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London, England, 1858-09-03 00:00:00

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LONDON, FRIDAY, BHPT. 3.

SPORTINO

A SPECIAL EDITION of Übe • EXPRESS,"
sentaiaing the molts of the day's Races, is pub-
lished every evening during the Sporting Season, at
sin o'clock.

ORLtT uncertainty continue to prevail as to the
actual mate of affairs in China, bat light begins to
be let in upon it. Let =endeavour—tram the frag-
mentary materials that have already oome to hand—
to farm scene conception of the relative positions of
the tour great Powers in the " central flowery
" realm."

England and France are acting in concert ; there
is, at learnt for the time being, a solidarity in their
interests in China. They have concluded treaties
with the Chinese Government, but it can scarcely be
said that they are at peace with the Chinese people.
In the country around Canton the flames of war ap-
pear to be again breaking forth through the ashes.
On the Ist of July a circular, addressed to the British
mercantile community at Honan, warn issued from the
British Convulses, In which her Britannic MAJ6IITVS
Acting Consul for Canton states, that " the allied
" tones in the occupation of the city and river can-
" not well be considered otherwise than in a state of
" war with the Provincial Government" Our
Acting Consul might well my so when he cut his
eyes upon the scenes that were acting around him.
The relations in which the French and Chinese
stood to each other may be inferred from the follow-
ing brief nerentive :

"Oa thawiley kat," says the Nan of Milo of the
6th of July, Isar Freedom hided from aft of the
Cations heats for the purpose of pambrang provi-
sion. Wham am the south gate, end la the new city,
they was human la by Braves. The eat their trey
thragli—tbe north was captured, ad bis bed erti heals
eat Mir is okra lees time thati ft takes as to write this
sequel—a eposiama of the cause of peak. The Frank naval
commeadsr on the rivr lauded a Forty of men, marched to
the saga where the murder was oxamirted, wawa of ems
kindred pew, sad at cam and plead a detechnost, with
directions to shoot every man that Wed to escape. A mini.
tar party barred tie mar end. Them owe the ravage.
Every auk lade la the haw Whig the hundred pew
wee send, shot, bie threat eat, sad thee left to swear
We ma es a waning to the asighboarhood. Fortyin
bodies, neat as to mob yard, min a ghostly opeotecia"
The relations in which the English and Chinese
stand to each other are of the same character. la
the same number of the /Woof of China in which
the above incident is narrated, we read as follo4s
The soak of the 70th Bagel Nave Intratzre elan*
mem hod Net reined si mean IMMO kelabe 11, Is the
Teeple in walalt the taws hoes lb. lean-ress. elms he
was Malawi atm baled, sell, haw dews, was beam In
a memest. Tee Isms wee she by--end s sash Isms to
get awe, ware the 41111111161/. Net dm bah woe 1111 s lbs
vistinfe bet. 11/rtgaiir Carleld, ki drop st the lama
speed with the seggalkia Ilse so mangle el
weir Med
should be node. Ths whole serest ma WOW the
grimed. Neer dmiestion In bet is the badman et la Isg.
Saterday Mahe swim meets ewe etas Yeas osaishomabt
stores hum home ores*. The Ibis adebbeerlised sea
seems down to seder tee k shs3 est be etymod. led Wed-
wedgy, Chipisin iildang. 70th Bs gal Native lakah7, fa
nage of she llad Osla was dales to ths apple room of
tie hawk when ewe dints paned eine sees his not, sad
iamb the wed. Leafs( road to me where any maid
mem ems, mobs woe observed Imam kom boy-helm
Ina beer la' the nosh sweet of Beemeleses sod Lees
below. Agin was prompt. • hooker Mood lesdol--wes
Seed through the sable sad of the bedidiag, sad serried der
elreethe to ell withht It. Now tbe Netter, Troia owls'
besy mew* the homes Is the vicinity of en the gams.
Tales like the indicate that the foreign soldiery
and the great body of the natives of the southern
province are animated towards each other by a
spirit of inveterate hostility. One outrage is avenged
by another, and a reciprocity of cruelty engenders a
reciprocity if lasting hatred. It is equally apparent
that organised bands of Chinese are still waging
war against their invaders in the vicinity of Canton.
A short time before the events above recorded ow.
starred, a party composed of mem fro. the Achim
sod Tribune, w hick had made a hostile 'reunion
into Honan, and wu returning with some prisoners,
was fired upon from a singsf battery with seek
effect that Captain Issaine and a camber of his
men were diaabled. In revenge foe this a village
was destroyed by the joint operations of gunboats
and rocket batteries on share. The Acting Causal
at Coated, moreover, supremo hie conviction that
the hostility of the natives Is fostered by the Im-
perial Commissioner.

