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HOUS SERVICES ON SUNDAYS
IN HONGKONG,
JOHN'S CATHEDRAL-Morning 11 -Rerd. W. R. Beach, M.A., Colo- aplain. Afterauen 5 o'clock.Rev.
агтер.
N CHURCH-Minister, Rev. D. B. Morning Service, 11 A.K.; Evel
P.M.
TEPHEN'S MISSION Chapel-(Ser- Chinese) Morning 10 o'clock.
F. Warren, Hor. Lo Sam Yus. on 3 o'clock. The same,
IN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL
Welling-
eet. Very Rev. T. Raimondi, P., the: morning, at 5.30, 1st Maas; Blass; 6.30, Service in English, by c. T. Borglignok!; 7, 3rd-Masa;
Maas with Seruion in Portuguese; ast Bless. In the afternoon, at in Chinese by the Rev. S. Chu; at amon in Portuguese; 6, Beuedio- BANDIS XAVIERS
CHATEL-Spring
In the morning, at 7, Muss with in Chinese, by the Rev. F. You 3 Roman Catholic Reformatory, oint, Rev. B. Vigano, Service at
S FOUNDLING House-Service in au language, by Pastor & Klitzke, Sunday, at half-past ten M., in yel of the Berlin Foundling florar, Fint 3's HOME.Evening Service, at
Her, W. R. Beach, M.A. TADELPHIAN SYNAGOGUE.-Lynd- Ferrace, Service at 3 P.M. every
JE CHINA MAIL.
KONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1868.
port in another column will enable ders to judge of the nature of the rosecution to which the China s subjected. One King and two Governors say it has libelled them, cy have induced Her Britannic
's local Attorney General to take s against the Mail in their be Of course
we understand the affair, and shall sec it out. yor. Macduff" But is it not cowardly to endeavour to bind our Does it not partake of the prac the barracoon to try to gag in that you may flog at your easel.
are honest men, or honourable ing and you two Governors why to a miserable evasion of the real issue? You know what that is, nos your fear of the "justifica- which the defendant wants to
REVISION OF THE TREATY,
eral tenor of our remarks as to entions of the Home Government ing the revision of the Treaty, en proved correct by the latest- ontary intelligence to hand. We t, on the 24th April, «Colonel sked the Secretary of State for Affairs whether, in view of the modifications in the Treaty of this year, an opportunity will led to members of the House to the changes before they were dopted-Lord Stanley was un-
to say, in reply, that there was
lute necessity for modifying the
and he bad not the power to
from the Constitutional practice hich treaties were made on the ibility of the Executive Govern He was in communication with Chambers of Commerce, and t
ly any, observations which any le member might feel disposed to onld met with duc attention."
comforting to know that any 5 on a matter involving vast com
interests, and our future relationa country containing about three and Gifty millions of inhabitants, meet with due attention" but in Lord Stanley's assertion that as no absolute necesally for 180- the treaty, we are rather sceptical by effet following the "attention? 6 the said remarke The British nities in China who have hitherto sceptical of the truth of the to which
we were fint to
publicity may now possibly be of the error they have com
in permitting matters to pro- such a length that it is now too offer any effectual remonstrances roposed course of the Govern which has evidently adopted- hon movere as its inotto, Fer the vexations and losses, et upon the present system of lay , prohibiting interior navigation dence, imposing arbitery taxes
the Lekie), and in some cases
ely refusing to adhere even to the the treaty, will fall roost heavily he class to whose confident neglect onable action the decision arrived Lord Stanley is mainly owing. It e peculiarly gratifying to the
No. 1662-JUNE 6, 1868. J
LOCAL
SUPREME COURT. (Before His Lordship the Chief Justice) Friday, June o
THE CHINA MAIL.
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in
posed to
LATEST TELEGRAMS,
The Clan Alpine brings the following the English Mail, dated London:-
May 11th-The death of Lord Brougham
Feulan Barrot has been respited, pending on Thursday last, the 7th instant. The is announced. His lordship died at Cannes
the investigation of an alibi. The Emperor Napoleon has prate a speech of a paottic character at Orleans. Congress has admitted Arkansas into the Union.
May 13h The Queen, replying to the
libelled was in Portugal, and could not to every law Principle of humanity and address from the House of Commons re-
The biof Justice observed that there was whether this was or was not for the that her interest in the ment, she desires
may
We learn by the fieryyle, from Shanghai, defendant, proprietor and publisher of the But it was impell was introducod. The learned counsel continued to say Jiballed (as alleged) was now Minister of evening. Serioue religiaus riots bave
£4.6.0 per ton. Very favorable terms
day
by Mr
'over. Bo
Mr. Pollard The libel is that he took a stealing.
