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cutive does not carry into execution the now so long urged
measure of equalising all the different Brazilian loans, and
calling in all the bonds of the several loans contracted for in

this country, and emitting new I;OndsZForieQilie7;rne
date in their place. Should the Brazilian Government persist
in its apathy in reference to this operation, it will find out but
too late of what paramount importance the carrying out this
measure is to the support of the credit of its country. There
exists no doubt in the minds of those most versant in financial
matters, that it would be a fatile attempt to try to make a new
loan without the so often recommended amalgamation, even at
19 or 15 per cent. under the present market price of 69 for the
old stock.

POST.—The tea market became agitated this morning
owing to the declaration of Lord John Russell] last night in
the House of Commons as to the recal of Captain Elliott.
An advance of about 2d. per lb. occurred early in the day,
the speculators purchasing freely. The trade were more cau-
tious, as the proposed change of plenipotentiaries has evi-
dently no bearing on the supply for the present season, which
the movements of Captain Elliott have been calculated to fa-
vour. The last public document he issued was to the effect
that the negotiations were going on " satisfactorily," and the
anticipations of the merchants who write in a contrary sense,
to their correspondents in England, are of too interested a
nature to be depended upon.
Another fadure in the silk trade was announced. The
same party (resident in Old Broad-street) stopped payment
some three or four years since.
SUN.--The value of Consols this afternoon was 89i to 90 for
present transfer and 90 to A for account. Exchequer Bills were
Bs. to 10s. premium, and Indian Bonds 3s. premium ; Bank
Stock realised 1671/ to 169, and India Stock 251, both being
higher. The New Three-and-a• Half per Cents. were at 9814
to 4, and the Reduced Three per Cents. 884 to if.
The Spanish Bonds support theirvalue firmly, in expectation
of Espartero's appointment to the sole Regency. The Actives
were at 2411 A to 14 to-day, and the Passives at 54 to 4. Portu-
guese New Five per Cents. were at 343 to 1, and the Three
per Cents. at 201. Mexican Stock was not higher than 29
for money, and Belgian was worth only 10014 to 1004.
The Share Market was rather dull, but prices generally did
net decline to any extent. The Great Western were at 291
to 284 ; the London and Birmingham at 70; the Thirds at 22;
and the South Western at 19,1, premium. Brighton Shares
were 21/2 discount, and Croydon 1/1. premium.
The rues for Bills of Exchange on the Continental cities
were supported this afternoon, beingon Paris 25f. 60c. to 65c. ;
on Hamburgh, 13 91/2 to 4 ; on Amsterdam 12 3; on Trieste,
10 to 10 1 ; and on Frankfort, 1494 to 150.

ANATOMICAL MODELS.
The Society of Arts, at their meeting on Wednesday even-
ing last, voted their Gold Isis Medal to Mr. Simpson, surgeon
to the Westminster General Dispensary, for the application of
papier mache to the making of anatomical figures and models
of morbid anatomy.
Mr. Simpson, some years ago, turned his attention to the
constructing of anatomical models, in consequence of the oil&
cultv and expense at that time attendant in procuring subjects
for dissection.

The materials in general use for anatomical models were
wax and plaster, of which the former was found to be too ex-
pensive to come within the means of lecturers and students in
general, and was too delicate to be handled in the lecture room,
without incurring the chance of considerable damage. The
plater of Paris models were also objectionable on account of
their great weight and brittleness. The material which Mr.
Simpson uses, is paper, worked into moulds, taken from dissec-
tions; this produces a model of extreme lightness, and is so
hard that it may be freely handled without danger or damage.
The external surface is painted in oil colour, representing the
appearance of the dissection. The right side of the figure
which Mr. Simpson exhibited to the Society, represents the
superficial arteries, veins, nerves and muscles ; the left side
shows the second and third layers of muscles, the deep seated
vessels, and more particularly those parts concerned in surgical
operations.

