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A SONG OF THE COUNTRY.. Away from the roar and the rattle,

The dust and the din of the town, Where to live is to brawi and to battle,

Till the strong treads the week man down Away to the bonnie green hills

Where the sunshine sloops on the brae, And the heart of greenwood thrills

To the hymn of the bird on the spray. Away from the smoke and the smother, The veil of the dun and the brown, The push and the plask and the pother, The wear and the waste of the town! Away where the sky shines clear,

And the light breeze wauders at will," And the dark pine-wood nods nour-

To the light-plumed birch on the hill, Away from the whirling and wheeling,

And steaming above and below, Where the heart has no leisure for feeling And the thought has no quiet to grow. Away where the clear brook puris,

And the hyacinth droops in the shado, And the plume of the fern uncurle

Its grace in the depth of the glade.

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A CHINESE SPECULATION.

It is a tempting offer, Mr Sin-lin-tal

THE CHINA MAIL.

very tempting said, I, hesitating and chinese coazingly; would it do for them the open sea beyond, if, as was unlikely, I deserved to be, for, after all, I had but contend more successfully with Mr Gladstone

puzzled.

Then why you not say, Yes-one great big Ye-and let us shake hands upon the bargain?' returned the Chinese merchant promptly, but with an odd expression, as I fancied, in those long, sly, aloe-black eyes of his.

[No. 8958-APRIL 8, 1876, A Windsor Castle that you would clap on red flamingoes and silver-plumaged dooks the steamer's return to port, I found myself father's death, or unless he has disposed of rose from the swamps on clunging wing lionised and made much of by all, and more the fine collection of axes he used to keep a board."

Well, well, my dear Bates, returned the Bat the sight I xaoat desired to behold was of a hero, I am sure, in Tallan's eyes than Knowsley for practical use, Lord Derby Boutd done my plain duty.Tho gratitude of the as a woodman than as an arator. If beaten to say, Ah-abang and partnership no decent we should be allowed to reach it in safety.

Captain,' said the third-mate, Hardy, merchants to whom the cargo belonged at this, he might challenge him to jump, hand, only a sum of grog-shop, and their on Lascar what you call No wonder a hrave and good lad, as he esme hurrying took a practical form, for not only was I with the certainty of proving the more agile Narrows

Trouts declare-right ahead of us, blocking but was appointed to command the Dal Ministers of State could hold their own in housie, a fine barque in the China and manly sports, if pitted against adepts, who Cassandra no able make fight of it in the towards me, there's a not-so the look presented with a handsome sum, as salvage, of the two. Indeed, our Ministers and ex-

"Ah, that's it, and those Windsor Castle the channel.' chaps will stand by him. Bix brass guns, I sprang into the shrouds, glass in hand, Australian, trade, of which I am still are distinguished in no other way. Tho too, and a long rided gut amidships I tell and one glance sufficed to confirm the captain, while it is understood that on my Opposition could send forth a champion youngster's words. Across the practicable return from my next voyage, Lilian is to beyolor and rinker in Mr Lowe: while the Government has in the Marquis of Salisbury you'

seaway, from shoal to shoal, stretched a become my wife.

As for the treacherous owners of the an excellent performer on the bicycle. As a huge net supported here and there by

ne, of atakes, and marked by a streak of Cassandra, Messis Ab-chang and Sin-lin-tel, salmon-fisher and billiard-player Mr Bright foaming water. We were indeed in the they at first assumed an expression of in-excels must of his colleagues and opponeZIER toile, for I had heard often of this favourite jured innocence, but were at last overborne in Parliament, and might contend with Run, Louis, to Mr and finding Shanghai too hot to hold them; have considerable reputation at both fishing devine of the pirates. My best course was, by the evidence given by their accomplices; success against mombers of the public who clearly, to keep on, Bradshaw, the engineer,' said. I to a scast decamped to some other province, having, and billiards. In oricket, shooting, and boy, the steward's lad, beside me; desire us it was said, briod the local mandarins hunting the members of both Houses of so many men of varied and exceptional him to put the full head of steam on, and to connive at their flight. An for the Parliament would not be easily matched. keep the Cassandra at her highest rate of Cassandra, she was, I believe, confiscated No legislative assembly in the world contains

Kingdom Atlas. speed. Off with you, and come back to to the use of the Chinese Viceroy, and sen report.

the river; but at all events I saw not talente as the Parliament of the United

And I tell you,' interrupted the China man, becoming excited you flach now, and Abchang say, Sin say: Bates turned coward, Bates no good he not get ten thousand silver dollar, nor two, nor one, I say, steamer must be boarded, cargo must be taken, passenger pay ratsom, inand he ended the sentence by passing his yellow haud, edgeways, across his throat.nt as for guns, why Sara some one there

For a bit of bamboo had cracked under my feet, and I thought it wisest to hurry away before my presence on the spot should be detected..

What was to do? Nothing was clearer but that foulost treachery was designed, and that life and property were alike in danger. The Cassandra had on board a valuable freight belonging to native merchants, who wore to sail with us, along with other From theas latter, a heavy ransom could probably, by threats or torture, bs extorted; while the steamer was no doubt insured, for her full value, and would probably Indian reptitiously sold into the Japan or

more of her.

FETISHISM.

Where the wife of my bosom shall meet me seemed to be atmost hopelessly deferred. I wealthy passengers, European and Chinese, descsind the ladder before he called out favourite kind of travelling-bag, and was existing between an original and its images

Away to the cottage so sweetly

Embowered 'neath the fringe of the wood, With thoughts over kindly and good; More dear than the wealth of the world, And pang-armed babe that has curled

Fond mother with bairnies three,

Its lipa sweetly pouting for me. Then away from the roar and the rattle The dust and the din of the town, Where to live is to brawl and to battle

Till the strong treads the work man down, Away where the green twigs nod

In the fragrant breath of the May, - And the sweet growth spreads on the sod, And the blithe birds sing on the spray. John Stuart Blackie.

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Ollosal of the flowers, I ween thon art fairest, But thorny and worthless the stem that thou

bearest,

Fleeting thy beauty, unlovely thy fruit ; World, I would liken thes unto the roses; Bweet are thy Batteries, sad are their closes, Virtue and goodness in thee have no root, Red is the berry, O Roso! or thy bushes; Harsh ie its inade, though fairly it blushes, So, World, dost thou lure us and mook us

with lies;

Outside thy seeming is gracious and sunny, Outside thy greetings are sweet as the honey, Bitter thy kernel;-O man, then) be wise!" - Monk of the 19th Century.

LONDON GOSSIP:

Fetishism, or the attempt to control ex (From the World of Feb. 23))

'ternal phenomena by, withheraft, though, "Cowbide Gladstone!" The alarming in the lowest stage of religious conception, yet vitation is merely the description of a

in its primary idea of a sympathy or identity lately exhibited in a West-end shop. Still manifests some degree of intellectual ad- more unkind to a fallon Minister is the vancement, For the idea of vicarious or rem advertisement occasionally seen in the papers, presentative influence, that if you wish to "the collapsing Gladstone." But is there injure a man you can do so by an injury. not an awkward suggestivenons in asociating to a bit of his clothing or a lock of his hair, of "bag"P.

blandest manner, and had propused that I trado, after her cargo had been unloaded, revolve, and the steam came rushing up the the name of a Minister with any description is so far us it gope,, a.spiritual idea, presup

and the evidence of unwelcome witnesses summarily suppressed.

