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EMBER 30, 1860

MARSEILLER

16 centa

32

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and dot ex

and not ex-

100,

ional 4 oz., 16

he Postage is compulsory

KW. MITOREIL

Postmaster Generali

Office

18, 1868,

DESPATOH,

boy and Foochow

Sunday next, the 2nd

Për Rona To-mor 6p.m.

RGOEShank

Customs Daily Returns);

orts and Exports passed

r Steamer Office daring

Deceraber

N. 2047 DECEMBER 30, 1869.]

QUOTATIONS

HONGKONG, 30th December, 1869. OPIUM-Patua, New, $83

COTTON-BOMBAT,

846

Old Banaras, New,

525

Old,

Malwa,

Pozzian,

CALCUTTA, NINOPO,

QUICKSILVER

SALTFETEE,

Kxchange.

Bank, 6 months' sight, Credits, 6

12

223

munity of Swatow, in which he says that thedevious courses" of the Chinese will, he hopes, be removed, "if the recent convention should come into ope mation. It is therein provided that all foreign textile fabrics shall pass free of all charges in the nine provinces, whether in Chinese or foreign handa, ca payment of the Import and Transit duty together 22 and this without the necessity for any tranet pass. The collection of the Transit duty on all such foreign goods

Ou Calcutta, 3 days' sight, Em Bombay, 3 days' night, Rs. Shanghae, 3 days' night, Bank, Tia. 74 Bar Silver, 17 dwts. B.j. 94

6.2 7.25

po prom: 23 28.10 4.69.

Australian Bovereigns, - 4.64

Bycee,

Mexicans,

Gold Leaf, 999 touch,

"Gold Bar, ...

h

English Sovereigns,

Kiukiang and Kinshan,

• Discount,

Cotton

19

bay Cotton

AR

ve Cotton

H & W.pon Dock, Old H. & 8. Bank Bhares, Old,... 30a81 prem Dodo. Now, 17.a.18 pc. prem, Unlon Dock

422 a 45 dis

8 p. o. disa

ksilver SWIK

Bara ars

la Upium

bales Cotton Goods

balea Woollen Goods

audries

Optim

Lukiang and Kinavan,

bales Fine Silk

Refuse

Piece Goods

ng

arb

Beads

icals) Cassis

rackera

ad parcels Bundries w

orts and Exports passed

istom House, by the.

g the week ended 26th

Jongkong

nde.

-agar.

nuta.

icbe de Mer.

xmomé.

hestnuts

uttle Fish.

od black Dates 14

ted Fish.

dour

Plants

urniture.

iGlass, Hats binp.

Aloe Hides, MM.

Flowers (dried) iquorice.

od 9112 pieces Iron

rs, Hoops, and Bhenta.

d Copper.

Dan Copper

2 pieces Yellow Metal

oplates.

grove Bark.

ledicine.

Mussels.

Cons: aper..

Pears.

Pears

h Pente 10 bags

08 picula Sandalwood. 80 bales Sapanwood,

ark's Fins.

ndrian. kong

ASHWORD, arobal Be

inkware:

29 packages Earthe

wood.

Flour Ret

by Bagh DWATÐ, At ticks,

cquered ware

I and white Load.

dicine,

ble Blab

Casus Piokles.

885 pieces Flanks

packages and 40 ja

Jars Boy,

r Slabs

sew and 193 phos

order. askets and 85

THE CHINA MAIL. SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSION.

(Before the Hon. Chief Justice SMALE and & Jury.)

The Sessions for December were resum

"Dec. 30, 1869. ed this morning at ten o'clock, when the fellowing Jurers answered to their names G. W. Spelling, A. Martin, Raynal and Mesara T. de Silver, W. Park, A. Levy, another.

THE PIRACY CAGE

Tang-pak-foo was placed at tho bar and

ance. By Chinese, acquainted with the locality, conversant with the different means the spot that many practical benefits have

I am glad to learn from those who are on THE RELIGIOUS REPORTER IN time and with the proper person to have last year and that the efforts made since to upon its staff a "religious reporter." For of access to the place, able at the proper resulted from the opening of Chao-chow foo

AMERICA. The Philadelphia Sunday Mercury keep- them for their goods in transit render such impediments of various kinds to the department, and did a world of good by recourse to bribes, the inconvenience is less render your communications between the five years, we are told, "Charley Graffen felt; and the various markets offered to two poris more secure, as well as to remove taxes in many instances negatory. On these lopment of trade, have not been wholly un- grounds we argue that there is no undue successful

was the man. Charley originated the de-

enjoy immunity from such taxes, and tages resulting, I beg to sasure you, lose coor advantage to the foreign marthaut, if he efforts and reaily recognition of the advan

Your appreciation of those an end to his labours a year ago.

