The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-01 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

PARIS, Joss 30.

Intelligence received here from Lisbo n asserts
that the Portuguese Government will shortly be
obliged to contract a new loan.

THE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

By the arrival of the above mails we have received
advices from Madras to May 28 ; Calcutta, May 22 ;
'Singapore, May 21 ; Hong Kong, May 13 ;
Shaughae, May &
INDIA.
,The Governor•Generril eon use at Illienla,tin
end all fiat MOANS! •
he lately paid a visit to the Lawrence Asylum at
•
Kussowlie, with the state of which he appears to be
well pleased. The I odiwpapers report his excelleuars
I intention to leave Simla fur the capital in October,
and to hold Durban at Meerut, Agra, Futteghur,
and Cawnpore during his downward progress.
There is nothing new or striking from Atlghanis-
tan, where the Angier and his brothers appear to
be still threatening each other. Great satisfaction
was expressed in the barber at Cabool when the
Ameer's envoy to the British authorities at Pesha-
wur returned thence with a highly favourable
report of the conlial reception that he had met
with.
Excepting the matter of the Bootan (says the
Madras Atheneum) external affairs are almost un-
, provocative of remark, and we have but little to
say about it, since nothing is known, save by a
!rumour, of what Sir John Lawrence's intentions
may be. The more we hear of the transaction
which led us into a collision with that barbarous
111111 people the stronger becomes our conviction
' that it was a great mistake to send the mission to
them at all, and we strongly suspect that those
!charged with it by no means conducted themselves
with that courtesy and prudence which should have
I ruled their conduct, but were indeed themselves
mainly responsible fur the illtreatnient which they
•
lexpenenced.

CHINA.
THE REPULSE OF
_GORLION AT CHARG-

CHOWFuo.

The chief and almost only topic of political
interest in China continues to be the Teepuig war,
the operations at Chang-chow-foo occupying the
most prominent place in public attention. Chang-
chow-foo is a city on the Grand Canal, and lies on
the route between liangehow and Nanking, being
not very far from the latter city. Next to Nanking,
it is the most important city in the possession of
the Tau/pings ; it is, indeed, considered more
important, strategically speaking, than Nanking
itself. It still holds out, and the attempts to
' assault it hitherto made by General Gordon and
the Futae of Soochow have failed. Chung, the oom-
mander-in-chief of the Tamping, commands the
place, and resists with much energy.
Gordon, at latest advice., was pushing on regular
engineering operations, and it is declared that the
'garrison must soon surrender. The Chinn Mail of
' the 13th May says, indeed, that something decisive
would probably be done in a fortnight, as Upwards
of a hundred thousand men are encamped about
Chang-chow-foe, the place closely invested, every
!gate guarded, so that d the city be not taken by
assault, the garrison must eventually surrender for
waist of food. It adds : " With the fall of Chang-
! chow-foo the Taeping rebellion will be crushed, as
Nankin is invested by Tsang Kwo-fan's forces and
will soon be starved out. Otherplacces in rebel poe-
mission are of minor importance, and only one or
two in number. We are not, therefore, surnised
• to hear that Colonel Gordon intends to retire from
the Imperial army after the fall of this city, dis-
banding, at the same time, the little force that has
accompanied him through so many victories."

It is stated that Sir IF. Bruce Will soon retuni to
England, and that Sir Harry Parkas will sot for
him in his abseuoe.

There is no Pewit of importance from Japan.
The Straits Times of Singapore says, in its impres-
sion of May 21:
The fortnight has bees elderly howbeit is • eciansorsid
Pout d view, as basis, dervelepod soesethisig approached to
a cries. &ace the &pantry of last steamer, one Chimes
averebast bee failed with Wittier anottaling to 730,000
dole., and sewed others bane gives way for assailer meant&
Failures to • soweiderabile sunset had takaa phiee darts.
the past two =oath% bat eves sethosted together, they
weeny equalled those of the lest week. How ter the are-
logien will spread It is alkali at pascal to say ; het it is
paerealy ocisaladed that many muse Dative trades oast be
swept away Wove a wholesome coaditioa of stairs la tits
bazaar is raelered.

On her Majesty's birtbdeg Singapore was for the
first time to be lit with gas. The governor bad
consented to be present at the tot on the evening
of the 24th Ma , and to open valve which was
to sim y illuminate the limps throvellout
'anions.