Notices of Firms.
NOTICE,
THE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of JOHN GRANT SMITH and WIL LIAM DOLAN in our Firm CEASED on the 31st day of December, 1878.
MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co... Dated this 81st day of December, 1878, £4
NOTICE,
Notices of Firms.
NOTICE
THE BUSINESS hitherto Conducted SHANGHAI will be CONTINUED from This Date under the Style and Titlo of VOGEL & Co,
I
VOGEL, HAGEDORŃ & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1879,
NOTICE.
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HAVE This Day Established myself at this Port and at CANTON & MER ̈INBE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of UHANT and COMMISSION AGENT, WALTER SCOTT FITZ, in our lo ha fien or style of PUSTAU Firm in Hongkong and China, CEASED on & Co. the 31st December lust.
Mr CHARLES VINCENT SMITH admitted a Partner from This Date.
RUSSELL & Co.
Hongkong, January 1, 1879,
NOTICE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP Co.
jr1
TR. J. J. HOWARD is hereby autho
Mtized to SIGN BILLS OF LADING by
the Company's Steamers.
RUSSELL & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, January 2, 1879.
THE
NOTICE
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THE Undersigned being about to CLOSE bis Firm at Swatow, hereby notifies that all DEBTS and CLAIMS due to or by him, he will Collect and Pay,
The interest and Good will of bis Bastuces has been transferred to Mesars DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
E. VINCENT,
Hongkong, November 30, 1878,
NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given, that Mesera
thereby AIR C
This Day Established a BRANCH of their Firm at Swatow, and have authorized Mr G. D. PITMAN to Bigu per Procuration,
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, November 30, 1875.
NOTICE
HAVE THE DAY BARABRAN
A COMMISSION MERCHANT, &c.,
* No. 2, Queen'i Road, under the Style of "J, G. SMITH & Co."
J. GRANT SMITH.
Hongkong, January 1, 1879,
NOTICE.
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T. I. E. VON PUSTAU Hongkong, January 1, 1879.
THE CHINA MAIL.
ARRIVALS. Jan. 26, Africa Portuguese troopship, F. Marques, from Macko.
Jan. 27, Hector, Britlah steamer, 1528, Ellinge, Shanghel Jata ter 1523, BUTTERDIELD & SWIRE.
Jan. 27, Flintshire, British steamer, 1236, T. Thomas, Saigon Jan. 20, Rise.-GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Oo.
DEPARTURES. Jan. 26, Tanais, for Yokohama.
26, Douglas, for Coast Ports. 27, Flensborg, for Chefoo. 27, Argyll for Bangkok, 27, Les Fuen, for Shanghai,
CLEARED.
Conquest, for Hulbow. fol Charite, for Tientaln. Karo, for Guam. Laurel, for Singapore. Hailoong, tor Amoy, da
NOTICE HAVE This Day established myself as GENERAL and SHARE BROKER.
CARL DENEKE.
Office, Bank Buildings,
Hmgkona, December 5, 1878.
NOTICE
TE bare To-day entered into Partner- Whip under the Firm of DENEKE & GEORG 25 SHARE and GENERAL BROKLES
CARL DENEKE, ERICH GEORG.
Peddar's Hill, No. 2,
Hongkong, January 15, 1879,
M
NOTICE.
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TR. ROBERT BERNHARD has This Day CEASED to be a Partner in our Business.
HEINEMANN & Co.,
Ship Brokers. Hongkong, January 17, 1879:
Not Responsible for Debts.
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ether the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Ore of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour :—
FONTENAYE, British ship, Capt. Goo, B. Taylor,-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
FANNY, French barque, Captain E, M, Gouyo,Landstein & Co,
PRINCE ARTHUR, British barque, Capt. R, Wills. -Chinese,
PACIFIC, German steamer, Capt. Hera- sheimlemisen & Co,
PILGRIM, Amerióan ship, Capt. Fowlejs Russell & Co.
