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THE CHINA MAIL.
door of the Court to drive such bargains now legislating to amend. His mind was with them; and as there were smaller fines with the Chief Justice in desiring one large insome in the future from this par- Optum Ordinance. He left the matter ticularly disagreeable branch of the revenue in the Attorney General's hands, and hoped
he would accede to the request. was not likely,
The Standing Orders were thereupon suspended, and the Bill read a third time and passed. The amount under establish- ments is $414,158, and ander services exclusive of establishments $417,800, toge ther $832,048,
THE NEW OPIUM ORDINANDË,
The Attorney General asked that some discussion of the polots of this bill might first be had, and, he could then see what could be dose with the setssors, the work with which might then be easter. If he had the views of the Chief Justice and the hon. membora, that work would be much more simple.
which both
them.
Bill read a second time.
ORDINANCE.
This Bill was also read a second time.
After hearing the evidenca, (the question in this case also was one of identity) the jary returned a unanimous verdiot of guilty. The prisoner begged moroy at the hands of His Imedabip, as he had an old uncle, aunt, and mother to provide for. He admitted a previous conviction of larceny in February of this year.
Sentenced to penal servitude for three years,
•
EMATUHING EARRINGS.
Chan Afuk pleaded guilty to larceny of a pair of earrings and a jalo stone from one mitted a previous conviction of larceny Chun Aling on the 6th Oct., and also ad- from the person in March of the present year in which he received the highest sentence the Magistrate could award, six months' imprisonment, with 14 days' eolitary confinement and publio exposure In the stocks.
Prisoner was sentenced to three years' penal servitude.
THEFT OF A WATCH AND CHAIN.
[We reserve till to-morrow our report of the discussion on the second reading of the the person of a watch and chain valued at Li Abing was charged with larceny from "Merchant Shipping Consolidated Ordin- $6.50, from one Tee To Young on the 18th ance 1879," which was the only other busl-Uct. last in Hollywood Road. nets before the Council]
The Council adjourned until Saturday next, at 2.30 p.m.
(Before
SUPREME COURT.. IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
His Hon. the Acting Puisne Judge
J. J. Francis, Esq )
Wednesday, Nov. 19.
to be a tener vocalist of great promise. year was $197,084. The balance, January His seting is of the usual conventional 1st, of the Special Fund was $410,000, and order, and scarcely merits any detailed it was estimated that it would be found at eriticism. The part of Conte di Lana was the same figure at the end of the year, taken by Signor Bergamaschi, who sang and The balance, January 1st, on the Fund acted in exceptionally good style. His under Ordinance No. 10 of 1867 (the 0..D. duet with Leonora was, as on Saturday 0.) was $3,800, and the estimated balance night, most favourably received by the on that fund at the end of the year was audience, being a decided improvement $9,000. The total of the three balances at on his first attempt. We have already 1st January was $718,834, and the estimated spoken of Signor Bergamaschi's splendid balance at the end of the year was $616,034; baritone voice, and it gives us pleasure to the reduction being the amount borrowed record that his vocalisation throughout the and expended on the Praya works.
