1582.-May 2, 1868.
Saigon, April 27,
sh.-BOMAN & Co.
Hentain, April 17, General.
DEPARTURES.
No. 1532-May 2, 1868.J
QUOTATIONS.
20 p.m., Ariel, Brit, chip,
$54.
p..
anu, Hawaiian schooner, 150,
HONGKONG, 2nd May, 1868. OPIUM-Pata, New, Old, Benares, Nowi
Old,
8646
635
Malva,
COTTON.-BOMBAY,
CALOUTTS,
Exchange
19
44
Jonio, for Canton.
for Whampoa
, for Whampoa
Morris, for Tientsin.
CLEARED,
Shanghai.
for Whumpos. Saigon.
PASSENGERS.
Fex ER King, Mr King, and
18 Chinese.
Mr and Mrs Kruger, Mesara geron, Burdy, Gardener, Banks, 8 European deck, and
IPPING REPORTS.“ sh barque Eleanor, from Swan- fine weather. Crossed the 6th January, long: 23.27 the Meridian of the Cape of on 2d February, in lat. 37:44
stordam Island on
221 Feb., Head og 16th March ↑
passed
16 March, and came to Banks th April; up the China sa had
wind, and experienced S.W. 15 to 20 miles -day till April moderate 8. E. wind till lat had strong breeze fromí N.E. 1 în port, 14ỡ days out. "On 9th tho Hamb. barque Masionono,
urg bound to Hongkong, in lat. g. 17.40 E.
brig Flying Cloud, from New- reports and weather and
-Bank, 6 months' sight,
On Calcutta, 8 days sight, Rs. 218
THE CHINA MAIL.
The
reduction of duty on Tos dust, when under laels 5 mace to 1 taels 2 mace 5 conte. 15 Theis in value for 100 catties, frou 2
It would appear that this roduction: bad already been virtually mario in 1866, and
Aay
ԵԿ
Shanghae, 3 days' sight Bank, Tis. 72duction of Her Majesty's Minister!" tonda a prosperous fatore for old Canfor greater sympathy and indiging general interest suffers by at
17 dwta. B.
to deframi
who hints moreover that the Treaty doau Indeed, our Celestial friends might season.athy for the innocent sufferer, and the revenue. It has led in the presentin
Credits, 6
Bombay, 3 days' sight, F, 417
11 pere, pre.
10,25 perc. pre. ...1 per c. pre.
not need revision.
... 24.00 per teol. ... 24.10
4.85
THE DISCHARGED HINDO0 CONSTABLES.
2
Sycee, Mexicans, Gold Leaf,
Bar, 98 tonch,
Khulish Sovereigns,.. Australian Sovereigna, Discount,...
Gas Company Shares, 10 per Share.
H. & Wipua dock, Old, 14 per cent pin,
Do,
do.
H. & S. Bank Shares, Old, 16 per cent,pm,
Do. da Now 3
FROM the petitions of certain Hindoos
argument
would seem especially important that
the le-kim,, the rice embargo, the cam-almence of merchant vessels at this port phor monopoly, and the Chins-owned has undergone a favorable change brought
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH... ships regulations-the British Minister about by Fung Shuey (which has come up: The Daily Press issued the following as an has the impertinence to accuse those, of which term the roader may refer to No.
to load for the North), for, the signification extra to-day whom his own gross neglect of duty, and 2 of Vol. I of the Notes and Queries. The Wales, an extin of the Newcastle Pilet of was about to be formally authorized when
By the Flying Cloud, from New Sonth his mean truckling to the Chinese has circumstance becomes still more significant March 13th has been received, auronncing the discovery of an attempt at Hankow in mulated some thousands of dollars, of from the feat of Fund Shuey iu this instance the borrible intelligence that an attempt July of that year by one of tho largo nier- dishonesty Verily, he challenges our being rapresottot by the Fu-kee, the most was made on March 12th, at Clontarf, near cantile firms to pass a chop of Tes Tea admiration by the sublimity of his as friendly of all others to the Celestials, Sydney, to ussassinate the Duke of Edin. dust on payment of the bulk inty, deterred sumption. We shall return to the sub- simultaneously with the phonix-like reeur burgh. The news is ject at an early date, and endeavont, if rection of the American factories on the old
is given as follows:--- the
farther heunice Authorities from it be possible, to pince before the home favirable than that of Shanicen. Conso heartfelt sorrow through the Australian wate, and our fund willingly thinkis, but aad event which we have to chronicle action. This may possibly have been the sito, whose Fung Shuey is said to be more in his morning's issue haz ere this spread unantiurized act of soure agent or subordi government a somewhat more favorable account of the British Community in
the auperstitionslý d
indivi-colonies; and in no part, wo to tu pustit China than is contained in the pro- combination of unlooked for events,
have it.
