necessity of taking other means for bringing it to the notes of your directors,
I remais, Sir, your obedient servant, To the great scandal and infamy of the said Horace Harrington Nelson, to the evil
*** Jour PMAN.'
* No. $258.—Max:18, 1280.;
nation and drunkenness against the cook of that versot, one adward Burton...
The Captain produced the official log lo show the entries against the accad Defendant was shipped in London as cook and baker on the stester, and the entries in drunk at Port Said, drunk in the Burzing, and sainst the peace of our Borel Ospal, also at Bocotre, again in the Bay of Lady the Queen, her Crown and Dignity," Bangal, and lastly.In the port of Hongkong.
-
M+Francie ploted out that oven grant ing-which he did not de-thai this was a
THE
CHINA MAIL.
deprive the defendant of any right he had responsible. There certainly should be nor to limit his ozercise of it. Did Mr some rale or strict check, we admit to liel, there was nothing to connect it with Hayliar object to the defendant being prevent raspables betog plot forked into him in his capacity of Mauagor of this Bank. silowo i to plead in this way! Fle thought satisfied that thɛare la i
responsible public offices; and, we are not It was not eat forth that the letter charged Me Hayllar did not object, him with doing things which his position
it was only common escre He quite
3
the log-book went to show that he had been Paramplò of all others like orvos offerido manager of a Bank made it wrong for him agreed with bis, learned friend that tolong.ED. U tauch rale in this Camp Ghazni, April 22.On the limits are confined to the ronda named,
to do
a
agulat Me Nelson. If the defendant had letter wirinally contained three charges
of
an armed gathering, other tribesmen, who day's jaunt for them as can be had hers,
lent, atd. 04 one or more occasions rofured complainant in the Police Conit as the port | gutent that the information be qusated on 9D50 that he should be allowed to pload / ened in convection with some Post Of Position held by the enemy twenty-th any miles as you like, by tolerably
to
the
Defendant, in his own behalf, questioned
that he (the asptain) had been four times tried for manslaughter. Also,
he did not run away
Celtic Monarch, and Howard Dallman, second officer of the same vessel, corrobo rated the testimony of the captain.
mante Mr Pitman made in
wou'd be the lat
Mr Francis referred his Lordship to theed to the same oad.he letter all tend-hoNair, Hou, T. Sheiford, Dr Little, Dr of the enemy spreid broadcast over the laugh again in welcoming the stranger. defania to know if he had not told theth the Attorney-General, Mr T. C. Lase of the Queen ?.: Istes, (Can's Griminal person in the world, as Counsel for the pro P. F. C. Bishop and Dr Row,country. The protection of the baggage No, out on the country road in-China, that he would go for the wages of the no represented by Mr J. J. Francis, instructed herein one James Yates contion, to take any objection to the defend Found dead" with regard fo the body of miles to Nani after the engagement and the gets in the snarling of the hungry native
But
i saplain denied these points. In Conclusion, the defendant admited having been interfested on two occasione, and urged in extenuation that be was very iil for several days, and that the Captain had accused him of stealing the Laicken' tat
The Court found the prisoner quilty, and sentenced him to forfeit six days' pay and
for neglect of duty.
by Mesars Brereton and Wolton.
Notics of motion had been given by the Counsel for the defence, and that motion now came on for disposal. The motion was to the effect that the information be quashed on the following trouads (—
berein
Was
1. That the alleged libel, the lottor It was there ruled that the more getting When we see how things stand we can put steamer Plato, and it is due to this lady to and 115 wounded. The following are the a good field-glass, they only appear
set forth, is not prima facie libellous, and that there are no sufficent allegations and innuendoes showing in what serum, if
the asid letter is defamatory.
to go to gaol, with hard labor, for 14 days, nh; That the alleged libellous letter is in alleged to be a libel may be read two that what was written under heat is one of the departure of Sir Andraw Clarke/nors, Lient Stewart, second, Punjab top of it, he would made a fortune in no
SUPREME COURT.
IN CRIMINAL 'SESSIONS. (Before His Lordskip the Chief Justice,
A
Bir Johu" "Smale.) : Tuesday, May 18th.
THE CHARGE OF LIBEL AGAINST JOHN PITMAN,
Ws that as libel in the Lordship: World (a augh),
Mir Francis: No. It was a charge of libel on the ground that he bad alleged of
certain gentleman that he was a destroyers of game and a seller sad deales in the same, forth of two words wi hout innuendo was insuficent.
