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of holidays (20 days). As, however, he petitioned for a pro- On the other hand, we have seen•letters from Cianten, men-
longation of this period' we gave him a month in ad- boning that rumours prevailed there that Keying and other
dition, to rest his mental as well as physical powers. On high authorities had written to the Emperor, to represent that
recovering he immediately returned to • his duties, but it would be necessary to deduct, from the amount of the Im-
only a few days after he suddenly departed this li!o penal duties now received five candarines per picul, for the
in the Palace, while in the act of preparing a docu. payment of the Chinese officers connected with the Custom-
'tient for our inspection. Our grief was extreme for he had house ; and that they, expecting his Alajesty's gracious ap-
strongclaim on our gratitude, and we therefore now confer proval, would begin already to deduct that amount. If this is
honours' according to his rank as a statesman ane scholar. As the case, the position of the linguists becomes doubly unten•
a proof of our affection we shall offer sacrifice to his departed able ; and certainly British merchants ought never to subm'
spirit in the Temple of the Virtuous. We have conferred to their exactions.
upon him the To-10-king cover for his coffin, and now appoint
the Princes 'Tae-tuy and Tae-ling, with 10 officers of the im-
perial body guard on an eat ly day to pour out a libation before
1_?,111. Let a donation of 1,500 tads of silver be given for his
I_9t eral expenses, and let his body lio in state in the Imperial
Cemetery, for irchis official capacity there is not a sing', in-
stance in which- he deserved reprehension. His grandsons,
Lin-been, Lin-thing, and Lin. yung,'when arrived at the years
of maturity (16), are to be presented to the Civil Board, that
`2,,;(3 may confer our favours upon them, and thus show our grief
have
rthe deceased. When the usual ceremonies on ihis occasion
been performed let them be duly repirod. Respect this.
(No date. ) Canton Prea;, Aug.
.?2.- .

THE FRENCH EMBASSY TO CHINA.

We learn, by letters from Canton, that the French Consul
Count de Ratti Menton, presented his credentials to the
Viceroy of Canton, at the country house of Pwankingqua.
This ceremony, which was preceded by several visits to the
French Consul and Captain Firman Duplan from the Kwang-
ohowfoo, and a delegate from the Imperial Commissioner, may
be considered another progressive step in the clients which
have lately taken place. Towards eight o'clock of the morning
of the 6th of September two boats belonging to the French
corvette Alcmene left Canton for the place of meeting. , They
contained the French Consul, Captain Duplan, the Chancelier
de Consulat, eight officers of the corvette, an interpreter, and
several private gentlemen, and reached the house of
Pwankingqua after an hour's pull. Then the Corn-
niandant anti Consul were shown into the large hall, and
a delegate of the Imperial Commissioner, the Kwangchowfuo,
and st-veral other mandarins paid their respects to
them. At near the hour fixed upon an officer wearing a
ehr)stal button announced that the Imperial Commissioner was
prepared for the interview, when the Consul and Captain with
the others before-mentioned descended to the reception-room,
and there found the high Chinese officers and a number of
other functionaries wearing white and blue buttons.
Some compliments having passed, the French Consul pre-
sented his credentials from the Minister of Foreign Affairs to
the Viceroy, who handed them to the Imperial Commissioner,
and the latter took note of and returned them to him. After
this many questions were put, concerning his Majesty the King
of the French, about France and her Ministers generally, and
more particularly M. Guizot became the subject of conversa-
tion, which continued for more than an hour, during which a
collation was offered by the high Chinese officers to their guests.
This intercourse between the high Chinese functionaries and
officers of foreign nations would lead us to suppose that an im-
portant change is beginning .to operate with regard to Eu-
ropeans--a change which, managed with care, would appear to
augur an approach to an entirely friendly understanding
between the Celestial empire and the various European
Governments.

