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RIDAY, APRIL 2,1869,
ALCOOK'S LAST ESPATCH.
D ALCOCK's despatch to the telegraph achenie, widespread a feeling of nd is withal so frank and asion of the position in ese Government stands to ich has been despatched hat, while compelled to dumbfounded by its can- find that Sir Rutherford, he chief supporters of the ecominended it in glowing d offices of our govern repudiates on his own erentially, on behalf, of eriment) any sympathy onsive" claptrap of Mr eling almost of pity for man springs up in our ost begin to suspecte that uice stump-oration cha Burlingame has a real
that he represents not , cunning, obstructive
proud, but the modern
an philantrophists, pain
f her backwardness on
zation and humbly seek-
into the comity of at least tolerably certain orrect in asserting that hoyance is felt by Mr therford Alcock, at the ch Mr Burlingame is assigned to him, Neither se Government ever sup- progressive" charactor would be so vigorously y a gentleman who, it was perfectly "up to y." But it would actu hina, anxions; under Mr depute a diplomatist (a deputed to lie abroad for e country he represents) her scheines of keeping listance, has unwittingly inbad-like with an "old ca" whose self-deluded ose makes him a weight exhausts Dis voluntary we can only presume
of the singular cours
R. Alcock. A year
y patted the Burlingame
back and wished it God atcrests of progress and
Burlingame makes these
texts to the Courts of
e of his countrymen
anguine, believing in
Mr. Burlingame's saku
of China, naively puts
by a perfectly justifiable hen the telegraphic con-
been so long waiting for
granted. We should anticipated that a polite el that the "progressive at quite in order that
remost anxious and etc, would have been what do we find -A ating from the highest yin China to H. M. ghai in which all the
u speeches are emphati
Wo quote a large
it is a document, which
bric interest for residente
the argumenta adduced
representations made, of
be derived from Rail-
phs, bas not been such
sanguine hopes of progrest
er, direction.
Di Dr
3
Mnegowan. ****
for progress which
the
now in Europe, asatred
mbtrymen was a sidedt
he rulers in Chits, there is
If any hopes are built therefore, I fear there i ppointinent in store for in them. Projectors of Railroads, and other lden development of the country, are but loving
No. 1815-APIUL 2, 1869.]
ing the limits of the treaty pite and lay jug down various local, Harbour, an Custom House Regulations to be observert at several of them,
THE ALLEGED DISTILLERY,
THE GHINA MAIL. their time, while the Government here Tas N. C. D. Neres publishes a voluminous ought to have been summoned in the hows no disposition to entertain their pro-Notification by H. B. M.'s Goneul, defin-ordinary way. jects. I think it is in the interest of all
able man who had been in the army, Defendant was a respect- who are so occupied that they should know the auth, than be deinded by false hopes,
geant-major of a regiment of Voltigeura, was wounded at lokermann when ser- and expectation of changes which are still
afterwards went to Saigon, where he was in far in the distance.
the Commissariat and then in the Colonial Secretary's departments.
It was there fore most unlikely that a respectable man should turn the tide of his life to descend to illicit distillation. As for the oil, inde pendent of being used in an infinite variety of ways apart from culinary purposes, it was as pure as the olive oil sold in all com- inercial transactions, and was au oil for obtained in Europe where vegetable oil was which a good market was likely to be largely need. Besides, no offer of it was
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have been asked my price myself. What no such definite order issued, as was re- keep a secret gambling den in the dark the subject has been made public, and that states go into bankruptcy, and they eu did they bribe for Not to be permitted to ported. An important native memorial on that they dared not lot certain ruined as far back as 1859 had become so involved
and it out. They could do that without be glad to hear that Teeng-kwo-fan has not catastrophe. It is not unreasonable to sur where no one except a few initiated could may have started the rumour. You will gaged Edwards at any risk to avert such a bribing: and the meagre profita derived yet come down with his threatened ariny. there would not allow of bribing. They
miae that they placed some reliance on his From Indian papers, we learn that the familiarity with bankrupt estates. At all bribed for the privilege of an open daylight caravans which it was hoped would coun to events, he accepted the task, and engaged traffic: for such a traffo as Sir Richard Bhamo this year, from Yunan, have not in the great labour, night and day, to MacDonnell accords them here for a goodly yet appeared-partly, it is believed, owing carry out this policy, involving most com price. The closing of gambling-bouars was to the secret hostility of the King of Bur plicated and extraordinary financial ar therefore not the origination of bribery, mah, partly owing to renewed hostilities but on the contrary it was a severe blow at between the Imperialists and Mahomedans. bribery also. That suake however was The King of Barnah has consented to the Intrusted with this dangerous knowledge,
resents," only scotched, not killed.
