The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-15 00:00:00

MR. ANSON BURLINGAME.

Among the official correspondence of the Hon. Frederick
F. Low, United States Minister to China, just published,
will be found a letter from Mr. Low to Prince Kung,
acknowledging the receipt of a despatch of May 14th,
1870, from the Chinese Government, announcing that the
sum of six thousand taels have been appropriated from
the funds of the Chinese Embassy in Russia, to defray
the expenses of Mr. Burlingame's obsequies, and men-
tioning that a decree had been published by the EmPeror
approving of the acts of the late Minister, and as a special
mark of favour and regard, conferring upon him the title
of a Minister of the highest grade, and conferring
the sum of six thousand taels upon his family.
The tael corresponds to 1,000 of the coin
called "cash," and is equal to five shillings British ;
it is also used in China as the nave of a weight equal to
1A- ounces avoirdupois. The sum of $7,500 has therefore
been handed to Mr. Burlingame's son to defray the ex-
pense of the funeral, and the same sum has been appro-
priated for the benefit of the family. Mr. Low, in a note,
explains that the nine " pin " or grades of official rank in
China are each subdivided into primary and secondary,
the first of which are " superordinates " of the latter.
When Mr. Burlingame left Pekin, he was one of the
officers found in the secondary place among Presidents of
Boards. The recent decree of the Emperor, therefore,
raises him to the primary place, equal in rank with Cabinet
Ministers._ Mr. Low also communicated to Prince Kung
the long cable despatch sent by Secretary Fish in
reply to the announcement by Mr. Curtin of the death of
Mr. Burlingame, at St. Petersburg, and the general ex-
pression of sorrow felt through the United States--Phila-
delphia Ledger.

SLAVERY IN SPANISH COLONIES.—Ihe refusal of
the Spanish Cortes to abolish Slavery in the colonies of
Cuba and Porto Rico has been condemned as an act of
imbecility. It appears from the abstract of the corres-
pondence between Minister Sickles and Secretary Fish,
that the failure resulted from the treachery of Prim, who,
after committing the Government to abolition, compro-
mised with the slaveholders of Porto Rico, on an act 3f
emancipation which defers the question until the
next century. but justice is not thus easily put off by
man's treachery, and the abolition of slavery in the
Spanish colonies is certain to come at an early hour.—
New York, Tribune-

DISCOVERY OE NEW PETROLEUM WELLS IN
PENNSYLVANIA. —A new well was struck, on Monday
last, on the M'Cray Farm, near Petroleum Center, owned
by James M'Cray and Thomas Donahghy, which is
pumping at the rate of between 300 and 400 barrels daily.
This well promises to be fully as productive as the cele-
brated "Banner Well," which has yielded over 300 barrels
per day since being struck. Contrary to general expec-
tation, the production of the latter is not affected by the
new strike. The Brown and M`Crum Well, on the
Snedeker traet is a dry hole. Two new wells were struck
at Wess Hickory a day or two since, both of which are
reported as doing over 100 barrels each. Reliable figures
will be Oven to-morrow of their production. A new
well was completed upon the R. L. Shaw farm a day or
two since, ivhich, though not as productive as others upon
this farm, promises to be a valuable well. This farm
cannot be excelled as an old producing farm—dry holes
are unknown—and good ones plentiful—From the Titus-
ville Heriail,Aty 27.