TRADE WITH CHINA

(From the Canton Register.)
fly the latest advices from Canton, we learn that the trade
there was suffering so much interruption and inconvenience as
to be nearly at a stand for the present. 'f he Hong merchants
stem anxious to continue their former monopoly, and as the
hells, where merchandise has been always warehoused, are
in their hands, and traders have been unable to procure any
t.
°thers, they seem possessed of sufficient power to effect their
o
The Hoppo, too, are unwilling to admit goods upon
Pabje Yinent of the duties settled by the new tariff, without the
addition of further imposts • and the native linguists exclaim
loudly that their einOlumen'fs are lessened to a ruinous degree,
while their labours are greatly increased..
judges
All this is very
much what was expected by the best
, and we believe it arises wholly from local interests
and prejudices, without being directed by the supreme vernGo-
fieriest .It is, however, not. the less necessary that the
resistance should be made to any encroachment or
deviation from the terms settled by the treaty ; if any "nee'
:illsion is once made no ono can tell how far additional imposts
be aQeumulated under various pre; entess, until affairs are
'ought back to the same state from which we havejust escaped.
If other means fail, our own Government must be called on to
tee to the proper administration of the treaty so lately solemnly
„,sn,fifinsd, and we have no doubt the same prudent firmness
;i"'est brought the former negotiations to so-satisfactory a con-
The' will will be equally successful now.
:
the We, the
'he followine is the petition of the Chinese linguists :
us,nde_rseigedli
linguists, beg respectfully to call
e ahtteetien of the foreign merchants resident at Canton
to t-e necesaity of making some new arrangements for the
remuneration -services, suited to the altered state of
the times. of our
..
,`! Previously we received an allowance called 'tam-tow' or
land being sum of so much per picul on all goods
d (say
t, a .
six cash, ter picul), or shipped off
%ay four thuds sixh
This was paid through the
°eg Inerehal el, four cash ). •
ell" of the CI ed in the differ-
-1 d '
to the Hoppo, being
foreign and
native Ins s (ling and selling price :between the
four tim—reilants, and we received it from the Hoppo's office
trodueeies Per, annum. When the new order of things was in-,
or s-i
p ni.tear,'Y a month ago, the said allowance of ' tam-tow,'
Chinese e- "me, Wei, in the first instance, entirely cut off. The
nese Government have since agreed to give us back a part ;
but it i 1..,__. s still so insufficient that we shall require to look to the
draw trade itself as the source from which we must principally
f urn! the means of meeting the expenses we actually incur in
~i,shing facilities for the foreign trade.
2,,,,,:ht addition to the allowing of piculage, under the old
f
I,..',rnia , the security merchant made the linguist a present o
Ll:suidteels for every ship when the ship commenced'discharging,
t"" matting
a further sum of 200 dollars as compradore's money for
nsacting the business of the ship ; and when the grand chop
Was obtained We received a chumshaiv of 224 dollars, and the
ii:l':reigo merehant allowed us the sum of 15,22 dollars per
gnezt-sboe at for all goods insported, but we got no allowance on
extposted, that les;
in the -ng previously taken into consideration
amstow.' b
entirely done away
wity
hth e new arrangement all these fees are
As many of the • '
f " forein merchants may not be correctly
°ruled of the extent of ourve-
"ces and may therefore have a
e inadequate idea of the "r"
' ' take the
lib e expenses we incur, we now
liberty of submitting the whole to your notice.
the''When a ship is reported, the linguist himself requires, in
Ifirst instance, to go to the Ho sp i's office, and make ar-
.a:foments for her dischargin
to _spates.
4'. Hel then requires dI h
e r assistants to Wharnpoa whotake down the documents,
assist in
th eh, picking out the marks and number, &c., and when
the m ps are loaded, some of these assistants must accompany
WYY back to the city. On the arrival of the chops at lh
, ,the linguist Must again go to the Hoppo's office to get the
,ell,l, P.ople to come out to examine the goods, and must
4, ft'ur assistants to help to weigh and measure the goods,
Re rn k and bales, count
the . marks s and numbers, open the boxes
goods to
11l te",, and `arrange for sending every merchant' a •
s4,oree,,ee where he wants them stored. When cargo is being
Vet's' '' "f 1; the linguist goes to the different merchanta, sad
i 1,. their statement of what they are going to ship. After
U.Sa Tig written out a correct list, the linguist requires to go to
goods-°PPos to get his people to come out and examine the
some four and requires, as in the previous instance, to have
number 'i' People standing by to open boxes, arrange marks and
bets, Sse nierehos •, and afterwards
•,
he has to go to the different
about to veto to get their shipping notes. When the vessel is
of duties° depart, the linguist requires to go over the statement
. , and apportion to each man his share, and having
!,(.4nPletee nit •
nop ~, a. minor arrangements he must go again to the
Hopp °,a to procure the
•grand chop.
the
foreignSu h are the principal services rendered by the linguist to
t„
~ern trade, besides many others, sufficiently annoying
4;
systeml.Li selves, but too minute to be detailed hero. The
wri'tinlli t°°l
gives us much more to do in. the way of
asiously awid running about than, the old system ; besides, pre-
chants e always had sense assistance from the Hong user.
eas el ur, pursers and es. i
own res. esopie, whereas new we are
()f the l'ees.
• various ways f
services, man Sr.. .Ys 0 charging remuneration for our
ship, a large
objectionable. If we charge so much • a
rna b ire
maY give s no trouble, and a small shi
e very troubleso li h •
ahle, inassnu h 41e. Charging per moni is objection-he
sane e• as it would place the bardsworkieg man on
Char footing as the man who does comparatively little.
og,,ingrng so much per chop is, with all that may be argued
")Id rill "'
perhaps the least objectionable of all. But the
time to
will require some modification. If we. were to ells-
tu eto charge 15,22 dollars upon all
chops of import cargo,
apd nothing upon export cargo; in that case, when a ship ar-
',ved full and :wentaway empty, we should gain our
arrived
ehnolparatively easy ; on the other hand, when
aship ar:roudbl'e
list 1'
awent away full, vie might have a deal o Mel no remuneration whatever.
" . maturely considering the various points of the case,
vie
hAvfeterreinsolv _
to3'
resolved snake the following charges for our services,
l'ibelairespectfully submitted for your kind considers-
ai,, are
"4, viz.—

