The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY° EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1858.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE,

CHINA.

(By Electric Telegraph.)

" PARIS, SATURDAY, AUG. 21, 9.30 A.M.
" The Moniteur announces that a treaty has been
concluded with China.

"The ports are thrown open.
The Christian religion is allowed to be freely

practised.

"Foreign consuls and diplomatic agents are al-
tnitted to Pekin.

" An indemnity is to be paid to England and to

France."

COLLISION ON THE ATLANTIC

BETWEEN

THE EUROPA AND ARABIA.

NO LIVES LOST.

The directors of the Atlantic Telegraph Company
having received from Newfoundland the fbllowing
intelligence, have felt it their duty to publish it, with
a view to allay the anxiety of the friends of the pas-
sengers by the Europa and Arabia. Further parti-
culars have been asked for, and will be published if
received :

" The Europa and Arabia have had a collision
One of them has put in to St. John's, Newfoundland
No lives lost. AU well."

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

" The Arabia was in collision with the Europa, off
Cape Race, on Saturday last. The Arabia was on
her way to New York, and is slightly injured ; the
Europa lost her bowsprit and cutwater stern spring.
She will remain in St. John's ten days from the 16th.
" The Persia calls at St. John's for mails and
passengers. No loss of life or limb."
The message asking Newfoundland for further
particulars was despatched from London at 5 p.m
last evening (Friday), and the above reply was re-
ceived back from Newfoundland at 7.30 p.m.
GEORGE SAWARD, Secretary.
22, Old Broad-street, London.

THE IMPERIAL PROGRESS IN

FRANCE.

FROM SPECIAL REPORTERS OF THE MORNING POST.

ST. IIALO, AUG. 18
The Imperial cortige arrived here at five o'clock,
and was received with great enthusiasm. The cere-
monies were the same as elsewhere; arches of
triumph had been erected, and the delivery of the
keys, the presentation of bouquets, and the recep-
tion of the municipal and religious authorities, duly
took place. Cannon announced the arrival of the
Emperor, and the bells rung a merry peal as a wel-
come. All these things have occurred at every
town that has been visited, but here it had a fresh
interest, owing to the peculiar aspect and position of
this city. The high ramparts, with their watch-
towers and battlements, were lined with the people,
and as we approached, one might have supposed
that an invading army was advancing to storm the
city, for the Emperor's carriage was followed by a
mass of human beings, pushing and crowding along
and shouting as they advanced. Cannon were boom-
ing, the soldiers lined the walls and the streets, the
trumpets were sounding, and the drums beating to
arms, officers shouting, and, amidst all this din and con-
fusion, the resemblance to war and its strife was striking.
Still nothing could be further from its reality, and the
good citizens only thought of rejoicings and merry-
making. St. Malo is quite an important place, and
has a population of 10,000 inhabitants. About the
end of the sixth century, Malo, a monk, ex-
pelled by the Saxons from Great Britain, settled on
a small island near the town of Alet. The Aletiens,
attracted by his zeal and 11;s virtues, made him their
bishop; but he was soon forced to retire to Saintonge,
owing to the jealousy of the neighbouring nobles. A
; church was erected filter his death on the island of
Aaron, which island became the refuge of the Ale-
tient', whose city was ruined by the .Normans. The
Bishop of Alet, Jean de Chatillon, obtained from the
Pope the right of transferring his diocese to St. Malo,
and the city was called from that time St. Malo. It
has played an important role with its maritime force,
which, on several occasions, was in collision with the
English, who, in 1693 and 1695,bombarded the town
without success in taking it on either occasion. It
has always been a very important seaport, but much
more so in 1750 than at present, as the city then
armed 600 vessels, with 50,000 men. In 1806 and
1807, 39 corsairs belonged to this port. It was the
birthplace of the celebrated Duguay Trouin, and the
no less celebrated Surcouf, the corsair. At the pre-
sent day St. Malo has lost much of its ancient power
and wealth, and unless the Government constructs a
basin, which is much needed as a refuge for ♦essels,
it must continue to decline. The inhabitants are full
of hopes as regards this much-desired improvement,
now that the Emperor is here, and can judge of its
necessity. The place has a most romantic look, and
its narrow streets and very high houses seem swarm-
ing with people—the space for building was limited,
and so they made up in height what they lacked in
breadth. The walls around the city are very high
and very old, and almost each tower, and, for that
matter, almost each stone, has its legend attached to
it. The inhabitants are proud of the ancient glory
and power of their native place, and are ever ready
to recount all they know of its bygone splendour to

any one that will listen to them. St. Malo was
visited in 1526 by Francis 1., in 1570 by Charles
IX., and in 1843 by the Duke de Nemours. The
city gives a ball to the Imperial visitors, and to-
morrow at 10 o'clock they take their departure for
Rennes. The result of this visit will be the
strengthening to a great degree the popularity of
the Emperor, who has been so well received here
—in fact, it really seems that the farther on he
goes the greater is his success, and the feeling
evinced is evidently sincere and cordial. An im-
mense crowd has managed to get into the ball-
room—so great, that when I attempted an entrance
I found it almost impossible, and, having peeped
over people's heads and observed that the rooms
were splendidly decorated, and that the ladies pre-
sent were in the most recherche and elegant toilettes,
I took my departure. Yesterday and to-day it has
rained, but still at St. Brieuc, as well as here, the
rain ceased at the right moment to favour the entrance
of the Imperial train. I see that in a short time
they are to have a railroad to this place ; in fact, the
grading is under way, and once the rails
laid, this interesting and romantic place will
no doubt be visited by many who now, dread
the journey in the diligence. On a rock
some distance from the town, and in the sea,
is the tomb of Chateaubriant—a simple column
surrounded with a small iron railing, and only bear-
ing the following inscription—" Here lies a Chris-
tian." At high water the rock is surrounded ; but
at low tide one may walk across the sands to the
tomb. I was anxious to see it, and as the tide was
coming
then hastened to return in like manlier, ere the waves
in, I waded to the rock, saw the tomb, and
should have risen too much to allow my passing
back in safety. I see that quite a number of English
persons of both sexes are here. The sea-bathing is
paid to be very fine, and the beach a smooth one.
At the ball I saw a number of officers in their
uniforms, accompanied by Albion's fair daughters.
DINAN, Afro. 19.
The prettiest town in all Brittany is Dinan, in the
department of the Cotes du Nord. It is a place that
cannot fail, from its historical recollections, to he in-
teresting to an Englishman, for the armies of Eng-
land have, in former times, fought beneath its walls,
of which so many fine specimens still remain. It
was, too, the favourite ville of him who was the last