Mr Pollard: No, my lord, it is only in Lbecause he objected to time being bribe of £2,000; it is not about the pig. name of John Crawford, Esq., appears in
the former at £8.8.0 per ton, the latter at folant, Mr Bayllar, iustructed the mout for this sort, Lord Campbell's Act constitutional question, and one whichish Court,~-
جید
to
General
appeared to
the
several Chambers of Commerce in Chi-gunboat is owing to the fact that the pirates in 1810, reportar in Barn, and Alderson, kind. The learned counsel continued to say Mr Bayllar resumed. The word seditious na to find that their memorials are thus fired at much too high a range, and conse- Abbott, C.J., there said that evidence in if his Lordship decided for bit on the had nover once been used amid all the above; quietly ignored. For, despite the pro- quently darsged the rigging only. It is justification in such cases could not be pelut of the plea for justification, nothing abuso, sud for a very good reason-riz.
alcalated that the Chinese must have admitted, and that the whole bistory of more than the question of publication would that there was nothing in this alleged libel telegrams, later than those received by ise already given in Parliament to
nutabered over 200 men and about 60 or 70 the law of libel slowed that such a ples remain. Here the defendunt admitted the to support it, and not a word to show that produca all auch documents, the delay guns; while the Algerine, with her "Big had almost invariably and properly ban publication, but denied the fibel. If de- there was the slightest interference intend- which has occurred in so doing has offer Ben" and two small tually prevented any practical results ment of only 18 or 20 atas & compli- refused.
fondant were allowed That Lieut. being arrived at The date upon which Dovillo has therefore taken his little craft
His Lordship: Almost invariably,"
no demurrar could he admitted. In the was, would the plea of justification be for the plead justification, ad with Government. The tort, however, the first ten years of the existent treaty in and out of an action against opponents what had been said on the subject of the was very carefully argued.
Mr Pollard, in continuation, referred to asss of the Quém. Tapir, the question public benstit? Of what did they acouse expires is the 26th of this month, be 30 merous and well-armed, and still law of libel, up to 1843, when the 6th and yond which is a grace of six mouths etains his crew autouched, is praise easily uth of Victoria, better known as Lord the prosecutor could swear to the falsity of stealing), or of allowing it
Horo
Why, specifically of being concerned Amaralt Why the learned Judge romarked that is an iniquitous trade of kidnapping (or pig to the 26th of December 1868. If no in such matters.
understood aven by persons not well posted Campbell's Act, became law. At that time the libel.
to pass unnoticed, déniand be made on either side before
the ! many core potent witnesses were examined,
province called Macao (for it was not that date the oxisting troaty will remain
including
Mr Pollard continued. But there were Portuguese territory) which trade was op the Lord Chancellor, Judges and peculiar gircumstances here; the person in force until the 26th June 1878. We
ex-Judges, to,
every congratulate the British Community in
His Lordship: Who was the Lord Chance to this Court
law as recognised in every civilized specting the Irish Church, says that, relying cellor then Bidon!
country in the China apon their prospects!
uf And the question on the wisdom REGINA 7. BAINT,
Mr Pollard You, and among those who the course of a common information apen public benefit-was really a matter for the United Church of England and Ireland
temporalities of the Argument on rule mai obtained by de oro examined were Lorde Abinger and to him; but bir Pollard denied that this consideration of a Jury, and nut for the not prevent the consideration of measates fendant for time to plead and to demur to
Campbell, with other men of eminence. Shree criminal informations filed by E. Mihel Act of Lord
could be obtained otherwise than by sums Court. There was no malicu. whatever on relating thereto. The result their evidence was that the mons at the
Mr Gladstone will in Magistracy. Attorney Genioral of
the part of the defendant; the person troduce his bill relating to the Irish Church Hongkong, against
tbia. introduced expressly in relation that, if his learned friend demurred, he Marine at Lisbon, that the steamer Agamemnon had reached China fuit, for alleged libels on H.M.F.M. to private libols, and was not meant to wuld be tied to his demurrer aud could
occurred at Ashton. Fortune is the winner Hunkow safely, and was to leave for London the King of Portugal; on Senhor Amaral, affect the law
not plead
of the Great Northern Handicap. The relating about the 10th instant. She, may consolato Governor of Macao; and on the present
to public libels. His Lordship: Is that in the Act! quently be expected here about the 20th. Governor of that place, Senhor Harta. The
given for this purpose only, and not
obituary of the week. The Achilles was to leave Shanghai for
to hurry his learned The Chief Justice here read the sentence Foochow to load on the 4th. Both ateaméra (instructed by Mr Hazeland, Crown Solici monded that the law should be allowed to plead justification in this allowed to regarding the £2,000 finding its way to
May 14 The East India Irrigation. Attorney General, with Mr Pollard, 2.0,
the report of the Committee, who recu friend. If the defendant
Company have invited subscriptions of we believe, have cargoes of tea engaged, tor), appeared against the rule; for the de- remain as it was with respect to publicant brought up at any of the regular Cri- whatever the rank of any foreign nobleman Irrigation undertakings.
