The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-14 00:00:00

POST-OFFICE LONDON DIRE C.70.R

The Post-office London Directory for 1861 is now
published. On the merits of this carefully com-
piled work it is unnecessary to dilate. It forms
part and parcel of the goods and chattels of every
commercial establishment in the metropolis, to say
nothing of the provinces. It is an official, com-
mercial, trade, law, parliamentary, postal, convey-
ance, and banking, as well as street directory,
corrected and revised from year to year. It has
been extant for more than 60 years, increasing in
volume and extending in detail to keep pace with
the increasing business of the metropolis. It was
found necessary a short time since to publish a
suburban directory, London having outgrown
itself, and as it were overflooded the surrounding
country with a floating population of city and
western capitalists whose private whereabouts
were undefined, and it being found impossible to
comprehend so yak an area in one volume, it was
thought better to add a supplemental one, to which
we drew attention at the time of its publication.
The Post-office Directory is to a certain extent
considered infallible, and Messrs. Kelly and Co.
have endeavoured to the best of their ability to
make it so. It is not uncommon to see notices in
the windows of various publichouses stating that
" The Post-office Directory to be seen at the bar,"
by way of an inducement to the wayfarer to step
in and taste Mr. Boniface's double X, but we would
warn those seeking correct information to inquire
for the Directory for 1861, otherwise Messrs. Kelly
and Co. cannot be held responsible should the un-
wary address seeker meet with disappointment.
A map of London and its environs is appended to
the directory. But its extent is such as to render
a paper map attached to a large volume inconve-
nient for general reference ; therefore the compilers
of the directory have issued a glazed roller map on
cloth, which will stand any amount of inspection
without injury.

It may seem amusing, but it is nevertheless true,
that the weather has interfered with the earlier
production of this work much the same as it has with
the Farmers, for as the crops would not ripen from
too littte sunshine, so Messrs. Belly could not " get
up" the big book for too much wet ! Notwithstand-
ing this heavy wet, yet they contrived to finish it
within about four days of its usual time of appear-
ance ;—and they did this with some corresponding
advantage, for as the season was behind, they took
time by the forelock and seized all the latest changes
in life and circumstanced, thereby adding to their
store by forestalling the casualties due to the next
year. For instance, the very recent death of the
lamented Duke of Norfolk, and other matters, find
place in this Book of marvellous variety. The public
cannot fail to appreciate such painstaking diligence
and praiseworthy promptude.

Viscount Valletort, M.P., has arrived at Far-
rance's Hotel, on a Visit to the Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe,
from Mount-Edgcumbe, Devon.

Lord Edwin Hill, M.P. for Downshire, is, it
is said, to fill the vacancy of " whip " to the Conservative
party occasioned by the retirement of Sir W. 11. Jolliffe,
M.P.

Mr. Labouchere has left Fenton's Hotel, for
Amsterdam.

The Dowager Lady Clinton has arrived at the
Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Brighton.
The Right Hcn. Sidney Herbert, M.P., and
Mrs. Herbert are entertaining a distinguished circle at
Wilton House, near Salisbury, including the Earl and
Countess Nelson, the Earl of Fowls, Lord and Lady Ash-
burton, Lord John Manners, the Bishop of Oxford, Arch-
deacon Marriot, the Hon. and Rev. C. Harris, Mr. and
Mrs. Motley and Miss Motley, Mrs, Montgomery, Mr.
Wyatt, Mr. Burnett, &c.

ILLNESS OF THE MARCIIIONESS OF LONDON-
DERRY.—We (Northern Daily Express) regret to announce
that this estimable lady is suffering from severe indisposi-
tion. A letter was received yesterday from the Right Hon.
Earl Vane regretting his inability to preside at the dinner
given in connection with the Darlington Cattle show,
to-day, in consequence of her ladyship's sudden illness.

