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THE CHINA MAIL.

PUBLISHED WEEKLY,

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, 192 OCTOBER, 1486.

PARES, of a Suni

BIRTHS.

At Hongkong, on the 13th October, the Wife of CHARLES OSMUND, of a Son,

the way the Plaintifs conducted their busi- ness; and this they did in such a clumsy way as apparently to stultify themselves. It seems to be getting the fashion for ju- rios in Shanghai to go a little beyond their At Yokohama, on the 16th September, Lady Boxy Sphere in giving comments upon matters besirle the facts upon which they have to [decide. However desirable it may be for Jury at times to express an opinion upon some glaringly irregular watter brought to by the flew. John Wilson, R.N... Acting Colonial Cbag light in the course of a trial, as a rule any thing beyond the exact vordict required DEATHS.

shoull be avoided; and indeed in giving a verdiet alone, a Jury will generally do well to adopt the wise advice from an old to a now judge, to give his decisions, but naver state his reasons.

At Shaughs, an the 13th October, the Wife of Hay DICKINSON, of an

MARRIAGE.

ALS Job's Cathedral, Hongkong, on the 13th (let.. Iain, WLTAM CHCR, to EMILY, AINSWORTH.

At Shangban, on the huber, MAA HANSA Huesos, aged months and 12 days, the beloved daughter of Joseph Hudson, Ningro.

Al Shanghae, on the morning, of 24 October, at .. Capts in.. A. Bass, of the Janet artchell, aged 73 fears.

On Board ..$ Jetvita, Hongkong, ou the 14th October, RICARD AND WS, Arincarer, ii M.Š. Jarama, Bged 3 years.

At the Government Civil Hospital, Hongkong, en to 14th gotober, ERAT SHEPSAs, Police Constable, H.M. Naval Yard, aged 20 years (Fever)

At the seainan's Hospital, Hongkong, Taosas FIRM INO, Master, British ship Briten.

SUMMARY OF NEWS.

-THE CHINA MAIL.

were probably a dozen Hongkong ladies prescut.. Spooches were made by both the Governors, and altogether Macaé has not seen anch a feast for some time past. The supper table was laid out on the Stage in very good taste, and in front of it a beautiful grotto was arranged, in which a pretty fountain was splashing its cooling When the curtain, which until supper time had been down, was drawn up, a fairy like scene was displayed. On hoard the White Cloud, which steamer took the greater part of the Hongkong guests over yesterday,--a very elegant dejeuner à la fourchette was provided by her courte ons commandey, Captain Carroll.

waters.

No. 1131-OCTOBER 18, 1866.]

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sound principle We mean that, when by apparent concessions of freedom to for- much truth the Llyod Espanol and Greta's vessels take anything to Manila-even aeign shipping, by which the Spanish pub. Bonomist, meating the phrase inserted' parecl or small case which may be called tie will continue to be influenced, probably ja one of our previous numbers say, that cargo-they are charged several conte per for years to come, would also be invoked, one hundred years of protection have been Ton more than if they landed nothing.in spite of the lucid exposure of the absur- enough to ruin our ship-owners." This regulation does not apply to the on-dity of the notion by pens like those of Speaking of the Philippines, it is in ae- ports, Cebu, Iloilo, Sual and Samboanga Bastiat and Chevalier.

