No. 8874.—MAY 26, 1881.)
We omitted to mention last night in bur shipping list the arrival from Chinking of the Britisk steamer Benledi, Captain Ross, and her subsequent departure for Canton. She arrived between midnight and 6 o'clock yesterday morning, and left for Canton be fors 6 am.
were
WHILE a number of Chinese workmen ongnged this forenoon taking away earth from the hillside of the back of the Tung Wah Hospital the bank suddenly gave way
and buried two of the workmen.
Every
men, but when get out both were dead: An inquest will be held to-morrow afternoon at 6 o'clock in the Civil Hospital.
resign that post. We believe that the Colonial Office will, in all probability, sub- sequently appoint Mr Gibbons to some other poet,
Ir is noteworthy that Lord Beaconsfield expired on the anniversary of the day on which he had loft Windsor Castle, after tendering to Her Majesty his resignation as Prime Minister of England.
ар
THE CHINA MAIL
Police Intelligence. (Before H. E. Wodehors, Bag., Poli?. Magistrate.)
Thursday, May 26,
OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALBE PRETENCES.
Cheung Achung and. Ho Aming, were; each sentenced to three aronthe imprison ment with fugrd labour, for the abovu of
fence.
was peace. We did not monied their hair, and worshipped at gest advance is found in the Chota Nagpore
Commercial.
German Legation. It was even rumoured her signal, and all lamentations ceased. stationary, the figures for Calcutta boing Benares by shipments Conat-wise.
we braced outalven for the becasion, and saine, which it was also our fortune to number is very-hall, and any variation yet to land, as the work of murder and our norven seemed to stand it all right, when witness.
that may be found is not likely to affitt plunder was still under way. It is feared another report from Peking nearly caused Upon the days proscribed, at 0a.m., the greatly the eventual result of the detailed the adjacent valley of Chincha will go next. your correspondent in collapse.
Viceroy
and other high olllcials proceeded calculations now in vigorous uporation. The Chilians refuse to and troops to quell It appears a reverend gentleman who was to the large Examination Hall" near the Exoluding the districts which now form the disturbance. selling off his worldly goods by public nuc- Min Magistrate's Yamen in the Oity, close
the province Assam, though in 182 Latest Mil Advices:-Yokohama March tion, preparatory to leaving this for home, to the South Gate of the latter. The officials they belonged to Bengal, the total popu- 5, Shanghai 9, Foochow 8, Hongkong 14. found more Chinese in his court yard that were all clothed in anci-cloth and wore lation of Bengal in 1881 is 68,700,747, na ho Fronch mail, with the advices dated was either pleasant or agreeable, and on divested of anything which could designate against 62,724,840 in 1872, showing an ad- as alors, was delivered, rid Naples, on the ating the fact to the crowd by pointing their rank, they not even wearing their vance of 96 per cent. Every division shows 16th instant, three days in advance of its too, they resonted it, and began to "buttons" At a given signal from an increase, except Burdwan, whore, as due date. There are nu later advices from reduce the furniture to its primary form, venerable looking Chinees, who, we were might have been expected, the decrease is Japan, vice San Francisco. The next in-, THE Army and Navy Gurette to hand by
hut ou an appeal being made to the British afterwards told, was also a Mandarin, and 11 per cant., owing, doubtless, to the ward mail left Alexgadris on the 20th inst to-day's mail has the following plain little In Aloi, remanded from Monday wa Legation for protection, one mai and a cor- who seemed to be the Master of Cero-epidemic fever from which the inhabitants and will probably reach London on the 20th
charged at the instance of Chan Sow Kwat, with robbing him of 6 taels in silver and 81 compond; and:
poral jointly formed line before the statement of opinion --
the entire lot of Mandarins suffered during the past decade. The lar instant, its due dato.
We understand that the Admiralty has note at Yau-ma-ti. After hearing ovidence, hear of the military movement nntil the day the tablet of the Eup after which the trict, but a considerable increase has taken This lasted for division, especially the Hazaresbaugh dis uxpressed to the late Commander-in-Chief the Magistrate was of opinion that the after-the first report come to hand, and then about four or five minutos, effort was made to rescue the unfortunate in China the opinion of the Board that the chad, and ordered the complainant to that came to injure our digestions and make erected to the niemory of the do place in the division of Oriass, 19 per com
gainst prisoner had been maliciously we all enjoyed our dinners. The next report entire body went to a side tablet,
Kay 25. Iron Duke episode was, in all its bo pay $5 to the defendant, as compensation, us pale was t
the deceased aakl in the districts of Paina and Dacca, in A very fair business has been done in unsatisfactory we pointed out circumstangs and a further sum of 85 by way of fineston
At the time of the ground-
that some.rowdies had thrown Emprese. Here, upon another signal, alluach of which the percontago of increase
Bengal Opium sines the dispatch of last the
stones at some gentlemen belonging to the the Marxlatina fell to howling and wooping, 138. Among the districts, Darjeeling mail. In the face of the large stock, the that called for the strictest inquiry,
and also In default of either or both aums to be im-
red the Viceroy making himself conspicuour by เows the highest percentage of intresse.
