LITERARY AND ART GOSSIP,
Miss Jobbo bad moturned to the staff of the Edbo.
The Hour cost £70,000 during its three penta
·exiatones, M.,
A momimest is about to be raised by public subaoription, in Rome, to Palestrina..
The Aelebrated Norwegian printer, M.Tiedo mann, died enddenly, otr the 25th of August, at Criscionin.
"Rubeoriptions are still boing noted for the Daily Express, the new High Charch paper,. which is to be modarately Libernal-Conservativa. The autoription for the erection of a mome ment to Bellin has produced upwards of £1,900, of which the major part has been contributed In Itly.
Oliver. Wendell Halines, the well-known American writer, is said to by the inventor of the band stereoscope, which is unprotected by
putent,
The death at St, Maurios, nane La Bocholic, ir announced of the artist L. Florentin, abo was asted for bea delineations of Algerian and Egyption life,
The Daily Telegraph has lately been printing 200,000 copies a day, and the Daily News rather. mora. The atrocities have given a great
lift to the tatt.
"A sword, said to be 1,400 years old, harloz on it marks that show that it was und in one
r more ernandes, las bout sent to Prince
Milan From Bussia,
The City of Grenoble inaugurated, on August 14 statue in honone of Vancanson, a Defertited Berankis, but there to the beginning of the 18th dentary.
Mr. H. J. Spiro, Leotarer at the University of Leyden, aunounces for publication, by aub- seription, Extracts from the Talmud," pader. the tifti Talmudische Auszüge.' ---
*The death of Count Ameraperg, better kanwą
ly bie pseudcase of "Anustatins Grün," is annonuced by the Cologne dazette. His poets bare carned considerable popularity. **
The Daily Chronicle and Clerkenwell News has just bean sold to the proprietors of Lloyd's
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
OPIUMAN
MONDAY, 30th October Of Patna anlos reported to day at $685, and of Benaria at 85573.Settlements of Old. Malwa as $570, with allowance of twenty-one tuola.
BIOHANGE.
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Sharos16 per cent, discount. Shanghai Storia Navigation Company Tla
70 per share,
Nangkoug Bus Company's Shares-$75 per Hongkong Hotel, Company's Starse-145 per
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sbare.
Chinese Imperial Loan£106.
Weekly News by Mr. W. D. B. Johnson (SALES ON OCTOBER 30TH, AS REPORTED, BY Mitaball & U.), ngout for the sale of negepager property.
A portion of Mr. Hepworth Dixon's MS. robuting to the Holy Land was burned to the recent fire at Mesar. Grant & Co.'s potius works in Turamit-strew. Mr. Frunoillou's new povel was also destroyed.
Thors are two cylinder inscriptions of Bear baddon in the British Museum, and these will. shortly be desaribed and r traustation in full given of them, by Me. W. St, Chad Boeswed, The well-known Aapriologist...
The ketures on Genesis delivered by the late Kov. 8: W. Robertson, of Brighton have been long expected Mesars. S. King and Oɔ. nanounce that they will be published by them during the coming winter seMOD.
The deademy aintes that Me, William Morris bra un pla puens in the pross, the abject of which is the great Forthern story of Sicard and the Niblungs. The author has for the most“ part, followed closely the Eddaje version, of the ble
The monument to Kurl. Wilhelm, the com. poser, of the "Wacht am Rasin," at Sobral: kalden, was unveiled on the 2nd September, The dume of Schneckenburger, the author of cha worde of the song, is alay mentioned on the monuments pag
The Rock calla attention to the readiness with which edgravinge of a Bomish charter, and tending to prhlace familiarity with Bomish teagbing. are adopted by authors and publishers, and urges that "books" no illustrated should be carefully excluded from the family cirole..
monaced cine Captain“ Hautor, whuj
ia concert with the late Mr. Morier Evans. established tiny Hour Levspaper-end-whor | Amidat all the changes and civissades of that: journal, regained its editor in the last, bas heen appointed editor of the Morning Adver. fiver, as snotesaor to the ista Colocel itisharde.
The Aerdeng says:-Steps are being taken for raising & fond for the benefit of Mrs. Henry Kingsley, widow of the bite well known novelist. We regret to lesin that any such effort in Beeded; but, being needed, it should be heartily seconded to the wide area within which Mr. Kingsley on his works were known and liked.
