MARCH 7, 1857.]
The Hongkong Government Gazette,
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Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, or of being sold or otherwise disposed of, and the Garnishce or Garnishees shall be an responsible Person or Persons, or the mere Servant or Servants of the Owner or Owners of the property; it shall be lawful for the Sheriff to seize and detain such Property until the claim of the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs, if established, be satisfied, or the Defendant or Defendants therein interested shall have duly given Security and entered Appearance, or delivered or filed Pica to the Action commenced against him or them in terms of Section Eleven of the aforesaid Ordinance.
By the Court,
W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.
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Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 5th Day of March, 1857.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
Clerk of Councils.
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HONGKONG.
ANNO VIGESIMO VICTORIE REGINÆ.
No. 4 of 1857.
By His Excellency SIR JOHN BOWRING, Knight, LL.D., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative L'ouncil of Hongkong.
An Ordinance for amending the Ordinances therein mentioned.
[5th March, 1857.]
Be it enacted and ordained by His Excellency The Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--
5 & 7 of 1856, to be
I. All Rules and Orders made or to be made by the Supreme Court, for giving effect to Ordinances Rules and Orders No 5 of 1856, and No. 7 of 1856, or either of them, shall be laid before and approved by the Legislative under Ordinances Nos. Council, before the same shall be issued; and all such Rules and Orders when so approved and issued, shall be approved in Council. published, and have the same force within this Colony as if the same had been enacted by way of Ordinance. Repeal of parts of Two, and II. So much of Section Two of Ordinance No. 14 of 1856, as contains a Salvo as to the Power of the Sections Registrar; and so much of Section Four of the last-mentioned Ordinance, as requires immediate Payment to Four, of Ordinauce
· No. 14 of 1856, and of be made of Costs of Interlocutory Proceedings, and forbids their being made to abide the event; and also Sections Five, Six, and the whole of Sections Five, Six, and Twelve of the same Ordinance,—are hereby repealed.
Twelve of the same. III. In all Proceedings where Costs would have been recoverable by or from private parties, they shali be recoverable by or from the Crown.
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IV. Section Eighteen of "The Common Law Procedure Act, 1854, is hereby declared to be applicable to all Trials, Criminal and Civil, within this Colony; but none of the other Sections thereof, not ripressly extended by Ordinance or re-enacted here, are in force within the same.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 5th Day of March, 1857.
L. D'ALMADA e Castro,
Clerk of Councils.
IS THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG,
HERMANN SCHAEFFER, Plaintiff,
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P. A. NELSON, Defendunt. HEREAS an Action has been commenced in this Court, at the suit of the above-named #RMANN SCHAEFFER, against the above- anned P. A. NELSON, to recover One Thousand wood Seven Dollars and Sixty-two Cents, for goods and delivered, and for money advanced, at the peat of the said P. A. NELSON; and it being aleged that the said P. A. NELSON does not reside
han this Island or its dependencies, a Writ of # Attachment has been issned, returnable on Twenty-third day of March instant, wherein one Ar*%, of Hongkong aforesaid, is Garnishes: Notice hereby given thereof, and that if, at any time final judgment in this action, the said P. A. MIN, or any person on his behalf, will give the ay and Notice and File the Appearance or Plea *d by the Ordinance of this Island, intituled, * 4 Ordinance to provide for and regulate Process * Actiors at Law, against Persons absent from the **idery,” the said Attachment may be dissolved.
ted this Sixth Day of March, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-seven.
WM. GASKELL, Plaintiff's Attorney.
NOTICE.
hereby give notice, that the Co-partnership beretofore existing between us under the ARMSTRONG & LAWRENCE, has t'in day dissolved by mutual consent. The ments of the late Firm will be liquidated by F. W. LAWRENCE
J. M. ARMSTRONG.
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Hongkong, 31st December, 1856.
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Steam for
JOHN BOWRING.
Costs payable by or to the Crown.
Declaratory as to 17 and 18 Victoria, Cap.
125.
NOTICE.
ARTIES forwarding to this Office, in pursuance
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, PART
ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, MARSEILLES, & SOUTHAMPTON;
Also,
TION
BOMBAY, MADRAS, & CALCUTTA. THE Peninsular & Oriental STEAM NAVIGA- COMPANY'S Steam-ship "NORNA," Captain ROGERS, with Her Majesty's Mails, PaweN- gres, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above Places, on SUNDAY, the 15th March, at 2 P.M.
CARGO will be received on board until 5 P.M. on the 13th; SPECIE until Noon on the 14th; and PARCELS until 2 P.M. on the 14th.
For Patients regarding Faith and PASSAGE, pply at the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Office, Hongkong.
CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE
REQUIRED.
A Written Declaration of the Contents and Value
of the Packages for the Overland Route is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shipper to the Company's Agents with the Bills of Lading or with Parcels; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happen from incorrectness on such declaration.
ROBT. S. WALKER,
Superintendent,
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Office,
Hongkong, 25th February, 1857.
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FOR SALE.
At the Office of the“ China Mail." TABLE, shewing the COST OF TEA, with all CHARGES-Tea, as bought by the Pioul, and sold by the Pound Avoi: dupois.
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of the intimation of HER MAJESTY'S PLENI- POTENTIARY to the BRITISH COMMUNITY OF CANTON, under date the 8th ultimo, partieniars of CLAIMS for LOSSES recently sustained by them at that Port, are informed by the undersigned that these Statements should be furnished by them in Duplicate.
HARRY S. PARKES, Consul Offg. Office of the British Consulate for Canton, Hongkong, 6th February, 1857.
NOTICE.
HE Interest and Responsibility of Mr HUGH
HAMILTON LINDSAY in our Pit G
on the 10th December, 1856.
LINDSAY & Co., China,
Hongkong, 23d February, 1857.
SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 5th February, 1857. TO BUILDERS AND OTHERS.
NOTICE
to CONTRACT for the EXECUTION OF THE SEVERAL WORKS-in constructing a NEW SEA WALL, from Marine Lot No. 104. Eastward, to Join the Coast Road along the Parade, and Westward, from Marine Lot No. 101 to join the Sea Wall of Pedder's Wharf; in forming the NEW STRAND ROap; in Filling in the Grönud between such New Road and the present Sea-front of the Several Marine Lots and in continuing the several Culverts and Drains, &c., &c. may inspect the DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS, and CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT at this Office, on and after Monday, the 16th instant, between the hours of 10 A.M. and 4 P.M.
THOS L. WALKER, Acting Surveyor General,