The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-28 00:00:00

THE FRENCH DESPATCHES FROM

MINA.

The Monitour of yesterday publishes the follow-
ing despatch from Baron Gros, a telegraphic sum-
mary of which appeared in the 31oniteur of the 20th
of December, via St. Petersburg :

PEKIN, Nov. 7.
Peace was signed on the 25th of October between
the brother of the Emperor and myself.
The ultimatum of Shanghai has been accepted.
The exchange of the ratifications of the Treaty of
Tientsin has taken place. 60,000,000 f. will be paid
as an indemnity to France ; 3,750,000 f. will be paid
in cash on the 30th of the present month.
The emigration of Coolies is authorised by the
Chinese Uovernmeut.

The churches and cemeteries, with their dependen-
cies, belonging formerly to Christians throughout
the whole empire, will be restored to them, through
the medium of the Minister of France. Prince Kung
sent to me yesterday an official document containing
the statement of handing over to me, already done,
of the Catholic Cathedral of Pekin ; he adds that he
knows that in the Imperial city there was formerly
another church, now destroyed, but that the ground
and dependencies will be handed over to me. This
day I have given passports to missionaries. _ _

I On the 28th of October nearly the whole of the
army, headed by the Embassy, took the six victims
of the ambuscade of the 18th of September to the
Catholic burial ground already handed over to Mon-
seigneur Mouly, Bishop of Petcheli, and where re-
pose the remains of the reverend fathers Gerbillon,
Ricci, and Shaal. General Grant and his Staff
joined us; M. Ignatieff, the Minister of Russia,
whose frank support has been of great use to me on
all occasions, awaited us in the burial ground. On
the following day, the 29th, mass was peformed in
the Cathedral, which has also been given up to M.
Mouly.
The iron cross has been replaced on the summit of
the edifice, and the " Domino, salvzon fac Impera-
torein" has inaugurated the public and legal re-
establishment of the Catholic faith in China.
Moreover, there has been remitted to 'me, as an
especial indemnity for the outrage of the 18th of
September, the sum of 1,500,000 f.

Everything is progressing admirably, and en-
courages the hope that this success will be lasting.
I shall probably leave Pekin in two or three days
to return to Tien-tsin, to concert there with Lord
Elgin as regards what remains to be done.

BARON GROS.
The Moniteur adds the following to the above
despatch :
To explain the above it is as well to give the
principal points of the ultimatum addressed to the
Chinese Government :-
1. Formal excuses for the attack on the allied
forces at TAIL

2. Exchange at Pekin of the ratifications of the
Treaty concluded before at Tien-tsin.

3. Declaration that the French Governmen
reassumed the right of establishing a permanen
diplomatic mission at Pekin.
4. Payment of an indemnity of 60,000,000 f.

BRIGHTON ANTI-HOTEL COMPANY (LIMITED.)—
An advertisement appeared a few days since under
the above heading, and, being sent on Christmas-
Day, was inadvertently printed. It was a bad
joke, and was a perversion of the proper use of
public announcements; and we regret that it ap-
peared in our columns.
THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS.—A change in
the weather took place last night, and several heavy showers
of snow fell. The thermometer on Wednesday night was
at 29 deg. ; at 7 o'clock yesterday it was 31, and at noon it
stood at 37, but last night at 7 o'clock it was only 31, ono
degree below freezing point. The barometer was 29.51.
The ice in Regent's-park had about 5,000 sliders and skaters
on the surface, and several accidents took place, amongst
which were the following :—Charles Hall, of 11, Great
Charles-street, Hampstead-road ; Thomas Carman, of 1,
Love • lane, City; and a boy named Ilulbert, who was rescued
by Park-constable Snelling, to whom great praise is due.
8,000 skaters and sliders ventured on the ice on the Serpen-
tine in Hyde-park, including many members of the Skating
Club. Many persons fell upon the ice—four of whom had
severe cutson their heads. These were taken to the humane
Society's House, and the wounds dressed by Superintendent
Williams, and they were enabled to go to their homes.
The Long Water in Kensington Gardens had about 2,000
sliders and skaters on the ice, but no material accident
happened. The Round Pond had 3,000 skaters and sliders
on the ice, but no accident occurred. On the ornamental
water in St. James's Park a great number of persons nearly
lost their lives by breaking' through the ice, and being
tripped up by the skaters. Amongst the number thus
injured were James Morris, 21, Jane-sireet, New-cut,
Lambeth ; John Coulson, of No. 2, Lee-street, Holborn.
The ice in this park is described as being still exceedingly
dangerous. No accident of any importance took place in
the Victoria Park, the ponds on Clapham-Common, or
garapstead-b,eath.