The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-07 00:00:00

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LONDON, ruzspir. JAN. 7.

Tim Europa arrived at Queenstown last night,
having left the United States on the 25th. Lord
Lvoxs would have delivered the demands of our
Government to Mr. Suwaso a day or two before
that date. The Europa does not bring the answer of
the American Government. An impremion ap•

pears to have been entertained in some quarters
that she would do so ; but we have on
former occasions shown that this was most
unlikely. We may add, that no such expectation
was entertained in the best-informed political
circles. It is sometimes forgotten that, although
we have had the demand of the British Oovern-
ment before our eyes for the last month, with all
its grounds and conseluences, it had only been

known at Washington six days when the Europa
left. It was most desirable that the resolution of
the American Government should be taken at the
earliest possible moment; but there may be
reasons for avoiding • precipitate decision
of which we are unaware, and this without
the slightest prejudice to the prospects
of peace, which succeeding mails have made
stronger. Every day's delay counts in favour of
peace. M. THOVIT.21111:11 Note was to arrive on
the 24th, and with it General Score in person,
and by each the hands of the Government would
be strengthened. It is morally certain that in
any case the requirements of our Government will
be satisfied, while the demonstration of the opinion
of Europe, as conveyed in representations susses-
sively arriving from the Courts of the Great
Powers, would hedge up the way even of a
Government obstinately bent on war. The in-
fluential journals of the Union States maintain
that the demands of England must be complied
with, if the surrender of Messrs. MA1,4024 and
SLIDELL is necessary to the preservation of peace.

THE telegram of news from China which we
published yesterday shows that the policy of the
new Emmons has at last been decided, and
the party of peace has won the day. In
the Chinese room of the Crystal Palace
at Sydenhain there are some paintings which
illustrate the sing-songs, or historical playa, with
which the inhabitants of the Middle Kingdom
amuse their leisure hours. In these productions
there is always a jewelled Emperor in danger of
being led to ruin by faithless counsellors; an
Empress whose boy is about to be snatched
from her hands ; a designing villain ; a statesman
faithful to the Imperial throne ; and a large allow-
ance of demons, some bed, some good, and of
various shades of colour. In shrill falsetto tones
they dispute on the difficulties of the situation.
The Empress is proved unworthy of life ; the
deluded Emperor is led to the brink of the preci.
pice by the Minister of Evil ; tho people raise a
wail of consternation at the troubles which they
see impending over them ; the darker demons
yell more hideously in anticipation of triumph ;
when suddenly, just as the whole tableau
appears dissolving into rack and ruin,
the gongs begin beating loudly ; the faith-
ful statesman appears on the stage with some
revelations which turn the course of events ;
a ,terrible conflict, executed in the most impoesi-
ble postures, takes place between the opposing
demons; the executioners rush upon the stage,
and, amid one grand crash, the heads of the
Minister of Evil and of his accomplices go rolling
over.

It is curious to notice how the events of this
stereotyped historical drama have been repro-
duced lately at the Zehol and at Peking. The
Chinese boast, and not without some reason, that
however bad their government may at times be-
come, it always retains a saving clause—that, in
the crisis of danger, some statesman able to
avert destruction will always appear. When
the Tel-Pings threatened Peking a few years
ago, the warrior SANIOLINSIN came forth
from his distant Lama monastery, drove back the
tide of rebellion, besieged Nanking, its capital,
and would in all likelihood have trodden out its
fading embus, had he not had to prepare the de-
fences of the North against the expeditions of
England and France. When this Mongol Prince
disousered his incapacity for dealing with Arm-
strong shells and Enfield rifles, the Mantas Prince
KI:24(1 appeared on the stage, "capable of
ing," as the Chinese say of their great Emperor
l'sue, and prepared to accept the conditions of the
new time. The difficulty of his position appeared at
first increased by the death of his brother if marrow°.
He was omitted from the Regency ; the Tartar
ladies of the Imperial family, on whom much
power devolved, were not likely to have very
enlightened ideas as to the power of foreigners ;
and it was to be feared that they would be in-
fluenced by the idlers of the Court, who are natu-
rally averse to the introduction of foreigners, as
likely to decrease the power of ceremony and the
prestige of custom. The Supreme Council was
hostile to Europeans. fisseouwane still re-
fused to accept his defeat as final, and of the Pre-
sidents of the Six Boards, those of Finance and of
Punishment, at least, were known to be opposed
to carrying out the conditions of the Convention of
Peking. lu addition to the perplexity caused by all
this opposition, Prince Komi was so placed that he
could exercise little real power, and all the odium
of foreign innovation was thrown upon his
shoulders, while can was taken that he should be
denied, so far ea possible, the credit redounding
from the success of hie medians.
As yet we do not know--andit is not very