The Acting Attorney General said that
The Chief Justice said he would be His Excellency explained that of the sum since last meeting he had gone carefully opera reached a high standard, for not only has be natural gifts of the first order, borrowed for the Prays works there was into this Ordinance and had partially re happy to assist in a task the benefit of brought almost to perfection by incessant being repaid annually, as suggested by the drafted some of its provisions. He believed would and in the future. By the time the and the Attorney General study, but he thoroughly understands how Secretary of State, $9,000, so that in 8 years it would now meet the wants of the Opino Bill came up in Committee the Attorney to use them. Bigaora Mancini's Azucena the sum will have been repaid, With Farmor, and gave the Magistates power to was carefully noted, and worthy of commen- regard to the sum of over $880,000 at inflict such fines as would deter offenders General might have something ready for dation, although the lady's voice was not equal the credit of the Colony, there were, as they from contravening the law. He had bad to the demands made upon it. Quality was were aware, certain public worka impending the advice of Mr Justice Francis and had conspicuously absent in her upper notes, and Before he went to Japan he instructed the only this morning redrafted the first three she was certainly weak in the lower register. Surveyor General to prepare plans and esti Sections; he believed it was now more THE CHINESE PASSENGER SHIPS (AMENDED) It should also be noted that this artiste was mates for a new Central School and a new workable and satisfactory. Sections 2 and far from lettor perfect, the voice of the Gaol, to be forwarded for the final approval 6 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1879 were repealed. prompter being prominent in all her scenes, of the Secretary of State. Owing to the The first was ambiguous and impracticable but objectionably so in the second not. It is pressure of work on the Praya, the Sur By the repeal of the other, Best, 8 of the doubtless praiseworthy of Signor Cagli to veyor General in his absenco very old ordinance was loft as it was. That try and produce his eight operas within properly asked the Administrator to had relation to the checks upon the cut- three weeks, but in the public interest we suspond the instructions, which the Admi-going Farmer preventing bim from running must insist on the performers being con- nistrator very properly did. He had not the farm to waste during the latter part of versant with their various parts. A less in-yet in fact got the plans of either of these his lease and bauding over a property dulgent audience than a Hongkong one, schemes. These were, however, impending worthless for a considerable time to come The cortificato of the would scarcely have passed over Signora works which would to some extent absorb to bis saccCESOT, Mandai's defective knowledge of the text some of the surplus balances. The new outgoing farmer would be null and void as with so much good-natured consideration, Gaol would probably be erected on Gov against the new farmer three days after The small part of Ines had a rather indif- orament ground, namely at Stonecuttera the farm changed hands; notices to that ferent representative in Signora B. Genoliui; Island, which would cost them nothing, and effect would be given on each certificate and the old soldier Ferrando scarcely showed as the site the present Goal occupied was in English and Chinese; the holder was Signor Bagagiolo at his best.
extremely valuable and ita value was ic-
made liable as if he had no certificate. The The opera was, considering all things, creasing every day, the outlay for the new fines were increased from $250 to $500 for remarkably well appointed, and the costumes Gaol would not on the whole be excessive. the first offence, from $500 to $1000 for historically correct.
We must however Thero would still remain a considerable the second; the same penalties were pro express our regret at the wretched character amount to our credit; but he did not need vided contravention of any or conditionat he of the shorus. Everyone can readily under- to point out that it was very desirable in Governor in Council might pass and pro- stand the difficulties Signor Cagli must these times, especially in every Crown Colo claim. The clausca probibiting him from have experienced in forming his large com.sy, that the Government should keep a good boiling more than a certain quantity of pany, but it is hard to see why he should balance in hand. It was very desirable opium at or near the end of his term " have brought so far from home such a as they might at any moment be called in the old ordinance, was made in the new quintet of incapables as the gentlemen who upon to fneur heavy expenses not ordinarily within three months of the expiry of his so barbarously burlesqued the famous contemplated. He did not intend to deal lease" in the new. The time for valuation "Miserere" last night. Please, Signor with those balances to any further extent of the stock to be taken over was changed from is at or before" to after," which Cagli, to omit all oboruses where prac- than as he had just stated. tionble, rather than allow your choris-
was the only time such valuation could tera to spoil the effect of the opera, and some of the finest music ever written, by
