Notices of Firms.
NOTICE.
FROM and after lat Junnary, 1874, the bat ness of the undersigned will be incorpo rated, and carried on under the nains and style of "NEWSAN &ÜG."
WALTER NEWMAN, JOHN GITTINS.
tf 1704 Fachow. IIth October, 1878.
How much they can do in the lower walks of' || mocharical work is proved by what they have already accouplished in America, whore they havs long competal most soriously with the industrial calsses of all kinds, and where neither of the elements, which the Economist thinke would stand in the way of their success, has been found to exist,
STEALING QOLSS.
THR DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1878.
„CORONER'S JURIES,
he jumped up and gave the aland, and the man- was shot at, but getaway, over a newly ploughed field. His footsteps were traced to a bab, No. 44 Squattore Stence, and on the road the pistol' pouch wna form. Strong suspicion rented on Foreign community, and more special the the second defendant, found in first defendant's, foreign community, and moro capecially the kut, and he was ordered to find evourity in two most intelligent portion of it, I trust you will householders in $10, for one month, and the first able to ad room for its insortin. Im, youre faithfully, defendant was discharged.
DAVID WELSH, Hongkong, 8th November, 1573.
Hon. C. C. SMITH..
Kwok-lung-sing, mastor of Bargo boat No. 25, and three bosten, and three bontwomen, are of same, were larged by Inspector Batton, with alealing five tosa of couls, valued It appears the defendants left the side of the $0, the property of the Dock Company. British whip Star of the South, with 50 tons of coals, at a pun, on Friday, and sonld have
STELIJNG A BUFFALO. bonn over at the docks from Wanobi by 6
'olock, instead of which they did not arrive Chun-a-look, a firmer, sharged a labourer, till after 1a.m. on Saturday morning, and on with stealing from him, on the 13th September, Wo pubilah forthor on an interesting corres delivery only 45 tona were found in the cargo a buffalo, value $12. A feberman, pamed How Bow, gave evid-meo of huving seen the defend Intepondence on the subject of Coroner's Juries. Lont.
it is satisfactory that in future to plan hither- Inspector Batten sail that be bad asked the at driving it at 5 pm on the 14, Septein- to adopted, which entailed woh extra work chief officer of the British ship Star of the ber, since when defendant had not been seen, upon the Fork intelligent part of the comin-South to attend to giro evidence, but the Cap. ll he was come rose by complainant's non.
Defendant, who denied the charge, was sont tain refused to allow him to conɑ without a aty, will be abandoned.
to three months hard labour, embro
NOTICE. THE intoreas and vesponsibility of the
Mr. CHARLES WILSON MURRAY, in our Firm, coased on the 16th Angart lure.
BIRLEY & Co.
ef 1615 Hongkong. 1st October, 1873.
THE interest and responsibility in our fir
30th of April faut
Mr. JOHN IL SMITH coased on thed and broght up near the wrek The telegraph steamer H. C. Oreted arrived of the Dunmail, with fic intention of recover- F. BLACKHEAD & Co.
ing the remainder of her cago; but in sonce. tf 768 Hongkong, 1st May, 1873.
yaenon of the jutarraption in the cable com Ap. S CORDEs has this day bean ad. unication, she took in cual, and then departed Mnitted a partner in our fivin.
for the scene of the break.
A. DOEDES * Đối
if 458 Tiontalo, 1st January, 1973.
The Daily
Daily Press.
The case was then resanded to Monday, and ¿Bubpoca was fasued for the mate,
STEALING COFFEE, Low-a-put, Bervaut boy to Sergeant Squires of H.M. 80th Rogimont, charged Ho-a-cheong, a cook to privatce in Murray Burracks, with testing a quantity of ground coffee, the pre perty of his master, and taking it to a coolia house.
THE NEW AMERICAN TRADE DOLLAR. The following despatch from Sir Boko Ro, bertan, O.B., Her Majesty's Coneal at Chinten, onsloning Report of the Any of the New American Trade Dollar at Canton, sud n. Pro olumation relative to the currency of the said coin from His Excellency the Viceroy of the Two Kwang Provincos, ie published in Satur
The following count, duly vilified, of the
Defendant, who said he found it in the Bar Average amount of bank notes in girenlation in Hongkong during the month ending 31st Oc, sick yard, and not in the verandab near Serday's Gazelle tober, 1873,is published in Saturday's Gualteens Squires" quartera, was sent to seven days
hard labuan, Oriental Bank Corporation...$ 615,795 Ubartoved Blercantile Bank of
Total,
India, London, and China.......- 754,229 Chartered Bank of India, Aus —tralin, and China perman
_445_196 "Hongkong sad Sbangbai Bank-
ing Corporation
1,563,796 3,379,016
DRUNKERNESE.
E. JI, Puyue, sous, and J. H. Walker. landsman, belonging to the U.S. S. Yantic, wore Inought uppehused will-being drunk, the lathe aled with refusing to pay.obur Lire. The first was fired 50 centy, and the second was ordered to pay 50 cents to chair coolies.
ABBAGET..
SENDING LIVE ALIAGATORS THROUGH FROZEN TO DEATH ON. THE ICE
TIN_POST OFFICE.
There is just now some aint of commotion TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS,"
The Louisville Lolger tells a wonderfal story in Ubanoni in consequence of the death of a Ste-As the subjent of the folkswing corrogabit two mail-bage received at Nashville, Raslan gantieninu, while waking en scent of After several logs of letters had been disposed the Col du Gourt, on his way to Germayear, of, Mr. Faraythe camo to a large leather bag under the charge of a guide. The name of the led with printed matter, as was supposed, gontlouin is Fertechoaks, and it appears that and after unlocking turned the sack upside be was a professor from Moscow who bad soING down to empty the matter upon a largo board to Savoy to make investigations respecting_the | arranged for the purpose, when to bie aurpries formation of ine in the high ragious, and in and horror two live alligatore ware spilled out; other ways to pureau investirations into the and in an instant they leapt frow the board to arang of natural science, Accompanied by a the our door, and in beneath a lot of loose young guide and a portoar, le commenced to paper and empty bags. The now tightened second, and daring thevening they were over olark shouted alligatore" to hiscompanion, Mr. taken by a storm accompanied by a thick for Ginsscock, and in a few secondle they bad wasated Not knowing where they were, they were forcol the mailroom for the purpose of producing help to seat on the ice, and Anring the night the to kill the monsters, Glascock Bually 10-en Hassia gontleman perished. The guido af tered the mail room, and slowly but cautiously firms that the melancholy evmit was in sonis proceeded to remove the loose paper, when hoeaentre dansed by the professor baring pre- discovered a sick-looking yellow spotted tail, sided for the ascens too slender a stock of pre- resettling very much the tail of a snake. At visions, and not having plutbol aimselt tu this sight he really declared the thing to boily warmly. When the news was brought snake, and, seizing a poker near by, he death it to Chamouni, n party of 12 men was gent-ath a blow and cat the tail of This caused the and they brought the body down.. the alligator, as it proved to be, to leave its hiding-place and ran not, when Glassdook kill. edit, The other reptilo was captured alle and brought to the city. Examination revealed the fact that somebody in Florida bad sent thego curious peta-through the mail in a paper box, to somebody in Michigan.
