BER 15, 1866.
waters of the Colony. define the "waters" of y which betrays an al
ee with the first prin- ng: law, And now alter its own belret, more Magistrate or Chief
y the brilliant engges. nor should interfere in St the ne, restore the ven make the, injured We, ou the cun. s Excellency will leave nds, that he will not ordinary course of law, to put downy piracy; tent to afford indirect pium smuggling.
DIA TELEGRAPH IPANY.
-facctiously observed, ow that Dr. McGowau
to lay down a tele- ome one part of Chinato
not yet seen, however,
e company he represents
stated in detail and we ad of its more notice- The EAST INDIA TELE- has, it appears, beet , if possible, a line of the cities of Canton, Foochow Ningpo, and Peking and also It's capital consists ares of $50 each, and fluential names amongst
a. connecting link be ng constructed underthe P. Mck Collins, uniting elegraph with Pekin via, red British Hine from and will
the. complete from New-York to the
1
De
and Great Britain.
Stock Las been ses apart
111
the
United State?
and $100,000 in the terms for which
are
cent. in cash at the time per ceut, when called for Don a notice of not less.
wiicle will probably not
"
six months,) and a fur- 20 per cent, after the the continuation of the
disposed of.
specite as to the object my represented by its alroy expressed onr Eri necessary step will
submarine cable from anghai. We learn how- Bended to commence, if between Hongkong and be regarded as purely ex- ast as likely to be worked time. A great step will en gainet if the Viceroy ying himself of its prac- luced to recommend such to the Peking authori- difficulty here is not the rmission to erect a line of ensure its remaining up- atives, and this we fear y of alarming magnitude. ever but feel an interest first efforts towards con- so powerful an instru- BSission of intelligence legraph, and though we sebeme must be commen- -e baro indicuted we shall dig confess ourselves to
ted the difficulties of the
uld Dr. MacGowan sue
-e le taioses to adopt.
S OF THE BENCH.
ympel to be deplored The peace incurs the cen
The office of Magistrate arded with much tender. by judges of the Superior ad and it is only upon
Jos of incapacity, or in
at the Queen's Bench, or
Attorney General, will
an occupant of the police are pronounced jesterday stice upon Mr Mitchell, us, as we dare say it did tartling surprise. It was
is Honore judgment on
I ease, and our reporter
as follows:-
in the course of his served, that he was sur- emarks made by the sit- Mr F. W. Mitebell, with rmer decision of the late olme, and expressed his trong terms at that gentle- ing of the decision in suspect. HIS
part with
opinion that it was au eh, and as long as he pre- would have it understood
ed the Queen's Beach in
ty and be could not help such remarks fallen fron
ge in England some official
e been taken of it.
y of November 13 we find ditional reference to the dincidentally to something
That
atice again recurred to the by the Magistrate with re eneb. 1le did not (said his rush for what people said Boually; but as long as he 1 he now did he would look
all inferior judges. had a to say anything gable bound, no one beli that any one in privatd at he pleased of the bench ut while he hold that rest allow such language to be - Judges.
ercise the right which the diy possesses in demür to hich the Chief Justice has agistrate, and we have not
No. 1135. NOVEMBER 15, 1866.]
in the punishment of the individual, sume other means must be sought of deterring from crime and a suggestion to this end is fered by the Chinese laws themselves. Not only the individuals of the house de voted to the manufacture of spurious coin sould be answerable, but all people intthe immediate neighbourhood within a cerai calius should be liable in'heavy fines. The pulo-philanthropists of the day will doubtless exclaim against what appears, at first sight, so uninst an imposition, but we
the slightest hesitation in saying that its ne, under such circumstances, is entirely
precedented in the history of law courts, Tha a Magistrate should dissent from a former judgment by a higher court, in its application to a case before him, is a Tery common incident in police court prae- tice. Precedent is not so arbitray before His Worship as before His Honor. It is not, however, our intention to do more... for the present at any atethau to pro- test against the implied interference by Alagistrates. There was notasyllablesiter ed by Mr Mitchell that called for censure from a higher court. There was nothing in his language that could be construed into personal disrespect for any judge, dead or living; and we trust that Mr Mitchell, and all other Magistrates within the sphere of the Chief Justice's jurisdic-m se
THE CHINA MAIL.
