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PTEMBER 13, 1866.

ENINGHAM JOHNSTON,

MUNRO, MEYER, IT & Co.,

LIS & Co.,

orster & Co.,

M

SMITH,

YD & Co..

ASEDAG & Co.,

ES CARNEGIE & SCOTT,

4. L. ANDERSON,

OHN C. MASSEN,

FEDDER,

RANK LEYBURN, OBERT WILSON,

H. MENZIES,

H. CAPP,

KES JONES,

S. SIBRALD,

B. WITT,

KAISER ACHARIAH, EO. RAPP, LEIGH

- DONALDSON,

G MULLER,

A. PETERSON & Co.,

GERARD & Co.,

Bellamy & Co.,

A. S. AYRES, FILSON, NICHOLLS & Co., ILES & Co.

OF THE "YARATILDA."

particulars relating to the of this vessel are from the

nd Athenacum and Daily -ugust:--

he pleasure to subjoin ox. e.log of Captain Hall, of the

ton, on her passage from Li- dras, and an account of her

the Farutile, and the x of this letter vessel, on the Mersey on the 20th

ile came on

TER-

The

me on the night of 16th Westward, and continued with ferritic violence, veer

to W. by S. On the 22nd.

censed and the ship proceed.

*

at half-past eight A.. fell

p Faratilda, of Workington,

to Hongkong, 71 days out. her lower masts standing and aving lost all else. All her gene, and boats, spars, and hed overboard. Main

batch aky; ship totally umanage 30. sails that were

star

were set on

at ha

-asts. Sea breaking com- er decks. Seeing the condi- Hall Captain

at great his only available boat, the ch under charge of the Chief es Thompson, brought away High and 22 of his

his crew,

ilo

at half-

Over the stern and were haul- at through the as it was the host to go near the ship. To away on her yoyage at

Lat. 34 S. Long, 40 E rew and Captain received me assistance from Captain Hall. of clothing of the crew were the Bear's boat, but the of the men and Captain

Do. best all their effects. Captain ofteers and men doserve the sc for their noble exertions, God were happily successful he Captain and crew of the spite of the bad weather, and gerous approach to the wreck.

HINESE MEMORIAL. e subjoined translation of the norial, presented to His Ex- Governor, from the Daily morning, not having had an of obtaining a copy of the he Pre-s very truly remarks: morial appears to be just as.

ed against all the other recent

s against the Stamp Act.

TRANSLATION.

le petition of the residents of

the dealers, of Gold and Silver,

, Piece Goods, General Mer

utbere, sheweth.- sequence of the injurious state Ordinances, they pray that His rouhi favourably permit the same ied and other steps adopted for Your petitioners'

nuc, 50

that your

trade

be

be pricified and the brane be Wears in reeipt o

of Ordinances Stamp-tax on deeds, orders and

cuts, agreements for selling bills of exchange, promissory according to the amounts.

We

Trade of this Colony is care

carried from all quarters and of un Ees, amongst them there are some Of late, the profits

smne pot.

5 small that

en their

of them mang expenses,

do

it is because.

se heen here for years that they

sud lenly

therefore exer

ly-they the

es at uilen times to uphold their

sequently in drafts, bills of nd cash payments, &c., we have zore dhcult to meet with than

s, and if the Stamp

Tax WAB

མ•

our strength would be more re-

oreover the tax on the payments'

ts of money, dc., are what we

e daily, constant difficulties will mis

ways, and from these in-

in

aut

emerge, and the Merchants will

eritate and retire from business.

be disastrous to the trader. As

reporting householders, the

of

particulars as names, &c., it extirpating thieves and robbers,

iring

of them (the householders)

de and be fined in default would

1:

hard to do, forced on them, for

trade are honest men of lawiul

specting to atfend to their own

be unwilling to be sureties for is place can surely be quieted Fatchfulness. We find also that Ordinances it is provided that. (this the employ of Englishren

is any persun, other than a Chi

procure a certificate, &e, and

to different sectious subjected to. Those employees have all masters, anything wrong they tau just as coceeded with case by case aS TO*. id arvets have to be thus Ened ngs would there be left for them? ld be unable to comply with the squirements and the consequence y be that a great many will be

No. 1126.-SEPTEMBER 13, 1866.]

POLICE REPORTS.

