No. 4615.APRIL 18, 1878.]
CANTON.
April 17, 1878.
the business, $50.
THE CHINA, MAIL.
shipaltandiers under the name and style of all traders must be presumed to know of windows opening on to the street shareholders at the Annual General Meet-has stiffened, by the increased firmness of Brendbear, Anthony & Co. In Nov. 1874 the Bills of Bales dots, and as the Bill of Lopposite No. 18 which had been attempted, ing. It was therefore necessary for this the holders. In Benares, however, the bu they borrowed from Mesars Malchers & Co. Sale in question was registered under the one had been broken open. The outside meeting to confirm Mr. Hitch's appoint-siness has been on a small scale; but with It may be a sign of superior wisdom to certain moners on the security of a Bill of local Ordinence, any person who dealt abutters had been forced, and a pate of ment
the exportations coastwise the holders have Mr. Maclean then proposed:-"That the not evineed any eagerness to realise; on the question all hypotheses in physical phen Sale of all their stock in trade, book debbe, with the firm could see the nature of the glass broken. Through the opening thus omena which do not accord with our precon-wers then quite solvent. The immediato embodied in the
furniture, o., de, sa The borrowers mortgage.
The pollor of the law as made, the thiores entered the office. There appointment of Mr. 5, D. Hitch as a contrary, they have held out for higher Billa of Sales Acts they found several cases, one of which con- director of the Company bo and is hereby terms. The present rates are $8773 to $680 for Patan, and $555 to $6573 for Benares.. ceptions; but to doubt ceases to be a merit object of obtaining the money was to pay is to prevent fraude on creditors by tained a mass of copper wrapped up. This confirmed."
Mr. Wood seconded,
Without any further receipta to add to the when one's own senses are confronted with off a Bill of sale held by the Hongkong & secret transfers, and it is the fault they broke open, and rejected its contents,
Shanghal Bank for $20,000, The Bank of creditors if they do not acquaint them apparently even as Bassanio put on one The motion was unanimously agreed to. before-noted aggregate of 3,592 chests, the ocular proof, às, I am told, was acknow- Bill of Sale was exconted in Sept. 1878, selves with knowledge which the legislature aide the hard food for Allidas." Other The Chairman said the only other busi- available supply is computed at 3,260 chests, ledged on Thursday by a Gentleman who and the moneys secured by it wore payable has placed within their easy reach, The packages were attempted, the cords and noss which seemed to come regularly before against 2,760 chests same time last year. had before doubted the force of a tornado, on demand with interest at 12 per cent fact that there was no such case as the tapes surrounding several having been out, the meeting was the compensation of Of this last quantity 250 obests were per annum. Failing payment on demand present in the books as a foundation for as if out of sheer mischief. Only one box, director for the current year. According Benares, of which kind the present stock The ceraremes of waterspouts is said to be the Bank was given a power of entry, seizure the argument that it was probably so a rather weighty one containing books ship to clause 6 of the liquidation, it was consists of 650 obeste. During the interval questioned, by some astute scientists, who and sale of all goods and shattels found on because such a dead could not be support-ped by the German Minister, was actually provided that the President and directora under notice some 600 chests have been are probably immured in dark closets of the the premises, together with the goodwill of ed indicatos rather, it seems to me, that carried away; and there is just a chance should receive the same compensation as taken by the local consumere, against 600
In Nov. 5, 1874, the nobody ever thought till now of questioning that its contents may afford a olue to the horetofore for the year 1877, and thereafter chests at the corresponding period last year, temperate or frigid zone and absorbed in Bank apparently wanted the money, and the validity of a deed which was so clearly discovery of the burglars; though how on such amounts as the shareholders agreed their mimic art that is sometimes but ait suited the firm to contract a loan else animpeachable, a dead made not in con- a still night they could, undiscovered, have to at the annual meeting.
