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UGUST 5 1868.

Vol. 2,

ON

D JAPAN.

QUERIES

on the 1st instant.

TENTS.

Mines, On the legends Curiosities of Chi-

The Population of the

The Kin-keo Plum,

nienta under the care

16.

ung and the Dragon,

Barbarians, Monster Committee

of

the East

The Wu Hing Moss-

rd-Sapeque, The term

anent by Impalement, Chinese Pawn-tickets, , The Tallow Tree ORRESPONDENTS, and

NA MAIL.

AY, AUGUST 5, 1868,

GECLIPSE tiren extracts from

un journals which

interest with which regarded by scienti

No. 1613 Acoust 5, 1868.1.

authorities

in

lier

than

ed by the facts. Albert stated that be were an

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE NORTH,

may well

once more, for

this

ciant.

JAPAN.

Sir

accted with the coolie trade. The alla of the Footway." It was quite legitimate

Mary was found in the same position, and tries would not even be condidered amenable sia to the triple libel case against the to roll or carry anythin: for the purpose of +

a contract was entered into under which to prima fucis suspicion, is one of the most China Mail is here too evident to be hoang; the Cominon Law allowed a right

We are in receipt of Bhanghai files to the the Warrir extricated her from her danger frightful shortcomings in the Chiness Go Chaken; and it will be observed that to honable time. There with 30th it. The following extracts give the and placed her on her out to be the entrant, and, jo productive of the most items of newa to those published in our The following are the chief additional Bahor Huta only refers to it as it afferrard a hor of nutron. C. right principal items of Northers nowa

the ป

of Tis: 3,000. The arbitrary and unjustifiable acts. Probably yesterday's ass. They are summarized by pets the "honour of the Portugues of this dictum, all of whicle tended to sas

taes in support

(Evening Express.)

Kinngso, coming up, was detained some nothing more than this shews how far short the prese fame and the bouour of the highest fune-tain the right which a householder possess the Kisaguan Arsenal was most savassfully got ashore somewhere near Wossung: of exier maintained. They attotopt to govern out to be correct, as far as any made, a and

The launch of the Chinese Gunboat from hours, to assist the Kingleong, which the Chinese are of even an idea of the mole

The information we recently gave relative outward bound, has unfortunately in which justice can be administered or to the Nativa Christians at Nagasaki, tur Why, verily, ed thus to use the highway, so long as he accomplished on the afternoon of the 23rd the tonaries" of Portugal. this is what we have had in view during di nut consume an unreasonable time in instant though, owing to the state of thehap, however, we have no further without the. the many years that we have assaile doing what was necessary to be done. But tide, the event took place half an hour ear have been requested to mention that deavour by raising a presumption against Harry Parkes board the Steamer.

nee of keeping up expense his Lordehip would probably agree, with

partionkurs.

saff-shipment, one night of one hundred force

ree to suppress disorder; and en- the coolie trade, as carried on at Macao,im (Mr P.) that the case was not sustain-few of these who intended being preso reported at the Harbor Master's office, 23 degree oɔnuected with 's disturbance to the Forge influence of the open port. To

Chfifty of anticipated, and consequently but the Hellespont wreck boat, which was everybody who may be in the remotest they were to be slanghtered when beyond We have been sensitive for the you

and the general balief that fame of our audient ally, and desirous to counted 02 bales, blocking up the road were on the spot in time. This provent its soutcheon being blutched by at or about 8 & in., and his witness (Straud) be considered to mark an spoch the blood of kidnapped Chinamen.

be called to support the state- tory of this Country. Hitherto, It is not, however, our present par- ment stated that there were only 20 ese lave, like their not, the Chi-papon, is still high and dry; and that the pebre as may clear the officials from have, replied that --

in Japan, in that vicinity, after dark.

pa steamers have to guess their position, while the effects of their own neglect of pose to enter on the general topic of the bales on the foot-path. (His Lordship here been coupelled to pay to

furoigners enor

The report of the Plymouth Rock from precations. Eren if they did not begrudge tories of the Princes of Choahiu, Sėkishiu Macao coolie traffic, buľusśr. II. plumes | gested that Albert could be indicted for premiums for the purchase of steam Hankow, as published in the Customs Dailey necessary for keeping up a Suany, and tango, to be taken care of,”

in nine cases out of ten, Vessels, which, Perjury.) Again, there was out the slight- himself on protesting against the last evidence to the effect that the bales of prove quite neglexs fur the services expected

