The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-25 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

NEW ZEALAND.Linteligenos from Auckland
has been received, Rio China, to the Bth of October, at which
date all was quiet, and trade pregressing with great
rapidity.
HONG-KONG.—The only news of moment from
this settlement is of a very unpleasant character. The go-
ventor, under instructions it was said from Earl Grey, had
instituted en investigation into certain' charger ageism the
chief justice. The proceedinp, it is stated is the Caine
Mail, were private. What of them had escaped to the know-
ledge of the public out of doors was published in the Over-
land Reyrisar and is subjoined. All parties agree that them
F excited a strong some of indignation in the
pnbeeiredire=liong. The Chine Moilsays:—A very
y towards the adenoidal hos been excited
rettit palatal proceedings. A poolthelp tea private letter,
dated Ms Mk Nov., 2 pm., meth- eel hem liewriees by
our Singepere correspondent, says:—
The yeasseallea of Chic/Jostles II Is larks greet stishement;
to the arsalehmeat of every ow dr sort it agar to sit Maw-
row. OM Wedeseday the swam Genet eight to apesMt it is
porkk Mr Fehr Dark may sari and the Jays se *me am several
es em le whisk he Is • goer. There ems tele sum oft* the chief
meghterim la whisk the bemoan bilet WNW& the //ffir/XX
aessiesed. lesseaush se the merreele yes rim bleeders.
Then Is she the earth ems es the edam of the !Socie-
te.% SW Atha swear stand betwOm las dekaird ( t)
and a Britiaajesy.
The folltterhs. is an abbot of the amenat of this affair,
given in the Oettriessei Register:
We have hal emodun to animadvert ape Ihe hang of
animasity rime the ert justice, ever due Ink.. a
deeldea aims, le lIIISSISSIS IS the I:SlSCurala Dd
it meows
obi sham re are war another gam& hawse
him mad the goverenr, .mw phut., to villa thi dregs
of drrammess was erimber. Lord Felesetslea headed
la }Maio and Gas-- ellal base to EM Ong, the latter
kseartrsly wets to domed why, Ii seek was dr ere, the
dill j.M.Ve esedad wee ast made the arbset Weed-
getter, eel ressir emriaied Item cash kr white Or Ms keg
seththithreamer. Fleabag theft le had hike lege his era army the
War that It was set new es Hs Halms had
=TWA England, sad the ref Jerks Yl in bosoms more
einfeL Part Grey, bossirver, mar mars rat the Glares
nor elder be or apeallseeL The matter
was lermOt bakes Ilse 1111/111.11 esonsO ot this
aeleay,: where the We( jostles was smarm' le beer e
:=enpreferted against Mat—der, of bft
_kirk at as sa-
t given to Keing and his Put? to bothd
in Nov., 1845 ; hid, of being drunk ate party era by
cal D'Agellar (sheet July) ls4ll ; end for a gem of In.
to:tandem kr Jahn Davie redid at this aseet Le =sl2..adral
mood Ilse "Mamas predesel wen his owe nagbier
camp. We easter glee Me tall mama of the whims jeedased 1
but we believe therein' Owe minx* Wit= of Sher this
charge were, that wom le an dome Mb a of
miss, midst another thee te pat Ms Mt men a asir 10112NOtie.
aide bal. Wake= It wee arm that Oa meederla woe model
at oar made et deselazdh.thet.istailedge, Cheat, weak&
b 7 Wm. breve a Ma a from
the other dames. The sealleal Germs showed litatdrieritVelirle
vet's, that la arder to wiper khi dram he Mel rammed the lasing,
and after load steadied mord nand he • kw Wares by robing his
feet. Other witnesses disproved Meet dearly that he was intoxicated
on the occasion, though cheerftd sod anxious to amuse the Chinese
guest, orb, seetntd to be much Method to him. The dreams/awe
on which the second charge turned was, that to from the
room into the verandah, at Osadrel Wagoner's, he sad
could have fallen, unless supported by tamtain drum
proved that the verandah was paved with marble; that though
requiring momentary support, he walked aside and returned of him-
eel! into the room, where he came quietly up to tom and thaidua him,
stating that his fiat slipped, and but far his Rapport he must have
fallen. Other witnesses NSW him taking leave, and afterwards gave
evidence that he was sober. The third charge wee rebutted by every
withers examined on both rides, including the most reepeetable mer-
chants in the colony, odlcers in the army and nary, legal practi-
tioners, and Cis me: eal attendants. It was nearly no o'clock on
Saturday evening before the defence was concluded, and the coons
adjourned ; we are therefore ignorant of what conclusion they may
COZI2O to.

LABUAN.—The latest received dates have been
brought by her Majesty's steam-frigate Medea, Captain
Mason, and extend to Nov. 28. The Hon. Company's
steamer Phlegethon still remained at Victoria Bay, occa-
sionally cruising round the island to scare away the piratical
craft infesting the neighbourhood. On Nov. 21, his excel-
lency the naval commander in chief arrived at Victoria Bey
in her Majeety's ship Vernon. On the following day his
excellency started in the Medea steamer to inspect the coal-
pits. During the months October and November, Mr. Miles
had worked and delivered to Capt. Mason 300 tons of coal
from the seam, the quality of which was superior to the cur-
'face coal previously obtained. He expressed his satis-
faction at seeing the coal beds, and returned to the flag-
ship. On the 23rd his excellency started for Bnini, on a
visit to the Sultan, and on the 25th returned to Li-
tman, from which place he started for Singapore on the
28th, the Vernon frigate being towed fifty miles from
the island of Labuan by the Medea. A new con-
tract has been made with Mr. Miles, for working
an additional five hundred tone of coal from the seam on
the N.E. part of the island. There are dates from Bruni
(Borneo Proper) to the 26th Nov. On the 23rd Nov., his
Excellency Admiral Inglefeld, the naval commandevin-
chief, embarked at Labuan on beard the steam.frigate
Medea, on a vis t of ceremony to His Highness the Sultan.
The Medea was accompanied by the hon. company's steamer
Phlegethon. Owing to the occurrence of a low tide, both
vessels got on shore near " the wall." The Phlegethon was
got off, and on the following day (24th) his excellency
the Admiral proceeded on in her, and anchored at Bruni,
oft the Sultan's; house. A salute of 21 guns was fired
and returned. He was accompanied by his suite,
the officers of the Medea and Phlegethon, and a guard of
honour under Lieut. Morrison. The guard of honour was
drawn op on shore, the officers attending the audi-
ence in full dress. The Admiral expressed his satia-
fattion to the Sultan that everything proceeded
en quietly and regularly; also at the complete suppression
of piracy in his neighbourhood. He likewise demanded pay-
ment of a debt (wWch was of some standing, and acknow-
ledged to be due) to Mr. Miles of several hundred dollars. This
the Sultan promised to pay forthwith, the commander, in.
chief giving him significantly to understand that the world
always considered the promise of a King sacred and in.
violate.