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p Alford's Charge, compelled to differ views as to how. dealt with, That the frequenting of adulgence in which
tal and social well
oubtless a compon between us. But eaves the track of
we shortly find
him with scarcely
at with which we
reme opinions held venne party. As will probably be ther by those who ping, or by others
Ives of the ridicule.
his extreme views,
n the undoubtedly
ave prompted their boint out where it has overstated the bling, and the leas he alludes. It is expressly statea with the gambling point of view-on ceding his practical the Church to com- or crime in this heless justified in ship should insist standard of judg ion of a certain joying a position rul grounds is an hese Government? euse in a moral " hich we gained our hina By wept- op of Victoria ho ndorses the policy pointment possible, bly that he cannot much as he might the line of policy
on of this Colony.
ttedly absurd posi at when any per ea of any measure. ds he may, though gument, pat him- of disenssion. For
actically speaking is not taken as the nerally, by officials, and clergy. There right in practical is absolutely révog-
up this extreme has severed hin
both sections of cated in the ordi udes. With much fully agree, as will ata on this ques
has unfortunately ensing mixture of religion by Dr one is ingeniously the other Dr that gambling is n economie axiom asion to till or cul
he wilful hoarding
lion "fraud."
that because the
in his opponent's
tenth command- sing the admissioNÍ
nomists then Dr.
bler does offer #
No 1708 FEBRUARY 4, 1869 1
equivalent by submitting to the same chance of loss-28 that which threatens his opponent. In the Bishop's sense, any person who risks life, health, or wealth
enticed away to sell themasivas (is pigs), sramined by Mr Ferntudes as to the true circumstances of the case, and released,
there have been several tena, who had been
THE CHINA MAIL.
to gain money is a gambler. But it this having a sufficient sum supplied to them to the prozegution were detained upon & leit Singapore on 9th January, and that, moment he sold out, and the £10,000 rea-Nelson, to request him to vindicato Mr
just what brings people from England to China, which leads men to accept dan- gerous posts in distant and unhealthy climates, and which is in a sense the very backbone of foreign trade. It may be said that, every one gambles who orders goods on speculatim.
Returning to the more sobor domain of common sense. Bishop Alford's re- marks as to the evil consequences of habitual gambling (tho practice as gene- rally understood by that term) are truc
THE CASE OF THE ITALIA We bave been favoured with the fol- lowing Report of the decision in the above enquiry
ITALIAN CONSULATE,
"In consequence
A PLEASANT STATE TO LIVE IN. don Morning Herald saya :--
The New York correspondent of the Lon
A state of affairs by no means encourag-
nasum
who falfils the gambler's destiny, as paint ship Italia on her voyage from Havana to about tifin time yesterday, while the watch intention of having the remainder of the bill, saying, as he did 30 Nothing was act, instead of raising a militia forco,' the
.
I go2
comman-
aut had signed an agreement to go to on- whose proper the evidence of the passenger business purposes in the hands of his con- propriety of taking some action in order to ious thing was used whatever. The case the ship, Mr Blaney (chief officer), and a stock that had an unexpected, sudden, tation is therefore about to wait upon the as a prostitute, and that no force or nox-whose property was stolen, the Gunner of fidential braker. This sum he invested in defend their compatriot's honor. A depu was remanded, and the two witnesses for other witnesses, it appeared that the Orissa and anormous rise in value. In a fortunate Coneul-General for Hamburg, resident in return to their nativo place. Thus, not only charge of giving false evidence.
a few days after that, the money, do, were lized £80,000. An account of the success Schafer's character from the aspersions those who have received such aid are under A Chinese servant named Tam Awab missed, and a search was consequently made, fui monetary speculation was transmitted thrown upon it in consequence of his al- great obligation, but those who have heard who was yesterday fined by the Magistrate The box-cords were cut, and the look of the to the fortunate owner of this large sum. leged amour with a dark-skinned Dulcines. this praise them.