Viscount and Viscountess Sydney have arrived
in Cleveland-square from visiting the Countess Cowper at
Wrest Park, Beds.
Mr. William Wilson, of Kinneil, and Mrs.
Wilson, have left Fenton's Hotel, for York.
Lord and Lady Edward Thynne left town on
Monday to join the family circle at Longleat, the Marquis
of Bath's seat in Wilts.
King Victor Emmanuel has ordered the Court of
Turin to go into mourning for a week for the Count of
Syracuse.

According to a circular of Messrs. Arles Dufour
and Co., of Lyons, the activity which recently prevailed in
the silk market has subsided, owing to the unfavourable
accounts from the United States. Many orders for that
country have been cancelled, and buyers have expressed
their intention of refusing any goods delivered behind time.
Still prices have not experienced any sensible decline.
On Thursday morning the schooner Primrose,
with a cargo of coals, ran on the Doomed Bar Sand. The
crew were taken off by the Plaistow life-boat.
Advices from the manufacturing districts report
continued activity.
About 2,000 artisans, mechanics, and labourers
are out of work at Southampton, owing to the slackness of
ship and house building.
A meeting of costermongers was held yesterday
in the sale-room of Messrs. Keeling and Hunt, when a
petition to the Court of Aldermen were agreed to, asking
for protection while vending their goods in the City.
ROBBING A VOLUNTEER RIFLEMAN.—WiIIiam
Thomson was yesterday charged at the Southwark Police-
court, with defrauding George King, a member of the
North London Rifles of his watch. The Volunteer was
simple enough to accompany the man to a skittle ground
and stake his watch against £3, the watch was lost. The
prisoner was remanded.
The usual assembly for the distribution of prizes
at the Royal Military Academy, will take place on the
18th. The Duke of Cambridge will preside.
The Russian Government are taking means to
re-people the Crimea. A number of families have been
sent there from Koursk.
THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.—SeveraI of the
large city firms, amongst whom are the Messrs. Leaf and
Sons, Ellis, Everington and Co., Morley and Co„ Brad-
bury and Greatorex, Goodyear and Son, and Alien and
Badger, have determined to close their establishments on
Monday .the 24th, thus giving their assistants three days'
holidays;
The London Glee and Madrigal Union, whose
concerts of old English vocal music obtained last season an
eminent success, will resume their entertainments, under
the auspices of Mr. Mitchell, at the Dudley Gallery Egyp-
tian, for one month only, commencing on Monday, Jan. 7.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—On Wednesday night
the shop of Mr. Jacobs, jeweller, of Bristol, was entered
by thieves, when 80 watches, mostly gold, 20 or 30 neck
and watch chains, nearly 100 rings, and a quantity of plate,
was stolen. The loss is estimated at several thousand
pounds. No clue to the thieves has been discovered.
THE ROBBERY OF £5,000 OF JEWELLERY.—
William Giles, the errand boy of Mr. Henderson, was fully
committed yesterday for trial.
It is said that the cost of the Chinese expedition
will be alleged as the reason for raising the new and con-
siderable loan which is expected to be required soon in
Paris.

