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LOCAL AND GENERAL. ST. PETERSOURG, says a writer in the Times, is not one of nature's cities, but the creation of one THERE will be a regular meeting of Lodge St. master mind. Meant by Peter the Great for a John, No. 618, S. C. at Freemason's Hall, Zet-trading-place, and not admirably adapted even land Street, this cicaing at 8 o'clock, for 8.30 for this, it has been turned by wrong-headed successors into the centre and seat of govern precisely. Visiting lacthrea will be fraternally
ment. "The cry, Back to Moscow!' resounds now in not loud but deep notes wherever I go. Take away the Court and the 60,000 men of the ganison, and the whole host of the official world, and the town would soon be a desert." A BALANCE sheet for the past year has just been published by the Administration of Monte Carlo, from which it appears that the tables wor in that time the sum of 12,000,000 franes. The expenses for the same period were 8,800,000 francs, thus leaving a sum of 3,200,000 francs, or $640,000, to be divided among the shareholders. Large as this stm is, it is declared by the Moral to be mere child's play' compared with the money transactions of some of the clubs in Nice and Paris.
A stay living near Burlington, Ve, recently go! divorced from his wife, whom he now employs as hired girl, but he can't see what he gains by the operation. She demands $3 a week, the washing sent out, the sights and an afternoon oft, besides the privilege of having company in the kitchen, and une threatens to leave if he does not introduce into the house all the modern improvements.
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We ate informed by the agent of the Great Northern Telegraph Company, that a telegram re- ceived this morning at 11.40 from Amoy, states that a typhoon-like gale is raging there at present. WE have received several letters relating to the Giebter-Pereira case, and the action of the l'or- connection therewith, which we are compelled to tuguese Consul, Mr. Jose da Silva Loureiro, in hold over until te-norrow,
À SJOSE-CUTTER, whose record shewed four pre- vious convictions, two being for larceny and one for felony, was sentenced this morning, both Magistrates sitting, to two years' hard labour for stealing $43 from the person of a trader on the 12th instant in Wing-lok street.
ADMIRM. Farquhar, accompanied by Colonel Crawford, commanding the Royal Artillery, and Mr. Wodehouse, Police Magistrate, paid a visi to Victoria Gaol about half past twelve this after- noon and went over the establishment, every
gear, was found in apple-pie order, thing in which, including the improved 'choking
generally understood to be finally settled, and of plainly Stating that we con- sickered Dr, GIEBLER had been placed in a most unenviable position: On Wed nesday, when the case came on again at the Police Court, Mr. H. J. HOLMES, of the | eminent firm of local solicitors, Messrs.. Storuess and Houses, who appeared for the defendant, expressed his regret that awing to the counsel, 'engaged for the complainant and himself having been en- 'gaged in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, nothing whatever had been done in the matter since they left the Court on Monday afternoon. In plain words. Mr. Wonk | nouse had been induces to remand the
CORRESPONDENCE for the United Kingdom and YESTERDAY a Chinese Constable at Apli-chau
the Continent of Europe, specially addressed case for a specific purpose on a clearly heard a hawker, who was pulling about in a defined understanding, and Mr. H. 1.bamboat, calling out "Samshu for sale," and saw
"vid San Francisco" will be forwarded in a closed mail to London by the Orcante on Satur- Hermes had shown his respect for the Ma- a Chinaman buy some of the poison from him.