The internal parts are removeablc, so as to exhibit the na-
tural arrangement of the thoracic and abdominal viscera; the
brain and its members ; the spinal marrow, tongue, &c.
Mr. Simpson having conceived that his invention would be
particularly serviceable for the study of Anatomy in warm cli-
mates, where wax models cannot be used, nor the natural sub-
ject he conveniently dissected, he submitted some specimens
t%the Honourable East India Company, who some time since
purchased forty of his figures, which were sent to various set-
tlements in India for the use of the European surgeons, as also
for the instruction of the native surgeons, who were assistants
in the Company's military hospitals; the religion of the latter
prohibiting their studying from dissections.

PARLIAMENTARY DI VISION
(From the rotes and Proceedings of the Rouse of Commons.

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FRIDAY, MAY 7.
POLLOC AND GOVAN RAILWAY BILL.
Read a third time ; Clause (Till Railway be carried over or
under the Glasgow and Paisley Road, by Parkhouse, no part
of the traffic to pass across the said road) brought up, and read
a first time ; Motion made, and Question put, " That the said
Clause be now read a second time :"—The House divided :--,
MAJORIT Y—AYES, 162.
Abercromby, G. R. —Stirlingshirel Hotham, Lord—Leominster
I.'Court, Captain—Tamworth Houston, G. J.—Renfrewshire
Ainsworth, P.—Bolton Hume, Joseph—Kilkenny
Archbold, Robert—Kildare Hutt, W.—Hull
Attwood, W.—Greenwich Hutton, Hobert—Dublin
Bailey, Joseph—Worcester Irving, John—Antrim Co.
Bailey, J. D.—Sudbury Jackson, Mr. Serj.—Bandon Bridge
'Wile, H. D.—Honiton Johnstone, .1. H —Dvirfriesshire
Baines, Edward—Leeds Jones, T.—Londonderry Co.
Baker, Edward—Wilton Kelburne, Lord—Argyleshire
Baring, H. B.—Marlborough Langton, Col Gore—Somerset
Barneby, John—Worcestershire Lefroy, lit. Hon. T.—Dublin Unl
Bateson, Sir R.—Londonderry versity
Bothell, Richard—Yorkshire Lemon, Sir Chas.—W. Cornwall
Bewes, T.—Plymouth Liddell, Hon. H.—North Durham
Blackburne, Ireland—Warrington Loch, James—Kirkwall
Blair, J. Wigtonshire Lowther, Colonel—Westmoreland
Blake, Wm. J.—Newport, Isle of Mackenzie, Thomas—Ross-snire
Wight Mackenzie, W. F.—Peeblesshire
Bodkin, John James—Galway Marshall, Wm.—Carlisle
Bolling, W.—Bolton Master, Colonel—Cirencester
Bradshaw, James—Canterbury Maule, Hon. Fox—Elgin Burghs
Bridgeman, Hewitt—Ennis Maunsell, T. P —Northampt, nsh
Buller, Sir J. Yarde—Devonshire Miles, Philip W. Skynner—Bristol
Butler, Hon. P.—Kilkenny Co Milnes, R. M.—Pontefract
Canning, Right Hon. Sir a—Lynn Milton, Lord—Malton
Cartwright, Wm. R.—South Nor- Neeld, Joseph—Chippenham
thamptonshire Noel, William M. Rutland
Chalmers, Patrick—lnverbervie Norreys, Sir Denham—Mallow
Chapman, Aaron—Whitby O'Connell, Daniel- Dublin