STORY OF A NEWFOUNDLAND DOG.“ A pecaliur story, illnetrative of the intel. ligence of the dog, cones fran the golden Faci Re slope. A. San Francisco lawyer was the, owner of a powerfal Newfoundland dog, and se the ital was thrown much with children it learned to love thom, and to watol over them with a kind of fatherly care. The lawyer's housy A correspondent of one of the bowie papore in the barbs, sad ope of the characters sriters followgun the shave sahjest i m
INTENPESANCE IN CHINA.
Acting Colonial Booretary. Sta-I have the bonour to report to you, for the information of H.B. the Governor, the conrge pursued by Me. Lister, the Cordner, in selecting namee from the panel instead of bay ring the jury elested by lot, as provided for in Ordinance No. 11 of 1964, and I trust you will, on monsideration, issue instructions to the Carever to adhere not only to the latter, but in my opinion, the spirit of the law.
I also avail myndt of this opportunity to complain of Mr. Lister's hurch and dictatorial manner tawards peel on Saturday last, when ordered by him to sit as a jurymun cader the circumstances, es above unripted, and hope that Ton enquiring into the pinondiage of the Coroner'e inquest held on that day, yon muy BRITISH Consulate,
consider it within your pravines ip repsimand Baston, 3rd November, 1873 Sir,-At the request of the late Mr. J. Mohim for both subjects of complaint.
1 have the honour to be, Bir Douall, Manager of the Oriental Bank Gor
Your obedient servant, poration, that I would obtain the legalization
fof tire mighõentring) wann droży-wounes, whom.... by the Untuese Authorities at Conlon of the
Flungkrong, 27th October, 1873.
An ovent of considerable importance, in! “HONGKONG," NOVEMBER ÏÜTT, 1870.~*
Now Amerionn Trade Dolbie, I obtained from
the people rigarded with muroful interest one local history has taken pinco A As so tad never shown a disposition to ba His Excellency the Viceroy the appointment
COLONIAL-SECRETARY'A Örrice. Marine Trynpence Society, which has.nÓN JOHN CHINAMAY, who, in old days was looked
of joint Commision, to superintend the Basny
HONGLONG, 3rd November, 1873.
born in full awing for eight or in gathe, violent, she was booked upon as harmle of this coin, and I have now the honor la ei- upon as a durinity, where he was not com
the lawyers house. The frightened burse mus Mr. Thos. Postion, godown keeper to Messrs. close for the information of His Excellency the SI-In reply to your letter of the 27th formally, opened its rouus under the diatu. But one day abo bcose oxited, and made for pletely despised, is bogiauing to unke bis Metary à. G. Hope & Co.'s Saigon Rise Cir. Lanistain C, was anmmoned by que Foong Governor, a copy of their Report, and the Pro-altino, I aux instructed by his Excellency the quiched patronage of Admirala Sherwell and alone with the children, the mother being dewa presence fols in the world. It is not, how-lar of the Ist instant, reports as follows: yat-tong, a rodowe coolic at the Lung naglamation in original and translation, notify. Governor to inform you that the course fol- Jenkins, of the British and American navies. is the city can shopping excursion. The inanine ever, by any of the brilliant displays which the Native Tuxes for the past year having wal-bong for an assault. The complainant inig its ooseptance in payment of duties, and for Iswed by the Caroner Mr. Listar) ( the matter The former gentleman made speech of consi-seized the parsh by the hair, dragged her to the which has been in force for many years 1st, by bis Auction brother. The fact is, that for bildren can screaming into & corner, The snilly dazzle mankind that the inhabitants eon paid, bolderà ala nawilling to clean their stated his unster Langht 089 tone of coals general us, at its intrinsic vatne of 8981, in roferred tn, is in Recordance with the protice | derable length, and was followed more brielly for, and commenced strengling hor, while the
Puddy, ésnept at higher rates. It is reported auction a few days back, and he was sent 10 para silver.
and fe not opposed to law.
years past auchgan petitation h, been dat a very farge quantity is still in the coun-uperintend the weighing of them. He weigb
Nevertheless, the whole question which you groutly needed, for sailors ashore, of what of the strugele attracted the utication of have raiecd fo now under the consideration of ever nationality, had o
the dog, and he promptly mished to the regone. alternative. when ry, but this will be held until the probable ed 294 lbs. enchiese, und fluding the quantity field of the New Serson is fully ascertained. on the platform, would not give that weight, ko
the Government,
woary or thirsty, thun to go into some low Ho seized the cruaid women, and forend The quantity brought to market is triting, and was about the put more, when the defendant
1. have the honor to-be, Sir,
rot be Chinose grog.shop, where poisonous liquor washer to the door. He secured to understand,
the manipe could Your most obedient sorvant","
enld, which had the offect both of by the waver, that Acting Colonial Secretary,
C. C. SMITH.
gal and the hospital. it is wel! knows that held striolly table for her actions. Hongkong.
