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tive security that no undue influence will be submitted to, and it is upon such men we must rely if the administration of justice is to be atisfactorily carried on. less-though, after all, the salary of a They will require to be well paid doubt- talent is scarcely superior to that of a first class native interpreter-bala saving would be effected of the existing staff,
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commander has accomplished during his commission in His Imperial Majesty's Ser- vice, are sucli as to raise a meat powerful Box populis against his being condemned to Two men who were charged some days such a fate-16th June, 1869.
sincs with having exposed a sick man were brought up on remand at the Police
and retrenchment in other matters isdey to-day before Mr May. It was, i
seem.
discbar.ced.
TO-DAY'S POLICE,
apparent from the verdict of possible heretical sa the opinion may the Coroner's Jury yesterday, that no blame from natural causes" returned by We might in connection with was attachable to the mes. They were this question ask how it happens, that in carrying deceased in a basket to Sowkewan, a Colony with an annual estimate of at his own request; and death was not OUR INTERPRETERS. nearly a million dollars, Chinese and half accelerated in the least by the carrying, WHILE His Excellency the Governor is caste olerks should be employed by gov rather the reverse. They were accordingly busied in the revenue, police, (1) her emmest when Europeans would be glad. boar and other questions, it is to be hoped to obtain their situations on almost the that he will not lose sight of a serious samo, term. But to this we must refer disability ander which the Colony upon another occasion. labours--the want of capable interpro ters. We do not allude to the Chinese who have, with more or less success, mastered the difficulties of English, but to the deficiency of educated Englishmen who have mastered, suthcient Chinese. True we have four gentlemen at presont in the Colony who fulfil this condition, bat unfortunately for the Courts, though we are bound to admit fortunately for
LOCAL.
The cares disposed of at the sitting of the not at all important. The jurors were Supreme Court in Criminal Bossivu were Mesin J. R. Anton, W. E. Robertaun, J. C. Kruse, C. M. Kerr, A. L Turner, V, F. Xavier, and J. W. Wood.
The calendar contained anly three
03401,
Mr Russell was the sitting Magistrate but Mr May had one or two remanded
cases for disposal.
bor
i
1.
remedy in damages to the injured indi- 1st. "Of a Cicil nature, which give a vidual."
SUMMARY JURISDICTION COURT.
Before Hon. J. PAONCEFOTK. June 18, 1869.
each side, but not discussing them specific.dents, which occurred in a period of our
Recurring mentally to the arguments on cally, I proceed to decide so much of the history when the Courts strained the Law Not discussing whether these four pre-
law as is necessary as to the points raiaul in favour of the rown, not followed for 66 Mr Starkie divides remedies in respect of years, are now Low even as to distinguish libels into two classca
The Court sat abans eisven o'clock, and
Attorney General, all were "personally the Nams, ($110.) ed" foreigners, I remark that all the four judgment was given in the cases of Cura pasen were ex-officio Informations by the is. Mathews, ($110), and Bremen v. King's Lord ons"
and the reasoning of Me Sharp,
on behalf of the plaintiffs, draw in Ri Peltier was his Houer's attention to the fact that the
which to clais it bis Lerdship declared that shipping det, precluded any arrangement that the offence was politically most solemn declaration of ownership entered grave, and there being no other head under into according to the terms of the Merchant it might be treated a Libel, he did not ay such as that alleged to have been entered that it was a Criminal Libel.
