words:
THE CHINA MAIL.
John Matheson, Inspector of Water Po 30th ulto. on board the Police halk, lice, said:-There was a report made on that a man was missing from the Har
not removed in consequence of the publion- one on the right hand and the other on the tion of this paragraph) two tablets hanging, left, of the front door on the street. On
·SCOTCH ». ENGLISH,
No. 5098. NOVEMBER 3, 1879.]
and detailing all the papers published in was commenced from Shanghal on Aug. 0, the vernacular. These are the concluding morning of the 26th lost. On her voyage and she arrived at Southampton on the
In the N. C. D. News, there appears an from Bombay to Shanghal she arrived at
account of the Shanghai Regatta, which Properly speaking, one sees that the the latter port four days in advance of her rington. I made enquiries on board the right hand tablet are characters which shows that the events passed off with spirit. Chinese have no press; for their only due date, and arrived homewards three after the body was found on the Ist Inst. being interpreted mean, The Central The following is the description given of publications which are similar to our newadays in advance. The day before leaving I could get no information as to the cause Opium Lekin Committee;" on the left pepers, whether official or semi-official, Woorung, on her homeward voyage, of death: It was reported that the body band, "The Benevolence Committee of the the international race for the Merchants' are puerile and worthless, and inspire no Lasoar fell overbor and was gallantly had come up alongside the ship after the confidence to their few readers. Un the rescued by Mr Brookes, the second officer, faring of a salute on the lat inst. The ship other hand, Chinese papers managed by at some risk of bis own life. At Singapore, left harbour this morning early. foreigners, or under their Influence, show Hongkong, and other ports she was visited To the Coroner-The deceased was last by their ever increasing success the necessity by a large number of the community. The seen about midnight on the 20th ult. of a native press. It is certain, were we to average speed of the Kaisar i-Hind has ben. The Jury returned a verdict of "found judge only by the success of the Suan Pao,very Gearly thirteen knots all round, and drowned." that an intelligent press differed in the the consumption of coal about 44 tons per principal towns of the interior, instead of diem. being confined to the Treaty Ports, would do more to open up China to Western o'vilisation than all the means hi herts employed.
M
Or the 27th alt at Shanghai, before Chief Justios French (in Admiralty) and Cap *tain Pankhurst, of the British ship Serapis, the latter sitting as Assessor, the case of the owners of the pilot boat S. C. Farnham v. the owners of the steamship Crusader was
beard.
On the 18th inst, there was launched from Mesara Wigham, Richardson, and Co.'s Works, on the Tyne, a finely modelled screw steamer for passenger and coasting trade at Singapore. As the steamer loft her berth she was christened the Hong Ann, Mackenzie, under whose superintendenca by Miss Mackenzie, daughter of Captain the Bong Ann has been built.
Hamburg, Sept. 23.-I wrote to you re- chants of our town intended to establish a cently that a number of prominent mer. new line of steamers for goods traffic between Hamburg and New York, and this, despite of the losses sustained in the great struggle This was an aetion to recover Tla. 1,000, between the Hamburg-American Packet as compensation for damages arising from Company and the so-named Eagle Line a a collision between the two vessels above for years ago, in consequence of which the named, Mr Drummond appeared on be latter eventually collapsed. The prosent half of the plaintiffs. Mr Kobinson appear-shareholders of the Hamburg-Company are, ed on behalf of the defendants. At the of course, much opposed to the new project conclusion of Mr Drummond's speech Judge by which their property is once more en- French said he would consult with the As dangered, and the board of directors have, Bessor, and deliver his judgment on a future therefore, considered it advisable to antici- occasion,-
pate the establishment of the new line. They ME Edward Jenkins, M. P. for Dundee, stating that once a month an extra stcamer- have accordingly issued advertisements who is also one of the general secretaries of will leave Hamburg for New York direct, the Wesleyan Missionary Society, has for-port, and that the first of these vessels will without calling at any French or British warded to the London papers for publica-be despatched on the 27th inst. tion the following singular communication, which, it is explained, is the report of a conversation between the Rev. David Hill, one of the Society's missionaries in Shansi,
and his Chinese barber :-
At Bremen a Court of Inquiry has been steamer Rhein against the Joseph Hickman, held in the collision case of the German an English barque. The German steamer was declared to be in fault, and the sum of 15,000 dollars in gold has been paid to the owners of the latter vessel by the Nordd. Lloyd Steamship Company, to whom the steamer belongs.
