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the men strike daosased a few blows.
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By the Foreman-A fall on the liver aids of At this stage the inquiry was adjourned to Monday next, at 3 pm, ut the Magistracy.
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WILLIAM DICE.
Iafd he must give me the paper, and though adequate apology for what had taken place, I did not consider that by any means an
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teen in the wrong. The advise given the' de fendant by Mr. ancis to apologias was therO- fore what was jest oder the circumstances, but the defendant instructed him that be kad prepared a written apology which he would have given to the captain if the latter had given hiru a written statement undertaking to pay him up sable condition; and he had dragged the de to date. The captain had refused this very res- fendant, his relative, lato court
Na os re gretted more then the defendant thay the French daaman get drunk on board the ship, and it was due to the default of the defendant's bor.
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The court makes no arder as to posts"
POLICE COURT."
June 11th
CARING FOR THE WOUNDED.
the hospital service, so much better than I had I could not help romarking the offiɔney of
A MEMORABLE EVENING. Beroez Ma ́E. MACHEAN.
Little had hesa socimplished when the cor pleasant afteranca began to rarge into a dis CHANGE OF LAYING A FALSE INFORMATION. agreeable and foreboding twilight. Some of the Chan Akim and Wong Atai, opian smugglore, ontworks had been taken, but nothing mora I Saperintendent of Police and justice of the and chilly, I proposed returning to my boat. were charged by Mr. W. M. Deane, as Capt. had brought no overcast, and, as it was mont ponce of this colony, with laying a false inform which was with the conroy at the place whisk tion before him on the 10th inst
we had left in the morning, now three mile dia The defendants, as described, were opium tant. I had just started, when the moral smugglera, and they want before Capt. Deane observed the movement and called me back. It
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ment that the route vid Tonquin is a money, and saw Cheong-ching-ting and three as he went to make a masonic sign to ms, showed ue signs of having hoor stanok. The and the chief engizor had a rus. He did not begin. One infantry attack was led by a odte
cthara assault the docessed and kill him and told me not to forget that, I told him enptain did not order the defendant to stop firing Nee the cow, but after it ho was in the bont pull pany of Tonguinese, a battalion of the marine more direst channel for trade to south-cho than wont to the Station and laid the in he would do no more duty tha got to his revolver in an offensive manner, but in ening, whom the captainset said to him. If you instry, two battaliona of Turtos, 030 of the A WATSON Catera Chida than the West River. The formation. They was beatitur Boad Math I hatcha lin charge of you punch your foreign legion, and two butivrives m
Intter is we hold, the satural route, and it their closed fets. She distant about fifteen and I got the second engineer in sharge of the the order was made fur-kim, te stop fring, but bear too; you understand that.”
were deployed among the rok vegy of thes yards from the men when the saw the fight, engine room, Ân to the neglect of duty, on the witness thought he must have heard the order. Creed-rating-The capsin said this to plain Itis onrioga fact the Chiniavpri- b'y was the route always used until it was red- he knew the deceased, who lived at Wong nei-2nd May, at Marung, I taid the chief englaser Frank Dyer, scoond efffoar of the Welcombe, him after he had spoken in Swedish to a Swedish await attack os or very near their intronend By Appelutment to His Excellency the Go.dered unsafe by the operations of the Tai- cheong, he was a gardener. In shaver to the to report the quantity of esl in the buskera, as said he held sonster's cortificats. Hegaze or seamar on board. The chief officer was on board positions. They do not understand the adean-
vaxon and His Royal Highnasu tha.
ping rebels. Most of the trade that aristad case of the beating. The prisoner and his should be short, and I should want to apply to the Welcombe at Makang on the 12th May, with hut not every word. He was not mistaren about their main lines of defenco, or, sa is more pro foreman, witness said that she did not know the we bad had a long passage up, and I feared we roborative evilanes of what coursed on bored Witness could understand English very well, age of meeting the enemy at a distance from hofore that outbreak was then lest altogether, compaxlans had upthing in their hands, in the the French Admiral for moro, He said thore regard to the defondant's Urices revolver. As what was said.