This notice is therefore $20, or in default two months imprison box was broken open in order that the The startling intelligarice produced a sovere published with a view to call the attention went, for having given a frige account of money might be stolen. be enticed away, that when they see the ticket was found, ou going into Gaol, to having arison in connection with it, the tinued in a state of mental alienation for of those who may infortunately happen to himself in order to obtain a registration been drawn to a box and some suspicions lost its equilibrium. The poor fellow cou- Attention having shock to the nervous system, and the mind superintendent they will do well to express have had something to do with the larceny second prisoner (the No. 1 on board) was the remainder of his life. His constant their unwillingness to emigrate, and they of a silver watch from his former master asked to whom it belonged, when he got occupation until the day of his death was will probably be sent away with freight to Mr E. du Silva, plork at Messrs Bourlau confused and would not at first say to when playing with his fingers, and continually in prevails in certain portions of Arkansas, return home."
Hubener & Co.) A pawn ticket having been it belonged. Upon the Gannor threaten repeating without intermission, and with The governor of the state is a malignant found upon the prisoner after going into ing to break it open, the Number One call great animation and rapidity, the words, Radical, who gut into office in an aleation watch getting reported, this and that opened his boz; and in this box the $60 thousat extrauty as yell as to eat the passive instrument of the governor. Gaol, and the rumor of the loss of theed upon the third prisoner, who came and were put together; and the watch lost was produced (with a half-guilder) were found.
Sixty thousand sixty thousand sixtyn which tow but negroes voted. The State mough, and all prudent persons will
found to be the watch pawned. It appear. During the cross-examination tecelion during the height of the petroleum site, ing office was to establish a militid: he ap Legislature, elcoted in the same manner, is by great extravagance as as by mean- deplore them. But drunkenness, and
One of the governor's first sets after ed that the watch was stolen by the prisoners, Bone stress was laid upon the of the petroleum excite- many other vices claim a greater number of victims and justify quite as strong "HONGKONG, 30th January, 180. Silva) only an hour or two before he obtain the balance of the money lost. That who, by fortunate speculation, und sudden and sent agents into the various counties to spner from his master (Mr Emiliano da taken by Mr Blaney, the chief officer, to meat, he was consulted by a gentleman, pointed his familiars to the official positions, comment. The Bishop has neglected lo
of the mortality applied for another certificate from the gentlemau gave the 1st and 3rd prisonera a ly become a millionnaire. The frat tima enlist the low whites and ruffians of all draw the distinction between the man at the Chinese passengers by the Registration Clerk; for he was charged few strokes with a small-lead-line, with the he came he handed the doctor a fifty-dollar sorts, who were promised easy service, plen-
this port, 1 dermed if my duty, as Italian was stolen at 9 a.,; and the owner did money restored to the passenger, and not tor; I prefer to pay as ed by him, and the person who commits Consul, to ascertain the cause thereof, for not miss his property till 3 in the after, thinking that the case would ever come be thought of this, for it was precisely what governor collected a regular army
"Your fee, doc to eat, and good pay if called out. In the act of playing a game of chance for which purpose I Lield a Court of Enquiry noon. All those frets having been satisfacfore a Court. Some little discrepanty up any grateful and freshearted patient might cellency ordered a force of aboni 400 met of about given stakes. The former is truly enough at this Consulate on the 27th and 28th torily provon, and the pann-broker having peared between the evidence of the
·9000 men. On the 2nd November his ex- a sinner against religion, morality, and instant, and was kindly assisted therein by shown that defendant had pawned the $35 and that of the Chief Officer, as to the pri- two or three days afterwards, he again disaru: all the citizens. The latter, hearing gunner do but on the next visit, which was but to proceed to the town of Contre l'oint and social decency. The latter may be a Selor Don Tomas Ortano, the Spanish watch for $5, defendant inade a very line soners being tied up to something; bat the banded the doctor a fifty-dollar bül, with pattern in every respect Hence the Consul (the Captain and officers being Spa-statement to the effect that la pawned theginner and the first ofliser agreed that the the same romark as before. His disease mon to entreat the commander of the mili Bishop is opposed to licensing of every/ish subjects) and W. S. Adams, E., D. watch at the request of
of this, sent some of their representative "The Books of the vessel, lists of stores to lend his friend a few dallure, the Magiserable time. The gauner, however, said protracted course of treatment. He visited tia to intercede with the governor, or at
