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ARCH 23, 1868.

SHIPPING.

IVAL

Spanish steater, 1200, 19, Mail-Spanish

itinit ship, 953, Keay, 500 picule Ried-GIBR

British steamer, 1260, eneug, Singapore, Mar. iests Opium and Snn- 4.& Co,

TORES.

E.SC., for Singapore.

Saigon.

Shanghai. East Coast.

for Honolulu.

allao.

For Manila.

for Saigon,

or Macao,

Whampo

ARED.

ENGEKS.

Brotin, Captain Byrne, the World Cireus, and

Guirelando, J. M. Varela, Mr Marin, Mrs A. Suares de Al- , Mr A. M. Calmat,

F. Uffelmat, V. Vial,

G REPORT:

er Scotiu, from Cal

ine weather and light at, then had strong N heavy sce; till arrival

Patino, from Manila, light winds and calins had strong N.E. and yses; till arrival in

E. to

Ariel, from Saigon, re

wind from then had strong gales ry heavy sea, which ila. On 17th March,

eir Holland Bank: and spoke the ship Belted Bĺarch 22d, at d P, man-of-war Hartford A.M. 23d, made Great

NOTIFICATIONS.

500,

Wednesday nort, the

at 4 P.M.

00, & TTSIN,-

7.30AM., To-morrow,

nt.

4, on Wednesday, the

t3 P.M.

at 9 A.M., To-mOITOW;

int.

DESPATCH.

Per Salamis, at 10 4.3.,

instant.

on,Per Liguria, con e 26th inst., at 5 é. M...

hefoo, and Tientsin,- A.M., to-morrow, the

Per Suwonada, on Wed- Fant, at 4 P.M.'

ATIONS.

33rd Murch, 1868.

Kew,

680

ld,

New,

€80

Old,

685

Y

$15 a 191

TA,

15 & 18

change.

ght,

4/2

48

sight, Re. 217 218 aight, Rs. 217

esight Bank, The 72

-B., ... 11 perc pre.

-

....9.70 perc. pro.

1 per o. pire.

... 24. 20 per tasi.

28.155

*** 465 a 4.70

40 per Shara. Old, 14 per cent pr. New, 6 per cent pm,

res, Old, 15 per cent pm.

New, 8.

2, 35. percent dia,

perature.

23rd March, 1868,

BAM. 3 P.M. 80.174 29.063

85.

meter, 64

60,0 62.0

59.0

68,0

60:0

60.0

58.0 Grou,,.0.00

0.00

S.E.

ཚག་བ་ཁྲི་

No. 1498-MARCH 23, 1868.]

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

··Our columnie are open to all who wish to address the public in legitimate grounds, but wos do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinionis of our corrisponden' 8,

All communications undressed to this paper must be accompanied by the name of the

a quarantee of good faith.

THE CHINA MAIL.

sometimes comparatively smooth water. Her loss is assignable to the fact that the anchors and chains had been stowed away below.

Herby Loughlin, mastor, left loison's Bay NARRATIVE OF THE BURVIVORS. The Generul Grant, 1,200 tons, William on the 4th May, 1866, with a full carga Nathing particular *00-

·senter, not necessarily for publication, but us Registered Letters received from London bird: and they consequently could not death. The French Arthurries recovered and sight of the 15th, when,

BIRTH.

On the 2nd March, at Seymour Terrace, the Wife of F. S. HUFFAM, Esq., of Daughter.

pared with the Year 1866. It may be A Chinaman was charged before Mred lack. In the meantime the boat had added that the Letters received in the Goodlake with having been found hawking been waiting for them some two hours, and Mails by the Pacific Packeta number fowls without a license. The Hindu con- the men were lounging about on the beach 4,001 and the Papers 6,188, and those stable said that prisoner did not come unarmed, when, all of a sudden, soms sent 4,366 Letters and Papers: there that the constable offered to los hint off on fire on them, shot thien down as you would quietly to the Station. Prisoner stated Japanese, (ahont 200 in amber,) opened were five Maus dispatched and the same payment of a couple of fowls, but that he shoot pigeous, killing several, and taking number received during the Year. The the prisoner) would only