stle following:- 24th July

at North Tree, my employed for the purpose might tend to outra e inhumanity by the destrues of them. Now, through the far-seeing po-

anchored grage used by the China Mail with re- ecotton were set out and left-for those key of Li. Footsi sud Tseng Kwo fay, all 3.25 A.M. At 3 .. whilst lying at anchor against thein prevents their taking tion of innocent men, that the remainder

pect to the Macan coolie trade, may we were the words used in the ask dil he permit the following strong for all the withers had sworn to, they money i at an end. Here, in their the care in about 20 feet in height, result is that the only security for order he molested, and giving as a reason

such unnecesary expendituro fall, die w tide sav4 634. M. Wh opinion to pass without notice? I might have been rolling into the godown

dockyard, the Chinese can build war vessele time before it reached us, the white break very men who are too often desirous not to given by

ders could also ho sem breaking furiously. MacDonnell, Governor of Hongkong, was, the bales trare placed there simply facture every requisite for fitting out and cressing it struck us end on fortunately, " at a sleeting of the Hongkong Legisla- the coolies could pass them in to their arming then. Lire Council held on May 15, 1857, cad of "setting out and lent, in-howitzers of Dalghree #hen Seabor Horta was in the height of his best to have them house does is perfectly as if tarned out of an Europeanments. left us without doing any damage," notleeable in three directions, mane motives. They do not attempt to patters, are finished and after tesing ns abent for a few injustice worked by this system is Cansuis for their kind suggestions and

whom

util

the charge-and

place in the godown and bis

Own

pound brass

Bettura, contains

wave

hole of which

the

sufficient force, the fear that the whom

tuzo

proper

very men

"The Obristians had been sent to the terri-

that the В Зарадево

government did not in-

of the Christials in the village would not

this obviously necessary step; and the could be heard for some copaista in the doubtful assistance of the to light but to hush up criminal pro-

acti

on the many shoals on the Lung-shan

The

for

away that it was to prevent trouble acting as they had with regard to them and the other sects in the hood, at the same time thanking the va

deny the fact that the fathers of Familics, have been torn from their homes solely on account of their religion, leaving their wives and ebildren without means of sup of their fellow Christiana."

The Governor of Macão had assured the godown, though from his great seal tubes 16 feet long, has been manufactured hea of by shipmastera að great success up a largà bulk of the general ran of/Prt, and entirely dependent on the charity -

the

it was found that the Chinese authorities whatever of "setting out and leaving undergonicled the launch, is not )

suppose

which we

so far dizayproved of it that they occasion. Another point, said the learned counsel for

of the globe. It

be wondered at if

rent a

als allude to the

terans of enthusiasm

i have appeared in

mns of Faglish or

uns And let the

they may, there is

mg the clipse of the

Tence so unparallel-, at intense interest.

will be of unusual area over which it

that embraced in

of a like nature.

rements of time and

in exceeded in the

To quote the aut ical writer the fol concur to render this

"The sun being on that day, its lia- enparatively small,

e same time is in its

e has a very large

The moon being

g node, its cone of

ver the equator,

he total eclipse will

it results from the

a favorable circum

eclipse will occupy

nd miles un length idth, and it will lak

seconds a longer he eclipses observed. bur thousand years

and longer than?

cclipsea which are

for the next three

We have been at

the precise time ible in Hongkong;" ich we have been the needed parti nation, however, the announcement till commence on nd at Aden Boom ourse of the mora-

e western part of

it will reach Te

visible in the af neo, Celebes, and

the Malaccas, and

Sundown, Froux bat as Hongkong

longitude as the

ill take place here

the afternoon, but

ay be we are un

hoped that Hong- dents of so scien them desirous to vations, Mach by the ordinary that those who acly observe the

rd the results of

Ve shall probably

a partial obscură-

t; but even this

at interest

RTA'S DELI- CE

Poute e Horta, in

of the government

or, Senhor Souza

of political honour..

it from HL F. M.

