August 27, 1869.
CARGOES.
anton Customs Daily Returns.)
slcared for Coast Ports:--
Beteluats.
Cassia Twiga.
Liobeco.
Langane
ages Yellow and White Lead,
Medicine.
Brassware;
gee Bundries.
per the same from Coast.
Native Cotton.
Mate
ges Medicine,
gea Nankeen,
Wheat
gen Bundries
da, cleared for Court Porte Lungat.
Yellow Lead.
Lichees ATZHOL Paper
Sugar,
Sapanwood. Троассо Lily Seeds. ges Bundries.
Imports and Exports passed
River Steamer Office during
d 31st August. UIT ZIJ
er
Kiu Kiang and Kinahan,
Bengal Cotton.
Bombay Cotton.
Native Cotton.
Cotton Yarn,
Patna Opium. Malwa Upium. Ginseng.
ges War
yes Tra
Quicksilver
Mod 02
Iron Wire, Bars and Sheets,
Patchuck
Nankeen,
yes Prawns,
and cases Cotton Goods
and cases Woollen Goods,
ges Sundries.
1. Kin Kiany and Kinshan,
and bales Fine Silk.il aliejs Punjam Coocons
Silk Piece Goods.
Bashes and Handkerchiefs.
Glass Bangles.
Glam Heads,
Paper,
Rea Trunks.
Preserves
Darlic,
fluger,
No 1941-AUGUST 27, 1869.]
TO CORRESPONDENTS. car columns are open to all who wish to adress the public on legitimate grounds, but do not hold ourselves responsible for the cisions of our correspondents.
躞
against any ill-judged exercise of clemency as advocated by some, in this case. We do not write in unreasoning hatred of the Chinese race, but from a deep convic
LEE
THE CHINA MAIL.
SUPREME COURT. (Before the ATING CHIEF JUSTICE.) Special Jury Cars. SING, KWOK YU CHUEN AND OXES,
August 20, 1809.
All communications addressed to this papa tion that merey would be entirely misun. The case was resumed at 2 p.m.
must be accompanied by the name of the wder, not fiecesarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.
Moncs.It is, particularly requested that 1 communications relating to the general s of this paper be addressed to the Proprietor and in no case to individuals by Much delay and inconvenience in function of business will thereby be
avoided.
THE CHINA MAIL.
HUNGKONG, FRIDAY, AUG. 27, 1869,
WILL MEROY BE JUSTICE? WHILE we are by no means indifferent w the nobleness and beauty of mercy thers are occasions upon which mercy to
derstood, and that its result would be to
still further undanger the lives of foreign-
men" who would have regretted the io- lence used towards-bim. As it is, the two recent wounds on his head were disclosed only on post mortem cxamination.ED. C. M]
a
THE CROSSING OF THE HOANG-HO.
executed, the lowness of his type, added to (Courier.)
bis violent death, makea bin a spirit very There is not much romance in China. nearly material in nature; auch beings Plain and generally clumsy matter of fact seem to derive great pleasure in doing mia. takes the place of what in other countries chief." As to practical value of communi would appeal to the imagination. Yet the cations from spirit land, one would like to tions were put by the contractors as follow, Witnesses were examined. The altera-
THE NORTH
elements of poetry exist. Very atrange ask Mr Varley whether if anything went era in Hongkong. We cheerfully grant repaired root, put up office and window,
things happen now and then, though, from wrong with the French Atlantic cable, in 19 (Shanghai News Letter) deficiency of true literary genius in the the laying of which he is now engaged, be that when the memory of the deed hasmended and white washed wall, converted this city some weeks ago. Concluding to the understanding is such a way as to where the hitch was, and how to remedy it. PERING. The Austrian Mission arrived Chinese aid, they are not made to appeil he would apply to the spirita to tell him passed away, way in six or eight years openings of wall into doors, took away two time, it may be that the prisoner will lower walls, and turned a badly-fitted pack to ty at the Chinese govemment sectus tive in the memury. Few things in modera instead of following the regularly scientifis become a fit object for pardon. But in ing house into a respectable shop; chunam-to-compliated by all part of the work to be warfare are more curious than the little processus. the name of common-sense and necessity med roof, and plastered walls. The co-accomplished by the gentlemen who com episode described in the Tientsin Trade Ke-
The romance of inonastic life is going the we trust that no sentimentalium will tractor further and he would for Tix. 40 poss the embassy. They have brought port for 1868, giving an account of the way of all romance in this hard unius-
printed
all languages, and a stratagem by which the rebels passed the ginative world of ours. The Saurin case, interfere with the due course of law. Place the house in its previous state,
