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OUR MILITARY POSITION, paign, they will be perfectly,, qualified for garris Hughson and Stone, hon entered notions in the
son duty, and will take the place of older and Ciril Summary Court against the captain to
The position of a Arst-alam Power which in trained soldiers required for a first reserve, Mang HEUTERS TELEGRAMS. reater their wages, he captain presented a
notitia condition to promptly defond its interente of the Volunteers are sucions to be employed. The Cathoko Reyuter says that nowa statement showing that the experes incurred amounted to about 2003, and Mr. C. F, R. Allen.
and support diplomatic nation by force of armsis The Militia have shown the traditional good SOPPLIZO TO THE DAI PEROS. resahod hero to the effect that famine la bagia, the Vico Consal who honed the case, reducol
pitiable pod undignified. A nation may have spirit, sud sororal corps have already expressed 8569) Of Maiws eattlements at $795, with al- ning to be felt in two previnges of Tongelu this amount to $344, and ordered the saplain to
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vast dormant milifery wessures, and be animated their readiness to undertake duties otsida the lowance of two oatties,
ya waliko spirit, and enjoy considerable rakingdom. Moreover, the provention has been We understand that the departure from the pay half the mate a quarter, and the two men
putation, but, if unable to bring Its resores to taken of ordering the embodiment of soveral ON LONDON LONDON, 27th May. the zermaining quarter between them.da
* qual excellent custom of parading the troops on Captain Joshua Pani, manter of the British
to beer as soon as the occasion Brian for their torpe, The Indian transports are held in real- tho oslobration of Hbs Majesty's Birthday was hargne Nardoy, which mrived a Biw days ago
employment, the value of those regan-cos from's esz for work nene homo, a magnificant steamer military point of view is emortuously minisbat, na been added to our fleet of tehopships, and in no way due to the action of the civil nath from Sydney, his reportaal to arrest szere
Registrar of Shipping, that during the passege Ramours love been at that both Sir Stand its warlika spirit and ancient prestige are provisional controla bave been made with From the commas roturan of the Philippine ha discovered two dangerous rocky stoles, which Lord Northcota (Chancellor of the Exchequer simply snares producing a delusive confidence, shipowners
- Considering that we have the emmand of the CO. Islands it appears that on the lat January, 1877, are not marked on any shart, either private, or and Me, W. H. Smith (First Lord of the Ad A few months nay, a few wooks, ego we wete in
the total population was 6,173,682, of which Admiralty At 10 am on the 26th April, the 5,501,356 vero native Christians and ball castes, man at the Whost say a long patch of smoothly) had bandarad, their resignations. These this unfortunate situation. We bed practically ses, flis fact that we conta within three months.
though not military indonbtedly as Ardik our shores e mobile army of anancia of 1000001 on Sma STA In 1859 the number of native Christians and discoloured water on the starbound born. Every rumeurs have boon contradicted by the Minisited resourous and a population which, or even shorter this if necessary, despatok from any in the world. Our resources were, how me in the highest state of effistonoy, is a fact half-castes was 3714141 d there 103 southing was got ready to set to star wars 16 steril journals,
The Raisu unoleat journals are angrily arer, in an inobaste slate, our troops, though at the signifience of which dangos fall to be appre quently born an inotees of 1,785,115 wader whez noother patch was seen pearly, ahead, snd hooding in the twenty five years. Independent tho yamel passed not thare than thirty feet from asking the Russian Government whether the high quality, wore merelymoonnectat fragments Fisted in Europe. Foreign armies are in those 01 an army, and, in short, we were hardly roadyaye some time thrice as large, but there are egans" number 602,858, and Chinese 34,737. it. It proved to be a soal niteb not more than
for a war von with the, Coffe. Not a fowlow nations even in Europe which could afford The clergy number 1982 nivians and doprad four to six feet under the curse of the water, more of congéeston ars fro ant-52, Spaniarts and Filippinas bort in the and from twenty to thirty feat sorosz either way. Under an amitable arrangement the Austriane foreign statesmen considered that the opinion of to despise 100.000 Dritish troops capable of being England on international matters might without plads exsotly at the spet from which they could Philippine Islande from Spanish parents 13,235, The water round it was of the usual colour, and have occupied Ada Kash.