relief from tlist

F. M. had beer

is request. Hẻ

ng the colony to

dition none B

that in which he

of law which 1

nds of his prede however, he had He had devoted 20 emigration the eflection Senhor Your Excellency

ghbouring colony

to pass unnoticed protest an attack Portuguese hamd highest function

Senhor Hortse matters pot co

namely with respect to persons found dead, whether there is suspicion of false play or not; with regard to investigations of mar- ders, and also in respect to robberies. Στ all these cases, which taken together make crimes, we find the Chinese cystem of mutual responsibility works the sunat flag-

few people streets have failed at times to see nafortu Few people who have frequented Chinese ante men in an almost

and prevented from

This explanation may be taken for exact- y what it is worth We cannot baliavo that the officials of Christian nations will permit the perpetration of such an atrocity

that,

of which the Japanese governinont

suspected, or

despite its

remonstrance, it

ally cut of the beuls of its agents. It was the appellant, was that the bales were all the only one that may be shortly expo knowb sa the “Straw Shoe Channel" nearing even the comfort of lying down mately turn out that the protest of the ated that this same system did not, pre- the footpath, and that they were not on from the same departout being af Nauking, by which they bave been wont to quietly and expiring in the roads. To most Consular body has been met with the usual, steamers to pass through the out from door to doong state bustled is, og very strong ground,hould ulti-

it

In one

whether

(AT not,

never to retain an indivligunt.

after the person was

bome,

*the

usual

degs,

in

whose

has become sensitive about the coolie

stimulated by instructions from home,

As

Occurrence

ite

Whenever

from

into

after the vaunted sen-going qualities, so

Bitter

traffe. It is all very well for Senhor in the case of a cual hole being used as the yard or workshops. Another best they can. to conjure up re geany of death in a given neighbourhood. The transformed into a tow-boat, and, with! Horta to butter himself before Seubor Souza, but what has be got to say to Sir Richard MacDonnell 1

пя 8000 as his glory as Governor of Macao. His possible. The over aplod of elivery, of pounds weight and short carbines, can be manufactory, Mountain howitzers of 112

(N. C. Herall) · We are glad to hear that the revolving Pollency observed

said nothing of the speed of delivery, of the marks or numbers, or the piling in

seen in every stage of preparation and even light which has been fired on the Light monater boiler, weighing 32 tone, with ship at the entrance of the Yangtze, is spo bin that there were very excellent regula such might have been tion for emigrants at Macao-that in fact case sithinitted by the

expected.

on the premises and satisfactorily tested vast improvement on the old light. they were au army of free labour - but fair one (and it was reasonable to puder B.Hydrostatic pressure ur · 30 pounds H. P. M. Consul-general M. Tettenborn's when enquiry was made into the system, it to be a strong-que) tirer's was no proof for inch. Dock is in process of country house was destroyed by fire on the

iu which their own vessels can 23rd instant, despite prompt assistance ren whit

repairs and the vessel of dared from H. M. S. Acorn.

have

The English and American Ministers have forbidden at a large number of vessels, from Macau the road (and here follower definitions another similar class of gun-

the lines of cutting up sillages upon the colat aud cap from the Bench and the General of

Aty. Get turing the inhabitants-catching men by what a road highway really

Mirrendy laid down and portions of her wachi- cut off a long bend of the Yangtze. We observers the acts of those who thus diatur Asiatic duplicity, we trust, in the general fidence, and in spite of the reputatione, Polard continued to wages and to clabor-dry in process of manufactive - Some half think, the objection of this Chinese to its bo jest murments of their incklos fellow intarest of Christianity, a moat siginal ex-

them into Macan and sipping ate the argament, that there was no evi ber ports, are, we learn, now on their way ro

duzeb cargoes of lumber, from various tim- use by steamers is well founded. It is too beings must appoar cruel in the extreme, as ample will be made of the perpstrafor thein af to the West Indies The Mamo dence as to unreasonable too, and that, re, to domplete these works,

Arrow for them to pass through it

it without in point of fact, they undoubtedly are; but Mouseion regulations looked very well on paper, but so long as

immunout

it is at man did not abuse his right to

t danger to native shipping.

at least to be plentled in favour of the Bishopsignor Fattijean, the Catholic Japan, is far from satisfied with they were in reality worthless, for any Pase the Lighway by a permanent obatrac-in lauomug & vessel, the Chinese, in this nues to excite Anoll interest among foreign these actions to be found in the terrible re- the Consular note, and left for Yokohama one portion of the ceremonica, usual The prospect of opening up mines conti- Chinear, that there is some excuse for the reply of the Governor of Alagnait to ratical craft equipped for the purpose of tion, he was out punishable under the kidnapping, found no difficulty in satisfying Ordinance. A temporary obstruction" declined to follow the example of westers, and some alarm stong Chinese officials. referance to corpses, By that unaccoun-representations to the French Minister on

sponsibility which exists in the

in the country in per Costa Rica, in order to make personal the porernment inspection at Tacno."

