DER 7, 1868.
A.M on the 16th In- forwarded unless the the postage is pre- apped or stamped to which they can- npaid, will be open- the writers as early
no guarantee can be
tere, if posted after
the mail is closed.
Instant, will be re-
d be placed on the
orner of the corres-
on cases where they
ment of "Late Foss,
Stamps represent- buld be placed on the
Inar,
tional parts of a Dol- And in the Coins pre- ice 1, of 1864, and fthe 22nd January, er Coins, but those.
all either be received as fractional parta tsnipe must be made Jars of the Colony or
of the Money Order ted Kingdom will be
on the 14th inst. W. MITCHELL pstmaster General,
2,
7. 1668
-
ઘટ
bat, under the pro sury Warrant dated tage ou a Letter not ein weight posted ny of the Poits in ressed to Egypt, or
Fed
to Hongkong or
ia and Japan, and by British Packet, ia Four Cents to Twelve
g half-an-ounce in. Twelve Ceata for ceable.
ostage is compulsory. W. MITCHELL, stmaster. General,"
1808.
that, under the au- "arrant dated the lat ding, or First-Class any will, in faturo, privileges in regard adrested to them ou rs as are at present Ened Officers in the Schoolmistresses will Schoolmasters of all, ow are) to the same
to their Letters, are asioned Officers and
W, MITCHELL, ostmaster General," tice,
1808.
ESPATCH.
H. I M. Gun-boat, ow, the 8th Instant,
ang, Bluritius, and - Tomorrow, the 8t
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No 1719 DECEMBER 7, 1868
Norice. It is particularly requested that all communications relating to the general business of this paper be addressed to the Proprietor and in no case to convene a name. Much delay and inconvenience in
ever, the Sentinel comes to the conclusion that, after all, its conductors rather pre fer to be the slaves of Portugal, than citizens of England." There is probably
THE CHINA MAIL.
blow is beautifully traced with carvings of Chinese scence executed in-characteristic Chinese style while on one side is neatly cut the following English inscription: "Pre sented to W. T. Mercer, Esjuice, by Kwok
the transaction of business will thereby be & printer's error in this sentence, by Acheung Chong. Ashau, Wo Haug, To to twg thereof, be numbered as aud be
avoided.
TO CORRESPONDENTS. ther columns are open is all who wish to address the public on tegitimate grounds, but opinions of our correspondents.
sender, not necessarily for publication, but as
a quarantee of good furth
to
We
is
SUPREME COURT. (Before the Hon, the Chief Justice.) Monday, Dec. 7.
LABUAN.
winding up an ultimately settling its affairs, and finally dividing ite assets and discharging its liabilities." And that this
By the last advices from Labuso, we resolution do and shall, from and sfter the
(Straits Times) learn that Governor Hennessy At the opening of the Const,
was at Brunei, whither he had gone in H. due
The Acting Attorney General, addressing M'a steamer Starling, in consequence of fifth article of the Articles of His Lordship, said-In reference to a sub-representations made to him by some Chi- omission of an "Take "slaves" rout "slavers," and the meaning bucomes kong-1808-Long shalt
and other Chinese residents of Hong Association of the Society."
jest before your Lordship on the last occaese traders in Labuan that a serious comember you intelligible The Sentinel winds up by like the genial in your ocean-like kind at the former meeting, but he had read the have said that the Attorney General bas Brunel Hajahs and their fellow
Mr. Bosman said that he was not present sion, I wish to say that I am reported to disturbance was imminent between the expressing to its brethren in China theness constantly benellin vs.
DRU
argbuents them brought forward, and it power to go into the Magistracy any day most of whom are British subjects, in that -countrymen, bitterness of its soul" at the sad plight On the opposite side, this inscription
as neatly engraved in Chinese, with the ad- for making the company a three years one, 1
appeared f to him that the only reasons given and forbid Mr May going on with any case place. We have not been informed of the we do not hold ourselves responsible for the in which they find themselves (is this dition of a few of the donors' names not was that the paid-up capital was insufficiont, to explain that, whatever I Bardy!
