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THE steamship Fokien on her last run up to Amoy, with the French mall, negociated the trip in 33 hours and 18 minutes, which may be con- sidered a very fast passage. THE Foochow Herald understands that the venue for the Naval Court of Enquiry into the loss of the steamship Hongkong has not yet been decided upon.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1882. direct communication between Hongkong | are the natural enemies or antagonists of and British North Borneo has already France, and she will probably find what been established. The pioneer trip of the she wants at Berlin and at Rome. The Hainan will commence on or about the 15th Italians are jealous-almost to frenzy at inst, as she is advertised to sail for Kudat one time-of the French military power and Sandakan on that date. We under in Tunis, and the German Chancellor never stand that offers both from Singapore and forgets that Alsace-Lorraine is the weak Shanghai to run a direct line from this spot in the empire of his creation, and that Colony to North Borneo have been re-France is constantly watching the favorable ceived, and there can be little doubt that turn in events to conquer it back. the business will eventually, fall into the hands of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company,---
TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, 5th September THE WAR IN EGYPT. All is quiet at the front. H.M.S. Minotaur is shelling Aboukir,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE Foochow Herald learns that only a very small portion of the hull of the Fessic Burrill is now visible. The vessel is such an utter wreck, that there is no hope of recovering any. thing, unless perhaps in the calmer weather; and during low tides her anchors and chains may possibly be got up. We notice in the Amoy Gastle that the Tourist Company, who are slowly working their way to this City, arrived there from Foochow on August 28th, and gave their opening performance in the Club Theatre on the following evening. The entertainment was of a varied description, and is
It seems rather surprising when we con. sider the number and strength of our local foreign companies, and the large number of steamers on the coast available for this new trade, that a Chinese company should be allowed to step quietly in, and secure the business. We may, of course, be wrong;. but it appears to us that energy and enter-TE Peking came out of Kowloon Dock to-day-described as bating been a decided success. prise must be strangely lacking some-the Prima Donna going in. The Canopur an where; however, the China Merchants docked from the Cosmopolitan Dock this after Company have come promptly to the front, noon, the Tanair filling the vacancy. and we wish them every possible success in their commendable enterprise in the cause of progress.
It is reported that a Chinese Company is being formed for the purpose of buying up land in Borneo, and that arrangements will be made to fix the shares at a low [431 figure so as to give every facility, anti afford every possible assistance and en- couragement to intending emigrants and others. We understand that the pro- spectus for land occupation can be seen, and all other particulars relating to the country, &c., &c., procured on application to Sir WALTER MEDHURST.
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The Hongkong Telegraph
A COOK was charged at the Police Court this morning with the larceny of a basin oftea, valued at $1.40. This seems an extraordinary value to place upon a cup of the liquid which cheers but
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Our readers will have observed from a state- ment made nt the Legislative Council Meeting yesterday, by His Excellency the Administrator, that the Secretary of State has declined to sane. tion the proposed Tramway Ordinance in its before the matter was referred home. Unless present form. This is exactly what we predicted we greatly err; the. Colonial Office will object to FOR being drunk and refusing to pay ticksbaany ordinance, which may be framed to intro- hire, Thomas Carter, $3, of America, a carpenter, duce tramways into this Colony. After the was fined 50 cents or two days' by Mr. Wode publication of the correspondence between Mr. house this morning. The Magistrate directed. M. Price and the Board of Trade, referred to by the Ticksha man to be paid 25 cents out of the the Administrator, we may have a few remarks
does not inebriate.
fine.
In the case in which a Chinese clerk in the
to make on the subject.
