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THE CHINA MAIL.

PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

HONGEONG, THURSDAY, 1572 NOVEMBER, 1868.

NEY.

DEATH.

MARRIAGE,

At the British Consulate, Ningpa, ou the 26th Osto- ber, by the Rev. Jarvis D. Valentina, WILLIAM B Ja MIESON, ES2., to JEANIE Maat Simpson, second daughter of David Notmad, Esq., late of Edinburg. No varila.

Municipal claim, on the ground that the Land Regulations empowered the Law Renters to tax themselves only, and applied in no way to tenants of houses. On the Land Routers, he ruled, "rests the respon-

and

under

no

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Ai Shanghai, on the 1st November, ALAXAR Baibility of paying the taxes, which ther have no right to levy on, tenants of houses who are no other connection

other obligation regards their landlords, than are com- tained in their deeds and mutual agree- ments." This decision may be logical, and in accordance with the wording of Article X of the Regulations; but it is little to the credit of the gentlemen named, that

SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Ock adrices from Japan come down to Oc- tober 31. The war in the South has lulled.

othera again afirm that, according to Japan-

nólens volens to carry on the war.

From Chefoo we learn that the French

resources

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table wherever perpetrated, and we hope for the credit of our sporting friends at Shanghai, that there is no foundation for the very evident insinuation.

HONGKONG.

[No. 1135-NOVEMBER 15, 1866..

and of interfering in Chinese quarrela to the great detriment of justice. While at Shau King I saw some 50 men said to be Kwang Si coolies. released by the present vigorous Governor of Kwang Tung. It is sincerely to be hoped that he will be able to put down the nefarious tratic at Ma- eao."--Mercury,

base coin within their jurisdiction, Sure-accuse them of smuggling many articles ly a representation to the Viceroy would suffice to check the evil. In the mean time it is satisfactory to know that the police are making every effort to discover. the secret hiding places in this city, where The appeal in the opium case was disapurious dollars are manufactured, and missed by the Chief Justice. The nature issued for circulation. On Tuesday morn-- of the case will be learnt from the article ing detective Brown of the Police force which follows this. Dis Honor's judgment placed in the dock two batches of men con- was not given on the merits but on techni aisting respectively of six and seven indivi- cal points. There can be no intelligent duals, who had been captured the previous doubt that justice has been done to the day, the first batch in the lower portion of would-be opium smugglera

a house in Tang mau Lane, and the latter

report.

THE OPIUM CASE,

the harbour and the waters of the Colony. It then attempts to define the waters" of the Colouy in a way which betrays an ab- solute unacquaintance will: the first prin- iples of international law. And now after giving judgnient, in its own beliet, more wisely the either Magistrate or Chief Justice, winds up by the brilliant sugges

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tion that the Governor should interfere in this case and remit the fine, estore the opinú seized, or even make the injured parties compensation." We, on the con trary, trust that is Excellency will leave the matter as it stands, that he will not THE dismissal of the appeal in the Chia-interfere with the ordinary course of law.

He is doing his best to put down piracy. wan Opium case on the 12th is likely to it would be inconsistent to afford indirect The French barque Eugene & Adele, Cap-in a house in West strect in Taipingslun, give extensive satisfaction to all who are angouragement to opium stauggling. Stabashi reigns, and people are anxious! they avail of its support. Clearly, however tain Girard, left Macao for the Havanahon in both cases surrounded by the implements interested in seeing any attempt to evade to hear what policy the new Shogoon will as the Municipal Council imply, if house the 7th October, with a freight of 466 cop of their business, consisting of anvils, blow the laws of the Colony frustrated. The A day or two after she sailed the ing pipes, dies, quicksilver and all the case is so simple that it may be stated in adopt. Some appear to think that he will holders are not liable to takes, they cannot lies, endeavour to patch up. the quarrel, and claim the benefits arising from their expen-coolies showed signs of discontent. This paraphernalia of coining, also in both few words, and, as it is of importance as a pre- has a contemporary facetiously observed, diture; and the gentlemen who have taken dissatisfaction soon ripened into mutiny, establishments several hundred spurious cedent, we shall endeavour to place it be- everybody does know that Dr. MeGowau ese law or custom-be will be compelled up this position will be filly punished, in and the coolie passengers rose against the dollars, half dollars, quarter dollars, rupees, fore our readers divested of the technica- has come to China to lay down a tele- case of burglary, by being left to their own officers and crew. A hard fight for the and other coins. The dollars consisted of lities which necessarily attend an ordinary graphic wire from some one part of Chinato

