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GUST 23, 1866.

Dyrank.

When he asked missory note, he pro- Ened by Canuinghai or mume appeared on it that issory notes; he gave that man with bi.

He called the man I

sworia, — i went to Suffer- qruary last ; 1 saw a note Ten uren, who was there,

or foubly the defen awned he was su for $1000. It was lang

beer, sworn, said he humm

swear to the

vud woun

Femid

witness) hud witnessed a Mentha s

5

since

No. 70, declared says.

if at the defendant, the

on the Both of last June

z in the evening I was in

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This defendant cate gave the plaintiff $30, be interest On the $100Ú he also said, this is all will get from e, in two ay you back the $1000." the plaintif he had re- ake?

queimissory notes for sked him if he had them init said he had. The

I have a stamp here on it, and asked the would do. The plaintif I not require is namo on Ekea it he would accompany

ked if he would European house and sigu wen to the Station; and ent in the direction of the

ice. I am quite certain it who paid the $50 to the Tutta Eyes in Gage Street,

by M. Pollard. When se it was about a quarter

ut with them to the Hotel.

i seen the defendant very

in a chair and walking

it to sue about some Dercial Bank. He said

bout the defendant, 1. Plaintiff asked me if person who had come to ་ ་ ་ witness.

told me the

gay him the $1000. He

the day when he took the

e meittioned he had taken ns six or

days ago, 1

I

is ten days back. I recol-

ned on 30th June, as I have every month on the 27th

and it was two or int said be bad two -s ready.

I saw two papers roduced from his bus. He- hat any one was coming.

h the

plaintif,

diff, but

at the

I do not take any culs ave taken them with him in cout 6 months back. I can oliske a meal with big

alled and re-examined.

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tranactions with the de elief January last he went

Cumming lava! I once lent

winch he repaid about 2 cable to my house and ask- hin the woney. I And for three years and a half, transaction with bin undi Cunningham and he came to aningin askel me to lumi Cendat Laying he would be- and pay the intensi, Cup-

the "interest until he left- ce then the defendant has usust say whether Cunning- The Colony when the note

na made by the

the defendant. find work, suid by auction Camdughan owed the the rows were made. I und he hurt given me a pre La Jalf,

l

ahut up. fe rubl me he

to prose

d and a tou

Alsni Klaw did not Is with the paterday. The B were written by Mr Cur

- suurty," took my meals

- the plogographs feltowed to and Mir Delistetter from Some bule

I cumet -he same plans to boil,

free figures

ot know where they are now was willing to pay the money ich went to Mr Hochstetter, r Hochstutter the next day graph I had beard that

was going to Bombay: huud Khan that the defens Lot pay ine. I told him be witesses and must attend For ld be the defendata's uns get the promissory notes th defont to ane to were written cor the morn- on whichenham defeudaus put With me to make are pay- that the, other in two

- Delant cannot write,

sp with his unseen at, but I

pur is murk The words

e were warien by Mr Colo

alent paid me 480 on the 3011 topt for two months of $1000.

the for the plaintift

་

A before cxamining the de-,

e-sed the

the Court, saving

the activar-wne, that the

that

en which the plaiuri sucl

The

The defondant never sign- authorize any person to him, and that, in

fact, the de- Lad any transactions whatever tiff. So demand was ever antillon the defenlaut for the musi claimed, and the

- that the latter received was

f the summons upon him in

-1 state the evidence adduced it in prout of bis demand wa ansisfactory and suspicious plain, instead of procuring own eolor to witness the note, rature of two well know Jessrs Lebscheid and Hochste

facing een ja the Colony lentim, and the latter in tee of the town in doing tiff's object was will seen; the tifying the defeminut wonki

-- : .

-

The

De Bes are more familiar

tanta European. cetability too that (in the ) he witnesses' names gare aiser Lutes, would, no doubt

the suppert of his claim.

el Counsel then called the de-

o being declared stated:

er heroid have been in Hong-

8 years went to Bombay

withs since. am very well

No. 1123.Auctsr 23, 1868.1

known here (points roul the Court crowd- with Parsecs, dre.) I am very well known (paper marked A shewn bim) I know noth- ng whatever of that paper, I never made chat mark. At this

stage of the proceedings Air Bar-

all the while.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

the Victoria gaol on the 8th instant, and were introduced to recognized the prisoner amongst some twenty five others, She had no doubt at all, about the prisoner being the same man who commanded the pirates on the occasion..

