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ent objects of the sociation], and of the they represent," and leurprised if they, show their appre ompliment and make about the gambling what is the most his question differe 's. We regard the memorialists, as we rly unimportant in ole involved, which

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se of public revenue the legalisation of

e 7th paragraph of

ellency sayo

e to repeat here the those despatches” “na! Government to deal vil without reference mue. The committee

ey wish.

" which we ven be found in those luce it here, and it. re consideration of has been printed colunins, but it will ever H. E, or his ing policy seek to

The Governor is lative Councilor reads from a print tthere can be no says. He ceriewe ion of the colony, twhilst nominal- assets, the Colony borrow money to nta, a contingency pen," proceeds

will probably be an

bilities at the end of

but $24,000, aring or the purpose of uences of gambling, egafiaing it in a few Government super- before the end of lent to $65,000 abell suurce there will be tioned, Otherwise,

of cxpenditure, or

of revenue, there

at $41,000.

ting our interpre ation in his gain- the following que cal contemporary, njoyed the reputa

confidence, sa it cate. The Daily stating the nature ast had been made,

11 be seen that the

3 an arrangement fair compromise regard for the i- "The keeper of to pay a certain ther sum with the And then comes ace of "anxiety" "Moreover, if order of the Go. he right of distri- the fee which i

re other houses, a0 be deterred from

close any partion- fear of diminish

Committee of the

be able to appre

character of the acDonnell credits rson for receiving might have had ets that $65,000 owing have given ence at the end of makes a merit

000 for leave to law, when one- uld have sufficed,

Fantze.

arate this matter, ed when he made

es of the Chinese

expenses of bla urged, by way ereby secures a Forthy police; but r. The diminu

and is attribute-

the Registration Whenever a spe , such as occur rder of a gentle. ervice, at midday xcellency's gam Filling, which is

d him any help

arer.

in view of the Swatow and

a certain feeling rka which for # ve made regard.

a. Nearly three

collection of our

had nearly faded

and petty acts of ge, the levying ent hostility to

asionaries, and spirit of op in to manifest the immediate

to our interests,

ce made public,

vas under speci

me to keep the

let no fancied

such trifles As ew mismonaries, goods and the induce him to at precipitate & and our contem

almost similar ch violation of taole thrown in

No 1768-JANUARY 29, 1869.]

the way of foreign intercourse, each case of violence to foreign life and property occurred, the fatal consequences which would ensue if the purblind policy were

taking bigh ground and scouting all ideas of compromise. The savages" (as rasuy of our private letters designate the natives) are said to have demanded so much a-head

THE CHINA MAIL.

prisonera had to be removed to another own correspondent at Poverty Bay, who cell. Prisoners had admitted to the Sta- appears to have been on the spot tion interpreter that they had left their wooden hammers last night, when they left

December 2. persisted in. And now mark the result for the doad and wounded in the late off work; and it appears that the window front, and joined forces with our other Inarises.

The Ngatiporou must have reached the On the 20th October we wrote in thaaray with the Smider, and appear to make of the cell is so, placed that any prisoner allies. Ere night we expect to hear of a

Overland China Mail as follows:-

quite & commercial transaction of the Cock chufer affair. But Mr Alabaster, H.B.M.'s China is that on every side we hear of hos full reparation for the insult to the British "The result of our present policy in Consul, we believe, has demande i not only tility against foreigners at Wu-chang, Kiu-flag, hit a substantial guarantee for the fa- Kiang, Formosa, Chefoo, Chin-kiang, and ture good behaviour of the lawless villagers hear complaints of the Chinese authorities difference between the views of the native

ITEMS FROM SAIGON. Anjer on the 10th instant and has there put Our latest files from Saigon come down on shore nine men of the English ship An to the 5th instant, and contain some items drew Jackson, which vessel had been of interest which the Straits Times sum-stranded in Gaspar Straits. The Captain with a churam-beater can break the pad-

and the remainder of the crew had departed lock outside. Mr May and Mr Deane wont general attack on the rebels, which Ged gunboat Le Monge, which loft for Houg

Nothing has been heard of the French for Billiton

escaped, and on their return, the case was the women that escaped, that, had an at-successful. The Gambling Farm for 1869 it without previous notification' to the di to see the cell from which the rascals Bend May it prove successful.

