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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-09 00:00:00

n avoid

mg a contest with a body of
men so superior to her own in point of discipline and,equip-
meta, and gracefully retired, withdrawing her forces, and

ensconseC

herself to be

occupied by our victorious

The above occurrences have created a great stir in the sur-
.

other valuable property. It must not be supposed the Boa-
dicea of Khytul acted wholly without assistance. The Rajah
of Ladwa, another of the " protected" states, furnished her
with 200 horsemen ; the Nawaub of Koongpoora is also men-
tioned as an accessary ; and rumour has even dared to whis-
per the name of Shere Singh, of Lahore, as one of her chief
though secret partisans.

COLONEL STODDART AND CAPTAIN CONOLLY.—We sub-
join an extract from a Loodianah letter received on Thursday,
which holds out a hope that the two persecuted officers whose
names we have mentioned may be yet alive :
" Loodianah, March 23, 1843.
"The report last month was, that Colonel Stoddart and
Captain Conolly had been murdered, but there is a Jew here
who declares that they are still alive, and that he heard from
a brother of his at Bokhara, who told him that a Greek in-
terpreter and a slave, who had been for months confined in
the same well with them, were taken out and executed, and
the populace made to believe that they were Colonel Stoddart
and Captain Conolly. The man has very good testimonials
of character, and has offered, without reward, to convey a
chit to them, and brine back an answer in the course of tive
months."—Bornbay Times.

DEATH OF COMMISSIONER ELEPOO.—We regret to have
to state that Elepoo, the Imperial Commissioner, expired at
Canton on the 4th inst. For some time past his Excellency
is said to have been in weak health, and his great age was
little suited to the active and harassing duties imposed on
him by his government. All negociations for the details of
the treaty must now necessarily cease until a new commissio-
ner shall have been invested with the powers recently held
• by Elepoo. We hear it surmised that this commissioner is
likely to be Keying, and that it is probable all further nego-
ciations will be carried on in the north, whither we hear it is
Sir Henry Pottinger's intention to proceed immediately after
the arrival of Major Malcolm, with the, ratification of the
treaty. Messrs. Morrison, Thom, and Captain Balfour are
already on their way down from Canton, their business there
being for the µresent at an end. The most singular stories
are afloat among the Chinese regarding the death of the Com-
missioner ; according to some he has been poisoned, and
others even say that so onerous were to him the duties of his
office, that in a moment of disgust he broke his own head
with his inketone (the stone on which the Chinese prepare
their ink.) We mention there merely because they exist,
hut do not believe them entitled to the slightest credit. In
Canton, although people still speak of the existence of a hos-
tile spirit, business goes on uninterruptedly, and considerable
shipments of teas are, we hear, being made. His Excel-
lency Sir Henry Pottinger and suite arrived at Mncao from
Hong-Kong on Thursday evening last.—Canton Free Press,
March 11.

SERIOUS AFFAIR AT CALCUTTA.—A most serious case
of assault, attended with loss of life, is at present engaging
the atention and inquiry of the local police. It regards an
affair which was accidently brought to light, and involves the
death of a young man named Peterson, caused by a brutal
assault committed on him. While dressing the corpse the
undertaker, Mr. Yeathard, found marks of violence on it, and
these exciting his suspicions, he gave information of the cir-
cumstance to the superintendent of police, through whose
agency and that of his acting deputy the leading particulars

of the ease have transpired.'tbe chief of
which areas follows
—The deceased and a Young MBll named Eastmaa were
associates and mutual visitors at the house of one William
Grey. They had, however, some cause of dissatisfaction and
dibuute together, the innocent cause of which was Miss Grey.
The consequence of this was, that Eastman, as it is affirmed
hired a posse of bravos, who on the night of the 27th of March
attacked Peterson in the street and inflicted a most cruel
beating on him, fracturing his skull, and rendering him insen-
sible. These parties are said to be Portuguese young men,
some of whom have been taken into custody, as also has been
Eastman. Peterson was removed to Grey's house and atten-
ded to. He continued in a pecarious state two or three days,
but no sooner was he a little better, than he was removed to
his family, who where residing. at Sealdah. Here he was
slowly getting round, but as Lewes one evening promenading

and be thYe
son.
The great circumnavigator Cook
inwas unfortunately killed
in the island of Kerakaloa in 1,69,a conflict with the na
tives, then cannibals. The acquisition of these islands b;
Great Britain, and the :Marquesas and Otaheite under o,',
protection of France,. will in a few years hence complete'
civilize and Christianize the whole of Polynesia,
means of conferring the greatest benefits on the natives, and
extending their commerce.

