No. 4805.-JUNE 28, 1877.]
Earl of Northbrook, late Viceroy of India. The goble Earl's opening remarks were significant. He said that the choice of himself to preside on that ocassion was no doubt with a view to join closer the ties of sympathy and afféation which bound together the Churob Missionary Boolety, with which he was connected, and the Lon don Missionary Soclety, He cordially accepted their invitation, belleving that the foundation principle of the society was a Bound one, and that in endeavouring to extend, by the help of God, the blessings of Christianity over the length and breadth of the world it was not wise to endeavour to bind native Christians to any partienlar form of church government. (pplause.) The course which that soclety had taken of leaving the native church, upon all such matters, free scope and discretion was one which would tend to a more solid develop ment of Christian societies than any attempt that could be made in the other direction. He thought the attempt to fetter missionary effort by the supervision of ecelesiastical superiore was totally unsuited to the elroumstances. (Hear, hear.)
appeared to answer the charge of assaniting James Builth and George Brown, privates H. M. 28th Regiment on the 15th instant. Mr Sharp appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Francis for the defendants.
I saw the
THE GHINA MAIL.
HANKOW.
parser to him at TIs. 580,-a fact which did. The Hankow Market Report says Tea has not come out in Court, and with which the arrived freely during the fortnight, and a foreign firm was obviously unacquainted- brisk business has ruled for good medium and shipped by that firm at Tls. 820, even and desirable common grades. Low class this price being supposed to allow for a been avoided, and Tea-men have been un- while no written contract was over signed Nip-ka-szes, Wonkais, and Seangtame have margin of Tis. 40 upon the market value, willingly obliged to resort to Shanghai as a by the Chinese! Marry, it seems to us that market for them. The first crop is nearly if there were a margin at all the margin was finished. When the recent purchases, held on the wrong side. However we simply go back for the Galley of Lorne and Gordon according to the report of the proceedings, Caste, are shipped off, and reliable figures supplemented by the statement of the specu
more. The transaction from the beginning can be made up, it will probably be found lative Chinaman's respected prior regard- millions of pounds. Second crop Yung low- for to him; and it is unnecessary to say to the end was extraordinary, and its moral to exceed that of last year by three to four ing the price at which the silk was accounted
is not far to ind.--Shanghai Courier and China Gazette. tangs commenced arriving to day.
THE INSURRECTION IN JAPAN.
as usual in the commencement of the ser-
This closed the case for the prosecution, he heard addressed to him, and he would explanation. His Worship remembered a and the Magistrate proposed an adjourn be justified in going up to demand for an Mr Frands sald he would feel exceedingly case in the London Police Court, where a ment. obliged if the Court would examine a wit-man was charged with knocking another oalled the others far in the street, and Mir A. R. Pereira, a clerk in the office of ne a of his, Mr Lembke, so that he noed man down. It appeared that one had Mr Justus Lembke, a merchant in the the latter knocked the former down. It the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Co., not attend again. was cailed:On the night of the 15th in- stant, I was fishing at Douglas' wharf, and Colony, was then called--My house le was held by the London Magistrate that it heard a ory of murder. I ran to the spot, next to the engine house on the west side was an affair in which he could not inter where I saw the disturbance. I saw pri- On the 15th Instant, I heard dog fore. Now, applying this diotem to the vate Smith challenging G. Taufer to fight backing and I looked over the verandah present case, Sraith would have been juatl he placed himself in a fighting attitude. to see what was the matter, when I died in knocking down the man whom he Taufer close to each other near to Messrs Douglas, bEnglish cowards to him; for Smith had his coat off. He had no bolt saw the 1st defendant and a soldier supposed to have uttered the words "you on, and had nothing in his hand. had something in his hand; it looked like a Lspralk & Co.'s premises. l'heard some the insult was like an actual blow to him, piece of wood about 2 feet long, about the one say "Kiss my "I and aotlag on this impulse, he might be led
SINGULAR SCENE IN A PLACE: OF size of a policeman's baton. Taufer had the think it must have been the soldier who to knock a man down. Then, on the other
We hear from a generally well informed
WORSHIP. something uplifted, and was making blows said this, because I know Taufer's voloe hand, Taufer would be justified in defend- with it. He was going backwarks towards I then heard Mr Taufer's voice reply what ing himself from such attack, no that so (Cosmopolitan Press, Nagasaki, June 20th).
