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RELICS-OF-NELSONS FLAGSHIF 7 TEE BLLOKADI BLUE BOOK. mungy clone manner possible, and with silly from having had something to do with its nakan show of defiance in order to sustain

Dhe Chitlinm correspondent writers-Sams bis apabatton with bis subjects He will

TO THE EDITOR OF KE" DAILY 72886.opperently bias against the womplaints. paternity, although his aungane in evident at

An attempt may be made to expinia wisy the amount of roabda the Hougtong Governs interesting, relics have not been brought to probably cause it to be understood by them,

Sina pormat of the correspondanos con the difficulty rated by the juriadiation of the went insist upon giving bins, but he makes me light at Obatbum duckypre, where the discovery trined in this Blog Book will show that the Hoppo being called in question, by entertiog suggestions for its reuroval unless the favour has been runde of a portion of the nails of Lord whey malters are pacifically settled, that is

oonclusiona arrived at by the Earl of Carnarvon soluto and determined attitude, together Two lawkors, fur hawking goods which are are almost identical with the view of Sir that he is not a revenus farmer at all bata paid uble munur in which he refer to the above Teleon's hgebip, the Victors. They were taken Imperial official, Technically, and in the arcot Articles of the Treaty of Nanking may be taken from that russel inmediately after the battle with the formidatio proporations he had only allowed to be sold in the market and for Brooke Robertino, whose despatch on the ende seus of the word as used by ns, ho may nos has an indication of what he ridare to be one of Trafalgar, and cave since laid wathought of

calling out their waren. ip No. 6 Distrist, werd joot be characterizón, as a very inaid, compre made in case of hostilities being provoked, fined 30 ceata ench. Four bankers, for hanking kantive, and temperate arposition of the whole farmer, but he pays a large aum for his appoint method of enduring payment of Imperial duse in the sal-loft at Ohatham dockyard. The ment-ho does not account for his receipt Sir Arthur Keapedy, za biz dungatel, augs most interesting of the ralles discovered ie the intimidated the British and induced them to without licenses and calling out the wares, were gnation. As the Report of the Commission of and be ritains is his own peoket as much of these gesta tiiu eppointment of a mixed ribunal to foretoprai, 'hich is in a good state of preser

fined 25 cents cache for hawkers for calling Inquiry osunot be characterized in the game raccipis as he cataly dares to do. Constructively hold ite aittings in Honglong or Chinese Kow-vation. The sail is riddled with shot-belen, offer hia favorable terms. He will no doulk ont their wares only in No. 5 Distrios were Ered terms, as may assumo funt the Dolny his to therefore has a revenusfarmer, and it is an abuse loot, for the trial of all jente noised, and the there being as many sa nitiety holes made by giva way on the Karanges question, and will 10 conte each

STRALING AN ANDHORN,

to be fogue only the temporary angoas, of Sir of hee to argue from the application satablirament of a hemen of the Foreign Cus- the shot. Another of the sails-tbe maistop probably offor soms apparent proofs that ho

of the revenue la wa in England- to the spalio coms Inspectorate in Hongkong provided the ail--which in- burdly doinplate, bus tilt the was innocent of any connivance with the P.0. No. 60 charged Lum 4xun with the Broke Labertson's view. In fact, the aty of tion of the same laws in Com Tois le evident Cenisers be withdrawn The first of these label stiched to it when the sail was stored Vilawfet possession of a jack's anchor at Lowe, the Hepers was an unusual for a state pagor that from this following cramples. Not long ago, enggustions would probably be very udrantsgo, away, and this slates that when the maintop- murderons and-dastardly attack on the wal-tie at 3.60 m. on the 8th instant. when forwarding it to the Exel of Chenuryan, the Canton Steamboat: Go, found their readipta ha to legitimata tradora, te u mired tribunal; sail was rumoved from the Vistory there were Leung Aahoongi a baitman st Yow-mal-too, Sir Arthur Kennedy allows it to be sta prela Trom the convegance of cotton redwood to al moet would scaresty be likely to order the confection as many as sixty holes made by the shot to be In addition to this, the value of the Burmo-Chinese Expedition, Apdi though aid bin host was on the Esach, cleaning. The clearly in his despston, that be considered it so i do satigg Inquiry, it was found that the of goods properly manifested, on account of the counted in it. On this nails way, still be sq

there are certainly grounds for very strong countable same to him and asked if he had lost intemponite and in senso respecte so errousous Hoppo bad made some conscssion to importers malpractisen of the junk owner, or other ship painted the cinker'e ainme Miller, contractor, suspicion that he was the real instigator of an anchor, and on looking at the bes he saw it that he could not give it he nation by pab. of cotton by junks, but what the nature of the persa hability to which they are at Present Portsmouth, 3005."—Pall Mall Gazette,

lialug it and the Bar of Carnarvon, when the outrage it would be extremely difficult to genu, jak w

The constable and another robbery had been authorizing its publication, with quiet Batemen on as it was difficult to ascertalu. Isbico The second suggestion is decidedly effect, however, was to alter the means of czu« preferable to baying a nativo Chinese Consul,

BURNING OF THE STEAMSHIP gabber any roul and bond fide evidence of the committed near the spot only half an hour, puts it on the ground of Reference to the wishes veranno of cutton to Canton, and the result but there in 1, 16 man dimoulty, that, muless the JOHN ELDER.” fact. So it is most likely the wily potentate before, and be found a box in the strea. He of the Chamber of Commerce The Oulu new that the duties passed into the bands Hongkong tribanais enforce le pays On the morning of the 18th April, a disastrous mathing to complain of in regard to Bir Arthur of the Hoppe instead of into the Fa-duties, le establishment will not effect the end fro bruke sub abant two o'clock, on board, thu will come off trininphatt from his difficulty arerooted the prisoner of that

