We have received the following particulars of the Treaty between Great Britain and Corea, which was signed at Seoul on the 26ch ultimo Art. I, provides for Peace and Amity, ise of yuod offices in case required by one or other of the contracting powers.
Art IL, provides for Diplomatic and Consular representation.
'Art. ILL. secures to the British Author lusive jurisdiction in all cares, civil inal, brought against British' subjects in Curea, either by the Corean Go-Yernment or Corean subjects, or by any British or other foreign subject or citizen, Any complaints involving a penalty or fication for breach of the Treaty or of the Regulations annexed thereto will also be decided by the British Authorities, Art. LY, opens the ports of Chemulpo @enchuan), Wonsan (Gensan) and Pa-sun (Fusan), the City of Hangyany and the town of Yanghwachin to trade. port in the neighbourhood of Pusan Of another town in the neighbourhood of Yanzhwachin if those two places should be found unsuitable; but the right to open commercial establishments in' Hanyang (the capital) is subject to surrender if the Chinese Government should relinquish that right, At each of the places named, British subjects may rent or purchase land or houses, and may erect dwellings, warehouses and factories. The sites for the foreign Settlements are to be selected and laid out by the Corean Government in conjunction with the competent Poreign Authorities, and will be managed by a Council the constitution of which will be determined in the same way. British subjects will have full liberty to travel and trade in the inten country, and will be amenable tlements or elsewhere to such Municipal Police and other Regulations as may be agreed on by the auchurities of the two countries.
Art. V, gives British subjects the Fight to import into any Corean open port from any foreign port or any Gorean open port all kinds of merehandizs (excepting prohibited goods); and to export the 1y Gureau open port, or to any foreign It provid drawbacks on foreign goods, and for the! refund of duty on Curean produce when proved to have been conveyed to a Corean open port. All goods that have once paid the duty of the tariff may be transported to any Corean open port free of duty, or may be conveyed into t interior free of any additional tax, exch or transit duty whatsoever. Tonnsge dues are to be paid at the rate of 30 cents per ton, a single payment being good for tone months; and the whole of the dues so collected are tobe appropriated to thee tion of lighthouses, beacons, et provement of the anchor Int, and the approaches to the open ports.
Art. VI. relates to smuggling ab non-opened ports, the penalty being confiscation of the smuggled goods, as well as the forfeiture of twice their value.
Art VIL, details the course to be followed in ease of shipwreck, or when a British vessel is stranded on the Corean Coast, All salved cargo or property is to be carefully protected, nnd th wants of the shipwrecked persons are to be fully provided for.
Art, VILL, relates to ships of war, They may visit any Curean port, may store supplies at the open ports, and may make surveys of the Coos They consist of cotton manufactures of all kinds; evtton and woollen, and cotton and silk mixtures; woollen manufactures of all kinds, and woollen and silk mixtures; line, or linen mixed with cotton, woul or silk} grass cloth, and all.textiles la hemp, jute, &e.; clothing or wearing rel of all ordinary carpeting, chemicals, dyes, its and paints, leather; window glass, in or colaneed; metals in pipe, tubs, oF teel, tin-plates, nickel, white copper or other valuable metals; hardware, cute lery, machinery, porcelain, paper, soap, all qualities, tea, raw silk, and some nannfactures, soft woods and timber, unenumerated articles partly manus factured.
Cluss IF. comprises goods linble to a duty of ten per cent., and consists of beer tai nufactures, and clothing made and for nes, superior carpeting, cer
wholly of silk; clocks and watches; in silvers glassware, furniture, leather manufactures, fancy paper, plated' ware, pictures, hard warls, various articles of superior male, and all unenumerated articles completely manuiaciured, Class V. consists of seeds liable to twenty. per cent. duty. These are articles of luxury, euch as amber, coral, jade, ivory, birds! nests, tortoise still, embroideries, fars, musk, jewellery, precious stones, velvet, watches in vold or gilt, Grearms, tobacco, spirits and liqueurs, &o.
Class V1., being prohibited goods, consista of adulterated drugs or moiicines, arms and munitions of war (except when imported under permit) counterfeit cuiug, and opium (except medicinal opium).
'All native produce, except the free list, consisting of refined gold and silver, bul ion, gold and silver evins, plants, samples, and travellers' Inggage, will pay an ad valorem duty of five per cent, The exportes tion of red ginseng in prohibited, The above ad volurem tariff is to be converted into specific rates as soon as possible by the authorities of the two countries, Duties may be paid in Mexican dollars or Japanese silver yen,
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