Chichester, J. P. B.—Barnstaple O'Conn2ll, John—Athlone
Childers, John W.—Malton 1 )rd, W.—Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Christi.pher, R A.—Lincolnshire Palmer, George—Essex
Cochrane, ir T. J.—lpswich Parker, John—Sheffield
Collier, John—Plymouth Parker, T. A. W.—Oxtordshire
Colquhoun, John C —Renfrew Perceval, Colonel—Sligo Co.
Courtenay, P.—Bridgewater Planta, Joseph—Hastings
Craig, W. G. —Edinburghshire Power, James—Wexford Co.
Crawford, W.—London Pewerscourt, Viscount—Bath
Crewe, Sir George—South Derby Pringle, Alexander—Selkirkshire
Dalrymple, Sir A.—Brighton Pryme, George—Cambridge
Dcnistoun, J.—Glasgow Pusey, Philip—Berkshire
De Horsey, S. H.—Newcastle- Rae, Right Hon. Sir Win.—Bute
under Lyme Rein, Sir John Rie—Dover
Douglas, Sir C. E.—Warwick Rice, Edward Royd—Dover
Drummond, H. H.—Perthshire Riehards, Richard—Merinethsh.
Dugdale, W. S.—Warwickshire Roche, E. B.—Cork Co,
Dunbar, George—Belfast Rolleston, Col—S. Nottingham
Duncombe, Hon A.—East Retferd Round, John—Maldon
Dundas, Frederick—Orkney Rushbrooke, Colonel—Suffolk
Egerton, W. Tatton—Cheshire Rutherford, Rt. Hon. A.—Leith
Eliot, Lord—East Cornwall Sanford, E. A.—Somersetshire
Elliot, Hon.'J. E.—Roxburghshire Sharpe, General—Dumfries
Ellice, Edward—St. Andrew's Sheppard, Thomas—Frome
Ellice, Capt. A.—Harwich Sibthorp, Colonel—Lincoln
Estcourt, T. G. R —Oxford Univ. Somerset, Lord G.—Monmouthsli
Euston, Earl—Thetford Sotheron, I'. E.—Dev izcs
Evans, William—North Derby Stewart, James--Honiton
Farrand, Robert—Stafford Stock, Dr.—Cashel
Feilden, W."..l.—Blackbnrn Strickland, Sr G.—W. Yorkshire
Fre ,h field, James Wm.—Penryn Strutt, Edward —Derby
Gaskell, James Milnes—Wenlock Stuart,) Lord J.—Ayr
Gladstone, John N.—Walsall Stuart, Villiers—Waterford Co.
Gladstone, W. E.—Newark-on- Style, Sir Charles—Scarborough
Trent Tancred, H. W.—Banbury
Glynne, Sir S. R.—Flintshire rennent, J. E.—Belfast
Gordon, Hon. W.—Aberdeenshire Thesiger, F.— Woodstock
Gore, Ormsby—Salop Thompson, Ald.—Sunder land
Granby, Marquis of—Stamford Thornely,Thos.—Wolverhampton
Grattan Henry—Meath Trevor, Hon. G —Caermarthensh
Greg, R. H.—Manchester Trotter, John —West Surrey
Grey, Sir Charles Edward—Tyne. Vere, Sir C. B.—East Suffolk
mouth Verner, William—Armagh Co.
Grimsditch, T.—Macclesfield Wallace, Robert—Greenock
Hamilton, Charles J. B.—Ay les Warburton, H.—Bridport
bury Wilbraham, George—Cheshire
Handley, Henry—Lincolnshire Wilbraham, Hon. R. B.—Lanca-
Hawkins, J. H.—Newport, Isle of shire
Wight Wilde, Mr. Serjeant—Newark
Hephurn,SirT.—lladd:ngtonshire Williams, William—Coventry
Hinde, J. Hodgson—Newcastle. Winnington, Sir I'. E.—Beivdley
upon-Tyne Wood, Benjamin—Southwark
Hohhouse, T. Benj.—Rochester I Wrightson, W. B.—Northallerton
Hodgson, Frederick—Barnstaple)
Hodgson Iltd.—Berwick-on-Tweed
Hogg, James Weir—Beverley
Hoskins, K.—Herefordshire