What Wed will the Treaties concluded at Ties.
Lin have arm s population which, by its exaspera-
tion egaiset the ibreigners, ia continually provoking
retaliation ! Will the exasperated Cantonese obey
the Imperial Government when it orders them to
make peace with the invaders ? Cantos is remote
from Pekin, and the Cantonese have randy Awed
ranch respect to such Imperial edicts as did
not jump with their own humour. The French
and English cannot be at piece with one part of the
Empire and at war with mother. The Emperor'
of Cum" cannot join with them to put down his
own subjects as rebels, ;toles" he is prepared to ran
the risk of alienating the affections of the whole
Chinese people. Let the Central Government at
Pekin cooperate a. heartily as it can with the
French and English to pat down the Cantonese
braves." it will never get credit for sincerity.
The " bravos " will believe tbat—wbstever it may
say—it is pleased with their prolonged resistance to
the foreigners. The foreigners will enspart it of
clandestine intrigues with its inenterdisate "abject"
It is difficult to Imagine that the signing of the
treaties at Tien-fain can immediately restore peace
between France and England is the one part and
China on the other.

With the United States and Ramie it is different.
They have not been at war with the More; they
have been, oakely and segeeiosely, biding their
" time"—waitiog to see what terns the French and

English could extort from the Chimes. and pre-
pared to strike in with claims for an equal share in
the concessions. Their policy has lass entirely
saccemful. The French and Engkith PlenipoteM
daries, by their ingenious device of allowing the
Rumians and Americans to conclude their Treaties
first, in order to obtain a notion of how much might
be aaked, have effeetuelly promoted the objects of
these two Powers. The Chinese have been compliant
1 to them, in the hope of purchasing their mediation.
Russia and the United States have not merely coo_
eluded Treaties with the Imperial Government at
Pekin t they have matrived to get themselves looked
upon as Mende and supporters, both by that Go-
vernment and by its subjects. In so far as the
Americana are concerned, this is visible in the
terms of their Treaty. The Chinese Government
has stipulated for " the good offirm of the United
" States in cam of difficulties with other Powers."
The Republic of the United States is expressly or
cognised as one " Protecting Power" of the Chinese
Empire. Doubtless, when the terms of the Russian
Treaty are allowed to transpire, it will be found that
Russia is recognised as another.
This, then, is what France and England have
gained by their war against China. Even though
hostilities cease, the Chinese Government and people
will continue to bear a grudge against Frenchmen
end Englishmen. The Government will continue to
le jealous of the nations to whom superior strength
they have been compelled to make concessions ; the
people will continue to hate the " foreign devils"
who have slaughtered so many of their countrymen.
On the contrary, there hare not been any new col-
lisions on the present occasion between Russians and
the natives of Chita, or between Americans
and the natives of China ; and, though
the overweening Government of Pekin may
not entertain very kindly feelings towards
the Powers who have mortified by wafer-
ring favours OS it, it will take good oars to
conceal any unfriendly sentiments. For the immo-
diets future, the position of Russians and Americans
in China has been decidedly improved, the position
of Frenchmen and Englishmen unequivocally
deteriorated.

The interest of Europeans in China seems about
to be transferred from the Southern part of the
Empire to the Northern. It is stipulated in the
American treaty that the permanent Legation of
the United States is, after the estanneet of
pending questions at Canton, to be transferred
to Shanghai. At the same time Ramie has
obtained the weeks of both banks of the
Amur, from the us ap to where it receive*
the listen of the Maori. Russia has, moreover,
stipulated for the free navigation of the Usenet t a
concession whi*h will bring its river craft within a
a few days' journey of the summer residence of the
Emperor of CHINA. Rambo and American influence
will henceforth be brought to bear upon Pekin from
points immediately eouth and north of that capital;
and if Russia sad the United States conduct them-
selves with tact and discretion they may long con-
tinue to maks themaelves regarded in China es
Mends, ever ready to interpose their good offices
between the native, and the feared and hated French
and English.

