The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1850.

)WING UP A PORTUGUESE 32-GUN SHIP.
Cs have dates from Hong Kong to the 30th, and
cio the !9th of October. At the former place no
)9 of importance ; from the latter, a report of the
owing melancholy accident is contained in a letter
ri our correspondent :
• today very melancholy news have reached us
n Macao. The affairs of the house of Braga za in
.na appear doomed to every misfortune. Governor
nrsl was carried off by the hand of the assassin
vole his death a successor was appointed, and
was collecting together a naval force when
,)b suddenly removed him; and now we have the
cfal teak to record not merely the death of
• tailor naval officer, but the destruction of his
p with nearly every Kul on board. On
) '.."qh (yesterday) the anniversary of the birth
the U tesi.'s cassia, Don Fernando, Captain
Aka e Silva made arrangements to give a party on
ard his ship, the 1/onne. Maria IL of 32 guns. A
amber of civdians from Macao, and the calor, of
.c United States sloop Marion were invited. At
o.m the Donna Maria IL fired a royal salute, shortly
tcr which several of the invited civilians went off
Inc vessel, which was then lying at anchor in the
la. At half-past 2 o'clock, p.m., the ship blew up
th a fearful explosion, entirely destroying the yes-
.% and all on board, except the captain's son and
nmc twelve or thirteen men, who were taken out of
he water by the boats of the United States sloop of
war. The crew consisted chiefly of Lascars, natives
of Goa, with E trlican marines; the number on board
at the time of the catutrophe could not have been
far. short of l;00 souls. Toe American officers it is
I). end Escaped, as they were about to quit their own
when the explosion took place. The foregoing
..).at is known, and was brought by en express
frim MACS" just before the mail closed, by the
':tamer linguae for Europe. Who were the civilians
hoard is not yet ascertained."
In reference to affairs at Canton, the Friend of
( .1 Ores the following summary :
' from our last monthly summary, made up of
Liman of rebellioa and warfare, residents out of
na will probably have been expecting to hear of
dethronement of Yih-chu, and the administration
if the affairs of China by another Emperor; we have
ncling of the kind, however, to tell of. The rebels
sr, still in force, and large bodies of troops have boa
'7l from Canton to repel them ; but it apposes to
the general opinion that Messrs. Chang-kler
%tit and Chang-kit-fuh, despite their assumptioa
‘. high sounding titles, are nothing more nor
ILIA than a pair of freebooters ; and that
wren they have laid the southern capital un-
der a smart contribution, they will retire. Of the
5; oration of the opium edict we beer nothing what-
t'm and it would appear that the whole report of
i-. 411 an edict is erroneous. Captain Troubridge, of
ttr Majesty's ship Amain, whose oven illness was
r'Ported in ear last summary, died at Canton, in the
notion of the day of the mail's despatch from that
'Av. Der Majesty's ship Hastinis, bearing the
11of Rear-Admiral Autos, arrived
,:44 Ii
Kong harbour on the 10th begat
'‘ e have not heard of a single gale of
'•Ld on the coast of China daring the seek. A
Itr°011( north east mermen is blowing, in the firelbora
ira,n of the sea, the Bremen ship Pauline web
the Lady Mary Wood has not made Wryer
14* in the accustomed time, it is doubtful whether
1••• to amended in making headway against it.
i "tall.), however, es the Pauline was engaged at an
tqtro of 500 dollars to bring down the mail, the