TELLERS.
Clerk. Sir G.—Stamford
Lockhart, A. AL—Lanarkshire

MINORITY.
Antrobus, Edmund—Surrey
Bagge, W.—West Norfolk
Baldwin, Charles Barr y—Totness
Barnard, E.G.—Greenwich
deamish,F B.—Cork
Berkeley, lion. F. H.—Bristol
Briscoe, J. I.—Westbury
Broadley, Henry—East Yorkshire
Broadwood, Henry—Bridgewater,
Brodie, W. 8.-. Salisbury
Ilrotherton, J.-4Salford
Burr, D H. D.—Hereford
it tistield, W.—Bradford
Chute, W. L. %V.—West Norfolk
Currie, Raikes—Northampton
Darlington, Earl of—Shropshire
Denison, W. J.—%‘ est Sussex
D'lsraeli, B.—Maidstone
buncombe, S --Finsbury
Dincombe, Hon. %V.—Yorkshire
Edwards, Sir John—Montgomery
zwart, William—Wigan
Fector, John Minet —Maidstone
Gillon, Wm. D.—Linlithgow
fiFsbo.me, Thomas—Cariow
Hamilton, Lord C.—Tyrone
Hawes, B. -Lambeth
Hill, S:r Rowland—Shropshire

NOES, 50.
llindley, Charles--4.shton
Hurt, Francis—South Derby
Inglis, Sir R. H.—Ox. University
James, William—Cumbe-land
Jones, John —Carmarthenshire
Kemble, H.—East Surrey
Knight, H. G.—Nottinghamshir.
Lister, E. Confine—Bradford
Lowther, J. H.—York
Lygon, Major-Gen. Hon. H. B._.
Worcestershire West.
Marsland, Henry—Stockport
Matthew, G. B.—Shattesbury
• Phillpotts, John—Gloucester
Redington, T. N.—Dundalk
Roche, William—Limerick
Round, Charles Gray—Essex N.
Stanley, W. o.—Anglesea
Steuart, Robert—Haddington, &c.
Talfourd, Mr. Serjeant —Reading
Turner, W.—Blackburn
Walker, R.—Bury, Lancashire
White, Andrew—Sunderland
Yates, J. Ashton -Carlow

TELLERS.
Hastie, Archibald—Paisley
Alston, Rowland—Hertfordshire

THE WEATHER.—NooN, MAY 8.
ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET.
Barometer ................ 29.55 In.
Thermometer ...55 I Highest 7l Lowest ..
Wind S.S.W.—Freezing Point 32 Deg. 49

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COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.
MAY 6.—Arrived the Menai, 175 tons, Lord F. Egerton,
M. P. , from Portsmouth ; Louisa, 123 tons, Sir Hyde Parker,
Bart., from Lisbon; Gitana, 168 tons, E. N. Hervey, Esq.,
from Gibraltar; Dream, G. Bentinck, Esq., from Dartmouth.

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.—EXTRAORDI-
DINARY Det.usioN.—On Friday a Commission of Lunacy
was opened before Commissioners Phillimore, Winslow, and
Murray, at the Eyre Arms Tavern, St. John's Wood, to in-
quire into the state of mind of Mrs. Maria Ramsay, formerly of
Park-street, Grosvenor-square, and now of No. 1, Grove-road,
Regent's-park. Mr. A. J. Stephens, in support of the Com-
mission, observed, that Mrs. Ramsay was the daughter of a
wealty gentleman, named Ferrier, lately residing at Tusmore,
in Oxfordshire, and who, upon his death, devised to her very
considerable landed property, which was upon her decease to
pass to her children. Mrs. Ramsay had formed a matrimo-
nial alliance with a gentleman of private fortune, and the fruits
of the union had been six children, namely, five sons and one
daughter, the eldest of whom had riot attained the re of thir-
teen. In 1838 Mrs. Ramsay was first affected in her mind.
In July last her husband was afflicted with dropsy, which soon
afterwards proved fatal, and since his death the unfortunate
lady's intellects had been so much impaired that he was
fearful no impro7ement would take place. The pre-
sent proceeding had therefore been adopted at the instance of
Miss Harriet Eliza Ramsay, the sister-In-law of the object of
this inquiry, with the view of protecting the interests of the
unfortunate lady and those of her family. The Learned Coun-
sel then stated the delusions under which Mrs. Ramsay la-
boured, and observed that she had only completed her 34th
year in April last. Evidence having been given, Mrs. Ram.
say was introduced into the room. She was dressed in deep
mourning, and laughed as she approached the Commissioners.
In person she is tall, with an elegant gait, and an extremely
pleasing countenance. In the course of her examination she
declared her inability to take care of herself, her property, or
children, assigning as a reason that she was dead, and al_
though the Learned Commissioners took considerable pains to
convince her that she laboured under a delusion, she obsti-
nately persisted in her assertion that she had ceased to exist.
The Jury found that she had been of unsound mind, and in-
capable of taking care of herself or of ler property, since the
10th of November, 1840.

