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with the willful murder on January 20th of Maurics Nunen, a fellow seaman on board the name ship. The crime wa alleged to have been comitted on board the vessel in watow Harbour.
Inspector Matheson produced a warrant from the Uhief Justins at Shanghal autho- rising the defendant to be delivered into the custody of the Chief Magistrata of Po lice at Hongkong to take his trial for the offence, and applied fra remand till to
t
THE POLICE MAGISTRATES":
WORK.
THE CHINA MAIL.
With regard to fogging, a special return, sigued by the Superintendent of the Gaol, shows as follows the number of prisoners fogged during each of the past five years and the authority by which such flagging has been ordered; the initials will respectively he understood as standing for the Supreme Court, the Police Magistrate, the Visit ing Justices and Gaol Superintendent, and the Gool Superintendent:-
hac
THE DEBATE ON THE QUEEN'S
SPEEQII.
The "atatistical returns of the prison Atomey, Tegally against such parties as captiound cases. The question of stimulat- England, or for strengthening and adoption of the principle of immobility of Hongkong for the year 1979 do had been guilty of a violation of the Quaing the employment of labor was one supposting the Army quartered at military foroo, is that, if it be a sound not find a place in the Gazetto, but the rantine laws. This committer was still full of difficulty, but the Government house, except by calling in the military principle of imperial delenos, return showing the number of prisoners siting taki g evidence and no prosecut on in Victoria Gaol on the last day of each
yet been entered on when tho nail was desirous of doing something in that outlying portion. Tho panic was really but a short step leads to localizing naval due to an acknowledgment of her weak defence, either by Acts of Parliament, menth of the year 1878, and the return just to band was made up. The affair had direction, and, they thought it best to
nica in view of a direct attack on. Engor, still more surely, by making war. showing the classification of offences for co and had directed public attention to the
cauad immenso agitauient in San Francis-gire some entouragenient to persons to which prisoners were committed to Via advisability of enquiring into the Sanitary
borrow money to be used in the im- land, which military opinion had been vescole, incapablo of keeping th. 604. tork Gaol from the respectivo Courts of condition of China town and calling for in proposed to advance loans unexceedingly ing out to a nation that would not see evident from what Bie W. Jervos is provement of dieir land; therefore, they for years persistently, but vainly, point- That this danger is not far of; is the Colony during the year 1879, both of Tokie case the P. M. S. S. C. had to
cremid
quarantia facilities. In the City
casy terms to landlords, to be used for Before anyone had time to think, au doing. He reads South Aus- smallest number in the Gaol at the end days and this importation of disse has al find a place. The former shows that the Tokio
that purpose. The Baround Sessions onormous section of the English people tralia to expond. £150,000 of her cital 1000 Chinese in quarantine for 15
would also la asked to make present- of Great Britaia had rushed to arms, and and £1,300 a year of her revenus on- of any week was 400, on Jan. 26th; the ready cost them over $6,000. The authori rents.
wat totsy organizing and drilling itself a three-masted ironclad for purpos largest 643, on May 4th. It is useful as cleawah to burn all the Olinese pensers' showing the seasons of crime and may be alothes. The question is who is to find proper course was to lead. money to
The O'Donoghue, Liberal, said the into a volunteer aring. Governmost of loosl defence, She is not to to a followed whither the movement led. The regular seagoing ship, but is to be fit deal with hereafter. The second tablo then sow suits. The Chinese Conaal ta nhers, not a landlords.
militia were for a time forgotten, and the to go short distances shows a total of 3069 cases last year, as suggested, but fights oliy of the lica.
Sir William The debate was continued by the theory of voluntary local or home Wefouco officially speake the duties of the against 3803 in 1878, a decrease of 234
following IIone Rule members: Culouel was establishod sa a cardinal principle of Royal Navy in Australian waters in the prisoners. With these also we may deal
Ward, Major Francis O'Borne, Charles such deep root in the English mir.d at smail and composed of wonden vessels, Cathurst, Arthur Moore, Dr. Michael our military system, and rapidly took following terms:-The imperial aquadron, herefter,
Joseph Fay, Patrick Martin and John bone, as to gradually produce completo being charged with visiting the islands of The American papers have very full George, McCarthy, all of whom convolution of our colonial wellitary arrange the South Sea, with the defate of biji telograms as to the debate on the donned the Government's plans as in-outs. Attention was turned to the Ishends, New Zealand, and all Australian
adequate.