COLON I AL.
AUSTRALIA.
We have letters from Sydney of the 27th, Adelaide
30th of August, Geelong and Melbourne beginning et
September, and Perth (Western Australia) 20th d
September.
What may be termed the event of the per ever
which our present intelligence extend', is the grad
public meeting held in Sydney, on August 12, ts
take into consideration the Governor's despatch On
the meetings in June last year (laid before both
houses of parliament), when public feeling was an-
mistakingly expressed—one of those pulsations of the
multitude which denote an active working spirt!,
which is nurtured and encouraged by irritation. This
irritation appears to have been present at the great
i meeting eider notice, and to have stirred up feelings
of resentment, contempt, and dislike to the ?shag
authority, which time will not easily assuage;
the meeting eventuated in • declaration of
the feelings of those present which astonishes
us by the boldness of expression and the deep sensi-
tiveness of the colonists tbat they have rights which
they ought and are determined to enjoy. On the
day before-mentioned the meeting took place on the
open ground adjacent to the Circular Wharf, the
number present pressing even to the gates of the
grounds round Cloven ment-house. The meeting is
stated to have been the result of a venter eoua feel-
ing of indignation which prevailed throughout the
city on the publication of Sir Charles Fitzroy's des-
patch relative to the proceedings of the anti-trans-
portation meetings held in June. At least 4,000
persons are stated to have been present. We coa-
-1 dense the very lengthy report of the proceedings
contained in the Sydney Morning Herald, Augst
13. Robert Campbell, Etq., was unanimously voted
to the chair. The Governor's obnoxious des-
patch was then read by Dr. Aaron. The
chairman then drew the attention of the meet- I
iog to the subject-matter before them, and
reiterated the sentiments he bad expressed when pre-
siding at the June meeting, " the like of which for
its numbers, its earnestness, and its orderly and im-
pressive demeanour had never before been held in the
colony." The two great principles which they were
called upon to decide were civil freedom and the
maintenance of truth ; in defence of the latter he wee
sure some discord would necessarily ensue. The
charges of the governor were false ; but the question
involved must be settled and not left open to invite
collisions between the government and the people, or
bets een the different classes and interests of the
missy. He (the chairman) reiterated the charge of
diessertesy of which they bad accused the governor.
0 The deputation, sent from'a peaceable and orderly
meting, went down peaceably to his excellency's
t, where they were met by soldiers and
iled muskets; the gates were closed against
them ; the kitchens, stables, and out-houses of
Government-house were garrisoned with military, and
the guns of the ships of war in the harbour were I
pointed at the meeting; the deputation were refused
admission as a body, and were treated with a marked
discourtesy." The governor had stated that the
meeting in Jane was composed of the mob of Sydney,l
and that but few respectable persons were present;
but the resolutions having all been moved by members
of council, proved that it was no mob meeting. After
some further observations from the chairman, Mr.
Henry Parkes proposed the first resolution, as follows t
That this meeting, having had under its consideration a
despatch from his Eacsllency Sir Charles A. Fitzroy, dated
Jane 30, 1849, transmitting to Earl Grey the great protest
of the inhabitants of Sydney in public meeting assembled
against the renewal of transportation, hereby declares that
in that despatch hie excellency has, in a cue of the utmost
importina to the general welfare of this colony, grossly
meraresented a series of facts of public notoriety, traduced
the chance? of a large majority of the colonists of all
classes and is all parts of the territory, tad betrayed the in-
terests of the alma into the hands of its enemies.
Mr. Parkes remarked that the resolution affirmed
very grave charges against the head of the govern-
