No. 5028 AUGUST 19, 1879.]
Ma. Augh Low, C. M. G., Resident of Perak, who is at present a guest at Government House, will leave for Hongkong on a visit to ff. E. Mr Papo Hemienny by the next French mail.Straits Times, August 8.
THE following telegrams are to band to day by way of Australia:-
London, July 5-Germany's proposals for a reduction on the telegraphic rates for messages connected with the Sydney and Melbourne International Exhibition, were submittal to the International Tolo- graphic Conference, now sitting in London. The British Government decline to accede to the proposals, although Foreign Go- London, July 8-The Board of Trade returns show that the exporta for the past month amounted to £14 500,000, showing an increase of £500,000 as compared with the same period last year.
"voraments wore willing to do so.
London, July 9-The price of wheat is rising, owing to continued excessive rain in England. A serious deficiency is ex- pected in the wheat crop in France.
London, July 9-The Select Committee of the House of Commons appointed to in- quire into the queation of the wine duties, recommend raising the standard of admis- slou to probably 320, leaving the amount of duty to be fixed by the Government.
London, July 28.-It is expected, that Parliament will be dissolved in the autumn. The Queen's Prize has been won with total of 88 points, by Corporal Taylor, 47th The sum of £1400 was presented to Mr W. G. Grace, the cricketer, at Lord's Cricket Ground on Monday.
Lancashire R fas.
only person present, besides the prisoner and deceased. The Serang's wife had gone out before it commenced. Deceased appeared angry when he spoke to prisoner.
Prisoner asked no questions of the witness, but say he will make a statement bye and byc.
Chue Akum, married to a Malay named Assapi and living in the same house as last witness where she has resided for the past two years, said she had only known tho pri- soner for a few days and first saw him in the house where she lives in company with the Serang. She has never seen the pri- soner fri company with last witness. Last night about five o'clock witness was in the sitting room of the house; about dark she was awakened by hearing some ono cry
"Ay Yah." She got up, took her child with her and went away to get out, think ing that something was wrong; in the passage she saw man lying there. The prisoner, at that time was standing in the door of the cook-room. Witness did not see my blood on the floor and was going down the stairs when she fell down, her child falling with her. She was frightened by hearing the cry. She did not know who called out, When in the street she heard that some one had been stabbed and went with the Berang's wife to call a constable,
First witness re-called and asked what time the fight commenced,said it began about eight o'clock. It was dark by that time, but there were lamps in her bed room, in the sitting room, the cook room and also in the opposite room. The passage was lit by the lamps in the different rooms.
Rahmin, the serang of the Marquis of Arglye, zaid he has known deceased for about ten years. He has only known the prisoner for the past thirteen days, when he first came on board the ship to join the Marquis of Argyle. Ha has no knowledge of any quarrel existing between deceased and the prismer, who has been living with him in the sitting room of his lodgings. Witness and prisoner came ashore together yesterday and went to witness" house; the witness pro-washed and dressed himself and went out, He does not know if prisoner or deceased were in the house when he left it. About eight o'clock, while he was standing in the street, his wife went and told him something and he went home and went upstairs where defendant was standing in the cook room with a knife in his hand, The body of a map was lying across the passage. He did
Paris, July 21.-The Bouspartists have recognized the leadership of Prince Jerome. Paris, July 21.-General Bourbaki has given in his adherence to the Republic; and both Chambers have voted his return to Paris in November, with an amendment conferring on the President of the Cham bers the right to requisition for troops,
Berlin, July 21--Prince Bismarck poses a blennial German budget.
New York, July 21.-The American Agricultural Bureau has published its monthly report, stating, among other things, that the wheat crop for the season amounts to 91 per cent, of the average.
HOMICIDE OF A MALAY SEAMAN IN not know then who it was. He called out
LASCAR ROW.
INQUEST.
An inquest was bald at the Government Civil Hospital this afternoon on the body of a. Malay malo, named Thyra; C. V. Creagh, Esq., as Coroner, Messrs J. A. Mosely, A. B. da Roza and F. A. des Remedios forming the Jury.
