The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-11 00:00:00

CEYLON.

THIRTY EIGHT PERSONS POISONED FROM EATINO
'heft' LE.—We have been horrified by hearing of the most
extensive mortality ae tver remember to have known from
eating noxious ford, that occurred within the few last days
ricer I'antura. It appears that two turtles were caught
and brought to the bt nar, where they were cut up and
sold ; and that every individual who ate part of them was
licked iu about tw(my.four hours with a species of cholera,
of which it has been ascertained beyond a doubt at least
thirty-e,ght I;ersor.s—n:en, women, and children—died,
and that up,tards el forty more aro dangerously unwell.—
Coloz‘bo Observer, Oct. 22.
PURCHASE OF LAND IN CEYLON.—We learn from
Ceylon that coffee speculations arc rapidly increasing, and
that the principal civilians in the island have entered
ther..M, as a safe investment for capital. They are
also turning their attention to the cultivation of sugar,
indigo, and cotton. As yet only two persons in the
island have had any experience in growing the former
produce of superior quality, but both consider that the
climates and soil of Ceylon are well adapted thereto.
Amongst the largest purchasers of land is the Governor
himself; his Excellency has just got 2,000 acres most
desirably situated, and of very fine soil. A gentleman of
the civil service of this presidency has also lately pur-
chased front 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 begins to bring a handsome return, its
cost way be calculated at about 10/. per acre. A gentle-
man on the island has kindly layout-col us with a great deal of
information on the subject of the Ceylon coffec specula..
tions, which we shall lay before our readers as soon as we
have leisure to arrange and condense the matter in our
possession.—Colombo Observer.
KANDI.—We are sorry to learn from our Kandy Cor-
respondent that the cholera still rages there. By a return
w Lich we have just received, it appears that during the
period from the Ist to the 19:h instant, there were in 0—
town of Kandy 49 cases, out of which 19 died. Mattelle
'fawn, 95 cases. Interior of Matelle and Badulla, 52
cases, in all 147 persons, the whole of whom are dead.—
Ceylon !!cold, Oct. 23.

SINGAPORE.
THE ISLAND OP 7SO/411311ER0.
" American barque Stag, Singapore Roads,
Oct. 21st, 1840.

" On the 9th of August I was boarded off the Island
of Sornbri:ro, by Captain Benson, of the ship Morrison,
of New York, who stated whilst off the outer islond at
the cast entrance of the Straits of Bassaland, himself, a
passenger, and a boot's crew went on shore unarmed, and
had lat,dtd only a short time, when they discovered some
natives coming towards them, and before they were aware
of any danger, a spear was sent through one of his men,
which killed him. The whole party then made for the
boat, which fortunately was pushed off the shore by a boy
in it as soon ns he discovered the attack of the natives.
Captain Benson and the others, except one more of his
men, 1,1 h o 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
ilk sy ),N.
d S. Wales, bound to Manilla."—SingaP2as
Free Press, Oct. 2'2,