The prisoner was avalenced to four, woatha Keunchy's despatobes, as ho has booked up the reign Unstons, as they would have done for which it tas been set up vis, the reduction John Elder, the famous atautner of the Freilic anil that so appeal to us will be made, hard köpar

complaints bedaght before him, as far us ba Hy is pretty wall aware that the mod and

A BAID OF GAMBLEBE

could reasonably deep, and the opinion of Mr. it the cotton had arrived by steamer Thie of the expense of maintaining the critzces Cabhramparts of Mandulay would conatizuta Kwok Acheong and seventeon others were Haylar, who was then Acting Atterasy Gone-tuialy shows the telecanus of the Earl of The suggestion I have to offer for the solution team Navigation Company, lying in the Mor Derby's despatch to Mr. Wade requesting that of the difficulty is a modification of the above peth Dock, Birsanbend, having only ratarsed a poor louce against British guns, and that urged with gambling on Mastre. MacEwen, ral, on the Kim Hup Bing case is as citapose sto Fuking Gavorient any give directions to quoted articles of the Treaty of Nanking with from South Amerion about a week previona, any atterance of the Commission, but with render the collection of their, revenue un little the additions of a mixed tribunal for the trial ondervond af Captain Hewison. She was built at Glasgow in 18707 was longthened by Inspector Grey said on the afternoon of tlie this gront difference that he has solid founda vexations to the Colony is possible. It is mild of ull, buice ofüllåged infraction of the Revenge Messee, Laird in 1872, and was rained at work in the Irrawady would suffics to act the 7th Mr. Doane, Superintendent of Polite, hand-ties for the remarks omnes, and does not go that in the matter of opium at Soutaw ile celowa by Hongkong owned junk. In of 2760,000, ber vegistry being 2.650 was, and her

ed biur wardent prouared on the information Leyond what the fiets warrant.

ja sotnewhat sim dar Stow is on the borders British official, undertaking the duty of ressiv wood-baill city in flames. Evidently the of a gambling detective and guided by him he Unquestionably Sir Brooke Robertson oppos crafty tyrant knows what he is about;, he is wont to Mesara. MacEwan, Triskel & Co.'s in the omaster of Satan-reproving Sa her be Kwangtung and Fobtion, and by making a ing and sending advices of entries at the Har-length 407 feet How the Bro originatol is at copogasion at Swato, opium intended for Fibor Master's a mystery, but it appears that at the equal to the task of hoodwinking his own promises at 9.15 p.m. through the front door writes Unfortunately, the foreign portion of the kion ja laaded thore, so that the Boxsect the proposed branch of the Foreign Oustoms, which the three deco watch of bojed and down the back stairs into the sere Colonista either do not or will not see the Happy of Fobtico a diverted from bim, in the should not collect duties, trat merely receive Feos noticed a smell of fire, and shortly afterwarda a people; a will, it is to be feared, also prove want quarters. This was the only way of water from our point of view but their own way at the Imperial Government had its for alloting fiatu gals ie, the American offer out in tin fore part of the ship Tho watchman instantly care an abic to throw dust in the eyes of English petting down at that hour the night. Ou Seeing that this statement describes précisely duties ou cotton diverted at Canton Surb is the Consol. The expense of maintaining the craizere alarm to the portiun at the ran who were un Officials: And this, too, through re alt or entering the servants roots tim basement of his dad of stunt with drugs mud ifty individuil who godly begreat, sing at it forms bort, consisting of and watahan, the the house the sixteenth and the seventeenth this be writer in another part of his despatch, Long as much irritation, and for, whom it in a special ground of complaint, and shu expect(ompany's officer, the engineer, and the stewards lack of penetration on their part. Is po prisonera rusbed out of the room but he sized about " the lusso way in which memorials and waked to make unheard of concessions. Neither lieu of being able to reduce it is the pricolpa The its originated in the main hold, and spread sible, however, that the investigations in and handed them to the police. Other reaplotions are rated by Chambers of Cocomero the Videry altogether ofman-banded, da be reason given for the doura to östablish a Uni Yona may throw some further light upon constable with him passed and went into the And public meetings, and Her Majnaty's Go recaives the lesin daos collated at Swatow, and news agent in Hongkong. This fout of oralzero yuickly that it was with great diffianity the His Majsery's convection with that melano. Ele also went in and found around table vorquent asked to accept them, when it is to the extent la bénisted last year, to the camo intet almost entirely be done away with by the me made their escape from the barning vessel, with a mat foetened to it. Un it who à luy, evident from this very-Bine Book, that be at extent was irrottar of Foiskien crippled in stablishment of a line af telegraph along the The fourth officer of the ship, Mr. Ward, when large quantity of such, and a number of lighted copta berasy vileque in at last quite se liore his resources, which were strained to the stinost entire coast of Kwangtang with bond-quartos Areased from sleep and infurmol of the setus trophe, bad not even time to dream bimself. Ting choly tragedy

cundler, giving a good light in the room. a wander, and not on'y note upon it himself, to meet the expenses of the expedition to Forut Canton and direct communication with steamer Britannia, which also belongs to the There was a cup for covering the gambling cash, but gela Her Majesty's Government to not opon

mosa. If the Customs duties wows purely Im. Hongkong, The-Harbour-master-sofico Pacifia Company, was lying in the same dick counting stick, counters, three dollars and 90 it slao. Both of these points are brought out peril no gacations of jurisdiction could arise, open for inspection, and the entrances and clear in close proximity to the Jokes Elder, but sac dents in silver, three dollar notes and in a bag most incontestably by Mr. Hayllar's opioios.