erdance with each a system as the above, except in the case of vessels arriving and It is curious to see how teuacious of such Spanish ves-cls as we uccasiod. leaving in ballast. But, it not unfrequent life are some fallacies. The Manila Goally see are made the sole conveyances of ly happens that, when it is desired to send vormught have for years been eudoavour cargo in Manila from hence. Not that across to Manila a case or parcel, it cammoting to get their mail from Europe cxpedi- we believe those vessels would be driven be done, because, by so doing, the vessel tiously, and on moderate terms, but it is off the line by the disappearance of the carrying such case or parcel subjecta ber- no seerst that the differential flag-duty has differential duties. On the contrary, we self, to additional tonnage duos,--though always stopped the way, The Peninsular believe that they have local advantages sufficient freight may not be got together and Oriental Co. asked for a suspension of which would for them greatly; and we to make it worth while to incur them the differential duty in their ease, but did further believe, that, as Las always been The latter mode of overcoming the diffi-nut get it, and without it, although in found to be the case, the increase of traile culty is seldom available in the case of receipt of a heavy subsidy, they did not which would take place on liberty being vessels other than Spanish, as the diffe care to contion. Negotiations with Saigon gives to all ships, without distinction, t A public ureeting to take steps for the rential duties act as a prohibition on the and the Messageries Imperiales failed from convey cargo, would serve to give them There is a superfluity of amusements just formation of a Rifle Club was held yester-import of goods into the Philippines in any the same cause, and the Manila Govern in the long ran an augmented share of other than Spanish buttons, and this brings mont have continued to get their mail, in Freights to Chion and their own provisors. now at Shanghae, Madame Bishop. trills | day, a report of which will be found ́else- as to the point to which in this article the most costly manner, by their own Philippines so much as steam communien- Nothing would vivify the trade of the forth for hallas. as charmingly as ever; whom. 100 names appear on the list of wish chiefly to refer. Professor Bushell astounds the soultitude members, and the iden seems to take." Much as the port of Manila and the by displays of electro-biologic power; and the We wish the Club every success.

Philippines in general may benefit by a Nawe from Chren bas arrived at last but Lenton trape demonstrate the agile fieri.

Weare glad to state that the missing cutter Partial suppression of tommage dues, there not qiite sort of news that was expected.lity ofhich the human frame is capable, of the Osprey, with the crew of 12 tuen and will be no very visible change in their present comparative inactivity, until the People have been expecting to hear that and the capacity of the brute creation for the master, arrived here safely on Saturday differential duties are consigned to the the French had taken some decisive steps mental education, Cricket is in full career, morning, in a Chinese junk. It appears that limbo of so many other economical errors in the way of teaching the Coreans that

after losing sight of the Osprey, a heating by the advancing tide of modera, thought and experience. This is a fact which we murlering foreigners is an unlawful pas.

about against strong winds and nuts, are glad to see has been recognised by our time, but the French Admiral, waiting we

they made one of the islands in the Stable contemporary, the Diaria de Manile, prosume for the arrival of his squadron- The Recorder informs us of another John Group, 50 miles south of Macao. some of the articles in which are charace has only sounded his way to the capital daring act of piracy committed be- The mandarin there treated them well, sup- terized by a thoughtfulness, on these ques- and returned; but a sail tale of Cerean tween Ningpo and Shanghai. It applying them with provisions, and sending tione, beyond the avenge. After attend

ing to the changes produced by time in old barbarity accompanies this intelligence. pears

two valuable laden junks, them to Hougkong in a junk.

legislative enactments, and condemning, The master and crew of an American schon-while off Nanke, cu the night of the 8th

by implication, those which still hamper this Philippine trade, the Diario in its issae of 14 September last, went on to say, "I the present day, the spirit of those legis lative enactments has been extraordinarily with restrictions, without excepting those based on protectionist motives, os, for ex. ample, the differential du ies, already con- demned in principle by political econo mists, and maintained only by fear of the present damage which their suppression would cause tu interests created under the protective system. Everywhere the sam" story of "vested interests" to be cared for, before the talismauic wards "move on can be effectively pronounced.

ner with two English gentlemen hare been roasted in death by order of the king or his father-some accounts say the latter the unhappy victims having been tied down in their berths and the ship then set on fire. We may suppose that some notice will be taken of this by the British Government Whether lawfully there or not their semi- barbarous murderers, have no shadow of excuse for this atrocity and it is tn he hoped that prompt and effectual punishment will be indicted; not a pecuniary one only let us frust, as there is but too good reason to fear will be the case where the lives of

British subjects are concerned.

and the races are at hand. Madame Bishop and Professor Bushell will ere long, we un derstand, visit Hongkong,

