1868-09-10 — Page 3

MBER 10, 1868.

TIONS.

h September, 1868. BK, $6134 New, 617

650 a 650

sight, Re, 235) riom.

hange ut,

sight, Rn. 255

48 a 4,87 48444

sight Bank, Tis. 74

BA

8

A

22.80

19:

22.40

4.58

4.00

12 u la

Old, par New, 2 dis.

Old, 17 perc. pu W, 2 p. c. pm.

17 p. c. dis. nom.

rature.

September, 1868.

1.3.3 P.M.

29.950 29.866

er, 81

88

90,0

78,0

79.0

B3.0

.76.0

149

74.0

ox., 0.00

... 0.00

N.E,

N.E.

2

2

2

3

Fine.

PONDENTS.

Fine.

en to all who wish to egitimate grounds, drit

ea responsible for the ponilen's

addressed to this paper. by the name of the for publication, but as". ith

ularly requested that

elating to the general.

er be addressed to the case to individuals by und inconvenience in siness will thereby be

NA MAIL.

AF, SEPT. 30, 1868.

OLICE epted as a tolerably that the sun which

he Colonial Treasury

No. 1644 SEPTEMBER 10, 1868.].

instances) neither tact, discretion, self- -control, a knowledge of the native dialect, or any quality which should be found beneath the cost of a policeman.

A body such as this is certainly on thing which the Colony does not want,

The Sikh force, on the other hand, adds to the grievous deficiencies of many of the European force, an Asiatic stupi dity which is pittably increased by their ignorance of any one of the many forms

LOCAL

We direct our readers' attention to the article, copied in another column, from the Saturday Review, on Mr Burlingame's Mis sion. It is highly intercating as expressive of influential English opinion in reference to that curious political incident.

ني

THE CHINA MAIL.

CORRESPONDENCE.

POLLARD Y SMALE,

To the Editor of the CHYNA MAIL.".

Council

will

of dialect in use in Hongkong Tay band of the regiment played some very the reference to them of part of the mat tention te it to command public at- Lord Stanley, at the time of Mr Burlingante's power. It is

motive of the

au- festy

jesty. The writer of the letter professes

prop

nacious, hardworking but often drinken, good operatio masic adequately interpratel,gment, This telegram was forwarded last treaty with China will have to be revis- down to cowardicvilege would be get it to a lower level than ever it occupied be

thent

and

selec.

remitted

red turbaned numskulls are set, like fectively done, and the sou.swers deserved-sition and professional standing postist to whom this charge is confided countryman of the Mining by the ther aide. The a

two hours.

more

I

ΟΣ

en ví-

rare misture of courage and discretion for by staying away they miss an agreeable ill-choset nom de plume of "rama priste to the acuteness which had ontgi mesentative of Chins if matters ever would probably end with that annonuc

A NEW CHINESE QUESTION. our demands by a separata conciliatory

THE AMERICAN CIVU, SERVICE, (Saturday Review)

nogotiation with the Chinese. Had Lori The indifference of the English public Elgin boen less firm or less wisely counselled

(Pall Mall Gazette.) The condition to which the civil service HONGKONG, September 9th, 1868.

to China and all that soncems it has at the last moment, he might have yielded of the Un led States has been brought since Sin,I observe in your issue if last even

beeb apparently justified by the pacifo all the essential fruits of two campaigus, President Jackson's fiue is fait by Amezi- ing, portion of a letter appearing in relations which lays subsialed between us What the former Minister failed to do cans theus ives to be a reprotch to the London and China Herald of July Sist sign-Chinese for neatly eight your then, it is not impossible that Mr Bur cuntry, but no party has yet had the ed (strange to say)" Equity."-

Comparatively few persous are directly lingame may succeed in doing now, unless strougth or the courage t I must ask you to pablish this, in flat tion of that overgrown kampire, or with us. tions and sufficio ut firmness to resist the pre- be induced to

interested in observing

the political condi- Lord Stanley has suficient discernment to kensive measures of reform. hven in oppo to attempt compre Tux ontertainment greu at night in aid of made by Equity" with regard to the re- The trade is important, indeed, but the tens of deferring to popular sympathies and

denial and contradiction of the assertions the maintenance of its treaties

see beneath the surface of

Hace of plausible s

plausible sugges-sition, a political organization can scarcely the Relief Fund of the 73rd Regt. was a oxceedingly pleasant affair. The excellent art by the Judicial Committee of persons who conduct it are few, and not national prejudices.

