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BE KIN' TO YOUR MITHER 1 Bo aye kin* tae your mither,

Ye-lada anlasses a',

Wha toiled baith late an"-early Tae keep yo aye fu? braw.

Wha watched ye when a bsirnie, Whe soothed ye when ye grat, And gently kissed the air place

Till sorrows yo forgat Wha helped ye at your lessons

Wi' words ye didna kan, Whs cheered ye in your sorrows

When griefe ye Lauld her then.

"And noo she's slipping goutly

Asa frae toil an2 OSTO, Tot smilin' and contented

Tho' silver-grey her hair.

But, bairns, 'twill soothe your passage

Toro' life'a sair stormy sea Tae think ye did her biddiu',

Wha ayo was kin' to thee.

Sae, bairntos, lo'e your mither,

Be honest aye an' leal Tao her, who warztles airly

To keep an' guide ye weel!

QUESTIONS. Come, Nature, tell which hour of life Is gladden'd with the richest sun f Say Childhood, ore the battle strife;

Ur Age, when all the strife is done }

Say Youth, when hope is high as heaven,

Bay Manhood, with its aims to live; Bay is it when two hearts have given The promise only hearts can give 1 Bay is it when the mother clasps

Her first born in her bosom proud ;- Or is it when she madly grasps

It back to life from early shroud 1 1 joy's long hour of memory twined

With scouts of flowers and songs of birds; With sunsete treasured in the mind,

With landscapes uupourtray'd by words Or has the human voice a tene

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THE CHINA MAIL.

No. 4287--JANUARY 27, 1877.

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Verdict, poisoned by strychnine. Half an whenever it opened it mouths As it still infancy. Surely his hand is clean. Let making feary spooniations in consols, tion here. They were performed on New a definito Year's Day, and portions of the gathered hour afterwards there was such a commotion followed, I put a shot into its left eye for a the gold be planted by the young hoir." but it was generally with in the water as you never saw; crocodiles of change; and that, apparently, did not suit The beautiftil boy extended his hand eagerly, purpose, and ne.an insurance against some mististon "ware distributed to the people all ages and both sexes splashing, whirling its ideas of comfort, for it hank out of sight then drew book with a paling cheek, as contingency. Now, the practice of baying throughout Gaul because of the great virtuss round, leaping out of the water like salmon. Immediately afterwards my frog's head he said remorsefully shall I confess it ? quantities of securities you cannot possibly which they attributed to it," from whence They had devoured the body of their dead bumped up against the bank. I jumped My father's liberal allowance has made me pay for is become especially popular among New Year's Gifts are still called in cume- comrade, and the nur vomice was working ashore, I drew the creature after me, and, careless. and profuse in my expenditures, the penniless. Perhaps the mania assumes parts of France qui l'an neuf. In Woroos- its deadly will on them likewise. When all taking our burning glass, proceeded to melt and sometimes I have overdrawn, intending its most virulent form among those whose tershire, up to the present time, the ceremony was still, I repeated the experiment, with away the gum which hermetically sealed its to pay back the next quarter. But I have congenial pursuits are carried on in the of hanging up a new branch of mistletos is a similar result. Scores of grocodiles went month. And as I am an enemy to unneros failed to do so, and I dare not say my hands precincts of Threadneedle and Throgmorton. annually performed at 12 p.m. on New Year's floating down the stream, to be torn to pieces sary oruelty, I had a sufficient aperture, to are innocent." The King then bude his streets. Periodical disclosures in the police Eve. The old branch, that has hung the by the crocodiles, and so spread the de- allow the air to escape, melted out of the Vizior he whose sandalis had been purloined courts show some manager or clerk abusing year through, is given to the first cow that struction; and in two days the river was mouths of all the frogs, which had been to plant the gold. But the old man said the confidence of his employers; obtaining calves after New Year's Day, to ensure luck. comparatively free from the pests, not more indated; after which they were placed with sadly It may not be. I havo many credit to an extent that appears incredible, to the dairy throughout the year. than a dozen of their ugly noses being ever their heads to the can, which by this time temptations. The public treasure passos frott some firm of covetous and corfiding Herefordshire the only variation in this The Draids are said to have believed that visible above the surface at once. My had gained sufficient power to liquefy the constantly through my hands; taxes are brokers, on a running account which has oeremony is that the old branch is burnt. reason for halting so long in this one spot remaining, gam, and set their jawe at com paid in, and salaries disbursed; and amid been kept open by the aid of contangos was that the direction. I had planned to take plate liberty in a very short space of time.the frequent handling of the precious coin and backwardations. City employés who the mistletoe was the retreat of the sylvan some may possibly have adhered to my have the ingenuity to trade upon felonious deities during the winter, when there was. accessitated our crossing the river, and I did. Once a Week.

fingers. It were a pity for the experimently obtained credit, are the most dangerons no other shelter for them in their favourite not quite see how that was to be done until

to fail, so I pass the precious seeds to the oustomers of the more speculative brokers wood. We seem to have some trace of this these wide-mouthed body-snatchers had been.

AN ORIENTAL LEGEND. Governor of the Forts." "Nay, nay," said because they have learnt how to let them belief in the custom of burning the old induced to move on; and this did not seem to be very feasible; for if we frightened away A certain Prime Minister went one day the Lord High Admiral; I cannot be sure in most heavily. But there are men about branches not only of mistletoe but of all or destroyed those that we found there, into the temple to worship, leaving his rich of the purity of my hande any more than town, both in the City and at the West Christmas household decorations. Herriok, others came down to the spot from the higher sandals at the door of tho vestibule-not the others, When there have occurred so End, who are always on the look-out for is his "Hesperides," makes this a Candlemas reaches of the river. So that at last I came daring to profane the sanctuary of the gods many opportunities of filching His Majesty's "good things;" and failing thisse, who fall. (Feb. 2) ceremony. And in Holstein and to the conclusion that, for some cause or other, with the dust that alave, thereto. There treasure, I may unknowingly have retained buck on gambling in indifferent things in the neighbouring districts it is believed that To all except any one holding a piece of mistletoe in his this was a special spot for crocodiles to congre- were costly diamonds set in the massive gold come in my possession that did not belong the blackest ignorance.

very exceptional natures, the first loss hand will have the power of seeing spectres, The date of its use has, however, changed grate in, and that it would be necessary to buckles, and the tempted the cupidity of a there. So I pray yon pass on the gold. Beek for a passage further up. On doing this, thief, who had entered the sacred precincts,Give it to the Chief-Constable," cried-theia as fatal as the first gain, especially when my supposition proved correct; as before we not to obtain pardon for old, sins, but to King. He surely must be innocent, for the gambler is under difficulties to in the greater part of Britain from New had ascended five miles the reptiles were commit new ones, by enriching himself at the the all sufficient reason that the poor begin with. He had urgent occasion for Year's Day to Christmas. Coles, in his only visible here and there, so that a passage expense of those who came to worship. He wretches who pass through his hands have the money he hoped to win; and now that "Art of Nimpling," 1666, says, "It is might be effected without any extraordinary would no doubt have robbed even the temple nothing left them to be stolen, nor could he he is out of pocket instead, he positively carried many miles to set up in houses at risk from that soures. But then, in re for the altar itself, had opportunity offered. have the heart to rob them if they had." burns to recoup himself. He follows with Christmas time." What would Master Coles venge, the current was much more rapid This evil-minded man, affecting great humi Alas! my liege," said the trembling feverish palso the fluctuations of the stock have said to the following clipping from the so much so, indeed, that swimming soross lity, sat, with bowed head and downcast magistrate, "when the covetous thought that scorched his fingers. He opens with Malvern News of 1860 The Hereford would be quite out of the question for some eyes in the vestibule where the Vizier had lies hidden in the breast the means of carry trembling fingers each successive edition of papers tell us tons of mistletoe have been of my people, though the river was not put off his sandals, and so caught sight of ing it out will not be wanting. I must the evening papers. He may have been despatched from that city by rail to London; confess that my own pureo has grown heavy betrayed into dosling at first by some und, as we know, lots of barrels filled with more than four hundred yards broad at their costly adornments. Then no sooner the utmost. The trees in the country near was the back of the minister turned than his by the occasional droppings from criminal friendly "tip" that proved false, given the same mystic plant go every year were not suitable for raft building; and valuable foot-gear was transferred to the pouches. But surely it was no crime to perhaps in the genial abandon of an after-northward from Worcester for the merry That seemed a great take from thieves that which they had stolen. dinner conversation. His taking action maide of the black country and for the altogether, I was more puzzled than I should turban of the thief. have liked my followers to be aware of, honour to be conferred on a pair of sandals I deemed their ill-gotten gains better in the on that unlucky piece of information seems Langshire witches." Christie, in his What rendered it desirable to effect the to be carefully enfolded in silk and placed hands of an honest man like myself" wisdom to him still, even in the bitter re-quiry into the ancient Greek Game passage by some means was, the game was above the head, instead of being trampled "Let the High Priest have it," said the trospect. Now he has nothing more to supposed to have been invented by Pala- "The hands of this old man guide him than a matter of public notoriety; medes," says, page 131, "We find by the exceedingly source on our side, while my under foot, and brought in contact with dust King talescope showed me plenty of buffalo and and grime. But who would not rather abide must be unstained. Why did I not think and there are scores of jobbers and dealers allusion of Virgil, who compared the golden deer on the other. So that early one at the feat of an honest man than be placed of him sooner F Pass the gold to the priest. who are far better posted than he. No bough in Infernis to the mistletoe, that the on the crown of a thief? The indwelling We have trifled long enough." "Not so, matter-he most out in again; and so he use of this plant was not unknown in the morning, when I had been out on

the prelate; "tithes, does, and he losos, and carries over, and religions cermonies of the ancients, and fruitless hunt, I was tantalized by seeing spirit of the sandals was not an evil one, my lege," said a fine stag on the opposite bank come down and it rebelled at being forced into familiarity offerings, and sacrifices have all to be pays for doing it, and gets involved deeper particularly of the Greeks," Science to the riverside to drink, and without with such as he who now claimed to be handled by me, and how can I be sure that and deeper, till the brokers become press- Gossip,