#bat

Ten cent pieces are acceding to

instant were attacked and captured by contemporary being consed daily at the pirates, and that the Lorgia, tender to the Mint. Nearly a millon have been tur- Chinese gunboat Page Ship, in endeavourned out already and preparations. are ing to render assistance to the junks, was

steamers, which will not receive cargo, or oven parccis of any kind. Respecting the tion by merchant steamers along their accomodation on board of those tenniers, fertile and populous coasts. The lowest for more than a very limited number of retimate of the population of the Philip passengers, we eat, notwithstanding the pines gives four millions and a half, but invariable courtesy of their officers, say

very lately there was only one, but little in its favour. We understand that very small, steamer running from Manila aliuc of steamers, belonging to the China toilo. The Fei Ma (now the Osbu) has and that only to one province, that of steam ship. Co., has been established be fust been put on the line between Manila, tween Manila and Singapore, to run ence a mouth in connection with the French patting on any foreign owned steamer Yloilo and Cebu. The impossibility of mail, and we wish it every success, but without first changing the flag, at a heavy do not see low, without a sabeidy and expense, al transferring her to Spanish with differential duties on the cargo it ownership, has always been found a bar may convey, it can be made to pay. In to the application of capital in tant direc fact, we are aware that the line would ubio, although there are bave been established but for the hope, superficous steamers on the Chinese const based on the assurances of some of the Ma- which might be remuneratively employed vila authorities, that the differential duties in the inter-istand Philippine trade. would, in its case, must probably be abolished,,

beaten off, with the loss of five mon killed being made for an issue of pieces of 201 modified, and its tendency is to do away cial, and social should urge the Manila.

and two dangerously wounded, who are now lying in the Ningo Hospital. On the afternoon of the 9th the Paou Shun left Ningpo in pursuit ofthe Pirates.

Native reports from the northern portion of the Kiangan province mention the presence of large bodies of Nien-fei on the bortlers of Shantung and Hona; and state that Teen- kwo-fan is about to move his bead-quarters to Taipan, the Capital of the Hiter province, in order to operate against them

cents each. Forty thousand is, we have been informed, the number of the smaller coins the Mint machinery is capable of turning out daily and from 18 to 20 per cent is the estimated profition the manu- facture of this class of coin, which is not, intrinsically, of the value for which it pas

sas current by law.

It is reported that Captain Noelke of the Prussian schrioner Vampyr is the beater of some important dispatches from the Sultan of Sooloo to the King of Prussia, ceding to The Hankou Times says The Nienfei

that governinent certain territorial rights seem endowed with flydia like form

and privileges. Should the report be true of nsistence; for, notwithstanding the

which we have every reason to believe it is, reports that thousands have died it will be interesting to learn what views starvation or the sword, the swarm returus

Prussia entertains as to colonizing in the abnually, increased in numbers and bold--

fur East, She has long been supposed to have had an eye on Formusa (not Borneo) but the recent war compells her to con- centrate all her energies ou home matters Now that peace is declared will she assert her newly acquired position in these seas?

It is rumoured, (the Mercury saya) with what truth we know not, that a huge is about to be made in the Headship of the Police, and one of the senior Student In-

ness,

As far as can be learnt, their courage is still very defective, and their armour 80 inefficient as to render it almost impossible for them to capture a fortified city defended by a few hundred native troops, a gallant band of volunteers, and que or more ́yun- boats. But although thus feeling secure with regard to our personal safety, the trade of the port and province suffer so materially from the incursions of these rob. hers, that we hail with great joy the pros pect of hidding then a final aution.

A second edition of a Dictionary of the Englia and Japanese languages, compiled by Japanese Scholars, has been published wat Yoddo. The preface to it is exceedingly The first edition (says Mr. Hori incidust. Bosi Kamenoskay, the editor) of this work, published in the second year of the Neuga Bunkin, being entirely sold out, I was ordered to revise and correct it for a second sition. Bai, ejery thing being done very precipitately and hastily, it left me no suf- Gcient time, bur to correct some consider able typographical errors and mistakes in the translation and to add two tables, show- ing the conjugation of the irregular verbs and paplaining the signs and abbreviatures mostly used." He acknowledges the assist ance of learned friends, but notwithstand ing all this, there will be found a good many faults as yet, and I request, that he futile attempts of the mandarins to cleanse who may find any will be so kind as as in-their Augen stable having brought down dicate them to me." This second edition on them this reproaches of government, and seems to have been very successful an edi-haring nujustly served to render the Chi- tion of 1,000 copies baring been sold with

nese soldier an object of contempt to friend in 5 days.

and foe, they were only too glad to resort to any experiment by which valuur and confidence might be instilled into the hearts of their troops. They accordingly, eight months ago, requested M. Giquel to under- take the formation of a Franco-Chinese Contingent; and it is the success which has hitherto attended his efforts that induces us to make the present rautarka. Should

Private advices state that the Governor of Nagasaki is so nonel afraid that Cliosu's men will come there that he has sent hia wife away to Yeddo, but it is thought there is not mueli fear of danger in Nagasaki, so long as foreigners are in the place.

who have lots registered at the United States

The

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terpreters has been mentioned as the suc

cessor to the present chief,

Two incu engaged in the Labra Piracy titude. have turned up at Macao, and have pro- coeded to Canton, with the detectives, to endeavour to identify some more of the

sconals.