bable, their soldiers become demoralized when and of the comparatively small amount that shape of artus.,
word 70, tons. We remained there Lå days, using ; to the nolling of drink, he had seen, on the 23rd Joba Hurrison satd he was donkeyman on remained the Tonquin route has taken
The prisoner was asked if he wished to ask the winehos, and condensing water for the Maya French seaman lying helplessly drank on board the Welcombe. On the 24th May the judgment. On this occasion their skirmissors
separated and obliged to act à little on their ow any questions and said that he did not, but that French fast. The second engineer debited 50 board the ship, and he had to be lowered over the chief enginear came thin and said something seem to have been thrown forward about half a large proportion. The Songkoi, or Rad River, he did not kill the dead, ana
onts, of coal per day for the Honkey boiler, Inside into his bout in a eling Witness said to to him about the captain dogging him. Almost mile in aleance of their arst intrenchments. han, bowover, been proved to bo, xa a navigable Fu Atsat said that about half past two o'clock my calculation I. allowed 2 tons of oval in ail the defordut this is some of your work; heitmediately after, witness was going down Their strength was rot know, though thore {"stream", "vary, much "inferior to what it was Pathe on the 9th home-cilfing An Atat's lionsa for the donkey boiler, and I sent him to autimate Lhad heard the defendant kad-koon selling liquor. below, he heard a sonfle on bank. Witness wns were thought to be £,000 or 8,000 Black Flags, at Wong-noi-cheong a Lord that a fight was the coal in the bunker I arpaatad about 45 After this witness went into the defondant's casure the chief engineer was speaking to bio an with early se, many more Chinese regulars. thought to be, while the West River, by its going on outside aid he came out and saw attoas from his previous report, bat ho reported bin, and the defendant naked him if he thore was no one else, present. When the obief The brigade of Colonel Jovianninelli meladed splendid vilities for navigatiba, much more a distane of four olibonge the prisoner and 14 tons as do feet to the ton and this would thought there would be say trouble about engineer made a remark to witness he need an op- about 5,000 nou, all veterans, who tad seen hard
thren odberu beating the deced. He saw them allow 149 tous instead of 70, I made an offetal the matter. The defendant, said the affair probriaos apithet to the captain. Witness was Rghting on the road to Langsu than makes up for the somewhat greater alike him with their fiets. He wont nearer and entry in the log, and I read the entries over to arose in consequence of the boy selling three in the companion way at the time. distance the goods horse on its streams have found deasneed lying on the ground, Hu saw Mr. Disk. The defendant said that the charges, bottles of brandy when he had instructed hin Mr. Mussop again addressed the court, and he to travel. If the trade, bo, diverted to the afrock desetsed relax. None of the fira man bad time, almost entirely antrae, or tissus of falsa. there would be trouble as it was not the first aptais must have first stenek the defendant in progress that the Block Finga wers on the deseasti Enil. He was quite certain prisoner when read over to him, were either entirely an to sell only one. Witneza told him he thought contended that his vidence showed that the It was evident before the battle had been long Wast River, therefore, it will simply be anything In their hands. He knew prisoner, hoods. The defendant had never asked permission timo a seaman fiom the samo ship had been He handed in the defendant's partientes. skirmish line. That they were good tuszkam returning to its ancient and natural channel. who was a gardener at Wong-noi-cheong, Did to take spirits on board, and such an iden drank on board, and if no complaint came Mr. Wilson silas briefy addressed the court, was noon attested by the number of wounded Whether the change would for the moment sot know whether dosased and prisoner were as this had niver occurred to me. I found the from that ship, he should repart it to the captain He contended it was abundantly evident that who began to be carried to the roar. Tun General on good terms or not, Did not know the defendant. bod bought 31 bottles of different himself for his own safety. The next day the the defendant first assaulted the captain; as it was in a little hollow hebind one of the gas act favourably or prejudicially on the bongsuse of the fight.
kinds of spirits from one of the French ships, letter alluded to by the captain was received was proved he had no taark, as the Chisaman, that had been brought into action, over which in Bouham Strand we zo not prepared to The prisoner had an questions, to ask, but re on the plan that he had many friends to enter from Admiral Conrhat. The captain sont wit-alleged, while Capt. Corfield had his lip badly the balls from the enemy's position, three-quar- [2]
say, but there can be no doubt that the open-pasted the same remark of not having killed the tain. The steamer arrived here on the 1st Juna, us for the chief engineer. As to the suban-out. He should ask the out; if they thought bars of a mile away, whiation saxetantly. His and when we arrived I said to the defendant, qucnt cobrrences between the captain and the proper, to axorcise their power with regard to manner towards the woanded, who were earried "HOTICH-TO-CORRESPONDENTS. ing up of the West River toateau trafo would Siu Asoon said that on the Dil instant at about "I tell you this for your guidance, I intend to defendant, the witness gave evidence oprrobar the dafendant's cortificals, to Rs him, discharge along the road directly in front of him, voo Communications su Boloria stiam akould be greatly increase the foreign trade of southern two o'clock p.m. he heard a noiso outside his house, ask for a court inquiry to investigate your ating that of the captain and the chief offloor him frota the ship, and order bit to pay the gentle and compassionate. Whenever a worindal addressed "The Editor," and those on basluosa "The China and would therefore be an mistaked on soming out to see what was the matter saw onduct, and you can get legal advice if you Ho, did not see the blow struck, and be saw the ponses. It was necessary, that discipline must map was aware of the vicinity of the General Minnger," and not to individuals by name.
the deceased and a few other man fighting. Ho think proper. On the nart day he went ahore saptain was holding Mr. Dick, who was trying to enforced on board sahip at sea. Mr. Wilson and looked in his direction, the lattor invariably. Correspondents are requested to forward their meable advantage to this colour. The Chigose want to them and deceased, prisoner, at the other on leave, as lo said, to soaruls a solicitor. The to get away. The captain's Ap was cut and proposed to re-call the satsin to deny the ro lifted his hat. and address with communications addressed to the establishments through which the trade is men ran away, and when they had run about thirty next day I received the letter produced from bleeding at that time.
marks alleged to have fallen from him, and also Ng Lavig Shing, whomid bn was mass boy on Swanson to contradict Jensen, for, nå for publication, but at evidends of good conducted would still, we believe, maintais atop the dunensed fell down himself. Hshadesen Mr. Francis, he was the defendant's counsel
The letter stated that Mr. Dick had sonamited board the Britishi utsamer. Welcombe, vas then
The President thought that would not be nexpected. The wounded wars taken from the Held their head quarters in Bonkongabüt even Fa Ataat, ra-calieil, said, dacensed actually fell him about the trouble betiese myself and him, foalled.
in litters home by Aunamese coolies, who were were it otherwise it would be unwise to as ha renaived the blows.