So the little some have not failed to reach their legitimate ing for settlement, or some unexpected due reflection I took my small-bore rifle, owner of the Vizier's shoes, waited till I could get a fair shoulder shot, spirit began to plot within its lofty prison destination? I cannot claim that even my political incident makes his open bargains

A COLLEGE professor, reproving a youth and fired, dropping him dead. For I forgot for the renegade's destruction, and to devise hands have boen always clean." What a disastrous. With stockbrokers it is a point at the moment how doubtful it was whether means for being restored to its former hon lamentable failure was here. Not an honest of honour as of self-interest to keep the

When the Prime Minister man was to be found: Neither the King secrets of their chambers as punctiliously for a frat fight, said:"We fight with our we could ever retrieve the venison, though ourable post. it showed at the time how free compara had ended his devotions and returned to the nor his heir, the heads of Church nor State, as coneniting physicians. But it is no beads here." The youth, after reflection, tively this part must be of the orocodiles, ante-chamber, he stood waiting for his durst lay claim to untarnished honour. But sesret that the fair sex, and ladies of the replied that butting wasn't considered fair that, though the deer lay close to the sandals, and wondering, at the tardiness of their fraude had been on a for grander scale highest station too, are in the habit of where he'd learned to fight."

charnoteristic feminine im water's edge, it was left undisturbed. The the attendant, whose duty it was to adjust than that of the shoe purloiner, and how throwing themselves into the national game desire to obtain my quarry, however, stie them. The servant, torrided at the diany should any of the venture to deal harshly with the mulated my imagination, and I hit upon pearance of so costly an article, as knowing with the poor wretob who had devised petuesity. The stolen joye and griefs of device for the transport of our goods and that his own careless inattention had such a curious test of their probity? So the Stock Exchange are more exciting than persons noross the stream. A little inland, occasioned the loss, peered about, hither and the King laughed, and ordered him to be the faro and spardillo of our grandmothers, not for from our camping ground of the thither, high and low, in every direction, set at liberty at the same time admonish and infinitely more ruinons. The stakes aro practically unlimited, while to a certain night before, there was a marah, well cups but no sandals were to be found. What sing his courtiers, priests, and all, to be more plied with froge of the same species as that predicament for a royal officer to be placed circumspect in futuro, And the earning point you may play on credit. Of course which had attempted to swallow me, only in There stood this illustrious personage, thief went out, chuckling at his own wit, we need not speak of those professional not quite so overgrown. Their oroaking had siad in white silken hose, minus shoes, while and boasting in his heart at the ingenious specalators with more or less money at disturbed our slumbers overnight, the hind neither boot, sandal, nor slipper could be device whereby he had escaped the exou- their disposal, who are always busying themselves in the markets that chance to be most the rage for the moment, The cow, made direct for the water, but lega of a few of them had provided as with had for love or money, That is to say, no tioner's block-Galary, started back on the verge of it, and came breakfast that morning. Returning to my new ones, and, of course, an officer of State running back to us without drinking. I party, I directed the men to secure as sould never stoop to any garment that had had never heard of cattle being subject to many of these monster frogs of manageable onco been donned by another. But courtly

The "Reform Club" is the title of a hydrophobia, and wondered what was the size as they could; and while they were thus invention-never at a loss for expedients cause of the sadden fright, which could engaged, Peter Tromp and repaired to a was found quite equal to this emergency.

certain gautree which we had observed hard The stout old noble was taken up bodily by new society in Sydney, New South Wales, even conquer the pangs of thirst. But on reaching the bank it was intelligible enough; by, and collected a good quantity of the two of his attendants, and borne in triumph organised by young ladies for the purpose for a row of crocodiles noses stuck up just viscous substance which it yielded. A most to his boats. Such an incident naturally at- of discouraging the use of "alang phrases" At a recent meeting, above the surface. of the water, about a foot excellent gum was this, being more like trasted a crowd about the jetty, where the in conversation. from the edge and on advancing hand or marine glue in its adhesive properties. It State barge lay, and among the rest the while a member was addreaning the society, head to the surface, a horrible mouth open-was subject to this peculiarity, that it would thief went too, looking on with as innocent she inadvertently made use of the Priso ed for a map. It was of no use going up not dissolve 1 000 even lukewarm water mir as possible, and never dreaming on a way was called or down stream in search of a safe place; heat alone could malt it. In the middle of the dénouement just at hand. The noble by a sister member for transgressing the In what way have 1: transgressed 7" far as the eye could reach to right and left, the day, when the sun poured its full rays and his attendants were: Buddhiste, and rules. the dangerous brutes could be seen, thick as upon the tree, the gum dripped from every there you know always uncover their heads

"You said it would be awful nice' to lawyers in the Temple. Atah, however, part of it, like water from a fountain. in the presence of a superior; but the pur- asked the speaker, blushing deeply. was equal to the occasion. Seizing a light But at other times, as now, when we went liner was a Museniman, and recording to

legend given under the name of the Mistel-

TALKING of things theatrical, it walaan. folding bucket which was part of our equip to collect it, the substance had the con- his creed it is extremely indecorous for one admit, young gentlemen to our delibera- the religion of Odin and Thor, contains a

Well, wouldn't it be returned the theme Volusps, which is perhaps the car aounced a short time sings that Lady Seb- ment, he swung himself out of the branch sistency of gelatine, and it was necessary to to appear without his turban. For this very tions," replied the other. of a tree overhanging the river; and lower-expose it to the warmth of the camp fire reason he had selected his turban as a place

has evidently been aditional for centuries shortly appear on the stage, and that the ing the vessel into it by a string, drew it before it became sufficiently liquescent for of concesiment fox the sandals, and that speaker, you know you sald no longer list notice of tam misletoe we have, as it right, one of our eleverest amatenes, would Tas, I know; but you and awful before it was committed to writing. It is und selected Lady Teasis as her opening up full, took a drink, and handed it behind the object I had in my mind. Piti, who which of all othere they would be least likely ago than yesterday that

the legend of the death of Baldur. Baldur, him. It is to the credit of the discipline of was an ingenious girl, sad to whose care the to be disturbed. Nor did he mean any dis-

"Well," said the speaker, tartly, if one of the sons of Odin--the fairest, the Part. All true, only the good thing" is

postponed my fellows that, parched as they were, they fire was often entrusted; had made a rude courtesy to the Vizier in keeping his head nice. That's slang."

Her ladyship finds that she baoded it to me first. I gave Piti a drink but very efficient pair of bellows out of a covered. But the great man's servants, before I moistened my own throat, however, skin, and these were now pressed into the viewed the act from quite another standpoint, you are going to be so awful nice about it, wisest, and best of all the inhabitants of Val-quires much more time for studies ha and then confess that I finished the bucket. service on hand. Presently the frogs were regarding it as a tacit insult to their lord. So I perhaps it is but I wouldn't say anything. halla-was troubled with dreams that his she expected, and besides has so many. Another was soon drawn, and all were sa-dragged in, laid on their backs and secured one of the earsmen, by a sudden stroke of his if I were you. Didn't you tell Sailie Sprig, life would be suddenly out shot by some other tings to attend to. She is fond of

prevent this dread calamity and Faya, the

T tisfied, including the poor saw, who had by tying poles to their hind legs in such a long paddle, tipped off the offending turban, gins, this morning, to pull down her painful death. The gods set themselves to the turf, or at least of betting, which of probably saved some of our lives by her manner as to prevent their kicking or jump-which, in falling, of course revealed the basque "

"No, I didn't," retorted the other, her mother of the gods, obtained from all hings supposed to be a synonymous term, though in my humble opinion it is one quite dis instinct. This operation of watering the ing. I took one of them, placed a stick in stolen sandals, and sent terror to the heart party in the teeth of the crocodiles took some his mouth, and then smeared his lips of the culprit. He was securely bound, and face growing orimaon; "and Sallie Sprig-earth, air, are, water, metals, wearinssinot. She, however, in common with a time, and was not devoid of either comical with the gum in such a manner as to handed to the proper magistrate, even before gins will say I didn't. She won't go back to.-a vow never to hurt or injure great many other very olovar people, looks

Of greater depth und-higher range Than brightest star in purple zone,

Than anmined earth, or ocean's change Or has the buman soul a light,

Not lit by chance, nor loaned of time Alive within the blackest night,

And shining through this worldly mine Not one glad hour, but every hour,

This hour the highest may it bara j The latest hour its fullest power

To fame, undimmed beside the urn A. Ulive.

