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and uninteresting re- ister would be relieved ility by such documents re the home authorities." ts would be partly paci vledge that their ulter-

be "burked" at all of "suppression" and could no longer be confidence would sub- Representative and

ed from the Rev. W. substance of which we make public. In var 0th March, we asked if hed in the journal of 4. Society were to be osed by the members and we did this in yle's protest against M. regarding the book of le encloses us another: ablished in the NAC on the subject. This,

us beside the matter.. the good taste of M. simply expressed our e man would conclude ce in an article, signed was endorsed by "the" hich it was read.

general disclaimer of on this score should the fly-leaf of ench

We

Under such circum le's protest would be would furthermore lead between those who did did not object: Many ag to endorsu who' best- y protest against an neither irreverent, nor, ate of disbelief in the

f the historical portion nt, startling. The worl

uerite might perhaps

beert omitted, but Mr point when he conti-

not hold either the Coun

of the Society 'respousi- to which they listen in or even those which they n their journal, At the ain that there is limit sponsibility, na well as a

a sense of propriety. tlemen of the Editorial allow to appear in your gratuitously offensive, provoke excited disous- to the ubjects had in view; Scientific Society, such as

well to put a check on- may appear in this dì-

propriety, courkay, good on which I am sure you bue in thinking we can

po high a standard."

into two errors. All important topics, which he law of libel are, as a to the columns of British general disclaimer of cirviews; and secondly by M. Simons cas, how. conducive to the cart in sed the very words to rtionate estimate of tho bese records,

cuse Mr Sylo, of illibe- think he would have purpose by moving that aimer we have alluded rted in each volume. To n's reniark went beyond fever absurd. It was pre- to saying that the history bre reliable than the his

aiah, a statement which,

or bid taste, is perfectly

LOCAL

the Fire Brigade and all place this afternoon at sual satisfactory turn out tended by the usual bad

FORPHY MURDER.

man charged with the wathy, was allowed to bfore Mr May yesterday te that he was a shop- and was at Kowloong at. murder of the foreigner. ongkong to collect rency, his man. A story thei apprehension by Mir Jae- ne Brothel to Hollywood

a again brought up this

er calling several wit-

at he was in the imploy

keuper at Kowloong, w or trial at the next 0 i-

Court.

the

5 preme

ebitary 22, the seamer the barque Mary Miller, Several pera ·ps were Peas 1s were much da-

by will be held into tho

on,

of duty was heard at the thia suoruing, which pos nterest. It would appear boon able to leara that. Mongol, Captain Courbe, was under coolie charter avana, and the crew (en- port) were under articles

to any port without in

It seems, however, that sels, with crews cugaged ditions, had given an i Hongkong on

secount of uble incurred in looking at this was refused by the agot. The vessel

shouki 18CHO this

murning, but strack work. The Cap before the Harbour Maa- Chancaliter of the French resent to watch the pro

men agreed to return to ng. The three-men were wever and put in irons, again refused to work

No 1822-APRIL 10, 1869.]

THE CHINA MAIL.

as that of Chief Mate, and I very much doubt whether that of Master even would be sufficient for people of such deep know ledge, auch subtle scanion.

The Captain then engaged a party of the evidence in the Holworthy case, next Chinese to work the reasol over to Macao, stated what she heard of the conversation. but the French sailors seized iron bars and It amounted to the advice to "go aud take such-like weapons and prevented them a walk," something relating to the personal from working, to at 10 o'clock they were importance of the prisoner in the Holworthy taken to the Police Station and there only caso, and a statenient that he was not only remain two who interfere with and Linder a good man but was regarded as sucli by the the others, Ifthe vessel does not reach blacao majority. There were other four women with say, but it would have been better to have mass of gold could be colected in one luwip.traordinary vols, combined with ex- by tomorrow it is probable that hur charter the prisoner-Defendant made d very do party will be vitiated. Of course as the men termined defence he said that she had made their engagement they must fulfil it, spoken to the witnesses, but simply to the but in view of the dangers of coolie-cary effect that they had better tell the truth, ing the conduct of the Captain would seem because they could not wrap sp fize in to be at least imprudent in not following Band. She said she would not only swear

paper" or

hide the Heavens with thoir the precedent set by other vessels.

on the cock's head, but would submit to bo out to picces, if she used the language imputed to her; nod also devied that are knew anything of the flolworthy prisoner, His Worship ordered defondant to find security in $25 for three months,

A respectable-looking Chinese Shopkeep

exposition of the law is summary, "quite The manner in which they condemn your proíniscuous like," as Mra Camp would supported their dictum with reasonable argument instead of this they leave the dry details of the law, and fly to poetical justice, and talk in a charmingly sentimen tal way about the one long protest the cupidity (nies word that), etc., of men who Merchant Shipping Law saker against the in their last for wealth would" etc., etc. Now in mine humble opinion a display of a little lust for wealth would show better in some people than running into debt at the Sailor's Home.