THE THREATENED STRIKE OF MINERS.—The
strike in the Adwaltcn and Gildersome district has com-
menced, the men employed in the Cuckoo Colliery having
suspended work on Tuesday,' because two of their number
were discharged by the employer.
The subject for the Chancellor's gold medal at
Cambridge this year is "The Prince of Wales at the Tomb
of Washington."
SOUTHWARK ELECTION.—A meeting took place
at the Queen's Head Inn, High-street, Borough, last even-
ing, for the purpose of adopting measures for defraying the
expenses of Mr. Layard's election. The meeting was
numerously attended, Mr. G. Newman in the chair.
Raelutions were passed appointing a sub committee for
the purpos e of receiving subscriptions. Nearly 200 guineas
were subscribed on the spot.
HIGH TIDE IN THE THAMES.—Yesterday a very
unusual .high tide for new moon springs occurred in the
Thames,several of the wharves and landing-places on the
south side of the river, West Shadwell and Limehouse, on
the Middlesex shore, having been overflowed. The water
rose within a few inches of the top of the quay walls at the
Custom House and Billingsgate ; and the horse-road be-
tween the Adelphi arches and the river overflowed to the
depth of several inches. In Lambeth the water covered
the road near Church-street, and forced its way into the
cellars and basements. This extraordinary rise is attri-
buted to the recent heavy rains and land floods, which have
swollen the tributaries so as to overflow their banks. The
afternoon's tide did not rise so high as that in the morning,
nevertheless precautions have been taken to prevent damage
should the tide of this morning increase in height.
COUNT PERslGNY.—Whenever Louis Napoleon
is about to do anything, or to enter upon any course of
policy which is really for the good of France, he sends for
Count Persigny. Whenever he intends an act, or a course
of policy which makes the judicious grieve, the first thing
is to get Count Persig ny out of the way. This Count Per-
signy is a Frenchman to the heart's core, which is his
praise. He is a Bonapartist by political conviction, and who
shall blame him for sticking fast to his party. More than
this, he is a personal adherent of the French Emperor, tried
and found faithful through years of penury and adversity.
Thus he has earned a right to speak out, and he
does speak out. If Louis Napoleon never heard a word of
truth from the lips of any other man, he would hear it from
Count Persigny. The late French Ambassador to the
Court of St. James's, and actual Minister for the Home
Department at Paris, has shown that neither by threats
nor by favour, neither by appeals to his fidelity, nor by
apprehensions for his own future, can he be induced to give
the sanction of his name to a course of policy which he
deems injurious to the Emperor and the Imperial cause.
Louis Napoleon knows this, and he knows the value of the
man.—Onee a Week.

SCOTTISH COMMERCE.—The usual official returns
with reference to the Scotch banks show an average weekly
circulation of £4,574,077, being an increase of £290,664 on
the previous month. The banks were £1,824,806 above their
fixed issues, and held bullion to the amount of £2,578,803,
or an increase of £104,117 on the previous month. Scottish
railway traffic, so far as the 12 principal lines are concerned,
shows an increase of upwards of £3 per mile per week. Last
week's shipments of pig-iron were 8,779 tons, as compared
with the 10,398 tons in the corresponding week of 1859. The
Customs' duties received at Port Glasgow were £12,643,
being a great increase on the corresponding month of last
year. The Dundee linen trade is reported cf favourably;
a good many sales have been made on Brazilian account
and the demand for the home trade keeps up pretty well,
especially for fine goods. The importations of flax at Scot-
tish ports this year have been 37,433 tons, as compared
with 34,486 tons in 1859.

GREAT BIRD SHOW AT SOUTHAMPTON.—The
second annual show of the Hampshire Ornithological Asso-
ciation has taken place this week at Southampton, and has
proved a great success. Between 300 and 400 cages, contain-
ing in all about 1,000 birds, were sent to the exhibition,
which was held at the Victoria Assembly Rooms. It in-
cluded specimens of every known variety of canary,
which formed the leading feature of the show, and there were
also on the stands a number of cardinals, cockatoos, par-
rots, paroquets, love birds, waxbills, and other British and

foreign cage-birds. The birds were arranged in 72 classes,
and about 120 prizes were awarded among the competitors.
The fine band of the Southampton Volunteer Rifle Corps
was in attendance on Wednesday and Thursday evenings,
and played choice selections of sacred and classical music.
The show was well attended on each of the three days, and
all present were well repaid by an inspection of the beauti-
ful specimens of the feathered tribes collected on the occa

sion. Many of the gentry of the town and neighbourhood
were numbered among the contributors.

