No. 5184.-JANUARY 27, 1880.]
Masonic readers may be pleased with the following; we think it is very neat. It in a list of quotations from Shakespeare con- nected with the different toasts given at Masonic Banquet held at Colombo the other day; we take over the list from the Ceylon Times, kindly forwarded by an office of one of the Lodges :-
"The Queen."--" And the Craft," Merry Wives of Windsor.
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Many years of happy days befall our Gracious Sovereign."Richard II.
To be withaters Eyor beloved and loving may their role bo! and when old time shall lead them to their ond, may goodness and they fill up one mo- ment." Henry VIII.
The Provincial Grand Officers." "Tear their blushing honors thick upon them." Henry VIII.
welcome."Hamlet.
The Guests."All our Friends-are "The Sister Lodges."-" Endued with worthy qualities."Two Gentlemen of Fe-
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“Offloars of the Lodges."—"Degrees and offices purchased, by the merit of the wearera.Marchant of Venice,
"The Ladies," and "Absent Friends" **God send them many years of sunshine daya."-Richard II.
The Tylor's Toast.""Know how to use your Brethren Brotherly." Henry VII.
THE CHINA MAIL.
3. As to the Central School, I enclose for | School in connection with St. John's Ca- your information a copy of a minuto in thedral which has proved very successful. which I indiested my wish to have the Tho, two Schools combined will, as I hope, rovision of the School fees and the other be of lesting benefit to the English boys points is the management of that important whose lot is cast in this Colony. ortablishment, determined as far as possible in accordance with Mir Stewart's views,
4. In creating the separate Office of Inspector of shaole, with is salary of 32,400 a year, you say that you should have instructed me to offer the appointment,
In the hope that the establishment of the Chaplaincy School will receive the hearty approval, as I feel sure it will, of His Excellency the Governor, I have, do
The following is the Minute by the Go.
The the Minute is dated March 28, 1870-
Having placed in Mr Stewart's haude being however still unsettled, and as there the despatch of Sir Michael Hicks-Beck, is no other gentleman in the Colony whom No. 15 of the 6th of February, 1879, he is I could recommend for the post, I have read the decision of the Secretary of State complied with the spirit of your instructions on the various points respecting Education and provisionally appointed Dr Eitel In-in Hongkong raised in my despatches and
pector of Schoolą. i have informed him Mr Stewart's reports upon them,
2. Having thus before bim the views of that in continuing the work on which he
Singapore.
cent for the year ending 21st Decomber Office at the expiration of their mourning. 1877, and of 4 per cent for the half year This in manifestation of Our thoughtful ending 30th June 1878. On the warrant love for a faithful servant. it is stated that they hope to pay 4 per cent on the 6 months ending Blat Deo. 1878. These dividends belong to the present bolders of the Debentures, a good On Now Year's day, while Major Studer, many of which were acquired at 50 por cont the Amorican Consul, and Miss Stador or more discount, and recent buyers have were out driving in Dr. Trabing's carriage, got 25 per cont for their money. If it is the horse bolted and the carriage came into possible to do so, it would be fairer to pay collision with a gharry, both vehicles the surplus earnings of a year, instead of Studer's arm was Boriously lacerated, and paying dividenda upon back years to Miss Studer roosived severe injuries on hor holders who acquired the securities cheap face and arms, Both patiente, we are glad because those years earnings were in to say, are progressing favourably. The suficient to pay a dividend.
Byce who was driving Major and Misa Studer has since died from the injuries he received.
TIENTSIN.
Strange to relate, no further communios- tion has been received relative to the ap- pointment of a new Governor-a circum. in official quarters.
