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THE CHINA MAIL.
to saw the log, he will push it along beneathing that one or two of the spending depart|pulated Eastern provinces, the remedy of the circular saw, his trunk interposed be.ments should-just for a change-contract emigration is applied. Count Schouvaloff's tween his foot and the log. They will do for its or their requirements by publio open warning to the Western powers of the com- almost anything, and from their tremendous tender. Some surprising facts would come ing hordes from China may find a verification strength you can understand what they to light: In Hongkong, thanks to Governor earlier and in à different manner than was can accomplish. At a branch will at Hennessy, we manage things better. For anticipated. Moalmain they breed them for this pur instance, as the Japanese Conrul who la pose, but it takes twenty years before an elephant can do bard labour.
دیم
THE Times recently published an account of a wonderful discovery of a vegetable poison in Australia by which two scientists, James Merant and Signor Rotura, claim. that they are able to suspend animation to cattle and transport them in that state in a freezing chamber to Europe, to be resuscit sted there, in order to place their wonder full discoveries on a business basis, Merant and Rotura determined upon the orocilos of the mammoth freezing phamber at Middle Larbour, an enterprising capita- list, Christopher Newton, Bading the neous sary funda. This has been telegraphed, copied and commented on, ali over the world. It now turns out that the whole is an Australian boax on a newspaper editor
sibility of taking him in.
ducted.
SUPREME COURT. IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS Friday, July 18. (Before His Lordship the Chief Justice.)
On taking bin seat, the Chief Justice he should take the first six cases on the calendar and that Mr Francis should take.
the others.
The Acting Attorney General asked that the case of laroony from a dwelling house, by a servant, (the case of the theft of $970 from the house of Dr. Eastinake) should be fixed for Tuesday next. ME Desings informed him that Mir Hayllar, who had to defend the prisoner, had an on- gagement to-morrow and another on Mon- day.
now bare might be able to testify, there SHIP North American (of Boston), Creel-id hair Francis had arranged that are public competitions for the "opium farm monopoly, from time to time. These man, which arrived at San Francisco May competitions, or concours are admirably con- 21st from Yokohama, made the passage in
The adj dication is made in a 27 days. pure, disinterested, and entirely praise- worthy way. No indirect influencer canavall, Suip Jeremiah Thompson, Capt. Kirby, No favouritiem, or solicitation of favourites arrived at Victoria, V.. May 15th, from bas weight. The requests of any interested Xokoliams, from which port she sailed on person, official or non-official, are vigorously April 23d, making the passage in 24 days, repelled the award is made strictly upon about the quickest passage made between the merita of the applicants, aud, ander the the two ports. The first part of the passage existing most strict regulations which hedge the captain reports much fog: during the the Governor, the system so common in latter part the weather was moderate and China and Japan, of gifts, shares, presents fine. The Jeremiah Thompson was formerly sub ruse, do do. (hroughout the gamut of owned by Mcars Saml. Thompson's Nephew corruption) is imposible in Hongkong. & Co, of New York. She used to sail in The Japanese officials and newspapers (by Thompson's packet line to Liverpool, and order) praise the rule of Governor Hen her record shows that she has made some messy. He is the most just of men, and Le- of the fastest passages on the North Atlantic, cause be is also inacceaube to "influence"
His Lordship agreed, stating that he would take no case on Mondays being mail day, it should be kept as clear as pos- sible,
HIGHWAT ROBERRY WITH VIOLENCE,
| P. Muirhead, J. G. Liddell. The following:
were the osse) :-
BURGLARY.
Chan Aliu was charged with having bur- glariously entered the dwelling house of one Shan Atai, Hung Hum Lane, on the 21st cles of clothing. He was charged under a June, and stolen therefrom sundry arti second count, with receiving these goods, knowing the same to have been stolen. The
CHILD STRIPPING. Lau Apo, 20, rios-ponuder, Tungkun, was charged with stealing a silver bangle value 30 couts from the person of a child, on the 17th inst. from her ankle while she was asleep in the passage of the house in which her mother lives. The prisoner was sentenced to six months' bard labour, first and last fourteen days of the sentence to be passed in solitary confinement.
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A BAD CHARACTER,
man was arrested for being out without a light or pass, and a quantity of articles.