and he had recrimended Mr. Dick to splogise Mr. Mossop said it might perhaps shorten the anerico the general interests of a great trade for men striking deceased, and he could not tell blame. Mr. Francis trusted I would scoopt the that the boy was permitted by him to sell or read the finding as follows:
Blu Asoon, gatinuing, said thore ware tirea or to me and to sluit that he was originally to pass if he admitted on balusif of the defendant minatar, and on its ro-opening the President this purpose or for carrying ammunition and sap- The court was then cleared for about twenty almost the only beasta of burden used either for pliss. Poor, brown, ragged and mixazabla halaga for the sale of comparatively small" vested whether prisoner did strike deceased. Did not apology through him, rod kindly withdraw any fain bottles of brandy on board
The court is of opinion that William Dick, they seemed, with a kind of unsmiling patience proceedings, I had instituted against him, nad Mr. Wilson said that would not be sciviont. the chief engines of the British steamer Wel and meek suffering which might be called bravery interests " of a purely local nature. France know the cause of the quarrel,
Prisoner said this witness did not know any cancel the entry against him in the official log. The boy said that while at Makang the chief combe, has been guilty of insubordination and for want of a better pame. The surgeons were is determined to place heavy duties on all thing of the affair himself; what be deposed to be. Francis thought I should agree with him enginou (defeudsut) gave bire bottles of splits misconduct on the 12th May, and that at acted energetic and fall of sympathy for the wounded foroigur trade pasing through Tonquin, had boos told him
that anch proceedings between relatives would to sell to any man who should ask him for them. in a manner anbaseming his position as ch officer boy passed hura and thore, often under fica and with the idea of fostering the trade into the Mortuary on the orening of the 9th inst.; should proceedings be taken in a court of law. witness sold them for $1.50 per bottle, and gave French seamen working on board the vessel.
Dr. Marquee said that the body was brought be undesirabix, and likely to cause public cosa dal In seven days he gave witness wovon bottles, and in selling, or cansing to be soll, spirits to the always without hesitation. As the procession of
wounded continued to pass to the rear in ever French goods, and it is therefore, important. It was that of a Chinamar between 35 and 40 years In consequetes of that letter I stayed pro- the money to the chief angioner. On the lat
The court therefore sentence that his parti-increasing numbore, as the firo of musketry nover that no stone should be loft unturned to of age. He male a pest mortene oxauluation and prdings, and went to see Mr. Francis, whom I day the chief engineer gave him three hotties to toate he suspended for three months.
seoranń to slackton and the advanos was slow, the effectively open up another route where the und that the sploon was hypertrophied, the told I could receive no apology from a third sell, and witness sold the liquor for the chief
faces of the onera) and, staff, assfind a moha liver en arged, the right lobe of which was rup-person, but I must receive a rattsinatory apology) engineer, getting no profit himeif, as the chiof
*** Willam Of course he is discharged from serious lookBuch an obstinats defence had not trade would be free from Frenak dißerontin! tured; the kidney did not look very healthy, the from Mr Dick himself. Mr. Francis said I was engineer was too smart. The chief engineer had the ship.
been exposted. It was hard to get the Block doties. The trade via Tonquin is subjeci asused by the raptore. His opinion was that the case off antil the next day he would write to but he had not done so yet. He sold the liquor
| right carity of the abdomen was filled with blood, perfectly, within my rights, and if I would put said he would pay witness for selling the liquor, The President-That must be necessarily.
Flags out of the holes where they had intrenab- both to the French and Chinese faca adeath was caused by hemorrhage from the rap-Mr. Dick and advise idm to offer an apology I
Mr. Wilson Will the court decide as to whated themselves. One or two efforts were made to the foreigners who discharged the cargo. In writing on Wednesday last on the sixa-rangemente. Trado by the West River furs. There were no external marks of tie-heard nothing more till the next morning, when
date the defendant is to be paid up to P
with dynamite and failed. So the afternoon wore Mr. Wilson said that couchuuled his case. ture of the treaty beteren. France and his would come under the cognizinge of the
The President-No, that is not a mattor for D, always a sharp inillade at the front, the lence; a blow might cause internal rapture: Mr. Francis mid he had been very busy the af The court was that cleared, and on its being this court.
General basy la receiving reports from the dit- we remarked that fall details with regard to Chinese only, and if the transit pses system of the deceased was full of rin the trading facilities to be granted in the wereenforced, this route would, on this ground
The defendant-Will the court graut me aferent members of his staff, kooking at diagrams Mr. Dink, but he had sent that morning and Mr. Mossop addressed the court for the de-second engineer's certificate in the meantime?
of the forts and positions, and listening to sug asked me to postpone precedings till the after-fauce. He said he had only been instructed southern provinces would be awaited wilb
The President-No, we cannot do that. gestions and giving orders. It was imporihle non, and he would obtain an apology from Mr.that morning, but he saw at oate on beteg in. interest. The tresty is ampposed to have
to approach either of the battery mentioned, er aluze, posess anmistakabla advantagés.
Diok. I did postpone taking proceedings. As structed it was a case in which his client had
walk along the narrow road along the river brok been based on the terms of the ForBNIBE
I was leaving the ship that day the defondant
without running the gauntlet of a storm of ba?- The British steamer Lenior Casila was to go
enlied out to me that if I proscouted him I
lets. Convention. The third article of that Con-round to the Aberdeen ducks yesterday,
might keep his wife and family as he would never vention contained the following:-China
go back them again. He said this in the pre- SHIP'S ENGIN BLA H.M.S. Line was to leave Shanghai on the undertakes' lo admit along the whole ettout 5th instant, it was understood for Port Hamil
sence of a water of witnesses.
Mr Wilson-M-Francis alluded ton relation- of her southern frontier which borders on tou.
MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY, A marine court of inquiry was opened at the ship between you and the defendant P Tonguin free traffic in marchandise between The U.9.S. Monocacy, which loft Bhanghai on misconduct against Willam Dick, chief engi-to my sister. I saw Mr. Francis afterwards,
Harbour Offee yesterday to investigate charges
Witmera-Ye, I am sorry to any hola married Annam and Francs on the ena part and China tho dth instant, called in at Chinle on her way of the British steamer Welenabe, made or and he said he had drawn up a letter of apology as the other, regulated by a treaty of com-
to Awoy and Cautoa,
250 master of the vogel, Capt. William Reginald for Mr. Dick to present. to me, but Mr. Dick merce and tariffs to to made hereifter in the
Corfeld..
objooted to a part of the wording, and in conse
most conciliatory spirit, on the part of the say, some of the large orasting stemmers had N. Rumsey, R.N, (President), Lieut. A. E. Mebat he was sure the,spelogy was one I should was true that the defendant. hnd "authorised and laid an information that on their voyage was late and the road was unsafe. Just then
The court was composed of Commander R. case kohad somewhat modified the expressions, Chinese and he hoped end the affair the selling of the liquor by the boy, and a idvantageous as possible for French trade."
