The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-26 00:00:00

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS JAI.

The market is steady, without alteration in prices. Town
Tallow is quoted 365. Gd. nett cash ; Petersburgh Y.C. on
the %put, new, 375. to 370. 34. ; old, 365. 3d. to 365. 64. ;
last three months, 365. 9a. ; January and March, 370. 3d.

COAL MARKET.-THIS DAY.

Walls End Braddyll's Hcttoa, 208. ; Walls End Itetton,
206.-24 ships at market.

SIR JAMES BROOKE AND HIS GOVERNMENT AT'
SARAWAIC.—At a meeting of the Lambeth branch of the
Society for Propagating the Gospel, held last evening, Sir
Jam ex Brooke was present, and after a lecture by theltev.
T. F. Stooks, on the Borneo Mission, his excellency ad-
dressed the meeting at considerable length Ile set out
with the candid avowal that he disliked public meetings,
that he was not accustomed to them, and was always afraid
of sayicg more than he ought. If Christianity, he observed,
was to be introduced into Borneo, it must be done in a
Christian spirit, or they did not want it at aU. If say par-
ticular church, us the church of England, was introduced
toleration was as much as it had a right to expect amongst
a heathen people. If they required a bishop there, that
was the very simplest matter of discipline in the church of
England—clergy without a bishop were like a regiment
without a colonel. But if the Christian religion became in
Sarawak a religion of division and uncharitableness, he
hoped it might leave the country. Chri.tian people should
always consider bow they approached a Mohammedan
or Ilindoo population ; for undue zeal might beget
undue zeal in opposition to it. There was but one way,
that of mild persuasion, to convince this people ; and it was
in the hands tit God whether it should be to-morrow or a
thousand years hence. They must watch the Christian
community ; for history showed that Christians in a dis-
tant land did not always preserve that unity and Christian
spirit which they ought to do. When he went to Borneo,
he found had government : the very bonds of society were
loosened, crime walking abroad ; rapine, piracy, oppression
—everything that happily was unknown in England, He
had no fixed plan, no deep design ; he had no design at
all it was thrown in his way, and he followed the path
before him. He struggled with difficulty after difficulty,
not knowing what the morrow would bring forth ; but
gradually light came out of darkness. lie found certain
laws and customs existing ; above all, a generous, high-
minded population, willing to be improved. They were
constantly applying to him as their protector, though they
were in tact his protectors. lie taught them only to use
their arms in defence of their rights, and thus were
the rudiments of justice attained. Then they instituted
a court—the simplest in the world. They all met at
a round table ; every person of respectability, English and
native, sat down at that table; the prisoner sat on a mat ;
the trial went on, every person being at liberty to speak
and the decision was given and recorded at the time. All
the proceedings were in the Malay language; every native
knew what was going forward; and they often took the
deepest interest in the cases. Thouth lacking European
culture, the natives were not at all inferior to us in mental
capacity ; in fact, as far as he could judge, their minds
were quite equal to those of Europeans. When he wished
to alter a law which was inapplicable, or cruel, or too
lenient, he called the people together in open court, and
explained the proposed change ; he then directed the
several chiefs to call the people together in their own towns,
and consult as to what were the best laws for the country;
and he received their determination. It was, as far as
possible, self government. Ile had always found them a
noble and highly independent people, and most truthful and
generous. This was true of the better class of both Malays
and llyaks. But they would bear no oppression ; they
always wore daggers by their sides, and were as ready to ILO
them as an Englishman to use his fists. They would bear
nothing in the shape of an insult. By acting on
this principle their native rajahs easily ruled them,
without even possessing their confidence ; and that
had been a lesson to hint which he bad fol-
lowed ever since. Whenever a man was accused of any
crime, even of murder, though he might not be of good
character, ho was not taken into custody, nor wan any
insult put upon his feelings ; he was simply pledged to
appear and take his trial at the next court. His Excellency
related an interesting instance of this. The proceedings of
the courts were most simple. There was very little writing;
but he hoped good substantial justice was done. The
courts were composed of a certain number of English gen-
tlemen, mingled with a certain number of natives, who
together formed a judge and jury, or rather, the functions
of the two were combined. The institution had gradually
spread, though, beyond the province of Sarawak, he had
no power or jurisdiction, but was limited to offering advice
when it was asked. There was always the element of
piracy to guard against; though that he hoped was at an
end ; still there were a number of governments that would
demoralise Sarawak, if they had the power. But they had
no such power; and the question was, whether we might
not in future apply the same development that had been
applied to Sarawak to the ether rivers along the coast.
REDUCTION IN CAB FARES.—Yesterday the cabs
of Mr. Thompson, the cab-proprietor of Southampton-row,
Russell-square, made their appearance on the rank with
large placards thereon, announcing " two persons carried
for sixpence a mile," and were in great request. Numerous
cab-proprietors have signified their willingness that sixpence
a mile should be the legal fare conditionally that no cab
should be called off a stand for less than a shilling fare.
Mr. Thompson some time since announced his intention to
make this reduction, but was induced to forego his determi-
nation by the threats uttered against him ; he has, how-
ever, received such promises of support, that be has re-
solved no longer to delay in making the reduction.
OMNIBUSES AND THE DAILY FRE.SS.—Within the
last few days the conductors of the Islington omnibuses,
travelling to and from the Kennington-gate have intrcduced
the agreeable use of the morning papers, a practice and im-
provement which will doubtless be speedily followed by the
conductors of all such vehicles, as it is one which must
prove of great utility to the public, particularly that portion
of it whose time for reading newspapers is limited. A good-
sized bracket is placed against the top or end of the vehicle
in which these morning papers are placed, and a request is
printed underneath that all passengers using the journals
will, when done with them, replace them In the bracket,
and also deposit a penny for the reeding in a small box
Milled above. _

IiiIIfIiATRICIDE IN LlVERPOOL.—Yesterday an
inquest was beld on the body of William Blunt, whO had
been stabbed by his brother Joshua, during an altercation
which had taken place between them on the day previous.
The jury returned a verdict of " Masudaughter agotast
Joshua, Blunt, who was committed for trial at the nest
assizes.

THE LATE CHAPLAIN OF PORTSMOUTH DOCK-
TARD.—The Rev. Dr. Morgan, who a few weeks since re-
tired from the chaplaincy of Portsmouth Dockyard, died on
Saturday last, the 22nd Mat., at his residence, North-end-
lodge, near Portamonth, aged 83. Dr. Morgan was, with-
out an solicitation on his own part, specially selected by
Lord Melville to the chaplaincy of Portsmouth Dockyard,
which situation he filled for 34 years. He served his
sovereign for 58 years. 13 of which was hard sea-work
during the height of the war.
THE RULE 114 THE BRIGHTON CHURCH RATE
Case has, it is said, been enlarged by consent until next
term, the object of the defendant being to allow an oppor-
tunity for the House of Lords to ggeve judgment in the
Braintree ONO before further ,proaediags is the Brighton
oloo.—Potriot