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THE CHINA MAIL.

PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, 10TH MAY, 1858.

THE CHINA MAIL.

On Monday last, the Hongkong place.

Mint was formally opened by His Excel- lency Sir RICHARD MACDONNELL; only a few privileged individuals were present,

[No. 1108-May 10, 1866.

The following from our Northern files will also be interesting

Privato letters from Peking inform us that a peculiar kind of dipteris, has be large numbers have already fallen victins anong whom the members of the press were the great mass of the people composing the of treaty rights in any part of the Empire by ever that in our issue of the 23d altimo come very prevalent at the capital; and to it. The new American legation will At Hongkong, on the 4th May, 1866, Jon Bastar, shortly be completed, and will probably be clark to Lane Crawford & Co., agod 21 years

in readiness for Mr. Burlingame on his ar rival.

DEATHS.

At Hongkong, on the 8th May, ANDREW BAKI-BOFT, aged 4 years, (of Variola)

At the Government Civil Hospital, Hongkong, on the ES. FAZER, late Barman at the British Hotel, (at Variola.)

At Bombay, on the 11th April, 19, Keerom YAM,

JEE MEHTA, seed 60 years, (late of Chins)

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neither the position of masters, equals of the first place a proceeding similar to that Spanish arena to induce us bull-like to servants vis-a-vis the Chinese officials, but by which we cleared the thirty mile radius rush forward regardless of danger, and as. a ludicrous combination of all three, which round Shanghae. Let us visit with instant sail the arguments of our jugenious friend. oxcites at one the dislike and contempt of and signal chastisement any infringement It unfortunately (for him) happens how-

ourselves dealing with the offenders, and in not forgotten, who received every facility vast empire under pigtailed rulo.

we put forth views which though loss for information. Laby MACDONNELL ber Let us endeavour to point out how far wo less than ten years foreigners would be at self coined the first doilar, after which the are justified by facts in making this asses-liberty to travel in perfect safety in any strongly worded, bear a remarkable rusem- Wen Seang has gained an important vie-Governor and some of the gentlemen pre- tion, and then proceed to a consideration part of Chius proper. The Imperial Gov- blance to those expressed by himself. Wo tory in the neighbourhood of Maiden, and is expected to return in a few months sent tried their hands at a few, for which of what portions of our present treaty recrement would cordially co-operate in such will quote the paragraphs we refer to, as a scheme, and dus care might be taken to it is obvious that our contemporary baseither to Peking.

mexicans were eagerly exchanged as pie- quire modification. In the first place let us This great victory no doubt has been mentoes of the opening ceremony. The see over what portion of the empire our re- compel them to act under the eyes of our not. read our remarks on what he terma

own officials, backed as they should he by this discreditable business,” or ECHOES OF THE WEEK.

has gained by the assistance of the parvenue great difficulty at present seems to be the presentatives Consular and Diplomatic ex-

very mandarins, who, as reported some time age, getting up," as it is termed of the ill-ercise a real influence. Commencing with sone tangible demonstration of forco. Tet needlessly asked a question to find an an Report of the murder of Mr. MORRISON be-

were being created in large batches out of ing, which from specimens before us, ap. Peking we admit the undoubted influence our treaties be so modified as to withdraw swer to which, required only a reference to tween Hankowand Peking-Chinese ste the chiefs of the robber bands which in- pears to be very defective; and without exercised over the Imperial Government by from the shoulders of the Chinese a serios the files of the Frening Mail.

That in strict law the Prince Albert. mer sunk-Pirates of the Folcanoesfested the province. Truly if we cannot wishing to be depreciative the impression foreign representatives; it then becomes of engagements which they could not if they Victory gained by Win Seung-Han give the Chinese credit for much bravery on the mind of an impartial examiner a question as to how far its influence ex would, and very probably would not if they was liable to the penalty which has th Low-Raves at Peking and Kiukiang or honesty, this scheme of transforming would be that an ounce of pewter had been tends over the whole of the Empire. This could, carry out; and in place of them sub- been enforced, there are no grounds for Ten Clippers-Disease in Hongkong enemies into friends at the slight expense of run into a mould, which would account may be stated to be absolute over the Trostitute agreements, that on due requisition deuying. But strong hopes were enter State of the weather-Bongking gunboats a few glass buttons, and the privilege of for the peculiarly Brummagem look of the vinces of Chibli, Shansi, and Shantung; every aid should be afforded both by money taized that the tacit permission which ves. sels had apparently enjoyed to make their -The opening of the mint.

