THE DAILY FRISS, MONDAY OCTOBRE 11, 1880.
circumstances which have not been shown la CONGRESS OF THE THREE AMERICAN this particular case, there may be a publication
KOLAMA PODRIDA TU WAJBINGTON, Suth,Captemterdeng Nhrough a wife, but whether in tala omia -it' Congress of North, Banth, and Central A ray of humour ecosionally enlivens the dall amounted to publication in law it is unDECOSARY Amstingus bas mot here to, èlacnis the best debates of the Naw Zealand Parliament. They for me, to decide. us there is publication print mane to be adopted for the promotion of friend were discussing the estimates the other day, and facie by Mr. Bodyk nad M Langship and close coptrofal relations between the an hon. member rose to complain that the in Mr. Webber And Mr. Lammert. three regions. It is balieved that Profdant spoctor of the catablishments. For the insane Hia. Worship-Yes, and Mr. Lammert. In Harrison a spruleation polloy will prevent any normally enjoyed a larger salary than the Premier answer to that the defendant puts forward pretion? result being arelved absence of the colony.If," he said, "the Inspector of thi" You attacked ma paboly and I am aÍCHERY OF WHITES BY HATTIAN NEGROES Asylwan get a much fer looking after only a privileged in publicly replying and in self. LONDON, 2nd October. dofonco I rebat the mcusation that it is a ma
for Junatics, the Premier should certairly pet's Newa received from the Wost, Indies Butes great deal more for looking aftor this Floto." licious bel by proving that it has been provoke 3 that the negro employés of an American trofin od by your attack on me" und to a certain ex- | thelaligil of Novam, situated none. Hayti, bare Weel, Maggin," asked a toncher of a little tent I think that is a defence which I am bound rorted and hutchered for Americans
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
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is mix up with the other case. If your Wor shly would allow me to suggest it, I think you -ahould deal with it afterwards.
Worship hull as far as pussiblo eliminate it from the proceedings in this case.
Mr. Wobber-I don't think anything at all about it should appoar in Liceo depositions... His Worship-No, I am going to elitsinate it, Mr. Smith-Will your Worship take this dow before we go fucthort I object to an- **ring the questions of the defendant because they are irrelevant and insolent, and beure i ir outside the jurimetion of this Court to take any evidence of the kind
Mr. Webber-Will your Worship adjourn at
girl, "how is it you are lake this morning in this stage? Perhaps the temper of all partion to entertalu if it is urged. I think the question The British goboat. Forward arrived in time moming to schoot? will be a little anbdued after an adjournment for is whether or not this libel on the son of It con- to manus the remainder of the whitusply, itara visa wee hire cam to oor hooge CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Floss, sir," was the re Lidlu.
tain anything which is bob justified to fair and HR GLADSTONS AND THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE this mornin”” “Ah,” kid the teacher, with a His Worship I shall der with this question absolute colf-dafonos. He may defond himself, LOUDON, Srd Ostobese milo und wasn't your father very planned now. You say (lo Mr. Brandt) Mr. Smith may bat he may not attack in return. If he attack Mr. Gladstone says that the Daily Names has with the now baby No, air; my father's have a certain privilege as a journalist which he is reluti ha commits a fibel, the pubilcation of no anthority for attributing to him the article swa' in Edinburgh, and disos ken skont it get: has not as an operator in sharos PTH A which is not justified. have received very lits: wbfelt appeared in the Contemporary Review on but it wie a guid thing my mither wis at hamer. Mr. Brandt-As an operator in eleron and to assistance in construing this libel and I have the Triple Alliance, for, gin aho had been awn, I wadna ba kont what as engaged in generate busino-to nome to the best conclusion I can without that countant and no furth
to day wirik?? Assistance.I have noted an expression which I Mr. Wobber There it is an objection to that, think prima facie is unwarranted by the factaba His Worship I think the question well forse. There may be other expressions; I vay be quite irrelevant.
