The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-27 00:00:00

CHINA.

The following summary of news is from the
Straits Tittles of Dec. 22 :

No political inoideete of importance have occurred during
the put fortnight. The state of the imperial cause in China
appears, however, to he improving. The rebels have not
been seen in the neighbourhood of Sbanghse The city of
Shang-?n, in the Ningpo district, baa been taken from the
rebels by an imperial forte. Troops are being concentrated
in the vicinity of Naakiag is order to besiege that city, and
additional forges are being collected for its defence.

From Pekin, we learn that tile reinsinecTilielate E.
paror have been conveyed to their last restiog.place, about
eighty miles distant from the capital. An attempt was made
to have as great a display as possible oo the occasion. The
ptuoe~n was about • mile in lenAtii, bat it is described as
ring had &decidedly "rag-fair ' appearance, the general
paraphernalia being much inferior is style to what has been
known in the ease of high maudanns. The young Emperor
eeceeipaaled the remains of his late father for a short der •
knee beyond the city, when he knelt down and
beds them adieu. The city of Pekin is rather busy
at present ; the Mongols and Careens are expected
shortly on their annual visit. The different foreign lege-
, time, with their atteedants, waked)e number of foreigners
in the capital up to nearly eighty. The native population
treat them all with perfect courtesy. The United States
legation is the latest addition to the staff at foreign repre-
sentatives. An expedition to the Yehol Ins just returned
with a report upon the state of the coal districts traversed
by its members: the acconat of their journey will be pub-
lished in due time. The expedition was chiefly promoted
by Mr. Bruce. The greatest courtesy WAS shown by the
Dative population all along the route. The walls of the
city are being put iota a state of thorough repair; the con-
dition of the streets and drains is still bad.

Ert;inthetkireei.lortheTtiPortsW: bare not much news.
The Writes from Tien-Min are to the 23rd ultimo ; it was
expected that in ten days more the port would be closed up
by ice ; framing weather had already set is. Three hundred
feet of Bond had been completed. At Newchwang-Ying-
taze, a trade was gradually being established in spite of
many obstacles. At Taku, the drilling of Chimes times
proceeds satisfactorily ; foreign troops may probably be
withdrawn next spring. Rumours of bauditta cootioue to
coat about in the provinces of Shantung and Shensi, but the
poet, do not seem to be alarmed.
ports on the Yasg-tase have been brought into notice
lately by the publication of revised regulations for trade on
that river. _ _

The three ports of Hankow, Kimkiang. and Chin-Kiang
are declared open to trade. The foreign customs mike-
toasts has established agents at each, and the strictest
measures are to be adopted to prevent trading M any
other part of the river, exempt at the three ports.
Provisions are made for the effective operation ot a reve-
nue genic!), whose officer. may board every foreign vowel
and remain on hoard to the end of her trip, any-
where between Hankow and the Lengshau Creasing.
A large and lucrative trade in smuggled goods will thus. it
is said, be destroyed. At Hankow all is quiet. Another
destructive fire broke out at that port on the 13th ultimo,
totally destroyieg two foreign bongs, those of Nears. Sea.
soon and Co. and Dow and Co. The natives attribute these
fires to incendiaries Wringing to the rebels. Their origin
will probably he &wavered. A force has been de-
'patched front Ilankow to pursue the Shensi rebels, who
lately threatened the city, but ore now supposed to be on their
way to Naskieg to amid in the defence of that city ;
and greedy a fight has been reported as having taken place
outside the walls of Nanking, in which the imperial forces,
though at one time surrounded, were ultimately the victors,
after sevens fighting on both sides. The reports from K in-
kiriog continue to be favourable.
From Sbaoghae we bear that the increase of residents,
buildings, sod shipping shows no signs of abatement. The
municipal oouocil are still active in improving the eau.
ditioo of the settlement. New roads and drains an being
constructed ; most probably the greet ravages of e.bolera
during the last few mr nths have led to a desire
for thorough sanitary reform ; this has been loos wanted in
Shanshae. On the 24th ultimo., • strong reeoauoitering
force left the city in consequence of reports that the rebels
had shown thenselves "within the radius." The force
took seven days provisioos with thew, and when last beard
of had not seen anything of the Timpiop. the or two nets
of piracy are recorded on the river.
From Nino°, welders that Illtingia bas been recaptured
from the rebels hr • ocsubined expedition of NO dieciplined
Chinese of Ward's corps, under Major Wood ; 100 French
drilled Chioese trader General La Brltlioo and • corps of
artillery with three lhowitnen sad two 32• pounders under
ICC iquel, the customs spat at Ningpo. After driving in the
enemy by artillery practice, from a dozen stockades outside
of the city, the attacking faros were preparing to charge
them outside of the gates, where they made • stand. With-
out waiting to act with the others, however, N. Giquel
gave himself the word to charge, which be at once obeyed
with about 30 men. It was like the Balaklava affair on • very
snail scale—tailliaat, but not war. °kiwi was shot %brood%

tie ann, his Taro remand. and the city nreatered by the
Teephys. Fine dormer the night showed that the plea
was beta. evacuated, and when morning came it was found
that the Tsoplop had withdraw'. The loot was very large
7,000 11011.001711.11111il were found Is the Owe, sad allowed
to go nazoolested. fibeem-bing will, be nazi attacked.
Prom Fu/achau sod Amsip we lave no sews al Importance.