The Obief Justice: Quite so. Where there is an ambiguous phrase, where what ways, it was only fair and necessary that the meaning of which complaint is made, the libellous interpretation, should be set forth; there must be au averment that it was in the libellous sense that it was written. In Tator'a case it was clear there were two meaning: and the innuendo had to be up- On the Attorney General taking bia acat, plied. There were men who were licensed to Mr Francis asked to be allowed to again re- destroy game, many man licensed to deal in for to the motion, which he had just But the ithel was not taken by the mentioned at the opening of the Court, pernon
mon of whom it was written to mean that Mr Francis wont on to say that the aphe was one of those would anybody so plication
this loformation on
information what the libellous moaning of
not set forth with sufficient certainty and precision.
"D. Upon the ground of duplicity,
4. That the sold Information is so framed as seriously to embarrass the defen dant in his defence thereto."
game.
A
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matter of Taos by R... H. A. and one additional native brigade the eight of beautiful clear water,
CAPTURE OF GHAZNI.
if he wishes to become owner of a pony, Simla, 23.-The following has been re- selved from Ceneral Stewart by heliograph carded griffin for $20, and koop it at ho can purchase an old moke or à dis- through General Ross' camp--
|livery for a few dollars per month But nineteenth the division under my command and the same old track has to be taken The Chief Justice said that might be
while marching from Mushaki encountered each time. There is no such pleasant
of Andarin, Tarakis, Singapore.
Suleiman Khoys and (The portion of the letter given fu Itationery apposito argument at another stage of different defence to these three parts
(Straits Times, May 8.)
nambored some 15,00 men horse and foot where you can go for ten, twenty, or an That during these period; he was very lush are those underlined by the Consel for the the case, it might be a point with regard to the letter, the whole of which was charged
the evidence, but it did not apply in an ar- against blin as a libel, it was only common Another Commission of Luquiry is threat.
Preparation was made to attack strong obey orders.
tions on which the prosecution mainly the grounds set forth by the learned these different defences, But he did not question, but what it is about is a sipas thres thousand fanatical swordsmen poured
iniles Hich-rd Frankland, obiel officer of the relien.]
good roads; and there are no such Bouth of Ghassi, when a body of some pleasant spots by the way where the Donutsl. It would he s matter for const-res that the plaires cortions. The three into the outbreak of trie Beii beri disease either flanks of our line.
could have divided] Jicial secret, O'Malley) instenoted by the Aating rowna libel not only on Mr Nelson but on Mr portions were only one libel; the threes ate in the Criminal Jail consiste of Maja lasted one hour, after which the entire body where the attendanta laugh and bow and
The Attorney-General (Hon. E. Ideration afterwards whether the letter was the letter up into t
The Commission of Inquiry down on out troops spreedlug out beyond traveller can rest and refresh himself The fighting at a nice clean and comfortable tea house, Solicitor, Mr &. B. Johnson, of Messra Nelson as an officer of a certain corporation. Sharp, Toller, and Johnson, proscented;
M. O. Its report is shortly expected prevented pursuit by the cavalry. The the natives look at the foreigner with a Hayllar, Q.0); and the defendant was Dases, Vol.
The Coroner's Jury returned a verdiet of division, however, marched forward nine malicious eye, and the only salute he aut having every opportunity of presenting the fullest defense. There was not the German named Krüger, found a short day before yesterday, the twentieth, the xl.htest
doubt that his Lordship's view was time ago in Tysteall grounds, and the advance cavalry entered Ghazal. Over one cars. The country round Shanghai la quite right.
Police Inspector who took charge it first thousand of the enemy's dead we e counted flat, and uninteresting the near at hills The Chief Justice: Then lot this motion and had it burled, has been suspended on the ground and their loss in killed and are miles away, and can only be seen and over without prejudice, and then the from duty.
wounded is stated to be two thousand pleas will to no prejudice to the motion Mrs Auson left for Penang in the Colonial The casualties on our sido were 17 killed Raos Course, where, as viewed through from the top of the Grand Stand at the the whole matter in such a shape as best to say that no more popular hostess has ever wout ded-Lieut. Yourg, aluateenth Hen male heaps If anyone could transfer present the case for hearing,
presided in Government House, and that gal Lancers, dangerously, biel Lara, Suwayams to Shanghai, and start A Mir Hayllar: Precisely.
her unfailing courtesy and kindness of H. A., severely, Liens, Colonel The Chief Justice: ront say one thing heart h have endeared her to every member fifty-nine foot, Yorke, nineteenth Fenge refreshment bar and a box of dice on the
the community. thing, not justifiable but excusable; what
After
cavalry, all lighted doing well.