Anothing about anything except the expression Mr. Beant-Thon it is ao use my going any I now allude to The expression wholesale further. I would refer your Worship to the reviter Frima facis I think that is a libel en case of Regiunt. Labouchere.
Mr. Freasy Sath in his chanteras ajournalist On that ground, without going into any others, I think it may duty to commit this case for trial. Mr. Webber asked that the defendant should be bounil over in licare searities to appene. An far abs was Arto and from other inquiries made Mr. Brandt had no tungible property whatever in this colony.
......
His Worship I overrule your obration on the ground that Mr. Smith says he is journalist and it publisher of that popor
Mr. Brandt (to Mr. Fraser Buith)--How many times have you been in gaol?.
His Worship That is quite irrelevant and has nohoaring whatever on theqasation of unblication
Mr. Brandt-It would a deat of the SE your Worship would correct, m-am I silowe | to go into the truth of the alleged Fibol P
Worship-I have no jurisdictina whatever to considor the truth of the libel
Mr. Webber Of what libel in defendant'spenk. ing, your Worship.
His Worship-The latter, I presume
Mr. Webber Than he admits it is a libell
r. Braut nothing of the mort. (for Traser SwiRow long long-tase yon been resident in Honkong?.
Mi For Smith-Nemely Courtoon yesra And you are well versed insir topics eoneers. ing Henglong P-That is a matter of opinion.
are you ell, I dealt kaow,
Do you consider yourself qualified to write on public questionë P
His WorshipTiut question his no bearing, The question is whether your publication of the Joffer is criminal
Mr. Brandt (to witness)lasy you and I had Roy interocarse or basiavem reistivus during the Lattiva, youre?
His Worship That does not bear on this case, If you were the plaintiff it might have a boaring but not as dnfemaluat
You stated you had left for Macso on the night of right the publication of that article ?-Quite
did.
You left just about the time the paper waộ coming out The Krungchnis left at siro clook.
Yo
What pressing business may it have been that called you away then?What has that get to do with Jon P
His Worship-That is quite irrelevant, and you should simply say you decline, to uurver.
210.
Mr. Frandt-That is quite false.
Me. Wobber mid he believed be was correot in saying that he was simply here as the agent of a German firm in Shanghai and might leave this colony at any moment.N
CHANGES OF GOVERNORS
LONDON, 3rd Outter..
REGISTER
14th October, 1999, t's..
Wind.
BATION
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nor of the Island of furtintos, has been established antion, high proves never to lare
Sir Charles Canteron Tires, at prosent Gover
Patla Sir Morell Mackenzio breaks down one well gua pointed Govsence of the Mauritius Mr. Ha WJ Sendall, Governos of the Windward Is and any really vipatifid foundation. It is sup-Hop ... lende, haber ampoistol Governor of Batindak.posed that there is a time when the singing voiced and Mr. Hely Hatchinson,-ing been appointed the youth must not be allowed to sing. Sir Auping
orscks" as it is iad, and therefore for samen Governor of the Windward Islands,
Morell says, "I bare already more than ons ex- romed my belief that there is no reason why precisa by a competent person; should not training, within certain limits, and under striot carried on whos the vales is in the transition stogo of its development from chillhond to
THE PRINCE OF WALES TO VISIT EGYPT,
Lornos, 2nd Ostabor After attending the Take of Aparta's wedding at Athors, the Prince of Wales will visit Ery whom he will review blan British Army of cccupation,
THE LABOUR QUESTION.
LONDON, 4th Cofiber.
Lord Rosebery will president a wasting of away on to be held at half past one to manow, to dianas the question of shorter hours demanded by the mons
BUKAN STEZKE OF COLLIERS, SE
M. Brandt said Mr Webber'e staterassis were quito false. He was not at this orient agant for the Shanghal firm, bo was a Fundad
A LONDON, 4th October. proprietor in the enlony, and be had commenced It is acpoured that tani thansand colliers have civil suit against Mr Traser Smith in the Bu-struck work in the Bolton District of Lancashire. preme Court. He referred his Worship to a
QUBEM NATHALIE AND THE REGENCY. similar one in which Mr. Smith himself had
BELGRADs, End Cotober. boon ollowed bail of 925 on his own recognisance.