day the 15th instant. The Rates of Postage will gistrate by jaking no further steps in the He went after the bunboat, in which he found a
be the same as by British and French Packets. matter. Mr. H. J. Hurs further addressed jar of the liquor, and arrested the man, who was
IN 1872, when the German Empire had a popu. the Magistrate on the subject of the parabrought up this morning before Mr. Wodehouse SOME discontent has been expressed in New graph which had appeared in the Zegraph. charged with hawlding spirituous liquors without England, says the forming Call, over the intro-lation of 41,000,000, there were nearly 424,000 licence.-- A fine of $5, or three weeks' hard labor, duction of a class of unskilled laborers from the marriages, while, in 1880, when the prmulation and asked that ofcial to express his dis-
was imposed, the boat, liquor, &c., to be destroyed British provinces (the Canadian French), who do numbered 45,000,000, or 4,000,000 more than in appruval of the same, which, he asserted,
not laternize with the communities in which for 1872, there were but 337,000 marriages, or 87,000 con what grounds we cannot imagine.seeing
a time they reside. Their purpose, it is said, is less than in 1872. The young men go to Ame- Two married Chinawomen of the respective ages that he had previously statest that simethe
to accumulate a little money, and return to their rica instead of marrying. of 22 and 37. were charged before Mr. Walehouse old homes. They are industrious, frugal and or- rase was remanded he had had ne op- this morning, with fighting and creating a disturaly. They support their own schools, and in portunity of meeting his client with regard hance in the public street yesterday. The con- to the matters had rendered it impossible stable found them pitching into each other with
must respects conform to American customs. But they remain a kind of colony by themselves, To come to the arrangement they previously their fists in the most hearty manner-The coming and going, but the ranks of the colony heqel to arrive at The worthy gentle younger of the two told the Magistrate that the are always full. man then read an extruet from the oh-other one had accused her of the heinaus offence them is, that they do not caine with the purpose The only objection urged to jectionable paragraph, and again asked of weaning her (the other one's) husband's affec-of making homes in this country, but of earning tions from her, an'imputation she repudiated linte muncy with which to improve their homes that the Magistrate shquld give some ex-
The older one declared cross the line. Of course, no comparison can pression of opinion with regard to what he with the utmest scam. contended was a contempt of court. Dpeachment. Mr. Walehouse bound bath ladies the younger woman was actually guilty of the im-
be made between cheap labor of this character | and that with which California is contending. immer, at this stage of the proceedings, overinsz-each to be good for a fortnight.
¡However economical the cheap operatives in New appliol for a further rentand as fis counsel.i was not present, which was refused and
must be spent in the communities in which they Hugland may be, a large portion of the earnings
the evidence for the defener was then taken,
reside. Their food, clothes and shelter are of After hearing evidence, Mr. Wopnuðusit,
the same character as of the "native" population, after one of the most remarkable orátions.
They have families which are well taken care ever heard from the Magisterial funch, 4
of. But if the native population of New England in which he daily expressed his opinion
objects to this class, what would they do if they that Mr. PERFERa haud committed something very like gross perjury, said he did use any good end would har elfineted by pan- Advetoons are resprested-to forward allmotives. intended for insertion in that day's issue not laterishing the promising youth, and as an than THREE CLOCK sit as not to read the apology, which was certainly due to Dr. (early publication of the paper,
irak had been tendered, he would dis raiss both summonses, His Worship was then, good enough to say that the para- | WE find the following amusing report in the graph in the Filgraph was very improper Morning Chroakke of August 2nd 1796- in every respect, that it was most injurious Tothill Fields' Races."-About 200 persons of to the interests of justice, and ought sever
the first fashion beleg assembled yesterday, the
to have been inserted, &., &o. Heabus
amusements commenced with a jingling match. Six jackasses then started for a gold-laced 'hat,
three young ladies in for a holland smock in their shifts and under petticoats, and the whole conchidel with a pitched battle between a brick- maker and a bricklayer, which was decided in favor of the brickmaker." Our respected an cestors were evidently very choice in the charne- ter of their public amusements. That contest between the three young ladies who ran for a
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Tius sketch of Western commerce is from the St. Louis Sporting Life, “John Williams, a men hant of Rutlege, Ca., sued a desperado, The defendant entered the store in a finisats Passion, held out the summons in one hand, clutched a long krik in the other, and said :- williams, have you sued me? Williams knew that an immediate 'yes' would make him sure of a stab. Let me get any spectacles 50 that? can read the pupe,' he said. He went behind the counter and come back, not with his glasses, but with an ase across his shoulder. 'Yea,' he said, 'I have sue you. All right, replied the desperailu; gitess I'll pay the bill."
