The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-27 00:00:00

CHINA.

A Paris letter in the Indipendance says :
A rumour is current that it is not impossible that the jxa
jected expedition in Cochin China may be countermanded,
the Emperor Pu-Due. sovereign of the Annamite territory,
having, on receiving news all the explode of the allied armies
China, mabifested a wish to enter into an arrangement.
The Coestirufilneeel observes :

The recent arrival of news from China, rid St. Petersburg,
Las sea more demonstrated how rapidly land conveyanos
tea beteg intelligence to Europe from that great Empire.
The 0001MUlliCaLl0111 announcing the surrender of Pekin and
the conclusion of the treaty of peace did not consist of a few
lines transmitted by electricity, but of complete accounts.
It ioN, therefore, evident that the Rimini government has
oromised, rid Kiatcha, a postal service which works with
great regularity and despatch.
The following appears in the Journal du haore :
With regard to the booty made in China, inestimatle
conquests in an artistic, and historical point of view are
spoken of. The part acquired by France would alone
suffice for the formation of an immense Chinese museum.
Among other things mentioned i a clock of wonderful
workmanship, with carved figures representing the swops
all the wardrobe of the Empress of China, he. There has
also fallen to the lot of the French an edition of Confucius,
which belonged to tho celebrated Emperor Kali -IM, the
Napoleon I. of the Chinese, awl having notes in his hand-
wnting. Among the other objects found in the summer
palace, and which are in the part reserved for France, is an
elephant of natural size, in gilt and enamelled bronze, aml
most magniLcent.

A Paris letter, of Tuesday, says :—" Ma is

Christmas-day, and such a Christmas-day se belongs to the
old-fashioned times. The house tops are white, and the
streets are the same ; soars people's hats, and whiskers, and
umbrellas ; in fact, the snow, which has fallen continuously
for the last twelve hours in Paris, has entirely changed the
aspect of everything and everybody out of doors.
Railway trains do not arrive at the expected time
from any quarter of imperial France, and in some
instances the usual mails have not come in at all.
The mails from England, Germany, and Italy are all equally
delayed. Very white and very wintry look the streets of
Paris to-day, and at the mine time very seasonable. Circu-
lation is almost impossible from carriages stopping on the
roads. The restaurants, as usual, have been preparing
for an unusual number of customers this evening,
for many a Frenchman's happiness consists in dining out
on Christmas-day in public with half a doses
friends, or alone with • lady, as my Irish acquaint-
ance expresses himself. In the evening, whilst you are
doing domestic delights, and, I presume, grog, many hun-
dreds of Parisians will be at the theatre. Some may be
listening to dramatic pieces, which we should scarcely admit
as belonging to Christmas-day. The toy-shops and bon-1.01
shops are already crowded by people who are buying their
itsennes. Christmas gifts and Christmas boxes to servants
in Paris are carried to an extent unknown in England : no
neater what position in life, even though only a little above
the positively poor, you will be waited upon and solicited by
dozens."

The Turin journal Leethardia dates that should
Facial be compelled through ill-health to resign the lieu.
tenancy of Naples, Count Poom di Nadine, wbo has already
held office, and bus the reputation of being one of the most
able administrators of the country, is certain to be appointed
in his stead.