case, any defend-Lisbon. His Lordship alsoremarked that,
£1,000,000 for the Bahazundar ( Beher) The Vicar of libels, such as blasphemy and sedition.
dongur. minal Sessions could also that it was a esquire the moment he came into an Eng. ford. A demonstration has taken place in Gaskell.
might be in his own country, be became an The Attorney
Leeds has been appointed Bishop of Hera- His Lordship: You say that in an indict
Mr Hayllar, in
reply, said
Trafalgar Square against the Ministry and Mr Pollard, who said he a
can have no operation?
bappily had not been often brought forward Mr Pollard: Yes, and that was what the since the days of the Star Chamber. No wishot to show the Court that there was show the cause against the rale. Defend
Bir Hayllar continued to say that he only the Irish Church. The Queen has laid the foundation stone of the New St. Thomas's aut asked that he might have one month legislatura intended; and when we find a prosecutions could be found 80 disgraceful amply sufficient ground for their allowed him to pload justification, or such good exninple of this recontiendation by to England as those which were taken up justibustion being placed upon the record. ples of
16-In the House of Commons of He Waid bowever, surprised to hear Mr
last night
+ Mr Gladstone introduced his Bill. secondly, that he might havo s month's instance, I shall not be far wrong in asking this
Then tho frightful injustice of H. B. M's gunboat Algerine and bis time to doinur, and he further asked that your Lordship to noties it. Owing to the
to allow justification was tole demur. It was very important for the de in the frisk: Church. The second reading officers and man. At.
Imidnight of yesterday he might have liberty to plead over. Nuw pancity
до
of books in the colony, I am sorry rated; but after 1702 the law became fendant that he should have an opportunity will take place next Thursday, the 31st the gunboat returned, with
With a captured as to the
the first junk and a number of prisoners; and the defendant in quest, he would state that that I cannot refer your Lordship to
comparatively wild about the time when of pleading justification; and he would not Hansard, in this case could not plead jus
was drifted into war and became insist on a demurrer. particulars of her cruize appear to be as
tification to a
a public libal, and that it was
disturbed by revolutions. Even then the follow. In company with Me Deane, acting not competent to His Lordship to grant
rigid surveillance was maintained over the mush astonished if the defendant did demur. The Ubief Justice suid that he would be Superintendent of Police, Lieut. Domville defendant time to plead such a plen. As
Tights of the started on the 26th ultimo in the 4gerines any other pleus, no time was require
stigator of mure prosecntions for sedition left tunoticed; and he was inclined to be ble upon. Fitt's amo, that lie was the in- ant's hivor. Thoro Ind been some cases
Press It was the greatest The tendency of his mind was in defond in search of a a junk or
or snake boat which the (the leamed counsel) might lad committed a piracy just outside this and say that defendant could give no evi- go for
ever had been before, Tho learned-lieve that defendant was satitled to picad Harbor; but Mr Deane returned when he donco in mitigation of damages
Thiere His Lordship remarked that be was ra- counsel here referred had reached as far as Stanley. The might be some dilatory plea, but he did not ther surprised that the prosecution had Frost, as an indication of the state of feel piece by piece, to go over the alleged liber a case of King .not guilty, and by partial justification, digerine then proceeded suund to Mirs Bay know what was in his learned friend's assumed such an extreme form of procedursing existing at that time, when a Blander and the intendres, justifying himself in where, from information given by the mind, this learned friend might satisfy in such a case as this.
against the Government uttered while the whole or in part Mandarin, alic captured a piratical junk of|| His
that there were grounds for
Mr Pollard said it was incontrovertible defendant was in a state of intoxication, was
Mr Pollard
1: We are not here to settle about 100 tons. So soon as the gunboat
the rule absoluto, and he (Mr this defendant could not plead justification, making ship
law that, under this form P.)
of proceeding, up by the Crown About the wine what defendant may plead. hovo in sight, the pirates, whose craft was
wes content to allow time, but not on the
the two great cases of Lord George The Chief Justice replied he had st aucher in a small bay, immediately took:
ground of
right to plead justification..
