The Sun. — London, England, 1857-01-07 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed with excitement, but firmly, and prices of Ame ricans were id. per lb., and other sorts id. per lb. dearer than on last Friday. The sales amounted to 10,000 bales, 3,000 of which were taken for ex port and 2,000 on speculation. The Railway Share Market was quiet but steady, at about the quotations current on Monday. Trade at Man chester is quiet, in consequence of the high prices demanded. Owing to the continued advance in the value of the raw material, and therefore in that of manufactured goods, it is thought that business will be checked for some time to come. From Leeds the accounts state that the stock of cloth is limited, and the demand inactive, but prices are firmly supported. At Huddersfield an improve ment is reported in the woollen market, and picas tend upwards. The letters from Glasgow an nounce the failure of Messrs. Begbie, Wiseman, and Co., with liabilities to the extent of 150,000/. They were general merchants and manufacturers, and it is feared that the assets will not yield a very large dividend. The Colonial Produce Markets, which opened yesterday after the Christmas holidays, present a remarkably firm and buoyant appearance. The public sales of sugar went off with great activity. Mauritius kinds have realised 6d. to Is. advance, and the finer kinds of East India Is. per cwt., while a large quantity of Madras and Penang was taken in at high prices. Coffee was ls. per cwt. dearer. Rice has been purchased at full prices, and the demand for Saltpetre is active, at lower quotations. The Rates of Exchange on the principal cities of the Continent yesterday afternoon were generally without any important variation ; but bills on Brussels and Paris were in good demand. The quotation for Hamburg was a trifle lower. The Montmorency, just announced from Vic toria, brings 100,000 oz. of gold, or 400,0001. This supply is very opportune, for although it is not likely that more than half will be purchased by the Bank, any addition to the stock of the pre cious metals in that establishment is of importance at the present time. The efflux of specie to France continues on a small scale, and a further sum of 20,0001. or 22,0001. was sent away yesterday. As, however, it is confidently expected that this foreign demand will prevail for a long period, it now ex cites little attention, especially as our supplies from Australia are very large. The demand for money in Lombard-street is rather quieter to-day, and first class paper is freely discounted at 51 per cent. Owing to this slight relaxation many are inclined to believe that the Directors of the Bank will soon be enabled to lower the minimum terms, but when all the circumstances bearing on the money market are considered there is evidently no immediate prospect of any hew measure. The English Stock Market is exceedingly dull, and the preliminary arrangements for the adjust meat of the speculative account occupy the chief attention of the dealers. The rate of " contango" is lower, viz. Ito per cent., or about 6 per cent, per annum ; and it is expected that a large amount of stock will be " carried over." The easier state of the Money Market, and the ar rival of specie from Australia, have strengthened the quotations, but there is an absence of buoyancy. Consols have been privately transferred at 94 to 94i. The prices for the Bth (to-morrow) were 94 to 94i., and for February 5,94 - e. The New Three per Cents. are 94 the Reduced 941 Exchequer Bills, par to 4s. premium, being rather flat, and the Bonds 99. Bank Stock is 2161. Foreign stocks have attracted very little attention and quotations are almost nominal. Sardinian 5 per Cents, are 88.1, being a slight improvement. Spanish Committee's Certificates realise 6. Turk ish 6 per Cents. have advanced to 951 but the 4 per Cents. were not dealt in. Dutch 4 per Cent , . brought 97g. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ; Mexi can, 21i i; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 77 8i ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 95 7; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40i 41 ; ditto Deferred,l 234 4 ; ditto Certificates, 51 6 ; ditto Passive, 52 6. The Railway Share Market this morning has been rather quiet ; most of the dealers being en gaged in arranging the settlement of the English funds, which takes place to-morrow. One or two of the principal lines, however, have slightly im proved. Great Northern, Great Western and Brighton improved 10s., and Scottish North- Eastern and South-Eastern ss. North-Western declined about ss. No business has been re ported in the French lines, and prices nominally unaltered. The Canadian lines rule steady. In Joint-Stock Bank Shares only a very limited amount of business has been done, at about pre vious quotations. Ottoman Bank declined about 55., being 13i In Miscellaneous Shares prices have given way to a slight extent. Canada bad receded to 137. Crystal Palace, Peninsular and Oriental Steam, and General Screw Steam were a shade lower. St 100 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY ON o'CLO (From the Officzal List.) 61 ,AR, don. Beak Sto c k 3 per uent. Red uce d A nnu iti es 941 2 per Cent vowels Annuitier 9! New 3 per Cent. Annuities 94i a Consols .or Accoun t 94 Ex£lchequerooo } 3llls, 24d. net) 1 4 6 p par p • 5 6 p p Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent.........,, Ditto, 1359 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOI . Sardinian Bon4s, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. nit fun 6 Turkith Bonds, fi par cent Ditto Account . +, e n ,i, the above ,avable in Londob , Dutch Exchange, 2. per Cen';., 12 Guilders Ditto 4 per Cent. certificates TWO O'CI,OC 6. Consols Ditto Account Ditto (February) 944. 94. i THE SAWARD FORGERY GANG. MANSION -HOUSE (THIS DAY). This afternoon the further examination of James Townahend Saward and James Ander on was resume d before the Lord Mayo; at the h Mansion-hou se , c h arge d with with forging and uttering a h ge fur 1,0001., inteno defraud Messrs. Han of e k x eya a n n d Co., bank ers . Mr. Mullins appea re d, on the part c of the C omm itt ee of Bankers, to prosecute. Th e prisoner s were unde fended. Twelve o'clock was the hour appointed for the com mencement of the proceedings, but in consequence of the pressure of other business the prisoners were not placed at the bar till near 2 o'clock. Saward, on being placed at the bar, addressed Mr . Goodman, the Chief Clerk, saying that he feared, in his high state of excitement on Satu r d ay , he had spoken discourteously to him, and he begged t o apologise for it . The examination of Atwell was then proceeded with. He said that the' second I 0 U given to Mr. Turner to recover, was written at a public-house in Duke-street, Lincoln's-inn Fields. Hardwick, Anderson, Saward, and I were present. After it was written it was rubbed over the table to give it a dirty appearance. I received of Mr. Turner, on 24th June, a cheque for 1031.85. 10d., which I gave to Saward, and he returned it to me again in about an hour and a half afterwards. I then took it to the bank and got it cashed, receiving a 1001. note, and the rest in money, in exchange for it. I gave the note to Hardwicke, as it 'was his mosey that was advanced to pay the I 0 11. Immediately after this three or four persons were written to in answer to advertisements, and a lodging was taken near Newing ton-crescent, as one of the places where the parties were to_ come. Th e c h eque produced, for 4101. 7s. 4d . I first saw on th e d ay it was to be presented to Messrs. Gosling's for payment. On the same day I Wag in com- PanY with A n d erson and Saward, near Morning rinr.ceent. Th e c h eque purported to b e s i gne d b y Turner, and at the ti me t wl ot h er c h eques were troeuptahred. On S a t ur d ay, J une 28, I went in the neigh ood of the Univer-ity Hotel, near Gower-street, Tottenham -court-road where a young man w a s to come by arran to Fleet!etrlneeentt with Anderson. Hard wicke was to be Was a pally to t Waiting near Gosling's bank. Sa sard man from the tle arrangement. I followed a young bank in Fl eet University Hotel to Messrs. Gosling's tinned were i n -Atreet. The th ree c h ec k s I h ave men went with th th e poss ess i on of Saward. Hardwicke remained out,eideY.