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addressed on the 25h Of March, the Secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce al that place

addressed on the 25h Of March, to the Secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce al that place
"BRITIsH CONSULATE, CANTON, March IS, 1s47.
SIR beg aequant for the information OF the
British mercantile community, with the contents OF circular
despatch addressed by her Maesys Penpotentary
and Superintendent Of Trade dated the 18th instant
Ellis Excelency has received communication from Mr.
EVERETT the Minister Penpoentisy for the United States
OF America informing him that no provision been made
by his Government TO compel citizens the United States re-
siding China pay any debt which they may incur Brit
sh subjects in this countTywhich fact instructed to
bring TO the noce OF the latter for their guidanes in their
transactions with the former until such time the Govern
of the United shall have made provisions allowing
the administration of equal justice to both parties.
" have the honor be- SIR your obeden humble servant
"FRANCIS G. McGREGOR.
"To EDMUND MorTER, Esq.
g Secretary tohe Chamber Of Commerce Canton"
The European Times also says "fhe American Govern.
ment have hitherto failed carry out the provisions of the
treaty concluded the Sd Of july 1914, at Whangha be-
tween the United States and the Chinese Although legal
measures be taken by the citizens OF America to
any loss TO punish any aggreson which they may
tain the hands of the Chinese yet the latter quite pow
eess proceed in the way against any citizen of the
United States !"
ARMED INTERFERENCE IN PORTUGAL.
The Paris Presse publishes the following protocol of the
conference held at the Foreign Office in London, the 2ls
OF May at which present The Penpoenaes of Spain,
France, Great Britain, and Portugal:
'rhe Plenipotentaries of Spain, France Great Britain,
and Portugal having assembled in conference upon the nvi
Penpoenary declared that he had learned dispatches
ceved that day from his Government the inutiy Of the
deavors made Opoo by Colonel Wyde and the Marquis
de Hespana to put end the civil in Portugal,
the conditions which the Queen of Portugal had authorized
them TO make known the Junta. He added that, the
Queen of Portugal had offered these in conformity with
the counses of her allies he charged by her Most Faith
full Majesty the step already made by her toward her
allies who had taken part the treaty of April %, 1884,
order obtain from them the necessary aid to ecuate the
pacifcation of her States.
THE Portuguese Plenipotentary represented that, in the
present state of affairs in Portugal delay could only add to
the blood already she'd and aggravae the calames with
which the kingdom of Portugal is afflicted
Having regard to these circumstances, and persuaded q
the urgency of the conunctu the Penipotenares Of the
three Powers resolved to accede to the demand of
the Portuguese Penpoeniay, and decided in
quence by the Plenpotenaes Of the four Powers that the
aid promised the Queen of Portugal should be mmedi-
atcy afforded and according this determination, the Pen
poenaes of Spain, France, and Great Britain engage that
the naval forces of their respective Governments actually
toned the of Portugal shall take part conformity and
Immediately with the naval forces of her Most Faithful Ma
esty any operations deemed necessary opporune by
of these combined forces order accomplish
the object of this common act.
sThe Penpoentiay of Spain further engages that body
of troops The number Of which shall be agreed upon between
the Governments Of Spain and Portugal shall enter Portugal
with intent of cooperating with the troops of her Most
Faithful Majesty and that such troops shall retire again from
Portugal within months after their entrance II
the object OF the expedition shall be fulfilled The Penipo-
tenaes of the four Powers promise that orders conormabe
the Of this protocol shall be Immediately sent
the officers of the navy the respective Governments and
to the generals commanding the Spanish troops on the iron
tiers OF Spain. "LAVlER DE lSIURllL.
"JARNAC.
'sPALMERSTON.
ssM0NCORVO."