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HIPPING.
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Cockchafer, reports rrived at Swatów on frus Amoy and
TIFICATIONSAUD
on Tuesday the 23nl
Vednesday, the 24th
SPATCH. Madras, on Tuesday
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ARTERS AND LENTS.
ary, 1838,
te, 383 tons, Amoy ber tun.
au barque, 523 tons.
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3.16 per ton
880 tons, Bangkok
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34 cents per micul
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atow
790 tons, hence
ite per picul
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te: per picnl
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ooner, 220 tou
81,876 in full.
be, 257 tons, Wham-
to Hongkong, at
que, 375 tous, hence.
ack, at 00' cents per,
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THE CHINA MAIL.
not. Defendant had been on board brought no tools with them or money to the vessel, it appears, is the capacity buy them. How they subsisted so long as of a runner, and bad been ordered away they did is a mystery; however we have from the ship when he had adopted now got rid of them, and it is hardly likely the evidence of Smith (chief affeer) it was have some diggers here who are really good. this carious mode of farewell salute. From that they will come back again, though we proven that prisoner did the same thing men, and who are only waiting for reiu- some time ago,--Defendant did not deny forcements of men of their own stamp, and having fired the pistol at 250 yards' dis- punps, to once more commence operations tance, but he averred that he had no inten. As far as they have gone they say they have tion of firing at anybody on board the dose wall and are sanguine. of doing much this mode of farewell, and fined Kattovitch just now; Indian Empire, loading for Swa- vessel.—Mr May, however, disapproved of better. We have but two vessels in port $50, in default three hunthe imprison tow, and the Helpmate, loading for Tien- ment; upon which Rattovitch was sent to tain." Gaol.
Union Dock Company calls for imme- diate investigation by its shareholders; or My Helland is mistaken and conse quently blareably careless in giving the currency of a public meeting to such $500,
Serious fears are entortsinod for the safe- Hakodadi, with a cargo of seaweed, for ty of the British barque Flora, which left Shanghai on the 18th Jany. Since then she has not been seen by any of the veseels that have arrived here from that have been caught in any of the heavy galne port; though it is probable that she may that have of late been blowing of that coast, and sustained such damage as would port for repairs. necessitate her runaing into the nearest
JAPAN. (Japan, Gazette)
total cessation of all business-which is un- fortunately, however, suything but a new sensation and the abstention of all classes from work of every description.
(Japan Times.) Robison is still attracting attention,, the The case of Kingden Wilken and defendents having appealed to Sir is 1,190 ft.; the Hornby. change her flag. This step will be baile
The steam-ram Stonecall is about to
trade of the place as most important; by all who have any interest in the real signifying as it does the complete recogni- tion of the Government of the Mikado by America..
THE NEW BRIDGE AT NIAGARA. the Niagara River a short distance below the The sew auspension bridge which spans cataruet has been completed so far that it is
Express, areThe span from rock to rock sions of the bridge, according to the Buffalo passable for fout passengers. The dimen
between the centres of the towers is 1,368 ft. The longth of above the surface of the river, 190 it. The the suspended platfonu is 1,240 ft. Height
cables is 630 ft. The length of the plat- length of the central portion resting on form supported by stays and cables is 605 ft. The defection of cables at the centre--in The cession of the Stonewall is of course ing the rise and fall of the bridge from sumner, 91 ft, and in winter 88 ft., mak trality Notification. Art. XIV of the of the cables between the points of suspen- prelude to the withdrawal of our Neu changes of temperature 8 ft. The length English Treaty will now resume its sus-siou in median temperature. is 1288 ft. pended vitality, and munitious of war may be sold to the Mikado's Government alone. The length of the cables between anchor- trality Notification and the cossion of the rook on Cabada side, 105 ft., and ou Ame
These acts--the withdrawal of the Nen ages is 1,828 ft: Length of cables and Stonewall fix the status of the ex-Tokugawa rican side, 100 ft.
abulora, 1,888 ft. Height of towers above,
pirates, and doprive their supporters and
Base of towers, 28 ft. abettors of all claim to call them hollige face of the rook on the American side is 6 square, and top, ft. squaro. The sur rents.
ft. above that on the Canada zide. The both aides is 7 ft. The depth of the au- height of the readway above the rook on chor pits below the surface of the ground is
(Nagasaki Times.) We have received information of a system of
squeeze on the part of the Japanese
statements; or Mr H was wilfully mis-/a; and the Magistrate placed the bail atminary enquiry-" Your name is Rickerby; during the year. The matter was referred the diameter of the cable is 7 in. The total.
leading his bearers. The public must. judge as to which of these alternatives meets the facts of the case. But we shall scarcely be surprised if something mote is heard from the Union Dock Company, after sach. sweeping and de- maging assertions.
