‘•My dear Mr Bavin, —I regret to say there is do alteration for the better. The plundering of the Wes'.eyans still goes on, nor is it likely to atop, for while the King gives orders to prevent it, the Government offer ail inducement to urge it on. Now we know to whom the Government officers are amenable, and hence we have no difficulty in tracing the looting and the plundering to its proper source. So you see the plight we are in. We have contrived to get two or three letters to the King, in which I have implored him and ad jured him to etop the disorder, and the King has generously acceded to my request, and sent orders to the people to desist, but all tbe while contrary orders are being sent from tbe real ruler for the plundering to go on. Here is a quotation from on affidavit:—‘l was in when a Government officer came np and said to the town officer, if any people come here to loot, do not prevent them, for it is by the King's will.' The town officer replied, ‘ What's the meaning of these contrary orders p The looters came before, and we asked if it was by the King’s authority, and they said yes. By and bye, there came another order to make a list of all the property of tbe Wesleyans that bad been damaged, and now this other is come that we are not to binder it.’ Under these circumstances it is not surprising that tbe destruction of property has been very great. The wonder is that onr people have not given way. CM course we have lost a great many, but the majority stand firm, although it is not really loss of property that they have'had to bear, but in many towns they have been banished altogether, and ate living with me on the mission pre mises. At present some six towns have been treated in this way, and in some oases they will not even allow them to go to their plantations to get food. Tbe osten sible reason in all is that we are concerned with the assault on Baker. A considerable number of College students are in prison on sus picion, and Baker is doing bis best ‘to fasten tbe whole affair upon ns. 