But after all perhaps 274 Singapore; 12,251 London; etc, etc., eta, did

prize. The weight in the gross was then oecat, are but a chain of mountain tops, this aptitude to learn the sharp tricks of the found to be 21016, troy, and preparations which, 6,000 years ago, stood up in their Cancasian raw may be taken as an evidence- were at once made to break the mass to grandeur, a part (and, probably, the glory) of increasing civilization it will not be long pieces and ambelt it. The appearatico of the of the Andes; and at that date the two ere the Mongolian will be, ao far as his was something wonderful, and it seemol debouching together into the ocean, saat or right of anfrage.

Welcome Stranger" in its pristine state mighty submontagne rivers, meeting and shrewdness is concerned, entitled to the impossible to realise the fact that so great a north of the But so it was. Many efforts were made toad the Antilles chuin, which went down in influences, andorinin- lift it, and many exclamations of surprise the Cataclysma well established in Indian expressed at its immense weight and com- Traditions, which I have gathered both in pactness. A aledge-hammer and cold chisels North and South America, and also were brought into requisition, and several by inimpeachable records on this roots into fragments the "Walcoms Stanger," It the giant walls at Caracas and Santa Mar- of the latter broken in the attempt to reduce theasaires--by shapes and grooves left in was found to be as solid as it looked, and as the,ou the coast of Venezuela, where this chip after chip and piece after piece was dis- might chain was broken; records which severed from it, its appearance was as cloan have twice seen, which may bo read by all as a well-out Cheshire cheese. At length, ages to come, and which are unt myths or after no less than five hours hammering, the fables. monster was pounded up and smelted; the gold, exclusive of at least a regult being 2,25802: 10dwi. 16gr, of solid which, was given by the delighted

to their numerous friends, who were each

farther steps were therefore taken in the defendant of some goods, which were to be and if one of their did miss an engagement result of assay. Several interest with clear and blue waters, heated their and they were therefore discharged from

A

A

connexion

KIDNAPPING CHINAWOMEN.

the squabblos which the Chinamen have had (San Francisco Daily Times, Feb. 8.)"

in this city to possess the Chinawomen who We have mentioned from time to time

and fifty fair Celestials have created a good leal of a stir since their arrival. Some of were recently imported. The two hundred CAPTAIN Moro, of the Luisa Canesaro, ap

the Chimmer have, according to the peared in Court to-day to ask for a warrant.

customs of their country, taken the lion's or annons, in order to recover pussession

share of the recent importation; and those of a boy who had left his guardianship, and was known to have gone on board the A Palmer, now in harbor. It appears that

who are loft without a fair companion, or In this tremendous catastrophe, proba- Captain Maro obtained the boy from his or was charged by a brother shopkeeper not writo the letter but only signed

bly the most stuporious that ever took neighbors, bave learned that in this country having overal, covet those of their fnother in Peru under the promise that be with assault. A carved frame was proda-ity for to my mind it snacks toownici:

place on the surface of the globe, the Peniu-pussession is nine points of the law, and would be returned. A zammons was offer-ced in a smashed-up state, which showed of the complets-letter-writer style, or

ties sink, and since has partially risou, loay- they have thorufer gone to stealing snla of Yucatan, with its splendid Aztec ci- ed to the applicant; but on reconsitleration that there had been a row in the place, and that of that beautiful and very periodical anxious to retain à piece of the largest massing the two grand sunken estuaries, the the women. Several of these kidnappera the Captain suggested a personal visit to that things had been flying about in a pro- journal the Checine Magazine. Now why of gold the world has yet seen Over Gulf of Mexico and the Caribean Sea, into the bar of justice; but the bar of justice Captain M'Caslin of the Palmer, as the miscuous sort of way. Complainant Baid should honest me, ou who obtained £9,000 were advanced on the nugget by which the two subterraneau rivers, from

have been arrested and arraigned before latter would no doubt be very busy. No that the question arose out of a demand by Master's certificates, resort to enbterfuge, the bank, the final value awaiting the the constant overflow of their vast cisterna oto Chinaman from stealing another a

has decreed that there is no law to matter at present.

