We are glad to sce that the Bradford Chamber of Commerce have taken heartily up, the question of trade on the Upper ang-tze, Their annual report dwells at some length on the question, and they have addressed a memorial to Lord Clarendon, praying for a strict enforcement of treaty rights, and for such further nego-dations as may be needed, in order to fa-militate communication. The Times has a rather flippant article on the subject, in the old strain. It believes " that we should, in the long run, do more by patience and forbearance than by force and pressure." We can only say we should ike to know on what facts the inference is based. We subjoin the Bradford momorial:
"To the Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Afairs. "The Memorial of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce.
Showeth,—That the trade of this district with China is very important, giving employment toa large amount of capital, and to a great number of operatives engaged in the manufacture of articles, such as are adapted to the requirements of that country. That hitherto the opening of every new market in that vast empire has increased the demand for the products of our factories, s0 that the export of worsted and woollens, which in 1849 was £570,878, has advanced to £1,387,957 in 1868.' That the report made by the Chamber of Commerce at Shanghai of an explore ing expedition on the Upper Yang-tze, which was undertaken by command of the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Henry Keppel, has drawn the attention of your memorial: ists to the great importance of the trade which might be developed if the people of Western China were allowed free intercourse with the outer world. That your memorialists believe nothing more to be wanting to the peaceful and steady progress of this trade than the fulfilment of the conditions contained in our treaties with China, Your memorialists therefore pray that it may please Her Majesty's Government to facilitate the access to Western China, by strongly urging a loyal execution of treaty obligations on the part of China, and by further negotiating, if such should be considered necessary, for the attainment of so important an object."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.