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S DIRECTORY
for
JA, JAPAN Hand ILIPPINES, &C
869.
Work is now PUB and READY FOR CIR
Apply to
JOHN B. MORRIS., Messrs Bowra & Co.,
Queen's Road- nary 13, 1869.
of every description exe the China Mail" Office
neatness, punctuality, le charges, by CHARLES A BAINT, NOTICE.
ES of Vol. 2 of "NOTES ON CHINA AND JAPAN," at the China Mail Office, folume,
of the FIRST Voz. (reprint).
dy.
HINA MAIL.
BDAY, MARCH 23, 1869.
TRAR GENERALS#
EPORT
in perused a report in nformation is convoyed age than that made by strar General for: 1888.
temptation to expatiate the objects to which it ty is commendable, the
gh is said for the purpose:
watters touched on dre
, and different in their
ortance. They embrace
ise and Servant Regis
Trade, Reuts; the Con
Ordinance, the Native nization, with a reference ire Brigade, Chair Co Nuisances an array of htly extensive. After a the report we can. find nt upon which to differ It therefore becomes our endorse and give further
opinions be holda, swisely been postpon- le of the year, it having at the commencement of. number of Chiposo are t from the Colony in their own new Year. stration system is found ily, but the Registration Imitted by Mr Lister to xtent inoperative. The which it is carried out
at to the cogmunity in
of view, and the report
the blame of the pre- ry state of things should community," who the General's own observa-
o believa are generally ling and even anxious istration requirements." on the existing system:
tion has attained its real-
jecause a house is that for ill always be found ready sibility, and also becatise · nation to the Chinese re- Somebody responsible for But where men only are
an run away when they
of registering, indexnig,
Il affect their conduct...
ed one or two points ότι
mity might aid
the
Taw
the first is the most in-
Imost to be despaired of a are kept, viz, by mak
pay for his own ticket: tories about lost tickets, to new ones; by retora
thin office, and not to the
kin discharge. Ono error
, which may almost be
delusion," namely, that
of character, etc., sent
skels are not preserved at itted to intending.e obtained are always sunt
the
Servant
by proper mesangers to
engage
ecautions will never mako rk well. Thegreat number mpossibility of identifica- lack of bold upon them cases in which It has been
t employers agaiúst.
dis
uring the past year have
all amounted to a dozen.
way really to regulate
e to induce respectable
ish Licensed Registratiuft
Buit
ple seenzity to Govern- em to forník Certifioztes $100, $200, or other Certificate being rivéd nt to leave it voluntary for
ge secured or non.secured
might choone. Of course
olye wages slightly high- age sums paid at present, like other luxuries, munt
suggestion we most
No 1807-MARCH 23. 1869.]
cordially agree, remarking however that if the community were wise they would make the present scale of wages contin. reat on Registration and Security, non secured Servants being paid at a lower sale. A writer in the local Notes and Queries has thrown considerable light upon the amount of wages which are Buficient to maintain a native servant in respectability, and we venture to say
that were a united determination ex-
THE CHINA MAIL.
in Tung-man Lane on 23rd alto., and took the child to Maouo.
The evidence was clearly against the pri- guilty. soner, and the Jury returned a verdict of His Lordship sontenced the prisoner to eighteen months and labour, with two whippings of 25 strokes sacht,
BORUERY WITH VIOLSNUE.
tain Sullivan was astonished to find that he had to give in a complete list of his Chins cargo: for: London. This necesitated de different shippers of 3796 packages from a tailed lists of 33,169 boxes of les from 25 whole host of shippers; of 400 half chests of tea from a number more, bosides an im mense lot of miscellaneous cargo. This was bad enough; but the unhappy skipper was quite astounded when he learnt, in Yuns Amow and Lee Asick were placed portion, that honores full true, and at the bar, charged with rubbery with vin- particular account of all his stores on board lence at Gap Street, near the Mission for the voyage.