ern nations. The slips of the Fair sex were pretest ut which a translation will be nut invoked to propuce We might extend our extracts from Lordship observed at the question arose, vessel vtided from the stocks to her watery the threatened invasion of gold diggers.tablished for the purpose of protesting items of news, reports the arrival of the

Dams and the found elawhere, has been addressed by the table fatality which seems to beset all the b

measures Tautai to the Foreign Cunauls, against view to government and souurity, a law which we are indebted for the following

adopted by the Chinese with

The Nagasaki Times of the 25th ultimo, to peeches in the Hongkong Council, quite indicted, he came within the terins of the of a baptism of wine. We trust she may Mining in Chins is rige Board; and life, has become one of the chief oonses.of Costa Rica on the 20th, and passes so010

without the

time hovored precedent as emphatic as Sir R. MacDonnell's, but Ordinance.) There was required to con- prove none the less furtimate from this the authority of the

ho talle them, on life, we are not aware that Seubor Horta has

stitute a permanent or indictable obatrac- felt-at any rate that he has expressed tion, a Betting out with intent to leave. Toutue, who, on being reminded of the rise in defiance of law, vannot be protected established 88 and a body is found Costa Rica fall in with the gale of the 18th comission, au intentional one the part of Foreigners who nag veuture into the inte- wretched and unecessary death, It is a very strictures ou the shortcomings of

as an inflexible -annoyance at what has been to autho In this case not a thought had been

that the zule, ntatively said. It is only lately, we sup giren to inteuf, and it had been entirely custom, remarked, that Wonfed at the hostility of the inhabitants, person upon for his death, although per and 38th, and, ccording to passengers on tho P. M. S... Company. It sestue the

pase, that Macno-Portuguese "hanoir,” i overlooked that the abject of this Ordinance a maxim so strictly carried out that threat Bat we do not anticipate popular The idea with which this rale was establish. behaved in a manner little expected

China novor. interfered in matters busi Muol California diggers will care for this haps he way never have seen him before.

JB responsible for was not to oppress and disturb individuals,

eron the wires of the workmen, in the opposition, if the new comers behare quiet but simply to protect the public from un-Kiangnan, Arsenal, are never admittedly. No doubt the mandarins will do the ed was that it would be sufficient to make reasonable acts of permanent obstraction:

Stall interested in preventing the

often trumpated concerning her." my; but the receptacluf probably four tous of co, Cinese Dragon standard appeared of in

complaints too, are made as her being Free omiysion, too,

the the Shantung villagers don't seem to believe Was noticeable if the right to use the highway be not

of iù it.

effeat produced is that

U. 5. Mails on board, actually steaming A Chefoo, correspondent writes:There accident, discase, or poverty, a wretched unt of the Yang-taza, with two heavy course at bow and stern, the remainder of abused, then there in

there is only a slight or to the bunting exhibited consisting of a set of are several persons at the mines, and they being is on the point of expiring, he finds as in tow; those, from strese of porary obstruction and bere strongest

but we failed to ob- scem to he making a

a good thing out of them, no single helping hand but on the con- she was compelled to part with after re

fake ree that!

FeDiAn

flat trary, is hustled from placa to place, the taining a whole night love to, ready to difference of 42 balesetween

some miners cuue over in the the national flag of

China prosecution, showing clearly that in • VOLYS

We Ber length on deck is 180 feet, on the tered a schooner thence to Shantung.

That this should be the case is not to be

at 140 dolars beNangato, at

day and coals. few minutes a large amber of bales hal

water line 167 feet. Her beam 24 fret, 2in-are auxiously awaiting news of their arrival, much wondered at, when the extreme found, and she had started on what was efore punishment could be been bouard.

rigour of the law (Recorder)

taken into considers supposed to bos

1 to be a wild goose clase, searching such a case, the learned Qabes, with a depth of hold of 12 feet 6 inches. given it

She will fitted

The despatch sunt to the Consuls by the tion. A luckless man on whose land for the missing lighters. This is the second one pair of side lever with of 130 collective nominal borac Taoutai on the Chefoo gold diggings is budy is found, stands a fair chance of being plum which has fallen into Capt. Catio's speedily as possible, was necessary to be ficient than merely

merely getting the bales

utterly ruined, unless he can satisfy the mouth, since he has owned the Nangato, proven in the case,