Ha Worship said that under the sircun sinner, and considering the case Mr. Brandt had referred to a bail of $100 in defondant's owa recoguisauce vmild be saticient.
His Worship to Mr, Bitli)-As regards tha matter of that fine Mr. Fraser Smith, I shall take no further steps.
M Fraser Smith1 am obliged to your Worship
His Worship--I think at the same time you should express some regret to the Concl
Mr. Fraser Smith-1 on very BOTLY, your Worship if my condnet appeared disrespectfal to the Court. I must admit that I was vory hasty and spoke without thinking.
His Worship-Thea you apologise to the Court 2 M
Mr. Fraser Smith-Cortaialy, your Worship: He Worship No further steps then will be taken in the matter.
CORRESPONDENCE.
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Mr Fraser Smith Well, I will take no notice at all of sach questions, that will be the best plaz
Mr Brandt (to die Worship-May I examine him on the leading article P
His Worship That is not the question before Mr. Brandito Mr. Fraser-Smith)-You have worn that Lpablished a blomstory libel. The wordsary A cortain fale, sandalous, and defame tory libel knowing the same to be falas," ca Laye sword that. How do you know it is false? -I do not answer that. I shall be quite willing to prove that in the Supreme Court, not here
Mr. Brandt-If a man swers to a thing he -must know.
His WorshipThat is going into the questioni of the truth of the lihal, with which I cannot dea!. He has sworn it is falss, and I cannot go farther
Mr. Brandi-You haya written in your leader of the 9th October that I am an indiction on the odlary I am not aware of that.
His Worship Well, the article-sponka for itself.
..
Mr. Fraser Smith-It may say so. If you ask me for my private opinion, I shaanid say do. alertly pou ars
LATE TELEGRAMS The subjoined telegrams, are extractart: Cryin- the Bangoan Gazette
THE CONTEMPORARY. ON THE
TRIPLE ALLIANCELLAT
LONDON, 1st October.
Natalie and the Regents, the Tatter having for The Primate is mediating between Queen bidden the Queen to revielt her ac, anless she accepts very atzingont conditions.
THE CHETAN QUESTION.
LONDON, 3rd October.
The British Consul in Czeta bas visited the eastern districts of the island, and reports that the excess attributial to the Turkish troops have been overstated.
STRECHUAN ITALIAN TEZATY,
adolescence."
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ANDY August, reporta a rich fin at sa by the oru af Tongkalizi at Portland, Maine, sad reported that when the the selvouer Fanny Loote. The schooner'srived feptone Rulinen.. ship wes-off Monhegan something white was seen | anglig un floating the top of the water. On a sear ap ambergris. This vox collected voighed be- pronch it was found to be an immenso mangof. tween aus and two hundred pounds. Ambergris ie used to make the freat perfumes, and the Specimen found by the sailors was estimated to be worth about $25,000. This Bthe the oasis of the sooner and the crew of the Jesnatab mentioned, was to be divided amongst
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RUSSIAN DIPLOMÁTIC CHANGES.
ST. PRTELEBURG, Srd October, It is expected that M. Ogon, of the Russisa Embassy at Constantinople, will replace Prince Dolgoraki sa Bussian Envoy and Minister Rhenipotentiary of Teheran.
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ST. PETSESBURG, 2nd October.
RUSSIA'S FOLIUL The statement made by the Cologne Cafe that the Czar bas ordered the roubling of the railway line leading to the Westorn frontier is- denied here.
THE RUNOURED LEMENIAN ATROCITIES. ALCONSTANTINOPLE, 4th October. The Turkish Miristore have decided that the Porta canost introduce any special reforma in Arminis, buonase, by doing so, other Christian commanities nighrise claims creating dimaulty with Turkey, ADA
MOVEMENT OF GOLD.