friend merely prisoner's wriate were tied for some consid-was of a chronic nature, nad domanded & description, and thus goes beyond us and medicines, and record of daily distribu trate ordered this smart "boy" to go to that the flogging was no more than might the doctor at his office seroral times a week least consent to a compromise. They alleg and the moderate party who simply tion of same, were severally inspected and Gabl with hard labor for six months-sen- be given to a Tascar at any time while at for a number of mouths, and each time in-ed that the constitution of the United States oppose the "deriving of a revenue from carefully examined: aut Captain Raimundo torce to commence after the expiry of the sea. The third prisoner was tied up, and variably offered a fifty-dollar bill. The save thou the right to "keep and bear licensing a practice which public expe Zulueta, Venancio Aranguren, let officer, first sentence. The watch was ordered to Mr Blaney gave a reason that suspicion doctor was afterwards informed that he beatma they said that their people would not rience and opinion demonstrate to be Julian de Zulueta, 2nd officer, Agostin be restored on payment of money advaticed rested on hiai, because he himself had told dama so reckless in his expenditure that it tamely submit to the contemplated outrage harmful, as a rule to those who indulge pdf of the Chinese charterora, to pawnbroker
Roque and Toribio, Chinese passengers,
gelina Cesar baten pathe first officer that the No. 1 (second pri- was necessary for his wife or soms friend that resistance would be made; and that in it. As is usually the case with over and José Camacho, a doctor, were severally. A PARAGRAFE in our contemporary of this bis box if he would not tell Mr Blaney frous throwing his money away. He would der paid no attention to the protest. When
soner) had given him the money to keep in to travel with him, in order to keep him blood must be shed. The militia zealous men Bishop Alford has rather examined, and their evidence proved :— strengthened the Hands of his opponents,
morning adds another item to our news anything about it. "That the vessel was chartecad by from Swatow, received by the Pere Touching certain admissions made both carried his trunk, upstairs, or to the boy Centre Point they found a considerable bo
throw a ten-dollar bill to the porter who the governor's troops came within sight of the pro-revenne party, than contributed two Chinamen to carry Chinese passen When the Perseus left everything was to Mr Blaney and Inspector Daly, by the who blacked his boots. to the end of rewoying a stigma from our gers the vessel to provide nothing but quiet, but from the intentions of Comino-prisonere, some conversation took place Europo ultimately restored hiin to a mea. highway. A battle ensued, in which the ci A year's travel indy of armed vitizens drawn up across the local government. It would have given wood and water the Charterers pro-doro Jones, it was anticipated that there between the Attorney General and the sure of health, and, at last accounts, he was tizens were defeated, with a loss of sight us pleasure if Bishop Alford, while de vig provisions, medicines, and every would be further hostilities. After the Court. The Attorney General cited a fully capable of managing his affairs, killed, one wounded, and twenty prisoners. nouncing the legal recognition of a vice, say the notwithstanding this, the late punishment the Chinese villagers have recent case illustrating the ruore easy feeling Putnam's Magnine. had said something about what appears liberal supply of Burupean medicines go up the river in his boat. However, the used as evidenco against a prisoner; but Owners of the Ship put on honed a received, Commodore Jones determined to imported into the matter of confessions being
The town was then entered and searched for arms, but these had been ronioved. The to us to be more degrading to the Colony that the Captain made out for the Charter Tautai porsuaded him with some difficulty the Chief Justice spoke of the beating, and
commander of the militia force speaks of And to the British Crown and Churehers list of the quantity of provisions not to go on the 1st instant, saying, that expressed his reluctance to admit a princi
THE RUSSIANS ON THE AMOOR
the citizens as "the enemy," and uses other too,uamely, purposely making the in- which would be necessary that these he himself woull hardly trust himself up ple which would place it beyond his power furnishes some interesting information re-
A recent number of Harper's Magazine phrases only employed in time of actual dulgence of that vice contribute to the passed under his examination for approval the river. The progress of the common to check any policeman interrogating any garding the presont condition of the Kusitiainen marched into the town of Centre war. On the 10th November the same mi- atate, and to support the resources out of before being put on board; were under his cations between the Taotai and the Con- criminal on whatever charge he was arrestians on the Amoor. The settlement of the Point, and arrested all the citizens and which the Church itself is partly main larly served out under the supervision of 2nd instant, the day the Perseus left, the he did not rely upon the admissions to the her as Mahommed Toghluk maily attempt guard having been placed over the pri charge during the voyage, and were regu- nadure occupied the first day, but on the ed. The Attorney General observed that Amoor was affected in nucli the ramo man drove them to open fields outside the town. tained: Wo regret his Lordship's silence himself or officers: that the provisions are Commoderu had determined to go up the police interpreter, although they were noted to transfer the population of Delhi to souers, the militiquen sacked the town and on that very obvione part of his subject. abundant and of good quality; that many river, and take the Tactal to him, although extorted by the beating alluded to.
