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The Chronicle and Directory for China, 137th Regiment, and Deputy Inspector-General tween the bench and bar, în referenon to this charge against Mr. Pitman. It is responded to juras to the conatusion thers was koine personatgina v. Carien, if you think the case is one that laws passed by His Ereailsner in Council. I am
I trust you will at once give it the attention it do on the previous day, and the primotor was then -ás will be shiorted by reference to the Cors. This song come to rais today for farther has calla ppap him that tray rendor it neopussy for the thing ere pannine, but this gentleman may pany's notion en um third page, the sailing date argument on the plaintiffe matian to vary the him to proced to Japan wad romain there for four or have truly paraded the gentleman who signed and, and epare me the necessity of taking other drunk.
Bre wouks; no that should. Mr. Nelson leave fo1. Supprio to 318 interest himself in getting these by bringing it to the notice of your directors. Sentenced to two months imprisonment with T FOR CHINA, JAPAN, 30/
AKE CHRONICLE' AND DIRECTORY Jêf the 0), and 0. atramer Belgio has been altered deoros of the court by altering tito day fixed or anghai today, bo (Nr. Pitan) may not be hire amp, what is the line of IAP Bal the question That is to us, it is not a light thing, but sotne fará inboar
the trial, and to appoint a receiver. EnrolarnYours truly, BRION and WOTTON. to Friday, the 21st May, at p
BREACH OF OFIUM DEDINANCE His Lordship decided that he could not vary Mr. Franois continued Now.publicly.Lappaat Mr. Nelson was dealing with was the weight thing to be fally ensidered. And spare ne the necessity of taking further means," He
Ng Mai, a shopman, was charged, ón remand, The Japanese frigate Hi Yei R222. Cap. doors made by csont, but that the appoint again to my learned frion and to his fat is not that a memorial not spontaneous, according to tain: Ito, arrived here yesterday evening from ment of a receiver was a master apart from the that under all the pircumstanons of the onse as his view should carry and Mr. Nelson Is had something I reserve. What it was we with retailing opinia without a poruit. Yokohama. She eatutal the port with twenty-leorse with which the court cuid des ample and complete satisfaction se he can claim ross, and as a master of List I don't be he concludensu, sir, your chedient or when it was taken from him, na he owed the
here and will say he did apeak from. Chinese perhaps shall know, or perhaps shall not And
The prisonar held a licônes until sho Txt inst., ens guns, which compliment was returned from considered that it was desirable a resolver shon d
by any possible proceedings can take, especially the shore battery,
farm some money. A witness was called end bo appointed, and in sesting the grounds when it is consideret fint he andenbbody love there is any doubt Mr. Pitman had some an, John Pitman. There is the letter xow of his decision be rond letters from the extreme provocation to Mr Pitman, that he has thing to do with it, but where is the moral before your Worshify, and, as I said before, proved buying pium from the prisoner sizes The Hongkong Pablic School Athletio Sports defendants" solicitors in Australia, from water nid himself opon if we are open to as indist blame, whera is the libel attached to it? I can. it does riot on to me to require inuendo. or that date, say will be bold on tho Origket Ground this after it appeared that the defendants were prepared to meat for libol. On the orange given by Me Not so sny. Tuo question is, not Mr. Pitman's explanation; but arey one, koos that a libel
The prisoner said that when the license was yoon, commencing at 3 p.m. Thare are eighteen events on the programme,tan of which are for the arge amounts in Higation is the parts Ryrie the let day Mr. Nelson Limestt is open orality, not the blamgworthiness of the thing is not less a hel because it la coralied In taken from him I had some opian left which Fosiers and sight for the juniors. His beltanny thers. In ana esse whore they had stoppet Cho to a precisely similar phargs Wistavor be but the weight to be ascribed to the memorial; artful language. These persons who are capas Id to the people bainnging to the honas.
Fined $4, in default-fouttsan daya" imprisoti the Governor has presented a oap for the quarter plum tey were defenlaubs in nations brought said in tlio Chamber of Ummerce,, which has and that was a mef important nsation for the able of doing that are mostly those who mest
by the vonaigruses and in author where they been reptadwand and published, has been said on Chamber whether this was a spontaneous memo deservo punishment, and under the ofream-wert wit hard labour.
ALLEGED' AUULTERATION. mile fag race, for which there are tome rice bad not sucossied in stopping the opium, they oath by Mr. Ryrie to have been understand by tial on the part of the Chinese, or non in which plans of the ouse, as I have airesly said, Mr The programme concludas with twa tugs of war were the plaintiffs in an action against the oon him in a grossly defaustory shnan in being a foreigner had an interest. Is any one at Nelson does not fool Justinod, having regard Lam ataong, a szilkman in the Yes Ki shop. An "At Homs" was giron by Commodore signssa. In order to avoid this litigation he shares of getting up bogas petitions, sehorge the petitions presented to the House of Com- to the fact that this letter was clearly foten Tai Wong-ricent. Waushi, sad In Aohe, milk Smith and the efibers of the Victor Emanuel Lordship considered a resiver ought to pap which it tena would expara Me. Pitman to sons the sportscends protection of all thus dod to rain him. In letting it drop. It was ontructor to the Government Civil Hospital yesterday afternoon. The upper deck, where the pointed. In answer to his Lordship it was stated charge of conspiracy. fo is charging him who sign it? They are all I suppose, got up by intended to root him out of the bank, and he sud master of the I Leang shop, No. 25, Cattle Various additions have been mada, tending te dancing took place, was very tastefully decorated that the valno of the property in Sydney was in fact with what would be a misdemeanone. Romeone who goes round to the people and asks does not feel inclined, because Mr. Pitman tools Market, appeared, on a summons, charged with Certainly, if true, it could be dealt with them to sign. The only question, as to the himself in a periculous position and age ho is dalawfully supplying to the Civil Hospital nucl. zender the Work still more valuable for rewith dsgs, evergreens, and plants. A portion of about 215,000 sad in Melboarce £37,000.
the hand of the 27th Innis:illings was presant Mr. Hayllar said he thought he would be able as a misdemeanour. Hero is B Nelson, Chinese, is whether their goud nature, which very sorry for what has occurred he does not rated milk, contrary to section 11 of Ordinance ference. The descriptions of ouch Port have during the afternoon and lacing was kept up to vamo a gentleman who would be in every way who for as inason or anothur, without any they always display in these instters, is such as feel inclined to scoopt it, and in the position of 0 of 1967.