Swiss Cows.—Almost every cow in Switzerland
has a large bell suspended around her neck; and, in
passing through the valleys or wooded slopes of the

mountains, it is very pleasing to hear the continuous

tinklings of these bells from a large herd, more especially
when approaching, as they often do, from a considerable
distance. The finest black cow is adorned with the
largest balls, and the two next in appearance wear smaller
ones. It is surprising to see the pride and pleasure with the cows stalk forth when ornamented with their
bells ; and, though it would be hardly expected that such
animals would be sensible of their rank, and affected by
vanity and jealousy, yet such appears to be the case. If
the leading cow is deprived of.her honour, she indicates her

ense of disgrace by lowing incessantly, abstaining from
food, and losing condition. On the other hand, the happy
rival on whom the badge of superiority has been placed,
becomes the.object of her vengeance, and is butted, wounded,
and persecuted by her in a furious manner, until she re-
gains her bell, or is entirely removed from the herd. The

herd are frequently adorned with a harmonious set of

bells, chiming in accordance with the celebrated Hans des
Vaches.—Cassell's Popular Natural History.
A CURIOUS STRATAGEM.—In order to increase
the number of the Crusaders, St. Louis had recourse to a
pious fraud, of which, as it bears upon the subject of
costume, we shall give the details. At Christmai it was
the fashion to give new dresses to the gentlemen in wait-
lag. The king caused an unusual number of dresses to
be prepared, and on the shoulder of each of these dresses
the cross was secretly sewed. He invited his courtiers
to be present at the midnight mass. Each' received
his new garment at the door, and put it on with-
out observing the symbol that adorned it. When the first
rays of day penetrated into the chapel they perceived the
cross on their neighbours' shoulders without knowing that
they also boie it on their own. But at length they dis-
covered that they had been piously entrapped by the king,
and, as it would have been disgraceful to lay down the cross,
they said that the King of France had gone on a pilgrim
hunt, and had found out a new way of catching men.—The
LoOfe Treasury,

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THE WAR IN CHINA,

We have this morning received files of papers
from India, China, and Australia, in anticipation
of the Overland Mail.
The mail has brought the most exciting news
that has ever reached these shores from China.
Pekin has fallen, without a blow having been struck
in its defence, and the allied flags now wave from
the walls of the imperial capital.
The following are detailed accounts of these most
stirring and important events, extracted from the
China Mail, the North China _Herald, and from the
letters of correspondents at the seat of war :

(From the China Mail.)

The intelligence from the seat of war is of the
highest importance. Two of the gates of Pekin
are in our hands. Mr. Harry Parkes and Mr. Loch
have been safely returned to us by the Chinese.
The army of San-ko-lin-sin is still in the field.
The Emperor has fled to Tartary. Pekin has sub-
mitted to us. The wintering of the whole force
either there or at Tientsin is now resolved on,
In our last Overland we mentioned that the
allied army was in a hostile attitude, seven or
eight miles from Pekin, waiting for the siege guns,
and demanding the release of the captives who had
been taken. There does not seem to have been any
change in the position of matters from the 22d of
September till the 3d of October, when an advance
was made in search of the Tartar army, which only
resulted in a few pickets of the enemy being seen
and driven back. On the 6th a further advance
resulted in an earthwork near Pekin, where no
defence was made, being taken by our troops ; and
the Yueng-min-yuen, or summer palace of the
Emperor, was taken, and completely looted, afford-
ing immense spoil. The chief share of the plunder
app6.rs to have fallen to the French, who had the
first ransacking of the rich ornaments, jewels and
clocks, and watches, the rich robes and embroidered
silks of the Son of Heaven ; but a quantity of the
treasures which was taken is to be divided between
both French and English. Some privates are said
to have Fold their shares for about 30,000 f. The
entire British share, including both treasure and
private loot, is estimated at about 90,000 dols.
Next day, in reply to a demand for the release of
the prisoners, Messrs. Parkes and Loch were given
up, together with a French officer and seven or
eight prisoners.
On the 12th everything was prepared for the
first great event of the war—the assault or the
occupation of Pekin, the unviolated capital of
China. The siege guns and other artillery were in
a position to bombard the town, unless it should
be surrendered by noon of the 13th, and the fol-
lowing general order was issued by Sir Hope Graht
for the disposition and control of the forces under
his command :
Head Quarters before Pekin, Oct. 12, 1860.
GENERAL ORDER.