Leung Ying it was oharged by Tuspector in his possession. Further enquiry brought Swanston with stealing 24 pieces of aloth supposed to bave been stolen, were found, to light this burglary, and the pr soner was 108, 1 clock and sundry other articles: 00uneated with it, as some of the articles some evidence was taken, but the Magia. the person to whom they liad belonged. previously been tried on the same chargo. found ta bis possession were sworn to by trate discharged the cuss as defendous had The prisoner was acquitted on the first count, but guilty on the second, that of receiving the property knowing it to have been stolen. Bo was sentenced to two
years' hard labour,
EMBEZZLEMENT OF $2819. Chen Pek Stan was charged with the embezzlement of $819.84, the property of his employer Pang Ayin; other counts
Leung Ying Kit was next charged with teadng sundry artistes and being in pos. Inspector sunt ut duly hospo Swanstou, who wan in-charge of the cane, asked for a remand; the prisoner was ras manded till Zud proximo.
RINGING THE CHANGES,
Lo Atak, mousy Quadger, was charged;
who was a great believer in the impos denerves all praise. The Japaness should A PHYSICIAN corresponding with the Scientific persons to the Attorney General unknown, charged bim with the embezzlement of by another of the same cratt, with receiving
A WASHINGTON telegram to the Philadelphia Press, June 13th, says: General Grant, in a letter from Siam, alludes to paragraphs he had seen in American files about political demonstrations in honor of his return, and says that he is always seusible of the ap proval of his fellow citizens, but any form display which might be construed as movement for political purposes, would not be agreeable.
take for example the recent opìum farm competition, in all its details, as a model for imitation. Our fellow countrymen in Hongkong may well feel proud. We wish them joy, and offer our felicitations. It the Golden age has not come yet, it is not far off the Island of sweet waters.
american says:-
warm weather that my wooden cistern, which For several years past I have noticed in is above ground, has been intested with peculier-looking little red worms. I have heard many others like myself complain of these worms, and I had taken it for granted GRABLES L. FISH, United States Vice that they were a species of earth worm, Cousal at the port of Nagasaki, Japan, However, last summer I procured a glass jar came to this city as a passenger on the City and sprinkled the bottom of it with a very of Tukio to-day (16th June), says the Sau small quantity of sand clay. I then halt Frausto Buletin, having in charge James filled the jar with clear, fresh water, and, A THOUSAND Chinamen have lately arrived Webb, who was convicted in the Consular after putting a dozen of these worms in the Is Portland and 20 000 are expected there Court of Japan ef marder in the first jar, I tied a piece of cloth over the mouth from Hongkong. The authorities in that degros, for killing Constantine Kashine. and placed it in a light, airy place. The Pre Worms were from half to three-fourths of an city are alarmed by the presence of so many Webb was sentenced to suffer death.
formed an association to get rid of the new
stances of the case, and upon recommenda. had rather a jointed appearance about the comers. They have subscribed funds suf- tion of the Russian Minister resident in body. They would orawl on the bottom of floient to pay their passage to some foreign Japan and of the admiral of the Russian the jar, swim through the water by a rapid land, and British Columbia has been select flees in the waters of Japan, commuted the bending of the body backward and forward. ed as the most convenient place. Thirty-sentence to imprisonment for five years in and occasionally come to the surface of the
Chu Ayow and Chu Anow, were charged with having, with certain other person or being armed with knives, at British Kow. near a village named Mon Kok, on the pub- kou, between Tai-kok-sui and Tau-pit-sui, lis highway, assaulted a man named Chun Achut, a stone dealer, with these knives, whereby he was put in bodily fear and in danger of his life; and did steal from his peraon nome $28 in silver, account books, some clothing, and a few other articles, The offence was committed on May 21st.
They pleaded not guilty.
Tarious specific sums, included in the a $100 note and only giving him two five- After some very unreliable evidence given aggregate aum to which the first charge dollar notes in excusage for the rame. referred.
Magistrate dismissed the case. in support of complainant's statement, the
said he had used the money but would not Defendant being called on to plead, he
admit theft.
The case was put back, and adjourned to day to be afterwards fixed.
