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No. 4487.—SEPTEMBER 19, 1877.]
THE CHINA MAIL.
Police Intelligence. (Before Janwa Rusnall, Esq.) 19th September, 1877.
ALLEGED, KÖBBEY WITH VIOLENCE.
BREAKING TAKES
Kwong Shing Mo, a coal-coolie, was fined $1 for breaking a branch off a tree at the Race Cones
LLECENT.
Wong Asow, boatman, and Cheung Awal,
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China.
HHANGWAL.,
NOTICES TO MARINERS. Hydrographic Office, Batavia, 1877 No. 4.
Notice is hereby given that H. N. M. (Courier) The food tide on Sunday came up with surveying vessels Hydrograaf" found in bore, the same as at the last spring a strait Siberoet (West coast Sumatra) 3 fortnight ago. The sudden rush of water patches of coral and sand, subsequently caused the Loudoun Castle to break from with 5, 6 and 51 fathome.
Position from Tg. Sigeb as follows: a. N 84 W distance 7 miles her mooringe at the P. and O. bucy, the hoops of which gave way. Fortunately she
b. 'N 39 W
10 just shaved the Gimeagles, and was brought
c. N 40 W
123 up with her own anchor." In a river where
From "6" Bodjo bears N 65 W, dis such strong tides prevail an here, we should tance 15 miles. think it an advantage to have buoys in
From Mangkasar reef the following bear which the mooring chain passes through ings were taken: the centre of the bay and no strain is
Ig Sigeb. S: 70 E. 17 miles. brought to bear on the busy itself. We
Boompjes hook (Troepoint) S. 81 E. 94 are surprised that such buoys have not been
milas. long since adopted here.
Several whales have been cast ashore during the typhoon on the 26th ultime, on the coast of Japan, on Homeño Bay.
Mr. G. Willy Wells, the new Consul- General for the United States, arrivod yesterday by the Tokio Maru, and has taken charge of his office to-day,
We are very sorry to hear of the death sioners of Imperial Customs. He died at seized with this most painful complaint at Tahang. He was 88 years of age, and one of the most promising of all the foreignere in Chiness employ. His early death will be regretted by very many friends who have known him long and loved him well.
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P. Badjo S. 30 E. 13 miles. This danger breaks in fine weather. It was seen from deck at a distance of 4 miles.
BATAVIA, 26 April 1877. Hydrographic Office, Baterie, 1877 No. 3.
Notice is hereby given that the Dutch Surveying vessel "Hydrograaf" found two
a rat
North East point Siberoet S. 38 E. North West point Siberoet S. 49° W. ge. 2 coral patch with. 6 fathome, 2 miles N. 47 W. from tho North East point of Siberoet.
The whole of the trenches, bombproof recceses, and rifle pits were well lined with grass, showing that the comfort of their men was studied by the Crar's officers. The timbers used in the constrnotion of the magazine, &c, were heavy beams, from 9im.
to län. in diameter. Most of these were destroyed in the bonfires of the preceding night, but some few were necessarily left. It is surprising that the Russians contrived to move off, not only their men and guns, .. but all the material, without exalting re mark, and provoking a conflict, for at this time, in and around Kars, Mukhtar had 64 battallons, 48 field-guns) 1,000 regular and 4,000 irregular Cavalry.-Times.
Quotations. HONGKONG, September 19, 1877, OPIUM-New Patna, cash....$590
credit, Old Patna, mesh,... 590
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Allowance Tools, 8 a 32
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Taals, 8 a 32
Exchange.