· Wednesday, 13th September, 1866.

imprisoned. What benefit would that be to the Revenue? Further move the Money Changers have to obtain Licenses for business. It is known that the Money

Before F. W. MICHELL, ESQ. Changers have not more than one hundred

Eight piratical looking boatmen, respec taels for their capital each, and what they tively, Cheong A Chune, Yong A Yeen, make barely pays for their food, and there- Wong A Chew, Sam A Soone, Choong A fore with such an insignificant income they Quire, Leem: Koone Koo, Seo A Hop and Cannot likely afford to contribute towards so Cheong A Kew, had been arrested on the

With regard to the keep-11th instant near Saikewan in a

fishing great a purpose. With ing of s

and other animals, they are ar- ticles of food for both Chinese and foreign buat, under suspicious circuntances, and foreign for being in possession of arms and stink- If they are to be people,

taxed (this is a pots.

Wiliam Abbot stated that Sergeant version, it mistake

it should the Chinese in

at 8 o'clock last night two of the prisoners bo, if embarrassment were thrown in the at the bar were brought to the Saikawan

THE CHINA MAIL.

have duly served the writ of subpošna on Chong Eng Fat personally. I did so on the day the weit was issued. The writ was served at this Court

J. P.

NEWS FROM THE NORTH.

We are glad to notice that a reaction after the usual monotony of the summer has commenced; and that the autumn season is to be ushered in by the members of the return match England v. Scotland Daily Nervy.

the

that evening and uponcda well directed fre on the junks, which they returned with great spirit, till dark.

The next morning the Haughty also got up and opened fire on the junks. The possion then closed to about 500 yards when the pirates began deserting the juuks. The giu-boats then sent their boats

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involved a proportionate reduction in the The change was advantages of the ten. andden; and was at first refused recognition, But its existence is now admitted, and people are gradually, if unwillingly, ac- quiescing in the alteration. We trust there Lure soon to see the bankruptcy business of the Supreme Court reduced within limits.

Cricket Club, who this afternoon plow.cy and boardul the innks (which we more, proportionate to the number of the

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a corresponding reduction in the labours of community with whom it has to deal--and

Evening Mall, Sept. 11.

-

way) the prices for such food would be rais | Station with clevén spears by constables signed by a member before me. I require used in a letter with reference to a Shirt 1 prisoner was capturedoafs returned tention of the Court almost all this day. veniences-the inspecting of Houses by

thepicions characters; they b belonged to two

ing

beste boats -Chinese. the frequenting of Jnuks or

Das stated, are not rare both day and night, and if they have to be reported they require time to wait for a correct account. These Juuk, have thair fixed periods, daily for leaving, and such restraint would greatly injure their and no beneft to the Revenue. We are aware that the principle lency's rule

Mr Pollard applied for a Warrant for the arrest of Chung Eng Fat, who, ho knew, was in this Colony now. He was doubtles hiding somewhere hoping to ca cape.

Allan Esq. deposed: I am U. 8.

hear that an interesting case is likely Consul for this Colony. With regard to the shipping Documents for Opinn for San to come off at the Supreme Court. It is Francisco,shippersu

had to produce a triplicate a case of libel, which we understand a invoice. Invoices iu triplicate are signed by Broker is going to bring against a firin on the shippers, accompanied by a declaration account of a somewhat strong expression ings transaction, in which the farm in ques- the original Invoices in Chinese to be ren-

to which

tion considered they had just grounds for translation is attached by a sworn Inter- complaint-Shanghai Recorder. preter. It is not quite necessary that the interpreter should translate this Document, but it is usually done. however, always signs. Certificate, trans- lation and declaration, are then attached to

L the Consular Office, another is kept the ship, and another-all of these under Consular seal-sent to the collector of the Customs of the american port of destine tion. These rules Guly

certified

The Interpreter,

01

The documents

Papers handed to the shipper of the nine dases of opium in question. I believe I have seen the defendant now in Conrk, but I am not quite sure whether he is the man who came to me for the papers. Nor do I know whether Chee Nam is the name of the indivídual. Cannot say either whether

.

gun-

shell from trudled with the shot and

from the gun-boats) and west nembers.Daily News September . then. They then observed two res junks up hereck which were also destroyed (ia all). The junks wore armed with guns varying in size from 33 Purs, to & Pors. After this ser- vico was performed the to Hongkong without anything particular caurring till the evening of the 2nd Septein- ber when passing Sam-Cock Island to

pulling and sailing along

shore. She

She opened fire on them and brought them to, the Haughty also chasing them. When they saw they could not escape they cause along side the flaughty, who immediately turned the crow over to the Opossum, on board of which was the Mandarin.