Ledvance with the greatest chances of success on the rook itenit appeared to be steep and clear of
risk ba dissogamstad, foreigners 378, army H,5, and navy 2,924,
the first poich sesa, which was much larger and
A few weeks have effected a transformation an opponent's lines of coramunication or sont which may be almost termot dramatic, Tastered divisions. The Esculty of gaffting our The N. U. Daily Navs of the 22nd ivat: says about one-third of a milo E.S.B., and risible, "Advices from Hankew, dated the 18th lust., are Each rate hud a ring ripple on the water edge th
regiments with few ozonptions, have been use and moving at plesetre by son at least Tangisse fushrance Asscciation-Ts. 640 por to the effect that the Fleaglee had then about Tas lacitado by meridian, at noon, was 268 50"
brought up to the morvasod peace strength laid doubles the military power of England, In the city of Kishing, plooms are stuok up down by the latest regulations-viz little We have thes for written of what the Was Chinese Insurance Company $270 per share, 1,900 tons of ten on bacil, the Loudoun Castle N and the longtitude, at 8 am., corrected bands 600 tons, and the Ocem King que bout loud. It from Shanghai by obecnometer, for eight days in all directions, of which a copy has just been over 900 of all ranks" "The westcost of them outy Office has done. We will conclude by drawing Hongkong Fire Insurance Company Shares- was exported that the Gleneagics world Jaixe lost wax 90 After clearing the rookhanded to is by parties who are come from that. Want soms 30 or 40 monach to complate. More attention to that which might be done, All 2700 por alare, see a means night, and that the Loudon Castle would be: the osptain stored NNW for thres miles and plass, and of whish the following, is a trausla over, there are scarcely any men who in the the regimente, battalions, and batteries of the Chins Fire Insurance Company's Shares--8182 twelve hours, or probably ordrer, after her. As & quarter, and then tacked and stood took 8.8.Ein
course of anothor: fortnight will not be fully at Corps have been rendered it be take the field: to the Gran King was doubtful when she and sailed about qutil two o'clock to see if he For publis information. I tao Gth and 7 olethe, quipped, and anfciently drilled to take The same process is about to be commenced with Hongkong and Whampoa Deck Company's world get away. If the Clergies has a favours cold find -hem again, but was able to do en. months of the previous year devilish keen on their place in the raken, the erant of an Amer the 2nd Corps. Atishormona quantity of intarial Shares-3 per cent, premium, nhlo passage down the river, it is almon taken Tao sa wat quite smooth and there was no gaged in the tail cutting praction. It is reported genoy. It is true that a small proportion of the has been collecta, all the departmental age. Hongkong, Canton, and Meoso' Steamboat Co.'s for granted that she will be first to arrive at broad on either of the patches. The last one to liave been the not of wicked men connected rearuila pro too young and wally to go at once wants has been made, and sea transports would Shares-25 por soare Urconmt.”
On submitting to on active service, but for month's regular baroudy when wanted. The different com Shanghal Steam Navigation Company-Ele. 21 London,
Rosa was the largest, and appeared to have the with the foreign religion,
per shan,... thost water on it. It would not have been ob that religion it is necessary first to eat certain living, good food, drill, and gymnastics will pont jirts have, however, ant yet beon pat to CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, serred had the vessel been a little further off, molicine, and then all the ancestral tablets, make such an impresosat in their physique rather. It is understood that the names of the nor is it likely to be seen in bad weather. Cap | kitchen gods, & are utterly destroyed, while that they may be reckoned on for the first roservo General and chief Staff Officer destined for the tain Pan thinks the position he has indicated the newly married wives are corrupted by of an army in the foil. In addition to thess let Army Corps have been decided on, and pro- The first meeting of the shareholder in the for the rocks can be relied on an points out that the heads of the religion: When death has daddstloos for immediate purposes, an addi.bably those concerned have been ordered to hold above company was hold at the olless of the the locality should be esrefully avoided, more talon place, and the xomains are being antica of nearly 900 men par attalion will be themselves in readinces for immolite omplay. General Managera, lasers. Jardine. Matheson espaolally at night or in bad weather-Captais coined the volations are not allowed to be raquired to bring the line battalions of the ment. The diferent brigadus and divisions and Co., Testerday afternoon. There were Paul furilor reports at two pan on the 7th April, alongside, and it is declared that the eyes are 1st Army Corps up to their full war strength have not, however, boon yet pat togather. present the Hon. W. Keswick (Chairman), in vaser passed ovor s patch of white water, scooped out in order to rake a kind of slicing of 1027 of all ranks, or in all about 250This is an omission which cannot be too soon Colonel Sowart, R., Messrs. E R. Belilion, about sixty fent in extout both ways, which was. Now, we Kishing people only follow the religionen per inttalion. This makes for the eigh-porrected If we are, by way of precantion, to T. Jackson, W. Beinors, F. D. Bassoon. J.
first seen by the mute from the main chaine, of Confucius and Meneins, which for 10,000 ages tora line battalings in question. 4,100 men. despatch an expedition to ne matfor what part- Robuxar, B. B. Joxer, and H. C. Maclean The vessel was quickly oror, and the patelt was has not changed, and hitherto have never known These would, we imagine, be furnished by of the world it is very decicable that the rope The CHATEMAN Bid-Gertlemen, the object then ser astern quite white, and easily distin. this foreign religion. Recently some of the dis- tho 19.000 men or ao of the Infantry portion which would be first sent should obtain a little of our inssking to-day is to be in accord with the guishable from the surrounding water.