Dr Wharry stated: The body of deceased
been dead about twelve hours. It was that examined it this morning, and found it had
of a colored man, fairly nourished and mus- calar, about five feet three and a half high and about fifty years of age. There were a
to prisoser to come up from the cook-room and got a lamp from his own room, by the aid of which he saw that prisoner had a wound over his eye, and was bolding a knife in his hand. He asked him what was the matter and could get no explanation. He got the knife from prisoner and went out and fetched a constable. Witness never knew deceased to have a quarrel with his wife.
THE CHINA MAIL.
a substitute for another Chiness boy who was ill; he had sorved for several months; as the real servant o' the fico preferred it, the wages had been paid monthly to the substitute. He was not willing to pay the plalati bofore taking the opinion of the Court on the question It was a grest in convenience in a business like that of the China Mail to have men leaving at any time they obose, without giving a moment's notice. The men were all understood to bo on a monthly biring; he always gave any oas he was sending away a full month's notice; and they, with this exception, had invariably done the same by him.
The Court: Do you contend that the man forfeited his month's wages-by-leaving without giving you notics?
Mr Bain: I make no contention. in the matter. I have paid the money; but I do not think the plaintiff is entitled to it. I am willing to pay the money to the regular employé of the office, the man who is sick.
employ, and he would fine them $1 each, or send them to gaol for Eve days.
SIX WEEKS HARD LABOUR FOR STRALING
TWO CENTS.
Sia A Chang want to a hawker's stall yesterday and ordered some fruit; while he was being attended to be anatolied two cents from the hawker's money-boz and at- tempted to bolt, but the proprietor of the stall seized him and called out for the polico. Sergeant Sam A Kau came upon the scene, and arrested prisoner, who said they were only having a disputo.
Six weeks' with hard labour, ought to be a lesson to him for the fature.
A YOUNG THIEF..
coolie living in Wanchai, was found in uu Fang A Po, a youth of 14, son of a head lawful possession of two iron bars in Nullah Lane this morning. Appoo, a gun lascar, saw the prisoner, with two other boys not in custody, carrying iron bars, and suspcot. ing that all was not correct called on them to stop; they dropped the bars and bolted; witue's succeeded in capturing the prisoner and took him, with the iron bars, to the Police Station. Prisoner aid he had been engaged by some other boye to carry the Mr Bain was quite ready; he did not iron bars, but did not know them. know how matters stood between plaintiff Sentenced to seven days' solitary confine. and the man for whom he acted as a subatiment and to be handed over to bis father's tute.
care when released from prison.
The Court bold that the first desertion of service or absence without leave was condoned by his subsequent employment in the office. The man made no claim for the days he was not there. Be suggested that defendant pay into Court the amount
GAMBLE: 8.
The plaintiff was then called but did not answer. It was stated by the officers of the Court and Mr Sequeira that he was not pre- LA A Shin, Cham A Tak, Kwok & Wo, rent in the morning ofther; but the Court Pun & Leung, Kwan A. Wai and LI A Wai, seemed to think he had presented in spremanded, on a charge of gambling in pearance sometime or other, for the case was Hillier Street, from the 10th inst, were ordered to stand over for a week; if the again brought up to-day and further man did not appear then, or if appearing, remanded for one wook; first and second be did not give some very good reason for defendants being admitted to bail in $200 bis absence to-day the caro, would, of each, the others in one security for $20 each. ourse, be struck off.
Fong A Kom, Li A Lol, Kwet A Kau, Chum Yat Cho and Leung A Mun, re- No. 124 Queen's Road, from the 16th inst., manded, on a charge of publio gambling in were further remanded for one week; first and second defendants admitted to bail in $200 cack, the others in $20 each,
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BOLD THIEVING.
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The commissiouers from Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and Japan were to day (22ad) presented to the Lieutenant- Governor and to the Colonial Secretary.
Mr Alfred Van Schelle, the Belgian Com- missioner, has stated his intention of making a tour through the colony in order to ascertain what openings there are for investigent, particularly in connection with sheep farming.
gare a brief history of his visit to England and its roaults. With reference to project- od roforms, he said he proposed to continue the bill of last session for financial control by the Assembly, and some measure of duality. Ele proposed to insert & clause making money legally available after having been passed by the Assembly. The Conn- cil would have legal power to reject any tax bill. After any bill rejeate by the Council (24th) prorogued Parliament until Augustsions, and had been thoroughly debated. it Bis Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor had passed in the Asembly for two ses 26. the usual attendant geremonies being would reat with the ov ruor to submit the observed. His Excellency's speech was measure to a plebiscite. Ele also stated merely a recapitulation of the work of the that the Reform Bill would provide for assion.
making the Legislative Council a nominse Chamber. The motion was agreed to, and the sound reading of the bill was set down for that day fortnight.
