MEETING OF, the legislatiVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this forenoon. There we present--H. E. Maj-General Digby Baker. Officer Admial- stering the Cavsinment, Mr. W. M. Goodman (Acting Colonial Secretary); Mr. A. F. Lesch (Acting Attorney-General); Mr. F. A. Cooper (Acting Surveyor-General); Mr. J. H. Stewart Lockhart (Regialyer-Genera}} ; | Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Innes (Colonial Treamer) Mess. T. H. Whit head, P. Rizle, and Ho Kal
The minutes of the inst" meeting were rend and confirmed.
QUESIONS.
The Colonial Secretary suggested that the replies to a number of questions be postponed until Monday, which was agreed to.
BUSINESS
The Attorney General moved and the Harbour Master seconded that the Council resume consi- deration of the Merchant Shipping Bill in Com. mittee.
Mr. Whitehead: -Your Excellency, I rise to move as an amendment that we adjourn until Monday. In jus'ification of my non-attendance hereyestenly, with your Excellency's permission, I think in justice to mysel I may be permitted to read the letter which I sent yesterday.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1891.
consideration of it be postponed until Morday The German mail was leaving this alternos. and as it was the last mail that could reach England this year it was very inconvenient almost impossible for business men to leave their duties to-day.
Mr. Ryrie I have much pleasure in seconding the amendment of my hon. friend. I will tak this occasion to remark that we have had too much of this attempting to burke speakers. We have had a great deal too much of it. I have been over twenty years a member of the Council and I have never seen anything like this unil now. A member gets up to speak and he is immediately sat upon.
His Excellency I am not surprised at the remarks made by the bon. acconder of the amendment, Those remarks are applicable to the present case-I think they are suitable to this care. But he speaks as if such a bad been customary of late. I defy him to prove it. It is not so." Docs suy one else wish to speak on the amendment ?
The Harbour Master As the German mail closes at two o'clock I think, in deference to the wishes of the unofficials, we might adj urn until two o'clock.
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Mr. Whitehead said he would be very pleased to accept that. If he might be permitted be would refer to a remark made to him in conversa lina yesterday with one of the official members that gentleman unhesitatingly declared "It was most unfortunate that his Excellency could not dispense entirely with the services of the unofficial members of Council, as if that could be done all this abstraction would be ended." "Mr. Whitehead considered it most unfortunate that this feeling should exist among the officials, and he hoped his Excellency did not share It
The Colonial Treasurer said, that, as this was a personal matter he did not know whether he ought to reply. The hon, member's watemen was very misleading, in fact he might say it was absolutely false. The bo
menter and tim-
The letter was to the effect that the meeing had been summoned for Friday afternoon without the officials being in any way consulted, though hitherto it had been customary to decide on a day which would be mor convenient to all. Through Mr. Ryrie the unufficiale wrote and asked to have the meeting.postponed, for kend reasons mentioned, until Monday, and intimated that with a view to menting hs Excellency's wishes, they were willing that the Courcil meet an hour earlier. It was pretty well agreed that there was no pressing or urgent red for hurrying the Merchant Shipping Bil, and that the public would benefit more by the more mature delibera. self had a conversation yesterday, and as the tion, notwithstanding the views entertained bón, member was following his usual course of by some officials to he entrary, or to the eflectsubstituting invective for argument, he (M that the bill ought to be passed before the Mitchell-Inne) expressed the opinion that the airival of the new Governor, Mr. White. persons appointed primarily to guide the course bend was very rory his Excellerer had of legislation were the afficials, and that the u refused to adjourn unti Monday, and still morn offi ials were only apposed to assist with their sorry that he would e unable to come on Friday advices and that so soon as the unrfficiala The Frerth mail arrived on Friday and the
abandoned theft daty of advice and assistance German mail was to leave on Saturday, and he in favour of opposition and obstructlen, it would could not leave his office without neglecting bisbes well that their services he di pensed with work.
But at the same time he tok care to add that ong as they did not adop such a course their assistance would be desirable. He denied having ever said "that it was very unfortunate th his Fx ellency evuld not dispense with the services of the unofficiale" They could be of assistance to the offic
Mr. Whitehead was thin about to speak on bis matira lo adjourn.
His Fxcellency-Before the ben, member proceeds, might I ask him to read my reply to his letter,
As the hon member had not got it with him, the Colonial Secretary poduced a copy and read it. After a newledging the receipt of Mr. Whitehead's letter, it styled that his Excellency regretted that, al hou h he ed ur ment to Friday was notified in it e ul way in advorce, no objection was vasd until Thursday after aran, when it was too late to alter the date. The
lever added that the meeting had now been fixed for Sturday, was his Excellency hoped the une ficists would be at liberty to stiend. At the request of Mr. Chater on behalf of the unzfficials It had been fixed for the forenoon lastend of the afternoon. The Government had decided that further delay was, undesirable, ma there had already been allowed nearly four months to convids.