unless ander peculiar ofrcumstances. If Gordon and Jesu Peltier, to which Lord right to say wh, and he chose to say it. to the land, where they were soun followed Bir Hayllar stated, with reference to the the prosaontur sleated that proof of the Ellenborough referred when he spoke of did not wish to show himself too warm to libel might be put to the jury, then evi libele as affecting or defaming persons in wards defendant-he was probably not the and
aving ultimate expendence might be taken. Tha Court might positions of considerable diguity, wore triod. Judgo who ought to try the case as against chase; but as the pirates and the gave start of our men, and the country was rough and Lilly in that region, they
France was the person libelled, the ground He well renomberet dhe osse of Regina v was taken that the libel was likely to disturb Latimer, in which the Bishop of Exeter was escaped, notwithstanding the shots out after them by the disappointed Jucks. The
the amity and peace then exiating between alaudered, and called a liar; and the do party having
England and France; and in the infor- fence there set up was a written bis and returned to Stan
tions now luid the same words are need, tory of the Bishop, in which the latter was that an article in the Chine Mail was proved to be a liar, and the libel was
likely to distoch tus amity and
hus justified. The present case he consi- asiating between England an
darel so important, and involving questions of so grave a nature, that he was distrassed that he had not the aid of the Attorney General to sustain his (the à G.'s) own
REVERE BALSII WITH PIRATEN, The honor and glory (coupled with the risk and danger) of probably the first orga mized naval engagement with the pirates of these costs have apparently fallon to the
share of the commander (Lieut. Domeiller plea or pleas as he might be advised; the committee liaving been actul on in one about the end of inst- and the beginning Pollard say that the Government might for the purpose of suspending appointments
the
His Lordship obaarved that a whole ei- tion of Llansard would be rather woighty, The 72nd volnne would do: ship would secept text books, he should Mr Pollard replied that, unless his Lord have to do without Hansard.
than
taken
THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION,
to the then he scored an address from Irish Bishops against the disestab has replied, stating that she has no doubt lishment of the Leish Ultitch. Her Majesty
will adopt proper measures to maintain ission which is now sitting has reported, but that Parliamont, when the Royal Cont
true religion among hor subjects. Tologra- dated May 14th, state that Congress has phio advices received from Washington, voted the admission of South Carolius, Georgia, Louisiana, and Alabama into the Union, coulitional upon the ratification of the constitutional amendiment.
Bombay, 16th May, 14-26 hours --Ao enrding to the Bombay Gazette the abys sinian Force is path. Most of the troops remained at
returning
dala trouble by
by pursuing And
footing fugitives was from Atagdala, Sir Hobert r protected the fugitives. The 4 against the Gallas Own and
with
great dea-
by a party from the Algerine, who landed plea of jew of saving ultimate expere then allow the defendant to produce evi- In the latter, where the First Consul of Me Saint-but he would not shirk his duty. up to the 18th. The Galias gave touch
fire to the fund, Lieut. Domville set my lord.
To with to the defendant.
Hia Lordship: On which of these three denos, because the prosecution had so elect
od. But he was arguing that, ns a matter informations do you go, Mr Pollard
Mr Pollard: It is a matter of indifference, of right, as a question of law, defendant
could
not enter a ples of justification in defoucn His
a libel to a Lordship On which do
of this character. you move, lay for fresh information. On board this Mr Hayllar 7.
His Lordship: Your view is that the piratical craft, however, were fomid un- .
defendant
plead is, signa mistakeable. i of her
her true character-Am ral
Air Pollard Not guilty, my Lorth But The learned counsel then proceded to refer he says so that it is not a libet.
to the case of the King v. Burdeti, upou His Lordship: That is, that it does not which his asserted his learned opponent had
was tried in 1814, when commerce was in a
never
Mr Hayllar: I move on the case of only elity I one of which was a machine for casting His Lordship: Very well then now wo wuusket balls for the ** Brown Bessen" which know. Let us see it. [is Lordship then tlie pirates bad carried with them on their read the declaration as far as given below,
that he
now
inland tour. At daylight on Sunday, ending with the words "lush up the whole amount to a charge against a man's cha-butirely founded bis application. This case i formation. He would therefore postpont which a Royal salute was tired. The for-
the gunboat again set out, this time directing her course from Stanley to thi
affair:-)
"Be it remembered, that the Honorable
räater.
who prosecutes for our said Lady the Queen criminal information,
throughout all
t
Ecors.
