The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-10 00:00:00

CHINA.

The following short description of the part of
China in which the allied forces are operating is
published by the Moniteur de l' Armee :
" China forms an immense State, the political
action of which is entirely concentrated in the city
of Pekin. When any difficulties are to be settled
with the Government of this vast empire, it is the
capital that it is necessary to disquiet. That system,
followed by the allied forces, has just been crowned
with complete success. The city of Pekin is situated
in the province of Tchi-Li which comprises the old
Petchi-Li and a part of the country of the Mand-
choux, and is one of the most important of the
northern provinces of the empire. Its length is
650 kilometres (five-eighths of a mile each), and
its breadth 440. It is crossed by the Peiho, a
broad river which falls into the large bay
of Petchi-Li, situated 600 kilometres from
Shanghai. The Peiho passes by Toung-Tcheou, a
town of great commerce, situated about 160 kilo-
metres from its mouth, on its right bank. One of
the tributary streams of the Peiho, which was
canalised by the Emperor Kang-Hi, in 1685, puts
the capital in communication with Toung-Tcheou,
from which it is distant 20 kilometres. The city
of Pekin is, therefore, 180 kilometres from the Bay
Petchi-Li and from the mouth of the Peiho. As
this river gives direct access to the capital, the Em-
perors of China have, since 1697, raised different
works to defend and fortify its entrance. It is
those works, of which the forts of Taku may be
considered the principal, which have been taken in
such a brilliant manner, and the allied troops are
now only separated from Pekin by the two
towns of Tien• tsin and Toung-Tcheou, situated on
the Peiho, at about 90 kilometres one from the
other. The Bay of Petchi-Li communicates with
the. Yellow Sea ; it is 380 kilometres long by 200
kilometres broad. On its right extends another
bay, that of Leao-tong, which is 250 kilometres
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CHAPPELL'S PIANOFORTE HANUFAC-
IVIEISTR, t Mr. Brent, the deputy-coroner for the
Tott.• • ,•sion of Middlesex, held a long • • inquiry at the
western division
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s of Mr• Wi row, the King's Head Tavern, Little
horse
Lion-street, St. Giles's, respecting the death of Mrs.
all nigh
Caroline Pitt, aged 37, who lost her life through an explo-
sion which took place at the fire which occurred on Sunday
morning last in the pianoforte manufactory belonging to
Messrs. Chappell and Co., of Phconix -street, Soho. Evi-
dence having been given in corroboration of the statements
already published, thejury returned the following verdict :
"That Caroline Pitt died from the mortal effects of an ex-
travasation of blood, and other injuries to her head; that
she there did instantly die ; and that the said extravasation
andother injuries were caused by external violence,by means
of a certain piece of iron propelled against her body by an
explosion of pipes during a certain fire; and that the cause
of the explosion aforesaid is to them (the jurors) un-
known."

The works at the National Gallery (says the
Builder) are being vigorously proceeded with by Messrs.
Cubitt and Ce., under Mr. Pennethorne's direction, but
we can scarcely believe that they will bo completed within
the few weeks originally spoken of as the length of time
during which the gallery would be closed.