The efples of it from Ninggo have been going every of the First Class Army Reserve, ne oving alidity and become noquainted with the flenerale articles of association and to comply with the position, from the following noon, corrected back where seeking to rent houses with a view to dix-nearly 6,000 men for the 2nd Army Corps. We and Staff Offlbors with what they would love to requirement of the Companies Ordiname. The tion: observation, was las. 00 dog, 15 min. 30866. seminate the mligion in this place, whose bere left out of calculation the the battalions, work. They aught, therefore, to be not only
object
on the tail of Quarta for and of seven battalions, of a grouped this has been done for the most fr Companies Ordinance regalation is to this effect. North, and lour 150 deg. 9 min. 35 sec. Taste att saide the ancestors, make strength of 5,913 thess could be oneily complete bat the Generals and Staffe should be sent to
Every suchcompany shall hold a general westing N. C. Daily News, within four months after its memorandum of us- In the publio Garden, in a shady corner of the no distinction between men and women, to war atrisugih, without including the Guards in them. This conld be sasily effected by sociation is registerel The meeting, therefore, Roekary, may now be soon ay ayample of su in- und destroy our holy religion in all dirooportion of the First Cines Army Haservo, which, forming camps at Allerait and elsewhere. is of a formal character and to comply with this sectivorous plant which may interest those who tions. The local magistrates are unwilling to milosd, is comparatively insignificant in numbers. where all the Gold regiments would be reloved retirement, but I have pleacure in availing of have studied Tarwin on the subject. The name move in the matter, and this is really nones The Giz roginants of Cavalry belonging to the from garrison duties and be able to practice ander the opportunity to my that the company as of this nurla is" Arama Crinitum;" and as it is of much irritation only it is necessary for all lat Army Corps have been rendered efficient by those desired to load them in war taction, pat post duty, and the various details of a campaign been very successfully launched. The shares of goodly size, no magnüging glass or scisatifs the well disposed people to unite their bearts, the parohase of a number of excellent-five and
observo "ita modus that neither in the city, tile country, nor in the ax year old hurees, so that they could now on an Finally, we would remsek that we have at pre- have all been taken up and, I absorve are quoted apparatus is DOVESSORY In would appear probable froga the intelli-now at a cousidarable premium. The work of operanda. It is a handsome plant with a mottied house they will allow any renting of places to average turn out four squadrats of 100 rank and sat bat a very wosk oairo of military poboe, and geuce last transmitted by Router that Cosat the company was commenced early in Marahrensben und docp vat leaves of dark greon. then of the foreign religion. If any bare how Els cach. The greatest improvement of all has that we might well fill up this sadre by siding.
and has gone, on without interruption since. The spustio is also exteriorly mottled like the desired in them, we may not indeed boat them, beon the formation of regimental transport, by to it some at all ereple, of the cavalry as SCHOTTALOFF returned to London authorisod Is commonood with ght hundred picsls a day, sto, in shape at the base like the frait of the but we must pall down their houses, and otor which each regiment of Cavalry and battalion of belonging to the First Case Army Eerve. Notwithstanding, however, the slight shortcom.. so lay some concessions or now proposale attained to nine hundred, and is now working at egg plaat, but expanded at the top into a broad naily root out the verr foundations; or if any Infantry is rondored indepondoat save T
a thousand. I cannot say anything more favour-leaf which bears no slightesemblance to a pig's bare rented an empty place of ground to the and the carriage of tents and camp equipage inga to which we have thought it right to draw amounting to concessions before the Britishable than that the views of the prezanters of the car. The colour of the istories is a dull purply fajeiguars, we must at crice raise a bigh mound of the general transport of the Anay. It will attention, we can say with pride that never was Government. A Cabinet Council was sumcompany, formed from their past experience, brown, whigh, as well as the pistil, is covered with on the spot an as to the pisce and show no be easy with the present endre to so inorase the this counter better prepared for all ovanfualities inoved on the 27th instaut, no doubt to con- have been fully confined by the working since ambor of refructel hairs which have their forgiveness in the matter. This is for general regimental transport that it will be able to carry then at the present moment, and that the army cf. Grent Britain may at length count for some sider, flere new proposals of the Russian the establishment came under the present ur polots all turned inwarde in the direction of information and issued openly in a public form by the ferts atro
thing in the calculations of diplomatists-Times, raagement,, that of a public company I can the threat of the spathe. The appearance of tlie all the sobolars and people-Shanghai Courier. Ambassader, and the result must be waited only hope that what wo most at the ordinary flower, added to a powerful odour whigh ft ex for with what patience the public can meeting early next year I shall be able to confirm bales, appears to be particularly attractive to command, since matters are to be kept the present hopeful prospects of the concern. I lice, who visit it is intge ambers, and, once AN EPITOME OF TRADE BETWEEN LU not swara that there is any business to be settled on the leaf their dorm is well righ sealed Drawn forward by the attractive ameli, very secret. That Prince GonseHAKOT has gone through at this formal testing.
The meeting then broke up.
́and tickled' up behind by the hairs if they are found it necessary to make some concee-
inclined to witlulraw, they gat Learor and nearer sions on the Troaty of San Stefano or to
to the gaping orion, which is vullently waitog enter lato some fresh arrangement that
for them, until they arrive at the throat, where the baire cross one another he the wires in a will neutralise its objectionable provisions
rat trap, giving way while they are pressed in would seem to be certain. The non official.
ww, but resisting all egress and here Mr. Fly IN SUEMADY JURISDICTION,
disappears. He may be heard bunting about m portion of the Russian Press is, it is stated,
the stonisch of the plant, but he can't get out! BEYOR ME, JUSTICE RUSSLLL angrily asking whether the rumours of
ad for him the joys of existopencer at an end. concession are true Russian opinion is de- CASSUMEROT V. SILVA, 8200-Mr Telor It is another curious feat about this tower, that, sidedly in favour of upholding the Eently appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Watton for alter a full meal of flies, the Laire which cousti the defendant. The debt gas adrifted hot tinn tate thotram, anbride, and are bacoly perceptiblo, concluded treaty with Turkey at all hazards. was asked for, Jaigmont was given for the but when it gets hungry sugain thay resume Flushed with their recent victories over the plaintiff, payment to a mad at the rate of $15 their functions.--Courier Moslem, the Rassinus balieva themselvesinvin-menth
GUEDES V. PREARA, 850--This was a lim cible and donet relish having their ill-gotten for the value of a geometer for a soda water apoila diminished. Buttheirastute Chancellor ranchine, untered by the defendant. The defence was tind for bat was ordered anil his Imperial user are bush but mery & gange. The esse had been betere to see that since the issue of Lord SALISHA's the court bafors when it was adjourned and the famous circular despatch the public opinionometer andered to be sold by saction. His Lordship now gato judgment for the plaintiff, of Europe has gone dead against Muscovite Less 18, the ameant realised by the sale. Br. policy, and that in the ovent of war Russia Dannys appeared for the flofendant. would be not only without allies but without sympathy, while Greece and Roumania, and probably Turkey, would be pretty sure to cast in their lot with England. Of what xature the now proposals of the Russian Envernment may be it is not easy to divine. They may
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MAY 29TH, 1878.