The remark. be mad somewhat emphatic and almost horrified
made was Chapel. Mr Orpon and the officials: Tl be
very unparliamentary language indeed), if ever I come into Table Bay again if I can help it." N'Importe! Fiat justitia, ruat
which being interpreted means Let the new-fangled and silly regulations be maintained, though all the commerce of the port should perish
Tus subjoined extract from an article in a late number of the Sydney Morning Herald is not destitute of applicability in other colonies than that of New South Wales
pressed to pay only 85 instead of $8 or Prore to our "boys," de, the reduction would after a very short opposition be subbutted to; as even that sum allows of Ratings by no means insignificant in Chinese eyes being accumulated within a reasonable period. Before passing from this subject, we note one other suggestion which will, we hope, bear fruit that some degree of Magisterial power ba given to the Registrar Generel or his substitute in matters connected with the domestic offences of servants. As he well
e esprit de corpa, the corporation spirit, romarks"A power to hear and deter-sho prolessional sentiment or whatever Laine questions between Master and form people choose to employ, includes an Bervant at the Registration Offico, would, element which is of the highest value to any in some casos, prevent the defeat of people. Men rightly trained and educated justice, by the objection (on the part of hold one another amenable to an unwritten the master) to appear in a publie Court." Inw. It is in vain to say that a thing itself had this objection is reasonable enough. The time which is frequently (and per- haps ascessarily) wasted by attendance at the crowded magistracy, is to many men of far greater value than the triffing loss caused by the servant. It is a pity that
such, should be the case, but one cannot be expected to lose perhaps a large sums
The
not outside the pero to the astrome of their legal rights; that they have dono that people have only gone to the extreme no more than accept the advantages offered by their position. An futelligent view of duty and of the interest of society causes true men to turn with disgust from such
Chief Justice reserved bin sentence,
A verdict of guilty was returned, and the
TO THE CUTTLE FISH ROBBERY,
!
sued
Loong Atack and Law Abing, the two Chinese committed of the gang who at tempted and partially succeeded in rabbing come Chiness. Godowns on Praya West, of a quantity of cuttle fish, in bags, were charged with burglary and larceny.The Attorney General appeared in this caso,
The accountant of the Chinese hong thus robbed gave evidenco s to the robbery. The first prisoner was saught inside the store, by one of tho gotown men, some blankets into his possession:
P. C. 368 (Sikli) took first prisoner and Consulate has not been sacked ; net was to be regretted that the density of belief, at the risk of starting some of our
the second prisoner arrested at West Point, A Chincso shopkeeper stated that he saw after he (Bad prisoner) had thrown down one of the bags of cuttle fish.
SUMMARY JURISDICTION COURT
(Before Hon..J, PAUNUEFOTE.)
March 23, 1869, Most of the ouses for to-day were settled out of Court, Among these wore the follow: ing:-Dorabjee Nowrojes v. A. MacDonald in the statutes, plades men in a disreputa- and others, $200; W. Driscoll v. C. P.
taller What is felt to be wrong in itself, though not liable to any penalty inscribed
you may go now," said the General. Ting about 1 o'clock in the morning, having been retired in confusion. The other officials compelled to anchor there in consequence of Mr Jones's character was as nearly the To our view, the long provaleut opinion ruas also to go, but were asked to reisin. Ting on reaching his house tore off his but that the firing was caused by some Chinese Intellectually the basis of his nature was of a dense fog. It was at first supposed reverse of the truth as it is easy to conceive. tone, rent bis clothes, and ordered his secre tary to receive a hundred blows for not vered not to be the case, as shota were beard an excessivo susceptibility of temporament.
ohinchining Joss, but this was soon disco- poetic. He had a strong imagination, having taught him the proper etiquette. whizzing about and one actually struck the These qualities supplied the medium He is
now the laughing stock of all the water so close to the steamer's paddle box through which he looked at all things. Ho mandarins in his neighbourhool. He has that the spray covered the Captain who was asked and resolved permission to visit the on the bridge at the time; it must have quick in seizing upon conclusions, and ever
was impulsive, impressible, and sanguine Bumperer in order to obviate his disgrace, but from a large gun from the dousity of ready for dotion, which with him maant but as a visit to the capital will cost him water that it threw up. It was then deem-speech. The world he saw was not the several tens of thousands of taels, it is noted advisable to move the steamer to a place real world, with its endless shades and unlikely that he will turn sick on the way of safety, and the crew were beat to quar modiscations, softening the actual and and retire to private life in Canton, especial ters so as to be ready for any emergency, it limiting the attainable; but an ideal world, ly as it is reported that other circumstances being evident that the vessel was being the offspring of noble sentiment and readily. bave occurred perhaps more difleult of attacked, and it was then determined to re- kindled enthusiaan. When he looked upon adjustment.
