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A meeting of British merchants was held at the Lon-
don Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, yesterday afternoon, to
take into consideration the recent massacre of the French
at Tien-Tsin. Mr. Hodgson, M.P., took the
chair. The chairman said if we had not
been so intensely occupied as we had been
at home with a greater massacre in Europe for the last
six weeks, the terrible circumstance of the Tien-Tsin
massacre would have excited the greatest possible interest.
Even as it was it was felt how important it was in the
interest of humanity to ascertain what were the real cir-
cumstances of the case, in order that a similar out-
rage on our own subjects should be prevented.
It was for this purpose and with a view
to see her Majesty's Ministers that they had met at pre-
sent. When they had done so they trusted to be able to
lay before another meeting the result of their interview.
Having made these observations, he would call on
Mr. Gilman to move the only resolution that
would be offered to them on the present occasion.—
Mr. Gilman said he was glad that the horrible outrages
perpetrated on Christian ladies engaged in works of mercy
had not been fully detailed, for we should be obliged to
tax our utmost imagination before we had the slightest
conception of the enormities that had occurred. At
present the country that had been so outraged
—unhappy, down-trodden France was unable to
defend its interests in China, yet the time would
inevitably come when it would be able to do it. He con-
cluded by proposing the following resolution :—" That
the lamentable massacre of the French at Tien-tsin on the
21st June had led to anxiety and alarm on the part of the
British communities at the several open ports. That it
appears the calamity occurred during the absence from
Tien-tsin of any vessel of war. That this meeting deems it
desirable to represent the fact to her Majesty's Government
and everywhere, whether, in view of the serious events
which have occurred, they have taken, or intend to take,
any and what further precautions, for the protection
of British life and property in China."—This resolu-
tion was seconded by Mr. Magniac, M.P., and carried.—
A deputation consisting of Mr. Hodgson, M.P., Mr.
Mattheson M.P., Mr. Magniac, M.P., Mr. Gilman, and
Mr. Jones 'Gibbs were appointed a deputation to wait on
Earl Granville that afternoon.
In accordance with the resolution passed at the London
Tavern, the deputation waited on Earl Granville at the
Foreign Office, with the result of that meeting. His
Lordship informed them that Her Majesty's representatives
in China had supported the representations which had
been made by the French Government to China on the
subject. That in regard to further representations to be
made by the Government, they were to be addressed to
him, embodying the points named, which should be fully
replied to.