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PRIL 9, 1868.
Mi-ements.
PICE.
ANCE COMPANY.
tes will be charged in
rt period Insurances,
per cent
do...
..the fall annual rate, JAY, WISE & O
Agents, 1868.
RAITS
is prepared to take VIEWS and other Rooms, Commercial en's Road, 11, 1868.
REMOVAL
of the Under- een Removed to ENTRAL, between RAWFORD & Co.'s VRA & Co.'s Pre-
Messrs D. LA Fbarf. OWITZ & Co.
anor Agents will be
any Debts contracted
que "Navarino EfER WITBROG,
Captain
23, 1808,
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asual postage, with s
116.
osting Lotters at this
and for Newspaper
ng 5 4.3 on
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dom will be sent
on
ide of One Shilling in bustage.
A. on the 221 April arded unless the Late postage is prepaidi stumped or uostamped e to which they can unpaid, will be
be open
to the writers as early no guarantee can be ettera, if posted after
al April, will be return-
mait is closed. A
uld he placed on the
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* parts
ectional of a Dol- cted in the Coins pro- Sarge of 1864, and
of the 22nd Janitary,
hor Coins, bat thon
will either be received ge as fractional parts Stamps must be inade llare of the Colony or
W. MITCHELL Postmaster. Giostral"
ice,
1869.
SSIPPING.
IVAL
e, Brit, barque, 536,
April 2, Ballset
ARED
16.
gliai,
TIONS.
th April, 1868.
ow,
8640
635
Now,
1921
-673 & 680
15 a 19
15 & 182
ange.
4/3 a 4/3
414
Bight, Re. 218 ight, Rs.217 sight Bank, Fl. 72
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11 perc, prb-
0.80 pere prẻ,
14
per a pre
24.25 per tel.
23.75 a 23.85
g.
40
per
Share,
Old, lo per cent pm;
New, 7 per cerit pr
5, Old, 16 per cent pu
Now, 3
t dif
25 per cent 22 per cent dis
No. 1513-APRIL 9, 1868,]
THE GRINA MAIL.
SUPREME COURT NIST PRIUS. LENG TIE & HEARD AND OTHRÍS.
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Our columns are open to all who wish to address the public on legitimate grondte, bus we do not hold ourselves responsible for the thein so as to catch the mail leaving here masters of the shop pry tem, the ladrones Before the Hon. the Chief Justice, and a
opitions of our correspondents.
All communications addressed to this paper must be accompanint by the name of the sender, not necessarily forgublication, but as a quarantee of god faith.
THE CETNA MAIL.
HONGKUNG, THURSDAY, ARIL 9, 1868.
MAURITIUS FEVER.
THE Kandy Herald of March contains a somewhat nasational, but sufficiently alarming, article upon the danger to which Ceylon, and all places in mail commun cation with that island, are exposed on socount of there being no precautions taken to guard against the spread of the Mauritius fever. We should probably have passed it over is of little interest to our own sirele of reaches had not the arrival in this port of a vessel, reported to have had on board cases of Mauritius fever, directed our attention to the subject.
from the Minister came to Hiogo by hand, ingly displaying revulvars, gagging the patches brought down by the Manila | the axecution of their scheme, by throaton- and she left immediately she received inmates and tying their hands bebind their backs. Thus finding themselves to be
losscaing the coutouts of the money-cliest, could not have resisted tho temptation of with a goodly portion of which they folt satisfied that the safety of ite rested with their
on the 8th. The wounded men were said to be doing well; one was dangerously wounded. It is believed that the wound ed Japanese prisoner was executed the morning the Manila left, and that the other three men connected with the affair
Jury.}
SECOND DAY,
current and well defined banka, on which are a four villages and many separated habitations. The best land seama to be in the hands of Chinese, who cultivate tobacco, augar cane, cotton and ries.
