The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-15 00:00:00

CHINA.

A letter from Hong Kong of the 27th Oct. in the
Aloniteur says :
" The Audacieuse frigate, having on board Baron
Gros, the Ambassador Extraordinary of France, arrived
at Castle Peak Bay, at the mouth of the river of Canton,
on the 14th inlet., and was received with a salute of 191,
guns by the Nemesis frigate, bearing the flag of Admiral
Rigault de Genouilly, all the other vessels at the same
time manning yards and giving three cries of Vive
l'Ernpereur.' On the following day the commanding
officers of the different vessels of the squadron went on
board the Nemesis, and were presented by the admiral
to the ambassador, who had come from the Audacieuse
for the purpose of receiving them. After this presenta,
tiou Baron Gros, accompanied by the admiral, went, to
Macao to pay a visit to M. de Bourbolon, the French
minister, and on landing was saluted by the Portuguese
battery. On the morning of the 17th Baron Gros went
to Hong Kong, where he met with the warmest recep-
tion from the English authorities. Before the Auda-
cieuse had come to an anchor she was saluted with
nineteen gone by Ilk flag-ship of Admiral Seymour,
and a similar compliment was paid by another
English vessel, an American frigate, and a Dutch
corvette. Baron Gros immediately proceeded on board
the Ave to visit Lord Elgin, and remained for several
hours in conference with the English Envoy. In the
course of the day Lord Elgin and Admiral Seymour re-
turned the visit on board the Audaciense, where all the
commanding officers of the different vessels of war and
the foreign consuls also went to pay their respects.
When Baron Gros landed to pay a visit to the governor
he was received at the quay by Sir Johrl. Bowring. All
the troops of the garrison were under arms, and a salute
of 19 guns was fired from ,the fort. On the following
morning, Sir John Bowring and Gen. A shburnham re-
turned the visit on board the Audaciense. Before
leaving Hong Kong Baron Gros was present at a grand
dinner given in honour of his arrival by the governor
of the colony. The banquet was attended by all the
principal civil and military authorities of the place and
the commanders of the Freneh vessels in the fort. At
the dessert Sir J. Bowring proposed the health of the
Emperor of the French, which was returned by Baron
Gros giving that of Queen Victoria. After remaining
for five days at Hong Kong, Baron Gros returned to
Castle Peak Bay to rejoin the French squadron."
The Czas of Cracow, in an article on the quarrel
existing between the estern Powers and China,
expresses the opinion that Russia will endeavour
to derive advantages from it by putting herself for-
wat d as mediatrix ; and that even if she employes
hostilities against China she will do so isolatedly,
in order to be able to treat apart and obtain the
greatest advantage possible fir herself. Therzas
remarks that, by the corps d'armee which she
maintains on the frontiers of China, and the rela-
tions she has in Great Mongolia, she is in a better
position with regard to China than the Western
Powers ; and that that position will be better still
if, as is expected, the Emperor of China should
retire to Man tchouria, in order not to receive the
Western ambassadors. The Czas states that be-
fore the conflict between China and England had
arisen Russia had offered the Chinese Emperor a
body of troops to assist in quelling the rebellion.
It adds that General Korsakeff, commander of the
Russian troops on the Chinese frontier, and Gen:
Mouravieff, Governor of Eastern Siberia, have been
summoned to St. Petersburg to concert on the line
of action to be followed ; and that a frigate and six
screw corvettes have been sent to reinforce the
Russian squadron of the Pacific Ocean.

FRANCE.
PARIS, MONDAY.

Advicos from Pondicherry to the i6th ult. an-
nounce that the situation of the French establish-
ments in India continues to be excellent. The
garrison of the town has been increased by half a
company of marines, who assisted the sepoys in
maintaining order. Since the disturbances in the
Euglish possessions, the native troops in the ser-
vice of France have been throughout remarkable
for their fidelity and good conduct. It is said that
at the commencement of the insurrection, Fakirs,
acting as agents to the Bengal insurgents, proposed
to the sepoys to revolt, but they refused, saying
that they wore perfectly well treated by the French
who paid them liberally, and who respected their
families, their customs, and their religion. The
brig Nisus continued to be anchored in the road-
stead. A Spanish schooner which arrived in the
night of the 14th had reported that in a squall on
the coast of Coromandel on the 13th, two French,
merchant ships, the Eugene and the Grand Bey,
were lost, but that their crews had succeeded in
reaching Nellore, a town about twelve miles from
Madraq.

It is again announced for the twentieth time that
M. Thouvenel will visit Paris during the present
month on leave of absence. He has long desired
to return to France on urgent privatebusiness, but
has been hitherto prevented by political matters.
An engineer attached to the Austrian navy has
arrived here. He has been appointed to superin-
tend the construction of four screw ships of war for
the stAtions of Trieste, Venice, and Pola; and it is
said he intends visiting previously the dockyards of
France and England.
The Paris and Orleans Company have nearly
completed the section from St. Germain des Fosses
to Roanue. The works of the line from Caen to
Cherbourg are advancing rapidly. It is announced
that the inauguration will take place on the Ist
July next. The railway from Lyons to Geneva
is to be opened through its entire length on the
25th of January for goods trains, and on the 2d of
March for travellers.

Much depression continues among the trading
classes in Paris and the departments, although no
failures of any note have been announced.
Bounss, Dec. 14.—The following were the last
quotations

_
Cash. fr. End of Month.
44 per Cents
3 per Cents 66 50 66 70
Bank Shares 3140 Credit Foucier 590
Credit Mobilier 730 Roman B6
Do. Account 722 50 Austrian
Belgian 46 — Spanish Threes —
Fiedmon Wee (5) B9j— Home Debt
RAILWAYS—FOB CABE.

tr. c. fr C.
Orleans c
Northern - Western 655
New Ditto 760 Strasburg
Lyons and Med 84212— Grand Central
New Ditto... ....... 840— Sardinian
Geneva 635 Austrian Com. ...... 680