in New Zealand.
Captain Grey, the governor, having in vain endeavoured to conciliate
the disaffected chiefs, proceeded, at the head of eleven hundred
men--sailors, marines, and soldiers--to attack the principal pal,
which was defended by stockades, so skilfully constructed, that it was
necessary to erect works, and mount cannon and mortars, to dislodge
their occupants. The subjugation of the place was effected after severe
loss on the part of the enemy, and, unhappily, considerable loss on the
part of her majesty's force. The capture of the pal led to the surrender
of the chiefs, and before the month of January expired, peace was
restored to the colony.

BORNEO.

The proceedings of the Borneo pirates having led the British Rajah
Brooke to demand assistance, Captain Mundy, under the direction of
Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, operated during the month of July in
command of an effective maritime force. The squadron sailed up the river
to Brune, the capital of the country, which was defended by several
strong forts, and a heavy battery, _a fleur d'eau_, of eight brass and
two iron guns, sixty-eight pounders. All; these defences were carried by
the British sailors and marines, and terrible destruction inflicted upon
the pirates. After effecting what appeared to be a complete subjugation
of these hordes of sea robbers infesting these coasts, the squadron
retired.

OUR NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES.

_Canada._--The relations between Great Britain and the United States
were so unsatisfactory at the beginning of this year that considerable
uneasiness existed in Canada lest war should break out, and that colony
become the chief theatre of contest. A militia bill passed the Canadian
legislature, which was calculated to give confidence to the imperial
government, and which placed the colony in an armed attitude towards her
great neighbour.

The free-trade measures proposed to the British parliament caused
even more disquietude than the differences with the United States. The
Canadian producers were very jealous of these states as a competitor in
supplying the English market, the legislature passed strong resolutions
expressive of their alarm, and addressed the crown, representing that
free trade in corn between the neighbouring states and the mother
country would be productive of the heaviest injuries to the colony.
This address was one of the most sturdy pronouncements of protectionist
opinion which the discussions of