The Sun. — 1857-03-02 (London, England)

DEPARTURES TO GREAT BRITAIN.  From Hong Kong.—Dec. 9, the lienriette Gustav (Hamburg), to Falmouth. From Foochow.—Dec. 13, the Agnes Garland, to Liverpool ; Dec. 10, the Polmaise, to London ; Jan. 6; the Aliquiß, to London ; Jan. 9, the Competitor (American), to Cork. From Shanghai.— Dec. 13, the Leichardt, to London; Dec. 16, the Palmerston, to London; Dec. 21,the Abd-tlMedjid, to London ; Dec. 22, the Cornball], to London; Dec. 26, the Avery, to Liverpool ; Dec. 27, the John Robinson, to London ; Jan. 5, the Agnes (Prussian), to London ; Jan. 9, the Spray of the Ocean, to London.  murderhas been perpetrated chore, the victim being a German servant of Dr. Ryder. The \\lump9a anchorage has been abandonedIt is not expected that any active men,sures.will be taken against the city of Canton until the arfival of troops and gunboats places in the hands of Ad 7 miral Seymour -the means of. striking .a decisive blow by laud r.iill water. At present it is by no means an easy task to hold his present pnsition, but this, we doubt not, he will do if possible, as any retrogrqde movement would be deerried a viettir3i by the Chinese. Of the, Viceroy. Yeh we• have heard nothing no; has any commissioner arrived from Pe.: kin, although the Chinese assert that a.fvery high official is on the way, 7 Of the rebels in the south we have no intelligence beyond a ruthuir that:they hay.e Come to "an underst andintr, with Yeh, and combined• to "expel-the' ba• !' Whether VAS be true or-not, it is a . pemliar fact-that .tliey nyt seem to tits.° advantage of the pre: eat st ae„--ct affa'ts tO press the perialists•anyWhere nrear'Cant Our present force in Chitaa is quits inadequate ti carry ou with 'success any impor!aut opqations, and we trust we shall not- Icing' beleft•without large and effective reinforcenienti cif nien.and ships. Light draught gunboats areminch wanted. .. in Hong.li:ong all remains quiet as yet, and the stringent precautions which have been taken have. beneficial effect. Some of -the worst ca-ra,cters have-been apprehended, -and will be deported. Three inen h IVO Va 9.11 seized, who are doubtless emissarieszfrom CAnten, seat here with mischievous in.ent; The tesillt of their -exaniination has not yet -transpired. The .eglonial Government has lifred . •  bourhoo 1. The M unlarine have issued in various districts the most bloldth'rsty- lictsagainst the English, and have offered large ro 7. rds to those who may succeed in assassination or incendiarism is Hong Song. All Chinese have been ordered to quit the ser-vice of foreigners and return to their homes, and so powerful is the Mandarin system that disobedience entails Muth trouble, -if not positive destruction, upon the relatives of the offender. Nearly all the Chinese servants have left or are leaving, and this creates no small inconvenience, and also renders private propeity more insecure. Her Maksty's ship Calcutta is in the harbour, and Admiral Guerrin has in the most handsome manner offered the services of the crews of La Virgin'e and steamer Catinat whenever they may be required • indeed there is now a French guard stationeat one of the most unprotected points. The Americans have also landed a guard at their naval stores and at another point. A deputation of merchants waited on his Excellency Sir J. Bowring on the sth inst., and presented a letter from those interested in property destroyed or abandoned at C3aaton or elsewhere, and requested his Excellency's views with reference to compensation. Sir John replied that the matter had been already brought to the atten'ion of the home Go: vernment.  We have just received intelligence from Canton informing us that the whole of the suburbs west of the city had been burnt by our force on the 12th inst. In this service we regret to.say that a party of the 59th Regiment missed their way, and getting under the city wall were assailed with stones and matchlock 4, losing two men killed, 11 severely wounded;and 10 slightly wounded. A large fire had also taken place inside the city. Admiral Seymour has decided on blowing up the Dutch Folly, retiring from the gardens, and making the Bird's-nest Fort his outpost, where we hope he will be able to remain until reinforcements arrive.  We take the following items from a supplement to the Overland Friend of China : _  "