** his Counsel I cannot say he is wrong. Tha Inspector Orley said-I am an Inspector of been carefully rovined, and the trade statistios ? with groat spirit. Amongst those prosent were satisfactory to the other side, and he hoped they ravaastion or justification, attacks Mr. Pitto induce them to sign what they are asked charge in its modified form will, I think, very Police, and was secinded on the 19th July, 1874, Sir John and Lady Smale: Colonel and Mrs enld be able to make a joint recommendation to man because his reference to Mr. Pitman could His Worship I don't sue how the subject mash shorten the proseedings, because it will be from the Polico Forco, and appointed Inspector brought down to the Intart dates obtainable.
Hall, R.A. Eient Colonel and Mrs. Goddes the court for his appointment? D
not advansa his augument with regard to the bears on this.. Some harsorous conversation took place ball in one way or the othor. He makes this
Bir Hayllar-No, but it is said Mr. Pitman Your Worship's daty, under the ruling in R of Maricata under section B of the market bye- und Brs. T. J. Broen, RN.
point. His ship suggested that by this foolish letter. No one attempting to sairaus, whereas the real feeling Mr. Nelson badaght to go before a jary, who are the per-paid by the Registrar General's Femrtment, an The following obituary neties from The Times reton should be appointed, and Mr. Brereton Rofond Mr. Pits an avoid saying that, was simply as to the introduction of the reasons to judge whether a thing is bel or not, the market is under his charge. I take orders of some intersat to British residents in China: replied that he would quite willing that Mr. That letter, an rossilation, has bans with which he was interested to as the manager of to commit it. I think the better ulen would be from any heads of departments.
His Worship-Now, what do you know abant Mr. William Leslie, of Wartbill, who as a Johnson should ho joined with him. Mr. John-trawn; it bod no effect, as has beea stated on bank. Is it as stack, and in it false This is go before a jury, and we will have the case Conservative represented Aberdeenshire to Person said he would be quite wellling to go to Aus oath, on the inind a Mr. Jaolsson, the person to ona. of the things Mr. Noson will go into the trial at a sealal sessions or aby tluas it may be thin onda P liament from 1881 to 1866 leiere the county talia with a travelling conniesion for twelve whom it was shtressed, the statements in it are box on, and he will say that he did receive from desired. We de neb eek to avold publicity or Witness-I know both defend The Brit was divided into two sonstituencies, fled a bis contas, but Mr. Hallur sail they could not withdrawa; they are apologised for, I simply Chiuse sources the fact that Mr. Pituen bad any inquiry my friend may make and as defondant is a milkama at Wacht, az es soon as a plea of justifiention is op record, and defendant is a shopkeeper in the murket. sat, Warthill on Thursing, the 4th March, in smre the solicitoraibay were too suluable, at appeal to Mr. Nelson, and to pan, sir, as is as something to do with the mamorial.
we can go into the ass, but I do not see The fost defendant keeps a milk shop in bis 66th year. Mr. Leslie was edited at Aber-lost to the bar, A quggestion was also inade you can infinense him, ought that not to be an and
the use of having a double hearing. I don't Tai Wong-street, and also some milou gosta bean University, where he graduated MA, in that everyone should go, and that the Court of it? If thesotiminal proceedings raon ina tos
think this court is, perhaps, the attest place, for are kept in, that shop. The second defer 1833 He afterwaula spent some years in Chion should be closed for a year. It was ultimately tile sense, Ste. Pitman mu takaanch steps as he
all that inquiry, which is best takon pofore daut is either the master or an employé or a jury: Ieball, however, put Mr. Nelson into stir in the I Young compradore's shop. as a partner in the house of Deat and Co. ad rod that the parties should confer together may be advised. Criminal proceedings are very was a magistrate and deputy-leutonazt for Abernd see if they could join ju recommending serious. I do appeal to my learned friend, can-
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A obararsation then areas as to the date of the trial of the inance agreed to ho sabmitted to the decision of a jary. His Lordship was opinion that there was no case roody to go to a
not this matter end hero ?.
Mr. Hayllar-Unfortunately I am in a position to any it caurot. The whole thing has been fully sonssed and considered, sad it is a mattur jo which I have only the instructions of ay ation. Tbave no personal foalings one way or the other,
Public curiosity on this Attorney-Gonoral said it was a simple my olient is this potson te.bé odnsidered. With i
It would be intaresting to leacu whether the etoom gaart-boat at anchor of Tei-kok-ton three or four days ago was successful in trans. soting any business. paint may ha desmod excusable. It is note worthy that these bouts mate a practice of queek ing round the shores of the Kowloon peninsula with an impudeson that is quite refreshing. They seem to thoroughly enjoy playing at being timid; and the sophisticated skittishes with | which a shoul of them will occasionally skit the opposite shore in company with a school of por- poises is decidedly entertaining.
Professor Hennicke and Madame Stella gavo
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question of fact, whether the plaintiffs lindreference to the provoostion put forward, I think bought the opiam or bad wrongfully appropriated
to their own use. Ele also urged that the in opening of this letter shows how that pro. stenotions to the receiver would necessarily sucation has been used. You as the letter
opens in this way depend on the vordiet of the jury,
Afr. Hayling aid that as it had been agreed the question of damages should not go to the fery he was ready in proceed with the tria),
Me. Fraasis are you going to read the whole of that letter?