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the installation by one of the great financial | recent years. But are these figures reliable 7 | establishments of France of several branches I think not. We must first of all satisfy at different points of the Far East, and ourselves how the Polles returns are pre- Yokohams would be one of these. The pared, whether there has been any change, French colony would son with great pleasure in their mode of preparation-whether the this project carried into effect; for the recent returas have been prepared in the closing of the agency of the Comptoir same manner those in former years. I
Poon Asing, a hawker, was again brought d'Escompte is prejudicial to many houses have reason to believe they are not. I and residents to whom the nature of their believe in former years a case was returned for stealing $21 from a seaman Dained John Jackson, is seaman on board H. ML. 8. budness renders a French bank exceedingly as one case only whether it comprised ten Curlew. The charge against the prisoner desirable. We are well aware that the or twenty defendants, but in recent returns was that he followed the complainant commercial situation is not of the most each defendant was considered a separate who was in his chair, and robbed him of encouraging, and this it is which must have case, so that when twenty men were charged his hat which contained $21, and that he led the Comptoir D'Escompte to give way with larceny of the same thing and at the throw pepper into his eyes. There being to the three English establishments, the same time, there would appear in the returns no further evidence, the defendant was Oriental Banking Corporation, Hongkong twenty separate cases of larosny, which in
discharged. and Shanghal Bank, and Chartered Mer former years was represented by one only. It cantile Bank. However, it seems to us will be thus seen that the comparison drawi that the export of silk-worma egg cards, from the figures of the former years and and ourios, made by or for French houses, recent years are of ne value whatever, unless represents a certain eum, and that that of it can be shown that the mode of preparing the importations of our goode is sufficiently the returns was one and the same in both considerable, with other possible operations, instances. If my assertion is correct, this to leave a reasonable and lucrade part of will prove that the alleged ingraase is not the business to a French bank. We hope, genuine.
It may, however, be said that even with fishmonger, were brought up for stealing then, with all our heart, that the inheritance of the Comptoir will find an heir, persuaded the change in the mode of preparing the re-blanket and s jacket from one Lam Aman, as we are that, in spite of the dillioulties of turan, the difference in the figures still show an employs in the Kwong Wing Sing of Mr. Thomas Dick, one of the Commis- reofs in Strait Siberost (West Coast of the care of an active, intelligent, auded for by the change indicated. To the pens to Queen's Road West, and the Chefoo of abcess of the liver, having been 18. a reef with 28 feet, in the bearings: the situation, a French bank, confided to a large increase,too large to be account spam, Pas Hong. The back of the shop complainant slept in a room there. The sympathetic director, has still a raison d'étre, I reply that a great many new ordinances barricade of the door, at the back, anil real chances of exccess-Japan Gasdle. have been passed and put in force stos 1867 consisted of the usual Chinese upright and they naturally create new offences, and poles, with space between through which this swells the number of cases as shown in the clothing could have been abstracted. the return. To illustrate what I mean, let The complainant was sleeping in his room CHINA AFFAIRS AT HOME.
aa turn to the Ordinance book. In 1866, when he was aroused about 10 p.m. by the (From our own Landoy Correspondent.) among other Ordinances were passed the Police Constable, He then went to the The Great Northern Telegraph Company's Harbour and Coast Ordinance (6 of 1860) by Station, where he saw his blanket and northern lines, via Russia, are now working We have now so fairly entered upon the which a variety of offences were created, jacket.Mr Goulbourne, clerk in Victoria very well, and the greatest victory over such as unlicensed junks, moboring else Goal, identified both prisoners an having distance and time was accomplished on the dull season here that there is little keliwhere than at the appointed anchorages been in gaol, before; the first had been in night of the 12th last A telegram an- hood of there being any news of importance not reporting arrival, leaving without clear prison six times and was banished in 1877. nouncing the names of the three first
Hydrographic Office, Batavia, 1877. Ne is hereby given, that a coral patch, with respect to Ohins for some time to ances, &o, & creating something lines He was brought up this month for returning horses at the St. Legar, Doncaster Races, extending half a cable's length, with 19 new sources of offence in that ordinanga from banishment, but was discharged. The dispatched from London t 3.28 in the come. The excitement connected with the alone. This ordinance, though passed in and was known to have been in gaol thres afternoon (immediately after the rass was ist water, has been found la Sing.
apore strait. opening of the Tes Season is over; the 1866, came only in force on lat January times, but was never deported. The run) reached Shanghai at 14 minutes past Position: one mile S. E. by E. E. from
1867. Then the Victoria Registration prisoners were committed for trial and re-midnight. Cheloo Convention put off till next Session, Ordinance (No 7 of 1868) created many served their defense.