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had our Chinese as competitors? The Chinese assume absolutely no expenses except those necessary to existence. They support noselwols, no hospitals, no charities, no social position, Ten of them herd in a room a white man would think
The prisoner, a fisherman, charged with being concerned in the piratien) sitacle on a fait junk in the Canton River on the 14th June, when fruit and other things were stolen from the junk by the pirates, wasdischarged this morning by Mr. Wode- house, the Chinese Government not having made, any demand for his rendition. The attack took place outside British jurisdiction. Inspector Rivers stated the Chinese Government was aware |, the prisoner would be discharged to-day if no
demand for his rendition were.anade,
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About eight o'clock last nighta Chinamay, aged 3, fell from the top of the fore deck house of the stemship Bellerophen on to the main deck, Bustaining serious injuries. The man was picked up insensible, and was sent this morning to the Tung-wa hospital, but he is not expected to re- cover, The dactor of the Bellerophon, who al- tended to the injured man after the accident, pronounced him to be suffering from concussion of the brain. He was a passenger from Singa pure by the Bellerophon, bis destination being Amoy.
JosEPH WILLIAMS, 20, of America, George Sum- mons, 29, of Austria, and Lars Henderson, 27, of Norway, unemployed seatnen, were brought up this morning before Mr. Walchouse, charged with being rogues and vagabonds, Williams, who would appear to be a second edition of Mark' Tapley, Jolly under the most adverse circum- stances, took his place in the dock with a decided smile on his face, which he kept up until rebuked for his levity by the Magistrate. Mr. Wode house told him he was always laughing when in the dock, that if he didn't stop it he would have to punish him, and that it was not the first time he had had to speak to him about 15 a case before Mr. Wodehouse this morning, it. Williams thereupon screwed his features into in which four coolies were charged with assaulting a grave expression, but it evidently cost him an another coolie in Gilman-street last night, the effort to do so, and soon after his risible muscles complainant tried on a “sham," pretending to he
were again in motion. A letter, it appears, was too ill to get into the witness bocto give evidence.
received yesterday by the Deputy Superintendent He was told by the Magistrate that if he did not do of Police from a gentleman in Seymour Terrace, so he would be fined for contempt of court and the complaining of the annoyance caused by some defendants discharged. Continuing recalcitrant, losing Europeans, who were in the habit he was fined so cents or two days', the defendants of frightening the ladies in the Terrace after being it off. Inspector Hennessy said the com- their husbands had gone to their offices in the plainant had a slight cut on the licat, and mowing, by geing begging there. Inspector Hen- although pretending to be very ill, declined to gonessy said it was not known whether the three
We have seen the state rechanff which, under acting, as other loafers were about, but the De- the heading "Criticisin," Mr. Daniel E. Band-puty Superintendent finding the three sitting on the mann has sent to the Daily Press. The emi-steps of the late French hotel in Wyndham Street nent tragedian is evidently determined to write about iz o'clock yesterday, informed the Inspec unity. If this new Daniel come to judgment all admitted they had no place to go to. Mark himself down an ass at every available oppor- tor, who sent a constable to arrest them. They
will only favor us with something original, some, Tapley, we incan Williams, had been in thing he has not borrowed from other works and the colony eight or nine months. Summons grossly mutilated, we shall have much pleasure and Henderson only a shon time. Williams in criticising his literary efforts. As, however, we
told the Magistrate he had no place to go to-Summons said he was merely walking in happen to know that the great actor could not write a dozen lines of decent English to save his the street when the policemen passed along and
to hospital.