The Shanghai Recorder concludes a sensi: Opossum observed some Snake boat the 50 against the defendant, half of the 1

business. All these would cause trouble | Seventh priorth and sixth prisoners the Der West actually left for San Francis some objectionable features.

uver

of

your Excel-

I was

ed and there would be some kind of iucou 142 and 137, and charge with being sus- Medical

edical furpector, the summoning of the ashing boats. It was also reported to the householders, and the fining and imprison- deponent that there were ninny men in ing of them for disobedience. The report the two boats. He thereupon proceeded e cargoes, and passengers of vessels, on board these crafts and arrested there of the

and departure the for six more men, also at the bar; lie exami- on arrival (Fnus) inermany fue private residents of respectable ned the boats and found one old me each other sealed, one copy is retained here, traders, they will each attent, thetuselves, from time to time to the provection of their loaded, one pistol, not loaded, two

bei swords; two stinkpots, one empty, and own lives and property, and would be afraid the other ready for use one empty and to have their houses in a filthy and unwhole- one filled powder flask; one flask with some state. The frequenting of the Medical small shot, and one Chinese compass

awe by

by (All these were produced in Court) The two Inspector would he received with the Residents and the female members boats were then taken possession of. After shipped from this port to goods ther his own interest may be a low motive

some conversation, Sergeant Abbot would be frightened. Touching the latter wat took place between one of the Lokons / Produced in Court are faithful copies of the and the last six prisoners, when one of the latter begged the Lokon to state that none of them was chief; the principal an or master was one of the two who had been first arrested and carried off with the speare, pointed out the eighth as the master. were in the boat where the arms were it was also before. dings

Mr. Douglas being called in to identify If taxes are all enforced, dit- the latter, failed to recognise him, how ficulties will arise and the people being un-ever; he stated the man

much Able to forbear the same will refrain from likes fellow that had been in Gaol, but still resorting to the colony. This we suppose he could not positively declare that this was not the intent of your Honorable Gor-individual was prisoner the bar. This erinrentiu establishing colonies.

party

however, was taken into the Gaol of identification, whence he e they should i ing of the yearly Revenue

shortly contemplated and provided for, but we find transpired that be certainly had been in that Ground Rent aul assessment of Rent. Gaol about a year ago for six months for al of Houses can be made use of. We leg felony, or some other offence of that nature. Sergeant Abbot further stated that the therefore to crave that Your Excellency would kindly consider our difficulties and two boats we

were common fishing rafts, that sunul the recent ordinances which have they both had their nets and over and been passed, for which we will be exceeding else requisite for fishing purposes on ly grateful and uutedly ever prar As to The Sergeant also mentioned, that Suike should or not he raised from the Ground and House Reuts, we leave it to your Es cellency's decision, (SIGNED BY SEVERAL HUNDRED PRINCIPAL CHINES MERCANTILE HOUSES.) To the above we would add our most

Subiect, is to protect the Law-mentioned, had been in

and extirpating the thieves.

the

the

The gin-boxts arrived at Macao on the

4th instant. 3rd and Hongkong on

Euing Mail, Sept: 7. Our readers will have lately remarked se- veral paragraphs about the heat at the Yangtzo ports. By advices received yos- terday from Tientsin we learn that the summer has, according to native account, been the most oppressive known for 20 years. A sister of Mercy and the Captain of a vessel had died from sun-stroke, and

fine

THE OPIUM CASE. This case of which we give yesterday's report occupiert the at- The sentence pronounced was a penalty of go to the informer, the opinn farmor. The money will be retained by the Court pending the decision of an appeal to Supreiue Court. Copies of the depositions de, were asked by Mr Caldwell, attorney! for the defcuce. We will give a resume of the evidence on our nest.

the

Evening Mail, Sept. 18.

H. M.-S. Osprey, proceeded to Macao a few days since on a wild goose chase after suppositious pirates. On finding nothing to engage or capture she put back to her station off Green Island and returned this morning on account of the weather. She was to leave at 5 r...this afternoon.

Evening Mail, Sept. 13.

ble artiolo on practical jokes as now in- dulged in at Shanghai in the followingwords: **So long as people in Shanghai know that they will get on just as well whether they behave decently or not, we may be quite certain that every now and then society will be inflicted with some silly and seuseless freak. The mero desire to fur

for a man's acting with decency and deco- ruu; but if low, it is still effectual; and if the man himself is one the better for his more refined selfishness, society is at least not outraged by wanton annoyances."

A state of society which oils for such strong remonstrance must surely possess We are not

NOTES ON JAPAN. ped elsewhere, I would not grant certificate the von that way" in Hongkong, but fancy the Chinese are said to have suffored seve- or declaration, but it would not happen induce a breed of practical jokors such as ap

the fate of some of institutions did we pro-rely. Masters of vessels trading to Tient

sin report that the Peiho is deepening.

