has been sai out thew: to life and property lyses trade and that development. 'To a very this is true, but the gentlemen E have the people, if treated w ness, aren bl th disgraced by scenes of cruelty, per pet and children, and devoted ministers of the Christian' religion, The settled state of the Wes: Riv frequent and unbanished acts of piracy, is another case in point. IL think that sungli Yaméi alive to. the ry of patti these deeds of lawlessness with 1d. Shortly before I left Peking the President members of the Board consulted me with regard to the best means of definitely putting an end to this deplorable s. 1 said hanging an official, the hetter—I mean the higher the official—a Viceroy for choice, was the hest and only way. (Laughter.) T admitted that my remedy was somewhat drastic; but then the disease was one which, by inviting foreign interference, was of such danger to the State that the severest remedies were allowable, and, indeed, ry. Whilst on the subject of the Tstngli Yamen, it gives me great pleasure to place on record that, during the throe years Ihave had dealings with the members of this bu ly L have always received the greatest consideration and courtesy at their hands—(cheers)—and this is especially the ease with the President, his Highness Prince Eh' with whom my relations have throuy! been most cordial and friendly. regard to the many cases, yrievanees and which have been brought to my notice by British subjects in China, the vast majority have been thoroughly justified in the bringing, and I have endeavoured, Thope not altogether without success, to see them righted. The following little anecdote has, I venture to think, some slight bearing on one or tivo of the eases not included in the above category. An Englishman being in a tight plice was rescued therefrom by x Scot. Te Enulishma being duly grateful, said: "My friend, you have done mea good turn, and whens ever you are in trouble and'are in the ight I will help you." "Oh, damn the rect; it's when I'm in the wrang that wanting help," was the reply. (Laughter.) Some vf my' good friends with grievances are not unlike this worthy Scot,
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