A Peking correspondent writes that it" seems certain that, when Prince Ching returns to the Capital from feng,. one of the first things he. is to do will be to come to a definite settlement ter with regard to the M vention, begun by the late Li Hung.
It is further stated that Prince Ching intends to "rush" matters, as on the early settlement of the Convention will depend the return of tue Court to Peking this year. There are, however, certain clauses and stipulations demanded by Russia which, to any sane person, should make it impossible for the Empress Dowager to consent to ratify; but no one can foresee what the madness of the Russophiles and reactionaries may drive the Manchus to de this year.
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