On arriving at Kauburie, presented the The evidence for the plaintiff was conti- Prince Minister's letter, birk was told by nued by Mr. Barnani, who called one or the Governor that he had no elephanta
and that I must proceed four days' journey contracts with Chatais, and were paid by After an inexcusable delay of thres days, nected with defendants' house. They had by boat up the west branch of the Meklong 1hy called the Mekong Nee to obtain them.
cutting sticksession two contractors enmured on the works con-
On dit, a compradore belonging to one of the German firms of this place, has been bably a few fanaties hired by some from Pak-Wan-Slan after worshiping at hurry up the work They prince hostile to foreigners Everything the graves of his ancestors. The fatted cont
come every second day and toll theni
have also been taken, They were pro- kidnapped hy bristads whilst returning i ***** but Mr Heard and Mr Hunter used the Governor gave me a lotter and an
appeared quiet at Hingo upon the 16th calf is likely to be "souzezed" as dry as tract, with Chatain; a cutered in escort to the first head-mas np the river.
March, when, at Nagasaki, a report of an expected attack on the foreign settle- inent was reported. to the Consuls and Senior Naval Officers Tu consequence small-ar mon from H. M. Ships Peart and Manila wero landed under Captain Ross, and ware reinforced by a party from the U.S.S. Oxward. They remain od on shore all night but (possibly owing to these precautions), the reported attack canie to nothing.
LOCAL
lemon.Cauton, Gth April.
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
After
my
T
he bad when I started for the elephants. Before under way, had some trusted Heard, and alley but the forted to Mr dittenlty in poreunding er 1 d. min
Mr Pellard opened the case
cave for the de-
a dato go further, as they stated that
was their destination as menth Kanburie fendants, which, he asid, was simply this; shareholders in the above company was would believe Mr Heard ur the three presenting my letter,: I was told that the
An extraordinary general mcuting of the therefore a question whether the Jury
that it was a complete fabrication. It was od the wing twenty five h We held yesterday afternoon, at the office in Chinamon who had a substantial interest in elephants were distant some two days' jour. house of the first headman. On Queen's Road, for the purpose of considering the present caso. A contract was outered ney further up the Meklung Nee. After an certain proposed changes in the constitution into with Mr Chatain, to complete the hour's delay, the first head-man and his son of the company. Mr Keswick excupied the retaining wall in every reapest far $8000 (28 one of my own nien was sick with fever) chait, and opened the r mesting by remark- ing that they had met together for the pura be guaranteed that, including the stone accompanied us up the river; and after fif pose of taking into consideration the pro-for its construction, the work would not teen hours' hard rowing we reached the house position that had been put forward for re-money, and engaged any people he pleased, and would he caught and ready for us as soon cost more than $14,000, Chatain drew that the elephants were out in the jungle,
of the second head-man Here I was constituting the Hongkong Fire Insurance Compa pher
on the basis of a limitel com November, he disappeared, leaving his possible. After waiting out our
them, rhat he pleased; until, in and present company must run for cou twolve
this atter because about 20
board, was boarded as usual upon tri the placing of the lamp. This latter defect sociation to be called The Hongkong Bireuery; but in justice to thing and whern Siamese and others start through i
val at this port and some twenty-four
hours elapsed before our authorities
thought that it was necessary to place her
Bhone
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A memo-
possible,
themselves, and
on
the
tarise at any time)Joke, we obtained, after auuary
By the latest: advices the fever is still Charmioscope, and what it is". be- months niger, but it would be im count overdrawa, and his contractors two elephants arrived: so that, on 23. raging m that colony to à frightful extent, carae apparent last night at the Lusitanossible to take risks ostending beyond that Paid. Messis. Heard bad taken uction in January 16th, 1868, we`mounted the lant the weekly deaths amounting to over one Theatre. It is a magie lantern of the most time, and it was shendors proponed to pro- depended upon the decision of this muit hours on the elephants, we reached Chi- thousand. And yet despite this, a vessel primitive description, and most unsatisfac vide for the continuance of the company Same one would be the dupe of the French Puke, the 1 in looked-for. similar claims
for quadrupeda, After twenty-two which had touched at the fever, strikentory at that, owing to a dim light, slevenly by re-constitating the present company man, and would suffer by his
the usual I point on the Meklong Nea port and had actually had cases on handling and some unexplainable hit under the limited liability aut, the now us