His Excellency replied in the affirmative. their extraordinary attempts at vocalization, We must also protest against the custom, There was an actual increase going on so frequently indulged in last evening, of every year. The C. D. Commission re- interrupting the run of the opera, to acknow- ported that there had been a surplus of A $100,000 received from the lloenaes, c., ledge the plaudits of the audience. certain amount of license is generally per-since the Brothel Ordinance was passed. mitted in this respect, but the artistes we A question was put about this matter in are now criticising carry the practice to the House of Commons by Sir H. Austin; ridiculous limits. In one of the moat the dospatches concerning it the hon. mem. pathetic scenes in the opera, that where bare had before them: The Secretary, of Aznosna singe her beautiful dream aria, the State instructed him to ascertain whether setress actually got up from the couch where or not the revenue derived from that or- she was supposed to be asleep, to bow to the dinance reached anything like the figure audience. This incident strongly reminds quoted by that member of Parliament, us of the well-known Scotch charnoter" $50,000. He sont the report of the Hon, Mr Ryrie and Hon. Mr Keswick actor "Fuzzy" Gow, who, on a certain Commission in answer and also an explana- agreed that there would be no difficulty cocasion when Mrs Gow had gone through a tion by the Treasurer and the Registrar in getting evidence and arriving at a fair dying scene to the satisfaction of the audi-General, who had had a deal to do with the estimate; at all events, the means of pro ence, came in front of the footlights and ordinance. They showed that clause 66 tecting both parties provided by the ordin amidst rapturous applause announced that had not been carried out. There was no
ande was better than fixing a definite limit "to oblige his patrons Mrs Gow would die doubt the law of the Colony had been
as consumption varied so greatly. over again." Operatic singers should re- violated by no fund being formed, as WOE
The Chief Justice expressed himself satin- member that they always form part of a distinctly laid down in the ordinance.fied if only the Attorney General would dramatic picture when on the stage, and no This was the more remarkable as he saw insert the words "the arbitration award applause should make them forget that they from the records of the day that the Legis- to be final."
lature only consented unwillingly to this are true artistes before everything else.
word of praise must be given to Signor Guarnieri, who directed the performance with much ability and discretion, and con- tributed largely to the general emocess.
Donizetti's powerful opera "Lucrezia Borgia" will be produced on Thursday evening (to-morrow), with Signora Genolini in the splendid role of "Lucrezia," a part which ought to suit her admirably.
Hon. Mr Keswick asked whether the Special Fund under Ordinance No. 10 of 1867 had been augmented since last year.
provision of the ordinance, and that strictly on the condition, which was plainly enough embodied in the ordinance, that the revenue of the Colony and the money received from licences abould be kept strictly apart. Mr Caldwell when dealing with them kept separate accounts. Mr Smith appeared to think that Sir Hercules Robinson gave zome authority for amalgamating that money with the general revenue of the Colony; but seeing that Sir Hercules Robinson was not the Governor of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
Colony at the time, he could hardly be A meeting of the Legislative Council was blamed for that violation of the law. Now beld this afternoon, at which there were the funds arising from this ordinance present: H. E, the Governor, J. Popeers dealt with separately, and from them the expenditure under the ordinance Hennessy; the Chief Justice, Sir John was paid. There could be no doubt that Smale; the Colonial Secretary, Hon. W. $100,000 was wrongly included in the
general funds of the Colony, H. Marah; the Acting Attorney General, Hon. J. Russell; the Acting Treasurer, Hon. M. S. Tonnochy; Bon. P. Ryrie and
Hon. W. Keswick.
The Chief Justice said he could not
take place.
The Chief Justice took up the point about the usual quantity" only being boiled by thooutgoing former; he objected to the word "naual quantity who was to say what the usual quantity was ? And usual with whom? With the outgoing farmer or his predecessor? Could not the same improvement be made here and a definite thing be fixed?
The Acting Attorney General asid this was provided for by the arbitration clauses, The Chief Justice thought there would be difficulties in the way of the question of what was "usual" being decided by arbitration.
lug for opium.
CHARGE OF LABCENY AND RECEIVING: -
PRISONER ACQUITTED,
Chung Lam Teal was charged with baving with other persons unknown, on the 19th August last, stolen, from a dwelling house at Yow-mah-ti, a box containing money clothes & to the value of $26, the property of Tau Ating, a batcher, and on a second count with having in his possession a drawer and certain account books and written papers, well knowing, when he received the same, that they had been stolen.
to try the case, the prisoner pleading The following jurors were empannelled not guilty:-Mesare W. Manson, J. A Ahlmann, S. M. Munro, J. Juster, F. A. Bazario, F. Jorge and J. H. Smith.
Prisoner pleaded not guilty.
