At present the walled cities of Hui-The rich families are leaving, or have al: lai and Chinghai are in a state of siege,
ready gone. The gates ate three-part closed, and backed with a rampart of sund-bags, and the walls are adorned with many flags and some men. A party of bandits have displayed a flag on one of the ramment hills in the neighbourhood, earing the legend, "Expel the manda: tins, and put an end to Christianity.' Similar flags appeared on hilltops in several districts, and were cut down by the oftic~ ials; but this one, defended by about two thousand men, so report gives it, is as yet untouched, However, the authorities are taking the matter in hand, and yesterday a body of soldiers, with two small breech-loading cannon, started off to wipe them out. Ifthe braves are as good as their word, which made them ready to fight odds of ten to one, there ought to be little doubt of the issue.
The King's Birthday.
Our new Consul, Mr. Holland, and his wife had made preparations for entertaining the commanity on the King's Birthday, but, to the regret of all for the cause ax well as the result, illness interfered and the project had to be abandoned.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.