voy, and jungla for Tavoy. After waiting four days at the intrusive lamp which through Inanrance
others (for the case might a the yeating content, a midnight milway randa to this effect that had been prepared, for the work of building their premises. hours' ride, passing in sight of the thres
Company Limited,
they sought to escape from
paying fourfold 19th, fresh elephants; and the pictures except ene, a and cironlated as extensively
fifty-seven
in quarantine, But far worse even than ei tho shape of a grecu signal. The Hindoo now before the meeting, and the.com-Maving alluded to the nitra or the Moklong Nue, called as-su-ann
scene, in which the lap temporarily assum
pagodas, reached a small Siamese town ou this is the culpable carelessness which baakot trick was also made apparent to all mittee would be very happy to hear any the plaintiff paid, Mr Pollard stated that five miles up the Maklong New to after a few hours' delay be touk canoes
in Siam. It will be so that the Meklong Baug-su-ant, a a Karen village and the laat. in Siam Nce is aayigable- to
up
this village; but we did sot know it when leaving Bangkok- besides, our boat was too large, and our bustinen would not have bash willing to of the fact after leaving Bangkok. Progued thus far, even had we been informed
has been displayed at Galle. At that favored port the mail steamers are allow ed to bring infected passengers direct into the harbor and there land them
WILD
present; and the dim fabric of a vision suggestion from the
Mr W, H. FORBES said he wished to
meeting wise disuppesired, described as the
phantom pantomine, like- hind"; t
"leaving int a rack
propose the following resolution. by- are afraid that the
for that clused the
the perfonnance. We
That the general angers and con- sniting
cómmittee are hereby authorised to proprietors
of the Char
in
Hongkong Fire Lt mance Company Limited, on the basis proposed in the memoranda of the 2nd April, pessented to this meeting."
without let or hindrance! The Kundly miescope have been somewhat prurentur adopt mesenres for the reconstruction af
Herald after referring to the fact that the Cape Colonies have been already infected with this dreadful surge and that it (the Herald) had already warned the Civil
service authorities of Ceylon, says
"It would appear incredible that the example of the Cape should not have been in itself saffolent warning to have put the guardians of the public health hern on the rise. But zu, despite the spectacle of
qui
s sister colony desolated by a similar as
glect of precantion, despite the warning
in presenting their entertainment to the public before their arrangements were fully matured; and as we understand that an- other performance is fixed for Saturday,. they may yet be enabled to recover somie-
da
the
Mr BusMAN seconded the resolution. what of the loss of esteem coussament upori tenor of this resolution, he supposed it was MY DEAD: remarked that froin the the fullure of last night, while the as yet not binding undeveloped Sphinx may turn up a good
the shareholders in the trump-card. Those who wont to see it, to take shares in the New company wata se appreciative as could have been the nitinorenda provided for this, it being The CHAIRMAN replied that asation 7 of expected under the circumstances. It is to
atones
as to the promise of Mr Heapl "to
to see
but was only a guarantee upon which no auch was
un contrast with Heard & Co., legal claim to recover could lie. In this connection, the entry of Chatain
and the fact that nine payments were maile by Chatain to plaintiff with out the slightest intervention of Mr Hourd, showed that there was no Jishod by plaintiff Mr Fothand then estab. referred to the legal authorities
проц
20
Berg
At Bang-su-oon we met a company main to that village, through the forests, priests on their way to Sism, who told us that they had walked from Maul-
in two
thing more than a verbal guarantee was the subject of principal and agent. No Budhiat given, and unless a written guarantee had been given, no charge could be made by of the plaintiff was entirely consistent with plaintiff upon the defendants. The conduct the tenor of the written agreements
ts existing
Obtaining fresh elephants- at Bang-au- ann, we reached the boundary line of Slam within nine hour-the point
the intention as thero expressed to allot hetween him and Chataiy, and it was clear three large piles of sting marked by
be feared that the charanescopic proprie three shares in the new Company for each
tors have sither over-extintated their own share in the
voice raised in our own colus, the last performance or under-estimated the taste shares a paid up valós of todo, up to the time that the Teached a Karen village on the bead waters
Mauritius steainer of February steamed into Galle harbour laden with the plague bare ware in quarantine tegulations in force with that supreme contempt for all the aids
of human energy, and reason, which charac
tirely to kimese ship'a
Bailors loaded, the
aud
of a Hongkong audience. We wish them botter luck next time.
