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Another event to break the monotony of Tho Penang Guistle sys". Mr. Pispers, ber the Nordan Jeft Wham pos bound on a voy-half a tolle af I could we ter mage she was close to us and I me whole lot of
She starboarded her lights. I did not notice the green or red Bangkok life is the starting of an Association
fall kinde, molading dancing, th As con as light. The first blow was 50 test from the bow, for Sports Boure time against the Burmese troops. It alios Mr. Dupont, last staying at the Netherage for Wahn, theen to load cargo under charter and bull at that tips.
lande Hotel, Peuang, has been arrested at the and rotarn to Whampos She was in light trim. bela and oamer down towards us. is possible that it was some of these doepera-instance of the Datoh Consul spon a charge of She presseded down the rivor towards the Becca I saw her altering her course I gave the arder the scoond Su fet fartheraft, the third another 31 trivals, singing, &, under the name of th does who attacked Colocsi HORACE BROWN's having murdered a Chinthen at Deli. The case Tigris, and about six eslock wax sama seven or to port, and afterwards, as she came down us tes, feet, and the last some 60 or 70 foot farther afi Bangkok Gymkhana Association." The publis expedition in 1875, and murdered poor MA has been remanded to the 29th December, so sight miles above Tiger Island, well over on hard apert I also blow the whistle, one blast. I did not nek the officer who came an board from of Bangkok is surely much indebted to the pr That being sub judics, we retrain from giving the starboard side of the channel, steering As a sign that we wore porting the helm. The the Eappir if thog hail their lights barning. Besident, Colonel M. Walker, and cther members 9.8.E.E. by com sad going about 93 knots other steater sarae right against us with hor did not point them out to me. After the sellision of the committee such as Count Kargarades, Rev full portionless."
an hent, the tide bg in the last hour of the stem on car port bow, at an angle of about forty. we want parhops & few ship's lengths ahead. To W. Green, J. Marrable and others, for this in The Straite Times says the U. S. cortetes food and running at at the rate of half a knot Sve degrees. The plates of the Nerden were stop the skip from fall speed ahead, light, would atstation and the soal and interest they have DI evon under the orders of the Viceroy of Es was to leave Slugspers on the 20th or an hour, the wind being light and from the broken and bent, and a large hole made, but take perhaps two minutes, perhaps three. She kibited. On the 11th instant the first eporting the Yuu-kwei, who is strongly auti-forsiga 30th u. for Hongkong, and adds Bho is E.N.. or thereabouts. It was a fine elesz sbore the water line. I saw that some of the would go in that time I should say about fonz ship's musting took place at Wat Sapatome, a distance and not too well dieposed to carry out commissioned for three years, but hes been out moonlight night. About half past six or a little hoed gear of the other vassol was gone, sed lengths, but I cannot say exactly, as I never of some four miles from town, and it is mur less than one year, Some of her men are in later the white mast-head light of a steamer was there were aplinters lying on dealt. Just be tried it. The reason Teannot tell you what course prising what the Committee achieved within twe the pacific instructions of the Glovers-hospital suffering from injuries caused by the sighted nearly right shand, about a quarter or fore the shook oor engines were going fall we were steering when I left the bridge is that wooks time; the grand stand and the race coarse mont of Peking. There is, we think, ne explosion of a torpedo: they are, however, half a point on the port bow of the Norla, speed satern, but that had not had time to I left the steering entirely to the pilot. We all were all what could be desired for temporary use.
saciontly well to go with the ship."
and apparently about three miles distant have any effect on our epood. After the keep a lookout. We bet one man at the wheel. All went off splendidly; of course Ameli renson to doubt the friendly intentions
few misates Inter the red light of this reaso), ollaton we stopped and anchored. Our anchor One man was anorgh. I don't know whether the mistakes occurred, but on the whale the meeting On 25th November, there was launched from which afterwards proved to be E.M.S. Espoir, was down one minute after the collision. Wawore Espoir had anchored at the Une se left. I dannot chowed that there is material both in man of the Chiasse Imperial Government, but we
was in the boat with the offioar, hat after we lafteren amongst the Siamess gentry, some of whomt Itavo witnessed so many instances of the bad the building yard of Messrs. Barclay, Curls & Co. age in sight. The Espoir was then about a point at anchor for about half an hour. While at an say how far shy was off. I saw her lights when I horseflesh in Bangkok as wellas interest in sport
(Limited), at Whiteiuch, a handsome steel sorow and a half on the port bow of the Narden, and her I took note of our position. The old fort on
I took no potion as they had said they would took an active part in the races. The interestin and parzvance of manly sperts will bare a good faith and unfriendly disposition of their steamer for the Bar Linx belonging to Mossra appeared to be coming up the river at a speed of Tiger Island was aan point on our starbenri bow
Wm. t'hampion & Co. Lith. These steamer about seven knots an hear. When the red light bodring S.8.E., about two cables' length distant follow us down to Hongkong.
By Captain Thomsat We pass between the effort on the Siamese, and no doubt we shallsonby satraps in the western and southere provinces have long been favourably known in the Chinnathe Depoir was seen by the on board the I could not see Bale Rook as it was nader water. thus it would occasion us no surprise to hear ten trade, and the new stummer promises to be a Nerden the course of the Norden who alterad When I saw the other steamer coming towards Calcutta Shoal and the stor board side of the river and bye many a tine fellow in the arena. After
provided by the Oriental Hotel. kopt t that Hia Excolloney the Viceroy in Yuana ful addition to their feet. Her diensbout a point and a half to starboard, her halmus I portot to get out of the way. I did not amppuse we gut four blows by reason of our the races a splendid dianer at the race course
Bions are 810 by 38 by 26, and the will measure being ported to give the Espoir & wiler barth, stop and reverse than, because it takes a long rolling as the poir grazed along us.