it necessary to relate the sequel?
the project, and of having tried to cause. In 1862 he requested to be placed in a appointment of an English but stands convleted of secret hostility to from that moment master of the Gurneys.
agout at
Bhamo; Edwards, to take his own account, was
the failure of Captain Sladen's mission. Mears Mellor & Co., for $4,300. One of bim not to sak for admission as a partner. The bargne Faithful has been sail by that he had great difficulty in perenading more secure position. Mr Chapman says
our evening contemporaries says she is to Be, did, in faut, receive an agreement to be used as a hulk on the Langshau cross-pay him £0,000 a year for five years, and be statos that a prospect was held out to
a
ing.
It seems to be forgotten that all Treaties bitherto made with China, have been such
Louis Perrin was broucht up on remand sawera dictated by Foreign Powers, and before Mr May, when the case against him accordance with their views rather than for having kept an illicit stikli--was pro- those of the other contracting party The ceeded with Mr Pollard, 0, again revision at present in contemplation will appeared in defence; and Mr Sharp con- take place under totally different circum ducted the prosecution as before, du dences Nothing new can find place there. Chesne, French Conan, was on the Bonch. in, which is directly contrary to Chinese news of their interests in relation with Hospital, stated that he received six bottles
are habitual gamblers, men who have moule Dr Cochran, Superintendent of the Civil
There are gamblers and gamblers. There Boreign Powers. If the rulers of China from Inspector Bisckwood, the first four of
study of it and adopted it as thair pro cannot be made to see the advantage to which contained oil. In batile No. 1, ever made for sale, it having been kept in fession. There are gamblers whose fingers themselves and the nation, as well as the there was a kind of oil, apparently not pure a back room. Touching the legal meaning itch to join when they see the game going practicability and safety of Inland Steans olive oil, but containing nothing injurfous, of adulteration, the learned Q. U contend on; but who know well the folly and dan Navigation, Railroads, and Telegraphic His cook used part of it; it was labelleded that the mixing of oil of different qua.gor of the pursuit, and who would be glad linca, or the working of mines, and resid-Superior Olive Oil. No. 2 bottle contained lities with olive oil was not adulteration to be kept out of the risk of temptation. ence of merchants in the interior with the heat olive oil, similar to that used at adultoration meaning something wore that This distinction obtains in China as erterritorial privileges attaching, it is very the Bospital; while Nos. 3 and 4 contained a mixture of the same qualities of the same where: and therefore publicity is the sim-a sanitarium, with a glowing picture of period. In another letter ho produces
else- certain they will not yield to any fores of common lamp oil used in Bospital: this thing: as, for instance, a mixture of Foo-mum bonum of the gambling-house keeper,
A correspondent revives the question of him of joining the partnership after that friendly counsel. And if these do not cooking as well as in lamps, and is the be no adulteration, while the addition of largest share of his business, and is gains.
But we fear the cost of state that in the project. prevail, what other means remain, apartmmon tea-oil or ground-nut oil. The side-leaves would be.
his heliome will be, to most people, ita from the employment of force and means liquid in bottle No. 5 contained 60 per Dr Dods, who was called by Mr Pollard, thing like the amount of gambling after a sum to start with. If a quarter of that
It is impossible that there should be of coercion? But this would be to make caut, of pure spirite, a portion of a bitter stated that the oil produced as "Perrin's severe measure of suppression that there amount could be raised, it would be very
condemnation, any
Tls. 20,000 is too big a the refusal to listen to our suggestions and principle such as cloves or cinnamon, a olive oil" demands for increased advantages a "casus little brown sugar, and showed no smell commonly sold.
