The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-22 00:00:00

INDIA AND CHINA.

We were enabled to publish yesterday a summary
of the intelligence brought by this mail. We now
give the intelligence in a more extended form.
The following letter of our Bombay correspondent
gives a complete account of affairs in that capital,
and on the provinces of India generally
BOMBAY, SEPT. 11.
The bi-monthly mail that should start on the 15th
leaves this day by the colonial government steamer Seafortb,
which conveys it to Point de Galls, there to meet the Cal-
cutta steamer of the Bth. We have now in our roadstead
the Queen, Mooruffer, and Semiramis ; but Sir It. Oliver
said he had not a vessel for the trip. The patket of the 15th
is despatched four days before its time, because the Indian
navy cannot supply a steamer to convey it to Aden, three
vessels lying the while idle in the harkour. The last
eleven days have been almost barren of intelbgence of in-
terest. Rumours of the assemblage of an army of demon-
stration being about to take place in the cold season at
Cawnpore are gaining ground, the state of affairs at Rat-1
mandoo being pointed to as the prime cause of the measure,
a distant hint being at the same time thrown out that the
force may likely find employment in Oude, the King of
Lucknow being represented as willing to resign the country
to our care on receipt of a suitable pension from the Indian I
government. : The report is scarcely probable, yet the
Lucknow ruler mast be well aware of his inability to govern
the kingdom of Oude to our satisfaction. He is • debauched
character, and, should be in reality resign the cares of state,
it is probable they may be entrusted to his brother,
a man in every respect the reverse of the present king. Lord
Hardinge is said to be about visiting Oude in November, on
his way to the seat of his government, which will account
for the rumoured army of demonstration. The affair be-
twixt the ex-Mahsrajah of Nepaul and the army sent against
him from Katmandoo, would appear to have been greatly
exaggerated, as the first reports of anything of the kind al-
most invariably are in India. He had not more than 300
tag-rag and bob-tail followers with him (and these without
ammunition, and but partly armed), instead of 3,000 asat
first reported. Scarcely any slaughter occurred on the occa-
sion of the capture of the ex king, and the rajah mentioned
as having been slain in the fight is still alive and kicking. It
is even mentioned that in a short time the ex-ruler will be
again seated on his throne, with his dutiful son, the present
usurper, on his left hand. The means by which this
wonderful change is to be brought about are not
mentioned ; it is to be hoped our government do not
intend meddling in the affairs of Nepaul on any con-
sideration, though the assemblage of a force on the
frontier seems ominous. The ex-King was stated to be very
comfortably situated at a place named Bhutgown, six miles
from the capital, though whether as a prisoner or otherwise
is not mentioned.
In mylast I mentioned the capture of the brother of Doonghur
Singh ands few of his followers : they were overtaken by Lieut.
Showers and a party of irregulars, in a desert, and, Ace •
few shots had been exchanged and • few of them wour.ded,
the chief of the party surrendered. Doonghur himself is
still at large--a terror to the inhabitants, though of late he
has not bean heard of. An alarm was lately spread at Deesa
that be was about making an attack on that place. The re-
gular troops sent out in pursuit of him from Delhi &c., have
been recalled, it being thought that the quotas of irregulars
furnished by the native states will soon succeed in his capture
—the more especially as a large price hue been set on his
head.

The Bombay Telegraph and Courier has during the fort-
night published some very good correspondence from the
Norm's dominion, which sets forth in a clear light the
state of affairs at the capital. Notwithstanding the moat
positive orders of the governor-general to the contrary, Mr.
Dighton still continues to hold frequent consultations with
the prime minister on date affairs—the pretence being that
he is settling his money matters with the state, on which he
has claims to a large amount. The Arab mercenaries were
as turbulent as ever : a large body of them was to be expelled
the country—when there should lee sufficient cash in the
treasury to liquidate their claims on the government. Of
course these men could not subsist themselves, except by
plundering the cultivators around them, and constant
complaints were being made of their rapacity. The arrears
of the line-wallahs have not yet been paid up, and
one corps having demanded their pay in a haughty
manner from the Nicam in person, his highness ordered
them to be instantly disbanded. Scenes of murder and vio-
lence in the capital, under the very noes of the government,
were of almost daily occurrence ; and according to the oor-
mpondeat of the paper above mentioned, never wu the state
of the Nizam's dominions in a more deplorable condition
than at present. The existence of such a state of matters in
a country within our dominions, and at whose court we
have a resident, is a disgrace to the Indian government.
The mission to Chinese Tartary started from Simlah on
the 10th August, provisioned for two years. Lord Harding.
was to leave In the end of October for Lueknow, the capital
of Oudh, there to " hold a grand durbar, and do a little
business." He would probably be in Calcutta early in Dec.
Lord Gough was to leave about the same time, on
his annual tour of inspection of the frontier cations.
It was rumoured that the Hon. Mr. Thomason, lieutenant.
governor of the north-west provinces, would shortly proceed
borne, sad be succeeded by Sir Frederick Como. Dr.
O'Shaughnessy'a galvano-explosive operations on the hull of
the Warner, Sir H. Maddock, sunk in the llooghley, have
been eminently successful, and it was expected that the en-
gines of the vessel would be recovered. The brig Queen
was wrecked on the Auckland Ridge, in the river, on the
28th of August. Mr. John Pitt, senior partner in the house
of Cook and Co., died on the 28th of August : he was much
esteemed by the mercantile community of Calcutta. Oen.
Barr reached Bombay on the 4th, and is to have command
of the northern division of the army, Brigadier Hughes
being transferred to the southern division, in the
place of General Morse, who proceeds to England.
Sir R. Oliver's conduct towards the officers of the Indian
navy is still commented on with severity. Another acting.
master of the Indus flotilla has paid the debt of nature blr.
Miller died at Ferozepore early in August. This is the