2nd. "Of a Criminal nature, which are devised for the security of the public. civil remedy of an alien for a libel very Now it is not necessary to consider the minutely. Mr Pollard contended at great length that every alien friend resident abroad, as in France or Portugal, has a remedy by action for a libol published in England against him.
on a Portuguese gentleman residoat in An information in this Court for a libel Macar, signed by myself as the then Attur ney General, to which the present Attorney General Mr Pauncefote, for his client plead ed guilty, and on which nothing farther was doue in July, 1864, has been cited. I was in ill health at the time, and the question of Jurisdiction occurred to neither myself nor as I believe to Mr. Pauncefote. It was not raised.
case being without precedent, I am not in a On the present occasion (except that proceeding which is no precedent) this position to make one. The ingerious argu ment of Mr Hayllar must prevail, and I cannot uphold the information.
into
between Mr Howard, the bona fide owner of the Beanor Dion. MrSharps refer owner, and Mr Williams, the registered red his Honor to the form of declaration and reminded the Court thatall false declarations of ownership were punishabla by forfeiture of the vessel to the Crown. It was apparent here that the name of Mr Williams was on. the register some months before it was transferred, and until now the real owner. was not the gut that it would not affect registered owner.
His Honor
bis judgment, and then delivered judgment in the cause. He said that it Grad terusy that though the name of Mr Williams established by the evidenco adduced yes was on. the register of the Eleanor Dizun when the articles were signed, that gentle lu the case of R. e. Saint, I was without man was only the agent of Mr Howard,
tu
the departments they adorn, their excepting that against Mr.A. de Souza, the thut he stripped and plunged into the har that case decide the broad question ? General tout by the attorney who was the bona fide owner. The transfur acquaintance with the Chinese language information in which case was quashed, as obtained hesitation. Having Pisani being a servant of the Ousen in his own into the validity in law off of the legal title into Mr Howard's danie
bas promoted them to important posts long before the period contemplated in their noniinations. Wo quote the fol- lowing regulations published in the Colonial Uttice List regarding Hong. kong cadetabipa
ir judgment given in externo elsewhere. the felly fol Chou
to Another
articles,
Onses considered to support the right of action for libel by nou-resident foreigners were cited. Of these one case was that of the Duke of Brunsvick v. Harmer, 140. B. 186, and the case or rather series of cases of the Doke of Brunsuick . Gregory, were referred to; bat in all these cases it was The only interesting case bofore the Junior Magistrate was that of a theft of an apparent that the Duke was resident and thieves, who were observed by one of In- I believe the only authority cited to the fact iron rail from the Happy Valley. The
hat a place of residence in. Bigland
·Pisani v Lawson, 8 Dowl P. C. 57, is and another towards the wards the zou dent abroad at the date of the libel, cau spector Horspool's "bugs" "dropped the that an alieu amay never naturalised, resi- stable followed the one towards the Hur- towards the water. The con-
colae into this country afterwards and sus tain an action for the libel pablished while but was somewhat astonished to find he was out of the jurisdiction. But did the benefit of bor without a moment's 1
a sampan was got and the Embassy at Constantinople, was for all prived, by his never having appeared in for it was only when an owner was disabled
I um equally de did not therefore determine the the Aping for having and guts the thief dodged the constables, and it was tection. Msmith, the author of Lasuing If he thought the information, good in law articles that a transfer had that effect. wed up for half su bor English purposes within the Queen's pro- this prosecution, of his official arguments, from carrying out the contract in the and sentenced to 18 months' bard labour: 10 til they acceded in poking him on Cases, argued the question for the Plain it is to be lamented that I have had
pretences, was found guilty prisoner was a house boy for three years to the lead with a boat-hook that they were tiff on that ground, and was content to ob- decide without having beard the argumonta and Captain Mathews voluntarily cancelled Mr Lutkens, and disappeared from bis em-sucessful in catching him. This daring fail the judgment of the Court on that of the chief law offer of the Crown here.