We are informed that the "patent car- rlage slip-bolt" has been applied by the to
ventor to a new arrangement, which, in-
Qun Overland 'estion (10 pp), for to-mer- row's English mail, contains ;-----
Editorial Articles, Mr Pope Hennessy' Latest Surprise, One or two Seml-Official Apouncements, Current Topics, The Free dom of the Port as a Port of Call, A Sen- tence * Reconsidered," "Ore no Man Any. thing" 8. Cossular Doings, & qe Journal on the Slavery" Question, The last despatel on Education Question. Miulster in Lima apon the Condition of the to Dr bital, but that I desired to employ vernor referred to in para. 3 of the despatch; off the Debentures by lottery at par out of being upset, with the result that Major
General Articles, The United States Chinese in Paru, Masonic Ball-1880, his services in another capacity. Special Licensing Court, Euphemism and question of an Interpretation Department the Tabu, Cricket, The Customs at Canton, Li, Yan, Teal, Amoy Races 1880, The Alleged War Loan Kained by China, Refuge to the Destitude, Consul Mosby aud the China Ring. The Manila Export Trade, Supreme Court, Police Intelligenco,
Tho correspondent of the N. 0, D" News writes, Jan, oth- Marine Court, Chinese Evidence, Chinese Notes, The Viceroy of the two Kwang in has been so usefully employed for the last tho Secretary of State, on the resolutions the north, and continued for three days, stance which naturally causes some surpriso
On the 27th the wind began to blow from twelve months, he is, in future, to have of the Education Conference, and on the ongkong, Rifle Shooting Postage to nothing whatever to say to the Central question of raleing the fais at the Central since which time the weather has been Australia, &c., Goverun out Education, School, which will be under the sole control Sahool, he will be able to lot the Surveyor cold. Provious to this, wo had been enjoy. Correspondence, Canton, Macau, Latest Router's Telegrains, Manila, Commercial of Mr Stewart, I enclose an Extract frora General know the probable number of ing most delightfully mild weather for the Report, Miscellaneous, Shipping Intelli-the Estimates for 1879, showing that due papils the new School should be built to season-bright and sunny. Now the mer-
provision has been made for the separate accommodate, and, thereupon, Mr Price cury falls as low Rs 4°. There may be stead of releasing the horse from the gence.
office of Inspector, whilst retaining to Mr cau, at once, prepare the final plans and jammed ice in the bends, but hora the river carriage, utilizas the increased pull on the NAVALE B. M. Pegasus loft Nagasakt Stewart his full salary as Head Master.
estimates for approval.
is free, and until within a few days stoamers shafts to put a powerful drag on the wheels harbour on the 12th last for target practice 5. Though in all that I bave written or 3. As to the future fees payable at the could have reached Tientsin with little or so that the more the horse exerts himself
no difficulty. and returned on the 15th. H. B. M. cor-spoken on the subject of Education, the Central School, the Secretary of State
the greater the retarding force. This will vette Charybdis in daily expected at Naga-only suggestion of mine an to the separation thinks it might be sufficient to commonco
New Year's day was as beautiful a day meet the objection urged by those who pre- sakl from Kebo. H. 1. R. M. corvette of the Head Mastorabip of the Centralby raising the fifty cents toe to a dollar; as one could wish to enjoy, and there for "aticking to the Lores in the event of Djigit was to have been docked at Nagasaki School and the Iuspectorship of Schools is but if Mr Stewart should be of opinion that seemed to be joy in met hearts, judging bis taking frlaht (though the nocident on the 17th and to be followed by Tongous, contained in my observations early last year this increase is too much to begin with, I by the cheery greetings and, shiling faces only five days since, in which the syos was which it was our good fortune to moct,illed, cortainly does not confirm the view 17th British Pegasus; Ruslan, Digit and Tongost. The terman frigate Print
continued to blow for a couple of days. the ayca or occupant of the carriage do any Adalbert arrived at Kobs from Nagasaki
The river is quite free from ice, and it is harm by releasing the bolts when it is not now so late in the season, and the volume- gecessary. on the 9th inst., where she is expected to remalo for about a month. Men-of-war in
of water which feeds it from the plain Since we noted the curlons coincidenos Kobe harbour on the 16th instant: British,
to the S. W. is so great, that we are of the simultaneous invention of the Sylvia; German, Prinx Adalbert.-H. B. M.