ment in the colony, and if the charges were juat they
ought to be preferred in the most open manner pos-
sible. The first resolution was seconded by Mr.
Lloyd, who felt convinced the home authorities must
either withdraw the assertions in the despatch, or
withdraw the man who made them.
The Rev. Dr. Fullerton, proposed,
That this meeting, aware of the insidious efforts of an
interested and numerically insignificant section of the cola-
sista to re-establish transportation to this colony. and *ppm-
hawive of the partial success of them efforts, when treach-
erously commended to her Majesty's advisers by the local
government, feels bound to declare its deliberate opinion
that no faith can be placed In the promises of the Secretary
of State for the Colonies on this momentous question, and
therefore it atonaly demands the Immediate and final
avocation of the Order in Council making New South
Weiss a penal settlement.
The resolution was ably seconded by Dr. Aaron, who
declared it was • painful but imperative sense of duty
which induced him to support the resolution. It was '
&well l nown fact there was a small section of the
community who were anxious to restore the transpor-
tation system ; he believed the Governor was of that
rody, who, had he been with the colonists, as he pro-
,would have written the insidious despatch
te mislead Earl Grey. The man who, with his family,
was fed and clothed bythe people's money, ought not
to write home to degrade the character and position
of that people in the mind of the English minister.
Mr. L R. Wiltshire, J.P., then moved the third reso-
lution, which was as follows:
That this meeting declares its opinion that the despatch
et Sir Charles A. Fitzroy testifies his incapacity for, and
uhwarthiness of, the responsible office of governor of this
=may. and earnestly prays from her Majesty his instant
✓amovil therefrom.
The proposer was of opinion that the governor had
Wraps' the interests of the colony, and the now
Meg were rid of him the better. The gouger/ had
laid great stress upon the receipt of an address bear-
ing 1,800 signatures ; but he (Mr. Wiltshire) was is
• position to prove that at least 600 were 'purities,
the manufacture of some of which he had witnessed ;
and he would have no difficulty in proving to his Ex-
cellency that a majority of the names were Hennames
of persons who never existed, and the po who
manufastured them was WillisallenryWelle,whobad
formerly bean in the official situation of midget city
surveyor. (Great senuation.)—Mr. J. M. Great esesaded
the resolution. The fourth resolution wee impend
by the Rev. Dr. Lang :
That in aosordanos with the resolades adopted lir&
public meeting of the lEtthiisat.
raw this
Mew
ra its *Woo—. That it is to tho men.bidas
of this colony, and to the ended d abbe.
that its wartime' should as Maw adadalotompi by the
remote, ill lafesmed, sod thrememilds Ookodat.edloa bat
by ministers chosen tram red resperbio te, the ecd
themselves. In asordasse with the gratiffin ol the Bet
constitution.
Dr. Lang, from his own personal observation,
believed that were the colony fairly polled in its
length and breadth, nine-tenths of the moral berth
astiutell4enos of the population weeld declare their
nagnalifia aversioa to- the return to traeoporldien
in any shape. The despatch el bid excelloner gave
then a very sorry piston d eslonial govembnind I
here they paid a warm-ont aid man 6,0001. error to
misrepresent their *pinkies, and to traduce their
characters.—Mr. Richard Peek aseonded the ',gela-
tion, which being carried unanimously, the ex-ma or,
Mr. E. Flood, J.P., moved, and Mr. Blair
the following resolution :
Thies Wale
__sabodriblhoio bigledeekine=
Votes:liken in kW
the Mal aeramieg le Tordiatiegybe the
A ommittio having haw appdated to PrePF*l
rte both Hams el embodying
orveseeddises, Webs baring been •0
t• the ehairnien, the begiblidglesia
The Mgr Sydney jams are filled with the de-
bate is =oat on the esadnit of the Rev. Dr. Lang.
The Abingdos lasted several days. To abridge the
Mats wield egarooly do justice to the talent die-
frisiald the bees= and the assumed. The debate
an August 21, advent* to the reverend
reebbar, when the Legidathe PeinW resolved,