Now, the effect of the Spanish differeu- tial duties in the Philippines is this: The impost on goods imported by foreign (ie. other than Spanish) vessels is exactly double that on goods imported by ships of The Acting Viceroy of the Two Kwang, Spain. In other words, the Tarif duty on Jni-lin, receive ou Sunday laat his actual most articles being 7 per cent by Spanish appointment to the post, and will therefore bottoms, it is 14 per cent by foreign. In vacate the office of Tartar General, which he exceptional instances where the articles has hitherto held. During the two years with Spanish or Philippine products, it is either might, or do, con into competition that fui-lin bas acted as Viceroy, he has 20 and 40 per cout by Spanish, and 50 per gained favourable opinions for a liberal dis- cent by foreign ships. Mark the couse position towards foreigners. He is the on-quence. Almost all foreign ships arriving y Tartar holding high office in the Provin. at Manila paturally come in ballast, and indeed but seldom go there except in ful

cupied, having been a member of the Impe- him on a tower grate than he formerly oc

set purpose.

rial cabinet.

COREA.

No. 1131-

civilization a new case their deaths useful than any in in life could have be with only a partia fots. It is stil

are prisoners only

uo means definite.

been done by the

in the murder of

to justify civilized

it a regard for be The accounts bov shewn in the cre

most thoroughly an that thuse alone wi thus ventured to e few years since. the time is past likely to avenge sugjects. Thanks price policy of th ing into a stale of importance. If \= panions have inda British residents is no inconsiderable by Sir R. Alcoel rities in the matte we fear the con worthy, even in t niscaut matter, c lately has attache

Sisce writing the from indisputable count given of the Shermia and thos

amber of

true. They wer

their berths and u

Every consideration, political, commer- community and the Mauila merchants to

Tuz news from Japan' brought by the have the differential duties abolished. The Saw nude is somewhat curious in its de- Filipinos will perdon us if we seem to be tails. By the columes of the North meddling with their affairs, but we know China Daily News we learn that the the Philippines and their resources, and French Admiral proceeded in the Derrou the unsurpassed elements of wealth, none accompanied by the Tardif on a sur- lying ille, which they contain. We know their physical features too-the grand out- line of their mountains and the wide swee of their fertile plains, and feel an interest in this magnificent portion of the tropical

eying expedition to within sight of the capital; that he was presented will pro- that his ships were twice fired at on his visious c. and requested to leave and

forms as that the General Sherman Amo- return, and a paragraph in the Recorder in

rice sooner, with an English missionary on board, had been burnt and the crew and passenger murdered. In the same issue of the Daily News giving the above particulars is a long account of the shipwrecked crew of the Surprise, and a kindness shown by the Coreans to the leading article in that paper draws atten- tion in the great contrast between the hearty good will exhibited bythe Coreans and the stipted hospitality afforded by the crossed the frontier. Our readers will Chinese after the shipwrecked sailors had find full particulars in other columns.

the same

timie the

A List of the Land Renters, at Shaughai Consulata, has been published, for the first drill progress favorably during the remains, but even his present promotion posfilment of charters to load proluce, or other cial enhancement of freight, of the wost the recent massacre of French missionaries

time.

We trust,

We four the reasonings of our contem-East which we world fain communicate porary found but faint echo in the minds of to our readers, even if from a mercantile the European and native shipowners of the point of view only. colony. Nor need we be surprised at this. It is well known that the abolition of the Navigation Act in England evoked the harcost possible opposition from British Is our last issue we showed some reasons

