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Vol. 2, READY.

or January, 1869, will Rex and Tille-Pago for which concludes with

month.

a limited number of

in stock for binding,. be necessary to secure

CONTENTS

ud of Hung Chống alutation Danco and Homeopathy in Chi ice Mode of Spelling

Southern Sung Dy Kwei and the Minga Cattle in Formosa

mbrellas;. The use of ridge Building; Mate inza.

e Army and Navy,

g; Chinese Cannon

Drugs; The

of the Dead nest Can

Fax Insect,Dialect- Days,Chinese Oficial ne-The former - ac The Eight Gods, ina; Introduction of, pleCochin China:: Fitton Paper; The Po

hampoa The Term: er Bamboos. Books

NOTICE TO Coa

2nd January, 1869.

NA MAIL.

DÄT, JAN. 5, 1869.

AND AN

TAL COINAGE ions of Mr Burlin dendum" with the have excited more undertaking to co- lishment of a general In the words of sament, the United peror of China, who resent progress of tendency towards

and regard a unity by of weights and of ble to that great obe

ly the Emperor !)

use

influence,

In the

e establishment,

cement of nations, of

having a common

common standard of

es for all countries,

currency, undertake.

No 1742 JANUARY 5, 1869

regards the second consideration, gold is

THE CHINA MAIL. which this law exercises over all their turn was likewise fully occupied, and thus the necessary unit from considerations undertakings are especially apt to forget an injury was dous to the coglie Counting based explicitly upon the needs and that "improvement," as presented to the the $800 might have been set aside for appliances (of) modern (civiliation Werl Chinese mind, does got take the form of an alf-a-auto till three 10 cant pieces had paragragh which deals with this portion

master and turned the caglie ou of the Compradore, followed the example of his of the question. In the operations of

office. It was pretty clear that the coolte modern commerce, says the writer

was injured severely then, although defend "The mums, to be paid are large, and

buts could not say how. Doubtless the therefore Ulla, medium in which they are

coolie had Been indiscreet, but he ought pátá zflöuld be böstly-- Silver is the charas

zot to, bave been put of as he was—Ben- teristic currency of early nations and poor

and 82 amends to the coufle; while the jamin was then ordered to pay a line of 25, ndung By comparison it is plentiful, and therefore cheap che siall amotinte which

Comptadore was ordered to pay a mulch of

The fines were paid,

are tempted to extract a portion of the experiment, whose continuance depents/been given to the coolie; but instead, the of the gold sold to his client for 100-touch as he depths on the bar remain the

next Tuesday, as he, wished to look over his His Hongr reserved his judgment until notes of the previous caSBB.

CORRESPONDENCE.

EXO

early trade required were beat paid in their knowledge of and belief in the past $erable-looking black boy appeared reno is situated on the Equator, a little to the to the Eastward that portion of the East co-ordinate supposition of a constantly

A

cannot

transactions whether they are, resolved up to the load,; We do not mean to say struction; and with having fused to show Chief of staff to Nana Sahib, (a statement is to bring the clump of high trees on West distinguished and selected them one by one

and making it our unit." *

Very

on or hot coin is only used in actual tran- actime, and not by any theans in all those A high unit of reckoning is of primary ire portancejow that people always think of trading largely; and the beat way of attaibe ing ill by Melecting some costly gold coin possibly if we selected silver, new mining discoveries might begin to reduce its value. The notion of a commodity whose cost in constant, and whole relative value to other afkjole des Abballter, is imaginary None tary business like all business is rough; we must take the metal that suits bost on the whale) The risks of depreciation being on- ly what we sex, we had best take gold be ususe we can pay in it and reckon in it the

easiest

inge become hard when nearing the East It must be borne in mind that the sound banks, which are composed principally of flat, which is all soft mad, mud, and very soft when nearing the Wast

raised by his learned friend, there was no no doubt, however, that the reef existaFalse issues may easily be raised. thing against his case whatever; and he near the spot indicated, and the locality Adjacent difficulties may be shunted into claimed the stin sued for us loss sustained must be avoided