Tang Akong, Chinesa licenso pilat No. 23, members forsome hours. December and January was really responsible for the attack on about 2,350 tons gross registar. Nhis has been and shortly afterwards the Norien was brought time to get headway of the ship, and the best thing Bhamo. Whether this be the one or not, built to the highest class at Lloyd's, sed in bask to her former course and her helm steadied. to do was to pat the helm to port. If I and stop was then called and gave evidenos corroborative are always lovely months in Sism, the westbur it would be woll for the British Repre excias of their rules, and has two irco decks with The two vasable continust to approach each ethorped and reversed we would have run right into of that of the previous witnesses. He said, he clear and cool, the early mornings even frash; Bazon for recreation trip; the New Oriental atakwood deck on this top of the upper one, an opposito sources, and when the Espoir was the other ship. By kooping on full spoet i saw the green light of the Espoir, bat only at visitors from Singapore sherid choose this sentative at Peking to ask that proclamations Her cabin accommodation, which is comfortable about 500 yards from the Nordex and broad on thought we would have been able to pass ahead the momout of the collision.
Mr, B. Hansen, second anginear of the Nordes Hotel will be ready in about a month or so, aul ay be posted in the frontier towns of Yua and airy, is in a full poep aft. The offers the port bow of the latter, the Espoir anddenly of her clear. Wo wera strack on the port side,
eclipsing your Hotel de l'Europe. nar oficially recognising British authority cabins are under a large bridgedeck amidships, starboarded her helm and bore down as if to aross abrgast the foremast, abont 50 feet from the gave cridenes as to the orders received in the we will be able then te beast of an Hotel for
The case was not concluded when the court widrand "The Editor," and those on business "Thein Burmab, and threatening punishment to while the craw are borthed forward in the top the bows of the Norden The collision then be bow. I first thought there was danger of engine room. !
She has a cat-water bow, came inevitable, and as the beat way of lessening collision when I saw the other steamer changing aay Chinees sabject who should either aid with carved figure-head and trial boards, which the shook of the collision the halm of the Nerden her conteu sad coming down towards us Ther rose, and the further hearing was adjourned
gives the vessel a smarter and more tasteful op was put hard export and ono biset of the whistle was no danger before that. At that time the until ten o'clock this morning." tho decoits or join in their raids.
pearance than with the ordinary straight atom. was blown. The Espoir caison apparently without other steamer was four or five hundred ranks Her ongines are of the triple-erpansion type, to which steam will be supplied by two steel boilers slackering or spoed, and with her stem struck the off. After she starboarded nothing could hoes working at 160 lbs, pressure, and will be about Pet bew of the Nordin about abreast of the fore-teen done on our side bettor than what was 1,500 Indicated horse-power. Her ateam wind mat, making a great holela thesideofthe Norden. done. If the other vessel had ported and gone The collision took place about 400 yards to the stern the collision might possibly have bene last, steam-atvoring gear (by Mair & Caldwell), SE. of Bate Book and to the N.NE. of the fort araided. The regulation lights were burning
BEFORE X. N. G. MITCHELL-INNES. steun winches, water ballast arrangements, &c., on Tiger Ialsid. Immediately after the collision on our ressol. The channel is about a rails wide
LARCENTES or all of the most approved description for the the Norden was brought to anchor, and a boat at the point where the colligies took place. Our vas sient working of the ship. As the vessel from the Espoir was sent to her assistance, but sol was drawing between twelve and thirteen foot.
Wong Ahing, coolie, for stealing two shoots began to move of the ways, she was christened it was found that the Norden could proceed to Bhe steors very well. It was a clear moralight. the Beniawera in the customary manner by Hongkong without aseista, and she proceed-night. The tide was the last of the fead, ran of copper, valas S4.20, on board the American ship Face Soule in Aberdeen Dooks on the Srd By the Acting Attorney-General-When we inst, was sentenced to three months' hard labour, Andrew Maclean, jun. of Broomhill Avenue, ed accordingly, arriving in Hongkong shouting about half a knot. Partick, and was thereafter towed to the har thirty minutes after midnight. At the time of beur to be fitted by the builders with her first sighting the Espoir and for some time be left Whampas I was by the anchor for some He had been convicted of theft before.
fere the regulation lights of the Norden wero time and I was afterwards on the bridge for som-Chan Ayau, coulie, convicted of stealing a mahinory
in their proper places sud burning brightly. A time, watching that the chip was well steered atleet of metal and three lbs. of milf from the most interesting point in the judgment of this properlookout was leapt o Chinese moman being. After that I went below, and came on deer at same vessel, was sentenced to a month's hard Sianges Court war that the portanon was an the look-out at the bows, a Chinese women half past five and or the bridge a. ix. The labour and three hours in the stocks: Ho-bed-vent according to International law on the being at the wheel, and the chief mate and distance from Whampoa to Tiger Island is been convicted twien previously. Chiasse pilot being on the bridge. The collision was osased by the Espoir not keeping a proper look oat, net putting her belt to port in obedience to rala 1 of the regulations for prouting collisions at. Ras in improperly aterboarding hor helm, in not keeping on that side of the river or channel which was on the starboard side of the Espots, and in not slackon when the collision bome immissut. ing speed or stopping and reversing her engines The auswer of Captain Adams set out that the
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HONGKONA, January 5th, 187.
The British corvette Fapphire, Captain R. G. Kinaban, from Swatow Brd instant, arrived here yesterday morning.
We are requested to state that there will be boats to convey guester from the Naval Yard to E. M. S. Victor Emanuel this afternoon.
A new slip deck at Tanjong Khoo, Bingapore, was formally insugurated on the 27th alt. This slip is 450 feet long by 60 feat brand and will taka on a vossel of 600 tone.
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The suit brought by Mr. Gresley against the Hongkong Hotel Company did not come va for hearing yesteriny, the Court being engaged with Tics-Admiralty suit. It is bred for te
morrow.