The complainant, an overseer of coolies, was employed on some repairs in Hollywood Road on the day in question, when prisoner snatched the watch and chain from him and banded it over to another man who ran away. The complainant seized him by the queue and gave him into the custody of a Chinese Constable.
The prisoner invited complainant and the Constable to his house where he promised to give up the watch. On arrival there the watch was not forthcoming and they were asked to go to another house where the property was given up.
The jury returned a unanimous velict of guilty.
This prisoner also pleaded for mercy, His Lordship could not see how he would be doing his duty in extending similar offence in Sept., 1864, and again of mercy, as prisoner had been convicted for a stealing to May, 1877. Prisoner was 8-D- tenced to seven years' penal servitude. The Court adjourned till 2 o'clock.
LARCENY,
hat, a pair of trousers, a oast, a shirt and a Thomas Lewis pleaded guilty to stealing &
necktie, the property of Mr C. 8. Barolay of H.M.'s Naval Stores at Kowloon on the
8th Oct. last.
The prisoner pleaded in oxtenustion bis extremely destitute state.
architect to whom we are indebted for the design is Mr W. Danby of Hongkong
We are informed that a well known "sport" has kindly presented a cup, to be played for at Lawn Tennis. This event should give a valuable impetus to the game, and we hope to see the list of competitors
well filled.
The programme of the forthcoming rasen, compclsing twenty-one events, was publish- ed this moralog. Six races are closed for present and old Amoyites, leaving fourteen open to gentlemen from other ports, and this we hope will induce our Northern friends to contiene their patronage of the gramme seems to leave no Amoy turf. The arrangement of the pro- complaint, and we predict one of the most successful meetings ever held by the bantlings.
cause for
A Chinees boy, only fourteen years of age, committed suicide Isat night upon Koolangau by jumping into a well. He is said to have been driven to this act by a familly scolding.
was
On Saturday last, at 9.30 p. m., there A meeting of the "Corinthian ” brethren to elect a Worshipful Master, W. C. Howard, Junior Warden, Harbour and Tyler, for the coming year. Brother Master of Amoy, was unanimously voted into the obair about to be vacated by Worshipful Brother Leigh after a most aco Dessful year of office, Brother Balu, ex- pressed his willingness to continuo to act, at any rate temporarily, as Treasurer, and Brother Killeen was duly appointed Tyler, vice Brother Meny resigned..
the Seamen's Club was held at the Amoy A general meeting of the subscribera to
Club Rooms on Monday, the 10th inst. Present:-H. A. Giles, Esq. (Chairman) H. B. M.'s Acting Consul, Capts, Rickman, and Booth, Mesira St. Croix, Layton, Balu, Merrill, Boyd, Orr, Hoxt, Johnson, Hob. non, Pyo, Sidford, Howard, Revds, Messra, Talmage, Macgowan and Thompson,-to decide whether the projected Seamen's Club was to be opened on teetotal, tem- perance, or other principles. It was pro- posed by T. D. Boyd and acconded by W. 8. Orr, that the Seamen's Club be amendment to the above was proposed by established on teetotal principles. An
R. H. Pye and seconded by Capt, A. J. Booth that the Committee be authorized to provide the frequenters of the Club with boor, when they find they can do so with proper supervision. The amendment was carried by 11 votes against 5.
For the information of those interested in Base matters, we publish the following memorandum, giving particulars of the stables now in work.
Mr. Harkaway's Running Stream, Wijd Lore (Griffia) and Crickuplin.
Mr. Gratton's Tittle Tattle (Griffin), Usur-
His Lordship characterised the orime aser, Teviot and Black Griffin. being low and mean, inasmuch as prisoner robbed the man who had befriended him with food, money and clothing..
Prisoner admitted three former convic tlons since 1876, and was now sent to penal servitude for seven years.
HIGHWAY BOBBERY WITH VIOLENCE, Cheung Asau and Mok Alin, with two others unknown, were charged with high-
way robbery on the road between Stauley
CORRESPONDENCE.
STEAM LAUNCHES.
Mr. Westley's Scandal and Forkins. Mr. Paul's Mystic.
Mt. Waffles' Wirreanda (late Quinto) and Temptation.