fourth within ea many months. The ineramed burl/en imposed
on our chief magistrate since the abolition of the berth of
third magistrate has already told on Mr. Gregor Grant,
who is about leaving for the Doman on sick certificate.
The church in memory of the slain in Affghenistan and
Scindis is at last about to be commenced: the foundation-
stone will probably be laid in the latter end of the present
I month, • The rubscription in Bombay for the suffering Irish
has reached to 10,2001. The high priest of the leading divi-
lion of the Puma (Shenslaies), named Eduljee 12;,,„nie.
Simians, died on the 318th alt. ale Was a man of rare at-
tainments, and the best Persian scholar in Bombay. He
had written and translated a large number of works, and
was at the time of his death engaged in writing a commen-
tary on the " Vendidad."
f formerly mentioned the arrival in Bombay of a number
ot'
(such as carpenters, blacksmiths, &c.) sent by
some
princes up the country for instruction at
workmenof
h satire
the Bombay Polytechnic Institute. These men have exhibited
the greatest aptness in learning the use of European tools
and implements never before seen by them. They are men of
far more intelligence and intellect than those of similar
vocations in Bombay. The models of windmills constructed
by them were presented at the last meeting of the Asiatic
Society, and were pronounced highly creditable to the
makers as well as their tutor. Some of them have been en-
gaged learning the arts of wood-cutting and lithography, sod
have made considemblo progress. - One man has, after an
apprenticeship of only a few months, constructed a common
clock, the entire machinery of which, mainspring included,
was the work of his own hands—his master, he said, had told
him to learn to repair clocks and be would make a great
man of him, he having several lying by of no use to him,
because no one understood how to repair and keep them in
order. It is expected that when the institute fairly opens,
alter the monsoon, pupils in numbers will flock from all
parts of the country for instruction in European handi-
craft, and the benefits which will thus be conferred
upon India at large will be immense. A school of
industry, in connexion with the Institute, has been recom-
mended to the consideration of the humane and charitably,
in which might be apprenticed the juvenile d"'...oquenta
taken up before the magistrates, who are ';estitute of parents
and homes. Here they would be 1,
a trade by which to
instead of gaining a subsistence by
'Project has been recommended to
government, or is about to be so ; and I doubt not will re-
fraud an
andh
ceive their most favourable consideration.
We have had a considerable fall of rain since my last—
nearly 68 inches have fallen in all: The monsoon has been
generally favourable throughout the presidency, and
scarcely any airlines prevails. The governor and com-
mander-in chief would leave for Sattarah early next month,
returning to the presidency about the end of October, when
the gaiety at Poona would in a great measure cease, and the
festive season in Bombay commence. Our now nearly de-
serted island will then become the centre of attraction to the
fair and gallant of the land. The trade with the coast has
not yet fairly opened, and a moderate business only has been
done. The decision of Sir E. Petry on a case in which the
Bank of Bombay was defendant, has been appealed against
to the Privy Council.
The greatest perplexity exists as to whether Sir Charles
Napier will or will not accept the appointment said to have
been offered him of the Commander-in-Chiefship of India,
news of which. was brought by the last mail. A letter from
the old general, written somewhere about the '2Bth alt.--of
course lone helot() the present mail reached him—states that
on no consideration would he remain loneer in India. Mean-
while his approaching departure from Kurrachee naturally
created regret to those who bad served under him. A meet-
ing was convened to take into consideration the best method
of testifying their esteem for their commander. The rules of
the service forbade any. direct testimonial, so the indirect
method of testimoniabsing Lady Napier was resolved on.
The literrachee Advertiser blabbed the secret to the Kum-
thee world, when the subjoined correspondence took place
betwixt the gallant governor and brigadier :
Kt:lslamics. At o. 341.—My dear Dundee,—l see in the War rar,,,,
.4dreetiser, that a meeting has taken pia, e for the purpose of wving
to me. though nominally to Lady Napier, Mlle mark of re,,pcnt and
regard, which I assure you is, and necesisii ily must be, most IL tiering
llto iny eel!-esteem. Every man to whom so honourable • compliment
is offered, must be without the ordinary susceptibilities of human
1111 nature if he does not feel proud of it; and I need not, therefore, say
more on that point. But in despite of the pleasure which so high a
mark of honour bestowed upon me must excite in my beast, and
which would len' me (on seeing what the paper said) to hold my
tongue and allow my friends to mimic their kind intentions undia.
turbed—in despite of this pleasure, I must beg of you to put
a stop to this signal demonstration of the regard which my com-
panions entertain for me. Already they have done more than
enough for me whatever fame I may have gained in India,
• I owe to them. I have always taken every opportunity of ex-
pressing nip gratitude, because to do so Is an unqualified pleasure to
me. I hope, therefore, that In begging to decline the great honour
Intended, my friends will believe I do so from the conviction that a
breach of the spirit of her ?dojedy's regulations on Nit head would
be as unbecoming la me to consent to as if the order were infringed
in a direct manner—Beliese me to somata, deeply imprisord with
feelings of gratitude, yours ainceroly. ;Signed) C. J. Names.
Kransover, Aro. 90, 1817.—My dear Sir Cbarien—l will take the
earliest opportunity of communicating your sentiments to the officers
who comwaed the meeting at which it woe propmwd to present lady
Napier with some testimony of their regard, and which might, at the
same time, sent as a lasting memorial to her of the very high esteem
entertained for you by these °facers who have been, during your ser-
vice in SCinde, Placed immediately under your command. The admi-
ration entertained by those °dicers for the distinguished and important
• services you have rendered to your sovereign and your country would
have induced them to request of your excellency to do them the
honour of a personal •omphume of some testimony of the estimation
In which your seniors are held, had not her Majesty's ngulations
distinctly forbidden any such proceedings. In requesting lady Napier
to do them this favour, It wasnet considered that any infringement
of the regulations would hove been mode; and while the acaptance
on her part of a testimonial from the otEcers would have hen most
ca,,tolf,tag to their feeli
rved ngs, It was Isottedrotohoe.o,7zion of it would
eventful career In which Lady Napier must naturally' artel, deep an
interest, and contemplate with such honest pride. Anxious, however,
at all times to inert Tsar wishes, I am confident there will be but one
• feeling among the officers, however great may be their disappoint-
ment, on bearing your sentiment's, namely, the strict propriety of
acting in rteerviance with your desire on this ',object, and of regret at
being unable to mrry out • project which would otherwise afford them
so much plensure.—Belleve me, my dear Sir Charles, yours most
sincerely. (Signed) 11. Benson.