puro as tho olive oil was before it..
possible to construct a, cheap building, belli
* So far as this ultima of samahoo whatever. The fluid is a bad
which might be enlarged on the same plan, Charles Fanege doposed to baving sou ratio of Governments and nations is con- specimen of manufactured brandy, and ia the
as success and increased demand prompted ргосенн cerned, the United States of America could very like some of the specimens of brandy by the defenfiant.
of making emences, as effected
further outlay and enlargement. bo no party, after the signature of the examined about a year ago or more from After some further argument, his Wor- "additional articles, and the usurances the West End public-houses.
ship said that he would fue defendant in they contain. I cannot feel justified, in
the sum of $100 Touching the still and the present aspect of affairs, in bolding out
other property seized, he would reserve his any hopes of material modification in the
decision until to-morrow, policy or disposition of the Chinese Govern iment in fegard to telegraphs, and other similar innovations on established customs
argument and reason, or earnestness of oil (Nos, 3 and 4) is used by the Chinese in show Souchong and Canton Congou would | Deprive him of this, and you cut off the altarium life that should awaken interest Messrs Overand and Gurney, themselves
*
Dr Cochran, in his evidence as to the above spirit, stated that he had distilled a few ounces; upon which Mr. Pollard asked whether the Dr had a license to keep a still (mich laughter), adding that thoro was as much reason for his being fined as there was to prosecute Mr Perrin. We have quoted the latter paragraph. further stated that No. 6 bottle ton
The examination was then continued. Dr both for the sake of the evidence it
which smelt strongly of tained a spirit, allords as regards the utter "bunkumaamahoo, had 80 per cent of alcohol, and of the "mission"now in Europe, and was a very strong spirit indead, Decavise it clearly describes the policy equal to rectified spirit of wins. Another which the latest communications from bottle in which there was a brown sam
the Foreign Office have laid down as that to be pursued in Chius. But as regarde Sir Rutherford's connection with father ing the mission, there is but one of twe conclusions to be come to: Either he has turned his hack upon his former beliefs and actions, or he was deceived...
by whom it is needless to say. We almost incline to the latter opinion, in which case two professional diplomatists were thoroughly taken in by a non-professional hat much more clever man. It is some atisfaction to reflect that they have both, by their extreme candour, foiled the deceiver, who would have made them his
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apply for a license for the defendant; but Mr Pollard said that he would at once his Worship observed that the application would require to be made in writing,
The Court rose a few minutes before 6 o'clock.
The real defeat in Chinese attempts to put down gambling, I believe to be the unstable nature of the government, and the practice of employing unpaid police who must make their aslary out of the public somehow.
almost extinguish gambling, but in a year An energetic Governor can or two he is gone, and sono one takes his place who cannot be fashed, and so the colony where the Law is greater than its old evil gets rampant again. In a British administrator, where the higher officials are gentlemen at animpeached integrity, and where we can afford to recompense aur police adequately for their services, these impediments to an effectual opposition to vicu do not exist.
(Courier)
A despatch has, we heat, been received expedition which was to have visited Sze from Sir Rutherford Alecek, recalling the ohuen under Mr Swinhos, If, however, the Saiamis had left on Monday, as was news will not reach the Commissiouer un- stated to be intended by the admiral, this til he is some distance on the way.
thing he asked for" in 1862. Mr Edwards" "they conceded to him every
Towards the end of 1863 Mr Birkbeck hopes, however, were soon disappointed.
