TRF.ATY OF PEACE !\'H

shall be made to tlio (Vce movements of Her Majesty's Représentative, and tliat lie, and Ihe pcrsons of his suite, may corne and go, and travel at thelr plcasure. He shall, moreover, liavc full liberty to scnd and receivc his correspondence to and ("rom any point on thc sea-coast that he may sclect ; and his Icttcrs and cU'ects shall be held sacred and inviolable. He may emplov, for thcir transmission, spécial couriers, vvho shall meet with the same protection and facilities for travelling as the persons employed in carrying despatches for thc Impérial Government ; and, generally, be shall cnjoy the same privilèges as are accordcd to olficcrs of tlic same rank by thc usage and consent of Western nations.

Ail expenses attending tbe Diplomatie Mission of Great Britain shall be borne by the British Government.

Art. V. — His Majesty the Emperor of China agrées to nominale one of the Secretarles of State, or a Président of onc of tbe Boards, as the bigh olhcer with whom the Ambassador, Minisler, or other Diplomatie Agent of Her Majesty the Queen, shall transact business, either personally or in wrlting, on a footing of perfect equality.

Art. VI. — Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain agrées that the privilèges hereby secured shall be enjoyed in her dominions by the Ambassadors, Ministers, or Diplomatie Agents of the Emperor of China, accredited to the Court of Her Majesty.

Art. VII. — lier Majesty the Queen may appoint one or more Consuls in the dominions of the Emperor of China ; and such Consul or Consuls shall be at llberly to réside in any of the open ports or citles of China, as lier Majesty tlie Queen may consider most expédient for thc interests of British commerce, ïhey shall be treated with due respect by the Chinese authorities, and enjoy the same privilèges and inimunities as tbe Consular Olhcers of the most favoured nation. ^

Consids and Vice-Consuls in charge, shall rank Avith Intendents of Circuits; Vice-Consuls, Acting Vice-Consuls, and Interpreters, with Prefects. They shall bave access to the officiai résidences of thèse officers, and communicate with them, either personally or in writing, on a footing of equality, as the interests of the public service may requii'C.

Art. VIII. — The Christian religion, as professed by Protestants or Roman Catholics, inculcates the practice of virtue, and teaches man to do as he would be done by. Persons teaching or profcssing it, thcrefore, shall alike be entitlcd to the pro-

tecfion of thc Chincse authorilics ; nor sliall anv such, peaceablv pursuing tlieir calling, and nol ollcnding against ihe law, be persecuted or Inlcrfered willi.

Art. IX. — Fîrillsh subjecls arc horobv aulhoriscd lo travel, for their picasure or for purposps of Irade, to ail parts of the interior, undcr passports which will bc issued b\ Uieir Consuls, and countersigned by tbc local aiilhoritics. Thosc passports, if domanded, must be produced for examination in tbe localilies passed tbrough. If tbc passport be nol irrcgiilar, tbe bcarer will be allowed to proceed, and no opposition sliall be olfered to bis biring persons or biring vessels for tbc carriage of bis baggage or mercbandise. If be be witbout a passport, or if be commit anv oflence against tbe law, be sball be banded over to tbe nearest Consul for punisbment, but be must not be subjecled to anv ill-usage in excess of necessary restraint. No passport need bc applied for bv persons going on excursions from tbe ports open to trade to a distance not cxcceding loo /(, and for a pcriod not exceeding five davs.

Tbe provisions of tbc Article do not applv to crc\\s of sbips, for the due restraint of wliom régulations will be drawn up by tbe Consul and tbe local autborities.

To Nanking, and otber citics disturbed bv persons in arms against tbe Government, no pass sball be glven, until lliev sball bave bcen recaptured.

Art. X. — British mercbant-sbips sball bave autborilv to trade upon tbe Great River (Yang-tsze). Tbc Upper and Lowcr Valley of tbe river being, bowever, disturbed by outlaws, no port sball bc, for tbe présent, opcned to trade, %vitb tbc exception of Cliinkiang, wbicb sball be opcned in a vcar from tbe date of tbe signini;; of tbis Treatv.

So soon as peace sball bave bcen restored, Brilisb vessels sball also be admitted to trade at such ports as far as Hankow, not cxcceding tbrec in number, as tbe Britisb Minister, after consultation witb tbc Cblncse Secretary of State, mav détermine sball be ports of entrv and discbarge.

Art. XI. — In addition to tbc ciliés and towns of Canton, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, and Shanghai, opened by the Treatv of Xanking, it is agreed that British subjects may fréquent the cities and ports of ÎNcAvchwang, Tang-choAv ^ Taiwan (Formosa), Chao-chow (Swatow), and Riung-cbow (Hainan).