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THE CHINA MAIL. PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, 4TH OCTOBER, 1566.

TAE CHINA MAIL.

passed leaving the deeds in the hands of the at least one hundred prisoners, all of whom done to modify the many nautical crimes Commercial Bank to deal with as the liqui-were despatched to Canton. dators might please.

The Taotai has expressed his readiness to follow the example, of his predecessor, in giving a cup to be shot for at the volunteer At Shangar, on the 21st September, the Wife of rifle meeting to be held in November.

BIRTH.

WILLIAN GEOKOź Barse, of a Daughter.

MARRIAGES.

On the 15th of August, at the Church or the Huly Trinity, Hromptu, by the fovd, W. Banthra (Guardian of the bride) assisted by the lector of the Parish, to WARD CRABLES Bown, Imperial Maritime ustome, u THERESA, third doughter of the late S. Woodward, Esq. of Calcutta

DEATHS.

A Lighthouse is to be erected at the en- trance of the Yangtze its cost to be defrayed by the Customs.

Locally we have several itents of newa

to record. The Chinese deputation who Du the 7th Aug. at Manchester, aged 47, Frederisk presented, a memorial against the impo- llery Tootal, Esq., oldest as of feary Tootai, Eq,sition of a Stamp Tax and various other

A Changbat, cli the 24th September, Ears. DE ST Cenex, aged tu years.

of Brighton 395

At HWRLOW, on the Sist September, Thomas STEALZA Bishop Wearinouth, Durban, Bater Mariner, late of Butch barque Palembang, aged 38 years.

EO (OES OF THE WEEK,

After the "seven days war in Europe people are beginning to yawn over the scanty items of Japanese news which come to hand in driblets. By the last advices from Nagasaki we learn that H. M. S. Argus has left for the Inland Sea, where

The four missing soldiers belonging to

the War junks were returned a short while since all safe and sound-after having boon detained at some butracoon upwards of a fortnight.

We that hear there was quite a row on

the 23rd instant, on Sunday last, in the inner Harbour, opposite the Custom House, between some of the crews of the War juuks, and a number of Coolie brokers. Two of the latter were seized, and killed by the former. The junks have left. Mocan au route for the coast northward of Hongkong in search of more pirates.

[No. 1129-OcTOBER 4, 8166.

Superintendent will inform the Consul of their appearance in the tea districts. Wa the course he proposes to pursue. If he have two courses open to us in dealing propose, to emulscate the vessel or goods with the Chinese under these ey and the Consul dizzout, the merchant in- ing given notice of the appeal to the terested may appeal, and the Consul Lay-stand and fall alone, or to afford

cumstavces either to leave China to

that have abounded here ?" Well the on awer is that England is the only one of the powers profiting by the Treaty that attempts to suppress piracy; which she finds herself utterly unable to do single-perintendent, they will forward copies its government material help and protec handed. There is not much disgrace" of the above notes--the Consul to his Minis tiun in times of internal difficulty. The in that. If our contemporary applies the ter, and the Superinteulent to the Yainen consuteration as to how far we should. term to Hongkong it is unjust towards men of Foreign Affairs at Peking. If the Con-carry out either the one or the other who bave mainly been instrumental in de- and agrees with the Superintendent that policy turns upon the question as to whe veloping foreign commerce in the East to the ship or goods ought to be confiscated, tber we intend to deund from the Chi

the merchant will not be entitled to:

to appeal. ita present enormous extent, under cir

nese a full compliance with the engage- In no case will the release of ship or goods ments into which they have entered with cumstances of difficulty and danger that

entitle the merchant to indemnification- can hardly be appreciated by the home who so positively pro- nounce their condeinnation. keeping youths'

for the seizure, whether these be released 15. If we do a intend, and foreign life after the investigation at the Custom house and property are to be respected afloat and pr after appeal to the high authorities of ashore, we are obviously taking a more both nations at ! eking."

than tyrannical course in holding them responsible for acts which they are utterly Our demands, powerlos to prevent.

Now with these regulations before us it is difficult to see wherein lies the appeal

the Chinese?

What then must we do. The Alinister for foreign affairs, whose policy has bum- bled and degraded the name of England

she will remain to watch proceedings, and digest the arguments in favor of the set the purpose of being discredit on the pre- teclmical but not moral, offence against the law which (Tiety Art. 47) maks/bation and stronger action," Our policy.