Army. This involved serious financial colonicatbo chanco is but email of itá Quest's Speech, which are will worth Right Hou. D. R. Plunkett, Con considerations, and thus military expon boing available for the special defence of giving as "nom in advance of theservative, of Dublin University, said diture in the colonies became part of any oua colony, or any particular portion French Mail." The speech we have received with loathing, and their result ligh coast line, while the defones of the illustration of the imperial programme tip Parnell's utterances would only be the question of the defense of the Eng of the coast. We have here & clear already given (March 2nd), the gist of might be an agitation which would end colonies caused to be a material military for maintaining, economically, our val the various motions on the same, the in bloody resistance to the law. question, and came to be regarded as supremacy.. We annex Fiji, because it amendments and their fate. These spec- Dangaroo use to a point of order to of local and individual interest, to each a necessary point at which to store cost Mr. FH. 0. Donnell (Home Rule), something not of imperial conccra, but is a position of great atategic importance, colony Quly. The result is well known, and naval supplies and as soon as we Our troops wero gradually withdrawn have got it, it simply becomes & burden (with some raid exceptions) from the to our flest, bo use we do not choose to Colonies, and these were left to make prepare to locally protect it, and bemusa their own arrangements. The principle the military forces supplementary to oue has been accepted by the colonists them feet are immovable, and none can be solves, that the defence of each colony derailed to so important a position, We concerns itself only, and should, there took the point as a means of strengthen.. for, be of a purely local character; in a ing our naval position, and our arrange wd, that colonial safety lies in the ments are such, that we mast wasken words-bonus defence. Acting on this, our naval position to defend the point. all the Colonica now have local forces of varying strength and different degrees of efficiency. No attempt, however, has beca made to organize these different Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor of forces so that they might constitute one OPLUM
common system of defonce of the whole ceedings for the relief of Irish distress, look to itself, in disregard of the con bring in a bill to render valid thore-empire. Each colony has been told to and to make further provisions therefor aideration that injury cannot be inflicted He explained that the tulvanens would on one portion of the Empire, githout come out of the fund at the disposal of its reacting on the rest.
The general option of the military mission.
rants, 32 search warrants, and 7 war with the previous sixteen years taking Fears. S. C. P. M. J. & 8. as Totalches, however, we new:
4,280
0,688
1867
3,896
6,290 1874
1875 3,080 1876 4,060 4,546 1877
3,946 4,347 1878
3,803 4422 1879 3,669
3,281
5. This speaks woll for the deterrent effect of the discipline at prenost carried
1876 1 82.. 1
35 119
1871 3
63
2.
56
118
1877
41
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9
53
1978
20
18
4
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this expression.
The Speaker ruled that Mr. Plunkett's language was unparliamentary,
Mr. Blankett submitted to the ruling of the Speaker, and qualified his lan- Mr Alex. Martin Sullivan (Homo Ruler) energetically defended Parnell.
Hon. James Lowther, Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, stated that no case of donth from starvation had occurred in Ireland.
The Marquis of Hartington said the Greek question should be taken rep and settled as speedily as possible. Ha criticised the recent interference of the Topal,...14 201
Government in Turkish inatters as likelyguage slightly, to lead to future complications, and The note is added that no public flog-painted out that the reforms in Asiatic gings have been allowed in 1878-79.
Turkey wore still in abeyance. Speak- ing of the Austro-German alance, he said he thought it would be well for England to look, to her own security He criticised the aunexation of the Transvaal, urged that the population of Afghanistan are now in a worse position than before, and asked for explanations
would, at the earliest moment, state Cabul "He hoped the Government defintely what steps have been taken to relieve the distress in Ireland, and contended that the Government had
existence of Parliament. tion by unnecessarily continuing the
Mr Mitchel Henry (Home Ruler) moved the adjournment of the debate, which was agreed to.