likely that we shell ever know fully—how Primps
uso has been ambled to override all these dip-
unities, and make himself master of the situation.

Perhaps S,

r, who is undoubtedly • man

of great capacity, may have " seen reason," and at
last given him his powerful support. • Perhaps the
Dowxora &mum, who is reputed of good sense
and strong character, may have herself discovered
that he was the person on whom she should rely.
Perhaps the urgent representations of LAOU,
the enlightened Governor-General of the Two
Kwang, may have had some effect at
Peking. These are mere guesses at present.
In the Chinese plays no one can exactly under-
stand

what it is that the patriotic statesman mays,
and what enables him to turn the tables against
the enemies of the empire. All that is clearly
apparent is, that he does turn the tables, and that
the executioners commence their work. Bo in
the North of Chins at present we see Prinos
KONG suddenly returning from the Zehol with a
gladdened countenance, but preserving a myste-
rious silence. When the youthful EKPZIWIL enters
Peking the foreign devils and the Tartar demons
execute an imaginary conflict, from which the latter
flee howling ; Prince Kuno waves his hand,
on

which the executioners knock off the
head of SCH SHUN, the wicked President of the
Finance Board ; another wave, and " two other
" influential personages," probably relatives of the
FAIPZIIOII, strangle themselves by his orders. The
Supreme Council is dissolved, and Prince Kum;
assumes the Regency.

These are events of great importance in the
present critical position of China, and, so far as
we can judge from the telegram, appear to have
been accomplished in a very thoroughgoing manner.
When KEYING was sentenced to death, ha was
allowed to dispatch himself in private ; and
the public execution of such • high Mandarin as
the President of the Board of Finance would
appear to indicate • most complete victory on the
part of the pesos party.
From the wording of the telegram it is impossible
to say whether Prince Kuso has merely become a
member of the Regency, or has assumed so pro-
minent • position in it as to be de facto Regent ;
but in either case his position is Family strength-
ened and improved. There is • disposition in cer-
tain quarters to look upon the loss of other nations
as England's gain, and on the disintegration and
ruin of vast empires as somehow favourable to the
interests of this country. The ruin of China
could only be favourable to the interest' of a few
adventurers : so we are disposed to look with grati-
fication on its present efforts to adapt itself to the
exigencies of its position, though some of the means
employed may not be such as the civilization of
this country can approve of. Even on that last
point, however, we have not the grounds for coming
to a conclusion. The Mandarins who have been

condemned to death may have committed acts
which in most countries would have constituted
high treason, and which required to be promptly
dealt with in a great national crisis.

Int Court.

OSBORNE, JAs. 6.

The Queen held a Council to-day, at which were
present girl Orserine, the Duke of Newman*, sad Sir
Georp Grey. _ _ _

At the i'onneil, Parliament was ordered to be further
prorogued from Tuesday, the ith of January, to Thursday,
the 6th February, and a proclamation wee tweed fee the
roosting of Parliament for the despatch of ph& hombre
on the said Thundsy, the 6th rebrrary.
Yr. A. Helps. ark of the Ormeik etteeded.

