Kammala wannan magana: A shekara ta 1857, an nada Lord Elgin Babban Kwamishina kuma Mai cikakken iko a China da Gabas ta Tsakiya don taimakawa wajen bude China da Japan ga cinikin Yammacin Turai. A lokacin yakin opium na biyu, ya jagoranci
harin bam na Canton (Guangzhou) kuma ya lura da ƙarshen yaƙin ta hanyar sanya hannu kan Yarjejeniyar Tientsin (Tianjin) a ranar 26 ga Yuni 1858.