No. 8088.–August 28; 1970.].
threatening the lives of General Grant, warks and ports. On the 26th Jane all Hon. John A. Bingham, Governor Hen.auil was set and the ship kept on her course -Lat. 80 7 S., Long. 164.8 E. From this Bessy, and several members of the Govern date until July 4th, in Lat. 17.19 S., we mont, if such useless expenditure was not bad moderate winds, and fine weather from the south-westward. From 17 8. to 4 S. immediately stopped. A copy of the notice had light S.E. and E.S.E. wind, until, pas has been sent to various foreigners in Toklo, sing between now Ireland and the Solomon Including, it is said, some foreign officials; Islands, had several days' light air and calm. Thence to the Equator, (which was also to a considerable number of Japanese crossed in 141 E., 29 days out) had light officials and notabilitfes, and the Japan easterly wind. From 5 N. to 12 N. we had Gazette gives the following as the purport & succession of light S.E. winds and calms and unsettled weathor. Thence to the Ballintang cliennel, light winds and calms. From August 8th until the night of the 23rd had nothing but a succossion of calma, with occasional light airs and a strong current setting E., with excessive hoat Thermometer hardly ever below 90 and often at 38 in the shade.
of the communication:-
THE CHINA MAIL.
by cover for the enemy, and the adjacent difficult ground, showed lamentable want of military prudence.
4. That no effort was made to rally the soort and show a front to the enemy, whereby the possibility of alding those who had failed to make good their retreat might have been ascertained,”
Police Intelligence. (Before O, V. Creagh, Esq.)
Monday, August 25.
ASSAULT BY A BRAMAN. Thomas McCormack, fireman of the Brl- tish steamer Guy Mannering, had come ashore yesterday with a chum, to buy a box; not boing able to agree about the price, he threw the box down rather roughly, and, when spoken to about doing so, lifted a stool and struck the carpenter on the head
with it. When P. C. Kala Singh came on the scene, complainant was calling eat for that time pelting defendant with stones.
His Worship found the charge proved and ordered defendant to pay $1 amends to the box-maker.
THEFT OF $400,
Several foreigners have come to Japan recently to enjoy our hospitality. Reed, the German prince, Hennessy, and now Grant. All have been feasted at our cost In a profuse and absurdly lavish way. There is no precedent for such doings. Our Mikado knows nothing of it. It is not his doing, nor by his wish. Nor is it done by the nation's wish. It is done by wicked MORE sudden deaths are reported from ministers and corrupt officials who, obliged Shanghai. Mr. J. Mellish, who was con- to divert public attention from the ill-nested with a silk realing factory at Si-a policeman; a crowd of Chinese were at performance of their datles, try to ourry cawei, was suddenly taken ill and died on favour by the show and excitement of our the 16th. The carpenter of the British foreign visitors. Yet at this time China, steamor Claverhouse was anddenly taken ill for fastauce, is hostile to us about our on the 16th, and both died a few hours dealing with Loo-Choo. China may even afterwards, death being the result of heat seek to go to war with us to settle the apoplexy. A widow lady named Modifie questions of her disputes. This empire, was on the 15th instant struck down by the then, is in danger, yet our ministers arrange heat and was taken to the hospital, where these wickedly profuse and excessive enter she diod. She had been ailing for a little tainments hoping to divert attention from while previously, but thought herself strong their crimes. This can be no longer tole enough to take a walk, On the 12th, two native prisoners from the Lonza Police The document concludes with a de- Station were sent to the Gutzlaff Hospital olaration that to put an end to this in the Ningo road, suffering from a stiffness expenditure the Patriotic Party" have in the knee joints. One of them was met together and made designs of the na- serving a twelvemonths' term of imprison- This concluding ment, and on Sunday afternoon he died ture above indicated. part of the document is a distinct threat suddenly, death being attributed to heat of assassination of individuals designated. apoplexy. The other man had twelve days The Gazette says this is "a remedy which to serve of a six months' sentence, and it la, to English Ideas, infamous and indefen-was intimated to him that if he cacaped sible. However, the document shows & the police would not trouble about him. very determined feeling of a dangerous Accordingly he took advantage of the character, and ought not to be lightly re-native doctor's absence, hailed a jinriksha, garded. Inquiry shows that, short of the suggestion of threatened assassination, the sentiments of the document have the ap- proval of the respectable officials and gentry of the capital."
räted.