Police Intelligence. (Before C. V. Creagh, Esq.) Monday, Nov. 3rd.
GAMBLING.
Wei Tai On, 20, a hawker, was sent to Lak Stroot yesterday with others not in gaol for three days for gambling in Wing custody.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT.
bar, was fined $1, or seven days' imprison Sadee Koomos, 30, a fireman, of Zanzl. ment for disorderly conduct in Lower Lascar Row on the 2nd instant.
DRUNK AND INUARA BEE.
was charged with being drunk and John Lucas, 41, a seaman unemployed, incapable in the public streets on the 2nd instant, and was fined $1 or two days' Imprisonment. reently on a similar charge.
Defendant has appeared several times
SNATCHING EAR-ELXOS.
with santching a pair of gold ear-rings with Wong Achung, 26, a coolie, was charged Jadestone drops valued at $16, from one Complainant was walking in Houng Lane
ringa from her ears. on the evening of the lat when someone came up from behind and snatched the ear- turned round and saw defendant run off, but She immediately followed him and kept har eyes upon bim until he was arrested. mistaken in the man, as she had not lost sight of him.
Witness was not
Chan Akai on the 1st instant.
P. C. No. 55, J. Morrison, proved arrest. mander G. L. Stokes, arrived at Portsouth Lane, pursued by complainant, who was The Time, troop and store ship, Com-ing defendant while running along Houng on the 9th inst., having on board a portion shouting "thlef," of the crows of the Lily, Mosquito, Fly, and Midge, paid off at Hong Kong, and about 18o invalids for Netley and supernumeraries from Malta. The Tyne is discharging at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, a quantity of stores which she has brought from China, Singapore, Ceylon, and the Mediterrançai stations.
of larceny in February last, and was com Defendant admitted a previous conviction mitted for trial at the Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court.
(Before the Hon. C. B. Plunket).
one week's imprisonment with hard labor Chun Afat, 33, a coolie, was sentenced to for being in unlawful possession of freshly ent branches of trees. Defendant said he picked some of the branches up from the road and cut the others. He knew it was illegal, but thought it better than starving He could not get employment.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION.
DRUNK and refusing TO PAY CHAIR HIRE.
was charged with being drunk and incap. John Stepper, 29; engineer, unemployed, able, in Queen's Real yesterday afternoon, and was fined $1 in default one day's imprisonment, and also to pay 20 cents chair
hire.
DISORDERLY - CONDUCT.
Mr Hill Have there not been some theatrical performances in the city the last few days 7 Barber. Yes.-H. Were they given by the officials ? B. No, by the old clothes stores. All branches of trade have their annual theatricals in Tai Yuen Fa 11. Have you? Yes, in the sixth month. A. How many barbers are there in this city? B. Upwards of 300. In the time of Hion Fong there were 600 and more, but Tal Yuen Fu, has gone down sadly since those days. Not one branch of trade merely, but every branch aliko. Shanebi has suffered terribly the last few years.~* H.M.S. Agamemnon has been successfully B. Wars and rebellions, I suppose B. launched from Chatham Dook in the presence No, not that, that we could have recovered of a large and distinguished company. The from. It is opium that has rained us. In religious portion of the ceremony having the days of Tao Kwang and Hien Fung been concluded by the Rev. R. Picton, trade flourished and everything prospered, B., chaplain of the dockyard, Mrs Smith, but now the only trade that is paying any wife of the First Lord, advancing to the thing like in the old times is the opfam place assigned her, pushed forward the traffic.-H. Do many of the official classes fever which, liberating the weights, they moke B. By far the greater number. fell on the "degshores," knocking them In fact, you may reckon that in Shanshi away, the lady at the same moment saying the number of opium amokers averages "Success to the Agamemnon," when this seven out of every ton of all classes of so the latest type of naval architecture glided ciety.H. But you don't smoke, do you? ateadily and majestically along the "ways" B. Ab, don't 1? It costs me above 3,000 into the Medway, amidat the enthusiastic cash a month.-K. and how long have cheer of the thousands of spectators who you smoked? B. Above ten years.