No officers were time. The resident of Shanghai, when is said afterwards and premeditatedly, that a strong and influential Committee was killed; all the forma another libel in the mind and Inton farmed for the purpose of adopting some
be comes to Japan, hails the first view of sion of the writer, and, as this Act puts it, Testimonial is appreciation of his eminent the late action Goueral Stewart ways the
ther par loulera of its beautiful billa with the ory,That's Allahabad, 26 wakes it a subject mater for very serious services as Governor during his short stag
the first bill I've even seon for years," consideration afterwards.
here. Sufficient funds were exbugribed, ek. De had with him as advanced and he wishes he was shore to mee
were drawn up across his line marob. Mr Francia: Either in mitigation rag- but what shape the Testimonial should take force one brigade of infantry, Bad Panjab whether he hasn't forgotten the way to gravation.
seems to have been The Chlef Justice: Either in mitigation and it fell into abeyanos.
Uavalry, 19th Bengal Lancers, &. B. battery climb one. Again, he is overjoyed with or a gravation. Either, then, the spirit in last, however a meeting of the Committee, not named, but probably 58th foot, Srd washing upon the sandy beach, a pretty which the thing was done would be taken Dr Little in the chair, was held, and into amount as
was Goorkhas, 2nd Sikhs, 19th Pujah Infantry. serious aggravation or- Bn Mr Fraucis: Your Lordshi is thraxter-take the form of a portrait, to be bung in Ghaziz rushed down, overlapping our flauka; wangpoo, Yangtze, or for a great part ily resolved that the Testimonial should & our troops advanced to the attack 3000 contrast to the dirty muddy water of the
The Secretary was re- ing the defendant if he pleads justification, the Tewall.
the cavalry behaved splendidly, and by of the Coast of China, Thera-no- Mr Francia. You have no bouit, of Messrs Ciuthrie & Co., the original succeeding. The enemy fought with most away from home for two or three days at a right to say such a thing-
Chairman of the Committee, with a view to determined bravery, General Stewart aay time, except by house-bosts sailing up the Mr Francis: It looks very like: ik
the selection of an artist.
ing he has seen nothing to compare with Hwangpoo or the Boochow Creek. Fors The Chief Justice: Iy that if the de-
that ash except when the rebel Sepoys brief period they enjoyed railway trips truth of his letter, it then become a coul fendant comes forward and pleads the
(Singapore Times, May 10)
charged the Black Watch at Bareilly during
Our infantry were steady from Shanghai to Woosung, but now mutiny. His xosllency the Governor received throughout the severe hand-to-hand fight premeditated statement by the defendant,
the railway is torn up, and it is quite and his doing so comes to be a matter for the heads of Departments this afternoon in ing, 2nd Sikhs being particularly men disheartening and disgusting to see half-
the Colonial Secretary's Qfoc.
tioned. The horma artillery did great a-dozen or more antiquated wheelbarrDWE Hi-Yei-Kan left the roads at daylight yes getting within 300 yards of our guns. Yur
His Imperial Japanese Majesty's corvette exreation, but onnid not prevent the enemy on the old railway track, although that terday for the Mediterranean.
mesas of locomotion le fast enough for Cavalry suffered worst Lient. Young, 19th The United States man-of-war, Swatara, Bengal labours, being fearfully ent. Nearly the Celestiala. We never knew or heard arrived here from Point-de-Galle this mornall wounds are from knife cats, proving of anyone who came on a trip to Japan how severe was the fighting during the hour who did not enjoy it immensely, and The wreck of the Dutch barque Lise, it lasted. Young's horse bolted with him, who was not loth to leave this country which was offered for 3616 by Messrs. what the regiment was ordered to charge, and go back to the mud-flat on the all the other which were in the latter
down at the sum of $8,000. bat which he did not charge as defa
the enemy retreated onr European dead visitora from Shanghai was less than Mr Francis: it does not necessarily fal- Majr Goneral Auson was a passenger by were buried on the ground by the Chaplain, Unts! matory. I be did so, the defendant was low that it is to be taken as an aggravation, the P. & C. steamer Ranger on Saturday Me Warneford. In this Botion all trib usual, on account of the cholera scare ertainly greatly embarrassed. His embar. It any be taken as a mitigation, inasmuch for Penang, the Lieutenant-Governorship engaged were from the country south of which then prevailed; but this year we rassment arose both with regard to the plead as it enables him to
what ground he had for him. he should call. The ground on which the halieving, that what he wrote was true,
A "Resident" thus writes of General and spirits, though they have experienced whole criminal proceedings of England was The Chief Justice: it will be tak na Anson's short reign in the S
much difficulty in getting supplies owing to
· Hayllar : I don't know that.
the inhabitanis all alo the line of
R band was that there abould be so auch an aggravation or extenuation of the offence
THE New York Sun, disenwing possible A Rato-payer" in your issue of Batur from blabgar having deserted their villages results of cutting through the Isthmus of He can enter embarrassment to the defendant. still is the Acting Chist Manager andThe Chef Justice:
us the facts turn out, but it is a deliberate day, expresses his natural and just ludigna obedience to orders from hostile leaders, Panama, says: To the Gulf Stream in Travelling Inspector of the said Banking nolle proseque at any moment.