ALFREDO, Italian barque, Captain 8. Pittaluga.Borneo Co., Limited.
HARON ADELSTEIN, Norwegian steamer, THE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY of Captain 0. 0, Berge.-Arnhold, Karberg TM JOHN FALCONED ROSE + Co.
in our Firm Orasen on the 21st January,BEETHOVEN, German barque, Capt. R.
1879.
Haje-Melchers & Co,
ROSE & Co.. S. B. ALLEX, Amerione barque, Captain
ja30L. Taylor-Meyer & 00.
Hongkong, January 22, 1870.
WE
NOTICE:
E bave Established a BRANCH of
our Firma at SHANGHAL
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
Hongkong, December 31, 1878.
NOTICE,
jall
HE INTEREST and RESPONSIBILITY OF
Tr OTTO BENECK B in our Firma
CEASED on Sist December, 1873,
CARLOWITZ & Co.
January 1, 1879,
Danton, Hongkong
and Shanghai,3.
NOTICE.
fel
Have This Day RESUMED my BUSI MESE MARINE SURVEYOR at this Port
R. H. CAIRNS, Surveyor to Local Insurance Offices and Lloyd's Register of Shipping." Olab Chambers,
Hongkong, December 21, 1878. fel
I HAVE
NOTICE.
A PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT and
AUDITOR,
THOS, ARNOLD.
18, Bank Buildings,
Hongkong, January 1, 1870.
fel
NOTICE.
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW,
The Steinship
"YESSO,"
Capt. S. ASETON, will be de. espatched for the above Ports
on WEDNESDAY, the 29th Instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passago, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, January 27, 1879,
FOR AMOY.
The Steamship
ESMERALDA,”
-*
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED.
Per Yesso, from Amoy and Swatow, Master Williams, and 11 Chinone.
DEPARTED.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS BY THE TORRES STRAITS PACKET.— The Australian Contract Packot Normanby, will be despatched from Bongkong, on TUESDAY, the 28th instant, with Mails for Singapore, Thursday island, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, Brisbane Sydney, Tas- mania, New Zealand, Fiji, and Mel- bourne.
Correspondence cannot be Registered after
1.16 p.m.
The Mails will be closed at 1.30. Supple- mentary mail on board with 10 cents late fee till time of departure. Correspondence for Southern and Western Australia can be sont by this route if de fred, but as a general rulo it is better to send it via Galle. Boogkong, Jan. 24, 1879.
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MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.- The Brit'ab Contract Paoket Pekin will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 1st February, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe vid Brindizi or Southampton; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Coylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
Australian Colonies, E. or 8. Africa, nor for Mauritius
Per Tanais, for Yokohama: from Bong-N.B.--This Packet carries no mails for the kong, Mr Deschanel from Marseilles, Massis Atkinson, Takasia Saysa, lasegoya- kenkiti, Kata Djengo, Matamota Handjiro, Nagrakota, Tomokiti, Virer, and de Ker| raoul; from Naples, Mr G. Bolmida.
Per Lee Tues, for Shanghai, 30 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Tease reports: Laft Amoy the 28rd inst, and Swatow the 25th, from Amoy to Swatow strong monston and high sea, from Swatow to port moderate winds and cloudy weather. Parsed s steamer off Chelang Point bound North. In la Amoy ---S 8. Korta and Chefoo. Swatow: H.M.S, Dart, *
The American barque Stillman B. Allen reports: Light Easterly winds to the N. end of New Caledonia, from there to 28. calms and squalls, from 2 to Ladrones fresh Easterly winds and fine weather, La- drones to Buahee Channel light Easterly airs and fine weather, Bashoes to Capohi Point strong gale from N.N.E. and heary sea, Cupohl to port moderate N. to N. W. winds. Anchored at 8.80 p.m. the 28th.
