As the 11th Article of the Treaty of Tien-tsin expressly and unreservedly authorises British Subjects to frequent King-...
...for purposes of trade and commerce of any kind, as in the case of Chow...
His Excellency considers that, on the contrary, British Subjects will naturally consider this privilege as secured to them and will claim to be protected in the exercise of it by Her Majesty's Government.
In Cardwell House, it was thought necessary to direct Sir R. Alcock, in a despatch of which the draft is enclosed for the concurrence of Lord Clarendon, to make it publicly known to the Merchants and others trading with Hong Kong that this is not the view which Her Majesty's Government take of the general result of the Treaty.
Lord Cardwell presumes that his Lordship will take steps to...