Sie-Boory Parkes has intimated that stepa will be taken during the recess to will shortly be called for certain public establish a "Hansard" also, that tender works which would give employment for men who will be thrown out of work at the cumpletion of the exhibition building
The exhibition will open about the middle of September.
A Frenchi man-of-war, with the commis- stoners and exhibits from Fraces, is ex- peoted here daily. Austrian and Gorman war vessels are also on the way.
In the Legislative Assembly on the 10th, the Loan Fatimates to the extent of $7,700,000 were discussed.
The Killarney, arrived on the 12th with the first of the new season's teas. A large sels of Japan rice is reported upon terms reserved.
mant of not wanting to settle the reform
The Argus (28ril) aconsea the Govern question, and of entertaining a desire to weep open the presont agitation on the sub- jeot. The same journal remarks that the possibility of placing the present bill upon the statute-book of Victoria by legal means
attempt to fores it upon the country can is very small, and that persistence in the only lead to waste of time and possibly to bloodshed.
Mr E. B. Hargraves, the discoverer of volt in Viatoria, hes pot in a claim for £2,400 from the Government of that colo- ny. He alleges that that amount is due to him, as he has received only £2600 out of the £5000 voted to him by Parliament.
Mr Frederick Villers, the special artist of the Graphic, arrived from Afghanistan by the E.M.S. Siam, (July 15th) and proceeds to Sydney. It is believed that Mr Archibald Forbes, the Daily News correspondent, will shortly leave Zululand for Sydney.
One of the oldest and best of our public mon the Hon. Sir E. Dasa-Thomson, C.B., KC.M.G., died at the ripe age of 80 years, about 4 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, the 16th. Sir Edward Deas-Thomson was born at Edinburgh, on the 1st of June, 1800, and was the son of the late Sir John Deaa-Thomson, K.CB, Accountant coming year were laid on the table of the The Estimates of expenditure for the General to her Majesty's Navy, who married House on the 16th. The total amount is Rebecos, a daughter of the late Mr Johu £3,364,914, being £192,360 more than was son) was also an efficer of the civil depart year. Among other items is a vote of £3000 Freer. Sir John's father (Mr John Thom-covered by the original Estimates of last ment of the Navy-Sir E. Duas Thomson's to provide for the representation of this funeral took place on the 18th, afternoon, calony at the Sydney International Ex- and was very largely attended.
hibition; also gratuities to the widows of Sergeant Kennedy and Constable Lonergan, the men who were killed by the Kelly gang, some months since.
VICTORIA,
Melbourne, July 25.-A welt was issueți on the 9th, against Mr Graham Berry for slander, ia saying that the Faily Telegraph ai.tion. Damages are laid at £50 0. was subsidized by the Constitutional Asso
The report of the Postal and Telograph in the number of telegrams of 9 per cent, Department for last year shows an increase and an increase in the revenue of over £11,000.
£100,000 has been paid as duty at the Custom-house during the past week in anticipation of the alteration of the tariff.
QUEENSLAND.
9th appointed the following Monday an Brisbane, July 25.-The Assembly on the additional sitting day. The Premier, in submitting the motion la-favour of such a mail an address of condolence to the ex-lour to close the business before the The City Council will send home by the step, stated that the Government were anx- opening of the Sydney Exhibition, if pos Empress Eugenio,
sible.
vacant Puisne Judgeship to Mr G. R The Government, on the 8th, offered the
was brought to the Hospital last night. I was standing outside the house last evening late master for wages, $7, and money paid jacket and a clock had also departed; be the member for Normanby, was heard to-standing here. Mr Harding has announced
for a constable.
