APRIL 61869.
ggested by the Colonial st, however, be remem amentable mortality pré- at the troops formerly not likely to again réour al causes, which have not themselves, should appear; take comfort from the that whatever theory suppose, "a steadily di of mortality has been since the year 1863- cent to 1.99 per cent that of London, which Report is stated to or 1,000." Much, how
e learned upon the subject and we have little doubt tions of so many intelli. - parts of the world will science to lay down some ccurate statement of erit climatic changes, otices the appointment of refore responsible health rt" during the past year, he Warrior baving been rantine. In connection at we would draw atten, complaints which, bave bund utterance in the would appear to be scretionary power on the alth officer as to placing antine at least that is on we can find of some es. Upon one occasion. atagious disease on board the health officer, who Colonial Surgeon that she ed in quarantino, From as we suppose, no restric-
apon the crew, who for a ̈ estricted communication
At the expiration of crew, sick and well, were Hospital and the vessel antine off Stonecutters the mischief, if any, was inconvenience occasioned eading seemed somewhat made enquiries at the hod that the power of vessel lay with the Colo But it would seem to us. offfeer should himself. st discretionary power in there be any virtue in point we do not care to riously destroyed by the unication of a single indi
auspected vessel,
her subject we may touch ng as well expressing in s there is to be said upon a is unpleasant to diecuse Lock Hospital Dr Muriny
val and Military Medical to report favorably of the nunity from disease among iseqence of the cara- taken 1 Authorities, and I mid afforded by them in the endix. Luckily it is no to justify to the British employed gate the he peopia feat Britain live to the advantage and ring the bealth of their sol-
s, and, if 1 at correctly not he long before Parlis-
o express an opinion, as to
extending similar protec
il population, rather than
to deteriorated amphet
add that most of our dorse an opinion which is d by so intelligent a class filling the medical pro- needless to enter into the rs given in the report, viously published by the
is of auch interest to
es out here, and the state- might advantageously ba the home departments official or voluntary care eats of this Colony,
published in our last as a draft of proposed no Chinese is so obviously at its only value is to laugh to the reader at the could take so very obvious liero in its authenticity. point of view, however, it vice occasically tendered Punch, a certain amount of an sudmirable draft of what
eaty should be, and we end it to the considera larendon, Sir R Aleck Chamber of Commerce. sufficiently obvions from emle" introduced, which
aine suspicion. But it is reditable to the inventive
coctet it, the more so if (which we doulit) really North China contempo
LOOAL
WORTHY MURDER" actory case was reopened
Mr May,
when Low Abo
h the uurder of Mr Hol 24th January last The ban apprebended by Mr
one of the four Obinese who
o on Saturday last; and he
zaurder above referred to
rell appeared in Court, and
e.
an old worku, was the first
She said that she went
the lay in question, and
at the Pokfolam Gap on
tion; but she was not auto
f the day. She was about
the road when she saw
a small dog, coming up bitese Prisoner, she wal
of those mon; and she s
meet the foreigner. Soc
saw the foreigner on the
a. Chinese standing round
No 1818-APRIL 6, 1869.]
the prostrate body; and then she ran home! frightened. She pointed out the prisoner, amongst others, yesterday morning (th
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF RONGKONG.
Adjourned March Criminal Sessions.
THE CAL
Now, why "servile," why "para" Surely a free man, as well as a sexf
youth, from his agraenh activity in buaineen, f patrons in a higher cla to him? Horace uprincipibas p
pro
instant) and she did so because the bad Court paper for Wednesday, 7th April, 1869, born in a fuller's shop! Suppos known him before. On the 24th January, he was not dressed as he is now; on that day she saw only out foreigner on the bill: the other Chinese wore blue jackets. In reply to the prisoner, this is that Apo had given her any instructions or hints, or made any signs, when she was picking him out for identification. Apo
id et grasp her hand when she got ale the prisoner, nor did he make any sige stable her to pick him out from amongst those in line.
