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THE CHINA MAIL.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, 27-я DECEMBER, 1856.
BIRTH.
On Sunday evening, the 23rd December, 1960, at Michael Grove, Hongkong, the Wife of Joas 8. LAPBAIK,
of a Son
MARRIAGE.
At Univar Church, Hongkong, on the 2nd Decent ber, by the Rev. Dr. Legge, the Rev. HENKY PARKIS, Of the Westogau Mission, Canton, to Miss AKSE WILSON, of Staffordshire.
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
on introduction by the Attorney General, a member of the Hongkong bar, by the Chief Justice. Mr Whyte, we believe, in a member of the Queen's College, Dublin.
NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
By the SS. Hoan, we have Japan papers to the 15th instant, and Shanginal papers to the 22nd. We make the following ex- tracts:-
(From the Shanghai Recorder.)
SJIANGHAL
We have been informed by a good ay thority at the Barren Islands would be a far better site for a Lightlonso to be of use to ships coming to outwards than the North Saddle Island, the spot which there Our News from the North is not of any seemed soine probability of the Consuls very great interest. The irrepressible re-adopting. The North Saddle is so provi bels are at work again this time, Mahonent a land mark in itself that a light upon it is not likely to be of any great uso. The medans-in Kiangai, and have captured four suggestion is worth consideration and cities somewhere in that province. Some doubt not that it will be duly taken into interesting cases have been heard in the account in deciding the question.
We
The
The
THE CHINA MAIL.
passing the Harbor Master's Hulk after sailing over the prescribed course or dis- tance to be declared the winner of the Race which will be determined by the firing of a gun. 7th. Captains Croad and Batten are hereby accepted as Umpires. They are to choose the referee, whose decision is to be final. 8th.
of Cue hundred (100) Tauls is hereby deposited with 0.-B. Bradford to bind the parties to these agree met ments. sume to be forfeited in case either party fail to full the conditions and terms of this agreement. 9th. The whole amount of the stake, Two thousand (2,000) Taels, to he handed to 8. C. Farnban in the event of the G. F. Serd being declared the winner; and in the event of the dyres being declared the winner the whole of the stakes Tacls 2,000 to be handed to G. E. Contes, 10 It is understood that the Sunken Rock bearing S.S.E from the Barceu Island is not to be considered as one of the group.
In the Free
French Consulate on December 13, the following rather important case was heard before Het Wei Yuan, Chen Wei Dillon, Franch Vice Consul, Yun
C. Dil and C. Alabester, Pritisk ditto. investigation was held into the facts
-chang,
Απ
work no less thau three fires have occurred in the native city-via, on Monday, Thursday, and last night all commencing between 9 and 11 o'clock, P.M. The twe first-mentioned took place in a poor neigh bourhood, and the lunes soon being as tared, the destruction of
property was very surall. That of last night threatenel to extened itself considerably, there being trong north-easterly wind blowing at the; tim time. The Chinese, however, were sic- ceasful in eubduing the fire, which, after bruing a few hours, resulted in the de struction of about 200 houses and shops.
NANKING,
Tsen-kwo-fan, after resisting as long as possible the order to proceed to Peking, has at length yielded to pressure, sut is, we learn, about to leave for the capital where, we presume, he will take up his substantive appointment of President of the Board of War. In that case, Li-lung-chang's acting appointment as Commissioner of Foreign Airs will be made permanent, and he will suwvoed Taen-kwo-fan as Generalissimo,
TIENTSIN.
of
[No. 1141.-DECEMBER 27, 1866.
and sur-
26 re-
THE LOBSCHEID LIBEL.CASE. The Police Magistrate bad no-alternative but to commit for trial in this case, for
defendant admitted a libel and pleaded justification,-au iseee which His Worship was powerless to determine. The Attor ney General was equally compelled upon overy ground of judicial propriety," to
minal prosecution, under the circum- refuse making the Crown party to a cri- atances disclosed upon the information. In
which the complainant elected to adopt
the damage alleged might be obtained by evil process, and the Crown therefore
A very extensive tire occurred at Tiitsin officesgents of the various lunrance a legal aspect, the form of proceeding Supreme aud Mixed Court at Shanghai. the Chinese steamer Hamette has been Chinese Banker, against there of in the K'n I Chea, a place outside the city, suries of resolution, jave prissel was " oppressive; a sufficient remedy for
about the first of this mouth. We hear that the contract for repairing
At Foochus the Dockyard seleme is progieen to Messrs Farnham & Co., who have gressing. Fires have occurred at aorue of
the smaller ports and Hankow. From Ja pan the news is reassuring, despite the blow bflicted on business by the recent fire. For particulars respecting all there and other matters we must however refer our readers
ndertaken to do the work for Tls. 4,500, which was the lowest tender.
