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| info, prison on the confession of a poor LATEST
distracted victim of torture, bat have als lost their heads on no better proof of thele guilt In Japan the native Press have declared against torture, and have not only denounced its barbarity, but have declared its inutility Cusos have been cited by different journals showing how entiraly it fails to procuro, its azowod object, while its une ig sometimes positively most mischievous in dolenting the end of justice. If it can be abowe that the practice of torturing criminals le hot only useless but calculated to lead in innocent people being wrongfully accused,
eneily prevailed upon to follow the stample of Europe in this respect,
people by the people. But even for. China there is bone. Some of the officials display less indifferetion to the riseries of those over whom they are placed in authority, and more disposition has been shown, of late, by the higher authorities to take cognisance of abuse of power by magistrates and others. Thus wo read in the Peking' Gazette of the 19th
THE VUNNAN DOMKISSION.
SHANGHAI, 18th January. The Grosvenor party arrived at Tobinklang on the 30th ultimo, and will proceed on the 3rd instant,
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The Couaall met on the 7th instant. There were provert
H.E; thƏ GOVERNOR. ***.
Box, Sir J. SMALE, Chief Justic “Ton. J. G. Austin, Colonial Secretary." Hon. J. BRANSTON, Altorney-Godera). Hon. C. May, Asting Colonial Treasurer, Hor. P. BYFIR. Fon: H. LowcOOK. Ho, W. KEBWICH.
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MINUTES.
The Ormit of Cotxaits (Mr. Wodehouse) read the minutes of last meeting, which were passed and signed.
PRESENTATION TO THE MISSES, TAUFER. The Mesra, Taufer ware called into the
The GOVERNOR and Gentlemen, 1 havo
Hia Excellenoy, then headed the recipiente
the addresses, and they left the
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THE BLOCKADE OF HONGEONS BY THE
CHA”, „ČƠNROWS' CRUISEKS. "THE GUŽMENUit siren said—berow procentting the business of the day. I think it my dsty to have some dcapatchos rend to the Council, an I have tenson to think that there is some mis- appréhension on the part of some in this Colony as to the prớt Love Curnazzuchas taken in regard to win ia termed the Blockade ques- sien. I have seen it stated thus Tapid Carnarvon has showu lukewarmudas and want of attention to the intergets ofthe Culoar. I think possibly the reading of these, despatcher will be tho most sadafųstory way of putting the affair in a different light, for I am as a position to say shut and has taken a mord earnest interest in cas matter or acted more weiduously throughṣnt. than Lordship. When these ripspatches aro
that view,
The CLERK than read an enclosaron from tho
which we take the billowing s
PELU IN DISTRZEB.
PANAMA, Desember 1st, The praepeat for Paru agam looks glɔomy, The terms of the gaino eantragt werasach that the Gorernthout bas been compelled to djeco tluge it. It was objectionable as providing only for the liquidation of debts abroad, wheresa the. money is urgenti y needed for bome assination, | The Banksare declared almost famalyaat, "Gold"
No intentional justice has over bean dono and silver have again advanced to a premium. New York December let. SPANISH CUBAN TARES ON THE PELSID in theso column to the noble lord the The work of fitting out cruisers and generally
SECRETARY for the CorONZE. Ele ability strengthening, 1d Navy to reported notirely
HAVANA, Dezogibar Iltb. batbuietly programing. At the Brgoklyn Nuvy
The Fos de Cuba, a momenting on that part, and magacity have never been denied; his Turde the Ordianuge Barents is barily engaged of the Presidente dieninge which relate to Cuba, fairness and moderation "never impugned preparing the srainmentti the frigates Colorado. saya sa General Grant's language seems tu srid Minnesota, whisture being fitted for sen have been obosen to Wound, the Basceptibilities But it was apparent that he had allowed torride," "All nascaqury stores for a three years' of the Spaniard he neems to lice playing with himself to be awoyed by official statements, Council Room, the Authorities in Japan will we think. lin. It is rumoured, that some Buglish rapimatscrutea are ready to be put myôn thêm: There's be does not know the temperament of the that be had rogsted the question of the thought this the most suitable time and place
ure negotiating for the purchase of Egyptian - tripple turreted monitor Beasoke six gane, is Spaniards any more than Napoleon did
în the bands of the" workmop; making resily | The Diario geziautos the ions of the messge, blockade of Hongkong by the Chinese to ask your attendance for the purpose of pre- railways,
to go into. "jamniosion. The loop gf-war which was published while spectativas met Quatomy cruisera from Sir Brooka Rosurz- weuling to you the apnoraty tostimonial, on Hertford will be ready to rajeive her drew ni pending between the United States and Spain. At all events it is to be bopad eo, Let A Cabinet Council will meet on January 18 ten days. She will be filed with torpedo. It.praised tintly the President's refusal to we: 80's point out of view, in preference to that vella, of the Royal Humung Sosisty, voted to you unanimously for the onenige had hydianity. the Japanese people, understand that the to consider the siloine of Count Andrassy apparates Other vessels how ling op in knowledge the Othan insurgents aa belligerente, of the united voice of the Colony. Further which, yon displayed during the typhoon of infiction of tortare is regarded as one of the respecting Turkish reform.
