The Sun. — 1859-08-01 (London, England)

CHINA.  The following is from the Overland China Mail of June 4 :  After delaying, day by_eee sdodhcba sathytili.,:enecalealtoseti nese treaties, Geis natr onvidten proceededhr ienHtm:ovvenai Kong than they at first intended, the English and French elptevloietnhti whetherphtori ltewn rtaiaatntir3fihi isnsooornitni inclined e'd(sl; of their advance to Pekin, and whether the plenipos are prepared to relinquish the right of permanent residence at that capital. There is some reason to believe that the British embassy is in doubt as to the propriety of relinquishing that last-mentioned and important privilege. As we announced before a large naval force is being assembled in the Gulf of Peehelce, and both the ministers will be accompanied to Peking by strong bodyguards. A report came down here, via Canton, that the members of the Russian embassy at Pekin had all been murdered by the Chinese, but no credit is attached to this report, it being evidently a mere attempt at intimidation. The latest intelligence of the movements of the Russians is of a less startling, but more probable and important kind. They are said to have made offers to the Imperial Government at Pekin to assist in putting down the rebellion, and have furnished some hundreds of cannon in return for the territory which was ceded to them on the banks of the Amour. There is a feeling in certain quarters that the Imperial Government should be assisted in putting down the rebels, because they devastate the country and apparently interfere with trade ; but even for the interests of trade it would be a narrow and short-sighted policy for the fbreign Powers to interfere in suppressing. h insurrection,osbeen preservation e o which is the safeguard t o China from immemorial of a and times. The rebels have been making great progress of latetw oor i n theth r neighbourhoodo cities east of the Grand Ya ng- sze Canal- k i tahn are in some nown(l in their possession. It is now ascertained waybeen 11 dpetfhe ae treidy ewr if trho Nvankin avt the el 0I sms p. e isei t have been commandersebythe dNovvaasscompelledo ut or s oani le thef rebelssieg siege no its sNnaeni kg ihnbourhood ; at first the enemy retreated before him, but after he had crossed the river, with bag and baggage, they fell upon his army and defeated it with great slaughter. The remains of Yeh have been received at Canton with great respect and were carefully put up for trap 5mission northwards, in presence of most of the high officials of the province, who showed much respect and affection for the deceased. Their conduct on this occasion has proved that the stubborn frOnt which he skowed to foreigners was in accordance with the general sentiment, and is still admired by his compatriots. Mr. Aleack, the consul general of Japan, has reached Shaughae, on his way to that country, with the ratified treaty, and along with the members of the consular staff; and has made a present from her Majesty the Queen to Mr. Townshend Harris, the American official to whose exertions the opening up of Japan was .chiefly attributable. A quarter for foreigners has already been fixed upon by the governor of Nagasaki, at which port several of the principal foreign mercantile houses in China have already got representatives. The American ship Vancouver, from New York, was totally wrecked on the 16th May within a short distance from Shanghae, and only a small portion of her cargo recovered, in a damaged state. The captain and crew were saved. The drought continues in the south of China, and the prospects of the rice crops are very bad. Here, in Hong-Kong, there has hardly been any rain for eight months, and for several weeks the