The Express. — London, England, 1857-03-16 00:00:00

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AMID the rising storm of electioneering excite ment, we have as yet listened in rain for the voices of the partisans of Lord Dense and Mr. DISRAELI. Their silence, however, affords no reason for be lieving that they are inactive. Could our eyes penetrate into the recesses of the Carlton, possibly we might see "W. B." and Co. labouring aa assi duously as bees within their waxen cella. The silence, too, appears to be about to have an end. The mot dordre will probably be issued by Lewd DEIST to his legions this evening, in the House of Leeds. The truth is, that the leaders of the Conservative party cannot afford to remain longer inactive. A dangerous competitor is taking advantage of their hesitation to wile away many of their followers from them. We hear, in not a few quarters, members of the Conservative party assuming a new designa tion. They insist upon a distinction between Con servatives proper and what they call " Liberal Conservatives." And • considerable number of the " Liberal Conservatives" profess a qualified adhesion to Lord PI r. - From this state of affairs we are disposed to conjecture that the Con servative party is at this moment pretty much in the mine predicament as the Tory party was at the time when GEORGE 111, ascended the throne. A select body of staunch Jacobites contrived to keep together fora good while after that event; but the mem of the Tories, with an instinctive sense that the case of the &Tsars was hopeless, transferred their servile homage to the new dynasty. It wee mainly out of those converts that Ofioace 111. contrived to foam the party called at first " limo's friends," and afterwards Tories, which arrayed the might of Britain during the whole of his reign against the principles of liberty and progress. The Tories assumed the Hanoverian livery, but they continued to cherish the principles of the STCARTS. Much after the same fashion the " Liberal Conservatives " are now deserting the standard of the unlucky Lord DEIST, and are Rocking to enlist under the more fortunate banner of Lord PALMERSTON. Hie lead- skip receives these tarn-coats with bpen arms; and if be is allowed to have it all his own way, they will soon make a majority of what is by courtesy sailed the " Liberal party " in Parliament IT u melancholy to perceive how rapidly the experience of the late war is being forgotten or misunderstood. Already the Government re quires to be reminded that the first and essential cause of the terrible calamities which betel tha Army of the East was defective systems, ma want of resources. Surely it ammo sat mum war to tell as that England abounds I. Ib mammary matiriel, and that a power of timely appropriation and of due arrangement and diatribe title was the element wanting. " Facts," it has been said, "like stones, are nothing in themselves; their value consists in the manner in which they are put together, and the purpose to which they are ap plied." go with Mr. PEEL'S provisions against disease and death in the coming war with China. He I. confident that " all possible arrangements for preserving the health of the troops would be made, so far as that object could be effected by the provi sions of ample hospital accommodation, the supply of all requisite medical stores, and the sending out of a numerous body of medical officers." Now, we vesture to say that, notwithstanding Mr. Peres provisions, just enumerated—which the House, with the exception of Mr. STAFFORD, seemed to consider satisfactory—there is wanting that ele . went of organisation or system which is abso lutely neceseary to give any effect to them. We would ask Mr. Pon. what are his arrangements to ensure the parts which he enumerates ever coming together, or coming together at the precise dows wanted? There were plenty of medical stereo at Malta and at Varna when they were required at Scutari ; and so probably there will be abundance at Hong Kong when wanted at Canton, or perhaps at Chown. Included in Mr. Poet's provision for hospital aecommodation we make sure there will be Teasels fitted as hospital Alps. Bat by what arrangement does Mr. Pm secure that these vessels shall not be used for other purposes? We ask this question advisedly. for we know an instance where a ship expressly provided and fitted as a hospital ship, on a similar exPellis Hon, was used for other purposes, notwithmandber the remonstrances of the medical authorities, endless 000sequatly =able to receive sick jag at the very ties when no other oseematelbtios was ovahabit. Look to the histery of the Lot war in China. We read, as explanatory of the Adorns and mortalltrat Chosen, that masa were obliged to live in their tents when there were thousands of houses avail able for that purpose ; that, without regard to the health of the men, or consulting medical authorities on the subject, positions were laid out for the en campment of the troops, and that parades and guard mountings were held in full dress with the ther mometer ranging from 90 to 100 degrees. How, we will mak, has Mr. PEEL provided a corrective for such hygienic ignorance, and a check to RA pipe-clay seal ? Does he think that the character of the mili tary man is changed, or that the medical officer will !» listened to in his endeavours to avert such disasters ? No. But when sickness and death are rife here is what will happen, recorded in the history above referred to: "The surgeon was directed to spare no expenso—to procure everything he considered ne camary—to be unremitting in hie exertions, and to make application