ordinary will be brought to the Brooklyn Taxd and anya the part of the areanga relating to proof of this face was not needed than the Hongkong. There is out for much of you, and and placed in gbting edition, Brory, Spain in studiously obsuure. Finally, the Diari
Inu very sore but there is no one who dres most strongly marked hues of demarcation The Times mgas our complete adhesion department of the Navy is reported as busy at the conclusion of two lunes sudo unlf of wording of his despatch in reply to the not fully anneer in the honour the Sciety. which divide the semi-c'vilised from the Franco fred Italy, Late alieady adhered to it, - praparing the Navy for native operations, critician on the message, says - We believe memorinis sont from Hongkong on the has conferred upon you. I convoise it myself civilised nations of the earth, and they will ju
**LOSION, 17th Januity. TWEED'S ESOAPE FULL PANICULARS OF THE General Gruit bas disgusted the inquryente, subject. In that document ha distinctly out of the brightest honours that can be not be content until the stain is removed.
Const Igustia and Zichy have overcome the New Tenk Decomber otu, founded abs and sigh prin contre Loninninted the opinion that the exercise confused upon anybody. I hope you may both
live long to enjoy it. from their gode. Tu is to be hoped that the inclination of the Forte to listen to their The escape of Wm. M. Tverd, a tearlt long to the spirit of the Amerinan people, who col by the Chinese Government of the right agitation lately commenced against jis reten-representations concerning fuancini refcrua anticipated, has ab laes become an accomplished neatly desire peues, and has satisfied no one of search complained of in close proximity
fast. His imprisonment was therely formal, and. DUO D'AUMALI ON THE BYS OF MATRIMONY. tion will not be allowed to die out, for a Bech Power singly will make verbal friendly, though nominally tučer restraint, he has been
NEW YORK, December 12th. to Hongkong for the purpose of defest more signal instance of man's bardhesried-ropresentations reapesting Osant. Andmory'e la the habit of being azooka panded by the warden Livis despatches my it is reporizza that the ing - atenge damtka piro, of Uhinese of Ludlow strest Jail, and un assistant, in Duc d'Ammals, whose wife died in 1806, is subjects to defmud the, revenue if their Bess to mar than this cannot be quoted. In nebema
visiting his friends, taking his daily drives and shortly to carry Princess Thiere of Deawork.- China thore in unfortunately a truly Oriental
"FRANZE,
prasing much of his time with his family in She is twenty two and the Duo fifty-three. country, did not affect the freedom of the LONDON, 16th homey, Undison-avenue. There is no doubt that the a Lary PoR ONE HUNDEED THOUSAND TZDOPS, port and afforded no valid ground for diplos The French cries bas ceased. THE VARIOUS HOUSE FLAGS cousins to the wees and sufferings of the
plin bad. been holly prepared. Oppars a
QUEZ CANAL ADMINISTRATIONALES
mantic romanstrance, that the appointment of tunities were frequent, and the delay was merely ULESZANTINOPLE, Detember 14th, LONDON: 17th January.. to make ançoes a surety. Yesterday was de The Garernment bustoritered a level 100,000 × Chinose Conand would be a pabacca for the Although the French Cabinet romaine un-¦ appointed time, and the result shows that lumen, besides contributions from Egypt of evil; and ended hy ospressing & hope that changed, the Ministera still maintain thoje preparations were well arranged, and his escape 22.900 and from Tunis of 8,000,
how anmplished without the slightest dif. The Govorimas lus fuformed the Sues the Colonial Government would be success individual spínicas
culty, Warden Dunban, wao bad charge of Canal Company that it considers the manage- fisl in its endeavoute to remedy a'atata' of him at the time of bis escape, tius offered & ment of this anal satisfactory, and hus no lus things" which capoos the colony to the im- YACHT RACE FOR THE DOUGLAS reward of $10,000 for Tweed's capture. The tention of interfering, :
CHALLENGE OUP-- -- coumetanoes ardor which Trved was transfer.now WAS THE DIKSOT ATLANTIC VABLE putation of giving protection and encourage Tbig match, the abief erent in the yachting rod frear Blackwell's Island, where he who
ment to a contraband trade, and keeps up a ultimo: an ediet degrading an offletzl for eso, mus sailed on Tuesday, and na it was oarceritad us a criminal, to Ludlowcatreet SA VYA LONDON, December 15th feeling of irritation incompatible with the ad I hope the Council will agres with me in
The, monogers of the Direct United States to decide the momentous question whether the Jail, where he was held in tefsult of bail on NEW CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE Big torture. The magistrate of the Tune Douglas Challons Cap should be cube civil anica, are as follows When bewis Cable in this dity state that the recent breaking peaceful and friendly relations which Her
an district, in the province of Kwangen con-sorbed or thas it should bu fought for again, tried and fraud guity of misdemeanor, be of the onble wire in the Atlantis cunnot be MAJESTY's Government is desirous to main- Colonial hoe so the Foreign Office, from HONGKONG;:
nived, it appears, with one of his underlings no little interest was exciteit in yachting gitelee. was rentenced by Judge Davis to take obousted for in any other way than that to win with China. The entire misappraben-
Min referance, to the norrespinñenco, Zaid. Naigd, having won the cúp last season, was your imprisonment, being one year for euch break was caused by some vessel; but whether. at some iniquity in connentión with a trial, The Norge, and it the Bold manage to go of count is the indictment, of which he was fastid framt nocident or design id just at present son of the state of affairs this despates hefore Parliament in April last, relating to the and ordered the application of oral torture the matou this time, would take sbe coveted waily. This was in Truember 1872. He was known, and they decima to express an opinion reveries, and which appears to have been comphiots of the mercantile community of removed to Blackwell's Island, but at the cation that entier. They declare, however, that
Hougkung gainst the action of the Chinese: to compel a woman to persist in a false con- prize for good and sil sud bers of the your bis ins gere applied to the Court of the cable, on esamiantion recently, was in per- mainly formed from Sir Brooke ROBERTSON's revento ergizers in the neighbourhood of tho fession which had been extracted from her upcoislly to be letres. The courts Appeals for his releare, on the ground that the feat orders that considerable force must have representations, we endeavoured to set forth, colony, I am directed by the Earl of Carnarvon It is most probable that private ends are too however, being from Hongkong to Macao and
law fired the, pasishment of his crime ai.one, been used to disarrange it. The company bara.