1 wieli un unintentional sarcasmi) and has given on the English site. The contributors Now the only good the present resolution meani
could have
cause of the quarrel; but it appears that have intended it to bear such bloodshed would have certainly been the must be accompanied by the name of the circle of readers. But we think we can i whether or notthere beluuk imod nu tion with too small a mapital, instead of My obasrvation was intended to refer to pa botli sides. Owing to his friendly
All communications addressed to this paper doubtless much gratified its immediate number, we believe, three tinies seren; and before the meeting could dn, was to place meaning, because if I had said it, it would result were it not for the prompt and active.
place have been in effect
Baying
that the Magis interference of Governor Hennessy, who the company every three years in a posi- trates have no independent jurisdiction. held frequent interviews with the leaders suggest a field for the Sentinel's energies their appreciation of Mr Mercer's many good tion a little nearer home than China. Wegeshows ind of doin the plane of sficer, the ranch but be the ge eating unge, don was chaos of Claes before e to Magistrats ectious as a medister, the excitement has are fully occupied hers over the Uf value this better by calling up $2,600 which would ultimately have come before been happily trade, and we dare say that over the the Cup bas cost $50 One of the finest each sham instead of, $1,000. This would the Attorney General under the statute. stored. We cannot too highly cominend
metal weighs 310 dollars, While altogether
tranquillity re chuchaeiros can dispense with the Senti- tuntures of this presentation plats is the of the Stareholders, as the realized profits it is somewhat difficult to define it, to as- any emergency arises. His Kzcellency was .not require further outlay on the part
The Attorney General has jurisdiction, but
the Governor's prompt action whenever net's help. So we beg to direct its atten-head-piece which forms the lid it is cum for this your would be sufficient to meet the certain to where it extends and terminates, still at Brinet when the mail left Labuan. tion to the following paragraph, which rosted silver) form the body of the bowl were, that it was against the insturant of
of three dragons, whose coils (in call. lie obiections to a three years' office I am to have an opportunity of say appears in the last number of the able and intuential Friend of India. Here cover this three bears give an elegant large contributors, who lost two years' in-
toring It is due to the Court, to the General' whose wouin tenens Iam is a chance for the Sentinel to take finish to the upper part, the central and torest on their return premia thusa person and to
and to the public; and I wish nut. to be action! let. (ou imitate Macao and We understand that the cap will be opon foser of 48.800 interest. He knew the Ohi largest dragon-heal being the centre piece. goutributing $10,000 annually would be
inisunderstood. meet with equal sumuss. The following to view until the departure of the next neas, who now gave a great part of their in the paragraph in question --
business to this insurance company, were very partial towards receiving every year their return on their premis contributed. In conclusion he propoved the following amendment, which was seconded by Mr. Be- Hilioua: That this Union Insurance
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, DEC. 7, 1868.
A WORD WITH SOME PORTU
GUESE PAPERS.
THE Portuguese in general, and those resident in Macao and Hongkong in particular, must be under great obliga. tious to the weekly publication which un der the title of () Independente aspires to represent the public opinion of its country men. We do not in the least object to its utterances, albeit somewhat remarkable for their tenor as regards ourselves, nor should we notice them, did they not keep
From news brought by the ambassadors from Zanzibar it would appear that the sickly Portuguese colonies on the eastern-
A
coast of Africa are in articule martis.
expedition of 4,000 men, of whom B40 are sad to have been Europeans, despatched against zebellious tribe, has suffered a severe defest and returned without its General and with but a handful of men. semua and Bofalu are in the hands of the natives, and Quillimane and
uvil.
LIMITED.
CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY,
The Third Ordinary Meeting of Share holders in this Company, was held this afternoon as the Office of the General Agents, Hongkong.
alive the discussion of a question which are likely to be lost to the pambique Da Costa, Chandler, and hung.
for
ever. The loss, however, to either sivili-
will bo
inappreciable.
he concurrence of
EU
they
હાર્વે
With reference to the piratical outrage in the Sooloo Sea, mentioned some time hose that Governor Houuegay, having sinos by a correspondent at Labuan, we
suolos to punish the pirates; proceeded to obtained authority from the Sultan of
thu learned gentleman to speak in the ax His Lordship said he did not understand treme way in which he had been reportou.he island of Ubean, their chief abode in the Sooloo Sea, and where a notorious lead- The Attorney General does confer occa- sionally with the Magistracy.