beginning to be quite apprehensive in re-patent slip-bolt" apparatus by nativos of gunboat Swinger arrived at Yokobama from
gard to our supply of ice for the coming Kobe on the 10th lastant. Men-of-war at
lower at this season, and uovor before do summer. Generally the river is mach Yokohams on the 13th inst: American,
we remember to have seen it open later Alert; French, Champlain; Italien, Vettor
than the 22nd or 23rd December. Pisani; Hussian, breek and Krayster British, Growler, Hornet, Swinger-The Vineta, German frigate, Captain Zus Lee Zirzor, training ahip for cadets, bas loft Plymouth Sound for Madeira and Japan. R.B.M. Euryalus has been suddenly order- od off to Suez. She sailed from Bombay on the 13th ult.—Mercury.
THE soat In the Supreme Court of Men-of-war in Nagasaki harbour on the at the Contral school, (Despatah No. 12 of shail sanction (subj et to the Secretary of Just at dark the wind came down cold, and of that being the safest ponrae). Nor on
News has been received of the death of Rear Admiral Augustus H. Kilty, of the United States Navy, at Baltimore, on the 10th of November latt. The docensed officer entered the Navy, 4th July, 1821, 1868, and was made Rear-Admiral, 13th retired as Commodore, 20th November, July, 1879. He was in his seventy-second year at the time of his death and had been
Hongkong which are set apart for the jurors are about the most uncomfortable seats in this world, always save and except those set apart in the same Court for the reporters. We note-and our hopes rise scoordingly that in Shanghal the unpleasantness of sitting on hard wooden benches in H. M's Supreme Court, Shanghai, to those in regular attendance has at length been partially remedied. The seats for the Counsel, Clerk of the Court, and reporters, have been covered with comfortable cushions, which will prove very acceptable; and the Daily News suggests that the improvement be extended to the souts not apart for the Jury, who invariably give unmistakable signs of discomfort during long slitings; in fact they are worse off than were the professional men, boing confined to a Ulmlied space with no room to extend their legs. The hardness of the benches was often complained of by Although a native of diaryland he fought in the service more than fifty-seven years, Counsel, and for the present improvement, on the side of the Union during the Civil if our contemporary's recollection serves him War, and was conspicuous for his activity and bravery on the Western rivers. He Bright, those concerned are indebted to one commanded the naval expedition that of them who was in the habit of providing captured Fort Charles on the White River, a cuablen for himself, but not finding it Arkansas. During this engagement, while occupying the leading place in the atlack- there at a sitting a few weeks ago heing column, the steam-drum of his vessel, jocularly mentioned the fact to his Lord. the Mound City, was piorced by a abot; he escape of steam caused the death of ship, H.M.'s Superintendent of Works
more than a hundred officers and men, and happened to enter the Court just at the the Commander himself was so severely soalded that he lost his left arm. By moment, and his Lordship at once appealed request, his funeral at Baltimore was a to him to do his best to remedy the griov strictly private one. ance, and yesterday we saw the result for the first time.
27th January, 1878), la which I expressed a preference for giving the inspectorship to Mr Stewart, yet I must admit that further experience bas entirely convinced me that the deliberate decision now given by Her Majesty's Government is undoubtedly the besi.
6. There is no one in Hongkong who posseses in ao eminent a degree the quali- fications essential for the responsible office of Head Master of the Central School; and by now devoting his whole time to the School, Mr Stewart will, I have not the slightest doubt, render it a mest valuable institution.
7. With reference to the objections, recently transmitted, of the Reverend Mr Kidd, the Colonial Chaplain, and of Pastor Klitzke, of the Berlin Mission, to the Grant-in-Ald Scheme, I believe they will be effectu-lly removed by the modifications you instruct me to make in the Scheme; and that, these Echool Managers and the other Educationists in Hongkong, who on cept the Grant-in-did, will in future conscientious grounds were unable to ac cordially cooperate with the Government in promoting public instruction in the Colony,
State's approval) any other arrangement Mr Stewart might prefer, s as not to materially diminish the number of his pupile.