Cross-questioned. Nothing new wi the prisoner by his face and his general ap- pearance, and also noticed that he had very small eyes, and had a peculiar manner of slintting them (the same thing was very conspicuous wible the prisoner was in the dock.)

nard, the plaintiff's Counsel, left the Court; my wife cry out. I then dashed through the wrought out. She stated that she recognized man, and it has been hinted that big them to the liquidator, who will register quit the country.

une Icaruel gentleman stated that he beg- gel to withdry from the case, and further That if he bad known that switch susui efon

rested on this evil notion be never have taken it up.

would

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the evening. All this was done by order of prisoner. In fact he was giving orders I was locked up in the se- cond mate's exbin by prisoner. He had a revolver all the time. I had been but a short time in the mato's room when 1 beard

windows and joined her aloft. I

I saw pri- sone soner going down by the other side of the rigging, as i went up 1 took down my wife

after that and placed her in the second mute's stateroom, subsequently into the muin inkin cabin.

The junk then returned. It was not quite dark and I could hear them making fast to the Prisoner cane, to I begged in to leave the vessel as fast as

He was in the cabin with an occ Bionala sonce all the time until past midnight when the junk left. Be was never out more than five minutes at one time.

not go security for tiff's house. I did ue ati said he wanted 1,000 bags of rice,

Defendant's examination tinted. never went to Mr Lubschied with the plain fictwo, once to him in the day." Thave nster been to the

Ar Cunningham, I have never had dealings with the plainti The first thing I knew of this cause was the sunnons. What the Plaintin' has stated is altogether false. I always use a starop. (produced) for sush documents. I cannot read or

or write Euglieb.

Feronjee Corjarice declared: Stated he Nur the plaintif and defendant, together

I

The court then adjourned.

On the Court reassembling the two Malays then gave their evidence which entirely tona,

Dessea.

Inspectors Daly and Jones were then examined as to the witnesses recognizing the the prisoner at the Gaol, and corroborated the account formerly given in our police report. After an able speech by Mr Barnard,

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Her Majesty, postscript, which has an interest for the large quantities by Chinese, especially and on every occasion evinced a degeneral public as well as for creditors: during the first part of the season, com- sire to cut his celestial colleagues. The correspondent of our contemporary sug

"Debts are only assignable in equity, mencing in January; of rice only small and can only be recovered in the name of parcels were exported in Chinese junks, gesta a motive for this conduct.

"It is the creditor, and to make such assignments owing to a prohibition on the part of the well known that Mr HART is an Irish-valid the assignee should give notice of Tautai at Taiwan to permit grain to

With respect to this. proclivities regarding the position of his such, notices on payment of a fee of 5s, prohibition, which is against treaty sti-' native country partake a good deal of each, and a one hand advance Fenianism. Be that as it may, it would post any debt without requiring the credi-Pulations, a kind of protest has been des

tor to make a statutory declaration that Patched to Pekin. The Document is appear that he was not the most loyal the whole amount is due to him from the signed by all the consuls of Asoy, and man that could be seat to England in bank, and is unt liable to claim or deduc more will be heard on this subject before company with the first Chinese Mission to tion in respect of payment, mutual credit, long. Camplior continues a monopoly of Europe." We sincerely trust that Mr set-off, or otherwise. Creditors who are contractors with the Mandarins of Tam- Teacher Pin and his companions will re- shareholders in the bank are not entitled sui, turu. to us perfectly uuinfected by the to payment of their debts until the credi

The Island of Formosa is remarkably tors who are not shareholders have been fertile, and for purposes of colonisation disloysity of Fénisvisri, and that Mr HART (tliongh an Irishimas) is more mo-paid in full."

our informant praises it very highly. dest than rebellious.

cate:- Evening Mail, August 17

"THE

haring breakfast this morning at the plain- that I would go to Anioy, but could uotance, which he did in a most fair and in- from the mint for the first time.

tit's use.

