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zressed the complainant became careless, and the audi-
ence became noisy. He went on to speak to the com •
plainant, and in his usual emphatic manner upon such
occasions, knocked one hand against the other, but. he
could solemnly assure his worship that he never struck
him. In fact, the man was at that moment at the theatre
who had struck the complainant, as well as the man
who threw the water over him.
After some further proceedings, ultimately the parties
retired, and the result was, that Mr. Barry agreed to pay
the complainant 31. in addition to the 51. for his engage-
ment, and, the latter having accepted these terms, the
warrants were dismissed.

OTAHEITE.
The following account of the late events at Otaheite
have been received by the French Government from
Captain Bruat, dated Papeiti, June 3, 1846 :
" Monsieur le Ministre,—As the attacks of the
insurgents on Papeiti and our other positions at
Otaheite were not discontinued, I took advantage of
the presence of Admiral Hamelin to march against
the insurgent camps of Papenoo and Punavin. On
May 8 I set out at the head of 800 soldiers and
sailors, and 200 friendly natives. After having, with-
. out striking a blow, successfully driven the insur-
. gents from their positions at Papuna, Abonn, arid
Tapahi, I attacked on the 10th their positions at
Papenoo, which they did not quit until after a
combat, which placed the four forts raised at
Papenoo in our power. After having pursued the
enemy to the bottom of a valley, which at last
became impracticable for organised troops, and
having forced from them two new positions, I
bivouacked until the 23d at Papenoo, getting every-
thing destroyed that could serve to the establish.
ment of a new centre of insurrection at that point,
and erecting at the important position of Tapahi a
blockhouse, which opens to us the way to the
eastern districts, and closes it to the insurgents.
After having rested one night at Haapupe, I en-
tered on the 24th the valley of Fantahua, the inha
bitants of which had come as far as Papeiti to com-
mit depredations. At Papenoo all the resources of the
enemy in the valley were destroyed, and the column did
not return on its way until after having met with
an impracticable country, and taken from the enemy
a fortification so strongly constructed as to ofler
a firm resistance. On the 25th I was at Haapupe.
After having concerted with Admiral Hamelin,
and given forty-eight hours' rest to the troops, I
set out on the 28th for Punavin. The number of
armed natives marching with our troops was 261. The
expeditionary column bivouacked on the 28th at Utu-
maoro ; the next day it marched on the entrenchments
of Tapuna and Atihue, which our Indian scouts found
evacuated. On the 29th, at nine in the morning, we
occupied Punavin and the outskirts of the valleys,
to which the insurgents had fled. On the 30th,
at five in the morning, I entered the valley with
three companies and a half, and a mountain
howitzer, some of the natives serving us as scouts. The
enemy evacuated their first entrenchment without strik-
ing a blow, and the second was taken after a slight en-
gagement. Although I had given orders to stop there,
in order to reconnoitre the ground, the advanced
guard being led away by our Indian auxiliaries, who
believed the fort to be partly abandoned, entered more
deeply into the valley, which at this spot is bounded on
both sides by nearly perpendicular rocks, and has not
more than forty yards of width. It was on this point that
the insurgents had concentrated their forces. At nine
in the morning, at the moment the column arrived there
to support the advanced guard, which had sent me
word that they were about to enter the fort, a very
sharp fire was directed against them from a barrier
placed behind an elbow of the river, and entirely
protecting the enemy ; at the same time masses of
stones and rock were rolled down from the tops
of the heights which commanded our position. I
stopped the head of the column in this place, judging
the natural fortification which we had before us to
be impregnable, without first occupying the height
which commanded it, and which I knew to be
already occupied. I had some observations made
which fully confirmed my opinion of the strength of this
position, and the number of men in possession of it. I
then destroyed in the valley all the resources of the
enemy, without their venturing to disturb us by a single
shot. The firing of the enemy at the commencement of
the action caused the death of the brave Commandant
de Breu, who was struck by a ball in the breast.
Lieutenant Malmanche of the royal navy, and the
head of my staff, had his leg shattered by a ball, and
amputation was found to be necessary. Captain Ceriere,
of the 31st, and M. Lejeune, enseigne de vaisseau, were
also wounded. M. Perrotte, eleve of the first class,
was killed in the entrenchments. Several of the men
received contusions from the fall of stones, but their
hurts are not serious. At Punavin, as at Papenoo, I
had the fortifications raised by the natives destroyed,
as well as everything that could favour a fresh
assemblage of the insurgents at this point. where I
considered it indispensable to erect a blockhouse.
I shall countinue to occupy Punavin with the
forces which I can dispose of, until such time as
the works which I am getting constructed for the per-
manent occupation of this point be terminated." (The
dispatch concludes with a list of those officers who most
distinguished themselves, and who are recommended to
the consideration of the Government.)
The total loss is stated to be 9 killed and 35 wounded.

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THE ANTICIPATED DEARTH.
The following prayer was offered in the Spanish and
Portuguese Synagogue en Saturday last, and will be
continued for the three following Saturdays. It is the
composition of the Rev. David Meldola, the Presiding
Rabbi :

" 0 God of Hosts ! thou who of old created the
heavens, and brought forth with great power the earth,
and that which dwells therein—who, by thy great good-
ness, dost cause the ground to prodice for man and every
living thing, and by the abundance of its fruits dost keep
alive the breath of man, and satisfy the desire of all thy
creatures:
" We acknowledge that thy tender mercies are over
all thy works, thou art good and beneficent to all man-
kind ; but, 0 Lord, with shame we confess before thee
that our transgressions have withholder good things
from us, that justly hast thou prevented the fields from
yielding food sufficient to satisfy thy creatures, and
caused us to dread thy righteous displeasure.
" But, 0 merciful Father ! let thy divine attribute of
mercy again open thy good hand to us, and may all the
inhabitants of this realm thus receive abundantly from
thy treasures—that the land may again yield her fruits in
full, give food to all flesh, heal her breach, so that there
may be no want or famine in any of our cities, but may
all be filled with these thy mercies.
" We beseech thee, 0 Lord ! also to make the. heart
of man tender, so that he may love and assist
tluthe
s
dis-
tressed brother ; that he may draw out his
times for
to
for ever
hungry, and satisfy the agiicted soul at all
and ever. Amen."