The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-14 00:00:00

CHINA.

Oar latest advices state that Major Gordon still
remains inactive, sufficient time not having elapsed
for him to have received an answer from Pekin.
The Imperialists are operating without his assist-
ance, and also without success. The Futae has
made several attempts to make his peace with
Major Gordon, even to the extent of sending over
his English subordinate, Macartney, to try to win
the major back. The Imperialists, after having
taken Woosih, pushed on to Chang-chow-fu, which
is 40 miles further on, and situated on the Grand
Canal. The attack upon this city was a failure,
with considerable loss. Another Imperial defeat is
recorded as having occurred near. Chinkiang, on
the Yangtsze.

With regard to Soocho CC, the Feta° is engaged
in clearing out the rebel population in order to
make room for the legitimate inhabitants, whom he
hopes to attract back to the place. The thousands
of poor people who have been carried off at different
times by the rebels from all parts of the country,
and who now occupy Soochow, are being shipped
off to their own provinces at government expense,
and a voluntary contribution of 500,000 taels has
been advertised for to defray this expenditure.
Intelligence from Ningpo is to the effect that the
siege of flangchow had been advanced so far as
to warrant an assault being made about the 25th
January; but we are without information as to
whether that final step had been taken. All the
stockades had fallen to the Franco-Chinese force.
Advices from Pekin are to Dec. 12, but they con-
tain nothing of importance. Communication by
water was closed for the winter.

From Shanghae the chief items of news refer tc
the continued prevalence of lawlessness, to which
the name of " rowdy ism" is applied.
The scheme for a railway between Shanghae and
Soochow, to which attention was drawn about a
year ago, is coming to maturity, the authorities at
Pekin having been petitioned on the subject,

A violent outrage had been perpetrated by a dis-
affected mob upon an assembly of native Christiana
who were attending Bellies in the chapel of the
American Methodist Episcopal Mission at
Fuhchau. The American and English consuls had
taken up the matter, with the view of obtaining
redress from the local authorities. At last advices,
however, they had not succeeded in bringing the
offenders to justice.
From the other ports of China there is no news
of importance.

THE LATE MR. THACKERAY.—On Saturday
there was a private view of the house and effects of
the late William Makepeace Thackeray at Kens:ngton, when
a great number of persons availed themselves of the oppor-
tunity to inspect the mansion so lately occupied by the
great English writer, Tho house, as is well known, was
built but
of
butmar.felwlayeelacerrsay,
bacakuudna great portion of the furni-
ture the personal superinten-
denceture and fittings were planned by him. The extensive library
and the room in which the deceased gentleman wrote were
the principal points of attraction, and there is no doubt
that at the sale this week by Messrs. Christie and Manson
the books with which the shelves are filled will be keenly
contested for, _ _

OFFICIAL APPOINT3IENTS.—Mr. J. Church has
been appointed unpaid Vice-Consul at Pau (in France), in
the room of Mr. Taylor, deceased. Mr. Leadley has resigned
his situation as first clerk at Marlborough-street police-
court, after several years' active service. Mr. John Frede-
rick Nokes (now second clerk at Southwark police-court)
has been promotod to be first clerk at Marlborough-street
police-court, vice Leadley, resigned.—Observer.
Two OF THE LARGEST GUNS IN THE WORLD
are about to be manufactured at Pittsburg in the United
States. They will carry round shots of I,ooolb. each, have
a bore of 20 inches diameter, and weigh ant 20 teue each.
Th 9 tiv9 gage will cot tOnut X 12,400,