Bart of Derbyn aspy of a despa ob addressed often served in those abuses of power, which beak must of neceselt present opportunities for year imprisonment and fine. Tas Court of offered a reward of £1,000 for the discovery of and it is to be hopea, with some success. It to transmit to you for the consideration of the the weakness of the law renders easy to un-jockeying, good seamanship, and last, but not Aprende sustained the appest, and in Joze the easel which brose the cable is possible, however, that, in the frat heat of to bis Lordship by the officer Administering
DATA GIRLY STORY..
anatam indignation, that some injustice was the Government of Hongkong m absence of LONDON, December 15. scrupulous officials. It is some satisfaction and menna lesst, gend leak; and, therefore, last ordered Tweed a release. Tue lawyers fur hope springs ekernal in every skipper's the people, fearing a decision in his favor, had
A special despatol from Berlin to the London done to Earl CARNARVON in this way that Sir Arthur Kennedy. Lord Darby will no doubt remember thist Sir Brooke Robertson in that ore of these bad en las met with breaat, even if his rivals are "hall down." abead in the mean time commenced civil spite against" soms eart of retribution, though it is lamen- Ur yachts are terribly eat down in numbers, red for the recovery of $3,700,000 sf stolen. Zamis anys that it to believed that an acest of sufficieer alowance was not made for his his dispate of the let December, 1874, reported and wa lok back regretfully to the time when money. When this suit was brought, Tweed's Prasicont Grant has arrived at Cetlique, offering ability at that time to obtain fall inforatathist in omsequence of his reprecavations to tably indequate in proportion to his offence, we have unilated as the starting of twelve of hwyer, moved for a band of priorare before to the Herzegovina. Insurgents the small tion on the subject, and the diffoilty of the Cantonese authorities thoir revenue, sten
eruizers bid been placed under the foreign But a few such examples would no doubt birteen vessels for a Douglas Obnilenge Uap Judge Dosobne. Tas motion was grauted, and arma, dangon, and amman tion that cher night
univing, at such a distance, at a correct collectorate of Custome, and that not one bass Lave a salutary effect upon the adminis race but theagh few in number, the fronts collusel for the people appealed from this de stand in need of
alerted on Tuesday were tried, good ones, and decision to the general term, when it was quashed.
estimate of the case In the respect only has of complaint had been brought before plm since. Lord Cariervon derived from Hat tration of justice, which is new too frequently mast be "thankful for small mercies Stations Tweed's counsel then appealed to the Court of
any injustice been done to a statosnian, announcement the impression which was Appeals. The decision of the court; releasing a mere mockery. We should, toc, rejoice to worst in Nair bour Tweed, was given June 15th, He was time I fear you will think that be an de plume to whom, whatever his politics, every probably shared by Lord Derby that the
tom Coulabeda, Kowloon, to mark-boat jo see China cuting ande the use of torture as Macao Boada, back to Hongkong, fuishing at diately arrested on the civil suite, and an the of your worrespondent is something more than Englishman is bound to accord esteem and revenue service of the Canton Government would henceforth be performed by these steam bad minute perdon--A few winutes, dra Ludlow street jail, in default of $3,000,000 bail. dtionTyne.maila ars beginning to
ormitere alone under the command of respon has never been, an instrument of goon Butight o'clock the starter sent the thres hosts A aution to relay 218 Ball was refused by ran overfond, so that our urdinarily inanac It is cortainly characteristic of Lord Canalle Uhours, and that the miscellaneo it is to bo feared that it will not soon be away, and they soon got up the muslin "ind Judge Barrett Another order of arrest was distance from the centre. 3f civilisation in which Navor that, on learning the true state of the of small vessels watch had no brag barrassed relegated to the lumber room of the Past bogan the trip in a light breeze from the sun sorved on Tweef on the 8th of October, under you are privileged to live and more, in vastly case, he should frankly admit, as ho do the trading jauks of Bongbong would be alto ward. Naiad at once stopped to the front, and its civil enfie for $100 168 No Increased. The British representative to again that he was boating and a wrong impress gether withdrawn. It is therefore with great Goverment in China is based fipon-tarror. Wase kept good second all the way ball was fixed at $50,600 On the 16th of No amonges no, ao that possibly the quiet of carton and express himself anxious to fire regret that Lord. Chrunrven leurne from the and terror exclusively; her code is one of down the harbour to Salphur Channel yember the Court Appeals offered the winter may be broken by some position en
manolosed despatch, that the legitimate traders HAKOW sud) Mesura, Hall &Holtz and belly blood, almost Draconian, in its severity; and Naml not "going as she has done lately, being decision of the general term, dening the bill countera; should any rameur of these reachy for the grievancs. The language of the Colony "ara atill húrrassed by srized