"Sultan shoal," on the spot where the Adm. London time, to chart shows 10 fathoms." the Chinese Ministers are now no longer more offences than the last mentioned or
which add the dif-
A red iron Nann buoy has been placed novelty; and the Anti-opiumista have for dinance. This also came in fores in Janu-
3 o'clock 28 minutes ference in time be on the centre of the coral reef, and a berth the time being ceased their sad repining in operation from 10th October 1857. The ary 1887. Then comes the Stamp Act,
Chun Ayow, a coolfe, was charged by Mr
tween London and of 2 cables' length, each way, should be Shanghai Even the occasional exoftement of a speech Gunpowder Storage Ordinance passed in '67 J. M. De Jesus, a clerk at the Aberdeen
given to it, 8 hours 6 minutes. at the Geographical Society from Sir Ru- came into force on 10th June of same year. Dook, with stealing an anchor chais, and The base was remanded til The Ordinance, however, which creates the an iron ram,
11 o'clock 34 minutes, and it was received therford Alcock now no longer enlivens us; greatest number of offences is the Order the 21st.
here at 12 o'clock 14 minutes, and in aborty Obius in common with every and Cleanliness Ordinance No. 9 of 1887,
consequently the transmission only occt thing not absolutely pressing has been drop wherein provisions are made from granting
pied 40 minutes between London and ped and will probably not be heard of again permission to keep pigs to liesneing money.
To Ayuen, hawker, was charged by Shanghal, the quickest time on record. A ohangara. Scavenging the City was as until people commence returning from the muah provided for as the licensing of Sergeant Toomey with having in his posses-service calling for a repetition from a firm S., Long 105 18′ 40′′ East of Grenwich, H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $6521
sion four places Isandal wood. When he here was tent on the same day at 11 o'clock public gambling, The Contagious Dis
saw the Sergeant he ran away. The defen- 10min. a.m., and a reply from London was You will doubtless have seen that the base Ordinance adds many new features to dent could not account for the sandal received bare the same night at 12 o'clock | (through W. and N.) and S. 84 E. is ELE. 4. & M. S.-boat Co., 15 dia.
the criminal liat of the Colony. I think I have shown enough to prove that the ap wood, which had the letter M embossed on 85min.
it. Remanded VII the 21st. lawa being enacted, and I shall not wade cation of the Convention shlely upon the through the large number of new penal acts ground that it is unreasonable for the Go passed from 1867 to 1876-merely obsery- Ternment here to have referred to that of ing that among the bills passed were the India, before laying the question before Conditional Pardons Ordinance, the Re Parliament. The objection is rather un-gistration of Deaths and Births, and the (Before His Lordship the Chief Jostios, Bir shirts and collare, do, do. One of the
LONDON, 10th Aug., 1877.
soa-uide, and Parliament is again sitting.
organ of the Anti-opium Association makes & great outory about the delay in the ratifi-parent increase in clearly traceable to new
called for in one respect, as it is tolerably certain that the Indian Government cau give important information upon some points (especially the oplum duty), and that a reference to them was almost called for as of course. Objection, however, may unquestionably be raised with only too good reason to the delay which has taken place apart altogether from this final reference.
People here seem to look with as much disfavour upon the pro-native leanings of Mr Pope Henueary as would appear to be the case in Hongkong. I was a few days ago speaking to a well-informed ex-China hand, who assured me that Mr Hennessy had, before he left England, declared his Intention of inaugurating just such a polioy
ordinance against street ories, both of which latter contributed in no small degree to the offences in the Colony. As to the Concl. tional Pardon Ordinance, if prisoners were liberated on the alarming scale of 58 in one month alone, it is only fair to infer that a great majority of these prisoners had. returned to the Colony, especially if they were driven back here in the way. repre sented in the Governor's speech, and thus their transgression forms an insignificant quots to the list of our Colonial crime.
There is yet another cause which may sesount for the increase of alme, I refer to the admittedly increased efficiency of the Polica; if it is so, the decrease of orime in former years does not prove that the population of Hongkong consisted of a
LARCENY.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION,
SUPREME COURT.
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
JOHN SHALE.).. 19th September, 1877.
MANGLAUGHTER.
Regina v. Leong Alai. The prisoner was indicted on two counts, one charging her with the manslaughter of with heating her and causing her bodily a giri named Thung Amut, and another harm, on the 6th August 1877.
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H. N. M. S. S. "Deli" found a reef with 2) fathoms near the entrance of Soesoekbay
W. Coast Sumatra) in the bearings:
Poeloe Kaijoe NW. Oedjong Serangah E. † N.
