The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-06 00:00:00

EARTHQUAKE IN CHINA.

The 'imitate de la Platte. of Dee. 3, describes, on
the authority of a prints letter from Chine, the destruction
of the town of Yoe-Tehiss, on the north-western fustier of
the Celestial Empire, by as earthquake, on the 17th of
August. Several days previously some shocks of earth.
quake was felt throughout the southern districts of the
province of Pe-Tehi•Li, and the superstitions terrors of the
people were dreadfully ...Red. The 16th of August passed
quietly, but at three o'clock in the afternoon of the
nest day came a tremeedous end irresistible shock, which
'leafletted for two minutes, befog at first felt to
move horizontally in the direction of from out to west, and
presently changing to the direction of from north to south.
The town of Yoc-Tchisg, where it was most violently felt,
and several of the neighbouring villages, were reduced to
ruins, and some hundreds of people lost their lives. This
town mu a favourite summer residence of the Chines*
grandees, and the Prince Tusk Long, the present Emperor
of China's youngest son, is believed to have perished,
together with the mandarin who governed the province,
and many oaken of state, In a sumptuous palace of marble
and porcelain erected about four peen ego In the most
aristocratic suberb of the town. This unfortunate prima is
said to have bees the favourite of his royal sire, to have
been distinguished by may virtues and scoomplishments,
and so precocious in learning that in 1864 he was appointed
by the Emperor " the supreme chief of the clonal liferoft,"
whisk erudite profession comprise■ in Chian about ball a
million of persons, forming the academical and °Meld ads
touacy of the empire, and privileged with a monopoly of
all employments is the tuft service. This prises had a
brother younger than himself, who wee killed in 1862 by a
panther, whieb he bad rashly attacked whilst hunting
In company with his tutor ; the poor boy was
only slaves yearn old, and his tutor, Uke our
old friend DMillie Sanspeon, when " little Harry" got into
mischief, was very severely called to account for his culpable
negligence in Wein his young papd run into so great a
danger, and was condemned to pine for the remnant of his
life is en iron cage, where he still continues, notwithstand-
ing the intercessions of his iefitiential family. These par-
ticulan may perhaps be less true than roussutio ; bat there
is no doubt of the catastrophe which has befallen the un-
happy town of Too Tchiag.

M. Pacheco, the ex-Spanish minister in London,
has arrived in Paris, oa his way to Madrid.
The Grand Duchess Marie Nioolairana of Russia
has arrived at Creeds., ea her way to Ni...
A letter from Berlin of the 2ad, in the Post Amyl
OW4 of Frankfort, says:—" The Dabs d'Osauna, the
Spanish Essay to Russia, was robbed while on his journey
from Cologne to Hanover, not only of a coulderable sum
of money, bat also of important despatches, particularly of
a letter eddressed to an influential perecoage at S:. Paten-
berg, by a German diplomatist arondited to the French
court, and who has played a mimic part is late events."

In the report 'applied by the Paris Moeiteur of
M. Ponsard's atddreee, cm the occasion of his reception by
the Preach Academy. oa Tbanday, we find the following
pangs It has been the feel/ion to proclaim that the
dramas of the &via* embraced has
seder every aspect, whereas oar classical writers ealy re•
pretested individuals. Goethe discovered in Ham•
let" a thousand things which Shakopee/e, far-
Innately for himself, had a thought of; every-
thing has been adored I. him, even to his bombast sad his
lade eacies; the peculiarities of his style have been copie
_ _ _ . .

u hal ham %how of Racine. That fanaticism bas now
enauwhat mimed down, and there remise for it a jut sad
well founded admiration."

Many wraoli-builders in Paris are now busily
employed is preparing sledges, which, it mead appear, are
to be the Melaka this wlater, provided thus is snow enough
to render them available.

A letter from Smyrna, in the Press. of Vienna,
says :—" It would appear probable that the Russian 'quad-
rat, commanded by Admiral Behrends, now ststioutd at
Cherbourg, will proceed to this port, for a credit of 46,0001,
doling has been opened in his favour at a banking•hoass
hue, by ILK. Stieslits and Co., of St. Petersburg."

A correspondent writing from Nsplee on the 22nd
li. mys I opus sty letter to lay that Veseviao was
blazing away last sight, and was evidently in great form.
For the meet part, one sem only the reflection of the light,
which is thrown op from the interior of the crater ; bat at
times it rises up in all its majesty sad illumines the entire
sky."

Some time ago, the government (observes the
AVleneemi) wanted a viee-rdonsal at Co.; tad in plan of
seeking masa Jews sal Leesatiner—tbe riff-riff of Malta
or Allsandria—for a representative of Great Utast, they
very swiftly sent out Mr. Newton, of the British Museum, •
ripe rebel's sad en able men of titulars& The soasequence
is, that instead of cheating the natives sad lying to the
Foreiga-olliee, solo sassy Levantine officials are accued of
doing, Mr. Herren boa tented hie eyes towards the put,
sad in the beautifol Island is which it was our pod fortune
to plies his; has made • noble disoovery—nothing less than
• buried Greek city. He ham sent bonze the news, and the
Admiralty, with heautrable promptitude, have sent out in
the Gorgon eteamtfrigate the apparatus required for eau-
vetoes, together with mama and photographic Chemicals
Mr. Newts' will supwlatesd the work.
EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE. An English
'guitarists compuy lately arrived in Briggs, and pitched
their circus, which was covorml by an eatoosive marquee, oa
the °mad Place. The performance was prueedieg es
usual en Sunday evening last, until all at once the tent,
which was thickly severed with saow at the time, fell Set
spoil the spectator, performers, and oli, burying them
Wreath Its folds is is. maenad end sliding mast At the
gas it was competed that there were 2,600 spectators
pmeest, tad the perfumes aid others valuated with
the times must have made the Dumber pullout nearly
king, se that the esabsdra sad spear that sassed
gym the tayeades deeseadiag, is Errs reedity
emesteed this diedssed. Three weft, as ea ell seek
meedeee. a sembee al Ma wary emasemd throughout the
eleateese, eel Ma soldion, imemitassly drawing their
mrseds, Mmhd awn at the mama, sad being assisted by
the Mbar sallsontaste partakers is the dilemma with halves,
Me wee Trickly reduced to shreds, sad thereby
seablel he sear, dm resolving sundry seatasioss, end
masa% ie moray imisaces, wee serious triodes, bet fee.
tesetely no Idswaseae.Moed. However, had It net Ma
' he the premplmes with which the poor enstarve were
' selsomd, arena* U me the whole =emboss% would bare
bola safiesisd. TM swam el Ms tied eslissiag was mare
adieresat asearbig cabin use by whiskit wee at-
I Seabed he OM pls.