kong early in November. The gunboat if they touch at Singapore with any dead" Commanders of ships are reminded, that Tt appears from information derived from Tara had gone in search but returned un body on beard, they cannot proceed to bury remanded. Tang-chos. From every part of China wo abors Swatow. With the very apparent nese, contractor, under the lust a Chi- tack been made on the rebela on either of sold for ƒ19,500 against ƒ14, 250 per month recting officer of health.. This communica... ·

Mr F. Degenser appeared cumstances. It appears that he found the watches could easily have been annihi- took place on the 7th December, under the stance that the Netherlands steapjer

the two days succeeding following cir-

the massacre, the

in 1868. The first theatrical performance tion is matte in consequence of the cireum- about 6 o'clock, with a silver-headed cane

latex They had carried the spirituous direction of IL Péters Maillot. his possession, which he had found continued to celebrate their accursed orgies and accompanied by his son Prince Me- to a burial ground; at which occurrence B. M. Narndom, or Nerodon, King of Singapore, who had died of cholera during Butzsiu took the body of a Chinaman to Mr Dagenser's table.-Defendant (who is

to the encampment at Patatahi, where they December after sunset, with all his Court knowledge of the Government, was carried said to be somewhat deranged in intellect) for several successive daya. itamediately proceeded to confirm this. suspicion by making a most original

December 3.

chas-nu and his brother Prince Phra Keo the Singapore Government very seriously Good news from the front. Our forces four steamors and a great number of junke

Pha. His Majesty's fleet was composed of made known its displeasure,

AMOR-The following tragical occurrONCS

thoughtless practical joking, on the untu- too frequently produced by injudicious and tered native mind. Concerning the Amok

resisting the clearest and most" unquestion- and foreign parties, as above note, there prisoner in his bedroom yesterday evening liquors collected from the different stores ambodia, arrived at Saigon on the 13th the passage which body, without the fore-

able claims."

appears very little likelihood of the mat ter being settfect in an amicable manner, in Hence the fresh intelligence of fortification and hostile preparations generally on the banks of the river, where aud-forts are being constructed by the united village

And to this pretty little list we may now add Foochow and Swatow. At the former place proclamations were up only four days since, calling upon the native populace to and xfords & striking instance of the sad offects pcaus. From the latter port the Douglas the city of Swatow, to the effect that smployed by Captain Minto, and as he bad day at Tekaretu, or Makaretu, as named number of five hundred and their attend-

saluted him with 21 guna. anta. As he arrived, the Southern Fort He was receiv-

Canton years ago

and visit the Captain, he had done so. Ho seen hia stater's ghost, who told him to go by some natives.

The united bands of Ngatiporon and

this morning brings intelligence that a head brought in from off every foreign & reward of $60 be given for every foreign reward of Fifty: Dollars is offered for the body, after the approved style attempt was waiting for the Captain (in the wrong task on the right, driving in, be the atod by M. F. Vial, the Minister for the In-made by the Niasser (native of the Island head of ovary European; that the river banks are being fortified by the native hear that this interesting speculation in oninquiry, the Magistrate was satisfied with enemy's outspots, and following them up in camp and other functionaries, and upon follows: As to the inducing cause of the We house) when he was seized.-As, howover, tack driving in one of the terior, M. Deraus, the Governor's Aid-de- of Nias) Si Poeng, a kind hand writes us as villagers; and that a large body of human headpieces does not appear to give the defendant's honesty, he was sccordingly eper in the singilteresting foe took landing with his young son, he was again Amok on the 8th and 9th instaut, I can as- Chinese are under arms with the avowed much trouble to the foreigners resident in discharged. intention of beating us off. These are of war vossala in Swatow, as they came tus were placed in the dock to-day and with the loyal natives of this district, now carriage and four was in waiting, into l'eople now ascertain that the man arrived Swator; hat the appearance of the men- Sixteen coohes from the ooplie-ship Veri- main position. Ngatikahuuganu, of Napier, rines were drawn up at the pier, and a universally believed, drive the Niasser mad. cover in rifle pits, which formed their saluted with 21 guus. A company of ma- sure you that a lore affair did not, as was pretty results of the brilliant policy bowling in one after the other, hind a very charged with having created a disturbance made a stronltaneous attack on the left, aus which His Majesty with his son and the here, just 14 days ago, from Gunong Si- which, against the opinion of every well-marked effect upon the natives concerned on beard the emigrant ship Feritus. It ap succeeded by this combined movement in Fronok Minister entered, and drove off to tale, in the service of s.Malay. The in- informed journal, merahant, missionary There was considerable atir in their connels peared from the evidence that there are cutting off the enemy's retreat on all sides the Wangtai Hotel, escorted by a guard of mates of the dwelling hat occasionally

