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APRIL 29, 1869,

ins as to the discretionary vested, and to be vested, e Consular officers at the is indeed a fit subject for be Chambers of Commerce Ching but at Hongkong. ests so intimately affected ken by such officials it is sonable that Colonial opi- markedly expressed upon d: whatever may be, the ached to the opinion of ber it is impossible that ondemnation of the course. M. Government can fail eight in the instructions

Success is usually held use, whatever its object, iciently large scale, but ortunately, too out of the attract much publié atten. r success bay attended olicy, whether justifiable. yea of the Foreign office, t establishes a claim upon athies.

be clearly understood to estion at present before arply to the belligerent” Mr Gibson is held respon h it is asserted are the

wall. His diplomacy'

se acts being committed we know be open to et a clear distinction be

any previous errors of he spirit which dictated sing attitude towards the

s when aided by Lieut- ar that he will be osten- simply to appease the paars, the real causes of being unknown to the

Let the pablic of this w show that so far as his ea he has the entire syn

o admire a determination fearless of consequences,

LOCAL

Sir Richard Graves Mac s been pleased to appoint Armstrong to be Goyern, from this date, vice Mr Colonial Secretary's 31st April, 1869.

di

܃

count, duly certified, of the

of Bank Notes in circula--

in reserve in Hongkong, a ending 31st March, 1869,

uneral information L

Average Specie in

amount.

FELS.

$394,087 $131,346 ntile, 361,815 - 150,000

299,805138,000. anghai, 920,279 400,000

$2,081,436 $816,346

DAY'S POLICE,

of importance, besides the ird by Mr Russell to-day, a certain Henry William

of the Restaurant known as This indi-

nowed

by P. Wably for its-in quantities less thou but a license so to do.

ad put in an information,

docu

of the case;. which at he and two other P. Cs. Sadler) were meandering plain clothes on Sunday sowe Oneida (0: S.) me, ion of tillin was started; bearing the name of the osen as the rendezvotis, eu served and disposed, brgo's of liquor were yed, and drunk, and paid

fence H, W. B. was now

swer.

gave a graphic description

was quito moving in his

he approached the

-

of the entertainment

A. V. IL or a “eart o'gin")

unmentionable Dutch

the drinkers were "town.

from the small village

of

ays the “f square

મા

sud the noted partien- $3 for the returned

kept in Mrs Burne bed- eply to defendant (who

s that he was “hon fis

said be, was cortain there

n this private room of the

3, drieking

so seemed in an excited.

here broke in with a lond

he could prove that all vent on shore at 4.30 p.m. on (who was ignotant of oneant) stated-that--he rentleman," who had been Poliso and also in the service as a watchman, in sing place; and (spite

sinuation of the defendi Buet this

very well, though

of

noon. This witness WAS

etty severe fire from the

but he stood it well. He estion in a very emphat

Did you ever shame- wife because alie charged coffee, eggs, bacon, and

been said, an emphatio

en to this base insinua..

arked that he was pre

at this man (Williamson) uso swearing hawful and get up a case against bara month's time, The ed to say that he had

cash worth of liquor}

faw bottles of porter on

of his delicate wife who

was going in for “détible"

at nesayed to prove that joen were not on shore 3.20 p.m. said that defendant had giving of liquor to polics.

here produced, who guid

e on board the Oneida

aged to the United States,

He saw defendant on and the liberty men did

1330 p.m. Some then

ve been on shorepisvious ed for a remand, to bring

}

No 1838-Arau 29, 1860.]

bis witnesses, sewing that his present wit- TUBS proved nothing; and his Worship granted the remand. Burns then had a final fling at the police by saying that one of the P. C's had offered some one to give ovidence against him.

Mr Deane said that these statements would have to be examinent into, if persist-

ed in.

WO.

it was just as well that he did not know the case was coming on at the time.)