eck a
our
sad him of having boon the cause of the great lossos of the firm. A rupture ensued, and negotiations, with a view to an amt cable cable artaugumunt, were conducted through- qut the whole of 1861. Letters are duced in which Mr Edwards gave the are pro Garneys plainly to understand that, unless his conduct, he would make public the they formally withdrew all imputations on facts of his connection with them. If they would do that, and further state that bis ceasing to act for them wis solely due to "a change of policy in the house," he would then consent to regard the difference turally excites interest and surprise in the To this humiliation they were brought by The sudden and unexpected order a-between them as mere matter of money. foreign community. We had all been look the end of 1814, and in January of 1865 TO-DAY'S POLICR
ing forward to the opening of the new Purts the matter was fully compromised by Mr James Rusall took his sont on the lake, on lears. The roll was not a heavy out unsullied reputation of British officials and the delegates of the Cluber of Con- more asknuting, not to say a ne o dia Bench this morning, in place of Mr Good-
with eager expectation, and we hailed the that payment of £20,000 of which Ona word more. Your anxiety for the expedition of Admiral Keppel, Mr Swinhoe, renders have so frequently heard. Was a man on suspicion of larceny. It appears fear that if the law is put in force against inauguration of a new system. But all our when the house of Overund, Gutney, and Mr Hana Kizer, broker, charged at hina-among the Chinesa is really pathetic. You mereo, as a very sensible prelude to the oreditable, story aver tuld ? At the time that prisoner was a servant last year to gambling, some policenier may adept hopes avem dashed at the very moment of Co. was regarded in the City as nearly as suspected of having stolen some jewellery. think that all the money does not stay with Sir Rutherford Alcock, for the time affers all placed therusives at the abeclute mercy of Mr Kizer, but was dismissed, as he was bribes, and suspicious John Chinaman vill fruition. The sudden change of purpose of safe as the Bank of England, they had this morning, about two o'clock, prisoner him, but that our mandarine gets a share the arrangements entered into fur the long an official assignes in the Court of Bank- was found in the verandah of complainant's It would be a pity, indeed, to excite such talked-of opening of the couitry, or at best, raptey, sad one of their partners is alleged tration ticket belonging to Mr Kit's part think at present I Can you find me one new Ports to a period altogether indefinite sum of £11,800. Within the short space house, having a handkerchief and a régis suspicion in bis mind. But what does ha procrastinates the exploratory visit to the to have been in lebt to the same man in a herA remand was granted, at the re-intelligent Chinese in the Colony who be The action of the Ministar is conuested, of three years they had so bound themselves quest of an inspector, until the t believed that evidence will be forthcoming Fing from high moral motives, or profound which some Roman Catholic Misalonuries concede to this man everything he asked
It la lieves that our government licensed gamt by rumour, with certain aots of violence, of hand and foot that they were obliged to against the prisoner.
political wisdom. Do they not to a man i Szechuen have been the victims. Charles Sinduir, an unemployed roaman, believe that the scheme was started from
and in the end they could not get rid of Queen's Bowl last night. On being given money chiefly, if not only. More than that, inour the chances of another Chinese War, and paying him ay sum of money he chose was charged with
We are disposed to think that the Ca-him without writing letters at his dictation disorderly condnet, "gordid motives" for the money the binet of Mr Gladstone are disinclined to in opposition to their own convictions, into custody by Mr Sharp stated that he appeared on prisoner tried to take the constable's sword, autouut of the license fees goes intact into opening of new ports, until they shall have those confessions we confess ourselves at a Acierk maued Parker, do you suppose they imagine that the whole and that they have resolved to defor the to demand. What may be the end of all behalf of the informant; and he would ask and otherwise abused the policeman, who, the public treasury? Not they. The discovered where the truth: lies hidden in loss to imagine, but the history of Overend
extralinary
shoo, contained 11 per cent of alcohol, and a very weak spirit. Regarding the were not poisonous; he could not say that liquors analysed, he could say that they they were even unwholesome; but he would not advise any one to drink any of the spirit,
Mr Pollard here asked whether Mr Sharp meant to bring any other charge against defendant, because he could not go beyond the specific abarge of the illicit distillation He wished to know whether Mr Sharp ap peared for the prosecution in a private pause as he had to defend the defendant Dr for the Queen as prosecutor, because he wished to know who he had to
the
簇
$80,000 per annum rather a heavy price power of overruling them in His Worabinover, said he was not hurt Mr Russell reputation of British officials in the eyes the mass of contradictory reports that ant Gurney will certainly be the most
to pay for the objects effected by the mission
P
In oross-examination, Dr Cochran saidment, a proper punishment.
noxious or Unwhole- soms in the oil.
a the oil, sa
inust be
sore perplexed between the golden promiss world has ever seen."