the historie line. But in itself the case is on account of the inferiority of the tough The Bar and Entrancs of the Menam River simple, It is not eg. (to mention but ons been re-surveyed by Lieutenant misleading form into which the question upon success, but of a violation of the

metal waterfall ordinary laws which regnlate commerce,

vey, in 1856, but the 3-fathorus line outside Bible, which is the binding together o sane ag at the period of the Saracen's air that we come before the world with a book between science and religion is often puty justina does war, rebellion, or any other

it is about of a mile nearer the shore, and more than sixty little books, tractatem circumstance which for the time suspends

the shallow water inside the fishing atakes letters, written at sundry times, in different the ordinary conditions of civil life. The

appears to have extended about the same countries, in successive ages of the world— distance in the same direction: The arau claiming for the book, just as we have it adebcheon of Railways, and Telegraphe for instance bave never gone beyond

grove on the eastern bank at the Entrance now, divine infallibility in every letter MR MORENO'S ISLAND, has grown out over the mud flat about a and line We need not wonder-we may ging their introduction Secure in

To the Editor of the “UHINA MAIL.”

quarter of a fored to the United States by the Italian Mo-strong ebbs and freskes have swept farther which, in fact, can only be verified by the The island reported to liave been of navigable channel remains the auth. The rejoice that such a pretension is decisively remains the same. The rejected by thinking men, as a pretension and therefore it was used. But now large successes of mechanical enterprise, it has transactions require à dear paying medium, never occurred to them to set forth the rags to sak for relief; but it was to Westward of Malacoa, and has been known bank which, frusts the month of the river, inspired and infallible authority somewhere. The more costly the unit the fewer the possibility of China proving an exception that he had been over and over again in for some years by the name of Sumatra while the elbow of llie West Bat is now in the church. No. It is just as certaint pieces to be counted, and the casier the use to the conclusione based upon experience ging in it, the saine boy who was for-prey on the Chine coast was wrong, as from altering the direction of the channel inside Bible, considered as a human book (which, Gaol for drunkeunes, laziness and for dog The position assigned it by the China E-mile northward of its former position; thus that there are errors and wistakes in the of the currency

in civilized countries. The Chinese merly represented as the pest of Gibt's the Brat Morque in his statements to the the fishing atakes. And again speaking of the necessity officials simply believe that if the railway hong His Worshib said he would consider N. V prées, locateal it in the Malayan of such an init even intransactions where system were begin it would, like the old the matter.pplicant said he was Robau Archipelago. Moreno in his autobiography fug the bar given on the chart, viz., "The of the complete communication of the Directions The leading mark for cross-inspiration, or impair the certainty we have. however, do not affect the substance of its paper is und instead of bullion, aan of the sea, be a perpetual load upon Catholic, and attended Union Church. as furnished to the public through the

"Theft of account concerns all possible them, no matter how unequal they proved Two chair-coolies were charged with ob-columns of the Herald, ofhims to have been horror bare ud West poluts in one divine meaning in it), as it is certain, that now be distinguished the best plani fallible men wrote the several parts of it that this is the first or most cogent reason superintendent) failed to aptior against man), id-de Camp to Gen. Ward, and to the first land seen on making the river-to them from manuscripts, translated them their Tumbers but Mr. Deane (abting which must ondear him to every English point--which appears like a mound, and is from other contemporary writings, copied for their backwardness in entertaining them, and was reporod sick. His Worship have taken a hand and held the Bowers in bear North, and cross the bar, keeping it from one language into author. But here any such proposals. But it does seem said this was perhaps fortunato for, the the free fights in the East for the past on that bearing till near the fishing stakes. that while the political aspect of such un- coolles be always extended protection to 20 years; but upon caretul enquiry, I find Having passed through the stakes,a N. tory, aud out of other bistories, content- dertakings has been much enlarged upon, chair-cootles, but only when they observed that ule annals of tire Taepiug rebellion to E.Easterly course should be steereit

is our case: That uut of this book as big- their commercial inducements have been the laws Prisoners under the croum know him not. Gen. Ward's ofhours ignore until the look-out house just outside West pory subacqueat, there rise up

to tances were lischarged unduly kept in the background.