and happy this strango
did the Bey,
inga natch the intelligence give rise to f
tempts on the part of individuale to detestation of the cowardly act, than instance to the maintenance for nearly two ably assert their
their superstitious belief that the City of Newcastle, where but a few days years of a the st the terrcatria!
of the old since the shorts of the people greeted, in accur to reduce for the general bonafit.
fa heavy tax which the Customs magnetism
Administration were willing of their own aite more favorable nature than that bealth and strength, the Royal Duke who of Shamgen; if a comparison of the present is now stricken down by the treacherous value
of land at the respective sites be hand of an assassin. The first intimation attention should be drawn to this subject attempted, and the foot of fortunes heing of the affair was received about six o'clock at the time when memorials from all the lately discharged from the Hongkong followed the owners of ground at Shamoen, received from Sydney to the affect that theing the Customs with oppressivo stringency
inade at the old site whilst il-luck has last evening at which hour a telegram
legra was Ports are freely circulated in print,
charg Police Force (which, were published the taken into consideration, the superstition Prince had attended the Sailors' Home Pio-in their regulations, and the nutive autho-
He New 6 per cont pm, other day), it might have been inferred of tlie Caritonese would appear not entirely nic, when a man fired at him twins with a rities generally with persistent violations
that there was some hitch in the measures devoid of reason and Lkong Hotel Shares, 321 per cent dis, no-ment of the Sikhs lately arrived from doing such a flourishing business as it was back, but it was hoped tossin; wit was tion of Custom House vigilance. Exerap
taken by the authorities for the replace-
revolver. It was also stated that one of the of Treaty and obstructiveness. Apart from Professor Vanek does not seem to be bullets lodged in it could be extracted demand, with Ettle variation, the relaxs- Royal Highnave's the criminative matter, those memorials Union Dock Shares,
minal India. Daily, for the past fortnight, supposed and he himself, anticipated. The without danger. 10 par & dis.
some application, written or verbal, has long tails do not think much of his magi- tusmediately seized, said he was a Dublin tion from restrictions and surveillance, been made by cortain of these unfortusistently with their national pride, that the reached. Nawoustle until ten o'clock last the law in crees of litigation either with
cal operations, and are of opinion, con man. This was the only intelligence that together with the better administration nate men whose services have been dis tricks of their jugglers are not much night, when in reply to a resolution adopt the Custom House pensed with by the Government; and it inferior to those of the Professor Aled by a mesting of the citizens and for natives, conatitaip the burden of the
Authorities or the becomes a matter of public interest to though the prices of admission are reduced warded by the Police Magistrate to Gorern-
whole. inquire whether the Government he, higliest and one mince the lowest
These documents have all been published fifty por cont., vis, uno dollar being the mout Houge, has not, fulfilled its part of the agreement
can hardly be matter of surprise, therefore, if the Authorities, in view of such semipre- Hongkong policemen, Whether they
nunciations, should be disposed to stand hensive demands, and indiscriminate de- proved to be better or worse protectors
upon their defence, and turn a deaf ear to of the peace than those now under pro- bation, is not our present consideration. From the Police Ordinance it is presumed that the men have certain rights, and it in, we repeat, matter of public interest that those rights should be accorded to them. To expect-even had such rights been accorded--that the public would be informed on the point, would be too mnch, having due regard to the model secret system followed by the present exalted occupant of the office of chief policeman; still it is none the less onr that connection,,
Temperature, HONGKONG, 2nd May, 1868,
9 A.M. 3P.M. Barometer,
... 30,086-30.002 Attached Thermometer, 75781 Dry Bulb,
75.0
79.0 72.0 73.5 80.0 70.0
...60.0
*་་
Wet Bulb,
Maximum S. gr.,
Minimum S. gr.,
Max. Sun's Rays,
Misimum or Grass,
Previous Rain on Grou., 0.00
24hours.
above,... 0.00
Wind,
or to 15 N. lat, wind from W.