(Continued) Evening Mail, Sept. 3. The Ustance there being about fifteen one case out of 500 instances that such

iniles it is rather too far for à padestrian ex- would be claimed by any one without pro-pear to exist in Shanghai Whitewashing

There is a mysterious danger attached to eating cursion, and so, the journey bad better be viona notice of the circumstance,

the black police would be the least we could fowls this year. In the cycle of Chinese years this taken on horse back, if we may so term the By Mr Caldwell.--The presumption of

one comes under the head of "Chicken and some skittisab vicions ponies of Japau: and start- enquicing individual has discovered a fancied change ing from the settlement we cross the bridge. course, always is that the goods sworn to expect after hearing that the Gordon

in the structure of fowls, which is of course gatherons learling from it to the camp blutts, and turn are shipped in port. I never inquire into monument was painted red.

to cause them to be regarded with a mysterious ing to our right follow the canal, and its the face whether thegoods are shipped here or

dread. The change constets the addition of somie- ¦ From the Recorder we learn the following thing, which they ferm a finger, to the tip of the stall tributary stream up the long valley at the base of which Yokohama is built. wing. It was never known to occur before, and the Wou leave, however, this sedgy have occurred when goods sworn to had

items of news from this port.

significance of it is unknown, but held highly ominous. not been shipped at all

Mr. Medhurst, H. BM Consul, has rare exceptious. In such cases the declara

An intelligent Chinaman consulted a foreigner a few straan, then find the road winds through tions are returned--but that is not requi- issued a notification stating that as be bas

days ago on the subject and was not a little astonish the large fertile plani dotted with vilinges site. As far as I am concerned, the goods been unable to induce the Chinese Super-ed on being told that the supposed extra member and groups of trees, and hemnied in by the referred to may not have any existence at intendent of Trade to place the rate of duty was always present. Of course he repadiated the richly wooded hills, until after a ride of all. At the Consulate no manifest is over upon Tea Dust from Tis. 2.5.0 to Tls. 1.2:5, idea with scorn; it was impossible that China could about seven miles we arrive at what is gene-

have gone on for an unlimited number of thousands rally called the half way house, a to which figure it was formerly uncondi

a small tra required.

tionally reduced, he intends to refer the of years, in ao complete ignorance of the anatomical house by the roadside, where we can take structure of chicken. Duly on the production of a book of comparative anatomy, in which the hones, of the wing were clearly depicted,inelading that, mending him to procure a permanent re- duction of the duty froin the Supreme terraordinary baliusination, all Authorities at Pekin. An attempt

excessive-could he be induced to lend an unwilling Lary on the premises of Messrs. Tower Chinamen have agrees to consider abendunt and & Co. was made on the night of the 26th

credit to his informat. However, he was only an inst. but was frustrated by the Chinese individust. The prevailing belief rennins unchanged; watchman giving an alarin, the burglara and its existence suggests it reflection, how far inaking off after having endeavoured by many other supernatural events recorded in history sundry stabs to dispatch the watchman.

If exigencies arise which require the rais- for the purwards returned and then it not. Thepresumptionis, they are: lustances

2

But those are

HANKOW,

whether or not the deficit in the Revenue wan seened, quite a resort for such statement, made in the Opium caso settled matter to Sir Rutherford Alcock, racon

There

vagabonds us were at the bar now. was especially an old woman, dwelling at that village, whose house some of these fellows are wont to frequent, and he (the Sergeaut) had had his eyes upon her for

sometime

Were

we past.

The prisoners questious to ank. They merely stated they

honest fishermen.

Evening yetestable 137, being declared, states

at 5 P.M., 1 was on duty at Saikewan. I saw 2 boats ashore, lashed together. I and Constable Khurit,

were asked if they had any

Mr J F. French, heing sworn, had the last week, repeated, also the cross examina tion by Mr Caldwell read over again,--all of which lie confirmed. This simple pro- endure was adopted to save the time of the

Court.

Sergeant F. Dalsiel, being sworn, was

dealt with in the stue me depositious five er witness, and his former depositions by hin were also fully confirmed, as well as the cross examinations. He then under- went by Mr Caldwell.

