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No. 4057.-JUNE 20, 1876.]
barque Bethany. He was onthe articles and was engaged at Sydney for £6 per month. Ele refused duty on tho 23rd while. He was told to clean the brass work of the binnacle, He said he would not do It was, however, his duty to work as steward. He did not refuse to work as a cook. The defendant stated that he did not consider it his duty to clean the brass work of the binnaolo, Mr Russell ordered bim to be sout on board and to forfeit saven days' pay.
SROOTING WITH INTENT TO MUBDIR Sabardar Deun, P. C., was again brought up to answer the above charge, but was further remanded. The wounded man is progressing favourably.
CORRESPONDENCE.
A REAL GRIEVANCE. To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."
a
Hongkong, Jano 29th, 1876. SIR, Will you kindly give publicity by the medium of your valuable paper to the following facts, by which I wish to call the attention of the Government to a nuisance In connection with the temporary Govern ment Civil Hospital in Hollywood Road?
1. The godown underneath the building adjoining the Hospital is being used as aurt of Morgue," the corpses of deceased inmates of the Hospital, and dead bodies discovered by the Police elsewhere, being stored there for inspection of the Coroner, or otherwise awaiting burial. This godown, being utterly without ventilation and in immediate contiguity to a crowded thorough faro and to numbers of private residences, is at all timea a veritable pas-hole emit- ting an exhalation dangerous to the health of all living in the neighbourhood, parti cularly so since the bot season has com
menced.
to us that some public notion should be taken of the event. We do not surgost anything pretentious or ailly; but there are ways of offering to those who have served their country faithfully and well, in the teeth of danger, a suitable public wol domo. Will not some of our representative men step forward in the matter, and invite the co-operation of their fellow-residenta ?
NINGPO,
It is said that the offensive publication, A Death-blow to Corrupt Doctrine," has been freely but privately circulated in the city of Taishow. A missionary resident there obtained a copy lately from a native, who had been presented with it by a shop- keeper, with the injunction to keep it secret. The missionary at 'onco informed the Chihhalen, who denied all knowledge of it, and, in proof of his sincerity, at one issued a proclamation, ordering the instant destruction of any copies that might be in the hands of the people, and warning them against its teachings.-N. 0. D. News.
.1
17th June, 1876,
As I have nothing else to write about, I must fall back upon that ever-interesting theme the weather.. It has been rain, rain, rain all last night and to-day, making it sappy and sloppy fur pedestrians. We have had so much of it lately, that the Ningpo promenade par excellence, the Race Course, is almost deserted of an evening, and constitutionalists have taken to walking on the Bund for a change. Others prefer to stay indoors. Of course, where one man is discontented with the present state of the weather, another feels inclined to rejoice and clap his Hands. The farmers ought to be very thankful for the present downpour, as the oreps require it. But won't the mosquitoes bite, when the sun comes out again! Either Fungshui or the wind was favourable, for a goodly, number of junke so heavily-Shanghai Courier,
THE GHINA MAIL.
Straits. (Penang Gabette.)
The second cage occurred curiously a small canal, about 20 miles back of Haien to Russia by Japan. Although the terms enough on the following morning, when a Swi Ku, a villago about half way between have been apparently liberal, the difficul.. woman, also from the effect of a dooiestie, this and Taku. They are engaged-in ad. ties of distanco, of possible sickness, of the We have to congratulate Sir W. Hackett quarrel with her husband, took half-an-dition to drill practice-in cultivating rice long contract-two years of the unknown on his appointment to the Chief Justiceship ounce of opium; but in this cans I was in the surrounding low-lands. To aid in price of food, etc., have deterred responsible of Ceylon. The Hon'ble C. B. Plukket has applied to within half an hour of the the irrigation of the paddy fields, several parties from making bida. When the been appointed Registry of the Suprame cocurrence, and by the administration of rotary atom-pumps have recently been bargain was at last apparently closed for Court in Hongkong. The Straits will miss simple remedies was enabled successfully to bright from Shangbai, and set up on the about seventy men, who were to loave on a his energy so well displayed during the late neutralize the ill effects.