BURGLARIOUS ENTERING,
Marine Court. (Before IL. G. Thomsitt, Esq., R.N}
Friday, July 18th; -
Andrew Bryan, a souman of the British
uoas, master, with refusal of duty on the arque Gauntlet, was charged by B. U. 17tu just
to the ouarge brunight against him. À cer Dolendant pleaded sickness as his defenos
evidence, which states "I examined the
Celestials, and the property owners have sident Hages, upon reviewing the circum./inch in length, of a bright red color, and The Attorney-General (Mr Russell) pro- the prisoner and two others entered the tificate from Dr Stockwell was handed in as-
Loung san was charged with barg- lariously entering, with two others not in The following jury was empannelled :— Mesere. . A. dos Remedios, J. O. Hughes, custody, about 4.30 am, on the 28.h June, J. F. Tavares, R. Schonberger, J. the house of oue Mak Acheong with intent him with anaulting the said Malt Achsong, Vernon Vernon, Granville Sharp, and J. to commit felony; a second count charged Anthony,
The case for the prosecution was that house about 430 am on the date men tioned, while he was lying awake in bed; they rubbed pepper and pepperment oil in his eyes, and one drew something across his throat. He was able to ory out, and the men ran away, A Constable caught found guilty and sentenced to three years' penal servitude on the first epant, and one
The Court then (at 1.15) adjourned for Fear's hard labour on the second. tiffa for home
seonted; the prisoners were undefended.
The case was briefly this: The man who had been robbed and assaulted was a stone dealer living at Canton; he had a contract with some quarriere at British Kowlooug,
in this city, each loaded with previsione Vice Consul tister was ordered to deliver after placing them in the jar I noticed that some bargain with them; he brought with this one; the others got away. Be was
grown in China and sufficient to last him, with the deh he will catch in the harbor, six months. The other 985 will arrive in due course. Thirteen dollars is the fare from Portland to this port, and each of the thirty five had to pay only $7 for his fare, the citizens of Portland paid the other $6. -Vistoria Colonist, June öd.
Du M. J. Uramer, now United States Mi Eister at Copenhagen, writes, in a private latter to a friend in the States, the-fol lowing:-
"Nearly a fortnight ago I received a letter from Gen. Grant, dated Rangoon, Barmah, March 2 th, in which he says,
Among other things: We have now been very well through Indin, and are thus far on our way to the farther East. I have been very much pleased with English rule and English hospitality in India. With that rule 260,000,000 of uncivilized people are living at peace with each other, and are not only drawing their subsistence from the soil, but are exporting a large excuse over imports from it. It would be a sad day for the people of India and for the commerce of the world if the English should withdraw + * * Julia (bis wife) asks me to add to tell Mary (my wife) that the English speak in the highest terms of the work being done all over this country by
to the church at home.”
Some of Mr John Russell Young's letters to the New York Herald are very chatty and interesting. On untive Beaute in
Indla he writes :-
The
the prisoner to the proper ofliver in this they had all gone down to the bottom of city, (United States Marshal Poole) to be the vessel and had enveloped themselves sent forward to the prison designated. separately in a kind of temporary shell made the prisoner is 28 years of age, a native of of earth and sand. In a few days after this Ireland, but came to the United States a one of these worm's crawl out of his temporary house at the bottom of the jar very young. He says that at the time of and swim to the surface of the water. Here, his arrest be was employed as a seaman o after twisting about for a few seconde, he board the American ship Banger.
ruptured a thin membrane that enveloped crime of which he was convicted was dom his body, and out oame a full-fledged nitted when ashore with a companion, mosquito ready for business. I noticed many having a good time, on the 6th of October of the other worms going through the same last, and under the following circumstances: performance within a short time afterward, and lunch at a table in a saloon that even than others, but as I have already stated, Webb and his friend were taking some beer Some of the mosquitoes were much larger ing, when a drunken shipmate of his named
some of the worms were also larger than Lyler and the deceased came in and took a
others. drink, reached across the table and took some of the lunch.