TO-DAY'S TOLICE:
old
Company
the
loyal
p11
that is, the old new would
represent a paid up value of $600, or $200 each, which was the
qual to former value pins equal to
was any obligation the old shareholders to
titi,
WO
A Clams who was charged with hav.mated profit. Whether the enti- the latter gare Chinese translations, and Manlunain February 1st, 1849
out.
in
terize only Mabomedans, peculiar people,ing stolen a jacket hanging outside of take new shares he could not say. and government officials, Unings were left on- house in Gilman's Bazaar, and caught with
Mr CALDWELL Baid there could be us Masballal the sick the jacket in bis possession, was identified
obligation. was washed,
legal as an old offender, and got six months hard
Mr EZEKIEL malo some observations with Luli communication was permitted with labor, with orders to find two securities of regard to the investment of the funds of the apposed that, because the defendant and our troubles, but aimply indicate, after a the Three weeks later the terrible
company, and suggested that none of them to se shore.
should be put out on Mortgage, but all be invested in one or more of the local banks,
Mr BOSMAN thought it was rather pre- the Chittese. What could be more absurdsight hours of locomotion-ninety-four on
troups
deported.
to
from
that plaintiff acted as if Chatain was the the afternoon of Friday, January 24th, we In six hours from the boundary, or, on and the only person with whom they hail Fronchman disappeared. In exchange for of the Ataran. Failing to obtain elephants
at this village, the agreemonta in French held by
left next the plain-
in canoes day and, after fifty-six hours of rowing, reached then he kept the French agreement as a
quite worn- Rafeguard: it was hard that these men had
The journey consumed forty-throa beau robbed but that was no reason why
men had days
fnast of them days of
delay,
vexa- y tiqi and a yerdiet should be given by the jury
alow
travelling; but now, that recount against law and reason. It was not to be they are over, I will not stop to reco $50 each for 12 months afterwards, or he
Mr Hunter (who is a Chinese scholar) went the light of
adfew gen
general statements, the b rumour reaches us that three fourths of the
to see how the works progroaned, they wore
Best way, experience of making the at Galle are down with the imported
Another Ubinamar received a similar
alth to become liable the cost of tho for
jonmey fever, and that one medical officer is dan sentones to that above for having been
suno,
Bangkok to Mautrenin. although another had the contract with
Our trip occupied two hundred and forty. gurously ill of the this mean? If It means this. That because of clothes. Complainant missed some jo else there might be those voting on the on- Heard paid him 3200 without a receipt, but of two, and for the last, thres miles su
pestilence. What does found in unlawful possession
of nature to discuss these matters at present, than the plaintiff's statement, tirat Mr elephants, and one hundred and fifty-four thekrets, trousers, and calico, but on going stitution of the new society who would not asked another man to wait for payment of
in boats Allowing for the first, the rate plague-ship communicating with
committee had drawn up a deed, it would tine be tizle and will thence speed to Bointy, Calentia,
enough te
dn with the men who swore to those stato as far. The Meklong, the
line, cannot be much more than one third Madras, and Hongkong,
Mr SCHUTZz inquired, with regard to
and it was therefore a question of and Aturan rivors, we found to be exceed- Meklong Nee domica always do in new adils-terrible ru
ponsuit, but he would leave it to the Judge
compliss, was north west. Our course, on modent endemic pest, as the yellow fever the side channel; he wanted them to com-sible to the Old Company 3
the clophants was also very Mr Geo. Hoard deposen
winding, The CHAIRMAN remarked that it was their house has done in the West Indies!
Mr a sewer.
honse was frst undertaken by Chun The terrible warning conveyed in the J. Manger, who appeared to answer the above, that the New Company should Yoo, who failed to completo their. He Ataran rivers abounded in
Lake over
in rapidds, b assets and liabilities of the afterwards received an estimate of work to beun which were long stretchices of above paragraph is of too much import to know what was required; the drainage shares of a value in exness of the old share, which fonts these He never mountain lakes. These rapida wore usually
summons, stated that his
old, hat his principals wished
and in
in accepting the allotment of three be done from Chatain, upon the basis of comparatively still waters ance to every resident in this colony, to system had hem originally organizal by the the shareholder could not be relieved from the
resembling render any apology necessary for our Government. As Wednesday next
(Mr May) re- the respon
responsibility.