apparently out of rim, and, in spite of shifting of particulars naked for than sweeping way the outer circle in which your correspondent used by his lordship now is very different to vessels offered by bluese, muder no her magistratas would be loth to part with sails and trying them in all sort of plous, she the last hope that remained to Tross of delay movet, your renders shall bare the beast of that employed by him in his despatch cognised legal count and winned by pers what they doubtless regard as a useful engine moved very luggishly according to our think the trial of tus auita on choir merits.. them see that your contemporary is in of March last. He is now desirous, as who have frined a portion of the for obtaining information. Withal, however, ing. The usual light winds and baffing aire therefore, it is pressed, availed himself of the defefal durapa trout the accident of Mis
adjuising proringe, and that Fresh cases are re- taken inmediately, through the bampered Naine tor passing Graun Idland,uly ground of hope left, namely, fight. His
good States, but I have not heard of any chants offices of Lord Dear, to allay the ported in which note at violence and spoliation Aro Rileget, to have been committed by these
drore ber through the water a fair pace ber people, in the weed nice that gentle time dues for him to bo released from the rivals being in the doldrums for a long tras stated that withstanding Freed's escape, be traniola of office, moantime it will probably that Her MAJESTY'S Governant uncorrate by the Provincial Government of Canton of
the gravity of the This slice of good fortune gave Naiad great intended to prosent the sivil anita just need that he quite able to hold his own
which have maintaining a "ourdon" of armed resuele of the complaints A cost ludicrous actno occurred at. Peking been urged so long and so strenuously all sizes und descriptions round the island of advantage, and, profiling still further by though Tweed was still in enutody. The grimi- jediojously keeping the Lanto shors, she and stil, will, however, bave to be enspended.
Mr. Peckham said he was not surprised ab ceremony of an execution. It seems that indisposed to afford then the omdatles ven rise to suc
the other day, during the rather tragich the mercantile unity, or are Hoogkong for the collection of their cus
jacowaut slipped away same two or three miles while the
und well founder complaints other two y perfectly helpless it's start oslim,wear's evape; his ly wonder was that it A telegram to the Shanghal Courier states The Whits Wored here passed that yuchte with land not happened en her. Tweed bad boob sendu uten were led out to auffer the relief to which they may be a part of the Colong that Lord Carnarvo
penalty of doompilation; but one of them, in-
Lord CarAnow here exhibits a carnectly invites Lord Derby's assistance and Now YORK... Mesara, S. M. Petfingill & the Caper alan at lata aberrant sad the fra baked crows enged they might not surprised at any exhibition of co-ruption on act of revenge, inflated soon himself the ex-most considerate anxiety to extend to the and co-operation in devising some, means of
that Parliament has appropriated a signal flying Moderate brants North-east, allowed all sorts of Eberty. He was, he end, tending either a geim joke or usisa luat fueble
Hongkong, Jacancy 3rd, 1876;
has started for bins.
Boon drift into a breese, however pudente the part of our officials All the papers, edi and tram whatever quarter it wight be,torially, to-day are lead in the denunciation of quisite pain of biting his tongue very early in Colony the fallest protection and assistance inflacing the Chinese Government to protest balt before his turn arrived. By the time the to which it can lay claim. His mind as their legitimate revenae by better regolated Ho Atai, master of the junk Tai T, as Natad was of course the first to rest the long Sheriff Connor, for a gruss and culpable hendamis reached hien, bis mouth was naturally apparently been disabused of the notion that and lessvezativoe mesenres Lord Carnarvon, charged, before the Marine Magistrate pentarday wished for open, und, getting the wind has lived, ungligence. The Sheri ja alden to the Share filed with bland and thir he voided, with Hongkong is a smuggling depôt, and that Martinet, consected, havingasqued to waist,
in bis despatah to Sir A. Kennedy of (ká 22nd, by Mr. J. J. Collag>, Aasinfant Inspector of reached away area for Maso.in good style, for the full amount of pecunity danjages which On the 6th inst., at Amoy, the wife of D. A.dunks, with leaving the harbour on the 15th Naomi nad Woss drifted about for lanky by estained in the pito gainst Tweet, hetty goodwill, full and the unada's a grievances were caly the result of its own sur circumstances and to the progress of sous-
faco. The mir was blinded with the slower r December last withen a clearance. He was bour afterwards, their skippers driven almost bat his coal bound for and considerably taken aback Unit the next the credit of enlightening him on these poiôts China and foreign Powers, a reconsideration of wrong doing. There can be no doubt that marcial inter and relations between fined $8 after asking an exonse that his wife
to the verge of innay at the signs of a breeze
NEW Your, December 9th, moment the head if the vindicere indid belongs to Bir ARTZOR KENNEDY. From the proposal orignally made by Her Majesty's was 'captain.
within arm's length of them searly, and at last Oplocele NEW YORK, Decembar Oth, moment the best of the viados re-individ they drove across the elas and pegged,
Shanghai Courier Correspondent.