Now, the proposal in question was a tempting one addressed to a poor follow like myself, who had suddenly slipped down some rounds of Fortune's ladder. 1, Frank Hepburn, bred to the sea, had lately bean chief oficer of a noble clippership, the Suriftsure, and with the certainty of becoming her captain in two voyages, more. Our owners, fine old-fashioned "pecimens of the British merchant, had become involvent through the failure of some bask, and their vessels had been sold for another trade, There was I, reduced to kick my heels on the quays of Shang-hai, waiting for an en- gagement, while my little venture, as part owner of the Swiftsure, was last in the ge- neral rain. What made matters worse was, that I was in love, and betrothed to pretty Lilian Travis, the niece of a worthy member of the British mercantile community esta blished in that strange city that the magician Commerce has conjured up at the month of the great river, and that now our marriage was thirty-two years of age, and had nothing left to me save my robust health and pro- fessional knowledge. Quita. unexpectedly, Sin-lin-tet, with whom my acquaintance was of the slightest, had accosted me in his should assume the command of a large and new steamer, the Cassandra, which belonged to himself and partner, und was bound on a coasting voyage to Canton and Singapore, with a valuable cargo and sundry passengers. The salary named was a liberal one, and the position, as I was assured, permanent that I hung back, instead of closing eagerly It may seem unreasonable on my part, with so advantageous a proposition; but then I had heard odd stories coupled with the names of my would-be employers, Ab- chang and Sin-lin tai had, unless fame belied. then, made their money through queer Why, Hepburn, are you asleep or channels, and were deemed to be unscru- awake cried a genial voice, as I found pulsus even beyond the average of their myself confronted by an especial friend of countrymen. Ah-chang was an enormously mine, Commander or Captain Hamilton of corpulent and silsut old Chinaman, two of H.M. gunboat Wasp, & dashing officer, and whose sons were mandarines but the junior an excellent seaman, who had never for partner, who was duent in the English gotten, in the difference of our present tongue, was well known in Shang-hai as a rank, old schoolboy froliss shared to Rag pushing man of business, while both wore land. Well, I could not have wished for reputed to be rich. I suppose that Sin (as safer confidant, and in a few minutes I had we familiarly styled him in his absence) read told him all. A long, talk we had together my thoughts, for he lightly laid his claw-like and when we separated, Hamilton's parting Angernails on my aleave, and said: Ahal words were! Leave is to me, Frank, to Why, you say, Mr Hepburn, why Chinese see you well through this. give atsamer for you? Just this you got stout heart and cool head plenty much. Not do this' (imitating the setion of drinking); and so aave ship, if storm come or bad thieves come. Chinese trust you!'

I Lore we are above doing anything for the sake of the gratitude which will be

I began to think it not improbable that given for it, and which is so often beyond the worth of the thing done. Indeed, such reputation as I had acquired for sea gratitude is often just ar painful as Wordsmanship and steadiness might, afterall, have worth represents it. It makes us so asham been the real reason for the preference

od makes us think how much more we might have done; how lovely a thing it le to give in return for such common gifts As ours; how needy the man or woman must be in whom a trifle wakes such

omotion.-Geo. Macdonald.

shewn to me.

A fine steamer was the Cassandra, glie tening in all the freshness of her new paint and trim rigging, as, having acceded to her owner's offer, Sin-ln-tsi took me out into the harbour to inspect the craft of which I was to be commander. Two lighters or rafte FANCIES are the blossoms of facts; parer and lovelier for strong hold on truth, just lay alongside of her, whence the pig-tailed stevedores were bustling, like so many laden as the fairest roses are grown in the fluestants, over her gangway. A fine ship, neat and taut, as though turned out of a band- box, and by no means the sort of vessel likely to belong to Ah-chang and partner,

Your shief-officer, remarked Sin care lessly, when I had admired the mirrors and gilding of the best cabin, 'will be first-chop Beaman, You know Bates?'

Boi...

THERE are bad preachers who are praised, and good preachers who are blamed; look at the fruite; if these are good, then the tres is good also-Starke,

A FIXED idea is like the iron rod which the sculptors put in their statutes. It im pales and sustains. A great man is absorbing because he is absorbed.-Taine.

UNHAPEY he who desires to die so long as there romaine to him one sacribou to make, one jog to create, troubles to prevent, tears to dry.-Madame Swetchine,

THELE is nothing more grateful to the human heart than this appreciation of cultivated mon, If it be not the echo of prosperity, it is something certainly more nolid and well pleasing.--Lowell.

We knew not how God would dispose of us when we came into the world, we know not bow he will dispose of us when we get out of it, but since he dealt so bountifully with us, why may be not do so again †

What was I to do! might, by denoune ing the plot to the admiral in command of the station, frustrate, or defer its execution, but that was all. It needs a strong case to procure, any action on the part of the man, and I'd but my bare word to set Imperial authorities against a rich China against the astertions of Bates and Sin. I might resign, but theu, with a more com- pliant captain, the Cassandra would go to sea, and

to spring upon his pray.

Bates was there,

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The boy went, but did not return. The engines worked but slackly, and soon a hoarse, confused noiko arose from below. Something wrong in the engine-room!' said I wonderingly. Mir Hardy, go below! But the mate had scarcely begun to and inquire what is amisa,"

Some of these Mutiny, sir, below.

Then he was dragged down by unseen Chinese villains have hands, and left the sentence unfinished while almost instantly the screw cased to waste-pipe, as the Cassandra floated idly down the current. A ory of surprise was uttered by the passengers, and was answered by another cry-the fierce, exulting yall of barbarians assured of an easy victory, as forth from the mangrove-fringed waters of a neighbouring creek there emerged three breeze, and their long aweeps lashing the torchaa, their straw salis apread to catch the water into froth, as the frantie rowere tugged at them; while, ontstripping these cannes, full of wild and scantily clothed came on a score of boate, sampant, and figures who came on as fast as paddle and pole could urge their light skifte, flourishing their weapons with every pozable gestare of brutal menace.

In the event of Her Majesty being proposing notions about the interdependence of what we understand by mere, materialism, claimed Empress of India, will her nature, and for as possible removed from Highnesses" Is it possible that this growths of the human mind, while spiritu family be called their Royal and Imperial Materialism, indeed, to one of the latel sudden assumption of a new designation may liem is one of its earliest. For to a savage, démestia squabbles as to precedence, which himself, and the unseen spirits that surround last season, were much talked of Past and foot him are as the notes in a sunbeam have for its object the settlement of certain everything that exists, lives, and foals like

The double collision at Abbotts Ripton for variety and umboreto the fetish will prove more serious in its financial con- made of thought is undoubtedly, a low, and, sequences to the Great Northern Railway to us, an absurd one. Burnings in eligs Company than most persons would imagine.

so common in the annals of witchcraft, of I understand that the estimated ipes to the may probably be traced to it, and the stories company in repairs, restorations, and com-wagen, images stuck with pine or burned, in persations will scarcely fall short of order to injure the persons they represented; undoubtedly belong to it. In Sweden there I looked around for Bates. He was, an Members of the P.R." must no longer are still cunning, men who can strike out a expected, among the Chinese on the fore be associated with sporting publics," rough thief's eye by cutting a human figure on the deck,, some of whom had overpowered the engineer and firemen, and stopped company, and vigorous "sota-te! between bars of a tree and driving nails of arrows present day those initials are indicative of

are said,, to this day, to shoot in the water at images of their absent enemies. It Buf the engines, while the others were obviously Conky Bill and the Porky One. In the into this representative ore, and the scions preparing for a rush aft. Then I throw everything that is pleasant and refined, aglance at the approaching pirates.Members of the FR" simply signifies folk, in the last century, if an animal was "If Hamilton is unable to keep his promise members of Prince's Rink

The latest novelty is a lottery, in which thought to be bewitched, it was burned, over Heaven help us,' said I, with a groan, 85 my eye ranged over land and water with the prizes are roomy and neatly-constructed largo fre, under the idea that as it con out seeing aught but what was hostile. vaults, I met a friend in the Strand, the sumed way the author of its bewitement would consume away too. In Anglesey They shall not, sayhow, say that I failed other day who had won one, with accom- still believed that, the, manis... DE to do my best.--Cast loose that gun, Iomodation for six defins. He was as person inscribed on a pipkin, con dered, pointing to a brass carronade1 'train mournfully happy as the man who had taining a live frog stuck full of pins, it forward, and when I give the word, fire drawn the ticket for the elephant in the will injuriously affect the bearer of the

raffle.