"On all chop-boats inwards
:This n all chop-boats outwards lO drs.
1I s understood to be exclusive of the charge of 12 derxs.
341h_u the 5 boatman, and coolie hire, but all other -
4..71 are to a-considered as included in the above.
t'qu'i:rt.%itops vary very much in size, we beg to state what
iz we
'l'
‘" quantity of cargo as represented by a chop, v .
SI to..
..
"INWARDS.
''
1i44.,4,1 cott„
70 bales.
:il Worri, ' cotton 80 do.
: Loni",:iir, Sp. stripes.,,,,—.:
140 do. of 6 pieces.
Ca
w I ......... ......
`'
1.0 etB .........
4ge10t1;3....
•• .. : lOO do. of 50 do.
::
,cotton Collies gross.
frail tin,Yarn .................. 100 slo. weighing about 30,000
it and other goods of this description
tel'i about ............. 30,000
50,000

"T ess, abmit
bO,OOO
44 x„.see_a ..0 ............................................ •
30,000
zit
tt,aveclfus articles .......... ........ ..
huping fora,;iivuelalrYlyerreapviiyng your attention to the above, and
e "
remain, your faithful humble servants,
" OLD TOM, for the Foon-Hong.
UNG TOM, for the Wo-ahang Hong.
" ALANTSEL for the Ching-wo Honk
" Canto°, " r.17„,°.1/IslG AHEEN, for the Shune-wo Hong.
A" rOOIQUA, for the Ehi.wo Hong.
ug. ,v,1843....

" OUTWARDS.

