EMBER 8, 1868.
TIONS.
September, 1868. BW.... 620
New,
A.
ange.
t
**
615
650 a 55
17 a 20h 13 a 10
4,8
* 4/85 a 4M aight, Rs. 236 & 237 aight, Rs. 236 a 297 aight Bank, Tis. 74
B.
B
... 23.00 .... 22,60
438 4.66
12 a 16 Obd, p
New, 2 dis
Old, 17 per e. pr. 1, 2p. c. pm.
17p. e dis. nom. rature. September, 1868.
9 д.м.
3 P.M. 29.872 29.804
-85
86.0
80.0
or, 82
83.0
... 70.0
89.0
78.0
75,0
op., 0.20
0.20
N. E. .2
135
N.E.
3
Doll. Fina,
PONDENTS
en to all who wish to egitimate grounds, but ves responsible for the onden's.
addressed to this paper by the name of the for publication, but as
larly requested that relating to the general r be addressed to the case to individuals by and inconvenience in siness will thereby be
TH
he morning of the 8th ILIAM F. G. SZByan- Commissary General,
NA MAIL.
AY, SEPT. 8, 1868.
ACAO COOLIE ATIONS.
ns, promulgated by
ouza for the Macso
thly suggestive, whe-
of their issue of the
tain be considered.
we would imply re nor explicitly states abuses have succes ves felt at Macao in Chinese, for which: ecessary. to introduce.. onsidering that this Jaimed in an official arks passed upon
se columns, and for
e interest has induc-
tative of the Queen.
na Mail, are invested
rce which was very eseen by the learned dio has thus perilled nothing of the loss. variably attends & he interest of the. barracoon owning
is point of view we
to His Excellency
sza, and we congra-
on upon the new
A into at least the the case.
de by the new regu-:
by no means be proval which those. al success, protected
ities of the trailer: nd to thein. The with an assumption not say "daliber: lieve that Admiral aled by interested onibuined of lie," the limits of the. Portuguese Colony," the irritable self- Macro being a Pors may be sois 60,
t so officially-that:
ales of international
Benhor Bouza as complained of lie
Л.
We are curiotis
liquity of reasoning ut this satisfactory Chinese and Fortu Are at Macao, and iness is or waS CON: Macao for inland lies; and having
deavour return to
to realize their ill the acts complained
itted beyond Macao
has been the protec
on their return by hich has permitted. petrated. If a th fob another man's
the robbery was be-limits of his own.
the slightest degree Yet these abuse without the limite
urisdiction
The
her deeply deceived eiver: Whicherct
Entertainment
LOCAL
WE direct attention to the announcement in tortures in aid of the families of de- ceased soldiers, to be given to-morrow evening in the Recreation Room at the North
No. 1642 SEPTEMBER 8, 1868.]
may be the case, (and we of coures in common charity inaline to the former proposition) the alleged intention of sup- prossing the evils of kidnapping does not reem to fructify into a very promising The main portion of the first fifteen articles of the new regulations are solely devoted to the protection of the broker, and securing him against competition, while the fiues for cases of infringemrat which bear on the emigrants are too paltry to secure the alleged and in view.
performance.
We deeply regret to learn the death by drowning of one of the Wesleyan Missio- naries stationed at Canton, the Revd. Mr Caldwell, who lost his life on Saturday, the 5 instant, whilst bathing near Canton. Another name is thus added to the long Canton River.
THE CHINA MAIL.
collection whatever of having signed the bill; he did not believe that he had put
his name on the paper after the bill was the board would be squared by the services he rendered,
His Honer pressed plaintiff pretty hard regarding what porvices had been rendered by defendant to plaintiff, and called upon bim to produce his books to prove the en tries.
Plaintiff excused himself; the books had been mislaid at the fire, and could not be found; he had never looked for thou, ho
ΘΥΕΣ,
Thus any one who infringes Art. 2 by list of fatal accidents in the treacherou half, who stated that Finch had done. BAT koping an unlicensed house may be fined from $100 to 3500. But if suc cesful in avoiding detection, that same person may "realize" on 80 or 100 soolies; and the prices obtained for con-
3. witness was called on defendant's bo vics for Blackwood, as barkeeper and book- Ws are sorry to learn of the death of Cap-keeper; but that there was no agreement tain Haskell, formerly of the river steamer about the said services, Kinshan. He left this port in the Carobel,
His Honor said that the case was very. bound for New
Same u. E. M. Silvis, $33.58.-This case was found to be settled. was by default, defendant failing to ap Achun, F. Ferriera, $4.Judgment
pear,
Fong Akung v. L. Barnes, $39,-Neither plaintiff or defendant appearing, this case was strook ont
THE NORTH.