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name, And there are a numerous set of popular traditions which clearly relate to the same state of thought. There is a feeling so wide that it may be called European, that out hair should always he burned, never thrown away; the reason givan in France, in the Netherlands, in Denmark, and near Saalfeld, in Germany, being that its discover by a witch, would, subject its. mer to sorcery that generally given in England, and also in Swabia, being, that if a bird took any of it for its nest the bearer would suffer from headache or lose the rest

to throw extracted teeth into the fire, lest a of his hair. A similar idea prevails about teeth; all over England children are taught dog by swallowing them should induce toothache. So with the nail that has serat- ched you, or the knife that has out you

We sailed in fair weather, and with o smooth sea, and just wind enough to fill the white sails of the pleasure-bosts that Lillan, stood danood merrily around us. among the ladies on the quay, waving her

The pick of my English crew obeyed, a handkerchief, I marvelled to myself, what

I wonder who that horseman was of whom would have been her feelings had she known sailors do obey when they respect their how soon the spotless deck of the Cassandra officer; and the advancing Chinamen, in the story is told that he tumbled into a was likely to be reddened with blood. Ah whose hands now gleamed knives and swords ditch while out with the Ward Union Stag chang and his partner Sin were there too, drew back as they were confronted by the hounds near Dublin, when the following

colloquy passed between two men in pink Chloken-hearte!' thundered Batea, whoWho's that in the mire?" "Tis only to give us a parting blessing as we went out threatening muzzle of the cannon.

was a really bold villain, and be added some, studying the land question." "So I like sheep, as they fully intended, to the slaughter. But I kept my own counsel, and

aga. You'd best give up captain. It's no beyond frity of tenure the rascally owners of the steamer saw in words in hitters which revived their cours perceive, but he doesn't seem to be able to get me nothing but a dupe,

Wo have all heard, and heard rather There were, as I have said, sundry pas-use. I spiked every gun of the lot with my

own bands.'

mach, of the "Protestant Boy' of Ulster, but I know you did,, you traiter!' shouted did not know that there were Protestant babies in that riotously religious community. sengers, rish Chinese for the most part, with some Europeans, and a few ladies and children. The cabins were large and com- Duckett, the second-mate, suddenly omer modious, and we kept, as usual in that ging, armed to the teeth, from the cabin An advertisement in a Bellast paper, how luxurious country, a capital table, at which hatch; but Captain Hepburn and I were ever, informs us that a situation as nurse is mirth and merriment reigned. And all this clever enough to set all right without your wanted by a respectable young woman, while, as the charapagne corks popped, and being the wiser. Ah! you thought me stu-aged twenty-four, whose infant is five the piano tinklod, sad gay groupe chatted pefied, did you, with the drugged liquor ?

As if, what with vulpecides and hound. keep the nail er knife free from rust, and the wound will not fester. Again, fetishism lies- under the awning aft, Murder, stealthy, and You're mistaken, my hearty, for 1 pitched wood, and is a member of the Irish pitiless, lurked like a conebant tiger, ready brandy and opium overboard together,

and

poisoning, lame horses and tiresome owners lies at the root of most popular charms for Not the American Not Brazidas Batea

Before the second-mats could complete of coverts, those unfortunate beings called certain complaints. The remedies for warts, asked I, with a start. Sin nodded, but I civil, silent, scrupulously attentive to his locked and felt grave. That Mr Bates of duty, bat often to be seen conferring with his speech, Bates had drawn his revolver, masters of Foxhounds had not enough to for instance, are all vicarious. Both at home. a set of brawny, brass-complexioned mari- and fired three shots, the first of which worry them, a new source of annoyance would and abroad the most ushat method is to rub seem cow to threaten them. An unfortunato a black snail on the wart, and then to hang Baltimore, known as Chinaman Bates' in bang hai parlanos, on account of his tasteners belonging to the Chinese portion of grazed Duckett's left temple, while the for Chinese customs and associates, was a the crew, and whose countenances belied third wounded me slightly in the shoulder. M. F. E. in the West of England is to be it on a hedge, trusting to the sympathobio first-rate seaman, I could not deny. But he them sorely if they would not have been: Bang! in answer, went the brass gun, and prosecuted by some ladies, who have formed decay of wart, and snail. But a pisse, of bore a dubious character; and had Sin and more at home on the deck of a pirate jank the grape-shot swept the fore-deck as with themselves into a sort of amateur Prevention stolen raw meat, a stalk of wheat, or a hair

mutineers like” -gress, But already the that his hounds ran and killed a deer. The his fat partner made him their captain, with than on that of a respectable craft like ours.; the scythe of death, moving down the of Cruelty to Animals Society, on the plea with as many knots in them as there are secrot sailing orders to plunder and scuttle Of the European sailors, by far the most every defenceless junk he sighted, I should reliable were four or five stalwart A. B.s, canoes and sampans were grappling with us, facts really were that the M. F. H. allowed warts on the hand, or two apple halves tied have been less surprised than at their soleo lately discharged from the Windsor Castle and the ladies' shrieks blended with the his hounds to run a deer which had been lent together, will, if applied to the part and then war-cries of the pirates, as wild forms came

him, but that it was killed by its owner buried, cause effectual relief. The essential and in whose courage and steadiness I felt clambering over the Cassandra's bulwarks, after it had been caught. If therefore the thing is to insure the decay of the represent- ative object. In Somersetshire a good agus tion of myself.

cure is to shut up a large black spider in a Duoka Sin made haste to say, is that I could trust.

From what I had overheard, I was perfect and the Chloose crew, coxed for a moment, Indies can obtain a conviction merely for second officer. He is your old shipmate.'

This was true, and a good sailor was Billly well aware at what juncture of our voy. Plucked up spirit ouough to renew the hunting a tame deer, we may expect to see box and leave it to parish, that spider and

attack.

Lord Hardwicke before the Berkshire magis ague may disappear together. In many What was that? Surely, I could not be trates ere long, Dackett, when the brandy bottle was kept age the peril awaited us. I knew the 'Nar

It is thought that the whooping- places, out of his reach, but I rather wondered that rows to be the name of the most contracted mistaken. It must be--it was a ringing. Amongst the many works Mr. J. H. Foley; bough may be transferred to a hairy IF you find yourself losing all your con- the cautious Chinese should have viewed part of the channel, lying between a long British cheer that reached me, in the midst R.A, left unfinished at his death was a saterpillar tied in a bag zound the neck; as the insect dies the cough Adence in human nature, you are nearing his besetting weakness so indulgently, and chain of islets and the mainland, a place of all that fiendish discord, and promised statue of the late Earl of Rosse, the astro- an old age of vinegar, of wormwood and

our head engineer?' I inquired; and the notorious for outrages on the part of the gall; and not a mourner will follow your third-mate i for thres are needed for so big numerous pirates whom the indolence or hope. A boat, yes, and another, came to nomical mechanioian, for which he had beex will go. And in Devonshire some of the pa- connivance of the Chinese government perwards us as fast as the gallant rowers could commissioned by a committee of Irish sub-tient's hair is given to a dog between two solitary bier; not one tear-drop shall over a steamer.". fall on your forgotten grave. Dr. Hall. Sin-lin-tai very handsomely left the ap- mits to infest the coast. Nothing was easier args them with their tough saben cars. The seribers. The statue has now been complet-slices of buttered bread, that the dog may He who frets is never the one who mends, pointinent of there two functionaties to my than for a force of determined men to He boats of R.M.S. Wasp, no doubt, for hore ed under the direction of Mr. Foley's executake the hair and cough together; while in hid among the many creaks that intersect from behind the friendly shelters of a man tors, and will forthwith be forwarded to Sunderland the head is shaved and the hair heals, or who repairs evils; more, he die self, and we parted on excellent terms.

