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thom! This is precisely as it should be; and there are no reasons in Hongkong, why a different plan should be adopted. On the contrary, all who know the place will be die, posed to think that there are good, grounds why commissions here should be eTOR more independent than at home. The large majority in any commission should at all events ecnsist of persons who are not likely to bo influenced by the Government. The most natural persons to,lpox to are, of course, the non-official muquiters of Council, but as thego aro as few in number, it is necessary to sup- plement them by others who have the con- Gidance of the community, and the justices of the peace, whose public work is of a very Limited description-in many cases, in fact, merely nominal-would form a suitable body, PLAN OF THE CITY OF CANTON, from which to selent membres of Capumis-
It has boat compiled and printed at the Daily Press Offico) as amal, from the best. And most authentis eouwes, and no paine kara boon apurod bo'moke the work con. pista in all respects.
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sions. This plan would largely isoroney the range of gentleman who could be appointed far such purpoecs, and would for this, as well as the reasons above specified, certainly meet with the general approval of the Com- muity.
THE DAILY PRESS MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1874.
LATE TELEGRAMS,
REUTER'S TULBORAMS.
SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PEEES."
LONDON, 12b Jane, 1874 The property of the Archbishop of Poson has been sequestrated. W
PRAYOK,
tshew why, the Tecognizice of the witness should rot bo estreated
that they were detained ton days been heavy snow storm about Mount Sinai. The exped Eld case was then reminded to Saturday on will soda teve for Bashan and moah Enext the 20th instant, the alleged mìjor aver-
Strikes of miners, in addition to those before sing that he would get the witnessed together reported, as announced. Prices of cat and by that time, but if he exald rot, and could iran have advanced pose of
down by tasub time, he asked how he was atribes. SVITY
- DESTRUCTIVE FIZE IN HALTIMORE, His Worship said in that case we would have
BALTIMORE (MA), May 9tb. and word down farouch §. B. M. Donent at Breck'e chair factory, with a large quantity Canton, Atacing the reason, and when they of uber, St. Matthew's Episcopul (New): Chusch just coupleted, and two dwellings, ulla would be down.
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER, on Bond street, wore datroyed by fire,te-night. Borrant to Mr. Pumunjoo Byramjso, The Church Heine on Bioadway had a narrow barged a hawka, nama Chun-a-bon, with anoupa The joining dwellings wera dan eoroling himself in his mastor's honse, for singed. The loss and insurans have not yet There is growing exaitement and pity trial propan having found bia hiddox best aspertained.
Geulada darak 3.25 an. Lành tation at Paris and, Versailles, owing to Gam- The churgo bing suglued by evidence, bettre denunciation of the Bonspartists. Ye the defendant was sont to six weeks, hard terday afternoon, a grant orowd sacmbled at labour. the Parle station of the Veraallee Railway,
The Amombly by 318 to 337 live voted for the maintenance of the age of electors at 21, defeating the vital alauso of the Municipal Bill. A
whieb' was strongly gunded by police," "Count
Suinta Oreis went up to Gambetts, and struck ins with a stick. The Donat has been arrested.
Hongkang, 14th June, 1874.
POLIOS INTELLIGENCE 13 June
BEFORE THE HON. U. MAY
THE GOAT CASES Cho rewarded case in which Zubehet zee, a cowberd, wis charged with the useful posscas
of a goat, was brought on again
The Government offers a toward of $3 for information leading to the conviction of way perrons untting down tree and bares for fresion
The Gamite givra, the text of commercial treaties between Great Britain and France, and Great Britain and Austria, dated July, 1873, getting along towards siljects of interest, and and March, 1874, respectively. It is evidently
we may no doubt expect the report of the C- mission upon the best cruisers withią, a your or two.
To the Summary Court on Saturday, Mr. Justice Snowden gave judgment for plaintių in the adjourned onse of Yan cheung-toi e. He lap. The claim, it may be remembered, wna for the third part of a junk M. Holmes was for plaintiff, and Mr. Wotion for the purchaser of thejook.
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Hole appeared to prozavate ose-a-lum, deelprud, said he remembered a goat, taken to Mr. Armstrong's garden. He was himself a gardener. He did not remember this date the gout was brought, and did not brought it, and in was in uc percon's card, know who brought it. No person he believed B. May hero cantioned this witness to mind. what he was saying, A
Witness said the goat was not expelly in the garden, bo was la pigsty tied up."
Mr. Muy said it wae ovidout he would have to puniak this witacas if he did not speak the truth.
a The witness was then cautioned, and further said he made inquiries about the gout, and the defeudant, a cowherd, said be brong libit to Mr. Armstrong. The goat he learned since belonged to the complainant, who was properly the custodian orly,
Defendant said he saw the gont straying of American construction for its. Obina line."about at 5.30 a.m., on the Hill vilc, and-took it The new statuer, the Tokio, was built at Chee-roue by his master a pig He did not tell tor, Pa, nuð in 5,500 toue burtbeb..
bis master low be came by it.
Mr. Holmes urged the defendant to be The fler states that the Feros de Games severely-panished under Section IX, Ordinance which arrived here on Saturday, brings elores 7 of 1800. His Worship rated that Section Cotswold sheep. They were shipped by FXX of Ordinanca 14 of 1345, would meet the Buckley and Brothers of Merced County, and case, and fined the defendant accordingly 30 are the first consignment of the wind. They shillings for the unlawfut possession of the go to a prominent firm in Hongkong, and wil ben valible addition to the high grade stock Seat, in default fourteen days bard labon... of that loanlity."
Telegrams to the San Francisco papers, just vocnired, state the P. M. 9. S. Co. has success, fully launched another magnificent iron steamer
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ABBAULT.
YOKOHAMA.
CHINESE COMMISIONEE FETRE.