Information has been received from a native source, that the Mahomedan Rebels are giving great trouble to the Imperial forces, and that they have succeeded in capturing four important cities in the Kiangsi province
the
We understand
of a complaint made by Cheng-ch
Comptoir d'Fiscompte for appropriating, and Wei-mn-ti compradore of
the
=
.
It broke out acess
the purpose ot
franied for
Reiss & Co. for receiving, 5 delivery orders shops, and over five hundred Chinese ikases culminate in an crease of 9 per cent. or decline to prosecute in the matter, lear
your there are a large number of clutites were burnt to the ground. A native Tien- tsin merchant informs as that the loss of property in the houses, and in the form of Shirtings, T-Cloths and other materials, is estimated at over Tis 200,000.
CHINKBANG.
to the next column where the News from kiu Theatrical manager of the Pe- the core of the Comptoir d'acorupte | Goverment intend withdrawing their opoeeding in the extreme.
the North is detailed at length.
Tuesday having been Christmas day we have naturally had but little doing. ple have however now-finished their
It is reported by the natives that the position to the settlement of foreigners ( the north bank of the Yangtze, opposite this city.
We merely give the rumour for what it is worth.
H. M. Consul at Chintiang publishes a statement of the grennd rent due by renters Settlemen at that port, and requests thirt payatient may be made through the Con- Aulate Office.
days, and the serious business of life con- Drama. A portion of the house will be set 88,000, lent on realized 318. 60,000 of land within and outside of the foreign ante quo.
wencos again in Hongkong to-day.
A very important Consular Notification appears in another portion of our columns
ments upon it will be found elsewhere.
of
din
сп
compradore)
KIUKIANG.
...
The Examination of the scholars at St. deed the rauidity with which the build the entries of various amounts to the cx-leader, Protege, and Safety Valoc, as having establishment," the Yoshiwarra-who, the and reasonable liberty of the Press dege-
found in another page.
we
the results
FIRST DAY. Deer 2, Black, Donglas
11st.
1;
Aution
a
andi
The Missionary Recorder is the naine of a race by the Secretary and Mr Alabas and Yeh-sheng had long been partners inve, 11st, 2.4 himes; 10st 10, Vigi-Leon Ranbes and H. E. the U. S. Minist libel was not allowed to be pleaded in.de.. January 1807, and the publication of which China. After the latter a discussion en- Cheng datig showed by his books that Yeh Cup.-Will o' the Wisp 1, War Hose are both absent, the former at Atami for
remarks being interesting Is to be continued monthly. As its name the President respecting the
by
Chingisug largely pl
Wh implies, it is intended to be chietly a record of the Salt Trade conducting at Chinappropriation or the five delivery orders. 2, Fout Fad 3. Pickwick Cup.--Protege the benefit of the baths- the latter at Na motive that led to the publication had to of missionary work. The matter in the and by Mr.J. G. Dunn upon the probabili objected that the pin now brought forward
it has entered.
sued, some
made
by the Comptoir Escompte revi
was not brought forward on the occasions on which the case has been heard. The Court adjourned, for the presence of experts in caligraphy, and any further evi dence that might be brought before it touching the supposed partnership between Yeh-sheng and Cheng-chang.
FOOD HOW.
1, Cossack 2. Selling Stakes Ringleader
sack 1, Foot Ful 2. 1 Safety Valve 2. Consolation Cup. Dus
NINGPO
A fire broke out in the foreign settlement on the 15th instant, which destroyed a uttuibor of Chinese housca, Several foreign bugs were in imminent danger but were saved principally though the aid of the men of the Anglo-Chinese contingent.
