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“malmesbury.” to To M. Julien, July 11, 1859. In reply to an inquiry addressed to the foreign office in July, 1859, Lord John Russell stated to M. Julien that, “independently of any disabling clause which they may contain, British letters of naturalization do not give the holders of them any right to British protection in the country of their birth.” A case occurred in 1861 in which a M. Casaubon claimed protection from the British embassy at Paris to procure his exemption from the conscription on the ground that he was born in the Mauritius. Lord Cowley, No. 426. It appeared that his father was a Frenchman, and the French government accordingly claimed Mm as a French subject. Lord Cowley, No. 364; March 20, 1861. To Lord Cowley, No. 347; March 20, 1861. Lord Cowley was instructed to request the French government to state the reasons upon which “M. Casaubon had been subjected to the conscription, notwithstanding his certificate of British nationality, and the fact of his having been born in the Queen’s dominions, and having resided there until he was of age.” The result of Lord Cowley’s application to the French government was not reported. Lord Cowley, No. 194; February 4, 1861. A question arose in February, 1861, as to the right of a naturalized British subject, Mr. Zwinger, a Swiss by birth, to be married at the British embassy. Queen’s Advocate; February 27, 1861. Lord Cowley was instructed to allow the marriage in question to be solemnized at the British embassy, taking care that the bride was previously informed that Mr. Zwinger may be considered legally as a Swiss citizen, as well as a naturalized British subject; and that the validity of the marriage might be open to doubt in Switzerland, France, and elsewhere out of England, and recommending her to be previously married in the French civil form. To Lord Cowley, February 24, 1861, March 13, 1858

From “malmesbury.”
To To M. Julien, July 11, 1859. In reply to an inquiry addressed to the foreign office in July, 1859, Lord John Russell stated to M. Julien that, “independently of any disabling clause which they may contain, British letters of naturalization do not give the holders of them any right to British protection in the country of their birth.” A case occurred in 1861 in which a M. Casaubon claimed protection from the British embassy at Paris to procure his exemption from the conscription on the ground that he was born in the Mauritius. Lord Cowley, No. 426. It appeared that his father was a Frenchman, and the French government accordingly claimed Mm as a French subject. Lord Cowley, No. 364; March 20, 1861. To Lord Cowley, No. 347; March 20, 1861. Lord Cowley was instructed to request the French government to state the reasons upon which “M. Casaubon had been subjected to the conscription, notwithstanding his certificate of British nationality, and the fact of his having been born in the Queen’s dominions, and having resided there until he was of age.” The result of Lord Cowley’s application to the French government was not reported. Lord Cowley, No. 194; February 4, 1861. A question arose in February, 1861, as to the right of a naturalized British subject, Mr. Zwinger, a Swiss by birth, to be married at the British embassy. Queen’s Advocate; February 27, 1861. Lord Cowley was instructed to allow the marriage in question to be solemnized at the British embassy, taking care that the bride was previously informed that Mr. Zwinger may be considered legally as a Swiss citizen, as well as a naturalized British subject; and that the validity of the marriage might be open to doubt in Switzerland, France, and elsewhere out of England, and recommending her to be previously married in the French civil form. To Lord Cowley, February 24, 1861
March 13, 1858

Earl of Malmesbury to the Earl of Cowley. Foreign Office, March 13, 1858. My Lord: Your excellency recently requested to be informed how the decisions could be reconciled which had…

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