Iis ecated that Captain Burnaby, whone res rent journey to Ehiva and interview with the * Khan arsited so mielu attention in military and -politioni virales, Bas in preparation s narrative of his adventnras" and "experiences, which will shortly be published by Mosari. Cassell, Patter, and Golpin, under the use of "A Ride to
The ponument to the Ruz. Thomas Gillespie
CHINESE. Vermicelli-30 bags, at $8.65, by Wo Tuck Hing to travelling trader,
fee to traveling trader.
Black Popper-ff bazz, at $9.40) by Tuck
Preserved gga-20 packages; ut T 6.7,0,0, Chun Chong to travelling trader.
Dried Lily Flowers 10 bugs, at $8.80, by Coon Olong to travelling brader.
Ningpo Cotton Seed-20 bags, at 82116, by. Chan Chang to traveling trader.
Cardamons (interior), 20 baga, at $21.50, 6y wong Hing long travelling trader. Fishman-3 cuees, at $141.00, by Kwang Hine Chong to travelling trader,
Animal Taline-25 parkuges, at $9.25, by Kwong Wing Shing to travelling trader.
China Root-140 pleals, at $2.48, by Kwong Hop to travelling trader.
Yellow Pens-100 picols, at $1.90, by Kwong Mow Tai to travelling trader.
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HESTER'S DRY MONOPOLE · CHAM
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White Wax- piece, at $58.80, by Kwong THE FAVOURITE FABRIC DEAP DE BANE'S ALE, to Pints and Quarts, Bottled by Wing Shan to travelling trader.
Sagar Candy-200 pičula, at $7.65, by Ying Kea to local trader.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
[Fix MaYALCONER AND CAN, RXOTKYPE,)
Oftenen Sûren;
·
Barodactor-A.
Bacanter-1 .M
Barometer:
30.391
B0118
0.110
Thermometer-Te
78
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BD
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bus bucu created in the mare of Dualermline Tharter stiucial... 10.0 760-
Abbey. It bears the original, šuoription, Corection of Wind. N which objgation was taken by the Board of
Works, to the effent that Gillespie was de-
Yorie...
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&
pueet by the General Assembly for refusing to Dry Thermicheter... 19,0 78.0 72.0 71.9 ttke part in the forced sittlement of a minister
as Inverkeithing, in the year 1752.
Mr. Skinner Proat, the artist, died on the Weather...
29th Anguel, after a lingming illuous of `unny- =monia-Tovstevamad war borgin¬Plymath
Besimi -| -| -
in 1806, and was consequently in his seventiethunthly failca.
year. Mr. Prant had been for many yours, a member of the Institute of Painters in Water Oolours, and the last work he produd exhibited. there daring the past apusos.
L
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ELEMEZEN, vel of the nos in iorbes, teng, and baturaīs..
in lead stati TuRaNomsten, in Fähreshell degrees and fans, kept in the opom
DIENOTION OF WIRD, ir registeral every two points, M, N.N.E NE, ke.
Kjaer or Wish 0 calm. 1 to 3 light breeze. $ to moderate. froh, tasting $10 19 heavy. 10 to Ko vIRKER, Aras uz Wayner. Clear čius sky. C. Candy. 21. Drizzle. P, Yoggy, S. Hail; Lightning M. Misky, Overenst, P. Pawing shower, Q Squally. 2. Rainy." . now. I. Thunder. Bul, brentewing. P. "Vibaily Po
Calm, Thus lettem se reped to indicate any inch over
an average of this niguification.
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FEATHERS, FEATHER TRIMMINGS, FLOWERS, AND ORNAMENTS, for Hars and BoNRETE.
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448 Honghong, 9th May, 1975,
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ESSEN (GERMANY)
SOLE AGENT FOR CHÍNA, E PEIL, Honalova: Shanghai, Cologne (ftermauH.
NOW ON SALE,
FOL 1876,
With_which is incorporated "THE CHINA DIRECTORY.""
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The Academy states stat a collected edition of the poems of Ebenezer Elliott, the Ooro Law "Abycar," two velojes, à beng prepared for publication by Messrs. Houry S. King & Co., under the editoretip of his son, the Rov. Edwin Alliott, of St. Juba's, Antiqua. It will contain Ja uzeol, engraving of the tomb and statute erected to his memory by the working meu of Sheffield, M. Eugène Fromentin, who bas jost died at the age of fifty-six, was a pupil of the latacepe painter Gaba la rat plotuis, exhibited at the Sälan of 1847, wat "Lee "Gorges de la "Obista;* in 1849 he gained a second'chies medal,
sad was abortly after despatched on an arabes. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM AND E TENNENT'S ALE and Jogical mission to Algeria, which enabled bim to study the types and acerès 'by afterwards reproduced.