Force,
Cloud,
m thence N.E. wind to Formosa
Ozone,
ind until 28th April, when had
ved in lac. 15 S.; from the co
Y. to S. W. and variable; crossed
30th March in long. 108 E
N.N.E. until arrival in port; April 13th, spoke the Brit, Queen, from London bound to
barque Osborne, from Cardiff, weather; crossed the Equator
in long, 28 W.; passed the the Cape of Good Hopo on th 108.; arived in Twofold 25th Feb,, left on 24 Mar
North Pacific, to China ses ng Channel; on 29th April Channel; in China ses die Wed- from East, until arrival at on 2d May; 176 days.out.
shi barque Queen of the Sea re-
ad weather till grossed the Equa- April, in long 169 E.; freut fight variable winds patil erri-
rican barque Nellie Abbott, from
Eco, reports fine weather and
e from E. to S.E, until arrival g, 45 days out.
German barque Picciola, from
eports fine weather and light E. 30th April, then had bad cross ong breeze from till arrival 325th April, spoke the Dutch from Singapore to Hongkong, at; on 20th April, spoke the aque Lesmona, from Saigon bound ng, off Caps Padarao, 5 days 27th April, apoke the Portu- he Ento, from Singapore bound ng, 35 days out,
igh ship Carmarthenshire, from
Urts fine weather and light wind 3 fint part of pasange, the latter southerly wind till lat of May, Find from E.N.E. till arrival in 26th April, spoke the British uff Vina, 160 days out, short
a barque Lesmona, from Saigon,
weather and light winds be- E. to E.N.E., nearly all the Hongkong. On 21st April, off James, spoke the British bip from Bristol Channel to Shang- ye out.
tch barque. Isaac da Costa, from reports fine scather and light lat May, when had strong E.N.E. and very heavy sea in port.
bich arque Energie, from New- dports fine weather and light
North till Shanghai - from Atroug. breeze from SW. aud is sea and foggy weather for. 16. tooderato fine weather and light N., till arrival in port.
tie
isht three-masted schooner
Tentein, reports fine weather, wind and figs till lat, 28 N.,. moderate NE, wind and fine til arrival in port pay
isli steaner Undine, from East. orts having expericuced a steady all the page down; passed
er Island Queen in the River Min
camer Azoff off the Notch. The
on was in Amoy when the Un The Undine made the passage gkong to Foochow in 68 hours, stoupage in Swatow and
stow and dingy.
tiah athamer Brl King
rer orte-
hai, Wedursday 1orning, April aced fine weather and a steady throughout the passage. Passed buonada in the Yaugize on Wed-
10.50 A.M., and M. I steam-ship. f. Hees leland, on Friday After-
Itish barque Amay, from New 3.W., reports ane weather, wind. crossed the Line on ist April in 4. frath thence had westerly tally weather antil 13 N. lat Sue E, wind and fine weather
port ou
lay, and wind N. by N. until
on 2nd May, 60 days
Twegian 3-mast schooner.
Nafaden
caulle, N.S.W., reports for the
a after leaving port had steady
ra S.E., then had variable winds
crossed the Equator ou
30th
Long. 168 E from thence find wind from W.; in China Sea En winds from E, to NB, to port; 69 days glit
N.E..
4
2 3
Wrather,
Fine Fine.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES ON SUNDAYS
IN HONGKONG.
ST. JOHN'S UATHEDRAL-Morning oolock-Revd.. W. R. Beach, M., Cole uial Chaplain. Afternoon 5 o'clock-Rey C. F. Warren.
ins:
of
under which these Bengalia became now, and the hour of perfor charrsroceived. De following telegram was and are in the hands of the Chinese. It
and
!
also. Regret to say that H.R.II. was shot this coons" may be less apprehensive of ground at Clontarf the ball entered his changed from 6 P. M. to 2 Fix. in order that by a vagabond as he was walking aorass the the da
back and passed ronud his ribs, lodging in the danger of being re are looked upon in terrorem, yet
days, when the ladrones being the motto of the Southern Celestials, except when invited to the Flower boat entertainments, Professor Vanek has been operation larger asemblies than u bay Bitberto unable to draw by any magical yet had.
grobbed of the left side in front of the stomach. The representations avowedly based upon their
seems to suffer much from the wound, but he construed into a virtual admission of the ball has not yet been extracted. The Prime alleged malfaisance, leet concession should the doctors do not anticipate anything changes. At all events, it is too much to ex- fatal at present"
pect that they will not recriminate if there (From "Heralda" Extra of Thursday,
Unless be good grounds for retort.
the mercantile community, therefore, be
9 p.m.):
UXION CHURCH,Minister, Rev. D. B. duty to nuts what crops to the surface in Part of the recheaked in the steamers' wharf, and when about half way faith and disregard of Treaty engagementa.
