The Sun. — 1842-01-03 (London, England)

YEA.R, IS4I. JAN I" ARY. 1. Revo!ution at Valparaiso, which is headed by General Vivanco, against Gamarra. 2. The Committee on the fortifications of Paris announces to the Chambers that they had agreed to the simultaneous execution of the enceinte and the detached forts, the execution of the works in three years, and the establishment of works beyond the enceinte. 3. Death of Rear-Admiral Sir Philip B. Vere Broke, Bart., K.C.B. Murder of the.Bisltnp of Emerland in Prussia, by a discharged servant. Severe thunder-storm over the metropolis, the spires of Spitulfields and Streatham Church struck by ghtening. and the latter totally destroyed. 4. The Thames steamer, on her passage from Dublin to London,. is totally lust off St. Agnes, Scilly, and upwards of GO persons perished, four only being saved. Four persons killed by an exploston of fire-damp in a canal pit at Ispull, near Bolton. 5. The official statement of the quarter's revenue shows a decrease on the quarter of 80,0001., and a deficiency of a quarter of a million on the year. 6. The arrival of the India mail brings news of the death of the King of Lahore, on the sth of November ; the continuance of negotiations between Captain Elliot and the Chinese, together with the defeat of the Chinese by Captain Smith, of her Majesty's ship Druid, on the 19th August last. Accounts also received of the defeat of Dust Mohammed, on the 2d November last, atd of his surrender to the English. The Earl of Cardigan having reprimanded Dr. Sandhatn, of the 11th Hussars; for leaving the church at Brighton, when accompanying the regiment, by the narrow instead of the broad way, is himself reprimanded by the Commander-in-Chief, on a complaint being made by the Doctor.  Wreck of the packet ship Garrick, one of the New York liners, below Sandy Hook, on the American coast.  7. The English troops, under the command of Major Pratt, attack and capture the forts of the Bocca Tigris, with a loss on their parts of three killed and of between 600 and 700 on the part of the Chinese. The forts are shortly afterwards again delivered up to the ,Chinese, no steps being taken by Captain Elliot to insure their observance of the treaty. 8. Announcement of the discontinuance of the blockade of the ports and harbours of the coast of Syria. A collision between the merchandise and mail train on the Midland Counties Railway, owing to the fog, occasiots the death of the engineer and stoker. 9. Destructive Fire at the General Steam Navigation Company's premises, situated at the Stowage, Deptford. 10. Collision of trains on the Birmingham and North Midland Railway; several persons are severely lacerated. 11. Samuel Scott, the American diver, hangs himself on Waterloo-bridge. Announcement of peace between France and Buenos Ayres. Mehemet Ali restores the Turkish fleet to the Sultan. 12. The Sultan accords to Mehemet Ali the hereditary possession of Egypt. Shere Singh drives out the widow of Khurruck Singh, and takes possessios of Lahore. 16. News received in London of a Convention being agreed to terminating the dispute between France and Buenos Ayres. Inundation at Brentford, with much destruction of property and loss of life, occasioned by the bursting of the banks and locks of the Grand Junction Canal. Other parts of the country are also overflowed. Extensive inundations at Brussels, Bruges, and other places in the Netherlands. Death of Sir Samuel Fort Whittingham, Commander in Chief at Madras. 20. The Poor-law Commissioners dismiss Mr. Miles from his office of master of the workhous3 of the Hoo Union. Preliminaries of a treaty of peace are agreed upon between Captain Elliot and the Chinese Commissioners, the conditions of which are the cession of the island of Hong Kong to her Majesty, the restoration of Chuenpee and Tycock Tow to the Chinese, and the evacuation of Chusan at the earliest period. In compliance with the treaty the Chinese forts are evacuated by the British. 22. Landslip near Ca.stellamare, which crushed 60 houses and buried above 100 persons. Four of the French newspapers are seized for having published three letters, of a pretended correspondence between Louis Philippe and Prince Talleyrand, when Ambassador in England. Murder of Mrs. Shedden, at Iforfield, near Bristol.  26. Opening of the session of Parliament. 29. An arrangement is come to between Captain Elliot and the Chinese Plenipotentiaries, by which the Emperor cedes the island of Hong Kong to England, accords an indemnity of 6,000,000 of dollars, Fond establishes official relations between the two Governments on a footing of perfect equality. Lord John Russell obtains leave to bring in a Bill to continue the Poor-law Commission for ten years longer.