placed against another account. This podeon board the above-named ship, and does dents might be published:

inci- under the mountains, how of est-off did not meat the views of comfool disappointed, why try to teach all

nie furnaces they have paasal By the H.M.S. troopship Himalaya, Captain S. B. plainant, and hot words ensued, followed by Hongkong the Shipping law, not consider

joint influx of these rivers into the Caribean woman from her lord's bouse, last Wed- the volca custody, Ly Ty Boo and Foo Kin, wh by Piera, got up steam on Saturday, Feb. 20, the frame aforesaid, which would seem toing that others may be better posted up in

Sea, its western surface is elevated several naday, wore arraigned before the Police

were caught in the act of

of dragging a Chi- and left her anchorage in the bay about have come from some unforeseen hand, as it than themselves! three o'clock in the afternoon. During her both denied having thrown it; it rebound- brief stay in part she has had many visi-ed from the hand of one and hit the head

western coast, and taking in its way the Prosecuting Attorney Louderback strenu I congratulate our friends upon the 30un will have. Doozon has a wife and feet above the level of the ocean; and pair Cours last Saturday. The attorney for the ing into the Gulf of Mexico, sweeping its defence moved the dismissal of the case, officers have enjoyed their of anothor, but the defendant was regarded

waters of Rio del Norte and the Mississippi, quely resisting the motion. He stated; in tort sojourn in Victoria. We have been by the Magistrate as in the wroug; and be

this vast food debouches with them into the course of his romarks, that the statutes desized by Captain Fiers and his officers to was fined accordingly in the sani of $1, bo

the Atlantia, at the Florida Cape, and there interpreted kidnapping as the capture of express their thanks to the inhabitants of states 20 cents for the broken frame. Melbourne and its vicinity who have Two Chinese were brought in from Aber-

becomes the Gulf Stream, until now one person with the intent of taking him or her kindly entertained them. The Himalaya doon and charged with gaurbling in a house;

CATLIN." of the mooted puzzles of the world-Gru. out of the State. In the case under con- will proceed to Wellington, Napier, and but as there was no evidence that publia Auckland, and bring away the 18th Royal gambling had boon going on, and as his

alderation, such was evidently not the case, Irish Regiment, landling them at Brisbane, Worship informed the constable there was

as the Chianten steal the womon with the Sydney, and Adelaide, and embarking the no offence in people gambling in their own

CHINESE SWINDLERS,

intention of maintaining possession of them, 50 Regiment, with which she will return houses, the prisoners were discharged.

(San Francisco Daily Times, Feb. 8.)

by force and violence it such steps were to Queenstown, Ireland. – Melbourne Argus,

moruing thrown into a lively excitement by the charge of kidnapping; but they hopel Front and Clay stroots wero gestordny prosecution that they could do nothing with eessary. It was therefore thought by the

Kee and Ah Ting, who purchased largely of battery, and thereby risks in example of the nows that two Chinamen, nawod Hong to conviet the defendants of assault and flour and liquor on thirty days' time, had them, to prevent further demonstrations of taken the steamer Japan for Hongkong, tlmt kind in the future. But the Court to settle their little bills.

the defendants were allowed to depart arl chant, who, two or three years ago, started of China, partially oircumvented by the law Houg Kee is a fourth rate Chinese mer-auttle their grievances as becomes the law a small business in the city, importing limt. of California. In short, they may steal

ing his exchange principally in flour. His the Lion" of this free country. As Ly lauother Chinaman's woman; but if they' other products of his country, and business gradually inercasing, he became Boo and Foo Kin have gotten off so easily, and as there is now nothing to fear, we may expost increased batch um hi woman" in Chinadon

To-nax's rolice.

30.

Mr May on the Bench, Robert. Reed, an individual who has been hera "seeking for some time, and who

Sultan John, Indian P. 0. 89, stationed at Shuk-o, was charged with having com- mitted an indecent assault on a boy of eight years of age, and a similar offence upon to other of the bug. As it was tated by Mr Jarman that little love was loat between the Shoko villagera and

the

the finding and faders of the nugget. Dates has, we believe, uoither kith nor kin with who to share his prize, but probably

having attained their present high cortifiacres of land under the 42nd section, which, family at Mollagut, where he holds eighty cated rank. I trust their respective come believe, he intends atill to settle down mands accord with their great merit. Would any one of them undertake the Vice Admiralty of the Colony, or the poet of Privy Councillor to the Government; they need not let modesty prevent than from applying for the situation.

Yours cogitatively,

999,999 TIMBUCJOO.

