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JANUARY 18, 1866.

ig that it might be intended as This tenure expired and he leave, a friend presented inkstone... He cepted -prney down the river storm is, cunscience troubled him He seized it and threw

tone.

river, aud the storm chased, kstone was forthwith trans- island, which now remains at of the long-lost- · of `·

integrity site the western extrenity of ul is little creek leading to Feng-u-shan It is called Lo- The common-belief is that one t Emperors of China passed a anks, and in deference to His osquitous kept away and have avoid the place until the pro-

on

toon Teng-u-sham is one of tery on ractions of the West River, been there say thet this spot, utiful cascade, is well worth s monastery was mirut by the

but has been rebuilt

at bank of the river is Tó Kai,

re a number of Chinese Român

t bank, at the entrance of the

Hotse, where duty is le

- passing up and down the river. lected hide is an extraordinary. itary expenditures, which has imposed since the Tating re-

Custoins are farmed to men

ixed sum to the officers, then they can.

Come to: the Shiu Hing Gap. cach side rise to a considerable ighest being about 2,000 feet. er the current is not much usual in other parts of the the summer when the "was

WEB-

is high, the Gap is quetioles or several days for boats going vben passable the currents and oks make the passage a slow, sometimes dangerous one. as been gut on, the left bank, been-tilt over the ravines. of Chinese udes have been cut

praising the sublimity of the

lower mouth of the Ghp on the sa quarry which furnifies ste Chinese inkstones: It is below of the water. It is quite an

to open the quart

obtainca

Jb

as to be

First,

rities, as all product the Im

Lof mines long to the Emperor this ro-

Ege sum. Then, a dam has to

1

I the water pumped out It is

opened only once in 20 or 30

cond ravine on this bank is a will turned by water power. ised here and four grband here ood part of the freight in the ts between Shiu Hing and Can

f the lower hills on this bank is

stone which imagination bas. into the tigare of a woman ber husband (mong fu shek). that she stood there watching ru of her husband, who was au e viver he was killed and the

was changed into stone while This legend, variously amplified, story with some of the Chinese collection of these would afford es Ocid coml Nilmaterials for the

ght bank of the river, just-above spall stream leading to Pik To Fegion proluces a long, knotter r five feet in height, from which

dollar bags and mat for sails are

grass is ent and dried, the

a hear

en pin it flat with a

God made like

*

street paver's

a Chinese driver.

ese pile ver. As you

some of the villages:

the noise of

ners reminds you of the basy anufacturing town in the West. gflatten the rush is woven by of women and children into

a bruch of industry urds sup of families in Shit Hing and in

to the south of it!

bank of the river here is in the Fear covered with wheat, buck

undnut and sugar ane. The this province grow two princi- Oue kind has a thin 3 of cane.

about an inch iu digmeter and niey... This is sold about the

Canton, and elsewhere and boked or steamed. The second Bed in larger quantities and is which anger is manufactured, called chuck cat or bamboo the hardness of the skin. It

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cow so high as the first-named the stacks rarely

of an

theter. A third kind called, the

e" is sometimes seer, but it is ely insipid and useless."

come to Sbiu. Hing. This is Lent City aud was the capital of But prorinces (Ka Tăng g Si) previous to the rising of its late importance The site ernor General's Yamun is still but only the front walls hud remain. It is now fed as an round duping the military exa

It is stil the garrison city of under the immediats comhand

General, overnor

and the head-

f the seven

ars here.

compusing

istrate and a District to

I

Famuns in-

inShiu Hing

It

chief importance from the pre- hese officers and the consequent Examinations which are held in g the Examinations the popul

creased by about 10,000.

is pleasantly situated on the given. Behind the city plain, covered with rice fields.

dug to the foot of a mage of the North Ridge Its trade

=ry large. The principal ahopa

the

Eastern suburbs,

longs

which the river for a

mile. bats ply between

Shiu Hing besides

Sage boats

on, Fat Shau and Baina

lar boats leave less frequently for

and other plates.The chief ex

We

may apply this terra to goods

*·so,shurt a distance, are the mats Entioned, per fans hats,

ink

nes, and sometimes marble slabs, Soultry. The

principal manufac the 1 place are fant, hats and in-

..

the vegetable productions of the hood is the Shiv Shuto Shia It resembles the lotus ut in faste, and brings a good price in The plaut, like the lotus, grows ter, but the leaves arquiuch larger

No. 1092 JANUARY 16, 1866.

from

The China Mail.