Throughout, the remainder of that day, the shore, and to assail so anprotected grove-tufted creek, emorges the gun-boat Parsonstown, King's County, where it is (risking, we must suppose, a headache) left sourages, enfeebles, and too often disables

aim into the enemy's midst; so that, before will be remembered, that the Earl of case cough itself may pass to them. But all such those around him, who, but for the gloom and the greater part of the next, the ques- merchantman before their futention was herself, sending shot and shell with unerring to be erected. It was at Parsonstown, it on a bush for the birds to carry of, that the and depression of bis company, would dotion would keep recurring to my mind, as conjectured.

The Cassandra was a swift vessel; and five minutes were spent, one of the lorohas construsted the great telescope, which at the

actually existent among the lowest savages. And though some haunting demon had whispered good work and keep up brave cheer. when the fretter is one who is beloved, it in my eart Why did Ah-charg and Com-with a good head of steam on, and the can had sunk, and another was on fire while time was accepted as the eighth wonder of Practices are but little removed from those whose nearness of relation to us makes his pany seek the out to sail their steamer non which she carried, I should have had the savages in the canoes were only too the world. The ninth will have been as New Zealanders, for instance, believe that

thankful to beat a retreat as rapidly as pose complished if the local committee in King'e

though their food or anything belonging to was seen, and the Wasp's bloo-jackets came out a squabble.

them being eo treated as to insure the rage fretting even at the weather seem almost Even dear Lilian's innocent joy, or her little doubt of her power to repulse ansible shorewards. As soon as the gun-boat | County succeed in unveiling the statue with men are subjected to makutu, or witchcraft like a personal reproach to us, then the uncle's hearty congratulations, euuld not attack, could I but have relied on my With traitors on board, however, misery of it becomes indeed insupportable. blind me to the fact that there must be crew.

speaking of modern savages, user words Most men call fretting a minor fault, foible, something to account for the extraordinary ready at a signal to assist the enemy, there arambling up the aids, the rascally native

arma, and with abject entreaties for mercy, to resign his post as American Minister at which equally apply to, and throw remark- and not a vice. There is no vice except appreciation of my nautical merits shown by could be no hope of a successful defence, confederates of the pirates flung down their by cabla a message expressing his intention of their Atua. And Sir John Lubbock, arunkenues which can so utterly destroy Sin and his partner. The sort of skippers The more I saw of the Chinese motuty of fall upon their knees, and worn pat in irons the Court of St. James's, The reply he re-able light upon some traditions we have mene

the crew, the less I liked their acarred,

ceived was encouraging and satisfactory, but the peace, the happiness of a home-Helst whom Chinese shipowners like to engage are

wall! perhaps are best defined as men of sallow faces, some of which bore the singular to await their trial at Shang-hai

Bates, the thief culprit, lay dead upon since then the question has assumed another tioned: A mysterious connection is sup Buil

parts of the world the sorcerer gets clippings Tus zeal interest of men and women elastic cousclence, ready to drop the honest and undefinable expression that came of

very gun which he had confidently believed resignation will be accepted, in which case the person to whom it belonged. In various everywhere is personal and human. They trader at short notice, and to be smugglers, lonz sojourning in the Taeping camp, while the deck, riddled with grape-shot from that aspect. It is most probable that the general's posed to exist between a sut lock of hair and scientific developments, and shoot off their high profit...

It so happened that my doubts were to be tuguese-dopile, swarthy creatures, but zet had to deplore the loss of poor Hardy and Jewell, now Postmaster-General or Mr nails, or leavings of his food, convinced that their former owner. Even a piece of clothe Bue idealisms like a succession of rockets into the cpid and thin air of reason, but solved, and with a vengeance, for as I was over-warlike while the English sailors, of the head-engineer both of whom had Edwards Pierrepoint, Attorney-General of whatever evil is done to thees will renot on Mr. Disraeli's proposal to add a distinctive ing, or the ground on which a person has musindere, on whom had devolved the task tolicus and garde. Ehres-quarters of from the house of Mr Travis, I heard day Windsor Castle, really were out in one of stopping the engines se the steamer drew Indian title to those the Queen already en trodden, will answer the purpose, and they come straightway back to personal making my way homewards, by a short cut, with the exception of the draft from the been cruelly put to death by the Chinese the U. S.

It needed all my self-control and com- age. The pirates received on that day & Her Majesty has long been desaribed in World of hearts. They care chiefly for ku came to a halt, close to a ruinous godown on the wharf tdan attachments, sympathy, and approba or native warehouse, void of goods now, and tion. If they tail for money, it is for the through the rotten and breached bamboo mand of features to maintain an unruffled severe tesson, for the Wasp kept up ber fre Debrett as Queen of the United Kingdom of Ferson's name is supposed to give a myste

India, Defender of the Faith, &c., o; and serta was lately seeking the aid of Aumanities it will buy, the favor it will walls of which I caught a glimpse of two aspert, join in general conversation, and until the third loroha also was destroyed, Great Britain and Ireland, and of the Colorious power," Cornhill Megaline.

a village whither our tete foam had fed. bring, the comfort it will diffuss, the love it persons in earnest conversation, One wore avoid giving Baten, the traitor, the slightest and the dames were rising from the huts of nies and Dependencies thereof, Empress of

I've kept my word, Frank, as you see Her Majesty's health was actually given by the police to trace the whereabouts of a will carry to other in gardens are cherished suficiently denoted his nationality she He, on his part, we discretion of said Hamilton, as we shook hands, on the Colonel White, G.B., at the Balaklava Ben- family, who had left the neighborhood will carry to other hearts. Even the flowers the Bowing robe and datin boots which inkling that I knew or suspected anything. could tell, by various signs, that he was We must put his throat, bald the latter, annoyed at my refusal to maintain a high gun-boat's quarter deck, after the strafte had quet at the Alexandra Palaca ae Queen of wing him eighteen shillings. Well, I quite as much for their sentiment ca for other was in European garb.

been swept clear of the pig-tailed enemy Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of suppose there was ains shillings' worth of their beauty.-Golden dye,

thoughtfully for Frank Hepburn's clear fate of speed, so we to enter the Narrow but though, by means of natives spies and Hindustan. As the Promier is turning his water in that milk account," remarked the

daring the hours of the darsness, which Tate laws of nature are just but terrible, grit, though I never liked the dog. There is no weak marcy in them. Cause and Must you indeed, Mr Bates thought 1, would probably have facilitated his projects; a bright look-out, I managed to prepare my mind to mattere Oriental, would it not be inspector. That's where it galls me Betisequence are inseparable and inevitable, for I had recognised my presions first officer, but on finding that I was firm, be accepted counter ambush without yonder sei-thletes well if he endeavoured to assimilate the that's where it hurts!" replied the dealer.

commenced to water the milk yet!"

