The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-17 00:00:00

INDIA AND CHINA.

Bp, the arrival of the Overland Mail we have
fl.;efved our correspondence and files of papers
rz-til F eID• ; atil Hong
nKd ong to te 30th January; Calcutta,
Bombayh, 16th Feb.

CHINA.
_HONG KONG, JAN. 30.
fadeAs We were writing our last advices on the 15th
there was a report that an attempt had been
arse to poison a large portion of the community,
pro of
havin been mixed with the bread at
eof the principal bakeries of the place- This
prey
au.„, ed to be the case, and several hundred people
nered frOm eating the bread, but we are, happy
th aid we have heard of no fatal consequences,
vii°llgh many are still suffering from the effects-.
tke believe it is agreed among the medical men
lest the consequences were not fatal owing to the
e quantity of arsenic used, which acted gene-
b„,Y as a violent emetic. The hen I man of the
rerY, known as Allurn, left per steamer for
oeaean early • in the morning of the day the
A eurrence took place. There was some
•t, on the' part of Government in send-
,„r, after him, but a foreign gentleman, a
et eier from the atrocious attempt, chartered a
be get
and succeeded in canturing Allum before
4et on shore at Macao. He was brought back
u; re, and his trial, and that of several of the men
4t th were e dn the premises, comes on at
e nap
ow 0
"selons noyesitting.
The
n'trin, from the fist, has asserted his inno-
„Tel:Lice, but it is a significant fact that the Chinese
wird' who was on board the small river steatner
41f
-el
-au When she was captured, and the foreigners
14 ra
-ered, and whose evidence was most conflict-
toß the inquest, was the person employed to see
ijoe delivering of the brew' that morning.
Oft this act of the Chinese, there was a strong
11-etue in favour of martial law being established ;
end the advisability of such a course was re-
:eitaended to F3it John Bowring by those on whom
atiecihave to depend for the security of the place,
`,re
have not an over strong force at their
"°"esal.
ittte„B Excellency was disinclined to have any
T`tere'.-.lce with his authority.
a- e: Chinese New Year's day, the 26th instant,
rise
over quietly here; but apprehensions are
ni.,`e'tained that some mischief is intended against
- Place
poLe hear of a large number of boats and junks
4g collected in the neighbourhood for •the pur-
ajlef an attack. The fore% in the harbour is no
sufficient to repel any Chinese fleet, but we
041 e 11 Very small number of men to meet an attack
Of 1,. d. One regiment is not sufficient for the service
TTe Place in an emergency like the present.
Dr 111 Place
community is on the alert, and with the
he e cautionary measures that are in force, it is to be
lied any meditated attack Will be prevented.
11: application made to the Governor General of
for a regiMOPA to be sent on here, we under-
thehas been refused.
to French ships are anchored at the head of
Nve,,,, SY. Her Majesty's ship Calcutta is at the
hoti• The United States ship Levant is also in
40,„2nr- Small steaamers chartered by the
rtlirnent move about the harbour at night.
`aAthe sequence of a report brought in by the
44(trt steamer Lily, that a number of junks
to i 644ke boats were off Lintin, and had attempted
11,(Ptercept her, the United States steamer St.
he want
has gone out to look after them.
",e want of a steamer to cruise constantly in the
al,„,eboarlaood is now much felt, there being none
;Itiible for the service at present,
the cs,,,eainissioner Yeh has addressed Dr. Parker,
Lai united States minister, asking him why he
teiih'iot ordered American subjeCts and American
Vee's °f War away from Hong Kong to be clear of
1.34 tit ,
ProFient troubles. We have not heard of Dr.
1,,,,e1 8 reply:
la:ere was a report from' Shanghai that an
to ,'„"al Comtn,ssioner from Pekin was expected
Can;ble down here shortly to arrange matters at
Ivith.". This is premature. A Tartar General,
44, aiaout 40 attendants, came , down from
tw. 'Rini in the American steamer Antelope, and
..tit on at 01100 to Canton, via Macao, passing
Vaeh this place unawares to the authorities.
Lat Canton Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, owing
demands made upon him for the security of
3 Place, has been' obliged to withdraw the forces,
k'n the Garden, the Dutch Folly, and Birds'
hi and opposite the foreign ground. He
th„,l,4;_h:en up as a position the Teetotum Fort in
tla„'Laeao passage. It is to be hoped he will ba
aa;f p Maintain this post and keep open the river,
I)l6P('' the Chinese are making great efforts to
itt4ljtlP. They have now a very large fleet of war
and boats congregated on the river, and
tell are daily increasing.
fore the Dutch Folly was evacuated the city
"aa 1
leavily bombarded from it.
to4}4,°llr forces leaving the garden the church and
6. 'louse were at once set fire to by the Chinese.
k,,.
4 the 12th inst., as her Majesty's steamer
Ivitjit'eti was on her way up the river, she fell in
144 a large fleet of junks, which -she engaged for
Tlie!,titee, but could not follow them up the creeks.
lii"`eanter was hulled by numerous shot, and the
te4,ese pilot, 'who was in the British service
ft6ia.hout the last war, was. killed.
isl
Eve
junks which" engaged the Sampson were
t 41,0 the other day up the creeks when the
litQn,, ,linter was coming down, but although the
er anchored off -the place they would not
INC' nut. The want of boats of light draught of
at be: lS a great drawback. Admiral Seymour is
ty Vesetit here, waiting the arrival of the mail. It
diiPported that the Viceroys, under whose juris-
IVliml°4 'axe the four consular ports to the north-
effe:: have received despatches from Pekin to the
qqa" that they are not to interfere with the
4441 e.t Canton, and so far quietness prevails
4e' the coast.
tiar,:nPr,bai dates are to the 19th inst. In imports
tie, ''etions were limited. Gray shirtings, 6, oat-
tt;;1801d at 1.6.8 taels Canton sycee. Tea.—The
at a; et Was excited. A few settlements reported
atlk advance of 2to 3 taels. The settlements of
tie„4,tad been 2,000 bales, at an advance of 810 per
gels
The total settlements reached 7,000 bales.
1112 7nge on England, 6-8, against Canton sycee
, and on India, 306 rupees.
TNI., Poo Choo our dates are to the 20th inst:
Ivel:4/!4 were arriving slowly; and extreme pricesd
he "eing paid. Several chops of congou.
Act taken at 17 taels, the quality of which was
for otter than that' of teas bought in October last
tq 8 taels. The settlements • were 14.000 chests
o,rlloll. to 9.23 taels, and 1,630 half chests of
top "Rs, at 9i to 121 tls. Two vessels had left
R ae
n w
gland, and three ere on the berth.