Acting Colonial Secretary. nineteen-twentiells of the crimes committed At least be handled her with as muol E. BAKER, E.
by foreigners consist of the drank and disor. gentleness as possible enter the sirena- Minutes of on disany of the New American Trade
derly" case of sailors. Now Jack is provided atuous. As soon as be had formed bar into the Daliar, held at the Hang-mow Custome Bunk ALFRED LISTER, ESQ..
with a nice house where he can eat, drink, and yard io relansed her and returned to-guard- at Canten, on Satarcky, the 27th September,
Coroner of Hongkong.
sleep, and alou rond, write, and play billiarderer the children, who had taken refuge in another room, the nured haзteuing to the laws SIE,-On the last occasion on which I was and other games at an est nominal barge. Present-Christopher Tbomas Gardner, Eg summoned to a coroner's jury. I protested so tem is no longer any valid excuse for yer's office to warn biar of the danger that
mengoed his home. The main stood HM, Acting Ving-Donau, Canton; Expect against being maste to serve without being bal getting drunk, which before was almost a
P moment, but seeing the aut Profess hag-kung hwn, and Teb-za-foted for lie nesurdance with Ordinance. No. 11 accessity, for the quality of the drink sold abo
faces of the children at of 1864, section 15, but you informed me Chinese shops to snilara almost defire des terror.atricken chan, keeper of the Customs Treasury.
The Chinese Assayers obtained the following authoritatively that that was not the Ordinance cription, Sufiait to say that it is composed the window, ha acized an axe and sou. menced a fresh assault. The window yiedod under which I was summoned, bat that it was of native gash, kerosine, tobacco, bag with ernah to her blows, but, fortunately, it resul
Que bottle of this stuff is Tis, puuder Ordinance No. 7 of 1863. Not being pre sulphuria neid
way too high to permit her to elimb through it Twenty-eight American Trade Dof
pared to curabat your statement, although I sufficently strung to make a whole ship's crew with cuse. Not to be buffled, the crazy weiran lars weighed before being insited, 20 3 doubted its correctness, I served na die jury. drunk,ad its prion is only a shilling. It anu be The same after having been arelted
find, however, that the Ordinance yet re-bought wholesale for about nine shillings a caade an attack upon the door. And this she Bet the children were and refined......
19-15ferred to, dors not give you the slightest dazen, and is said to be a cheap and effective speadily hewed down.
uthority to select pour jarorn, and that in ao blister for borace; and this is the staff that not yet within ber grasp. The brave Now-
Exandland dog crouchel resolutely before thea 20cordance with Ordinance No. 11 of 1884, section John Chinaman pours down the throats of our watching with glaring eyes every movement of
16, taken in connection with section 27, they beave but siraple-mislu tare! Considering Tamast be ballotted for, and I therefore beg to the guest expense to which the British Govern the anuals. It eccried to be his idea to protect
give yua notice that, on-this next occasion on
ment is pat every year in hospital and galbis charge, and yet de ro harm to the re- which I am moned to a coroner's fary, 1 charges for silor, it is not out of plads to "ponsible woman, who wildly sought to des
troy them. What the lemte would have been, 72 6 8 alalt decline to be sworn in, unless I aur ballot suggest that, as the outlay for the Sailora Tem had not the timely arrival of the officers of the ted for in terms of the aborenamed section of perance Hall is at least £400, her Britato a pus a sudden-top to the siege, it is int- Ordinance No.11 of 1864,
"Majesty's Gorerdwent might see it to geant, any £100, towards furthering the ends of this admirable instration.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant, B. ROBERTSON,
Consul
he price quoted is $1.38, but in order to ful-ome and kicked him on the Enso (shewed The Honorable CRVAL C. SMITH, fill contracta higher rates bave been paid, and I brcise.) much detention is caused, by the difficulty in Defendant admitted the usunit, Intexili itwas proteing ready Grain. The total export to dato was 4,008,10% picula.
of the Celestial Empire are pushing their way to the front. War they bave always despised, and in it they could never make hala sorry show before, the Wastern world, In literature, though talent, and in some ibetances beauty, cannot be douied to their classical works, the Chinese are too far removed from the ordinary line of thought in the West to be able to command from European and American readers to than the slight, attention which people pay to things which are curious, let of vot much practical importance, and in art, they stand very auch in the same position, having never risen beyond a power of clever and accurate delineation of plain objects, without an idea of perspective, or even conceiving the possibi lity of pourtraying the higher beauties of nature. For the progrese which China has made, therefore, in those things which usual-LATE ly render bations noteworthy, she might. have remained for ages but little thought of by the Western world. But she has shown
burself possessed in an eminent degree of a
committed mador the greatest provnation. He was delivering 663 tons to the complainant. The complainant brought his ovi stab, but prefer red se nao tho firm's scale; this he tested in the morning, and found it to be correct, but having to go away for a minute, he found on his return the scale bad get our of unter, bis belief being it had been tampered with. The pendu Jura would not riso at 200lbs., although that quantity was placed is the platform, and it would require 519a, môre to rien it. He bad
The Captain Saperintendent of Pilica notifies that it baylag become necessary to revise the asue of sight passes, no passos will be issued Burgue for the nee of their sorvants for first quarter of 1879, except a requisition being made to this department before the 15th December next Forms of requisition will be left at the European honnen Should no r
to be forwarded, proses will not be sufferedeostingnily from the systematic way the sued until seven days after application is Chinese had of obeating and robbing, and be de. The hours for the issue of passes are felt greatly annoyed about it, and spoke to the botwaen 2 p.. and 4pm. o il days, roept complainant about it, when he laughed in his Saturdays sad Sundays. Paavo soot for ex-face and became very impudent ind savey to, change it other hours cannot receive attention.
TELEGRAMS.
ROUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
SurrLIED TO THE "DATLY PREAS."
· LONDON, Gth Nov., 1973.
quality which is an enormous source of power giam contediphten the sloption of a Gold in the present day. The Chinese have more standard. parhaps than any nation in the world, that
FRANCE.
liim, whereon he turned on him and beat the complainant. He could not, however, find out anything to prove that the soules, had been tampered with. There were a number of vesics in the godowns which had got out of order in this way, and could not be used, and complain. wat's sonte should not he allowed to be used,
Mr. May informed defendant that be ought
to buvo grat ascertained in a quiet way when ther the complainant had tampered with the males or not, before he resorted to violenės, He would find him in the sum of 25, and would direct that the complainant's scales be seized. Itaxé inspected by tho Inspector of waights and ¦
incasures.