inditu (also a grawé-cubter and on Cheong
-
SUMMARY JURISDICTION COURT. (Before Hon. J PAUNCEFOTS) April 6, 1869
Mun Yoonge. Rev. Ramon Reizas, $20. 20, for work done on the Dominican Convent. Rev. Lambidi was substituted as defend. ant; but as he was proton that the had been paid to plaintiff by the compra elderly female) said she Hill cutting dors of the Mission, bis in aster the with the other woman on the
at a distance of about 250 feet from reprimanded plaintiff for having inade the grass the road, when she saw four Chinese walk-demand at all. It was a monstrous attempt ing up the Hill from the Waterworks, to have the claim: paid twice over: he had
Gibbon for their wo commission with bac
1. Why
tiele of
he
Then Gibbon tolls o
regards this contract. I
rebut the statement, but I should
much like to hear what St. George woula, bave tu to
Bay it He," then, anys Gibbon, "embraced,
Arianism. 22
in the spirit precisely what he after did in the body. The distance from aol to our home at East Cliff" was Br more than two miles, and as this responds with my mother's "rather ore than half-an-hour," the concio sion is obvious that while the image of the yard door, back stairs, &c., was present in brain, his imago was simultaneously ner present in ny mother's brain. The last incident therefore is as pretty and in nine plote an instance of a "brain-wave" as arque" has "J.T. K." can wish, I am, Sir, &c., neither is its
W: L. CLAY. atever may be the se who profess confi- dotting the ocean with to be discouraged. Their
a beacons their magazines
promoters of Lafitte and Company (Limited) mny, according to this decision, be thus summed up; they published a false prospec tus stating that shares were taken up which were not taken up (this comes under the Consolidated Larceny Act); they committed a fraud on the Stock Exchange Committee in the same way; they committed gross breach of trust" in applying the fonds of their shareholders to the illegal purpose of buying up shares of the company, an act expressly forbidden by statute. The Na- tional Bank on their side, as
party to the fraud, are ordered to make good the money of Lafitte & Co. (Limited),
with which they paid the fictitious bills of the laternational Contract Company, their remedy being against Mr H. Lewis and his co-directors.
ers; their flags by day and lauter goes in which she received it from Sir Tho-So much for the Vice-Chancellor's decision;
followed by a foreigner (who had a white the power to tine hira, but would only enter with real or affected zeal, the profession of visionary, might make the mariner feal
Lai Yee p. Same, $1.05, for entting stone. tie was a similar case, and was similarly decided, as the last one.
dlog). She saw the Chinese turn, and two a non-suit. of them seized hold of the foreigner; shortly after which she could see the for signer lying on the ground. She heard the foreigner cry citit, and also the dog bark, As Apo (the interpreter engaged in the cast was a relation of hers, she went to
pay bien a New Year's visit, when she spoke about what she had seen on the Hill Prisoner had the same dress than an lus it present hal. She could it identify the other met; she knew the prisoner and identified him only because she had known kim before. One of the men wore & Nan keen jacket Apo did not hold or press her hand when she pointed out the prisoner amongst other priminers in line; Ago made no sign whatever but she, being very much frightened, took hold of Apo's slothes.
Apo himself, on being sworn and cau- tioned, said that he had been an interpre ter for five years in the Police; and he had received special instrctions to inako inqui- ries in this casu. Having heard something about grass-cattore, he found out that the two women were frequently thus engaged Rear the spot whore the murder was com- mitted; and he made further inquiries accordingly, Frisoner was apprehended ou stapicion had he was identified by both the old women that morning (yester day.) He was about 20 feet away from the won Prisoner's clothes vere changed with those of another prisosier ers the second inspection was proceeded with, when the second witness also recognised the prisoner.
;
when pointed out the
He did not know whether Akiu was a rela tion or not: her first rane was the same Bs his (Cheong), and alte might be some relation of his father's he could not say, He did not remember of any visit on her part at the Chinese New Year.
TU-DAY'S FOLIOR.
Mr Kussell sat to-lay, Fung Aohoy, a Chinaman from a district nanted Shiu Kwan (North of Canton), was charged with larceny of a pair of trowsers from a house in West Point. Priser stole them out of is tub at the dour of complainant's house, and was pursued and caught. Prisoner made a lame defence, Buying he got the trowsers from another mano further stated that he was an intending emigrant for Surinam, but discharged by the agents hers. His Worship sentenced him to hard labor For one mouth.
Mr Hazeland appeared to prosecute in a case of summons againt Yu Chau, in that tertain houses of I outside the Central Market,ve, were put provided with proper cooking places, in accordado with the terms of Ordinates 8 of 1856, Mr Robert Alford, inspector of buildings, deposed to the fact that he had warned defendant; and said that defendant had
G. Overbeck v. F., A. dos Remedios, $250, on a promissory note. Mr J. J. Francia appare for painting Defendant, who is a clerk in the Union Insurance Office, was put in attendance, but it having heau proven that he was well aware of the issue of the summons, judgment went against him, with costs.