banks of the little stream. The command ceiling vessel, more than half of them campaign. His appointment will lead to the The provalence of suicide or attemptellant-represents that there are about 60,000 absconded, leaving the contractor in an long-deferred confirmation in office of Major suicide by opium is specially noticeable men. But this seems to be an exaggeration, unpleasant situation. As the missing men Dunlop. amongst the female classes in this auntry, as respectablo Chinese say it is known that could not be found, the vessel sailed and it is not improbable that it contributes Li Hung Chang has only about 30,000 without them. It is said that reinforcements
We are happy to announce that Captain. in some degree to the remarkable power foreign-drilled troops in the province, and were to be added at Chefon and Shanghai. Hatchell has been appointed by the Gover- The lately-burned Arsenal has arisen like nor Protector of Immigrants. We are glad they held over the stronger sex,Shanghai that this encampment is cofaposed of troops
drawn from the varions camps and forte, a Phoenix from its adhes, and is nearly or to so that such an excellent choise has been Courier.
for the purpose of raising rios.
quite completed; and, Providence permit made. There could not be a better man in No rain-beyond a light shower on the ting, is ready for another explosion far a better place. It is satisfactory also to morning of the 7th--has yet fallen, But a greater than before, as there are three more note that the difficulty which the suspension rumour comes to us of rain in Shantung. large new buildings. A gate stretched of the Immigration Ordinance caused has
think, however, it is not very extensive.oross the city wall prevents the public been so speedily removed. Trade vory dull, and the importation of stare, which might pry out military secrets. The Chinese bave very properly been Indian opium still steadily falling off, in spite of the short crop of native drug owing buying steam Irrigafers. This is the only to the drought. The people are too poor to kind now in operation in this part of China, the ancient fashion having become obsoles indulge in smoking opium.
: Count Rochechouart, French Chargé cent, Mr. Mongan, B. B. M. Coronl, is at d'Affaires expects to leave Peking, and his Chefoo,Shanghai Courier. entire staff, about the 17th instant. He intends to sail for France, vid America, by the Pacific Mail of July 18 M de Roquette remains in charge aatil the new French Minister arrives at the Legation,
SZECHUEN.
8th June.
I
I notice that in one of the recent numbers of your estimable journal you publish the particulars of certam events said to have occurred in this province, and of which happened to be an eye-witness. I am sure, Bir, that you will be glad to be placed in possession of more authentic intelligence, and, in rectifying one or two important mis- conceptions, to serve the cause of justice and of truth.
I
June 15th.
The Christians have had no dispute whatever will non-converts of Szechuen: Not a single name, or a single instance can be adduced in proof of the assertion. But the White Water-Lily Society has been is- suing intamous placards against the Roman Catholics for a long time past, and latter- ly the Sect has begun to distribute the tsio- the clouds are still withholding the precious With almost daily indications of rain, che, or libel, attributed to Chang Chitang, boon. I understand that yesterday the the Literary Chancellor; the members then Emperor" and high officials in Peking, appear to have formed the design of ex- and Li Bung-chang and other mandarins terminating the Europeans and the Christians altogether, the good as well as the bad, for hero began praying again for rain, the
praying to continue for three days. the simple reason of their being Christians,
I heard yesterday from a person who Nor can the Christiane be accused of arrived two days previously from a place having barat down a Confusian Temple. 1600 li south-west of this, that as late as the am prepared to state that for the last three 5th or 6th inst., to raia had fallen there, Temple in all Szechuan destroyed by fire, reports no insurrectionery spirit among the In every city, whether fu, chow, or hien, people, though they are very anxious as to there is one, and only one, of these temples; the future. and neither at Kiang-pe nor in any of the environs, has this temple been burnt down.
To these explanations I take the liberty of adding a. few remarks with regard to the persecutions Which still continue in the neighbourhood of Chung-king. Out of the fifteen hundred converts at Kiang-pe, there now remain, at the beginning of June, only those who have been thrown into prison. About fifty have been put to death since the
Japan (Mail.)