One regiment to be detailed by the first division will pro-
ceed to the Temple of Earth this afternoon and be there
quartered.
The Deputy-Quartermaster-General will make the ne-
Ceasary arrangentent.
All the live cattle belonging to the commissariat will be
dri,/en to gie same place to-morrow morning early, and
kept there till further orders.
The'whole of the troops will be furnished to-morrow with
two ditYV iations, cooked, and be held is readiness to turn
outs .t krn2rnent's notice.
The Cavalry Brigade will detail one squadron to patrol
in the neighbourhood of the camp to-morrow; they will
move off at 9 a.m. and act according to instructions, which
they will receive later in the day.

The whole of the artillery will be placed at the disposal
of Brigadier-General Crofton until further orders.
In'the event of an attack upon Pekin being ordered, the
following directions will be observed :

As soon as the officer commanding Royal Engineers re-
ports that a practicable breach has been effected in the city
wall, it will be stormed by the 2d Division. Major-General
Sir R. Napier, K.C.8., will be pleased to make the necessary
dispositions. As soon as the wall has been gained the
storming party will turn to the right, keeping along the
ramparts, and seize the An-ting gate ; this post being
gained, the Engineers and Sappers, who should follow the
supporting column, will proceed at once to open the gate
below.

This post will then be placed in a state of defence with
the least possible delay, and be held by a garrison of such
strength as may be necessary.

H. E. most positively forbids any officer or soldier under
any pretext whatever to quit the gate or ramparts, or enter
any street or house without his express permission con-
veyed through the D.-A.-General or that of the Major-
General commanding the Division, and he cannot too
strongly impress upon the troops the necessity of their
restraining from straggling and of keeping in as compact
order as possible, not only for their own individual safety,
but for the more complete efficiency of the whole force.
H. E. takes this opportunity of expressing to the soldiers
the satisfaction he felt at their conduct on a late occasion,
when a large amount of plunder was at the mercy of the
troops. No crime has been brought to H. E.'s notice, and
the discipline of the army remains intact.
H. E. has ordered all property collected by officers on this
occasion to be sold for the just benefit of all ranks, and he
wishes them to bear in mind that he has taken upon him-
self a serious responsibility in appropriating to their benefit
the treasure which was found in the Emperor's palace, and
which by right belongs to the Crown.

The troops are now about to occupy the Imperial city of
Pekin, where they will be exposed to many and more seri-
ous temptations, and his Excellency trusts that the boon
just conferred upon them will act as an additional induce-
ment to them to preserve their uniform good conduct, and
prove to them that they best consult their own interest in
maintaining it.—By order,

(Signed)

F. STEPHENSON,
Dep.-Adjut.-General.
Just immediately before the period given for
surrender would expire, Hangchun came out and
said that our demands were acceded to, no resist-
ance would be made, and the gate was at our dis-
posal. Thereon the outer and inner gates were
immediately taken possession of; and a portion
of the Allied Force was quartered on the wall of

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Pekin.
The Earl of Elgin and Baron Gros are at the
military head-quarters; but as Mr. Bruce has been
sent for, it is possible that his lordship does not
propose to spend the winter in the North. Mr.
Bruce, however, was sent for before, after the occu-
pation of Tientsin. Count Ignatief, the Russian
Minister, followed the Allies to Tientsin, where we
believe he is still. Mr. Ward, the American
Minister, came down here, the other day, on his
way home.

There have been rumours published at Shanghae
of the outbreak of a new rebellion—no way con-
nected with that of the Taipings—in the pro-
vince of Shen-si, which lies to the west of that
where Pekin is. This, if true, would be
of great importance,. as placing the Emperor
in a worse position than ever. Of the Tai-ping
rebels we hear little at present. They are reported
to have appeared before Han chow lately, but to
have moved off on finding it well garrisoned.
From Ningpo we learn that the insurgent move-
ment in the neighbourhood of Shanghae has con-
siderably increased the tea and silk trade at the
former port. Should the approaches to Shanghae
be blocked up by the same cause for any length of
time, that may possibly be the means of diverting a
considerable amount of the trade of that port to
Ningpo, particularly as both the tea and silk dis-
tricts are nearer to Ningpo than to Shanghae, and
there is an easier internal communication with the
former.