Mr. Whitehead then preezedrd: Your Excel- lency, after siting for three long hours in this Council on Monday afternoon your Excellency suddenly friimated that the Council stood adjourned un'il Friday. I then firmly believed
thất I would be able to attend the meeting on that day. I was not then aware that the arrival
Mr Ryrie Who pays for your ford? Who is it pays for that, for your daily bread? Is it the ug filtheficial?
His Exellency said it was n with be kad always had to hear the views of the unoffici and mere panicularly the s views on th's Mer chant Ship Ing question He had an urned from werk to week, and yesterday heng in a jurned. in order to have them all present. They were net, but he was way glad to see them all present now, and be would like to go on with the business But if the amendment to adjourn hill Monday was pressed he would put it to the rats.
Mr. Whitehead asked in he allowed to alter the amendment, so as to appoint 3 o'clock or ‚half-past two to-day.
to this?
His Excellency-Might I ask if the other officials, whose views we wish to obtain, agree Mr. Chater said he would be willing to go on at once. or in the afternoon, or both, anything
for peace and a qui t Ilfe.
His Excellency - do not think the general sense of the Council is that we should again arjun. As I mentioned yesterday, I shall only keep the Council from eleven to one, Of tha", five and twenty minutes have been already aken up by er-extraneous matter, and still I will not keep the Council longer than that., It would be stil more inconvenient to adjourn to the afternoon now than it would have been yesterday, as many engagements may have been now made for the afternoos. I think it would be better to proceed. Still, if you wish it—(We would do anything to oblige you except just what you happen to ask for, and of course we could not think of giving you that]
bu spiteful malice on the part of Mr. Francis,
for w ich bewill have to answer.
His Worship-I have noted your objections. ana verule them. The case is adjourned for 4 week.
Mr. Webber--I ask that the bail be reduced. I have no intention of leaving the colony and there is no occasion for bail at all.
His Worship After once settling the amount of bail I don't see my way to alierit. It is only a matter of coming up here and signing your names. I am sura M. Fraser-Smith doesn' mladi
Case remanded for a werk; bvil na before..
CORRESPONDENCE,
We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this column).
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THE RECENT COLLISION. To THE EDITOR OF THE Howska-n. TaliCRAPK." MR. EDITOR-The undersigned Beg to inform the public about the Matter of Fok Taim Ster man of the Launch Evening Star the sald undersigned state that the tearman of all Launch is not to be blame the officer that was steating the gig is the man to be blame. Be cause was his fault in trying to cross the launch bow, the said stearman produre witness hut the harbour master would not accept it Because he wish to give his Brother officer satisfic ion but satisfaction without Justice is not satisfactory to he Public, it was merly injustice done to the poor Chineman with the sever punishment of spending bis License for a period of aix I am, Sir,
months.
Your truly,
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A. F.
Hongkong, November 21st, 1891. We have published the above exactly as received. Our correspard nt should procure copy of the Rules of the Road" and sleep with it all night under his pillow for A month-pit more,—VA., HK. T.]
THE REBELLION.
Under the above heading Mr. W. V Drummond writes to our Shanghai meraing Contemporary under dat- November 16th
The following trief statement of a few incidents ronn cred with current events may be of interrat. hardly surprising that native piece goods merchants in Sharghi should haitate to car and ship goods to the peris as they usually d At this reason of the year, or that Chinese bankers should hesitate to give the usual facili ties, and that the trade should consequently be is en abnormal state of stagnation.
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about to affect the catch had shouted "Kelly's at the bit, feller "The newspapers of the next day announced that a small meteoric stone had fallen in Boston Bay.