mastory ensued, in which the Chinese are! Mexicans, Spanish, and the now Hang- The discussion which took place at the said to have been met by great determina-kong dollar. From the evidence of the

another. We have not yet seen, howover, last mecting of Treaty Consuls, on the sub-tion and resolute bravery on the part of constable it appeared that before he arres

Briefly then, a certain opiats boiler, by that thescheme of the company be representa ted the six men in Tung man Lane; be way of avoiding the payment of the has been actually stated in detail and we Ject of Yangtze pilotage, has borne fruit in those in charge of the vessel. Great num-

ecnse fecs due to the opian farmer of the therefore subjoin some of its more notice. the publication of an identical set of rules by bers of the coolice were killed in the strug-sent a Chinaman, whom he watched into the representatives of France, America, Eng-gle, many more were wounded and the re the house, with a dollar, and seeing him yeur, removes to a small village on the able features. The EAST INDIA TELE- land and Prussia, and the Commissioner volt suppressed. The captain, however, was come out without losing sight of him ro-mainland not far from bunce, called Chin- started to lay down, if possible, a line of GRAVU COMPANY has, it appears, been of Customs on behalf of the Chinese autho-shot dead by one of the mutineers: theceived six bad dollars in eacliange which way, and there, under license from the telegraph connecting the cities of Canton, some distance up a river, described as a

xities; restricting the exercise of the calohief officer was severely wounded and the man said he had obtained in the house. Chinese, as is asserted. sets up an opinar longkong, Amoy, Foocho, Ningpo, ling to persons licencing by a qualified many of the crew were more or less se The dollars being prodneed in court, of boiling establishment. To dispose of this Shanghai, Nanking and Peking and also. nearly all of whom deserted the town on

Board of Examiners, Certainly the en-riously injured during the melés.

In the second opium from Chuwan direct to a foreign intermediate places. course proved to be had..

It's capital consists the French approach. The fact of the

ship is illegal, that place not being open of 1,000,000 iu shares of $50 each and murder of the missionaries is fully admit-trance to the Yangtze is not so free from harquearrived at Saigon on the 15th instant.

was employed by the coustable, who, accom-tablishment to take cognizance of the at its directors. was captured and taken on board the adsary. Yet, during the quarter of a centy-there and thic wounded were at once placed panied by a friend, who has since disap-fair. Moreover, any foreign ship taking

ry that the port has been opened, no at-

ble on arrival at her destination to va- The King invited the French admiral to teinpt has hitherto been made to enforce of the French government, where we are peared, received at the shop for a five dollar f such opium without proper papers is lia- tween that now being constructed under the proceed to the capital to acgociate; but them, other than by a combination of in- glad to say, they were fast recovering at the note twelve apurious dollars in exchange. 1rious vexatious proceedings. The opiam the San Fracisco Telegraph

builer of Chinwan therefore obtains a stripping certificate from the American demands were made for punishment of the been open to any one who could afford a dy in circulation, as one of Mesars Pustan their utensils, asked no questions, and made Consul at Hongkong. Whilst shipping continent of Europe and Creat Britain.

no statement of themselves. They were re-sized and confiscated, and the custo- the opium in the waters of the Colony it Dindarins who had instigated the murders, boar in which to cruiso about, to offer him conlies presented one at the Post office, and manded nutil Tuesday next.