His Honorid he was quite satisfied with the evidence in dismissing the case; be, the learnst Judge, regretted very much heel not convict the plaintiff as it ap- peared a musi suspicious case; the ordi- hance, however, required two witneszes to disprove what the plaintiff had adduced.

Summons dismissed with costs, and the two promissory notes to be impounded.

SUPREME COURT CRIMINAL SESSIONS. Monday, 20th August, 1866. Before H. J. Bari, Esq.,

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Lordship proceeded to sum up the evi. The new half dollars were issued to-day. partial

Evening Mail, August 17.

The Jury retired at 4 minutes to & o'clock and returned at 6 P.M. with a verdict of

guilty" ou all counts.

The Learned

ner Judge having assumed the black cap then saheed the prisoner to the face of the evidence brought forward he death in the usualway, remarking that in did not see how any other verdict could

have been returned.

The prisoner did not in the least alter his sullen demeanour on the sentence being interpreted to him.

was on the during the temporary ab-

ship sence of the junk. Before he left, liud threatened to kill every one on board, if danud to return to Hongkong to dobu so without nautical

thical instruments. He then said "Masqui, I have taken three vessels to-day, and can pay you." He allowed mo to keep the chart to Amoy, the ship's pom- passes, the mate's quadrants and brought a baronicter which was not my own. The quantity of Rics stolen amounted to 400 hags,

I ascertained the next which morning, Prisoner also took a looking glass with a gilt frame out of my wife's stafe room. I do not know what be did with it, as I could not leave the cabin. I have seen the prisoner in fact so long that I remember bins perfectly well, and I have no doubt whatever of his identity, Thero were two rings returned to me; one of them had been my property and is in the Possession

wife now. In conse of a communication I came to quenco Honkong from Amoy, and on the 7th ins taunt went to the gaol, and picked the prithiau Mutiny Relief Fund, having Ir is worthy of remark that the money of ner Carl, and the barque Gear, on the soner from amongst twenty ve

been deposited in the Agra Bank, is now 18th of June, and was so charged on the others. 31st of July by Captain Quin, Superin-

The cross examination by Mr Baruard swept away, and among the sufferers by tendent of the Police, was placed on the

was decidedly cross, and the replies of the the failure are therefore those women who dock on the ita instant, hit the case was witness sometimes amusing, by which he were widowed during the terrible struggle reminded until the next day, when the pre- generally turned the laugh against the by which our Iulian Empire was preser, lindinary, examination took place before F.

learned counasl. W. Mitchell Esq., whe

who committed his for

Nothing now was elicited by the cross-ved. Is not this a case in which the trial at the Criminal Sessions of the Su-examination, as the witness's evidence was British Government might properly afford preme Court. Elis case came on Saturday

given in the most intelligent straight-for- relief? The fund was raised by national Iast, but was postponed until today, that

ward manner, without the least variation ubscription, sun by some means to which other witnesses might be procured.

At some question by Mr the nation would be pledged, the fund or contradiction. came off this day befors the following jury. Barnard the witness smiled.

should be restored. 1. F. H. Azeredo.

Mr B., tartly."

You need not laugh, for I can assure you this is no laughing matter to my client."

Acting Chief Justice.

Reg. "ys Cheung Clas Tai, the sup- posed pirate Chief who booted the schoo

2. John G. Hodgson.

3. A. dos Remedios.

4. Charles Speechley.

5. J. M. Matson.

6. W. W. Plaisted.

7. W.OR. Hughes.

Fi

Mr Barnard appeared for the prisoner. Captain Schuck, sworn states, My naud is Hermian Schuck-I wh master of the British barque Caesar. I left Houg kong on the Idli June, and was bond for

a wargo of rice. Amoy with

I had on

on boari besides my self, my wife, the mate, 13 Malays and $ Chinen. I

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I remember the 15th of June. My vessel was on that day attackel by pirates.

We were then 12 plies west from Perica Branca Peden Banca is an Ishod in the China Sea. The about 5 o'clock in the eve-

ats.co

A junk was ugar us at that lang. ning. She had been. hovering about us

bout us since we left Hongkong. the junk approached

Fa

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out

روفة

niy

Yes, and it was no laughing mat-

ter when he fired at me."