Townend

cuas

rest and over a cup of the colourless, though refreshing Japanese tea, in our broken Japanese the fair damsels, evines the slightest disinclination to respond who are our attendants, and who un not to on somewhat feeble efforts at

nt spealing After this the scenery be- the language. comes more hilly, and the road follows the irregular online of the bills, opening out muy bare arison in a similarly wide spread halluciquat every step fresh beauties, fresh effects of Lion.-N. C. Harali.

the rich colouring of Japan. And on we gallop. with many a shout and jest, and as in some narrow defile our

Paris Correspondent of the Australasion

langes

at tlie Consular Court on a charge of wilful. THE CHINESE MISSION DESCRIBED. The male poes pasall fight and gives the following description of Mr Hart's struggle uniong themselves; past quiet vil-

in a

earnest hope that not one single item of the ordinances recently passed be relaxed. To bo obliged to keep clean and healthy to be probibited from harbouring pigs and pirates, are doubtless sad inflictions, but No. 142, entered into the bout that had the these items do not or should not interfere. arms. All on board, except No. 3 and 8th When we first entered with the better class of Chinese, while we poisoner 40

mey on board, can well dispense with the presence of a there were

No. 5 and 8th prisoners were arrested 3rd prisoner few thousand of those natives whose pro-arrested.

myself took the arias out of the boat, and convey- clivities are dirty, and piratical.

ed them and prisoner to the station.

of spears only. I reported armis consisted of thereupon

the Snikewan Station. To that functionary Much interest has been excited respect-inted out the bouls, on board of which we / ter's shop. My Master gave me vo orders y arging the duty of taking some steps mark Prussia, and Russia, Deu-shrines of Buddha, or the aur goddess,

proceeded together. We there found the other six prisoners; this was the boat in which the speare had be

Prisoners were questioned whether they

THE OPIUM CASE,

ing this caso, recently heard before Mr Mitchell. There appear to be several inconsistencies in connection with it, tu

no women.

is now. The some over here.

proceed on boud with it.

pots, who appeared at the Emperor's ball. We commend to the notice of our Melages embosomed on some verdant hil

Bis

a graceful bamboo thicket or cedar bourne contemporary, the article which gave, past groups of stern looking Yako- peared a few days siuce in the China Mail uins with their neatly appointed and well in which we have treated of Mr Pinand his armed retfunes, past long faced children associates I must list forget, the Chi in every variety of undress who are most

get a ness ambassadors, charged by Prince Kung, untiring in their efforts to teippo anigo" from us, past quaint litilo Avico, England, mission to Franch

which we intend to refer shortly, but for had any questions to ask. The replies were bost, in.charge of the boatinen; i wish you best according to their means.

to

Three men, William Langham, Thos. Jones and Edward Bolaon have been tried

Choy A Kwe being declared, states:-- By Mr Pollard :-1 aui an Opiuni boiler, using obscene language. William Laug and indecent exposure of their persons and uployed at Hop Lung's shop in Clau bam, who had been bathing, while in an Waug

I was in the boat when it was intoxicated state and used foul language, seized. It belonged to my Master, who is was fined $5, and Thos. Jones who walked Chung Eug Fat. I do not know were he deliberately up the hund naked, when some was told that my Master lind ladies were passing, was sentenced to a

Ring Cung

Fat's fun work's hard labour. The other prisoner, has not been seen by me ever since the 5th against whom the charge was not subsiau

A letter has been the Regent of the Celestial case to the Sergeant of the instant. I know the Opium belonged to tiated, was acquitted

Chang Eng Fas. It was boiled at my Mas- addressed to the Hanko, Tintes strenuous- Blaster of the best to take the Opiunt inte towards building a church; and pointing out that the residents are not justified in side of the Kaichau-and then asked me to abstaining from building a church, because

ont

My master said: they have not the mans to do so on an ex- have put nine cases of Opium in the tensive scale, but that they should do their them outside of the Kaichau. The river has fallen 4 ft. 3 in., leaving accompany Constable 149, being declared, stated :-

cell or to Lo

you come alongside asking one or two questions respecting yesterday evening at 5 o'clock .. I was am going ton, and yon remain in the boat the Band and the greater part of thing on the Praya East, when I noticed proba the Gold Bichis vessel. I do not know who matters which are possibly difficult to un-bly as many as one hundred Chinese in two

had the Shipping Documents for this Opium. This appearing auspicious to me, 3 Perbays my Master bail them. My mas. derstand from a deficiency in the reports mentioned the circumstance to the Consin- ter told me nothing about whom the Opium No. 137)

and he and I pro- The United States Consul, Mr Ailen, is ble on the beat (No.

Pro was for; be uerely told me to proceed with

On the drug. reported to have given evidence as followe. board of one I found eight prisoners, whom my Master told me this.

together on board of them.