PRINCE ALFRED IN VICTORIA II. R. H. the Duke of Edinburgh reached Melbourne on the afternoon of Feb. 29. The Australasian of the 27th romarics

upon and onltivato Oates, we understand, intends shortly to visit his humo at the Land's End.

the locality to be henceforth rendered Since writing the above we have visited world-wide in its fame. The apot where the nugget was foudd is marked by a poat, and was pointed out to us by the two for tanate finders of this truly "Welcome form ue that they came to the colony in Stranger." Messrs Deeson and Oates in- the gear. 1854. in that year they reached Bendigo,

On the 19th February and front that time have been engaged as working miners, with the varied succesges and dificulties appertaining to digger life. make a living by diut of hard work and down at Molingul, and have been steadily thrift. About seven years ago they settled

about nine inches to a foot of the surface acil, in an old fashioned hores pudding machine. Mr Deesou informed as that they had many times washed

haa bad a trial of the Policu duties and Polica, his Worship suggested that Inspec. to show Prince Alfred the differones be- On the whole they have just managed to forgetting in the hurry of their departnro to entertained the motion for dismissal, aud

constable was alone out there, he would re- On. the first occasion, scores of steamers working there over since, chiefly washing ted quantities of chow chow rothen. take her ont of the State, they will rouse

emoluments, was found in dook the morator Grimes should go to the village and in- ing

g by the Magistrate, in the custody of his former companions-in-artne Rear had been on a ** hoavy web" yesterday, and it had been too much for hint: he was found in Queen's Road. He said he had only had two glasses; to which bis Worship remark- ed that they must have been large glasios of very strong liquor indeed. Keo repeat- od that he had recollection of only two or three glasses. His Worship observed that Reed had, better bo varful, and lined him

genin as a aort of reminder.

A wretched tagged urchin was brought

up on a charge of having been abroad at 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

MERCANTILE MARINN LAW IN

· HONGKONG.

To the Editor of the "CRINA MAIL"

HONGKONG, April 10, 1360. Stz, With your permission the question

.

whole week for

dered

own account.

MISCELLANEOUS.

If the object of the Victorians had been tween an official and a non-official visit to quire carefully into the matter. As the art two more brouilly contrasting reumptions the colony, they uld scarcely have effact

quire very strong evidence ere be would with bands, bannere, cannon, and multi- convict of so serious an offence. Uase tudes of chrering pussengers, met hiru at therefore remanded,

the entrance to Port Phillip, and escortul him forty miles to his michonge in Fith Bon's Bay.

Ou land next day awaited him half an unace of goil, while at ather times somewhat well known among wholesale a procession nearly as long as the Sandridge. they were very fortunate. Within about a ; and, as he had always been punctual rond, and addresses as long as the proces hundred yards from the spot where then meeting his indebtedness, he was const- sion. This time the Galatea quietly an

"Welcome Stranger" was unearthed they has for the past eighteen months been aut good for any small amount. Ah Ting chored in the bay, and after a little while some time ago found two nuggets, one a small boat left her, bearing the Duke and weighing 108 ounces and the other thirty-ng as a broker babwoun Chinese buyers of his suite. A brisk wine brought the skiff six ounces. They have stripped and wash. four, and also speculating a little on his ASPANISH BABY-The otherday, while tha a.. this morning. The little rason! Asili be asked "How does Hongkong laurapidly to the town pier-so rapidly that ate the surface soil froth several acres of

He has made during that care of the Madeleine Church was discussing peated to be inimeusely amused with his

Grst not a man was present to

land, and their workings are perform the

time many purchases of dour, iu lots rang basiness in the vestry with a friend, a suli position, and talked freely about his want Gustificatus of compstoney to Minsters and onlinery courtesy of eniching and securing by the real clay they have baru. They ing is valus fruit a few hundred to two ir insignificant locking person cntorul and

the Mercantile Maa rope. The gates of the

place

had, in fact, informod that this ecd clay contained a three thousand dollars, and has invariably desired to speak with him. The cars, with

little gold, but not enough to

beon punctual to a day in the. pay, conso-

of his well-known air of a labour majeur, quently they do not wish it. They pointed his obligations. He possesses untenal in-curtly told him to sit down and wait, the out to us a peculiar kint of red clay, simi- telligence, and has a good English aduca small man, however, remainedt lur to half-harms brick, which they and tion. During the past few semmihs he has This displea aku tere, quained standing, as indicative of gold, and which line always made some purchases for Hong Kec, and it Monsinar, I desire you to seat yourzait, been found associated with their larger cars, from the circumstances, that the Instead of complying the gentleman paced finds, and particularly so with the indefalcation was hatched between them. apidly up and down the room until the curé, mouse idas of gold found by them on