An extraordinary soone in a place of wor- the engine-house. Smith was equaring up, do you mean, what do you mean?" I then far as the first phase of the one was con but I did not see him deal any blows to went to put on my jacket. Before this cerned, they were, as it were, on an equa source that the Imperial commander-in-chief Taufer. Smith fell outside the side oban- did not see any blow struck. When I got lity. But it was very different when the bes notified the war authorities that the nel just under the gas-lamp. I did not nes to the Prays, I saw the soldier and second phase was presented. Taufer the forces now under his command are ample ship is described by the Otago Guardian of the cause of his fall. Then I saw the 2nd the 1st defendant sparring at each other, younger might have been led to assist from for his requirements and that no necessity May 7. It occurred at St. Andrew's Pres noon had not gained any introduced. He had previously protested, defendant, E. Taufer, coming from the di- Neither had anything in his hand. Taufer a brotherly feeling, but this brotherly exists for further reinforcements. On Friday byterian Church, Dunedin, and the chief reption of the engine-house with something then tried to go back into his engine house feeling should not have carried him so last the Imperial troops attacked the Insur-apter in it was a fir J. F. Millar, who ob- in his hand, an iron pantier. I knew it I stood back a little, some 20 or 30 foot, far as to strike a man while he was down. rectionists at Sayeki in the province of jected to a new hymnal which had been THE N. C. D. News gives a lengthy was an iron instrument then, and I learnt and did not ses another soldier near the As brother, be might have taken the man Bunge, but up
was a soufling inside the engine house, but the Station, but he should not have temporary clog on the wheel of earnage. objections had been dismissed as trivolous. account of two fires in Shanghai-one at the afterwards it was a spanner. He struck place. From where I was I could see there by the collar and told him to go off to advantage when the intense heat put and appealed to the presbytery, but all his residence of a well-known compradore at Smith with the spanner. the junction of Shause and Peking Roads, spanner strike Smith, about the head. I could not discern it. I then saw the other struck a fallen man with a weapon; and this Two hours before sunset the attack was on Sunday, May 6, he was present in the and the other at the Ching-Tuk native Taufer was standing then near about Smith's Tautor come out. I heard confused cries circumstance his Worship would regard as renewed, and it would appear as if the church, and the account goes on to say:-- bank, Tientsin Road. The first fire was head. Both defendants were very excited. from the engine house, whether murder" an aggravation. After further remarks bis Insurrectionists had been taken by surpriseThe pastor, the Rev. Ar Gow, having
Before the cries the case should have come before him in so fight. Whilst this warfare was raging in extinguished by means of a little hand. I concluded so from the way they spoke; or "help" I could not distinguish. It was Worship again expressed his regret that this as they retreated several ri after an hour's conducted the previous devotional exercises
was properly
vive Thy work, O Lord,' when Mr Millar, before in Minamata in the province of Higo where engine kept on the premises. In the second I was struck by E. Taufer, who was brand an English voice. case, the flames bad nearly reduced the Inishing the spanner about in an excited way other soldier went into the engine room, small & community like this. At the same Bungo more serious fighting was going on vice, announced the beautiful hymn, Re-
I was only I saw a soldier come out bleeding; he time the terior to a heap of ruins before the engines I did not interfere at all. could commence playing, owing to the little hurt; there was a little awolling. I wanted to get into my house, but I told him; the soldiers were quite proper. In the rebels took the initiative and attacked making his way to the platform beside light constraction of the building, and some did not say anything, but got out of the the boy to shut the door. I saw the other bringing the case forward after the first the government forces, but after a hard the minister, in a loud voice commenced diacuity in obtaining water. Fortunately way. Smith then went away, at least I did go in the eastern direction. I did not see investigation was disposed of Aero struggle of four hours duration were repulsed to read out the following extraordinary the bank was surrounded by fre-proof