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ANIMA ANUEPS. Till death have broken Sweet life's love-token, Till all be ipokan
That shall be said, What dost thou praying, O soul; and playing With song and saying,
Things flown and fed t For this we know not That fresh springs flow not And fresh griefs grow not When men are doad; When strange years oöver Lover and lover, And joys are ovSK
And tears are shed.
If one day's sorrow
Mar the day's morrow→→→
If man's life borrow
And man's death pay--
If souls once taken,
If lives ongo shaken,
Arise, awaken,
By night, by day
THE CHINA MAIL.
***I was sitting in the tent, when suddenly I saw a fair, rather good-looking, slim man walking up to me. He was dressed in a frocks coat and forage cap, a sort of undress general's uniform."
1.
LODGINGA OR RESIDENCES AT SEA.
SAFETY.
„A STORY FROM MILAN. cured. He afterwards want to Annesley properly surveyed by & competent surveyor | sable to the sea worthiness of every ship A good story reaches us from Milan. A Bay, and at the time of the Abyssinian of the Bore of Trade. In every instance shail--holding a British register, that said gloves young nobleman of that city, of marriage expedition was employed by Lord Napier, the British seaman bo transported to his shall only be of first-rate quality, fitted ablo age, and master of a fortune of 10,000 of Magdala, to buy bullocks. Subsequent ship or vessel in a carriage drawn by not with two buttons-and it shall be compul- francs a year, not long ago came to the ly he got leave to go to Abyssinis, and less than two, but not exceeding four sory that such buttons shall be road only of conclusion that it was time for him to took tendoring his services to the king was horas, and it shall be competent for every best extra quality bowling, lowmoor, or oat for a wife. His pursulta in life not being made a Colonel. He drilled Rome Abys British sailor, to be accompanied by his consett. iron, stamped with maker's name, of the most strenuoue character, he had sinian soldiers, and in a battle which the wife or wires at all times and in all places and accompanied by a certificate of proof on leisure to combine amusement with research. King fought against the Rehl Gonhessa he-but it shall not be deemed compulsory parchment signed by the Bore of Trado, Accordingly he advertised his want in a gained great reputation, and for this battle for any British sailor to produce certificates Milanese newspaper, requesting that every (which he really won) was mado Com- of marriage. answer to the advertisement might be ac-mander-in-Chief. The General came to companied by the portrait of the lady who visit Lord Mayo, who, thus describes his replied. A collateral result of this notics first interview with him:- was that 'two or three of the best photo- graphic artists of the city had more work on their hands than they could attend to. The direct result was sixty-five letters, with as many fair maidenly countenances as would furnish a good-sized album. The auswers were in some cases accompanied by parental certificates, setting forth in touching language the charms and virtues of the daughters. Embarrassed by a choice of suob unexpected variety and desirous to gratify that sense of humour which even the serious nature of his quest could not repress, the young man replied to each of he correspondents that, before coming to a final decision, a personal-not exactly in terview, but inspection, would be of advantage. To each of the ladies, of course without the knowledge of the others, be sent a ticket for an orchestra atall in the Soala theatre, announcing that he himself would be in a particular box, the number and situation of which be stated. A few evenings later, the play-going public of Milan were perplexed to explain the appearance of one of the rows of atolls'in that immense building. A long line of beauties, in toilettes of extreme elegance, unbroken by a single black coat, was observed. Furtively, and with trepidation, dit each damsel from time to time zaiso ber opera-glass to that box-the cynosure of many black eyes-in which the graceful youth reposed. Suspiciously, and with darkened brow, did sach damsel turn to the long file of her neighbours, and wonder at the magnetism which drew each glass to the one central spot. Br-and-by the au- dienos, to whom some hint of the secret had leaked out, began to give audible signs that they enjoyed the joke. The sporadia laughter of the theatre increased the con be that is lavish in words is a niggard intagion of fün turned the sporadio mirth SPEAKING much is a sign of vanity, for fusion of the young ladies and the con- into a general roar, At this point, our informant drops a vell over the scene, concluding his narrative with the trumpet call, Daughters of Evo, retenge" "We question if that young man will get mar-
Why with airong crying. And years of sighing, Living and dying,
Fast ye and pray For all your weeping, Walking and sleeping, Death comes to reaping
And takes away. Though time rend after Roof-tres from rafter, A little laughter
le much more worth Than thus to measure The hour, the treasure, The pain, the pleasure,
The dosth, the birth; Grief, when days alter, Like joy shall falter; Song.book and psalter,
Mourning and mirth. Live like the swallow; Beek not to follow Where earth is hollow Under the earth,
Swinburne
deella.
Lire, like some cities, is full of blind alleys, leading nowhore; the great art is to keep out of them.
FRIENDSHIP is the medicine for all mls fortune; but ingratitude dries up the foun-ried in Milan. tain of all goodness.
In the treatment of nervout cáses, he in the beat physician who is the most in- genious inspirer of hope.
We ought not to quit our post without the permission of Him who commands the post of war in life,
Tras are few defects in our nature so glaring as not to be veiled from observation by politeness and good breeding.
WTER the million applaud you, seriously ask yourself what harm you have done; when they censure you, what good.
(BEDIENCE is not truly performed by the body of him whose heart is dissatisfied. The
shell without a kernel is not fit for store.
NOTHER human applause nor human censure is to be taken as a test of the truth; but either should set us upon testing our Belvea
Taeke is not the least dower but seems to hold up its bend, and to look pleasantly in the secret souse of the goodness of its Heavenly Maker.
THE pride of the heart is the attribute of honest man pride of manners is that of fools the pride of birth and rank is often the pride of dupes,
SPORT IN ABYSSINIA. The Earl of Mayo has just given "the publiu a narrative of what he did and saw" in Abyssinia, in the shape of a volume published by Mr Murray It is always pleasant to find members of our junior nobility among our travellers to remote lands and still more pleasant and useful when they put their impressions and ex. periences in a readable form. We all recollect how charmingly Lord Dufferin described his Yacht Voyage in High Latitudes," how well Lord Milton and Br Cheadle described their "Journey poross the Rocky Mountains," how graphically the Earl of Pembroke told us about his "Cruise in the Pacifio." Books such as these do good service, and will always be welcome.
[No. 4047-JUNE 17, 1876.
SPELLING BEES.