°ang roan into the bank, whilst I wicke mad e a s . ' W hen the check was pa id, Hard (We shall contintlenatih to me it was "all right." case in our next editioo.l N THE .EW COUNT new rules and order s in the county courts came into ope ration. They are in number 198. The rules of practice of the Insolvent Debtors' Court are to be adopted in an d protection caBe. in the county courts. insolvency Th 3 South Western Steam-valtet Company purpose in March next a steam-packet communica to establish, tion between Weymouth and the Channel Islands. The 'refunds are to run twice a week. SHARE MARKETS —(This Day) W • V 311 • . raid .441L14&v y, Closing Prices yesterday. Business done this lay 96 Anfrig. 4' l o f, liAti tr.. Jun s. a rminv. Wnlve r Stour Valley all Birk Lauesi- Irlheshire Junct... 'Do. Chesh. , all do. ...... all Blackburn ... all islyth &Tyneorliz,s £25 (issd. at Li! 100 Bristol and Exete. 1G l Caledonian ..... 100 Chester a Holylice.' all Cork and Benc.P -, :. 1 al , Cork, Black, et Pas all all Do. A a I Do. B üblin.kl;eifastjur.t, all IDn. P. 41 Al,. Ja c . 100 East Augllan ....... 1 all Eastern Counties.. 1100 F,ast. , Trien, A Ste 10 E(.., B. Stock..... 8} Do., New A...,, 17 East Kent !last 7, shire a!East o Suffolk 4i D. ,100 lEdinburgb Ow, all lEdinb. and Peebles I iJWI ez all I F. - brth $ Clyde inn 100 St. 100 'Glasgow di S. Westrn all iGreat N. of Scothol. 100 :Great Northern _ 1 00 'Do., A. Stock 100 B. Stool , 130 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) 100 Great Western....... 100 Di , Stour Val Rai Gua. Stk all 1-16. sleuth- Eas tot t all L,,n,aster & Cariif Do., Thirds 12 New Thirds 100 IL:1410%8h and York,• Do., iVst. Riding I' Ti all Do. Sonth - i ort all Loudon & Blackw,o 100 Loud. Bright & S.Cs 100 Loud. and N. Woo. 16 ;De. Fifths 5i Do.lol. Mel 4 2Ai Do. Eigliths_ „. , 10G London andS. . all drry Col erai lir till ivindrr:”.& Enntsk 44 .neb.Shef.4 Linch I etropoli tan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland " to. itirmng.& Der. all Widld. G. West. (I ) all ; In. Half Shares.... Newcastle& Carlick all Nwpt.Aberg. &He' Newry & Enniskille Newry, Warrenpoint and Rostrevor ;4 'Norfolk orthn.Connties 100 North British 100 - th. Devon Rail Dock Stock 100 A Stock 100 B Stock tO4 N . Eastern—Berwi , k 23 'o. do. Extension 1611 • jo.do. G.N.E. - two); 3.1 Do. Leeds .00 Do. York 100 North London I v.&S.Wstrn.,Flarn. staad, and City Jo.. 7 A North Staffordshire.. al North Western...... all 4'. &S. Westrn.Junc ix„, more., & Wolv. 14 ' , ,rt , n - oonth 9 Rhymney 11, ottish Central l 0) Scot. N.B.Abrdn St. 1,00 Do. Scot. Mid. St 00 - ,, psh ire iTn 2 SitingbournekSheer. a' Tonto Devon i qouth Eastern 100 'tooth Wales l: Yrksh. ;11‘ Riv. Da. JO all 'a; nee, Wok. &Wo . Stookton & Doran. 12 Do., do., 1854 ° 3 Do., do., 1855 `toAten (lc Ilartlet, L t l'aff Vale ..... Pref., No. 1..„ , 2 names Hay. D.dc all Vale of Neath al Waterfd. & Kilkenn al; WaterforddiLimeriL • all West Cornwall all West End of Londni and Crystal Palace all Do. A all Do. B 41, West London. all Do. Fiist Class all Do. Second Class... g.ll Wltabled , keirov COLO: 9 I s , wou., :sttru.x., 7!on.itidia, g. 5 P. el 10s. Ceylon A shares , 1 Do. B. do , nlerstr , 2s. Eastern Bengal iii f , ftst India'. A and B, 3. 5 ....... 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. sp. c Do. do. D, gu. 5 p, c. all D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 do. do., d , . n Geelong iz Melbourne gear, 5 per cent. 100 TruniT. of Can ad a )o. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. )o. Comp. 6p. c., . all 4t. Tn. Pen. g. sp. c 2 Do New, guar. sp. c A'' 'a, western of 010.8.6 8 Do. New . 90. Bds., payable ti Do. do., '76, p. '6O 1 1)o. do., '73 do. al , Do. do., '73, withon option.. all Madras, guar. 4.4 p.c all Do. do., sp. c. 10 Do. 44 p. c. Exton 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. c 5 Scindo, guar. sp. c all Do 8 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) trOB.. all ntwer , i&Rott rd n 2 10 Ardennes all ;3elgian Eastn. Junc 16 • - keri era to Oraissessa c Buff. & Lk. Hut. Ry. all Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry 12 Dutch Rhenish all ?astern of France all ')o. New 28. Euphrates Valley 10s. Eur.sl,ln.Jn.Tel.Rail 18 .It. Central of Frau• e 16 .Ireat Luxembourg 4 Italian Junction all Lake Const. & Basle all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo Venetian. all Lucca & Pist. sp. c.p. 15 Lyons and Geneva all Lyons & Mediterrau. a ll Maria Antonia ... a ll Do. do. New aP yelmm & Liege all Do. do., Cp. c. Pref. all Northern of France. all NorwegianTrunkPref all Paris and Lyons a ll Paris and Orleans 5 Recife & San. Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. 7i, Rome and Frascati all Royal Danish ...... all Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse_ all Do. 5i p. cent. Prof. all southern of France., vest Flanders ell 00. per c. Prof all &N. W. of ' , ranee 6 Western of Austria all West, of Switzerland all Wiesbaden all I Do. Bper cent.Pief: all Znalanc fit : 1 all Panstrid a 1 • Bank of E gypt 50 Bank of London ****** 41 Bri. Col. lik.tzlinC C. British N. America,; '''., °hand. Bank o f A s i a 6 Chrtd. Fssk. of India ' Infitralla, h China N., City ....... ! Colon:al -I,C Commercial of Load Fng.qcot.ScAns.Cht, all Load. Chart. A.netralla all Ditto NEM ZU Lon ion and Couety 50 I,nd &E. Brit g. Corp 10 London Joint Stock 20 Loud. WeFtminiter 3F National Pre.ef Zug 10 Do. New. ......... 22 • National Bank . all New South Maim al , 'Oriental I-k. Corp 15 Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland all Lo. Now 1 R Ans B &Go Im Oc gonth Australis. all UniLa of Australia 2 i Do. New 10 f f,ndo , 50 lUnity Mutual 5Q ' West= Bk of 1.40ncl 41 ix 8 9 19i -- 20!, 17,t 1 8 . 13 - 146 01 19 20 ci 38 40 25 27 7 -- 93 - 55 - 36 94 - 96 7 - 7 92 92t 77 79 120 125 110 112 68 683. 60 65 70 74 5 6 fi 54 64 971 97i ei 7 11 113 1061 107{ 21. 21i, 10$ 106 107 108 341 34i d par 83 • 83i 54 55 13i 14, 50 52 34 - 40 41 8 6 1 41 30 3 - 24 iSi 18i 60i 6 1 96 99 • :4 • 4v! 74 - 8 10 11 28i - 29 106 - 108 70 ' 49 10 1 . 1 17i .. • 8 74 - 75 84 - 85 5 - 3fi 3 - 2 14 16 38 40 19i -- 6 8 2 - 4 S - 5i lAL. 1 - ... -.... . = 113 - 115 I 21 24p 21. i - 221 54 56 82 84 22 -22 i 1 l il' 24f - .51 2f - 3ip 99 - 100 118 123 118 - 12:3 108 110 20 - 20 22k -22 i P 1 - 2i - 2ip JUN , 1§ 1i 1 2p - 2 p 5 - 5i 32A 33 9 —lO par p 5 4- •00 .... ... - GSA 9§ - lth 8 - 8i 19 - 37i - 38} - 9 55f -55 i 52 - 54 i - i P 18 - 20 1 le 9 91 9 pm 41 41 90 10 331 341 lip, BANKAN N .... 100 id par 61 63 1 69 17 1 184 18} gi 181 - 27 22 25 25 4s. 5 At. St. St. St. ,t. ?r, St. St. St. 20 20 20 20 5 tOO 6 38 ii 1§ 1 d 35 37 65 - 67 7 - 9 i 156 fdl d IgES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 1 '~I RAILT7AYS. Ledford E>l.o Enf:•-kgos.us , !., Clykiesda • . Col. Stour Vy, R. Lin. fr. 3 pc. E. Uu. H. S' Glad. Barr. .&. Neils. Dire , :t Do. New Glatr.di Da Fr Hrtlpl. Dk & Hull & Selby Do. Share.v. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greon , N Do. Fr , ..A.%1.,0 Lon., Til., Do. Bark. Sh. Loweit por cord , Do. 6 per et. Manch. Bsta and I%latlo+.l Middleal.ro' all 1100 1100. Redc.g 6 p. e. Mi did. mai Newmarket Bury E. G.spe N.& Est.sp.e. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p c Prost. & W yr Do. 6 Shr,. A Roystn.& Hit. Shof.Roth_an Gooleg.sp.e Shrews. &Her S. Staff ordsh Wear Vallcygr 6 per cent Do all all all I /0 Wiltsle;omrst PREFE • U 9t..tt Z. Count. ( Gt. Wow n Vk. Now. & Beau. Y. &N.kt Do East I) Pot,ce f D 0........ . 96 93 98 1(,2, 11 - /3 133 134 4 11F8 - '1) Do G. 61; N. & Midl,l.! i Stekton Midland.. 'En. Coun. E. Owlnt Do Do L. & N. W Do 2i • 2i Gt North Lancroh Yorksh. T. Brassey lif.MCloan Stockt. Dar lingt Do tWos n , 91 7- 93 - 58 ... -- < .. 132 -- 135 33 - 34 89 - 91 ;NCR SHARES. 95 -- 100 4! 5 6 RA 94 - 98 109 113 4 41) * OP 2 -12 t Closing Prices yesterday. 12i - t 3 223 23 : i 112 114 1 121 1124 8t - 91 Business this day filythandTyne c. pref. (issd. Brim. k Ka. 4 p. Do. 4 p. c. Sh ICaledn. £lO /Mos.& Do. do. Pref. 5 per e. Cork Randonblp., Dua.Prth Aber.!. g. AD glian Chi. A SI, Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. Do. do Cls. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex,speNo Do. New 6 p. a. S•. East tru., G. 6 p. Do. 51., 10 nor can. Do. 101. Delientr.S. D u . do. 4 per cent East Lanca.b. 6 p.ct , 41,V. York. J. sth, Edin. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh Ed. Prth.ALDiin.4o. Furnese, 5 p. e. & S. W p Great Northn. 5 p s Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prom Do. 4 p. C . Do. sp. c., Red. at f Gt. N. of Scot.lst Qt. g. 