A copy of this opinion wan cut to Bit Brook the Reynaue lawa being auch as they are, I auces of junks could bs.obtained every day, or, was immediately removed out of danger. The ou the tablo were other 39, oven senta in cop-

and being administered by the man they are, for that part of it twice a day if neory, and The Brities ship Champion of the Seas was per and 200 dush. Hu waw the eighth prisoner Rotors, who acknowledges it in the flow and in the manner they are, Hongkong is on those could to telegraphed to Canton and niso to offers and crew of both steamers got their three-quarters of an hour: Inapentor Tenna, toved out of the barbour, at croning, by the rose a yard to another room and then foru"I have read the opinion of titled to demand that the question be fairly the port of cestination. A copy of the manifest we fire appliances to work, and in niwat- eighteenth in the ans of running cross the the Acting Attorney-General, with the at- argued out and not ignored, as its ignoring has would reqrite to be lodged, at the Hongkongut, the Birkenhead Tre Brigade, arrived upon Blead-sug Fame

yard. P.C. Maxwell caught them. The rest were tention is decervos, but regret list. I already out its people the fiscation of Agerie fortransmission to Canton, and the top the scent with 14 naubere of his Brigada, two

po would thus have a obeck upon hissubordinates and fire-engines, nud quantity of hose pipes." mught in the room. In ausner to the fourteenth cannot coincide with the view he takes of theeveral junke. prisúper ho said be did wat sec him in the room attar; it is inexpedient, therefore, to offer The omission to discuss this vital question of at the cut ports Should a jurk aubinske is The Pacific Codpazy's escam fev-engine mia halepa alt in the rooms were. is anstody by remarks upon a document oumasling frein so the Hoppo'a juridiction detracts vary seriously appearing at the port for which she cleared, also got to work, but not before a considerable the time he got in. In answer to the asventeenth high an authority, and the merits of which I feet the praise the Bar of Carnarvon bestows it would be prima facie evidenne of omuggling, time had been occupied in getting it into prisoner, he said he was not onleep outside the prefer to leave unchallenged

upon Sir Brocko Bobertson for his exposition and she might be declared liable to azizare at working order. In fact the flames were dock. He stopped him and then sit pleitsstatie,, I do not ses have a satisfactory with Mr. Hariisu's opinion, before me tha Bazi uniess entfactory reason for hor non-appest of the engines wors get to work: A grost ub

The fact is, that in the absence of the com- of the whole curation, and it is surprising that any future time when found in Chinese waters allowed to ruge for a length of time before say oul and they straggled with him to get away.

Palise surgeant Quincy said he was the first asub could be arrived at; I did my brek, bow of Oardarven dit zot refer to it. It is evident ance were given. The arrival of a juukat stacle to the progress of the brigade was that to cater the room. There was a round table in ever, with the evidence before me, but I was that he has failed to as the point, bucance la Hougkung when reported at Cunton would also the doors of the Pacific abede ware lucked, and the road sad hedd all round, the men in the thea willing, I am now, to investigate their quotes thesis of Gibraltar, which likewise be a check upon the offcials at the ont ports, be they bad to be broken oppe by means of crow- room appeared to be in confusion.

complaint before a nized Tribunal.ccording to givan rian to frequent complaints, and where gange if her clearansa core not reported by them bars hefore the frozen could uguin ameus to RN4, A said to acreated four. Theres prosedont, ifthey appeared in parave and etnted Spanish unsizers Caualy search their together with the amount of daty pain, a de- the ship. The heat and take arising from the

Lional vessels clearing from last port oud could af ture he wade by-the-Hoppo for teab was lying on a bed and pretended to be their ensa the barbour from the Westward they focus maleep!. The noise they made ja the confusion them, they need be under no apprehension on which the British Government can take, op, is Revenue in Groat Britain, ditiable goods era thoir work under the most adverso ofrena- As regards the protection to be accorded substantial ground of grigsance in Hongkong, an explanation. To facilitate the collection of fire was mash intense, uĉu the fireman" parend waa enough to wake him it asleep.

P. C. Maxwell No 45 said bo'saw the eighth

regard to veasels entering the port and bom forbidden to be imported accept at certain stance. Several tug boats and the Deck Board The second peformance of Mr. Byron'a po prisoner run heroes the yard, and be was in the

ing from other jurisdictions than that of the plason There is no reason whateror why the steamer alert rendered assistance, the donkey pular burlesque, aladdin, or the Wonderful act of getting on to a bed when he caught him.

Kwangtaog Hoppo, and yet being seized Up Uhiness chirald be forbidden to adopt precisely angina, baving been got to work, and water Chow Akwai, informant, said the information

him. That the East of Carnarvon, and, follow the aume means to facilitate tite collection of being poured on to fire from the vessels daska " by the mearbers of the Amateur Dramute Ulb, onme off That night at the he laid was true. He went on the 4th at 9:30

ing he lead, the Earl of Derby have failed a Revenue, het in the negotiations which atually there werealoven brunch-pipes..

bad got such a hold that it was not until eight Nagasaki... Tas C. & J. TRADING CO..

Theatre Royal, City Hall Albongh the pm, and mw twelve or thirteen men thero, In this short despatub Sir Bronte Robertson] to see this point in all its bearings, is evident now appear to be inevitable, caro mual be taken playing on the borning ship, but the As weather we aupropitious, the fame of the first The firet prisoner was the man who received bus ebirked the question altogether in one place from the reference to the Revenue laws of that from no spirit of too great pareimony the lock that they were extinguished. Fortu Minjo, Osaka....The C. & J. Trading Co. Toboganza Messi, LANE, USAWERED &representation sufficed to attract good house. the rate, and the second counted the enah bebas begged the question in a second plass China and the statement that Mr. Wade will be number of these quas open ports should be natel the wind was blow fat tuwards the south Mr. C. D. Moss, Japan Gastfe The characture wave all delineated with equalle played, won and lost at seven games and he has tried to burke the qcoction in a requested to arge the Government at Peking to rdely hunted by the Chinese Mothertles, which saved the aftor part of the vessel. Ez-

force and faithfulness on the last occasion, eventually lost St. Paid eight per cent. on the third place.