If we are-to-believe-Professor Max- Müller, the spelling bees will have an easy time of it to another generation or 20. Ia a very interesting article in the last Fort- nightly Review, he explains the system of phonetic spelling, and shows the good that would result from its general use. He further shows that so far from being des- ...troyed by phonetic spelling, the historical and 20. Every British ship proceeding to etymological characteristics of the English seo shall be compelled to carry in addition language, in many cases, would be rendered 18. Proper lodgings shall be provided for to boats and lifebuoys the following articlos more distinct and that taken as a whole, the British anilor. Inasmuch as it is the for the safety of the crew, viz.:For each the loss occasioned by consistent phonetic duty of the captain and his officers to keep man a Boyton patent swimming dress and spelling, would hardly be greater than the a proper look-out and safely navigate the portable floating provision tank, containing gain." But the loss, if any, to the historical ship they shall live in a place fitted, for not less than a month's food and drink, and etymological student of language ought them at the bow of the ship. They will looking glass, a galvanic battery, thirty not to be considered when the enormous thus ho pnabled to avoid collision by seeing pounds of tobacco gross of matches, four gain to national education is taken into They soon became grest friends, and far ahead, which has hitherto been pre-gallons of choice brandy, and a sharp account. Of the millions of children, who Kirkham was of much use to the travellers vented by their residence in the after body painted spear, twenty feet long, to engage quire, on the teacher's authority, som
in England under the present system re- All which must be in getting thom shooting and forwarding of the ship. But the orer of British sailors the sea serpent. them through the country. While at the shall, without any exception whatever, be examined and approved by competent four or Ave years to learn to read, but a small proportion ever succeed in learning Tackazzes they moved on the track of the comfortably lodged in large and airy surveyors of the Bore of Trade. herds of elephants, but had no success. apartments provided for their ocoupancy 21. No British ship aball under any thoroughly and with real advantage to Here Lord Mayo caught a chill one night, and use, in the after, cabins of the ship. circumstances proceed at any time during themselves. In contrast to this, we have and found himself suffering from severe To ensure the comfort of the British sailor her voyage further than one statute mile the following, with reference to the phonetic Careful experiments in teaching illness in the morning. From that date, every man shall be furnished with a gilded from the shore, it being deemed unsafe to stem Feb. 12, up to the end of the following room measuring not less than twelve feat go into deep water with the British sailor. children of various ages and ranks, and month, when he got on beard a steamer at square and eight feet high. There shall be it shall therefore be compulsory for all even pauper and criminal adulta, have Massowah bound for Suez, more doad than alive," the journal is principally taken a large saloon in every British ship for the ships on all voyages to bug the land eatablished that pupils may be taught to British sailors to mess together in, apart 22. No British ship shall on any account read books in phonetic print slowly but up with an account of his labours and pain from the captain and officers, who shall whatever encounter any storm, and if it be surely in from ten to forty hours, and will. fat journey, and of the sufferings he endured only be permitted by a vote of a majority found on examination of the log book that attain a considerable proficiency after a few from dysentery. His friend H left him of the crew to have the privilege of dining the force of the wind has at any time ex-weeks! practice; that when the pupils have at a place called Haronsa H went on with the crew once in six months. There ceeded Zero (See Meteorological formule attained flaenoy in reading from phonetic to the Mereb and had fair sport. He shot shall likewise be an exclusive saloon for forge of wind) every owner of a British print, a very few hours suffice to give them four buffaloes, one leopard, one wadembie, appointed, atted, and furnished, specially ship so exposing the lives of the British the same fluency in reading ordinary print," An example is given of a little boy a few a large turtle, and two orocodiles; he also for the fumigation and mastication of sailor shall be liable to being arraigned on shot some tora and pigs, and any number American gold-leaf tobacco. But no ship a charge of culpable homicide in event of months more than four years old, who learnt to read any phonetic book without of partridges and other small birds. Deter shall be considered seaworthy unless she is his being lost.
28. It shall be compulsory for all British the slightest hesitation; the longest and. mined not to some away from Abyssinia furnished with a billiard saloon fitted with without shooting a lion, for some nights he self-adjusting Bessemer awing table, and ships, wherever they may be, at all times hardest names in the Old and New Testa watched over an old bullock, which they the requisite number of balls. No ship from dusk to daylight, to abonor.tly ments proving no obstacle; and the know- 24. If any British shipmaster observes a ledge. was imparted to him in something had brought down to the Taokazzee with shall on any account whatever, be permitt them, and was at last rewarded. The lioned to leave a port without having this table ship or vessel coming in the opposite dires less than eight hours. The Professor gives a specimen page of phonetic spelling on the pounced on the buffalo, and he shot him as carefully adjusted by competent Bore of tion he shall immediately stop his ship Pitman system, in wich some new letters
dead as a door nail
Trade surveyors. The Bore of Trade until he knows what the other ship does. The real merit in Lord Mayo's book con surveyors shall likewise be specially bound if in doubt at once anchor. The crew must are introduced into the present, alpbabet ; slets in the simple, honest, and frank way to interdict the clearance of any ship naleas be piped to quarters, and splice the main and yet but little exertion is required to in which he writes. When Thackeray the balls, and every one of them, is pro- brace. This shall be the only seamanship read it almost as readily aa un ordinary English-spelt page; nor would it give any issued his editorial announcement in the perly loaded and marked with a dise show compulsory on the British sailor. Cornhill Magasine, No. I, he said a kind ing plainly the load line of each ball. In 35. The safety of the crew shall be one much trouble to learn either the new and encouraging word, by way of invitation, the case of white balls a red dise, and in specially and exclusively the object of the letters or system of spelling. The Profess to those who had never written before, and the case of red balls a white diss. The chipmaster, and in hot weather, besides the aor concludes by maintaining that no one intimated in his own forcible way, that
Indispensabla the efficiency of the British be compulsory for any British sailor to obey that everybody admits the practical advan selves were aware of. We are quite sure sailor and the seaworthiness of the ship, any command or order of the captain or tages of phonetio spelling, and that sooner more people could write than they them-atment of this table and the balls being previous provisions of the Act, it shall not defends the presont system of spelling; that our young author strung together bis
by the unanimous vote of the ore the sup notes and journal without a desire to write
officer requiring ble presence on deak, until or later a reform in every written language for writing sake, and so it turns out that
in ascertained to be over the fore yard. what he has done is fresh and anstilted.
This matter shall be determined by properly Sportsmen bound for sport in foreign lands
consulting and reducing the cubical contents will do well to read his practical hints. He
of the spirit tank on deck by the terms of tells them what he took out in the way of
the Act already provided for in Baction 16. outfit and provisions; he gives them good
26. If any captain or owner of any British advice about the danger of exposing them
ship causes any British sailor, under any selves to the night air; he recommends
circumstances, to get wetted with salt or thom to drink out of a silver cup, and be
with fresh water whereby he may catch cold gives his reasons; he enjoins a little study in
and possibly die, he or they or both of the way of butchering at Smithfield before
them shall be liable to prosecntion for going out to big-game countries; and gives
culpable houtside. a great number of other useful suggestions. Altogether, Lord Mayo appears to us to be a pleasant companion, and we think the more. highly of him from the fact that he is generally very ready for his dinner, and knows how to capk To be enabled to bring down a brace of geese is one thing, but to be enabled to appreciate their livers (foie gras) is another.Land and Water,·
THE GREAT BORE-ACT. Lord Mayo and his compagnon de voyage,
(Leith Herald.) "H" went out on a sporting tour to Abre
We have been favoured with the sinis. They got into the country at Mas- sowa, on the coast of the Red Sea, ining, which is entitled "A Bill to Amend December 1874, and worked their way as the Merohant Shipping Acts, a.b. 1878." It far as the River Mareb, and afterwards to is dated the 1st April - the Tackazzes, where large game abounds Be it enacted on and after the first day in the neighbouring forest and jungles. of April eighteen hundred and seventy-six, His Lordship had a shot at some hippopo as followe tami in the Tackazzeo. He writes:
That is to say,.
PRELIMINARY.
send, his ship to sea without conforming to any shipowner seriding, or attempting to this statute, and against the opinion of the competent surveyors of the Bore of Trade, shall be subject to a penalty not exaeeding
500 sterling.
