1877-02-03

Portfolio.

AMALFI.

BY LONGFELLOW.

Breet the memory is to ine Of a land beyond the ses, Where the wares and mountains ruset; Whore amid the mulberry-trées Bits Amalfi in the heat, Bathing ever her white feet In the tideless, summer seas.

In the middle of the town, From its fountains in the bills, Tumbling through the narrow gorge, The Canneto rusbes down, Turbs the great wheels of the mills, Lifts the hammers of the forge. "Tis a stairway, not a street,

That ascends the deep ravine, Where the torrent loups between Rooky walls that almost meet, Toiling up from atair to stair Peasant girla their burdena bear › Sunburnt daughters of the soil, Stately figures tall and straight; What inexorable fate

Dooms them to this life of toil 7 -

Lord of vineyards and of lands, Far above, the convent stands." On its terraced walk aloof Leans a monk with folded bands, Placid, satisfied, sereno, Looking down upon the scene, Over wall and red-tiled roof; Wondering unto that good end All this toil and traffic tend, And why all monjoarzot be Free from care, and free from pain And the sordid love of gain, And

indolent as he

Where are now the freighted barks From the marts of East and West 1 Where the knight in iron sarks, Journeying to the Holy Land," Glove of steel upon the hand, Cross of grimson on the breast t Where the pomp of camp and court f

Whare the pilgrims with their prayers! Where the merchants with their wares, And their gallant brigantines Bailing safely into port, Chased by corsair Algerines ↑ Vanished like a fleet of cloud, Like a passing trumpet-blast, Are those splendoure of the past, And the commerce and the crowd Fathome deep beneath the sens Lle the angient wharves and quayo, Swallowed by the engulfing waves Silent streets, and vacant halls, Buined roots and towers and walls Hidden from all merial syen Deep the sunken city Res Evan cities have their graves This is an enchanted land! Round the headland far away Sweeps the blue Salernian bey With its slokle of white sand Further still and factbermost On the dim-discovered coast Festum with ita reios liso, And its rotan all in bloom Seem to tinge the fatal skies Of that only land of doom,

On his terrace, high in air, Nothing doth the good monk oRTU For such worldly (bemes as thess. From the garden just below Little puffs of períumo blow, And a bound fa in his care

THE STORY OF THE EASTERN

THE CHINA MAIL.

VOLUNTEERS AND VOLUNTEERING. (Australasian.)

EY RICCIOTT GAHIBALDI,

tireur.

A NICE LITTLE BOY.

VISITORS' MISDEMEANOURS.

Fashionable houses are like miniature

(Saturday Reviews.) courts. The guests are divided into alesses. first come the visitors proper,the kings

No. 4245-FEBRUARY 3, 1877.

Drs' she return your love 1" "Yes, he did she said she didn't want it, That's what's killin' me.

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ing it. But as long as things are no, there Mais retournons à nos, moutons. Every me, note-book in hand for some information comes, declaring that, had he dreamed of his QUESTION SIMPLY TOLD. seems to be nothing for it but to stand on one has heard of the Frenchman who, during that I was in a position to give him, tota acceptance, he would never have invited [BY A UGRRESPONDENT TO HIS DAUGHTER,] | our own ground. We must not waste our the campaign of 1869, wout to war in a gig oblivions that the advancing skirmisho him. Mutual recriminations are bandied And now you also want me to tell you resources in this way more than recessary, containing & complete arsenal, also how B were making it very hot for day portion of between your future host and hostess on the all about the Suez Canal, which is for money spent upon guns, and forts, and shell demolished the said gig and how our clothing that offered itself to their view. question as to which of them was guilty of certainly a very important perhaps to us ironclads, le of course au expenditure that the Frenchman disappeared from the page At last I was obliged to ask him if he had a originating the idea of asking you. Whon most important part of the Eastern Quea Produces no return, and soldiers while paid of history. In 1800 we had a gentleman in mind to hear my Inst speech and confession, you arrive at this genial bouse, you will tion. A glance at the map tells you how wages by the country, are yet kept back a phaeton drawn by two handsome mules. The look that lighted up his face convinced have to be a very model guest if you succeed greatly it shortens the sea route between from adding to its reaonross by their labour His mode of proceeding was to drive as near me that he would have had no objection to in dispelling from your unwilling enter- arope and Asia, which formerly lay round a double loss to the country. But we to the enemy's outposts possible, and have added that small item to his already tainer'a mind the firmly-rooted belief that the Cape of Good Hope, and when you must be timefully prepared against any while his servant took care of the carriage, large stock of copy.

you have done him a grievous personal in- consider that big ships cau go through it attack, for nations become sometimes he would endeavour to find a high position

jury. Even when the proliminaries have in a day, and that 1264 ships, carrying quarrelsome when they are weak and (an easy thing in the Tyrol) and from there

passed off peaceably, and all the fates seem nearly 2 million tons of cargo, passed frightened, as well as when they are too make targets of the sentinels. An English

propitious, only the primary dangers are through it in 1874; and, moreover, that strong. In short, we must wait patiently gentleman and his wife honoured us by

A Brownsville young man, says the over. Perils await you at every step. On this traffic is increasing at the rate of early much nearer than it was 100 years ago; the wounded had often to thank her for intended the other evening, and while wait-Lust, you produce a supply of the day's for the millennium, which does not seem their presence in the same campaign, and "Grand Rapids Democrat," called on his your first arrival, thinking to please your one-third every year, that will give you But you may remember that each one of us many comforts. One day Mrs. C. happened ing for her to make her appearance he struck papers, which would not otherwise reach the some idea of its enormous importance to commerce. M. de Lesseps, who designed may perhaps have the power of bringing it to be on a road overlooking the valley up a conversation with his prospective honse until the following morning. Unwit- the sofieme, and carried it through against little nearer at all events it is quite D'idro, in which a sharp engagement was brother-in-law, After a while the boy tingly you have committed a very serious great opposition, deserves all praise for his worth our while to try.

going on,

We thought ourselves for I asked, "Does galvanised niggers know misdemeanour. Few things irritate him immense perseverance, Hush of the op You have heard much no doubt of the happened to be thora-out of range, and mach" "I really can't say answered more then to have his morning's newspaper position osmo from England, and we have "Turkiah strocities" in Bulgaria. Here Mrs. C. was enjoying the scene from her the amused young man; and ailence reigned "apoilt," as he terms it. He likes to read it been well abused in France for the also 1 am afraid, as in the Servian war, carriage, but suddenly the ominous "sboo for a few moments, when the boy again before other people come down in a morn

seifiabness" of this policy. It appears the hand of Russia can be traced. The" of a shell was heard approaching. The resumed, Kin you play checkers with ing, and retail the news to an admiring vory delfish now, and very short-sighted movement began by a rising of the unwelcome messenger spent itself among the your nose?" "No; I have not acquired audience at breakfast; but to-night, every too, seeing that England in the country Bulgarians against the Turks, many of rooks over our hands, but Mrs. C. amused that accomplishment." "Well, you'd bet one who can contrive to paykay a paper which has chiefly benefited by it. But if whom were murdered, and the retalia- us intensely by innocently asking if "those ter learn; you hear me," "Why Canse before dinner will forestall bin by more we look back twenty years we shall soetion has been horrible. Now, the Bu things hurt."

Sis says that yer don't know as much as a than a dozen hours. In the half-light which Colonel Peard set the fashion of going to galvanised nigger, but yer dad's got lots of usually prevails before dressing-time, you abgadant reasons for Lord Palmerston's garians are a quiet people, and helpless- opposition. At that time France was co- from their position, and they would certainly shoot one's fellow-creatures for sport. I be- stamps, and she'll marry you anyhow; and modestly sit down upon the nearest small sidered the frat military lower in Europe, not have risen, unless exoited by promises lieve it is exciting enough when blacks are she said when she got aholt the old man's chair, leaving the aringhairs for others. She was very jealous of our greatness in of help from without,The news of the the quarry, but how much more must it be sugar she was goin to all of the Fourth of You have made a sad mistake, having the East, and very desirous of founding a massacre by the Turks in Bulgaria caused when you can legally shout white men July perceshuns, an ice-cream gum-sucks; perched yourself upon an inlaid specimen of rival influence thers. The temper of her great horror and indignation in England. crack shot, and possessing a large dose of and let you stay at home to play checkers the highest workmanship and slenderest people and of her Government were such But the mass of the English people are physical and moral courage, he used to pick with that holly hog nose of yourn." And proportions, and keep your host in an agony that war 184 never a very improbable curiously ignorant about foreign affairs, his men off and notch the stock of his rifle when Si" got hor hair banged and came for half-an-hour. After dinner, should you eront; and Lord Palmerston felt that in and all they could understand was that the by way of keeping account. Of this class of in, she found the parlour deserted by all confine yourself to sherry or port, to the case of war, a French fleat, starting from Turks had done these things, and the Rus sportsman we always had a few in every save her brether, who was innocently tying neglect of the '58 Lafitte, you will probably Marseillos might seizs Egypt, and get signs wanted to punish them, but that the campaign, but latterly they had become very the tails of two kittens together, and sing. give grave offence. But we have known a young man who stuck to sherry get into the through the Canal to India, long before English Government would not let them, common. One in 1866; a Savoyard known ing.