lin milltary Budents and under pretence of chat are lost on the torf, especially from gentle going to the examinations attempted to smuggle men of the Chatband stamp, who know not five boat-laads of suit. They were apparently Newmarket or any other racing centre. Of fem the neighbourhood of Yangchow. When course pe ple who "go racing" as they say, they resched the Cheng wu Temple at Kan- want some knowledge of the world. If fortunes It may be sald that £5,000 is a monstrously isra Haien the revenue inspectors attempted have been lost, fortuner have, on the other extravagant sum to pay a baseball player. So to detain them for examination. This they hand, been won. We all of us know many. It is, but a man's worth in what his attainments would not permit, bat seizing their arms with prominent people connected with the turf, both will fetch in the market, A Jockey's for for a which they wore plentifully provided, attacked in our day and in times past who have been winning mount is £5, and for a la-ing ride p the cfficers and killed two of them. Their firither lucky or very cute. There is now to In addition to this jockeys re elve very hand- was returned and the leader of the party, above Liveden a well-known bookmaker, who owes his some presents from their masters, and to those mentioned, Ka Kalngas, was killed. Seek cpresent position to the mesest necidant. As a who think that jockeys are now-a-dayı munifis His friends came to Nanking and endeavoured young man, he was_the_billard-marker of a craily rewarded I would say that such a thing to stir up the students to take up his cause and certain club. Fred Gretton, the rich brewer, was not unknown in the old flmes, · When, prevent the ex minations until the officials, here stuntered into the room one day, and the pleas Trddington won the Derby, Sir Jawoh Hawley should avenge his death. They succeeded so being desertid, insister upon playing the marker gave Marson, hit rider, £1,000 ; and it is said far as to create a slight disturbance and past. Inrio. To an honest billiard-marker such a that when Blue Gown victorious. Sir Janeph bane the examinations two days, but instead of stake was very large. He demurred, bat Mr. presented the whole of the stakes to Wells, avenging his death the Viceroy distinctly states Gretton was obdurate, andihemiker accordingly { jockeys-are-well paid and rewarded for their that the soldiers who shot him did their duty. pinyed, unit won the game very easily. Then | pains they are less likely to be tempted with Not only so, he has arrested two nccomplices | Mr Gritten said :—" I won't pay you the tenner gold by unscrupulous people. gad sent them to Kants 'uen Halen for tilst, and | but you are on 500 to 10:Isonomy for the Cem=" If jockeys and baschail players are overcaid års deputed he Tantai Liu, Intely of the Nan-pring shire—it will do you more good.". There- professional cricketers an a cinks are undeprid, upon the märker told the Steward, who knew Alfied. Shaw may receive his Cia per week 'as king Office of Foreign Affairs, ta attend the trial ard make full report to himself."
more of the ways of the world than the marker, a "roich" from Lord Sheff-Id, but the average ̈nd menightway the Steward congratulated him professional cricketer does not earn more than Puron his luck. The marker had saved some 40%, to 50s. a week. The best professiona's; of £70 and this sum was put on Isonomy with the the day only receive £5 for a three days' county much. In many instances this la increased to £G Jesuit that he ultimately wan£3.500. This sum was: banked, and the billfard-marker found a for a win, and the clever player has the chance of friend willing to teach him the mysteries of earning the talent moner for gorans➡s sovereign hookmaking, with the result that he is to-day what in the language of the turf writers is called *a leading metallician,"
He closes with an exhort...ion to the students not lo ti k losing their honours by identifying thense ves with a man who lost his life while aged in a lawless pursuit. He further reminds then that the man who attempts to prevent the examinations by 'irring up trouble is guilty of a capital offence. The preclumation is a strong and sensible documentant Indicates plainly that the Viceroy la not to be trifled with.
News was received here yesterday of a riot aï Talung. How much bath there is in the report wo cannot tell.-N. C. Dally News:
CHUNGKING
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2nd November, 1891. The marive winter fintival, observed today, has just come to an end, and certiin members- of our community are breathing more freely, Threats had been uttered, Inflammatory placards had been posted, fixing to-day as the date of the proposed catr ge, a large detachment of the Kda Hut people were said to be in the cly ready for action, and altogether there was abundant reason for the suppressed excitement of the part fortnight. Natives and inreigners have been alike conscious of the existence of something that inspired fear. We are glad, therefore, that one day of immense hustle and rush has been passed peaceably, But, we are not blind to the possiblities of the future, for we are not yet out of the wood. It fa almost certain that the tendency of things in this city is so pet worse and not better. A Meny years ago there was a man nimed Li Sze-sung, otherwise known sa Li Sang gentleman of experience said yesterday: " shno, who was formerly & Taiping, leader, doubt if Changing can now excane tmoble. It and who, having surrendered to the Chiese semnly a question of time." Unquestionably Government, wat afterwards made the Chief all the elem is necessary to cause a riot are present in the city. Were the local officials less General of this pr viner, 4. King men Ti'u. He was afte words impeached rolleilan, the tromble would already have heen upon . It remains to be 'aren if this official deprived of all his r nk, and reret in rem-i
the next six werden,
Nganking in Anhui, and subeq tently, having watchfulness will suffice to carry as fily ever The Hies examination is just over, the Fu got late fresh treuble, was berended by th
der of Yu Lat, then Governer of Anhel Yü Luisa Mauchu oficial who was Acting Viceroy porential Chin-as of the reighbourhood will K'ao commences a week hrnce. Whether the of Nanking when Tseng Kuo-chan started for Peking but was ordered to rear after proceeding aspire to other than literary fame, or be content only a short distance, Y Lu is now Governerositions, one cannot say. That the mandarins to stake their future on the uru 1 orthodox com- of Shingking, Li Sze-rung had a son named
I Hang. At the beginning of this China: are alarmed at the state of affairs is beyond month, the roth month, the Viceroy Changestion, for they have not only warned the city ward officials to be on the alert, but Chih-tung arrested anme secret s city men at
have also deputed men to guard our doors Wuchang, and it was discovered that the man L Hung, was one of the leaders of the proposed - proceeding which has its devint- ages even through wa.dare not object to it. tehlilon, also that it was planned to commence
Meanwhile we can do nothing but wait for the an outbreak by an attempt to size Narking on the 25th day of this moon, (he 6th instant), and to make a simultaneous attempt to site Shashi'near Wuchang, and all the country along the Yangizo valley between that place and Chin- kiang. It was also discovered that it had been planned to commence the cutbreak at the beginning of the ninth moon, (October), but in Consequence of the fallare to get possession of the arms to be brought up by Mason and ethers from Hongkong, it was postponed and then the later date was fixed. The man Li Hung has Red and efforts are now being made'in every" direction for bis arrest.