FOOD,
14. Proper food shall be provided for the British sallor. Salt beef, calt pork, and hard biscuits are hereby and henceforth abolished. Every vessel shall carry not less than one cook to every five persons, but in the case of large East Indiamen one ocok to every six persons. The cooking staff shall include one or more. French cooks with skill in the preparation of okolos dishes, and it shall be absolutely indispens able to the thorough seaworthiness of the ship that every cook, as well as all his utensils, shall pass the examination of one or more competent surveyors of the Bore of Trade.
JONES' TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE-A
MORE OR LESS TRUE TALE.
Jones was a young man; scarce 29 indif- ferent years had passed over Jones' head, and
*
he was in the Uncovenanted Service.
One never-to-be-forgotten month Jones' travelling allowance was cut.
15. The 'tween decks of all ships shall be used exclusively as pens for cattle, sheep, pigs, and poultry, for the exclusive use and The Supreme Government refused to pay nourishment of the British sailor, and the Rs. 3, as. 2, pie 1, on the ground that lower hold for cargo except what may be Jones addition and multiplication were follow-required for food and water for the stock. faulty, as exemplified in his demand for But there shall be set apart in all ships travelling allowance by rail. Now, Jones had exceeding a thousand tons register sufficient spent hours with a railway guide and a space in the between decks for a ball rooin pencil, and he had hoped he was not defraud for the British sailor, and such ships shall ing the population of India in this matter. without exoction carry a corps de ballet Jones remonstrated, and his remonstrance nimble and expert in the mysteries of was unanswered. He then went to the terpsichore) and suitable staff of musicians, financial offices of Government, and woke up But it is indispensable that all these should three able Brahmin financiers. They be examined and approved by competent yawned, nad scratched their heads with surveyors of the. Bore of Trade. In this their pens, which they routed out from he- way the comfort and health of the British bind their ears for that purpose. sailor will be secured,
1. This Act may be sited as the Great Bore Act of 1876.
YOU WILL GET OVER IT Of all the styptics applied to a bleeding heart, a
"I heard, in a pool behind the ford where wounded soul, this sounds the most oruel, but is, in fact, the most wholesome. This we bad crossed, an unusual noise, grunting reparative power of nature-that vis melt and blowing. I went down with my gun catrix of which schoolmen talked anch bearer to the edge of the river, and behold. This Act shall be construed as ono marvelous nonsense in the days when ideas there were eight fine hippopotami disporting and the same with all recent and future stood where fucts stand now--is as true of themselves in the river in the same way 28 Acts on the same subject. the human mind as it is of the body; and the old river horse at the Zoo may be seen
3. This Act shall have for its object the shattered joy repairs itself, happiness is swimming about his tank. They reared amelioration of the condition of the British restored after mutilation, wounded affection themselves out of the water, and exposed sailor. is bealed, and soars take the place of sores, their heads and part of their necks, some- all the same in the life of man as in the life times opening their enormous jaws, so of the world-in souls as in plants. It is that I could see their white tusks. I fired wonderful, when we think of it, what we do at the nearest of the herd, and hit him get gyer; some of us, certainly, with more behind the ear. He began bleeding trouble, and taking a longer time about it profusely, and waltzed round and round in than others; but we all, with but few ex- the water, causing tremendous waves. At coptions, get over everything in time, and last in about half-an-hour he sank and we after the due amount of despair has been saw him no mora." undergone, the due number of tears have been shed.
RESIDENCES ASHORE
Jones said "You've sut me Rs. 3, as pie 1. Why have you done so
An able Brahmin financier replied, "You must write in officially."
Jones said-1 have written, and the valuable document is in your possession."
"Then you must write in officially and say so," answered the still sleepy financier.
Ten years have now passed away, and the Correspondence on the subject of Jones' travelling allowance has cost a large sum of money, but it is still as it was before.
16. The forehold (that is the space be fore the collision bulkhead) in every abip shall be exclusively fitted and furnished ass wine and beer cellar, and leaden pipes shall be carried thence to the quarters of the British sailor. Into every room shall such 4. In every seaport in Great Britain and pipes be led, and they shall be properly Ireland, the Isle of Man, and all the Colo-fitted with hydraulie taps or draw purops. nies and dependencies of the British empire No spirits shall be carried down the forehold there shall be erected, for the free use and in case of fire, but a tank sufficient to accommodation of the British sailor, marine contain 5,000 gallons abail be built upon realdences, which shall be entitled Limp the main deck a part of the solid structure
of the hull and shall consist or be divided Jones went again to the financial offices. soul Asylums.
into fire compartments, holding respectively There were three other financiers, who woke 1,000 gallons of rum, whisky, brandy, gin,up and scratched their heads and yawned. Hollande, which shall be for the exclusive use of the British sailor at all times of the day or night. It shall not be compulsory for the owner to furnish soda, soltzer, or Apollonaris water to the crew. All the arrangements in this department shall be carefully tested and approved by competent surveyors of the Bore of Trade.
5. The cost of building, fitting, and fur nishing said Asylums, shall be defrayed out of a tax of twenty-one shillinga per gross register ton, to be levied on all ships, steamers, or craft holding a British certi ficate of registry. This tax shall be pay able on the first of April first ensuing.
6. The cost of annual maintenance of the Limpioul Asylums shall be paid out of an annual tax levied on sil British tonnage the amount, of which shall be determined and assessed as the expenditure may demand.
The architecture, construction, and management of the Limp-soul Asylums shall be under the exclusive control of the tell-that to the marines department of the Bore of Trade.
17. At no time during the currency of any voyage shall suy Captain or any other or command any member of crew without using polite introductory language, and it shall not be compulsory for any member of the crew to obey any order or command unless be, as an intelligent British sailor, is himself satisfied and convinced that it is a proper order.
Jones said "I want my travelling allow ance-Ha. 3, s. 2, p. 1
One financier said"You must write in officially,"
Jones said "I have done so. My first letter was sent in ten years ago."
Another financier romarked-"You must writs in and say so, (officially),"
Twenty years have now gone, and Jones will soon be Atty-five) and being an ex-- perienced and valuable officer, will have to retire. He has not yet got his travelling allowance, but is full of hope
He went again to the financial offlecs à grey-headed, but still able Brahmin finan cier stopped, his financings with a final snort when Jones came in, yawned, and scratched hit head.
in inevitable,
THE PIONEER" ON THE LADIES.
One of the diffignlties of the day is to find employment for languid ladies over-laden with leisure. Some work flowers in crewbl worsteds; some make scratchy. pen-draw ings, misoalled etchings; come etch in good earnest and bravely spot their dresses with aqua fortie and stopping-out varnish many paint in oil moet dabble in water-colour; some sketch from nature, more from chromo- lithographs after Robotham; some engrave on wood, others carve it; some make dun ning fretwork with little saws some illuminate with gold and colors from their own designs; but many more buy their out- lines with directions where to daub the colors and gold. And it must be admitted that though the rank and file of the sex is pain- fully liable to be led astray by designing tradesmen with materials to sell, and deplorably afraid of judging for itself in matters of taste, the average excellence of feminine productions has greatly risen of late years. Its Berlin wool-work and its erotohet were always frankly horrible and ugly; but some of the recent embroidery, is quite charming. The field of employment too is expanding. We observe that the Queen has opened its columns to the irrepressible Dr. Hunter, late of the Madras School of Art, who has kindly undertaken to teach the ladies of England the art of modelling on clay, as he enriously expresses it. There are few things in the whole range of science and art that the ci-devant surgeon-major in teach; but sculptors are by no means inac the Madras Army. would not undertake to cossible as e class, and it seems just a little preposterous that an amateur should be allowed to take a place which could only be satisfactorily filled by a trained expert Since England is said to be learning so much from India, perhaps they are but now discovering the great fact, long known to us, that your amateur is your only artist. Pioneer.