MASKAVANA, May 7th... Captain-deveral Combs gave a forewell din mer tonight thin on Pin, the Chinese Cowan, The Bide of : vaiou du partments and other distinguished porecna wore
present, KAY
ARRIVAL OF THE FRENCH MAIL THE AMERICAN, FRENCH, AND
The Messagorias Maritimes stemmer Peihe, BRITISH MAIL SUBSIDIES TO CHINA
AND HAPEN.. Capt. Malisan, from Marscillae 10th May, Thor, J. Bosch, the noted American Ship- Port Sud, Suez, Aden, Calle 81st idem, builder, recently appeared before the Congress Singapore June 6th and Saigon 11th, arrived aional Committee in connection with thembjent yesterday. The following telegrams, bars of the furtherance of national commerce upon the Pacific Ocean. Ife sa'd he il nok appear not been published here ----
before rto Coumilked to represent the Pacifie (From, the Ceylan Observeri
Mell:Company, but to arge Copgrees to alund- LONDON, 22nd May. by and encourage Amarimm shiphailding. Ha said the indebtednces of the Company to himself In the House of Commons last night. Lord George Hamilton, replying to fr, would be $1,000,000 when he dolavered the Fawcett, stated that the Government intendeur of Peling and City of Tedio, and that he submitting the Indian Badget considerably bus yet to spend about 2,200,000 on them. He..
arlier than formerly.
said he did not believe the Company could pay A mution aurering consuring font is if the subsidy was repealed, benauen they Sandbarst for reccitang Pay and Allowances || had no surplus of money now, and the Franch during adsense without leave was negrbiged, and English comparition is so grant they onult after a dissuasion in which Mr. Gatliorno aut run the ship without the subsidy even if Hardy defended Lord Bandhurat, and Mr.. he should give up ibe $1,000,000 claim and Horsemen denonnoed the parsimony of flo- present them with the 'elina. He said Grent vernment in compelling Lord Sandanyat to Britain page to her steam linen now, ga kubaidy, 38,500,000 a year; but he went particularly into reland:
London, Sith May, a comparison of the American, French und The following promitions in the Royal Ar- British mboidics to China and Japan, shown
as followe tillery has been gazettel y
General Gearge Campbell to Le Colonel Commandant vico Archdale Wilson Lieuten Kemball; Major William Donia de Vice Lieu- tenant Colonel vits Walluso's Captain Thomas Our Fletcher to be Major vice. De Vice; Cap. thin Charles Hart Pickering promoted to Major wies C. B. Brokenbury placed on the Supermamerary let; catenaut Herbert. Fre- derick Gaims to be Captala sice Captain Flat
ber; Lieutenant Houry Hanjhion Hardingto Brovni appoint. be Captain vier Pickering, ments, Majne General Richard Cornwallis Moore to be Lieutenant General vise Wikion: Culonal Bir Arnold Barrowes Kemball to be Major General ve Manre
bituary - Det. Hubert Lov
Mr. Aabley, Liberal as been oiected M. P. for Poole, by majority of zine votes. 14
Giberal toplesce a Liberal--Ed. C. 0. The Pope is reported convalescent,
LowDox, 28th May Murah w Opoata bite nisem ble1 26,000 men at Vittoris, and is preparing for an attack on the Bishop Boukena has passed the fist aynod
SWARA A MONTON, 27th May.
A TERRIBLE SUTILATION": On the south west cost of Brügland; far out.
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American-Sun Tracelseo to Yokohamu, Hanging and Shoghai: Pacific Muil Cou pany. 81,000,000, $2 354 per mile..
Britian Sontbumpton to Shanghai and Jus as Posisilay and Oriental Company, 2d50,000; 83,50 per mile.
French Marsellies to Cochin Okina, Shane-. hat and Japan: Mesagerise Nationale (formerly Moongarien Lupertale); $4.49 per mile. Excess of Bibel contract priceover contract price to Pacific Muil, 244 conte per mile, equal to $22,760 perasmiain the distance run by Pacife Mai. Excess of French over onstrot price to Pacific Mail, $1.02 per mile, or 2515,050 sxcess over Pasilia Mail on distacco.. French steamers, 3,900 tons; P.& 0. steamers, 3,000 tons Con fret speed tem knota an hour. Pacife, Mail Company's steamers, 3,200 tons; central speed
Aftees krots an hour,
Mr. Rize the gute a detailed seaosat of ‚ths ronte of each of the above-named lines, and Lend, he would show that the Americans, line 'wan12, make the trip Trom- Maryion and
Southampton eleven days shorter than – thơ, French and English lines make it, by using ne Pacife Railroad. He ant ke bad beon at great labor collecting the facts presented. Hers is a synopsis of i
Time from Hokong to Liverpool via Suez Cazil, quickest tüp, 43 days; average subedule time, 46 dax
39,000
SOUL 400
(Japan Guzello, June 5th) A Japaness Lgation fateing established in VERUIOT AGAINST A RAILROAD COMPANY, Peking.
PG AGE LONDON, (Ont.), May 9th The only intelligence that has reached the In the "onse of the mitroad employés Mie. palio epecting governmental affairs At the ghell, Williams, and Barke where indicted capital size our last is the ending in Ly for manejonghter in engoution with the raili Shimadan Sabaro.on the 29th ulto, his resigna road dister at Kako-the Grand Jury re. tion of the eflios of Sa Pin-recently coutured no bill Me Ryan, one of the pasant Colonel Hill Wallace to be Colonel vice ferred upon bin. No one pretends to fathom sengers who was injuret, brought suit against his resous, og every ono will understood that the Great Western Itallica for $6,000. The the honour was conferred upon him, not for the full amount, was awarded kor
EXTENSIVE FIRE AT TORONTO, AST purpose of obtaining the advantages of his advics in the counsels of ike sovereign, büt le
New TORONTO, May Dih. give the government itself an appearance of
A frá broke puz to be in the Taylor Sats strength, which it sadly appeared to tak. The Factory, used by smake from au ereine of only signitence that can be attached to be the Grand Turk Hitway Co. Ne alama resignation (even if it be occpted) la that it being sounded for some time, it gained con shows that tliers fe still something in which siderable headway, and communicated to the the government do not wish to yield to him, reat of the small wooden sheds contiguous. and that he is not to be majoled into lending Thess in turn communicated with the on them the strength of his popularity, bilet they factory. The ergition arrived when the hill. rafted to any fut his sparity, while they fnge was on fire, but there be tha hd A very and place of news has been published obtaining water, which oubted the fire to seize Imanoller paper, which we have not yet hac hold on the entire pianistu. Daugen of an confirmed. It is that Kido, whose name has extensive conflagration becams at onceuppareat been much before the publis lately us a mom berbou the flames were commanicnted to the new of the Japanese Ministry, bae teen mordered, building of Bath & Küblery, fed xl sign: on bit return to his own country, Kidos u merchants. This is part of a magnificent block man of very advanced Intelligence; bns one of popepted by two enter merabante and the those who was most exion that the advances largest trag is acturer in the city. The oude by his country should be real and stable dures from the druggisto, for that anes
chief exertion of the brigade now is to keep the Carlista-at-Tatellu After the revelation, in which as a Choakin
in he took a conspicuous part, he eat himself on Are it will be impossible to ace the of Oldutholics at Boon. heart and coal to the work of promoting the Uity Hall, or, in fact, any of the market progress rendered possible by the altered peia squares, with numerous nooond-class betele. ciples of the government. He was the really has been reported, that of a fireman named in the Allmitic Ocean are the Scilly Islands, Pific Mail steamre, nice wheel, avarage.