The Viceroy Chang Chih-tong is armnging to get up 10,600 Cantonese troops to station in bls provinces, and will get these as so nas beran, The Viceroy of Nanking has sent a despatch On Mr. Whitehead's amendment to adjourn,
to the Shanghat Tacial giving the names of Dr. Ho Kat would not vote. Mr. Chater voted with the "Official Phalanx."eight Chinese in good positions in Shanghai, some of them being compradores of foreign firms Mr. Ryrie was the only supporter of Mr. here, and demanding their arrest being con. Whlichead.
cerned in the conspiracy to aid a rebelllan. No On the declaration of the division,
action.has been taken na this despatch as yet, Mr. Whitehead said:-With every respect to the Total being afraid to raise such a thorny your Excellency and the Council, I must ask your Excellency's permission to retire. I have question. very important letters to write for the German mail, which it is of the greatest importance should reach England before the close of the year. The next mail will be too late.
here of the Fench mail from home would be *delayed. But it was delayed, and very important letters were received by her requiring to be answered by the German mail which * leaves this afternoon. Moreover, there was on Monday no opportunity for the one ficial members to late whether Friday would be a convenient day or not. Your Excellency's Intimation assumed more the rature of a com- mand then a suggestier, and for my part I then fu"y believed I would be able to be bere on Friday. I was grieved, very much grieved, to terd in the newspapers last night and this morning the sericus charges which your Excellency thought fit to bring against some of the unofficial members," charges of antagnolim to the Government and of intentional obstraction. I at once disclaim asy such intention, and I also disclaim that any of my actors can be construed into obstruction, I do not think it possible that any of my acts can be distorted by any means to bear such an interpretation. It is true that on the Oplum Bill there was a long discussion, and there was siso a long discussion on the subject of quarantine; and it may not be palatable to the Government to be told that the continuance of their policy in the matter of the opium farm with more stringent provisions stands condemned on economic grounds, or that their quarantine regulations and the continuar cabereof are as unjust as they are inequitable; but I'strongly disclaim that any af my acis can by any strech of imagination be construed into wilful and continuous obstruce tion. No such intention has ever occurred to me, and I assure your Excellency that I had not any idea of obstructing er delaying progress, and anything I did was done solely with the idea of promoting the eneral welfare and interests of the Colony. So long as I hivo the bonest to be the mouthpiece of the Chamber of Com merce in this Council I shall to the best of my ability endeavour to put forward their views and opinions, which are the views and opinions of the most experienced The Attorney-General said the Government mn in the Colony, men intimately acquainted | alan bad sa amendment to that clause. with the requirements of the shipping trade of the port, which form the subject of this bill now before us. At the meeting which your Excel lency gave to the de patation, representing the Chamber of Commerce, your Excellency did not pat for verd one reason why in your opinion. this bill bnald be hurriedly pushed forward, -Reit:: Won__simply a consolidation of all the old ordinances need in this Colony. which it was destrable to bring forward. I grant that its desirable, but there is no orgent deccasury, no pressing need for two meetings a week to discuss this subject. The reasons given, by your Excellency are that "ne hour is not sufficient; our time is limited; the days are must be completedƒ"- viag
His Excellency-Imost call the hom member make, I believe, Mr. Webber ? Me
His Excellency anked she ban. member before retiring to kindly note down and hand to any other member the numbers of those clauses which he might wish to have discussed in his presence, so that as far as possible such clauses might be held over. A great deal of the Bill was old matter, a consolidation of existing ordinances, and great pngress would be made if these could it be got through. He would not say none of the clauses to be named by the hon. member would not be taken, but as far possible they would be left for the next meeting
Mr. Whitehend said the chief point was sec. 31. The Chamber of Commerce was very desirous of submitting sa amendment, and that clause could t be felt over it would meet his wishes amply.