Great credit dians punished. and for the appointment of a plenipoten self as a pilot to any ship approaching the appeared in the dock at the police court is due to the management of these captures,Now the ordinance framed to protectat sot per share the terms for which

fleet consisting of the burning of the General Sherman by the Coreans and the consequent death of all on board is confirmed under date of of oue frigate, & corvettes, and 4 gun boats which left for Corea ou the 11th ultimo., on

the 15th entered the town of Kanghoa,

small place of only 10,000 inhabitants,

The

ted by the Coreans, "and a mandarin who danger that restrictions are here unneces- The affair was reported to the authoritise a Chinaman named Lan Che Seung to trade, and there being no customus cs-it numbers some influential namės amongst

mira's ship seemed to glory in the fact,

under toedical care in the military hospital

this was declined, as a trap was suspected, and a despatch was sent instead, in which

These have proved near- surance offices. ly complete failures; and, practically it has

date of the last advices.

Bad dollars of the new coinage are alrea

Tite prianier's having been arrested almost in the act of coining, and in the midst of

port. The Regulations now determined Friday morning' to explain how it became on, will do away with this anomaly. No mixed up with the other good dollars who has not passed a Board of Examinera, tendered, and strange to say neither the consisting of the Darbour Master and any prisoner nor the shroff of Messrs Pustan

$200.000

This line formos a connecting link be grants obtained by F. McB'Collins, uniting

with J'ekin vi Bebrings Straits, and the British line from chain of Telegraph from Now-York to the Calcutta to Canton, and will complete the

of the Stock has been set apart to be disposed of in the United States, $100,000 m Europe and

arid $100,000 in China,

tiary. News had been brought to the

mar (No. 2 of 1858) expressly states that by the Trusses, upon a notice of not less of Bulbsurybing lo por cant, when called for Frerich by a Corean convert that junks

and it is to be hoped that they will be fol- the monopoly paid for by the opisin tur as folowa: 10 per cent. It cash at the are lowed by others. [-

in the first place the optato farmer as the containing stones had been sunk in the

Mach dissatisfaction is reported as exist sole privilege of boiling and preparing blade, (which will probably not for under six months,) and a fur- River Seoul, between Kanghoa and the capital; and that the Viceroy had dea. three persons selected from a list of ex-pould account for its presence amongst ing at Canton in consequence of the recent opium, and of selling and retailing opinu ther assessment of 25 per cent., after the

Stock set apart for the continuation of the. patched an amoy 15,000 strong to attack perts to be furnished by the mail agents the rest. The Magistrate discharged the changes introduced by the new Governor 80 prepared within this colony or the wa

further states that no uncertificated per-

Thus far the prospectus as to the object them. In another page will be found a rory and the local Insurance Companies, will be man, at the same time recommending of the Province in the method of levying fors thereof; and Sec. 8 of the ordinance line shall have been disposed of.

son shall bring into this colony or the way of the new couigay represented by ite interesting account of the expedition in the allowed to ply as a pilot in connection with the shroff to be more careful in future, the inland (not Customs') duties on mer-

opinion that the first necessary step will entitled to TIs. 4 per foot of draught for pi-naturally exciting some attention north-as been that of collecting a definite tax custody, any prepared opium. From Shanghae wo learn upon autho loting steaners or sailing vessels in tow, wards. The following suggestion, volun- from merchants, the impost on merchandize The case therefore resolves itself into be the laying of a submarine cable w

-in transitu being restricted both in value and the simple question was the opium Hongkong to Shanghai. We learn how- between Shanghai and the light shipteered by the Hankow Times, has been amount; but the regulations newly intro-brought to or shipped from this colony, or ever that it is intended to comience, if Tis. per foot for sailing vessels not in anticipated by the Viceroy of Canton, who duced are said to be exceedingly compre the best authoritice, a vegsel cannot re- Cauton which is to be regarded as purely ex- the waters of the colony ? According to possible, by a line between Hongkong and ment against the Honan and Shan-ting tow, between Shanghai and Gutzlaff. These has directed that the new dollar, and ofensive in the latter respect, as also to be ceive goods and place thein on hor mani-perimental or at least as likely to be worked-

rates, which would allow Tis, 99 for pilot-course the smaller coins; shall be legal ten oppressive in scale. The silk-leaders have frequently urged him, and has left Nau- ing a sailing ship of 22 feet from the light-ders, in payment of Customs duties at presented a uismorial to the Governor nrg. fceived from the port at which the papers however have been gained if the Viceroy that port. Our contemporaries generallying a reduction in the new terit, but the would facilitate the circulation of the new result is not yet known.