bans, &a., and an order ham been issued that the force is the
country should be relieved every twelve months, to admit of
u many cup as possible eoming in for a share of the good
things of the remise. The weather was very warm, but no
sickness prevailed either amongst the natives or the army.
Gen. Littler was to remain till after the feast of the Dusserah
had passed by—end of October.

We learn from Ceylon that the legislative council
was opened on the 13th of September, in the usual
form, by the governor, in a speech which, after allud-
ing to the unusual absence of sickness throughout the
island as a matter of thankfulness and congratulation,
and noticing the improving aspect of the commercial
relations of the colony, proceeds to speak of the more
satisfactory position of the planters, and the greater
abundance of Malabar labour:
The current revenue, of the island would be somewhat
more satisfactory than had been expected, and at the same
time the colonial expenditure had bees sensibly diminishes'
during the put seven month,. The revenues for the year
1847 would be likely to exceed those of its predecessor.
1 he Examiner, in commenting upon this speech, says that
it is certain that the cinnamon duty is not yet to be
thrown up. Tho government will do all in its power to
promote the railway. Nothing of interest had taken place
in the subsequent proceedings of the council.
Mr. F. L. Dick, police magistrate of Negombo, was
killed whilst in search of a notorious burglar, who was
I reported te be hiding in his father's house at PaLanchina,
five miles from Negombo. The man they were in search
of was well known to be a most desperate character, and
had often been heard to say he would shoot any one who
attempted to capture him. Mr. Dick took a brace of loaded
pistol. in his belt, and in company with a Mr. Northmore
and three peons started for Palanchina. They arrived there
between nine and ten, when. moon was well up
object* Wert isiatnly distinguishable. The house
which had been indicated was scarr•hed but the
burglar was not to be found, the father, how-
ever, told them that he thought his son was secreted in
a cottage not far off, belonging to one Singho Appoo, and to
this the party proceeded. Mr. Dick and one peon went to
the frnnt door, another went to the door at the rear, whilst
Mr. Northmore and the third peon remained at a little dis-
taste. They knocked, and demanded admittance, where-
upon Singho Appoo called out to know who was there ? One
of the peons replied that it was the magistrate of Negombo,
and that he must open the door and let them in. Ono of
the shutters was at the moment half-opened, close to
the deceased, who it is supposed peeped in, and imme-
diately after a gun was fired, and he fell dead on the
spot. Mr. Northmore and the peons then forced their
way into the house, and secured Singho Appoo and his wife,
who were the only inmates. The gun, which was quite hot,
hail be.at fired with slug, and the shot had completelyslivided
the carotid artery from which the blood was pouring in
great quantities. At an inquest held on the body, the ver-
dict found was to the effect—" That the deceased came by
his death front a gun-shot wound given by one Singho Appoo.
It would appear, however, that there is some reason for sup-
posing Daniel Appoo, the man Mr. Dick was in search of,
to have been in the house at the time that gentleman was
approaching. It was said that his excellency had granted a
pension of lON. per &11111/131 to Mrs. Dick, widow of the ale-
ceased magistrate.
A piece of gossip had been occupying the attention of the
Ceylone:e, the excitement respecting which had not subsided
when the mail left. The story, as related in the Colombo
papers, from the evidence at the trial is this: Among the
managers of the ship Cambria were a Min Stephens and a
2nd lieutenant of the Ceylon Rifles, named MacFarlane.
This person had, as is not unusual in long voyages, made his
addiesees to his fellow-pasaenger, but she declined them.
The rejected lover revenged himself by defaming the young
lady to her fellow-passengers; insinuating that she had an inn-
properintimaey with the captain of the ship, Mr. Shaddoek,
and making use of language respecting her so disgusting
that it could not be printed. The captain, irritated
at this, on the night of the 28th July, gave Mr.
Macfarlane a drubbing, for which he was, when the ship
arrived atCeylon, brought before the police magistrates, who
fined him dl. But another thrashing awaited Macfarlane.
Miss Stephens having gone out to visit her two brothers,
