Sir,—I beg leave to hand ito you, for transmission to His magistrates are not inclined to encourage the system Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, an address from of which Eastern servants are so fond, of refusing, to the British residents at this port, which we are given to do any work out of their own special province. Two understand His Royal Highness hes kindly consented to chair coolies who declined during the temporary absence of their fellow servant of the punkah department, to occasions. receive through you, waiving the etiquette usual on such do his work, alleging asa reason that it did not be-I shall feel obliged, therefore, if you will forward the long their pidgin, were sentenced, the one to three accompanying address, and convey to His Royal Highness weeks' and the other to a fortnight's hard labour. our expressions of regret that the shortness of his stay We trust that should a similar case occur in Shanghai should have deprived us of the honor of presenting it in a similar decision will be given and carried out. person.
A vessel has sailed frow Canton for Galle, the first Thave the Renee to be, that has ever left them for that port.
Your obedient servant, NaGasaKkL—A correspondent of the Recorder writes,
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