Kastern Question,
standing between Servia, Roumania, and Aus. tria. New Orsovaissituated at a point where the front craofServia, Wallachia, and Hungary Tapet. It is a small town, situated on an island in the Danube, in the limits of Wallachis. It
SUPREME COURT.
May 28th.
LABOENY.
TIENTSIN.
The outlook for the crops in this part of China,
work. Sach labourers van ill be spared
ENGLAND AND CHINA,
THE JAMAICA CIVIL SERVICE.
The 2nd Array Corps has just received its ar- ders for mobilization. It will be necessary, in the first place, to provide it with regimental tranport, and, in the second place, to obtain Biore borace for the Cavalry and men for the In- Fantry. Provisional arrangemontshave, wounder-
A commission of inquiry was lately appointed "A merotant" writes to the North China, stand, born made by the Remount Committee for in Jamaica to investigate certain complaints as Daily News I do not think you will objent tot ones obtaining both the troop and transport to the working of the Civil Servies in the colony publish the following Agarne, taken from the horses needed, and judging from the fact that and several striking instances of inefficiency and Economist of the 16th March, showing the in the 1st Army Corps the drivers have been wasteful expenditure bave been brought to light. amount of import and export of some of the chief rendered tolerably efficient after ouly six weeke The working arrangements of the following Do- articles of trade between England and China for mining, we may feel confident that before the partments have been so far inquired into The the two months ended 28th February, in 1877 ond of May the regimental transpart of the 2nd Colonial Searstary's Office, the Treasury and Arcy Corps will be equally ready to take the Government Savings Bank, the Stamp Oon, Held As regards the mon, it is to he regretta the Department of Public Works and Bosds, that several of the Infantry battalions constitute the Constabulary, and the Pest Offee Ne little ing the 2nd Army Corps have been so wakened senndal has been created throughout the faland by giving volautours to the 1st Army Corps that by the evidence of sarions mismanagement which they are mere cedios, and the remainder at home as beep forthcoming Satting asily he is. Bare not got, erg if up to vér-establishments podnet which is attributed to verziu of the more than 603 of all ranks. After deducting roofficials in some departiberts, the publip oficos creits and men medically unfit, it is probable that require through re-organization. The Auditor the average number fit for active service is under Gonoral and the Chief of the Constabulary De
Bod 1878
IMPORTS TO ENGLAND.
1878
Raw SilkA. 617,6C9 Iba. 963,625 iba. Bugar. 169,951 Ibe.
nil. To.17,717,945 h... 17,747,064 Uhs.
EXTORTA INOM ONULAKU..
Cotton Yari and Twist. Ex77
1878 1,008,500.10.
1,675,000 Hom
+91-1877-
Cotton Pinge Goods.
1878.. 71,738,500 yarda. 46,00 900 yards.
emaller in size, and with a smaller aggregate pc-
JUDA.
excess of the true number-there would not ha
ALMY MEDICAL SERVICE.
rly alluded to. In former times the easter
Journal
Pearl Burley 30 bags at 85.90), by Cha Chong to travelling trader.
Fungus 150 bags, at $11.00, by Chow Ying Wo to travelling trader.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
Con Meista. FALCONER & Co.% Lautates) May 234h.
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20.03
0.990.
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DINATION OF WERD in regulerod way to pajab, N.,
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Drizzly F.. Fox. Foxy Hai 2. leghtning. E * Minky. "D. frescant. 7. Farsing showers. (Q." Sgmlly, S4337. 3. Enoy: 1. Chander, nd, threatening. Viktor Z. Calm. The letters are repented to Laste any increase over the meat, averags of thiṛ signifkation
Hasz. The hinty of main for the precious 24 hours (Dona) arreter 1 to 21, and the matily of water kalen -(năseated in sucher, team wad hautreča.
VICTORIA
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IMPORTER of DRUGOISTA SUNDRIES, PATENT MEDICINES, and TOILET
REQUISITES.
ANAFRATED WATERS.
PHYSICIANS' FEESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY PREPARED
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HINA BUGAR REFINING
500 of all ranks. It has been suggested that apartment particularly gave evidence as to the Direction of Wisd. Reco brigade of Guards would form a portion of excessive staff of officers employed and in a In this list item, to show the indeluitaly the the second Anny Corps, but such an arrangement colony like Jomise, which a barely able to mest The 18th May.grdort from England lgbt be laureusel, tuo would not be desirable, för, éten admitting that its annual expenditure, greater oficioncy, and that my 554) Blue 42.4 $40 although by no means of the brightest, is far gres of the expert to British India country thes were 100 men par battalion, of Guards in economy in the administration of its Civil Service Wet T... 850 35.02.1970 40 04 brighter than it was three reeks since pulation are given as givm as folle po the Beserve-and this, we are convinced, is far isere imperativaly called for L raine have fallen, and it is believed from indica 1877, 100,000,000 yards; for 1878, 229,600,000, then enough to furnish it battsins of Guards, finns that they are priceless. The amount of China, properly oponetap do trade, would without say dedaction for recruits and the madi- winter wheat suwa in many listristaiso trifling,
colly unfit. Moreover, it would bo indisponsible priestess, and the defondant a Taoist prisst at of no service to the balk of the pepalation for
No Pie. No Axow, 8--The plaintif is that even if the crop were a sucoses, it would be scarcely be satisfied with 300,000,000 yards.