Up to the present time only one enou
Time from Hongkong to San Francisco, by establish a ritire weekly newspaper. The
himbus Zoachi, whether bis own property or Scratchers, apon whom a ladder felle het group of rock and reefs, with habitable knots. 32 days; San Francisco to New York Ty only aided by him, was andoubtedly the af. been removed to the Hosptial. The street in islota inturepers Ou one of the rocks rail 7 days; tui, 99 days. spring of the supreation; end, if it has never the vicinity of the coplustation is piled with farther out in the drem la, stored - thi
Time, proposed by the new steames Crom bron made the rebiule of discussing political farcitare and goods taler ont of the hotel and Bishop's Back light-house. It is a lonely place Hongkong San Franciscs (including 2 daye matters it bua, been the means of giving to store. A large number will have to seet for men to abide, and the fozelines whe more stoppage at Tokolama), 31 4:97: San Francisvo Japanese readers A good deal of home and shelter with their friend. The total loss is fearful on the maining of April 14th, when these Now York, 7 days; New York to Liverpool,
origa bows oslonlated to to good:- Kidos caturated at nearly $200,000,
violones of a prerailing galo made the koopers 10 days total, 58 days-Hongkong to Liver ore of the vicennbare the memoran Cooper UNTARIO, May 10th.revck in quick succession, the massive stone steamer
MILLS EVENT LOSS $30,000;
tromblo for their lives. Struck by snormous pool in San Francio in the new iron screw of which Iw.tura was chief; and bis
Afro-broke out about one o'clock this morn building swayed to and fro so riolently u dim, pablished first in a Shizibwn" Zuselti,
Ilo showed barrone ginal expense could be A woman, zaimed Wong-kum, charged her and subsequently translated for the Tokobaning in Staninya. Sew Fad Stave Mills, totally every article within fell from its place. One sided by the American stature. It bost for husband, Dimed Fung-a-hong, with brutsily papers, bad at last this morit that it destroying a large amount of lumber, staves, wave reached the lantern with snob force ne to
wahip of 3,500 bana by the Suez Canal: asiaalting her on the bead, and body with shewed him to be a thinking man, having bolts and the buildings. Our wan sae seriously braak great lens in several pieces, and another Suez Cauri tonizzy, at $2 per seg pipe, because she asked him for soms gash to the fond of his county at heart; and burned. Los estimated at about $90,000 anused other datang to the lightning Pilotage, light and built, dues buy rice, AMD "NORA SA recognised the advantages of publicity. If insured for $8,000,
paratus. The keepers state that altheigh the Average passengers 200, $3 Complainant, who shewed marks on her head, too, there was, in that writing of bis, mueb
water is 180 feet deep by the rock,sand from the said the defendunt was in the habit of beating that was superficial there was also much that ma
bottom was found heaped upon the lighthome. Total.900 her, and supplied her scantily with food. On was, good, and porticurly as put beford A reit was made by the Police to-niglit upon the present ocassion, & dotatable was a witnessis on cacetrymen. He has long been the gumbling rasablishment at the corner of gallery. It rust Have been a frightful agee says the subsidy for carrying the mine on Fiance, and occurtainly nevar to be forgotten. the Ching live fa no greater than should be tolle besting, and defendant was apprehended having had a paralytic struke shortly after his Broome street and the Bowery. The proprie
pali, nnd That Congress might, as well under- The goustable in question corroborated this return from Europe. Bat. In spite of his laces, tora and shout seventy players were arrested The Japan Gozelle states that matters beeridince, and the defendant was, after a severe he has not only boun reted as a member of and the gambling too seized. The prisonora A REMARKABLE FRENCH LAWSUIT, take to say that ruilroads should carry the tween Japan and Ohio concerning the Formosa reprimand, ordered to Indecurity in one sure the Irity Council but has had the Ministry of were all looked up for the night. W
A French Lady the Countess D'Iron, bad manile into the wilderness for the postage us Expedition have beon entisfactorily settled. Talty of $10, to keep the peace for three mouthe
Education and Home Affers (the latter tom
married, in 1839, an Englishman, Mr. Samuel that a stestiship company build carry them that there are no grounds for apprebending
porarily, during the absence of Okubo) on bia
New York, May 13th.. Smith, who died in 1836 A few years later the cross Pacific Ocean for the sea pustagen any difficulty on account of the despatch of the
hande, He has expressed his wish to resign. Exports of specie to Borope have begun in married a scoop time. at the line of liere says the British and French line would expedition in the contrary, the above paper
repentadig, but was not permitted; and there current The tatal expert last week was second marriage she bad with her a little girl, gladly do the latter, because they are paid by anys the Obinese Government have fasued in
is got a doubt that his name has been a tower, 4,023,063, including $1,389,612 American gold, not her own daughter slip said, but a girl she their home governmente, and they would de anything to prevent American nompetition, Ostinctions to the Matdarine along the coast, to
of strength in the ministry, Laat week, he he export to day amounted to $177,000 chiefly had fetched from a Londed workhouse, and afford the Japaneno overy pucible nezistuner.