A COLOURED PHILOSOPHER coloured fire barns, the water drowns, the air com in the gentleman in black shore-going my decision with a tolerably good grace, having a suspicion that a gua-bost lay coinage at home and in india, or, in any cases

quitted the broader chanel, shu ran into a ess it was a near fun thing, after all ends of the Suez Canal?

The sunning of that Baton, of whatever his sumes; the earth buries and perhaps it clothes but, with your leare, there go two and it was net til morning that we hidden so close to that man-trap of theirs, to equalise the value of the rates at both "They were new enstomers, and I hadn't

the straits.

The Tintes bas given Mr Gladstone credit philosopher thus unburthened himself on one would be well for our rate if the puzish words to that bargaianʼsirape talpark an

*You do as you muchey like. You make

How beautiful! How lovely! What patue was, in stopping the etalhes was ment of our Grimes against the laws of men were as inevitable as the punishment of ter 1 answered Sin, with a cackling little sweet islands exclained the ladies who what I was wuprepared for and but for the for being the only living statesman who can of woman's weaknesses: jim, de ren have only been in time to find the Cassandra's mani Certainly he has demonstrated his women as de rumen do about men. If frimes against the laws of nature, laugh, for cruelty, to a Chinainen's fand stood on the steamer's poop, admiring the bold face you put on it, old fellow, I should fell a tros with the skill of a trained wood-don't make such fools of demsalves about always suggests itean in the light of a good effect of the rosy harping light as it played a shambles: To jon, quite as much capacity for outting down upas-trees and women look at de moon, dey see a man in it Longfellows

other cumberers of the ground. But he hat If day hear a mouse nibling. It's a man, and kë & luxuriant hop vine without enny poles Bell som tuppa

The week before last General Schenck sent

May talk about material coonomiza and or worse, when crooked courses promise a all had the air of truculent marauders himself to have rendered harmless; bat we he will be succeeded either by Mr. Marea of the hair of his enemy, parings of his

Most of the Obristian seamen were Por

their talk is about persops. They live in & own name mentioned, and mechanically described-the-sweepings of the grog-shop near to the net spread to intercept her pas joys has been anticipated in two quarters among some tribes the mere knowledge of a

The elemente have no forbearance. The

of the many jalands) of all sizes and shapes, between which all the coast we were now

Genius, without energy, iz as bad oph Floke. Perhaps more comfortable. Na taler on the waving groves and dense regetation as to me, belongs the diedit of this affair." So the mercantile community of Shang But,' said Bates, meditatively, it will be a tough job and a ticklish one. There threading our way; and the children bai and the naval officers of the squadron are these forecastle fellows out of the clapped their hands with delight as the were goodnaturse enough to tbluky foty on

Laorgy is what winst menny men fall to teach the mark because the powder in them Ma't properhuned to the lead,

a

rival in the present Secretary for Foreign der all look under de bed de last ting at Affaire in the art of handling an axe. Unless night to find a man, Why, I neber look his haud has lost its cunning since his wider my bed to dad a women; does you

No 8988 APRIL 8, 1876.]

POSTAL RATES.

Subjoined we give the postal rates

now in fores for transmission of corre By British Packet.

spondence to all parts of the world.

Detailed rules affecting the transmis-

Letters.

Registration.

Newspapers,

Books,

Patterns.

昏

sion of packets, parcels, do, will be abcox.) 18 D.P. C.P. C.P.

Algoria, found annexed, together with a number Italy,.... of miscellaneous-and useful notices.]

Hongkong Rates of Postage.

(Revised January 1st, 1876.) "In the following Statements and Tables ths Rates are given in cents, and are, for Letters, per half ounce, for Books and. Patterns, per four' ounces, unless otherwise stated.

Newspaper over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, &c., as the case may be, but auch papers or packets of papers may be sent at Book Rate, Two Newspapers must not be folded together as

ono, nor must anything whatever be inserted Printed except bona fide Supplements. matter, may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate. Prices Our

rent may be paid either as Newspapers or Books

(Br.) means By British Packet; (Fr.) by French Facket; (U. S.) by United States Packet. D. P. means Double Postage;' C. P., cannot be paid; O. S., cannot be Neat; I., at Letter Rate,

Spain,

>>

14 12

Via Gibraltar, ...... 24 Nove 4

Brindisi (oz)18 None C.S. C.S. Southampton,

None 88(2oz.) Portugal,

Via Gibraltar,... 24 None, 4 Z.

0.8. Brindisi (4 oz.)18 D.P. C.S. Southampton,.84 16 66(302) 22(2 oz.)

Turkey,

British Office,....... 20 Austrian Office,....22 12 Greece ( oz),.......... Gibraltar,......... Malta,.

8

4 12 None C.P. C.P. 124 .8 8

16

+ 2

8 8

THE CHINA MAIL.

drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity

of paper, or any other substance in ordinary

To provide the grastest possible facilities addressing Letters, for well-known to the Money will be forfeited, unless, for posting. Correspondence for Europe, Firms and Individuals to London only; under peculiar circumstances, the Port use for writing or printing upon; and the o, up to the latest moment before the butthis practice not unfrequently occasions Office of the Country in which the Order books or other publications, prints, maps, departure of the French Packets, arrange-delay in such Letters do, reaching their was drawn think proper to allow it

, may be either printed, written, enments have been rasdo for receiving at the rightful owners. In all cases, however. 18.-After once paying a Money Order graved, lithographed, or plain, or any Post Office late letters for Ningapore and well the Firm or Individual for whom a by whomsoever presented, the paying Office mixture of these. Further, all legitimate the United Kingdom only from 11.10 AM. letter is intended may be known, it is most will not be liable to any further claimi binding, mounting, or covering of a book, to 11.30 am. Each letter must bear a essential to ensure its correct and prompt a wrong payment however, be made'owing dc., or of a portion thereof, is allowed, late fee of 18 conte extra postage,

delivery that the Street in which they re-to negligence on the part of any Officer of whether, anch binding, de, be loose or

side and the number of the house, should the Post Office, the Postraaster General of

the Country or Colony in which the negli attached; as also rollers in the case of

form a part of the address.

gence occurs will, if he seo fit, require the prints or maps, markera (whether of paper or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or

Officer in fault to make good the loss.*** 17.No Money Order will be paid unless pencils in the case of pocket-books, do, and, in short, whatever is necessary for the

the advice has been previously received. safe transmission of such articles, or usually

18-Additional Rules for grester necu- appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers,

rity agains fraud, and for the better work- do, must not be sent as a separate packet. A similar supplementary Mail will be

ing of the system generally will be made at occasion may require. Circulars,e, letters which are intend-made up for Shanghat by the English and ed for transmission in identical term to French Contract Steamers, the late letters several persons, and the whole or the being received from 10 minutes after, up greater part of which is printed, sugraved, to half an hour after the time of closing, or lithographed, may also be sent by The late fee will also be 18 centa. book post.

a

But a book-packet may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of Patterns cannot be sent to Spain, Por. latter (whether separate or otherwise), unless it be a circular-letter or be wholly tugal or Greece,

printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any way closed against inspection; nor any other enclosure not allowed by Rule 3. If this rule be infringed, the entire packet is charged as a letter,

By French Packet.

(Letters oz.)

France & Algeria,... 13 D.P. C.P. Italy,...... Spain, Portugal, Turkey,.. Greece; Gibraltar,

C.P. .18 D.P. C.P. Q.P.

A book-phoket may be posted either 18 None 0.8.1 0.8.

without a cuver (in which case it must not 18 D.P. C.P. C.P. 12 D.P. 2 O.P. be fastened, whether by means of gum, 12 None 0.P.) C.P. wafer, sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise), or in a cover entirely open at 18 None 0.8. 0.8.

both ends, so as to admit of the contents Patterns cannot be sent to Italy, Turkey boing easily withdrawn for examination; or Greece.

