To all British subjects serving on board River steamers, lic offence which cannot be the subject Gexrtenex,—The compounding a pub-
matter of a civil action la illegal." (Peters-do fi, Vol. TH, page 162.)
he ailentiy observing the perpetration of a felony without using any endeavour to apprehend the offender is @ misprision* a man being bound to discover the crime of another toa magistrate with all expedition." (8, Inst. 140; 1, Hale 371, 375.)
Tt is therefore your duty if you hear or know of a robbery on the person [which is felony] ora theft committed on board the vessel you serve in [which is " public misdemeanour] to report the matter as soon us you can to one of Her Majesty's Consuls, Cun. T. Ganvxex, Hankow, 17th Sept., 1891.
The mere concealment of a felony is criminal and is called Misprision of Felony." (Wharton p. 613, Steph, Comm. Vol. 1V,7 Ed.
262.
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