Mr. B. What is a stink pot like?" W."I have never seen one,

Mr.B.But you just now swore that

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Evening Mail, Aug, 10.

NEW DODGE OF THE HONGKONG SCOUNDRELS.

to

The following is the form of certifi-

No..

AOBA AND MASTERMAN'S BANK

(LIMITED). Certificate for Indebtedness for £---

hereby certify that it appears by the books of the Agra and Masterman's Bank (limited) that the said bank was indebted at the time of its suspension on the 7th day of June, 1866, in the sam of

subject to any claim or de- firm was handed in to the post office win-be entitled to in respect of payment, mi Last night when the bag of an eminent duction which the said bank may have or dowfor receipt of the mail letters, some tual credit, or set-off, or otherwise.

"Dated this day of scoundrel in waiting stepped forward when the hong namo was called, and re- ceived the bag, leaving the proper coolie

Evening Mail, Aug 21.

to return without it.

This morning several of the letters were picked up by Europeans, who found thery floating in the water near the wint, and were fortunately restored to their of receiving a large number of letters, has lawful owners. Another firm in the habit

not received any by this mail, and it is supposed that a similar trick has been played them. It is to be hoped that our euergetic Post Master General will be able to deviso some means of putting a stop to such an infamous proceeding.

Evening Mail, Aug. 19

HONGKONG REGATTA CLUB,

1866.

Liquidator"

A Manise ICONOCLAST,The Prussian fiest was at Bremerhaven in the middle of June. Their captures at sea had been

of their ships bad in tow the lightship limited to government property of the enemy, but on leaving Bremerhaven one which directs the entrance to the port, and took it out to sea! We suppose this was done to provent the enemy getting in, but how about neutral vessels?"

Evening Mail, Aug. 21.

Evening Mail, Aug 21.

NEWS FROM THE NORTH.

THE following are extracts from Northern papers

AMOY.

Native reports say that Ting jih, chéng will shortly return to his post at Yangohow, having accomplished the object of his mis sion to Chang-chow.

SHANGHAI.

We understand that the various. Consula in Shanghai are about to make a formal protest to the Ministers at Pekin with res pect to the new Municipal Regulations for the French Concession."

Judging from the occurrences in previous ?

here, in all probability to a great depth than years it is most probable that ere long wa khall find the tile overflowing the Bund

over before.

sun

If any proof of the extreme heat of the were required, heyond personal ex- perience, it would be afforded by the fact that six of the Chinamen employed in build- ing the Masonic hall were struck down by the sun on Monday, at their work. On H.I.M.S. Guerriere brought in eighteen Tuesday, we learn, eight deaths occurred Chinese pirates--or destitutes, as the case among sailors, who habitually come on may be last evening and handed them shore with only a straw hat or some still over to the police authorities. If they bolosajadequate ouvering for the head. the latter, we might dispense with a courtesy of this description. If the former, they should have been handed over to the Chinese authorities and their trial insisted

Evening Mail, Aug 21..

We are glad to learn that the Taotai is admitting the gillegality of the excessive dues which have recently been levied on. Lea lead, sent by foreigners into An-whey. An instalment of one overcharge has already bean repaid.

yen hul seen than a mile off, when they five) per cent of their gas had been redu- their stations in the same order as on the IT is stated that the witnesses sent for from has brought back the bodies of the Captain

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themaslves."

were raised with lights in then."

They were in baskets, and I could

pots not see the stink

B.But you said yousaw two of them thrown upon your deck; now tell me how Jargs were they"

W.I don't know."

Mr B. you saw them you must know. Were they the size of an orange or as large as a barrel, or what was their tize !"

Wbout between the two.”.

Me B. Did the junk fire at the body of the ship or merely at the zigging." As th

W I do not know. The shots went I observed her list stink pots with Eghts in them.

We were armed with two large rough the rigging ”

Mr Beil, if the shots went through gas, one rifle, len muskets, and a my own the rigging, why did you put your wife in. gevolver and six cuilasses. then pare for action. The Jouk the pre-

the foretop!" com-

I put her there because I wished inunced firing at as with

big gand

the shot

to do so." through the rigging, and kept up with small arms until she came along Mr B.-"But you will please answer my reiurned her Ore until she was question; you must have had some reason

for it, what was it!" alouster Two stinkpots were thrown öz barit of us. She hail before that fastened WIt is none of your business why on to us by the starlard side. The stink- I did so. What is it to you where I put my powe fell on the quarter deck. Probably wife 1

The about Arty pirates thea oled.

rates were all aried, some of them with words, fireaVIES

others with lancea. I saw it was necess to fight, and

told 11y aloft.