the man, but sundry Italiau residenta here point, bears N.W. N., when the vessel then clearly in personal life, the great facts our view, first dialy in type and shadow, Much the same style of arguitent may

acknowledge to have helped a miserable should be edged sway to the northward which stand at the heart of Christianity be used as regards the opening of tew SUMMARY JURISDICTION COURT. onfer out of the Colony, named Car rod-roofed house, about a mile inside the birth, the labours, the miracles, the ports or, further, the throwing open of

Moreno, who was spurging upon Colonial the entrance of the river, bearing N.W. anterings, the death, the resurrection (of Chlua generally. While the utter bau (Before the Hon. Judge Bar.

ford (hubby 6, 1000 add stativy, and bond hid whine coloss this Jesus of Nazareth. by o donment of any concession once granted Only a very few cases appeared on the the native princes in the intation, whence

while he got to Sumatra, and was West Has it must therefore bear to the are our foots. These proved, we consider would not be likely, its continuing to be

heard of for a while at the court of one of westward of NW. to clear it. availed of would in the like madner de roll this morning and a number of them he suddenly emerges with the island of

that substantially, all is proved. There disproved, all is lost." pond upon its being mutually advantece struck out, qvlug, to the non-appear Suratra under his arm, and after hawking

ance of the parties ageons We say mutually because it His Honor gave judgment in the cuplica Rally attempts the very bold but hopeless it through Europe without getting a bid,

A STRANGE REVELATIONAR Ming other arguments are adduced, is au impossibility for any advantages of tign of Mr Caldwell (on behalf of the task of taking in Mr Soward, without ex- but that relating to the third assertion, trade to attach solely to one of the two Trustees of the Sailor's Home) for exempeption: the Wiliest diplomintiat of his ego, four piles of stores sank Boross the mouth has been discussed in the State Council at

(London Examiner) Ligut,pant Ellis searched in vain for the

That the question of war against Prussia the accessity of a decimal coinage, seems parties to it. Throughout our more peace- tion from local taxes for that institution, ou and the least likely to be done, especially of the river, and said to Bava as little as Paris, is a fast about, which no reasonable to us the weakest. It is arged that it is a ful negotiations with the Chinese, there account of its being a charitable institution by a foreign adventurer whose antecedents three fast over them. He found one mass doubt can be entertained. The following "natural" mode of computation and is would seem to be but one side the par- and carried on for charitable purposes. The are so excessively hazy. That the island of stones about two-thirds of the way across we can guarantee us coming from so exau familiar to us because we have teu manent and successful side-presented to Judge remarked, that he found that the was offered for sun, I have no doubt; that the channel on the eastern side, but over lent a souros that it would be difficult to fingers and toes. The natural selection their view. When we have clear rights for him; he was therefore bound to refuse have no doubt, that he did not decline the ho could find no less water anywhore about tion we are about to introd ce rests; in fact, wording of the Ordinance was too strong Mr Saward received him courteously, I which there was 14 fathoms at low water; and one more trustworthy. The informa of the decimal system is open to doubt, to demand, this matters but little. On the the application for exemption from local but we admit the conclusion, though, on contrary, if we once admit the principle rates, as he could not satisfy himself that purchase, I bave so doubt but that be the entranco.

intends, ever did intend, or ever will intend

on the testimony of a Feeuob ex-Minister different grounds. The question then of of coercion to suit our own views, we the Sailor's Home was a bora fide or think of buying, 1 do doubt most

of European reputation. course, arises, which coinage is most suit- must abandon any interested reasoning charitable institution, or conducted us decidedly; in fact, I can scarcely imagine able for International use or what at all, is affecting the result we aim at lusively for purely charitable: purpless anything more absurd than such a suppo modifications are necessary in existing It is only on those cases where force is Mr Caldwell referred to the lease,ition,

in which thà institution was apokea systains to render any one capable of neither just or hecessary that we err in of distinctly a used for charitable puz- becoming af international standard giving a one sided view of the questione posse, and fell back upon the former argu-