The capture of Kokura and Searatz (1) by sold to the Japanese, but not yet delivered. For the present she is still under charter.

Chosin is confirmed. The Aviso has been

snall matters were not received last Satur- day in consequence of the Chinese ver sion of His Excellency's reply not having been prepared. They are to "call again" ENGLAND AND CHINA, next Saturday, and will wo doubt not re- We hope that the essay on England ceive a very convincing answer to their ol and China," in the first volume of the jections. The Memorial from the English just published work on "International residents has not yet been prepared; with Pulicy," will not be accepted by the such sharp meu on the committes as those its contents. The whole essay is not in home public without great qualification of elected we cannot account for the delay, our possession, but from the abstract given Delays are proverbially dangerous, and the of is in the London aad China Express, Colonial Office will liave had time to swallow it seems to us to have been written for sent generation of English merchants in China, by revival of old imputations of moral debasement, conveyed in a narra tive of the events which preceded and followed our collision with the Chinese in 1840-42. It is said to be historically correct. We must for the present ac- cept our contemporary's assurance on that head; but there are other portions of the essay that invite immediate comment.

It is desirable to remark (says the writer) that on this, se on almost every other occasion, it is the marcantile class that has taken the initiative in recom- mending measures of violence. It is equally desirable to remember, in order to form an idea of the animus of the essayist, that the conduct of the merchants is descri- hed as having been invariably animated by brutal greed," and "unserupulous sva rice," in the prosecution of the opium trade. It is not necessary, for any moral or political reason, to revert to that period of our his-

before a line against it makes it's appearance from Hongkong Outwardly all signs of agitation have died away, bat perhaps some thing is yet going to be done.

No particulars of the success or other From COREA we learn by private advices that the French Admiral, in the Prime-wise of the police in detecting the pirates quet, with the Tardiff and Deroulade, left Chefoo to take a survey of the coast of the Corea. We expect shortly to hear of more active operations in that neighbourhood. The Coreans will doubtless be astonished at:

the hornet's neats they have raised about their ears by the murder and torture of a fow barbariaus.

From Tientsiu we have fresh rumours of an intended assassination of the foreigners at the Capital We refer our readers to a letter which appears in

another part of our columns for particulars, but must confess to feeling some incredulity

of the news.

who attacked the Luton bave as yet been given to the public, and we think they are wise in withholding information calculated to put the scoundrels on the alert.

was

tness of our Consuls, and two or three these high Mandarins in eking are able to form a fair estimate of the blun- dering good intuitions who invariably di-ingush British diplomacy abroad But our position with the great mass of

the Chinese is as we have above described

The return of Me Commissioner Pin and his companions has been one of the notice able events of the past week; be is now we believe at Canton enjoying Otium (not Opium as it has been wickedly suggested) om diguitate after his extensive travels.

The news of the arrival in England of the tea clippers Taiping, Ariel, Serica and Fiery Cross in the order named has created a little excitement; more than que resilient tory. Another generation of merchants How Sir Rutherford Alcock is to order both declare that British vessels violating bodies of Capt. Howes, and the seaman of

After stating that the steamer seized by the Chinese authorities, and in consequence of the inexplicable conduct of the British Consul, Mr Robertson, con- fiscated by the Mandarins at Canton," he says, "We understand that Sir Ruther ford Alcock has ordered a new enquiry."

AN OMISSION.

A large fire has broken out at Chinking, in Hongkong has lost a figure or two of in consequence of the careless way in which dollars on the event, while of course others It has become a necessity, and experience mater we are doubtless behind our con-gulations open with the words "wheu any a thing of very excptional-we might

the natives chia chin'd the moon ther

clipsed.

bave won them.

THE PRINCE ALBERT" CASE. 'The seizure of the Prince Albert some in any case to the British Consul. The moreover, must perforce in such a case be months ago by the Chinese authorities at "appeal" is to the high authorities of both passed over, and we must suffer in every Canton has again become a matter of pub-intions at Peking; precisely as, if away, not only in material loss of life and lie discussion. That an appeal to the French vessel were soized in English goods but in the loss of prestige amongst Chinese authorities at Peking had been waters, the appeal would lie to the Brit made by her owner, Mr Quok Acuicong, al Authorities and French Minister in we notified some days since, and in so do- London, who would correspond on the that his appeal would be successful. ing took occasion to express our hope subject.

