The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-12 00:00:00

CHINA

PROGRESS OF THE RESELLION.—FALT,
OF SHANGHAI.
HONG KONG, Sem 27.
The departure of the mid-monthly mail left thh
with intelligence of the near approach of that fled
dissolution which must inevitably remove the Tartan
dynasty, and work a great change in the constitutims
and prospects of this vast empire. Notwithstanding
all the imperial edicts, regardless of the thralls
sod promises alternately in the mouth of the
reigning monarch and his viceroys, the civil
war continues to make progress—the rebellion
advances with a degree of rapidity that justifies the
conjecture that many months cannot pass without
witnessing the complete and final expulsion of the
Mantchas fr the Throne of China. Insurgency

has not merely become general throughout vait
etopire—it has become a trade. Under the guise of
aiding the common or popular cause, adventurers have
rushed forward, and, in the name of patriotism, seized
all available property within reach. What was began'
by a small band of patriots promises to be consum-
mated by the powerful combination known as the
Triad Mutilation, whose growing influence is unmis-
takeably apparent, and whose numbers are daily
swelled by accessions from all clesseau the only means
of safety. At the date of my last letter it wee known
and currently stated that about 10,000 members
of the trade society were in the city of Shanghai
end that it was apprehended that they would male
an attack oe, and ultimately effect the capture
the city. This expected movement was noticed is
my mid-monthly letter, and the present mail cla-
yey. to Europe confirmatory intelligence of the
design. The city of Shanghai has fallen, and is now
in the hands of the trade society. Sanaa, the chid
authority, having escaped the slaughter, found refs.
in the residence of the American consul, from whom
residence he succeeded in effecting his escape: It b
said that the Shanghai rebels are not acting is
concert with those at Nankin, but it is mesa
generally believed that they are in corresponds's',
with the rebel camp, and that the capture of the city
was undertaken at their direction.
It is believed that several other cities have fallen,
the Triads haring determined on a simultaneous
movement elsewhere to strike terror into the heart
of the Imperialists before venturing to attack
Pekin. The only recent accounts from the
metropolis of the empire are contained in
the official notifications published in the
Pekin Gazette, which afford evidence that the
Emperor does not consider himself secure,
although surrounded by the choicest troops from the
mountain ranges—hardy warriors, better acquainted
with hill warfare than the manoeuvres of a campaign.
£MOY, Sm. 19.
Since the Ist instant the Mandarin and Rebel
forces have been fighting, after their fashion, almost
daily, but as yet without any decisive results; and
unless the rebels, from want of stores, or owing to
quarrel.s amongst themselves, have to give it up—
not at all improbable—we do not think the Man-
darins will, as they fight at present, ever take the
city.
The Imperialists are now encamped to the east-
ward as well u to the north of the town, and
number in all 10,000 men ; the rebels sent out to
meet them are fully as numerous, and as well armed,
but no close fighting ever takes place.

AUSTRIAN JEALOUSY OF PauseLt.--The under-
stood peesielnass of the Prussian cabinet in an independent
polities on the Erten question, and the failure of the
meat attempt to iodate a union of Freesia with Austria,
prejudicial to the efforts of the western powers, has esseed
a chines of feeling between the two cabinets, which the
Kona Zedeng thus notices:—" It is tiaras' that at the
lament of the return of liaron de Prokesch-d'Osten to

Frankfort, the Austrian Press should publish articles
hostile to Prussia. The Augsbarg Gazette of the 3rd, sad
the Post Assp Gazette of the 4th, contain articles declar-
ing that Prusaia is tending to fora a Bond/aloud, and is
making anti-federal drifts. It appears that certain plans
which were issagised have fallen to the ground, and that
RIM the ezplaaation of the anger of these journals. At all
events, Baron de Prokesch-d'Osten has no great reason to

be too well pleased with bis sojourn at Berlin. Greet Ito.
'Ailment is felt that Austria, who desires the maintenance

of pesos, should tolerate such aggressive articles against
Prussia."' _ _

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ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE DT • PRl-
soicua.-0a Wednesday morning, about half-past one
o'clock, a woman, 27 years of age, residing in High-eross-
street, Nottingham, and named Jane Almy, was mopes-
headed on a chugs of wilfully tweaking a square of glass
in the Milton's Head public.home. Ma was immediately
conveyed to the watch-house. Sergeant Barwick, watch-
house keeper, placed the woman, who wee drank in • cull,
and shortly afterwards hearing a sinew now, he opened
the door of the priwn is order to ISCOrtSiel the reason. He
then saw the woman banging by her garter, and almost
lilekss. The officer instantly tut her down, and having
applied proper restoration., she soon recovered. The far.
geeat removed everything Iron her reach by which bleep.
posed she mold possibly renew the attempt upon her life,
and then went away. On returning • few minutes after-
wards, he was amazed at finding the woman • second time
impended. He sushi united her from her perilous sites-
tioe, mid dissovered that her second endeavour to commit
suicide had been with • shut taken from the bed, and
tensor' In Se form of a rope. Effeetual means were token
to prevent boy trying the experiment • third time, which
would fatly, from her exhausted oraditioa. have
proved Md. Al sloven o'clock the seas mondar she was
plead MOM re lowa ensiktratee et the pelleouillse, sad
by tbis 0111kaillad to pekes tar two menus. Thk pri-
mmer bad his be wit* se ISM than thirteen tines oa
thigh ddrunkaMman sad disorderly conduct.