black books in another way. The bottle,on wa, starting from the Channel, could and they naturally began to abuse the by the name of Roland Ames, evidently a prevent them. Besides, it was supposed Government. It was a pity that the Go nom de guerre, excited everybody's ad-

which this young gentleman made such au that during the construction of such a

vernment did not.come forward frankly to miration by his personal beauty and daunt»

impression happened to beeneof extraordinary great work in Egypt, that country would enlighten and direct the people, for their less courage. Ever a good many pacts in fall wholly under, French it fiuenos, which indignation was an bonest and generous front of the skirmishers, inary lies in on

their claret, before leaving the table. When the age and value, and was intended as a banne bouche which all should taste after finishing fans wat desirable; for at that time France fooling, but this was not done. Now, equalled by his extraordinary luck in 150

proper time arrived, however, the bottle, to was trying in every way to undermine our unfortunately, there are some politicians ing being killed. He made it a rule, influence, and we were obliged to be in this country whose only idea of patrio possible, to go and look at the men who had

the host's dismay, would not 14 go round" in always on our guard. Perhaps you have tiem is to support their party. Besides fallen under his fire. Sorao one must have and queens of society, who uro invited to consequence of the execution done on it by heard of the island of Perim. This is a being wiched, this was terribly mischievous, done him some great injury in his earlier havo magnificence paraded before there, the youth aforesaid, who would not have little barren rock at the entrance to the

for it encouraged the Servians to persist life, to judge by the quiet vindictiveness with which, excelling their own, shall humble known it from Marsala, in the drawing Red Sea, and the French were always in the war, and led the Russians to think which he set to work, which could only have their pride. Then some the courtiers, who room, beware of becoming engrossed in con- saying that as we held Aden they would that England would not oppose them, been actuated, I should think, by a desire are merely good-looking and well-bred ladies versation with an intelligent curate, tutor, the entrance. Well, the story goes that a the English people, who ought to have fellow-sportsman, if I may use the word, he bards, which include those who are invited make yourself agreeable to a frouzy old take Perim and fortify it so as to command whatever they might do. And although of revenge on the human race. Unlike his and gentlemen in waiting. Then come the or poor man's wife; you are intended to

and the Governor of Aden asked the French awake to the designs of Russia, It may heard afterwards that a notch on his own the fouls and clowne (the funny men of so- morning. Should you see the liens before French man-of-war put into Aden one day, been better instructed, are now becoming never spoke about what he did; however, 1 on account of their talents, musical or other, dowager, a brainless, heiress, or a county. and the tallers of good stories. Then come notability. Avoid solitary strolls in the captain to dine with him. After dinner prove impossible to undo the mischief account had been carved on the musket-stock they became confidential, and the Governor which has been done, for Bussis has now of some Turk in the Oroton insurrection, diety); and finally the fame cute and pot your host has shown them to you, and span asked the Captain where he was going advanced so far, that she may find it In the Franco-Prussian was many were the dogs, specimens of which are to be found out hours where minutes would have sufficed, The Captain answered mysteriously that lie impossible to draw back, and to calm the sportsmen and wonderful the sobres that among the visitors at most large country you will commit an offence highly punishable, was going on some Government service to excitement she has aroused. In that case were to be seen notched, but as those gentle houses. It is best to ascertain, on arriving the entrance of the Red Sea. The Go. We may have a general and very terrible war, men did not generally follow the example of at the house of a friend, to which of these vernor, who was a sharp man, guessed his for which the above-mentioned English Amos, and go to see their men, I submit that plasses the intention of your host has assiga- errand, and being also a man of action, politicians would be largely responsible, their marking was open to many errors, for ed you, and then contentedly to try to full called his Aide-de-Camp, and whispered a few and of which no one can foresee the end, what more natural than that the unhappy your duty in that state of life to which you words to him. The Alde-de-Camp left the for the beginning of strife is as when one Prussian who was being made a target of are called, or also find an exouso for leay. room and they changed the subject, and letteth cut water.'

should, animated by a laudable desire to ing at once. Unless you distinotly under- next morning the Frenchman sailed to take

revisit the Fatherland, on hearing the stand under what category you fall, you are "A PRUDENT man," says a witty French. unpleasantly near whiz of bullet bob down sure to come to grief; for the duties of one man, is like a pin; his head preventa posses ion of Perim. But when he got

his head and keep under cover, and from his class may be the crimes of another, or vice him going too far. near he perceived there were people on the island, and on looking through his

disappearance be put down as completelyvered. It is of the first necessity for visit- TREBE in nothing more truly Insinusting telescope, he saw to bie horror a party of There is a saying in England, though it extinguished by the enthusiastic Francors to ascertain the manner in which they and deforential than the waggle of a little are expected eventually to repay the hospi-dog's tail in the presence of a big dog with asilors, dirooted by the Aide-do Camp, who is a maritime nation par excellence, that had just hoisted the British dag All this he who goes to tea for pleasure would go always been our crack corps, very much in as thieves, eating and drinking good things

The first regiment of Guides (cavalry) has tality received, or they will be looked upon a bone. rivalry is over for the present. But no to a certain hot plage for amusement. This the style of the old Mousquetaires of France, to which they are not entitled. Few indeed A DISH-WASHING-MACHINE is the latest one supposed after the Crimean War, and sentiment is certainly more applicable to the defeat of Austria in lealy by the warfare; for, as a concentrated essence of very exclusive and very expensive. In its are the houses where repayment to the utter-invention, says an American paper. They ranks were to be found heads and scions of most farthing, in one form or another, is not will continue to invent washore, wringers, French, four years after, that the military all that is uncomfortable, give me a cam princely houses and lesser nobility by the expected for the entertainment provided. ironers, sewers and one thing and another, power of Franco was so soon utterly to paign, especially in winter. The present score. Into it were also sent all foreign This may seem a hard saying; but, although till women will not be worth 15 conte a collapso, and her indgenes, then the generation of Englishmen, with few exoep gentlemen who wished to see fighting, yet proves its truth. The extreme triviality of

thero may be exceptions, painful experience dozen. greatest in Europe, to become, for a time, tione, have no idea of it, for the experiences had no military rank to entitle them to a of hardly any account whatever. There of Coomassie and Magdala were as like the place on the general staff. No wonder, then,

the most highly indictable of visitors that law is like a sieve; you may see through JOSE BILLINGS says it has been observed was then a fair ground for var opposition real thing se the pienis of a fashionable that with such component parts life in it was

offences is very striking. The merest whim to the Canal scheme, but we need not party is to the tramp of the sportsman out mast brillian, and though often obliged to or fancy will make a host set a black mark it out you meet the nean idea but nobody they were not a little proud. And it is Comrades in arms who went through the was their boast that paté de-fote-gras and grudge the French this triumph, of which for a day in marshy ground in winter. sleep under the blue vault of heaven, yet it against the name of a guest as unfit for biore you pus get through to quidating

further invitations. The custom is well ever got through a sieve without not the less a triumph because the idea is latter part of the French campaigning in champagne was never wanting. Their im-known in London of hiring fruit for dinner himself. not quite a new one.

There is no doubt there was a Canal in such in Australia at present, will remember who, never partial to what the Italians call the whole of it) being returned to the green

the war of '70, and I know there are some pedimenta always roused the ire of our abiet, parties, all that is not eaten (usually nearly the days of the Pharoahs, though it did not the frightful weather at that time, that rotabili, whenever he came across the long reder. Some little time ago, at a certain din run from sea to sea, but was led from the sent so many men home, either to die or to line of four-in-hands, mail-phaotons, &c., ner party, some gigantic pears were displayed, Red Bea into the eastern branch of the linger on with a ruined constitution. The belonging to the corps, used always to decrce which wore neither expected her intended Nile. Well, after long years of delay, it thermometer was sometimes as low as 16deg. their disappearance. But they were always to be eaten, However, the next morning Was decided to make the Canal, and under zete, with short thaws and sharp certain to turn up again a few days after, the lady of the house informed her husband "company" was formed of private persons

frosts alternating with storms of snow and often occupied by sharing and elegant of the lamentable fact that one of these each subscribing so much, in the hope of sleet till it was impossible to give the ladies, who came en flying visits to relations pears, for which a most extravagant price proft, whilos considerablo aharo was columns the usual few minutes' rest at the in camp. Whenever there was a halt for a would be charged, had been used. Who undertaken by the Khedive, or Ruler of end of each hour. Even that slight cessation few days in a towna large suite of apartments cut that largo pear inquired the master. since it started." Egypt; and it was his share in the concern that we purchased the other day, and which and rendered the men so helpless that the of club-house, in which balls, &c., were

from activity seemed to stop the circulation, was at once secured, and this formed a kind Mr. So-and-So," replied his wife. "Mind. you heard everybody talking about, and waggons and fourgons eoon filled. We were the order of the day. Gambling, varied by that happened in this way. The Khedive, marching for daye with two and three fest frequent duels, was, I am sorry to say, a who has had a European education, is very of snow under foot, with the men each one frequent occupation, a gambling game hay- anxions to introduce European "oivilies hanging on to the belt of the one before ing been specially invented for the corps tion" into his country. But instead of him, or companies marching by fours, with Our passions are the only orators who trying to improve the condition of the the soldiers tightly locked together by their which could be played with the fingers alone,

a moderate-sized dinner party offence is lower classes, who are horribly ground arms to keep themselves from falling from

so that they might pass more pleasantly the We have all of us sufficient strength of down, he began by pulling down the the slippery nature of the frozen earlb. I weary hours of the march. All this, as often given in the following manner newly-invented machine to make haste.