Really obtained deliverance from bioffices and allverare. The engagements for the steamer whom she had adopted 1856 thta girl, He spoke of the extension of French and British left for his own country; where we should bare to-morrow include $600,000 gold coin.
for the education of whom the countess had influence throngbear the East, said we were expected that he would bare been greeted with ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMS Largely provided, married against her wishen acting anfactures and produce for thinge
warm and hearty welcome. If this intelli
vertniu M. de Trasgain, so she discoolinued return that we coast raiseach in tea, Renee that bis now one pore true, we eball
NEW YORK, May 14th paying berany provision. Muda medeTromogain & and that he believes the continuance of really begin to lose faith in the possibility of The American Bible Society held its Sità in now a wlew abeolutely destit te, and saucen lines bould be kept on the Pucifo Obéton at all burde lo aid he was op. studionting from the Japanese etiarnoter that. annahl moeting it the Bible House to-day, elaina ponsive from her mother, Madame disgraceful boudtiretynes which the whole President W. H. Aliev, LL. D. of Philadelphia, D'Yvon, Fosists the denund on the plex that pod to absides of any kind on general. principles, but he believed this to the Pacific, education of samourai of old taught theus to the chair. These resting commessa Madame de Tremorin is not her daughter Mail Company was only what was as pay with devotional exorcists, and then the Ahua and in proof of it as presents a certificate,
ment for oarrying the insila. He mud the Admiril
annual report was presented, containing a appears that she never had any children, and the contact a st bcou commenced uopsis of the work done and the money re in fact could not have any. In spite of this as October were that such large ships were never built in this country before and the curved and expended during the year. It. ap. certifiante, and on a declaration made by an mears at the amount sereived fram all-sources English medical un, Dr. Perkina, wc alleut preparations bad to be made, and that ADIVAL OF THE CAUIFIQ MAIL.nicous work for be yra prabunted to Smilli, the tribunal has just ordered her to pay that the foreign lines wore about to build larger when they got the shipa:about started on the We 8661.436ered 2811799.7 the when she was plain Madane contract aze 62 4,000 tons, it became apparent The P. M. 8. S. Granada, Captain C. P. $840,01£50 Of this $84,103.63 us for the her daughter a pension of 120 per sau and atrenger ships. Then he laid the beets for Seabury, with dates from San Francisco to The appropriations for foreign lands for the A SHIP THAT TOOK A YEAR TU SAIL ships. He said the Government should let the
West Const Expedition und in foreigu falte the logo are the bite on tarde onssing your is 899,871
FROM PORT SAID TU SAN FRANCISCO. Company use their new 3000-tou iron scraw THE NAWAMANTE "GARDEN morning. We take the lloving from the
Wonderful are the tales of the sea, on the tul-stips tiff tire others are ready, and they can Alta Cathorma
LONDON, May 3rd Adeepatah says then was a large gathering bark Luigi, from Port Said to San Francisco, and then go so building the others. He found. loging narrative of the voyage of the Austin put on the tee 5,200-ton she almost at onec of people yesterday. Woolwich, to see the wilshew. The Luigi arrived at San Francisco diffoulty at first in getting all American steamer Faruday take on board the Now on the 13th May. bha left Port Said March 21stmterials on the apot as cheaply as they would Atlantic Cube. There are now, 2,400 milea 1873, and experienced heavy wanther thence to ho imported But now he says he can bay ready. The stemer sale in tos rays for the Straite of Gibraltar. On the 12th of April, Ameren ship materisis delivered in the stir alde bo domorum alterate ale parlato Cagliari, a liver, on the island of Delaware, cheaper than British xaterials can British sida ih bo bergul filteon miles Sardinia, to repair damages and obtain parari be delivered on the Clyde. He says be han south of Valentium
sie. She sailed on the 3rd of May, and put built 17 birge abipe in the last three years and into Santa Catarina, Brazil, on the at of he does not any longer in port the material. He gust, with the loss of spare-and skila. The has mahounded faith in the future of fros ahip- the 25th of September, 1873. After this be Mal Company falls it will be a sad blow to that damage was repaired and she sailed neuiu o bunding in Aterica, bat says if the Pacifie
encountered heavy weather, losing sails, spars, indastry in this conatry. He was not appealing Four thousand five bandred and ninety-two Ho repairs were completes and be ported on consultation with them on the subject, but that etc had put into Montevideo October 5th. for the Starship Company, for he bad bind no
Hats & Hours and KELLY
Co., Shanghai, HALLA Horzaad KELLY
& Co., Shanghai Treated and HALL& HOLTZ and KELLY
Peking.....
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BIRTIS
On the 4th May, at 92. Richmond rond, Bays- water, the wife of J. C. BORRADALLS, of a doughter.
On the 4th May, at Fowlands, East Grin- strad, Sauer, the wife of 2.0, Bowna, Com- Rissioner of Oustoma, China, of a son.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JUAD LTE, 1874.
We are glad to notice that op ona, or tavo rez- cent occasions some of the gentlemen," whom it has been the babit to designate-we koow
We note the return by the French mail of Mr. James Russell, Junior Police Magistrate As our readers are already aware ideell bas viade use of his leave of absctice to pass to the Dar, and took: bis L.L.B. degree with bozonre at the Dublin University, in consider tion of which he was admitted to the Bar with
u apraia, dispensation of four terms.
The following nocount of the average amount of Bank Notes in circulation in Hongkong. during the month ending 31st May, 1874, 6 published in Saturday's Gelta-
Oriental Bank Corporation .....$ $12,972 Obartered Morcantile Bunk of
Inthia, London, and Chíná ...... 697,723 Chartered Bank of India, ADB-
**- tralia, and China................ 517,585
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-
ing Corporation........ A 1,466,679
Total,...
..$3,194,959.