W. Africa, Islands of the Atlantic,(except St. Helena and Ascension), North, Central, and South America, Falkland Islands, Lagos, Gold Coast, Town PostaGs (Victoria) (Letter, News. Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Cape Verd

Islands, Azores, Bermudas. paper, Book, or Pattern2 cents.

RATES BY PRIVATE STEAMER-To the United Kingdom, see Table given below. To all other places the Kate in, Letters, 8 cents; Newspapers and Prices Current, 2 conta; Books and Patterns, 6 cents, which must be prepaid, except when the address

Via Brindisi Tia Bour

or Maris. thampton.

40

34

10

18

G 12

8 18

Letters, Registration, Newspapers, Books and Patterns, United States (via Europe), Canary and Madeira Islands, Canada, Vancouver's Is Correspondence to India by Private Ship land, Prince Edward's Island, New Bruz- cannot be prepaid, by Indian Mail prepay.swick, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia. ment is optionak”

25 to india.

Asia, U. 8. Packet Australia, do,

E. Africa, St. Helena, Ascension, Malta.

Masao, United States (US), Bangkok, Manila, Singapore, Penang, ludia, Orylon, Aden, Malta, 8 centa,

Letters, Registration, Newspapers,

34

28

16

16

8

в

12

Books and Patterns, 18 W. Indies, Brazil, Buonos Ayres, Costa

Hayti, Honduras, La Guayra, Mexico, Monte, Video, New Granada, Panama, Paraguay, Porto Rica, Surinam, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the greater security of the contente, however, it may be tied at the ends with string; Postmasters being authorised to out the string in such cases, although if they do so they must again tie up the packet.

No book-packet may be above 5 lbs, in weight, nor above 24 inches in length,

12 inches in width, or 12 inches in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of the "Government offices.

The above errangement is intended to meet, occasional emergencies, and not for the regular posting of extensive correspon dance. Should it be found, therefore, that large and unmanageable numbers of letters are habitually thrown upon the Department at the last moment, a heavier late fee will be imposed,

Many boxes of letters are received at the Post flies not sealed, that is to say, the box in fastened with sealing wax, but there is no impression of a seat, tes

The attention of boxholders is called to the necessity of carefully sealing such boxes with some recognisable seal, with them. The omission of the latter and of sending a Chit book or receipt precaution leaves a doubt as to whether the contents of the box ever reached the Post The Postmaster at San Francisco has Office; the omission of the former, as to given notice that letters despatched from whether part of them might not have been this Colony (whether through the Post abstracted for the sake of the Postage Office, or as consignees' letters) by the Uni- is not generally possible to count the ted States Mail Packets, will not be for warded to any places not within the United letters sent in sealed boxes (except where States unless the proper Postage from there are only three or four) and therefore America to such places be prepaid in the Post Office receipt to such an entry as **47 for. London, 15 for Calcutta, & for American Postage Stamps, but will bo

Penang, 5 for Singapore," must be taken returned to this Office.

Such letters should either be prepaid into mean no more than what is stated, viz.,

that one box was duly received. both Hongkong and American Stamps as above, or posted, to an Agent in the United States,

This notice obiefly applies to the following places, the American rates of Postage to which are as follows

Honolulu: Lotters, 6 Cents per † or i Newspapers, 2 Cants Books, Cents per & 02:

Brazil: Letters, 15 Conta per oz. Pera, Chili &e: Letters, 22 Cents per

oz.; Newspapers, 4 Cents; Books, 10 Centa, per 4 ou

Miscellaneous Notices.

The Post Offies in hot, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may Whon, owing to a great and unusual arise from the non-delivery, mis-sonding, influx of letters, books, &c., the transmia- sion or delivery of the letters would be or in-delivery of any letter, book, or other delayed if the whole mail were dealt with postal packet (even if the packet be re- for any injury which a packet may sustain without distinction, book-packets may begistered); nor in the Post Office responsible kept back fill the next despatch or delivery during its transmission.

The limit of size for a book-packet addressed to any place abroad is 24 inches in length and 12 inches in width or depth.

No packet for Algeria, Exceptions. Azorea, Cape de Verd Islands, France,

To guard against such injury all postal packets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should be placed in strong covers and even with this precaution no fragile article should be sent through the Post It should be remembered

|

It

Stamps, for Postal purposes, of the values of $2, $8, and $10, can be obtained at the Post Office.

Money Order Regulations. 1. Money Orders will be issued at thie Office and at the Agencies thereof at Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Money Order Office in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts not exceeding $10, at the rate of Exchange Current for Each Mail, and charged with Commission according to the following Scale, viz.:--

#1

Cents,

For sums not exceeding £2,18 Above 22 and not exceeding £ 5....38 £7.54 £10,...72 $7 2.-No Money Order to include a trac- tional part of a Penny.

-Urders, drawn in the United King- dem upon Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yoko- hama, will be paid at the rate of Exchange ruling on the day of arrival of the advices of such orders,

4.-Alphabetical Lists of over 8,700

19.-Should It appear that Money Orderi are used by mercantile men, of others, either in the United Kingdom or at Hong- kong, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the transmission of large sums of money, the British or Colonial Post Office, at the came creasing the Commission, and will exercise may be, will consider the propriety of fu the power of wholly suspending for a "klass the lasue of Money Orders...............

POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence,

!

"April 7th, 1876, sien. Engin Lete. Papi LAEL FING

Marke, F. W. 11 Martin, Charles 1. Medon, Moner. 1 Morgard, Mr. Morris, H Morris, J.

Andrews, C. A. 54 Marks, D. Andrews, C. S. 1

1

Balzer, T. 2.

1

2

Becke, F. G. Brown, H. O. Burlingame,

Dr. J. E. Barne, J. P. Chapman, S. Chiong Sin Fat 1 Chok Shun Conceição, Maria 1 Cowan, Esq.. Cresswall, theo, Crocker, Thos. Davis, W. B. Dawes, George

1

1

1 Morrison, Mr 1'Man Hing

Man Kes

Myer, Mme. B Ngoi Nami.. ¡Noavela,

Dominique Packer, Mr PATHODE, R. T. Pearson, Mr

Fetterson

1

Bjomanen Pinto, Andre 0.1

Postlethwaitoj“ |

1 ragd.Fiton, Capt.3.0.1

1

1

De Silva, 5. Doriani, Mdm. 1 Dupont, Mons.0.1 Fenn, James Fong Mow Forbes, Lient. John My Founby John Francis, P... (Butler) Gonzalez, Filipe Gardgen, I. L. A Hagen, Caps, T. 1 1 Hanson, J. A Harris, John S., I

LETTERS,Porta of China and Japan, Rica, Guadaloupe, Guatemala, Grey Town, Madeira, or Portugal, or for Egypt, Syria, that every packet has to be handled several Money Order Ofoes in the United King Hazeltine,

or Turkey, when sent by French Panket,times; that it is exposed to considerable must be above 18 inches in length, width, pressure and friction in the mall bag; and that, whenever the bag has in the course of or depth.

its transmission to be transferred by means of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury is much increased,

Except India, Ceylon, and Aden, by French Pucket, 12 cents.

Batavia, 12; Suigon and Pondicherry, (Fr.) 12; New Caledonia, (Fr.) 18, † 02.

Zanzibar, Natal, Cape, St. Helena, As- oension, 20; Mauritius, 24.

Alexandria and Suez, (Br.) 12, (Fr.) 12,

42.

Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji,

REGISTRATION, 8 cents, except Straita, Batavia, India, Aden, Suez (Br.), Zanzibar, do., Australia, &c., 12; saigon, Poudi oberry, Alexandria (Fr.) and eusz (Fr.), double postage. There is no Registration to Banguok, New Caledonia, or Zanzibar.

NEWSPAPERS (Toʻail the above places) 2

couts...

BOOKS AND PATTERNS, 6 cents, except Malta, W. Africa, St. Helena, Ascension, 8. Books to New Caledonia, Letter Rate; Patterns cannot be sent by French Facket to Pondicherry, New Caledonia, Alexandria, or Suez, and cannot be paid to Saigon.

Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, 1 oz., 2 cents; 2 oz., 4 cents; Livery & oz., 8 conta,

The United Kingdom.

Superscription. via

Brindisi (Br.).....30 6 Marseilles (Fr.)...30 6 South'mpton (Br.) 24

Books & Patterns.

Every 11.03.12 02.1

4 0%.

8

14

12

B. Francisco (U.8.)24

8

By Priv. Steamer 12 2

via Brindisi 24 64

6

12

Registration Fee, 8 cents.

PARCEL, POST.-There is a common

Letters, Newspapers,

Books and Patterns,

except to Brazil and

62

簪

6

18

12

Registration, None

1

British West Indies,

16

16

Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, and Peru.

Letters,

64

58

14 20*

None,

Newspaper Books and Patterns, Registration,

Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named car pass as a newspaper.

The conditions are as follows p

1st. The publication must consist, wholly or in great part of political or other news, or of actioles relating thereto, or to other current topics, with or without advertise ments.

AS-REGARDS PATZEENS.

They must not be of iatrinale value. This rule excludes all articles of a saleable

nature, and indeed whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its mere use as a pattern; and the quantity of any material sent ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly be con- sidered as having on this ground an intrin

sic value.

Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries is restricted to bond file trade patterns or samples of merchandise. Goode sent "for sale, or in execution of an order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles sent by one private indivi- dual to another, which are not actual patterns or samples, are not admissible.

Patterns or samples, when practicable, must be sent in covers open at the ends, and in such a manner as to be easy of examination, But samples of seeds, drugs,

No information can be given respecting lettera which pass through & Post Office except to the persons to whom they are addressed; and in no other way is official information of a private character allowed to be made public. A Postmaster magi however, give an address if he has no reason to believe that the person whose address it is would disapprove of his doing so.

Postmasters are not allowed to return sny letter or other packet to the writer or sender, or to any one else, or to delay forwarding it to its destination according to the address, even though a request to such effect be writton thereon.

:.

Postmasters are not bound to give change, nor are they authorised to demand change; and when money is paid at a Post Office, whether as ohange or otherwise, no question is to its right amount, goodness, or weight from the counter

Somerset

Leigh E. Ho Cheaw Ches-1

Jones, E. A. Holber, Hab. Johnstone Hill, Mise Eilen Kadeer, N. Kirkwood, James Lanthy, Me Leong, Weng

Choon..

1

GF Postlethwaite,

Bespa Ridsbard, G (Pilot)

R

1 Rodrigues, Joana 1

Rowland, Samusli Ryall M

Santos, farsalinoi Smith, Joseph E1 Booth, Mis

Mary Ann

Stephans, T.

String, Patrick:8

1 Thomson, David, i *

Hang Pean

Vanrig, L

Wallege, George: 1 Warren, H

J Welsh, DE

Willes, T. R.

Wols, Luis

Woodworth, A.8)

For Merchant Ships.

are situated, are hung up for public refer dom, shewing the Counties in which they ence at this Office, and also at Shanghai and Yokohama.

6.Applicants for Money Orders must furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, the mitial of ons Christian name, both of the Remitter and the Payee; if the Remit ter or Payee, be a Peer or a Bishop, his or dinary title will be sufficient, if a firm, the usal designation of auch firm,, such as Baring Brothers will suffice; but the mere term Messrs., such as Mesure, Bi- wington, or the name of a Company trad ing under a title which does not consist of Abbotsford, e the names of the persons composing it, such Alfredo as Carron Co. is inadmissible.

6.-The Remitter on stating that the Or- have the option of giving or withdrawing der is to be paid only through a Bank, to the name of the Payee; in such case, the Order will be crossed in the same way that Cheques are commonly crossed when they 7. When an Order is presented through are intended to be paid through a Bank. a Bank, a receipt by any person will be aut

Aunie Fish Argonaut Balgownic

Beemah Birker

1

Lety, Paparat guda. Lata, Pips.

1

Loja Leonore

Licks Till

1 Lord McDuf

Ly-co-moom Mary Blair Norbaz Castle

8. Otega 74 Panzin

Blair Athof British Crown

Capelorn Artica, 1 Calebar 8. Carmarthenshiro Caroline 4

Charlotte

2nd. It must be published in nombers at and such like articles, which cannot be sent can be entertained after it has been removed ficient, provided the Order be crossed with Channel Queen 1

only,may be posted enclosed in boxes, or intervals of not more than 31 days, and in covers of this kind,but such. articles must be printed on a sheet or sheets un-bags of linen, of other material, fastened

stitched.

3rd. The full title and date of publication must be printed at the top of the first page, and the whole or part of the title and the date of publication at the top of every subsequent page; and this regulation applies to Tables of Contents and Indices.

4th. A supplement must coneist wholly or in great part of matter like that of a newspaper, or of advertisements, printed on a sheet or sheets, or a piece or pieces of paper, unstitched ; or wholly or in part of engravings, prints, or lithographe illustra tive of articles in the newspaper. The supplement must in every case be published with the newspaper, and must have the title and date of publication of the newspaper printed at the top of every page; or, if it consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, at the top of every sheet or side,

rate

A packet containing two or more news be. papers is not chargeable with a higher book packet of the same weight,

which such articles as Fans, Ourion, Silk Dresses, Scarves, Jewellery, Artificial Teeth, do., can be forwarded at low rates. It cannot be too distinctly stated that such things can only be sent as Letters, and the very cheapest rate is 12 cents per half ounce by Private Steamer,

All suck packages should be Registered

(8 cents),

A newspaper posted unpaid, or a packet of newspapers posted either unpaid or insufficiently paid, is treated as an unpaid or insuficiently paid book packet of the same weight.

wrapper.

in such a manner that they may be readily opened; or, in the case of seeds, &c., for the United States of America, Holland, and its possessions, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Portugal and its possessions, and Switzerland, in bage entirely closed, pro- vided such closed bags are transparent, so as to enable the Officers of the Foat Office readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the contents.

5

There must be no writing or printing upon or in any packet except the address of the person for whom it is intended, the address of the sender, a trade mark or number, and the price of the articles.

sent to its destination: Articles such as

Postmasters are not bound to weigh any letters or other packets for the public, but they may do so if their duty be not thereby impededu, en 10 lfund das $ 25

The practice of sealing letters passing to and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with wax (except such as is specially prepared), is attended with much inconvenience, and the letters so sealed but to the other, letters frequently with serious injury, not only to in the mail, from the melting of the wax and adhesion of the letters to each other. The public are therefore recommended, in all such cases; to use either wafers or gum, and to advise their correspondents in the coun- tries referred to, to do the same.

.:

If the

Andrews Chien Bhong, a. 3 Christina A. P, 1 Columba Comet Coanith Corea

Cashon Dartmouth

Duedisot Echo Dora

Ellen Beatrice Ellen Browes

Paraguay, 8.8.

Feat 1 Pelham

8.8.'

Portass

Ponty, Prince Arthur Prince Louis Bachel

1

Rajah, 5.5.

.1

2

Rigo, 8.8.

1

1

Roma

11 regd.