Morris. Morning Service, 11 A.M.; Even
6.89 KM.
Afternoon 8 o'clock. The same.
months'
3rd
hor ing
Ing
At &
X-
course
against
Bus of any
It is with the deepest regret and humilia-fectly clean-imuded in the matter of Ourton tions as sucessfully as they had com- the Prince left the luncheon table in com lation, their representatives would proba The ladrones are carrying on their operation that wo announce that about 3 pm. House frauds and violation of Treaty stipu menced from the day of the ex-Governor pauy with Sir Williers Manning. They bly have done better for their interesta, had Cheong's departure, now over a period of proceeded across the green towards the they lealt more sparingly in charges of bad two months, without least by any
measures on the an unknown elderly man me behind and The tone of virtuous indignation in
in which called
fired a revolver at the Prince, at a distance such acts are indeinned would Fysiack, about twenty miles
of elunt from of e here, five family residences have been bur-
only a few feet, wounding him in the be just as applicable to Foreigners as to It way be remembered that two disglariously attacked ten days ago. In adili- upon the esessein as he was in the act of these when employed agalitat foreign Gov-
A bystander at once threw himself Chinese upon conviction. A
Stot Arme os 7. STEPREN'S MISSION CHAPEL. (Sex charged constables were committed to fios to some $500 in silver, the ladrones firing again. The ballet wsa diverted, and ermments, howevue iminac vine in Chinese.) Marning 10 o'clock. Gaol on the 24th ultimo as rogues and carried away the valuable portion of the struck Bir Thorne, juu., who was standing ants, are seldom without a dangerous recoil, immaculate the assail- Rev. O. F. Warren, Rev. Lo Sam Yuen, vagabonds, because they had, properly of revenge, for one of the ladies attempt svare wound. The first thought. of the their own. And whether the objects sought
clothing, and burned the remainder out sorce distance off, BOMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH-Rev. Fenough, elected to take their threed to do as much injury as she would assemblage, was for the Prince, who was at be claimed as concessions, or demanded as
in the foot, inflicting a however adfely they may be nea ther Kaloondi, vice-prefact. In the non-instead of going to Bombay per steamer,
; 6, 2nd Mass ;7;
pay (which was refused to them! with her powerfal weapon, by exhaust once carried to his marques. Fearful Treaty right, a flourish of weapon8 of 1 Mane; 8, High Mass with. Sermon in Porte be detained until the mail steamer left set-of against the robberies that are cour take the miscrvant from this polica, amidst paring the way for succeseful
stock of Billingsgato.
As citement ALORS, and & 11sh was made to kind hardly seems the best mode of
pre- tuguese; 9.30
9.30, Last Mass, with Sermonia on the 1st of May. One of these annoy mitted, 'now-a-days, badly off for cash taken on board the Paterson, in custody, and ingreased facilities for its extension Hy Acgocistion English. In the afternoon, at 1
sono of Cheoug's de Sermon ing colored indivitats presented himself tractors, perhaps Usina
cries of Haag him."
"He was immediately And desirable as greater freedom of trade in Chinese. Evenings
5. Sormon in Portu- again as a suppliant before the Bench to enable thom tu uning a few puffs from and brought up to Sydney. The guese; 5.30, Benediction.