The British steamer Flintshire reports: Strong N.F. monsoon throughout,
Shipping Intelligence,
The following is corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papers, d
VESSELS TO ARRIVE,
AT HONGKONG.
From
When Name.
left.
Mor.
28, Oracle,
30, Bristollan,
Juna
28, Underwriter,
Liverpool Antwerp
Fortress Monroe
July
28, Abbey Cooper,
Antwerp
Aug.
>, Urania,
Penarth
Sept.
19, Excelsior,
17, Ollurnum,
Oct.
16, Jacobins,
17, James Shepherd,
19, Hermann, Nor
Hamburg London Liverpool [via O'diff
Liverpool Bremen
3, Jan Feter,
21, Fulda,
Maastula Hamburg
29, Rosaire,
Cardi
Dec.
ja20
1, Nestor (.),'
Liverpool
7, Gordon Castle,
London
10, Blenheim,
Antwerp
11, Glancus (s.),
Liverpool
Capt. CULLEN, shortly due, will have quick despatch for the above Port.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co. Hongkong, January 27, 1879,
NOTIOR
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.
STEAM FOR SALGON, SINGAPORE,
POPS M
BATAVIA,
POINT DE CALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, 18MAILIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES :
ALED
PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND ALL INDIAN PORTS,
LOADING WÖR CHINA AND JAPAN POBTA
At London.--Steamers via Suss Canal, Radnorshire.
Teviot Scotland.
Osarioks.
St. Mark. Bailing Pessach,
Devana
At Liverpool.
Ulysses (6.)
CARGOES.
Per British ship Min-ydon, Hongkong to San Francisco, salled January 17th, 1879-28,178 baga Rico, 120 bags Beans, 152 bage Pepper, 9 bage Cloves, 100 bags Sagar, 2,000 bales Hemp, 292 boxes Tea (Canton 5,840 lba), 160 bozen Onuaia, 500 boxes Boy, 850 rolle Matting, and 7,087 pkgs. Sundries.
Per American barque S. R. Bear Hong- kong to New York, sailed January 18th, 1879-123 rolla Matting, 30 pkga. Rattans, 600 pkgs. Fire Crackers (4,000 boxes), pigs Chairs, 18 pkga. Furniture, 3 pkgs, N SATURDAY, the 8th February, Sundries, 4,000 pkge. Carsin, 40 pkge 776 RB, Commandant CHANZENOIS, bundles Aides, and 4,857 kgs. Tes with WAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, (Amay Delong 112,800 Ibs, and Tamaui and CARGO, will have this Port for the Oolong 87,720 lbs.) above placed.
TR. EZREIEL ABRAHAM SOLO-1879, at Noon, the Dorrany's Canes, 280 bozes Presseves, 18 casks Soy, MMON has been admitted a Partner
in our Firm at this Port and in China, from 1st January, 1879.
E. D. BASSOON & Co, Hongkong, January 24, 1879. 1024
NOTICE.
CHON AYIN.
Cargo and Specle will be registered for { ***** London as well as for Marsoilles, and no septed in transit through Marseilles for the principal plaurs of Kurops,
Shipping Orders will be granted until Noon.
THE Interest and Responsibility of the Underigued in the Chinde Mail,
Cargo will be received on board nati # (Wah-Tae Yot Pa), 4 p.m., Specle and Parcels until 8 p.m. Dbsent from the 1st August, 1877, but on the 7th February, 1879. Parcels are Debts prior to that Date will be received not to be sent on board; they must be left and paid by him,
at the Agency's Offios.)
Contents and value of Packages are te- quired,
For further particulate, apply at the Company's Office.