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incidents or serious risks. It happened, close them firmly and held them together the Vizier returned to his palace. The for instance, that Coger relieved Atab in until the gum had become solid. Then offence having been committed against one Alling the bucket, and, being either of greater I drew out the stick, inserted the nozzle so high in office, and within the precincts weight or less fortunate in his selection of of the bellows into the aperture, and of a esored temple, was adjudged worthy of a perch, it so happened that the bough blew away until the poor creature was the law's severest penalty, and the criminal overhanging the river on which he lay out, puffed out to an enormous extent, Then, was condemned to die. Still, his ouuning oreaked and subsided into the stream. To withdrawing the bellows, I gummed up the did not fail. Sending for his jailor, he told see the crocodiles rushing to the spot from remaining space, so that the air was prevent him that he had in his possession a secret of all directions, surging ever one another's cd from escaping, and the pontoon, as one great value, and that, as an atonement for backs in their eagerness to get a bite, while

his misdeeds, he desired to impart the know- poor Coger, whitey brown with terror, just

ledge of it to the King before he suffered managed to seize another and a firmer branch

the just penalty of his crime. An audience was granted, and the sovereign commanded the thief to explain, bidding him remember

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Miscellaneous.

Taa necessity for the "infusion of a new life and a higher tone into the body, of the nation" is strongly urged by the Rev. Dr. Clutterbuck, Inspector of Workhouse Schools, in his report on the education of pamper children in the western distrib for "last year; and in support of his views on the subject he quotes the follow- ing observations of Mr Carlyle "The took of England is to me at this moment abundantly ominous;

, but a sadderTM object than even that of the coal-strike, or any other conceivable strike, is the fact that, loosely speaking, we may say all Eng- land has decided that the profitablest way THE MISTLETOE

ia to do its work ill, slurily, and menda- The old Druidis names for the misletoe ciously. What a contrast between now and were expressive of their veneration for it, say only a hundred years ago at the thus Pren paraur, the tree of pure gold; latter date all England awoke to its work Pran awyn, the ethereal tree; Pren uchel--to an invocation to the Eternal Maker to var, the lofty tree; and Mr Davies, in bless them in their day's labour and help

"mantings that than a

snoprospers, workmen, all manner of com. his "Rites and Mythology of the British them to do it well. Now, all England

compounded of Uchel, lofty, but he peting labourers-awaken as-with an Erse, Gaelic, and Channel Island names for O help us, thou great Lord of Shoddy," does not record them. The Welsh, Breton, unspoken but heartfelt prayer to Beelsshitb the misletoe would doubtless throw some Adulteration, and Malfeasance, to do our light on those mentioned here.

work with the maximum of sluriness, swiftness, profit, and mondacity, for the

The "Prose Edda,” the sacred book of

devil's sake. Amen.'"-Pall Mall Gusetts.

in any way. But the mistletoe was time forgotten, and afterwards thought too upon horses as mainly instruments of gam insignificant to be feared. This pledge was 3g so many living chess-pieces to be accustomed to make sport for the gods by hrs, Porhaps, she and the other clever so powerful that from that time Baldur washed about the green board by skilful standing in their midst, and allowing them to not far wrong, only they ought to try their most deadly arts and weapons upon be up the moves. A great commissioner, him, always without effect. Loki (fire, or who does commisions on the the spirit of mischief), jealous of this power turf, told me that if he was to show me a of Baldur's, extrasted from Freya the fact list of all his lady clients, I should be that the mistletoe had been overlooked, and astonished. He the oversight not afterwards repaired a some, which of coure he had no bonicus hastened to the woods, pulled the mistletos, todo buline felons oitizens and and selecting the strongest branch, he men of business, of city

fessional men. I recognizedants of pro- fashioned of it a dart slender and keen, the wife of a pretty well-known name of Going into the circle of the gods while at

anca. Her "coina" were small, their usual play, he invited Hod the Blind with whom I have a very slight solan fing at Baldur the little dert he had pre- the type of the blind forces of Nature) to pounds here and three there, but she f pared. Hod does so, and directed by the been at it for some few months and had The latter took, I hand of Loki, the dart made from the insig on a little money. Now, what did she do brain, and he falls a corpeet Great was the and the commissioner. nificant mistletos pierces Baldur's eye to the with it? I could not help making myself lamentation in Valhalla. Sir Walter Scott's ed hardly say, the worst view. translation of the whole Edda is to be found to give her friends some presenta," waid lished by Bohn in Schow's "Earth, Plants, lady (he had never seen her) was not in her in Mallet's Northern Antiquities," pub that worthy, I explained to him that the and Man, by the same publisher; and in finst youth, but he only smiled sardonical now," I believe racing men believe in Young. It is full of interest, and will well nothing, and certainly the life they lead to an early volume of Good Words for the and said that he was sure he was tight repay a perusah

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This is a nice racket you are giving us," on me." cried the President, after rapping both speakers to order. "Let us ask, what is the object of this soolaty "

To discourage slang" oried a dozen Kerect," said the President, "go on with the funeral,"

A member rose to explain that she had might call it, was ready for use. Then, the poles having been taken of its hind legs, it

been fined at the last meeting for saying was encouraged quietly down to the river

anful aloe," herself, but the lens, the stamps to pay it now-would settle, how in time to save himself, was both terrible side and launched, and it floated like a blad

"That'll be all right," asid the Fresi- and grotesque. One or two of these crea-der-though, indeed, it was little else, and

ever, in the sweet by and by." tures had the bardihood to leave the river, my principal fear was lost it should roll over meanwhile that be spoke in the presence of and advance upon us who were on the bank; and let its cargo into the water; but, hapa king who would not tolerate a lie and if | dent; “pay when you have the ducats."

Another member asked if a young lady but for any man with a gun in his hand, a pily, its legs and arms prevented that. It it should be found that he had dared to orocodile advancing thus openly is not par-was then packed with a moderate amount intrade without sufficient cause, torture could say "old oplandid" without sub tionlarly formidable. His skin, indeed, of goods, and Pound, who was the cleverest would be added to the doom awaiting him.jecting herself to a fine.

"You bet she can't," said the President, will turn the ordinary spherical leader of the party in ell matters connected with "Let your Majesty judge," said the wily bullet, but internally be is vulnerable navigation, and believed himself to have a rogue, whether the growth of trees whose who was the original founder of the society; enough; and as he advances upon you, open charm against crocodiles, got astride of the fruit is pure gold be not a secret worthy of and was therefore appealed to whom any mouth, it is the simplest thing in the world frog, with a flat board, which would serve even the royal ear. Let the King proseed aias point was to be decided.

Then," said the speaker, "I move that to fire down his throat. But the brutes as a rade paddle, in his hand, and shoved off at once, with his priests and ministers of ars not worth powder and lead. Boms into the current. The experiment answered State, to the palace grounds, and test the Miranda Pew come down with the dust, for travellers, indeed, speck of eating them; better than I had anticipated for when the truth of what I shall there relate. If it fell I heard her say that her beau was just old and, befooled by their reports, I have frog found itself fairly in the water, instinet of fulfilment, I am content to suffer torture splendid.""

Miranda's face was in a blazs ar she cried tried a crocodile steak myself Any-led it to strike out, and it was only necessary as well as death." So they adjourned to thing more intolerably nauseous and loath to keep its head straight with the stick to be the King's private gardens a secret of such Well, it my best was such an old hair "Shoot the thinning, orled the Frexi- serie, however, cannot be imagined and paddled over, not rapidly indeed, but surely, moment being deemed too sacred for vulgar pin as your fellow is, I wouldn't say it."

A purious and very interesting remnant of one not onlculated to inspire faith in mny ecommend the Acclimatization Society to Indeed, Found arrived at the opposite back eats. After all had been seated, the rogue look elsewhere for a new plut: To destroy not more than a quarter of a mile lowes offered prayers to " Allah and his prophet," dent, will you never tumble

Bat the confusion was too great to be this legend is found in the north of Germany thing but the money in their pockets. The the monsters when they beats aggressive down, and I had reckoned on at least double and then, while the priests of Buddha were

sman provided with a piece of mistletoe can upon as figmonts of the brain, and really I sorry to say that they would just now Was a necessity; but I forbade my men to that distance. While the experiment was offering incense, and the fumes arose in allayed. Miranda's blood was up. Bozoe at the present day. It is thers believed that honour of men and women they would look use their ammunition in attacking them for being tried, Peter Trump, aided by two men perfumed wreathe to the clouds, he drew sided with her and others against hef, and

"Nice cannot fall to take effect. It is well known mero sport, and strictly followed my own and Piti, had been engaged in blowing out from his pocket two gold coins, on which amid the babel that followed could be heard never be wounded, while his own weapons have some reason for so regarding it. I do isjunction, But still the thinning out of and gumming up other frogs; and now that were engraven come curious dabalistic char such exclamations as Dry up,'

"Let them be planted," he said, blackberry you are," "Wipe off your ohin, that the mistletos was held in great esteem not like to hear of women gambing. Wee the orocodiles was desirable, as they swarmed success was assured, these preparations were acters in this river beyond calculation, if it could carried on, amidst loud laughter from the and they will immediately take root, springHire a hall," do, when a motion to ad. by the Druids its very names in their men too not mixing in the sporting world, be done at a cheaper rate. I tried several ex-natives, to whom the process of inflation up, be alothed with foliage, bad, blossom, journ was carried 14 by a large majority," periments, with this object, which were more appeared extremely humorous. I much fear, and bring forth fruit every bough, branch, or less successful; and the most killing by however, that the frogs did not equally and twig laden with fruit of purest gold. far was thins On our way to the river, and enjoy the fan of it. Whether they liked it You may gather it every boar, and the re

THE STOCK EXCHANGE. (Bladhooed)

"Wante

..

tongue are a sufficient evidence of this, and whose mankind are quiet, plodding, busi the writings of their bards and other remains or professional people, and neither have a frequent reference to this. It doubt. keepers of rape horsee themselves nor know. less owes its celebrity to its clone connectioning about them. What on earth bas made i with the oaks, which was their chosen symbol gamblera of these women foncer Cors at soms four miles' distance from it, we had or no, they ferried the whole of our expedi-you call the more heavily laden will be the