Mr. Hayllar Yes
After some convention as to the statement of the charge, which resulted in the conssel for the prosecution underlining the worda com plained at in the lotter,
Mr. Hyllor prosseded Faise and slander ous, coupled with some impertinent remarks.”
Mr. FrancisIs that libel, charging a man with impertinence P
Ms. Hayllar-ft may be Mr. Francis-Such a would form the subject of an indictment in oriminal proceedings?
Mr. Hayllar ink we shall so that it is However, that is only a question of opinion which must be left for the jury. Well, now, the next paragraph is this:
Not only do the somasions he made use of warrant the above description ofthom, but thier worn uttered with an avident animus, to which friends of mine, who were present are ready to testify. Now that is the question. Had Mr. Nelson in this any personal saimus against Mr. Pitman However, I don't go mach farther on that point. Mr. FrancisBut do you abarge these words ns dafamation P
Mr. Hayllar data't think there is any he cessity to do it. He cannot be cranexamined here. The geen rust go before s jary; it is not one your Warship would take the raspinalbility of deciding.
Mr Crasgh--No, I am not going to take that responsibility, an
Mr. Franods-So far as evidenos is corned. I think ancioul has been given, that is, the publication has hsou proved. The only question. that remains is whether you think on the lane of it the letter is libellous. I submit on the face of it it is not ballons or defamatory. Oor- tainly there is nothing in it to justify a
wore the men mentioned in the summons..
His Worship asked the defouikuts if they
The first dofondant said the first person named in the summone was bis father, who was
ripple, and the second defendant said he was he manager of the I Leung, shop, the owner being in Macao.
His Worship asked the defendants if they had
ang ebjection to the summons being amended to
their names.
Bret nared in the summons was altered to Lam The defendants replied they had not, and the Ateen, and the second to Wan Aulag
His Lordship, however, was still of ophion their first performance in their Pavilion on the that there was nothing ready for a jary, but said Cricket Ground on Thorsday evening, and ware that if he was told he could not deviate from the favoured with a good antieres. The professor's crea the jury must come on Monday, and the tricks in magiz wore noutly and eleverly executed coul juc for twelve months if it
thaaght proper. and called forth frequent applauso. His noodle twick (taking a number of zeedles and some thread into his month and bringing the cut 00, again with the needles all threaded on the string) was oùpitally done. He stated that he learned this trink in the streets of Hongkong aky year! Le coakl'altor it by a low days he could alter it bad to ask that the smontion it was sail to merce in virtue only of his offer an found manage this sort, either if the pornob, writing: thepvidsuve.
ago when be as bandmaster of a regiment stationed here, and be added that he had the
the court for justice, the issues had been Hized by The Attorney-General said the parties cams to the cart, and surely they were entitled to have those issues tried at an early date.
His Lordship sat it must be on Monday; if by a year,
Mr. Nolaón e-member of the Chamber of Com
Mr. Francis said he must ask that tho precies words complained of should be given in writing, Te an indictment for libel the words complained ef must be set out in the indictment, and the satse course enght to be followed here. Fe that the defendant might know what obarge hi de. Hayllar do lace the uriminal prosecation. There are many cases
His Worship (to Dext defendant)-—Arò you re- had to murt In the fest paragraph whiab above description" that is a repetition of the of libel in which no criminal prosecution fol and boon read when this case was. Erst before the false and slanderona. Now we come to a lows, though an nation wight le I sub sanhla for the quality of the milk sold in your by itself, had any defamatory moaning Of bank, a libel, affecting a gentleman in bis em therein masafioned. That is justificationally given the bosions over to o sourt there was not one word which, standing paragraph which affects him as masagar of a it it is simply a letter of expostulation to father's shop?
a person having an, interest in the mattere First defendantes. My father has virtu-
which comes in ordinarily for anything of
His Worship Now we will go on with the ones, he could understand his learned friend ployment by which be gets a livelihood would say it contained an insinuation, but ha
dbal has an interest in the subject matter. Mr. J. C. de Senua exid-I.am stareksopor coutain, the defamatory meaning put upon the Chartered Manille Bank. Consequently, any By Appolatmeat in Iis Excelleany the Goouuur of performing it before the Emperor of Monday, as he partionlatir wished to be in Cen-aboond paragraphs it was a very improper quastionard duty of the detours to professionssivos against which refovence is made, and I submit to your to a cattle shod thent 200 yards away from the Mr. Hayllar asked that it might not be on should now be set cut, With reference to the art on the Batic, und 5 in there the clear sight has an interest in inquiring into the matters to instant, shortly before six o'oleek ani, I wont worthy publih set of his in the Chamber referta of it or if it in addressed to person who and steward in the Civil Hospital. On the 20th
China when the troops were at Peking, a slight
tom or that day.
to ask perhaps, hat. Jie did not see any imputation to discredit camiting from such codnot, ea that Worship there is nothing whatever in this latter. Hospital, where I go every wet day to get the Jeviation from voracity which if not accidankal
The Attorney-General suggested Wednesday The simple statement if there was any, was that Mr. Nelson. may be excused by the Professor's business. The
on the face of it, which is defamatory or libellous milk. On lino days the cows are brought to the | floating lady, though by no means a novelty now, is
or Thursday.
