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CORONERS* INQUESTS.

An inquetCytas held et Sto,gumber, on Hugh Dudderidge. a
Watering min, igen fill, who, on Friday morning 1414, was town:
banging to die shfestimber of the roof at a hay-loft. •It wan proved
that the deceased and his wife had lived most unhappily for a caa-.
sidsrable time; that the latter Itel locked him tint of doors, de-
nounced ret.grance against him if he dared approach the house,
and that she had otherwise treated him in the most bnakal manner. I
Verdict" That the deceased. being lunatic and distracted, in a lit
of despair bung himself."—Taurrtnn Courier.
Another inquest au held at %I'll',non, near Watcitet, en Henry
linngdon, an infant about a month old. It appeared in. evidence
that the deceased having auffered front wind in the stomach, a tier.
/rant wan sent td n grocer's shop for a battle of Gorlfrey'a Cordial;
and that instead of tile genoine article the was supplied with faur
lennyworth of a spurious kind.; rat of this was given the child.
*lnch threw him irate a state of stupor, in wheel; state lie continued
kit sixteen hours; %hen be awoke he was seized with a th, and
•t instantly tanned. Tire Coroner absented tothestrupkeeper;
tying a licence lie was duly authorized to sell patent medi-
eines, but lie was not justWetl in compounding and selling in the
manner before stated, and he entreated him to re'rain front again
endsngering the lives of his Majesty's subjects. Verdict—`s Died
from the effects of a too powerful dose of an opiate, falsely debit.
rutted and told as tiodfrey'd Cordial."—Prid.

TUMULT OF THE CHINESE OF MACAO.

The following curious statement is taken from a Tartu •
guese paper,published at Macao, entitled Gaeeta de Macao.
Our readers are aware that Macao is a Portuguese settle-
ment in the. Bay of Canton, and that it 13 the only estab-
lishment of foreigners permitted in the (7eltstial Empire.
The Portuguese obtained this singular privilege as a reward
for a signal service performed to the Chinese Government
in destroying pirates that infested their coasts. The trans-
action here recorded resembles in all its features (except the
treatment of the Mandarins) what lately happened to our
own tradera and those of the United States.

111Aer‘o, "'MICA 13.

There took place in this city, on the 11th of February, a horrible
assassination of a Chinese, perpetrated by a naive of Titnur, the
slave of Major Joseph Caetano Favicho, as will be seen by the
~narrative and sentence which have been published. This was a
very nice case, and one of the greatest difficulty in this country, as
the Chinese authorities imperatively demanded satisfaction for it.
The most illustrious Governor of the city, conjointly with the illus-
trious Senatesind the Gavitior; conducted it in the most prudent and
cautious manner, in order to conciliate the Mandarins, with rot
giving up the assassin to the power of their barbarous justice, as ,
was anciently the case ; and having conformed in every thing to the
Royal ordinances, they amicably obtained the object which they
ainitsl at. The assassin having been sentenced to death by the
Junta of Justice of this city, was destined for execution on the 13th
,of March. His execution accordingly took place at eight o'clock
I in the morning of that day, on the exercise ground, in the presence
of the Mandarins and a multitude of Chinese spectator'', who came
to see hint hung, and his hands and head cut oft; conformably to
his sentence.

At this moment a Chinese, prostrating himself at the foot of one
of the pri7cipil Mandarins, begged leave humbly to speak, and de-
clared that the real murderer was not the person who had just been
executed, but Major Joseph Camino Favacho himself; that there-
fore the Chinese were nut satisfied with the justice which the
Christians had carried into effect; adding, that the Christians were
not in :he habit of doing justice. On this the Mandarin, calling
an °nicer of justice, ordered the complainant immediately to be
scourged.
On this a band, composed of robbers, to Whom the Chinese gave
the name of Lan-chats. advanced trent the multitude which had
assembled to see the execution, and taking advantage of the oppor-
tunity to exercise their trade, occasioned such tumult and confusion,
and three such a quantity of stones, that many persons were severely
hurt, and among the rest two ,Mandarins. The robbers, upon this.
precipitately entered the city, threw stones at the houses of the
Christians by which they passed, and, breaking open the doors,
rubbed the house of Major Favacho and many other persons. They
then passed on to attack the Senate-house likewise, and knowing
that the said Major was in the palace of the Governor (who was
himself in the Fortiliza do Monte, with the members of the iilus-
trious Senate and the Ouvidot.) they proceeded to the said palace,
and attempted to enter it by force, but were repelled. When it was
seen front this fortress that great confusion had taken place in the
city, a detachment of soldiers was sent thither, along with other
persons, accompanied by a isortion of the negro slaves, who io a
short time put them to flight. The robbers, however, spreading
themselves through the Bazaar, and an opportunity offering by the
distance in which Terrafiro is situated, aid by their having their
bouts on that beach, the ran thither, and were enabled to commit'
robberies likewise in that place to a considerable extent. They
were only driven away and forced to embark by a field-piece
brought against them. Two other field.pieces were placed in the
square of the Senate, ready to be used in case it was found

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Dectiolarv.
The 31andarins passing through the city in the height of the tu-
mult,
and not being able to appease it, were atoned afresh, and re-
tired to the New Pagoda,• b:yond the city, whence they were only
enabled to escape when tranquillity was restored. It is true, that
the robbers, besides pillage, committed destruction in the houses,
bat they did not do it with impunity ; tar those who came out to
quell the mob performed their duty so well, that they wounded
many of them, sad sonic of them severely. The number of Chi.
nese who came to ace the execution might be within a few of 3,000,
Of whom a considerable pottion were engaged in the riot.
This was the tint time that we hod observed a formal rising of 1
4,ir
the Chicesi a ain't their own authorities. Not even respect for the
presence of inn Chew Vu (Governor of Canton), who was dele-
gate of the Viceroy, and we present to witness the execution,
could restrain them, although he was accompanied by other Man-
, &trios who were likewise maltreated, one of them, who was on
horseback, being dismounted.
On the 11th (next day) the Inn-chais returned to the Bluer. and
endeavotired to prevent the sale of commodities to the Christians.
They were, however, by the prettaittious taken, forced to 14. and
tranquillity appeals to be re-established. The best underd.vuling 1
and kixpeony exist between our authorities and theme of thollinese,
from whom we have demanded a signal satisfaction for the imps 1
which were otfend4ra en that day, and which they permitted.
We shall publish the official correspondence which has Nikon'
plac_ between the Neckwear of the city and the Mandarins, as soon
as we obtain a copy of it.