There are at present, we bollere, between for Huon, their chief deity. This close consrespondence, Sports and Pastimes, pared through a grove composed entirely of tion, including guns, stores, and ammunition, the tree. There is but one condition to nus vomica, and Feter Tromp had warned ne seross the river with the exception of the ensure the complete fulfilment of the charm 1,700 and 1,000 brokers on the Londen zestion with the oak, its mysterious growth,BERKELEY, Sept. 1808, --Chentlemen ↑ ( against inadvertently cracking and eating cow who swam over on her own account, and that is that the coins must be planted lists and had they to confine themselves totally unlike the tree on which it grows, its feel it a duty I owe to you to express my any of the nuts, 1 now teak two men to I stopped till the last, to make sure of by a hand that has never been stained by strictly to legitimate business, instead of birth sudden and apparently without cause, gratitude for the great beneft I have de father and bring as many as they could nothing having been left behind; but when dishonest or dishonourable got. My hand is being a folerably thriving body on the all combined to impress such accurate obser rived by taking Norton's Camomile Pills, Barry, and when I was provided with a good all the rest were safely leaded on the farther not clean; so I pass the gold to your Majesty average; it is certain that the botter half vers as the Druids, undoubtedly were with a I applied to your agent ir Bell, Berkeley supply, tantalized crocodile till I get bank, I too mounted my frog, and put off to be placed in the toll The king received of the fraternity would be starring: Bat sense of mystery and awe. Add to this, that, for the above-named tille, for wind in this him to leave the river and waddle after No crocodiles had hitherto interrupted our the soins, but after a moment's reflection the chances of legitimate business enter a Vallancey says, "Not only its berrier bat stomach, from which I suffered szorucia me: Then stopping at intervals and wait-proceedings, but doubtless the smell of the said Ales for me! My hand; too ie scarcely at all into the calculations of many its leaves also grow in clusters of three ting pain for a length of time, having tried ing for him pelted the nuts down his buffalo, de she swam across, attracted them, sullied, for I remember; while yet a boy of them when making choice of their united to ons stook" (three, the sacred and nearly every remedy prescribed, but withi throst: dodged, ran and repeated the for several now made their appearanes; and often helped myself without leave from my profession. They know, in so far as it la universel nutuber almost all the world over) out deriving any beneft at all. After maneuvre after little while le ranster when I was in the middle of the current one father's Strong box. I was only a child possible to estimate what must after and we can understand in some measure how taking two bottles of your valuable pills, I stopped, reared up, subbed its alonsoh with of the brutes attacked ine: The consequence but the sin remains, and can never be sil be matter of ghomework, that some it came to acquire its great importance, and was quite restored to my usual state of one of its fore-paws, curled up its head and was that I made the speedlost passage by wiped out I have repented of it with vesathe of the business of the Houes how these came to be ascribed to it such health. Please give this publicity for thig The ceremonies of gathering the mistletoe I am, Sir, yours truly, HENRY ALLPACK, tail bounded into the air, and finally erevi far; for the frog strek out Webbfully, with bitter tears and penance and have in in time, bargaite, involving no sotual manifold; diverse, and miraculous properties. benefit of those who may thus be afflicted. ed back to the river, with its back liks en the mobster's jews tathin reap of its hind tried to guard my son from the tempts delivery of sotip, but s mers settlement arch, and, after convulsively splashing for legs, the while 7 ant revolver fa hend, and tich to commit ike offences by making of differences, 12 old times, substantial were among the Druids most impressive, To the Proprietor of NORTON'S CAMOY

fw minutes, real doend to shu b21950: gave the precedis & polles in de throat him the most likevel allowance from his very alty men were in the habit of pacasionally | but are fed well known to 2004 humori. Įping Pixx,"-sulf0/7??

No. 4287.—JANUARY 27, 1877]:

POSTAL RATES. [Subjoined we give the postal rates. now in force for transmission of corre spondence to all parts of the world. Detailed ralos affecting the transmis-

+

W. Africa, Islands of the Atlantic, (encept St. Helena and Ascension), North, Central, South America, and Hawaii, Falkland Islande, Lagos, Gold Coast,

THE CHINA MAIL.

letter, or communication of the nature of a convenience of those who may wish to post lotter (whether separate or otherwise), by the Facido Route to Canada, the Wear unless it be aveircular-latter or be wholly Indier, and other places named below.

For the present-no large quantities of printed; nor any enclosure sealed or in any Way closed against inspection; nor any these Stamps can be supplied, nor is it this rule be infringed, the entire packet be kept in hand, is charged as a letter.

Patterns-to British Offices, 5 lbs. if with

out intrinsic value to the Continent, &o., 8 02:

on of packets, parcels, c., will be Liberià, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Cape Verd other enolosure not allowed by Rule 3. If undertaken that every denomination can Matches, Candles, Soap, Ladigo, Dye-stuffs,

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

Hongkong Rates of Postage. (Revised Sept. 1st, 1876:)

Islands, Azores, Bermudas:-

Letters,

Registration,

Champion.

Fia

Brindist or Marseller.

38

34

16 6

16

Newspapers, Books and Patterns, 18

6 12

In the following statements and Tables the Rates are given in cents, and are, for

United States (via Europe), Canary and Letters, per half ounce, for Books and Patteras, per four ounces, unless otherwise Madeira Islands, Canada, Vancouver's In- land, Prince Edward's Island, New Brun stated.

Newspapers over four ounces in weightswick, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia :-

82 are obargod as double, treble, &c., as the

10. caso may be, but such papers or packets of

6 papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two Newspapers must not be folded together as one, nor must anything whatever be inserted Printed except bona fide Supplements. matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate, Prices Our. rent may be paid either as Newspapers or

Books,

(Br.) means By British Packet; (Fr.) by French Packet; (U. S.) by United States Packet. D. P. means. Double Postago; C. P., cannot be paid; C. S., cannot be Bent, at Letter Rate. N. R. No Re. gistration.

LOCAL AND TOWs PostAGE,

Within any Town or Bettle- ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, ín either direction....

Between any other two of the following places (through a British Office) viz.:-Hong- kong, Macao, Ports of China and Japan, Bangkok, Saigon, and the Philippines, by Private Ship.

Between the above by Con tract Masly.

Lettera

Registration.

Fer 4 oz.

Lettere, Registration, Newspapers, Books and Patterne, 18.

28

10

8

14

A book-packet may be posted, either 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, so as to admit of the contents For the being easily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it is treated as a lettor. It may be tied at the ends with string; greater security of the contents, however, Postmasters being authorised to cut the atring in euch cases, although if they do so they must again tie up the packet.

No book-packet may be above 5 lbs. in weight, nor above 24 inches in length, 12 inches in width, or 12 inches in depth, unless it be sent to or from one of the Government offices.

W. Indies, Buenos Ayres, Costa Rica, Curagon, Guadaloupe, Guatemala, Groy

When, owing to a great and unusual Town, Hayti, Honduras, La Guayra, Mexico, Monte Video, New Granada, influx of letters, books, dro., the transmis Panama, Paraguay, Porto Rica, Surinam,sion or delivery of the letters would be Uruguay, and Venezuela :--

Letters, Менарарета, Books and Patterns, 18

None, Registration,

50

6

40

6. 12 None.

except to Curaços,

Honduras, and Bri-16

16

tish West Indies,

Bolivia, Chill, Ecuador, and Peru - Lotters,

82

58

Newspapers,

6:

Books and Patterns, 20

14.

Registration,

None

None,

Brazil

Lotters,

48:

44

Registration,

16

16

Newspapers,

6

B

Books and Patterns, 18

19

Honolulu, and Hawailli—

Letters,

34

80

82

2

Registration,

None.

None.

Newspapers,

8

282 2

8 8 2 4

RATES BY PRIVATE STEAMERS. To the United Kingdom, seo Table given below. To all other placea (to which the vessel is going) the Rates, tehich must be prepaid, except when the address is to India, Brežicom......a 82 4

*Noe Tables below.

INDIA-By Indian Mail prepayment is optional Short paid letters, are treated

wholly unpaid. By Private Ship cor- respondence cannot be prepaid. By Bri tish and French facket prepayment is compulsory, Letters cannot be propald through to India by every French Packet, but only by seek alternate one. By the others they are Faid to Galle only, and should be so marked, going on from Galle as unpaid.

Straits, U. A. Packet, Australia, de., E. Africa, St. Helena, Ascension, LETTERS, - United States (C. S.), Singa- pore, Penang, India, Ceylon, Aden, 8

cents.

Books and Patterns, 18

13

Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named can pass as a newspaper,

The conditions are as follows:- lat. The publication must cousist wholly

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 inches in width or depth.

Exceptions. No packet for Algeria, Azores, Cape de Verd Islands, France, Madeira, or Portugal, or for Egypt, Syria, or Turkey, when sent by French Packet, must be above 18 inclies in length, width, or depth.

FATTERNĘ.. NO

They must not be of intrinale value. This rule excludes all articles of a maleable nature, and indued whatever way have a value of its own, spart from its mere use as a pattern; and the quantity of ang material sont ostensibly as a pattern muat not be so great that it can fairly be con- sidered as having on this ground an intrin

The charge for Registry la 8 cents in Hongkong Stamps, and 10 cents in U.8. Stamps to those places only the names of which are printed in Italica. To all the other places named correspondence cannot be Registered through, but only to San Francisco (8 cents)

The following are the charges on corre- spondence thus sent h

Per half ounce.