During the active Ohinese demand for fairly irritated, insisted in so peremptory Friday. Inst. It is much to be regret flour, which hae vuled in this market for sea as to compel obedience. In about ted that this, the largest mass of veral weeks past, these worthies were among a quarter of an hour,

business. finish tror fourst, at any rate of which there the pataber who made shipments to China ed, he turned to the strangers, Monsient is any record, should has been nelled and Japan, With their established areflit what is it you desire?" The latter r

r replied. before any model of it was made, and the they had no difficulty in purchasing flour in a a thin shrill vaico, le Cars, I wish fortunate owners expressed to us their to the value of about 37,000, on a oredit off inquire at what hour to-morrow you regret shut such had been the case. Butiky days. Houg Kee, the morcbant, be able to baptize au infant, for whom I am when they siscovered it the mass, as may slocked his store with an usually large to be aponsor?" An hour was named, and

of luck at the gambling table. His hal

he recalled the boy and asked what gamb-humorace hence to Singahore,

Ting-house he had been in; and was inform ed that it was the Tung ding Lane gamb ling-honse. Inspector Grimes was instruct ed to inquire into this strange statement,

that purpose. This story was found to be

life

traced

payment

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aut acut down to the aforesaid lave for nized? What gives any one a right has house. From this retreat a lonic telebe supposed, was unwieldy, so much so supply of liquors, and they both used their he was told to write bis uame, and that of

the master and grow of Vessel that

- untrue, and a new use was got up on the

been either in collision, or wreck, to book ?--

spot, to the effort that another mini Inst his fined tie young blackguard half-a-dollar, or one day's solitary confinement on rice and

water.

dozor

Law does not only interfers, but hedge

escorted

11:48S

and

fost $1.50, and left the gambling-house at xine Act?" And yet we are told this Act-beau closed for the night, and the 3,000 or half-past one o'clock.Mr May said he has no authority in Hongkong!!! What 3,000 persons who had naseniblet to wel- would certainly give his youn subject aad

a devilish coptrivance this saine Hongkong some lis Royal Biglinos were for the most wound thisising, if the boy's father did not must be, if the mustar of a ship ims quiy to port on the sailway pier, whore, he was do it for him. Most certainly, the no- luff his vessel alongside it, dump his motes expected to land. Of course thurd was ment he was brought before him with any ashore on the score of economy, and the great rush and for the town pier complaints of money being missod by lus top his boom-regardless of all couse when it wasseen that the Duke was approach father, be should most certainly fog him. quences. Let the question be put iu this ing it, and he had soon moes people about With this caution, his Worship told the form: Suppose the Wemyss Castle is lost him that he cared for. ugh some cont: prisoner to be off. But on second Lhoughts ດ: hor

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Governor ant arrived at in accrificed so mustor, will be Sandridge, quid as it wonki tub buvo ben not be liable to indictment for minalaughter quite en regle for His Royal Highness and for wilfully navigating the high seng, der uite to have proceeded to Toorak in a low manned? Sains populi suprem les is our back'd one, Captain Standish round him ouse Flag. How is a Naval Con't org from the oppressive grestings of the crowd bring by conducting him into the nearest public

grain was transmitted to the Governor, in--that it had to be forced from its bed by a crolit to its utmost extent among their the godmother, at full length in the

register boy loan the information run / The Mex. forming His Excellency that His Royal Large lever, and the place in

ow countrymen. This morning one of Louk, which was presented to him for that very soli. 1noney for him.-Ris Worship therefore shant Shipping Act, the Wreck Act, the Hiness us in a public-house waiting! place, as one would care to keep £10,000 Koe's store, and found it closed. This - wrote down, Francois d'Assise, Roi d'Es- for anyone, anything, indeed, but such a their own creditors happened to pass long purpose. To the surprise of the ouré, he Fassengore Acts, are all proofs that the

carriage, and aftor some half-hour's delay the Governor, with Mr Manners Sutton, worth of gold, or to risk making its diseo-turally excited bis angpicions, and immedi-gue, and Isabella, Keine d'Espague.? To every act of the Owner, Master, and Sea-arrivel. Not much time elapsed after that very awwn until it could be surrounded as inquiries were instituted, resulting in complete the scene, there entered imme A rather peculiar case was brought up by man round most painstakingly, because before the party were off at a smart cunter by the necessary protection. The the information that they had taken passage diately afterwards tho ex-Queen herself, a Sikh constable, in which a boy of say a experience

through Emerald-hill. and South Yarra to when found was taken to Mr Deesan's hut, ou the steamo: Japan, which cleared yester-altended by another persouage, whose fact ow sufliciently knows to the Parisians Stolen of age was charged with having provision proves the absolute necessity of