-H. [assembled to witness the launch. The Why, you must have a ent a little fortune handle of the lever used by Mrs Smith in on opium? B. Yes, but in Hion Fung's liberating the weights was an artistic piece reigu you could buy an ounce of opium for of work in the form of a pillar, by Mr 200 cash, whereas now you have to give Eveden, a working joiner in the dockyard. 800 or 1,000. And the worst of it is I can't It was made of sycamore, neatly inlaid with get oured of the habit. Our anti-opium black wood taken from a ship supposed to pills are no use. They all contain more or have been sunk by the Dutch in 1667, and Loss opium. And now, if i don't take the which was lataly discovered in St. Mary's pipe three times a day this summer weather Creek in the Medway. A silver plate was I'm good for nothing, and can do nothing. inserted into the pedestal of the pillar,
(Translated from Exchanges.) It is simply now a hopeless case, much as bearing this fascription:"In commemora at Manila on, the 23rd, reports that on the The Spanish steamer Leon, which arrived wish to get rid of it.-H. Do any of your tion of the launching of H.M.S. Agamemnon day after leaving Singapore, fire was dis- assistants smoke! B. Yes; there are five by Mrs W. H. Smith, from Her Majesty's covered in the coal-banks, and it was not of us, and four smoke opium. The only Dockyard, Chatham, on Sept. 17, 1879. extinguished until she reached Manila. The one who does not is the young boy who T. Brandreth, Admiralty superintendent: fire is believed to be due to spontaneous helps in the shop. It is this that is bring- R. P. Saunders, chief constructor." Ing Shanai to beggary,
monograms of the First Lord of the Admi$2,000. In order to prevent an alarm, the The combastion, and the loss is estimated at In conclusion, Mr Hill saye-All this ralty and Mrs Smith and the Admiralty lady passengers were not made acquainted was eald without a single expression of anchor were neatly worked on the pillar, with the fact of the acoidont until the str. animosity towards foreigners, but in the which Mrs Smith carried away with her as bitterets of the man's soul. Getting on a prevenir, The Agamemnon may be term.
was safely anchored in port. towards fifty years of age, be felt himself ed a small Inflexible; and, although, accord-passport for Hongkong.
Mr Simon Basa y Datour has applied for to be a slave an unwilling, wretched slaveing to her intended complement of 325
to a habit he hated, despised, and cursed. officers and men, she will rank as a third- the 24th, when 10,200 millares were offered An important sale of cigars took place on If our lay and ministerial friends in Eng
and 7203 millores were knocked down for land would follow the example of the Rev. J. H. Rogers, of Richmond, Yorks, and
a total sum of $92,724. bring the matter before the Parliamentary
New York on the 25th.
The British ship Titania left Manila for candidates in their respective boroughs, a great deal might be done in this way to
26th from Hongkong, brought $80,000 in The Diamante, which arrived here on the form a right popular opinion on the subject,
silver. and ultimately to put this great evil away from us.
1
Tue following are the only telegrams of any interest or importance contained in the American papers to hand yesterday: ***
rate ship, her fighting capacity and thiok- ness of armour will make her second only to the Inflexible herself, and by the French she is oisased next value to the monster Itällan frondlads Duilio and Dandolo. The Agamemnon has a displacement of 8,500 tops, with, when stored and ready for sea, a draught of water forward of 23 feet, aft of 25 feet. Her two revolving turrets, each to contain two 38-ton guan, are placed en echelon, which will enable the four guns to right ahead, right asteru or in any other be concentrated upon any one point either required direction. Her engines, now being New York, Sept 28.-The Tribune says: constructed by Penn and Co., are of 6,000 A report is in diroulation that the man fadiaated boras-power, and will give the ion in West Brighton, Staten Island, ship a speed of thirteen knots. The citadel belonging to the late Wm. T. Garmer, was
armour is eighteen ingkes thick, that of the not sold at auction a few months ago, beturrats alzteon inches. Thus has been add cause negotiations were pending between ed to the English Navy the second most the executors of the estate and & re- powerful ironclad afloat. presentative of Grant, with the view of ecuring the property for his country seat apon his return from abroad. The house a a square block of French granite," and jost $100,000.