er of those miscreants, Ati Bonding, resides,
Mr May here, permit ine to observe that The Acting Attorney General: As I zeo could not have said anything in discour
I
His Lordship: Of course not The business before the Court was then proceeded with.
fd continue to be an annual tesy to Me Aay in sonformity with the Ailes of Asanoiation, and that the directors should take into consideration the advisability, in reconstituting the company, of increasing the
up onuitul."
amendment was then put to the but lost. A vote on the original meeting, resolution resulted in 189 shares devlaring
at this moment is of some interest to the nation or trumant events tending of waiting rpon the Shareholders with a in favor of it, and 13 against it. This vote Government of Portugal, the the dystraction of the East African Share Clovernment of Hongkong, bumanity at
Trade has been wonderful. The prestige large, ami Chinese Coolies individually of the Abyssinian Expedition;
the Our own interests, though doubtless an
sions of sultan synd abjid; the destro inducenient to again refer to it, can scarce-
tion of the Portuguese, the great proinotera of the trade; and the recent successes of
conces
being in excess of 23 over that required by the local ordinance, and 12 over that re- quired by the rules of the society, the re- solution was declared carried.
Mr. Bosman asked when the board in tended to call a meeting for the cloction of for our year only, and it would not be fair
Tan Quees, in the prosecution of NowROSES
NuderwanJES ..NOWROJE
PESTONJEE
RETURN OF WAIT FOR MANDAMUS.
failed, a force of forty sailors and marines Negotiotiatione for his capture having were landed from the Dwurf, and, accors panied by His Excellency, marched inland towards the village of the pirates. Although the men were protected by a steady fire el a small force to land in a place which from the Dwarf, and were armed with Snider rifles, it was very hazardous for
swarmed with desperadoes armed to the testh. Nevertheless, they marched ales-
The Attorney General appeared to show dify to the village, which was absudon- Solicitor; and Bir Pollard, qc., with Mr Rouses of Ati Bunding and bis follow- cause against, instructed by the Crowned, and succeeded in setting fire to the Haylles, appeared on the other side.
ars, in all about a hundred hats, which were utterly destroyed. The force was ac companied by an euvoy from the Sultan of 50000, who pointed out the linuses of the perpetratora of the late set of pirsoy, who were thus puuisbed; but, in accordance
comments were commenced long before our cruisers; want only the first instalment Agencies, within that period of which the directors, as the present ones were elected as to jurisdiction, and refused to proceed with the wishes of the Sultan, the huts and of our Indian Navy to extinguish the uncting all sums paid as bonus and cols to ask them to continue in offico for another dency of all the cases he had come upon, property of those who were known not to
trallic.
Pressat-Messra Helland (in the chair), 6. Heard A. Reard, Viscont de Carcal, Meeste. (How.) Taylor, Kaye, Delbanco, Mellish, Olmsted, Capt. Sands, Duncanson, The following is the printed report of the committee --
The Committee have now the pleasure Report of the working of the Company during
the past twelve monthia. The amount of Premia collected in Hongkong and China, between the fat of November 1867, and the 31st October 1868, art the, asient collected at the foreiga General Agents have received advice, after
$320,0:0.22. The outstanding averages missions and adding interest, amounts to and claims, not yet settled, amount to $39,689.58 (it is expected that this item may be somewhat reduced). The annexed accounts have been audited by Mr. J. B. Taylor and Mr E. Deibanon, the last named The intelligenen of the terrible disastergleman having been appointed to take
vacancy caused by Mr. William which has betallen the Portuguese, temptaitaving joined the Committee forested to its brethren in a comparison with simile events. which ance with the Articles of Association the accord Chips." A few extracts from this pathe trefel the same people in Cegion, and our
g year; Mr Taylor has resigned, and tic production will serve a double par-syutiles would haterally be unlisted on coating will have to sleat Auditors for the himself for pose that of increasing the circulation what of our autocainage friends, has for Mr. M. P. Jukes bas oferec
know, mainly through Living election. of its utterances, and of amusing readers stone's works, of the purposes for which It will be seen from these Accounts to whom Goa journalism is an unknown the Portuguese used their power in their
that after carrying forward to the next Those settlements year's accounts $20,000 for Premis recei subject of study. The article of course African settlements.
