The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-17 00:00:00

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Camp before Pekin. Oct. 9, IMO.
My Lord,—Mr. Parkes will no doubt inform your lord-
, skip at greater length than I Anil be able to do of the
Words that preceded our capture, and of the subsequent
temerrespoes • but for the first twelve dart we were sena-
Mad, I send your lordship this abort report of what came
adder my own obtervation, however imperfect it may be
from my want of kneeled u. of the language.
Oa the morning of the 17th September I accompanied Mr.
Parkes, with your lordships moction, to Tung-chow, to
make arrangements for the moving of your excellency's
eamp to that place, when the day was decided on for Um
signature of the convention.
We arrived at Tung.chow about 10 a.m., and nearly the
whole of that da was occupied by discussions on various
"maim ao with the seaysetion, between the im-
perial somminionen., Teak Prises of I, and Yak, Faggot
lel the board of war, and Mr. Parkes, endeavours being
maim on their part to draw Mr. Parkes into a decided ex-
premiou of .pinion on Sim qaestion of your lordship's de-
livering the letter of credence to the Emperor. Towards
1 six o'clock, however, in tawafternoon Mr. Parkes
thought be had succeeded in showing them that that woo a
question he was not empowered to durum, having no
instruction• on the subject, and that, moreover, it was •
question not included in the convention, but one left open
for negotiation. It was not until this late hour that Mr.
Dukes could get their serious attention to the various
arranrementa necessary for encamping our troops, and for
opening markets for their supplies, owl sending carts for
the conveyance of your lordships camp to Tung-chow, but
they then appointed officers for thee. various duties, and
everything seemed eatisfactordy uoderstool and agreed to.
Colonel Walker, who had also accompanied Mr. Parkes to
Tung.chow for the purpose of examining the ground agreed
on for the encampment of the troops, decided on
early in the morning to make arningementa for their
as the ground, and therefore, at about 5110 a.m. on the lath,
Mr. Parkes, Colonel Walker, and Mr. Morrison, with an
escort of five King's Dragoon Guards and four sowers,
started for this purpose, leaving the remainder of the party,
which consisted of Mr. de Norinann, Mr. Bowlby, and Mr.
A edemas. who commanded the whole escort, and fifteen
swears, in Tueipchow, to await our return, when we in-
tended to look for • suitable residence fur your lordship.
The yarnuu is which we were lodged was in the western
suburb. The ehortest way to gain the nod to Matuu was
through the country, and not through Tung-chow, which
rood we had been brought in by the previous
evening. We advanced at is quirk trot, and, as
we approached Chang-kin-wang, we observed many
detached parties of matchlock men and cavalry hurry-
ing to the front. As we passed through Chang-koi-
wang the numbers increased, and became massed, as if being
moved forward to take rap cartels, positaiu.. Observing a

Crowds of soldiers were hurrying into the city, and we
saw Lep camps on each side of the road. After going shone
six It we came to a large bridge which cremes the canal ;
this we passed over, but apparently our moat had difficulty
in finding where the Prince of I was, for we were turned
back, and had to recross the canal, sod were taken to •
large camp a short distance from the bridge. There we
were taken out of the cart, and taken before Jui-lin, one of
the principal secretaries of state ; we were made to heed
down, and an examination commenced; this went on for
some time. The beat and dust bad greatly exhausted us,
and Mr. Parkes, to bring this tiresome and useless OX&Milla•
lion toe close, pretended faintness, and we were moved to a
roam of a small farmhouse close by. Here we were allowed
to lie down fora short time, but were woo made te pi up by
people coming tosesich us. They took from wall owls/teem
pipers. watches, &c. We were then removed to a small temple,
and taken before some mandarins whom Mr. Parka recog-
nised as belonging to the Prince of l's mite. They made us
kneel, sod oommeaced • long and troublesome examination,
which was suddenly interrupted evidently by some pima
either by an advance of our troops N from some other muss.
Our examiners hurriedly dinippeered, and a number of sol-
diers rushed in with loud cries, who boundow hands tightly
behind our backs ; from their language and gesture. Mr.