The Acting Attorney General to-day proposed to present to the government as
valuable collection of books, which it is Heang-Ho
with its little incidents of floor-adrubbing We cannot admit the fores of any arga shandoned the ecunt in reference to the the nucleus of a consulting furary to be guard the passage of this river, suddenly saw on stripped the convent of much of its ment about the strength of the superats difference in rental, and called and or two her after formed on a large scale. Much is opposito bank some twenty peasants in charge poetry in the syes of
One morning the Imperial troops smut to and dirty stockings, nurt, we think, have tion" which impelled the man to com- witnesses in rebuttal One of thes produc
young ! adier mit the crime. As well (to repeat is edu receipt for repairs which Mr Hayilar industry in manifested in getting and pre. of a long string of one hundred and fifty, or to who had pictured to themselves alaistered remark we have previously made) admit characterised as a fraud: photos Berving scientific information, as well as hundred camels, each laden with a couple of nuns eternally wrapped in contemplation Mr Hayllar addressed the Jury shortly. implements of art and industry. Such soal boxes, one slung on either side, on the top of and spotless draperies. But we have, a that the Australian black, who simply The case could have been sattled by arbitra in the interest of science and civilisation which gally. Haltered a little. Imperial pennon, still ruder shock in store for those who con desires to eat your kidneys under a tion or in the Small Cause Court, at a small way well be commended to the other great military stores in course of removal. The camel exist peaceful asylums froin which the pro- puch are usually "borü on Governmers tinue to cherish the delusion that there yet superstitious belief that he thereby expense. The costs of the case would now becomes endowed with superior strength, amount to nearly the value of the house in
TENISIN-The Chinese government leaders, gesticulating violently and apparently in stands excused as a murderer We dispute; and the case was evidently one in building 100 boats at this place for carrying boats for them to cross over, stating list the inded. A recons decision of the French
great called to the to send sincerely hope that cominon sense will not which a personat quarrel was involved. tribute grain to Tung-chow. The boats of brought military stores for the camp, and tory Conncil of State shows that oron Trappiste He put it that waste must comprehend private individuals have been impressed closely pursued by Nien-fei, and that, without are not what we ouse fondly thought they for this service hitherto Humor says that immediate asalstance, they and their stores NAŠ were men whose special occupation is to
western power.
individuals becomes gross supplies
saic business of the world is completely ox-
community The conviction of Pan Agnorance of the conditions under which the Jury not to believe the evidence of the this year, to meet the wants of soldiers to the pennore, and put off their guard by the email silence to remind Dach other that they are
sting at the last Briminal Sessions, and his sentence to fifteen years imprisonment, Er having struck a drowning man on the head, and so as demonstrated caused his death, kas afforded one of those weil meaning but injudicious individuals whose range of vision never extends Tour beyond the object immediately before then, the opportunity of invoking in the
we hold rule over the native population of the Colony.
LOOAL
FROM Meters Rusden, Phippa & Co.'s Tes
24.1 The total sales of Congon to data were
receipt produced by plaintiff
The Acting Attorney General having re- plied,
His Lordship summed up and the Jury returned a vardiet for the plaintifs, award- ing $240 for waste, and $817.40 for rout.
The Court rose át 6.15 M.
IN THE MATTER OF THE CAPTURE OF CEK-
Letter, dated Foochou, the 21st, we learn that during the week a large business had
IN ADMIRALTY, Aug. 27, 1869. beef transacted in Congou, at an advance of fully One Taal Souchonga of the better kind and also advanced about 2 or 31Teels, TAIN FIRATIOAL, JUNES BY THE BOUN- 13.5; Common to Good Common, Tia. 14 Prices were-Thist and Broken, Tia 6aeex.Pesition for Bounty
The Acting Queen's Advocate, instructed
half of Lieut. Commander: Lloyd, of H. journment, to renew an application for the junka, taken since the 6th of June last, in various bays and creeks on the coast; and read the supplementary affidavits for tho production of which the code and been adjourned by the Acting Chief Justice.