squeezing the poor country people round, new coins.. This deficiency we hear will bo nearly so over Shensi, Honan, and Kiangau; and men to our ships and our troops when appearance at various polute along the. By the Singapore which arrived from Shang which, being a Chinese "custour" is time

soon remedied, when the atumping machi-over Shinking, which lics immediately next engaged in eoforcing engagenuenta which West Conat, so long as no trade was car- hae on Monday laat, we hear the following, honoured, and respected by the squeezed which if true is startling intelligence and squeestes indiscriminately, is a bright

Chefoo advices confirm the rumours re-

stroke of policy, and worthy of the ape-like ceived via Hankaw some weeks ago, to the

As this Wen Seang seems ed while on his way from Peking to Han- kow overland. Our correspondent consi-

an able man, on that very account it is ders that the report still requires confirma-

:

they are powerless to make respected by their ill-disposed subjects.

ried on, would have had some weight in lightening the very heavy punishment with We have engaged in long and expensive which the indiscretion of the owner or

tion, Our recourse to force has earned for

effect that Mr M. O. Morrison was murder cunning af shiftlessness" of the Peking about the milling may be rectified, for as vinces and the whole of Mongolia and Tibet, wars simply to find ourselves in this post. Master of the vessel has been visited.

believe it.

ment is made on the subject.

Mr Morrison, the gentleman referred to, has been consul at Chefoo, and is a son of

well known Chinese Dictionary bearing his

ame.

governinqnt.

against him, and he may be supplanted by

Over

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ery has been properly got up to the mark.

Chibli its authority over the inhabitants is loss than in most other parts of tlie Empire; It is to be devoutly hoped that this hitch while throughout the remaining eleven pro

the Chinese will no doubt give up the idea itis.solely and entirely of force so far as the

"Although the wording of the Treaty of counterfeiting the new dollar, when they riceroys, and other officials choose so. to us the opposition of the peace-at-any-price article with respect to ports not open to tion, although the native officials appear to probable that jealousy will soon be excited and they can't engrave the Queen's head, make it. It is true that they are absolute- party at home, the dislike of the great trade, prohibita vessels from resorting thi they will try the old, but very ingeniously responsible with their lives for a proper mass of the natives of China and the jo-fence to be found therein under any cir ther, and thus renders it a punishable of- This is taken from the Shanghae Daily some useless opium smoking old humbug; dodge of splitting the dollars, scooping out administration of their power to the Central lousy of European powers. While after all cumstances short of the most absolute state News, which is apparently inclined to treat and then the old spasmodic breaks out of the silver, and filling the vacancy with pew goverment, but that is and will be of little that has been done we find that one Con- of distrees. It is nevertheless state the affair as a canard, as no lengthened com- revolution will flourish, with increasing ter or brass, and if the milling is not bettor avail to control the lawless element of the sul may be stoned with impunity; another that the intention of those who framed the vigor, and the whole work will have to be got up than ia the dollars now coined, any population in their individual treatment of may be murdered; while a third receives an article in question was simply to prohibi ono with a fine file, a small vics, a little foreigners. The population which thus re-insolent despatch from the Taotal of a city trade in general, but smuggling more espe

cially in such localities." commenced again.

From Hankow we hear that the terror emery pounder, and a slight mechanical mains unaffected in opinion by the acts of (as Shangline) which the government of the

Now no assertion is made of there hav the lato Dr Morrison the compiler of the of the Nientei and their ravages have turn, can easily counterfeit it. This, Chithe Cabinet may be stated as not far short empire disavowed while neglecting to punishing been any smuggling attempted on the nese coiners will readily accomplish after of one hundred and fifty millions of human its author. At some of the treaty ports it part of the master of Prince Albert; his made so deep an impression upon the As the native officiala appear to be country, people that a report that some of the scooping process, and the soldering of beings, whose prevailing notion respecting is not safe to venture, ton railos from the set sole offence was being in an unlawful his lieve the report of Mr Morrison's murder, these wretches had returned the the two halves together. Some of the mint foreigners is that they coerced and grietenent without danger to life and limb. Atsition on the China coast with his vessel, ed himself amenable to all penalties made formation as regards the affair of which made some villagers only twelve or ten of the large driving wheels of the rolling of the Dragon throne, and that all possible utterly set at nought. At Hankow the rob- and provided for infringement of Treaty it is evident that they have sources of iu Horan frontier to the district of Maching, machinery las already come to grief; one vously injured the dignity of the occupant Newchwang the Consul's position is often and, although he most undoubtedly render- nothing is a yet known, and unless strong miles distant from Hankow rush within presses having town into three pieces, from hostility should therefore be displayet to hers of the neighbourhood threaten the very law, it does seem bard that an aot treaty to others which have so long been commit- measures are taken to find out the truth, the walls of Bankow again for protection. the sudden strain caused by the breaking of them when met with, if practicable and safe; lives of foreign residents.