The points in Mr. Haglar's opinion which up justructions to reuder, the collection of The only additional thing required, it up temaully there are bat far tadiensions of any their Customs Reveano sa little rezutious ne pears-tu as, to render the collection of Luthing like a savoro donflagration laying taken to-local hits were also received with most winnings. Heidentified the third, fourth, sixth, evident relial, and calfeti forto land applause. hd ninth prisoners as having been present that Sir Brooke Robertson shirked replying to, were poaible to the Colony. From the example periel deea secure is to relase port olearances place. In some cases the heat tras literally The band of the 80th Regiment was again in night. He went again on the 5th and was let the nature of the evidence upon which he given above of the manner in which the Hoppe at the Barbour Master's office to any junk neeled off the pains like a piece of cloth, and attendance, and onder Mr. Frayling's leader there from 9.30 p.m. till 10.30 p.m. The sime bed stated that the Kun Hop Sing wan legally diverted, the cotton datica at Canton it wist that has not previously obtained a clearages about the centre of the casel, where the managars were there. The third, fourth, pissh, eozed, and that her owncro and master had ad, he evident that the despatch of the Barl of from the Branch Cristnots, but the only ground fire bad been most severe, the iron. frame- ship played an admirable selection.

eighth ninth, seventeenth, and eighteenth ptismitted eo, although he was specially challengod Derby can be nothing better than waste paper, for rental of a clariüce by the Customs must work is warned and buired. No concep soners were there that night, He won $150, to do, and it was pointed out to him, that

In paragmph 10 of his despatch the ail of be that the junk bag on some previous 1on of the calamity can be formed ua- VICTORIA FILE INSURANCE CO. OF He went again hot night and the same minusger the part of the weasel, which seized her, as given arneren intimates that the views of Goverusion cleared for a port and not mado ber up-til a devent is male to the main deck; where.

were there and sli the prisoners were gambling. by bim was actually wrong in fact; 2nd, the west bure altered in regard to the expediency Pearance there

from the end of the dining saluon go the extreme HONGKONG, LIMITED.

1 Lavo sectched out this plan to show that fore part of the ship, uve thing is a barred An extraordinary meeting of shareholders in He paid bia nauul duller, which was ranked, horfalsbood of the juuk owner's statement of allowing a Chiseso Consul to reside in Hong- the above Company was held at the ofice, and maizeit by the police on the table. He wou to "Grand Chops" were evar granted kong, and that do substantial arenment can be there is no necessity for making ang conccions Nothing but the aaloon and machinery Qasen's Road, Hougtong, yesterday afternoon. two into just as the police came in. As the at the Formen porter and 3rd the lawful adyacced against allowing bio to collect re not impa by iuterantional duty sat is the remain intact everything else is totally des here were pleacaicuere, André, (chair-police one there was great confusion sume Tees of the Unicus' Farmer of Kwang cefpta for export daty levied in Olian foremant of the Revenue laws of Chien troyed. The material portions of the ship are e) PD Sucesos Bay, Pads, cebel to use you, some another and amet seizing a Jank bringing goods from whatever that may imenu), and grant similar in Hongkong world undoubtedly be, and entirely of iron, and the icon nar, which was J. Graig, Karberg, CP, Chintor. McCulloch, out of the entrsace dour. He was fut intro Folikin. Upon these two latter points Mrocipta for import daties into China; and watch a plainly indicated by the But onvered with teak, bar alone presented she A.. H. Ubinoy, Afiddleton, Acton, Tendatgin, duced there at any time. He beard there was Hayllar made the pointed ussertion that upon in paragape I states that its ap- of Cornst von co being a concession be famos from extending to the hold and totally J, T. Obater, Sandez, Joost, Euncock, gablic gasbling and went there as a stranger, these two vital issues, Her Majesty's Gouaul pointment of a Chinese Dansul would be is not unwilling to make. By this plan, conuing the ahip. The elegant and olaborato well, and Head,

any other stranger could have gone there lite cavas this Government altogether in the dark, no cercossion, but only the recognition of are concede the establishisent of u gace Chinese attinge on the main deck have been totally. Hovoxone, Juss 9rx, 1875:

and got though challenged in this direct forms reciprocal right whion Chico is entitled to Cogan, and the refusal of port elsus want away, and nothing of them now remains The notice calling the aceting having been him.

Tu Brat prisoner said the witress did nouic. Six Brooke Robertson quietly replies that he him, and although it is not the day of ong prima fanis sungglets, and in return we got rid save bois, of aberred limbers. Even the iron read,

The CHAIRMAN gaid the business. before the on the dih instant, and amid and lust.Ho neaters to leave cleaved the mesita fcounity to enforce the revenite laws of another, of the annoyance sod ivritation of the blockade work, such as slanubious, have been in sumer

by the womoval of the orizare and taxing ateua instauses twisted by the heat into fanbuetio “It's "verzalmault to decida from the facts at meeting was the crafiration of the minor of ton tried to squeeze 210 and because they document emanating from so high an authority still in view of the peculter circumstances of

Unlear Sir Brooke Kobastor's sole objast Boughout and of the facilities which its exceps has just outside the harbor, and the appoint bapes. The heat was so grout that the iron. presont known how far the King of Burman the meeting held on the 25th altimo, when it would not pay he threatened them, making a

was to burke the enquiry, why should he instational position gires great row, a

for smuggling he thinks ment of a mixed ir baual for the trial of all supports upon which the foremaet rested on the was agreed to wind up the Company, is really implicated in the atrocious outragé

Tho prisotes ade the asual fame excuses on the conplainante making their appearance it would be the port of a friendly power to the concessions toust not be all on one side, met fell with a cren to the main deck, where it Cases connected with Hongkong-owded jauks apper deck were melted, and the ponderous bir. HEAD (aeretary) rend she minutes of by which Mr. Maneany lost his life and the last weeting,

Pha Brat was Ened $900, in defnit six in Canton P. The fasts were admitted that the make doucezaipur even though anituposed by Yoonan Expedition was broken up. "The