Messrs. Proseye's and Choles's 2 Grey Griffins, Netherdale and 1 Black Griffin.
Mr. E. Pro's Demonio, Scamp, Gone, Etoile du Nord, Grey Palmer and Erebus (Griffio.)
Mr. Bannock's Spec. Mr. Xtancy's Hercules.
SHANGHAI,
(News.)
the Races took place last evening (10th) st the Horse Bazuar. There was the large number of seventy-six ponies brought to the hammer, the attendance was large, and the competition' keen, as will be seen from the following list of the majority of the pri ces realised in taels:-Impostor (griffin), 70; Mendicant (griffin), 80; "Grimbart, 250; Sir Bovys, 180; Infatuation, 55; Coronna (griffin), 100; Orlando (griffin), 70; Avanti, 40; Speibahn (grifin), 100; Quibble (grif. fin), withdrawn; Sunlight (griffin), 21; Daylight, 160; Twilight, 65; Sir Garnet, 65: Gosseon, 200; Icicle, 60; Snowball (griffin), 20; Strathfleet, 145; Strathgarva Strathairn (griffin), 60; Strathire (griffin), (griffin), 85; Strathblane (griffin), 80; 110; Flake, 140; Fleck (griffin), 45 Isn- grim, 350; Don Carlos, 20; Grey Griffin, 20; Markart (grey griffin), 200; Hinse (grey grifia), 160; Lutke (grey grifin), 150; Zulu, 185; Piccciomini, 60; Lapardna, 115; Red Wing (griffin) 11; Dun Griffin,
Tho frat public auction of ponies after
The case was one of limited interest. The point for the jury was the trustworth! ness of the evidence of the man from whom the box was stulen, as to the identity of tire prisoner, who was not apprehended till the 27th Oct., some ten weeks after the larceny The man to whom the goods belonged had gone out for a couple of hours; those he left in the house he found
A second charge of Larceny stood against asleep when he came back. His box was missing. Instead of going to the Police defendant, but Mr Ng Achoy intimated Station or waking his friends, the wronged that he had instructions from the Acting owner of the $26 worth lighted a candle, Attorney General to enter a nolle prosequi, (it was late at night) and putting it in s Chinese lantern, wandered abroad, on a very different mission to that on which Our The next point was with regard to searching meet with thau honest men, for within
The Acting Attorney General assented. Diogenes started with his lantern.
hero found that thieves were more easy to ships entering the port having on board, as there was reasonable ground for believing, half an hour he came upon three men
and Wanchai on the 2nd October last. smuggled opium.
In this case also there seemed to be a The Singapore Or. sitting down with a drawer between them dinance went farther than he proposed to belonging to the missing box and some doubt as to the indentity of the prisoners, do, for their Ordinance allowed them to books and papers belonging to him; they and the jury returned a verdict of not was a very serious thing, and he did not which they left behind were the only part o'clock on Monday next, the 24th instant. confiscate the ships. Confiscating vessels were examining the papers, and made off guilty.
when they saw him. The books and papers The Court now stands adjourned till 10 believe His Excellency would desire to go of the stolen goods recovered. The pri- ao far as that. The Singapore Ordinance, gave to the police, no man under the rackoner was apprehended at Hung-ham on of a Sergeant, power to board such vessels, the 27th October, when he denied the Here the harbour was so near the Central Sta- charge. He now reiterated bis denial and tion he proposed only to give the powers to desired to swear his innocence over the the Inspectors. By another ordinauce, catting off of a cock's head. There were
To the Editor of the ** Okina Mail” dated as far back as 1845, every Inspector no witnesses against him, he said, save was empowered to board any vessel in the been falsely laid against
this one man, and the charge had
19th November... harbour; and the clause would be embodied had he voluntarily stated been several which appeared in your Monday night's him. Be Si am glad to say that my letter here with the special connection of search times in jail. There was no evidence se to issue, respecting the dangerous practice of believe without very good authority that were excluded; and the Messageries ateam-hended by a constable acting under the
The Chief Justice said all ships of war how the prisoner osme to be suspected of wedging down the safety valves of steam
this particular larceny. He was appre-launches, has already borne good fruit.
