The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-29 00:00:00

CHINA.

From Hang Long we have news to Feb. 15 ;
from Shanghai to Feb. 6. The following is from
the summary of the Chinn Mail :

Importaat nummere have been received from Japan by the
steamer Carthage which left Shanghai on the 13th 11324.
First, that Mr. Ilitskee, the secretary of the United States
liiam has tom murdered at Yedo. Second, that all the
keep ministate at Yedo (except am) had ded to Yoko.
Ulnti the lintish sad Preach ministers having previously
heeded down the begs of their respective countnea Third,
that the United States minister, Mr. Harris, with • sturdy
deeermination, as it •ypa•n, to perform hie duty, declined
to merge with the sad reosiaed of his post, eon-
Matra( himself with hanierobag the !wages rag to
the starry. The only men-of-war at Yolo were t • two
Pmegiaa ships Thistle and Arcane. The temple used by the
Pramisa an hod been fortified. No foreigner dared
Lan his how It I. also stated that the Prussian treaty
bed been signed at Yule. These detials are very meagre,
but the conduct of the United SMUG minister In remaining
by tie flag seems to coat:eel bemounehly with that of these
MTmotiv who bad hauled down theirs.
. Tiewlein we lave news byesisrier rid Chaste° up to
the 21st of January. At that time the allied armies of oi•
climatical cautioned completely abut in, and cut a from
eassomiattioo with the sea. Owing to the quantity
of ice, inteedieg between the Tam facts and the
anchorage in the Gulf of Pechili for several miles,
it has been found impossilde to land the mails
which have arrived from England Mice that of the 10th of
October, sad they are sow 1 down at Madan, the
winter aeclecenge„ about 30 mile from Choate°, where it
is gametal they will be leaded sad met overland to Tien-
, tain a distaans of aloud 350 miles. Unless such communi.
entice is estsidiehed by the legal military authorities, there
is so prospect of the troops receiving their mails until the
ice breaks up in Match.
We regret to hays to announce the death of the corn-
mauler of the French troops at Tien-Min, the gallant Ge-
neral Callinuak well known as baring led the regiment of
Zoom's that was the first to storm the Malakoff. This
mebiacholy event occurred on the 15th of January.
General Collingau was buried with military honours on
the 15th, and • funeral oration pronounced over his grzieel
Colonel O'Malley of the Bred Regiment, who Dow seared.
to the command. AU the officers of the Emboli army at-
tended the funeral, as also did her Majesty's Minister, the
Hon. F. Bruce, C. 8.. and the members of the Legation.
Mr. Bruce will not start for Pekin before the beginning et
March. Mr. Weals is now at Petit' making arrangement*
for his reception. The troops are not civet-healthy, nearly
300 being in the hospital ; the sickness is believed toberlZ
a great measure °mug to the careless way in which the
men are housed.

From Shanghai, there is not much sews during the past
fortnight- The general interest appears to be centred la
the expedition for opening the river Yeng-tsse to trade.
The vowels composing the exploring fleet include the Sinike,
cerommadel, Cowper, and Atalanta. The Cesitaur and
Roebuck will probably be taken up near Nankin, where they
bare lain for some Ham brick. At Chinikiang and Kin-
bang gunboats will he stationed. The admiral is said to
have expressed as opinion that a point about three han-
dfed miles above Hankaw may be reached * Teasels of •
Ned dreagbt.
The expedition will return shoat the sod of March.
Mr. Harry Parham left Hoeg Haag two days ago, to join
the expedition up the Tang-teas, which was in full misti-
me to dirt. soil cab *WWI his snivel.