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Journal of Occurrences.

The new governor of Macao and its dependencies, arrived in the Portuguese man-of-war Dom João 1°, 22 guns, Capt. Guimaraens, on the 2th ult. His appointment has been announced in a Decree published in the Boletim do Governo :-

The Governor of the Province of Macao, Timor, and Solor, Joao Maria Fer- reira do Amaral, Captain in the Royal Navy, having been atrociously assassin- nated by Chinese subjects, and it being necessary to fill up the vacancy prompt- ly by a person whose zeal, intelligence, and firmness may guaranty the preser- vation of the establishment of Macao in the difficult situation in which it was placed by the death of that worthy officer, and who may secure the permanence and stability of the nieasures adopted by him: We are pleased to nominate to the aforesaid office of Governor of the Province of Macao, Timor, and Solor, Pedro Alexandrino da Cunha, Captain in the Royal Navy, in the hope that in the exercise of this important commission he will justify the trust which We have reposed in him. The Viscount de Castelloens, Minister and Secretary of State for the affairs of the Marine and Colonies will see this Decree carried into effect.

Palace das Necessidades, 2d November, 1849 -Chinu Mail.

THE QUEEN.

THE VISCOUNT DE CASTELLOENS.

A frigate, the D. Maria IIa, 32 guns, Capt. Silva, also reached Macao on the 3d inst. bringing part of the land force designed for the protection of the settlement. There is a third vessel of war on the way, and when she arrives we suppose the programme of proceedings on the part of the Portuguese go- vernment will be made public. Since the lamentable tragedy of last August, the settlement has been quiet, but the business which formerly thronged its streets has not returned, nor is there at present much probability of Macao rising to its former importance and traffic.

The late Empress-dowager has been canonized-or, what amounts to the same thing in China,-her tablet has been placed in the hall of imperial an- cestors, and she is henceforth to receive the same homage as the departed em- perors. An imperial edict was issued April 13th, couched in the most ful- some and recondite style of the Hanlin doctors, announcing her apotheosis, and describing her character and virtues. Her name in the Ancestral Hall is Hiau-ho-kung-lsz'-káng-yú-ngún-ching ying-tien-hishing Jui hwáng-hau

孝和恭慈康豫安成應天熙聖睿皇后。

or the

Filial-harmonious-reverent-affectionate-healthy-cheerful-placid-accomplish- ed-Heavenly-conferred-prosperous-holy Empress of Kiáking. The document is written in such a labored style, that we venture to say not more than one in ten thousand of the people can understand it. Throughout the paper Her Majesty's name is placed on an equality with Heaven, and one step above the emperor who issues it.

H. E. Gov. Bonham left Hongkong for Shanghai in the P. & O. Co.'s steamn- er Lady Mary Wood, April 27th; H. B. M. steamer Reynard has been dis- patched from Shanghai to the mouth of the Pei ho and Tientsin with a com- munication for H. M. Hienfung; Walter H. Medhurst Jr. Esq., the interpre- ter to the Shanghai consulate, is the bearer of the dispatch. The object of this mission has greatly interested the provincial authorities at Canton.

The emigration of coolies for working on the plantations in Peru has lately attracted some notice. Already several hundreds have been engaged, collect- ed chiefly in the vicinity of Cusingmoon, who have been sent to Lima, and the demand for thein is extending. Almost none of the men take their fami- lies. Nearly a thousand Chinese have, we are told, found their way to Cali- fornia, where they have formed themselves into an association similar to those made by them in the Straits Settlements, and engaged an American lawyer to attend to their interests. The emigration of Chinese to the western coasts of America is likely to increase during the coming years,