Miscellaneous.
APROPOS of the question of the purchase of the Bues shares, which has again been incidentally raised in the House of Com- mona, it may not be wholly inopportune to mention that the possible construction of another and competing canal through Egypt. to connect the Mediterranean and the Red Sea was at one period under the notion of the Khedive, and that the question of the project was referred to Sir John Hawkshaw, of view, was not unfavourable to the whose opinion, from an engineering point project.
This was unlucky, but not by any means so annoying as a terrible-mess" which he It is easy to understand the passionate and his fellow sportsmen made with a lion desperation of inexperienced youth, when and a herd of elephant a few days subse things go wrong, and disappointment comes quantly. It appears that they came on to shatter the fairy shrine that hope and some elephants and proceeded to talk fancy had busied themselves in building up them. They were creeping along very out of mist wreaths and rainbows. The quietly, when one of the attendants called boy's fever-fit of despair when oruel parents out, Ambases!" which is Amharic for Interpose with their vile prossic calculations hot. Lord Mayo aoatched hold of his of how much for house rent, and how much expres," rushed up, and saw a fine male for the batcher and baker, with the lion moving slowly away among the rocks
In the midst of these anxieties about the maddening deficit against the artist's income At the moment ho was going to fire, "B" that is to provide food and a home for the Bred his heavy rifle close behind him both
political situation in Europe, which, had "beloved, and consequent denial of the barrels went off at once," And I thought,"
there been a threat of war, could hardly daughter's hand, and interruption of all, says the author, "that I was shot, as nine
have been more potent in depressing public intercorre for the good of both-well, he drachms of powder is rather a large charge thinks that he absil never get over it. It to let off close to one's ear. I missed the 8. It shall be indispensible for every
socurities, come all sorts of rumours about has broken his heart, destroyed his life, lion, so did H. I loaded again, and ran Asylum to be fitted, furnished, and 18. In wet weather the crew shall, each
the abdication of the Cear--the temporary abdication-which, with the explanation ruined his happiness for ever, and there after him, and fired and missed."
The elephants, which were not more than maintained with the usual appliances and and every of them, be farnished (at the is nothing worth living for now, sincs
cost of the owner) with Sangster's extra Jones said I want my travelling allow. afforded, aro significant. There is great style of a first-class Metropolitan Club,
uneasiness at St. Petersburg. The Em. Araminta is impossible. On her side, forty or fifty yards off, went off in another. It shall be competent for every person thick double-ribed umbrellat. And it is ance-Bo. 3, s. 2, ple 1.' Araminta holde that it would be very nice direction, and the lion, passing through calling himself a British sailor to live absolutely compulsory (otherwise clearance You must write in officially," was the peror's plans for the next few months, we sondition of abdication, we are to under. to die and have done with the trouble of some trees, put up a herd of large deer, thoraat and enjoy, free of all charge (no may be prevented by the Bore of Trade) answer; with which Jones was becoming are told, are all been changed. The to see her--where, if he is there, he is not elephants, plenty of lions would have beer, and skittles, sa long and as much as thoroughly inspected and approved the officially," said Jenss, and I am almost peace, the Emperor will not find it neass. dressing for balls when Bertie is not here If, as the servants said, they had killed the gratuition allowed to waiters), bed, board, that all such ginghams shall have been familiar.
"For thirty years I have been writing in stand, is an outbreak of war. If there is to dance with her, make sweet love in the come to pick the bones."
he may please. The British sailor shall competent surveyor or surveyors of the
Bary to go into rotirement; but it is said to conservatory, on the stairs, over the loss, From the time the travellers left Mashave the privilege at all times of introdte Bors of Trade, under a penalty for each becoming Impatiens."
defective umbrella of £50. But owners "I think your name must be Jones, be incontestable that the Emperor has declared that he could not bear the strain the champagne. She thinke that, Bertie sovch up to their arrival at Tackaszée, ing foreign seamen free of charge.
10. & true British sailor shall be accre shall have the option by admitting in their raid the financier. "I remember seeing of a war. As soon as the interests of denied, her womanhood will have no they had pretty fair general cheating.. more sweetness, bring her no more hope Their equipment, in the way of tents, was dited such by making an affidavit to that articles or contract with the crow the clause, some document referring to your allowance.
"during inclement or disagreable warther, "Eo do I answered the now excited Russia should make it impossible to avoid she will never got over it never, she es complete as Edgington could make it effect,
MASTERS AND BEAMEN.
the crew are to remain in their cablus Jones I can remember some few cart a war between any Emperor or Power, he will abdloste"--that is the St. Petersburg Bays weeping to her sonfidante; but heat and blankets, lined with silk, are spokon of Fear she is the radiant wife of a well do a great comfort. There was no lack of 11. No British seaman shall at any time swathed in flannel and with hot bottles at loads of documents on that subject."
It has gone on to the Government of news, and the correspondents of our daily fo-do stockbrotar, and Bertie's artistry provisions and cooking utensils, which were under any ciren mstances be ampolled to go their feet of only supplying parasols of
and Vienna are distinctly of one mind. Bud love-maklog are to more substantial brought out from London and, what with to oba, but the captain or owner of any alpass or cottone But no ship shall be India, yawned a Brahminical but able contemporaries at St. Petersburg, Berlin, than her childish dreams of dulis and doll's "express" rifles, and all sorts and kinds of chip ahall from time to time have the deemed seaworthy naleas the umbrellas. Anazoier, from a corner.
"When well it come back? daked. They are aither one and all alarmnists, or houses, Bertie, too, laughs at his former guns by the best makers, the sportsmen privilege and opportunity of holding inter- parasols, or ethern, or san thades, are of self, when he & prosperous R. Aj patut had ample means to make big bago if they views with the seamen for the purpose of an ultramarine bolor and stitohed with Jones "We can't say, eir, but it usually the afation is critical.
takes about the same time to cors back as it
"BERKELEY, Sept. 1869.-Gentlemen, i ing for gulness where formerly he was not had only hold them a little straighter and conferring with them and offering them in catgut.
does to go"
feel it a duty.I owe to you to express my paid in pence, and meets with Araminta at had more luck. Every facility appears to ducoment to leave their Asylumsand procesd
19. If pay work ie at any time required
Jones went to his home, and resigned, gratitude for the great benefit I have des the private view she a British matron, have been afforded them by His Highness to soa. The lowest sum which any captain with ber quiver full and her brown hair the Khedive, who gave the travellers lettere or owner may offer any British seataan na involving the mantial exertion of the British Eo made a present of the money to the porived by taking Norton's Camomile Pills. I applied to your agent Mr Bell, Berkeley, Fray; he also the father of a family, who to the different governors of the Egyptian bonoschall be ten pounds sterling, butitehall sailor, he shall at all times and under all pulation of this.