The council of the Royal College of Surgeons that some men shorld be left to perforin horse in Ireland have received 390 replies in answer to Yoy-mul toe. The adion was brought to recover food, and in these ostensive regions, the poople
duties, train recruits, and supply a reservo for the the circular which had been forwarded by their field battalions. We may assume, therefore, that the value of two sie jackets and a pair of oymbals must make such shift as they can to live on roots. wait and which he and not retarded. The defen- band orationes to be piled with grain in small interest in Spanish polifies must have been some-filim obforuma wation. The 12. the ballot papers returned, it is found that 164 which plaintiff alleged she had lent to the defon. and leares until the antama crops are rips: The
the secord Corps d'Armies would consist entirely directions to the radioal officers of the army Such simple winded persons as have taken an battalions, of which 12 now in garriga bi
serving in the United Kingdom. Tabulating
dant denied having received thearticles mentioned, mountains, but the labour of distribution is alon and claimed that $10.30 was due to him from the and boilful. Te lze hosts gentiones extremely hat perplexed at the nature and duration of the guts might be autored by weaker liue arts are for the regimental system; 98 are for the plaintiff, who had beat, in the habit of engaging difficult, and to secure carts nearly impossible traction in Cuba. The struggle seamed to Bons frone England and Militia regiment. The uification scheme; whils 14 are for a modiñed include e reduction. of the row of the new him when she had more work to do tban sho There has never bien guch a'continued pressure comparatively small number of planters, poiste trong, and would only need sine 200 men, erels are for a modifed antiostion sohems; the two arthary outsiders to be simply inexpleable. Mediterranean tattalions are each 895 of all ranks regimental system and the same number (14) Bulgaria, the abandonment of the daim to could get through. The same cartier sppeared for such a length of time, for transportation. Roumanian Basarabia, and the offer of at the Police Coart a fortnight ago, when the Ar epidemic of typhus and typhoid fever hae by Bon American syayathrisers, but apparently sive of officers, to raise llom to a full war esta latter implying a regimental system in time, of kept the mother country at bay for the greater bishment. Thus to complete the Infantry of the peace, audifier (as in the New Zealand campaign) dafondant was charged with attempting to blow manifested itself in this part of China, in a vi portiun of a decade. It is true that Don Carlos sound Army Corps some 7,200 man would be to meet the requirements of war. Those repliers guarantees for the future independence of the the priostoss up with gunpowder on the occasion lent form. Both here wit in Faking, many failervered in a rather awkward suner, but needed. Now, after supplying the needs of the tones the manos of the cficers sending them
hich although confidential, Eave in many ins Porte. Orthoy may consist of a renewal of the of the celebration of her birthday, but the charge reigners have been attacked, and the percentagevertheless his dag went down in the Basque first Army Corps, there would remain of the in- uld proposal for the annexation of Egypt by not provel zgait him. His Lordship ad. of mortality is very high six cases out of site Provinces, while the Cuban maargents maintained fastry portion of the First Class Army Reserve appended form the basis of a report of a com
journed the case before him for a week in order buring proved fatal at this port. Among the their own after their own fashion. The island by portion of the Find Chase Army. Barra mittes appointed by the extinsil of this college to England, and the cession of Thessaly, Epiras, that factor inquiry might be made about the tiotixis are a sailor on the English guobant; the insurrection has at length collapsed; but the strut Corps. Thus it would he noosary to draw up a reply to Mr. Hardy's inquiry as to the and Grole to Greece. In any case, however, parties.
Satar Saparlor of the French Hospital. The to pass that a minority in a population; of This would leave about 23,000 men of the latter oulty in obtaining enndidates for the mattos de- grew of which are now in quarantine) and the student of history will probably nak how it camera 2030 man from the Militia Resort causes which have produced the existing dif -the tattice of the pawposals or tonesssion a
POLICE COURT.