Earl Granville, the Duke et Newcastle, sod Secretary Sir
George Cray, let the Waterloo Terminus of the South
Western Ilaway at 20 minutes past 9 o'clock yesterday
morning, by a special train for Gosport, crossed is the Fire
Queen to Osbonve-pier, and arrived at Osborne at 1 o'clock.
After attending the Privy Conseil, the Data of New-
castle, the Right Hoe. Sir George Grey, and Mr. Help left
Gabonie at • quarter mist 3 o'clock, re-embarked on the
File Qom°, went on board and inspected the Worrier,
Waded at Gosport soon at ter 5 o'clock, mad returned to
London by a special railway train.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Coloonlafbee
boat the Lord High Commissioner of the loans Islands,

and from the Governors of Malta and the Mauritius. De-
spatches were sent to the Governors of the Cape of Good
Hope, Natal, and St. Helena.

METING OF P.

'.-(THIS DAY.

This day the House of Lords met for the purpose
of further produming Parliament to the 6th of February
next, when, se we dated yesterday, Parliament will
assemble for the despatch of badness. The proceedinp
did not occupy mom than • few seconds, and consisted in
the declaration that Parliament would aasemlde on the day
'bead specified.

Her Majesty the Queen, having been informed
that it was absolutely necessary for the carrying on
of important public business to hold a Privy Coun-
cil, has with difficulty consented to this most painful
exertion ; and Earl Granville, E.G., president of
the Council, bis Grace the Duke of Newcastle,
Secretary of. State for the Colonies, and the Right
Hon. Sir G. Grey, Secretary of State for the Home
Department, attended at Osborne yesterday, when
a Privy Council was held in her Majesty's private
apartments. Mr. Helps, Clerk of the Council, was
also present.
His Excellency the Ambassador of France and
the Countess de Flahault, Rod Miss Elphinstonede Flahault,
mane to town to-day from visiting the Marquis of Lansdowne
at Bowood.

The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland left Stafford
Hour on Saturday for Trentham.
The Earl and Counteaa of Dunraven are passing
the sauce at their seat, Adam Havoc, misty Limeriek..

Lord and Lady Skelmensdale have arrived at the
Grove, Watford, ea a visit to the fad sad Countess of
Chireadoe.
Sir George Cocriewall and Lady Theresa Lewis
arrived at Lent House yesterday, from the Grove, Wat-
ford.
Mr. and Mrs. Brinaley Norton have taken pas-
sage in the Pere for Yalta, Kr. B. Norton's health requiring
a milder climate far the winter.
We (Times) are requested to state that there is
se ground for the statement which has appeared in sore of
ear ooatemporariee, that the vicarage of Tottenham had
base pres nted to the Rev. W. H. Milman.
On Saturday evening the Right Hun. Joseph
Napier delivered the Mt of a enures of lectures ea
"Butler's Analogy," before the Young Chri.tian

LATictrr INTEL.LIOENtI
-co.

,1.

The latest French despatches from aerie° state
that the English minister bad concluded, in Oc-
tober last, and before knowing of the triple treaty
between France, England, and Spain, a direct ar-
rangement with the Minister for Foreign Affairs,
N. Zamacomma. This arrangement, which put
an end to all the difficulties between England and
Mexico, was approved of by President Juarez, but
the Congress, to which the matter wae referred, re-
jected it on November 5, and England was thus
forcibly thrown back upon the status quo asta.
Under these circumstances M. Zamacomma re-

signed, in spite of the entreaties of the
President, and was replaced by K Tejada. The
English minister thought it unnecessary to present
his ultimatum after the step taken by Congress.
But the French minister, Count Dubois de Baligny,
hearing of the tripartite treaty, presented his ulti-
matum on December 19, and President Juarez de-
manded a delay of eight days to reply. On the
29th the President informed the French minister
that without absolutely rejecting the French pro-
posals, he wished them to be the subject of fresh
negotiations. The French minister replied that
the time for negotiations was past, but he would
consent to a further delay for a definite answer
till December 2. In default of a satisfactory reply
he would go to Vera Cruz on December 3, and
embark for Europe.