BOBBERY ON BOARD THE "ALENKTON"
The French Assembly has heen roopened. steady plodding industry which is the back-red that increased authority and dara hown of the wider sort of material succcas.bility of the Government were essential to the The large bulk of the Chinese start in fifonfety of the country. The Conservative motion,
will the definite object of making a small capital, and are willing to work steadily and unremittingly all they have attained in cud This definiteness of their purpose, and the portiiarity with which they plhare to it.. makes them everywhoro formidable compe- titors in all these walks of life whore the chief elements of snccoss "üre hol talent, Hal steadiness and industry. As morhanics they excel in every place where they have tried their hands. In the United States they have mzto their value-felt in both outdoor work and that in factories, and have raised the bitte aumesition of the Jaluseino luduse an
account of the degree to which they compete with them. Latterly, the question has been seriously discussed in the home papers whe Cher Chinese would not make good hands in English manufactories, and recently so good an authority in morcantile and industrial questions as the Economist, took the whole question into careful consideration
and Imperialist' potions were both rejected.
flangkong 8th November, 1873.
POLICE INTELLIGENCE. November 8th..
BEFORE THE HON. C. MAY.
3
1873.
Lot in wight,
From tur above it appears thal Üne hundred American Trade Dollars weigb..................
And that One hundred Tuole weight of American. Trade Dollars are equal in pure Synce to
89 24 allowance for residium of Silver
Ad
gan Trade Dolara
Although believing that coroner's juries are utterly useless for the purpose for whjob they 27 are empanelled, and that an inquisition by
qualified officer is, to any the least, equally effec
An America Tradu Dollar ber
Töre being melted woighs, 0 After being melted and refined, 0 0.19 5
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
DAVID WELSH. Hongkong, 5th November, 1873.
CORONEL'S OFFICE;
HONGKONG, November 7th, 1873-
89 61tive, I do not object to serve on that grojini,THE ASHANTEE WAR, AND THE
but bonaceycar action in the matter of selecting Or, the American Trade Dollar consists of your jories I believe to be illegal, and in con- John Pullin, fremin, and Joseph Jackson, 1911 parts pure silver and 1009 alloy. And in travention of the Ordinance 1 therefore give grauting a prolongation of Marshal Mno Mascani on board the British stenger Glenlyon, tron's powers for ten years, was expported by were brought to Brit, he che tengorder to pay Que nuúdred Tacts of pure Sycee, the Ministry, and declared to ba urgup, song shuimi, with robbing Hiew at sea of the it will be accessary to pay-Tla. 111.6 in Ameri- furrod by a large majority The Repablican ims of $1,000 and Sherming astera The scknowledged and signod in quintli
The facts of the cura are detailed in the gate, in English and Winese, at the Britiab following informations-Mong-shui-mi," draper, from Singapore, laid information aa.fol. Consulate at Canton, on the 4th October, 1873.
(S) OHEIS. T. GANDYÉK. lowa-He took passage on board the ateurer
(Signed) Signatures of late Chinees Oficiale Gleniyan on the 26th alto, de a deck passenger
The...c. for Hongkong, arriving here on the 3rd instant. His baggage consisted of three boxes, containing clothes and some sandry articles, and $1,25€ in clean now Mexionn's, $600 belonging to his two one, packed in a piece of white calico. The other $650 were entrnated to bis care by friends at Singapore to further on to their families. The box was secured by Europ*** locke, as well as by Chinese. His berth was were scar bisa, tied up together. noon on the 30th nlt, the steamer was ver- taken by a sterns, and about midnight he went!.. up to a piece. near the funnel; about 9 or 10 fe above the deck, and remained there, laving: his boxes on the deck. He was watching his boxes, and at about 2 um, he saw two Futur 'peans were endeavouring to routovo ais bucin from their place. Ho then called out, when they desisted, and ran away. Ho falt in, and
DER MOTH
DRUNK AND OBSTEEPERDUS, Edward Richards, a seuran sa board the U. corrette Taxfic, was charged by T.C. Peter Eatlane, No. 58, with coming donu to Peddar's Wharf in chair 484, and becording olabeeperous, insomuck that defendant nearly threw him into Complainant said be had to blow his whistle to got assistance, as defendant refused to pay bis chair, and smulsed bim. P.G. 82 came on choro from the police boat, and rendered neaist. unse, and on the road defendant became more obstreperaus, and could not be kept in his chair. In the struggle to gut-lim to the station, defendant tore P.C. 82's coat.
Thia was corroborated by P.C. 89, and elmir coolis 454
drink and obatreperous, and order him to pay
would have saved all this.
wowpluatacarpone qe ke OFUKY QUOTUS UTERI
At abou
who had before strampted to move his boxes
MY DHAL ME. WELS,-Please excuse delay, chus hy pressure of business, in answare your letter of the 5th instant.
possible to any. The dog' certainly would have protected the children with bis own life, but whether or not he would have forgotten pro doncs, and sprung upon and throttled the pror Daniac, is purething that must be left to on
jecture. Wo var admit, however, that the intailigence shown by the canine was almost, if not quits, buwan. In fact, some men would bave been so rast ne to have inflicted bulily turn open the punise woman.
MISCELLANEOUS---
THE PILGRIMAGE MANIA.Morethan 50,000 | pilgrims bave passed through Faris on their way to varions shrines,
The Litoral party in Chester, baro decided to aak Mr. Gindstone to become a candidate for that city at the next electico.
Disinterestedness is the very soul of virtue. To build up that s'rength of mind, which p prebende and clings to great universal truth, is the highest intellectual eniture.