The English Pound is admitted, with discussed,

ment that the bowling alley and cauleen some qualifications, to be the best snited

were used as a means- support solely for the benefit of the Home aud for the use of the inmatesia Honor romarked that, hopeless for the purpose in view. Ob- We are glad to welcome the reappearance Home was, he could not get over the ex- borever praiseworthy the object of the jaction is taken to the dollar (the ten-for-bur Portuguese contemporary, Eche elusivo tens of the Urifinance, and there dollar gold cagle seems to be overlooked de Lovo. It was resuscitated yesterday fore was compelled to refuse the applica as a high gold nuit"), and the coinage The Portuguese section of the communitytion. The legislature, notwithstanding, bad

living under Sir Richard MacDonnell's rule power to remit the rates. is rich and numerous enough to support a newspaper in Hongkong, and we may fairly fudulge the hops that its members are not ther, $281.79.Mr Pollard, instructed by A. Abdoolatif. Kau Loong and Ano- insensible to the value of a fred press. Mr Caldwell, appeared for the plaintiff A CORNER's inquest, which has lent and aylar, instructed by Mr. Haze passed over and carefully soarched

h-land, appeared for the defendunts, holiday esam, was concluded yesterday tough, of a certain purchase of gold made rassing the Coroner'and a Jury during the This was a case of disputa regarding the afternoon by a verdict of "accidental death.”

by plaintiff from the defendants. It ap

very donger could be southern edge of the large rect extending | situation, other details, is a high gold unit." "We appears that a drumer and August rears that the plaintiff purchased on 19th been frequently looked for by other vessela wazd, projects a mile farther southwart tua Seymour fell into, or was knocked or November 1867, two lots of gold leaf, from with the like result, and its excence is al- than it is shewn to do on the Admiralty have not yet succeeded in inducing the pushed into, the water at the Government the defendants-ous lup of tasis. 200, at Chinese as a fustion to accept even the Wharf on Christmas Day, dering & some $23.70 per inci, amounting to a 1740, at together discredited by those accustomed to Chart. The strait must be navigated with

and the navigation of the Gulf of tiam... dollar currency, much less any other what drunken embarkation or disembarkeuother lot of thels 100, at 823.76, amount

Emanuel Reef, said to lie in lat. 11-49,

JOHN WM REED, silver coinage. On the contrary, the tion of a number of soldiers of both regius to $2450 in all $7050. The torms, long 101 10' E., was also searched

Blaff Commander, in the Avon with no better success; no-

in charge of China Sea Survey when received new from the colonial aat ka cib thưg down fato bul-

this agreed touch, the difference in value at Bangkok, we sent by the Stamess Go. ~way of certain touch, and that failing locality. Captain Busb, Harbour Master Singapore, 21st December 1868. lion! And yet on behalf of a nation

would be allowed. The claim now made verguent in a war stealner to search for this

Sen Admiralty charts, China Sea: sheet 2, and which feels such need of an international

for low tolich was based upon a Bumbay reet; he was accompanied by the officer of

Palawan island.. currency that it melts down at the earliest

Mint assay report. From the evidence of the Emanart who made the observations. opportunity the best specimens of comet

the plaintiff and his compradore, it appear Captain Bush reports that after a careful inoney, as regards fineness and convé

ed that the gold leaf purchased was, as search of nearly 3 days, unler very favor usual, dune up in packages of fifty tsels able circuiustauces, the mountain of Chong nience, yet produced in the East, the

each, and from each of these puckote, ac- Sanit, of which a bearing had been taken envoy undertakes to enter into a cou-{\ vention, for the purpose of advancing Mr. May was on the Bench, and only atracted for assay at the Boraibay Mint was unable to discover anything like dan baurice, and those who sympathise with cording to contract, three leaves were ex-from the mantel, being plainly visible, ho are content with the teaching of Alford and trade and civilization, to establish few unimportant cases came forward. After having been forwarded to Bombay ger in the vicinity He was informed by Powell and Colenso, A hundred varying unity of money," etc. Even were the Mr. A. E. Banjamin (of Mesers Gubbay and there asmayed, these sighteen leaves the Officer of the ship that the supposed shades of thought and of belief may be silver coinage of the west universally & Co.) and the compradore of the said firm (six musters) wore returned with the re- danger was seen from aloft outy, and not senters in our time, which