The CHAILMAN this moved that they be month's; the send and fifth $50 each, or three Jank had pogrand Chop and that she was going international duty--The question at otse arises and we make the two first concessions. settled down. It would in all probability have mouths the seventh and tenth $15 each, or to Hongkong. The points in dispute, were are these the real or even the priùsipul reasons must be early understood thus it is in return fallen over intotpadock but for the port lower testimony is very conflicting, and there is

Mr. MIDDLETON Bended and it was carriad. vpe month's, and the reat $25 osch, or six it true that Grand Chops were for the method of collecting is duties which for the consension of the two last paints to us

rigging, which in some incasute supported it.. issued in Bermon and was it legal for the the Hoppo has adopted? Is the real reason col In his desputob, Sir Brooks Robertson above There was a large quantity of stores on board, some reason to fear that the real truth will

The CHAIRMAN then said, on behalf of the weeks' hard labour.

Hoppu of Kaangteng to salze vessels coming the venality and corruptibility of his owe minor very clearly how diametrically opposite are the and these were also almost entirely conspired, not be elicited. A great difference of opi liquidators, that an Berangentect had been come

to Hongkong, from another jurisdiction? To teiste at the culports, and, knowing this, does bug courses of polluy at present contunding for isolading about 40 hate. The resnot had Jiu- to whereby the Hongkong and the China Fire THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH lve these questions it was quite uppecessary to po try to retain the whole of the follecting wastory. He says I am aware that it is the charged nearly all her cargo, and the only nion prevails among British officials, some Insurance Companies laid agreed to take over

00. AND THE CHINA MAIL.” behoving his Maorary to be entirely, inno- | the basiness of ibe Victoria on very favourable TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DALLY PRESS," for the complainanta to appear personally in in his own bhods so that the datius way rasch ginion of the Governor of Hongkong that the portion remaining on board was about 20 tons accounts, word reśdy, SIE, My letter inserted in your yesterday's Canton, and yet Sir Brooke Robertson inainted us with as little diuination as possible? Tu interests of any of the respectable members of of sugar, which was maited by the water. All cunt of any sinister or unfriendly designs terme. And bufure is someholde routes on the same in the Uning Bad be on their doing so, informing them at the main his despatch: Bir Brooke Rogerican suites that the native community should be protected as the office and spart monte ou the main deck against the British Indian Government acting which wand be called for that purpose. a leading artlate in its issue of last night, which one that they would receive no protection from what is now onmurring in Hongkong is bat e. far as possible, but I sus inclined to think there were destroyed, amongst them being the pur- while others nee deeply impressed with the air. MIDDLETON acker register would I should wish to make the object of a few rehim if they had been engaged in a suling repetition of what centred in the open Chinosen element of dancer in this to our amicablerer's oflow. The whole of its consente wete. conviction that he is not to be trusted farbe kept open for transfers,

nk, and I therefore hope that you and your action, plainly implying that he bed alporte some years aitice, and, before the foreign ntions with the Chinese Government, and that burn, with the exception of a Milner's safe, The CHAIRMAN mid the liquidators had the rendera will exonse my troubling you again.

reads prejudged the vital isence of the oase. Inspectorate system was established. There was it would be better not to interfire in any Chinese which was afterwards taken out of the ruins ther thany ho can be seen, and is capable of power to keep it open, and it would be kept I shall not dwell on the first part of the ar. Will ha, not, ce can be not, see that to enlla constant aquabble between Use merchante and putter occurring bayond the Colonial jurledio-aninjured. In the acfo were several letters and 'the worst treachery, when it can be safely open till they blandit

tole, in which your contemporary adulta question the jurisdiction of a Chinese be Native Customs abons she parinont of i." The Hongkong community is entitledals meminda which had been left there by the adventured uppa... Thus Colonel WYNDBAN

Ta meeting then terminated.

that he was, in error by using the phrase mandarin is as dangerous a thing as was the duties, smuggling as rife and the apthorities have these two questions fully discussed, and purser, Mr. Power, and these were found upon at wrong statement one or two days calling a question of the authority of the weta paralyzed Why was this? Wie beatise to now whico se to prevail. A generation han opening the safe to be in a complete sticks of states that the Golden Footed Monarch is

instead of fire days and afterwards ousses Church the Middle Ages, and thot for the anthorities had wat toe ancient to make passed away "sinos Hongkong was eeded to preservation. The ieu house, which was sheet- most anxious to settle matters municably, and

hinsel by making some calculations over or the complainanta to Canton as good their claians, or was it becansathoremployds Great Britain, and there are now many Chineseed with lead, was also destroyed, and the denies all complicity in the failure of Colonel

steumer expenses and lees of revenue, which I running into the same danger as use did received bribes wad winked at the passage of who are British subjects. So far as I know apartments of the various officers abared bare no dubt is a rery pleasaniny for a Constance, or other at Worme. The larger quantities of goods than had paid daty, there is nothing to binder such men frous car-he same fate, Some of the officers have loat HORACE BROWNE's Expedition. Further, BEFORE H. G. THOMSETT, ERG, RN the China Mail to spend an idle hour, but which question was not one of smaggling tall, and the anthorities could not act for want of intron a jual trade, and it seems to me that all their clothing, cortiSoates, and instituts, sithongh Sir Bryuke Robertson treated it de information? The despatos goes on, "But, the Cocaul would take a very summary meblind and nothing has been lost them but the plothes that his denial is confrmed by carafal pri

are entirely worthleas for everybody else. vato inquiry, and that the rumoured ill-