they demanded an explanation of the delinquent, which
he refused to Five. Whercupen one of the Messrs. Stephens
inflicted on him a severe horsewhipping. The police-court
was again appealed to, and the assailants were each fined 40s.
Mr. Napier, comptroller of customs died between one awl
two o'clock on the 16th, at his residence, Colpetty.
The state of the island generally was good. The season,
says the Examiner, has been unpreeedentedly favourable
both fur grain and for our staple article of export, is3Wee.
All our accounts go to prove that the planter has every reason
to be pleased with his approaching crop. Ruin has been
abundant at the most critical time—namely, during the
maturity of the berry, and now that it is all but full grown
we have sunshine on the hills to ripen and perfect the fruit.
The native cueivator is equally well suited with the weather :
his paddy fields give him good promise, and the fields of line
grains, &c., are not less encouraging to him. The crops of
sugar in the Mauritius are said to be the meet abundant our
neighbours have had for many years ; whilst in Bengal the
indigo planter is equally fortunate in his prospects. Plenty
therefore seems secured to us on all hands, fur the present at
any rate; and forms a pleasing contrast to the picture we
have had to contemplate for the past year o: two.

The whole of the intelligence from Singapore is
given in the following letter from our correspondent i

SINGAPORE, Serr. 5.
The Hon. Colonel Butterworth, Governor of the
Straits settlements, returned to this place on the 23rd lilt.
The increased number of piracy and indiscriminate slaughter
cases occurring within a few miles of Singapore (of which I
gave you some particulars in last month's communication)
had again arrested public attention. A few days scarcely
elapse without two or three Chinese being brought into this
place seriously wounded from piratical attacks, made be-
' tween Singapore and Rhio. Nio Yang Quang, the head Of
the pirates, will be brought to trial in a few days for mar.
der and robbery. In consequence of these piracies native
'traders are afraid to venture, except in company. Singapore
is, at present, very healthy, but somewhat dull, owing to the
paucity of native traders. The Gambier sugar and spice
plantations are all thriving ; but pepper cultivation is almost
completely abandoned, in consequence of the absence of a
rural police, and the frequent depredations committed by
the followers of Nio Yang Quang. Very few parcels of Sinus-
pore pepper have been raised during the year; the
cultivation of Gambier has also been affected it. a similar
way. Until an efficient rural police is established thinp
will remain u they are, or become worse, since it is know*
that about 6,000 or 4,000 Chinese are living in the jungle,
without visible means of gaining a livelihood. The new
are to come off on the 17th instant, but generally the be
is much neglected, and a set of eamehlooking Australis
horses, or ponies, are all that can be mustered on ouch occa-
sions. It promises better this season, and, on the nightie
the races, there will bee race ball. Dancing the polka in an
atmosphere of 90 or 92 degrees is anything but pleasant,
still the dancers take it as cool aa cucumbers ! Tho criminal
sessions open on the Bth instant ; the calendar is a heavy
one, and the trials will occupy about three weeks. On the
23rd rat. Mrs. Mrs. Balestier, wife of the American consul,
expired; her decease is a signal lout to a small settlement,
since her gentleness of manners and intelligence secured her
the affections of all in the place, whilst her many acts ot
kindness to the native poor will make her memory lone
respected.
Si, Christopher 'it'll-neon, recorder of the Straits settle-
ment, was hourly expected to arrive, per H. C. steamer
Hooghley, from Penang. A vessel has arrived from Siam,
and reports all quiet in that direction. It is stated that
the Cochin-Chinese are busily employed in repairing the
fortifications at Due, Niathrang, and other places in Cochin.
China, in anticipation of a second visit from the French.
Siam sugar was steadily advancing in price, nothwithstead-
hag the large amount of the crop.
We have had no arrival from Lsbuan since last mail to
Europe, and are without • particle of net!' from that
quarter. The brig Amelia leR Singapore for Labuan about
20 days ago, carrying thither a number of Chinve coolies,
to be employed under Mr. Miles in working the scam of coal
which extends across the island. A-large junk left this, in
company with the Amelia, on a trading voyage to Borneo.

