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Anglo-Maori Warder, Volume 1, Issue 9, 20 June 1848, Page 2

The Honduras has been one hundred and twenty-six days on her passage from the Downs. She reports having spoken on the 24th February, in lat. 6 N., long. 86 E., the barque Ann Bates, from London the 23rd Jan., bound for Sydney. The Princes ttcyal wade an excellent voyage to and from China and Manila, having completed it •" four r.nd a half months. The barque Bamboo, hence the 27th November, arrived at Shanghai on the 19th December. The Joseph Somes hence the 4th Nov., arrived at Hongkong on the ith January, and sailed again for Bombay on the 2Glh. February. Tne Saghnlien from New Zealand, arrived at Hon;kong on the 12th. the Sir George Seymour, from Auckland on the ISthFeb-iury, and after remaining there seven days, proceeded to Manila, and from which port she was to snil fur Sidney the same day as the Princess Royal. Tbe brig Tscgv» sailed from Manila for Sydney on the 3rd March ; the Richard and William for Part Phililp on tho Stb and the barqne Sea Nymph for Sydney on loth March. The barque Fanny Fisher, hence via New Zealand, arrived on the 13lb March, and was loading acain for Sydney, when the Princess Royal tailed. Freights fcr England, at China and Manila, were from £i toi-1 10a. per ton, and liktly to decline.

English Shipping.—By the latest letters and newspapers received by the Sir Edward Paget, there had been no arrivals at London from this colony subsequent to the Thomas Arbuthnot, but we are informed by the Captain and passengeis of the former ship, that a vessel from Sydney arrived in the Downs prior to her departure, having made the passage in ninety sii days, whieb would probably be the R rleman, hence the 3)tt Ootober. The mails forward:d fawn Sydney via China, by the itlcraion, lilair, Asia and Essex, in September Hst. arrived m Londou duriusthe last week of January. H.M. steamer Acheron, Captain Stokes, sailed tiuiu Portsmouth for Madeira, the Cape of Good Ilooe, Sydney, and New Zealand, about the 17th January. T::6 L'ph'nston, 425 toas, Tillman, sailed from the Downs for Sydney on the Ist, and the Thetis, from Plymouth, with emigrants on the 3rd February. The Canton, 506 toas, Friend, left Gravesend on the let Febru:ry. for Plymouth, to embark emigrants for Sydney, and would sail from ihence abont the Ijtb. FebruEiy. Tao EqucsMian was to leave Gravesend about the lS.'b, and Plymouth the 25th February, with emigrants for Sydney. The Prince of Wales had been taken off the berth for S.iiucy, and in her piace. the Waratah, 43S tans, Vulf & had been laid o- to sail about the 15ih February. ik,lSerins.apatam, 358 tons, L .veil, and the Lima, 349 tons, Yule, wore both loading for Sydney, and would sail about the 20th February. The Lydford sailed for Deal from Liunccslon, on the 31st January. U'l e Gratitude, 271 tots. Smith, entered outwards for Adelai le on th.' 20th January. The ship John Dalton was to sail from Liverpool for Sidney on the 20th February—and tU' Subtaon, for Port Phillip, about the same time.

Wr perceive by a China Mail received on Saturday, that a Court of Admiralty was held at Hongkong iu January last, composed (umlar a local oruiinuce we presume) of the Chief Justice, the Colonial Secretary, C-wtaln M'a'ili-o I'.". v.wii-t naval oHcer on the sl«t o-ij.aidthel'olice .Vi'ii.i Jte. A number of Chinese Tver- tr -i Ijrpirj.y. I.i the first case thirty rucn were t "i. d wlf. t*.»s for want ui piool of identity. Vv.-j mil* Ttiu ae*"; uncd tjr separate acts ct iiiucy, anJfiuaa ■rui:tv, and the i :',»;;.„ <-. •,-e tri-d fur lobbiiur. a ecmet'e fast tioat ui >-, 1U; '• vMued it JO, oO dollars, the jnnperty ol Mts-r.. J irJine and Co. The boat was <.t> her pa.-so fium Hoii:;l.od[,' tu Canton whea sSic wru -ualeaiy aitwutd ey » vts-(-l with a

lnr.'e number of men, who overpowered them after a scuffle, in which several were killed, end took away the opium. Twelve of the prisoners were sworn to, and being found guilty sentence of death was passed upon !hem. Four of them were hanged at the usual place, in presence of n largo number of Chinese. The others had their sentence commuted to transportation for life. Of the four mea banged, one was a Compradorc in Cmton three years ago, since then he had kept a shop • ear the bazaar ,- another had for years beeu a lirensed pilot in Hongkong. It is not the mere dre?s <>f soci ety who commit these outrages ; but men who kept an appearance of respectability.— Sydney Herald, May 22.