Your contemporary unyo Now there sa 810h. It was a much more burning question with the establishment of Foreign Caston of depriving them of the benefits of their main which they left the ship the previous even- John Peter Reynolds, master of the British no evidence whatever tendered as to any as that. It was as to the jurisdiction of the Hoses, order acceeded disorder, and such tionality, merely because they wore a pigiai, ting Optain Hewison has lost a valuable col treatment of foreigns by the Kard is quite turque Ceylon, chauged Corge Symons, chuk of long having bova incurred under the tutter Hoppy, and the Consul could not see that, and sandals are now unknown. This argument ble views were to prevail. The Civis Romanis lection of charte and instruments, together with unfounded. Captain Cooue, the officiating board, with unlawfully disposing of ship's pro-head, so that we are justified in eliminating it the result was that the Kun Hop Sing was ou points directly to the cataclicheont of a Puleel ng does exist among the Straite Chines the whole of his clients which were on board Political Agent at Bhamo, on the other baud, perty without his consent on the 50 instant.. from consideration. Nor indeed was any fiscated without any real attempt apos ir reign Customs at every Chinese port, and if so who are here. It will doubtless grow amongst the time of the bre. The optain for the

The proscontor asid that the prisoner, was offered na to a Jay from the difference of em Broke Robertson's para to prevent is is reported to be of opinion that the Kuwa's Book and had disposed of about 21 tbs of slush play rieut." The Mail proceeds: If bis (Mr.

the unnegance to Hongkong might be done the Hongkong Chines; and it would be a most ship about half-glass five on Monday evening, The Blue Book does not show that Sir Brooke away with, simply from the honesty of the new dienstrous policy to do anything which would when all was perfectly right, and use of the protestations of friendliness are zot worth a fatskud from the cops put after the sailors' Suenson's) autemonts in the Prees are correct, Roberteen enlightened this Government upon employs. It certainly does appear to be a hurd wooken or retard the growth of asb a feeling.

I am, Toura faichfally,

in blissful ignorance of the occurrense, until moment's credenca, and that strong measures ou provisions have been boiled) which her how comes it that nose of this special damage the point of Grand Chops" from Formoen, measure to this Colony, that it should not only but in kin resungs of seizures examined into byaffe great annoyance on account of the official

thoy returned to the vessel on Tuesday morn Talued at $8 or 89. He was on share when the whe attempted to be shewn in Court ?" wil have yet to be taken to bring has to his lundo. The steward reparted the. It is evident from the above quotation that bin and dated lat. Dec., baing an enclosure in views of its neighbors, but also be asked on the

Hongkong, 8th June, 1875.

ing, when, to their atter amazement, they were first made acquainted with the details of the his despatel to the Fordign Office of that date, very came ground to make congessons that re circumstances to him. It is usual to give the the Mail has no knowledge of the proceedings bc states the Canton authorities amphatically not imposed by internatiount duty. It is to be. A THEULOGICAL QUESTION SETTLED Gre. V the armoury nothing now romaine An equal divergency of opinioneers to cont the all in montelup, and he would have in our case about which it has been writing so

denied that no Jutics were levied in Farnissa, hoped that the Earl of Carnarvon will recon The Ban Frances Aim tells the following — but a few rilo stocke, cutingees, and pistol hat- prevail in other quarters. The Rangon given the prisuter thing only be had missed much, and that it neither knows what un

soie of the ship's provisions. This mersing Admiralty Couria or what it has to do. I and that there was a well known regalation sider bis views upon this subjest, and not allow Aan died rocantly at Satar Creek who bad rele, and in one or two instances even the har correspondent of an Indian contemporary he found has was two cars of boef shart, hat he think it rather strange that I, who am totant if there was no Costuma watablishment at dative to be elected in Hongkong when the never bored to any partienhur helief in uyrels themselves of both rifles and pistols Lave states that the Chinese merchants at had no auspicion as to who took theta."

iger should have to give the editor of any place from which junk anils, she bas to reasons advanced for doing so are quite inspecified system of religion, but who bora te been melted into shapes which give very little reputation of being a literal, kind-hearted man fides of their origiaul appearance. The cooking Jahn Bruce, the nachod mate, arid on Sutar- the China Mail information about such mat 10 to the nearest part where there is one, and suficient Mandalay ere leaving in large numday he helper the deck to get ebel- ons tere but all-do-it-with-pleasure and there obtain a port clearance on payment of The Bart of Curuven does not stuts in his and good citizen. A minister was requested to range, waking utensils, the bakery, and the bere, as they report that Chinese and quarter of slush over the side. To all with all possibly courtesy: The damage doties. This oay be perfectly true in regard despetals the extant of the concession to the conduct the funeral services, but the good monerera appliances for culinary use kept on army from Momain is to cross the frontier to ships he had been in the cock had always had won nor preifed, simply because the Ad to Kwangtung, but it does not settle the ques-Chinese whioti be recommends. Te the pay during his discourse, aid in effort that the de-beard were all twisted into chupelos forma, the slunk. He thought he was doing nothing rally Court bad nothing to do with it, or in dispute, which is whether such a regu-nicat of duties to the Cuneul to be optionul, ceased bad not the least cance of sulpation, while adjoining the cooking apartment, where sly the King of BURKAH against the Bri-wrong helping him to get sie out of the ship but only bad to side if the Company was lation exists in Bonkion, and whether even if or are they to be enforced by the Hongong but had made a beeline for the bet place und stood one of the engineer's roome, e box of tish in case of war, and say that they would A sippn look ton shute. He could recognise entitled to damages or not. If the court had it does exist tho wangeng mandarine are tribunala ez is application This last pro- Those who heard this were very indignait, and paper collars was observed very little worse for certainly be beheaded by their own country.the man who bought the lush, but be did out given a verdict for the Company we should entitled to take cognace of violation.position so unheard of that appears to that evening a party of mo's went to the minis the ordeal it bad ondergone. All the wines and

Lave had to pradise or books, together with Farthermore the statement is in direct me that the mere statement of it is sufficient toter's house, dragged bim out of bed, and put spirits were saved.

In the after part of the vessel s-striking.com.. men if found trading in Mandalay. The How must be gave for it.