be induced to throw away an instrument the Privy

Assist it, when always materially. to Her Beak either English or Chineso, "pid-

If it so happens that other circumstances are favourable, to reguin Majesty, upon influential or Hakka; and yet these durab and songs and relings from popular cutere contained in my petition to Her Ms. at airy time vontured to bring before the fence of Mr Disraeli'n general policy to dishonesty which now characterize the Ame

common to

to blame

President t its progress, And if any

And if any member arrival, is

is too much occupied

with

A de- Jackson for the universal corruption and diets are the much vaunted "Indian thors were included in the programme. force" which has to preserve the peace) There is much about these vulertainmait to give publicity to what he says "aro conieuse of Communs a Chinese question, he afford time for such small matture as a Chirican civil service, but the truth is that the colony which numbers amonget its that, apart from the benevolent object, they sidered in legal circles the exact facts of the bores and pedants who obtrude Eastern everything to the supposed propitiation of sont them, are entirely responsible for the would meet with the fate which befalis nese treaty, or if he is inclined to sacrifice people, and the great parties which repre ative inhabitants sopie thousands of the are intended to promote, should secure for Her Majesty "determined.

aud, he also rundly asserts, what

manies on ignorant listeners. But the time the Chinese people, it may come to pass in content to let the party managers em- scoundrels of South China which

them 8 wider recognition than they have

'evil. Tha vilet querous, merchans firet always in yet received, not simply for the sake of the merely state that the first intimation I had and seal, and when some dufinite policy special value of the present treaty. And office. The civil service has been the

is perhaps coming when Uhinese questions that in the revised treaty with Chiva we

majority of the hour has always With regard to the first point, I would will have to be taken up with intelligence out out everything which constitutes the play any expedient to retain possession of its harbor, and consequently a large gimental fund, but for the more selfsb of the roault of the case, was by a telegrain must he forced on the Geverament, if we what thew would happen?

e enjoyment they afford. From sumber of the unsophisticated but pug such a band as that of the 73d, ous hears in the following words: "Pollard e. Smale, wish to escape another Chinese war.

pen? That which of ey

every failing organization for years past. cutirely in your favour and fine

The period is

happened befors. Our concession or aban- The Republicans have managed to degrade beings who go to make up the crews of and the Overture to "Zampa

approaching at which the donmont of a formal bts trading in these seas! These tions from Martho were perforined by my interests, and when I state that they China, to negotiate the terms of its renew takeable sign of waning power. This opinion no difference of principle

to me by

by the Solicitors having charge of

and weakness. The fore, but the Democrats would probably having charge of ed. A Minister last evening. The readings were of were Messieurs Freshfickle, gentlemen whose al

about to arrive from Chinese officials would exult at an unmis have done the same if they could. There is mated mopi-hatidles, to panide the ly encored: The audience was, of course, mention frout me, I think the public will is not a Chinese official, but Mr Burling at the Opines that the American Mi- have the right to use them in any way

al, or the ratification of another. The di- would need no

naturally

practice en be confirmed Streets of a native town which yearly chiefly composed of the members of the to incline to credit

spoils of office include tho suffers from enormous fires, and is us giment. There were some non-militante knowledge of what was considercil in le-zical, resident at the Court of the Son of nister wont to England and thore so think proper. If a party were to arise and who had ne- several services by which the business of credit those gentlemen with wo

treaty. would forth the country is carried on, and the who has been for some time the Ame among the combustible as Asiatic ingenuity can presunt, of both sexes. In futuro occasióna make it; and upon them devolves that hope to see mor, for their own naked, is but thinly veiled under the singularly coined by the President on his retuni to great men that they at once gave in to ali

gal circles," than

the person whose identity.