question was, whether
Mr Howard ploy at the time the offence was committed.weeks
worthy was sent to hard labor for six
and abandoned the old articles, and were "With a view to supply the Civil Service and was sentenced to one year's hard
ground only. Tang Ayou was convicted of childhor
Buse the Atturuey Without, however, professing to have any repeatedly stated that he only signed contract conta
consequently liable for a breach of the
the said articles contained in Hongkong with an efficient Stuff of Inter the child was recovered. Chan A Ng and liarged with having attempted to stab a bid on this point I assume that on alien the tuformation, and that he had not leaving the plaintiffs behind. prefers, it is intended that a certain num- Ng Afat were arraigned on a charge of bur Chinese informer (it the employ of Mrtion for libel on him. Why? Because an interfers further, and that this was an In return to Live poul
by friend resident abroad wag bring a civil acuterfered, and that he would
The old ber of Cadetships shall be established, the glary at Wong-Nei
articles stipulated that the ship should D. R. Caldwell's me) with intent to resist upon the house Nei-chong haldera of which are to devote themselves of the cemetary coolie ; the former with din or prevent his lawful apprehension. Pinction on the case for libel, like other actions formation taken up on private grounds by of the plaintiffs had to
three years, and one for a certain time after their arrival in the charged, and the latter was convicted and one is a branded man, and was commi Maou with a vadsheet in Victoria in Hong-ground, that is, the breach of this Queen's of that cinus; Me Howard admitted that be
for tort, is transitory and might be laid at a private person. Colony to learning the language. As ve-senterred to imprisonment for one year at all. He was committed for trial at the apply to a Criminal proceduro in our
report himself in the If this ba
Naval Reserve force there at the expiration 80, the e only taccies in the public service arise, gentle with hard labur (which are virtually post Criminal Sessions
ting an offence by being in the Colony kong. This principle, however, does not peace,
on which in the bookas libel ia treat intended to run the ship between ports in men will be appointed to Cadetships, after
closcit.X a competitive examination by the Civil Service Copimissioners (at a time and place o'clock until Treading, to allow an applica- The Sessions were adjourned about one
this The libel is not here treated by land unless a good freight offered. Plaintifa the Attorney General as an offence against were ready to take their discharge, on to be axed by them), from amongst Caution for appeal in Pereira v. Bouze to he
the public, and this proseention is at on payment of an extra sunt for a passage didates
nominated for this purpose by the made.
behalf of the Queen, but of the individual home, which payment was refused, and the Secretary of State for the Colonies,
Mr Pereira. follow the qualifications.]
ship was on the eve of departure when the action was brought. It had been urged for defendant that he was compelled to have new articles made out because nearly all the old crew had asked for their discharge but the other seamen were
discharged by the Captain's consant, and the
ing
At
the
fed
[aben
scon
An old offender named Les Ahon was
...
SUPREME COURT. CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before the Hon. Judge SALE.) June 18, 1868.
of the tunult at the steainer-jetty ar Can- We are requested to state that the account tou un Monday huet, as given by our son and delivered judgment in the libel case of temporary on the 16th inst., is in many e Antonio Pereira v. A. de Souza, as ful- The Court sat precisely at ten o'clock, pets iurata The Cirinese did not
any signs of turbulence until an at-lows tempt was made by the jutty watchmen to
T
o questions are difficult. Ever since the argument iny attention has been much
that I have not considered the
General
In
this
uot
for bel, I must here recur to Me graad as an indictable offence, is taken away in China, and had no idea of retarding to Bag.
on
Bucond division as
as to libela, ie. treating them
ar of a Criminal nature for the seen rity of the public.
Now indictable libels are well divided in Russell Crimes pins classes, and it
into nine tends
very much to the elucidation of the as taken togutlier and considered in opposi precian limits of Criminal Jurisdiction as to
tius to the 9th class of indiotable libels. fibel if the first eight of these classes are
In 1 Rees of L. and M., page 332, hoy are thus enumerated;
1. Against the Christian religion.
2. Against Morality.
9. Against the onstitution.
4. Against the King.
5.
Against the two houses of Parliament. 6. against the Governmeal, 7. Against the Magistrates and the ad ministration of Justice.
from
it was not
;
to
a non-resident petent: held. was able for a broach of contract
eri.
