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) BEDFORD RACES.—THURSDA
The Stratton Park Stakes of 25 soya, added to a
of 5 soya each! 3 ft ; weight for age ;
Start opposite the MILO and go once round.
Mr. Hughes's Winkfield7 aged, Bst 101 b .... ,
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ltwinnersJuliet,
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', Betting-6 to 4 each agsf Ladybird and Winkfield;s to 2'
I‘Mirr..
AKdneigyh,st'LsaNdyewbisrtde,a3d,Acyr7ss,tB9stibBlb
a Newstead. Won by a 1.1%d ; A bad third.
The
,t,half mile. 18 subs.
- Handicap of 40 sovs, p,ddod to a Handicap of 5
(Bray) 1
(Daley) 2
Mr. S. Jacob's The Don, 3 3,7 rs fist 41b
C.
Johnson) 3
Mr. W. Smith's Inder, aged, est 131 b ..• •
Betting-7 to 4 agst Juliet, sto 2 agst Predict...ll sto 1
Predictor, Wildgrave, Brandy Ball, and Liz& also ran.t 411 bas
agst The Don, 6 to 1 each agst Wildgrave and Inder. Won
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not get off.
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b.

THE SUN, LONDO

PRICE 4D. STAMPED, sp.

A LBERT and MEDICAL LIFE ASSURANCE
-L •COMPANY, 7, Waterloo:plre, Pall-mall, London, S.W

miles from the river. Next day he crossed the bar
in a gunboat, and proceeded
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works
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were rebuilt and enlarged. But no
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one was visible save a few peasants, who declared
there was no authority civil or military nearer than
Tien-tsin, and that no authority had charge of the
defences which were devised by the people for pro-
tection against rebels and pirates
Admiral Hope then again sent and required the
river to be opened within three days, which the
people promised to do. After much parley a junk
reached the outer anchorage on the morning of the
25th, with a letter for Mr. Bruce. It came from
Peh-tang, a small:station at the mouth of the river
named after it, about 12 miles north of Taku. This
was from the Governor-General Hangfuh, who said
he was engaged in disarming Peh-tang, hitherto a
fortified place. When the men and guns were

1838.
The Business of the Medical, Invalid, and General Life
Assurance Society having been amalgamated with the Albert
Life Assurance Company, the united businesses will hence-
forth be carried on under the above title.
Accumulated Fund exceeds £500,000
Subscribed Capital 447,180
l'aid up Capital
Annual Income from Life Premiums upwards of 220,000
The new business is now progressing at the rate of more
than £25,000 per annum.
From Professor De Morgan's Report upon the last valua-
tion of liabilities (end of 1858), and the statements of accounts,
it appeared at that time that the surplus in favour of the
Albert business alone, after providing for every liability, was
£192,025 2s. lid.
HENRY WILLIAM SMITH, Actuary.
C. DOUGLAS SINGER, Secretary.

Selling allowances, &c. Last half mile. 5 subs.
Mr. Woolcot na Longhope (X 25), 7st 101 b.. (G. Foram) 1.
Mr. Frazer's Everlasting (X 25), 7st 91b (Custanec) 2
Mr. Eden's Ancestor (E4O), Bst 31b (Nightingall) 3
The Taurina filly by also ran.
Betting-5 to 4on Longhope, to 2 ggst Gillyflower
filly. Won by a head ; a bad third. Perry weighed for
and mounted the Gillyflower filly, but on going to the post
was kicked by the Taurina filly and injured so much that
he was not able to start. The winner was sold to Sir W.
Booth for 43 guineas.
The Queen'i Plate of 100 guineas ; 3-yr-olds, 7st 71b; fouri
9st; five, 9st 71b; six and aged, 9st 91b. Three miles.
Mr. Barber's Ben Webster, 3 yrs, 7st 71b dwards) I
Mr. Ingham's Predictor, 3 yrs, 7st 71b...... (Fordham) 2
Capt. Little's Master Begot, 6 yrs, 9st 91b .. (S. Rogers) 3
Bridegroom also ran.
Betting-5 t) 4on Ben Webster, sto 2 agat Master
Begot. Won by a length ; a bad third. Bridegrooms
beaten off.
The Hunters' Stakes of 25 soya, added to a sweepstakes of
5 sovs each. Optional selling weights, &c. Gentlemen
riders ; professionals 61b extra.
Oae mile. 10 subs.
Mr. Ward's Maypole, 3 yrs (L5O),
Bst 71b (inc. 61(
Sharp)
extra? zSharp) I
61b
Mr. Adey's Lady Bird, 3 yrs (£5O), Bst 7lb (C _
ustance extra)