Hongkong Stamps

Stamps centr.

Canada, British Columbia, New Brunswich, Nova" Scotia, Prince Edward's Leland, Vancouver's Island, Baba- mae, Nassau, New Provid-

Aspinwall, Bermuda, Bogota,

Carthagens, Coala Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Fiji, Green- land, Jamaica, New Gra nada, Nicaragua, Panama, West Indies............us Hawaii, Newfoundland,........ Guatemala, Mexico, Salvador,

Venezuela, Mastersk Belize, Greytown, Guiana, Hon- duras, Martinique, Santa Martha, Turk's Island,.............. 8 Brazil,.

7.8.

cents.

8

15

10

13

15

8

17

B

23

4

Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Argentine Confederation, Bae

nos Ayra, Paraguay, Uru- guayo......ATİND Newspapers (not over & oz.) 9 Books, o, per 4 vägi. 26 Any articles found enclosed in Newa papers or Book Packets (as silk scarves, jewellery, &c.) will be detained...

10

4. The following articles cannot be sent by Post at all: Glass, Liquids, Gunpowder, or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or offensive or injurious to persons dealing with them.

POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence, Jan. 26, 1877.

Andorfer, F.

Létá. Pape:

Lala. Expe

1

2

Kakaldy, J. Lee "Young Livesey, John Lobo, C.

1

1

Maudslay, Henry 2

*

1

1

Peel, E. W. H, 1

1

1 Flanket, The

1

Hon. Charles E B., Mrs

Quong Hat Soon 1

mash) Aloo (China- PARSELS.-The public is reminded that, Almeida, J. P. 1 in China and Japan, there is no such thing Andrews, U. 8. 1

1 Marino, Mr as Parcel Post. Much trouble and disapAntell, Dr. F. H

Martin, Edward pointment is caused by persistent attempts Armbrust, S. M. 2 to send small valuable trifles through the

Mazzocchi, P. Arnassan, Monsr.1

1. Fans, Curios Articles of Dress, Athio, Mra

Olson, Fenil Post

1 Fancy Work, and similar presenta are con Baker, E. §.

Orenstein, M. tinually being refused, the senders having Baker, Mr often spent more in Postage than would Benary, F. W. No Bremer, Jacob have paid the freight by steamer. refund can be made on such parcels of the Brennon, W. H. 1 value of Stamps obliterated before the Bullock, T. L nature of the contents was discovered.

Caarten, Del

JURE B.. PATTERNS-Some difficulty is experienced in obtaining a general understanding of Capelle, J. T. "what is a Pattern. It is a bond fide aample Castigne, Luigil

Cour un Ware of goods which the beider has for sale, or of goods which he wishes to order. It la Charit, W. M 1 to consist of the smallest possible quantity Coguet, Mons.F.1 compatible with shewing what the goods Cooper, DunglasTM $ Domitri, Mons.2 are, and must have no intrinsic value."

Verode, Monar, 1 Durand, B. Enriquez, E, Erick, James varali, W.

To provide means of remitting small sums of money to or from this Colony and between the Forts of China and Japan, the Postmasters and Agents of thin Office will in future be allowed (but not required) to purchase Hongkong Postage Stamps from foreign residents.

Between Hongkong and Shanghal, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in either direction, Money Orders mit be vsed.

1

Remedios,

Carolina

Rome, Urabam 1

Rosa, Miss Assam)

1 regd.Hozario, Flor

1

Fishor, Williama 1 Fontos, Pelle

encio MeD-1 dança do

Bozano, J. P.

Schwart, Lina-1 regd.-

1. Self, ar O., for•]

merly of the 1

1 regd... Martaban

Simpson, Capt.

Tallers, Wolf

1

1

Smith, Joha

Sole, Philippe

1

St. Johu, alias 8

1

Fuller, Peter 0,2 Furtonger, Henry) Gall, B.

vier Joso Francis, Mr

Galloway, John 1 The Stamps tendered for sale must not | Gerosa, Uharles 1 exceed 825 in vaine, must be perfectly Gherein,

Giovanni alen, in good condition, and in strips of at letit two, as no separate Stamps will be purobased. They must be presented per sonally or acoompatted by a note;"

The Postmaster or Agent may postpone purchasing if his public funds in hand are not sufficient, and he will refuse to purchase. in any case which appears doubtful or Be is allowed to charge a auspicious, Commission of one per cent on all Stampa purchased.

· Miscellaneous Notices, The Post Office is not, by law, responsible for any loss or inconvenience which may arise from the non-delivery, mis-sending, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries is restricted to bona fide postal packet (even if the parket be re- trade patterns or samples of merchandise gistered); nor is the Post Office responsible Goods sent for sale, or in execution of an for any injury which a packet may sustain Registered, and the Stamps should be

during its transmission.

sio value.

Letters containing Stamps should be

sedured from observation,

Correspondence can be forwarded In alosed Bleile to the United Kingdom' viê San Francisco at the following ratos i--

Registration,dite Newspapers, ... & Books and Patterns; 1 o.;

or in great part of political or other news, must be sent in covers open at the ends. Precaution no fragile article should be sent Lettore di ..........12 cents per + oz

or of articles relating thereto, or to other Burrent topics, with or without advertise

menta.

2nd. It must be published in numbers at intervals of not more than 31 days, and must be printed on a shoet or sheets un-

stitched,

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

4th. A supplement must 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 illustre tive of articles in the newspaper. The supplement must'in every case be published with the newspaper, and must have the 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 papera is not chargeable with a higher rate of postage than would be chargeable on a book packet of the name weight,

order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles sent by one private indivi: dual to another, which are not actual patterns or samples, are not admissible.

Patterna or samples, when practicable, and in such a manner as to be easy of examination. But samples of seeds, drugs, and such like articles, which cannot be sent in sovers of this kind, but such articles only-may be posted enclosed in boxes, or bags of linen, of other material, fastened in auch 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 baga 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.

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

Samples of intrinsiu valne must not be sent to any foreign country except United of eider down, raw or thread silk, woollen or goats hair thread, vanilla, maffron, carmine, or leinglass, are considered to fall under this rule if they weigh more than three ounces) and up to this weight raw and spun all, a well as coloured and twisted silk, may be sent to Germany

To guard against auch injury all posts! packets which are likely to suffer from stamping or from great pressure should be placed in strong covers, and even with this through the Past. It should be remembered that every packet has to be handled several times; that it is exposed to considerable pressure and friction In the mail bag; and that, whenever the bag has in the course of its transmission to be transferred by means of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury is much increased.

- 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 Postmaster may, to believe that the person whose address it however, give an address if he has no reason Is would disapprove of his doing so.

Postmasters are not allowed to return any letter or other packet to the writer or sander, 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.

8

رو

each,

2 OZ.

4 every 4 oz, 8 The Mails close at 2.30 p.m., usually on

the 1st and 10th of each month,

Registry cannot be effected after 2 p.m. The average time of transit to Londou by this route is 60 days. The correspondence maat ke specially addressed Via San Francisco. If insufficiently paid it will be

sent via Suez.

Goldenstein, J. Goldstein, G. Grinberg, J. Hack, Rev

Willon

Herzera, Quintin

1

2

Taylor, Wu,

Taylor, B. Teldman, B,

1 Thomas, Denis 1

Thompson, G. M.2

1 Tooth, Mr

1

Unsker, His Ex- cellency H.T., Governor 02 Labusu Walker, ThemBS

Wallace, C.

1

Webber, Capt. 1 regd.

Wetherall,

Mice Agnes

Williams, Wm, formerly of

1

Horan, William Morigi, T. H. 1 regd.Wilkinson, y, 1 Jacob,Clementinol James, J., for

merly of the

"Barbara Taylor"

Jameson, Á Johnstone, Ro- bert, engi.

двет

2. & 0), str. Volumbia Wilson, Thos. formerly of the 6. 8. Estepona Winter, Natalie 1 Xavier, Ismail v,a

For Merchant Ships.

Lata. Faps

Anglo Saxon 2 Anus Dorothea Annie Braginton A Alden Besse 2 Alma

August

Barton Stather 1

Calabar, 5.2. Uaroline

During the N.E. Monsoon, the Charterers Carpo and Agents of sailing ships for Manila, Saigon, Bangkok and Singapore azureɛosted to give notice to this Office of the departures of such ships.

Fo correspondence will be forwarded by sailing vessel but such as is specially so

directed.

Chaette Cilornam “Confight

Kauger Cornuvin

Lets, Rape. Lady Elizabeth)

11. Shang Lord MacDf Madura

1

1. 1

Maggie Douglas &

1

Maria Urusik

May

1

2

Meccs, ..

7

A

Novelty

L

1

Ocean Beauty 12

1

Pallas

1

Paraguay, 5.5.

Pokry

2

Froine,

1.

1 Questemberg

1

2 Khado

Ravik

Craig Ewan Denbighshire

Duke of Abecorn 9

(Fr.) 12; New Caledonia, Tunis, Tangiers, title and date of publication of the newspaper States; and in the case of France samples nor are they authorised to demand change; forwarded via Torres Straits then specially Edward Albroth

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

Batavia, 12 Saigon and Pondicherry, (Fr.) 36,

Egypt, (Br.) 12, (Fr.) 24. Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Zanzibar (N.R.), Natal, Cape, St. Helena, Ascension, Mauritius, 24,

REGISTRATION, 8 cents, except Straits, Batavia, India, Aden, Egypt (Br.), Aus tralia, &o., 12; Saigon, Pondicherry, Egypt (Fr.), double postage.