We are requested to state that, owing to ser CONSIDERABLE surprise and so little irrita rice being held in St. John's Cathedral to tion provala in Burmah at the unfriendly morrow afternoon, the weekly practice of the disposition and treachery shown by the Chi-Choral Society will take place on Friday, the
It will 7th fest, at 3.3D p.au. noag in Bhamo and on the frontier. no doubt be remembered that telegraphic The Agents (Musara, Mulohere& Co.) have adrices from Mandalay recently announced been advised by telegraph that the Norddantsole Lloyd steamer General Worder, intended for the that an attack had been made by Chinese on Japan lice to replace tho steamier Stettin-ft the garrison-which is a small one-at Bremen on Sunday, the 2nd iret., for this port Bhemo. A correspondent of a Rangoon con. We reported some time ago that a further ex- temporary now sends farther and manra pre-tension of the period after which foreign dollarn and chopped Spanish dollars will not be allowed to circulate in the Philippines had been recom mended. We now learn from the Comercio that the (ima has bron crtended for six months.
was much mixed up in the affair, and the
euspected men wore found is his house. The
beadman was taken into oustedy, and only released after a fine of Ba. 3,000 on the Chi. nese quarter bad been paid. The shops opened the next morning, and business was resumed as usual. The wounded man has been want to Mandalay for tris, but there does not appear to be much if any direct evidence against him, and he will no doubt have to be released.
tanniou.
If so, what are those instructions, and what tion does His Exsoliency propose to take 1
aliant fomcastle.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[AUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY FRE98,"
LONDON, 1st January, 1857. THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND
M. d'Annay, when receiving a deputation of French subjects in Cairo, said that he was authorised to state that France will not allo French interests in Egypt to be endangered and has decided to take measures sccordingly.
EGYPT.
FROM "STRAITS TIMES."]
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LONDON, 26th December. THE COLLISION IN THE TAGUS. The steamer Ville de Vistaria sank off the Tagus after collision with the Calamintha
Thirty lives were lost.
[It will be remembered that the direct telegram received here stated that B.MS: Sultan suak the Fille de Victoria-Es. D: P.1
FOOTBALL.
twenty-five miles, as I have heard from the pilet
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POLICE COURT.
4th January.
The witness here marked on the chart the uses in contra of construction in Wynd- Leung ayat, polie, was sent to gaol for three various positions and sourass mentioned in biases, and he was sentenced to fourteen evidence in chief. The paint to which these days' hard labour. brought him did not agree with the trus point months, the Brat and last fortnights to be in solitary continomurt, for stealing a plank, valus Mr. Frangis remarked that the witnces had 31. Four prior convictions. of the soflision. mentioned several times while working ont the coarees that he ought to havo commenced hi
The Acting Attorney
On the 14th of next month we shall are ex M. the King and a Princess) will be proclaimed tensive festivities, the eldest Chow Fn (son of H. Prinoa bereditary. Instant afortnight heeramu- tion of a prince who died at the age of about 15 months will take place. Such ceremonies artand always over several days, and the preparations for them go on for monthe and at considerable ex penso tos, according to rank, sometimes as mach BB $24,000.
Laat waak & Small coilision caso was decided in the Siamare Naval Court between the Sianzas steamer Sportsman, having in tow a sailing ves sol, and the steamer Somal, a malkateamor, or more properly launch. 56 feet long; the forma coming up the river against a strong fbb tide, and the latter going down the river with favourable
tide. The Jamage dous has not been co allorahin. The decision went against the Sportsman. Tho
If
wrong sile, of the river. Two year avo, Cheung Afik, evoli, was found guilty of the British Consular Court in the cas and that corresponds with the time occupied by stealing a piece of wood valued at C0 cents from of the Siamese tag Simona e, the British star the ship in covering the distanco
Ban Yong Seng, the Simons having kept the found to be on her right side of the river. tho namora in both oates (all experienced same side of the river as the Sportantan was navigators of this river) are of to widely differ ont opinicu, it is natural that others are so, ton, and it is only to be wooderud that collisions ars BREACHES OF HARBOUR REGULATIONS.
of sneh rare occurrence. But at all events Four bestmer pleaded guilty to charges of something ought to be done to get ralus for obstracting the navigation of the steamer Fek navigating this river which can be understood. and in drawing up such regulations the pilots and tag boat captains should be consulted as having the bast experiones about navigating this river. I heard the oripicn expressed that at serial short bonds of the river it would be quito practionble to usvigte according to inter- national rules, and that these would enjoin tag boata in towing rosela te sienus against a strong current about the half distance ap river in places
Espoir was going up the Cautanriver nader ateam lines a little higher "Ganoral said thast wing by making their sampans fast-to her while by all concerned, natives as well as foreigners;
were fined $10 each, which they paid
Three other boatmen were fined $1 cash for having palawinlly boarded the steamer Hankou without the parmission of the Captain.
DECYKENNESS.
omes Nowland, Beaman of the British
DÉZICÉNARD BRCTUEL:
OPIUM DAST.
The defendant was fined $10, which he paid.
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A NEGLIGENT LOKANG. Soo Asau, P.C. No. 483, was before the court on a sharge of having allowed a prisoner to
saape from leis custody.
MARINE COURT.
4th January-..
BEFORE CAPT. H. G. THOMSETT, K.N.
A DESERTIL.
wife's properly being consented.
