The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-22 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.—Pann, MAT 29.
We are still kept on the tip-toe of expectation for the advent
of the new governor, Capt. Fitzgerald, from whom, rs with
all new governors, much is expected. The colony has been
of late very quiet ; indeed provokiegly so. Some few mat-
ters of interest have transpired, which have kept us (rem fall-
ing into ennui. As the period of Lieut.-Col. Irwin's acting
governorship is nearly at its termination our townsfolk re-
1101V841 to present him with an address on his retirement,
which wee signed by about 150 persons. It has been pro-
weed in council to grant a pension of 1001. per annum to
the widow of the late colonial secretary. On the 30th of
Marsh Mr. Nash in the legislative council, proposed that
the sum of 1,0001 should be offered by the colony for the
encouragement of steam communication via the Cape of
Good Hope. Mr. Leake, looking at the slender means of the
colony, thought that more than 6001. oughtnot to be voted,
or, in lieu thereof, to offer any company that should convee
steam to their doors a ease of the Western Australian coal
mines free for a term of years. The AdvecateHeneral re.
marked, that as the colony was already 5,0001. in debt, the
home government would naturally turn round, and say
before being liberal pay your own debts first. Mr. Leaks,
in reply, stated that South Australia was 80,0001. in debt,
and had yet voted 3,0001. a year for stems, communication.
The subject here dropped, and we suppose will remain quiet
until our colonial finances aced prospects improve.
LABUAN.—Our latest advice§ from this new
colony are down to June 29 per Auckland steamer,
arrived at Singapore. On June 9 tee Phlegethon steamer
left Singapore for Labuan, to relieve the Auckland of the
duties of guardship, and reached Labuan on the 18th, haying
called sp... Sarawak on her way. During the Auckland's stay
at Victoria Bay disease broke out, they orneo fever attack-
ing most of the officers and :several o crew. So long as
they slept on board the vessel all was right, but the impru-
dent step was taken to paint the steamer, and many of the
officen took the more imprudent step of sleeping on shore,
and thus caught the fever. Dr. Jackson, the surgeon of the
Auckland, ell a victim to the insidious disease. Until the
island is cleared and drained, much fatality must ensue.
The Phlegethon conveyed to Labuan Mr. Surveyor-General
Scott and Master-Attendant lioaken, with their establish-
ments. Mr. Dutrouquoy. of the London Hotel, Singapore,
also reached Labuan in the PhlegstLon, and was to erect
and establish a MAI bows or csub. The day fixed for
throwing open the coke, Angssfl, notice of which was
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THE WAR IN THE INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO.
The following communications from our Singapore
correspondent contain the details of the defeat experienced
by the Dutch troops in Bali, and of their indecisive action
with tbi Boeloo pirates, to which we briefly adverted yes-
terday :
BALLY.—Dsrusg ON TEN DUTCII.--011 MITI" Of the
India and China mail of Jane last we were enabled to give
particulars of the preparations made by the Dutch fOT the
rabjugation of Bally, and then noticed that operations would
not oontineno• until inteuigence reached Beasoe•Koe, the
Dutch rendezvous, of the state of sake in Holland. It wits