LATEST FROM CHINA. [From the Australian.}

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume III, Issue 139, 28 November 1846, Page 3

LATEST FROM CHINA. [From the Australian.}

Surrender of Chusan. — The ntfws from China, via Singapore and South Australia, which we extract from the Melbourne Argui of the 27th ultj, extends to the middle of July. A proclamation had been issued at Hongkong, on the 18th May, to the effect that, consequent on the Emperor having admitted, uuder his own hand, the right of the English, to enter Canton* the exercise of that right would be postponed till the Canton population were mote under the control of the local government, and that) Chusan would be immediately given up. Accordingly, the island was surrendered on the sth July, but the British troops were retained till the Mandarins could establish authority. General D'Aguillar was officiating at Victoria, Hongkong, for Sir John Davis,pro tern.) while the latter was at Chusanj surrendering it to the, Chinese. Very seriods riots had taken place at Canton on the Bth June, the mob having attacked the factories. The inmates, several of whom weie wounded, were obliged td fire in self defence, when 13 were killed, or died of their wounds, and twenty were more or less wounded. Captain Stein fiille, of the frigate Galathea, which was then lying at Whampoa, promptly sent up men, as did also the merchant vessels.

Ttiß following article in the Speelator of 6th June, referring to the Monster Petition of the Settlers in Cook's Strait, which, with the proceedings at the annual meeting of New Zealand Company, is published in a supplement to that Journal; will lie perused with considerable interest in the Settlement :—: —