These particulars and a compendions in the Gaol. The success which has botol, on her last voyage, on Christmas regarding the military execations in the Exchequer, then obtained leave to!
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I have already shown we cannot judgo by comparison of the weekly average of the state of Crime in the Colony at any two periods. The explanation of the difference between the weekly averages of two such years as 1872 and 1879 seems to me to be this. During the las year there have been fewer conviction prisoners for short terms of imprisonment than there used to be formerly. Of late morrow, the 12th instant, tween Friend and Nanka while the trip either sent to the Supreme Court where alt appears that a quarrel took place ha-old offenders when apprehended are was lying in Swatow Barbour, and in the they receive long sentences or are sent to beat of paskuthe defendant inflicted with prison for six months, which is the his knife, au incised wound on Nunan, longest sentence a Magistrate can give. from which he died the next day.
Aa habitual criminal now brought be fore the Supreme Court receives a long sentence, say soven years. He thus ap pears once only in the seven years na an addition to the Gaol, but forms an auit In 1870 there were 1708 writs issued in every weekly average during that by the Police Magistrates Court. Of period. Whereas in former years when these, 1,088 were summonses for de short sentences were the rule the same fendant, 154 for witnesses, 2 notices uf to prisoner might appear five or six different hearing; 250 arrest warrants, 21 distress times in one year, and swell up the total warrants, and 179 search warrants. of prisoners admitted during the year. Compare with these the figures for 1878
4. If the number of admissions to the which were total writs 2,932, of which Gsol be any criterion of the state of 2,688 were summonses for defendants, crime, the Colony is to be congratulated 100 for witnesses, 30 notices for rehear on the decrease of crime during the last ing, 85 arrest warrants, distress war-two years, which comparo fatourably
rants for entering gambling houses. into consideration the increase of popu The total number of prisoners brought Intion. The admissions during the last before the Folies Magistrates in 1870 18 years have been as follows :- was 8,705 in 7,000 cases: of these 8,198 Fears. Admissions. Yeare. Adniissions were males, 602 females. 0,758 under 1863. 3,088 1871 3,917 were convicted and punished and 561 1863 .3,033 1872 6,268 females, were similarly dealt with. Of 1864 3,957 1873 the rest 2,089 were discharged, 158 1865 committed for trial at the Supreme 1866 Court, 18 sont to prison pending the orders of the Government, 202 ordered 1868 to find security, 59 to keep the peaco, 1869 186 to be of good behaviour, and 7 to 1870 naswer any charge that may be brought
The City of Peking which arrived hers against them. 37 undecided cases were on the list at the date of this return..
yesterday, left Hongkong, it will be renem
table of the different offences dealt with, attended the adoption of the separato Eve she left Yokohama January 1. are to be found in the Gazte of yester system is in my opinion complete, and weak after leaving that port a case of small I only regret that there seems no near day's date. Referring back, we find the prospect of its more extended application, pox was discovered amongst the Clines figures of 1878 considerably larger. The total number of prisoners that year with a recommendation, made or toy sig day. The patiente vore isolated com- 6. At the class of 1878 in accordance passengers; another case the following "was 10,552 in 9,100 cases. There were gestion by the Gaol Commission, which pletely; all hands on board were vacated prolonged the opportunity for obstruc- the Irish Church Temporalities Com-
convicted 7,100 males and 628 females; sat ander the Chairmanship of Mr Justice on the 11th and 12th The European discharged 2,120 males, 261 females, Snowden, an attempt was made to intro-
Sir Stafford Northcote's bill was then and committed for trial 300 males and 18 duce the separate system on a small scale. pantogers were carefully, kept away from
Northcote regretted that the Marquis brought in anerend a first time, females; 11 men were committed to pri. Two large basement balls which had been the infected part of the ship. Capt. Berry, of Hartington had not given any ex- Ja the House of Commoss the same it is deemed to end, for the greater por son pending the order of the Governor used for other purposes, were divided off Colamander of the City of Peking, was first planationa-touching the attitude of the night, Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Co-tior of our military forons, at the water's 120 were bound over to find security, 1 into 46 cells. These were ready for officer of the City of Tokio when that resa question. There was nothing in the bed on Jun. 10th, that England to terminate at a land line marked on Tiberis in regard to the Hume Rule lomal Secretary, confirmed the report edge. In Australia it has been assumed to keep the peace, to be of good be haviour, to answer suy charge. I copation at the close of 1678. arrived with small pax on board in 1877 cases were undecided at date of report, commenced introducing into them old At that time all passengers wero vaccinated solution necessary..
