From the Nowru-Cusa Herat of August 22, 1857.
We continue to receive accounts of the vast quantities of locusts that are swarming in the country. They are yet young, but serious fears are cntertaiiied for the crops, It ix reported that rice in Chinkiang has risen 1,000 cash per picul in consequence.
The Fete de Napoleon was celebrated on Satnday last in the Cathedral of Tungkadoo, and a Royal Masse wax performed in honour of the Emperor of the French. At an early hour of the morning a large body of Chinese converts was assembled in the outer court, and at half-past eight, when Mass commenced, the body of the Cathedral wax densely filled with an enderly crowd lof worshippers. The occasion was made more interesting by the opening of the new organ, which for upwards of twelve months has occupied ea much of the patience and—ingenuity of the priests and lay Brothers at Sicawei.
There has been great irregularity in the dispatch of the mail steamer twee Hongkong and Shanghai We are, however, told that it is now arranged that the packet for Shanghai shall be dispatched within forty-eight hours of its receipt in Hongkong. That arrangement, if carried out, should be satisfactory to all, particularly as no reference to canton is now necessary.
From Chinese sources we have learnt that two Chinese arrived at Shanghai on the 11th instant from Changkeakow, or a8 the Mongols call it Kalgan, large town lying at one of the gates in the Great Wall, in the department of Kewpihtaou in Chili, through which passes the Russian merchandize that comes from Kiachts. From them we have received intelligence that the Rus-manufactures brought last winter ud spring to Kiachta were sold at lower prices to the Chinese merchants than they were ever known to have been sold at before; and that the Russians had imported large quantities of silver to purchase teas, etc.
The Russian manufactures brought to Kiachta last winter were woollens of ud looking glasses.
of Raxsians passed through igkeakow on April 27 last for where it ix intended they shall iJSERMO SINENSIS I.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.