by few one too and placed in the fire for the purpose of lay at noon. The flour was shipped partly hey had waited until they were tired for If an Act of the Hongkong legislature is pers, and helter-skelter by a mixed con- rendering the quartz friable, and Dooson on the steamer and partly by sail. The stolen a ragged-looking piece of matting worta shout tuvo e ate from a shopkeeper absolutely necessary, shame and fie upon use of cabs, buggies, horsemen, and ints- sat ap the whole of Friday night burning the delivery of the flour stepped. The dis at last come in search of him.-P. Af. flour merchants bare telographed to have the reappearance of the ex-King, and had in the marlint. The Sikh constible stated the naked rock that for eight and twenty collana. The Duke of Edinburgh seened and reducing the mass into a somewhat that he find the boy tied up to an iron rehta has been an obstructive, making aborin be well satisfied with his unceremonious manageable shape, this debris containing it patch will go to Liverpool; thenos to point freelie har by the quume, wiele a shopkeeper (who live all the carefulness of the English peaception, and hath to himself and Mr is estimated, about a pound and a half de Galle, at the southern extremity of Cy had owned the valuable mstag before men-ple through their Parliament expressed Biot Yorke the non-cupresentation of weight of gold. This dom, they took it to lon which is the tormins of telegraphic court on Tuesday, & witness was called who tioned) was oncaged in knocking the young and shame, and fe, fie for. ahamu, upon all addresses must be a drowning mercy. Dur- Dunolly, as previously stated, and it was at communication; thence it will be conveyed objected to be sworn. Un being asked by thiefs heal against the said iron har, Both those well-paid authorities who are supineing the week Prince Alfred has been sufferait their request that the nugget was at pico by steaner, reaching Hongkong, it is hoped, the court what his religious denomination slupkeeper and boy were taken up to they permittal and a ridiculous nomaly to to move abunit the city like any other gentle.broken up and amoled. Somo golden in about ten days.

W13). he said he was member of an Ameri- Station by the Sikh and his Worship asked exist without one step being made in the man, without any rude nɔtice

being

taken stone was also broken out of the Black The total defalcation for flour is $6,745.75, can sect called the "Christcs Adelphon where this shopkeeper was Coustable read to improvement, as if the receipt of of him excepting by a few gains whom all test itself, specimens of which are presery-distributed as follows: George Bahcock & He believed he was the only, one of the de- phed that Inspector Grimes had discharged the monthly screw was all that gave official cities have to tolerate. A dinner at the ed. It is worthy of rouark that at the Co., $2,475; Sperry & Co., $1,878; George nomination in England. On assuring the Bu ahopkeeper and placed the boy on The life diguity.

Melbourne Clab, a command night at the time of our visit Deeson and his mate wore W. Stewart & Co., $1,375.75 and Kinney court that he conscientiously objected to Clarge Sheet, Shopkeeper was immediately

This is a work-a-day world, and man has Theatre Royal, and the mayoral bail at the working away in their shirt sleeves at the Bros. (Salem, Oregon, milla) $1,030. They

taking an

without doing so. merchandise, the quor merchants are don and Westminster Bauk as held on A MODEL BANK.-A meeting of the Lon- injured as follows; Livingston & Co., $570; Wednesday. The net, probite fur the half- Garrett & Co., $850; Schultz & Van Borgen, $118,56, and F. & F. J. Cassin about $100. year ending December last amounted to It is feared that these debts are dead losies, 138,5867, making, inclusive of 25,5041. EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY.

49 the liquors are sold, and so poperty can the unappropriated balance of the preced- Tribner's Oriental oad Literary Record, be found belonging to the defaulters. They six months- total of 160,991. From The following is from a Victorian paper, publishes the following onrious paragraph. aggregate amount due their countrymen is buing interest on the amount received ou this amount 34,0711 has been deducted,. the Dunally Express, Feb. 12 -

RIVER UNDER THE ROOKY MOUNTAINS. said to be in the neighborhood of $10,000, The Dunolly district, after having turned Mr Catlin, the American Ethnographiet, nuo of which is for opium. The Chinant of the issue of new capital, and a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per aus. Bum and a bonus of 10 per cent., making a uther yokl-field in the Colony in the shade, though the wildest and rndest scenery of many twenty dollar pieces, for spiunt is has at length, in the words of the Malbinirne America, has turned his attention, for

total of 18 per thom,

cept. for the half-year, journals, beat the world" in producing several yes past, from the Indians to not the amount left to be carried forward is

audishandled onan er smal pros

declared on the paid-up capital of 1,000,000, the largest pass of gold on record in mo- Rocks, and has made, in these studies, voy $15,000. It is thought that the four will 4,820, The amount due by the bank on darn times. The Welcouse Stranger ages to South America, to the Rocky be recovered. What facilities the injured deposits,circular notos, des., is was found by the two then, named John Mountains, the Aules, and the Antilles,