sabl at Dr. Gimrk's letter, which had ị which was won by half a neck; and afterwards acquires what to him is a competency in Chiun. Precious reputation, we have no inclination to
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holland smock in their shifts, must have been strangely exciting
KHARELLAH ADbol. Rahim, 35, of Jeddah, a coal trimmer on board the P and O. steamship Sumatra, was up this morning before Mr. Wode- house charged with refusal of duty on the 12th instant. The Chief Engineer, according to the
evidence, ordered the defendant to do some work
which helind refused to do for the second engineer, when be used abusive and insulting language towards him, and threatened to assault him. Defendant also called off the other men from
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cheapest variety. The reason why they never time too large for one, and their food is of the
seem to have money is because of their relation to their owners or the agents of their owners. They come out on contracts that require them to pay much more money than was advanced to them, and the Chinese Six Companies get rich by enforcing these contracts. In the course of time, however, the coolie pays all his debts, and
lukis way the State is constantly drained of the earnings of this large class of its working popula tion. The laborers the East has to contend against are of our own race and subject to the influence of our civilization. They come intend- ing to return, but a large proportion never do. They become Americanized in tine, and build up homes in the country of their adoption.
A RIVAL of the notorious Sam Patch has lately appeared in America, though the successor of that daring jumper shows an amount of deter mination and sterling common sense which was wanting in Patch. lic performed many feats from appalling heights, and, as a final exhibition, jumped into the Niagara River, and came up no
Donaldson is the rival of Sam Patch'e premises. The defendants were lying down as recognizance in the sum of two dollars each.
inore.
fame, and the scene selected for his leap was the centre of the Brooklyn Bridge, 135 ft. above the
water. He has performed somewhat similar
previously appeared in this journal, ought not to have been paidishes). Happily wer , do not feel crushed at this expressing of As we announeret in our issue of the Fith Mr. WourHorse's opinion. To speakimly, inst., the assanft cabe in which Dr. Girm the views of this worthy Magistrate da not anila Mr. Pakurits appeared as complain. affect us in the slightest degree, and welike- ant and defendant respectively, and the wise view the opinions of the sapient Mr. H. erosa summuns in which these positions J. Horses with supreme indifference and were reversed were dismissed after a very contempt. An idea appears to prevail in patient hearing by the Magistrate on that this Colony that the freedom of the press date. What at one time appeared likely
can be curtailed by trifles light as air. So to prove a tragedy, terminated in one of
far as we are concerned, the self constituted the most amusing farces of modern times. censors of our local press may rest quite Unfortunately, absence from the Colony tranquil. When we require their advice as prevented our being present when this the what we shall publish anif what we shall wonderful case came to its final stage, so exclude from our columns, we shall repest that we are unable from personal ofiserva.util then, we prefer exercising ourun- tion to sketch the demoniment; however, we desubted right to do whatever we consider have de newspaper reports to guide us in advisable. In the present instance our commenting on what we are bound to con-
comments were perfectly fair, and could not sider the most ludicrous burlesque on law.