Chun Achook, the Captain's boy (who twice used the words Fan Kwei and was told by the Magistrate that he would be sent to Gaol if he used it again) gave his version of the story, He saw the old man beat her breast, meaning that she wished to are the foreigners Prisoners The case was then remanded till tomor-wished the people hom the ship's boat to -row, at one o'clock,

go on board the junk, and would not agree to tow, because they were afraid of not getting their money; in fact, the Captain refused to pay; but offered $500 for a pas- auga. Saw nona arined, but could see a stinkpot; went on board and the life-boat was taken on board the junk also. By Mr Sharp: Did not think the prisoners were trying to damage the bout; but the sea was very rough. There were no threats used to the foreigners before the agreement was signed,

At this stage, Mr Sharp submitted that there was no use going on further with the

THE CASE OF THE ARTHUR; The Chiness from the juuk Shun-mau-les (eixteen men and one woman) were brought up before Mr Russell at the Magistracy to-day, charged with extortion on the bigh seas, on the occasion of the wreck of the barque Arthur and alleged rescue of the captain, his wife and crew. Mr Allon, U. s. Consul, was on the Bench; and Mr Sharp appeared for the prisoners.

Mr Sharp took a preliminary objection; and he did so for two reasons. The case

ney; and

€180.

3

THE CHINA MAIL.

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witnesses. There would therefore be a ver-

are turning out a better speculation for the our last advices, and notwithstanding the owners than was aspected at the time of Recorder, who objects to giving currency that the univorad Yankee, however wide to o'er true tales. It is hardly possible awake, will tronble himself about Black Lead diggings so far away from home. The Chinese are fully alive to their own interest in the matter.

consider how deceased died. Dr Cooltran The Black Lead Hills" at Chinkiang higher principle they should be loyal. If had said it was jaundice, and had givou it

they claim their rights aa British subjects to as his opinion that he was unable to say whether his death was or was not acceler

whom they were to have brought spiritual reprisals or penalties inficted on those to ated by the treatment described by the

licht and the teaching of the Cross, they dict of natural death, as jaundice was na-

teaching of the Orces. Hence, we are dis- repudiate their own mission and ignore the tural. But the Jury would not be doing

posed to think that the Government would all their duty if they merely recorded their

really be right in declining to threaten verdict thus. The public had taken great interest in this subject--no inquiry bad

war or inflict war on China for the sake of created so much interest for many a day

any missionary who has exceeded the The British bark Faithful was sold at bounds where his life is anfy. He should, of and the Jury, as representing the public, Ningpo by Messrs Meller & Co. of Shang-course, a fairly warned what those bounds would be hope become the public mouth hai for $4,500, and will be used by the are, and that the Government do not hold pics, Re would not dietate to them what Chinese Imperial Customs as is hulk on the it even a right precedent, much less a wise gration would be; but he would say that it the record of their opinion regarding emi-Yangtze

Choo, expectant Sub-prefect and Che unmis

one, to carry Christianity into China ri et would have to be in very strong terins eru heisu, (city magistrato) of Shanghai, has falan light over the true meaning of Chris- It cannot but throw an utterly he disseated from it. If Mr Caldwell was issued a notification to Chinese aeruhants, tianity. And for the sake of the cause in future the conductor of the emigration that "perchaass must henceforth be made itself, therefore, it is wholly right that system, he was sure that the abuses which by payment of the whole amount in current those who elect to dare torture and death had been before the Jury would not last sycee, and not by means of empty promises rather than not aproad their faith, should they would certainly be done away with, and deposit of bargain money," and winds be allowed to endure torture and death But if the Jury recorded their opinion of the subject, it would, serve as a perion of up by saying, but each oliey with trem- rather than be rescued by gunboata and that such a state of things would not ouous Goud advice, it followed to un interests." Armstrong guns. The torture and death, again.

if to the letter. if nobly borne, my after all spread the The Mixed Court has lately brought to faith which the sulferers want to spread. alive cooks, from which it is be feared tian guns on behalf of Christian missio light two cases of iniquity on the part of But the torture and death inflicted by Chris wa frequently auffer. In one, the culprit ries will certainly never make a single true was found to be serving two maaters ployers coal. The sentences in each case plo contended for by the statosmen. But efu- So much is, we think, due to the princi-

The man who was taking double wages, and us to prove that the Christianity of our Go- strike ns as going very wide of the mark. what is not due to it, and what seem to giving only half work, was simply ordered pornment is not a question of disestablish to attend to one employer; and of the meat, but a question of the spirit of our

chasers only, who were less guilty, being of contempt, for true Christian missiona to property, no notice was taken the pur tinite condescensiou, not without a flavour It is satisfactory, smid the fuss which the vilization, but its most subordinate and in zes, as if they were not the pioneers of ci- Yangolow affair has raised at home, to significant followers. There is a real and learn that it has fully attained its object, sound reason why the State should deal on and taught the officials and people to be a different basis with the legal right of have to foreigners with civility. Some gen- traders and the legal rights of missious- tlemen who visited the city a week or two ries, namely, that to enforce the latter by ago mast with no anuoyance, nor did they armies and fleets cats the ground from under bero a single "Yan-kwei-tze" or other ob- the missionary altogether, and that this jectionable epithet.