Thera were be, Her Majesty's Government cannot be Service in the German, language, by P. this morning, stating that he had again hawked for a cash a plece, in which it is whom the Princo's wound was examine the maintenance of thous international rela-
an opium pipe, favo insued a news serip several medical men on the group object by any, neapsi
by supposed likely to Book the
the promotion of for E. Klitzke, past ten A.M., in the Chapel of the Berlin geant.of police released the man from attacked en route by the "ody-guard was and it was decided to send the stoartions of amity and commerce for which
on every Sunday, at half-host is passage. In point, of fact, a seratated that His Excellency's
tenance incompatible with Foundling Houss, West Point,
Gaol only fifteen minutes previous to the ral of Chcoug's veterans wore killed. This arrival in
by the banditti, and eve Fairy to mako preparations for the Prince's SALIORE HOME Evening Service, at Mait's departure, and the poor ex-P.C. d for the above mentiqgued poppose. Speak the people forming a line through which of interpretation by which a s
non existing! Hia is considered entirely a fabrication, concoct was the carried to the steamers wharf,
Sydney, Royal Highness, ing Treaties were made. 4 P.M.Hev. W. P. Beach, MLA.:
Whatever may be thought of the canons CHRISTADELPHIAN SYNAGOGUE-Lynd previous to his arrest on the charge of
is now in the same condition, as he was of sun-man-ches, amongst the mikeel" the Eart of Bolinare. Lord Newry, tie is oduced from the toxt of the Treg- Fight hurst Terrace. Borvice at 5 F.. every being a rogue and vagabond. Whether laneone itenia of local and ingeign intelli- Commodore, and others who accompanied by of Tientsin, with its exterșitorial Sunday.
or not there be any just cause for the aply issued under the auspices of some of the the Morpeth (s) the vessel at once proceeded in the interior to buy land and set up a sheet which is regular- the Prince passed. On arriving on board slatso, to trade without limit or controul pareat importunity of the Hindoos, it is missionary gentlenion, it is stated that some to, the Government. Jetty, when his Royal permanent est very clear that the davalier way they
where
establishmenta throughout have been treated by the head of the under the medical treatment of an Baro Government House
Peking a Chinaman, whilst Elighness was immediately conveyed to provincesto navigate in Foreign vessels. all inland nators-to work minos and lay police department would seem to imply Chinese fact or eight English yards in pean sang, passed a worm measuring twenty
down railroads and telegraphic lines that there was something wrong or some length. What a sensational episode! thing to stave off and keep dark. The May 1st, the Wile of the Revd. F. S. petitioner, on being this morning refor TURNER, of a Sou.
red by the Magistrate to Mr Deano, stated in open Cout that the sergeant THE CHINA MAIL. major and interpreter had positively refused to permit the poor Indian to son the Superintendent and lay his case be fore him a course of action which is eminently un-English, impolitic, and dan THE Daily Press of this morning contains gerous na regards the discipline and fu our translation of Sr. Fernandes report ture management of any Indian Polive on the Macau coolie trade. It appeared force here in Hongkong. in the China Mail of the 23rd of last
It is to be hoped that H. E. the Go month, was reprinted in our Inst Overlund vernor will see that the usual English edition, and has been sent to all quartare regard to "fair play" may be observed where it is necessary that the facts stated in this caso, even though the objects are by Sr. Fernandes should be known. The Indian ex-constables; and further, that Press of this morning prints the report, a cries of apparently stifled complaints and says, "It has been sont to our office may not again be mat in so (also app in the character of an advertisement." rently) defiant, shuffling, and high tas
Mandarin dialect) was on board the
No: 4, VOL. 2 F
Notes & Queries on China & Japan. IS PUBLISHED THIS DAY.
BIRTH
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1868,
gouce, contained
LENT
TODAY'S POLICE.
the
1.085
at Clontarf was only superficial, but so far the fués of the country, irrespective of the
This medical examination of the wound ns could be ascertained it is aut of a mortal warts cer wishes of the people and the will
ature,
of the Government, it must, 1t it is inflicted from the locality in which I
must, I think, be it is accompanied by consitter vary evident those are measures which able danger,
sither (Before Mr Goodlake.)-Two Chinese ear-
We have been informed on the best all-
the complete command presuppose pentors were sent to not for a month and thority that there is no cause for the slight of its government. The first means the of the country, the willing co-operation tourteen days respectively, without the opest alarut about the Prince's wound. Ea dishtegration of a g
1 of a great empire, the second a fine, for havior assaulted a Die was severely struck, but the ball entoring mutual agreement between the high con- trist Watchman
behind the back encountered the muscles
tracting patties. Which of thean do the H. Wishman, watchinaus to the Wanchi by which it was turned instead of penetratemorialists contemplate Gambling house, was fined $5 for having ug, and it is distinctly visible under the they need bardly be told that any course struck a Chinawoman with a stick.
If the latter,
sl in front. ...