Private correspondence from Alexandria of the lith it
announces, that the mortality amongst the oxen still pre-
vailed throughout Egypt. Of those imported from setina
more than 5,001) bad died.

The Cologne Gvetle announces, that the differences which
had existed between the Holy See and the Court of
Lislike:
bon'
had been satisfactorily arranged. The Court of Spain
,
wise, had taken steps to I.c-establish a good understandin
with the Court of Rome. F,

Spencer),
raDetre'd with Mr.
merit for 1841
toThe B itshheolhuokfeNoeft‘;iosurilit()l(l)raroludgiyhheas Rev.et
cousin
Purcell, of Cork, to build a cathedral, at the seat of his dio
cese, to be 120 feet long, 50 feet broad, and the tower and
spire 130 feet high.
pees that the revenue for that
s pCcobri bet'. ;rit 1
liars and the t year
amounted to 16,169,171 rix ( expenditure to
.• nen in7l rix dollars; so that there was a surplus of
announces
financial statement

ordinance
ro,sou,/,.. ••-
308,449 rix dollars.
Royal
of the 28th ult., authorizing the importation of iron
The Moniteur (Paris paper) pu.blislies
plantce
and other pieces of the same metal, intended to be employed
in the construction of steam-boats and boilers for the engin,.-
of steaniboats. free of uli duty, on contliti.ou that the irnp--
ters shall re-export the manufactured articles within a del::
of six mouths

Wednesdvy's Monifeur is full of details of the feat of the
Due d'Auniae, in surprising and capturing some 50 Arabs'
ladies, their children and treasure. flis royal highness cer
and !lad der
canal
ns
as as well as much
courage and resolution, in attacking at once, with five
tainly showed great quickness
Bred dt horse,iis
Araba n beforedf,,m iifamily
pt
Alex
i te;:ixn
j:iaisi idietrari
aylitce,dsopu,e)ladkt
hceoi
nnei esvcueorpryt, toshr:
counted 5,000 muskets.
probability of a unction between
.the feeling
litcnhuatil throughithe
Raiee Seatthe
ee
Isthmus of Suez. The Pasha has recently had an interview
with enrdPl IrltisiVleO 1 'etilljel edeiitt)tereorrrbsatifibireFitity, b y
means
with the Consuls of the European to discourse with
She
in the labour
them on the subject. The Austrian Consul h.s been esp •
'cli to sound ' eel_
of the
the work will soon be adopted. pro.ally charged by Prince Metterni
in _
iCecotnsfourlsa;o(oot
it)liiiesh,,,Yienageral belief Egypt is
MADANIE LAFFAnGE•_The following account of the
Phore of Marseilles, from the report of a
lks t I . in person who
elher, 111 which i e em a-
had
•'t the prison at ~..on p i , /1 ae i •
present condition of Madame Laffarge is giving by the s ,
been to visa of te of her health - h con_
fined :—" 9" Account) Prisondress no • • ' she has not
imposed on the prisoners in ge er:i d has a separate cell
in the east tower. At first she used to walk in the evenings
~,, she platform, in order to take the air; but_ being annoyed
been forced to put on th a
i.
_.„,,is persons, principally students, who
1 ;v:g7hinlu ui
ji
cni i i

oo lbl
tsar
ide
n,
aLdaeffma
rogi see, I lie, a
sC
by the gaze:iiv levelling their spy-glasses at her, she very
were COUSta
•
d
..".,ag an. pions r
'on to be constantly with her, and will sleep in her
missi allowed to choose her own confessor from
oi„ts, whose names were given to her. The
this office is one of those who, after
keen able to make ~,,
soon renounced tleiiisatiiioidnu of
if cl
icaetiamMe