Merchant Shipping Aut did not apply, but judgment would have to be entered for the amount of wages dun, and in additiona eum equivalent to three months' wagen. Plaintiffs were cutitled to coals of attorney,
Each Caust will receive a salary of £200
First, then, I so strongly incline to think that I am constrained to say that in my per annum, to commence from the day of
un proceeding against this Defendant for a opinion the public prosecutor for Her Ma- leaving Bugland. The cost of his passage,
jesty could in ho character sustain a Crimi- to Hongkong will be said, and quartera. teachers,
and books will be provided for
libol on Mr Pereira, but not within the designation of our a very respectablu, him at the public, expense while studying
The Criminal Sessions having again been the language. For two years after the
Lay Bonks a distinguished," foreigner. proceed to sea, by the sleat manner in were relieved of their duty of Plastifis Arrival of the Cadets in Hongkong, they are wharf on the arrival of the Pugang opened it is inenbent on me to deliver my and the action of Capt. Edwards of H.1.C.decision on the objections taken by Mr
2nd.That & fortiort the Attorney Gens. which the old articles had been cancelled sball apply themselves especially to learn M gui-vessel Chen-to was in no wise taken Hayllar for the defendant to the informa
ral basing retired what Idd to be the by the Chinese
master and owner. The captain, he duty of pr.socuting, it was el of two years study, or as
without due authority, as is implied in the tion filed in this case.
fr Mr Forsira,
under old afterwards as they shall be declared quali acconut given in the city Press. Hissea
by a Board of Competent Examiners, we informed, had been ocopy drawn to other important cases almost
bis Counsel, to prosocate any criminal pro- ceeding in this Court for any such libel. purpose of they will be appointed Government. Intergrethe wharf for
protecting the
The defendant is here bound in a sum of H.BE.'s daily, the request of fers, and be employed in wash of the De-atesmer, &o, at
£1000 to answer this charge. It is in Acting Consul, for nearly half-an-hour
CRAU AB partments as may require their services, at fore they were put in motion, and this was ments are less perfect than they would be if
bo
fully as 1 could I wish, and may argu 8. Against private Individuals,
donce bef ∙re me that he
bound to prose salaries of £400 per annum sach, without only done on the arrival the Chinese had had more time or more robuat health
9gainst foreigners of distinction.
at Macno Irie charges agate Mr other allowances. After two years' appro-ufficers with reinforcements who
Every person must admit that the first Pereira iu sureties to the amount of $12,000, In this case the were kun keipcreased to £500; and ufter three years
sasily substituted by Urdiuaueo for a trust, within this country and not within thel is in the Portuguese language, that man accused of sheepstealing who escaped ved service as internisters, the salary, moned by Mr Mayers for the purpose of sigued an inform Attorusy General has seven classes above ennumerated must band also to be answerable to Mr. Pereira THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF CUS.
information (the fort bere ordi- real (if expresseil
I at full) with this limits for all consequences of
of his race they will be considered eligible by
bill by the Grand Jury: iu England) any other country:
charges nude against Pereira. Considering that the the secretary of State for promotion to the
We have most of us heard the story of the higher offices in the Civil Service of Hong-
against the defendant for a misdemeanor. *Must the 8th eines of libels against pri- both parties are by nation Portuguese, puishment on the score of insanity, hia
lat Count, in having published kony."
atory libel tu. a newspaper, O Echo do words, "within this country, and not within
vate individuals be Hiited by the same each row actually subject to the Jurisdic legal adviser having suggested to him to Povo, in the Portugues language; concern any other Country This is the whole bratst of specified Macaoeso inx, that how the legal adviser himself fell a victim tion of Macau, that the libal elarges reply ba-a, ba-n whenever spoken to; and ing Me Pareira, Procurador at Macao, at question.
the question is w pouding before the to the same device, when after the acquita! Criminal Lawa, as distinguished from the Governor of Macos when wo all an the language of bis client. Something of Aid Count
Macauese authorities. for the same litet setting Civil remedies, are solely to
thorities presided over by he
Be applied
plied for his fees, ba-a, ba-a being still estortion, and
dispersing the erowi The Chinese soldiers suted heartily and well in concert with the Chen-to's blur-jackets,
i
dens-
repress
Bato
t
Me
TOMS.