FOUND DROWNED.
INQUEST.
An inquest was held at the Government Civil Hospital this afternoon, before the
Wingrove, J. D. F. Hutchinson, and H.
with creating a disturbauce in a brothel on Pang Asang, 33, a shop coolie, was charged the 2nd instant, and was fined $1, and ordered to pay $1 amends to Chan Ashing whom he had assaulted.
Manila.
for Liverpool on the 24th.
The British barque Beechdale left Manila
Swatow Guild." Verb sap.-Seeing that Plate-eight ups presented by the Mer the breach of treaty is still going on and chants of Shanghat oballenge eight-car, that the Swatow Guild men are still enjoy. ing their illegal monopoly, the above infor- Scotland. England; distance, 14 miles, mation will not be out of place just now entry money, $40 per boat - (October 27th.)
st. Ibe.
st. The
allowed no doubt to rost on the Chief
mination to carry out the law fo putting it down, which he considered already to be crimes committed by the prisoners thon ample for the occasion. But, although the before him may have been clearly provided for by Ordinances of the Colony, and Justice's mind as to the sentences they should entail, still it is clear that the practice of slavery, as shown to exist in casional capture of a few of the actual kid.. Hongkong, will not checked by the oc- nappers. In order properly to stop a system A Shangbai Pilot" thus writes to the
1.-Score Cax- 2 ENGLISH Cazw.--
which has been tacitly sanctioned for forty St. Andrew's LTORS. News on the stranding of the Toudoun
St. George's Cross.
years, and which has attained the enormous dimensions now acknowledged, it will be Ca tle: The statement made by Captain. Anderson 10 12 T. Brown10 10
Bow-W. Brahaman.....99 Burw-G. Fhilips. Marshall, at the late Court of Inquiry 3-J. W. L. Williamsonll 40 8. F. Cheetham 11 10
come necessary to institute a determined. regarding the stranding of the steamship --Bir W. Johnston... 11-J. M. Fabris...11 9
arusade against the owners of these do- Loudoun Castle, as to "incompetency of the R. &.i.ampbell...12 9 6-E. A. Fabris...11 11
mestic servants." J. Andrew...14 10 &-A. Unrrows....13 8
And the difficulties pilots he had had to do with on the China -J. Buchanan..
against such a crasade are by no means +82-J. L. Bain...10 18 coast," seems to me to call for a few re-
light. The Chinese were invited to settle Baroke--D. Gises.....11 12 StrokeJ. M. Coy10 13 Cox-J. Hall..... Lox-0. Dowdell 99 marks. He is reported to have said, "The
in the British Colony under the promise of money, and had got a bad name through looked forward to with interest on the Chief Judge argues that even according Loudoun Castle bas cost her owners a lot of
This, the great event of the day, was protection to their roligious rites, osre
monies and social customis; and, although no fault of his; the vessel was no trouble at
both sides, and almost until the tosa for to Chinese law, traffic in human beings is sea, but as soon as she got near the port, choice of positions the English drew had prohibited and punishable, still the well- her owners were put to great expense; he lie call at some odda; but as soon as it known facts of Chinese social life leave it and eleven years in command of sailing cured Inside place, the fouling veered, in every part of China. Lu many instances had been fourteen years in the same employ, became known that the Scotch crew had unquestionable that, in practice, it exists vessels and steamers, without accident at and the Scotch crew were freely backed at there can be no doubt that children who ses, but when he came out here, the pilots about evens. The Eng ish boat was first would otherwise be totally unprovided for he had engaged got his vessel into dif- float, but was quickly followed by the ficulties." I would ask, how is it that Sootch, the crows preferring the old boats looked after and even happily situated in are now (although actually slaves) well. get stranded when in the hands of Chins so to the starting flag at an easy pace, and whatever mildness, even happiness, the steamers of other lines do not as frequently to row in. Both crews paddled the mile or