not see what had become of him, I asked any blows struck by any person's there was gards the case of Brown, his Worship with heavy loss. On Saturday fighting document (Protest.) Dunedin, May 6, walls, and the fire was prevented from G. Taufer why his brother suruck me. He only a confused souffling. I saw Mr Fereire would discharge the two defendants and occurred at Bashiki in the province of Hiuga 1877. Before God and in the presszus of spreading. Unfortunately one old man replied "You should not have interfered, who told me that he nearly got something of as regards that of Smith, he would dis without any definite reauft. On Sunday at this congregation, I solemnly protest against was burnt to death. "The people of the probably he took you for another soldier, it, and I told him that he had better keep charge George Taufer bat most fine daybreak the Imperialists simultaneously the unconstitutional and illegal manner not give any compensation to the com- strongholds, viz. Bungo, Higo and Hinge book is being introduced into this congrega- court of the church on the appeals taken tea-hong began hastily removing the chests, and there were two of them." I then saw out of it:: I then left before any policeman Edward Taufer $60. His Lordship would attacked the enemy in their three provincial in which the English Presbyterian Hymn- Ho By Mr Sharp 1 kept away from the plainant, as he was in the public service We know that throughout the entire day tion, pending the judgment of the supreme but soon perceiving that the fire was not young Taufer going about in a very excited same.
transpired. On the same day severe skirmish to it, and because its introduction at the kely to extend beyond the burning bulld. state, having a spanner in his hand,
Large said he didn't care a d for anybody, fight, about 20 feet distant. I saw a "heap and was privileged to have his medical fighting continued, but the result, has not
Ha of them" in the engine bouse. I could not attendance.
ing took place at Kagoshima which resulted instance of a small minority of the member- ing, as quickly replaced them.
in the Imperialists capturing several of the ship of this congregation will wirtually quantities of syces and dollars were remov. even if Pope Hennessy were there.
A CHINTUS VIEW OF POLYANDRY.
fortifications which lined their right wing, ed from both banks, but it is stated that wared the spanner about "like a conqueror say what it was; it might be a heap of
in Hia own appointed way, (signed) JAMES The case was then adjourned for half-an-
The Kwai Hing, boatman, and thres much still remained buried beneath the who had won a battle." I then saw Emith boxer. I could not distingulah what it was.
P. MILLAR.As the clergyman, paying no ahelter to the rebel sharp-shooters. othera were again brought up to answer the and which have formerly afforded safe prevent many from joming in praise to God attention to the interruption, continued to ruins of the destroyed premises, and a guard come with a policeman. They went to
read the bymu, Mr. Miller, tinding that his of Policemen was detailed to prevent rob, Taufer, who gave the soldier into one-hour,
When the Court resumed, the Magistrate following obarges. The prosecutrix was a bory. During the remainder of the day, the tody. I did not hear what passed. Shortly
A SILK TRANSACTION.
voice was no match for the sonorous and people belonging to the bank made active after this I saw Brown coming westward.
It is very irritating to be reminded that powerful tones of the practised speaker, and search among the rubbish for buried treasure. He also had no jacket on, he had nothing said he had gone over the evidence, and it young woman named How Bing Tal, who and ware successful, we believe, in unearth, in his hand. He ran up to Mr Grant and Boomed to him that there was no evidence lived at Ma-tow-wal, British Kowloong, spoke to bim. I then saw that he was to support the assault on Brown. He was and whose, busband was at present, absent
story that on the 23rd instant, about 7 p. puraned line of conduct has resulted in sentences of his protest quietly dropped back ing a large amount,
covered over with blood. I did not see undoubtedly strunk, but who struck him it in California. It appeared from her own I told you so," whenever a willfully that it was in fact drowned, after a few disasters against which the sufferer had and allowed the minister to finish the reading Mr Sharp said the two defendants were she was having her dinner, when a man
been warned. But just as diseases call for of the hymn. But he had not abandoned EVERY one knows the great value the where the blood came from, but he had was not clear.