Wa
for a period of three years. So far from appear to have premeditated bribery urging Me. Pereira with acts against the peace, contra pacem, s., mach respect, I must say that 1-have the the same sort sectis, it recent reports betrue,
of hostile monstration
northern
with other acts as being Code in force there.
st once rained on the expiration of their oked narrative as the ootus clined to do 80, Mr Pollard, rolained able to foreigners who are beyond this at Diaeso than could have been hoped for the dis: osal of certain glass beads, and
your
you
Crown.
Jess
Interpreters-with what success it is lice, nor confirm von rardict before it was deposed that Mr Pereira was guialed" foreigners are said to be for the add that I think it not inprobable that, if Tg-li Yanien, wherd his advice need to
son of which those
asambled
the rea- stanti here to prosecute as: a private
prose
pressin
apply.
benefit
(the. A.
may
like
put
A CANTON correspondent writes-lf the It will thus be seen that after a minimum account with which you have been furnish of five years' acrvice the regulations pro- en as regards the fracas which took place at Victoria on the Sed of May last. ride that these gentlemen will be the Steamboat Company's wharf here on considered eligible for promotion to the occasion of the anniveran of the Dra-
gon-boat festival, be true, then the rabble out the words higher offices than that of "Interpreter," would which they are presumed to have filled a d
( sympathy with the de-") office at Macao, and corruption in his and the reason given by Hale, and ther/satisfaution to believe that the legal cou- to be i
text writers
alusion to which that the indictment lies to
happening at the Celestial have come will on this have for some time refrained
capital occasion tead to a far more fair and equiton this being the case, however, Messrs towards foreigners at sume of the bind punishable by Articles. 318 and 314 of the
from comment provent assaults or other breaches of the able decision on the real tnerite of the case on out friend Mr Robert Hart, as with the Dranu, Toonochy, Lister and Russell were porte), and have been the aggressors, Such The Attorney General having de
peace by the injured party a ground ot
exception of some playful occentricities in from the proceedings in this Court, alien as other equally valuable gifts amongst his student time to one of those higher cation under notice is, might have wrented by Mr Pereire, conducted the prosecn-
If all
it is in all respects to the partics, their children in the Customs Service, that gen sware included under the uffices which should properly have been American port
some sensation in Friseo" and other tien as one by a private persoit. Mr Words
private individuals, in the 8th language, customs, and the questious, espetletna seara lately to have been leading a porta ; bnt 1 koor that do Hayllar appeared for the defendant class, the 9th class would be entirely un- carmed by performing the duties now not overlook the golden rule of audi alte on the 18th of May last. He road un affi- necessary; but if no forogner is included in
cially the legal questious, at isano.
There wut, ha no costs against the thia
quiet life. Rumour, however, hinta that davit dated the entrust to Portuguese and Chinese yam
of May by defendant in class, the faasuch as some, .., distin-
on the part of the ever reat- tho advocate for the defores
which
General t is due to the prosecution that I should his own seeking, and that bie visits to the Prior to open to the public to judge. Now we
Lis not altogether of of the steamer Poz domiailed inhabitant of Alauso, under the benefit of the Sovereign protected from the
Arrival aro, not about to quarrel with the fact doug to assemble at the wharf, whose tolle subject, and that the wal, and a Portugis libel by the Criminal Law, this Stir class in robe, Atorney fleural, I should have bs listened to with nitention it that Munaris Deane, Tonnochy, Tanter, object was not to "betiegs it feut bon?) and that he was then in Hongkong solely tinguished" foreigners in this class shewsted in 1904, so has been done here, few and far between. In fact that that pet
resident in
necessary,,,
The express limitation to disrepeated in this information the form 1 into practice, are becoming.