We are nor by any means desirous of in the eyes of the world, has thus far ex- There is but one feeling in the Colony as making out a case for the Customs Au-actly succeeded in "interfering where to the hardship inflicted upon the Prince thorities in this instance. They acted, as

interference is useless and leaving matters Albert's owner in his having, through a did the British Cosul, up to the leter or alone which have, called for strong repro- the treaty provisions. been made the the unl wfal entry of a port alone punish-since the signing of the treaty has in fact scapegoat, as it were, for others far more guity in this way; and if the Chinese an-

able by confiscation. That law in this been the peace and comfort policy." case involved peculiar hardship to the un-secretly sneered at by the Chinese, indig thorities can be indeed to take that view fortunate owner of the Prince Albert, and nantly watched by all the states of Europe of the case we are rejoiced to bear it. An we think that in this instance justice and America, we have just done enough in article in the Hongkong Daily Press of might well have been tempered with China to pin the sincer hatred of all this morning, however, conveys so erro mercy. Merely in its legal aspect, how and the respect of none: Individual Chi neous an impression of the means by ever, the case has many peculiar features nese doubtless appreciate the general up- which this desirable object is to be refecting favourably on those engaged in brought bout, that by way of presenting its conduct. The regulations quoted to the public, who are not supposed to above refer exclusively to Shanghai, and bave devoted much time to the study of in strict right the Customs Authorities at Coneular or Customs regulations, a clear Custom bad the poser of seizing the vessel atatement of the case, it may be well without any Consular intervention what. to point out the gross errors into which our

ever. The Customs Superi tendent at contemporary has fallen.

Caution voluntarily acted upon them in, and until we lay down some decided this case in order that the matter might curse of policy to which we intend to have a fair hearing.

adhere, so long shall we remain in our It seems to have been oy rlooked by present degraded position. the Press, and those whose opinions its represents, that the power of seizure is vested in the Chinese authorities by the 47th and 48th articles of the treaty, which The fact that no inquest was held on the in China has sprung up, and the opiam the Chinese authorities' to hold a new the treaty shall be subject to confiscate Lutra, previbus to inter ment, has been The re- much commented on; and it is no doubt trade has ceased to be an illegal traffic. enquiry we are not informed, and in this tion by the Chinese authorities." bas shown that it affords no ground for temporary and the age in general. But ship or goods may be seized by the Cus perhaps say unprecede ted-occur exce the insulin sentimentalism which once some little noquaintance with the Treaty tome," clearly slewing that the act of in any other colony of Great Britain. gained such expression at Exeter hall meet regulations, and a certain document called seizure" is to be performed by the Cus: The official reason assig ed for the omis

India complacently views its in- ings.

Rules for adjudication of Customs ei- toms.

sion is, that the deceased died at a place creuse as indicated in her revenue tables, zures," enables us to state most positively We have stated these facts in order to beyond the jurisdiction of the Hongkong while no complaints are made by the that up to the date of the latest advices shew where the real onus of contiscation Coroner. That His Excellency the Go- from Peking Sir Rutherford had not been lies or, rather what share of the responsibi-vernor, and the Coroner, acted in good fered into the circumstances of the that the trade is prejudicial to Chinese created Regent of the empire, had not lity lies with the foreign Consul and faith in taking no official coronial notice morals, or that it is attended by any con- been made president of the foreiger board, tive Customs authorities respectively. The of the presence in our Civil Hospital of Sir R. Alcock." The news may sequences that would render it liable to and in fine--for it's as well to be particn- only power possessed by the Consul was the bodies of two dead meu, whose death antially, though we doubt it, special anathema from Christians who lar in these matters-bad not shaved his that of a sort of veto compelling an appost had undoubtedly been caused by violence, nly Sir Richard has not yet drink brandy and smoke tobacco. But head, or grown a pigtail, or perform to leking. That he did not exercise that past of curso be admitted; but we think.