JAPAN
We take the subjoined items from the summary of the Times Overture Mail of Dec. 15-
The British and Dutch Ministers gasaki. have been much in Yeddo. The only worthy of special notion is, that the ths of the Japanese Government to the reply of application of the Foreign Ministers in terais of the Memorial of the community In the Dollar question, has been favo
blestel, te amargarine and Louise experiencul during the past few months
wilt now cease."
the
But we leave the higher thoughts the general trade of the place and the actual ruin of some of its merchants, We veutur- connected with the anniversary to find ex- ed at the time to take, both in our detailed pression in more appropriate quaiters; and account of the bre and in the Summary of having no object, but to add or mite of the fortnight's news, a more hopeful view good wishes and kind words to the vast
our position: a view which proves lo have been a correct is, for already husiness her which this happy season annually has beati actively resined and plans for rewithe.ess, must conclude in the sincere building on better principles that part of hope that we all may be spared for many the foreign town, which has suffered have another Christmas to wish each other been laid before us. The Jeding iden of the "compliments of the season." these plans, the distinct division of the na- tive from the foreign settlement, seems to have come from the British Minister, while the re-arrangement of some of the streets. was suggested by Messrs. Whitfield and Dowson, a local firm of architects a veyors, who will probably carry out the A point which we have long urgel-the making of proposed improvements.
creation ground in such a place as to divide the foreign settlement from the dangers and impurities of the native town is carried at last, to the satisfaction of all in tire least degree careful of their uw health, or solici tous for that of their neighbours,
have had a meeting and, in an here have of unreasoning
apparently wse of discouraging usurers, which
the rates alt round: As the dozen of names appended to the resolutions are those complainant to seek legitimate satis for 20 chests of Opian, the property of the
Whe of most
mereits and faction by suit ins Civil Cout uf
thor ho will do so or not, is a question for aforesaid: Cheng chang. It was miuitted.
the hama, it is iuper- largest insurer in that the compratore of the Comptoir d'Es
sible to refraid from admiring their dia himself to decide; but as he has chosen compte had appropriated the orders, and
wlien interestedness and
aeting
tụ be his own lawyer so far, and bas evi- possession of Reiss that they were now in
and loyalty.
3-but we
dently but a very inadequate appreciation. their capasity of Insurance Agents- & Co.'s compradore. It was admitted that
must at the same time couden their pro of the nature of the law of libel, or of the cical Troupe entre, has
now performing at had
no authority to appropriate
most unequivocally as unwise and
legal value of his own particular case, we obstructive
We remark will offer bin a little instruction on the the Mo-Ding Fong
in con- the orders. For the defence, it was alleged templation to issue juvitations to the Cor- that Cheng chang was indebted to the
that among the passengers by the phee,
The information may be more Escompte suis and other Foreign officials in Shang-
in the
are one or two gentlemen connected with subject. sum of Tis Pen-hai to an Entertainment to be expressly se-
1000
unt of a specific loun, and
the China Fire Office; it be hoped that widely useful, for there are persons in on account
they will immediately n
A work of the Hongkong us in other parts of the world, they on account of a separate loan of Tis.
at the status
whose notion of what enstitutes a libel holi-lected as giving an idea of the Chinese
Agents here, and ro- the security of
of 200 chests of
is extremely bazy. I'll bring an action apart for those invited and also for the
Opium, which
On the 4th instand again on the 9th,
for libel against you," is a common form ther Foreign visitors who may attend; and The loan of Tls. 7,000 was admitted,
only.
the horrible claug of the fire bells roused of anathema against newspapers, in casea the pieces chosen will be such as to be in- but Cheng-alang alleged that he had baud-
Is to reet and subdue the enemy close tis ed at the time 20 chests of Opin as secu Foreignors. teresting to
where it is us puerile as was the indirect rity
hand in our own settlement. The fire on the for it, and brought corroborative We are glad to notice that the new idence from his books in
The Autunun Meeting at this port appears 41 burus about 10 houses in a populous communication, by the Pope, of Victor respecting Chinese British subjects. Com-atre is progressing favorably. The whole
m support of
to have been highly successful. The racing and commercial of the franc-work is up and a large portion statement. The loan of Tls. 88,000 was
French. tho.caarelessness of some by #_site the boarding has also been laid ou.