for the above-named Flis, for wind in the has done with drains even in Lis art, and provinces through which they were likely not be obligatory for any Brittab seamen to circumstances be provided with white kid
Jones is now dead. An offcial letter has stomach, from which I suffered excrucia who pai to what wil sell rather then to pass, also providing them with firmans copt sitah sum or any other sum but no gloves, which, prior to the bailing of every what he thinks to be the best. Ah the They had a retinue of efficient native British sailor shall be permitted to accept ship from the United Kingdpin, shall have come to the Bombay Government, eanotioning pain for a length of time, having tried Berties and Aramintas of life get over their Goards and servants. The party met any aum or cams exceeding one hundred been inspected and approved by competenting the "disbursement" of Re. 3, s. 3, pie nearly every remedy prescribed, but with romances with humiliating celarity and General Kirkham, Commander-in-Chief of pounds sterling unless it be presented in surveyore of the Bore of Trade. If at any on account of travelling allowance due to out deriving any benefit at all After taking two bottles of your valuable pilis, 1 that is medicatrix is sometimes quicker and the Abyssinian Army. The General was the form of mines of spirits, tobacco, or time inch ourveyors discern that the hide Mr Jones, of the Bombay U. Ci 8
As Mr Jones retired 20 years ago, and is was quite restored to my usual state of of dogs, cats; rats, mice, weatels, badgers, more thorough in its operation than is quite formerly steward in the P and a cor others.
12. When a British seaman leaved his or others, has been substituted for fine satisfactory to the self-love of either. Sub-vice. He left the P. & O. ship in China to minion to the inevitable is all very well in join the British contingent raised by Colonel home or Asylum to join a ship he shall bleached reach kid, the others of every its way but nobody likes that submission Gordon, Kirkham was badly wounded in prior thereto be presented fat the cost of ship found so in default shall be subject to to be tad entire when it involves the loss of the head and shoulder; he came home, and the owner) with a rolld gold ring, bearing penalty not aceeding $50 sterling for bimself. -Quzi,
Ander Sir W. Ferguson's cars, was seen the sama "Limp soul "such ring shall be very dgisetira pats. It is also Indispen-
Jutrz
...
no longer living, it cannot be paid to him.
to
health. Please give this publicity for the
-I am, Sir, 'yours truly, HawaY ALLFADE.
A dorrespondence is therefors guing on as benefit of those who may thus be stilisted. what is to be done with the money
In twenty yeare more it may be settled.To the Proprietors of Noazon's CaK9! Bombay. Giertli,
Daco "
Daco 17
No. 4047-June 17, 1876.|
POSTAL RATES.
[Subjoined we give the postal rates
now in force for transmission of corre By British Packet.
spondence to all parts of the world.
Detailed rules affecting the transinis.
Registration,
Newspapers
Letters.
Books,
Patterns.
sion of packets, parcels, &c., will be France, Algeria, found annexed, together with a number Italy,... of miscellaneous and useful notices.]
Spain,
- oz.
D.P. C.P.C.P.
6
Hongkong Rates of Postage.
Revised January 1st, 1878.)
In the following Statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and, are, for Letters, per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per four ounces, unless otherwise stated.
Newspapers over four ounces in weight are charged as double, treble, fo, as the case may be, but such papers or packets of papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together us
one, nor must anything whatever be inserted except bona fide Supplements. Printed 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 Packet; (U. 8.) by United States
Packet. D. P. means Double Postage; C. P., cannot be paid; C. S., cannot be sent; at Letter Rate.
"
THE CHINA MAIL.
forwarded by the Mail for which they are posted are detained for the next despatch, Even if the letter do not contain any article of intrinsic value, It should, if it be very important, be rogfatered.
drawings, prints, or maps, and any quantity. To provide the greatest possible facilities of paper, or any other substance in ordinary for posting Correspondence for Europe, uas for writing or printing upon and the to, up to the latest moment before the books or other publications, prints, maps, departure of the French Packets, arrange
o, may be either printed, written; en-ments have been made for receiving at the graved, lithographed, or pláth," or any Post Office lata lettera for Singapore, Sai-F mixtúra of these. Further, all legitimate gon and the United Kingdom only from 11.10 Correspondence for New Zealand vid Torres binding, mounting, or covering of a book, 4 to 11.30 ... Each letter must bear Mud Straits. LEN dze, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, a late fee of 18 cents extra postage.
A considerable amount of Correspondence whether such binding; &o be loose or he above arrangement is intended to being received directed to New Zealand við 12 2
attached; as also rollurs in the case of meet occasional emergencies, and not for Torres Straits, it is notified that the Now prints or maps, markers (whether of paper the regular posting of extensive corresponZealand Post Office has declined to receive Via Gibraltar, 24 None 4 Lor otherwise) in the case of books, pens or dance. Should it be found, therefore, that | Hals by that route, heuon there is no al. Brindisi (oz)18 None 0.5. C.S. pencils in the case of pocket-books, dro, large and unmanageable numbers of letters ternative but to forward anoh Correspondence Southampton, None 8 8(20%) and, in short, whatever is necessary for the are habitually thrown upon the Department | við Galle, Portugal,
safe tranentiasion of such articles, or usually at the last moment, a heavier late fee will Persons who are anxious to avail them- Via Gibraltar, 24 Nove 4
sppertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, be imposed,
selves of the Torres Straits Steamers to Brindisi (oz) 18 D.P. C.S. C.8. &c. must not be sent as a seperate packet. A similar supplementary Mail will be communicate with New Zealand, should Southampton, 84 16 6 6(20)
Circulars, ie, letter which are intand-made up for Shanghai by the English and address their letters, &c., to the care of au Turkey-
ed for transmission in identical terme to French Contract Steamers, the late letters Agent at Sydney. British Office,***.
23(2oz) several persons, and the whole or the being received from 10 minutes after, up Austrian Office,**** 199 12 4 16
greater part of which is printed, engraved, to half an hour after the time of closing, Greece (oz),13 None O.P. O.P.
or lithographed, may also be sent by The late fee will also be 18 cents. Gibraltar,
84 8
book postmenet Malta,......
8 2 8
Arrangements have Feon made to sell American Stumps at this Office, for the convenience of those who may wish to post by the Pacific Route to Canada, the Weat Indies, and other places named below.
20 8
But a book-packet 'may not contain any letter, or communication of the nature of a Patterns cannot be sent to Spain, Por letter (whether separate or otherwise) tugal or Greece:
unless it be a circular letter or be wholly priated; 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 packetbu kopt in hand is charged as a letter,and
By French Packet.
(Lotters oz.)
France & Algeria,... 12 D. P. C.P. O.F Italy,..
18 D. P. C.P. C.E.. 18 None G.S.) 0.8. Spain, Portugal,..
18 D. P. C.P." U,P. Turkey,......
12 D. P. 2 C. P. Greece,... 12 None C.P. C.P. Gibraltar,.:
18 None 0.8 0.8. Patterns cannot be sent to Italy, Turkey, or Greece,
W, Africa, Islands of the Atlantis,(except St. Helena and Ascension), North, Central, and South America, Falkland Islands, Lagos, Gold Coast, TOWN POSTAGE (Victoria) Lotter, News Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gamble, Cape Verd paper, Book, or Pattern, 2 cents.
Islands, Azores, Bermudas.