was on her return from that place hoteau | in thui behalf, in his proper person, comes where a prosecutor gors in and asys, "That enemies of Burdett, the fan Deing bitter know, when the last ex officio information The return march was to ba continued on
dhe 21st
the Belcaches went out killing a few. On the Tür Magdala was committed to the fames: guns and mortars burst and destroyed. The fort is now only a scorched rock. The fast division [000- merced the return march 0 18th, and was a grand paraile, when Sir tiobert Napier my crossed the Beshilo. On the 20th there delivered very aulogistic aildress, after
West Canal Dodging into Mause for HENRY JOHN BALL, Esquire, Acting At-then referred to the case of Rex v. Brigny districts (Safford, &a) were in a most would be callo upon to givaa verdict up sold, realising high prices. The proceeda
Mr Pollard, in support af his argument, 1.very low condition, when the manufact. case until next Wednesday. He hoped which a
3 me steps would be taken so that the. tiga aptives were made over to foreign of- The loot taken at Magdala was then further information and fresh water, sb corney General of our Lady the now Queon, stock, & Carrington and Bayu. This was a unsatisfacturarts of the country. The might not be left to lum. He wishod to
state, and
and riots wera rife iter of the alleged libel, so that it afterwards
mado direct for Nanos; and it
are to be distributed amongst the men, His Lordship: A criminal Information, Ministers were frightened, and Namoa and St. John's) that she met her
sere into the Supreme Court of Hongkong,
fanious decourat had been issued in England, na be opponents in the shape of a large fleet of before the Chief Justice oroof, in the
libel
and was imprisoned in the tower, Bis Lord was under the impression that this mode Bumbay, 18th May, 8.50 hours.—The Times eight heavily armed piratical craft. This
This nighteenth day
BWeary 80 of in this sune term,
May in was on Wednesday, the 3rd about three and for our said Lady the Queen, gives the
Mr Pollard replied to the affirinative," ter at Manchester which was the aabjoot of they were generally en disoreditable
fars from Abyssinia. The young son of to o'clock in the afternoon. On bailing the Court here to Duderstam and bo
His Lordship Thera ara, or were, three the letter written by. Mr Burdetty and the informants that he fancied they Informed
Theodocus is to bo brought to Bombay for modes of crucial information in England would agree with him that the language were stopped altogether. junks, and askling whither bound and where That before and at the time of the
He had no
education. It was expected that the re-em- from, Lent Douville received the reply, and
Lieut.
and defamatory libels and libel sector; criminal infurination by affidavit; Burdett was fined £2,000 and imprisoned the law at the time torbich his case and be concluded on the 20th June. The speaks volumes for the trade of both places;) tous matter, things hereinafter mentioned and by indictmont generally before a Ms for three months. And were such legal au- referred, but he wished to get as many latest news is dated the 38th from Tacazze,
being for
thorities, laid down under such circninstances ouses as possible to how light upon the whence the return was boing rapidly c refused point blank, defied the paper, they and set forth, there enbesisted, and now sub- gist at threatened to blow the dinost and gists alliance, friendship, saity, the argument that justification could not be relied upon more than fifty years afterwards were olter cases, which could be cited.
and and
wir Pollard, in further support of his of tumult and dismay, to be accepted ant subsequent state of legislation.
There tinued. Fan- concord between our Sovereign Lady kwe out of the w
If the water. This was, how Queen, and His Most Faithful Majesty the pleaded by defendant in the present case, in times of peace? There was one peculise Men who filled public situations must pay ever (as the result will show) a task not. King of Portugal, and the subjects of their quoted this case of The King v. Brigstock circumstance ongnected with this famous the penalty of being public men. He would quite so cosy of accomplishment, and the
thesid Majestion.
and respectively,
that bofore
Defendant was proprietor of a newspaper. case-viz.. that of the four judges who adjourn the case to be re-argued by the
heard the trial, each gave a different reason Attorney General, before lie
le gare his deci- shape of a bot between two of the pirate' Rodrigues Coelho do
yot is of neglect o Aiaral WAS
justification should be sion; if he were to grant the plea of justifi of duty, in
& man, who bart refused; and he would
get cation
could not say what it might lead Birthe Minister of Marine and for the Colonies the apprehension of a man why leave to
he "fired a a pistol at persons a public place. a reasonable proposition ont of the various and had previously been Go-
assertion, and to leave to the jury to
**D, and in everything falsa, ship would remember the wholesale slangle of procedure was practically at an end of India has published additional particu
"From Macao to Hai" (which faciation of the falsas oficis, filed without affidavit by the pro- used was not in the least too strong; yet doubt that Mr Pallard had correctly stated Darvation would commence on the 16th May
-
ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION IN
.: CHINA. (Notes & Queries on China and Japan.) The whole of China has been divided into touty four Catholic Missions, directed by
me gunboat at once sont a "fceler" in the and at those times His le accused the Magistrates of Carmartbea to plus defy any one to to, and if he refused he might do great in minoteen Bishops and five Prefects Apostolic
in full line, immediately opened a brisk.