boat hire she owed. She was living in the disagreeable operations, and a wound to be his purpose, and was apparently gathering Chinese attach to ginseng; but the following his chest open and I saw there was blood
well dressed must be touched upon the raw, up his strength to break in before the curione superstitiong, which are entertained there. One of the Taulers, I believe the engaged in a general meles, and the act of named Ayuen came to demand of her some Mr Francis contended that there were house with only bar aunt, who was ab. Suddenly the four pri
so is it necessary upon occasions to point the singing. Hut.ever, the precentor and shoir regarding the plant may he now to our elder, then gave him into custody of a one was the sot of the other. readora-The Chinese assert that the herb Chinese Constable. 1 did not see of apy is capable of developing a human form; time anything in the soldiers hands. When two separate cases, viz., a complaint by sent at the time.
She denied the little hesitation to-day in referring to certain minister had completed the reading of the that the root of an old piece of ginzeng 1 first saw Smith squaring up with Smith against the two defendants, and soners rushed into her house and charged moral and adorn the tale, even if we cause a appeared to have aroused themselves to the bears a marked resemblance to the human Tarfor, I went up to separate them, asking another by Brown against the same defend her with having committed adultery with smart by doing so. Therefore we feel but affecnities the countion, and, ere the
ants, So that, if one case failed, the de- the boatman Ah Yuen, frame. When ginseng has been growing them not to fight.
Cross-examined-When I first went up, fendants should be discharged. When be charge, but they insisted that she recent lawsuits not unconnected with the first two lines, when, in tact, within thres 300 years, it receives through the disper ater some of the halo from the spirits of the I did not notice anybody there. 1 did not consented to the cases being taken together, guilty. All the four prisoners wore armed, silk trade, and announcing our firm belict words of the end, the powerful melody of He might be certainly did not mean to give up any and one of them pointed a pistol at: A that if the interested parties had laid to the choir burst forth and filled the church, hills and rivere, and takes the form of mann.see zavier until afterwards. In 600 years the pine openinge are de have been there without my seeing him. rights the defendants wors entitled to, Yuen. They then seized the so-called pa heart our warnings of the 5th of August the congregation juluing in the strain with on his tiptoe. After he was tied, the men Empire of that date they will there find a minister, proseeded with great vehemence velo; ed, and bowela and intestines are I first saw Brown on the occasion of his He would therefore ask bis Worship to din-ramour, tied him up and suspended him to last, the trouble need never have occurred, heart and will. Nubung danated, hew
They then formed. In 900 years it cau leave the talking to Mr Grant. Brown was a little charge the defendants so far as Brown's the roof so that he could only stand If our readers care to turn up the Celestial ever, Mr. Millar, from his stand beside the
His Wordship replied that he could not beat him in various ways.
many of them know to their cost. In that burthen, and read the protest from bo- earth, worship the stars, and play about tipay. Young Taufer some from the direc- charge was concerned. on hill tops and by streams. It is now tion of the engine house, he was not fighting
I did not come up to the do that he might have something to say dragged the prosecutrix into her room, prophecy which since has been fulfilled, 4s and furce of lungs to deliver himself of his under the protection of the spirits of the with any one,
adultery and demanded that the should hills, and any injuring the plant are liable Charge Room. The lat time I heard the by-and-bye on the matter; but it was un- tied her up and laid her flat on the bed article we predicted a certain chain of con- ginning to end, every word being inaudible to the divine vengeance and certain death. word spanner was to Court the other usual to discharge one defendant out of a They charged her with having committed tingencies which have been realised and owing to the zest with which the people Mr. Francis said it would save him the give to each of them 10 tacles of silver. She developed in actual fant, and which are applies themselves to their new bymn-books. In 1,200 yours it can emit human sounds, day; I did not know it to be a spanner then, case before it was finished.
