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London, England, 1848-04-22 00:00:00

witness the execution of the guilty, addine that I

The IifILE-11 melt:hams of Caotani fluid applied lur
fifty men to be sent up as a security to the factories,
and Major-General D'Aguilar, with my concurrence,
dispatched them in the Vulture steamer on the 10th
instant. There is nothicg whatever, in my opinion,
to jeopardize the tranquillity of the factories. The
general feeling, even among the better Chinese, is
one of disgust and resentment at the late atrocious
outrage in a place which is noted for the bad charac-
ter and turbulence of its inhabitants.
" The villages where the tragedy occurred have
been deserted by the natives, and Keying has taken
possession of and sealed up the public buildings.
Many of our officers have visited the locality, and
seen it surrounded by the boats and men of the
Chinese Government. No pains will be spared by
me to obtain:the immediate execution of the murderers.
" I have, &c.
(Signed) " J. F. DAVIS."
The following are the inclosures alluded to :
" Canton, December 7, 1847.
" Sir,—Referring to my dispatches of yesterday's
date, I have to report to your Excellency that
towards evening I received information that a report
was spread among the Chinese that the six young
men therein alluded to had been murdered by the
villagers of Hwang- chu-ke. I have heard several
versions of this atrocious act, all of which agree in
the fact that soon after our countrymen had landed
near the village just mentioned, they were surrounded
and attacked by the inhabitants, in consequence of
which an affray ensued, in which two of our people
were killed. The remaining-four, who had no arms
of defence, save, perhaps, a cane, fled, but were hotly
pursued by the villagers through several places, and
at last overtaken at a place called Hang-kaou, where
the combat was renewed, and here it seems the fugi-
tives were overpowered by numbers, captured, and
put to death on the following morning. This report
could not but cause a great deal of excitement
among the foreign population of Canton ; and
some among the British residents, impatient at
the slow proceedings of the Chinese authorities,
and the suspense in which they were kept for want
of official information regarding the fate of our young
countrymen, had resolved to proceed to the spot and
act for themselves. Asithis would be interfering with
the duties of the magistrates, who had already been
dispatched to the vil!age by the Imperial High Com-
missioner, with orders to investigate the matter, I
thought it right to warn the British residents not to
adopt such a course, in a notice, of which I have the
honour of inclosing a copy.
"In order to obtain early and positive information
upon a subject which absorbed all other considerations
in the minds of our countrymen, I instructed Mr.
Vice-Consul Elmslie to proceed to the village at an
early hour, there to meet the magistrate to urge him
to greater activity, and, above all, to obtain a clue to
what had become of our missing countrymen. From
that gentleman's report, of which I enclose a copy,
your Excellency will observe that no progress had
been made in the matter for the last twenty-four hours,
and that the affair is still involved in the same mys-
tery as before. Under these circumstances I have
again addressed the Imperial High Commissioner,
complaining of the apparent want of energy in the
proceedings of the local authorities, and hope to be
able to inform you of the result of my application in
my next dispatch. I inclose in the meantime a copy
of that high officer's communication, which he sent
me in answer to my first report of the unfortunate
occurrence, from which it is manifest he loat not a
moment in giving the necessary orders for its prompt
investigation.
" I shall be expecting your Excellency's instruc-
tions how I am further to proceed in this melancholy
affair; and as Ido not wish to detain the extra boat
which I have hired for the conveyance of this 'dis-
patch, I have only time to add that
" I have, &c.,
(Signed) " FRANCIS C. MACGREGOR.
" P.S. Since writing the above, the Mandarine
Tung and Ning have called upon me, by order of the
Imperial High Commissioner, with a message, to say
that the Kwang- chow-foo and several other officers
of rank had proceeded to Hwang-chu-ke to assist in
the investigation, which they were instructed to say
should be carried on with all the dispatch which
circumstances permitted. They added, that if the
persons missing were found to be still alive, they
should be immediately released, and if slain, their
bodies should be given up for interment.
(Signed) "FRANCIS C. MACGREGOR."
(To be continued).

WALKING IN THE STREETS OF LONDON.—There
is great art in walking the streets of London: the coun-
tryman is a long while before he gets into the practice;
and his awkwardness in this respect is one of the marks
by which he is very readily distinguished, even if he
have doffed his country-cut coat and hat, and ima-
gines he is altogether one of " the right sort." How
quickly will .a pickpocket fix him in his eye, and keep
close to his heels in a crowd for a whole street together!
The habit of gazing at shop-windows, and at every
trifling novelty in the great thoroughfares, and the
want of that utter indifference to everything
but the object towards which he is journeying, dis-
tinguish the indigenous individual from the stranger
in the street. The genuine Londoner is an absent man
in the most crowded parts of the city; he proceeds on
his way, casting up his bills in his mind, arranging to-
morrow's business, or projecting new schemes of profit,
as unmoved and abstracted as if he were walking alone
across a desert. He never jostles those he meets, either
right or left, but proceeds along, clear of porters and
draymen, gliding with the current of vitality that flows on
his own way at the general rate, nor breaking in upon
the counter-marches who face him in a continued stream;
he could peruse a book or a newspaper, uninter-
ruptedly, during his progress from. Charing-cross to the
India house, in the midst of thousands, undisturbing and
undisturbed, his habitual ease, in such circumstances,
being the distinguishing trait of his character. The so-
journer of the provinces, on the other hand, when visiting
the metropolis, is sadly puzzled to steer clear of the
multitudes he meets. It is pleasant to see him launched
forth in the metropolis tor the first time, raw from
Cumberland or Westmoreland. Now he gets into the
current of people passing the opposite way to him-
self; and finds himself pushed off the pavement
into the middle of the street ; now he staggers
among those who have their right hand to the wall, and,
not keeping the pace of the rest of the passengers,
is pushed forward, or jostled, or stopping at a win
dow to see some common-place thing, obstructs the
passengers, and is pushed through the glass, or loses his
pocket-handkerchief: Disasters are for ever occurring—
he is bewildered by the noise and confusion around
him, and is happy to return, and take his rest at his inn.
It is scarcely credible to a Londoner, but there are well-
authenticated instances of temporary ma iness in persons
bred up in the privacy and solitude of remote country
villages, from being left alone, and getting bewildered
in the streets of the metropolis.
DARING BURGLARY NEAR GLASGOW.—One of the
most daring and successful burglaries ever perpetrated
in this vicinity, was efficted on Saturday morning
at the residence of Mr. Stirling, bleacher, Hoggan-
field, about three miles out of town, on the
Curnbernauld.road. That gentleman's residence is
closely adjacent to the bleaching-green, where
there is always a private watchman stationed at
night. It may be mentioned that Mr. Stirling is un-
married; and the only other inmate in the house besides
himself is a servant girl, who occupies the kitchen on
the ground floor. When they retired to rest, about
one o'clock on the morning in question, everything
was quiet and secure. Shortly before that hour,
according to the statement of the private watch•
man, he observed two men looking through one
of the windows of the works, and immediately
went towards them; but on the parties seeing him they
made off. In a few minutes afterwards, however, while he
was going his rounds, the same individuals, as he sup-
poses, suddenly sprang upon him, and, before he could
recover his presenee of mind, he was bound hand and foot
with a strong cord, which effectually prevented him
moving from the spot. After beating him severely, they
forced him, under the most dreadful threats of taking his
life (at the same time brandishing a large clasp-knife), to
show them the entrance into the warehouse, cf which he
had the key. The poor fellow, who expected that every
moment was to be his last, complied, and after getting
access to the warehouse, they broke open several
desks in search of money, but without success.
Leaving the watchman still bound, the two men,
whose faces were closely muffled up, then procured
a ladder from an outhouse, which they placed
against the wall of Mr. Stirling's dwelling-house, and
one of them mounted up to the roof. He then de-
scended one of the chimneys into the interior of the
house, and opened a back-door to his companion, who
rushed in. The servant girl was awakened by
the noise of the opening door, and her first impulse was
to scream out; but, fortunately for herself, she kept
quiet, and feigned to be be sound asleep. The first
place the ruffians came into was the apartment in
which she was, where they immediately struck a light
with a lucifer match, which they were provided with.
One of them remarked to the other that, as the girl was
asleep, they might let her alone, and they both left the
kitchen, speedily finding their way to the bed-room of
Mr. Stirling. Mr. Stirling, who was in bed, made such
a resistance, when they attempted to fasten him down,
that ono of the burglars aimed a blow at him with a
short crow-bar, which he held in his hand, and broke
his arm, thus rendering him entirely powerless. The
ruffians then commenced to ransack the house for money
which seemed to be their principal object; but we un-
derstand they only succeeded in seeming a small sum,
all in silver. A man who was arrested the same night,
in Glasgow, under suspicious circumstances, has been
identified as one of the burglars.—North British Mail.
HERRING TRADE.—WICK, APRIL 13.-IVithin the
last fortnight a quantity approaching 10.000 barrels of
herrings has been shipped from the east coast, for the
Stettin market—the greater part being from the stations
extending from Wick to Helensdale, inclusive. Notwith-
standing this comparatively large number, at this ad-
vanced period of the season, there does not 'rem any
ground to fear a serious fall in the price at the Stettin
market. One small cargo yet remains fur shipment
here; after the dispatch of which our curers will have
clear stores an far as this district is concerned. Indeed
the remark may be considered as applying to what is
generally denominated " the Caithness coast."—lnver-
ness Courier.

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THE BRIG VEATKA.
was ,xpeLt(i to 4liive in hull in I\ ott Leber last,
was not heard of after leaving Archangel on the 18th of
September last, the presumption being that she was cast
away at sea, and all hands perished. We are happY
in
having the opportunity of presenting to the public com
munications which have been received during the pre-
sent week by Messrs. J. and 11. Levett, of this port,
who are the owners of the Viatka. The following is a,
lettcr written by Messrs. Levett's agents at Archar,el,
at the request of the master of the brig (Capt. Chamberst,s)
to his wile, who resides at Ne. 69, Francis-street We
Hull:— " Archangel, 20th March, 1848.
at
" Dear Madam,—You will be extremely anxio
not hearing from your husband, or of the Viatka for so
long. lam happy to be able to tell you that he is quite
safe; I received a letter from him on Thursday after-
noon, the contents of which I have corainueicsted t.o°
Messrs. Levett. The ship is now lying in a very sat
where
bay, under lokan Islands, near Cape Sweetnose,
they put in on the 20th December, after having beea
h r.
beyond the Cape and exposed to most boisterous weat""e 11S
Their provisions had run short, and Mr. Chambers had
Leon at a village three or four days' journey from thee
ship and got provisions. The crew all well, except th
mate, and Mr. Chambers complains of his bands being
or having been frost-bitten. We are trying to find ,a_
man to go out to Mr. Chambers, and hope to succeati
had it been earlier in the season it would not have hee_u,,
so difficult, the roads being bad now for sledges, and pant;
passable for wheels, as spring is approaching earlier th.
usual. Make yourself easy now, but I can well under
stand that you must have had a most anxious winter,
and indeed when I heard the other day only that
ship had not arrived home, I almost despaired of bearin6
of her again, but, thank Providence, they are all safe.
shall ask Mr. Chambers to send me a few lines for yoll,
"
but it will be a long time before I can get them.
The following is a not less important extract from a
letter addressed to Messrs. Levett direct:—
"Yesterday I received a letter from Captain bah b•
hers, from Panoe, dated 13th February, stating that
left Archangel Bar on the 10th October, and that 51
weeks after they were only 150 miles S. W. of the Cain
with very little daylight; that he never experience('
such bad weather. He tried to put into Hamerfest, bat
could not succeed, and was obliged to repass the Cabef
e
with the intention of getting as near to Archangel . 111,
could, but the heavy gales from the S.W. prevented d to
getting up the White Sea, and they were very gla
get into a bay under the liken Islands close to the
Sweetnose, where the ship now lies. This was °rl4l,tfible
20th of December, when provisions getting short,
were put on proportionate allowance. It was not till the
25th of January that they got sight of any inhabitants:
On that day two Laplanders came near the ship, sho°c
ing, and Captain Chambers accompanied them to the'
huts, and persuaded them to let him have three stn
of coarse meal, and a small reindeer, in excha fer
some articles of clothing. Further, he engaged them °
i
take him to Panoe, a village about four days' journey is
e,,
this side where the ship lies, and whence his letter 1.
11
written. There is a letter from Messrs. Gobenoff, g;
taines, and Co. dated the 22d February, stating tit
Capt. Chambers has dispatched what provisions he one
procure to the ship,and bad followed himself." ages
The following is an extract from a letter of the 5-;e I
date with the preceding ones, addressed from ArchaPp
to Wm. Dobson, Esq., London:— Captain
" I have to inform you that the brig Viatka,
Chambers, which sailed hence on the 18th Septen3be-;
1847, to Hull, has just been heard of. It appears tbat
y"ptho,,
vessel, while proceeding on her voyage, met with
boisterous weather. In consequence of the prevale.o,c e
gales of wind she was driven about until nearlY t,r;
middle of December, when, after he had unsuccessfai la
attempted to make Hamerfest, the captain determine
on putting back into the NN hite Sea, and made the 20th
bour lokan and Cape Sweetnose Bay, on the,s2,-t r
of December. It was only two days since that the se--ea,
was received from the captain, dated the 13th of Febbrog
ary, stating his safe arrival there. By it, it appear that
of
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the crew have suffered great privations from wan yo
ilsitathtee optl'acthese roads provisions, and it is expected that scarcely any will ha 9,
preclude the
possibility of any being sent hence, but every assietanir
will now be afforded them in order to alleviate thbefo
present wants. It does not appear that the shiP
sustained any material injury, though we understaa
that her cargo is much heated.",
haedrseatlhmeovstessel now lies,

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CHLOROFORM in HYDROPHOBIA
moo
The Free Press has an interesting account of theb-y $
of Mr. Tayman. He was bitten nine weeks ago wad,
Iv
little dog which he owned, but not knowing it ° toed
the wound, which at first bled freely, waslo
to heal up. The dog disappeared, but still he feltweeks
apprehension of danger until Thursday of hot tbe
when he felt a sudden and acute pain in the scar 0 his
wound, which shot like lightning up his arm to the
shoulder, and thence through his breast. Then for, hi)
first time were the fears of the unhappy man arousal; his
felt a presentiment of his death, and said to one of t.O
sons, who was by at the time, " that his die WAS ea S•
The account in the Free Press says—,. The part wilt,
had been wounded continued to feel uneasy, and Perhisr-
to inflame—the patient became anxious, drowsy, measil--
choly, and prone to anger, and complained of everything
around him. His slumbers, when he could sleep, wiAhifes•
was hardly at all, were disturbed with convukive
tions, his countenance frequently put on the appearisti-
-0
of the deepest sorrow, his face became pale and On:
tracted, sweat broke out from his temples, followed a;
length by an unusual flow of saliva from his mouth, and
by constant tremour, and convulsions of the nerves anti
tendons. Now all sleep was intermitted, watchfulness
became constant and intense, delirium seized the brain,
and finally the aquce pavor, or, dread of water (which
infallibly fixes the disease as incurable), showed itself
by horrible shudderings whenever anything liquid came
within his view. In his worst condition there appeared
intervals of reason, during which he would talk sensibly
of his condition, and warn his friends to beware of bilt
—a warning very necessary, and the neglect of whic"
nearly proved fatal to our worthy fellow citizen, the Rev'
William Fort, whose throat was for a short time in the
convulsive grasp of the maniac, but was soon provide?:
tially released by the interposition of persons from t_tn;
great crowd which surrounded the house, who at tits
moment entered the room. Durin the violence of
attack ether was administered, which prostrated !I;
energies, and caused him to fall, and in falling he ina_iv
it a second time, for the purpose, as he subsequeu`
froinartild°
stated, of producing death. On recovering
effects of the ether, his agonies increased and hegg___ieh
description, and unfortunately he became iinpreasehd
iwt is
the idea that the ether increased his misery, "'hi°
w cow
believed was not the case. His best friends be 11°- „do
sidered his enemies, having in their possession a Ptsje,
of subtle poison. On the fifth day of the attack cm.ihie
form was administered, which rendered him ins..e%ese
for ten minutes. Convulsions succeeded, which weiiipbs
so violent as to render it necessary to manacle the
of the patient. The chloroform was a second time eat
ministered, and for a while seemed wholly 130weriesi-s;i0"
length it took effect, the unhappy man fell bnn,ed.o
sensible, made three attempts at respiration and di red
The Free Press thinks the chloroform was asdniiniste.o3e,
too late, as the unfortunate man was dying at the tit is
Had it been given at an earlier stage of the attack, 1 ao,
believed it would have at least assuaged his stiffener
Mr. Tayman leaves four small children, without ridgy
or mother. A little son of a gentleman at Elk' iv
was bitten on Gunday by a mad dog, with which be
playing.—Baltimoie Clipper.
MUSCULAR EXERCISE.—Muscular exercise is from
rect source of pleasure to every one not suffering 11,i,be
diseased action. Every one must have felt this. so
effect of using the muscles of voluntary motion, WI: eljaed
the processes of the economy are being justl:t fel
healthily performed, is to impart a marked and graters,
to the sentient nerves of the part, and a Bps'
sponding and grateful stimulus to the nervous system g!otis
rally, sufficiently noticeable by the mind when stn the
of its analysis, and always ministering indirectly t° .0e
happiness of the individual, colouring and briehtendl;
the thoughts and feelings. So much is this believe,,so
be the case by some, that it has been asserted--a
may use his limbs too much to leave him in t,hef,:aet
joyment of his fullest capability of pure and flus:l-01y
thought, and to the extent of making him 11°,,-ster
imaginative, Although this may well be 03-1-„0;
of doubt, the fact, and its wise and beneT°:;oo
intention, remain unaffected: that man de,rif.ce
an immediate pleasurable sensation from using hi:g4se.st,
luntary muscles, which not only gives to labour 0,.
and even to monotonous movements some degree of ear
joyment, but produces a reaction on the mind itself, .eicai
bellishing. a life of, virtuous toil with a degree of phi%fal
enjoyment, and mental energy, buoyancy, and hoplose
lightheartedness, that can never be afforded in a