denied. In proof, the Comptrar d'Escompte was good. Among other familiar names, and our real quarter of the native town, manuel and of the Emperor of the we noticed those of Carnifex Cossack of the young ladies from that educational There is a line beyond 'which the true produced his
his books, in which Savours School came of with great selat operations are being 'proceeded with is
principal seminary having been destroyed, havin brauch
nerates into license, and formerly in Eng- are now scattered over the town in kst week, His Excellency the Governor something noteworthy; and we trust that tout of Tla. 88,000 appeared the entries taken prominent parts. The following are
have the theatre completed in an- shewing that the amounts had been paid to
were frequent departures -Chimes 1, Bells. Happily the house on fire on the land there. Hack Cup
JOIN Vaso. distributing the prizes. A fall report of ple time for many performancea next
one Yeh-sheng or Jeeking, and a side note
that they were a stating
the Press then laboured under an irritating Chengurt-Protege 1, Cossack 2. Challenge Cup./9th was of very slight construction from the fair exercise of this liberty. But all the proceedings of the address read by Spring.
soon fell and, as the sight was This re canke that has ained been removed. For
very calm, At the meeting of the Royal Asiatic So- It was objected, and appeared to the
10 other damage was done, the Revd. Father Raimondi and of the
ciety
in an over-head store in an ad- merly, was official delinquency point- reply of His Excellency thereto will be of yesterday, Dec. 19, the third portu generally, that these notes bad not been Carnifex 1, Safety Valve 2, War horse,
the Rev. . R. Brown's translation of a made at the time, as the ink with which Deception 4, Foot Pad 5. Hankoy Cup.
Comriginated
jacent wooden building, alao burnt, the ed out, gross mismanagemout of public Тарашеве
Manuscript, entitled the "Annals they were written was of a different shade, Protege 1, Ringleader 2. Meteor 3.
affairs asserted, or glaring inroads où pub of the Western Ocean," was read to the It Chimes 1. pipe of which was worn and defective.
Sth December Cup Safety The Herald saya—“In diplomatic affairs,
lio morality denounced, the truth of the 10st, 10, 2; Car
there is but little to iolice. H. E. M. new paper, the 1st number of which is dated ter read his notes upon the Salt trade in Opium speculations. This was denied, and Valve
fence, but the malice or purity of the absonded the day after the sheng, who
be determined without reference to the his debt. It was further
proportion of truth or falsehood the libel The 6th and 7th Victoria, contamed. better known as Lord Campbell's Act. removed these impediments to free developement of the best functions of the Press. A corresponding improvement in the tone of the journals of Great Bri- tain generally has resulted, and it may be taken for granted that unless from sonte. exceptional causes a "defamatory libel A correspondent writing from Foochow under date of the 10th just gives the fol
by a newspaper, on any person acting in" a public capacity, and whose actions are of public importance, has foundation in owing information respecting the Dook which is being established mider Messieurs
The Ganges brought us, on the 4th just, the London tails of October 10th and the
fact. A case occurs to us in illustration ment is to consist of a Dock and a Four-
Cox v. Carrington, tried at the Somerset The
Assizca, in August 1854. It was a civil the 13th inst. at 10 am, per Alphép, eleto hry, where steamers are to be made, and French mail of the 17th idem arrived on
a yard for the constraction of the
suit; plaintiff was officer of a public court, news brought by the latter vessel bure in hulla There is to be a school for shiturally been received here with dismay.
defendant was editor of the Bath Chronicle building and a naval school; each to have
4
The evidently very precarious state of the
and had "libelled" plaintiff in his offi- thirty students; who will have to conicalth of the French Emperor-the fall f
cial character. Defondant pleaded justi. mence learning a a foreign language. Those
Mr. Justice Wightman, before in the former will be instructed in French, the Mexican Empire he report of a drop
fcution. of a shilling in silk, of an anticipated logs
whom the case came, thus directed the while the latter will learn English; and
ent of will
a pound all roun English of sixpence in a on and Americans. I do not, thereforable fall in the price of cotton
way in the world, there are few amongst the conduct of any man of a public cha see any room for the susceptibilities which
racter, no doubt the occasion would justify. alt combine with the gloomy political news as who have not a soothing recollection We are glad to learn that the local sques- have been eelneed by some people; as
them if the romarks were not made the zes by which Article XXVIII of the trendy there will not be any exchuiveness in the to make the dispatches by the Alphee any connected with the name of the sacred
thing but pleasant reading.