the botter class Chinese households. But, coast Pilots? Were we go into the ante- sedents of the Castle line, we should find them in point of style; but, as will be possess in China, its abusos are too great there was not much to choose between practice of slavery way in many instances that the famous name that line, and this the English were somewhat the lighter and--in one form-too detestable to permit ship in particular, has acquired, has not been crew. Wind and tide were both in favor of its being even ignored by the authorities ference with their judgment. But, how-water having subsided, everything be As Sir John Smale rightly declares, slavery brought about by the pilots but by inter and the previous sloppiness" of the
now that the question has once been raised. evor, the China Pilota surely cannot be tokened a fast race, as the resuit proved. in no shape or form can be tolerated under Castis line when clear of pilotage waters their cars simultaneously and got away flculties in the way, we may be sure that blamed for the good management of the At the word "go," both orows dipped the British rule; and, whatever the dif tains. A few instances can be quoted, seemed to bug the water and pull dead, for and with patience, but surely and with de and totally under the control of their Cap together, but somehow the St. George this traffic in human flesh will gradually say-The Barling rocks on the coast of in less than 300 yards from the start the tormination, be eradicated from the Co- Portugal; the Chusan group; the Natanas; St. Andrew was nearly a boat's length lony.-Japan Mail. the collision off Corana; and for others clear. Both crews were rowing hard at the finest ship in the tea trade should Scotchmen still continued drawing ahead, Roe Mitchell's Maritime Register; and why about 85 to 36 to the minuto, but the
RUSSIA AND CHINA, always be last in the race, although the until at the Bungalow there was broad day- Subjoined la a summary of the treaty experience as eleven years in command of ing the boat house they had succeeded in of Kuldja, which has been signed by M. master has had such an extraordinary long light between the boats, and before reach between Russia and China for the cession sail and steam, is a thing no fellow can an. taking their opponents' water, which caused Ghiers and Chung-How. In due course the derstand. How is it that the Glen line is the English coxswain to keep slightly sway Emperor of Russia will sign a Proclamation road to travel, and the same winds, weather, virtually over, and the Scotab crow eased the country to their former Sovereign. By so successful, when they have the saine to avoid the backwash. The race was now to the people of Kuldja as to the cession of and Pilots to contend with ?
their stroke a little, which led to a spurt the provisions of the treaty the Chinese Captain Marshall, of the Loudoun Castle, from the English erow, but it was unavail-acquire possession of the whole of the give to "A Shanghai Pilot's" letter, pub. length and half astern, amid the cheers of through which passes the western extremity replies as follows:-The best answer I con ing and they finished by the gun about a northern portion of the Kuldja triangle, lished in this day's issue, is to inform him the victors and spectators. The pace was, of their old military road, constructed and the public generally that, whilst I was as above said, fast, the first mile being towards the end of the last century in order attending the Harbour Master's Court of rowed in some seconde less than five to connect the province of Ill with the Enquiry on Saturday last, another Shang. minutes and the mile and half in 8 min. 15 interior provinces of China. This road, Red Buoy to her berth at Woosung, and in hai Pilot was bringing my steamer from the seca, exactly the same time as at the last starting from the town of Karkarans to the doing this the port bawse-pipe was broken,
Autumn: Regatta. The victorious crew
pass of Talki, extends to the town of Old were "warmly received" at the boat- Kuldja, which latter is also included in a plate in the bow torn some ten inches, house on returning to pack.
the ceded territory. Russla retains the and an anchor and 75 fathoms of chain lost! Winners of the "International" from with the valley of the river Teken, an southern portion of the Kuldja region,
for the time being. The necessary repairs will delay me six days and cost the owners several hundred taels.
Unfortunately I
was not present to interfera.