We will come to the parit off with the back of his hand, and it that if she did not comply, they would their foreshadowings. Enough, however, of threw it at the minister, who quietly warded
generalities. rcolto the divine ord nanos, comprehend but I thought it was a piece of wood. I was the treat dee rine, and aberrats ita yang very close to E. Taufer when 1 Erst saw tromble of having to make his defence in pleaded poverty, but they threatened her prejudicial to those who paid no heed to Having finished reading the paper, Mr Millar "His Worship told him that he need not kill her. They kept her tied up, as well ticular: and try, if we can, to extract Hoated down to the congregation, one of as the man suspended, until day-break another moral out of one of the cases, at whom picking it up has kindly furnished us Eaving thua nature like me.-The biod of these puxion,
two separate cases,
she procured next morning, of a white colour, is saffolent to restore
witnessed for the trath, Mr Millar retired altogether. man at the point of death; but the capture
do that; he might leave out Brown's case
Mr Franels usid that under the circum. her release by giving them three pieces of least, which have recently been brought with the foregoing supy.
On the 28th September, a young clerk in from the platform, and resumed his place in of these semi-divine things is beset with
P. C. No. 52, Edward Purse, was called,
a Chinese silk-hong, a "purser with no a pew, but on second thoughts arose again many difficulties, and almost impossible except to very holy, virtuous persons, but his evidence was similar to that be had stances be would not call say witnessee, her clothing and one silver bangle. The They must chasten themselves by prayer adduced before in the former case. He He then proceeded to address the Court. man Ahyuen also pleaded poverty, but at and fasting to attain to a proper frame of saw E. Taufer with a spanner in his band He laid the whole blame of this affair to the last undertook to pay $3, but he had no more responsibility than such youths and retired from the church, accompanied mind, and prepare red paper lamps with which he was flourishing about as if swinging misconduct of the soldiers, ous of whom money with him, and was made to sign a generally bave," arranged with the junior by one sympathiser. Naturally the incident was drunk and knocked people about, I promissory note, whereupon he was released.
a consignment of silk to France. The China congregation, the whole of them--with the seven purple stars. When the handle of a cane. Smith said in witness' presence to
was in his pajsa43 and was mistaken money with which they provided themselves man says that his foreign friend induced exception of 11 who think with Mir Millar the Great Bear constellation points to the Taufer "Now if you are a man, ist us have among whom he hit Mr G. Taufer, who Prior to this they took from his person some partner of a foreign firm to ship through him has caused much indignation among the What these in- all the Fresbyterian churches in the colony." ments" to him to do so. N. W. is the time to set forth. The night fair-play." Witness told them this was must be clear and glondiers. The "pixies" no place for such work; that if they had for a Obioaman. This gave rise to the with a supper about midnight. They also him to consign the silk, an expression which having determined to have this hymnal.
Quotations. will then come out to worship the stara; anything to say, they had better go to the whole matter, and had it not been beat him severely with iron bars and other
mon, the affair would not have occurred. The treatment. They out off a portion of the ducements were, whether a rebate of com- on seeing the lamps they will think their Charge Room. He then took the whole for the drunkenness of at least one of the weapons, so that he hore marks of ill-may be fairly rendered "held out induce which has been already adopted in almost prince has descended to earth, will approach party to the Station.