Cameron, but we have just received the welcome intelligence that the Emperor. Theodore reface to her award on the subject for twelve months, but after that period elapses he will take the matter into consideration provided the goverment de Great Britain changed its policy towards Abyssinin In other words the Consul's release depends on England aiding the Christian Savage against the Mussulmans

Hurope was absolutely nectrified the other day by the arrival of news here from Sattara in two and and twenty hours and a few minutes, They Bay that i nowe travels fast, but this was good news, namely the report of the conclusion of the Bhootu

The Lyoness were started the other day by the documents published here generally, did really tell us the exact meaning of the magnificent decree. Here, in arrival of the Lions of Kiang-sou, as the colossal. ten, words copied direct front the document in quer sculptures are called here. They are intended for tion now, under my eye, is the gist of the whole the Ladeare I beliers thing: The reduction amounts to 16,392 men; the You will smile, at the following estimate of some, total reduction, in rauney, will amount to 15,455,560 parts of your world which 1 copy from the Bushing francs, or £537,400 1 Ten thousand men off $90,000 Moniteur of the eleventh instant Singapore I nominal with an admitted exfoes of about 30,000 or Favored country &c, whese mountains overflow with 35,000 We were told seven years ago that gold and silver, where are gathered: camphor 400,000 was the redéssary figure for peace, and now gums and all the tranquses of a fertile soit one third of the excess over that number is to be kno- cked off! If Austria, Hussin, Frussia and England du not immediately disband half their armpies after this, then this inst new attempt of Louis Napoleon to shut official, of Janus, which no more desirez to keep the semile fruitless, on the rid off of an ungrateful

The Improvements that are in progress in Shanghae and the enetinents of excel-war fent laws resens the settlement by degrees. The announcement, which is not however dicit, from the confused state in which, it bad sivet og satisfaction : there is a Arong reconeoge, and politicians like he might will have another

been thrown by the rebellion. The Bench under Bir EDMUND HONEY, is giving geu eral satisfaction, sud greatly lightens the burden of H. B. M. Contul's ardent duties and responsibilities.

From SougHow we are informed of the resignation of the Acting Governor of Kingsu. The reason in said to be his difficulty of getting along with the Auting this account, that the Governor General of Kiangnan. on Government is afraid of extending the

often reaching the diameter of five or six some outposts of the Imperialists. This the fruit of the able and liberal manner in feat

and their upper surface is covered with appear more clearly, when we hear of which Mr Haar conducts that extensive spines.

The issue of a monthly The principal point of interest in the via brilliant victory of a small body of Im-establishment. cinity of Shit Hing is the "sevcu stars" perialists from Kiangsu over the rebels, statement of the Imports and Exports for These are, a number of remarkable limestone To understand the cause of the wretched the

the convenience of the merchants wil and rocks at the foot of the North Ridge about three miles from the river bank, mode of warfare in China and of the dif- greatly strengthen the bond of friendship They appear to be immense bouldera rising ficulty of a brave general to follow up his of the two parties, whose interests are not from the plain to the height of several hun accesses, it must be borne in mind that in and should not be antagonistic. dred feet. There are several caverns in

is called

China there has never been a Commander- the

The rocks. principal one is the Kwan Yin statue of the Goddess of merey oarved out in-Chief with unlimited powers to move of mercy oarved out into any prosince he likes. Not even One cave is called the clash sure and contains what is called TSENG Kwo-Ax is permitted to do so; the dragon," the calcareous concretion on its roof, being fancied to be like that faence the continuance of the quarrels on the bulous animal. This cave au only be seen boundaries, as it enables tho rebels to secure

inacuessible-in- by torchlight. It is inaccessible the sate retreat.

of being

partly flooded suainer on

account

Had Taro Kwo-FAN power to move by water. Several Budhist monasteries have been built-on rocks. How sad it isnto any provinco he chose, we have not that where the Creator would call forth the slightest doubt about his capability of

and awe by the beauty and our aurat dia handiwork, there idolatrons rusting the rebellion within a short time. sublimity mau tias set up his senseless images decked. But having crushed it, his power raight marsinsel and gowgive. This is offen becomic dangerous to the Manchos dynasty

the soul. L

of the Christian, and it is eive not

only to but to the taste of every man of cultivation and refinement. We must admit that the priests have shown their knowledge of the with spots

branch of the Grand Canal passing Chin- natural religion.

be In one of these monasteries may

About six weeks ago, we heard of the kiang is to be cleared," and every facility sgen ahaven priest who was formerly one of

movements of the rebels of this province will be given to ronder the shipping safe, would lead as to believe that he did not in Kiangst. The Governor General; from We doubt whether the authorities will suc the rebel leaders. His tali, musculine form He found become an ascetic from choice. himaolf in a dilemont and had to choose an impulse of economy, gave orders to deed. The current of the river above and the troops from the North-east boundary of anchorage not so good as to make it a the province. They had scarcely retired, desirable place of rendezvous for ships. when the rebels returned and took Ka- We hope, however, that the rear of the agingchan, the centro of the Hakka popu-Tigers and Panthers will be no longer heard lation of this province. They had first of within the walls of this ancient city.

moved into Kiangel. Being repulsed there, they defeated the Imperialists in Fukien and killed a renowned general. Though victorious, they felt that their progress

..

taken up the subject,

opportunity of abnaing a ministry that does not up- derstand the liberalism which reigns so triumphant'y in France.

human heart by associating. their idol Powers of a renowned goneral. This is the tion of the local authorities to make that and it was not until loaded gans were brought to ant all, I think, without exception," exbibit 'a" "very

key to the prolongation of the struggle of port again the centre of trado. which pall forth the feelings

Chinese rebellions

of

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"Further still, is a budding colony, already rich and powerful. One Breathes there a freer air, your foot presses a generous soil, you hear lively and correct Language (French not Appamite) your atten on attracted by the beloved colours and you salute the flag of France! Saigon! Land watered with the blod of ons midiera, whose devotion, have

made it French.