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esinassid via desk and Lariat beard Dr. Laag la uph-
ill/Ikm, is of *ON that there are kandations for seek
. Dertrey, hada, been wand by sew
paid woks*, those isabisole seat at by hie see
Offill loft inipialisesis hues fa sks sciadost of lastra-
ties r dims eississ, weld sea Is entitled se say semis-
&as ba the psalm d lank he 'edged may Paw.
nevertheless.* py brew piNeall as easse above the
stirred ydseosills samba, she loss Impedes that
they woad be se am hal ape Iliskierted
That the beesidall hilseed in the land wise et two parts,
dated 16th has, 1146•U01, which mm the Rev. Dr.
Leey it his letter go NA Postigrew, bit wet, directing the
seamen' of this WA. Millestly admits that be received
from the Owen, wen men ia the Rev. Dr. Lang, tat in
such ellotwes ; that he was merely their trustee ; and that
hit subecquent Pledging dhs deplieste of the said fader tree
• fraud upon hug csituffes traits, end highly discreditable.
In consequence of this. resolutions Dr. Lang pub-
lished an address to his constituents, who held a
meeting, and passed resolutions condemnatory of the
council, and sympathising with the doctor.
There are good accounts of growing prosperity fur-
nished by trade returns, showing an increase of im-
ports to the amount of 238,9001. in the imports of '49
over '4B The exports showing in a similar compari-
son an increase of # per cent. A premium on the
growth of cotton has been voted by the colonial
authorities.
The Herald, Aug. 9th, enters upon a luminous re-
view of the banking position and prospects of the
colony. One thing was particularly marked, namely,
the falling off in the discounts of all the banks. The
working capital of the several establishments, as in-
dicated by the difference between the amount of their
Iliabilities, and the amount of their assets, is stated as
follows :
lee*, 1649. March, 1860. Jose, 1850.
New South Wales £141,900 £143,800 £146,500
Commercial 77,000 100,000 101,600
Australasia
ticioa