We learn that the French bove
A
239
the Chief Justice with the freedom of the will merely refer them to the petty details of the people, and in this respect we fear the Land Govornog Mints require guarine To this we would add that gambling can be as ce unth every possible exertion, though
the
amateurs must bu
the
John Read calls for the severest censure.
On the evening of the 20th when on watch, a few minutes before the ship struck, he ob
within the terrors of the Queen's or any assuredly not, and the feeling of mutual affairs at Shanghae during the absence of tice, and the most attempt to vie Indian banks from Bombay to Londen." presence of the. Oficer of the Watch was -
formances should bear these facts iu
under
tion of familiarity with art and science as XX REGIMENT AMATEUR THEATRICALS, particular pleasure that we cannot get rid dering the dangerous nature of the Pratas its conquerors, there is much hope for its Last night, Nov 7 we were favoured with the of it without clearing the Colony of them, Reef, the hour at which the Master expeted future." And auch is now the case with second performance of the season of the Ame let us do the best we can, wink at what we to pass it, the direction and lightness of Corez.
teurs of the XX Regiment, which was most already taken possession of the capital. ance, but the character of the performance. rules, that the passion of it cannot prove which would without any current have cannot prevent and so fence it in with pre- the wind, and currents to be expected at successful, not only as regards the attend- cautions, so limit it and bind it down by this season of the year, the course steered If they act prudently, they will use It is hardly possible to exaggerate the dif- their force ouly so far as is necesficulties in the way of military amateurs,
vory generally destructive. sary to teach the Corean authorities a when the object is to make an entertain of the police is simply a gambling house. tions than the Master appears to have
house licensed
and open to the gambling taken the ship about 24 miles East of the surveillance re, was ous which called for greater pre- wholesome respect for the lives and pro- ment of this kind pass off pleasantly to the The establishment, if gaming is prohibited, med necessary. perty of foreigners. While we trust that Mr Outbush laid dowu last evening very in its neighbourhood, of all the house Master adopted every beaus in his power audience and creditable to the actors. A& becomes a readezroms of all the scoundrels FouRTA After the slip struck, the they wilt do this most effectually, we de- precute unnecessary severity to the mass
distinctly, business is business," and as thieves, burglars, cumbers, de, de, of the to get her off, and his subsequent conduct city and a centre of resistance to the law." long as
1s deserving the highest contendation, of their household and maket expenses French will go too far. Their present no-
General's and Government buildings by way of illustrating how this arrange.tion will have an important influence on
s require taking care of, the cry of done away with if we choose to go to the deserted by his Chief Officer and the majori milita ment of mutual benelit and security is the future of French indinence, not only in pleasure afterwards." One cannot acquire home police and we warrant that gambling ed in rescuing a certain portion.
pigeon first,
rul, expense. Get 250 picked men from the ty of his crew, to save the cargo and succeed- carried out against the European, to de- Corea but in China also.
fre knack of thre
in a day or two and would speedily disappear; but who is to Firra. That the o
• conduct of
First Mate monstrate its reasonableness us applied to
man's acting
's teamer however agreeable will pay the piper! It is simply a matter of ex- our own protection Moreover if à man
stagc. It often happens pense. the robbed in the neighbourhood of Chi
LI FUTAI'S LOCUM TENENS.
therefore that the amateur, though ho may
himself, satisfy
fails to houses do not their occupants We have lately noticed that the Shanghai
to make an impression A Bousay paper observes—It is a re-served a green light on the Port bow. In- tion, will not be deterred from discharging afford protection and help to the thief? If papers contain a good deal respecting, then those who hear him. Eloirequires not warkable coincidence that all the Banks stead of reporting this to the Master who
talent but docility, and even he their duty by any fear that such language illegal practices come to the knowledge of
appointment of Dr. Macartney to
pos- which failed this year, viz., the Agra, Com had given him special orders to that effect ses botiz, he may fail for want of persever-mercial, and Asiatic, had their head offices and who at the time was standing close to as Mr Miteliell employed can bring them Chinese do they make them known? Most Post of Acting Commissioner of foreign ance. Numerous rehearsals, careful prac in London, thereby proving the disadvan hin, he left the deck for the purpose of taste are needed tage of removing the head quarters of our pauding a light at the very time that the other Beucht. His Honor (so the Mercury clanship is pleaded as a sufficient excuse.