The supplementary affidavits supplied fuller information and ampler details as to this reasons which the, petitioners had for believing the captured junka to be piratical
1,132,700 lbs., 10th, Yangtze, 327,700 for Melbourne, 14th, Hanover, $75,000 lbs; 18th, Margaret Campbell, 148,600168.; 20th, Bella Ross, and for Boston 20th, Mary Edey. The Flying Spur, Jorena, John Millon, and Magellan were engaged full.
be concentrated in this province. Several number of the party, without further inquiry, fated to die. The nomination of M. Obligi, large cannon have been brought North the complied with their request, and ferried them the official candidate, as member of the summer.
and their camels over. No sooner had the last opseil d'arrondissement of Maidon, has HANKOW. —A Obiness ganhost went up beat Innded, than in un instant, from out of been sunulled by decision of the Council of each box there sprang a well-armed man, to the State in consequence of the arns électorale, to look into that report concerning number in all of some three or four hundred, or ballot box, having been, taken to the river, the killing of Roman Catholic Missionaries, who, falling upon astounded Imperialists, She put back after an absence of two days, then and there tresalierously slow them. Monastery of La Trappe, near La Meil- No reason is given for her return.
leraye, for the purpose of collecting the KIUKTANG: The water is still covering and it is impossible to avoid the mind of the chroumstance having been inserted Vety for parallels to this exist in history, votes of the monks, without dus mention the Bund. The 1
Dissa of outcast Chinese families from the overflowed country in our being carried back to the wooden horse in the procès verbal. Frères, il faut volt
that concealed in its entraits the conquerors and for the official candidate too what neighbourhood, and congregated here-to the number of some 10,000, and but little of Toy Very probably the trick is an falling off from Frères, il faut mourir
old one in China, and it is not unlikely
A LOYAL CLERE.If any one wants a
officiale breas all kinds of boats into
a
alumans of our contemporary the sympate 1931Flavory to Good Flavory, Ts. 18 a by Mr Caldwell (proctor), appeared où bé. [hélp from the Taontai. He has received that at the very time that the cunning proof of the lengths to which the doctrine thies of the Colonists in his favoury376,234 chieste, against 506,031 chests to M.'s gunboat Bouncer, pursuant to ad- bls. 5,000 to aid the sufferers, but Greeks constructed their fatal present simi- of the Royal Supremacy may be carried we With a sentimentalism which we should same time last year. The following are the
service, crowd them with half starved and lar treachery was successful in some of the are prepared, if needssary, to supply legal naked men, women and children, and throw-olau fights amongst the old "Dukedoms. denominata naudin, did we not know departures:For London, 17th, Chuan bounty for the capture of sixteen piraticating a little rice on board, send them off to It is hardly to be supposed that the artifice
the hills near Poyang Lake.
was conceived for the first time the other CHINEIANG-BI Shepperd has taken the day. Eminently suitable to the genius of office ravated by Mr. Sands, U. S. Vios the Chinese mind, we sire rather inclined Cousal at this port. The rapid current of to believe that it is a cherished tradition, the river has lately changed ite direction, bappily thought of by some reader of old north shore. The salt junks have been therefor wo think, nothing impossible in and threatens to take away a portion of the books at the sight moment. There is obliged to move away from their anal our supposition that the original archetype station, and out of its strength of the pussing of the Hoong ito is of a date but Mr May heard one or two remanded
The News Teller contains an article ad coeval with the wooden borse of Troy. seer escaping from) the piratical crafts, the
That this
comparison is possible suggests Chun Afoong, No. 3 Turncook in Gov-arms and equipment, and the fitting-up vodating increased emoluments and As
a strange difference between the Chiness our soule of lawernment employ, was brought up on remand of the vessels, together with fact that the distance for U. S. Consuls in China. The
and the Western race. What olanges have Mandaring on board the Chinoso gunboats writer refers to the multifarious and im of the view taken by the native popula of water according to the "oumabawachiameter of the sixteen junks, captured.. form. In short, he is our legislator, our brave Hector's wife soothed the fears furnish him with all particulars.
but the far more important questions charged with having regulated his supply had satisfied themselves as to this piracical portant duties which a Consul has to par not taken place in Europe since the Greeks and gode fought with the sons of old Prism, Hon of the act itself, and the impression District, Queen's Road East. Withose were all noted in the additional documents judge, our executive officer, and our diplo her little boy, who was frightened at |
matic agent; he has to work for us, •tout
the curious frame of mind into which "hunkuitarianism run wild" betrays its votaries, the correspondent in question hases his appeal upon the motives which impelled the commission of the deed. He entirely ignores, not merely the prastical result as regarded the victima partially sanctioned by
joi saeg
share
bus suley
gee Chinaware, 32
to
30 piculs) Cassia.
