The Sun. — 1869-11-02 (London, England)

ANENGLISBMAN IN CHINA.  Another Englishman has been murdero lis Ch.na. The Rev. J. Williamson was attacked by robbers on the Grand Canal during the night of the 25th of August last, and his body was discovered floating in the water a few days later in an advanced stage of decomposition. From the evidence of Mr. Hodge, before the English Consul at Tien-tsin, it would appear that he and the deceased had cleft Tien-tsin in a boat to visit some inland stations on the Grand Canal, that on the evening of the murder they retired to rest at half-past nine, and that he was awakened about one the next morning by the violent rocking of the boat and the sound of a number of men's voices on deck. He sprang out of bed and looked for his companion, but not finding him, rushed up the hatchway and saw four or five armed Chinamen in the bows of the boat. They saw him and shouted, " Mao-taze to ta," i.e., "There is a hairy onu'(an opprobrious epithet often applied to foreigners), strike, strike !" Mr. Hodge being unable to unlock his 'revolver case, threw it overboard, to prevent its falling into the hands of the robbers, and escaped by running the gauntlet, amid a shower of blows, of the scoundrels on board and some of their friends on the bank. Having arrived at a neighbouring village he aroused the inhabi'tants who informed him that the robbers by whom he had been attacked were part of a band of twenty wh6 had been infesting the neighbourhood for some time. With them he applied in haste to the local mandarin, who accompanied him with a force to the boat, which they now found pillaged and deserted. After a long but ineffectual search for his companion, Mr. Hodge returned to Tien-tsin, and reported the matter to the Consul. A few days later the body of Mr. Williamson was, as we have said, discovered floating in the canal, and was brought in Tien-tsin, where a post-mortem examination was held, but decomposition had set in so rapidly that the medical men were unable to distinguish any marks of violence. Mr. Williamson was an emissary of the Church Missionary Society, andwas much respected as a judicious and earnest 'missionary,  The Erie Railroad workmen at Susquehanna and Bu-ffalo have resumed work. The majority of those at ,yiersey City are still on strike.  The Sheffield Conservative Association are making an effort to induce Mr. Disraeli to attend its next meeting, which will be held in the course of a few days.  The. Berlin general agent of the Albert Life Insurance Company, George Lewine, who was arrested about six.?weeks ago, was set at liberty last Monday, on furnishing bP it to the amount of 10,000 thalers. The Liverpool Town Council disposed on Saturday of the concluding business of the municipal year. Before doing so, a tribute of respect was paid to the memory of the late Eart of Derby by a resclution recording their deep feeling oftsorrow on the occasion of his death, offering respectfulmqmpathy and condolence with the Countess of 'Derbrand her family in their affliction, .and expressing theirchigh admiration of the late earl as a scholar, philanthrtwist, and statesman, and also gratefully acknowledging the munificent kindness shown by the late earl towards the inhabitants of the borough. Tho Mayor was requested to iforward.a copy of the resolution to the present earl. Tim GIItL