BATAVIA, 6 June 1877.
Bank, on demand,
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Shares. Hongkong Bank, 48 % pram. Union Ins. Society of Canton, 4900 China Traders' lus. Go.. $2,900 Chinese Insurance Co., $250 Yangtaze Inn. Association, Tls, 785 North Ohlas Ins. Co., Tls. 860
China Fire lan. Co., ¡168) | EL.K. & W. Dook Co., 92 dis.
Shanghal Steam Navigation, Tha. BO Hongkong Gas Co., 875 Bergkong Hotel Co., $50 Ohless Imperial Ioan, £104 Temperature.
Notice is hereby given that the White revolving Light of 1st Order as mentioned in the notice to mariners of the 27th Oct. a. p. on Java's Eerste punt (Southerly entrance of Sunds Strait) in Lat. 644 is duly exhibited on the 16th of July.
This Light shown between 9. 17o E,
partly intercepted by Prinsen Island.
Placed on the top of a White atone lighthouse of 190 feet, built on a rocky pro- montory of 130 feet in height, it is elevated 820 feet above the common ace level, and visible within a range of 26.4 maut miles. The two fashea of 6.sec. per minute are | (Taken at Mesars Palouner de Oo,'s Premiser, followed by eclipses of 24 sec. each
The British schooner Atrlic, while on a passage to Hakodadi, on the 6th of August last, found, in Lat. 36° N., and Long, 181 E., the lower half of a camis phor-wood obest of drawers, containing
shirta' was marked "J. Watts," and some i of the collare were stamped "Watson & Co., Shanghai." The Captain took all the articles forward with him, and on arriving st. Hakoladi handed them over to the British Consul there. "There is reason to
The Vice Admiral Commanding the
· naval forces in Neth.-India BRUTEL DE LA RIVERE. BATAVIA, 19 June 1877.
KARS.
KABB, July 13. I am la hopes that the few linas I am now sending will teach Trebizond in time
believe that the wreckage belongs to the THE RUSSIAN WITHDRAWAL FROM missing barque Eaglet, and, we understand, view to see whether it can be identified by it is to be sent for from Hakodadi, with the
the agents here. The Airlie, on her return passage, picked up twelve Japanese sailors from a water-logget junk, in the Japanese sea, and brought them to Shanghai. They were handed over to the Japanese Con-
The Attorney General, the Hon. G. Phillippo, lastrusted by Mr Johnson, Acting Crown Solleitor, appeared to prosecute,
Mr Francis, instructed by Mess Sto-pul phens and Holmes, appeared for the dafenos. The following Jury was empanelled :-
and
A notification on our front page announ ces that the British Consulate will be with:
for the same steamer that carries mine of the 9th to you. It was at noon on that day that messengers were sent out to Mukhtar Pasha, encamped at Vairan-kills, to inform him that the Russians bed raised the siege and moved off bodily from Kars. I could scarcely believe my ears when I
Queen'i Road.) HONGKONG, September 19, 1877. BAROMETER M
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as from all accounts it would seem he has better class than it dow at prosest, Mesara E. Beart, E. Sapoorjee J. Juster, drawn from Ichang daring the winter, as it heard the new, but that it was true was London and Colonial Papera
greater mistake than for a man going to a place like China to form resolutions as to his policy in advance; then he must of necessity be entirely ignorant of the wants of the particular Colony or the character and nature of Its inhabitants. A wise man
offences which would have remained un- detected under the old regime of the in- efficiency of the then Police, have been
Yours de.,
A KEADER.
F. Caldwell, F. Sapey and H. M. Bavis.
The Attorney General, in explaining the when, the waters of the Yangtsze are low; How the Russians contrived to allp away
but a Consular officer will sent again in the early spring.
Mr A. Banton was then called. Fla
TIENTSON,
The following is corrected from the latest
VESSELS TO ARRIVE.