state of the country rendering a dis-d secured from the King of the Agbo- the map as separating two English co The position sames, on the Gold Coast of Africa, the lonies. Another colony elsewhere, by In 1870, -21 persons were punished for offenders who were constantly returning preferring false charges or giving wilful to Gaol. From the 1st December 1878 immediately on their arrival, and in the must bear its slave of the anent cession of a strip of his sen-board, ex- carefully, and elaborately-drawn da, false testimony; in 1878, 18 only. The to the 30th Novemer 1879, one hundred present case, thinking to make use of the fuched to the toleration of obstruction, tending two miles inland, as a measure doc el it
at the precise as they had not supported the endeavors of presenting die Smuggling of spirits distance of following abstract, of cases brought and the prisoners passed through these experience then gainst, ho had endered of the Government to terminate obstructs the British possessions in the Gold capital! No oficer or man was to bo
miles from under the cognizance of the Police Ma-separate cells, remaining in them from every soul on board to undergo the tion. The great questions, he suid, are Coast by American traders.
compelled ever to march bond that gistrates. Court during a period of to their sentences. They were employed at dooter, and Dr Kindelberger, Medical Tudifficulties of the Porte, added to the fourteen days to six months according to operation. Doctor. Haskell, the ship's still under consideration-the financial
magic line, and could not even be called years, from 1st January 1870 to 31st oakum picking, string making, tailoring apestor of the U. 3. 3, who was pas dithculty in dealing with the question
sight. So far was this principle of local out within it until the enemy was to December 1879 inclusive, is of some, in or any other employment for which they senger, outcurred in the wisdom of this stop
obligation carried at the Capa, that up to wero adapted, and were allowed one No symptoms of the disease were ti hour's exercise in the yard every day, feeled between the above dates and the
tenes of the colony was by teritorial divi 1878 the military organization for the de From the very commencement, es I time of arrival. On arrival at San Francisc anticipated, the prisoners disliked the the vessel was quarantined, the Captais
ions, the inhabitants being organized for only being allowed to
wed to go on shore, The
the internal defence of their respective system and tried every means to escape Chinese were all sent on board a quaran,
divisions. In Now Zealand at this mo it. In the first month there were several tine baik, and the saleen passengers wore
ment no militiaman can be ordered to attempts at aaicide, but I found they kept under observation
for
go weyond the boundaries of the district were a feigned, and as the prisoners did several days, when, all but one got
for which his regiment or company is not get released thereby, but were in through overland, they were allowed addition subjected to rigorous search to disebark. These passengers were
raised. It may be said that we have saveral times each day to prevent them Dr. D. Kindleberger, U. B. N.; Captain
regular troops enough to more to every (Taken at Meiers Falconer & Co.'s Premios, from secroting articles which might A. B. Cook, C. S. Batler, J. W. Glar.
part of the empire when wanted, and facilitate attempts at suicide, they found J. K. Cunningham, W. Wheeler and wile,
therefore it is not, in a naval and mili it wiser to accept the discipline.