the despatches read at the mecting of the Minister in 1969 for the appointmens of a The Inspector of Schnala fua called our útesy merrily aftar Naied Tho mark boat Central America, is in the city. He spake ju
A Council on Friday, this is indeed. Obinces Consuler officer in Hongkong, who tion to a mistake sdo by us yesterday, in com at MoCRO WAB rounded by Neiad at about 3 towing terms of the Nicaragua rotte, telested
ahould be ontrasted with the privilege of col obvious. Happily for the Colony thing from jank musters receipts for export paring St. Sarbour's with. St Stephen's. The 'olost. Naomi following at about 4 o'clock, by the Commission appointed to select the moit
Chim, and of saine to-bem stalur rooepta former, the scholars are taught a forsiga Inagu being about porch, the yachts were able to lay and Pacifle. He eiya bowever, toat Captain one hote te binks way possibly get drank, sions of Her MAJESTY'S Consal at age; in the fatter, their own. En accordanos their course to Lantau, but of the point the Ln had greatly over-stiuated the local ad- och perfectly sober when donning ro Lord CARNARVON bis now done all in his Farbe import duty on gooide shipped to China with the Gennt.in-sid scheme, St. Stephen's in wind fell light, and Naine gradually got twig vantages to be derived. The development of tropont Liverpudlian timbers (say) power to pronto a cessation of the present from Hongkong It appeared that anch an commerce generally cannot pe over-estimated, would evidently do well to provide themselves In Chica torture is an institution. It is in. Class I; St. Saviour's in Class IV. The fit sad into a "elock only." During the wee says there is no danger of america mesking with certificates from their home oircles as to Ferations and arbitrary course of conduzi ofrangement would substantially protect, the
the amount of liquor they can balance before.
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grim one undoubtedly, and forms part of the dark shading in the picture of Chinese social life. The most ardent admirer of the inste tutions will be to sans of the Central Kingdom vil by ready
be expunged from them. In urove torture liugared long, a retis of the barbarian from which its people had emerged, and the clergy
fay be it mentioned, were not ashamed to
and other Western countries may, in time tend to bring about reforms in the judicial administration in China, together with the abolition of torture.
THE NICARAGUA
The Recorder of Liverpool, holde that e
entitled."
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cobopla. belong to different olenaed,In the and Wave are or, six minuten later. The wind feasible route for a ship canal bat Pen Aliant publican na the right to reluso drink to any-its. Governor does not abara the outcaly on goods.imported into the Colony trom
only aeboot, therefore, with which St. Savioursing the wind got up again, and Nalad rippled sun be strictly compared is the Victoris Boya ulous on the squille, and, of course, thinsfog School,
hereelf alone, hold the Gap tolerably safe. But
The best-laid bones o' mice and men ---
Which being interpreted remains, wou believe, that WAS FOTON, December 12th,
SOPIUM
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
WEDNESDAY, 19th Jummary.
ACTUUR KENNEDY,
of Christian churches, to their eternal in. He was pounded oa and pharged.. It appeared, ahem, and it was made out to be. Naamupport of costarian schoole, Ose of the mat- 86014; 8602); and solvers cheata pliced at $603 Those propositioLS SOZU EN be quite Foreign Colletorate arged by Sir Artbur
willing lige. Happily those cril and be the Carafe Buga, mad said, it had been the antither white suil appested, and Wave entered majority in the flouse sindromua vila prised at $1150 guests, of Benares 400 cheeta, they cannot but not beneficial on the 1874 less distasteful alternative, but
POLICE INTELLIGENCE
19th January READ Bevon The Hun, U. HAT. AVIOLENT OBALE COOLIM“
FIFORT CARGOES.
Per Kashgar for London, &s, p
EXCHANGE.
Bank Dille, on demand, 3/11 Bank Billa, at 90 days' sights/111 Beak Bills até montys sigul 4/05 * Oredita,a§ 5 monthe sight.
Dcommentary Hills,ató months' Sightasining
4/03.
for the
lactors footing. Instructions have been complaint on which they justify the con-- At the Poline Court yesterday, a az on
transmitted by Lord DEREK to Sir The Sinnence of the arbitrary and unnsani course
bich the colonists bave terined's Blockade board the British ship Carolus Magnus appeared
WADs and Sir BROOKE ROBERTSON to give of the Island. It will be seen, however, from alleging that he aboutlet him, and that he dreis you can't at always sometimes tell how things between the two political parties in Congress
az opinion as to the best means of remedying the enclosed despatch that the Colonial Govern- Exito Couphinaat said he wanted a suit. way turn out, and in this case they went very to ass which shall be the first in getting before mons, but it turned out to the mon himself chagley for anddenly, to the dismay the people on kaedett, to the Onstitution, A good business domo to-day in New Painehe evil. It remains to be seen whether thement, and the general community are as avere a Hongkong, and that they wou'd regard thu had followed him to Court to watch his action. of Neiad crew, white nail abowed up prohibiting the division of public manera to the bat at varios, rated, iz 1303, 35976 2800 will adopt the propositions insde by Sins ever to the appointment of a finese Conan establistweb in the Dolany of a branch of the however, in evidence, that age when bad as the. This was terrible, but Hongkong was a longters which will begouidered at the Democratic Saler New Benares also variųnz rales, viz., other, and each bad been drinking. Mr. May way of and there was a fair sailing breeze and Caugus to-morrow, will undet likely be the policy 3566, 8661, $570: The stock of Patna w objectionable so far as they go, and Kenedy in bis despatch of the 55th August,
tack or two employ it to extort confession, from uns remarked strongly on the conduct of the crew tolerably open maker. After
reference to this as well as in ether questions; and of Matwa 139 aheste,
trade of the Colony," The suppression the utter nabom, though: well worthy In the feat up from during the session. zont disorderly one that had visited this port apon the cons
of all revenue cruisers except those of consideratiop could hardly be carried nighted days have gone by, and society no for some time, He ordered the two before him Green Island Naiad got sway a little, but
under the immediate authority of the out without much preliminary discussion and Er. Louis December Lith.
