The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-29 00:00:00

"NOTIFTCATION.

" The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, K.T., G.C.8.,
L Her Britannic Majesty's Special Ambassador in
' China, &c., &c., hereby makes it known to Her
Majesty's subjects in China, that Her Ma-
jesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary, the Hon. Frederick William
Adolphus Bruce, and the Imperial Commissioner
the Prince of Kung, have concluded an arrange-
' ment for opening to British trade, at the earliest
practical period, two ports on Yang-tse River, above
Chinkiang.
" His Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief
has been requested to adopt such measures as he
may deem necessary in order to enable her Majesty's
subjects to take advantage of the privilege conferred
on British shipping by the arrangement in question;
and as soon as the object which he has in view shall
have been attained, notice will be given of the
regulations under which trade on the river above
Chinkiang shall be conducted.
" The Earl of Elgin thinks, however, that it may
be a convenience to her Majesty's subjects in China
if he apprises them, at this early date, that the
following are the conditions on which these regula-
tions will be framed :—Tonnage dues, as well as
duties, whether of import or of export, due on the
cargoes of vessels proceeding up or down the river,
will be payable at Shanghai or Chinkiang, and
traffic in arms or ammunition will be prohibited
under severe penalties.
" ELGIN AND KINCARDINE.
" Hong Kong, Jan. 20, 1861."
The expedition up the Yang-tse was to leave
Shanghai on the 12th inst. It would first proceed
to Chinkiangfoo, where a consul would be left and a
gunboat; then to Nankin, where the Admiral (Sir
James Hope) would communicate with the insur-
gents, to prevent their interfering with trade, and
would leave two steamers to insure his intentions
being carried out. The expedition would then go on
to Kingiang and Hangkow ; at each place a consul
and a gunboat would be left. Admiral Hope offered
to take up a deputation of three from the Chamber
of Commerce at Shanghai, provided the information
obtained was made public. We have not heard
whether the offer would be availed of, but it was
accepted as an instance of consideration on the part
of the Admiral for the general good. When the
river should be declared open it was proposed to
run the steamer Cowper, purchased by the Govern-
ment some time back, between Shanghai and Hang-
kow till such time as private steamers were esta-
blished. The result of the expedition is' looked
forward to with much interest.

From Tientsin there are dates to the 20th of
January, when all was going on well there. It is
said, however, smallpox was prevalent among the
French troops and the Chinese. General Collineau
died from this cause on the 13th of January.
The accounts just received from Japan, via Shang-
hai, are most unsatisfactory, but we are not in pos-
session of particulars. Mr. Heusken, secretary to
Mr. Harris, the American Minister, had been mur-
dered, and it is said the Foreign Ministers had left
Jeddo and retired to Kanagawa. There were only
two men-of war in the port, Prussian frigates. The
Prussian treaty had been signed at Jeddo.
From Foo-chow we learn that the treaty is ig-
nored there, and the mandarins decline, on applica-
tion from the consul, to adjust duties according to
the new tariff.

Her Majesty's steamer Imperieuse has left for
the Bogue. His Imperial Majesty's steamer Weser
has been lost off the entrance to Saigon; stores, B:C.,
were likely to be saved.

The British ship Fearnought, which left here on
the 9th for Singapore, struck some rocks outside
the harbour the same day, and is likely to become
a wreck. A steamer went to her assistance, but
did not succeed in moving her.

The Chinese New Year holidays have passed
over here and at Canton without disturbance. Busi-
ness at both places for the fortnight has been on a
small scale.

The steamer Ganges, with the 26th of December
LonarP:i mail, arrived here on the 12th inst., and
tile outward mail leaves to-day per steamer Madras•