On the road from Soochow to Hangchow, mind to endure the misfortunes of other picturesque old streets of Cairo, and build have seen hostile, columns halted within may well be imagined, did not procure for Usually it is wished that each man should

converse as much as possible, and do his best not far from the latter place, is a bridge people. Philosophy triumphs easily over ing boulevards, and Introducing English aight, almost within range, of each other, pious portion of the public, but what more to make himself agrecable; but, should a whish the officials, devoted as they are to past svile to some, but prasent evils tri-equipages, and French cafés and Italian-yet utterly incapable of any aggressive gallant and brave than the way in, which lion have been invited, the talkers are ex- the public weal, have somehow or other amph over philosophy.

operas, which is like trying to make a movement from the state of the earth and It requires greater virtue to sustain good pyramid stand with its point downwards, air. And here let me add my evident they retook the lost guns on the battle-field pested to convert themselves into listeners omitted to repair. It is in such a state Woe to them if their that the boatmen hold their breath as they fortune than bad.

Now, if anybody ought to know how a against the employment of spirits on such colours, of the 9th Regiment on the same blabberings, usually so welcome, should pass under it and charge their passengers

of Bezzecca, or recovered the nearly lost for the occasion. The evil which we do does not draw upon pyramid should stand, it is a ruler of occasions. Onos as we were drawing to the day. It was their way. When on another have the effent of smothering tho wiso utter- to imitate their silence: they have a super- us so many porsocations and no much Egypt. Bet Instead of this, he has wasted close of our stage, lasting altogether about occasion a handful of them having charged dency to suik and become taciturn unless that uttering a word will cause the bridge ings of the great may, Lions have a ten-stitious fear, which is not utterly irrational, hatred as our good qualities.

into debt, and at last he was about to sell the whole time, a small wine-glassful of had been placed on the other side of a deep London dinner parties, where so many new forcibly of the superstitions fear which the enormous sums of money, and got deeply 16 hours, it having rained oats and dogs up to the enemy's gues, found that these

At to fall on them. All this reminds one very his share of the Canal to some money cognac was served out to such man, Curious impassabls ditch, they refused to turn

they can monopolise the conversation. lendors in Paris. Aut people who have to collect evidence for future use, I inquired back till not one was left in the saddle. faces are constantly met with, it is very Mohawk Indians used to feel when rowing thought over the matter have long felt that next morning from the officers assembled Once in 1868, the second squadron was posible to be ignorant of the presence of a their bark canus over the placid waters of the Canal was of far too great importance at the rapport-general what the effect of ordered out at night on escort duty to the lion, since the exterior of these animals, is Saratoga Lake. They believed that its SELF-SACRIFICE-Each life has a distinot the property of private individuals. Our all condemned the practice, as many of the expedition in the direction of Custosa, He, But should the untappy dinersout, having and that if a human voice utered a sound in all the world to be allowed to remain this had been but without exception they chief, who was going on a reconnoitring frequently commonplace in the extremis. stillness was scored to the Great Spirit, and separate purpose of its own. Each Government, therefore, took the opportnuity men had either become utterly imbecile er soil is greated, not only to accomplish of stepping in, and buying this share of it, altogether, uncontrollable, sippose the with his usual impatience, started in his discovered on such an occasion that his apon its waters, the canoe of the offender. some great work-for even the hamblest so as to give us a

carriage without waiting for the escort; se rapid flow of small talk was extremely unwel- would instantly sink. a story is told of an Career surneetly fuldlied will, when life is management. at our object was not a were in rendered them more liable to the it at the time, we set out at a trot to over party, where no celebrity is present, to be- first settlers, who had occasion to cross this voice in its future state of fatigue, damp, and fasting they when we were ready, for I was attached to come, preceed the next night at another Englishwoman, in the early days of the Izid zeide, Isare behind it an impression of selfish one, for we should gladly make effects of the alcohol. completeness-hat to help on other souls in arrangements for its becoming the property,

take him, The night was pitch dark, and have as he ought to have done the orening lake with a party of Indians, who, before As the sea is sometimes amoth, so war in the hurry no proper guide had been pro before, he will find to his cost that he has ambarking, warned her most impressively their pilgrimage of palu and travail. This for peaceful purposes, of the whole world. has its days of enjoyment for who can vided, for the road was unknown to us.jumped out of the frying pan into the fire, of the spell. It was a silent breathless cannot be done without an amount, more And the step we have taken makes an forget the scenes in the villages and towns However, eager to overtake the chief, as and a bad mark will be set against his name day, and the canoe shot over the surface of ar less, of self-anorifico. It is terrible to arrangement of this kind much more easy contemplate the dearth of this spirit, arising to carry out. It seemed a simple stop to battle, when all the pretty girls line the pushed on in haste. The road we were at most London dinner parties, the saying from the shore, near the centre of the lake in a friendly country, say after a successful the country was everrun by Uhlens, we at both houses. Still, on the whole perhaps, the lake like an arrow About half a mile 1 part from a lack of sympathy in the take, but it was one which required desi road-side, and all the gardens in the place following was a cross rond going at right of St. Francis de Sales proves true, "That the woman wishing to convince the Indiane hamian heart id want, mark you, that may olon and, above all, a willingness to face are despoiled to decorate the rifles, guns, and angles on to one of the great departmental there is nothing so like a wise man as a fool of the arroneonsuces of their superstition, ba onltivated. Take, reader, a little of responsibility, which is unhappily a far less horees. It is wonderful how soldiers fra zaude. We did not know this. Neither did who holde his tongue" expecially, let us uttered a loud pry, The countenance of your own experience. Imagine yourself in common quality than it used to be, and terrise with the population sometimes, and we know that right opposite the function add, if he tastes of every dieb, and drinks the Indians fell instantly to the deepest great trouble; in soro need be it that of ought to be, among our public men. But the extraordinary expressions of good-will there was a deep pond, some four or five of every wine. pity, of disbardening your soul, or the etraitis was also, in various ways, a wise step to you sometimes receive, I remember in a feet below the level of the road. We only

gloom. After a'moment's pause, however, It is possible to give mortal offence to they redoubled their axertions, and in poverty How many friends of acquain take, for it showed all the world that we quiet little village in France the villagers discovered it when the first files having gone country hosts before one can even accept frowning silence drove the light barks fanoca do you possess to whom you could were determined, whatever happened, to had raised & pyramid as high as their own in head first, nearly half of the squadron their invitations, Should previous engage swiftly over the waters. They reached the confidently apply with a sure feeling of keep the road to India fres, This road houses on the road and placed their priest followed them. A may well be imagined, ments or pressing business have once or twice shore in safety, and drew up the canos rast, of being fully board and fally now lies through Eypt, but in time of war on the top waving a fag. How often also the ejaculations that filled the midnight air prevented a visit, they are very apt to take when the woman rallied the chief on his wered Five? Four? Threa? No I do not know that the Canal would be of have we found it timecessary to have billets were anything but Parliamentary, and the it into their heads that frivulous, if not credulity. "The Great Spirit is merciful, Probably not. One Evon one is doubtful much use unless we could seize both ends prepared, for the householders of the piece chief was not the only one who smiled next mendecious, excuses have been resorted to answered the scornful Mohaykhe knows And yet, inasmuch as every soul is born of it before the war began, for it would be would carry off the men two or three at a

They will say, "Oh, it is all very well, be that a white, woman cannot hold her Into the world with the impress of the exey to block it up by sinking a big ship or time to their hospitable fresides, and the morning at the sorry plight of his escort. Divine Image, so no sunl need have a heart or two in it. But, of course, to time of mother who would roarcely allow even the

And now 1 mast chronicle the feats of a likes, but he will not come to us. Business,

can find plenty of time to stay at places betongue! shanghai Courier. without empathy, and those beauties of war, zaless we could hold Egypt and also father to touch the precious baby, felt happy newspaper correspondent, the fighting corre-pre-engagements, indeed! We will let him

14 BEAMELY, Sept. 1880,-Gentlemen I virtus which therefrom blossoms into life command the passage to Egypt both fom and proud if she saw it in the arms of a pendeat we used to call him. He might be find out that we can do without him, The feel it a duty I owe to you to express my Sutobas itself in one of the greatest England and from India, we should be out tall and prickly-faced trooper. It is seen taking his notes under fire or quietly conceit of the creature1 On the other gratitudo for the great bansût I have dee Aestroyers of self-sacrifice, unless the mind of from India altogether, and the centurions fuct, but trus, that there is nothing sketching by the side of a battery that was hand, some people who wish to keep in your rived by taking Norton's Camomile Fille." be noble and the heart large; just 20-quencer of this would be too serious even soldiers like so much as children, and 1 being shelled. Ho at one time accompanied good graces, but do not want to be troubled I applied to your sgeut Mr Bell, Berkeley, Wealth often Moses its door to the need of to think about, But these are days of have seen troops marching through villages & column that was sent to operate in the with your bodily presencer will send an for the above-named Pills, for wind in the As world, because the thoughtless soul has surprises Thore probably neves was an gradually pick up all the little ones and country near Langres, and a squadron that invitation at a time when they believe that stomach, from which I suffered excrucias some to be unable to realise in bis fuineis age when so much laventive and mechanical with the mothers by their side, go through was attached to the column having been you will be unable to accept it, thus hoping ting pain for a length of time, having tried the need that exists. "I am rich and lack skill, and such wonderial command over the place amusing the small spesimene till ordered to charge through a village occupied to gain at a cheap rate the credit of having nearly every remedy prescribed, but with haught; the distress and misery we hear of the resources of nature and it is a very it seemed that their real vocation was in in force by the enemy, he joined it, and anked you. On the receipt of the previous out deriving any benefit at all afted trast be an idle tele; an overdrawn picture." and thought how much of all this wonder the nursery and net ander erms. I have when the temaent arrived on the other side, document, much as you dislike doing so, taking two bottles of your valuable pilis, 1 Thus man cheat themselves. But the rich ful fogenuity and immense wealth are being myself ridden through a village with two the officers being all non est, he gathered the you feel obliged to accept the invitation, was quite restored to my usual state of Believe it not. There le misery and devoted to the giants of destroying our little muites, one on each pistol holster, with troopere round him and charged them back since you can find no decent excuse for health. Please give this publicity for the Wretchedziess enough and to spere. In spite fellow creatures, and what great results their little fates undergoing that curious again At Autus he and I had taken refusing. Your reply sets like the explosion benefit of those who may thus be afflicted. of the parpls and fine lines that screan you might follow if sit these resourced wete to combination of expression compounded of refuge behind a tree from the excellent of a shell at the breakfast table of your I am, Sir, yours truly, HENRY ALITAS from le much that is in your power to be devoted to improving and adorning se- tears laughter, and wonder-pily to be seen practice of the Prussian riflemen; Whilst hospitabis acquaintance. He wonders what To the Proprietors of Nostor's CAXO:

i jutosse instead of inventing ways of destroy, | pa the intestile coHabineqeri

there he improved the time by interviewing on earth by shall do with the fool whes bexizzo Fizia,au1/0/77,