tomalaking hypooritca Death put One unless it be a matter of congratulation that poon of their value in my estimation from around him, and lay down to pleasant year ago last Wednesday," writes his 200- China is as she stands at present, and that the smalluse; of the community you repre- dreama,

"Charley folded the mantle of sleep, we

looking not upon death

Chi

much of our

45

being thus secured the one payment is pleaded not guilty to a charge of having are to be content that she absorbs so! sant; noe, with reference to the various with terror, but sa a bluff and truite friend held to be an equivalent for every kind wilfully and corruptly perjured himself in appears andsity as she does it questions raised in the course of your whose hand he could grasp in full confid

entitled

trada

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Gas Company Shares 845 p. share, fwrong, su shall be unfeignedly glad for And Mr.Whyte Instructed by Mr Francis, point of view also, viz, the immunity of observe, the Chinese have many ways of enough about other people. Not a pastor,

Temperatureka! HONGKONG, 30th December 1868:51

Queen's Road) THERMOMETER VAN1y Day,

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Whyte objected, and contended that the Previous to the prisoner pleading, Mr information should be quashed on two grounds-(1.) That no direction had boon

Within

the distance

wrast, be the delight of many a tes-table in theto all, and tells it with a frankness which any deacon, or humble brother even, 13 safe He knows something about

his style when dealing with "the cloth Philadelphia. A fow choice examples of

80,000 local revenue, as the Chinese autho

sho Tabarnacle Bechudist church took no

of inland tax that can lawfully be levied," the case of murder tried at the October contributed towards it may soon have to an I lees disposed on that account to give journalist into the realms," de. The pre-

that those who have remarke ou existing disadvantages Apart from the care otherwise shewn three others were convicted of and sentenced merce of the southern part of the Empire levy of octroi duties at Chao-chow-foo on Charley's work with west and spirit. He

Sessions,

in which trial Shek Alok and vacate the field-in which use the com- them my best attention. In respect to the seat wielder of the tomahawk carries ou ones that he was gathering the expiring for foreign interests, we cannot con- to death for the murder of Serg. Mahoney would centre in ing fulfilled the expectations to which morning of 18th April Inst. gratulate the late Minister upon bay at Bowkewan on the night of the 17th or

Hongkong. Nor would that Colony derive any bene-foreign marchant

foreign goods, there anu be 310 bis negotiations naturally gave riso, excited no little interest in various

doubt the This case has it, for, unchecked by the wholesome re: Jay down hir goods at any Treaty Purtrite about hent reason), and telin an by Treaty to writes anonymedsly (for which there He has in effect, sacrificed exactly tors; and Tak Cheong, on beiraif of the straint of the foreigner at the airor Ports, without their boing subjected to other vary little about himself. Even our know one half of the advantages as re Chinese community, appeared as the pri- and by them imported would be easily duty according to Tarifl; and Chao-show the conversion of

of the Manufactures sold to Chinese at Hongkong charge than the payment of the import ceka having gone ou simultaneously with gards tratat duty passes which formed ate prosecutor in the Police Magistrates subjected to any amount of taxation the foo being a Treaty Fort the levy of any dener, our old schoolmate in Adams ledge of bis conversion is due to that pro- so important a stipulation in the Treaty Court. Mr Baylar, Instructed by Mr whim or rapacity of the Native authorities octroi duty has very properly been resisted of Tientsing We may of course be Caldwell appeared for the prosecution; might choose to imposs. From another by H. M's Acting Consul. But, sa you

Deacon Jacob, a gar conuty." the sake of foreign interests to find that

Appeared on behalf of the prisoner.

But the Mercury's reporter is volubla native manufactures from such taxes, our evading in collusion with each other such is the case. But we must record

proposition derives additional strength. our belief that the clause in question is

more of this Port suffer from the differen goods makes it impossible to levy an octo

Cuatema' tax, or rendering ugatory any from him. Still more detrimentally does the Cou-regulations. And if exemption af foreign simple sacrifice without even the faintest

tisl duties levied at the Harbors and places duty on native articles of trade, from the suspicion of a corresponding advantage given by the Court befors which the patjury between this and miles from duty in favour of the foreigner or his trade, Rule 7 of the old "Rules amply pro- committed to the effect that proceedings distance in direct line of

apparent injustice of such a differential (Taken at Mesere Falconer & Co.'s Premises vides for the inland transit of all goods, add lie would refer his Lordship to 23 Geo.available between to dimini Rivers and thus causes a loss of some Tal appear in recent articles. The pastor of

should be instituted against the prisoner; Hongkong, with numerous

Baysa II. (1750), and to Ord. of 1846. mittted that he could not show any case in prejudicial to the interests of this Port is loss this they may covertly raise obstacles reporter, we do not expect to survive our Head-it requires but a glance to comprehend how rities declare, it is possible that rather than holiday this year. Nevertheless, says the which a prosecution of this patura was dis-the encouragement given by the local au- to the trade in foreign goods either at lity of black tea and fried potatoes, he will, allowed; but he contended (and quoted thorities to this traffic from which they reap Chac-chow-foo or in the interior, fatal to doubtless, extend his longevity

dear brother. Through the instrumenta that the practice was that all such prosecu Blackstone as to the principle involved) a rich harvest. tions should be directed by the Court be-trustworthy coastguard organized, no com- being resorted to must always, he wreat

