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may have been, or may be hereafter, granted by His Majesty th· Emp ror of China to the Government or subjects of any oth r nation.
Art. LV.-In evidence of her desire for the continuance of a friendly under- standing, Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain cons nts to include in a Separate Articl-, which shall be in every respect of equal validity with the Articles of this Treaty, the condition affecting indemnity for exp nses incurred and losses sustained, in the matter of the Canton question.
Art. LVI.-The ratifications of this Treaty, under the band of Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and of His Majesty the Emperor of China, respec- tively, shall be exchanged at P. king, within a year from this day of signature.
In token whereof, the respective Pl nipotentiaries have sign d and s aled this Treaty. Done at Tientsin, this twenty-sixth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight; corresponding with the Chinese date, the sixteenth day, fifth moon, of the eighth year of Hien Fung.
(L.8.) Elgin and KINCARDINE.
Signature or 1st Chinese PLENIPOTENTIARY.
Signature of 2nd CHINESE PLE\IPOTENTIARY,
Separate Article annexed to the Treaty concluded between Great Britain and China on the twenty-sixth day of June, in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-eight
It is hereby agreed that a sum of two millions of taels, on account of the losses sustain- ed by British subjects through the misconduct of the Chinese authorities at Canton, and a further sum of two millions of taels on account of the Military expenses of the expedi- tion which Her Majesty the Queen has been compelled to send out for the purpose of ob taining redress, and of enforcing the observance of Treaty provisions, shall be paid to Her Majesty's Representatives in China by the authorities of the Kwangtung province. The necessary arrangements with respect to the time and mode of effecting these payments shall be determined by Her Maj sty's Representative, in concert with the Chinese authorities of Kwangtung.
When the above amounts shall have been discharged in full, the British forces will be withdrawn from the city of Canton. Done at Tientsin, this twenty-sixth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, corresponding with the Chinese date, the sixteenth day, fifth moon, of the eighth year of Hien Fung.
(L.8.) Elgin and KincardinNE.
Signature of 1st Chinese Plenipotentiary. Signature of 2nd Chin883 PLENIPOTH` TIARY,
CONVENTION OF PEACE BETWEEN HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY AND THE EMPEROR OF CHINA
Signed at Peking 24th October, 1860
Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China, being alike desirous to bring to au end the misunder tanding at present existing between their respective Governments, and to secure their relations against further interruption, have for this purpose appointed Plenipotentiaries, that is to say:
Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine; and His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China His Imperial Highness the Prince of Kung; who baving met and communicated to each other their full powers, and finding these to be in proper form, have agreed upon the following Convention, in Nine Articles :
Art. I.-A breach of friendly relations having been occasioned by the act of the Garrison of Taku, which obstructed Her Britannic Majesty's R presentative when on his way to Peking, for the purpose of exchanging the ratifications of the Treaty of Peace concluded at Tientsin in the month of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China expresses his deep regret at
he misunderstanding so occasioned.
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