Mr. Nelson was a trafickor in shares. There Now here is not only an unworthy public set in each senso us to make it the subject of aori Hospital and milked in my prosange. His Lordship said they must meet on Ken- always an interesting performanos, and on Thursday, and then be know what would take plass, we asked, as he able to devote suficient tikas an very bad, that actually the gentleman re-tion addressed to a man's superior with referenne countitations that they cannot come out na a was nothing injurious in that. The question charged, but one of ́s character so unworthy, minal charge. It is simply a lottor of expostelä- His Worabip-Have the cows, aneh delicats- day night it was given with good effect, which was heightened by the coloured lights which were meat of a receiver
Let the first busiasts on Monday, bo the appuiat and attention to the management of the back presenting the bank reflicky disease on it.ro that man's condust, writter bond fidé Myiny day P thrown on the lady. Mach amusement was
"If they said there was anything dedansory or Now, is that not libellous? If it is not libellous caused by the lugubrious efforts of a band
injurions in that he sated that they be made to I don't know what is. Again as regards Mr. musicians picked up in the colony, whose ignor
set it out by inuondo giving the interpretation Nelson, as manager of the bank, bo'says. suce of national oira showod cut rather di
-required-to-make it defanstory. His Worship I think it right also that you should be made sware oronely when the floating lady was sesaming
also would remuniber that Mr. Jacksen said, with that Mr. Nelson (agai virtan of his office as yopr tho obaraetera of different countries.
eference to that, that there was nothing to presuprantative and long carried on a bitter, active. vent Mr. Nelson trafficking in shares,
and vesseless opposition to the Governor of the Colony
Mr. Franois-Is that defamation ? Mr. Hayllar thinlr ao. * Mr. Francia- theaght it was a recommen. dation usually in Hongkong.
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this, however, added to the fuo of the, cater-
tainmost, and we have not often soon uzi audienos enjoy itself mors thoroughly than that which filled the "mamcth pavilion." Madania Stella and the Arabian box form another item of the programme which well deserves mention.. The olever triek by which the lady gats into a box previously corded and locked, and for the examination of which ample opportunity was afforded to the audience, called forth loud ap planse: At the commencement of the second part Mr. King amused the audience by solving various
Adverbiamanta which are not ordared for a Szad! All about it.
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for pablication should be written on one arithmetical problems giron him by different per- de of bl
sons, and offering to sell the banks telling them Mr. King went through this 'part Priod will continued until countormanded
པའི ད པ ནི མེད པད catinand until countermander of goue way it, as ble reputation as a cateror of amoents in the East is of too long standing to be risked by con nacting himself with any but good performances. During the interval Patines, the budilusa lady. was on view in adjoining tont, and it
"fith.
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was certainly curious to son, the bast of lady on a pedestal without any body, there being a parently a clear sparo under the table and pe destal. The performance was repoated last night, and a third, ens fa sanounced to be given: { this evening.
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Mr. HagliarWell, I should hope not, sad
thick we shall find it denied,
Witness-Yes,~~(Laughter:), His Worship-Now, what occurred on this particular day.
earned friend has withdrawn the charge that it was written with the lowledge or belief that any statement contained in it was false,
Mr. Hayllar-That be knew it to be falso. Witness-I saw a Chinama fu the place, DaÌ Mr. Franciz-Anâ it simply anggests. Inquiry asked him for twenty half pints of milk. He It does not characterise any ant as being dis-had an eather pail of milk ready, and I saw honest, or wrongful, or improper, hat Amply him measure on the required quantity and pot After some discussion on the legal, points.
suggests the desir,blilty of inquiry, and that it into two pails belonging to the Hospital which mised by Mr. Francis, Mr. Hayllar had the let ter set ont in the charge, and said it supplied
ggastion is made to a man who comes out the Chinese stazeman carried with the. For the purpose of looking into the affairs of His WorshinDid your pails have any water its owo inusadoes,
The following is the letter, the portiora ital-
this particular bank, nod to whom suele voo-in P munication wight :ba fairly and lawfuly sd-
Witness-Oh, no. aised being those charged as libellons
dreised. If your Worship is so decidedly of His WorshipWell, and what did you do Peddar's Hill, Hongkong.
I castot believe that such a policy is in keeping with opinion that it is ima facie libellons, there is nex: P 29th March 1980. the traditions of your bank, but, oren if it were, na. William Jackeon, Leg, Assist Chist Mager, Sorestling coold jossify his gibe in a public associate a car of the matter, and it is ro use my fary, etc., etc., Chartered Mercantile Bank of India,abost the friendship with which His Excellency the arguing it, but my submission is it is not neces
Karlly libellons or defamatory, and that therefore Governor hoa honoured me for the last fifty years. oto., ota. StB --I have awaited your armiyal to kxing to your Mr. Pranoia it bellous to any it is a gibe, your Worship ought not to commit the oase for notice, for the information of the Board of Director
Mr. Hayllar-I do say this, that it shows the trial, in London, the condnet for eager bare, M.
His Worebip-Unless I am satisfied no jury Nalson,
me to it in a fitter they dentist, who, without shy protonation or reason, shimas and caline Now let me come to the
false and alenderous attack upon me, coupled with
Further, would anggest that having rogol to Mght to be decided by a jury. Whether a met Nelson's public prition as one of your staff, some in. ter is thellons or not dependa vory maoks on the Not only do the expressions he mands as of warrent quiry ought to be le into the circumstances undor views of the society in which a man lives, There the above description of them, bas they were uttered which ha benne praserad of a transfer of certain is a case of a man who was convicted bocanes with un quilent anisue to waigh friends of zaine Heaton of amour the sausais about uruar ago ho said some person poisoned & fos
2 were present are ready to testify Mr. Nasos in a rasmbs of the hamber of Com. What that dark charge means, wrapped up in that sounds came forward and swore it would be in- ME. Fricis Bat in that case masters of fox moree in vietco only of his offes an local manager et artful language, I don't know, hat I knew what jurious to him in his position as a gamakeopera the Chartered Mercantile Bank Coneatly, any effect it would have or the minds of directors, and to have that imputation thrown on bin, but unworthy public and of his in the Clumber reflects I know what edest it was meant to bays on the here Mr. Jackson las came forward and said the has always boen followed in this court. directly to the Bank, and it is thus the clear right and any of the directors to protect dusun against minds of directors: Ny mae can read that and not statements in this letter had not the least ten- the choroit resulting for such contact as that of Mr. fully understand the gentleman who wrote that doney to dassage Mr. Neleen, hat that he was at wrong. This & cristinal inter, not civil. Who lestor meant to say fr. Nelson End done some-liberty to trafie in shares as he pleased. There is the party that knowingly cheated the patients
The Ministry have resigned, It is stated that Lord Hartinetan M.B.-The telegram dated London, 21st inst., Governor of the Colony. was delayed in transit.