Lastly, you are at Hongkong, the extreme point of the direct line, where you find all the bustle of a European town. Such is the impression created by who certainly never made it? a voyage to China, on the mind of a French writer,

SHIPPING CHARTERS & SETTLEMENTS.

(From Parker & Co. & Freight Circular.) Since our last advices there has been quite a stir in rice charters, which have advanced fully 7 cents a pical. We have but two settlements to report for the United Kingdom. For New York there are three vessels on the berth at advanced rates. There is quite a movement in freights for San Francisco, and we look for an advance, The Nightingale is nearly loaded for Melbourne, although freight for the Colonies are quiet. Settlements bare been

:

United Kingdom and Continent Engel, Dut. brig, 330-tops, hence to London or Liverpool, at £2.56. per ten.

"Queen of the Age, Brit, ship, 757 tonia, London

Whampoa, at £2. 10s. per ton.

The request of the merchants of Hongkong and against any further extension of ear unssessions. Shanghac, that same British ships may be sent

The imperial goverment is evidently intenton out to weep the Chinese seas of pirates, meets with

comfortable as possible, for it is now building colossal apport here, and some of the London press have making what remains of the unfortunate army as We were glad to hear by the last Mail that the now barracks on the old island of the city jas be insurrection had been put down in Jaupica. The tween the Palace of Justice and Notre Dame.and colonists behaved with great courage and prompti converting one wing of the hospital of the Invalides inde. The infamous conduct of the negross has with a residence for a regiment of able-bodied men. raised the blood of the white population and the Both these new stations ace within sight of the Tui difference if race makes itself felt, but it is certain Jesies, the Place de la Couderde and the Chamber of that the military force in the West Indies is insuffi- the representatives of the people of France. cient, and it is to be largely increased immediately! There is another reduction which is taking play Madocas seems to have seized on the West Indian not by decree but gradually and unofficially, namely From CHINSIANG we hear of the inten-islauds of late; the other day a battalion of Zanaves the ministerial majority in the Provinces, there have rebelled in Martinique or Guadaloupe, I forget which, been several elections during the last few months, best upon them that they laid down their arms. It orge increase in the number of apposition votre The millions have taken it into their heads that they must have been serious affair, for there were-twenty

are to exercise the precious right of universal suffrage or more killed and double that number wounded.

The struggle is still going on at Hayti between the which they are told they possess, and this they do intents and the government under General by voting against all the government nominees not fielleard who is said to be putting down the insurree that they have yet attained thele majority, but they tion rapidly. The other day the Haytings thought have swelled their minorities to such an extent that vin St to insult the English Consul who appealed to the next election and what may necur ad interim, the commander of the gun boat Bulldog that officer are lonked, forward to with great interest an sas part immediately brought his gaze in bear upon the fort and mich anxiety on the other. But there is no destroyed two Haycian rebel ships blew up the army is not reduced to ten ridiculous a gure, sny

upon a sand bank and sunken rock in quitting the arsenal dud set are to the town; the Bulldog ren 399,999 rank and file or lets port, and Captain Wake was compelled to take to be boats and blow up the vessel, he succeeded in getting safely into Arcal, where the, President Gerard je. This is a serious business, not only on decount of the loss of the Bulldog, for it appears that Captain Wake gave the rebels two hours to consider their condetes, and yet they persisted hat what can be done with negroes in robellioni The only good that 'can arise out of the business is that ench conduct on the part of the Haytlana is not unlikely to bring assistance to President Geffrard, who is described is a good officer and a sensible man. Two or three Bulldogs would soon settle the business, and perhaps out Admirat on those waters may have sent them in

Rice Ports.

Thomas Seddon Belt ship, 1,178 tons, Rico

ton; if Continent, at £2.15s. per tons

betien losing his head and losing his dismiss the soldiers and to withdraw all below Chinking is very strong, and thewhich fired upon the English vessel and also doubt that a remedy will be found, so long as the Ports to the United Kingdom, at £2. 12s. 6d. par.

out

hair. It is not

not surprising tha

that Dd the latter alternative, Monasteries in China, like those in Europe in the Iniddle ages, are occasionally refuges for political ollenders; a man who buries himself in convent being supposed to be almost as effectually

the world" as if he had been executed.

Opposite to the Shin is the mouth istrict of Bar of a river leading to the Hing. It is in some places a beautiful stream, but is quite shallow in the dry A great deal of rice is produced in betel) this district. The betal-pepper (Piper sig

and brought to grown

season.

is also for sale. It is said that native opium is heard had been evacuated by the Inperi-

The also produced to a small oxtent,

of business.

weaving of inats is an important branch alista. They took the place at broad day- Chief Secretary for Ireland in the place of Sir Robert Hayti by this time.

of industry in the country near the mouth of this stream.