Wong Angan, wife of the last witness,
came down and, said there was something about eight o'clock when the old woman wrong going on inside. She went and in- formed her husband and afterwards went P. C. 67, Hugh McKay, was in East Strost the body, and on the armas and hands of the ant witness Weat up to him and told him deceased, and two on the chest which ap- there was fighting going on in the house. peared to have penetrated to the lungs. He went back with her and went up stairs. Death appeared to have resulted from the wounds in the chest: the wounds might all The Bereng pointed out the prisoner to him, have been caused by the long knife pro- and also showed him the body of deceased. knives, but I can not say whether it is humana pool of blood. The Sorang handed him blood or not,
bane,
was a suit brought to recover damages for a PANG SHING . CHOW Sow, $95.-This collision between the plaintiff's boat (a pan senger boat plying between Victoria and Kowloon) and the defendant's (a stone boat), plaintiff alleging that defendant was to blame for the collision by which his (plaintiff's) boat had suffered damage to the amount saed for. The defence was that around for lodgings yesterday and wished Chan Un Kwal, a coolie, went looking the collision was accidental and unavoid to lodge with a medicine man, who told him able, it having occurred in a storm in which he only took in men of good family. Chan prevent any collision. Defendant further ag in some four hours afterwards at- defendant took the ordinary precautions to n Kwal then left the house and returned said the plaintiff's boat had not suffer-companied by a friend. The doctor was ed more damage than $23 or $30 would engaged in the cook house making up some repair. His own bat was damaged to the medicine when the two men came to the extent of $20 Mr McBean was asked to house, and he, bearing a noise, went and report on the damage caused to the plain- spoke to them, telling the first defendant, tiff's boat, now lying at Yah-nah-ti; and the Ohan Un Kwai, to wait until he had case was adj arned for a week for his report. finished what he was doing and he would then bargain with him for the rent of the
Large quantities of spirits and tobacco room. By the time he had mixed the CHAN TUK KIR. HANION, $12.93-medicine and returned to the room le
are being taken out of bond in, anticipation This was a claim by a servant against his found that his visitors had doparted; a allk of an increase in duties,
The case against William Tytherleigh, Harding, a barrister of thirteen years' that of this sum, 83, des bong the first defendant in the street and giving in his evidence stated that defendant, who understanding that he remains in Bria- out on bis account.
Mr Hanlon stated locked for the mor, eventually meeting day at Carlton Police Court. Dr Black his acceptance of that office, with the ing to a former boy, who had asked him him in charge. On the way to the station the was intoxicated at the time, called him up to not to pay it to any one elas.
Although second defendant, Wong a Kwai, camo up attend a sick child, and white be was on bla plaintiff was that boy's clansmau be declin
In tho Assembly on the 16th, a private to them and said, "If you let the man
way to the patient, defendant assaulted member gave notice of motion for leave to
For the defence it was sought to prove that Tytherleigh attempted to the doctor was intoxicated. The Bench, after a short consultation dismissed the
In the Assembly on the 9th, Billa were
identified him as the man who bad pawned state forests, and to amend the Govern- fendant from a lot of other prison rs and the mining statutes, for enservation of the jacket for seventy five cents.
ment Act Notion of motion was also given First defendant said that be bad not for the appointment of a select committee stolen the jacket, and that the pawn-broker to consider the financial position of the Notice was also given of a motion for the colony and the present system of banking, appointment of a committee in regard to the management of the police force.
In the Assembly on the 16th Mr Borry Tuesday, all the correspondence between the local and Imperial Government on the the subject of the amendment of the Constitution Act. The Government were questioned as to their intentions respecting but Mr. Berry's reply was somewhat evasive, to be making favourable progress towards the continuance of payment of members,
address to the Governor to provide for the and notice of motion was given for an press of ambers up to the close of the
in the buse,
Karrött him. vante..
large number of wounds on various parts of last night, shortly before nine o'clock. The wish to pay as the plaintif had grossly this evening." On hearing him say this, and early choked him. He said that introduce a bilt disenfranchining Civil zar od to pay him. The wages de ha did not go I will return the things you have lost misconducted himself in his (lefondant's) P. O. 133 took him in charge. On going house had done such acts as he would round the pawn-abojs the doctor found his have flogged him for had he got him again jacket in the Hiz Fun pawn shop, and on The Court said he would have to take cared under the stair ose. The ecountant
returning to his house found the clock con- case. could not be a nsidered in the present case. Mr Hanlon said the boy had admitted having a bad character in the house on the night of the 1st August.
alal Secretary, replying to a question, au- In the Assemly, on the 20th. the Colo.
nounced that it was tho intortion of the Government to abolish the present gaol at Brisbane, and send all the prisoners to St.
the 25th, it was resolved to take steps to
aol property would be sold.