learned counsel then reviewed the evidence, hair from the head of the young woman, as mission, a liberal advance, or what not, we the light, and can then be taken by a net. When caught, a knife of agate must be
commenting on the haziness with which it well as from that of the alleged paramour, need not now stop to discuss. Suffice it to used and an incision made in the creature's
was surrounded. He justified the assault Having done all this, they thought they say that, yielding to these inducements, the Cameron at Yow-mah-tee, but were informed, and then carried it to the foreign arm; some drops of the white blood will
in the first instance, when G. Taufer was had done & very method to into youthful speculater went and bought the he had got into his own house when he was then exude, and this must be caught in a
only defending himself from a defiant man; made a report of their deed to inspector silk of a friend for The. 580-so we are
vase of purent jado. The herb of immor tality should then be applied to the wound
followed in, and Taufer had a perfect right properly detained and brought before godown, where a nominal value of Tis. 600 He had a perfect right to defend resumed to-day, when it was further to advance Tia 620. The market in England It appeared that some four was then temperarily weaker, and the silk and the pixy be released and placed in the ground. The jade vase must then be placed In a pitcher full of ice, to keep the priceless
himself with an instrument short of a dead remanded. liquor fresh and cool. A few drops will
ly weapon, although he was only attacked years ago a murdar was committed in this in question worth probably about 25/6 to bring a dead man to life again-Chinese
with the fiat, and he contended that the same village in connection with the villag concluded by asking his Worship to dis- the perpetrators were convicted and sen tenced to be hanged, but their sentence declare the ginseng can move about; for
stick used was not a deadly weapon. He are notion of morality. Four or five of it springs up an idenly in the most un
Ispector Mackie was called by order of charge the case.
Mr Sharp briefly replied and urged that was commuted to penal servitude for life, expected way, in places where it has nevar been seen before; and how could it have the Court-On the night of the 15th ipat, got there without going under ground was on duty at the Charge Room. I was the detention of the men, in the state in After serving several years, they were un These quaint superstitions about it may there when the men were brought there, which they were at the time was in conditionally pardoned by H. E. Sir Arthur account for the extraordinary value attached The men who came in were Smith, Brown, itself an assault, for false imprisonment was Kennedy, shortly before his departure for to the ginseng by Chinese; and poor people G. Taufer and P. O. Purse. The 1st de-an assault. After referenos to the evidence, will sometimes almost rain themselves so fondant said to me that he was assaulted be characterised the assault as of a most obtain a small fragment of this invaluable by the men Smith and Brown. He said, root for their alling parents or relations. "I was seeing Dejean downstairs when I The above superstitione are derived from saw the soldiers chasing a dog up Lembke's When I passed them, Brown struck me Taoist sources,-N. O. D. News.
with a cane. I asked him what it was for, and he said kiss my——.'
Police Intelligence. (Before C. Hay, Esq.). June 28, 1877.
A MENTAL OF ALL WORK,
Yuen Aplu; a servant, was charged
yesterday by Mr Thomas Hart, a reporter
them. Smith was very close to G, Taufer so that he could have struck him. Smith might have fallen down himself, but I don't know,
A
when
before the Mixed Court.
Cross-examined-1 did not see anything of the soldiers' belts until I saw them hang. ing over the rail at the Charge Room. I did not know how they came to be there they might have been off at the Station. I did not notice the belts before this. G. Taufer did not tell me how he came to have a cut on his finger. Young Taufer did not to turn the man out by any legitimate the Magistrate yesterday. The case was was placed upon it, the foreigner consenting
go up to the Station. When Smith and Brown washed off the blood from their laces, they used towels, not their clothes, cannot say whether they had their jackets on at washing or not. Mr MacKie was the Inspector on duty.
I
MERNS.
brutal and savage kind, and he asked his Worship to visit the defendants with severe punishment, and in addition thereto to order them to give compensation to the men for the suffering they had undergone.
I said that is Me Franola sald his Worship had power
Australia.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Hoxexone, June 28, 1877.
PIUM-Now Taina, uash...46624
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Old Patna, cash,... 555
credit,
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New Benares, cash, 545
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Old Bonare, cash, 550
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26, which at the then exchange would be circulars of that date, or thereabouts, epoks of the raling prices as almost prohibitive equal to just Tls. 570 to 550, The looal to exporters," and we fancy they were not far wrong. But to continue. The foreign Chinese friend, that he regarded all formal QUICKSILVER, ...