The news of a sad accident reached this a few days ago; one of the small Siamese unbeata ecmmanded entirely by Siamese had her boiler blown up while at the mouth of the Potchabcros river. hear 27 meu were killed and 16 wound. ed--Straits Times Correspondent.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
We extract the following interesting le grams from the Rangoon Gamite:-
at therate of 7 to 8 knots an hour, steering N. by W. W. by compass, which was N. by Wwwhen the witzesa es the diffoulty he was in antler way in the harbour on Sunday, and they
Captain Thomsatt said the whole thing was traa A little to the N.K. of Tiger Isisad and about 6.30 pm. a white light and subsequently guess work as to distances. ·
Cross-examination continued-The sapta oine particulars of this attack. He says
a green light were seen about half a point an I found business amongst the Chinamen
the starboard hot and about foar mile off. As came on daek just at the moment of the the Norden still showed her green light the collision: It would take three tes completely at a standstill, avery single shop
Espoir was kept steadily on her conise. When atop the ship when going full spoed. $a in their bassar being closed. A few days
The Bany Caretta saya-Tradh with
the Norden, which was apparently following a English steamer left Whampoa shortly steamer Westrasath, was fired half a deliar for cones parallel to that of the Espoir, bore about fore wy did. We did not soo bor after it coving her found helplessly drunk in the streets
which they like to avoid, whilst the old law of before, the stockade had been ontered on the Dhamo promises to become very important. It
two points on the starboard how of the Espoir menced to get dark, about a quarter to be on Monday night. bne improved a good deal of late, the demand for
Sinu sends all eraft going with favourable tide north side by Chinamen, who set fire to a piece goods there being very brisk. Unfortun
and was apparently 30 yards off, the helm of was ahead of us, about half a mile, and going s
Wong Aho, widow, was fined 850, and in de-in the middle of the stream and thou going the latter wae sarbartled in order to give little faster thau we ware. I was the irst to e barrack, got right through all our guns, and ately a good many of the Chiuamen as disloyal
the Norden A wide borth, when suddenly the the light on the Espot. I showed it to the pilot, fault was sant to gaut for throy months for against the tide near the order of the river, killed three men. It is said that, bad they to although it is diffoult to understand why."
Norden shot in her green light and showed and it was reported shortly afterwards by the keeping a calicensed brothel at No. 21, Upper where the tide is less felt.
A divorce thee in Siamese high life has been known how to follow up their attack, they The following telegram, dated Faking, No-
her rad. A collision then being inevitable lookost man. I say the vessels would have passed Station-street.
hafore the pablic for the last few weeks: the * ASSOCIATION GAME.
the engines of the Epoir were immediately a couple of ship's lengths apart if the pair tad might almost bare unihilated the garrison.vember 25, appears in the TimesThe Chinese
Chow Atan was fined $5 for anlicensed posses-husband being abroad on government busi Government, following up the impetus which it
The second game of the season of the Hong-revored full speed and bar helm was put hard kept on her proper course. She was ni thut time
har had his case conducted by the department They seemed desperate. Their losa was has given to the expansion of Chinese trade, is
UNLICENSED BOARDING HOUSE. to which he belongs, his wife being a rich ludy three-men-It is thought this: they expected fitting out a surveying expedition for the Amor, keng Football Club was played on the Report. The Expoir ander her starboard heln, on our part bow. The collision took place between sing of prepared opium
Adoot Bazzani was abarged with keeping an af about 4 years of age, and the co-respondenta did not appear to alanken her speed at all and Course. If we had stopped and reversed imeli.. co-operation from como quarter, abish ac preparatory to the establishment of a Chingus Caureo ground yesterday afternoon under Assaut off to port only two points. The Hordes one and twa uzinutes after the Espoir altered her
Steam Navigation Company on that river." olation rules Bides were picked up from the Espoir struck her on her port how The ately the Espoir altered her course we would have unlicensed season's boarding house at No. 22. five in number, young man of good family ach
East street
having a number of wires uud children. In soch onunta for their basty retreat when they
We read in the Comercio that the flag for the thriss on the ground-by Linut. Lawrie and Mr. collision took place about a mile and a half N. by got some of our way off. Wo were anchored ery
P. 3. Angus Mann visited the house and found cases if the truth is not forthcoming alone found they were alone." The writer adds.
some sesmen there and some seamen's chests, with regard to the nien, the rattan is used, and that on the same night on which the attack ahoat Filipinas, the vessel now in course of Wallace, and there was a capital, evenly contested W. W. of the fort on the N.E. ad of Tiger close to the Bate Rock.. The Espoir hailed construction by the Hongkeag and Whampoa gume. From the first Lawrie's side pressed their Island. The Arden was not kept on her proper us after the collision, from ustern, and asked wo conres as required by law, a proper look out was wanted any assistance. We Rounded after we was made on the stockade a European ser- Dock Company for the Philippine Government. geant who was spending the night, without is one of the arhibits to be sent fron Manila toponents hard, keeping the ball, with the not kept on the Norden, the helm of the Norden anoherod and tennd ton fathers. I eats the rod besides the other anal appearance of a boarding with regard a woman first the sliper and was improperly and she did not and light of the Espoir the whole tics. I no note on a small scale. Another witness also afterwards the rattan," and the culpable persons the Colonial Exhibition at Madril, it being exceptions of one or two goud rushes, in their
houza. see the whole ship so plainly that. I paid no ut collision. love, in the Bazaar, whe murdered. His thought worthy of this honour un account of the territory. For a long time, however, there were operated, and the kid not stop serlain whether, I saw the green light, as Ierul deposed to the place being used as a boarding have to pay heavy sums to the husband, the
was no scoring made, though there were death was traced to the Chiesse quarber; beautiful werk it contains.
Mr. Francia went on to say the case seemed tention to the lights. I keep the log on bard At to be one of thoan so frequent in that court in the Nordan. I gave the chiler fall peed and subsequently his body was found in
A Yemether zorrespondent of the Rangoon several corner kicks for Lawrio's side. the river, fearfully cat about ibo arms, Gazette weites; hoay To Spott, has beenlength, however, Wallace's goal was, who had which thore was the completest possible contradio satern, and afterwards the captain are the head, and logs as
The prisoner who escaped was one of three if he had defended ont after the dacoita in the Waudin district. had little or no experience of the Association tion between the parties as to their relative posi-order stop. The latter order was given het The party, which consisted of Punjabees and ence, incautionely left his post to kick the ball tont when approaching oach other and in which two minutes after the first. When a anshared
Glongyle for breaking open and robbing the Eimself as long as possible with his fints, Friendly Barmane, were and thres days and back from the left side. He failed, and the ball the question for the coprt was inainly one of evid-we were not more than half a cable's length frous men who had been arrested on board this steamer
marchod 68 LilAs. They killed two daocits and
enos. It was necessary to go into the question Bate Rock. I remember one of the officers of The morning after the attack the Chinese captured about 1,000 head of cattle and buffaloes. was directly afterwards in front of the goal, and law until the evidenes had been given, beruse the Fair coming on board after the collision boxes of Chinese passengers from the Straits, They were put into a Police boat in charge of Bazaar was surrounded and searched, one. Mr. Scott was just about to start on another was kicked between the posts from a scriveit woold depend on whether the vossale wore rad The captain received bim at the gang.
was close by. I did not hear what was said. the defendant, sad by his inattention one of the man with a fresh bullet wound being foned expedition against a plnos called Hawaing, on age by Murphy. Vary shortly afterwards a light to rod light or green light to green le did not hear the captain ask the offer if the prisoners, who was locked upon as the worst. second goal was kicked in a very similar way. The gase for the Nordm was that she was.com- aud some sight others on whom suspicion the slope of the Shan Hills."
