oth March.
We mentioned not long since that the proposed dispatch of a special envoy to Great Britain to condole with the King on the death of the Great Queen and congratulate him on his accession to the Throne had been declined on account of the lowness of the rank of the proposed envoy, Chang Pai-hsi, We are glad to knew now that the mission has been declined altogether by Sir Ernest Satow, the British Minister. King Edward, we learn, will not accept any Ambassador from the Emperor of China until full atonement has been made for the attempt to destroy the Queen's Minister and Legation last year, and for the wholesale massacre of His Majesty's subjects in the interior of China. We learn also that pending the present negotiations the departure of Prince Chun's mission to Germany has been postponed.
As we pointed out some weeks ago, the choice of such an envoy as Chang Pai-hsi and his acceptance could only result in lowering the prestige of Great Britain. It was no excuse to urge that no other person, more suitable or of higher rank, could be found to undertake the mission, If the dignity of such a mission could not
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