LOCAL,
a rate thus high on that account.
THE NORTH.
(Friend of China.)
The following is a Summary of the reply given by the Shanghai Chamber of Com- merce on the 1st February 1868, to Sir Ru therford Alck's Despatch concerning the opening of New Ports:
our
Some
The amall steamer Chutilo ma sank on the 1st instans. It is supposed that she struck the on a rock while being towed in shallow in-water for repairs. She was raised, by the
The las by the Tokugawa expedition to Tessa, of two more of their ships, the Meteor and the Nagasaki Mart, is reported. Though this aquadron is thus completely crippled, the transfer of their forces from the ses to the land may be the cause of much trouble. It may be very difficult to compass them in such a country as Yesao, and bring the rebellion to such a head that it may be crushed. 10SD RAGLAN AND MR KINGLAKE. At no period of his life had ho hold an inde pendent command of any kind. He had.
Docks are, we know, "open questions," and Dock Company Directors are but mortal-doubly mortal ge may presume when Directors of rival Companies, But even mortality should be careful when discussing the affairs of men and ore thren. As our readers will observe, we have, in a local paragraph, complied with a request male to us, and afford the Union Dock Directors the opportunity of contradicting a statement made at the recent meeting of the Hongkong and Whanipos Dock Company which they consider incorrect, and, we presume from the contradiction, injurions. We can, Shanghae, 3 days' night, Bank, Tis, 740ef course, give no judgment upon the apothecary's assistant, was charged with Mathew Hassal Jackson, described as an merits of the case, but at present the having stolen the purse of a seaman named Bar Silver, 17 dwts. B.,
** 620 á 078.
Union Company certainly seems to have Tucker, but discharged, as the evidence proved little more than a drunken spree." the best of the argament There is, Par
however, another matter to which atten- may be remembered in the Summary Juris A case (Soong-ming-san. Tung Atim) tion might be drawn in this connection, diction Court, in which damages to the Mr. Helland informed the meeting that extent of $600 were claimed for illegal de he valued at about 35000 what the Mr Ball gave judgment about a week ago,
tontion, tying up, de, &c. Union Dock Company estimated as saying that he gave it because the probabi In this case, worth $100,000. Now there is cortainly lities of truth were in favor of the plain no law to prevent Mr Helland giving tiff and he (the Judge) gavo damages of his own opinion of the value of any par: $130. Defendant in the above case now- ticular property, or saying, as he did, appeared as complainant, and charged the that the Union Dock Company could go successful plaintiff with perjory, inasmuch
On the afternoon of 27th January be-Government, a squeeze which we consider 18 ft., and the length of the anchor chains (Taken at Mesars. Falconer & Co.'s Premises, on only a short time, and "were cutting as the alleged illegal cletantion was 8 took place between a gentleman well known ing are the facts which have been given are set in solid rock on the Canada side, tween two and three o'clock, a meeting it our duty to expuse at once. The follow-under the ground is 30 ft. The anchors their throats" at present prices. But trumped-up story altogether. Mr. Sharp to our fellow residents, lately described in us Foreign Firm in Nagasaki, having and in masonry on the American side. she must recollect that, one of three things red for the prisoner, and a long a local journal as a merian named Ben- under its protection a Chinese hong, heard The width of the roadway between the
hearing resulted. Defendant was appre- must follow-ither the conduct of the heuded on a warrant, and the precept of on, and an Englishman of the name of that the Japanese Government had levies parapote is 10 ft., depth of side truss efter the Summary Court was stayed pending the jaunty manner that bespeaks a mind at by the Chinaman to a Native merchant, The bridge is supported by two cables, com- Rickerby. Both of them had that easy a squeeze of 10 per cent on some Guld sold and height of parapet above floor 4 ft. decision of the Magistrate.-At a quarter peace with itself, and nothing seemed to and not content with levying this illegal posed of two wire ropes each, which contain past four, the case was remanded, the pri presage such a catastrophe as followed tax, had exacted 10 per sent on all the pre respectively 133 No. 9 wires The weight of aner being admitted to bail in the sum of Mr Benson advanced, and to the prelivious lots of imported Guld he has bought these wire ropes per lineal frot is 9lb, and.