ought to be evident to him, if it is not,

why should any Englishman who really when he Brat iucurs the risk from which he suffers. But if we admit this in the full, wishes to be, as well as to be thoughi, a Christian, hesitate to admit the infinicely higher claim of a true Christian missionary

in

the Colony; and it might fare badly with treated on board. He thought that such call the place a Chinese Hospital, as es; that great neglect had boon shown by the other, to be habitually selling his convert as long the world lasts.

was a civil matter, being a question of mo- 1 he thought as a matter of public It was a great mistake to throw

•policy obstacles in the way of the payment of agreed sums for salvage of life or property fishermen. This case would fly found by athers who were in circumstances similar to those in which Captain and Mrs Crosby were placed. He was of course very glad Captain and his wife had escaped from the dangers through which they pas Bed and was very sorry that they had suffered hardships so great; but this was the reason why every encouragement ebonid be given to men who acted as the prisoners had done. Captain Crosby had been ill- advised.

that the

Bis Worship said that he would require to go into the case before he could say what it was. Inspector Black wood had previous ly given evidence as to the fact that the junk was registered number 1039, and that nothing more than the usual number of arms and stink-pots were found on board.

Mr J. Crosby, mastor of the late barque Arthur, stated that the ship having been wrecked on the night of the 20th, he took to the boute. The shoals are some 160 inilaa from Hongkong, and he steered direct, in his boats, for this port. He had to cast off from the mate's boat. There ware his wife and others in the boat with him. When about 45 miles from Hong- kong, near Pedro Blanco, he sighted two

fishing-boats, and saw one of the men on the topmast making signs. The prisoner (be know them well, and would never for get them) then gave chase when he un- readed bin sail, and got his arms ready. The prisoners boat gained upon them, however, and be asked the cook to hail the prisoners: cook said that the prieoneza were fighting men, not fishere. They were juoving about on deek, wero dressed in red sashes, and armed with small arms. One of the prisoners stood over his boat, when prizoner's boat came alongside, balding up two stiskpots and threatening to throw them into witness's boat, if he did not come on board. An old woman (pointed out) jumped down on to the bow of witness'a

that Captad previously said, be thought that Captain Crosby had been very ill-advised in bringing such a trumped-up odse against those unfortunate hontmen; and he was astonished at the Captain, whom he had learned was an American, should have done so, after he had been so well conduct called for some expression from the Bench. Captain Crosby had greatly en lored the case; and he would ales call his Worship's attention to the letter which had appeared in the paper, which before a jury would certainly have prejudiced the case. He thought there was no use going on fur- ther with the matter, and he would ask for the acquittal of all those en in dock.

The Magistrate agreed. It was clear that the evidence proved, that there was an eu- the absence of piratical intention from prison is conduct they had no large guns, no threats are used, and no violence at tempted: The prisonera were therefore discharged:

Mr Sharp applied, under ordinance, for competisation for the defendants; they had lost time, employment, and had been in prison, from the falas and malicious charge now brought against them. had another remedy elsewhere, and the His Worship observed that Mr Sharp promissory note could be sued on,

Prisoners were then removed.

THE CHINESE HOSPITAL CASE.

INQUEST.

The adjourned inquiry conducted before the Coroner in the matter of the Tas arising from the discovery of a dead body therein, was resumed to-day.

Mah Afoo, keeper of the Kwong-kee, recalled, said that a man used to attend his bien lying sick at the E-Taze during the day; but he depended upon the hospital people to attend them during the might. None

consider their verdict, returned at a few The Jury, having taken some time to minutes after six.

The verdict was: Death by natural daus those whose duty it was to supervise the E-Teza; Governor to the effect that an efficient recommendation to II: E. the offler be appointed to inspect the place and that a batter building be created for the purpose

self was that the people were simply placed there to die or live, as they might. It would certainly bave beon a work of huma- nity to have thrown them out of the place into the harbor, and thus and their suffer ing.