one, however, whose loss will be a widely full less than a million sad, a half should have available for other parposis. It is evident. partment of timarmy. The committee have slag DISPENSING CHEMIST & DRUGGIST, Inid before the British Government by Count
and most deeply mourned, is. Rev. Wm. N. Hall, registed Spain, with a population of upwards of therefore, that, if bessary, we could have by entered into sera of the causes of dissatisfaction of the English Methodist Mission, who dies 18,000,000, for so long perica. The answer midsummer three army corps, or rather ev The fact that the rustot sy now kept has been SCHOUYALOFF will insvitably leak out before
3th May
amongst these now serving in the department. on the 14th instant-in the 50th year of his may, however, be found in the fact that there 100.000 men, ready to send from England to any withdrawn frem pablle fusporting, so that no long, even if they are not entertainad by Lord
BEFORE THE TON, CHARLES MAY age Mr. Hall had been eighteen yours in has always been a very powerful interest at home seat of war, and that those army corps, judging officer on nor tell how he stauds in regard to Bespessetes and his colleagues. We cab
China, and was loved with a devoted attach that was making money by the insurrections from the experionan of the last the months. UNLAWFUL POSERASION. only hope that they may be of such a character Fang Acheang was charged by P.G. 636 with mer such as few men win from their fellows and that no one was in a particular hurry to see would be complete in every reggisite for the foreign servies, will, we understand, be partion- MANUFACTURER OF ALL KINDS
To a chamcter of singular loveliness, he the end of it. When the question was not to a The only feally would be as regards book always lay on the table in the waiting-room that Eugland may safely accept them, and having con la unlawful possession of a quantity maited the charm of Christian ulture and Spanish nobleman in London last seen how it transport horsus and troop horses for the Cavalry at Whitehall, yard, and every offers had an op
his feiende wore found wherever the inspiration came to pass that spolety was so brilliant at But we are entitled to assume that by paying u avoid the necessity of taking upon her shoal.ried brushes ders the task of stewing the tide of Russian arcibimda evosiatel, for offences: connected from a protracted visit to England, less than two the upper classes, while a solating war was Tave 19 régiments of line and three vi Hoaneheld sudden sud ummecessarily inconvenient, because The prisoner was identified as baving been of his presence had beez felt. He had returned Madrid, and money apparently so plentiful among good price these would Lo för coming Wportunity of ascertaining his position on it. Very ambition. It is certain, however, that if war with trees, and twice for larosay since 1877. years ago, and the new theological institution of
His Worship facd the prisoner 21; in defaul, his mission at Tientsin was built wholly of funds going on in the fairest possession of the Empire, Cavalry at home, and for threw army corps 19 anerpeated, orders abroad 673 the consequcmos of intrist accordance with the Formula of the be averted now, a great European conflagration ¦ twenty-one days' imprisonment with hand labour. placed at his disposal by frionds who appreciated there is a war: but we think no muro of it than only just suffoients cavalry for au army of loophole for suspicion against the ofice. on the he shrugged his shoulders and replied, "Yes, would be readed, We have bhas, nistent, but the prosent systoms and it also tends to laro a is sure to break out sooner or later over this Hin Worship at the mmo time told the prisoner bis ardent desires for the edreation of Christian you would of a row in St. Giles. The ques¡ 150,000 men, and it would be, perhaps, desirable grounds of. £avourivism and jabhing, which may SHIP AND FAMILY MEDICINE CHESTS that if over he was brought before the magistratos Chinese. This Bobool and kin long-work-in tion of omaneiration had little wo do with the in case of a serious war, not it to add a depôt or may not be warranted-British Medical Chins constituted his monumenta memorial of struggle, but it is not imprchable, now that it is squadron to each regiment in the field, but also The amicable arrangement spoken of by for a similar offence he would be fogged.
Chan Awing was charged by P.O. with which any man might be prond. A recent courier no longer possible to maurtain hostilities, that to raico two or three additional regiments. We which Austria has occupied Ala Kaleb (Now having been in zakwful, poission of rice brings the painful tidings of the death of Mr. something many he dous towards sucipation. rustified, in helloving that aur. Artillery is BALVAGE OF CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE Orsova on the mapa) intet mean an under baga-Finca SL; in default, to be kept in solitory Albert Whiting at Tai-yuan Fa, Roon after he Sir Charles Dilke intends to pat a series of quos the most pficient in the world, and that nothing- confimement for forty-eight hours, and to be fodruched that distant sity to engage in relief-tions to the Government on the subject, and will but a few additional horses is required to enable i
Moses upon rice and water.
In the Admiralty Division of the High Court Chan Atak was charged with seating fourteen
magstrontation to Spain de meseloste the progrew to turn out ansient of that arm for three of Justine. Sir Robert Plillimore hes given representation to any corps: These would require 12 Horse Arjaagment in the case of Dizon 1. Burrell, which toe bags, from the Wong Ling Hong,
Government at Madrid is not exhibited any establishment of a Horse Artillery battery is of ing Cleopatra's Neulle from Beyob to Eng of onfranchisement in tap island. Hitherto the tillery batteries, or a total of 270 guns: The war was a nation broughtly the contrector for bring extraordinary deales to emulate the good example fests and officers chargots exchided, 172 manout and raust the owners and crew of the stemor LOAF BUGAS (10 110, and 15 lbs, Lorer).
197 horses. This would give for 12 batteries 2014 Fuzatorice to ascertain the amount of salvage. CT and POWDERED Las Sugar, non-commissioned officers sud men and 1884 remuneration which should be paid for the resent CAR SUGAR (LYLE'S PATENTY shcatly... whence travellers cross into Servia. As it is
horses. According to the estimates, we have services of the defendante in the Bay of Bisosy CRISTALIZED Sudan, mark 0.SR. in diamond 2832 non-commissioned officers and men and. Sir Robert Phillimora, in giving judgment, vaid A111 only four miles from the Iron Gate, it will
1,818 horses, cohesive of the Riding Establish, the ingredient of a salvage cortice ware, firstly, FINE WHITE SUGAR, mark C.J.E. in dianaad be seen that it is's place of some little im
We hear that the Gulley of Zorne, on her Early in April, Lley's sgent reported that a ment. We could, therefore, supply the men, and the enterprise of the salvors, to go out during AITC MON portance strategically, as its possession will
Tus complainant said that he was a detective Fassage from Shanghai, sighted, about 12 miles sensel had ontored Hampton Roads, United by taking all the horses available, we should we tempests and on other esensions, risking their Main WHITE SUGAR, mork U.S.R. i do. utside Woong, a ship-rigged corrotta, su Sictes, under somewhat povalier circumstances, only, after deducting sick, &c., deficient of, say, own lives to save life and property of their onable the Austrian Government to send constable. On the evening of the 27th inst he posed to be Russian (probably the Bryan), and and it was suppland that barratry had been com 100 horses, which crukt la casily and quickly fallow exhjeste: moondly, the position of the FINE YALLOW SEGAE, Mmark €.8.&. in diamond tepops into either Servia or Roman was in the Hollywood-cord, out of uniform, that the French flagship draaide, was also tu mitted. Adnete from New York, pareived by obtained. As to the Field Artillery, the fetat salved property at the time it was found that A11 Whether Russia bas auy share in this amic-meu, who appears to be in company sme out that locality.