Mr. Whitehead, then left, after farther regret- ting that duty called him away,
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The Council went into Committee on the and at one o'clock progress is reported. The Council adjourned to Monday at 7p.m.
The meeting of the Finance Committee sum- moned for to-day was now pɔned unil Monday,
"THE ALLEGED PERJURY CASE.
CHINAN FU.
development of events. Yes! There is one thing more. If Shanghat is to be "ucented," Hunan "taken by the throat," and Irh-ng "held by war vessels," we humble dwellers In the fr west (whose interests do not appear to be parti colly well provided for in any of these schemes) could afford to be gratrial for a sign or hint from down-river experts that it is time to strike tents and run ! Verb. saß.-N. C. Daily News.
SPORT AND ANECDOTE
(37 AN OLD FOGRY) When Henry M. Stanley returned to civilisa. in from his laat journey into the Interior of Africa folks dined him and wined him", as it in written in The Nautch Girl. Of course the
great man had much to say, and as I did myself the honour of reading his speeches, I well remember that in one of them he remarked "there is nothing un distasteful to me as the mob of a race day," "That struck me as somewhat curious. Many men of a more senalive and nervous temperament, and more refined than Henry M ́Stanleyh ve been able to endure" the mob of a race day." Without in any way wishing to institute odioon comparisons I should say that such a family man as the Duke of Richmond, such a coltivared nobleman as Lord Rosehery, such a shy and retiring perronnge as the Duke of St. Albans, such a contly peer as Lort Cadogan, such a thongbifu} "ob-erver"ak Lond Hartington, and such a poet and friend of poets the fate Lard Rosslyn have not been strange to our racecourses and they have been able to face the "mob"without being to greatly shocked. One would have thought that the experiences of Stanley, the many strange peoples and the horrible, sights be must have area would hate rendered a racing moh a mere bagatelle.
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Here is another instance of lack. On Friday, the 10th of May, 1889, a gentleman went to Kempton Park with only £10 notes in his pocket-book. During the day he was repaid a debt to the form of a £1,000 note. This was vely welcome because it was so unexpected. Before the Jubilee Stakes he wished to back Amphion, who was quoted at 100 to 8. He gave as he thought, one of his £10 notes to a bookmaker with the remark, "I want you to lay me the odds'agafast Amphion to this note in ready-money." After Amphlon had galloped home an easy winner by three lengths the backer went to the bookmaker to draw £130. His hair literally sood on end when the bookmarker returned him his £1,000 bank note with a cheque for £12,000, and an apology for not having ready notes and cash with him to that amount. There well-authenticated stories rather undermine the charges, of selfishness and, covetousness. 1 believe that racing men are as honest as any other section of the community. There are unprincipled people in all walks of life, even mong politicians and' traders, but gereblers on the Stock Exchange, adulterators, and swindlers in trade, and political ripers do not attract the wholesale condemnation meted out to those connected with the turf.
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but even then they are as a class net ton liberally remunerated, remembering their expenses. In some few of the big matches, such as England and Australis and Gentlemen v. Players, the fees to professionals are doubled, which is, of course, very nice.
As I säld, before, a man is worth bis market value. I have been foformed on grod authority that Dr. W. G. Grace is to receive £3.00) for his present trip to Australia. That is a magnificent douceur which I understand is to cover the cost: of a locum tenens to attend to the Bristol sur geon's practice; to recoup him for a heavy insurance premium; and may be to enable the "ugapproachable" to eventually settle in London, although it is hard to imagine Grace residing anywhere outside Gloucestershire, That was Grace's price. Lord Sheffield offered the professionals £250 apiece, and all expenses paid. The only men who, refused those terms were Shrewsbury and Guan, who did not see why Grace should receive so much and why they, in proportion, should be asked to accept so little. As Gunn and Shrewsbury have each business of his own to look after they preferred to remain in England. Of course, the trip is alone worth taking, but Shrewsbury has been "there before many a time, and Gana le no stranger to the colonies.
I beard an excellent football story the other' day from a facetious full back. The game was Introduced into a colliery village, and at the first practice of the newly formed clab the calllers were told that they had to kick the ball about and knock each other about until one side or the other forced the ball between the posts, This.