that
tion with General Auson, whore reign, who for twenty days previous to the engage- the Atlantio, and the Japan ourrent in the Company and was inspecting the said Mr Hayiler: No doubt, but your Lord-foto on the rules of criminal proceedings repetitia of the libel
different charges
Mir Francis: With your Lordship's por- thank God, is now over. Having brought ment marched their force parallel to our Pacific, Western Europe on the as part, Branch office of the said
ship'e words conveyed more, I thought them shoul Company
should be juized i
lin one indictment under miselou i vill withdraw the present endless trouble and disgrace upon the rfht flank at several miles distance, --Victoria aforesaid; and that John Fitman, that
Colony, the ill advised man closed bis by dominating their tribesmen and keeping north as Bitka and Vancouver's Island, on
distance, there
and the Pacific Coast of America as far contriving and wickedly, maliciously and
out, ove some particu ar osses promotion.
by statute. se smbiguity or dupli-
His Lordship: Well and good.
Career by a aunch of folly of which oven he at the same time close to
to the hills, where the unlawfully
ety was all wed in orimisal proceedings the untending tả nggon and to
was then, after some converátion, Hornes
aki acarcely have been thought capable, we could not have followed them. The the other part, ens respectively their because it was gaines the interest of the de- greed that the Counsel for the defence He borrowed the Miharjah's carriage for the Hazaras too on out right Bank, though resultant effects of crops of ouresis, florn, remarkably temperate climate, with the him in his good
fendant. The aule ground and basis of should prepare his ples and furnish them
and the Grand Jury rental in you, and if you these rules was that tho o uso of the defend to the Counsel for the prosecution, who cargas, should in nowise be embarrassed. caso came before the Court again, whether e submitted that in the parsin far class they had any replication to make; that to the meantime bir Piemin should not be se. raigned, but that the bail ($500) be az- tended,
Was &
John Pitman was chargodosse No. 5 | appulostion tople one. It was kon—and it had to be ast forth in the
on the list, with libel. This is the Caso the ground that it was bad in lar. (Mir
wblob' cócupied the attention of the Pol de Court on the 81st March and 7th, 21st and 23rd April, when full reports” – were given in our columns. The information was as follows
At the General Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court held at Victoria for the month of May, 1880; the Court is Informed by the ttorney General on behalf of our Sovereign Lady the Queen that Horace the false, scandalous, malicious and defa matory fibal hereafter mentioned was and still is in the service of a certain Insarpor ated Bauking Company carrying business under the direction and under tho
Francis beran to read the information.)
The Chief Justice: Have you had notice of this motion, Mr Attorney?
1 The Attorney-General : Botim
have had no
The Chief Justice: Then prove your service of notice, Mr Francis, by affidavit.
The Attorney General, having consulted with Me Johnson: I supioformed that notice has been served upon the Crown Solicitor, which I presume must be taken as the same
the worda
Wat.
The
.Mir Francia: The rule extended thus far, the deff Justice; Im not threatening quoted to communicate with Mr Thom ebarging prevented the flanking wovement opportunity for people in Shanghai to go
Nos only if the words were ambignons had the information plainly to set forth which of the meanings was complained of as a libel on's man in his business it had to libel, but if the words were charged as show how they were said of him, or how they applied to him, or what they repre- Jented him
'fu hia' bualuoss which was a libell. He submitted that the libel must be precise and defuite, that it was obarged not competest for the learned Attorney
could
dofam
merious conaiiloration afterwards.
Harrington Nelson at the time of publishing thQuiet Jantice: "And you appear on it. angers to charge as a libel a long letter, I witness coming into a court of justios to i
Tho
pear on it
Court do .ld not under any circumstanos be Mr Francis; Aud such a statement fa
dealt t with as a a libel. A defendant or his justify an alleged libel, are protected in
be prosecuted or sued at
Jaw.
The Attorney General: "No, I don't sp
of for the Attorney part only of which was or erst to evorg way, and we er un circumstances ing. She is on her way to Uhina: The Chief Justice: Then the motion fury was
sat out, mocording to the ordi
ordinary role
rule of Chief Justics: And his "Going, so proceedings, the words which be The motion is unopposed.
alleged wate
the
control of a Board of Directors in London has to be hoard exparte. Go on, Mr Francis.rii detamato F, and to omit would be taken into acconut as aggravating Meslister & Do. last Friday, was kncaked | right into the middle of the Ghazis. After Hwangpoo. Last year the number of
and
Mr Francis continued reading the in- formation.
