The correspondence promised in the Queen's Speech hay just been issued by the Foreign. ofice. We have not yet received a copy of the Blue-Book, but we reprint from the L. & C. Kxpress, & number of the later couchision of the ing to the unch impatience was expressed apparently bein 1875, give report of the attack on the ' expedition of Colonel Browne, and a telegram from
hho had male, to which Lord Derby repile: Mr. Wade to Lord pect at ing the demands Her Majesty's Government have had under their consideration your telegram reporting nals which you had made upon the ment in consequence of the attack on Colonel Brown's Mission and the murder of Mr. Margary.
Lhoww demands were as follows 1. That a British officer should be present vestigation to be held in Ydunan, f jonid be irae diately sion through Burma, in ease the Ind Government should to sem hat the sum of 150,000 taels should be Biajesty's Governme efi, aged in yore han
T have now to acquaint you that the two first demands are entirely approved and that with reference to the 3ri, Her Majesty's Govern ment, having entire confidence in your discretion, presume that you had good grounds for the action you have taken iv asking for sum of 150,000 tals, but will await further explanations before expressing a more definite opinion on the subject.
Then follows the correspondence with the Chinese Government, which led to the d patch of the Grosvenor Mission, and the appointment of Expectant Vice-President Kwok Sung Tao, and Ha Kien Shen, Expectant 'Taotai, as Envoys Extraordinary to England. The' despatch of Prince Kung of 22nd September is important Tas Pauxce or Kuso ro Mr. Wane.
The Prince received the British Minister's Peking, September 22, 1875.
despatch in which he states, with reference to the subject of the Yurnan outrage, and the larger question of which it forms a' part, he feels compelled te report to his Govern: ment that he sees not the slightest manifestation of an intention to put forth a bond fide
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