erf-.11. She

of her g

a mature

con-
iitimlbYlac k,
his mind Lu ' "*. v pious, is always clothed
reading, writing, and
del.neyr.tinie
iinerfornied by a priest from the town. She
718:}iiptayer, suited to her unhappy state.
prayer. At 4
Sunday t r,.. , chapel pie: ofai the
nornim, she goes into the ch
oat in,icidul
oepcsakst teiie:e r
)y
It
ion but ascertin lie •
nearly
is full of piety an.'Sdhie•eissiftviart‘ . , ' : ... g r innocence,
and declaring herself to be the victim of calumny."
hasi:ris
cutuponto 01 iser.adr ,
mrcehrewhaasnftou of Ferrara
PaoviDENTIAL INTIMPOSITION.—The sitting of the Court
lid dead in'
~ on.
' was the' the whole • wort extraordi-
nary incident, and indeed
rien•curnstances of the
tolfwAiptiptellailditn criminal nciaetnteerosfhaenld a
wa
ft u Bologna,
andoi og n a
Case, as reported by the Gazelle des 1 nbunaux, are
of the same striking character. _ Towards the end of 1841
days'sea
a foret, having been evidently overcome, and murdered
le. Upon some
after a desperate strugg : strong grounds of
suspicion, two men, A'oeti g ucci, who bad frequently
Feral n
been employed by his house as
,s;:f;:ejak.rnetdo, Antonio
nod° algt euri rsae°l
porters, were arrested, and
after a short examination confessed themselves to have been
gushy of the crime, but justified themselves by protesting
tha they had not acted from any personal animosity, but
only as the agents for hire of the deceased's sister-in-law,
Signora Birgando, the widow of a rich landowner, and a
woman equally remarkable for her beauty and accomplish-
ments, of whom they complained for having paid them very
Inadequately for the deed. This accusation, at first, could
scarcely be believed, from the station and character of the
female, but it acquired a degree of credibility from circum-
stances, and particularly from its being known that the de-
ceased had made a will some years before, bequeathing the
whole of his large property to the children of Signora Bir-
gando, in ease lie himself should leave no immediate descend-
ants, hut had lately manifested an
intention of marrying one
of his maid servants. Signora Birgando was arrested and
brought to trial, together with Toeti and Reglucei, before
the Criminal Tribunal of Ferrara. Upon the confessieon
evoi-
f
these two men, corroborated by the strong and positiv
dence of four other witnesses, the widow Birgando and her
two accomplices were condemned to death, after standing a
certain time exposed with ropes round their necks
this
in a
pillory to be erected in front of the church. Against
sentence the three convicts appealed to the superior Court of
Bologna. The full confirmation of the sentence was unißver-
sally expected, and even the three advocates of Signora ir-
gando had no other hope than that of inducing the court to
below that already pro-
reduce her punishment one degree .
' h neither the zeal nor
nounced upon her. But that wine .
most eminent men fro
talents of her counsel—though the
could be expected
the bar of Rome, Ferrara, and Bologna— .
acts of Providence. Out of
to effect, was brought about by e
four witnesses whose testimony was so strong against her
at Ferrara, two died of natural deaths only a few days before
the hearing of the appeal. A third on the very morning of
the new trial was thrown from his horse and killed. Th 6
fourth made his appearance in court, and repeated his pre-
vious evidence, adding certain facts so extraordinary that the
judge could not help
nd ma
recokingmmendin some observa
himtion tos
reflect to bins
an od
n
their peculiarity, ag
modify his statements if be found them
incorrect or over-
charged. But the man
got if all I have said be not
, raising his hands to Heaven,
claimed, " 11lay I die upon the sp
the purest truth !" At the instant the words were uttered
he dropped dead upon the ground, struck by apoplexy. The
effect of this incident on all present may be easily conceived.
The president immediately adjourned the hearing till the
next day. On resuming' the sitting the court pronounced a
decree, acquitting Signora Birgando, but confirming the sen-
tence passed upon Toeti and Reglucci. The widow was about
to retire in freedom, when the public prosecutor interposed,
end !novel the court that she should be remanded to priso
for six months, that time might be allowed for the discovery
of any fresh evidence there !night be against her, and,
not-
e ithstanding the strenuous resistance of her learned I
at vocate,
the court issued the order required. Toeti and It dueci
general!)
had not been ordered for execution, and it was
e- •-
be-
lieved that their punishment would be co
mmuted,—G /..
Ptani'a .111e.genyer. a V