LORDON, 3rd October. New York is shipping gold to Europs... DISASTROUS EXPLOSION ON THE MISSIPPI. HARON A NEW YORK, 3rd October Now had boon received here that the hoilerä of one of the Mississippi River steamers ex ploded yesterday, near New Orleans, killing forty people on the apo
EDITÓBALÓN THE WAR FATH
DURBAN, 3rd October
The ci-devan! Buckingham House, is St. Janes Park, was built for John Shemald Duke of Bucks. The edifice was all be finished when the arrears of payment becacao intly dia treesing to his Greco's master builder. Allingth he hit upon this expedient. He onticed the cake to mount with bin, open the lowla, to enjoy the grand prispect. When there, he coolly locked the trapdoor, and threw thự kay over to the ground, addressing his satonished patron tou- "I am a mined mn and antous I have your word of honour thut the dobta shall be paid, I will instantly throw myself over." And want.
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CATALAN HALAT INABILIGENTE,
Quotations 209;— Now Maiwn.
An artich, which has appeared in the Castem: porary Review and which the Daily New at tribafai to Mr. Gladstone, attacks the Triple Alliance, declaring that it is not à league of pense, and expecially oordona the adhesion of Italy to it, as ruinous to that country. The nesberg Standard Bud the Barbertos Nerne, whe
It is reported that the editors of the Jonga-Old Malva artile justifies ander berlain cirasances, are both Englishers, bave been arrested on
Oldór Malwa French wer of revenge for the recovery of charge of tenson, for demanding reforms, not.
dance and Lorraino..
failing these being granted, recommending & revolution in the 'Trussal
Mr. Brandt-You write, I think, "I am sent by provideron as an infiction on the coleay--No, int quite; Man such as Brandt" are sent, dio.
His WorshipI may taks it that the whole artiole is before me, and have noted the generalG foot that it is 6 direct attack That ought to be suficient for your present purpose.
Mr Brande-You-know Me: Geitable? Yes How old is ha -1 should say five or six and twenty. How do I know PA
You know he is a married and has got family?
His Worship This is taking up the time of the Court and has no bearing on the question at haite.
Mr. Brandt-It has a bearing far as he compares Geimble to an innocent youth-a lab ahora by harpers like myself.
His Worship That has nothing to do with this case.
Mr. Brandt-Will you swese that you have bever purchase Punjom sharm from Mr Grimble decline to auswer that question.
His Worship-I cannot admit it. "A
Mr. Brandt-Yon ear your wife handed you the latter in question Yes.
It was opened --Y.
Did she say to you it was opened when the received it? She said it was unopened when she received it!
Did she say what time she received it Yes, very early in the morning, befoes my offoo was
poned...
How cape the letter to be opened P. She opened it.
What brainosa had she to open a letter ad dressed to you ?
His Worship-You are not bound to answer
that.
Mr. Fraser Smith-Nortopid question I take no notice of it.
Mr. BrandtIs abs on the stall of the Eng kong Telegraph? It was said, your Worzhip, that this was publication in itself
A NEW GUNPOWDER
LONDON, Int October
At a meeting of the Elswick Manufacturing Company which was bull yesterday, Sir William Armstrong announced that he had lately tried with much pucoses a new powder named cordite which is absolutely smokeless and damp proof.
ANOTHER MOUNTED INFANTRY SEDIMENT, LONDON, 1st October.
The Duke of Cakabridge has ordered the for xation of a wound regiment of Moussed In fanir
THE COTTON, TRADE IN LANCAUEIBE.
LONDON, 24th September, Tole officially stated to day on the Liverpool Stock Exchange that the puttan stock la 65 209 bales below the estimate. A crisis is expected on Monday,
LATER.
ASERET OF AN ARTILLERY OFFICER.
→→ BOMDAY, 4th October here, in placed under arrest on a charge Captain Moberley, Adjutant of the Artillery. of messling pablic money. He is to be tried by Court Martial. Irregularities in the Battery Bonne have been discovered.