only go one small the wounded prisoners and putting them to during 1967 numbered 985, whilst those come to terms. On investigation it was clean bodies, and I attended the funeral of ourred up to the sent from Hongkong to London nuriber found that prisoner had mad

made no mention the poor fellows this afternoon. The mid- about to clock, was sighted what was 821. Wo have thus epitomised the most of this to the Inspector who took the stiprusn, who was killed, was the only one supposed to be Disappointment Island, di noticeable paragraphs in the, Postnastery that it was a common trick of the barrels before he was killed. All the by N., wind about N. W. The niglit was charge; and an Inspector Burton said he who had a revolver, and he fired of all the the port bow. The course ateered wra E. General's report, and we conclude our Chinamou unlawfully hawking fowls, to Ministers and residents, de, attended the extracts with the following paragraph make such charges against the Constables, funeral, also officers from the different about half-an-hour, then hauled up again very dark. We then bare away. A.F. for Fruin the Latinos appended it will be although it was impossible to an such Men-of-war, and the band of the Ucean, to the eastward. About eleven o'clock we TRE CHINA MAIL observed that during the year 1867 great things in the public street in broad day. The Captain of the pie made an ura-sighted the auckland Islands right ahead. improvements have taken place in the ar light, the illegal hawker was informed that tion over the poor fellows' graves, (there The vessel was the hunted on the port rival of the British Contract Mails and that he was a very bad run, and sent to Gool was no priest,) he was very much excited task; the wind light and a nasty short ses HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1868.19 Mails have arrived before their due date, for one month.

and told the Frenchmen to look on this had hardly steetage way. Stood on the one on its due date, and only four arrived

graves of their ship-males, and countrymet, port tack about two hours. During

ring this after they were due here, and that 41 days Our Canton corruapo:ident writes:-There who had been foully assassinated, murdered period, the ship was setting bodily towards

on the voyage and 12 lost in are several un dits afloat, which if not in gold blood, that their deaths must be the land. The vessel struck the the transmission of the Mails via Southamp

have at least the tendency to revenged,

perpendi they were all and not oular cliffs, and carried away the jibbons,

all cowards and not our ton, and 42 days were gained and 10 Jost in se us. Fereniest on the catalogue is Frenchmen.

and afterwards drifted astern about: is, as regards, revenue, satisfactory rather tha transmission of those vis Marielle Kiukiang to the Siraughai Steam Navigation

she carried away the spankerbom nad the reported sale of our crack river steamer

mila to projecting point of land where in a negative than positive point of view. the year 1866, and that the quickest time Company-the figure may be ascertained at

rudder. By this the inan at the whool had days gained and 2 days lost in agrinat It shews no decrease in the postal reve-in which a bail was bright from London. No. 1 in the Custom unde of

the Company's offices. As she was a clasac nuc, but neither does it show any in- to Hongkong via Marcilles was 38 days our deputy commissioner will likely be

for soprasot vomit 200 Jard with the top overal of his ribs broken. The vessel then telegraph,

cauted head towards the land, and finally crease of a material character, the excess against 37 days in 1888.

foretopmast coming iu contact

THE POSTMASTER GENERAL'S

REPORT FOR 1867, MA MITCHEL'S report for the past year

of $1,575.32 over the amount shewn for.

wore

true,

he was so cut up that he could hardly speak and the tours choked him, in fact all the sailors eers and Minister, and be solemnly swore sailors present wore shedding tears. He told ther told them to have confidence it their Offi-

The Minister, Leon Roche, spoko next,

Hongkong, and Hongkong and Shanghai, the North, etc., compelling as to omit a and bomb shells. A bullon rape shots Wire H. I. M. S. Farfait kept up stean, boat (gig) was safely got over, containing

"fix" to fill a worthy substitute, over the bodies of his murdered country 1866 being but a swall sum compared THE CHINA MAGAZINE ...fied, it is thought that the post of honor

But as the Camfa has not yet been classimon in the name of France and the Empe of the cave, carried away the foreinast close with what might have reasonably been We have much pleasure in noticing the will be conferred on hir. Encouraged by

ror, that they should be bitterly revenged. to the deck; the maintopgallaut must fall- It was a must sad scene and even the ing will it, as well as the bowsprit atid expected to result upon the establishment very palpable iniprovement in the third the rutnoval of the idling boat of the Co- most thoughtless were wuch affected. bathead. Some large pieces of rock also of a now line of mails by the P. M. S. 8.number of this magazine. The photo-pray, the monopolist of the Macao trade,