thorised him to employ any Chinaman to vuly a few lundred feet in length, and quoting it in fall. It may he said that manded to TRANSFER,Mr. May granted there were a great many of the old share never antinrised any ono to interpret.ur cleplant drivers were always anxions
Mr HELLAND said that he had heard work on his promises from the first week in ever very dangers, though
sometimes flowed with great velocity. As June to idth or 15th of November. He trap," &c., de... But with Galle actually the transfer of the license of the Old Householders who were not in favor of taking for him on the works egouested with his nently delayed by obstractions in our
no precautions were taken, to prevent the Station found them left, as they had take shares in it: He thought after the $16 for two weeks. Mr Heard would die hour we travelled some six hundred and tif.
tophore,
a terribly fatal, and rapidly communicable been found on the prisoner. He was like malady has been introduced ints Ceylon, wise identified as an old offender,
Messrs D Lapraik & Co. were summoned
direct
wekery, all over our Judian | by Inspector Albert on account of a foul drought for for thead mistters to be ly deny having ever had anything to ty miles; though the distance, in Bupite pertapa, committing as sito opi- drain in the vicinity of West Terrace, Caine section, whether in taking shares in the credibility. do meant to have asked for ny winding: hut our gater course, by
Road, The Inspector said that there were
ingly
but
vages at first, and finally becoming a par four drainz from the houses which land into Now Company the shareholder became re-ins charge to the joy that the works at ally N. N. W. The Moklong Nee an
this style of writing is "sensational clap
municate direct with the main
the case until
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shed
it
never an
mater
to lodge in Karon villages, and as we wers
infested; with a fever attacked ship in this former stated that he got the purchase it better that the question should be put ever met plaintiff, never used an inter- travel por day. With the exception of two at Home from De Souza to Piuto, as the alares in the new. He therefore thought house. Between the dates above named, path, we did not average over £ve hours of very harbour; with a native population so money all right, while Julien said that incredibly careless of health, and prever he was responsible for De Souza's dubta. was in favor of winding up the old company money to plaintif, and was never in a room nights, wo were not compelled to sleep in
plainly to the meeting as to whether
proter at his office buiklings, novor paid any tive measures against disease, as the Chi The latter had lost money by the honso; or of re-constituting the new one. nese, it becomes a duty to call publie at-hence his transference of the license.
The CHAIRMAN thought the resolution Never promised to se
with plaintiff at
at the buildings in question. the jungle, but lodged in Signseas or Karen tention to the matter. Unhappily should
villages
We were plaintif now before the meeting would fully meet
were always treated with paid, and tbis suggestion, and the vote upin-it would over paid him $200 in two $100 bank notes.for boats, elephants, food or lodging, was great kindness and not in a single instance, Always paid Chutain, sad always by cheque,
the disease be actually imported amongst
VANTON.
in reality amount to such a declaration as
Mr RLLAND then
ing,
tain
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the native population it will be some time The doings of the drones are morofre before Europeans hear anything of the quontly reported, and as they are coming Mr Heliant had proposed. If this resola- never employed Chatain in any capacity but of the way we were able to purchase rios to the amount of $13,000 or $14,000; but the question of reinuueration stated. Most matter, Native "doolors" whose skill close to our quarters, it is indeed high tion was not carried it arust mean that the that of contractor to the works. Chatsin but most of the Kazina acemed quite des- and hah, and souictimiss, egge and fowls; is inferior to the most idiotic duit of a state of their revolvers since we cannot old company wound up. The resolution ness on the works. After Chatain disap-itute of variety in food. We usually paid fired the foreigners looked warily at the holders were in favor of living the bad two or three interpreters for the Chi- village blacksmith in England, bitt whose boast of the presence of a gun-boat, and was then put, and carried by a vote of 19, poured, withes closed the house, and sent rupes per day for sacit elephant, and a lying protections to Esculapiau skill our Oelestial friends hold indignation meet four aluxeholdere pot voting the full all the workmen away. Mindeuaether con- rupes for ich night's lodging; while the are tinhappily endorsed by foreign wise- to memorialise the fuperial throne for