Heaven: "T

This gentleman, who was wel frightened the Queen's Ministers and the give out that it would never bestow offices which at times employed may save the

or emoluments except whore it could be That

Mosara Freshfiold's

the United States with compliments appro that was demanded by the American re proved they were deserved, its history lives and properties of hundreds.

fully and entirely correct, any one who has ted the slower intellects of Europe, is un-come to this, it will be said that England ment. Where would it find men This is a body of men which the Colo-

read the Order in Council of June 19th,

willing ny, still more emphatically, does not want; Mr May had several cases of "drank 1865, must I think be satisfied, but fortu derstood to be accredited, not only to Eng is a second chap country. Then will follow

If it bo usked what we do want, th to hand to day, with sundry other charges, nately the matter is not left in any doubt land but to all the European States. The the old series of annoyance and inault, lead np their time to work for it?" Party leaders understand all this so thoroughly James Clark, seaman of H. M. S. Safe! The writer of the letter saya reply is simple. Take the police force

that the pray

is in reality appointment

Firaty ope kind of impertinence and then that it is seldom from them we hear com and having set down the above state.. ile, appeared in dock most tattered er of my petition was cot granted," and ring to the gentleman selected another. Then illegal and unwarrantable plaints of corruption in public life.

than the highly flavoured compliments of impositions of import duties; of which our

There are judgment recorded on the the American President would at first sight merchants are already coinplaining. After thousand offices to be scrambler for when state, with his clothes hanging about bim therefore the ind

now between

fifty and sixty kong untouched." I say however that the

insulte

assaults, and murders, oror a new President is elected. The more prayer of any petition was granted, that the ledge of Chinese history, policy, or lang Englishundu sentence was revered, and that such rever-began to she is ignorant of all threa, but ing places where they have hitherto hnd President alons; the Sensis manar approve

the Yankee mind, and sees in his mission mabbed, I beg to hand you herowith

to some exceptional circumstances, such as for him- death ed. Some will be turtured political capital for

Ivessels will be pursued and those we now see in self. There is also

America, this ing to me reversal of sentence, and re- he would be the last to admit, but which is text. And all the will happen, not because is the mouthpiece of the governing party, arrange- turning me the fine 2nd.-Copy of say letter to Registrar tion would even now deign to visit a bar foreignera in their cities, but because the to his instructions. The is ge majority of

not the less real. No Chinese of high posi- the Chivass people dislike

to see us or other and be bestows the patronage in obedience Supreme Court

barian Court as Minister. The last diple official class, in its vague apprehension of app intments are golutely in the gift of 3rd.Copy of letter of Registrar Sumatic agent sent to England from China some fearful change, wish to keep us out the President, from which fact any oper

preme Court in reply

deferential respect towards an English though placed on the same apparent icoting the way.

reason the Republicans have unhesitatingly exhibited every sign of would not be long tolerated by us. Consul, and whose report of his reception

We, had for wishing in this country only confirmed the previous

He distributed offices frealy contempt of the Chiness for us. If the character of Mr Burlingame's mission is unsually

îte object is compendious, leas degree would either teud to involve us in immediate suspicious. Its attainment war, or faster on us humiliations from which we could only be extricated by a war sooner or later. So that the purport of our exist ing treaties should be thoroughly exarained, and all propositions for their modification should be narrowly watched,

TO-DAY'S POLICE

lesa

to

ment of deficiencies, make arrangements as if bung up on innumerable pegs about minutes of the Supreme Court at suggest. He is selected not for his know-wards, will be forbidden from enter inerative posts cavuot be disposed of by the

to raise a force of which the members shall be fairly honest and not open to bribes; well drilled and trustworthy, able to comprehend and be understood by the

and I he

people with whom they have to deal have "alipped into however, susms to Sal is now on record in the Supreme Court,cause he has the pushing importunateness right of entry. They will be followed, the nomination be makes, bat unless under 1st-Copy of Despatch No. 375, intimat: a means of making other reason which searched, under every pretext or withoutpre- ment presents no dificulty. The President"

Let then be competently officered (a Superintendent and oue Deputy cannot, however willing, do all the work then selves). Let them understand the value of an oath. In short, let them come to the average of even the London Police, and the colony will be satisfied. But if Sic ut ante is to be the rule, satisfaction will not be obtained in the lifetime of our present readers."