Continued:-Know many worse places in Chinese villages. Believe that many cases of poor people were placet here; no one could refuse the admittance of any one, There would be more than two hundred a year certainly. There was a fund got up for building-nothing more. The old man makes a living by looking after it, say $8 $8 a-month he external sores, and is a sort of plaster-uller, love arcs, him for 15 or 18 years. Never heard any complaints against the E-Taze, but the Chineas don't care te live near it. The Ohinese would not like to see this place shut up: they would wish it to remain not in its present condition, perhapa: If they had no similar building, then they would fall back on the old ayatem of placing there by the hill-aides. The Chinese object to go to the Civil Hospital, because the great dread is over before them of being opened. There are similar places in China; and the Chinese magistrates would certainly recognise any such place as a charitable building. It is quito wrong it is more for the dead than the liv ing it has never been used as a Hospital, and has never intended to be so used. Would scount for the pravaricating rid eace of the old E-Taza keeper by his timi- dity and the general style of Chinese wit- nezges, who are always afraid to commit themselves. Do not know deceased; and did not know whether he came from the Kwang-Kee. Beliare deceased came from the Kwong-Kee, but could not say whether seat from that house or not. Deceased would not be looked upon as an inmate of the Kwong-Kee unless his name was placed on my books he might be two or

THE NORTH three days in the Kwong-kee without 7 knowing it, or even without the Kwong-kee people knowing it. Patients from all the The subjoined form is as nearly as possi

(N. C. Daily News.) houses were sent to the B-Taze al my be a facsimile of a receipt for five phil- structions; which order was meant to prelings, given by a gentleman at home in aid CHRISTIANITY AND COMMERCE IN vent infection. I expected them to be treated ten years ago, when I used to go to the object of the gift. We simply call treated in the same way as I had seen others of the Chius Inland Mission. It is not, of course, our purpose to spook of the motive

(Spectator, March 13,) the places and certainly never expected

Look only at the spirit of for a moment to find the state of things attention to the document, is one of the the House of Lords in relation to described by Mr Lister. Never expected to remarkable compilatious that has Christianity as evinced by the very find the patients looked after very partionately come under our notice. The judi interesting and instructive convoraation turesque collocation of Chinese charactors Earl of Clarendon on the one side, and cions distribution of "Jaboraba" and about our Missionaries in Chion, be Ebenezers," is only equailed by the pic-tween the Duke of Somerset and the quite devoid of meaning-at either side, and l'eterborough on the other side, last The

conveying the sound of these words, but Earl Grey and the Bishops of St.

David's Tuesday evening. The Duke of Somarest's The latter on maintain themselves by the time was thoroughly scornful to the Dfis-pernatural power with which God in- sionaries as to tablesome enthusiasts who spires the heart of man. The former needs atir up the political waters with their med-uman law to back them up. This should, dling, sud who need at least as much ourbe think, be the tone of any truly Christian legislature in discussing Buch matters. It ing as the Roman authorities thought it desirable to apply to St. Paul and the other Lords. But then, is the House of Lords, is not the prevailing tone of the House of Christian missionaries of the first age. The Bishop of Peterborough minded: thedoglishunen, in spite of the English Estab or indeed any other assembly of practical noble duke that if all missionaries had been tistiment, on the whole a Christian assemb prevented in like manner from becoming troublesome. in their day, neither he himself nor the noble duke would now be Christians. But perhaps the Duke of So- merset would, if he were quite frank, admit that there is a question as to the son o which he is a Charistian, as there certainly such a question as to most of na Clearly, in one thing, he is not a Christian. lic

The Coruner remarked that he man who was found salling his amployera' actions,is the tone which they take of ind thank the Jurors for their attendance, and he could assure them that Mr Lister had taken steps so that, whether the E-Teze were opened again or not, the state of things which gave rise to the present inquiry would not occur again.

do not even have any change of clothing, and larly as to their personal cleanliness, as some foundering about the fuor without mats or are naturally dirty. Would say that inen

ou blankets were neglected, and would look

to the heads of the housos for an explana. Many people would give five shillings to tion. It was not

supposed that hopeless get the receipt, as a vario. cases only were sent to the B-Teze jau- dice enees wore at once sent to the E-Tage.