teresting :
The principal islands in the South Pacific, commonly called
Polynesia, and which have so recently been brought into note
by Admiral Dupetit Thouars having taken possession of the
Marquesas, and induced Queen Pomare to place Otaheite and
the Society Isles under the protection of his Majesty Louis
Philippe, the King of the French, are the Friendly Isles, so
named by Captain Cook in 1774, in consequence of the ai
parent friendship which subsisted among the natives, and
their courteousness to strangers. Tonga is the capital, and
is 55 miles in circumference, and 80 feet above the le•el of
the sea. To the N.W. are the Tejee Isles and the Navigator's
Islands, discovered by the French navigator M. de Bongain_
villa, and explored by the unfortunate La Perouse in 1786,
when he and all his crew were lost off the island of Manicolo.
They are ten in number.
OTA 'MITE, called also King George's Island, to the N.W.
by N., is the capital of the Society Isles, and was discovered
I by Captain Wallis in 1767. It consists of two peninsulas,
of a form nearly circular, joined by a narrow isthmus in the
middle, surrounded by a reef of coral rocks, which focus
several excellent bays and harbours, offerings secure anchor-
age to shipping. These islands have bean nearly civilized by
the English, and the inhabitants have, through the opera-
tions of the missionaries, who have settled here for upwards
of the last half century, become converted to the Protestant
religion, as well as their Queen (Pomare) and their cheifa.
A number of chapels and schools have been constructed by
the missionaries, and the aborigines taught different Euro-
pean trades. The greater part of them speak English with
facility, and look upon the British residents as their protec-
tors and benefactors.
THE M ARQUESAS ISLANDS, which have also been adop-
ted in the name of the Citizen King, and to which Captain
Bract has been appointed Governor (now on his passage out
on hoard the Uranic frigate, with the tirst expedition of troops
and Catholic missionaries), are situate to the north-east of
the Society Isles. They were discovered by the Spaniards in
1567, and visited by Cook in. 1774,1777, and 1779, as well as
by Perouse in 1786, and Vancouver in:1792.
Tens SANDWICH ISLANDS.—Passing to the north latitude
20 degrees is Gwshee, or 11 awai, 275 miles in circumference,
eoaodkoi
of affairs.
177 ,
Theylionilr,opt
which, with JO others, form a group, and so named by Capt.
C the Esualitir;fthtidtwheickliret,,htenlnadtitelsie,
and there are no hurric.anes that prevail at certain seasons,
race, l
whoextr c
werem el n
also
-
duy
as in the Atlantic. The natives, both male and females, are,
s t similarri
o tous and
thos
friendlyoO
towards t a heite, a
thefine ac
English,
11'
the first to civilize them and propagate Christianity among
them. The seat of government is at Kenarurie, in the island
of Oahu, where are deposited in a magnificent mausoleum the
morttil remains
seotintliLemliadtoen
the measles eh
ian 2 sa,nwdhheins
Queen,
on a visit to his late Majesty King George IV., whom they
celled father, to offer the islands under his protection.
These, as well as nearly all those iu the Pacific, are moun-
tainous, but most productive in everything required for man.
There are numerous springs of the purest water. Cattle,
sheep, pigs, poultry, fish, &c., are plentiful. Corn, fruit,
and vegetables of every description, can be grown in abun-
dance, the soil being most pro'itic. The sugar-cane, coffee,
cotton, rice, maize, bananas, cocou-tree, the olive, vine,
orange, citron, pomegranate, pines, and other fruits, grow
spontaneously. The mulberry-tree, for the propagating of
the silk-worm. is very abundant, and wood and gums of
different descriptions, abound in these islands. There are no
beasts of prey, as in South America, Africa, and
reptiles nor
Asia. The coral and pearl fisheries, and the sperm whale,
are of most importance to the natives, who are very expert
in the making of canoes and their different implements, and
carry on a great traffic with the adjacent islands. Besides
the English settlers, there are a great many missionaries
here, particularly from the United States of America, who
have erected churches, chapels, schools of industry and agri-
culture, and introduced the art of printing. The aborigines
are now much civilized and generally profess the Christian
religion, as their _
Ring Tamehameha 111., who is an enlight-
ened man, calls himself the chief disciple. Their government
is monarchical. hical the sovereign having the right of imposing
for the maintenance o f the royal household and the
taxes He has also the power of punish-
support of its dignity.
spent, hut not
that of taking away the life of any of Isis sub_
d offence, without the concurrence of I`, of
jeers for a supposed offence,
to deprive the chiefs
the chiefs. 1-le'is not allowed. . . . or the
his liscretion ot their lands, whit h ale knhersted by
gentry at t
legitimate offspring when they die. The people are free
theird ntoeg
t ibtoimunad to the service of any particular chief or per_