CAPTAIN ANSTRUTHER'S CAPTIVITY.
LETTER FROM CAPTAIN ANSTRtTHER, DECEMBER 31, 1840,
NINOPO PRISON.
MY DEAR ----, On Wednesday, the 16th of Septem-
ber, I started about ten o'clock to get the valleys on the
left of the great north road from Tinghae, put down ac-
curately in my survey. I went about 1,000 yards north
from the north gate of the town, or perhaps 1,200 yards,
to where there are several houses and gardens, and from
whence a road branches off to the westward. I went
along this road and ascended the pass between the hill
then turned to the left, getting up a knoll, from the top of
which I got the bearings of K. (the centre beacon on the
east side of Chusan Bay) and C. (the similar beacon on
the west side of the bay.) Having fixed this point, I
pitched a small flag, and took bearings to the flag-staff in
front of Colonel Lloyd's tent ( Bengal Volunteers) and
Montgomerre's stone. To the westward lay a long and
pretty valley, by which I could get down to the level of
ground which bears north-west from our old camp, and by
bringing round the right shoulder, keeping the foot of the
bill on my left, I should return to our tents. I am thus
particular in naming the place and describing it, as I hope
B--- will take a dozed or two of our people, and go and
burn the place where the rascals pinned me. I went down
the western side to the Pass, and in a very short time was
sensible of my imprudence, as the path goes past a ghns
house on the right, thick trees overhanging both sides of the
narrow pass, and making it quite dark. The ghos house i in
a walled garden, full of large trees. I determined as soon as I
got clear of this dark and dangerous-looking place to retrace
my steps, but, on getting to the other end of the grove, I be .
came aware that we were followed by a crowd of Chinamen.
I took no notice, but turned to the left, meaning to go up the
hill again, keeping to the open ground. We had hardly
turned when a Chinese soldier rushed out from the crowd with
a hoe in his hand, and struck at my old Lascar, the only man
with me. He avoided the blow, and ran up to me in great
alarm. I took from him the iron spud which ho had used to
pitch the flag, and met the soldier and drove him
back, but a number of others, with what they call
spears, but from their double prongs we should call
them pitchforks, charged me and my poor old man, and
of course we had nothing for it but to run. I told the old
man to run up the hill, and they would only follow me, but
he refused to leave me. The armed people kept on the
hill side to cut off my chance of getting up the hill, so I
determined to attempt to force my way by the long valley.
I am but a bad runner, and my poor old servant was worse,
so I went slowly along the valley, turning now and
then to keep the Chinese at bay. Meantime the
whole population of the valley gathered with loud
shouts in our front, and it was evidently a hopeless job. I
could not get my old man to leave me and try to escape un-
noticed, so we held on, and at a turn in the path which
had now crossed to the south side of the long valley
(which lies east and west) I was opposed by a few scoundrels
with sticks and stones. I charged them, and they got all
round me, and then my poor old man ran back about eighty
yards, where he was met by the crowd following us, and
struck down. I have an inexpressible reluctance to write
what follows, but must. I attempted to force my way to-
wards him, but could not, and I saw the inhuman villains
pounding his head with large stones as he lay with his face
downwards. I cannot doubt that he died. His two sons
are my pensioners now at the Mount school, and of course my
brother, or W- MacT-, will see that their pensions con-
tinue to be paid. I saw that attempt at flight was useless, and,
expecting a fate similar to that of my Lascar, I set to work to make
the rascals pay for it, and fought my best. Of course num-
bers prevailed, and I was sent down. Instead of dashing out
my brains they set to work to tie my hands behind me and
my ancles together, tied a huge gag on my mouth, and
then quietly took a large bamboo and hammered my
knees just over the kneecap, to prevent the possibility of
escape. I was then put in a palanquin, which was
evidently kept ready for some such contingencies, and
we hurried off to the north-west, and fetched a circuit round
the west angle of the island of Chusan to a village about ten
miles west of the Sapper's Point, as I judge from seeing about
five miles east of me a beacon which is visible from the beacon
above the Sappers' camp. Here we waited till nightfall, my
conductors comforting me by repeating the word " Ningpo,"
and drawing their hands across their throats. At about seven.
P. as., we got into a boat with a cover, and I lay down and
slept. About midnight, as I should guess, I was awakened,
and told to get out of the boat; my ancles were set free, a
chain put round my neck, and I was obliged to walk,
although my legs were hardly able to bear me, and my head
ached dreadfully from two cuts I had received in the
skirmish over the skull. I think they were dealt with hoes,
but am not sure. We travelled all night in a south-west
direction, and all the next day till about one o'clock, when
we reached the banks of a river and got into a boat.
About two hours' rowing with the stream brought us into
Ningpo, where we landed, and I went in a palanquin to the
Mandarins of Ningpo outer city, or " Heen." Here I was
examined as to the number of ships, men, and other parti-
culars of our state at Chusan, the interpreter being Poo King
Pon, the comprador who was seized at Chusan about a fort-
night after our landing. 1 was fed, and sent to a prison
prepared for me by the removal of the four Chusan Manda-
rins who had been confined by the Emperor's order for al-
lowing the English to land at Chusan. I may here mention
that the Wellesley's first broadside mortally wounded the
naval Mandarin, and the first shell fired on shore killed the
