The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-12 00:00:00

WEST COAST OF AFRICA.

LIVIZPOOL, SATURDAY.
The Royal Mail steamship Armenian, the last
African mail, arrived here at 11 p.m. last even-
ing. She brings 27 passengers, 1,700 ounces of
gold and a full cargo. Her dates are Fernando
Po, Nov. 29 ; Cameroon*, Dec. 1 ; Old Calabar, 3 ;
Bonny, 7 ; Brass, 7 ; Nim, 7 ; Benin, Nov. 24 ;
Lagoa, Dec. 10 ; Aocia, 12 ;Cape Coast, 14 ; Cape
Palmas, • Sierra Leone, 21 Bathurst, 25 ;
Teneriffe, Dec. 31 ; Madeira, Jan. 3.
Her Majesty's ship Wringer and the United
States ship San Jacinto were at Fernando Po. The
United States gunboat Sumpter and Her Majesty's
ship Bloodhound were at Lagos.
News from the coast unimportant.

SUPPOSED WRECK.

PLYMOUTH, FarDAT.

The screw•stesmer Ibis reports that this after-
noon, off Deadman, she fell in with the spar deck of a
large ship with the skids and gripe for boats attacha, and
painted lead colour. The wreck is supposed to have taken
place recently.

A letter from Rome, in the Independence Beige,
states that Signor thillesia, the Times correspondent, hes
been again =plied to leave the city.
A letter frdln Verona states that the number of
high commands in the Austrian army in Venetia Is being
diminished. This measure is said to originate in a dein to
lessen expense, and at the same time to give pester free-
dom of action to the oarnmander.in-chief.
In consequence of heavy falls of snow in the
mountains of Oeaw department of the Var, a number of
wolves have to the seighbouriag villages, sad
committed ravages moos the docks. At Ca asvea
lambs were devoured, and the sheep with them having been
attacked, were more or less injured. At Grave one wolf
was killed.

Tors
AIIPPRA LIAN EXPLORING EX PRDITION.
Mr. Leaden., the second in command of the Victorian
Exploring Expedition, has resigned hie post, and returned
to Melbourne. Dr. Backber, surgeon to the expedition, has
also resigned.,Both resignations have been accepted 1/ the
Royal Society, who have approved of the proceedings of
Mr. Burke, the leader. Mr. Landoll.' own statement con-
doms him. His infirmities of temper have bad much to
do with the amen of him resignation ; and more hope than
ever a now entertained of the ultimate reccess of the
party. Mr. Burke by this time is at Cooper's Creek, pre-
paring for the journey into the interior. Since the depar-
ture of thin expedition, Mr. Stuart, the adventurous South
Australian exper, has returned from a succeedul rush,
in which he penetrated to latitude 18.17 South,
and longitude 134 East--a point to the north of
the line of the Gulf of Carpentaria, and which
virtually completes the line of discovery to
the north, as it overlap that to which ex-
=trema the north have penetrated southwards. Mr.
reports the interior of the island as fit for pastoral
purposes and settlement, and his experience explodes the
sots= of a contrail desert. Mr. Stuart has &gun set out
with a larger party, for whom a vote was made by the
South Anstrahan parliessat, to complete his journey to
the seacoast. Is ekima es to Mr. Stout's discoveries
ham been sent to Mr. Barks by special messenger, and it has
bees left to him top northwards, or to turn westward
towards the meet, as he gm detirroise.—Measserne
Arggs, Nov. 24.

INDIA, CHINA, AND
AUSTRALIA.

THE CALCUTTA MAIL.

A COMMiAlliOn has been appointed to inquire into
the conduct of some European officials in Ouc
who are alleged to have purchased government
securities under questionable circumstances during
the mutinies.

The volunteers in India are estimated at 2,000.

The Bengal government has decided that teachers
in government schools may give religious instruc-
tion out of school hours, if they choose to do so.
The Viceroy held a durbar at Patna on the 28th
November. His lordship was to be at Benares on
the 6th instant.

Intelligence has been received that Dr. Camp-
bell and his party retreated on the 30th of Novem-
ber from their position in Sikkim, and arrived on
the morning of the let at Cloak, within British
territory, where they found a party of the 73rd
Native Infantry, and 50 Europeans who had been
sent out from Darjeel to their relief.