There was no que present when #J. P. Allen, Esq., U. S. Consul said I took into custody and conveyed with se- that in the case of exciscable goods for veral spears (now in Court) to the station, San Francisco from the Colong the routineere I inentioned to the Sergeant and the outside Kaiohan when my master had given tract from a lester received by the second |

Chinese interpreter what bad occurred. was that the shipper had to produce a The former, previms witness, and I return by two foreign. She was then outside board the ship Sir Robert Sale, dated Ma- ed to the brat, and the other six prisoners Kaichau. I call the outside on the Chong dras, August 11th-The ship Berar which a

the present will content ourselves with

none.

bonte.

seeded

dry.

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Loss OF THE YARATILDA, We have received permission by the cour By Mr Caldwell. I went with the boat tesy of a friend to copy the following ex-

me his instructions. The bost was seized officer of the Gresham from his brother ou

WAR

1

He is an enlightens man, who, having bay of

soon the muuer in whi

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onr

enter.

ration made before him as Consul, and sig. lity of arms, &c. (now in Court) were seized, opposite side of the British possession when the crew of the Yaratilda which vessel roferance to our Advertising caluinus will turning to our right follow the course

of

view to decorated with the incense or fower devotees, paat every study the question of the establishment of offering of i diplomatic relations between China and the European powers who have signed antis imaginable combination of glorious wood- land and landscape colouring, qotil after with the empire. The bead of this mission a steep ascent we ride along the crest is a mandarin of the first class, from fifty-

hityof a wooded nge; and with the fresh five to sixty years of age, who for many of natis perfume of the pines around us. years was Director of the Customs in China catch at last a glimpse of the sea aud the y of Kanasawa, which is our next halting Europeans carry place. Descending the hill we find on business, can account for the advantages solves on a snall but, of course, well culti of our administration, and of the Improve tivated plain, which debouches froin two or ments to be introduced into Chinese go three stall mountain:

on to an almost emment. Pin-Tchon is accompained by clar bay, the entrance to

entrance to which is barely his sou Kousang-Yag, and by Hirse other visible, and which is surrounded on the literary or learned men, of different ranks, inner side by the straggling buildings of the and by an official interpreter, Mr Bowra, little fishing village of Kunasawa. It is a formerly an officer in the British service."

quiet charming little sppt, so

so land locked as Uvering Mail, September 9. to resemble a lake, and surrounded by the ordinary hill scenery the village, in no waya Remours are afloat that a lingkong ing the main street of the cricket eleven will this year visit Shaughnea remarkable place except that it is neat haiolet, sure time since Singh to the colour clean enough for little country some Shanghas eleven. A we ride on till we reach the and then we left Chingan. We were always on the bound to China. They were picked up Chinese aide. I never went to Stone Cut the Mauritius; when they left the vessel shew that a meeting is to take place on the the bay, and should we feel inclined we ned by one who purporte to be a member

teris lalaud. The boat ateorod from that she had four feet of water in the hold, and 17th instant, which all members of the club shall find there several very well kept tea

the

present nearly all of the firm shipping the goods. I should

1 ber spars gone. The Berar had are particularly invited to attend. Of house, where at By Mr Pollard; We were between Greasensountered a severe hurricane two or

with such an object in view as the meats are readily procurable, not issue a certificate unless the cargo were shipped in the port of Hongkong. The pa- could produce any witnesses in their fa- and Kaichau Islands when the boat 1 was three days prior to picking up the Yaratilda's Sir tourial atles Tohon Assim, Interpreter at the American Being declared, this person pers produced are faithful copies of the poor, one individual stopped in to the wit-in was seized.

is ascends a hill,

where it passe stated:--I am Tag A Foong, Master of Consulate,being a Christian and sworn, between the Cape and Mauritius about the

Diade The etatud I

the Docu- the Yung Loy, Western Fishmarket.

Baius time.

ANOTHER sufferer by the Powder Explosion through a ment now shown me it is a copy of que

from which point alan there masters of the two boats, now in custody,

on board a Kowloon l'astboat, on the 30th is a fine view over the valley of Kamakura, writton by Chee Nam; Defendant is the are now at my shop. They stated to me that eight of their crew had been arrested; party who brought the original three in- A NESITY. It must be apparent to most ultimo, breathe his last this morning at whither we are bound. There is a resting požut which could not tell for what reason. Their voices, of which this is a copy, to the Coursidents at the Chinese ports, says the the Civil Hospital. This is the fifth vic-place and tea house at this

tim to that lamentable

accident.