Le Futai on his campaign against the
by every one who Nietfei.
with artists of even moderate reputation in
The next lay he re, The same authority says As a mark of peculiarly necessary. reparts) said he would not give a rush It is deemed a greater virtue to be a good for what people said about him personally." neighbour to a rogue that a good subject source a copy of the appointment, the ful-
It is We have received from a trustworthy any walk of the histrionic art.
sary any one invited to neces rejoicing in consequence of the creditors of fused to obey the orders of the Master to
quateur per M. Rustomjee coming to an aonicable set-proceed in a boat to the Jeland to
to seek for Possibly not, though wo do not quite see to the state, and we challenge any one towing extracts from which will show its and be ready to pardon those who, tlement, all the Purece shops and offices in assistance; when left in charge of the ship:
such an un- disprove the general truce the rathorities "Whereas while there is nothing to
The late EDWIN PICKWOAD, bisq.-The ab- turn to her when asked to do so hy ass the Fort were closed."
he deserted her, without in our opinion ad- necessary declaration of independence. Under these circumstances the authorities
equate reason for so doing; declined to re- Nor do we believe it genuine, for His Ho-may well avail themselves of a rule which
"prevent foreigners entering the interior occur and occasional hitches Bor dues not need to be assured by us that obtains amongst the native Chinese, für
**under passport, they should not be per- offend the eye. But there was no nead joined notice of the death of this gentleman, Master, and did not make proper exertions no one, however exulted his station, can
“mitted to do so without, or to commit last night of either apology or forgiveness, more fully than we have above stated in
late proprietor of the North China Daily afterwards to ascertain what had become of offences, and rowdiest loafers should not The two plays chosen for the evening could News and Herald, is from a letter by the him and his bont's crew. Fenture wholly to disregard public opinion, every departme tof life, and we trust that
We therefore adjudicate that the Master - be allowed to wander about the country scarcely have gone off better in the hands Lonion correspondent of the former jour Perfous are mure sensitive than corpora for the protection of foreign and untive in-
"without authority. And whereas the
of professionals. There
was no draw nalMy old and worthy friend Edwin be reprimanded and recomended to be more timis, as a certain Quecu's counsel lately terests they will not hesitate to reungnize Nankin authorities, being ignorant back to enjoyment, every arrangement dis. Pickwoad, arrived at Southampton on the careful in future, and that the Certificate of remarked before Hie Bauer, who, it may The uccussity of taking immediate and
played the best taste, and the appoint-25th of August, au invalid. weak was John Rend be suspended for one year. be remembered, commented on it in la prompt action to put down illicit coining.
of foreign languages, may experience meuta and dresses gave evidence of the he that his medical advisers deemed it un- The Court wishes to express its approval some difficulty in exercising due super-time and trouble which had been expended safe to recommend his proceeding to his of the meritorious count of those who ac- gunge" which gained publicity at the
vision over them. Seeing, moreover, that in preparation. The first place was the family residence in London
and reained with the Master, time, but which we dy nut care to repro-
consequently
Mate the officer in joint charge of the foundry Drama in two acts entitled "The Ront he remained at Southampton where his duce. The language that gave such of
Thay which was produced with an exech wife and children jother Al the Figuerol, Borlewerin, Willant. Cought, fence to is Honor from Mr Mitchell we
rank of Laotai and the button of the 3rd that it is useless to describe it further theforts of medical skill fiuled to prolou his Stenrazy Gud Roots,
Junt
cast. The Drama is so well know
B., Al W here subjoin:-
life, and he succumbed on
on the 31st, six days Seccole, Apprentice; farming such a mark- Infendants objecting to the jurisdiction Special courier (says the N. C. D. News)!" class, Mucartney, an officer who has that it is the old story of bad crop fley-returned from the far cast, with impaired, inder of the crew!