The following were the quotations of stocks at Messrs, Sump & Cole Stock Exchange, Bank Buildings on Saturday:
H.K: &S'ghai Bauk.25 per cent. preus. HK. Fire 7px. Co$495 per share. China Fire Ina, Co 139 dolp Fiatoriu Fire Ins. Co... 124 de.. HK. & W. Dock Co... 47 per cent. die
not precisely with what reason the "nou. Traders Ins. Co....750 por abare.
"official" justices have been called upon to arejst the sitting Magistrate in arriving at decisions. It is satisfactory that the services of this useful body of man is being called into roqnisition, as there are many occasions in which their experience cannot fail to be of value, and it is undesirable. that only thase justices who happen to bave official positions
Dar...
U.Ize. Sty. of O'ton, 1874, 60 premion. Obincse Insurance Co. 200 per share. N. C. IES. Com 216, 45 premis,.. C. & J. Marine Ins. Co. TlazeIns. Aso'tion Tle. 700 pèr abaros
G. & M. S-boat Co. $18 per, cont. piem, S'hai Steam N. Co. Tis, 207 per share, Hongkong Hotel Go... 60 per cent. dis. Indo-Chinese Sagar... 5 por share. Gas Company 75 do
CLIPPING A HEAD.
SEVENTY GAMPLELE AKUESTED.
NAV KORE, May 19th,
SPECIE EXPORT TO EURDER.
Tao romanded case in which an old man named Wong-a-look, was charged with attempt ing to out toe head off of a boy named Wonga fong, with a pair of sheare, indieting several severe gnabes about the neck, came on again.
Complainant and he was a noimol boy. His father was a doctor and a vendor of lemonide in Hollywood-road. The defendant was his Father's uncle. On the 29th ultimo, at 7 pm. lie was in his father's house when the defoudan cate. He asked him if he had come to take amaland be answered in the afirmativo. The defcudunt then seized bin and said "now Lam going to kill you." He saw the defendan't look a Penuock, DAN.. arrived. by the wave for the next four years were clented. The signed by four medical mon, and fin which it.
produce a pair of shears from iria sleeve and De slipped them across his throat, cutting the eft aide of his neck and left ear in three placce, and also“ his left shoulder. He got his Anger out, through paling bis hand up to profec: binsole fondant bid been in lit bubito coming to his father for maney, but he could not say why the defendant attack. ed him. He pecer had any quarrel with lips. The defendant wie net out of his miz
In miniser to the defendsat, withers maid lie was not drunk
as the height of virtue.
last sail from America, wat once hoisted his dag as Admiral in command of the U.S. Navy in theco açar.
A coolie emplored in the complainant'e house. corroborated this statement, and a doctor named Lü-tai-chun, who was natairs, deposed & ZIQUOR DRALEE DELIVERS TEMPERANCE
LECTUR to hearing the boy scream below when he and
New Took; May 3rd. the boy's father went into the shop and ba
A new feature in tim kupérnuce movement the boy berding, and the defendant holding a Hair of cheurs. The defcufant win secured and here was the lecture in Storey Hall to
inte a bunds of a Bikk constable, brit by 2.1. Lonely, formerly liquor dealer in * Booted and this city. EU subject was, “Ax never said what he did it för......
Wonga-kow, the father of the complainant habill drankard on the terrible effects of said the de oudunt was his uncle. A little time the ligner Emilio Elena Ka after his arrival here from Australia, the de. TEERILLE BULLER EXFUSION-SEVEN PR fendant come to him and asked for 20 tacle. SONS KILLED AND RACE FATALLY Herefneed to give it, and over since the defend.
BAJA KINGSTON. I May 3rd, There was a terribla cilinity at the village
should be seen upon the Berch. This is apt da which arrived on Saturday morning, is the his wife that he would beat bix and came one The F. M. S. S. Company's steamship Grana-unt had baunted him. He had threatened to
tend to
The shorte, it was suid, had been taken from the us many of the labor On clearing away the debris seven dead and hos fatally wounded Persons wire taken out, hose killed were
defendunt, who had attempted to kill bu son. Witness said that the defondant then exclaimed
led him to believe he had drank too much.
After the evidence of Tir. Wharry, the defend,
THE MANDÁKIN CASE. —
THE TEN-HOUR SYSTEM TO BE ETTOSED
Sweeting of the trade sabieties last nicht, reculations were passed to oppose the ceinzada of the employers, looking to a revival of the ten-hour system.
IGENTION LOOKED FOR...
over 6,000 cum suipe they are borb 5,200-ton
BOTAL TOMOS IN FRANCE,
to load to an idea, at allevents among the na pioneer boat of the Company's new line of day with a stick, but he never supposed be had of Shawangank on the Walkill Valley Rail-emigrants arrived last week It is expected this 16th of Jarunry, 1374. She passed through he vue oppouling primick and to shipbuild- tive portion of the commitmity, "that the pos-American built iron sorew steamers. Her any wish to ill-nge bis ace. He was surprisedroid, thirty miles from thiscity, last evening, the emigration will-gioitly increase during the the Straite of Be Mairn on the Sta of Februarying interests in general,
Cusion of official status gives, apetaal powere longilis 800 feet, beam 40 feet, depth of hold 80 at bearing his son scream on the evening in as the day hande empleje, in the large paper prosent moat, owing to the steamship Hines Sudan twenty four days from 50 S. in the and infirenen in judich matters an idea est. She is brig rigged, and bor hull was built question, and inding his son lying down will were leaving the wit, just beforo six [ving:airedy reduced steerage rates 105,Antie to 50 $. in the Pacific, with a con by Mears, Harlan and Holingworth of. Will bleeding from the throne, and seeing a pair o'clock, a large rotary, baj exploded, nearly from Liverpool A reduction by the American tipanner of heavy weaterly ga ca. Thezca to which, among Chipes, will certainly not mington, and her engines, which aro asmopouzd, of shena in the bands of a servant boy. dewalibing the building tad burying in the liner is looked for.