and we may add subordinate official as each war-vessel camo quietly up to her einigrants on board from Hakka and Pun-but one. has been pursued by our representative bold step on the part of the foreign foren on board, quarrels arise in oousequenta forming almost a natural breastwork well and a guard of honour received and saluted that the people here at Padang duals very

anchorage; and it is just possible that one ti districts; and as gambling is allowed in China! He began to act vigorously may materially reduce the native feeling of and frequent thrashings are given to the rifle pitted and fortified along the fave, and His Majesty on his arrival, M. Ture, Muni- strangely with Niassers. Telling him, for The rehel's stronghold was on a low hill, The Hotel was brilliantly illuminated, and amongst other things, persuaded him

Spahin and preceded by torch-bearers. played upon the credulity

the Niassery when the Yangchow affair had reached a bravado hitherto prevalent. All the men Puntis by the Hakkas. The prisoners, of sloping down at the back towards a creek, cipal Commissioner, received his Majestyinstance, that he would be suki to the phase which admitted of no other course of-war had arrived Finaldo, Perseus, Cock whom two were branded men, were the on the banks of which stood sheir houses on the door-steps and conducted him to the whiteskins, who were arceailingly fond of of action. But it was then too late to chajes, Leven and Bouncer the U. 8. Una ringleaders. Mr Jonathan Bask, agent for or tents. A dash on this position under a apartments spacially prepared for his recap- the Niasser's flesh as a nomestible. The sted by vigour in Central China the dilla was also there; and the Chinese gun- the Surinam Emigration Company, deposed heary fire, our men are in the outer line of tion. Next morning, the Governor, Vice man, ignoraut of our social customs and in- flood of opposition which, carefully boat Azlan was anchored off. Capchi when to having even the disturbance, but said he put the enemy still stand their Admiral Obier, paid His Majesty's state stitutions, bad, as people further say, tak nursed by bis infatuated inactivity, had the Douglas passed, From many of the thought that some of them were only jok ground muzzle to mizzule the contest visit, accompanied by General Faron. Men everything told him seriously; and been long preparing for an outburst in merchant houses the mud-forta poceving in mischief. When he want below, he got tegos, a ruling are from the storming party Obry, Chief of Staff, M. de Montiou, Seare when, in the evening, three residents of other parts of the seaboard. We must native party are to be counted by thanands, and a ladder was taken away from the com- the foe break, and the day is ours. Across M. M. Vernueil nur de Grancey and on the Nissser was in service, the people about sible; and as the mumbers of thoanti-foreign them silenced, but his hat was knocked off, tears through the ranks of the defenders tary to Government, and Aides-de-camp Padang called upon the Malay, with whora not leave out of the account the inflat-the task of bringing them to a proper frame panion, so that he could not get up again. the creek rush the beaten Heuhaus, loay-the evening of the same day, the King re-gave him to understand that they had come matory placards which but a few weeks of mind may not be an easy one. Still it is this, however, the agent took in good ing some of their number dead in the water, turned the call at Government House where to seize his head. The terrified child of since were freely posted in Chekiang and believed that the force now under the orders part. Mr Thomrett, emigration officer, Beyond, lays a dense clump of manuka there were present all the civil and military the woods packed himself off instanter. No Homan, subsequently to the promise of of Commodore Jones was sufficient for all stated that there were nearly 200 emigrauts scrub, under the cover of which they hope authorities, as also were the members of one imagined that this frolic would termi- the Viceroy that satisfaction for the practical purposes; and as we learn that the on board the Veritus, who were passed oti- to find safety. Bard on their footsteps the Chamber of Commerce who were speci nato so tragically. When afterwards a ser trangthow affair should be given. Alto Consular authorities had refused, every-ginally by him, after an expresalon of will burning revenge on the blood and ally presented to the King, who, it is esid, vaut uf ans of the gentlemon at the house thing in the shape of a monetary settle-ingness to sinigrate on their part. They burning with revenge. On the edge of this takes special interest in the promotion of proseeded to return home, before his mas- gether matters are in a nice state, and ment, apart from a guarantee of future do unt sign any agreement or contract un-scrub several of the fugitives fall under the trade. On the 17th Dec., a grand review ter; the Nassier, who, it appears, thought te some little satisfaction to be able to say good behaviouz, some useful service mag til after they have been on board for some withering fire of the pursusre. The rest took place before His Majesty of all the the servant's departure had something to to the peace and retrenchment" party, confidently be calqulated upon.