Setpun (Letpun) or chief mandarin of the island, and these two
deaths had struck great terror into the mandarins everywhere,
as they believed we aimed at them, so M- may enjoy the
credit of killing the chief. In the prison I was forced to get
into a cage, with wooden bars, one yard high, and two
feet wide outside the bar ; a ring was put round my neck
(of iron) and my hands put in handcuffs, locked to a slick
about one foot long, which was fastened to my neck ring.
Very heavy leg irons had been put on me at the Mandarin's,
in consequence, I supposed, of the abominably exagge-
rated account my conductors gave of my resistance, by
the way of showing their own valour in taking so fierce
a warrior. These irons weighed, I think, 181bs., and
I wore them for four weeks. In this horrid little cage a chain
was locked on to my leg-irons, and a gaoler slept with a
light close to me, so I think it would have puzzled Jack
Sheppard to escape. Next day I went again to the manda-
rin's, and in course of conversation he asked about our
steamers. I offered to draw one for him, and did it. He
became civil and friendly, and gave the comprador and my-
self a good dinner ; after which I got some hot water, and
washed off some of the blood and dirt of the struggle, found my
head handsomely laid open to the bone, my legs and arms
covered with bruises, but no wound of any consequence, and
the very judicious diet of the prison soon cured all the bangs
and bruises.
On the 19th and 20th I again went to the Tagins (Tazin),
and the latter day met there seven other prisoners, from whom
I heard of the wreck of their ship, the Kite. and their capture.
The Mandarins became more and more friendly in their manner
towards me, and on this day ordered a bigger cage for me ; my
new one was 3 feet by 2 feet 1 inch. 'This was comparative
comfort, and was the fruit of my drawing for the mandarins
a map of Chusan Bay, town and suburb, with ships and
tents. Next day I was told to draw a map of London, and
did it ; Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's, Windsor Castle,
and Buckingham Palace, all pleasantly situated in a park,
with Grosvenor-place very well situated for viewing all
four ! Next day I had to draw a map of England, showing
mail coaches and cattle somewhat larger than cities or towns.
This day (2'2d) I met Lieutenant Douglas, R.N., of the
Kite, and a nephew of my friend and neighbour Keith
Douglas, of Grangemuir, in Fife. He was in a small cage,
and very much worse off than I, being in a worse prison.
Next day Mrs. Noble, wife of the captain of the Kite,
who, with his child, was lost in the wreck, was brought to
Ningpo with Mr. Wilts, chief officer of that ship. The
lady was put in a cage in the next cell to mine, chained
like me, only the irons were lighter, and so, by-the-by, were
those of Douglas, Wilts, the marines, and sailors. We
went every day to the mandarin's to answer all sorts of foolish
childish questions, ex. gr., "what relation was Mrs. Noble to
the Queen of England ?" our ages, and the state of our fa-
milies, our pay, and a thousand other things, were the daily
subject of cross-questioning. On Monday, the 28th of Sep-
tember, came a change ; Douglas, Wilts, and I were moved
into a new prison, a large room with a fine place to walk in
in front, the cages taken away, and good bedsteads placed
for us, and all very much more comfortable ; and, better
than all, I got a letter from B--r, which showed they
knew where I was, and that the news would go to Eng-
land, not, as I feared an account of my death, but of a
mere temporary imprisonment, just like the Sheriffs of Mid-
dlesex got from the House of Commons. From that date
up to this present writing, (January 2, 1841) we have
had nothing to complain of, and very little to tell of. On
Monday, the 26th of October, we were all assembled at
the head mandarin's, our irons struck off, and we were all to
be free in six days. He also gave me a letter from M--,
and four chests of beer, cheeroots, clothes, wine, brandy,
and other slight refreshments. As we believed the manda-
rins as to the six days, we set to work and live jollity,
and the beer, &c. did not last long. Our life was now plea-
sant enough. I had writing materials and plenty of leisure, so
I set to work to ornament the walls of my prison with draw-
ings of my eighteen-pound gun and other diagrams connected
with the noble science of gunnery. 1 flatter myself I have set
forth the true theory of recoil in a new and striking light, and
will astonish the artillery world with a treatise on carronades,
which will make W bite the finger of vexation with the
tooth of envy. I had to draw portraits of all the mandarins,
pictures of Admiral Elliot, Captain Elliot, the Queen, and a
thousand other things, and so the weary, weary time passed
slowly away. On the above day we received from Admiral
Elliot 300 dollars, with part of which we purchased winter
clothing for all, and some decent clothes for the lady.
A month passed and I got another letter from B--,
with beer, wine, brandy, flannel, and warm clothing, and
the time passed heavily till the 27th of December, when
an ugly vagabond came to the grated door and slipped
into my hand a private note from ; up to this
date, though we had written very often, the mandarins
never sent our notes ; but we now wrote by this
man (Blondel de Westa), and asked for a Bible, knife,
and other things. On the 29th of December I received the
Bible and knife, and wrote this account to be ready for
Blondel's next visit, so I will put this by and write out the
accounts of the Kite's wreck. I need hardly say how gra-
tified I feel to M-, B-r, B---w, G--t, and all
blues and sappers, for their kind and constant recollection
of me. We hope soon to be free, and only want freedom to
be perfectly happy, as neither I nor Douglas have had a mi-
nute's sickness, nor have we been, or will we be, down-hearted
for a minute. We are told now that in about ten days we
shall be free. P. ANSTRUTHER.

INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM CAPTAIN ANSTRUTHER'S
DIAN IN CONSEQUENCE OF QUESTIONS PUT TO HIM BY
DIRECTION OF THE CHIEF MAGISTRATE.
The three British officers are in the barracks, but the lady
is in the prison of the women. The distance between both is
very short.
There are about nine soldiers that watch them outside, and
about eight inside, eleven of whom are my intimate friends,
and belong to my gang ; they can be bought over; so also the
guard boats, which are managed by poor people, and are under
obligations to me for medical assistance.
I am able to take them on board a boat and rescue them;
the prison is near the river side.
The place where the sailors are imprisoned is more exposed
to public view, and I should not venture in the fit st instance to
liberate them, but wait until I have accomplished the one ex-
ploit, and then we may again take measures.
Perhaps the district magistrate, who owes more than 10,000
taels to Government, as he is a poor man, and the empire is
now upon the point of going to wreck—he himself will be
anxious to get some money, leave his office and run away; Ijdo
not think that would be attended with any difficulty.
Appoint a vessel to anchor at Heapoo, send letters to your
officers, and inform them of the preparations that have been
made for their release, let them be all ready towards that time
and:immediately embark.
From 40 to 50 dollars to the guards, and 100 to those in-
' side would be sufficient to buy them over.
My own reward I leave to your generosity, and should
stipulate, as a particular favour, to permit my relation, the
owner of the timber yard, to remove his things, in reward
for my services.
Translated by the Rev. C. Gutzlaff.
(Signed) W. CAINE, Captain, Chief Magistrate.
Chief Magistrate's Office, Tinghae, 4th Jan., 1841.
—Eastern Star, Feb. 21.