Bapacity to carry 35 lbs. of steam, over read. The Cousals in Shanghai have is subject to The Chief Justice observed that time aP Dalgürcen pattern Brasa Howght 24-lbs. literally nothing to do with an affair at Che. he is

being imprisoned and kept Capt. Farber of the Costa Rica

I reports, foo, and by tights the despatch ought to gol, with a possible sentance to death, that on the 18th inst., at noon, while on peared to be spent arranging the bales acfactured in the Arenal. Her frame is have been sent to the Consule at Chefeo or hauging over his head, until, by the chilia passage from Shanghao to Nagsaki, e Mr Alford, of the Bailling Department, cording to marks inside the godown. 7cetarday proved what check the honour of

Mr Pollard replied that the balss were acipally of oak, her planking of teak; | published by the Ministers at Pekin for canery and enpidity of the friends ofthe dead inade heavy breakers on the port beam

man, he is often despoiled of all his goods, apparently extending about half a mile a gontleman may give to the corrupt prar bronght in according to their marks and every portion of her being built on the most general information.

to them, and partly as tices which, it is feared, are but too com- that uo delay was caused thereby, as the launch her trim appeared to be excellent,

partly in recompense to approved and latest principles. After her

Wo think it desirable to caution abipmaa-bribus to the Mandarins. Under these ein, and west. The Costa Buca passed within.

three miles of thein. There was a heavy mon amongst the Chinese portion of the hales bad to be carried in in some order, she was driving ô feet, 6 inches aft, which,

ennistauces all feelings of pity are stifted; rolling sea on, at the time,

strong with community. Leong yong, of 58, Prays There was no legislature in the world (Ir when her giues and boilers

ilers are shipped,

hardened disposition who hesitate to uss seen by all on board for nearly au

S.E. wiud. The breakere were plainly bibe to Mr Alford, in order that a place any bale or even 54 bales na the hich will be increased to about 6 feet woable from their crews trying to obtain force to a dying man, to exhort him with ship going slowly, and having a heavy tow, West, was charged with having offered a Pollard continued), which would object to

a woodeir

hour. platform, which liad been erected in co-way while being housed; and he was sure hes. She will be ready for a trial

tears in travention of the Ordinance, might remain that his Lordship wond place & reasonable ù sbuat, a carple of months more their dischargoa bỏ na to get off to the Lie without the boundaries of their land,

in their eyes to make it convenient to Captain Furbur was prevented from ex- Altogether the Chinese may well be con- digginga" Should mon be able to get away

A similar system is in force with respect kind on his chart.

ploring them. There is nothing of the gratulated on the possession of a must use in this mauner, Chefoo would soon become truction in favor of the appellant. The Attorney General said he appeared fal steamer and they should feel thorough- a second San Francisco.

to arrests in where murders have been support the Blagistrate's decision, and as ly puuteuted with the very editable nrau-

committed With a blindusag to the dio A errespondent at Hankow, writing uncom he entirely concurred in that decision, he

der date of 21st inst. states that they were a

bates of the commanist ner in which their foreign and native em-

nanust reascu or justice, all called upon his Lordship to liemiss the apployées bare, under the superintendence of visited that day at 2 p.m. by a tremendous who are thought by any possibility to have ped: tbig Cake, two things were beces. 3. Fails and Ma

3. Falls and Mr Stephenson, set her at storm, in the midst of whicks distinct coguisance of theafair are without distinction A case of "rattening" has occurred amongat to be shown(1) whether baden wore aftont in China waters.

oscillating and vibratory motion was expe- reste sa criminals, and forced to undergo the Chinese workmen employed by Foreign -set out or left;

left and (2) whether they in-

Nagasaki, who have adopted A small lot of Chinese property, measur rieneed, it being generally taken for the the frightful discipline of a Chinese prison. In Engingera

the exte of the comoded or obstructed aby person or caring lm. 7. Gl. 3h., situated in the Peking shock of an earthquake. The thermeineter place at a tea shop in the French ok the alteration in the number of working

murder which recently ciage. Inspector Albert's evidence we

hours recently agreed upon in Shanghae. Rond class to the Soochow Creek, on which fell 29 in the space of six hours. clear on those poule, as he sud he counted it abuts, was to-day disposed of by Public The employes of

loyes of the Onatori House havasion, anx

Tientsin merchant, who fiad como to the Consul Flowers, who deported two of the window to the new church iu token of their shop, shortly after the occurrence, to purgang, and the remainder went back to work their intention to present him with a testi- which abe carried, it will hardly be credited for Nagasaki, on the 8th inst, had not respect for the late Mr. Fitz Roy. It was last some provisions, was arrested; and quietly.

bur master's name being on the lantern The Flying Cloud which left Shanghae monial on his roiguation; and upon hear

apon the above named course,

We are were thrown into

LOCAL

ERRATUM.

