The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-27 00:00:00

CHINA.

From China we have news from Hong Kong to
May ll ; Shanghai, May t There is acaroely an
event of any importance to record, except the
taking of Hankow by the rebels, already mentioned
by telegraph. The following is from the summary
of the China Mail :
There is little in the way of political news to rowed for
the peat fortnight. The Prma of Kuog act, for China in
matters political, and everything he has hitherto said or done
in relation to ourselves shows him desirous to take circum-
stances as they were arrested at the end of the late campaign,
and make the very best of them that he can. It is somewhat
to be feared that the Emperor and has anti.fureign advisers are
sadly dispirited, and cannot muster courage to return to the
capital. There is, indeed, every reason to believe that the pre-
sence of a foreign army under the walls of Peking was never
contemplated by the Emperor of China events a remote pos.
sibility, and the blow we have inflicted upon his pride, in
thus cruelly and clearly exposing his long-cherished self -
delusion, has proved so sickening, that his reappearance in
Peking is being delayed, and delayed indefinitely. It is
not supposing too much to imagine that the destruction of
his sununer palace, of which he is doubtless aware, forms
only one item of the anguish that has vexed the EMperor's
heart. I u the meantime the condition of the country is far from
satisfactory. Unlike the civil broils of modern Europe, the
domestic wan of China go on from year to year, until war
loam even the weak justification of being a means to an
end. The past fortnight's news painfully. illustrates this.
Can anything be more provokingly indecisive than this frag-
ment, said to be from the Pettey Gazette :—" A Waal
have taken place between the imperialists and the rebel
banditti in Shantung and Hunan ; in some the former, and
in others the latter, have been victorious." This is nothing
more than a specimen of the general tone in which the civil
wan of China have been reported during the last fortnight.
Perhaps the balance has been on the imperial aide ; but the
rule is that the next two weeks must restore it.

out in
broken
Mongoli a rebellion
From Peking we have little news in addition to what
appeared in our last overland summary. The members of
the various foreign embassies are meeting with all desirable
civility. The residence of the British Legation is an coot,
mous place, with detached buildings, covering stout four
and a half acres of ground. Workmen of various kinds
are busily engaged putting it in good repair.
At Tien-tie, trade is beginning to prosper. Messy of the
leading houses in Hoeg Kong are preparing to erica struc-
tures suitable for business, and very strong prospects exist
of future prosperity for this port The troops are disap-
pointed at thaw stay being prolonged, and that without any
definite period being hinted at.
At Chefoo (called in the treaty Tang-Chow) trade was not
so brisk, the market having received a temporary glut.
The principal news from Shanghai, relates to the fine-
tasting success of rebels and imperialists. Two naval ex-
peditious had gone up the Yang-tare in search of deserters
from English ships ; the first visit was to Nankin, where a
number of English sailors were captured in the service of
the rebels ; the next was to an imperial camp, with CORO.
upending results. On the 30th ultimo, the American ex-
pedition sailed up the Yasig.tue. It consists of three
vessels—the Hartford, Dacotah, and Saginaw. Mr.
Meadows goes to New-Chwaag as her Majesty's consul.
Mercantile agents are thither numerously.
Hankow Les fallen to the rebels—an avant we stated in our
last summary as speedily expected.

ARGYLE AND THE ISLES DIOCESAN FUND.

The first anniversary of this fund was held at
Loodou House, on the 24th instant, under the presidency
of the Archbishop of YORE and the Bishop of LONDON.
It wee stated that 1,409/. Lk 13d. had been received
during the year, and that about 290 i. still remained in the
backer's hands._

The Bishop of ARGYLL made a statement of the condition
and waste of the diocese, remarking that, through the
means of this fund, six students was now under course Oaf
eduoatiou for the Gaelic ministry.
The Bishop of LONDON explained that the object of the
committee was in no wayto proselytise from the presbyterlan
church in Scotland, but simply to provide the ministrations
of the episcopal church to t&se who (to so great so extent
is the diocese of Argyle) had always remained episcopalism.
A reeoletlon appointing • committee in the Argyle diocese
to advisees there the objects of the fund, was proposed by
the Right Hon. R. C. N. Hamilton, seconded by the Bishop
of Down and Connor, and supported by the Bishop of Moray
and Braes, who stated on how miserable • pittance (about
281. per annum), a Scottish bishop's income depended, and
defeoded the diocesan movement shove the centralised
scheme, for the benefit of the episcopal church in Scotland.
Other resolutions were spoken to by Sir Michael Shaw
%mart, Bart., the lion. G. F. Boyle, E. S. Csyley,
M.P., and the Rev. Cecil Writer; and after votes of
thanks to the Archbishop of York fur presiding, and to the
Bishop of London for permitting the fund to take its rise
and to hold its sunivenary in London House,
The meeting separated.