Imoved t othe south he would come out in a junk to
welcome Mr. Bruce to Peh-tang, whence he could
proceed overland to Pekin, as soon as Kweiliang
and his colleague had arrived. In short, his propo-
sition was, that Mr. Bruce should wait in the Gulf
of Pecheli until he came out to him, and at Peh-
tang until the commissioners were in Pekin. This
overture Mr. Bruce most properly declined. Indeed
the letter was returned in consequence of the cha-
racters being informal in the place assigned to those
indicating the Queen's name. The attack was then
made, which, notwithstanding the unsurpassed
gallantry of Admiral Hope and every one in the
fleet, was unfortunately unsuccessful.
Such was the conduct pursued by. Mr. Bruce.
Mr. Ward, the American Minister, had come up
from Shanghai, and, like the English and French
Ministers, had demanded a passage up the Tien-tsin
river. He made preparations for fighting, and,
though his tender grounded, his boats, under Com-
modore Tatnall, most nobly assisted the allied force
After the action he made overtures to the Chinese,
and, after nearly a month's delay, a decree arrived
authorising his admission into the capital, there to
exchange ratifications with Kweiliang and Hwas-
hana, who had returned from Shanghai for the
purpose. With a very limited suite he left Peh-tang
in conveyances ill-found and of the lowest class in
use. Neither chairs nor horses were allowed him.
He was smuggled into Pekin with such absence of
parade that the common people were with difficulty
persuaded that any foreign envoy had entered the
city. Arrived there he found himself a species of
prisoner in a large building in but indifferent re-
pair, exit from which was rendered difficult by a
strong guard posted round it. They carried their
orders to isolate the mission so far as to imprison
two Russians who attempted to pay it a visit, while
a Russian letter addressed to one of its members
was intercepted and detained six days.
But the crowning insult was to come. The Pre-
sident's letter to the Emperor was to have been de-
livered by Mr. Ward in person, but the commis-
sioners, finding that no amount of persuasion would
induce him to prostrate himself when presenting it,
suddenly wrote to know why, if unprepared to con-
form to this rite, he had come to Pekin at all. Mr.
Ward replying that he had come in consequence of
the Emperor's decree received at Peh-tang ordain-

The following also ran :—Greenwich Fair, Annan, New-
stead, and Able Jack.
Betting-9 to 4 agst Annan, 7to 2 agst Greenwich Fair,
sto 1 each agst Maypole and Lady Bird. Won by half a
length; a bad third.

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
CESAIIEWITCH.
9to 1 agst Golden Pippin (take 10 to 1 freely)
15 to 1 agst Killigrew (taken)
1000 to GO agst Dulcibella (taken)
20 to 1 agst Mavourneen (taken)
20 to 1 agst Barabbas (offered)
33 to 1 agst BBvis (taken)
100 to 1 agst Weatterbound (offered)
100 to 1 agst Conscript (offered)
CAMBRIDGNSHIRE.
1000 to GO agst Prelude (taken)

CARDIFF RACE S—Vrt lISD AY.
The Revival Handicap of 5 sous each,. 2 ft, with 50 added.

One mile 240 yards.
Mr. C. Formby's The Speaker, 4 yrs, 05t.,.. 1
Mr. B.a ILI
aard,nd ;
Artist,sßrine 4 3yyrsrs: 7st 7st1011) .e, 2
Mr. B
3
#0
The Principality Stakes of 5 Boys each, 2 ft, with 25 added,

for two-year-olds. About six furlongs.
Mr. B. Brayley's Tonio, 7st 2lb **
Mr. John Dawson's IVorthani, Est 71U
Mr. Gulliver's Sloth, 7st
The Cardiff Stakes of 10 sous each, 5 ft, and only 3 if
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declared,. with 100 added. Two miles 240 yards.
Mr. Stevens nd Timandra, 4 yrs, Bst .. I
Mr. E. Foulkes's Boss, 5 yrs, Gst 51b
Mr. Thomas's Emblem, 4 yrs, Bst
The Selling Stakes of 3 soya each, with 20 added ; two-
year-olds, 7st 31b ; three, Ost 91b ; four, list ; five, Ilst
101; six and aged, list 121 b ; mares and geldings
'allowed 31b. One mile.
Bouverie
2
Midnight ......
The Innkeepers' Plate of .50 SOTO. One mile and a quarter
Mr. Sadler's The Gift, 4 yrs, 6st 111 b
Mr. W. Jones's Yorkshire Miss, 4 yrs 6st 101 b 2
Mr. Holman's Bantam, 4 yrs, 6st 1311;