One of the most injudicious acts committed with impunity, as to lead to the belief the mandarins will shirk the responsibility The foreign community however seem to one of the driving bands, which it appears that we do not venture into the interior is of discovering and punishing the perpetra-treat the report as not worthy of belief, no were made of English leather, which will generally ascribed to the fear of meeting ted, and which has anob tended to complitat no objection thersto oxisted in the

heavily." tors of the murder. It is a curious fact, partionlar preparations heing made for any not stand the hot weather without cracking. with too warm a reception, and their dislike cate-affairs with local authorities was that inds of the Chinese, should be visited so

of Mr WADE giving way ou the concession

"The fact that the Chinese themselves considering the amount of wisdoin which is irruption of the Nienfei. Another Taotai,This break down prevents the whole issuing and contempt thus continues unabated

question. Doubtless some of the enlighten have so long permitted irregularities of To prove our point will take but oueed and comparatively civilized officials of this kind, is in itself some slight justifica. supposed to attach to British diplomacy and Teeng-Kuo-tseusp, brother of the great power of the mint being exerted, at any rate legislation, that these "Treaty rights," Kwo-fen, is appointed to the province but for a time, until a new wheel can be made; or two examples, which isolated, as they are, Peking appreciated his motives, but the tion of offenders, while it reflects extrema which is quite as much a stock ory in China is delayed in Hoonan by had health. The this will not however prevent a good supply nevertheless are uf, grost authority having effect of his yielding has been but too visi-discredit or the want of vigilance display. as Reform is in England, are in such an anom-illustrious general Pao has returned from of dollars being kept up, as the machinery best furnished by the members of the Pelt-ble in the conduct of the local Mandarinsed by the provincial Government. Our

readers will naturally usk. When they once understood that the land they be expected with their wretched How could alous position. To any resident in China

a successful compaign against the Nientei, available is able to turn out some thousandsing Government themselves, When H.M. whose intellect is not weakened by attempt Taipings, and his own revolted braves that of dollars, per disin. Two millions of dol- Consul at Newchwang desired in 1864 tonecupied by foreigners was still under Chis junks to doanything of the sort to which

had entered the Kwangtung province.

lars insycee, bullion, and specie, are already proceed overland to Paking he was warded

nese jurisdiction, their respect for the power we reply in an Irish manner by asking Peking and Kiukiang, have been holding awaiting coinage, so that for the present, officially that he did so at his own risk and which took it from them gave way to con- two questions in return. If the Chinese teaching and example of that extensive their usual race meetings; in cities and at least there is plenty of grist to the nili, danger. When two gentlemen in the Intempt for the feeble and shortsighted pare they not to be censured for their ne

en guard. their own rights and will not, In spite of croakers, the Higkong mint dian army desired in 1869 passports to icy which gave it back.

When the concos-glect of duty? If they cannot, intends to be a success, and after the few visit Tibet, they were refused by the Chisions were first marked out, the impression up the wreched fares of rates, why keep little difficulties incidental to the use of nese on the score of their being able to ex-

of the Chinese was undoubtedly that they an independent nation ? *.*** Neglect new machinery and dies are overcome,ercise no efficient control over the inhabi-

wero ceded to us. By degrees they learnt the part of the Authorities has led to impunity ou the part of offenders, whose compare favourably as to workmanship,

driving our government to the avowal that

gligence." we cannot say design) with the English

the "concessions" were not "concessions”

We will now quote from the remarks of at all, and the cunning celestials immedia- tely took advantage of the now light which

our ingenuous contemporary. To most thus dawned upon them, it has been well persons they would seem a plagiarism said that England loses often more by her

from our own, with a somewhat more for- diplomacy than she gains by her arms.cible style of expression. That the saying be not verified in this case, it is the business all interested in our posi.

ing the feat of being a Chinese scholar, and whose judgement is not warped by the

class who may be called Chinophiles, with as much propriety of the Exeter Hallites are called Negrophiles, it is very apparent that "Treaty rights" are interpreted in China in a delightfully oue sided manner.

ports where the foreign community is so limited, races must be an event indeed, and as eagerly looked forward to, as a schoolgirl's first ball and bali dress.