Meet the
unks. Thus challenged, the pay the Government of His said Moet Faith Defendant propeised to prove the truth of dioti laid down by those four judges engag" | justice to a person rusidont in this Colony of differentnationalities, viz, Italian, French, upon the gunboat; which was returned by ful Majestasid Majesty of the Settle in. shot and shell, for about four hours, Atment, Provinga, or Colony, of Macao, upon say whether, nudter the facts he so-proved, /10 the hearing of that case. His earned with whom he was not even on speaking Spanish, and Belgian. Each Bishop has in-
the Algerie in a general sort of way, with vernor for
the end of which time the little gunboat the Coast of Empire of China. was as far from being blown off the scen
as ever. At this time the gunboat was roll ing heavily in n nasty chopping sea, but it
apite
considerable effect upon the sails and us and evil hulls of the opposing junks, One of the
Jatter, while trying to skulk in towards the uulasfully and but being
and
"
CAJI
of
Earopean Mccording to the number of
The Number of Christians varies in each Mission from 2,000, which is the lowest namber, to 70,000. Colleges.In each
à College for taught
Mission a air pilosophy and the story. There are
where they
the
natives
The Also sobools and orphanages which abound in
College
Si ka-wi, miles. There are nearly 300 pupils who are kept by the Gerases and Italians at ,distant from Shanghai three ortour
taught trades, painting, drawing, and Chi nese literature and several of thou are sent up to
tu take the degrees.
opponent had with some ingenuity endes- terns. he was
was liable or not to the cousesquelice of a voured to show that this case (k. v. B.) was
Mr Follard here rose and ironically der him not less than four European Min criminal information. Mr Justico Patissoir the last case; but he bogged to any that it thanked his Lordskip for the compliment.
sionarios and some of them have u That Charles Abrhaana Saint, of the City
upwarde Each
Mission is divided into so twenty of Victoria in the Colony of Himgkong, be said the point was put very ingeniously was not so. This state of things remained implied in the request to have the caso re-
the Proprietor, Frinter, and Publisher but the evidence could not be received, auda acandal to the text-books until the year heard.
districts, of this fact, her gamery told with of a certain newspaper called the China defendant was found guilty. Then there was 1843; when the statute Vict. 6 and 7 wis His Lordship assured Mr Pollard that
the case of The Queen Latimer. wli knowing the
past, which (as intended) Нім Lordship I recollect thist cases well. the jaw an illnstrated in totally upset there was no want of compliment to hire
daft the case was no important that he asked sa vising and There he justified. I know that, for I saw and most clearly showed that to plead a favor that it should he re-heart laud, was ent off and boarded; her papers Intsuding to revile, traduce, defame and the brief.
inalification
right given by Mr With respect, I This of itself was inflictout, has been told this before suusrtaking Mr Po lard referred to Ople on forms statute were found in a measure correct, but us she vilify, the said José Rodrigues Cuello › do had been also engaged, her guns were, tum Amaral, so being and as such Minister tions, in which it was laid down that in ori-even although no other cases could be pro- futile task of arguing the matter.
inal information for libel defendant cannot duced Referring to the Queen v. Duffy (in Attorney General blad overboard, and her captain taken priaforesaid, and to bring him into grout be allowed to prove truth in justification. which an indictment for sedition was sus ael he may thinks appear by any cobb every Mission. The most important is the soner on board the gunboat. The digerine hatred, scandal, iufouny, disgrao je to s The learned cotrnel maiti thes this state. of tained), the learned counsel took coasion
The Chief Justice here red an authority nost gara chase to the remainder of the tempt as well am on as among the sub the law still remained, notwithstanding Lor to remark that in none of the threo inform for asking a ro-hearing; but Mr Pollard fleet, which in the futerim had sheered off our said Lady the to the westward, and came up to then jects of His said Most faithin). Majesty, and Campbell's. Act.