ly be deemed the sole motive, as our any personal feelings whatever were brought into play. With this exordium we propose to take note of some of the recent utterances of the Independente,
By way of letting its readers know that the burst of indignation against us in which it recently indulged is not un- shared by other Portuguese journals, it transcribes, with evident satisfaction, an article from the Gos Sentinella de Liber
Lest it should be imagined that we desire to take undue alyutage of the opinion of one particular paper to our own ends, wo subjoin another extract from the Ceylan Observer on the same subject:—
насе
two years.
The Attorney General said that a man- danns would lie, only when & Magistrate refused to proceed with a case. In the Queens v. Bure, the Magistrate was in doubt on that ground Stok also was the ten- their decisions, having been given in the The Chairman replied that this mosting event of the Magistrate declining to pro- could not deal with that question, Mr. Bos-ceed; if the Magistrate entered upon the man could address the present board on the inquiry, to hear, proceed with and inves tigata" a case, and thereupon determine, subject.
the Court could not interfere, even if such determination was eroneous. Regarding case Cuerv. Eyre, the writ applied for was to call upon the Magistrate to show This referred to the doings of April 1865, cause why he should not hear the avidenen
when Governor Lyre illegally (ns alleged) declared martial law in the island of Jamai ca, with other crimes. Upon these charges being made, the Magistrate dealined to hear the evidence, on the ground that ho was uncertain whether he had
A series of resolutions were then passed altoring the following articles of the regals tions of the society, in conformity with the 30, 71, 76, 77, 120 (suction 2), 129, 139, 140, spirit of the first resolution. Articles No. 146, 147, 120.
After putting these sovoral resolutions to the meeting, the Chairman declared them to be duly carried, and there being no fur ther business the meeting separated.-Press.
the
have had a share in the outrage, were uu-
molested.
The forco then returned safely to the ship, leaving the Sultan's envey to obtain full compensation for the owner of the captured prabu. The prompt punishinient, which has followed on the lawless act, will have t valutary effect upon
the- natives of Ubeau and the neighbouring islets, and make them jects in future. H. M. very careful of meddling with British sub- S. Guat, Commandor Theobald, was at Labuan by latest advices; and it was thought His Excellency would send her to Ubon to complete the work begun by the Deaf, and bring back com- perisation to the owner of the prahu. or had We also learn that the batch of fifty cou not jurisdiction in the matter. Another victs, sent by the Rainbow, have been land."
instead of
opens witli "profound indignation" were but ceutres of the abominable slave vad in respect of risks taken before October THE Ceylon Olserver of November 3rd point advanced was, that Mr May haded and safely imprisoned at Labuan, where feeling with which we fully sympathize, race; and wickednmas, sooner or later, is 31st, but not got terminated, and after aaya-Our obituary contains, we regret to in affect doided the case. -
followed by retribution. What with the carrying forward $30,689.53 to Suspense This indignation was felt at Goa upon weakening of the Portuguess power, and Account perusing in the Echo da Pow a report of the prospies of the motarch of the Zansibarnt to meet unsettled daima put for say, the name of Mrs, Sanders of the Janation was ous of warrant or no warrant; and valuable. Owing to their arrival, the Star-
·ward, The osamination of Senhor Horla; after rebly sugging to put down the slave trade, minary Exponses, there remains a balance
and writing off
off $1,856.04 from Preli-
doing which the Sentinel was
Iwe may hope that this great crime of man-
to the velit of Profit and Loss Account, "Forced, to cnicas that is felt struck down steading way cease to cuiss Africa.