The Tea Clippers will soon commence we hope that our Hongkong dollar may tants of the provinces, through which they that the fear of the Exeter Hall. party was offences are thus the results of official ne- The slightest infringement of Treaty regu-ading the new season's teas at Foochow lations by British subjects, even although and the disturbances which it was reported such infringement breaks no moral obliga-

tion, or injures any public or private inter- ests, is by mutual consent of the authorities on both aides, visited with prompt punish- nient. On the other hand although the

had taken place near the tea districts, seemerin, which is decidedly the most artistic without accomplishing the object in

not to have interfered in any way with the tea picking,

coin ever struck.

must needs pass; while Captain BLAKISTON with his party in 1861, was obliged to re-

view at starting-that of ponetrating into As regards the design of the new dollar,weat, which no official protection or trea Tibet-op account of disturbances in the a few remarks may be pertinent. The por

ty rights" rendered it prudent to show Chinese government are bound to adora oppression of the atmosphere, have had their trait of Her Majesty is good, and bas aponeself in the way of. protection to all British subjects traveling effects during the past week. Cases of Parently been copied from tho dies of

We cannot reasonably find any fault in China on legitimate pursuits, the fact small pox seem most alarmingly on the in. /the new bronze coinage at home. The dis-

orease; several: have died of it during the trust which may arise among the Chinese with the lack of power possessed by the tion in China to make efforts to prevent.

Chinese government entered into by them under coercion. A stipulation so hopeless-

that this obligation is universally shirked and disregarded, is too patent to admit of

terms of the treaty. This is the very ar-

Our obituary column will show that the 'change of weather, and the sultriness and

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enter into an argument from conscious the Chinese authorities, and trade with it

It seems that when seized, she (the Prince Albert) was not engaged on any trading expedition whatever. She had been chartered by a Chinese merchant to go down the West Coast and tow a dis past week. It is to be hoped that we shall with respect to the change incident

abled junk to Whampoa, She had been. (From the Evening Mail.) any argument. This failure of the Chinese soon have a good heavy fall of rain, which to the death of the reigning British ly impracticable should neverhave been

looking out for the vessel, had not been government to perform their share of treaty with a thunder storm or two would clear the vereign, led many advocates to argue made unless we were both prepared to THERE are times when an expression of able to find her, and bad put into the design, enforce its execution, and at the same opinion or some current topic of the day nearest bay with the view of obtaining obligations, is defended, or rather excused air wonderfully. We have heard an ac- that souie fixed inscription or

some information concerning the where by the admirers and advocates of the counts of the state of the small pox patients such

as a dragon the Imperial em- time afford aid to the Chinese in the ovent by the conductora of a journal is absolute-atonts of the vessel which required her Chineas character and government, by at Stanley; the change of air has no doubt blem of China, should be substituted of our finding that power more than will ly called for. It is assumed by readers help." the old complaint that the latter is too had a very beneficial effect.

་་; for the effigy of the reigning monarch. was wanting on their part; but this is only and urged by friendly or antagonistic To regard bim as guilty of a breach weak, and the country too distracted, for the mandarins to be able to carry out the decided that half the military contribution than it has received at the hands of the au- from sheer impotence to act up the engage do so, means either an unwillingness to the whole coast, has, been abandoned by In home papers we see that it has been This we think deserves more consideration one of the many ways in which China fails writers in other journals that a neglect to of treaty obligations in sending his vessel on such an errand as this, when for years .guing in a circle which is one of the moral (£10,000) is to be devoted to the cost of thorities who had the selection of the de-nicnts she has inade. How far has the en maintaining gunboats for the suppression sign; for although it might be a sine qué gagement been carried out to aid in the gynunastic feats in which the Exeter Hall par. of piracy; this is all very well, but have we

non that the new 'coin should bear some suppression of piracy? How much protec weakness, or arisesfrom a fear of offending has become a common, and all but recog

uised practice, is cruelly unjustifiable." ty so much excel. Because Britain is strong any guarantee that we shall get more gun-emblem of the British monsrally on one of tion has been afforded to native Christians those whose views they genarelly ondorse

It has been said that the confiscation she must be that her subjects do not of boat service than we have now! It seems its faces, yet we imagine that if the now who at this moment in the face of the ex- and represent.

may be justified by the letter of the treaty, fend, even if their offence in a civil and to us that the cost of maintaining the two dollar bore on one-side a dragon and press stipulation that they shall not be