'ta W. (Ireland Do. 4per ct. Praf. S W.(B.k.H.F.aspc DD. con. red. 4. p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4p. c. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. ChesterB p.c.?. Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Glut. St) Do. Ches. Gina. Sh. Do. do. do 17 119 109 111 101 1(3 62 - 64 9i - 104 6 -6, 95 - 97 85 87 99 101 10 - 100 16f - 171 10 10 73 - .74 19i - 20 9f - 10} 141 -15 f Do. do. de Lan. &York. F. .f 20 Do. 6 p. c. Stock Lon. &B. G. 5 p0.N0.1 Do. P., spc. St.No.2 Do. New Guar.6 D. Do. do. 5 p. c.,N0.4 Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct... L m.& S.W. 7 per ct late 3d Shares ... L ndy. & Color. Sh. Londy. & Ennis. 74.,g.,& L. 6 p. Coast Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 34 per cent. vfarypt.&Carl.4p c Do. 44 per cent Do. do. Consol.6 p.e ; 4 t. o. Con.Br.nr. 6 pi. Do. 41 p. c. Pref. - t Ditto L. & H. Pref. St New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 P. c. Pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. with optn. till '66 Norfk. Deb, 4 p.c. sh Do. Prof. 5 p. o. St •• Do. 5 pc. Ext.,1846 Dw. 5i perc.pf ,1847 Do. Wv. V.Cpc.,1847 North British Do 71. Preference ... '4. E. Perw, 4 p.c. P. Do. do. do Do Leeds6p.a Da. do. Qre.,1848... Do.Yorkll.&m. North Staffordshire. Ox • Wo, pe... Do. 6 p.c. Redeem. (boot. rent. ,New Pref Sc.N.E. Aber. g 6 pe Do. d0.,7 p.c. pf. st. D0.d0., 34 p.c. pf. st South Devon Do. fixed,4i per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p c eh Wales Gna. 4 p. o Do. do. 4i p. 0.... S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stock & Dar. , sp. c. Do. do. do Stock. & Huth g. 5 p. c. till July 1, '56 W sterfd. & Kilk. 6 pc] :3'i 139 139 142 118 - 120 157 - 153 6o 70 137 - 139 98 - 100 89 - 91 1 - 1i 1102 -104 5 14 - - p 1107 109 114 - 116 105 - 110 17 - 18 23 - 24 102 - 105 10i 101 100 100 all I all 27 24 2 3p '. 3 -3/ !LINES. tOs all 'Anglo Californian 20 7 Australian. - f/ 1 all Baden (Gd• Duchy of ) - SO all Blamar. Iron & Coal 20 14 British Iron . 78 88 35 268 Brazilianlmp.(iesned at £6 pm.) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Oniab 3i 3 i 20 15 Do. St. Johr Del Roy 15 - 17 1 4 Clarendon COttß, Min Co. of Jamaica p IP 40 all Cobra Copper - 58 5 I,i Colonial Gold - St. all Copper Min. of En, 30 - 35 25 all Do. Prof. 78 p. cart 25 - 27 .. 1C Copiapo. l3 - 15 2 all Fortuna 4 - id 20 all Genc.eal ..• 1 all Gt.NuggetVeinßeg 1 - 4 41 all Great Polgooth. — 4 5 all Gt Wheal Vor Unite .1 51 - 51 1 all Liberty ••• 3 all Linares Bl - 81 5 118 Lnsitanian ld - p 1 all )lariquita 1 I all New Granada • - 4 a 1 all Nouveau Monde 2) all Pontgi.Sil.& Le. Min B. - 10 5 1 Port Philip - ••• I all Quartz Rock 50 all Rhymney Iron 22 - 24 15 all Do. New 7 - 9 30 151 Santiago de Cuba ll - 2 ... 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 14 - 14 1 all South Australian ••• ••• 1 all Do. Scrip 1 all Do. 10 per cent Pref 45 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. ---1 10 9 rin Croft 3i - 4 288 all United Mexican 3B 4 1 all Waller 1 all West Mariposa - 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia MISCELLANEOUS. 25 19 ofttranat a - ..• 10 .1 ustraln. Royal Mail 10 all . serlin Water Workt; 4i • 51 50 40 'Tit. American Land 40 45 100 3 8 Canada l3B 142 137 St. I• I.Go.3p.e.Jan&july 110 111 St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug St. 100 Do.6p c. Mar & Sept - 5 -I f ';rysta ) Palace 2 -2/ 24 5 all On. Preference 5l -- 51 4 a I ;ry . stal Pal. of France 1 4 Onston Tron 20 158 Eastern Steam St 100 electric Telegraph 8) - 91 1 all Electric Telog. of Ir. 5 all Eu.daus Cop Sm Co 14 - 11 25 all Gen. Ir Sc Col (lim.) - 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 11. all General Screw Steam 61) - 7 68 20 5 London Discount ... id - p 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 34 - 31 31 20 t.O Magdalena St. Navl - 10 all .lediteran. Elec. Tei. 10 all NI eat ean&S.Amerim. 34 1 25 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... / lip 6 25 1 Do. New .. - 10 5 Netherlands Land 1 14 10 all Do. Do. - 4 5 3 Do. 8 pcP iss atl d 4 - 5 1 Do. Do p 41 , 10t. 80 New B. 'St N. S. Land „. - N.S.W. Gov. sp.c.D. - 1 all N. B. Australasian 1 20 174 Nrth.ofEuropeStaam 4 - 3 d 1 all Oriental Gas l4 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" 4 - $1) pm 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 28 -2/ ik all Peninsular& Oriental 67 61 67 50 10 Do. New 4 5 i 148 100 Royal Mail Steam ... 67 -69 1 d Scot. Austral. Inv mt. I „It I§ 1 all Ditto New l/ 18 25 all South 36 38 1 al: Baba:tar. Tel. Scrip 1 1 al D . , Registered... 1 20 Trlsta. t.. o n .rt •,, 100 :Si Van Diemen's Land ;6 ••• 18 on 6831 St. 4f.. St. P 1 22i 3 3 ad t k r ,/ a. 9.reft ti_ p.e 100 100 100 100 10L 100 1 all 100 100 ,100 1100 la , _1 100 100 1100 100 1100 10 all 100 100 100 100 all 1374 994 ii lo3 l 1031 8 THE BOMBARDMENT OF CANTON. DESPATCHES FROM ADMIRAL SEYMOUR AND SIR JOHN BOWRING. (Fro;a the London Gazette of last niyh,t.) ADMIRALTY, JAN. 5. The followin : 1 - 7de;;;;ohes Ilvo been received from Pear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, K.C.8., Comman der-in-Chief of her Majesty's and vessels on the Eat India and China Station : 0 - 1 .3- E - P:A. - 11 - 61 - sl4 AT CANTON. Niger, at Canton, Nov. 14, 1856. Sir,—ln the sixth paragraph of in 3 general letter (No. 91) of the 15th ultimo, I alluded to the Chinese authori ties having a few days previously forcibly seized the na tive crew cf a lorcha, under English colours; and that I had demanded redress. I have now the honour to report, for the information of the Lerds Commissioners of the Admiralty, that on the Bth of Oct., the lorcha Arrow, with a colonial regis ter from the Governor of Hong Keeg, was boarded whilst at anchor at Canton, by a Ceineee officer and party cf soldiers, who, not Titilsianding the remonstrance of the Master, an Engli& - aaan, seized 12 of her crew, bound and carried them away, and hauled down the British flag. Her Majesty's consul after wa,rde remonstrated with the officer who had seized the men, but without effect. This outrage was immediately brought to the notice of the Imperial High Commissioner by Mr. Parkes, her Majesty's consul, who required the 12 men to be returned to the Arrow by the same officer who had carried them away ; that an apology should be made and an assurance given that the British flag should in future be respected. Toeir lordships will, however, ote , erve, on perusing the documents which accorupauythisdespatch, that although the 12 men were eventually sent back, it was not in the public manner in which they had been carried away, and all appearance of an apology was pointedly avoided. On the 11th of October this unpleasant occurrence was officially reported to me by Sir J. Bowring, her Ma. jesty's Plenipotentiary in China, and his excellency sug gested that the seizure of an Imperial junk would pro bably produce the desired reparation. I accordingly directed Commod ore th e H o n. C. G. J. B. Elliot, of her Majesty's ship Svbille, senior officer in the Canton river, to carry out Sir John Bewring's suggest on, and I de spatched the Barracouta steam sloop and Coromandel tender to afford him the means of ;doing so. A jilt - 1k was 'eeized,* but it led to nothing. I then sent her Majesty's steam frigates Encounter and Sampson to join the Commodore (the former to lie off the factory), in the hope that the presence of such an imposing force would show the High Commissioner the prudence of carn• plying with our dernands ; but his Excellency appeared determined on resistance. At this period Mr. Parkes proceeded to Hong Kong to consult with Sir John Bowring and myself as to the best measures of compulsion to be adopted, and we all considered that the seizure of the defences of the city of Canton would be the most judicious, both as a display of power without the sacrifice of life and of our determina tion to enforce redress ; experience of the Chinese character having proved that moderation is considered by the officials only as an evidence of weakness. I immediately moved the Calcutta above the B igue Forts, as high up as her draft of water permitted, and on the morning of 23d October, proceeded on beard the Coromandel steam•tender for Canton, with the Sampson and Barracouta in company, and the detachments of Royal Marines and boats' crews of her Majesty's ships Calcutta, Winchester, and Bittern, and the boats of the Sybille with the commodore. On approacbirg the Bien helm