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556-MAY 30, 1868.

CORRESPONDENTS.

buix are open to all who wish to bubli: on legitimate grounds, but ld únzieltes responsible for the ar corresponden &

unications addressed to this paper companied by the name of the ecessarily for publication, but as of good faith.

OZINA MAIL.

SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1808.

onfess to a feeling of surprise

the report of yesterday's the Chamber of Commerce. osman, who has consistently he action-uot, the views, ac The recent statement made by cy of the Gavernor, should so soften the official expression nher's denunciation, is not Tle has at least been per- isteat throughout. But Mr irtual abandonment of the on he originally took up was looked for. In our recent on the license fees we admit f the local Government was despite all remonstrances, to e license system that if it fused to return or otherwise the income already accrued head and that if the hone t could see no other way of

the invidious position in been placed the only com isible would be the employ- the gambling revenue in a Fing for its sole object the ssion of that crine, which ling houses are supposed to at, although we have made inission carefully based upon tion that the government re- in its determination to "license iving an (appreciable) reve rected by the Duke of Buck. e were unprepared to lear gentlemen who moved the esolations in the Chamber from videly differing from thos pt our own opposition, had more than half of their posi

ards the question of licensed being discountenanced by every ble" government, no softening will alter the fact. If the Bri rnment gives it countenance, it is matter be guilty of conduct

ot respectable. We need not itselves about other govern- ich do so, as but too many other connection with there justify rehensive expression, irrespec- eir encouragement of gambling. bun's sympathy for the Por overnment was touching, but Tidit that hearty support which ed-doubtless from British "jea- Lacao." We trust that it will

the entire Chainber for thus," - tou, having pronounced the. Government as "pot respect

catard. that the Hamburg stea

left Shanghai four hours after and, like her, is therefore overdue. It is said that it atly the day after their depar- fears are entertained that this omething to do with the cause etention. The uneasiness felt the Beurres is increased by at the Formosa hail not seen! nything of her in the neigh of the coast ports.

LOCAL.

-past two this afternoon, a signal at a steamer was in sight (dis-

a) was exhibited at the Eastern

the Poak flagstaff The signal a that position for half-an-hour,

fancied that it might have been steadier Benares; but at three signal disappeared, and nothing en Bean of it up to the time of

press.

THE AMATEUMS. becciption performance of the Amateur Theatrical Society took night, and was equal to any of preceded it. We must congra Amatears on a decided acquisi ir strength in the shape of Mr performance of Bir Roland.

hose

cially in the singing department)

g to be desired. Lady Maccas

the audience on the broad grim

her

e whole time of performance,

fre sorry to discover that a few individuals professed themselves

y shocked" at the appearance on

elderly lady in ber

habit

curl papers, and exhibited their

the emission of that wound which

bly heard to issue from the bill of

1:300,

fowl in great request at-Mi-

The Governess presented

que eppearance which we always

en Mr Hoddang's name is found

e, and Mr Gunter as Pomsny

tself in a perfectly new light,

most humorous delineator of low was ably assisted by our old Lisy Vernon as Sully. The two uld have done credit to the Royal Victoria.

the

and Ballet Divertissement" wa succes. It would be almost

to particularize, but a special

praise" is due to Senora Ponte July for her brilliant performance but for the ouergy she has dis tatoring her coryphen, well

(eam to keepi difficult

fe A

it

de contrast between the pas seuls tibly ludicrous, the tall, almost figure of

Galle

Mabedd sweeping atage, followed by the graceful gure of the Fairy Queen, whoes yas perfection. The whole per

gave great tatisfaction to the (Communicatul.)

No. 1556-MAY 30, 1868.]

TO-DAY'S POLICE,

THE CHINA MAIL.

nly would tolerate such a systems.

STAMP TAX..

The undification of the existing She dule of Stamps has occupied the attention

of the Chamber. The local Government, The Clairoian aid that, so long aware no doubt that much dissatisfaction they did not lay themselves open to an action for slander, the expression might

· FUNDS OF THE CHAMBER.

the

north of Duck Island mud flats. These

There was evidently a confusion and com- as the Portuguese or Baden-Baden Ge- the China trade. The increased expensu ALLEGED KIDNAPPING BY DISTRICT.

plication of two cases of a similar nature.vernments.

The distance from Cape Chifu to the mouth WATCHMEN.