300ms much frequented by the sulato bouts were Bahing crafts, and always

N. C. Daily News, that the days of rapid : Cheo Nani gave me the three pa-

the wayfarers. The descent on the other side. leads us on Evening Mail, Peps 11. sailed and operated together. I know none pers to sign, they, we did a trade, fortune-making are oro,

Head, of the parties at the bar, but have been Chee Nam, went with these to a desk, stand-t

and into commercial engagements at Shanghas

SUPPRESSION OF PIRACY. The Haukow by the pilgrims and travellers to the various road, generally pretty well marked at this port, can the Daily Press in its acquainted and have had dealings with the ing outside, and although I did not see him Hongkong now, must prepare themselves Times remarks "Let foreign powers insist

two masters during the past year. It ia a myself sign them, bave no doubt he did.

the for a sojourn of at least eight years in

bourhood abounds until we sight the

The spire leader of this morning assume that there very common practice for falling crafts to Chen Nam explained to me what these de-misaalled Flowdry Land. They would do'/ on the Chinese authorities here and olsetes and shrines with which the sigh

co, the larger beats in their line clarations wenut. I had never before well then to adapt their proceedings to this wealth they derive from foreign commerce, through the outskirts of the village and employing a portion of the immense of the temple roof, and shortly after ride ia zuy doubt of the Opium having been cally carry many more Weapons.

When Opium Documents. signed

en alteration circumstances, and it is desir This was likewise translated to the pri Chise Nam received ccdes the right of the government lo pre. soners; and the caso tourned until to away with it. Defendant per he went able that the attention of Juniors should ha to establish a Chinese force at each port, farning to our right, at the entrance

pers for the shipment of 9 cases of Opium per the Der West."

The italics are our own. Our questions are 1. How in the face

of this testimony by the gentleman Tepe senting the interests of the United States

shipped at Hongkong? The writer con-

vent the illegal shipment of Opium (like himself we do enter into the merits of the law); why then does he say "the boat containing the opium was seized, so ille gally that the seizure resembles an act of piracy, and the men in it were brought as prisoners to Hongkong,'

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and all taken to the station.

This evidence ico was duly translated to prisoners, but they had no questions to Prisoners belug questioned whether they

ask.

they

box.

honest

-Thursday, 13th September, 1866. THE OPIUM CARE.

Island.

such

tho

paid

COUTAM

time

refresh

and where

maintainance of the credit of our colonial there are also rough stalls for crew. The writer of the letter that in cricketers a pretty full attendance may be The road from the point is tolerably

or

of

Evoniig Mail, ept. 7.

Men who enter

was not the piste document Chingwan THE Opossum and Haughty, Lients. Man-

anticipated.

aga

under again see our

Evening Mail Sept. 17,'

and winds off through a series of vall until is a

trees

*

deen

and ferus Cute! overshadowed by

to

came the owner to apply to an official ia laitd, appeared instructed by Mr. Hago Oniam had been well had no right searching all the inge &o, un their way business which has engaged the Supremeynast hich the first of the present

the

prezention, and Mr contended that Mr.

&

and we abat never foreign officers, offering from the houses the neces-directed to a course which, we are certain,

the chief temple,

around us. The Burrow. The two masters of the boats sary fees. The fee is $25 altogether. The will be an important assistance to them in

houses are not numerous and not extensive, presence of lawless banditti, as was the case and are in the usual simple country, style, will be notified to be present on the occa translations were brought by Chee Natu, the race for wealth, as well as that gene both here and elsewhere last winter. We at the temples occupy a great deal of Sion. Sergeant Abbot was meantime ad- and I am quite certain they were correct.ral attention be called to a reform which vised to institute a further search for arms Three Invoices and three translations were

cannot be postponed much longer, by the are heavily taxed, as British subjects, in ground, and are not only father fine, but handed uic by Chise Nam.

order that we may enjoy the protection of are noted througli Japan for their sanctity in the boats.

gost prejudicedjupholders of the old regime. in a word, merchants who trade at Chinese the Chinese, and all we ask in return, is, and a wide road leads in the direction of our flag, in carrying on our commerce with and antiquity. From the spot where we By Mr Caldwell I explained generally to Chee Nam what the purport of the do ports must, sooner or later, learn Chinese.

that the Chinese authorities may be obliged the sea, and for about a half its length it has cument was. I did not see defendant sign

Evening Mail, Spt. 7.

du meray to themselves, to carry out strictly in its contre a smaller one with an embank- the declaration. (A copy of the Chinees

the treaty which they have solemnly pro-ment on either side, and which is also In the renauled case against Chanam, translation was then produced)