puks them if possible. The steamer was then the inequalities of English society, upon got underweigh, and as she steamed ahead the sufferings of many of the poor and the A Foochow correspondent writes :-"Foraho fired her two bow Armstrongs on her selfishness of many rich, bis soul glowed nearly a month, this port has had only one opponent, a sight of which was only obtained with indignation; he reflected, but his or two opportunities to send by steam to by a flash from one of the pirate's guns. reflections were swayed by impulses beyond the North. During this interval, very The Kwa Shing then turned to bring her the control of the observant and the logical little has transpired of public interest. The stern guna to bear, but before this could be faculties; he took fire at once, and flared iterati in the sity have apparently quieted executed, confused cries were heard as if the away in indignation which was sometimes down, and have allowed missaries, mos. 12 pounder Armstrongs had dove there work mistaken and misapplied, but was never chants and others, to survive: The British and the pirates were retreating, leaving all ignoble.
the glory in possession of the Kwa Shing. Viewed from within, we must express our reports to the contrary notwithstanding. at the month of the Min, is being built by her opponent and bringing her into port; as whole, a noble one. Viewed from without, The Sanitarium on Sharp Peak Island, the fog prevented the steamar from chasing roadora, that Mr Jones's life was, on the Mandarins of this city. Tho papers it was, she was obliged to again anchor till it was in some respects a failure, but the remain in the hands of the English Church daylight. A large boat filled with armed higher and permanent judgment which will expense of the Chiness Government, as the was ordered off by the man on watch; they internal far more than the external; "the mission, and the building is now constructed man had on the previous evening attempted be passed, and which is daily passing itself according to the mission plan, all at the tocmeslongside, but tooking suspicious she upon us and our doings, concerus the rumeur gosa. The original cost was esti- rowl around the Steamer and again character of the motive forces which fashion autod to be over 2,000 dollara. It is said attempted to approach her, but were prevent the life from within, rather than the out- the mandarins will charge a nominal reut, ed from doing so. There is on doubt that the ward form it may assume. We will not a heard it, ouly 18 dollars per year. smallness of the vessel decoived them, and say that Mr Jones was a poor inan, but Thai, cosidering, that the Sanitarium is they trust have taken luet for a small coast-overybody knows that he was not planned to accommodate 3 familias in the ing Steamer, but in this they were deceived, and those who knew hird best mot rich, summer months, is a moderate sun; and the strong talking of the Armstrongs impression which we should derive from clearly demonstrated when they beat his mental characteristics, that a mare precipitate retreat under the cover of the
incorrupt or incorruptible man in the them,
He was a man whom you could not bribe, whom you could not buy. He was per fectly happy in vizesmistances which would test the stoicism of most of us, for the materials of his happiness were abondant and great part in those political questions which
vaya accessible
The applause of tho consciousness of playing a fay nearest to his heart, and the daily homage he received from those who know and loved him well, these were compensa tions which he would not have exchanged for the revenue of a prince.
the
of money for the satisfaction of getting able class. It is, indeed, quite possible that Chatur, $21.27; Sama. Salisbury, $3.39; perhaps others would be glad to become troublesome hoy fired in 50 cents or society may fall so that this unwritten code hotzv. Jose de Senna, $6.25; Same v. J. de ama terus,-minus the, trouble that has douss fog, and nothing further was heard of grosser sense of the word nsrer sisted. Sane Wassomlus, $2.75; H. W. Hohn-nauts of government-built houses on the imprisoned for three days.
or recognition; at least that there should Silva, $3.66; Same u. A. Albert and wife,
been
in Piece Goods, Cotton, Opium and Ver
of personal obligations shall have no force
experienced.
two or thrus places, 30 or 40 miles to the
Mr Lister, in touching upon the con- dition of native trade, states that dealers be no disposition to condomu a wrong an-0,57 and A. Tyabally. J. da Silva,
less it be suffered by thus censor himself. $8,50.