Our contemporary the Daily Press put but even this may be doubled, while it is moral point of view is no offence at all.

or three rotten old steam bathing machines on the other a crown in the centre liable to any punishment or persecution for forth an article on Monday last, the chal-ce: tainly opposed to the spirit of the clause- Again because Britain is strong she must

under which it has been made. This clause dignified by the name of gunboats, (and with an inscription round the edge, professing the Christian faith, are prohibit-tengo conveyed to us in which, seems to re-

is the 47th of the Treaty of Tientsin, which not use her strength to compel Chinese, which being rotten cost all the more to koop- the design would be more likely to ed from being employed in the service of quite an answer for the reasons above

says:- Hindous, begroes, or any race who are herin-going at all) will be largely increased, tuke among the Chinese. This is of course the state except in a menial capacity, which shewn--or more strictly speaking for the

British merchant vessels are not entitled feriora in civilization, intelligence, or moral without any extra efficiency in the sup- however only matter of taste, But to Chinese is often a severe punishment ? integrity, to perform the most simple ob pression of piracy. It is not Hongkong admitting Her Gracious Majesty's por How much protection is affyrded to Mis-cond reason named. We have already to resort to other than the ports of trade ligations or form to the diplomatic us which ought to pay £10,000 per annum for trait to be the correct thing, who in the sionaries, who are liable to be stoned on disavowed in language sufficiently strong declared open by this treaty. They are sages of Western nations. As long as En such a service, but all the Chinese provin-name of everything barbarous invented making their appearance in the interior to satisfy the minds of most of our readers not lawfully to enter other porta in Chi

na, or to carry on clandestine trade along gland condres herself to expostulations and cial authorities on the coast, who must, in the "sking cap braid" looking design And lastly to quote a very modern instance, the fact of being the organ" of any de- the coast thereof. Any vessel violating dispatch" diplomacy nothing is said, but conjunction with the "Sun of Heaven," which is impressed on the obverse face of what steps were taken to enforce the sovore partment of the service, further than the this provision, shall with her cargo begul- lat John Bull get his temper up and use and his advisers be highly amused at our the coin, which is so faintly cut on the die and immediate punishment which should application to us of that term is warrant.ject to confiscation by the Chinese Govern the whip and "pitch into" the black or yel- doing work which the Chinese government that a few months wear will obliterate it :-- have fallen on those who at Chao-chon-fued by the circumstance that our own co-

In quoting this clause we have brought low hides of "poor unonlightened pagaus" ought to do itself. This state of things which in the interests of art is perhaps to stoned a British Consul and Interpreter, lame contain copies of Government no- forward the strongest argument which can tices, which the fates, or the Gods, or the be alleged against our own view of the Such being the proscut evidences of the powers that be, have denied to our large case but though the clause might justify the confiscation of the Prince Albert if gha a howl of horror and indignation arises and annoying. An amusing example of this Tas rumored assassination of Mr M. a weakness of the Chinese Government, paged contemporary. It is however we had been engaged in any iniquitous. pro- some modification of our present policy is all know useless endeavouring to convince ceedings-supplying arms to the robels or "might against right," "India over again

appeared in a leading London paper re: MORRISON, late Her Majesty's Consult

a man against his will, for as the old con- so forth, it leaves many loopholes through "retrogressive policy," form stock subjects ceived by last mail; a short paragraph of Chefoo on his journey from Peking to Han surely needed. It is not now a question of

which the Consul might have escaped if for the platform oratory of Exeter Rall two lines beaded "Chine," is all it has to say how, will again direct public attention tothe sentiment as to the advisability of enforcing

A steamer belonging to the local manda about a country of 300 willions of inhabi-state of affairs in China, so far as the powers/ the rights we have obtained from the Chi, plet says, such an one is of the same he had any good feeling towards the Bri-. of the native government to carry out the nese at the point of the sword. That they opinion still. We therefore comfort sur-tish vessel in this quarrel. The Prines rins has sunk opposite the Klangnan arse. tants, it simply states that "the whole, coun- hal at Shanghal; probably the mandarin try was peaceful and the rebel kader taken." stipulations of the tresty are concerned, must be enforced is evident, but let us cesse selyes with the moral conveyed by the Albert was not trading at all and this with the mechanical genius, who some time This is of course very instructive to The murder of one individual (should this the gigantic sham and diplomatic cant in very old "Joe Miller" in which the Navry might have made to exempt her from the That reference to "cargo' which is to - ago made a steamer and launched. Lier comes, being both teras and lacunic, but per sad picce of news turn out to be true) does involved in treating the unfortunate mem- when asked why be let his wife beat him operation of the treaty.