NEWSPAPERS (To all the above places) 2

cents.

BOOKS AND PATTERNS, 6 cents, except W. Africa,. 8. To French Offices cannot be paid.

Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Zanzibar, &o., 1 oz., 2 conta; 2 oz., 4 cens; Every 4 oz., 8 cents.

The United Kingdom. -

Books & Patterns,

Superscription.

via

Papers.

Brindisi (Br.).. Marseilles (Fr.)28 44

11.12

Every

4. 0%

8

12

South'apton (Br.)24) 4 {o

4

8

By Priv, Steamer 2

#1

via Brindisi 24 4 4

8

12

Registration Fee, 8 cents.

Continent, o. of

Europe.

Austria, Germany,

Bungary

Lettera.

Registration.

Newspapera

Booka,

Patterna

12 * 10

(Br.) via Brindia,18 (Br.) "1

Trieste, 22 13 A 10 (Fr.), Marlles, 38 D.P. C.P. C.P.

Belgium, Denmark,

Faroe Is., Heligo-

land, Holland, Ice-

land, Roumania,

Servia, Switzer

land,

(Br)vit Brindisi, 18 12 $

(Br.) "

(Fr.) "

10 14

Trieste,.24 19 6 Mariles, 36 D.P. C.P.] C.P.

Norway, Sweden,

Russia-

(Br.) via Brindisi, 18 12

10 $ (BE) 17

Trieste,126 12 6 14 Fr. Marea, 55 D.P. O.P. C.P. France and Algeria, 24 D.P. O.P. C.P. Italy, (Br.) 14 13 -

6 2

31

Spain,

(Fr.)......... 36 D.P. O.P. C.P. Vil Gibraltar, 24 None 4

Brindisi,.......36 D,P. O.P. C.P. Marneilles... 36 D.P. C.P.) O.P. Southampton,ij

14 None 6

Portugal&Agored,

Via Gibraltar, 09124 None. 4

Brindisi, $6 D.P. C.P. OB Marseilles,..... 36 D.P. C.P. O.P. Southampton,.28) 16 # 12 Gibraltar, (Br.)...... 24 2 4

(Fr.) 86 None O.P. O.P.

British Office, ... 24. 8 2

Turkey,

B

Austrian Uffice,....22 12

4

4 16

French Office, DP,

0.2.

Greedom 24 None CP.

C.P.

Mali (B)) {

A newspaper posted unpaid, or a packet of newspapers posted either unpaid or insufficiently paid, is treated as an unpaid or insufficiently 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 origins postage. For each transmission a fresh postage is required,

Every newspaper must be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing wax, postage starop, or otherwise) or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so as to admit of easy removal for examination. If this rule be infringed

letter. the newspaper is treated as

Every newspaper must be so folded, as to admit of the title being readily in spected.

A newspaper or packet of newspapers which contains any enclosure except sup plements is charged as a letter, unless the enclosure be such as might be sent at the book rate of postage, and the entire packet be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, in which case it is allowed to pass

▲ newspaper which has any letter, or any communication of the nature of a letter, written in it or upon its cover, is charged as an unpaid or insuficiently paid letter.

No packet of newspapers may be above 5 lbs. In weight, nor above two feet in length, one foot in width, nor one in depth.

..

sent to its destination,

Articles such as

The rule which forbids the transmission through the Pont, 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 the following have been occasionally posted as Patterns, and have been detained as unit for the fast vit, Mostal boxes, Porto lain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, sharp pointed instruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples in glass hotties, pleces of glass, aolds of various kinds, surry combs, copper and steel en graving plates, and confectionery of all kinda.

Postmasters are not bound to give 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 can be entertained after it has been removed" from the counter.

Postmasters are not bound to weigh any letters or other packets for the public, but they may do so if their duty be not thereby impeded,

The practice of sealing letters passing to and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot olimates, with was (except such as is specially prepared), is attended with much inconvenience, and frequently with serious injury, not only to the letters so sealed, 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 cona tries referred to, to do the same.

The registration of a packet makes its transmission much more secure, Inasmuch as, under ordinary circumstances, a regla Such articles as scissors, knives, razors, tered packet can be traced through its whole forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi- course; and thus the loss of a registered nery, metal tubing pieces of metal or packet is a very rare occurrence. Neverthe ore, provided that they be packed and fees: large sums of money, or other articles guarded in so secure a manner as to afford of great valne should not be sent through complete protection to the contents of the the post, oven If the packet be registered) as mail bags and to the Officers of the Post the machinery of the Department is not Office, while at the same time they may be arranged with a view to such transmission. easily examined, may be sent as samples to By law, the Post Office is not responsible the following countries, but to these alone; for the safe delivery of registered packets viz., the Azores, Belgium, Cape de Verd though any officer who may neglect his lalande, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Hol daty on this point will be called to striat land. Madeira, Moldavia, Norway, Pottu secount. Sent In unregistered letters, valu gal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United able articles are exposed to risk, and offer a States, Wallachie, and the British Colonies: temptation which ought not to be created; Indigo cannot be sent to any place abroad.and the Department cannot in any way A packet of patterns or samples sent to undertake the safe conveyance of such the Azores, Cape de Yard Islands, France, packets. All inland or colonial letters, Madeira, Portugal, or by French packet, therefore, which contain coin, and all to Turkey, Syria, or Egypt, must not exceed 18 inches in length, width, or depth; a packet to any other place abroad must not exceed 24 inches in length or 12 inches in width or depth.

inland letters which contain watches of Jewellery, even though they be posted without registration, are treated as register et, and charged on delivery with a double registration fee of eightpence in addition to the ordinary postage and any such letters which cannot be registered in time to be forwarded by the Mall for which they are posted are detained for the next despatch, Even if the letter do not contain any article of fatrinait value, it should, if it be very important, be registered.

A book-paoket may contain any number of separate books or other ptiblications (including printed or lithographed letters), photographs (when not on glass or in cases

To provide the greatest possible facilities containing glass or any like substance), drawings, printą, or maps, and any quantity for posting Cortespondence for Europe, of paper, or any other substatice in ordinary de, up to the latest moment before the use for writing or printing upon and the departure of the French Packets, arrango, books or other publications, prints, maps, ments have been made for receiving at the &c., may be either printed, written, en- Post Office late letters for Singapore, Sat graved, thographed, or plain, or Buy gon and the United Kingdom only from 11.10

Most countries to which Hongkong for mixture of these. Further, all legitimate. to 11.80 A.t. Each letter must bear

wards Correspondence having joined the binding, mounting, or covering of a book, a late fee of 18 cento extra postage. ** de, or of a portion thereof, is allowed, The above arrangement is intended to General Postal Union of being probably whether such binding, de, be loose or mest occasional emergencles, and not for olit to do so, it is necessary that the attached as also rollers in the case of the regular-posting of extensive correspone following rules be strictly observed

1. No Letter or Packet, whether to be prints or maps, markera (whether of paper dence. Should it be found, therefore, that or otherwise in the case of books, peas or large and unmanageable numbers of letters registered or unregistered, can be received pencils in the case of pocket booke, care habitually thrown upon the Department for Portage if it contains gold or silver money, and, in short, whatever is necessary for the at the last moment, a heavier late fou will Jewels, precious articles or anything that, safe transmistion of such articles, or usally be imposed

Was general rule, is liable to Cuftom A similar supplementary Mall will be aute appertains thereto; but the binding, rollers, dtc. tist not be sent as a seperate packet. made up for Shanghai by the English and Circulars, B., letters which are intend French Contrast Steamers, the late letters ed for transmission in identical terms to being received from 10 minutes after, up several persons, and the whole of the to half an hour after the time of closing, greater part of which is printed, engraved, The late fee will also be 18 dents, Gt lithographed,-may also be sont by book post,

But a book-packet fasy not contain any

Arrangements have bron" made to sell American Stamps at the Office, for the

2. This Regulation prohiblis the sending of Patterns of dutable art.les, unless the qusetity sent be at sinall as to make the eatuple of no value.

9. The limits of weight allowed are as follow

Books and Papers to British Offices, 5 lbs; to the Continent, As,, 2 lbs.

Correspondence for New Zealand may be directed for that route, otherwise it will be sent by way of Galle.

E. P. Bouveris 3

Edward May I Eigeria

Euzabeth

Queen, 8.8.

Quina, 1.6.

1 Salamis

gouthern Cro85 2 Stallknecht

2

1

Barah Nicholson 2 Bir Harry Parkos 2

Soo Teh Neng

6

Nicholson Elinstone Emmanuel Jasse 1

4

Soteris

1

1 Syringa

1

Taunton

1

1'

5

Felicitas

Money Order Regulations. 1.-Money Orders on the United King dom are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and Florence Yokohama. Shanghai and Yokohama also issue on Hongkong and vice vered.

2-Small some may be remitted between the other Forts by means of Postage Stampe.

Floria

Fontenaye Gadshill, 8.8-

Glamorganshire 3

Golden Hora, 5.5.*1. Gunga, s.6.

Gustaf

3. Many Money Orders era supplied to residents at the smaller Ports in this way. An application for an order is filled up, Hengist and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, Invererne: and unsealed envelope to the Fostmaster of James, Aitlin the nearest issuing office. The application Jessie Isabel must be accompanied with the full amount Kron Prins (including commission) in obeque, postage stampa, or other equivalent of cash, and a little margin should be left for variations Launch, ss. of exchange, The Postmaster issues the order, sends it on in the envelope, and returns the change, if any, by first oppor tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it always should were to be registered, an be. are should be taken to send these applications in time, as the Money Order Audacious Cffices close some hours before the depar. Fly tures of the mails.