Mr. R. W. Little begged to move :-- travesty of the great forces of Nature. One whery and to $10,000 were obtained from templation, of Bankruptcy, nor with the burst their way into the office, and there gentleman, who cavilled at the idea of a Melchera & Co. to pay off the Bank which view of delaying er defrauding creditors, done their noisy work baffles conception, That, in accordance with clause 6 of the waterspout, ignored that of a tornado; but
was due on the promise of a Bill of Sale but simply to obtain money on comparative if, indeed, in that central part of the set liquidation resolution, passed at the meet- conceded a whirlwind." Verily this is a Further credit was also promised the Bank-ly advantageous terms to pay off a loan tlement there were any live policeman ating of March 23rd, 1877, the compensation mere splitting of straws in presence of the rupts at the same time. In accordance contracted at a higher rate of interest, all within one hundred yards of the scene of the directors for the current year la destruction of thousands of buildings, visi- with the agreement made at the time of the For these reasons I think the deed is good. of their operations, which again minst have hereby fixed at $50 taele each.
Moreover as the dead ornnot be set aside occupied a considerable time. We wonder ble to all eyes; and the certainty, though first loan of $19,000, & Bill of Sale for a
aaa whother, if even a policeman did see a not yet the ocular proof in all its ghostly sum not exceeding $34,000 was axeontod under the statute of Elizabeth, proportions of the death of thousands of on the 18th day of December, 1874, fraudulent preference, it is too late to person at two or three o'clock in the R. morning sneaking along with a heavy parcel and registered in this Court on the 5th impeach it now-Allen v. Bonnott. persons!
Every fresh observation of the phenomenal day of January 1875. The moneys ad-6 ch. 677-and as the learned counsel for or two, it would occur to the functionary the defendants pointed out at the hearing to question him, or failing that to take force of Nature is of value in soiontifio re-vanced were to bear interest at 10 per cent. search. What if we have made the first The covenants in the conveyance the Bankruptcy being in the trader's own steps to trace him or have him followed, in discovery that a waterspout may discharge. Melobers & Co. are very similar to those petition, there can be no relation back and the bare event of anything being amiss, huge hailstones (scattering them over a in the Bask are, but the interest payable the plaintiff can have no title. (Jones v. breadth of two miles or more) instead of a to the Bank was 12 per cent, while Melohera Harber, L.R. 6 Q.B., 77.) deluge of water?
Co. only charged 10 per cent. In both future advances are secured the Indebted ness is payable on demand, and in default
to
In my first letter I adopted the theory of a tornado accompanied by a waterspout; and had the satisfaction the next day to power is given to seins and soll all the read in the letter of another of your oor- property found on the premises, dro, at respondents that Captain Cary had said to time of seizure. On the 8th March, 1877, thony & Co. owed the defend. him, while observing the phenomenon from Broadbear the deck of the Potan, that it indicated a ants $31,722,18. On that day the defend waterspout-satisfaction because an neromants demanded payment, and as payment plished scaman who, like him, has spent was not made they placed a man of their years at sea, is a high authority, I bad own in the concern, who took possession of myself seen one at Minoso many years ago; everything and carried on the business the but my opinion in this case was formed from goodwill of which was finally sold by the description of a highly respectable gan-publlo auction. The defendants have not tleman who observed the approach of the realised by several thousand dollars the them by the Bankrupts, tornado from the Old Factory site, and amount due -sketched faz me the appearance of its crest On the 28th March, 1877, Mr Anthony as it was approaching. Its form and action filed a petition and was adjudicated a were unmistakably like those of a water- Bankrupt on the 3rd of Aprli following. spout; and the fact that, after condensation Beimand was adjudicated a Bankrupt on of the vapour into water, the action of two the 19th May, 1877. strata of ölouds having opposite electricities and two currents of wind, shall cause the water to be precipitated in hail, does not It seems to me contradist the theory of a waterspont. Moreover, I find in a standard authority the following: "It has been urged that the meteorological phenomenon called by his name is of the same mature as the whirlwinds which drew up large pillars of sand in the deserts of Africa. While some waterspouts are rapidly absorbed, fell to the earth in copious showers of rain, others have been known to preserve their condition for an hour."
Police Intelligence. (Both Magistrates sitting.) April 17, 1878.
GADELING.
Id Asau, a coglie, was fined $25 for keep ing a gambling house. He acted as watch
I am of opinion that judgmont should be entered for the defendants.
