The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-29 00:00:00

THE PRISONERS AT CROBOII.

Yesterday morning from as early as eight o'clock, the
rev, chaplain was engaged in giving religious conso:ation to
each of the wretched convicts, and continued tll the hoer
appointed for divine service. The Moorings then repaired
to the chapel, and were, together with Jordan, who is also
sentenced to death for the attempted murder in Pulwich
Wood, placed In the section opprtpriateil for condemned
prisoners. In addition to the debtore„ criminal prisoners,
and officers of the gaol who formed the congregation,
there were also present Captain Williams, the government
inspector of gaols; Mr. Poynter, the magistrate of the
Wandsworth police court; and other gentlemen. The rev.
Mr. Roe delivered a most eloquent and intortasive serreon,
taking his text from the 61st Padua, "If Rthi via stretettetk
forth leer hands," itc. Before the Litany, the chaplain said,
" The prayers of this congregation are desired for those who
are condemned to die."

On the conclusion of the service, the wretchrd convicts
again received the spiritual consolation of the rev.
chaplain until nearly four o'clock, during which it is
understood that he received some important cmsunica-
tion both from /dr. and Mrs. Manning; but the nature of
which is cut at present allowed to transpire, the rev. gen-
tleman, front conscientious feelings, believing that the com-
munications were strictly confidsottal, and should not be
disakeed whilst the parties are living. It is, however, ge-
nerally nelieved that they were of a nature csleu:atecl to
satisfy the learned judge and jury by whom the Mannings
were Stied, as well as the public at her.

THE EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO.

SINGAPORE.

SINGAPORE, Barr. 10.—Public attention has been
aroused to a consideration of the mischievous influ-
ence exercised by the Huey or secret societies of the
Chinese. To such an extent has the conduct of these
societies alarmed the well disposed that legislative
enactments will be necessary to uphold the authority
of our courts of justice. Outrage upon outrage, in
the broad light of day, have been committed; mur-
der, kidnapping, and the foulest crimes, are perpe-
trated in defiance of the law, which the police in vain
endeavour to trace or combat with. Ate.ongst the
Chinese are many converts to Itomaniem, and these
Christian Chinese reside in villages a few miles from
the town, employing themselves in the cultivation of
gambi. r and other produce with success. The Tan
tae Huey, or black-fund society, has set itself up as
the destroyer of all Chinese who embrace Christian
doctrines. Some few months ago a Christian named
Tan-eh-Kop, was murdered by the Tan tae Huey;
a Christian, named Ho-kah, a respectable planter, gave
evidence before the police and was threatened with
death by the Huey. Ho-kalt expressed his conviction
that he was a doomed man. Having been attacked,
and his dwelling ransacked, be complained and sought
protection from the police. On returning to his place
of residence, in company with a servant, be was way-
laid and carried off, and has not since been heard of,
no doubt being entertained that the poor man has
been sacrificed. A large reward for hie discovery or
the apprehension of th. guilty parties has beeneffered
without success. This practice of kidnapping and
murder has been brought to the notice of the executive
for years past, but no legislative power existing, the
authorities have failed to accomplish any good, whilst
feelings of terror have seized the members of weaker
Huey'. Complaints have been made during the
month of instances of piracy on native vessels resort-
ing to or procee ding !rem the port, for tradal inter-
course on the Malayan coast, the Gulfs of Siam and
Tonquin. So recently as July 17, the clip-
per brig Dido, on her passage from China
to this port, when off Hainau, was chased
by about twenty-five or thirty large piratical junks,
from which the Dido escaped only by the fortunate
springing up of an air of wind, which enabled her
to outsail the pursuing junks. At the time the Dido
was sailing from the Hainan coast the clipper ship
Sylph, from China, with treasure for Calcutta, was
seen standing in towards the coast. The non-arrival
here of the Sylph, although 60 days have elapsed
(the ordinary time occupied in the passage being
from 23 to 30 days) has excited great alarm for her
safety. This apprehension has been strengthed not
oily from what is reported by the Dido, but also from
the fact of a large junk belonging to Tan Took Sing,
and navigated by an European, having fallen
into the hands of these Hainan pirate.. The
European commander of the junk, in writing to his
gives details cf the capture of his vessel,
of other junks in company. The admiral
hasil7li alsonoeir-red her Majesty's ship Ammon and the Hon.
Company's steamer Semiramis to proceed in quest of
the Sylph. On August the 21st, her Ma;esty's ship
Mreateder. Captain the Hon. H. Keppel, arrived here
from Chins and Borneo. The Meander is now refit-
ting, and ashen ready will proceed hence to Port
Essington. Breaking up the establishment at the
latter plaoe, Captain Koppel has received orders to
form a 'settlement at Cape York, or other suitable
spot fur a c'esling depot for the steamers about to run
between Singapore and Sidney. After careening at
Sydney, tee Mmander proceeds to the Pacific on si
two years' cruise, her place on this station being
taken by the Cleopatra.
T ado here is dull. The buffs areive but slowly,
and not the least idea can be formed of the nus.bcr of
bug s prairies expected this season.

