INDIA AND THE EAST.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2018, 13 April 1875, Page 3

INDIA AND THE EAST.

Colombo, March 13. The triai of the Gineowar of Baroda absorbs public attention. Sergeant Ballantyne's mode of conducting the defence has pleasingly surprised onlookers so far, although his crossexamining has been very severe. His son, bis junior counsel, had orders home from England to hold several Regiments in Indiaready for an expedition beyond our own territories, the destination of the expedition not known. The Straits Times says About 5 p.m., on the 13th February, a terrible outbreak took place of about 60 or 70 Chinese prisoners in Singapore. They rushed on the Superintendent, Captain Dent, and wardens, killed the former and several of the latter. The remaining 600 prisoners, who were short-service men, took no part in the outbreak. • The European prisoners had guns placed in their hands, and shot down 37 of the mutineers. Some escaped over the walls, but all were recaptured save three. _ The Straits colonists tako part in the Melbourne Exhibition. CHINA AND JAPAN.. Prince Chun, three and a-half years, succeeded the b mperor, who died on the 12ih January The Empress mother becomes regent.. Chinese naval reserve 28 steamors to be formed.Smallpox prevails in Japan.

In a mining case lately heard before his Honor Judge Gray, at Queenstown, a newly, fledged legal aspirant—Mr Finn—said if lie ; held a claim lie would bang miners who came poaching on it. His flc lor thought such remarks were disrespectful to the Court-law should be taken cold, not hot. Mr Finn agreed, but would be glad to see another Eureka riot here, to show the Government the iniquity 1 of the present mining law, His Honor conj sidered such remarks came with bad taste from I go new a practitioner in this Court, and he would not listen to ench remarks being thrown ' cut against the law,