The Paris correspondent of the Pall Mall RÖVAL VIŠI: TO IRELAND. the equator the Tigexperienced strong breezna by Elder and Son of Glasgow. She is staanch their, confidence in raise
And equally weather. The quater was aroused Gazelle write under date Hay 3rd The Ridi the
LONDON, May 4th. and Ene looking vessel, with a burricane deck impartiality of our Courts
on the 14th of April 1 longitude 118 west. cals have expressed thomielves such aggrieved Not long fore and aft. She has excellent accommoda
Queen Victoris, with the Duke and Duchess Theroe to port the vesset experience? beary that Miobelat was not hansared with stela pob age wo and Deensice to turset attention to tion for 140 cabin and 367, stearage passengers he would bill bim, and for this purpose be tad borribly mangled. The forgot the explosion of Edinburgh, intends to visit Ireland this weather. The Luigi wouldn't be the right sort Höfuneral de Livingstone, andths question, Like
was terrifle. The boiler, Wighing five tona, Summer. W the anomaly of the Captain-Superintendent She is 2,572 tons regieter, but carries moro on a came
comparatively light drought of water. She has The shop boy named Toon-a-tung, gave sim-was thrown 600 feet. Ther in intense exciteTY TWO OGLAR CABLES
of a bip to employ for the relief of a famine thaby others, has given rise to bitter regrimina. stricken country.
tions and comparisons between Westminster STAR TOW LONDON, May 4tb.
Abtey and the Fantheon, The Republicans sitting upon the Bench, and were glad to ve Life ratts and eight boats, and is Atted up evidence to that of the complainant, adding ment in the village, and schwd thruitend to
A party of scientific and other gentleman with al the new appliances, She bas midy the that when he saw what was being dono te lynch Mr. Trinter, the fuerintendent of the
are naturally aconsed by the Royalists of baving. notice that in the case in which this practice test paiunge from San Francisco on record, mebed up to fetch the father down, at the same mills, so, it is clamped, reculty of ruint examical the new Atlantic cable lost urday THE PROPOSED FORFEITURE OF THE destroyed and violated all the tombe. They was challenged by Counsel, bo relinquished fivinis left. Tokohemen foux bours after the time the shop man came in and they took the negligence to using a roth, and condemned. The steamer, with election of the Central PACIFIC MAIL SUBSIDY certainly violated (be 'Royal sepulchrea at Saint- his seat on the adjourned hearing. It is steamship Vasco da Gama and arrived some shears from the defendant. He heard the de boiler. The inill way erected, at the Amerion enblo, to be luid roti Parato
WASHINGTON, May 11th Dinis, bás kevral at the tomba in the Pantheon, perhaps, however, to be regretled that the hour before her. Her greatest amount of fendant 897 he would kill the complaint Host of $100,000, on thefts of the old one! Dómnyvk, sailed; from Gravesend yesterday. Following is the full text of Sargent's re- and among them that of Vultaine, were de ZERGIES,E CAZASTROPER-BURIED BY FALL marks in the Senate to-day on the certainly in a manent of passion threw the steaming independent of anil, has been 800 tea as nothing in the defendant's appearance which burned in September 187
on the Pacifo Mail secrated by the Royalists The Republicans THE FLOPEAN STEAMHIP PASSENORER FOR matter was not arguet out, as the result in 24 hours. She is communded by Captain
ING BUILDING subsidy question— Say the MATE BUFFALO N. Y. May 11th. I hold in my hard a memorial, sent by nehoa of the Frongh Kings, with, the exception might have been the abandonment altogether Chas. P. Seabury, who three years ago Brought
N Yon, May 4th. At ten o'clock to-night the three-storey build telegraph, and signed by about oas hundred of those of Heart LV into the common ditoh: the Amats out through the Suez Canal. ant received the usual cintion, and reserving of the practice which is unquestionably one
his detouce, be was committed for trial at the Nineteen fundred amiants arrived to-day-ing cupied by Whau MeArthur for the past fires of San Francion, embracing leading hat this kind of revenge had been extensively The compatiziou betweenke European steam twenty years as a confectionery and restaurint, merchants and ns of the largest views. They indulged in botore the Convention, at allevents, to much exception. There is, unfortunately, Fisteon Pelee Islanders arrived on Saterday Criminal Sessions of 150 Bepreme Court,
ship on pianies has not bad the effect of fall in with heavy, carrying away the rear hatrate against an Act of Congress to issued above deres priest boy works of art: generally too great a leaning towards officialsning lost, in the steamship Hailong from
Teman (Formonale Asfar as cau be levied This strange aase, in which one Choy a kaposing the general reduion of rates xpected. I partition will between dat ud the next build forfeit the additional subady yeahted two years, borg injured. The tige done to mon in Hongkong, anditwould be much more satisfer then by algus, it appears four canoes of waa oharged by a man named Wong-a-yuh, with The Gauard, White Stand Inmust rates tue ing. No, Sax, accapfue by Cook, Sünfel & Co. age to enable the Obiza Mail line to perform a cute doring the Revolution has been greatly factory to the community at large if the serious constraction, with about twenty-two stealing a piece of grass cloth and a piece of nachuiged, the Archer & Williatas & Guion and also seriously neglig the next store, somi-meciuly carvice: They declare that the exaggerated, and many of the mausoleums said vices of tending men who are not connected. tn in then, ware making a passage between enlico, sad in which a man who represented lines have reduced their alarmediate rates too. 301, cupice by L O Tankee, jeweller policy of the California Legislature in regard tavo lice destroyed still exist Deivillo Tands in the Feiss. Grgup, and by adverse itself as a fandarin, suddenly tua mysteri. $99, and steeraga to $2 and they intend wak. The debris covered the sidewalk and half of the the Fasite Mail Sterurbip aubsidy is st. in his history of the cathedral of Rouen, which with the Government vere more frequently were driven off the land, and after sixty one way came upon the scope on the road oing a slight change the cabin rates. No entire street to the depts of eis Leot The Fire cidul, the rosnl of temporary agitation, nid ety had so much intereas for the Jinglisli traveli called into requisition. In the ease of the four days (doubtles of great privation, as thes the station, and sgcognised the defendant as large has yet but in the Great Department was soon on the ground and the hat ifitis confirmed by Congress it will involve says that the priests and the Calviniste did far various commissions chich, are appointed, had drifted a distance of 7,430 miles they fell as who had committed crises ned often can Western States for Au consider the work of removing tire killed ut pace commenced the fees of a large portion of the Oriental truke more damage than thu leveliora of '93, who wore Hamburg Americanines. All the It was an hour before the Brat boly, we cobrarian Bhipping and throw into the quite satisfied if the eique and images which there is as a rule too great a sprinkling of in with a Chinese fishing fleet off Kolung bargaint the laws of Chien, was brought on