THE circular sent by the Marquis de la Vega de RUMOURS dire are in circulation in the Colony as Armijo, Minister for Foreign Affairs at Madrid, to Chlarini's irrepressible cacaped panther. The the attitude to be adopted by them towards the stolen visit to the vincinity of his old haunts at to the Spanish representatives abroad regarding latest we have heard is that the brute paid a
several buffaloes. We beg to state that lation to the Egyptian question points out the
we don't "believe it, nor shall we believe Governments to which they are accredited in re- Wong-aci-chong last night, and eviscerated importance of the interests of Spain is the East, there being seven millions of her subjects const that the man-eater escaped at all unless hla tuting a second Spanish nation in Oceania, and corpus is brought in by the armed expedi calls attention to the great extent of Spanish tion sent out by the authorities. The Sikh who tenliory on the shores of the Mediterranean, the says he saw the animal above "Fairlea," and the Balearic Islands, the Colonics, and, in Africa. telegraph.coolic who declares he saw him at some The circular asserts that the interests of some of Bay in the Pok-fo-lum directión, are simply, we be the Great Powers in the Suez Canal are of minor licve, victims of a too vivid imagination. The pan importance compared with those of Spain, and ther scare may possibly be of service to the Co concludes by declaring that all these circum-lony in neutralizing, to a certain extent, another
stances tend to demonstrate the rights of Spain to be heard and consulted when the Egyptianques tion is settied by the great European Powers.
THE EGYPTIAN QUESTION.
and real scare, the cholera, in connection with which the Goverment has found it necessary to-introduce strong restrictive measures. Mc- dical men say that one scare acts in an anti- dotal sort of way to another. The intrepid DRAMATIC performances were given on the even. ings of Monday and Tuesday last in the Garrison Chiarini and his man-cater have thus conferred
a real benefit on the Colony. Theatre, North Barracks, for the benefit of the widow.and family of Sergeant Morley, late of the "Buffs." The performances were fairly patronised on both occasions, there being a well filled housc
A crowded public meeting, convened by the "Sarah's young man" were the pieces produced. Egyptian Committee, was held on the evening of last evening. The "Boots at the Swan" and The whole of the corps dramatique worked hard July ayth at the Memorial Hall, Farringdon- say their efforts were fairly successful, particu-"To protest against any further armed interfer to please the audience, and, we are glad to street, Sir Wilfrid Lawson, M.P., in the chair, larly so in the second piece. As Sam Stocleaf, ence in the affairs of Egypt." The Chairman, cheers for the Army and Navy," said he held a Sergeant Carden was extremely funny, and acted who on rising was met with a cry of "Three with much taste and discretion, adding greatly to the success of the performance. The Harry very strong opinion that armed intervention on Fielding of Mr. W. Coulby was an extremely the part of this country in the political affairs of stiff performance, and not at all the sort of acting the Egyptians was a disgrace to our nation, and. to be cultivated. The Araminti of Mr. J. Bates would probably end in some serious disaster, was very good indeed, as was also the Mrs. They had expected a better and more, sensible statesman of the day made a political progress Moggridge" of Mrs. Blake, and the Mr. Mog. era. In the autumn of 1879 the most brilliant Sarah, Mrs. Harris, created much amusement,.. and forcibly reminded us of the "Ould Counthry, When next the "Grand Old Buffs" given farcical er dramatic performance, we shall not fail to be there, is they possess some very fair performers in the histrionic art.
Colonial Treasury Office is charged with forging Mr. Russell's name to a receipt for Crown rent, paper that) says that the cabalistic Q. K. was gridge of Mr. Whitmore. As the maid of all work, through Scotland. (A voice, "Three cheers for
and also with uttering a forged receipt for the same sort of rent in May last, Mr. Ewens appeared this morning for the prisoner, and applied for a remand. The case was remanded till Friday.
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THE Memphis tvalanche (a good name for a first officially used by Old Keokuk, the pacific chief of the Sacs and Foxes. When he sold
Mr. Gladstone," which were given with great Iowa to Uncle Sam he signed the deed with his
cordiality). He liked to hear those cheers; they showed that the meeting was true to the great initials, O. K His co-chief, the fiery B. K.
