The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-17 00:00:00

CHINA.

We have received advices by this coveyance,
from China, to the 27th Nov., which confirm the
intelligence brought by the Trieste telegraph.
We learn that Sir J. Bowring has had an inter-
view with the Imperial Commissioner, on the 3d
November, when Sir John was attended by
guard of 160 a
marines and sailors, and were re-
ceived by the imperial officers, in tents near the
forts, in the presence of about 1,000 officers,
troops, and spectators.
At this conference a very full discussion and
development was had of all the questions at issue
between China and the Treaty powers ; and the
English and American Ministers continued their
intercourse with the Imperial Commissioner, dur-
ing the remainder of their stay, through the me-
dium of correspondence and their Secretaries who
remained within the river, individually pressing
the claims of their Governments ; they have thus
advanced an important step, and it only remains
for the commencement they have made to be fol-
lowed up with vigour by the three Treaty powers,
to meet fully the interests of their countrymen in
China and their respective countries.
The North China Herald says, that "the spirit
of the northern provinces, from what we
can glean, is not broken by the long civil war.
Commanders were met who had fought with the
rebels ; and the feeling there appears to be that
the insurgents will be eventually quelled, although
it may take much time to effect it."
Pekin gazettes to the 20th Oct. state that the
insurgents have met with heavy reverses during
the last two months, which it will require redoubled
energy, conduct, and courage to retrieve.
The Pekin Gazette of the 20th October contains
a report from Yang-pei, the lieutenant-governor of
Hoo-pih, detailing various victories, and the cap-
ture of several cities. He says, that after the cap-
ture of King-san, the rebels were repulsed by water,
and 300 vessels burnt, by which means 2,000 in-
surgents were destroyed. On the 24th of Sep.
tember the district cities of Kin-shwny and
Xwang-tse were retaken, while 400 rebels were
employed to
captured or slain. The city of Lo-tien was also
secretly retaken,
On the 9th of November means were
the rebel fleet en the
es
lake, when several burn
12th 50 more
vsele were destroyed ; on the
vesselscotndtwehaetht
13th
o the number of four
were burnt, and those on
board of them put to
or five hundred,
destroyed, and a hundred me
nmore vessels were
Han-yang and Hang-k'how war: r
eTthe same day
a kan and on
the 14th of October, theWoo-chglang,
provincial
capital, again fell into• the hand* ofthe Impe-
rialists.
The Overland China Mail of the 27th November
says that there is very little intelligence from the
North about the rebellion, but that little is in-
teresting—namely, that the Imperialists have re-
taken the important cities of Han-khow and Wu-
chang on the Yang-tsz-kiang, from which it is in-
ferred that the power of Ai-ping Wang is on the
decline.

From Canton we learn that the Imperialists, on
the 17th Nov., suffered a severe defeat and heavy
less in men and junks at the hands of the Fula-
shan insurgents, who effected their object by means
of a surprise.

SHANGHAI MARKET, Nov. 17, 1854.
IMPORTS.

Trade seems to be improving, and, notwithstanding the
scarcity of money, a large amount of business has been
transacted during the past fortnight, both in the disposal
of goods and purchase of produce, but there has been no
particular feature in the trade worthy of remark.