went 10 knots 2 against the wind, and 12 knots 8 with the wind. Tho con- sumption of coal was equal to about 20 tona per diem.
Intellig once has boot received at the Admiralty from Zanzibar reporting a fatal esdounter with an Arab slave dhow on the 3rd inst., in the course of which Captain C. I. Browarigg, of Her Majesty's ship London, and three inda were killed. The captain with ton men were in a tu pinnace. The dhow eserpul. The Into Captain Brownriggas børn in 1836, and entered the service in 1349. He was midshipman of H.M.S. Algiers in the Baltic Expedition of 1954, (Baltio medal), and in the Binek Saa in 1855. He was prosent at the capture of Kortch and Kinbarn, and the bombardmont of Sebastopol (Crime in an1 Turkish no- dals and olsp); and served during the China War of 185k-59, in command of
THE REFEREE
LIBEL CASE.
4.
In the Queen's Bonch Division, sit- ting in Baco, before Justices Field and North, on December 1st, tho celo. brated casa in which Mr. Clement Sooth, the well-known dramatio, dritic of the Daily Telegraph was plaintiff, and Mr. Sampson, editor of the Referee defun. dant, was again called, and judgment was givan on the application made by Mr. Willis on behalf of the lefɔndant for a new trial on the grounds of mis direction by Lord Coleridgo, who tried the causs with a special jury recently mis-reception and inis-rej sction of ovi- denos, and further on the grund that tuo damages of 1,500 found for tao plaintiff were excessive. The action was for a libel published in the Roferea newspaper, of which the dofondant is the proprietor and publishor, imputing to Mr. Clement Scott, à journalist and Chall uger (China Modal). He dramatic eritio, that he had used this receive the thinks of both Houses of position in order to extort £500 from Parliament for his services in the Aus- Adinird Carr-Glyn under a threat thint tralian Colonies; commande: HMS. he was in possession of information ré- Euphrates during the Zulu Wae, and lating to the late Miss Neilson, the for the valuable servico thus rendere l actress under who will the Ad- was awandad the Zuin war moial. Heimiral hui benefizod to the extent of was appointed to II M.S. London in about £30,000-which, if published, June, 1880, which ship was re-comunis. would be damaging to the memory of Bioned at Zanzibar Sept. 1, 1830. that lady.
the
Honour.
Rear Admiral Sir F. W. Sallivan, K.C.B., has been appointed to the com- mand of the Detached Squadron, vios Vice Admiral the Earl of Clanwilliam,
C.B.
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Rear-Admiral Sir F. W. Sallivan was milshipman of the Castor during the Kaffir war of 1852-53 (me lal); was mate of the London before Sebastopol, for his servious in connection thorowith
being awarded the Crimean and Tarkish medals, Sebastopol clasp, and Sardinian medal; was promoted com- mander for valuable assistance randored during the successful operation in New Zealand in 1859 (New Zealand medal); was made a C.B. in January, 1863. He received the thanks of Sir Bartle Frore, the Colonial Government, and the local Parliament at Cape Town for the as- sistance rendered by the naval force- he acting at the time as Commodore of the West Coast of Africa—which landed against the Kaffir in 1877-78, for these services being created a C.M.G. in 1878, Ho was Commodore at the Cape from the commencement of the Zulu war till March, 1879, and was created a:K.U.B. November, 1879.