1s a case Ecard at the Bristol county

ght for; and on being placed in the box, to get his daily bread by the sweat of bie Exhibition-building, have ennstituted the olain, as if nothing had happened ont of also ove lixou & Bullard $383, for general/evilnath, he was allowed to give his

he proceeded to charge the constable with raw or brain; there is no Royal Road to

struck him on the wrist, but denied Idleness. {that y ed up the boy to the fron bar l

Please asht those gentlemen who not for ply to the Alsgistrate, both the boy-pri Lloyds on both sides of Zaneh what Somer and the constable distinctly repeated their opinion is on the matter of certifi that the tylug up was a fack His Worship cato? thereupon auto an example of thus brave

"In conclusion let me half-strand an idea shopkeeper. He said (addressing the boy with you. If you will alady a dozen of beater) that it was a matter of taste for the those works which have been prepared to witness to amuse himself in private life by it the candidato. For examination in the perverting the truth, but it was a

the Banchise to a higher conception of what a us

set entertainments attended by H, R. H.; the ordinary. We are glad that the mou- who doubticas will enjoy the freedom and stor has fallen to the lot of such steady and ease of his accoud visit to Vistas far bet-industrious men. ter than the formality of his first.

THE GREAT VICTORIAN NUGGET.

ferent thing when he came before 2 dif.merchant service yon will, it is probable, out a multitude of nuggets that puts every whose extensive travels have led him feel this loss heavily, as though it word of

and in a crowded Court to toll monstrous,

in sitpposed to know before he can be honor insensical and stupid lies. Of course heed with a certificate-not, only the exact denied the beating; becsage this buy was to sciences, and mechanics afloat, but as urach it he believes for a moment that Law as parmits me to sign myself. Your the constable had struck in, he would most obedient and very humble surrant. push him accordingly. But all the peo- ple in Court know that he was liar, aud that he was now saying what, was not true.

AN OLD SCA LAWYER.

If he should over appear in a similar nu-

To the Editor of the "CHINA MEAL."

mer in Copet, the punishinani would not be

a fine, though he would settle the little donts,

274 Singaporo,

Si-Your very interesting correspon

12.251 London,

11.720 Dumies, 26.352 Glasgow,

among

were

Tesson and Richard Ostes, on Friday last, the results of which he is preparing to pub. / Chiname have for obtaining justice we do and the acceptances stand 638,54

A CORRESPONDENT of the Times has de- February, near the Black Heef, Bulldog ligh in a work entitled The Lifted and not know, The whole Chinese marcantile Gully, Molagal, a short distance from Slides Rocks of America, with their in-

community are wild furegard to the matter, tulve months to visiting the City chor

Voled

Sunday mornings for the past Wayman's Reef, End only about a mile fences on the Decanic, Almospheric, and for the pecuniary loss is a small one com-us; and be reports the insults of his ou from the celebrated Gipsy Diggins. Decson Land Currents." And one of the striking of credit by the transaction. Vigorous rat our There are, it seems, between.

pared with the cloud thrown over that class and his mars have been working on the features of his Book seems to bo, to quote search is being made as to the standing of St. Laul's Cathedral and St. Dunstan's-in- ground for several years past, aid, as is his own words, the discovery of a river well known, had got, in digging parlance, under the Rocky Mountains, many times the various Chinese firms, which onuses the Last 35 churches, all of which have thous so hard up" to have been refused cro-Luger than the Misissippi, its course near-considerable consternation ang them; dit for a bag of flour a week or so ago, and ly twice the Mississippi'a length, and glitore, however, from ite novelty and and we boliera the very day before the disco-ing through the clents and vast rooky cellars dues than that they, sa a clase, have any very, were reminded by a trademan that of the upheaved mountains, without the thing to fear therefrom. they were indebted to him a fow shillings. losses by alluvial absorptions and solar

When Hong Koa was on his way to the in ten others I found from 20 to 40, and

been unofficially inspected. The results

e

at this told. In two the congre

three others the attendance as andur

gation consisted of 5 persons each, in

10 each, in eix others from 10 to 20,

the remainder the worshippers wote from

10 to 80; in only one church did I find 100,

Aff ir on this occasion by a fine of $10, or; fourteen days' imprisonment. The boy was unknown to the Police, hat had no father or mulher alive. His Worship gave him to complain thas your leader laid then all chance of returning to Catou, from which flat aback." No doubt it dil, and a very he had come, but sentenced bi to 7 days great pity it is that they did not stop there, imprisonment, two of which to be in aoli instead of jumping up again and exposing tary confinement, in addition in ten strokes their ignorance,

Still they persovored until on the day nam evaporations which diminish valley rivers, toamer it occurred to him that a litic light on the breach.