LABUAN.
Brim t* is quarter accoun's have reached us to
August h ; they afford turtling satin'actory as to
the Lulu.' Anus of the settlement. Indeed sickness
still prat tied, especially amongst the military, which,
will t• 11 doubly against th' colony, inasmuch u the
fumiltra of ill soldiers (native) dying at Labium are
to reepir.! ruii service pensions. In the naval branch
f the si r • on duty at Labuen, the hu
been gre4 •-. The Royalist and Nemesis have only
skid. tun c. 5. On board the former vessel rix lever
deaths hi.J. o. ;tared in less than three months, and it

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is gravely affirmed that scarcely one of the
crew of the Royalist has bison in her twelve
months, death and disease having no com-
pletely done their wort. Excepting the com-
mander there is seemly an officer on board the
coniliations& coffin," her Majesty's ship Rogt:
St for duty ; like the Eclair on the coast of
vaseLinatestl of being relieved, is knot
cm the BOZWIS4DII4II, to lever attacks whiCh
almost denies Ai of the physician, whilst
the enlyfflidioaljkffioev .um beard the Royalist (Dr.
Br
le laid up wi,dx fever. The Nemesis has
fond little bettei, sad cash was the dread of sink,
in this Teasel that, whoa last at Singapore, half the
WOW ilesseted the ship, nor were they recovered. In
the fags of these incontrephertible facts Mr. Hawes,
deflitlies the vote for the oolo:.y, declares the island
boo stilted a fair triaL
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COLON/AL
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'II7IE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES.—
' NEW SOUTH WALES.
STBSITT.--.om the arrival of the overland Indian
mall last mouth we were enabled to lay bel'ore the
readers of the Pgoess late news from Sydney,
giving eartieulara of giut demonstration muting
to pretest against the colonial minister's reeumptien
'(the concct systr m. We are now in receipt of
advice' to July 7th. After the great open-air meet-
irg at Circular Wharf on June 11th, a deputation wee
appointed to wait upon the governor, Sir Chi. Fitzroy,
end to place le his excellency's hands the protest so
unanimously adopted. by the citizens. Oa arrival at
Goverment Heuer the gates were closed spied
the deputation. This uneoureous reception aroused
the !Wiped.* of the , public, and a mad
motile/ was called. public Indignation was aroma,
the flies resolution mooed the conduct of the gover-
nor the mionel insisted en a petition for the die
missal et Teri fitly from Office, and the third was to
thcilleet that *yeast difference between the unti-
e**,instruction' ef the
.governor, and the
yahoo of the people, shows the immediate necessity
f goveroment for the colony of New
SoutlitiVee.ble
Aod this is the extremity to which
Eati Grey's mismanagement has reduced the rising
colony of Australia. :The Bishop of Sydney and hk
clergy appear to be sadly et variance. It would seem
that the Rev. F. T. enek Russell charged the
dioceses' not only with favouring Puseyhee, bat
asstmagly intoned with Roccanism. Another clergy-
mu, tee Rev. Mr. Burnish, has also publicly
earaJed the bishop's character, and the whole
affair smears in the form of an advertisement
in the Sydney. kerning Herald, occupying twenty
column, the size of the Empress. As a set-off to
the ceneurestme the maw, some &damns, not nu-
merously signed, tare been presented, congratulating
his excellency for the snood made against the sat&
convict protest. One of these addressee, with 1,100
signatures was presented by the mayor, expreseive
of" the injustice of the imputations which have been
so unwarrantably out upon your excellency by cer-
tain speakers at the late public meeting, and adored
by the Sydney lehreing Herald in several articles in
that journal." In his reply to this address, Sir Clue.
Fitzroy disclaims all imputed discourtesy. The
Herald reiterates the charge, and observes, " we re-
corded the opinion expressed by the half-dozen gen-
tlemen forming the deputation, that they had bon,
discoerteattAy treated." On July 6th, in the
legislative council, Mr. Deneldson brought forward
a sense of resolutions complaining of the dilatoriness
of the English government in not carrying out the
steam line from Singapore to Se dewy, notwithstanding
the council had voted 6001. men tbly, for three years,
towards the steam communication by this route. The
peek's question, after a long discussion, wee moved,
but lost by a majority of one. The expedition tent
to Focus River to recover the remains of Mr. Ken-
nedy and his saddle-backs had returned, having been
osoomolibl to lb* search ; bet the particulars of
the expediting were not inside public.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Adelaide journela received vie Singapore, are to
hand to the 22nd July! from which we are enabled to
collect a few items of intelligerose connected with this
colony. We observe that Mr. Hall, the naturalist,
intends conveying Denbry, the Murray chieftain, to
England. This chief, far advanced in years, is said
to be a line specimen of the aborigines of South Aus-
tralia, and is fa'her of the native presented to Queen
Viol ria by Mr. Eyre. From June 1848 to June
1849 no less than 13,698 tone of copper ore were
shipped trom Adelaide tro England; of this quanta',
13,743 tone exported by the Barra Burrs, and the