Industry, cuteness, and honesty, earn their reward on the racecourse as elsembere. Davies, who used to make a £100,000 book on the Derby, began life as a carpenter, and Harry will, who bet heavily on all events as a book-
he understand I am trying to make people think Well, the play began, and it had not been long: maker, was at one time a "basis". It must not the rough and ready explanation of the sport. the Carl is a gold mine for everybody-far from in progress before the ball was sent fato an . Let me take the careers of three men who adjoining field. Still the colliers kept on charg were born in the same district. One gentle. Ing and enjoying the rough and tumble until tha man's so earned £400 a year as a barrister Instructor said, stop, stop, the ball's la next wo king clergyman for £317 per annum. The th' bill, let's ger on wit game." This spirit is and a literary man. Anather became a hard-fie'd," when one of them replied, "near moind third wis the son of a coachman and a house. seen on the field sometimes today,"la" big maid, who had been servants to the parents of matches. the first and second, and his income as a jockey was.£.000 a year. Of course, all jockers do not enj y £1,000 a year, but there are many who live very comfortably indeed by their Industry, 'cateness, and honesty,
BITS OF INFORMATION.
This year is 565a in the Hebrew faith, *** ]· ·During 1890 there were built in the United
Staten 8.503 chutches,
King Death has been very busy recently. The 1st Dr Portimouth, usually habited in a tweed suit, was passionately food both of the
turf and the chase. He was a powerful and fresh-featured gentleman, who looked likely to remain amongst us for many years to come; but he and Lord Westmoreland, who were both boro In 185, have passed away to the same year wi hin a few months of each other. His lord ship's horse Buccaneer was expected to play a great part in the Two Thousand Guineas of 1860 which was-wan-by-Tho-Wizard, but a dose of. noxious physic, administered with a purpose, by a stable-hoy, had such an effect upon him that Lord Portsmonth had to scratch the animal However, Lord Portsmouth determined to ren Rucenneer in the Derby. This was an aristo. cratic Derby, for Lord Palmerston, Lord Stam- ford, Lord Strathmore, Lord Derby, Lord Ports mouth, Lord Glasgow, Lord Zelland, Daron Rothschlid, and Count F. de Lagrange were all represented, but it was left for the rich com- moner, Mr. Merry, to win with Thormanby, upon whom Custance rode an artistic race. Buccaneer ran so prominently that but for being stopped in his preparation by the foul play to which we have alluded he would probably have
won,
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Buccaneer, whose namesake we all know,. eventually went to Austria for the purpose of the stud, and by bim Mr, A. Baltazzi bred Kisber rot of an English mare. He was called Klaber, sfer the name of the place he was fasted at. If Buccaneer was so unfortunate as to lose the Blue Ribbon of the Turf, his son Kisber secured the 'hour in 1876.
The first sin committed in the world was s. 1o, and the fi-st lat was the devil.
The actual length of the new St. Clair Tunnel is 6'026 feet. It cost $1,400 000.
The largest rallway depôt in the world fa at Birmingham. It covers eleven acres.
Porter got it's name from the fict that porters in London drank the liquer, about 1730.
In thirty-three years $30,000,000 has been expanded on London's drainage system.
Children one sil paris of speech of their own se account before they are four years of age.
There are twenty-seven royal fimilles in Europe, of which two thirds are Germans,
The largest library in the world is the Imperial of Paris, which contains over 2,000,000 volumes
The recent census show that there were
4,000,000 red-headed people in the United States,
The screw in the fourth jewel wheel of a watch. is so small that a lady's thimble would hold 1,000,000 of them.
In 1804 there were thirty-five translations of the Scriptures, in existence. There are now nearly three hundred.
The United States is the first nation to the world's history to have three clilies of over ons milion inhabitants each.
When Louis Napoleon visited Ferdbres the Rothschilds gave a grand breakfast in his honor, ' the cost of which was $500.000.
There are said to be over 23 oon Indians in the Uried States who can rad English, and over 10,000 who can send Indian languages.
There are twenty-bres widows and daughters of American Revolutionary soldiers who still draw pensions, though the last male survivor died long ago.
(FROM "N. C. DAILY NEWS CORRESPONDENT.)
November and, We understand that the Roman Catholic case at Chiningchow has at last been settled, a ese of nearly. five years, standing. Two pieces of perpeity were concerned. One was la the cant suburb, and had been officially closed and sealed ever since the slot that occurred five years ago. This plece has now been granted the
We should not forget that Tom Cannon had missionaries, and the door opened. The other
his first meant in the colours of the late Lord property was la the city inside the east gate.