SASTER ON THE PRAH. (Spectator.) The dister on the Pral may prove even you this notier, so that no question of contemptually to be very far from a disaster, if it helps rany arise, and that you may consult the highest to teach the English nation bow fatal a policy legul authorities, and learn whether your-etion of immediate conciliation-and negotiation with such a people us the Aabantees would be. Some will be borns out by their op
of our leading journals were doing all in their power resally to convince the world that any dromatic and berein remedy for the Ashuntce itivasian was quite uncersary, tlunt we night patch up a trouty with the Ashanteas by virtue of conceding their fair doumuds, without punishing them for their invision of our ter- ritory, while those who had foreseen that i dealing with barbarians like the Africans soe conspicuous evidence of our overwhelming First, as to what you say of my witherikalege power would be requisite before any lusting statement (the emphasis is your own,) I think Peace would be prsaille, were sucered at, aa it is obvious that every Magistrate must be al advocating a superiusualy dangerous and ox: one to be in his own Court, the authoritative penaivo poliny, of which they had not counted exponent of the lame he sits to adminster, ust. We, at least, are by no mean dia otherwise his Court henomes a mere debating pose to nailerrate the inssible cost of the war in which, we must now engage. But we do mîn- 078 society, if not a bear garden. His law inay be
wrong, but this must be shown by an appeal to tain that by far the least costly kind of be authority of the Government, in an exten
wur in the and will bo that which will sive portion of the interior of Somerset Lovec, Tie..higher authority;
most definitively display to the barbarons tribes with a view to the removal thither of the whole One Now Mexican Deðlar before y The Coronc derives hie power, mainis, from
being welled. weighs 07 28 the Common Law of England, which is, need who have witnessed the check we have sustain of the wills and other legal and national re Aftoy being metodyinancimin 6 hardly point ont, a very ancient, traditional, and ud, the great resources of which yocua dispos, oorde which are now deposited at Doctora
unurion system. Even the oldest. Statutes and our power to wield thom. If erur proof of commons-
A PRIESTLY RUSA pricet, to free lin Lows in weight,073 are merely affirmative, explanatory, or directive tie were needed, it has been given in the di
of the Common Law Thereforo, points of aster on the Prak. There we have seen how self from the great labur of confession in
Lose in weight,... 00:787
An Old Mexican Dollar Gefare
Revivaltadaigh... After boing dat
Loss in weight,
Oh Mesion Dollar.
PROCLAMATION.
(Translation)
3.9
robory of three fare of quicksilver from the morcover admitted to be advantageous and Franch steamer Sisih, on the night of Thurs convenient. In the 5th and 11th years of
up: Yeong-lar, avoountant at the marine Tangebih (1886 3 1879), the Hongkong mint D. WELSH, Esq. stre. No. 7, Wiug-on-lane, with being sounerned colued a new dollar, which mpon comparison with the marter of No. 10 in the purobuse of with pare silver borc a. proportion of foily
ALFRED LISTER,
HONGKONG, 8th November, 1878.
UsefulBoss is confined to zo station, and it is astonishing bo ranch good may be done, and. what may be effected by united means, united with Uenoyvienos of heart and notivity of mind. GREAT ALTERATIONS AT SOMECSET HOUSE. -Considerable alterations are being made, with
The view which is wlopted by the above over being obstreperous, ar to having tornatood up, and again he saw one of the two men weigh more than the New Mexican Doller, are certainly not.to be solved by an off-handaigh till they saw us sustain u severe obeck, Monday he should coafes the lines on Tues Defendant admitted being drunk, but denied laid down. At about 5 a.. hd was better, and Therefore be New American Trade Dollar Coroner's law are often singularly difficult, undren weak iribon of nativen, who were friendly Lent, gave notice to his parishioners that su paper, is one which displays very good infor- the constable's uniform enab ination upon the subject, though, we think, Mr. May told defendant there was the evi, walking towards the head of the vessel. H Mid ore than the Old Merican Dollar, refercnes to a book which, thirty years ago, did have turned round like the weather cook with day the miners, on Wednoaday the alandarere; "Astiat fors. Bartons tribos like those tions; and, on Saturday the bad-tempered the conclusions arrived at are erroneous. The dence of so many against him, that it was clear saw he had his two parcels of money ander bind container core pun Silver than the not exist. However, it may be that haymon, the charge of wind, and lent their aid to par on Thursday the thieves; on Friday, the licen he had beent guilty of the charges against arm, a white and a rod one. One of his frients New Bexican Duller, and more than the rush iz where lawyers fear to tread. Oriainly West Africa bave no power of realising the worsen. Uis scheme succeeded, none attended. any Jaymun ought to be very sure of his ground invisible strength of a nation which, like New Houses.-The Builder mys" We Economist thinks that the Chinese are for too bin. He would advise him to tako warning on benfd alau saw the parcele in his possession.
Tls, before he imperis his $50 on the point raised munch in the habit of entering upon combi- from the remulte and give a warning to his He could lentify the two men he had mentioned. Obrn-a-kwai leo laid information, and said lu
CEC hundred, American Trade Dol-.
in your lettor. When I tell you that the four, represented by se very sleuder a bave built in England and Wales, in the way. force under their own sytë. It requires of dwelling-beuses alone, upwards of 1,000 nations to raise wagoe over to be shle long shipmatee, He would îna him "85 für bng the heavy storm, at a.m, hasaw two European j
Jura contain in pura Syees... 61 8 5 the Acting Attorney-General has given birtruided wind and imagination to realise millions' worth of property, roughly speaking, -One hundred Naw Mexican Dollara
opinion that the printice complained of is" in to compete with English bands; and 85 for the rniform cost, also to pay sailors standing neur bit box, which was just
coat in pare Syote 64 80 accordance with practice, and is not opposed to that Great Britain on apply just as much since the year 1801; and within the ten years aku make a ranark which shows a good accents to shair coolfe for the hire of his chair.below the deck be was on He saw one of
One handred Old Mexiona Dollars
law," you will perhaps agree with me thut he strength us is needed to make her raisonly between 1861 und 1871, we have built quaintance with matters in China, to the He would further remark to bim that had he the bad an aro in his hat; the man strack
contain in pure Syres 63 90 would have very little chance of recovering his efficient, and has yet au maderated her needs as dwelling-bosses to the rale of more than One huadrel American Trade-Dul-
coin. For the rest, abould say jutor desire to our a severe defear. It runs probatia £220,000,000 sterling."