if not
angel's, and Russell, occupy the positions of but to have a good look at the ranch for the rationnghit be quashed on ju any previous clasa. The principle of appeared to me untenable.
of this cause, and he asked that at foreigners are not-fueluded here or ધો Captain Superintendent of Police, As- admired dragon-boats. And as the steamier that the
aud that the objection hou first stated offspring of his fertile imagination the sistant Harbour Master, Acting Regis hova în
Burlingame trar General, and Secretary to the Go. dries their all away proceeding that Mr Pereira hai no locus interpretation given in the main "* B***
in sight, the
the wharfinger attempted to the g
The Attorney General asked permission cessful, and that Prince Kung, who a few mission has been but too 540- verdor, becatian it is assuredly necessary to understand, inasmuch were at a loss cutor, and also that thurs was no power to ius exclusio alterius-appears in his Lorchhip he had not had the eries ba-a, ba-a to the only one left. Had say word or two roganding that passage years ago desired nothing so much as a julguent in which to re hundred Harts to secure his power, now that the gentlemen occupying those posts day, and according to the thiness notions Court on several grounds, the main ground thus described in 1 Bees en C, and 14, 30 in the Qures v. Saint. Now, he wished to been
was a festival whatever to prosecute for this libel in this
The ninth clause of Criminal libola is ferred to the fact that hould possess a knowledge of Chinese, Cousidared that they More than that, a certain anicunt of nothing wrong by slaying where they were over respectable, is not so distinguisheil" scurrilous rohoctions upon tauso possesed remind his Lordship that in that case he wont of his sub-eiaployds been regulated
were doing
oing being that a hel on this foreigner, who, how IX. Upon the ground that malicious and
of the Attorney General's saaistance, Mr Harta conduot towards his superiors
arkad necessity may be pleaded for their for the purpose stated above. But the as to be a subject for an ex officio iufors of rank and influence in foreign states
by loyalty, or had his Appointments, and the necessary experi- wharfinger seems have
ems to imprudently mation
G.) argued for st Fast, in England, as tetuling to war was tend to involve this Count y in disputes and cases too bi said that was before, the with him in his present fallen stato
at hour, and cited
by any other tace on their part, if wanting at first, je taken it into his head to make a show of not within the Criminal Jurisdiction of this warfare, it his been held that publications
the prorogative.
feeling than that of caprice, we could have sympathised daily increasing. But we may be per his authority, and struck with his stick Court.
At the conclusion of the
tanding to degrade and defame persons of argument on the case commenced; and he However wo differed from him in ques mitted to hope that the Cadets of the rated the rond, which naturally ex
the objection to be in
was, however, an argument, not su is interferonen in political matters, we deprecate taken in arrest of judgment.
foreign countries muy be treated as
opinion which he had wished for from the would readily have forgiven a man of ge- On the 10th of May last Mr Hayllar I consider that this passage is precisely
Attorney General. pleaded a justification under Lord Camp-
The Gel that it seemed so if he acads of the central government tempted
whose
position in contact with the we would advocate the appointment of al heen facing the river, whether the in- that delay was necessary for his defents and foreigners were inul ded in the 8th class, nat mean to convey that impresion. The however selfish had been his objects, be
borough's dietim, The Defendant filed on affidavit to shew much larger number of candidates to trade wrote the friends of the taipass or of the prosecution. filed an affidavit in answer the whole of the 9th class is illogical, bu A. G., in all the matters, lately under had to a certain extent been the advocate
It appears to me to be clear that it all in the caso..