Till the arrival of the Medusa steamer from Kurrachee,
expected on Monday, it cannot, of course, be known what
Sir Charles's intentions. really are—whether he proceeds
home or not. Meantime the Moozuffer steamer has been
got ready for a start to Kurrachee, should he be determined
on quitting India. It is said he intends accompanying his
family to Suez, and then returning to Scinde, to give over
charge, prior to proceeding to Bengal. The country gene-
rally was healthy. Shikarpore had been visited by the amall-
- which, however, was on the decrease. The port et
Kurrachee had again become the scene of animation, native
boats from the coast having begun to pour in with supplies id
all kinds. The Meanee steamer had taken two months on ;
her voyage to Ferosepore from Sukkur, native craft accom-
plishing the distance in half the time ; which speaks ill foe
the success of river steam navigation ; but the Meanee is laid
to be an inferior class of vessel. Large quantities of Felt Weft
about being shipped from Kurrachee to the Malabar coast.
The idea of Scinde supplying Ireland with grain, as reported
in the Nara/ and Military Gazette (the home organ of the
Napien), as having been offered by the governor, has excited
a smile here, where it is known that nearly 50,0001. worth Is*
impwled into the country for internal consumption.
The most important item of news from Lahore is the re-
moval, by order of the Governor-General. of the Maharanee
Chundah from the capital to the fortress of Shaikhoopra, as a
close prisoner. The immediate cause of this step was the
following. On the late occasion of the performance of the'
ceremony of raising Sirdar Tej Singh to the peerage, the
little maharajah obstinately refused to per form his art at
the play, viz., the placing the teeka or mark on the forehead
of tho newly•created rajah. The cause of this contumacy em
the port of the young prince was traced to the ranee, who had
schooled her son to refuse to place the mark on Tej Singh,
who was one of her bitterest enemies, she hoping by this
means to revenge herself on him. The mark is made with
the dye of saffron, and is considered an important part alas
ceremony. On the maharajah refusing to do as he should
have done, his high priest did it for him. The covensasy
was then concluded, and a number of the witnesses al
the installation would seem not to have naiad Ile
coneretenips. The ranee's conduct was represented to
the governor-general, who, with the consent of the durbar,
ordered her to be removed from all connexion with state
affairs end immured in the fort of Shaikhoopra, which is 25
miles distant from Lahore. She was accordingly escorted
from Lahore on the night of the 19th, at nine o'clock, by a
party of the 11th Irregular Horse, to her future place of
abode, where she is to be strictly guarded, and not allowed to
mix in any of the affairs of the capital. So quietly was this
performed that it was not known in the city for some hours
after it had taken place that she had been removed. The The news from China tells to that up to the depar-
people seemed quite unconcerned at the affair, but as a tore of the mail all was quiet, but this state of things
matter of course the most outrageous reports were spread on would, it was feared, not long continue, mob law so gene-
the subject. The measure of her removal is doubtless a call prevailia Life and property are still insecure.
wise one, for so long as the ranee remained in the capital ex_ vn (of the Dutch firm Reyuvsan and Co.)
there tan be little doubt she would, as heretofore, have raaa •
been constantly intriguing against us, and driving to and Mr. Vaucher (a Swiss jeweller) were assassinated
thwart the endeavours being made by the durbar on the Canton river, particulars of which will be found
for the amelioration of the condition of the country. in our oorrespondent's letter. It is satisfactory to gotice
As it is, she will find some way of annoying us,
or she is not a woman, The fort in which she is that the Chinese are active in their endeavours to dis-
confined is the one in which the mother of the late Moho- cover the authors of this outrage. On the morning of
rajah Kurruek Singh—a woman of similar disposition to the the sense day a party of our countrymen, who had
present ranee—ended her days. One of her confidential embarked in a boat on a pleasure trip, were fired into
servants has been proved to have been at the bottom of the by some rabble-looking fellows in boats, and con-
celebrated " Prema conspiracy," so that it was, in reality,
time to get her put off the stage of the Punjaub theatre. felled to abandon their trip. The inquiries respect-
The following sentence appears in the Lahore 11 "eras-
Diary of Aug. 18, the day preceding the ranee s mg. bribery amongat the officials at Hong-Kong have
• ended the discharge of the colonial secretary's corn-
removal from the capital: pradore, and the prosecution of a Mr. Tarrant for li-
A rumour orenns that the ranee being extremely angry rent word belling Major Caine. It is understood, however, that
tore Rajah tej Singh, that she had hitherto hoped he would prove a
ham of the tether, pm, this a..., th., the hue the whole affair has been compromised, and both in-
be had wised old the= wahoted,._ had ansidaely quiry and prosecution abandoned.
r'ft'id MI .14 ani dr" It will be seen that the chamber of commerce at
• ease sks, areeer IMAM ei se sishsisiss, anowswe
tra (fa*. mod sap aborgifri) mkt Canton are still at issue with the governor of Hong-
osN Is Is Yr almearet fran ?teat, sad have desired to manage the affair of the
AI as saw ebbs& or Is lopeadllea as pot ea
with the ,r:ltinese without his assistance. It is
sal to aid Ye lap tatuallaato on the lama of IsselsiransTro, land-
tic lasharysik ltarisst Waal It It or gehigninal lift she should to be regretted that this WWI: cdrdislity should be
meals la essinmad, wade, she &dared. mew ammit sal-
dal than adient. continued.
Birder Lena Singh Mejeteea, the chief, who yea will re- CANTON, Atn. 23.
member was travelling in our dominions when the campaign We have to record another proof of the determina-
against his country commenced, has been appointed one of tien of the Chinese population to prevent foreigners even the
ets
eoliabethraeteBltyh fired upon, po proceeded
n.being in
thent
the council of regency. He isrepresented as a man of talent limited liberty permitted by the treaty of April last. A party
and experience' '
passionately fond of European literature,
fbociZedu up f
theeight river,n wiilenre d
and a great admirer of the arts and sciences of EurePei so
that he will be a great acoasion to his fellow councilors. only two miles from Canton, and, though they were well
He was sometime since appointed governor of the country armed, they had the caution and prudence not to return the
lying betwixt Lahore and PernrePere, and dna MOM- fire, but put back to Canton, and the information elicited by
quently be a man in whom our resident can place every re- the consul, upon his inquiring into the case, found the bank
'lance. Col. Lawrence and Lieut. Edwardes quitted Lahore of the river in possession of a mob, armed to the teeth, and
on the 21st of August, and reached the town of Jullundhur with guns mounted for their protection ; and here the matter
on the 24th, en route to Simlah. A general order is permitted to rest.
announces that the latter has leave to Simlah and Cash- To this intelligence we have to add that of a murder.
mere ; and as he is Col. Lawrence's travelling companion, it On the evening of the Bth, two gentlemen, oao a Gutiliman
is probably the intention of the Lahore resident to visit that and the other a Swiss, the fanner M. Reyuva.merchant,
province, as originally resolved on. The country all over the latter M. Vaucher, of the house of V Brothers, i
was tranquil and healthy. The station of Lahore was be- proceeded in a fast boat for Hong Kong ;an when a short
coming a favourite one with our troops, chiefly owing to the distance from Canton—not a halfmile from the British Con-
increased allowances they received in the shape of extra sulate—while the boat was at anchor, were boarded by i