SALTPETRE, alk-inspector appears to have had such
agreement between them as entirely super-
Exchange. affectionate confidence in the honour of his CAMPHOR❗
fluous. It would have shown a sordid, grasp
*8/112 ing, and suspicions nature to have insisted Bank, on demand, ...
30 days' sight,
4/01 upon such a formality as the signing of a
11 6 months' sight,.. 4/0 THE LOSS OF THE MEIKONG,
contract; a verbal understanding was all
Credits,
... 4/0 that was necessary between such old as- To the Editor of the "CHINA Marl."
"Defendant has shipped silk Documentary, 6months' alght,.. 4/1 quaintances. Hongkong, June 28, 1877.
*.. 289 Bin,--Your paragraph of yesterday even through us before," said the plaintiff in dombay, demand Rupees, 232
Calcutta, optional (laughter). Smith came back and to give compensation in cases where there
***75 fought with me. We had a few rounds. He was pecuniary losses for medical attendance lug seems to imply that there is some evidence, "and har received "balances." followed me into the engine house. I got or for absence from business. It had been possibility, though remote that a part of We do not doubt it for a moment. It would The bad paid balances, under similar circum-
Mexloann bim down in the engine house, and bumped laid down in the Court of Queen the London Mail may have been saved from have been more to the point however could Shanghat, demand,
Gold Leaf, his head on the floor. At this time Brown Bench that no regard should be paid the wreck of the Mekong. I regret to say the plaintiff have proved that the defendant Bar Elver, 17, duto, B.," came in, and my brother came to assist me. to the personal hurt or inconvenience that there la no such possibility. My brother's anger was bit a little! This & pereon might be put to by injuries, Malls for the Continens, the Levant stances. Well, time went on and silk went was all the lot defendant said in preferring in the estimate of damages, for a Jury Egypt, and all French Offices are addressed down, and the innocent Chinese, who mean
them as he goes along. Bis frat care would from aberrations of memory. Then the Discount, .... to the Daily Press Office, with disobeying his charge. Smith then said "I and Brown could not estimate the amount of damage to the French Post Office Agent on board while had acoumulated his consignments to English sovereigns, lawful commands under the following size went into town and had a few drinks. except where they had something tangible the Packet, and he opens them and sarta the tune of 166 bales of silk, began to suffer Australian Sovereigns,
The Magistrate then delivered judgment, naturally be to separate all the Registered senior partner, just arrived from England cumstances, Mr Hart said the defendant Brown was rather drunk and I was taking to go upon. was his house-coolie at $6 a month, him to the barracks. On going along we
Chinese Insurance Co., $240 was made to understand that he was to do knocked against two or three Chinamen, He regretted that a case of this nature Correspondence from the rest. But the and seeing the strange confusion which whatever he was told to do and to carry and might have knocked against him should have come before bim in a small London Mails are addressed to the London prevailed, took the Chinaman in hand, and dongkong Bank, 84% prem water from outside. The next day after (meaning G. Taufer); I got the reply Got community like this, for it was sure to Post Office and are never opened on board by the exercise of no little shrewdness and Union Inr, Boolety or Lanion, $750
China Fire Ins. Co., $149 ho was engaged he said he could not carry the barracks, you English cowards, I then attract no little attention. Going into the under any circumstances whatever. Hence diplomatic skill, led him to acknowledge his bina Traders' Ins. Co., $2,800 water. He next complained that he could turned book and asked him what he merita of the case, he did not think there there is no room for hope that any separate Hability. At last the first nine bales were not scrub the floor." He made varione meant. We then had a fight. I was thrown was evidence against either defendant in partion of these maila has been saved. The sold at a loss of over Tis. 160 per bale, Yangtare Ins. Associatiny, Tis, 128 -
the transestion, professed himself unable to complaints, and on the morning of the down by several coolles and a Chinese the ones of Brown, and his Worship would same thing of course applies to any valises and then the fight began, The Chinaman.. Fire Ins. Co., $570
woman who struck me with a bamboo, therefore remove it entirely from considera diplomatiques enclosed in the London bags, who, as we have seen had already made H.K. W. Doar do., 50 % dls. 27th Mrs Hart ordered him to do some
pay up, and said that if he were pressed he "I have, do, ali d
would be dismissed the bong. The Tie work, but he refused to do it. The com Brown did not say anything. He was tion. It was true the man was struck, but Those saved must have been handed direct the handsome profit of Tls, 40 per bale un
ALFRED LISTER, plainant applied that the case be remanded drunk and would come under the denomin- by whom he sould not tell, and his Wor to the Agent, or enclosed in his own mail,
with punishment for what might possibly
Postmaster General. 880 he had cleared had gone long ago in other margins, and foreign friends, who held no to enable Mrs Hart to attend. The case ation of being incapable to take care of ship was not going to visit the defendants
himself,
sontract and had no legal claim on him was then remanded till this day; the defen.