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wade through the libol, but it was a foul and filthy chargo brought against a man who boon on intimate terms with the docensed Indy. It rakad up the an. tecodants of that lady, and alleged that the plaintiff had throatoned Admiral Carr Glyn, her executor and intimate friend, that unless he was placed in a position somewhat similar to others who had benelited under her will, ho would do something or other, it was not sail what, that would be painful to her memory. In the course of his cross-examination the defendant was asked if he had not himelf made in his. paper remarks very offensivo to a lady and other porons. [This referred to the article admittedly written by the defondant in the Reforms about the peoplo ntton ling at the Goodwood Racos. Ho thought thero was no- thing wrong in that coarse, but, on the contrary, whoa tho defendant alleged he had written this libol on the plaintiff from a sense of duty, and which might be fairly taken into account by the jury in mitigation of damages, yot if it could be showa that the defendant, as the proprietor of a newspaper of large circulation, could write articles of this description, he was at a loss to see why the jury in estimating the damages should not take that ints account also." On that ground Me.. Willis was not entitled to a rule, bat there word in- termediato points which entitled him to have tho matter again discussed. It was a very exceptional case when a plaintiff was callod as a witness for the defence, and Lord Coleridge bad told Mr. Willis that if he called the plaintiff it must be as his own witness, and he could not cross-examine him. Mr. Willis hul said that whon a man came into a court of justice to ask for damages for defamation of character it was coin- petont to the defendant to show that
he was not cutitled to stand on the pinnacle ho had sot up for himself. On that point, therefore, and also on the point whether Mr. Willis was entitled to put questions to Mr. Lodgor, that the allegations in the libel were, pro- viously to its publication, matters of conversation in clubs and elsewhere, and which were disallowed, ho was in- clined to think that thore should be a now discussion of this caso.
Mr. Justice North concurred, and remarked, as regarded the damages, that this was purely a question for the jury, especially in actions for slander or libel, in which a particular standard could be laid down. Lord Coleridge was satisfied with the damages that had been given, and this was not a matter in which the Court would interfera.
New trial granted accordingly on the points stated.
COMMERCIAL
INTELLIGENOG,
THIS DAY, Four, P.M. A fair amount of business was transacted *
Lieut. Robert Hugh Wildor Cora- Mr. Justice Fiell, in giving judg-| wall, R. N., link at Wotton-under-Elgement, said: In the case of Scott v. He entered the Navy in Sampeon" Mr. Willis moved yester. Nov. 28 Doc. 1856 and while sorving in the day for a new trial on several grounds. The first was misdirection in this way, Sansparel as a cadet was present at the operations on the Canton River, that Lord Coleridge bud, on the close and landed with the Naval Brigade at of the defendant's caso, admitted the evidence of Admiral Carr-Glyn in ro- the occupation of Canton in 1857-38 (China medal and clasp).
ference to the truth or falsehood of the A distinguished service reward of nilogations in the libel. It happened £50 per annum has been granted to thins; Mr. Rassell bad opened the caso for the plaintiff, and intimated his in- Commissary-Genoral William L. M. Young, 0.3, in addition to his ordinary tention of doing what many advocates retiring allowance. Cominissary-Gon-did-that was of not putting the plain. tiff in the box in the first instance, and eral Young served thronghout the Crimean War and the China War of at the close of Admiral Carr-Glyn's examination-chief the learned counsol 1860. For the former ho was made a C.R. and a Kuight of the Legion of reserved his case on the question of juatification, and he apparently in. tonded not to danclude his evidence, but advisedly abstained from asking any questions on the plea of justifi cation at his stage of the case, which accordingly proceeded and at the close of the defendant's case Mr. Russell proposed to recall Admiral Carr-Glyn, and at this stage. Mr. Willis, who had inado no objection-though, perhaps, he was not bound to say "if you do so you will do it at your peril "objected, on the ground that Mr. Russell pro- posed to call a witness who had already disproved the libel, Lord Coleridge, however, admitted the question as to whether he had boon influenced in parting with his money by the plain- tiff's threats, and the question now ws, did this course give Mr. Willis a ground for a now trial. On that point the established rule was that the whole conduct of a cause was very much in the discretion of the judge at the trial, and that discretion the Court was not prepared to overrule. He thought Lord Coleridge was justified in allow-fers, to a considerable extent, linve been of ing the reception of the evidence in question at that point of the case. Another point was that the verdict was against the weight of evidence; and on that point he had come to the copela sion that there should be no ralo. The libel was of a very serious character. It almost imputed what he was not sure was not a criminal offence, and the de- fondant was called upon to prove by rea- sonable and satisfactory proof the trath of it. But looking at the evidence there had been no proof at all. Mr. Willie had elected to call the plaintiff as his own witness, although Lord Coleridge had pointed out that he could not cross- examine his own witness. Mr. Scott had given bis evidenos straight out, as he might say, and it was for the jury to decide whether it was true or false, Both Mr. Scott and Admiral Carr. Glyn gave their account of the matter to show that no throat had been used to compel the Admiral, as the executor of this lady, to part with this £500. Mr. Willis said that Lord Coloridgo's summing-op was not favourable to At Barringun there are three public him, and that bo. had not given the houses, and opposite to each of thorn injury a proper amount of assistance in a cometory. In fact, all over the not determining the question; but, what very extensive back-blocks of Babylon this Court had to decide was whether you can see what Hanley Bennett the verdict,ns thedecision of a competent would call "Negropolises." When a tribunal, was wrong, and they could not man dios at Barring un, the first ques say it was. The next point on which Mr. tion asked is, which burying-ground Willis had moved for a now trial was, are yer agoin' to berry in hin ?" The whether the damages were excessive, answer is, "Oh we're goin' to put him and in order to estimate that he (the in Mother King's, or in Mother'saino-
learned judge) had to go into some. body else's "as the case may be.