Among those decirlod were ;—H. S. King People way ace meanness and injustics milion have done well. The Rics Trade without approval and without condemans J. W. Torrey, $284.68; HL W. Hahn ber of native Christiane, that they had suf- also has not witnessed any great losses, tion; or even with feelings so divided that holz and another v. J. de Senna, $8.610 But Gold shops, Pawnbrokers, Dealers they are disposed rather to praias the inge. Wagner (jun.) v. C. J. Silva, $120 (time in Salt Fish and Pigs, Chandlers, &o,nuity and cleverness of the process than to refused by the Court): and M. F. Collado have suffered severely. As to Rents estimate by its proper standard the things, 8. In that they have fallen everywhere. "It is itself,"
was given for the plaintiff and be Court only fair to say that they were unreason-
adjourned at three o'olont ably high before, and there are some who think they are too high still. Those of larger Honga are lowered from 15 to 25 per cent, and Chinese Landlords are said. A China-boy saramoned Mr F. Francis, to have lost more than $100,000" Prays Hotel, for asetilt. Complainant startling sum when the comparative low was a servant in the Hotel temporarily, but is the defendant's boy, and lives at Mosque ness of Chinese rents istaken into account, Street, For some reason or other, defen Bishop Alford's recent remarks upon the dant flogged the boy with a rattai; and it Contagious Diseases Ordinance are disappeared that a woman was at the bottom posed of (and we may add very effectively) of the affair Defendant admitted having
TODAY'S POLICE.
Mr May on the Benoh Vary few cases of interest were before the Magistrale to-day
CHINA. (Recorder.)
Some weak or more ago, liewe came from
DEATH OF ERNEST JONES, south-east of this, where there are a
(Manchester Examiner, Jan. 27.) We need not describe with what feelings ford persontion frous their follow-ooun- we repeat to our readers this morning the and partially destroyed cattle and sheep later aditions of yesterday. Mr Ernest trymon. Eigliteen houses had been pillagedead intelligence which appeared in one of our belonging to the Christians had been driven Jones is dead. His immediate friends were off, eto. The disturbers of the pusce threa in some measure prepared for the relau- toned to do injury to the Christians and choly event, bus to the public at largo, our their friendly neighbours and relatives liv selves included, who were unaware of bis ing in other adjacent villages. The magis illness, and who thought of him as he was trate of the district A was at the only a week ago, apparently full of vigour, time in the city, sponding his New Year, aponking with more than his usual force, The chain gang system of punishment and having a good time generally. His glowing with honourable ambition, and on was rerouted taustives, we believe it absence from big men ay have arnold shock is abrupt and painful in the ex-ing Herald of Jan. 19
the eve of realizing his cherished dreams, tha auch dreaded by the nativea, we believe it ened the persecutors. He promised, on his will have a good effect in lessening the raturn, to examine into the matter and set numerous instances of petty theft by Bouse-things to rights without delay
This day week he left his bedroom to at boy, which occupy so much of the magis "The American ganboat Unadille, Capt.tood a meeting of the Working Men's As trates' attention at the Mixel Court, Yates, has been in port about a couple of suction at the Hule Town all. It was
Chen, the Chinese magistrate, has ex-
light of fuiiscrétions. The speech lie do Young, bound from Fooher to Shanghai, melancholy interest for his friends. He that for the receit attack an foreigners at The Brit, barque Kate Young, Captain livered on think qucasion will long possess
observed that he had a personal reason for been raised
among
the villagers by the bed River Min on the 3rd iustaut, in a Ten years before he could afford to wait, treatment offered to themselves and their quance of which she has returned to Pago. proporty by the sportsmen who frequented da anchorage in a leaky condition, and is but he was now getting beyond his prins, British regiment, thereby having an excrise the place during the late shouting season. now diachaging eargu (Foles) and will and "what little work there was in him
for cutting down the officers pay from the Freight to Tientsin was, we believe, most probably have to go into Dry Dock
must be taken out apeedily, or it would Indian rate they had hitherto enjoyed roduced the other day by the S. N. Co. to for repairs. Full extent of damage done, une list altogether. Probably his weak China to a very inadequate colonial allow Tia. 4.
not yet known,"
words which were health suggested Radonsciously prophetic. It was already increased instead of dimmy resulted in
ance How this false
expenditure
trame.....
WAR OFFICE ECONOMY. The following letter appears In the Morn
SIR,-Some of your readers will not have forgotten how, in the year 1665 (a fearfully unhealthy season in China), two British regiments stationed at Hongkong were teys and to performs arduous tight duty, sauk; and this because the Whig Radical under which hundreds of the poor fellow government then in power wanted to make & show of retrenchment, and so bent the black. troops and substitued
away an extra
in two short paragraphs. The subject is beaten the boy, but gave his reasons there pressed to our reporter his private opinion Weeka, and purposes to remain several tisorest, bat a foryout soul like his makes made to occupy had and insufficient
hands which deal with it so satisfactorily a female dressed in European style
weeka louger.
a disagreeable one, and may be left in the fore, which reasons we corroborate but Poving there was not the remotest pre We need merely express our gratification of doubtful or mixed ancestry. Bis Wor- vocation; but that much ill-feelings got ou store whilst proceeding down the wishing to enter Parliament without delay.
that the well-meant but eminently un-ship therefore discharged the defendant. practical remarks of his Lordship have produced no ill effect.