AT HONGKONG,
May
June
2, Marco Polo, 4, Melbrak,
From Remarke
Cardiff (Brent Feb.23
Sunderland v. S'pore New York
Cardiff for Canter Cardiff Antwerp
Cardiff
Hamburg
Liverpool
Antwerp
Antwerp
Cardiff
Melbourne
Liverpool
Hamburg
Penarth
Penarth
Liverpool
London
Falmouth
Penarth
Hamburg Landon
Penarth
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flects but little credit on the vigliance either | When left. Nams. brought to light under the management of said to have given to the deceased on As so much has been said about the Lou- 4,000 of whom are encamped within four
satisfied that the beating the accused was
A private letter from England says of the garrison or of the Oircasetan horsemen, Feb. the present Force. Hence this fact is also tributed to her death, before they could doun Castle's run, you might say a few miles of this place. On the 8th inst the Mar.
6, Carrizal, one of the reasons which accounts for the
words for the good old ship encarn, which bombardment had slackened considerably, 17, D. McB. Park, ready in a judicial manner to form his con- during later years. I think we ought to be they were satisfied that the girl was merely was first home with new tass from Foochow, but large bodies of foot and home were could surely keep his mind open and be apparent increase of crime in the Colony bring her in guilty of manslaughter, and if
-Astros, seen constantly moving about; spion ac- 19, Cygnus, clusions according to the circumstances told the relative numbers of reported cases beaten beyond moderate correction, they Sho left Sharp Peak on ibe B1st May at which might be found to exist. A contrary and detected cases in former and recent must find her guilty on the second count. To 1,80 p.m., and arrived at Gravesend on the counted for this by saying that a large force
22, Birling, habit, dangerous in any place, must be fatal years. Returns of this kind would be far support an indictment of assault occasion-19th of July, at 8.1ō a.m., making the ra had recalved four days' provisions and had 177, Fortune,
ing bodily harm the effect of the beating in Hongkong where there is so much to more reliable, and would be a more proper need not be of a nature which would from port to port in 89 days, 18 hours, 45 moved off to the south,
The trenches, Apr. minutes; out of which she was detained, in moreover, presented an unusually lively Tearn.
criterion to judge of the relative criminality
& Rots, cause permanent Injury; anything that addition to her stoppages at the porta 42 appearance, teams of horses being sent 13, Vega, The appointment of Lin-tab-jan to be of Hongkong than those brought forward caused her pain or discomfort was sufficient, hours hours outside Singapore and 85 down every now and again to the batteries. Minister for China at Berlin is considered by His Excelloney. It should also be pointed the charge being different from one for hours between Suez and the Mediterranean. This agitation seems to have excited no to be a satisfactory indication of a continued out the variety of offences included In so doing grievous bodily harm.
If she had had the Inck at these places that comment, and at night the blaze of several
8, Staghound, progressive spirit among the Chinese. Lín turns for former yearn and late 'years. If
the other steamers had, she would have bonfires in the Russian lines, though notic
10, David, in not so genial a man se his colleague Kwo newly created offances by recent ordinances evidence was the same as that he adduced made even more show that she has dono, ed by the Turkish sentries, aroused no
11, Naworth, (who seems to have the art of making friends were eliminated from returns for recant
29, Obandos, in a great degree), but he is spoken of by years, I have no doubt but that the result before the Coroner and the Magistrate. He but as it is she has pleased everybody."
attention. It was not until 9 am. 18, Alstre, was cross-examined at some length, but his those who bare an opportunity of forming would be greatly in favour of the present testimony was not shaken.
We have a programme of the Chefogparently that some of the garrison, struck Races, which were fixed for the 14th and by the unusual quietness relgaleg in the 18, Sophia, an opinion as being evidently sincerely time.
The next witness called was Julia Fran- 16th September-six races on the first and trenches, thought of turning their eyes
16, Meteor, desirous of informing himself upon all
alaca, a decrepid looking old woman, who sevan on the second day.
19, Melusine, foreign matters and qualifying himseit fully
farther northward to the spot where the 28 Martha Jackson, was servant to the last witness. The most for his present post. He seems, however,
Important discrepancy in her tatimony
long row of Russian tenta usually glistened 26, Alexandra, to want a little polishing up and lacks the
was that whereas she had said at the Police
in the morning son. To their surprise courteous bearing, of which, whatever other MR HENNESSY'S STATISTICS.
Court that she saw the coffin brought in at
September 10th. none were there. On reports being made 27, Kate Carnie,
80, C. R. Bishop, faults they have, we find the Chinese
(To the Editor of the "Darna MAIL.”) 7 a.m.; she esić now it was 3 p.m.
