SOUTH AFRICA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 84, 19 February 1864, Page 4

SOUTH AFRICA.

SEWS OP DE. LIVIXGBTOXE VXD THE MISSIOX. By the 'John Cubbold,' Captain AVam, to fSmbici McraMJ have papers to the 17th of DeeembuOrom the Cape of .Good Hope, being a wpek later than previous advices. * _ The Gap', Argus of the above date publishes some important news relative to the Zambesi Mission. It 'says:— ■ Her Majesty's steamer ' Ariel' arrived in Simon's .bay yesterday, Ironi the Kongono Mouth, with tbu Ker. .Mr. Kowley, of tho Centnil African Mission -party,-and Dr. areller, the sugeon naturalist of tho . -Livingstone expedition. '- The .first and most startling intelligence which reached Cape Town was that Dr. Liviugiitono had • c/Cen killed in an attack upon one of the native tribes in the neighbourhood of Lake Kyassa, but subsequent infoimation leads us, if not entirely to discredit the wholo story, to receive it with very great '.caution! Shortly after tho receipt of tho first and most saddening news, a rumour sprang up that Dr. Ltvuvlitone had not been killed, but that he had been cruelly mutilated; and later still it was reported he had reached the old mission station without any liimhap, although weak from previous attacks of illness. We hear that the indefatigable traveller has been unsuccessful in his endeavours to got the- Xya«a

nbovo the Falls;" and, owing to the state of bi.s health, contemplated'« trip to Europe for the purpose of recruiting his strength. Bishop Tozer, wo fire happy to nnnoimee, had not suffered from any attack- of illness, although he hnd not proceeded further inliiinl. The Rr:v. Mr. Proctor has gone, to Natal, where he will bo en-aged in mission work- in Panda's country. Uelative to the »':i.«:>ion party, we learn that Bishop Tozer, accompanied by tho Rev. C. Alington, arrived at the mission station on the 26th June. Tho rest of j the Bishop's party, excoptinu Dr. Stcere, who went to Quilinmno, to ask permission r,f the Governor for the mission to settle on Mount MoiuiUMla if ni.«s----j ixiTv, remained at Mazara. I After consulting with the older members of the j mission, and with Pr. Livin£rst»iie, "p°» t,l(, Mure position of the minion, tho Rish">> left the station for Miiznra, taking with him the l\-v. 1,. J. l'ro'-'.or, who had for a long limn been .suffering from dysentery, and leaving' the Rov. C. AHngton in )iis stead at the station. On the nth August, n letter from Bishop Tozer to Messrs. Rowley f.n-i AVnllcr stated lhat it had been decided to make thi experiment of re-organising the mission on Mount Morunbala, n' tho saim.- time giving instructions for an immediave removal down the ri^er. On t:>c Tth August the Rev. AV. Rowley, having for so:ne time hi-uii Ihreatened vith paralysis, in obedience, to the Bishop's instructions, loft the mission station fur home, proceeding to the Kongone, where lie joined the Rev. L. J. Proctor ami Dr. Melk-r, arrangements having been made by Captain Gardner, of the ' Orestes,' for ships to call in bore. Alter waiting nearly three months, and no ships cnllinjr, they determined to pi-O'Tcd to Mozambique viu Quilimaine, and, being fort?!!i;ite in getting; :i passage by a sm.ill S'-honner from Quilinmine to Mosiimbir|iie, t'.iry met with the ' Ariel' two days after their arrival. Dr. :.reller suffered greatly from fever at tho KojiMessrs. Pir,..-toi- and Rnwlw are tho duly survivors of Hfchnp MackenjjVs rlericr;! stall". Dr. teller left the expedition on the 11th of July. The same, day, Pr. Livingstone, in:aceompanie<L l>y any European's, ■■ nd bavin'"- with him but five Mako'1010, flarteil on a Journey to Lake ISyassa. This was lifter ]■(• had received lu's ncall. The last news of the member? Nt the expedition remaining with the ships was that they were nil well. The ships will be at the Kongone probably about the end of next month. The hist news of tin! mission party on Morunhala was that :ill were. well. Dr. AVughom had safely iirriveil. THE TRIAL OK PR. COLENKO. Tho same paper says :—The trial of Pr. Colenso on tho various charge* «( unsound teaching which were preferred n<r:iin>t him by the ropresrntativis of tho Anglican Clergy in this eolf-uy was brought to a conclusion yesterd'ay. and tho judgment which was then delivered by the Metropolitan i'-ishop is one which will not take any by surprise who have given the least attention to thf voluminous nnd elaborate arguments of the presenting cli Tsry. The .-untome of deprivation which lias bten passed upon tinliishop of Natal does not eo .-'iirther th.-m ev.-n bis L'Tdship's own friends could haw liavo anticipated, for bearing- in mind the .■idmisf.i..n whirl, Dr. Colcnsn made, loner before tho appearance of hi.-most objre- ' titmahle work-!—that lie filled to see how he could longer retain his episcopal cilice—a judinuent unuv favourable to himself could scarc-ly' lm've been rxpceted fmm ethers. Tlmt judgment, however, is not. to iakr immediate effect, for the .l!i.->,up is allnwed some months f> decide whether lie ciin still continue to hold and advocate vii-ws whidi are shown t-.i be s,i entirely opposed k> (lie doctrines of the Church in which h.' holds so piv.uiinei.t a portion. Vrir.u the invi-ent time Io the middle of Mareh, Pr. Coh-nso will be cnnLi.-d .n =:i i.-i U, \,-*t tI K . ,i,.,-. m -:ie'- "f hi* "pinions. iindnlihou','h wo Hiiiicipnt-that no'ittlactatioii will bi- mad.', the arMittonal oppoitunity pivs..nted for it prov,-> vi:uiiisi..ke:tbly hew f:w ;]'..- trilmiml b-.-fore whic-li liis Lordship wits cited was from tiie t.-.int of intolr-i-ince, ajul any d.-sire to condemn until every reasonable hope of iivoidiu;: it had been übandont-d."