The C. J. replied that of course, he did mere inspector over a department. Wa fulfil interpretorial duties than the three the maipans cousequently when a Steam-
could moreover afford to remember that adjourned the case until there June cause it expresses a miner, a more so he attention, had not acted in any other way of the introduction into China of four hitherto sent out at longistol Cinterco to to their outof patroon, their regnested me to allow the quration of it has bent included in an finpoistoly chas the afterney & note or go to phare, pin won and it tho ro himen
inter- boat Coupany actually the Sessions On thie Pollard argently definition, a species as a distinct class when than General ought appliances means of communication. improved nd promotion to higher offices for employés might have shown a much greater Jurisdiction to be every one with anything like the rapidity consideration towards the Celestials in the I had in May great doubts as to my uition as a class.
preading major a more comprehensive defi
vedel of the A. G.'s duties in such matters; but liave, stated all that can be said we bee of previous years. But two new regula occasion spoken of, and permitted them to jurisdiction: but I thought it due to the
The A. G. observed that he was very favor, and while we cannot repain Bt the wharf for
language in this tions would at least ensure their being the toong-shus. We are told to do ano manifest the falsity of the libel of pare because-only because-reflections on foard to the present ease, bo never appeared being to a great extent the result of the
· ja prosecutor, Mr Pereira, to allow him to make remarkable. It is argumentative, it says glad to hear His Lordship say so. In re Mr Hart's present state of isolation as
passage very
but look upon made available for Governmental pur- others as we would have others do unto us mount importance to all honorable minds, caigners of distinction may involve this tached to the information; so that he could party in power, we must consider it as potes One enacting that every person Do not we, foreigners,
it, at all
except that his name was at anti-progressive tendency of the present Maceravoniously appointed to a future vacancy in any enter Chinese houses in order to have a
I thought.
country in war, &, such libels-ot are not be said to have retired or withdrow If any decision had been left as it was, the but may be treated as libels. I cannot Government department, (excepting of good look at a passing procession
The writer of the narrative under notics, charged by this libel night have been made in which the crime is so strained on behalf and could not be said to have retired. scope of his office 0.4 0. Gazette, innocence of the gentleman and lady and a passage to parallel it from the case. He never entered on the mainly brought about by his own incessant - course, the chiefs), should be acquainted
ineddling in matters beyond the legitimate great hand at Hyperbole.manifest asuining as Me Pellard did their of the prerogative with the Chinese language; and the He makeslit appear that the Cantonese are entire innocence, which I do not question)
*pplying the rule of
His Lorismp mid that he would alter June 12, other fixing a remunerative scale of pay, auch fools as to prem ditate such an allurk and with strong moral grounds, which is the fear of disturbance to this country tion for leave to appeal said he had seme
expressio, de to her on this
it that part passage with recognized official rank for the like the one he has recorded, with no other times turn the scale in doubtful legal ques- by war, an exceptional damage to
Mr Pollard, in reference to an applica
the judgment to the Sove. It must be conceded that to interpret! How ridiculous to attempt to fores down afterwards have been decided by me. Courts to hold defamation written congera for a copy for the purposes of appeal at any iained to testify their pleasure at the event, wrepon but bricklats and stones only tions, the question of Jurisdiction might reign personally, which alone induced the doubts whether, the judgment having been correctly something more la wanted than one's throat such Bonseuse Again le Taking the position the prosecutor by lising foreign Sovereigns and their ambassar other time than when the Court was in They therefore adorned the door of his pby-
given in Criminal Sessions, he could ask mete knowledge of the language alone, the tops rival of steamer, in the before the moral que for decision
final se da The mode of thought, and the habits of in cait for the arrival of the steamer, inas. the legal before the moral questions in this the people, speaking both languages must inuch as no mention is made as to what case."
preceded the row. What object
several of
It
futnce will be required to fulfil the duties inrickbats and hence a shower of served the benefit of argument i re- considerade situations of power and dignity did not remember any cases he had eited. of state policy, and however v
for which they are appointed, making their are very partial when given promotion dependent upon long service
to which Cantonese stone,
provocation. On every occision of the above men- ju almost all the foreign
2 to
lihela."