Our contemporary has also the following temperate and sensible remarks as to how far the Government will be bound to take
action in this matter:-
and was driven away. There have been large number of deaths among the Chinese; and this record brings up the deaths among Europears to about a dozen.
Li Achsong, charged with stealing $400, and remanded from the 11th inst, was brought up to-day. It was found that the complainant has left the Colony and does not wish to prosecute the prisoner. P. soner admitted taking $165, the property of his uncle and sent by him to his mother. $90 of the money he spent, the mainder he pawned.
ro-
He was sentenced to three months' im- prisonment with hard labor. The 889 in pawn and $14 found on prisoner when arrested, gose into the Police fund se un claimed property.
DISTURBANCES BY SEAMES.
Heary Hobert, a German seaman of the British barque Haselholme, had come ashore a yesterday and got a trifle tipay and began
to rush at people and hit them.
A const able arrested him and a Chinaman, and was marching them off to the station. As they were passing a barbor'a shop in East Street, Hob rt rashed in and broke a stool and some crockery ware; and altogether was very violent on the way to the station. He offered to give the constable $2 to let him go.
His Worship imposed a fine of $2, in default of payment seven days' imprison. ment, and ordered the prisonor to pay $1 amends to the man he had assaulted and 50 cents as damages to the barber for goods booken, in default of these latter to suffer five days' extra imprisonment.
Robert Donaldson, a seaman of the Bif--
ABBAULTING À CONSTABLE. Leung Fuk Yung and L Acheung, the latter an old offender, were charged with and convicted of assaulting a constable in the discharge of his duty.
The German barque Pon Werdoo went on shore off the Promontory daring a dense for on the 12th, and has become a total wreck."
The German gun-vessel Wolf has just brenght in another German vessel, with only a portion of her lower masta standing.
The constable had been on duty and saw some men carrying a log of wood which he.. D. News. bellerad had been stolen: he went up and made enquiries. The two defendants knocked him down and kioked him. He was sent to hospital and is still suffering.
His Worship sont the prisoners to gaol for six months with bard labor.
SUPREME COURT. IN SUMMARY JURISDIUTION.
(Before the Hon. the Asting Puisne Judge,
J. J. Francis, Esg)
Monday, August 26. TONG LONG HIN . POON KA SHIN and orKERS, $496. This was a claio on a promissory note given In March 1878. Mr H. L. Deanys appeared for the plaintiff; Mr Brereton for the defendant. It appeara that a sum of money ($496) was borrowed rome time in March 1878, for which a promissory note was given. The loan was negociated by one, Chun Chun Hang, partner in the Kwong Shoo Loong shop who has since left that shop, and is now in the employ of Mr Belilios. The promissory favor of Tong Long Hin at two months after note was drawn by Chun Chun Haug in date, and bore, under the chop of the Kwong Shoo Loong shop, the words "Tan Po" which were translated to mean that in case the principal failed to pay the shoulders. The lender of the money under security would take the debt on his own stood at the time of lending, that, although the loan was negociated by Ohun Chun Hang, he was giving the loan to the Kwong Shoo Loong shop. Two days before the uote became due, the leader sald be went
to
Japan.
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ТОКОНАМА.
(Gazette.)
a person who has attempted, through spleen, to blast the reputation of a master er mate, because ho was a strict d'scipit narian or because he has visited some of his crew with punishment for incapacity or Insubordination. We have known instan- ces in which the men combined to save a master from just punishment for his culpa. ble neglect, and many cases could be dite i in which, wore the facts brought plainly forward, life imprisonment If not capital punishment, would be the sentence. Of all nationalities using the sea au a commer. Of late we have received no further cial highway none is more severe in the details about the negotiations which were treatment of seamen than the United to be carried on by the Imperial Chinese Statos, and yet there is not one whose laws envoy, Chong Hou, in St. Petersburg, for would appear to give greater security to the restitution of Ili (Kabljø) by Russia to men 'before the mast.' Of course there China. About six months ago it was all- are many exceptions to the rule, but it is nounced that Russia would give back Hii a notorious fact that many men will not upon conditions of compensation not yot ship in an American merchantman if they made known. Chung Hou is still in St.
can avoid it; but the "Shilob Browna" Petersburg, and his claim remains un- and boarding-masters generally of American armies and menaces the Russian forces. ing a ship with seamon, avon against the settled. Tao has. reinforced his three porta have a way of their own for supply. Just at this moment an augry dispute arises oxpressed wish of the latter. Very few between China and Japan, the possible American masters ship their men by the lasus of which seems to alarm the Japanese discharges shown them. They prefer to newspapers. Is there any connection besalect mere youths, with a sprinkling of tween the Russian and Chinese diaputo thorough seamen, and these agala are as about Ili and the Japanese and Chinese imbroglio about Loooboo Tha coincidence of the events te worthy of note, and we are of opinion that it is not accidental.