in any way influence or affect the interests and justice we have ever heard of even
of justice. The case was practically under- in this Colony--and that is saying a great teen the position would have been but stood to be finished; but if it had not
The facts of the case are few and simple, slightly altered. Contempt of court isa rag and have already been reported at length, which freble miled lawyers, delight to in our rolumns, both in a letter from Dr. play with. The only contempt of court we Gingin himself, and in the reports of thecould see in this case was the disrespect @viduncu taken before Mr. H. E. Wong-shown to the bunch by both Mr. Hayes Horst, so they need not he repeated. On and Mr. Frases, to which we have already Mundy afternoon we happened to be pre-alluded. We might object to the Magi sent in Court, and after listening patiently strate's mode of expressing an informal to the prevailings, left the firecincts of opinion-as Mr. Womenouse did —in a case law and justiceye gods-under the im- which is officially before him, and wemost pression that the differences between the certainly have the best grounds for pro- priest and his assailant had been amicably testing against the valuable time of our Policy Magistrates being taken up need. arranged by the latter tendering an apo logy on the uuskrstanding that the priestessly for several days without the would do likewise. Let us honestly ron-
slightest result accruing for the benefit of fess that we were disgusted under all the law and order. If it is in the power of 8.30 p.m., the complainant, who had been an friend was to necompany Donaldson on to the circumstances of the base both with theļa Polire Magistrate to devote several days solletur fer the defendant, and the barrister | to what was undoubtedly a serious case of for the complainant, for advising any such assault, andthen to dismiss the whole affair conipromise. Of course they were paid because an apology has been tendered in for their services, and we will presume that, Court, we think it is quite time that other however umdignified the positions in which and more sensible arrangements were they appeared so ansious to place their made. We really cannot see any reason- clients, they meant well and acted for able grounds to justily Mr. WoorHouse in what they considered the best. And yet his extraordinary decision in this very im-
· ·Mr. Frasers, who appeared for Dr. Girmen, portant case. Werather think that public opened the ball by asking the Magistrate, justice should have been considered before in the event of assault being found proved a mere apology; the more especially as to inflet severe punishment on the defen- the apology was given under compulsion.
waste our time dealing with bashed-up truismsing the wrong man. He had been here only since Inst Sunday. He had a chance of getting a pas- school boy is intimately acquainted. and stale generalities with which every well-read
sage to San Francisco by the Oceanic, but that had now been lost. He formerly belonged to the ** CAPTAIN Howarth of the Buffs charged two coolies British bark John Tracey, and worked his passage this morning before Mr. Wodehouse with tres-
down here from Shanghai-Henderson said he pass. He said he had reason for some time past formerly belongedtothe. Sfifhwater, but had no dis. to suspect that people had been living on his charge. He had applied to his Consul for a couple premises who had no right to be there, so
of dollars by way of relief, but as he had no papers last night at 9 o'clock he went to his ser- the Consul would not give hin anything,-Mr. vants' quarters, where he found the two de- Wodehouse told the defendants he would remand the case for a week. If any of them got ships fendants, who were formerly his chair coolies, one being dismissed two months ago, and the meanwhile, he would let them go. His Wor- other a few days since, the latter for bad conduct. ship instructed Inspector Hennessy to inquire of He had given strict orders that no one not be Mr. Brunker whether he knew anything about
longing to the house was to be allowed on the
if they had settled themselves for the night-Mr. days' imprisonment with hard labor,
Wodehouse fined them a dollar each or seven
the defendants, whom he let out on their own
Williams has served two sentences of fourteen
and twenty-one days' hard labor in Victoria Gaol on the same charge, but is still as jolly, and ap- feats before, but never from such a height; and, our article in Tuesday's paper on the exhibi-parently as happy, as his celebrated prototype