what painful mullers. He would not
There was a
Now, this is an interesting telegram, It is from Japan :-" We held our usual wool sales to-day, and of 80,000 balos catalogued.63,000 were sold, fetching. about 453d all round. good muster of the trade, and large attendance of foreign buyers-including a German Count, two French forgers, an Austrian bigamist, and an American bank cracker. Large shipments are now being made direct."
Barney, where inve you been?" inquired one Land Leaguer of another, who was rejoicing in a pair of black eyes and a sore head. To Widow Maloney's ball-and an iligant timo we had of it. Four fights in fifteen minutes, and knock-dowus wid the watchman, that left but one whole nose in the house, and that belonged to the tay-kottle. Bodud, the likes was aiver to be seen since we waked ould Dou- nely."
in Banks yesterday afternoon at lib per cont. premium both for cash and the end of the present month, the stock leaving off ra
thor weak at the quotation. Further trang- fected this morming on similar conditions, and now the shares are firm, with buyers at the above named rate. The most probabla reason for the somewhat sudden depreciation of Banks, is to be foundia the rumour generaly current, that a dividend of 30 for the past half-year has been agreed on, which, if true, would of course be a very satisfactory reason for the stock being quoted at something like reasonable figure. China Fires are again rather weaker, a good of number having been thrown on the market at 292, without load-
ing to any sales. Docks have been dealt in rather extensively for cash at 45 per cent. premium, leaving off fairly firm, with more buyers than sellers at the quotation. Steamboats became rather weaker late yes-
On Tal Insurance Company, Limited-Tl.
150 per share,
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$950
por aharo, Soliers. China Firo Insurance Company-8292 por
aharo, Ballora.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company—.
45 per cent. premium, Sales. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company-820 per share promium, Sales and Buyers. China Const Steam Navigation Company
Tls. 162 por sharo. Hongkong Gas Company-830 for share. Honglong Hotel Company--STOU per share.
Nominal.
China Sugar Refining Company, Limite.l-
$1674 por share, Sales. China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)
- por cont. promina. - Ilongkong Too Company-$130 per share. Hongkong and Caluu Bakory Company,
Limited-S324 per share, Buyera. Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1873 -1 por cout, promium, ex interest. Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1831
8 por cent, promium.
EXOHANGE.
On LONDON-Bank Bills, T. [..............
Bank Billa, at 30 days' sight Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight..... Credits, at 4 months' sight...... Documentary Bills,
3/8 3/8) 3/91
mo itha' sight. 3/9) On PARIS-Baak Bilts, on la ara..... 466
Credits, at 1 monthť sigas On BOMBAY-Bank, T.T. On CALGUTTA-Bauk, T.T.......... On SHANGHAI-Baa', T.T. .......
Private, 30 days' sight ...
