Tientein, 19th March.
Count Ito left yesterday for Peking, accompanied by General Count Saigo and his suite, gave lima claim on the respect and Confidence of people who wore not of his nationality, which we believe is universally conceded.
Sic Harry Smith Parkes was the oon of Harry Parkes, Esq, of Birobill's Hall, Staffordshire, where he was born in 1828, Ho was educated at the City of London School, according to the Foreign Office List he was attached 1842, to the suite of Sir Henry Pottinger in' China, He acted as Iuterpreter-at Foochow in 1845 and 1846, and in the latter year was traneferred in the same capacity to Amoy, was gout to distribute rewards to Chinese in Formosa in 1851, being shortly after transferred to Canton. He was Consul at Amoy from August, 1854 till March, 1855 when he ac-4 Sir John Bowring to Siam, ice he took home the new-Siamese treaty, roturnwith the Ratifications in Tanuary, 1856, He acted as Consul at Canton from June that year, and was
lat December, 1858. During the appointed Consul at this port on the diplomatic action which arose from the affair of the lorcha Arrow and in the subsequent hostilities, his name came prominently into notice, and the energy and discretion which' he displayed in office and by the public. the were fully appreciated by his superior capture of Canton Lord Elginappointed him one of the Commissioners for administering the government of the city, and the zeal which he displayed greatly contributed to the ood order into which affairs there" were soon brought. In 1859 he was made a Commander of the Bath, and served as joint Chinese Secretary to the Special
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