F. Scaunan and wife, Mrs Yates, Lieut.
tary sense, objectionable for each part of separato celia vo far from being injurians McNeal, Mrs C. E. Wheeling, J. S. Clark,
parliamentary strings. It must, how. The A. Woods, R. N.; C. Sobalte, Miss S. B.
the empire to tie up its forces with to the health of the prisoners have con Ebulant F. E. Walker, R. N.; AG.
over, be remembered that, when we are acting on the delusive, our small regular
surely not be absorbed at such a time in taking up even imperial positions of pasive defence abroad. If all the rest of our military forces are immerable, our imperial position cannot be made strong at the points where it should be strongest when we recollect that, in order to send a handful of troops to Zululand, we had almost to break up several regiments we, should not be too sure that our only
imperial strain. If it be said that the local military forees, home and Left. colonial, are merely supplementary, it Aug.
terest
Yra Coser. M. Defts. F. Difts. Punished.
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1870 5,936 6,352
$19
1871 0,40 *9,31*· ̄ 1,017
1872 9,950 14,099
1,345
1874 8.079
1873 0,157 10,983
6,311 6,816 12,184
9,162
8,650
*1,480
1875 8,055 8,713
1217.
1876
-9,103 9,402
1,024
.9,745. 972
1877 9,283
1878 9,100 1879 7,009
2771
7,639 7,008 7,008 9,630.. 928 :7,784 8,103 002 5,10
In 1879, there were 206 Coroners cases as against 279 in 1878. Lost yeur 102 Inquests were held; 63 men, women, 17 boys, 15 girls; 11 Euto pean or American, 86 Chinese, 1 Porta-
C. R.
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Simpson, wife and four A. Morgenroth and Lieutenant
alliance
Deaconsfield maintained that the Bul In the House of Lords Debate, Lord of Asutic reforms The Austroterman kuns were an intelligible frontier for ernment, as it is likely to be maducive made a proposition which there was gave great pleasure to the Gor- Turkey, and said the Government had to the peace of the work. ller every reasons hope would bring the Majesty's Government had no wish for Greek affair to a conclusion. tele- the annexation of Afghanistan. The gran just received from Sir Bartle Frers Government had not been remiss it gave promise of the carrying out of a taking what steps in Ireland they scheme of confederation in Bouth Africa. thought necessary, upon the information The Government was opposed to annexa receded, the Government would ask for tion in Afghanistan, and the charges of a bill of indemnity for the loansgranted. erualty against General Roberts were If the object of Shaw's amendment was unsupported by documentary testimony. to register a vote against the fiovern Home Rule ho defined to mean the dis ment, it would not be right that he memberment of the United Kingdom. the Government's proposals garding language of Parnell. He said he was should offer it while he was ignorant of Earl Granville deprecated the strong Ireland.
utterly opposed to Home Rule, but reform in localgovermneat, he thought,
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principle involved in home defence is worthy of serious critical examination.
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guese, and 4 Malay or Indian. The tributed the fewest inmates to the children, R. N. There were 9-white debate on the Home Rule amendment might do much toward satisfying. Irish army is our only arm of attack, it should
figures for 1878 were 103 totul,-78 Hospital, only five having been admit- men, 17 women, G boys, girls, 14ted, viz European or American, 87 Chinese, and
2 Malay or Indian. In 1879 there were tal from 9th to 13th October. buried without inquest 104 bodies, 34 men, 3 women, 37 boys, 2 girls, and 8 | so very much decomposed that the sex was unascertainable. The corresponding figures for 1878 wero-total 90, 28 men, women, 33 boys, and 22 girls, 1 decomposed body buried.
No. 622 Fever" remained in Hospi-
No. 433 "Constipation remained in Hospital from 16th to 20th Sapiombor.
No. 174 "Observation" remained in Hospital from 12th to 16th May
Hospital from 30th July to 11th August. No. 580 "Tonsilitia" remained in
Baxter,
H. A
A. WATTULL,
On Feb. 6, on the resumption of the
to the address,
men.
