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arrangement is no doubt the resift of orders from
home, via Peking. We are glad to say that it pro-
mises to work well ; it is the least of two admitted
evils, the other being the admission of the rebels
into our neighbourhood, and the transformation of
thriving towns into military camps containing men
who avowedly have no regular pay, but subsist on
their plunder, and who, moreover, have no real end
in view but subsistence itself, and the practice of
cruelty snd wantonness.

"It was mentioned some time ago that intelli-
gence had been received of the murder by the go-
vernor of the province of.Nweichow (in the south-
west of the Empire) of two. -Roman Catholic mis-
sionaries and some of t heir corkvet fA ;' and we now
learn that the Pekin Gazette or Angnsi: 5 contains
an Imperial edict, removing the governor, Tient-
Hing-shoo, fron► his post. General arbitrariness of
conduct is alleged, in this against the
official in question, in addition to his persecution of
the Christians, as a reason for removing him, and
directing the superior boards to decide upo❑ an

appropriate punishment. His sucecksor in (1.11(13 is
not designated.
" Cholera is abating in Macao. Arrangements
are on foot for the establishment of the foreign
customs in this city, where irregulariti.s have
hitherto been the rule_ .
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" In Hong Kong everything goes on smoothly."

THE TRAGEDY NEAR YOKOHAMA.

The following is an account of the recent mur-
derous attack upon a party of foreigners in the
neighbourhood of Yokohama; it is from the Japan
Express of Sept. 17:—
" We have again to record more victims to the policy
pursued by the treaty powers and the conduct of Colonel
St. John Neale, in flying from Yedo. About 3 o'clock this
day (Sunday, Sept. 14) a part, of gentlemen andime lady,
composed of Mr. Marshall, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Clark (of
Aug. Heard and Co.), and Mrs. 13orradaile, were quietly
riding on the Tokido towards Kawasaki, about four miles
from lianagawa,when they encountered a train of followers
dressed in the uniform of the Prince of Satsuma. Tho
Japanese spread themselves across the Tokido, and without
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minutes with the body. The whole party were wounded,
except, we are happy to say, Mrs. Borradaile. The unfor-
tunate Richardson had his head fairly severed from his
trunk, and was cut in several places—he must have been
attacked by more than one person. Mr. Marshall's wound
was from a spear to all appearance, he is, however, not
dangerously wounded. It required but little more force to
have entered his left lung. Mr. Clark iii, however, in a
more precarious situation. He was cut across the left
shoulder, and will lose the use of his arm, if he escapes with
his life. Mrs. Borradaile escaped unhurt, but sadly un-
nerved. The gentlemen, in shielding her, exposed them-
selves to the blows of the assassins. The French Minister
was promptly on the spot, with his guard and men in arms
from the war ships. The body was escorted by a large
number of the citizens, as well as the officers and men of the
ships in the harbour. The feeling was very strong against
Colonel Neale. The impression was that he lacked nerve
or courage to act with decision or promptness. The
wounded parties were taken to the American consulate in
Kanagawa, where Dr. Hepburn was promptly in attend-
ance, and all was done that was possible for them. Later
they were conveyed to Yokohama. They are doing well.
The trench guard was attacked by • a Japanese on horse-
back. He wan bayonetted and shot at. It is not known if
the Japanese was mortally wounded.
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" September 15—This was a gloomy day in fokohama.
All business was suspended; the vessels about to leave
were detained ; sorrow and grief were depicted on every
countenance. The day before was one of intense excite-
ment, this was one of serious dejection. Here was the
lifeless body of a gentleman who but a few hours previous
was in the prime of health, life, and promise . Having
realised a fortune, Mr. Richardson was on a visit to his
friends in Yokohama. It is said that he had secured
a passage in the St. Louis, but was persuaded to re-
main a fortnight longer. Instead of the gay and happy
Richardson, his mangled corpse was all that remained. He
was ft ightfully wounded—one cut diagonally across the
back, from which his lungs, heart, and stomach protruded.
Another cut from the shoulder down the side fairly severed
his arm from his back. There were several other wounds,
one across the abdomen, from which the intestines pro-
truded. Much speculation prevails as to the manner of the
attack, the wounded parties being yet too much excited to
give a very distinct account of it. The nearest to the truth
as far as we have been able to gather it is, that the party
met the cortege of a third or fourth-rate of Damlo. They
were permitted to pass along a line of about 100 men un-
molested. They then encountered a man of giant propor-
tions, who motioned for them to turn back. Having a
lady with them, there was no other alternative, and they
immediately turned their horses to retrace their way to
Kanagawa, As soon as Richardson turned his horse, he
received the deadly wound across his back. The attack
then became general on all the party. Mrs. Borradaile
was struck at with a sabre, which took with it the front of
her hat and a portion of the hair from the front of the
head. She fortunately received no serious injury. Mr.
Marshall told Mrs. Borradaile to save herself by riding off
at the greatest speed, which she did, not knowing for a
long time after that the entire party, was not killed. She
rode for the American Consulate, but when she reached
the entrance her horse shied and ran towards
Yokohama at his utmost speed. Mrs. Borradaile
reached the residence of Mr. S. J. Gower exhausted,
having ridden seven miles without anything on her head.
This was indeed a trying ordeal for the lady, whose pre-
sence of mind and ceurage prabably saved her life. A Ja-
panese boy, who says he witnessed the whole affair, saw
Richardson sitting on the ground, and begging for a drink
of water. At this moment a noriman stopped, and the oc-
cupant asked what was the difficulty.' He was answered,
Only a foreigner' (' R'yo-zin bakara'). This man got out
of the noriman and inflicted several wounds. It is possible
that he received the fatal wounds at the time. There are
many incidents connected with this fiendish assassination
—meetings of citizens, address to the Earl Russell, form-
ing a military corps from among the residents, cowardly
and mean conduct of Col. Neale, with the noble course
pursued by M. de Bellecourt, Captain Vyse, Lieut. Applin,
and others—all of which it is impossible to publish in time
for our • Extra,' having no type at our command. In our
next regular issue we will give all the particulars referred
to.

"At 4 p.m. the remains of Mr. Richardson were taken
to the grave, followed by a large cortege, led by the band of
the Le Monge ; then followed a number of armed soldiers ;
the Episcopal minister, the Rev. M. Buokworth Bailey;
then the corpse borne on a litter with four pall bearers—
Captain F. Howard Vyse, Mr. S. J. Gower, and Messrs.
Aspinall and J. H. Bell. Instead of the pall bearers, as a
guard of honour to the corpse were files of French and
English soldiers under arms. Then the French Mini-
ster, the English Charge d'Affaires, the Count
d'Harcourt, English Admiral, Commodore Buys, of
the Vice-Admiral Koopman, and other officers, consuls,
&c., then the residents of all nationalities; the rear was
brought up by the English guard, the whole forming an
imposing and solemn procession. At the grave the burial
service of the English Church was impressively read by the
Rev. Mr. D uukworth. Bailey."