POLICE COURT.
23rd April.
BEFORE C. V. CHEAGH, ESQ.
ALLEGED LÜTEL.
The ease in which Mr. John Pitman is obarged with publishing a fala, scandalous, and defans tory Libel upon Mr. H. H. Nalson, he well know. ing the same to be falso, came on again to-day.
Mr. Hayllar, QC, intenabel by Mesary. Sharp, and Mr. Francis, instructed by Mossrs. Brereton Tuller, and Jobusos apparat for thecomplainant; and Woston, for the defendant.
Faison.
year
Hayllar-It is not the conrage of a man daring to come forrard, he makes the charre is the ark.
Witness-I returned to the Hospital and went into the Dispensary, where the milk was re-men- sarad in the presence of fr. McCallum and the Apothecary, sud also the milkman from whom Thad got the wilk. Mr. HoCallum then took about four Dances of milk out of each of the pails make any enquiries about this case before taking this amrious cost p
Inspectar Orley Yes, your Worship. that milkman?
His Worship Then why have you not charged
InspectorThe master is always responsible for the acts of his servants,
civil case Joe, but criminally us. His Worship Allow me to correct you. In Inspector-Well it has heas the course that
His Worship-Then the coarse is decidedly
of dishonesty or misconduct. can only he ou is the man responsible and ought to be punished. the view that it was calculated to damage & man in his basiness that it is libellous, and that Mr last witheca is here, your Worship, and it is tu InspectorThe milkman refsrred to by the Jackson had denied,
sharga this milkman. your power to dieobarge the defendants and
His Worship-Mr. Jackson only gara eridance as to these two paragraphs, but now other parts of the lottor have been introduced us to which Mr dackson has paid nothing at all
ariminally, There is already a prima fucio
His Worship I bold they are not respousillo
ought to have been charged against the milkman and he is the man that
Inspector-We can chargs him now,
that Mr. Nalace (agu i bue of his office as your It is impossible to read that letter without
I think it right alas that you should be made away thing rankly dishonest with a dead man's afthies is nothing in the defamatory in itself, no charge in the hospital! The man who has done that repzasentative) as long carried on a bitter, inorning to that conclusion. It is a base instan and ceaseless opposition to the Governor of the Colony. the traditions of your bank, but, even ifit werd be. I cannot believe that such a policy is in keeping with tion,
about the friendship with which His Excelloney to that was done while he was alive.
Mr. Francis I think you have made a mis. thing could justify his gibs in a public sasoiation take, na ta a dead man's faics; it was something Governor has honoured t for the Inst Arteen yearn.. Further, I would suggest at hautny regard to tr elson's public position to one of your stal, come is shares from the late Mr. Hotten on the site of M (Mr which he became gorsessed of transfer of certain quiry ought to he saada and the circumstances und
Heaton'a beraments about a year ago.
It may indeed, be darstel whether Br. Nelson, as devote that undivided attention to the interests of regular traficker in shares and other concerns, la able
such occupation is within the legitimats there of a tion of a manager of a Chartered Bank
ran abort afr. Nelson and his affairs bad it not bown I should not have been disposed to trouble myebil
Au interesting little incident which oveered THE fact that the attainment of a literary yesterday at Government Houas bat come to our degree by a Chinaman throws oper to bim knowledge. Amid the throne of visitors who Mr. Jayllar al-I appear, Your Worship, in the path to official life is regarded by some malled to ongratulata Sir John on his newly this odes, a very painful age, for Mr. Nelson, who foreigners as a commendable fenture in the neodived diguity was a Chinese deputation naturally exasperated him, and in consequence of has been subjected to a letter which I think Chinese aystem of government. And to a After receiving their congratulations and good which he has to appear before your Worship to certain extent it undoubtedly in Appoint wishes for further promotion, smclament, and apply, really as much on public as private ments should not, under auch circumstances, stem the torrent di further good wiakos snob asbe committed for trial on the ground of publish the bank which its archablers expect, and whether directors it must mean. That seems to be the by Mr. Nelson on Mr. Pitman at the Chamber milk brought into the Hospital in two of our own
longevity," the Governor, probably antions to grounds, that the gentleman who wrote it should go so much by favour, and the possession of 100 sous and 10.000 grandsone," asked the defamatory bibel. The water has been bofors your Worship some three or four times, and
a proof that the holder has wadad through
Mr. Hayllar-That on the eve of Mr. give some weight, that this letter, as expressed on Me Francis-What is the meaning of it
Mr. Francis-There is the other consideration also, to which I think your Worship should Heaton's sharesmente Mr. Nelson obtained the very face of it, was written in a feeling of put on it, and, that, I think in the eyes of the been stated by Mr. Ryzie, was undoubtedly made something dishonoatly that is the meaning anger and irritation at an attack which, as has darkest paragraph in the whole letter. He lends of Commnergo,
se His Wordhiy-We will now go on with the
On the morning of the 20th instant I saw the Mr. H. McCallum, Government analyst, said—
a literary degree should be a guarantee that dopatation if they had beard of the change of 1 have had an opprtunity of reading in the us the officials are neither uneducated nor in-Government which had occurred in Eugised. pspers, Live Mail and Daily Press, reports of those
slanderous attacks, repeats that, then goes on to Mr. Francis-There is this defence, that if shero both the same day. I found one of the up to it by skewing that he makes false and His Worship-That is no defence pails. The milk was measured in by presence. competant. But between theory and practice Some of the reembara had heard that the Baherings. I see that one day a letter, which for hir impudent pubile aiback upon we at the meet bis naworthy, public note, damages him step by this had been an application to a superior eonrtssmples to he adulterated with aineteca per took samples from both paile, and analysed. wo-havo been called upon to produce, tendering on
ing referred to for which neither hin relazious to my step by an accumulation of charges against bim, between what is and what should be of Beaconsfield had resigned, but wished to apology, was mentioned. That life. Nelson doos of formy transactions I have had with the bank that he is a man who is bitterly and motively that application would have been refused on the cent, of water, and the other was paro, there is too often a startling divergence. Ju the know the reason why he had done so, and not feel himself at liberty to scsapt, having ca
given him the slightest protect or justi£mtion. Undor the cixenmstacous, have no alternative but hostile to the Gorarher, and having made all these with your Worship that no jury, would be Eikely plicatos, matters.