The Master of the British Brig Doretta, which arrived from Cardiff on the 8th in- stant reports, that whilst on the passage, on the 18th February 1876, Lat. 16.27 N. Long, 29.48 W. picked up a bout with 3 men, viz. the Boatswain, Cook and an able Seaman who belonged to the Brig Caroline of Liverpool bound from Queenstown to Sierra Leone with a Cargo of Palm oil. This vessel foundered on the Monday prose- ding; the remainder of the crew being in Tho rag and paper pickers of the capital another boat, making for the Cape Verde are ordered, to have the baskets, used in Islands. On the 20th February sighted the gatherings of rubbish which are deposited The three men, after being supplied with their calling made in such a way that the Danish ship Hayfran homeward bound. therein may be easily visible, or readily provisions, were shipped on board of her. examined if necessary, They are further forbidden to hide their faces, as hitborto who follow this employment do not enjoy OPIUM customary, in a cotton kerchief. The meu the best of reputations for honesty, and the above regulations are trade with a view to assist the police in suppressing robbery and pilfering, and to aid them in detecting old
2. But to this chronic defiance of sanitary put to sea this morning, although it rained years there has not been a single Confucian Nor did he hear of any along the way. He offenders.
CHINXIANG,
D
rules was added, un Sunday last, an out- rage on publio decency which is scarcely credible. On that day, at 11.30 am, two oofflns were brought to the Civil Hospital, Messrs. Spencer & Wolf write on the deposited in the public street in front of 21st June: At the end of last gek the the above-mentioned godown, left there ex- enquiry for Groy Goods 7.8 somewhat posed to the heat of a midday sun for fully quiet, and this state of affairs continued an hour, whilst blood was gosing out from for some few days, when the demand again one of the coffins, a sickening sight to the sprang up, and has remained active up to numerous passers-by returning from the the time of writing. The promptness with forenoon service! And even when the two which the late heavy arrivals have been coffine were at last removed from the street cloared, indicates that the consuming dis and deposited in the godown, pools of blood were allowed to remain undisturbed the gutter where they were still visible the next morning
3. It is bad enough to have a hospital in the immediate neighbourhood of private dwellings;
it is worse to have a public "Morgue," established in a building utterly nafit for the purpose, discharging its pesti lential effluvia into the public street; but it is worst of all for the residents in the im- mediate neighbourhood to find themselves slowly poisoned by a paternal Government, whilst a fiue area for a Civil Hospital, judi- ciously selected years ago, levelled and pre- pared for building in a suitable locality, remains unused on account of some inox plicable bitch in official quarters,
I am, Dear Sir,
THE
Yours,
MEMENTO MORL
If I am rightly informed, the relative price of rice at Canton, Tientsin and Peking are not permitted to deal freely in it. Were 18 1 50 sud 64. I am told that the people this allowed, as it should be by the Govern ment, rice could easily be brought here and to Peking, and sold at much less than these figures, if the price at Canton is as low as reported.
Chinese, which they attribute largely to the There is still much sickness among the lack of rain. begins to show green by this time, looks Our plain, which usually
We hear that the hull of the Surprise, after being floated from where it lay out- side the entrance to Urage, was safely conveyed into that harbour; the condition of the vessel's bottom is not yet ascertained, be found to be stove in. although it is feared that the port bilge will A lengthy drought bas prevailed in the ueighbourhood of Nagasaki, and the farmers fear that it will prove fatal to the young rice which has just been transplanted.
Yoshiko no Mikoto, (the Imperial Prin buried on the 16th instant in the temple ceasy who died a few days ago, will be grounds of Toshimaóka, Tokið.
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14
Quotations.