and laughter). Two short years had passed, and (Black Hawk), refused to sell or sign away the
doctrines of the Mid-Lothian campaign, (Cheera while the cry of British interests was again raised rights of his people to this beautiful land, and
the rights of nations wère cast to the winds. HERE is a criticism passed on the voice of Queen hence the "Black Hawk war. Old Keokuk years Victoria by Lablache, the colossal basso, who ago passed on to the happy hunting grounds of ACCORDING to an American contemporary, the No, no," "Yes, yes," and cheers.) Fresh taxa- tion was to be levied on the people of this coun Father, the Chinese appear to be disinclined had acted as her singing teacher for a number of the Great Beyond, but his sign continues to sup conflict in Norway between King Oscar and the
ing their carnings from the down-trodden millions to take advantage of the capital prospects years. Some one once questioned him concern-ply a long felt want in the English language. It majority of the people appears to be approaching offered tem in this new garden of Eden;ing the quality, and volume of his royal pupil's is rather singular that " Banian," who appears to a serious crisis. A constitutional struggle hasty, and this was to be supplemented by wring. know everything and everybody, did not allude for several years gone on in Denmark also, but of India. (Cheers and hisses.) Mr. Gladstone to this important matter.in his interesting dis-King Christian IX has had the prudence to leave had burnt his Mid-Lothian speeches in the fire, sertation on chit-books," in the Daily Press the "the King" in the background, leaving to his of Alexandria, and now he appeared before Ministers to carry on the fight. The consequence his astonished fellow countrymen in a to is that he is popular with the people and trusted tally new character(Loud shouts of -No, by the nation. In Norway, on the contrary no," responded to by Yes, yes.) No one King Oscar speaks personally as "the King" could deny that the Prime Minister was at The royal "I" a short time ago delivered a present the great idol of the Tory party. in which he gave full vent to his wrath against editors of newspapers wrote in favour of and the that body. The speech made a deep impression it, reckless Radicals backed him up, speech from the throne to the Norway Storthing, That party applauded his policy; delirious
in Norway, all the more as the Norwegian great lingo residuum applauded bis doings, and character is proud and self-conscious, and repu shouted a chorus of approbation as he cried blican rising en masse against the union with "Havoc, and let slip the dogs of war." (Cheers) Sweden under King Oscar, preceded or followed He (the chairman) might challenge the student by a declaration of a Norwegian Republic, is history to point to a transformation scene in the union naturally suffers. The Storthing so horribly grostesque: (Cheers.) Lord Beacons. openly discussed. The popularity of the King political life at once so grotesquely horrible and, has refused a second time to vote an increase in field once said that a Tory Government was "ar
on his marriage, and it is quite possible that the he would probably have said-although perhaps
but doubtless when the full details of the voice. "Oh, a'nice voice-a very nice voice, in- movement become more generally knowndeed," answered Lablache, "only in order to hear amongst the agricultural_and_laboring it you must get her to sing in a bandbox. classes in the provinces, the opportunities We read that five important Moscow firms have offered of easily and comfortably bettering formed a syndicate for the promotion of cotton SAYS London Figaro:-The case of Captain their positions and prospects will be exten-cultivations in Central Asia and for the introduc- Rising is one which calls for prompt and energetic sively availed of. Those interested in tion of Russian cotton fabrics into Central Asia action on the part of the Admiralty. Captain emigration, pure and simple, should use and into Russia generally. The syndicate pro- Rising was summarily superseded in the com prove the system of cultivation. The statutes of at the end of 1880, in consequence, it is asscited; every available channel to spread amongst pose to engage American experts in order to immand of the Eclipse on the East India Station the syndicate have already been approved by the of a series of unfounded charges communicated the Chinese working classes the most com- plete information respecting North Borneo. Ministry of Finance.
to the Admiralty by Rear-Admiral Gore Jones Men of good standing should be sent to
which Captain Rising had no opportunity of re- lecture amongst their countrymen, as we
futing-although the Admiral informed the Ad- feel assured, were this dore, that it would
miralty that the opportunity of explaining had induce ten persons to emigrate for every
the charges are of so gross a nature that, if they one that will come forward, if the local press is made the only medium of spread
can be substantiated, Captain Rising should un- are untrue, then no consideration of high rank venture to express the hope that, as Hong-Suez Canal and Alexandria, but all Egypt 7 Will
THE Dirilla, the organ of the Italian Foreign Office, commenting in its usual virulent strain on Turkey's acceptance of the invitation to intervene in Egypt, asks what attitude England will as- sunte in view of the fact which entirely changes the situation. Will she proceed, and disregard
been offered to that officer. I understand that
and
of
ing particulars of the new country. We ing the Ottoman intervention occupy not only the doubtedly be dismissed the Service; but if they the appanage of the Crown Prince consequent organised hypocrisy." If he had been alive now.. kong will run the pioneer direct steamer she renew the example she set when despite the should be allowed to stand in the way of Rear Storthing may take. extreme measures in what is most improperly-that a Liberal Government lo North Borneo, the bulk of the tracta self-denying protocol she bombarded Alexandria ? | Adniiral Jones's removal from the Navy, No considered the liberty of the nation against the
will be eventually secured to this port.