At Swatow a local difficulty is causing trou-
ble. The gunboat Weasel proceeded to
bombard a village, alleged to be connected with
some acts of robbery committed on the property of
foreigners resident at Swatow. After the firing
had been kept up for about two hours, the master
and fell into the hands of the enraged
of the gunboat landed, to see how matters were
getting on,
villagers. These latter treated the captives well,
but declared that if any further proceedings were
taken they would put them to death. Lao, the
Governor-General of Kwang-tung, has been
appealed to in :their favour and has sent up a
proclamation requiring their release.
Dr. Winchester, the aeting-consul, goes home,
and his place is now filled by Mr. Robertson, the
Canton Consul.
In Hong Kong
has been the the great event of the fortnight
visit of the Japanese Ambassadors, in

the magnificent steam vessel Niagara. They and
1 their suite have availed themselves of their stay at
Hong Kong to make minute inquiries into various
institutions of the place.

(From the Overland Register, Oct, 29.)
It is distressing to have to note that Capt. An-
derson and Mr. de Norman died from the effects
of the brutal treatment they received at the,
bands of their Tartar captors. Nine sowers of
the Sikh cavalry were released, and reached the
camp on the evening of the 12th.
At the latest dates, several of the prisoners were
still in the hands of the enemy. Among those
unaccounted for are Capt. Brabazon, and Mt.
Bowlby, Times special correspondent. A sergeant
of the Sikh Cavalry has deposed to the fact that
all the prisoners were most inhumanely used,
having their wrists bound with cords, an insuffi-
cient quantity of food supplied them, and otherwise
barbarously tortured.

Lord Elgin has now entered upon the more legi-
timate duties of his office. Mr. Bruce has been
summoned to attend him at Pekin. In Chinese
treachery he has a more formidable obstacle to
contend with than Tartar troops.
It is said to be the intention of the Commander-
in-Chief to withdraw from Pekin, and make Tien-
tsin his winter quarters. Lady Grant has left this
to join him.

Another letter, dated 9th October, from the
camp of the British army, says :—" In the even-
ing of the 6th a communication was made to the
authorities, demanding the release of the pri-
soners. A promise was given that those who
were in the capital should be released next day.
The surrender of the gate was also demanded, with
an intimation that it would otherwise be taken.
The first has happily been complied with, so far
that we had the pleasure yesterday of welcoming
the return of Messrs. Parkes and Loch, with a
French officer attached to the Societe Scientifique,
and 6 or 8 French and privates of the Sikh cavalry.
They were, whilst with San-ko-lin-sin's army,
treated in a most cruel manner, forced to kneel
before every mandarin, however petty, their faces
rubbed in the dust, they were bound with their
hands behind them and carried on horses to Tung-
chow, and thence, in the same state, in one of the
carts of the country, to Pekin, where they were
placed in dungeons, and remained so until ten
days ago. Mr: Parkes was beaten when he did
not instantly reply to a question, and Mr. Loch
becSuse he could not speak Chinese. Within
the last week these atrocities have been discon-
tinued, and they have met with some consideration.
It appears that when the party was returning from
Tung-show, where you will remember Mr. Parkes
went to remonstrate against the Tartars encamp-
ing on the ground appropriated to the British
army, they arrived at Chang-kia-wan, where the
battle of the 18th was fought, and seeing prepara-
tions for an attack, they consulted together whether
to charge through them or to apply to San-kolin-
sin, who was a short distance behind, for a pass.
They resolved on the latter course. He received
them with insult and abuse, and made prisoners of
them. They do not know where the rest of the
captives are, but suppose them to be with San-ko-
-lin-sin's army, whether in or out of Pekin is not
known."