RIGHT WALKINó.-Walking is good, not effect that in one way or another the Chinese paid his chair at the frat, when requested, he the box with it, and cut it open, and thet took out a canvas bay containing 81,000, Ho
lera contain more pure Silver
make an attempt, where the chaoss are alt in from the accounts that the King of Chamab world always work so as to get the conducts on Thos, funt's buildings, overlooking the man who had the bag, but the man wall Mr. B. Holiaca, residing at the premises mediately went down and went forward to
than the New Mexiczo Dollars,
0.05 favour of £1. M. Treasury, I should kok pou it was only trying to gain time for his ambuscade merely stepping from shop to shop, but stretch- One hundred "American Trade Dol
Ha very proper mode of finally deciding the when he professed completo neutrality, and an ing out into the country, to the freshest folds, of any business they were employed in into Peddar's wharf, appeared in Court, and comhad ent open the box pushed him, and he fell
denverted, as one count states, to persuade the and highest ridgea, and quiet lanes. Manevor soontain biore pare Silver
question. All that I deprecate is, that you Commodoin to put of his expedition up the Prahanllen the imagination may have bect among their own banks. It is no doubt quite true plained of the constables' conduct in the air,down. The man with the bag then went for,
than the Old Mexion Dollars.. 095 Beem to credit me with almost an ariety to till the next aty. It is certain that he was its griefs at home, here he cheere up and smiles. that Chinese de enter upon labour continetating that he could overlook the wharf. Heard, and be lost sight of him. He also a
"One hundred "American Trade Dollars are not illegaliyen condemnation wafal equally - convited shut the Aubentes power was for the Hanover listless the limba may have hear sub did not ace the firet of the affair, but he saw the man who bad broken open his box tuito tions more perhaps than any other people, the chair leaving the wharf in anstody of the from itu bualle containing $200, wrapped up worth 100.07 Now Mexican Dollars, or 10148 plis to a better Goroner than myself. Mrrenter of the two, and that this was why he tuining a too Lenvy beart, here they are braned.
Stewart- and that they have a very great idea of two. corianbles.. He saw one of them delibe- in a white banchershiel, and thon throw the Oh Mexican Dollars.
do not think, however, that any gentleman we determined to aid it. And as the King of and the laging gait becomes buoyant again..
Chamale reasoned, so the King of Ashanten "DRATH FROM THE BITE OF A CAT-At Li- learning a business from their employers, and rately strike the defendant, whilst in the obair, box with the rest of the contents into the ses Therefore the American Trade Dollar is th
per cent, hotter than the New Mexican Dollar, will be called upon to enrich the Colonial and the kings of all triles between Conquista verpool, a child named Joseph Witherap, 18 with a. He called out to them to desist, He got up and seized hold of the bundle, but than carrying it on où their own Ecedunt. an be did not think it proper. He could not be struggled with him, nad the tandle' gut and within a fraction of L3 por cont.better than coffers; for the following reason: Whilst the and Capo Coast Cattle are sure to reason. The mantbe old, was bitten on the thumb by seat, question was raised, un it was by you, as a mere English have been nailed is their stronghold, whilst playing with the animal. The word, But they only carry these babits to extremes say bow far the defendant was drunk, but sinon loose, and the money was acutiered on the the Old Mexican Dollar."
matter of dry live in a good bemoured and they have beaten off the curry, but they have having brett washed and poulticed, hested noi temperate ininner, I was quite prepared, zud in their own country, where theyBaturally have be sw defendant did not remember anything deck. In the meantino, a beavy sea came about it, be considered it time to speak, Hover the ship, and swept all the money far greater metus of doing so successfully thought the defendant would have remembered overboard. He thou went up to the upper doch.
am now quite prored, to tight it for n breve been quite unable to attempt any serious rebat the child appeared greatly afraid at the than they possibly command in a bavignas he borra bim say he had his number, and and took shelter thore Ho.could revoguise the Jui, Grand Secretary of the Wen-lyn-tion, month if needs be. But the unnecessarily of. Priauls. In the only effort they bavo since sight of water. The symptoms increased, and the
world gain the day with bim in corasquence. two men if he saw then again. One of then
on which it was sad, has convinced me that but their airardicity, and buen outwitted by the same day in great agony. The medical evi country, where they are aliens and in
General of the Two Kuang Provinces para The coretables were then called in, and both bad a mark on his face. The sum of $1000 roeident of the Board of War, and Governor-fettive tone imparted to it on the last resasion mad they have shown not only their weakness, child was seind with convalsions, and died the infutare all sorts of silly personal questions Commonest native craft. How are these pour deuce showed that the child died from hydro- ninarity. The Chinaman has a marvellous stoutly denied having weed aaf. P.C. 38 in the canvass bag was of different kinda
Chang, Vice-President of the Board of War, will be mixed ng with the bare point at jasue or us to know that all we need is time to phobi
ewell our forces into a strength before which INGE IN THE ATMOSPHERE.--Niante span. *- power of perceiving with necuracy the exot waid, be did not have his staff in his band be Spanish, old and new Mexienn dollars, and and Governor of Kuang Tung:
the hundred thousand Ashunteer will be a gles of iron have been detected by Professor Wen, Superintendent of Cuatoins for the and therefore, to cut off all sno miserable dis- extent to which his powers in may givou bad no time to procure it; his duty was to book sone Hongkong dollars, all clean, Tho queu
Canton Province; isste a proclamation for plays of conceit und querulousness at the root dust before the wind? Barbarians livein thepse Nordenskjold, in the now which fell at Stick Lisa number of boats and awe of passengers was remanded.
Lam waking arrangements to ballot for Juror case extéwl; and although Chinese album going off from the wharf, and his staff was bang-
THE QUICKSILTXE CASE.
general information. Inspector Grimes abarged two coolias; name Whereas the foreign silver (coin) in daily as you bave suggested, but not in terms of rent, and, judge by what they are) and a drawn bolio in Decensbor, 1871. An English chymist, battle, followed by what they would deem quite Dr, 1. L. Phipson, collected microscopic fron would coming to obtain the highest possible in up at the bamboo shed.
Inspector Gair suggested that the geptician Muk-a-hai and Foong-n-obat, rosiding at No. use ansong the people of the Kuang-tane dinuice 11 of 1864," for that Ordine has a childish susence of suspicion on the credunt of a similor description on plates of glass of a dangerous okpedition. with a very thin covered with a thin layer of glycerine which rate of wages from their employers, Choy be put on oath, as he himself could prove that 19, Gilman Bazar, with being concerned in the Province has long been in circalation, and is thing to do with the subject.
Yours very truly,
forte, are just the kind of ovidences of it has been exposed for au-hears to a south- would, as they have héro always found to do if any violence wag need, it was necessary, from
adegnate power which would impress the native west gale shortly after the meter period of elsewhere, take good care to ent a little under the defendant's behaviour, in the charge-room.
