The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-11 00:00:00

run.

" The residence of a Chinese -Ambassador in
London, and of an English Ambassador at Pekin,
are provided for." Sa says the telegram, and we
fervently hope that the account may prove authen-
tic. The ridiculous isolation of the Chinese Court,
the impossibility of conveying the true state of
affairs to the Brother of the Sun and Moon, pro-
duced the moat untoward results. It was the want
of truthful representations that led to the two last
The presence of a trustworthy per-
son, who could obtain audiences of the EM-
PEROR whenever he thought proper, would have
prevented the necessity of an appeal to the " last
argument of kings." And it is impossibile to esti-
mate too highly the auspicious results that will
flow from this great change.
Of course, before a representative of Queen Vic-
TORIA visits the EMPEROR, it will be indispensable
that the forms and etiquette should be materially
modified. No English diplomatist would consent
to go through the degrading ceremony of the kott-
tott, or to crawl on hands and knees, licking the
dust, before the obese old man that now
holds the sceptre. Such an exhibition would
render the concession worse than useless,
for no respect could be paid, or weight attached to
the remonstrances of those who submitted to a
degradation so humiliating and disgraceful. The
Chinese have received a bitter but salutary lesson.
They have discovered that they are not, as they
have fondly imagined, the only civilised nation in
the world, and that all others are not mere " outer
barbarians," who can be treated with corn and
contumely whenever the Celestials wish to indulge
in a little vainglory.
Another point secured is, that there is to be
toleration to Christianity. This may be regarded
as a necessary corollary to the presence of an accre-
dited representative of the British Sovereign at the
Chinese Court. They could not witne3s the perse-
cution of their co-religionists, or, indeed, of any
persons, on account of their faith, and when the
EMPEROR knew that their arguments would be
backed by British cannon, he would not feel so
greatly inclined to play the " deaf adder," as on
other occasions when these potent auxiliaries are
wanting.

wars.

IF. The mere fact that Lord ELGIN and Sir MICHAEL
SEYMOUR had taken their departure from Tien-sin,
and were en route for Japan, clearlyproved that
the Chinese difficulty had been satisfactorily
-
arranged. Had it been otherwise they never would
have abandoned the "'vantage ground" they occu-
pied. They must not only have obtained good
terms, but abundant security for their fulfilment.
We have long since known the Chinese mode of
regarding treaties. Every pretext for evading the
most solemn obligations has invariably been re-
sorted to ; and a similar game will be again played
unless ample guarantees are taken for Celestial
faith.

At Canton, disturbances and bloodshed are still
continued. This will be the case until we obtain
assistance from the Court of Pekin, and that it is
thoroughly -understood by the local authorities that
disturbance in that quarter will be visited on their
own heads. KEYING once played the game, and
was permitted to do so with success ; but we
should indeed be culpable it we permitted the trick