Reach I diverted the Sampson and a portion of our force up the Macao passage, to prevent the Chinese from stopping up the channel, and to capture the Blenheim Fort. I then went on with the Coromandel and Barra couta to the Four Barrier Forts, about five miles below the city. Anchoring the two steamers above the forts, I despatched the boats and took possession of them. An ill-judged attempt at resistance from two of the forts, which tired on our ships and boats, resulted in the death of five Chinese soldiers. There were about 150 guns, from one foot bore to 4 pounders. I now directed Commander Fortescue, in the Barra couta, to follow the Sampson, and having spiked the guns, destroyed the carriages and ammunition, and burnt the buildings in the forts, I proceeded to Canton, where I arrived at 2 p.m., and learnt that the boats from the Sampson and Barracouta had taken quiet possession of the Blenheim Fort, and also of Macao Fort, a very strong position on an island in the middle of the river, mounting 86 guns, which I have garrisoned and shall retain for the present. Her Majesty's Consul, by my direction, immediately informed the High Commissioner of my arrival, and of the aggressive measures which be had compelled me to take in consequence of his refusal to redress the wrong committed by his officers ; also that I should continu© such proceedings until reparation should be made. His Excellency's reply was very unsatisfactory. On the morning of the 24th I landed a portion of the Marines to aid the detachments from the Sybille and En- counter, already at Canton, in the protection of the fac tory, and proceeded in the Coromandel to join the Bar racouta, off Macao Fort. Then, at a preconcerted sig nal, the Bird's Nest Fort, mounting 35 guns, and a small fort, opposite the city, wuich might have annoyed the factory, were taken without opposition, as were sub sequently the Sharnin forts, at the head of the Macao passage. The whole of the guns were rendered unser viceable, and the ammunition destroyed. As the state of affairs now appeared so very unpromis ing, I considered it advisable to take effectual measures for the protection of the factory. The remainder of the Royal Marines, and a body of small-arm men, were therefore landed. Advanced posts and field pieces were stationed at all the assailable points, barricades thrown across the streets, and the boats kept vigilant watch to guard against the approach of fire rafts and attacks by water. The execution of this important duty I en trusted to Captain W. K. Hall, C. 8., my flag-captain, whose zeal and activity throughout the whale of the operations I cannot too highly commend. The Royal Marines were in charge of Captain P.C. Penrose, R.M., of H.M.S. Winchester, who showed great ability and promptitude. Captain Cowper, Royal Engineerß, who had been sent from Hong Kong to afford me the benefit of his profes sional experience, was of great assistance in pointing out and remedying the weak points in our position. A body of American officers, seamen, and marines, under Commander Foote, of the United States corvette Portsmouth, provided for the interests of the American community. On the 25th I took possession of the Dutch Folly, a fort witb 50 guns, on a small island opposite the city. where I afterwards placed a body of 140 officers and men, under Commander Rolland, of the Calcutta. All the defences of the city being now in our hands, I considered the High Commissioner would see the necessity of sub mission, and I directed Mr. Parkes to write and state that when his Exce:lency should be prepared to arrange the points in dispute, in a satisfactory manner, I would desist from further operations ; but the reply did not which occupied th e answer my expectations. s u p A p n o r t attack b y w a a s mmuacdhe larger g1230f prc streets in the rear. Mr. Consul Park es was on the spot at the time, and warned them t o retire, but ineffectually. The guard of Royal Marines , i n char ge of Captain Pen e;o jile; by a body of troops, rose, then quickly drove them back with a loss, as we understand, of 14 killed and wounded. The 26th, being Sunday, was Observed as a day of rest. Early on the morning of the 27th, I caused another letter to be written to the High Commissioner, to the effect that, as satisfaction had not been offered fur the affair of the Arrow, I should resume offensive opera tions ; and his Excellency having, by his illegal mea sures, and determination to refuse repa ra ti on , produced this display of force, I concurred in opinion with Sir John Bowring, that this wts a fitting opportunity for requiring the fulfilment of long-evaded treaty obliga tions ; and I therefore, in addition to the original de mands, instructed Mr. Parkes to make the following communication : " That to prevent the recurrence of evils like the present, which have been o c casio ned by the disregard paid by the Imperial Commissioner to the repeated applications for redress and satisfaction, made to him by letter in the matter of the Arrow, by her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and the Consul—writing, in consequence of the closing of the city to foreigners, being the only means of communication — I demanded for all foreign representatives the same access to the authorities and city of Canton (where all the Chinese high officials re side) as is enjoyed under treaty of the other four ports, and denied to us at Canton alone." No reply having bees made, I determined to open fire on the High Commissioner's Compound (the Yanmn), a large space of ground within the old city, surrounded by a high wall, which contains his Excellency's resi dence, and is consequently government property. Ac cordingly, at 1 p.m., the first shot was fired from the 10-inch pivot gun of the Encounter ; and, at intervals of from five to ten minutes, the fire was kept up from that gun till sunset. The Barracouta at the same time shelled the troops on the hills behind Gough's Fort in the rear of the city, from a position she had taken up at the head of Sulphur Creek. A proclamation was this day issued, under the High Commissioner's own seal, and placarded publicly, offer ing a reward of thirty dollars for the head of every Eng , lishman. One of the originals is in possession of her Majesty's Consul. Nearly all the Chinese servants now quitted the factory. A detachment of 18 gunners of Royal Artillery, under Captain Guy Rotton, joined me. I stationed them at first in the Dutch Folly, where they performed good service. No change having taken pla ce i n the aspect of affairs from the proceedings of the 27th, I resumed operations on the following day from the Dutch Folly, where I placed in position two of the Encounter's 32-pounder guns. I had previously given the fullest warning to the inhabitants in the vicinity to remove their persons and property (Captain Hall having landed twice for that pur pose), in which . occupation they were engaged during th e whole of the night. I began firing shortly after noon, my object being to open a clear passage to the wall of the city. Tuts was materially furthered by a conflagra tion of a large portion of the houses in our line of attack, which opened the wall to our view. I ceased firing at i sunset. I Captain the Hon. Keith Stewart, of her Majesty's 1 ship Nankin, joined me on the morning of the 28tu, with 140 of his crew and two field-pieces. Sixty-five of the , crew of the United States corvette Levant also arrived to protect American interests, making their total force 140 officers and men, under Commanders Foote and Smith. Our fire re-opened earlier on the morning of the 29th than was intended, owing to an appearance as if guns bad been mounted on the city wall during the night. I I At 11 a.m. Commander W. T. Bate and Mr. C. G. * This vessel was afterwards proved to be private property, and was therefore released. I Johnston, Acting-Master, late of the Bittern, having I ascertained, by personal examination, and at considerable risk, the practicability of the breach, the force painice larised in the enclosed return was told off for the assault under the command of Commodore the Hon. C. Eliot. The landing was effected at 2 p.m., and the men hey in;; formed, were at once led to the attack (accompanied by field pieces in charge of Lieutenants Bushnell and Twysden), the seamen by the Commodore, Captain the Hon. Keith Stewart, and Commanders Bute and Rol ' laud ; :the Royal Matinee by Captains P. C. Penrose aed R. Boyle. The way was {host