THE ARREST OF TAENELLIT" MEMBERS. ing down the river, keeping on the starboard Espoir had her lights burning, nor did I use the escaped. He was an old offender who was also
wanted for other serious crimes. fall. It is stated that the head Chinaman The following are the Orders of the Day for the goal keeper being once more tempted out in-ad of the channel, as she was bound to do. ofour point to the lights.
LONDON, 15th Drebar. By Mr. Francis-On the chart the position The constable was fined $.
In the Queen's Benen Division of the High the next meeting of the Legislative Council, to to the field, but there was a call af off side, which The Bapoor gas processing up the river from
Court of Justico, Dublin, the charge aguiest be held on Friday next:--
the umpire allowed, and the goal was not scorsi Maeto; they did not know what side of the according to ray lines and the true position do 1.-Mr. Chat, parsunat to notice, vill sek
Mr. Dillon, M.P., for having delivered in- Whether His Excelleney the Offer Administer-No more scoring was done until half time, channel she entered the river by, but instead of not agres. The reason is that I should have
timidatory speeches, was tried yesterday. keeping to the starboard side she came hugging commenced my linss a little to the northward. ing the Government of Hongkong las reeeled any though Wallace's aide was pretty closely penned the land tolerably closely on the port side. The It would take me a long time to draw it ernetly.
The Judges having declared that the plan of instructions from the Secretary of State for the
After half time, when sides were changed, the Norden sighted her a point or a point and a half By the Court-I am not certsia whaibor
campaign-advocated by Mr. Dillon was illegal. Colonies with regard to a Conference to be held in
the Court held that the language used by de- London ta Apeil next to discuss the defences of the balance of strength proved the other way and on her port bow, and seeing the rearols were ap-saw the green light or not; I don't think I did.
fendant, in his speaches, was an incitement to Empire and an Imparial system of telegraph ex. Tawrie's side hud a good deal of defensivo work proachin each other on almost opposite courses At the moment of collision I was standing in
resistance against the law, leading to disorder to do. Still they made sene very formidable the Narden went off to starboard a little to give the middle of the bridge, The Expeir strok
and violation of contracts. The Court ordered again on her old courte. Suddenly, when ahont500 the green light then.
Michael Lenaban was charged with deferting Mr. Dillon to give security for his good behaviour If zat, are not these form abjects of aniolent assaults on Wallace's goal, which had one very the Espoir a wider borth, and then steadied us in front of the bridge. I cannot say if I saw Captain Davidsen, master of the Norden, said
for twelve days (month P £1,000 himself, and narrow escape, the ball striking one of the posts. verds off, the Espoir attempted to cross the Nor importano to warrant His rolety in telegraph. ing to the Howe Government to secertain if say
Mr. Daniel M. Corkindale, chief officer of the te flad two securities of £1,000 cash. In defugit ench instructions are on the way or in contam. Lawrie's goal was repeatedly in danger, but Ben'e bows, starboseling ber helmas led as she--I was on board the Norden when she left from the British steamer Teviot.
DUBLIN, 16 December. piation?
Second reading of a Bill entitled "An Ordinance though coveral good shots were made at it, it could. Seeing the only chancoof avoiding the colli-Whampoa on the 3rd November last. I have
was just missed, and no score was effected whension was to get past the point of dangor the Bor been up and down the river several times. It Teviot, statel that the man joined the ship as an of which six months' imprisonment.
den went fall speed ahead. She almost succeeded was about 30 p.m. when we left, and a little pastable seaman at Singapore, and while she lay at
Messrs. Dillon, Abram Harris and Sherly Naturally onough the English residents and amend the Promissory Oath Ordinence, 1889,"
2. To go into Committee on the following Bille time was called. Lawrie's kicking at half back in getting past, but the spoir struck her just baif flood. We had a licensed Chinos: pilot on Saigon he left the ship without peralssion, and the papers in Burial are somewhat oxorcised
fu.Az Ording to amend Glance No. 8 of
was consplenomaly brilliant, while on the other stresat of the forement. The principal charge board. We were going about nine and a half tha vessel left witheat him. He was sent on to Parnellite Members of the Hante of Commons. I was on the bridge in charge until six Hongkong by another rassal, bat made no at have bean arrested ut Loughren while ongegen 1870. in the attempt to discover reasons for this
(b)-The Post Officy Or Finance, 1996.
eide Singer played erodingly wall. Several of they made against the Espoir was that she was knots.
property belonging to the Clarricardo Estate, display of Chinese eataity, The Kangoon
The defendant said he left the ship because he which the tansats were ultering for payowat The American ship Hagerdoren, which arrised the other mon played in capital stylo, sud there the wrong side of the oinunol, that she was o'clock. I went from the bridge to the clartroom tempt hers to rejoin his ship. Ho shipped in vordusting the collection of rents on the Gasolle has an article on the subject, in the at Shanghai recently from Now York, szperi.
into a fund which had been insugneated under semio novices at that kind of football not keeping proper look out, and that at the and about twenty minutes past six to my cabin. under the name of W. Williams
last moment, when a collision was imminent, the The chist offloor took charge. The lamps had
And ran inte been lighted before I left the bridgs. When I was refused advance.
