New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-07
CHINA.
HIGHLY INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE

HIGHLY INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE.
From Our Own Correspondent
CANTON, Nov. 81, 1859.
The U. S. Minister, Mr. Ward, his business in
the North being for the moment at An end, is at
present in this place where his presence has been
repaired for some time past. After an interview
with the Governor General of the Two Kiang, in
the early part of this month be left Shanghae about
the 18TH and reached Canton on the 9th. The
steamer Coromandel was put at his disposal by the
British Admiral.
Before leaving Shanghai the Minister published
for general information the treaty, ratified and
exchanged in July, which il appears one result Of
the recent negotiation has been to bring iuto more
speedy effect. 1t differs in no essential particulars
SOm the draft previously made publc but by re-
cent agreement It is established that the two Treaty
ports Of SWatOw, in this province, and Tai-wan, IN
Eormosa concerning which considerable negota-
lion has taken place, to be definitely opened on
The LIST 81 January, 1860.
The principal cause of the Enjoys visit to Can
ton, is the trouble which has arisen here IN the es
Enlistment of the new AnglO-American Chinese
Customs System, to which an almost unanimous
objection is offered by the mercantile community.
In previous letters, have given full details OF the
operation Of this new regime and the causes of dis
hants in particular who engrOss by far the larger
iorton Of the rapidly -increasing rlverne commerce
~ means Of steamers, complain OF the needless re-
IictiOns laid upon their dealings, and IN some cases
employees Of the Custom House have been some
lat hardly dealt with. II 10 less, perhaps, the
ROTous exactiOD OF the established dues that Is Cd
cted to by the leading houses, who can afford 10
INFORM 10 the law III this respect, than the Ve4a,
jOus imposition of multitude VI new cheeks ana
'estrictiODs which hamper their agents and inter-
,oso serious delays. Two American vessels, indeed
which had loaded at Whampoa about ten days
iince babe defiance to the Customs officers sta
toned there, and sailed with impunity. Articles
XVIII to Xxx. Of the new Treaty, however, are
sufficiently explicit on the subject of compliance
with Customs regulations and the presence OF the
Minister viii undoubtedly be sufficient TO establish
I conduct Of the cOnsignees and shippers on q
per iootng.
satisfied with the foreign establishment than the
FOREIGNERS themselves. While the pOpulace enter
tain their old aversion TO any breaking-in upon
"Cbipa custom the officials are still far from being
al ease regarding the surrender Of all the machinery
into the hands OF men WHOM they Will not regard as
h4ads while the only man VINO mas ever Deeb
mOeght 10 give any support or wiling assent 10
NE Institution, has already manifested some mis-
g5ings gu the subject The Hoppe, as be u called,
@Chlef Commissioner OF Customs, who ls respon-
See to the Emperor for fixed amount OF taels per
smllu, receives as bis pay Whatever oyerplus re-
mans and this, under ordinary circumstances, IL
ssslnated at not far from $3.50, 600 per annuIn Ii,
however, tae Imperial mind is but hall as intent
spen material gain, as current rumOr has 1t, 1t can
~ reasonably be doubted that the demands upon
~ hoPpo's purse will speedily be increased, when
tYOtN u augmented receipts, under the new sys-
| Sa a., reach Pekn and the worthy Tartar, while
;Ps'sd Of the power, so long WELDED of sqaeez-
es. VsIs viii, himself, be subjected TO that pro-
Ss,, winch no less bnefcIaly exerted upon Man
tbs;,aa. aan upon the delicious oranges winch bear
Il ts,;, e are lew persons sanQune enough to stake
iii Acily ID predicting the long continuance OF