The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-15 00:00:00

CHINA.

HONG KONG, JULY 22.
The negotiations in the north with the Chinese
have been brought to a conclusion, and apparently
a very successful one. The English and French
treaties were signed on the 26th and 27th ult. re-
spectively, and go on to Europe by this opportunity
to be ratified. The Hon. F. W. Bruce is the bearer
of the former, and M. de Dellecourt of the latter.
For the meagre information we are in possession
of regarding the provisions of the English treaty
we are indebted to the North China Herald, which
has published a short summary of the most im-
portant points, on good authority. It is not
expected that we shall have fuller particulars on
these points of such interest to us till we receive
them from England.
The treaty provides for some important conces-
sions, and is considered satisfactory.
Chin-kiang is to be open to trade withiu a year

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fro; the signing of the treaty, and three ether
ports an the Yangtsze-kiang as far up as Hankow
to be opened on the rebels leaving the neigh-
bourhood.

The other ports to be opened on the coast and on
Hainan and Formosa are, Nin-chwang (Manchuria),
Tang-chow (Gulf of Pecheli), Taiwan (Formosa),
Swatow, and Kiung-chow (Hainan). The northern
ports are said to be well selected. Ports of trade
at Formosa and Hainan have been long required.
At Swatow, on the coast, a short way above this, a
considerable foreign trade has already developed
itself. Conditions regarding the Canton indemnity
question, and expenses of the expedition, are to be
placed in a separate article, and it could not well
be otherwise as regards the first, for we are still
actually at war with the province. The amount,
however, we understand, is fixed at £2,000,000
sterling. It is stated the French have also made
a claim.

Free access to the country is another important
provision of the Treaty. The points which the
Chinese acceded to, at the last extremity, were the
access to the country, and the opening of the
Yangtsze-kiang to foreign trade.
The ratifications of thetreaty are to be exchanged
within a year, and the same is to take place at
Pekin. In the meantime the provisions of the
treaty are not to take effect. It is not likely that
the ratified treaty will be delivered at Pekin before
May, 1859.

Lord Elgin was at Shanghai by last advices, and
proposed leaving thence for Japan, but the unsatis-
factory state of matters at Canton may induce him
to alter his plans and come down here. The fleet at
the Peiho was to disperse at once, and Admiral Sir
M. Seymour is on his way to Shanghai. His pre-
sence is much required at Canton ; if there had
been more determination shown in the Government
of the place, matters would not have become as bad
as they are.

The Adventure, with the 59th Regiment on
board, was in the Yangtsze-kiang, on her way
down.

At an interview Mr. Parkes had with Pekwei,
the latter deplored the present state of things at
Canton, but declared his utter inability to alter
them, and that the Chinese members of the Provi-
sional Government as well as the native soldiers
were as much objects of aversion to the associated
gentry as foreigners were.

Pekwei further stated his opinion, that the
troubles of the province were only commencing, and
that Hwang would not have the power to control
the gentry and people. He recommended all pre-
cautions to be used, and expressed a wish to see
reinforcements arrive.

Intelligence had been received by Pekwei of the
signing of the treaties, and he expected a Chinese
officer was on board the Sampson, who would
announce the fact to the authorities of Kwantung.
Such he hoped was the case, for it would take a
long time for despatches from the Board of Pekin
to reach Hwang, and the gentry and braves would
not admit the fact until they found it was impos-
sible to contest it. We have not heard of the
arrival of any Chinese officer from the north.

Trade at Canton is quite suspended, and it is im-
possible to say when it will be resumed.

In consequence of the edicts of the Mandarins,
numbers of Chinese have been leaving this place and
Macao, and, as they take with them supplies into the
country ; we have to report fair transactions in im-
ports. This, however, may be followed by a com-
plete stagnation.

Exchange on England has declined to 4s. 41d.
for six months' sight bills ; on India, rs. 2154.
Tonnage.—The supply is excessive, and no em-
ployment offering.

Amoy dates are to the 16th inst. Nothing had
been done in tea, and the brokers had returned from
the interior without 'effecting purchases, prices
being too high.