festival. What visions of schoolboy holi- ground of gratifying a vindictive object. conduct of the matter. The Chinese Au-
The political news we published in our days with plenty of sights and parties, or any mere party feeling, but were sin has been so long nullified, have been suc cessfully resisted during the present season
thorities have been promised that in six
last is confined by advices, both from Vel unlimited snowballing and gliding, plumply with a view fairly and honestly to by a Ningpo firm. Our correspondents
years the students in ship building shall
and the South. In the Shogeon's capital,
As we state that which defendant believed to he says "Armed with two formidable look ho able to build a steamer, for which ing documents procured from the Tautai
How, as we got true." The jury found that the libels given to them, and to be able them rive has fallen in price, in consequiches of the puddings and mince pies, arise by H. B. M. Consul, 1 went to Teen-kai, a
plan is
return of the majority of the troops from think of yomhful days! selves to make plans for four more years.
of their rice beyond birching and it stick-up collars, complained of Were "justified by noon- pear to have been bestowed. It is a neat-large tea-firing village about thirty from Four years is alge the thus stated to this the seat of war: the Bained in a lend- do we recollect the glorious yule log, the sion,"that is, that they were not. ma-
Fychow, and insisted on being allowed to Chinese Authorities as requisite for
pey being as was then without paying the $4.50 per picul demand. I students in the nail school to become ing article mainly depended on by the mistletoe, and the delicious little lovelicious, but were intended for the public take away the balance of a chop of tea
common people for their support. That episodes oftentimes as epliemeral as the benefit, and accordingly, awarded one far- competent navigate out el as a war tax. After considerable pre-opens they are expected to be able in the rice harvest of this year is deficient, is a mustletoe itself--which made Christmas thing damages. Thus the question of trath
but the necessity for keeping back the delay of four or
one vast accumulation of pleasures. And take a vessel from port to port, and to surplus stores of former years, to feed an now eth me of us, more mature in years; varication, deinur, and five days, I was at allowed to take require only one or two were years to com
South, having passed of the criminal business before the court it. The
I do not think principal
away-it pinion that though the
the recollect the family meetings-suttimes material in determining its malicious or the general fur hext Either of those anticipations unreasonable,
during the winter,
loved member since the list anniversary is a foundation for it, the malus animus statud that as the above was a case of southe year's unamntions, statis Leit, the matcharist as the regniations of the schools will be staple of final will probably cenatu vory alvel clouded by the loss of sowie deurly innocent inrents for if it is fulas, if these
Except upon holidays the dear
is froin that circumstance alone suffipient- miun is expected and the foreign shipments which revivified the warm currents of our (the public interest he was desirous, without a bit established, the mandarine very strict.
the manipolation of 30,000 expressing his opinion either upon the number of piculs of tea made during the students will not be allowed to absent now on the way are not likely toranfize the home affeelibus, and sent as forth again toly evident, white is proportion to its quan
themselves upon any pretext whatever.
are profit expected. With regard to the state
theme of truth and the amount of publie e the every day world with fresh stores of legal points, involved, or upon the merits, Season) times $4, 51-a, process which leave The steamers which are to be built of affairs in the Island Sen, we are not sur-
be deprived of maliciousness. It is further or gnus, with engines of 150 horse
which we had the advant path! Truly there is a poetry in the
lahl dowu that if a writing although inja- to which he had given very great consider Business in Ningpo is very dull, opinas transports of 600 tons burden, carryisen wie exclusive and rebensebold fove to oust a sunshine on our good it is designed to effect, is it held to
power; and gunboats of 80 horse power.
of this is in the hands of only two or three These, I understand from good authority,
f possessing on the subject, to find name-mongst thuise of Anglo-saxon ostre that our anticipations of the result have and Teutonic blood at least-which many rious to another man's character, be pub nature of the case, and to the circumstance frms, Picce Goods are only bought in will be the species of vessel now most proved der date eptember 3rd: do gratefully acknowledge; and to such, jare his character, but (and to this we in-
correct. Our Nagasaki Corres, on- who never willingly read a line of verse lished, not necessarily with intent to i that upon an ordinary information the shanghai in snall quantities by native dequired by the Chinese. Everything seen Jera. The quotations therefore are almost
It has beeni favor the undertaking. to. defendant's month is sealed and he is un-
The Tycoon's troops have chiefly bean
more especially, do we address hearty vite the Rev. Mr Hobscheid's special at- frowinal.