Totals.. £865,700 £685,200 £520,940

The working capital of the colonial bank' has
steadily iccreased, whilst that of the English esn-
blishments has rapidly declined. In the case of the
Union Bank this decrease is most extraordinary. The
working capital of that institution is now lee, than
it wu three months ago by 39,4001., or about 36 per
cent., and lee, than it was 12 months ago by 107,1001. ,
or above 60 per cent. And, more (Unordinary still,
with a working capital of 68,0001., this ir genions esta-
blishment has managed to do a discount business to
the extent of nearly 500,0001. So that it is lending
to the colonists 432,0001. of their own money.

Hardiness. I pereposed then until I should take my wile
to Calends. wed seem to Berradtpote en thp alltdal.
Oa the mooing oldie Nth, is messes, era=
I took Men 11.1e0eiestio, with ler free asstthat
do so. Raft istetiod the heal, bed= Whii
eons, I wee returning is Beireekpore with bee. Abate two
Ibllo MOM my home, at about 8 p.a., Major Bartle-
mut reds up to ay earriege, sad, la his usual lose,
said—" How are you, Shelton 1" or " How are you I"
I made Um se reply. He then, with a Yea Gam
v 01.., said—" I want ea explanation of leen einikest
la the morning r" bat to what he referred, milift M 111111
to the eiranneteace of my leaving Itervaeltpsee WINO
reOyiag to two motet of kit on roue 'riling or Nedra,
subjeste, I know not. He this said, " 111 send a (rattles
yea t' Before he said this, I had said—" I have die
*toured you conduct, Major Bartle's=sad have
to say to you." It wee after this that' he said lan=
send a friend to me. To this, I replied—" Very gust"
He asked we for ma explaaation. I said I would give his
apse, and that he was not worthy of it, bat that he would
know it soon enough—meaning that I would send • friend
to him to give his. that explanation which he required from I
me. In the coarse of farther altercation, I told him "I
have dissevered • lath, of yours." He asked me for
10 ablates' sonversation, which I most positively re-
fused. He then asked Mrs. Shelton for 10 Wasted
convenatioa, to which she assisted, but which I pro-
hibited la these terms " You shall not eater ray
hew, Major Bertlantea." He said —" I will, ifs,
and you shall not keep me eat of It." I add, " Yen Awn
not, ss." Afterwards be asked me it I had no cionsiderethen
for my innocent wife; to which I replied, "I have every era
sideratioa for her, but I have sone for you." He several than
salt he would send a frilled tome. My answer simply wee,
" Very good." He several times asked me when he shouM
beer hens me. My reply wee, "Immediately," by whisk
meat that I should mead • friend as soon so I reached
hew. He then rode away, 'Wog " By, by " tozahrerifr.
Ca My meshing home I found him
perdu in front of the entrance door. raps: so of the
and handed Hu. Bheltoa out. Maier Beedemen ip=eitissealf en her left hand, and prosseied to miler
the home with us. I said, " You shall nee SSW the
house, dr." He said, " I will, sir," sad pushed Wm&
into the entrance hall. I thatently deeiral kin ae
leave the house, in these tams, " Leave the bow, *—
instantly leave the house." He refused, sad said be led
onto with the sauction of Mrs. Skelton. I replied, Nebo
has no power to give say sanction to your kebab's." I
onset say how often I ordered hint to levee the ler% but
the prohibitions were as last upon each other se podia. As
be refused, and vu proceeding into the din ashy
bow determined he was to go, and how unlit I in es
ape with hint on even terse, and in a state slant wild
from his violent promisee, I ranted into my bedroom,
whW was in darkness, and, feeling for my pistol COIN BO*
oat • pistol, and, mailbag out on Major Bartleman, who was
standing in the dining room by the side of my wife, I
ordered him instantly to leave the house several times, yew
eludieg with, " I warn you—l warn you," and at the some
time presenting the pistol at him. Major Bentham rushed
upon ma, and with one hand wrested the pistol (rum me. and
with the other rained down upon my person • series of blues
with all his fora with& riding stick or malacca cane which be
had la hie had. On his releasing me he threw 1113am:sera
as, sad said, "Be resoluble—be quiet. The lineations&
remices, addresa, or signature, and you can prove aothireg." I
flung meson out of his grasp, and said •' I will have nothing
to say to you. Leave my house, sir—leave my house." I
I hen called the servants to turn him out. They rare afraid.
Be put himself is an attitude of defiance, &sit he dared tram
he do It, and mid be would not go. I said " You won't ge,
tura% you r' and then rushed into my dewing room, heel
whist' I brought out a rata= cans. I again several times
ordered him to leave the house. He still refused to go, lad
I aimed a blow at his head with the cans—a blow which I
reputed. lie again rushed upon me, and • second struggle
ensued, NOM 11101Bilf than the first, in which the dining
utile and all upon it were thrown down. He succeeded in
wresting the stack from me ; on which I called for another.
Ha held the use he had taken from me by the middle, end
eaid " I eta kill you, sir, with this—l will kill you, sir, with
this." Meantime, the table had been put on its legs again.
Before I left Major Birdman for the cane, be had himself
drawn the ram rod, and execrated the pistol. He found
it unloaded. He said. " Why the pistol is unloaded I"
When the ramrod went down the pistol, it appeared to me
likewise to be unloaded. lie now called to my servants, and
said, " Bear witness your tour bell fired on me thus," and
suited the make to the words. Oa this, the pistol exploded,
the contents passing over the bead of my khitmutgsr's son,
who was in the au of sweeping and collecting the broken
pieces of crockery After the pistol had exploded, Miler Bar-
d/nap proceeded to leave the hones, asking me " When shall
I hear from you ?" I replied, " immediately," and ran into
my room for my kat for the purpose of going to • brother
officer. 1a my huts my hat fell off. I was parsing Major
Births= bare-heeded, when he said to me, You Lou
yourself Imola of your own house, do you ? You will find
that you are not so." I replied, " I not any ani 'tacit,
but I will be so." I then passed him, to go to any friend.
but he called me bock, and said, " Mr. !,Bhelton, I now
speak to you officially, and place you under arrest." I said
•• Very good.' He said, "Mind, I plus you under
arrest until I have reported you to year commanding
officer." I said, "And when shall I know that you
have dose so ?"—with the intention of wandering myself at
large between his report of my arrest sad its confirmation
or macinuation. He told as to leave nay home at my peril,
and that I was radar unit until I should be triad for say
life. He thee west sway, and in about ten ravens returned
with Colonel Pencil/all, my commanding officer, who con-
tinued my arrest. He sent for the pistol case, and proceeded
to examine, with Major Bartleman, the remaining pistol,
which was unloaded. I now left Major Bentham' and
Cabral Pettaagall, to ask a friend to tome over to my
house. Atter • lapse of • little time, I returned to the
drawing-ram, which was empty, end fraud Major Bartle.
man either standing is the verandah with my wife Of
returning from it into thedrawing-room. Coloael Pattengsll
and Msjor Bankston shortly or immediately after (I forget
which) left the house. 1 eat down sad sketched the heads
of this miserable evening, and while BO engaged was visited
by the Major of Brigade who placed me under clue arrest,
and to whom I recounted all that bad ascurred. He then
left me. This is all that scarred on the 23rd sad 24th of