L. HENNEQUIN, Acting Agent. Hanzkoaz, January 24, 1879,
Hongkong, April 6, 1870:
NOTICE. Reference to the above, the Under- signed has LEASED the Chinese Mall from the 1st August, 1877, and has engaged the services of Mi Lzone Yook Önün, Translator and General Manager of the bewapaper, which under its now régime will be found to be, as hitbart, ch`ez- bellent medium for advertising, especially
the Manager is able to devote his whole Attention to the conduct of the Newspaper,
· KONG CHU
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
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Jan, 26, Yesio, British steainer, 659, °. Ashton, Amoy Jan. 23, and Swatow db, General, Dovolas Laprite & Co,
Jan. 26, Stillman B. Allen, American Ices of the Hongkong Chinese Mail, barque, 686, L. Taylor, Newcastle (N B.W.J Hougkung, April 6, 1878,
Dec, 1j Cos),-METER & CO.
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close :-
For AMOY, TAMSUI, AND TAIWAN- Per Bailoong, at 11.80a.m., on Tuesday,
the 88th inst.
For SWATOW,
Per Yotiung, at 8 p.m. Tomorrow, the
28th inst,
for SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW......
Per Yearb, at 5 p.m. To-morrow, the 28th
ihet.
For BOIHOW & HAIPHONG, (with
Mails for Pathol and Hanol) Per Conquest, at 8 pm. To-morrow, the 28th inst., instead of as previously notified.
For MANILA.—
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES FAOKEN. The United States Mail Packet Oceanic,
will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 4th February, with Malls for Japaa, San Francisco, and the United States, which will be closed as fol lows
2.15 p.. Registry of Latters ceases. 2.30 PM. Post-Office oloses, but Letters
(except for Non-Union Counties) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 18 couts extra. Postage until the time of departure.
Correspondence for Non-Union West Indles (except the Babammas and Hayti), Monte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay can no longer be sent by this route,
fe4 Hongkong, January 18, 1878.
MAILAH FRENCH PACKET. Tas French Contract Packet Tigre will
be despatched on SATURDAY, the 8th February, with Malls to ind
FEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping.
Noon-Haloong leaves for“Amoy, drop; 2 p.m.-Normanby leaves for Singa-
pure, dre
Auction.
No. 4854 JANUARY 27, 1879.
pears to have gathered from the Oatholic journal published at Goa, and he hastens gleefully to lay them before his wonder stricken readers in Hongkong. It seems however, that the Catholic journal of Goa is not quite so reliable in its state- ments as the one published under priestly.
2 p..-Sale of Effecta, &c., at Mr direction in this Colony, for our con
Armstrong's Sales Rooms,
General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, January 20;-
Daylight Festo leaven for Coast Porta. Noon.-Sale of Coal, at Mesura Landatein
& Co.'s Godowns, Wanchat. 3 p.m.-Sale of Household and Office Furniture, do, at Olyphant & Co.'s Offico, Praya.
3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the C. & M. Steamboat Co., Limited,
at No. 50 A, Queen's Road. 4p.m.-Diamante leaves for Manila. FRIDAY, January 31:-
Goods per Yangtal undelivered after Noon, subject to rent and landing charges.
BATURDAY, February 1:-
temporary adds that the "facts" are now being enquired into by the ecoleri- astiçal authorities at Gos, "whose report will reach us by the next mail." "We trust that this report will prove a tho- In these days roughly satisfactory one, of wide-spread affliction, it would be... gratifying to have the solemn asurande of the high ecclesiastical dignitaries now gathered at Goa that the preserved foot of Francis Xavier has taken to healing people, and benefitting mankind general- ly. Repetitions of the miracle of feed- ing a few thousands of people on five loaves and two small fishes would be a particularly agreeable form for the deve lopment of the power of the departed Saint to tako at the present moment, not only in Goa, but in various parts of India and the north of Chine." If the
Noon-English Mail leaves for Ports presence of the "precious relion" be a necessary element in the performance of of Call and Europe.
the miracle, they might be taken round, MONDAY, February 3:-
9 p.m.-Meeting of Zetland Lodge, TUESDAY, February 4 - -3p.m.-Ooddental & Oriental 8, 8. Co.
Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San
Francisco.
SATURDAY, February 8:-
Some of our daily contemporaries in India have been sending special corres. pondents to report these "exposition ' proceedings at Gon, and it is with deep regret we observe that not one of these enterprising gentlemen, in giving a full description of the imposing ceremonies, has had the candour and honesty to
Noon-French Mail leaves for Ports of make the least mention of these remark-
Call and Europe.
able miracles referred to an glowingly by The Hongkong Catholiò Register. The Special Correspondent of the Bombay Gazette thus writes of the body of the. paint
TUESDAY, February 11-
Transfer Books of The China Fire insur- ance Co., Limited, closed from this date to 24th February, inclusive. WEDNESDAY, February 12 ;-----
Flower Show. MONDAY, February 24
:
Immediately in front of the altar is placed the massive silver chest containing the re- mains of the saint covered with a magni. ficent canopy. The body is visible beneath the glass case which covers it, and may be examined closely. It is sbrunken and die. what we should fancy that a body rasuued, colored, and to all appearance resembles
by some means natural or artificial without ==| being embalmed like a mummy, from natural deway would resemble ; we should fansy, for instance, that resembled bodios which,
2.30 p.m.Mooting of Shareholders of The China Firo Insurance Co., Limited, at No. 99, Queen's Road.
THE
through the United Kingdom and HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Europe, vid Naples ƒ ko Saigon, Stra'ts |
Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, O y'on,
Pondicherry, Madras, Caloutta, Bom
bay, Aden, Suez, and Alexandria.
HOURS OF CLOSING
THE CONTRACT MAILA,
The following hours are observed in closing Malls, da, by both the British and French Contract Packets --
Day before departure,-
5 r.-Money Order Office closes ↑ Post Office closes except the Nrous Box, which remains open all night,
{Day of departure, ---
7.-Post Office opens,
10 ..--Registry of Lettera censea, Posting of all printed matter and patterns cesses.
11.M.-Mail closed, except for Late
Letters, 11.10.-Letters may be posted with
Late Fee of 18 cents unti
11.30 a. M. -- when the Post Office CLOSEŃ
entirely.
11.40 A.-Lato Letters may be posted on board the pocket with Late Fas of 18 centa until time of departure.
Quotations.
HONGKONG, January 27, 1879. OPIUM.-New Patna, cash....$560
credit,
נו
Old Patua, cash,...
credit, - New Benazes, cash, 5274
credit,
Old Benares, cash, eredit,
New Malwa, cash, 785
oradit, Allowance Tael -
Old Malwa, cash, 775
credit,
2
Allowance
Exchange, Telegraphic Transfer, ... Bank, on demand,
Taolo,
3/6
3/8
8/84
"
30 days' night, 6 months' sight Credits,
3,82 Documentary, 6 months' sight, 3/8 Bombay, demand Rupees, Calcutta, Shanghai, demand, 80 dage', Bar Silver, 17 dwts. B., Syson, Mexicans, Gold Leaf, 90 fine English Sovereigns,... Australian Sovereigus,
220
}}
... 72
440
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739
*17
140
109
19
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27.60
0.37
+4
4 5.37
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Do.
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BIRTH
At No. 3, Ming-hong Road, Hongkew, the Wife of T. TOLLIDAY, I.M. Customs,
of a Son,
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JAN. 27, 1879.