power is undoubtedly, in this case, much that both are labouring under a miscon which enable him to or the author of the essay makes no distine ed any of those little preliminary co-

tion between the circumstances of 1840

remonies which in these days at least to be regretted, but let no more than his ception of their responsibility in the mat- se authorities. We must and 1868, so that the innocent minds of would be necessary before he became “a due share of the responsibility be allotteder. We shall endeavour to remove it. ng to see the day zetive its entravelled readers are led to the belief complete Chinaman." The Press proba- to him. Any one acquainted with his His Excellency the Governor, by hislot- when British officials can give orders to the that exceptional incidents of the opium bly means that the Tang li gumen has past official life will suile at the charge ofters patent, is coroner under the Admiral- pliability in Chinese hands," and the ty jurisdiction for the Colony of Hongkong Chinese, but we tear our contemporary in war are still characteristics of the opiam directed a fresh trial at the instance of the

British Minister-a quite possible but Chinese officials at least have a curiously and its dependencies, bis dalies of coroner- this case is in advance of the age by zone i

opposite opinion of bis temperament. It will be very unfortunate indeed, in improbable supposition.

ship being of course perforated by deputy. We should be glad to hear view of the complications that are arising This however is not by any means, the After all that has been said upon the The letters patent prescribe that he shall 6fty years or so. nevertheless that the Prince Albert was in our trade generally with the Chinese, only curious evidence of that utter unsc-subject, however, it may te well to add take "cognizance and view of dead bodies. that we have strong reasons to doubt, from of all persons howsoever killed or drowned restored to her owner. A committee has if the bone British mind remains infect quaintance with its subject which now been appointed to sit upon the minted with the notions which this essay is distinguishes the remarks on Chinese af private information, that any action has or murdered, within his maritime jurisdic certainly calculated to strengthen; for it faire in the Press. After some general been taken to reverse the decision come tation, but they do not limit his coronial Messrs Mercor, Whittall, and Long. No will be very desirable" that our fature observations on our policy with China by the Canton Customs officials. On pub. duties to such cases, for to do so would be better selection could have been made negociations with the government of this (which we fully endorse, for we quarrelli grounds alone, as the regulations state contrary to English statute law, by which to be definitively give up at the end of Sep These gentlemen whose opinions represent empire, whether conducted in peaceful not with the truths but the orrors of the that no appeal is permitted when the the office and fanctious of coroser are regul- the three sections of the Colony as respects correspondence or at the paint of the bay article) it goes on to say, "It is to be Consul concurs in the judgment given, welated; and statute law is, or ought to be, the mint-those friendly to the sebemenet, should escape impediment from home hoped that the appeal will not merely be have but too good cause to four that Mr of as much force in Hongkong as it is in date. It has been suggested that a room

ignorance of the real merits of questions in from Mr Robertson before, to Mr Robert Qook Acheong will not regain his ship. England. at the British Consulate should be placed those opposed to it, and those who are neu-

dispute, of the true character of Chinese son after, receipt of a lecture from Peking." We should be heartily glad to know that Now as there never was any appeal to Mr he bus a prospect of making au appeal at the disposal of the churcls committee,tral-will doubtless furisti a most com- diplomacy, and of the conduct of British

Robertson "before" the trial, and most cer- successfully. plete report which will set at reat the traders at Chinese ports.

arise upon the subject. They have already

confess our ignorance of that information of which our contemporary appears to have a private tap to bo turned on only commenced work.

for his own convenience. Instead of us ing our own words, we will quete some paragraphs of the Regulations, dated 27th October 1865, which will possibly make mutters clear to the readers of the bewil- dering sentence above noticed.

The first article provides that after a ship has been seized the owner will receive notice

A notification has been issued by the consul at Haukow, cautioning British mer-

The case of the Prince Athert, confiscated spins months since at Cautou for being found at a port not open by treaty bas, it is said, been referred to Peking. À con-

chants there against importing illegally tomporary ways that à fresh enquiry as Chinese or by any local humanitarians

epined on

posed it

thin, and ve

charactors Kan yo ay

* eins

.

obverse, instead of the style of somo Emperor of the preset. The merchants are also furthe against importing the "and-skin" variety aka still smaller cash of a milar properties, under penalty of coufsen tion. Mr Medhurst has also issued a circu- lay (not in bis official capacity) inviting the people of Lankow to subscribe towards the erection of a church at that place. The build- ing now hired for church purposes will have

tomber and thereis no prospect that a public

service will be able to be kept ap after that

traffic.

