and: American gunboats seem to have To the Editor of the entirely different regulations, and the utmost confidence is placed in their commanders to Noxru-Cmxa Dany News. use their wisest discretion in time of emer-Sm.—Writing "as a missionary about gency and'then to report to the home State opium, I am afraid you can allow no more offices for further instructions. Since Bri-for my sanity, than Sir Lepel Griffin allows tish subjects are in no small minority i for that of the 160 members of the House Chiva and especially at the river ports, itis a of Commons who voted that the matter which ought to receive the serious ment protection of Indian opium shoul attention of the hume State whether or no cease.
me permanent "arrangements can be made Without any disrespect to you or to Sir or their protection and safety, and in order Lepel, I admit that there are things in his tu do this some reasonable power ought letter to the Times, and in your own treat-to be allowed to such able nien as command ment of the subject from' time to time, Her Mujesty's gunboats and cruisers in and particularly in the Herald of 29th ultimo, foreign waters. which I Gud it hard to reconcile with Tam, etc., a competent knowledge of facta.
W. R. Bux.
Sir Lepel Griffin is angry with Sir Joseph Nanking, 3rd June.
Pease because he induced a maj rity of the House of Cownions to vote that "the system by which the Indian opium revenue
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