RATES BY PRIVATE STEAMER-To the United Kingdom, see Table given below. To all other places the Rate is, Letters, 8' cente; Newspapers and Prices Current, 3 cente; Books and Patterns, 6 cente, which must be prepaid, except when the address is to india.
Lettera, Begistration, Newspapers,
Books and Patterns,
40
Fiz Brindisi Via Sou or Marseilles, thampton.
34
10.
16
甘
6
18
12
United States (vis Kurope), Canary and Madeira Islands, Canada, Vancouver's is Correspondence to India by Private Ship land, Prince Edward's Island, New Brun cannot be prepaid, by Indian Mail: prepay-swick, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia. ment is optional,
Asia, U. S. Packet, Australia, &o, B. Africa, St. Helena, Ascension, Malta,
LETTERS.Ports of China and Japan, Macao, United States (U. .), Bangkok, Manila, Singapore, Penang, India, Ceylon, Aden, Malta, B cante.
Except India Coylon, and Aden, by French Packet, 12 cents.
Batavia, 12; Saigon and Pondicherry, (Fr.) 12; New Caledonia, (Fr.) 18,
Zanzibar, Natal, Cape, St. Helena, As- cension, 20; Mauritius, 23,
34
Alexandria and Súez, (Br.) 12, (Fr.) 12,
oz..
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji,
REGISTRATION, 8 cents, except Straits, Batavia, ludia, Aden, Sue (Br.), Zanzibar, 45., Australia, &o, 12; Saigon, Pondi cherry, Alexandria (Fr.) and sucz (Fr.) double pastaga. There is no Registration. to Bangkok, New Caledonia, or Zanzibar.
· NEWSPAPERS (To all the above places) 2
cents.
Letters, Registration, Nowspapers,
Books and Patterns,
84-28
16
16
B
8 18
12
W. Indies, Brazil, Buenos Ayres, Costa Rica, Guadaloupe, Guatemala, Grey Town, Hasti, Honduras, La Guayra, Mexico, Monte Video, New Granada, Panama, Faraguay, Porto Rica, Surinam, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Letters, Newspapers,
52
40
B
Books and Patterns, Registration, None except to Brazil and
18
12.
British West Indies,
18
16
Bolivia, Chili, Ecuador, and Peru,
Lettora,
04 58
Newspapers,
8.
Books and Patterns, Registration,
6 20 14 None.
Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named can pass as a newspaper,
The conditions are as follows:- lat. The publication must consist wholly or in great part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto, or to other
menta. "
A book-packet may be posted gither without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer,sealing wax, postage stamp, or otherwise), or in a cover entirely open at both ends, an as to admit of the contents being easily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it is treated as a letter, For the greater security of the contents, however, it may be tied at the ends with string i Postmasters being authorized to cut the string in such cases, although if they do so they must again, tie up the packet.
No book-packet may be above 3 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.
When, owing to a great and unusual influx of letters, books, &c., the tranamia. sion or delivery of the letters would be delayed if the whole mail were dealt with without distinction, book-packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery.
The limit of size for a book-packet addressed to any place abroad is 24 Inches in length and 12 faches in width or depth.
Exceptions. -No packet for Algeria, Azores, Cape de Verd Islands, Franco, Madeira, or Portugal or for Egypt, Syria, or Turkey, when sent by French Facket, must be above 18 inches in length, width, or depth.
AS BEGARDA PATTERNS.
They must not be of intrinsic value. This rule excludes all articles of's 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-. Bic value.
For the present no large quantities of these Stamps can be supplied, nor is it undertaken that every denomination can
denta in
The charge for Registry Is Hongkong Stamps, and 10 cents in U.S. Stamps to those places only the names of which are printed in Italica. To sil the other places named correspondence cannot be Registered through, but only to San Francisco (8 cents.)
The following are the charges on corrs spondence thus sent :—
Per half ounce. Bingkong 8.
Stamps
Bamp
Canada, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward's island, Vancouver's Island, Baba- mae, Nassau, New Provid
Aspinwall, Bermuda, Bigota, Uarthagena, Costa Klos, Cuba, Curacao, Fiji, Green- land, Jamaica, New Pa
nada, Nicaragua, Panama, West Indies, Hawaii, Newfoundland....... Guatemala, Mexico, Salvador,
Venezuela,KRID Belize, Greytoun, Guiana, Hon- duras, Martinique, Santa Martha, Tual's Island, Brazil,
Bolivia, Ecuador, Chin, Perti, Argentine Confederation, Bue-
noa Ayres, Paraguay, Urn- guay
dento.
cele
6
10
13
BAC
8
23
4
10
Wate
LETTERS, ADDRESSED LONDON ONLY.-Many persons are in the habit of addressing Letters &c., for well-known Firms and Individuals to London only; but this practice not unfrequently occasiona delay in such Letters &o., reaching their rightful owners. In all cases, however well the Firm or Individual for whom a letter is intended may be known, it is most essential to ensure its correct and prompt delivery, that the Street in which they r aida and the number of the house; should form a part of the address.
Money Order Begulations. 1.Money Orders will be issued at this mice and at the agencies thereof at Shanghai and Yokohama on all the Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for amounts not exceeding £10, at the rate of Exchange Uurrent for Each Mail, and charged with Commission according to the following Scale, vizi
wrong payment, however, ba made.exing to negligence, on the part of any Officer of the Post Office, the Postmaster General of the Country or Colony in which the negli genes occurs will, if he ses fit, require tké Officer in fault to make good the Fou
17.--No Money Order will be paid unless the advice has been previously resolved.
- 18.—Additional Rules for greater socus rity againa frand, and for the better work" ing of the system generally will be made an occasion may require
19, Should it appear that Money Orders are used by morgantile men, or others, efther in the United Kingdom or as Hong kong, Shanghai or Yokohama, for the transmission of large sums of money, the British or Colonial Post Office, as the case may be, will consider the propriety of in- cressing the Commission, and will exetelén the power of wholly suspending for a time the issue of Money Orders.
POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence,
June 16, 1876. Lets. Papu.
1
1
Albert, Mrs Abill Afon Androwe, C. A. 5 Andrews, C... 1 Bernel, Madle. 1
Franzi Bronnen, W. H. 1 Brynor, Jules Batters, John Capilliora, Bos. 1 Carozzi, Felice. 1 Cheong A Hieng 1 Choa King Gu 1 Onestia, Antonio 1 Croaker, Thos. 8 Dal Lo
Lets. Pape Mayor, A. E. Morian, M.
4 Morris, H Morris, J Myer, Mme. R. 1 Nonvola,
Dominique
Osborne, B... Parsons, B. T. Pearson, Mr
Pedro de Paulo Petersen, J. Folli, Sigra Elajar Poo Chin Powell, Davis Ramband, Moner.g
I regd, Rodrigues,
Elliott, Era T. 1
Cents,
Fenn, James
F Hoy, Monsr. 1
Fisher, Miss
Fanny
1
Fook Yan, Mise 1
1
For sums not exceeding £2,..........18 Above £2 and not exceeding & b,....36 £ 704 $10,....72 2.--No Money Order to include a trac. tional part of a Penny.
**
"1
5.-Orders drawn in the United King: dom 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 ordern.
4-Alphabetical Lists of over 5,700 Money Order Offices in the United King dom, showing the Counties in which they are situated, are hung up for public refer ence at this Office, and also at Shanghai land Yokohama.