Adjourned to Wednesday, auil bail in $200

of printing the Circular in its present The Accounts of the Chamber for the of the river is about 100 miles, and the time District Watchmen Noa 1, 3, and 4 were

oach admitted,

Mr Zimmern here interrupted Mr enlarged form, and how to meet this past half year have been duly audited by the steamer ranhing at the same time a line

occupied in

in making it was about 8 hours, charged beforo Mr Goodlake with having

Bosman by mying that gaubling was expense, has been discussed by your Messrs Riddell and Kerr, and are annex of soundings which gave the following re- forcibly carried away a girl wanted Yung AESTING of shareholders in the Union uat countenanced by the Government of Committee, but they have considered it ed hereto, and your Committee have salts Across fraui Chifu to Dow-chau Hing Choi, from the village of Shot-tong. 5. S. Company was held on the 25th Baden-Baden,

advisable to continue the previous charge much satisfaction in pointing out that, (tssaan) Island they found 30 fathoms, and taoi, on the 28th instant. Mr Francis (onstant at Shanghai, The Chairman pro- Mr Bosman continued to say that he of 12 cents per copy, trusting that, as notwithstanding the groat diminution inside of that island from 13 to 15 fathous, behalf of Mr Gaskell) appeared for the priposed Mr Logg, who was a large share did not soo why the respectability of all the increased value of the Circular be the number of Members, in consequence except just to soners, Ow Ayau, the girl's mother, state holder in the Company, as & Director, to governments who did not discountenance comes felt, the sale of copies to Subscri- of the late Commercial Crisis, the finan- where there are extensive s dist the last time she saw her daughter complete the number fixed by the Deed of the gambling system, or think as they bors will be augmented, and that incial position of the Chamber is most w water, and are so marked in the Ad- was on the 27th, abort noon of which day out. Fecunded by Mr Probat and thought, should be called into question; course of time the extra expense will be satisfactory. The amount of $10,000 onmiralty Charis now in use for navigating have much the e appearance of the mainland abs went out, and did not return till 28th, ariel. when she found that her daughter was The Chairman said there was a slight and in his opinion the Chamber should | covered." -

#xed deposit with the Tgkong, and the Gulf of Pechili and the Chinese Coast.. missing. She gavo information at the Sta- error in the atomout that the Company's not use expressions of so strong nutno.

Shanghai, and Mercantile Banks, remains On the edge of these date tou. The prisoners she has seen as watch steaners bad been insured against all risks. Mr Hitobcock observed that no gov

untouched; and there is a balance of reports about six fathomia.

date Captain Febiger men dia duty. On the night before lor iad stent-la 12,000 on oath stenu-erament with any claim to respectability

8975.28.5 favor of the Chamber in 0 in sounding among the numerous islands been insured against total loss only, daughter's disappearence she was dig Practically, however, the steamers were in-

The 9th, 10th and 11th April were spent pul; after that she got drunk and went to tired against all risk. It would be seen.

neril Account with the Secretary,

which lie off this coast near the mouth of to Mr Lister, sleep. (A petition presented as Registrar General, and Protector of Chi- from the report that the Directora proposed

chored inside and immediately commenced the river; and on the 12th, the steamer an uese, was here put in, and rend; in wisick to divide The 10,000 aruong, the sharehol-

to survey. the statement was made that the piers and 10 per cont return on all freight re

ders-viz. 80 per cent on paid up capital forcibly carried away witness's daughter.)

hou Akam, servant to last witness, tributed by shareholders, and to carry Tla stated that she saw Hing Oboi on the 27th 45,000 to the Reserve Fund, a small bal

ance being still left to be carried to the About 10'luk A.AL, on thich credit of next account. They did so, be crowd of abunt twenty, toonget were three district watchinen-one of them cause they were anxious to prove that they **No. 3 walchman (1st prisoner) awe, up-were able to pay a cash dividend, and at stairs and forcibly took Chor away from for cent of the capital ouployed, to the har mistress's house.. Hing at the time she was carried away. Wits dividend would be payable on the 15t Choi was cry Reserve Accoaut. He might aid that this interfered, but whe pushed away. From the window saw the girl being dragged or surried towards the seasite. This witness, Rosolutions were proposed and carried to in reply to Afr Francis, denied that her feu the Directors and Auditors. The form mistress's house was a brothel, and said were re-elected, and Messrs Low and she was certain that the girl carried away.