warmly approved of in an Imperial edict,
withdrawn from the seal of the late war, Christmas greeting,
tention) bona fide for the purpose of in able by the rules of criminal procedure
The following conditions of the sailing and a funt of Ts. 10,000 per month is to
but our last advices from Simonoseki in-
At no time of their residence in a foreignvestigating the fact, in which the party personally to give evidence in his defence, match between the G. F. Berard pilot cute set aside for its completion. As the
form us that a skirmish lately took place he had come to the conclusion that the ter and the Syren pilot schooner have been Vice Roy, who propose the scheme, is to
"It is hereby start for the Kausuh province, the Ex between the troops of the Rokury Daimio country do persons more acutely feel that making it is interested, it is not libellons. and those of Chiosin, in which the former they ate absent from home than at Christ- No doubt this is training a point in our ends of justice, as well as the interests of sent to us for publication.
the Kiangee, by name Shu, a agred between the Independence Pilot Co, Footai
Chiosin was worstel.
still holds Tanoura was, and in tew parts of the world is the own case, but we have an interest in the ative of Fokien, has been specially ap the public, so far as they may be involved of Shanghai, and the Mercantile Pilot Co.,
and Kokura in spite of the efforts of the fact realized more strongly than in China: State, and Interest reipublica ut quilibet maxim which of the same That they agree this pointed to hook after the arrangements. in this case, would be better aerved by 13th day of December 1866, to sail their ir Giqual will leave for Europe by the dispossessed Prints to turn him out and but even here we can and do still contrive
to all appearances, is likely to hold them
to observe the day in the good old style, the Rev. Mr Lobscheid will find to apply leaving the complainant to seek his remedy respective Boats (The Pilot Cutter G. F
noxt French mail,"
armer grip on the Inlaud In spite
and while recalling the past, look forward to the use that was made of hie coule by a less oppressive- made of proceeding Neteurd belonging to the Independence
the presenes of the Honan aring thus got a
Sea than before. Your readers will begin pefully to the future. Nor isolated as certificates. An action will lic. also, f a criminal information, by civil Pilot Co., and the Pilot schooner Syren be braves of the Race Course, a chosen band
to believe, I fancy, that your estimate of
words which may hurt a iar in his trade than by
Race longing to the Mercantile Pilot Co.) a
the power of Chiosiu
we are, comparatively speaking, are we who had been care- action for damages either in the Court of from the Harbor Master's Hulk in the lower trainers are, says the Advertiser, sticking,
The coefully amang and drilling his troops for so destitute of objects to whom we may show or livelihod: as for instance, to call a tradesman a bankrupt, a physician a however, spoiled for the time, and no
is Summary Jurisdiction or in the Supreme reach, around the Barren Islands and vigorously to the ground.
on the follo
mees can come off till the departure of the 10g, was a very just one and that with some of that bounteous hospitality in
Thers are many in quack, a lawyer a knave, or a minister of Court, where both parties are equally en-back to the place of
public opinion to back him, and on his 1st.
vogue at home. wing tering and condition
That
iniaap. troops. It may be well to remove a the titled to step into the witness box.