and this mall, confim this, anapision. The part ar strength of 38 fich bateries would be, man is whether it was in immediats peril; thirdly COFFEE JUGAR, mark (.6.R., in diamond BL. from-Ng Qui-lane and pushed against him. They Her Majesty's skip Magpis nrived on the 8th enlary are are as follows: A vessel arrived at commissioned offpers and men 6,069, and horses the amamt of labour which was expanded by the GOLDEN SYRUP, STRUP, and MULAMES. ably arranged occupation of New Orsova or then commoned to beat witness, and tore his after a skert ornies South, and the French cor Baltimore on the 7th of March and was entered 4782. We getually possess: 7,688, non-commais salvors; and, lastly, the value of the proparty SexATIS of WINE and LAMP SPIRIT. not does not appear, but it has probably been jacket. Some of the men know him, us they vote Cosmes arrived on the 18th from Yoko at the Custom House at the British brigantine moned offvers and men and 3,918 horses. Thore malted: The peculiar shuracler of the property EvM; 45 deg., 30 dog, 0.2., and Naval
endled out Beat Hong Akom" The prisoner bama. Immediately on her arrival the latter dieris, George Williami, master, from Porto Lare, therefore, enough men and a deficiency of antred in the premt cose presented somedialty. REMAL CHARCOAL, and Duar effected with her acquioscence. In fact, it may was one of the men, und and he being the rarest ossel saluted the Amorioan tsg, which was duly Cabello, Vousezuela Bini, bet a cargo of 4,372 about 1,000 horses. Sono additional horses have, in the application of the last of these oletati AMMONIACAL LIQUOR, from BONES. have been the result of an understanding bewilauss seized him. The olier man then ran boknewlodged by the Monday The French bags of coffee, weighing 508 535), and 892 kids we believe, been lately purchased. For the ama In ordinary cases the marketable Talne, mas BONE TAX (A Preventive of White Anis). tween the Cabinets of Vieuna sad St. Peters. away. barg, by which, while nontiually the step was fourteen days imprisonment with hard labour,
His Worship End the prisoner B1 in default - ironsled Armide, the new flagship on this station--A Mr. J. Kinnear, an Englishman:35 years old; munition columns we should need 8,802 nonenally.sscertained it was estimated and oppressed Rogan BONK TALLOW,
is expected shortly.
and his goloured servant wore passengers on her commissiound ofloors and men and 8,994 bosser, by akilled persons. It could not by owen saM TABELANGR Nagasaki is about to lose the very oldest firm He represented himself as the owner of the Netther men nor hortos need be of a good at the property before the court was not war PARKED in QUANTITIES sud PACKAGES 10 taken in the interests of the principalities, at the expiration the term of imprisonment, she boaste of, and not a few will regret the causes curgo, and come with it to Hampton Roads, as he quality as those employed in the batteries, and ketable property, Insmuch as it, was stated to quit CUSTOMERA Austria undertakes to hold them in check in or upon payment of the fins the prisonor was to which have operated in induting the Natheristike believed the United States was the best market. the meu could be famished from the Artillery the affiavit of Mr. Burrel that the pity of Glas
Particulars and Prices on application to thegreat of war between England and Russie. find security of the householder in $10, to be of Trading Bonely to close its agency of this port. The papers of the brig nemned regular and portion of the Artsy Reserve and the Militia gow and clior cities would be glad to pay large
good behaviour for six months.
Associated as it doubtless is with the early Dutch aroused suspicion. Inquiries were instituted, the Reserve and volunteers from the Militia. sums for such objects. After taking inte son-
THE MANAGER, WAS Count ARDLAESY has throughout shown such
Traders who did so much to adance commercial final result of which was that the vessel was found Tho Army Barvice Corps is, wo learn, aboat to sideration all the circumstances commected with China Sugar Refining Company, Limited, SHANGHAI.
enterprises in this country, and who endured to be the British brigantine Alice, 208 tons regia ba augmented by fre additional companies, and the present abolist, de fixed the price at £25,000.