We have been requested to state that the Yane of the winner of Mr Wilson's Silver

argumout that each was the case, was that: Marreal's miniling green rag shigh as they don't return, It is last an anxiety of all being that he may brea: ho his pick them up. The Nagasaki Agents of the stalement of the two witnessca for the the Cuat anthorities have adoptod araucisco steamier to Yokohama, and char last away from their respective properties. the P M 88. Co. have charbared the

there was

Goblet for the best conundrum is not Serded: thn an intent of something more engifer return tubular beiler has suf- about as stripid a document as any we have relatives of the deceased. If he fail to do so, and we congratulate him ou his luck.

geant Major Page, as stated, but that the

R.A:"

real name is "Staff Sergeant J. T: Fes

THE BRIBERY CARE.

it was. Defendant, having denied all knowledge of the offence, was Uned 425 by

Mr Gondlake as sent to hard labour for one mouth, besides having the wooden erection pulled down within wenty-four bours of the unfortunato proposition.

SUPREME COURT. Before the Hon. the Unier Justice. Angtist 5th, 1868.

J. B. DESCANSON, Appellant: REGINA, by

sary to be

housed aa

Her armament will consist of

ma

ters in engaging men on a voyaga to Che-

foc, to give tliem distinctly to anderstand that they cannot be discharged at thing into We bear that

ships are already getting into

and

I it is not uncommon for those of

..

Apparent position when seen-

Latitude 390' 10" N. Longitude 125° 0′ 3′′ W.

12 hales, 20 that the road was so blocked Auction by Messrs J. Marshall & Oo, and determined upon presenting a memorial & Tacky old woman, the servant of The difficulty was promptly dealt with by

up that suriage could not pass. Ir realized Tis. 825. Duncanson's own defence

INSPECTOR OF NUISANCES (ALBERT),

that it wa War Respondent. To set aside decirun of MB necessary to the conduct of his business to susities amongst the shipping in Northern The following are particulars of recent MAY, I Pulice Magistrate.

have a fu bales lying there, to enabl

enable the

waters, c. mex to pile the tales inside the go own;

of China while uumooring to re-

WIER

Un

amrised at after the bearing of a summons

This was an appeal to set aside or rescind and his own witnesses allowed that there morning of the 21st ultime the ing the sad news of his death, they decided that he was arrested too, and that both aired on the 25th, and as she muat bare 3 decision of. Mr May, Police Magistrate, were 30 bales outside. A great deal had turn to ber berth, from which she drifted sure that Mr. Fitz Roy's many friends will 100 of the old. Beyond the bars been out in the recent gale, fears are enter- woman coming to the shop tuined for her safety. Mr Lake of Naga- been saut about reasonable time, but why during the recent gale, was caught by the be gratified at this evidence of the respect there was nothing whatever to connect her saki was on board of her. had Mr Duncanson said nothing about food, and cane in collision with Wild with which he was regarded by all the em

master with the occurrence, or was it pre- A correspondent writes us as follows, un- that in the Magistracy. Mr. Duncanson's Deer. No serious injury was sustained ex-ployes in the Service.

tended Bean that be affair was known to him; der date Biogo, 9th July, 1868- position was simply tiris, that it was neces- cept that the raizen top-gallant mast of the We understand that Mr. Fails, Superin much less could this besaid of bermaster who The rainy soaun which has continried sary to break the Ordinance in order to cou- former vesel was carried away. The City lent of the arcual at Tungkahou, is to be had not even committed the offence of being aix weeks has stopped business at the new duct his business, and he (the à. Go Aberdeen is at Woosung, put back disappointed Inspector General of the Chinese in the neizhbourhood at the time of the oc-ports. Wo bad from four to six feet of wa thought he ought to arrange his business Fifferently. The learned Attorney General mote the Mouth German brig was towed Arsenals; and we hear that the news of a currenan. With regard to thefis, & like printer on the foreign concession, and the wa the Confucius, baving sustained se difficulty having sriaen respecting ran who has been robbed is often afraid to have been drowned. You can hardly fortu by

was so overflowed that several residents cipla to those above noticed is in force. A then preceded to cite a number of cases, rious damage through the weather. The quel's Arual at