The Acting Chief Justice then delivered judgment concurrent with that of the Acting Pulate Judge, and judgment was accordingly entered for the defendants. The Attorney General (the Hon. G. Phil- lippo), instructed by Messrs Sharp, Tellor and Johnson, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr Hayllar, instructed by Mr Brereton, for the defendants.
China
BHANGHAL.
(News.)
(Herald.)
A number of boxes, each of them con- taining 20,000 old rin pieces, arrived the day before yesterday at Yokohama, from Tokio, in order to be forwarded to Hong keng by next mall.
In the course of a review of the customs returns of the United States, the New York Herald notices as follows the growth of trade with Japan:-
There is a large increase in the influx of Japanese goods, on most of which there is a duty of thirty-five per cent. The main portion of this traffic comes hers by way of San Francisco. The trade in fancy goods between the United States and Japan since the centennial exhibition has very largely ingreased, probably to the extent of 200 or 300 per cent."
Rear Admiral Akamatsu and 47 other officers of the Navy, who took part in the Formosan expedition, received on the 8th ultimo medala, which had been struck in commemoration of that campaign.
It is reported that the military system of Japan, which has hitherto been framed on French model, will henceforth be according to German pattern
Mr. Hubbe seconded, Carried unanimously,
The Chairman said that concluded the business the directors had to bring before- the mesting.
On the motion of Mr. Rivington, a vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman und
directors.
Quotations.
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The following in a copy of the report — Shareholders the liquidation accounts of The Directors have now to present to the the Company for the year 1877, together with an open sketch of receipts and pay. ments from the lat January 1878 to date.
The China Merchants' Steam Navigation Bank, on demand, Company have regularly paid the quarter. ly instalmente due under the agreement, as well as interest to March 1st 1878, and forestalmonte at different times amounting to taels 45,000. The steamers Nanking and Honan have been transferred to the Ching Merchants Steam Navigation Company, This completes the transfer of the steam Beet, and policies, covering all Insurable property standing in the Company's name, are in the hands of the Liquidators.
Since the Company went into liquid ation, four returns of Capital, amounting to taela 88 per share, have been declared, and the Directors propose la future to make quarterly divisions of the cash assets as they become available.
The Directora regret to state that the alaim of the Ardrossan barbour authorities in the matter of the Chusan's wreck has been sustained by the English Courts, and that, under the advies of Messrs. Baring, Brothern & Co.'s Counsel, it has been decided not to carry an appeal to the Houes of Lords. The result of this unfor tunate affair, including very beavy legal expenses, has been & lots of taels 44,843.55, which appears at the debit of liquidation Account
9/11
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Hongkong Bank, 64 prem. Union Ins. Boclety of Canton, $1,325 China Traders Ins, Co., $1,250 Chinese Insurance Co., 1260 Tangture Ins. Assoc., Tis, 020 North China Ins. Co., Tis. 980
LK. Fize Ins. Co., $695 Che Vise Ins. Co., $172 H.. W. Dock Oo., & prom. H.E. U. & M. S.-boat Co., $10 dis Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tha. 22 Hongkong Gas Co., 875 Hongkong Hotel Co., 55 China Sugar Refining Co., 1 % prem. Chuc imperial Loan, £108.