to the admiral direct if aught was wanted." The surgeon recommended that a ship should be laid apart as an hospital ship, and that another should be given to take a portion of conva lescents to sea for change of sir. Unfortunately, how ever, there were so skip available at that tins.! What arrangement bas Mr. Pm made to ensure that ships shall be available on similar emergencies ? Again, we read in the same history—and the remark is not exclusively applicable to the last China war— that" a sort of infatuation seemed to possess the minds of the authcaities. Medical men, as is often the ease, were put down as croakers; their recommendations were neither listened nor attended to." What pro vision has Mr. PRIM made to enforce attention to sanitary laws, or, in other words, to give more voice and authority to medical officers in the conduct of military operations? Amongst the causes of sickness in the former war in China, and in the last war in Hannah, we read that much sickness and mortality arose from there being so few camp-followers; that inconsequence, fatigue parties of Europeans were daily detailed to carry provisions and stores from the ships and to perform all menial employments—labours which arc fatal to the European in a tropical climate. What provision has Mr. PEEL made to avoid this fruitful source of dimes ? And as the war is to be conducted by the Home and not by the Indian Government, we would ask what pro- vision Mr. Paw. has made in tie way of ambulance? It is true the operations of the army will not pro bably be at any great distance from the shipping; but have we not already learnt the difficulties which six miles only may occasion? What we have said is, we trust, sufficient to call the attention of men in power to a danger of great imminence, and we earnestly hope that our warning may not be in vain. THERE is no apparent reason to object to the nomination of the Earl of ELotM for the Chinese mission. Ministers have probably made as good a selection as the range of persons eligible for such employment offered to their choice. The Earl has displayed both temper and sagacity in his dealings with the Canadians, and with the Government at Washington. It is not, however, the part of real well-wishers of the noble lord to excite over sanguine expectations of his moms in his present infinitely more arduous and delicate mis sion. Oriental diplomacy is for the Earl of ELGIN an untried field. Moreover, in America the path had been made smooth before him by the previous labours of Lordi DURHAM, EIDEN /lAN. and METCALFE t whereas now he is launched on a sea of troubles, without any chart or record of the experience of previous navi gators. Most sincerely do we wish that his negotia tions may conduce to the benefit of his country, and to the honour of the noble negotiator himself. But we frankly confess that we await the result with considetable anxiety. To speak lightly of the diffi culties that lie before him would, in the event of his success, be to detract from his merits. The °thaw et yesterday says :--" It now ap pears to be aim' te a welidaty that the dissolution al par theme wlll loth Ore within the Uwe satatiesed la ear tea, aswely, the thilt et this am& hark we may pre sere aL bet pod** fist the hit *ft at the moat past will take pine as X 1 week, WSW that, and So the arachnids' Oa ibiebieg leatirmat will Motile* follow." The Right Hon. the Speaker of the Rouse of Caress geve lie lest perhineutary (hali.drier) dare ea a I 611 if lOf evening WI. The ibliatries rub= were yr set: Lent Alasseirr lassas. Vieecuat Me=t, lard Mi llue‘ But t , re; lAg Ashell Chatmald &, Mr Jahn C O:e . e; =Admiral/Ir, Seery D art, Berri liMpold, Waimea, OVUM J Mr. NThas, Mr. Cruptca, Gime i Moberro. Mr. Para, , OrTa y slidr% Mr. Bestmi, Mr. Mortammer. way, Mr. airkil.C., Mr. Oahe= . Temerire,lir. , Mr. E. DA lb. Milari emp rdr, Orr. A g el Timms Omaha, rieli Ihe Mra. The righlt luteour ebb sollems eareerode alive ltis isiewell lade, tibia wee eitimbi by emir every mulettor sow is Lei" emu Is.. umbers lanai come bark bete their arellimeise ea ID per their bet tribute of re gret le the right Ism tip DEMI Or MR EARL ANIIIRST.—We have to siered as death et Ile Earl Athos* who expired at nine Alia ea Waif 110 g, at Knwelelark, war Sevenael Nat 1. asks fa 1773, sal arty la 1816 wen appointed ambeneedoe ealleandlnary to the aspen, of China. He lir derial la the Abaft 3a Fravisy th u L i k s a his Ea. sha. 00 wiabbe the yriebile price at IPals, awl rearag iamb le am eareaseeir et t h a w mote roma he we nand la Ma a im the l =li k wa t i a ddi assweill w O w . wesibed of dw Mad hew la peareded, eseeeopaled the Ye Ma lia 11. Sas, in the berm et ar wais t • • leloodo. Ora sweentky rapseed by as data Lad lama de sad in. daresear emperors sw wit wilt • orb MOM, sad the timeladie et Ihe sew were teroesi an the bird, ea wriehithel MID 111 thew moo. Is lilt ea be esteem le rad the Zwipwor Napier et as Woad of it.7i eisa, owl we hexed with emir blaniews of that Ibeleisas emetn Hssabsepally was oppleated destwase-aawal et Isla awl Ise Lb swims awe was la UrnaIMOISI IdHI Asairst sad Vinous. Ilebradale. awe Iw iseled lie s. Y 1610, W hidadp has led a Irked life, warp Mahemr la palm, allay &wag his sera Won to the ware! d the paw ea his maw in K. IL b sumo:del dab, by lb cab son, Area PIN, Viscount Reiter. bora ard tlept., 1806. THE MAYOR AND Till 11112*m..—The MOWN' of Greased (Gawp Crawehay, Ems.) lee witered the fol lowing sore se the iambic (Wiliam Hulk aft) Trisawath, Minh 8, M. fle,—Hades se doubt whatever that the sets of the Baia evarelibi d Car tea, to which yaw hies shia yea mid= by yea eels in =rt, an se abeam se Say we lagal, I lbsi it le • ich I owe, ram to sop a and to yew, to a= you my po•281 wait thr Twur servant, O. Caoirsaeir.