At a mesting held at South Brisbane on secure a separate municipality.
duced. There are traces of blood on both which was lying on the floor quite dead, in out a sumthons for the misconduct; it of the pawn-shop picked out the firet de-introduced by the Government to amond Helena Island, Moreton Bay, and that the
the long knife. He sent for assistance and took the prisoner to the Station, re- turning afterwards and taking the body to the hospital.
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His Lordship said that was no reason Ussop, the prisoner, after being duly why the boy's wages for July should not cautioned, made the following statement:be paid; his wages were due on the Slat
am an able seaman, employed on the same ship as the Serang, and never saw the de- ceased until last night. About six o'clock
Jaly.
Me Haulon said he usually paid the wages on the 5th of 6th of the month; unless he end of any mouth without a day's warning and secue their wager in full up till the day they left.
His Lordsbip: You can proceed against a sorvaut in such case for desertion of ser- vice.
Mr Hanlon Then, he stole throe pairs of boots out of my room,
The Court: Have you prosecuted him before the Police Court for that i
Defendant: No
The Court: Then you bare no right to say anything about it here,
Unless a man
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must have made a mistake.
Second defendant said that, the first prisoner belug bis nephew, when he saw him in custody he went up and asked what wasthe matter, and advised the complainant made.
First defendant was sentenced to three mouths' imprisonment, with hard labour.
The second defendant was discharged.
STEALING WOOD.
Oban. A L and Kwok A Yung were pul terday and saw a log of hard-wood, the ling about the harbour in a small boat yes
property of the Sam Wa Timber Yard
first session of next Parliament.
The first call on the shareholders of the
Australian and European Bank has been well responded to, and £25,000 has been
Company, which they rather admired; and accordingly fixed a rope to it, for the purpose of taking it home. Fortunately, for the is prepared to bring a criminal charge real owners, Kwok A Kam saw the little against the person who, he believes, has game and gave chase. The fi st defendant defrauded him or stolen from him, he has jumped overboard wban he saw pursuer received. no right to allege anything against him as you are doing. Judgment for $8.15 with ery close up to the boat he was in; both the men were caught and taken to the coste ($7 wages; $1.15 money paid out.) station,
The boy asked whether he would be en-
The defendants said they were diving bised to the 321sh he got a letter from under the water for some nets and picked his clansman waking him get the money. up the wood thinking It had no owner.
The Court informed him he would not,
Leung A Tan, the manager of the timber He could get a pawer of attorney and re-yard, identified the wood as belonging to his cover the amount.
firm, and said it was lying with a lot of other logs close to the bench,
The other cases were not of interest.
Police Intelligence. (Before 0. V. Creagh, Esq.) Tuesday, August 19th.'
Firat defendant was sentenced to two months' bard labour.
Second defendant, who admitted two previons convictions, one as a rogue and vagabond, was sent to gaol for four months with hard labour.
The Impostor Schloss, who pretended that he was an American detective, has be a sentenced to five years' imprisonment on three charges of forgery and uttering. the 22nd November for a tour through the colonies, and will give a series of concerta
Carlotta Pati leaves San Francisco on
at Melbourne about Christma..
The coffee-house movement in extending in the suburba.
loan to the credit of the Government is The balance remaining of the £3,000,000
£1,031,000.
The estimate of expenditure for State schools up to June next year is £35,270,
- SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Adelaide, July 21.-The Bank of Adel. side has declared a dividend of 10 per cent.
Locusts appeared in the north early la
acres.
per annum,
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Miss Jervois was thrown from bor horse while out riding, on the 16th, and was picked up unconscious, but recovered con- soiousness abortly after her arrival at verament House. She is, now reported
poned from next Thursday till August 14th, recovery. The Governor's ball is post- in consequence of Miss Jervois's accident.