and a
a after his arrival. Like many who have ed contrast to shown bimself faithful and zealous and hard landlord. The
the behaviour of the rema "Part o experienced in foreign matters, is about wood was played by J. J. Browne with constitutions, he cause hone to die. In his It is also of opinion that the Chart ly to move the foundry from Souchow to much feeling,
but Messrs Young and ease it was the third sojourn he had made which the Westminster was marigated was him when the removal is effected to ex-Jack and Hyssop to a T. "Bullfrog" by W. "ercise a careful supervision over foreign.F. Catbush was a decided hit and while on "ers who may visit the City, and should the stage he kept the house in a perfect
of laughter roar
A. Longmore AA they be unprovided with passports "be guilty of any irregularity, a director Crumbs,'" socmed well up both in words and business if he studies he will make an autor of more than ordinary merit. All the parts were woll filled and Miss Amnio Hill added greatly to the success of the piece by her admirable and touching por- ouation of Rachel Heywoo Seymour was most successful is
THE COREA..
A curious piece of intelligence crops out in the newe received respecting the Cures A had arrived from Peking, with a letter ad-
of the conet quoted from the China Mait newspaper of the 13th May 1858 the casevising the Coreaus to treat with, rather than of Chun Tai Quong c. Winchester, in which it is said that in delivering judgement therein the then chief
held that it Legislature that was intended by the
ters of the Opium brought within the waters
of exportation should colony for the purpose vi e not be affected by ordinance the steps which the Opiui: Farmer took in
રા
but
of 1858;
that casin which was a very peculiar one, aj pear to me to have been both illegal and eppressive; and this no doubt prompter strong fecting in Juge Huinea inint. 1 hold the opinion that if the Legislature had art prepated Opiuin
intended in
attempt to combat, the French, and at first he was inclined to follow the advice. subsequently, however, his councillora ersuaded him to continue the persecution which had been commenced against the Christians, and to persevere in an exclut sive policy.
The M. C. Daily News gives as its nu- thority for the above, the statement of the two surviving Catholic priests who escaped the massacre of their countrymen, having fed to the mountains and finally managed to take passage in a juuk for
-The
if
slight
of Martin
FAUTH
ver in your
a
A
ho safely made use of the ship, was imper- fectly found in compasses having no means of ascertaining their deviation or of taking a correct bearing of the land; although the loss of the ship was not attributable to those causes we desire to draw the attention of the Board of Trade to the above particulars considering that same supervision might We think advantageously be exorcised.
pwood, while Miss towards his family and fricnde, with a stormer asdeprehensible one,
tantly undertook in January last, with a presentiment that he would never again return to England. So far his presentinient was not realized "Old
and while he scarcely survived the long tedious journey for week, still it is a satisfaction, however me- lancholy, that he was enabled once more to meor his family and that they were present to soothe his last moments on his deathbed He was a man possessed of warm affection the practice (which we believe is too cour-
the side
unlighted is seuse of duty in all the relations of life, a must
the necessity i this case of the which caused him to undertake this last Officer of journey, which has taken him to that three minutes at a most critical period. bourne from whence no traveller returns." Giren under our bauds at Hoogkoug;
tli
Bighteenth day of October, 1866. THE inquest on the body of Judian consta
in a verdict of "Wilful airder against some person or persons unknown."
brought into the colony or the waters thefoo, wliere they arrived on the 6th day that the Fatai would give Dr. Ma / Briggate entertainment was brought In a treasure, it was this sense of duty involving the watch leaving the deck for
thereof from the operations of the Ordi- nance some such exemption would have been
can be relied on
**to assist the Prefect of Napkin to arrest them, and send them to the Shangbae "Total for transmission to their Consula." The Commissioner therefore sinka down to a special constable with a touch of the detective. It was deemed impossible by October. Whether or not their report artey the powers ho is represented to
bave received. we are of course un-
In thus giving a true version of the nature of his appointment ou
his behalf by admirers and well wishers what extravagant statements put forth in are rubbed of senie of their oxuberance. Even the actual facts of the case, however ahew a progressive pulicy on the part of the Futai, and we cannot say that we can wall wish bo had gone farther in the stop be bas taken.
made it, but there is no anch exemptio able to judge, but if the Prince Regent Das injustice is done to him; but the sometic of the XX Regiment was in at ble Khader Klau terminated on Saturday Magistr JOHN WHYTE, 1 Police
and therefore I deal with the Law as it stands."