The prophets of decadence of Hongkong coinage among the Chinese were they to make this fact widely knova: The Times

·will of course be gratified to learn that some

form of a diary, The Seoul is officially de. this port. Individuals so qualised will be The circulation of the new coinage is chandize. The system pursued of late years ters thereof or have in his possession 07: jagout. Wo bave already expressed onr.

clared under blockade by the Trench

rity of the North Chian Herald, thatthe Vice-

roy has at length determined on the move-

Nieviei, to which Tseng-kwo-fau has- ao

For once ap

ship, or Tls. 110 from Gutzlaff to Shang- liai, cannot be deemed excessive. Any at- tempt to monopulise business by under bilding, or misconduct of any kind while

fest without their being deemed to be re- at a loss for some time. A great step will

to lawfully carry them na cargo. The min- tical ases, be induced to recommend aneb are made out, which papersalone enable her could, after satisfying himself of its plac-

nifost," says Mc Culloch, must be made a project strongly to the Peking authori out, dated and signed by the Captain atties. The chief difficulty hero is not the the place or places where the goods or any mere getting a permission to ereou a line of

king for the seat of war. parently, the Imperialists are in carneet in their operations. A triple advance liat been planned, the Viceroy marching from the South, Tsen-kwo-fan from the East, and on duty, will subject the offender to aus- says The population of Chinn should be French capitalists are organizing a second part of the goods are taken on board, telegraph but to ensure its remaining un- another imperialist force from the North-pension of his license in the first instance, in some way induced to accept the new coin company in competition with the Americans The vessel to which this pium was taken harmed by the natives, aud this we feur into circulation amongst themselves. This to steam direct from Pananm to Hongkong the American Cousut at this port, and they We cannot however, but feel an interest received the papers accompanying it from will be a difficulty of alarming magnitude. west, by which it is open to surround and and to its withdrawal in the second.

We observe that some new pilot regula can only he effected by the promulgation of and there, doubtless, to effect a junction were so dated. Technically therefore the in watching the first efforts towards con effectually crush the rebels. Hitherto, there can be no don't, Li has not co-operations for the river Min have been published Imperial erficts, decreeing the coins to be 1 with the Messagories fimperiales steamers opium was shipped at this part. Further forring on China so powerful an instru- If the dollar is to be of auy from Japan and Shanghai. The Amlynore she was lying within the waters of ment for the transmission of intelligence ted heartily with his patron and present ri-by the acting Commissioner of Customs at legal tender.

Foochow and nearly contemporaneously service outside the colony, and as a more Advertiser September 221 has the following nothing to do with the case) and no one believe that the scheme must be commen- the colony (not the harbour, which has as the electric telegraph, and though we Tal. It did not answer his purpose to cou- the Teking trazite calls attention to tary medium both in the open ports and statement regarding the new line:Each therefore had any right to ship opium on cod in the way we have indicated we shall tribute to the latter's power and glory, without advancing his own; and he has e laxity with which the various officers the interior of China, there is but one way new steam line established appears to be board her without a license from the none the less readily confess ourselves to waited an opportune time for a decisive throughout the empire perform their duty, of rendering it so, and that is by enlisting only the herald of another.

Before the Hongkong farmer. On these grounds alone have over estimated the difficulties of the and directing that in all cases candidates the interest of the Chinese authorities in Japan and China Steamers from San Fran- the offence was clearly committed of at- unei tak og, sh uld Dr. MacGowan suc for offices shall pass examination with a the general sch nie, and obtaining their aid

cisco are even started, it is aimionaced that tempting to defraud the upium farmer.cond in the course he proposes to adopt. view to ascertaining fitness for appointment in enforcing the circulation upon their the French are planning a new line cross board a vessel lying within the waters of