Messrs. Henry S. King & Co. are about to poliaba parrative of journeys made by Colonel Playfair in the steps of the famoza Abyssinian traveller, Jamea "Brace Peepliar interest at taches to this volume, says the deadeny, because by the kindness of Lord and Lady Thurlow, the great-grand-daughter of James Bruan, "overy large dollection of sin origiäal drawings, which bava never been made public, have been placed at the disposal of Colonel Claylain
A fragtasnt of an audient bronze sickle, found with other article in bronzo in Anhalt, 4 feet -dome-in the ground, bos been feated and found to consist of 90 parts copper and 10 tin, without the emallest trace of arɛepie; antimony, lead, zige, iron, or nickel, According to Quenstedt, zine radiestus a Roman origia for bronze, lead Greer origin, and nickel a Keltio. As the objeck teated belongs to the so-called bronze Ae, it supeure as if tin was known in very early antiquity.
i
-Rain. The bỏm of in for the previous 34 Bowen (noch) dru
from the quantity of water irebes, lama, and takenda.
PANY.
grant
THE Undersigned, Agents for the above gamet Fire to the extout of $60,000 on any 009
FIRST-CLASS RIBK;
at Current Bates.
À RETURN OF TWENTY PEE CENT. (20%) will be made on the premium obarged on all insurans, such RETURN being payable on tho
so of the Policy.
GIUB, LIVINGSTON & Co.
Imperial Fire Insurance Company
38 Hongkong, 1st March, 1874. TRANSATLANTIC FIEIS INSURANCE COMPANY: OF HAMBURG.
of 941 Hongkong, 21st Jané. 1876.
• PORTER.
DAVID CORSAR & SONS' Merchant Navy Navy Boiled
SUANVAS. Long Flax
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NOW ON SALE,
--IMPERIALQUARTO,
ENGLISH AND ORINESE DICTIONARY,
WITH TAK TAN PUNTI AND MANDARIN PRONUNCIATION,
alt
AD ANGLO-CHIKESE DICTIONARY, published at the Daily Press Office, Hongkong.
TOBcomprehensiveness and prancion) sarvios
HE unilorsigned hartog been appointeds Work stands unrivalled. All the now
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*** 39 Mongkong, 16th Notevebem, 1872
OLINENE INSURANUS QUÍMPANY,,
(LIMITED).
NOTICE,
words which the Chinese have of late years been
jenta in machinery, photography, talegraphy, and The family of Sir Issac Newton is at the
in sciennə generally, which, the rapid adTEZDA present day represented by the Earl of Porti
of foreign relatione has imposed upon them, bre mouth, whose ancestor married a daughter of
bere girou in salonso, Bach and every word is the philosopherʻa "micse; and a large mam of
fully illustrated and explained, forming exer Newton'a madueeripta have been carefully
gises for students of a most înstructivo naturs. preserved at Hurstbourne. We are informed
Both the Court and Punti promunciations sie ibat the noble owner has recently submitted:
given, the accmts being carefully marked on these papers to the is aptction of ProtesiBOY
the best principla httkorto attained. The typo- Adams and other Cambridge, men af, neierse, 12OLLUBS graated så anvrent rates on Mar With a view of pronting to the tinierenye Bisks to all parts of the World. napay display the success of an attempt to -make the Chinese and English type correspond Boch 18 are of purely contido interest.cordance with the Company's Articles of As- | in the size of body, thereby effecting a rust. sociation, Two-thirds of the Profia nre dietri-economy of pace achfering a clearness not Academy,
Tao Life Free Prese states, that a low of buted annually to Contributors, whether Shore previously stained, and dispensing with those the coine which more lately found noor Jeru- holders or not, in proportion to the net amount yed margins and vacant spaces which lave entem have been secured by Mr. John Lornia, ; of Fremia contributed by each, the remaining | berotofors characterized Chinese publications. FAS, Kirkoaldy. The coins found consisted of) third being carried to Reserve Fand
ebekels and balf-chokele of Judon, which are considered the mpat interesting of all unsient. coins · · They are silver of the v-rast High Priosit Simon Maccabæus, and bava the nup of risannů an ona aido, sund on the other the bodding rod, with the legends in Hebrew. The date is Alza. in Hebraw-viz., year one, being the frat year of the Festifigste of Prince Simon, or 144 years Bc. Notwithstanding their great age, the coine
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was fraly maintaine (ange the thescem) in
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COMPANY.