Foochow is confirmed. dating as far husk as 1789, to show that no Castors schr. Helcyon, stationed at Toug

give information, lest he may be punished in files of our miserable position bere. We ban was justified in eking out the inconve ka doo, got a severe smashing through a

for luthes in not catching the thief and it had to out a canal from my house to the nience of his premises by carrying on buat tier of juuks breaking adrift, and coming

is a very common thing for a man to be beach to run the water out. news on the highway,

down on her.

punished if it be shewn that a thief has com taken doing so in another, on the principle mitted depredations in his house befur

apprehending the

case against Mr J. B. Duncanson (Messis Gibh, Livingston & Co.) for having caused at pbstraction in the public idghway Wellington Street), by placing bales of goods in the said road and on the sidepath Mr Fullard, 2.6., instructed by Mr. Cald well, for the appollant; the Acting Attorney General, justructed by Crown Bolicitor, for the C

of the same.

Is Crown.

Mr Pollard, in opening the case for the appellant, said that it was a case on which Tery little direct authority could be brought to different

bese; and at the statutes were much lp the local ordinances on the

point

it was only by analogy that the case

be apple The Magistrate had

and on changes of the second section; while

the case apon Ordinatics 14 of 1845,

Le (the learned Q0.)

1.) subunitted that the

11th clause of the same section was much

mare applicable than the 3rd clause. Again,

Mr Pollard, in reply, remarked that there was no doubt that the rights of the publie

The cutter Comet went ashore of the North

CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY IN CHINA. (Supreme Court & Consular Gazette, July 25.) Mitch has been written upon the system

that the negligence

in not

Saddles, while the Europeans on board man of amutual responsibility which forms, ee must be preserved, but not to the hardship aged to get up to another boat from this important au element in the social régime and oppression of fudividuals. There was they embarked on board a Chinese junk, of China. By some authors this mode utan the first instance was the first canne

of future mischief. right posed by an owner of property full of Dean Cake and with only one wound-proceeding has been omsidered as a simple

as

a

by severat

dis-

Club

A

national

FRENCH papers contain brief accounts of the Grand Prix, aud admit that it is only just to saknowledge that The Earl in The feature of no little importance in splendid animal, and was the best horse of thu lot. The silence of the public opposite time, and in every way incidental to the that his vessel land been attiked by pirates order; while others have regarded it as of arimfual procedure, is the fact that inapprobation, but there was curtainly no to niso tie roadway within a remondible ed Chinaman on board, who formed them and advantageous plan of maintaining catiuating the wurking

Chinese system the stands may have been broken by a little. enjoyment of his property, so long as peana renuised on board and a third same noticeable harm. Although it is not immifted, the district magistrate has a direct

the and all killed except himself. Two Euro-calonlated to produce very great and very whenever a orinis of magnitude is commanifestation of ill-humour in the stands public were not injured. there was no proof that the road - 62 bales at any time were placed in the the derelict junk, but when he got back plan of making men mutually responsible to it. If he does not succeed in making it tinguished members of the Jockey

His Lordship remarked that the fact that to Shanghai to obtain assistants to bring possible that at some former period, the interest in convicting somebody with regard themselves, and the Marquis of Hastings

was warmly congratulated tablic ronid, although this wee absolutely

have been found ad- it. their previous

he has hunted it out, be becessary, as many roads which private street was more than necessity required. he found the pirates had returned after for their actions may unders lower the public to use were nut But the case was not so full as it might Sauk eis on shore at the Beacon, took the little doubt that at all events at the present in the performance of his duties, and be

"Papyrus_days' work; and driving the vantageous, we believe there can he very likely to be at ones denounced as carele ereat many Froochen backed the ne

Boou live favourite, who will live su puisie roads; naud the Magistrate, sa a judge, bave been, had Mir Dincasson made knowa

junk in of having

our two his intention

tom; it appealed. The

y of wiping out bis defeat in Englan runs the risk punishment and degrada. |

of judicial notice of a fact antil evidence was aut so fall as it would other obliged to tramp it to Shanghai.