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the mire when gambling-houses were liceus that there was a be knew. He did, hard labor" for having stolen a pair of and nothing whatever can now ristors of the Burlingame Mission, and the ainie- Taz application this morning, hy the
it in that quarter. The Chinese regard Crown for leave to appeal against the produced, be could not swear that there rattan, as a lively means of impressing upoù mord, and they cannot imputa such an act
Mr Russell gava à coolie three weeks'
judgment on Crown demurrer in Regina
was no essential oil, as there might be. small portion of the ull of cloves and sence of ginger, lemon, or orange. He
7. Saint, was refused by the Chief cinnamon; he could not recognise any Justice. It is open to the prosecution,
If it chooses, to apply to the Privy could not swear that the specimen No. 5
essencek.
a both body and mind the nefariousness of
the transaction,
Three Chinese women and a Chinese doctor wore charged with having kidnapped a boy of six years of age, uamed Les Akun.
dis
to other than a disgraceful motive.
Your's faithfully,
A MISSIONARY, [We are unable to find anything in our article to which the last paragraph care
they have to place by the side of them tex reports of hostile denionatrations that It remains to be seen whether the recall will reach flankow in time to stop Admiral Keppel, who is not likely to enjoy return ing re infecta
THE ALABAMA CONVENTION,
The Saturday Revizio contends that there is a limit to the concessions which preferable to a rupture. If the treaty is not might be ratified, there ought to be nohurry in recom- Council for special leave. We will give a stage in the precess of making! It appears that the boy lived with his fur, We expressly aserted that we thought
mancing degotiations. After approaching report of the argument" to-morrow.ences, because he knew nothing about father (who is master of the Failong stop the regulation of (not revenue from) gamb
-OVEREND, GURNEY, AND CO. to the verge of humiliation in its anxiety for The proceedings in the Police Court, in-In reply to the Bench, Dr Cochran said appearance; and that two of the female pri-
Bonhain Street) up to the time of his
(Lyndon and China Pepress.)
justice and conciliation, the English Govern- Ting houses was preferable to total suppres which Mr. Pollard is also concerned, that in oil represented to be olive oil, but soners vero sersaits in the house, the thirds, because the law of England precluded the Overend Gabuey mystery by a state the quarrel up. A war gratuitously com ment has thrown upon the United States Some further light has been thrown on
the responsibility if deliberately keeping prevent our doing full justice to-day to mised with grond-ant oil, was, in his female prisoner was resident in the same subject which it would be necessary b
that interferenca with the liberty of the went made by Mr. Edwards, the assignmenced for the purpose of avenging on Eng- what we venture to believe is the fual opinion, an adulterated oil, in the coinmon house as a friend of the other woman, and in forts for the latter purposes. We quite this goutleman was required by the laid to pat fu Bankruptcy. It will be remembered that Ecene in the Hongkong Supreme Court, acceptation of the tune.
the fourth prisoner (the doctor) was bronglit except so far as costs are concerned of a bottle of oil sold in Hongkong which was
Mr Pollard submitted that there was not into the css from coming to tell the father age with "A MISSIONARY" that no Chi-Chancellor to give art explanation of the Regina Y. Saint We shall take an really pure alive oil: there was a portion was.
of the child that he know where the child will ascribe our licensing gambling to circumstances under which e, a person early occasion to compliment Mr Pollard, of rape oil in every bottle; and it was no 30th ulto, and all inquiries made were of my more than they ascribe our pressace in ruptcy Court, same to be mixed up in the The little boy was missed or the motives asaigned by the Government holding an oficial position in the Bank- Q.0, on the professional tast he has adultoration whatever-because it was all uo avail, nutil the 1st. displayed in connection with this case.