5-applicants for Money Orders must furnish, in full, the surname, and, at least, the initial of one Christian name, both of the Remitter and the Payee; if the Remit- ter or Payes be Poor or a Bishop, his or- dinary title will be sufficient, if a firm, the News-usual designation of such firm, such as Baring Brothers will sufios ; but the mert term Messrs., such as Measta, R vington, or the name of a Company trad- ing under a title which does not consist of as Carron Co. is inadmissible. the names of the persons composing it, such
Newspapers (not over4 oz) 0 Books, &c, per 4 oz...................... 6 Any articles found enclosed in papers or Book Packets (64 silk scarves, Jewellers, do) will be dəmined.
Miscellaneous Notices, The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may arise from the non-delivery, mie-sending, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other postal packet (even if the packet he re for any injury which a packet may sastala during its transmission.
Gallienne, John P. Getobell, Wro. Ges Long Halliday, W. J. 1 Harvey, B. S. Ho Cheaw Chon 1 Jamieson, H. Jeste, Carolina Johannsen, M. I Jones, Dr. C. M. 1 Kaiser, N. Kang Yuen Long 1 Lee Kee (Pall-
1
Leocadia Rowland, Samuel 1- 86, H. Roque da I
Samuelsen
Koch Lewe Schmid, A. E. Sclavo, D. Simmonds,
Charley
Spence,
W.D.
Steedman,
Capt. Jolin
Stirling, Patrick 8 Thompson, J. F. 1 Thomson, David 1 Vernon, H.
↑
(Opera OoT.) Vicary, Capt Wee Hum Bang
Wiard, Norm
sade China)
1
Leong Sing
1
wils, W.
|
Wing Zho
Wolton, Joseph
1
1.
1
Lo Yum-ting
compradors. Lopez, Emilia Louis, Mrs Lumsden, W,
Wootten, Heary 3
Yuan Tong Hook 3
For Merchant Ships.
Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign conutries is restricted to bond registered); nor is the Post Office responsible Order will be crossed in the same way that Berwick, 0.8.
Latu. Papk.
2
2
Birker Blair Athol Calabar, a.s. Carmarthenshire 1 Carricke
Abbey Cowper 1 Adels der is to be paid only through a Bank, to 6--The Remitter on stating that the Or-
Antipodes have the option of giving or withdrawing Bedfordshire
Antipodes Citat 2 the name of the Payes; in such case, the Besmat Cheques are commonly crossed when they
packets which are likely to suffer from
To guard against such injury all postal are intended to be paid through a Bank
7. When an Order la presented through stamping or from great pressure should be a Bank, a receipt by any person will be suf- placed in strong covers; and even with this ficient, provided the Order be crossed with
Charlotte Andrew2 precaution no fragile article should be sent the name of the receiving Bank, and bo
Chiriaman through the Post. It should be remembered presented by some Person known to be in
Cingalle COTER that every packet has to be handled several the employ of such Bank
8.The signature of the Payee of a Mo- Ella Beatrice to considerable pressure and friction In the
If the E. P. Bonvorie.. 1 that, whenever the bag has in the course of place provided for the purpose,
BOOKS AND PATTERNS, 6 cents, except current topics, with or without advertise and in such a manner as to be easy of times; that it is exp mail bag; and ney Order to be affixed to the Order in the Emmeline
Malta, Africa, 2. Helena, Ascension, 8. Books to New Caledonia, Letter Rate;
to Pondicherry, New Caledonia, Alexandria, or Suez, and cannot be paid to Saigon,
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji,
couts.
1 oz, 2 cents; 2 oz., 4 cenus; Every 40
The United Kingdom.
2nd. It must be published in numbers at must be printed on a sheet or sheets un
atitched.
.
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 Books & Patterns. to Tables of Contents and Indices.
trade patterns or samples of merchandise. Goods sent for sale, or in execution of an order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles sent by one private indivi- ddal to another, which are not actual patterns or samples, are not admissible.
Patterns or samples, when practicable, maat be sent in covers open at the ends,
examination. But samples of seeds, drugs, and such like articles, which cannot be rent in covers of this kind,--but such articles
bage of linen, of other material, fastened i 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 bags entirely closed, pro- vided such closed bags are transparent, so as to enable the Officers of the Post Office readily to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the contents.
Leonore
Lugar
1 Marina
· Leta: Popti
F
3
Mosa Glen Nightingale Norham Castle Northampton Novelty Doaan Chief
4 Oregon
8 Paruguay, 8.5.
Otago
1
1 Ousari
1
1
1
Portia
Prince Louis Bachal
Rifle
Ꭱh Roy .
2 Roner
Rookwood Salerno
8
1 red
26
1 regd.
Salicia
regd.
Sarah Nicholson 2
1
Tales of the South 1
John Nicholson, 1
Patterns cannot be sent by French Facket | intervals of not more than 31 days, and only, may be posted enclosed in boxes, or of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury/receipt by making his mark in the presence Frederie Tudor 1
ita transmission to be transferred by moans Payes be unable to write he must sign the Firing Eagle
is much inorennad.
of a Witness, who must sign his name, with Griffo his address in the presence of the Officer Haze
Hylton Castle who pays the Order.
9. Should the Payee of a Money Order desire to receive payment in the Country in Job comb which the Order was issued, at some other Juan F. Pearson & Office than that in which the Order was ori- Kaisow ginally drawn, the transfer will be granted, Kirkland provided the Order be inclosed to the Laviner Postmaster of the Office in which it was drawn. In such case a new Order will be issued, the Commission chargeable upon which will be deducted from the amount of the new Order.
Letters
Papere.
Every 40%;
Superscription. viâ
Brindisi (Br.).....|89| 6
*
8
14
Marseilles (Fr.)...30 64
12
South'mpton (Br.) 24
4
8
By Priv. Steamer 12 2
vis Brindisi
24 6 4
в
12
8. Francisco (U.8.)24 42
Registration Fee, 8 cents.
PARCEL POST-There is a common be- lief in the existence of a Parcel Post by which such articles as Fans, Curion, Silk Dresses, Scarves, Jewellery, Artificial Teath, 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 in 12 cents per half
ounce by Private Steamer.
All such packages should be Registered
(8 cents),
If the Parcel be heavy it can be sent ducted by Mesars Lane, Crawford, of Mr through one of the Parcel Expresses con- W. B. Notley, which, for anything over 4 or 5 ounces, will be found cheaper than the Post.
Continent, &c., of Europe.
Austria... Belgium,....
Germany,
Hungary | Bks. Į Luxemburg Pta. Switzerland,...)
· (Br.) viâ Brindisi.
(Br.) via Trieste
(Fr.) via Marseilles
4 C.P.
10 10 O.P.
4th. A supplement must consist 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 lithographs ilustra 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,
A packet containing two or more news papers is not chargeable with a higher rate of postage than would be chargeable on a book packet of the same weight.
A.newspaper posted unpaid, or a packet of newspapers posted either unpaid or insufficiently paid, is treated as an unpaid or insuffidently paid book packet of the
same weight.
The postage must be prepaid either by an adhesive stamp, or by the use of a stamped wrapper.
No newspaper can now be sent through the post a second time for the original postage. For each transmission a fresh Postage is required,
There must be no writing or printing upon or in say 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.