gallantly shown by Commander Bate, whom I observed alone, waving an ensign on the top of the breach. Tee parapet of the wall was immediately afterwards covered with the ma tines and seamen, who, diverging to the left and right, had, within ten minutes, complete possession of the de fences between two of the gates, with the field pieces in tie° breach. Captain Penrose, on gaining the wall, hastened to the gate to the right, on which he hoisted a small flag, to show its position to Captain Hall, who then promptly landed with the boats' crews of the Calcutta and Barra couta, and, having pushed his way through the streets to tee city gate, quickly effected an entrance, with the as sistance of- Commander Fortescue, Lieutenant G. C. Fowler, my flag-lieutenant, Captain Rotten, R.A., and four gunners of that corps. The gate was then blown to pieces, and the archway partially destroyed, by two large charges of gunpowder. Little opposition was offered by the Chinese troops (though the guns were loaded on the parapet) beyond keep ing up a scattered and desultory fire from the streets and houses, by which we sustained a loss of 3 private marines killed and 11 men wounded. The wounded were conveyed to the Dutch Folly, where they received every attention from Dr. C. A. Anderson, staff-surgeon of the flag-ship, and Assistant-Suieon Newton, of the Bittern. I bad the satisfaction of entering the city thretugh the gate, soon after its passage had been secured, and accom panied by the Cornmddere, her Majesty's Consul, and a poi Lion of the force, I visited and inspected the house and prernises of the High ''Commissioner. We re-eas• barked at sunset, and the officers and men werereturned to their respective quarters ; my ehject, which was to show his Excellency that I bad the power to enter the city, having been fully accomplished. Before the landing took place, I assembled the officers and urgently impressed upon them (as I had previously done by written order) the necessity of restraining the men from molesting the persons and property of ate in habitants, confining warlike operations against the troope only ; and I have pleasure in bearing testimony to the forbearance and good conduct of the seamen and marines. No straggling took place, and when the orders were given to re-embark the men returned to their boats with regularity and despatch. About 5 p.m. a second fire broke out in the suburbs, bordering on the first one, which consumed a large number of houses. At daylight on the 30th, it was discovered that the breach had been filled up during the night with sand bags and timber ; a few shot, however, soon cleared it again, as we►l as on the mornings of the 31st and the Ist of November. I now judged it expedient to personally address the High Commissioner, in the hope of inducing him to ac cede to our demands. I p tinted out that the steps which had been taken were occasioned by his refusal to afford reparation in the case of the Arrow ; that the city of Canton was at my mercy ; and that it was in his power by an immediate consultation with me to terminate a state of affairs so likely to lead to the most serious calamities. His Excellency's reply consisted of a resume of his letters to Mr. Parkes ; he defended his conduct, and intimated that he hal already appointed his deputy to consult with me (this was an officer of very inferior rank to my own). I sent an immediate answer, and informed the High Commissioner that unless I received, an explicit assur ance of his assent of what I had proppsed, I should at once resume operations. I added that the deliberation with which I had so far proceeded should hive convinced his Excellency of my reluctance to visit the consequences of his acts on the inhabitants of Canton, but that should he persist in his present policy, he would be responsible for the result, and would learn, when too late, that we bad the power to execute what we undertook. His Excellency rejoined on the 3d November, and after re capitulating his former correspondence, avoided touching on the subject of our demands. Fears being entertained that the Chinese would set fire to the houses round the factory, to insure its de struction, a party was employed for three days in pulling down such houses as were necessary to our safety, leaving an open space between the town and the factory. One of the rows of houses (called Hog-lane) penetrated the whole length between two of the factories, and had long been a source of disquiet to the mercantile commu nity.. The officer commanding the troops at Hong Kong subsequently sent me a company of gun Lascars to clear away the debris. Captain Thomas Wilson arrived on the 31st with 90 officers and seamen of her Majesty'sahip Winchester. As the Chinese boats continued to furnish supplies to our ships during the operations, I considered it of great importance to inform the public of the nature of our grievances, ;the mere particularly as various placards had been issued against us with a view to excite enmity against us. I therefore had copies of my letters to the High Commissioner printed, and Captain Hall distri buted them from his boat. They were eagerly sought for. Mr. Parkes also promulgated a precis of the whole affair. At 11 o'ciock in the morning of the 3d of November, I commenced a slow firing on the G _merriment buildings in the Tartar city, and -at Gough's Fort, from the En. counter, Sampson, and the Dutch Folly, and continued it till , 5 p.m. At midnight an explosion took place in a small boat inserted under the platform of the Clubhouse, whera the seamen and marines are lodged. It was evi dently intended to blow up and set Ere to the building. Fortunateay it did no damage beyond slightly burning one of the sentries. All the Chinese boats which had heretofore been allowed to remain unmolested round the factory sea-wall were now driven away. Being most anxious to avoid the necessity :of further coercive measures, I again addressed the High Commis sioner on the 3d, but as he could not be brought to en tertain the justice of our demands, I was compelled to re-open fire on the 4th, and again on the sth, from one of the Sampson's 68-pounders, mounted in the Dutch Folly. It was principally directed at a fortification crowning a hill in the rear of the city, hitherto consi dered impregnable ; but, although at extreme range, several shells burst within the works, the effects of which must have undeceived the authorities as to their supposed security in that position. On the sth inst. I received information that an attack was intended to be made on our ships and the factory, and that twenty-three war junks were at anchor below the Dutch Folly, protected by the French Folly Fort, mounting twenty-six heavy guns. Captain Hall having ascertained the correctness of the statement about the junks, I directed Commodore Elliot to take the Barra couta, Coromandel, and the ships' boats, and either dis perse or capture them. The narrow channel having been buoyed by Commander Bate at daylight of the 6th, the Barracouta procaeded, followed by the Coromandel with a detachment of Royal Marines, and towing the ships' boats. 'Commander Fortescue anchored his ship about 800 Yards above the French Folly, and within 200 yards of the nearest junks, which were perfectly prepared for attack, and drawn np in line of battle. As the Chineie were observed training and pointing their guns, the Barracouta was obliged to open fire from her bow pivot gun to check their deliberate arrangements, before her broadside could be brought to bear. A most animated fire was returned instantly by the junks and fort from more than, 150 guns, which was maintained with great spirit for at least 36 minutes ; but when the ship was sprung, her grape and canister, with the aid of the boats in charge of Capt. T. Wilson, which pulling in opened a most effective fire, soon drove the people out of the junks. The Barracouta was then enabled to give her undivided attention to the fort, and having silenced it, Capt. Hall pulled in and took possession. The guns and ammunition were destroyed. Two 3d-pounders in the Dutch Folly, from whence I had the opportunity of witnessing the engagement, greatly assisted the Barra couta by the excelleace of their fire. Many of the junks being aground, and ethers sunk by our shot, they were all consequently burnt, except the Admiral's ship, which was brought off. Only two escaped, and one of them was afterwards burnt,by Capt. Hall. I was much pleased with the conduct