4. Any other mollification in the future arrangements of the Sobrol that Mr Stewart might desire, shall also receive my moat favourable consideration, as I believe the leaving so able and experienced a Hoad success of the School will mainly depend on Master as unfettered Rs pusible in the arrangements and management of the in-
alitation.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
This morning a steamer was reported off Taku, which proved to be the funkwany. Here thero is nothing to prevent her lying alongside the bund as in the summer.
AFFAIRS AT PEKINO,
ORISIS DISSENSION IN THE NEI KOK; &c.
D. Neur writes dent
The Peking correspondent of the N, C
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three different countries, a fourth patent purpose at Washington. It is at all events has, we observe, been granted for the same evident that the "cowardly" theory does
not find favour outside of Singapore, and one local patentee bas already received ffarn to purchase his patent-right for other Settlements.
We regret to learn that the Datu Klana of Sungle Ujong died of dysentery while on a return voyage from a pilgrimage to Mecca two days after the vessel left that port. Hia will his not yet been opened, but we
known, but the reasons should be sound the established law and custom of a primi. indeed to interfere in the setting saids of tive, conservative people.
which iufinence the decision will be made
To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL.”
Hongkong, Jan. 27, ` Sta,-In Whitaker," there are two or three other curiosities besides those you THE DEGRADATION OF CHUNG HOW: GREAT have reason to believe that the local Go- have pointed ent which those who use it will come upon occasionally. In my copy the
verument, probably se ing upon the pre- value of a paper rouble is not given; there
codont established in the instance of the has been something intended at the whole
Moar State, have resolved to nominate a thing is smudged and illegible. I don't know
successor to his State, and their choice will
to me had the figure been perceptible, here just now is the degradation of Ch'ung by Malay custom-being thus superseded. that it would have been of great value
probably fall upon the late Datu Klana's The all-absorbing topic of conversa lon youngest son, the eldest brother-the heir because I am told that the English value of How. The ostensible motive of this step There may be some reasons for this course, dollar is 4/2-a fallacy I once believed to punish him for having returned from and it would be premature to offer an but one that everybody save Whitaker dis- St. Petersburg without waiting for his opinion on ita policy until the circumstances The latter referred to in para, 7 as having carded long ago. Then I am told, in the recall; but it is said really to indicate the been written by the late Colonial Chaplatae page, that in the West Indies as in dissatisfaction of the Empresses and of a all British Colonial Poasossions English scation of the Government with the terms (Rev. R. Hayward Kidd) is dated March 4, money is current of every denomination of the treaty be has made. Any attempt, 1879, addressed to the Colonial Secretary, a statement which I know to be utterly in and is as follows:-
however, on the part of China to upset the Whitaker should get somebody agreement come to by the Ambassador would to revise his proofs who is neither un scrupulous enough to distort or suppress to a grave misunderstanding with Russia.
have a very serious effect, and might lead facts to answer his own purposes, or It is a noteworthy: fact that the Com entirely Ignorant on common matters,mittee appointed to invemiuate the affair nor careless enough to mess them about a does not include any member of the Taung we find them in some of these pages.
li Yamba as such. There are natives who TROTA.
surmise that Chung How has been the object of complaint to the Emperor ou the part of Tao Tsung-tang; that the Tsung-H Yamea were by no means avere to ble treaty being ratified, but that the influence of the Empresses and their party proving too strong the affair has been
tribunal.
I have the bonour to request that you will inform His Excellency the Governor that I have opened a School for English boys,
This step was made almost necessary on my part, because, at the end of last year, the School bitberto carried ou at St. Paul's College, the only School for Protestant boys in the Colony, was closed by the Bishop of Victoria.
Correct.
Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon. 0. B. Plunket.) Tuesday, Jan. 27.