Parkes anticipated we were about to be executed, for they
shook their spears soil swords at us in • threatening man-
ner. We were taken thus boned into the court of the
temple, when some change seemed to take place a their
plena, for they hurried us back again, and took us outside,
when they put us into a minimal country cart, which they
drove off at a quick pees : this, with our kande bound be-
hind ua, caused us agonies.
We moon got on to the Pekin paved road, but had they
not occasionally taken the cart ou to the aide road I do not
think we could have heated out the seven hours we were in
it. From pain, dust, and hest our thirst became mtaiss ;
once or twice they gave us water. After a time they took
out one of the French and Sikh prieoners sad put them into
another cart, some of their officials fading their place La
ours. These moo caused me peat todures by lifting up my
arms, which seemed tearing them out of thole sockets. The
old Sikh sower behaved with aim endorsees. 1 told him
not to fear, we were in God's hands. "Alt! Sahib!" he said,
"I do not fear ; I em sixty ; if I do not die to-day I rosy to
; and I am with you, I de net feet."
It was getting dark ere we reached the suburbs of Pekin.
They were nut so long as we axpocted, for after about half
a mlis we reached the gate, which, from its peat hisighe,
hes an imposing appearance. The crowds of people could
hardly be kept bock who premed forward to see us.
The street we out-red ou passing the gate was some fifty
feet broad, but the houses on either side wore small, and
only of one story. latrkness coming ou we could not we
anything, even if we loud bad the strength to look about us.
We rated through street after street, and the way seemed
Interminable, we passed through another gateway, and
shortly afterwards turned into aline cout tyartl. Mr. Parkas
saw on the lantern Hsingpoo, or the Board of Punishments.
We were kept in the court some quarter of an hour. Mr.
Parkes was then pulled out, and taken lettere the
examiners. After ten minutes' anxious suspense I saw him
par lorded with chain.. I was then taken into a email room,
dimly lighted. Chains and various other evidences of pri-
sons sued tortures w,re hang about the walls. The
ezaminan at behind • table, in front i 4 which 1 was forced
dose upon my knees a number of questions were put to
me, which of ,ourse I did not understand, but a man who
wined me by the hair anti another by the ear and beard
gave ins a shake and a cuff each time I failed so answer.
After five minuted this I made sips I wanted my hat
that had been knocked off and was lying in frost of me ; at
this the examiners abused me, and I was knocked forward
ee my he*, • large iron collar woe pet round ray neck with
a long heavy chala attached to it, and I was removed into
an inner own-yard, when by the dim light of • lantern I
saw Mr. Parkas seated on • bough. Few words passed be-
tween us ; two chains were here made fast to my legs, peas-
ing through the long chain which was attached to the

Camp before Pekin, Oct. 13,184 a
My Lad,—During the afternoon of yesterday nine pri.
eaters were returned to this camp—eight troopers of Fane's
Irregular Bone and one French soldier. All were =taring
0104.0 or less severely from the effects of the ligatures wish
which their wrists had been bound. I grieve to say that
the evidence given by them leads us to fear the worst for
Lieutenant Anderson, of Farm's Irregulars, and Mr.
de Normaon, Mr. Inuoe's attach& hey seem
to have sunk, under dreuntstaliess of much enter. I
Mg? from the consequences of the maltrearaneut to
which they were subjected. I enclose herewith
emir of the depositions of two of the troopers. I was not
penoaally acquainted with Lieutenant Anderson. but he is
of by all who knew him as an excellent odicer. Mr.
rk.Nformann was • young man of remarkable promise.
With conaiderabis abilities, great aasiduity, singular
steadi-
ness of character, and coursge of no common order, he had
every promise of achieving eminence in his profession. We
all mourn most bitterly his untimely end.--I have, le.,
(Signed) MALI AND KINCAIDDIL
The Lord John Russell, &c.
Evidence of Mahotned Khan, 4th troop, Fane's Home :
When us got to the camp of the Chinese, near Cimakian.
when we 11(4111,i the finng commenced. Messrs. Parkes and
Lush left as with ow sower of Major Probyn's regiment.

