The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-18 00:00:00

CHINA.

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Piracy still continues in the Chinese Sess. The
latest case reported occurred on board a Hamburg
brig named the J. H. Booklemann. It appears
that the marauders bad mistaken this vessel for
one which a abort time previously bad left Amoy
with a valuable cargo of sundries and a large
amount of specie. On boarding the vessel they
threatened to murder the crew ; and as their num-
bers seemed to favour the probability of the threat
being carried out, the officers and orew were obliged
to submit. The rascals then, after rifling the brig
of everything of value they could lay bands. on,
pointing pistols at the beads of the captain and
officers, compelled them to name where any valu-
' abler were secreted on board. ; and the only resource
left to them was to submit.

4 AUSTRALIA.
NEW SOUTH WALE.
His Excellency the Governor opened parliament
at noon on the 24th October. There was only a
small attendance of members of the Assembly. The
vies-regal speech recommends the passing of bills
to regulate prison discipline, to encourage the re-
formation of offenders by establishing a plan for
the remission of sentences, and for the regulation of
reformatory and industrial schools. It also pro-
poses the introduction of measures to amend the
Municipalities Act, the Stamp Duties Act, the
District Court Act, the Superannuation Act, and
the Volunteer Act. It states that, notwithstanding
the depressed state of things in the colony, the
revenue this year will probably cover the expendi-
ture. It recommends the devising of a plan to
attract a larger and more continuous stream of the
better class of immigrants from England, and in-
vites attention to the desirability of selling inferior
and back land at a reduced price. The reply to the
Governor's speech was carried in both houses.

NEW ZEALAND.
In the Government Gu:etie of the 12th September
the governor announces to the natives of New
Zealand that the war which commenced in Oakura
is at an end.

The Daily Southern Cross of the 7th October
says:
The declaration of Mr. Fitz-Gerald's native Vey, as
might have been expected, has prodneed no • effect
upon the native mind, and has placed the government io an
anomalous position, that when on the eve of declaring that
the war has bees concluded, sod that the Queen's peace
will be maintained by some curious proems of moral
coercion, the rebels WO gatherieg strength to show our
model native minister that he has placed too much reliance
in them to suppose that what they cannot be made to do by
a mild system of physical compulsion they will do
.of their
own fns will.
Notwithstanding all the boasting about the capture of
the Worm& Pa by his Excellency the Governor—and
which was to bring about absolute pesos in the Wanganui
district—the rebels appear to be just as untreatable u ever,
sod General Cameron's views are now amply borne out,
viz., that la s strategic position the Wererea Ps was worth.
lees. But a few days ago a detachment of troops ventured
out a few hundred yards from the pa, cm a receneoitriog
expedition, when a smart fire was opened upon, them by
a party of rebels, and they had to retire as
quickly as they could, not, however, before three
officers, a corporal, and a private were wounded, some
of them severely. At Kalcaramea, another pout in the
Wanganui district, a soldier of the 50th, who incautiously
vectored into the buds, was meetly tomeltserked by the
rebels. but, fortunately, was rescued from death. On the
West Coast there are no more favourable sips of peace.
From Poverty Biy—East Coast—we learn that very
few of the natives are uninfected with Hauhanism,
and that the most friendly of them appear to be halting
between two opinions, that of maintaining their
friendly relations with the Europeans, or giving them-
selves up wholly to the demoralising influence of Psi
Marirism. The settlers have, with very few exceptions,
left the district, and the last remnant of missionary in-
fluence, the mission school, has been removed. The friendly
Arawas. supported by the government, are still fighting with
the Bauhaus in the Maketn district. and have gamed several
successes. The most recent skirmish reported was that at
Mateta, in which four of the enemy were killed. We men.
Coned in our last summary that the government had
at length taken action to punish the murderers of
Volkner, Mr. Fullooo, and the crew of the Kate.
We have since received intelligence of the arrival
of a part of the expedition at Napier and by
this time, no doubt, the occupation of Opotiki and Wha-
ketone, the scene of the murders, has been accomplished.
H.M.S. Brisk left Auckland on Friday eight last, to cover
the landing of the troops, although it was not believed that
any attempt would be made to oppose their disembarkation.
The position of the settlers iv the Waikato is far from
satisfactory ; the prospect of the removal of the troops
having impressed them with a very unpleasant feeling of
insecurity. The preparations for the removal of the 65th
Regiment have already necessitated the abandonment of
more than one port in the Waikato, and by the time that
four other regiments are removed, which ministers say will
take place in the course of four month?, the greater portion
of Waikato will be untenable. It is already reported that
the chief Rewi, who has all along been a most obstinate
rebel. and has made no overtures for peace, intends to
attack Kibikibi, which was formerly occupied by him and
his followers. It is not likely be will do so yet, but we are
afraid that the removal of the troops in any number will
be the prelude to it. Military invalids, to the number of
lit), embarked in the ship Bombay, and sailed for England
on the 3rd inst.
The New Zealand Herald of the same date re-
marks :
We have to report more attacks of the natives on
Europeans. Three officers, viz., Captain L. Bryce, Lieut.
and Adjutant T. L. B. Batley, and Ensign P. W. Symonds,
of the 2nd Battalion 14111 Regiment, went some distance
from the Wereroa post up the river, and on return-
ing were shot at by some Maoris. All these
officers were wounded rather severely, either in
the leg, foot, or elbow. Lance-Corporal Green and
privets John Carey were also wounded. A soldier of
the :oth has been frightfully tomabawked about the head,
and acres@ the mouth, near the Kakamarea camp, in the
Wanganui district, where road-making operations have
been carried on, nod another soldier was reported to have
been shot. It also seems that a party of rebel natives have
taken possession of the wreck of the Alexandra on the
same coast, and kept up such a well-directed fire from
either the versed or the gullies in its vicinity as effectually
to prevent persons going to the wreck. They also amused
themselves by bring at an adjacent comp, at long range.