The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-11 00:00:00

CHINA.

Annexed is an extract from a private letter, dated
Canton, March 13:
There is some reason far despair here, for we are a. far off
being restored to a healthy state of thing. .s ever we were,
aotwithatandieg the partial recent incenses of the Imps.
rislista. The new year passed off more quietly thau ever
was known, owing to the great precautions t ken by the
authorities—the city gates being closed (or three days, ei'd
no one allowed either ingress or egress. On the 7th instsnt
the Man4arins assembled • large force of both regulars
sad militia, and =vie • combined attack on the rebels'
principal village, near Whatepoa, whieb was very soon
taken and burnt, and a number of their largest
junks were also captured by the Imperialists. The
same night the rebel fort was stormed, and it is
reported that 300 prisoners were taken. The patriots
seem to have got a most thorough licking this time, sad
they have one and all cleared out of the neighbourhood of
Whainpoa. It is generally repotted that this easy victory
was obtained by the all powerful aid of sillier." With a
Chinaman it is much stronger than gunpowder, and ease
not make nearly so much noise and smoke. That the h ad
rebel chiefs wen bribed to go away is somewhat substan-
tiated by the fact of • European having seen one of them in
friendsy converse alongside a mandarin boat. Whether the
poor devils left to defend the fort were sold by their supe-
periors it is impossible to say, but it would be quite on a par
with the character of these blackguards. Within the last
four days 650 people have been executed in Canton ; of these,
two rebel chiefs, and one of their silver, were crowded, and
another woman was seen by Europeans skinned al've.
tell you what it is, if " old Nick " does not get hold
of thane blood-thing scoundrels, he is of no
nee. It is perfectly horrible to bear of the barbarities
practised. There is a report that another large form in the
pay of the Slandessins has gone up towards the tea districts,
but the result ie not known as yet. I should think sinew
Casten has been visited by foreigners • month owed
in which so We tea Las been settled as the last. In feet
them is nothing to boy, with the 'emission of 8.0. Pe oe,
of which, I am told, there are sane 6,000 bales, but these
are slalom menders ; they have teen mixed so frequeutly
with Canton lest, so as to snake a grater quantity, that the
original article Se hardly pereentibie. The Tom Bowline,
for Bristol, tad the &modem elippt r Living Age, with
about 1,000,000 lb.. of pees tea on board, for New York,
wets both wrecked on the Pietas Shoal, about the same
time. The mews we e providentially saved, and I believe
her majesty's steamer .Barrecoatis bas rescued about 1,400
chests front the Tom Bowline.

PORTUGAL.
Z.IVERPOOL, TZOINADAT.
The screw stamen I ash* arrived n the Mersey
last 'vomits( Iron Oporto end Lisboa; the letter pleas io
she left ea the 3rd inst. The Hai tier her also arrived
trout Lisbon, brbsgiag 9,0001. in specie. Toe Claus 80
brought aNI cargo sad thirteen pita 'engin. It was re. f 3 °
but not generally believed, that t.,‘• sem+ steamship ~
ported,
pero, Hansa, trona the Bruitfes• Lieeteeel, had ar.
arrived at the Cape de Verde with matilsta'ot3 damaged.
The inpneelea at Lisboa vreethrt. trernaeable:r7 inewsung
eider M" It
oat et order, she rad 'made ter ern Wert lodise 1:.,
1.1:11 African mar Haar left Lisbon for Fijians_ ta
oe evesfor the Ited bee. The steamer Sultan n°o
arrived id the lsgua tam illymenth, and left fur the Bssl
ea the 2ad laet. la mamma =Mistime was so awl* I 8.11
et impatiens, doe the laillas et the Imbue setaimr.

BEARS L IST &

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TwoasuAT livanswe.
The railway share market to-day was fairly sup
ported, thosgh still extremely inactive. In a few
oases the advance of yesterday was barely main-
tained, but generally the tone was steady. Gua-
ranteed stocks are particularly firm.

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocK.
Business in the railway share market to-day is
almost at • stand-still, and prices exhibit scarcely
any change. London and North-Westera stock is
quoted 98 to 1 ; Great Western, 61 to I; Midland,
891 to I ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, to 781 to 3;
South-Eastern, 17/ to 18; Caledonians, 291 to 30;
and Great Northern,, 221 to f.
French shares are in some cases a shade Better.
Northeros are quoted 341 to 35i ; Eastern'', 351 to
11. and Paris and Lyons, 23 to I prem.
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