The commercial advices are an follows :
CALCUTTA, Dec. 8.
EICHANOL —A rather large business has been done in
bills on London during the past fortnight at an advance
upon previous rates. Bank bills have sold at from 2-14
to 2-14. Credits at from 2.14 to 2-11, and doctunentaryet
2.14 ; these rates may be considered the closing quotations.
he China rate is nominally 220 Rs. per 1W dole., but
lower rates are anticipated. On Mauritius MI has been
paid for 60 days sight.
Govzitstuarr Bscuarra.s.—.Some transactions have been
reported in government paper at lower rates. Say 100.8
for the 54 per cent., 94-8 to 95 for the 5 per cent., sad
79-8 to 80 for the 4 per cent. ; but it would be difficult to
well say amount at these or was lower prices, as there are
few burets, and seller. are only waiting their opportunity
to do so.

Yowls lLutzwr. —There is • little more inquiry for
mossy, •ed rates are somewhat higher. The indigo sales
and the investment of funds by the banks in exchange will
probably tend to a further advance.

CHINA.

The last accounts from China stated that the
ratifications of the treaty of Tientsin had been
exchanged, and a convention entered into contain-
ing such important new stipulations OA the
opening of Teintain as a port of trade, and the re-
moval of the interdict on emigration from China.
The Overland China Mail of Nov. 22 says :

The consent of the Emperor to the treaty was received,
and, having been ported all over the walls of hada, was
read by crowds of astonished natives, who oonld scarcely
believe their own eyes on beholding such an instance of
imperial condescension. Our advioes make no mention of
the convention of Pekin having been published in a similar
manner, and we trust that such an inadvisable step will not
be insisted en, as it may very likely cause new difficulties,
and the substantial results gained from the Chinese are too
important to be imperilled for the sake of subjecting them
to further barren humiliation.

Several ceremonial visits woo then exchanged at the
Imperial Palace, between Prism Kong and the English and
French ambassadors, and on these occasions less of the
"undisturbed sulkiness' was displayed. On the 7th in-
stant the army was under orders to proceed to Tientsin,
but its depsrttut was delayed is order to give eclat to the
introduction of Mr. Bruce to the Chinese officials. That
gentleman arrived on the Bth; sad on the same day he
was introduced to Prince Kling by Lord Elgin—on which
suasion polite remarks were made by all the chief parties.

Oa the 9th, Lord Elgin, Mr. Brace, and their suite left
Nide, and proceeded by the river to Tientsin. Mr. Ad-
kins, of the Consular service, was left in Pekin, to make
preparations for Mr. Bruee's residence there. Re is the
only English official left in the capital; and, after recent
events, the courage he has thus displayed is worthy of
admiration. Mr. Adkins was in one of the gunboats sunk
at the mouth of the Peiho in 1859 ; so, for a non•oom•
Intent, he has certainly had more than his share of the
danger.

Count Ignetief, the Russian ambassador, has already
established himself in Pekin, and intends to remain there
throughout the winter, while the Hon. Mr. Bruce winters
at Tientsin, along with a portion of the army, and does not
proceed to the capital until early in spring.
The allied army left Pekin about the 10th, and
a portion of the movement onwards was partially
effected is boats. On the 17th instant, which is
oar latest data, the whole of the army bad reached
Tientsin, with the exception of 1,500 men, who
were waiting at Ho•si•wu. Oar latest date from
the Takla forte is the 19th instant, at which time a portion
of the army was being rapidly sent off, and of those troops
many have already arrived in Hong Kong. Major-General
Sir Robert Napier, with a portion of his staff, arrived here
on the 27th inst. The Chesapeake, Admiral Hope's flag.
slip is expected begs shortly ; and it is understood that
Admiral Jones mends to Japan, with a squadron, in
order to make a moral demonstration.

Ti the neighbourhood of Shanghai the rebel, are again
displaying some activity ; and it was reported by the Toutee
of that plam that 400 boat•full, of them were on their way
to attack it. They had beaten the Imperialist forces at
Tainghoo and at Sunkeong.
At Ningpo, on which the rebels are believed to be march-
ing, the greatest terror prevailed.

At Amoy the Dock Company continues its labours with
'nooses ; and at Swatow, or in its neighbourhood, NOVA at•
tempts have been made to kidnap coolies, one lorcha full
of them having been despatched to Macao.

At Canton an important concession has been obtained
from the Governor-General, chiefly, we understand, through
the exertions of Mr. Hart. Permission has been given to
the 80-peep, • foreign steamer, to run in some of the inland
widen and trade with Hum-chook, • village among the silk
villages to the west of Canton, and also to £ffiek-loong, •
vabge from whence s•gar may be exported in large quan-
tities, in the Toonkoon district. This is the beginning of
what may be an immense carrying traffic.