The Nichi Nichi Shinbun says that an Tsukiji, Tokio, has addressed a petition to Englishman named Elurris, residing in the Governor of the Tokio Fu to be allowed to become a Japanese subject.
A letter received in Tokio by the Home Department reports that the Locheo is that one of the attendants of the late king, landers are in a state of disquietude. Also named Sakuma, and thirty others, bave left their homes and gone no one kuows where; but it is thought probable that they have gone to Obina.
The steady advance in the price of rice the Kwong Shoo Looug shop, when the has attracted the attention of the Minister manager told him that his partner would of Finance, E. E. Okuma, who proposes require to go to Saigon to collect money selling the and that the promissory note would be paid godowns, so as to bring down the price rice stored in government on his return, but it was not paid. Chun within reach of the poorer classes of the Chan Bang left the Kwong Shoo Loong people.
With this object in vlew, 8,600 shop; plaintiff has repeatedly asked Pooukoku, from the storehouses at Asakusa, Ka Shin for payment and now raised the
were put up for sale in Tokio to-day (11th); present sction,
and about 30,000 kokú will shortly be sold in various parts of the country.
Mr Brereton for his clients said that the money had been borrowed without their consent by Chun Chun Hang, who had used it for his own uses, and that the chop of his allents' bong bad been fraudulently affixed to the promissory nata. He drew attention to the fact that the note bad not been witnessed in writing by any one, as was the rule where large amounts ara borrowed. At this stage of the proceedings bía Lordship suggested that Chun Chun
for one work to admit of this being done.
tish steamer Sarpeden, after being carriedang besummoned, and adjourned the case about the Colony for three hours, in a licensed chair, refused to pay chair-hire; and was taken to the Polios Station.
Tax Evening edition of the Shanghai Courier of the 20th inst. has the following:
It may, we think, be new safely con. "How far the Government will heed the cluded that the period of frightfully hot threatening circular issued In Tokio a fow and dry weather, from which we have days ago, can only be a matter of con- suffered without interruption during the jecture. They will most likely pay but last few weeks, has come to an end This little attention to the threats contained in morning, at about five o'clock, several that document, except by taking more than violent gusts of wind, coming from the ordinary precautions to protect themselves west, tore through the Settlement, and and their foreign visitors against any possi-doubtless caused many residents to rise ble reprisal by assassins. But it is to be from their beds in apprehension of a presumed that the Government will not typhoon. A peculiar, pink, appearance of altogether ignore the indignant feelings on the sky in the east was visible at the same the subject of the reception of foreignere time. The gusts of wind were followed by which are entertained by an evidently a heavy shower of rain. On the rain powerful faction of the people. To do so ceasing the sun shone forth brilliantly, and Inspector Corcoran who entered the will be hazardous in the extreme, and may in the course of the morning the thermo-chargo said that the prisoner was under the not only imperil their own personal safety, meter again began to rise to uncomfortable influence of liquor when brought to the but jeopardize the friendly relations existing figures, but this afternoon a succession of Station, and told him that he had offered with other countries. The Italian prince thunderstorme has sent the temperature the chair coolies thirty cents, which they is reported to have left Nagasaki yesterday, down to a delightful degree of coolness. refused, so he would not give them ona (14th) and is expected to arrive in Yoko hama on or about the 18th ; and It is to be hoped, for the sake of internal peace and MR. Hennessy arrived at the Ceaks Mint on the 12th inst. On the following day the quietness, that the Government will exer clse that discretion and temperance in his Mint was to be worked for his special grati reception of which there has been such an festion, though it would not be formally evident Jack in the entertaining of fore-opened till the 16th. There have been ignore of late. To extend a courteous wel- come to s guest does not necessarily mean s frantic rush into all kinds of excesses, and the expending of $10,000 or $20,000,"
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great extentions in the copper-melting de- partment, in view of the increased work necessary in converting cash (all except the old rin called dosen) into copper son. After Mr Hennessy bad inspected the Mint he was to return to Kobe and proceed to Hongkong via Shanghai.
sent,
Fined 20 cents and ordered to pay the coolies fifty cents, or go to gaol for three days.