Colonel Shortland, commanding the Artillery, now or ninety days' leave, Las beso ordered lo return and assist in the investigation.
THE INDIAN PAVILION AT PARIS.
LONDON, 29th September.. A gold medal has been awarded to the Lading Pavilion at the Paris Exhibition.
A YADANOT IN THE INDIA COUNCIL..
“Laxnow, 25th September Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Strachey,
A Committee of the United Spinners' Sodioty C. S.I has resigned his seat on the Council for of Manchester have passed a resolution arging India every apinner to stop outirely for the first weak ABATH OF ARCHBISHOP PORTER. in October.
The Bisolbara and Accrington operatires have passed a resolution similar to that passed by the Operative Spinnsta Bociety at Bolton, with the object of supporting the employers in their efforts to defeat the cotton corner.
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His Grace Archblahop Parter, Roman C-ON thello Archbishop of Bombay, died yesterday. BREACH IN THE MANDALAT RAILWAY,"
YEMOTHIN, 28th September. The Nyaungyan tikk has breached, and forty feet of the book has been carried away, slug The wildest excitement took piece yesterday a rush of three feet of water sorods the railway in the Liverpool cotton market, when the Spline: The ballest at overal places between the tebaber intares fell thirty points. CAR BATT 295th and the 297th wiles has been carried
The owners of two-thirds of the spindles ning away, and the trains are unable to ROL Amerionn cotton here declined to join in, the passage and luggage are trunkipped suroes moroment for closing tho mills for a fortnight. the breach. Heavy rains, have fallen and this
water over the rails fa repórted rising. PRINCE BDWARD'S PROJECTED VISIT TO INDIA.
LONDON, 28th Septers bar.
SPESCH OF TESSIDENT CARNOT, SVERRE PARIS, 29th- Reptember.
The
It is postively refirmed that Prince Albert
President Carnot proalded at the ceremony of presenting he award made at the Exhibition, And in doing we thanked the foreign wxhilltare, the Exhibition, which, he Lepod, would opun an. whose exhibita, ha mid, had given march éclat to Victer will include Burmash in his Indian tour.
bes of general pease
admiseeble. I don't know thong, that strictly His Worship The question, 11 thiur, in ap-aling. It is inadmissable. It has a bearing if you wish to put it.
Mr. Brandt--I decline to put it. (To witness) RAILW DIBASIKE IN ITALY
-Hays you during the last few your written hostile articles ur paragrapba, against me Fl decline to answer.
His Worship-I don't think there is any una putting that question.
Mr. Brandt He has been doing so for several Jeare.
Worship-Sul, I think it is too vague Mr. Brandt-I can put in a maper of the Sist December, 1888, which contains father a sice little thing. Taball put it in 'If your Worship will look at it.
His Worship I think it is. If it was a prevocation you must have had fine to: cool before this.
Mr. Brandt-I have said in my letter that ho has per cented me in his paper for years
Mr. Webber His site peper, you canta, Mr. Brandt I am quite ready to prove it His WorshipIt is too far back, fari afraid will I think it is allowable if you insist on it.
Mr. Wabher object to its going in Mr. Brandt (to Mr. Fraser Smith) Are you the publisher of this paper dated the lat. De
ontober, 1889-Yes.
Mr. Bedt I refer to the article marked in IM, your Werchip
Mr. Wabbar must take the same objection
BOME, 90th September
A frightfal railway accident has occurred in the Ariano runnel near Naples. Owing to Boure mistake in the signalling, two express traine
It is aimed that Prince Albert Victor will
LONDON. 29th September
include Burmah in bis tour.
Hongkong & S'hai. New Oriental... China Borneo
M China Sugar........ Chinese Lan 184 D..
Chiasse Lean 96 ET Darvel Bay Frading. Cruickshank & Co....i
use La
His Royal Highness will probably join the Sparta's wedding at Athens, Oceano at Sher after attending the Duko of Ferrick & Co., Geo...