mga to
tract with a Chimaman which was seconded by Mr Kayo acres in Hongkong, would be the first this reinstallation of Choong Yok Là in
entire expense of our journey from Bangkok to complete the works. Know one named David who lived with
to Manlmain did not exceed one hundred That the general managers and consult called in by infected natives; and when the Footal-ahip of Kwang-tung. If such a
Chatain, movement be act on foot, nobody else, but ng committee are hereby requealed to for Chatain:
and bard often to
and fifty rupees. come fur dut, carelessness, and ignorance have His Excellency's late cremity kimwelt, may receive applications for shares in the height, and votur of beautiful, and sometimes graud; but in the
David
Fire Buenry on the rivers was always was about witnes done their best to fix the infection be expected to secard all his support and Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, plaintiff and witnesses hail stated of him forests we could seldom see over a few In this Colony, our ova practitioners use his infinance with the Imperial cabinet limitou extent of one thousand shares, (witnies) was falsa. By Mir Barnard: Uha-
hundred feet in will discover and record the unhappy for the granting of the prayer of the tionis to the extent of one
direction. The forest appearance of a new epidemic." We memorialists. For according to all to call an extraordinary general meeting contractor, but not acht. Receipts pro- bambous and pleasantly shadest. The days acted in the capacity of architect and the were usually be at over-spreading write strongly, because stringent mes counts duy Ling is said to heartily repent of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company dreed were given by Chitoiu. sures are essay, even as a zomoval of Cheong hence, consequently it tim, and the truster of its stand-condition that it would not exceed a fer- at his having been instrumental to the for the purpose of authorising its dissolu-
Ho paid were rather warm but the nights in the Chatain on account from time to time, onnuntains quite cold, with a very heavy the mail steamers yet to arrive from
dew.
saw very few eigns of animal life Galle. If Hongkong becomes the vietiin such moveaient de the one above alluded
more than likely that he will further any liabilities to the new Conipay.
Bir Bosaran proposed an amendment, ti
fain sum. The sum not to be exceeded in the foresta; generally a profound silence of Mauritius fever, we at least shall have to, whereby he himself will be bauufisted the effect, shat a time should be mention to was not a guess it was an astimate, and reigned, broken only by the wild congs of warned the authorities in time. Aby baing enabled to render in due course a fur applications to be received and for the
did I not come to more than $14,000 Made the Karens, or the
oracking
of bamboes in newspaper waining" was contemptuous better account of his own stewardship than calling of a meeting, but the amendment but did not know what men he engaged.
contract with Chatzini to execute the work, the pathway of the elephants. ly disregarded in Ceylon and the result would be the case otherwise. A joint was subsequently withdrawn.
making the journey from Bangkok to It cast me $8,600 to complete the work, la December, before the mountain streams. Maulmain, the traveller should start by the is that Galle is infected. May this cold stock catablishment dealing in
The resolution was then put and carried and tobago, situated in the neighbor unanimously.
after Chatain disap
sppeared. The recom uy escape asimilar fate,
foreign residenses to the eastward of
Mr O. H. Bunnows here rose and prosecurity unnecessary.
mendations which "Chatain had, rendered have become too shallow. As the Meklong, and the Meklong Nes rivers are very wind- Honam, has been robbed by a party of posed resolution expressive of the antis tiese wurthics at shout eight o'clock in the faction the company had in seeing the ing at four o'clock.