Although suffering some which makes negotiations more difficult
A Portuguese uned Güthernina, livingpenstration from the nervous shock, H.R. H. and concession less attainable, is movie as in Square Street, was charged with boving is not.in any danger.
a matter of policy, and cannot fail to be assaulted a Chinawostan, in that she gave
to the interpsts of those who prejudicial Chinese a blow in the dye, and was filed
seek to
to profit by both. DR Hall assuils the idea that wen rest by
For bis reason, for no other, these IMPOREST THEFT.-Wong Aon, a cook, doing nothing. He says the only healthful memorials cannot be allowed to pass on- was charged with having been caught in the rest, as long as our physical condition retirely without notice. Without stopping aut of leaving the sisanter Douglas with a maine as it is, is to be busy. Bea of force to point out the many fallacies and grate box containing $50, which did not belong and industry will everywhere tell you, It misconceptions which run through the sa- to iTing Ching Lan (who spoke in the is the hardest thing in the world to do rious documents though some of these are
We don't believe the statement: We handed a spirit by any public servant, yesterday morning gorg. Rodring. The trus object of rest is re-swisently calculated to mislead the mor-
and professional obligation which he owes
pot for the first time-to the China
slait,
LOCAL
THE Legislative Council will meet
day next, the 6th instant, at 3 P.M.
SIR R. ALCOCK'S "LATEST."
We publish in this day's, issue a letter
Tues-
he took off his out, and was
up
14
cuperation, and that is best brought about cautile communities in China to their pre-
of muscles; and as to the brain, by calling take vare Her Majesty's Government shall as to the body, by exercising a different sot judice--I deem it incumbent upon me to into requisition a diferent set of organs or in no way be identified with the memoria- pors, causing the mind to act upon new lists.
Their views and the arguments are their
47
do believe that the form of its publica however high that position may be in its the same, when lie missal the box produced. tion lins been adopted by the editor of occupant's own estimation. The secret Prisoner was brought to him shortly after the Press. in order that, while covering or "burking" systera is foreign to English wards, with the box, which contains 800; poverty of industry, he might also evade ideas, and the sooner it is dispensed it had not been opened. Mir Comper, 2nd he was customary for a certain onilega own, and it is enough that it should be the acknowledgment of an intellectuel with the better for ull parties.
officer on board steamer Douglas, stated that I the prisoner was caught walking off with the professor to inquire of the graduating clans known the reponsibility of the Govern box, and as the box did not belong to him, world. One would be a fuctor, one a
what each proposed to be or to do in the nont is completely ho was taken back and given in charge.
With this no heat ged.
I should willingly Prisoner made a very fine statemsut, to lawyer, one a merchant, and so on, and leave the subject without further observe the effect that complainant got some fruit what do you propuss tu be, Simon tion, but as the memorialists, those pl from him a year ago, and did not pay for a going to a Pitheopal minister, was Hongkong more especially, have expressed it;ao
so he went on board to get payment, the answer of the lisping graduate. for the particular desire to know how far the re- when complainant gave hire the box, and rease First, The prayers are all in printed void. is Worship said that he had seen many area of Pithcopal ministors are abort, three principal heads under which all that then charged him with having stolauitend Fc read the Billy, Secund, The with my views, I add a few remarks on the cases trumped u
the present would have been got ministers generally marry rich wives, may be roughly ulassed. up because of evine frait having been sold
It is said that a new bonnet will sou a year ago Frisolier would have turco make its appearance in the fashionable months hard labor..
world its sluipe will be that of an elbow of cular on the head, and the upper terminns Tre Chinese were sentenced to a month's stovepipe; the bennet will stand perpendi
will be about sis ur eight fuches above the to suit the new style of
from Sir Rutherford Alcook to M.
Consul at Canton, which is, we regret to We are requested to state that the Hvening say, of a toue so frritating to the mercan Service in the Cathedral will be at 5 o'clock
tile community of China, that the most on Sunday, Dext, and on succeeding Sun- & case, but i did not think that and them I can steal. And third, Pithoon has been advanced in the several addres304
dispassionate and uninterested reader days during the summer.
can hardly fail to mark the studied insult
it conveys. We should be inclined to Ous Canton correspondent writes under
The Tariff of Maritime Duties and setion of the Custom House Administra tion in their collection.