The weather continues very dry, and in to the new commandant, Mushir Mustapha
30, Cilarnum, ordinarily possessed. It is understood that
P. C. 645, Fertab Singh, reiterated the ordinary years the time for rain in saffi. Pasha, he sent out parties of Irregular the appointment of Liu to Berlin is part of
Hongkong, Sept. 19th, 1877.
cient quantition to wet the ground to alors to reconnoitre. These soon returned a sobeme to have China represented at all
SIE-It seems to me of some importance evidence he gara before the Magistrate. the more important European Courts. This that the point should be cleared up whether When the case was resumed after lunch, depth sufficient for planting, is now past. with the new that not only were batteries, trenoties, and encampment deserted, but
4. Faugh-a-Ballaugh, London step will undoubtedly have a good effect. any reliance can or cannot be placed on the the Court was chiefly occupied with medical Hence the Chinese are feeling great anxiety that the Russians had gained the pass of
4 Rhuddlan Castle, Cuxhaven No one can fall to recognise the beneficial statistics as to crime quoted by Governor evidence. It was proved by the Chinese in regard to the wheat for next year, which
7. F'dinand Bramm, Portsmouth results which have socrued from the present Hennessy. In your aquelcher" of last doctor that the deceased had been ill for cannot be sown in the present condition of Kurukdar, where they had strongly in
trenched themselves. On proceeding to the
◊ Elmstone,
London Embassy hera. The Chiners have been night you pointed out that Mr Hennessy about a week prior to her death. Dr. the ground.
From different directions, and for a dis. lato siege works, the reason of the last 11, Candidate,
Cardi@ quite unable to ignore that there is something had favoured us with about half a column Wharry was of opinion that having regard worthy the attention of the children of the of statisties to show that orime had been to the state of the deceased's health and of tance of 200 or more miles, the report is night's bonfires were apparent, unt a gun 18, Dartmouth,
14, Denbighshire, Sun and Moon in the outer barbarians constantly increasing in the Colony for ten her age (15 years) when phydological that, with a few exceptions of small tracts platform, gablon, or faselue was left in the
11, Helloon, country, and have been nolensvalens obliged years, whereas Sir Arthur Kennedy states changes were rapidly taking place, a beating a few i in extent, the small millet crop in batterle, their charred and smoking re.
msins showing that Lorin Melikoff, judging 17, Oneida, The doctor was only three or four tenths of an ordinary have been treated and to some degree to Crime has greatly decreased and is general accelerate her dea h. reciprocate it.
ly of a trivial kind and seldom undetected," morally certain of this. Dr. Ayres, the arep. The general verdict is that the forous now in front of him, had determined 10, City of Hallas, Cardiff and that The number of prisoners has Colonial Surgeon, soincided with Dr. suffering will be much greater than last that no material should fall into the 18, Lord of the Isles, London
year. Beggars are beginning to put in a enemy's hands. So quietly and so ox-31, Clars, decreased Afty per cent within thres Wherry in his opinion.
peditiously had be set to work, that with 25, R. O. Rickaers, London Newport years" 1 You also support Sir Arthur After the brief examination of two wit- | too frequent appearance on our streats.