present excitement ontemporaryronchod, being that of a laborer who was hands of an English subsidized line. The wounded their ideas of equality were covered Pur on the 20th ulting, and followed the boats again, ficial wembors to giro satisfaction to the port, The Chiness, there tainting On the one being called, the muured FLORIO HAN-IF LILITIES, AND AMPs pussing at the time and was fulled by uitleen show with great earnestness that a over wills plister: The Calvinists respected NA ZOGE, May 5th the falling bricks and fatally injured refusal of Congrues to contiane its favore to iing, and the priesta cold somit tumba anil prble. We do not deny that some of the they were savages from the bills would have mindarte produced man who ho alleged
Rufus Hatoh, Mariz Diretor of the Next two little girl and boy, all of the American dine te almost tantamount to destroyed or remored others of the greatest nagonbtedly given them a warm reception, but was a Ajor in the Chinese Army, bearing dis gentlemen occupying oficial posts in the for the foreign community in Kelang, who after patches from the Viquoy of Canton, and a Pacifis Muil Steamshidompany, bar unde tender years, were reached. The girls a currender of the currying trade to the historical interest. When the Normar Ael lles, Colony are very efficient percons, and are sepplying them with every nesosenry forwarded letter from H.B.41. Coner, Bin Brooks Robert full statement of the pmpany's present con were both dead and the bay seriously njursh English, and the loss of a large portion of a Richard Cor de Lion was called bera, died, often likely to be of value upon commissions, them on to Mara. Elles & Co. agents for the sos, C.B., which quid the bearer was Accom.dition 200 patients, the A son employed in the store was also set the dirent trade to San Francisco. Since the be directed his heart to be buried at Rouen, hie theloong by Tersal, who with tas Consal as panied with the necessity witused. These wit. Company bus now three times in qudy injured, and was found lying under the establishment of the China Mail lins, the free brains at Poftiers, and big body at Fontevrauit. and in performing the ike offices; but in cases and for their confegance by that stomper to messen being brought forward created surprise, commission, of which we now iron steaters, crashed eminte en Sy was ourried to tho Oity, to San Francisco aus increased from 1,000 tons His heart was enclosed in a silver shrine, which where the subject of enquiry is one in which Hongkong. One senge donining six men is being lang white-milk robed gentry. The Torning and all for with its present Building Darkness on so soon that the of tene in 1867, 107er 10,000 tons in 1971, and was afterwards given to the Sacnoeng mu
still wuissing, and although it was sent by the exprter of the Court, Mr. Badel-Le-yun, said equipment, the Coupy is repared to carry adjoking building. No. 595 Main-ofices, which the other merchandise in proportion. To pro ratiam for St. Louie, and the tomb was des the public is especially interested, it is unde-Chiness who Chinese like ruderpå: Do assist they were not witnesses, but were like the inus from Sew York 120ons of freight per week, was occupied in the two upper storeys by fam ville for the further inéreuse, pending the controyed by the clergy of the mathedral, who sirable upon megy grounds shat there should are they bad not arrived when the Haitoongatrendy it Hongkong called a mandarin, bin and a like amount on San Francisos and lies, was not readied creept imperfectly with struction of the steamers required by law, the also demolished those of his brother Hebry, be a marked preponderance of officiat, muuleft. The Efteon ha are on board the Halcons ply the risk Elders of the ringe the defendant Central and Sonorous header 30,000 tons untere No more bodies have been as yet Pacific Mail Steamship Company employed of Charles V of France, and of the Duke present a curious appenance. They are tatood belongs to, and all they knew they suid was peragram from Oli and Japan, On Decor discovered but, several persons are missing outside vessels. When the English Ime the of Bedford, Regent and Governor of France. bere. In a small place like Hongkong, those out this legs and body, and were in next to swat they bad heard. The party Lolding the beat, the Corp bad's floating debt of The lowest estima at present, in eight killää, Pozingclar und Orieztal, line, via Suča, which Nothing but lube now mark the plane ip Government emphy are likely to cling state of audity when they arrived. They op-dispatches bad not ene angle witnees $369,000; since theme their debts have been and the sain home wonided. The peen in sinbaidired by the English Eveniment at where these montale stood. It is trag, thut vary closely together, and it is, in fact, a re-pear to be drooping under fans, having ruder Cheong-shok-kns, declared, and he won a liquidated and 3500 been paid on now fromissy loss by the falling building la estimated over $2,000,000 per annum, dropped ita vaws of the statue of Rialised was removed to Punte engmised rule in the ervice that one oficial stood that the Chinese were about to out their Major in the Chloose Army. He received a steamers. The tobash Medts on land and 50,000
benda off previous to the interference of the dispatch from the Canton Authorities to bring to be realized witbekrty days from May 1s,MA will not when he can avoid it go against an-Eng kb community of Kelung, and although to this Colony, asking for the rendition of the monat to $1,414, a total indebtednern other. By putting urge number of officials they appear to have become comesticated ander prisoner. The charge ngeinst the prisoner by of the Company and showing us JOENE IN A MILITARY CHUBOR.aut compote, our direct trade elf off tó 7,500 | wins, which afterwards formed the subjost of i
The authorities of the War Office were called tune With the subady the trade could be Fapal Bull. It is said ble Louis XI. wa upon any given commissiou, the Gorenthe Cages of Captain Abbott, and the shief-the Chinese Authorities as murder, in thit heroess of seats or ullities of $112,1M.
officer, Mr, Fleming, they have got low spirited rescued a prisoner from Chinese soldiers and AN EXCITIS TALKING Marorecently to izvestigata a rather uansuni agd halt and increamed. I have no right to take up akongly advised to domallab the Duke of Bod ARIN York, May 5th. delicate matter, in which charges were brought the morning hour by dwelling upon the advuz funte tomb, but he asked what honour he ment is thus able to secure to a great extent again since entering this hartenr, doubles killed ans ut, the soldiere. He was not aware
James Gordonet and Me Whipple, minst each other by an officer in the dil tages creuing to serioun interests, capecially world zulu by tearing from earth, the remains that it was necessary to bring witnesses from that the report or fading will not be very wondering what their fate will be here.