With the Bishop's remarks on the of the passengers wore meu of advshed age, it is alacat sure that they will be fired up-
Dowlatsbail in the Decean, but with a more then levanted. On the following day the Brothel Ordinance we are likewise com and apparently of feeble frame; that many on by the villages In the event of this outside of the Court, for tifin]
[Here the Jurors were allowed to adjourn siccessful issue. Whole colonies of Cos-citizens of the county, and many from ad- pelled to differ, but scarcely care to enter of them, accustomed for years to the warm happening, there will undoubtedly be fur
sacks, tuen, women, children and house-joining counties, met in the town to i The Chief Justice having summed up, hold guils were moved from their homes against the outrages, when the militiamen protest upon its discussion the more so as the climate of Havana, were but poorly pro-ther punishment inflicted on the natives of the Jury retired; and after a lapse of muro and settled at distances varying from 100 returned and opened fire upon the crowd, practical wisdom which established it and from hest to cold; that after leading a had arrived at Swatow, and left for Foo- of guilt against all the prisoners the from ton to thirty milos apart, with for of murder by taking three of the oldest ei
vided with clothing to most the change the offending villagers. Admiral Koppel than half an hour, they returned a verdict to 500 miles. The settlements are placed killing several persons,
The governor's kindred laws is scarcely likely to be dis life of activity and being accustomed to chow.
hired passing completed that day's work turbed by clerical fulminations,
labor, they abandoned themissives to entire
first and bhird of larceny, by an unanimous to affording convenient idlene listlessness, and opium-emok
verdict, and the second of receiving stoles abeamers rather than to the suitability of tizens (Hester, Anderson, and Gilbert); into that about two-mouths from the
guods by B to 2. As legal points were re- Ing
the soil or focality for settlers. The houses a field and shooting them. The governor. time they embarked a diasase, apparent.
served to be raised in future, with regard are arranged with wilitary precision. Some has been enabled to establish martial law in ly scorbutus, if which none of the Chi-
to admissions made by the first and third of the villages Lave been accidentally settled cleven counties by means of his militia ; all puss medical mon Lad any professional
prisonera, the prisoners were ordered to be iu fino agricultural districts and magnificent of his nefarious acts have been approved by knowledge, attacked the passengers and
brought up for sentence on Friday week. graia orops are raised. So successful have the Legislature. It should be remembered officer, and aid that he was very sorry to
His Lordship called Mr Blaney, the chief the settlers proved in growing grain, that that Arkansas is a stato "reconstructed" toarn that a system such as that described will equal the demand for naval and mili- and has representatives in each House of Government consider that the local supply in accordance with the Congressional plan,
two steamboats in actual service, and two to rise in insurrection to-morrow no fair man tary purposes. In 1866 there were twenty- Congress. If the people of Arkansas were or three new vacs nearly ready. Eighteen could blame them. It is quite certain that to private parties, either Russian or foreign would revolt were such outrages committed boats belonged to Government, and the rest the people of New York or Massachusetts. merchants. Only one of the number now running was built in Siberis; the rest were made in America, England, or Germanin, and sent to the Amoor to be put together,
OCCASIONAL NOTES, - Wong Awing, cabin-boy on board the 4 present the settlements include a popu
(From the Pall Mall Gazette, Dec. 16) charge of having atoles as surn of $1650 one-eighth is at Nicolayevsk, the oldest and America, was then placed in doug on a
lation of about forty thousand, of which
The somi-ocial (Prussian) Gazette of Flare- money was given up subsequently and at of fork, mahogany, birch, pine spruce Prague which relates to Nurthi Slaswick. pretation of the article of the Treaty of the prisoner now pleaded that he book this and elan, with masses of vines and thick un- notes, but did not steal thean and Etions for the nintor that the woodsman Prussia, "on condition that if the people derwood seam to possess greater ittrao- It says that this article (by which Austria man transfers her rights to the Elbe dinhies to them up when asked to do so. This state but it is highly improbable that the Bus of the districts of North Sleswick express meut being regarded as a plea of not.