casas of dispute with the Custom House 2.The Administration of Justice in Authorities, and in Mixed cases whery un- távea are concerned,
3- The
systard of Inland Duties arid the
regret that Her Majesty's Minister had date April 30-Great ludoed oust have hard fabour, and ton strokes with the rattan, placed himself in an attitude so hostile bean the dumppointment felt by Soey Ling, for having been caught by a District Watch to the views of the educated and liberal the Governor-General of the Two Kiwanga, man, sualching haulkexebiefs from presen- top of the hand, classes of China residents, and have com when the emissaries employed by His Ex-gore on the Praya. One of them took to wearing the mitted himself to so lamentable an exhi the citizens of this metropolis wore disposed the fear of the lashing record of his work praised, was one day told that Judge cellency for the purpose of becertaining how arying very lustily on sentence being passed, fucity of profiting by the experience towards him, reported that tiny refund offence
of point h
-blank many years, were there not wome satis. the occasion of the anniversary of His They-were alap onleied to find two facianee of his, 'Oh, zaid the artist to Ailuinistration, a clear understanding of
any demonstration on
sureties for six months.
moon.
Was
the
intendo that British merchants are not they, the former holds much vet forthcoming, they were again yo
A PAINTER who was fond of hearing his abus attending their levy.
In reference to the first head, the Tariff
the conditions under which Foreign Trade has been placed by existing treaties is beces- sary to any fair or intelligent examination of the questions raised. The right to trada in China exists for Foreigners only by virtue of the Treaties. And the right has besa conceded by the Emperor, subject to the obligation of paying certain duties specified in the Tarif
reverne on Trade by such means as are This right to levy duties and collect a usually adopted in every Western State is
faction in knowing, firstly, that he has Excelluney's, birth-day, Which The omissa vile-looking Chinamen worn again brought Jutge of Probute.
his informaut, what is his opinion good on the THE "KROCK-DOWN RORPABIES-Fou for He isn't a judge of painting, he's defined his exact position as the mere 28th day presentative of the British public in ries are said to bave tried hard to coax the up on suspicion of having been concerned China, and secondly, that the slanderous citizens but in vain, and to their indignant in the knock-down" robberies committed u imputations, conveyed in his later, serjury, of sau ca una of the Cande sto por four love them on the beyond mister of the
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION. rouse even the pulseless
in the sante master towards Soey as transport Temar and Mr Bidea of did towards Cheong, inasmuch as, Stamp Ofice
BRITISH CONBULATE, community of Hongkong to nation. The
Dapartment. As no evidence
CANTON, 1st May, 1868, rank and office, the lasonic and sanded, and ball was accepted in the case dean-handed in the matter of Custom sharp reply that "Soey is tot Obesing," is of three of the prisoners. The watch stolen information copy of a Circular despatch The undersigned circulates for general honse frauds" may perchance act like it to have been rettirmedi The presents from the offer of the Tamar has been ho his received from His Excellency the final excitant which resulted in frous Wong-tai, it is stated, have he found, and a money-changer is in custody, Sir Rutherford Alcock, z.c.B., Her Matrein explicitly and distinctly recognized.
mising the British Lion in the well-carried through the strecte e conspicuously or on bell, who is a
is suposed to Know some- they could have been done, from the thing of
First prisoner i have had their interests shamefully he attracting any more noties on the part of of this "ushcol" of erininals which bag, af glected for some year, they have been the citizens residing in the neighbourhood ter a long interval, again
cropped #ipi tuntemptuously treated in their applica than that of an ordinary matrimonial or streets, Bit Deane produced a baminer or tion for redress from the venal and super funeral procession. It is to be hoped that alub tised by those desperadors, which le do ciliona Chiness, for their infringerente the united and determined action of the poulids, and is more like an instrument to Soey will draw the right conclusion from iron-headed hammer woighing about four of Treaty stipulations. And now, after Cantonese.
felling ozen than
known Yankee story, The nierchants Matow fatty to the Yahun. but without detained) is suppose to be the who is Jesty's Minister in China.
the
matter.
ringleader
in our
D. B. ROBERTSON,
Consul
To the British Community, Canton Circular (Separats.)
But lest there aheald be any lingering doubt on the subject, the Chamber of Commerce at Shanghai
base heen at this pains to ears to
and
with great candour has given publicity to, the opinion of two of the best lagal au
larities in England in conjunction with Tely able sssociates and that opinion daciares the right to lory duties, and by and enforce payment
PELING, February 17th, 1868.
the total denial of the chief privileges antor foteworthy that the lately remarked and robbing clinging in dinastia guiden, enclose for your infulation from confiscation and revenue from stats at for which we fought with Chingaffer unprecedented sight afforded by a total remanded until Friday next,"
HH the Prince of Kunig, announcing a fraud, is among the rights of sovereignty.