Tsui Augun Ng Yuu Yau, 820,50, for wages au servant, Both parties were fe wales living in Astor Suildings, and all the witnesses were also females. Defendant pleaded that she had never promised to pay any wages, having only promised to give plaintif her food. Plaintiff was as positive in the opposite statement; and the inquiry was patiently gone into for about an hour.
Finally, one of defendant's witnesses got into a state of indignation, and said, she would pay plaintiff $5 ou defendant's behalf and got an end to the bobbery." This was agreed to, the go note handed over; and the plaintiff non-suited.
Kao Achoy v. M. Mactado, $80.75. Defendant, who is a compositor in Mr Bansa's employ, did not attend. Plaintiff stated that the debt had existed for a long time. His Honor, therefore, gave judg- ment for the full amount claimed.
about
Rainhill Ficarage, February 6.
[Nors. We have also received the fol- lowing curious narrativo, for the authenti oity of which, so far, at least, as the form mas Williams, the Dowager Lady Lyttel but as a good deal has been said of late mysterious distinction between a fraud in equity and a fraud in criminal law, one wonders whether the offences im- puted to the directors of Lafitte & Co. (Limited) belong enly to one or both cate. gories. Ab if there, were only a public prusoontor-Pall Mall Gazette.
40
by night; and, above all, their ofcotric sp-ton, who is still living, borself vouches.- paratus, always allowing them to be not Er. Spectator.]
Admiral Sir Thomas Williams, a himself to be not utterly homeless, aven straight-forward an excellent man, founder while bis ship shudders before its final of the Royal Naval Female School for the plungo, and he is left to the danger of "an education of Naval officers' daughters, was open boat a thousand miles from land." in cominand of a abip areasing the Atlantic Morning
Herald.
Ocean. His course brought him within sight of the Island of Ascension, at that time uninhabited, and never visited by any ship which abound on the const, The island except for the purpose of collecting turtles,
was barely described on the horizon, and hot looked at it, he was seized by an was not to be noticed at all; but as Sir accountable desire to steer towards it.
Why "affected" why profession? Here are two muat danaging words introduced in a most sivister and unwarrantable man nec: This is the way in which men's clar auters are ruined by insinuation, and this is the way in which great hiatoriaus Bome- times write. How could, Gibbon know halus vers Christie alte or 1 Almost overy Christian in that day was a
SIR,The raldstance of your correspon. vehement Arian or vebemeut Athanasiau! dents to authenticate with real names the Then observe the next sentendo. From stories they have sent you in illustration of the love or the ostentation of learning, Leo T. La brain-wave theory induces collected a valuable library of history, rhe
Why "ostentation " Again, I say, how could Gibbon know whether it was love," or ostentation," of learning? It seems to me rather in a man's favour that, after he had made his fortone, as a contractor, he should have devoted a large part of it to the formation of a great library. By the way, it was the grandest library of that age, and the emperor Julian used to bor- row books from it
ABRAIN-WAVE.” The following curious narrative appears in the Spectator of Fab. 13 -
home in about half su hour, it
tain;
AN EVENING AT BALMORAL CASTLE.
(From the Glouvorm.) The following extract from a letter in re- ference to the recent special Christy Ming- by command of her Majesty, at Balmoral trol entertainment, which took place lately Castle, will be read with interest:-The toric, philosophy, and theology; and theme to submit the following narrative: Ile full how abrange such a wish would ap. concert took place in the ball room, a cham- choice of the prevailing faction, promoted
pear to bis crew, and tried to disregard it; her of about forty feet wide, having have heard my father tell the story an
At one end George of Cappadodu to the throne of often, that there can be no reason why but in vain. Bis desire became more and double staircase, terminating in a landing Athanasius."