But yet move to ship this opinor i had the credit of Rüccess; but now, the to any important post. In accordance with people. The British Minister at Tekin, if the ocean, from Panama to China, and the colony it was obviously necessary fo this principle, though not perhaps in conse-supported by his colleagues, is the most these iskunds, as will be observed by refe-bring it within the jurisdiction of the opi- Dismissing, therefore, the a long casapaigu to inflict any decisive blow/quence of the proclamation, "the Board of likely person to bring about this desirable rence to the chart of the Pacide, published uni farmer. on his opponents, it will be to Li's arrival Examiners will subject the candidate for consummation; and we believe that, wore in Anderson's Hawaiian Islands, page 24, face of the clearance papers being oblatis invariably regarded with much tender-

ed at Hongkong, on this second ground of on the scene that victory will be attributed appointment as pilot on the Min, whether be called upon to make the attempt, helying just half way between Panama and an offence against section 8 of the ordin Courts in Fugland; and it is only upo should it crown the Imperial banners; and Foreign or Chinese, to a full and strict exa. would experience little difficulty in per- Hongkong, will be undoubtedly required as ance the decision of the magistrate was

blow of which the credit should redound on himself. Had he moved at first, Tsen-kwo.. fan, as Commander-in-Chiet, would have

latter having proved himself unable during

Committee of the Shanghae Municipality found competent and trustworthy, the we believe, een stolen within the laatg probally one of the most comfortable for sale or fir shipment within the waters of

mination as to his competency, and make his prestige which will be exalted.

The most interesting announcement in ample enquiry as to his charactor for so Should he be the report by the Finance Rate and Appeal briety and good conduct,

Commissioner of Customs will issue to him a licence for inside or outaide, according to the certificate of the Board. For each li- cence a fee of five Mexican dollars will be charged."

arrear

The nature of

AMENITIES OF THE BENCH,

when a justice of the peace incurs the cen tv is always very much to be deplored

sure of a judge. The office of Magistrate

ness and respect by judges of the Superior

ecoisulated proufs of incapacity, or in extreme cases, that the Queen's Bench, or Her Majesty's. Attorney General, will licially reprove an occupant of the police bench. The censure pronounced yesterday our Chief Justice upon Mr Mitchell, P., came upon us, as we dare say it did upon him, as a startling surprise. It was uttered during His Honor's judgment on the opium appeal case, and our reporter has preserved it as follows:

a coaling depot. It is clear to see that the strictly in accordance with the law. To route, if ever established, will prove the urge that the opium was prepared at Chin- shortest between France and China, and

wan has nothing to do with the case, If it were forbidden to bring watches for travelling in the world. The steamers will the colony, what would it avail an offer run across the ocean, avoiding the extremes ¦ der to plead that they were made at Ge.. of cold and heat. The competition for the eva On every ground the decision was a China and Japan trade, which is increasing just one. every year, will lead to rival lines are many years, and none will promise greater success than that proposed by French capitalits:”

A friend at Canton, who has just return-

The Daily Press of Nov. 13. in au article betraying a singular want of ae-

His Lordship in the course of his quaintance with tact and law says "The warrant in the first instance was improper summing up observed, that be was sur prised at the remarks made by the sit ly granted, as the ordinance states that ting Magistrate, Mr F. W. Mitchell, with such warrants can only be issued on infor- referoner to a former decision of the late nation that opium propared without the Chief Justice Hulme, and expressed his farmer's license is in the waters of the Co-opinion in very strong terms at that gentle- long, whereas the information on which the man's behaviour in speaking of the decision warrant was issued merely stated that it of a Superior Court with disrespect. His

Lordship was of opinton. That was

suading the Tuperial Government to come to some advantageous arrangement." Twp dies for striking off five cent pieces hare,

few days from the Mint: and, so far as we is that a step has been made towards re-

can learn, it has not been found possible to The recom ducing the Municipal debt.

detect the thief or to ascertain the mechts mendation that Tis. 1,520 by written off as

operandi by which he possessed himself of a bad debt and Tis. 2,160 carried to sus-

them. There must be carelessness. sume pense account, pending the institution of

There seems to have beou something un where in the organisation and distribution legal proceedings, is losa satisfactory. The

of responsibility in connection with this two principal defaulters appear to be be satisfactory about the recent horse races at M. Smith, and H. L. C. M. Customs: the Shanghai. Some objectionable "turf prac-establishment, as this is the second if not