By the intervention of some Government Sir Hercules Robinson gave any approval ers had the status of ships of war. of the amalgamation of the two funds. He
The Attorney General said the whole Inspector's instructions and was not pointed officer whose daty it is to look after suck remembered Sir Hercules expressing to him
out by the man who lost bla box, Nor was things, the "Cumloong," about which I his strong approval of the provision of the question had been re-discussed, and be
it shown how nor whore that man firet complained, has been supplied with a New 17; Grey Griffin, 60; Grey Grifin, 20 would be most happy to show His Honor ordinance which established a special fund. the case in a recent number of the
"identified" the prisoner. Inspector Spring balance on Safety Valve lever, Early Morn, 80; Formosa, 70 Grey Griffin, In answer to a question from the Hon. Law Reports. The next point was with Cameron being appealed to by the prisoner which is now as it ought to be. It is Mr Ryrie,
His Excellency said the $100.000 was not regard to arresting on suspicion. There sud asked whether he had not known him gratifying also to learn that the engineer in had been some doubt on this point workman.for a long time at Yon-mah charge who was responsible for the wedg- the whole money received for licenses do, which special clause would remove.
ti, significantly said he had never known him ing" has been discharged from the service, but the profit. The figures were furnished Offences against this ordinance were mis as a workman The Jurg were at first and his certificate withdrawn,
This prompt action of the authorities may on estimates from the Government records demeanoure, and as a general proposi. divided, 5 for "not guilty," 2 for" guilty, " to the Commission. The period was from tion police constables, had the power to and although a verdict of 4 to 3 is as good prove a wholesome warning to others.
PASSENGER. the passing of the ordinance up to July arrest any person they had reasonable as any other, the Judge told them to retire and reconsider the matter. They did so last year.
ground to suspect of a misdemeanour and came back with the verdict that they The Hon. the Colonial Treasurer, (Mr Of course if a constable maliciously or ananimously gave the prisoner the benefit one who had charge of wantonly arrested any person he render of the doubt, and found him not guilty on Tonnochy) as lant meeting had been carefully considered the Registrar General's part of the worked himself liable-to-the-penalties-of-the-both counts. The man was discharged at by the Finance Committes. There had for some considerable time, said he might Law. Another clause gave the Magistrate been very Httle discussion. Two sugges- throw some light on the subject of the power to deal with one half of the fine imouce, the Attorney General having nothing
The Regular Meeting of the "Fouta Lodge tions had been made, both of which he had $100,000. It was expected at first that the posed in any case. It had been usual more against him than several previous of Amoy, No. 1781, E. O., for November, to award half of the fine to the Opium convictions The Attorney General men took place at the Masonic Hall last evening bored of them. One, by the Senior Department, but no calculation was made Farmer only when he was virtually the ioned that in a similar case yesterday, the (11th) at 9 o'clock, and proceeded with the hape that is rather too strong a proverb for brought before His Excellency, who had fees would cover the expenditure of the
taken from the Special Fuse accumulated were very large. When Mr Austin was officer being the means of arresting was found not guilty to be detained till the and Tyler for the ensuing year. Brother much honor involved. But it is pleasant Unofficial Member, was that a sum should be of the fines, which for the first few years prosecutor. In the event of any police Chief Justice had ordered a prisoner who cication of a Worshipful Master, Treasurer the present instance, as there is really not
Colonial Secretary there was a very large under Ordinance No. 10 of 1867, and ap balance on this fund, and he argued that any person contravening this law it would ] end of the Sessions, when the proclamation Harbert A. Gilea, Senior Warden, H., B. M. to acknowledge any disposition on the part would be read. The Acting Puiane Judge Acting Consul for amoy, was unanimously of the Chinese officials-among a vast plied to the expenditure of the Lock Box. balades o the Registrar General and the Magistrate's Power to be said he did not see he had any right to chosen as successor to Worshipful Brother number of delinquents-to recognise treaty