rates for both kinds have been pretty well that the veteran Ta'o had touched the boys
tho
most noise in his lamentations. Calcutta and the suburbs appear nearly maintained so far, particularly that for. expressed surprise when that inquiry was prisoned for one month with hard labour. an long delayed. That surprise seems also
of Peking up
little; but that warworn
The to have been shared by the Admiralty, and
soldier repudiated the base insinuation, and Then began a clatter of voices upon various 420,661 and suburbs 263,668 against rates of the day are given at $670 to $570L the delays in
in ordering the Court Martial
a proclamation to bo issued of peaco subjects irrelevant to
to the purpose for which total for Calcutta of 429, and for the for Fatna, and 36671 to $670 for Benares, were unfortunate in the result, as material
and good will to foroigners generally, and they had congregated. A lot of "Ku-Sha" auburbs 257,149 in 1876.
The witnesses wore unable to appear. In
In the
consequently we breathe freely once more. mks and other pricata now entered,
Some 1,100 clerks aro already at work in not receipts for the month remain as last 3.624 cheats. During The interval, opinion of the admiralty, we understand, Wo Atim was placed at the bar charged But these rumours will account for the hor about two hundred in all, and wont through Calcutta, and 700 at Bankipore, all engaged some 800 chests have been taken by the the sentences wore too light for só grave an with obstructing an officer in the discharge rible state of my nerves, and that must be a routine of "Joss pidgin," which lasted in abstracting figures from the schedules. local consumers against 230 chests at the urrar as the stranding of the tagship, and of his duty. Mr Massup parul for the my excuse for not writing before. We hear for nearly an hour. Another signal was
A branch office of 200 men will be shortly corresponding period last year. This, with there is a feeling of dissatisfaction with all defendant, and explained that the alleged a loan of 4,000,000 trels is settled to pay off given by the "Master of Ceremonies" and opened in Cuttack. It is anticipated that the exportations, leaves the available
bstraction had arison through
miscon To's
supply veterans who will again seek the the Mandarins joined in with the priests in the calculation will be finished, and the computed at 2,600 chieste, against that of concorned, not omitting the most senior.
ception. The prisoner, who had a close ploughalure. Another loan is to be brought their incantations, walking around the o hall provincial report published, at the end of 1,600 cheets last year. Of this last quan thought personal service was necessary, and Russin. The Viceroy Li returned to-day Upon the priests' departure, whit intercat in the serving
of the warranta, cut in England to settle the demands of and singing a low, monotonous chart. the current year.
tity 250 chcete wire-Benares, of which kial told the officer that the men would not be from Peking. Many say he is a poorer but place shortly afterwards, the Mandarins, partinant, Admiralty, has been offered the
Commander Harrie, Hydrographer's De, the present stook comprises 600 chests. back until 7 o'clock, Mr Tonuochy told a happier man for his visit to the capital. irrespective of rank, placed joss and incense command of the Marine Survey's new ship the defendant that it was not to be supposed The spring is very dry, and as the thousands sticks in the vases in front of the various Investigator.
Quotations. that officers of the Court could be hauled on this arid plains have to tighten in their tablets to the Emperor and Empresses. Simla, May 2nd-The Waziri expidi-
HONGKONO, May 26. but like street complies, and discharged girdles, so do the rumours increase. There Tables laden with dishes for a funeral feast tionary force marched on the 30th April OPIUM--New Patua, cash,.86784
entrance is a great deal in a squara me nometimes. were then brought in, offerings were made, froin Baarand, seven miles to him with a caution,
Old
-cash,.... STILLWATEN
and the whole party then sat down to of Khyssur Gurge, where it lalted on the
New Benares, casli, discuss the good things before them, after 1st May Some Maliks from Hans and
Old
cash,... which
dispersed, still in their anck-Khysaars have come in. All is quiet. they
Now Malwa, credit,... 660 cloth garments, only to go through the same
Allowanco, Taels...... 13 curobiontes again that day at sunset, and at both annrise and sunset on the two following
Old Malwa, credit,... 710 Allowance, Taels...... 16 days.
Exchange.
Ir will be noted, with reference to what we wrote last night as to a typhoon in the China Ses, that the P. and O. steamer Ravenna, whichy arrived this afternoon, has nothing to say of bad weather encountered on the run from Singapore, and also that sho has made a fair passage for the time of the year. No other vessel is in to-day from which any later or more trustworthy information could be obtained than is to be
(Before the Hon. M. S. Tonaochy).