Webb said he was
welcome, on account of being a shipmate, but no Russian saior could out the food be worked hard for. Tyler applied an oppro brious opithet to him, and he (Webb) oooked him down. The Russian theu called him insulting names and left the saloon. Shortly afterwards he returned with two companions and pointed Webb out to them. When Webb and bis friend left the saloon the Kussian and one of his smpanions followed them. One held a
site in his hand in a threatening manner; when Webb drew his sheath-knife and plunged it into the stomach of the Russian, Kashine, and the wound caused his death,
REFERRING to the telegraphic dispatch, to the effect that Commissioners are to proceed from Rio Janeiro to London for the purpose of negotiating a treaty with the Chinese Embassy, for the importation of coolies into Brazil, the Bulletin says:--
BURGLARY BY A BAND OF ARMED MEN.
him some $28 which he was to pay them The stone he wanted was not ready, and he, after staying all right, left at 6 s.m. next morning intending to me to Victoria to go back to Canton. These men and another who was with them stopped him on the road; and while one or two of them securely held him the others half-stripped him, or
Li Ang was charged with larovny "from searched big, took his money, and part of the house of one Wang Chan Chan at bis clothes; and left bim on the road with Mankok on the 5th May, and also wounding bie life more than half frightened out of the said man. The case will be remembered him. He went back to his friends' house as having already been reported in our and borrowed snough to carry him howe. columns. The man who was wounded was but his friend bad heard the whole story, watering his fielde, when someone came te went off without informing the police tillar of the ground," and had been out was able to do something for bin, and and told him that there had been & when these men were apprehended, the burglary at his house. He want back to same afternoon, on suspicion of having his house and found that it was being stolen a number of articles they then had attacked by a band of armed men. It was in their possession, he wrote to him to found that the place had been cleared out, Canton, to came down and identify them, money, jewellery, & othing do to the valle which he did by picking out the men in the of between $200-or-$300. The man was usual way, from a number of prisoners wounded in three places. The question in jail. He had told the friend into was one of identity,
The jury by 4 to 3 found the prisoner ear be bad poured his complaint that he would be quite able to identify the men anot guilty," and he was discharged. he bad often seen shɩm shout, bawking sugar cane.
The first prisoner said he was a hard working man, and only arrived here on the 12th, on the 13th he did nothing he worked hard from the 14th to the 20th, ou the 20th, he came to Victoria to buy clothes, and did so; he paid for thera with money he brought with him from his native balance thereof. We knew nothing of the place. The money found on him was the
nothing was found, called attention to that robbery. The second prisoner, on whom fact. He knew nothing of the robbery.
Tae jury were not satisfied that there was
Police Intelligence. (Both Magistrates Sitting.) Friday, July 18th.
ones, he suff ra from indigeaton to a slight extent, but is, in my opinion, able to de bis duty on board ship." Defendant waS the order of the Captain, sentenced to oue week's imprisonment at
Quotations.
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8,32 Shares. Hongkong Bank, 53 % prem. Union Ins. Society of Cauton, $1,300 China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,600 North China Ins. Co., Tls, 1,950 Yangtaze in. Assoc., Ils. 790 Chinose Insurance Co., $285 H.K. Fire ins. Co., $735 China Firo Ins. Co., $175 H.K. & W. Dook Co., 5 % prem. A.K. C. & M. S.-boat Co., $10 dis. Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tia, 13 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tls. 90 Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 China Sugar Refining Co., $137 Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal,
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of 1877,do, Temperature.
That country has been trying hard for the inst twenty years to induce settlement from Europe. But all efforts have been signally unsuccessful, notwithstanding the large grants of land offered to immigrants. Several thousand people went from England, but were brought back again at the expense
RAR RING SNATCHING. of the British Government. Eventually the
The remanded case in which Mak emigrants to Brazil would be returned to
concerned, on the charge of having on the authorities issued a notice that in future
Akwon, a carpenter of Shun Tuk, was
Dom Pedro has also endeavored to obtain
Sau Kam, inmate of hensed brothel No. England at the expense of the country.