navoidable delaye; and: Lord Carnarvon is longer chafes beneath the horror of this to find security to keep the pends, brit it chay her two rivale stuck-muel 25 close to be THIETI-MILLION DOLLAR-LAND SWINDLE,
For Lon52 965 balea Raw Silk, 74 bales oppo would, we suppose, mean the sup-mo mazioa thus if possible steps should be aume up again they would aut belet of so easy pissant, the little fans having to rosie
Animmange kund svindle lang just exploded."; horrid and inhuman exercise of cruelty. But and they mad better tell usir Huipuubes that it minutes time allowanos making ber it seems to have extended to some of the prm Waste Sill: 33 borea Silk Fiese Guote For Pression of all those vessels under the com- taka infediately through the good offers ot that time is not very long ago. So take as they were also warned especially dangoroa Noad Lailed the Dimahipal cities of the Union, and even to England Continent 300 bales Raw Silk 3 boxes Forgees: saund of Chinese officials. This would be Lond Darby to niloy the irritation, which ant
eat and passed the lins at 126. 5m, and then came and Crooked men York Raw For Boston |
acts annutorally in the and to the year 1600 an English gentleman ramed Ad loqu'est was opened yesterday the and award cabin olan, on a tha ustee bid Germany. Orokid, real-estate ace hare for Now Fort 19 baie Ro fits 1,950 2500 or trascice and extortion are practised by more ny Impression tent Her Majesty o Payne, implicated in the attempt to restore Caternment Civil Hospital, before James Run-slip by until the arrival of the next heat. One Arbunssa and South-eastern Missouri for somo Tea, 200 piega, Siit.⠀ .⠀
these craft.A clear understanding of the Government under-rate the gravity of the urged so tariff and publication of the the ports and oily community. Janks 11, kuown as MONTGOMERY'S Plot, sell, Esq. Coroner, and a jury comprised of two, three, four, five how slowly the band's years. They bid ingemies in Unsinnati, Pitte
of the Chiness Customs complainly which bave been met
the long and estreadonly by Mezers, Thomas Ferent, C. F'. Caldwell, and Fitz { nove—and love poses the minck and wins the burg. Philellaptis, New York, and Manchester, was put to the tortura by the Scotch Privy Repp, on the pady of a Uhiness Endale, aged antch by our minute! Naomi followed to England: As in estimated thie deeds to over On Losion,
regulations, together
are indisposed to which duties are levible and for them the protection and relief to which Statious so Council, acting under instructions from 40 years, named Tam Acbns. The body; it minuicé afterwards, and thus ended the race twelve million nores of land have been forged
payable," Sir ARTHIE's second suggestion, they may be fairly entitled Lord Carav London. The British public would be ter appears, was loud to the bench, near the for the Douglas Challenge Cup.
and disposed of the valuation being treaty fro Kowloon Dooks, by F.C. Fratar, on the orening
to thirty million dollars,: The land. Uporstud
is extremely desirable, the mora so since His is informert by Sir, A. Kennedy that he has ribly scandalised by the commission of such of the 17th Instest. Tas coroner id that a
has never bi upon in Orner by non-residente, and as the
Excellency er been able, though he has falled in all his efforts w ubìam from the Cau- an atrocity nowadays; then it excited no pertain amount of mystery hong about the
records were mostly destroyed during the dril
repeatedly applied for it, to obtain a copy of tonese Authoritice a statement of the tariff of affair, and thère, wonki be a great amount of eurprise and no indignation. When it
war, the Ring had every facility, to, barry out
the tariff dates. There is some good reason, exports and import duties which they claim to evidence in the onse, but as this was mail đấy rememberell, therefore, how very lately this they would do nothing more at pr. seat than
the enormous swindle. The deeds bave bem seld Oy, BOMBAT.-Bank, on demand 2:3
of course, why the Chinese officials are golovy on the trade of Hongkong, and this eit over the United States not England. The ON CALCUTTA, Dank, on demand 228
backward in responding to aronsonable custot gives additional weight to the qua most detestable practice dounibed in Old view the body and tuko vidonge of identifica
Grand Jury has indioted Dr. Thomas KON SHANGRAIDPA,
plaint referred to in the fourth par. of the letter. reqiast like this. The real truth is probably from this departament of the 3rd of March last, England, some allowance may well be tion. The doctor's certificate abowed that the bag tauheir ouolicy was oharged by Barmon Durid S. Enghum, and James L. Bank, sight
724
the tariff is seldom adhered to, and it that a sport duty is exacted on goode losvink left side of the bend had been crashed in neil Chinese constable 309 as follows and Lawton for complicity, Launton kaaaii to have-Private, 30 days' night mann 75
