, 1858-10-29
British Columbia aud Pacific Matters in
England

From our Gles OF English papers, we CLEAN the fol.
lowing items bearing on Vancouver Island and the
new colony Of British Columbia, and the Pacific gene
rally-Saa Francisco Buiistin, Oci. 2l.
The London Ga-ette Of Sd September contains An
announcement that 1.-THE Queen has been pleased to
appoint James Douglas Esq, Governor and Comman-
derinChief Of Vancouver Island to be Governor and
Commanderin-Chief in and the colony of British
Columbia and its dependences.n The same Gassne
announces that Her Majesty has been pleased to an.
point Mathew Bailie Rig6ie Esq. to be Judge in the
said colony" Col Moody of the ROYAL Engineers has
also been appointed Chief Commissioner Of Lands and
Works in the same colony. He will be probably Tecol
lected by Englishmen in connection with the attempt
ed settlement on the Falkland Islands some eighteen
years ago.
The first detachment of Royal Sappers and Miners,
the authorities have decided sending out to British
Columbia, left headquarters Chatham and embarked
at Southampton on board the steamer Panama. The
detachment consisted Of 20 men, under the command
Of Captain r. NJ. Parsons, Royal Engineers, and was
to be followed In few days afterwards by l3O non
commissioned officers and men OF the corps who have
already beeen selected for that service. The Sappers
and Miners to be employed exclusively in the for
nation Of roads from the coast to the gold districts
in the survey Of the country and in all kinds of engi
neerng operations for the improvement of the colony
They will take with them large supply Of sapping
and mining tools and everything necessary for the per
formance Of the duty in which they will be engaged.
None but the most healty and robust men belonging
to the Royal Engineers will be permitted to proceed
to British Columbia. This detachment arrived here
on Saturday, the JphR l.. ScPkcaS route for the
North.l .. .a.'.
A deputation consisting Of Captain Mangles, NJ p,
Chairman Mr. T. r. Tufnell and Mr.. J. Z. Mathieson,
Directors accompanied by the Secretary OF the Royal
Mail Steam Packet Company, had an interview with
Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Her Majesty's Secretary
Of State for the colonies the subject OF establishing
mail communication with Vancouver Island and also
with New Zealand, &c, Uid Panama, in extension OF
the existing ne Of mail service.
At subsequent interview, on 30th August, by an
other deputation, who presented memorial In favor
Of a fOrtnghty mail to Australia the Panama route
D. Lyton expressed his decided approval Of the estab
lishment of the double route 10 Australia and stated
that the formation of the colony Of British Co
lumba rendered it very important that the communi-
cation with the Pacific by way Of the lsthmus of Pana-
ma should be manted. Mr. Robert Brooks said that
press their anxiety for the opening up Of this line
OF steam communication.
A novel emigration scheme finds favor In the eyes
OF the people in Glasgow Paisley, and GreenOek and
public meeting is about to be convened 10 the city
hall Of the first commercial metropolis to lay the plan
before the public. memorial will be submitted to
tli assembly, and afterwards presented to the Queen,
praying that to secure law aud order in British Co
lumbia, body Of the unemployed Scotch operatives
may be sent out to that country, armed with the saw
the ak the shovel or spade, aud the MIME rife. Me-
MORALS to the same effect are being got up in various
Scotch towns.
The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in
Foreign Parts has resolved to establish without delay
mission in the new colony Of British Columbia.
The Trouin which has just sailed from Havre for
Valparaiso took out five missionaries and twentysix
nuns, the congregation of Piepus. From Valparaiso
the missionaries will proceed to the Sandwich Islands,
where several members of their order have already
tlblished themselves Some Of the nuns will also 20
to tho same islands, and others to Lima, Ika and San
tiagO.