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of

as regards British subjects. as faithfully as he himself tried to perform his duty towards the Government, and people china, there would soon be no ground of complant left and that the interchange of good affices would -seen lead to mutical good feelings smely, as opposite conduct on even

one side must and did lead to

and perpetuale, mutual strangement. The Poutai then changed the

subject,

: and showed a decided

disinclination to have it reverted

More

to, and therefore nothing was said on the foregoing points .

His Excelency showed great. interest in the present war in

Europe,

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and asked if France would not be so reduced by

the

end of

the war as to be

incapable of taking any important part in the world for a long time. Upon being told that ... France could scarcely been

far reduced as not to be still one of the first class powers, Heis ____ Excellency acked into how many classes the Europea

ean nations

might be roughly divicted.

Upon being told that they might be divided into first, second and third class, with a fourth class for very unimportant Glates, he asked if England

was in

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