The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-27 00:00:00

THE CHINA MAIL

We have this morning received papers from
Hong Kong to July 11. In the summary of the
Casa Mail, of that date, we read :

With regard to the rebels, there is little to report for the
last fortnight. Hsngchow is said to be again in the hands
of the Imperialists, bat this rumour requires confirmation.
The country around Shanghae is quiet at present, and some
of the cities from which we drove the Taiping' have been
re-occupied by their former inhabitants. The allied forces
have returned within their lines, after having established
strong outposts at Fa-wha and Sik-a-way, which are dis-
tant from Shanghae about twelve miles. The line
of defence just completed under the superintend-
ence of the Royal Engineers leads from Soo-
chow Creek to the left bank of the Wongpoo River, •
distance of three miles and • half. As formerly stated, the
complete security of • residence in Shanghai is now such as
to maintain the price of land at fabulously high rates, and
by this recently enhanced value of property a few moderate
fortunes have already been made. It is not likely that
active hostilities will be renewed with the rebels until advice
is ,visived from home and the opinion of the English public
ascortadneel on the subject of the various hostile a:cordons
which ended with the capture of Cholin, where the French
exacted a severe vengeance for the death of their admiral.
The absence of the Taepinga from the Shanghae district
is accounted for by the fact that Nanking is being very
closely pressed by the Imperialists, and that it was neces-
sary to recall the forces from the west for its defence.
From all accounts that have reached us, it appears that the
Imperial troops are gathering in considerable force on the
Yangtsre River, where they are already said to have up-
warde of six hundred war-junks, and it is very likely that
Ningpo and Sh•rghae may remain unmolested for • con-
siderable time to come.

Cholera has been prevalent in Shanghae as well as
in Tien-tain, but the latest accounts say it has abated.
The weather was oppressively hot.
Our dates from Pekin are to the 20th ultimo. About
the beginning of the month the Count and Countess Klee-
kowski arrived in the capital. Governor Gnimarens (the
Portuguese governor of Macao) was residing at Pekin, in
the French legation, and was having a conference with the
Chinese officers appointed to confer with him at the time
our correspondent wrote. It is believed that a Portuguese
treaty will be signed at Tien-twin. The festival of Corpus
Christi was celebrated with great pomp at the capital, in
the Romish cathedral. It was graced by the presence of
French and Portuguese officials in full uniform. The Pekin
Gazette of June 11 mentions the death of Admiral Protet,
and contains a high tribute to his memory. One sacrificial of-
fering has been commanded for the comfort of his departed
spirit, and a present of 100 marten skins and four pieces of
silk have been sent by imperial mandate to his family, as a
token from the Emperor. The prejudices of the Chinese
court and people are yielding in regard to foreigners ; not
only are the latter now admitted into the Temple of Heaven,
or rather into its spaoions grounds, but they may there
gallop or race about on horseback. The student inter-
preters belonging to the British legation are said to have
bed a game at cricket within the same grounds.

is now at length evacuated by the troops after
an occupancy of eighteen months. The alarm that was for-
merly felt for the safety of this place seems to have sub-
sided. it will be recollected that the rebels in Shantung
were said to have designs upon it, which were to be carried
out as soon as the troops were withdrawn. Nothing reliable
has been reported of these rebels for some time. A rumour
that they have gone to the southwest is probably correct.
From Hankow we are informed that the residents are
still complaining of their treatment in the matter of the con-
cession. The mandarins will do nothing to rectify the grie-
vance and allow the lots of land to ba sold at a fair price.
The foreign settlers are willing to pay even a high rate, but
the demands of the Chinese are exorbitant.