SPANISH FREE TRADERS. shipowners, who could not see the apparently, even for the sake of Spanish interests paradoxical fact that more liberty for in the East, the differential duties at the foreign ships would bring about such in Philippines should be abolished. Not only crease of general trade, wealth, and mure the Diario de Manila lifts up its voin, ment as to be ultimately beneficial to that with no uncertain sound, against the main ill-treated, oppressed, but soruchu gone tenance of time-worn regulations which place rally opulent individual, the British ship- Spain on a lower level than other nations, owner himself. Still less did they care to but the press of Madrid (no longer the So singular on instance of marked hos- bear in mind the fact that it is not ships isolated, non-communicablo Madrid of pitality and brutal murder, for such was the practical (Brat evolved out of the theo- there is a band of earnest free-traders, man's crew-occurring within a few days which create trade, but trade, skips. But other days) attacks them. At Madrid the burning to death of the Genet MP- retical) veuse of the economists triumpled, mostly young men, who are giving the of carh other on the part of the Coreans; after a long and hotly-contested fight, and sturdy but loitering old giant Monopoly cannot but give rise to speculation as to what was looked on as the Great Palladium some home thrusts, and who, by meetings, the actual character of this strange and of our commercial marine fell before the discussions, pamplileta, and speeches, at the hitherto almost unknown people. The combined efforts of men to whom the naAtengo, Bolsa, and Careulo, disseminate destruction of the American schoorer tion and the world owe a deep debt of gra- among their half-convinced countrymen a seems to have been by order of the king's

knowledge of economical truths. From father, while at one of their publications, the Gaceta Eco-kindness shewn to the castaways was ap- noista de Madrid, we take the following parently the act of the Government officials well-directed shaft. "Another point which over whom, from recent accounts, this is still unreformed in Spain, inspite of the murderously inclined individgal would experience of other countries, is the differ- appear to have absolute influence. It tilang duty, which has been proved in was by his orders that the late torture every place where it has been abolished, and murder of the illfated Catholic mis oy to be productive of no useful re- sionaries took place, and he appears to be sult, but to be extremely prejudicial. Re-. fore fully expressing our opinion on so yet this very sate riller permits a crew a bigoted tyrant of the worst statop; and

add a table of statistics to give a practical to their own Cousul at the nearest Chi- pernicious a form of protection, we will of shipwrecked mariners to be forwarded farm to our observations-for, as regards nese treaty port and treats thein with a the theory of the matter, it is so obvious as humanity which," says the Daily News, scarcely to require argument of any kind." was remarkable, and leads us to again For, what is the effect of the differential express a hope that full investigation will Hug duty? Purely and simply an artifi. he made into the circumstances attending This will form a useful register and ing wonths of the year, and should the

obnoxious nature, not only because it places before any severe measures are adopted will no doubt much facilitate the authenti-Viceroy be persuaded to add to the minber

What a strange, almost ead, perversion us at a great disadvantage with respect to towards a people who have shown so ication of the ownership of lots.

of the Contingent, which has already been The weather bas már bucome cool, and

of the fitness of things," does this seem the countries where such additional charge great bumanity to other foreigners in their says the North Chin Daily News, that in reviewed we will have in it a very formida the festival time of Hongkong is approach- A ship arrives in the splendid Buy of Mae tot exist, but because it heightens in end. Our conception of the inhabitants

aila, but it brings no costly freight-who-

the most extraordinary manuor the price of this isolated little kingdom' lag nå addition to the registration at the Consu- ble opponent to present to the Nienfei

ing. We may engratulate ourselves other mere ur lessons it might have done, of the articles we require to import from hitherto been very clear; but we have lates, the idea of a general registration of

We are glad to see that the Subscription having passed one of the most healthy pun to add to the Philippine wealth and Philip matter in a few lines more forcibly than sation to the Chinese; yet we find them, abroad." It would be dealt to put the certainly believed them inferior in civili- fice, irrespective of nationality, will be car

Lists for the building of a Cluichut Hanbow mers with which Hongkong has blessed for pine revenue. It has toiled over many this Spanish writer has dons. Ilis colle. though bound by no treaty, shewing great- ried out.

have come out, and that the amount perhong some years.

league of waters to add a few hundred tons more of sterile sand or stones to the ages of the Association for Tariff Ro- or regard for the rites of hospitality than "The same paper says The verliet

Philippine shore. The bringing of the form, formed at Madrid and extending to the latter, and treating men thrown en- given in the case of Oxford & Co. verne speaks wall for the liberality of the commu- nity. There appears to be no doubt that

produce of the Glasgow and Manchester locally well-known names as Figuerold, guests an

the provinces, and which numbers such tirely on their mercy rather as welcome is certainly vi 3

as troublesome intruders." Byramjee

all will give towards this most desirable THE DIFFERENTIAL DUTIES AT mills, of the London fom.dries and bese Fastor, Gatiano, Rodriguez, Bona, Pren The case turned

Accepting as true both stories as to their original description.

