The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-16 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

WE have received oar despatches from India,
China, and Persia by the Overland Mail rid Mar-
seilles. Their data are, Bombay, Feb. 16 ; Calcutta,
Feb. 7 ; Bushire, Jan. 23, and Hong Kong, Jan. 30.

CHINA.

THE saviors from Hong Kong are fifteen days
later.

Trade was at a standstill, the attention of the Euro-
pean inhabitants of 'long Kong being chiefly directed
to means for their protection against the Chinese.—
One Allum, the alleged bread poisoner, and his asso-
ciates were to be tried immediately. Public expecta-
tion was directed to the arrival of anticipated naval
and military reinforcements, and the recommence-
ment of offensive operations.

Her Majesty's steamer Samson arrived at Hong
Kong on the morning of the 23rd, having on board
H. E. Admiral Sir M. Seymour, and H. E. is re-
ported to have forwarded to India urgent des-
patches for a large military force.
A letter from Canton, dated the 22nd of January,
states that the city is nearly all destroyed.
The Samson, on her way down to Hong Kong, fell
in with a fleet of 150 Mandarin junks and destroyed
several of them. These junks had threatened en
attack on Hong Kong.
With the exception of retaining Tce.to-tum fort,
.it appears that Admiral Seymour has been forced to
abandon Canton, even the entrenched gardens could
no longer be retained as all the available force is
required to keep open the passage of the river, in
consequence of the wilful sinking of junks to prevent
any vessels of war or steamers passing up with troops.
Whampoa has been completely abandoned, H. M. S.
Sybille having been removed—all the valuable pro-
perty, as dockyards, 5:c., had been abandoned to the
Chinese who were destroying everything of value.
" These events," says the Straits Vines," prove that
. .

our position in the Canton river is unsafe and unsatis-
factory, and that an overpowering force—naval and
military—will be needed to place matters on a sound
footing."

On the 20th of January, when Admiral Seymour
blew up the church and club-house, the last remnant
of British property, previous to leaving his station
off Canton, the fleet, after the Dutch Folly and
Bird's Nest forts had been abandoned, dropped
down the Macao passage, and took op their stations
as follows :—The Encounter and Niger just below
Macao Fort; the Comas three miles below them; the
Acorn at the Barrier Fort; the Sybille in Blenheim
Reach, the Barraeonta at High Island, and the
Nankin at the Bogue ; thus keeping open the entire
channel and line of communication, whi:h it was
supposed will be continued until some of the rein-

The following account of the poisonings is from
the Hong Kong Register:
In an extra which we published on Tlenneley list we had
just time to mil attention to the bet that ea attempt had
been made to poison all the cowman of Wag
plied by a Chinese baker. This has naturally
mused great stir and excitement during the week,
and been the • fertile came of mazy rineours,
true or false. The following te, ea nearly as we can collect,
a statement of Gets. We believe It is the custom of the
reeeeee and other natives of India to eat an early ant
breakfast. Early on the morning of Thursday a medical
gentleman resident with us wee called upon to prescribe for
several Parkas end Moonnen labouring under the ef-
fects of what appeared to be meson. As the Fr-
acas applying were from different homes, and
ti:.%.imeiventa of their own country, the only
i article wee, naturally, the bread, supphed to them
from the Eang shop, • Chinese bakery. As the morning
Anneal muswons cases of SiCkethe occurred, and our
alkalies Ins as meth occupied la giving what ...dance
les could render that we were eanatelly late In breakfmt-
Mg, owing to which, the cane of the sickness being am
rent, we soaped It by not eating any heed.
being tolerably meddled of the nature of the ease, our fleet
course was to go to the polies and report it, and advise that
every man Is the Kling chop should be arrested. The
arrest was elbeted after some time, the persona taken into
custody samentiog to 49; but Allem, the principal partner,
and his family, conikling of himself, his father, son, two
women and children were found to be missing, end on inquiry
it wen &revered that the whole family had Muted for Macao
in the Shamrock at d sm. From venoms seeress we learned
that Allem had bees badly engaged the priniees day In
stilling am bag ma dman. accounts which partite had
dunned him to settle up for months lxfore. One of these
wee one of the owners of the aware Shamrock, and
reit the arrangement of accounts Allem was
particularly anxious to be assured of • passage for
his fame to Macao the next mating. Suspicion
im y alighted more puticulerly on him. lied it de-
pended es our government to perms and capture him, be
would have escaped, but for • went of precaution on hie
part (mere* him to be the guilty man). Tho steamer
Shamrock had been supplied with the heed from the
Ewing shop, end all who partook of it experienced
the mine 'Sects se the parties on chore; this
aroused the suspicious of the captain of the
steamer, Mr. Antonio (formerly of the Endeavour, kcal),
and ho knowing he had the baker on board, retained him and
his family, believing that the breed delivered in (long Kong
would be of the earns kind, and that all supplied with it
would have been poisoned. A very active pnrate citizen,
Mr. W. M. Robinet, did what the government should have
done, end chartered a private steamer, the Spark, which
got under way et 11 o'clock, and reached Memo from two to
three bourn after. the Shamrock. Mr. Role:let flailing Allem
detained on beard that IMMO, had him &reeked, end he was
delivered over by the Macao authorities to the police oilleere
sent after him in the Queen, and ho wit brought buck next
day in the Shamrock. There was naturally • great excite-
meet, but Lynch law is out of the question, for many
reasons, in thin colony. and so the
a=er la undergoing
the mewl examination before the mag
The atrocious attempt bass we are thanked to say, failed
in every ease, end although two or them hundred people
meat have partaken of the poisoned food no live. have been
lost. Many suffered very severely none more so thanthe
family of Sir John Bowing—Lady Bowing mote puttee
-
lady. Two children who was Incautiously allowed to eat
some of the bread a second time wen et one time in consider-
able danger. A emeriti anemia by the other medical men of
the colony, ham shown that the poison was arsenic.