▲ VIOLENT DISTURBER OF THE PEAUE.
CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL.”
August 25, 1879. SIR, Since reading the observations made in your issue of the 22nd, in reference
to the medical attendance of H. M. 27th Regiment, I have found, by private con-
versation with those immediately concerned, that it is a subject upon which the men feel very strongly. It appears that the
presont arrangements are very unsatis- factory to the men, but I found they Chan & Yau, with some others not in are very unwilling to complain, for obvious custody, went into a brothel in Square reasons. Still, they consider that the Street and commenced creating a disturb Doctor should be more get-at-able"-- ance, pulling the locks off the doors, and should, in fact, bo compelled to live in the using iron bars to break the panels, par-quarters provided for him, I need not titlons, and crockery ware. A District say that I think there is reason in their Watchman was called to the spot and desire.-Yours, arrested prisoner; when he got him to the door the crowd attempted a rescue; he ob tained assistance and took him to the
orderedin default of payment, fourteen days' hard labour, and to be exposed in the stacks for six hours at the scene of the offence: brothel or in default of payment to suffer also to pay $1 amends to the mistress of the
Ms. Hennessy had not been assassinated, we are glad to hear, up to the middle of the mouth, when H. F. and Mrs Hennessy loft Biogo for Shanghai in the steamertance of death passed on Lieut. Caroy (now Police Station, The man was fined $5, and
Galley of Larne,
WHILE the news by telegraph of the sen
Captain) is fresh in our minds, we note by recent English papers that the Empress Eugénie feels very keenly the charges that are being brought against those who were entrusted with the care of the Prince
ANOTHER INTERESTED IN H, M, 27TH.
China.
SHANGOAL.
(News.)
bulk Cadiz at Chinklang has at last been We hear that the voxed question of the
The agrarian riots which have occurred at Niigata in consequenos of the alteration in the land tax, high price of rice and quarantine regulations, have assumed a led to suppose. Intelligence has been re- more serious aspect than we were at first colved in Tokio that the whole male popula. about six hundred, marched in a body on tion of the village of Tarat, numbering the town of Niigata on the 7th instant, committing numerous depredations by the way. On entering the town the rlotera im. mediately made for the police stations, which they attacked. The police-defended themselves and their offices gallantly, but had to give way before the infuriated mob, but not before some thirty men altogether had been either killed or seriously wounded sent to the military station of Shibata, dis in the affray. In the meantime word was tant abaye five ri from Niigata, and a detachment of troops were immediately sent to queli disturbance, but before they arrived the police bad rallied and attacked the mob, whom they succeeded in dispers. ing. It appears that the principal object of the rioters in attacking Niigata was to prevent the exportation of rice by the mer chants of that port, as they fear that that article will continue to rise in price, if its exportation is permitted, so that they will be unable to purchase it for home con- sumption, and their families will suffer in
consequence.
Prince Sawa, son of Prince Ariaugawa; | who arrived In Hakodate in A. M Charybdis, la expected to leave that port in the Iron Duke for Nicolaieff, on the 10th instant,
diversified is the matter of nationality a they well can be. In this crow there will surely be no unanimity everybody for
himself in the feeling that pervades the forecastle, and the officers can do just as combined resistance, and with very little they please without the slightest danger of risk of being called to account in port. In sny case it le a most difficult thing to prove cruelty at sea, except where the same has been systematically persisted, in against then it is strange indeed if some aggravat some particular person or persons, and even ing circumstance cannot be trumped up against him for the purpose of destroying his credibility and that of those who side with him. The present Instance, if trae, is an example of the heartlessness of which some men oun bo guilty, but it is by no means an uncommon one, as every old tar to wreck health and fortune in the cause of can tell. America has no Plimsoli, willing sailors, aud it therefore behoves every American who is in any way connected with the shipping of his country, to do all in his power to render justice to the unfortunate men 'before the mast.””
