The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-28 00:00:00

(From the Canton Register.)

There is reason to think the mandarins are meditating
mischief. Captain ,in passing Napier's fort yes-
terday, saw a mandarin there, with numerous attendants,
apparently taking a survey of the place, and giving direc-
tions ; and the persons who are up to-day from Wham-
poa, report that they passed at least 200 boats (mandarin
and gun• boats), collected there. The Hong merchants
say they know nothing of what tho mandarins are about.
The Hong merchants have been a little uneasy from a
report which is somewhat current, that there is to be an
edict forbidding the people to use British goods and teas
to be brought to the sea coast for sale.
A letter in the Register, signed Henry Holgate, denies
the alleged prevalence of disease at Hong Hong, says,
that there is no malaria, and that the health of the troops
is improving, none having been ordered on board the
transports. The native population is estimated at nearly
twelve thousand.

(Correspondence of the Express.)
MACAO, OCT. 13.—The mate and one of the hands of
a British smuggler were decoyed on shore, near Chtisan,
and murdered by the mandarins ; in consequence of
which, we are toll, the crew of several of the smuggling
vessels landed, and with the assistance of the crew of
her Majesty's steamer Phlegethori, burnt a village and
killed all the Chinese they could get at. At Amoy
affairs remained quiet, and many of the inhabitants had
returned there. No edicts have of late been received
from Pekin.

Sir Henry Potting,er is expected to return when the
expedition shall have gone into winter quarters, pro-
bably in the course of the next month ; and from the
tone of the proclamation issued by him, on his arrival
here, there is reason to believe that some steps will be
taken to punish the Chinese for their' violation of the
treaty, in endeavouring to block the channels of the
river, in which they are still engaged.

THE LEVANT MAIL.

The Malta Times says:—
" On Monday, the 7th, a grand fancy ball was given
at the Palace by his Excellency the Governor, Sir H. F.
Bouverie, which was attended by a large assembly of the
rank, fashion, and beauty of Malta. The magnificent
hall of St. Michael and St. George, with the adjoining
suites of apartments were thrown open at half-past nine
o'clock, and soon after they were crowded by a party-
coloured throng, in which, though the red and blue of
the army and navy predominated among the gentlemen,
there was a very fair sprinkling of characters, whilst the
ladies had dipped the pencil of their thwy into all the
hues of the rainbow in honour of the occasion."

We find the following in the Malta Times of the 15th
instant :

" A fatal duel took place on Wednesday, the 9th in-
stant, at about twelve o'clock, behind Fort Ricasall, be •
tween Lieut. Adams, of her Majesty's 88th Regiment,
and Capt. Levick, of her Majesty's 59th Regiment, and
now on the retired list. The seconds were .Capt. Jef-
frey, of the 88th, and Lieut. Mattel, of the Royal Malta
Fencibles. Lieut. Adams expired on the evening of the
10th, his adversary's ball, after fracturing the small bone
of his right arm, having penetrated his sick. Many are
the statements given as to the particulars of this unhappy
affair, but we abstain from entering into any before the
result of the investigation now carried on is made public.
'This unpleasant affair seems to have originated in Capt.
Levick's supposing Lieut. Adams to have insulted one
of his daughters on the last day of Carnival. Cap-
tain Levick and Lieutenant Mattel have been arrested,
and are now undergoing a trial of investigation. Cap •
tails Jeffreys is stated to have left the island on the
evening of his principal's death. This fatal event is
generally lamented. The deceased was, we are informed,
a most amiable young man, and generally beloved by
his brother officers. Captain Levick is a gentleman en-
joying the esteem of all the public; he is an old resident
of the island, and served many years as lieutenant and
adjutant in the Royal Malta Fencibles, and lately in
her Majesty's 59th regiment, and has a large family,
now plunged in the deepest affliction. Captain Jeffreys
is a gentlemanly and kind-hearted man, enjoying the es-
teem of a large circle of respectable friends, and Lieut.
Mattei is also much esteemed by all the officers of the
garrison, as well au his own countrymen."
Another account of the duel is thus given by a cor-
respondent at Malta :
" Lieut. Adams threw some plums at Mr. Levick's
daughters. Mr. Levick instantly struck him, which was
returned. In the evening Mr. Levick sent a challenge,
and next day they met, Mr. Levick accompanied by
Lieut. Mattei, Lieut. Adams by Captain Jefferys. Lieut.
Adams was wounded, and the following day expired.
Captain Jefferys escaped to Sicily ; Mr. Levick and his
second are both in gaol. They positively denied all
knowledge of the duel ; but this day I:r. Cross, of the
88th, who attended at the duel, has turned king's evi-
dence, on promise of pardon. It is generally believed
that Lieut. Adams, from some moral feeling, would not