The Shadow of Great Britain-Chapter 609 - 305

"East India Company Director: ’My great-great-grandfather had long seen that Liverpool had no developmental potential,’"

Member of the East India Company’s Board of Directors, Elihu Yale: "The Company had actually conceived the idea of establishing a second domestic transshipment center outside of London as early as the last century. Compared to London, Liverpool is closer to the Atlantic Ocean and also possesses fine water and land conditions, backing onto industrial and agricultural centers such as Lancashire County and Yorkshire."

"If we disregard human factors, it is indeed a nice place. Sadly, poor municipal management and poor security conditions have become significant reasons why directors shy away from investing in Liverpool. For this reason, the Company has been very cautious in its investments in Liverpool for nearly a century."

"Regrettably, even a hundred years later, to this day, the authorities in Liverpool still haven’t properly reflected on themselves, let alone improved the local business environment. To be honest, I’m not at all surprised that Inspector Hastings was assassinated in Liverpool."

"If the authorities and merchants of Liverpool had not always been so arrogantly disrespectful and uncontrollably defiant, perhaps the university my ancestor Elihu Yale sponsored wouldn’t be Yale University in North America’s Connecticut, but rather Liverpool’s Yale University."

"Do you know? A major city like Liverpool doesn’t have a single university up till today. What does this tell you? It shows that they don’t care about education at all! A city full of illiterates, and they still think highly of themselves."

"You won’t hear any elegant music or rhythmic poetry in the Liverpool Association; you can only hear the bizarre Liverpool accent. They can’t even speak English fluently, so to a certain extent, I can understand their vulgarity."

"The London Merchant’s Association suggests: ’Parliament should consider strengthening the management of local governments, especially in places like Liverpool,’"

"The Liverpool Association rebutted: ’Take care of your own first! Has London strictly implemented port quarantines?’"

"A Polish assassin attempts to murder the designated commissioner; London’s open management policy towards foreigners will ultimately lead to grave consequences,"

"Viscount Palmerston, the Foreign Secretary, summoned the Russian ambassador, Earl Livon, and discussed the jurisdiction over the assassination incident in depth,"

Earl Livon confirmed to Viscount Palmerston in person that, at present, the Governor of the Kingdom of Poland is held concurrently by Tsar Nicholas I. Therefore, in terms of the jurisdiction over Polish citizens, Russia’s opinion is Poland’s opinion.

Earl Livon expressed regret over the occurrence of the assassination and sternly condemned the irresponsible acts of these Polish anti-government exiles, offering condolences to the unfortunately attacked Inspector Hastings.

Earl Livon stressed: "The St. Petersburg authorities absolutely respect the British Government’s rights to handle territorial cases. Russia and the current legitimate government of Poland have no intention of violating the sovereignty of a friendly nation. The trial of these Polish criminals should be severe. If Britain ultimately expels these anti-government individuals, then the legitimate government of Poland is willing to accept these traitors."

"Due to the impact of the assassination case of Hasting, His Majesty the King has decided to postpone the resolution to appoint Frederick Chopin as the Royal Chief Pianist,"

"Viscount Palmerston has instructed the Foreign Office to submit the Polish Exiles Management Bill to the House of Commons, hoping to give Inspector Hasting justice as soon as possible,"

Viscount Palmeston exclaimed in the House of Commons: "Whether it is from the standpoint of a friend or from the standpoint of a loyal subject of His Majesty the King and a servant of the people of Britain, I will not allow those lawless Poles to put their interests above the lives of the British people! Gentlemen of the Westminster Union who petitioned for Poles, do you see? This is a living example of ’The Farmer and the Viper!’ If such an outstanding young man as Inspector Hastings ceases to be one day, he would have died from your indulgence of the Poles!"

"Following the assassination case, the stance of the Westminster Union on the Polish issue began to waver,"

Representative of the Westminster Union, Member of Parliament Mr. Hunter: "I propose that the House of Commons establish a committee to specifically handle the case that occurred in Liverpool. Perhaps, we indeed have some issues in managing foreign refugees at present, but to harshly turn everyone away is not in keeping with Britain’s tradition of freedom."

"Inspector Hastings’s assassination, port quarantine policies may be the inducement,"

"Forty days is an unbearable burden! Chambers of Commerce from all over are petitioning His Majesty the King jointly, requesting to relax the quarantine period,"

A representative of the London Dockworkers’ Association spoke out: "We ordinary workers are not like those high and mighty bankers and nobility; we don’t have income for a day without work. In this respect, we are even worse than those rioting farmers, who at most go hungry. But for workers, not working for a week or two could mean starvation, and this outcome is far more terrifying than cholera!"

"Due to domestic unrest, 10 Downing Street has decided to postpone the issue of Parliamentary reform, instead prioritizing cholera prevention and dealing with the Swen riots,"

"Earl Grey, the Prime Minister, wrote to Lord Brougham, the High Chancellor, requesting a joint meeting of the Lord Chancellor’s office, Customs, Home Office and Central Health Committee to study changing the prevention plan, shortening the quarantine period, and ensuring the normal operation of port flights,"

Arthur leaned back in his chair, paging through the newspapers of the past few days one after another, the plethora of chaotic information almost bursting his brain.