THIS Work, in the FOURTEENTH ̈
your of its existence, is
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In addition to, the usual varied und voluminous information, the ONEONICLE
AND DIRECTORY FOR 1876" gostarinte a
·CAXOMO-LITHOGRAPH··
PLAN OF VICTORIA, HONGKONG;
THE FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF
SHANGHAL
A durowo-Lithograph Plata of the NEW CODE OF SIGNALS IN USE AT THE PRAK:
also of
THE FARIOUS HOUSE FLAGS (Designed orprously for the Work,) MAPE OF HONGKONG, JAPAN,
TRE
P. & O. COMPANY'S ROUTES,
AND
THE COAST OF CHINA;
ALSO, THE
Vessels on the Borth.
FOR AMOY.
HE Steamakin
** ESMERALDA,"
the 31st instant, at år.. will be despatched for the boro Fort 20.DAY,
For Freight or Pussige, apply to
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\HT Steamship
Wessels on the Berth.
NOTICE
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIB.
STEAM FÖR ĮSAIGON,SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT
· OB-GALLE, ADEN,SUEZ, ISMALIA,
„PORT, SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES
BOMBAY, BT. DENIS, AND PORT LOUIS.
M THURSDAY, the 2nd November, 1876, The Company's Stonehip TIGER Commandant BRUNET, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, ani CARGO, will leave this Port for the above: placos
-Cargo and Specie will be registered for Los.. don as well as for Mersailles, and accepted in transit throughs Maravilles for the principal plagos of Earope
Shipping Orders will be grant till noon, Cargo will be received on board until-4 P.M. Spesie and Parcele until 3 P. on the 1st November, 1878. (Parecls are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agcaby's Officos) Contents and valus of Puckages, ure, required.
For further particulars, apply at the Con pany's Office.
HÄI POTRY
Agent,
Post-Ofice Notifications.
A mail will clasa' •*-'. For HaiphongToday, the 31st instanty
at 1.30.
Fue Batow, Amy, and Foechow-Per Nainoa, to-day, the Sat instant, at 5 PM,
For New York-Fr ship Hoogly, to-morrow. the let proximo, at 430 P.M.
For Saigon, Oz Thursday, the ad proximo,
at 5 P.M..
For Manila On Friday, the 3rd proximo, at 430K
For Singapore, Queensland: Sydney, Pas mania, New Zealand, and Melbourne Per Bumerset, on Saturday, the 4th proximo, at 11.30 AM
For Bangkok.Per Danube, on Saturday, the th proximo, nt ő P.x,
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES' PAUKET. The United States Mail Packet GAELIC will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 4th November, with Mails for Japan, San Fran ajace, the United States, and Londen, which will be CLOSED as follows i
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board the Packet with Lato' Feo-.. of 12 seats extrs Postuge, until 2.50 P.M. when the Mail is finally closed. Correspondance must be specially directed for clits ronte, and if not fully prepaid will be sent by British Pucket.
Letters. o., can be posted for Canadu, thes West Indies, and other places named bolow, ifo sufficient Amerion ataupe are added to prepay. rican Stamps are sold as thie for.
Honkong, 27th October, 1970; 5- OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM-thew from San Francisco to datiéntion.
SHIP COMPANY.
TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND PAS SENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,
IN CONNECTION WITH THE UENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND JONNECTING-RAILROAD COMPANIES
AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
HE
Aue,
The charge for Registry is 8 cante in Heng- song Staupe and 10 couts in US. Stampe to those places only the times of which are priate ed in Italice. To all the other plhoes wszed correspondentes cannot be Registered through, but only to San Francisco (6 pente).
The following are the charges on correspon- denna thus aeul
PER HALF OUTIE Hongzong US
Stamps Stamps.
Ceata Cent
Captaio Westoby, will be despatabed for the bure Porte TOMORROW, the Ist proxime SS. GAELIC will he despatched for Canada, British Columbia, Now
Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
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Company's Steamer
SOMERSET ' Captain Torrance will be despatched as above
Noon. on SATURDAY NEXT, the 4th November, ut
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON, & Co,
Agenta. 1711 Hongkong, 28th October, 1876.
STEAM TO YUKUHAMA..
HE
P.&.), S. N. Co.'s Steamship
"SUNDA "*
will leave for the above place shortly after the arrival of the Steamship Travancore with the next English Mall.