: ILLICIT COINAGE.
infeed tendered such advice to the Corean King it is significant of a vital change in the opinions and policy of the Chinese Government. It has been generally be We are not aware whether the Commis-lieved that the Chinese Atributed their sion lately appointed to report upon the disasters in the late war to anything ra Mint have arrived at any conclusion, bather than the absolute superiority of race if not the capture of the gang of coiners of those who scattered their troops, and yesterday is likely to throw considerable forced the defenders of Peking to capitu. light on the question of the suitability of late. The lower and middle classes of the new dollar for circulation. The gaug Northern Chinese at least have invaria- appear to have devoted some time to per-bly attributed their defeat to the disturb fecting their spurious imitations of that eu state of the country rendering it im coin, and apparently with much success, pussible to concentrate a sufficient array At the present moment un inconsiderable of force on the defences of the Peinosider bravery nathe greatest of all virtues, it sumber are airea in circulation, Can-to the fight of the Emperor Hienfang ton sharing with Hongkong the glory of the novelty of our mode of attack, &,, producing them. In the interests of all it
dr.; but in few cases do they admit that, becomes most important that the authori- man for man, each equally well armed, ties should devise some means of putting a
the European is more than a match for stop to these nefarions operations, for the the Mangin. That these opinions were greatest sufferers thereby are those who more or less shared by many high ju the
can least afford to stand the loss; riz those confidence of the Government'ia andoubte
an officer in the mercantile marine has
who, having to compradore or shroff one, and some have been known to declare substantiated and that opinion being so whose judgment they can rely and who is that were the empire free from intestine auswerable for the receipt of spurious coin, strife and were the money hitherto paid are obliged to receive, almost without as indemnity received by the imperial ex question, anything bearing the general ap-hegner, they would soon find a way of pearance of a dollar. Easy as it is how ever to suggest that something" be done to check the crime of fidse coining it is some what more difficpil to suggest what that something should be. It may, we think, to produce any coin which defies imitation be taken for granted that it is impossible
to a by the e performance of the the Dead Shot," a capital farce, in which all the characters seemed at home; it would be invidious to mention any in par
where all were
so perfect. The
tendance aud
# selected played a
programme under the superintendance of Mr Hen nesy. It seems a pity that perform ances of this kind are not more patro- nised than they are, we hear many com plain of the slowness" of our colony, but when entertainments of a superior charae ter are with much trouble provide low Hongkong Publicure we think rather "slow" themselves in appreciating. We hope that this will not deter our friends from giving us achance of judging once more at an early date of their histrionic talent.
C.
H. G. TOMSETT, Harbor Master c HERBERT MACNIAU, Un officing Justice of the Peace. ALFRED PARISH, R. Juster of the Mercantile. The British schooner Erin bound from Marine, ASCERNON OVERBURY. Me- Bangkok to Hongkong, with a valuable sterof the Mercantile Marine.
Mrithin evidence cargo of Cotton, Copper, te experienced I have now read al very heavy weather while proceeding up the and a quite agreed with the Court as to she made for Bangkok again, but was short-ishment awarddd to this the China
sens, and sprung a a leak, wherenpou their find
finding, except that I think the pu
Mate ( suspension afterwards overtaken by another heavy of Certificate for o
rone year) did much aquall, which carried away both masts, and lenient, as his conditet way) sothes for tho
damage. As the water in hold sobedience and
and onwardlice of the most 10- was found to gain upon the vessel, she was worthy character, and quite sufficient to abandoned by her officers and crew, who ar demoralise the crew and dishearten them, fifteen days at sea in an open host rivel safely at Bangkok, after having been so as to unfit them for their duty.
An { (Signed,) fundiramo Graves MACDONNELL, inquiry into the circumstances is reported 19th October, 1806.
Governor. in the Straits Times, but our contemporary does not inention the judgment pronounced. by the Court.
of Macao visited one of the coolie ships a We hear that His Excellency the Governor few days ago in person and released forty Chinese who stated that they had no desire to go abroad. This speaks well for his in-
tentious.
contain the Library and Billiard Room,
(Sigued,) H. G. THOMSETT,
Harbor Alester,
· 23rd October, 1806.
Jabal not disturb the first Sentence of
the Count, in deferance to the strong feel- ing of the minority.
30th October, 1860.