We hire no reason to complain of the Russian
and United States Governments for all this. They
have acted with perfect fairness throughout these
transactions. They have merely abstained from
mixing in a ousels= broil, and looked after their
own interests. It is to Sir Jowls Bowamo's vanity
and Lord PALMERSTON'S electioneering strategy
that we owe our having drifted so far to leswards in
China. The former, afraid of being laughed at when
it became obvious that his booted influence over the
Chinese had no existence, determined to cover
his retreat by the Mat of his " energetic "
operations in the lorcha affair; and Lord PALMER..
TON resolved to back him, because he saw he could
make a good " cry for the hustings" out of the
quarrel. It is for the present and future Govern-
ments of Ragland to repair the evil which the
ex-Tory Pnifider and his ex-Benthamita satellite
have inflicted upon us. England can only regain the
ground she has lost in China, by emulating the good
sense of the Russians and AmeriOßAS; by sagaciously
estimating her position, and by perseverance in a
jest and (+mediatory policy. It will take soma
trouble; but it is perfectly possible to regain as
favourable a position for England in China as in
equity she can lay claim to.

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THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVE'

EXPRESS 'FROM PAIS.
ABOLITION OF THE OFFICE (W QQ►ERNOR-
OENERAL OF ALGERIA.

&ND zarriez

PARIS, FRIDAY MORNING.
The Moniteur contains a decree by which the
functions of Governor-General of Algeria are nip-
pressed. General Ms.:Mahon is appointed to be
Commander-in-Chief of the Sea and Land Forces.

PARIS, THURSDAY EYINING.

You will have seen by the Minsitour that the
Emperor and Empress arrived at Bordeaux at ex
o'clock yesterday evening, and prooeeded immediately
on their journey to Biarritz. I was right in dis-
crediting the circumstantial accounts of the Imperial
Prince being with them. He remelts at St. Cloud.
The Emprom wanted to take biro, but the Emperor
haying beard of rumours of croup, thought it
better, notwitbstand;sg favourable medical reports,
. _ .

to leave b;m behind for the present. It is. very
likely that he may join his parents a little later.
M. de la Guerronniere, the President of the
Oonneil-General of the Haute Vienne, announoed,
on opening the session, that the Emperor and
Empress intend (he did not Ex any time) to visit
the central departments, and he undertook to say
that their progress in those departments would be
quite as triumphant as it had been in Brittany.

_
The Pogrie states that General Mac-IdahOn hal
been appointed Governor-General of Algeria. This
is a very good appointment. General Mee-Mahon
was, according to almost nncontradieted opinions,
the most competent of all the French generals in
the Crimea. It is highly probable that he will
shortly be made a marshal of Franos. He is, u his
cams indicates, of Irish descent.

There was a slight reaction at the Bourse today,
but it was lees than might have been anticipated,
considering that speculators for this settlement have
a profit of 2fr. or 3fr. to realise. The Route, Ober
falling for account to 71fr. 800., recovered for the
close to 71fr. 78e., with a fall of only 16c. For ash
there was a rise of 10e., the last price being
71fr. 80c. Mobilier roes 1014. The Southern Rail-
way rase lOrr., and Orleans Mr. Eastern fell
10fr., and Northern 28'. pc. In the other lines
there was scarcely any change. The general tone
of the market continues to be very good.
Spain and Portugal have not signed the tele-
graphic convention which has just been concluded
at Berne. They hesitated about the matter, and at
length Liked to be admitted as parties when it wai
too late. I believe, however, that they will both
" adhere " to the treaty, and thus become partici-
pants in its advantages.
The English steam-frigate the Curacao arrived at
Marseilles yesterday to convey out Lord Stratford
de Radcliffe to Constantinople.

PIEDMONT.

The adm;nistrative commission of the Jews of
Alessendria have published a letter in which they
protest agaityit the recent forcible carrying off by
the ecclesiastic-xi authorities of Bologna of a child,
85: years of age, from his father, an Israelite, named
Mortara, of that city, on the pretext that the child,
having been baptised twoyeare agoby the contrivance
of a servant girl,muat be brought up a Christian. The
petitioners call on their co-religionists in England sad
France to request the government.; of throe countries
to interfere.

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