A BANK DIFFICULTY.
and
he
The new to hand by our Shanghai filos more meagre them usual; the following are the most interesting items (N. C. D. Neus) At Chefov, ssye a correspondent, several tracts render the prize sufficiently great last, and was, on the 26th of June unsatisfactory, but he was compelled to parties are out gold-digging, but little is of commorco, have been and are being frit- the bundle contained 1,1407; he swears also
days after the vessel's departure. Whether not get over the facts that the bill was de- for the interior on the 31st ulto,
at sea two or three give judgment for the plaintiff, as he could hesid of them. A new company started
clared over defondant's signature to be cor- plemed to hear that there is cannot authoritatively say; sure that general regret at his decouse will the services rendered. Canton river. He was on his way home homely and genial commander. on the after a long-residence
We are chance of
detected-especially in a settlement of his death was accidental or otherwise, wrect and that no agreement existed as to Misters interesting themselves in the
but we are
Horta's evidence) à barracoon owner, be felt by many who knew him as theories he had of the existence of the debtor that, if gold exist, people will have ward, that do nothing when they reach all others. A short time t
to make it simply worth the risk of being which the principal member of the Lo- gislative Council is (according to Senhor Much the same observations apply to the other penalties provided. Two articles slose of them are in the emigrant's - favar; one providing that the emigrants shall enjoy free ingress and egress from 8 ak till 4 M., and the other that no corporal punishment may he inflicted on them.
It is, however, against the twenty seventh article that we desire to enter an emphatic protest. Its provisions are as fatal to the coolie as demonstrative of an intention to protect, the broker at the expense of the coolie, instead of the ocolis at the expense of the broker-if one or the other must suffer. It says
Any emigrant who shall have been for ten days in an Emigration establishment, in the enjoys ont of full liberty thore al
iu
the East.
We observed that the English and Ameri- own mon-of-war, the French mail steamor, the Eri King, and the American merchant steamers and mailing vessels in harbor, were flying flags half-mast high during the day. This, we believe, was a mark of respect shown to the memory of James Buchanan, ex-president of the United States, offloini news of whose death came on by the mail yesterday.
LONDON Peinch has cridorsed the common Misako regarding the family of Sir Robert connection with the Napiers of Mercbistoun Napier. The Baron of Magdels has no He was born at Ceylon in 1810, and is, we believe, of Irish origin.-Friend of India.
Inons,
for
Madhurst has been no better treated by the the starting intelligence that Mr Coneni The Fire Queen, from Bankow, bringe
АН
is
ít
is
in
and
the
lowed him, and who only withdraws after THE Vader-Secretaryship at the Home, 226 cases of wine tu possezaton of plainting tatat, to Chinkeang; and that H, MS troops and their stores from and to un- cident or by design on the part of the clerks.
coded the Tycoon to Osaka: and played at
in 1864, we might be content to let them there sought to recover £100 from the at the review before Sir Rutherford Alcock Feb, last, the Oriental Bank Corporation fighting in the way we had exhibited to us. In the District Court of Colombo, on
go on, almost without observation, and with Chartered Mercantile Bank, under circum- almost entire
stances stated in the following judgment The little. trade would be almost inspored bake to delivered on Aug. 17, and reported in the
insppreciable, and except a
save Observer - in the locality in which the business wou
The only question for the consideration would be carried on. Osaka open- of the Court here, is, whether the clerks of Matilda Vice E. M. Silva, $22.00.-ed in the Inland Sea, Neogata on the West the Mercantile Bark, on the 7th of Febru This case was discovered to have been Coast, Nagasaki, Hakodate and Yokohama ary last, gave to the messenger of the Ori settled.