OF THE MACAO SLAVE. TRADE.

his head and shoulders. Clark, it need hardly he said, bad get drank; and, as he binself explained a fellow will make a slip sonfetimes," He,

(pugilistically speaking) of interfering with kia persousi liberty. every one who showed the least intention

Of course, Clark admitted, he would not have done so bad be hoon in his proper senses; but His Worship strongly advised Clark to take care, and to take no moro fi- quor than he could conveniently carry

with safety to himself and the Clark also amashed a chair in a partial community. manner, and refused to pay bis chair-hire, This latter charge Clark alleged to be false, as "to the best of his recollection," he ad misted he was drunk) he gave the obair coolie ten ccute for a transmission the dis

and

may

add also copy of my letter to sub Wit & clerk, who in his own country would But the repetition of violence and iselt judge how gooident Johnson out of

scribors to payment of fine. These four do- uments are too lengthy to ask you to pub- ish gratia, but I would beg you to publish them at the foot of this letter, charging for them as an advertisement.

Of the animes which actuates the self

...14

ANOTHER E EPISODE tauce of one hundred yarda. He also as dubbed "Equity, there can be little doubt saulted the Policemen, aul got his clothes but as to stir up the matter afresh can serve nearly torn off his back. His Worship fin- no good end, I confine my notice of him, a bir 10; for the casault on the Police, and his cause, to laying, before the public and ordered g1 to be paid to the coolits for the findisputable facts from this de, not damage and chair-hire,

from any version given by either side, they will form their opinion.

tain took with him his wife and two

an European crew. Since her departure

cargo or crew

to be applied to the

of the first year's

uization, of our police ly for the public,

ture are conducted

at until all arrange

, none except the

hal public offices are

ing of the matter. bay be startled, some

ing Sikhs clothed in

uables and yellow appointment, of cou-

any other freak of without knowing to our Sharing ignorance which banner in which the are to be applied to (excepting the erec-

restations), we may

what the Colony

y of police reforum

by no means back-

beir opinions in the

terms; and if the att

doubt as to the cse opinions, we are

ut of stating them

22

language at our

the Colony do not

e which combines s

isdirected European

i stupidity. The

force, though natu -dark-skumped con

ge part of a class of obtain admittance

honie. Time after

scen proved against

e necessitated their

demonstrated the

ring a higher clasa

a race so given to-

on as the Chinese,

a rule, insolent to

er, and even in the

8 and Judges coth

1a.swaggering * a which reflects

their discipline. ezexist at this me bour kinds at which

penly assert they

of bribes received

their conduct as while by bo chance und when wanted.

in

for raro

moanted,

I am, Bir, yours faithfully,

EDWARD H. POLLARD.

Hongkong-No. 376.

in j

80

ia

or

be

nothing had been heard of either vessel, explained that he was on a when he 2nd of July 1867, I am directed by His obstade to the excoution of the treaty was onca eiggest and justify the appropriation wates, They run bither and thither to see el vessel appeared off the port of Hakodes Colonies. There was a number of men- sentence has been reversed as to enclose to people, but of the high imperial or pro bad faith of the Chinese to do that which j-bear upou liim in their favour...'s Cente

A few days sincs, however, a dismant

date. Ou being boarded she was found to have on board 42 coolies (each of which possessed, singularly enough, an emigra tim certificate for the Italian ship Providence), who told a curious tale

Chan with having absconded from which at once excited suspicion. They Inspector said that the vessel was a coulie ship the service on the 8th altino, after having

payment of his mess account.

deprecated, coaxed, wheedled, and post-We have too often dealt with the Chinese signed, and a new set are placed at thi

which left Macao six months ago for received his pay: he bad atao overlooked Despatel No. 375 of the Honorable The people had no bostil people, whereas the none of their character and ideas. Fortant they know nothing whatever about

board except a couipass and a night glass. This alone was suspicious, but lease suspicions were increased to almost a certainty on discovering that the cabin carpet had been copionely bespattered with blood, which shewed yet more plainly on the deck beneath, and that the bulk

for

He was

erdingly. Then carns war.