pointed out among both Church and accepted in China, the complete absence were brought up on a summor, at the jus-port that they were deficientin touch, some from the deck, and is sure that the look-qually unknown, or, at least, unprevalent at those objections, aud of the measures that

were practi the auid chair coolie. It appeared from the 97, instead of 100, as per agreement, man was deceived by soms temporary theleginning of the century. natoriu crit tance of a chair-coulis, for baving assaulted being only 94, while the highest was

as an answer to the first and second ques-

tions, but its subdivisions are pronounced t

of France, Germany, and Spain are also pronounced against. Our present object lies however not in discussing their de fems but in pointing out the absurdity of making China, which possesses a currency of silver and copper only, to join in a convention of which the first principle, admitted by all the financial economists of Europe, whatever their opinions upon

LOCAL

BRICKS.

BALABAO STRAIT. + coast of this island has been completed and Halabae Island-The survey of the west dangerous reefs and shoals found to extend off it for a distance of nearly 7 miles,

The Sundy island of Horsburgh; in about lat.. 7,40 N, long, 116.47 E does not exist

94 fathoms were obtained on the

Balarabangan Island. The west coast of this island was also surveyed. A shore reef fronts the whole of it, extending off a out a quarter of a mile at the southern to a distance of nearly 2 miles. part, but from the bay at the unrthern part

HYDROGRAPHIC NOTICE.

"RIFLEMAN'S" SURVEYS.

GULF OF SIAM-BALABAO STRÁIT, ceived from Statt Commander J. W. Rood, The following information has been rn commanding H. M. Surveying Vessel Re- Reman, and is published for general iufor-shore reef projects half a mile, and a 3: Off the north point of the island, the mation.

fathoms patch lies a mile of it: the point should not be approached nearer thae & mile-and-a-half.

GOLF OF SIAM

Sadows that the French demands for Al It was a short time after the battle of indemnification on the Rhine, which

had been confidentially made at Berlis, un- expectedly lust with a refusal The Lux- emburg question subsequently came on the tapis, but there, too, an unexpected obata

elé

presented itself. Under these circum stances, Alarshal Niel gained the ear of the" Emperor, who until then had refrained from showing any warlike inclination; and the subject of direct and immediate hostile action against Prussia was laid before the State Council. The arguments of the war- Linself, in his mind's eye, already on party carried the day, Marshal Niel saw the eve of a real, in his opinion but too long deferred, enterprise. Various measuresi preparatory for war, were fixed Balaban Strait Cousiderable progress was decided to throw an army of 80,000

upon. has been made with the survey of this inen into Luxemburg. When the Conncil Strait, but pending its completion, when a separated, Marshal Niel and one of his gol- fall description will be published, it seams leagues were radiant. All the others felt only necessary to warn navigators that the deeply impressed with the gravity of the rock has from the Mangses island, far to the west- The following morning a Minister, whose

of H. M. Gun Vessel Avon, in making a John Wade Rock-Commander Fitzroy, passage from Singapore to Bangkok recent about the position ascribed to the doubtful 101 48 B, but no sign of John Wade rook, in lat. 10 40 N., long, discovered. This

great caution..

first.bingdone with Hongkong dollara nients (3rd and Y5th). The inquest was upon which these purchases were made in-fore danger could be niet with in the B.-M. Surveying vessel Rifleman,

remarkable liefly from the fact that a large cluded an understanding that the gold leaf thing like

mined with a result no more satisfactory than would have been the case had the witnesses bean Chinese: and the reason is evident, all being more or less under the influence." Deceased fell into the water froin & sampai, and was drowind: no more

umber of Báropean witnessed were HAN

is or ever will be known.

was

TO-DAY'S POLICE

RELIGIOUS TENDENCIES. There are few things in common between Rationalists in religion; between those who the moderate and the extreme sections of