Chun Awong, who had a brother who died in the E-Taze, said that when he went there he saw a woman with a pock-marked face, of whom he asked permission first befor taking his brother into the place. Chang Afat, coolie who looks after the rooms, said that witness would have to pay 20 cents for oil and jose stick; and 20 cents for himself. This sum was for the protee.

of the hospital people were bound to attend the sack; and if they were not at tended to properly, the blanzo lay with the Kwong-kee. Once had a doctor who was supposed to feel the pulse and prescribe for the sick in the E-Taze Witness, axonpa nied the deputation of coolio-house keepers

General that their business was with sick back again. They then began to talk of men inside the houses, they having nothing Macao and Hongkong, and offered to take to do with man lying in the stevels; never witness into the latter place for $1000 put any of them out in the street; and sent and on refusing to agree to this, the pri- all those who very sick to the E-Tszo: Mr Hoers then endeavoured to damage and

Caldwell paid all the expenses incurred at disablo his boat, succeeding in starting his the Ta. All the patients front the mast. After home further attempts to Kwong-kea had bags to fie on and Blankets disable him--In Order, in winese thinks, to to cover them. All the blankos provided соларо

him to accept their $1000 offer witness cut the rope which the old woman by Mi Caldwell were given out according to had fastened, shipped his in the old woman instructions.

boal, tied-a rope there, and then jumped to the Registrar General; and told the Region of the gods. Witness attended upou

uureefed hig

saila, and squared away for Hongkong.

The

called

his brother himself, and diel not expect any attendance for the 10 cents.

Witness stayed there during the day, but he was afraid to remain during the night. Thought it was better to ask permission from the old woman, as ho did not know whether be could have put his brother in the E-Taza or not without permission

Dr Cockran, recalled, said that he ro membered the state in which

the body

of doceased was when brought to hospital; it was petty and covored with vermin. De saved had been sink for at least a week. But could not say positively whether the fleath of

deceased Was acculerated by his defective treatment and neglect, because

taken to the E-Tac The friend was taken

ÉBENÉZER

JEROVAN-JIREH.

以便以

China Enland Mission.

Preceived of

and aid of the shore Thission

(Shanghai News Letter Į

Donation No.

JEHOVAR-NISEL

has

in

to belief at all in an

in an aggressive faith that would hazard everything, life itself, for a chance of annonucing revelation. He has no sympathy with the spirit in witch the Gospel was first spread. On the contrary, both he and Lord Clarendon, while. they regard missionaries as in their place so long as they act as the camp-fol- lowers of "commiarce," and bumbly follow

wake,"

to use Lord Claren- don's own recommendation to the

Mis- missionaries strongly for rogation their sionary Society, condemn these

message as a more important one than that of piece-socuE,"

Each Foreign

its

A correspondent from Peking, writing Secretary in turn regards it as part of his under date of 5th April 1869, siya-Tan-legte policy to enforce the treaty kwo-fan, during his repeated interviews with rights of English commerce in China. rince Kung, took nousion to lay before Only the other day Sir Rutherford Alcock the Imperial government, a play for the was most peremptory in demanding repara

our respect and veneration than of any mere trader? If we tissert the rights of

rights, but bonuso we think them infinite- the latter more keenly than of the former, that is rought not to be, because wu think them higher and more legitimate ly lower and less truly spiritual rights.

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A REMARKABLE CASE. (File Roport of Pracoolings before the Judis cial Committee of the Privy Council, in the Times" of February 25, on which this Romantic Legal Legend is founded. Namis exuel, Facts not warranted.}

A Case was brought Before the Court, The names we know As told at the Ber

were

Kachěkäläyäně Rungappo

Kukk Tola Oo-diar;

That's one the other less difficult far

WAB

Káchivijaya Bungappo Kataka Tola odiar."

Tho case was heari

At every word

A voice laughed loudly out "ha, ha!"

Says the Judge, I know.

That's Rungappo

Now officer, go;

Take Ruugappu."

Say's the Officer, "Oh, Which Bungappo"

stand after the fifty hours' sent in the beat reported a coffin euitting a bad amell: state, he was admitted Thres hundred recovery of the country bordering the Yel-tion for scine English tiaders who had been Says the Judge, Bless me? What a fool-

:

liva

state. Could serions than it had done. Ho had tried, as not say how the petition was worded, and the Jury would have observed, to find whe-

30th

try

Dr Murray, Colonial Furgout, stated Before

that, in 1866, he called the attention of he had gone 100 yards, the set and as Government to the larg number of dead went over the side into tlic water; and the and dying persons put out into the street. printers, who had resumed the parauit now At that time he knew the place now ΠΟΥ Fore down upon him, and in his disabled E-Tec, and had known it for ten years. state: tried to run the boat down which