The Police were directed to keep him in charge the auspices of M. Dillon, for matns) protection course of which it remarks:-" It is very dif-onced a heavy typhoon in November. On the who showed great promise, notably Dr. Thompson. adopted a wrong maneuvre ficult to see why the Chinese in Bhama 14th of that month, according to her report pub The ground, with the exception of being some the Norden. Acording to the Espoir's own left the bridgo the stammer was about seven
lisbed in the N. C. Daily Neses, the vessel was bat loose, was in capital order, and next year, out of the course on which she was gomiles northward of 'Tiger Tsland. I cannot rezatil the vossel was loving, when he was to be of tonants until their legitimata demands are abould be in any way hostile to British rule in 14 deg. N. and 131 deg, 15 min. E. that is
she was on-be submitted aho was equally wrong.coms on the bridge again until the collision had there. They are almost all traders, and the about 400 miles to the East of the Southern thou the grass grows over the soil hinh hang up the river-she did not state which ade member how she was staring then. I did not put on board.
and of Luzon. At noon of 15th there was a been used for filling in, it will make a first rate Bhe had the Norden on ber starboard bow, and taken place. I heard a noise which I satisfied annexation of Upper Burmab rom ored na.
strong gale from Northward with rough sa ground. As usual, there was a teat for ladies on under rules 15 and 16 she could not have treated myself was tho mate shouting "pert, port," and
The Courier translates from the Ahin-pus. the being accepted. The Palies have seized the merous vexations bindrances to trade, eepoct ship on port tack, under three lower topwalls and the ground, and tes and other refreshments her as a veure! ant on; she could only see ous of then I heard a blast of the whistle, I pat an lights a wall as the mast head light, and my clothes, having just had a bath, and went on ally in the shape of exactions, authorised mizen end forotopmast staysuile with every were provided. There were a good many specruit a 13h rele did not apply to the the deck, I saw the Espoir about lalf a following proelsunations in connection with the money which has been zollected by the accused.
pearance of a nearing cynne, wind voring and otherwise, by the Burinese officials. One from B.E. to W. and back again: hore to tators present, and a considerably better mantar Norden. The 3rd rule showed what the bipoir's length off in our part bow, about four prints. rire difficulty at Wenshow, the first inne would suppose that the Chinese traders of on starboard teek ander goo-winged lower of players than at the first match. The next duty was; she should have got over to har pro- I ran forward to go on the bridge and just as I previous to, and the soroad snbsequent to the (lat.) I, Yuan, Customa Total of Worchow, Bhamo would have been among our most main topsail; 4 pro. wird again veered 10 game will probably be under the Rughy rules. pur side of the channel, bare got the Norden en got to the foot of the ladder the Expoir struck us, rin
her port side, and no collision would have so about 89 feet forward from where was. I saw Northerly and Westerly, farled goose-winged
the starboard side of the Espoir when I came and favoured with a bravat rank of the 2nd surred. rardial allies. They had no respect fur main topsail and wore ship on port tsok, wind: The sides were as follow:
The following evidence was then callod, Eron deck I did not nation her green light. She degree, do hereby notify that the produce of the kings of Burmaz, but rather lork-increasing to a very heavy gale, nitended with Dr. Thompson (gon
Ablmann interpreting in the Danish Isugange struck us at an angle of about 50 degrees. I rice not being very abundant at Wanchow, the ed down on them a mere savage potratates; terrific squalls, barometer falling fast, ship lying Lieut. Lerie
feat. Podi
for the officers of the steamer, who did not apsak did not hear may signal to the raging room before unentherised purchase and export thereof the bridge would cause the people to be anxious about I get on the bridge. When I got
THE BANK BATE OF DISCOUNT. English: they had everything to gain by the substite-wind. Made a drag with fenders, Ladge sasher font. Brooks
LONDON, 16th December, noon. Mr. P. J. Eiberg, chief officer of the Norden, the engines were raversing and the helm was their food. The rice, however, which is at tion of British Car Burmese rule; and and small spara bont on to 100 fathoms of 2-inch Eagles
"The Bank of Engkol bas raised its rate of said-We left Whampoa on the 3rd November sport. The Espoir was in contact with us present exported by the Chius Merchantu' S. N. they must know perfectly well that they hawsor. This kept the ship up to the wind; at Lockhart
forvarde laat, empty, bound to Wulu via Hongkong. We about a minute or a minute and a half. We Co., is anthorised and passed through the Cus- p.m.wind blowing with hurricane force, which Maktech
Murphy can expect no gain from disloyalty."bora ship down on beam ends, so making a clean
got up anokor about 1.30pm. 14 was then flood were all going shaid, and the Esir was going toms, it cannot therefore be treated the same; discount to fire per cent Large withdrawals Jarvis
file. The vessel is 769 tone register, her length aetern. When we got clear I put the helm besides it had been purchased sometime before, of gold from the Bank of England for North Our Contemporary then proceeds to seek for breach ever ber. Under the circumstances, con- Eagliar
sluded to put away the spara to try and save the
shout 290 to 234 feet, and her beam 29 fest. hard a-starboard to get her to stom the tide, as to the same should be sllowed to be exported. America are expected. A panis took place yas-
THE GERMAN ARMY VOTE: the possible, canast for Chinese disloyalty, ship; barometer 28deg, and still falling; ent
It may be stated that changes was made in Thors are the master and two mates, and a boat-there was still a little way on her, stopped the Hereafter the arpart of rigs will be limited and terday on the New York Stock Exobange.
BERLIN, 10th December. We were near the food samply of the people provided for. swain and six dack handa About six o'glook engines, and let go the anchor.
