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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 171, 14 June 1872, Page 5

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• - The Seagull, from Fiji, reports that ;H. M. S.Cossack had arrived atLevuka. Thurston has joined the Ministry. Another- collision with the Government was narrowly escaped: A man named Blair, who was imprisoned for debt, being allowed to refresh himself daily at an. adjoining hotel quickly walked to Key's Hotel, the head quarters of the "British Settlers Proteetive Society. • The G-overnment sent to arrest -him, but the arrest was resisted by a large body of armed members of the Society who had assembled. A. large armed Fijian Government force was brought out, and also four pieces of cannon, loaded witV grape. I/he Cossacks's marines landed to. protect the Consulate if necessary. Ths Go vemmenc recalled its force, which had been turned out without authority by the officer in command. Next day a public meeting was held, and a deputation waited' . upon Captain Douglas on board the Cossack- They expressed an anxiety to ..have the present dangerous state of affairs put aD end to ; and said they were quite willing to obey a Government recognised by England, asking hiuito carry out-.their wishes. Captain Douglas replied that he was ybvj well pleased the settlers had waited on him, and promised"he would do all he' could to put an end to the present difficulties. The cotton crop is very heavy,, and it is anticipated that.there will be an excess of £40,000 or £50,000 over last* year's yield. The Parliament'was about to meet.' Every district is'now represented, all the chiefs having givina their submision to- the G-ovrrnment Frank, a Cuban Creole, and "cook on board the Marion Eenny, was found guilty of murdering Captain Miuir, of the-cutler Alert, in a quarrel in Levuka. Harbour, and sentenced .to death.