Just above Shin Bing-is a regular

as

light, and commenced their work of but chary, as described in another column.

From JAPAN we have little to report.

The Canadians are seriously alarmed about the intentions of the Feniana; it is said that two of the pereous connected with a conspiracy to rob the banks in the colony bave been strested and are now in gaol in Toronto. The last advice from Washington seem to indicate that, at last, the

The Emperor has also approved Fould's plan of doing away gradually will ake redeirere general of forces, or rather of rolling the receivers and treasurera diately and more hereafter, per annum. V

into one which will save two million france imme

a

M. Dupin the Procureur General is dead. at the age of 3. He has led part of honour in dynasties son in said to have left five or six millions of franca behind him. He was a man of great ability and caustic bumoar.

The commercial returns form an important set off to the political chart of France, and if the former could but dominate the lasjer Inula Napoleon would have real caure to be proud of his work. The re turns of the Douane for the year 1862 tall us that there was an increase of 8 per cent on the total com merce of the country, as compared with 1889, and of 234 per cent over the average of five preceding years. The general exports of 1884 reached 3,021 millions of france and the imports 3,487 millions. Included in these totals is an amount of 8.5 millions for goods brought into France to be dyed and otherwise Snish this is one of the fruits of the treaty between France and England, and shows to what excellence art and chemical manufactures have attained here. The printing of Cottons represents a large portion of this

Wallace, Brit, ship, 1,112 tone, Rice ports to United Kingdom or Continent, at £2. 12. 58. per

ön.

•

Desdemona, Brit abip, 580 tope, Rico ports to United Kingdoto, at-52, as, per ton..

"Minerva, Norw. barque, 268 tons; Rico ports to United Kingdom or Continent, at £2 per ton..

Industry Brit ship: 546 tona, Bice ports to United Kingdom, at £2: 15s, per ton; if Conti

Continent, at 23 per tan

Laurel, Brit, ship, 631 tone, Rangoon and back, Su cente per picut'; if.Swatow 10 cents per pienl. Amoy 15 cents per picul, if Foocbow or Ningyo 20 Cents per picul, if Shanghae 30 cents per picul

*Isca, Brit, ship, 387 tons, Rangoon and back, at 474 cents per picul.

Ellen Borough, Brit. ship, 336 tons, Rangoon and back, at 50 cents per picul if Swatow 10 cents per picul, i Anio 15 cauts per picnl, if Foochow or Ninge 30 cents per picul, if Shanghae 25 cents per picul

row between the English and French Ilause is a little bars appears to hare ended in some marked the Vice Presidency of Trade, this too is popular government there was awakened to the improprietyed and which when re-expartei valued: 199 millions back, at 44 cents per piça,

tom House, where duty must be paid on

goming down the river.

to ive Custom bank of

Catholic villago situated on the It or Lepers' Cove. There is another Roman Catholic settlement near the North Gate of Shiu Hing. An American mis- for several yents and has gathered a small

there. churchasing the Custom House we come

impressions left on both sides and in the imprisonment of a few of the ringleaders, Sir Hanux, Lady PARKES and family had

a

last amount.

*Sen Nymph, Brit. barque, 464 tons Bles porte to Hongkong or Macac, at 50 cents per picul

Victoria, Brit, barque, 288 tons, Bangkok and Turandot, Ilamb: barges, 408 tons, Bangkok and back, at 45 cents per picgi.

Charlot, Hamb. barqne, 200 tons, Bangkok and back at 45 cents per pical,

From our LONDON Correspondent.

LONDON, 271% Nosemter, 1865, Parliament is to meet on the 2 th of January was stayed by the Imperialists; hencefor the election of Speaker the swearing in of the gladly returned to Kayingchau, which they members and us the following month for the dispatch The Hon. Chichester Fortescas has been appointed

Peel resigned, and the change has given general· satisfaction. It is said that Sir Robert was offered the post of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, but that he refused it, which is very doubtfit. Mr Goshen, the new member for the city and one of the governors of the Bank of England, has been named to

Appointment. Mr Goshen made an excellent impers of allowing public. meetings to be held by persons aton in the House of Commons last session and is an who openly profess to be planning invasion against able writer on commercial matters; he will have to friendly state, but whether the change exhibited resiga his seat and there is an doubt that his re-elect really be the result of awakening propriety or of cinn will not be unopposed. He will she have to diplomatic Interbrence does not clearly appear. quit the house of which he is a partner. Lord Undoubtedly nothing could be better for the world than as possible, but this is not the question between difficulty in getting commercial men to join the Ministry on account of the pecuniary sacrifice which governments. The public existence of such a grot

entailed-mpit them; this acceosion of practical seque, Paritament" in a great Americas city is administrators of the Menageries Imperialer, has just ability is therefore to be regarded as fortalte for the indecent.

Of the two men whose punishment, was most insisted country, Goshen having a bigh reputation as a com

o, namely Mr Jefferson Davis and Captain Wirz, the mercial man.