I had sat my wite up erionsly The crew did au

Some them word

of with the foretop. mate below. The mate was' wounded by the recail of the gan. Those of the crew who went with the mate did so in order to

tij

went

Mr B. Was the prisoper dressed the same as now, when he was on your ship!"

W."No," Mr B. Then how do you recognize him, how do you know it is the same man" WI know him by his countenance and appearance generaliy

Mr B.But have you not noticed a great similarity between all Chinamen."

IY They

all have fails,"

Mr Bow do you know that your wife cmild see the deck from her position in the foretop

W-Because there was a hole for her to see through."

Mr B. Who ordered you to have the got removed ?"

the

no V ont of the way Oh, yes i I know the prisoner, he was the head man of the junk and the leader of the pirates. The frst I saw of him I was in the foretop and could see the quire distinctly. called for the bend man of the junk, as had something to Bay

to say to rim. Prisoner at bi har stepped up, and war Me belong What gentleman, "--pointing to

Prisoner He had a revolver and a sword Captain in his belt, and in his bud he

rife.

Mr B.At what time did the funk as I leave you the first time! Now this is a very

important question and I want you to an swer itsactly,"

W.How many minutes will you let me vary one way or the other ?

B. Do you sir, know, or do you not know, at what time the junk left your "No I can't tell you the exact

come du * Dolla

He said to

at me, the all passing rusel, ho close to my head-and entered the mast. The bd is in the cast now.

There are ray balis in the mast. Having missed me, prisoner gut possession of another and fred at and missed me again. pirates on came up into the forotopedy the frst time;" and I kicked one down, the other one from

yard arm could see my wife in the foretop, minutil you not swear that it was.

at me,

i

Mr.

about dusk!"

THE 2nd race for the Scratch fours came off last evening. Owing to some doubt as to which Boat was last in the ist race, all fire Boate again started, but as it was not TAKING IT COOLLY. In a recently publish wished that an additional day's racing ed report of their affairs, the Directors of should be caused by this, it was decided on. the Shanghai Gas Company stated that an that the two last Boats should be disquali- || ascertained leakage equal to 75 (sevenly fied. At a quarter past, 6, the Boats took ced to 30 per cent; and as the sharehold 1st day, and, after some delay owing to ore to whom the statement was inade of a strong current setting in shore, a very fered no suggestion that a much greater good start was made. They pulled well reduction was advisable, we presume they together for about 300 yards, when Red are satisfied. But who can wander that ant Yellow began to drop a little. About the Shanghai Gas Company has not suc-half way Mr Bottomley's Boat was forced

by the current too close to Mr Young's ceeded as a speculation?

and the latter had some difficulty to steer past a buoy lying in the coured, the oars on the stroke side being rendered useless We have been favored with the perusal for three strokes, which caused the Bou- of a private letter from Saigon; date the to drop hebind. However, Mr Young callt 24 fustat, and to hand by the "enied upon his crew for a spurt, and they IV. The following items which we ex-gradually drew a-bead. They nearly lost tract may prove of interest to our roa- the honor of 1st place by Mr Young der

ceasing rowing before they were past the winning pust, but managed to come in a short distance a-head. During this time! Mr Beart's crew were pulling well and steadily, and had a struggle for 1st place, which they did not quite manage, but came in 2nd. Mr Bottomley's being 3rd,

Evening Mai, Aug. 16.

In the first place the writer of the Epistle in question pronounces it the height of earthly folly in any one, pro- vided the choice between a steamier and a sailing vessel he left him, to select the latter for conveyance to a Southern port in the Clins Sea against the South West Mousoon. The writer himself had no option, embarked in a barque and was in consequence pretty nearly five weeks en route to Saigon from this, suffering from rasickness, and heat, and on one occasion coming within an ace of experiencing shipwreck on the Sandreet "Reeby Shonl, which, it appears, the "Riflemau" was anable to find in her late Surveying Ex- pedition. Our correspondent does not indicate the particular spot where the said shoal was discovered, but we shall məka it a point to ascertain this--and publish it pro bono publico.