ground of proveontion, and it ought to weigh His Worship-Thts vary considerably. com. first place the literary degrés, when perfectly inquired what his ngo was. Turning tomarte gard to the whole cirenmstances of the osse and to lay this complaint before php ---
charges, the lethor seems to me to point them by to convicten it, but if your Worship is of opinion the one side of which what is said in tant letter, and also haring nedo, and zpara is the augosity of taking other the directire ware bound to inquire into, cheat His Worship No; it is not necessary for me alterated. I have sometimes gone and see the
I trust gen will at ons give it the attention it showing there is something dark behind, which is Rofamatory bund fuls--won by severe study—is merely the mantelpisos,
Eridence continued I have been, on and off. regard to the nature of the charge itself. I a means by bringing it to the artice of your directors.
for a canth analysing milk and found-it-ad- there hange the portrait of Discsell and on the quite unwilling myself to believe that Mr. Pit- I rent, Sir, pour obedient surusut,
the estate of an embarrassed man since to form an opinion, I think the Chinese classics, musty love that fails to the age of the former, which happense to be the false. I omnet bring myself to believe that. I other that of Gladstone, His Excelleney stated man really wrote this leitor kuowing it to be
JOHN PITHAN
dead. Of course things present themselves
cows milked myself and have analysed it. I Mr. Franois-Your Worship must have an have done so on thirteen different occasions enlarge the mind or wider the idea. The act age of the spokes of the deputation, focussed into one lottor floating rumours which boon nursed for dve weeks, and he did uit think that sanot be allowed to pand. It there is any his books, said that if he was looking over deci was adulterated. On the morning in question Mr. Hovilar, having road the fist paragraph in different lights to diffarot minds, bat opinion; you are bound to be satisfied the docu- within this month, wd fount is to be exception. think it is more probable that Mr. Pitman bas of the letter, said it showed that the ibing had only place before your Worship the lightment complained at in prima facie a liberally good milk. I portently satisfied that student of the Chinese sages learns nothing who at once inquired who was to be the Premier geabout in thess playes concerninge vary body and the passage required so intendo to show that it thing in it l as know what it is. I have no siput in partlealar names, it was rather aillealt I want to the shed to see the cows milked so in which it strikes my mind, and a charge lice His Worship, seeing Mr. Francis looking at one of the paila of milk brought into the Hospital - that will enable him to deal with questions of the new Government, His Excellency said he in doing that he has certainly, I think, dens au was libellows on the face elit. of everyday life; he knows nothing of expected it would Gladstone, as the two extremely nuwise thing and one which Mr. Mr. Francis said Mr. Moon's remarks were will put in a ples of justifestion, that it was statewagt that a person poissued a for was libel two mon engaged as milkaen. Upon artisa doubt when the time comes my learned friend to say wit was a libel sad what was not. If a that I might take a sample for analysis. Issw modern western civilisation; his knowledge is men were the greatest stoteomen in England, Nelson daunt pass over. I have had a squally bellous, confined to the dead past. Of the great but that he had not received as yet. At could be done, and I think the fairer course to made when they are putin fores we will be Nolses is perfectly ready and antivas to meat.
ference with my allent this morning, seeing what Mr. HagliarOf cars these threats are should be inquired int. That is an inquiry Me.
for the benefit of the public that these things in one plaes this might be here world beyond the confines of the Celestin that moments talogram was put in his heals all parties would be to go merely on the minor prepared to meet tasm, lat with reference to
Mr. Francis sald if his Worship thought oo, I left immediately. Empire he learns nothing and care sa little sonsuncing that Lord Hartington had declined, count, publishing a defamatory libel, leaving the fales and slanderous stack, we have it in would probably have adopted another method of f
Mr. Fraucising so aaxicus to meet it; ha
there was a prima facie vase to go ta njury thərə Mr, do Senna, recalled, gare similar evidence He goes through the same narrow groove as
and that Mr. Gisdatone had been invited, to form out the stinging clause "knowing it to be evidence already, as sworato by Mr. Byris; a
to that given before He further said that the His Worship asid he thought there was a milk could not have been adulterated after it the new Cabinet. So the Chinese at ones bowed I appear before your Worship in as onciliatory Ruces a shorthand report of what took place at mysterious charge in this paragraph, he says be thought proper
false," The two things are very different, and member of the Chamber of Commerce, who pro
procoding,
another method of a and power sha his ancestors for many generations before and chin-chinned to the peg Premier in epigie, a mood as I ouD; and the charge now being that meeting, and which this. It just as thIt may be doubted. There are dif
Mr. Hayllar Still pointing somehow to this under a focal Ordinance to sand any case for trial could have seen if the milk was being tampered him; he never wanders from the beaten and left vontented, whilst, in going out, one of one real less in moral point of view rewell to refer to it, becassehat is the of our forent styles of composition in this letter. Hare unnce sould give his Worship power to do what On the morning of the 20th instant I took the
with track or drinks from any new fountain of the party explained to the others the mystery deses it to being an anwise not, one that charges.