We are glad to learn that the chair- coolics are to be looked after. The badge system is a step towards improvement, but there is room for a good deal, more. There are two or three suggestions which Day he very briefly stated: such as mak- ing every chair carry a scale of charges painted on tin fastened to a conspicuous portion of the chair; to make the aumber as much as possible a portion of the chair itself, to prevent exchanges; to assigu certain positions in each street as Chair Stands and to insist on some slight distinction in the dress of licensed chen coolies. The Chinese watchmen seem to give much more satisfaction than the
clasi just alluded to:
SUPREME COURT,
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
An adjourned enquiry into the Pootung (Before Chief Justice SMALE and a Jury.)ontrags was held on the 14th, but nothing. of importance was slisited except that one of
March 23, 1868.
The March Sessions were rushed this morning at ten o'clock. His Lordship took his scat at ten minutes after ten, and the Attorney General appeared for the Crown, but remained only for a few minutes;
|·
drink.
be run for.
(Courier.}
The German.Cup will,
was delivered on the 10th instant, in favor of the defendant with costs.
There is every prospect of a good Spring Meeting this year, and a large number of presentation Onps are on the list of those to At the request of the Attorney General, a nulle proseque was entered in the case of piracy and murder,
raat, worthily Kum Afook (a cripple), who was charged with the above comprar liberality of its doors. The grins, was expected to have been identified pradores give a plate, and the sons of
Nimahi contribute of their spoils. The broak by a witness for the prosecution: but this Hunt Oup will be also subscribed for, and
stale
of
a
Hark! you are called: some say the
Genius 80
Cries, "Come! to him that instantly
must die."
of
& Co. a 4. S. Tough, claim for short He was, but interpreting the call of the in-lives) was some time since made public iu At Shanghai Judgment in re Schellhassle for hire di arcos was at an end. (not to speak of the ascrifice of soldiers the party soupied under the influence of | delivery of cargo from the United Service visible messengor sent to summon him your col the proceedings of the con-
as well as in those
other jouruule, and in mission (packed though it was) which after- A Newchwang aurrespondent writes:
warda sat on the affair. 1 now allude to out of it. When the disastrous state of the The beancake machinery has been working
the subject to introduca a question arising for the last three days. It turns out abent
This is not the time to challenge criticism two regimionts 600 pieces per diem; but can hardly, I
Battalion, 9th, and d 9 (4d. stor-Battalion, 11th, becanis known to the home should think, pay at that rato, with its upon a life so varied, so chequered, present heavy exinses. The river is stiil by, and so perfectly understood as that authorities) the 11th was ordered be done sant up to Japan frozen over and I don't think the ice will of Dr. Ernest Jones, but the prominent the Cape; and the 9th
before the 15th March. The part he line played in what we may describe to recruit its health; arrrugements most Thermometer on 17th Feb, atuou a zero will justify and avent raquite a few observa- ufficer or man in either regiment who had
as the working-class politica of this country. viso
necessary, for there was hardly an a."heavy weight" presents a prize in the Faht, and we have had heavy falla of snow.
tious at our hande. Oar recollections of
not suffered considerably. But with a deli- cate consideration for the men whom ita slave never wou amce. In adnittion to these tiger soms 50 miles from here; but the him, based, however, exclusively upon ma- is the attraction of the Ladies Purse, the natives say they do not fost, as the Empe terials accessible to the public, extend over administrative blundering had already made annual favons of the fair patronesses of ror has forbidden the tigers eating the period of two-and-twenty years, and pay in person as well as pince, that govern sport. We hope that the weather will give people. There is little bugunces doing the the result is a tolerably definite imptes-ment, just before it went out of office, de- the trainers a fair chance of bringing their news of a depressed shirting market in 2011 of his character which we will attempt ducted 25 per cent of the colonial r animals in their best condition to the post. Shanghai having tended to keep nativos as the beat tribute we can offer lowed in Chiuz on the stoppage of the In-
A new Tea clipper, the Thermope, in the Spring.
