The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1872-04-03
The AssnssInntiOn of the Governor
General of India.

The following special dispatch to the New
York TSRseS of the 18th of February, and cor
respondenee of the London Times, &c, gives
/ the history of the assassination of Earl Mayo,
/ Governors General of India, and the events which
I preceded it;
Il appears that the assassination occurred dur
ing an inspection Of Fort Blair Prison, in the
Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal A
Mussnlman convict broke through the surround
ing officers aud stabbed the Earl twice in the
back. He diedfmmediately. The assassin was
instantly secured and placed in irons, and viii be
tried Immediately. The reception of the news
Of the assassination here caused the greatest con-
sternation. The news spread rapidly throughout
the city, and the expressions Of sympathy for
the deceased Earl were very general The in
auense Of the news is already felt on the Stock
Exchange. The prices Of all securities affected
by Indian affairs are lower
The following, in regard to the Wahabee con-
spiraey aud events preceding the assassination,
is from the London TINES Calcutta correspond
ence Of Dec. 9th:
Lord Mayo viii return from Delhi in time to
meet the King Of siam, who viii be received and
entertained, am told, wish great magnifcence
Admiral Coekburn is to be here in bis flagship,
the Glasgow, about the 18th, to convey the Vice
Toy to Burmah. The yiceregal party will leave
Calcutta Ou the 18th for Rangoon, where stay
Of i've days will be made. They will then 60 on
to Moulmieu. sbe Andamans. and Orissa. At
Cuttuek. his Excei!sncy will be met by the
Leuienant-Governor Of Bengal, and three days
viii be spent in inspecting the osissa irrigation
works. The return to Calcutta is set down for
February 18th. so We shall not have the Governor
General very long in the capital this year. There
have been Two drolI rumors flying about during
the week. one being that Lord Mayo was about
TO resign the other, that Her Majesty had, in
consideration Of bis lavish expenditure during
the visit Of the Duke Of Edinbugh, requested
him to continue IN India 4 couple Of years be-
yOod his term Of Office. Lord Mayo has no need
to resign, and, should say. has no intention Of
rssigning and It would be g misfortune if be
bad nov that be has obtained a real grasp Of
Indian Affairs The other rumor would Be an
equal misfortane-not that Lord Mayo should
remain two years in India, bat that be should 50
remain on the ground Of bis entertainment Of the
Duke. 1 suppose that the one rumor is q reply
to the other, as the gossip Of the hour.
The great case Of the Wababees has at last come
to an end, after having been before the courts for
nearly eighteen months The sentence on Ameer
Khan. the principal man concerned. and on the
other Of the prisoners has been confirmed By the
Court The remaining three prisoners
we're discharged. Anssr Khan, therefore, Is
for life The Chief Justice, in a
-lear Judgment. disposed Of the legal points
Ehieh had been urged in the prisoners favor,
md resisted foreibly the facts put forward By the
a. uodoubtedly establishing
he pnsOaer's guilt The Co1rt considered that
he Judge Of Pstna had fell Jurisdiction 70 try
he case q oss Of conspiracy, and that al opinion
szurzssed b. ar Justice Phesr, IN q previous
ippeal for babezs eorpas. to the effect that the
.Tsst of Amer Khan o. the GOEernor-Gsuerzrs
sarrznt under Regulation 8, Of 1918. vas con-
aitzs1i b. way q jsdieizI sentence, wozId not
.0ld il ~. Tie Court also he'd that Anesr
, cy4lcItly4 LIE dLua gyl8piIdCI
ID ben clearly br01ght home 10 him Il is to
e hoped that Ne shall nov hear no more Of the
7isTznees of Aussr Khza, oat Of which 90
l1eh capital has been made. The man has been
4oysd traitor 70 the G0Tsrbment IN which be
Ts5, s1d be nay consider himself fortunate that
q Ist -zs sot est IN earlier tines Of under any
tier ME Whether; however, these eumbroas
r1secstioss N Courts Of lzs ars the best mode
dealing With Each oSsnsss IN an Aslatic cou1-
=, i at this noms1t natter of grave doob. 70
~ many intelligent nen II India Either the
Yshzbss conspiracy is dangerous Or il i not
tie httsE, Es hzd better let Il alone" II
.s fsrusr, Es oszht 70 stamp Il ost with =
.so1gsr and ssifter procsdsrs than Is within the
ozsr q Coarts q Justice.
- TbsEs i soDetti1g q panic among The
Of tbs plses," correspondent in
Eli rslaIss. hrEs number of families
ave EFT tie city Trsas1Ts and iezsls are
MID, srd tie psopls are 10 tsribls state of