Mr. Franois said no power under a Tosal Ordi Chan Alam, atoreman at the Hospital, said- knowledge. No wonder, then, that the views which the Governor wisely bad loft uzplained. does not ostry with it, the moral obliquity vornerent on the szlajeet, the Chrabar is hardly on- of a Chinese official are straitoned, and that vis, the reason why the great Conservative and blame which, the heavior olarge implies titled to consider the quad is before them. I
for trial be must first for an opinion that raining at the time. When I got there the It may, indeed, be doubted whether Mr. Natan, there was a prima facie ease. the vast majority are arnied as every point Station resigned and made foom for the Bat my olient, does not feel himself instified, learn from Chinese spare that the momarial which regulas trafloker in uros and other concorsa, is
kemon wers milking the cows that are kapt by prejudice against innovation. But unfor- Liberal Leader, by saying "it's simply the inter on pablis grounds, in going farther than that and rather well-known in the Clony, is it tho of a bouk which its shareholders expoob, and wheres the mettor. There was no obligation on so fast, but to wait until I called the steward. was presented the other lay wa got up bra gentle. able to devote that undivided attention to the in foresta His Worship, said he was not going to solely for the Hospital. I tall them not to lik tunately, in addition to the above drawback ohange of the dual prinsiple, the yin and the L'ersonally I am always anxious, so far as I can, cinler of the Japanese Goverment, and who is more ther such occupation is within the legitiinte aphere him to tell Mr. Francis the grounds of his Iled my two puts in the shed and retaimed
to throw oil on trembled waters, and I am sure or losa mixed up with the open form and cthar tatt motion of a munager of a Chartered Hank decision. T in their training, the literary degree cannot kang." "Ahí &b !”” anid all the rest, now we my friend Mr. Francis is, in the same mood. ters in fts Colday, and who is a very intimate sad Ragular trafficker" is rather a strong expresWorship. be was gabaritting his argument to distributed some bread, after which I followed. to the Hospital and called the steward, who went always be accepted as à proof thatthe graduate/understand it perfectly, Conservatives and These are not things which a person would with Hongkong. Now, bearing in sind the manner in reguler. traiaker în shaves' and other concerns, him. Bis Worship gould ponting himself to Mr. Bauca Upon arrival I found the two pails
friendly terms with the head id the Gorament in sion. If he had marely asid. Me, Nelson was a
Mr. Franois said he was not arguing with his to the shed. I did not return there ns, I had to
has fairly won his spurs. The candidates for
Tiberale, yin and yang !”
examination frequently work by cribs, and
FOOTBALL.
ates." As the memorialet remarks, if this Lieutenant W. Windram, 27th Inniscings, is the case in Chekiang it is doubtless the offlafated as umpires!
the cows were partly milked, and finding that
brings upon Mr. Pitman certain penalties, but harga benes of way communication from the Go we leave the mysterionely artful
we leave the mysterionely artful, and now we was illegal, and before he could commit a case Hospital-wilk pails to the mid ahed. It was
Stat Marca, 1850
7
down.
aaggest
fall of wilk.
First defendant-I do.
to aggravate, but Mr. Nelson himself is the person which equally apoftaceous crassious of opinion on ngrieved he is the person whose feelings have other matters have hoan talot in the Colony, being what he was, amanager of a bank, that would saying "I commit this case for trial.” to ba consulted, and I think when your Worship think one may justly down too conclusión some have boou bad; whetherit would have been libellous His Worship That is what I am going in some provinces the diplomas are sold to
His Worship asid that from what he could see sees the letter I must lay before yon, you will see thing is to be done in thin air, and I sink in the I am not prepared to argus, because it does not da; if there is not a case the attorney-General, the two milkmen at the milkbeds wook advan- A football match took place on Thurs lay even. it is one which no men could really pass by. dr. one of any mommunication or the stormont, stop there. What dñas it moun by saying he ie as the Grand Jury, oan throw it out, those candidates who can afford to purchase ing between the 2766 Inniskillings and the Bagai Pitman probably when he wrate the latter did not is ignot, naboeorsing on the ox of the Chamber t
tage of the storeman's absence when he went to not able to devote his undivided attention to the them. In the Paking Garetto of the 27th Artillery-fifteen s side on the Cricket Ground: appreciate its full force. I hope he did not, bat posing anything is being alone. I ruggest the bank What inzando doon that require to bring duty to form that opinion, whether you express one of the pails. That being so, be did not soo Mr. Francis...I am putting it to you it is your call the steward, and then placed the water in ultime, one of the Censors memorialises the Biden having bean, tossed for, the Artillery won really it comes to this, that however the letter Boorstary pat himself in ocminication with the Op. home its full force and effect? To any one's it or not, sad unless you hare formed that what evidence there was against the two defen Throne, complaining that after the rebellion lock, and in Bleyenmenoad shortly after five rate attune cartell, it is a common budak asingly wanther anything is mind i means that he neglected the affaire of opinion, you have no right to send the cash for dents, and the low, could not be stretched to
about play in Chokiang-diplomas for the degree of chienniskillings wou the first goal. The ball wa
Mr. Francis Perhaps my learned friend would Now, with reference to the, what is said ? My language it is true, it is a sreer, but it means that
the bank. It is wespped up in anphemistic trial, NANTI MANE PANUNLAY make it so. Ho should say it was a case of lax- His WorshipWell, I am going to send it ony from the centrefor. Two pints of milk shong were cold “wholesale throughout the gain kicked off and the Inniskillinge got the excuse me far's mouent. As his has mentioned learned friend as we see Mr. Pitman of get Me Nelson, quite apart from the affairs offer trial is
ad been fakton away and water placed instead.. province, at rates varying from several thou-gol at twenty-five minutes past six leiter, I will ask permission to read it ting up a spurious menor