Samples of intrinsic value must not be sent to any foreign country except United States; and in the case of France samples of eider down, raw or thread silk, woollen or goats hair thread, vanilla, saffron, under this rule if they weigh more than carmine, or iainglass, are considered to fall thres ounces; and up to this weight taw and spuu silk, as well as coloured and twisted silk, may be sent to Germany.
The rule which forbids the transmission through the Post of any article likely to injure the contents of the Mail Bags or Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Post; and a packet containing any. thing of the kind will be stopped, and not sent to its destination. Articles such as the following have been occasionally posted as Patterns, and have been detained as ant for the Post, vie: Motel boxes, porce lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, Every newspaper must be posted either scigsore, needles, pins, pienes of machinery, without a cover (in which case it must not sharp pointed instruments, samples of be fastened, whether by means of gum, metals, samples of ore, samples In glass wafor, sealing wax, rostage stamp, or battles, pieces of glass, acids of various otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at kinde, curry combs, copper and steel en both ends, so as to admit of easy removal graving plates, and confectionery of all for examination. If this rule be infringed Icinds. the newspaper is treated as a letter,
Every newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily in spected.
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A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any endosure except aup Lettor 16 22 18 oz. plemente le charged as a latter, unless the scclosure be such as might be sent at the Holland,Nw.pra&
book rate of postage, and the entire packet be sufficiently propaid as a book packet, in which case it is allowed to pass
A newspaper which has any letter, of any Denmark, Letters 18 24 1808. communication of the nature of a letter, Faroe I
written in it or upon its cover, is charged Heligoland,Nw.pra 6 C.P.
as an unpaid or insufficiently paid letter.. Icelandi Roumania, n
No packet of newspapers may be above 14 OP.8 lbs. in weight, nor above two feet in Ptn. Servis, mouie)
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A book-packet may contain any number of separate books or other publications (including printed or lithographed letters), photographs (when not on glass or in cases Contalning glass or any like substanos),
No information can be given respecting letters which pass through a 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 Postinaster may, 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 any 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 written 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 change or otherwise, no question as to its right amount, goodness, or weight from the counter. can be entertained after it has been removed
letters or other packets for the public, but Postmasters are not bound to weigh any they may do so if their duty be not thereby impeded,
The practice of sealing lettere passing to and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with wat (except such as is specially prepared), is attended with much inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to the letters so nealed but to the other letters 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 natuo.
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10.1 the event of a Money Order Kestre miscarrying or being lost, a duplicate will be granted on a written application from the Payee, (containing the necessary particulars, and accompanied by an addi- tional Commission) to the Offies where the Original Order was payable.
11-Un the receipt of a similar appllos. tion, orders will be given to stop payment. Order. The additional Coramission in the of a Money Order, or to renew a lapsod last one will be deducted from the amount of the new Order. Lapsed Orders must be presented with the application for a new Order.
19-But when it is desired that any error in the name of the Remitter or Payer should be corrected or that the amount of
Money Order should be repaid, to the Remitter, or that a Lapsed Order should be renewed for payment in the Country In which the Order was originally drawn, application must be made to the Chief Money Order Office of such Country, This application must be accompanied by an additional Commission, unless it have re- ference to a Lapsed Order, in which case the Commission will be deducted from the amount of the New Order.
18---Repayment whether of an original, or renewed, or a duplicate Order, will not be made to the remitter until it has been ascertained that the advice has been out- celled at the Ofies on which the Order was originally drawn.
14-Fayment of an Order must be ob
tained before the end of the Sixth Calendar Month after that in which it was drawn for instance, if drawn in January, payment must be obtained before the end of July, otherwise the Order will become lapsed, and a new Order (for which a second Com. mission, to be deducted from the amount of the Order, will be charged) will become necessary
The registration of a packet makes its transmission much more, secure, innamuch as, under ordinary sircumstances, a regis tered packet can be traced through its whole Suoh articles as scissors, knives, razors, course; and thus the loss of a registered forks, sheel peus, naile, keys, watch machi. packet is a very rare porurrence, Neverthes aery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or less large sums of money or other articles ore, provided that they be pasked and of great value should not be sent through guarded in so secure a matiner as to afford the post, even if the packet be registered as complete protection to the contents of the the machinery of the Department is not tail bags and to the Offloors of the Poet Erranged with a view to such transmission. Office, while at the same time they may be By law, the Fort Office is not responsible easily examined, may be sent as samples to for the safe delivery of registered packets the following countries, but to these alone though any officer who may neglect his eis., the Atores, Belgium, Cape de Verd duty on this point will be called to stribt Islands, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Hol- account Bent in unregistered letters, valu- land, Madeira, Boldavia, Norway, Portu-able articles are exposed to risk, and offers gal, Sweden, Swizerland, Turkey, United temptation with ought not to be orested 1. 18.-1f an Order be not paid before the States, Wallachia, and the British Colonies and the Department cannot in any way end of the Twelfth Calendar Month after and not even to these plases, til Frangsundertake the safe conveyance of such | thet in which it was drawn,—for instance, packets. All inland or colonial letters, if drawn in January and not paid before Indigo cannot be sent to any plane abroad
A packet, of patterns or samples sent to therefore, which sontain going and "all | the end of the following January--all okkim the Azores, Cape de Verd Islands, France, inland letters which contain watches or to the Money will be forfeited, unless, Madeira, Portugal, or by French packet, jewellery, even though they be posted under peculiar circumstances, the Post to Turkey, Syria, or Egypt, must not without registration, are tfested as register Office of the Country in which the Order exceed 18 inches in length, width, ored, and charged on delivery with a double was drain think proper to allow it. depth; a packet to any other place abroad registration fee of eightpence in addition to 18. After one paying a Money Order must not exceed 24 inches in length or 12 the ordinary postage and any such letters by whomsoeter presented, the paying Olee inches in width or depth,
which cannot be registered in sime to be ¦ will not be liable to any furiker claim. Is
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Books, etc. without Govers.
Amico del Popolo. Arithmetis Book Superseded. Australasian Sketcher. Berhinsche Zeitung. Boletim de Governo. British Merosatile Sarstis. Chemnitzer Tageblatt (Several) China Express.
China Prospectus, Scottish Imperial In
surance Coy. Christian Intelligencer."
Dagstelegrafen.
Daily Post. Daily Telegraph. Deutsch Landes Beitung. Deutsche Roman-Zeitung, Engineering.
Evans Bone & Co. Price Corrent. Gazetta Ufficiale del Regno de Italia. Gazetta de Palermo. Gerinania.
Greencok Advertínez. Horfens Avis (several), Ilustraret Tidende.
Indish and Colonial Goverment Gacelide Kladderadatsch..
Königlich Privelegirie. Krieger Zeitung. L'Explorateur. L'Illustration. Lincoln Gazette. Lloyd's Prices Current. Mayflower.
Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Monitear Helge. Otago Witmars. Overland Mell- Péterhead Sentinel Pocket Books. Polytechnisches Journal,
- Punch's Almahgok,
Review and Reformar, Revue des Deux Mondes, Rovne Universelle,
Bonth Paolo Trans, Theological Manuscripts. Trantenaner Wochenblatt, Unsere Zeit,
Waltham Abbey and Cheshunt Workp
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