ATTEItIPTED EXACTIONS.
IVe 1,, (From the Canton Press.)
of August -I°.° hY advices from Canton that ever
.since the 25th
eerlie the foreign trade, so far as new arrivals are eon-
%tilt:l has been stopped, and no vessel can get permission to agteceonee discharging without the consigneesn of . the ti gto ("submit to the following " squeeze to be paid. toh
.14.411iltsA fee of 2231 dollars on each and every British
144,4 IL fee of 12 dollars per 70 bales of Bombay, or 80 of
JK,';' ihon, and in proportion for other cargo.
the teveral days various attempts were made to escape
,4e,ll7l:%ityY chargs (amounting to prohibition of small yes-
"Ogui:,llout avail, as it was ascertained that no one but. the
tono;4-. were allowed to approach the Hoppo on business
Lade cs_ted with the foreign trade. An appication was then.
Itfte`" " her Majesty's officiating Consul" to the following
i, ----
4 Ce.beg to represent to you that we are unable to get any
?kit.: linguists , to' attend to the Custom-house busin.essfir
Nt',lSels lately arrived unless we agree to pay them as
i -Olt ' the above fees).
theib's beg to inquire if the difficulty in our proceeding with
hilt ill'iness of user vessels can be removed without our sub•
(itTF. to the exuctions of the linguists?
hill -,"eY are the only persons we can find to carry on the de-
stkt:,_the business of a ship with the collector's offices ; they
io,d
therefore'llat collector refuses paying them for their services,
itt.eore they make an increased demand on foreigners.b
hid h 'ng to the new regulations we supposed they would e
ThtY nun. o
cl, / heretTul, Mr. G. T. Lay, replies :
rat tc, I;e`v too say, that by 0 ne,,vresgeurlatniotns,s the linguists are
but as the ser-
44tta „f the
collector'snesontseirekthewho
ustpay
them for th.lir services,
P
wa,,,., bribe or trebesit as their hire ; and if these men refuse
''..t a l',l,er a reasonableu sum, others who will consent to accept
RR smaller
compensation must be sought for ; but if such are
''''vtei: .ue found, whatever the charge, must be paid.„ I have no
, Vv, `0 Compel them to act for any
44,4ii,,,:0Ri11ar agree with Mr. Lay th.atsptheecilfiientglusinsints.must be paid
. t these inerFbants, if their services are absolutely required,
itniveil,s.
,:tisenerdvaictey,s. are not such as are usually paid by the re. what nature are the services required
414411214,45t5?
per d for what is the fee of 223 dollars per ship
that
the lan 70 or 8() bales to aid? We imagine
14,te tu"ly one thing for which the importer m. aytoju_sutrlynit
' Qi,i NY, or Which ituty be required of him, is f
Li °ewe Custom-house officers with . a paper stating in
Le 4eta t
i 440 e the nature of the cargo his shi br.ngs ; it then
11,_' lit 0 a,thedut the Chinese to . see that such statement
Oseil;11.114' to truth; but surely it can never be contemplated
hl thi. eshidesiniesoth duty, he is. to pay thosethatarpealdprinT.thede
14 Y ter,i,s_ to watch after its being properly.
1, 3hy
~.,.7 wh!ch, therefore, in our opinion,
(:(40Ce else in their stead, ought to expect
payment for
the linguists,
'it. tif tli f'rlign merchant is for the translation or . writing
,aqirlese e neeessary docun'ients • in fact, a translation
be
l,li'd 4 q the ship's manifest • any other duties they may .
10 ; ~ Nil to perform must' be paid by their own au.thori
Ot ill" we suppose that even Mr. Lay will not maintain
tiP.Y 4: linguists should be allowed to charge for such
o,hperY 114tY, for filling, perhaps, a reasonably-sized sheet
~Ntl, \nth writing, the exorbitant sum they now de,
:!4 wl,,h'el' in the case of a ship carrying 4,000 bales of .
i,:', f0,..°111d amount to the enormous sum of 823,50 d01b4,14t
b4,14t i,trauslation of a small document. We would engage
bi 4 w I Written out at one. hundredth part of that charge,
111441 t,, not aware that none but the linguists' documents
a! it,
told
occasions be rteceived at the Hoppo's office..
1/4.4 rtl that previous to. the present exorbitant demands,
k, lepei:, the linguists dem:aided much less, but even then
qa4llle rorrers. 'would not comply, and they then declared that
~,:nant. had ..t afire ed to what the linguists deemed
would now insist upon these charges as
Ih, shitted._:All business is i onsequently at a stand, and we
ftti,tilstttes: tthheeyus
British authovrities make a vigorous stand
tst:,r It exactions, the trade will revert to exactly its
4dettilite--,4,aleelY, that the Chinese authorities will be able
wan any charges theyplease.