The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-27 00:00:00

TREATY BETWEEN CHINA

AND ENGLAND.

SUMMARY OY THE TREATY BETWEEN
HER MAJESTY AND THE EMPEROR OF
CHINA.—SIGNED AT TIENT-SIN, JUNE
26, 1858.
Art. I. Confirms the treaty of Nankin of 1842,
and abrogates tho supplementary treaty and general
regulations of trade.
Art. 11. Provides for the appointment of am-
bassadors, ministers, or other diplomatic agents on
the part of either country at the Court of Pekin and
St. James's.
Art. 111. Contains provisions for the permanent
establishment of a British Minister, his family and
suite at Pekin, and the forms to be observed in his
communications with the Imperial Government.
Art. IV. Makes arrangements for the travelling
and the transmission of the correspondence of the
Minister and the employment by him of special
couriers.
Art. V. The Emperor of China consents to nomi-
nate one of the Secretaries of State, or some high
officer to transact business with the British Minis-
ter, either perionally or in writing, on a footing of
perfect equality.
Art. VI. The same privileges are to be granted
to the Chinese Minister in London.
Art. VII. Consuls may be appointed in China,
and may reside in any of the open ports, and their
official rank and position as regards the Chinese
local authorities is determined.
Art. VIII. The Christian religion, as professed
by Protestants or Roman Catholics, to be tolerated,
and its professors protected.
Art. IX. British subjects to travel for pleasure
or trade into all parts of the interior, with pass-
ports from their consuls, countersigned by the
local authorities. The regulations as regards these
passports are ' determined. The provisions of the
article not to be applied to ships' crews, for the
due restraint of whom regulations are to be drawn
up by the consul and the local authorities. 'No
pass to be given to Nankin, or cities in the hands
of the rebels.
Art. X. British merchant ships are to be allowed
to trade up the great river (Yang-tsz), but in the
present disturbed state of the Upper and Lower
Valley, no port is to be opened for trade, with the
exception of Chin Kiang, which is to be opened in
a year from the signature of the treaty. When
peace is restored, British vessels are to be admitted
to trade at such ports, as far as Hankow, not ex-
ceeding three in number, as the British minister,
after consulting with the Chinese secretary of state,
shall determine.
Art. XI. In addition to the present ports New
Chwang, Tang Chow, Tai Wan (Formosa), Chow
Chow (Swatow), and Kiung-Chow (Hainan), are
to be opened, and the right of residence and hold-
ing landed property is conceded.
Art. XII. British subjects are to make agree-
mentp for landed property at the rates prevailing
among the people.
Art. XIII. No restrictions to be placed on the
employment by British subjects of Chinese subjects
in any lawful capacity.
Art. XIV. The hire of boats for transport of
goods or passengers, without the interference of
the Chinese Government. The number of boats
not to be limited, and no monopoly allowed. If any
smuggling takes place, the offenders to be punished
according to law.
Art. XV. All questions in regard to rights of
property or person between British subjects to be
subject to the jurisdiction of the British authorities.
Art. XVI. Chinese subjects guilty of any crimi-
nal acts towards British subjects to be arrested
and punished by the Chinese authorities according
to the law of China; British subjects committing
any crime in China to be tried and punished by the
consul or other public functionary according to the
laws of Great Britain.
Art. XVII. Determines the mode of procedure
in the matter of complaints on the side either of
British or Chinese subjects.
Art. XVIII. Provides for the protection of the
persons and property of the British subject.
Art. XIX. If any British merchant vessel in
Chinese waters is plundered by robbers or pirates,
the Chinese authorities are to use every endeavour
to capture and punish the offenders, and to recover
the stolen property.
Art. XX. 'Wrecked or stranded vessels, or
vessels under stress of weather, are to be afforded
relief and security in any Chinese port; and the
crews are to be furnished by the Chinese, if neces-
sary, with the means of conveyance to the nearest
consular station.
Art. XXI. Chinese criminals taking refuge in
Hong Kong, or on board of British ships, shall,
upon the requisition of the Chinese authorities, be
given up, the same also if taking refuge in the
houses, or on board the vessels of British subjects
at the open ports.
Art. XXII. The Chinese authorities to do their
utmost to arrest Chinese subjects failing to dis-
charge their debts to British subjects or fraudu-
lently absconding, and to enforce recovery of the
debts. The British authorities to do likewise as
regards British subjects indebted to Chinese.
Art. XXIII. Debts incurred by Chinese at Hong
Kong must be recovered in the Courts of Justice on
the spot. If the debtor should abscond, and should
possess real or personal property in the Chinese
territory, the Chinese authorities, in concert with
the British Consul, are to see justice done between
the parties.
Art. XXIV. British subjects shall pay on all
merchandise imported or exported, the duties pre-
scribed by the tariff, but in no case shall they pay
other or higher duties than the subjects of other
foreign nations pay.
Art. XXV. Import duties to be considered pay-
able on the landing of the goods, and duties of
export on the shipment of the same.
Art. XXVI. The tariff fixed by Article X. of
the treaty of Nankin to be revised by a commission
of British and Chinese officers, to meet at Shang-
hai, so that the revised tariff may come into opera-
tion immediately after the ratification of the treaty.
Art. XXVII. Either contracting party may de-
mand a further revision of the tariff and of the
commercial articles of the treaty at the end of ten
years ; but six months' notice must be given, or the
tariff is to remain in force for ten years more, and
so at the end of each successive ten years.
Art. XXVIII. It is agreed that within four
months of the signature of the treaty, the Chinese
collector of duties at ports already opened, and
hereafter to be opened to British trade, shall be
obliged, on application of the consul, to declare the ;
amount of duties leviable on produce between the
place of production and the port of shipment, and
upon imports between the consular port in que. andiston
and the inland markets named by the consul ,
and
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Art. XRegulates the amount of tonnage
dues. British merchant vessels of more than one
hundred and fifty tons burden to pay at the rate
of four mace per ton ; if of one hundred and fifty
tons and under, at the rate of one mace per ton.
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open port of China for a period of four months from
the date of her port clearance.
Art. XXX. The master of any British merchant
vessel may within forty-eight hours after his ar-
rival, but not later, depart without breaking bulk ;
in which case he will not be subject to pay tonnage
dues. No other fees or charges upon entry or de-
parture shall be levied.
Art. XXXI. No tonnage dues to be paid on pas-
senger boats, or boats conveying luggage, letters,
articles of provision, or other articles not subject to
duty, All cargo boats, however,
conveying mer-