Igo
both Monday morning, at daylight, armed
to the left the ships for the purpose of setting fire
1,-,,,
western suburbs of Canton, a measure
shoal if before carried out might have tended to
theb.,' the Chinese we are now determined to give
4:4 '4 their deserts, and have checked that course
lito°l,bBtinacy they appear bent on pursuing.
''),..')rt-4,llcounter's people landed at the Shameen
",i4"tie Bat raeouta's at Howqua's Pack houses, the
l'"oia--ki's and the Folly's took the hones between the
as of the old fire and Factory creek, while the
trea Party walked into Carpenter square and
ItOok-,t4 in that direction. The whole thing was so
%'t'ected that the Chinese found the place in a
~fltri:,,b,etore they could realise Unfortunately,
;t4%-.1,* the 59th's party went too far back, and
1.4 Wetedly found themselves assailed by stones
i'it'l..c,re, arms from 'the city wall. Three of our
Voio-e'llg knocked down, the braves rushed on
:orti; and in an instant cut their heads off.
-{"tely, though wounded in two places
°ltt!:;aint, the third made a run for it, and
t)11:Led°(1 in escaping to the rest of the party, five
including an officer, were also wounded,
)tte,i,,e'r two badly. The fire rose rapidly, and
back fully a quarter of a mile, thence
otoceci occasionally by shot and shell from the
ha;nti Folly. Nor did the city escape; an
blaze about the Yamun following some
-eereti'°ll37's carcases. There is some rumour of
ei'll4 both the Dutch Folly and the Gardens
14koe:l'euttistance to be regretted if it does take
Aclt4; Preliminary to it, if it is to be so, the
has taken up his quarters in Bird's

Nest Fort, on Honan, and v►ill content himself
in keeping open the Blenheim Beach and
Macao Passage of the river. Whampoa is
given up entirely. The Barracouta towed the Jonge
Juan, Sybille, and Alligator thence on. Tuesday,
leaving the American Bethel, Hunt and Co.'s chop,
Taylor, Keys, and Co.'s, and Dr. Ryder's chops,
together with much other property, to fall into the
hands of whoever likes to take possession of it.
Why this should be has yet to be explained."—
Overland Friend of China of Jan. 17.