THERE are few things which an English public regard with more contempt than a the present age has ceased in part to con display of physical cowardice. Although,
still regards its opposits as (to use a French expression) more than a crime. It is to
The Court have re-considered their sen- be regretted that His Excellency the Gov
tous ;
Four of the Members are agreed ernor has found it necessary to charac torzie the conduct of the first ate of the We understand that among other building INTERNOS reaches us
that the Mate's Certificate shall be cancell Westminster with the language he has improvements upon the Shamien Site at steamer from Batavia that the Governor view. The torrespondence in connation by the mailed, but oud. Member dissents from this red, but the charge against him being Carton, the erection of a Club house, to
Gomoral's ludy, the Baroness Sloet van de therewith is forwarded for His Excellency'a Buele, expired at her residence at Buiten- consideration. zorg on Saturday, the 13th instaut, ut 8 r.. after a short but severe ilbies and was expressed, any publicity which may be c. has been determined upon by the com- to the offence committed. To state that crimping system is one which has its Excellency and family intended to return given thereto is a natural penalty attached unity.
buried at Batavia on the 15th inst. His
been guilty of "disobedience and cowardice gatua, its drawbacks as well as its succussos.
attendant lossus as well as its succussos month. No successor to His Excellency to Europe by the French nail of next riding the Capital of the obnoxions of the most unworthy nature" is we should Another discouragentent las, we hear, been having been appointed as yet, the Vice eigner. It is therefore peculiarly gratify imagine sufficient to exclude bun for ever aggin met with, some days since, on the President of the Conneil of Netherlands ing to find (if the news be true) that the from that profession in which a lenicut West Coast, where the pig heads get credit faidia will be Governor General ad interim ruling powers buve accepted European
appears that Stracts Timess Oct, 20. superiority as an established fact, and that court has only suspended his certificate for driving a strong trado
two of those gentlemen (Portuguese) had
THE Catherine Apear on her passage up counsels of the anti-foreign party no loueavy for the offence he has committed. devoted followers, at so much a head, they lotte" aboal where the ship remained 24 hours. the foulish ideas of the multitude and the for one year; and few will be found to
e westward on a foraging expeal from Singapore run on the "Royal Char-i declare that such a punishment is too instead of securing their usual batch ger fud an echo in bigh places. on the part of so skilful a set of rogues as
We doubt, however, whether the French it is a matter of public interest that the unfortunately lost their own heads during She was obliged to throw overboard about those we harbour in this colony. The on-
Fix-That the TE Boyd (Official ly problem which presents a chance of so. Tully estimate the character of the people lives of men and the valuable cargoes of the operation. We may be thought as un-
Number 45,716) was lost on the Tortoise. Ref lution is how to produce a coin which with whom they are going to deal. There our ships should not be entrusted to those feeling and flippant in speaking thus; but
elf near the Pescadores Island in the summary venge
The funds available for relief of distress at Forsa Channel, on the 9th September, shall require so long a time and so much is no doubt that the Coreans will be who are unworthy of auch trust, and such conduct is well mot by strong mea
amongst the many courts of enquiry lately sures and the infliction
1966, at trouble to imitate as to make the pursuit ignominiously defeated, but they held upon losses of ships we are happy ace may be alust pardoned undor sitch Coloinbo cannot be very great, if the fol
at 4.30 a. M. circumstances. It is a beius occasionally the Observer are correct relating to an in-thed, ahewing the ship's position on
rumoured uoremunerative. Whether suoit eintrongly resemble the Japanese may to say, for the credit of our country, that
that lowing statements by a correspondent of SPOND-From the Log Book and Chart a few decapitations are can be produced is of course & question points that they are likely to give few have found it their painful duty to
cousourated by the authorities in Canton, pending famine there: John Rozairo, Saturday at Noon and the courses sicered, which can only be sottled by practical inen; more trouble thau is expected.
express so damning an opinion of the con- some half a dozen of the crimps having thus an old man about 65 years of age, shoe- it appears that the ship was stearing a mid- an illustration of the difference between act of an officer as that which has been closed their career within the last few days. maker by trade, presented himself on Sun-channel course; we are consequently unable but at preacut that is the only point we can see bearing upon the production of the the anthearted medical masinatu recorded against the first mate of the We are glad to learn that the new Covernor day morning, complaining that he and his to account for her having got on shore.