Frisoner said he had been thirteen years at all accesary specifications for the Registrar outradiction to that made by the master of the render ite lisensston unnecessary. If the rope round his neck, declaring they would haug aame writer also anys that the Kina has sex, and during that time be bad alanys seen the and merchants, and the Company would then junk tu tho Acting Registrar General, that if payment of duties is to be optional, beyond. He begge hard for life, and fiantly re-trast to the charred in of rain which present. by atreas of water he was compelled to go its being a facility to the junk traders to be ably treated the aspersiona be bad cast upon to editat verywhere on the main, deck was Fiven ardate for the innjodista construction book have the sun the presenting more than shalat afhound that was into Atauy, which in under the came juriadio-to pass thatis datica fa the Gatory Iail deceased, and promised to leave the place at cbterriblet. The diving dulot, which is

sluch. He had cook and only want it eonid brovo to have lost on of a largo entrenched ramp at Minlah, about never sigred for stash on the articles. He expressions us attempt to equess? are mean- tion ne Formosa, he would not require to pay to so that the establishment of a Consul bers once. He was bayn released, and the next day elegantly and luxuriously fitted up with every

any additional duties whatever en continuing will benefit the Chinese authorities in the bo, pasted up his effects and oft

omfort that art can devise, was untainted even one bundred miles north of Mandalay, where had been in the Ceylon for seven mozibe. He ingless and only an itempt to candiline

with the smell of fire. Here the flames had not lad sold slush before. He did not know if the The Court gave a verdict for the defendante, Lis.royage to Hongkong, unless as broke bulk smallest degres, or enable them to reduce the be proposes to send his arenduro and wives Calais por Ofis Upt the grief fieor knew and ennsequently the specification of the damage. In that case, and it be delivered his nargo in expenses of maintaining the large number. DISCOVERIES AT THE INDIA MUSHUM, penetrated, and the beautifal appearance of the "In the event of bustilities breaking out a considered the slash was his own, on Thub and on boote penta une be exsetact not were may be would have to pay Import daty... Foruizers they require. If the pay aront of dation detailed account of the recent discovery of minou only weed to show liow extensive the de

In contradiction to this statement the justified in aulling it.

hot oven asked for. It is therefore impossible Granting for the size of argument, although is optional, trade will go on just as it present documents which has been reade at the Indie straation had been in the other portion of the Bungour Gazelle asserte that the King ou the stunts, that for datang tenggerated or sa "attempt smuggling in the transition, inasimish ne quired to reprean aminggling, so that the the weantime the character of several of the is painted white and gold, and apon the panela The prisoner was ordered to pay $5, restile- for the China Mail or anybody else to deem the it is not porod, that there is an element of and the ante nunsber of oraizers will be re- Mutena will, we believe, shortly appear in real. The ceiling of thesaloon, it may he slated, of AvA has issued a proclamation from was sold

export duty was not paid on the cargo of the appointment of Conan) will have failed to 185, may be mentioned any of the papers of the walls a sumber of landscapes and rural Mandalays enjoining is subjects, as weil

There is ore point in conclusion which it also junk, and conceding the jurisdiction of the attain the objent for which it was intended. are ander is great and of James L. Olaries I scones give to the apartment & facet olieerful Thorina Booyinko, second officer of the Bri- may be well for me to retice, that is, what the Hoppo, still the res1 and cargo ought not to Bir Brooke Hobertson oloace his despatch Oliver Cromwell, Obarles IL, Janica 1, Wil-appastanice. The sleeping beribs in the saloon. as foreign tradeza, not to suspend their tish whip Coreavid, charged Gago J. Adami, China Mail aalle falt comment on Blunders of have been confiscuted, beounsa hitherto such thus The Oplonists may root pegured that linge and Mary, Anus, and George If Tes are alt undisturbed, and the glass rack, with business transactions, but to go on in the chief officer of the ship, with being drunk and diplomacy on the part of the Company's mana- papers as she had had been sufficient, and ber the Canton Government will not remove the MS, are on vellum, and in very good aondition, contents, which catonda over the dining usual way, promising them, at the same time, alting him on the 7th instant.

gers Everybody who has been reading the scients was without notion of any new regula blockade to meet their convenience, or without with the kuge scale attached to them rarely table along the whole length of the saloon, is Oir the complainant befog called into the differcat articles in the Mail about the Foocnow tion being in farce. A proper representation the substitation of some plan by which the pay-ovem in part obliterated. The most intereating as perlest na it was before the fire touk place.

On the inain desk there are considerable that he would on no mount fight the Eng-witness box he said he led no evidenco to offer diffsulies knows what für domment uteaus, of this from Sir Brooke Robertson would double ment of Imperial ênes can be secured. Pre- of the documents is a couple of foot broad, and evidensss of the ravages of the Bre. The floor

•lish, and that he would preserve to thim af The case was thon dismissed.

And everybody who is acquainted. with the re- less hava secured her release with a caution or viously us quotes approvingly the XIII, XIV, several boedreds of feet long-nior compact their rights and privileges. Notwithstand

sult that the Company is golog to build the most a nominal fine, and it would bare and ZV. articles of the Treaty of Nanking, byrol of fine vellum atisbad together sa atong is burnt through in several places, sud the ing this assurance, however, the construction

Force and weakness arrange the world. If line on such terms which is from the beginning been one step in educating the mandarion which it was stipulated that Ubinces, pure form a continuous mansorint, and containing wheel house and the look-out bridge bave alko there were nothing bat force, all men would be considered renouable and right knows also to a Reuse of justice za understood by chasing goodent longkong mnat per a pan for the names of persone advancing the famose been demolisbed. The print ja alas barat off of forth along the river, the storing of pro-fighting; bat God has areated weakness to make what the blandere of diplomacy on the part of ns. As is this arbitrary enforcement of the carrying jonk from the porn to which loan of $3,000,000 ofurling which formed the the venulatory and the obitmeye, and a steam visions, and other preparations go on just the everything easy on the earth. Thus the world the Company's negera, are.. I abould only now regulations without notice, rendere the it was proceeding that a British gliser original corpus of the Esat Tudia Stock, The Sameh and lifeboat are pustially consumed.