Portsmouth. He was at that time under old Only half of the price had been paid at the time
Joba Day, whose daughter, Kate, he afterwards of purchase, and furthermore no one knew
manted The Canson family constitute one of (except the purchasers) that was being On the occasion to which I refer Stanley gate the best examples I ever saw of laborited genius sold to the church, or to foreigners. In conse very dramatic description of a race. His for their profession as horsemen, Some folk quence the officini decided that this property words were Hark, the hall strikes, the race may differ from me, and declare that ablity is should be given up especially since the owner is about to begin. I seem to hear the gproar bl not transmitted, and that the Cannons owe their claimed he did not want to sell to foreigners.he rush, the fierce heartless ring and tramp present position to their early surroundings. No The official gave full sanction to the priest to ling the cry 'self for welf, the devil take the doubt environment has bad some effect upon purchase any other property be cenld agree weakest, to see the white hot exeltement, the their mind, their tastes, and their skill, bat upon, and to make this choice, farlber. time is notsy fame and faster, the curious inequaillesman may be among horses all his life and law. being taken. The Deputy apt cially appointed of vigour, and the shameless disregard for feder1ttle about them and their management unless under the shadow of one throne.
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The longest horse-car line in the world is that connecting the City of Mexico with Jalaps seventy-two miles. The trip is made in eight hours.
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Great Britain has a longer sea-cosst line than any other nailon in Europe, 2,755 miles, with Italy second, 2,472 miles. Russla stands third, and France fourth.
Queen Victoria is said to rule a realm. embracing 367,000,000 subjects. This is a greater number of people than ever before sat
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A philological statistician calcolates who speak English, and that the other Euro pean languages will be spoken by only 300,000,000,
Bob Joe and Tom Cannon were the sons of a Windsor borse-draler. The former was a good horseman, especially over a sleeplechase course, while Tom Cannon is undoubtedly the best jockey living. A most graceful rider, with a Stone forests are found in various parts of the cool and clever head, the lightest of hands, world. In many cases they are hardened by and su artistic seat, we must all of us regret some peculiarity of the atmosphere andiam. that indifferent health has kept him out of found standing, just as they were when slothed the saddle so much this season. He is with green fallage thousands of years ago. 'magnificent Judge of a horse, and can do more without whip ut spur than anyone it was ever my lot to see, Tom Cannon's eldest son, Thomas Leonard G.lbert Cannon, the godson of
has alrendy returned, and the case in egarded † and decency." You may see all this but it i;he possesses a natural spiltude for hipple things the year 2,000 there will be 1,730,900,000 propis bills closed. Certale ly There is plenty of property entirely depends upon how you as inclined to to purchase in the city, and no trouble need be look on the scene before you-on such a day, for feared, if the proper methods are adhered to. irst nee, as when the Cesarewich is decided, The local official at Chiningchow, who has.This graphic word-patoting of a scene on a race been successful in settling up the cases of bath course must read somewhat strangely now to Romanists and Protestants, la of the name of those who took an interest in the Bartalott con. Têng,'s Soochow man. His father was once a toy ray and the story of the rear column,~~- governor, and his grandfather a viceroy. A It is for easier to widerstand the repugnance Cousin of his in the present Duke Confucius which Charles Dickens had to anything con- while the wife of the Dake is the daughter of octed with racing, for he was not accostamed
The human heart is six inches in length, four Suen Yü-wen in the Tsungli Yamen, and ato black savages, bloody battles, and dire dis
inches in diameter and beats an average of native of Chiningchow With such strong stors, 1 think it was in 1856 that Dickens "did"
Seventy times per minute, 4,200 times an hou family ties he has much in his (vour, and partly Doncaster during the St. Leger week. This was
roo,800 times per day and 3,681,720 times per closing in Christmas jo drawing near, and this for the prosecution an application to and not like the previous efficial, who saw the novelist :-"Everywhere 1 ́ace the late Mr. weight compelled him to retire. He now spends, | beals 300,000,000 times, de la vi on this account be hasseted with g eat courage, the impression Doncaster made upon the great W. G. Grace, rode well until his increasing year. So info of eighty years the heart
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At the Magistracy this morning before Mr. A. G. Wise, the remanded case of. Regina. (a) the instance of John Minhinnett and John Joseph Francis) v. 7. F. Webber, for alleged perjury was brought enthefapis. Mr. Dennys appeared
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first wheat seed to Americi.: When the Con-
to order. I cannot think all, this is in order, Mr. Webber Yes, your Worship. I have Hot mised agalasi Dr. Hunter, and did nothing Palmet siis next me at the theatre ; Mr. Palmer Danebury establishment. Mernington, generatiment was discovered the only cereal that grew