Cantun to prove the prisoner was the Ioan, weinpers of the mouth, have been in King'san) Region of Infantry and as to the Western sites, from the muntenance of a man who, by his courage, prudence, greatly adverse to it At all events if the We understand fast Mr. John Walshaw, consequently be bad none. He thomfore asked treising for coaduros, we walking ustob, viber gentleman in Her Majesty's service, hold of the line. I shall embrace the first op sud policy and maintained himself in Nor facte go against the Government, though whose appointment de Secretary of Legution for a remand of the prisoner to bring the ne from the in-hin the Sity to Jerome Park, ing the pration of obiplain at the military portunity that opges for dehatz to urge mandy and had naisted the power We noticed nowe ziouthe withee, las ossenry witnesses down. He did not know the Tin stake were be and members of church in Woodrick Doolyard, Uno Sunday, the Congress setsin this line and T. of Prange. As for big jo, added the they have to be recognised, this can be done be allowed to resign the post, and it is pro rams of the soldier Kibed, nor the name of the thrs Club ssd, it paints, waged from morning, while the church was full of troops, cairo to bay for myself, tine, while I buy Kings he deserygs one til beiter," And in a matter which suggests the excuse to be that Mr. Angh Fraser, who was attached pleoner beyunit what was down in the dispatch, 550,000 to 200,007 this result. This over-shev, gentleman stopped in the middle of bir high respect for the advigs of the Ualifornia et in 173 this moonment was destroyed.
ing the rade poole. de clits ab his start sermon, and, looking at the officer in question, Legislature, I do not feel myself bound under by the clergy to pike room for #mir same time, and at last put the matter into the Legation at Peking in 1867, will bave ramely, Taiwan-kup otherwise Cibun-a-kap
Mr. Bedell leyon said the defendunt ander were $1,000 to on Whipple. The race, who was seated conspirously in the body of any cireumannices to follow that adypo, borcum Another cute timbenfeed the same the best light in which it can be set under the the appointment conferred on him-London
und China Express,
the present cute claimed the name of Cherry was escaly coups for two miles, when Ben- the church reading a Bibio of hyma boek, said, tainly not to recognize it are instruction, Ints, that of Gautier de Ongisnark, zalled tim Pkap," "
nets went abtriad pased through Central, somewhat sturaly, # Pleite, to enne that bouk. particular circumstances. This may 14 con-
where I am convinced shut it is inforings to the | Mayaifiocul, who was translated in 1184 from I was at this stage ogúla cimovered that the Park swiftly. #uple, on reaching the Fark. The order was obeyed, and the sermen proseed int rests of the Generel Government think, the see of Lincoln to the Archbishopric of venient from an official point of view, but Her Majesty the Queen has been gipcionaly
plented to meant a copy of the Ilustrations witnes Lum & fool, who it was stated but took a short Benues, continued go, onded to the and without firther romsrk, but the myself; with the merouanto of San Francisco Rouen, so and to think of the number of then can be litla question that it is not very plina nod to Popic, and to confer a mark planted the calico, sad neted in opeset with wou by abos miles, making the statice nors day the officer who had been so pointedly that the action of the Legislature in the mafter remsing which have been disturbed in France greatly in accordance with the public in- of her appreciation of its morita by preventing the no-alled sandaria and complainant to get of ten with our and forty-Bro spinutes, rebuked lodged or complaint against dechap if gusarrod in, will be detrimental to the wave Molière jambong at the Botel de terests which at times demand enquiry into the anthos, Mr. J. Thomson, with a handsome up shoes, and who in contégrienes kid teen job is in the ronde in Wea- Juin, who retorted against him with a counter interests of the State and General Government. Churst where are bli sauca Those of bald to bill for his agperradice to prosecute, wis ohcster ogbong ang deep with inud, oberge of inattention, faring divino service and that it is reversing the policy which hus Mirabeau only remained for a year in the matters such as must of necessity, youll in a plane ma
not presant. His Worship told the security by TE AU, TOPOGRAFRICAN GO The inquiry waz cozidacted privately, and the bden parased with beneficial results, to boty Paalbron, Ju- our time the body of the certain amount of blime being cast upon the The Canadian Parliament have made several had better find him it be dil ob care to loo
Lounas, May 6th result has not been published, but it is vador, trude and royonu As a bill bas born reported eldest brutlier of Napoleon I was zenioved alle adres in the Customs. Tarifit by virtan of bis $25, un though, the ciso could not go on The Finn Oriental Topographical Corgs stogt to intronat to its being held that lets from the Coinmittee on Commerce, repealing Test St. Denis by the ordst of Lonia XVIIL authorities. At home, the newbors of cum-bunties of four cents spre Greer, and of that day, and had to be reminded, ho, would have read Jerusalem, altor making a very porary inaltention to the surnun. The not tue provisions for the additional subsidy, I and a long list, might be, minde out. Moyaliste misions are mostly independeation, and the three cents upon Buck Toss are imposed. The gird him that further time so that at the next suco exploration in the sloinity of Monzt sylocot justification for personalities frogs the more thing this memorial be printed and lie on and Republican heng equally guilty of Government han but little, inuence upon duties on Bugare remains before-bid. tilting, if not produced, he would be called on Find eyeport as a very romarkable fact i pulpit.
gold medalid.
freight as low that the Pacific Mail Steamship vraolt and placed on his tomb there, but he des Company, without the benefit of the-adfitional, served hotter treatment from the clergy of :: subsidy (which bìa neyor yot been used) could Tapen, to whom be bad left 800 bogalinadis of -
the table,” Tão motion was urrost to-Call: profanation"