(Mercury.)
appear to have lost two mails here; one A Peking correspondent writes:-"We hither and one hence to the no small perturbation of the community. Let me advise you always to send through the Customs. They have a courier daily from Tientsin hither. The last English mail
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...8.37 ..........8.15 1879-Scotch ...........8.15
CHINESE GORDON.
affluent of the river Il; consequently Russia obtatus possession of the moun- talnous passes in Tian Shian, leading to .time not taken. Kashgaría, among which is the famous Musart Pass, which possessed great import ance in the eyes of the late Yakub-Beg. This part of Kuldja is most important to Russia, belay conterminous on one side with the Ferghana region, and on the other with Kashgaria. Besides this, the frontier of Western Mongolia will be altered. Here is now nearly a week overdoe, and we have
the Russians acquire a portion of desert There may be some important correspond as Chinese Gordon," who crushed the The new treaty also elucidates the frontier not had letters or papors for many days.
territory, which includes to it the upper ence loat, or at any rate missing. We formidable Taiping rebellion which for rights of the two Powers, which have Colonel Gorden, well known in the East and populated only by nomadic Khirghiz
course of the Irtyrah with the Lake Kaisan, have had no Daily Newees since the 6th of October, and no Mercurys since the 8th. years defied all the efforts of the generale always been a source of misunderstanding There is something wrong, I am sure. I of the "Middle Kingdom," and even threa- and dispute. The Chinese Government regret very much to state that Dr. Edkins's tend the very existence of the Tartar farther pays the Russian 5,000,000 zaubles, sole rezanining child was buried yesterday China, has for some years past, been doing occupying and administering the region, dynasty which occupies the throne of 1 million for expenditure incurred in We all sympathise deeply with the Doctor, good work in Soudan as proconsul of the and 34 millions as indemnity to Russlan who is now quite alone in the world.
Viceroy of Egypt. With the able assis tance of his lieutenant Gessi, who gained man revolts and oppression of Chinesə traders for losses incurred through Mussul- his first knowledge of the war as an inter-officials. tracing the development of the old Roman destroying the great slave dealing frater with a view probably of again taking pos
THE N. O. D. News (Shanghai), after preter attached to the British army in the
Crimea, Colonel Gordon has succeeded in being moved towards the Kuldja frontier, A large number of Chinese troops are family law, thus speaks of the recent die-nity who annually dragged thousands of session of the territory to be surrendered cussion here raised by the Chief Justice wretched victims from equatorial Africa to by Russis in conformity with the treaty Now the fact that the entire family law supply the slave markets of Turkey and concinded between that conn'ry and China. of the Chinese is ruled by the patria potestas | short time that Colonel Gordon has been with the First Secretary, and two drago- Egypt. Taking into consideration the should introduce caution luto the councils employed, his success more than sustains mans, left St. Petersburg on the 23rd inst The Enroy Extraordinary, Chung-How,
organisation. The jurist accustomed only confusion and completely given over to the Chung-How will afterwards return to St. by striking at the root of the entire social went out in 1874 and found everything in tions of the Kaldja. Treaty will take place, of those who would seek to remove abuses his previous high reputation. to the law of modern Furope, views service rapacity and incompetence of native officials. Petersburg, and subsequently to China, He first for Livadia, where an exchance of ratifica.
alav ry in pis idea can only be founded he organised the government, opened to established at St. Petersburg, the affairs of in only one light, that of slavery; and Between the time of his arrival and 1976 A permanent Chinese Embassy will be underlies the entire of Sir John Smale's tribes and establishing posts along the on oue principle, the sight of capture, peaceable intercourse the line of the Nile which will probably be conducted by the It is this fundamental error which to the Equator, pacifying all the riparian present First Secretary. argument about domestic service before him one case where the parties were from Cairo to the Equatorial Lakes. In He bad banke, so that a letter now travola in safety
hundreds of slave caravans and finally has guilty qualy. eccording to the English, addition to all this be has captored literally destroyed the whole power of the slave- These valuable services to the cause of dealers at the very source of their supplies. humanity and civilization deserve more
will find as graphic and able a historian, es than passing comment, and we trust that the exploits of Colonel Gordon in Africa his prior achievements in China have done in Colonel ChesneyJapan Mail,
a
THE SO-CALLED SLAVERY QUESTION.