of all the officers and men engaged on this service, especially of Comman der Fortescue, his officers, and ships company, * under the heavy fire to which they were exposed. Commander Fortescue mentions the gallant conduct of Lieut. W. K. Bush, senior lieutenant of the Barracouta. The commo dore has also brought to my notice the cool courage of Lieut. H Beamish, of my flag-ship, in carrying out an anchor during the heaviest of the fire, to enable the Barracouta to spring her broadside. lam happy to state that our loss only amounted to one seaman, of the Calcutta, killed in Lieut. Beanaish's boat, and four men wounded on board the Barracouta. H.M. steam ship Niger arrived on the 7th from Eng land ; and 44 officers and seamen from the French fri gate Virginie, came up to the factory to protect t heir interests. At 4 a.m. on the Bth, a bold attempt was made to de stroy our ships with fire-rafts. Four were sent down with the tide ; one was anchored close ahead of the Bar racouta, and but for the promptitude with which her cable was slipped, might have been productive of disas trous consequences. One raft burnt at her anchor, the others drifted clear to leeward. To prevent a similar oc currence, I caused a line of junks to be drawn across'the river, both and above and below the squadron. One of the junks in the upper boom was burnt by a stinkpot thrown on board on the morning of the 12th, and two fire-boats exploded alongside the Niger at 9 a.m. on the 13tb. This led to all boats, with which the river is thronged, being ordered beyond the lines of junks. Between the Bth and 12th Nov., the Consul received three deputations from the principal merchants and gentry of Canton, who seemed anxious to bring about a settlement of the present disastrous state of affairs. They were obliged to admit that our demands were not unreasonable ; but that such was the inflexibility of the High Commissioner's character, that they feared it would be useless to attempt to alter his expressed deter mination not to admit our representatives in the city. They denied the accusation made by the High Commis sioner, that be had been compelled by clamour to offer a reward for our heads, and loudly expressed their disap probation o: it. Even if they have the disposition to settle this dispute in our favour, I fear they lack the power to do so. Strenuous efforts having bee n made, without effect, to compel a compliance with our demands, Sir John Bowring, on the Bth, submitted that the next step should be the destruction of the Bogue Forts. Concuiring in this opinion, I informed the High Commissioner that unless he submitted within 24 hours, I should resume hostile measures. I waited more than the stipulated * Commander Bate was on board the Bartaeonta. time, and proceeded in the Encounter betow the Bogue Forts on the afternoon of the 11th, leaving the Sampson and Niger, with the Commodore Elliot, to proteger the factory. , I found there the Ce cutta (in which I re hoisted my fl ig), Nankin, Barracauta, Hornet (just arrived frain'Shanghai), and Coromandel tender. Oa the fell° wing morning I sent a summons to the Chief Mandarin to deliver up the forts till the Viceroy's conduct Gould be submitted to the Emperor of China, pled ding myself that the forts should remain uninjured, and be given back when the present differences shall be terminated. This being refused, the squadron then attacked the two Wanting Island Forts from the Bremer Channel side, and they wore taken possession of by the boats and Royal Marines, after a considerable though ill-directed resistance of about an hour. Tneae f,,rts were fully manned, had upwaMs of 200 guns mounted, and were found stronger than when captured in 1841. The Chinese troops stood to their guns up to the moment our men entered the embrasures. The Mandarins had boats in readiness to facilitate their own escape, leaving their unfortunate followers, who rushed into the water until they were assured of their safety by the efforts made ta save then. They,were afterwards landed on the main. Use boy killed and tour men wounded on board the Nankin, was happily the e,ltent of our casualties, though stinkpots were freely ttirowu at those who first entered the fort e . On the 13th the Annunghoy Forts, on the oppo,ite side of the Bogue entrance, mounting together 210 guns, were simdArly attacked and taken, and, though some resistanne was offered, I am thankful to state, without a casualty on our side. Toe command of the river being now in our hands, I have no other operation in immediate contemplation beyond the security and maintenance of our position ; and it will remain wi , h her Majesty's Government to determine whether the present opportunity shall be made available to enforce to their full extent the treaty stipulations which the Canton Government has hitherto been allowed to evade with impunity. I have to express my entire approval of the conduct of the officers and men engaged in the series of laborious ..peea,tions I have felt it my duty to undertake. From the commodore, captains, and commanders I have re ceived the most prompt and efficient assistance, and their exampla has influenced the officers and men. I have already mensioned the officers who have brought them selves prominently to notice. The health of the men is remarkably good, and the sqliadron continues in an efficient state for any further service. During the whole of my proceedings I have received the most cordial support of the British and foreign com munities, from their confidence that future benefit must be the result. Her Majesty's Consul has rendered me most valuable assistance, particularly from his intimate acquaintance with the Chinese language. My thanks are especially due to Commanders Foote and Sinitb, commanding the Uaited States naval forces, for the good order and harmony they have so largely contributed to preserve during the present crisis. I have endeavoured, as briefly as its high importance will permit, to lay before their lordships every particular connected with my proceedings. The original cause of dispute, though comparatively trifling, his now, from the injurious j3blicy pursued by the Imperial High Cora rmssioner, assumed so very grave an aspect as to threaten the existence of amicable relations as regards Canton. _ Though I shall continue to take steps, in conjunction with her Majesty's plenipotentiary, in the hope of being able to bring matters to a satisfactory termination, I shall be ino , t anxious to receive the instructions of her Majesty's Government on this important question. I enclose a copy of a notice I have had issued to the British community by her Majesty's Consul.—l have, &c, (Signed) M. SEYMOUR, Rear-Admiral, Commander-in-Chief. Ralph Osborne, Eqi., M.P., &c., Admiralty, London. Superintendency of Trade, Hong Kong, Oct. 11, 1856. Sir,—l have the honour to forward to your Excel lency sundry despatches, with their enclosures, con nected with the seizure of several Chinamen at Canton c a vessel (the Arrow) bearing the British flag. As I have bad the honour of discussing► with your Excellency the various points at issue, and the satisfac tion of finding a perfect concurrence of opinion as to the course of action to be adopted, I shall be glad if you will give the needful instructions to the naval authority, and return the despittches when done with.--T have, "km (Signed) JOHN BOWRING. Elis Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, K.C.13 , Commander-in-Cnief, &a. British Consulate, Canton, Oct. 8, 1856. Sir.