New Patos, cash... 583 EONGKONG, June 29, 1876,
credit, 5871 Old Patna, oash....
oredit, -
Now Benares, cash, BOT
#
oredit, 570
Old Benares, cash, 595
credit, 5971
New "Malwa, mah, 880 oredit, 565
Allowanco Taals, Old Malwa, cash, credit, Allowance Taela,
***
CAMPHOR, QUICKSILVER ... SALTPETRE.
kar
www
Exchange. Bank, 6 months' sight,...
unle some obange takes place for the National Guard are still under arms. Those almost as barren as in midwinter.-N. 0, Kuadsoku and Shidsoku for the amount of On Caloutta, Bank demand; .......I
triels are still capable of taking further supplies. Prices have been so far well maintained, but we fear will give way soon, better in the Shanghai market, as late advices from there have had a weakening tendonoy. Grey Shirtings-9.10/13lbs. Dew hurst's ordinary makes have fetched Tis, 2.84 u Tia. 2 37 per piece. In Blbs. sales are reported of best Eagles. and similar quods at Tie. 1,80 a Tls. 1.81 per piece Green Lion, Tls, 1.75 per piece; Red Lion and Flag, TIs. 1.68 per piece. In 7-lba. there is nothing doing. 2-Cloths-These goods seem to have gone out of favour for a time, and very few sales are reported. English Drills-Some small parcels of 14lbs have been placed at Tia. 1.95 a 2.02 per piece, and 15-lbs. at Tls, 2.05 a.2 10 per piece. Malwa Opiun--The demand has again been very strong for good drug at 1'ls. 436 a 437 per picul; the finest quality command a considerably higher figure were there any on offer, and the lato advance in Shanghai will no doubt render good and medium drug saleable at much higher rates when the market re opens. O. ba: been sold at Tla. 440...
wou'd
D. News.
June 20th.
portion of the foreign community in China It will be gratifying intelligence to that who occupy a position only less precarions than dwelling in other people's memories, to wit, hanging on the lips of Sir Thomas Wade, that this diplomatist has again arrived upon the scene of action, having reached here on the 17th from Poking. It is expected that he will leave in the Prou ting to-day, but the Muse of History has learned to pause and stay the recording pen until His Excellency has actually gone, before chronicing that fact.
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It is proposed to issue bonds to the Credit, 6 months' sight,... their pensions. They are to have the op Bombay, demand, tion of selling these bonds or keeping them. Shanghai, demand, and drawing the interest. It is said that Bar Suver, 17, dwis. B.,
Shanghal, 30 days' sight, ... 60,000 formas are now being manufactured
Sycee, of giving effect to this measure. at the paper mill at Ogi for the purpose Mexicans, Tenders are about to be called for the Gold Leaf, construction of two lixhibition buildings of
English Sovereigns, Australian Sovereigas, an area of 600 tsubas each. Other buildings will be attached to them, and the total area will be 1,300 subes. The buildings are not to be roofed with tiles.
It is rumoured that the real object of the Mikado's journey northward was not to examine into the state of his dominions, but to afford a pretest for not assembling the provincial officials, who, it was feared, might give the Government some trouble this year.
Discount,...
72
Dyn ***
174
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*f*
28.40
5.12
Shares.
6.12 11 a 12
Hongkong Bank, 2% pram. H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $520 China Fire Ins. Co., $100 H.K. & W. Dock Co., 40% dis China Trader Ins. Co., $1650 Union Ins. Society of Canton, $600 Chinese Insurance Co., $215 North China Ins. Co., Th. 818, ex div. •
We hear a very extraordinary Account forebodings are only too well justified by the and closed the Legation, pending a settle that a useless nobility may be dispensed Hongkong Hotel Co., $45 dia.