The line which the new Ministry will follow will latter has been executed and it seems tiers probable be pretty well,indicated by the opinions of those who than ever, that the former will be pardoned; the may be selected to fill the offices left vacant by Lords President and the Ministers cannot agree about the The Japan Herald of the 30th ulting has Somerset, Grey and Clarence Paget, but there are place or mode of trit, and the supposition that already signs of a leaning towards reform. Mrr pbasen has made up his mind that it shall not the following items of Dowa'

Fortescue and Mr Goshen, are reformers, and Mr Lake place at all. Captain Wire was accused of An Envoy Extraordinary of H. M. The King W. E. Forster, M.P., adecided radical, is said to be poisoning and starving. Northern prisoners under his appointed under Secreary of the Colonies; more care, and his execution was the exccasion, of a most of Belgium has arrived here to conclude a Treaty over Mr Bright has publicly given. a sort of adhesion unseemly expresiion of feeling on the part of the num. So we can well afford to applaud the pro York via Whampoa and Macao, £2 per ton. with Japan.

to the new cabinet which he speaks of as well meaning soldiers, whose barracks commatided the gaol gurdgress of France, and certainly have no orcation to he and bints that all that is required is a little pressu in which capital punishment takes place. Wire envious, but the contrary, Those few figures tell the

sionary has also been living at Shiu He arrived at Yokobuna. . Though many still Palmerston said that the Government had great that the Fenians should exhibit themselves as pablicly commerce of France, but those who draw a conclusion at 35 cents per picul

of

doubt the ratification of the Treaties by the MIXADO, there appears to be only, one minion as to the opening of Osika, and of the right bank of to a large plain ou the river. It is known as the 2 W dn or the great benefit that will be derived from Great Band and braces several scores a free intercourse with all the classes of villages, Rice is the chief production,

Japan. also noticed amic cotton growing 1.1

here. Here I have seen growing wild the holy with its glossy, thorny leaves, re- minding one of Chistmas tune in happy landa towards the setting sun.

to

but

Lieutenant

it

missed its prey.

These returns exhibit a ihnense increase in the unfavourable to England from such returns mest lenti to look a little darper, M. Coullet, one of the able

published a valuable work entitled “Etudes sur la Circulation Monetaire, ge," in which he gives co- parative tables of the commerce of the two countries, from which I will extrust two or thres lines only. The sums are in millions of france:

187 to 1834: 1857-6. 1809

avorage

Total Exports of France, 0983.10 2,1025.10 3,520-1.10 do.- of England, 1,977-810 2,990-1.10 ́4,889:1:10 The difference in favour of England having in creased from 579-5.10 to 1,373 millions of franca per

whole tale of the growth pf French and English com merce for forty years; and a wondrous tute it is, even when all due allowance is made for the rise in

price of many of the elentenis.

Chase, Bril, barque, 284 tons, Saigoo and back, Jupiter, Hamb. brig: 230 tong, Saigon and back to Macao, at 37 cents per picul...

*Cornelia, Prus barque, 266 sons, Saigon and

Cornelia, Prag: bange

*George, Brem, schooner, 120 tons, Saigon and back, at 35 cents per pioul and $4 per ton.

Julia Ann, Brit. bargne, 449 tons, Saigon and back, at 35 cents per pirsis

Congo, Hamb. barque, 232 tons, Saigon and back, at 37 cents per picat.

Saturnos, Hamb, barque, 331 tons, Salgon and back, at 474 cents per picul

America.

** Hugo & Otto," Hamb. barque, 234 tons, New

Bastwird ito, Brit ship. 607 tons, New York cia Whaapoa. $12 per ton.

Peep 'Day, Brit. barque, 491 tops, New, York via Wbaropos, £2 për ton.

Pavec Amt. barque, 650 tons, hence to San Francisco, $9000 in fi

*Luiso Kohn, Harb, barque, 491 tona, hance to

FR. H. Tacker. Ar, ship, 898 tons San Francisco via Manila, $15.50 per ton.

Southern, forks. Albatrosa, Brit. schooner, 123. tons,Colombe to- Hongkong £2.10 per ton, if Ningps of Shangbao £3 per to

East Coas *Orion Hamb. barque, 338, ions, hence to thefoo and back at 38 cents per picnt,

After passing Tai Wan the hills come the river banks. In some places stone is quarried, in others the hills are terraced

H.'s. 3. Argus has left for Hougtong. The and cultivated, again we see cultivated gua boat Kestrel, for the purchase of which ten-

from without. The reformjassociation have already died, bravely, and, coolly, denying his guilla A Police ders were invited, has been sold to Memara Glover taken the cue and are sending seniorials in to Lord curious idcident occurred just before his execution; patclics on the steep hill-sides.