But Folat. be placed on Austria. She is weak and dis-
Batobow, the Many, who escaped from thy hardships in doing so, we cannot part with tor, built at Indiantown New Brunswick, in 1868, voluntoera" for flis brinch of the servico have Bearing in mind that the property was wholly Hongkong, Ist March, 1878 419
the representative of those early sdreuturor formerly owned in St. John, Branewick, but now hoon invited from kao Minitio. For three orary ebondoned by the owners, and, that it had been united, antagonistic to Bassu, but distrustful British gaol on Sunday, was arrested on the 21st without a feeling of regret that, another link is of Liverpool, and commanded by: Captain: Camp-corns 1,354 gou-commissioned ofloors and max saved by great esnego, labour, and skill ezhi. of the result of a collision with her. The inst. abent hal-past seven pm, in the French being broken which binde the Nagasaki of the bill. She had been ohartarod to take the and 1,134, korsss would be needed. We have got bited autor sizemstances of considerable peril Hungarians have all along sympathised Censession, and is now in Hongkow Police Sta present to the Desima of the past-Rising Sun argo, which was the property of Barama Ham- 3086 non-commissioned oflours and men and and that, in the opinion of the Eldey Brethren,
tion. Doighton, the Malay boarding-house mae-
burg, merchants, from Porto Cabells to that 1,995 borres.. Pristically, therefore, we could if she had bem atruck in har derelict state che warmly with the Parks, but they have been tor, affected his arresti alege
port. The cargo, was insured in Europe for supply the nocomary quota without any addition would certainly have been sunk, baurday occasion. restrained by the Imperial Government.
The British barque G. Lay brit again on the Ola Lerd Elphinstone was asleep at phureh, 12,00 dols. in gold. L.The coffee and hides were to the corps, ing great peril is the ship which namo kato cou- Even the proposed retrocession of that part 31st ist, with a now chief mate and row. The white the minister, a vory sdale-boaded prescher, discharged and stored in a warehouse at Canton, The chief want of the War Office is borans, but bet with bor, be thought he would be eight in
investigation which have been held at the Police was holding forth. At length the parson stopped Baltimore. The Sesretary of the Triseury has the purchase of these is belug onergetically an awarding a sem of £4,000 and contr. of Bessarabia which was taken from Rus- Coort and Civil Summary Court affected nearly and cried Wazkin, my Lord Aphinstone, given orders to hold the cargo until the owner rouged for both home and in America, so we
tain Forrest, the mater, was fined $8 on two simpla -1 wugos, ya diuma kua wint I sold last.”' man who reported himself sa captalo vás chief). On the whole, this success of the recent efferte the free-navigation of the Danube has not ebarges of assault on Bach charge--and Yo said wantha, my Lord Apkinstone, Ay, lefloor of the dice when the vessel loaded at Porto of the military authoritica se surpassed our Worth for an evening dress, with metemotiona moved the Cabinet of Vieant to action, it endured to pay the costs, while a third charge ay, but I-vager ye linna ken what I said last Cabello. It is believed that Kinnear took pasange most sanguine anticipations, and wherees at the that it should be made tres decollet. The great til fails to see that the interests of the of assault preferred against him was dismissed. afere that I wager ye diuna ken persel." on the brig at Porto Caballo, and that he entered commencement of the year we could not have man cabled back be wasn't making drumass that The Meriongthalice, a fire net steamship in into a conspiracy, with the maty to asize the | placed a single division complete in tensport in way at present, to which milady returned. Blaka The mate, Joseph Darrett, was sent to gadi Monarchy” aro ondangered, and declines to for one month for refusing to proceed, with tended for the China trado, and to form one of verbal and cargo. They collation with the the field, we could now, thres mouths later, desit as low as possible The grown krelved all in support Reumacia in her gallant refusal to the ship to and inciting tho grew to the Shire line sulling from London, was murdered the captain and brought the patch a corre d'armée to any part of the world, due time, it was free decollette, and it was worn yield up the torntory in question. Clearly do the same endron of the men were com- laughed on the 5th inst, by the Tondos and brig to Baltimore, Kinn stopped at any wef we shall be ble six weeks later to sand asseced, at large entertainment, where it stompo atë
mitted to prison for one week each for refning Gauge Shipbuilding Company. Her dimen. the leadige hotels in zökkent, but upon hærring hand he tha tak okahuljatient withoni munden din cadea Mythia milliardy wait and watch she will get optats apart withhold the sagestava app to have feston Sto the tagation donatoruddanl loaring:rstrålaing of our resources, withent, ashausing (lalt was wel zewn. Våffer a quiet gurray of ngs take action until there is no possible risk to the mate and two of the rich, càiết hughượn ann a fost depth of hold. The main and lower bis coloured servant, babind. The officers and all our reserves, and without denudicg our gar the premtes the antlerin kugawd to her withi and Stans, in part payment of the expenses the decks are entirely get apart for cargo, and draw hays sim dicaped: The Britlab: Contal (stuna. Reoralta me soming forward lu skou. tlie marzad, whisper My dear, who undressed. veel bed incurred in returning to port: The beitag accommodation for the crew is placed placed a warokman in custody of the brig and dance, and though few of these will be ably you Omimiy other men had only little money due. The miste, on the upper decked
ahu Li kull to urait luentalios tons
within the next six mentius to subur on a owns 3" Mr. Worth undressed me, Afr
The prisoner said that he uided the begs zo, and thought they were of no value.
for Peking on Monday. S
Mr. Seward, U.E. Minister, passed up the river Mr. Ikeda, Japanese Consul, after a protracted visit to Japan on account of his health, has Correspondent.
is a station for steam-mckets and the point/ Two previous cases of larceny were proved returned to his post here-Shanghai Courierat Great Britain fo this respect, Globe.
a vacillating policy, that no dependence run
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This Worship sentenced him to twenty-the days' imprisonment with hard labent.
ASSAULTING A CHINESE DETECTIVE, Leong Aohan was charged with assaulting Hung Akum P.C. 16.
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