as all foreigners, have far greater interests enough, but unfortunately he gave them at stake than any other stato in China, and away on the wrong side: From the highest as great as all others put together. The of these posts to the lowest there is but one Americans, whose countrymau ir deputed principle adopted, the prime ple of rewardt- on this insidious negotiation, do not exporting active and meritorious partisans. No foreover, this trade is capable of great ex expected. A man is placed at the head of to China one twenty-fifth of our arports. pront of fitness or capacity is tension. Though much smaller than it may the Customs who is utterly

offered become it is a trade usential to our many stuaflest details of the separaient, and who À MORRIBLE story reaches da from Japan,

time and commercial greatness. Au inter-bas, probably never beti iu, & responsible and one which, if true, as we have more

ruption of it, especially au interruption seoffice thau reason to believe it is, affords but J. Clemente, suaman, was charged with

in his life. He may be a another illustration of the fiendish having been found inespable of taking care

companied, if not caused, by menace and broken-down speculator, or a bankrupt traffic which we have so often denoted of himself, and in reply, admitted that be

violence, would be prejudicial to

to private

tradesman, or an energe ie lobbyist, or, was drank and knew nothing about the

It was only after taking Pekin that we and national interests; au perjudicial that the less even than these, he may be merely a The following is the story told in brief:

matter On the 23rd of July last, a vessel money on his person, which was returned, whatever. As he had some $14 in

extorted the distinct recognition of the country would not be likely to put up with man who has pledged himself to fill up the COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, right, previously conceded in form, that it quietly. A war would coste; for the niner posts in called the Previdenze left Macao for His Worship cautioned prisoner of the dan-

13th August, 1868.

Europeana should be allowed to travel free British public is never so belligerent as accordance with a list which will be placed department in strict Callao, having on board 380 coolies of ger of taking too much, and then discharged for the Colonies having been ploed te agents should have personal access to the monplaces and dreaming pacific visions, it and leaves the sumaller prizes in the hands,

S18His Grace the Secretary of State ly in China, and that European diplomatic when, after it has been talking pacific cum in his hamis. He takes the largest salary, the class called emigrants." The Cap bim

Benry Aze and William Pearson, sea-forward to the Governor with hun despatch been by beinbarding Canton that thn uo. face; and if such a war did ensue, it could possibly four hundred or mere persons

Emperor. In the same way it had only suddenly finds itself rudely slapped in the of the general children, and the vessel was wanned by men, were also brought up on the same of the 3rd of July, Her Majesty's order 1 mins) right of entering Canton became a hardly atop where the last war stapped under his authority. Immediately be

Dianagers There may

disturbance while drunk. Inspector Shead $200 imposed upou you by the sentence ohaute and traders. In both cases the grand and evasion of national treaties would at dutter of alarm among all these cabozdi- charge, coupled with the addendum of a

Council having reference to the fine of

sentence substantial concession to the English mer. The frequent violation of solemn pledges appears in the office as collector there His Honor the Chief Justice of date the of about half past nine last beard.

at night, great disturbance hear the Hotel Excellency as well to aequant you that the the antipathy, not of the Canton or Fekin of a material guarantee, and we should find if they can Bud any one who knows the ourselves empell d by the jealousy and new chief, and who will bring influence to of-war's men making a row he was you an order on the Treasury for 3200

vincial functionaries, to the admission of obliged to apprehend the two prisoners,

I have the honor to be, Sir,

foreigners: The officials in the one case we have so often beori compelled to do in and speak to for me Your most obediant Servant, into Canton, and in the other,

did all they could to make the entrance who were not very drunk. Prisoners

India

see it you

can put denied the charge; and His Worship dis

my little

Affair

is their prayer. the entrance (Signed) J. GARDINER AUSTIN, charged them,

Whatever may be said against such po- from morning till

through, is

night. Bat Colonial Secretary.

into Pekin, impossible to Europeans. They icy, it would certainly not be worse that day the four hundred or niore are turned On a given lokong

E. H. POLLARD, Esq., Q.c

dns which we have often pursued heretofore. 77, was charged by

without reason or fault being as poned the execution of the treaty. in each HONOKOSA, August 29th, 1888....... case, always on the plea that it would ont- n a manner which proved our complete ig desks. The chances are a thousand to oue Sth, have the honor to close rage the feelings the

feading whatever on years we demeaned ourselves before thete theis Peru; that meeting with bad weather caught last night in the Harbour Master's by direction of His Excellency The Go Nankin was just as much a dead letter as communications, generally in the form of They will all be quite sure to vote for the

duties. Colonial Secretary to myself zoning, the subject. For many years the Treaty of as alaves before their masters; we received because of their experience in this respect, They were not appointed. the captain and European crew had taken premises. Prisoner admitted the obarge, vernor, the reversal of the sentence imposed the Treaty of Tieniin is now; and the orders, not from the heads to the boats and abandoned the ship and said that his mother had died. His upon, or pronounced against, me by the former would have contiuned to be a dead the counsellors of the Emperor, but from the mere routine of their positions may be Bat they could not account for the miss

of provinces or side which the new chief represents, azid Worship ing 338 coolies, and, more than that, the two months hard labor.