—l have the honour to inform your Excellency that the British. lorcha Arrow, while lying with her odours flying in the river near the Dutch Folly, was suddenly boarded this morning by a force of Chinese officers, in a war boat of large size and heavy armament, who pinioned . . and carried away nearly the whole of her crew, seavi , g two out of fourteen men on board, and added to this act of violence the significant insult of hauling down the national ensign. Having satisfied myself of the facts, and ascertained that the war boat remained with the captured crew still on board, in the immediate vicinity of the lorcha, I re• paired on board' to claim the men before they should be conveyed to a distance, and to explain to the officers, if it were possible that they bad acted in error, the gross insult and violation of national rights which they had committed and the heavy responsibilities they incurred. I informed them, and had a magistrate's officer with me who could verify my statement, that I had already de- manded from the civil authorities an investigation of the eubjtet, and called upon them, if they bad any charge to prefer against the prisoners, to bring them in their ous tedy to the consulate, where due examination might be had. To this they refused to accede, stating that they had reported the matter to their superior officers, and must wait orders, and intimating very distinctly that they would oppose with force any attempt en my part to take the men under my charge. I returned, therefore, to the Consu'ate, and have addressed the Imperial Commissioner the letter I beg to enclose in copy. s s s The officers On board the war-boat stated to me, as he reason of their proceedings, that one of the crew of ;he lorcha is the father of a noted Koolau pirate, and being authorised to seize this old man wherever they found him, and hearing that he was on board the Arrow they considered themselves at liberty to carry him away, without any previous reference to me, lest that I should lead to his es-cape. I did not understand that they had any distinct charge against the other eleven men, but heard that they wanted them for evidence or information they considered they would be able to give against the sail pirate. Since writing the above (at a late hour in the evening), a coolie whom I had left on board the war boat to watch proceedings has returned, and reported that all the pri- soners have been conveyed into the city. I shall be glad to receive any support or instruction that your Excellency may consider the case r equires.— I have, &C., (Signed) H. S. PAanES, Consul. ,His Excellency Sir John Bowring, LL.D., Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, Hong Kong. British Consulate, Canton, Oct. 8, 1856. Sir,—l hasten to bring to your Excellency's notice an insult of a very grave character which calls for immediate reparation. This morning, shortly after 8 o'clock, a Chinese war boat hoarded an English lorcha, the Arrow, lying at anchor in the river near the Dutch Folly, and. regardless of the remonstrances of her master, an Englishman, seized, bound, and carried off twelve of her Chinese crew, and. hauled down the English colours which were tnen flying. Hesitating to rely solely on the master's account of so gross an outrage, 1 at once despatched people to make inquiries, and found that the facts were as he had statsd, and that the war boat, said to be under the command of Leang-Kwo-ti , g (-how-pe), in the Imperial service, after leaving the lorcha, bad dropped down the river, and was I file; off the Yautsing gate with the crew of the lercha still on board as prisoners. On receiving tills intelligence I proceeded in persoq to the war boat, accompanied by her Majesty's vice-con. sal, and explained to the officer who I found in charge, named the Le-yung-shing, the gravity of the error com mitted by the said war boat in boarding and carrying off by force of arms the crew of an E glish vessel, and the gross indignity- offered to the national flag by hauling down the lorcha's ensign. I also required him to bring his prisoners to the British consulate, there to await examination, but this he refused to do ; and on my claiming them, and insisting on their being deliver, d to 'me, he made a display of force and threatened me with violence if I attempted to take them with me. I hasten, therefore, to lay the case before your excel lency, confident that your superior judgment will lead you at once to admit that an insult so publicly committed must be equally publicly atoned. I. therefore request your Excellency to direct that the men who have been carried away from the Arrow be returned by the captain, Leang-k wo-tiug, the officer who seized them, to that vessel in my presence, and if accused of any crime they may bs conveyed to the British Consulate, whe re, Eeiln conjunction with . proper o ffi cers, deput ed b y y our lency for the purpose, I shall be prepared to investigate the case. At the same time that I address your Excellency on this subject, I am submitting both to her Majesty's pie .nipotenidary and the com modore of force in this river a report of what has occurred ; and I should also add, that the. said lorcha being at present detained here in consequence of th e e seizure of her crew , has a claim on y our Excellency s government for the expenses which this delay occasions her.—l have, &0., (Signed) . 11. S. PARKES, Consul. His Excellency Yeh, Imperial High Commissioner, , Governor-General, &c. British Consulate, Canton, Oct. 9, 1856: Sir,—With reference to my despatch, No. 150, of last night, reporting the grave violation of national rights, committed yesterday by Chinese officials on board the British lorcha Arrow, I have now the honour to enclose a copy of the letter I addressed to Commodore Elliot, of her Majesty's ship Sybille,"at present at anchor, I believe, at Chunpee. The whole of this day has passed without the receipt of any communication from the Imperial Commissioner, or any other Chinese official, relative to this outrage. In the hope of inducing the Imperial Commissioner to view the matter in the grave light which it deserves, I have again called his attention to it in a letter this mo ment despatched. I have also taken in the course of the day several depo sitions confirmatory of the facts set forth in my letter of yesterday.—l have, &c., (Signed) H. S. PARKER, Consul. His Excellency Sir John Bowring, LL.D., Her Msjesty's Plenipotentiary, Hong Kong. British Consulate, Canton, Oct. 8, 1856. Sir,—An outrage, involving a gross insult to our flag, has been committed this morning by Chinese officers, on board the British I.n.cha Arrow ; the p , rticulars you wilt flog related in the enclosed copy of a letter, which, failing reparation at the hands of the actors in the matter, I have just addressed to the Imperial Commissioner and Governor-General of these provinces. Since doing so, I have just heard that the captured crew of the Arrow have been taken from the war-boat into the city. I can at present form no opinion as to the course affairs may take, but fear that even if the Imperial Commissioner do not entirely countenance the proceedings of his officers, he may still withhold from nis the satisfaction I have claimed. The presence of her Majesty's ship Sybille at Whampoa, at this juncture, or of any prompt mark of support that y ou cou ld render me, might have the effect of materially atrengthening my position, and I hasten therefore to lay the circumstances before you, in the hope that you will be pleased to take such steps thereiii as you may consider the exigency authorises or requires. —I have, &e., (Sloped) H. S. PARKES, Consul. Comm•:dore ill-, Hon. Char len Elliot, Her Mijesty's ship Sybil!e. British Corisulrce, Carlton, Oct. 10,,1856. Sir,—l have the honour to inclose in copy and trans.- lation the reply of the Imperial Commissioner, r-ceived at coon this d'y, to my representations relative to the Arrow outrage. The nine men enumeratedat the close of his letter were returned to me at the same time, but I refused to receivo becAuse they were not delivered in the manner I bad denandrd ; but I doubt not the assistant magistrate will put them on board the lorcha, in obedience to the orders given him to this effect by the Imperial Commis. sioner. . _ Noth;ng, it appears to me, can be more unsatisfactory than the reply of the Imperial Commissioner, who offers no redre.s or apology, but upholds the acts of his-officers throughout, and denies that the lorcha is British owned. This he maintains on the evidence of one of the lorcha's crew, who, being a prisoner in the hands of the manila. rine, was ready, doubtless, to conform ins statement to their wishes. He declared that the lorcha belongedto one Toonching, respecting whom, however, no information is afforded. I should mention that the Arrow is sailing under a colonial certificate of registry, renewable annually, bear. ing the date 27th Sept., 1855, and a number 27. She is therein said to belong solely to Fong-Amin, of Victoria, Hong Kong, Chinese trader, bat the place and date of build are not given. Her master's name is Thomas Kennedy, a native of Belfast, and a very respectable man of his class, who in forms me that he was engaged by Mr. Block, Danish Consul at Hong Kong, as nominal master of the lorcha, which be has hitherto believed to belong to Mr. Block's compradore, and he supposes that'it is the compradure'e name which appears on the register. The immediate departure of this evening's post•boat obliges me to close thi.4 despatch without further remark —but I may add that Commodore Elliot has communi cated to me his intention of moving her Majesty'd ship Sybille up to %Vhawpoa at once.