left that colony yesterday morning and arrived here by the steamer Honam on his way to. Bangkok, there to present his cre-denials to the King of Siam as Minister Plenipotentiary to that court. During the absence of Governor Galbardo, the government will be administered by the Colonial Secretary, Senhor de Lima. The task should not be very onerous or the respon-veritable Sleepy Hollow; as such, I strongty crushing. The colony is now a ly recommend it to the tired man of business, who will find its more-than-Sabbath calm very. restorative, and he need lack no comforts if he has the wisdom to seek that comfortable hostelry " Boa Vista."
Hongkong, 19th November.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.