should not tell it again in print. Whether more urgent and distressing, and foreseeing in front of folding doors. the condition, you lay down, that the realsify it, he told his Lieutenant to prepare to
that it would soon be more difficult to gra- is a small gallery for a band. The walls shall also he a woll-known name is antisfied put about ship, and steer for Ascension. the centre of the compartment is display toare covered with satin dainaak, and in in his case it is for you to judge. But to The officer to whom he spoke ventured re-ed a trophy of gigantic steel shields, philanthropists in general, and prison - spectfully to represent that changing their breastplates, and crossed claymores and ton, is, I think, a familiar name. formers in particular, John Clay, of Pres-
coares would greatly delay them,--that just spears. The roous ta illuminated by three dinor,that, at least, some delay might 200 to 300 wax-lights. The household, at that moment the men were going to their small obandeliors, each containing from be allowed. But these argumente spemed numbering more than a hundred persons, to increase Captain Williams's anxiety, and sat in the gallery, and some spon seats at
Ple he gave the word of command, which is one and of the room. The visiters ocea never resisted. He saw-
saw in the counten pied the seats in front, and the Burat anes of his officers an expression of Corkonians' inced the raised diss: After the wonder and even blame, as strong as household and visitors had taken their seats, over shown on an order from the Cap. at half-past nine punctually her Majesty the royal princes ship was stered towards the uninteresting sud princesses, and with gracious one-
but he was obeyed, and the autered, siccompanied by i
conde. lifle island. All epos anti spy-gluasies v now fixed upon it, and soon romathing was Her Majesty, wore a black baies dress, perceived on the shore. It is white-it is trimmed with black lass, with black lace. fing-it must be a sigual and when they sloves exending to the wrists, and upon eared the shore, it was ascertained that hor arms were jet bracelets; the bracelets sixteen men, wrecked on that coast many on the right wrist containing a medallion days before, and suffering the extremity of portrait of the lato Prince Consort. Her hunger, had set up a signal, though almost Majesty wore diamond earrings, with
veil fastened men were taken on board, and the voyage by a large ruby broosh, surrounded with The Princess Christian wore a completed. Sir Thomas related this anecdote diamonds. in the simplest and most tranquil mauner, white Alpaca dress, triuned with pale pink in AD, 1863 (years after the date of its oc- ribbon, and had strings of diamond entwin- ed in her hair. The Princesses Louise and ball, cy, the account.
Heatrice wore similar dresses, trimmed Hagley May 6, 1866."
with blue, the Princess Louise having a diamond Lead-dress, and the Princess Ben trico having her hair brushed out perfectly The Princess frok wore a pale salmón straight and tied behind with blue ribbon.. colored silk tarlatan dress, trimmed with black, with stripes of pink ribbon running. down the skirt. Her hair was rolled ou either side of the forehead, with a large lin șll i
were
Then, of course, he is represented to have heard in moulay at the huge in but it must be recollected that thees in famies are chiefly narrated by members of the Athanasian party, after he had been torn to pieces by that party. Now, sup- pose there should ever come to be such a person as a Protestant pope, and he, or one of his successors, were to make saints of the two great leadera of political parties in England, what spiteful things, by no means A. Ullmann v. J. Parker, $12, balance of absolutely true, would the partizans of the account for a watch. Defendant here stated opposite factions (a party would be sure to that he wished to ask Mir Ullmann to take be called a faction in the future "Gibbon's back the watch about which the action had pages) bring against St, Willian and St. carest house was full 500 yards die-withont a hope of relief. The shipwrecked amali oraps eap, with a lace ·
Benjamin ?
She mused
beard distinctly--all the more distino ly as the house was so quiet-the person who had opened the yard door enter the house by the back door, traverse a passage in the basement story, open the door at the foot of the back stairs, mount the backstairs, and enter the front-ball. But by this line recognized my father's footstep. Le put
&
A
Court, it was agreed that the watch should for the purpose, it is more than suflicient. I she was completely renesared, for she had M.P., and some okfier persons were the end in the centro. The prices were
be handed over, and the claim be therefore
considered settled.
extend à fire. Defendant, it was shown, the terms of which an additional aum of $400 had himself gone to Canton, and appeared was to be paid by defendant to plaintiff, by his shop-His Worship indicted a and another suma of
$300 was. to be paid
tanks, cod-abuds, and materials for refitting
ibent.
A ahop-boy named Chun Awo was finisil.
32 (in default four days' hard labor) for having wasted water at one of the hydrants. Tho deferice was a rather original one: he
ing of the Royal Stuart Tartan. The dresses of many of the visitors word very elegant. During the first song sung by 3r.