persecution first commenced on the 8th April; the remainder are all dispersed. Nearly three hundred houses had been destroyed, and the
who are able to stop these disorders, inoite, on the contrary, the non-converts to make calumnious accusations against the Chris- tane. They pursue those Christians who have taken to flight, and put to the torture all those whom they are able to seize, in order to make them confess certain imaginary crimes. Thanks to the intervention of the French Legation, there was reason to expect that orders would have emanated from Peking to arrest the author, whoever he may have been, of the libel which is regarded as the true source of the persecution. News of this had been received at Chungking. But it is astonishing that no proclamation of the sort has been ever issued, ner, as far as is known, any steps taken to paralyse the effect of this injurious brochure. On the contrary, the libel continues to circulate freely: at this moment it is in the hands of all the literati, and is inflaming the general hatred of Christians and foreigners all over the province so greatly that there is constant fear of new disasters. And unhappily those sinister acts of violence which continually occur. from Chinkeang, of interference by the Quite lately, within the last day or two, a Customs with the C. N. Co.'s bulk and couple of boats and a bouse belonging to steamers. The Customs Authorities allege some native Christians have been burnt: and that the C. N. Co.'s halk is so placed us to thirty-six miles from Chung-king, upon the direct the current against the Bund, and Great River (Yangtze Kiang) two aged to be greatly instrumental in causing dam-Christians have been slaughtered--an old age which is happening. Various opinious toon of seventy, and a woman-and their appear to have been taken on this subject, bodies thrown into the water. with resulta sugh as to throw considerabla
The bitter complaints of these unfortunates doubt at least on the assertion. But the and their terrible griefs are simply met by Customs adhere to their own opinion; and lies. Woe betide the Christian who dares their consequent action seems incredible, to present himself as an accuser; for he is The remark of the Special Jury, to which They are said to insist on the removal of seized and tortured in order to make him I have above alluded, it is more than pro- the bulk, without giving time for appeal, confess that he himself is a traducis, and bable, will meet with a similar fate, unless and not only notify that C. N. Co's that the ruffian who has either killed his the sort of gentleman I have above named
steamers attempting to go alongside it after occupies a neat in our Legislative Council, the 22nd instant will be fined Tls. 500 each, parent or pillaged his house is an injured innocent. The examination being finished, To make a thing optional and compulsory but have posted a Chinesa notice outside the poor man is forced to aflix his seal to in widely different; the Jury have given the Custom House, to the effect that the written avowal which is thus extorted; their opinion, which will only appear on merchants attempting to ship cargo will be and he is then led from the tribunal straight the documents, carefully preserved in the teavily fined.We can understand the to prison. Such acts of barbarity need no archives of the Supreme Court, and will Commissioner having his own opinion comment: they speak eloquently enough not go beyond that. They should have about the bulk; but the threatening notice themselves. Shanghai eder. made it as a sort of prosentment" for to intending Ohiusse shippers seems out- submission to the Executive, in order trageous, the more so as the matter is said to have been referred to Peking with the compulsory measures be enacted for a periodical survey on the river steamers by cognizance and approval of H. M. Consul
We await further particulars with some professional men
curiosity.-N." O. D. News,
KINSHAN" VERDICT. To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL." "
Hongkong, June 29, 1876. S18, The concluding sentence of the remark, which the Special Jury in re Kin shan added to their verdict, clearly ́shews that a Ms Plimsoll will be an invaluable addition to our Legislative Council. It is now quite a year since the Court of Enquiry on the loss of the Foyang stated in their finding that top-heavy boats are not adapted to the trade between this and Macao during the months of the south-west monsoon. To this no attention has as yot been paid in the proper quarters; indeed, it seems this por- tion of the Ending has been read and passed over like an exciting passage in a chapter in the Arabian Nights,
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TIENTSIN,
.......
