The New York herald., 1869-12-15
CHINA.
Prince AIfrcd's visit-iiis Reception 1T shnn9.
hae and visit 30 Pekin-Csurt Diplomacy
Mr. Burjinsame's Mission und Crodentiai q.


Prince AIfred's visii-His Reception 1t shans-
hac and Visit 20 Pekin-Court Diplomacy
Mr. BurIinsame's Mission nnd Crodentiai ..
Tshangnae tOct. l2 correspondence OF London
TlIles.l
Before coming to China Prince Alfred STAYED, as
hal peen arranged two or three weeks in Japan,
What Is to be tae programme OF mis- visit TO PeAin
We arc yet lgnorant The vain assumption OF uni
geTsal sway Tor winch the latest member OF the
sscumlty OF nations' Is chiefly remarkable. will quite
prevent an interview with the young Emperor
OF Japan. No sucn event Is dreamed OF. anu his
Royal Hienness goes to the Celestia capital incog-
nto for tne simple purpose OF seeing the great CITY,
and, II time permit, lae sslll more famous remnants
OF the Great Wal, lie arrived at lIcn-tsn on the
evening OF tue urst instant anu lett On the following
mornih9, wi,nout gong ashore In barge Tor
Pekin IL ~ thought likely he Will stay ten days or
that, alter brlei call az Cheloo, ne viii reach
sham nae about the 10th instant
Through some misunderstanding 1t had seemed
likely at one time tnat we snoula be leIC out the
programme, but Opportunity was tskeD TO persuade
ms Royal Hignness tnat ne w0uiu MAKE great ms
take W ieave emma winoit seeing It's cnlei port.
and he has promlsed To come. Whether he viii
enjoy his Visit remains to be We going To
40 our DeSt 70 ainuse nin, AID an Intelligent man
cannot Ian 70 See something interesting IN port
whose annual Ioregn traae loi only twenty-five
Jcals' growtn) exceeds e2o Joo ooO Of winch ms own
country monopolLcs nearly E220y0,J0v. our pro-
gramme IS. al preseAt, reception OF an address
the hrst day ol his visit nd theatrical perIor-
nance by our amateur dramatic corps in inc even
Ing. On Inc second day the Cricnet cub Will cha-
lenge GaialeA a niatcn anu invle their oppo-
nens to puDilc ueje2tter on ground. la the
evening the German residents invite the heir OF
SAKE Copu z ootaa TO coacers and banaues,
ana on Tue thlid eveang MS Royal Hignness
ana Admiral heppc. 10 be inyitea ball in the
noble hal, winch has been lent for the purpose Dy
the treenasous Many Lnink Gne tac0g,tttO Visit to
PeKln Is a nIlstaKe. Inc Cnuese do not understand
This rennemenf OF Wesl leru ciylzallon and viii IN.
slst ON regai ung an Eugiish FIluce as an EngIsh
Prince whatever he ulat cal himself. And what
ever neglect OF even courtesy be shown hm VIII be
Set down as the oiliciai conduct oi The Regent
towards SON o. tnc queen OF England, not the cap
tam OF the Iaiaea. hls .oyl nigiiness snIald
eitner have INSISTED ON a reception c0lnSnensuraGe
I'M his ianA vi have STAY cd away.
IL IS grave Nh take 10 SUPPOSE the Chinese Court
reiGnv which II asserted when Loia Mccartney
Went TO fekn, in happy lgnorance tnat
nontcd over his uead. SO laey as 1ooJ tue En-
Hleniung REMARKED, IN reference to the American
Envoy, IN hat Las loe ek uer lnaldl Remarks, lnat
he resp cts the great Emperor as much as ne does
that ir,siuent Ia contemptuous way oi reieri.g To
the Piesident OF the tmteo s'ateej is hoihing less
than TO class tie niddle hlngdom win DartaroIs
tribes Such wiid exulsa,ion ol himself can ony pe
reegaied 10 suUJeeis y hcn make ono laugh" Not
two months ago The Austrian Ambassador Only sue
Ceeued Uy peieuptury iusstance IN securing Tor MS
MAI, er an equal ute with the Emperor OF CHINA IN
the treaty VIII N has Just been conciuued Detw cen
the two countries; ana strangely enough the Ao7la
Cana He,ota las Produced the Credentials OF mr.