1 in the Highland costume, their kilts be
all into the dining-room. The hail the banking business of M. Charles Lafitte, congerald, the principal bassos of
110
the
Fit Cabing the writer: to sh of adde with the original distract which had been tion. Stips," of underwriters' tiga all the rooms on the same lending, but Contract as well as the Ottoman Fine time in all my life." The;
bad
no buckets whatever to ill. His
of
the
On a Sunday afternoon, about thirty years ago (tie preci.d date 1 cannot recall my mother, and my eldest sister, then about eight years old, were sitting together in the dining room at home. No one else was in the house, except a younger child, his nurse, and another sorvant; all the rest of the family were absent at a neighbouring church, and my father was at the gaol thor, being nearly four o'clock. The after noon was very wet, but roty still, the rain Ring in torrents, but with an ovest, steady dawnpour. While sitting thus my mother heard footsteps approach, and presently come one opened and passed through the yar door. (this yard door faced on to the road; it was then a country road, and the
and any one going to the front door The case was then remanded until to-been brought. The watch in question he
have to pass this yard door, the din- (Parker) had purchased for $22, and paid morrow, the 7th.
$5-on its account as the watch had sover:
ingroota windows, another window, and MARINE HOUSES OF CALL, then turn round the corner of the house gono properly, having been only twice
A project is in contemplation which through a gate in the garden.) She was a wound an, suce he got it, Parker med Suisunt hus yet to discus, although concarri-good deal startled, more especially because Ulman to keep the 55 and take back the ing its importance, if it be practicable, this door, according to domestic regulations, Watch; which offer was refused. Parker paid a further sam of $5, making $10, and there can be no two opinious. It is esti-onght to have been locked.
LAFFITE AND CO. (LIMITED.) en repeated the offer that Ullmann should me, altough and such calculations are herself to listen with all her might, and
nebess rily empirical, that not less than take back the watch, while de (Parker) million of human beings are overy day and
not nice words, it most be owned, but they "False, fictitious, and fraudulent" aro forfeited the $10 paid on accurant. This latter offer was repeated now in Court; night of every year afloat upon the sea. We
have just been applied by Vice-Chancellor when Ulluspa said he would agree to the should be inclined, taking the whole world
Malins in the most emphatic and unquali into our view, to rate the average (not
fed manner to certain transactions which so only if the watch wers in good condition. withstanding the iugenuity with which it
have recently engaged a good deal of his On Parker failing to produce the watch in
has been struck) considerably higher, bur,
attention, and in which Alr. Harvey Lewis, But it must be very niuelt reduced, of
leading actors. The case is a very simple one, course, if we reckon only those who, in the his umbrella into the stand with a rattling and its essential features may be put in a ordinary course of navigation, are far from noise, took off his top-cost and shook few words. In 1765 Mr. Harvey Lewie and Foong Chung • Tsoo Wing Yoong, $400, Lavern or anchorages of any kind, who are it, and thou canse through the timer bis friends conceived the idea of parchasing for further compensation on a contract in mid ocean, who are two or three hundred
a slight accident occurred, were both of Paris. That gentleman, on his pait, which somewhat startled the august assen executed some four years ago. It appears miles at sea, who are hovering about the door and dining-room door
a umb-contractor, was entrances that plaintiff, who is
of channele, unable to make a
He went njar, so she easily heard all this
Wag quite willing to sell it; a price was bly. Some of the household in or excavating theu engaged in levelling or
For then it is proposed to con- up to the tira, and resting bis elbow on the agreed upon, and the next step was to pro- accidentally knocked down a large steal gallery ground lot near the Gue-works. West Point, struct artilcial refuges maritime stations mantelpiece and que foot on the fender, are the necessary funds to try out the stald, forming a portion of the trophjas on and that as an unpleasant number of rockabulls surmounted by tall masts with con- stood there for a few moments drying him transaction. In the fist instance the pro- the walls, and it fell to the ground, denting and boulders made their appearance (thus spicuous lights and colonis, furnished with given great trouble.. His houses, being immensely increasing the work and labor), provisions, telographs communicating win solf. At length she said, "You anst be moters-applied for assistance to the Ottoman and branking the Hoor, and causing for a
very wat; had you not hatter go and change in it. Lewis, Mr. Henshaw, and Major with her accustomed admirable