& Co., FL Troop ship Ade ature left to day: stations at every league abandoned and in ruins remind us of China's departed pro- for Hongkong, having on-board Vice Admiral Bells there is every probability therefore that his wife, in kissing him, conveyed into his month

We have the annual rumonra of changes in the sperity, and an occasional pirate boat shows King and a large number of officers and meu asarlamentary Reform will be one of the mattere strychnine pill; and but for the vigilant eye of pressed upon the ministry at so distant period. It General Baker who was present, suspecting something ua one of the obstacles which lipder even passengers-among the former-Dr Hague late will be fortunate if the calm temper of the nation-wrong, seized Wirz by the threat and compelled ministry which come almost és regalarly as the dark, dan Francisco, 37,000 in full.

's. S. Princes Rogal, who has lately the present limited trade ou the West River.(through the death by drowning at Nagasaki of should be maintained, in which all rashness will be him to disgorge the poison, the scaffold would hate dampneas of November; the ministers of war, of the interior and of foreign affairs are all to retire into Dr HeSorley) obtained promotion, and now, avoided. མ

There is a subject however which presses far more, Spain bas raised a storm of indignation against private life before the year in over! We shall see! proceeds to juín . M. S. Rattler.

·A Paris paper amused as all the other day a by and Commander Grant and Woods and the if the other can be said in press at all, than the extenher by attacking Chile; the English government has

skit against the military parade of France'ander cover sion of the franchise, namely, Irish reform. It is im sent out energetic remonstrances to Madrid, on the late crew of the Kestrel alad tika passage to: Hongkong in the Adventure. It is believed that posible to feel a thors of sympathy or even pity for subject The Chilians declare that they have no fear of a laugh at England. In reference to the funeral af Lord Palmerston the writer says:- Mais où the Inland Sea route will be taken that Hiogo the rebellious Fenians, they have converted folly into whatever of the Spaniarda; but commerce and

diable est l'armee ? Where were the drums shrander In crape, the trumpets, the clationets, do, &es where will be visited-and that the Adventars will stay orine and they may pay the penalty, but Ergland has bumanity for all who draw the sword needlessly, no

grievances, although even these, are in great part to is believed to be the case in this instance." at Nagasaki about three or four days,

were the lancers, the cuirassiers, the carabiniers, the An entertainment took place the other day at S Basilisk recently from England and be attributed, no regards their continuance, to the sad Frigatea Guerriere, are expected to want of judgment which the leading spirits of the Windans ou the occasion of the Princess Royal dragoons, the grenadiers &c. &c; where were the sleter isle have almost always unfortunately exbibited, spending her birthday there, and the Queen for the batteries of artillery? What I not one little canon? arrive shortly in our harbour.

and while a nation is aneas there must be something Erst im since her widowhops was present during not the smallest tumbrel! These English understand There appear to be still many complaints On The new Ministry would find little difficulty the unsements the scenrrence has been hailed nothing of an Interment! Whatt not a single vi

vandiera I not a gun! not a booibardier's leather in redressing some of the gilerances and in creating a with great satisfaction by the public. of the minor princes against the Japan remedy for some of the evils; the Church question

Contrary to the expectation of many, Mr Carlyle, pron! not even a hedge of bayonets to protect the has been elected Rector of Edinburgh University funeral car" For funeral car read liberty or Alte Government, pu account of their exclusion would probably be-the-only-one which would call

up violent opposition, and that will have to be met by an innuense majority, the numbers being, Carlyle constitution, and you will get the full spirit of this from the trade with foreigners. This just some day. It is a curious thing that Fenianiem 657, Disraeli 510. Mz Carlyle has appointed Mr joke: The introduction of the vivandiere at a fane- David Laing, chief librarian to the writers of the signet rn is a touch of genius! A priestess, virgin, or what you will in a soldier's jacket with a brandy cause of complaint appears to make the should have placed itself the unpopuler side in

that matter, and declared itself virulently opposed to to be his hesessor in the university court St. Andrews

DIRT AND COLSA-At the Home Office, in the TYCOON a little uneasy, and more willing the Catholic clergy, or at any rate to anything like has no less than four noroirees for her Rectorship har stung under her sem following the binck cat Biri of Aberdeen's Administration, Lord Palmerston

Mr Mill, Lord Lyttelton, Lord Kinunit and the poet might make half a dozen effective, stangas out.

plodded, as the Times remarks, as if there had been to yield to the pressure brought, to bear Papal domination,

This Fenian business has just been marked by one

Hon. Duncan M'Neill, Mr William Chambers of the vivandiere at a funeral,

no such thing as foreign politics, and as if smoke The French troops are positively beginning to re upon him by the determination of the of the nest serious incidents. The chief of the

the publisher, bas been selected for the pew: Lorit

auiaupeos and sewer nuisances wate, the only great foreign ministers. At all vents, the Ja-movement Stevens, the lead Centre as he was Provost of Edinburgh, Lieut. Gul Burns, the sou, of turn from Itore. A few bure, I believe, actually themes of Ministerial anxiety. He dilated-upon

arrived here. The officers seen to have expected in called was very cleverly arrested the other day with thepnets died at Cheltenham a few days since at the age

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(From our Overlalui Edition) THE London Mail of the 27th November has not arrived, though considerably over due, and our outward Mail again leaves without return advices. Such irregularities must in time work their own cure, as there. I is possibly nothing more annoying to the great public than interruptions in its do- mestic and commercial correspondence and considerable satisfaction has been evinced at here the fact that the press at home has taken up the subject. Advises were received per French Mail on the 3d instant up to November 17th, and private steamers from Calcutta have extended our telegraphic dates to the 10th Decordber.

of a body of desperadoes being in the vicinity

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and duly committed to prison, from which Stephens

The Cattle plaguio increases terrilly i

→From Our PARIS Correspondent.~~~-

PARIA, 27th November, 1865,

Chila ut the Ocean, Beis, schooner, 35 tons, hence to Nagasaki at $660 in foll

Gustav Wilhelm, any, schoner, 100 tons, Amay via Formosa, 35 cents per picul.