The cross-examination was still proceeding, the boat used should be flat-bottomed and draw but little water, in order to cut Some important news from Japan stibse-eroning of Sunday last. It appears one Qf colonials authorities attending to the removal
across the shallow bends in the rivers, and ∙quent to that already reported has rechthem entered the shop at first and expChina houses, and substituting substantiasi
es of the wonden verandale so frequent in
the more easily to pass the numerous ed us:-Sir Harry Parkes left for Kioto diately after him ontered four or five others ones of brick, and further suggesting to
sta desire to buy some tobacco,
Lame-
rapids. With four bontmen, willing and about the 20th March, with his escort (of the worthies, epiciag a similar desire authorities the desirability of further as with the following-ostract from the the distance from Bangkok to Bang-at-son, A correspondent has obligingly furnishod able to work ten or twelve hours per day, company of the 9th and soms naval officers) to enable them to smoke their chebres, in securing these houses from fire by not al-Rangoon Gazette. It is a letter written by at the headwaters of the Meklong to visit the Mikado. On the morning of the stead of which revolvers were exhibited lowing firewood or other combustible ma Mr V. D. Collins, formerly of Hongkong, ought to be male in twelve days. From Nee, his intended visit, while proceeding to suddenly with the threat of blowing their torial to be stored on the roofs. This te desariptive of a trip overland from Bangkoks an, is about thirty miles to be made on brains out if the inmates of the shop solution, on a suggestion from the Chair to Manlmain-a journey performed by hi
Bang-su-ann to the headwaters of the Atar the Mikado's residence, five men rusted raised 2 outery, During the sunsterns man, was withdrawn, and there being no in company with Mra Colins. The writer foot in ous day or on elephants in two at the procession and out right and left wounding uine of the escort and two of the tion whioli onsued the ladrones cleared other business the meeting separated.-F76 9th Two men are supposed to have fluous cash, for which there was
the establishment of a
a quantity of super- inflicted most of the wounds. One ently no room in the shop's treasury,
appar of theme was shot and the other wound-Another pawn-shop situated the victuity ed and taken prisoner, from bom of the temple of 500 Gods, is also reported
JAPAN
the
near
TRAVELLING IN SIAM,
two
At the Karen village, at the head- Providing myself with an order from the waters of the Ataran, do not start down Prime Minister of Siem, by which I was tot purchase a
streant (the usual place) on a bamboo raft, Tax Glasgow Ouliken anys We have it obtain elephants at Kauburic, I left Bang
email cance and engage is good authority that a Roman Catholic kok in company with my wife, in a small men to paddle to Mauimpin which ought to Sir Harry learnt that if his party had to have been robbel a few days sont land that Bishop Lygoh, at present residing 1867, The first day our course was waster-clusion, I think the journey either way berately is about to be established in Scot-four-gared hotse boat, on the 18th of Dec., be reached in forty-eight hours. In con- not succeeded in stopping the procession midday, by a more olover ruse. A would-be at Carstairs, is it be the Archbishop or Carly, bright canals running parallel with, may be made in from fifteen to eighteen another was in ambush farther on with pledger of gold-leaf submitted to the pawn dinal; and that Father Parkinson, an auth of the Meklong river. Fro-part some hardships, if not days of delay..
broker about 100 teels' worth of leaf, who ford convert, ja te ha Bishop of Glasgow.
and few miles from, the gulf of Siam, t the same object in view. The Ministor paid out to the appliment the agroed,
days; but whoover undertakes it must ex-
with which the latter left the shop 10 Randall, of the age of seventy-seven. She the ohief town in north-western Siam, is Tas death is sunounced of Mra Sarah oeding up this river, we reached Kanbaris, doubt after making a good sarvey of its had been for forty years in the royal house fifty-six hours from Bangkok; making the contents, of the strength of the staf of its hold, attached to the service of George IV, distanes by water, at the rate of four miles turned to the shop complaining of the narch's death domestice, &a. Shortly afterwards he re- and William was wardrobe woman to
and after that last no per hour, 224 miles." Ahort-roight of the money he had received, the Dowager Yuen Adelaide, with whom Bangkok the Tachine being between the believe that they are virtuous.
The Meklong is the third river west of when whilst it was being re-weighed by the she remained till her Majesty's demise. Menim and Meklong pawn-broker, seven or eight other indivi- She then retired on a pension from the duals rushed in and at once proceeded to Crown,
returned to his quarters with his wound
ed men. He made another attempt
few days afterwards and had a long inter- view with the Mikado. H.M.9 Manite left Hugo on the forenoon of the 28th
the Minister and escort were to have einbarked on board the Adventure the jame day, at Osaka. The mails and dis
The Mektong river to Kanburie, is a broad clear shallow stream, with a slow
spécies of flattery to the bunian face A FRENO wit says that the gibhat is a Three or four persons are hung from time to time for the purpose of making the rest THE Ray, Dr Chapin says that a man living amid the activities of the nineteenth century is a condensed Methuselah.