A.—Mr. Hart was an employe in the Customs' Service. It way not his duty to interfere in diplomatic. uffairy. When he was appointed {nspector General of Customs, it ide a condition of his appointment, by Sir Frederick Mr. Burlingame, that he should not occupy a quasi-diplomatic position, but should reside at the treaty ports. liv retention at Peking, with their consent ani approval, can only be accounted for on the supposition that he lxhoured to carry out their peculiar theories, and that they found it expedient to have an intermediary agent. (See Mr. Burlingame's desp., Nov. 23rd, 1863, and notes of interview, Oct. 1867; also Sir F. Bruce's desp., Nov. th, 1863.)
B,—Theneceptance of Dr. Martin's translation of Wheat-on has been adduced as evidence of Chinese progress. (See Note to It. FI Dana's edition.) Douhtleat the Imperial Government was quite willing to take advantage of any leges or exceptions it might contain, There is no evidence that they ever contemplated accepting its obligations.
C.—Lao-yeh Pin was a clerk {shoo-pan) in the Taung-li Yamén—a nan of no influence. On his return from Europe he made a report suited to the views of his employers, condemnatory of foreign improvements, and demonstrating that such things were unsuited to China. In consequence of this he wus promoted.
D.—t was utterly foreign to their thoughts. They would gloily have ovuled it had they not been sv persiat-
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