The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-09-14 00:00:00

CHINA,

There seems to be r --ge--M-r-a.l impression that the
Chines' indemnity to England and Franca will prove to
be more than £1,200,000, as lint stated. In Paris aN.
port frum Alexandria has berme eurrent that the toted
to England alone will be 1110,000,000. In this there is
obviously some arose mistake. The statements from
China an in dollars, and these probably have been oon•
fused with pounds 'titling. A report that the aggregate
to be paid would to about 90 millions of dollars would
oolneide with the letter from Hongkong, expressing a
belief that the amount would be 11/ millions of dollar.
(8.140,0001 to England and ids million; of dollars
(1,900,000 to ?mum,
The bell A of the treaty for pew Is as follow. i—The
'widener' of a British Minister at Tien•sin, with Melee
to wort end direel oommunloetlon with the ministers.
An official yamun for him during his visits to l'elein. All
official documents to be written by him in the ffinglish
language (to be woompenied by Chinese translailons
ern the Court of Para hill procured interpretare), An
ffinglish enlists !denim to that kept up by Kumla to be
allowed at Pekin.
Chins to be opened to all the world ' persons to go
whither they 'flues mid do what they please under a
peasport system.
The Yanclee to be opened to °owner's from Its mouth
to its 11011114,
010016411 w to be tolerated,
indemnity for the war and longs at Canton to be paid
for by the two Quango, the amount to be agreed on by
special Coininlislonem at Canton, The tariff to be our.
reeled, the Custurn.liouse eystem revised, and the stir
lish to aid the Chine., in His supprestion of piney,
In proof of the frisndelilp and goodwill of the linperor
of China towards the Queen of lingland, a 'postal einbaasy
shell be sent to ngland forthwith,
1/anon AT CANTOII.•".CaniOn and it. neillitbonrhood
seems to be Ina most unsettled stele, r, Conon'
Winalleater had notified to the mereentile publio that
the new Chinese Commissioner, Yell's sueimmor. had
Wood . proelamation, whleli, if not an reprise desist.
slim% of war, Is 0 warlike manifesto I that the merhatile
Amid swum Amery,e against treacherous allaoks 1
and that the naval nod in Iltery men must look to their
i
d tefensive organisetion. wang, the Commissioner, had
expressed his approval o the prooftedinge ot the braves,
and his desire that the allies should evaauste Canton.
The merehenta were requested not to delay preparations
for a sudden departure, as It was evident that the anise
MO in a stale of war with the Chinese. The braked"
of the river had been partially resumed. Shope were
shut I trade languished ' the people were In open
hostility 1 heads *ere In increesed demand I 'marina•
lions were summon i and heavy punishment west:lElord
upon the neighbourhood wherever these murders
occurred.

AUSTRALIA.
It appears that the negotiations for establishing mail
lorries' to Austrians and British Columbia by the Panama
route are still under the consideration of the Govern.
anent. In both cases promptitude will be important.
Supposing the Panama route to Australia to be adopted
11.11ernAte1y with the Sues line, 18 months it is believed,
most still elapse before it could be thoroughly organised.
The route to British Columbia could be perfected pro-
bably in a mush shorter period, but even in that use. a
considerable delay will occur in getting the vessels to
their station wit Cape Horn. Looking at the rapid
growth of Australia and the momentous prospects in
British Columbia, it will be seen there is no time to be
lost. The Royal Mail Company, it is said, are offering
to carry out both services, and, as they have already in
their hands the Atlantic portion, it may be presumed
that they should be prepared to execute the tuk most
expeditiously and on the cheapest terms. The contsma
plated time from Southampton to Sydney would be 58
days, and, it is believed, the entire distance from Pmama
would be performed by 'brew easels without stopping
at any intermediate waling atttion.