-the business that could not be done stental lank a sum of 1,140% in Colombo. one port might be affected at another, and notes of the latter, or only the sum of 1,0401 so the general import trade would have as One of the clerks of the Mercantile Bank fair a chance as ever.
swears that he counted the notes before But, as it is, there is over
overy reason
reason to be delivery and found them to amount to greatly dissatisfied. The war is carried on 1,1401, and so labelled them.
as trifling a manner as heretofore, senger of the Oriental Bank Corporation in almost a but at a prodigious cost; and the means that practical ought to be employed in the development them also on his arrival and declared that accurate counter, counted tered away in the purchase of armaments, that he did not see the label on the bundle of the use of which there almost total ig- of notes and appears to have made up the noranes; of ships, of which there is no ef- total without knowing beforehand the footive use inade; and in the hire of foreign amount at which it
it had been
was on Saturday, when be got the sum-the mines should be worked legally than our neighbours, know the names of several bundle, to which a sum of 300%, had been
Finch informed the Court that the first opening of the Shantung mines. They vessels to carry troops backwards and for that his counting was quite
it; and, acknowledge that
the first it is far better their destination.
We of
counting Manish (the mossenger of the of course, ommon with most of Oriental Bank Corporation) recounted the Blackwood stated that he summoned
illegilly. Another correspondent, writing Finch when he had heard that he was Minster is rather inclined to make enquiries in breaking the neutrality laws; but from 1,3401 instead of 1,4401,
on the 26th instant, says heat the British vessels that are almost exclusively engaged afterwards added, found that he had earning $80 a month.
Had only His Honor then
the clerks of how Mining
matters are managed in Cali. the manner in which they cloak their pro- the Mercantile Bank on aramin gave judgment, with the forns and Australia. remark that Finch had botter be more care-Tite kanto Foreign "vagabonds" have again individuals to undertake the proof of their error the books of the abroffs and dierks ful with his next employer.
dug out the hole which was filled in before
on examination found This looks well, ceedings it is impossible for us as private that it was so. Од n the
of illegal and nervous over the matter, then with the botton, and found sous fine specimens cornmunity that this traffic be stopped. It had been paid over to Mamah. The notes
Defendant, who appeared sorely puzzled by order of the Tactal, and have reached
were examined and their cash balance found drew,
in nevertheless, to the interest of the to be currest on the supposition that 1,140 of gold.
aggravating and prolonging the war, and first delivered to Mamah had remained on (Evening Express.} Gardiner Fuller was the centre round
thereby increasing the stagnation of the counter between his two counting morning, forse motonet en frou Cool
Some half dozen steamers or other vessels note of a hundred pounis or several notes which most the interest gathered this
to act within the terms of the Treaties. come to no other conclusion than that a business, to the loss of all who are content Under these circtimstances the Court, can in the oustody of a turnkey, and he appear-villagers at Yangchow; then were the Misare getting large profits a transports, and, to that amount were abstracted from the by practising decuits on their Consulates, counter after the delivery of the first bundle for amely no Cunsul would give them their to Mamab. If that bundle when delivered. abetting the combatante, carrying their error inust have been caused either by ass were honestly declared), they are aiding and was delivered and scoopted as 1,1406; clearance if the trade they are engaged in to Mamah contained only 1,040 and
and you
incalotilable evil to the country, and anthorized ports. They are thus
doing of the Mercantils Bank. It is
is difficult fo that believe great injury to the foreign community. If have accidentally made the a
the payer
and recaivar could Conauts did their
mistake in. Now, the latter clanse, which we have
duty, they would use counting the some efforts to prevent this traffic. Most had done so, that the books of the clerks
noter, aud impossible, if
if they italicised amounts simply to this: an filliterate coolie, coerced by the threats of
dead certainty, they may justly nisks Mercantile Bank could have formed & desigu Kwangan government; so, when the Toku with the erroneous estimate. And it is also of the business done in this way is for the should have been found to be consistent the middleman and broker, has remained
gawa recover their power, as they will to a impossible to believe that the clerks similar claims on each of the governments of imposing on so experienced and practical the ten days in the Kun-too, on the 8th, 9th
whose subjects have been engaged in this counter se Mamah by giving him a bun and 10th of which he has had his con.
transport service, to those made by the dle of notes short by 100% of its nominal tract read to him and finally consented to sign it on the following day. But on
Defendant swore that the wine had basa
United States on England.
amount The nature of this traffic is at once allowed miscount the bundle to the same amount,
in the
expectation being brought up to sign he declines,
that he would brought from California, had been bottled
when the soumissions paid to the Agents and that he should fail into the trap and It must be "recollected that he has not hitherto entered into any written engage-
THE "CONTEMPT" CASE.
in Hongkong, and with the bottles and
iu soine instances is taken into considera. make precisely the blunder that it was ine pages cost five cents over $3 a case. The ment Yet on declining to sign after don and China Herald of July 31. It places tion.