4.70
219 219 727
LADIES S 751
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(TAKEN AT MESSUS. FALCONER AND Co.'s REGISTER, QUEEN'S-ROAD). Hongkong, 18th 19th January 1852. BAROMETER-1 P..
....33.261 Do. 4 P.M.
.30.214 THERMOMETER-1 P.M.
Do.
.....66.
4 P.........65.
1 P.M. (Wet bulb)...60.
Do. Do..
4 P.M. Do. ...60. BAROMETER. AM.
..30.300 THERMOMETER-9 A.M. .............62. Do. 9 A.M. (Was Bulb)...60,
Maximan....
......66. Minimum (over night) 60.
Do, Do.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS. Jan. 19, Pao. French steamer, 2,073, 0. Champenois, Marsoilles 11th Dec., Naples 13th, Port Said 18th, Saez 21st, Adon 20th, Colombo 3rd Jon.. Galle 4th, and Singapore 10th, and Saigon 14th, Mails and General. Messageries Maritimes.
Jan. 19, KAMTOHATKA, British str., 703, P. Hussey, Canton 18th Jan., General.→ C. M. S. N. Co.
Jan. 19, QHINKIANO, British steamer, 799,
S. M. Orr, Canton 18th Jan., General. -Sio-son & Co..
Jan. 19, DEUDALION, British str., 1,463, T. Purdy, Singapore 10th Jan., General. -Butterfield & Swire.
Jan. 19, Ulysses, British steamer, 1,500,
H. Thompson, Swetow 18th January, General. Butterfield & Swire. Jan. 19, GERVASB, British steamer, 417, John Grainger, Chefoo 12th January, General-Captain.
Jan. 19, PLAINHELLER, British steamer, 1,195, Wm. McKenzie, Swatow 18th January, General,-Bun Hin Chan. Jan. 19, KANG-ons, Chinese steamer, 688, R. C. Marsden, Haiphong 15th Jan.. and Hoihow 18th, General.-C. M. S. N. Co.
Jab. 19, LARCH, British steamer, 814, T. Collego, Shanghai 15th Jan., General. -Butterfield & Swiro.
Jan. 19, MERIONETASHIRE, British str., 1,245, Rickard. Singapore 10th Jan, General.--Adamson, Bell & Co.
Jan. 19, ESMERALDA, British steamer, 395, R. Talbot, Manila 16th Jan., General, --Russell & Co.
Jan. 19, PALADIN, British steamer, 897, Aubin, Saigon 6th January, Rioe.- Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
DEPARTURES.
Jan. 18, Sncldrake, British gunboat, for
Canton,
Jan. 19, LORNE, British str., for Amoy.
terday, the stock being on the market at 26-Jan-19, YANGTZE, British steamer, for
per share premium The whole of the shares on offer at this rate were, however, quickly taken up this morning, and several commis- sions to buy at 20 remain unexecuted. The stock has a decidedly upward tendency, and we believe for excellent reasons. A move has again been made in Sugara, and, at an- nexed quotation, we traced the transfer of a fair amount of shares this forenoon. There have been several inquiries about Hotels,butso far as we know no business has resulted, and it would be difficult to say with any degroo of accuracy what the market value of the stock is at the present time. Other quota- tions speak for themselves.
SHARES,
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpo-
ration-115 per cent. pranian, Sales. Caion Incarance Society of Canton-$1,600
per share:
China Traders' Insurance Company-$1,550 North China Insurance Company-Tis. 1,175
por share.
.. per share.
Yangtze Insurance Associationis. 875
· per share.
Chinese Insurance Company $28 por
-share. Ex. Dir. Man On Insurance Company, Limited-$3
per share promium."
Shanghai.
Jan. 19, GLENCOE, British steamer, for
Singapore, &c.
Jan. 19, SWATow, British atr., for Swatow. Jan. 19, VORWAERTS, German stoamor, for
Touron,
Jan. 19, Suez, British steamer, for Yoko-
hams and San Francisco.
Jan, 19, CHINA, German str., for Swatow. Jan, 19, WIVEEN, British turret-ship, for
Canton.
Jan, 19, IRAZU, British bark, for Bangkok.