Lords Bonconsfield and Salsbury were not present at the opening of Parlia
The Queen's reception by the crowd in the street was very enthusi astic. There was the usual search for Guy Fawkes in the cellars of the House of Commons in the morning.
steerige passengers and 1179 Chinese. The wives of the Chief Engineer, the Chist William Shaw, in a speech in support Offer and the Freight Clerk had gone on of the amendinent, said he did not wish, board after being told they ran the risk to condemn the Government for what of being quarantined; they were of care they were going to do in the future, but t friend escaped and was seized with cholera the Goverituent had offered make detained.
A second deta passenger Good
oler for what they had done in the past. If and sont to Hospital where the two original shore and another mas, Eppinger. The instance, at the rate of one per cent, patients were, Hogan, the butcher, got on advances to Irish farmers in the first watchman was next seized. The they might have done much to avert
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No. 116 Diarrhoes" remained in salous was requarantired, and the whole the calamity which is now upon Ireland. OUR PRESENT POLICY OF HOME movable force is prepared to stand an
Hospital from 18th to 20th June
The daily hour's vigorous exercise in association has prevented any injurious
steamer
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT effects which might arise from seclusion, not obeying his ordem and allowing tion has been going on in Ireland for some military raen an of opinion that, for the should be clearly understood to what 9, Eliz, Rickmers,
VICTORIA GAOL
out
returns annexed for the year 1879, are
The following latter from the Super-
dition to their separate confinement. Capt, Berry washimad lized by the manner in which money changes have taken place in the diatri- being clearly defined; but what do Oct.
published in the Gazette for public in formation -
Victoria Gaol Office, Hongkong, March 8, 1880,
Six, I have the honour to forward the usual returns for the annual Blue 'Book. They consist of:
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to not as he had done.
9
11, Pym,
The Captain suspended his offices for greater powers to Boards of Guardinus. there He said that a gradual process of starva- Of the 103 prisoners who passed man to
There was quite a pavio escape, through the separate cells only three in the City, it being alleged that small time. He did not wish the Government defence of the British empire, England they are supplementary. At home no 17, Coldstream, intendent of Victoria Geol, with the have returned to Gaol a second time. pox bad broken Ji Chinatown and
Upon the new Dietary Scale the three in several of the hotels. These state to lavish too much money on public is now relatively weaker than it was at doubt they are supplementary to the Sept, men will get Reduced Poral Diet in adder
ments the Health Authorities were able to works, because the people were demors- the end of the Napoleonic wars. Great regular army, their duties and positions 28, G. Broughton,
and he dismissal is said to be
had been wastel in 1847. It was bution and organization of our military colonial forces supplement? Not a One of the three un has since beeur Williams of Williams and Diomed, the discreditable, to Bogland's greatnces and naval forces, and it is held by many general plan of imperial defence, for no
17, Chili, release, and I see that he is making San Francisco agents of the P. M. S.9. Co, strenuous efforts to obtain bis livelihood admitting that Captain Berry was the people should be reduced to a condition bees, we are, as matters at present stand, ciple on which we rely for ensuring a
that in Ireland three-fourths of the that, however necessary these they have such plan or scheme exists. The prin- 26, Wisat Gler,
23, Palestine, by other than dishonest moans.
beat officer in the employ of the Pacific barely removed from actual famine by dangerously liable to meet with disasters, maximum amount of imperial safoty 26, Bornhard Carl, (for
25, James 8. Stone, 8. I have much satisfaction in stating Mail Steamship Company, said he consid. two or three bad harvests. He kuor, espaially at the beginning of i war with witha minimum of force and expenditure,
ered it his stern duty, under the unpleasant
Swatów) ledged that the pyllem to be solved any of the great powers of Europe is Itself vague. It is shortly expressed 30, Marie Luise, ficers who are now employed in the Gaol, doing what and who from the warden downwards do undoubtedly thought he was acting in the was not insuperable their best to preserve discipline Cases interest of the
of Russia. This danger is discussed in a of the Select Committee of the House 11, Nautilus, в согорацу. It was a las of Sir Stafford Northcote next spoke. very able lecture delivered by Captain of Commons in 1861. Your committee 16, Ellida, of inebriety on the part of the officers judgment, ands, he went too far." The He found no fault with the Irish mem Colomb, R.M.A, at the Royal United auboit that the tendency of modern, 19, Joseph, are almost unknown, and
Captain and officers with gross d Health officer (Dr., WeAllister) there are for complaints of assaults by:
duplicity le bord for caking bis early opportunity Service Institution, and published in the warlato is to strike blown as the heart of 23, Carl Ri ouroraling the Fast of the
drawing attention to so number of its journal. Love of
theory a hostile power, and that it is, therefore, Ritter,
26, Formoss, rance as an attack by a prisoner on an tree an int class passengers, in allowing too matter, but they would be got out of English defence handed down to us desirable to concentrate the troops officer, which is the natural outcome of second cabin-passenger and parties on ing themselves with such points as those assumed necessity of being prepared for Kingdom, as much as possible, and to
between the quarapined side the question of distress by occupy by mivel experience, was based on the required for the defence of the United Dec.