The following letter appears in the Lon wine was sent to plaintifa for sale at auc
tion. We have heard of such cases as, for tended he should make. The counsel for having once consented he is to be liable the decision of the Judicial Committee
instance, where a charter was for a total plaintif contend that it was impossible for His Honor said that
We have to record another wanton attacksum of $7,
7,000 the Agent received $1,000
000 the notes to have been stolen; but, consi for half the cost of his passage-money, before the public in a somewhat more been sold, there could be na debt, and no day night two French gentlemen in the be as nothing to the losses experienced by left ou the desk and the number of
the wine had not upin foreigners in the country. On Satur- out of it, Sachs commissions, however, can dering the manner in which the notes wers and for his food for ten days (equal at favourable light than it has generally beeu money. 100 cash diem to $1.) This latter pro-regarded. The writer says
Mr Caldwell said that, if his Honor bense boat built in the Chinese style, and
Chstoms service went out shooting in a the self-saras houses by the continued de- who were coming in and out of the Bank at of persona vision is fair enough. But the mon it Permit ma to observe that the recount would give judgment for the $600, he would on arriving at the Barrier near Sz.Kong.
pression of trade.
the time, the court cannot see that such ime struous injustice of holding him liable sent to the Herald is not correct, and agree to give defendant back his wine (which Keu they stopped off
was, as universally adroitted, the possibility has been proved. There is no for half his passage-money is so apparent in your next publication going to the colo- defendant would agree to pay the coolie
shall feel obliged if you will give insertion would give the Judge an idea of its value). Hause there, where a gunboat is stationed the small Custom
of the British govorument to prevent evidence by whom the notes were stolen,
and departure from port of but that is: the biting out and other confederate that we can only wonder that any go-ies to what are considered in legal circles hire.
a question quite immaterial in vernment on earth can tolerate such a the exact facts of the case, via:-.
present case: the real question before flagrant abuse of power. A coolie, ten
Defendant said that was all right enough. Cistom House and making their way to
of the Oriental Bank Corporation and aes of mon from the gunboat going round the
and if they had boon paid to the messenger Bir Pollard in his petition to her Majesty daya in the power of a crimp, may be complains of the Chief Justice's sentence, 220 cases of wine to be delivered up to The coolie in the best called out to them
Judgment was then given for $500, the wards the spot where the house boat
·legally told to "emigrate or go to prison and of bis bearing towards him (Mr Pol- deferulant on demand costs of attorney for debt; for the bare ides of any coolie lard), and prays that the matter of the and of capias were granted.
that the
cepted by him on their account before the lumates ware Frenchmen, and up-
theit, the Oriental Bank Corporation must from the emigrating class. possessing said Chief Justice in relation to the said
aaid petition and avveral proceedings
they commenced a shower of stones.
bear the loss. The plaintif is, therefore, nonsuilod,-with poete and by money fough to pay half his pass- sentence may be investigated and inquired Same, 9904.8, for goods sold and delivered. largo stone thrown at his head, which how
Ya Chung Hung (Yu Shing shop).
back age to Havana or Peru, even at the into, and that the said sentence may be sohol-This was the cass in which Fuller standa ever hit bim below the knos, causing hits managed to get clear of a contract rate (though this is left to ly rescinded, reversed, and expunged from the committed for trial at the Criminal Sessions considerable injury. After some time the the chance of what agreement may have minutes of the said Court.'