Do of 1877, $109.10/
Temperature,
In the Court of the United States Con. sulate-General, yesterday (April 6th) 0. B. The present action on the 18th May 1877 Bradford, late Vice-Consul-General, pro- was heard before the Full Court on the 8th sented two petitions in person, respecting instant. The Attorney General appeared the charges brought against him in October for the plaintiff, and Mir Hayllar, c., for and November of last year, and on account the defendants.. As the defendante took of which he is still suffering imprisonment. possession under the Bill of Sale before any The first charge was that of having violated
There would seem to be no limit to the not of Bankruptcy occurred, there is no the postal Laws of the United States, by question of reputed ownership oxoept as having taken from the mail a letter ad artistic ingenuity of the Japaness, but we to book debts, which it was agreed could dressed by Dr D. J. Miscgowan to General were not prepared for a species of drawing be determined before the Registrar in cer Myers, of San Francisco, and mailed on or to which we and the crowd were treated the tala events. The validity of the deed is about the 1st January, 1877. Petitioner other day near Riogoku bashi. The artist now the only question. For the plaintiff now applied for a new trial, on the ground first cleared an area, brushing away pebbles it is admitted that when the dead was made that he was now able to prove that General and smoothing little inequalities, and when the baukzuple were quite solvent, and it is Myers had publicly stated that he had duly the surface was thus prepared, formed also admitted that the moneys wereadvanced received the said letter and had remained rapid designs by skilfully spilling various
As regards the account for "hospital on the faith of the Bill of Sale. If I have in possession of it, that a copy of the said colored and upon the ground. The effects dues" rendered by the United States corectly apprehended the points the letter, in Dr Macgowan's handwriting, was thus produced were truly surprising. Consul General here, the Directors have learned Attorney General, they are as in the petitioner's possession on the 26th specially clever was the delineation of a reason to believe that the Treasury De follow (1). The present deed, being an day of March, 1877, and that the statement gayly dressed damsel, whose head-gear and partment at Washington has strook out assignment of all a trader's goods, chattels, he (petitioner) made on the trial as to how embroidered roben were represented with
most of the items, and that the claim will So, with a power of seizure and sale of the copy of the letter fell into his hands, great success. The artist as he traversed be reduced below $4,000. No official laaker at Masiri Falsoner & Coșe Fremont it and after acquired property on failure to was admitted by Dr Macgowan to be true. his tract of ground, sowing his artistio seed, structions however, have yet been received pay the amount secured by the Bill of Sale The Court refused to grant a new trial, on entertained the ears as well as the eyes of in Shanghai, and the Company's bond for immediately on demand, in an set of Bank- the ground of want of jurisdiction, as, in the bystanders by diverting nonsense about $25,000 is still unoanceited ruptcy and vold; especially as it was given criminal cases, application for a new trial the scenes and figures depicted. Then,
The London investments in United BAROMETER
Do. when there was no presing necessity for must be made before passing sentence when the sketch had been comploted, be States Government Bonds have realized a the advance. (2.) The loan made by the second petition asked for a bill of would pause a few moments till the shower profit of over taels-37,000. On the other Several roendisante were ordered to be Melchers & Co. was a mere investment in particulars regarding certain other alleged of minted hard-ware that rewarded his hand, the lessss from bad debts are less THERMOMETER-➡9 A.M........
the business, and although they were not charges against the petitioner, which he labor had ceased, when he would rub out than might have been expected, consider- sent home today,
parinors sharing in the profits yet they said had been promised but never supplied the picture and begin another. It will be ing the extent of the Company's former placed the Bankrupts in the position to him, and he had therefore been unable seen that this is a rather queer variety of business. With the exception of the above Teung Asz, a coolie, was sent to 4 weeks' of their Agents, and could put in another to make his report to the Government, to the pavement artist of London, and one mentioned hospital dues," all known person at any time and determine the which he asked that all questions involved that should be duly "done" by enterpria- claims of importance for or against the bard labour for stealing a jacket.
business. This he argued as being unfair should be referred. The Court granted ing sight-seors.
Company have been settled. During the past month very many fiue
Mr. H. de Conroy Forbes having resign- El Álat, a cook, and Lam Atab, a brick-to the traders who dealt with the Bank- this application.
vessels have been loading in Nagasaklad bin seat at the Board, Mr. F. D. Hitch layer, were sent to three months hard rupte, as the defendants had made them-
among them we have noticed several of the has been elected a Director in his place. selves perfectly safe, and urged that if labour for stealing a jacket.
the deed was sustained, s wrong would
old tea clippers, and we regrat to see that
Shanghai, April 8th, 1878. ships so well fitted, so ably manned, and be done to other creditors, and that
so admirably adapted to the purpose for it was a fraud on the Bankruptcy laws.
which they were intended, should have The departure of the City of Tokio for been compelled, through the poverty of the (3) Admitting that there was no such case as the present in the books it was argued San Francisco has been postponed until times, to carry coal from here to Shanghai. that that was probably so because such Saturday morning at daylight. This is It is however, a source of congratulation a dead could not be supported.
owing to the uncertainty of the weather. reference to the 1st point Graham v. The cases heard to-day (April 4th) have that vessels of such calibre are coming to Chapman, 21 L. J. C.P. 178, was chiefly been both civil and criminal, the first being Nagasaki to load, as it proves without doubt that the coal trade here is of sufficient relied on, and ex parte Sparrow in re a claim brought by Mr I. Mariaus against importance for them to ran backwards and Forke 2 G. E., McNaghten and Gordon, Captain Greig of the S. S. Glamis Castle for forwards, while waiting for the tea season. 307, was also cited. The latter caso can $50, the value of certain goods which had not Nagasaki Rising Sun. hardly be called a decision, and Graham v.
been delivered according to the bill of lad. Chapman is distinguishable from the present
180.
