The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-01 00:00:00

CHINA.

SERIOUS DISTURBANCE AT CANTON.
HONG KONG, Oer. 18.

The mail steamer Malta lett this on the lath foe
Ceylon with the letters to England. At the time of
her departure the chief topic of interest was the state
of matters to the northward, the progress of the
rebellion, and the disagreement between the United
States consul and the Chinese customs authorities at
Shanghai arising out of the death of Mr. Cunning•
ham.

Since the departure of the Malta public attention
has been arrested by the serious state matters have
&seamed at Canton, and the probability of a rupture
between our government and the Chinese arising out
of the following circumstances. The Chinese man-
darins seized a vessel (leech') under English colours,
and out off the heads of the crew. The British consul
demanded au explanation, but the mandarins had
thought proper to give the consul no reply.
Commodore B. Elliot, of H.M.S. Sybille, seized a
mandarin junk, and sent her into Hong-Kong, from
wheooe she managed to map, during the night.
H.M.'s steamer Sampson, Commander Hands, with
H.M.S. Encounter, left Hongliong at 1 p.m. today
(Oct. 18th) for Whampoa, with a large force of ma-
rines and bluejackets. Admiral Sir Michael Seymour
is fortunately on the spot, and, it we may judge by
his recent determined conduct at Japan, he will not
be disposed to stand much, if any. nonsense. It is
both expreed and hoped that his Excellency Bir
John Bowling will insist on the gates of Canton being
opened this time, for until free admittance is obtained
into the city we cannot look for that respect and
security which guarantee the continuance of peace
and the advancement of trade. The circumstance of
our having a large fleet of ships of war in the China
seas offers a very favourable oppoeunity to adjust
several matters which have remained long out-
standing.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLISH REVOIXTION.—•
On Seturday, befog the 28th annivereery of th• Polish Re-
Tahiti= of 1830, the Polish coats attended the (enema
service, whica was performed by the 1t... Emericvo
Podo!ski, at the Roman Catholic chaps', Sutton street.
Soho, for their countrymen who fell in that and other
national struggles. Leta in the day, a meeting wee held
in commemoration of this event at Sussex-chambers, Duke.
street, St Jima's. Colonel B. Wierciroki presided, and
after addresses by Major Orelead, Captain Chodasiewien,
Major C. Ss slenewski, and Lirntenant Winnicki,
resolutions were carried impressing the unabated attach-
ment of the Polish exiles to the cause of netienal inde-
pendence, and their thanks to the British nation for the
asylum and nolpitality afforded to them, as well es to the
British press, and to the Literary Assoeiation of the Friends
of Poland for their eympathe with the Polish caste.
THE FROST.—NEWCASTLE Off-TYNE, SATI7RDAT
Mawr —The early winter has been hera`ded by an intense
front which baa prevailed for the last few days. Oa Pride,
menden the thermometer kept outside the rooms of the
Literary and Pladoeophical Society stood at 30 degree., and
this morning it bed gone down nearly 6 degrees lower. M
the edge of the town, Leaps, and at Eterwell, the depression
wee to 22 degrees. There is a large qsantity of dealing ice
is the river, and the eonstry for wiles round is tweeted with
mow to a depth of several fiches._ _ _ .

APPALLING ACCIDENT.—Os Saturday last, an
armidest of a non panful nature happred at the Clay
Cross Iros Works, sear Cheater&ld, which It is feared well
teretinste fatally. A labourer, named Kelly, was employed
in wheelleg materials into the furnace, from a calcified heap
of partially lased ironstone which had been considerably
esdermined, when *large bersieg man fell coos him.
beryisg him up to the middle. Hellas hour elapsed before
he goad be released from that fearful poeition ; the debris
hating clinkered round hire, had to be broken will ham•
mete and crowbar', le order to his totem. During this
time his cries were pitiable is the extreme' and he fro.
trinity begged of the bystanders to carry him into the
mere& igueo at head, and drew. hire to relieve him from
hie .lice!. His wtr fatted to be of so "steatite a
mature that amputation of the right lag above the knee
joist had to be muted tt, by Meson. Meekanie and Ha*
Lad, wrens to the works • and it is feared the other leg
will else have to be meallerd, so dreadfully is it buret.
Scarcely a particle of elothiag was left as the poor fellow
wheel be was released from his perilous paten.—Mew'
cheater Examiner.