Peking, 26th May.
A Decree las been issued by the Empress, ordering Tsu Yii-ying, Viceroy of Yun-kuei, and T'ang Chiang, Mining Company, the object of whiolt shall be to open all the mines in Yiinnan which produce gold, silver, copper, or any other minerals of value.
PROMOTION OF CHANG P'EI-LUN, Peking, 29th May.
An Imperial Decree has been issued, raising Chang P'si-lan to the rank of tion.on the Censorate will.be taken by Ha Jai-lay.
The followi: Fourvier and of! nai telegrams from Captain appear in Lo Saigon of Marine ce that the preconvention which I proposed to the "Viceroy Li: Hung-chang las entirely approved by the Court of Poking and the Frouch Government, and' was signed onthe 11th May at Tientsin, Tt stipulates the withdrawal of the Chinese troops from Tonquin, respect fur all-our past-and future treaties with Annam, a treaty of commerce opening in their entire. extent the common frontiers of-Tonquin..and China to free trafic in ods, with guarantees; advantages for rench trade, Will eond-you the texts Paris, 13th Muy.
The Tientsin Treaty favourably received. 24th April, The death is announced of Madame Taglioni, formerly well known as a French operatic artiste, London, 26th April, The frosts have injured the French vintage.
Paria, 7th Mi ed. Everything qu The Municipal Elections 1 in continu Mahdi continues, French Legation at Morocco has lowered its flag.
Yesterday's papers of the nomina: tion of a Governor-General of Indo-China Admiral Duperié and a high f in the Foreign Office are ment 1 believe Patendtre is being Resident to Hud.
The Chambers will meet on the 20th, A Correspondent writes to us from Tientsin that the Empress, having shelve the Memorials against the Vi determined to mak tion into all. the gu such things which Majesty is aware, exi It is with this object i recent appointments of a f Northern and Southern rade have been made.
We hear, and on excellent authority, from Canton, that the real cause of the utter failure of the Chinese forces in Ton quin to cope with the French invaders must be attributed solely to the confusion of councils at headquarters, The shame of the utter discomfiture of the Chinese armies rests upon Peking. The Governor-General of the Liwng Kuang, Chang, is a resolute man, and had made all preparations in his power to repel the French attack on the Suuth-Western frou-tier, and the spirit of the Cantonese people was excellent, The troops in Tonquin and Yunnan were fairly armed, and suppl with rifles and ammunition, and—for Chinese soldiery—tere defend positions sheltered by and wet ditches. The Black Flags fought well, and if they had been left free would have made the march of the French difficult: and costly, and probably would have so
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