imposed a fire of $20, in default Honorable The Chief Justice on the 2ud of letter but for the war of 1857: The op: hunts The fruits of this g ber-left to take care of itself.

petty sabordinates or from the vessel had been stripped of all European

A Chinaman was fined to the tune of $25)

| July 1807

noaition of the officials was based upon noelf-abasement were what might reasonably fillet with persong fresh from the stump or The department, we will suppose, is now ignoniniuos articles which would naturally be found stances contrary to the letter and spirit of in the proper Uffice of the Sameme Court when advantage was taken of the proviziona i us at our own estimate, and treated as ac- friends of auch citizens, and the first thing I have the honor to request also that this distinct or assignable reason beyond a vague persisting in keeping pigs in circum original Despatel may be placed on record fear of change. Ultimately, in each case, have been anticipated. The Chiurae took the ring or with the sons, relatives, and the Urdinances.

in the protealings against me which tlite of a treaty, the populace was instigated by Canton, and became possessed of Hongkong; necessary to do is to make the most money Inspector Daly, inspector of weights and terminate.

We opened which those public servants sea that it is measures, summoned the masters of the bug further to acquaint you that the attack on European travellers or on again we were insulted, and again had re they can in a short space of time. If the deliberate misreprescatations to take an Wing Chuu, Fook Long and Chung Cheong sum of $200, being the amount of the fino European ships. Even after the termina course to reprisals. The shops (Central Market) for having false and imposed on me, has been paid to me by the tion of the last war, the indifference king and the captivity of Yeh taught the than the e comer sets to work to see how e occupation of Pe department happens to be the Customs, unequal balances in the said shops. In the Honorable The Auting Colonial Treasurer of our Ambassador neutralized the effects Chinese a lesson the impressiveness of which inuch be can add to his salary by conniving were incorrect, one by 4 per cent, and the Wing Chun shop, three out of five balances

aces under the Governor's Warrant.

of the zeal of our t'ommanders, head and cornices also bore evidence of a others 2 per cent. A present was promised

Sir Fre it was the duty of our Binister to have con at amuggling on a wholesale scale. Pas- I have the bonor to be, Sis,

derick Bruce had studied

and profited byfirmed. Instead of that, he weakened it. tragedy having been enacted. The only to the Inspector to avoid the summons in (Signed) EDWARD B. POLLARD, Q.U by instinct rather than by experience that reference to the solicitations of an

Your obedieu: Servant, the doctrine pas trad de zèle. Ife kusa And it will be still further weakened if, in no scope

tigers luggage or tries of that kind give talent, but when an entire contents of the holi were some iron in this case, so said Mr Daly. A fine of $20, The Honorable W. H. ALEXANDER,

Ameri- of foreign inports arrives there is an boxes, some hoop iron, and some flour, or a

uo ana is se odions to a "Department" as a rannth's imprisonment, was imposed

Cargo

five

his own country at the expense of ours, we

there is something equivalent bere the name of Bertha. There seeins.

ter of his instructions, and who supple Cove

consent to mutilate the provisions of a trea-to the foreign cargo. The civil servant were wrong, being leas respective however to be no doubt that the vessel ly by 4, 3, 2, and I per cent, Fine of $10

ments by spontaneous assiduity the imper- ty, the honest observatce of which would knows

the that, fect directions of his HONGSONG, 2ut Sept. 1868. Feed Theres

language generally ap which has thus curiously turned up is be incorrect, in the Chung Cheong shop, one

balances

were found to No. 64.