ing that the ratifications of the treaty should be
exchanged at Pekin, the commissioners rejoined,
"If you waive prostration, the Emperor waives
the presentation of the President's letter." They
reminded him that by his treaty he had no
right to require the exchange to be made at Pekin
also that he had said at Shanghai that one place
would suit him as well as another. This and the
verbal explanation of the commissioners drew from
Mr. Ward a letter, expressing " sincere regret"
that he had " found himself unable to comply with
the ceremonies of an audience," and the Emperor
then consented to receive the President's letter from

the hande of the commissioners. They were desired
at the same time to hand Mr. Ward a decree from

the Emperor, since published in the Pekin Gazette,
in which he gives some curious and useful informa-
tion. Sang-ho-lin7sin, says the decree, had been
directed to fortify Ta-ku, because last year the.
English broke into the port and opened fire upon
the garrison: The commissioners had told them at
Shanghai that it was so fortified, and that their road
must be Peh-tang ; yet they had returned to Taku,
and again assuming.the offensive had been repulsed
with loss :

"Meanwhile, the American Envoy, John Ward, did
abide by his engagement with Kweiliang and his colleague,
sailed to the port of Peh-tang, and begged for permission to
go up to the capital to present a letter from his Govern-
ment. We accordingly authorised his thimission into Pekin
to present it, and having this day perused the letters ad-
dressed by the American Envoy, John Ward, to Kwoiliang
and llwa shana, mad laid before us by those Ministers, we
find their language so respectful, the true-heartedness that
has prompted them such, that we have authorised the
Envoy in quostion to present the letter he is charged with
from hi s Government to Kweiliang and his colleagUe, whom
wo have sent to receive it. _ _ .

" As; regards the exchange of his treaty, he ought pro-
perly to return to Shanghai and exchange it there ; but, in
consid( mation of the long voyage le has made, we (are
please( l) specially to authorize that the seal be appended to
the trc aty, and that it be delivered to Hang-fuh to hand it
in exc:tiange (for another copy) to the aforesaid Envoy, that
from t he date of the exchange there may be peace and com-
merce for evermore. Thus do we manifest our great desire
to sho ct a nursing tenderness to the men from afar, and our
apprceilition of good faith and right principle. Let Kwei-
liang and Ilwashana signify this our pleasure to the Envoy
John "N ard, for his information. Respect this."

To yeh-tang the American Minister was accord,

ingly conveyed, and at that town his treaty was
exchrcnged, not with the Plenipotentiary Kweiliang,
but with the provincial Hang-fuh. Thus were the
conditions of Mr. Read's treaty fulfilled—a treaty
whirl i places an American Minister on much the
same footing when he visits the capital as an Envoy
of Luo-Choo. Intercourse such as this could pro-
babl3c :have been had for the asking. However, the
American treaties contain the favoured nation
clause, and the United States will profit by the pre-
sent ptroceedings of France and England.
Suc is a summary of the events which have pro-
duced, the Chinese expedition. We have an insult
to av( :lige, a right to maintain. The establishment
of dip lomatic /Cations on equal terms with
safeguard
inters Pe kin is the only sufficient guarant
easafeguard
eteo the Court
our own
interclsts in China, and the only adequ
agair est the danger constantly
arising from the irre-
spoils ibility of the central Government for the of-
fence; a of its agents. Hitherto the Chinese Emperor
has o b,stinately refused to place himself on this foet-
ing o f equality. It is therefore impossible to make
the Ciovernment acquainted with the true state of
facts in any case that may arise, or.to urge those
friendly
renionstran
in ceswhieh so often prevent a
serioua• controversy European States, When a
foreipt er feels wronged,
that an appeal
to hip Consul and knows
will only produce an appeal to his
minis" r, and both Consul and
suaded that an appeal to the Chinese provincial
will siraply result in misrepresentation at Pekin, it
is not extraordinary if foreign subject and autho-
rity alike occasionally take the law into their own
hands, and resort to vigorous measures. At Pekin
alone is there any regard for the general interests
of the empire. A provincial Governor is concerned
with his own province only, and probably jealous
of his neighbour. His life and fortune are at the
disposal of a Government profoundly ignorant of
foreign_ affairs. Whether he resists the foreigner
or yields to him, he is nearly certain of being
ruined. It was to remedy this state of things, to
enable a British Minister to hold direct intercourse
with the Government of Pekin, that Lord Elgin
so strenuously insisted on this clause of his treaty.
It was for this that Mr. Bruce persisted in ex-
changing the ratifications at the capital, and at no
other place. It is to avenge the perfidious attacks
on their Ministers and their flags, and to enforce
an obligation for treaty engagements, that the
allied forces are about to sail. This enforcement is
now more necessary than ever, not only for the en-
joyment of that we have lately acquired, but for the
- retention of what we have long possessed.