When the fire was raging fours were enter same. No wonder ibat foreign mershaute is composed of assos who carry and use who wish that the Company may make many such satiro trade an undertain: one for those who was to be appointed at Hongkong to examine persons whose pace, eppear in the list of

Hand Voltaire,

blunders NAME

carry it on. I pointed this out in my letter she registers and passes of all Chinese vesels ubscribers have their subscriptions attached ained for the safety of other steners in the are somewhat at a loss to know, what to M. Gambette addressed abon: 2,000 of his Your contemporary is trying to corrcut me. of 19th September last, apropos of the seizure frequenting the port, and if any vessel was not to their names, and the anima autocribed appear dock, and also for the Pacife sheds, which were think, and unable to decide what course to constituenta on the 23rd April in the bull-room He says, in point twa, "The abla (should it not of some oil innke, Boosture in the same arbitrary possessed of a pass, she was not to be allowed to Ninge between £500 and £20,000 Many of within a few fact of the burning vessel. The of the Rue Meuilmontant. Esch person who be cablesp" No, it should be cable; but should manner the Hoppo bad declared they were 16 trado, and a report of the ironmatsune was the signatures are of immedes interests as dames shoe forth from acarly every-port-hole, attended had received a speck invitation, the that Mr. Sardhaon, who perhaps entirely neg. smuggling as they had paid daty according to to be made to the Chinone Authorities; and that they are probably naique. The date of the and it was accected that the conflagratius. The most obvious deduction seems to be meeting thus being legally, a private one. Mlected to make good bia one, not be somebody castom on a West Coast pical of 125 cattice, monthly roturge of the passes granted to document le 1093. The manuscripte, with their would extend to the warehouses and shipping. that the King of BULMA is fooling his own Gambetta gave an account of the political elga? I-baye at all evonte nos the pleasure of whilst he declared the Canton pioulo 300 catties vessels proceding to Hongkong from Chinese talities. &o, ward discorared, we believe, in an Forianstaly, however, this was overted and people. He probably never seriously con-

events that had passed since he had last address being poquainted with that gentlemen.

w the correct weight. My informant in that porte, with the nature of their cargoes, were old bas, ir, which they had reposed, unknown owing to the energy of the fireman, and the ed his coralitments. He said that the attempt

1 am Sir,

dsee instituted a must unfavourable comparison to be communicated to the proper British and unnoticed for at least a quarter of a cen- fact that the wind was in an opposite direction, the dames-ware ofiard to the main deck of. templated going to war with the British to the restore the Monarchy bon miserably

Your most respectfully,

between the action of the Hoppo and what officer at Rongbong, and ke it return was to bury, purpos A. SUENSON, would have been the nation of pur Government communicate similar particulars to the Chinese

the verbl The ship during the day was vini- Indian Government. He must be aware, failed. The Septenuate was already almost forgotten. The Republic-bag bean cuablished.

Acting Superintendent. in such an instance, which bo fally believed Authorities regarding veosols leaving Hong. It belongs to every large mature, when it is ted by a large number of permons, and aqrouget however conceited be may be as to bis own It might fall short of what it ought to be bat

Hongkong, 8th June, 1876.

would have given uple notice in the nove zong, and the object of these returns is eteted not under the immediate perer of some strogs, them wore Mr. Jast, the Managing Director of power and resources, that he could not it was better than could have been expected from

papora. In be deepitob Sir Brooke Robertson to be that all plandestine trade may be averted, unquestioning emotions to suspent twolf, and the Company, and soreral shareholders. The Lady Killera-Tight staya.—– Fun,

Admits that barab treatment of junk traders, The Trosty of Nanking was abrogated by that doubt the truth of its own impressions, son damage is estimated between $15,000 and possibly make an effectual stand against the eireanstances amid which it was founded,

£20,000, only a small portion of which is covor. and by stendy effort, it could perhaps be made An Evil Spirit-British brandy.Fun. - according to European deus, dos exist, bas of Tentsin in 1858, and these stipulations felt clous of possibilities beyond its own borizon. Britial power, and though he doubtless if strong and powerful. The Senate, he said, was The return of the Poles of the United Greek Links tie in the Jesuit 'and a opasequence of with it, with the result, according to Sir Nothing is more common than for granted by insurance, As might be expected; the would argue the frontier question out by the rast to serve the case of reaction, but he Church to the Orthodox Basalan Obaron is the institutions of an arbitrary Government Brooks Robertson, that, muggling prospered thieves to ride in trimp when small ones are fires and on effent upon the price of the eword, he knows, as well as anybody else, the thought it would prove to lesartially demo progressing rapidly. Arobbishop Josephi, for Acting on this comfortable conviction, he takes at Hongkong and the Canton Guvern pauished. But let wickedness escapes us it may Company's shares. On Saturday hay ranged arabin in ita tendencies. When a rermion of the merly Archimandrit of Bulgaria, who was no steps to mitigate the harsh treatment even ment was driven to take the action now at the last it cover fails of doing itself justice; from 43 to 42), and on Monday there was p utter futility of attempting to do so. It was Constitution soak place he thought it would used urchbishop by Pope Pius IX, ho also of Hongkong-owned fast male he is metually complained of The Ocwent oppors to be ana for every guilty gorgun in bio, own bangsign, light fall to 41 to Ou Turaday they foll

so 404 to 413-verpest Albion, pecessary, however, that he shank vapour and be in s Repablicu senzor

compelled to do us, and then he goes it in the moured of the so-called blockade system, poer Benera, gone over to the Orthodox Church,

senses.

pursue.

confi.med.

MARINE MAGISTRATES COURT, Bih June,

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officers who left about the same boar were

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