This is the question, and on England's apprecia- tion of it depends the solution of the grave crisis. which preoccupies the Cabinets of Europe. MRS. Clarke, a sister of Edwin Booth, in her Younger Booth," tells an incident in the life of work, lately published, "The Elder and the her father, which gains interest from the fact that it is undoubtedly true. While on a trip South, on the steamer Neptune, Mr. Booth (J. B.) had one of his fits of depression, and finally jumped overboard, Ten Flynn, the actor, who accom panied Booth on the voyage, took a small boat, in company with others, and finally succeeded in words uttered by Booth after they drew him in rescuing the would-be suicide. Almost the first were: "I say, Toni, look out 1. You're a heavy man; be steady; if the boat upsets we'll all be
apology can now dispose of the case. Captain Rising, it seems, has applied to the Whitchail people direct for an investigation into the charges brought against him; but no reply has yet been given. An idea prevails in naval circles that the matter will be hushed up,
dictation of the King
was a hypocritical organisation (Cheers.) Mr. Gladstone had explained that the question of inter- vention was an application of the moral law. He HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1882.
THE Panama Star and Herald of June 1st con- (the Chairman) hoped that when people dealt tains a letter from its Lima correspondent, dated with him they would apply some immoral law. May 17th, in which he says:-"Montero is in (Laughter.) He took his stand on the words of ALTHOUOH we, are on broad principles | It is leaking out,' says the San Francisco
disgrace in the North, owing to bis not having Mr. Bright, who had described the intervention generally opposed to wholesale Chinese Chronick, that the apparent vaciliation of Emigration, it is impossible to avoid re- the French Government in Egyptian affairs cognising "the" necessity which exists-a accords with certain official intrigues of
SAYS the Sydney Bulletin-Amongst the Kings agreed to the terms of truce understood to have in Egypt as a manifest violation of international necessity, we may adil, caused entirely by French officers in that country. The leak
Archibald Forbes has not knoiva is old King been offered him by the Chilians. The towns of and moral law." Put in plain, straightforward cater of twice as many missionaries. During his to obey Montero, and are at present being gover- (Heat, heat.) He believed that before many the obstructive policy of the Chinese Go-came through the seizure by the British.of
Cacobau-the hero of a thousand fights, and the Cajamarca, Cheta, Chachapoyas have all refused English, that meant a sin against God and man. vernment with regard to the vast internal a secret correspondence between the
last visit to Sydney, an attempt was made to give ed by self appointed authorities. Montero is at months had passed that would be the opinion of resources of a mighty empire-for a very | Egyptian Government and French officials
little success. The Bishop is said to have been their hands should be clean and their consciences large number of the lower and laboring in Egypt before the bombardment of the
him "calchaw" by showing him through the tempting to collect a poll-tax from the Indians in the great majority in this country; but in the killed at Chachapoyas. He was very unpopular, clear from that gigantic national crime. They. classes in over-populated districts seeking Alexandria forts. The British authorities,
post and telegraph offices. It was disheartening, Recuay, Caraz, and Huaraz, but he has met with meantime the minority were determined that to notice were the lighting of the telegraph sun. employment in fresh fields and pastures for reasons that appeared to them politic,
however, to find that the only items he seemed
a shot being fired. The Chillons permit export interested parties, but fix firmly in their minds now, and taking their energy and industry held the cat in the bag till it became clear
light with the usual stick, and a fat little operator The occupation of Mollendo was effected without would not heed the opposition of ignorant and he, had been 'chewing a case of lemons. Ratu through it, but will not allow merchandise to that that only was honourable which was right, to other countries, where they will be better that France does not, in good faith, mean
who made the old man-dater's mouth water as if Timothy, the King's son-a perfect lampblack enter for Arequipa and the interior. This and he would say to the mesting pald, and more highly appreciated than to side with England in the restoration of drowned." Is the case in the Flowery Land. The great the Khedive and the protection of his Go-
