The Express.
London, England, 1857-01-30 00:00:00

lIONG KONG.

The riotous disposition displayed by the Chinese
mob in Kong Kong had cause.d serious disquiet.
Several heavy fines had been imposed under a local
nuisance ordinance; and this, in conjunction with a
general fcyling of discontent against the police, pro.
duced an excitement, which vented itself by the %co.
luntary closing of all the shops. The excitement,
however, would have speedily sub,ided of itself, bat
for an endeavour on the part of the idle vagabonds,
with whom the colony teems, to turn the state of
affairs to account; but their schemes were frus-
trated as much by the moderation of the better
classes as by the appearance of the military patrol-
ling the streets, and beyond the throwing. of a few
stones nothing has occurred, while the issue of a
proclamation by the Lieutenant-Governor had the
effect of calming the minds of the shopkeepers, so
that, after a meeting of the principal men, held at
the joss-house, the shops were opened and business
resumed. - - - .

Lieutenant-Colonel Caine, the lieutenant-governor
of Hong Kong, had issued a proclamation, in which
it is notified to the residents of this colony, that her
Majesty's government having reason to believe that
the large influx of auspicious characters from the
Chinese main which had taken place during the last
few weeks, and the seditious and treasonable demon-
stration of this date in the streeti of this city, had
been occasioned by the direct agency of secret emir
win from the persons (Commissioner Ych and the
aintonese) carrying on a lawless war against her
Majesty's forces in the neighbouring province of
Iwang-tong,—it was the determination of het
Majesty's government within the colony of Hong
Kong to take instant measures for putting in fore
the provisions of the Registration Ordinance No. 7
of 1846 ; and that so soon as the said ordinance should
be brought into full operation, all unregistered Chi-
nese would be required to depart from the colony.
The China Mail complains that the piracies in and
around, and especially in the moons or entrances to
the harbour, had latterly become more numerous and
daring than had ever before been experienced. The
"rebels" were running riot, perfictly uninterfered
with and uncontrolled b' our government; and
Hong Kong was literally in a state of blockade as
far as the native traffic was concerned. lnnwner•
able instances of seizures of trading and market
junks were known—many more than were reported
to the police; and even the stone-junks, with
building materials for the colony, were only al-
lowed to pass into the harbour on payment of
" black mail" to these pirate patriots. fwo our
laden junks were taken by them on the MOTIMBII
of Nov. 26 ; and, besides them, on the 17th instant
a cargo boat was taken as she was leaving the her
hour (the boat has since been recovered), a trade
was seized off Sa-chow ; and two fishing boats cif
Chek-chu. On the 19th a cargo boat, while at
anchor off the village of Chim-sa-chuy, on the or
site side of the harbour. On the 21st, a trading junk
in the Capsuy-moon ; three of the pirates have sine
been apprehended. On the 22nd, a passage boat at
Chun-ehuy. On the 24th, a large Chinchcw trader,
off Tae-p'ung.
Her Majesty's brig Acorn, Captain Hood, which
left Singapore on the Ist November fur llong Kieft
was looked for here hourly.
On the morning of the 26th November, the Rao.
sian frigate Aurora saluted the British flag, and the
salute was returned by the Murray Battery. On the
27th a salute was fired by the frigate in consequence
of a visit from his Excellency the Governor.

SHIPWRECK AND Loos Or ONE HUNDRED LITE&
—We deeply regret to announce the lore of the Dutch bards'
Mercurous, Captain Smith, of 439 tons, bound from MWS
to Sings Fore, which melancholy disabter took place
as ld
north tout of Bintang, and 100 Chine.. passenger* POO"
as also the third mate. Thenptain, in letter deed BMW
the 16th instant, notices that tie weather WWI very *id.
the vessel was driven on shore, Wing parted from to
anchors. There were in alt about 250 Chinese ptomain.
board.--Siegegeore Straits news, Dec. 23.