Burn of they sail the above Race for
is due any intentional thwarting His Honor the Chief Justices also thought One housed (1,000) Thele a side. The grand to do to stiyi occuposa un ourding a march for the Tyrom, be more thas Hongkong, chiefly seamets, who are almost, religion-a carelers cuolio agent; and a The Council of Daimios, summoned if not absoluteis, destitute, and those de jury may fairly be called on to assess da- that as a general rule a criminal inforbanne to he deposited four days before the of our programme for the Races in Decetuately do not at Ruto, is not likely sirous of doing good may easily find mages the physician produces his diplo
me, or the minister of religion relievez day herein anal for the Race, in the ber. These 5,000 soldiers are from Hopan kur Nagoriki advices tell some worthy of pity and help. And we
Конди of Or B. Bradford, Esq. 21. That tion was hard upon a defondant, more expe. handik on the first of the elb on the day locate them in their need are wiges that, should it over he assembled, may also call attention to the schools himself of the charge of negligence in hie elally when he was the Editor of a paper,
els with the the the jor part of the unbles, if they and other benevolent institutions, to the duties as a coolie agent, acting in a pub-
Tartar to be determined by the firing of a gun ca
bidy. and the person affected a private individual, before the full moon in Janstars. The starter to prevent so specimens of obor tl suolat all do not intend support of which any aid would be wel-j Ho capacity, for and on behalf of a publ:o
come. These who would rather book at ami at. to go person, but will be present- Chinese soldiers as we have seau, and unless the libel complained, of was board the Harbor Masters HS troops. They are as
It is in his capacity as such an officer the conference by their ministers home for the exercise of Christmas libera. ed ut they occasionally commit petty de opposite the grossly outrageous, or did not affect the Rach Boat to be anchored in the stream tations on the Foochow shopkespers, relations. Does it contin intimality, may be reminded that a few cheer that we admit we have "libelled" the Rey
starting point, with 15 fathoms 4th. The mail- public welfare. His Honor thought the prochain at the hawse pipe. 4th. Th
meeting that they fear
beilig called on to cedure objected to by the Attorney Gene- sail only of the G. F. Seward to be baisted, are generally civil and well, bebaved. They that they darove of the objects of the ful words and good wishes to those inder Air. Lobscheid, and if necessary we shall tion. But there is in his case one wenk should be warned by former experience in aid against Chids in good carest of their their authority or lofluence, are oftentimes he fully prepared with a plea of justifice
allegiance to the Mikad that
EL they dis more acceptable gift this money or ral, was oppressive, and expressed his api-heart sais down. The Surea to bare fore. worth a visit but intending visitors sail and mainsail hoisted head sails like nion that the honourable and loaned pro-wise down. Oth. The G. R Soward is to now, that they have a special antipathy trust the wily Slutshaabi and decline to goods. It is hard if each cannot find some point which, as he seems determined to be
to "bell toppers" and beards,
his own fawyer, we may charitably indi- trust their heads within his reach, or that one to whuge happiness or pleasure he c seuut r for the crown had excrexia very cantile Pilot Co., the Pilot the Mercantile
on board one member of the Mer receive
HANKOW,
they personally dislike him and his policy wise discretion indeed in the mattor.
Co. may appoint. The Syren is also to re-
Fires seem to be occurring in every di- It is now an ascertained fact and no longer contribute either directly or indirectly, cats. He does not allege that he has sas- a good deed at Christmas time has been by our libel. If injury is to accrue in On Thursday J. C. Wayte, Es, at presont ceive on board one member of the Indepen rectior; Yokohama, Trentsin, Chinking a mere rumour, that Stotehashi is friendly and we believe that in Hongkong many tained any present ascertainable damage one of the Pulice Magistrates in this Colo-dence Co., the Pilot they may appoint, to ni Niu gu have each bred its devastatating to feigners.
When we las wrote in these enmans, and yet will be recorded on High against him from ing it will arise only from some sce that each Boat sails over the allowed fire to food and the following from the
ver be subjected.. Tu answer to the Police ny, which post we are informed he is course. Oth. Either Boat can gail or an- Bankor Times Sows that pare it to be Yokohama by fust received a shock which the great day when all things shall be remore contingency, to which he may ne short's about to resign, was admitted chor at her own option. The Art Boat behind the rest in this respect. During the some fastight would prove a severe check tomade kavr
from foreign by the of Salt paying as an
an Import first number-4 pp. royal folio-is very in-countries, should the Chinese ever see fit to take off the prohibition, which now ex- teresting, and the typography is excellentists against the article. Mr Dunu stated then our low contemporary success in that this question was gone into some years but in consequence of the damage the highly useful field of labour upon which a cargo of Salt did to a vessel by damping it, the rate of freight requisite We understand that Mr Toochy's apwas too high to admit of ships being den in England with Salt for China. Such a course in fact would unft them for taking pointment as assistant Harbour Mastor is a
It was observ temporary arrangement holding good for six any other cargo than Coal. mouths. Three European polion inspocet by Mr Alabaster that at a place called Foodhow, in the Cores, Salt could be ob- tors will be detached to the three sub-statained that would lay down at the 3 tinas at Sowkewan, Stauley and Aberdeen.