buying, as froin
they hope for champ goods to a try. Prevalent opinion, at least dian rate from the officers pay, 20 reason There are houry stocks of
for many years, depicted him a turbulent given Everything in Japan is dearer than
up
identification having failed, the Attorney General therefore asked that a nolle;
prose gui should be entered. This was done, of Jockeys, for ponica and riders who party of excursionists say tracks of a
Au exanimation of the number of cases in which the District Watelimen liave brought and this prisoner was discharged. Offenders to Justice, shews that they have The following Jurors answered to their been concerned in 98 such cases, including names, and took their seats in the jury-box: 126 Defendants, of whore only Nine were Mesas F. W. Mitchell jun., Groschen, discharged: The class of Persons punished Blackhead, Volkaian, Gihon, Knowles,
tu
|
rate al-
through their endeavours may be broadly and L (Masura Lane, Crawford &ived in port on the 12th inst,, from Newcas factures hero,, in füreign hands. Can fellow, bogotton so anwhere or other in the iu China, ami 25 per cent should in fairness
Withi
Mr J. 8. Cox
1114
lowest hatte of society, and issuing thence have been added instead of deducted. The
the service the Watchmen have rendered done, remarking that this had occurred days. On her being reported, by a mail throughout the Settlement, of disturbances demagogues, who covertly seek their for chargea, the officers took the legitimate
of all parties. The Head Watelimen from day aftor, said that Mr Hayilar would take by Fang-te
LARGENT AT BOMBAY TAVERN,
source.
course of
urg-
for the
orrespondent at Hankow, under date portauity for lentiful "loul" among the of the 9th (who have since returned home)
The
opportunity promised
described as "Thieves," inasmuch as at least three-fourths of the pises consist of Co.) was called, but upon representing to tle NS. W. She was built in Aberdeen. tion should, therefore, ba need in further to "Larceny," or "Unlawful Possession." is Lordship that ho had an auction to get by Messrs Walter, Hood & Co., and Some few, however, were sinbply charged through, was allowed to go. Mr Knowles tended to take part in, the great. Ocour shipments. Malwa is quoted Els. 520; to vex to the utmost of his smali noility a officers appealed. Their appeal was met by
being bad or suspicious characters, (of the saine fuonse) taking his place. Baco. Tliere can be no doubt that she Beancake, Tls. 3.4 per 10 pieces; Peau, ness, of course, in sunie or other of its many besu duly considered."
decorous and well-ordered world. Soifish- the aterautyped reply, that "the matter and there are also one or two notorious was statcil that thren assistants from the will be a formidable antagonist to the Clyde Tle. 2.44 por 300 catties Oil Tls. 3.14 per forms, was conveniently assumed to lie at kidnappers who are, happily, in Gaol. asme firm had been summoned for the pre built vessels, as she has made the aust 95 cultius,
So the matter rusted for some time. At The Records however from which these zent Jucy; when his Lordship expressed rapid passage on record from London to
the basis of his coustication. He was one length, Guding that expense increased, and facts are taken, do not adequately represent his surprise that such should have been. Melbourne, completing the distance in 50
(Evening Fapress.)
of the have-nothings, one of the envious, thai their measmian was obliged to raise his A vague rumor is current (8th instant) plotting laok-Bores; the penniless, capiring the Colony. Many cases which must other before, a
steamer, off the coast of Australia, the uews which are said to have suddenly broken out tunes under the mask of patriotism, and are mand. That officer considered their com wise have gone before the Magistrate, or
complaining to the general in cum- The Attorney General having naked thathis could hardly be credited. The passage at Ningpo, even before the Supreme Court, have been Lordship would take the case of the Wind- from Newcastle to Woosung was made in these, Friday afternoon. It is oven said in making dupes of their followers.
after the date of the last Steamer successful just in proportion to their success plaint woll-founded, as did bis successor, quietly settled by them to the satisfaction ward to-morrow, and that of the Ziba the 28 days. This noble vessel is commnuded that Admiral Keppel's destination was and-most notable endowment was supposed to der in Chief. His Royal Highness took His and it was daly forwarded to the Conimas- Captain Kembali, late of the Clipper denly changed to that port, and that the consist in a mighty pair of lungs, and a the same view of the case, and strongly their age and authority are often accepted two or three cases; and then left the Court: 38 arbiters of perplexing disputes. Very to sit in the Small Causo Court, Mr
Salamis which left this afternoon has gone profusion of fire-brand phrases, which hoed the officers' claims on Sir J. Pakington, Ting Fu-Futai is a well known by name there instead of up the Yangtage. We scattered right and left, unrestrained by concurring in the views of the Conniander valuable information has also been collected Hayilar prosecuting.