Mr. Holmes expressed a hope that he was not
mind with the totion that per star ta on the November. Grains of iron have been found in wane. To attempt to negotiatu till after we the interior of halstones, the Europeans, and would always be able to doing wrong by making a complaint, and simply
had proved our strength in the only way which PREMIUM ON MARRIAGE.-An old farmer, de so on, account of their inexpensive modú stating what Le aus and hard.
MY DEAE ME. LISTED-I am glad to buve the theas poor people can appreciate, by miterly dictating his will to a lawyer, says, "I Live Mr My informed Ms. Holmes that be was mame, and Kok-a-yin, head coolie, employed on ninety per cont., and, as the records will prove, of living. Wherever a little rice, fish, and perfectly right. The police, however, had some the steamer Sindhud residing at No. 10, Gil-proclamations were igned outlying the people assurance in your letter of yesterday's data defesting and showing the case with which we and bequeath to my wife the bar of £100 rabbage, a blanket, a bourd, and less living times to deal with some very obsiroper me, na Bazar, waa alas aharged with recoving that it might come, juto general circulation, that there is to be an end made to the relation optild rush or enemies, would be to invite year. Is that writ down, master?" You," room than would be required by an ordinary and in this case there were evidently no baisesame, kaowing it to be stolen, The man There line lately come to Honghong a newly of Coroner's Juries, and that they are in future contempt, disloyalty, and hostile intrigues on said the lawyer," but she is not so old but she or marks on the defendant, so that there could arrestel in shop No. 7; Wing on Jane, and to dined American unglodaltar, called the to be ballotted for. When I write you, 2 was every side. There is no poly more merciful, may marry again. Won't you make any change European in the forecastle of a slip can be not have betu spy vary andne violen: Read on raster arrested in the Polka-court on Thurs Trade dellor, and Sir Brooke Robertson, the quite aware that your custom was ia ancor in the case of such n Protectorate as ours over in that case Most people do. Ab. do found, there the Chinese will live sat flouho part of the police:
day, wore arranged as first two defendants. British Consul, bying requested that officers dance with practice und is not opposed to law, barbarous tribos, than a prompt and savore tbay. Well, write again and say, if my wife rish, and do as good'a day's work ukany ot-
Mr. Diamond appeared to defend the sixth might be appointed to ussy it, the Viceroy and if by the latter bause it is only meant that you pasighment of all armed resistance. They liave marry again, I give and bequeath to Ler the
Falk wan bereupon "appointed officers to melt did not break the letter of the law. My son neither the knowledge nor the habite of mind um of £240's your. That'll do, won't it, mes dinary mochanicul employment as Europeans Wong-a-chum, Wong-u-fook, Li-chetag, defendant, Kokay.
Mr. Gustavo Adolphe O. Esinger, purser on it down and say it, in concert with fan oor tention is that you broke its spirit, audi requisite to understand a policy of renon and ter?" Why, that's jest doubling the anm spending four times as much to maintain two others, were charged by Chinone ser-
board the Froath mail steamer Sindhi, deposed from the British Consulate), whan, taking the doing so acted unfairly to those when you maguanimity unless accompanied by a crushing she would have had if she had remained us. themselves. The secret of the Chiumman's catat Ban-a-how, No. 182, with gambling in to making out the unifest for 99 jare of Hous was Tast of pure silver n the standara, considered the most intelligent of those su display of force. They could not interpret married," said the lawyer; it's generally the
Puntiel reet,
a wish to compromies matters except as other way." Ay," said the farmer, “bat him success as a laboufer abroad is to be found in Complainant stated that on the appich of quiksilver, marked from No 439 to No. 187, outtern wis obtained of fully 8961: or moned to saree on the jarice,
and from No. 967 to No. 1,916 'consentively Tools 111.6. of this new eagle dolur, KTO I think your letter Inya you open to other proof of self-dietenst; they could not cones takes her will deserve it.”
UBELESS ELOQUENOL-A book agent, ce. he sobriety, his economy, and his perserer the polics all the defendants run into a house transhipped from the weather Indus, at Ma equivalent to 100 Haik wan Tacle of pure silver, strictures, but as they are beside the question ceive a love of moderation which was not bara
elose by, except the first defendon, arcequalities which will make their weight The stress of the house came forward, and seifles, between 26th and 28th September, into Minutos of the assay were drawn up to proof which I raised, I need not notice then, boyoud of towards or weaknes. If only, then, for oently invaded a wing sottage in Pitsfield, dlaclaiming 7 idea of impating to you on the sake of the tribeo, which, like the Mag, where he found a bright-looking littlo felt in any place and in any sphere of life, said she gave the first Jefendant some ten cent the steamer Sinik, for Hongkong, ovnsigned to thereof.
For the convenienas of traders and people, anxiety to aot illegally. As the question in people of Chamh, will always measure woman newing by the window. So bu began The Economist is, therefore, we think place to puretuse goods. But this was die Messre. Argbele, urberg & C
Mr. J. Viobat, the chief maste of the French therefore, this coin should be allowed to be interesting to somany, I intend sending the power by success, it is for the interest of all to Arecant wombly on the merits of the book proved by the emoont, of ash fond ou bin.
Our Gold Coast possesions that we should which he had for eais. This be kept up for huif wrong in imagining that Chinese lands Witness accousted for the difference by saying steamer Sindh, corroborated the above evidence, tan ered in payment of duties, at the rate of correspondeuse to the newspaper,
Yaua very truly
teaos the Ashantees that our soldiers, however an hour, and as the little woman made no RB, would not seriously competo with those in the first defendant threw down the two ton adding that be signed at Marseilles the receiving touch obtained at the Assay, and to come into of the quicksilver. The steamer arriving in | daily circulation. It becomes the duty then of
weak thoy may have scemos, have unlimited awer, be aouoluded, that be ad found a pus ont pieces, and Sum-u-kow picked thom up..