woukh, not be safe to violato its conditions the colony as if Hongkong were part of the made for a people who have never by à stone and death had probably rated. The constable sold, at a quarter to one o'clock bean the executive man und operated extend rely reached the clearor light of the fan this wond. The husband of the decorad, yesterday the 18th. inst, be was on duty at the in England. The dap of these svindlere ura
if the SHAKES
continually
they were well-known. The territory of Ubina. Sur A. Kennedy in bo higher and purer civilisation of the West, Docks, dubided the body, ad id be last 20 Supreme Court who number of people numeroas; and in a quiet way any millions of
proposal for the establishment of a joint députon of 25th Aug. 1874, sugrested, that the identified and end he my collected at the stairs leading to the Court. He i dollars have been pocksted. Parties who hava
Board in Hongkong or Chinese Kowloon to following terms should if possible be obtained:
18The suppression revenue ornisers and whe in all their gropings after ruth and deccooed alive at 5 pm on the 17th inat, af told them to away, but the prisoner, who was purchased Missouri and Arkansas Linda darisg
investigate cases of alleged illegal soiure, depth press the fattacchiato authenty of justine bare never had the clear rays of which time he left home to go for bie wages.ugo.of them, would not go. He pushed the the past few youre hail better look, well to their
O his retain he was told she bad gone to obin
with the publication of the decision in each the Hoppo, wasis is offiuos bolding his appoint Christianity to aid thora, Bat for the pro-etin Jem. The inquiry wis then adjourned prisoner to make bim go, whereupon the prie bittes,
case, is also an excellent one. It is to disment direk from the Imperer. 2nd.-A clear gönor strack him en the brosát, -game of the Taut bạn centuries box mush, maliji ball-mitt szenie aflevered.pl/dh-salamazon dag
Ant in the arent litakapofto belter abould we be than the Fagan Obins
Imprisonment, say
being agreed upon, Hongkang will be chosen bluese customs cegulations, together with tho mea? Our laws were harsh and unequal pie of that by the abolition of the detective
A New Orleans paper congratulates the perio PROVIDING FOR THE NEW TEA
as the place of meeting, though perhaps this ports and station at which entice aro levible Mak Amare, coolie, au saumll-footed wo
is not a matter of great importance, and the and payable and he appointment of a joint our prison systern rigerous and cruel, our force Naw ways, burg ars are captured man hang up a pair of trownets to dry at the
salcetion of Kowloon might be
by board to sit at Hongkong or Chinese Kowloon to be regarded by investigate anger of alleged illegal seizure, with poor interrably oppressed. It is to be framed within a few hours after the offence transpired back of Wanchi Market, and thinking she could
the Chinese as a contrasion and proof of the publication of the decision in each onse. Lunt 1. A olient complained to his counsel that the not run after him, he anatahed them and an that the spirit of Christianity had not gone for min bling too dineb in the argument te bat nicanetaule No. Nd was the act, gave glo,
Cesure of the British Government that the Carnarvon is disposed to think that if the above investigation should ho condusted with conditious were de septed and strictly approved far then towards leavening the lung. the jary, "Oh exclaimed the barrister, don't and ought with when ing the laws, can be tried by civil courte, bud969 per sbarch
In Europe, as in Asia, torture bus always you know scattering shots hit the most birde?" In spite of the evidends against him, the pti ant by military sribundle, with all the rights la Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's absolute irapartiality. While, however, we by the Chinese Government they would ac the proposals of ARTHUR Dace shackle she honest and legitimate Vanity Fair says that the Right Hon. J. G. Boner denied the, oburgo tie was sent to opench ones he reared by the ventis nation of Saree-38 per cent, discotal. proved a failure. By its application, it is Dodaon, M.F., has been requested to proceed one's hard inhour
the renty of 1795.-
Hongeng. Canton and Maoag Steamboat Co.'s KENNEDY as the best that could be trade of tho Colony, and prepare the way to is
Coufarger weasure of relief such us might be affurdo true, confessions were frequently wrong from to Constantinople to examine into Turkish ACTION FIGHT DIETERN TUNGKUON GOULIES Thakull witences by military tale Shures-1 per cent, discock at present, inasmuch as they are mor by the proposed stallsbient in Hongong of the writhing victime; but in how many cases funnoos, and will shortly laive England on that
bunale which sect American citizens aball be” Shangun Stoam Navigation Company-fle likely to Mr. WHITTALL in hoping | The enclosed despatch hardly leaves room for
conceded
than a a larger demand,
+1 breach of the Foreign Collectorate of Custome with
that the story thus elicited had no other foundassion, Lord Napler of Erick and Mr. Gia Low Abong a cock as the Tek Tin betel sint sinulled, 671 por shore.