There are several more men severely falling with it, stove in the forecastle. The 0. Steamers. As regards other matters it graphs are larger and far better executed it is reported, will being his feet-Spark, wounded, and I think two officers, who ship lay in this hopeless position natal will be sufficient for general readers if we than their predecessors, while the reading Spec aud Cuanfu-into full play, feeling happened to be near in another bost, The fight, striking heavily the whole time, with day- give a condensed account of the progress matter is in advance of former articles, crtain that no greenhorn of a shareholder Japanese Authorities admit, themselves, twenty-five fathoms of water under the in postal athurs recorded by the Post We still hope to see it increased fu quan Macho line. Cheong Yek Li is spiken of there was no exeuse or provocation for it. away the bonts. A boon was then got wil again call for statistica on the that it was gold blooded murder, and that stern At daylight we commenced to clear master General. The most important tity, het are inclined to lay the less stress as the likely individual to fupersede the Ther offer to make all amends in their powever the stern, with the necessary tackle to subject to which he refers, and wegarding upon this if future photograplis maittain Goverun-General of Kwang fung. Ther. All seems quit again pow at Hiogo launch the which the public may be sincerely con the oltaracter of those in the present detention of the Portugueso grubeat here

boats. The first boat (pinnace) being safely got ont, threo man were sent gratulated, is the announcement that antibor. We shall again advert to the till this rangements are in progress to fit up the contents of the Magazine tomorrow, the,

out of the cave with the necessary lines look bine, y), makes the affair and dark clouds are anid te

We learn that blu rœnit of this new and edge for the purpose of hauling the Packets ruaning between Singapore and grout pressure on our space by news from be gathering. She is said to have bees had caused great excitement at Nagasaki, other boats off. Some time after the second

despatched up chock full with

with the intuition of with the necessary appliances to admit of

Japau and back is talked about.--Chushiye Vossels Irun leaving the lurbour.

prevenslug any Japa the chief officer, three seatuan, and o pas the Mails being sorted on board the

senger, James Tear (formerly acting pilot ad valorem, with a good barracoon demand. Feriguous after dark objected to leaving at lokitika). Up to this, the tide appear- Packets Mr. Mitchell is of opinion that

-Straw-hats are maid to have gone out of their houses, and even in the day time woused to fall, when the maintopmast came when this is done the revenue will be touch

about armed and in are in New York, whilst Fans are due ber of unemployed Japanese soldiers were care tie the ship sat further into t

faus to

A great num down, and tho inorcused, as the acceleration in the deli

at Band of the road Regt, will perform case, which at se in the hayo in for these, so mischief, nud a store ume since X. French that nour of the cave; which must have

about the place, apparently bent on root

Mael, commencing at 480 The

offer had to beat a forced retreat for a dis-settled down very fast. Up to this the following is the progrimme

tance of about four miles, closely followed greatest order prevailed. In

verty of the Correspondence, which this take from the Public the plea for send.

more detailed antics in the present ivene

LOCAL

vojuge to

73rd cost China no more than

I must out abort).Canton, 20th March.

Baik (on which the Hongkong and Shang-

ing any lettors otherwise than through OVERTURE,... "Der Freyahut Weber THB meeting of the tandon and County by armod Natives. the media of the Post Office. It is QUADRILLEarth Hertel hai Bank draws) adapted the Report which I possible that this convenient arrangement will necessitate the remodelling of the Department, for whilst fewer Officers GALOT,"Flick and Flock Ke Guny recommends a dividend and bonus amount-

will be required at the time of the receipt

SELECTION......... VALSE

Venus Reigen," TROY, Bant Sergt., Caductor.

1 per cent, for the half-year Hertelended the 31st of December, being (with

ing together to

will remains to be carried forward. The the 11 per cent. paid in August) equal to

fact that one of the bank's capital is lock- 20 per cent, per leur About 7,000

London and China Express was noticed as a very favourable feature.-

THE NORTH རྣ་

(Evening Neprias.)