From Foo-Chow our advices are to the 14th inst.
The prices of tea had been gradually giving way,
and the 25th of May mail was expected to affect the
market further. The teamen were, however, firmer
at the last, influenced by reports of continued dis-
turbances in the interior but it is more probable the
supply of the season would depend more upon
ruling prices than upon any other cause, and it is
,not likely that foreigners will be led into paying
high rates this season.

Settlements of congou reported at 4,200 chests
and 2,220 half-chests ; fair to good, 13 to 15 taels
short ; fine, 16 to 19 taels ; Souchong, 1,800 chests,
at 16 to 21 taels short. Of really fine Kaishows it
was expected none would be received. About
6,000 chests old tea had been shipped on Chinese
account.

The stock of new congou on the market was
about 27,000 chests. The Chrysolite was the only
departure. The Robin Hood and Kate Carnie
were loading.

From Shanghai our advices are to five 14th inst.
The markets for imports and exports quiet.
Shirtings.—No demand. Grays quoted at taels
1.4 to 2.3. Whites, taels 1.6.5 to taels 2.
Tea.—ln black tea nothing had been done. About
2,100 packages of greens had been taken at previous
rates for England. No further musters of new teas
had been received, and the teas in bulk were not
expected for two menths.

Silk.—Dealers still holding out for higher rates
than foreigners were inclined to operate at. Only
1,600 bales settled. Approximate quotations were
--No. 2, tsatlee, taels 365 ; No. 3, taels 335 to 345.
Arrivals-3,424 bales, leaving 1,824 bales on the
market. Exchange on England—Bank paper, ss.
11d.; on India, rs. 288.

Freights to England £3 10s. for tea and £6 6s.
for silk.

Our Manilla dates are to the 15th of July. The
price of sugar kept up. Current clayed, 6 dole.
Exchange on England, 4s. six months' sight bills.
Mexican dollars, 10 to 101 per cent. premium.
,Freights for sugar to Europe, £2 15s. to £3.
Four Russian gunboats lately arrived here, and
have proceeded north.
The Northfleet, taking home invalids, left this
morning.

We have just received Canton letters to the 20th,
which mention that burnings and murders continued
to be of daily occurrence. A man-of-war boat was
fired on by a snake boat that put out from the vil-
lage of Wau-chu-kee. The place has been shelled.
The steamer Pottinger, with the 25th May mail,
arrived on the 7th inst., and the Singapore, bring-
ing the 9th June mail, came in on the evening of
the 20th. The Pottinger leaves to-day with the
outward mails.

THE TREATY.
(Erom the North China Herald.)
We have received from a reliable source the fol-
lowing summary of the most important points of
the treaty which was signed at Tien-tsin on the
26th ult. by his Excellency the Earl of Elgin and
the Imperial Commissioners liwei-liang and Hwa-
shana, and which has since received the ratifica-
tion of the Emperor. The treaty contains 56
articles :

" Art. 1. Confirms the treaty of peace at Nankin,
and abrogates the supplamentary treaty and gene-
ral regulations.

" Art. 2. Provides for the optional appointment
of Chinese and British Ministers at the Courts of
Pekin and St. James's.

" Art. 3. Contains provisions with respect to the
permanent establishment of the British Minister at
Pekin, his family and suite.
" Art. 4. Makes provision for the travelling,
postal, and other arrangements of the Resident
Minister.

" Art. 5. The British Minister to transact busi-
ness with the Secretary of State on footing of
equality.

I I" Art. 6. The same privileges accorded to Chi
nese Minister in London.

" Art. 7. Provision with reference to consuls and
;heir official rank.

" Art. 9. Christianity, whether Protestant or
Roman. Catholic, to be tolerated, and its professors
protected throughout the empire.

" Art. 9. British subjects to be permitted to tra
vel for pleasure or trade to all parts of the interior ;
arrangements with respect to passports, and cities
in the hands of rebels.

" Art. 10. Chinkiang to be open to trade within