prosecution,
A CIRCULAR has been issued by the Bialop inviting support to a movement for the establishment in Hougtong of an orphanage for destitute European and other children. The effort, which we hope will be successful, will be directed under the auspices of B. E the Governor, Vice Admiral Keppel, Major General Hranker, and the Chief Justice. The Cimular states
"It is represented that many Children
of European and half caste parentage are to be found. living under very deplorable
SUPREME COURT.
SPECIAL CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before the Hon. the CHIEF JUSTICE.)
February 4, 1869, A
The Court sat shortly after 10.30, whea carried then off rapidly; flat there were the business on the calendar (two cases pine Chinese on board who professed to un-only) was proceeded with. The following about the first to fall victims; that the cap- C. add, B. Wheeley, ating confessions in regard to aby crims derstand inedicine, but of whom seven were Juris were called Messrs Wolverton, Texisted on board 1. & O. vossels of extort tain and officers dideverything in their power to afford relief both by administering medi. cines and by showing every attention to the sufferers; and finally that the Italia was a
Decision.
Poulson, A. Centor, and W. Kirby. being arraigned, the Chief Justice said that Previous to the prisoners in the first case
he believed that some of the Jurors were
whatever.
The system did little credit to he trusted that nonus would be found to the P. & O. Company, or its officers; and inform the other officera of to-day's pro. ceedings.
Prisoners were then removed:
clean, well-ordered and woll-ventilated slip "Aftor carefully weighing the evidence, circumstances. in. Hongkong, China, and I give it as my decision that no blame Postpaued. He would like to know if any THE "AMERICA" ROBBERY,
a view
in those states.
great hardship, and as the Ju- guilty, the evidence was called for the Hian Government will long overlook such a by a free vote the desire of dedit..
in attendance here on Monday last, from which day the Special Session had beon Japan; and it is urged as a duty to whatever attaches to the captain, officers or
of the Jurors were present. consider what can be done in their behalf. owners of the said ship Italia. My opi-had two gentlemen also answered from the Mr Kirby auswered from the Jury-box, One of the objects of the Female Dio- mon, 28, at the mortality is mainly to he body of the Court, to the effect that they from the Captain (Perks) on board. The most important town The valuable for hurg publishes a new and singular inter. cesari School in Hongkong is to offer a attributed to the weakened constitutions of were in attendance on Monday. The first permanent home for a limited number of the passengers, many of whom were sickly named juror stated that he was in Court Orphans and other Children in neces-
and fecule at the time they embarked, and for some fime on Monday: he had no vo sitous circumstances. The Education of able to endure the change from a lot to ties of the postprement.
& cold olimate, and also to the manner in Chinese Girls in Hongkong on Anglo- which they abandoned themselves to a life
The Chief Justice remarked that he con- Chinese principles having been found of complete inactivity.
sidered it rors time was often most valuable to them, undesirable, it is proposed to extend
it was too
too bad that they should be unneces the benefits of the Education given in the Diocesan Fomale School to a few such
sarily c
called
Let the summoning officer be called. Children of both sexes as has been de- seribed reserving one wing for the Boys >> and the other for the Girls, and to give them, with board and lodging, an educa- tion which miny fit them for useful ser vice. The Childrenumst he without deformity, and generally healthy and strong in mind and body. As the insti- tution must partake of the character of
*(Signed) W. M. KESWICK,
Acting Italian Consul "We concur in the forgoing decision. "(Signed) T. ORTUSO, (Signed) W. S. ADAMS, M.D., GM.,
Spanish Consul
Health Officer of the Port, Surgeon to the Seimer's Hospital, e.'