away Hyslop were appointed Auditors. was the daughter of her mistress. They formbly livest Francis asked that his Worship might sus that the witnesses were kept out of Court,

-

the saqa time to carry a mim equal to 25

June,

stand,

Mr Pyke: They will gumble, what

evor you do.

was expressed by the Community with A CORRESPONDENT of the North China regard to the Schedule just introduced, Daily News furnishes the following inte- the amount leviable on some Documents, resting information respecting Tientsin, such as letters of Hypothecation, being Chefoo and the Corcan axpedition. He unnecessarily high, while on others writes under date of May 20th- pressed unequally on those engaged in trade, a Commission was appointed to enquire into the working of the Ordin: ae, and suggest amendments. The your Charman was one, requested the co- Meinbers of the Commission, of which

I found matters wearing pretty much the the 28th ultimo, the ftobols, after barning sanie aspect, sa when I left for Peking on fow villages, stealing a few poules and some of the young ones) in the neighbor. frightening all the old men and women (and

lat, by which date a point 25 miles up the This was continued till the river was reached. Thus far the inlet ro-

sembleil an estuary or ari of the sea rather than a river. It forms the boundary line hotwoou the provinces known as the Wang- över by an independent governor or chief hai-dow and the Ning-yang-dois, each ruled officer. At this point the estuary or arm river and a military station is established, of the sea narrows to the dimensions of

of from 8 to to make oh-

好

operation of this Chamber, and a Generalnierely, in the parlance of more relined so-walf in width and her's depth

had gone southward. They had The river is from a mile

a mile to a mile and a

and

I' attempting to

Mr Bosman observed that he would auchi rither see the whole paragraph struck out, but he knew there was no nae proposing that. necessary flourish, and that the altera- Mr Taylor said that it was a somewhat

altogether without reason. tions proposed by Mr Bosman were not

That last Meeting of Members, report of which put might be struck out, as he was sure be found in Appendix, was cunvened to diety, left their cards aud would call fathoms. that the Governor did not wish new to discuss the subject. At that meeting, again. They had been last heard from on servations and take soundings above this

morning of go contrary to the expressel wishes of Special Committee of Mombers was ap city walls, so that they might to expected was fired upon, and as Captain Fabiger'a ing of my arrival, 80 li from the point, the boat's crew of the Shenandoah the Home tovarnment. He would pointed to confer with the Government at any moment. They talked of bringing instructions did not contemplate the em-

shonld Commission. In the New Stamp Oydin-plattor," and mighti Brother 186 ere bar Tuz P. and O. Company, give notice that suggest that the word "higher the ance, which has just passed the Legislative time, 1. B. b.'s Opossum aut Doce were gion and onquities, so attempt was made and have a good ployment of force in making the explora- their steamers will shortly discontinue calling at Nagasaki, on their way to and previous resolutions simply used the ex- Connoil, some suggestions made by this bristling up again--powder and percussion to push further, and the boat and crew as he was led to

to understand that the real from Yokohama. The call at the interme-pression "injurious"

Chamber at the General Meeting, and ware in demand, and of course cottons returned.

textile fabrics Mr Bosman here suggested that opin through its Special Committee, have heau been some call for "drilla," but the market cannot be called a battery, for no gany are

ware dull, There bad

A short distance above this station (it mathor of the girl was coming to give evidiate port had been found inconvenient, dance.Les Asoo, Snother servant girl, and Government have, we believe, authorious being "daily" expressed against the adopted, and it is only to be regretted was far from firm. Chung-How and his mounted) the Ping-yang-river proper enters said that, on the 28th, she saw a womanized this departure from the contract Gambling system was rather too much, that Government did not declare it ex- "braves" wan the walla most valiantly from the north west, and on its right and two or three lokougs, who chute and

N. V. Daily News,

as some days they did not speak about podient to adopt some of the others, every day, seeming to realize the truth of back 20 miles still ahove, stands the pro- pushed or dragged Hing Choi away; wir We are informed that the texlors lately the gambling question at all (laughter) more especially the recommendation con- the motio if vigilatice is the price of safety," vincial city of the samo samo, which is

would know the wotnan if she saw her sent for bending H. B. M. Consulate ground again. Shortly after this the complainit at Ninggo, show the following results for the Chinese respectable traders, cerning a reduction of the duty on bank but truly this Tientsin fares is played out estimated to contain about 60,000 mahaba

and the sooner the public mind is at rest anis. From all that could be ascertained returned. Witness lias gaurally under There were 10 tendors sent in, 7 by Chi-he supposed that those who were of a notes,

the better.