13, Cleaveland, - 2 Return No. 2 is of doubtfn utility bad discipline, and ill usage bus not shore, and allowing two of them to pe dealt with in the amendraash He an tack at any part of our Empire. It trust mainly to naval supremacy for 20, G. F. Mentz,
18, William itɛon, as it is apt to mislead as to the actual happened since I have been in charge of Eppinger, the missing passenger, while distinctly denied that the Government was held that the arrangements for the securing against foreign aggression the 27, M'Near, state of arims in the Colony. A compa the gaol.
quarantined on board the
The City of
Peking had allowed the matter to sleep. The deforce of our Empire could not be con- distant dependendas of the empire." rison of the weekly averages of prisoners
9. There have been only twelve cases long unversation with her. The supereport of the Registrar-Geuers for the fined to only one portion of it, and
was visited by in Gaol at any period cannot give an of corporal punishment for Geol Of ton of the Captain was made with the fall past year, just received, disclosed a very consequently our forces were distributed military forces are, or may be regarded 10, lara,
long
From this it would appear that colonial 9, Singapore, idea of the increase or decrease of crime fences during the last year, and these all knowledge and approval of President extent of land under crops in Ireland because many of the.positions were not not be denied that the power of a fleet. 10, feath (a.).
unsatisfactory state of things. The all over it. In practice it was defective, as supplementary to our fleets. It will 10, Niagara, at that period, for it is a fact, which I occurred before the 8th August last, sinos and tork City. Mr Williams is stated was less than during any preceding ten well chosen. All the colonial positions is in proportion to its absolute freedom † 10; Annie W. Weston,
Company will proceed to prove, that the years in which date there has been no flogging in said that he was convinced of the years. The total value of the prin- occupied by imperial troops had not been from duties of territorial, defence. The 11, El Capitan,
Ist-Statistical Returns of the Prison that I have every confidence in the of- circunstan had done, Captain Berry was a difficult one, but the difficulty possessing a navy, even so week as that in the concluding paragraph of the report No.
of Hongkong for the year 1879,
2nd. Return showing the number of prisoners in Victoria Gaol on the last day of each week of the year 1870,
3rd.--Return showing the slackfice tion of offences for which prisoners were committed to Victoria Caol spective Courts of the Colony during the
year 1879,
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hioh the weekly averages were largest this gaol. have been those in which there was the
10. The transfer of the Gaol Guards negligence and misconduct of the Captain cipal crops for 1879 is estimated at selected for imperial, naval, and military leading principles of naval distribution 13, Ozratos (
16, Deucalion (x) statements made
£28,000,000, against £33,000,000 in reasons, nor were the number regulated may be said to be, firat, off the enemy's 10, James Shepherd, instance the years 1873 1876, and the Superintendent of the Gaol has been
has-been placed
Captaid the preceding year. The potato crop of so mach with regard to militar, mercesi- poagy second, sororing the commanding 1879 The respective averages of the a most beneficial step and the men are in
in command of the number of prisonere confined in Vic not only well satisfied, but seem more an entirely new set of ofloors and men are whereas, its expected yield for 1879 will causes. The very best strategic positions. If this be granted, it is an imperial duty toria Gaal during these years are active in their duties.
