The Sun. — 1862-01-13 (London, England)

THE GOLDFIELDS.  CHINA. The following is from the Hong-Kong Overland China Mail, Nov. 30:— " A coup detat has just been made at Pekin by the party that Prince Kung represents, and it has resulted in the entire overthrow of the Council of Regency nominated by the late Emperor. The exclusion of the Prince of Kung from that Council was the subject of general remark at the time, and the well-known anti-foreign tendencies of certain members of the new Council gave rise to considerable anxiety. The Council now dissolved consisted of eight individuals, five of whom have been sentenced to banishment, one has been beheaded, and two have been allowed to commit suicide in prison. The prime movers in this coup d'etat appear to have been the young Emperor's mother and the Prince of Kung ; but very ample reasons are adduced for the adoption of a measure so bold and decisive. The charges preferred against the members of the late Council, and. investigated by a special court at P( kin, were vat ious and striking; among others we hear of the following :—Tampering with the late Emperor's dying manifests es—perverting the declarations of the successor to the throne—excessive and unreasonable assuraptim of power and authority_ defiance of the young Emperor and the Empresses of the deceased monarch—maladministration of sisTtehre affairs last year, especially in connection Mayor shook hands with King and said, Mr; King with lam glad to welcome you back to the city of Methourne. I foreign countries—advising the treachery practised do so, not only for myself, but also OR behalf of the cor upon the foreigners last year, which led to the poration and the inhabitants of this city. The corporation will take an early opportunity of prepenting you with an sacking of the Summer Palace—withholding from addressEcongratulating you on your safe return. the late Emperor information about the successful cellency, the Mayor, and the Town Clerk then treaty ratified at the metrepolis, and frightening willidisrewx him with fabuious and alarming /stories. The Re- Several gentlemen busied themselves for some time to  His Excellency (to King)—You were in India, I understand ?  King—Yes, sir. His Excellency—What were you there, may I ask. King—A soldier, sir. His Excellency then rose, and again shaking hands with King said—l wish you good afternoon. lam glad to see you Lack. I have no doubt but in a few days' time you will be sufficiently recovered to race all the receptions that are waiting you.  llis Excellency then withdrew, but immediately reAltered the room and introdueod the Mayor to King and his  We have news from Otago to the 9th of Nov. We take the following from the Witness EN ery fresh account from the goldfields affords reason for renewed confidence in their permanence. Yesterday we saw one of a party who assured us that in four months he and his mates have cleared nearly 100 lb. weight of gold at Tuapeka. A man named George Brown, late from Sandy Creek, Victoria, cleared to his own share, in. eight weeks, between 5 and 6 lb. weight at Waitahuna. Another Ballarat man made 51b. in nine weeks. Several new rushes are spoken of in the neighbourhood of the present diggings; in fact, scarcely a week passes by without something of the kind. A small number of miners are said to be doing well in the neighbourhood of Tokomairiro.  People at a distance may form some idea of the splendid nature of the gold discoveries already made, from facts that admit of no dispute. Last escort brought 19,700 ounces; and it is known that several thousand ounces were left behind, without reckoning the gold at Waitahuna, which, owing to the want of a gold-receiving office, has accumulated for some time. It is calculated there are nearly 20,000 oz. at Waitahuna waiting escort and purchase. In Dunedin about 50,000 oz. have accumulated, which, added to the amount lately exported, shows that in addition to the total received by escort, about 20,000 oz. must have come down by private hands.