COMMERCIAL,
August 25.
A very fair business has been done în The rates, however, have not been influenced both kinds of Bengal Drug since last report. thereby, though for Benares it has improved at the closo, as the shipments coast-wise have been large. As supplies for next month are not expected before the oth prox., and the intervention of the Bengalees not year holidays is likely to delay the depar- ture of the steamers with the tenth sale's drug from the another end, the ruling of the rates is not likely to be much affected at present since the exchange keeps low. Tho present rates are $5323 to $537) for Patua, and $500 to $510 for Benares.
last noted, 3,684 chests, against 3,318 obests to the corresponding date last year. During the interval some 1,100 chests have been taken by the local consumers, against 650 chests, at the corresponding period last year. This, with the oxportations, leaves the avai lable supply computed at 1,550 chests, against 2,700 chests same time last year. Of this last quantity 600 chests were Benares, of which kind the present stook comprisos 450 chests.
No fresh receipts have to be added to that-
Quotations.
HONGKONG, August 25, 1879, OPIUM.-Now Patna, cash....$540
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Now Benares, cash, 610 Old
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New Malwa, credit, 740 Allowance
The U. S. S. Monongahela sails for the north on Wednesday next.
Taels,
Old Malwa, credit, 750
Accounts from Nilgats (Aug 15th) are
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Tax three-masted schooner Jessie McDonald, John Stott master, arrived here yesterday from New South Wales, coal-laden, givos Imperial, and expresses a strong desire seven days' further imprisonment with hard decided in favour of the ship, and that she more favourable. The 'rlotors have roturned
the following report :---
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THEFT OF SHOES.
position.
is to return to a berth near her original to their homes and the troops to Shibata.
We do not presume to compre- hend the deep reason for this reservation, which will entail considerable expense on her owners in the removal of her old moor-
Lal Achau, a hawker, for stealing a pairings. The whole proceedings in the matter of shoes belonging to a fellow lodger, was have been so arbitrary and so needlessly sent to gaol for two months with hard offensive, that we trust the British autho
rities have taken such steps as may for the future check the eccentricities of amateur conservators.
labour.
HORRIBLE TREAT. MENT OF A BEGGAR.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE:
The master of the Chinese chairmaker's shop No. 24 Lyndhurst Terrace, and a man who in employed under him, were charged with an assault committed under the fol- lowing circumstances:--
that nobody may incur censure through labour; and to find security in $25 to be Left Newcastle (N.S.W.) on Saturday the inquiry into the circumstances under of good behaviour for twelve months, or June 21st, with variable S. W. winds and which he came by his death. The Empress suffer one month's further imprisonment. unsettled weather, which continued until regards the stroke that has befallen" her the 24th, wind flying round the compass house as having occurred to the Prince in for several days, with thick overcast sky, the working out of his destiny and in the and every appearance of a heavy Easterly discharge of his duty, and finds a solace in gale; glass 80.30. On the morning of the the fact that he died in the parformance of 24th June, the wind had backed into E. and a useful service to the army which he had E.N.E. and increased to a heavy gale of [joined. wind and a deluge of rain. All sail was taken in, and the ship hove to under three THE charge on which Lieut. Carey was reefed mainsail and storm mizzen and brought before Court Martial was that of everything secured for the safety of the having unisbehaved before the enemy on ship. ur position was about Lat. 30.80 June 1, when in command of an escort in South, and distant off the land about 80 attendance on the Prince Imperial, who miles. From 8 a.m. on the above date the was making a reconnaissance in Zululand; weather got worse with fearful, squalls and in having, when the said Prince and escort rest himself at the door of a chair maker's Chan Asp, a mendicant, had sat down to sheets of incessant blinding rain; the wind were attacked by the enemy, galloped away; shop in Lyndhurst Terrace yesterday about had increased to hurricane strength, and in not having attempted to rally the noon. The master of the shop and one of with fearful ses running, which continued said escort, or in other ways defend thehia aasiatanta went out, and seizing the throughout the day, increasing as the day said Prince." Col. Harrison, replying to mendicant, dragged him into the shop, tied advanced. The glass fell from 30.80 in questions in court, said that in the matter his hands behind his back with a thick the morning 29.45 at 7 pm, when, of escort he was not ordered to treat therops, part of the rope being round his during a terrific squall, the wind suddenly Prince as a Royal personage, but as an neck, so that, according to the evidence of shifted from E. to N.N.E, N. and N.W., ordinary officer, using, however, due pro-Sergeant Toomey, had he pulled with his carrying both spanker and main boom over caution. Lieut. Carey contended that he hands he must bave strangled himself. and carrying all the topping-lift away. was not in charge of the Prince or of the After the they tied a rope on each of bis Then in less than half an-hour from the escort. The latest telegrama received at large toes and suspended him, head down shift of wind it was almost a dead calm. Home, from the Cape, before the departure words, about two feet from the ground Theses was running heavy in all directions, of the last mail, stated that the decision of from a beam across the ceiling, keeping breaking on board the vessel head and pourt-martial had not been announced. him in that position for about two hours. stern, and filling the deck with water; the
Police Sergeanta Toomey and Perry were ship was utterly at the mercy of the sea,
being assembled round the door, and found attracted to the spot by a large crowd
the two defendants holding the mendicant
for there was no wind to steady her; THE finding of the Court of Inquiry fu con- and she lay in this critical position sequence of which the Court Martial had all night, the aca making a clear breach over her. The pumps were attended met for Carey's trial was as follows:-
CHEFOO.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST CAPTAINS.