Mr Bayllar: I appear for the prosecu
my Lord. The Chief Justice: Under the imme.
or mitigating his offence.
under the style of the Chartered Merosutile Bank of India London and Olins, having a branch establishment or office aforesaid amongst other placus at Victoria whereat the said Horace Harrington Nelson And still holds the office or post, gandreted diste direction and control of the Attorney mes which he should make and the evidenos ( be believed, and show to what extent of which Colony will again be assumed by Giant, The troups are in capital bedth hops to see many of them.. at the time aforesaid and long before held
and still conducts the duties of manager; General, and under his power to step la at and that also befre and at the time any moment, aforesaid one William Jackson was and
and vilify
Me
The Attorney General: I can, of course, enter a nolle prosequi at any moment, bat-
The Chief Justice: And much mor
than that here, you have the functions of
forbade that even two
For
It
A
Straite
route
and in his office or post of Manager of the find that there is not ass be ore you. ant, in pleading and in mooting these would then be prepared to say, when the diating to rnglishmen and, I believe, I much inconvenience; they burned all the axistence of human beings." Now it is said Branch establishment of the said with which you are justified in going to and to bring him into scandal, infamy and jury, it is your duty to eater a nolle pro disgrace with the said William Jackson
Banking Company at Victoria aforesaid
and the Bald Board of Directors, and to causalsar conception of my
The Attorney General: I have:
Very him to be esteemed and to be, by
duly in tho the
matter. said William Jackson and the said Board I don't know that I altogether subscribe to
takon
The Chief Justice: (oxcitedly): I dont uk you. I have given you my opinion never heard of the word subscribing"" to a judge's ruling.
The Attorney General: I was only to I you what mine is.
of Directors, a falov, scandalung, mischiev all your Lordship says. ona, impertinent, corrupt and negligent person said one not fit to be employed by the sald Banking Company a ruch Manager as aforesaid, ad to deprive him of the emolumenta arising from the said offico afterwar's, to wit on the 29th day of March LA. D. 1880, unlawfully, wickedly and mali- ciously did write and publish and cause and procure to be written and published in the form of a letter to the anid Walliata Jackson, a certain false, wicked and malicious defamatory libel of and concern
ing the sald Horace Harrington Nelson and
of and dancering him in huis said oflies. and. of his condues and character in relation
thereto acording to the tenor and offset following, that in to say:
8 Peddar's Hill
**1 Hongkong, Mar. 20, 1880.
16 William Jackson, Leq,
* Assistant Chief Manager,
Bearetary, do do, do,
* Chartered Mercantile Bank
of India, deo Son Syn.I have awaited your
arrival to notice, for the information of bring to your
tell
tador
Elis Lordship mali ; I must say that JĮ wish this bad bean an action, and then the Jury would have been the Judge and not myself. It is a thing for the common conse of a jury to deal with
The Sessions were then adjourned till to-morrow at 10 am; all the jurors having bean all-wed to go at harf phat ton, when the argument on the points given above promised to take all day, none of the other cases on the roll could be gone on with.
CORRESPONDENCE.
of cases to which that now before the Court beloogad a special plos was given to the defendant which he was gatition to use, and he was also entliled to have the information so framed that be might use that plea to the best advantage. If the information was purposely framed throw obstructions in the way of the defondant that plea or to decrease
natog the benefit to him bis deing that plea, then embarrassment of the defence was The Chief Justice: Go on, Mr Francis. established, and it was for the Court, be Mr Francis: Before going further, my submitted, to deal with is in this as a ord, I would ask whether this is a pabila way as with a duplicity of ples or au prosecution taken up by the Attorney formal charging of 190
affeuses General in Rama
of the Orown, or whether one informa
to one information would have ba it is a private
proesoution.
the dealt wit
information o The Chief Justice
with,to quash that the prosecution is instracted by the plead justification in this caus because &
I can only tell you to o order it to be amended. He could no
not
Crown Bolicitor,
umber of things were alleged to be libelo the prosecution is instructed by privata of the meaning in which they were taken, But I beliers, my Lord, regarding which there was no avermout Mr Francis: aglicitors. I call attention to this because no averment of the meaning in whe
S12-In your report of the proceeding ander 6 and 7 Vic, Lord Campbell's act
at a Coroner's inquest held pesterday on the defendant in the case of a private proverments he could not plead to them. He steersman of the Hongkong and Whampoa they were said to be libele. Without such the body of Lo Afuk, the unfortunate secution is entitled to his coats; it is not submitted the charge of libel said to be Duck Company's atsam launch Stag, whe so in a public prosecution.
contained in this letter should have been lost his life on Saturday last by getting The Chief Justige: What in the date of divided into three differsut parts,lat, jammed between the launch and the Canton that?