Of the murmur of the bees

In the shining chesnut treet,

Nothing else he heads or bears, All the landscape seems to, swood In the happy afternoon | Slowly o'er his senses creep The encroaching waves of sleep, And he sinks as sank the town, Unresisting, fatboms down Into caverns cool and deep!- Walled about with drifts of snow, Hearing the fierce north wind blow, Seeing all the landscape white, And the river cased in ice, Comes this memory of delight, Comes this vision unto me' Of a long-lost Paradise

In the land beyond the sea.

MAXING OF ROCHEFOUCAULD.

are certain to persuade us.

If we had no faults ourselves, we should not have so much pleasure in discovering the faults of others.

Nobody is over so happy or unhappy as

he imagines.

the regiment an odour of sanctity with the

three days, and he was recently married, A PRESTON man has besti missing for grave doubts exigas to whether he is sitting round in a hay loft somewhere meditating on the price of spring bonnets, or has merely drowned himself.

THE Pekin Gazette is one thousand years old. The editor is never bored with a visit from the man who has taken your paper

that he is never invited to dine here again," "Pa, I came near selling my boots yester was the hospitable rejoinder. And yet the day." You did, Sir! Well, it's lucky cost of that wretched pear, high as it doubt you didn't sell 'em. How did you come less must have been, could not have equalled near doing it "I had 'em half-soled," half the expenso of the man's dinner and

Ir is reported that a patent has been wine, for which not a grudge was felt. At obtained at New York by Mark Twain for a

No. 4243.--FEBRUARY 3, 1877.1

POSTAL BATES. [Subjoined we give the postal rates now in force for transmission of corre spondence to all parts of the world. Detailed rules affating, the transmis

W. Africa, Islands of the Atlantic, (except St. Helena and Ascension), North, Qantral, South America, and Harbais. Falkland Islands, Lagos, Gold Coast, sion of packets, parcels, do, will be Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Cape Verd

found annexed, together with a number Islands, Azores, Bermudas :---- of miscellaneous and useful notices.] Hongkong Rates of Postage.

(Revised cept, 1st, 1876)

In the following Statements and Tables the Rater are givon in cents, and are, for Letters, per half ounce, for Books and Patterns, per four ounces, unless otherwise

stated.

Newspapers over four ourses in weight ara obarged as double, treble, &o, as the case may be, but such papera or packets of papura may be sent at Book Rats, Two || Newspapers must not be folded together as one, nor must anything whatever, be inserted except bona tido Suppleraents. Printed matter may, however, be enclosed, if the whole be paid at Book Rate, Prices Car rent may be paid either a Newspapers or

Books

(Br.) means By British Packet; (Fr.) by French Packet; (U. S.) by Enited States Packet, D. P. means Double Postage; O. P., cannot be paid; 0. S., cannot be sent; 1., at Letter Rate. N. R. No Re- gistration.

LOCAL AND_TOWN POSTAGE.

Within ang Town or Settle- ment, or between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in 'either directionLKY

Between any other two of the following laces (through Britian Uilo) viz.-Hong kong, Macao, Forts of China and Japan, Bangkok, Saigon, and the Philippines, by Private

Lettera.

Registration. Newspapers.

Bks: &

Ptins.

t'er 4 oz.

|

Fia

Brindisi er, Marseillas,

38

16 6

Lettera, Registration, Newspapers, Books and Patterns, 18

Via Sou thampton..

34

10

6 12

United States (via Europe), Canary and Madeira Islands, Canada, Vancouver's In- land, Prince Edward's Island, New Brun swick, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia :-- Letters, Registration, Newspapera,

33 10

Books and Patterns, 18

28' 16

**

12

W. ludius, Buenos Ayres, Costa Rica, Guragoa, Guadaloupe, Guatemala, Grey Town, Hayti, Honduras, La Guayra, Mexico, Monte Video, New Granada, Panama, Paraguay, Porto Rica, Surinam, Uruguay, and Venezuela - Letters, Newspapers,

50 6

48

6 12

None.

16

Books and Patterns, 18 Registration,

None.

except to Curagoa,

Honduras, and Bri-16

tish West Indies,

Bolivia, Chill, Ecuador, and Foru :--- Lettera,

Newspapers,

82 ✪

58

Books and Patterns, 20

14

Registration,

Nona,

None.

Brazil

29

Lotters,

44

Registration,

16.

16

Newspapers,

&

Books and Patterns, 18

12

Honolulu, and Hawall|:--|

Lettere,

34

80

Registration,

None,

None.

Newspapers,

8.

Books and Patterns, 18

8 12

C & 822 Between the above by Con tract Mailimu ***** 88 2 4

RATES BY PRIVATE STEAMERS.

To the United Kingdom, see Table given below. To all other placon (to which the resol is going) the Rates, which must be prepaid, except when the address is to India, ACU

#dee Tables below.

'A 12: 4

INDIA-By Indian Mail prepayment is optional. Short paid letters are treated a wholly unpaid. By Private Ship cor- respondence cannot be prepaid. By Bri- tish and French Facket prepayment is compulsory. Latters cannot be prepaid through to India by overy French Padset, but only by each alternate one. By the others they are Faid to Gulle only and should be so marked, going on from Galle as napaid.

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

cents.

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

Batavia, 12; Saigon and Pondicherry, (Fr.) 12; New Caledonia, Tunis, Tangiers, (Fr.) 30.

<

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, &c., 12; Saigon, Pondicherry, Egypt (Fr.), double postage.

NEWSPAPERS (To all the above places) 2

cente.

BOOKS AND PATTERNS, 6 conts, except W. Africa, 8 To French Offices onquot be paid.

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

The United Kingdom.

Books & Patterns,

Superscription.

Letters.

Papera,

vik

Brindisi (Br.). Marseilles (Fr.) {

South'mpton (Br.) 24 44.

By Priv. Steamer (12

11 0%

2 oz.

Every 4.02.

2844

B

12

2

4

8

vis Brindisi

4

8

12

"

Registration Fes, 8 cents.

Continent, &c. of

Europe.

Lettera

Registration,

Newspapers.

Books,

Patterns.

Austria, Germany,

Hungary,

(Br) via Brindisi, 18, 19 (Br) Trieste, 22 12 (Fr.)

***

ផ្លូវវ

Marlles, 36 D.P. C.P. O.P,

Helgium Denmark, Faroe Is., Holigo land, Holland, Ice land, Roumania, Servle Switzer land,-

(Br.) via Brindisi 18 132

Trieste,24 12

*

4

10

Russia, *****

(Br.) +

Marles, 36 D.P. C.P. O.P. (Fr.) ** Norway, Sweden,

14

(Br.) via Brindisi, 18. 12

4

10

>>

(Br.) Trieste,.25 12

14

OP.

(Fr.).

C.P. 2 6 D.P. C.P. C.P.

(Fr.) Marles, 86 D.P. P. France and Algeria, 24 D.P. C.P. Italy, (Br.).14 12

17

Spain,***

Via Gibraltar, 24 Noue 4 1.

Brindisi,86 DP C.P. C.P. Marseilles, 88 D.P. O.P 0.P. Southampton, Nous

Portugal&azor28,

Via Gibraltar, Noce

>

8. 14

4 2.

Brindisi, 80 DP. OP. OP, Marseilles, 36 D.P. O.P. O.P Southampton,. 29 16 Gibraltar, (Br)..24

8.

6 .:13 4 A (Fr.)... 86 None O.P. C.P.

Turkey,

British Office, 24

Austrian Office,... 22 12

་་ 4

16

O.F

24 None C.P.

..B

French Office, ................. 24 D.P. Gresce,

Balts, (BF)

Book

Any publication fulfilling the conditions hereafter named van paas as a newspaper.

The conditions are as follows :

monte.

THE CHINA MAIL.

·

letter, or communication of the nature of a

or otherwise), fatter (whether separate uuless it be a circular-letter or be wholly printed; nor any snclosure sealed or in any way closed against inspection; nor any other enclosure not allowed by Itulo 3. If

this rule be infringed, the entire packet is charged as a letter.

A book-paoket may be posted either without a cover (in which case it must not be fastened, whether by means of gum, wafer, sealing war, postage stamp, or otherwise), or in a cover entirely open at both ends, so mi to admit of the contents being easily withdrawn for examination; otherwise it is treated as a letter. For the greater security of the contents, however, it may be tied at the ends with string; Postmaatera being authorised to out the string in auch 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.

When, owing to a great and unusual influx of letters, books, &o,, the transmia aion or delivery of the letters would be delayed if the whole mail were dealt with without distinction, book-packets may be kept back till the next despatch or delivery.