tions now directed against his alient was the left diy Court hefore his Lordship had about dusk when it appears one of the alguna
aley ualawfully and maliciously
His Lordship I think 1 recollent the word sodition once used. This (continued finished. 'devising heaviest and uriskust engagements with as much as in him the said Chas. Abraham words used by the defendant in The Queen Mr H.) was a cass in which the learved The Court thon proceded to consider an Chineso un read took place. Havi Sa
Saint Jay to interrupt, disturb and den. Latimer. They are the stored sur-Attorney General had, rightly or wrongls, unimportant application in Bankruptcy. hailed the pirates with the same result, astroy the friendship, annity, pduce and con- pliced perverter of truth. They wero ap- seen fit to exercise his extraordinary discre before, Lient. Uuuuville and his men began cord subsisting hetween our said Lady the plia to the Bishop of Exeter, through whose tion, and filed au &c officio information at whole life the writer wont. He got a ver the suit of a private individual. It was a work in earnest at close quarters; the lige Queen and her subjects, and is said
sa diet rine's fire was quickly returned, the result sfost Faithful Majesty and his
fibel had not subjects, which was that souse sails word cus
beriu se yot declared to he on the fifth day of May in the year of our and the fore rigging was considerably Lord ona thonsand
eight
hundred and six. my Lord. damaged; and this lasted for about ty eight, at the City of Vistoria, in this an hour and a half. During the early Colony, unlawfully sad maliciously did peors of the realm
print, and publish, cause and procure to be Mr Polland: It was not plowed as a pub-chose to exercise this extraordinary discrete companying sentenos, extracted from the idioma, printed and published in the said nawapatia libel. It was unved joy by a private tionary power i The orgamont would never the Annals of Macao," Intely puleished nese. Several parts of the Bible hare Con per called the China Mail a very falso, person. It was not a public libet as such. hold water. The
The question
be might
raised, by Mr. Marques Pereira, in confirmation of translated into but always with ex- scandalous and malicious libel of and con-
person the natection in uy letter to you of the planstory notes to adapt them to the na His Lordship! It was the Queen v. Lath what was the defluition of a p29th May, regarding the departure of the tives' mental darin. A new one:
регион and he observed that suy single judge'e
with a dictionary cerning the said José Rodrigues Coelho do mer Amaral as sush Minister as aforesaid,
dictum
na what constituted a
Your obedient Servant, as the law ou to any
Fessive the
f
part of this soriminage, the pirates are said
creden
Κάνε
that
Curious rumours are footing about res pecting Macao (meaning the said Settle mesti, Provings, or Celong if His euid Majesty), and the action takon by the Portuguese Government, regarding the recent exposures of the Coolie trade.
curious Tact that the all and was it:
for a moment to be supposed that the de-
a
Mr Pollard That was not a public libel,
His Lordship What, bot on one of the fendant was blius to be deprived of a sta
bitable right because the Attorney General.
statute,
· CORRESPONDENCE. EXPULSION FROM MACAO. To the Editor of the "CHINA Mau”
HUNDKANG, 5th June, 1958. Sre,Will you be good enough to pablish
Printing In veral of the Missions there.
arida.
is a print at Shaugliai is worthy of men- office directed by the Mission- tion. Several works have been composed aut printed in Chinese, among which be inentioned the Gospels with notes, (ave
(five editions), workson mathematig theological which as far as regarda
heen
has been printed at Paris, in Chinese and French by a French Missionary. Different maps of China are printed at Naples in Italy under the Italian Missionary in the Chinese College; and a map of the See non district near fougkong has been printed at Leipale, having been drawn by an Italian Missionary,
Mr Pollard said he has only menticued the case as the most recent one since The person was not to be taken privata English from Macao in 1839 7-I am, Sir, I in Latiu aud King v. Burdet. The learned ounsel went the point; they could on to urge that the plea of justification could not be admitted as a matter of right. His Lordship asked if there had ever been similar case to this in the colony. Me Huffam (rogisteng) said thore lind not, Mr Pollard Fortunately, we bave never before had such libels in this Colony
His Lordship; Not against the govern-
a
is asserted by those who live good means of knowing that Senhor Amaral (meaning
said Jose Rodrigues
auss Coelho do Amu- rut), who jays the honor of rapresoating Jment}
the Curolie Colony (meaning: Macas) in
to have manoeuvred their craft with con- siderable skill; but the volleys of grape aud canister from the big guu u of the Alpe ris at point blank range appears to have been too much for them. de darkness was now coming on, and they were getting into shallow water, while at the same time the to show signs of Chinese were began of it, the class having had
quite was given up. The
junk which had been crippled at the emuaouesnont of the Betion was now found to be trying to get off to seaward; but the gunboat, to quick for her, immediately chase and suc-
in
the capturing her about two hours after dark. She was found to be well-armed, with eight guns and twenty-one of a craw besides the captain previously captured, sud to have on board a miscellaneous cargo of about $7000 in value. At uidnight last. fight, she arrived in tow of the gunboat. The prisoners are a sorry-looking tot of fellows, as they now appear on board bound to various places on deck, and two of whom are severely wonuded by the bursting of shelle
They will most probably bs for- warded to the Chines anthorities. It is Baid that the Chinese have never hees SEEN. to stick to their guns ao pluckily as they did in the present ocasion, they having fought well and never whispered of str rendering Considering the long odds be tween the combatants, the result is to Y leset, most satisfactory, and reflects no small credit apun the Liend. Commanding and the officers and men of the Algerine,
the
That no estualty occurred on board the
W. O. HUNTER. and there be found that the word "private"
"Ephemerides Counieniomtivas da His was used in contradistination to "bisa toria de
page 7726 de Agosto phonons, tre muable, and side 1839. Em acatamento da neutralidade the case of Duffy, the learned counsel re marked that it was also decided in troublons Annials pelo Governo de Macau, na des-
intelligencis times, and the minds of the judges must
que se dava entre a Inglaterra have been swayed by atural dread of Cliiva, por Conselho de Elliott, sairam Sisters of Charity in China--They have things revolutionary. At those periods of 'eate dia para Hongkong tadas ne subditos eight establishments; viz:-
One in Canton where they direct an asy- political disturbance and strong party feel Inglezes que residíam L'esta Cidade."