Mr Franola † 1843-44.
was reference to the conduct of Mr Wharf, occurs the following parapraph:-
During the The Chief Justice: Then fils the law of Nelson at the Chamber of Commerce, sa
propied
there was con- pablis man, what he said in a speech as a siderable
by this Colony
public meeting: 3ad, there was äzeference
hat I know I see.
there
OUR ACTING CORONER. To the Editor of the “Chira, Maik,”
Hongkong, May 18th.
to prevent it, A Rato-paye:" would will ogly have leat his own palanqula for the
occasion.
IMPORTANT TELEGRAMS
FROM INDIA.
DETAILS OF THE CAPTURE OF GHAZNI-IMPROVED SITUATION
IN AGMANIS. AM.
deserted villages and consumed supplien that would otherwise have come to 26. Ghazni hasit is in a wretched condition, and the walls are in absolute disrepair; i could not nor stand for an hour against modern Artailery.
wolk be
the
enggesting no more than what has been Air William Herschel, Hartwig, and hot. predicted by such authorities as Humboldt, George P. Maroh (fan and Nature?), H wo venture to allude to the possible in mediate result of the operations of cutting the proposed canal. This is nothing more LIFE IN KOBE AND SHANGHAL
nor less than the precipitation of the Gulf Stream into the Pacifle through the tow (Hiogo News.)
opening; the added insrease of temperature eansed by the When in Shanghai, you often hear the in different directions) of this mighty current passage side by side (though romark that Japan is the boat place to The following interesting and Important live in that is to be found in the East; withdraws from Western Europe of
and the sorresponding Japan stream and telegrams from Indian sources are latur but when you come to Japan you find causes which make that country habitabla than those brought on from Singapore by many people who look upon Shanghai as through the temperate character of its
olimate. the last English-mail and comitesby later this most desirable place. The reason is Puget's Bound is at present that of Char
A the winter temperature. of than those contained in the Indian papers that people consider the two places from leston, S.U., it may
imagined that to hand by that opportunity; they embody different points of view. The resident under the new order of thing hit would in Shanghai who la tried and wearied become almost tropioal. Meanwhile, Great the particulars of the desperate engagenuen by the monotonous round of business Britain, Germany, and France would pro which resulted in the taking of Ghatus during the day, and nick of the muddy would be nothing for the inhabitants
enter a sew ice-period and there wach was telegraphed to us in a word flat of malarious soil without any attrac
tive features, or any pleasurable resorts, Wastern America, Our own eastern shores to do bat to emigrats to these countries to by Reater on thỏ 24th ult. -----
looks to the land of the Rising Sun as a would be little better off. New England paradise and wishes that his lot had would be left completely Font in the poldr fallen there; he hrara enthusiasts who New York would becomes western are in love with Japan, and who wish Petersbury and Pennsylvania would derive they had never left it, speak of it as a the only satisfaction of her life from the Garden of Eden, and although they have existence of her ooglfelds" never been in the latter place, and their
i post show that the particulare, the indisputable fact is ever belonging mostly to the Datam
AFGHAN AFFAIRS. Cabul, April 31-The captured gues now en route to india reached Jagduliuok on the 20.3, and we.e to proceed to Pezwan on the let light disturbances on the Latband. Judullusk shows signs of
From Kandahar.urther
the Board to porn in London, the con. Mr Franos; Were it not be the date of to vertalis tranfvotiong in, which the late her persons present. It was not in very good duas of your IRB OF reason, thought | it is so made by the ordinanos of 1854, sec. the roforonos to Mr Nelson as a traffickerience. What prompted this abalíttun of the perpetrators of the outrage numbered before him that Japan is a country of 1 tere, Mr Nelson, who, it; my Lord, made the law of this Colony, Honto was concerned ; and Brd, there was but the Act. Coroner passed it by in † the attack on the Dabrairie 409ounts of comparison may not coincide in several
without any
at &
the
Hongkong 8 (read). I submit that we are entitled to
mirth
Quotations. Boxowa, May 18.
19 onth. 6:40
of Commerce, on the 23rd alto. know what position we stand in under the The Chief Justice: Not as a "desler in ither in the subject to cooking wribes on Arghestan, and lost 12 Filled and beautiful ecenery, a fine climate, inbabited | OPIUM,-Now Fitna, paah, 77.8680,52***
Umber to indulge in a false and slanderous attack upon the coupled inth come imperiinine rE- marks about His Excellency, the Governor of the Colony,
Not only do the expressions that he made use of warrant the above description of them, but they were sittered, with Làn] evident animus, to which friends of wine who were presant are ready to testify
**** Mr Nelson in a member of the Cham
local ordinance before we proceed further.