--WIn te l, are., 81101-31.11018 AT BAN FRANCISCO.—The boot reran auk, boonvor, woe ens whirl to up glad kw ;are ribs kw( tow o7 d z s . hist die pardiageolocas. hit rho woormodettea err ad wry per. Ow bed to steer ape woo a the fir sad Peso the ether es bay,: all4 4 le .i t lila a Trentham, _ Proesetty wee Wain; the beet.bieroe weridag =.l7wes seer by both beer po . Mime wrens right to smarty or ybaea slitala • now la as met a pais pert of as city friar The l =iwpwriers a raus essweseseriltiag aid wllk the irealet g hlie=b=l",, , lisa; fardif the elk ibarpeave mkit et the siz a rei r vied owe dam dohs lbe JOY* eal aid pp* the aree, ee said limervis la la tame al the oc a, The nyder diseTar an bob era lowirle• owls. ay le mart am Teeth weeetteedwg *Mier reete 00feneim. 671 D. &ethyl*. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1857. ebt Her Majwity Gad Primo Albert task a drive le ma ome emjr ijo eal km co= eberomm The el ba = la an Abut es mboo*, wilh Priam °Mahe la dr heeemm Priem Murk OEM by Caplan the La. D. be Hoe, boomed the Mean. MONA Ma a TIM to thelr ta w , Bair= r, lMierlay. no muse,' I • Camden of Theart. ?Wad the Denham ot it Oleoessemboom la the eftsmees. Hee kl=be Itaartes4 • Mir, prey la the owls* The Omit the Pe nesks whaler, t e :l:7 et It Orseirs, the Meet end Os et I t Iffrel- Byer, Viement Omtkeema, dee:fitas L . Illr G. Ownewell wed Irby Themes Lewis, sad ye. The limi d the Cotheriane wee Ytetteadasos &win iY i Ned played the fellawhig : lionamt" &Wien home the Nigeria "Br Vale Rues, " Akasader Ito mmelf" Carotin (Pulsate di Burgos) Mercadante. Vremevirma, " Cracow" The thassa's priests band sftermada attended, end per formed the Owerbe• A l l i t ia dem7 4Bl"ll. Auber. Kibutaar. (30Th. ad Crow" March, " Crime!' The Duke of Chores sad Teas, " Beats Chien" 8 ... c0b .. g. Yerterday Her Mar v in: the Prince, with the Prince of Wake, the PrMms the rehear Alice end Helena, attended divine service in private Chapel of Buckingham palace, the Hon. and very By. the Dan of Windsor . . . The Ladies and Cloutkasen of the court cad the domestic household, also attended the unite. Hee Royal Highness the Duchess of Rent, le expected to arrive at Clartesee-house, St. James, from Frogmore Tuesday seat, the 17th hot., for the Nana. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downingatreet. The ministers present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Lansdowne, tho Earl of Harrowby, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Secretary Labowhcre, Lord Panmure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Duke of Argyll, and the Right Hon. M. T. Baines. A deputation from All Saints, Poplar, Middlemen, trans acted business, on Saturday, at the HomeolSee, in reference to elating the parish chur chyard. The deputation consisted of the Rev. T. T. Basely (rector); Messrs. J. Ditchburn and John Fuller (churchwardens) ; Mews. Richard Rogers and Percival Turner (overseas) ; Messrs. John Carter, Edward Coleman and William Atkins (vestrymen) ; Mr. 8. K. Fagan (medical Caere of Irselds); and Mr. W. G. Carly (vestry ckek). The deputetioe was introduced by Sir W. Clay and Mr. C. 8. Butler, M.P.'s for the Tower Hamlets ; end Lord Robert Grammer, M.P. for Middlesex. Mestings of the Oxford University Commission were held at No. 17, Gnat Queen-street, Westminster, on Thursday I and Friday lest. The commiesioners meant were Lord Harrowby, the Hon. Edward Twielaton, and Sir Jelin Awdry. Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial ales from the Lord High Commisionm of the lonian Islands; and also from the Governors of the West Come of Africa. THE RUSSIAN LEGATION. The Countess Chreptowiteh is about to renew the hospitalities of the Russian Legation, eo long rendered fa mmis by the lady of the late popular representative of the imperial court In this country, Baron Brunnow. The splendid dooms of Cheaham Home will be reopened for the ant time ca the 26th lament, with a grand dinner sad eve tag party, which will be repeated on the lilt April. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent is ex pected to arrive at Claresee Howe, et. James, boat Fromm*, on Tuesday oast, for the mom His Excellency the Belgian Minister and Mme. Van de Weyer needved, st dinner on Situ May, hie Excel. limey Bum Bendnek, the Lind Chineetlar And lady Can ner* Lady Caroline Many, Lord and Lady Wensleydale, the Right Hoo. Veraca ealth end Mrs. Smith, Lady de Thinstanville, Mr. end Mrs. MINA, Mr. Bates, Mr. Wolfe, Mr. George Bibbert, end Kr. Thome Blam The Countess of Longford arrived at her residence in Braton-drect • few days since, frosnßrighton..... The Countess of Abingdon and Lady Elizabeth Beene lift town on Saturday for Widows Abbey Berk.. Field-Marshal Viscount Combermere has been entartainhig a incernion of visitors daring the past month. The gallant veteran is in the enjoyment of his usual health and activity. The Earl of Dalkeith, M.P., has left Montagu House to join the Duke and Duchies of Buscleach and (Lundy et Bolivia, Belkirkalaho. Viacoant and Visoonntera Ebrington are atilt at Hanks, and will not return to England until the latter end of next month. His lordship's general health is much im proved. . . lady Ashburton, by the latest accounts received DM Psrin is going on favourably. lard and lady AMA Churchill arrived in town Friday tram Bidelain Palace. Lard and Lady Alvanley are still at Pepper Hall, Yorkshire, sad win sot ream to town until the first week la Kay. The Baron and Baroness Lionel de Rothschild entertained Viscount and Viscountess Palreerstcai and s pelmet cirri* at dinner, on Saturday. Lady Moleaworth entertained a select party at dinner, on Saturday evening, at her residence in Eaton . The Right Hon. the Solicitor-General has been suffering from an attack of train fever. The right hon. gentleman was somewhat better on Saturday evening. Fox CLCB.