time, alid after further explanation, get lost in the thick bush and undergrowth, troops stationed in Saigon, consisting of do with his head and had kept on the watch who so strenuously opposed the main-

We have not heard whether Admirs! He went on board, when he heard and our friends, giving them a parting Marine Artillery, 2 batterics of 4 guna nader the staircase, suddenly darted at tenance of a respectable naval force in Keppel has gone north, or whether any that there was a disturbance on board; and valley, abandon the pursuit.

fresh reinforcements have been ordered up. he found that, in addition to the Hakka north though the conduct of operations their contract altered,

Here fell Natou, fighting chief of the ench, a battalions of French infantry, and a him, and wounded him in two places, mor- will probably be left in the hands of Corn get a free passage back to China in lieu of in the massacre. It was his, hand that sent the Bishop of Dansara who acted as inter- was likewise struck at and fatally wounded. that they might laius among those who took an native part the age with the Governor and Monsignor anetening to assist his wounded domsstio, modors Jones.

the $60 bonus provided at the expiration of many of our lamented friends, both native guneral of division. After the royal cortege The Niasser had by this time taken post preter. The King wore the uniform of a On this the ery area-"Amok," "Amok their contract time. Upon the Agent's au- and European, to their account. thority, this grievance has since bees reme-body was burnt after the fight was over, troops, the General in command put every one who approached him; and though

Nams'

had passed slowly along the front of the under one of the housus, and stabbed at died. The prisoners, selected from a regn- and it was proposed by the Ngatiperon that the troops through some maneuvres, lạc muster on deck, he considered unfit his carcass should form the misterial for a and His Majesty was particularly struck staar about the place, with much uoise and thousands natives assembled in an in- identified the brand- Parebs and the other Napier chief, and troops were all armed. A march past and upon and disarm the Amok maker. ed me, the prisoners Surinam as emigrants. The branded men hiscuit round the pile, while the body men and wore perfectly willing to go to reality, they did so syiabolically, by eating much admiration, concluded the review. said they belfered they were deporting roasted. themselves by going to Surinam in the Fe. No mercy was shown to the wounded Saigon was invited. His Majesty left Sai- so far as we can gather particulars of this attendants, came and managed to take him On the 19th, the Governor gave a grand from the top of a coconut tree, in which rife The prisoners were then remanded wretches, thoas found breathing wore at gon on Monday the 21st Dec., being escort frightful occurrence, four people were kill-

ball

in honor of His Majesty, to which all he had taken refuge, was he finally secured, till 6th Feb.

once dispatched. This was but just refried to his steamor by a picket of Spalis, and ad, and seven wounded; of whom probably bation. Twenty-five of the enemy lay dead under a royal salute of 21 guns from the one is since dead. Medical aid was not on the field, these, added to thirteen killed during former doy's fighting, making thirty-man-of-war, Duperre, and a batterly of ma-wauting, although it was rather late in its eight in all lost by the Baubaus at To

artillery Karotu.

The Gazette of the 5th Depenbor contains decrea

establiabing a public library. The Gazette of the 20th December con-

it

Ithese waters, that it is to the pressure Bat ho is about to visit Swatow on his way and Punti dispate, the enigrants wished party, and one of the most merciloss vil.quadron of Spahia. His Majesty was in a tally, One of the gentlemen present, on

exerted by them upon our foreign office, that the yielding line of policy has been pursued. By way of consolation we may add that the manufacturers of mu- nitions of war have no better friends than these pseudo-philanthropists

There can be little doubt that the

LOCAL

natives, of both Swatow and Boochow We are glad to state that the band of the persona to go to 392 as emigranta. Cannibal hanquet; this was negatived by with the chessepot rifles, with which the shouting, none of them dared to will be brought to see the extreme inex. Hodney will play tomorrow on the cricket r Douglas havi said they were quiet instead of partaking of the horrid meal in a charge by the Spahis which latter excited until the assistant resident of police, and

pediency of selling foreigners' heads at so much per dozen. But the difficulty of successfully bringing them to reason at Swatow will be enormously increnaud by the want of anfficient water to float heavy ships up to Chao-chow-foo. Now that the matter is entirely in Naval hands we may rest assured that no maw kish fear of responsibility will interpose to prevent effective action. We trust that no loss of life in our own side will overshadow the expected results.