We have no

and by others that another building troublays discussions which occasionally desire to become apologists for the trans- tainly can be none after, we must again

be procured on a tenure similar to that under which the present one is held. As regards a room at the Consulate, Mr M. explained that however desirous he is as E. B. M's. Consul to do all in his power to oblige the community, he does not feel himself called upon to alienate any portion

Gamblera are getting hard times of.it. Mr Deane, who has lately returned to the Colony, is going zealously to work and has begun to make Hongkong hot for them.

of the consulate office from its legitimate Telegraphic and Railway projects from purpose, when he sees so little prospect of the East are now quite popular. We re-bable that futuro differences between the! ever having the portion su lent placed joice to ace signs of vitality in the North again at his full disposal, The other al- China Railway scheme, Active correspon ternative, that of hiring another building dence is already taking place upon the in the place of one now about to be given up subject between the Company, and its seems to be equally out of the question agents abroad. through want of funds. The sum required THE Porreoudas CLTS Horst, now. is Tis. 8,000, half of which will be obtained fast approaching completion, will be a from the home government, when the other noteworthy addition to the architectural moiety is locally subscribed. The subs-edifices of this city. Besides the ordinary cription list opens to-day, a public meeting accommodation provided in first class Clubs of subscribers is to be held when the list is Houses, it includes a very neat and spa

filled up.

vious

theatre.

The Club will

thus

"That the said ship or goods will be confiscated unless before noon on a certain day, being the sixth day from the date of the delivery of the notice, the Superinten dent receive from the British Conen an oficial application to have the case fully investigated."

The stilate 9 Geà. IV. c. 51, 8, 8., enacted that where any person, being felo- niously, stricken or otherwise hurt upon "the son, or at any place, out of England, died of such hurt in England; or being so OUR POLICY ÎN OLLINA,

hurt in England died upon the sea or at any actions by which our present regular in tercourse with China was inaugurated, but we do most earnestly protest against

Tan present political condition of China place out of England; the offence was to be with respect to its rebellious way he not dealt witly (that is, the inquest, do, to bo the injustice of even insinuating the slight eat comparison between the time referred

inaptly likened to that of a man afflicted holdy in the county or place in England, to the essayist and the present. It is

with a well known Hongkong plague in which such death or bart occurred, as true that our connection with China is now,

blind boils. No sooner does it seem that, it the offence had been wholly committed as it was then, simply maintained for com-

a rebel movement la any part of the Em-in suck county or place. Many difficulties pire is approaching a state in which de arose on the construction of this and other nercial purposes, and it is more than pro

fest, like a surgeon's laticet would be con- statutes relating to the jurisdiction of ca two countries will arise out of mercantile

parative extinction, than it is apparently roners. The fees accruing from inquests consideratious; for the existing Treaty riot

reabsorbed into the circulation, as it were being worth struggling for, rival coroners only operates unfairly upon the interests

of the empire, only to break out again whose jurisdiction adjoined each other of foreign commerce by its provisions, but

another place painfully and threateningly placed their own interpretations on Acts We have of Parliament and many unseenly scenes by the looseness of its construction the Chi-

and with nach the esme result.

were the consequence. To remedy this de nese are enabled to interpose obstacles to

heart little or nothing for the past month

fect, the 6th Vic, v. 12, enacted, "That the trade that were never contemplated by its

of the Nientei, Taipings, or other trou de frawers. Public opinion in England must

some bodies of men of a similar nature, corner only within whose jurisdiction the be prepared to approach the solution of

and foreigners are almost beginning to body of any person, upon who-e 'death au The latter part of Article 1 states that forget that rebels exist Those only who inquest ought to beholden shall be lying our next Chinese difficulty with a full

supply arms which, by indirect means it is dead, shall hold the inquest, notwithstand- comprehension of the facts that our exces- if after explanation afforded, sive auxiety to keep within the terms of The Superintendent still decline to true, but unde the less surely, reach rebel ing that the cause of death did cot arise the treaty, our submission to many local release the ship or goods, he may appeal to hands, bave their attention" kept alive to within the jurisdiction of such coroner.” aggressions on our trade, and the extent his Consul, who will write to inform the the fact that rebeldom is still arming it This enactment applies mainly to county to which the foreige Merchants by su- Superintendent of the particulars of his self for fresh struggles. The great move coroners, but it also contemplates de the Superinten ment known as the Taiping rebellion is puty corners for the jurisdiction of the From Shanghae ibère is no news of poli. supply a want that has long boon felt bere. pineness have allowed their business to appeal and to request public investi- doubtless extinguished for the present, Adiniralty of England" (each an officer

dent, to name a day for the Mr Storey is the architves of the building, fall into the hands of Chinese, are among gation of the evidence on which the action