Citron. Ginger.
ges and parcels Sundries, f
D
Imports and Exports passed
Custon House, by the
during the week ended 22nd
om Hongkong:-
Alum
Betelguts.
Chaff
Joke.
Cotton.
Fishmaws.
Salted and Dried Fish
Hour
gea Flints.
ges Broken Glasr
ges Hartall
and 30 pieces Copper Shepta-
ges Old Copper,
les Steel
Lead.
if eng
les, 443 pieces and 37 piculs
Rods, Bars and Hoopa.
ges Iron Wire:
Tin Plates.
ges Medicine,
fried Mussels.
and 624 bags Peas.?
Barley Pearl
E Provisions (salted).
and 440 bundles Rattans. Lice.
ges and 51 jara Bamboo..
Sandalwood.
Fapanwood.
ges Sex Blubber.
yes Vegetable Seeds,
Quicksilver
Hardwood
Almond.
Buffaloe Horns,
ges Sundries.
Hongkong
Arseniz.
Bamboo
yes Bambooware.
88 Stra
Bags.
ges Charcoal yes. Chinaware.
ges China-root..
Futtle Fish,
Firewood. Nour. Flaur Arrowrook
20%
Fruits,
Furniture.
es Garlic.
26 Gunny Bags.
es Ironware.
Inas Bricks.
Lichoes.
Mata,
en Marbles Slabs.
es Medicina
on salted Olive
es Olive Seeda.
Orange Peel. Paperware.
id:57 packages Pickles.
Plauka.
Preserves.
nd 260 játs Samahoo.
tarch.
joy!
and 4 packages Tex
Sobreco.
otton Umbrellas.
and 800 pisos fresh Vege
[table
ig Ongen.
ca Brassware
es Yellow and White Lead.
ea Sundries
cleared for Layerpool: Scented Caper Tea? Scented Orange Pekoe Te Gunpowder Tea
Young Hyson Tes
cleared for Tientsin
es Brassware.
aper.
agar.
obatco,
ried Flowers 4.Sundries,
course
TO-DAY'S POLICE,"
Mr. Russoll was the sitting magistrato
lowed him by the inhabitants of the Huwan
as to the felt want of water, as to the
10-dout
dauny
evidence of the following remarkable fact
A parish clock on the Sunday, before last found himself embarked upon the outer- prise of reading the responses in the cento, substituted on that day in honour of the Queen's accession for the "
the "Yenite, exulte mus." The Prayer-book was au old one, in the aux of the sovereign since it was the clerk now that changes had been made printed, and being thoroughly penetrated with the spirit of the institutee to which he belonged, he read the last verse but one as follows" And blessed be the name of her Majesty for ever; and all the earth shall be filled with her Majesty. Amen and ainen." If any one has a wind for a nice little ecclesiastical prosecution, we ca
NAPOLLON III. AND BELGICAM, the nodding plumes of his father's helmet. Pasito Delord, iu. bis recent work, "His
His Lordship remarked the affidavita maintain relations with other Cunsuls and The greatest natious of the world have risen toire du Second Empire," vol. 1, page 490,
the authorities, to obey the minister and fulfil the instructions of the government
the
men of experience said, that, from the shows how inseficient are the provisions world has been learned. The unauthe coup d'état, signet a decres.