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BABOMETER
tain or his officers, the Japan Gazette calle attention to a recent case in which it had The degree of Doctor of Divinity has ventured to hint at the possibility of the been couferred upon the Rev. J. M. W. charge brought against seven of the crow Farnham, by Union College, his alma mater, of the North America having been prompted We learn that the German three-masted by a desire on the part of the master to schooner Christian,, which left Newchwang close the mouths of those seamen, on the 24th July for Fooshow, put into contemporary is now in possession of mizzen topmasta, and with her bulkwarks far to justify that supposition. Chefoo, having lost foremast and main and information from San Francisco which goes James stove in. Oug of her crew was washed Arbinson, one of the seamen of that vessel, overboard, and two others were severely has made an affidavit at San Francisco to injured by the falling spars.
The Carl the effect that on 23rd December last, Ludwing (brig), also from Newchwang for when the North America was off the Cape Amoy, was towed into port by the German of Good Hope, Leon Vassar, while furling gun vessel Wolf, having failed to make the mainsail, fell overboard. The ship was Cheefoo under jury masts, Werder has been lost in the vicinity of the fact of the unfortunate. man, who could The Fon put about and twice passed within twenty Shun-lea wreck. The Wolf, having on have been saved bad a boat been lowered, board Consul General Laeder, proceeded as is customary in such cases. But this was to the wreck and returned after an absence not done. The Captain asked the seamen of two days, bringing the master and crew if they were satisfied that Vassar was of the vessel. She also brought back drowned, when Arbidson and a companion Messrs. Buchanan and Black from the replied "No,' and told Captain Creedman Shun leo,
that he could be rescued by putting a boat (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, over, whereupon that commander seized
Queen's Road.) Arbidson by the throat and threatened to
florezona, August 25, 1879, On Friday, the 1st August, Chefoo was knock off his head if he spoke another word up to the beam; they took them in charge. visited by one of the most violent storms, of disapproval. Arbidion concludes his to daring the gale, but the ship made no 1. That Lieut. Carey did not understand
The master of the shop said that he heard though fortunately of short duration, that statement by saying that Vasar was a good water during the night; it was impossible the position in which he stood to the Place; door of his shop, when he found the com- time. On Thursday, at midnight, the sky above the water, in the vicinity of the ship, THERMOMETER
a cry of "thiet " yesterday, and went to the has been experienced here for a long swimmer, and kept nearly twenty minute to stand on the main deck for the sea. On and in consequence failed to estimate aright plainant running off with two of his chairs: became overcast, with a southerly breeze waiting for help, the morning of the 25th, it was found that the responsibility which fall to bis lot,
Our contemporary has the ses bad tom the covering of the chain-Quartermaster-General Harrison states in and, with the assistance of his shopman between 5 and 6 8.m. the wind changed to
he caught him, took him into the shop, blowing. About I a.m. heavy rain fell, and the following very sensible comments: pipes and that a great quantity of water evidence that Lieut. Carey was in charge tied him up as had been described by the the North and blew with great fary. The it was the duty of Arbidson and the other "Of course there can be no doubt, that had got below; as the ship was at this of the escort; while Lieut. Carey, alluding Police Sergeants; he had lately lost a lot rain continued to pour down, literally in seamen to report this circumstance at the time very dead in the water, having made to the escort, says, "I do not consider that of things and suspected complainant was sail to keep on our course, we found so much I had any authority oer it. After the the thief, and tied him up to make him time the gardens in the lower level of the to be found. We do not attempt to justify torrente," until nearly 11 am. By that firet port in which an American Consul was water in the hold that we had to bring the precise and careful instructions of Lord confess. What had been done by his shop- Settlement, and some of the streets in the this neglect, but there are many res: ons ship to, the wind being then moderate. Chelmsford, stating, as he did, the position All hands were put on to the pumps, after the Prince held, and that he was invariably
