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New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 776, 21 September 1853, Page 3

The Chinese Rebellion. —The Rev. J. J. Roberts, a native of North Carolina, who has been residing some years in China, writes a remarkable letter to a friend in California relative to the Chinese rebellion. He says:—“ The chief leader in this affair turns out to be, as I learned at Hongkong, a man whose surname is Hungnarce Saw-Cheun. He came to Cauton aad studied Christianity for several months, some five or six years ago. * And, instead of raising- a rebellion with the design of upsetting the government, lie seems rather struggling for religious liberty, and is upsetting idolatry. He is a man of no extraordinary appearance, about five feet 4or 5 inches high, well-built, round-faced, regular in his fe; - tures, rather handsome, about middb -iged, and of gentlemanly manners. While here, ho applied himself to the study of the Scriptures, daily committing them to memory; and maintains a blameless deportment. He requested to be baptized, but lift for Kwangsi before we were fully satisfied of his fitness. When he first came to us ho brought some pieces of poetry, and other essays which he had written respecting the Christian religion, the knowledge of which he professed to have derived, first, from a tract received at one of the examinations in Canton, and secondly, from a vision he had while sick, which, he said corroborated the doctrines learned out of the book, and hence he believed in the true God, and came to Canton expressly to be instructed, and to learn the will of the Lord perfectly from Ilia own word. * * * I am informed that about 100,000 are now numbered on the side of the chief; that he is popular among the people, treating them with respect, generosity, and kindness. — New York paper.

The Go i.i) Discoveries in* Canada.— The recent discoveries of gold in Canada are making some news in the newspapers. We met yesterday an intelligent gentleman, recently from the mines, who exhibited about two dollars worth of coarse gold, which he said was the result of tho washings of two pans of dirt. Our informant is not engaged in gold digging, but had visited the mines from Yankee curiosity. lie states that quite a large laugher of . persons, in tlie employment of the proprietor of the mines, successfully engaged in surface washing. . These mines are situated on the river Dupont, near its junction with the Chaudiere, sonic 4(5 miles from Quebec, and near the Kennebec road. About five miles from this place, at the Rapids, on tho Chaudiere River, there is said to be a very rich vein of goldbearing quartz. Our informant st.-.tes that sixty dollar’s worth of gold was recently broken from the surface of a piece of lock in this vein weighing only 381b. lie also states that some 50 or GO years ago a lump of pure gold, wortli about 300 dollars, was picked up in the vicinity of these discoveries, and that two or three years ago several small lumps were found, some of which were exhibited at the World’s Fair in Condon. It has been known for several months that there were rich deposits of gold on the banks of the Clu.udiere, and its tributaries, but negotiations for the sale of the mining privileges there have delayed active mining till within two or three weeks past. — Xcto York Tribune.