In the fact not generally known, as the tongkong coroner) as may be seen of the Customs is foundeal. and it is creditable to his skill and taste the circumstanco that have induced a re

that within the last two months a. by reference to the statate. The 7th Gen. newal of the old feeling of contempt for. Article The Superintendent, un

· i It is unless gratifying as the foolishi barbarians, who have con- mer has closed with a list of deaths from pure in architectnca.

receipt of the Consul's communication will portion of the Empire--Kansul has been IV. c. 61.89, provides that a coroners best and exhanation, long enough to make au evidence of the liberality and enterprise anted to so many squeezes and been so me a day for meeting him at the Custom-severed definitely from Imperial Govern court may inquire into the culpability of the hardiest consider what means are avail of our Lusitanian fellow-residente. We easily outwitted. It will be the "Mercan House, and the Consul will desire the merment, and that by a section of the popula-accessories before the fact, that is, for able to brace his constitution against the understand that it will be opened with a tile class" that will have again to take Customs house on the day named, and will its annexing propensities, is sufficient to

chant to appear with his witnesses, at the tion descended from a race proverbial for instance, into the complicity of the pirates who boarded the Lubra with the offenco anfeebling infinance of July and August in formal demonstration on their part, and the initiative in recommending mea-bimself on that day pressed to the Custom

cause lively uneasiness to the authorities of their comrade murderer who shot Cap house. The Superintendent will invite coming years, or how he may best recruit that His Excellency the Governor of Macao ures," for it is only on points of cammer-

cial policy that any collision between Consul to

the

at Peking. Whether the Chinese expo tain Howes, although such offence may to take his art with him. The its strength and restore its tone after such will be invited to take part in the opening China and ingland can possibly occur. Commissioner of Customs will also be

nents of Mahoniedanism will attempt any have been committed either on the high weather as the continued wearness of the ceremony.

It may suit such writers as the author of sated to assist the Superintendent. Pro- further donquest remains to be seen. All seas, or at any place on land, whether His Majesty's dominions or mercury to ton of Fahrenheit indicates. The Cricket season has commenced in the enray to affect to regard brutal ceedings will be opened by the Superin accounts bitherto to band represent the within Heat apoplexy, this year, has taken the Hongkong, the first gune having been greed," or "mecrupulous avarice" as the tendent, who will call on the Customs Chinese Government as either unable or without." Now Captain Howes and onc place of Cholera and has carried off nearly played a few days since and the event for motive which actuates our merchants, but employes who have seized the ship or goods unwilling to attempt the reconquest of of his crew were persons lying dead

it will be matter for regret if the English to Atate the circumstances which rasional Kansul, and they are perhaps wise in within the jurisdiction of the Longkung.

the auisure, and will question

them accor Ay victitan as previous epilemies.mally inattenrated by a dinner in the Evo-public permit themselves to be misled by ating to their evidences.

Coroner, and as it was manifest that Whatever the leaving it for the present to itself. Cblueze ruffered as heavily as foreigners, not- nig.

such unscrupulous and certainly malicious merchaut interestert may have to stale in

No events of this mature can, however, their deaths had been occasioned by vio wilbstakling the careful avoidance of artis-

contradiction of their evidence be will Le passed over as ininteresting to foreign lence, an inquest ought to have been The English Mail has arrived unusually insinuations, that are discreditable to the

state to the Consal, who, will cross oxir-

residents in China. The policy we holden," notwithstanding that the cause cial stimulants which; we are told, the wis early this trip, being five days before her writer and very wischievous in their na

mine them for him; Such will be the pursue must be materially modified to of death did not arise within such juris dom of a hundred generations has taught time. The Ottura is the vessel that has

Our contemporary the L. and C. - proceedings in the interest of truth and meet the changes which occur in the indiction. The statuto 6 and 7 Vic. wus thus honorably distinguished herself.