ALLEGED 09STRUCTION.
secured from the mail steamer named. THE Great Northern Telegraph' Company's steamer H. Orsted, which went out the other day to repair the cable, came back again yesterday, minder sail, her engines having broken down. The damage had not extended far, as it had been repaired in time to allow of her proooeding again to sea this afternoon. Meantime it is satis on October 2 they will arrive on the 7 directly against the intereste of his cm-
factory to know that the line is in good working order. The repairing steamer had repaired certain flaws or weaknesses in the cable previous to the accident happening of which we speak.
ONE of the European Policemen Jelin Sommerville, No. 35, died yesterday morning
in the Civil Hoppital, and was buried in the afternoon in the Protestant Cemetery, Happy Valley. The funeral was attended by all the available members of the Euro. pean Force under the commated of aspector Cradock. There were also present Mr
ALLEGED POSSESSION OF OPIUM WITHOUT A TERMIT.
charged, Mr Tonnuely remarking that the A Chinaman charged as above was die action of the prosecutor in the case was
The following is the revised route of the Flying Squadron, under the command of Admiral Lory Olanwilliain, which we take from the English papers to hand to-day-- The vessels will leave Fiji-on-July-17, reach Yokohama on August 20, where they will remain fifteen days. They will leave Yokoluna on the 10th, and reach Kobe on September 14, and after staying seven days they will leave for Nagasaki on the 21st and arrive on September 25; hore they will remain a week. Leaving Nagas at Chofer, where they will remain for thir- days. They will arrive at Shanghai or November 11, and remain ten days: Hong 1 November 28, and remain fourteen ong on
Singapore on December 24, and re- days;
The Board of Ceremonies requests the ninin fourteen days. Tacit the Cape of A Chinaman was fined $1, or four days' appointment of officials to read the offices
10, and arrivo Good Patame on.
May 25, 1882, having a prisment with hard labour, for comfor the dead. The following officers, have been appointed: Ching Fu, Jui Hsing complished a craise of 6,400 knots. Let-mitting this offunce,
Wa-erh-ching-o, and Chil Hsiang. ters will be despatched by the following nails from London Late July 15, via
op
players was ridiculous to o suppose that nien could wit buy a second small quantity of opium until the first was finished,
Brindisi, and reach Yokohama 42 Augusta Yokohama on September 4. 29; leave July 22, via Marseilles, and resh
We hear that on the 17th instant prices for the new tens on the market at Haukow
SELLING FISH ON THE STREET.
ABSAULT.
bawkor, were convicted on evidence, and Twe Chinamen, charged with aseaniting
„scutenced to pay 81, each or 48 hours with
ind labour.
ALLEGED UTTERING OF BARE VOIN, of a pawnbroker, with uttering a bad dollar, Lung Ayau was charged, at the instance
The master of the prisoner was examined character. The
Horspool, Acting Deputy Superintendent, Tle. 32 to Tis: 35; Ningchows, however, and testified to his Afferent story at the
ranged from Tis. 34 to Ele. 37, and on Saturday prices at Kinkiang were from
were from Tls, 55 to Tis. 60. The report that the market opened on Monday at Hankow is confirmed, and it is also again asserted that the quality of this season's
ABSTRACT OF PEKING GAZETTES. (N.-C. Daily News) April 12th. (Court Circular. The Frin- cea and high Ministers charged with the onduct of the Imperial obsequice report that the romains of Her late Majesty will he moved to the Kuan-té Tion upon the"} 18th inst.
The same Board further reports that on to, the removal of the Imperial rantains, the 14th services will be held preparatory
and further services on the 18th after the coffin has been deposited in the Kuan-te Tien.
which took
NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL
The P. & 0. Co.'s-steamship Ravenna, Captain Stewart, with the London mail of 22nd April, arrived this afternoon. We give Times Astra, in which they are reproduced the following telegrame from the Straits
from late Indian papers, and we also append the items of local interest from the L. C. Express
LONDON TELEGRAMS.
of
(Loan & China Express, April 22. J
to
cil
Đ
to General
--
Bank, Wire,
+1
F
Demand,
19
30 days' sight,
4 months' sight,
37
Credits, Documentary, 4 months' sight, India, Wire, ... Shanghai, demand,
demand,
Gold Leaf, 304 tino
TAR
M+k
570
$27.60 $6.37
A telegram received at Madrid reports that the Sultan of Sooloo is dead, and civil" war hua broken out among the natives of the islands in connection with the election his successor. The insurgent natives have made an attempt to surprise the Spanish fortresses, but baye been repulsed with the loss of 100 killed In
Council of Ministers it was decided that the Co- lonial Secretary should telegraphi Primo de Rivora. to send gunboats to the val protensiors will refuse to recognise her principal istands of the Spolno The
group.