among foreigners,
•through them.
that the following pitnerely give the rumor as we have received culture or by sode in his history, which has been comau-
in Chief, applied to the Treasury Mr Lister also lays much stress upon
and of auding a funds necessary for reimbursing the officers Geo. Buckingham was charged with hay intod to us from Chinese sources, will be its be quite un'e to trace it to kindling a cuirflagration, in the hope of their preventive serviors, and we agree jug stolen $35 from a marine named Jack-neral, Wen, arrived at Soochow on his of 7th inat., writes us as follows:-Except onenig of all established order politician regiment that relieved thom in Japan.
read with
interest-Lately, the Tartar Ge 4
ruine. A 98199
brutal sort of with him that as a purely native institu- zon, while in the Bombay Taveru. It away to Foochow from Pekin. Woking the arrival of Li Footai nothing worthy for the sake of what he could pick up; this Treasury delayed its answer, and in the man-anaut also for paying the fall allowance to the tion they are a decided success
We fears that, on 1st March, Jackson was trust that the next annual report will share and gob drinking in the Bombay one time bel ty high pastion having af of uste has caurred have intely. Be ar
one time held the post of Viceroy. On rived last Friday weak, but did not enter nest Joues. There was a Jones concerned ease into oflee. There was no more delay.
was the middle-class conception of Mr. Er meantime the present. Radical record that Mr Fistor's useful suggest some silver; and after sponding his his arrival at Souchow, etiquette demun Woo ohang till the following Sunday, having with Frost and Williams in a bloody affray Here was a famous opportunity for Mr. Se
Tavern. He took with him $40 in notes
government tions upon this and other points have odd silver, it appeared that he changed a official visit. But to Wen's great astonish-informed numbers of Chinese officials did confounded the two men.
ded that Ting should at once pay him an encamped outside the City, where I am at Newport, and a widely-diffused error cretary Cardwell, to begin been acted upon
$5 noto, putting his remaining $35 in Lis
wacts pricket. By this time Jackson ont and anger he did not done, and after homage to him in the most obsequious external incidents of Mr. Ernest Jones's his promptitude which one might admiro in a As regards the course of retrenchment, and ha, with a was very drunk, and lay down on a settle waiting four hours, he gave orders to re- nancer. He has been similarly toadied tory, we need bardly say now how widely better cause, ignoring the strong opinion. near the prisoner, on the side of the marine.the custom house officials had zeat off a many of the Mandarins preparing sump was born of gentle blood; "he was reared mand in Japan, by the head of the army, commence his journey. In the meanwhile throughout his entire passage up the river, the picture differed from the true one. He shared by the generals successively in com Bra paragraph in a Queensland paper the marine awoke (he had gone to sleep best as the boats were going to move off only one of which he deigned to honor named after a member of the Royal family, adducing a single reason, gave an unquali-
where the money was deposited. When pressing message to Ting, who arrived tunua banquets, brilliant pageants, &c., learn that the Count von Attems," with
in the midst of affluence and faste; he was and the late Secretary for War, and without whose exploits our readers are familiar, had side the prisonar), he found his money gier Now, it is the custom when dignitaries with his presence. It is stated that he sent Brest Duke of Cumberland, afterwards fied refusal to the just clairs of the officers provided himself with a complete set of and the prisoner also absent.
macet in this way, that the resident offi charts of the Uhina sea, and of the coast Evidence showed that, later in the evening cial- should ask after the health of the buone prima aaall quantity of water, Kleg of Hanover, to whose personal service of the 9th for compensation, throwing the intended I presume as a hint that he wished his father was attached. He had as good unus, however, on "My Lords of the Trea a state of intoxication and thish of money the Chinese call 'sing shes ngan). Answer act for his reception. Li has disbanded canld afford; as for the language, which been cut short at Java, be might have which muniey was taken from bim by the having been gven in the #propriate most of his ariny He brought with him has become au ludispensable element in ter unnecessarily long; and I hope you will
education in his boyhood as Germany aury."