We have received a copy of work entitled THE ORIGIN OF THE CHINESE; an attempt *to trace the commection of the Chinese with
(From the Daily New.) western nations, in Religion, Supersti-
We notice the arrival in Chiuess waters tions, Arts, Language and. Traditions, of a Prussian corvette-the Fineta, of 23,
She fired the usual By the Rev. John Chalmers, A.M." At guns and 350 men,
settlement.
of the Yangtze at 4 cash per Gionel and D'Aiguebelle. "The establish-
would sell, without payment of Govern ment taxes, at 18 cash. An interesting ex- tract frou an old history of China was read to the meeting by Mr Kingsmill.
on this
A MERRY CHRISTMAS. We cannot allow ao time-honoured and hallowed a seasons as the present-to pass away without wishing a merry Christmas to our readers and for that matter to our fellow colonists of all denominations whose religious belief is founded upon the event which, eighteen hundred and sixty-six years ago, gave the promise of future peace Despite on earth and good will to men. our quarrels and disagreements, the calls of quires, cut the bardness of heart
so short a notice we are unable to do more salute of nine guns on anchoring off the wall under the mallage therefore, year's ten-shipments, and of a verr consid almost inseparable from pusting one's jury; the libris made comments on
than express our gratification that some ove has been found willing to endeavour to row lighton this almost unstudiel subject; but we hope before long to furnish our road ers with a more extended notion of a work on which much careful thought and study an
ly printed pamphlet of 78 pages.
With reference to the prosecution for libel against, the Editor of the Evening Mail, the Attorney General, at the termination
this alorning, addressed the judge and fear of creating a bad precedent to be lote, their education.
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Magistrate, who asked articles would injure
Yes, they would prev appointment in German Church of Prussia. 8 fail me, they weaning said Established Chur give me a luisterial a subsequent statemen said: if any one sent and my health failed next year, or any othe plied to the Consistory Church of Prussia, any paper would prevent i ing me a living, and 1 upon my own resource would suffer from t stared that this we which he had institute- secution, to procure th the editor of this pap he will be limited to t he has already alleged said is altogether pros gent on cireuinstances fected by a newspaper careless coalie agent."
We have quoted on now, give another w Lohscheid may profit Interest reipublique ut six and eight puce- equivalent to that ti Hongkong currency-- translation of the "sa that we now submit f
CHINESE BRITI THE notification from cock published in an inconsiderable upor bearings, as well as in the "British subjects, The Circular letterfro ertura most fully inte have prompted the'is tion, and, viewed fr point as that of the state of affairs does 1 some corrective, $i that, with regard to becoming naturalizer turn to their own co ing their status as Br position is perfectly live with their famil left the country, enjo privileges of Chine and bouscs, take par nistration of their dis conspire with secret Chinese Government and the disturbance c der in the realm. T tinguishable y the from all other Chives Emperor, and only when, ebarged with are arrested and a laws; and the only tion as British subjec
This, so far as it. true; and it acema t citizenship can, ander only be fairly acks. ling them to bour ties, as well as pern all the privileges, of jesty. It must be h are here zuḥing t of a strict and liter the pro isions of the point we will say n. fore doing so, will se be adduced agaioer by our Representati To conimenta wis serted that at the ti Treaty of Tiest-in plated that the mom could apply to ar whne bith, dress, were such as to año
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tion that by no pos subjects of the Ch very doubtful wh lected that adme f missionary purpose in Chinese dress 50 ceive the natives an tionality. But it never anticipated il Kwangtung provin enrol himself in o and after so doing place under is Dov ty. The words hr the Treaty, and we force. The Shang tineatly remarks Alcock's notificatio. such men as this against, that we hav we may say almost riving at nay true
A foreigner. rior, even if able language, is, her from the natives. thing of their re will such passing y Chineseraud Fores stand and admire v toms of the one or the other hand, if quainted with the I enstoms of the co foreign customs and and are able to sho quired by living element will be i
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