50 days' night, private Spanish Government apprehends that the
Sovereigns, sovereignty, and has decided
despatch reinforcemente to Manila in order to com-
Shares. They likewise anounce that libations will
pel the new Sultan to recognise the pro- Hongkong Bank, 97% prem and that the grand service of sacrifice will commence to be offered on the 24th inst.,
tectorate of Spain over the Archipelago. -Union Ins. Soc. of C'ton, $1,600 per share,
A petition against the opium trafic was
ex divd., sales, London, May 6.--Mr Gladstone is indis opened last evening at the Metropolitan China Tradors' Ins. Co., $1,850 p. share be held on the With Audience given to the members of the Grand Council. posed.
Tabernacle, Kennington, and has already North Chins Ins. Co., Tls. 1,100 per share. (1) Tsông Kuo-ch'un, newly-appointed The Metallic Conference met to-day received many signatures. In referring to Yangtze Ins. Assoc., Tis. 800 p. share, Governor-General of Shensi and Kansu, divorgones of viowa was manifested. this last evening in the course of the Chinese Ins. Co., $305 per share. reports the death at his home in Anhui of Germany adheres to a gold standard, and customary service, Mr Spurgeon said he H.K. Fire Ins. Co.,.8966 per sh. formerly Total of the Kan only infinuated its willingness to suspend thought one of the greatest crimes which China Fire Ins. Co., 8285 per sh. Chinese attributing this to the late frosts,
H.K. & W. Dock, 48 Grand Secretary Li Hung-chang. He enters to withdraw the five-mark gold coins. zying on of the opium traite. That sapa-H. C. M. S.-boat Co., l prom. and to the snow living frozen on the plants. The Kiangshing took 5,000
a long history of the deceased officer's England, India, and Canada only agreed to tion should set up a grog shop to pay its S'hai Steain Nav., Tls. 3
per a nominal Nav. carcer,, and speaks in high terms of his participate in the Conference in deference taxes was bad enough, but it was even China Const 94.
Tls. 100 Coy and it to Hankow on Monda
p. share, Kiukiang to was expected
A Chinaman, was charged with assaulting bravery and military success, concluding to the invitation, and offered to give in worse to carry ou a trafie in opiam to pay Hongkong Gas Co., 882 per share. by the time the Kingpian that Kirived,
wife and 3 coolie with a chop with a prayer that temples may be permit formation on subjects under discussion, the taxus of the people of India. In China Hongkong Hotel Co., 8100 per share. there would be 60,000 more
more readly officers and men. We understand he leaves to go up to Hankow. The river was rising Pr. It appeared that a quarrel had arisented to be erected in his honour, and a record but would not vote. Russia, Sweden, the we went with opìuu in one hand and the China Sugar Ref. Co., 8183 p. share.
hetween the husband and wife. The coolie of his services compiled by the State Swiss Confederation and Greece would, Bible in the other. slowly at Hankow when the Kiangyang, interfered to protect the wife, when Historiographer's Office. (Granted by decree under resorvation, adopt a bi-metallic
3% preni Debentures, 了 which arrived hure yesterday (20th), left defendant tarred upon bun sad struck of 27th March.)
A petition to the House of Commons in Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nothinal.
of 1877 the port-N.-C. Daily News.
him with the copper, on the left breast
tion owing to a forced ourrancy the causing a wound af about two inches in
in that
at country. The other Representa adopted the longth. The wife had a cut behind the left
tives rentained silent.
Sir Edward Thornton, British Minister Society of Friends held at Darlington (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Promissa, car inflicted with the same instrument. The case was remanded until 31st May,
Washington, has Leen appointed British Anbaasdar at St. Petersburg.
Tater particulars state that Mr Glad- stone is only indisposed.
slightly Consols 102. May 8. The Board of Trade returne
Acting Chief Inspector Grey, a few mom- bers of the Naval Yani Police, and a few civilian frienda Deceased was a native of Barnstaple, Devon, England, and was only 34 years of age he had formerly served in the Royal Navy-and joined the force hors in January 1875. He was always muth respected in the service by both
a wilow at home in England.
The funeral of Mr. Warton Moore, whose sudden death wo recorded on Tuesday 'even- ig, was very largely attended yesterday vening. The cortege, which proceeded from the Naval Hospital to Happy Valley, was mainly composed of Naval and Military friends and a detachment of Blue Jageuts and marines were also present, which gave the ceremony quite an imposing effect; there were present in addition to pay the last silent mark of roapect to the deceased a considerable number of the general Euro-
pean commquity, amongst whom he was well known, and on whose sympathy the
aboud told atation from that he made in Court, and Mr Tonnochy said he did not believe the
which he had detained belonging to him couplainant in the Summary Court for $2
tea is inforior to that of last year; the charge. He advised the prisoner to sue the Si Ho-chin Kunst, and brother of the silver sales for several years, and consented Egised continued to conunit was the car
from:
THE BROTHERHOOD OF ST. VIN- CENT DE PAUL, TIONGKONG.
UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF ST. FRANCIN XAVIER.
ha
HERIOUS ASSAULT,
GAMBLING.
