H.M.S. Pigmy arrived here on the 1st instant and the French man-of war Villars on the Sth instant. The former, we under-atend, leaves for Amoy to-morrow. The U.S. gun-boat Palos arrived yesterday and is likely to remain here for some time.
We are glad to be able to state that the reported killing of three missionaries up country last week was false. It was one of the many idle tales always started in times of disquiet. However unsettled matters huve lately been at many of the mission stations, all has now quieted down.
The prevailing uneasiness at date of our last issue has been gradually passing away this week. Thanks to the prompt action of the mandarins and the foreign consuls, the attempt to get up a disturbance was frustrated, Every precaution was taken that forethought could suggest, in case of rioting, to ensure the safety of the foreign residents and their property. Reliable bodies of troops were stationed at various points with instructions as to how to act in case of need; and amongst the foreign residents themselves there were organised plans formed as to what was to be done in the event of trouble, About a dozen teamen have already retired to their homes for the season. They looked upon the present dead-and-alive state of the market as auguring badly for the third crop and decided to have nothing to do with it.
'A well known head of a gang of ruffians whose business seemed to beta pick a quarrel with any mau in order to squeeze him, was arrested by order of the authorities on Sunday last, much to the relief of his many victims, He appears to have represented himself ax of some official p with the help of his gang intima poor gullible people who fell into his toils,
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