It always appeared to him to be the macze the cases of jaundice which came to hospt-Forter, of E. M. Consular Service, Ningpe, We hear that the body of the late Mr witness-onl

only prevented by manuver

as the Lity of the Dead in Canton-s the boat. Three or four of the where coffins were kept until they could ing

tal are so utterly hopeless. placé

1 be The next witness was a hawker of sesand has boon recovered, prisoners then jumped into witness's sest on to their districts. As the coffins haud clothes, who had a friend why was boat, and tossed them all up into theit were chu junk

no odour was emitted, were chunammed and then rummaged about and and the health of the Colony was not affect there by his friends, but they found that locked up all their valuables, which bead Uu arether action we found a dead he was at first refusal admittance, as he (witnees) did not wish them to seo. witness and his wife were sareely able to body lying there, waiting to be collined; and was not in a dying state. It having been some time ago the inspector of huiaaues reasserted that the friend was in a dying and they sat down aft. The agreement pro this latter was ordered to be chunammed, caly were pait to the old woman who Province against its overflows, and couse-

low River, and better protection of the asserting their treaty rights" in the duced coinpulsory agreement to pay Never knew, officially or otherwise, that mised to buy something for herself so that

interior. But Foreign Secretary after no threats having been used at that time. it in the papers. $1,000 for the pussy whe thou arranged, the place was used as an hospital mil saw she might aftend the sick man. The sick quent inun lations. The remedy he say Foreign Secretary devotes his mind to The headman, however, moved about sus-

Was never aware that man never complained of any ill-treatment gested, was approved by the government, the problem of curbing missionaries a people were taken there to die. Had be The Coroner here remarked that the main and he has been empowered to set on foot earnestly as he does to the problem, of piciously with a small batches, but did not known would have taken steps to have object of his questions want to stay, and as the impoverished condition of the popular are we to say to that as a symptom of the Now what means for carrying it out. In view of defending tenders in China. find the ma use it; witness told his men to be ready, the o patients removed to

out whether there was roully any one res- the Civil Hospital. and he kept his arms ready for use beside over gave us must notions to the police ponsible about the place at all; if there tion, the Imperial Treasury has loaned for Christianity of the class of statesmen who bito. Ao. was well treated, however, while to inspect the place, as that was not his

were any one, it might be serious for that the work, the sum of Tia 60,000 Taett presile at our Foreign Offies? Can we on board. The second junk which was in business also, the inspoetor of nuisances person

kwo-fan has already traversed most of the honestly say that, as zuio, they do think company with the prisoners' bost was then has no right to enter n dwelling-house, except seeu astern about three miles, being at by consent of householder or by warrant.

The Master of the Fock Show soffie-shop region in question, and appointed proper the Christian faith half as important as was next put into the witness-box to prove overseers of the work, who have promised ever the unscrupulous and demoralizing tacked by pirates; the prisoners wished to

Mr D. R. Caldwell, Chinese interpreter, the rate of mortality in the E-Tase. Those to have it fuished within the next four portion of our commerce? Is it possible to go and attack, but witness dissuaded them was the next witness. He said, Before would be sometimes two funerala a day months. We are having a very dry spring, Disinterprof the tone of the Duke of from doing so. Witness gave it as his ma

the E-Take was built the Chinese lind no from the E-Tae, sometimes three a-day, and unless rain falla soon, serious damage Somerset's inquiry as to these trouble tured opinion that all the boatnion were other means of disposing of their tend the and sometimes none; the largest autober to the crops may be Loked for. On the some people, sud Lord Clarendon's reply pirates when they had the chance..

over seen hy the witness was four.

ult the Emperor wont to one of the that he is earnestly recommended them Cross-examined by Sharp Had vs by depositing then by the side of rocks,

The Corner said that he thought the tourples in the palace grounds, and offered to keep the wake of trade i Is it not ples of erros, breach and muzzle loaders, by building temporary sheds. In con and two catlusson on board his own bont sequence of Government arresting several caso, though it had been a long one, hail prayers for rain--Recently ancoral Man- that Christianity is a very nice sentiment, Did not tight prisoners because first officer this, the principal Chinese asked for a place lengthy. He had, however, expected that amount of Tia. 9,000.-About the beginning for instance, have been provided for; but who had done so, and trying to prevent beed su serious that it had not been too clious forced their way into the imperial to be indulged in in due senson, when all the