be made on their minds as to its were produced who gave very clear testi.eupplied for the information of the Court. riminality. We would have remark
mody made to the defondant, and as to: that Chinese law-if law it can be called the arrangement entered into, by means of
fitting-up and other appearances of a junk, as laid down in the Penal Code of the which the supply of water was to be ex-they know that she was a piratical craft, Empire, and as practically carried out intended in return for a number
that was enough. He was satisfied with every department of the Empire, entirely further shown that one or two of these 10 the fuller information, now supplied; and
pieces paid over to the defendant. It was Ignores motivé in the commission of cent pieces actually found their way into he would grant the prayer of the petition,
The petition was accordingly recorded, capital oribus. If, whether by accident or the hands of the defondant, under the nam intent the death of one man ensues from of " tea-money" sort of payment which
granted as, prayed for." The Court then rose.. the set of another, he is punishable with would appear to assume partly the character
of a "
squeezy," partly of a the draconic ferocity of the code in ques tion. We could state many instances partly for services rendered, and partly of a present representing the service rendered within our personal knowledge-not by in as polite and delicate a way possible (o mere herumy but from facts we have wit kind of posket or "pin"-money), Defend-
examination of the
years
R
euroshawen
but zaade no ocosse
nessed, and from native official publicatant domed the charges, aud merely tions we have rend hat one will sie alleged that the witnesses wara svouring In the province of Chibli, í few since there lived an old man who with two of them. The defendant was falsely because of the row he had the other bad an idiot, or half-witted son. Stanil remanded for a week, and was admitted to ing one day, within the door of his bail in $25. coltage, his father being out, the son took up a large stone to throw at a
palang dog, which annoyed him by
The master of the Chur Sing pawnshop, Bonhamn Strand, was defendant in a puut
thous case, the complaint being that he
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE GERMAN AMATEURS. To the Editor of the "CHINA MATE." HONGKONG, 27th August, 1869. table columus that the letter of Mr Menke, Sta,Allow me to say through your ya
Daily Press, is quite uncalled for, and appa published in this morning's issue of the rently it is not calelated to adrauco what aver may be the intention of the German Club Theatrical Society.
It may suit Mr Meske to refer the (erro ous) remark of 8, that the majority of
was immediately taken before the man whether some stolen property had not beeu larins, and though the plots, both of deposited with the masters of any of those own members, but they will ever reserve to
at present allowed for carrying out this work, and says that: Clearly the time consequent political agitations of eight has come for a change. The war and the
position of the state is assured. There years *dre ΔΙΟΤ things of the paat.
Bo economy i attempting to keep up re- presentation here on the law sonte which was established thirteen years ago. Our interests have developed very greatly, aud are still developing We trust our enu- temporary's representations may meet with Success.
(Evening Express.) gera, per Costa Rica, for San Francisco, Twenty-five Chinese females were passen
in this nefarions traffic, which we had so it seems Shanghai is to participate hitherto hoped was confined to Hongkong The newly formed Yacht tub, wo under stand, purpose giving their Arst regatta this fall, one of their members, Mr T. J. Falls, of the Kiangua Arsenal having
(N. C. D. News.}
wind has proved itself capable of making slot indefinite progress, and the gulf from the present in wido aa the years that that reparates the intellect of former times wensure their distance. But in the moan- tina how has it fared with the Chinese? The same ruse of warfare that was suitable
to
BUISI
Balgium to France. Now, not only was this decree sigued, but it was nefcally at the eleventh hour its issue was stopped
To be sure, printed in the Moniteur,
but a sion of the late King of the Belgians,
a copy of this paper was in the posses The House of Commons has done wisely to the throd thousand years ago is equally in leaving it to the ladies themselves to asy suitalile to-day. Time to then brings to whether the grating in front of their gaf. change and progress has no menning. The lery should be kept op or taken down. Mr. atory of the men crossing in boxes supposed to contain imperial supplies might have been dayand read a very sensible letter from a lady, in which she points out the advanta- in the old testament, resembling as it does ges which their seclusion procures to them. the mixture of cunning, ingeunity, au The grating enables them to sit as they primitive wars of the Bible. It implies a please." Then when a bore rises (she begs and adventuros that are described in the shawls and bonncts, and dress as they dash that characterises many of the raids like, to talk together, to hang up their
rendered posible, but it slas implies the existence of such people in the House of condemnation of hope for Chinese that the Commons) they or leave the certain amount
unt of civilization to have been Mr. Layaud's pardon for hinting at the
galfory un- temporary occupation of a province and an observed in the middle of dull important military success should have been which they would otherwise be compelled gained in this primitive way? The qualities to sit out patiently, especially if the orator of mind necessary to the e execution of a feat were an acquaintance, and had obtained
idioter and most obvious accident, wore convenient establishments. The defendant's themselves the right to invite or not invite principal articles shows a steady increase to do is the stealthy courage of the Miss vehemently urged by hia relatives, he the bootant was pertsony, willing that assistance, as may appear desirable---such over the corresponding period of 1868.ed
the men send before-it, is even decided whöther 823,000, T-aloths 4 bro against 291,000 t/ Pis the Eura ry
of
or
speeches,
its barking, and mohappily did not no-refused to show his books to a lokong, who those gentleman who acted in April last, offerod a fifty taol up for competition atto this arù peculiarly Chinese. We cannot suals for thein. Last, not least, 86.5 tice that his father was just about to bore the authority and written order of the refuse to act again,”, to one or two gentle the sanie. Mr Lambert, of Pootung, basep trying to conceive the kind of thoughts "Do you not think that a good many ill- enter sa he threw the stone. This struck the inspection. It appears that the jakong absurdity of such a uation must be obvious length, which will shortly be ready for of the three hundred soldiers who silent impossible by the interposition of this ob Deputy Superintendent of Police to demand nou of bis, party, but the strogance and a boat on the stocke, measuring 40 feet on that must, havs puared through the minds natured remarke and suppositions are made the father on the temple and death im- received instructions, with the order pro to impartial observers. mediately ensued. The wretched idiot duced, to go round the pawnshops and see any one from acting in concart with thei/Peote will beat everything on the river.