We desire to make ourselves clearly $140.000 and the Committes recent before the thousand insolencies, brutalities and insults will which British pride sought uuderstand by the Portuguese section of to humiliate even within the narrow pro cincts of a Court of Justice the valinnt and.
in respect of transactions already closed of Pearance of health which promise a long false commanded to issue a warrant where the arrival of two coming
that this sum be declared available for dis-
and
the community here and at Macao. As/tributionjas profits of the Company for the for the mission, which will suffer by this because it would have to decide the ques- the detachment of Madras troops noW BETV-
The quesno doubt their services will be found very
Cokuubo on her return fios Amerion, with Attoracy General would be plneud in a sinle, namely, Dr. Tresober, Mr. Slade,
marian Mission Ess than a year has that had been decided. If this writ was elapsed since this lady passed through
the Court, the Magistrate
and the
stationed at Labuan Sarawak, will ba Al the aberat offi- Magistrate, because he continuanen of assful lify. Deep sympathy will be felt for her husband and family and against his own conviction; the Court, Ceylon Rilles avere daily expected to relieve Mr. Clark, have arrived in the Colony, would ba
of the companies
bereavement. We believe this is the only tion of parter's liabili breach which death bas made amongst the ceedings in the absence of the partuera; and cers accompany
liability to criminal pro
them. We understand that seven we have already explained, our efforts The apportionment of this sun, if spirited nation which in its lauds bad been have been directed towards checking, if propriated as being so distributable, will un-scor
ap- Americas Missionaties in Jaffa during the the Attorney General, because he would baan; and doubtless the stay of these Ceylon Rites to La made an object of corn and jest in the
not utterly abolishing, the frightful cala derthe 132nd Clause of the Articles of Asso-Poor. Several members of the Mission could lie and afterwards sign an informenliven its small Europeu community.
"since the death of MË. D. have now to argue that no oiminal charge gentlemen in the Colony will considerably face of the civilized world !"
mities which had occurred in the coalie ektion be as follows the sum of $35,000, have died since, but not in Caplan. The tion for the same case. As to the questinu Those who read our report of the exam-trade as formerly carried on from Macas, to becurried to the Reserve Fund and invest
Of late, we hear favorable accoints of the land too, has sustained a great loss in the: Sarhulters, and the sun of 970,000, 25 death of one of its best native ministers, alluded to, he would not go into that ques-nager of the
against proceeded
colliery by the Revd. Mr. Ferdinandus
of
offi.
ination of Senhor Horta--the literalaccund which have to some extent beened by the Committee:-the spin of $35,000 Wesleyan Mission. in the South of the Is-whether a partner was liable to be criminal-quality of the Labnan-coal now produced
to
$360 per ebace to be paid to Shareholders
as General Dividend.
"In accordance with the 86th Clause of
officially admitted. For doing this, the China Mail has been subjected to a process of law so utterly out of proportion to the offence alleged; that it inevitably necessit
flaster and uncompromising resistance the Articles of Association, two members which must be continued, apparently for of the prezent Committee (Mr. Helland long tisic yet. In justice to the China and Mr. Kaye, retire from office at this Maid we shall seize every legitimate op-selves for re-election Hongkong, Decem-
Mueting,
but being eligible, offer them portaiity of making known facts analo
ber 3rd, 1868.
TO-DAY'S POLICE.-
ly pro
tion.
on the grounds above
Mr. Pollard, q. in reply, said that he trusted that Mr Rail did not appear for the Crown, for the Crown was not called upon to show case; it was Mr May who was and 3Ir Ball
could
Both Magistrates sat this morning. The dock, in both large and small Courts,
called upon to show was overflowing with men of the psriod, Loxious contributor lu a certain Magazine who had apparently combined with the no-
appear only a Mr Bail remarked, that he had no dires to verify the truth of cortain statouiculation to appear from the Colonial Secretary recently published concerning the drunken
Mr Pullard continued to say that this roade nese and immorality of the Colony, Un-
however, ha
had left the point which be and his learned friend has endeavoured to put
TOES
by Mr. Luusden, the Ma- new Company.
