The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-06 00:00:00

OVERLAND MAIL.

(From the Herald.)
'f3: eat dissatisfaction appears to prevail at Canton, and
it is said that the Emperor will not ratify the Elliot Con-
vention. The accounts from India are not satisfactory.
Our affairs in Lahore and Affghanistan are
.not progreis-

i g favourably.
All quiet at Alexandria.
( From the Calcutta Courier, of March 19.)
News from China, of a date as late as February 11
reached us to-day ; but we must content ourselves at pre
sent with a plain uncommented narrative of facts. The
preliminary negotiations have continued since our last ad
vice 6, and were so far satisfactorily concluded, that the two
plenipotentiaries considered that there was no longer any
reason to refrain from a public demonstration of the tricndly
relations existing between the two nations, and al inter-
view was consequently determined upon.
The following is the animated description furnished us
by our Correspondent in a letter data(' Hong-Kong,

January 27, 164 1 :
" H. C. War-steamer Madagascar.

Since last addressing you we have had a grand turn-
up—nothing less than a meeting between the Plenipoten-
tiary and the Imperial Commissioner Keshen; it took
place yesterday at the second bar is the Canton River.
The Nemesis steamer had on board his Excellency Cap-
tain C. Elliot, Plenipotentiary, with a select party, and
the l‘ladaga.=.car, a party of marines, amounting to 70, with
the bands of her Majesty's ships Wellesley and Caliope,
and a large oarty of gents fforn the squadron, Captain
Ht Soert, or the Caliope, commanding the whole. The
CaEope, Larne, aad Hyacinth, anchored at the Bogue ;
or► tine steamer passing her Majest)'a ships, his Excellency
v,va.a saluted with 19 guns from the Caliope, and on passing
the. Rogue Forts each battery saluted with three guns,
wbsich is a Mandarine's salute of the highest rank, and
all the forts were manned with Chinese soldiers as
a mark of respect to his Excellency ; in passing these
'sorts our bands were playing, and we had a very fine day
for it indeed ; on our arriving off the second bar, boats
came off to point out where his Excellency was to disem-
bark. The party, with the marines and band, was trans-
fe red to the Nemesis, which steamed into as shoal water
as possible; in fact, grounded when the boats from both
steamers landed the party. The marines were drawn up
in a landing place made for the occasion of bamboos and
planks, and covered over with cloth, with boughs of trees
and flowers interspersed here and there, which gave it
e very goad appearance ; from the landing place up to
the Imperial Commissioner's tents was a good road made
of planks. His Excellency on landing was accompanied by
Captain Herbert and Captain Dundas, and on his
putting his foot on shore the bands struck up and pre-
sentedarms from the marines, and his Excellency proceeded
towards the tents of the Imperial Commissioner. On ar-
riving ther:, Keshen came to the door of the tent and re-
ceived his Excellency the Plenipotentiary very graciously,
when all the party was introduced by his Excellency to the
Imperial Commissioner, arsong whom was a young middy
of her Majesty's ship Herald, about 12 years of age.
Kese inquired his age, and after being informed, his
remar was " he had much better study his book than
be brought up to the art of war." After this all
under the rank of a Camnaissioaer wese requested to
withdraw from the Imperial Commissioner's tent, and
1 being one among the party, we viarted the Hong mer-
chants, who had a tent dos. by. I saw Ilowqua, who
is a very old man;—indeed this is the principal and
most wealthy man among the Hongs. Tea was served
ma to us in very good stile, and the cups were of the
very beskwhina I ever saw. I should very much like to
have walked Of with tbe w'nole set. This occupied about
half an hour, when weawere all invited into the Imperial
Commissioner's tent, and sat down to a most sumptuous
titan at one o'clock—we had a real gorge ; there were four
sables spread with alßinds of Chiaese delicacies, gril'ed
partridges, birds' nest soup, partridge soup, sharks' fins
dressed in all kinds of ways, plovers' eggs stewed with
mushrooms, ducks with apple saace, and as fast as you
emptied your plate you were supplied with somthing else,
but never twice of the same thing ; in fact, the variety
was s ) great that after an hour and a half's gorging we
began to cease, and some of us took ourselves off for a
walk but the Chinamen were surprised that on our return
we would not commence again ; the wines were very good
indeed, also the samshoo. Tiffin being over, the Imperial
Commissioner expressed a wish to see two of the marines,
consequently two of the largest were picked oat, each six
fe.:t three in height, and underwent an inspection by Ke-
alien himself ; he examined very minutely the musket with
the bayonet, the cross-belt with eartouch-box, and then he
felt their arms to see if their jackets were stuffed with
cotton, and very much to his surprise found all was muscle,
and no tai take.

.....
The marines then were put through the manual and
platoon exercise in the prw,e.iee of the Imperial Commis-
sbner, who exprcsied himself highly grwified. The
ground occupied by the marine.; was of small extent, be-
,iles which there was a body of Tart ::r troops drawn up in
the rear of the marines, and on Vie word of command
being givqn, rear-rack take open order, each marine came
epos; the too of the Tartars to the very amusement of all