of the Supreme Court, for having obtained bost got away. The matter has been been made) is preposterous. If this is a This prayer was not granted. The Judi- the goode under false pretences. specimen of Admiral de Souza's coolie cial Committee, however, found that the Mr Caldwell (who appeared for plaintiff) it is expected will take some steps with re- brought to the notice of the Taoutai, who of 200 dollars £30-to which refer- contended that his client was entitled to gard to it. We think it would with more trade legislation, the sooner his acta are
ence is had in the London and Chine Herald take advantage of his civil as well as crimi-propriety have been placed in the hands of vetoed by the Portuguese government of the 17th instant-was inflicted in respect nal remedy, and produced a case in support the French Consul, and we trust that the better. We hesitate as yet to ascribe of six separate contempts, to some of which of this
of abip to him bad faith. But as public men Mr Pollard was afforded no opportunity of
propositio cati be judged only by their public acts, explained that no fine could be infinted false pretence, there is no debt, he could
Vitoate His Honor said that, if a man goes to a
Bronier may, in order to upheld his nation's prestige, feel caled upon to take g or apologising for, and the com- Magistrate and says in fact that, this being cognisanco we have merely to add that, unless this by a judge for contempt without previously not then go to the Small Causa Court and
the affair, agulation be rescinded, weshall be obliged
the party likely to be fined all
the lapen of the above interval, shall con- stitute himself d-btor to the agent woncerned in the amount of half the cost of his passage, and of his maintenance, at the rate of 100 yeah per diem.
Office is likely to become soon vacant, Sir James F'angusson accepting the poet of Governor of Tasmania or South Australia. The Duke of Edinburgh's expected visit to the Esat is than referred to by the Friend of India-His Royal Highness
the Duke
of action.
・to entham
claims in which amounted to $1,608.55. ed as defendant in eaves auita, the total sionaries.
Crawford & Co. 4 G Filles, $500 Uwe can learn of the affair is simply or goods supplied. Defendant zaid he did web stoned from Yaugehow and had to that gentleman and those with him, not admit the debt, but put in a get-off of
Ride has been ordered lumediately. said that the full Anuut was 1957, and the Nile from Yokohama reports that the
Mr Caldwell (who appearol for plaintiffs) that, as they only sued for $500, they had P. M. SS. Great Republic had been on valued the wine at $337, thus making the shop for three days; had discharged part total amount of the debt, The claim was for of ter cheroots, sugar, o., supplied.
cargo and was then towed off by the
the departure of the Nile, and the Corte Defendant, who was placed in the wit the American Mail arrived three days before Costa Rica and New York. The Japan with
Rid left for Shangliae, id Biogo and Nag- To this the Daily News replies We are saski, on the 28th. authorized to contradict the report in last geatlemen with him "were stoned from Evining Express, that Mr Medhurst and the Yangukow and had to retreat to Chin keang" but the Express reiterates its asser- tici u & subsequent issue.] (Recorder)
of Edinburgh, is expected at Calcutta inness box and sworn, said that the wine was the cold Reseos. His Excellency the Go-valued much too low. It cost $3 a case. vernor General will open the Railway to Umballa early in November, en route to asked if he could produce witness to prove His Honor cautioned defendant, and Calcutta, from which he will embark for that persons from whom he bought it, for England in January next. His Excellency instance. will hold no Durbar in the Upper Pro- vinces."
of the
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duty the
If it
the
&
a
the pr
of
One of the gentlemen observed. & number cruisers, it is the duty of every foreign the Court is from whom were they stolon,.
vessels being employed in this illegal traffic. minister to prevent any of his national -Japan Gazette.
IMPORTANT QUESTION OF MER CANTILE LAW. Tha case of
Butler &
on board the F. and Q. steamer Norna dur- ing the Eclipse, havo hecu, kindly plaved at THE LATE ECLIPSE The following notes of observations taken
our disposal by Mr W. H. Millet, Second Offer, and we have much pleasure in pub- lieling them...
Jones of the Wynign, recently decided by ilie District Court of Colombo and now before the Surpreme Court in appeal, in- volves principles so important that we are certain, the Supreme Court adheres to the not surprised to learn that if, as is pretty view takon in the case of Meldram, of the will be asked (which is certain to beg
Arcanley, esus
The Eclipse was glerved on board the P. Cargill & & Co., leave
and 0. S. N. Co's, S. S. Norno, in the Gulf to carry the appeal before the Privy Council of the 18th Aug. The main question seems to be what is
ja Lat, 680 N. and Lo near the can
70 01 B. included in the exceptions of the Bill bear with regert of the death of Mr Lading. They run thus: Fire, all and
of
of
of
The first contact took
of the upper left hand Quadrant of the
Bue. The money might be recovered by 25th H. 1. M. Customs, on August every chase angers and accidents of the Sun at 2h. 58:48. G. M. T The Say's ́
Shadow advanced over about two-thirds of altitudo at the time belong 33° 11'. The
to regard Admiral Souza as an abettor to Yunity making the amende honor- means of an action in trover or detiune, | capsizing of a boat. It secios that he and nature or kind soever, save risk of boats, the Suu's Phase, then receded and finally
the infamous fraternity whose deeds we able have unflinchingly exposed with a perti
disappeared at the lower
part of the lower
Relipes was 2h.