Hogg British stoniner Olonagle, Capt. A. AI never rooived that apology, but on Thursday doubt he was wrong in doing so, hot at the the limits of the harbour, they were overlaaled by ward the left, and a short, sharp fasillada to This naturally gave rise to hopes that China,
the 4th, as I was going off the ship, and just time the defendant had thought there was no oneofthe small steam revenue ornisers, which took hind us showed that the Chinose were on th The president read the letter be received from going down the gangway, the defendant called i thing wrong in it. It was done under the fol-their craft in tow, and confiscated it.; Inquiries Lank, in what number it was impossible to dater. anding herself under the necessity of
the master of the Melcombe applying for a or something he had written, to the following French oflear at the Pescadores who had eems fact that the seizure scarred same distance bradout on the hillside and one of the sailar to me and read from a half shoot of note paper lowing circumstances. The defendant met with were made by tho polios which established the mine. A little later it was reported that the granting the privileges of more extended in
of inquiry, which was as follows:-
liqueurs to sall, and the defendent desire to buy youd Groan Island, and tercourse to one nation would be willing to
I have the benom to regret that you will call maval egnet of Inquier into the exaduct of William
Ran-Ikpolegins to you for what secured at the them to give to his wits or someone. He could the rates of this colonsequently outside forts wars occupied. This way's litla coloa grant the ma to all. The ccasion
Diek, chief engineer of tho atasımıkıp 1'elecabs.
Festadores on the Sith Misy, and fhape you will take not purchase there, however, without buying some
uf cheerfuluess to the situata and eu ampolits I thong the said Willian Diak with involenaa, la- was deemed a favourable one by tha
brandy with them, and as it was represented to
for such fare as the field of battle. afforded. The fallowing telegram, datai London, 13th anberditation, and miscondnot be the 12th and 24th
aim that ho could dispose of the brandy by selling
Having refused to permit me to go where I Hongkong Chamber of Commerce to invite May appear to the Austra lan papars Tapan day last, and with counting a salt and battery
it, he took it, and disposed of it in the way 1. and
should be able to be supplied with in from the attention of the Britiet Minister by Russia of Qualpart, an island to the south of same to bearer of the French navy on board the said I would accept it for the sake of others and by giving the boy instructions of to add more
and China have combine to resist the seizure taken spirituous liquors 2 board, sai selling the
agost there being any drunkenness on board upon me on the ani 21th May hat. Also with having
stated. In doing so, however, he took precautions
my own stores the General con chicken and & Flass of his last brifle of wine. starte and kindly offered me o... wij of his lank to the subject, and a letter was accord-Korea The Japanese and Chinese GorezaMercer, and with gross careless in cospent of his ingly addressed to the late Sir HABT island from being taken pain of hy a
ments are making preparations to prevent the day.
pay him up the data The defendant than one bottle per day, and instead of ohaying
Later he gave me a piese of carpet for a shake- Paskrs" with a view to obtaining a Russian flect."
WE CULFIELD, meter, Sewald he would give me the paper if I then directions, on the day on which the seaman
down and a blanket for covering. I arranged The President also read the warrant from gave him an undertaking to pay him up to the was found drunk, he sold the bottles."Still it.
thase on the billside, thrnst my head into o rovision of the conditions of intercourse The telegraph steamer Sherard Osbourn, with
E., the Governor for the holding of the court date. I said to hit "It is not for you to dietate ocald-not be said that the Dans denakon TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY FRESS."
shop at hamboa bushes Interwoven with vines The defendant said he had only had the sam termes to mo, do not throw away the last chance as was due to the spirits the defendant had of foreign powers with China," and reference to which a paragraph from the Couriermons at eight o'clock that morning, and had had shall give you. I till you in the presence of sold, because there might here boon Liquor shares, I have patiently waited to see what course intervals and to the reperta and comments on the SrAs a connilerable holder of Insursmonnad-listened to the firing which was heard, af more particularly “to press for Keangtung, appeared in out yesterday's issus saying that she as time to prepare his case; he applied for time the officers that I will settle with you up ta obtained from the shore, and is (Ms. Mcstup) wozid he taroz with referenss to the illegal eric situation which continued for some time longer. Kwangsi, and Yunnan being brought under are on a sandy beach on the North Salle, to instrust & salleitor to art on bis hetinif, and to- to-day if you give me that paper. He would believed the cook on board had some gin. Stil tion of a wooden shuty upon a reof in Queen's. The Block Flags, it appeared, taking advantage
artisol here posforday from Shanghai.. The obtain witnesses, a regulated system of internal communicable, the N. d Day Nene saya, was extended
not gira me the pave, but tore it up and I there would be no doubt the defendant-bad done road Central some few days sgn, which marly & fog, had approached the saptural "position tion free to all-nation" The Chairman, between Gatzlaff and Fort Hamilton in a very of time to get witnesses, as all witneze ware
Mr. Wilson said the defendant had bad plenty went ashore and camased proceedings against wrong in selling the liquor, but the defendant caused the destruction by Ere of much valuable and tried to retake them. It was a situation
him
had done it under a misapprehension, and bè did proporty. There are, as usual, many absurd dangerous to the soldiers pocupying them and Hou, W. KESWICK, in his remarks at the steamar. The same paper statos the Sherard
short time without anoident to it or to the on board the ship.