be the sins of other people. As regards the vase of Smith, it was entirely on a different
whatever, might whistle for the cash; On dant being admitted to ball in $10. Whed
the case being carried into Court, however, the case came on again, Mr Hart vald his
footing. It was not surrounded with such
the Chinaman's admissione-which he need wife was too pick to attend,
June 16th. heriness arising from drink as in the sass hasiness owing to the darkness of the of, Brown, though there was considerable
The sum for which the Bridge of Boats never have made led to a decision adverse night, which was certainly an
Referring to the has been sold is $18,000; but the dollars to himself, and the plaintiff gained the day. tubate circumstance,
Now it needs no words of ours to show THERMOMETER-I M evidence, his Worship said it so happened ste not forthcoming yet. There is a hitch What likelihood there is of his getting buok that owing to this darkness one or two somewhere, and I am afraid not altogether his money is of course another question. witnessen who were some distance from the with the Chinese, but, à la Takow, caused
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The Magistrate said he would discharge the defendant, and the complainant might take out a summons against bits afterwards, Mr Hart-But I charge him with leaving my service
The Magistrate: Ah, yes, yes. Mr Hart Mrs Hart is too ill to attend. The Megistrato: I'll remand the base till next Monday; (addressing defendant) Pl admit you to bail in $10.
Mr Sharp: What do you think his in. capacity arose from 1
Mr Francis objected to the question. How could an Inspector of Folles be ez Pected to say that; it was a question for a medical man..
The Magistrate said an Inspector of Folios was so far an expert that he could say who ther a man was incapable from drink or from anything else.
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Witness: He was incapable from drink, Swith had his belt on, but Brown had his stone could not describe what actually co by forei nora in Ohinese employ. Why that this is a very slipshod, dangerous way curred; but there were two gentlemen, cannot the Inspector General prevent his of doing business. The market at the time! over his arm, děsta v ktor
Cross-examined by Mr Francis --I looked unbiassed witnesses who were sent the people interfering in matters that cannot of the transaction was exocodingly irregular, at the place where . Taufer said he was spot in pursuit of an amusement, and they by the farthest stretch of imagination be and it was perhaps difficult to give exact kee Hong, the silk was sccounted for by the Mr George Taufer and Bir Edward Tau. injured, but I law no injury. I did not saw what took place. Now looking at the brought within the range of Customs quotations still the fact remains that
usturally exasperated by the romark which | Enod to them.-A, O. P. New. for, belonging to the enging house of the examine his arm, but I saw a mark of blood affair from the beginning, Smith was duties However, the falling is not cog. according to the head partner of the Chang Hongkong Wire Insurance Company, again on bis singles,
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
A.K, Q.M. 8.-bont, % Shanghat Steam Navigation, Tia, 28 Boogkong Gut Co., 976 Hongkong Hoar U, (62) Chinese Imperial Loam, 103 Temperaturë. Takım'ai Menri Poisoner & Co.'s Procpfita, Queen's Road, Honexexe, June 28, 1877.
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