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have all read, have been preferred in
the great forests of England and Boutland for more than 1000 years. Around the body passes a co. Beless stream of-persoon led by roligton or suriosity, all being ad. mitted without any question being anked, and as each passes he or she kisses the foot, which is the only portion exposed. In and the diseased part is applied to the foot some instances stok children are lifted up
of the saint, and they are then touched with the clothes which cover the body. We noticed nothing further of much fa- terest either in the church or convent,
Not a word about the Zoroastrian, the Englishman, or the happy cripple from Cochin, It is quite possible that this misguided Co respondent did not hear the remark "Good God, I can see now," but when he deliberately omits to record that the deceased children be saw being held to the foot of the Saint came away healed, and suppresses all mention of the miraculous cures, the account of which shed thousands of miles away, the only has already appeared in a journal pub-
conclusion to be drawn is that the Special Correspondent of the Bombay Gazette in one of those miserable beings who permit their sense of duty to become subservient to their religiotis prejudices. Addison, the littérateur of the seventeenth cen tury, was another of these wretched beings, although the charge cannot be brought against him of keeping from the public knowledge of deserving miracles. The author of "A defence of the Chris- tian Religion," did not believe in miracles at all, judging from his writings on Italy, where he says: "miracles are required of all who aspire to this dignity (saintship), because they say a hypocrite may imitate a saint in all other particulara."
Another special correspondent of an EITHER the age of miracles has not Indian contemporary who was present at passed away, or a new one has been the recent ceremonies at Goa also does not inaugurated. Our local contemporary appear to have been properly impressed The Hongkong Catholic Register has just with the miracles performed on the ocea served up for the delectation of the fol. sion, for he concludes his description of lowers of the "True Faith" in this the proceedings with the following hea- Colony a marvellous miraclo, or rather thenich remarks --- series of miracles, of recent occurrence,
This is not the time or place to moralise which in point of wonderfulness and go upon fallon greatness, or to conjecture why neral "smartness" would successfully vie a great European nation should have fallen from the wealth and power to which the with the turning of six vessels of water ruins of Goa bear witness; but he who into "excellent" wine, or the feeding of cans may read. And if any of our rends five thousand persons at once with five ora are induced to visit Gon, especially leaves and two small fishes Among ita at the present time, they will recognise items of local news in its issue of the the fact which history also bears out, "that
22nd instant, the Register presents its where religion takes the place of Government, readers with an account, apparently not only does bigoty and superstition pres written by its editor, of the exposition of So fell Kome when the user office - vail but the art‚ í Governmen, is forgotten, the body of Saint Francis Xavier in the of Puntiez Maximus' was amalgamated church of "Bom Jesus" at Goa, Thou- with the supreme office of Imperator ** sands of people from all parts of India and this two finally merged in the Pops i have, says our contemporary, flocked to the lesser office of the timen of the Hepablia the old city on the occasion. And then thus supplaning the greater. So fail Gon he proceeds to give us the following of Government, and Goa now as Rome her- when religion began to take the functions startling but joyful intelligence" Up to self is remembered only in het ruins, her that date (Deer, 13th) many miracles had masses, and her churches. been wrought, the first being in the case 'of a Parece youth, who, though a Zoro- astrian, was induced to approach the precious relics as the only way to cure
LOCAL AND GENBRAL.
the blindness with which he was suffering A Pakabe and inspection of the Voluateef
for years. As soon as the youth kissed
the feet of the Saint he exclaimed and Government Fire Brigade-will-takd * Good Good, I can see now distinctly!' place até p.to, to-morrow (Tuesday.) Another youth from Cochin, being a
cripple and unable to walk, was carried Me Bans Kitor passed his finsi exatainas to the sarcophagus after kissing the tion in bankruptor to-day, and received feet, he walked away without any assist in discharge, subject to any objection
An Englishman, Mr Vanrose,
ance.
from Travancore, a paralytic, obtained that may be taken on the part of the credi also a complete cure. These three fur. tors to certain alleged omissions in bla tunate men asted permission to remain schedule. The first meeting of Wabee's in the church all night to pray, and on creditors was held to to-day.
the following morning a Solemn Mass in
thanksgiving was celebrated at the soli
sitation of the Parsee for the marked Walearn by the American barque?”), B. A lien favor they had received from heaven.” that the S. 8. Beter was passed disabled These "facts" our contemporary up- | 18 miles 8, E. of Single Island on the 28th