A Chinaman for keeping a gambling Mr Albino da Silveira, President of theseeney, was fined 350 or 6 months with Society of St. Vincent de Paul, reports thus, hard labour. at the request of Mgr. Raimondi, to his Ladship, as regards the year just past:--
The Socisty being in existence in the Colony since 1868, it may perhaps he ques tioned why no written report had appeared
into a
standard. Austria
of Mr J. W. Posse's resolution for
Do.
Do.
-
(3) The Superintendent of Customs at of its situation regretted the difficulty favour is we of the. ópiura traffic was H.K. Ice Co.'a ahares, 8127 per share.
Shan-hai Kuan reports the capture of snuggler of ginseng, who lus heen dealt with in the usual manner.
April 13th. (1) A decree. The late Em-at press Dowager Teu-Au-Tuan-Ya-Kang Ching-Chao-Ho-Chuang Ching performed the offices of a Mother to the Empire; She bestowed Her tender love upon (the people] and directed theudainistration of the affairs of State; She died
Un Aman, charged with street gambling, the world; and the brilliant throughout of imports for the past month amount
was fined $10, or imprisonment for six weeks with hard labour, and exposure in
period the stocks for six hours.
Chimamen were
before the present one. The working of the the was there changes or is charge, with Society, however, being generally brought to weeks' imprisonment will hurt labour, and the partionlar notice of your Lordship ít
suddenneas of his death mado a special call. each general mecting of meinbers visure in the stocks for six hour.
Deceased was a member of the Roman over by your Lordship, it is the only Catholic Church, and he was buried in the reason I can find for no report having been
addressed to
to your Lordship before this cemetery at Wong-noi-chong belonging tothe Hail your Lordship suggested a written ro- adherents thereof. The Band of the 27th port At an early date of the Society, no Inniskillings lent a solemnity to the proces
doubt your Lordship'suggestion would have been gladly acted up, and the one sion, and the ceremony of fizing over the now devolving unon me would not at pre- grave, performed by the detachment, of sont name the character of
to your
marines already mentioned as being present, and primary one ever address the i
Lordship
Another Chinaman, charged with thesame offence, was sentenced us a sugits and vagi- bond to three months with hard labour,
Still another Celestial was convicted of the to offence, and tied $100, or imprison- wont with hagyl labour for six months.
Li Ai was fined go or six inonthe' im- prisonment with hard labour for keeping
gainbling agency,
THEFT FROM THE PERSON.
ceremonial
CURIOUS CHINESE CEREMONIALS AT FOOCHOW.
(Jerald, May 12th.) It is very rarely ono sees an interesting ceremony like the one we had the oppor tunity of witnessing a few days ago when added impressiveness to the rites connectedThe good service the Society has rendered
the Imperial Ediot, announcing the death of with the interment.
to the poor and nopdy ones of the Colony
the Eastern Empress to the High Provincial has been of some indment.
received, Chan Atong was charged with stealing $3 Authorities, was Statement of account for the I append a THE German gunboat Iftis and the Chinese
5. S. Nim. He was convicted on evid gunboat Chen-to returned to-day from their last twelve months and I am glad to call from the person of a fireman on board the your Lordship's attention to a balance, cruise, in search of the pirates junks by though small, to the credit of the Society at ence and sentenced to six months' imprison. which the German barque Occident was the commencement of the present year, went with hard labour.
Besides the
the small amount with which we our promont year's account the Society opon our dollars from the procects of
ransacked and gutted, and they report hav- Į
An Imperial Ediet, ha it of whatsoever nature, has to pass through the Board of Ceremonies at Feking and through the to the Board of War, from whom it is passed on to the Imperial Messenger who receives his instructions from the latter Board, which directs the Messenger as
as to which
£35,250,000, showing a decrease of £5,375,000, as compared with the same of last year. The returns of exports annat to £18,126,000, showing a decrease of £1,500,000
Marquia
54,
meeting of the
Durham, yesterday. The desirability of contir, ded
Northumberland, and Yorkshire
Temperature.
Queen's Road. ) ... HONGKONG, May 26.
9 A.M....
29.982
Do. Do.
*.29.952 29.904
in the movement was also impressed on the members.
The gunboat Swinger, homeward bound BAROMETER from the China Station, arrived at Malts on the 20th irist.
At the meeting of the shareholders of tho National Bank of India (Limited), held this day, the directors' report and accounts were passed, and the dividend resolution wLE adopted.
From the report of Renter's Telegram has been Coy (Limited) it appears with
Mr Gladstone's speech in the House of Commone, and Lord Granville's in the House of Lords, upon the late Earl ware of a highly eulogistic character.
TELEGRAMS.