Buperiors. He did have condued as much to the enlighten plied to such transactions, his head may not care to disturb such case and pleasurement and advantage of the Chinese people be lopped off" at any moment. He there really the Providenza. In that case, the of which was short as much as 6 per cent.,

SIR, have the honor to acknowledge as a diplomatic post in China afforded by as to our own commercial profit. Wo hase fore picha up quickly all that cores in his question naturally arises what bas become the other two boing four and two per cent. informing tire that the anni of $208 amount exciting hostile prejudices. For, this and wrecked by its own insurgent populace. quisites. The chief ficers retire

the receipt of your letter of the 29th tilto, insisting on disagreeable stipulations, strong claime 011. the Chinese Government.

ent. way. There is one great rush from one end of the captain, his wife, children, and respectively. Defendant, however, plead of fino imposed ou you by the Honorable his predecessors had done before, nothing, and

We might have allowed it to be broken u of the country to the other.

for "per Crew, and where are the remaining ed that the balances were old and had not the Chief Justice on the 2nd July, 1867, or next to nothing to the interior of have inre/ton, and its collapse would petent fortunes, and the

with been used. $20 ting was imposed, in de had been repaid to you by the Acting Troa- repeating itself. Visita

story is now It was

supernauteraries fault one month's hard labor. In all cases: The Japanese Government, we believe, the incurre

On the wunicated these facts to the Treaty destroyed.

incorrect balances

nces were ordered to be read also giving cover to Despatch the contry are rare, sud will soon become neral

375 from the Honorable the Colonial rarer, on the

hare occupied and there comes atother presidential electioit. Consuls, and at their request took imme

maintained a strong vantage-ground, Secretary to yourself, announcing by direc- courtesy or petition to the Emperor are re-

antage ground. We Then the process is reuered, and the offoss diate possession of the vessel and coolies, to tho steamer Dai, who has been re-

revolutionists off against each other. Bat Goperal Grant be elected in November the placing the latter in rigorous conting manded over and over again on the large reversal of the sentence pronounced against fication of this omission is presented by there stood by the wretched gud fottering public officers will wearly all be

youth of the Emperor, who is still a

changed, a minor.

Governinent in its hour of peril. We fought ment until cominunication should have of unider at Aberdeen, was brought up to you on the 2nd July, 1867.

an and

entirely different civil service. As you request,

be dawn rebels. We reinstated operation before this time next year. down the

The se they have profited before. They will say the that we have waived each right, just as they at underband attempt to chent upaya us by patriotic citizens who are in the employ of macd to say we had waived the right to go which is essential to our relations with the tious, try their hardest to make hay while into Cauton or to go up to Pekis. They country. Should it succeed ultimately the sun shines ture of the facts which will doubtless be a pretty strong will-some people would say

will

I say that the people never heard of the there would be another war, not to be Tilea- elicited before we receive the next mail it amounts to wilfulness; but when I n

concession having been made to us; that sured by the last either in its

in its severity or

A COUNCIL of Austrian Ministers bas they have never seen it exercised; that they its resulta from Japan. But it is very evident that, unwell lose all strength of will, and can

nd it is to anticipate Honaxoxo, 29th August, 1868..

would disbelieve in its existence if told of necessity that we call attention to the as- definitely settled that the title of the Aus either the coolies bare murdered the cap Will you have your gruel made of grits cation addressed by you to me on the 16th they saw an attempt reads to enforce it.

extrinu Empire is to be the Austro-Hungarian tain, his family and crew and probably of barley? Will you have your vapor of July, 10 subsoribed in small sums:{ naturally"be the result of our own inert. this craft and subtisty of the other.

GENTLEMEN, Referring to the commmiit, and that they would rise in tumult if pected arrival of a mission the ivsidious fonareby

purposes of which may be promoted as much their missing companions, or that the 42

forwarding the sum of $200.

New Yoze, August let -The steamer Such, according to past experience, will by the indifference of one negotiator as by driema sailed for Aspinwall to-day, with olics surviving have been inhumanly medicine? These weighty questions-and for the purpose of paying the fine imposodness oven if no active steps are taken by

300 take

1000 bars of railroad iron for the C. P. R. abandoned to their fate when some den they are weighty to the poor tick man on me by the Chief Justice on the 2nd of the Chinese. But active steps will be taken

R. and over a thousand packages of mar Tanzx hundred miles in fourteen hours chandise for Chins and Japan, I have now the satisfaction of for by them. It is understood that Mr Burlin and ten minutes has been troddon by N. THE two French officers sent out with watding to you a copy of the despatch of game, whom Lord Stanley has undertaken B. Mowry over the Bay View Course. the Abyssiniau expedition have returned the reversal of the sentence. pronounced by of pr

These gentlemen enour with: the Chief Justice against me, and the re-mutilated in two of its most important An immense aesemblage attended to, wittentry is the most formidable in the world

f proposing a renewal of the oxisting treaty, terns of the wager, yesterday (Sunday) Marshal Engean-l, that "the English in- mission of the fine. As the $200 bas, under stipulations. He will be instructed to ness this unparalleled feat.