FL
A rumour prevailed at Labusu that a of 2000 Tawi Tani pirates were pre- force of paring to attack the island in revenge, for the damage done at Ubean by the Dusary, It is most probably groundless canard but, in order to reassure the inhabitants, who were much alarmed, and also lest the report might possibly turn out to be well- founded, we understand that the Governor has ordered the gunboats Guat and Starling
racy of which liasnever boon questioned will remember that that gentleman was treated by the Court with marked cour tesy, and that be gave his evidence from & scat on the Heuch, to which he was invited by the Chief Justice; and fur ther, that any pressure put upon him to get answers was owing to a reticence on his part, very unusual among witnesses of his position. When he said that though gous to the actions which we havs The Chairman having propoes and Mr the Macao revenues passed through his condemned, in whatever part of the Mellish having seconded the adoption of the rent had been paid to the Chinese Gov the Portuguese name is associated pro by the meeting.
Mr Kaye proposed that Mr Delbunco be/question, the greater anniber of those before the Court, viz., that of partners erament or not, and was equally deficient minently with them. We are sorry that
perindical" men belonged to that portion ro-elected, and Mr Jakes elected, as audi- of the population known as floating, non being liable to criminal proceedings for con-
the learned Attorney
General sitahian blood who share with us in the by Hon. J. B. Taylor, was unanimously ap
It would seam that Helen M Dougal, this chiefly to technical having confined indignation which such atrocities have
grounds. The learned ! proved. naturally elicited.
Joao Uezar is 3rd officer of the Spanish show that the Court, on the Crown side, had ing in Now South Wales until the other day, It was then proposed by Viscont de Cer
to do any
when she was accidentally burnt to death at Singleton. Such was the information, the retiring directors should be re-elected, forgotten that he was under the monarchical judicial duty it.
may bo empowered government of England, instead of the un-judicial daty, because the prerogative was Sydney to Melbourne on August 13 The Chairman then congratulated the settled rule of Spain.aving purchased only exercised when a point of law wa It is stated in the message that the miser members on the satisfactory termination of thousand oysters from & Chhieman, he took involved, as instanced by the present use. able woman was sent out many years ago to
hope that thin future years would be
the similarly successful.
when a policeman accust was that the with Joan drow a knife, threatened the which was a mere preliminary step toward to a tragic end. She was tried along with
for a warrant application ed The mosting then terminated.
Burke before the High Court of Justiciary constable, and remarked that, if they had an investigation was looked upon as a beau
hands, yet thathe coulduotveil whetheraiy world they arise. It is bot our fault that Report, the game was unanimously carried fortunately, however, for the statements is quent. siderible difference. The argu- to retain at that station for acme time.
MISCELLANEOUS.
in kuowledge of the names of his couu-it is so, and we know many men of Lutora for next year; which, being seconded rosulont, and celebrated for getting half- spuracy: the then proceeded to armour of Burke the murderer, was liv
cillors, it will not he deemed aurprising that the Chief Justice expressed some Betonishment. The Sentinel does not know as well as we do how bitterly Seubor Horta's manner, we will say, is regretted by his friends, not one of whom, however, has ever complained that he
appear to-morrow.
LOCAL
BBB OYOT;"
gal, and seconded by Mr G. Heard, that barque San Lorenzo, and appears to have power to order all inferior Courts to do: at all events, conveyed by telegraph from
UNION INSURANCE COMPANY.
ing,
list.
but caraped with a verdict of "not. Prevent
was made the victim of "insolence," or THE letter on "The men of the Period, the business of the year, and expressed boat and was about to disappear without Ono fallaoy of the argument showing ease the colony in which she has at length come "brutality." His object was to fine and which we received this afternoon, shall imprison an Englishman, and English law properly requires that there shall be no Taz Band of the 73rd Rugt, will perform on equivocation in a criminal prosecution, the Parade Grotus, on Tuesday, 8th inat, The Sentinel after airing its indigns commenging at 4.30 P.M. The following is tinn in this style for some distance down the programme :-- the column, then proceeds to refer to the Ovenres, "Concert," manner in which, as it says, Hongkong QUADRILLE, llis & fias," Berce. journals reflected on the character of the SELECTION, "La Dame Blanche," Booldica. Portuguese, officials at Macao, "so as to VALSE,Waldlieder,... Gray't. Herré, discredit not merely them as individuals, GALOP, "Li; & Miss,"
but the nation." We are then informed
M. Troy, Band Sergt. Conductor
he returned to her okl haunts, and
at once recognized, was set upon and ar rowly escaped death at the hands of
in Manila, he would have killed decision. It was nothing more or less than in her liberation from the peeler." Prisoner adreitted having a refusal to proceed and it was absurd An extraordinary meeting of the shate throatshed the PC with a kuife, but to assume, as his learned friend had holders in the above society was held on pleaded that he didn't use it. Me Good-done, that Me May would be in falae Saturday afternoon, at the ofice at Ped- lake asutavad prisoner tupay $25, or position regarding the futuris houring, der's What, Mr. Wm. Leminn occupying go to hard labor for one month. that might be honey before another the chair.