PIRACY.

mised to observe,"

crossed by sinton arches. On each side of for unlawfully dealing in prepared Opium

Mr Caldwell here wished to know whe

Evening Mail, Sept 11,

the

wide road a row of house; and the If the opium was, as stated by the Press, and which again came on to-day, the follow-ther in the original

whole forms the famous trifle way of Ka whence the waring and Singleton left Hongkong on the

TRADE AT Mr Pollard 18th August and went down along the coast

SHANGHALA record of the makure, entirely out of Hongkong jurisdiction, howing transpired in Court this afternoon--

Bir Pollard Q.C.,

of Tyenous, 1 Taico Sama, west on Caldwell for the defence.

to claim the production of the original ping any information of piraten till they got ba

down to Tisu-pak, and back without receive Court during the past twelve months, would his visit to the great temple. The other right down to the record of bankruptcy Firm after half of the road Hongkong for a Shipping certificate? and

Mr Pollard stated that it was unneces-per, innstich as it was before the Court as to Moug Chow Island where they received firm and individual after individual has beach is simply

ane trees, but if the defendant was acting under the au sury to state the whole case again, but he a copy. The copy in question has not been intelligence of four Piratical junks being op boen driven, by a crisis incidental to every it has to Eurgneaus a sad interest, as it was

now proceeded firstly against defendant. princed thus far in evidence, Mr Cald thority of a regular licence from the under the 8th section of ordinance 342, for well begged the Court to take notice that

now country, to lay a burden of difficulty a short distance down it the scene of the Chinese government, which it seems is re-testing plenty, secondly For he did, Froiest against it being admitted stew Pass eng von union, the 28th, but and dent at the doors of & Court which murder of Major Baldwin and Lieut. Bird,

good fortnue established at the precise which took in of Coleuy,

in bridents.

hoata to

get up at the time, they sen

sent the moment when its garded by Chinamen as being less rapa having acted against Government procla

good offices in this direof how necessay caution au observation is

hard- By Mr Follard-When defondant brought boats away to search for the pirates. Upoution were becoming needful. But it is a country where eveu now the war party cious than our own,”— how is it that such mation of the 20th of March 1858, the the documents he did not state what theying through a very narrow pass 9 large to be supposed that this state of thingsth its anissaries to commit those barba

Clough almost annually to send strong enough almost once being for having dealt in prepared licence, which would have jinmediately it without the sanction of the Upium were for. Defendant asked me to write Pratical junks were observed at anchor will be permanent; that the future coin-forth

mercial history of Shanghai is to be

aud fatal assaults. One of the chief, tended to show the honest intentions of farmer. The evidence in proving the first tre declarations for sending gools to the with springs on their cables swung broad- the defendant, and the accidental nature charge will be similar to that given in the Old Goldfields. He did goods. Defendant side on to the pass; as the boats approach-record of loss, failure, and bankruptey.cariosities of this temple, which is said to be

ed they opened

and even country, and a very heavy fire with guns Already we are beginning to emerge from one of the oldest in the of the fact of his opium being found within first ease, from which this has arisen; the handed me thereupon the papers,

second charge will be enlarged upon by Mr Caldwell asked for postponement and gun gulls the guns were loaded with the cloud already the fact is becoming assumed to have been the residence of the the limits of Hongkong jurisdiction, wad making it clear that defendant has acted of the case until 10 o'clock to-morrow mor- round shot, iron nails, &c., &o, which the fully recognised that the gorgeous atteicas Mikado in the early days of Japanese bis- not produced in court 7

without the sanction of the Opium Farmering, which with the sanction of the part boats returned with a well directed fire of early days is past, and that various tory, is the celebrated stone supposed to causes have renderol time, thrift, and possess the property of curing barrenness The witness Chung Fat, being according to of the prosecution and the consent of His from Rifles. Seeing that the Pirates were We have, above, quoted our contempo-w called three times, Mr James Baker, Worship, was granted, and Chre Nam nd determined to show fight and not wishing energy neusssary to raise a crop which once among women, and as such it is frequented tary's report in preference to our own in Usher on this Court, was placed in the vised to renew his ball. The Court adjour to risk life the boats went back for the gun- lay ripe for the sickle. An increase in the by women from all part of the country. It boats. The Opossum was enabled to get up number of firms, from tens to hundreds, appears to be simply a curiously shaped. order to do full justice to the case. Witness box, Being sworn, he stated:- Z' ned,

1

fisherman to

at Ty-moon, After

water too shallow for

a getting

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