The Sun's altitude being then 38'. From the time of contact to the end of the
nacity in the ultimate success of which they could not apportion the 200 dollars te hold good, but it was doubtful was capsized. They were, however, speedi- bean hold the principis seoma to have right hand Quadrant at 5h. 37m. 78. G. M.
we have not a shadow of a doubt.
The above I hear from a reliable legal source to be the substantial facts of the
peached before the Cortes. We hope that with these changes the unblushing action which the Portuguese Government have case." taken against the China Mail for denoun
sing the coolie trade will be abandoned.
Our contemporary appears to be la bouring under some misapprehension here. Senhor Horta, said he resigned on a question of political honour," there
SUMMARY JURISDICTION COURT,
a governor of Macao, but so far as relates ble with his ront collector) were withdrawa, to that officer, the Holy City has sus as the major case against the rent-collector tained no misfortune from his adminis was referred to the Shroff of the Court. tration of its affairs, inasmuch as he has Ten minor cases of rental arrears at Leung aever been entrusted with it. We do Fong's instance, in connection with the ast know what is the precise nature of same rent-collector, were struck out, as the
cont
Che
E L. Sage v. Same, $482. -Fuller mitted this debt, and judgment was with ousts of attorney and of capias.
Matilda Vice. Same,
641180
drug
to
good
anch
ship
The offence for which the latter is to be / Plaintiff did not appear punctually to of his head Fuller $100 With's nod to the United States the amount of expense will very pisterially affect
and
8 14. 20 S. T.
or
>Eclipse commenced. h. 958 40. M. T. 3. D. 8,
10 18 30 S. T
01.
Eclipse finished,
h
"
5 87 70. M. T
at Nagasaki, onused by the accidental seas, rivers and navigation of whatever but uut otherwise, The Judicial Committee then found that Mr. Caldwell replied that, in the ceas of from the Drake to the Taku, but owing to Up to the period of the decision in the case
Okut. Margate were proceeding jin a boat, so far as ships are liable thereto, excepted. this dictum of bis Honor would | a 1 lavy sea running at the time, the boat of the fine over the six contempts, and advised certainly her Majesty not to rescind the order of the whether the same rule applied to cases of y rescued by a boat from the Cormorant, occasioned by a zough sea while a vessel aud acted on here, that aooidant Chief Justice inflicting the fiue as prayed misdemeanour. From the gasss, so far as but owing to the severs shook he had was in the rundstead unlading was an We find the following paragraph in the for, but to Fremit the said fine on the he had looked into them, it appeared that sustained, we are sorry to say Mr Grach "accident of the sea" In the case of the ed during the progress of the Eclipse, ei- Friend of India of Aug 13
above technical ground, leaving therefore, the private wrong gould be redressed by expired in a few hours.hat the
Nothing in 20
romarkable was observ Macao is unfortunate in its governors.
the judgment recorded on the minutes of suing for the money, while at the sam Major da Ponte e Horta has been dismiss the Bupreme Court at Hongkong untouch time publle justics could be satisfied by the the now Yamun in the Maleo seem likely to questiouod, and it is plain from the wording clouds bauging about to the Westward, but are sorry to hear that the runners atynand the charge of negligence was ther atmospherically or otherwise. The sky.
repelled by ovidence which could be
not ed and Coant Feniche is about to be imed, and her Majesty determined accordingly. criminal prosecution.
was a clear blue with a few white detached His Honor remarked that Mr U. failed to made in a lattor to a contemporary concern precedent by which he felt himself bound, were noticed on the Sun which presented
e considerable trouble. The statement of Me Lawson's judgment that but for the catch the statutory meaning of "wrong";ing one of these gentlemen beving entered his judgment would be one for the defen- clear bright surface throughout.
none near the Sun. No apots of any kind it was certainly wrong a one sees for an opium shop and refused to pay is unfor-dent. The law, as laid down by the Supreme man to get goods and not pay for them, but tunately too true, da we hear ots that was not the wrong meant in the pre-thority after he had enjoyed the soothing that, would seen to be that unless the through a Dalland's telescopo shaded with The following observations were made Before the Hon. H. J. BALL.
he coolly said to the proprietor, "We oroan, or at any rate before her anebor is h
is wrecked, or damaged out in mid smoked glass. Sept. 8, 1808....