—The second meeting of the Fox Club this year took place on Saturday, at Brooks's, when there were resent—The Marquis Tcernaltend, the Earl of Albe marle, Lord John Rowell, Mr. J. H. Langston, M.P., Mr. R. A. natio Adair, M.P., Lord Crentorne, Dr. Lushington, Hon. Augustus Barrington, Mr. A. W. Roberts, Mr. H. F. &aphelion, Lord Marcus Hill, Hon. Hamilton H. Duncan, Frederick Dundee, M.P., Mr. E. A. Sanford, General Charles Poe, Hon. Weisman Coke, Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart., M.P., Lad Canon Lord Charles J. F. Russell, Mr. R. B. Sheridan, Bit G. R. Philips, But., sad the Hon. C. B. Clements. As all bonnets, says a writer in Notes and Qrseiss, take, It is sdodttod, dos minutes to pat on, and as is peados It Is food tbst mod of am maks coesidorably Ism Asa dot lioo. "Mobil& la tolliar" wID do well Yew dr astais of dr Clomilor VAgsrsoews, who, *aft awl bis wits always hip hi) Wilms shouter of an beer *flier ilk, Omar ball Mg , essolvad l• devote tho thus to webtai a bask on Jorlapnibiaso, sad patiang the propel la saswellosa i assos sf dots produced a troth In four quido . . . In - the direction of Waterbury (says the .the. emir) cocking Nod bull-baiting se have their adanstre. A tether paint are tonatig Widening wain wee a Asweerke with Gawp the liteee*; and k was a nem of In that riskily whit tees dimpled to *lt: hie beehd tesaleasst of hie wile ea the peed that she had retard to wide the pig r In the one district se charge of =MY cry is laid swinges smith who, *henna:in a be/•pep WNW Wen thaw te go on all-bees and haste the hall, and mho wee se delighted at wing the mime peg/ pin the ell me by the memos be dimegseit the pima romteg, and te endeini, " Hold Wee, Ovetwier, hey, hail bin I bar k arbor, beer It! 'twM be the saki( if dr pap One eve Ihe andel traits to he found in the iron end coal district la the arthharliesd et Weiverheinglea. A ktter from Bated tba 7tk says ALenget the imies maga= elo booe pessiel the Mod et the NorpearDoweest hi Pin Delewask, kis risiskir et ow, ea eat Ide prim isteedles et the Lwow Maas The lan netted the Y Piney la week, and ea sada threea the ample bens et tat minded collection in Ide pomhane chair, attended fry ao hes &senate than Cala Anima himself, who ansiders& it Die duty, es Pieta of do Apeman Mono, to do a poet- Me Isomer to the looks essiontee. The valnable atone haws as " The Plains," user Itirborreeroselb, brilosling b Or Wilfred Ulm% Doty ties bNa porclusil by Me. Mimi Immure Pabortos, el Ibtrara It cowl= sem ddr best laud la tlto poi* sad Is it valumbil eddllka Is es Am= WM% which It ma . Mr. P=lats Us aim poisbusd Ile ebb of likroffrom4 as tie pia of Posisfia, beksglas to Wm lkol of Ckboby, is walks As Ilk iobbot Asir or is Imam Cottage—the ebb book birske b kb kleke Ablaboo, having booa paired onso yens ego be M. Pobkolon's LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE OVERLAND MAIL. WE have received oar despatches from India, China, and Persia by the Overland Mail rid Mar seilles. Their data are, Bombay, Feb. 16 ; Calcutta, Feb. 7 ; Bushire, Jan. 23, and Hong Kong, Jan. 30. CHINA. THE saviors from Hong Kong are fifteen days later. Trade was at a standstill, the attention of the Euro pean inhabitants of 'long Kong being chiefly directed to means for their protection against the Chinese.— One Allum, the alleged bread poisoner, and his asso ciates were to be tried immediately. Public expecta tion was directed to the arrival of anticipated naval and military reinforcements, and the recommence ment of offensive operations. Her Majesty's steamer Samson arrived at Hong Kong on the morning of the 23rd, having on board H. E. Admiral Sir M. Seymour, and H. E. is re ported to have forwarded to India urgent des patches for a large military force. A letter from Canton, dated the 22nd of January, states that the city is nearly all destroyed. The Samson, on her way down to Hong Kong, fell in with a fleet of 150 Mandarin junks and destroyed several of them. These junks had threatened en attack on Hong Kong. With the exception of retaining Tce.to-tum fort, .it appears that Admiral Seymour has been forced to abandon Canton, even the entrenched gardens could no longer be retained as all the available force is required to keep open the passage of the river, in consequence of the wilful sinking of junks to prevent any vessels of war or steamers passing up with troops. Whampoa has been completely abandoned, H. M. S. Sybille having been removed—all the valuable pro perty, as dockyards, 5:c., had been abandoned to the Chinese who were destroying everything of value. " These events," says the Straits Vines," prove that . . our position in the Canton river is unsafe and unsatis factory, and that an overpowering force—naval and military—will be needed to place matters on a sound footing." On the 20th of January, when Admiral Seymour blew up the church and club-house, the last remnant of British property, previous to leaving his station off Canton, the fleet, after the Dutch Folly and Bird's Nest forts had been abandoned, dropped down the Macao passage, and took op their stations as follows :—The Encounter and Niger just below Macao Fort; the Comas three