* The case of

from the natives, this river would be navi Hug stood the complainant to be mother of the nese and by Baropean Contractors. The different opinion were not respectabis,

fish steamer Dragon, which was reported to gable for light daught steainers, all the way missing girl.-Inspector Thos. Grey, Wes former averaged $10,743 each, the latter and those who were against the gambling

base run down and sunk a junk in the river up to the uity; but this is mare conjecture, tern District, said that he did not know as only $8,084, The autount of the highest helonged to the "upper ten.”

near Take and against which a claim for as trade among themselves is prohibited and yet where the missing girl was concealed. Tender (Chinese), was

damages amounting to Tls 5,500 had been there are no craft of any description plying made by the native officals in Tientsin, was upon the river. Where the innin river

sharp praction" so much in vogue of late eliciting mach discussion as it affords a characteristic instance of the to 8 fathoms deep.

on the river, and, forks, it is upwards of a mile wide and from

amongst these jurk men in that river, I condense the main fauts for the interest of your shippers and commercial men genar

ing place, and the wonder is to mo that ally.

Chufoo or rather Yontac, is a most charm

times the amount

A girl had been produced yesterday, but of the lowest (European-oid.

Wo are glad to see that the S. S. N. Co,

was disowned by the complainantare nguin going to run at amera dally, to re-called, stated that she had kept Choi ffor three years; she did not buy Irer and from Ningpo.--Thid, for money it was to square off an old account of $120 with her sister. Hing Choi, however, called her mother, and wil- Behad no particular father. She was Bess called Hing Ohoi daughter. Ling

au European brothel, but lat- formerly in

On the evening of the 23rd instant about 6 o'clock, Shanghai was visited by a serere tandevetorm, exactly resembling the

in Indis will remember. Luckily the rain fell and half an hour-it oleared up. We

the

The Chairman good-humoredly re- market that there were grades of respect Secretary for farther information as to ability, and referred Mr Bosman to the

that head.

GAMBLING LICENSES.

R

6

The people inhabiting this part of the.. coast are fine hearty men and women, m what larger and more vigorous looking than the Chinese in the neighbouring proviness

coast tribes of Puget Sound and the Oregon of Shantung and Manchuria; they resow blo the Miomacs, Wallah-Wallahs and other

much as the Chinese. They live mustly in all detached pillages and settlements us are principally engaged in farming carry their children as the Indian Squaws unhing The women work in the fields al and the Cantonese boat-women carry theirs. on their backs.

and

lerly in a hinese hothol. She expected noticed that a chimney had fallen, wad that suppress the Gambling; and asked the Meeting of Members was called to discuss your merchants and moneyed-men who ahoros of the Pacific, howover, quite sa the real mother to be hi Hongkong in the western verandah was carried away at few days. Fragola bere submitted that, the Judge's house. Some of the corrugated unless the intent were proven as the Ortin-iron sheets were lifted high in air and fell on the road side. A portion of the iron Bace laid down, there could be

De no case af against any one. His Worship roof of H. B.M. Consulate was also stripped abduction observed that lie quite agreed with. Mroff, and various damage done in other part Francis, and the nature of the charge, so of the settlement.

far as yet appeared, would be only an aggravated assault. But if anything farn- ed up of a nature implicating the prisoners in graver offences, it would be submitted

to the Attorney General:- Mr Francis said

ary

the

GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

HALF-YEARLY MESTING.