James Simpson, a plumber, had giva magistrate while Afr The Chairaan stated that the object of himself so thoroughly to mastering the noted of might retire, The more advertisement convening it, but he would man of the remark that the object was the same so that
might by pre-
this meeting had already been set out in tho metaphysical problem involved in this of a warrant did not necessitate a committi alan to Res from it, and nothing has
to criminal as well as civil matters, then vety years old when she died." A BOVERNMENT notification in Saturday's
fazette fixes the Rates for 189 at-Police, 7 per cent in the City and bis Wards, Fire Brigade, ime-half per cent; Water, 2 per cent.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
&
pinta then raised,
op. She afterwards left secretly for the villago where Burke first found her, but she
since been heard of her until now, when that he was found his Lordship admitted that the Court had this story of her death comes from the An- in s state of oxljaustion in one of the pub power to interfere in all matere applicable tipodes. She must have been upwards of that as the law required a verbal decura-
$8 of the meeting called some weeks sineo. lie gutters sometime yesterday-Mr Qood tion on the part of the "noble ex-Co-
The proceedings of that meeting had been lake does not seem to splapathise with such there were numerous cases to show that the ADMIRAL WALCOTT.The death of old vernor of Macao"he submitted to this
have been rather informal, and the present case by the compulsory order to pay 50 instance where a magistrate rofused to not dangers of Parliamentary libers to man of foundl
by the company's legal adviser to
for he most inen, most summarily dispcard of Court had
the
granted a mandamus in every Admiral Walcott opportunely illustrates the examination
meeting had acordingly bean Called. The
centa, with option of two days' detouition. upon an objection of law, or where the his age (seventy-eight). He had wisely "In the various phases of which may be
resolutions to be brought before this meet- observed the proud hatred, the contemptu
ing had already been circulated, and as they course must be a man of strong mental the right on the part of the applicant to would probably have been alive now if he David Campbell is a Sootchman, sad of magistrato made a mistake in law. As to intended to retire after next clessiou, and ou jeers, with which British spleen atoned itself in humiliating our illustrious Porin- guese nation, whose grand past is the Chamber was called for this afternoon, at Panned at the former meeting, he suppoged noon, to facilitate tlie study aforesaid, and for which sapient to prove the wrong had abalained from re-entering Parliament
The half-yearly general meeting of this were much the game in substance na tlinse power. He took a clair yesterday after. appear, it was s
he sought redress, Aud comply in 1865. The old Admiral served at the there would be no further discussion ou the made his periodical" rounds but the
with all the forme. The
bombardiment of Copenhagen, conspiracy to in reproach of England's former insigni- the officen, Club Chambers, when Messrs.
and ficance !!"
Helland (vice-chairman), Hou, J. B. Ty Mfr. Sassoon then proposed, and Mr. collapsed over the heroulean task. He got:
diair-bearer deposed shat Canipbell too jure was the offence and wrong done,
enthusiastically fond of his profession. He After considerable discussiou, and after has often spoken in the House of Commons This is pretty good as a description of lar, Zimeri, Bogmat, Pyke, Beton, Jackson seconded, the following resolution: drunk and refused to pay his chair-like a same reuerka by the Chief Justice, the with a tear in his eye and a quivering voice Our dapped Court, proceedings-dis Beach, and Olinsted presented themselves. That the regulations of the suciety shall fully old man of the period" of the truly rule was discharged. His Lordship remark of his applications to the Adariralty for a After waiting for twenty minutes, the be altered by article No. 25.of the original modern type--Mr May fined prisoner ued that he did not care to interfere with alip, and of is hope deferred" and tance las evidently lent enchantment necessary nabes to form a quora (tou Articles of Association of the society being cents, and ordered a payment of 75 cents the rights of the Magistrate, which were of wasted life on account of want of interest, (of a curious nature) to the view, Wal members) failed to appear; and the meet struck set and expunged from amongst the to the chair coulie.
a bread discretionary kind.