11th inst, stoen from the person of Tang emigrants from the Eastern and Southern
35, a pair fold earrings with stone drops, States. But those who went from Phila-
valued at $21, was brought on yesterday. dephia wrote back most doleful descriptions sufficient evidence to convict the prisoners, From the evidence of the witnesses, the of the country and of their condition. Fail-and they were accordingly discharged, ing in all attempts to induce white im-
prisoner appears to have violently sustched the earrings from the complainant's ears while she was walking in the Hollywood migration, an effort is now to be made to develop the resources of the country by coolies. Brazil is rich both in minerals and young, Chan Akiu, were charged with bur. off towards Lascar Row, where he was cap
Two boys, one Lan Akwoi, and one very Road. On her raising an alarm, he made in agricultural products. The climate is too glariously entering the house of one Chun tured by Li Akam, P. G. 206. tropical to be inviting to the Caucasian Alon, in Jervois Street with intent to steal caught he refused to go to the Station, lay race. If Brazil, Spain and the South Ameri- a large quantity of clothing, de, valued down on the ground and would not get up. can Republics can only absorb all the surplus at $240, and stealing these articles, and The Coustable called in the assistance of a population of China, the white people of then another connt with having received district watchman, when they took him to Pacific Coast and the Australian Colonies these articles knowing them to have been the station. Sergeant Hennessy, on look stolen. The first prisoner pleaded noting over the ground traversed by prisoner, be was the servant of the man who stole he had been arrested. guilty; the second, the very young boy, said found the earrings close to the spot where THERMOMETER-9., 10. the goods. This was accepted as a plea of not guilty.
will have occasion to rejoice.
the missionaries, especially in an educational THERE appears to be at the present time, way. They are doing much good.* This testimony as to the success of the mid-great deal of discussion in the Germas
says the Editor of the Alta California, sionary work in India is very encouraging journals upon the queation of extending the telegraphic wires more thoroughly over the world than heretofore, so that one may know in the morning whatever remarkable thing transpired the day before in any part Their principal of the civilized world. sutj.ct of discussion is a proposed cable between this city and Yokohama, Japan; thence to Tientsin, and from that point to We pay our servante a rupee a day, Peking. It is said that the proposed cable about forty cents in American money, plan-or company, perhaps➡is making good We allow them a half rupee a day for progress. It is proposed that there sbal subsistence. They travel third-class. You ve trade a junction of the Chiness lines have no trouble about them beyond this.
with others, connecting with the South The few things they can do they do well. African, also, Some years ago a gentleman They are attentive, patient, and I hope, in this city endeavored to intereat many of honest. They have no enterprise. You the solid men of San Francisco and our can never depend upon a general direction. state in the undertaking of connecting us If you want a thing dose every day you with the Sandwich Islands, Japan, and must give the order every day for a month China, he having obtained the nepessary at least. They have no idea of time or authority from Congress; but although the promptitude. You cannot hurry them
were willing that their names should appear Their mind is not capable of taking in two in the bill, they did not appear to have freight which have been paid for sea trans- ideas at once. They do a great deal of sufficient confidence in the plan, as a ânan-portation during the past few years, that unnecessary work, especially if it is work cial measure, to induce them to advance at which they can sit down. The Hindoo the funds for constructing the line, and it they have been excessively high. idea of happiness is to be able to sit on bis seemed to have died of insuition. Is this baunches, his legs crossed under bim, and question now being discussed by the German chatter and meditate. Kassim's favorite press to result in a similar utter failure of occupation is the packing and unpacking of accomplishing anything i my portmantean. It is not much of a portmantot, but the amount of packing THE following is from the Bulletin, com of the stoutest-hearted trunk. When
THE New York Times, June 7th, discusses the Darien Canal tolls as estimated by the Committee of Ways and Means of the late Congress, and says, in view of the rates of
BURGLART.
When (Taken at Mesara Falconer & Co.'s Premises,
Queen's Road.). Rokokoxa, July 18, 1879.