Shipping Intelligence. London and Colonial Papers, &c;
The following is corrected from the latest
VESSELS TO ARRIVE, AT HONGKONG.
From
Left Name. May.
8, Alexander, 31, Newcastle, June.
12, Pampero,
Penarth
Antwerp
Antwerp
28, Joachten Christine,
Cardif
$7, Pym,
Antwerp
July.
8, Undine,
Cardiff
8, Glenrosa,
Antwerp
16, Aurorite 19, Comus, 23, Belted Will, 24, Primrose, 24, Primus, 26, York Town,
Hamburg
Glasgow
London
Penarth
Penarth
Penarth
Cardiff
Aug.
Penarth
12, Papa,
Hamburg
Cardif Cardiff
Antwerp
Antwerp
Hamburg
Penarth
Cuxhaven
Cuxhaven
London
London
London
28, John Nicholson,
The Spanish brig Pasig arrived at Manila on the 26th, 9 days from Hongkong. plied for passport for Hongkong.
Mr William McGregor Smith has ap-the Roman, or the Chinese law, where la for London on the 21st.
child was openly solt as a chattel which The British barque ambassador left Mani had come into the possession of the accused, He had another case, where the professed guardian bad scarcely more legal right to Manila on the 27th, 60 days from Newdered themselves liable to punishment the custody of the child, and where by Chl The French barque Maria, arrived at nese practice the accused would have ren castle.
under Chinese law. lt is too true that Manila on the 27th, 5 days from Hongkong. of slavery worse than that existing in China The British gunboat Midge arrived at there has grown up in Hongkong a system The American ship Formosa left Manila itself, and it is likewise true that system for Boston via Cebu on 27th.
is an outcome of the abuse of the paternal The British ship Hengist was to leave power at the root of Chinese law and polity, Manila for New York on the 31st.
Granting all this, we fail to see the utility The following charters were affected. of the Chief Justice's remarks. The reform manner, an evil which few Englishmen Sir John Smale has attacked, in s bold German barque Adolph, Cebu to Liverpool; which Sir John Smale would effect by a would have expected to exist in one of the month or to a port in the United Kingdom; a thousand years to accomplish. Marriage prevailed in Hongkong throughout the German barque H. Upmann, Iloilo to Fal single colonial ordinance, took Rome nearly Queen's dominions, bat which actually has Coroner C. V. Creagh, Esq., and the follow-German barque Henriette Behn, dry sugar, in Ohine is still founded on the purchase whole of our proprietorship of that island, ing gentlemen as a jury; viz., Messrs G. R. to the Channel Islands; American ship For of the wife from under the patria potestas The Chief Justice states that not even in bad, hemp to Boston via Cebu: British of her father, and her transfer to that of Cabs or Pern, the hotbeds of slavery, do San Trancieco; German barque Werra, dry the offspring of a concubine and provides traffic in homan beings exist as some that barque Alpheta, dry sugar, and hemp, to her husband. The same process legitimizes sneh striking instances of a recognized sugar and hemp, to London. All at private for the internal economy of the household. have lately come to light in Hongkong,
9, Eliz. Rickmers, If it be alavery in the one instance it is where the actual slave population must 14, Hesperus, alavery in the other, and the marriage of now be estimated to have reached 10,000 overy Chinese resident in Hongkong, not a souls-consisting principally of women
16, Minnie Carviii, Obrlatian, must be an offence against the and children who have been either kidnap
17, Coldstream, law. But while allowing this, we do not ped from or sold by their parents for par-
18, Glandinorwig, mean to suggest that the oase is hopeless or poses of domestic servitude, or for prosti
18, Bannau, ing his judgment in the Swatow Opium Hongkong Government to provide a remedy existence of this blot upon the good name 13, Carmelits & Ids,
The Taotai is rather dilatory in deliver that it is impossible, or inadvisable, for the tation. Sir John Smale admits that the 13, Heola,
Sept Guild case; but it is believed he has sent it for abuses. Even in the time of the Twelve of England is due to the ampineness of in document form to Nanking for approval. Tables, Roman practice freed the son who the various Hongkong administrations, but 18, Fleurs Castle,
17, Livingstons, Dr Wharry, Superintendent of the Go in port yesterday (27th) from Hamburg, jurisdiction, and the resale of children not known and that he himself did not be. 24, Gianfallosh,
The steamship Hakon Adelstein arrived had been thrice sold from the paternal he pleads, as an excuse, that its extent was vernment Civil Hospital, sald:The body having been detained five days at Woosung; forming part of a household might be made come fully aware of it until last year.