—T have, (Signed) H. S. PARSES, Consul. His Excellency Sir John Bawling, LL.D., Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, Hong Kong. Yeh, Imperial. High Commissioner, Governor-General of the Two Kwang Provinces, lac., addresse, this dec!a• ration to Kr. Parkes, the British consul at Canton. At about 8 o'clock on the morning of the 11th day (9th Oct fiber), and again about 4 o'clock on the same day, I received the two written representations of the said con sul, and well considered their contents. The Prefect of Canton was,ordered by me to examine the 12 men, Le-Nlingtae and others, seized on board the lorcha ; but prior to the issue of these directions, I had already been informed by certain subordinate naval au thorities that these same men, Le-ilingtae and others, were the perpetrators of the piracy committed at San chow-tang (in St. John's Island), on the Bth day of the Bth month (Bth Sept.), on the merchant vessel belonging to Harang-Leen-Kae, who wears the decoration of fifth, rank. In the matter of this piracy Hwang.Leen-Sae deposed as follows : " I belong to the small town of Lin Hin, in the rural division of the Chintsun, in the district of Shimtih. On the Bch day of the Bch month (Sept. 6) I arrived (in my vessel) off San-Chow-tang, in the district of Sin-ning, where I fell in with a large pirate fleet. Being supported by my crew, lopened fire upon the pirates in self-defence and fought. them from 7 o'clock until 4. I observed that they had with them a lorch t awl a Teigh-pang (name of a certain class of boat), and two or three foreigners. On our side we bad but two sailing junks ; and being un able with these to resist the superior force of the piratei they carried us by the board, and plundered us of all our cargo, consisting of between five and six hundred mauls of indigo, aniseed, hides, coarse paper, and paddy. lam able to recognise on e o f the pirates. He wore a red turban and a red girdle, has lost one or two of his front teeth, snl sh• ered on his crew to keep up their fire. I threw myself into the water and escaped, but of those who were with me, Ayun received a sword cut, and a lad from Keang-man, and two other men named A.,eet sae and Ta-a-sye, received gunshot wounds. Ali these four have since died of their woundP, woich were very severe. "Ou the 10th inst. (Bth Oct.) I came up to Canton and recognised, as I sailed past the lorcha (the Arrow), one of the men who had fought against me on the Bth' day of the Bth month, as above mentioned. I immedi ately reported the-circumstance to the naval authorities of the sea-cruising force, and with them went and seirmi the 12 criminals, Le-Mingtae and others. Of the 12 criminals who have now been taken into custody, I ant certain that Le-Mingtae, alias Leang-Mingtae, was one of those (pirates) who attacked me in the mantle/ de scribed." The following deposition was made by Woo Ajin:— " I come from the end of Cha Chuen; at Macao, in the district of Heangsban. This lorcha (the Arrow) be longs to Loo-Aching, who began to build it on the 14th day of the 7th month of the 4th year of Hien-fang (7th Aug., 1854). On the very day that the lorcha was com. pleted be obtained a register for her, through the foreign firm Polo (? F. H. Block, of Hong Kong), for which he paid 1,000 dais. He also engaged the foreigner Aloo to serve in the lorcha, at the rate of 30 do s. per month. Hitherto she made voyages along the coast to Foo-chow, Amoy, and Shanghai, trading in rice, pulse, and general merchandise. I am aware that Le-Mingtae is also known by the name of Leang-Mingtae. " On the 23d day of the Bth month of the present year (21st Sept.), Kaon-Laonph, the helmsman of our vessel,* engaged Le-Mingtae and Leang-Keenfoo to assist in the navigation of our vessel. "On the evening of the 25th day of the Bth month (Sept. 23), we were sitting alens in the bow of the vessel, when Le-Mingtae told me that on the 6th day of the Bth month (4th Sept.), he, with leang-Keenfoo and more than thirty other men, joined thethselves to five or six Teih-pang boats, and plundered the junks belonging to Wang-Leen-kae, off San-chow-tang, in the district of Singling ; none of the remaining ten men (of our crew), Tang Akee and others, took part in the piracy, and I certainly bad no share in it. What I state is per fectly true." It is clear, from the above reports and depositions, that the officers had good reasons for seizing these men, amongst whom there are several great offenders. Woa- Agin, Le-Mingtae, and Leang-Keenfoo, most be again very strictly examined ; but I have directed that the assistant magistrate Hen take the remaining nine, namely, Leang-Apaon, Leang-Meike, Leang-Atae, Leang-Agew, Leaon-Aow, Ho-A-pih, Yuen-Ake, Leang. Kingjen, and Tang-A-Kee, and return th©m to their vessel. • As to what (the consul) states relative to the lorcka being reimbursed the expenses consequent on her deten tion, I find that as the lorcha was built by Lon-Aching, who obtained a register for her through Polo (Mr. Block), to whom he paid 1,000 dollars, she is not a foreign vessel (lorcha), and it is useless, therefore, to enter into any discussion respecting her. Names of the nine men who are herewith sent back : Tang-Akee, Leang-King-j en, Yuen-Ake, Ho-A-pib, Leaon-Aow, Leang-Agew, Leang-Atae, Leang-Meike, Leang-Apaon. Elien-lung, 6th year, 9ch month, 12 , 1 day (Oot. 10, 1856). (True translation) (Signed) H. S. PARKES. Superintendency of Trade, Hong Kong, Oct. 11. Sir,—l have your despatch, Nos. 151 and 153, dated 9th and 10th, with their e nclosures, on the subject of the arrest of sundry Chi• amen on beard a vessel called the Arrow, bearing the British flag, and commanded by a subject of her Majesty. The question pre,ents two important inquiries : first, the rights of the vessel in question ; and, second, the conduct of the Chinese authorities. it appears, on examination, that the Arrow bad no right to hoist theßritish flag, the licence to do so expired on the 27th Sept., from which period she has not been entitled to protection. You will send back the register to be delivered to the Colonial-office. But the Chinese had no knowledge of the expiry of the licence; nor do they profess that they had any other grounds for interference than the supposition that the owner is not a British subject ; that, however, is a ques tion for this Government, who granted the register; add it is clear that the Chinese have violated the 9tb Article of the Supplemental Treaty, which requires that all Chinese tolfaisants in British ships shall be claimed through British authorities. _ You will inform the Imperial Commissioner that I re quire an apology for what has taken place, aad an aeon,- ance that the British flag shall in future be respected; that 48 hours are allowed for this ccmmunication, which being passed you are instructed to call on the naval authorities to assist you in enforcing redresv. You will add, that on sufficient evidence being given that British ships or British subjects have been engaged in piratical practices, they will be proceeded against without hesitation ; and that, on application to the pro per authority, Chinese offenders will not be harboured on board British vessels; but that all proceedings must take place according to the conditions of the treaty. If these representations fail, the senior naval officer will be authorised to seize and keep in his possession one of the Imperial junks, which he will hold until redress be obtained, or further instructions be received from his Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief. This letter has been communicated to his Excellency Sir Michael Seymbur, who will give the n eedful instruc tions to the senior naval officer.—l have, (Signed) JOHN BOWRING. Harry S. Parkes, Esq., H.B.M.'s Consul, Canton. --- British Consulate, Canton, Oct. 12, 1856, Noon. Sir,—l have the honour to state to your Excellency that, on receipt, at noon on the 10th, of your Excellency's ration relative relative to the s eizure by Chinese naval officers of 12 of the crew of the British loran, Arrow, I at once for. * The Arrow, it in believed, is here meant.—H. S. P. rftE SUN, LOO Y city N, WE DN Le,S l k V Ia G, JANUARY 7 92} i Kt i 101 74i i G 4 i 82i 3 5i 101 i 13i ft t.; J 7