tice," it is insinuated by the Recorder, was the third time that similar thefts have oeed from a trip in the Wo Chan district, laint against whom amounts, in the aggre- gate, to Fls. 3,030 mb of the Els. 3,688 in introduced, "and it is now becoming doubt enrred. The result will be, but we shall notes the following scraps of news from Mr Smith, we believe, refuses pay-ful whether the sport will be continued" be inundated with counterfeit five cent pie that part of the country. It would seera ves from Canton, as we are already threate that the energy of the new Viceroy and the ment on account of alleged illegal action at the model settlement by the Council in 1884, in collecting Gain- the alleged practice may be gathered from ned with an irruption of ten cent, twenty prospority of the coolio trade were the star was suspected to be coming within the insult to the bench, and as long as he pre bling House and Brothel licenses, and the following extract from a leader which cent, and dollar coins of doubtful valve,ple topics of gossip from one end of the waters of the Colony." Well, oven su sided there, in would have it understood injury which, he avers, he sustained there our contemporary has devoted to the sub. from the same workshop. We have it on province to the other, "The examinations that was a sufficient compliance with the that he represented the Queen's Bench in by The Customs object, on the grond jot"We do not pretend to say that a good authority that there are between twen were in progress while I was at Wu Chau Ordinance. The words are, "Upon lawful its fullest integrity and he could not help evidence being given to the reasonable thinking that had anch remarks fallen from that the Emperor of China should not be horse may not be scratched or sold at the ty and thirty thousand bad dollars Flong- and were concluded on October 26th. The satisfaction of a stipendary magistrate &c, an inferior Judge in England some atticial taxed on his own soil; but appear to overlast moment, and the action be quite kong Mint pattern ready to be put into cir- Governor of Kwang Sil who has been enga- that any person within this Colony or tile

notice would have been taken of it. look the fact that the police protect the within the recognised code of sporting culation when the proper time comes, andged against the rebels at Nam Hing in the waters thereof hath in his possession or cu In the Mercury of November 13 we find Haequan bank; and that the Customs rules. But regulations, which will apply" proportionately large supply of the smal-Southern part of the province, was expec- tudy any opium &c.:"blearly pointing out the following additional reference to the officers have all the advantages of draining, admirably where a large number of horses ler silver coins. Canton or Fatshion has fed to leave for Wa Chan on October 28th. that a wide amount of discretion le left to the same ajatter, and incidentally to something fighting and other Municipal arrangements. are entered, throw far more power into the the honor of containing the rival establishe has been absent from the ospital for said niagistrate as to granting the warrant. eles

The Chief Justice again recurred to the The Council have apparently resolved to hands of the men owning the saimals than menta that turn out these huitations; is about a year and has finally succeeded in be obtained without absolute proof of the

language used by the Magistrate with re abandon a portion of this claim, and to sue is at all desirable, when there are so few it not possible that some arrangement bringing the rebels into aubaission. Their illegal possession why introduce the phrase, fengue to the Benol. He did not waid his watries as is necessarily the case in Shang- could be entered into with the Viceroy of leader is said to have made bis escape inte "to the reasonable satisfaction," and why Lordship) give a rush for what people said for the remainder. Much more to be ro

If withdrawing a horse at the last the Kwang Tung and Kwangsi provinces Cochin China, and his followers have either embody Art XV in the ordinance provid- about him personally; but as long as be gretted, however, is the statement that hai. hye Prussian subjects decline to contribute ument is to be looked upon here as an by which this danger might be avorted? As been captured or have come over to the In- ing against frivolous or veantious charges, held the position he now did he would louk which could ever be made if suspicit the public pral infernor judges. That

for respect

press had a right to say anything towards an institution of which they, not-ordinary thing, there will be an end to matters stand at present, the public have perialists. Thus the last formidable oppost was entirely excluded from the grounds of within a reasonable bound, no one held withstanding, claim all the advantages. horse racing in a very short time; as, see- no security whatever that 50 per cent of tion to the Tartar power in Kwang Si has action? Our contemporary further terms more strongly that any out in private. I was glad to see on my the discussion as to what are and what are could speak what he pleased of the banch We are not told the ground of defalcation: ing that these races mostly rest upon the the New Dollars now in circulation are not been overcome. but presume they rely on the judgment performance of one or two horses, the pub- spurious. It must be plair to the Chinese arrival at Wu Chau that a Coolie abip not the waters of the Colony wretched be admitted; but while he held that seat, delivered by Mr Tettenborn in December Jie will be little inclined to kick an animal authorities that if any quantity of counter which purported to be there on official squabbling yet this is the very point upon he would not allow such language to be know the legal fount whence the Daily We shall exercise the right which the last, denying the liability of house-holders. when he may be withdrawn, and the race feit dollars get into circulation they as well business for the Great French Country which the whole case turns! We do not used by inferior Judges