the bank, was devoting himself to those affairs Mr. Hayllar Baid he would be satisfied if the His Worship naked the first defendant who em e'oliek. Asit was greed at the commencement of
Mr. Hayllar said ka was going to read it Mr. Francis-Mr. Ryrijnwearɛ to iz
which furthered his own ends. I don't wonder defendant were bosad over in da personal reployed the milkman sand cash to nothing at all, with the result the game that plog should osase after the second Mr. Francis: then read the following letter, Mr. Hayllar-Well, M. Nelson only supplies myself that these two paragraphs were selected cognisances as before. that the place is overrun by literary erado, real had been obtained the Inniskillings were deaddressed by Messrs. Breton and Wotice to the words, and Mr. Elis pots a certain con. by Mr. Johnson sa bong the worst, because they straction on them, we don't think they in are and all I enn sny in this, that if a man does clared the winners Captain Howitt, R.A., and deeers. Sharp, Toller, and Johpeon
His Worship Well, the two milkmen have, BEFORE THE HON. C. B. PLUNKET. 29, Quorn'assed, Hongkong the slightest degree bear Mr. Nelson had before not dovete his madatided attention to the st
gafar Xoan soe, stolon two pints of milk, and DRAS BINGO sro been benoted by Me Join public subject, asappears from all that fairs of a bank he is in thatre af he is not ab
it is your place to charge them. No blame DRUNKENARES, Pifeng to suprem hit went for the hasty Jester te took place at the meating Il-hed before him to keep his position, sad that is clearly whah
whatever attaches to you, and I discharge yo Bevlax a r. E. Kolah, which he has miten the intrad totion of the ye into the volvay Mr. Mr. Pitman resus, af Mr Nelson was not fit charged with being drunk and incapable on charged with larceny of two pints of milk
John MoBride, a amen, employed. I order the two milkman now in court to be to Miz. W. Jackson. Mr. Titmaz wrote that letter Nelson, as a member the Chamber, doult for his position, but he does not tell the directors Chursday aftergen while smarting under tome remarks wipesting him with this question public and coming that iz so many words. This letter emells of
The Brat defendant, just disobarged, said made by Mr. Nelson at the Chauber of Converse, before the Chumbo, das ane affecting the midnight oil, and it was incubating fire he was on duty near the Cricket Ground when The other man just pointed out, and nor P.C. $10 said that on the prarious afternoon can't say that the milkman watered the milk. He now withdraws that Totter. Although we can wol Lim specially a mossa harkane therefore wooks. It was carefully prepared letters eoldier drew his attention to the prisoner in charged, with my ipllkman, is a friend of mine understand that Mr. Nation feels angry, we really do not see anything in the letter infarinas to his charaoke was entitled to deal wth and comment upon, and lalarded to sting. As a literary productionvide the barracks. One of the officers told wit ad not a mallkomnos ter na agentiomas and bank manager. There is no. Now, what door he says of, the arguments it is beyond all prafen If it was meant to smash pess to take the prisoner in obarge, which was
tag wrong in laying and selling share, nor and used in favour of the yena memorial prosented Mr. Nelson, I cannot imagine anything better done the there anything improper in the transaction reset by certain Chinese. Das a matter of im. done, but whether it is any the wiser for that I Inspector Ferry said he had known, the pri ing the late Keaton, it, in fact it ever took place, portance whether this spontaneous me don't know. Then bewaysoner for the last four months or thereabouts as Mr. Nelson's character stands so disservedly:Migh that we think he can well afford to pass the war marialing from the Chinese or cos walch I should not here he speed to trouble myself doxtltate and a drunkard proc and we trust and all the circumstances of the certain persons interped in the subject had or on about Mr, flare lind it not bees The prisoner denied the charge, and said he are, that goatlamin's good sezza will indusa him to get up-perfectly ledite ne doubt, in for his impudent pablic attack spas me at the meet was destitute, and had been provided for in the charge that one man with lareany of two piats
His Worship-Thon, Mr. Oxley, you will" and their possession does noualways imply appeared for the plaintiffs sad the Attorney adopt this course, baolally be in that the domain of politle of that kind What my referred to, for which is the hila colutions to acl for one month as a destituts. He was dis of milk, the property of Lam Also, she first General (Hon. H. 1. O'Malley) sad Mr. Francis, os provocatica 20 e Pitman Should tearthly moral blame : Nelson asarihe had arvou ki te onto wharged from an American vessel at Yokohama defendant in the las diase, and for exposing and than the wearer is entitled to them by his instruoted by Mears, Brereton and Wotton, pose that he should delay his departure to Bhanged to Mr. Pitman for gattisup this memorial Under the constants, I have pp alternative bat and sent to Hongkong by the British Consul profferring for sale adulterated milk under Ore
Nelson dealius to adopt this course, wo would pro
given him the skiest protest or jerulfivation. / personal morit,
were for the defendants."
until the osse shall be disposed of, se dr. Hitman does not follow it is syfons. The signatures to to lay this complaint bears you.
Inspector Cradock proved receiving the charge › diuonoon 14 of 1845 and 9 of 1867,
same in other provinces. He also intimates that many persons hold forged diplomina.
The diplomse are not sold now, we believe, but whenever a province is in finansial diff. culties the Central Government is ready to sanction the sale of houours, posthumous or otherwise, or literary degrees. This being the case, honours and degrees in China are, it will be seen, no more valuable than those
ao easily acquired in some other countries,
SUPREME COURT.
23rd April
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. Barons THE HON, CHIEF JUSTICE SIR. JOHN SMALE
WAX HOI CHERE AND OTHERS V. FANG,
BUT BUNG AND OTAKEU
Mr. Hayllar, QC and Mr. Ng Choy,
structed by Mesars Sharp, Toller, and Johnson,
Elta Werdship (to Mr. MoCallum)--Did youses
de this man at the shed on the morning in question?
Mr. McCollam I have seen him there on sterol mornings, but not the morning in