Airhead preriched his farewell sermon at the Union Chapel to an ism usually largo congregation. ° Dating his discourse he sunouneed his intention of returning to China to eres out a long cherished scheme of establishing missions in the interior of the country. It has been repeatedly pointed out in our columns, that the" interior of" Ghna la the place for missionaries to locate themselves, rather than linger in the traly ports or their "immedinto vicinity; and we therefore trust that Mfr. Muichoad's plane will moot with all the consideration they deserve, The Lonidon Missionary Sock out out the first Protestant Missionary to China, and we may now look forward to sco another ofts representatives establihing the first Protestant Mission station, in the hitherto neglected far interior of the From De. Morrison who arrived in the your 1807, dowa to the present time, the agents of ths ocioty have boon; aaa rule, vigorous and ablomon.. It is through the instrumentality of auch roieran missionary sinologues as Morrison, Medhurat, Legge,. Stronach, Muiheud, Wylie, Eakins and ethoss that the London Missionary Society has maintained the high, position it holds in China, BMr.J. MoLeary Brown and the anita of the Chinese Legation have arrived, The native members are lodged in the New Mixed Court at the top of the Mfaloo, Wo Ihear that the country through which they. passed la ina very bad state, Mr. Adkins is appointed to succeed Sir. Brown, as acting Chinese Sscrotary ut Peking, and Mr. G. Jamieson goos, from Shanghai to -Taowan aa neting Consul, Mr. Davenport, who will sharily return eum England, will probably be. appointed. to that post, ea his arrival, and Mr. Jamieson will romain there as assistant, Across action for daunages by collision boon tried betwoon the Aleyonsand Lady Jove, The Court dele Roth onnly 'A House and Land in Kiangse Rani have boon sold ut Ts. 9,900'; some Old Dock Shares at Tls. 160 each, and some Shang-bini Gas Shares at Ts. 60 ench, Admiral Keppel arrived on Saturday from Japan, vid the Chusin groop, in M. 8." Advonturo," and will loave shortly for Hongkong in the Salamis.
The Capt, of the baryno " Rachl" jreports stopping at Stowart's Island, on Docenber 23%, and exchanging tobaséo for pigs, fowls, potatoos &e, The natives think $0 much of foreign tobnoco as to give pig for a small piece about two inches square, and a fowl for small pipe full. The ' Rachel" was unfortunately short of tobacco, but the natives expressed a wish that she would soon afford thomt another chanco to replenish their lock.
The Formosa has" brought nows from Foochow, that the steamer, Niphon struck fon a rock twenty miles south of Amoy, fon the 23rd instant, All the pnosengors and crow were safely landed on neigh. douring island, except the gunner who was drowned. "A steamer, was dispatshod from Amoy to, her assistance, on the 26th, but it is feared she may become total wreck. It is reported that the, Niphon had a quantity of uninsured opium on board.
Wo are glad to oun that the Ohiot Engineer in issuing an order prohibiting the taking of the engines beyond the French limits without special arrangem for we understand that the Chinese have not only refused to contribute in the slightest degree towards repairing the damage' done the machines, at the cil fire," but would not render the slightest nssistanco at the last tre—evon refusing the uso of lanterns, o Wo reglet to learn the death of Mr: Myburgh, Intoly appointed HI, B. ME, Con-at Osan, Some apprehensions are "entertained: for the stability of one of the native banks ut, Haxxow, which is largoly indebted to for-Jin merchants at this port. Tes dofitt is Velieved to be about Ts, 40,000, aust for eigners hold its paper fo, half the amount, Wo hear that the Commander of H. M. sgun-boat Have wont on shore for a shootting excursion, and directly ho had fired off his sgun was sot on by three Chinamen, Unfortunately, however, thin happend in lit of the Jacks, who wet on the Chinese and. gave them a hearty thrashing.
At aimooting of sharcholdorsin the Hoxaxoxo Fire Insurance Company, it wan shown that a blanco of, 69,000, beyond subueribod capital, romained in hand, after paying all chargosand loss, The Dizostorn aid not advo the doclneation ofa divid The loss inenrrod by the Company th the groat fro at Hongkong in Novonn..: last, waa $88,051. largo fire broke out in the native town of Nacasast on the 2nd instant, and. vas still burning when the Ganges loft, on the ovening of tho Sra. Upwards of 400 houses are said to have boon consumed, and about 1,000,000 worth of property Cho nows from Hroao continues nani factory anid is more warlike) The Confederate daimios have seized the poraon of the young Mikado; and Stotsbashi has fled to nako, whither ho is ¢ollocting al his forees and steaurs in_antieipation of struggle. A distinct intimation haa boon given him that Foroignots will not aid him. Bat his own power is geant, if his relations will stand by him, Serious disturbances have taken place in Yrwo. A party of Sxtsoma's men sot fire to a palace of the Shogoou: two days aftorwands, four of Satsuma' palncos ware nttackod and fired by the Shozoon's troops, ana cossidorable slaughter onmod. The survivors of the! principal guevieon ent their way dat and eteapod. in one of Satsuma's steamers, This was followed by took emit ha ona of the Tyevon's ateamors, anda fight took plice between them. in Yeddo har-
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