June 12th,
It has recently come to the knowledge of foreigners, that a guild is organised here for the purpose of squeezing Chinese pas- sengers by the steamer. They compel pas Beugers arriving to pay a certain sum, varying in amount according to the sup posed circumstances of the victim. It is a carrying company as well; but baggage or
The case
It is certain, at all events, that the Minister has left his relations with the Chinese Government in a condition the
It is again rumoured that the Kuadsoko. & J. Marine Ins. Co., Fl. 34 ex retut. most unsatisfactory, for so much he has have been granted the privilege of attending Yangtze Ins. Association, Tis. 640 bimself-expresied. It is supposed by some, the deliberations of the Genro In, for the Union 8. Navigation Co., Tis. — and largely by the Chinone, that he has reason that the growth of the idea of popular I.K, O. & M. 8.-boat Ou., 12 m, actually fulfilled the threat of last year, rights threatens to foster the conviction thanghai Steam N, Oo., Tla. 67 ment eleawhere. Sir Thomas and the with, and that inferences of this nature Chiness Imperial Loan, £102, Viceroy have exchanged calls, but no one may even extoud to the Imperial Family. excepting himself and the Viceroy has any Thus it is important to show the people exact notion of what is the significance of that the nobles have duties and responsibi- this fact. He goes no doubt to Shanghai lities. to meet Mr. Grosvenor, who will perhaps Mr Inouye Kaors, who was one of the be sent to England-and what then?" Envoys of Cores, will leave about the 25th inst. for Europe, on some business for tho Government.
It is certainly a matter of more than speculative interest to the residents of this port and of the capital to know what may be expected in case this rapidly widening breach should result in actual hostilities. there are but three alternativaa visible Either all things will go on as usual, except that to the usual humdrum bustle of busi- ness shall be superadded the bustle of war. Or business will be suspended, and only enough foreigners remain to "stay by the stuff. Or everybody indiscriminately will be removed. Then we must ask in the fervid rhetoris of the Congressional orator; Whither are the Cherokees to go Doubtless many calcium lights of wisdom will be immensely turned on at the fountain head in Shanghai, now that more or less the crisis is upon us.
1t may interest our friends at the South to hear that last week no very severe gales passed over Tientsin, accompanied by copious rain. None of the most strongly built houses in the settlement seemed to rock, nor was the river lashed into waves which, at nightfall, emitted a sullen roaring sound like breakers on a beach. We are thankful, indeed, for the kind hopes that
The Kunaisho (Department of Imporial Household) will present various articles of Japanese manufacturo to the Corean Em bassy, prior to their departure from this country.
The new Supreme Court house at Tokió la to be a two-storied building in foreign style, and the construction of it will cost upwards of 30,000 yen.
His Majesty the Mikado is expected to extend his northern tour as far as Hakodato, His Majesty the Mikado bas presented the following articles to the King of Corea. A sword; six pieces of lacquer ware; one roll each of red and white silk; 12 pieces each of Yetchigo linen and milk; 15 pieces of Nara lines 12 pieces of silk from the provlace of Kai; 2 pieces of Satsuma porcelain, and I piece of brocade.
The abdicated King of Corea has sont, through the Envoy, to a celebrated firm of Japanese engravers in Tokio, a piece of Corean marble which he wishes to have made into a seal.
A series of wrestling matches will take place in Yokohama, commencing on the
Temperature.
HONGKONG, June 29, 1876; (Taken at Messrs. Falconer & Co.'s Premises, Queen's Road,) THIEMOXITZE-9 A. M.
Do.
4 P. M
Do. Maximum.-.-. Do, Miafu. over night, BABOMBSB,−9`A, M.,
Do. 4P. H.,
Shipping Intelligence.
781 79
79
29.800
29.730
HOME SHIPPING. The following is taken from the latest London Papers —
DEPARTUBE8.
Jan. 13, Antipodas, from Cardiff to Hong-
kong.
Fab. 6, Scotia, from London to Hongkong. March 2, Mary L. Stone, from Cardiff to
Hongkong.
March 16, Min, from London to Hongkong. March 18, Benefactor, from New York to
Hongkong.
March 20, Gustav and Marie, fromTM Bam.
burg to Hongkong. March 21, Moss Glen, from London to
Hongkong.
March 21, Hoogley, from Boston to Bater
Pia and Hongkong. March 20, Cilurnum, from Cardiff to Hong
kong.
March 23, J. C. Muure, from London to
Hongkong.
Elong
Marob-29, Oregon, from Cardif
kong.
kong April 8, James Shepherd, from Cardif to April 11, Melbrek, from London to Hong
Hongkong
April 7, Corea, from Liverpool to Hong.
kong. April 12, Star "of the West, from Ria
Janeiro to Shanghai.
both sexes from the public schools. The April 13, Importer, from Cardiff to Hong- boys were all dressed in foreign style, bat
kong.