robbers, who attempted to fire the boat. M. Voucher wu
struck on the head, and thrown overboard ; but M. Reym
vean fortunately escaped their search. Property to the
value of 8,000 dollars was taken by the plunderers ; and the
latter gentleman, though seriously wounded, is now conva-
lescent. You may be enabled to judge of the very distant
probability that the parties will be brought to justice, when
we tell you the font question proposed (by the petty Man.
darin deputed to examine the matter) to M. Reyusaan was—
., What present do you intend to make me for my trouble?"
We will again, with these facts before us, ask, will, in
April, 1849, quiet permission be granted to enter Canton?
Consequent un correspondence between the Chamber of Com-
merce here and her Majesty's government, a letter has been
addressed by Mr. D. Jardine, chairman of the fanner, to
her Msjesty'e consul at Canton, station that, as her Majesty's
government cannot carry out asy general measure under the
so-called treaty of 6th April, they may be permitted to nego-
tiate for house, without the interference of government at all.
Our markets are extremely dull. Opium has declined
within the last week 26 dole. per chest: the scarcity of money
and general want of confidence can never better be toted
than by this article; while all other imports arc heavy and
lifeless, and everything difficult to quit, and no one com-
modity bearing a profit. In teas the settlements during the
mouth have not been large, say about 20 chops ungen at
21.27 gets., or equal to from two to three beyond what they
are quoted in England—in some instances even mare. The
departures have been, since our last—Wander, r, Liam,
Lanercoet, Swithennly, Eliza. The following are the exports
to present date and to oorrespondiog period last Sear :
tat July lc 2ith August, 1847. I lstJuly to 21th A, 1010.
Congou 6,467,379' Conant.
Caper
seemed Caper ....... 239,170 Scented Caper. .«.. 45.242
Souebong
Sutt
Flowery Pekoe
Ora
nge PA
Scented or Pekoe