The half-yearly general raceting of the Chamber of Commerce for the despatel

of business was held yesterday afternoon.and said that the Chamber ought to speak Mr Hitchcock opposed the motion, Present: Hou. Phineas Ryrie (in the and speak strongly. Chair), Mosera Heard, Helland, Pyle,

Mr Taylor replied, apologetically, that

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and

There is no

to a messenger

aud

and

The system of Licensed Gambling, and its alleged evil effects on the trade of this Colony, has received the consideration of your Committee, also that of the body been hardly possible for this Chamber of the Chamber-indeed, it would havo

to ignore the strong opinions to the Mr Bosman then referred to an ex- Gambling System which were expressed pression (now erused), to the effect that by the Members of the Foreign Mercan would induce the Home Government table of the Chinese traders. A General "strong representations to be ronde" tile Community, and by the most respect

Chairman whether he knew officially the subject, and at the meeting resolu- complain of the treats and cinse atmosphere what representations wore referred to.

tions we passed, embodying the opinion of Shanghai so much doring the sultry The Chairman replied that he knew of this Chamber, that this system is one summer months, have not availed them representations would be made from which is injurious to the trade of the and watering place resort. The beach and sulves of it more as a sea-side residence, merous quartete; and he also had a pro- Colony. Since the Aleeting, your Comraded aro charming for bathing, boat is that the influence of the Earl of mittee have taken no further steps in the ing, riding or driving: the air ia clear and Shaftesbury and others would be used in matter, nor are they aware of the inten-invigorating, the living good and cheap, The Shenandoah remained up the river in representing the matter to the Colonial tions of the local Government with refer- and the views unsurpassed hy any it has communication with the officials and Na- Office.

ence to the system it is pretty well un. been my fortune to seo 10 China. Mr. tives till the 27th April, when she return Ar Bosman proposed that the entire derstood, however, that the Home Gov. Rawd, aliam de orting, a pretty od sounding at aurveying all the way

Marine Villa on one of the prettiest build till the that, as the depositions might be put in for:

clauso regarding' suppression should be ernment are averse to it, and it is to beites overlooking the south beach, and to this por "hen the steamed slowly back struck out altogether; which proposition hoped that Her Majesty's principal Ser Robt. Elart's residenas near the Yental

ing or against the prismers at the Supreme

was seconded by Mr Fease.

The officers and crew of the steamer wars Court, it was his duty to ask the Magistrate

cretary of State for the Colonies will send (Smoke tower) or Sigua! Statim as it is frequently on alors, and the natives evi to keep out anything which was not ovi

Committee hope that should this not hap-completion. As soon as they are occupied were peaceable and disposed to be evan out orders for its suppression. Your sometimes yet called, 16 fast

bostility, but on the other hand approaching donood no dence on the specific chargo-His Worship remarked that he could not alter the charge

pen soon, their muccessors in office will opine there will be many similar additions friendly. They use the Chinese character as yet, as, during the heaving, or after the

Mr Taylor hare suggested this, toning mot sluckan in their endeavours to remove to the suburbs of Chefoo, the large redne in their enamunications. All questions remand of the case, facts might drup up Bosman, Hitchcock, Frosser, Fraser, of the expression "very strong opinions

from Hongkong a system which is doing by the S.S.N. Co. having placed a summer share to the authorities and so with the tion of faces which has wisely bean made

by tho

mandarins, were in party to the which would place the charge originally Taylor and Zimmern; the above miles by the removal of the very,

character, and made beyond dispute. The proceedings being a quorum. The Secretary having The Chainau reinarked that it woul much mischief, and is discountenanced by run there and back within the reach of aby i in this Court were

were more of

a prelimin read the Committee's report, members be mild enough in time, and would be every respectable government. largely increased number who will he only answers. The soil of that portion of the nature than anything else; it was

REVISION OF THE-TREATY,

tco glad to avail themsolves of it.

country lying on the Ping-yang is rich for the Attorney General to make any invited to discuss it; and it was milk and water shortly,

The Committey beg to call the atten- soull leam, to be steadily on the increase. suita

The trade of the town secuie, from all I and prosinctive, but charge he deemed justified by the de- lagu submitted to the mating olause by

suitable for building purposes. The theclature. Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 were he was not in favor of gambling, but he tion of the Chamber to a Circular issued it has more than quadrupled in population are for the must part built of mud

grows little s positions, sung Ayer deposed the approved of. In that relating to the thought the Chamber would raiss its by the British Minister ut Peking, on and commeros aines 1880,

to that there was a in the street on the morning of the 28th Stamp Tax,

darins mark by using too strong tarus. Neither the subject of the memorials from the population is 15,000. Among the Institut dar, the latter predominating. The man- high officials are proud, arbitra that he saw a crowd, amongst which were Me Bosman said that he did not see did he see what use there would be in various Chambers of Commerce, includ- tions of the place of an industrial character ry and extremely boastful. They boast the first and second prisoners; and that why the alteration in the rate of Bank holding any mysterions sort of throat over ing that from this Chamber.