Financial Company, of which three of thein
hein merent some coeternation. Her Majesty, partitioned with wood, were very apt to spécial verbal agreement was come to by the land, post-nffices, tool-houses, water your clothes at Grice 7"-"Yes," he repe Kitson-woro directors, the last being also did not exhibit any alarm, and the w
1 tliink I had bettor do so and so he
royal so that vessels in stress of weather, with turned, lutt tus moon, and went upstairs chairman. The Ottoman Financial really princes resumed their seats upon hearing
•penalty of $10; or fourteen days' imprison- the plaintiff's contractor, making by short supplios, damaged, detained, or other to his dressing room. As he did not come undertook to float the scheme in the shape the cause of the accident, and binding that all wise baffled on their voyages, may find down again for more than half an hour, my of a limited company. This operation, no one was hart, Mr L. Lindsey was the houses of call at regular intervals upon their mother followed him, to see what was the however, required money, and auturtuuate frst to secure any particular marked Mr Caldwell appeared for the plaintiff, vicissitons rois. The promised benefit is cause of his delay. To her astonishment, 1y the Ottoman. Financial had noнe- Not and Mr Hazeland was for the defendant. unmense, the only question is one of cost aus found, his room empty, and no sign of that this mattered, however, Majur Kit pain of her Majesty's approval. This was bestowed for a song, written and com- The defuico raiacd was that the claim was and eflcany. We should hour less of his baving been there. She searched through son was chairman of the International
by himself, and entitled 'This is the entirely outside of and had nothing to do in
of derelicts; of fatal adventures on could not find him, and at length same companies of about equal stability." s
gusto which he delivered the last line of duly carried out on both sides. According raft of lonely bouts foundering feinote down stairs again puzzled and frightened; the Vice Chancellor dryly remarked. These every verso drow forth the applause of her defence was that he wished to learn how to to the terins of that contract. everything froi expenses incurred and time waattion int,, although she has not noticed his endorsing sneh other's bills, and in the City Court and guests. From tilla time every
humu help : of accidents incapable of, but trying to calm hurself with the suppost- two companies had bee in the isabit turn off the cock.
Majesty, which was taken up by the whole the of
been Twó Chinese charged by Devine, tavern-keeper, with larceny. It which the additional compensation could food and fuel; of short allowances after for some purpose or other. But while she sat uniployed to describe the kindred worth piece received very marked approval from nil present, and at the omelusion of a very appears that first prisoner entered
bo claimed. I complain-
storm-drifts and calms; of those count there, still farried and uneasy, she heard lessness of their acceptances. aut's tavern (the "Crown and Anchor,")
less incidents of mischief and danger again the same footstepa approaching, the man Company," said Sir R. Malina, had with the special favour of her Majesty. long programmo Mr Betuard was honored and was clearing out of the premises when
which beast the mariner's existonoo. Is it as opening of the yard door, the saine
neither money nor credit, and the Inter
fle was desired, as stated the other day in he was, mught by a servant. Two table
possible, however, to establish these iron or entrance by the back door, the same traversti al Contract was to much the sains the Clowworm report, to sing another wooden islands at moderate intervals along ing of the passage downs
a downstairs, and mount-
unt position."
plain -no money in their coffers, composition-The Sultier's Letter-i the between the various continents and islands aane putting dewa of the umbrella and next or was a bank which had. More-
melody of which is known as Inst before of the globe? By the daring inventors of chaking of the coat, and then my father over, they and friends in the direction of the battle, mother. This, receiving much the scheme wo are answered with an uiqua one into the room, walked up to the fire, the bank Mr H. Lewis and Mr Howson, dropped near the Police gate, he was at ·ST, GEORGE OF MERRIE lified afirmativo. They are aware of the and plzood his elbow on the mantelpiece promoters of Lafitte and Co. (Limited), and plum concluded the entertainment. Majesty then su, and, offering bar ouve discharged; but the first prisoner was
ENGLAND
tremendous deptin ovor which tho Atlantic and foot on the fader, just as he had done directors of the Ottoman Financial, hal hand to one of the princesses, withdrew Bent to hard labor for two months.
slao Boats at the board of the National from the ball-room with the rest of the The Chiuaman who was caught in the
On a recent festive occasion, a cortain and Pacific liters pass, yet they undertake before. "Why, where have you hen!"