CONTINENTAL AND MISCELLANEOUS Paris, May 7.-M. St. Hilaire, Minister
$108 bugat in, the not profits for the year
ing made every passible endeavour to find possesses the sun of
o ser, charged with using
threatening province he is to proceed. The Messenger, for foreign airs, made & talement in the career wit sa 12 CRD
behalf of our poor held in
the
the perpetrators of the desperadoes and their araft, but without success. This is only what and over since that time kopt in the hands who appears for the plaints, applied for a with the Edict, which is wrapped up terminate after the engagement now in a few days. He has taken leave of the
we anticipated. The task of going out for a cruise to find a nest of pirates, where every one of whom information can be asked, and who is in any position which
of a
باسية
a most respectable
in the Colony, bearingiatoreat at the rate of 8% per annun
Your Lordship many practically wish that the Society should exercise its actions upon a greater scope than it has been doing hitherto, and I feel sure I would be botter were a more liberal sum
was granted.
:
(Both 'Magistrates Sitting.) EAR-SNATCHING SEVERELY PUNISHED. U-Afat, remanded from the 90th, was
messen-
is directed. The mum who acts as meagerte megate of the Netherlandsition is now finished. He will return.
the the
ย bi-metallic gur- advocated
allows by any possibility of his boing in pleased myself to peoplo in distress than wed to-day for stealing a gold earring from as "Bunner inen" and is furnishedroney, but on the other hand, the Belgian king, has received from the Paris Academy
1 P.M.... 4F.M.... THERMOMETER-- 9 A.M....
Do.
Do.
1 P.M... 4. P.M....
Do. (Wot bulb) 9 A.M. 1 P.AL Do. Do. 4 P.M. 77.
81
Do.. IX.
Do. Maximum Do. Minimum over night 78-
Shipping Intelligence. The following is corrected from the latest- London and Colonial Papons, &o. --
VESSELS TO ARRIVE..../
AT HONGKONG. Name.
From.
3, Wylo,
2, Therese, 5 Laurens, 4, Anna Camp, 8, Laura,
Jun.
1, Lucy & Nickels, 1, Minerva,
London
Antwerp
Cardiff
Dover
Hamburg Carditi
Barnbury
Penarth
Cardiff
Sir John Lawrence,....Cardiff
6, Rockhurst,
Clarissa B. Carver, 7. H. H. McGilvery,
Maria,
Huguenoty
13, Highlandor,
15, Hilia
17, Creswell,
Penarth
Cardit
New York
New York
Swansea
Liverpool Carliff
reputation that Her perfect clauacter bas gained, surpasses history both new and old. Now that Her fairy car has ascended upon high, we find it impossible to assuage in the smallest dle
Inmentation. gres Our wou and lauantaient Websled pointed Leavier of the Opposition in the picadant, and find that it is Our duty to House of Lords.
were £8,278, from which the usual intérim add to Her name a Posthus Title, in Muy 5.--Advices from the Cape state that dividend of 23 per cent, has already been token of Onr veneration for Her. Let the a new Ministry has been formed thero, Mr paid. It is now proposed to declare a Grand Secretaries and the nine chief Minis, Scanlan acting na Premier and Attorney farther dividend of 7 per cenf., making 10 tries of State susuli together, and, after General, and Mr Molteno as Colonial Spere- per cent, for the year, and leaving, after solemn deliberation, advise Us of the result, tary
the addition of £800 to the reserve fund, Riots caused by evictions for rent still £112 to be carried
ried forward. continue in Ireland.
Two swall screw steamers, each of 56 tons Left. May 10.In the House of Commons lestuet and 150 tons gross register, named re-. Sept, night the proposal to erect a monument in spectively the Serantes and Ordenes, have Weaturinjater Abbey to the late Earl of sailed from Glasgow bound for Manila. 15, Lazzio Bell, Beaconsfield was carried by 280 votes against These vessels were built by Messrs Campbell Oct.
and Co., Paisley, for the Marquis de Cam- Nov. In the House of Lords the vote was carpo, of Spain, who has within the last year 19, Christine, ried unanimously,
reused a large fleet of
of fine steamers, by pur
pur Des chase and building, for the Spanish mail service to the Spanish East Indian porta. The two new reasels are intended as tenders to the mail steamers at the Manila stations. Council of two hundred chiefs was held at Merv on the 7th ist, at which it was resolved that there should be no raiding on THREATENING LANQUAGE,
Russian or Peraian territory.
Three of In the case of Kung Achi, furniture
Turcoman tribes have united to encourage language to his wife, the Hon. Ng Choy, upon receiving his instructions, is furnished the Chamber to-day to the effect that the gran received by the Golos from Krasno-
in a French military expedition in Tunis would rodsk, Gen
Yodak, General Scobelaff is
is expected thera up mat to them his back. This Imporial Merge is posed never to be taken from essenters would be arranged by diplomatie action, that his object having been attained, the ger's backs unless by the official to whom it At-a
of the Metallic Conference
maid, direct to St. Petersburg, Gyvernment the rank oranmonly
Mr Jean Dupuis, the explerer of Tong- ger is generally one know
all requisites for his
his journey
It is delegate urged the maintenance of the state of Sciences the Dulatande Guérincar prize Possasion of any information worth girls shown in the account: nevertheless, since the person of a Chinese woman, ant with
understood that whatever city, village, or que currency everywhere.