miles below them; the Acorn at the Barrier Fort; the Sybille in Blenheim Reach, the Barraeonta at High Island, and the Nankin at the Bogue ; thus keeping open the entire channel and line of communication, whi:h it was supposed will be continued until some of the rein- The following account of the poisonings is from the Hong Kong Register: In an extra which we published on Tlenneley list we had just time to mil attention to the bet that ea attempt had been made to poison all the cowman of Wag plied by a Chinese baker. This has naturally mused great stir and excitement during the week, and been the • fertile came of mazy rineours, true or false. The following te, ea nearly as we can collect, a statement of Gets. We believe It is the custom of the reeeeee and other natives of India to eat an early ant breakfast. Early on the morning of Thursday a medical gentleman resident with us wee called upon to prescribe for several Parkas end Moonnen labouring under the ef fects of what appeared to be meson. As the Fr acas applying were from different homes, and ti: . % . imeiventa of their own country, the only i article wee, naturally, the bread, supphed to them from the Eang shop, • Chinese bakery. As the morning Anneal muswons cases of SiCkethe occurred, and our alkalies Ins as meth occupied la giving what ...dance les could render that we were eanatelly late In breakfmt- Mg, owing to which, the cane of the sickness being am rent, we soaped It by not eating any heed. being tolerably meddled of the nature of the ease, our fleet course was to go to the polies and report it, and advise that every man Is the Kling chop should be arrested. The arrest was elbeted after some time, the persona taken into custody samentiog to 49; but Allem, the principal partner, and his family, conikling of himself, his father, son, two women and children were found to be missing, end on inquiry it wen &revered that the whole family had Muted for Macao in the Shamrock at d sm. From venoms seeress we learned that Allem had bees badly engaged the priniees day In stilling am bag ma dman. accounts which partite had dunned him to settle up for months lxfore. One of these wee one of the owners of the aware Shamrock, and reit the arrangement of accounts Allem was particularly anxious to be assured of • passage for his fame to Macao the next mating. Suspicion im y alighted more puticulerly on him. lied it de pended es our government to perms and capture him, be would have escaped, but for • went of precaution on hie part (mere* him to be the guilty man). Tho steamer Shamrock had been supplied with the heed from the Ewing shop, end all who partook of it experienced the mine 'Sects se the parties on chore; this aroused the suspicious of the captain of the steamer, Mr. Antonio (formerly of the Endeavour, kcal), and ho knowing he had the baker on board, retained him and his family, believing that the breed delivered in (long Kong would be of the earns kind, and that all supplied with it would have been poisoned. A very active pnrate citizen, Mr. W. M. Robinet, did what the government should have done, end chartered a private steamer, the Spark, which got under way et 11 o'clock, and reached Memo from two to three bourn after. the Shamrock. Mr. Role:let flailing Allem detained on beard that IMMO, had him &reeked, end he was delivered over by the Macao authorities to the police oilleere sent after him in the Queen, and ho wit brought buck next day in the Shamrock. There was naturally • great excite meet, but Lynch law is out of the question, for many reasons, in thin colony. and so the a =er la undergoing the mewl examination before the mag The atrocious attempt bass we are thanked to say, failed in every ease, end although two or them hundred people meat have partaken of the poisoned food no live. have been lost. Many suffered very severely none more so than the family of Sir John Bowing—Lady Bowing mote puttee - lady. Two children who was Incautiously allowed to eat some of the bread a second time wen et one time in consider able danger. A emeriti anemia by the other medical men of the colony, ham shown that the poison was arsenic. SINGAPORE. (mom OCR OWN comero SINGAPORE, F. 8. Here at Singapore matters have settled down something like quiet, the Chinese being afraid or the great military preparations that were made to punish them if they carried out their threat of exterminating the European residents. The danger, however, will continue do long as the war lasts in China. Her Majesty's ship Spartan, Captain Sir Wm. Haste, is the only vtasel-of-war at Singapore. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ships, Manilla and Rajah, intended to ran between Singapore and Manilla, are here. It appears the nego tiation with the Spanish government has been broken off, so the Rajah proceeds to China and the Manilla to Bombay. We are daily expecting the arrival of the gun boats and shim of war from England. Troops are anxiously looked for from England and India fur service in China. The Madras Atheneum, of Feb. 14, says: .4 A message was received by electric telegraph, late on Wednesday evening, ordering troops to be sent to Singapore on account of the disturbances in China. In consequence of this request the 14th N.l.