Prisoner appeared a respectable
I bellave, Sir?' received a hesitating but to the Consul affirmatory answer.
Each had a riding There is some truth in the rumour re- is 82 tous tet. There are 48 atays, weighing weight of the suspended portion of the cables whip in his hand, and the weapons being garding the parascation of Christians in
18 tona net. There are 52 guys connected with 80 far equal, Mr Benson waited for no Gotto. Some 300 have been arrested and other remark or consideration, but laid placed in confinement. The Consuls have of the cable is 1,680 tuns net, and that of the bridge. The aggregate breaking strain his whip about Mr. Rickerby in such a communicated with the governor, but he the stays 1,320 tons net, making the total mauter that the latter though he tried to has no jurisdiction over the islande. repay the ssault in kind, was unable to
supporting strength of the cables and staye
gentlemen were near, and saw
but very weak returns,
5,000 tona. The number of suspenders used is 480, with an aggregate strength of 4,800 tons. The weight of the suspended road- pauishment given; and ક
way, including weight of cables and stays, formant states, seemed disinclined to aid of lighters, on the 6th. The Chamber is gratified to find Sir R. interfere until they thought the whip-
50 tons, and the maximum load is 100 tons; is 200 tons. The ordinary working load is We are requested by the Union Dock Cou- Alcock is grappling with the difficulties in ping was sufficient. At length they did pany to state, in reference to some remarks the way of opening up the Country and will interpose, and drew Mr Bensou off. One
The towers when completed will be covered permanent and transitory load, 350 tuns. made at the meeting of the Hongkong and assist in the solution of the diffoult pro. of them told him that he ought to, be
with wood and corrugated iron, and in Whampoa Dock Company held on Friday blems at issue by every means in its power. ashamed of himself in which remark we
point of architectural beauty will be highly last, to the effect that the old Company That the Ports teritioned by Sir Ruther and all our readers recognize nothing but
ornate, impacting to each terminus of the were the first to miske apertures through ford Alcook should be opened the Chamber the baldest truth. The regard in which Me
bridge an air of elegance and substantial- Mr Burrows in July 1808, to the new Com- has no doubt whatever, but if expense of Ricksrby is universally held by all the
nose, sud reudering the whole in attraction pany, with the view of establishing a Consular and Customs staff for cach is to be community will cause this paragraph to be
among the beauties and wonders of thist in- uniform tariff of charges-that as far hack necessary then of course a selection must be read with general regret; and the conduct as the 20th of August 18th, the Secretary made of such ports as promise an adequats of Mr Benson to be
teresting locality. On the opening of ano of the Union Dock Company, by
fully commented order of
return in the way of increased trade and the upot. The idea of a magistrate taking the
completed, it will be available for carriagos, ther season, when the roadway will be the Hoard, addressed a letter to the Secre- cunsequent benent to the population of the law into his own hands! What next f tary. of the Hongkong and Whanipon. Dock various countries interested. To assist in should like to knew. It is feared that the Tag latest news from Chefoo is very adopted for the future by both Compa.eu that Wenchon has the first claim to at numerous that Mr. Rickerby may suffer been a confidential and trusted associate of! Company proposing that a uniform scale this choice the Obamber registors its opini-stripes laid on by him wore so heavy and nies, To this letter a reply was received, tention. Its easy approach, existing trade, from the effects, for a long time to come.
tha great duke, but the confidones and CIVILITY. A young author reading a which is in the hands of the late Secretary and proximity to the Tea districts combine Of course the affair cannot end here.
trust had not beau of a sort to educate him tragedy, perceived hia auditur very often of the Union Dock Company, who is now at Macao, otherwise it would have been Tux-chow being only distant 60 miles from Minorucing the teroituation of the war in life had parsed over his head. Children very old acquaintance," replied the critic,
to render it a most important position.
