were not at first called out, but the Europeans were
sworn in as special constables. This produced no effect:
the Chinese disappeared before them, and reappeared in
other quarters. No fewer than 400 assassinations took
place, and 220 persons were wounded. By the 10th,
Malays had to be employed in fighting, and the captain
of an American man-of-war placed 80 men at the
disposal of the authorities. Order was at length restored;
but not until many lives were lost, fifty-three shops were
plundered, and two hundred and eighty houses burnt.

The Canadian Parliament was opened on the 13th of
June by the Governor-General. In his opening speech,
after formally stating that the Queen has been
compelled to take up arms in defence of the Sultan, Lord
Elgin remarked that "the cordial cooperation of
England and France in the war is well calculated to call
forth the sympathies of the inhabitants of a country
mainly peopled by the descendants of these two powerful
empires." He also announced, that he had concluded
a treaty between the British Government and
the United States, upon terms which would prove in the
highest degree advantageous to the British colonies as
well as to the United States; and that a measure to
give effect to the treaty would be submitted for the
approval of the Canadian Legislature. Lord Elgin
remarked upon the increasing interest felt in England
on Canadian matters; and expressed confidence that,
notwithstanding the war, Canadian credit stands higher
now than ever it did before. On the address, however,
the ministers were defeated by a majority of 42 to 29.
At the sitting of the 23d June, Lord Elgin proceeded to
the Legislative Council to prorogue the Parliament. In
the House of Representatives there was a noisy discussion
and great confusion; and when the members were
told that the Governor-General awaited them, there
arose cries of "Let him wait!" At length order was
restored; and on the part of the House, the Speaker
said he considered that no session had been held. Lord
Elgin delivered the following speech. "Honourable
Gentlemen of the Legislative Council, and Gentlemen
of the Legislature assembled—When I met you at the
commencement of the present session, I expressed the
hope that you would proceed without delay to pass such
a law, in reference to the period appointed for introducing
the amended franchise, as would have enabled
me to bring at once into operation those important
measures affecting the representation of the people in
Parliament which were adopted by you with such
singular unanimity last session. Having been disappointed
in this expectation, I still consider that it is due
to the people of the Province, and most respectful to the
decision of the Legislature, that I should take such steps
as are in my power to give effect to the law by which
the Parliamentary Representatives of the people are
augmented, before calling the attention of Parliament
to questions on which the public mind has long been
agitated, and the settlement of which it is most desirable
to effect in such a manner as will be most likely to
secure for me the confidence of the people. I have come
therefore to meet you on the present occasion for the
purpose of proroguing this Parliament, with a view to
its immediate dissolution." A proclamation was to be
issued forthwith, dissolving the Parliament, and it was
understood that the writs were to be returnable by the
9th of August.

The following address has been forwarded through
Lord Elgin to Her Majesty:—"To Her Royal Majesty
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland.—Great
Mother,—We, the chiefs and Sachems of the Six Nations
of Indians, residing on the Grand River in Canada West,
being assembled at our Council Fire in General Council,
take this opportunity of assuring your Majesty of our
unalterable attachment to your Majesty. Great Mother,
We have heard that your Majesty is now at war with a
powerful nation, and that your warriors, with those of
the French, as your allies, have gone on the war path.
We are happy to hear of this alliance, and we feel that
our Great Mother's cause must be just. Great Mother,
—Your children of the Six Nations have always been
faithful and active allies of your Crown, and the
ancestors of your red children never failed to assist in
the battles of your illustrious ancestors. Great Mother,
—We now renew the offer of our services against any
external or internal enemy that may dare to attack this
portion of your dominions, and we pray the Great Spirit
to bless your warriors and those of your allies with
victory. Done in General Council, at our General
Council Fire, this 3d day of June, 1854. Signed by
JOHN S. JOHNSON, and 42 Chiefs and Sachems of the
Six Nations."

The advices from the West Indies speak of the
prevalence of cholera in Jamaica and Barbados. In
Jamaica, the agricultural parishes were the chief
sufferers: the mortality, and the abandonment of
certain districts in order to fly from the epidemic, had
caused a great scarcity of labour. In Barbados, the
cholera had produced a state of things described as
"unprecedented" in the history of the island. The
dreadful extent of the disease may be estimated from
the fact that the gross total of the dead, since the 14th
May, was no less than 6,500 in the rural districts alone.
The mortality among the whites is inconsiderable. The
Danish authorities at St. Thomas fired into the English
ship Fanny, as she was leaving the port on the 15th
June, and knocked away her rudder. Fortunately, the
Calypso, Commander Forbes, came up, and exacted
satisfaction. He opened his ports, and sent a lieutenant
to demand an explanation. No satisfactory excuse could
be made out; but the Danes consented to send a written
apology to the master of the Fanny, and to pay him an
indemnity of 1000 dollars.

The accounts from Sydney are to the 10th of May.
The revenue returns for the first quarter of the year
show an increase of £126,325 over the corresponding
quarter of 1853. The chief items of increase were the
spirit-duties and the revenue from the land-sales, the
latter showing an increase of £76,780 over the preceding
quarter. The value of the exports from New South Wales,
in 1853, was £4,523,346; the value of the imported British
manufactures was £4,679,435, and of the total imports,
£6,342,757,—upwards of £4,500,000 more than in 1852.
The intelligence from the Gold-fields is to the effect that
the average rate of production is kept up. One of the
richest of the new diggings is at a horrible place called
Buckland River. The streams run between high
mountain-walls: during the day the air is stagnant, the
sun scorches, noisome exhalations steam up; and at
night it is piercingly cold. The diggers worked up to
the waist in water, and numbers died of fever. Graves
studded the valley. One new comer counted eleven
corpses carried past his tent during the dinner-hour of
his first working day, and he left the place instantly.

At the prorogation of the Council of Victoria, on the
12th April, Mr. Latrobe formally announced his
resignation, and the approach of his successor, Sir
Charles Hotham, to the colony. The yield of gold
continued steady, and the export of wool was on the
increase. On both banks of the Murray, it has been
resolved to set apart a strip of land two miles wide,
from Albury to the South Australian frontiers—500
miles; and thus the land on the river is thrown open
for agricultural purposes. As soon as the surveys are
made the land will be put up for sale. South Australia
appears to be prosperous. The revenue amounts to
£257,872; the expenditure to only £191,443. In Hobart
Town, floods had done immense damage, and some lives
were lost.

PROGRESS OF EMIGRATION AND COLONISATION.

The parliamentary committee on Emigrant Ships has
made a report. The inquiry included the causes of
shipwreck, of sickness on board, and other casualties to
which the emigrant is exposed. The suggestions of the
committee comprise more stringent regulations as to the
quantity of iron which emigrant ships should carry as
cargo, larger space to be assigned to each emigrant,
better ventilation, better diet, and more effective
manning of the ships. The more specific recommendations