Tho order was as follows:- let Young, Bine.

2nd Beart, White.

3rd Bottomley, P. & 0. 4th Glossop, Red,

5th Phillips, Yellow. The two last disqualified for Monday's Race.

Time of Winning Boat 4 miu. 20 sec. The 3rd race takes place on Monday, at 6.15 P.M."/

Evening Mall, Aug, 19.

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We regret to learn that the Foh-ke-lin and Mate of the Bridgetown, both of whom their way down the river. died of sunstroke yesterday afternoon, on

Macao to prove an alibi in the case of Cheong chat tai, the pirate, actually made their appearaues in court and heard a por- tion of the proceedings. Finding the evi dance so dead against the prisoner they

We hear that several of the sentences gave up the idea of appearing on his be passed upon Chinese for hard labor have half and attempted to leave the court; been commuted in consequence of the ex- but the police being aware of their pre-tremely hot weather making it appear cruel sence, and glad to lay hands on a few to carry them out. friends who wore wanted," thought that the walls of the gaol would afford a better guarantee for their appearance when ne- cessary than their more verbal assurance; and accordingly locked up the whole lot, much to their disgust.

Evening Mail, Aug, 21,

BILLS OF EXCHANGE.

A fack of Tientsin Sheep, helonging to J. Markham, Esq., grazing on the old Race and lively; at 10A.M. a messenger reported Course, were at 6 A. M. yesterday quite well

that the sheep were apparently sick, and at past 11 it was found that the whole, 32 fin number, were dead. As there is great sus- picion of poison having been administered to them, one or two of the carcasses are be-

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ing analysed. Another flack grazing in the same neighbourhood is still in good health.

HANKOW

- CHEFOO.

In last night's Mail appeared a notice from five banks the Chartered, the Char- tered Mercantilo, the Bank of Hindustan,

It is with much regret that we have to the Delbi and Loudon Bank, and the announce the death of Captain Townsend Oriental together with the Comptoir of the U. S. Wachusett, which resulted d'Escompte de Paris, to the effect that from aunstroke at Chinkiang.

Mr. Kelly, from the lat of Jaonary next, owing to the Mate of the same vessel, died from & - its being considered desirable to shorton milar cause. We also hear that two men the usance of bills. drawn in Tudia and

on board the Algerine were struck down. China on Europe, their branches and agencies in the East will not buy or sell billa of exchange at any term exceeding.

The Glengyle brings intelligence that the four months sight. In reference to this river has at length ceased rising at Hankow, subject the Oriental Circular observes though there is not yet any apparent de

The present ordinary terin is six months' crease. She left on the 12th, and there sight, and the measure has obviously been had been no rise for two days previously. adopted with the praiseworthy object of lessening risk, but it is questioned if it As to Saigon itself, our corresponden

will answer. In a majority of cases it is

The American schooner General Sherman appears by no

said even the six months' usance is in-, is believed to have left this port for Corea, means particularly one- moured of it. It is a bot, and not over Tas 3rd race was pulled yesterday, and suticlent for the sending forward and rea- though she cleared nominally for Passiet. calubrious place. Suviability and good two Boats having been disqualified on lisation here of the produce against which She is heavily armed, and carries a large fellowship, which perhaps might have cou-

the bills are drawn; firma on this side crew; Mr. Thomas, the author of several tributed to make oxistence there at least Friday, & Boats only started.

in the bearable, are entirely wanting. The proud!

At about 6.15 the Beats were drawn especially in the case of cotton, being of articles which have appeared lately is

ten for a couple of additional months un-

Corea, accompanied her. likely to direct their correspondents uot not going off, was not quite so good as ou the former occasions.

massacre of his companiona, intends short- to draw upon them at less than the usually to visit Shanghai. It is reported that The pace was very good from the be- term, in which ease the business now de- the Russians intend shortly to annex the ginning, but about half way Mr Young's clined by the banks in question will sim-southern half of the island of Saghalien, in At a short dis Ply be transferred to private banking and which they have already several settle. racing hard nearly level. Boat began to draw ahead, the other two- tance from the winning post Mr Bottom agency houses, or to the banks that havements. ley's crew put ou a tremendous spurt, and refused to join in the new rule, succeeded in getting the second place, by wildly granted during the past two of Traderat Nagasaki has been very dull re- half a length, Mr Young's Boat coming in, three years in weak speculators should be cently, in consequence of the bigh rate of 1st, beating the 2nd Boat by a length.