The said Theatrical Society usrer sxelaunching and which he confidently ely, motionless, and ready, were ferried jactionable grating? Who can say how
across the river on camole backe. Implicit that Mr. said 80 sad so because Lady.. belief in fate, carelessness of danger are not The import at Shanghai of most of these pror-juent as patlonce to wait and ability ways stammers and breaks down when Was in the gallery, or that Sir al-
present On the whale there the ther than
the lion Grey Shirtings 860,000 pieces againet
can be no doubt that, without reference to Mr. Beresford ourage English drills 71,000 against 14,000 and
ence,
multiplies it by glances, the present arrangements is beat,, Hope's fear of impertinent the Chinaman iplies bis andreit, and where an act requiring great both for the members and the ladies, American Drills 66,000 against 43,000; cunning and self-command could bave been robes and flattering faus would certainly Dutch 84,000 a Dute O against 5,000: Lustres 47,000 found in European force only in units, give a very unbusiness like appearance to against 43,000 Camlets 29,000 against it was found in a Chinere force in hundreds. the asseurbly, which would perhapa nut be Coal (Australian) 17,000 against 7,000 tons. deserve 'recording i 12,000. Iron 74,000 against 5,000 piculs; The incident is remarkable enough to without ita effect on the proceedings; and g in more permanent and the ladies in the cage are much more at British Coal has fallen from 13,000 tons to extensively read publications than either their ease, and besides have more chances 3000; brown Sugar also shows a falling off the Trade Reports or our columns.
of a visit from those they care to see, tha from 196,000 to 129,000 piculs, and white from 160,000.
if they were exposed in an opun gallery. At the same time Mr. Layard should be held to his promise to make the cage a comfortable as possible. -
FACTS.
OCCASIONAL NOTES. (Pall Mall Gazette.)
should be shown; but defendant invitations, however, it would be use
useless to was sentenced to the punishment of himself interfered, and said that ling-chih (generally known as cutting were eating their rice, they could not find not the society will have the opportunity into ten thousand pieces "an incorrect time, and they would not care whether or to play at all. As to the cost, the German g translation, but scarcely conveying at
not the Governor himself
see. the came to
Club will certainly never allow ex-members ms of the fiendish nature of the proti books-This somewhat remarkable case to contribute to the expenses of their insii
was remanded, in order that the books tutions. minery torfaire); which sentence should be thoroughly examined.
Mr Menke's letter had to be answered in adually carrical out Wo cite this, as Mr H W. Hoanholz charged his cook | Justice to one of many instances, to shew that with having left his employ without due motive" is ignored. The ordinary notice. He was absent all night, and Mr Chinese mind is from training unable to H. was minile his breakfast this morning.
THE LATE MR MEAGBER. neive that sught but results should-Defendant's defence was that be found
To the Editor of the: "Usina Mali,”. The Customs Garette announces a con- be deals with by the law. Similarly an the door, looked against him when he re-
HONGKONG, 27th August, 1869, tinued increase in the demand for Cotton- turned, hipon which he was taken into Your version of what happened to goods at Chinkcang. The total import for the "attempt to murder" is, if the victim enstody by a policeman for having no pass the late Mr Mengher in thu Laitano Club, half year has been 42,765 pieces ip excess announced to appear in the "Figli del On Friday last Mdme. Adeliun Patti was expe "dealt with in the lightest manner. This was so far true, as the unlucky or as published in your issue of last evening, of that for the fitat half of 1868; and the Reggimento, but at the last moment, after "If no injury was inflicted, no one has disobedient cook was fined for having is still ruore Incorrect than the statement fact of there being little or no stock on hand the dours were operiet and the audience ing to information furnished by the Rus RUSSIAN TRADE WITH CHINA--Accord- been abroad without a pass, besides having
testifies to the bealtby state of the market. had begun to arrive, notices were posted sinn Consulate at Tientsin the total amount be, however, told a lie in this case, which of your informant, deeply colored by your and Nauking, which in 1868 took only 60 severe hoarseness, and unable to sing. An- and Ruseis in the
it is in fact a perversion
of truth on the part.