are the Oil and Cake Milis, whore the their ability to keep

of all

invaders from they were

were in plain clothes. In reply to notes should be especially mentioned. the Governor's head; if they did not In the Circular referred to, an attempt

miracle of turning peas into bem-cake is their soil, and

and cite t the English, Freneli, and Mr Francis, witness

gs said that he had teen. staging day by day at his house for the last or himself, he did not know inach know what representations were being is made to fix the stigam of unfair carried on with the most praiseworthy per- Americans--as illustrated in the ancoraire

Severance and success. we monitus, he had heui tau werba in about the subject; there was, in fact, made against the system, they had better dealing towards the imperial Customs knew beans, but for ones I found I was trenerel Sherman, itachusett, and Shenan I always thought 1 visits of the French fleet, the Surprise, the Gaal during

that

time for having assaulted only one member present who knew the say nothing about them. He therefore upon the entire Foreign Mercantile Com- mistaken. As like as two peas" is su old dear, which have all been driven away."

His Worship ex.subject sufliciently to give an opinion; moved that the minor alterations should munity of China, ou the grounds of a saw, but 25 like as

no export trade among them panda bean is pressed his surprise that a man apparently Mr Holland: And he wrote that part.] be made in the paragraph.

charge, of attempted evasion of tariff novel, and confined I should say strictly to worth mentioning. They import cotton should

not be able to reaist and he did not see why the members The temptation of telling a lie. He would should express an opinion, as a body, on suunt, which was curried by 6. to 3, and tien charged in that partienler case have the other is stoutly hold out for almost universal color of their

Mi Hitchcock seconded the amend duty by one firm at Hankow. The par- this locality. The settlement is divided on cloths, they also nitko au wear them large-

subject une half contending for beans, ly, especially white cloth, which is the have to

panish Lim for doing so. It was.

Mr Bosman's motion was not put, Evident, his Worship continued, that there a subject they knew very little about,

ing since published explanations, which

garments. pes As the process is doubtless familiar Thers is little or no coasting trade and but Mr Kresser observed, in reply, that was taking away of the girl; and the im-

Mr Taylor asked whether a copy of the tend to prove that the inputation was to most of your readers, I will not go into few vessels are seen. What export trade portant question was as Lbe mother, the rate was the most iniquitous in the rosolations passed at the meeting would without foundation, your Committee are details. Orade

as it is, it is an interesting ther to be confined almost exclu- There was ond mother coming from auton, schedule, and was out of all proportion, be sent to the Governor; he believed of opinion that the Chamber should ex- one. After the beans (or pead as you may sively to grain, ginseng and cotton paper,

Mr Francia was

was prepared to put, an- being even more than that at home, those passed at last meeting were not press their regret at the course adopted decide) have been crashed, they are again but even this is strictly prohibited by the other mother in the bos from

Wellington

Mr Hitchcock naked bir Bosman why sent, and that therefore no notice was by the British Minister is accepting a pressed i

in a tough, when they exude oil-pative princes, and when carried on is of Street. Ever solomon could not decide they should not know about the subject; taken of them,

one-sided statement, and drawing from in quantities sufficiently large to afford a course comixband. The natives drass until the girl was produced. - Achung had they not passed resolutions on the Some minor alterations were then it unwarranted inferences. They further fair profit to the ninnufacturer. The cakes, their hair up over the tead, like the Japa harrated tus nest ate of the carrying away, taking the crew down to the rea- subject before?

made in the reuniaing sagphs, after think that the tone of the Circular ex rounded off and looking as compact and nese and Cingeleser

puiforma In appea

Whon amandarin or high officer goes appearance as a ship load of The Chairman said that of course they which the accounts, duly audited, were

bits but little sympathy with the memo Cheshires," are sent all over the const, abroad, his line of travel is cleared with a had passed resolutions at the special presented, and approved of. The meetrialists, the interests of the British por but no

