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i^aO CONVK.NTIONS DK PE-KING

Art. I. — Tlio Troalv of Peace and Amitv belwccn llio Iwo nations, siii;nccl al Nankiiiir on llic twxMilv-ninth day of Auirust, in Ihe ycar onc thousand eiglil Inuidicd and fortv-Uvo, is licrcby renewod and conllrnied.

ïlie Supplcnientary Trealy and General Régulations of Tiadc having been amended and iinprovcd, and llie substance of llieir provisions having been incorporated in tliis Treaty, tlie said Supplenientary ïreaty and General Régulations of Trade arc lierebv abro^ated.

Art. II. — For tlie better préservation of liarnionv in fulnre, lier Majesly the Quccn of Great Britain and His Majesty ilie Eniperor of China mutually agrée ihat, in accordancc wilh tlie universal practice of great and friendly nations, lier ^lajesty thc Queen niay, if Slie sec fît, appoint* Ambassadors, Minislers, or ollier Diplomatie Agents to the Court of Peking; and His Majestv the Eniperor of China niav, in likc nianncr, if Ile sec lit, appoint Ambassadors, Minislers, or olher Diplomatie Agents, to the Court of St. James'.

Art. III. — His Majesly the Emperor of China hereby agrées, ihat the Ambassador, Minister, or otlier Diplomatie Agent, so appoiiiled bv lier Majestv the (hieon of Great lîritain, niay réside, wilh his famiJv and establishment, permancnlly at Ihc capital, or may visit il occasionally, at the option of the British Government. He shall not be called upon to perform any cerernonv derogatory to him as representing the Sovereign of an independent nation on a footing of equalitv wilh thaï of China. On Ihc other hand, hc shall use the same l'omis of ceremony and respect lo His Majesly llie Emperor as are eniployed by thc Ambassadors, Minislers, or Diplomatie Agents of lier Majesly towards the Sovereigns of independent and equal European nations

Il is further agrced, thaï lier Majesty's Governmcnl may acquirc al Peking a site for building, or may liire iiouses for the accommodation of lier Majesty's Mission, and thaï the Chinese Government will assist il in so doing.

Her Majesty's Représentative skall be at liberly lo choose his own servants and attendants, wlio shall not be subjected to any kind of molestalion ^lialever.

Any person gnilty of disrespect or violence lo lier Majesty's Représentative, or to anv meniber ofliis family or eslablishmcnl, in deed or word, shall be scverely punished.

Art. IV. — It is further agreed, that no obstacle or diiïicully