Home we do not feel at liberty to quote, had an audience of the Emperor, respecting the resolution which had been taken. Sperial brders were preparing, and the Minister presented himself in a state of considerable excitement. On being admitted to the Em peror's presence, he waestruck by the even more than usual phlegmistic and impassive actitude of the latter. His astonishment Kraw

when be found that Louis Napolean stutiously avoided touching on the question of the hour. At last the Missister, not understanding how he stood, took heart tive of some surprise. The reply of the to ranke a direct allusion in terms indica-

not prepared; there are neither uten nor Empar was: It is impossible

we are.

because it is not fist as gold in the best Jew: he was bleeding profusely from the against plaintiff in May in two cases upon do exist. In the first place, Captain Orton, choice lay between acceptan as a whole, Ameriga. A e rrespondout of an English

tímce.

dearer metal gold the standard, your, as none of the many officers of tho as to avize zold having been sout to the last seven years, states that he has passed or comparatively little now of either nak ripost. It has bean the longest gold aloue in considérable payment. But the profuse bleeding only having by Again, it went against plaintiff that he came for dangors, but never discovering any, knowledge the value, as history, poetry, the most stringent rule. I re

onld, in the present

on behalf of the

ething for his bold. iscretion. But pre was in a position to

it uses silver as a medium for small,

pay-1

ément upon such a

e which could coolly

dificulties which

between even' such

rs aa Great Britain, ted States, is almost

it is very possible

at home in reference

ew lines on the sub

2g

ders are unaware of

one laid down as the

of an international

single standard only

at it must be a gold

ist be decimal in its

of calculation. We

ail at length all the

from many source

I from these conclu

ably epitomised in a onomist. But, shorty Asingle standard aifa donble que

Le introduced, the

the option of paying.

under the

And yet a country where silver alone (Benjamin) returned and ordered the pay by his learned friend that there was no se exception of the John Wude-and there regard with profound us, they they are compelled to cumpate with negroes

strange and quiet reverest of all that had teeans sufficient for it!" On hearing this been decided on the night before, the pers plexed statesman, who was firmity wedded to Marshal Niel's views, reminded his of the discussions which had taken place on Majesty of gold as a circulating medium is az insuparable bar to any such arrangement. evidence of the coolie and bis companion

pearance--such, for instance, as might be Me Hayllar, for defendants, raised an caused

sism applied to the Old and the New Testa Louis Napoleon quietly repeated, and the

bad

been decreed. d by a tide ripple, or shoal of fish,

"It is impossible!" Of course if China is to be taken posses that he carried Mr. Benjamin on Thursday objection as to the identity of these packets, Reported shoal. The position of a ahoal munt, has led to the questioning, in part, of Minister had to suppress bis wonder and sion of by Western powera, a gold curlast, and had not been paid. Upon going aud urged that the universal castoin was to reported, in 1864, to lie in lat. 11- 59′ N.

their claim to be regarded as of binding chagrin. rency will become not merely a probabi-tu dr. Benjamin's hoog on Friday, he was forward the packets unopened to the Mint-long. 101 10. E., was also passed over in obligation either historically or in matter lity but a necessity. We commend to told to come back by and by Saturday, at master at Bombay. Since there had been the Avos; the soundings on and near the of faith; and the one key that has opened in the circle of the initiated. The Em.. Great was tho excitement which followed the perusal of any who were inclined to 10.30, the coolie again went, when he was two similar cases tried here in May last, spot were 20 fathoms. This doubtful dan the door to the varying throng of doubts believe in the possibility of the China of severely kicked and abused by both de during which statements contradictory di ger appeare to have found a place on the and controversies is the acceptance of the eror is very ill " sonic said: "That man dishonors us exclaimed one whose feel to-day entering upon any such undertak fondants that lie had to go to hospital for the present evitetibe were made; and strica oltart from very insufficient data. proposition that the scope and the tease of ings were stung to the quick. Bat there

the two days with an injury. ing the following concluding paragraph the complainant) was

groin. He the musters were kept by the plaintiff for still weak, six months before they were sent to the nothing beyond the shadow of a reason for is to be gathered from a broad and compte time being, the war-party had simply to

sppears to be, indeed, the Scriptures, whether Judaio or Christian, Remarks.-There

was no appeal from ear, and for the from the sathe journal es quoted above-though: better. Inspector Grimes (who Bombay Mint to be assayed, they had no eruditing the existence of Any one of the hensive study of their meaning, unfettered subside.