The Chief Justice: As it stands at pre- Bant, the Crown Solicitor prosecutes.
Mr. Francis:-1 may be going too far,
but may I suggest to your Lordship to ask the
question
The Ohlef Justice I certainly will not. I find the Crown Solicitor Goting in this matter as prosecutor, according to his usual
Mercentile Bank. Consequently, any un fa
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appears to have been a most
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18 wounded. The ringleaders and others by an interesting and happy people, and implicated are known. The affair has used he longs to be able to get away from considerable stir in the neighbourhood; bas Shanghai, if only for a flying visit to "Me Fraboin: My contention is that the exhibition, witbont imputing bareful l-is-nos-e
farther disturb Fapit. Every year large numbers of latter may be read as containing three particular person; but, from commenta
to ay dahabad, April 25-On 20th, the Ko and return again to business pursuits in people come over here for a month or so, soparats and distinct assertions.
which I have heard on wil hands during the bistoni Mullicks attended private durbar The Chief Justice: Labellous assertions. Me Francis: I will not admit that,
day, referring to this matter, I epins that held at Cabal Gholam Hyder presented Shanghai thoroughly delighted with their the general public would like to know fetter bearing the sigastures of Barwar trip, reornited in health, and over ready The Chief Jundice: But will other men something more than has been published. Khatt Farwam and Mir Butaha, besides all to persuade their friends to make s ber of Commerce in virtus only of his Sir Francis: Then I again anbrit, my compable of being so read without in our Courts of Justice, but it is seldom that isyder spokesman on thefe beaulf and pro- other hand, the resident in Japan, so of common sense read it as you do? Is is ludiquitiad sosses are not uncommon in others of any position, nominating Gholam pleasure trip to Japan. Then on the office local Manager of the Chartered position He entitled to know
the defendant ought not to be left quendi t
legal tribunal, constituted for the express using to follow the party now arrived in long accustomed to its beautiful scenery Me Francis: My position is this--I-ang publin act of his in the Chamber who is prossufing Your Lordship bas entitled to pload-1 do not say whether I purpose of gusaidering the circumstances cabal, if these report that they were well and all its natural advantages, does not reflects directly upon the Bank; aud it, the power to any that the Court will not) um motug to plead or not—to each allegation creatura, de, enerates luto something akin } cúpture between them dud the British an appreciate them so fully, as be ought,
which a brought about the death of a fellow- create. The letter expressed regret at the thus the clear right and duty of the Directors allow the case to to protect themasives against the discredation is given, and your
until this informas go.
joatification, and that this allegation is crits to a common tap-room. Aka pres in substance and fact, and that it
hoped
ift would soon terminster Lepel and the quiet say going monotony of resulting from ach condust as that of år sedent for it (tarning to
was for Wishing to elicit Ake real ca
cause of snob rittin kap chand his pleasu o at meeting the every day life, and the limited amount of ele think is right side that you should of whole estar being pub a would great commercial part of as The Chist Junkloo] I have no intentione pubo good that it should be published, extraurdinary conduct in the presence of Malhcks and mured them of the friendly business, make him think of Shanghai, be made That Mr. Nelson, (again in Mr Francis: If your Lordship deals in show the different allegations which we in your report was caused by the ridiculous tents of she written paper and expressed all its disadvantages One striking fea innuendo and not divided in any way to that the "considerable bilarity alluded to singularly manly och reiterated the con having advantages which counterbalance virtue of bit offics as your representative) that way with it, there is nothing more to have to deal with and which are said to incompetency of the person who was sup the perfect willingness of bluself and those tore which is one of the first impres has long carried on fatter, active, and he said. I thought your Lordship was sug be libellous, senseless opposition to the Governor of the goating a doubt as to
em unable so to plead, and posed to interpret the evidense, combined with him to comply with our wishes in every sions fixed on the mind of everyone who Colony. I cannot believe that such a po
The Chief Justice right to do so.
I cannot see why
with the childish simplicity of the Acting respect. La reply to question by Me Griffin ey is in keeping with the traditions of your was not an action at law.
The Chief Justice: You can plead not Coroner? It is perfectly certain that if Mr he sald they had been far more hospitably has seen something of the people of both Bank, but, even if it were, nothing couldfe Francis convluded
guilty to the whole; you can then plead Northcote permitted considerable hilarity trusted in debity than they had hoped, It canntries is that the Japanese are a reading of justify his gibe in a public saccufation about the information. Then, after the words Jossain so far so a certain portion is to be manifested by persons in Cours in a is satisfautory to learn thist the ssembled | jovial, happy and cheerful roos of people, the friendship with which His Excellency that is to say?