THE DISTURBANCES UP NORTH.-

ground, commencing at 4 pm.

In the Supreme Court to day, in Admiral- ty, the Registrar's Report in the oases against the ship Nina was confirmed. The petitions for bounty, in respect of various piratical captures by HM's gunboats Houghty, Leven and Bouncer, were granted by the Chief Justice.

THE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND. THE ENEMY ROUTED WITH

LATER NEWS FROM POVERTY BAY.

CREAT 1985. The following was issued, as a second

edition, by the fluke's Bay Herald on the

6th December

Our loss yesterday amounted to two men

wounded (European counts), Lak, said to our native allies. be mortally, in the head; and Howard, badly in the arm, No casualties among from the dead. Hauhaus.

Eleven Government rifles were taken

but the great bulk of the plunder saken A considerable

from the district had been carried on a sum of money was found in Nama's pocket, rond

BANGKOK.

the Bangkok Summary:

We extract the following paragraphs from

Taz Annual Examination of Scholars at the Central School took place to-day, H. E. the Governor distributing the prizes Several of the Clergy and other leading residents were present, the Lord Bishop taking a

part in the forewoon examina this morning. On Wednesday, a combined The Ahuriri, from Poverty Bay, arrived tion, which reflected great credit o Mr Stewarts and his assistants' manage with a few Europeaus under Gascoigne, was attack of Ngatiporous and Ahuriri natives, By the arrival of the Yesso from Fooohow, remarks His Excellency alluded to the grafi- brief but desperate struggle the suomy was

ment of the School. In his introductory mad

made on the enemy's position. After a and the Douglas from the Coat Porta, wefying progress made by the scholars during routed, and retreated in the direction of have fullor information regarding the thres- the past year-progress made under somo Puketar u. He left behind 30 mon killed, tening attitude asuined by the natives at difficulties, as there had been so much including Naina and Henara Pata, two almost all the ports up the coast.

From Foochow, in addition to the dis naturally interfered with study. He scarce rifle ammunition. Te Kooti, on a litter,

done in the way of building alteration which

bloodthirsty miscreants; alon, 6,600 rounds turbances mentioned in our issue of the ly thought that English boys would show badly rounded, had left the day before for Shi, we learn that the city had been pla so much proportionate progress undor Pukutagu, avoumpanied by 250 g carded all over, calling upon all true-born similar circumstances. The Government inen and the women and children, Celestials to atiso and rid the land of a was always glad of practical hints teading purou started in pursuit, and at latost dato THE WANGNA-It may not generally he " the foreign. pest; and the re-to the improvement of the school, and is said to have overtaken one or other of knows, why the 2nd king is commonly call peat, enft of the appearance of these symptoms for bis part he approved of the excellent the retreating parties. Our casualties were ed Wangna. It is because he is supposed to is, that the Consul bae sent a request for the system now pursued, as it did not tend to so three wounded. One prisoner was taken atand in the van of the king, and the 3rd king guubrat stationed at the Pagoda Anchorage auch bow as practical use. After wore from whom the information of Te Kouti's which the government sometimes has, is (the Janus) to go up the River to protect marks to the same purport, the prizes, movements has been obtained. II. M. S.supposed to stand in the rear. Houce the British interests at the settlement. The consisting of silver watches, copies of Dr Blanche is in sight. language used in the placards alluded to no Legge's "Classics," Mixuroscopos, Atlas

2nd king is denominated Wangus-royal doubt means that the anti-foreign fealing books, pencil-cases, &c., were then distri-

palace in front and the 3rd king Wanglang has reached the climax of extermination, buted with commendatory remarks to the

royal palace in rear; and the supreme so far as the placard-writers' ideas or wishes recipients. At the close of the proceedings,

palace the highest. king is denominated Wang Aluang-royal go; and these demonstrations will no doubt The Hon. J. Swale, in a few words, ex- be fully met by the joint action of the Con-pressed his sense of obligation under which sular and Naval authorities.

both the European and Chinese public were placed by the steps taken by His Ex- cellency in catablishing courses of lestures; and the visitors then left.

