The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-01 00:00:00

CHINA.

Own out own COMISPONDINT)
HONG HONG, Nov. 16.
This being Sunday, the mail steamer, under order
from the admiral, leaves at 9 a.m., instead of 2 p.m
(the usual hour), as his Excellency, the naval com
mender-in-chief, very properly wishes that al
climes of the Christian population should have a
opportunity of attending church—a degree of con
aideration not heretofore entertained in favour
mail scribes. The preparations for assaulting an,
capturing Canton still go forward, the day of aocom
plishment being postponed for the arrival of th
steam transport Adelaide (now overdue), wit
Brigadier Holloway, commander of the Roy
Marine Forces, and his staff, and for th
remainder of the marines on board th
Sanspareil and Assistance, expected from Ca
cutta. The British fleet when complete will cos
prise two line-of-battle ships, ten frigates, seve
sloops, and about twenty gunboats. Royal Marina
Royal Marine Artillery, Sappers Miners, a few com
pewee of her Majesty's 69th Regiment, and 1,00
trained Chinese coolies. It is reported that oa
French allies will contribute 1,000 marines an
small arms men. The force is more than needed ft
the capture and retaining of Canton ; bat having
large force, it may well be availed of. The force i
not merely in a most effective state of discipline, bi
being almost entirely marine, the naval Commands
in-Cnief will have undivided control, as Genera
Ashburnham and his staff proceed in the steame
Lancefield, to Calcutta. It was at one time intends
to send on the Ave with the general, but the Ea
will retain his yacht until the arrival of H.M.I
Sanspsreil, and then hoist his diplomatic flag

rliW on board the Ave. Both the earl and th
admiral have been up the river to get a peep
Canton. The 1,000 marines on board the In
perador and Imperatria have taken up their quartet
at the Bogue. I may mention that the hoe
government has given their unqualified approve
of Lord Elgin's visit to Calcutta. We a
all intent on the Canton movement. Canton 081
subjugated, and held by us, we may consider ti
question of negotiations. It is thought highly pr
bable that the capture of the city will be an ear
matter, as the Chinese do not appear to have mai
much preparation for its defence, while Govern.
General Yeh, it is said, has already quitted the cit;
for the alleged purpose of attacking some rebels
the neighbourhood.

The Hon. Mr. Reed, the American plenipotei
tiary, ham arrived in the steam frigate Minnesota
and the Russian minister, Admiral Pontiatine,
also arrived and exchanged civilities with our plea
potentiary and admiral. What with ships of Nei
and transports, our harbour is quite full--and sti
they oome.

SLNGAPORE.

pion OIIIL OWN

Nov. 23.

The government of India having determined I
send to the Straits settlements the Sepoy rebe.
Qentenced to transportation, the community hal
made a firm stand against the grows outrage an
injustice. Even with ordinary convicts our lives az
ever in danger, as we have no European troops
only sufficient Madras Sepoys fgr garrison duty, an
the chief control of the convict body being in th
hands of peons, themselves under sentence of tram
portatlon for life. The Singapore community hs
made a firm resolve to seek every legal and coast
tational means to secure the cessation of cor
riot importation, convict labour being n
longer desirable or needed. Already several of th
matinees have arrived here, and about three husi
dyed more are expected from Bombay, and other
front Calcutta. The local authorities, as well as tb
community, have remonstrated against these cal
throat intruders, and it remains to be seen whethe
the government of India will send any Earopea
soldiers to guard the desperadoes now on their we
here, to be located in the centre of the town. Th
Christian inhabitants have a just apprehension fp
their lives, from the fearful amount of convict ani
Chinese elements in the population.
Her Majesty's ship Princess Charlotte arrive
here on the 12th, and sailed for Hong Kong on th
18th, in tow of her Majesty's steamer Fury, whic/
latter vessel reached here on the 13th, from Trin
comalee. Her Majesty's steamer Assistance, frog
Calcutta, arrived here on the 16th, and sailed on th
18th for China. Her Majesty's ship Sans Parei
arrived from Calcutta on the 19th, and sailed men
day for Hong Kong. Her Majesty's steamer Ade
laid*, with head-quarters of the Royal Marina
arrived here from England on the 18th, and mile
en the 20th for Hong Kong. Her Majesty's shit
Amethyst is still here.