—which was about to embark on board the Oriental for Burmah—has been ordered to proceed to Singapore ; the regiment embarked yesterday morning. The Singapore merchants have protested against the despatch of the troops to China, and have notified to the Governor that they will hold the East India Company 'responsible for any loss which may accrue to them therefrom.' " The Serails Times has the following warning We think it well to motion rowans of vessels taking pas sengers hens (Singapore) to China to be cautious of noir. itte oa hosed Chinos, without ezetststea thele i =r% The Mai same as beset the easmer the Cemala Mar, te edam, east Ise wadi elan= Nal emiadhamaset be =MIA ; est ses thef do bra eamfas die %ha ill puma= hosed willow Mea d dbesees4 and tbialless thus ea berd, se dee ths dosser Iledg wmaii ad bow Ma a r a e g e tolbe lessisewee umbel if the Clams ar ras Wow et Its ilesfetiae mg Orr =lare In Mu, Ihs pest bemses sal bedisolty of the borer clams. mg Wet Mlle hot heae the Shutt. to = ha Manned. sit Thom iw & s asee in the of slaw tee rer. no amity too were • boas, tee We kr the lower orders of the Mani whit the ell oat proclamations recontly tool by the Maim essade gal . haste of authotithe Cton, offering .- foreigners, e at lesrly an prove the ancowsgemeed which Chinese (Adak ll' imposed to give for murders and the worst of crime. We are not alarmist*, tat only perform a duty in drawing tho attention of ships' masters and others to this subject. While on this subject we may mention that the bark Furil Currim, which arrived from flwatow yeanday, attacked by some of the Chinese paringers on board, but they were got under and acme of their number killed. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. EXCHANOI AND MCLLION.—HONO KoNo, JAN. 19. — Oriental Bank Corporation on London at 6 months' sight, 4„8; on India, 216 i Rs.; Gold, nominal; Canton Syces, nominal ; Duty Spam nominal. Other Bills on London M 6 months' sight, 4„81 to 4„9}. On India, 216 Rs. anemones, lex. 20.—0 n London, 8„8: India, 3 days' eight, 306 Its. per 100 dole. Drafts on Canton and Hong Kong, 30 per cent, discount. MANILA, MCC. 4.—On London, 6 months' sight 4„ 1,-30 days' sight 4„'; on Canton and Hong Kong 16 per cent. premium; on Amoy 18 to 20 per cent. premium; silver dollar,, Spanish and South American =chopped, 13 per ant. premium. OPIVIC—TIONO KONG, Jan. 29.—Patna 412 doh. to 417 dole., Bemires, 415 dohs., Malwa 460 nominal. MACAO, Jan. 29.—Patna 415 dole., Benares 415 dolls. CANTON.-NO market. SNANONAN, JAN. 20.—Malwa, 367 to 368 taele ; PB4/11, 316 to 322 tale. FRIED:MTh AND TONNAOE.—CANTON.—None. SHANOHAN.—To London, 11. 10a. to 21. for tee, and 61. for silk. To New York, 5 dole. per 40 feet. MAND.A.—To London, 21. ; angst*. hemp, dee, 31. 10s. To the United States, 8 dole. to 9 club. To Aus tralia (all chartered). PERSIA. (From the Bombay Times.) From the Gulf our news extends up to the 23rd ultimo, the Pioneer, which arrived here on the 4th instant, having left Bushire on that date. We regret to be obliged to qualify our former assur ances that supplies were pouring in abun dantly from Bussorab, and the neighbourhood of the camp itself. Supplies are furnished from both quarters but it seems souitily, and our com missariat has been working night and day in the preparation and embarkation of stores and pro visions. There is not the slightest room for anxiety on this score—but it would be unwise not to rectify our former statements on this subject as early as possible. The troops were in health and capital spirits, and earnestly antici pating the arrival of General Outram's Staff. Colonel Jacob and a thousand of his horse are about embarking at Kurracbee at the present moment, and the 23rd Regiment Native Light Infantry from Porebunder. The 14th Light Dragoons remain for the present at Kirkee, and although the reason of this is not distinctly stated, there can be little doubt that we are felt to be already denuded of troops to &degree which has become dangerous. INDIA. The Bombay Times of Feb. 16 says: " The conferences between Rost Mahomed Khan and Sir John Lawrence broke up on the 28th ult., on which day the former took leave of our plenipo tentiary for his own dominions ; and the belief is very general that the Bast has given his consent to the establishment of a British Residency at Canda _ _ har.—Thc western border of our Presidency is unsettled by fear of the Rohillas, who ever maui fest a desire to take advantage of any opportu nity for plunder.—The report of the Bank of Bombay for the last year, just published, contains a most striking statement. It asserts that since the esta blishment of the Bank in 1841, aceomodation in the shape of discount has been given to the public to the extent of twenty-two millions of pounds sterling, with a total loss during the whole period of 1,6001. only. It is quite impossible to enhance the testimony these figures give to the character of the trade of this place. The new Five per Cent. Loan is finding subscribers though slowly, and with a slightly easier money market,will doubtless be fully taken up, without resort to the Friend cf India's wild proposal to allow subscribers to pay in old Fours.—Colonel Sir Henry Lawrence has been appointed Chief Commissioner in Oudc, in the room of General Outram.— A melancholy occurrence took place on the evening of the 27th ult., which certainly was a sad finale to the float's visit. Four officers rode out towards the Does camp, and when about a mile from it met some men, to all appearance in charge of cattle. It however turned out that they were Afreedies, and as soon as the officers passed, the natives turned round and gave them a volley and immediately bolted into the pass (the officers were unarmed). Lieutenant Hand, 61st N. 1., was mortally wounded, and after riding a short distance towards the beat's camp fell; he lived about an hour after ho was brought in. The I)ost's people made a litter and carried him into the camp formed near the Khyber.