There are rumoura current of diatur bances at Amoy; but upon inquiry every thing at that port was quiet enough at the date of our lateat advices. Still the fact of a rumour being abroad points to an uneasy state of things at that port; and we hear that the natives there had reached the stage of quiet defiance which required only fashipa of their northern and southern neighbora-On dit, a Gerrans house in Amoy had suspended payment, with lishi lities to a large amount distributed over a considerable ares,

TO-DAY'S POLICE.

Mr. May on the Bauch.

and may be relied on

The following is from a private sonrco,

Ngatiporous Attacked enemy's position Forces reinforced at the Front by 376 Wednesday evening. Te Kooti, with the bulk of the enemy, basing left (hiusol badly wounded) some days before, leaving about fifty there. Ngatiparous drove the enemy from entrenchments, and, had other natives acted well, the enemy would have been all killed. Gascoigne and a small body of the Europeans shot the fugitives as they fled across the open to the number of

rings reigning at one and the same time in It sometimes happens that there are three fiant, i, e. first, second sad third king. the reason of this is that when there are three princes of the bleed royal and all early of equal rank, desirous to have hare in the government of the nation, to prevent disturbances it was customary to miss each to a throne, and give the 2nd and

Inspector Daly charged Chun Tuk Hea/ 98-the rest fled and found main body five kinga a portion of the kingdom to rula

a slight pretext for an outbreak after the witli being the headman in a piratical miles off. Tauha and men refused to Agbtiver, but of course subject to the rule of the

-the offence...

Four Chinese in the employ of the Sur-

veyor Goueral were charged with having.

account.

ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT. FIFTY-FIVE MOKZ. HAUHAUS KILLED, TOTAL NUMBER OF KILLED, 109, After the fight on Wednesday, in which

been accessory in causing the escape of two Te Kool's party, after a desperate struggle, prisoners from the Folice olla, shortly were completely routed, the Hauhaus fled

preme king.

the 22nd ulto., by a great procession to The holidays, styled Teep Chinycha ended stort Phyo Daw, the nominal king for

tains a decree of the Emperor's, ordaining the establishment of an additional police (gandarmerie), of 40 mounted men and 62 Commandnut and two Liestonauts. on foot, under the command of a Captain

and Singapore. The Saigon ddvertiser and Shipping Gazetto ceased on the 31st ultimo, gon any better than they do in Bangkok Nespapers do not seem to flourish in Sai-

or rather it became a mere advertising sheet and market report published in Eng

lish.

circntar on the 6th instant, and we extract The Chamber of Commerce issed its Erst

of Saigon. The Chamber has obtained from from it the following statistics of the trade Government grant of ƒ 25,000 to pay its ex- penses. This is another example to our Straits Government.

SHIPPING. Arrivals. 1864,213 vessels.. 1865,......210 1866,348 1887,......499 1868......410

35

وو

17

76,300 tona. 76,600 145,758

S

21

189.713 ...... 186,766,5 Departures. 1864,......214 vessels...... 76,521 tous. 1865213

82,400 13 1866819

145,622 1867487

190,836 1888,......408

IMPORTS.

J. 10,706,000 3,-29,085,228 ,,20,009,194

1864,

1865,

1836,

1807,

1808,

37

1

183,167

EXPORTA.

33

"

f. 17,136,700

,,35,382,665 ,, 81,770,907 EXPORTY OF RICE.

.1,040,792 piculs,

830,017 .2,148,000 ...3,202,924 2,249,420

JAVA ITEMS,

23

33

formerly the property of the self-styled From the Java Bode, 18th December.

Ignas Comet von Attema wire sold by Sourabaya 7th Dea-The different objects

From the N. B. Handelsblad of the 16th Des.

arrival owing to circumstances, for which the faculty wore by no means to blame.

LABUAN.

The humble istot of Labuan presents a heart-oxalting spectacle of what freedom of

interference in trado, industrial sade, industry and agrioniture can do, and

agricultural labours; the strivings of which are still obstinately fauatios! for formment it thus gives a striking lesson to those who

pursuite and interference thus directed must clip the wings of private industry if not make its progress wholly and altogether impossible. with it the annihilation of Piracy. Extension of commercial intercourse brings

only one ease of piracy took place and this. During the course of the present your

visited with exemplary punishment. was immediately discovered and promptly

The higher and disproportionate price of the Kadoe Coffee seems to be caused by purchases for America; while people appear to have neglected the Tongir Coffee, while, on account of its doubtful taste, is in Hol- land worth about two cents less than the Malang. In general, the prices attained may be called high, with an eye to the post- sion of the article in Holland. Of transac tions by private parties, we have not heard. The next Padang Cuties Sale will probably consist of about 45,000 pecals.