made to fall either to a second certainty as we will be sufferers. They ought, there had taken its departure. When I left Prese days its inspirations, but they have press undoubtedly possesses to demur to His Prussian Majesty's Consul-General, it

or to some outside screw." The kind of fore, if only in their own interests to take Wa Olian two months ago there were two been singularly unhappy in the case under the language which the Chief Justice has will be remembered, upheld Messrs. Op

Were it intended that no warrant could

gert & Co. in a similar resistent to a fine here indicated is eminently discredi of steps to put a stop to the ninnufacture foreigners on board the ship. The Chinees consideration. First it blunders between applied to a Magistrate, and we have not

No. 1135-Nov

the slightest hesitation in pse, muder such circumst unprecedented in the his That a Magistrate shou formier judgment by a li application to a

case

very common incident in Tice. Precedent is not His Worship as before I not, however, our intenti for the present at ang E test against the inipli the Chief Justice with t Magistrates. There was ed by Mr Mitchell that from a higher cart. T in his language that en jato personal disrespec dead or living; and w Mitchell, and all other the sphere of the Chief tiou, will not be deterre their duty by any fear t as Mr Mitchell employe within the terrors of ie other Bench. His Hu reports) said he for what people said aboz Possibly not, though we the good taste of volunte necessary declaration Nor do we believe it ger nor dues not need to be no one, however, exalte venture wholly to disrege Pereous are more sensiti tious, as a certain Quee remarked before His He be remembered, commer guage which gained. time, but which we do duce. The Inngunge fence to His Houor from here subjoin:

work

"Defendants objecting

of the court quoted fro newspaper of we 13th

of China Tại Quụng . H

it is said that in de therein the then chief was intended by the Opium brought within colony for the purpose of not be affected by ord the steps which the Opi that case, which was a ver pear to me to hare be oppressive, and this w strong feeling in Judge hold the

opinion that if intended to exempt brought into the toi thereof from the oper nance some such exempti made in 10, but there is. and therefore I den v stands."

· ILLICIT CO We are not aware whet

sion lately appointed to Mint have arrived at at

if not the capture of the yesterday is likely to fight on the question of the new dollar for eiren. appear to have devoted fecting their spurious coin, and apparently wi At the present moment- nuber are a reary in tod sharing with Hong producing them. In th becomes most importan ties should devise some stop to these nefarious greatest sufferers there can least afford to staud who, having no compre whose judgment they

auswerable for the rece are obliged to recei question, anything bear pearance of a dollar. ever to suggest that “som check the erimo of fais what more difficult to something should be. be taken for granted th

to produce any com wh on the part of so skilju those we harbour in tb- ly problem which prese lution is how to prod shall require so long a

trouble to imitate as to unremunerativeWi

can be produced is of which can only be settle but at present that is can sce bearing upon th Hongkong coinage. from, this to the means highly injurious and ill coining we find conside for consideration an crime is punished ar as it used to be jo Eur aggravated for. Eve we find that at home coi to death by barning, th rule, strangled (not lar erected over the pile o

were to be consumed. revolts at so barbarou the even infliction of t for an offence against t fellow creatures, and

of capital punishment, =

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would desire to revivi

even for Chinese rasca must be found of rend

detection, so great and

vere, as to deter them which it has just bee

Carts on under our ver It may be urged tha rather chain gang wor Bothe years is a suc nishment, Those how the Chinese estimate o fully bear uyutin ass Sentence does not app severe to the native m

it ja to a knowledge o torture and death for e portaut in their damag dividualzór society than therefore of resorting