MEND CANDY.
LARCENT.
Id Asing, & coolle, was sent to six weeks' hard labour for stealing about 1 catties of dried lily flowers from the Godown of Mesura Howard & Co., West Point,
SUPREME COURT. IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before Acting Chief Justice Snowden.}
April 18, 1878.
Regina Len Afok. The prisoner, a soolile, was indicted on a charge of stealing a pair of shoes. Two previous convictions were proved Agatast him, and he wee
sentenced to one year's hard labour.
With
Japan. (Ganette.)
The British steamers Glamis Castle and load rice.
SHANGHAI STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
liquidators (Messrs. Bussell & Co.). Mr.
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Queen's Road.) BONGKONG, April 18, 1878.
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Shipping Intelligence.
The following in corrected from the Intert London and Colonial Papers, de, 200
VESSELS TO ARRIVE. AT RONGKONG, From
Remarke
Cardiff
Flushing Roads
Cuxhaven Hamburg
San Francisco
Liverpool London London
3, Elizabeth Shields, Hamburg
Cardia
1, Glongaber,
Flashlog Hamburg
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ENGLAND'S FIGHTING POWER. article in the Nineteenth Century on Eng Major-Gen, Sir Garnet Wolseley bas an land as a Military Power in 1854 and in When left. Name.
14. Regulus, 1878," which is sure to be read with great Aug. tutoreat at the present time.
In the opinion of Sir Garnet, "at no Sept.
3. Andreas, previous period of our history have we ever been so strong in a military sense as at Oct. present. In 1854 we were very weak in 2, Anna Bertba, field artillery; the military force in those 19, Oscar, The following gentlemen were empan-casa, and although still law has been much ing. After hearing the evidence on bota Glenartney will proceed to Shimonoseki to lands was under 70,000 men, and there 25, Benedicta,
alden, Mr Acting Law Secretary Wilkinson nelled as a Jury:Mesars C. V. Smith, S. shaken by subsequent decisions, or in the suggested a compromise; and by consent
was no reserve whatever beyond some Nov. Gatmann, P. E. S. Phillipson, A. A. dos words of Bramwell C.J. "it has never been of both parties made an order that defendant
pensioners, who were too old for field 2, Cadiz (s.), Remedios, E. Herbst, J. Grant, and G. F. convleted but has been in trouble a good pay plaintiff the sum of $25.
Bervice. Were war declared to-morrow, 2, Johann Smidt, Johnson.
2, Minne, many times"-Kevan v. Mowson, 24 L. T.
about 400,000 drilled men would fall into When the Russian man-of-war Haydumak N. 8, 897. In Grabam. Chapman the was returning to her anchorage yesterday conveyance was made in consideration of a (April &ed) she came into collision with the of the Shanghai Sienai Navigation Comuns, manned and horsed by the Rogel 20, Jetti,
The annual meeting of the shareholders line if required, supported by 872 field- past unsecured debt and a present advance, American ship Mount Washington, pany (in liquidation) was held this after be made up as follows:-Standing army
Artillery. That number would roughly Dec. and at the time it was made the bankrupt Mount Washington lost her bowsprit, soon (April 12th) at the office of the at home, 95,000 men; Army and Ellitia was indebted to several persons to a large jibboom, and nearly all the bead gear.