Black ...... , 7,052,570
Trrankay 23,220
Hy. Skin
Hymn
Young Hyman 92,148
Imperial
Guipowileg ... 160,030

Green 315,496

Tatal

7,:73,V26,

Of silk, the exports hive 1
mane period last year. Exehan
heavy at 61; and mud dcelioi
(For Commercial latelU

Lack
Ticinkay 349,143
Hy. Skin
Ilyrou ..... .. 29,321
lio, Hysee
Itnal
Green 1,426,380

Total
an 633 bales, agaiatt 1,57
!, 4s. 31.1. to Is. h. Frcights

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IN])IAN ARCHIPELAGO.

JAVA.—B.tT.tVIA.—By the arrival at Singapore
of the Butch steamer Batavia, information has been received
from Batavia to August 28th. Various shocks of earth.
quake had been experienced at Teruate in April last, bat no
damage ensued ; but at Timor Koepang, the mountain
Nioabcuck was affected by a sudden depres.i.m, several
large stones were precipitated below, and, rol!ing on the
houses of the villagers, did considerable damage, but no
liveswere lost this occurred in March last. At Ba.a%ia all
was gay. The governor-general had returned to the scat of
government. Trade at Bst.via was very dull, especially for
articles of European production ; the market we well flop.
plied with cotton fabrics, and in consequence of the rcc:nt
arrival of several English vessels, British manutmtures had
been thrown on the market to a considerable extent. The
export trade was rather dull, owing to the low rah, that
obtain in Europe.

ACASSAR.—lntelligenee has reached Singapore
from Macassar to August 111th. The season for trading with
that port is now over. The object of the Dutch in establish-
ing a free port in the Celebean Archipelago, was to endea-
vour to restrict or cut off the trade of Singapore with the
Celebes. As a free pert, however, Macassar has disappointed
the wishes of the Dutch. Iteatrictiens exist at Maemur
which are unknown in places where high duties are levied.
Bad the Dutch aimed to drive the trade of Mccassar to
Singapore, they could not have adopted more certain means
than those already in operation there. Foreign vei.sels are
at liberty to enter the port of Macassar and to land every
description of merchandise, but failing a market there, they
are strictly prohibited entering any of the intena.xliate ports:
even the ind_ ,mendent Rajahs of the neighbouring islands,
not under Dutch authority, are warned ant to trade
with other vessels than under the Dutch flag. To check the
resort of native traders to any other mart than Macassar, the
Dutch governor Las written to the rajahs of the itlett of the
Celebean Archipelago, net to allow any of their prows
(trading veuels) to proceed direct to Singapore or to any
other port without first galling at ?decease. The Marie has
lately returned from a trading voyage, under British colours,
but Imo whatever port the schooner entered a corporal and
two soldiers were placed in charge of the vessel to prevent
trading. The same interference was experienced by the
supercargo of the Zeeluat. The Governor. General declared
Macassar to be free to vessels of all nations. The following
is (unaided from the Governor-General's proclamation :
That the rezulatten concerning the Importation, rale, and pow.
sine, of Bona and gunpowder, dud by the decree of the t.th of August,
102.1, No. 26, for the port and town of ltlacawsdr, la hereby annulled,
and declared to be without effect: and, consequently, Use free ha.
portstino and sale of war stores Is allowo.l.—Parog.2 Goren...Gen.'s

