The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-26 00:00:00

WE WAR WITII CHINA.

(From the Gazette of this Evening.)
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 7th day of
March, 1860—Present, the Queen's Most Excellent Ma-
jesty in Council.
Whereas, in the event of hostilities commencing between
her Majesty and her august ally the Emperor of the
French on the one hand, and the Emperor of China on the
other hand, it is the intention and desire of her Majesty,
and of his Majesty the Emperor of the French, to act
during such hostilities in strict conformity with the decla-
ration respecting maritime law, signed by the plenipoten-
tiaries of Great Britain, Austria, France, Prussia, Russia,
Sardinia, and Turkey, assembled in Congress at Paris, and
dated April 16, 1856; and whereas her Majesty is willing to
extend the benefits of the said Declaration of Paris to all
Powers which may be neutral in the said hostilities.
Now her Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of
her Privy Council, to or filer, and it is hereby ordered, that so
far as regards the ships of any neutral Power, the flag of
any such Power shall cover the enemy's goods, with the ex-
ception of contraband of war; so that no goods of enemies
found on board any ship belonging to the subjects of such
neutral Power, or to those inhabiting within the dominions
of any such Power, and duly entitled to use the flag of
such Power, shall be subject to capture or condemnation
by reason only of such goods beine, enemies' goods; all
other liabilities to capture and condemnation, respectively,
of enemies' goods and neutral ships being reserved and
remaining in all respects as before the Declaration of the
said Congress at Paris, of the 16th April, 1856.
And it is hereby further ordered, that neutral goods,
with the exception of contraband of war, shall not be liable
to capture under the enemy's flag, by reason only of said
goods being under the enemy's flag; all other liabilities
to capture and condemnation of neutral goods being re-
served, and remaining in all respects before the Declara-
tion of the said Congress at Faris of the 16th April, 1856 :
Provided always, and it is hereby ordered, that nothing
herein contained shall be applicable to, or shall be construed,
deemed, or taken, so as to operate or apply to, or in favour of
any person, ship, or goods whatsoever, which may be cap-
tured for breaking or attempting to break, or which may be
lawfully adjudged to have broken or attempted to break, any
blockade maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent
access to the coast of the enemy; but that all such persons,
ships, and goods, may be duly taken cognisance of, pro-
ceeded upon, adjudicated, dealt with, and treated, in all re-
spects and to all purposes according to the course of Admi-
ralty and the law of nations, as if this order had never been
made, anything hereinbeforo to the contrary in anywise
notwithstanding. _

And it is further ordered that, notwithstanding the exist-
ence of hostilities between her Majesty and her august ally
on the one hand, and the Emperor of China on the other
hand, and during the continuance thereof, all and every
the subjects of her Majesty and of her august ally the Em-
p ror of the French, shall and may, during such, hostilities;
freely trade at and with all ports and po p laces
situate in the dominions of China, and als #ersons
whomsoever, as well subjects of the Emperor of China as
others residing or trading within any part of the domj.niens
of the said Emperor.
And it is further ordered and declared that if any gitinese
ship or vessel shall be captured or taken by, any of her
Majesty's vessels or forces, having on board any-merchan-
dise or goods being the bona fide property _of any sub-
ject or subjects of her Majesty or of her August ally the
Emperor of the French, such merchandike or goods shall
not be subject or liable to be condemned as prise,. butshall,
on the proof of such property, as aforesaid, be restored to
the owner or owners thereof; provided always, and it is
hereby ordered, that this order shall not apply, 70 be
construed, deemed, or taken to operate to, or allay
to or in favour of contraband of war, or to -trading
in supply of, or dealing with, any articles or things
which it may be declared by her Majesty and
her august Ally shall be deemed and taken as contraband
of war, or to any trading or attempt to trade with places
subject to effective blockade by the ships or fleets of her
Majesty and her august Ally, or either of them ; and it is
further ordered, that her Majesty's officers and subjects,
and especially her Majesty's Courts and officers exercising
any prize jurisdiction, do take notice hereof, and govern
themselves accordingly. W, L. BATHURST.

LONDON GAZETTE-(TEIS EVENINE )

DOWNING-STREET, JUNE 25.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Hamilton
Gray, Joseph Howe, and John William Ritchie_, Esqrs.,
to be Commissioners to inquire and adjust the differences
relative to the Rights of Land Owners and Tenants in the
Island of Prince Edward.

WHITEHALL, JUNE 25.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Charles
Kingsley, M.A., to be Professor of Modern History in the
University of Cambridge, in the room of Sir James Stephen,
deceased.