Be was a fiue sailor of the old school-- Patin wide awake or sleep upon his day. The business could have been easily tion in the words following heing substituted from the Dockyard Pollos, is a man of ney General: but after Mr Pollard hati ted a ory of Order!" from a late Speaker, presume, however, that the Sentinel may ug was consequently adjourned till hur regulations of the society, and the regula
A long discussion ensued on the subject kind, warm-hearted, blunt and brave. One Wm. Simpson, & mau iately discharged of ousts, upon the application of the Atter speech of his, a good many years ago elici- post, as convenient, without dread of got through in a quarter of an hour.
in lion and exclusion thereof, that is to say: proceedings from the officials or members Tu cup subscribel for and prepared by menced on first day of January, in the year day, where he had no right to be, and o
That the present society, which con. the period in an advanced stage of develop opposed the appliestion, they were refused. but was characteristic of the man. Tha
ment. He was found in Barracks yester The Court then rose,
Jate Admiral Napiereld Charley," as the Chiusso residents for presentation to of our Lord one thousand oight hundred After this, the Sentinel goes into by the Hon. W. T. Mercer, lately acling Go- and sixty-eight, shail exist and conlinus give no Rocount of himself and it was
he was familiarly called-in order to venti teries and indulges in a long lament over varuor and Colonial Secretary of Hougang until the thirty first day of December, agreed that he was in's very high de
sotas subject on naval reform, had Tax Corriere di Sardegna gives some sc unde a maction, but could not find a secu is now on exhibition at the premises of Les which will be in the year One thousand vis, a losing vagabond. Mr Goodlake count of Garibaldi. He is always dil, der. For a moment there was silence, We were not aware that Portugal was Ching, Queen's Rond. It is one of the eight hundred and seventy-two, but shall recognised this fact by sending the "wan" kind, and affectionate. He said recently when Adpiral Walcott, who sat on the in an evil state, Ou the contrary wa most passive and bandane pieces
dotur nake or accept Insurances or do to hard labor for a month.
to a visitor, I do not suffer so much, but opposite side of the House, started up and Yow Achun, an unemployed vagabond, 1 ingined that the country was Hourish plate ever made by the Chinese, and will business as Marine Insurers on Underw
am growing old. I am a weather benteu paid By, Mr. Speaker, it shell be a magnificent orzament to the recipient'sters on the thirty-first day of December, was caught yesterday cutting the trees athull, which has made many voyages ever be said that I saw an old brother-tar ing, and that, it had many friends and fex enemies in European cabinets. But drawing-room. It is thoroughly Chiness in which will be in the year of Our Lord One Wanchi Gap. Mr. Goodlake marked his plank is at one time wanting, at other a in distress and refused to throw him a tow- workmanship and in desin, and stands thousand eight hundred and seventy, upon scuse of this conduct by ordering prisoner sail-Always something; but un ournest wil rope. I send the motion of the Hon. according to the Sentinel, who ought to over two feet high, is nearly a foot and a
which later date it shall cease and a ter to receive ten strikes of the rattan at the supplies all deficiencies; and, when the and gallaut Admiral." The Spasker looked know, being so well placed at Goe, the half-broad, and is four feet in circumference mine so far as carrying on its business is soune of the offence, and to be imprisoned country may bave need of the last timber grave, but the House applauded, and metu centre of the world's political intelli- round the outer edge. Standing upon concerned, but shall still exist until such for one month, with berd labor, as a rogue genge, it is quite otherwise." How throw gorgon-like, massive claw-feet, the first mentioned date for the purpose of and vagabond
20 p. o dís,
of the bar at Hongkong !
December, 1888.
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the sad fortunes of "Triste Lusitania.!!
of silver
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of the old barque I shall willingly make here have liked Admiral Walcott the better
over since
the maritics,"