. You well know that your Paper is read in the Governor's
Palace; none published after my move from Macao were shown
me; bnt in an extra, published a few dAys before, there was
a long extract from the Spectator far beyond the comprehen-
sion of the learned interpreter : the foreigner's aid was called
in. A mandarin " must" ask not only the meaning of sen-
tences, but to be sure of coming at the truth of every word,
and thus I worked on my way. The Chiense have not words
in their language or ideas in their minds to represent the situa-
tion and objects of a speaker in the British Parliament, and
you would have been amused at the circumlocutions and laying
of groundwork called for at every step. In 'about half an hour
we had fairly finished the first paragraph of three lines and a
half. I was not altogether sorry to find my friends by this
time tired, and the informant being very communicative and
willing to proceed, they took his word that the whole myste-
rious piece was of the same nature, and dismissed him.
The most interesting of all upon which my assistance was
required was the case of the French missionary and his Chi-
nese companion taken in October, endeavouring to proceed up
the river of Canton.

There were besides in the same prisen with myself a lascar
and a Macao caffre. The former had run away from his ship
and was seized on Lintin, or an island near it, in July. In
prison he was well taken care of at the charge of the Consoo
House.

The caifre had been taken at Heangshan in a Chinese dress.
He was treated in all respects as a Chinese prisoner.
Oh Thursday, December the 10th, I Wll3 brought before
Keshon, from him received every expression of sympathy and
favour, and was relieved from my chains and irons.
Having spent the night at the palace, in the morning I
took leave of Canton, accompanied by two officers, and in a
chair as handsome as their own, to the great horror, no
doubt, of any "of the old school," who may have wit-
ne,sed the descration.

The next morning, December the 12th, I ascended the
sides of her Britannic Majesty's ship Wellesley, Commodore
Sir J. J. G. Bremer, and was received most kindly by him-
self and Captain Elliot, by whom I was re-assured of what I
had been told by Keshen himself, that my liberation had been
in consequence of particular application, and I understood
unconditionally. I cannot sufficiently express my sentiments
of gratitude to these gentlemen and to Captain Smith ana
others.
Macao, Dec. 14, 1840. VINCENT STANTON.

OBJECTS OF THE EXPEDITION OR MISSION.
Ist. To obtain a recognition of the King of England, as
the independent Sovereign of a civilised country-
-2.d. To require an apology for the treatment of Lord Napier,
as the Commissioner of the King of England.
3d. Compensation must be made for the losses caused to
British merchants by the stoppage of the trade while Lord
Napier was at Canton, and for some time after his departure.
4th. Until particular rues are framed by the consent of
boih Governments, British subjects shall not for any wrong
done either to another British subject or to a Chinese. sub-
ject, be liable to a more severe punishment than is applicable
to the like offence by the laws of England.
sth. No hoppo' or other authority whatever, shall be at
liberty to impose any tax or duty, direct or indirect, on any
foreign ships or vessels, or any articles of export or import, cr
any boats, coolies, or other conveyance of goods, other than,
or different from, the prescribed Imperial Tariff.
6th. Ves;els not engaged in trade shall pay the ordinary
pilotage, but no other duty or charge whatever. They shall
be freely allowed to purchase refreshments and articles re-
quisite for repair or refit, and to hire workmen for such
purpose,
7th. Merchant vessels shall pay shipping charges of all kinds
according to their real size, as ascertained by their certificate
of registry. None of the persons engaged in supplying them
with provisions or stores shall be subject-to any fee or exaction
whatever in that capacity.
Bth. British subjects may take their families to any place
where they reside themselves, and may
employ any sort of
vehicle they may find agreeable or convenient, as freely as
natives.

9th. British subjects may
visit any part of the country under
passports signed by the British Commissioner, and counter-
signed by the Chinese authority of the place.
10th. A British subject, desirous of residing for a lawful ob-
ject in any part of the country, shall report himself in perw. '
to the chief Magistrate of the place, specifying his lodging, but
shall not thereafter be in any way molested or controlled in his
pursuits, so long as they are conduct xl in a lawful and inoffen-
sive manner.
11th. British ships may proceed to any port in China at