Batavia, we hear, is going on to Japan for The Steamber Patucet from Boston via

1#

atid

of the tide, ann, and wind u increasing considerably, and as the water was covering the main deck, tuo female Fassengers wero

into the boats. taken Mis, Jowall, the stowardess, was seenrod by the whip, but fell into the water, when Teer caught hold of her, but in consequence of the heavy ses lie was unable to get her into the boat. Jewell (her husband) ump

el

and

to work the Malls by the French and season have not yet been exhaust Theed up in railways or speenlative operations lieve, the Ashuelot, hus, we fear, also ar succeeded in getting his wife into it. Álläu

Tax London and China Express of February Court at llongkong, in the case of the hot- 10, says: The judgment in the Supreme

has created considerable surprise and dis- satisfaction in inercantile circles,"

or despatch of an English Mail, a const FROM an advertisement in another eqluts, derable staff will still have to be kept up it will be seen that than amusements for the Pacific Steainers as well as those by the Charitoscopic Entertainment, in which are numerous other vessels frequenting is What is it," a Phantom Pantomims, and port. It is, we presume, to the energo the Hintlu Basket Trick, appears to be He representations of the Postmaster somewhat of a sivelty, part of it having General himself that the pebbie will eve tan fame. Mr Dowling, the manager,

been Isken from Mr Pupper of Hotropoli this material improvement in postal, úr- rangements. He alludes to the satisfacrived from San Francisco in the ship Belet- his two hours of amazement, wonderment company with Mt Ben, and further states and delight" a very short time. that arrangement bis been made for accounting for the Mails from London to Tas steaner Arvation Acer left bar buoy of the "China Steamship and Labuan Coal marnie, Margus, Rattler, flavonok, and

The same aathority states.-Tho property

The race horses, Exeter, Pathfinder, Ra- Hougkong, or vice versa, by bulk weight resterday afternoon, but had not proseeded Company," in the island of Labuan, was Dindes arrived yesterday (15) per steamer mstead of Letter by Letter, which has any cuble-lengths when it was found that resulted in a great saving of times and the thing had gone wrong; it was at first part, but in caseinonce of the manner in landed to-day! apparently in good condi- fered by public inction on the 30th Jan-Gangre," from Hongkong, and were safely keeping of less complicated accounts with broken down. On examination, however, which it was offores not a single hid was

erroneously supposed at her engines

haudass Gut entailing any loss on the Colonial Re-it was discovered that the pin connecting that the coal mines with all rights, should obtained. The Court of Chancery decided Fenne. It has also been arranged that the werew with the shaft had got disconnect-be sold to the highest bidder, but that the the regulations under which Letters for, and she was accordingly taken to Aber machinery, plant, stores, de, should be avy places in China and Japan could not to leave, we understand, on the 25th for made by a valcer appointed by the Court.

deen early this morning. She will be ready taken by the purchasez at a valuation to be forwarded, from the United Kingdom Calenția. unpaid or insufficiently prepaid, have been

Of course no one would bid uder such abolished, and anch Letters are now sent

conditions.

tory results of his visit to Lay-ports in Kerg, and will be ready to give to the public tory of the Tace, trom Singapore to China, mauded by Capt., Rouse, well known to to the ship, when the loug-boat, was seen.

London, the postage

CRIMINAL.

tion.

sale. Another new steamer called, wo be from the ship, swam to the boat, and ived at Niupo, en route for Shanghae, reached the bout astely. Tise long-boat and Caughey, passangers, following Jowell,

vessels were built, during the war, for sex (gia) was then taken out to clear the brea- from America, to the cousignment of Messes. Heard & Co., for sale. Both these was thun anen doating of the main deck and the sea sweeping the peop. The boat vice in the U. S. Navy, and sold off when

kota when five non got into the pinnace. not farther required. The sixelot is com ho chief officer made an effort

to return most residents here, as formerly of the Oui floating from the poop with at least forty nese Str. Confucina

persons in her, and the ship sinking afty yards, but not oloar Inst. The long-boat

proceeded about

the brea kers, and with the back wash from leaving its human freight aggling with the rocks was soon filled am sunk,

the waves. Ashorth, Hayoan, and Sau- guily, owinning through the breakers, were picked up by the boats. The captain was Inst soon waving his handkerchief from

the miszen top, and another man by his side, (FROM THE SOUTHLAND NEW, JAN. 14.)