Tug CIERD3T3IIII Hourtairs.--Christmasday fall-
ing on a Tuesday this year, the executive committee of the
Conservative Lead Sue6ty have resolved to close the of
on the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 28th, 2filk,
and 26th of December, in le/nuance of the suggestion made
to and approved by the Lord Mayor, that these three days
should be holidays.
CHRISTMAS bIIfIJACTIONS TO POOR CLIERGYM VC
The governors of the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy
held a meeting on Saturday at their house, No. 2, Blooms-
bury.plaos, for the mead distribution of certain benefac-
tions amongst poor elegaymen, and especially curates. The
sum granted on this occasion were, to 26 clergynieu, 201.
each ; to 20 others, 1111. each ; and to :39, 101. each, in all
about 1,2001. amongst 86 recipients, many of whom how-
ever receive • further grant in June, when other and more
considerable benefactions are annually: distributed amongst
°lawmen holding benefices or currents or without duty,
and memesing very small means, but large families. These
again are also materially assisted from time to time
An the edueatice of their children, and in providing outfits
for them on entering into various situationsin life. Several
applications were deferred for further inquiry until January,
when the governors will again meet for the cousidenition of
these and other applications from theeseessitom clergy and
their families. The Christmas benefactions, however, form
only • small portion of the satire sum annually given away
hth e corporation, via, about 16,5001., in donations to
men, pensions to their widows and aged single
tern, Ma pante towards admitting and placing out in
life the children of poor clergymen.
PROPOSED CARRIAGE-ROAD ACROSS PRIMROSE-
RILL.—At the weekly meeting of the Maryleboen vestry,
on Saturday, Mr. Freath 'nought forward • resolution of
which be bad given notice, to tire effect that • nicoorial be
presented to the Chief Commissioner of Public Works Bray.
Mg that he would muse • carriage way to be made from the
foot of Barrow-hill, WOOS the eastern side of Prinmsehill,
to the junction of the road on the St.. Pancras side leading
to Chalk Farm. He stated that the parish of Marylebone
bad been so built upon that it was • species of eel de see,
and some of the districts were blocked up with gates, so that
the inhabitants bad great difficulty in moving from one place
to another. The walks which now existed in what was
called Albert Park and once Primrose-hill were pleasant
enough by day, but at night they were positively dangerous,
taking sail comes of the worst description wereplace there
matimally. In fact, after nightfall, them a were quite
onliaa and no respectable people, *spec' y womeu. dare
tita» across them. Mr. In-Hanger said, if the niotiou
were confined to lighting and widening the existing path-
way, be thought it might lie carried out, but a curriego way
would be considered as an encroachment upon the i iglits of
thitpublie. After some discussion, the motion WAS earned.
win's HopidwraTatto (Nava. Ito delicious
any Fratehtl smoothness, and invigoratiug power have pro-
avid Ha general adoption as • breakfast beerrat:,.. ID, .
Ob., sad Ob. packets, at is. Cd. per lb., by the princtsd grocers
labelled •' James Epps,. la eatteopatblo tilenulgt, Lowluu: --lAd
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AITINTIC DIMION3 role WATeuss.—" A ninnber
of new and artistic deshata fur the embellishment of watch., have
hams invented and exhibited by Mr. J. W. thou e, of 3.1 and 34,
Latigate4lll, who has exerted himself with commendable MlCCeell
to provide, in this particular branch of manufacture, the union
ht UAW and useinlneas so striking in the productions .4 the
Pram& artificers. The recent wows§ in Meaner mats lausking
in linked is owing to the entnrpri.., And industry of ~reel
Visttmtnes, who are now reaping • lust reward for their ingenuity.
t these lir. Penson holds • prominent poaition. and Am
dear. may therefore he reenamorelii to the entire
.ntf the
for, post
free s —two sitYanTnewl I "instal
coastructiothil
II now made. WatetWiss safe post toe.% parte of the.globe.—
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