What did the Marine Superintendent of the Steamboat Company say in reply to an enquiry by one of the Jurors? Here
HWAI-NGAN-YU (Yellow River), are his words, as reported: "If-1 had a
7th June, 1876. chance I should have laid her up.'
D." This
Apropos of your recent article upon the means, tint if there was another ateamer opium question, the following incidents to take the Kishan's place the latter would which came under my observation within uc baggage, cash must be paid on landing. were expressed that we should be refreshed 20th instant. have been laid up for examination, de. the last few days may be considered desery. A case which occurred recently, seems to by a drop or two of moisture, but having The Imperial party left Ashino at 7 Notwithstanding this assurance by the ing of record, as illustrating some of the point in the direction of an additional only the intelligence of the fact, and noto'glock on the morning of the 18th instant, Superintendent himself, the Kinshan was evils esulting from the accessibility of this squeeze being imposed upon passengers by experience, we must imitate the example of and proceeded through Yorii-murs to Sakal kept going with his positive instruction to drug to all classes in this country, even to any other line than that of the China the family in reduced circumstances who miofin on the borders of Tochigi and #beat the chang," when he would not have the poorest and most ignorant,
Merchants' Company; and also that native cheerfully fried the gold-tish and roasted Fukushima Kens, and where the Kenrei bean very condident that there was nothing The first base I was called to attend was employés of the Customs service are the caniaty, and were content with each of the former district took leave, of His wrong with her since she had run for three that of a young woman, the wife of a boat- implicated in this latter method of getting now reported as having been praying for town of Shirakawa was reached, where things as they bad. Even the Viceroy is Majesty. About noon the populous years consecutively, and one day in April she reduced her pressure of steam to 16 lb. man, who in a fit of exasperation with ber money,
husband had swallowed an oitnice-and-a-
was thie A tide waiter rain, but the viceregal prayers do not seem numbers of his loyal subjects had Why was this reduction of pressure made half of opium. This had occurred some (Chinese) demanded money of a passenger, to be more prevalent than those of others. assembled to welcome the Mikado, amongst on one day only With this pressure of four hours before I was informed, so the as he was going on board one of the The days and nights are cool, and there are them being a goodly muster of scholar of steam the Superintendent must have case was hopeless from the Brat; but to S. B. N. Co.'s steamer for Shanghai. The all the phenomena of rain, except falling known very well that the Knots would be comply with the urgent solicitations of the passenger reported the east to the com- water. The wheat harvest is being gathered, beaten by her opponent, which was the friends, I accompanied them to where the pradors, who tld the Captain. The if so pretentions a word as harvest be not a the girls retained their native costume. April 13, Alios Buck, from Cardiff” to tate, and which the Attorney General woman was lying, and found her surrounded fellow was at ones pointed out by the misnomer. The grain is about nine inches After partaking of refreshment, His Ma
Hongkong. characterised in his opening speech as a bysnanxiouscrond, perfectly insensible and passenger, The case was laid before the high, and is carefully pulled up by hand, jesty set out in a norimon to visit the site April 24, Golden Spur, from Cardif to
·"+fatal fact."
prostrate. The remedies I prescribed were Customs Taotai, by the U. S. Consul, with roots and all, or cut off close to the ground of the castle of the former Daimió of this Hongkong, Thus you will observe that what the tried for some hours but proved of course a request that it might be investigated sad The stalks of homp at infrequent intervals place, which is now entirely given up to May 3, Lucis, from London to Hongkong. Jury recorded as a "necessary" measure ineffectual. On enquiring I found the the culprit punished. This the Taotai resemble scouts on picket, and the larger cultivation. Some 1,800 horses, which | May 3, St. Anne, from Oardiff to Ohefon, will entirely depend upon a chance," in circumstances particularly and. The woman reftians to do, on the ground that no part of the plain about us prodates this had been collected from this and neighbour May 3 Joseph Haydon, from Cardiff to the absence of any compulsory. Ordinance had been married some three years, and up evidence is given. In turn, he demands of year nothing whatever.