SCRATCH FOUR OARED RACES.

London and China Express the

The

warriors of Gaul, and the other employés "P. for the start, which owing to the gun der. cash advance. They are, therefore, sionary whe brought intelligence of the late

of la belle Frauns look with sovereign contempt upon the devotee of Mam- mon quite independant of nationality: the latter, vice-versa, retaliate, and the re- alt, of course, is us ugual that neither

side cares a straw for the other, but, cer- les sociability is not thereby improved.

1st, Young, Blue.

2ud. Bottomley, P. & O,

3rd. Beart, White.

aud said to her you plecy woman come

· Evening Mail, August 16.. revolver Pe presentei a down."

W.What sort of dusk do you want?" which compliment I returned by prescating my revolver at bin. He thereupon retired, Questioned by the Court. There were THE BRATIS CALCUTTA. It may be some and 7 after giving uy revolver to my wife, plenty of candles lighted and a lamp in the encouragement to sufferers from the pre went down. All this time the prisoner was cabin, all the while the prisoner was there.

sent intense heat here to know that people Mrs Minnie Schuck, sworn, fully confirgin Calcutta have endured even inore great- sitting on the rail. He called to me aftr

sensible manner, the second ga

cut

ed in down come down

straight forward, When I came down, he said that no cross questioning could confuse, ly. Quoth a contemporary: "The oldest secure you

jababitant is compelled to travel back to "wherefore you flog my ship with your the greater part of what had been stated

our big the nd struck me with his sword on the by the Captain. She stated in substance: 1812 to find anything approaching to the

Time of winning Boat 4 min. 10 sec. It did um would we but only caus. She went up intacted, and heard her bully dull, opaque body of warm wa foretop after the present weather. The air is intensely

Ou Wednesday the deciding race will arm to swell. He was the ringleader, vessel had been

husband ordered down; saw the man byter heavy laden with dust, and a vertical bo rowed between Mr Young's and Mir Pirates

6.15 precisely.

board; stagger slowly along with loads they can

211 arm.

ed way att

it Chinese. was taken aft and the

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'It is 'do- sirable that the facilities of credit so

NAGASAKI.

the reat obeyed hit his orders were g whom the order was geras th sue beats upon the city, its narrow gullies, Bottomley's Buats, They will start at and to parties of unquestioned character, pleasant, the thermometer having only once

revolvers at me and question. Exen shots. Tha

she haft not noticed his dress except that impure tanks and crowded bazaars, with ou buard, at where the money and opium he wore a ved belt; which she noticed du- fierce and unrelenting fury. Palki bearer

I told them there was only rice on ring the whole

and saw him

levelled their

fire

ed me as to the description of goods we had

prisoner

man.

were.

to point out where the valuables were

A revolverer

at me.

Tid

gring

time of

of his stay on

be

and

Evening Mail,, Aug. 21.

cut off, and the shortening of the tern of exchange-305 itzibus per $100. Great bills would contribute to that result, but complaint was made that officials should a remedy which interferes with tho unalono have the privilege of drawing itzibus derstood routine of trade is sure to fall at the rate of 300 to the $100; but now that the current rate of exchange has passed into desuetude so soon as the excitement even this limit, there are few merchants under which it was adopted shall have who are not anxious for its reduction to the passed away. The true plan of seenrity normal limit of 240 or 250. must be found in making advances ou

The weather at Nagasaki liss been very goods only within the most prudent limits

reached 90 in the shade, and generally rang- ing at

The steamer Eagle (late Prussian Man-of- War Dantric), has been sold by Walsh & Co. to the Tycoon for $180,000 or $185,000, and the Mercury has been sold by Glover & Co., for $30,000. The huport of rice had A Gentlemau recently from Takao, on been prohibited, but prices were still very whole very satisfactorily regarding the commercial prospects of that port, which

and if these precautions are neglected no artificial restrictions will supply their place.