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

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

PATTERNS.

They must not be of intrinelo value. This rule excludes all articles of a saleabic nature, and indeed. whatever may have - Value of its own, apart from its more use as a pattern; and the quantity of any material sont cntensibly as a pattorn must not be so great that it can fairly be con- sidered as having on this ground an intrin

Bio value.

Pattern and Sample Post to colonies and foreign countries is restricted to bona fide brads patterns or samples of merchandise.

Goods sent for sale, or in execution of an

order (however small the quantity may be), or any articles sent by one private indivi

patterns or samples; are not admissible.

|

|

convenience of those who may wish to post | by the Pacific Roble to Canado, the West Indies, and other places named below.

For the present no large quantities of these Stamps can be supplied, nor is it undertaken that every denomination can

be kept in hand.

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

The following are the charges on corra spondence thus aent

Canada, British Columbia, New Brunswich, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward's Laland, Vancouver's Island, Baba- mar, Nassau, New Provid

Cerit

conti.

Paitors to British Offices, 5lbs. if with-

out intrinsic value; to the Continent, &0., 8 oz.

4. The following articles cannot be cont by Poat at all: Gles, Matches, Candlos, quis, Gunpowder,

POST OFFICE NOTICE. Unclaimed Correspondence,

.: Feb, 2, 1877.

Lota. Taps,

1

1

1

Janelma, Capta

0.0. Hakalay, J. Lango, Miss Lanal Lawrence, John 1

Leo Young Lobo, G.

B

Mallin, Lawrence

Mandalay, Henry

Marino, Mr

Mazzocahl, P.

or whatever is dangerous to the Mails, or offensive or injurious to persons desling | Abao (China) }, with them.

PARCELA The publio is reminded that, Albrecht, Miss to China and Japan, there is no such thing Almeida, J. F. 1 as Farcel Post. Much trouble and disap: Andorfer, F pointment, is caused by persistent attempts Andrava, C. B. 1 to send small valuable trifles through the Antell, Dr, F. H.1. Post Fans, Curios, Artioles of Dress, Armbrust, 6. M. 3 Fanor Work, and similar presents are con-Arnasan, Monsr.1 Per half ounce.tinually being refused, the rendere baving. Athie, Miry Hongkong U.S. often spent more in Postage than would Baird, A.

διασώσ Blamps

have paid the freight by seamer. No Baker, E. Si refund can be made on such parcels of the Baker, Mr value of Stamps obliterated before the Benary, B, W.

Bremer, Jacob 1 nature of the contents was discovered.

Brennen, W. H. 1 Caarten,

¡Del 1K mar B2 Capelle, J. T. Castagnino, Luigi Cear du Were 1 regd. Olark, W. M. 1 Coignet, Mons.F.1 Do A9 Da J. Mons.2 Derode, Monar. I Durand, B. ⠀ I Enriquez, E. Erink, James Uverall, W Fisher; Willian 1 Fontos Folle

Aspinwall, Bermuda, Bogota, Carthagena, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Fiji, Green, land, Jamaica, New Gra nada, Nicaragua, Panama, West Indies,......... Hawaii, Newfoundland. Guatemala, Mexico, Salvador,

Venezuela,..

Belize, Greytown, Guiana, Hon.

duras, Martinique, "Santai. Mastha, Tusk's Island,į. Brasil,...

13

16.

Bolivia, Ecuador, Uhili, Peru, 8 Argentine Confederation, Bud

17

23

10

PATTERNE Some difficulty is experienced in obtaining a goueral understanding of what is a Pattern. It is a bond fide sample of goods which the sender has for sale or of goods which he wishes to order. It is to consist of the smallest possible quantity compatible with shewing what the goods are, and must have no intrinsic value."

To provide means of remitting small some of money to or from this Colony and 10between the Forts of China and Japan, the Postmasters and Agents of this Office will in future be allowed (but not required) to purchises Hongkong Postage Stampa from fóráign residentøj:

Beswoon Hongkong and Shanghaf, or Hongkong and Yokohama, however, in eltber direction, Money-Urders must be opede Nord and

The Stampa tendered for male must not exceed $25 in value, must be perfectly clean, in good condition, and in strips of at least two as no separate Stamps will be purebased. They must be presented per- sonally or accompanied by a nota, 446

1e Fontmaster of Agent may postpone purchasing if bie public funds in hand are in any case which appear doubtful or not auticient, and he will refuse to purchage suspicious. He is allowed to charge & Commission of one per cent on all Stamps purchased. Moha

o Ayres, Paraguay, Uruq guay, ATIMAYA Newspapers (not over 4 oz.): 2. Books, o, per 4 06 Any articles found enclosed in Newa papers or Book Packets (as silk scarves, jewellery, &c.) will be detained.

Miscellaneous Notices

for any loss or inconvenience which may

The Post Office in not, by law

by law, responsible arise from the non-delivery, mis-sending, or mis-delivery of any letter, book, or other Postal packet (even if the packet be re- Bistered); nor is the Post Offee responsible for any injury which a packet may sustain during its transmission

Letters containing Stamps should be Registered, and the Stamps should be

secuted from obsérvation.

g

E.

Geo

ctor Jose

1 1

S

1

Martin, Edward

Melvern, L. F. Montagua,

1

1 Murray, Goo.

Poel, E. W.H Planket, The

Hon. Charles B., Mrs Quong Hat Soon 1 Remédios, Carolus Rome, Graham Rosa, Miss AssÀTR1 2 Rozario, · Floz. encio Men. dança

de

Horario, J. P.

1

1 Schwart, Lina

Simonds, Rob.H.1 regd. Smith, John

Sole, Philippe St. John, Miss B Tallers, Wolf Taylor, Wm. Taylor, R.

1

Teldman, B. Thomas, Denia 1 Thompson, G.M, ST 1 Thomeen, Cap-

tain P.

1 Tanth, Mr

Fuller, Peter 0.9 Francia br Furlonger, Henryl

all, B. Galloway, John Geross, Charles Ghorships Giovann Goldenstein, J., "T Goldstein, G. Grinberg, J.

Herrera, Quinti Hack, Havaj

Hoflick, E.

Witton pr

Horigh, T. R. & regd, Jacob, Clementino

James, de

merly of the Barbara Taylor" Johnstone, Bo bert, engi

neer

dual to another, which are not actual packets which are likely to suffer from Correspondence can be forwarded in Jameson, A

closed Mails to the United Kingdom via San Francisco at the following ratos t Registration,......... Newspapers, 4 Books and Patterbe, 1 oz., 2

160 V, Backh

8 12

each, +1.

2 oz., 5} every 4 oz., 8 The Mais close at 2.30 p.m., usually on

Registry cannot be effected after 2 plm. The average time of transit to London by must te specialy addressed Via Santa this route is 5 days. The correspondence Antioch Francisco. If insuficiently paid it will be August or vicinan

To guard against such injury all postal, stamping or from great pressure should be 1st. The publication must consist wholly Patterns or samples, when practicable, placed in strong covers And even with this or in great part of political or other news, maat be sent in cover open at the ends Precaution no fragile article should, be sent Letters,üvi, dem.................12 cents per oz.

through the Post. It should be remembered. or of articles relating thereto, or to other and in such a manner an to be easy of that every packet has to be handled several current topica, with or without advertise-examination. But samples of seeds, drugs, times that it in exposed to considerable and arch like articles, which cannot be sent 2nd. It must be published in numbers at in covers of this kind, but such articles pressure and friation in The mail bag and intervals of not more than 31 days, and only,may be posted enclosed in boxes, or that, whenever the bag has in the course of its transmission to be transferred by means must be printed on a sheet or ahcete un-bage of linen, of other material, fastened stitchod.

in such a manner that they may be readily of the railway apparatus, the risk of injury the lèt and 15th of each month; opened; or, in the case of seeds, & for is much increased. the United States of America, Holland, information can be given, respecting. and its possessions, Belgium, Denmark, except to the persons to whom they are latters which pass through a Post Office Greece, Portugal and ita possessions, and addressed; and in no other way is official Switzerland, is bag entirely closed, pro-information of a private character, allowed vided such closed bags are transparent, so to be made public. A Postmaster may, as to teable the Officers of the Post Office however, give an address if he has no reason readily to satisfy themselves as to the to believe that the person, whose address it nature of the contents

in would disapprove of his doing zo.

Postmasters are not allowed to return any letter orather packet to the writer or sender, or to any one else, or to delay forwarding it to its destination according to the address, even though a request to such affect be

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.

bar

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 fithographs illustra tive of articles in this newspaper. The supplement must in every case bo published with the newspaper, and must have the title and date of publication of the newspaper printed at the top of every page; or, if it consists of engravings, prints, or lithographs, at the top of every sheet or side.

A packet containing two or more news papors is not chargeable with a higher rate of postage than would be chargeable on a book packet of the same weight.

There must be no writing or printing upon or in any packet except the address of the person for whom it is intended, the most of the sender, a trade mark or Samples of intrinsic value must not be number, and the price of the articles, sent to any foreign country except United States; and in the case of France samples of sidor down, raw or thread silk, woollen or goats hair thread, vanilla, saffron, carmine, or isinglass, are considered to fall under this rule if they weigh more than three ounces; and up to this weight raw and spun silk, as well as coloured and twisted silk, may be sont to Germany.

The rule which forbids the transmission

written thereon.

Postmasters are not bound to give change, nor are they authorized to demand change = and when money is paid at a Post Office, whether as change or otherwise, no question as to its right amount, goodness, or weight 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 impeded.