Aeguat last.
To the Judge Advocate—Major Bartlsmail had esetain
authority given hies by the father of Mrs. Shelton. The i
nature of that authority was to latarfere in my family affairs,
as I undenteed. The letter I found between the pillow-
ere and the pillow, was given to the Court of Inquiry that
was held In this ors. This is the letter produced.
The following is oar note of the document, as reed in
court :
Oh why ?—what can be the cause I do not hear from,
or see aught of my beloved this morning ? Is she ill ? I
expected she would have written again last night. Why
did she not ?—and all this morning have I been watching
the godowa for a single glimpse of my adored—my soul's
life ; but there has not been a alga or even the wave of a
handkerchief formy comfort. Pray write by Davy. I
have applied fee leave positively for to-morrow. Do you
think you tea go also? I must eninsgs, at all risks, to see
yos tonight. Whet think you, my own darling, my dearest,
my own love? "
Lieut. Shelton applied, and was permitted, to be oat of
court while this letter was being read.
Major Bartleman voluntarily admitted that the letter was
written by him.
Lieut. Briton recalled (to the Judge Advecate)—l know
that this letter was intended for ay wife, though it has so
data, direction, or address, by the allusion to the godown,
and to Davy, who was the bearer of my child.
The Judge Advocate hers read Dr. Lauebton's letter, to
explain the nature of the authority more clearly.
This is the principal evidence on which the charges rest.
Major Butleman's defences rats upon the technical objection
that military discipline was not mfrieged by his having
writtea the note, or intruded himself into Lieut. Shelton's
house and beaten him, and therefore that he was amenable
L to a sort martial for the skittle crime of seducing a woman
who was placed under his peanut care.
The trial lasted nisi dem It was oa the 28* of October
that the erred read his defer,. The finding et the court-
, martial had act yet been made public.

Vbe Court.

-WINDSOR, Dic. 18.

The Queen walked this morning in the Slopes.
Prince Albert went out shooting this morning, scannpanied
by the Doke of Bedford, the Marquis of Exeter, and the
Earl Spencer; Lieut.-Colonel Has. C. B. Phipps sad
' COlOO4l Bourses were in atteedases ea his Royal Highness.
The Prase of Weiss and PAM Aldred took an airing in a
pony Oaten this morning In Wadser-srl,eattended by
Mr. Birch. r mambas of the al family took
their natal w and posy exercise. llamas of
Granby, the Earl and Oesetnes Granville, Lord aid Lady
Seymar and the Hon. Wee Seymour, and Sir William
Gibson Craig, But., are espested to arrive at the Castle M-
u/OmM to thegmen sad the Prism The Marchioness
of Doer* hr relkool the Vlementen Conics in her duty
okay in Wahisgekthe Own. The dinner partythis
odor trthses the Dachas of eat, the Duke
lei Deane of Behlard, the Martsais sad Marchioness
Westseiwier sod Lady Oetavia Grosvenor, the Marquis
sod Muchienem of Issuer and Lady M. Conl, the Marquis of
Closhit lativasey Bustard, Batmen de Bps*, tke Earl
end Countess Spam and Lay G. Spencer, the Earl and
Countess Granville, Lord sad Lady Serena and the Hen.
like Seymour, Lard George Lennox, Sir William Gibs=
Craig, and Moat: Colonel Hoc. C. B. Phipps. Tito bond of
the Royal Horse Garda will attend clar dinner. Her
Ksjesty'e private band will afterwards naiad in the Castle.

Lieutenant F. R. Black (St. Helena Reteztat
MA ea interview whit ad Grey yesterday, at the
Met
Mr. Akleriaaa Harr waitool as Ilir Moor GITTi
at theAlawfaak eilarar, to Anther tie aims fast
the ward at QuembiMe. apaa tie Pipit
Lord John Rama retuned to his ra Pem-
broke Lodge, Iladumaill Park, yesterday, frees Wirier,
Cassie.
Mr. Shepherd, chairman of the But India Com-
pen, had aa Interview with the Cissaaellor et the Lahr
qua rafrudal. Mr. WUleoz. 11. P., hat mho ea lawniew
web the light has. Want yestaday, at nisolielal miasma,
ia Dowidagotreet.
The Rotor of Liverpool, and Mr. Cardwell, 211.11.,
treanamed bestow pawky, it the Board et Trade.

THE PAIN AND THI PAPACY.—Thewwho would
—if they mWag us *gala seder the yeke oeyer-1
whims, nay warn* She swaths which they is
ts
thak dodges to the wary of the AidlN.7 ; bet the
real troth is, that the only devil they have to mead with
Y the peistael.—Prach.