more particularly to Ful-kion province, big stick. The towns and villages are un- general meeting, and the opinion expressing then proceeded to elect, by Imliot, tion of which it is her capety shown in where they play an importaut put hu igri use, has a pig-sive attached, and swing the neighbourlied of Amoy and Swatow, paved and wear a aqualid appearance. Every ed in the report harmonized with them. the Committes for the year 1802 69, watch over. This is clearly shewn cultural economy as a fertilizer in the pro-Healt is cheap and plentiful. The houses Mr. Kressor further explained that the when the following gentlemen wer elect the declaration unde by the Minister, duction of sugar. Beans (or pess) crush are low, a king covering the entire floor. Governor at the Legislative Council hade in the order givon-Messes G. Heard, that he has deemed it incumbent on himed to Barth shall rise again." Thore are Their language is syllabbic, and they, con- brought forward the same argoments as V. Kresser, Hon. J. F. Duncanson, Flon to tako caro that Her Majesty's Govern- 200 of these grinding establishments inverse and read in a sing-song sort

of Mono Mr Bosman did, and given very dubious P. lyric, R. Howett, A. Zinders, (.ment shall in no way be identified with Chefoo and they turn out 800,000 cakes, tone, not unlike the Lama the boat.) Mr Francis here produced a reasons; so that the Chambor as a body Heiland, I A. Hitchcock, and R. Pyka, the memorialists. Such a remark mads equal in weight to about fifty millions for rawurkell, all foreign hade is contre- -Ching woman whom he had been instenoted wished to give an expression of their opi

was the Wellington Street mother; bunion on the matter. The proportion was by stock list of goods in godown and on play at home and abroad has always feeding cattle. Not nnilke the oil cake a juxitities of rice, which is ouitivated, as in Mr Pyke proposed, That the month by the Representative of a country whose of pads per annum. It soomed to me a band; but once a year a market is held, at most nutritious thing, and wall alapted for which officials preside. They raise Large she, after a solemn cantiva, claimed to be out of all bounds: the schedule was on board ship in harbour be resuined;"

been the extension of its Trade and largely used in the British Isles, and eise Chine, by means of irrigation. They call Duly thirty-four years of age, sister of the

au inferior scale to that in England, yet which motion, after some converantion, Manufactures (and as a matter of course, where. It may be just the thing for mu their country Shan-Shion, sad regardi quasi-Chol, and a woman w lice never any daughter whatever point of fast, the rate was much more bore than at was remitted to the Committee. to promote and support those associations nuring the ground to grow Sorghum Cane the El-Dorado of China.

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no out of the name of Hing Choong; while, again, monoy which would

which represent them), cannot fail to upon, but surely athor fortilizará many he Pending the despatch of Capt. Febiger's Mr Francia aid that he had been misnot lie at home in the Banker's hands,

excite surprise wherever it is read. And found, whereas wholesome fond for cattle roport to Admiral Rowan, and its receipt instructed; and His Worship observed that but could he made good use of, often lay

your Committes confidently hope that in uraty parts of the world a goth scarce by the U. S. Government, it is idle to apu- they were all at sea and groping in the dark long on the hands of the Bankers here

Her Majesty's Secretary of State for and dear.

calate what is likely to be the action over the caseThe heel District Watel without any interest whatever.

Government in regant to the Curea Foreign Affairs will see the necessity of By the arrival of the U.S. War-Stomer of that man was next called; but he knew nothing about the case. It

No change has taken place in the giving to the Representative of Her Shenandoah and the courtesy of her cun- however, the duty

tion of affairs ne inander Captain Febiger and of Mr San

ne regards either rab all the watchun to report to him

Majesty in China such instructions as

the 16th instant. Numbers of workmen give you the following interesting and are elill engaged heightening and repair. Commercial and manufacturing intereste important particulars respecting the recent of Great Britain, and lead to a thorough ernise of that vessul on the neighboring ing the rumparts, and both night and day careful watch is being kept by the soldiers. revision of the Commercial. Articles of coast of Cores

With the loading facts of the Generalen them, Wo would, I think, get ample the Treaty, towards which, as far as your Committes are able to learn, but little Sherman's visit to that taloud, and the pro- they move nearer Tientsin.

notice of the approach of the rebels should bable fate of the party on board that vessel, progress has as yet been made.

The crops are looking very promising, and most of your readers are already sufficiently if the country only enjoyed tranquillity, AND THE FORTS ON THE WESTERS COAST | visited the supposed some of the Sherman's

disaster in the winter of 1866, returning tomorrow for Shanghai.