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It would be as well it I call on the hon. meme to rongly object to the warrant on, ber to come to a point in his speech--is ba sa I was arrested on charge of perjury, busy today as he was yesterday, that be cannot my ground of objection being that the discuss this bill? If so he can save much time de bens se examination in which this offence by discontluing those remarka-if he is not so | is said to have been committed can only be busy that he can come here and keep us here regarded as a mero statement until it has been listening to this long trade, we may as well use | read before a judge and jury in open court. At.. our time to better advantage on the business present it is not evidence at all, and can't legally before us. If you will kindly make your remarks be considered as such
as short se possible, then if there is any "one to i. as evidence in court, 7 it has been admitted
whole thing is a mea second your Amendment le bien do so."Off attempt on the part of Mr. J.. Francis and Mr. with his head I. So much for Buckingham. Denny-I don 1 hame Mr. Dennys so much
Mr. Whitehead, seeing that it was useless, to discredit my cyldence in the civil suit peeding quickly concluded, adding only that two meet-and- lags a week were considered unnecessary, and His Worship can't hear that the Council was suforing apparently from Mr. Webber. IfI understand you tightly, you can't hear you on that point,
our-legislation. This bully was being hurried object to the warrant because you say that your forward by the Government against the wishes de bene sise carmination exsinot be regarded as of the unofficials, who were, poty, man, and had evidence until it has been read out in couit ? very little umein The bill was not assded Mr. Webber Yen im Wemhip and do we kwrindy and he moral that Med Forcher / further sopant that this prastovion is nothing,
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It is not definitely known who brought_the Palmer with his betting book in his hand. Mr. | bis time very profitably lo managing the big except persuade him to leave.
The province is still peaceful, The riots of goes before me down the streets Mr. Palmer called "Morate Cannon, who was born in the U. S. was insite, Wheat was introduced
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follows me into the chemist's shop, where I go | 21st, 1873, was named Mornington because The funeral of the late Governor, Chang Yao, to buy jose water after breakfast, and says to the birth occurred on the day that bis father won lato Britain by, the Romans, and it can be takes place the day after ta-morrow
chemist Give us some salvolatile, or some the Great Metropolitan on that horse. He is traced back for nearly 4,000 years, p thir g'o' that soort, in wather-my bread's bad! one of the smartest fockeys now riding, and a And I look af the back of bia had bezd, repeated | wonderful judge of pace. Sometime I mean is Scorry Emulsion of Pürs Cod Liver Oil with in long, long lines on the racecourse, and in the trade, rather extensively, what I may term here. Hypophosphites, for Richite Marasmus and (FROM OUR OWN. CORRISPONDENT) beiting stand and outside the betting rooms in dity in sport::
Gg. all wasting disorders of children, is very remark Nanking, November 13th, the town, and I'vow to God that I can see no- According to American advices, Kelly, the able in its results. The rapidity with which The Viceroy has dealt very vigorously with,shing in it but crucity, covetousness, calculation, famous baseball player, has signed for the children gain flesh and strength upon it is very the attempt to stir up trouble among the military insensibility, and low wickedneu". "These || Hoston National League Club, and from last wonderful: Read the "following ?-?1) have students. The examinations were postponed two descriptions have been re-called to my mind this August until the close of the season of 1893 boli tried: Scott's Emulsion in cases of wasting in days, though it was given out at the time that werk by the scenes which presented themselves to receive 5.000 for his services. The popularity young children, and I am of opicion that. It is the drill ground was ton damp for the exercises, to my gase at Newmarket. I have seen nothing of this same Kelly is unbounded. I remember avaluable preparation for such caser," "The day morning and no further attempt was made are not all to finely strung an Stanley and not illustrated paper, which was suggestive of it. It affects are apparent counider it far superios Students and officials were at their posts yester.as terrible, and I can only thank Heaven that we neeing an illeairailos in Puck, the New York | children take it and ask for more, and the good. to dators the proceedings. The Viceroy issued all blessed with such a highly-wrought imagis depicted a yacht in Boston Bay, and its skipper to ordinary Cod Liver Oil y Afirmal a préclamation regarding thn,effair in which he tion as Dickens. Tam ture Palmier would have was standing with a broad grin on the deck pre. M.R.CS) 1/3, Glenge Road, Harmondsey mated the facts to be as follows! I give simp'ya "pared his victim if he could have foreseen the pared to batch a found object that was descend- S.EX Any Chemist can supply talk A. BUWIS summary, Amilitary student named Ku Kabongan etect upon the mind of Dickenthetstond (6) ing through the str.. Ail the crew were evidently & Co. (Limited), agents in Hongkong and gathered together a number of mosa, some of them. We öken asar a praus dux) about the fortines (delighted, for the yachtsman who was apparently | Chiam="tab)