The prisoner atuted in his defence that he-bad been fighting with another man," when the constable stopped him, but there was no evidence produced to corroborate
The same jury took this as was engaged in the first case, all the jurors not required for either of the Courts having been dis-bia statement. ahargeil
it has undergo e would try the patience menting on the news brought by the time, by using the canal further than the wich followed by a constable, and it was
ABOOHKET" MANA
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Kwok Awai, a carpenter, who had been Mr Russell said the evidence in this case called to speak in favour of prisoner's oba- would be that of recent possession of stolen racter, merely said tuat he had known him To draw grain shipments from California articles. These boys were found coming out for about a year, had not seen him for the to Liverpool by this route, the Times thinks of a house which had, on information that part ten days and did not know where he the toll must be graduated according to the stolen goods would be found there, was employed, or, if he were employed at freight, and fixed at a point which will allow been watched, in the expectation that they all. the ship-owner to make a saving in the cost would be sent thence to where there was more The prisoner was found guilty and zen- of sailing his vessel, as on an average the of the same kind. At 4 30, they both came tenced to twelve months' imprisonment with gain will not be more than one-third the out each with a large bundle; they were hard labour,
sver 1 come into my room or tent I am telegram which appeared among our cut that toll cargoes should not bear a larger tatued nearly the whole of the stolen airouitous routes now followed. It is evident found then that these large bundles con-
(Before the Hon. O. B. Plunket), apt to find Kassim o:ouched over the portmanteau packing. He has an aver- tings yesterday
proportion than this to the freight money proper y; the rest was found in the houES
BEZTING FIRE TO A SHIP, aion to papers and any form of manuscripi.
Edward Barwick, 82, steward of the A cable dispatch announces that the Chi. required for transporting merchandise. If they had been intending to enter. That It is with the utmost dificulty that 1 nese Embassy, headed by Chen Lan Fin, has this rate is maintained, the Canal can hardly house they had been seen entering and British ship Northern star, was charged at can prevent his destroying letters and concluded a treaty with Spain. It will be be said to be an advantage to ship-owners coming from before, and it was found the instanse of Inspector Cercoran with manuscripts, and I am sure, if I want remembered that the Embaisy was encredited and shippers, and as they would make fully that they otdisionally slept in a room there having, on or about the Brd May last any special bit of writing, to find it at the to the United States, Spain and the Bouth as much without it as with it. But in the A plan would be laid before the Jury showing wilfully net fire to the British ship Strati bottom of his canvas bag, among shoe American Republion. According to the sale of tolle prepared by the Ways and been committed; and they would any bad more at llo llo. The prisoner was committi brushes and the blacking. Another of his terms of the treaty, Chinese in Spanish Means Committee this limit has been greatly been would see how ed to gaol, pending further instructions. apprehensions is that we shall go into the Colonies will enjoy treatment the same as exceeded. It is hardly necessary to say the eatery had been accomplished.
The evidenga consisted of the account jungle and shoot tigers When we engaged those of citizens of the most favored nations, that with a toll of $3 per ton; none of the Kalan be volanseered the foformation If this treaty ameliorates the condition of vesela employed upon these great ocean ante engaged at the San Kee On Loongt that he could do everything in the world the coolies in Cuba, the friends of humanity routes could afford to use the shors out at from whore houss the burglary had been
the Isthmus.-'
committed and the Police the cabe has "that could be expected rom a Hindoo, and the world over will have cause to rejoice.
been already fully reported in our solam especially shoot tig, re. But when he heard The status of the Chinese upon the planta
when i was before the Police Court, our light conversation with Mr Borie pon tions of Cuba has been little better than his resolution to kill tigers, Kassim looked under a system of slavery, King Alfonso
The jury ananimously found the pri. soners not guilty on the first count, but to strike him with an iron crowbar, at the matter from a grave and angions | has promised a degree abolishing slavery in
To the Editor of the "Upsara MaIL."