Burngame hiiNsel III proof tnat ll.is leelIng has
ghided even the appointment OK the famous Ihlnese
mission--
lnat paper gives the officially certified translation
(A ano an lndepenAent tians atlon ~, Dotn ol
when now append, as foilo.s:-
a. asiesty Emperor of China sau,es her Ma
si,n nave wth received easen.
China and fureisa nations ot FANNY
are curdasy esrous pacing arm ana .asng Lasis
iae IRE re or o. s ena ana .ood % now ex
VITA ohaa AMI AS PROOF OF ur genuine desire that
,aine, our capita.
& iof sas Gnsa ga % nnera wno m hooasy coversan'
ing sll business IN w.ich The Two en,res China and
ss or r,p'se.a've "na tue exponent o, our IDEAS We
oees win The oo ary raak o. te secoad grade to acco
pa.ny or 81 Dnnsano 10 ;-nGlana where Mr. burintane
ordnsIy ana i.niLoenuaiy. We have ull consaehse IN
assured that they win oiscnase satisfactorily the
G 90 en % 'na we earass,y reyne,s tna ,hs
thereby our real nso ireuashp may be permanent,
traaqultiy-a result waih We certain will be deeply
Cha .eceInoer 81, ieof.
tB)His Majesty tho Emperor of China 10 his Majesty
sovereign ruier o. areat Britain ieens our unver-
sa sway a. beea reserea reSesved rom teaven Regard
Ing tue ccntia ana outer nations aniy have
sonsieraIely mindful of the states In dmty with
neat the eSistns good Understanding with them,
us y s osens o. S' nS nissens S 9
sss dent unlied STATES aiaser A. resin N bariiasams
Chinese and ore ners w n tae Of the inter
expect OF views what
Ielre us,ment what is warped ana .bekand and
OF ocors all aken om The class Of hish une,ionarea VINO
s'es, a ,hs sincerity q s q rSndy end sss~ents Az
ia care they are sure 70 manage satisfactory
We hope therefore, tina, viii extend 10 them all frank
means may be ound FOR pacing friendly reslions upon
lasting basis. TO the al In common OF
and Tranquil ya resua winch viii canse yos we entertain
no dou t. very great re-
Dated iunschi ssth yea !. twelfth month, sixth day.
1t viii be notl ed tnat the great difference Is that
fn one oiv,ne title is asserted to universal
sway" aud the Weste.n States are spoken Of us
"lesser natious whine III the other lAl copy sucn
fnvlllous distinction is givea In the 81 copy,
agan, Mr.. Burilngame slmplY classed with tue
Two Chinese, wDile III the Official translation ne 8
spoken OF distinctly "High Minister EXTRAORDINARY
ana PlenIpotentart t'--Wofd5 wDieh the tBt trdB5ia
tiOn AYERS DO not occur IN the original. Paitlng
these things together then and ieiyng, moreover,
on their own knowledge ol Chinese character, most
fo cign residents mere think hs Royal nighness'
VISIT 10 peKin on any other footing than that OF
meinoer OF the ro1 III family OF great and equal
country mistake. lew OF the nigh Chinese
officials who have come mucn In contact wlIh
foreign Ministers may nave modined Their views as
TO CnIna's Inmeasurable superiority. Dut me mass
OF tue people VIII look Oh Prince WAC Is not re-
Ceived rs such rs very snali Prince, indeeu and
Will Interpret any deS e1 oT courtesy that may he
shown nim as carefully denotin2 his reatYe rank to
tnelr own Emperor.