The Ying-te fei leaves early to OF CHINA.

Shanghai in February of the following year but as reports untungod to be circulated that sonte of the Sherman's grow were still living, instructions were issued by the State able Ministerst

and

Bide,

where the girl was placed in a boat i

thie lokonge (prisoners) did not go into the

bost. Witates tid, not interfere, as the

prisoners wer

were lokongs: On the same day, aut betelunt to the neigh

the usual mode of quaking any that sort known. (Here, a girl was produced, but the witness sai that she was not the girl he saw put on board.

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It was,

Mr Bosman nevertheless proposed that this expression regarding Bank notes

The proceedings terviunted by the expression of the Chamber's thanks through Mr Bosnian) to the retiring Chairman for the able manner in which he had guided the business during the past year.

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which occurred; and this disturbanes should be struck out; but as no secon- REPORT of the Committee of the Hong will better assist the development of the /ford, U.S. Cousul af this port, I am enabled imperialists, since I wrote to you on

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day, to

to the effect that R Womat who alleged

ground,

was reported to him at B., the sine der was found, the proposition fell to the

having bought the girl had taken ber away

Mr Bosman next procorded to criti-

from Blick-tong-tair, more particuoise the paragraph in the Report bearing larly, that the girl's auther having

peed

had taken her away. He was given to on the Gambling License. Altogether understand that the girl went quietly; be he thought it was rather strong and he reported the caes to the Acting Registrar proposed that certain alterations be made

Kong General Chamber of Com merce, presented to the Members thereof at the Half Yearly General Meeting held on the 20th day of May, 1868.

to

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General; and sent the four watobmen to in its wording so as to tone it down submit their Report on the principal MR CONSUL SWINHOE'S VISIT TO HAINAN, | familiar. The U. S. Stoamer. Wachass we might ere prosperous times next au

the fuspector-luspector Grey here stated viz, that some" should be inserted

The Committee have the pleasure to

subjects which have come under consider

that the watchmen were never sent to him before Members of the Foreign Meration during the last Half-Year,

at all; he went to arrest the watelanet.cantile Commanity to show that the

Mr Lister and that there was a strong case entirety of that Community were not

His Worship priscuers; but

THE CHAMBER'S CIRCULAR.

tumn.

ANAGRAM-Mister Ben Dieracleair

Your Committee regret that it was found impracticable for any Member of The improvement of this publication this Chamber to accompany Mr Swinhoe against the touki pat it us an

sail that he pre-

very" should be removed, as the quali-mittee, various Members supplying, each they been able to obtain any information send a strunior to explore the rivor and clone eggs Truth.orushed to earth will rise Buted all idea of abduction would be abaoer of strong opinions" adverse to the mail, lists of sales, remarks, and statistics regarding his Explorations, but they up the mystery which still hung over the again; but oggs won't. Husserl but His

Under these instruc tirely with her Brancin in this rouge on system; and that the reference to the to ussist the Secretary in its compilation, trust that any particulars he may have fate of these men. would

remand the

in this respect. He most respectable of the Chinese traders" and they confidently hope that the result gathered as to the expabilities of Trade of tions the Shenandoah was despatched from sion of abduction pending he should like give Again, he did not see why diene conveying information regarding mar pablished by the British Minister, for the milly Joft for the Coren on that day, arriy wake, sud leave the antenbonid also be made Isse comprehen- Iras been the production of a Circular, the Ports he his visited, will eve leing be Shaughni on ihre 1814. Maveb, and after ay to learn something about the girl, as it was dit should be thrown upon may govern-kets, and statistics, which is of real benedit of those connected with the Trade monstrous that girls should he snapped in the face of day in the aur alleged incnt which countenanced gambling, sucli value to those at a distance engaged in of the South of China gruevilly,

Plesecu Mr Frated assault, as he adverse to the Gambling system; that has received the attention of your Com- on his visit to the West Coast, nor have Department of the U. S. Government to WHAT is the difference between truth and.

a pity it is that it is not sinful to drink

A FILOSOPHEN ones olisurved, "Whan

gines of water. What is pleasure people

in this harbour till the 17th April, would take in doing it."

ing inside the mouth of the Ping-yang Wales is expected to take place is the Tax accouchement of the Princess of Biver on the evening of the 9th instant,morth of Juús,

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