termite'', and I cat, assure you there was no small quae- !
gry of Chinese spectator:, I should thiak at least from
450,000 to 60,000. After this the marines marched down
to the boats, the band playing ; and embarked
can the Madagascar steamer asina alt the party
excepting his Excellency Captain C. Elliott, Pletep-
tentiary, who remained with. the steamer Nemesis, for
hip Excellency's accommodafoe, to settle with the Irri-
peel Commissioner, the following day, the details of
arrangements Itvely catered into. The Madagas-
,er proceeded ba-A to the squalron and e:isernbarked
he whole party to the it respective ships. Keshen,
the Imperial Commissioner, is a floe, iateLig
shrewd-looking mat rather corpulent, and about six
fe,t in height, and very affi'ule and polite ; we all
vvete highly delighted with our day's excursion. We I
etc now at Hong-Kong, the island being by the new
a rangements ceded to the British Crown ; the flsg
has been hei•ted and toe island taken possersioh of, and
the Ceinese war is now at an end, and we are al leoking-
eta to be sent back to Ben ,gal very soon. Orders have
eore up to Color el Burrell to g.:ve up Chusan and to
-be ng the win le force to this place. The trade is not set
going as yet. the blockade being still kept up, but this will
lx' only fur a few days. I have now given you all the news up
to the present date. I can assure you I was much grati-
fied at bs Lig present at the meeting of Plenipotentiaries,
:led would not have lost the opportunity for anything, it
being the first Stata meeting that ever occurred between
the Chicese and any European nation."
We have received another Alacao letter, dated 11th
February, by way of Madras; it appears that it was taken
there by her Nisieesty's sloop Lnrao ;
" MACA3, Fan. preliminary arrangements an-
trounced in my last aro still is suspense, cud with the ut-
inoe uncertainty as to olemn they may be reopened; they
ought to hai.e been on the 24 lust. Keahen's arrange •
remits are eweeoiagly unpelatable to the local authoritie,,
and people ,f Canton, who hare all along confidently stated
that they would not be saectioned by she Emperor ;
%Ouch is strongly confirmed by the wee like operations going
in at Carton, and it is now said that a new Commissioner
is en the way to supersede Keslien. fie himself still
keeps up a friendly appearanee eit4l Captain Elliot,
;she I,ft this yestee!ay to meet him within the Bogse, pro-
feaseely for the purpose of-cone:Lain Er final arrangements for
tie maeagernent of business at Canton. But it is the
generl opinion of the community that niatteN cannot be
arranged for some time yet, and that more fig :zing will
possibly be required.
" The smuggling of tea gees on with increased facility,
but th, auallt el brought down are inferior and prices ex-
ceed-ngly high. The Ceieftain and Parnck Hall are
nearly laden fur England with teas obtained is this manner.
" We can state positively that up to February I 1 th,
nothing was filially settled."
CALCUTTA, MARCh 22.—The Viscount Melbourne has
a-rived hum England—all well, but experienced very bad
weather, especially off the coast of Portugal.

(From tie Post. )
The Great Liverpool arrived at MAlta April 27, leaving
Alexandria tile 23d ult. The Prometheus left Malta

ith the overland India mail the 27th, and reached Mar-
"s, illes the lat inst. Da'es—Bombay, April 1 ; Calcutta,
:larch 29 ; Ceylon, March 20 ' • Macao, Feb. 12 ; Chu-
,au,
Jan. 24; (Lariton, Feb. 7; Delhi. March 17; Herat,
Ft.h. 6 ; Lahore, Feb. 22; Madras, March 23; Nepau',
10 ; Scinde, March 15 ; Sirgapure, Fcb. 20 ; Ade-
laide, Dec. 8 ; and Sydney, Dec. 15
On the 27th of Jan. Captain Elliot had an interview
viith Keshcn, and on the 30th of January he issued a
circular that negotiations were proceeding satisfactorily,
but he did not think it advisable for British subjects yet to
yeturn to Canton.
On the 9th of February Captain Elliot issued a pro-
cSistnation, referving her Majesty's rights in the island of
Ben_ Kong, and declaring that the population should be
r.,,,erpcd by their own laws and customs.
Private letters state that Keshen, the Imperial Commis-
,sioner. was travelling to fulfil his engagements. It was
•
:sepoTted that an e icthad from Pekin
Imperial d• arrived •
4.-inoszile to the British, in consequence of the oapture of the
:Chinese forts.
Scinde and Affohanistan in an unsatisfactory state.
TUC fort of Kajuck, Sebee, was unsuccessfully stormed
Ott the 20th of February, and Col. Wilson and two others
The enemy afterwards evacuated the fort.
Army moving towards the Bolan Pass to meet the
dif ii_
colftes arising in Cabool. Herat expected to be attacked.
Eritith intervention favourable in the Punjaub. Lahore
the scene of riot and bloodshed. Troubles in the Carnatic
over by the seizure of Nepannee.
LEVANT NEWS.
Mehemet Ali still resisted the hatti sheriff which required
him to abolish all monopolies.
• Letters from Colonel Hodges, at Constantinople) state
that he will return to Alexandria in a few days.
Dates from Constantinople 17th and Smyrna 19th.
The last advices from London, says the Malta Times
of April 25, received by the Porte, represent the Eastern
question as essentially settled. Tahir Pacha was getting
the Turkish fleet ready for sea.
The last accounts from Trebisond represent the diffi-
culties between the Sha,h and Great Britain as still to 'toe
in a fair way of settlement.
Advices from Candia state that the Turkish Ceuncil
had resolved on attacking the insurgents.
SPAIN.

Our Madrid Gavials of the 27th ult. are of some im-
portance. The Ssnee has approved of the report of the
Nixed Commission, and many Senators have declared
that they will sacrifice their personal opinion to settle
speedily the question of the Regency. On the 29th it
was expected that the Chamber would meet and decide
as to the number of the Regency, and on Monday last it is
probable that the final votes as to the Regent or Regents
was taken. .
The anniversary of Queen Christina was celebrated in
Madrid with great rejoicings.
Late accounts from Catalonia establish the falsity of
the reports in Madrid as to the return to Spain of Carlist
Chiefs.

The Leipzic Gazette, Under the head of Vienna, states
that every hope was entertained there of the difficulties
caused by the Sultan's &Irian being- shortly settled in a
satisfactory manner.