(Loud cheers.)-Sir D. Wedderburn, M.P., moveds bane to successful Chinese emigration verament. This intention is now made IN our yesterday's issue we stated that Chan Yan Apollo-was also on a visit; and, so graceful restriction, I imagine, will be shortly withdraws, Stand for your county's houous Bat
Wah Hospital, had escaped from that institution he was actually asked cut to an elegant spread with Carrillo, the Prefect of Arequipa, for the amid interruptions, the following resolution; has hitherto been owing to the many plain by the refusal of the French Cham-Leung, a lunatic who was confined in the Tung and dignified was his bearing (when sober) that as the Chilian officials have had an interview abuses which have been introduced into bers to vote the second bill of supply-yesterday, and was supposed to have committed given by one of our first families. It was in the purpose of determining in what manner traffic by "That this meeting expresses its strong indignde it by unscrupulous speculators, both native $1,900,000-for the mobilization of an suicide by drowning. We are now informed that middle of Summer; the ball-room was crammed rail is to be conducted between the two opposing tion at the aggressive action of the Government and foreign. In fact, legitimate emigra- Egyptian contingent. The course of France, the real name of the lunatic was Chow Kwan. with our élite, but Ratu didn't dance, so he sucked forces. Should the Chilians determine to occupy
having seconded the resolution, and Mr. Passmore tion has too often degenerated into a per- explains the corresponding vacillation of This person was admitted into the Tung Wah at a herring for a thirst-provoker, and then drank Arequipa, I believe the town would be surrendered at Alexandria, and deprecates armed intervention nicious system of slave dealing, the results the Forte. No doubt the Sultan was quickly Hospital on the 26th ult., and was discharged at about half a barrel of whisky. As they had rigged in order to avoid further useless loss of life and in the internal affairs of Egypt."---Mr. Burt, M.P., of which have been seen in Cuba, Peru, advised by the Khedive's Government of his own request on the 30th. It will therefore be him up for the occasion in European dress, very property." The Indian rising in the interior has Edwards, M.P., supported It, Mr. Wade moved
seen that the lunatic did not make his escape few hours passed before he began to feel ancom-been suppressed, and the Chilian troops are no the Sandwich Islands, the Australian Colo the contents of this secret correspondence from the Hospital. We make this correction fortable; so, stepping out on to the balcony, Ratu longer troubled. More men are being sent into the following amendment :That this meeting, nies, and the United States of America, before it fell into the hands of the English.officially, as we have been favoured with a copy took off his trousers and boots, and then "coolly" the interior, where the Chilfan forces now whilst deploring the necessity for the bombarde As emigration to the Colonios and the The discovery could hardly fail to influence of the admission into, and release from the United States has been practically abo-his council. It impiled that France, what- Hospital, of the unfortunate man who came by
Miss Wanda Brown, residing at a fashionable Jishod, and as the recent civil wars in, and ever she might protend to be getting ready | his death in such an untimely fashion.
boarding house in Thirty-Ninth-street, New York the present unsettled "condition of South to do 'openly, was secretly the poemy of America have shaken the confidence of the British Interference against the rebel We observe that Mr. H. M. Stanley, who has City, recently gave her landlady, Mrs. Beeble, in Chinese in these countries, both emigra- ARAB, and that her game was to be in been for some time exploring on the Congo, is charge for assault and battery. Being requested said to have reported very favorably of the river. by the sitting magistrate to state the particulars tion agents and emigrants have been look reality one of obstruction and delay, that
as an avenue for trade with the interior of Africa.of-the-assault, she deposed that, upon three ing round for a fresh, resting place, and would give ARARI and his supporters time. It is navigable for vessels of some burden to a several occasions, Mrs. Beeble had put a huge we are inclined to think that fortune has to organize, arm and inflame the Mussul-considerable distance inland, when the naviga bull-frog lite her bed. Is that so?" inquired his tion is interrupted by a series of rapids. After Honour of the prisoner. "Well, judge, I admit favored them by the opening of the new man heart.