oben were originally intended to soupape shop at Bhek tong tuoi, was carrying mater Spuin in or degree Favombly,
the Beagrong Gas Chupany's Share575 por
I be looked upon ouly as an instalment deult that the abuses pointed out in the letter tion than the narrator's faney it would be him, but neither of them can undertake to go, when a coolie carrying bapanwogd ran aguinat olim of the United States in the first propoal hard to say. That it was so in numerous The same jours states that Air. Ayrton bug him when going intoane next house and he fell tious giving Robugad partece the right to be Hongkong Hotel Company's Sharos-50 per of what the Colour requires. To the men from this depattinent of the 3rd of Maroh mercantile Community mantot do last ati erist to a great extent, and I us cases has bean most amply and satisfactorily been requested by the Khedive to proceed to Several mim from the betel nut shop went out used by ounsel, to singer witnessee, and share
Egyptin order to examine into ned to odrine to resist the cock, but they were overpowered employ other secondary safeguards, but with Chinese Imperial Loan~9109 $
hotter thin strenuonely support His Er to request that you will draw Lord Derby'a proved. The wretched prisoner stretched upon the gyptian Bnance, and will shortly by ten sopan cooles, after a savore fight, and the reserration that all unch trials shall be ne
lenoy in the line
bebas sketched our attention to the statement of the Acting of policy on the rack or otherwise tormented until Jeste England for that purpose. drove them into their own premikes, wound.pording to the law of 1821, which provides for BALDS ON JANUARY 19TH, AS REPORTED BY All that can now be done is to wait the of the junk Wing Cheng Lung, azlawfully
the Registrar General that two of the ore In ihr wuarespondence of the Duchess of ing one man sorpray. The police came and rare peditious, proceedings, than those of CI 110 result of the reference of the matter to tzed willis British waters on the 25th Mural he could bear his sufferings no longer Marlborough, dos fist published, there are tour of the Tangköon, aspanwood duo fan civil courte for common crimes to time of peace.
Califoruis Fongus-15 bags, at T.16.1.0.0 Foking As the Govero remarked, the faal, word tortured by the Clauses officials
travelling trader. waż fam to put his ingenuity to work letters containing certain traits of society and were arrested, and the rounded muu. Kwan Spalo also offers to revías all sentences passed Up Tongsang-loong
Black Pepper 100 bags, at $8.30. by Wing tivo Should it be so, an improvement may able to take the whole matter into burly con
obtaued ought to be in the affirma- lord Carnarvon hopes that Lord Derby will be to concoot a tale which might satisfy his in of individual character. 1 born this Tear Akyo was sent to hospitaly by soorta martial on American citizens where
with being leaky at Flay," writes her Grace in The prisoners, who denied that they were it shall be antisfactorily shown that such won on to travelling Fridor. terlocutors, or he would give ready responses No. I., bavity Pop at Dise with the King 668 purtion in the fight, wees and 31 each tences were in viola Ton of establhed Jam White Wax-2 pieces, as $7180, by Kin- be hoped for in trade, especially of the West sideration, and thus he will faro him with bis to artful questions designed to make him in- guiness, a reference to William the Third, FAMILIAR PACK IN COURT, G (Thía réply, is stated to be unsatisfactory to the foong to travelling trøder, o
Coset, which has lately been most seriously opinian me to the course of action whian would As Chenug If, the Government Beaverging United Staten,
Bel Dates-100 bags; at The 1.6.5.0, by Took interfered with by the audacious acts of the the grievance to which it hus so long beca be beat onloulated to relieve the Colony frou criminate suspected though possibly inno. Towever, love of money betray itself in
anceceding opjatle="Wa love won 70 Pounds contractor, was fined $5 a few days ago for a AN INTRENATIONAL PRIZE FIGHT. mee to travelling trader, m
Customs officials. If
If, however, an insatia cent parties. In fact, some of the grosset in the Lottery and sexin, I ad Ten Frizes breach of his dutyja day or an after he is FITZIURO December 14th,
Yellow Peus500 procin, at $1,83, by Tack-setery reply arrives, it will be the duty Governor of Hongkong nad to Cantonesd subjected, and plase the relation between the miscarriages of justice which have ever in about 50 of our Ticket, Link they were all fined $10 for allowing his men to take dust-bin An international prize #gülis to be ongnged, ince to local trader, W occurred have been brought about by this paltry Things to of 60. Pounds, and the other rubbish and to-day be was summoned for in between Arthitr Oltin bere end Aler: Derien, ffled Rice3,000) plouin, $183, by Tack of the mercantile community of this Colony authorities on a more musafactory footing
to come forward and bios up for ARTRUZ · The GOVERNOR-I think that despatel aita sight, 20 euch, Lady Pembroke in scornfully neglecting to remove rubbish from the public light weight champion of England. The fight mee tử huéal trailer. abominable practice. Persoas have in the apeken of no one who will play but Halfdatshin on the Folfullum-road, and was egula is to take place within 60 miles of Pittsburg Green Pers1,000 picule, of 32,10, by Task. KERNEDY's proposals by a public and emphatic others to follow will relieve Lord Carnacon of
Good $10.0
mes to travelling treder,
expression of opinion, “ old times not only teen scoused and thrown crowns,” at Ombre,
any imputation of blame, or lukewarmness, or
Bongkong and Shanghai Haat Shares
per cunt, premium. Union Insurando society of Clanton, doy dies
$650 per share. betono Olina Traders, thenrauce Company's share
81,075 per share,
GOSIP AND CONIECTURE AS TO THE
SEWARMDISTOs, Deo la per aliare;
The President's distincting points of issue Chiness Incorance Company $217 per share bowers the United States and Spain, stated Bongtong Fire Insurance Company's Shura in nonflik but any well-informed circle $5424 per share. are as follows and Ohinn Fim Insurance Company's Share $142
Fiat The United Stator bak thist in fatare all-American citizen i Ouba accused of violate Victoria Fire Insurance Company's stezce
for $12,000.
il
ims the
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