Mr. Wilson-Had you been overbearing at all not think the court would be disposed to deal rumours as to the reason which has induced the momentous to the entire army. A ropales in- annual meeting of the Chamber held in Osborne has come here to be supplied with new
The defendant said he had had no time to into Mr. Dick P
with him harshly on that account. He should prosecution to be withheld. In váy opinion, į volvet a forward movement in front and fank strast a licitor. March last, said: Tao subject was one of
Witness-No. I had been most forbearing to put in some certificates of character to show that however, I think it mes probable the matter on the part of the Chinese, which would have boilera.
The President sail that to his knowledge the him; I have been too torban ing more than the defendant was a very respetable man, and bas hesa simply overlooked. The offence is, baen oritical ou account of the nature of the grost importance at the time the latter was rived at Shanghai on the 5th instant) left Pert When H.D.M.'s gunboat Zephyr (which ar
summons bad bain pent on board the steamer the was just to my other offers, or due to say own one of them, from Captain Corfield, was couched however, a very serious on, and nothing less country and their great superiority of numbers written. It was then supposed the FOURNIRA Hamilton the British war vessels Pegasus. Swift, Mr. Wilson said the reason the defondant had fortunate connection with him.
previous afternoon, and the mistake made was in self-respect, I carried forbeasco with him to in the warmest terms of approval showing that than a heavy fas of several hundred dollars "You may well beliers, my Camerat," said an | hot learing it thara.
the fullest possible extent, owing to my un Convention would be given effect to and Wanderer, Merlin, and Daring were there. The
at one time ho highly osteomed the way the door a esprosponding torm of imprisonment, if anofloer ia reporting on the gravity of the situas faudant filled his position. Mr. Mossop thought offers he proved, would be sufficient to act as a tion, that it is not a Este they are colubrating that we should we improved manna of inter.nducious arrived on the ad inst. from Nagsabsent from the ship without leave.
not received tins sannons before way that, he Cross-examined by Mr. Mosse--I do not on that there was a considerable amount of animus deterrent for the frines and
a warning to in that fort" couras in the southern part of the empira, were there also: A Japanese porvatte arrived saki and the hired transport 'Aferionethukirs,
sider it an unreasonable thing that I should not on the part of the captain apparent in this others. With our present scanty water npply, The defendant said that was not true, she be satisfied with a letter of apology written by case. This was borne out by the chief the act of creating facilities for the spread of fire
UFEASY JLUMBER. The tollar was written with a view to secur- at 9.33 s.m. on the fird inst, and took up a poai.ltd a general leave of absence every day.
The toldiers nevertheless seanied to hold the a barrister for the defendant. The barrister did officer who said there bad bem sa estrange so most grave offence, and cannot be too sternly ing that this colony, and other subjects than tion between Bull Point and Observation In the charge was a very serious one, to give the peet an apology from the mea himself. I do not osptain was only too glad of something to sign spector of Buildings? If so, it is clearly bia into a state of quist, at least, if not uneasy alan The court was plauren, and it was decided, as not helt me, and Ivorilor I had a right to esment between the two; and it was probable the dealt with. Does this mattor concern the In-fort, though the firing continued at frequent în- those of France, should beuoft by the extenfencos to the harbour and the works are Tow
land. Men have been employed in building de defozdant till 1.30 to get up his case.
tervals and the little group about the staff settled consider that the works the defendant road to mopon to use against Mr. Dick. As to the affair duty to prossoute forthwith. endlose my earder. The General's bed was arranged ander bis sion of interooge which was hoped for, but almost mopiated. The weather is cool and Snë
The court was adjourned socordingly. from the half shest of paper were an apology, as of the 12th May, the defendant was Bring over Yours, &
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On the re-assembling of the court at 130. Mr. my sharges related to three separate things, the side at a bottle in the water, and there was
bant at an angle that seemed to intimate tha Mossop appeared on behalf of the defendant. and be only alfaded toone. Still, I would bavans nothing wrong in his doing so, but the captain,
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copted it on my terme for the sake of others but not satisfied with sending the chief mate to tell ROWING MATTERS AT THE VIC-
consciousness, down the steep beak into the river, taken." Happily the war clonda bare.once this evening, in Hindustani, fall particulars of combe, said he had had a master's curtidicate singoled to accept, his terms. The oma's whole tone of the French officer in a very offensive manner,
will give z performance in the Theatre Royal
William Reginald Corfield, master of the Walke would not give to me on my terms, and I rafus.him to stop firing, shouted to him in the presence TOBEA RECREATION CLUB.
for at least into some unmilitary postare among more rolled by and the opportunity again which will be found in our advertising colaman. 1864. Defeadant was his chief engineer on the and manner and the whole thing was nothing as if he had been a common sailor. This showed
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the reads. The members of the staff distributed SIRI am not a rowing max and never go titudes on the wet ground about him and pre- themselves in uncomfortable and inerfistjo at- Hoams favourable for ventilating this sub. The company has been performing in India, the articies. Witness said-We were chartered by the whatever of en apology
animus, and it offunded the defendant, and let near the Boathouse, simply bebauss I have no jest, so important to the commarell prole metation by the press ja Siegepore and and stores. Wejnchored here about five o'clock reasonable request, you drag your relation into He was willing to apologise for it. though the Club, because I considor it is a duty avery Briton I believe soms persons slept. As for my ow
Straits, and Siam, and has secured very favour French Naval Authorities to convey provisions TE. Mossopo, rather than comply with his him to answer as he ought not to bava dous time to do so; but, I subscribe to tas Becreation Pared to take such rest as their suriety and the inimical canditiums of the weather permitted. sperity of Hosgkoog. If Sir RoBERT Bangkok The criticisms in the Lavion papers the eroning of the Jet June. On the 19th court?
