The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-30 00:00:00

1861

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By the Overland Mail we have received advices and
papers from Calcutta to Nov. 22; Madras, Nov. 27; and
Hong Kong, Nov. 14.

The news from India is of no great importance. We
extract tho following from the Calcutta Englishman of

Nov. 24 :

" The monsoon appears to be ever now, the clouds
have cleared away, and a bright sun and a cool north-
east wind are a refreshing change from the well-nigh
incessant down-pour of the past six months, The wea-
ther is fast assuming its usual characteristics at this
season of the year, and for the next four months Cal-
cutta will enjoy one of the most delightful climates in
the world.

" Lord Canning is suffering severely from the sudden and
terrible shock of the death of his countess, which at first
completely prostrated him, but he has much yet to effect ere
he bids adieu to his viceroyalty, and we misjudge him much
if ho is one to allow grief for his loss long to interfere with
his public duties. Of late he has inaugurated several re-
forms which will require his skilful guidance to ensure their
success, and he must be anxious himself to see in progress,
and fast approaching complete and satisfactory develop-
ment, the measures which he has himself initiated.
" The news from tha Upper Provinces contains but little
of any interest. The cammander in chief is still on his
tour, and his return to Calcutta has not been alluded to;
he also has suffered severely in the loss of his mother, Lady
Rose, the news of whose death reached India by the last
mail."

The Indian Councils' Act has been proclaimed. The re-
presentative members of the late Legislative Council are to
have seats in the new Council.

The Madras Government has adopted measures for the
improvement of indigenous cotton.

CHINA.

The news from China is of no special interest. The
relations of our Minister and other foreign representatives
with the Chinese continue satisfactory, and the young
Emperor was about to leave Zehol for Pekin. The fol-
lowing is extracted from the China Mail of Nov. 15
" From Japan there is very little intelligence. Some
of our men of war are understood to be cruising among
the Japanese Islands, and they will no doubt exercise
some influence as regards the safety of our country-
men in that strange land. The marine survey in which
the Acton has been for some time engaged, will add mate-
rially to our knowledge of Japanese waters, and be found
valuable in proportion as our commerce increases.

" Our dates from Pekin are to October 27. The new
Emperor would leave the Zehol on October 26, ac-
cording to the latest arrangements; his father's cortege
was to follow, after -an ,interval, so that the new Emperor
would receive the Imperial coffin in due form. The
arrival would most likely take place about the 4th of
the'izesent month. In the meantime as few foreigners
Its possible are invited to the capital. We believe that
this is in deference to the wishes and advice of Prince
Kung, who would promote foreign interests as cautiously
as he can, and in such a way as to avoid giving needless
offence to the Court.

"From the northern ports we have no intelligence addi-
tional to that communicated by last mail. Admiral Hope
is said to have visited the port of Newchwang in Man-

churia.

" The accounts from Saigon are still far from favourable
to the French ; nothing decisive has taken place.
" The Yang-taze river and the rebels do not afford any
further room for comment.

" From Shanghae we do not learn, by the latest accounts,
of any further alarm on account of the rebels and their
proximity to that city ; matters, in fact, seem to remain
much as they were when we last wrote.
" The rumoured vicinity of the rebels to Ningpo has
caused thousands of the inhabitants to become so much
alarmed for their personal safety as to seek every means of
conveyance to Shanghae, and many had already arrived at
that city at the date of the last advises. The rebels are
credibly reported to have completely invested Hangchow,
after having taken Shaou-shing-foo.
"From the various other ports en the coast we have no
news of interest, except that at Swatow, a boat's crew of
her Majesty's gunboat Firm, engaged in surveying the
river, had been assaulted by the villagers, stoned, and two
of the seamen wounded.

" From Canton, we learn that Mr. Burlingame, the Ame-
rican Plenipotentiary, visited his Excellency Laou, the
Governor-General of the Two Kwang, on the sth instant;
he was accompanied by three missionaries and two mer-
chants, and, we understand, was very well received."