So much for professions—now for experience:—Gans,
muskets, gunpowder, principal articles of trade " may be
freely imported." The importer is also at liberty to sell
them if he can; but sines by a local regulation the buyer is
not allowed to re-export (the only object of the purchase),
muskets, &c., cannot be so " freely imported " as the pro-
clamation would seem to permit. Thus the sale of guns and
gunpowder is as effectually suppressed at Macassar as at any
part of Netherlands India! Other articles, cpium for
exlmple, fall under the same interdictive ban unless
imported by Dutch vessels, when their re-export is nattily
granted. Procuring a port clearance at Macassar is attended
with more inconvenience and delay than are experienced at
any port of Java where duties arc levied. Port regulatioa
11 states that ship certificates and port clearances will be
given gratis, as at Singapore. For this purpose the militant
must apply to the fiscal 1,1. a certificate; the office of that
functionary is in the court-house, at the extreme end of the
town of Macassar, and about two miles from the harbour-
master's bureau, whither the captain must walk under a
tropical sun, for no description of conveyance is procurable
to carry him thither. With such restrictions and lets, it it
surprising that, as a free port, Macassar has not answered
the expectations formed at its establishment ? The Mattes-
chappy buy up all the Bugle sarongs, for the purpose of
securing the trade at Macassar, and to compel native traders
to resort there for their purchases. Letters from Macasuar
write unfavourably of the change. The assessment levied to
meet the disbursements of the executive is complained of as
very heavy, in addition to which 2 Spanish dols. are levied
annually for each slave—of which there are about 6.700 at
Macassar. Formerly, the taxes were paid in copper money,
but all payments are now demanded in silver. Another
burtheu complained against is that of compelling private
slaves to be public watchmen, instead of performing the
work of their owners. The sanitary regulations are strict ;
all houses must be frequently whitewashed and kept in good
repair under a penalty, so that the Dutch authoriues enforce
an outward semblance of prosperity, which must, at least,
render the appearance of the town cheerful. Another great
objection to trading with Macassar is the currency of Java
bank paper, which gives Dutch traders an advantage over
other competitors. Dutch paper money exchangesat Macassar
at 12 fanams per rupee, while in gold the exchange is 15
fanams: so that Java traders can sell their goods at an ad-
vantage of 20 per cent. above the foreign merchant, or can
undersell the latter to an equal amount. But whilst the
Dutch affect to have relieved Macassar from commercial re-
strictions, they have applied the screw elsewhere. The duties
at Amboyna and Bin= have been doubled on vessels proceed-
ing from those porta to Macassar. Formerly the duties
were 12 per cent., they are now 21 A large amount of
troops have been despatched from Batavia to Macassar, and
some European (Dutch) merchants from the former place
have settled at the new mart.

SOOLOO.—REITBS OF THE PIRATES.—By the
arrival at Singapore of the Velocipede from Sooloo, particu•
tars have been received of the advent at that place of three
piratical prows belonging to the fleet which was attacked by
H.C. steamer Nemesia at the end of May last, when near the
Bruni river, Borneo Proper. Of the six that escaped at
Borneo three only arrived in safety at Sooloo about the
middle of June. The Velocipede has brought on two Chinese
captives who were taken by the pirates at Lingin, but man-
aged to swim off so the Velocipede while at anchor at Sooloo.
A Manilla man has also been brought over, who, with the
assistance of a bamboo, managed to swim off to the vessel
after being in captivity two years. The piratical hordes at
Sooloo are incensed at the treatment they received from the
Kspal Api (steamer); they admit that two hundred and
forty of their number were killed, including a noted
chief. Another chief was also missing, who was probably
slain at Bruni. Of this number (240) one hundred were
found dead on the beach near Palo Maorra. After the
engagement 26 were put to death in Bruni, two were killed
in the Jungle in their endeavour to escape the Sultan's
people, 10 dead bodies were found in the captured prows, 10
more were killed in one of the prows that escaped, 33 were
killed by the natives of Tootong after surrendering them-
selves, and the remainder died from the effects of their
wounds before reaching Sooloo. In the three prows that
returned to Sooloo were about 60 slaves. Col. Butterworth,
governor of the Straits settlements, in Mar* last despatched
by the Velocipede a letter to the Sultan of Sooloo, urging on
that prince the propriety of sappresaing piracy, and warning
hint of the example made of the Sultan of Borneo
by the fleet under Admiral Cochrane; an answer
has been received from the Sultan, affecting to discourage
piracy, but he is not sincere. It is probable that early next
year a fleet will proceed to Sooloo, Basilau, and other pieces
resorted to by pirates in the Sooloo Archipelago, to punish
them severely. An English, Dutch, and Spanish war
steamer will, it is said, form part of the expedition. A fleet
of piratical prowl leave Sooloo
i yearly to plunder small towns
aild as also vessels that fall n their way, and make
cayi piptec, The number of slaves brought
into Sooloo averages about 2,000 aniivally, moat part of
'which are takea to Borneo in trading prows, sold for
mother of pearl shells, gold dust, birds' nests, ',Ceiba de
mer, &e.

SPANISIT REFTGEE9.—The amnesty granted by
Queen Isabella being without exception or restriction, the
Spanish refugees from the lit inst. ceased to have any claim
to the subsidies granted to them by the French government ;
which, however, will allow to such of them as wish to return
into Spain a sum sufficient to defray the charges of their
journey.

_
CA BRERA. Cabrera, the well-known C,arlist
general, paid last week a visit to Nice, where he remained
two days, after which he returned to Genoa. No political
manifestation had taken place at Nice, and a great number
of Russian and English families had arrived, with the inten-
tion of remaining during the winter.