MR. SEWARD'S RESIGNATION... It is rumored that Geo. F. Seward, U. S. Minister to China, has resigned, or is well-founded. He must have boon con about to do so; and the report is probably vinced by the proceedings of the last Con- gress that a fair and impartial hearing of the charges against bim is gut of the question, and, as it is pretty wall under- stood that the prosocation of those charges is to be resumed at the next session, and ag it is almost cerlain that he will be con of the merits of the case, it is only natural that be wishes to put on cad to the struggle by resigning his office. It is disgraceful tha: a matter of such impor
The following decree appears in the Peking Elliott, C.B., will have the command at my congregation, I felt bound to provide ENTERING A DWELLING HOUSE WITH INTENT Telegated to a higher and more powerful demned by a strict party voto, regardless
Gazette of Dec. 19th-
TO COMMIT A PELONY.
Tance as "tirat in question cannot be on its
ed by Imperial Decree. The Governor in 1838, commander 1840, and captain 1841, the provision. The number of English therein, and (2), with being in possession of Council. This body is sui i to be split Pg impartially heard and decided
tha
For the make of English. boys, whose parents are, for the most part, members of
some means whereby they might receive an education based on Church of England principles.
In taking this stop I have received the cordial support of those for whom---made
boys in the Colony is only limited, but i have now the names of 25 boya on School list, and 19 are in attendance this morning. To stow that the parents desire the kind of teaching for their children which I intend to give here, I may say that I was yesterday informed by the acting Inspector of Schools that every English boy had left the Central School (where secolar instruction only is given) to join my classes. From an experience of the Colony, dating from 18:1, I am convinced that English parents here desire the establishment of a School, (1) where religion has its place, and
apare from the Chinoge.
(L. & C. Express, Doc. 19.) Admiral the Hon. Charles Gilbert J. B,
Devonport, in succession to Admiral Arthur Farquhar, whose period of service expires Some time since Chang Shu-shêng report next month. The new commander-in-chief ed the capture alive of the rebel loader Li is the son of the second Earl of Minto, and Yang tsai, which bar already been annous-entered the aary in 1882, became lieutenant question now reports that Feng Tzu-lin, e was naval A.D.C. to Her Majesty iu the Provincial Commander-in-chief, having 1857, and attained the rank of rear-admiral Already taken the deposition of this rebel in 1861, vice-admiral in 186, and admiral and sent him to the provincial capital, a
iu 1873. He commanded the Hazard at the decree as to the manner in which he shall bombardment of St. Jean d'Acre, and wears be dealt with is solicited. Li Yang-ts'ai, the Syrian and Turkish medals. He was the rebel leader, a man holding military in command of the forces engaged in the rank, plotted sedition, and had the audacity captars of a portion of the city of Cauton to gather together a number of people, with in 1856, for which he received the China whom he crossed the frontier, and harried medal; was present at the destruction of Annam, seizing and occupying a number of the Chinese war-vessels in Escape Creek, Important strongholds where he defied the on May 25, 1857; and commanded the Imperial troops sent to arrest him. His Naval Brigade at the attack on Canton in crime is indeed great and his iniquity ex-December, 1857, for which he wears the lot the criminal in question be executed in the Fatalian clasp, assisted in the destruo the capital of the province of Kuangai, sadtion of the Fateban flotilla of war-junke,
1 am sorry to say that I am unable to put let his head be sent to Annam, there to be The Companionship of the Bath was con-
my school under Government Inspection, jexposed as a warning to others.
ferred upon him in optember, 1857,
and thus claim the pouniary support (un- Colonel C. M. Macgregor, C.B., who is der the Grauts-in-id Scheme) which I WITH regard to the Singapore mall which mentioned as having recovered the guns really very much need. I cannot con- went anlasing through Singapore stupidity, before Cabul on the 11th, performed a verg the required number of hours per day, or abandoned by Goneral Manay in the sction saientiously give secular instruction only for the Shanghai and Yokohama papers were similar action in the China war. Colonel can I omit the Bible and the Prayer Book as unfortunate as ourselves.
The papers
Macgregor, then a subaltern, was in com- from my Time Table.
Ip Aubock, a cool, unemployed, was charged with (1), entering a dwelling house at alt with intent to commit a felony house-breaking implements at night.