4No order must exceed $10, or In- elude any fraction of a penny. Orders will be drawn at the current rate of the dayt and paid at the rate of the day when the advice arrived

The commission is as follows c

Orders on the United Kingdom. Up to £2 18 cents. *B... 30

54

11

J

$10 72

Local Money Orders.

Up to $25mlð cents,

50........30

"

b-Lists of Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom may be consulted at Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokohama.

6. Names must be given in full (expect when there is more than one Christian name) but the name of the Payee need not be given if the order be crossed (as obeques are crossed). It can then be paid only through a Bank, and may afterwards be specially crossed to any Bank.

7. No order can be paid till the Payee bave signed it in the proper place. An order on be transferred to another office on payment of an additional commission. In case of loss of an order, neo-ssity for stopping payment, or the like, application should be made to the nearest Money Order Offs for instructions.

8-If the order be not presented within six months an additional commission will be charged; If not within twelve months the money will be forfeited, When the order is once paid no further claim can be entertained.

No oftler ah be paid until the advice Felative to It has been rebelfedr

Made out on a printed form, which is supplied

gratie,

Orders on Bhunghat are drawn at 3 per ceni,

premium in all ca

1.

1

Three Brothers 1 Tullochgoram

Tweed

1 Tyburnia

Veloce

1

Washington

I

Western Bella

2

4 & Irg William Fruing 1 1

Windermere Wm, Van Name 1

}

B

1

Yarra Yorkshire

Ziba

8

6

3

Mak

For H. M. Ships.

Leti. Pap.

Late, Pape

2

LA Victor Emanuel

Books, etc. without Govers.

Aberdeen Herald. Antiquarischer Anseiger. Aratio Graño,

Balder,

Ballionicl

Christian Herald.

Courier des Etats-Unis,

Court Journal

Ornfeld Zeitung.

Daniel Deronda,

Do Aurdo, De Indler. El Cascabat. El Publico Espanol. Freis Fresto. Gaesta de Madrid. Gazzetta Musicale, Ganoeskundige Courant. Home News.

Illustrated London News (Dao, 1), Leisure Hour.

Lloyds Register. Lios En Vest

Mail, The (9 Nos.)

Pall Mall Budget--čulý 7 und Bapt. že. F. Ipsens Enkes, p.0, Presso, Die.

Roman Zeilung.

Sammlung Klinischer Vozträge, Sample of Buttons (Georg Blákter); Bohweizer Grenn Post, 20 Bentinelis Brescians,

The Times.

Town and County,`

Umbrella Handler.

Veddakampeni Oramona.

Ward, Lanck and Tyler's List of Books, dij Wochenschrift,

World.

Vessel's Name,

Captain.

Flag and Rig.

Tons.

Date of Arrival.

Consignees or Agents.

Destination.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.

Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departures reported to-day. -

To facilitate finding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into eight Sections, commering at Green Island. Vessels near the Hongkong shore are marked ., neat the Kowloong shore L, and those lu the body of the Shipping or midway between each shore are marked c., in conjunction with the flgures denoting the sections. Section.

1. From Green Island to the Gas Works.

2. From Gas Works to the Novelty Iron Works.

3. From Novelty Iron Works to the Harbour Master's Office.

4. From Harbour Master's to the P. and O. Co.'s Offico,

Section

Yev

5. From P. and O. Co.'s Office to Poddar's Whart, 6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard.

7. From Naval Yard to the Pier,

8. From Fler to East Point,

HONGKONG MARKET PRICES, Corrected to Saturday, January 27, 1877.

at 1075 Cash per Dollar Mexican

PLICE. Highest. LowEL.

Qash

No. 4237 JANUARY 27, 1877.

Carrots, Salt Carrota, Fresh Cauliflower, Colery, Chinese, Engllah, 450 400 Cucumbers, Ame, Sugar cured, 300 260 Chilles, Dried,

Bacon, English,.

Butcher Meat.

1b.

"

事

160 140

}}

Fooohow,

Mixed,. Beef, sirloin and prime cut, cy, 160 150 Curry Stuff, English,

150 140 Egg Planty

catty

catty

.20

*

40.

90

.each

70 80

catty

40 30

50 40

50 40

150 100

60 50

40 80

•

40 35

"

150 140 Garlic, (bulb) dried,

50 40

90

80 Ginger,

30 20

22

"

Greens, White

12 10

⚫ per set

60 50

Tongue, fresh, each 275 250 Green, Sprouts

920 800 Green Peas, in shell, old

39

Winter coursO

18

#

20 165

·

150 140

Beaf Corned,

Roast,

Remarks.

Soup, " Steak, Bullcoka' Braina,

E

cornad

$2

11

"

او

Steamers

Arratoon Apoar

Head,

800 600

19

11

19

24 Poters

Brit.

atr. 905 Jan.

21 Jiemssen & Co.

Manila

young 11

Bombay

5k Smith

Brit. atr.

840 Jan.

4P. & O. 8. N, Co.

François I.,

3 e Lecaebeur

Fch.

str. 1131 Jan.

18 Ah Fon

Yokohama Saigon

¡Malls 30th, 4 p.m.

17

Heart,

31

160 140Horse Radish," S'hal,,,

17

Best,

60 10.

Lettuce, Chinese

Gaelic

3k Kidley

Brit.

str. 1712 Jan.

150. & 0, §. 8. Oo, -

Y'hama&Ban F'olsco 1st prox.

""

Kidneys,

કી.

50

"

Gunga

23

English,

40

bead

3 Garceau

Fch.

Rajanattianuhar

2 Hopkins

str. Brit, str,

797 Jan.

24 Order

984 Jan.

21Yuen Fat Hong

Bangkok

Slat, daylight

Tail,

100

•

*

90 Mint,

. catty

Buade

4 h

Brit. str.

37 Dec.

17 Douglas Lapraik & Co.

Liver,.

catty 80

60 Mushroom, dried,

Yesso

Yottung

5bPunchard 12 b

Brit. str. Brit.

559 Jan.

25 Douglas Lapralk & Co.

Coast Porta

att,

824 June

9 Kwok Acheong

30th,daylight Repairing

4.

Balling Vessels.

16.

-Triye (undressed), catty 50 40 | Onious, Bombay Calves' Head and Feet, set 600 400 Hams, American,

Green

19

19

Antioch

4 Merril

Auguste

4k Thomsen

Bertha

3 Ringie

Breme

4k fimpe

Bridgetown

2 Crisp

Bonito

2 Stehr

Bua Caso

2 h Lange

Ceylon

4 Kelly

Amer. bge. Brit.3m.ao. Ger. qe. Ger.

bqe. Brit, bqs, Ger. bqe. Stam. bqe. Amer. bqe.

646 Doo,

18 Russell & Co.

San Francisco

Chinese,.

210 Dec.

23 Meyer & Co.

22

442 Jan.

26 Wieler & Co.

#

English

"

300 290 Parsley, Uninose, 180 170

English, 380 840 Potatoes, California,

#

bunsh

catty

380 Dec.

16 Wioler & Co.

358 Deo.

21 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

Haiphong London

29th inst

Mutton Chop,

170 140

"

341 Jan.

27Eduard Schellhase & Co.

"

338 Jan,

20 Chinese

**

Leg, Shoulder,

170 140

дви, Масло, Sweet,

FI

#

11

140 120 Pumpkins,

12

681 Jan,

5 Captain

Charité

3 cHervé

Cheng Soon

2 b Cheng Sang

Operan

Colombo

BVincont !Bener

Corinne

Uutwater

Edward James England's Glory Fortune

Friedriob

8 h Vreelman

4 O'Brien

4 Kaight

761 Dec.

2 h Suderstrom

447. Dec,

8 Ulderup

672 Jan,

***

1914

Feh. bge. 266 Jan, diam. coh 200 April Amer. sch. Brit. bqe, 384 Deo. Brit.bqe, 390 Oct. Amer, sh, 2987 |Dec. Amor, bqo. 620 Jan. British, Slam, bqe, Ger.. bqe.

13 Captain Sanda 26 Wieler & Co.

8 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.

Rozario & Co,

5 Carlowitz & Co.

Manila

Toisy

19

LATOS,

120 110 Radiahon,

⚫dor.

30 Chinese

Pigs' Chitings,

catty

60 50 Scallions,

catty

Insurance Company

London

off Banda Blip

17

"Foat,

Fry,

-100

静

New York

Head,

90 Bhalots,

110 100 Sesamum,

90 8) Taro (U Tau)

"

Heart,

sach

60

50 Tomatoes,

36 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

London

J

25 Chinese...

Bangkok

Cleared

13

Kidney,

80

10

70 Turnips, Salt,

2

13 Siemazen & Co,

Gustav Adolph

» Lavor,

Ib:

100

80

.8 L Neumann

Ger. bqe,

272 Dec,

20 Eduard Schollhass & Co.

Tientaln

Oleared

Bansa

Humboldt

Loiterer

Lucky Luere

Marquis of Argyll Morning Star Mount Lebanon Nohemish Gibson Nusvo Constante Presto

*Rapid

4k Deneken

ter, bye.