Proclamations from the various foreign for the conduct of an army in the field. pull off his liat at the end of a line, and "I cannot pass a Since he had seen war, forty years of office asked him the reason. sent to us for publication, but we are in- formed that its tenor was a refusal to come Shan would prove a petion Channel Japan, and withdrawing all neutrality unborn at the time of Waterloo had grown
Wenchow is of far less importance. Ta to such an agreement. We are promised for the trade of Corea and part of Man-
notifications.
FOLLOWING HIS CONSCIENCE.—Âu emi. to middle ago while he was acting as a mili-. copics of the correspondence after the churia. Southen Ports the chamber con- We are informed that H. NM.'s Ministry secretary at the Horse Guards, where neat and witty prehite was asked if he did lalo Seretary of the Union Dock Company or interest. Kiang-chow, Wei-het harbor on will have returned from Macas, mean-
to the Japanese government, has received added its blurs and blots to the mental ence, "Yes," said his grace; I think while only from a car, but area, the South of the Shantung Promontory the assurance that Dr Mats' moto should at record of his Peninsular experience. Nu. he follows it as a man does a horse in his abiding and disinclined to violence; and should appear as soon as possible after the Ports -The chamber recommends exten- temporarily in custody by his own family duties of his official position can suppose proverbially found of "big jobs," The
yond be useful as a harbor of refuge. River once be released from prison, but kept body who has any acquaintance with the gig Ele drives it Brst"
A Big Joa! The American nation are sive additions to Foreign trading stations
that place.
a suitable preparation for command in supervision and the vessels resorting to
The government is evidently consolidat-war. Yet Mr Kinglake gravely asks het sy fairly be pronounced ambitious. A to roh, and speculating rather upon the Washington's birthday, the Aniorican ver
them being in inner waters would prove by a Council and sanctioned by the Mikado generalskip. had been ripening like a bin fitting for three days in New York diso sets in Harbour were gaily dressed out in hostages for their due observance of
ing itself; and the sentences pronounced believe that all this time Lord Raglan's "National Christian Convention" has been concourse attracted to the diggings than their bunting, a salute was fired from the latina. Subsidiary Ports as laoding places before he left Yedo, on the daimios of the of claret or a winter apple that at the ing various subjects and projects: One of upon the yield of gold or other metal. It ships of war present, and great festivities for cargo and piangers on the Yangtaze north who had been in rebellion are gene age of sixty-six he could look back over the the last tapies considered was the possi
were carried on (inore especially in Admiral as proposed by Sir R. Alcock give the rally so firmly decreed and yet withal so in pousewhat remarkable that this third Rowan's dag-ship)-in honour of the grönt Chainber great satisfaction and it manter lenient, that, in themselves, they afford life, and reall with such offect that martial in the present century. Several gentle forty years of town and country bility of evangelising the whole world with class should have been so slightly repre-national event. ball on board the Pisca atea several of the most important, vis.
some proof of the strength of the victorions experiences of his youth as to be at once men expressed their opinion that it might qh takes placo this areuing. santed amongst the foreigners attracted
Ngan-kin, Wa-hu, Ta-lung Kiang-gin and party. It is painful to find the noblest of fitted to lead hosts, to awe subordinates, be done within the thirty years, and the Yo-chow,
the northern princes-Aidzu is the most and to control colleagues. Associated Rev. Mr Blair and that it must be done, to the Shantung province, while it affords We find the following paragraph in the Melbourne Argus Some alarm was oc-
The Inland Navigation Question which severaly punished; whilst traitors to their with men who, whatever their demerits, and would be done. The Rev. Mr Bourne, a useful argument in the negociations casioned in Melbourne sone weeks ago by touched en passant and arguments in favor and he who would have been the greatest as showing himself always their superior, ed hardy
the Chamber fought for in 1960, is again after all, it is the natural course of things in war and in cousand, he is represented Church itself sadly needs converting. It cause get off comparatively lightly. But, and considerable and recent experience of New York, ventured to auggost that the which must undoubtedly take place with the unwelcome introduction into this city
of small-pox-a disease which, although it restrictious placed on it causing the great in case of failure.