The 95,000 piculs of Sugar averaged ƒ 14,

188 per picul, and of these, the 20,000 picula Samarang, and 35,000 piculs Sou- rabaya, averaged 14.30 poz. pl. and the 35,000 piculs of Pazarum, with which were lower Nos, averaged f 14.94 for No. 14. Of this probably 2,000 pienis were bought for. ráanufactories, and 24,000 picule for Persia: while the sainder will certainly be des- fined for Holland,

THE MORNING STAR.

at the Marine Magistrate's Office, Siugs pove, regarding the loss of the British bark A Court of Enquiry was held on the 15th

Morning Star which was seriously dama ged by fire in that harbour, on the day of uer arrival from Mavritina.

attack at Taing E, outside our harbor winally in consequence of a Bauhau boundary, on the 10th instant. This charge being shot that be wanted to be saved was in connection with a former charge success. Gascoigne and party with the 1st birthday of His Excellency Chow Phaya really from jealoney of the Ngaporous

THE KALAHOME.-This (23rd Dec) is the against two others now on remand. Ngatipuas followed the enemy, and have Lalalome, and he is, we observe, celebrat- Hee was remanded until to-morrow, when Swaton is of course the centre of attrac

all three prisoners will be

surrounded them, cutting off all chance of pg it with the greatest eclat-the ceremon brought up. again Ho Aloong was charged with having howitzer cannot be turned to tion, and the news brought down by the

escape. Captain Fox returned, as the is being grated by both Their Majesties Nuvigias, which is confirmed from many pri- committed a nuisance against one of the Great rejoicing in Napier yesterday more des the magnificout presents he has received during 1868, 143 were British, 61 North to Wang Huang and the Wangna. le- Out of 301 vessels which loaded at Saigon vate sources, is of a very exciting kind, hydrauta. Defendant admitted the charge, then warranted by the news yet to band. fom the two Kings," he is being honored German, 59 French, 10 Siamese, 7 Dutch, It appears that the villages at the back of and Mr May administered a sentence of a the Bwatow creek where the attack was most salutary description, viz., a fine of 20 Four friendly natives only killed, ako by costly tokens of respect and high re- 6 Danish, and 6 Auerioan. Of the rise et made upon the boate of H. M's gunboat for an hour in the stocks at the scene of or 2 days' imprisonment, and to be exposed

ged from princes, and nobles and For ports during 1869, 881,853 picule went to Cockchafer-have been engaged in a sort

einers. Though silver and gold we have China, 654,044 picata to Europe, 304,209 of civil bind for some time; and that the

ame, with which to evince our regard, we piculs to Singapore and 286,036 to Manri- The Captain's evidence was to the effoot sppearance of the boatscrews of the gun

most heartily wish and pray for H. Ex'etius. bost was interpreted to be a hostile de

that he was not on board at the time of the bat interest for time and eneruity. monstration on the side of the opposing

occurrence, and consequently knew nothing about the affair until he was informed of it party. They fancied that the foreigners had been employed by the opposing village after six o'clock this morning. The two in the direction of Puketapu, On Thursday, to and from the Sow Chingeha or

by a person on shore, when he immediately (80 says the story), and were met, as paid prisoners were placed in the cell yesterday, day, the Ngatipouros overtook the eneinget swing. This Phyo has been placed at

exertions to extinguish the fire. proceeded on board, and need his utmost opponents would be, by a brisk. fire of having been handed over from the Rodney at a spot about six miles distant from the thus the object of the common for the austion last Friday and included the travell-cause of the fire, and the evidence which he The next witness, (the Mate,) was exam gingnls. The original number of villages (flagship) on a charge of larceny committed scene of the fight on Wednesday. The Nayar, and the object of the ceremonies is to

Ined at great length as to the origin and said to be engaged in this species of civil on Tuesday or Wednesday last. It appears gatipouro at once attacked the Hauliane, popitute from Pra Insan, the god of the 18 carriage, which had already been dis- gave was fully corroborated by the steward, warfare is put down as three and that the prisonere were engaged chumam- and killed fifty-five of them, including Nirumius, a blessing upon agriculture. these fare anid to have joined each other ming the pathway in front of the calle, and kora and Beveral other leaders of the band catemplated issuing an edict for the sup- valuable arms, and a number of very rarely from a cask, The former, whilst engaged posed of for f 700. The sale yielded about who, together with a Chinese servant, de in treaty against the mutasi foreign enemy, came to their work this morning, about The Bauhaus retreated, init were hotly