Dated the 7th day of the lith moon, and suggests that the dread of British com- away the fore top gallant mast backstays and
(2nd)-I,Yuen, Customs Tactai of Wonobow, The Committee of the Reichstag has voted a petition in trade there might have had some. then cut away main top gallant masi baokutars, goal keepers, Mr. Mitchell-Innes only keeping we were six ce seven miles above Tiger Island, the north-oast point of Tiger Island when s and the ship oot righting, eat away the lanyards goal for Wallace's side for the latter part of the Up to six o'clock the captain was on watch, but dropped two cabler length off, the thing to do with the hostility shown. It is the weather main top maat backstays, the time, and Mr. Eagles relieved Dr. Thompson at at on o'clock I went on the bridge shop hot deeped anchor, about abies bore m. by B. and favoured with a brevet rank of the 2nd degree, prace effective force of four hundred and fifty and balmeman were eles on the bridge. The from Bats Book. The chief offer took sound-do horoby proclaita that the Fries of rice hav-thons and men for three years only, rejooting the then goes on to urge the folly of such a fear, main mast went just about the rigging and that port after getting hurt.
pilst was a licensed Chineau pilot. The helme-ings and found ten fathoms of water. After ng risen for anveral days, the poor peule are Government deraand of four hundred and sixty and points to its flourishing condition of the week carried away all the bulwarks ou
man was Chinese quartermaster, Thore was the Espoir went astern she came up to as again greatly distressed, but the merchant, named Tasi, sight thousand men, andern systera of Military Chinese able sexman on the look out right in right astorn, or perhaps a little on our starboard hoe stored up seroral thousand pioals of this Septeanate according to which the Military the bows. The bridge is about amidships, just quarter, and asked if we wanted assistance Shorties, and I in consideration of the inhabitants, Organisation of the Empire had been fine since in front of the funnel. The vessel has two minta. did not anchor at that time. We were at an-bave ordered the said mersbart to stop exporting 1874, aud which expires in 1888 We were carrying no gait We were coming down cher half an hour or perhaps were before the same at present; but he dared to "storatly the river full speed about nine sud a half koets, got ouder way again. I don't know whether ship off the rice in cargo boats, and I am ex- At siz o'clock the pilot was directing the course the Espoir anchored during that time but she vecdingly displeased ut his action." Beaidos pro-
Chinese trade in Lower Burmat and the freedom enjoyed by the Chirican merchants to carry on their business under the pro-
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were
Mitchell-Innes (pom))
Sergt. Singer (back)—
to under bare poles, and would not keep up to the ideas, Mills backe) out. Broke() ducks
the etarboard side from the poop to the fore-
castle head, and the monkey rail fore and aft
on the same side. The tarometer went down
to 27.54, the lowest raading, During the storm 87810 ter mast was wached from forward to mƐt,
Wallace Lent, Ramonds? Liant. AndersÓB Grow forward Belaira
Dirkson Holworthy Simmond Corpi. Ceton
SUPREME COURT.
4th Jannery,
IS VICE-ADMIRALTY,
tection of British law, and sonajkly obaarves staring in the cabin on the starboard side and that in any case the Chinese traders baçə then damaging one of the pay wheels. Mid. night of 15th still blowing a terrifio hurricane, Jung start at Bbamo, and the competition-isoas mountains high and flling the BEFORE THE HON, SIR GEORGE PHILIPPO, CHIEF JUSTICE, AND CAPT. H. G. THOMSETT R.N., NAVAL ASEEBOK.
tion. We do not believe thas the opposition, wind moderated, but still flowing from Sharp, Johnson, and Stokos, for the Espoir.
the S. W. with heavy rain. 10 p.m. wind and Mr. Francis, in opening, mid the carora Duttono abent two miles off Tiger Island. We had round in his bost and see. There was no com-
THE WENCHOW RIOT.
BANGKOK.
granted by the landlords. The prisoners were afterwards taken under a strong escort of con- xtabulary Bafore a Magistrate, and charged with baring conspired to obstruct the payment of rents to the landlords, and wore remanded, bail
ACCIDENT TO ACMIAL BORNEY.
LONDON, 16th Davember. Admiral Sir G. 1. Kornky has boot thrown from his horse on the hunting field, and is lying sansalese from the effects of the fall.
ELVISION OF PAT OF ANZ OFFICERS. A Royal Warrant, revising the pay sod pro- motion of officers in the Army, will be isoned in fanuary.
TRY GOBLET MINISTRY.
PARIS 14th Dovember.
It is believed hore that the Cabinet formed
THRONE.
RUBIA AND GERMANY..
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A NEW CANDIDATE FOR THE BULGARIAN VIENDA Mth December. by the land, and I gave orders by the crampass. bad her lights burning. Our damage was all libiting the export of the rios in question. I have by M. Goblet will be hot shortäred. Alout 0.25 to 6.30 we got on to a 8.8.E.abors water. The Esporstracks in four places also ordered the merchant Tsai to be tried and
. scurso by the compass, H.6. by B. B. The aftermost biow was about cur after batch, manished?
Deted the 15th day of the 11th moon, and compotition there be-will not be on even possible to go to the pumps.; bar. 27,80; 4.m
The Bulgarian Deputation has offered the true. I know the land about Tiger Jaland 50 feet from the stern. I did not see what 16th, ees und wind increasing, found ship getting
Crowa of Bulgaria to Prince Ferdinand of terms for many a long year_in_gonin, as the hoary-in-the-westor, spars pounding a hole in the
well. When we get that course the north- damage had been done to the Espoir. I asked prated in front of the C. M. S. N. Co.