THE PHILIPPINES.

ries, and the Yorkshire looma-ot French upon the question of whether in the sale of object. The subscription list shows dona-

THE deerce by which the Spanish Gov- textures, and German and Fr neh mer han. dorast and Segoria, are equally earnest barbarity and kindness which thas queerly. in the use to which Bonn has in fact make their simultáneous appearance in the locrtale grils on behalf of the Defenlaut, tions to the amount of Tls. 1409,

ernment bus at length abolished tonnage dize and wines, is reserved for a few dedicate his life. In Spain a Goverment same columns thore can be but obe expla dues (with the exception of a small impust mostly ancirat-Span ali vess. ls which peri-Committee has been at work for some time nation, viz: that when left to themselves after receiving a letter withdrawing limits,

for lights and river-cleaning, of o cauts odically plough their slow and certain on the Tariff, and has taken into especial the Coreans are a gentle and hospitale the Plaintiffs had been guilty of negligence

per Ton) on vessels arriving at; and de-way across the Ocent, to the exlion of consideration the suppression of the diffe-cace; but that under the innere in the legal acceptation of the form. This

parting from Manila and the out-parts the finest and fastes: English and Ameri-rential flag duty. The Epoca gives the of evil inded officials who sure the was carefully explained to the Jury by the

in ballast, has a somewhat important bear- can ships, which might convey their cargoes statistical result of the official enquiry, ancient Chinese exclusive ideas, they are Assistant Judge in his summing up, and in Some of the hundred invited Hongkong ing on China shipping interests, and frum at a third of the fright. The Spanish was also pointed out to them that the ques guests at the Macan bull, given by the Mathis point of view we wish to give it some ships which tool at Liverpool, London, and and after remarking that it is time that capable of horrible barbarities. Should it the press should support the hoped for re: unfortunately prove true that Mr Thomaz, In an article in the China Glasgow for the Philippines charge 4 to form by throwing all possible light on this the able missionary and linguist on board tion they had to decide upon was a matter cases in honor of His Excellency, José prominence,

£3 por Ton measu ement. Foreign ships really vital point of our commercial inte- the General Sherman, bas indeed died un of fact, namely what, according to the cus Rodrigues Coelho de Amaral, the Governor, Mail of 18th May, we called attention to tom of the Trade in Shanghai, would returned on Tuesday, and report the affair the injurious nature of an impost which would bring the same cargo for 1.10 to rest, it aids, The comparative diminu- agonizing an ignominious death, the amount to such ungligence. After delibens having come of with a great deal of fucted as a fine on vessels going to the Phi£2 per Ton. In the same way, and on the tion of the number of Spanish vessels British and Amotican naval authoriti

lippine ports in search of freight. We same principle, the carrying trade to Ma during the last few years, as will be seen by will surely be directed to cooperate with The ball omenced hamediately then said, after adducing self-evident rea-vila from Ching is confined to the little the official tables, is eo rapid that the na- the French in gising Corea that fivet les gave a verdict that the Plaintiff had a after the arrival of Sir R. G. MacDonuell soas in support of what we alleged, it schooners and brigs, which, like minnows tional fag loses more than 300,000 tone son in the law of untions which it seeme is, in fact, but too clearly evident that amongst the Tritons, we see moving about of cargo from 1854 to 1859, and in 1802 to in the destiny of the nineteenth cen- right to sell the goods, int that it might¦aul Lads, who made their appearance ra- have been exercised with better judgement theriate. An amusing contretemps varied tunge duus on vessels which enter dull the Chinese treaty ports, and at the present it does nor employ the anant of tonnage ture to impress upon the semi-barbarous depart in ballast exercise a most repellent noment there is scarcels a single Spanish which it reached in 1850, whilst, on the nations of Eastern Asia. It is useless to As was naturally to be expected the Conn the proceedings. A well known resident was effect, and deprive the mercantile comme vessel lending in England for the Philippines, other hand, an increasing progression is say that lie and the Captain and ores of. sels both for P'aintif and Descudant at mistaken for the Governor and lio was accord-nity of the choice and altindance of ton owing to the Chiling war; and the dif- o sorvable under foreign flags, which shows the schoner rushed on their fate betau once claimed the verdict, reuninding the ed all the honors intended for Sir Richard nage they would other ise have. We ferential duties impede exports b. ships of in 1862 double what it did in 1850. It they had received warning that the spectator of the inimitable sketch its Panch MeDonnell which had to be again rehearsed sanust think that the Manila Authorities, other nations to Philippine ports. We are farther follows, (adds the Epuan), that the natives were hostile; bad they been cap