be confiscated together with the resicl plate in every respect,paddle boses, shaft haps the compactness of the information ist Heessarily imply bad faith on the part bera of the central government as dishonest replied; It amuses her and it don't hurt

In other words we do not feel grie-shows that only vessels currying cargo Kod funnel-but with the slight and unim rather marred by the want of a little par of the government officials, even though the politicians who cannot keep their agree. me? portant omission of engines, which he had tieularisation, and a trifle more knowledge victim be one occupyitig a high position. mente, while it is evident to the most supervously insulted at heing, called the or- were in the thoughts of the ministers by forgotten entirely, has been experiment of the subject; for we in Hongkong are not But be the rumour true or false, the cre- ficial observer that supposing their will to gan" even of the Canton or any other whom the treaty was drawn up."---

We think that the above extracts will ing upon the unlucky craft.

aware that the "whole country" is peaceful, derice attacked to it by residents in the do so to be tenfold what it is, they have no

Had we as our contemporary implies, sufficiently show what amount of differ neither are we aware that the rebels consist North is a significant fact, In the ap possible micans at present of enforcing it.

for the committal of most sensless and bra- there is no reason to hope will be altered; be devoutly desiderated.

tai crimes, or the insolent repudiation of the ignorance of people at home with res solemn treaties and obligations, when at oncopect to China is ludicrous though often

A Shangbai steamer reports having seen

gy

a

but a short time since?

Consulate.

ntent.

Chinese merchant junk engaged with pi- of one band, and have, and have had, onlyproaching debates on various circumstances Let us by all means have the concurrence offended on all grounds the confiscation ence exists in the opinion of the whole

rates off the Volcanous; the pirate junk on the approach of the steamer, ran into abal- low water, on which the merchant juuk was taken in tow and convoyed to Shanghai,

one leader, who is thus summarily disposed connected with our policy in China, it is to of by our London contemporary.

Since our last issue a most importantevent

in the history of the Colony has taken

that government in the acts we perform hut

be hoped that matters will be thoroughly let us act for ourselves. No doubt a few of the Prince Albert, we might pauso be transaction entertained by our contempo veutilated, and the absurdity of our present more soldiers would be necessary to any fore accepting the challenge which is so rary and ourselves. But we consider that At present we occupy out such a policy, which would involve in obviously put forth like the red flag in the the former has not acted in a gaudid spirit policy exposed.

No. 1108-M;

in thus implying that w other than technical gro tion. In our previous ed our conviction th conduct bad been, gui even if in the opinio others, mistaken moti went we now reiterate. letter of the treaty a formed his official duz

no opinion implying t

on his part was uneall

But we have yet a the remark made by tỉ "it is impossible to, si

that the Chinese were

io coizing the vessel. fortunate when a writ respecting any subject ignorant of the true fa- we must presume the

n question to have what instructions we mander of the Pott ton? Does he kuow turo if possible anot was well known bac forts of the Chinese to

lieto ? Was he also resset in question ha▪

·king intentious of the tulated," as our Amc

good time, and that thought to bag a pig crow," viz, the unl which was found w the spot where the ri ing prize should hat Under such circurasts maintain the charge against the Chinese.

As to the questio Why cannot the seu rover, make a rai which haver rond Ly-ee-moon and the easy answer is. at ha not sufficiently well Cessor the Camja put to fight hy beur the 'opting could mounting twelve 325 could engage corve and metal. More remark ou the e- L'hineee on Consular

in this instance,, Ho

Canton Jaying no = ments of a sinalogue

In conclusion we ou remarks have ca advise a truckling fcials. We reverth as a treaty agreem should be held to a selves, but we have that many of these. uations of somewhat vilization, are quite a superior inf we demand ir pla endorsing our view not we, were the fi

As event, the impo

Colony of Hongko rated by the Com morning. The Ho mally opened for th Excellency the Go sirability of avoid ance to work which ly ensued, had the

mitted rendered it cellency's visit sho¬

ate than a public n

By the courtesy we are in a positio official ceremony

the first legal Hoo celleney and Lady and ent. Stewar about 11-aat. Cap- intendent of the

show the Governor

the various proces

metal received in t

up dollars, and, in c

of plate, became

yet rare and core dollar.

They were firs!

lion room where piled in layere

amount of the ol currency. In pig

cefve them, were some of pure met

up Mexican or

total value of ball for recoining up amounts to $2,00

dollars), so the