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were speedily scaled, and a party of 100 marines,
with a couple of howitzers, marching throUgh
the city, speedily restored the populace an 1 their
instigators to a sense of their situation, convincing

them of the danger of manifesting their d pleasure
against the " foreign devils."

Nor was this the only defeat which poor KEYING
sustained. A report had been discovered at Can-
ton, among YEH'S papers, from KEYING to the
EMPEROR, recommending that the treaty of Nankin
was merely a snare to delude the barbarians,
and that there was not the slightest necessity
for its observance. A copy of this docu-
ment was sent by the interpreters, Messrs.
Wade and Lay, to the other Commissioners,
with an intimation that neither Lord ELGIN nor
Baron GROS would hold any communication with a
man guilty of such disgraceful conduct. There are
doubtless official jealousies even in the Flowery
Land, and KEYING'S colleagues were only too
happy to forward an account thereof to the Empe-
ror, who forthwith recalled KEYING, and autho-
rised the other Commissioners to sign a treaty in
the terms of the demands, which, it is said, are to
the following effect, viz. :
First—The residence of a British Minister at Tien-sin,
with access to Court, and direct communication with the
Ministers. An official yamun for him during his visits to
Pekin. All official documents to be written by him in the
English language (to be accompanied by Chinese transla_
tions until the Court of Pekin has procured interpreters).
An English college similar to that kept up by Russia to be
allowed at Pekin.
Second—China to be opened to all the world ; persons to
go whither they please and do what they please under a
passport system.
Third—The Yang-tze to be opened to its commerce
from its mouth to its source.
Fourth—Christianity to be tolerated.
Fifth—lndemnity for the war and losses at Canton to
be paid for by the two Quangs, the amount to be agreed on
by special Commissioners at Canton. The tariff to be cor-
rected, the Custom-house system revised, and the English
to aid the Chinese in the suppression of piracy.
Sixth—ln proof of the friendship and goodwill of the
Emperor of China towards the Queen of England a special
embassy shall be sent to England forthwith.
Should these concessions be obtained, and fairly
carried out, we shall have obtained all that could
have been anticipated. A new world will be opened
up, and great as will be the benefits obtained by
Europe and America, they will be far less than
those conferred on the Chinese, whose interests will
be materially promoted, even in spite of themselves.
Under any circumstances, Lord ELGIN has pre-
eminently merited the national thanks and grati-
tude for the extraordinary skill and judgment with
which he has conducted the proceedings.

IN our impression of yesterday we inserted with
deep regret a communication from the Secretary of
the Atlantic Telegraph Company, that from some
unascertained cause, but believed to arise from a
fault in the cable in some point yet undiscovered,
there had been na intelligible signals from New-
foundland since one o'clock on Friday, the 3rd
instant. The directors were, it appeared,
at Valentia, accompanied by various scien-
tific and practical electricians, and engaged
in investigating the cause of the untoward
event, with a view to remedy the existing
evil. Thus at the very time when the rejoicings in
America were of the most rapturous and enthusi-
astic character, on the " wedding ring" which had
united the Old and the New World—by what it
was fondly hoped would prove an indissoluble tie
—while our own people were indulging in more
moderate demonstrations of satisfaction—when Mr.
BRIGHT had received the well-merited honour of
knighthood for his share in the important achieve-
ment, the anticipations that had been so fondly in-
dulged, were, if not blighted, at least greatly reduced
by some unknown failure. It is to be hoped that
it will not prove altogether fatal to the undertak-
ing. The mere fact that " signals" are still received
from Newfoundland, although they have ceased to
be intelligible, encourages the hope that the evil
may yet be repaired, and that complete success may
ultimately be attained. The delay in the messages,
which could not be forwarded at the rate of more
than a few words in the minute, leads to the belief
that there must have been some defect ab initio in
the chain, which, it will be remembered, had been
before tested.
It would appear from a letter which appeared in
the Times of this morning, and which will be found
in another part of our impression, that the Directors
had been fully warned of the impending danger by
a gentleman of great scientific ability and tried
experience, Mr. E. 0. WILDMAN WHITEHOUSE,
who was one of the four original promoters of the
Atlantic Company. There had, however, been
unfortunate dissensions and jealousies, and it would
appear as if the Board thought more of these petty
difficulties than of the very important duties confided
to their charge. This is the statement of Mr.WHITE-
HOUSE, which will of course be answered ; and
although there is a verisimilitude about his narrative

that induces us to give it an easy credence, we shall
yet await the answer of the Directors with consi-
derable curiosity, trusting that they may be enabled
to vindicate themselves from the grave charge pre-

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OSBORNE, SEPT. 6,

Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness th
Prince Consort, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses
Princess Alice and Princess Helena', left Osborne at a
quarter past 8 o'clock this morning for Leeds.
The Royal suite consisted of Lady Churchill, the Hon.
Horatia Stopford, Colonel the Hon. Sir C. Phipps, Major_
General the Hon. C. Grey, and Lieutenant-Colonel Pon-

sonby.
The Royal party crossed over in the Fairy to Gosport,
where a special train was waiting.
His Royal Highness Prince Alfred accompanied her
Majesty as far as Kew, where his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales met the Queen. Prince Alfred quitted the
train here, and proceeded with the Prince of Wales to the
White Lodge, Richmond Park, on a visit to his Royal
Highness.
Prince Alfred will embark on Tuesday at Gravesend in
her Majesty's ship Osborne for Hamburg, whence his Royal
Highness will travel to Potsdam and remain for a week on
a visit to his sister, Princess Frederick William of Prussia,
to take leave previous to going to sea. On leaving Potsdam
Prince Alfred will return to England by Coburg and
Brussels, and will join her Majesty at Balmoral about the
28th inst. Lieutenant Cowell, R.E., and Lieutenant
Anderson, R.N., will be in attendance on the Prince on
his journey to the continent.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Arthur and Princess
Louisa, attended by Col. Biddulph, left Osborne to-day at
half-past one o'clock for Buckingham Palace, where they
will pass the night. The Prince and Princess proceed by
special train to-morrow morning, and join her Majesty at
Darlington, where the Queen will arrive about three
o'clock p.m. en route from Leeds to Edinburgh.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Leopold and Princess
Beatrice remain at Osborne under the charge of Lady Caro-
line Barrington and General Sir Edward Bowater.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will leave the
White Lodge, Richmond Park, on the 11th inst., on a visit
to her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort
at Balmoral.
ThP Right Hon. S. Walpole joined her Majesty to-day
at Kew, and will travel as Secretary of State in attendance
as far as Peterborough, where the Queen will receive an

address.
The Earl of Derby is to meet her Majesty at Leeds, and
attend her Majesty to Scotland.

A deputation from the Bank of British North America,
consisting of Mr. T. H. Brooking, Mr. J. J. Cummers, and
Mr. W. R. Chapman, had an interview yesterday with the
Right Hon. Sir E. Bulwer Lytton at the Colonial-office.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yesterday for
Hughenden Manor, High Wycombe, Bucks.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governors of the North American Provinces.
Despatches were sent from the Colonial-office yesterday
to the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope.