The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-18 00:00:00

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Canton. Two instances were mentioned to us—one a
boy of 12 years of age, and another of 13. In just/.
fication of the sentence of the latter, it was stated that
he had killed with his own hand 20 of the Imperial
Guards, from which we infer that, if the killing cllcl
take place, it must have been in cold blood, after the
capture of the victims.
Her Majesty's steamer Salamander started from
Amoy on the 11th instant, for the purpose of con-
veying the presents to the persons who had ho!pit.
ably entertained the survivors of the wreck of the
Larpent. There was a twofold object in view—first
to ra ward the services already rendered, and then to
excite the natives in all cases to afford relief to
shipwrecked mariners. The first object, of course,
was fulfilled, and we doubt not we shall hear in future
misfortunes on that coast that the Salamander's visit
has done great good, in so far as the second object is
concerned. We direct particular attention to the ac-
count of the visit in another part of our paper. And
though not particularly bloodthirsty, beg to call the
attention of those in power to the necessity, if they
expect all the coast of Formosa to afford hospitality- to
unfortunate seamen, of concerting some measures for
the destruction and dispersion of the tribe Whei-tsei-
lab, the murderers of the Larpent's crew.
Two expeditions against 'drat( s have been under-
taken thi.-; month—one, a gallant chase by the beats
of the Cleopatra, under Lieutenants Price and
Porcher, was nerfectly successful in its object. The
other, a search of the coast to the southward and
westward, more particularly Tien-pak bay, where
the boats of the Medea destroyed six junks, was not
successful, the anticipated pirate fleet not having been
fallen in with.

Following the example of Sir George Anderson at
the Mauritius, our Governor has made a blow at an
unanimous jury. The draft ordinance laid before the
public has occupied the attention of the press here,
end the matter will be found fully discussed else-
where. We congratulate ourselves on the probability
of this ordinance becoming law, as we have had more
than one example in the colony of an obstinate jury-
man defeating justice from a prejudication of the cage.
Our late criminal sessions exhibited nothing to in-
terest one out of the colony, except in the matter of
a ship master, John Penny, of the Metropolis, who
was fined 501. for an assault on one of his men, an
American, on the 4th July (Independence day). The
assault consisted in giving the man three dosm,
striking him with his fist and a cutlass. Though it
was impossible to establish a clearer case of excess of
power, two of the jury could only see in the proceed-
ings a legitimate exercise of a master's authority.
The Stornoway started on the sth instant, with
several chops of the new season's congous, and we
expect to hear that the passage of that clipper has
" eventuated in a screamer." Several of the American
clipper-:hips, in consequence of the possibility of the
diversion of the black tea trade to Shanghae, have
gone to that port to load.
Our amusements have been ccnfined to the re-
joicing on the American day of independence, and a
sailing match at Macao. The weather during the
month has been an alternate succession of rain and
wind, with a little sun at intervals. The sun, though
not often visible, is still felt to a degree the reverse of
comfortable.

The colony continues healthy, and the troops have
as yet shown no symptoms of the fearful endemic of
lastyear. _ _

We have much pleasure in giving publicity to a
letter from Mr. Consul Bowring under the direction
of Lord Palmerston, addressed to the Chinese super-
intendent of Customs, by which it will be seen that
all meddling interference on the part of our Consuls
in matters of duties is to be discontinued, and the
British merchant put on an equal footing as to evad-
ing cr paying the duties as his rivals of other coun-
tries :--

"TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
CUSTOMS, &C., CANTON.
" British Consulate, Canton, July 21, 1851.
" Sir,—l have the honour to Eform your Excel-
lency that in consequence of instructions received
from her Britannic Majesty's Government, and which
have been communicated to me by his Excellency the
Plenipotentiary, all interference of this consulate in
the collection of duties in this port on articles
imported or exported will cease from this time
forward.

" I shall regularly announce to your Excellency
the arrival of every British ship in this port, and shall
require the consignees and captains to deposit in this
consulate the ship's papers with the manifest of the
cargo, and I shall retain the papers until the grand
chop is produced to authorise the ship's departure.
" The situation of the British merchant will there-
fore from this day be that of every other foreign mer-
chant established here, and like them he will be ex-
pected to arrange his business with your Excellency's
officers through his own linguist. To any complaints
officially made I shall give a prompt and careful at-
tention, asking for any countrymen no exemptions
which are not enjoyed by others, but requiring they
shall be subjected to no disadvantriges or restrictions
which do not equally press upon all.—l have, &c.,
" JOHN BOWRIISG, H. B. M.'s Consul.
(True Copy.) " HORACE OARLET."