tor came to comPril, when the doc China to purely philanthropic motives. affairs of i
Cor Uverend, Gurney, and C ED. C. My
acting for persons having conflicting in- terests is soins dozens of other firms and The Economist supposes the case that on cutnpanies. On the 14th Feb. Mr. Br-some point in which the right of recognition wards attended before Mr. Commissioner ann be used as an argument the arbitratora Our Shanghai files extend to the 25th Holroyd, in whose Court he is official as lisagree, and refer the matter to an umpire, instadt:
signee, to offer the explanations required: say the King of Prussia; it would not ha
sioner intimated that it would be com the right of recognition (N. O. Daily News,)
The statement made was of considerable vory easy for that sovereign to decide it in leugh, and at its conclusion the commis- writing without any reference whatever to Doubtless, as English lawyers think, he would affirm it, but that is not the point, which is whether such a proceeding is one on which an inde
LOCAL
A CORONEL's Inquest was held this after Hoon upon the body of a man supposed to be the mate of the schooner Galliota, the
body having heu found in the Harbor. The inquest was adjourned.
RIPLE COMPETITION.
Subjoined are the Scores of the Handicap Riau batch shot off on Tuentay last, and, won by Mr Hughes. The attendance was very good. Very fair ecoring was made at 400 yards, bat owing to a strong wind blow- ing across the 600 yards. Range, from the.
distance
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Description of Rifle.
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Short Enfield
Name
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A. C. Sim
E. Beart
Schmidt
T. G. Landstead
A. W. Glenuis
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10: 1900 to
oil.
Mr May said that he was in the habit of believing that he got olive oil when he asked for it; but he would probably be
careful in future.
more
Inspector Blackwood was next examined, and deposed to the finding of the still and all the artistes produced, in the house of
the defendant.
Mr stated concluded
the месековгу.
of such
when mixed with olive oil And
was a small distilling apparatus of ten-litro.
bouso, saying
that he knew that the child had gone to Kowloong, to a place called Sah-teeu, amil that the persons who beld him required the fourth prisoner (who, by the way, is over $300 for his restoration. This visit of alleged to be an uncle of the female prison- er) was previously spoken of by the females the night before. Complaint offered for the child's restoration; and the
The case was remanded.
CORRESPONDENCE.
the
THE NORTH.
miral Kepp I was to leave Bankow on the A Kiukiang correspondent writes--Ad-
besides
lansime recognition of helligeroney which was simultaneously accorded by France, and lover, including Kusain, onld be an two or three weeks later by every European mankind; and ultimately it call me of outragu revolting to the moral sense unpunished.
lish the statement entire, as it is very inion at all. Clearly a very great, thongh at is not essential; the following extract and we cannot but think that our Foreign lengthy, and includes some correspondence not a formal concession, has bere been made, om The Times gives a very clear outline flico, in its eagerness ht avoid war, has for
the expense
Thie
the ese, and he wished to make it knows wedical gentleman then, took his leave
t, the Faust having arrived; but Imunicatou to the Lord Chancellor, and that that he did not wish to press the defendant Subsequent information led the complain-ney is ordered home to be paid, off, and decision, think it worth whilo to pub-pendent State can accept any anthoritative
fancy he won't stay away very long. The ti matter will have to abide bis lordship's cuduly, but had only done what he had ant to go to fuspretor Croy at the Waste will hurry over to Japan to shift his flag done from a sense of duty to the rublia
We do not Point Police Station, and to hotas into the Occu certainly taken up the
Mr May remarked that Mr Sharp had Taipingeban, where the kidnapped child Tha ieu commenced to break up on the 3rd
A Newchwang correspondent writes case as a duty was found hidden in towards the public.
