The agreement now arrived at between the Company and the Chinese Government was signed and sealed on the lst instant. The contract has been signed by the Imperial Commissioner Shen Pao-chen, the Governor General of the Province, the Manchu Com:
and the Governor of the Provin structions from the Teung-li Yam It is a noteworthy fact that these high official now concluded, by the President of the Tung wore represented throughout the negotiations Shang-chit, or Foreign Trade Committee, the successor in office to Loo—whose powers the high authorities vainly endeavoured repudiate when the first difficulty cropped up,, The payment of an ample indemnity, and the purchase of the accumulated materint Chinese officials as the the basis of the agra ment. As regards the agreement itself, we are authorised to publish the following authentic details, viz. pany undertake to construct, for the government, an overland telegraph Foochow and Amoy (160 miles) furnia the necessary material, wire, 0 instruments; and to construct ind to hand over the: line in' good working order, and constructed in a subatanial mauner (tis was one of the Company's protection to protect the ial requis struction of the line, The Chinese Authorities are responsible for theft of the Company's property, or violence to any of the Company's stof Third.—Tho Company still be enabled to commence the line not Inter than 15th August of thie year, bub earlier if found practicable; and shall, when commenced, complete the work with reasonable despatch.
Fourth.—The Chinese Authorities are responsible that no delay is occasioned through unlawful interference on the part of the iuhabitan Fifth. ration of the Company carrying agreement, the Chinese Authorities undertake to pay to the Camp: the sum $154,500—part of which to be on signing the contract is completed; and the yearly me. Tt is further age the Company shall work the line for account of the Chinese Government, and teach Chinese pupils the art of telegraphy—on. conditions to be specially agreed upon hereafter.
Sizth.—The Company retains the Pagoda Anchorage line, for the present.
Seventl Agreement is written and signed in the English and Chinese languages and the English text shall be accepted, by both parties, as the original and authentic version, in the event of any dispute arising.
The above, we are informed, constitute the principal clauses of the Agreement arrived at. The Great Northern Telegraph Company aro_entitled to our congratulations upon having gained their and in such a satisfactory manner, The introduction of the telegraph
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