that a kind bearted missionary Turning however,
Westminster. Hongkong coinage. from this to the means of repressing the Peking, after shewing some members of highly injurious and illicit practice of fales the annual Corean Mission the contents coining we find considerably more latitude of his house, including various scientific
A8
and other machines, offered to procure for
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
It
2000 beles of cotton to enable her to float
off.
of Macao is carrying out a most desirable family were starving the whole of Sutt
(Signed,) BARD, GRAVES MACDONNEL,
¿
Governme
FINDING OF THE COURT ENQUIRY INTO THE LAS OF THE "TE. BOYD. The Court bating considered the evidenca adduced conclude
where she did,' ·
Teup.That no blame is to be attached to the Captain, Officers, or Crew for their
reform in
in is new office. It is stated that day; no relief could be given. Punchy- he has already paid quiet visits to two or haury, a woman about 25 years of age, with three enolie ships, taken notes and found a sucking infaut in her arms cane beg-conductsubsequent to the wrecks of the ship. that the press has not been overestimating ging, stating that she was starving on the true state of the case. We believe that account of the high price of rice ly on questioning the coolies in two instances, penny could be given.
for consideration and suggestion. This them from England, against their return The San Francison News Letter, in the erime is punisbed amongst the Cine, in the fullowing year, anything they chose course of sonimenting in Dr. Margowan's
What a Chinese address to the Board of Supervisors on flint is redlecia great credit apou the !
to onler, at cost price.
he was slightly taken aback with a clamor
to
to the query, Do you wish
· COURTS OF INQUIRY, (From the Gos. Guretle.)
The Court adjudicates that the Certificate of the Master be returned.
The Court wishes to express its opinion as it used to be in Europe, by death in an
that the. Master, cannot be correct in the aggravated form. Elven as late as 1766; would have asked for, it is difficult to say, city, calls special attention to his recomien
position given by him as that of the T. E Bond at Noon on Saturday, because ba we find that at home corners were sentenced He would probably have declined the offer dation that "the Government of the United
New Governor of Macau, and we trust that to death by burning, the victims being, as a
follow Hiteshčaltd with thanks. But our Coreaus requested ite
the
example of other
he way go on and prosper in his reforraing is mulihed, that leaprctor William Jones is currant from the time of taking his depaz-
In Saturday's Government Gazette, it does not appear to have experienced rule, strangled (not hanged) upou a gibbet that he would or er one or more medico-real powers and
and est at the earliest erected over the pile du which their bodies galvanic machines (they had tested the coast of China, or Japan. In the event of
pssible moment, a naval station on the policy.-Mercury.
dismissed from the Hongkong Police Force ture of Turnabout Island at 4. P.3. on
were to be consamed. Public feeling now virtues of the doctor's), a sewing machine; a war between the United States and a Report that the P. & O.. steamer Niphon Sergeant of Police, is appointed Inspector between then
Ovu zenders will observe by the Shipping from the 1st Nov. slut "that It. Langdon, lay until Noon on Saturday, though
ship revolts at so barbarous a punishment oral a complete electric nebine, while other great maritime power, one of the moslas wade her run from Foochow to Hone. of Brothels fron that date, wice Jones, d when the 7 and 4:30 A. of Sunday,
kong iu 394 hours.
She certainly cannot be called a slow couch if she usually FINDING OF COURT OF ENQUIRY HELD ON makes her passages in sich good time.
THE LOSS OF THE BRITISH SHIP "WESTMINSTER.
Jesures
of
missed.
the even infliction of the penalty of death they made cager cuquiries respecting other important points werein the commeros
carried 42 much, she must have been in an East North Easterly direction, no similar current during the for an offence against the pockets of one's scientific apparatus. The articles were that power could be seriously annoyed,
North East Monsoon having been known fellow creatures, and with the cessation duly taken and paid for the following would be the Indian Ocean and China Sena,
in the Formosa Channel. of capital punishment, strange to say, coin-
year, and, on behalf of their countrymen bat to do this, a powerful squadron would
The Court wishes also to express its dis- ing has become less frequent. No one in Corea, a fresh order of a very extensive have to be employed." In the meantime,
A avere of branding prisoners has been Tax Court having deliberated and consi- satisfaction with the contradictory evidence as we have already remarked, the American would desire to revive this punishment nature was given, einbracing several arti-Government owe it to Americans employed introduced as a regulation in the gaol, for dered the evidence which has been adduced given by the Master and Chief Mate with even for Chinese rascal, but some means oles of which it was deemed impossible
these s
gees that some
the purpose of more easily identifying conclude: should be
regard to the manner in which the Log must be found of rendering the rak of they could have even heard a description. taken to prevent the, piratical practices to method is simple, and causes little or no Number 5327) was lost at about 9.8 p. 3.