The point in question was reserved, to don't pay for such small matters, but if you dropped in barbour or roadstead, the goode enable plaintiff to establish his claims legally want any little insistance at the Court, our for which the master of a ship has delivered There were no less than fifty-seven oasen to the Tedgo's satisfaction. During the services are at your disposal." If the new on the roll this morning. Of these a few legal argunent, Fuller appeared to take arrangement fore he could not have been dismissed." wore struck out, some postponed, and a considerable interest, sad seened by bis this into the settlement, it is likely to do are either lost altogether or only damaged, a bill of lading, must be delivorad intact, or introdues abuses
the value, total or partial, as the articles The paragraph seems to imply that the uber withdrawn. Fourteen minor sum smiles to be perfectly charmed with the more harm than good. Count Penicho referred to has also been monses for arrears of rent, ut the instance obatarina raised by his Hanor to the pla Stonewall, which recently arrived at Yokolatrine to have so invariably ruled the custom.
of Leung Wan Tai (who has been in trou- tiff's recovery of his money.
In relation to the holding of the Rampak to the shipper.
Juatica" declares the very contrary doo- A correspondent ms for the then Tycoon, and which was here, that he feels justified in severe com- ad-seized and retained by the U. S. authorities ments on the Firm which brought this lasteaits Times. given, in Japan, Secretary Seward says that the action. Into that question we cannot follow
action is approved by the President with bit but we oati esa finally onnfirmed, Company will probably not be unwilling to the understanding that Japan shall refund the Supreme Court, if
that the few of
Taz shareholders in the Hudson's Bay thus inourred.
of in- impeached, but the abandonment of "the
come to terms with the Government co- unblasting setion" against the China
due to the fruitsch avmpathy is corning to cessivit of their monopoly
Inl E. W. Blackwood . E. Finch, $190, for
baving the course of eve years the dividend has Mail may perhaps be hastened by the board and lodging, at $40 a month.-Plaia
NEUTRALITY IN JAPAN, With the prospect of a long and tiresome is yet beld liable for damage at be for one of it could be diverted from the proved that he is not guilty (by himself or ever been higher than 55 per cent., and his officers) of even constructive negligence, this year it is only 3 influence of the new Portuguese Premier, tiff is shipping master at the Americau Con-
There was a timą caused by a when the the Marquis Sa da Bandeira, who is well enlate, and suss for the above sum for
Japan is not only a country most unpromising field for now comers
sudden lurch of the sea, as he known as one of the old Constitutional board and lodging in his seaman's boarding
trying to a degree to the oklest established totalota, we suppose, had the balas of out proper chaunele, and the agents wero active company grew rich ou ita trade, but
107 for generals, and as the statesmen who was house, Queen's Toad West,
mercantile firms. Business, more partion- lkw is such as the Supreme Court lays now to carry ou such a trade over a vast shed tan cloth guae, to the bottoms. But if the and vigorous men. It would be difficult the chief promoter of the abolition of for services rendered to plaintiff. Be esid who retired grinning most delightedly, and at the bust-unprofitable; and while the Jar aud soted on. When ship-owners aud inus- A shareholder thinks the Government sught
Defendant had a set-off of $220, as wages to give intense satisfaction to Mr Nes Mon, larly in imports; is fitful and anoartain, and down, it is tinte it was definitely know extent of conatry without some little slavery in the colonial possessions of that he had known plaintiff for eight years, evidently utterly unconscious of the re-panese use their utmost efforts to got their ters know that no accident occurring when to Portugal.