LOCAL
DURING the hearing of the first case on the Calendar of the Special Criminal Session
a public Orphanage, it is desired to cou-to-day, the Registrar remarked that the duct it generally on the principles of Demurrer in the case of Regina v. Saint well-known Orphan Asylums in England. nd been set down for argoment on Wed- If subscriptions in reply to this appeal nesday next. We may mention that it has are such as to justify the attempt, it is been set down by the defendant. proposed to open the Diocesan School for the purposes of an Orphanage next. Midsummer, and I respectfully beg you bring this communication before gentlemen who are likely to give their mupport to so benevolent an object, and shall be greatly obliged by a reply, which
to
hora,
Mr Toonochy (Sheriff) begged leave to explain. He did not receive the precept until very late,
officer be sworn,
His Lordship said, let the summoning
The Sheriff again stated that, owing to the lateness of notion, and the pressure of other business, nothing could be done till Saturday.
The Attorney General admitted that but short notice was given
Sheriff's first duty was to attend upon this His Lordship, however, said that the Court: it was the Sheriff's work.
The Sheriff observed that the other work he spoke of was the work attendnot upou this Court.. A MEETING of the Membere of the Hong- P. C. Sergeant Poutit (summoning off kong Swing Club was held yesterday car) was sworn, and statud, in reply to the afternoon. It appears that the present Court, that he was directed to tell the Ju site has to be surrendered by the 1st of next rors they were not wanted on Friday after month. A new site has been offered by noon. He had then something else to do, the Governor, at the end of a pier bebinde, he had another process to serve. Fletcher's old buildings; he has also pro- Chief Justice: What?
Sheriff: It was an
will enable us to form an opinion what and 81,500 towards contingent expenses,
35°
four-
source of worlth. A species of tiger, claas- After the evidence had been heard, the ed by naturalists with our Bengal animal, Jury in this case returned a verdict 2 Nth latitude Dees and other fute of guilty, but recommended the prisoner to mercy, on account of his youth and footed game are also found in great abund- the Captain's carelesences of the money stolen. Sentence reserved until Friday week.
ance.
SCHAFER, THE GERMAN TRAVELLER
ed
to that
State") nowhere speaks of a cession of terri-
to Denmark, they shall be tory, but only of people. Prussia, argues the soul-official journal, has therefore only to ask the North Sleswickers if they would rather be Prnasians, or Danes. If they accept the latter alternative, they will be regarded as "Danish subjects;" but the
march's career bas now become so close that The likeness between Beust's and Bia-
it will soon be difficult to distinguish them.
assistance may be probably expected from which would be at least. $2,500, if the this Court, my lord ectmont issued by Most of the eccentric wills that now oftention has been already set or foot, and in eally insisted will allow it.
your locality. Communications are res quested to be addressed to the Rev. CANON BEACH, M.A, S. Paul's College, Hongkong-January 30, 1869,"
Chief Justice: That could have waited. 116w
present building was removed. A structure would entail an outlay of $5,000. Footit continued, on outb, to say that ho After some conversation the following res-served the last notions on Saturday. lution was carried That a list to sent Chief Justice: But here are three jurors round inviting aubscriptions of not less than who go no notice before ten poinck on Monsanity of the rich for some of their most to his assistance. With regard to Soliafer's eramont for illegal arrest, £20,000 damages
day morning
$10 for removing and rebuilding the present structure on the proposed new alto, it being understood that the amount subscrib. ed be the subscription for the present year," The menting adjourned until Thurs- day next.