During the N.E. Monsoon, the Chazierers and Agents of sailing ships for Manila, Saigon, Bangkok and Singapore ar requested to give otce to thin, fice of the departures of such ships.

o correspondence will be forwarded by sailing vessel but such as in specially so directed.

F

Correspondence for New Zealand may be forwarded vis Torres Straits when specially directed for that route, otherwise it will be sent by way of Galle,

1

1

Ussher, His Ex«} vellency H, T., Governor of Laboan

Walker, T. Wallace, C.

1

1

Webber, Cap 1 regl Wetherall,

Agnes

Wilkinson, W.

Miss }: Williams, Wm. formerly of P.&O.. Columbis Wilson, Thos.

formerly of the 1

.. Estepona Winter, Natalie 1 Xavier, Lamail VI

For Merchant Ships.

A Lata. Papa.

A. F. Balknelche 1 Anglo Saxon Annis Braginton 1

Augusta

2

y

1

1

8

1

1

Bello Oregon Burton Stather 1 Calabar, 84 Caroline Carpe Chalmette Cilurnum Connaught Ranger Cornuvia Craig, Ewen Duke of Abecorn 5 Denbighshire E. P. Bouverio 7 Edward Albroth

1

1

2 1

Edward James Edward May Egeria Elizabeth

Nicholson Ehnstonevilt 1

Jessie Isabel .Kron Prine

Gustaf

Launch, 8.8. Lady Elisabeth Lord Macauley Madura

Maggie Douglas May Mecca, 8.

Novelty

B

2 Ocean Beauty 19

Orchis, ..

Paraguay, 5.5.

Perry

Prome, 8.8.

Queen, 8.8.

1. Questembery

Quina, *.8.

2 Rhado

Ravik

1 Salamis

Sarah Nicholson 2 Sapphire

Sir Harry Parker 2 Soo Teh Seng Sateria

1 4

of newspapers posted, either unpaid or tarough the Post of any article likely to they may do doll their duty be not thereby dom are issued at Hongkong, Shanghai and Emmanuel Jasse T

A newspaper posted unpaid, or a packet 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 following have been occasionally posted frequently with serious injury, not only to an application for an order is filled up,

the post a second time for the original 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 war, postage stamp, 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 the newspaper is treated as a letter,

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

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 Pattera Post; and a packet containing any sent to its destination. Articles such as thing of the kind will be stopped, and not

as Patterns, and have been detained as unfit for the Post, viz: Metal boxes, porce lain and China, fruit, vegetables, buono of flowers, cuttings of plants, spuré, knives, scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, sharp pointed instruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples in glass bottles, pieces of glass, acids of various kinds, curry combs, copper and steel en graving plates, and, confectionery of all kinds."

The practies of healing letters pasking to and from the East and West Indies, and other countries with hot climates, with wax attended with much incorvobiotice, and (except such as is specially prepared), is

the letters to 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 Eases, to use either wafers or gun, and to advise their correspondenta in the conn- tries referred to, to do the same.

4.No order must exceed £10, or in- clude 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 je

Orders on the United Kingdom,' © Up to £2min... 18 cents,

£754

10.19

1

S

Southern Croza

Syringa

1 Taunton

Three Brothers Tullochgerum

2 Tweed

Veloce Waredis 2 Washington

Western Belle William Fring Windermere,

6

3

Wm. Phillipe Wm. Van Name 1

Ziba

For H. M. Ships.

Leta. Fap.

Swinger Sylvia Victor Emangel 8

Books, etc. without Govarı.

Aberdeen Herald. Antiquarischer Ansalgar. Archo Grafo.

Builder.

Bullionist.

Money Order Regulations. 3.Money Orders on the United King Yokohama Shanghat and Yokohama also Felicetas issue on Hongkong and vice versa.

Florence 2-Small sums may be remitted between Floria the other, Forts by means of Postage Fontenaye Stamps.

Gadehill, bert residents at the smaller Ports in this way. Glamorganshifo

3.-Many Money Orders are supplied to Garibaldi

Golden Hort, and is enclosed with a stamped, directed, Gustav Adolph

Gange, and unscaled envelope to the Postmaster at G, T. Parson 191 the nearest issuing office. The application Hengist r must be accompanied with the full amount Invererned & ItgYorkshire (including commission) in cheque, postage James Altiin 1.1 stampe, or other equivalent of cash, and a little margin should be left for variations of exchange. The Postmaster issues the The registration of a packet makes its order, sends it on in the envelope, and transmission much more secure, Inasmuch returns the change, if any, by first oppor as, under ordinary circumstances, a regis-tunity, with a receipt for the letter, if it Such articles as scissors, knives, razers,, tered packet can be traced through its whole were to be registered, as it always should Fox forks, steel pens, nails, keys, watch machi courses and thus the loss of a registered be. Care should be taken to send these Nassat. nery, metal tubing, pieces of metal or packet in a very rare occurrence. Neverthe applications in time, as the Money Order Ringacre ore, provided that they be packed and less large anms of money or other articles Offices clore some hours before the depar Sheldrake guarded in so secure a manner as to afford of great value should not be sent through tures of the mails. A newspaper or packet of newspapers complete protection to the contents of the the post, even if the packet be registered) as which contains any enclosure except sup-mail bags and to the Officers of the Post the machinery of the Department is not plements is charged as a letter, unless the Office, while at the same time they may be arranged with a view to such transmission, enclosure be such as might be sent at the easily examined, may be sent as amples to By law, the Post Office is not responsible book rate of postage, and the entire packet the following countries, but to these alons for the safe delivery of registered packets be sufficiently prepaid as a book packet, in viz., the Azores, Belgium, Cape de Verd though any officer who may neglect his which case it is allowed to pass.

Islands, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Hol

account. Bent in unregistered lettern, valu. land, Madeira, Moldavia, Norway, Portu duty on this point will be called to strict 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 do Verd Islands, France, packets. All inland or colonial lettin Madeira, Portugal, or by French packet, therefore, which contain coin, and all to Turkey, Syring or Egypt, must not inland letters which contain watches or exceed 18 inches in length, width, or jewellery, even though they be posted A book packet may contain any number depth a packet to any other place abroad without registration, are treated as register. of separate books or other publications toust not exceed 24 inches in length or 12 od, and charged on delivery with a double (including printed or lithographed letters), inches in width or depth

registration fee of eightpence in addition to photographs (when not on glass or in cases

the ordinary pestage 1 and any such lettera containing glass or any like substance),

the greatest possible facilities which cannot be registered in time to be To provide drawinga, prints, or maps, and any quantity for posting Correspondence for Europe, forwarded by the Mall for which they are of paper, or any other substance in ordinary, up to the latest moment before the posted are detained for the next despatch teo for writing or printing upon and the departure of the French Fackets, arrange. Even if the letter do not contains any article books or other publications, priots, mapa, ments have been made for receiving at the of Intrinsie value, it should, if it be very &c., may be either printed, written, es Post Office late letters for Singapore, Sat-Important, be registered, graved, thographed, or plain, or any

gon and the United Kingdom, only from 11.10 mixture of these. Further, all legitimate 4 to 11.30 A.. Each letter must bear

Most countries to whith Hongkong for. binding, mounting, or covering of a book, a late fee of 18 cents extra'postage, &c., or of a portion thereof, is allowed, The above arrangement is intended to prarde Correspondence having Joined the whether such binding to be loose or mest occasional emergencies, and not for General Postal Union or being probably attached as also rollers in the care of the regular posting of extensive correspon about to do so, it is necessary that the prints or maps, markers (whether of paper dence. Should it be found, therefore, that No: Letter or Packet, whether to be

following rules be strictly observed, or otherwise) in the case of books, pens or large and unmanageable numbers of letters registered or nnregistered, can be received pencils in the case of packet-books, despre habitually thrown upon the Department for Postage if it contains gold or silver money and, in short, whatever is necessary for the at the last moment, a heavier late fee will jewels, precious articles, or anything that, safe transmission of such articles, or ustially be imposed. appertains therato; but the binding, tollers,

A similar supplementary Mail will be as a general rule, is liable to Customs do. must not be sent as a separate packet. made up for Shanghai by the English and

This Regulation prohibits the sending Circulars, 4.6., letters, which are intend. French Contract Steamers, the late letters of Patterns of antiable articles, unless the ed for transmission in identical terms to being received from 10 minutes after; op ginity bay be so shall se to make the several persons, and the whole of the to half an hour after the time of closing sample of no valds greater part of which is printed, engraved; The late fee will also be 18 cents. or lithographed,-may also be sont by

A newspaper which has any letter, or any communication of the nature of & latter, written in it or upon its cover, is obarged as an unpaid or insufficiently pald letter.

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

O,P, book post.

Bus a book-packet may not contain any

Arrangements have been made to sell Amerigan Stamps at this Office, for the

dtitles,

M

3. The limits of weight allowed are as follows t

Books and Papers-to British Offoss, > lbs y se the Continent, "&a,, § 1bo,

"

??

Local Money Ordazs.

Up to $25m...15 cents.

5030... United Kingdom may be consulted at 5.--Lists of Money Order Offices in the Hongkong, Shanghai, and Yokobams.

6-Names must be given in full (expect when there is more than one Obristian name) but the rate of the Payse need not be given it the order be crossed (as cheques 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 pail till the Payee have signed it in the proper place. An crder can be transferred to another office

on payment of an additional commission. In case of loss of an order, necessity for stopping payment, or the like, application Order Oms for instructiona should be made to the nearest Money

8.If the order he not presented within six months an additional commission will be charged; if not within twelve monthe, the money will be forfeited. When the

entertained order is once paid no further clain can be.