2, Otto, amount. In the judgment in Hutton v. Regina v. Chan Ayu and Wong Ahoi-Crattwell, 1 B and B 21, it is observed of nearly completed now at Yokoska, will be prozent Messrs. F. H. Ball, 4. G. Wood, army reserve, 10,000 men: total, 414,000 R. B. Fuller,
A new man-of-war, the Iwaki-kuvan, F. B. Forbes presided, and there were also Reserve, 40,000 men; Militia, 85,000 mon; 13, Sir Harry Parkes, London
Volunteers, 180,000 men; second-class 19, Sedan, The prisoners, both quite lads aged appa Graham v. Chapman that the conveyance launched about the end of this month. P. Maclean, F. B. Hitch, P. J. Bubbe, R. rently about 14 and 9 respectively, were of all the property was given partly for
men. In this calculation I have put 10, Forward, indicted on a charge of entering a dwelling an old unsecured debt," and "Lord Chief rived (April 5th) to relieve Captatu Baller, W. Little, J. Mackenzie, G. T. Addie, altogether the 10,000 yeomanry, who 26, G, B. 5.
Captain James G. Mead, B.N., has an O. Brown, C. Rivington, J. M. Young, the figures very low, and have left out 23, J. R. Worcester, and stealing two boxes of clothing. The Justice Jarvis several times over pointe C.B., R.N., in the command of H. M. S. W. . Tapp, N. B. Hinckley, and A. 1st prisoner said he was 17 years of age this out as the chief foundation of bis Modeste. Captain Buller leaves by the White (Audito); representing 12,076 have likewise not taken into consideration
would be available for home service. I Jan.
8, Korso, and the 2nd 10 years. The jury found judgment."
City of Tekio. Staff Surgeon Lawrenson shares. them guilty of larceny. The 1st prisoner In the present case however there was has arrived to relieve Dr Hill, R.N.; the
the number of regular troops that would be 13, Elvetico, pleaded guilty to two previous convictions, ne bygone debt secured, and the firm was laster gentleman and Mr Russell Robertson 10 of the liquidation resolution of last garrison were furnished by the militia. It 22, Belle of Oregon, Liverpool
The Chairman said-according to clause available for war when the Mediterranean 17, Hylton Castle, and sentanes was reserved.
worth $60,000-when the Bill of Sale was take their passages by the next English made. Referring to Graham and Chapman mail. In a few manly and hearty words year, the Directors are to submit accounts will thus be seen that we could atoneo take 27, Earl of Devon, Antwerp in Lomax 5. Buxton, L. R. 60. P. 118, Captain Buller took leave, this afternoon on a possible after January lat, in the fold with two fully equipped army 80, Elizabeth Chlids, Plymouth Willes J. said, I think in dealing with (April 5th) of the officers and men of B. M. every year, and to hold the meeting in of corps of more than 30,000 soldiers cach, 81, Wandering Jew, Penarth the case of Graham and Chapman we must S. Modeste,
about the meath of February. The delay leaving a similar force of regular troops at Feb take it to have turned on the particular
to the present instance has been due to the home as a reserve. When I compare the 3, Par Ardos, General van Baton may be expected to
impossibility of closing the important military strength of England now with 7. Nourmahal, terms of the deed and the mode in which return by the Oceanis the advance was there made, and though Mr A. M. Townsend, Sub-Manager of the count of the U, S. Bends Investment, what it was in 1864 I am as amazed at the 9, Lodore, 0, Hedwig, and of the Chasan wreck without Mesaro. gondition of military weskners and help there was an advance in point of form in Shanghal branch of the Hongkong and Bariag's accounts. These were not received lessness in which we were when we began 9, Channel Queen, came into the hands of the debtor ander Shanghai Bank, has received the appaint from London till about the middle of the Russian war of that year, as I am at 19, Madras (5.), such circumstances that he did not get the ment of Acting Manager at this port March, and it was therefore thought best the ingorance of those who are now to be 21, Magdala, Regina Chun Ayow. The prisoner real enjoyment of the money so advanced, rendered vacant by the untimely death of to deter the publication until after the heard croaking over our supposed want of 22, Elvetido, Was indicted for stealing a pair of spectacles and that on these grounds it was put out Mr A. L. Turner. AL it happens Mr Chinese payments of April lat were known, strength and our alleged consequent in 23, Chocola, the property of one An Atai. The Jury of consideration." Lomax v. Buxton was Townsend is now in Kobe on leave, and and the 4th return of capital declared ability to fight. Unlike most other nations, 28, Eleanor found him guilty and he pleaded guilty to an assignment by Bill of Bale of the whole will arrive by the next mail steamer thence. The accounts do not seem to require any if we declare war we need have no apprehen- 24, Hemeralde, returning from deportation and two proof a trades's property partly to secure an the Saillo Mart, vious convictions, Bentence rescrvad,
existing debt as well as an advance and if The British barque Fire Queen, which explanation. The various expenses entails sion of invasion. This confers upon us the Mar. The sessions were then adjourned until the amount secured was no paid on demand sailed from Yokohama for Niigata on the ad by the liquidation of the Company have great advantage of being able to choose our Tuesday next, at 10 o'clock.