when the Governor actually made his ap. particularly in view of the superior attrac-aware that among Spanish shipowners and progressive increase noticed in the export tured as prisoners only, such a plea might of the two Cockney sportsraon each claim-

tions thus afforded to neighbouring free the poco.eu/aute portion of the Spanish and import of merchandize in our ports have availed and gentle means might ing the fallen bird. The Court be accor, pearance. There were probably 300 persoUS

ports, can have sufficiently considered these public, our wished to see the differential from 1880 to 1862, and which amounts to have been resorted to to obtain their free dingly to say what the verdict steamy, and present at the Theatro de Don Pedro things," Wo ate therfore rejoiced to see duties mumbered among the things that $59,979 tons, is chiefly owing to the fureign dom. But no law whatever justifica a seuri decided it was for the Phati. Of the where the dancing took place. A magnifi- that so decided a step in the right difnation were would be met by the cry of "praten-fug, as the national flag, to which it was barbarous are in roasting those who fail correctness of Pule vies, there can be little egf supper was laid out, to which the of reducing heavy lumage dues on eecking tion for national shipping," and that they hoped to assure a monopoly by means of the intotficirhands. Ontoferi comes good hows doud; whit she Jury intended doing being guests sat down at 2 o'clock. The ball last is has been taken by our Luzonian would go on to allege that, while shipping diff rential duty, has lost 5.61 per cen, ever, and Ale Thins and his companions # friends. There is still a point in their is in its infancy, it requires to be sheltered And what in our judgment is strange, is may have thus unconsciously served as the to give a verdiet of not being guilty of leed till about five o'clock this morning, and mode of levying the goueral tonnage dues from the keen wind of competition. The that the international trade has not dis- victims whose fate is destined to throw gal negligence, but at the same time to ex everything was carried on with spirit and to which we then adverted, and which we old phantasm of England being bent on appeared altogether, leaving our vessels open to the world and to the Lumanizing press a private opinion of their own about animation until that protracted hour. There are still unable to comprehend on any securing a monopoly of the carrying trade confined to the coasting trade for, with influences of Christianity" and "weatern

very

HONGKONG.

Lucify we have no sery important oc- enrrences to note.

sating for half an hour, they returned and eclat.

the nuhappy victi:

slowly to death.

the Coreane was pirate junk, as she

Thomas protested tentions of his cat deaf ear to all his

We may add derived from a g arrived from the

tuted enquiries it witness of the af

ties examined.

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SOME interesting appeared in the the signatures f and Festina Le posed Railway fr In on of the lett peared the follow correspondent F that the must brought about in posed line of ra and Sochow, der in the juuk, aud means of livi

essential consider be, not to stop it respondent hasti it from the direc from which pro the various stu fast so far fron

for such traffic precisely the san

in England that ed after railway- before that che sccund place so

to bring about r of employment, the iron road wo

against crime a has proved in e fact that in ti arising at Succh obtain the aid of four hours by ec hai, ought to b Chinese officials Bebeme; which doubt they woul sant menaced as During the rebe

ble of the advan ing roads to be be regretted ti nity which ther permission to c by. It would rantee for pea the advantage o Chinese Autho

granted the pe

portunity is los peace and har

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improvequents means of presu ever, see why t explained to th pensation mad which might be interests." general tenor must reiterate on North of Chie ful effort be ma ting railways. practicability a

pretty equally t pluge, the Peki superior advan! tum to denier ernment the sai Bit of a ell cor effort be made two sets ut uffe the lonal preju the genii of the Shaughai than ponderance of element of the another cagent that neighbouri established with

focal difficulties places. Sippo against such a

the Foreign boa