market increased did him no good whatever. For absenting self with the qualification of cowardly pieces, has this quarter taken 4,550 The other apero was therefore substituted. It is during the past year to 2,811,385 roubles, ample superstition, would have the most fined $5, and though he had
himself from its employ the defendant wan assault" The occurrence had nothing demand
paid I dowu bis native inhabitants. To talk about their in regard to the go he was therefore in comprehending the justice and mercy of prisoned for one month, with hard labor. British law is to indulge in the veriest Chung Abou, one of the numerous deal twaddle that ever emanated from the pen ers in old wares, &c. (which mean anything
can pick up), they
was
caught quietly
quietly roll-
Preas.
pese administration. Henco we niniz been locked up all night at tüe Station contained in the report of the Daily The denisód from the interior is increasing, up that Mdme. l'atti was suffering from of Commercial gay between China
cam te grumble," say the sagen of Chi
tain that to excuse murder on account of
Its mutive being, not greed or passion, but
1.Et is
injurions effect upon the ininds of the former $1, he was unequal to the occasion whatever to do with Mr Marques Pereira, inian Ppeara too to be extending further rather trying after paying fancy prices to from 2,474,504 roubles in 1867. It only
of a writer, poner d
a
In the possible, pffects of a parton tong "p the bod-curtain of an Indian watoke bo, ilving in Tal Wong Lave (ast) The Pan A-aling as advocated by the, we pre-fellow, although saught in the act, denied, Ame igociant, writer to whom we have it, and said he paid 100 cash for it, from Alluded, there would be grave cause for small boy-Mr Hussell sont the prisopor reasonable anxiety. The natives holding to hard Libor for three months.
Wong Apak, described as a seaman-on
and was no assault at all What took place was simply this; the deceased walked into the office of the Club, got up a quarrel with and attempted to strike the clerk for to submit a certain scent book rofusing Gown, on hearing the noise, rushed to, to his inspection; two or three young, gen. and à souffle, enaued, when the deceased was slightly hit with a came about half an inch Housi in diameter and was pushed out of the Club
nán enfeebled by a vicious habit,
JAPAN. (Evening Courier)
We learn from a private source, that new 'will, at least, be consoled to learn that herpared with 1868.971 roubles cont- j
of great political importance has reached of Japan with a view doubtican to brank up this port per Costa Rica. The Government the individual power of the Princes, bus adopted a course which has cate un bounded astonishment amongst Foreigners and Natives
The Mikado has entrusted all the impor, aut posta in the Empire to Bataun, Clip siel, Tossa and Nadijena, ignoring, alto- gether the claims of the other Prineos, many of whom are very influential, period, all the Daimios must deliver up to It is further ordered that within a certain the Government their war material, recely
hear Patti in the *Gazza Ladra"·
or amounted to 1,527,713 roubles in 1866 *** Figlia" to be put off with the everlasting Ther
There bas
consequently been an augmenta- "Trovatore" or hackneyed Huguenots;tion of 400,830 roubles compared with the but the charming singer's many admirers year 1967, and of 1,
total amount of repeated attacks of illness are not of an Raasian imports at Tientsin was 960,256 which prevented her from appearing at metals, 656,500 rubles; tissues, 78,316 alarming kind. The severe boardaBER roubles, made up as follows-Precious Corant Garten on Friday, did not in the roubles; furs, leathers, and wools, 13,774 laust disable her from singing before the roubles; different goods, 11,092 roubles. Prince of Wales and fasha of Egypt at The Chinese exports moonnted to 1,821, 128 Marlborough House the same evening, roubles, in which computation teas figure where, indeed, it is said, she never warbled for the sum of 1,883,389 roubles. more olearly and enchantingly,
MILLINERS' BILLS-Will British hus- Mr O E. Varley, the electrician, has just bands who are alloted by the length of written a letter containing some remark uxorial milliners' bills gather any comfort able observations on spiritualism, in which from hearing that there are husbands in people with very notive minds weakens or maker's acconut which the Frincess of Met ha is a devout beliover. The presence of other lands se ill-fated as they The drea destroys the power" of the spirits. We ternich submitted to her husband last week, are not much surprised at this, nor that before leaving Paris W&5 of 1 112,000 frange physical phenomena sem in simuat all last monthly refused to pay 10,000 tases to be very limited in lutelligence, francs (£400) for a "petite toilette de matin generally more so than any of the human an crêpe de Chine," his Excellency the beings present," which is saying not a little. Austrian Ambassador opened his purse. The process of dying," we are informed, like a prince. Madame la Princess then does not seem to add to the intelligence produced the bonnet bill, which amounted