loft, with the first March; but it is reported that, at Tien Mr Pollard said that be was not certaiu, child
prisoner. This woman stated that the left, very poor shooting was made at that that there was any case to meet as yet we had been brought there by a woman chueu-tai, fifteen miles higher up the river, of the substance of Mr. Edwards exculpa the second time avoid in
with sore eyes; and on their way back, the native carts are still crossing. Although at His Worship abserved that lie thought party was met hy this same old woman with times there is no ice near the settlement, itry doonicent, and shews the inference that in some degree of the national reputation
must be drawn from it a
for straightforward dealing." prosecution had made out all that was the sore eyes (2d prisoner) who, the moment the 20th: Last year, the Mince arrived on day made a statement in the Bankruptcy acknowledging belligerenta that is, of par will not be safe for shipping much before "The now fanions Mr. Edwards on Mon does not intend to submit its right of country she saw the inspector in company, turned Mr Pollard continued to say that bis and ran off, but was stopped by n lokong the 10th, and had to go high on shore to Court, in ansiver to a forinal inquiry from suiug its own policy and exercising its own defends was simply what he had previously The female prisoners then "split" upon Except a few bold tishermen, natives to dence in the case of Overcud, Gurney, and convention to appear as if it did intend to save her from the floating masses of ice. the Lord Cucellor, respecting his evi- judgment to anybody; yet it is made in this stated. There was no intention of selling each other, and accusations of guilt were the spirits found; there was no offence in bandied about freely enough. All the slide their besta till after the 18th. Co. So far as tisat statement replies to the do so, se nude that if it ultimately yields mixing or purifying, oila or rectifying spi- prisoners were taken into custody; and the 14 640, but holders and ole du buy at questions of the Lord Chancellor it has it will appear to have surrendered its own ritag and he could establish his case by the doctor was also acored, be had been s but want Ths, 10 riore, on I bearing upon Me. Edwards' official policy, if it ultimately refuses will appear
spondence in his possession. afleged to be at the bottom of the whole account of news from the South of a rise. position. Whether, therefore, his ox plans to be guilty either of treachery or carries Dr. Murray, Colonial Surgeon, was next business. This statement was corroborate Dealers are slowly conting in from the tions be officially satisfactory is & matter The Spectator thinks that in one impor shortly examined. One of the modes of ad, in all its main features, by the mother country, and at present are lukewarm in for the consideration of the Lurd Chancel tant point the convention has been misun obtaining essential oils was by distillation of the child, who gave her evidence very their mods for gods. I hardly think lot, upon which it does not become us as derstood. The right of England to ack with spirit; and No. 5 might be the residue clearly. A min named Chun Ashing was the market for 6 will opon at more than yet to
et to express any opinion.
nowledge the South as a belligerent Power The 8.20 or Th. 2.25, a poor price for that process after thin essential oil was also called, who stated that he heard where holders of last year's stuck. The Custous. Edwards will in any case saun be forgotten The only thing which the convention em But the effect of this matter upon Mr, cannot itself be submitted to arbitration. removed. An oil of an inferior quality the child was concealed, and told the conure looking out for a spot for a light-house in comparison with the amazing revelations powers the Commissioners either to discuss to be olive oil, was an adulteration; but the house and got the little boy, as stated I represented plainaut, who with the Inspector went to
on the cost.
he afforia of the position and unsnagement themselves, or to refer to an umpire, is a that was not a medical question.
The Shanghal stock of Grey Shirtings on above.
of the old house of Overend and Gurney.
laim for specific damages, and all the ar- From the lettere and other documents
24th March, 1868, was imitod at What was the work for which Mr Ed guments going to support such a claim produced, it appested that the alleged still
1,250,000 pieces, while the quantity afloatwarde was engaged! Whether his statenientenst be considered by the Commissioners in vessels reported as having sailed from be accurate or not, it is perfectly consistent, or by their chosen umpire in a lump, Englan, up to the end of December 1868, and explains a great deal that before was without power to decide on the validity of is roughly stated at 500,000 pieces. Jana obscure. Before the critical period of 1809 this or that special argument, but only on sty sailings cannot be estimated until after the Gurneys were entangled in the Atlantic the validity of the claim, supported by all the arrival of next English mail