"Silver was the old currency of Europe; on duty) stato that on Satur security or clear proof that these were the above-mentioned doubtful dangers, while and unchallenged, by the apparently inson gold a mere article of dealing and traffic day the coolie come to the Charge identical musters taken from the packets on the other hand there is very strong pre- gruous signification of words or phrases Silver is the best currency for early times Room, saying he had been kicked by a sued upon.

Anonsuit had been given pumptive evidence that none of them really taken literally. Whilo verbal inspiration THE "BLACK" QUESTION. The "irre- Was adhered to as an article of faith, the pressible nigger" is making himgolf felt in Báme grounds,

that the contract of the Slamore storier Chou-Phya, who currency for rips ages because it is dear, groin, and Mr Goodlake sent him to Hospi Gradually there has been a transition from lal and granted sammens. (This was was not entfciently proved; and during the his mate between Singapore and Bangkok or rejection as a whole, of what was offered paper says" It is in Tunisiana, that the the metal of early times to the metal of late corroborated by one of two gentlemen in hearing of those crass, mention was made on an average two voyages a month for the as. The Book or Work of Goil. We fruits of the present order of things are the

The Euglish system makes the

bad, the presence uf

to do so, wind

Hongkong 1 Mint for

assay, which faot was over and near to the whole of the above poed alternative in the discussions of cultivated military rule, and sinca General Butler was been now confused among the other cases.sitions many times, anxiously looking out men. The most sceptical are fain to ag the first satrap ast over it, it has been under elicited, as his Worship Buid, quite

I remember Mac-1 ments, and discards all notion of a real com accident) Defendant No. 1 said he was now with a different caas altogether from Captain Orton has kept very careful records and ethics, of large portions of the writings anlay making the strongest statement of the parison of the value with the vulns of gibt, stepping into his chair on Saturday, when tie that he had laid before the Court ou a pra- of his voyages, and the numerous tracks whose divine inspiration they deny. And feeling of the English colonists in Ireland Twenty shillings do not really make a 5. was secosted by the enulie and asked for vions necasion.fr Bayllar proceeded to upon his shaats show that it would have many, on the other hand, whose purity of toward the government of Jamsa 11 He The value is arbitrary, and the quantity money; be (Benjamiu) did not know prove by, the evidence of Messte Hazeland boun next to an impossibility for his vessel life and devotional feeling are unquestion says it was what the feeling of the whites of wind is arbitrary. Gold coinagar laser coole, or not. He was very busy, and statements re made regarding the nay, these dangers really existed. Then hun- misgivings as to the authenticity of much be held by a negro garrison. This is now whether the compradore bad paid the Rad D. B. Caldwell that contradictory to have escaped accident had any one of able, confess themselves perplexed with Now Orleans would be were their town to at its true value, and an extitsial sitter referred the coolie to the compradore, and regarding the reason given for the non-dreds of sailing vessois proosel up and that is bound up with the records and the fact, and even more than this. For voinago circulates at an abnormal rate but the coolie caught hold of his chair, suit on a previous hearing. cause of its regulated quantity."

down the Gulf every year, and none, with maxims, the boilies and the Bud said no can go" upon which he Mr Pollard, touching the remark madis

veneration. The who were but yesterday their slaves, for is no proof that she was lost from striking fatest exponent of the later aud mo

more libe- all civic offices, or eles to hand them over, circulates at its intrinsic value is to help ment by the compradors of 30 cents.curity against a fraudulent purchaser, said it on a rock-having mot with an accident ral view is the eloquent chairman for the to the negroes altogether. On Wednesday un ie the task of reorganizing the world's Benjamin at first thought he did not kick was distinctly guarded against by the fact near any of the localities referred to. I present year of the Congregational Union in a case of a ntested election two whiten the coolis, and then be said he was sure he that the leaf was marked by the oop of the think these considerations, together with of England, the Rev. Dr Raleigh, whose in- were, ousted from the legislature of the currency. !

