The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-09 00:00:00

CEYLON.

THIETY• EIGHT PERSONS POISONED FROM EATING
TURTLE.-Wu hove been horrified by hearing of the must
extensive mortality we ever remember to have known from
eating noxious food, that occurred within the few last days
near Pantura. It appears that two turtles were caught
and brought to the I).lztar, where they were cut up and
sold ; and that every individual who ate part of them was
seized in about twenty-tour hours with a species of cholera,
Qf which it has been ascertained beyond a doubt at least
thirty-eight persons—a:en, wunien, and children—died,
and that upwards of forty more are dangerously unwell.—
Coloatho Observer. Oct. 22.
PURCHASE of LAND IN CEYLON.—We learn from
Ceylon that coffee speculations are rapidly increasing, and
that the principal civilians in the island have entered
largely therain, as a safe investment for capital. They are
also turning their attentioa to the cultivation of sugar,
indigo, and canon. As yet only two persons in the
island have hail any experience in growing the former
produce of superior quality, but both consider that the
climata and soil of Ceylon are well adapted thereto.
Amongst the largest purehasera of land it; the Governor
himself; his Excellency has just got 2,000 acres most
desirably situated, z.d of very fine soil. A gentleman of
tilc civil sccvice of this presidency has also lately pur-
chased :runt 300 to 400 acres, and Mr. Campbell, the
Bombay advocate. has become a large proprietor. The
upset price of land is ss. the acre, but by the end of the
third year, when it boons to brim; a haadsomo return, its
cost may be calculated at about 10/. per acre. A gentle-
man on the island has kindly favoured is v.ith a great deal of
information on the sulject of the Ceylon coffee specula-
tions, which we shall lay before our readers as soon as we
have leisure to arrange aid condense the matter in our
possession.—Colombo Observer.
RANDY.— We arc sorry to learn from cur Kandy COT-
rei,oondeHt that the cholera stilt rages there. I: a return
which we have jest received, it appears that storing the
period from the Ist to the 19th instant, there were in the
town of Kandy 49 cases, out of which 19 died. Mattelle
Town, 95 cases. Interior of Matelle and Badulla. 52
eases, iu all 147 persons, the whole of whom are deed.—
Cali/on lloald, Oct. 23.

SINGAPORE.
TILE ISLAND OF SONII3RERO.
" American barque Stag, Singapore hoads,
Oct. 21st, 1840.

" On the 9th of August I was boarded off the Island
of Sombicro, by Captain Benson, of the ship Morrison,
of New Yerk, who stated whilst off the outer island at
the east entrance of the Streik; of Bassaland, himself, a
passenger, and a boat's crew went on shore unarmed, and
had landed only a short time, when they discovered some
natives coming towards them, and before they were aware
of any danger, a spear was scot through one of his men,
which killed him. The whole perty then made for the
boat, which fortunately was pushed off the shore by a boy
in it as soon AS he discovered the attack of the natives.
Captain Benson and the others, except one more of his
men, who was likewise speared, succeeded in reaching the
boat, but not without great danger, being obliged to keep
their heads under water nearly the whole time, in order to
avoid the spears thrown at them. The Morrison was from
Sydney, N. S. Wales, bound to Manilla. "—Singapore
Free Press, Oct. 22.