tion made by Mr. J. Loureiro in the witness whom Dickens has immortalized. of course, great interesi, of a morbid and un- wholesome kind, attached to the exploit Don-box at the Police Court in the case Giebler aldson naturally devoted the keenest attention Percim, we ventured to express the opinion that,A CHAPTER ON FUNERAL FOLKS, to the manner in which these desperate leaps however thoroughly the Portuguese Consul Gen- may best be taken, and to a reporter of a daily cral might know the Portuguese language, he (BY OUR “Graveyard Special") Journal he explained the position assumed by could pretend to a very slight knowledge of En- Coffin merchants-we beg pardan, we mean him in his jumps. He crouched into a sittingglish. Mr. Loureiro's so-called explanation in undertakers-are, generally speaking, a pushing posture, with his armus across his breast and his this morning's Pally. Press fully bears out of go-ahead class. The gentleman (2) who used to da the amiable in this Colony for those who knees well forward. Thus drawn together, he assertion. A feebier attempt to wriggle out of a joined the majority, was a very pushing man would spring from the bridge,,and, as le neared | difficulty than this “explanation " we have seldom indred. To him the numerous thousands who the water be expected to straighten out, and seen. The Portuguese Consul General says that use the Temperance Hall are indebted for the strike it without injury to himself. Large suns afrient has informed him that some of the Por-henetits they receive in that establishment, for he was the originator of the sciente, and, tuguese residents of Hongkong are under the
take him for all in all, the sort of person whose false impression that he, Mr. Loureiro, stated at like we have no particular wish to look on again. the Iulice Court that the majority of the l'oitu- Mr, or rather Tommy A- as he was more guese in the Colony were badly educated, and familiarly spoken of, was quite a great gun in his own tin-pot colin making way, being Grand did not know their own language, but only spoke Worthy Chief Templar of the 10.G.I's, and a fair. This is simply childish. Mr. Loureiro general bummer round in anything that a red must know quite well that almost the entire Por- cent was to be made out of tuguese community are up in arms against him, gentleman of outspoken manner, albeit a trifle ungrammatical, and his "Our principles is for what is considered-and we think very justly, talal habstinence" must be indiar as house. the gratuitous insult offered to them by their hold words to those who identified themselves Consul General. It is not a question of fulie with Jack's welfare and the redemption of the impresion; Mr. Loureiro actually did any a Hall of Temperance. Wesigh as we write this, Sheoker in the days when Hongkong knew not that the majority of his countrymen the for we were younger in those days, and cur checks exact expression he used was #Portuguese so- were ruddier, if our brains were softer than now. called were so badly educated that they We had not journeyed much through this vale of tears when we first became acquainted with Tom- could not speak their own language, but spoke a
Mr. Loureiro did make use of the my, and had a decided inclination for something in patois.
the trumpand nibus line, having been connected phrase "who by condescension are called with the Temperance League, the French alley Portuguese," although this could not in any (Sloper) mission, and sundry kindred societies at We were made Secreiary (honorary) to. way affect his meaning. The last para-home. graph in Mr. Loureiro's letter to our contemporary of establishing a haven of rest and harmless en- the Committee that was formed for the e purpose is amusing twaddle, which will deceive nobody-joyment for Jack ashore, in the shape of a Temper The Forteguese Consul General has grossly and Face Hall. All went merry as two marriage
bells, spun gratuitously insulted the entire Portuguese com- and the scheme was humming like a well munity, and no amount of"begging the question" top. Alas, there came a change, a funeral knell was sounded. In an unguarded moment the and meaningless so-called explanations will get party whose principles was total habstinence (lic him out of his difficulty, Let him honestly.ac- was Chairman of committee) let out that the knowledge his fault, and publicly retract, and Temperance Hall was to be worked on the share apologise for every word he uttered, and we shall system, and that we, the promoters, would make a fine thing of it. This was cruel; the humble be inclined to judge him more favorably than we coffin maker whom we, in our youthful trust had, feel disposed to do at present. Mr. Loureiro's for the beautiful sentimentsi talk ho used to letter to the Daily Press is feeble beyond all serve hot to us members of the good cause expression, but the foot-note ofthe talented Editor league, raised to the dignity of a ministering angel in our mind's eye, a person of all others of our respected contemporary is even worse than who was bound to get a right royal crown in the the "explanation." In endeavoring in the usual distant bourne for good deeds done here, sud clumsy way to please everybody, like the man denly appeareditfore us as a mean, sordid skunk, with the ass, the Editor of the Daily Press in-amoney grubber of the worst type, a bypocritical whining corpse case maker. We immediately sulte the Portuguese communities of Hongkong threw up our billet of secretary, and, after telling and Macao alatost as grossly as did Consul the worthy C. G. T. that if he had been a younger General Loureiro,