1 practical embodimentury. 2t

I a good deal of money is said to that feet was proved. Of course, he did

wisu hare heen; life was not long enough

likely to be shackled by Fears aru entertained for the safety of which indusnces the whole system of ention. Under auch scruplex 46 19 not been laid out in anticipation of The Kur

to the to make all cases thus fail. *

in the same forion the Pilot boat, G. F. Secard, which, with none Go and which if put into gmount of coercion which he pam; and the "Ppearing at the poat

ice condition as result in that commonly far more injustice slower than that of last year by 18

tion as Lady Elizabeth. The race was. Mr Pollard said that the witnesser for

tenes of upholding the laws than by those wore

nut tako

Jot set to aks his Lordship to decide up

P

at point specially,

ES

it would not be

ptical benefit to any one; and

agrilly

Pilot Knot

two unfortunates being day, it ia

ia productive af

board

of a principle,

the effect

that he appear

it most protaide that we bad seen the the prosecution had not been eroas-examine gule, to be in a critical position in a bay that nothing wrong can occur it all the is committed by the officials under the pre- bat it must be remembered that Forlan

seen accident takes place, such for inn i who are gualty of their violation. Everybody, pressed bis horse. The Monitor's

last of sub

such cases, as the zealous inspectores and it would appear that Albert had has since been heard of kor: had resigned. The case was not made cut, fixed upon a certain time to count the bales,

and then stopped short and said nothing as

at the tinë.

If an unfo

i

Case, which laid it down that every to what was being done with the 62 balesunroofed, and various minor injuries of flooding of a country, it is at once assumed in auy capacity wasted weak and med for the. Grand Prix, and after banding

the Icerned

Q. & contended, apen the 3rd Pur shall be liable to a £5 penalty who "call set out

His Cordship thought, by consent, the aut or

or cause to be set leave, or left, any Scaffolding, Bricks, Time, care might be sent back for re-hearing, in Barrels, Balzs or Cranes of Merchandize, or order that the facts might be brought out

ettinient

was observed daring words, be something to

of the

North Saddle Nothing definite officials perform their daty. The Carpenters' house at Torkadeo was as the bursting of a water come and the thus fears to approach the native tribunals pleaded, but the official journal has been iforms us that the Emperor was warmly ap

curred,

and this, com misinformed. His Majesty merely remain that the officer immediately in

in charge

must bined with 80 The Siamese ship St, George of Bangkok have been guilty of some negligeuds and is reported by the if'arrior as being on he is accordingly put upon bis defences of the constabies connected with the officials took his departure: He looked far from police force, consisting in fact only the Marquis of Hastings the objet d'art he shore outside of Chiuse

with the presumption against him. The Amoriais, ship Mary, from Vancou- result is naturally under so sorrupt a sya there is a minimum of protection, and well his lead wwe leer, and wrapped

yemuns, produces a state of where

things by other matter or thing, which shall or more clearly, as Mr. Pollard said, ver's Island, went ashore during the blow tem as that in foros in this country, that where the laws which ahould shield in Our old friend Albert Wolf commences ari round lege when leaving the course.→→→ Inay abstract, incutamente, of langer any there never were more than 30 balee cut- near Square Island, off the mouth of the the unfortunate individual in whose district Person

nocence tos often tend to its wanton article in Figaro with a paragraph not quite ablie Hond or this Albert could be indicted for Ningpo River, in, fortunately for to span in no way to blame, has occurred,

her, an agtoward event, for which he is properly oppression. Thorough rege in any Public

position. The Captain want But it came ach nearer perjury. He was afraid the requirements very

and endeavoured to engage the in poznced down upon by his superiors to the 11th clause, which says "Every of the Ordinance were too stringent, or to tow him off anal place him once and is iade to clear himself t

ootway, these he could not alter as the case ap

by an elaborate shali roll or carry any Barrel, Coak, Batt, peared at present, he was inclined to co more in safety. The priso naked for this defence, and often only gets quit of the tolher Thing calculated to annoy or in firm the Magistrate's decision ; but it would service, Tis fine was higher than the charge after considerable diffensity and a

Captain tell inclined to pay, so he contented heavy amount of bribes to his superiore. de the Passengers thereon, except be better to have a re-hearing

The extent to which presumptions are This having been agreed to, judgment himself with taking his own passage per

Warrior to Shanghai. When bound up the made against people who in civilized coun was reserved, and the case closed.

Person

whe, upon any public Footways

for the purpose of housing them or of losd-

ing any Cart or Carriage on the other side

soft

THE crowds of masons, white with dost, who periodically rush to and from their work through the streets of Paris leading! to the localities en démolition and en recon struction, are styled by the wage of the boulevards the “Havaeinantie,”

I

serious: 'It is with profound emotion and soul penetrated with pain that I dip my peu to-day in English ink. English people,

curse you."

A critic, speaking of Sontag's vocaliam, anys, "We hang upon every note." "Thu,

y a contemporary, "is a proof of the lady's remarkable power of execution,"