when the vessel disappeared. For 2 603- siderable distance on esol side of the cas One more and story of disastrous ship the cliffs were several hundred feet wreck and loss of life at the Auckland Is-

and quite perpendiculag, and at many. lands has to be placed on record.

for a time, but seeing all had announcing the arrival at the Bluff of the canteavoured to make Disappoinémant Early places overhanging. The boats thus waited

whaling brig nikest, Capt. Gilroy, with Island, disthat about ten miles. In the ten persons on board (including one female), evening the beals reached some rocks, the survivors of the crew and passengers of midway under which they lay for the night. the ship. General Grant, which left Mel. On the following morning an attempt was bourne for London in May, 1866, with a made to quid the point of the nuiuland, valuable ego of wool, hides, and gold but it was found impossible. The boats The narrative told by the rescued people then made for Disappointment Island. The partakes of the pature of that fearful opi- trying to effect a landing for the purpose of sode,

the loss of the London, bat with less procuring water, the pinnace was swamped,

A battling with the elements.

noble

but those in her got safely on the rocke. ship, with a stout and able crew-by one of. The best drifted off, and was TUDO

renovered 1 by

WRECK OF THE SHIP GENERAL GRANT.

The Sessions were encluded this statement yesterday morning telegram was roosived

norm, when a number of prisoners exptured by Mr Deane and convicted of the Hobbery at the Roman Catholic Cemetery receive sentence of three years' imprisonment, and 75 strokes with the regulation instrument. The China convicted of having fire a pistol with intent le grievous body larm to P: C. Balistry, was sent to hard labor for two years.

Bhit of

Aurapies to a statuirt just issued by Chin and Japan by the overlaind route, during the last eight years, have been follows-1800, 4,002,011; 1861, £1,222, 161; 1861, £2,830,477 1863,

1,034,982; 1500, £757,078; £3,076,364; 1804, £2,199,156 1702,578.

Of last year's shipments, £10,650 in bar silver and coin. £230, BU was in Mexican dollars, and

affair ate la circulation

1867,

of.

the

His wound the rin, it was with nch

for the

purpose of

charged against tire Hougkping Ofice and accounted for by it to London. Although postal tables are published and easily ncerssible to every one, we have reason to believe that many of our readersart: unaware of this new regulation which, in common with those before noticed, evinces the desire, which has so honorably distin- guished the Postal department ever shee The two prisoners found guilty of cutting He Rowland Hill became the piouser of and wounding in the Hollywood reform, to meet the convenience of the Chief Justice, in passing sentence, said-

Brothel were then brought forward. The public as completely as is possible. Our You have been found guilty of cutting and

MASSACRE IN JAPAN.

those strange combinations of or

Of the provisions burriedly thrown readers will, however, regret to learn of wouailing upon the most conclusive evi-

COLD BLOODED Mueren or A FRENUH

that huinuu akil is powerless to

The gig the substitution of bags for boxes for this deues, id evidence which no one could

in, only nine tins of soup and bonilli re- OFFICER AND TEN SEAMEN.

drifted like a log on the iron-bound shoremained in her. Towards evening those on conveyance of both homeward and out doubt who heard the case. Your boin de veyed thence to Ngasaki per IF. M. Saloms against the aluat endless wall of meanwhile, shifting to the south-west, and The news from Hiugoi is to the 11th inst., of the Aooklands, not to be ground to the island were taken off, the wind in the Ward mails, as letters and small packages fence set up regard as an entire fabri Manilla. We regret to live to record an- rook environing then, but to be eulayed blowing very hard until midnight. It then ere far more liable to damage in the valion in from the nocupation of your wither estastrophe, which, added to those in one of the naverious crevices formed by calmed down, and the boets again steered

