The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-27 00:00:00

THE CHLNA TREATY,

We have received the following abstract from the
Areign-oillos :
NDYKAILY OF TES MAST BETIFUN m MAJESTY
AND INN ENPNROII OF MINA, 81011FJ) AT
moron, JUNI 26, 1838.
Art. 1. Confirms the treaty of Nankin of 1842,
and abrogates the Supplementary Treaty and
General Regulations of Trade.
Art. 2. Provides for the appointment of imbues-
dots, ministers, or other diplomatic agent. on the
part of either country at the courts of Pekin and
St. James's.
Art. 3. Contains provisions for the permanent
establishment of a British Minister, hie family and
suite at Pekin, and the forms to be observed in his
communicatiens with the Imperial Government.
Art. 4. Makes nts for the travelling
and the tranmaiesion of the correspondence of the
Minister, and the employment by. him of special
couriers.
Art 3. The Ent of China consents to nomi-
nate one of the Beeretarir of State, or some high
Mayer to transact basinees with the British
Minister either persowally or in writing, on a footing
of perfect equality.
Art. 6. no same privileges are to be granted to
the Chinese Molder in Landon.

Art. 7. CoMille rony be appointed in China, and
Bay reside in any of the open porta, and their
aided rank and =is regards the Chinese
bed authorities is
Art. 8. The Christian religion, as
Protestants or Roan catholic', to be to=aal
its protean probated.
Art. 9. British subject' to travel for pleasure or
teas into all parts of the interior, with passports
from their consuls, ootentenigned by the local autho-
rities. The regulations se regards thus parch
ditimilsed. The provisions of the article not to
la Mid to ships' crews, for the dee restraint of
1611 a nettious are to be drawn up biethe tamed
=I Oa cuthorides. No par to given to
Nankin, or cities in the hands of the rebels.

Art tQ British MenshanTsCips an t 3 allowed
to trade up the greet river (Yang-tas), but In the
present dwtarbed state a the Upper and Lower
Valley, no port is to be opened. for trade with the
criosption of Chin Kiang, which is to be_gased in •
year from the tignabme of the treaty. When pease
te restored, Bntiah mesh are to be admitted to
trade at such ports, ea hir as Hankow, not exceed-
fag three in norther, se the British Minister, after
ermeniting with the Chime Secretary of State, shall
determine.

Art. 11. In addition to the prevent ports New
Charing, Tang Chow, Tai Wan (Formosa), Chew
Mew (Swatow), and Kiang-Chow (Hainan), are to
be opened, and the right of residence and holding
Leded property is conceded.
Art. 12. British subjects are to make agreements
tor landed property at the rates prevailing among
the people.
Art. 13. No restrictions to be placed on the em-
ployment by British subjects of Chinese subjects in
any lawful capacity.
Art. 14. The hire of boats for transport of goods
or pasesegers to be settled between the parties them-
selves, without the interfirence of the Chinese go-
vernment. The number of the bats not to be
limited, and no monopoly allowed. If any smug-
/ling takes place the offender to be punished accord-
ing to law.
Art. 16. All questions in regard to rights of pro-
perty or person between British subjects to be sub-
ject to the jurisdiction of the British authorities.
Art. 16. Chinese subjects guilty of any criminal
act towards British subjects to be arrested and
puniahed by the Chinese authorities according to the
law of China; British subjects committing any Willi,
is China to be tried and punished by the consul, or
other public functionary, sooording to the laws of
Great Britain.
Art. 17. Determines the mode of procedure in the
matter el complaints on the side either of British or
Chinese subjects.
Art. 18. Provides for the protection of the pores=
and of British subjects.
Art. 19. f any British merchant vessel in Chisels
waters is plundered by robbers or pirates, the Chinese
authorities are to rase every endeavour to opiate and
punish the offenders, and to recover the stolen pro-
Art. 20. Wrecked or stranded vessels, or vessels
under mess of weather, are to be afforded relief and
security in any Chinese port ; and the crews are to
be furnished by the Chinese, if necessary, with the
means of ootivsysnos to the nearest consular station.
Art. 21. Chinese criminals taking refuge in Hong
Kong, or on board of British ships, shall, upon the
etpusition of the Chinese authorities, be given up,
the same also if taking refuge in the house., or on
board the vessels of Brinell subjects at the open
Ports-.

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Art. 29. Tile Chinese authorities to do their ut-
most to arrest Chinese subjects failing to diechine
their debts to British subjects or fraudulently ab-
soonding, and to enforce recovery of the debts. The
British authorities to do likewise as regards British
subjects indebted to Chinese.

Art. 23. Debts incurred by Chinese at Hoeg Kong
must be recovered in this warts of justice on the spot.
If the debtor should abscond, sod should possess real
ar personal property in the Chinese territory, the
Chinese anttise, in concert with the British
ousel, sze to see judos done between the parties.
Art. 24. British subjects shall pay on all mer-
chandise imported or exported the duties prescribed
by the tariff, bat in no case shall they pay other or
higher duties than the 'abject' of other foreign
maims pay.

Art. 25 Import duties to be considered parable
on the landing of the goods, arid duties of export on
the shipment of the same.

Art. la. The tariff fixed by Article 10 of the
af Nankin to be revised by a commierion of
Tirrilia and Chtneee alms to meet at Shanghai, so
that the revised tariff may come into operation
immediately after the ratification of the treaty.
Art. 27. Either contraotiag party may demand a
farther revision of the tariff and of the commercial
ordain of the treaty at the end of ten years ; bat
viz menthe' notice mom be gives, or the tariff is to
remain in force far tau years more, and so at the
sad et emit sarismaive is years.

Art. IS his agreed that within four months of
the signature of the trusty, the Chinese collator of
duties at garb already opened and hereafter to be
opened is Beitish trade, shall be obliged, on applica-
tion alike amoral, to demises the amount of dation
leviable ea proems between the place of prodestka
end the part daimon; sad epos imports between
the esnealsepert la emotion and the inland markets
=mei by the soneal mid a notification thereof
shall leo pablisird in Eaglish sad Chinese. British
-*Ms may, however, clear their goods of all
transit duties by Lyent of a single eberge ; the
anasent of the e to be calculated se near es
risible at the rats two and • half pee cent ad
adorn. daty, sad it is to he fixed for each article at
the essiferenee to be held at Shanghai.
The payment of transit doss by commutation is in
so way to affect the tariff duties on imports or n-
pot% which will °ordinate to be levied separately
and ia &IL

—Art. W. Regulates the amount of tonnage dun.
British nnorshant vimmele of more than one hundred
and fifty tome burden te pay at the rata of four macs
per to.; if of 'tae hundred and Itty tons and under,
at ths rate of coo rumps per to..
Vass& engaged is the 'emoting trade, or aberiair
for Hoag bong from any of the epee ports doll be
entitled to a opeeial certificate exempting them beet
all farther payment of tonnage dues in icy non pert
of China for • period of fear months from the dab
of her pert elearause.

Art. 30. The master of any British merchant ves-
sel may within ferty-eight hours after his arrival,
bat not later, depart withoot breaking balk I in
which case he will not be subject to pay
does. No other fees or charges upon enter:. at
permit, shall be levied.
Art. 31. No tonnage doss be be paid on pessager
boats, or boats conveying baggae. letters, artlehas
provisicm, or other articles not subject to duty. All
cargo boats, however, conveying merchandies 'abject
to dety, shall pay tonnage does once is *ix months,
at the rate of four mace per register ton.
Art. 32. The oonenla and superintendents of cos-