him half of any small' fine, subject pital. Carrying out His Excellency's in the officers who had been partly or to any instructions that might be laid down detain the man a single moment after he T. D. Boyd, for next year. Brother Baln rights, and oven insist on their enforce structions, he had inserted in the ex- penditure side a sum estimated as suf. clusively occupied in the carrying out of the
on the point by His Excellency. In all had been acquitted by the Jury, It had was chosen as Treasurer, the Worshipful ment. Two cases in point have recently Ordinance, or part of them should be de cases half the fine would go to the Opiam always been the custom in this Court to Master remarking that the esteemed owner occurred in Sopebow. One was when a Balent to cover the expenditure of the bited against that balance, and also the cost Farmer. There was nothing in the Bill in acquit such prisoners at ones. year, 8678. There were some very minor of the building and its maintenance the volving any new principle; it was purely
of "Wirreanda Lodge" needed no other disturbance had been attempted in one of bond for the faithful discharge of his duties the street chapels occupied by an American alterations in the salaries; altogether on building cant $30,000-and if that was done, a measure providing for the better admin
duly appointed Tyler, vice Brother Meany
The matter having been in this one, and Brother Killeen was Missionary. this heading there Was & diminution, of $83. There were some gross mistakes he said, it was clearly to be seen the Ordinistration of the existing law; its purpose ance was indebted to the Colony for part was to protect the opium farmer, who paid
resigned. In the estimates as drafted for the Council of the cost of carrying out its provisions. Government a large revenue, and might be which had now been remedied. The item He therefore contended that these receipts passed even without reference of $8000 for roads and bridges out of Vic could properly be taken into the general Government. In the draft he had put it the Home toria had been by mistake struck out altogether; and no provision was made for revenue of the Colony, knowing that more that the ordinance would some into effent the cost of their upkeep; that item was than their amount had been expended on a day to be named by His Excellency re-inserted. An addition was also made, on therefrom under the Ordinance. He (Mr the Governor. the suggestion of the Surveyor General, tion had come to be made that the Colony much trouble to the Attorney General, be Tonnochy) did not know how the calcula The Chief Justice, if it would not be too of $2000 for land surveys, instead of had got $100,000 more than had been spent. lieved it would be easy for him and It
vote of 82:00
under the head-If flin Excellency thought fit, he would would be a valuable piece of work if he did ing of roads and bridges. With regard look into the matter.
it-to embody the three Ordinances, 1858,
THE SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE 1878.
On the motion of the Colonial Secretary this ordinance was read a second time, and the Standing Orders being suspended, the bill was passed though all its stages. By this bill sum, not exceeding $70,000 ($69.240.50) was appropriated for the ex- penditure of 1878.
THE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE 1880. The Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of the Appropriation Bill for next year. The estimates laid on the table at
a
to the Post Office accounts he thought The Governor assented.
it was only right to mention that in for.
LARCENY FROM THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY. Cheung Asam was placed in dock charged with larceny of a bottle of scent valued at $4 Dot. last. from the Victoria Dispensary on the 80th
The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr Ng Auhoy in this and the following cases for the Aoting Attorney General, pro- secuted.
Mr S. M. MoLeiab, an assistant in the Victory Dispensary, and the shroff of the Dispensary, proved the offence.
The prisoner admitted five previous con-
China.
-AMOT.---
(Guzette.)
