The New York herald., 1869-05-04

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told told Dihs that Psepe tse Prince @ ike @ the Princes
fu morals. There is little fear now that this grand
Continent will ever fan under the dominion Of a he
reditary poten'ate Tne people mere nave very great
1 Prince has taught them that man exposed to the
temptations which royal blood forces upon him can
only In exceptional cases exhibit the sefcontro OF
| man OF honor
TO encourage the Prince the Assembly has Just de-
cded that his attempted assassination was the result
of plot and that certain portions the country are
disanecfed 10 the British government. The evidence
thus lar published scarcely sustaius the first propo
| stlon, but the second seems clearly made out.
Two Of the gentlemen who were very prominent
in receiving tue Prince his rst VISIT the fremer
Mr. James Martin, and the President of the Council
Mr. T. A. Murray, have just received intimation that
upon payment OF the usual fees, namely els, pat
| ents Of knighthood will be sent out To them.
severe storm swept along the coast during the
month and caused some haif dozen shipwrecks OF
f Rdeou had Just sailed or san s Francisco Ai anna
sprung leak during the tempest, and after mar
rowly escaping foundering got back into port. The
storm has, however, had the good effect OF termi-
mating the drought which had long AFFLICTED the
colonies. But for this timely spell OF wet weather
the squatters in many districts would lost all
their sheep AS it Is they have su1cred very
heavily
Whaling during the past season has been ex.
tremey profitable. The America an bark Stephana,
which was sold here few months ago for $780, anu
was refted by an American sydney frm has lust
returned with LOCO barrels paying for herself
several times over The following American whalers
have been reported as lying at Norfolk Island: The
spem Sanes Arned tase Captain @ sasan
twentyeight months out, with 2,G00 barrels sperm;
bartnolomew Gosnold: captain Nichols twenty eight
Barker, Captain Potter twenty-elght months out
with 100 barrels sperm; Emma c. Jones, Captain
Clifford, twentynine months out, with !, $50 barrels
sperm; Hunter, Captain Chase, thirteen months
out, with $50 barrels sperm Northern Light, Cap
tain Baker, thirteen months out, with $40 barrels
SPERM Caliao Captain Brown, three years out, with
1860 barrels spsrIn
The follow have also been spoken:-Ionia, OF
sperm. 200 do. black 5000 pounds OF bone; Charles,
Of New BE BEDFORD fourteen zen months out 800 barrels
The american bark Lady Franklin has been sold
for $4,000.
agitated IN earnest Its settlement properly belongs
10 queensland for whose benefit the Kidnapping has
been perpetrated; but large number of Sydney ves-
sells engaged IN the P0lynesian trade complain tnat
commerce with the natives is difficult at the present
time, and on many islands even already impossible,
owing TO the hatred engendered among the unfortu.
nate PolynesianS whose relatives have been spirited
or forced away in Australian slave ships. New South
Wales has this fairly taken ALARM and for her own
sake is about to do what queensland II she had any
sense oil public justice and honor would do for
herself. The question has already come forward In
pace shows that the people here are unanimous IN
their determination TO have this infamous traffic
are now no less than 5000 colored bondmen toilIng
the plantations Of Queensland, and In four months
their number had increased by 1000. This Is GER
talnly very fair beglnning at such rate as that
the cOlOred population would soon outnumber the
white. The matter will be the subject OF a long de-
bae very shortly, and some additional specific cases
OF outrage will doubtless be brought forward. The
result VIII certainly be that the Queen will be petl
toned capture any vessels engaged LII the Islander
tranic as slave traders. Under the provisions Of
the slave treaty existing between the principal Pow
ers either OF the nations who have pledged them
selves to the suppression of the slave trade could at
put stop to The traffic. 1t has already been
decided on the authority OF Robert Lowe and other
able lawyers that the ships carrying these islanders
clearly come under the category OF ''slavers."
Meanwhile enterprlsingn English captain,
being tried for the wiul murder OF three natives
OF the New Hebridean group. The natives had been
away In the hold became obstreperous The captain
and his two worthy subordinates thereupon fired
into the mob and killed three OF them. This affair
occurred far back october last and has only Just
come to light, the matter having been told Incident
ally by some Tanna natives 10 FeeJee missionary.
Inc necessary evidence has however, been collected
and the captain at any rate stands fair chance Of
swinging Tor his crime. The supercargo, man
named Levlnger became frightened when he heard
that the captain mad been arrested and offered SO 500
for passage to CalaO. He was captured, however
in time aud the three criminals are fully committed
for trial.
The reported massacre at Tanna Of eleven white
settlers has not yet been conirmed but 1t is known
now that they had been engaged in disputes with
the natives The story therefore, is more probable
| than 1t seemed before.
| The Xarifa has again triumphei in q private
race with the Mlstral. The superiority of the new
colonial model over the English lines is therefore
pretty well established. In lour races the MIstral
has won but once and then only IN soldiers
wind" '0n wind" the Narifa is undoubtedly far
superior TO her loudly vaunted antagonist. II is
possible that some fine day the Xalifa or q vessel
built on her lines MAJ contest the palm with Eng
land and America.
1heatrically, we are very dull. Miss Joey Gougen-
helm, who years and years ago played In New YORK,
and who still looks young and blooming has been
playing buresque and comedy at the Prince OF Wales
and Mr.. Bartlett has just commenced q
star engagement. An American minstrel troupe
consisting OF Messrs. Hassey, Kelly Co., have ar.
rived from California and nave made one or two
appearances, but SO far have met with but indiner
ent success. good minstrel troupe with sufficient
musical talent, would, however. do extremely WELL
The blacks are still on the rampage In Queensland
Near Rockhampton shepherd named Alfred Wilson,
at Taurus Downs, has been missing for some time;
he was seen last at the Bonnie Don station with
lO00 sheep, bat neither sheep shepherd can now
be found He has doubtless been killed Dy the
blacks. The police are out trying to trace up the
case. but SO far without any results.
Another outrage Of very similar character has
occurred at Lake Elphnstone. The blacks attacked
and murdered q shepherd who was tending ms
sheep on the borders OF the lake, and Afterwards
drove the flock into the bush. The police Ia this case
are on the track OF the guilty tribe, aud 1t L. fully
anticipated will capture them,
ALLIGATOR RACES IN fL0ila.