Victims I do not believe that were former than when protected by deil all excited by what the threat from which the Fagliali And Americasa volcania action, and then slowly but surely for the west point, to what was supposed to caset. The only other item of general believe that the people when you attacked sudden death of Conent Bigburgh and the against the sides aud roof of which the good about noen we reached what appeared an havn alrewly sated, we allude to the to be drawn, as it were, into a giant cave be the mainland. On the following day. interest noticed by Mr Mitchell is tint as did the public service by pouring the upsetting of the boat which cost the lives ship's timbers case until sho uk. outranca into a bay (very narrow), concession has been obtained in gaining water down the flue, as the Colony might of Adinirat Bell, his Ang Lieutenant and Thero was one shriek," says a survivor, which we steured. With the heaty sea permission for the Agents of his Depurt ofherwise laye barn visited by nuother ton seainen,) will enuse the open man beings..

iuto and they were goue" those forty or fifty mentat Shanghai and Yokohama to make great conflagration. You rushed armed into risaka to be recembered as a national statement that follows by saying any narrow passage between the mainland and

will not forestall which ought to

be a free from ealamity by three, at any rate, of the

and danger

A This is up Mails for the United Kingdom to intrusion as any lutse in the Colony, and Treaty Powers. This time it is one French thing of the almost miraculons escapo of the Rabbit Islana inte Port Resis, but uand forwarded by the French Packets, which nearly deprived a man, who was unprincd, allies who are the sufferers and instead has given very general satisfaction of his life. I was a cowardly and high-nature and the elements hoing the nasail-only to leave it, in all probability, for death. some distance towards its head, we landed ifteen who reached the land, some of thout by us Welcome Bay," After proceeding Mitchell hopes soon to see that Mails per quiler act, which ought to be pat down, Frinch Packet will be made op in Chua and is a disgrace do yun. Por she petion ante, savage and brutal murderers laro Af lenst anchi, we fear, has been the fute of near to what was formerly known to sealere struck the blow. Several versions of care without compass er nautical instrument of making a fire. Fortunately, one of tha

the United Kingdom for delivery from the you are not answer: ble

brave mate and his companions, who, au Saralys. I bave Freighed autor

Busom, unfortunate British Post Office at those places. carefully everything in your favor, but am but all

to-day, f opinion that yet have been guilty Bred in the wain point that any kind, adventured in a frail boat to party had une lucifer watch, and by

officer and ten semen have met reach these shores to obtain relief for their Bro was kindled. All were now euffering of a grave office, which subjects you to their deaths by treachery, on the part of fellows. How sless stringgled and lived much from the cold and wot, it being the the Court is that you to imprisoned with some Japanese soldiem, said to belong to on, upheld by hope, we now know. With depth of winter, and as. We were iniziat $160,982 1 hard labor for the term of two years. I made ou then was und designedly and ched their fenil messengers, those curi lucifer match it is a question if one would Prince Toe's retinues and that the attack what fervent prayers may they have lann destitute of clothing and food, but for the 163,892.80 at certain but that I ought to have without the slightest pinyention. Rumours devices invented under the spur of no- $-61,806 (3 ordered gun to be whipped; but I cannot says that is reprisal, some Forty of Tu-za's pessity. It is deemed possible test the partaken of was albatrose and mustuls. It be how left to tell the tale. The first food 58,460. 15 say that you have hitherto borus & baduten have been acized by the French Auto boat's crew may have reached the Campbell was necessary, also, to keep a two-hour

character, or that you committed the times with any marked degree if premeditation, whilave given notice that if within Islands, as they are called flying about 100 watch, to prevent our fire going sut, as it fourteen days the actual criminals are not miles to the eastward of the Anoklunds), was raining the whole night. On the fol

morning, one boat proceeded to the decent members of society in your aphere Freze won-of-war, The Japanese Govan sols have sailed from colonial ports, and ns- mark of ignounty, as you may yet become shall be hanged at the yard arms of the terica. With the knowledge that many ves of life..

the remains of an old hut, with the roof ment it is sail have expressed thair borror ver more bosn heard of, it will be the duty fallen in, under which the whole party. at the unfortunate atikir and have promis- of the several Australian Governmente

crept ou the second night. On the follow ed all the winand it is in their

require terrible wrecka

these desolate islands, the soune of so y more convenient up, when a hut in

pass- "deeds not words," and unless they of 1866, and therefore the increase in the ing circumstances. The prismer was for ly get the amplest satisfaction, Bere is

prompt

found, to which the party at once removed. able preservation, a few milce distant, was Colony's Revenne for 1868 is really only known to the Polies

tharly Charge-room Interpeter, and well

little doubt they will out the tion of the cargo of the General Grant may 81,575.32 in excess of the previous year. osma to P.1. Onoper, &