then the amiguee was at liberty on fallitre 80th March, has been totally wrecked three been grouped as nearly as possible under a ora time for beginning active boatlilties, few beading should any shareholder wish and, as our army would necessarily have to of payment on demand to enter and seise miles of Ishinomak!, Sendal Bay. The to see the details of the amount, mm be conveyed by ses to the theatre of war, and sell goods and chattels, including after crew have been saved.
oranda are on the table open to inspection. Acquired property. It may be said however
wo are always able to select the line of We regret to learn that the M.B. st. The balance now due us by the Chine operations considered best and most salt. Sept. that there was an exception to the univer Takachiko Mari, wbloh left this port for Merchants Co. is Tls, 610,000, exclusive ble to the fores we act with. In fact, the 1, Carl Wilhelm, sality of transfer which did not exist in Hingo on Wednesday the Srd fastant, of interest, and there are about 12,00 Initiative would rest with us, and I need Nov. Graham and Chapman. Kevan Mow Into a small pastanger steamer in the Kiasis cash in the hands of the Hongkong not tell the student of history how invalu 360, 21 L. T. N. 8. 396, was an assignment Shannel, ontting her completely in two.
abis. It is to the commander who knows
8. Catharina, of all a traders property present and after Farticulare of the loss of life are not yet to
how to take advantage of it. But if we are Acquired, to secure a pest debt and a pre hand. The chief officer of the mail steamer
to secure this national advantage of the sent advance with a power of seizure and is said to have been in charge of the watch No questions being asked, sale on failure to pay on demand. This at the time.
The Chairman mored That the re-initiative, we must not with unity of was held good, and Chapman. Graham Lant evening (April 8th) there was a little
purpose." was there discussed. This case meets all party in the dwelling house on the P, &0. port of the Directors and the accounts of the point the universality of the transfer Co's compound. The guests hall all de the liquidators for the year 1877, s The plaintiff in this disse seeks to set including after acquired property-ths parted by half past two this morning, at presented, be socepted ani passed."
April 18. wide as an act of Bankruptcy a certain seizure on failure to psy on demand; and which hour the agent, as is his wont before
The Chairman said that, according to Though a short interval has elapsed since Landseer. Bill of Sale dated the 18th day of Decem-was not so strong as the present onse which retiring, made the round of the offices and use of the liquidation resolution, the Bispatch of leat mail, a very fair amount Aurrera (s.) ber, 1876, granted to Monars Melchers and does not include in the consideration a by found all secure. Thus the burglary must vacancies on the board of the directors of business has been done in Patna Opiam. Mabel Clark, Uo. of this Colony, Bi
gous debt
hare taken place between that time and With reference to the second point urged daylight this morning, When the ofhow to be filed by the directors them for the official assignee, it seems to me that was opened, it was discovered that, of twelven, subject confirmation by the
Regina. Kwok AllThe prisoner, woman, was charged with enticing a female child away and unlawfully detaining her The child had been stolen in Chinese territory, and that was consequently no offence here. The Jury found the prisoner guilty of enticing the child away and detaining her.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before the Full Court) April 18; 1878, OFFINIAL, ASSIGNED OF 7, T. ANTHONY AND
ANOTHER, TRADING UNDER THE FIRM
BROADHEAM, ANTHONY AND 00.
vorau
MELOHERS AND OTHEBG.
OF
Ms Justice Russell delivered the follow
lg judgment to-day :-
T. T. Anthony and O. H, E. Selmond traded in this Colony for some year
Bank and the liquidatori As the report states, the only item of importance out standing in the sospital dues.
Mr. Wood seconded,
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