man we might have given him a tenant for one
their work, and was generally unruly in his he haviour. He had been six months in the ship, bore a good character at sea, but once he got to port a' change for the worse, induced by over- him. He had been under the influenez of drink indulgence in fire-water, immediately came over since he arrived here, and was so still.-The second engineer said the defendant had refused to do some work he was ordered by him to perform, when he, (winces) told him he should report him. Defen- dant said "Very well report me," and at the same time abused him and audied" if you report the Ell break your head for you," he then placed of money were wagered on the success of the his hand on the seemal engineer's slimulder in a performance, and a considerable crowd assem- threatening manner, being in the time under the bed, on the shores and in boats, to see Donald 'influence of liquor. Defendant, who made some
son risk his life. With a reprehensible want of excuse about the hard work sought to be thrown delicacy, the subject of Sam Patch was brought on him, was ordered to forfeit ten days' pay. -
up as the athlete stood, waiting for the appointed hour to arrive, the centre of a curious crowd, A CELESTIAL. tailer of sanguinary proclivities, amongst which interest and exciternent grew as the lights and closely-fitting vest bentath the was up this morning before Mr. Wodehouse for assaulting a broder professional. From the great cont were casually, displayed. The pro- evidence, it appears that on the 1st June abous gamme had been nost carefully arranged. A apprentice to the defendant's father, was stand-bridge; he was to strip off his coat and hat, and ing outside his shag when the defendant came the friend was to run across the bridge down to up and asked him to lend him two dollars. The the bank, and wait till the hero of the day was complainant said he would do the needful the fol- brought ashore in the boat appointed to pick him lowing day, but defendant said it must be done up. At ten minutes past twelve Donaldson and then, or never. The complainant told him he had his friend, who was to fly with his clothing, were no money, when the defendant drew a knife and seen in one of the arches of the great stone pier cut him in the leg, a little above the knee. The on the Brooklyn side. The hero bastily removed wounded man called out "Save life," when a his hat, coat, and pantaloons, and handed them friend came up, whom the defendant cut niso and to his flying friend. Then, in red and blue then ran away. Complainant was taken to tights, he ran gaily along the footpath to the the hospital where he remained till the 12th centre of the bridge. The celebrities on the June. Happening last night to spy the defendant, large took out their watches. It was 12.15. he gave him in charge. The defendant had been Donaldson stood on the edge of the bridge, and dant; whilst Mr. Homes in retaliation
in hiding at Canton since the cutting, and offy looked down at the people on the barge that was
breathed notes of warlike defiance, Law-
caine back yesterday. The cut was 3 inches fitted up with reserved seats. A cheer went up TELEGRAMS., in length, and the sixth of an inch in depth from this party. The ferry-boat Fulton was yers are not like other men, and so we
The defendant admited the cutting, and pleaded | leaving her slip on the Brooklyn side, and it was -mustno doubt make some allowance for BOMBARDMENT OF ALEXANDRIA.
in extenuation that it was he who brought the necessary to wait till she had passed. Then their eccentric inconsistencies. On the
LONDON, 13th July. complainant down to Hongkong and apprenticed Donaldson stood poised on one foot. The ferry afternoon following the postponement of the The majority of the forts have been silenced, him to his (defendant's) father, but that forgetful boat passed by, and still Donaldson stood on the case, a postponement purposely granted to The bombardment was suspended on Wednesday ¦ of his obligations to him (the defendant), com- edge of the bridge. He moved his arms like an permit the aggrieved parties to arrange truce. Our loss is slight but that of the encuny
afternoon, the Egyptians having sent a ng of plainant refused to lend him the paltry sum of eagle's wings, and the crowded barge was aghast, their respective apologies, a paragraph |
two Mexicans, but instead called four men who It was here that the determination and common. on the subject appeared in the Telegraph,
assaulted him. He admitted two previous con- sense above mentioned powerfully asserted them victions, both being for attempted felony, Mr. selves. Donaldson said the wind was too high, in which we took the liberty of express- The House of Lords has finally passed the D Wodehouse fined defendant gag or three months' and, determining not to jump at all, quietly ing our views on a case which was for the Repression of Crime in Ireland.
hard labor. The tallor went to gaok
walked off home again.
heavy,
IRISH AFFAIRS.