on board at the present moment, The 619, 438, and 572; this would seem 11. I have made an attempt during veel was fumigated and scrubbed an Ing darense, Toward the end of last worth, having farned it by the bitter sufficent means for their local defenos Pintshire,
be only 22,000,000 mt, mosi alarm we had taken by force, and know their to secure naval bases, and to furnish te wayrans the inference that in the the past year to increase profitable labour cleaned and painted to the heart's content October, the Irish Government forward experience of great naval war The Can this be done from England alone, Galley of Loras Year 1679 came was more rife than is amongst the prisoners, bat although I of everybody, and, arriving on 1878 or 1878 But this is not ao.
was no till the Bist the 19th ited to the Cabinet jeformation which the Criatan war and Indian mithy found or must we beak the hearty co-opera--Olenergies. For have been most successful as far as I was doally hauled down. On the 5th, two Government took into serious coulders our system still unchanged, Then tion of our brethren in the Colonies? | Harter, the admissions to the Gaol in 1870 are have been able to go, want of room new ous developed themselves on beard tion, inviting the Lord Lieutenant and sudaly dame the invasion papio, If military forces created as supplement- fees than those in 1872 1876, the ad curtails any further endeavours in this the halk, on a Chigamu,
30, the other аде of others to attend in London. The arising from the unexpected declaration ary to naval power are constituted on Malbrek, missions being
direction.
the oilers, They We:8 boil removed th In 1872,.....6,268 admissions,
12. Out of the officers' fine fund. I pital, All the rest wer
were well
The 1878,4,068
* 1879,.......................3,669
the tbas
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purchased a number of amusing and add the present mail do to the Government found that, there was of war by France against Austria, and the principle of immobility (L.,, home instructive books, and now there is for- ot Health appointed a Committee are considerable apprehension of famine the rapidity of it success. We then at defence), the operations of the fleet be
Thus showing that, although the The want of a reading room is very med the nucleus of a good officers' library weakly average of 1879 is larger than much felt, but at present there is no
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Sailing Ferret
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At "Ziverpool
Dianed Biopter
At Hamburg,
Johanna
At Antwerp.'
in some parts of Ireland. They there once fecame aware of the fact that the come dependent on the regulations of Ajax (1)" vestigate the eiraumstances * the violation upon took the precautions, neces forces at our disposal, being united and military forecs rather than on the neces- Agamemnon (5) City of Pding, and to report, at the lezt The Chancellor said that in a bill which abroad of so largs a proportion of them, The naval basen must then be selected, of the quarantine in amnection with thesary nil the meeting of Parliament. inelastic, the permanent quartering sities of the naval work to be done. meeting, where the responsibility flies for he intended at a later period to introduce, left the garrison of the United Kingdom not because they are most suitably Casandra (s.). the outrage, and recommend what measures there would be provisions authorizing dangerously weak. should be taken for its punishment, and for the loal Government Board to authorize been neglected, no reserve had been established themselves regardless of naval
The militia had situated, but because military forces have Hanta the future security of our citizens from the Boards of Guardians to issue. food and provided, and, in spite of the ropeated necessities. There is no alternative beneral Fairchild. Vale of Nith ravages of smallxx through Chinese fuel by way of out-door relief. It would warnings of the most eminent military tween this and a sacrifice of naval power poigration pmpowered and instru od Dr. Maallister also be proposed to allow Boards of authorities, no system whatever had by using sex-going force to protect fixed Superintendent. 13 proced; with the advise of the District Guardians, to borrow money in ex-been provided for the defence of points. Another danger arising from the Sitish Fairy. Montgomeryshire (*.)
that of 1872, the admissions in the for accommodation for such a purposes › mer your are less by 2,599 than in the I have the honour, to be, latter year.
3. I have often heard the remark made during the last two years."Your numbers still keep very high." But as
Sir, Your most obedient Servant,
M, S. TONNOCHY,
The Board of Health also
Highntoor.
At Glasgow.