81st Oct. Lorp Cuartes BErEsForD has had one considerable success at Peking the Tsungli Yamen has granted him two thousand troops to be drilled by English officers. This is a very notable concession, and these men may form the nucleus of a force which will in the future enable China to hold up her head again among Asiatic Powers. That our Government should thus encourage China to provide herself with the commencement of a reliable army is a proof that we are solicitous that she should preserve her independence. Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Ca, as is generally known, were asked to provide Lord Charles Beresford with an inter-prefer, and in accordance with this request they designated Mr. Boyce-Kup of their Tientsin house to accompany him in that capacity. We learn from Peking, however, that on his arrival there our Legation con~
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