The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-29 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

BOMBARDMENT

CANTON.

TRIESTE, Doc. 27.
The steamer America arrived hers today at 10
p.m., in 147 hours from Alexandria, which port she
left on the 20th of Daeaster.

The India mails had arrived then, with advice'
from Bombay to the Srd of December; Calcutta, the
2214 of November; Madras. the 27th of November;
Ceylon, the 29th of November; Hong Bong, the
16th of November; Shanghai, the 6th of November;
Melbourne, the 20th of October; and Sydney, the
16th of October.

At eleven a.m. (on the 20th) neither the Ripon nor
the Valetta wss in sight.
A serious collision had taken place at Canton
between the British authorities and Yeh, the Chinese

A leech& under the British flag, at anchor off
Canton, was boarded oa the Bth of October by a
Chinese force, and twelve of the crew seised. Consul
Parkes proceeded on board, and was insulted and
threatened with violence. The remonstrances made
to Yoh were treated with contempt.
On the 21st of October the matter was placed in
the hands of Admiral Seymour.
Hostile measures commenced on the 24th of Octo-
ber. Tree torts of Canton were taken, and several
of them destroyed.
Yeh persisted is rejecting Admiral Seynicut's
demands for satisfaction, or even an interview.

Oa the 27th of October fire wu opened on the
city wells and on the Cl r's palace.

The city walla were breached and Mortised on the
29th of October. The troops penetrated to the palace,
bet were withdrawn in the evening.
The lam wits three killed and twelve wounded.
Attempts at negotiation continued fruitless. and
on the 3rd and 4th of November the old city was
bombarded.

On the Bth of November twenty-three war junks
were attacked by the Barraconta and all destroyed.
Tame was again granted to the Chinese, but no
signs were given of submission.
According to the last accounts the Bogue forts had
been captured. The factories had been almost
totally vacated by the foreign community.
ProF3rty to a large amtmat had been destroyed by
fire.
Comm..., was at a standstill

INDIA.

No intelligence had been received at Bombay of
the Persian expedition.

A force of 6,000 men wu marching from the
Kohat frontier towards Calm'.

Severe oondagratiooa had token place at Rangoon,
Barrachee,and Bombay.

The Ouionvar of &rode died' on the 19th of
October.
Disturbances had broken out in %handy.
Exchange at Bombay, 21. 2id.; at Calcutta.
2s. lid.
!freights had advanced.
Exchange at Madras, 2s. 20.
At Hoag Kong exchange was 41. 7id. to 4s. Bd, i
at Shanghai, 7s.

HONG HONG, Nov. 16.
Exports of tea, 29,500,0001b5.; ditto ot abics 43.800
bales. Exchange, 4s. Bd. at Canton, and 7.. bd. at
Shanghai.
Silk nutmeats at Shanghai 53,000 bales ; priers
hays advanced 40 dols., yet no put supplies
are attracted.

A good summer trade wu expected at Melbourne.
The price of gold was 75i. to 77e. per ounce.
85,000 ounces of gold had been shipped in the
week ending October 18.
There was a ministerial crisis at Sydney. in.
governor bad refused to dissolve.

MEETING OF THE SWISS FEDERAL

ASSEMBLY.

The Siec7e of yesterday coats's. • despatch
from M. James Flay, dated Saturday, at Berns, is
which he states:

" The Federal Assembly of 8 wit serland met to day,
It exhibits • firm and warlike attitude, without
however being disposed to put aside any ohms of
settling the dispute by pacific means.
“The Federal Council has presented to theAmembly
a good report on the present situation of affairs.
The Conceit asks the Assembly to invest it with full
powers to take all needful measures both military and
financial."

BERN!, SATURDAY.

The Federal Assembly bald its Ant sitting today.
It has formed itself into a National Conseil. T 66
President has prononnised a warlike speech. The
Federal Conseil demands:

An authorisation to negotiate a pacific solution
of the difference upon the bassi that have been
hitherto observed.

The approbation of the defensive measures now in
course of execution.

The authorisation to take all ustanary steps to
complete the defence of the territory.

An unlimited credit, and an authorisation to con-
tract a loan of thirty millions.
Several bank'ng houses of EM. have offend the
Federal Council 100 millions of farm

OPPOSITION IN THE WURTEMBERO LE.
OISLAIURE TO THE PASSAGE OF THE
PRUSSIAN ARMY.

BTUTTGARD SasrinLY.

Ten mentbsre of the Committee of the Statec•
General (der Sideedisehe dnastAias) of the Cham-
bers of Wurtemberg have joined together In do
mending from the government that it shall refuse
to allow the conoentration or passage of the Prus-
sian army through the &tabula States of Germany.