Evening Mail, Aug. 21.

87,

beard.. I was then taken by then into the she had not noticed any one else with a scarcely raise, horses lie dead in many The notification which appears in Satur

rest belt. The next time she saw the pri-streets killed by the beat, and the palm day's Gazette respecting the coolies sent cabin to

was then taken op deck again, azt zoner after the Bring at her husband, he and cocon-nut trees droop their heads. Our to the Post Office for mail letters, is a hid I ordered to get the abip about.

went into the foretop, where she was,

the west coast of Formoso, reports ou the high, Prisoner was asked for her valuables. She gave him churches stand almost empty, many peo-proof that the Postmaster. Geueral is, as ain pointed was gain

her wedding aud

we anticipated, determined that no timo the revolver her huelo have been carried from them inser with us all the time and gave all the orders.

ad had left.

The prisoner agaiu went sibie. All nature, groans under the into shall be lost in endeavouring to put a {elled grew to come down.

my drew La

10- bruch ment they were on dick, the pirates strip into the foretop, seized and attempted to lerable burden." We are certainly not ra ped them of almost ail their coching

Pri Carry her down. She resisted and he said much afflicted in Hongkong, though yes-top to a new and most dangerous form of is situated about 28 miles south of Tai- By the labourdestaner, arrived this soner was all this while uear the wheel with he had killed her husband. At this she terday we had to record the fact that the robber 7. The idea of identifying coolies wan, the capital of the Island. There morning, we have news from Japan to the Ports to the 18th. We make the following me, he gave orders that a annon I bad on screamed out. Inst after she screamed official barometer in the aun marked 14 by badges seems likely to answer the re- are aliout a dozen of Europeans, exclusive 12th instant, and from the Northern China.

of the missionaries, resident there. Tlie board

should be

hee be removed to the junk hustud came up to her and the deg at 9 o'clock, and to-day seems to be quired purpose.

harbor is large and spacious but not of extract from the papers to land

JAPAN. speak of the rear gun; there was a forward pirate went down the opposite rigging

-,

sufficient depth of water to allow of rea- gu als; while this was being done, notice Her husband carried her first to the second equally bot.

(From the Herald) sela drawing over 12 feet to enter. The mate's cabio; afterwards they went into was given from the junk that some steamer

in which

and heit

climate is delicious; during the South The Duke D'Alencon has arrived at Yo- was in sight; au attempt to transfer the

เ face gan was

Own but it turned out to be un- When on the steuner being an- cabin adjoining she remained until THE CHINESE GUIDE TO EUROPE, Mr Mr CANNAN, the liquidator of the Agra Weet monsoon a refreshing breeze pre-kohama. The hospitality of the British

1: Hart, in charge of the Chinese "Princes" and Masterman's Bank, las notified to the vails, and the North East winds do not Legation was offered to him on his arrival, successful.

the junk left. The prisoner was nosed, the junk was cast off, about 23 the main cabin, sometimes walking about,

affect Takao, inasmuch as it is protected but he preferred to remain for the present at the Commercial Hotel, The Governor pirures remained on board my vessel, and lying on the sofa, and going into her making their grand tour, appears (ac depositors that he is prepared to issue cer

cabin until the junk left. She did not re-cording to the Shanghai Recorder) the tificates of the respective amounts due to by high bills on that quarter. For the of Macao has also arrived. among the prison. The greater pati my crew are put below, and a chain cable member his leasing the cabin at all. She rather ashamed of his proteste never them in the form which will be found sub- last few months trade in imports bad not was placed on the inteles. When this hap heard him threaten to kill them all if they attends their public receptions, refuses to joined. Attached to the circular contain been in a very flourishing condition; as for sonic as the past. War has connieliced pened it was light, say about 6.30 o'clock in should return to Hongkong. She went to dine with them, was absent when they ling this announcement is the following

between the Tycoon and Choshiu.

the main

Erening Mail, Aug, 17

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Evening Mail, Aug. 21.

THE AGRA BANK.

for exports, sugar had been shipped off in

The news from Osaga is more stirring than

On