press expresses a hope that the ordinances fairuese.”

terior of the Empire; as for example ia extended to Hongkong by ordinance No. A Meeting of shareholders'in the Shanghae The ten War junks, recently alluded introduced by Sir Richard MacDonnell

(The Consul and Superintendent may the matter of transit duties. It is of 3 of 1856.

course impossible to insist on the Chinese The legal duty of a coroner of the Wharf Company was held on the 20th to to as rendezvousing at Macao, have not will prove the first of a long series of appear by deputy.) Article III states that

reforms that will enable us at no distinct

Noten will be taken of the statements carrying out the treaty provisions in Admiralty in such a case as this under Tis. 22,000 to pay off the mortgage held by hack they proceeded down the West Coast instead of 4 standing disgrace to the containing these will be signed and maled rebels; and even later than the intoili- to be regretten in her baby dead the Commercial Bauk, for which the ligni- to a large town, called Cong Moon, where crown," and the whitei of the essy sicer by the Consul and the Superintendent. once respecting Kansub is the news of a was nut-discharge. Very probably selors were pressing; and a resolution was they capture four piratical crafts and made ingly asks, "what has Englih policy The room will then be cleared, and the formidable body of rebels having made budios of men killed by pirates in the

tical importance. The beat seems to have!

been excessive. The News anys. The sum

them.

ture.

1

co

deliberate on the means of raising a loan of been idle, it appears. About ten days day to regard the Colony as a credit of all parties examined, and the paper districts disturbed by or in possession of the notice seems olear, and it is very much.

No. 1129.-OCT

China seas will again Hongkong; but before t deplore the petition of= we hope His Excellenc instructions to his depu his taking voluntary offi of dead bodies lying diction," whose deaths ously occasione.ly unl

RETURN OF

THE return of the Chin Pin 13 lao ye by the Fre to have an important ef ing of the Chinese Go foreigners.

We have length pointed out ho was committed by our h receiving the Commissio truth and indeed been a and have expressed o accurate report be for his Government of the him it will rather ten Celestial eyes. It ią, bo to learn that be hus member of the foreign the Chinese, with that which distinguishes their him an appointment e the importance of his after, instead of befor ment. This is satisfac cout of the index it u miation of the Contral blish on x more satis barean charged with e affairs, then from any ge which is likely to be a berations by the presen Commissioner; and, as events a desire to adr- retrograde, must be take

Strong, ne bave been the fully which bas European public in its r respectable, but by us visitors, we cannot dereu the mission itself an animadversion: To the evinced by Mr Hart in servient to his own pla to refuse a certain Lo while inlignaut at the French und English pu more immediately comm gentlemen who acred a Secretaries and those viding for the due amo on the part of the visit acted with perfect geo avoiding any tendent their own importance, whose behalf they were

That some attention-

prevent difficult to predi Commissioner Pil's re Rivilization in the West in view of this the time propitious for forwardi - those who are anxion and Telegraphs introdu China. His rort carefully prepared deru such matter, aud afte warded the docamente perusal of the higher a cation for leave to com likely to have a bette than at any other tim offer of a moderate sub- Government, continge the scheme, together wi to purchase at a fair over which the propos and which is nearly al much may be dure, additional reason fo railway between Teut space, rids oor enter the matter on this deca

THE CHINESE Tas Chinese depute waited on His Excell this afternoon to recei- memorial which they since. It appears, how lation into Chinese c answer could not he and with a view to c printing and distribut the depuration is p Saturday.

It is to be presume the Governor told t their views on the jur ardinances should separate memorial, th will confine himself in to the matter of Stam be ut great difficulty, their minds at rest on will doubtless bo mach ing thein of the adv to harbour and protec pirates and murderers, numeroua connec.ious fear that no argumenta in this respect, as it. their interest" to with so powerful a D the pirate clans aboun of nearly two thousar perty of those who aid

is respected by the I ordinances will simply loss of several thousan numbere here, and e directly or indirectly tance to these pests o

While ou the subj deputation we canus absence of direct Eu the framers of their n evidenced by the lig Stamp Act was passe

ment, by the stress which would result o

the other ordinancer, a

of ordinary official eti the deputation in up ernment offices with permission to presen Governor. That the was an offshoot of the sented documentio Er quite true, from the f