409 Dec,

28 Wieler & Co.

Ohannel for orders

Pork, Chop,

catty

150 140

English. Obineze,

each

#1

datty

18 Stoll

Ger, bqe,

880 Jan,

10 Eduard Schellbass & Co.

» Corned,

**

180 120 Water Lily Roots,

"

7 b Vincent

famer, sob,

45 Aug.

18 Insurance Cos.

110

Leg,

150 140 Water Oreja,

bunch

2 Michaelsen

Siam, bqe

424 Jan,

Chinese

2.h Colberg.

Siam, bqe.

432 Jan.

16 Chinese

4k McKoon

Brit, bqe,

550 Deo,

22 Rozario & Co. ̈

Bangkok Saigon

52

Fat or Laid, Sheep Head, and Feet, not'

·

110 100 Yams,

840 820

2 Edtefeen

1 Hall

Siam, bqe. Brit. 8m.80.

18 Bradford

Vidal

Spirit of the Age Star of China Bamatra

Telegraph Unanime

Wm. Phillipa

2 cLaidman

Hunto

Red Riding Hood Ban Lorenzo

8 cRobertson 4 cPico

4k Johnson

8 Blaker

1 cualy

Pudon

YBETO

3 & Vetern

2 Uviente

3 Clough 81 Berendsen 41 Cain

...Roudeau

Be Meyer

tamer. bqo. 741 Jan. Span, ach, 202 Jan, Brit. bqe. 384 Deo Siam, bge. 420 Jan. Brit. bqe. 720 Jan. sipan, bg. 220 Dec. Brit. bqe, 847 Jan. Brit. at, 704 Jan, Amer, sh, 1071 Oct.

Siam. bqe. 827 Jan. Brit, bqo, 746 Deo. Fch. bqe. 409 Jan. Am. 8m.sc. 692 Doc. Ger. bqe. 499 Jan, Brit, bye. 463 Dec.

Melehern & Co.

26 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

Remedios & Co.

21 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

Chinese

2-iemszen & Co.

81 Ramell & Co.

6 Melcher & Co.

6 Eduard Schellhass & Co. 25 Russell & Co. 18 Wieler & Co.

570 Jan. 630 Jan.

4 Chinese

Heart Kidno,

each

19

Sucking Pigs, Veal,

Catty

25 Jardine, Matheson & Co. 22 Remedios & Co. IV Captain

Poultry,

Manila

To-day

21 Douglas Lapraik & Co,

Свропа, Ducks,

+

180.160 catty

50 40 Aleurites,

80 70 Apples, Dried

1780 1005

•

140 120 Almonds, (Bombay),

Bananas, fragrant Punti,

Common

catty *-**-80 Fraits.

catty

Californian,

*

"

T10 100

Chestnuts, new,"

100

嚙

4

**

21 Rumoll & Co.

San Francisco

New York v. W'pos Singapore

Deer, Shanghai,

.each

$2.00 $1.75

Cocoanute

~, each

8 9 4 2 2 4 29 8 8 ¤ ¤ ¤a 8 8 8 9 § aS & ÷ ÷ Kas sggisag s

50

225 200

20

16

750 660 50 65 110 100

10

16

19

30

18

20

15

35

120 100

10

40

18

10

20

30

80

500 400

200 120

180

80 23

80

| Eggs, Hen,

dos.

100

Currants,

bottle

400-350

Sands' Slip off Sands' Slip

Duck

100

"

ib.

300 160

TE

**

M

Balt.

120

Datou,

. bottle

600 400

·

"

Fowls,

catty

160 180 Figa, Dzied,

500 400

Geese,

120 110 Ground Nuts,

80 25

#

"

WHAMPOA

Christian

Vetta

Stolir Dirks

Ger. Ech. 280 Jan. 18 Eduard Schellhass & Co. Ger. bqe 802 Jan. 18 Melchers & Co.

Partridges,

ench

250 250 Lemon,

70

60

Tamsui

Pheasants, Canton, live, pair

$2.00

Lichoes, Dried,

200 180

17

» Shaugbal, dend

600

Loong Ngan, Dried,

400 · 200

+3

CANTON

Psu Col

Patterson

Obi.

str. 870 Jan. 240. M. S. N. Co.

Shanghai

Pigeons,

. each

140 120

Quail,

"

Sulpe,

each

60 60

110 100

77

Olivos, green, Punti, Oranges, (Obolle) Chang"

Sweet, Sun-woey,,

•

catty

60

40 80

140 120

(Mand.) coolie

40

B0

Rabbita,

600 500

+

$3

Kam-kwat

Teal,

150 140

"

"

80

• 55

Turkeys, Cock,

Hea,

• "

Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.

Wild Duck,

Vessel's Name,

Anchor-

Flag.

Olass:

Tons. Guns,

H.-P.

age.

Date of Arrival.

Commander.

#

Geoer, Woodcook,

Fish,

#

700 600

Audacious

6 h

Egerto

Fly

Lily

Luise

Meeones

British

6 h British

6 b British

6 h British

6

Gorman

6k British

iron-clad (flag-ship) steam sloup

gun vessel

gün vessel

0750 14

800

Dec. 6

800 .4

600

Deo. 18

404

4

120

Dec. 18

700

3

95

Jan. 11

corvette

1300

6

military hospital

2591

Midge

G British

gunboat

465

120

Dec. 19

Dec; 10

+1+34

Colomb

John Bruce

B. H. Cochrane Ditmar

H. Salmond

A. L. Douglas

Carp,

5)

Codfish, Balt,

"

catty

600 550

460 400

esch 860 900

Bombay Ducks; now per hundred 850 800 Brest,

catty 100 90 80 70 200

Рарат, Pears, Sautoong, Pears, Chefoo, Fine-apples, Panti Plantains, commZON

(Mandarin)

100 80

"

150 190

100 80

100 80

12

. each

50 40

+

Catty

80 20

"

}

fragrant

** Pranes, Dried,

bottle Pumelces or Shaddock, each

Amoy,

85

800 250

60

90

*

Raisins, Muscatel,

Crabu,

140 100

#1

bottle

lb.

750 600

200 160

*

Outtle Fish,

90 80

Peng-chau-hal

6 h

Chinese

gunboat

800

5

400

Jan, 25

Q. H. Palmer

Dace,

100

90

Sheldrake

6 h British

gunboat

455

60

Deo. 25

Swinger

7 b

British

gun versol

408

ucht

Jan. 24

Sylvia

7 h

British

- surveying vessel

595

******

Jan. 15

Tejo

2 h Portug.

gun vessel

444

Victor Emanuel -

6 0

British

Commodore's flag-ship 3087

Vigilant

6 h British

despatch vessel

050

100

250

Jan. ୫

F. Amami

TRAKTO

Lieut. James B. Haye

Lient.com. E. A. Bolitho

H. O. St. John

Commodore Watson

Kals, Conger

60 40

Tamarinds,

File Fish,

60

Walnuts,

+

Fresh Fish, Large

190 120

}}

Small

80 80

Jan. 16

H. O. D. Ryder

"

Yang Woo

5 0 Chinese

corvette

1400

Jan, 19

P. P. Luzmore, c.1.,2‚Ñ‚

Frog,

140 100

"

Allspice, Chinese.

Garoupa,

140 190

Baddook,

Herrings,

70 .60

100 90

90 Salesbury Seeds, Fak-kwo, catty.

atick Sugar Cane,

#0 cotty

21

Water Chesnuts, Canton,,

Barley,

Miscellaneous.

bottle 800

Foglish.

#

ploul

1600 1600

26

50

100

60

838 18323388

750 800

·

#

Bran,

33

stroked

.box

$1,00

[

ploul 1500 1400

Live Fish,

HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON KIVER

STEAMERS.

catty

160 140

CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON.

Kin bhan

Bir J. Joojeebhoy 101 Hawkins

Spark

White Cloud

Kotani

140 Lefavour 880 Hoyland 180

Browns

H., C. & M..8,-boat Co, Kwok Acheong H., O. & M. 8.-boat Co. H., U. & M. B.-boat Co. Kwok Acheong

WATERS, &o.--

Name,

Tons. Captain.

Owners,

Name.

Tons, Guns.

E. 'P.

Commander.

Fame Fel Wan Lobang

117 Stopuri

Kit Kiang

Lintin

Powan

700 Martin 457 Benning, A. 817 69 1800

Benning, T.

******

4244

H. & W'poa Dock Co. H., O. &M, S.-boat Co. Butterfield and Swire H., O. &M, S.-boat Co. H., C. & M. S.-boat Co. Kwok Acheong

An-lan

431

J. God!

Chen-jui

28

Ching-po

160

Wan Lum Wan

Ching sing

B. Choy

Chun-hai

280

Peng-chau-hal Quong-m Shen-chi Sul-tsing Tobing-faing Tien-po Wing po

600

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150

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60

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15.

700 500

bottle

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Bhrimps,

Skate,

100

180 120 140 180 70 60

100 100 00 90

Capers,

13

220 · 180

Charcoal, Cheese, Amerissa,

ploni

1080 1000

400 350

12

English, Dutch,

"

500 450

1100 1000

Cinnamon,

unity

800 250

-140 180

Citron,

160 160

140 180

Clovea,

#

500 400

100

80

Cocoanut Oil, Coffee,

bottle

*180 100

Ib

280 200

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140

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, bottle

600 250

Pickled

800

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+

picul

850. 840

catly

120 100

Flour,

80

70

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20

80 701

Gram,

Isinginan,

planl pige,

8000 2750

750

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Snapper,

110 100

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Gordon Castle

for London

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Jan. 20, 1877.

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for London

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British gunboat

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French

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for Shanghai

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Chinese

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Jan. 19, 1877.

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80

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800 300

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100

90

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atty

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12

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#

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