Sergeant Allwright, writing from Agra on tin
14th of October, to hie brother at Maldun, says:—"Tie
bdies of the fort have exulted greet littered in our regimen
for their care and kind attandenee upon akk and wounded
Night and day they are by their bedside, supplying thee
with any luxury that they may require, apperintty new
fattened in their exertions by trying to relieve the euftwing
of their wounded countrymen."

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oar yesterday's isprewion we wound up the
records of the year by a retrospect of the events—
social, coresiersisi„ sad political—of the last twelve
months. We this day avert our gaze from the peat,
and begin to grapple with the work which the future
Us in store fur us.

The New Year breaks upon us like the dawn after
a stormy night at sea. Though the strength of the
gale has abated, the waves still run high, and the
hes% y clouds, hanging low in the firmament, cut a
dull shadow on the dark waters as they scud across
the sky. At such a time the most experienced
seaman feels uncertain whither the gale
has finally exhausted itself, or whether the
lull ia bat one of those deceptive pauses
darirg which it gathers fresh strength. The
monetary crisis has, it is true, passed over, but men
of business are now anxiously on the oatlook for its
after effects in our manufacturing districts. The re-
lations between our Cabinet and the Government of
the Tuileries are shrewdly suspected to have been of
late assuming a less cordial, nay a somewhat antago-
nistic character. We learn from China that at the
time when the last mail was despatched an attack
upon Canton by an exclusively naval force was daily
looked for. No doubt seems to have been entertained
on the spot that it would prove successful, but what
oven the success of this operation would lead to it was
Impassible to foresee. The Euratom, it was under-
stood, contemplated retiring into Tartary—a move-
ment which would imply a resolution on his part
to seek to baffle our warlike attacks, and our at-
tempts to open direct negotiations, by the cis Os-
er:ie and delay. If this were the cue, oar acquisi-
tion of Canton would only serve to raise the wider
and more puzzling question, what are we to
do next? This, in itself sufficiently perplexing
question, would have to be solved with a world of
precautions to avoid exciting the susceptibilities or
arousing the counteraction of the other great
Powers, whose representatives are present, along
with Lord ELGIN, iu the Canton waters. And
whit:, these new sources of trouble are opening up,
our difficulties in India are far from being at an
end.

The letter of our special Calcutta correspondent,
which we publish to-day, describes in strong lan-
guage the unusual hostility against British rule
which exists among the population of Oude. A
private letter from Calcutta, which is now before
us, speaks still more emphatically on this
subject, and combines with it a remarkable phasis
of general public opinion in India—the utter
incredulity that pervades the native mind as to
the reality of the successes we hare obtained. We quote
the writer's own words, simply premisiog that his
official position gives him access to the molt correct in-
formation on this latter point, and that he has from
the commencement of these disturbances been the
muse of an alarmist. " Lucknow has been relieved
" bat not taken possession of; indeed, the latest
" news only places us is one of its outskirts, which
wu not gained until after some very severe fight-
" ing. My opinion is that there will yet be very
" serious oppositiew in Onde; and where the news
" of the fall of Delhi is believes', it does not seem to
" have had the anticipated effect. But you will be
" surprised to learn that it is very generally dial*-
" Used by Mahoramcdans ; and here, in Calera* it
" is a fact that up to this day they believe that we
land a regiment and send it down the river again
" and re-land it, as a means of impressing
' the people with an idea of the rapidity with which
" large reinforcements are arriving. This seems
" incredible, but I repeat that it is a fact." The
writer next proceeds to advert to the recent mutiny
at Chittagong—elm noticed in the letter of oar
special correspondent--as an illustration of the en-
couragement which this disbelief in our successes
gives to the mutinously disposed to persevere in
their hostile efforts. We request particular atten-
tion to what he Icjs with reference to this subject,
of Lord CAN•stNt;'s Government, of which, in all his
previous communications, he had been a warm, in-
telligent, and disinterested defender:—" I am sorry
" to say--and it shows how far from hopeless the
rebels yet consider their case—that the three
" companies of the 34th Native Infantry that
had remained apparently true have thrown
" off all disguise, risco, released all the prisoners in
" the gaol (at ('hittagong), plundered the treasury
" of three lace of rupees, murdered a non-commis-
" Moned officer who tried to dissuade them from
" violence, and gone off with their booty and the
" Government elephants, making, no doubt, for
4. Dacca, a here there will be a disturbance unless
" the most prompt mcooMio are taken. Lord Cax-