On 17th Inst., he oath of M. Laon Roche, solemnly sworn be recaverel, as within the dave thore is and asked him to The amount realized by the sale of with him to a house in Tai-Wo laue, there mon, in the name of Franco and the Em 20 over the bodies of his buttedered country. Postage Stampa during the Year 1967 thero wña a quantity of stolen

aluro silps, perhaps three feet in length, kept was $128,170.24 of which Strapss of the adding that he could squette" $60. He peror, that they should be bitterly revenged. value of 980,350,96 were sold in Hong als told Sergt. Tauffer of the same, and it Hiogo. dateil 11th inst., gives details of minda of picers f aid iron found on the island lay littled together, or only

The following letter from a dorrespondent deck upwards in the water by means of a keel offered him frán $10 to 260. But the the and affair and of the funeral of the murencurely fastened beneath Astout abort mast of being gruss.

the offers, and instand took deradones

There was a at the Porta

about eighteen Inches in length with a bit of tin

sion among the party that the The details of letters and papers sent appeared for the defencunt. As there was

Broon, March 11th, 1869, der the messenger conspicuous, completed the visit to these islande, had during the year as as follows: During no direct charge against him, however, ex

You will be very sorry

learn that a contrivance. On the' deok hey-cut in legible the year 1867, 164,761 Letters, and cept that he had noted in a very suspicious fearful tragedy has been enacted six miles characters, the ship's Dame, &e. Another plan of provisions and clothing for the use 345,597 Newapers and Prices Current, user any charge for the next three from the Depleia was sent to wait for the and pige killed, and tying to them bita of wood-fore, was despatched without doly, to isner, dir Goodlake bound him over in from Osaka, In the Bay. A boat's uruw adopted was to inflate the bladders of the seals of shipwrecked persons. A bont, there were sent in the Mails by the Brits theIt was found impossible at pre- French Consul and the Captain, who were the hope of their belog pilted up. Two of thear Fort Ross and the Straits, the second Packets to the United Kingdom, which sent to trace any theft of the siltpetre, expected overland, but they were stopped singular mementoes, just prepared for tannching boat also making a dose soarch of Port marked in the same manner; set them afloat in search the lay and bondlands between although bis Worship observed that one by some follows and told they could not as the meres hove in sight, were brought over Roes, firni had lately lost some $50,000 worth.

The crew of the pinnace, on pass, so rather than run any risk they turn by Mr Mendown,

As regards expenditure hud revenu the following extracts from the tables supply full information.

← Total Revenue collected 1867,

do do 1866,

Total Colonial Revenue, 1867,

do. do 1800,

Tolal excess 1807 "compare

with 1906,

6,504.54

But it must be borne in mil that the amounts (exclusive of Postage Stamps) outstanding and due to this office from the Post Office Agencies at the Forts in China and Japan is 85,019.22 cents less

pun servitude for life. The sentence of t

320

and I ai muwaling te brand your with forthcoming the whole of the prisoners and be there dragging out n miserable exia-te side of the bay, where was found

TO-DAY POLICE.

Lee Afcok was again brought up and

power

to

at the end of 1867 than it was at the und Sharged by Sergt. Thuder nuider the follow.ke; but the Freight Latially to } join in, souding a vasel to cruise among ing morning a boat rent, in search of a

kong and the remainder, viz: $47,825,28, Police This morning, Mr Tollery |

Fine Dall

show a decrease of 7,070 Lettere and 7,268 Papers in the Year 1867 as com

It is believed that the more valuable por-

* Thoke measetizers word rudely carved mini

On the next morning, cue boat started for

an island opposite (Enderby), and returned

in the evening with a seal, thon our only food. In consequence of the sudden change of ties and exposure, all suffered severely from dysentery,

and at night, for

for warmth, covering a generat improa

on her dopat

tiailed to it to serve at ones as a sail and to ren-13. S. Fictoria, froma Melbo

the first evening, camped in a bay about