Chan Ayan, a shopkeeper iu Ciroular he retired at 7 o'clock yesterday evening. Pathway, the complainant in this case, said Before going to bed he saw that all the About 2 o'clock this morning his wife doors and windows were properly secured. called him and aald there was some one iu the bouse. Au alarm of "thief" was raised, but on the first search no one was found. A constable in the street recom- mended another search should be made, as he had been on the watch when the org was raised and had not seen any one leave the house Defendant was afterwards
of a chisel, a gimblet, a knife, & look and searched he was found to be in possession three keys.
Defendant said that he had no place to sleep, and that he found the street door months, with hard labor, as a rogue and open and went in.
His Worship sent him to gaol for three vagabond.
The most serious features of the presont isis are, however, the strong dissensions which prevail in the N-i Koh, or Privy
into several factions; several inflacutial members of the Government are said to Viceroy of Chibli-such is the report have tendered their resignations, even the baying insisted upon throwing up bath of course may not be true; but there has Viceroyalty and Grand Secretariat. This long been a festing of irritation at the growing despotism of the Imperial policy, and things have all the appearance now of coming to a head.
merits; but such seems to be the case, and one must submit to the inevitable. Of
some of the charges against Mr. Seward we know nothing; but if the statements of well sequuiuted with the facts, can be gentlemen, of different nativities, who are trusted, some of the principal charges aro with the Woosung Railroad is made the
ridiculous. For instance, his connection
treme. As he has now been captured alive, Canton clasp. He also, is the possessor of † (2) where their boys can zooeivo Instruction found..concealed beneath a bed. On being-Decree Dec. 1st we quote from the trausla. bought land near the road; but that the
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which should have gone on by the Iraouad dy reached them after the English mail was The telegrams in the St ails Times Extra were therefore miasing links, and had to be real accordingly. The N. C. D. Norco Bay
mand of a squadron of Fane's Horse on I have determined to charge each boy a esport with a half battery of Armstrong fee of $2, but, of course, the sum total guns. The Tartar horsemen, according to arising from such a charge will be quite Lord Napler's despatch, entirely surrounded inadequate to defrol fees will probable this party, and for a time it was feared School. The School fees that the guns were lost. **The escort was amount to about $46 per mensem, but even almost overwhelmed by the numbers op. under the present favourable circumstances, posed to it; but Lieutenant Macgregor, when I am giving my personal prin- who was in command, undismayed by the tendence to the School, and helping con. Where they have spent the interval no disparity of numbers rode at them with siderably in the class work, I have been Christmas festivities were too much for the the Tartar ranks and scattered them most masters of $65 per mensen; calulate an in Shanghat knoweth. Probably the such a will that they broke quite through obliged to involve myself in a charge for Singapore Postmaster, and prevented him | effectually. ttending to his public duties. We quote the effect of dispiriting thenceforward the annum. I ought to say that the outlay, in ...This engagement had that the School will cost quite £300 per he remarks of the China Afail on the sub Tartar cavalry." China gave him a medal commencing this school, for books, desks, foot, which we fully endorse.
and four wounds. Now, he is a fuil colonel, C.LE., and Chief of the Staff to the army with five war medals, the C.B., O.S.I., in Afghanistan.
AB C. Lueder, late Consul General for Germany at Shanghai, has been appointed esident Minister for Germany at Bogotá, he capital of the United States of Colombia,
South America.
A detachment of sixty-two non-commis aloned officers and men of the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Buffs, with Captain Spens and Lieut. Jarrett, will shortly embark for Singapore to join the beadquarters of the regiment, which has proceeded to Singapors from Natal.
forms, &c., has been great, falling but little short of $250. Of course, this account would be considerably increased but for the fact that I give three rooms in my house→ which is the Chaplaincy only in the sense that I live here, and not because it is s residence provided for the Chaplain, wholly or in part, by either the Government or the Community-for the purposes of the School Under these circumstances. I need hardly say that I should have been glad if I could have received some substantial aid from the Government.