of it re-enforced, the almost prohibitory in the event of success, mass be the lowest and maintaining what Mr Kinglake calls expelled the meeting. Resolutions were said he was ignominiously in a short period between ourselves and has been brought into the port on several eat disappointment, whilst the limitation of
his asoendant," whether he gives or do-
then passed
to commence the orangeliza- the Chinese upon mining questions. The occasions, has never succeeded in establish
the privilege to Boats not propelled by look quite so gloomy as they have done of
The general features of things do not elines to give them the benefit of his
opini-
tion instanter. ons. Ils faculty for estimating the capa ing a foothold amongst the population, staan tlie Ccamber conceives to be fatal late. It is true many Japanese affect to bilities of ground, and bat instinctive Malta Times contains the following me majority of those who went to Shantung This time it was brought here by the ship to the development of Trado which is the believe that in the spring the rebuilion will knowledge of country which was one of his passengers by the last overland mall came were of the second class those cureles vondale, from Focowion, which raised primary object of the rovision of the Treaty again burst forth-but, we do not attach natural gifts," cultivated for a half a life to grief in Egypt. The train containing
here on the 22nd November, The chief The hamber strongly advocates improvident, souls who like Mr Micaher officer being ill was taken to the Melbourne the opening up of the entire Country be any weight to the tales we hear; and if tine in St. James's Park or the hunting their luggage was burnt, and they arrived are ever waiting for " something to turn Hospital, where his complaint was found to the chief places of trade in China and the it will be only between rival princes; and Jisvern on a battle-field things hidden from Pacha will doubtless have to pay.
there is any ighting or quarelling at all, fields of Badinington, enables him to here with only what they stood in. Tire he small-pox, and he was accordingly sent Mineral resources of the Country should be up" and rejoice in a similar-disregard of to the Immigration hospital, the ship being thrown open to the capital and you of the government, as such, will not be og his purblind colleagues. The sritical mo- mest vnfortunate part of the accident was fusing means to an end. A Chefoo oor The chief officer died soon after, aut aau toution to the vast productive an I comment. At last, when all likelihood of the brink seized we ones by the ex-military secretary, on their way to England. The
ordered back to the quarantins, station. skill of Europe and America It calls at
ments, so Routing and so rarely caught, the destruction of two fine elephants, a papa her except by the most gifted commanders, are and manns, which with their infant were respondent saya that they were all appa ther patient named Bissel, to whom the sial region of Sze-chuen frim which foreign fout is about to be handed over to the Whether Me Kinglake ever perausded soy. barut while trying to save his offspring. rently under the impression that gold infection was communicated, also died. A trade is almost entirely cut off and opines Mikado's government. For the last year body but biomself of the truth of all this. The arms died on bed the one foss papa was was strewn about like shells upon the god deal of uneasiness was felt by the that the opening of Chunking beach, and that nothing but dainty pick-subsequent urnence of what were he town on the Banks of the upper Yangtze, has douted idly in our harbour display we do not know but there were certainly anxiety and injuries received in the same ing with the fingers was necessary to loved to be several other cases of final 720 miles above Hankow, would creats & But the Mikado has proved that he nan do lumes whose opinions were not in the least English sheep, was progressing famously ing the American "Stars and Stripes" vast numbers of readers of his former vo cao. The orphan, only the height of an gather in the golden treasure. These cases of chicken-pox, and have not in any in-would amply repay any trouble, risk or ex- pox, but they were found in reality to be demand for English Manufactures, which
without her; so she is to be now given up. affected by his extravagant encomiutos infer the care of a wow and the ship's but mon, destitute of resources, friendless and stance proved fatal. asldom energetic when steady labor is
poose entailed on the Government in mak
(Japon Herald)
No oye but that of imagination or of cher Wa understand that the claims stone required; bave naturally fallen upon the
ing it a port of Irade.
faith ever detected in Lord Ragian all the from the portion of the passengers on board The most important event of the fortnight qualities which his eulogist ascribed to biu.