captain was to blame in the matter. The prin with a dollar to spare owes to his country, to help tantion, it has sometimes been more ano - Hasr- sigeslizes-bis accession to the re wehavent noticed. Thcompany is scompaniol May I was coming Wha Fransk frigate-Witness is no relation of mine -------- cipal charge, however, was that of assolt, and to keep up the love of athletic sports among our fortable, has not often. The blanket was thin,.
presentation of Her Majesty in China by so will be given on Monday evening, and those, on the starboard side of the bridge, near the be le
by a full Indian orchestra. Alhar perform-Dagsey Trout talking with the commandant. Well, a connection Yea, I am sorry to say his client zeraion was that the captain did youth and the spirit thereby engendered, which considering the penetrating quality of the cold
attack him Grat; and that version would he has won our battles securing the anrestricted narigation of the wo meratand, are the only noensions on which chart thom, when we heard e suzall arm shot The President That will de; and be good gasported by evidence. The defendant, though country what it is wat Our Boys" second to resist a constant tendergy to slide off the Gene 1 Ra and land and made our and the saturating nature of the mist. I had to magnificent. waterways of Southern China they will appear during their present visit. The fired. The officer asked who fired the shot, and enough to answer the questions, or we shall he might have thrown the whole matter anenane. Furthermore. I like to see people enjoyralo piccs of carpet and down into the jungle be will at once coure his laurele as an ablo velty of the performance should attract a full the chief offer of the stenter said it was the sever get through.
the boy, did not deny what he had had to ing themselves, but you were quite correct in say defendant, I told the chief offer to tell the chief Cross-examination intind-Witosa did do with the selling of the liquor, and the ing in your leading article of the 9th inst. that the cry of some wild boast, doubtless almost as on the river side, from which at intervals oude servant of the Crown and will at the came
engineer to stop firing, and the chief officer at not know what the defendant was firing optain, without waiting for any explanation the new rules are unworkable. Better to trust merless as the Black Flags An ocasional suct time confer a great advantage on the cognoscance at the Water Police Station at Tsim self so called to him. He did not stop until he were
On Wednesdey last two Chinamen made thelene salled out to him to stop fring, and I my his revolver af on the 25th instant. There harst out with offensive expressions with regard to the public opinion of the rawing men and if from the left flank, along which the enemy were no special orders against firing to his conduct, and sont to the defendant's room need be a penalty for injuring bosta to keep un hovering, had no tendency to lessen the disquiet By whose servien he is about to leave, for as Tea Taul and reported to Inspector Uralook at fired several shots. I should say he did not say firearms on board the ship but it to take out what liquor there was in it, alzo akilful men out of them, than to convert the Claber alleviate the discomfort. But matare invari the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce that they belonged to trading junk which had step until he had saptied his revolver. When was not allowed at Makung. The defend threatening to tog bist. The defendant, as he into a close corporation sad lose the sapport of ably asserts hereal? at the most trying momenta. remarks in his letter to the late Sir HALLY boss pirated. One of them showed marks of he had finished firing he turned round, and in a sat had no right to continue lug after witness was walking away, told the donkey man, the community. FABERS By opening all davigablestrooms, were caused by s stink-pot which the pirates had firing. I told him the Admiral had ordered that stops that he was ordered to step was fulloient offensive epithet was going to Ing him. It letters to the newspapers wil de bat little good asked than the others I was aroused at day
A GLOOMY OUTLOOK having been burned, and he stated that they very insolent manner asked why he should stop ordered him to stop, or to sak why he should Harrison, that the captala-perhaps adling an Lat us discuss the matter temperately. Bitter
From a poriad of uncanseformess a littlamors by remoring abstractions to navigation thrown on bone his junk. The man said the no ring was to ate place on beard any of the It was not against orders for the defendant to seemed that the captain overheart the and only stir up needless strife and ill feeling. ht by the soul of veines shout me. It was where usb exist, and by allowing the same funt. This affair caurred a short distance andis not that salient for you? stop dring nat's position was apposed to have common and attacked him, and
pirates took all the property. ont of their ships He said, "Who says an Imid, I say so, have liquor on board; an officer in the defend remark, for he rashed at the defendant Tha pabile will look to Major Tripp and the General discussing the situation with naturai and unrestricted development of the outside Capo D'Aguilar, sad just as
the latter was Stewart-Lockhart to put the matter straightand members of his staff was had slept little, or the He caswered, no, it is not, and he turned to gonse and discretion in using it, and the defoci-obliged to defend himself. There had been no the Club on a footing that will satisfy its sup perhaps not at all. It appeared not to have means of communication that other nations pirates had finished olaring them eat, and the men around him, but did not fire any more at had an allowance for supplying his own proevidence but that of the captain that the defen- porters, many of whom have had to pali an sar banged, sertainly not to have imaradt, during loare to private enterprise, China would about leaving them, tas steamer Ana The Freach offer was surprised, and asked me visisas. Ho had, however, no right to peddle dazt bad struck the first blow, and Mr. Mossop for their lives before today, though now to old the night. I drew my head front the slumy of mecure commercial advantages of great value, Ashe was coming up the two men got into a
tita, bound for Hangkong, came in sight. who the man was who was as insolent. He was spirits among ignorant seamen, who had no ides contended that the ovideos of the officers was
as insolent as he could possibly be, as if on purof how to use it in moderation. Witness had the other way. That evidenco was that the de faithfully,
to stand training for outrigger veste-Tours bamboo and docked around. Never was there. and strengthen berwolf greatly in a national sepan belonging to the junk and palled towards pose to inanit une before the French Four. On found that the defendant had purchased the fendant was trying to get away from the cap-
more dismal prospect. The more tired of the Go- Hongkong, 11th June. and social sense. Railways are essential to her, and they were taken on board. They told Bunday the 21th May, I was in my room un- geag at four franos a bottle, and sold it for 31.50 tain, who was holding him, and when the officers
Beral's attendants were still áneasily slouping. Captain Hamlin what had happened, and begged well with a bad back. At four pm. par bottle. Witness denied having struck the were ordered to iron him, he quietly sabritted
their gnements and cowering saturated with the rigorous and highest development of a him to ran the piratas down with his ship, as Capt. Fearst, Chief of Staft to Admiral defendant at all, but for the defendant had to it. Mr. Mossup further submitted the THE FRENCH IN TONQUIN. moisture: Those who had veften-ware. În smail country, but they are costly, and should he might have dose easily, but Captain Hamlin Courbet, brought me a latter saying he closed with him, he tried to get free, and he expressions and by the defendant to the captain
groups, convorsing in low tones. At last, one declined to do police work, and left the pirates was sorry to say that his seas who bumped hit with his band, as the defendant was, when the latter threatened to log him, &o, ware
THE HOA MOC BATTLE.
