The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-09 00:00:00

PERSECUTION OP CHEJSTIANS IN CHINA.

The first martyr to the cause of protestant
Christianity in Chita has fallea, sad the cireuinetsaces st.•
tied* ble dealt remarkably illsolasie the utter diserpai.
oaths at Ude .mown sad Wale empire. Si: years ago,
• satire Renal Mai. Wing in Um city of Pohl°. which u
abort IP Maas from Mimi rasa visited the mini:merits
M the latter gem, end embed Mr iminteMe is the truths of
.of whit& he had bawd se *ling from • col-
q..zifia:111741141:781111.11.1.07:11712 sad be erase I._
Dr.
the sr. Jobe Chalmers ham is their tuns visited ohs at
Feld°, and hem Tiled by the inbillgsles sad
good anodes. of
ptiered mad Up In the middles Say had
bees unmolested by their heathen seighboura bus lima a
spirit of permeation its.., cod, as the mterfereess of the
govenier at Claim owned to ham so effect, Dr. Legge
darted for hide ea the 14th Otteber with • spiel elbow
embed by the peremer. As men as the bral megioloates
baud that be was ea bit mg, they ail themeolves to el
that obi& the pewrser's_baspilebes had bean pito Idler
I tad is bringing about. nob behaviors le Dr. Low was
mom obserniene mid they agreed to ell Met be aid to
them with 11•17 Ile peat lisseity. The poky. lee, were
all amble ; and Ye Emir left Pala with the belief that
the pees and eallity el the Chrisiiese wen soared.
eloredy. hemmer. wee Me bask tuned whoa a horde al
senatemeire. amositutim • met alma of rebels, went
palmed 4t a 111111.14,024 Maim irmi, sewing 1111.111M.11111
ea lanignms sad Christmas. they seised sum of the nap.
haM. matured sad, ahoy two da .1 tartan sad
knell. threw Mai Ito the river. Thu • eaavorto
ham all been oblipd M dy, and stem ham amide Ilmir way
to Costae. Thu Aston wore lid by ltimHeya, who had
all Meng bees the oppose' of the MIMI= ; and their
deg Mee the inswiption et " rieterity to the gewarnmat and
exissminetien to Ilte barbarians." inevesmat meets to
M miteadieg, end UM aalborliM al Clam are I so little
Mona Moat it —llaMiet

The Prince of Wales meanies at Osborne with
Aitchison until after the arrival of his bream Priam
Allied, who is expected M Esglend In the seems of the
premnt month. Simeily after his snivel, the Priam of
Wales will carry out tie plan laid down for him in temple.
ties of his educatioo by the Qums and his deeply lamented
father, of making a tour in the Holy Land and the other
hisserlisl localiUse of the East. it had been intended then
his Boyd Highness should have set out upon this expedition
towards the end of hat year, and as the journeys in the
Past can only be performed during the cooler mouths of the
year, the Queen has decided that the wishes and arrange-
ments of the Mom Censert, which are oxisidsisd sacred
by the Queen and the Prioce of Wales, should shortly
he carried into executioe. The Priam twill neoessarily
travel in the most private manner.
We uuderatand that the Addreee in the House
el Commons will be moved by Mr. Portman, member
for Deresieldre, and seconded by Mr. Western Wood,
member for the City of Louden.
We have reason to believe that it is her
Majesty's Intention to confer the title of baronet upon Mr.
Clarks WalillefUl DULL

The Karl of Coventry has arrived in town from
Clams Coast, Woreedershire.

Viscountess Stormont was safely delivered it •
daughter yesterday at her reeidawe is Upper Grosvenor-
'Wert. Her ladyship and infest ere prof, ruing favor-ably.
Viscount and Lady Mary Sandon will shortly
have tows on a Cootioestel tour. Hrr ladyship, we leers,
Las recovered from bar retest hid iiipositios.
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Earl Foriescus has given Mak to found a scholar-
ship, to be cortwreted for yearly by tf•a of .'e,
Comity School, West Bockload, sad as) ut:ier aucts that
may be @stabil...bed come=ioa w;tlt ft.

1.11. r Majesty's Couimise the interna-
tional Eshibition of 1847,2 ben u n•mt,o3 at their armee to
the Viand yesterday.
Deapatches were sent from the t'.,loniel•ofce
yesterday ;to the Governors of l'amula ac 1 the Falkluel
Islands.

The Mercantile Marine Service Association of
Liverpool received two letters yesterday, in analser 'ho
proceedings which took ;Awe et a public meetwg of the
body lately held. The first was from the Lords of the
Admiralty, in which the shipowaers arid officers of the
Merchant Reserve were thanked for the interest they bad
displayed in the welfare of the Navel Reserve of the king.
doen ; and the wood from the Home Secretary, acknowledg.
big the vote of condolence on the occavioo of the death of
the Priam Consort. The Admiralty letter said that "My
lords feel armored that they ma always rely on the hearty
co-operation" of the merchant service when scything of a
public riefeerive nature is required.

•
Ma. GLADSTONE'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND.—At the
monthly meeting of the Leith Town Oseacil on Tuesday,
the Provost elated that, bevies harmed that the Right Hoe.
W. E. Oladstoae, Chancellor of the Exchequer, was to be
in Leith on Saturday next, to lay the fouodatiomstice of a
new Episcopal chapel, be (the Provost) had consulted hie
committee. and Nub by thief advice, communicamd with
Mr. Gladstone as to its being agreeable to him to receive an
.I.lress oe the occasioa of hie visit to this the birthplace of
his father ; and lie Mid received a letter frau Mr. Gladstone,
stating that be would have much pleasure fa meeting those
whom his father was always glad to remember as his fellow.
townsmen ; sod eddies that he accepted as a great compli-
ment the diva/Woo ha (the Provost) was good enough to
express in his own behalf soil on that of the council and
magistrates of Leith, to notice his public conduct. The
meeting approved of what the Provost had dose, and se.
Knitted to the Provost's committee to Prefers the address"
and soaks the necessary arrangements.
Hoxros Itivirovidt. —The sclitaoln attncliod to the
district of St. John the Baptist, llostoo, have for many
years past occupied • high position amongst the metro-
polity national schools. Dunes the past moeth the
average attendance of the schOlers has been upwards of
ail is the day school, It in the Sunday school, and 100 in
the evening school. tha Thursday cal Friday even-
ings of lest week an interesting
the annual Christmas festival of the Sunday &amok
Between MCD mail J(t children, besides a great humbler of
visitors, were present. The children were plentifully re-
pltd with tea. rake. &r., and were afterwards entertained
with an exhibition of dissolving viewa. At the clues of
each evening • hrief address was gives by the Rev. A. P.
Kelly. who has Lad the pastoral care of the district foe the
last thirty yawn.
REPRINENTATION or OXFORDMIIRE —The courier-
vativen Midg anxious to secure a candidate, have sent • re-
quisition to Colonel Fame, of Wornaley, to allow himself to
be pot in acclimatise. The pliant colonel's decision has
mot yet transpired.
A long debate took place in the Manchester City
Council yesterday, on the question of a reduction hi the
Rise of ps. It was moved th.t the price of gas he reduced
to 3a. Eid. the IMO° cubic fret, which was met by the
ameachneet that "it is inexpedient to consider the pro-
priety of make.' any farther redacting' M the price of
till • ealsequent period. The arairodmest was canted
minim% 11, and the "pea gaieties" was, therefore,
knocked on the bead kw a little two.