Another letter from the camp before Pekin, dated
Oct. 13, has the following :
" Last evening nine Sowars of the Sikh cavalry
were released and came into camp. They bring the
distressing news that Capt. Anderson and Mr. de
Norman died from the effects of the brutal treat-
ment received from the Tartars, the former on the
Bth, the latter on the 11th day after they were cap-
tured; the wounds caused by the cords binding
their wrists, insufficient food, and other inhuman
torture having caused their death. One of these
Sikhs, a sergeant, was bound with them ; he sur-
vived, and has made a deposition of the facts; they
are all suffering much, and it will be long before
they can return to duty. They were brought from
a town some 30 or 40 miles off, to which they were
conveyed soon after their capture. No informa-
tion has been obtained about the two other Euro-
peans, Captain Brabazon and Mr. Bowlby, the
Tines' special correspondent.
" The Emperor accedes to all our demands.
Harry Parkes and Colonel Stephenson, the Deputy-
Adjutant-General, went in a hall of reception out-
side
They told him the city would
guns were in position, and other
morning to confer with Hung Key (late
Hopp thiso of Canton).
be bombarded if it was not surrendered at noon.
art'ilTlehrey siege
ey
to open fire at the hour appointed,
when, at a quarter before 12, Hung Key came
said all our demands were acceded to,
the gate was open, and no resistance would be
outand
made.

The generals and staff, with the Punjaubees
and 67th Regiment, then entered the outer and
inner gates, and ascended to the ramparts and
took possession of the gate and a number of brass
guns (30 I believe), and mounted our guns in their
place. The British Jack and the French Tricolour
were hoisted, the former on a high pole by the side
of the gate, the latter out of one of the portholes,
where they show that Pekin was in the occupation
of the allies, and that the vaunted invincibility of
the Imperial Celestial City was a myth.
" The wall is 60 feet wide and paved, and the
troops inside have their tents pitched on it. The
only thing the Chinese asked was that the Chinese
Coolies should not be allowed to enter the city.
This was conceded.

"I wrote to you on the 9th relating that the
British army encamped here on the 6th. The
French on the same evening attacked the Em-
peror's Summer Palace, Yuen-min-yuen, entered
and sacked it, while the only British troops pre-
sent were the cavalry and artillery, who
were, by command of the French General,
placed in a position to cut off retreating Tar-
tars. There were none, as the Palace was only
occupied by 300 eunuchs, and 30 or 40 men in
charge of the gardens. They made a slight show of
resistance, when two were killed, and two French

officers wounded. The next day the Palace was

given up to indiscriminate loot after the French had
made first selection. They got a vast amount of
jewellery, watches, &c., much of which could be

purchased from them afterwards at very low prices.-
Some privates sold their shares for as much a s

England is said to enter into all her wars un-
prepared, but the Chinese Expedition presents a
laudable exception to this general rule ; for, from
the incipient to the ultimate step, so far, all the
arrangements connected therewith are worthy of the
highest praise. The Commissariat, even in the
most trifling details, is unexceptionable, and as a
consequence, the general health of the troops has r
all along, been excellent. It remains to be seen,
however, how the Indian soldier will stand the
rigours of a northern winter, which does not offer a
pleasant perspective even to the hardy sons of
Britain. It is to be hoped that the chiefs of the
commissariat will show as much judgment in ,
catering for the comfort of their charge during the ,
winter as they have done for the summer campaign.
Big coa,ts,and blankets, warm stockings and flannel
shirts, in addition to a well-filled stomach, are
great assistants to the efficiency of an army. Doc-
tors and gallipots are, at best, but necessary evils.
It is worthy of note, and highly creditable to the
masters of the merchant shipping employed as
transports—British, American, and others—that
in the navigation of these, to many of them, un-
known waters, no casualty, worthy of mention, has
occurred.

A letter from the camp says that Messrs. Parkes
and Loch were, whilst with San-ko-lin-sin's army,
treated in a most cruel manner; forced to kneel
before every mandarin, however petty, their faces
rubbed in the dust; they were bound with their
hands behind them and carried on horses to Tung-
Chow, and thence in the same state in one of the
carts of the country to Pekin, when they were
placed in dungeons, and remained so for some time.
Mr. Parkes was beaten when he did not instantly
reply to a question, and Mr. Loch because he could
not speak Chinese.