so to gripple the bed of ocean or so, ut exclaimed my other, na soon as she could Bank, which at that time furilor enjoyed guests. We were then, after removing our verandah of Messis Kiser and Heinemer's illustrious personage good-humouredly whatever profundity, that neither rollers speak, after the first gasp of amazatient, the advantage of Sir J. McKenna's servicea suoly, complexions, ushered into a rout house in Bank Buildings, was brought up criticised the relative claims to respect of nor hurricanes shall disturb their island-Bean" said be, turning round and nolio as managing director. An arrangement where a sumptuous meal awaited our arri on remoud. From the evidence given, it the legondary Saints of the United fiko platforms, whether of metsi or tiuber. ing for the first time heroitement anddis was made that the International Contract val, we were not long in showing unmis appeared very
clearly that the prisoner had Kingdom, awarding the claim to Saint Upon this part of the subjuo wa have tross, 1 have been at the gaol as usual. Company should take 40,000 shares of takeable evidenna of our high appreciation made good use of the skeleton keys found Patrick, and disparaging the others; but no foulties not to be insuperable. It where have you been since you carns by promissory notes, which the National chen. We were treated by overy inuate of
Let us suppose the mecha-Oh! you know, that's not what I mean, Lafitte and Co. (Limited), paying for them of the culinary products of the royal
kit- on him. A silver cap belonging to Me most of all, St. Georgo. At that very may be sinned, no doubt, without tome in by the back door, just as you have done Buuk agreed to discount on Lafitte and Co. the castle with the greatest possible kind- Heineman, valuert at about $85, was in tlietine, there was a bit of gossip in the y verandah where prisoner was caught, ready
rity, that there is a point of
of strength to be just now, rather more than half-an-hour (Limited) depositing a snm antliolent to es and courtesy If there was one ins to be removed. Mir Haylier's office on the February number of Good Wurde, by Mir attained in the manufacture of elaina and ainee ? I don't understand you at all over the amount. Lafitte and Ca. (Li-Euston
¿ ground fuor had been also opened, and Arthur Helps, on the subject. Mr deles at which they would not quap under I have come straight from the goal, and mited) sco:rdingly deposited £237,850 with no more than other deserving of special things strown about the floor. The barking Helps takes up the cudgels against any conceivable pressure and that there never been in the house since. I lofs this the National Burk; and certified to the attic, it was the kindness and hearty
affability of Mr John Brown, who
who is geaer. of a dug was the first alarus, and the pr: Gibbon, and for St. George, in the might be washers, which atsther winds nor morning" "Oh it's too bud, playing Stock Exchange that this amount repre- rally known as the Qiteon's favourite gillie, soner was discovered first by the servants, jaanner following, that is to say waven, however furious, would drive. That jokes like this to frighten me, when you sentud abares actually taken up, altbougle and I must say who gave the alarm, upon which the Euro-
being contcoded--and it is rather a large know I am not well." (My uctiler was in all of it, except some £7,500, wua required gina any person more likely to be regarded It is a melancholy fact that one has to go concession we may imaging, if we can, the pear gentlemen appeared and secured him,
delicate
at the health at Mr Russell fully committed the prisoner through so many phases: of opinion before proposed depots as existing; but the pro-answer to bis a time.) And thou, in for the promissory notes of International with favour in a royal household than this s amazed questions, elie poured Contract, WAR subsequently applied to splen lid specimen of a Highlander. Mr oan dan roly upon the truthfulness of do-blem will force itself, how lofty musi the out the story 1 have told you.
that purpos lineation of any character represented in decks bu to escape swooping by deluges in a I believe the insident happened exactly To put it in a single sentence, what the washed. Nerd is in the process of old, is not a
story, Henry VIII. has been white-tempest;. how low must they be to resist as I have narrated. I have heard my father tranagation amounted to was this-The pro-en, but be is the pet of the entire honau-
tin, as instanced in an anecdote he related. *whitewashed." And we are decidedly be ate died so that the captain of a wanderlarly trathist and accurate. My mother's to get so many shares taken up their to me. One day,' ho said, when
passing learning, from Mr Spedding, that Bavoning craft, halted by misadventure, as in account, too, tallied precisely with his. My friends, the Ottoman Financial and Inter- through the city, somewhere in the neigh was not the meanest of mankind.
the infium Ounen, night open a reassuring sister cannot now, I think, distinguish be national Contract, were willing to help bourhood of London-bridge, 1 saw a man To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."
Now, there is an historical personage for conversation with Lothbury. The suggestreen what she recollects and wrat ahe has them, but had neither money or credit selling in the streets small coloured prints whom I want to say something, as I sus tion, however, is sceptical, and may be ifia no often heard related. But my father at and all that the National Bank agrend
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of a Highlander, and calling HONGKONG, 6th April, 1869.