trdasory, and

and plundered it of silver to the more important objects of life, like trade, advised me not to, and though my wife from Government where offered to load the rifles for me. Had no thoas who were in a merind could place it would have turned ont even more of the Chinese New Year, thieves broke in that sill then, whip, atateamon shout opportunity of boting particularly the

to the London Miaston Hospital, and carried to keep down its troublesome, zeal, and in ars in the bands of the prisoners; thought could not say but the Government at that ther there had been any one responsible off articles of rafte. The rogaus have boos order to do so, may well avail themselves they were cutlasses or

captured, and are

are to be beheaded.-

d.--Dr. of say time (in those days) would have been glad to for the disgraceful state of things connect-Williams, Secretary of the Amerigan Lega for instance,

taunte such as or apears, but could

as come in their way, not swear. The prisoners put away their gerthose bodies thus removed. This was, beed with this so called Chinese Hospital; tion, met with a fall on 31st ult, resulting the Duko of Somerset from a Chinese man

borrowed so eagerly by fighting p which

g geat, wae locked up in a boa George Bonham's time; and after but it was shown conclusively that the place in the fracture of the right collarbone. by the old woman. The arms were all put this the present building was erected. It

darin, that, at least till France nud Eug- was a public place, that may monica paki away before I got on board. Prisoners

H. B. M. Consul Markham returned to and have settled their differences as to the was never intended for an hospital: a ten- were more as procents than anything else, Chefoo on the 5th instant, after a tour of relative claims of Roman Catholicism sul chinchined joss to Beg whether they ought pie was added.-Coroner remarked to attack the pirates or not. Ware heading these was more temple thau Hoshi at and that no blame could be attached to weeks through the province of Shan- Protestantism, it will be cortainly safer to towards Anoy when the, agreement was

any one particularly, and no person tang,bis companions, Willisunion defer the duty of spreading either faith Continned Thore was a Committee, could be said to be responsible in and Wilson, left him at Tsin haieu, near tlie siguod did not say anything to the pri- but for some years (8 or 10) no one hat any way

We admit that Earl Grey's remarks on for the existing state of Grand Canal, with the intention of contion the subject were in a very different tone, Bars about the agreement being compul taken any interest in the place. Have things.

The Brat thing which A wished

thing their overland journey southward to and indeed, as wise and caruest as either thum to remain under the over seen any rules or regulations posted Jury had to consider was, who is deceas- Shanghai. Mr Markham has obtained much Dr. Thirlwall or De. Mages cont have belief that it was all right.

passtuger on beard, corroborated wóst ufce many lines, both otheially and other they ought to be pretty will disfied from mineral and otherwise, of this Provhree, the whole power of Christianity consiste in wise. Have not been near it for yours, the evidence that be was in some way our and a descriptive history of his wanderings its doctrine of self-sacrifice, and of pure dis what the captain bad said. They had made since I left the Government service, nected with the Emigration scheme, and would be appreciated by the public, as he interestediness, missionaries who hazard up their minds to go on beard before they The old man was loft there in charge of the had come from the Kwong-koo house visited the tombs of Confu ies, and Mes their own fife and ineur the risk of terrible actually did so witness could sco no choice place after no one would look after it: he Now, this touched upon a very important cius as well as the Tas-siau mountain. sufferings for the purpose of spreading their between going on board and getting sunk, has been there for a very long time. His subject. There was no doubt that in He found a Shause merchant working Coal faith, cannot properly ask to he sitpported according to the way they were going on. duties are to superintend the temple and thedry, there was nothing better. for Chinn minsa iu the Fushau valley, who if let alone by force, which means rotaliation or the Le could not say that force was used in the place generally. Know that the old than emigration, when properly carried by the Mandarius, would be able to lay threat of it,lest they give up the whole putting or getting them on board the junk man is not a doctor; and the sick people out; but with brought into practice, it was down Coals in Chetoo as low as $4.0.0 per ground on which they stand. Commerce, prisoners helped them up from the ship's who are taken there are supposed to be at found that sbuses crept in, and even a mau ton Large quantities are being extracted which takes its ataud on anlightened selfah- boat-By bir Sharp: Would rather the tended upon by their friends, Have seen with the experience and knowledge of the for local consumption, from the Wei-beien ness, is not going out of its way in demand junk had cheered off and left them to come the whole of the rooms (three or four) Chinese, such as Mr Caldwell had been up and Foshan valleys but the squeezes are ing its rights wherever it has any, though to Hongkong as they pleased, disabled na fall of sick people, ie, all pecupied able to prevent such ahass from entering so ruinous, that a prehibition is thereby statesmen may fairly warn the missionaries the meat was. They were well treated by Sometimes people were there with them, into the system. Another question touched put upon its conveyance to Chefoo. The where they man and where they cannot the prisoners after the agreement was and sometimes nobody.