Mail Company and other worthless specula the arguments of any kind which may have A number of shares in the Shanghai Gaationa. Mr Edwards says that the wisli been submitted. This is a very different Company. were sold on the 28th by auction of the firm and their instructions to nematter from admitting arbitration on the at Tha U8 in 99. Several shares in the were to endeavour to keep all cases with which question of our right to acknowledge the crutended that the possession of a still for You are doubtful about the force of my Union Steam Navigation Company, brought I had anything to do out of bankruptcy." In South: The umpire will only give luis de- such purposes was not a breach of the argument from this case of Cauton, because Tls 254 to 256. Ten shares in the French a letter addressed to Mr Edmund Gurney, sision, "Yes" or "No," The claim is ee Ordinance, otherwise all the Dispensaries Spite of the odlict against it. You have Thro shutes in the Shanghai Oinb, glicitad bin that all the bad accounts I had to el, perhaps with reasons, but he cannot still was carried on in Gas Company ware bought it at Tarls 25, a copy of which he produces, he reminde tablished," or " The claini is not establish- must have erred in the same way. The omitted to state the source of your informa- no offer beyond a suggestion that the alto deal with were open before I was called decide, and if he oven gave his own private Hongkong Dispensary had a stil, with tion: and it is therefore impossible for me, tion should be reversed; and it should be to your councils that they had already opinion on the subject it would be no deci which distilled water was chiefly made to criticize it. I admitted however before, tried who would take least to accept them. reached an amount the autiouscemant of sion binding us whether any particular ar but was it reasonable to suppose that & that probably there was some gatibling at penalty should be imposed for the possession the time referred to; but I think It must referred to the Tuotal, and the prisoners of the parties,
The Pootung affair, we hear, has been which, in the ovent of bankruptcy or failure gument is good or bad. We shall in no of that still? And the same remark have been, like the fish in the paud which wasted over to the Che-hsien, as the Mised serious effect upon the credit of you: admission that we did wrong in recognizing would have had way be committed by the decision to ang applied to easonces, medicines, &o. It was dry before Festerday's rain, very small
house." The accuracy of this statement the South as a belligerent, or that Mr. Be was not surprising that defendant, who was a foreigner, might ert in the
indeed.
happens to be confirmed by Mr. Chapman, ward's view on that head is anything but literal interpretation of the Ordinance, if
The proverbial eficacy of bribes in China
who, out of the depths of his loyalty to preposterous. many others did it was clear enough that appears to be the main source of your scep defendant had not offended sainst the tiisin. But you overlook the fact that
latter that in 1862 Me Edwards was in pos the house, has admitted in his published spuit of the Ordinance, or seted in a new gambling, flourished in the public
forced us to put up our shutters within Virginia (America) paper-Wauted, by before the recent vigorota atppression,
session of "sufidiant knowledge to bave Ter in any way antagonistic or derogatory streets in the full blane of non-day, it an itinerant fortune teller and gossip twenty-four hour" Ju further confirma
The following advertisement appears in a to the excise law or revenue, If wrong in keeping a still, it was certainly nothing maintaitiot its position solely by means unager was present in the villages at the tion, Mr Edwards produces a memorandum law to a respectable family. Birth would. an Irial gentleman, a situation sa son-in- more than literal breach, and would bufribes. It was illegal then as at all times time of the affray.
in Mr J. H. Gurney's hat writing of a he counted as nothing, but a good fortune in Obin's The gambling-house proprietors, treated differently from the breach are bribed with a profuse haud right and left expressed a doubt in my laat letter na to states, without dispute, that he had only a distance from town. Address to F.F. Tientsin "correspondent writes I conversation 1864, in which Edwards is indispensable. Would not refuse to live cognised in the Ordinance. Instead of be. They bribed the police, the district bead the degres of importance to be attached to carried out the wheme of concealment of references to first families in Ballydehole), ing treated as a felon, and locked up after man, the sighbours, they bribed everybody the supposed opium odiet and I sin now affairs laid down when he first was introduc Exchange Hotel, Richmond, Virginia, Amer apprehension by warrant, the defendant who could possibly have interfered still further persuaded that there has beened into the house." Inoue word, the Gurneys rioa,”
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To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL,"
HONGKONG, April 2, 1869.
BR,Accept my thanks for inserting sny used for that purpose. Mr Poliard, ou former letter, and for your appreciativo defendant's behalf, submitted that spirite were never distilled, only rectified, and were landing artiole on it. May I be permitted never meant for sale. The learned Q. Ca word or two of rejoinder.
Cutrt has not puwer to nward them auifi- bint punishment. The case against four men is clear, Bud a fifth has beeh implicated arrested on he return. It is a singular as a ringleader, but is sbsent, and will be
worthy attention, that a Yangohow man coincidence, which may or may be
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