the-Tanjore is not less than 3,000 has been the appearance of Notifications He had been selected for the command for Consul's hands. That they have peace-
The froutier town of Bathang on the from the Foreign Representatives of Eng obvious reasons. The war was to be under acharity sermon, had hor pocket picked asbe A LADY who refused to give after hearing fully given in to the exigencies of their
highway to India should also be opened land, France sud Prussia; announcing the takon in concert with a sensitive and jea was leaving the olurch. On making the ▲ Chinaman was charged with having a well as trading stations on the downward termination of the struggle between North lons ally whom it was important to keep discovery, she said, "The parzon could not position, is about the most unfavorable stolen three jackets, a hat and a pair of course of the Great River; several places and Senth and the withdrawal of the Neu in good humour, and Lord Raglan possess find the way to my pocket, but the devil circunstance which could have happened shoes, from the watchman of the Sing Ping in Ranan on the River Song in district trality Notifications, which were published ed in his rank, his manners, his easy tem for Chinese views, Had rowdyism and theatre. The watchman went to sleep in productive of tea, coul, iron, timber last year. Thng is the Mikado's victory robbery prevailed, had but a few outside the theatre late the other night, aud and oil, and other places on the River. Hun virtually acknowledged and the misguided per, his familiarity with the French POSER "Mamma," said a little one rages been perpetratal nun the coun- in the morning, found he had been robbed. A commission to examine and report on
men who reisin yet in arms at Hakodate, language, and his long official experience, one day, "have angels wings f":"Oh, cer
so many guarantees for the maintenance of tainly," says mamma, full of ideas derived
HONGKONG, HONDAY, FEB, 22, 1869,
CHEFOO.
much as we anticipated. The reports of geld attracted, as do inost diggings, three classes of men--respectable people, who went only to judge as to the prospects of working in gangs with suitable machin
the
very
we
MISCELLANEOUS.
without tifat
éry; adventurous-parties, of questionable departure of the mail, by which time the siders beyond tho sphere of its knowledge ter resident, on his repeated representations every year-of were pen and ink inevitably not think aneb a one followed his consci-
resources, ready to pick up whatever they could on the spot, but in the main law
a third (but fortunately scarce) clase of
atatement,
in
thorough rowdies less inclined to dig than To-DAY, being the anniversary of George fore Yangtze They would cost little leaving who have given bait for his not that they formed even in a remote degree Times reports the following scheme, which
TO DAY'S POLICE. Mr May on the Bench.
од
a trading
posed
Vista of
A RAILWAY TRAIN BUBNI Our-The
did."
The
try folk of the neighbourhood, all would farmer named Chai-awah had been these subjects would render a very valuable have now to learn that their cause is hope-cardíal relatious. It was ao dong since we from pictures, "they have wings." Then have felt compelled to acquiesce in the apprebonded in the unwhile and taken service.
to the Station; whither the watchman went. The Regulations necessary to carry out
less and their doom sealed. Few of their have been engaged in a considerable war what did they want a ladder for to get down exercise by the native officials of strong and identified the clothes upon the person the vast sohetus it proposes are briefly mes are familiar to foreigners. Probably that our generals were all old nusu, and in to Jacob ? repressive measures. But nothing of the of defendant.-Prisoner said he felt cold, touched on by the Chamber, but these are
those of Aidzu, Idzuusi, and Sendai ouly the absence of any great military reputation A JURYMAN held out against bis eleven kind has occurred, and a singular phase went into the theatre, put on the clothes matters of detail for aftor consideration will be recognised. The life of the former
we were only following what seemed a safe companions in Santa Cruz, Californis; the jy, the history of gold diggings is now for warmth, got out of the theatre by Remarks on "Residence in the interior" in ured, but bis territories are consented popular tradition in falling, bark on the others, after trying all other meios, finally
The Shantung province, is
said) that says of the addition that the chatinale member was and he is condemned to perpetual imprison survivor of a famous and augcessful milagreed to send in a verdict of guilty, with threatened with no rush of grasping and forgot to take the clothes off again. Government appears to have formed of and a less fertile territory is given to his Lord Raglan's imperturbable courage in
May sent bios to hard labor for six months. Foreign Merchants who desire the privi- law-breaking blackguardism. The irrup
a great rascal and confederate of the pri tion threatened is that of steady bard rent to hard labour for six months for havance of obtaining admission of foreign at Yedido, but one of his relations is per- that he says of bis urbanity and good heart,
Sheik Ismail, & Bombay seaman, was legs; a brief notice concerning the import and is also condemned to seclusion action, and his patience in dificulty, all soner.
Ha thereupon gave in. UNIVERSAL love is like a mitten, which Working man prepared to avail them ing stolen a dressing-case from a Chinese capital and skill to the Confmitted to succeed to his estates. selves of every modern aid to mining, brothel.