-Gordon & Co., A. G. OALCUTTA, 2nd October. Prins Albert Victor's visit to Burman hav.
sf in the tunnel, and twenty carriages were ing besu defnitely settled, considerable altera smarbed to pieces Many Bves were eat buttons will be made in the programme of his tour the number is as yet uncertain.
BOMB. Jat October.
Instead of going from Madras to Calcutta, The accident in the Arino Tunnel is not so His Royal Highneat will go from Madras ta disastrous was at first supposed. The fore Rangoon, and, after his stay there, will proceed nest are of the train were cattle care and to Calcutta sequently only three people were killed and twenty-six injared.
ANOTHER RAILWAY ACUIDENT ON THE CONTINENT.
STUTTGART, let October.
It is thus pretty certain that the Prince will aut be in Casita dering Christmas work.
CAPTUR HELESEY AND ZI PIONEER":
CALCUTTA, 30th September A railway sacitent bocurred close to Statt-
On Saturday Captain. Hearsey applied at the gart A train berame derailed and fell down lowrah Magistrate's Court for summoda steep embokorent, canging the death of earen against the editor and manager of the Pioneer pasaungore, whilst forty-three wore badly Injured for lil on the grounds which were recent THE SHOAN MISSION TO ITALYZI I beforethe publie. The Deputy Magistrate said
Bore, 29th September, that he would iasse orders on the 11th promo.
In oleh circles at home and in India, the
The eurosa frum the King of Bho are here BTEOUSED IMPORTANT MILITARY CHANGES arranging a treaty of commerse and friendship with Italy, in which a provision is made for
CALCUTA, 2nd October. ly to control King Monolek's foreign relations.
QUEEN NATHALIE IN BELGRADE.
BELGRADE, 29th September... Quren Nathalie arrived hers to-day and was was, however, unattended by any offcials
as before. Your Worship will have to decide accorded a reception with great beartiness. She
that it contains provocation.ANDRO
Mr. Brandt-There in one other quastion,
Do you rolleoat that in February, 1868, yon
BELGRADE, 30th September. Quora Nathalie has visited her son, and de. published a paragraph in your paper that the clanes that she will held aloof from politice dur. Crown Proasentor had been inrlensted to pro- ing her stay in the capital
ored against me P-1 don't remember it, but if
it is in the paper I am responsible for it. I
THE SLETIAN BLECTIONS,
BELGRADE, 30th September.
was no doubt true if-I-pat-is-there The Servian'slections have rented in the re Mr. Brand-Theis are all the questions I turn of a large number of Radicals and Russe -have to pat
Mr. Wobber I hate no questions in re- Sinion.
philes.
THE TURKISH ARMY,
Lowpor, 29th September
Green Island Coment
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Englishmas says, the air is think with rumenes of penting military appointments in India.
It is said, for instance, that Bir Evelyn Wood is most likely to get the Bombay Command in socession to the Duke of Connaught, and it is held to ho gaite pa the cards that Lord Wolseley will become our Commander-in-Chief. Land At the same time, it is an open sorat that Bir Frederick Boberts is axious to secure an extensien of hie commend.
The objection to Bir Evelyn Wood's appoint ment to how hay is his wont of Indian experience
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the South Atlantic Ocean, midway between the the Et Flat The bottom was there Belsmes island of Tristan d'Arunha and the mouth of reached a depth of 40.230 feet or 81 miles, Perak Sugar
Hie. Worship said I deciding the case I The Times, publianta Bitelegram. Hladny that have no juridiction-batorer to loquire into decree of the Sultan red toes, the pesos fooking the question of the truth or family of tac tale of the Turkish Army from two hundred had arenedag by more than 1,000 feet the height Planting ments onde in the letter complained of the lifty thousand warto on hundred thousand, of Mount Everest, the lofilent manntalu in Hoist ro publication. The authorship is not dispirited 14 GIRKANT AND BAST
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BERLs, 28th September.
Newfoundland, scondings have been made to a
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LONDON, 1st October, The blockade of the Zangibor cost has beep
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