Monthly Chariére;" Ocean Bride, Brit. barque, 261 tona, hence to Noribers Ports, $950 per orithy,

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be received officially hy the Pape, but Pius IX. ex, and formed the world that dirt was only subject of the cholera, and informed the English

that the Roman occupation, he cost" France 56,600,400 francs since 1849 bit when we consider the effect of the operation on the Imperial gevero- ment such an eatley is a mere fleelite.

The Japanese comfastonera here are making the round of the spinmeroiak towng of France, they hate been to the great sugar making towa of Nantes, the

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Since the departure of last Mail, some-jinese Government is feeling the avil of three of his associates, all of whein were living in a of 7. Landoo, and indeed nearly all England; has presed no such desire, some crosses and, presents of "a good thing Is the wrong place;" he discussed the thing more has been learnt respecting the the feudal system, and cannot prevent the splendidly furnished house at Sandymount, not 3 miles brei visited by a terrific storm, which did conside- relics from the cateoms are ld to have been made public that deanliness is a more certa preventive movements of the rebels, and the depre. powerful princes from placing their army from Dublin; they were taken before a Magistrate rable damage, especially to shippin extent, no Talking of relics, I may here mention, that the Pope than priyer. In ihia last piece of administration Te was wittily said that the Foreign Secretary peeped dations they commit wherever they go. and navy on a war footing for the purpose has escaped! They got away through no mere care many animals have died during the last month arduring has expressed his gratuinde to the ixte General La Beginning iti NEWCHWANG, we are informed of giving weight,to their rate in the copn-lessness but evidently by connivance of spre uae of the whole four previous isonthe; ipore than 30,000 morisiere hy presenting his widow with a holy: ont be treated Providence as a foreign Power,

maro of their gaolors, for they had to pass through bred are said to have been attacked, of which about body or in other words the axeleton of a sajat! ↑ That this state of affairs eight door, one of which was afterwards locked to due batf died and about a third, were killed in the What will she do with it, por lady! The papal pa which take the place of the French in the cil of priques. of that port, robbing, murdering and destroy. must soon lead to revolution and interne-prevent pursuit. It je uobeversary to say that this first appearance of the disease

event has come great consternation, the trator may A new Traustatie line of telegraph is proposed putlying districts are said to have been wisely pusted at some distance from the frontier of the kingdom of ing everything they meet with. From the cine war, requires no prophet to force or have born alone in his worth hurt Tenaitism like this to pass from Denmark and Norway to England, and circular addreased by H. B. M.. Consul to to predict. When Japan has once more in the very cantra of nathority is a serious fact. The thence by the Feroe islands, doeland and Greeuland, Italy; this looks like prudence, The Patrie says COLONIAL, NEWSPAPER & COMMISSION AGENT,

his accomplices. The garrison of the fort of Dablin the foreign residents, we learn that this shaken off the yoke now held on their government hus, offered 1,400 for the re-capture of mandarins were expecting a visit from the Docks by the jealous Troon, when the bay was doubled spray, days, since mard the sathorities whole nation equally participates in the were evidently on their guard against same expected danger; probably this was the result of imperfect marauders and that Mr Manows thought benefit of a free intercourse with the civi- information entre to What bins just occurred. The police agents who acrested Stephens were fired at it prudent to prepare for any emergency. From the cool manner in which Me MEA./ lized nations of Europe and America; when while entering the police office at Dublin, one man few days after the departure of the last mail the largest refining district in Europe, and seral other DOWS defeated t r e piratical juuks on the their visita to: those countries. will have had a shot through his shoulders and another was Maniteur set ull the world on the qui vies by the important contres, and they have been at Toulon and Yangtsze, we may rasi'assured that what removed much of their present prejudice wounded near the epinej but the assasins have not official announcement of a grand reduction in the Erest to see the arsenals and docks, The press paya

been discovered. The application of the proprietar army. A list of suppressions and reductions filled tent attention to them and invents special casar