and had gone as a frisud to board at his mark which fell from. Mr Caldwell, viz., that commodities to market, and both Tea and at andaur free them from responsibility, pay at least £1,300,000 for the company's hunso, nuver expecting to have to pay any there would probably not be monoy avail- bill as bought allost at their own prices, they will, we suppose, charge freight in ley promises to make as good a bargain for thing he had noted as bookeeper for some able to pay the first two creditors.
rights they take no more of our goods in retam proportion. Ceylon Observer.
in Rupert's Laud, and Lord Kimber- Very little of public interest transpired time for plaintiff, and had kept his books, before Mr
The set-off was put in, as he expeated from
than they can possible help. Many princes
them aahe Lossibly cau being engaged in
Whatever au struggle, it follows Aumons for assault against Victor the first that his services to plaintiff would
that, they are desirous of getting the pro
Yar Buda my be ultimately tired upon for Julien, at the instance of a person named
the account for board and lodg- James Creighton, was dismissed by the Ma-ing.
duce of their territories to the market where The eather of an ardent total-abstinence in preparing for the inevitable change. If tion, the proprietors are actis compensa
very wingly. His Honor bere remarked that Fuller they can find a ready sale, for each but lecture, experienced the following misprint there had been a sativa population Plaintiff swore that he never employed could be taken back to gaoll as regarded the preceeds go far more to The remanded case against Jubu Gray defendant; that beyond sitting at the door the "daplases," defendant was released of war charges, than to purchase those ar The type rendered his remark, "Drunken."
to the
payment of He had written Drunkenness is folly," "tiny against them they would have had the Grers, for having obtained inoney ones or twice, he never did anything for from them, but he was still in custody tieles of commerce to which the
rights turbed long ago. There are On a Chinese
trader
great majoness in jolly." 5
certainly political reasons why, for the sake being the captain of the pretense of him that he may have made one of two by order of the Magistrates Court. As for rity of merchants
themselves. confine
Too BAD! Pa," said a lad to his fath of settling this question, the Government barque Austra entries in the books, but did not keep them his Honor's Court, he was free and he It Tapad were as of eld, sonfined to older, often read of
fish but honest "spirit. sus heretofora, battles were mer
were mere hatid
Put, tut, thy Bou, s to hand encounters of a score of two of tton,
said the father, Taz inhabitants of faesharony, int who having fought, it took their compas, pat up a belost with the following consider several subterranean rumblings
"nobody would believe them."
Hangars, are said to be living in daily ex- As attationer, at a late said of antiqni pectation of an earthquake, of which they nions days to talk over their deeds sud reuse ellas Gray teserved bis defence. He was
other warriors to try their pluck and dex candid obarvation, This, Ladies and they have lately heard the premonitory Defendant (who appeared somewhat ta halmmitted for trial at the next Crimi-ken by surprise) said that the handwriting-Mr Storry proved the debt, and judge straggling, desultory manner of which wo Roman founder; but whether he was a house
B, Sayle and others. F. Ferreira, $24 terity-if their armies marched in the Gentlemen, is a helmet of Romulus, the symptoms. They have abandoned their hal Session of the Bupreme Court,
was very likely his, but that he had no re ment went by default.
and now live night and day in the had a spesimen in the force that pre brass or iron founder I cannot tell,'
open sie
A
TO-DAY'S POLICE
May,
gistrate, as complainant failed to appear.
from
time.
admitted this claim, and judgment was given for plaintiff.
mitted, and judgment girou accordingly.
J. B. Endicott u Same, $98,--Dabt ad-
war in the
Neo Mon v. Sume, $44.50-The facts that Fuller admitted the debt and His Honor gave judgment in his favor appeared
M. F. D. Rozario s Barne, $90.--This debt was also admitted, and judguient was given for plaintiff
the
cat-
JOBS
to mu
ind, was resure-day Captain Bar and that he had promined to pay bia bill, was not in other custody. Fuller was then fashioned artis and methods of locomotion why don't theple poor but honest should deal with the company in a liberal
fe, the real diptain of the above-named The acount was here produced it purport. removed. resel, déposed to the effect that be knewed to be signed "Edward Finch," and as thing whatever of the defendant. Mr so prenounced to be correct; and plaintif
Mshouted s. Vandenberg, $20. This ones ay, therefore, gave prisoner the usual swore he saw defendant sign the bill, thus was struck out, as no ore appeared. cantins previous to coramicts; and Green Rämitting the debt.
if, sus
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