The New York herald., 1869-12-27
CHINA AND JAP AN.
CHINA.

Arrival OF the Steamship China ut San Frnn-
cisco-Ratiication of the Chinese Treaty
with Eng;and-Recepti0n of tho DuiSe OF
Ednburg al Shanahae-Return Of MIR.
Brown, Secretary 10 the Burinsane Em-
bassy--Te American Treaty.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20, $780,
The steamship China arrived this morning, from
Hong Kong November 10 aud Yokohama December
q She brought heavy freight and large number
of passengers, including $40 Chinese aad Japanese
General Van valkenburgh late United States Minister
TO Japan, and his suite, also came on the China.
The following officers OF the United States Navy
were also passengers-For San Francisco--C. w.
Cushing, w. r. Thomas, L. Russell, I. ]. Hanschc,
w. s. Arthur and forty others. The following pas
sengers are ior New York:-Mrs. M. G. Holmes and
two children. ii. Gipike u. Wegner, Rev. j. b.
Morrere. For Eur0pe--Bar0n Van Bunsent, f.
Wltherbab, John Paul. The China brought seven
teen packages of silk and l. 2l2 boxes OF tea to go
overland to New York, and 507 packages OF tea for
Chicago. The steamer America arrived at Yok0.
hama on the 18th OF November. The steamer CHINA
brought the following intelllgence:-
The revised treaty between England and China
had been signed by the proper officials OF the gov
ernment' but had yet TO be ratified and accepted by
the other foreign governments before il would go
into operation. The following are the important
changes:-A modification OF the transit dues; the
openng.of two new ports to trade and commerce;
the working OF coal mlneslby foreignlappliances as
an experiment. in two places yet TO be seected re-
ductlon Of The duty on native coal and other articles;
the establishment or bonded warehouses; the navi>
CATION OF the inland waters by vessels not steamers
and temporary residence in any part OF the empire
by foreigners. The ports TO he opened by the treaty
are Wachan, tho lower Ysntzchee, and Wan.
chow,s on the coast between Ningpo and Fuhcnan,
both Of which ports had been strongly recon-
mended In all the memorials on the subject. The
Chinese government had also agreedIto employ an
English barrster TO frame u code OF mercantile
laws, IN conjunction with the Judge appointed BY
the Queen Of England. The Supreme Court will
govern all International civil suits. The advan.
tages to be gained by the treaty pronounced sub
slanual and equally beneficial to the Chinese and to
foreigners.
The Duke Of Edinburg received cordial reception
on his arrival at Shanghac aud was rendered the
hospitality Of tie city.
Sir Rutherford AlcocK the British Minister to
China, would shortly returnlto England, taking with
him the new English treaty.
The reappearance In Pekin Of Mr.. Brown, the
Chief Secretary to the Buringame Mission, created
considerable surprise. II was rumored that the
treaty between the United States ana China had
been ratified through the agency OF MIR. Brown.
IL was thought that the young Emperor will be
eStaNllSleu on tue tuTOuC SONIC uulC ueAt year.
Bishop Kingsley, OF the American Methodist Epis-
copal Church, left Pekin the 2lst OF October Tor
the purpose OF making an official visit Of the mis-
sion stations or his Church IN China. He would
leave Hong Kong about the ISL or December for his
home. via India ana Europe.
party CT New Workers, including B. d. Alter
burg X. Van Rensselaer, and Mrs. Mary Parson,
had arrived at Foochow, ana at the last advices
were visiting the missionary stations.
Baron RetherTrau had returned 10 Shanghae from
a geological tour through the northern provinces Of
China.
The following the positions OF the vessels OF
the United States Navy in Chinese waters-Ihe Del
aware, with Admiral Rowan on board was eh route
to Hong Kong; the Monocacy was AZ Nagasaki, the
Idaho ana Asnpuelot al Yokohama and the lroqu0l5
aud Maumee at Hong Kong.