The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-06 00:00:00

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. OSBALDISTON.
Grand Juvenile Week! The Pantomime played as Second
Piece ! Novelties unequalled ! Attraction undoubted ! In-.
terest unprecedented! and Success enormous!
THIS EVENING, JAN. 6,

Will be acted, SUSAN HOPLEY ; or, THE TRIALS
AND VICISSITUDES OF A SERVANT GlRL—Wil-
liam Dean, Mr. E.-F. Saville; Dicky Dean, Mr. Paul; Susan
Hopley, Miss Vincent (the acknowledged Heroine of Domestic
Tragedy).
After which, a New Grand Romantic Aerial Comic :Pan-
tomime, entitled HARLEQUIN PETER WILKINS ; OR.
THE KING OF THE AIR AND THE FLYING IN-
DIANS.—With new and extensive Scenery, Dresses, Decora-
tions, Tricks, Transformations, and Effects—A new Nautical
Panorama, to be entitled " Our Native Sea-girt Isle !" con-
sisting of Maritime Views along the Coast of England. Also,
a new Grand Dissolving Diorama, by Childe, the Great Illu-
sionist ' • and the Opening of the Pantomime supported by the
Comic Talent of this—the Popular Theatre of London.
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To conclude with THE HAUNTED INN.

Boxes, 23.—Pit, 6d.—Half-price to the Boxes
only, at Half-past Eight.
To-morrow, Susan Hopley, Harlequin Peter Wilkins, and
The Haunted Inn.

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THE WEATHEIL—NooN, JANUARY 6.

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Thermometer... 44 Highest 45 1 Lowest 29
Barometer 29.90.—Wind N.E.—Freezing Point 22 Deg.

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menced at 10 minutes after Three.

• within four hundred yards of the shore, and six
hundred of the fortifications, which they cannon-
aded in a splendid style. After the firing had
lasted about two hours Sir H. Goticit at the head
of her Majesty's 18th Regiment, landed, and
seized one end of the long battery. The 26th
Regiment, with the sailors and marines, attacked
the strong batteries on the Island of Koolangsee,
immediately in front of Amoy, and carried them
in the most dashing manner. The Chinese now
ran for their lives in all directions, leaving the
whole of their works in the hands of the British.
The fortifications were found to be of immense
thickness, and so well constructed of granite
rocks, faced with mud, that the fire from the
ships did them comparatively little injury. The
victory was, in fact, achieved by the storming par-
ties. Early on the 27th, Sir HUGH GOUGH, at the
head of the troops, entered the city, where he
met with no resistance. The inhabitants had
fled, taking with them all their treasures, for
only five thousand dollars in specie were found
in this rich city. In the bay eighteen war-
junks and some gun-boats were taken. A great
number of Mandarins of high rank witnessed
the engagement at a distance, and it was re-
ported that when they witnessed the complete
triumph of the British arms, some of them killed
themselves to escape the Imperial vengeance.
As the occupation of Amoy would have required
more troops than could be spared from the fleet,
the Plenipotentiary and the Commanders-in-Chief
agreed only to occupy the island of Koolangsee,
which was garrisoned with 500 men of the 18th
and 26th Regiments, with some artillerymen.
To protect this garrison, and to keep the local
authorities in check, her Majesty's ships Druid,
Pylades, and Algerine, were ordered to remain
at Amoy. Thus all British vessels sailing to the
northward will find assistance and protection at
Amoy ; and thus, too, the EMPEROR will learn
that the whole sea-board coast of his mighty
empire is entirely at the mercy of a foreign
people, whom his arrogance made his enemies.
The following circular, addressed by Sir H.
POTTINGER to'her Majesty's subjects in China,
contains the only official account yet received of
this splendid victory. There is nothing magni-
loquent about it. Sir H. POTTINGER has not,
like Captain ELLIOT, cultivated the " King
Cambyses' vein" of writing edicts and
despatches. But if he go on taking towns
after the Amoy fashion, we will excuse his
saying nothing about his own exploits in his
despatches. Nay, more, we will engage, on the
part of Old England, to be as careful of his
fame as his predecessor was of his own at the
expense of his country. Here, then, is the cir-
cular of the Plenipotentiary :

" To her Britannic Majesty's Subjects in China.
" Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, &c., has the highest
degree of satisfaction in announcing to her Majesty's
subjects, and others who feel an interest in the question,
that the city of Amoy, with its very extensive and for-
midable line of batteries and fleet of gun-boats and war-
junks (the whole mounting upwards of 500 pieces of
cannon), was taken possession of on the 26th instant,
after a short, but animated defence on the part of the
Chinese, by her Majesty's naval and land forces, under
the command of their Excellencies Rear-Admiral Sir
W. Parker, K.C.8., and Maj.-Gen. Sir 11. Gough, K.C.B.
"This brilliant achievement has been happily accom-
plished with a very trifling loss ; and, in addition to the
works, all of which have been dismantled and destroyed,
and the guns spiked and broken, immense magazines full
of munitions of war have been either removed or ren-
dered useless.