I have endeavoured not to make this lat formed acquaintance in Hongkong, owing baruan of the Albion, for sato kooping to the generous facility aforded to strangers
they enter into conversation. only two hundred of his Body Guard and a on their arrival here. The only bit of previously be had no money.
either
modern training, he could, of course, speak have the kindness to find room for it, as you Reasible wit of lion writing in the letters descript that ho had got money from his wines to the General and was immediately reprising nearly the whole time of his passage up, they enabled him to contend with Professorsione. For the fact I pledge myself. It is and addressed himself on common matters his junk which has no pesky bilera," dur can hardly have been contemptible when the troops at Hong Kong on previous acca the Standard, was that wherein the writer on board the Douglas, but had no witnessemanded. He then liurbly apologized and abs being towed by the Tang-hi. I hear Blackie ou his own ground in a discussion the old story. Givan, a Liberal Ministry
g life, which lately appeared in pointed out the occasionally absurd resulte to support the assertion.
His Lordship said that it was for the jury another mission that he bad made pnt more up to this place, but I presume will first on the fate of the ancient republica. It is now the army estimates without regard to effici asked permission to continue his visit. But he purposes removing the Nanking Arsenal which turned upon theinfluence of democracy power. There follows a cutting down of of the ouston of permitting unsthenti to consider whether, having the opportuul difficulties in his way. He came dressed iu have to induce the Emperor to second the ten years or thereabouts since he inade his ency, justice, or common sense. The claims cated strangers to enjoy the entrée to society ty, the prisoner had taken the money or a suit of cable, with the fur outermost Now, action which for obriens ressons he may appearance as a pret. The Saturday Review of these officers are the first of a series of without the formality of responsible intro not. He would read over the evidence, if etiquette orders that on such occasious tlio not be inclined to do. duction. The "Count". might not have found the custom so readily available as it
then in the youngest, cullest, and west sacrifices to be made to that ignoraut impa- they gry declined to hour further of the fured liber The general The Nansing, from befog and Tientsin, cynical period of its career, but we well re- ticnce of military expenditure which Dr. WAB, Oning to the tricks which an adven
asked him what be meant by coming into arrived on the 10th. She has an news member the surprised and almoet onthus Cardwell, following the traditions of his turer from another part of the world bad cae, as they were unanimously of opinion his presonus dressed after this inaulting fa of importarice. Mr Markham, IL. M. Uous elastic approbation it bestowed upon the r party, seous resolved to pamper, at the ex
recently played but he might have that the prisoner was guilty.
shion. Tingretirat la confusion and butry: 87, in company witis Revd. Air Williamsonvolutionary aspirant for literary honours, house, in the first instance, of our brave, "gut on" nevertheless for a time.
Hi Lordship passed upon prisoner Bentence of two years' hard labour Jack ug home changed his dross, and returned! nnd another gentleman, are wiking a tour Who Mr Jones frat returned to Bugland, toyal, and hardworked army; and as neces
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aorthward; so that; had his career not) Prisoner appeared at the Albion Tavoru, Emperor in certain set phrases (which the late Vice Roy's palios to be well loans.
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Prisoner go up a defence to the effam fid not know or forgot this, I number of officers. He remained on board it like a native. His classical attainments Lave for others of mine on the subject of
CHILD STEALING.
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to the boats.He was now admitted into through the silk-producing districts in the after a dip into fashionable life, he studied sary consequenes, of our military strength Tax following peragraph is from a Caps un received back bis $27, with a cantion, the greater man's presenos, Your name vicinity of Chefoo to see what can be done for the Bar, and was duly called to it, when in the hour of need. In this instanco he paper, and contains what may be described
is Ting is it not? and Wen. Yes," said to encourage the trade in that staple and politics drew him aside into a stormier, seems determined to revive (if indeed ther Be&antica to marinera :"
Chun Amee was next charged with child Ting, onfused at this mode of address. thus improve the resources of the port. Yesterday, the ship Neville, from China, stealing. Having pleaded not guilty, it "And have you any other anos," said Wen
and, for him, a less remunerative path, need revival) the ghastly memories which homeward bound, put intor Table Bay for was proved in evidence that prisoner in in a searing tone. "I have" sad fing, Shing was fired into while lying under the his very virtues contributed to cloud bia HongKong.-I am, Sir, yours, &c.
We learn that the Customs cruiser Kwa and launched him upon a career in which link together the names Hartington and repairs. On entering at the Customs, Cap veigled a child from the house of its parents and then pronounced them, "Well the les of Montague Island on the 4th instant, fame.
Jan. 19.
CONFUCIUS,