Whatever milder names neutrals may these are passed, however, the stream offers a the frogs," replied Mrs. Becble; "but what is one settlement in North Borneo, ...Judging by the circular recently issued give to this conduct of France, It is sure to splendid and almost uninterrupted, water-way who is poor, though honest, to do with a boarder by Sir WALTER MEDHURST, it would appear be branded with the epithet of perfidy by nearly up to the great lakes. It is just possible who will neither pay nor quit? This is how it that the North Borneo concession offers an the English people and Government. Nor that there may be International difficulties as to was. I had lost enough money by her, and admirable field for Chinese enterprise, that can it fail, after the withdrawal by the the possession of the country at the mouth of the wasn't going to waste any more on getting her Is if the emigrants are prepared to become Chamber of the vote of credit to allenate river. It is claimed. by Portugal and also by put out of my house by the strong arm of the by this country, which has persistently treated animals to the medical students for their experi- permanent settlers. And we have no and embitter the heart of England. Of Spain, but these claims have always been rejected law. But my husband supplies cold-blooded doubt that the inducements offered by the course England must have Continental. the native tribes there as independent. Another ments, and so it struck me one day, looking over Company to all persons willing to work, allies. It is the rashest of nonsense when competitor is stated to have just appeared on the his stock, that a likely way to persuade Miss will in time be largely availed of. We are her leading journals talk of fighting the scene in the person of the French Republic, Brown to pay up, or, better still, to get rid of her, glad to find in these dull times that Hong struggle through in spite of the Powers if which has persuaded some of the native chief would be to administer a frog or two to her in kong is likely to become a prominent cen- necessary. England is not an overmatch tains at the Congo months, to acknowledge its bet." "Did your expedient succeed?" asked the Not tre in connection with the new Colony, for the Powers combined, even at sea, and uzerainty. It would certainly not suit us to magistrate, with a smile. “You bet," answered
admit these claims; and as France has lately Mr. Beeble. "Did she pay up, then Owing to the exertions of Messrs. BIRLEY upon the land she would have no chances all along the west cost of much judge; but, after thethirdfrog, she & Co., the local agents of the North Borneo against such a combination. She must Africa from Algeria to the mouth of the Gambla, the ranche. Company, and a resident of the Colony, and will seek allics. She will no longer and seems inclined to push her in fluence, we Mr. Beeble who has acted on behalf of Messrs. AroNG seek them in France: She will naturally may quite possibly have a West African as well
as an Egyptian question before lang & Co., the owners of the steamship Hainan, make overtures to Germany and Italy, who
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mingled with the happy throng es usual.
outnumber those in Lima and Callao: The ment of Alexandria, is of opinion that the Governe ment have taken the only course possible under Stinacion says that the depositions in connexion the circumstances, and therefore has entire con with the fraudulent issue of bank-notes prove a fidence in the efforts of Mr. Gladstone to restore number of hitherto respectable people to be im onder and ensure good government in Egypt."—s
to intervention as a second-hand Jingo dodge to plicated in the swindle on the public Fifty Mr. Mitchell ("One from the Plough in so millions are said to have been put in circulation, conding the amendment, described the opposition I am told that over half a million of these, notes upset Mr. Gladstone and prevent him from carry. were put in circulation in Chimbote and neighing out the great reforms which he had promised.
were held up for it, and after the amendmenth bouring towne The Chilian Court-here-has On the question being put from 15010 300 hauda condemned the Bank of London and Mexico to been rejected by a large majority the resolution pay in coin a deposit of $405, lodged with it in was adopted. On the motion of Mr. Storey, M.P 1874. This is the most important decision yer seconded by Dr. Clarke, a resolution was passed
describing the employment of Indian troops given since the arrival of the Chillans, since it condemning the proposed vote of credit, and carries with it the payment of many millions Egypt as unjust, to the overtaxed and unrepres which have been due since that time in coin, but sented people of India, and fraught with dans which have not been paid, because creditors very gems to our Eastem
TESTILTE ceting to support the correctly refused to receive paper in return for the was also aropost acted in the same sense in past years much of ceedings terminated with
the chairman coin they had advanced. Had Peruvian Courts dress, which had the misery and ruin which have befallen the country would have been obviated. The Bank of the savings of English, American, and other of London and Mexico was the chief depository foreign residents, many of whom lost the labours,
receive worthless paper. of years when they found themselves compelled
moosed specie they had delivered That was a good notion of yours, remarkable
observed his
vainly Pear in the fact that while.
have corfiri striving to keep his countenance, "but duty com pels me to fine you three dollars:"
for the
American August and
resolution:
ledging the
vote