The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-27 00:00:00

THE TREATY BETWEEN BUSSIA AND

CHINA.

We have received from one of our correspondents
in the north of Germany the following translation
of the articles of this treaty :
The preamble gives the names of the plenipoten-
tiaries, who are :—On the part of Russia, Count
Euphemius Poutiatin, Aide-de-camp-general of the
Emperor, Vice-Admiral, Imperial Ambassador Ex-
traordinary to the Court of Pekin, and Comman-
der-in-Chief of the Russian beets in the Pacific ;
and, on the part of China, the Imperial Commis-
sioners and Mandarins of the first class Kwei-Liang,
and Hwashana.

" Art. 1. The peace and amity so happily exist-
ing between the high contracting powers is hereby
ratified and confirmed for themselves and their
respective subjects. All Russians are to enjoy
the most perfect freedom and security for their per-
sons and property in China, and the Chinese equally
so in the Russian dominions.
" Art. 2. The correspondence between the two
Governments which has hitherto been carried on
by the Russ!an Senate and the Chinese tribunal of
Li-fan-yan, shall in future be conducted direct be-
tween the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs and
senior member of the Chinese Council of State, or
the Prime Minister at Pekin. The authorities of
both countries on the mutual frontiers shall be in-
structed to let all couriers with despatches pass
freely, without causing them any delay or hindrance.
The same facility shall be extended to such cinders
as may be only charged with verbal messages from
the one Government to the ether. Ambassadors from
Russia may either travel by way of Kiachta and
Urga, or through Taku, at the mouth of the river
Peiho, or by any other route or town opened by
China. The Chinese Government binds itself to
take the needful measures for the protection and
safe conduct of the ambassador and his suite, as
also for the suitable reception due to his rank on
his arrival in the capital, where he shall be fur-
nished with a palace for the embassy, for which
Russia shall pay the usual rent.
" Art. 3. Trade may be carried on between Russia
and China both by land and by sea. It is stipulated
that the following ports shall be open to Russian
vessels :—S
hanghaii Ningpo, Fuchan,:Amoy, Can-
ton, Taiwan in Formosa, and Kiung-chow-fu in

Hainan.
" Art. 4. There shall be no limitation to the
number of Russian merchants trading in China, nor
to the amount of the capital employed by them, nor
shall they be subject to any other payments than
the amount of duties stipulated in the Custom-house
tariff; but smuggling shall be punished by confis-
cation of the goods, which in that case shall be sold
for account of the Chinese Governnient.
6 Art. 5. It is mutually agreed that the Emperor
of Russia shall enjoy the Privilege of appointing
consuls in all the above-mentioned ports, as well as
to station ships of war there to preserve order
amongst the Russian subject!, and keep up the
power and dignity of the consuls. The rights and
privileges to be enjoyed by these consuls shall be the
same as those accorded by China to the consuls of
any other foreign State.
" Art. 6. Should a Russian ship of war or a
merchant vessel be wrecked on the coast of China,
the Chinese authorities are bound to offer every
assistance in their power, and in such cases the
shipwrecked crew may land at any other than the
above-named ports. Russia agrees to pay the
Chinese a just and proper indemnity for any as-
sistance thus rendered to vessels in distress.

" Art. 7. All disputes between Russian subjects
shall be settled by their consul, and punished for
any infringement of the law. Russians in the in-
terior of China accused of crimes and misdemeanors
shall be escorted to the nearest frontier town and
delivered up to the Russian anthorities, or con-
ducted to a consular port and placed at the dis-
posal of the consul there.; for punishment.
" Art 8. The Chinese Government being con-
vinced that the doctrines of Christianity tend to
the furtherance of order and unanimity amongst
men, binds itself not to hinder its Christian sub-
jects nor molest them in the execution of their
religious ceremonies and duties, and they shall
enjoy the saine protection as that afforded to any
other religion tolerated is the Chinese dominions.
And as the Chinese Government considers Chris-
tian missionaries to be good and honest people
who labour without seeking any material profit