inveterate breakers of the peace. Tho FIRST. That the Westminster (Omoial Book of the T. E. Boyd was kept, and the This will illustrate the progressive nature which American subjects fall fiorius, P pain to the offender, being pricked in with
place detection so great and the penalty so se
where it was written upafter the wreck. ou the 30th September, 1866, on the North
Given under our hands at Bungkong, vers, as to deter them from the practice of this people as opposed to that of the to the present moment the murder of the the Labra citizens
Indian ink on the lobe of the left ear, in East extreme of the Pratas Reef in the Chi. this Thirtieth of October, 1866. which it has just been discovered, they Chinese, and affords strung hopes of Cores Captain and seanan
the form of a broad arrow, thus securing an of the United States, remains ustavenged
na Sen.
(Signed,) JOHN C. WHYTE, 1st Polica carry on under our very noses.
becoming, when thrown open to the woe the miderers have not been found outing great assistance to the gol oficials in Log Book and all papers connected with her Harbor
indelible mark and at the same time afford- SECOND-Owing to the loss of the Ship's Magistrate
H. G. THOMSETT, R.K., valuable though small member of the
Master, de. ROR. S. WALKER,.. nur so far as we love learnt, have any great family of nations in Eastern Asia.
representations be made on the subject pointing out old offenders,
navigation, we are unable to arrive at a siJustice of the Peace. CHAS, VINCENT,
tract Marine Surveyor. A. OVERBURY, We cannot say that we quite regret to to the Chinese Government by American
tisfactory conclusion as to the cause of the lear that they rejcet peaceful negociations norities. This case of the Labru will Tas Mercury in a short article upon gam- wreck of the l'estminster. The Master's Master Mercantile Marine, with the French All Asiatic nations strengthen Dr. Macgowan's bands it any bling amongst the Chinese has the following statement, which is from memory only, which bave preserved for ages an unbroken representations he may bare to make to his remarks which may be commanded to the shews that there had been no current he seclusion require to learn the disagreeable loversat on the subject of an American attention of those who hold that to place tween the bours of 8.a., and 4 P. H., but any irregular habit under police supervision that from the latter hour to the time at lesson that there existe a superior force in squadron in Chinese
is to encourage it Gambling drags after which she struck, 9.30 P.. her quarters, before they cảfi consent to
West,
It may be urged that transportation, or rather chain gang work, for a period of sume yours is a suficiently terrible pu nishment. Thuse howevor familiar with the Chinese estimate of our penalties will fully bear us out in asserting that such a Beutence does not appear by any means severe to the native mind, accustomed as it is to a knowledge of the infiction of
waters,
I approve the finding, but cannot avoid expressing my regret at the evident error of the Master in position assigned to
the
tortore and death for offences far less im- abandon their time honoured notions of FRIDAY being the anuiserwery of the Prince it any more vices. It is the prolific mo- one of 34 miles, due who experienced the T2. Boyd at Noon before, the wreck,
of Wales' birthday a salute of 21 guus was thor
of orince. It we can do away with it THIRD, Assuming that the position portant in their damaging effects upon in their owu superiority. When the nation red from the battery in honor of the occa-arid ersticate it from the Colony, let us do pointed out to us on the Chart of the West- dividuale society than coining. Indefault which learns it, as in the case of tlie Jasion. His Royal Highness is now in his so. But if the Chinese over whom we rule minister was that of the Ship at nom of the therefore of resorting to greater severity pances, is eager to reach the same posi- | 26th year.
| are so inveterate in their pursuit of this 30 ultimo, we are of opinion that, consi-
as it throws an unsatisfactory and suspicious sharncter over the ocourence which, if undeserved, is very unfortunate. Sigued,). RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL,
Gungravery