The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-12-06 00:00:00

LIST OF PRISONERS BROUGHT OVER•

Her Majesty's 44th Foot.—Sergeants Wedlock, Weir,
Fair.
Corporals Sumpter, Bevan.
Drummers.—Higgins, Lovell, Branagan. ..
Privates.—Burns, Cresham, Cronin, Driscoll, Derney,
Duffy, Matthews, M'Dade, Marron, M`Carthy. IVl'Cabe,
Nowlan, Robson, Seyburne, Shean, Tongue, Wilson, Du-
rant, Arch, Scott, Moore, Miller, Murphy, Marshall, Cox,
Robinson, Brady, M'Glynn.
Boys.—Grier, Milwood:
Her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry.—Privates.—Binding,
Murray, Magary, Monks, Maccullar, M'Connell, Duff.
Bengal Horse Artillery.—Sergeants.—M`Nee, and Ire-
land.
Gunners.—A. Hearn, Keane, Dulton.
Surgeon Wade, baggage sergeant to the Cabul mission.

LATEST FROM CHINA.
(From the Ceylon Observer, Oct. 22.)

We have received the Straits Messenger of the sth Octo-
ber, by this opportunity, and hasten to give the Chinese in-
telligence it contains :

The steamer Auckland is just in from Hong-Kong the
27th ultimo. She brings the ratification of the treaty by the
Emperor of China. Major Malcolm. secretary of legation,
is on board, in charge of despatches to the Home Govern-
ment.

The intelligence by the Auckand is, that the Emperor's
written assent bad been given to the treaty, with a trifling
alteration in details. _ .

The first and second instalments had been paid; and mo-
ney appeared to be plentiful, from the ready manner in which
the Chinese had come forward with the cash.
The whole of the native troops are to be withdrawn from
Chusan forthwith, and the island to be garrisoned by two
regiments of European infantry, till the third instalment is
paid up, for which the Emperor has two years allowed him
to pay it in; after which period be will be charged five per
cent. until he does pay it, while the troops wilt continue in
possession. It was expected, however, from the way in
which the first two instalments were paid, that any length-
.ened period would not be required by the Emperor.
Major Malcolm will remain in England but a few days,
when he will retwu with the Queen's approbation of the
terms of the treaty, The 4ucicland will wait, his return at
Suez. We are informed that Sir Henry Pottinger made the
Chinese authorities aware of the fact that t,he treaty would

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not be binding on our part until it had received the ratifica-
tion of the home government.
Sickness prevailed to a very great extent both among the
European seamen and soldiers, and they rejoiced at the pros-
pect of leaving so unhealthy a climate.
We subjoin an extract from a private letter from Hong
Kong, which does not altogether agree with the foregoing:—
" The tidings by the Tenasserim, or Sesostris, whichever
reached Singapore first, will have apprised you of the termi-
nation of hostilities with China, and made you acquainted
with the general tenour of the treaty. Since then the treaty
entered into between Sir Henry Pottinger and the Chinese
commissioners has been returned from Pekin, assented to by
the emperor and his cabinet. The fleet will commence its
move downward from Nankin about the middle of Septem-
ber, and I hope reach Hong Kong by the 15th of the ensuing
month. There will be some little delay at Chusan, to land
the stores and make the necessary arrangements for the offi-
cers to be left in commissariat charge."

The Sineapore Free Press states that his celestial majesty
had deferred to ratify the treaty until the sign manual of the
Queen of Great Britain had been affixed to it. The British
forces were still at Nankin when Major Malcolm, the bearer
of the despatches, left for England. It is stated that, on the
withdrawal of the forces, the troops to remain in China are
to be placed under the command of Lord Saltoun.

The Paris Messager of Friday night contains the following
telegraphic despatches, received by the French Government
during that day :

" ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 12.

" The Emperor of China has accepted the treaty of Au-
gust 29, and engaged to ratify it as soon as he shall have re-
ceived a notification of the ratification by ber Britannic Ma-
jesty. He proposes to send an ambassador to London. A
steamer came direct from Nankin to Suez with this news.
She bad on board Mr. Malcolm, English secretary of Lega-
tion. The English fleet will winter at Chusan, where exten-
sive works are going on for improving the sanitary state of
the island."

" MALTA, Nov. 25.

" The Emperor of China has given his adhesion to the
treaty, but refused to sign before her Britannic Majesty.
The motive for this refusal is based upon the exigencies of
the etiquette observed in China. Nevertheless, the half of
the first payment stipulated by the treaty has been received,
and put on board the Blonde frigate, which sailed immediately
for England. The British land and sea forces were still at
Nankin."