FORMS OF INSANITY,
country they inhabit will none the less A New Zealand.paper gives some further remain part of Prussia. The Gazette con- There are people who are perfectly particulars respecting this individual. His oludes by remarking, that in all civilized sane on every subject except those to marriage with a Maori woman, his subse. States there are numberless foreigners who which money is concerned. Such per- quent separation from his wife under sorio-are also under the protection of the laws of Bona deny themselves and those nearest comic ciroumstances at Ubiuenuri, and the the country they inhabit." to them of the plainest necessities of life, mock trial, which then took place will be in extreme old age, even when they and very depressing effect upon this unfortunate toil oarly and late, beyond their strength, fresh in our readers' recollection; they had a their hairs are beyond the possibility of man's mind, sud be attempted to commit want or constantly worry about the suicide. He was taken before a Magistrate, By a special sign manual the Emperor of future, living in continual fear of the poor and was ordered to find sureties for good Austira has inst created the "dear Baron house; or incessantly count and recount behaviour for six months. He was about von Beust, in token of his particular their possessious, under the apprehension being removed to gaol, when Mr Fetschler goodwill and satisfaction, a count free of that they are slipping from their grasp; or and Me W. Morrin entered into the re-expendo with remisssion (Nachsicht) of commit the greatest extravagances inquired bonds (£50 each), and Mr Selvifor the fees." We congratulate the new count, useless directions while denying themselves was immediately released from custody and hope with his Imperial master that he of daily comforts. A common symptom of Mr Putschler bus most kindly offered to may continue to work stedfastly in the this form of insanity is to, tuagine onsself take care of him until an opportunity is path of peace and retrenchment, as far as to be poor even in the midst of wealth. offered to forward hins home. A subscrip- the 600,000 men upon whom he so energeti- attract the public attention are the creation all probability the next trip of the Horo, of brains that have become diseased by long. from here to Sydney," dwelling ori matters of Buance and it is away from the shores of New Zealand. We has left a little bill for England to settle.
will carry Schafer
Mr G. F. Train, starting for America, just to assume that our institutions of are very glad to hear that friende have Always magnificent in his fguring, Mr charity are considerably indebted to the in- been found in Auckland to come forward Train claims £100,000 from the Irish Gov. Footit said that he went down to Mr education and rare ability, who, for a long sironinstances are said to have preyed upon from Mr J. M'Henry. He has further ser important legacies. I knew a man of recent attempt to commit suicide, severaf from the Ebbw Vale Company, and £10,000 Kirby's place at half-past one on Monday unter of years, hoarded a fortune that he his mind. Sobafer, until recently, was ved a notice on the corporations proposing afternoon.
The Sheriff here stated that he met Mr to a number of benevolent societies. That a German Geographical Society to whom he ginal patentee te stands up for all his possessed, in order that be might leave it regularly in receipt of £20 per month from to lay down street railways that as the ort- Kirby on Monday morning, and informed the amount at his disposal might be as regularly transmitted a manuscript account rights. Although extremely illused former kim verbally of the postponement. large as possiblo, he sarimped his wife, bis of his voyages and travels, but from some ly by this country he only asks a royalty of His Lordship said that it was a very children, and his servants, even in the cause or other, which, he says, he cannot £500 for every mile of street railway laid great hardelity, and there had been grant minutest acts of expenditure; imposed on account for, this remittance has ceased for down; this on 2,000 miles would bring him neglect a newhere. He thought the officer the hospitality of friends and the forbear the last four months. Secondly, the reports in a million starling, which, in addition to of the Court whose duty it was ought to ance of his kiusmeni; and, in short, by his which have been circulated of us do his other claims, and a million set down see that the Jurors were notified in time. Belong acts of mastiness, made his name ings at the Thames, which reports, he says, against the Grand Union Trunk Pacific Rail- He (the Judge) did all he could to take up a byword and a reproach wherever he was have been greatly exaggerated, have had a way, makes his wind easy as far as money
not lo cold known. Yet during most of these years he very depressing effect upon bin. Thudly, mutters are concerned. sities. Ahinese who described himself if he was not sounded by others he could was actively engaged in responsible duties, the fact that he was a cripple, and latterly by a district watchman with having been na an anomployed rive-pounder was charged not help it.