9No order can be paid until she advice relative to it has been received.

• Made out on a printed formi which is supplied

gratis.

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Illustrated London News (Deo. 8),

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Mail, The ( Nou)

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TECH

Ward, Lock and Tyler's List of Boeln, det, Wochenschrift,

Werter

THE CHINA MAIL.

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour,

Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departures reported to-day.

To facilitate finding the position of any vazelin the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into eight Seatlons, commencing at Green Inland, Vessels near the Hongkong shore are marked h., near the Kowloong shore A., and these in the body of the Shipping or midway between each shore are marked o,, In conjunction with the figures 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 Office.

Section.

5. From P. and O. Co.'s Office to Feddar's Wharf,

6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard.

7. From Naval Yard to the Pier.

8. From Pier to East Point,

AONGKONG MARKET PRICES. · Corrected to Saturday, January 27, 1877.

At 1075 Cash per Dollar Mexican

Bacon, English,.

Soup,

Hlokasi, LowISI Usch. Cuik.

No. 4248. FEBRUARY 8, 1877.

Butcher Meat.

Ib.

5

Ame, Sugar cured Foochow,

#

Beef, sirloin and prime out, Beef Corned,

150 140

Carrots, Salt Carrots, Fresh Cauliflower, Celery, Chinese, English, 450 400 Cucumbers, 300 250 Chilles, Dried, 160 140

Mixed, oy. 100 150 Curry Stuff, English, , catty

catty 20

40

30

* "

each

80

. catty

40

90

50 40

"}

11

50 40

11

160 100

"

60

50

»

"

40 80

Egg Plant,

40. $5

Roast,

150 140

Garlic, (bulb) dried,

50

40

14

90

80

Ginger,

80: 20

**

Vessel's Name,

Captain,

Flag and Rig.

Tons.

Date of Arrival,

Stoak, Bullocks' Brains,

150 140

#1

•per sot

Greens, White

12 10

60 50

Winter course

18

Consignees or Agente.

Destination,

Remarks.

Tongue, fresh, each

275 250

Groen, Sprouts

20

16

corned,

820-300 Green Peas, in shell, old,

60 50.

Steamers

Head,

600 500

#

Arratoon Apoar

Peters

Brit.

Benarty

4 b Potter

Brit.

Bombay

15k Smith

Brit.

City of Peking

13 h Fauner

Amer. str.

Conquest

5hAnderson

Brit. str.

Douglas

6 b Burbie

Brit.

Galley of Lorne

6 b McDonald

Strit.

Gunga

8 carceau

Foh

str.

Leonor

eYoung

Bilt

str.

Madagascar

4 Timm

Ger.

str.

Menelaus

5 Scale

Brit

Norden

14 Jersen

Dan.

Baada

4 b

Brit, stk.

Yangtaze

4 Bohultze

Brit. ALT.

Yotting

- 2 b

Brit. str.

Sailing VesseÎN

Bertha

Ringle Noyes

2 Crisp

8 Morphy

Kelly

2

Cheng Bang

4 Stebr

Vincent

8 b

Cutwater

9 b Creelman

Alden Besse

Balgownie Bonito Bridgetown

Buta Cano Osp Horn Carpo

Ceylon

Cheng Soon

Christian

Coeran

Corinne

14 k Brown

Wenenberg

2 Lange

4 Matzen

Ger. bqu. 442 Jan. Amer, bqe 842 Jan. Brit, bqe. 924 Feb. Ger. bge. 524 Jan. Brit, bge, 358 Dec. Siam, bqe. 338 Jan. Gez. bge. 401 Jan. Brit. bge. 1038 Feb. Amer, bqe. 681 Jan. Slam sch, Ger. sch, Amer, sch Brit bqe Amer. uh,

200 April 280 Jan.

21 Slemesen & Co.

31 Gibh, Livingston & Co.

4P.&O. 8. N. Co. 31 P. M. 8, 8. Co.

31 Kwang-le-yuen

3Douglas Lapraik & Üs.

2 Jardine, Matheson & Co. 24 Ah Yon

31 Douglas Lapraik & Co. ̈ ̈

28iomesen & Co.

2Butterfield & Bwire

3 Wm. Pustau & Co.

17 Douglas Lapraik & Co,

gKwok Acheong

26 Wieler & Co. 20 Rozario & Co,

2Order

28 Siemssen & Co.

21 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. 26 Chinese

28 Wm. Parian & Co.

2Order

6 Russell & Co.

80 Eduard Schellhase & Co.

Insurance Company

Shanghai

London

atr. 996 Jan,

Manila

Ab'deen Dook

young t

40

ww

str. 1750 Jan.

Yokohama

To-day

Hoart,

150 140 Horse Radish," S'hal,

226 200

str. 849. Jan,

Yokohama

Mails

11

Feet,

50

40

"

Lettuce, Chinese,

25

20

#

6079 Jan.

Y'hauria & S. Folsoo Mails

317 Jan.

Hollow

12

Kidneys,

60

50

ע

English,

head.

10

861 Feb.

Coast Ports

6th, daylight

Tail,

100

30

#t

Miut, .

catty

-12

15

str. 1898 Feb.

Yokohams

Liver,

"

caity 80 60

Mushroom, dried,

750 450

797 Jan.

Saigon

6th, daylight

408 Jan.

Swatow, &or

22)

884 Feb.

str. 1550 Feb.

London, &o.

Tripe (undressed), osity 50 Calves' Head and Fest, met 500 400 Ib. 800 280 Hams, American,

40

Onions, Bombay

110 100

"

13

Green Parsley, Chinese,

20

"

50

str. 778 Feb.

91

Chinese,

180 170

**

87 Dec.

English,

bunch

12

10

873 Feb.

1 Siemssen & Co.

324 June

งบ

To-day Repairing

English.

860 340

Potatoes, California,

catty

17 18

Mutton Chop,

4

19

170 140

"

Leg, Shouldor,

170 140

140 120

++

Bow, Macao, Sweet,

15 18

13 10

33

#

·19

Livery

Play Chitlings,

oakty

31

Fest,

100

" EXT, .

Pumpkins, 120 110 Radishes, 60 50 Scallions,

90 Shalota,

110 100 Besamum,

doz.

as

15

20

natty

20

16

40 85

120 100

13

Head,

"

00 8) Tazo (U Tau)

New York

Heart,

sach

60

80 Chinese

50 Tomatoes,

Tiantain

14

Kidney

80

T

70 Turnips, Salt,

12 10 5040

20 15

Idvor,

lb. 100 60

***

11

English.

cach

10

398 Oct.

25 Wieler & Co.

い

Pork, Chop,

1

astty

180 140

Chinese.

987 Dec.

8 Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.

New York

catty

15

10

4 O'Brien

4 Knight

Amer, bqe. Brit.

sh.

18 o Vandervord

Brit. bqe

Nuevo Constanta

Fecroon

Preato

Rapid

Red Riding Hood

Spirit of the Age

Bias of Chine

Simätra

Folograph

Tyburnia

Unanime

8 Golder AkCoin

Wodan

8 Meyer

Edward James

England's Glory

Forward

Gudeffroy

Насва Loitorer

Lucky MoNear Morning Star

Nehemiah Gibson

ofbielemann

Deneken

7 Vincent

2 b Michaelson

8 Taylor

Edlefeen

8 Bradford 21 Uviente

Miller Laidman 2 Hunte

8 Robertson

Johnson Blaker

a Olough 8b Berendson

Ger. bqa. 513 Jan. der, boe. 498 Dec. 48 aug. Amer, scb. [Siam, bge.]|| 424 Jam, Amer, b. 1800 Jan. Siam, bqo. 670 Jan,. Amer, bgo. 741 Jan. Span, toh. 202 Jan. Bris, bqe. 780 Jan. Brit. bqe, 884 Deo. Siam, bqe. 420 Jan. Brit, bqe 720 Jan, Brit, bao. 847 Jan, Brit. sh. 794 Jan. Amer. sh. 1071 Oct, Siam, bqe. Brit. ch. Brit bqe. Gez. bge. 199 Jan

13 Insurancs Cos.

9 Chinese

81 Messageries Maritimeä

4 Chinese

26 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

5 Remedios & Co. 28 Gilman & Co.

21 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

Chinese

24 Jardine, Matheson & Co. 10 Rosario is Co. 21 Donglas Laptalk & Co. 21 Russell & Co.

Manila Cebu Obefco

Singapore

San Francisco

570 Jan,

0 Rozario & Co.

761 Deo.

25 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

London

Corned, Log,

"

180 120 Water Lily Roots,

28420

51

IF

150 140 Water Crea,

M

bunch

20

10

750 Feb.

1Bazario de Ca.

80 Siemsson & Co,

12

28 Meyer & Co.

London

Fat or Lard, Sheeps' Head, and Foot, set

་

"

110 100 Yama

catty 30 20

Fruits:

11

Hoart, Kidneys,

60.

40 Aleurites,

. catty

60

BO

12

70 Apples, Dried

Sucking Pigs, Toal

astty

Mob,' Slip

Capona,

Foultry.

Catty

Ducks,

**

180 160 110 100 Chestnuts, new, .

*

80

Californian, 1780-1000 |

140 120 Almonds, (Bombay),

Bananas, fragrantPunti, #1 Common

500 400

200 120

#

*180*

€

19

30 25

80

"

100

31

Melbourne & Sydney

Deer, Shanghai,

each

$2.00 $1.75 Cooosants

exch 60 50

Egg, Hen.

doz.

100

Currants,

bottle 400 850

827 Jan. 948 Jan. 748 Dec.

2 Siomasen & Co.

Dock

100

ib.