remainder by emu ether companies. During the
same period so lase than 300 tons of lead, the produce
of South Australia, were also shipped to England.
An Orange lodge has been formed in Adelaide.—On
July 12th, a depetation of the members of St. Society
waited upon the gummier for the purpose of request-
ing his lizeelleney to forward to her Majesty's Colo-
nial Secreta-y a memorial on the subject of emigra-
tion from Ireland. The gov. fur, in promising to
forward the memorial, said he would give it his
warmest recommendation.
• WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Swett Itiven.—Advices and journals have rrachsd
us by the lathe and China overland mail, eland*/
to the ended Jay... The inaony was struggling htrd
for existence. Ai general impression was rife that
unless it was model penal rettlement, and benefited
by the large commtesedat experses for npooldirg the
convict system, Western Australia must follow the
fate of Port Essington.* Some of the older colonists
having a considerebleesteke in the settlement, were
striving to nere the place from ruin, but such as can
quit is quest of better fortune, do so as opportunities
offer. Indeed, it would rimer as th nigh the days of
the colony were numbered. Death is fast removing
the old and etannoh friends and settlers, which must
serve to herrythe dual doom. On May 31st Mr.
George Leaks expired; 'after a lingering ill-
ness of some duration. Mr. Lesko arrived
in the colacy in 1829 by tie Cecilia (th
first vessel wit* settlers) and was actively engaged in
the of of the olocrup to bis decease ;he wee the
first magistrate appointed, aid wan senior member of
the uncflicial members of the Legislative Council. To
this calamity must be added the death of Mr.
Samuel Moore,. also an unofficial member of the
Lvislative Cacil, and amongst the most active and
useful settlers. Tncse itemettraL by death had cut a
degree of glom over the seelcment which was mote
acutely telt, not merely from a conviction of the
moral worth of the deceased, but from the certainty
that their places wined not be supplied by others hav-
ing a like share to upholding the colony. The se tiers
look upon the batch Of 'Parkhurst hip sent out as
worse than moved!' since 'no establishment is ratiu-
Ward for controlling their movement., ever alive
to what is evil. The Amin-, June 13. h, gravely as-
serts "murder, arson, robbery, and busbranging have
already been committed ley• these juveniles. Worse
crimes than these no convicts could perpetrete." An-
other effort had been mado to induce English immi-
gration. Some of the older colonials eugjest thst
farmers give up to'immigrants lessee of land for four-
teen years, free of all rent charges, leaving the tenant,
at the expiration of the period, the option of retaking
the farm at a moderate rent. An eld colonist thus
publicly announces an offer of the nature alluded to :
I am willing to etarrender 300 acres, containing a file fiat
for church or school purposes, upon twenty adults being
located under the system, wittier six miles of the church
sits ; and to let 400 acres of land 'more to parties 4proved
by my correspondent' at bumf, under very nay tams com-
pared with the advantages derivable he the tenants.
The large landed proprietors propose circulating in
Great Britain and Germany the terms they are Pre-
to offer to approved emigrants, but, like the
hundred and one schemer previously put forth, we
are afraid the prospects of Western Australia are nut
sufficiently eacoureging to Induce parties to go and
improve lanes which their present owners would
gladly give away to say one wishing to take them.
Amongst the projected undertakings at the Swan,
we observe a proposel to form a compiny for the par-
rs, of getting up a steam smear-mill at Perth,
smiler to one already in' operation at the Cape of
Good Hope. As a damper on the efforts to
improve the colony, the goverrment had pub-
lished a set of deputuring regulations, to the
great detriment of squatters; and this intention of
the azatutive had celled into operation the practice of '
organised agitation peculiar to Swan River eetlen.
A public alerting was convened on July 18th, when
the sentiments of the colonials were freely made
known, the meeting being. anuimonely of opinion
that the new squatting regulations were opposed to
the interests of the present ea well ea the future
Bottler, and fraught with ruin to the settlement. A
deputation waited upon hie Excellency with a series
elantsaded mulattoes draws up by the leading and

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most influential colonista, and unanimously adopted
at the public meeting; but although the deputation
was most courteously rtceived, the governor held out
no encouragement that the regulations amendtd by the
colonists would be adopted. His nueelleney inftwased
the deputation that their inggeotiefie, as also tholes
of the government committee, and his own, would
be forwarded to Her Majesty's g t for
approval sod adoption. In the meantime TO ame-
lioration of the exiting burden made or held cut
ppeending the reference to Her Majesty's Osiouial
Secretary, on which the Zugstoree (a Perth paper),
July 26th, inquires " what are the settlers to do in
the meantime ? Aro we still to be subjected to
the rules that have so lase oppressed us until a
reply marshes our shores? If so the doom of the
colony is ended."