With reference to the May 8. News from Algiers state that tions with Kores we believes up of pela fights shy of the enquirer, recommends dispouse all that we receive your Lord tenced to one year's imprisonment with humlet he is to pass through relays of
ship will admit that we have acted in a hard labour.
houses, provisions for himself, and all neccs. the French troops continue to advance in tion of Hor Majesty's Gavernment to await saries must be furnished him by the local Tunis. The Turkish Government and the the course of this until a suitable time most fair manner ander the circunstances.
authorities of the place.
Bey of Tunis have renewed their protests shall arrive to open up negotiations as I may add that we have tried every source
The Imperial messenger who brought the to the French Government against their preliminary to a treaty. By recent såvices March in our power to obtain strength to our means;
Edict announcing the death of the Eastern course of action. La France and Le Temps the Koreans seem to be more amenable, unfortunately our efforts have not
Empress arrived here a few had the success we once anticipated. From
(Courier Correspondent)
halted for three hour days ago, and urge the occupation of Tunis by French possibly under the intinence of China, to
the advances of foreigners, at the Fung Shantpoops all quarters our demands have been either negatived or responded to with very trifling
May 16th.
Chiao ar
Constantinople, May 8.--The French Am- Upper Bridge, sending que of the After reading the interesting account apien runners of the Mandarin stationed
bassador donations. We however are not discouraged you give of the progont state of affairs in
that the despatch of a Turkish force at which port a corvette is already under his approach in order to allow the Vicoroy to Tunis would be regarded by the French construction for them. far as the German Navy is concerned the hope that He who is the true help will sidness friend and enquired tenderly and to prepare for the reception of the messen- Government as a casus belli,
Colonel C.
16 GB, will leave 12, North American, anzioualy after. Her Western Majesty, and gor. The messenger then proceeded to the Vienna, May 9.-The Prince of Bulgaria England for Syria
as lesued a proclamation stating that it is has The general account for the year ending also the health of His Imperial Majesty, 5. Videroga, Fainen where he was recelyed by ible to govern the country with the 110 men gro-horse power Commender. w
The Swift, double screw gunboat, guns, be said to be at an end, unless some more 31st December, 1880, signed by the Trea happy possetor of the heavenly flowers the
when he me
met
with the smile that is Provincial Tartar General, distinct information justifying special maa-surer, J. C. dos Remedios, shows the cal childlike and bland, and said, we hear of Provincial Judge and a host of other resolved to abdicate unless Parliament on the 15th ult, left Plymouth for the Treasurer, Literary Chancellor, present systera of Government, sud he has Collins, which was commissioned at Chatham nures is placed". hafore the authorities and lections for the year to have been $201, and none of these things bare, but always wait officials, all in full state. The middle gates amends the existing state of things.
i
China Station on the 21st inst. On her presume the Chinese ganbout people the donations, (H. B. the Govemore, for the news from Shanghai through the of the Yamen were opener to admit the St. Petersburg, May 6-There are rumours arrival out the Swift will relievo the Lapwing,
foreign newspaper.
pere. So how
how can you ex-Messenger, who, upon entering into the in sirenlation that changer and reformis are The Daring, sloop, now en route to China, pect items of I startling interest from here, outside pressure of some kind or another is Silveira $10.30, Bro. President Silveira 30, 13th instant, The Plastoun is in the outer
merely bowed to them announcing himself ment
The German Borow corvette Hosch, 18, brought to bear upon them.
as the beer of an Imperial Edict; and, Chpetown May - general rising of Captain von Blanc the same $5, Bro. J. J. Francis 810, and anchorage, and so was the Strelock, both turning his back to the Viceroy, to whom the natives it is feared will take place in the
from Wilksinshaven, AWILSON'S CIRCUS, (appearing in the list of HE the Governor 850-in all 8180.30), corvettes; the latter left this morning the Missive was addressed, fell upon his Transvaal after the withdrawal of Britishrived at Plymouth on the 16th inak, for CORLEY and sailed for China on the 20th inst French Company has signed an agree badly needed I fear the spring Viceroy. The latter likewise fall upon his
Jedda, May 7--Some Arab tribes have ment with the Forte for the construction 16 horis, 17 ayoen, 2 ponies, 1 slephant, per cent pour saum (660) and must grub, alors are met ud, but if rain came speadily, knows, removed the Ellet from the Mos. hinges. Mes and Billage Para cour of twenty fvo lighthound for the Bed Son, in Sea, madel mule,") came on from Point de Gallescriptions of fifteen honorary members (875,) all would not be lost
senger's back, and giving him handsome munications, a of which will
benefit May 17
dismissed him while Musmiman of money, present
n pilgrims from India. ****Algiers
commerce. to Slugspore by the P. & 9 str. Bavenna, give a total income of $536,59. The dis
Rumours there are plenty; but news of a he proceeded to unfold the precious docu-
Hay The Kroumire strong South American advises by luh
by last mail rifah brought the English mail in to-day bursements have been as follows, weekly real authentic character thers is none; but mente ao chen road aloud the door old, about, but been occupied by state that a raid against Chinene labourare
at allowances in kind, 8101; in cash, 9113; ut what there is you shall have. A few days The Viceroy then
won kroppe
has broken out in the Valley of Cassete, 24, Glanearn, (). The London and China Express, April 22nd, Faster, in cash, 66; at Christmas in cash, ago 5 couple of foreigners residing in the ment, which was written on white Silk,
where more than two thousand Chinemen LOADING FOR CHINA AND TAP.
