The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-20 00:00:00

OLONIA]
A
CEYLON.
Oar correspondent write,:

1
Continued rain has kept the 0;
estates in a more backward am.,
years, and the crop will not eir.
The anaual returns of the trade
lombo and Gallo have been pub
appears that the total amount
from 12th Ootober, 1819, to 191 i
337,000 cwt. There is a felting
and imports in the last quarter, bm
same period last year. In expo
for by the expedition with which
got down from the estate' and al
porta, by the fact that since the re
has been confined principally to
sumptioo.
The district judge of Kandy h
mad from government, for detain
paying to his private account at
longing to suitors in that court, t
the sums originally sued fur, au
punishment for the offence. 119
been of the late governor, and ti
before his lordship left the island,
The new Governor, hav'ng bee
by all classes in Mauritius, left
Buckinghamshire, and arrived h
He has not ao yet taken over the
warrant has not arrived. Mr.
fore still rioting as Uententi
general satisfaction is expressed
son's appointment, acd we are r
liberal changes he completed ii
tried among us.

The coutary is generally health
of dysentery have occurred amoi
sequence of the con•ir,ued wet
hem, however, taken place since 1
for en improvement in this re.
' the troops is good; std there si
the last advice., of those statical,
Captain Bingham, of the a
10th, after a short illness. Thi
of artillery who has died here

NEW ZEALI
Accounts have been received
the beginning of August. The'
Auckland, was des*.r ,yed by fir
loss is estimated LA I,OOOV.
yard gave a ball to the bite
which is spoken of in the
The exports from Auckland le
June 30 of the current year an
the New Zealwaler, July 20,
the pen of Governor Grey and
are published : that by Gov,
report on the state of New
by the Lieutenant-Governor, is
dnion of New Munster. The
be making progress in ci
years theof Pienty nath
habit of procuring vessels to ca
town, and in Taurarga they En
employed for this purpose. A
building two additional one,
make a [o'l'l of time or four
ping engaged in this trade. I
arrangements to expend 3001. i
flour mill; the Tara•eara p
flax to raise money fur thi
was anticipated that such a i
be produced, mainly by th
terprise of the native pooul
viate the necessity of its ii
neighbouring colonies. The A
that the cultivation of the lc
district has been attended with
Thy hope grown there are not
good flavour, but the guiuni'y
something prodigious. Oa
ground, two of which contain
old, Mr. Smith grew 3,8.301 he.
on one acre, grew 1,300.b5.
equally successful. The gut
nearly equal to the demand, a
be some for exportation.

IMPORTANT Pook-LAW IN,
laweetigetioa of a vary Imperial
the Poor-law Vales Office, Abbe
Amietant Parr-law Counnitionei
Salm, Wq. At the Michael:
justices the chaplain of the B
Osborne, presented a revit, it
conduct of the board of guardians
whose harsh regulations he attic
much misery, destitution, and cri
Maly passed a rissolujon that a cr
sent to the guirdiare and the
between the parties, ail en appli
to the Poor-law C Anmiesione ft W.l
portion of the report of th !cheplait
the present proceedings were fa
the Rev. Mr. Osborne said that,
posaeanon containing the depositi,
'ln at the gaol, be found that fr
the present time no Wee than 6f
Ova te the iSath gaol of putiis
workhouse, 63 of whom were ch.
the windows at the relieving other
that official is consequence of be
for sdmiuion into the workhouse
.state

that he should all 20 or 23
be a boy, 16 years ot age, named
inmate ul the union 11 years, hit
him whilst a child. Oa the 26
out of the workhouse with only 6:
any instructionsas to his future c
paining his subsistence. He wa
came de.thute and could mot ob
to the union; and having kited
was driven to take op his abode
worst parts of Bath, and at the]
since been convicted of reale
children, and who was now en
considerable delay, and suffetin
was re-admitted to the workb,u
next witness would be Henry
who was turned out of the wrvk
and after wandering about for at
or relatives, he applied for an or
was refined, and then broke th
which he was committed to p
then alluded to several other cc
and mid be should leave the wit
feeling confident that their state
his report to the Bath justices.
man of the Board of Guardians.
witnesses were called to explain It
.croseaxamined. He mentioned
of harshness being made against
the guardians were not only prel
before the pubis in tray pectic
chairman of the committee, •
prepared to give upon oath cvid
to the depositions ot the boys
Osborne. There had never bees
out of the teorkhouee, bat every
request. He also adtted, that
brought against the Bath Uniot
the kingdom.; and that the will
to the satisfaction of the inseam
days; but is consequence of lb
had Informed him by note th
almost In a state of insubordin
minary discussion, the can du;
flat witnem who was being eau
despatched. The proceedings
tracted.
NEW METHOD OP ENalta'
too FINNS Ban
Sheffield Literary and rollout
road a paper describing this pia
is to place a frond of fern, aid
form, on a thick piece of glass
taking and softening a pieta of g
and placing on the leaf and o
will rewire a sharp and aconratt
The watts perche retained lave
cooling, is then handed to a bra
in metal from his moulding sue
the mat deviate and difficult ps
which, a few years ago, would
ezeintud Shaflield. As it ie,
brass plates thus produced fro
required • little curiae ?rasing
copperplate printing pass, mom
impressions of the original least
klbited specimens of ferns, p
slightly embossed, as they mm
ware such perfect istramiles
they might easily be taken to
the doctor exhibited a large vat
leather, which had been prodno
operation. As, however, this Is
for eopying designs se POP area
tints, saving all the expense of
the muss punned t—TIM
Lord white soap of aid required
that executes any design, *lath
of ordinary embossing or in the
in either cue the work is *ea

in gotta psychs; from that s se
out In brass, as beide, may b
sing in the ordinary way. The
difficulty was in getting the Icy
rate from the mould of the w
wss pressed. He had found, I
both the earfuls with common 1
imprudent they did not adhere