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Quotations.
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cash.... - New Benares, cash, 505 Oid
caab, -- New Maiwa, oredit, 750 Allowance Tools, 16
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Dr Wharry's evidence was read over to the man charged with causing the death of Thyra, and asked if he had any questions to nsk; he answered in the negative.
Tu Minn, wife of the deceased, said she lived with her husband in a house in Upper Lascar Row; she knew the man charged with killing her husband; he lived in the asme house and on the same floor as she and last evening myself and the Serang left the .dd this the servants o uld leave at the to release him so that en uiries might be promised to lay before Parliament, on the month, and opusu ned the crop of 300 her husband. She first saw him about two ship to come ashore and got home about months ago. Her husband was a seaman seven. I went upstairs, leaving the Serang en one of the coasting steamers and was freut the door. I asked the first witness to cack quently absent from Hongkong; the pri- some ries, for me. I have been living in soner is also a seaman and is occasionally the Serang's house for about eighteen months absent; he is ainmarried, and when in and made the acquaintance of first witness Hongkong sleeps in the sitting room of the about nine months ago. She is my woman house where she lived. Her husband and or partly so, being also kept by deceased at the prisoner were acquainted but were not times. I have been away from the Colony, very intimate. About seven o'clock last and, who I and deceased were in Hong evening the prisoner and a Malay Serang who kong at one and the same time, I allowed was also living in the house, came home him the privilege of staying with the first witness as he had known her the longest. and went upstairs to the sitting room. There were only three women in the house Laat evering after telling the first witness to cook the rice I went into her room and had at that time,--witness, another woman and the serang's wife. The serang ordered his my dinner there, after which I sent her to wife to get some water as he wanted to wash the bowls. While she was away the wash himself, and he then went into the child began to ery and I took it up. At this oook room. Shortly afterwards he dressed time the deceased came into the room and ask- himself and went out, leaving the prisoner ed me what I was doing there. I told hima in the sitting room, Witness then went the child was crying and that I had gone in into the cook-room, leaving her child with to lift it up. When I spoke to him he struck the old woman. While there she heard ber me over the eye and knooked me on the child crying, and soon after her husband floor. When I got up I was a little giddy. same in and went to her room, where the I told him not to beat me, when he struck prisoner was, along with the old woman and me again; but I could not say what it was the child. She heard her husband ask the with. was leaning against the bed and prisoner what he was doing there; to which felt the knife lying there, and, as descased continued to boat me, I stabbed him; how prisoner replied, "The child was crying and I took her into the room." Her hue- often I cannot say. He teft the room and I band then said-Fut the child down." did not again out at him, nor did I follow She heard no more words. Afterwards she him when he went into the passage. heard a scaffle and on going into the The inquest was adjourned till Friday the room she saw the deceased and the pri- 22nd at three o'clock, at the Magistracy, to coner there; the child had been put down admit of the prisonen calling a witness to on the bed. Prisoner was standing close to prove hir lengthy acquaintance with the her husband with a knife in his hand; there first witness. was blood on the floor. The knife shewn was the one she saw the defendant with. The other knife produced was in the hand of her husband. They were struggling and fighting with each other. She tried to take the knife from the prisoner, but was unable
J. J. Francis, Esq) to do so; her husband was leaning against her for support, and prisoner was stabbing
Tuesday, August 19th. away at him with the knife. She did not see deceased attempt to stab the prisoner, -YEUNGAYEW SEQUEIRA, $9,20.-Plalu- although he still continued to hold the tiff, a compositor, sued defendant, foreman HAVING HIS LEAVE STOPPED, knife. Shortly afterwards her husband fell in the China Mail Office, for wages from Edward Foll, seaman, unemployed, who down dead, and the knife dropped from his the 1st to the 7th and from the 12th to 27th boards and lodges in the gaol, and looks hand. When deceased fell down the prisoner July. He had been absent without leave for employment during the day, met in said nothing, but went away to the cook during the intervening days and had left with a few friends yesterday who stood By the steamer Brisbane, Capt. Reddell, room. The Serang shortly afterwards came at the end of the month at a moment's treat"; be was unable to present a respect arrived this morning, we have Australian the Assembly by Mr. Cartor, against the A privilege case is to be braucht before back and asked witness what was the matter, notice. He met one of his fellow composi-able appearance when he got to bin lodglogs. When she told him, he called for the pri- tors on the street and told him to tell the last night, and had to be assisted to files from Sydney up to 31st July and from Leader for publishing a statement as to au soner to come from the cook-room and give foreman that he (plaintiff) had business of rooms he admitted being a trifle tipsy and Cooktown up to August 6th. The follow-self and Mr. Service.