In virtue of the neutrality proclaimed urlam for foundlings and orphans. the Governor of Macao, arising from the Two in Hongkong with an asylem for
the Portuguese Parliament, has become government of selling his ulice for £3,000 one day and quite another thing the next misunderstanding between England and foundlings, day and, boarding schools, sud alarmed lest the thorough ventilation of/ There may have been so much insinuntedge might deem some expressions blas. China, and by the advice of Elliott, all British an orphanage.
abusss recently should lead to legislation likely to prejudice the interests of the pig-dealers (meaning perams accused suspected of kidnapping and manstealing
Mr Pollard: Not of accusing an officer of luges the definition of edition was one thing And so of blasphemy, & Roman Catholic but not in so inauy words. The learned. counsel went on to observe that he left in phemous which another judge of a different his Lordship's hands the question of ex- religion would not. It would be for the tension of time as a matter of conveniens Jury therefore to decide on that point. tem to the defendant; but with respect to the His Lordship It can't be edition to
Mr fayllar continued to any that the
and influenced by him (meaning the said application for leave to plead over, he sat wish ifl of another country. Jose Rodrigues Coelho de Amaral desmitted that the Court had no power to Minister) the Government has sent out m orders to bush up the whole affair."
grant
Such
subjects residents of the City, left this day for Hongkong,
This tables at the Conservative banquiet Bristol were indicated by letters of the alphabet. One of the guests, as he went Jeare in this case. It was only learned attorney General had used a great forward to his place, was asked by s His Lordship (addressing Mr Pollard) sucts power, us in the caso of The Queen fendant, calling him a tricked,,malised an aspirate brain school boya gut very
in peculiar dicentistances that the Court land aniount of dignidad abuse against the do Do you an
steward where he was
*To L with. going. this ia publis libel? Mr Pollard said he did.
Birmingham and Honcerter Railway Concious," and "svil-disposed person
was the prompt reply. Two Sabbath heated over a vexed question in their lesson, Bad started the tenobor, whose back was turned for a moment, with "I tell you it's Mary Magasine, and not Magdalene," and thrusting his banda deep and desperately into his trowaer's pucket, wang out: "Now, what'll you bet!"
His Lordship said the word "public," asof justices.
Ja, in 1840, for disobedience to the order
related to what followed, was fallacious.
Mr Pollard: Do you wish for authority,
my lord
His Lordship said he did.
Mr Pollard quoted the use of The King v. Burdett, a cune precisely similar to this
1
His lordship: If the Court believes that substatitial justice may be done by permit. ting defendant to plead over, it has power to do so.
Mr Pollard, But not in a case of this
Mr Pollard: We are not here to discuss
that,
His Lordship! Then, why use them They are not in the Burdett case.
Mr Pollard: He was not a foreignot. His Lordship: And is the present des fendant à foreigner?
One in Ningpo with orphanage. One iu Shanghai where they direct an hospital
One out of Shanghai, in the country, with an orphanage.
One in Tientsin where they have an or phanage, schools and hospital.
year, one in Hanghow, a branch of Italian Ong in Peking, with capital and orphan- Two more are going to be opened this Sisters in Hongkong, and one in Han-ohow a branch from Peking.
The 24 Catholic Missions in China are:- tet, Kwantung and Kuanfu. 2nd, Hongkong with the adjacent ialaude, and part of the mainland.
3rd, Yun-uan
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