900 160

15

"

91 Meyer & Co.

Salt

100

Dates,

bottle

500 400

*

量

81 Russell & Co,

25 Russell & Co.

New York v. W'pca Keilung

Fowls,

unity

160 150 Fig, Dried,

B00 400

Greene,

DS

120 110 Ground Mata,

30 25

WHARFOA

Partridges,

cack

250 280 Lemons,

70 60

19

Alphington

Bonita

Cunningham Stehr

Brit. bqe. 883 Feb. Ger. .sch. 841 Jan.

8 Wiolar & Co.

Tientsin

28 Eduard Schellhata & Co.

Tientsin

Phessants, Canton, ilvo, pair ... $2.00

Llobees, Dried,

200 180

7) Shaughal, dead

600

19

CANTON

Ningro

CACE

Brit. str. 761 Feb.

28iemanen & Co.

Shanghai

Pigeons,

Quail,

Snipe,

esca

110 100

Loong Ngan, Dried,

140 120 Olives, green, Punti, catty

60 50 Oranges, (Coolie) Chang,

,,Sweet, Sun-woey

400 200

80

40

30

140 120

Babbits,

600 500

#1

(Mand.) coolle

40 80

Kam-kwat

80

Teal,

150 140

**

··

#

Turkeys, Cook,

"

Ном,

Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.

Wild Duck,

600 550

• catty

450 400 Papaw,

each 950 300 Pears, Suntoong,.

12

(Mandario)

100

80

L

180 180

100 80

31

Grebe Woodcook,

700

600

ม

Vesiel's Name.

| Anchor= |

Flag.

Olasa.

Tons.

Guns. H. P.

Date of

Pears, Chefoo, Pine-apples, Panti Plantains, common

100

80

each

60

40

catty

.30 20

Commander.

Arrical

ags.

Audacious

Egeria

6 1 6 h

British British

iron-clad (flag-ship)

6750

14 800

Deo,

Colomb

Bombay Ducks, new per hundred 850-800 Bream,

batty 100 00

33

steam sloop

890

4

600

Dec. 18

A. L. Douglas

Carp

80

70

Fly

6 h

British

guin vessel

- 464

4

120

Dac. 16

John Bruce

Lily

0 h

Beltich

gun veszel.

700

05

Jan. 11

B. E. Cochrane

Mocanee Midge

6 k

British

military hospital

2591

Codfish, Salt, Crabs,

200

140 100

******

6 h British

gunboat

465

120

Deo, 19

H. Salmond

Outtle Fish,

90

Sheldrake

6 h

Swinger

7 h

British British

gunboat

455

80

Dec. 25

gun vessel

408

Jan. 24

Lieut. James B. Haye

Lient.com. E. A. Bolitho

DOO,

100

Sylvia

Talisman

7 h British

French

Burveying vessel

395

Jan, 15

H. C. St. John

Hola, Uongor

60

corvette

1200

30

400

Jan. 31

M. St. Hillsire

Fila Fish,.

60

Tching Tsing

6 0

Chinese

gunboat

180

00

Feb. 2

Bernard

Teto

Sands' Blip Portug

gua vessel

444

100

Jan. 8

F. Amaral

Fresh Fish, Large

130

120

Victor Emanuel

B0

British

Commodore's flag-ship 3087

Commodore Watson

00

92

Vigilant

6 h British

despatch vessel

650

250

Jan. 18

H. C. D. Ryder

Froga,

140 100

Garoups,

140 180

1 8 2 8 9 8 8 8 8

fragrant Prunes, Dried,

bottle Pameloes or Shaddock, sach

Amoy, Raisins, Muscatel,

85 30

300 250

60

50

90

bottle

15.

750, 600 200...150

90

Salesbury Seeds, Fak-kwo, catty Sugar Cane,

90

70

atick

25

20

40

Tamarinds,

catty

60

50

50.

Walnuts,

100

08.

"

Water Chesnate, Canton,

MiscellaneouLN."

60

50

Haddock,

100 00

Allspice, Chinese, English.

bottle 200

+ *

750 500

32.

Herringe,

70 BO

Barley,

ploul

1800 1800

smoked

box

$1.00

Brad,

ploul

1800 1400

J

HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON RIVER

CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON

Live Blab,

Butter,

lb,

700 500.

cally

150 140

STEAMERS.

WATERS, 20...

Lobsters,

80 $0

Candled Orange Peel,, battle

760 700

Lemon

Mackerel,

80 80

#

780 700

Name

Tom.

Captain.

Owners.

Name,

Tons.

Guns H, P

Commander....

Cystore,

130 130

Parrot Flak,

140 130

Capers, Charcoal,

220 160

"

⚫ ploni

180 1000

lb.

400 860

Perch,

70 80

Fame Fei Wal Ichang

Kin Shan

117 Stopani

HL. & W'pon Dook Co.

An-lan

431

JPAREN

J. Godall

500 450

4444

带骨组布壅

H., O. & M. S.-boat Co.

Chen-jui

28

700

Martin

Butterfeld and Swirs

Ching-po

180

E. F. Collins Wan Lam Wan

Pomfret,

100 00

"

•

each 1100 1000

Pravas,

100

90

457

Benning, A,

H., C. & M. 6.-boat Co.

Ching-aing

Kiu Kiang

617

Benning, T.

H., C. & M. S.-boat Co,

Chun-hai

230

47

Sintin

Powan

Bir J. Josjeabhoy 101 Hawking

69 1890

GAL

******

Kwok Achoong

Pang-chau-bal

600

400

Q. H. Palmer

H., C. & M. 5.-boat Co.

Quong-on

180

60

Kwok Acheong

Shen-chi

Jiř

H. Wede

Sparks

White Olond

140 Lefavour 280 Boyland

H., O. & 1. B. boat Co,

|

Bul-taing

410464

E. Choy

CAMELI

La Ping Tye

Stewart

Hock Fish,

Salmon, Canton,

Ray, 1

100

80

Cinnamon,

eatty

800 250

Bouch,

140 180

Citron,

160 150

P7

140 180

Cloves,

800 400

事

100

·80

Yetan!

180 Browns

H., C. & M. B.-boat Op. Kwok Achoong

Tabing-teing

150

60

Bassand

#1.

..

Saltwater,

140

Coconut Oll, Coffee,

Bottle

180 180

-230-200

K

Tien po Wing.pe

180

Q. De Longueville

Pickled,

800

180

Lam Man Wo

Firewood,

bottle ... pioni

600 250

850 840

Salt Fish,

batty

80 28

Shark, young

pleni

8000 2760.

Shrimps,

pkgs.

750

Skate,

50

·British

for London American

British

MELUHANT SALLING VERBRIS,

Ohing Tab

Constante

F. Nightingale Froblish Golden State Harkaway Harmine Hongkong Jobanns Willes Lunni Minatitlati Miona Norman Boutt Hayitlond Rebecca Rio Log

· FOOCHOW SHIPPING IN FORT.

Jan. 80, 1877,

Anna Cecili

Zot Chafas

*Khiva Menalaus Millat

Dlamed

Borsal

for London British gunboat

Ninged

Pabuting

American

Luis

for Shangbai

ت دارم

SHIPPING IN SHANGHAI HARBOUR.

Peibo Ping-on Shanse

American

British

American

Jan. 28, 1877,

Shantung

KREGNANT SÝBAKERE)

Shippking

Appla

British

Bin Xanting

American American British

AVI

French

Seroboh

American

Oslabe

Chinese

Szechuan

Obibli

Americed

FUNTE

Vife Queen

Fungahun

British “Americati Chinche

Folyama

Frchow

Americad Američan

Tabrew Takt

Tokio Maru

Tung Ting

Yung Ching

American Chinees British

Japanese

Chinees

Chines

Yungning

Chinese

Gordon Castle

Hankwang

B. C. Orted

Boan Mars

Hapsh

for London

MERCHANT BAILING YERABÈS..

Chinese

Arlei

British barqué

tapring

Danish

Charler

British barque

Morge

Sobol

American

* Bines left part, at grrived at Mongkong,

Thistle

Charybdis

stridamonk

Brapper, Bulpe Fish

Chinese barque..

Bolen,

Britlik barque

Tonek,

British barque German barque for New York for New York German barque Germinati atkooner Dutch hargue British barijbë Beldish brig German bárque British ship for Londof American barqtie British schooner HEN-OR-WAR,

British carrotte Eustian dila, thosi Brüh günbank Bumiap sloop Rewish genbeel

British gun-resi

Turbot Turtles, Smell

Vegetables

Asparagus, Bamboo Shoots, i' Beans, sprout,

Broad,

⠀i. Franch from Macáb Beet Hoot

Brazalda, Cabbara, Whith Canto

!!

200

120 100

Gram

0070 Flour, 30 70 60 80

110 100

70 60

Letoglas

Lamp Oil

Macaroni, 74

00.00 Macé, 80 70 100 00 320 200

450 400

100 80

40 80

Mango'Chútney, Mustard, Nutmegk Olivos,

Paddy,

Pearl Batley, Popper (whole)

(ground)

Plokiem,

60 40

i1

1 bath daity

18 10

1à 10 Bagu

Uommers

·Hongkong, bach

"#

Miess,

70 30 70 30

Turnly, Bob cath

19 19

catty 90

.box

1000 750

eatty 700

bottle 500 800

bottle

180

20 8

280,900

pieni · 1000 1600

. bottle

Beatty

220, 180

270-020

#

bottle

260 200

200 180

etty 88 28

#

.. ท

100 50

280 180

1810 ÒL, -

ĢEORGY OBLEY, Inspector of Marketu

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