The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-08

\ t6u Iuemeus Lana papers -" On SUNDAY ami
Monday, the Victoria cutter, commanded by maj
nan ed Ellis, was observed lowering round tn,
islsnA the wind being light, till evening, when i
fell caln,. Shortly before shutdown, MIR 8 O'Brien
Gaping, shOA'ld an opportunity offer, has consdera
BILE liberty allowed him, went down to sand,
cove. one of the few places where boats generally
land and just as re reached the shore. boat with
three men put IN, ara ne rushed up 70 his middle
ness TO the act, covered him with his piece, and
called TO him TO forbeaY, seconding this by rushing
At the boat and knocking hole in her bottom with
his r. then Posd out ,h to al four ins
quietly, which they did. The officer in charge,
meantime, having missed his prisoner, came rush
ing down the beach, and secured him while still
in the water. He was then conducted to his house,
and the three men confined, for transmission to
Hobart Town. A whale boat, with six hands, was
sent on hoard the cutter, seized her, and brought
her in. She, tso, with the parties on board, will
be sent up Immediately. II has not been thought
necessary TO impose any further restraint on Mr..
5 OBrien, greater than that to which he was pre-
viously subjected.
Terrible Explosion nc Macao, China.
TIE MowInG Up oP A PORTUGUESE ~ GUN.sHIP--
FORTUNATE ESCAPE OF THE OFFICERS TAX U, $.
We have dates from Hong Kong to the Goth,
and Macao TO the 2h,o October. AT the former
place no news OF Importance; from the latter, u
report OF the following melancholy accident is
respondent:-
To day very melancholy news has reached us
from Macao. The affairs OF the. house of Bra.
eanza in China, appear doomed to every misfor.
tune. Governor Amaral was carried Oft by the
hand OF the assassin; 10 avcnge his death a sue
cessor was appointed, and Dd Cunha was collect
ing together naval force when death suddenly
removed him; and now we have the painful task
to record not merely the death of the senior naval
officer but the destruction Of his ship, with nearly
every soul or board On the 29th the anniversary of
the birth OF the queens cousin, Don Fernando,
Captain d'Assis Silva, made arrangements 10 give
party on board his ship, the Donna Maria III,
OF ~ guns. number of civilians from Macao,
snd me Of cHe"s Of the -dnulca~ aoop OF toar
nuarfon, 'c1e tnUited. AT noon, the Donna Maria
III. fired royal salute, shortly after which several
of the invited civilians went off to the vessel,
which was then lying at anchor in the Typa. AT
halfpast two o'clock p. M the ship blew up with
fearful explosion, entirely destroying the vessel,
and all on Eboard, except The captains son. and
some twelve or thirteen men, who were taken out
OF the water by the boats Of the United States
sloop OF war. The ere W consisted chiefly OF Las
cars, Enatives Of Goa, with European marines;
the number on board at the time of the catastro-
phe could not have been far short of three hundred
souls. The american officers, 1t is believed escaped
as they uere about to quit their pesse chen the
eapfosao' took place The foregoing is all that is
known, and was brought by an express boat from
Macao, just before The mail closed, by the steamer
board is not yet ascertaine d.
Interesting from Slam.
Our advices from Singapore are to the 7th of No.
vember. and the accounts of the import market at
that settlement are also more favorable. Transac-
tons had been larger than for time previously
and prices were flrn, with an upward tendency. A
memorial 10 Lord Palmerston had been adopted by
the Chamber of Commerce, with reference to the
failure of Rajah Brooke's mission to Siam The
conclusion OF the Chamber is, that, looking at the
similar failure experienced by the envoy from the
United States, II would be vain to attempt, at pre-
sent, 10 establish more intimate relations except
by resort to hostile measures, which they une-
quivocally deprecale. The alarm caused in Siam by
the simple approach OF the late mission had entirely
put stop to its Singapore trade, and the Chamber
conceives that any further demonstration would
only give permanence to this evil, while at the
came time il might lead to political difficulties and
responsibilities of the most Objectionable kind.
They point out that the conduct OF the Siamese GO
vernment appears TO flow, not from any especial i'll
will or desire 10 evade the existing treaty, but from
a pernicious system of internal administration; and
they recommend, therefore, in order 10 promote
speedy restoration Of the trade, which has been
suspended, and which is of vital importance, that
lronquillizng assurances should now be transmitted
by the authorities at Singapore to the officers of
the Siamese governme mt at Bankok, with whom
fnendly undeTsts ndlng has always existed. This
cocement war signed by very great majority of
the Merchants of the settlement; but a counter.
memorial had been got up, and had received few
signatures, the intention of which, from its word
ing, appears very obscure, although its aim would
at any hazard
The Visit OF Thompson TO the United States.
from the London Times, Dec, 1871
There are two important rules for which we pos
sess the highest possible sanction, and which have
be en- confirmed by the largest possible experience
The hrst u, not to oft nd against the multitude Of
city; and the second Is, not 10 NEEDLE with our
neighbours affairs. We are sorry 10 say that one
OF our countrymen, member of our legislature,
the representative Of the Tower Hamlets, and, as
We learn from Mr.. bod, OF The Emperor OF Delhi,
Is acting just now in direct violation Of both these
salulery maxims. Mr. George Thompson, M r.,
radical reformer, and general ameiiorator of Bri-
fish, East Indian, American, and all other nslitu-
tons, Is just now following in the wake Of Jenny
Lind and starring il in the principal cities Of the
United States picturesque scene, lately de-
scrbed IN these columns, has already acquainted
our readers with the object ct his visitation. IL
IL nothing less Than To abolish tnstdater, by the
breath of his nostrils, that unhappy institution
which, II We cannot but regard 1t the darkest
stain on the escutcheon OF American liberty,
and a pregnant with unknown ills, we must also
10 be a British importation, the bequest
OF ancient Improvement, and almost inextrica-
bly, wound in with the domestic and political
customs and laws OF the States. Except under
the jus. provocaiion caused by the exuberaut i'm
pudence OF brother Jonathan in his remarks
the country Of his ancestors, no prudent English
man would deny that there are two sides TO the
question of American slavery. No Englishman,
with sngle-minded intention for the good Of the
and eg,tate for immediate aboliuon. lie would
not demand an act which would at one stroke de-
prve masters Of servants and servants of masters,
capital Of labor and labor ct capital, and, in fact,
shake a congratulated state of society, not
merely 10 atoms, bit TO discordant and hostile ee-
ments. such, however, IL the innocent recre alton
IN which Mr. George Thompson Is beguiling the in
eryal Of his Pariamentary labors ana preparing for
the Inequalities and amenities Of Christmas. IL Is
possible that Mr.. o.. Thompson may take different
view Of the two rules we have mentioned above;
He may Set them against the other, and hold
that he has all the more right to defy the prejudices
or the comfort of the American slaveowners, be-
cause he h a foreigner, and that he has special
call to undertake this agitation, because public OPT
MON the other side OF the Atlantic makes IL un
safe or incnnvencnt TO citizens Of the Union. We
beg, however, Ia submit that when q course Of
conduct falls snder the direct operation of two
parutc rules IL ~ doubly condemned
Mr. Tbompson's exhibition ~ Boston, IN the re-
nowned Faneui Hall, having terminated with some
performances not included IN the programme, viz -
= tight, dance. and selection of popular aongs--