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London, England, 1826-02-27 00:00:00

SINGAPORE PAPERS.

We have received a file of Singapore Papers, from the cam.
menrement of August to the end of September, liom which the
following are extracts :
[From the Paper of August 4.]
On Tuesday last, the Resident, aczoniparOed by the executive
officer, embarked on board the Malabar and sailed on a vuage round
the This expedition is undertaken. we believe, by the order
of the Supreme Government, for the purpose of taking formal
possession of the several adjacent islands ceded to us by the recent
treaty with the Sultan of Singapore. Although the circumference
of Singapore is not very great, yet the small islands to be landed
upon are numerous and little known, and we scarcely expert that
the objects of the voyage can be accomplished without considerable
' delay.
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NORTH EAST COAST OF SUMATNA.—MaIay Prahus ova
tinue to come in daily in very considerable/mothers. We observe
.that many of these import rice, showing clearly what is DOS
generally understood, that several portions of the northern coasts •
of Sumatra are well suited for raising corn. At Jambi, we under.
stand that the epidemic cholera had broken nut with great violence
in the past mouth, and had already carded of a great number of the
inhabitants.
CONQUESTS FROM THE BURNAN9.—By private accounts we t
learn tliatMr. Charles Paton, one of the Magistrates of Calton*. and
a gentleman well known for his activity. intelligence, and thorough
acquaintance with the native character. has been nominated by the
Government as Commissioner for organising the country of Arra.
can. Through a similar channel, we are given to understand that •
the Hon. Mr. Fullerton will take upon himself personally a similar
alike on the coast of Tentotserico.
A large Cochin. Chinese junk arrived from Saigun on the 17th,
after a tedious passage of three months and eight days, occasioned
by attempting the voyage at too late a period of the monsoon.
'I he crew had sufkred great distress, and had been compelled to
put into one of the small islands at the month of the Straits
called Pido•Tengi. Here they got into an array with the natives,
in which one of the party was killed and three wounded.
I From the Paper of Sept. LI
Walt ow CELEHES.—By a prahu which has arrived from Ma-
cassar authentic accounts have been received, which state that the
west coast has been restored to tranquillity by the submission to
the Netherland authorities of the petty bolds of Sups Tanete and
chindripOli. The Queen of Boni, the Rajah of Sopang, and the
federation of Wajo, are still in open arms, having retired into their
inaccessible fastnesses in the mountains. A considerable propor-
tion of the Dutch troops, with the Panambanam of Suntanap and
his auxiliary Mandurese, had retutaed to Java. •
By accounts from Canton we learn that a Celestial Edict had
been published, granting permission to foreigner. to go between
Canton and Macao in fast boats, on the payment of GO dollars for
each chop. This is about one fourth of the sate formerly exacted
for Moos, and is considered a special mark of favour granted to the
Fang Qups (stranger devils).
BORNEO —A prahu, which has arrived in eight days from
Sambas, brings an account of the state of hostilities between the
Dutch and th Chinese gold miners. Two hundred and fifty
Dutch troops have arrived from Java to reintorce the fort oflllam.
pawn, with orders to act on the defensive until further assonance
c•n be rendered. The Chinese are now the assailants, and hare
presented themselves in great force at a place called Dori. close to
the Dutch fortress, and situated on the same river. In this situa-
tion they have had the temerity repeatedly to attempt to destroy -
the Dutch flotilla lying in the river, which is very narrow, by
grappling icons applied to destroy the rigging, or to drag them
' ashore and strand them.

On Saturday morning summonses were hatted by the
Earl of Liverpool to the Cabinet Ministers for a Cabnet
Council to be held at his residence at Whitehall, at ha-
past two o:olock in the afternoon. The Ministers assem-
bled about that time ; those present were, the Lord
Chancellor, the Earls of Harrowby, IVestmorland, and
Bathurst; Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Secretary Canning,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount Melville, Lord
Bexley, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Huskisacin, &c. This was the
first Cabinet Council which the Lord Chancellor has been
able to attend for these two months past, owing to the long
confinement of the Noble Earl with the gout. The
Cabinet Council sat in deliberation about two hours. The
asrembling of the members at the Earl of Liverpools
house is a novelty; and it was said to be caused by a
slight indi4position of the Noble Earl, arising from a cold.
After the breaking up of the Cabinet Council, Mr. Hin-
kisson had a long consultation with Lord Bexley.
Yesterday alteruorm, at two o'clock, another Cabinet
Council was held, which assembled at the Foreign-office;
it was attended by the same Cabinet Ministers that were
present at the Eartof Liverpool's house, in Whitehall, on
Saturday afternoon. The Earl of Liverpool attentkat
his cold being better. The Cabinet Council continued in
close deliberation till past four o'clock.
A meeting of the Lbrds of the Council was held at tile
Council Office at half-past teu o'clock on Saturday morn-
ing, which was attended by Lord Gifford, Lord Colchester,
the Right Hon. Sir John Nichol!, and the Right 110.
Sturges Bourne. The case which came before their Lord-
ships was that respecting the lunacy of Lord Danvers. TI e
Solicitor-General opened the case ; Mr. Sugden, Mr.
Btougham, and Mr. Horne, were also heard by their
Lordships, which occupied till past tour o'clock. Their
Lordships afterwards continued in deliberation till
o'clock, when the meeting separated.
The French mail did not arrive yesterday at the Foreign
Office, as it has been accustomed to do for a number of
}mars ; the arrangements for its future arrival being
changed to Monday instead of Sunday, that no public
business should be transacted on the Sabbath, except what
is absolutely necessary. The delivery of the letters at the
Foreign. Office on Sturdays has been prohibited for some
time put, although the mail did arrive.