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did not, adding to the Bench, Oh no, my gold shop, so that no Irand could possibly the results of the authentic examinations Augural address, delivered in May lust, stats to make room for two negroes, and of dear Sir," Coolie might have got the inju- take place. He submitted that the ovi which have been made, sufficient to justify contained some avowals on this subject that the Ave commissioners of police for New ry somehow, as there were about fifty other dence he had unbunitted had never been me in recommending that the whole of son to have fairly taken away the breath Orleans, under the arrangement, which has coolies there.--The Compralore said that touched by his learned friend. But to them be expunged from the chart. of many who were previously reckoned just begun to operate, two members are l'ho paid the coolls thirty dents, and na 6800 speak of fraud in this case when all the Condor reet, a suukou reef upon whigh amongst his admirers. The leading object binok and three are white. It is not crouli- many arguments brought forward in up were being counted, and a number of cool packages were low in touch, was rather sat the Brenton bargne of that name was totally of his discourse to the assembled pastors of bis that men should be thus brought into les came in, he put them out, pushing prising. Altogether there had been four lost in February 1880, was reported to lie the influential communion to which he be intimate oficial relations with men withs little prominence has been given to a them only with his hands. Complainant's separato parolases of gold from the defen in lat. 10-42 N., long 102-48 DNA longe, was to invite them to free and fear whom they can maintain no sosial relations mjevitable law of sielą) progress which companion corroborated the statements be doute, amounting in all to 940 tacla waight gating Lientopout Ellis of: Hi, M.S. Hilfe-less enquiry into the foundations of the whatever without a state of feeling resulting despite theories or, fancien, demonstrates fore made as to the klesing, by the for every packet of that quantity be bad (in man was recently saut in H. M. Gun-boat faith they taught. He urged them to face on both sides which the slightest provoca to elisioned by absolgte facts. This how first defendant chiefly: and the defen Court) mustars and away reports, and there Weasel to determine the exact position of unfalteringly the great scientific questions tion will cause to break out into violence. was not a single packet over 87 touch, while this danger, Bad weather prevented the of the day wherever they appear to come Those best acquainted with Louisians ara summarized in the words "Demand greates dants Benjamin and Compradora, al Bupply and supply increases demand; if though they appeared couaiderably some were aɛ low as 94. There could thus i complete accomplishmont of this object, but in collision with the touchings of reve! those also who are most surprise that no

at smile so much as balls choice, of packets, they had previously done Mr May then digit in touch, and it was rather unexpect it, was discovered about 9 miles eastward without hesitation whitheroever the ip is and must ever remain, at the root of all addressed the defondants. This was one ad on defendants' part to quibble about the of the position given above in lut 10 differences from them might lead torni will come to us and the darkness, and sings aliziipts at improvement, whether tlicy of the ones wild could have been the bundle from which the musters in question N.; Inny. 103' 51' E. Livistemmt Ellis be facts, whether historical, biographical, tra the sweetest song wheu our spirits are sad take the form of trapfoved nears of transit, vented by the payment at the time of the had been taken, when his witnesses bad lives al that he saw the reef near this disional or ethical, ought nevar to be dest; and when the loue seal is weary, and the stablishment of new parts, or the "opening of the empire and it has, we meaus of living; and it was a great incon- contradicted. It attered not whether the to allow him to decile the matter positively, endangered by seeming antagoniem with notes, and tightens again the slender fibres think, been auduly kept in the back. Venience for coolies to have thus torti gold was sent to the Hongkong Mint or the and he was most reluctantly compelled to the facta elucidated by science He preached if our hearts that grief has been tearing ground in all our dealings with the Chi after their rightful payment First defend- Bombay Mint, they were all short, and the relinguish the seared. There appears to be courage in investigation, and diligence in away.

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