and was justly regarded as a man of unus thought that people had begun to despise Liberal Prussia has sustained a very hea The Attorney General said he was very al ability and attainmenta; and not until him on this account, added to the former vy loss by the death of one of her foremost found in too near proximity of a window in sorry that he had been compelled to make his later and declining years did his friends reasons, and to his being alone It is a saying that when good men are Taipingshan; be had a hook with him, the application for postponement on so in Government service, the benefite derived which was conveniently fixed at the end of short notice but the furors would see My own view is, that from the first, his bined to bring ou melancholy insanity, la ed the Prussian army, is the war of libera ever suspect that he was a monomaniac. from home, friends, and kindred, has com 1799, he, scarcely fourteen years old, join long way and oldest championi, Dr Lette. Born in thereby will be infinite, i.a., not only their a long stick; and the watchman very natu- that some effort had been made to notify avarice was with him a sympton of cere boring under which malady he made the tion, in 1813. From 1884 to 1843 he wa good fluences will pervade through the rally infening that he meditated: the com. the fact.
bral diseans, and the acts of imbecility and rash attempt upon his life for which he has principally engaged in the regulation of place over which they are controlling, but initial of a felony, took him in custody. His Lordship said the application was weakness that he committed, and the been held to bail, being himself unconsci- agrarian difficulties, and thereby proved ulso the land out of their jurisdiction is Mr May appeared to think that this step quite right. He hoped that the neglect abandonment into which he fell, finally ous at the time of what he was doing. All this himself one of the staucheat and most the benefitted. Mr Bernadino S. Fernandes, was a very likely ous on the part of the would autocar again, and that Jurors convinced those who knew him best that however has happily passed by, and under roughgoing friends of a free Prussian pea all major of police; dni Mr Jeronimo man with the hooks, and accordingly sent i would not be brought here unnecessarily in matters of finance lie was put a morily the bospitable shelter of Mr Petschler's santry. Since 1848 he has been successives Pereira Leite, both of Macio, are noted for him to hand labor for three months as a again.
responsible being. Great and unexpected roof, we have no doubt puer Sebater will, ly a member of the National Assembly at their exertions for capturing thieves, rogue and vagabond.
Sincers well as failure may give rise to soon be a well xe over, and be ready to be Frankfort, of the Prussian Chambers, and About the case of Pakshan robbery, they A somewhat peculiar case of alleged drag
financial insanity. Sudden wealth as well gin his journey in life atlow.
of the Federal Assembly, always fighting on arrested six men of our district who had giug and kidnapping was brought up to
as suiden poverty may so excite the brain gone to Macao, and in consequence our day, in which a woman stated that she was Olinese seamen on board the P. dr.O. st. as to induce monomania or complete formation hits reached us that the some. He was also a distinguished member of The Nelson Evening Mail says: "In the side of host constitutional liberaliam. place is quiet. But their merit is still drugged with a piece of ginger and carriad Orissa, were charged with the larceny of madness. A striking case of this form of what cavalier treatment of the illustrious nearly all German unions of educational greater in setting free captives in their on board a ship by Loey Ashing, the su- $160 and other property from the bos of insanity, is thus related by De Winslow German traveller, Mr Schafer, by the Mao. and humanitariau tendencies. He was fur aparity of Superintendent of Emigration.percargo of the ship Norms on the 31st of Chinese passenger, ou her last voyage from A young gentleman having $10,000 undis- Of the people of our district, who had been January Defendant stated that complain Singapore to this port with the English! posed of and unemployed, placed it for
THE "body of representatives of Pun-wan, Hockshan district," have published the following advertisement. We give it the additional publicity of our own columns. It has been our pleasant duty on formier Occasions to compliment Mr Fernandes for what he has tone towards rectifying
TO-DAY'S POLICE. Mr May on the Bench.
Very few cases of importance occupied the abuses which prevailed in the coolie the attention of the Sitting Magistrate this trade at Macao; and it is equally grati morning; but one charge was auggestive as fying to place on record the fact that the to the proper securing of windows from the whie of his exertions is understood and visita of individuals of appreciated by those for whom he inte rests himself. The following notice is dated Feb. 1, 1869-
The case was then proceeded with:
LARCENT ON HIGH SEAR.
Lee Ayeo, Leo Asow, and Chun Akum,
ris north of Auckland, has aroused the Ger. dior a most assiduous writer on the ques man settlers at Walues to a sense of the tione uf labour and free trade,
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