LARCENY FROM THE PERSON.
charged with two others not in oustody Li Ayat, a marine hawker, appeared with the theft of a pair of gold earrings and a gold bangla. inmate of a brothel in Coobrsue Street, said The complaint, Lok Kiu Fung, an that about 7.80 p.m. yesterday she dropt
others blew out the light and assaulted and went down stairs with a lighed candle to
robbed her. The prisoner was the only one who was caugh'.
Prisoner was sentenced to three months imprisonment with hard labor.
a gold finger ring from the window. She
look for the ring when defendant with two
(Before 0. V. Creagh, Esq.)
THEFT BY SOLDIERS.
THE LATE SHEN PAO-CHENG, The Peking Gazette has the following
tions of the N. C. D. News:-
A Dooree.Shen Pao-oheng, Governor General of the Two Kiang Provinces, was a man of quiet resolution, experience, recipient of many kindnesses from Our perspicacity and steadiness, and was the Imperial predecessors. From the position of a member of the Imperial College of Literature he rose to the rauk of Prefect in
basis of one charge. This enterprise was instituted by Americans, though it even- tually became English, and Mr. Seward naturally and properly assisted the negotia- tions for the purchase of the roadway, It is possible that he, like many others, undertaking was merely a land-Jobbing operation, no one familiar with the facta will believe. The road in question was, of itself, of no importance, being only nine or ton miles in length, and ending nowhere; bat it was supposed that the Chinese, when
they should have seen the road in opera- tion, would appreciate its value, and grant permission to extend it to Soo. Chow, and that it would lead to the constraction of
this colleagues] to take charge of a frontier all nationalities, was strongly in favor of his superiora was chosen out from amongst whole foreign population of Shanghai, of a province, and on the recommendation of many other railroads. The feeling of the
province. When holding the post of Goy the road; and it must have surprised them ernor of Kiangat he displayed thorough to learn that Mr. Seward had, by aiding discrimination in the conduct of mintary them in the matter, incurred the censure hereditary title of aring chii tu yt of the indictment is that, by an arrangement with matters, and, later, was invested with the of his Government. Another count in the
first grade. After Our accession We select the United States Marshal, Mr. Seward himself zealously to the work of reform, true, but the fees were retained to pay the od him for the post of Governor-General of paid him a fixed salary and retained the she Two Kiang Provinces, and he applied fees of the office. This is undoubtedly devoting himself sincerely to the duties of necessary expenses of the Consulate, and bis post, and shrinking neither from trouble Mr. Seward made no secret of what he was nor unpopularity. Some time since, in doing. When he wont to Shanghai he consequence of the increase of his long-found that he must pay, for very ordinary standing ailments, he implored Us to allow Consular offices, a much higher rent than bim to vacate his post, and We granted the Government allowed, and that bis him two months' congé, in the hope that clorical force was utterly insuficient. Un- ferred against three men of the 27th to his ailments, and his services might lon above-mentioned arrangement with the The charge of theft of a $10 pote pre-his health would be stored by attention der these circumstances be resorted to the Inniskillings was again before the Court be spared Us. The intelligence of his Marshal, na a temporary expedient, and ut to-day, and was further remanded till death bas filled Un with the deepest grief once informed the Department of what he Thursday next, the 29th inst.
and regret, and as an act of special grace had done, and that, unless the allowance We confer on him the posthumous brevet of for the Consulate conld be increased, he Senior Guardian of the Heir Apparent, and must tender his resignation. The reply The ebargo of unlawful possession of a direct that his tablet] be placed in the was that his arrangement with the Marshal We are prepared to teach in the School quantity or clothing preferred against one temple of worthies to whom sacrifice is was irregular, but that he must keep the the bigber subjects of Greek and Latin, as Fuk Achi on the 20th instant was again offered, the compassionate honours saigned Consulate going somehow, and he con- well as advanced mathematics. Attendance before His Worship. The clothing in questo a Governor-General on decease being tinued to keep it going in the manner at the Sobol for Chinese is optional. In tion was snapected to be the proceeds of a bestowed upon him. All official penalties above-mentioned. That Mr. Seward' struction is given in that language from 2 to 4 pm daily (except Saturdays). I have gay committed at Canton, but as there senrded against his name will be wiped action in this matter was irregular is the receipt of your despatch No. 16 of the engaged for my Chinese master a teacher the accused, the case was dismissed and the ascertain the compassionato observances to basis of a quest criminal charge, must bars was no evidence forthcoming to implicate away, and the Yamén whose duty it is will evident; but the idea of waking it the 6th of February, transmitting copies of two recommended by the Acting Inspector of reports of Mr Stewart on Education in
prisoner released.