John pect he has been largely catamuisted. It ni sed. It is not expected that the huge the time questioned her as to what she had do was to cash the International Contract Brown, ouly a poing. He aked the man BIS-Before leaving Hongkong by thela our patron saint, St. George of merrie Mail Steamer this morning, I wish to con- England." It will always be a good juke regular steamers, whoat paths are marked seen and beard, and her account was that Company's bills with the money of Lafitte who Jous Brown way, and the man replied,
and direct as the pourse of the sun, would I saw mamma get up suddenly and go and Co. (Limited), Eliminating inter Why, t
the Queen's favorite, to be sure. vey through your valuable columns an against the English, that they have chosen panse at these saylum ships, moored to the into papa's dressing-room, and then the tendinta cunapsules, the transaction is thus So, said he, I bought myself for a penny expression of my sinceru thanks to those a contractor for their patron saint; for St. hidden earth by Cyclopean links, and by went into all the rooms up stairs as if she was practically reduced to one between Lafitte and continued, "Eh, mun, but they friends who have so kindly stopped forward George made his fortune by getting a onochors powerful as the piers of bridges looking for something, and then the catre and Co. (limited) and the National Bank -ken thist a' the siller is the mines o' Peru to assist me in my misfortunes, after basing tract to supply the army with bacon. But but there are throngs of merchantmen, in de wit and looked as if something was the The Stock Exchange, satisfied with the Ne- would n buy John Brown. When wa lost everything by the wreak of the vessel this does not imply the extent of vice and cluding screws," which wander along lass matter; but she wouldn't answer me when tional Bank's certificate, allowed Lafitto were leaving he came to the carriage and and Co. (Limited) to be quoted. Confiding shook hands with us heartily. Mr Bernard under my command on the Pratas Shoals wickedness with which poor St. George is certain ways which spread their eails I asked her what it was during last month, which will doubtless be universally credited. Gibbon has no words across more desolate waters; which are When my mother told her story, my investors book shares, and as the money on our part, expressed our warmest acknow freak in your recollection.
too bad for him. Now, lob as take down becainred; which are interrupted by the father instantly recollected that as he came in it was applied to taking up the Inledgnants for the royal hospitality we had Trusting that you will give publicity to Gibbon, and show you what may be an exhaustion of their coal bunks which are left the gaol the thought occurred to tornational Contract Company's bills. The received. He replied, My royal mistress ou the other side, and how loosely the ac threatened with famine, which, at any cost him, when he saw how heavy the rais question which the Vice-Chancellor had to is beloved by avery ons, for she is kind and ausations against St. George are framed. or hasard, must rue in aut 611 their barrels was, that if he found the yard door unlock decite was whether this did tot amount to a
George was born in Epiphania insomewhers. Add the number of forlorn ; ed he would go in that way a thing which an illegal vas of the funds of Lafitte and generous as she is good and noble Wish ing him, and the household who stood Silesi, in a fallora shop."
we left, and it will be andlura who, as we cannot but be well aware, he very seldom did-to avoid going round Co. (Limited), and he decided it in the affir-round, food bye, die starved or are drowned after so many the corner to the front door; and the native, describing the whole transaction many a long year before the recollection of days of despair in open, leaky, fragile, thought having once occurred, he mentally as false, fictitious, and fraudulent. The the entertainment at Balmoral will be fore boats. The Mercantile Register exhibits a rehearsed the circumstances of his entrance offences of Mr. Barvey Lewis and the other gotten by any one of us."
cloths were found on the person of the frat prisoner, concealed under his jacket. Aa the second prisoner (a chair-coolie) carried complainant to the Central Station, and
only
picked up
up one of the table-cloths
for trial at the Supreme Court.
CORRESPONDENCE.
AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
this acknowledgement,
1 am, Sir,
Yours,.,
(L) JUCHIM SCHNEEHAGEN,
Late Moster of the N. G, burque "Madeira."
The evidence was most tedions and lengthy, and appeared likely to continué su as only the second witness had been called
upon at a quarter past four.
If
"The Otto-
Other cases were consequent y adjourned the grant lines of commercial interconrading by the back stairs. into the hall, the Contract however, the International tive ballad, and he gave one of his own
till Thursday next, at ten o'clock
"From this obscure and servile origin
be raised himself by the talonta of a para-
site,"
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