Have certainly upon was Chiness Charities and cop Imperial tax is however light, and the first support them, and leave them to take the arranged, Was the writer of a letter which appeared in the papera the subject, did saw more..

sean air at one timeould not say ever nected with this subject we had the horri- cost of the Coal is but 80 cash per 100 consequences of their own rasm as if they not know that the present case was coming to the E-Testo wery, bopulus uses, and

Consistered all the casos sent ble state of things as narrated by the wit cattles, at the pit's mouth.

But mix. outstop the prescribed limits. There on when wrote that letter. It was the know that the Chinese considered them were men lying like dogs together in their the way of trade. The question of making as this. They injure their own cause by At Kinklang, everything is quiet, sionaries cannot properly do even as much actat as it happened, and was only his so. Never had to complain of any unusual own filth with no one look after them, crying Hakow, at the mouth of the Poyang Lake, inviting retallation or retribution on their have any influence with the gentleman trying the Government service.

pinion, which would not be supposed to uncleanliness in the place while 1 was in for water, and could not obtain any in a a port for future business, has been dis own behalf. Neither in the treaty ports, place where no attention was paid to the pussed until it has ceased to be a bugbear, not out of them, cap missionaries, if they The Coroner here remarked that he sex of the patients, or to the dividing and we shall drop down to the lake side could have to objection to a house like the off of various diseases, and where ho when there is money to it, and not before, present, were it properly kept, but the attempt whatever at deceucy was ever The races come off on the 10th instant; impression formed by Mr Lister and him made. Neat the Jury would have to all in us day.

fore

that

F. La Forge, late of the Customs Service, up about the place; and have been at the ed? They knew nothing of his name, but valuableinformatiou regarding the products, desired. He put it: vary atrongly that as i

the case;

(Bir Sharp here observed that several strong statements in that letter were not sverdance with our ideas of justice and

tesses who had visited the E-Tass

you are!

The man you 've gotta take, you know,

Is Kachekalayan Rangappo Kalaka Tola Ugdiar."

They took up Kacliokalayana. "Go To Prison you naughty Rungappo!"

Says the Judge. Oh fudge!

Saya

Rungappo,this pas is faux, I didn't lang, Then show

indeed, no, no." Says the Judge,

To me the man who laughel just so

Like

this," and the Judge gave a lond

ha, ha!"

Says Kachekalayan, "Now, 1 know That's Kachivijaya Rungappe

Kalaka Tola Oodiar."

"Now,

Chorus 1" cried the whole of the Bar,

Sing Kaphivijaya Rangappo Kalaka Tola Voliar.".

"I can't catch Kachivijaya, though I've tried," says the Usher to Rungappo. "If you dinuot Kachivijaya seize, He won't come back to

pay his fees," Observed au attorney down below. Then suddenly cries, Hullo! Hulloi

Yhy where's the other Rangappo?' Says the Usher, "Sir, when he heard of

fees,

W

A trombling alook the Indian's kuees, And he run away, like a frightened pup" "They've gone," says the Judge, so I'l

Hun tp.

1 Kachokalayana Rungappo

Is in the right it follows, you know, That in the wrong is his mortal foe, Kachivijaya' Rungsppo."

But which is which is not for 18,' To decide at all, but Jus is Fres Not let us sing, as airay we go, Kachekalayana Rungappo! Kachivijaya Runguppe i

So here's to you both, whoever you are--

Kaotekalayana Kachivijaya!

Kalaka Tola odiar!

Chorus (by every one concerned) Karle

kalyans! Kachivijaya! Kalaka Tola Codiar!

-Punch

[Exeunt oinnes.

STRAIGHTENED. You seem to walk more orest that usual, my dear sir." "Yes, I have bean straightened by circumstances." DESCRIPTIVE-AU Irish traveller, lately

are true to their own highest ideal, invite describing a tropical shower, wrote to a their own country to do violence to the friend in the following words: The rain- Chinese on their behalf. They go in the drops were extremely large, varying in size name of a higher principle, and to the from a shilling to eighteenpence."