which he is entitled and report the same originated in either malice or self-interest. Hongkong, and conveying to
to Us. The local authorities through The other charges we shall not attempt to whose jurisdictions the coffin passes on deal with; but enough appears in what wa instruotions with respect to the points
way to his native place, wili duly aid its have already written to show the animus raised in those reports and in some des
progress. Let his son Shea Wei-ch'ing, so of the prosecution, and to raise the pre- patabas I had written on the subject.
accessory Senior Lioentiate, have the de sumption that the other charges are as gree of chu jin bestowed upon him, and be groundless as the two under-discussion. permitted to compete with the others at Mr Soward, as Consul, Consal General and Let his sons Shin Jung-ob'ing, and Shen spacted by the whole foreign population of the examination for metropolitan graduate. Minister, appears to have been highly re- Yu ch'ing, be employed as Second Clan Shanghai and Peking; but he has probably A dividend bas just been paid by the Assistant Secretaries of a Board; and let found, as so many others have done, that Trustees of the Lyceum Theatre upon the his sons Shêu Lin-ch'ing, Shên Yuan ching, everything must so way to the exigencies ordinary Debentures, amounting to Tle. 8 Shen Yoa ch'ing, and Sida Wan-ch'ing be of party politica San Francisco News each. It is composed of interest at 8 per presented to Us by the Board of Civil ! Zetter,
as Hongkong and Shanghal Bank, the haughal Mercury hears, has opened a new ranch or agency at New York; Mr John Valter being the manager, and Mr H. Loore, the accountant.” There is little oubt that there is room for direct business
THE EDUCATION QUESTION. atween China and Japan and New York: The Gazette contains a despatch from the litherto, the agency has been represented Governor to the Becretary of State, dated
za member of a local firm represented on 27th March, 1879, in these terms :----
e Board; an arrangement not satisfactory shippers, who wish to avoid disclosing heir business to competitors,
bave the honour to saknowledge
as dealb is reported of Dr Bulmant, of he Mitau "Blahi S. 8. Co.'s service, and rmerly surgeon to the Pacifio Mail's. S. o. The deceased gentleman was well hown to many travellera.
me your
cboola.
I annex the School Time Table, wall as the School prospectus,
Of course tha” establishment of this School, has added considerably to my already sufficiently arduous duties, Be sponsible for the Cathedral Services, and Chaplain to the Gaol, Hospital, and C..
the British barque Farya, was arrested consideration, will give very general satis-metery, it is only a strong sense of duty
Amoy papers-to-hand-to-day report at Frank G. Nelson, a seaman belonging
the 20th and brought before Ber Ma- sty's Consul on a charge of striking and ounding a Chinese girl, thereby causing r death. He was acquitted next day for int of evidence,
2. I believe the decision you have arrived at on the various questions which from time to time I felt it my duty to submit for your
faction to the parents whose children are to be educated in Hongkong, and will undoubtedly place the public instruction of the Colony on a thoroughly satisfactory bania,
which has caused me to take a step which involves so much labour, as well as moral and pecuniary responsibility.
I have only to add that on my arrival in the Colony in 1874, I nes on foot Sunday
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION,
China SHANGHAI,
(Mercury, Jan, 22nd.) Mr Machado, late Postmaster at the British Post Office, Yokohama, arrived take charge of the British Post Office at here to-day, by the Hiroshima Maru, to
this port.