China and Anally a well merited grow! at the present government in the hour
The mercy that has been evinced by bably never had an enemy. But he had affection is like a glove, which fit one band is well deserved. He was a man who pro- Gts all hauds alike, but none closely true atid determined to test to the utter The master of the Chi-Joong pawnbrokers the faulty system of Transit Dues, bring to of their victory towards their vanquished what is as bad, or worse-a very injudicious only, but fits closely to that one. taost their freedom to act as they for having, contrary to Ordinance, taken in oantile, Papers it has ever beesi our fot totion to those nations of the Western world.tary errors-to exhibit him as refusing to lately given him upon his having lost his shop was summoned by Inspector Horspeol † a close one of the must able and lucid Merivals, must carry with it a sense of adm friend. To bring into strong light his mi- |
BERNAL OSBORNE'S LAST.-At the dinner please so long as they do not infringe pledge a blanket having marked upon it peruse. the law, Sir Rutherford's dictum that the Government mark.D", Wat
who have attained their present politics! sve of battle, or engaging in a Quixotio en
concert measures with his colleague on the seat, our dear friend Bernal Usborne might mining is forbidden, is acknowledged by Department. The blanket was one similar
aud commercial importance only after nu terprise within the enemy's lines, while M. who can make a joke when made o have said, if he had thought of it, “This the Chinese themselves to be a blunder to a number recently atolen from the Mili weather here since I last wrote you has in so many instances, but amidst wholesale
Que Cheloo orrespondent writes: "The merous revolutions, which have terminated his army was left to direct itself, was to do ex-.P., may surely gain the credit of ex in fact. But assnoring its correctness, tary StoreMe Sharp appeared for the been all that could be desired, though per political murders and seat of noble blood. these errors were lauded as great strokes of what possible means exist of checking it defendant; and Me D. E. Caldwell was haps too fine, as the crops would be all the Japan may indesi point with pride to this military policy, subsequent praise from the without the co-operation of the local called for the defence, to show that the better for a file rain. The man who rob epoch of her history as a nation and raise same source became futile, since all confi authorities! We are well assured that shop was a respectable and recently-opened. bel the amier, I um sorry to say, have of her head with bonour amongst her more dence in so scentrica panegyrist was lost
establishment, the employés being all Can; yet been caught. Since that vessel left all divilized siaters, the consent of the latter will be secured ton men who were unacquainted with the hops of vateling them has been given up. Nothing fresh reaches us from the North, Edinburgh Review, (sub ras doubtless) before valuable laws transgressed against in the present The diggers are leaving Chefoo by every save that an expedition is being carefully plant and machinery are risked in mining case-Mr May notwithstanding fucd the available chance a great maay have fallen and rapidly prepared to take the Geld against operations; and knowing that anything pawnbroker in the sum of $350, in default, upon the hands of the Consul, and have the Exiled Kerais ao soon as the weather late Lord Brougham in a playful mood que
A CURIOUS BUT TRUE EPITAPH.-Thegregation--more anggestive than reverent dan be bought in China we are not sure three months' imprisonment.
been sent out of the plane, and the coram will allow ampaigning to be carried on. Austriau seaman, waq charged by Cap a worthless lot. The greater part of the be to-morrow, is making known its appronob
Christian Rattowitob, an unemployed nity were to get rid of them; as they were
day wrote the following epitaph on him- The Japanese New Year's Day, which will self- the butter-informed miners. Their pro tain White, of ship Sea Serpent, with men who came to Uhofoo seeking for gold in the usual manner; by the decoration of
Here, reader, turn your weeping eyes, 1688 will be watched with much in having fired a pistol twice as he was evidently expected to be able to pick it out the native houses and streets with bamboo
My fate a moral teaches; leaving the old vessel, yesterday after." of the ground with their hands, as they trees and rope fringe and ornaments; the
The hole in which my boly fire Would not contain one-half my pochos
prised at the confident tone assumed by
*(Recorder,)
was noted for his long sermons, with many It is related of a certain minister, who
roughly wearied his hearers, he paused to divisions, that our day when he had the
take breath, and looking about over his andienos, asked the question," "And what shall I say more?" A voice from the con
no small injury to his quemory but when M. P.-lary behaviour Punch.
earnestly whispered, "Say Amen!"
A Gran who was making a dress put the dleeves in wrong. Bbe was unable to change them, as she could not datertains whether she had got the right sleeva in the wrong place, or the wrong alere in thy right place.