JAZAN PORTU. LATEST INDIAN TELEGRAMS. the following, with reference to a
have been barbarously murdered by the At London—Steamers via dues Canal. 8 subscription to Irish Famine 850;tive city, were jostled, and same rade and upon the reception of the news of the
soldiers shouted and frightened teir the death of the Empress, the entire body Gadeypore, the Neemuch, My The negroes and cholos. On one plantation six Euphrates. hear that has considerably agitated the Hungking Dispensary, for medicines from donkeys, and many thought this sure of the of Mandarins began their lamentations by State army has returned to its lines. hundese inoffensive fish were murdered Barreton
Glengyle. The Bheel demands have been agreed in cold
will continue. All is quiet now
itself, not only to the mind of a casual Cour-sane observer, but Žo wil to men of experience and recognised ability in the particular branch of diplo macy known as pirate-hunting, utte almost certain to be as barren of any good result as is setting an ordinary morkil
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The Chinese Government have ordered
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Cardiff
P. G. Carvill,
Penarth
5. Clusan,
Lamdon
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Liverpool
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London
8. Hermes,
Cardiff
10, Kamtahatka (1)
London
11, Elwell,
Cardiff
11.
11, Wycliffe (s.)
Antwerp
Abbie Carver,
New York:
11. Star of China,
Falmouth
Denbighshire,
Liverpool Cardiff
17, Neuch
Cariiff
Newcastle
Sprit
2kj Daniel Barnes, 26, Laurel, 30, India, 30, Flor 30 Kaison,
Insils
Cardiff Gravesend
Cardiff
Esmburg
to look for a needle in a bottle of hay. So for all this, but we continue to labor in the Peking, I immediately sought an old Chimeres to . E the to allow the statinhas presented a note ta the Porte, two more gun-boats to the built at Stettin,
Bosch, if it can be called so, may now
us throughout.
Governor,
will, not proceed further in the affair unless Réval Father Lemonnier $25, Bro. F. P. Russian gunboat:Nerpo arrived on the Prosense of the Vicergy and other official contemplation by the Imperial Govern- will relieve the Byeriz
2634 mind hay loy some fire past je,
The
rain is
French
resistance.
-five
to
John C. Munro, Simatones Clare,
9, Ambassador,
8,
Don Quixote,
Daniel Barnes,
8 Glenavon (6) 10, Vorwaarts (5)
18, Figaro,
sugar Merionethshire.
Aug. 1879 to Oct. 1880, $50 Hongkong typical straws that show the current of divesting themselves of their robes of state to, but the census operations worse. All the ca
our courage and got over this scare, when scented to be in readiness (or them. The natics feeling. However, wo screwed up and donning sackcloth garments which
· Outculta, April 30-The fold and destroyed, áo, have been burnt
and property to the value of Glancua (1)
V understand, with reference to the Reformatory, for boots and shoes to boys,
of Mr Gibbont; the recent Registrar the Hongkong Court, which has been 65 which, with a balance lie to Poxing had destroyed the French Cathedral, two days afterwards and lasted for three the rough totals of the Census for Bengal, cremata. All the foreigners have fled the
that a loyal mob in regularly prescribed lamentation took 1 place
Are millions has been wrecked by these mis. Ulysses, daya. As these latter coremanies but they are labis to correction, the valley, which was one of the wo fertile owing to its evil indneppe in causing the entire d daith of the Empress, by the long shadows may be interesting to some of our readers, totals in sous distant and backward tracks and productive in Peru, Some of thes the sacred edifice rast towards sunset; but we may as well give a short sketch of the hare nut been finally ascertained, yet their have been killed. Fou particulars are muf. Rare
saxter wunderation lately by the Colonia) | Treasurez on January 1st 1880 of 861, gives Othon authorities, that they cannot uphold
the action he took against the Chief Justice, a total of 8005,55, and leaves on hand on
d that Mr Gibbons will, in contenitems, - the same date this year, 830.08
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