— The Governors of the Presidencies are at the re spective seats of their administration.—The business transacted in our import market during the fort night has been to a limited extent ; the money market has become considerably easier than could have been anticipated; government securities are very fiat and dull of sale; and freights continue firm." THE POLISH EXPEDITION TO A telegraphic communication from our own cor respondent at Constantinople informs us that the Kangaroo, haring on board 300 Polish soldiers and Mehemed Bey (Colonel Bangya), their chief, has suc ceeded in eluding the Russian cruisers, which may probably have been on the alert to intercept her in the Black Sea, and has disembarked the men, arms, and stores of the expedition upon the coast of Cir cassia. (In the Express of the 3rd inst. appeared a letter from Constantinople, dated Feb. 18, giving some account of this interesting and adventurous expedition. Colonel Hanna, who is a native of Hungary, commanded the Ungvar brigade in the Hungarian war of independence; and, after the treacherous surrender of Vilagol, forced his way through the Austrian lines and threw himself into the fortress of Comoro, in the defence of which he bore a prominent part. Like General Hem and others of his countrymen, be escaped into Turkey, end engaged in the Sultan's service. He was appointed the military governor of the province of Netukat ; and, during the late war, he acted ea adlatui to Serer Pitch& in Circessia, when the Russians were forced to abandon Anapa and their other forts on the coast. Colonel Benny& married the daughter of a Circassian chief, and was adopted as one of that nation. He has latterly been at Constantinople, occupying in the Turkish army the post of chief of the daft The two Cimmaian envoys who recently visited that capital appear to have arranged with him the plan of thisedition, in which a number of the disbanded Polish Legion were induced to join. An agent in London procured ansent to them a milkiest store of arms and ammunition, including twelve howitzers, rockets, and 1 MinK rifles; and these preparations being complete, on the 16th of last month, sn English merchant steamer, the Kangaroo, which happened to be in the was chartered for the trip, and suddenly and quietly without taking leave of anybody at Constantinople, or exciting the slope-ions of the Rumen ambassador, Helmand Bey, with hie companions, slipped away from the capital, and have now joined the Cinearaten mountaineer in their struggle with the Cossacks of the Czar]. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (Flow 001 OWN CUERFSPONDINT.) pAyttg, SUNDAY EVENINO, The Pays contains the following paragraph, which, although it says nothing of the 20,000 men which it was reported that France was about to send to China, and seems to infer that the French co-operation with the English will be naval only, is evidently intended to prepare the public mind for a more extensive interference in Chinese affairs on the part of France than the government has hitherto been disposed to avow: There has been much talk lately, apron°, of the events in China, of French co-operation, its nature and extent. This question requires some explanations. The affair, when lodide& in prop orlight, will be found to present two very diatinet plum —the one past, and the other future. The first already be. longs in some sort to history ; the second involves the future interests of several powers whose trade is at this moment suffering great injury,and who are all agreed upon the neces sity of putting en end to the present state of things. We are assured that it is in order to accomplish this object, s loyal understanding has been recently come to between France and England. The latter power sends strong reinforcements to Admiral Seymour, who will find himself at the head of a wry important force. France, on its part, with a view to the operations of the approaching campaign, keeps Admiral Oufrin's squadron in the Chinese waters, which squadron will join its efforts to those of the naval division commanded by Admiral Itigault de Genouilly. Thum our naval force will be on a respectable footing; the two admirals will have frigate., corvettes, and gun-beats, so valuable for attacking coasts and going up rivers. If the maritime means of the two nations are well employed, the Chinese authorities will necessarily be forced to make such an arrangement as will materially improve the previous situation. The English government, while sending military reinforcements to China, sends out also Special Commissioners to open negotiations; and the more imposing the farce employed to support the Cortunis- SiOliefS, the more likely is the better success of the negotia tions, for the Chinese will see that they have nothing to gain by continuing hostilities. To-day aTe Deum was performed at the Tuileries in celebration of the birth of the Prince Imperial, which took place on the night of March 1046, last year. The Presto says in its weekly commercial re view : Trade begins to exhibit some symptoms of activity. The dealers in stuffs especially are preparing for the spring Wes, and but for the cold March weather of the post week business would probably have been brisk. As it is, the wholesale houses are making their assortments of novelties, and advice. from Rouen, Roubaix, and Lyons, aro more satisfactory, consi derable purchases for Paris having been made in those markets since the beginning of the month. Tho corn mar• ket la calm, with scarcely any change in prime. A fire broke out at the Orleans Railway station on Friday evening, in a