The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-10 00:00:00

---
THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, DEc. 9, 1560.

THEEMOMETEB., IN THE SHADS.
48 —highest since noon yesterday.
43—lowest this morning and during the night.
45—this day at noon.
BAROMETER-28.98; rising.
WIND—Westerly; light, with fine weather.
DEC. 10.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
47—highest since noon yesterday.
38—lowest this morning and during the night.
44—this day at noon.
BAROMETER-29.51.
WlND—Westerly ; moderate breeze, with fine sunshiny
weather.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tais DAY.—Morning, h. m.—Afternoon, 11h. 43m,
To-sionnow.-Morning, 12h. 12m.—Afternoon,', 12h. 41m,

.04,, .1,
, - 4 ' 0 oiAr! ' ,
',,,,':.*:-'—•
..,,e'.4.,- ,:r
, 4 t
~.:,•:44, r
.. - ~z,
-.;74.4„,...,,..,. k
ik-\
,- 4-..-„:-g_.„, ~,,,y,tpli,,,, P • 3.1 , . . 41W "6.'
" 114..
_lfj 17 -1.—.71T ' ~,,,
~`r"•c.'.?3te-*'-''''' . • , , • '
,-C t. ---
—.7"—
___l
='; :`o,

--' .7e
, 4
,L.,,,,T.
-cit. ,;____.-;46

`w~=~

THE SUN.
LONDON, MONDAY, DEC. 8, 1860,

The astounding news from China published by us
in the columns of The Sun on Saturday evening,
will by this time have thrilled far and wide through
England, borne upon the wings of the Press and
the yet fleeter wings of the Electric Telegraph.
For the early transmission of this extraordinary
intelligence to the leading newspapers of the metro-
polis, her MAJESTY'S Government are entitled to
the highest commendations. It was about three
p.m. on Saturday that the tidings reached the
Foreign-office; and by no later than a quarter past
four p.m., the great news had been forwarded
to the principal journals of the capital through the
generous promptitude of the Noble Lord the
Foreign Secretary. It would be well for the Paris
reciacteurs if M. le Comte De P- ERSIGNY, in pursu-
ance of his avowed intention to assimilate the press
systm of France to the press system of England,
should in this particular take a leaf from the book
of Lora Jour: RUSSELL, as one of the foremost
amoug Our more liberal minded and open handed
Administrators.

As we have intimated, the telegram (reproduced
SO soon afterwards in our own columns on Saturday
evening), the startling telegram giving the
aan-
nouncement,men g other
news of the first impor-
tance, of the capture of Pekin by the Allied Forces
before the close of November, reached the Foreign
of the Bth instant,
Office at 3 p.m•having been
transmitted thither, under date the 30th November,
anent and Consul-General from her Majesty's at
Alexandria.
Altogether the tidings
conveyed to us through
this channel cannot be regarded as otherwise than
in the highest degree satisfactory. Virtually by the
time that that latest intelligence left the seat of war
the goal of the campaign had been passed—" Two
of the gates of Pekin are in our hands" being the
first intimation flashed to us through the
electric telegraph. Sweet and bitter
fol-
low in rapid succession. Who has not
exulted at the next line of the telegram
" PARKES and Loci have returned to as"-111r.
PARKES, her Mojesty's Consul, Mr. LOCH, Lord
ELGIN'S Private Secretary. Who has not read the
line immediately ensuing with a shudder of com-
miseration ? " Captain ANDERSON and Mr. DE
NORMAN have died from the effects of ill treat-
ment." The English of which is unhappily but
too visible—that Captain ANDERSON and Mr. DE
NORMAN have been tortured to death by those de-
te stable barbarians. Almost equally appalling is
tlae next scrap of news, to the effect—" BRA.BAZON