" Arrangements are now in progress for leaving a de-
tachment of troops on the small island of Koolangsee
(which is separated from the town of Amoy by a channel
of deep water), and some of her Majesty's ships will like-
wise remain at this port, whilst the great body of the
expedition advances to the northward, so that British or
other ships, that may touch here during the ensuing
season, will find ample protection, and be secure from any
risk of molestation.

" Her Majesty's Plenipotentary deems it quite super-
fluous to say one word as to the manner in which this
important service has been performed. The facts re-
quire no eulogium. The Chinese Government vainly
imagined they had rendered Amoy impregnable, but
were undeceived in presence of the Viceroy of the
provinces of Chekeang and Fokien (who, with a num-
ber of high officers, witnessed the attack from the
heights above the town) in the short space of four
hours from the firing of the first gun ; and, had the op-
position been a hundred times greater than it was, the
spirit and bearing of all employed showed that the re-
sult must have been the same.

" God save the Queen.
" HENRY POTTINGER,
" Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary.
" Dated this 31st day of August, 1841, on board her
Majesty's ship Blenheim, in Amoy Harbour."

Nor is the above the only lesson the Chinese
have been taught since the date of the news
Imough tby the last overland mail. That perfi-
lious people, disregarding the convention entered
into with Captain ELLIOT, no sooner saw Sir
Huoul GOUGH'S back turned than they set about
repairing the fortresses on the Canton river, and
driving stakes into the bed of it to obstruct the
navigation of it. This being made known at
Hong Kong, Capt. NIAS, of her Majesty's ship
Herald, the senior officer at that station, pro-
ceeded up the river and destroyed the fort of
Wangtong, to which the Chinese offered no op-
position. He next issued a proclamation in the
Chinese language, in which he informed the
Mandarins and the people, that if any other
breach of the truce took place, he would
renew the war in real earnest. This
had the desired effect. The Cazztonians
grew suddenly as quiet as mice, and even
professed a great willingness to trade with the
English. British merchants were, however,
-,xceedingly shy of trusting themselves in the
power of the Canton mob, although dreading
nothing from the Mandarins, who were too
much terrified to 'provoke another hostile visit
From the British Tars.

From Burmah the news is less warlike than
last month. Accounts had reached the Golden-
footed Monarch, TIIARAWADDIE, of the real
state of affairs in China. His MAJESTY entered
Rangoon 'at the head of a large force on the
2d of October, but had intimated an intention
of very speedily returning to his capital without
attacking Moulmein, which Lord AUCKLAND
had caused to be put in a good state of defence,
without sending the re-inforcements at first
intended for that station.

From Central Asia the news is not so sa-
tisfactory. In a series of conflicts in the
Koord Cabool Pass we have to deplore the
loss of three gallant officers killed .and
ten wounded. The few particulars known
of these conflicts will be found in another part
of The Sun. We expect, however, that when
the ordinary Bombay and Calcutta Papers ar-
rive we shall be in a condition to furnish our
readers with all the particulars.

The Revenue Returns for the quarter and the

year will be found in another part of The
and we cannot say that they answer the anticipa.

tions which the Tories have encouraged of a
great increase in the revenue. The whole actual
increase on the year, as compared to 1840, is
506,0951., which includes the increase in the rate
of taxation levied in 1840. The Customs' increase
on the year is only 145,245/., which, as the in,
creased rate of Customs duties was only levied
for a part of the year 1840, must be regarded on
the whole as a falling off in the Customs re-
venue. The same remark extends to the Ex-
cise; the whole increase of which in the year is
only 6,3561. The increase of the Taxes sur-
passes the actual increase of the revenue, there
having been a decrease in the Stamps, and
in the extraordinary revenue ; and as the in-
creased rate •f 10 per cent. levied by the
late Chancellor of the Exchequer! operated
through only half the year 1840,.the increase in
the year 1841 is mainly due to the increased rate
from which people could not well escape. The
Post-office, we are happy to see, has gone on
steadily increasing, ar►d we trust that the Tories
will not, by reverting to the old charges, disturb
an experiment which, when it is carried fully
out, promises to be one of the greatest boons
which a fiscal regulation ever conferred on the
country. On the whole, the revenue of the
year offers nothing on which we can congratulate
the country.

On the revenue of the present quarter, compared
to the corr:sponding quarter of last year, there
is an apparent increase, but we hope the Tories
will not deceive themselves, nor attempt to de-
ceive he public by representing this as a great
improvement. The whole increase in the quar-

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