The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-10 00:00:00

SALE OF LORD lIILTOVfN'S ESTATES.

Yesterday the sale of the estates of the Earl of Mil-
town, situate in the city and county of Dublin, the
counties of Wicklow, Kildare, King's, Meath, and
Louth, was opened in the Encumbered Estates Court,
before Mr. Commissioner Longfield. The noble owner
was himself the petitioner. About 80 lots were disposed
of, which realised 65,0001. The sale is to be continued
this day.

The continual march of Russian troops into Beasa-
rabia excites great attention, as it is considered a proof
of the resolution of Russia not to cede that part of her
territory which is now demanded from her by the

allies. -
AN ENGLISHMAN'S EXPERIENCE or THE REBELLION
N C
. says-- :--"The
Age gentleman
rebellion
man ill
C h s
ina writing to a friesid
ji l l continues in China,-
principally confined to the mountainous part*.
The rebels in the neighbourhood of Canton were scum
time since driven away and captured, and the trade has
IN
China,-
but tiis
Exeter,ICHINA.-^A
now
been revived. By a repert, obtained recently from
good authority, it appears that upwards of 70,000 men
have been publicly executed in Canton, since the com-
mencement of the Chinese new year, on the 17th of Feb.
last. The same authority states the number put to
death at Shan-king-fu at 27,000, and about 25,000 at
the taking of the fort in Blenheim Reach, and the sub-
sequent capture among the villages thereabout'. I be-
lieve, however, that the numbers are very mach under-
stated. I was at Canton in February last ; and visited
the rebels at the fort in Blenheim Reach. I want also

to the execution ground at Canton, and it stank worse
than half-a-dozen slaughter-houses. The sides of the
walls were sprinkled and covered with blood. The
clothes and tails" of the unfortunate wretches were
lying he heaps, and the ground was covered with clotted
and dried cakes of human blood. In many of the vil-
lages near Blenheim Fort, and other places adjoining,
houses have been erected where suspected or proscribed
persons may commit suicide, and thus save their posthu-
mous reputations, and be buried by their Weeds ;
and hundreds are said to have gone to there places
(where their bodies would be identified), and put an end
to their existenceby hanging or taking oPinsl• Many
women (probably those who had lost all hopes of sup-
port or rafety) have also destroyed themselves. Such
things as these show how sad is the state of native
society, and how wide-spread is the desolation the in-
surrection had caused in that province. Its results, so
far as one can judge, have been unmitigated evils to the
people of both parties. On the 9ih inotant one oft e
leaders named Kam Sin was put to death by a linger-
ing punishment—having been cut uqp in 108 pieces.
There are three grades of this mode of; execution ; the
other two, where the criminal is divided into 24 or 30
pieces, not being considered so disgrace ful. This leader
headed the bands which threatened the north of the city
last autumn and winter. More than 300 of lesser note
were Fame
er
day,the repose. of the spirits of
and en one day last
executed. There has been a
festival of seven days lately held,. something like
the officers and soldiers killed during the contest.
monthan
A over executedsuis
festival,h e
One o the most affecting sights oonneet ed with the mai-
Souls'
were
ll
ter is that of a hundred or more coolie i lounging about
the streets waiting for the executions, that they may
pounce upon and seize the yet palpils sting bodies, to
hurry them a to the pits. I have or • doubt that the
number of lives lost on both sides thr.oi ighont the empire
since the rebellion commenced is 2,0,01,000.7 •