The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-10-19 00:00:00

CHINA.

By the arrival of the Australian mail we hove is.
°Montt oorrespondenes and papers in advanee of the
Calcutta utail, which arrived at Marseilles at 0 a.m., on
the 13th inst. The mall left fur London at 2p.m.
The following is the letter of the TIMM Hunskong
oorrespondent
HoNodoba, Aug.
The outward maillearee to.day, per **Gamer Ganges,
It has been notified by the agent of the Peninsular and
Oriental Steam Nav ation Company that an extra
steroner will be despot° led to Gallo and Bombay on the
20th instant, or earlier.
We Move received a oopy of the Chinese version of
the new treaty, which I forward you herewith, and no
doubt you will have the opportunity of etunparliyi it
with the eonteuts of the treaty sent home by Lord
&iglu. I do not Rollos any further important °outsta-
tion obbidnod by It than those I hors 'Wady rehired he.

Lord Elgin had not returned to Ithangithal by the last
advice'. The Commissioners front Pekin, who were
to meet him there to arrange the new tariff, bad not
arrived.
Admiral air Miehael &plantar la at fluent hers, her.
Ing arrived on the 110th histauit in Her Majesty's ship
Calcutta, towed by the "tumor Inflexible, 'l'he
mirel touched at Eialwalaili se mete, Lord Elgin had
pro/seeded to Jidda, with the steam yacht, which he
wield present to the Emperor,
/ ceo uport no al,Aaav In the elate of matters al Can.
ton, nor have I hoard what mune thr !Milani Seymour
his it in esinteniplallon to parowl. Without dealing
rigorously with the partleam of the war party it is very
doubtful If city secially for the future will be gained
I have heard a Now§ that one of the Continisaloners
who net the Ainboosuluni In the north, and who bears
A eliaraeler for oonelliation bee been appointed Viceroy
of the Canted protium 'Thaw may lead to come
provement In the state of matters. At present lus no
indication of trade being retained at an early date,
In my net I mentioned that an expedition was about
to proceed to the Suwon district to take redrew' for a
flag of truce being Arad on, and asuman aeoompanying
it killed. On the 11th intl. the tone compelling the
el:140111"n arrived off Naintow' the town whence the
attack on the party bearing the flag of truce waa made.
The forts were taken and tl.otroyatl, but the town was
"pared, at the solicitation of a deputation from the
people.
'Ow Chinese soldiers chewed considerable realatanee,
and the mitialities aiming the force were about ii men
wounded, Two unfortunate omtualities matured by the
accidental tiliacharge of lins•Arano, by which Captain
Lambert, H.R., and Lieutenant Danvers, of the 70th
liongal Native Infantry, lost their lives. Commander
Madden, of Her Majesty's ship detuipareil, wu danger.
molly wounded by a gingen ball.
Her Majesty's 'hie Pique arrived here from the north,
and has sailed for England,
Her Majesty's 'teenier Magicienne arrived here on the
10th Inst. from Panama,
Her Ille.jeety's ship Nankin, Commodore Keith Stew.
art, left here for England this mourning.
Two Houdin steamer" and a gunboat have lately hr.
rived here from the south.
Hl4 Imperial Majesty's steamer Audacieume, with the
chartered steamer Hootland in company, arrived from
Mhanghat on the 17th init. The Audieleue has gone
up to Whampoe, as the requires to be docked.
The Chinese are coining beak by degree" to this plum
and Macao. .

Trade during the fortnight has been very dull hare.
In teas little or nothing had been done.
From Foo•chow advice' are to the 16th inst. There
had been a moderate businom. The seamen were un-
willing to sell exempt at full rates, In oonsequenoe of the
obstructions existing on the route from the tea districts.
An advance of 1 to 11 teals had been established on
previous rates. The settlements of trongou for the fort.
night comprises 8,000 cheats, at prices from Ti. 8.6 to
To. 17, short. For Oolong' the market had not
opened. Stock of congous, old, 8,000 chests ; new,
44,000 chests ; Oolongs, old, 7,000 ; new, 31,000 half.
chests. The Kate Kearney, for London, was the only
departure.
Shanghai advice. are to the 14th hut.
Shirtinp.—Prioes had dm:dined, and dealers were .low
in clearing late purchase". Grays quoted, 61 cattle',
Ti. 2.0.5 ; 71 reales, To. 2.2.3.
Tea—A very moderate business done. No arrivals of
new black tea. Green tea hem been received to a small
extent, The export of tea to this time is over 8,000,000
of pounds less than the quantity exported lest year to
the same time.

Bilks.—Settlements for the fortnight, 5,000 bales.
Teatlees had given way in price, but the decline was re-
covered subsequently.
We hear that some piratical boat. were brought
In here last evening by Her Majesty's steamer Cor-
morant.