The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-07 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING will be performed THE WAY TO
KEEL' 11131. Messrs. Buckstone, Howe, and Farren ; Mrs.
C. Sinclair.
After which, THE DAUGHTER OF THE GUADAL-
QUI VER. Perea Nena.
Followed by A WICKED WIFE. Miss Reynolds.
To conclude with A KISS IN THE DARK. •
Commence at 7.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborongh.
THIS EVENING, THE LAST OF THE PIGTAILS, in
which Miss Swanborough, Miss Ternan, Mrs. Selby, Messrs.
C. Selby, J. Bland, and J. Clarke will make their appearance.
Followed by A ROUGH DIAMOND. Miss M. Oliver and
Mrs. Leigh Murray.
To conclude with FAMILY JARS. Miss E. Wilton.
Commence at 7 o'clock.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The following Company
of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections
from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES,
GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badsey,
Miss Brunel!, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague,
Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Herr F. Jonghmaus,
Mr. Henshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio,
E. L. Hime, Mr. Badsey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell,
Mr. Barnard, and Mr. St. Albyn. Mr. John G. Forde and E.
W. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks—Harmonium,
Mr. Courtnay—Director, Ilerr F. Jonghmans. Commence at
7 precisely. Suppers, &c., until 12 o'clock.

THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, SEPT. 6.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
66—highest since noon yesterday.
55-lowest this morning and during the night.
64—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-29'82.
Wizar, Westerly; rather fresh, with dull weather, in
dining to rain.
Two o'Clock—Slight rain.

THE SUN.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1858.

Although we have not yet received authentic
intelligence of the treaty said to have been con-
cluded with China on the 28th of June, some
accounts have been received of the progress of
the negotiations, in which Lord ELGIN displayed
an amount of firmness and energy reflecting the
highest credit on himself, and proving that, for
once, England has got " the right man in the right
place" in matters of diplomacy. Thoroughly
acquainted with the deceitful character of the
inhabitants of the Flowery Land, he was prepared
on every point, and speedily satisfied the Celestial
Plenipotentiaries he could neither be cajoled nor
humbugged, and that if they desired the cessation
of the war they should act in a straightforward
and bona fide manner, and that any breach of good
faith would be attended with prompt and severe

punishment.
The first interview between Lord ELGIN and the
sol-disant Plenipotentiaries took place on the sth
of June. The Chinese, or rather a Chinaman and
a Tartar, had arrived at Tien-sin on the preceding
- They immediately requested an interview►
stating that they were invested with full powers to
bring all matters to a satisfactory conclusion. It

had been arranged that Lord ELGIN should have
the earliest palaver, Baron GROS the second—then
the Russian Envoy, and last of all, the American.
Lord ELGIN was attended by his entire suite, and
accompanied by many naval officers, and a guard
of honour of 150 marines, a very necessary precau-
tion in dealing with the Celestials, who would be
guilty of any act of treachery which could
give even a temporary advantage. This
first act of Lord ELGIN took the Chinese
commissioners completely by surprise. He an-
nounced his intention of having the credentials on
both sides publicly read before proceeding to busi-
ness. His powers, as may easily be imagined, were
ample and. complete ; but very different were those
of the other side. They were merely authorising
the Chinese diplomatists to inquire into the cause of
the " strangers" of England and France (the " bar-
barian" were omitted), ascending the Peiho, and
f they (the Chinese) found them sincerely desirous
f putting an end to the war, they were to grant
he demand., provided such demands did not
infringe the customs of the Celestial Empire, the
dignity of the EMPEROR, or the will of the people.",
There were too many loopholes for evasion in their
document to satisfy Lord ELGIN. He speedily
manifested his displeasure, and merely.announcing
that the powers were unsatisfactory, took his
finding. that they
, while the Commissioners,
had received " scholar's mate," remained in a ludi-
en. us state of perplexity, vainly protesting that no
higher powers could possibly be granted!Three days afterwards a new actor appeared en
Ir.----
KEYING, who had already established
an unenviable notoriety for duplicity and
insincerity, arrived at Tien-sui. He had been de-
graded for his share in the treaty of Nankin, and
an opportunity was afforded him of retrieving his
position by utterly confounding the barbarians. He
pursued his old game in trying to persuade the
English to move their ships "a little way down the
river," at the same time the inhabitants of Tien-sin
were stimulated to show their ill-will to the bar-
barians. That game having been found successful
for a time, at Canton, was again to be played off at
Tien-in, But this time it would not do. The gates

the scene.

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