The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-12 00:00:00

CHINA.

The allied fleet was at anchor off the mouth of
the Peiho on the 29th of April. Six days had
been allowed, for a reply to the demands of the
Plenipotentiaries ; the time having expired on the
3th, the steamer Sampson had taken up two gun-
boats and 150 Sappers to the Peiho.

Her Majesty's 59th Regiment was reported
under orders for the North.

The French transport Gironde had arrived with

900 marine infantry.
At Hong Kong prices of imports bad improved.
Exchange, 4s. Bd. for credits.
At Canton a large business had been done.

SHANGHAI, MAY 15.

Tho tea-market is very dull, but there has been
a large business in silk. All prices are lower, and
the reports of the new crop favourable.
Exchange, Gs. 2d. for credits.

We have been favoured with the following

telegram by the Foreign-office :

" ALEXANDRIA, JULY
"The steamer Bentinck arrived at Suez yester.
day morning with Calcutta dates to the 4th ult.

"British columns marching on Gwalior.
" I have no information from Madras, dates
from which place are to the 10th.
"The intelligence from Lord Elgin is to the

29th of April, when the allied forces were in the
Gulf of Peihek. Tli French had got two gun-

boats over the bar, but our two despatch-boats

had stuck.

"'The English and French Admirals were both

at Peihek, and it was expected that in a few days
the first blow in the North might be struck by
the capture of the forts at the mouth of the river.

" The Chinese Government had named Com

missioners to negotiate, but the letter announcing
the fact bad retired, adwing [owing n to an as-
sumption of superiority on the part of the Chinese.

" This telegram arrived at Malta from Alex-
andria by the contract steam-packet Vectis at 3.15

p.m. on July 10th.

"M. STOPFORD, Rear-Admiral."

MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS AT

JEDDAH.

The following despatch has been received from

Malta :
"An outbreak of Mahomedans took place at
Jeddah on the 16th of June. The English and
French Consuls, and the wife of the latter, were
murdered.

" In all about 26 persons were massacred.
" The daughter of the French Consul escaped,
though severely wounded, and with 22 other re-
fugees, principally Greeks, was brought to Suez
ou the 3d inst., by her Majesty's steamer 'Cyclops
"No Christians remained in the place."

The following telegram, from Acting Agent and
Consul-General Green, was received at the Fo-
reign-office, via Malta, on the 11th of July, at

" Her Majesty's ship Cyclops arrived at Suez
from Jeddah on the 3d inst.
" On the evening of tl:e•lsth of June the Mali°.
medan inhabitants of Jeddah rose and massacred

the Christians. Among the victims were Mr.
Page, the English Vice-Consul; M. Eveillard, the
French Consul, and his wife, and about 20 others.
The English and French Consulates were plundered.

The Cyclops was anchored about two miles from
the town, and during the night some Greeks
swam off to the vessel. The next morning two
boats sent to the town were attacked and obliged
to fight [fire ?] on those who endeavoured to
intercept their retreat. On the 19th the Go-
vernor-General of the liedjaz, who was at
Mecca, arrived with 800 men.

"The Cyclops left Jeddah on the 2411, anti
brings up the Christiana who escaped, including
the daughter of the French Consul and the
French interpreter, both badly wounded, and
24 others."

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Naviga-
tion Company have received the following tele-

grams :

"MALTA, JULY 10.
"The steamship I3entinek, with the India
and China mails, arrived at Suez on the 6:11.
" The Veetis arrived hero at 3, and the

Northam at 5 p.m. this day ; the former started
at 8 for Marseilles, and the latter will leave at 11
for Southami.ton.

" CADIZ.

"The steamship Para, with the outward India
and China mails, arrived at Gribraltpx in 90 hours

from Southampton, and left at 6 a.m. on the Btli

for Malta.

THE OUTWARD INDIA MAIL.
MALTA, SUNDAY, MIDNIGHT.
The Pera, with the India mails of the stb, has
just arrived, only seven days eight hours from
Southampton. This is unprecedented.
Admiral Fanshawe, in the Marlbor9ugh, arrived
this afternoon.