Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1877-09-01 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE MURDER OF MR. MARGARY.  A Blue-book has been published containing further correspondence respecting the attack on the Indian Expedition to Western China and the murder of Mr. Margery. One of the papers contains, along with the credentials of the Envoy Kwoh Sung.tao, on his mission to this country, a letter of apology iron, the Emperor of China. The letter begins as follows: "The Emperor of China salutes the Queen of England and Repress of India. Having become inheritor of the great estate by the mandate of Heaven, and reverently continued the succession to our great estate, we have borne in affectionate remembrance the States in amity with us, and (have desired) toconsolidate for ever relatian of friendship and concord. In the first moon of the first year of the reign of Kwang Sii (February, 1875), the official interpreter of your Majesty's Government, Ma Kin-li (Mr. Margery) by name, while travelling under pea-port from Burmah, and on having reached the frontier region of the Province of Yunnan, was murdered, and his companion, Colonel Browne, was attacked and driven back. The letter then recounts the steps taken by the Emperor to inquire into the outrage, and adds that Sir Thomas Wade had expressed the opinion that security for the future was to be preferred to punishment of the past, whereupon the Emperor granted as an act of grace remission of the penalties incurred by the offenders, and enjoined upon the high authorities of all the Provinces implicit obedience to the ' commands already issued that protection should be afforded to foreigners in accordant* with the treaty stipulations. The letter then proceeds: "That Mr. Margary, while travelling under passpor. within the frontier of Yunnan, should have lamentably been murdered, is a fact which not alone involves the question of a lo .s of life, but which also has gone near to disturb our relations of amity and concord. We profoundly regret and lament it. We have , now made special appointment of Kwoh Sung-tao, an acting Senior Vice-President of the Beard of Ceremonies, and one of the Ministers of the oflitas of Foreign Affairs, as Envoy Extvaordinary, to proceed to your Majesty's country to give utterance, on our behalf, to the sentiments we have at heart, as a proof of our genuine desire for amity and concord. We know Kwoh Sung-tao to be an officer I of capacity and experience, of loyalty and truthful- I nese, who is in disposition amicable and just, far- ' reaching in intelligence. He has acquired great familiarity in the treatment of affairs between Chinese and I foreign Powers. We would ask that sincere confidence be reposed in him, to the end that the blessings , of friendly concord may for ever be experienced in the highest degree, and that all alike may enjoy the happiness of a state of pence. This, we doubt not, will be greatly to the satisfaction (of your Majesty)" ' The papers also contain a long despatch filling over forty-five tinges from Sir T. Wade, dated London, July 14, 1877, explaining the Chefoo Agreement. In the course of this despatch Sir Thom,* anseks of the Imperial letter in these terms: "The letter does not set forth that the mission is tube established in permanence. It is none the less true that it is so, and as the first letter of credence issued by the Court of Pekin to a Minister ea conditioned it must be held to mark an era of singular importance in the foreign relations of China. No provision in ' the aereement that I did negotiate has riven me sincerer satisfaction than this, almost the fl st move in any degree spontaneous on the part of China towards a renunciation of her exclueivisai."