A rumour was current that Government 4,500. Besides the yacht Hamlet's Ghost, soeuried into the hold of the vessel, for the immediately after they learnt the real six o'clock. The station-coolie and the pursued. The Ngatipouro are only waiting Passion of gambling.

these goods consisted of a collection of purpose of drawing some rum for the crew meaning of the Cockchafer's opposition prisoners were the only persone besides the for a further supply of ainmunition to ena. The export of Rise to Europe during 1868 ser un att bindah yacht, had in srewing the rum, held a closed lamp in These villages are stated to be about six i Pulice who were in the compound; the two ble them to inflict the final blow, and utter we about 709,000 piouls. On the 6th in- formerly sust at Brisbane 2000, without one hand, and a jug in the other, and inte behind Swatowi at another account states escaped prisoners were inissed shortly after ly destroy the band of miscreants, which were left us in porting a bounty to the crew, hau cast altoge the rum out of the cask. The steward, by that no less than twenty-two villages have the prisoners in lock commenced work quantity of ammunition is, however, on the of which were loading for Europe.

any stores &ó., and fully equipped, includ- the latter the Chinese servant was pumping banded themselves together (having made one of the wooden beater and. -peace with each other) in order to annihilate belonging to the prisoners were found in in the accomplishment of this desirable seator from Californie, and who lately purchaser, by merely making use of pen the fright it occasioned caused bi to let trowel road, so that there will be but little delay The Hon'ble W. J. Shaw, a distinguished astonishment, if people consider that the whiob iramediately broke, and evidently

ther £2,000. This can, bowever, osuse no their mutual enemy, the detested foreigner; the cell from which the two thieves escaped; end. The total ascertained loss which has paned through Singapore, had several in and paper, could dispose of fabulous suns go the jug which he had hold of fu the some sccident, allowed the lamp to fall It is said that the Mandarins have sooned and the padlock belonging to the cell was been inflicted on the enemy up to the preferises with the two kings, and after one The amount now obtained, will, secording other hand, and consequently the tum and to make endravours to compromise the found broken, apparently by the wooden sent tine le one hundred and nine but it owo trips up country, had salled in the to our guessing, cover the costs of the suit fire, neming into contact with each other, batter but whether from their insignifi beater, foresaid. pant Influence with the semi-civilized ua opinion of the Bench (judging from the haus is considerably more. BM.'s Blanche th Eastern Coast of the Gulf to visit Bau- stioruously heavily. In the most favour

Some laxity, in tus is probable that the actual loss of the Hutt sooner Helena, Usptain Sandberg, down and the wages of the rew, who were paid caused ignition, and the flames spreading tives of those villages, or from e desire to evidence), was present in the regular visit is now st Napiar, but it is scheidered that plivl, Chantaboon, and Kampoot. Thence able else, there will remain sonte little per boy were coupelled to ran on deck, where be another effort and towards extermination of the cells by the polles, sau the there is no necessity for her to proceed tu horas to proceed overland to the capital centage for Messieurs the purveyors but they related the circumstance to the Mate, atan; their efforts are not expected to be Sikhs who were on duty there before si Poverty Bay, as the forces there will be of lambodia, thence to Onger and Bat the Rotterdam-Bank will have to content who called the crew aft, and used every rapidly, both the Stural and the China sult in anything whatever of a satisfactory and at six o'clock wore acverely examined amply anticient to destroy the enemy. character. It is satisfactory to learn, in the by Air May. It was stated that the four

tabng and so make bie way to Saigon in itself with the booking of its claim to the endeavour to extinguish the fire, but their midst of all this semi-auvage bravado, that prisoners, however, were asen to speak to

abat two months, He had been furnish-debit side of profit and loss, the Consular authorities at beatow are the escaped prisoners, so that the escaped

inese Government, odrith full passports most readily by the Captain Spooner, of the American ship avail. The Straits Times from which w efforts did not, unhappily, prove of muclt Timor, from Bangkok to Falmouth, passed quote, does not give the decisjon,

description of the fight, as supplied by our (Southern Cross) append a graphic