The complainant had found fault with guilty on the second if a, that there was the prisoner for not doing his work pro polut of view, and warned me in private of all Spanish colonies. It is likely, there
Rong on, only là thi not sufficient evidence to prove then guilty the perils of the jungle, and especially of fore, that there will be openings for coolie the peril that Mr Lorie would be sure to labor in the Spanish We Indian Colones, this morning, 1 dud that the ship fremsat evidence of their having received the goods ant was taking him to the Station, he 818,Casually perusing the Daily Press, of burglary but that there was abundant perly, and the prisoner resented this by attempting the assault Whi e compisin invite if he persisted in his purpose. ·
and in the Ladrons and Philippine Islands Thompson arrived at Nannico on the 2nd feloniously knowing them to have been struggled and tore his coat. Prisoner ad- in the Pacific ocean. It was part of the June from Hongkong. I think that if stolenti
mitted tearing the goat, denying having secure a similar treaty with Fern, where the you would find that that vessel never was been quite entitled as the law stood, to crowbar. The prisoner was found guilty. programmas when the Embassy left China to enquiries were made at the Harbor Master The Chief fustice said they would have thrown a stone or threatened to use a toolis has been worse treated passibly than in this Harbor The New York Maritims have found them guilty on the first count; and loud 92, in default ten days hard in Sprin. The was now going on will Register, June 4th, mentions on page 6, it was a legal inference that if they were labour. doublera delay the regotiations But the that the Jeremiah Thompson arrived a found in possession of stolen goods, so suon efforts to obtain these treaties prove one Victoria, B., on May 15th from Yok after the theft had occurred, that they had thing, which has been so persistently denied hama, having made the passage in 24 days, committed the burglary, But it came to
namely, that the Chinese Government being about the quickest passage on record. much the same thing, encourages emigration It is evident that Could you inform me which of the papers the authorities for their own safety are in correct, to settle a dispute f
Sentence reserved. endeavoring to find an outlet for the
Tours faithfully, surplus millions of the Chinese Em
CHIFMASTER. pire with the least possible trouble to themselves. Famines must ever be re«:
Tax Jayan Gasetts bas the following editorial para, which is hardly so suder
atandable as we should like
We have received from a correspondanta detailed sistement acnoerning certain government contrast for an imported manufactured article. The figures given, showing the actual cost of the material de livered in Yokohams, and the price paid (or maid. 10 be paid), for it by the government nepartment may be correst, probadly and sorrest, Let me these partientars are not, and earst be, authenticate, we do not pablian tem. That grows buss commonly Ovour le true, and any honest dangt could Kittiam ... bug the money goes" by lonial
CORRESPONDENCE.
LI A Hi, a stonecutter, employed on the Government works at the Priya, was charged by Martin Payne, an overzeer, with having thrown a large stone at him, yesterday morning and also with threaten
STEALING A BAMPAN, Chan Shing, (38) of Tsang bbing, araman unemployed, and Chin Anin (43) a stone- catter residing at Shauki wao, were charged with stealing a sampan, value $5, from Shau-ki-wan on the 18th inst. After some very confusing evidence, the magistrate fined the first defendant $12, in default of curring in certain provinces in Chine, where # WHAT is a goddem, pa f!! asked a 197 to this Court, Mr Ng Ashoy prosecuted, payment four works hard labour, and to there is auzolan dense population to gabalu talkative young lady, it is a pezzen of and the following gentlemen comprised the par- 13 to the owner of the tampan or upon a limbed srt8. lipiend of opening up the feminine sander khas hoida has sougue, Jury Memes Wa Detmer, 16. da Silva, sneer two weeks further imprisonment, Buw Holds of indoggy is the rara) 794 Paid the old mau serarelyi
G. Gordon, H, G, H4 Santos, GF, ciplesse, | The mesond defendant was discharged.
(Before His Benor the Adding Prisne Judge, J.J. Prandis, Big.)
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VESSELS TO ARRIVE
From.
23, Grossfunt Constantine, Hamburg
Cardia London
AT HONGKONG,
Left, Name.
Feb.
Mar.
14. John A. Briggs,
27, Agnes Muir,
28, Adam M, Simpson,
Cardiff
Apr.
10, Epica,
Leon,
Liverpool Cardif
21, Werra,
London
28, Triton,
Hamburg
New York
Penarth
26, Twilight -27, Homewood,
May,
2, Alex Yeats, B. Alexander 11, Southern Cross, 12, Alex. Newton, 18, Glamorganshire, 22, adolph, 38, Sunbeam,
fund. 28, Lydia («.) 81, Newcastle,
1, (form (,)
Cardif Panarth New York
Nowcastle
(N.8, W.)
Cardiff
Hamburg
London
Hamburg,
Antwerp
Cuxhaven
LOADING FOR CHINA AND JATAK PORTE
Viceroy.
41 London-Steamers via Buss" Canal,
Celtic Monarch, Patterdale. Basting Ferissie
Sarah Scott Ohinaman.
Guy Minneting.
Douglas Castle: Langland. Belted WAL
Glaucus.
41 Tiempool
Ülyquot; At Cardiff. Joseph Hayden. Belle of Oregoth
At Hamburg
Adolph.
41 Newcastle. (N.6.7.)