1. Rookwood

1 Bath

1

Salicia

1 mgd

1

Sarah Nicholson 1'

1

Sir Harry Parken

2

Sir Wm. Wallace 1

1

Sophio

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462

4

100 Mar. 15

C. B. Theobald

6 k

French

Corvette

1710

10

480

April 5

Garoupa

6 k

British

military hospital

2691

Capt, Becker

Gudgeon,

120 100 140 100 130 110 180 120

Capers, Charcoal, Cheese, American,

220 160

ploul 1100 1000

lb.

400

11

English, Dutch,

-450

"1

each

1100

6

British ©

frigate

3548

26

..400

April 7

Gurnet,

110 100

6

Britiah

frigate

8036

32

800

April 7

Cinnamon,

catty

250 200

American

gunboat

306

Mar. 28

Herrings, small.

100

90

+

Citron,

11

160 160

gunboat

625

April 80. H. Palmer

smoked

bor $1.00

A

12

Cloves,

دا

270 380

gun vessel

464

Feb. 27

frigate

2850

600

ápril 7

Commodore's flag ship 3087

Francis Stirling Arthur T. Thrupp Commodore Parish

Live Fish,

ostty

180 190

Осеовни! ОП

. bottle

200 180

Lobsters,

80

70

•

算

Coffee,

. lb.

250 220

7h British

despatch vessel

660

250

Mar. 20

EL. C. D. Ryder

Mackerel,

80 70

1

Curry Powder,

bottle

500 260

Mullet,

100

90

#

Firewood,

Oysters,

130 120

ploul

450 400

Flour,

catty 40 .80

Parrot Flob,

130 120

STEAMERS.

CHINESE GUN.VESSELS IN CANTON WATERS, &c.

ploul

2750 2500

Perch,

Isinglass,

catty

750

Pomfret,

120 110

Lamp Oll,

100

00

Prawns,

60

Name.

Tons.

Captain.

Owners.

Name

Tone.

Guns. H. P.

Commander.

Macaroni,

bok

1000 900

Ray,

100

Mace,

catty

800 730

Roach,

160

Fame

......

H. & W'poa Dock Co. HC. & M. S.-boat Co. Butterfield and Swire H., 0, & M. S.-boat Co.

An-lan

Chon-to

481 481

7

J. Godvil

120 110

Mango Chutney,

bottle

*****

Mustard,

180 160

Chen-jui Chun-hai

28

Salmon, Canton, Pickled,

180 110

*

Nutmego,

10 8

tin

300

280

11

Datz,

Peng-chao-bal

200

Salt Fish,

catty

120 100

69 1890

Erol Acbuong

Sun-ohi

1.50

Boott

vinta

H., C. & M. 8.boat Co,

Tching taing

10

60. Scort

P. & O. S. N. Co.

Tien-po

150

0. De Longuevills

britop, Skato,

Olives,

pical battle

1700 1800

250-200

*

70 60

11

Paddy,

picul

1600 1400

H

110 100

101

Kwok Acheong

Wing Po

600

150

Lam Man Wo

Pearl Barley,

bottle

240. 200

Snapper,

#

100

00

140 Hoyland

Soles, Fresh

Pepper (hole)

120 110

• catty

270 220

Tench,

100 120

"

(ground)

bottle

250 200

Turtles, 3mall White bais,

Plokiem,

200 160

#

200

100

Rice,

. calty

36 20

Vegetables,

Bago,

bottle

220. 200

FOODHOW SHIPPING IN FORT,

April 1, 1876,

British steamer for Shangha!

Geelong

Glenestr

Haryang

British British British

MEROHART JAHLENG VENNSLA,

Asparagus,

400 860

Salad OU,

250 180

catty

120100

10 3016-

H, C. Orsted

Danish

Fu Shong

Wagrien *Yessa

British steamet

Hochung

Chinese

British gunbost for Newchwang

Honan

American

Ariel Auguste Reimerd Ceres Ellen Brotas Elliott

British barque

Beans, sprout,

·

'catty

14 12

80 $0

"

brond,

J

40 88

100 70

}}

*Hoogly

for Hongkong

Howsang

Hupǝh

French Chinese Americat

French, Best foot,

»

-HO 60

. Bath

Cabbage, Macao,

Taploon, Tom,

catty

Chinese

"

while on the other deserves every sid that can be given to it by foreigners. Like English journals it contains Editorials, Aden with Local, Shipping, and Commercial | Atalents. News and Advertisements.

Mar. 29, 1876,

Narking

Ameriban

KERUHLINT STEAMERS.

*Chinkiang

Chinbad Gorthan British

Nestor *Patrochis Plymouth Rock

British

Parana Windhover

200 180

:

If.

Szeckuen

above may be sent to

Bubscription orders for either of the Fire Queen

GEO, MURBAT BAIN,

Americant

Tunald

British Americati British American British

*La Clocheteris Monoosey

Formess

British

Fosiy kame

American

Surprise Thalia

China Mail Ofice,

Fuyor

* Blogs left port, or arrived at Hongkong | Yang Wou

KEN-OF-WAR

French corvette American porvatte French gunbost British corvette Chinese

Comido Carrots, fresh

15.10

80 20

ย

Balt Cauliflower,

catty

80 20

each

Dalery, Chinese,

English,

Fessel's Name..

of style; and an account of the career of An-lan the Chinese post-statesman of the eleventh Ashuelot century, Su Tang-p'o, by Mr. E. C. Bowra, audacious is not only historically valuable, bat is also Flamer distinguished by its litorary grace. Beside Frolic notices of new books relating to China and Hertha the East, which will be a useful feature of Immortalité the Review, it carried out with punctuality Keatrel and detail, we are glad to notice that Laclocheteris "Notes" and "Queries" are destined to Mecanee And a place in its pages also. It is to be Narcissus hoped that this opening for contributions Newcastle or Chinese subjects may evoke a similar Palos degree of literary zeal to that which was Peug-chai-hai displayed during the lifetime of its prede- Thistle cestor in the field, and that the China Review Topazo may receive the support necessary to insure Victor Emanuel Ita continuance. The publication is intend Vigilant ed to appear every two months, and will form a substantial octavo magazine,

THE CHINESE MAIL.

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fasued evory This paper is day. The subscription is fixed at Four Dollars per annum delivered in Hong- kong, or Jeven Dollar Fifty Centa in- pluding postage to Coast ports,

Lintin

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6 h Chineze

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170

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It is the first Chinese Newspaper ever lasued under purely native direction. The editorial department le conducted by Fei Wan Mr Chun Ayio, whose experience and

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117 O'Ryan

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617 Benning, A, H., C. & M. 2.-boat Co.

E., O, & M. 5. boat Co.

380 Benning, T. B, C, & M. 8.-boat Co. 180

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In almost limitless. It on the one hand. commands Chinese belief and interest SHANGHAI SHIPPING IN HARBOUR. Lee Yuen

D. M. Insp. Gen. Morgan

Francis A. Hume

Rionnier

Lord Chan, Scott

R. Gordon Douglas

W. R. Bridgeman

Cary,

Fresh Fish, Large

Geo, Robertso Wade

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Rook Finh,

Freetrader

Madame Demorest

Patatos

German schooter" British barijue British barque British brig British schooner British barque German barque French brig British ship

H

Bamboo Shoots, young catty-

120 100 Candled Orange Peel, bottle

100 90

Gram,

red for pickling White, Canton cattý

80 20

180, 50 60 70

20

180 100 30 20

Salt, Coarse

21

Flao,

Split Peas,

Sugar, China,

bottle 800 870 780:800 100 80

bor 1000 900

Vermicelli, Chinese-

English Vinegar, English .bottle

Gwokak Östæt, Inspector of Markšla,

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