Alleged Conservative compact between him- up the knife. Prisoner did so. The other his own to do and could not come to work. was fined $1, with the alternative of having ing is our usual summary of Australian knife belonged to the deceased; he used to The Court held in the forenoon that the his leave stopped for six days,
It is stated that Ned Kelly has b ́en laid wear it in a belt round his waist. When proper defendant was not before the Court,
up through serious illness, and this accounts the serang got the knife from the prisoner, and ordered the summons to be amended
for the silence of the gang. "NO B'LONG MI FIDGIN.". he went out into the street and brought up and served on the proprietor of the China
NEW SOUTH WALES,
Judge Molesworth has made a formal Tsoi Alin and Laung Aü, coolles in the a policeman. Witness received a cut acress Mail and the case was ordered to stand employ of Mr John MoFarlane, were told pastoral to Roman Catholle parente in burban Bauk, and appointing the three Sydney, July 26-Archbishop Vaughan's decree winding up the Provincial and Su- the shoulder from her husband in the stragover for a week. Later in the day, Mr by their master to fetch home his smah and reference to sending their children to official aiguses sa liquidators. gle; the out was accidentally done. While Bain said he was willing to accept service child from the gardens laat evening about Protestant schools will be read in the The unemployed meetings are not now the fight was going on witness did not call of the Ammons now, and let the caso dusk; defendants refused, aying,No churches on Sunday next (July 27th). It quite so prominent. Many of the principal out for assistance but called to defendant go on.
He explained that he had no b'long mi pidgin carry Amah." It appears has been delayed until after the proroga agitators have had work found for them. not to stab; to which he answered, desire to avoid payment of this money; they were under notice to leave Mr tion in consequence of a desire to avoid Itz
Yes I am going to stab." Her reason for in point of fact he had paid the wages to McFarlane's employment, and had only a becoming the subject of a Parliamentary imprisonment, and Pearce to one year's im- Weiberg has been sentenced to five years' calling out to defendant not to stab, was the foreman on the 4th or 5th of the month few days more to stay to complete the discussion. that her husband was giddy and stag- as usual; And the amount was cow in the month's notice.
prisonment, both for receiving stolen pro gering and not attempting to retaliate, compradore's heads.
MS, Cormorant left on the fat, for party. 8amoa, in order to meet bis Excellency Bir the old woman was asleep in one of the
Arthur Gordon, Governor of Fijl, who in Graham Berry, in moving for leave to l
In the Legislative Assembly (July 24) Mr Poms during the fight. Witness was the
returning to the islands,
troduce a hill to amend the Constitution,
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SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before the Hon, the Acting Fuisne Judge,
STRALING FROM YELLOW-LODGERS. Wong Akan, a hawker, living in No 2 Market Street, was charged with stealing
BOBLOWING A RAZOR, Chan A Ho, an earth coolie, while a
various articles of clothing, the property of hawker of English goods was attending tos bis fellow lodgers. Accountants from three customer yesterday, snatched a razor from pawn shops where the clothes had been his stall and ran off with it; a shopman pawned in three different names gave evld-who saw the affair, pursued him, caught ence, and separately picked out the prisoner him, and brought him back to the stall,
when the razor was found in his pocket.
· from a number of others in the dook.
His Worship found the charge fully proved, sentenced prisoner to two months with hard labor, and ordered him to pay $3.50 amends to the pawa-brokers or undergo an extra four weeks' hard labour.
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Mr Sequeira bad, His Worship very plainly informed them after advising him and with his consent, that they were bound to ober any reason withheld . The plaintiff in this case was able order of their master while in his
P. C. 234 took the prisoner in obarge. Defendant said that he borrowed, the razor and rau away because the hawker was beating hira.
He was sentenced to two monthe' hard labour.
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