Chinese town, were from six inches to two why seamen do not always charge their anshackling the cables so as to prevent to be accompanied by an escort in charge months' imprisonment with hard labor, and assisted somewhat by the soddened state of great anxiety with them is to get out of the First defendant was sentenced to two feet under water. The force of the wind, superiors with inhumanity at 308. The more water from getting below; then it of an officer, the court considers that such ordered to pay a fine of $16 and $5 the ground, tore down a great many trees, ship at any cost, and many an inhuman act was found that the water was nearly up to difference of opinion should not have exist. amends to the complainant, or suffer four both great and small, in the Settlement and has been condoned by the master consent. the hold beatus and flush with the lowered between officers of the same department. weeks further imprisonment with hard neighbourhood. The tide was an exception. ing to pay off those whom he feare will be forecastle floor. Part of the crew was at 2. That Lieut. Carey is much to blame labor. the pump, while a few were baling water in having proceeded on duty with part of
ally high one, and did considerable damage likely to prosecute him. Once this is done but forward; as the pamps were kept at the escort detailed by the quartermaster two months with hard labor,
Second defendant was sent to prison for to the jetties and boundary walls near the he has no fear. The men immediately work we found we were gaining on the general. The court cannot admit the plea
water's edge.
indulge fo excesses and think no more of water and after continuing at the purap all of irresponsibility on Lieut. Carey's part,
Some of the vessels in harbour dragged their hardships or ill-treatment, and those, hands for 36 hours, we succeeded in getting inasmuch as he himself took steps to obtain
their anchors, and H.M.6. Swinger was in if any, who are determined to see justice suck on the pumps and found that the the escort, and failed; moreover, the fact
great danger of being driven on shore, but done, generally find themselves without a hip was not making water, only what bad that the quartermaster-general was present
managed to escape without damage. single credible witness. Before the case gone down the pumpe from the deck.on the Itelez! Ridgo gave Lisat. Carey the Tse Kal Kun, charged with stealing a The German schooner Christian was can be brought on perhaps the principal Nestor (s) Fortunately the weather was, moderately opportunity of consulting himon the matter, silk jacket, admitted the charge, and said he brought in on the 10th, in tow of the witnesson bara takon another ship and are
ne, only a nasty ses running, which kept a. of which he failed to avail himself,
stole it because he was starving.
Gerzaan barque Marie, in a totally disabled thousands of miles away, when wanted to constant food of water about the deck, and 8. That the selection of the krasi where He was seat to gaol for one month with condition. She was bound to Tientsin from appear in substantiation of the charye, and fanged us to lose a good deal of our bul- the halk was made, surrounded as it was | hard labour.
Foochow
the one who lustliutem it in Jasked upon sa
man was done by his orders.
· (Before the Hon. C. B. Plunket.)
LARGENY OF A JACKET,
9 A.M.........
29.864
Do. Do.
1 P.M....
29.786
4 P-M....
29.740
87
Do,
Do,
1 P.M.... 4 P. M.... Do. (Wet bulb) 94 Do,
Do. 1 PM, 86 Do.
891
"89
83
Do.
.851
Do. Minimum over night 82
Do. Maximum
Shipping Intelligence.
LOADING. FOR CHINA AND. JAPAN FORTS.
At London-Steamers via Bues Oanal Oxfordshire.
Glencoe. Scindia.
Sailing Forssis,
Laugland. Sarah Scott.
Aurorita.
Belted Will
At Liverpool.
At Hamburg.
Carmelita de Ida.
Diomed (s.)
Papa,