The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-14 00:00:00

THE TIEN-TSIN MASSACRES.

Writing from Shanghai, the Times correspondent says
"For the last two or three weeks I have spoken of
matters at Tien-tsin as nearly stationary. They have at
length begun to move again, but I am sorry to say it is is
the wrong direction. The culprits seem as far frora
punishment as ever, and the anti-foreign party at Pekes
are gaining power and confidence. Nearly two months
after the massacre the matter stands thus. The two CltY
magistrates who were flagrant abettors of the riot have been
removed from office, and ordered to submit themselves to the
Board of Punishment at Pekin, but have got no further
on their way than the provincial capital, Pauting-foo, onlY
100 miles from Tien-tsin. A few of the rioters are said to
have been arrested, but not one has yet been punished.
They do not believe they will be hurt, as they say the)"
acted under the orders of the Prefect. Towards rebuild-
ing the burnt premises a small show has been made of
clearing away the ruins. The remains of the victims have
been buried in presence of several local mandarins ; but the
Imperial Commissioner, Tseng Kwo-fan, declined to be
present, pleadingsickness. The punishment of Chen KW-
jin, to whom I have often alluded as a prime mover in the
outbreak, is, I believe, flatly refused. The turning
point of the whole affair is the execution of the three
mandarins. We are, of course, indebted very much to
rumour for information as to what occurs among Or
Chinese. Rumour says that Prince Kung is himself in
favour of concession, because he realizes the danger of war;
but that he stands nearly alone in the Cabinet,. a large pre'
portion of the other high officials urging resista,nos•
The degradation of the three mandarins might be assented
to, but not their execution. The French Minister, holy-
ever, considers that they have merited death by their
crime, and that their execution is necessary as a political
warning. He presses his demand, and I think
all foreigners in China agree that he is right. That only
dozen or so of the riotors have been arrested, and not one 01
these hurt speaks ill for the goodwill of the authorities.
The Chinese are preparing for resistance. Soldiers can
be seen in every direction. Their number is set down at
40,000, and Li-hung-chang, Gordon's associate in the
Taeping war, is said to be approaching with 25,000 more
from Shanshi. The Chinese are elated by the possession
of foreign guns. to a belief that they are now capable
of resisting foreign armies with success and there,
seems little doubt that they intend testing 'their belieiit
Count Rochechouart has pressed his demands, and will, "-
believe, haul down his flag if they are not complied with
within a short date. In that case Pekin and Tien-tsin
will almost certainly be untenable for foreigners during
the three winter months when the Peiho is closed by ice.
The French have not sufficient force in China to begin
hostilities at once ; it is unlikely that they can receive
reinforcements before the end of the year, and their
temporary withdrawal will be looked on as a
proof of success which will encourage further
acts of violence. It is worth the serious
consideration of our own Gevernment whether
it might not be wiser, kinder to the Chinese, and even
cheaper to prevent outbreak than to incur the risk of
having to avenge it. The transport of a couple of Indian
regiments to Shanghai would not cost much ; their pre-
sence would have the effect of tranquillising the neighbour-
ing ports. When I last heard, a few days ago, the French
and English Admirals were still at Cheefoo, though the
latter spoke of r'turning shortly to Nagasaki to rejoin his
flagship Ocean. Both officers, lam aware, view the posi-
tion of affairs in the north most seriously. The members
of the Italian Legation were also at Chefoo, and the
Italian corvette Principessa Clotilda was expected daily

A resident in Portsmouth—Mr. Henry Robbins,
late a provost-sergeant in the Royal Marine Artillery, at
Eastney, and now residing in Surrey-street, Landport,
claims to be the inventor of the mitrailleuse.

AN OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE.—We have an in'
land penny postage ; why not have an ocean penny
postage ? If a letter can be taken from London to Liver-
pool for a penny, why can it not be taken from Liverpool
to New York for another penny, and from New York to
Philadelphia say for an additional penny ? It can be
done, and done with advantage to all concerned ; and we
venture to say that it will be done—and perhaps soon.
The Government now takes a letter from London to Liver-
pool and delivers it for a penny, and makes a gain out of
the transaction. It can even with still greater gain take
a letter from Liverpool to New York for a similar stun.
Let us suppose that an ordinary letter weighs half an
ounce. There are 71,680 half ounces in a ton ; 71,680
pennies are nearly £3OO. The cost of carrying a ton from
Liverpool to New York is less than £lO. There is, there-
fore, no reason why the British Government, having in
their hands the necessary mail facilities, should not take a
letter across the Atlantic for a penny. There is, in fact,
every reason why it should. It would be hailed as a boon
by ten thousand emigrants in America and the friends of
emigrants here,—English Mechanic.

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