20, Dacia, of deceased was brought to the hospital on and the 0.8.S. Co.'s sir. Agamemnon, from the fundamental part of a new ordinance. Now however, the question was brought Saturday. I examined it to day. It was Liverpool, was subject to a similar daten- & limit of age would remove many of the officially before the Judge by hie having to
LOADING YOX OHINA AND JAPAN FÖRTE (1. & O. Express, Sept. 26)
dead and had been in the water some days. tion before she could cross the "Heaven worst features, and a general clause zenderpass sentence upon five prisoners who had Merionethahire.
As London-Steamers via Bum Canal It was too much decomposer, to distinguish | sent barrier." The Kaisar Bind, the largest of the fleet any marks of violence, or other sign of It may interest the champions and gen moral purposes would complete the ordi- detaining with intent to sell, and selling
ing pensl all transfers of children for im severally been convicted of kidnapping, Glagorchy.
Gleniffer. IP, and 0, steamers, has just returned to cause of death.
Patroclus. outhampton, aft har first voyage to Tung Akwat, aship's compradore stated to learn that they can ascertain the clearest reform, it is only right to repeat, are, were sentenced to terms varying from Corea
eral upholders of the Swatow Opiom Guild nanos. The difficulties attending the latter and purchasing children. These oulprits Langland.
Balling Feustis. adna waters. She left 8.uthampton on I supplied provisions to the ship Harring proof of the connection between that Guild however, greatly exaggerated by the action eighteen months hard labour to three years Crossfield. fay 22, arriving at Bombay on June 16, ton. I knew the deceased. He was car and the Opium Lekin establishment, by of the colonial legislature, which in its penal servitade; the occasion being availed ree days in advance of her due date. She penter in the sulp. Some time last week sending some one who knows Chinose protended sanitary regulations has really of by the Chief Justine to make a G. Broughton.
that port on Juan 23, and arrived at I saw him, but not gain till I saw the characters to the Lekin Office, in the made itealf partner in the worst form of longtarned address apon the existence of Kanghal on July 18. Her return voyage|body in the dead house this day.
French Concession. He will there for (If domestic slavery,
slavery in the Colony and upon his deter Romulus (6)
London, Sept. 28.-The mass meeting ummoned for Saturday, in Hyde Park, o denounce the incapacity of the Govern ment and the demand for an appeal to the ountry, proved a failure. The attendance a meagre, and no prominent leaders were resout.
London, Oot, 1-Five of the City of Flasgow Bank Directors, sentenced the 1st ay of January to eight months' imprison- bent, released to-day amid the hosting of he crowd. Stronach and Potter have still en months to serve.
M Chicago, Out, 8.-The New York Tribune hich has been publishing a large sumber interviews, recently, with prominent izona (Democrats and Republicans), sum p the result by saying that the almost niversal feeling is that Grant will be no insted, and among most Republicans, that e ought to be nominated. The Tribune is ugly favourable to Grant for a third
rm.
Garrels, on the body of Neile Peter An- dersen, late carpenter of the British harque Harrington,
P. O. No. 13, John MoMallen, worn, stated that on the morning of the 80th ulto, a report was made at the Police hulk that the carpenter of the Harrington was missing from midnight of the previous day, in consequenos of which he went alor gelds the vessel and found the body of deceased made fast to a rope.. body to the Hospital.
He removed the
rates.
China SHANGHAL, (News)
Sarah Booth, Palestine, Boyne
41 Hamburg,
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