ing districts, were submitted to His Ma
Hongkong. to support the addendum to their verdiet.
to the last few days had lived happily with the Consul to deliver up the steamer's. The Grand Canal is said to be in many jesty's inspection. The lower class of May 4 Queen of the Sea, frem. New York "I am, Sir, Yours faithfully,
her husband, when some domestic quarrel compradore, for him to punist, on the places dry enough for a osrt road. Boat people carefully gathered up the earth to Hongkong. VERITAS.
odurred on a trivial matter; agrimonious plea that he struck the tide waiter. This ing on that stream is extinct, and a large which had been pressed by the foot of their May 11, Priam (str.), from Liverpool 38
Shanghai, language resulted, and the wife, under the Consul considers he is justified in class of labourers are thus thrown out of Sovereign, superstitiously believing that it the influence of her feeling, swallowed the declining to do, as in that case a course of employment. Of the other rivers which would be efficacious in caring some of the Mry 18, Nanking (air), from London to whole of the opium at hand.
intimidation would be resorted to by the are tributary to the Pelho, several are dry, is which flesh is heir to. It is not so very Shanghai This act was only discovered some little Chinese authorities, which would render The price of grain has been so manipulated long ago that a superstition of this sort was May 18, Challenge, from Cardif to Hobg time afterwards by the wife returning with it impossible for us to gain any informa- by grasping dealers in one shop it pravalent amongst the ignorant in Europe, kong, her jewellery and savings, acknowledging tiou bearing on anoh cases as this. More was raised twice la a single day, that The priests of the East Shinshu Seat of May 16, Atma, from landon to Shanghai. what she had done and touchingly begging over, it is almost absolutely certain that to addition to the pro clamation of Buddhists have become zealous for the May 16, Egeria (er), from Hamburg to¬
Shanghai her husband to take them and obtain if the charge against the compradore is falas. the territorial Tao-tal previously ment propagation of their religion and a thorough They have, It should also be borne in mind, that ioned, the Customs Tao-t'ai aud Salt acquisition of its tenets.
LOAWING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN PORTË, possible a more deserving partner. If the
the most pro["At London-Steamers via Busa Canah. woman had stopped a motient to consider Taotaí Li is a large shareholder in the Commissioner joined the first-named of accordingly, gelebted two
Fangal...
Wallace. the consequences of her rash act-towards China Merchants' Company, and is using oial in a joint proclamation forbidding ex.mising of their novices, who ago to be sent
Teriot her husband, she might have remembered all his official influence in its behalf, and so tortion, and designed to allay the panis first to England to study Setacrit, and Burmese.
Niger
State of AlabamS. that her death brought about in this seems willing to screen his underlings in The price both of oycee and of foreign subsequently, when saiolently advanced manner would by Chinese law not only auch conduct as the above. I am told bydollars, reckoned in cash, is very high,
Sailing Vessels. endanger. ber husband's liberty but pro- disinterested Chinese that this Company like all other prices. In a few days we shall probably hateably his ife. For in the sequel no sooner returns a part of the passage money. the pleasure of welcoming the Hon. T. G. was the woman dead than the husband was Grosvenor, dir Baber, and Mr Davenport, arrested and bis best seized by the back to Shanghai; and it portainly appease authorities.
China.
CHANGHAI.
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It has recently been ascertained that a large body of foreign-drilled Chinose troops; atrod with Snider rifles, are encamped on
An effort has been made this spring to secure contracts from Chinese for furnish ing labourers for the construction of work on the island of asgitalien, recently beded
in that language, proceed to India, and there make themselves thoroughly" con-† versant with the doctrines of the sect as taught in the home of Buddha. A number of novices are also to be sent to China to pursue their studies there..
Leander.
F. S. Thompson, Thyatira, Coulnskyle. Minko.
Duke of Abercorn, Elmistone.
Bantan. ~Rearom