degree to the drones of the human hive. rr
TRADE BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND CBl—risg
The number of ships which arrived in Hong• Kong "141
the year 1847 was 699, viz., 43 from Great Britain, mid
from the British colonies, 16 from the United States rated
195 from foreign states. The total tonnage ainclitilge
to 229,465. The value of the imports into llong-ir
in Chinese vessels, during 1846, was 642,700 piellibe
325,7801. ; and in 1847, 840,990 piculs, or 493,2391;0pg
estimated value of sugar exported from Hong'
during 1847 amounted to 144,827/. —.olo°

BIRTHS.
On the 31st ult., at Messina, the wife of Henry .1-1."
flew, Esq., of a son.
On the 12th inst., at Welborne Parsonage, Norfolk, ti 3.
lady o
the
14th inst., Mrs. Sidy Stuart, of Wood-gr
Theobald's-park, Cheshunt, Herts, of a daughter. r'
On the 15th inst., at Hereford-villas. Dalston, Mrs. *—
Bond, of a son.
On ' fife 01

the 15th inst., at Manor-terrace, Brixton, the W
Samuel Osborn, Esq., surgeon, of a son. fif a
On the 16th inst., at NV inkfield Vicarage, Berks, the
of the Rev. C. J. Elliott, of a daughter Of
'Richard C• CQie
On the 16th inst., at Staniford•hill, Mrs. •
of a daughter.
eSt°ll'
On the 12th inst., at Beeston Hall, Norfolk, Lady r
of a (laughter. d
Wit.
On the 13th inst., the Hon. Mrs. Bradshw, of a son af_i

MARRIED. xfajor
On the 13th inst., at the British Embassy Paris, .7;101
General Henry Hodgson, to Helen, eldest daughter ofAuh-
Honyman.

D. -'poi
On the 10th inst., at Birr,DlE
King's County, Ireland,
Egerton, 43d Light Infantry, aged 39. rtsieic'
On the 11th inst., at Aylsham, Norfolk, Thomas
ham, Esq., aged 82. ,r 18r•
On the 11th inst., at Staplehurst, Kent, the Rey-..
Hornbnekle, Rector, aged 73. 500
On the 13th inst. , at Wimbledon, Lawrence Thoraasr
of Major Oliphant, aged 9 months. of
On the 17th inst., at Hampstead, Francis, the infant O.-
W. B. Cooper, Esq.
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