Saxe-Coburg Gotha, who is now hero. His Royal Chinese hare correspondents in Western decks or side, slipped the drag and tried to wear THE STEAMER NORDEN" v. H. M. 8. "asst point and of Tiger Island bore right them to be kind enough to send a boat and they POIR;"H. M.B. "ESPO" V. THE "NOZDEN." abond. about our English miles off. We did so. Our beat sit on the port side waS
Highness has replied that he will conevilt His ship on starboard tack. but could not succeed as China, an advantage which their European the spars prevented her from moving through Mr. Francis, Q.C., Lostracted by Masara. Wot intended to pass Tigor Inland na near as broken. It was swung out, having been the boat
Imperial Majesty Prancis Joseph of Austria 20th December.
in the matter, though it is believed that both His rivals in Bhamo are not likely to possess the water with all the head saile gono, and in- ton and Deacon, appeared for the Nordes, and the possible and to keep Bate Rock on the starboard in use. An offer came off and I met him at
The soil British community, of Bangkok Majesty and the Czar of Russky will approve of during the life time of the present gouera. possible to get forward to do anything 6.30 Acting Attorney-General, instructed by Messrs aide. We stood on the same course up to 6.40, the gangway. He asked me what the damage when we saw the lights of a steamer. We were was and I said I could not say, but we would go
A number of his candidatura. seems to be greatly agitated
LONDON, 16th December. "The rejection by the Caar of Prines Ferdinand of the Chiness at Bhamo to English rule is a moderating. 8 a.m., 17th, got ateam on of a collision which occurred between the Danish not passed Baie Rook. When I say two miles vereation as to how the accident happened. I did British Residents appear to be on the war path due in the remotest degree to the cause aug. I purition lat. 18.44 N., and long, 131.40 E. 3rd November, near Tiger Island, inside the i tha e fort cu Tiger Telood. I saw a bright him if he would like to see our lights, but he about a yearly registration fee of two ticals, of Saxe-Coburg-Grotha, na ́s candidate for the donkey rugine and pumped, ship out. Ship's steamer Norden and H. M. S. Epuir, on the and four miles from Tiger Island mean from not ask him if his lights were burning. I asked with H. B. M.'s Minister and Consul General
viewed by than in the light of a poll-tar and Bulgarian throne is considereal probable. gested by the Gazette, The bona fide Chinese p.m. molerate braaze from 8.S.B.; midnight Booca Tigris, in the Canton river. The two light a quarter of a point on the port bordelino Asting Attorney-General-We kept jokingly called by Sinose and others phak
By the
ST. PETRESAGEO, 18th December. The Official Messenger, in an article on the ros marchants in Burmab hailed the advent of breeze from Eastward and clear. The rudder suits had been consolidated, and there were looked at it through the glasses and in shoul
We passed on tho, port How the Consular offisiale think the whole mat- the English to Upper Barwnb with houd was started, the side light, foros puny and claims and counter claims. In the first case M. seren minutes I saw the red side light. I judge the starboard side of the river coming down phi "thename of the Siam pell-tax on Chinese.
hose, ladders and grating and my other things C. Holme, owner of the Norden, was the plain- the white light was about three miles off when from Whampoa
When saw the red light it was side the Calcutta shoal. We had passed that ter workable I do not understand at all; for lations between Russia and Germany, rábukva pleasure, rightly believing that they would were washed away and the ceas gelted out paint tiff, and H. R. Adama Llert.-Comauder of the I first saw it. then soon be freed from many exactions and locker and washed tarparlins off the hatches. Expoir, defendant. In the other II. B. Adar about a point on our port bow and a mile paint before I left the bridge or were close to it, instance, the journey between Bangkok and the Anti-German festing which prevails in The remaining yerde on the masts were all was the plaintiff and the Norden and ber owners distant. There is no clock on the bridge, but there I cannot say exactly how far the Caloutta Cheargas taken by native boats about two Russia, and says that vital interests connect restrictions imposed by King THRERAW's adrift and awang backwards and forwards as all the defendants,
in one down below which can be soon from the shoal is from Tiger Inland. I do not know months and bsok two weeks, thus uclucky British Germany and that Russis respects Germany's Government. The Gamite's surmise that the braces had been carried away, and the hand His Lordship said he supposed the captain of bridge. When I am the red light I gave the setly where I was when we passed the Calcutta ; subjects who happen to live halfway would have to special interate, and it feels assured that some of the Chinese have taken to dauoity, fons, till there were ten feat of water in the hoid, real defendant was for Majesty's Government.
gear gons. Water poured down a manhole in the gunbrat was only the nominal defendest; the order to port a little to give more room. We Shoal. I know we kept to the starbeard side of make yearly a journey of some five weeks to show Germany respects bora in Bulgaria; in solusion went off a point for about a minute and then the river. I did not give the chief offer any their faces either in the Consulate at Bangkok or the article bepos that Germany's influence will and that the hostility shown is due to such but this was pamped out by the donkey engine, Mr. Francis said he was nachle to answer hiestasdied on the same course us before When orders when I left the bridge. We generally Choangmei, and to pay their tho tlls. Aby solely directed towards the maintenance of characters, is certainly nearer the mark. It just as this operation was finished, the crank Lordship. His owa impression was that the oap-we steadied the rod light was more than two pass Bate Rook about a cable length's distance moeting was held by me 30 British born repasse, which the Czar end his people are
sal of the starboard pump snapped in twg and tain was always the res, defendant, though of points our part bow. We could only see the and Tiger Island a cable's length or two. Wesidents, and a committee was elected to inquire earnestly desirous of in notorious that on the Borders there are the persone oraaked. I order to break the course he might be axozerated by the Gavera-liga at that time. If both vamos bad can scald soo Tiger leland a long way of that night. into the legality and expediency of the matter.
The members composing the Bulgarias De force of the waves kerosene ell was poured on ment. The learned coatsel then proceeded to tinued on the same course we would have passed It is impossible we could have been farther off but I am sorry to my, instead of being gatisfied
the various Courts of Europe, have uncived burt; the water from tine placed on the baiopkins, read the plesting the following offret couple of ship's lengths apart. A short Tiger Lalang than I have stated at the time of with the views of H. B. M.'s Minister and Consul catheade, and other places, holes.being bored in. The petition, after describing the two restle, time afterwards I saw the other steamer after the celliean to put my clothes-on-would take General expressed at an interview, the contrary patation, to explain the condition of Bulgaria to tion. It was body, of such men who some the tins for this purpose.
sot out that on the afternoon of the 3rd Novaming her care. yas then not quite about minute When I first saw the Espoir abse Wen the case.
-bands of hybrida calling themselves Chinese
who are ready for. any treabooting expedi-
Sho
GERMAN ADVICE TO "BULGARIA.
BARLIN, 16th December.