50: Grey Grifin, 55; Paladin, 60; Dua Edin, 100: Nogga, 75; Red Robin, 250; Ellerslie, 30; Reichsvasall (griffin), 50 Reichsvoigt (griffin), 20; Bristles, 180 Titurell, 25 Henchman, 23; Reichs kanzler, 00; Successor, 80; Quaker, 16; Grey Griffin, 83; Grey Griffin, 25; Pome- roy, 65; Firefly, 22; Khira, 25; Tapioca, 180; Starlight (chestnut griffin), 40; Hurry Up (black griffin), 61; Manfred, 58; Strath leven, 40. This is, we believe, the largest sale of race ponies ever held in China,
SOOCHOW,
Nov. 7. **Honor to whom honor is due." Per-
brought before the District Magistrate, not only was the offender promptly punished, Il-Masonry has done nothing else for the but a proclamation was issued, unsolicited, community of Amey, 16 has at any rate setting forth clearly that the Missionaries reminded us that the art of producing a were prosecuting their work in accordance graceful structure out of bricks and mortar with treaty rights and were by no means is not wholly extinct. The spirit of Ar to be interfered with. It was the duty of chitecture has not hitherto flourished at the Magistrate to protect them, and he this port. The only public buildings we should do it. Let all beware of offence,—— have are either monstrosities of compost The second case was in regard to the build tion, or ill-adapted to the purposes required, ing a place of residence, for one of the Mix- or both. Some of the dwelling-houses are sionaries. Notice having been given to comfortable and apacious enough, but even
the District Magistrate that at such a
Hon. Mr Ryrie suggested the depart. 1870, and the present, into one. It would Fictions for various offences, gambling and these, with one or two rare exception, are { time, and in such a place, work would be
warding the accounts of his Department mant paying rent for the buildings ast
the Postmaster General draw his attention
to the fact that they were not in the form apart for them.
any between January, 1877 and Febru ary, 1879.
The jury without hesitation unanimously returned a verdict of guilty.
His Lordship characterised this as a very impudent robbery, and sentanted, the pri- soner to the highest sentence in his power, seven your penal servitude.
be mostly scissors-and-paste work, and it WAS & work which would earn the gratitude of the Magistrates, and perhaps save them prescribed, and he suggested another form. His Excellency said that might vary from a slip in the harry of their official There had been some misunderstanding be properly be done. H. E. then went on to duties, and he was sure he would be thank- Freon laimisel, and the Audit Office with explain that for reasons which were well fal for the codification and simplification regard to those accounts, and it was the known the revenue from fines would not himself. Postmaster General himself who suggested be so large in the future as it was for some His Excellency stated that last August the form which had now been approved by time after the ordinance came into foros. he submitted to the unofficial members a His Excellency,
He referred to the Tai O case and the draft ordinance which repealed the two Hon. Mr Ryrie sald be understood in discussion that arose on it, and the ex-existing ordinances and treated the farm Committee that the balances of the Special posure then made that heavy fines led here on the same footing as the farin at Fund do were to be given.NT SERVAN women to sell their children and themselves Singapore was treated. The unofficising
The Colonial Secretary: The balance for years of prostitution rather than go to members, however, differed from him with of assets of the Colony at lat January geol. Magistrates knew now that they regard to broken bozus (bails of opium), of present year was $300,084 | the imposed any flaws of $100 the women would and he withdrew his bill Then that was stimated balance si Blet December this fall into the hands of those ready at the introduced by Mr Phillipo which they were
LABDENT FROM THE PERSON.
Wong Acheung was charged with snatch pair of gold earrings from a married woman named Chua Acoy in a by-lane off seen's Road West on the evening of the lat November
Prisoner pleaded not guilty,
he
to the eye miere straight up and down begun, he was requested to take such steps barns with never a line or a curve to relieve as he might think necessary in order to the general monotony of the whole, unless prevent disturbance. Being rather timid indeed the curves are inserted in the wrong and afraid to venture on his own authority, places with a consequent ridiculous effect he sent word to the Governor General at it has remained for the Freemasons of Nanking asking for instructions, and re- Amoy to exhibit in their beautiful Masonic ceived for reply," Sea that everything is Hall, now in course of completion, the the according to treaty." Meantime, the ample but important fact that, given the house has been built and perfect quiet has bricks and mortar, the result is a mere prevailed. matter of taste and arrangement. The It is pleasant to record these instances, residents have now one edifice of which as they show that at least some of the they can be thoroughly proud. It would Chinese othelals are beginning to know that de oredit to a much larger association with, such things as treaties really do exist, a fuc infinitely more means at command. We which most of them until very recentl shall return to this sub chat future were most lamentably ignorant of -- N, date; meanwhile, we may add that the | Daily Nebep