Your obedient servant, they now do our law in contempt board a passage boaty was arraigned a
O. A. P. fact of which any one who speaks the chargoter. P. C. Ellis found
[We give version No. 3, which, coming dialect can satisfy himself in a few hourspicions chart the Joss House, and from one who was probably an eye-witness Rcustomed to talk of our dignataries the defendant tried to escape. He now of, if not an actor in, the scuffle, may be the "triking devils" and openly avowing explained that he went to a gaubling house the fact of the aesault; and we think, even most trustworthy. At any rate it confirms that our criminal law and its administrs last night, and as he lost all his money by C. A. showing, that we may still tion is "far inferior to that of Canton" there, he was ashamed to go home there characterize it as cowardly." Here is a
*་ farm he went to the Joss House. His Fan), would paterally reason as follows father, he said, owned the passage host in whous two or three young goatlemen" which exist amongst these princea it is Pan A-shing has killed a devil. They which he was employed, but is not in the ran, hit him "slightly (the itaires in the highly probabis that these arbitrary sots of Want to pitnich bin, bitt are afraid of Colony. The defendant was ordered to text ara not ours) with a cane half an the Curernment will give birth to a power Ariat if they do, Ferhaps the Vice had security for three months in $100 inch in diameter, and forcibly efect him. ful opposition, and that sto long fighting roy has ordered them not to hurt him" (it suspiciou character and as he was sent to The poor man has passed away, and the will be resumed. This course may possibly may be noted that the lower class always Gaol he may be said to be "loft till called Coroner's inquiest has assertained that he be averted by the Bim attitude of Foreign seak of the Chinese authorities order for hy bis father, or any one else concerned died from natural causes; but had thore interests, than a resumption of hostilities. ngos to do this or that)," Result
been
of an individual;" "superetition seems to to 2,250 francs (£330). This his Excellency a police investigation into the assault Trade at all the ports was latentably reign on the other side of the grave as paid agaiu, remarking this time, with Those Western editors have enlargedit is understood Mr Meagher did not dall, and Imports were selling in driblets mus as on this, and appears to be
dih-exerat in idea of language, as of most other things demand ons, from motives for which at rulous prices. The trade in arms and cult to eradicats as here. Moreover, "
resignation, "My dear, I have noticed
proportion as your bonnets The Puable. Chieftein, published sway out A, P. may not give him credit-facts muuitions of war was almost at a stand-studder and violent death is very preju diminish in size the price of them increases. in Arkansas, rojoides in the arrival of a might have been disclosed to show that to till
tooth, carpenter in that delectable vil- a man of deceased's physical condition, mint at Ohaha is looked forward to with making him very brutalized and malicious, the milliner bringing nothing but the bill
The opening of the Government dicial to an individual in the next life, One of these wormings we shall be having lagu bastam dentist would have to death might have been accelerated by the auxioty, as it is hoped that the troubles This, supplies Mr. Varley with a orgent Say what is right and let others say what think twice before he would recognise him treatment he received. In that case, there connected with the present debased curren argument against capital punishment, be they please. You are responsible for only self under that designation.
aro more than two or three young gentle oy will be done away with,
cause when a crimiual of the lowest type is one tongue-cres il you are a married man,
ing payment for same in Kiusats.
Bearing in wind the many jealousies the spiritual beings who produce the (£1,480). Unlike Prince Bariatinski, who
The next time there's a devil in the water
will be safe to klii ki. A month's
imprisonment will be the worst of it;
beiter that than being involved in
the case if he should die after one
picked him
up.
We cannot too strenuously protest
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