The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-29 00:00:00

ConcludinTr with Batty's Prize Equestian Comic Panto-
mime, for Good Little Boys and Girls, by T. L. Greenwood,
entitled HARLEQUIN AND THE WONDERFUL
ROB SE ; or, Percinet and Grociosa, the Ugly Duchess and
the Greedy King, produced with Gorgeous Scenery. by Mr.
Cuthbert, new Costumes and Appointments, and introducing
in the comic scenes Batty's Prize Equestrian Harlequinade,
and the celebrated Old Bob Ridley. and Brandon Ledger.
Harlequin Mr. Sylvester.
Columbine Miss Hariet Dalton.
Pantaloon Mr. G. Perks.
Clown Mr. James Cooke.
Sprites—Messrs. Thorne, Lockhart, and Sons.
Doors open at half-cast 6, performance commence at Y.
Box-office open daily from 11 till 4
Stare Manager—Mr. W. Wtser.
Director of the Arena—Mr. Pearson.

CANTERBURY HALL.
Open Every Evening: at Seven.
GRAND SELECTION.. (First Time) from LA FTCrLIA
DEL REGIMEN TO (Donizetti), NORM A, SONNAMBULA,
and MARTHA.
Principal Artistes Miss RUSSELL, Madame MARIA, Miss
TYRRELL, Miss WILLIAMS, Mr. HENRY HERBERT, C.
W. BERNARD, and Signor Tivom.
Musical Director...., Mr. F. JONGIIMANS.

The Comic Department compri,es Messrs. J. BL INCH UM,
A. B. HOLLINGSWORTH, Master BARRY, G. W. PELL,
CHARLEY Fox, and E. MARSHALL.

The Fine Arts Gallery has been enriched by the addition of
the late John Martin's three G'ritid Pictures—viz., "THE
GREAT DAY of HIS WRATH," "THE PLANTS of
HEAVEN," and "THE LAST JUDGMENT," on view
until 12 o'clock at Night.

WEATHER.—SmOOI7IcE, DEc. 29, 1560.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
32—highest since noon yesterday.
18—lowest this morning and during the night.
28 —this day at noon.!
BAROMETER-30.40; a rise of nearly an inch since yes-
terday.
WlND—South-Easterly—rather fresh ; with bitter cold
weather.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tina DAY.—Morning, 2h. 32ra.—Afternoon, 2h. 52m.
To-MORROW.-Morning, 3h. 131:Q.—Afternoon, !_kh. 33m.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, DEC. 29, 1880.

The re-establishment of Peace once more between
the Chinese and ourselves was yesterday not inap-
propriately celebrated by the firing of the Park
Guns, while we wrote upon that rapid triumph
achieved by the Allied Expedition. Since then
the official despatches have been promptly given to
the public immediately upon the morrow of Mr.
Lours arrival in this country with the newly
negotiated Treaty, signed and sealed in Pekin itself
by the two r„_peetive Royal and Imperial Commis-
sioners, his Highness TSAI, Prince of I, uterine
brother of the
Emperor HIEN FUNG, and his
Excellency the Earl of ELGIN, Her Britannic
MAJESTY'S Ambassador Extraordinary and Mini-
ster Plenipotentiary. These important documents
illustrating, in a -very remarkable manner, the
course of events out at the seat of the late war at the
opposite extremity of this
hemisphere—documents
which will be found given in extenso in another
part of The Sun of this evening--Will amply repay
perusal throughout, notwithstanding the formidable
length to which they have, not much to our
astonishment, extended. As yet, we can hardly
realise the magnitude of the occurrences that have
just now come to pass within the walls of the mighty
and mysterious capital of China, and far and wide
over the no less mysterious countryside in that
great city's immediate neighbourhood. Posterity
viewing.tlyse astonishing incidents from a distance
of time more suitable in many ways for their ade-
quate appreciation, will turn with profound
curiosity to the very records given in our impres-
sion of this evening, regarding them as historic nar-
ratives of an interest, in many particulars, wholly
unparalleled. They will hardly fail to marvel at
the extraordinary rapidity and completeness with
which the mystery of China and the Chinese came
at length to he sosived by the merest handful of
resolute Europeang, alter the lapse of so marry
centuries in the previous history of the world,
during /ilich that singular mystery remaining/