We
and proved capacity. More than that, tioned festival Chinese spectators night bell's Act, and thereupon isene was joined accurate, and that it repeats Lord lead refused to give any assistance whatever him to aspire to greater things than being
"Interpreters" of the future.
truders
were
seems to be
"look see
St
re-argued.
The
law
who occupies so important a post. It is 8. B. Compa of any of the Company's it I were to comment fully on the able defamation of resident foreigners, not at Due
of D'Eon
to
hie
THERE was a thoroughness about practical joking in the middle ages.
When Pope Adrian died in 1523, the Roman people, who hated him, and despised him, "deter
s
dore, and foreigners of the like the highest distinction to be criminal, not designating the "libels," but desiguating them to be
His Lordship said he would do every
sician's house with garlands, adding this to a certain extent be familiar to him attained by attacking the H., C. and M.
to ; bs The question was ro-argued on the 3rd offences which may be treated as libels."
M.instant.
thing to facilitate proceedings, But he cription" To the deliverer of hi Whart
without any provo I should far exceed the limits of propriety force of the
The language used would seem by the was under the impression that the various country. serter, and we can in one case at cation on the
definition to
Os the leather seckadə" question, a. capacities of the Court merged into his put- raclude
fenn at puca. least endorse the statement, from per employes? Those who assembled at the the most able argumenta, in both sides on
Mr P. could either ask leave gentlemen writes to the New York Post: of distinction,
class of Libels appeal now, or request power to ask for from my own, from
I use them to distinguish my coachina's zonal observation that certain inter-bar did so for the avowed purpose of the questions raised i
any
leave to appeal at any other time when the
We are both good-look- punishable by Buglish Criminal Law, enjoying preters act as counsel for prisoners,
& good sight of the Joong
1st-Whether any libel on any non- shun
The cases of Lord Geo. Gordon,
Court was not in Crimind Session. The leg men, we both wear ten dollar hate, and narrative implies, for they would have ed" recording to the meaning of that word from 1740 to 1803, are the only four cases;
Sessions would be adjourned after the three when be go out for a drive in the park I this it due to myself that the public What to suppress. It does not need a gained nothing by su aprovoked row, bus in Libel Law, câu be the subject of Cristinal the libel in each case being against a for when the application could be made. very lengthy argument to show what on the contrary would have been deprived prosecution in any forma in lan be the have been cited to shew that fibels on any 1
who drives it.” this may lead to in the way of receiving as they were, of the pleasures of the day,
eigner of the highest distinction-which 1.Whether auy such libel fees and briber; and if that practice be for the full njoyment of which they re subject of prosecution by the libelled pro- foreigner can be the subject of Criminal on the Castle Elmo, I drank in the sweep which is what the Greeks call philanthro Goous ass.--I take goodness in this sense the seeking of the real welfare of men ce indulged in, the interpreter's trust paired to the spot.
secutor in a criminal prosecution conducted procedure. I have repeatedly asked for of the bay What a swallow the writer phia. This of all virtues and dignities of As for hanging Captain Edwards, by and under the responsibility of himself precedients of conviction for libel on foreign must have: bad! worthiness in examining a witness ad that rests entirely with the Mahanjah ataone, especially in this Colony where ers being private porams vere to his client is at once gone, With Peking and not with H. MyGovernment there, is, as I believe, a public prosecutor could not with his great research furnish wife, being asked what he did for a living, mischievous, wretched thing, no better that Mr. Pollard No Dover a man who had a scolding the Deity; and without it an is a busy Find is the greatest, being the character of English gentlemen we have a presump. The exploits, which this gallant young the Attorney General
me with any anch, and I owo End newe- replied be kept a hothouse.
a kind of sermix,--Bucen.
telling them what questions to ask, and not to kick up a row as the ex-parte resident foreigner, not being "distinguish Vent and Peltiera period of 64 years cases were diaposed of util.say Tuesday, should know who osus the carriage, and
2nd.
our Courts.
A LETTER from Naples says, "Standing