4o far sa and so was set forth a letter concerned you can find the other petion is asrivas case of this unture, without sum- abiets had received a short time before they and moreover are delighted to ses for the Governor has honoured me for the last three-fourths of which was not defamatory, plesy and so gut › same or another
down the asme, he is not left Kohistan a circular from Abdul Rahoigners either when they meet with them marily putting Afteen years There was no loroendo, no fedation of
*15 Further-Froovita
Mr Francis was doubtful whether this for the post which has been thrust man; so that whether the contents were in the streets of a busy city like Osaka, that having what
upon him and perhaps a worthy Gover friandly or otherwise to our for in a quiet village in the country. defendants took the letter HADZO the
nor will take steps to prevent any further had no effect in
· regard to Mr. Riglaonča prabio® PORNO-BE-0062}; or any part of 15, or wished it to be / could be done. In civil case it
is the barisaque being played out in the
What a contrast there is in life in Shang- pubilo
Allahabad, alant fromation of how they had libeiled BIRT
ill be as follows swart place no doubt there is a greater amount probably will b not ope allegation in sesication, that he could plead to the information in
ention that he and Tis. If his Lordship: held, RADICAL
seniority of business than at any other port in the far as we can learn, the unasemly mes command, by firtue of his laughter came from the Portuguese Jurors, of the theant Cebursed why buy forces. Be Far East, and money grabbers consider Manager of the Bank or sa showing
Arrives at aw the harst and intration was to injure him in that sagacity:
Will join General Romant cerki seal to devote that ungicidad There was no vetment whatever
Mr Hayllar referred his Lordship to helpless Boundering of the person called on from Teak of explaining it could injere him plendon Esables that the pleading respondent that this Acting
Starkey, Rec. which refered to the
So Boa Loterpreter and falling so more Hydabad, when the combined foros will much life in the place after all, and Ably in his tanke. We agree with CRF Corestia the Layar ales, returning to Cabut is any pleasure in visiting. A drive urn entward through The warded and foreigners have no retreats which there Information Tablovewald remember thạk in un would follow the same viriucipla vadon to hlams in allowing sten indecorous / by way of banki, kimyahidabad and out to the Bubbling. Well and round: (Taken at Mare Falome & Chi Priklith':
Coronary For libel there must be sit Mr Francis ad the replication was conduck in face of
Ubarasiah. The oroo at the last place chefew words were written or Per diffrent log tom the defendant will ever have any respect to the withdrawne har Ganeral Boas retheawer, or down to the Campwith | sporel, 183
words sald to contain the plea Twell for you about Mr
attractive bars, poker dicg, and drink Also it not been for his imputent been comicronis df.a man in his bnglive
mind) Ebel, and
Ilbol was
Khan and several O filhas no respect for its own dignity. Logas. Yusuf said to have
several firdare out 116is the only programme for a Bano His Lordship leaving consulted the au This is trus of al Consis, superior and are with General Rood. Muis: Klund wan publot skade selon mua maltin moshing of any special assaulty the allegations and thorities said, the was galte atleted the inferion We have deleted a portion of our present at a quod beyond Chanal, but day's outing in the ouse of moet the Dou ferred to a white sellher bin relations to intendoos had to be made which con pleadings for ariminal would precisely Jal correspondent? letter in which he lays where abouk heb now is not known pro foreigners at the commercial capital of myself nor any Fantacion I have ever had nested theol Eth that P be believed he could justify if he #90: to: twins or thrice, explainedhave:before, Colonel C. Jolinson is 10 becsive founl rank sport în riding with the founds for those
on faresh low those of civil aste. The defendant a with the Bank bed giren
to Berut. Chind. True, Indeed, there is plenty of Termokar bim the alighat particule capacity or businom pretext or justificktion, r
would select such portions of his letter as burlesque of the foremos the blame of the bably he will be cured
he criticised
the se ections Inf Major-General while afficiating of the upper ten thousand dollar) Under the airoumstances I mye de andemted (he might be wrong that hen plead furtidestion. He road, the
The Chief Justice paid he
these act
geting appointments are got the Go Quarter Master-General in India, Batarz ternative but td Isỹ this sampleïnt before the condition #sole of mankin Bukid that ft / Vlarkson v. Lawson on the point, get torner but are a mara matter of arrange- dag's Gazette announces the issue of the Bonisty and oven anyone who likes car una à libel illam not posemary, to apollyfr Franels wald that adored the am- ment between the nfletal who obtains leave Ludin Medal of 1864 with class inscribed I want you what ocdo give it the the particular words which conveyed the barrassment, and he withdrew the motion, and hit felende In the service or outside Perak to all troops engaged in the and go one for an afternoon and out a attention it demands, and spare me the opprobriums.
Eite Lordship said, he illd not wish to so that His Excellency la not primarily | Perak Expedition.
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