A. MOIVER,
Superintendent. 1700 Nougkoma, 28th October, 1876.
STAM TO SHANGHAI, THE P. &. O, S, N. Co.'s Stemship T
TRAVANCORE”.
will leave for the above place about 24 hours after her arrival with the next English Mail.
A. McIVER,
Superintendente 1:07 Hongkong, 2848 Cetober, 1870
FOR LONDON, vìà SURZ CANAL. THE Staasip
THE
-----MARTABAN”
will bage early despatch na above.
Fer Freight; opply to
A. MACG. HEATON. 1696 Hangkanz, Ž4th October, 1876.
FOR MANILA.. REE Spanish Bark
THES
TERESA,"
José M. Cabadu, Master, will bare immediata despatch as above,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Oɔ, Agents. 1712-Jongkong, 28:4 Qataber, 1876.
FOR NEW YORK.
Langma Mis
"HOOGLY,"
San Francisco,vid Yákohama, OTSATUE- DAY, the 4th November, at 3 ... taking Cargo-and-Passangere. Ju Jagus the United Blates, and Europe.
Connection is inite at Yokohnes with Steamers from Shanghai,
Froight will be received on board until 4 Pix, of the 3d proximo. Pusel Packages will be received at the Oüco na:il 5 r.z, same day. All Parcel Packages should be marked to address in fall; Paino of name is required.
Return Passage Bickota arailable for 6 montba are issued at a reduction of 20 per cent. on regular rates.
For farther information as to Freight or Pasiro, apply to the Agency of the Couplay, No: 16, Praya Central,
ALSO,
Agent.
G. B. EMORY,"
Hongkong: 23th fctober. 1876.
STEAM-FOR... · SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, BALTA, MARSEILLES, AND SOUTHAMPTON;
HOMBẢY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA, THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SIBA
NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steamship "KHIVA," Curtain Lee, will leave this on THURSDAY, the 9th November, at Noon
For further Particulars, apply to
A. MOIVER. Superintendent. Honakong, 27th October, 1876.
J. S. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
|THROUGH so NEW YORK, VIA OVER- LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING KE YOKOBAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO,
NHEU, S. Mail Steamer CITY OF PÉKING. will be despatched for San Francisco, við Tokobama, on WEDNESDAY, the 15th Nu vember, 1876, et 3 P.M., taking Passengers and Fraight for Japar, bo United States, and Europe..
Through: Cavanger Tickets and Billa of Lading are issued for transportation to Yche- bama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to porta in Mexico, Central and South America and to New York nad Europe, við OVER.. LAND RAILWAYS.
A Steamer of the Missa Biahi SS. Coupany will leave Shanghai, via the Inland Sea Forts, about gameplate, and make close vinnection at
At New York, Passengers Live aelection of
sad Gormany.
W. Frost, Master, will toad here for the above various lines of steamers to England, France,
Port, and will have quick despatob.
For Freight, apply to
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FOR HAMBURG.
THE 38 LIL
1 Brengl. Schooner“
"PARANA,”
Freight will be received on board until 4. on the Lith proxima. Parcel Packages will be received at the Office until 5 P.. same day; Parcel Packages should be marked to ad- drees in fall; valne of sume is required.
For further information as to Pesage and Praya Central.
G. B. EMORY,
Hongkong, October 18th, 1876.
Agouti
Laien, Master, will lead bore and at Whanpon Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, and will baro quick despatcb.)
For Freight, apply to
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FOR LONDON. THE A1 Dritish Bark
SOTERIO," Jarria, Master, will load bere for the above Port, and will have immediato dosgateb.
For Freight, apply to
THE
Ravin
·VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. 1566 Hongkong, 2nd October, 1876. 3.
FOR NEW YORK, THE A1 British Bergne
DENBIGHSHIRE,"
D. Williams Master, will load hero and at Whumps, and have quick cepatoh,
For Freight, upply to
OLYPRANT & Co. 1m 1903. Bonchong Jib October, 1873.
FOR NEW YÜRK.
TO FOLLOW THE "WE VAN NAME."
NEW CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURETH al British Bark
HONGKONG;
"besides othar local information and st
ties corrected to data of publication, tendin o'
to make this Work in everyway anitzher for Public, Mercantile, and General Offices. The grassat Volume sled containg Directory of Singapore.
QUEENSBERRY,"
Heniny, Master, will load as above and bave quck despatch.
For Freight, apply to
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THE
FOR LONDON. American Bark,
"H
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