Hongkong on the orduing of the 6th instant, the Viceroy and his colleagues to issue à Pro-
ALFRED LISTEn, Esq., England, on account of their combining for Another cuustable, No. 568, deposed that be
resoureca beyond the as which it is quite hope tomor. He lauded her tha pen which he had less for any native power to resist. By what rauly for her to make her subscription ; whore- too high wagos; and as respects thoir endea distinctly saw the first defendant countlag out soolies and esamen at once spt to work to dissmmation on the subject for general in
MECURIAL abarge The quicksilver, was stowed in the formation.
POIRONING IN DENTISTRY,itary stroke our power may be best araurti upon, instead of putting her autograph on the the cash to thogaiablers, he being a few pace fore bold, and the coolies had to pass up and Tufa Proclamation, therefore, in for the in Some statements having become current, ns and inplayed it is for Sir Garcet Wolseley toliet, she wrote apen acip of paper fein ber voring to take the Inusiness into their own ahead of Sum-s-kow. Third defendant was the down the fore lilah. He had not wissed the formation of you morobhats, tradere, voliere, dorting the objectionableness of using the red determine. But we shell not beartach more, work-box, Imo defo and dam. It was too
andur of the money bag
Delendants, as is usual in these cases, made quicksilver, it had not been delivered what and people of every district. You must know sulphide of caroury for artificial gags, an so we trust, of the profonadly ally policy of ank much for the disappointed man, and he ceassat. defences, and as fifth defendant was not the police ome on board on the afternoon of that the Eagle Trade Dollar cunt has lately count of its producing salivation, an experienced ing the Ashantoes to make it up with us, on ad the cotings without, asying another word
Friday. thoroughly recognised by the police, he was
The quicksilver beint consigned to come to i ongkong, har sen jointly assyed by dentist writes to the American Choosist in re condition that they are given free access to New York Tribune
FOBCE OF IMAGINAgron. At a large huver can do in the country, chiefly by obtaining discharged. First defendant being coguised are. Arnold, Karburg & Co., delivery was officera penially appointed for the purpose, futation of such an idea. He says that not only the Coust, and have all their other grievenne patronage and support from official quarters, as the manager, was sent to two months hard commenced, and it was found threo jure were and it can be taken it payment of duties, and is the sulphide of wercury very insolable even recresac-in other words, of leading them party ones, the poet Rogers was speaking of airing: 96 were delivered to caru, Arnhold, one into general cironlution. You must not in concentrated saids, and not attacked by al- to think that they have gailied their poti the moonvenience of haying windows formed or at least from strong native guilde, which hour, and the reet to 21 days! hard labour.
HUSPICIOUS.CELRACTER.
Kurburg & Co and the three fers produced, look upon it with asapiston. At the same time, kuline duida, Lut, in the case of guns, each partion of rights by attacking Ospe Count Castic of das alect of glass. Thy look as if there gives the commanding position in any P.C. George Kort, No. 87, charged a wan
arked 444, 485, and 435, were exantly the Burgos, aburgers, and the like, are hereby riot-tiale is, as it were, Barroanded by a film of in and Elmine In dealing with auch neighbours were no glace, be suid. A short time ago, as I as those lost.
ly Turbidden to fabricate spurious imitations of dia rubbor, which belps to protect it from hoan those of the Gold Conat, kindness and cli- sat at the table seith my back to one of Liese thing which they undertake and yake Chinese San..wi with being a suspicious cha
The case was then sorunced to this day, and this new Bagle Dallar, with a view to their own ing noted apon-if spol protection were mancy are very good qualiti when displayed panes it appeared to me that the window was Pacter. baving observed lini fur the last week as opposed to Foreiga. But their always hanging about the Canton zud Macuo atcainers, she informant, who wished to obarge his tale, prof. And hould they dare to set this pro hecessary. The writer atatea tunt be has on a solid background, of anmistakable, un-open, nad such was the force of iungivation endeavouring to obtain the mastery oʻp busi") on their arrival,
Wus ordered to find security in $19, to appear bibition at deflance, and fabricate false coin, made very large quantities of verillion, asendable, isexbaustible farve. Without that that I actually took cold. Dear me, said Bah they shall upon discovery most assuredly be and always inken care to protect the workmen background, they are but invitations to trea-bage, who sat opposite, how odd it is, Mr. Rod. nges bere is, when the reason is understood,Obfuercconstable Kwok-a-chong corroborated and give evidence...
unsparingly arrested and punished.
leou the offsets of the mercury itself, but with- ohery and rebelliou. The Ashautee War muy fgers, that you and I elionld make each a very a ground for concluding not that they would be abridance, and defendant said bend SUBIQIQUE CHARACTERE.
out being able to prevent them from bundling dost much money, and spoil a budget; but different use of the faculty of imagination. friends to speak on his behalf. He was scound-
Let every one obey with trembling Tut there be do disobedience!
the vermillion rather carelessly..gr from intal-premature attempt to buy z Asbantee paace When I sleep unexpectedly away from home, ing some of the dust and yet witout the first would cost for more money, spoil more than and consequently have zo uight-sap, I should Tuugobib, 12th year, 9th Morin, Day, case of mercurial, poisoning having made itaona budget, and do a grow injustice besides, osturally ontoh cold. But by tying pices of appearance, the same workmen buying been both to the European settlements on the Gold packthread lightly round my bend, I go to (October-1879)
Translated hy
employed for years, and all enjoying good Coast, and the natiro auxiliaries whom waaleep, imagining I have a nightcap on and
have undertaken to protect healthi
Feutab no cold ut sili
hands, a mistake is litowise fallon into. They
do this in China, because they ure na posi
tion to do a vast amount which no European
PLANT STRÆET GAMBLING
P.J. Williams, No, 46, charged Led-a-yu, a do so algrond, but precisely the opposite laglyst to find them, and falling, come doctor, and Chun--foo, an vnonplayed servant, Without anch outside aid or subsidy they, when be found a won in court named with being auspicious clusrueteira.
Chiniplainsot stated be was stationed at Kuu-bwi, who said he was lately a reun would never hope to carry qua largo factoryou the Cuntua steamer, and knew delendaut. Causeway Bay Station, and on the night of tuo and even if they could command the capital, Dufendant was called on to and security in 7th sunbed maneutered his room from the veran
| duh, and weised a pistal pouch on thegable, when would never attempt it in a foreign land. $10 for a mouthi
A Special Proolumnation.
WARA HILIK
David Wetan.