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
Per Paiho, str., from Marseilles, &0.- For Hongkong.-Messrs. Mitcholl, Volqu- houn, and Wahob, from Marseillos. From Batavia. Mr. Johames and servant. From Singapore.-Mr. J. Brown and 0 Chinese. From Saigon. Mr. and Mrs. Siegfried, and Mr. So Sing Coung, and 57 Ohinese. For Shanghai. Messrs.. Suoh and Strac-. lor, from Marseillos. For Yokohama.— Sir Harry Parkes, K.O.M.G., Lady Parkes, and 2 children, and sorvants, Mr. and Mrs. Hepburn, Mr. and Mrs. Wakse, Messrs. Otsouka, Kędzuma, Bigot, Ohmaye, and
Marcus Mes, from Marseilles. From Na- ples. Mr. C. B. de Siebald.
Por Gervaso, atr., from Chefoo.-3 Chl- 1680..
Per Deucalion, str., from Singapore 300 Chinese.
Por Ulysses, etr., from Swatow.---Mry. Young and 371 Chinese.
Per Plainmeller, str., from Swatow.-- 16 Chinese for Hongkong. For the Straits. -579 Chinese.
Por Kang-shi, air, from Haiphong đạo -Mr. Byng and 50 Chinese,
Por Esmeralda, str., from Manila.-04- Chinese.
REPORTS.
The British steamship Ulysses reports left Swatow on the 11th instant, and had ·· fine weather throughout.
The British steamship Merionethahiro. ; reports left Singapore on the 10th instant,, and had strong monsoon throughout.
The British steamship Laroh reporta left Shanghai on the 15th instant, and had fine weather throughout the passage.
The British steamship Esmeralda re- ports left Manila on the 15th instant, and had frosh N.N.E. winds und fine weather.
The British stenmiship Deucalion reporta loft Singapore on the 10th instant. Blow-. ing half a gale from the N.N.E, the whole
passage.
The British steamship Flaiameller ros ports left Swatow on the 18th instant, and had moderate with hazy wonther through- out the passage.
The Chinese steamship Kang-chi re ports left Haiphong, on the 15th instant, and Hoihow on the 18th. From Haiphong to Hoihow frosh N.D. and Easterly winda and hazy weather throughout the passage. From Hoihow to Hongkong moderate N.E. winds and fine weather to Little La- drons; thence to port fresh, variable winds and cloudy weather.
MAILS.
The following mails will close :- TO-DAY, 19th January,———
For Swatow, Amoy, and Fooohow, por
Thales, at 5 p..
On MONDAY, 23rd January,-
For the United Kingdom and Europe,
via Brindisi; to the Straits Settle ments, Batavin, Burmah, Ceylon, In- dia, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, por Venetia, for prin ted matter at 2`p m., letters at 9 p.m.
TO LET.
LARGE GRANITE GODOWN, iu "BLUE BUILDINGS," Pray a East, with immediate possession
Apply to
J. M. GUEDES. 33, Wellington Street. Hongkong, 19th January, 1882.
AND R. TENNENT'S ALE and PORTER.
DAVID CORSAR & SONS*
Merchant Navy) Navy Boiled Long Flax
Crown
CANVAS.
APNHOLD KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 15th June, 1881, HONGKONG TIMBER YARD, WANCHAL
0
REGON PINE SPABS
AND LUMBER always on hand.'
L. MALLORY, Proprietor.
Hongkong, 24th June. 1881.
FOR SALE.
THE
THE RACING PONIES-
WILD SOUD. TOO-TOO. REVERSE.
All WINNERS at the late Fooohow Meeting. Quiet and Spand.
Apply to The Borror of the Hongkong Telegraph: Hongkong, 24th Dacainber, 1881.
T.
ALGAR AND COMPANY- HOUSE AND ESTATE
AGENTS.
RENTS COLLECTED.
BROWN, JONES & Co., UNDERTAKERS. MOURNING STATIONERY, &c. MONUMENTS ERECTED. 9, HOLLYWOOD ROAD.
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