SINGAPORE.
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SINGAPORE, F. 8.

Here at Singapore matters have settled down
something like quiet, the Chinese being afraid
or the great military preparations that were
made to punish them if they carried out their threat
of exterminating the European residents. The
danger, however, will continue do long as the war
lasts in China.

Her Majesty's ship Spartan, Captain Sir Wm.
Haste, is the only vtasel-of-war at Singapore.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ships, Manilla and Rajah, intended to ran between
Singapore and Manilla, are here. It appears the nego-
tiation with the Spanish government has been broken
off, so the Rajah proceeds to China and the Manilla
to Bombay.
We are daily expecting the arrival of the gun-
boats and shim of war from England.
Troops are anxiously looked for from England and
India fur service in China.

The Madras Atheneum, of Feb. 14, says:
.4 A message was received by electric telegraph,
late on Wednesday evening, ordering troops to be
sent to Singapore on account of the disturbances
in China. In consequence of this request the
14th N.l.—which was about to embark on board
the Oriental for Burmah—has been ordered to

proceed to Singapore ; the regiment embarked
yesterday morning. The Singapore merchants have
protested against the despatch of the troops to China,
and have notified to the Governor that they will hold
the East India Company 'responsible for any loss
which may accrue to them therefrom.' "
The Serails Times has the following warning
We think it well to motion rowans of vessels taking pas-
sengers hens (Singapore) to China to be cautious of noir.

itte oa hosed Chinos, without ezetststea thelei=r%
The Mai same as beset the easmer
the Cemala Mar, te edam, east Ise wadi elan=
Nal emiadhamaset be =MIA ; est
ses thef
do bra eamfas die
%ha illpuma= hosed willow Mead dbesees4 and tbialless
thus ea berd, se dee ths dosser Iledg wmaii ad bow
Ma a rae getolbe lessisewee umbel if the Clams ar-
ras Wow et Its ilesfetiae mg Orr
=lare In Mu, Ihs pest bemses sal bedisolty
of the borer clams. mg Wet Mlle hot heae the Shutt. to
=ha
Manned. sit Thom iw &
s asee in the of
slaw tee rer.
no amity too were • boas, tee We kr
the lower orders of the Mani whit the ell-
oat proclamations recontly tool by the Maim
essade gal. haste of

authotithe Cton, offering .-
foreigners, eat lesrlyanprove the ancowsgemeed which Chinese
(Adak ll' imposed to give for murders and the worst of
crime. We are not alarmist*, tat only perform a duty in
drawing tho attention of ships' masters and others to this
subject.
While on this subject we may mention that the bark
Furil Currim, which arrived from flwatow yeanday,
attacked by some of the Chinese paringers on board, but
they were got under and acme of their number killed.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
EXCHANOI AND MCLLION.—HONO KoNo, JAN. 19.—
Oriental Bank Corporation on London at 6 months' sight,
4„8; on India, 216 i Rs.; Gold, nominal; Canton Syces,
nominal ; Duty Spam nominal. Other Bills on London M
6 months' sight, 4„81 to 4„9}. On India, 216 Rs.
anemones, lex. 20.—0 n London, 8„8: India, 3 days'
eight, 306 Its. per 100 dole. Drafts on Canton and Hong
Kong, 30 per cent, discount.
MANILA, MCC. 4.—On London, 6 months' sight 4„ 1,-30
days' sight 4„'; on Canton and Hong Kong 16 per cent.
premium; on Amoy 18 to 20 per cent. premium; silver
dollar,, Spanish and South American =chopped, 13 per
ant. premium.
OPIVIC—TIONO KONG, Jan. 29.—Patna 412 doh. to
417 dole., Bemires, 415 dohs., Malwa 460 nominal.
MACAO, Jan. 29.—Patna 415 dole., Benares 415 dolls.
CANTON.-NO market.
SNANONAN, JAN. 20.—Malwa, 367 to 368 taele ; PB4/11,
316 to 322 tale.
FRIED:MTh AND TONNAOE.—CANTON.—None.
SHANOHAN.—To London, 11. 10a. to 21. for tee, and 61.
for silk. To New York, 5 dole. per 40 feet.
MAND.A.—To London, 21. ; angst*. hemp, dee,
31. 10s. To the United States, 8 dole. to 9 club. To Aus-
tralia (all chartered).