There are frequent cases of cholers out excting the suspicion of the garrison, 26, Cuba, Kennedy's remarks by a recent official nesses, the prosecution was brought to a statement of the Chief Justice that "Aolose. The 1st count of mandaughter among the Chinese. These are promoted he succeeded in removing all-his stores,
Joy
7, Olty of Limerick (a.), London sense of personal security has grown up having been abandoned, Mr Frands would probably by the "rothing of the coarse tenta, and guns safe to the Intrenched In the Colony which prior to 1868 did not not address the Jury, but proceeded to call hemp or fute in the ponds of water, the position at Kurukdara without any molesta 10, Agamemnon (a), Liverpool
10, Niagara, oxist," and I may add, for my own part, evidence for the defenes He proposed stench from which is terrible. The rains tion. I as yet have had no opportunity of SIBI have read with great attention that I am myself envinced, and everybody three questions for the decision of the have been withheld and the streams are going over the sloge worke; but I hear from 11, Horas the eloquent speech of His Excellency the with whom I have converted sets of the Jory,(1) Was there an assault at all? low-the sun la hot in the middle of the Captain H. Trotter, R.E that they seem Governor at the Legislative Coutell the same option, that crime has not constantly (2) Was it justifiable having regard to the day, while the nights are coul; all these to have been constructed with much care the day, and I must say it is a very able increased here during the last ten years. relation of the parties f (3) If there was are conditions not favorable to good health, and all, and with all the improvemarie
28, Globe, defence of the overal radical changes be The great facilities of communication with an assault and if it was not justifiable, was. Add the want of suitable food on the part that late experiments, both in England and has made and contemplates making in the Canton, and, within the last few months, it a common assault or an assult of the of many, and the wonder is that so far die. on the Continent, show to be necessary,
owing to the increased range and accuracy Aug administration of fustice and in the the reputed merciful character of His Ez. nature charged in the Information! These➡NTO D. Now, treatment of prisoners here Now, Bir, cellency, may have led to as increase during questions were agreed to by the Attorney. I may as well-state at once that I agres | the last year or so, but with a police fores
General
The first witness called for the defenes
nature, crumbling up readily when once with a great deal "the Governor said on constantly improving in efficiency and an
broken. The parapets were shoved up with May Monday, but I venture to think his statis experienced administration, It seems to me was Teang Akew who claimed to be the
large beams. The traverses between the 2, Goodell, tise are not trustworthy, and shall give to be altogether unreasonable to suppose sister of the deceased. The next witness my reasons for that opinion. The table that crime has been so constantly increasing who said she was the party besten an the and the schooner Reindeer, have been pur-for the detachments, thus doubtless afford-3 Wyld
The Snap, formerly a British Gunboat, gun portions contained bombproof recesses 10, Norman Court, was Leong Awoot, the prisoner's daughter you published on the 17th instant, undoub. here, assing the populsion has been, tadly supports the Governor's contention believe, nearly stationary,
chased at Nagsenki by the enterprising ing perfect immunity from all shells burst- June day in question.
4, Hermann, that crime han greatly and steadily increased Then again, how about the Balınma Mr W. Wilson, the architect, proved a Captain Walker of this port. The vessels ing in rear of the battery. I believe the both it serious and light offences, the total His Excellent referred, as you say, in plan of the house, and the front of Mir are already fitted out and are bound for batteries did not seem to have suffered, Birchvale, 6, Navasink, number in 1876 being over 10,000 against the glowing terms to his abolition of fogging Santos' house to show how far one could Yokohama, the Beindeer having already much from the Turkish fire, though the
screens, thrown up in front at a distance of 14, Adolph, sailed. annual average from 18077 to 1871 of 6718. in that place, but your extract, last night see from Mr Santos' windows into the pri
The Chinese traders in this port are about 25 parda, were much knocked about. 89, Hopewell, Now this apparent increase may be genuine from an official report shows that in one soner's house. or not genuine. It genuine, it la transable year, since the step in question was taken;
Mr Francis then summed up the evidence speculating largely in rice. The last steam These were about four feet in height, and July to cause other than that the inhabitants of the number of prisoners in the gaol and contended that Mr Santos was infetakener of the Pacific Mail Company, and the about 10 feat in thickness, while the 8, Leander, Hongkong have been of a verse obaracter
in his identity of the girl beaten,
M. M. steamer Folga, hase for Hongkong, parapets were about 18 feet in thickness.11 Golden State, now than they were befoin, an 1 mkali
Ella Lordship then summed up to the were full The P; # O. steamer Aniates There had been revetted with sand-baga, 17, Balls Mores, presently show, The Agure undebtedly
Jury, the case was still going on when and the French. Mail boss to follow are the majority of which had been remored, Aug.
| fully engaged for a similar cargo, buse fair number were left on the ground, Thealy #o went to pin ` prove that we bare more chanson within
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to acknowledge the civility with which they in, I presume, bis last report but one that like that deposed to by Mr Santos would almost nii, while the large millet will yield retreat desirable in the face of the superior 19, Henry Lippott, New York
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE GOVERNOR'S PRISON DISCIPLINE.
To the Edillar of the ** China Mart.”
Hongkong, September 19, 1877
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