The Wemyss Castle, they say, is noted, Uesson, in working round the roots of it takes along in its course the sinking spiritual refreshment would be acceptable Cheung Akow, a female was brought up legally at sen Are these gentlemen," who tree, at about two inches below the sur-struaurs and lakes of the mountains of Mexi to his inner man during bis long sea voyage, but in that case the church was well filled, on the chatge of having attempted to inti rejoice in these extraordinary names, avara face, struck something hard with pick, ea, and with them, perhaps by a hundred and he stepped into Garrett & Co.'s, who This includes the poor women who some milate the female witnesses fu the Hol that they appear to be altogether at sea and exclaimed, "Da it, I wish it was months in its deep bel, debouches unsean he already owed a good sized bill, and worthy murder case yesterday. The two themselves whether legally or not, I do

anugget, And had broken the pist. Un into the Caribean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. chased three galluns of wine and a demijohn for the bread which perishes. Thus in 10 women (Chun, Akoy and Cheong Akiu) | not know,

stooping down to examine the obstacle, us The frequens Montagnes qui furent, to carry it in. He is probably now druk eresed 100 persons, and in 30, employing chucios the united congregatious did not tarrated the conversation upon which the I should like to know their names, and found that the object of his dearest wishes Rockes qui tremblent, and Biowing Cures, ing the health of his trusting friends. present charge was made. Apo, the in feel inclined to fry whether I cannot find was lying at his fect, and it seemed as if the which occur in the stocky Mountain range But the most amusing feature of the whole30 or more clorgruen, as inany organists, had been them out by the rule of three, or that of monster was so large as to be immovable. (he saya) indicate submontagne cascales, affair i that Ah. Ting was formerly in the would not exaced that of no of our West- the gross total of the congregations sly rented by his Warship to thumb; but i am afraid that the old well- It was, however, aflength volessed from its caused by the waters of melting shows, of employ of Staiger Tate, who, it will be end cunches. I invariably stayed out the previously requested

ve the

Court,] The substice of the known suix of "given the tonnage of virgin enit, and carefully removed. The rains, of glaciers, and a thousand sinking remembered, left in a China steamer about service, and can testify to the preaching not conversation was that defendasit, having ship, find out the Captain's mane big dead question then arose as to what was to be rivers and lakes, which, amongst broken up year ago, amatoting to Sarar Refinery in being bolow the avotage, either as regards naked the witness' inisiness up at the Court, reskoning" will not surve in this instance done with it, and the first intention was to and angular rocks, ou are their way to the large amount. It is regaonable to suppose zaal or ability. I have yet to mention the adrisud her to go and take a walk," and however, though they are not kaowa to me, convoy it to Melbourne. When the men oenan level..

that Ah Ting got his first idea of that node most amrkable case. At one churob I vi- hinted that As, the man charged with Inn fully prepared to accord them the usual got to Dunolly with their prize, they were Through the vast al heated vaults of making money from Tate; and that he sited the service lind commenced with not the Holyortiry murder, had a great num deference, that is paid to gentionen of this advised to take it to the bank, and forth underneath the Andes, I contemplate a has ever since been laying his plans for tho Ur of induential cina friends. Sho further class, viz., "Soa Lawyers." As I am inte- with carried it to the London Chartered. aindar river, running from the 20th degree purpose of following in his old master's I did not stay, for two reasons. I could a single worshipper other thou the officials. said that witness had better not give evid rosted in several ships I have enrefully taken The news of the disenvory soon spread and of south latitude to the north, and carrying footsteps. once against this mou; when Apo came up, uote of the number of their certifleates, so the bank was crowded with eager spectators, their overflowing waters also to the Carib

not stand a sermon all to myself; and, in and the conversation was interrupted, that I ty not hurt any of their foelings by amonget whom was a number of Chinamer; eat Sca,

The coolness and shrewd calculation of the second place, it occurred to me that by Cheong Akiu, the other woman who gave offering any one of them so low a position and a constable was sent for to gusid the

these Chinamen has hardly been excelled retiring I might save the clergyman from "The Antilles, now partially sunk in the by professional Jeremy Didders; and if going through so dreary a duty."

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