în their honest; the other day we were told that over the number of assailants may be, they and created more taste and lose for, things, of ta› Irish People "kghinst the La Ligtenant has three or four cohous of the official farmál," and mi

nisterialista and oppositionists, with a few grumbling they had engaged betweel a thousand and twelve The Sunday travelling question continues to be exemptions, set to work to from the chaff of the hundred skilled workinen, in almost every branch of will hage to pay dearly for any attack they more subline and more beautiful than heen rejetted by the court may make upon the foreigu settlement their lacquered toys,then will those lovely agitated with great violence in Edinburgh and Glasgow, ministerial project the grains of real value which it manufacture as magnificent salaries, and that all were Irlanda ba Hot only the land of the Rising the master of Folward, or Buchanan and Mr Duncan contained. The Minister of war began; in a very about to embark for Japan. They are in reality Mr. Lared beading one pasty and Dr Norman Macleod lugubrique tone lamenting the necessity of reduction, engaged about sixty people, engineers, ship-builders, that the Decalogue is abrogated and the support of Brance and the Emperor, and then laboured to show tiem. his views by many men of standing in the Church has the public how much was to be done and the armyIt is said that they will visit Vichy in order to The news, from SANGBAz is bare of all caused and with continue to ouse grens insation how little it would suffer thereby his task was to study the thermal establishment there with the view to the creation of something of the same abatepler in political interest The Municipal Authori thoughout Scotland. Mr Robert Cox, the nephew of show enormotty reductions and at the size time, to

a complete and impartial summary ofsit that has been that the list of prices was to be scarcely interfered said to have been, discoured. boss with which the French Consul General written on this long debited subject, and of almost with. For a day or twat we were cold, that by the The Imperial French government has dominated a

MORSON AND SON, Wholesale and Ex- apported their claims against Fists and all that could be said on either side. It is a very calculations of the best informed man the reductions commission to explore the whole region of Cainbadia

40,000 men at watered by the river Melkow, to the frontiers of port Druggists, Manufacturers of the far- would mount to 20,000, 40,000

famed PEPSINE WINE, are enabled to offer the When the news of the great red astonis sunounced the least, and effect a saving to the country of some Thibet. BACHMANN. There is more opposition and

Another report is that the authorities of Cocktu pureat and sorest substitute for the Gastrio Juice; ita diversity of opinim respecting the Regis toe unde in the French army reached Londen all thing like fifty millions of francs a year.

One lugenious gentleman got to 100,000 men and China have granted to a French corapauly the privilege se ja now Unirema), Sóld-in Bottles &, 6, and 14 tha thoughtless Peace at any priod people began to ration Fees, which certainly fall heavy servant out the noble example if the ears of dr shout andred millions of franes. All Europe of wiking the whole of the fareas and minse in the ons, and obtainable of all Chemists and Patege

Medicine Vendre dang the cry it amusing enough to see the Napoleonte revolution, and all the other governments The silk interest is informed that the Japanese

MORSON'S PEPSINE LOZENGES, POW upon a youngster coming out in sesrol of Gladstone and two or three of the London journale rang for eight and forty hours, with the news of the country the whole situation and without ample means of expression is the faces of these patriote how the real were cafed upon to follow the glorious example, cathorities have removed all the restrictions which DER, PATENT GELATINE, and all GRAN- volous of the French decree has been explained You will find in the Landon papers full confrmation formerly existed with respect to the exportation of ULAR PREPARATION & Manufactorets of officially. There could be no great danger, certainly of what I say. But the Ministry took fright at the silk worms eggs from that connery & very im Chemicals Pharmaceutics, and Photographical Pre- The Custom House authorities are con.in following suit and thus reducing the British army joy it had mised and began to look at the other side portant fact at the present moment may alention paration armage

corps whose swords were at the command of the by the French consul in Japan are about to be templating the issue of a monthly statement comes tote effect gent, when the Emperor's dourse of the question, nately the effect on the brillant too that the marks to ts placed on the cards of egge, The news relative to bur anfortunate Consul in State, and who ruled over the half million of men communicated to all the authorities in the silk of Imports and Exports. The cordial

Abyssinia te very disheartening. Dr Bekey the well under arms for the mattenance of peace and the districts of France in order to guard against trickery, feeling now existing between the Custom knows African explorer, has left for the Red Sea to protection of liberty and we soon had an explanatory No Japanese eggs without the Consul's stamp will House Authorities and the merchants is try what he won do towards the release of pour document in the me Afanity, which, unlike such have any chance of a market here

our Consul at Newchwang is not an alarmist,

We must conclude that there is ancient Sun," but the place of attraction and desire the other. The declaration of the last named Minister bat bowing before the ruthless dieta of the goddess missons and other artificers, who will return with

ground for fear, particularly since the foreigners are dependent upon their own resources. It is of the utmost importance

of the distant East

that the rebels shayld on their first visites have gained, strength from the road. George Coinhe, has published two volumer containing make the epaulette and alripe ssakers understand the village of Akama, where excellent hot springs are

be no severely handled as to make them lose all taste. for a second fete at the hands of foreigners, Should they succeed, there would be much danger of a visit of larger bodies every year and the respective governments would be compelled to keep a

garrison there during the winter.

Advices from HONAM, SHANTUNO, &G, mention various successes of the Nienfei over the Impérialists. As nothing i said of TSENG KWO-FAN, the Commander in- Chief of the Imperial forces, the successes of the Nienfel can only meaned a feat of

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