after another, all arose, and stood around looking hardly procode the utmost development of to make the best of their escape. Its brought had been working on board my ship had been so variously hurting his back that he had to go to be exceed by the offensive way the latter bad-
like ghosts in the grey morning. Soon after water communication where there are na- the two mon on to Hongkong, where they made iscipline, and bec. for the health of the men was vallaring from a complaint in his back at the called the following evidence roy of junks, 1 disembarked on the morning of resumed, with the additions of the night. There sapplied with greg on board, which was bad for and lie down in his cabin afterwards Witness addressed him before the ofloors Mr. Mossop
TUYER KWAN (Tongura), 4th March.
weds the procession of wenudad, which had been Coming from Phu Don-an with the first con- dissentinel when the darknesa came on, was vigable stream. The employment of stea their complaint as stated.
o asked me to stop the thing and to panish the tirae, and was now under treatment by Dr. Lam Shing, nurse boy to the captain's son, the 2nd about five miles below Yuso, where it was a large proportion of officers among them.
Maroon the man who had been selling the saman the
stated that he saw the captain and the chief on- was exported the battle would take place The The first romark made by General Brière de liggor. I sent the second officer for the chief Francis Harbert Kartwright said he was first gineer fighting on board the ship at Makong en General was taking breakfast with his staff in l'Isle. when I zast him in the morning was "I offloor, and read the letter to them, and in conse-offloor on board the Wetombe, and held a master's the 24th May. The raptain struck the chief en temple on the bank hrer than a quence of what they said I sent for the chief en certificate. He remembered lying at the Pesca gier first with his head,, and they were asps waysido shrine in Southern Europe. The column turn to your boat last night. There were 30- aved your life, sir, in not permitting you to re- ginder, who came to me on the poop, and said deres, and the occurrenes on the 12th May. The rated by the second officer. was made by the writer of the review,
Well what to it)" I fared him with the patents xptain of the Duguay-Treu'in was on. bosad whon Cross cxamined by Mr. Wilson-Witress was repast, he was 2004 ready to take his place with Black Flags, who had passed on the left, hod was already in motion, and, having finished his allents along that road." It appeared that the which appeared in our coloman's few daysAt a Cabinet Conncil held to-day the resigna.grog. At frat he said "a sad them that is what ocard corroborated that of the captain the captain's child.
of the letter, and asked him if he had sold the he heard a shot fred. Witness's evidence as to quite at the stern at this time, taking care of it. I was assigned a position with the staff as attacked the convoy in tho orening and killed ago, of Mr. SUTT's book on France and Ton-tion of the Ministry was decided on.
boy sold it.
I asked where the boy got it from, Tho defendant was firing over the side, and he chief engineer very hard with his fist and he did place of safety, the General remarking, when he who had followed the road by which the eclma The captain strass the likely, if I remained there, to be always in si ard beheaded several of the General's mossengers quio. Speaking of the restrictions Parliament atan is adjourned until Friday, the him ibat for a man in his position I considered dered to stop. He spoke to the captain in a very but the mark on the captain's mivuta was caused the Black Flags the fact that I was sa Ameri-lator the General said to me, I think von had and the defendant said he gave it him. I told centinned to fire several shots after he was or not see the chief enginear strike the saptain, gare the order, that if I fell into the hands of had advanced in the morning. An hour or twe The employment of Chingae labour and capi- 12th instant.
his conduct most diagrarafil. He told me he disrespatial and contemptuous way. As to the by his.striking his face on the chief engineer's con would not help maak in keeping my head or better return to Phu Dog-an, You will be able tal in Tonquin, the reviewer says no nation.
did not wast me to tell him what was respectable matter of the retailing liquor to Franch seamen breast. There was a mark of the blow original my shoulders, A march of half a milo shoved to ply your trado (ectra metier) quito sa
■lity is more interested in the removal of
or what disgraceful. I told him I should log by the defendant, and the subsequent assault up- ly on the chief engineer's face, but that had pass clearly, the nature of the country. Never was effesently." It was not hard to andtand the these restrictions than the French-them-
him forit. He was most offensive all the time, and on the captain, witness also corrolibrated except- ed away in the course of time, enid "log away." I then told him he would have (ing with regard to the commencement of blow, The Conservative Leaders will probably ac asives, and proceeda - After the French, cept office.