warehouse used for the re. ception of property accidentally left in the trains. It was soon got under, but the roof of the building and the greater part of tho property in it were consumed, and several of the company's meu were burnt by the melted zinc which fell upon their faces and hands. PARIS, SETCHDAY EVENTING. The Moniteur announces in the following terms the solution of the financial question which has been ao long pending: The council of state yesterday held et the Tuileries its third sitting, which was presided over by the Emperor. It was decided that the bill relative to the shares and bonds of companies shall be established on the following blues duty imposed by the law of the sth of June, 1850, for the stamp and circulation of these metallic.. Ala be raised from 5 to 15 centimes per 100 f. of real capital, regulated every three years on the average market price. This tax is to be minuet and obligatory, and nothing will be changed in the present mode of collection, such as at hos been established by the law of 1850. A regulation of the public adminirtratios shall determine the mode according to which this tan is to be applied to foreign securities negotiated in France. - - - - The Pays, noticing the grand feature of the pro. jest—namely, that the tax is to be levied, not upon the nominal, but the real value of shares—observes that in many cases where shares have attained large premium the duty, instead of being trebled, ;sill he decupled. For instance, the Lyons and Mediterranean Company, which, according to the law of 1850, paid a composition of 23c. per share of 500 f., say for 90,000 shares, 22,300 E, will now, an cording to the average quotations of about 1,800 f., pay 2f. 70c. per share, or 243,000 f. upon the 90,000 shares. As to the probable product of the tax it is difficult to form an estimate, fur want of posi tive data. According to the latest official docu ments, the capital already spent in French railways amounts to 2,300,000,000, of which sum it may be said in round numbers that 40 per cent. consists of shares and 60 per cent. of obligations. It may be fairly supposed that the value of the capital invested in :hares has doubled. On this hypothesis, adding 2,000,000,000, the assumed present value of all the railway shares, to 1,500,000,000, the value of the obligations which remains stationary, the 16 centime duty, calculated on a capital of 3,500,000,000, would produce an annual revenue of 5,250,000 f. from railway shares alone. It is thought, perhaps rather rashly, that double or treble this sum may be realised from the tax when negotiable securities of all sorts, home as well as foreign, are taken into ac count. It is to be borne in mind that, so far as the supplemental capital of a milliard and a half neces sary to complete the network of railways throughout France may be called for, the product of the tax will be proportionably augmented. The news in the Monitear did not produce any favourable effect at the opening of the Bourse, but in the course of the day the Rents and all other securi ties improved. The Rent° closed firm at 70.90 for cash, and 71.30 for account, with a rise of 25c. and 40c. Mobilier rose 10f. The Orleans Railway rose 10; Northern, 18.75; Lyons, 17.50; Mediterranean, 17.50 ; Southern, 7.50 ; Western, 3 ; Eastern, 15f.; and Grand Centr al, 3,75. I am told to-day, in a quarter generally well in formed, that notwithstanding the denials (denials, by the way, couched in a cautiously qualified form) of the semi-official journals, negotiations are at this moment going on between France and England for sending a French army of 20,000 men to China, in English vessels. According to the latest correspondence from St. Petersburg, it is considered certain that the Czar will go to Italy this year, and it is added that in all probability he will come to Paris to see the Emperor Napoleon. During his absence the Emperor of Russia will be represented at the seat of his ' government by a commission, composed of generals ' and high civic functionaries, with the Grand Dukes ' Nicholas and Michael, the Czar's youngest brothers, at their head. M. Salamanca, formerly Finance Minister in Spain, has just arrived in Paris. THE SOUND DUES CONVENTION (BY SUBMARINE. TELEGRAPH.) (171011 OUN OWN colotgaroxi)Burr.) PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. The following telegraphic despatch from Copes• hagen, dated this day, hos just been received here : "COPENHAGEN, MARCH IS, " The convention relative to the abolition of the Sound dues was signed yesterday by all the powers concerned in it." A Paris correspondent of the Nerd of Brussels writes: "A report that M. Berryer, jun., had been arrested It incorrect; he hen left foe the Chateau d'Angerville, In Hoene, with hie father, where both together will prepare the defence which is to be made before the Court of Appeal. It is said that M. Berryer will hiineelf defend hie con ' end that ho Ems determined on closing his career se a pleader with this defence." The seine correspondent gays: "The Minister of Public Worship bee drxpetched a commissioner to the diocese of Moulins, to inquire into the exactitude of the complaints made against blomignore do Drenx-Drize." A letter from Belgrade of the sth, in the Augs ewry Gerette,aeye :—" The only daughter of Omar Ptiti, who wee inertial in 1833 to Trek nicht', a nephew of the Seeder, and, after his death in the Crimea, to Omar Ben another nephew, poisoned herself a few days ago. She bid teen educated emending to European LOAN and was drive r It is said, to the rash set by the bad treatment she experienced from her husband."