The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-01 00:00:00

forced his way into the presence of the Emperor, to talk
about some mourning suits : he is now father-in-law to
the Monarch, and the most powerful man in the empire.

ENGLISH COMMISSIONERS, OFFICERS,
AND OTHERS, APPOINTED BY GO-
VERNMENT TO ACT IN CHINA:
LORD NAPIER.
The Right Hon. William John Napier, of Merehis-
toun, ninth Lord Napier, Baronet of Nova Scotia 1627,
Captain in the Royal Navy, and principal Superinten-
dent of the British trade with China, was born at Kin-
sale, in Ireland, Oct. 13, 1786. In December, 1833, he
received from the King a commission, appointing him
principal Superintendent of the trade and interests of the
British nation in China. H's Lordship's instructions
appear to have been in very general terms, they are
to be found in the Canton Register of Aug. 19, 1834 :
" We do require and enjoin you to watch over and.
protect the interest lof our subjects resident at and re-
sorting to the empire of China, for the purposes of trade ;
and to offer them all such advice, information, and as-
sistance, as it may be in your power to give, with the
view to the safe and successful conduct of their commer-
cial transactions ; and to the utmost of your ability to
protect them in the peaceable prosecution of all lawful
enterprises ; and, by the exertion of your utmost in-
fluence and authority, to adjust by arbitration
there
wpe be
per-
suasion all disputes in which our subjects may er
engaged with one another."
His Lordship had under his command two frigates,
the Imogene and Andromache, but it does not appear
that any special service in China had been assigned to
these ships of war by the Home
his Authorities,beyorl the
safe conveyance of his Lordship,family, and suite
to the scene of his official destination, and it may be
presumed the defence of his person, and of those whom
he was sent to protect.
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Notice of his Lordship's arrival was immediately sent
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to the Hong merchants at Canton, which
who
issued them forthwith to Lou, the Governor of Canton,
issued instructions, dated the 21st of July, that his Lord-
ship,h should continue at Macao, and if he ranted to come
to Canton, inform the merchants that they might pre-
viously petition the Governor, who would send the pea-
tion by post-conveyance to Pekin, adding, " all must re-
spectively wait till the mandate of the Great Emperor
has been received—then orders will be issued to require
obedience." His Lordship, however, was impatient at
having to wait in conformity with Imperial mandates.
The distance of Pekin from Canton makes it a postage
of at least 11 days, and the return would have occupied
11 more ; to which must have been added whatever
time his Imperial Majesty might have thought fit
to require for deliberation respecting the manner in
which he should regulate the intercourse his Lordship
had been sent to superintend. This delay, to a man of