Charlee Swanson. able seaman of the Wel- if its advantages were understood for effective the moment going prosperonly, however there a worse for aggressive purposes or a better reasons for such ustion. Thing • not at to give up all the grog in his possession or go to and the blow on the oaptain's month, which wit combo, said he remembered the 24th May. He defenso. The column slranced along a narrow villings General might be that a journalist the eative merchants of Hongkong trading
his room. He seid I go to my room in nes did not 690. He saw, however, that the did not see the struggle between the captain and path such as in China or Tonquin is called a should attend him in a triumphal grograss with the Gall ports and with Yasono via
miunto." I then sent the chief offer to go to captain's mouth was eat and biseding, and he the chief engineer, but he heard a converas road, the grass on either side rising sa high as through the enemy's country, the presence at his room and get any spirits or grog he might dto witness in the defendant's presence-look tion between the captain and the chief officer in the head. The vegetatina was so think sad such a time of sch Hanhao are deeply interested, for there in
find there. Shortly afterwards the Chief engineer where be struck me." Captain Corfeld had al- the best afterwards. He board the captain a close on either side that an enemy, an army mark faults and areors might easily seem like an
person who might re good reason to believe that if the trade is
sams on the bridge with one bettle of brandy. ways. treated his area well and witness I think hp struck my first." The captain was eron, might have lain close beside it and touched unjustifiable espionage. daca divaried (ut we think it is) down the An inquest was haid yesterday afternoon at on to the port aide of the bridgs, shouting "the To his knowledge Capt. Corfield had never him abuse people on board, but got his ficars themselves perosived. And this was the main The chief engineer fallowed the chief officer ap had never been on a more comfortable ship. a very hot terspared man, and witness had heard with their hands those who passed without being West River, it will be monopolized by Can- and the following gentlemen csipasing the jury to bin and said "Did you apply that remark to Diok, though there had been some estrangemant captain and the offer engineer. He had be river Clair to the capital of the province of marine infantry had mounted the bill, and taken
the Mortasry, belove Mr. Maokean, Coroaer,
ays he is going to log me." I went in any way given cause of annoyanss to Mr. Ho did not hear the conversation between the road leading Fruin the town further down this Word was now brought that the regiment of too guilds, instead of by the Macao and-Mets. R. G. Hurley, L, Xavier and map and he said "Yes, you are a
-" between them of lata.fm Heungshan men now resident in Hongkong, gardener who met his death by being beaten and isid That will do, go to year room and dafendant had given him two accosts of the pored man.
Daniel Aitkenhead, on the body of Lu Afak, theI want up to him and put my hand out to fita
on board the ship eleven month and Juring Tuyen: Kwan.
·Cross-examined--After this occurrease the that time he had found the capiquin bad tem-
the principal fort. The General turned to me with moist syen and said: “Ten see, air, how who have long hereditary interest in the sea by four other gardaners on the Bth instant. The he struck me ou the mouth with his electo bed affair with the captain. In one account he said
THE-ENGAGEMENT BEGUN.
our man folk. This regiment has had ita route as opposed to the river one. It is jarorumored and others were kept waiting fat, cutting my lip, and covered me with blood the captain and sick him first, at in the other boat her he heard the conversation referred the forts of the Black Flags bossme visible cat offers and with all its lomas in killed and Cross-examined-Witness was pulling in the After a mazob of about three miles some of offers almost ad killed or wounded. Yet with- general principle that when trade is once fully half an hour after the appointed hour before He then rushed to me and grappled with me, but he said the captain rushed at him with his fist to: it was the same afternoon as the struggle through the tree on the top of a high hill. wounded it har wounted the hill and take this diverted into one channel, as long as safe, it saying that he had had to go to the Civil Hospital in frous, as I thought the man was mad. I had avoided the blow, and that the captain oonid not took place, na. he took no notice of anything. aight of the remaining fortigations, lower down, the General. There was not a dry eye in the the Coronor arrived. His Worship apologised. I exiled to my officers to asics kim and put him out to strike him, but he dupkad his head and gearred. He remembered no other words that Soon afterwards the head of the column came in fort. I looked at the officers standing about will continue to fow is that chancet, al and from there to find his way to the Mortuary, not offered to strike him; I was going to turn strike him anyhow. Witness did not as the cap Witness wanted to have the ship, and he had and so placed as to perfectly command the road group. The emotion was partly due to the end- though thees are easier and more direct. The prisquer Cheung Ashing was present and on the 24th May, but I have the mark on my his arm as if to strike. The defendant, however, refaeed it.
which was not an may thing todo..
m-round-to-end him to his room. This wastain strike the defendant, but he saw him more applied for his discourge, and the espiala had They comprised a redoubt along the hillside and dea consciousness that the oisis was pawed and though lean secure, mescio of couruunications told that he nood make no statements un mouth now. He tried to throw me, but after shad kis arms round the captain's arms, so that
several casemates and small forte with rifle pits the victory won, but was chicffys tribute to the et-band. - V fortunately, it is this, easy less ha wished to do so.
Re-engined-The reason he had baked for on wamsaus in the plain below, situated just soldiers who, after long marche, and a day struggle, when he saw we really meant to put the ho could not have struck the defondant. When his discharge was that the paptain had 1-used where the river carved little to the right, and night of Eghting, had with its diminished and more direct channel that the French 2.45 pm. on the 9th instant she went to the him to go down from the poup, and after some strike me now, exptain and its also said
Wong Akwai, wife of Fu Atest, mid that at Tirons on him, he submitted quietly. I ordered the defendant vas i trong haid, "don't him.
Two ponds of Artillery were placed in adventa ubora performed this not of remarryble baye destroyed,'" Yo question, the state, gardens at Yonge-cheons to pollot some demas he went der He was mean quagh don't strike him now, captain. The defendant combe, said us remembered the day the captain and about soon gave the igual for the betile to: nilag: #If my sdragne, I shall not weed you Chaplon Jenson, ordinary seaman of the Welf gene positions ca thờ high brak pf the river, gillantry. A few minutes to the Genersi
mers would cast the, Government nothing, private enterprise would introduce and zaintain them."
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