Warrant, been paid

to me,

it is Heaven's I aubuit for the consideration of

owu nercy that there is no MILITARY FEARDS -The Penang Gastle, more of it" and that the same praise way beg to retire the amount to you.

Courts the impolley of

waiila a be extended to one daval brigade and national sentiments of the lament

arti military order received a try. Peuang which

requires the officers of the THE blood-stained planks taken from the army to submit to the dully manipulation spot in Ottawa, wirens D'Arcy McGee fell,

Montreal, to be deposited in his are

сар

but strangely enough the vessel's ball-In the Fook Luung shop, four out of Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hongkong, the servant who gues beyond the strict late Minister who naturally wishes to azalt twenty of true genius. In every

coolies

balanced were

COURT HOUSE

The old

ua..

* part of foreigners. Visita of maintained We mighttrary, in age generally contrive to put by & frife. Spon Kayroolia, the man of Aden, belonging tíou of His Excellenor the Governor, thever made at all. At present, a valid justi/ght have played the Government and the are awept clean of their teusnts.. Should

the

record,

ia

been had with 3lavac, and the facts aseer day and again remanded. He is getting has been placed on Despatch in question But by the omission the Chinese will proft and parent, and now it repays the nation, always foreseeing such mita-

tained as Providenta, from that port. We cannot

to the departure of the quite sleek at the Colonial expense.

of course accurately predict the exact ne

DYING OF QUESTIONS.-I believe I have

not bear to be bothered with

questions.

or

bath

BOW When will

ger menseed the vessel Upon this late thoroughly overcome me. Now I m

be explained by a clan tight amongst the

I have the honor to be Sir,

Your most obedient servant, (83) W. H ALEXANDER

Registrar.

EDWARD H, POLLARD, Esq., 9.C

your which had been

An invalid ought to be te July, HAV

ter supposition the blood stains can only morally as he is physically, the Colonial Secretary announcing to me to receive, will be charged with the daty will: Bfty, one minɔies to apura, is the 50 Paris..

coolies after being abandoned. But then-

articles of European manufacture Pen on remote from him all respon the Governor's 1

1 will not farther allude to the water, obnoxious to thartingpareceut number just to han!,

asg

A

with gentleness, yet with perfect again bow account for the removal of all firmness. Don't give him any choice about don't hurden his reind with ple who desert a ship in a gale of wind

sibility, which is so don't carry away their furniture What have no doubt that the excellent Miss

so fatiguing a thing. ever sy the the solution of this appa Nightingale bas said all this in bor uwa than to say, that the result is more gratí. Chinese people. He will recommend planation we can think of which does person in health can hardly have a concep- that inay hate attached to me, but also fully which we estorted by costly suitices not involve either the coolies or the Ea- tion of the helpless irritability of a real vindicates and justifies the opinions you did men and money. He will seek to wheedle paragraph by remarking At Inst the ropean crew in the vilest of crimes and invalid. The most difflelt ease does not me the honor of espressing at the time of the out of every advantage which we obtained dreaded Bat has been received. The last

disturb my equanimity when I am well the occurrence. whoever may be to blame the primary but when I am ill, the question of grita of

-by two great and expensive expeditions dail brought it. Major General Hodgson novel mode of punishment. If the boys Cause will yet retain to be found in the barley is an overpowering one, and raises

A former American Minister tried to cheat sent it. The result-the army in Penang disobey her rales abe stands them on their ye out of the advantages which we had must share! The receipt of the order had heads and poura water in their trousers the pulse seven beats at least,

earned by an expensive war. He saticipated heen expected for some tipe.

rently mysterious tragedy, there is no ex: Way, but I venture to say it in mino. A fring, as it hot ouly remove any stigone and they should give up every privilege the nappit. The editor aminences his have been burat, and the ashes sent to

Nave trade of Marmo

I have the honor to be, Gentlewen,

Your obediently, (Sinegd) EDWARD H. POLLARD.

SCHOOL ma'am has adopted a new and