Were the Customs here less strict, or ait is, the danger of such devious courses the harvest of the Lord, he will certainly

its prosperity. While China is governed as of our

to the year. fore which the alleged perjury was complaint could stand, but constituted as is the This and many other, difficulties of a simi-e bearing with him a two-horse load of

Lord 1892.

When called to mitted. This was a principle which should

disappointment can result to the simplest ed if the recent convention should coine feial blooks of "rocesy nied any anti- one and absent as is the other, nothing but far nature, howover, may I hope be remov

first-class sheaven" Brother Francia F. of the little boy who was." second Dux dispose of one. point at a time; and he is also subject which calls for improve- i all charges in the dina provincos, whether laughing tendrils over the arch of

commercial calculations.

Into operation. It is therein provided The treatment of claims against Chinese all foreigu textile fabrics shall pass free of of his class, the class consisting of "Me would ask bow many similar prosecutions ment if not indeed total reform. Payment in Chinese or foreign hands, ou payment of va

iache je ne a trumpet vine throwing and Bessie "take the opportunity of bad been instituted in this Court, On Bir of the best-founded claims, acknowledged the Import and Transit duty together, and sigualizing his departure à la Sir Henry Hazeland auswering that he had known of by the defaultors as such, is subject not to this without the necessity for Buy transit Keppel, with an expression of confi-aeveral cases on the civil side, Bis Lord- their ability but to their willingness to meet pass. The collection of the transit duty on dence in his caro for foreign interests ship said that it was competent to sustain them; and reference to the Chinese autho- all such foreign goods being thus secured HIS Work now issued for the during his career as Minister. For our prosecution without the direction of the rities is of so little avail as to be practically the one payment is held to be an

second time, will be placed own part we can aes nothing to justify have been committed. The Act referred to vades all the Yamuns, their professions of lawfully be levied

Court before which the perjury was said to before the Publie as early in Janu anything but adverse criticism in the intended to render auch prosecutions "more bringing pressure to bear on the delinquents

valueless owing ta the venality which per lent for every kind of inland tax that cau ary.next as possible, and will convention" which is flaunted as the easy and effectual." and thus to enlarge the being of course at varianes with foot. The

With reference to the injury inflicted tain the same information as the result of successful diplomacy. common law. He would therefore over vuxation, the delay, and time uselessly First Edition.

rule the objection,

their notice through the Consul, are that there could be no pri- aimat effectual barriers against pressing objection, V vate prosecution for public crime, and them at all, and a

prémium is oute. Drawing the distinction between in- juries against individuals (4, torts) and

Do.

4 PM Self-registered Maximum,

Do. Min. over night, BAROMETER,-- 9 MR,

Da

4.P.M..

if duly enforced. But to do this would have involved the putting pressure upon the Chinese which, it is needless to say, 62 was entirely beyond the instructions of the ex-Minister. We must leave him to receive from independent 30.339 sources the opinion of the mercan tile Community of Hongkong, who will doubles, like the Community" of Sve towwe cannot help recalling the story

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UHINA, JAPAN AND THES

PHILLIPINES, Etc.

by

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MORRIS & Co., Publishers,

Wellington Street Hongkong, December 6, 1869.

LOCAL

re-eminently be regarded, in a place like

His Lordship observed that he would

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that

a garden gate.

while mous

Placed in the

seeds planted in his boot-lege, and no oras ment could quicker bring to halt a crowd of by-passers." The Rev. Samus! W. Hal- of vestibule of a house, with morning glory

Lowell in a pastor of another stamp. is "upwanis of seventy years of age, and has constantly kept the devil with holy orders." a black eye since the first day he received The reportar, having board.

equiva

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Mr Whyte next submitted his second in periodically bringing auch claims afforded by the absence of an effective pre-from- New Englaud, the land of ould

to

upon the trade of Swatow by the proximity this gentleman preach in a suburban church, of Hongkong and the further facilities was offered the hospitality of a brother. ventise service, combined with the corrupt Sunday dinners and sixty-minute prayers. practices of the native anthorities along the The hospitality was declined, because after trust something may ultimately be effected fowl would do; and lockily, Mt. Brick, of We submit with deference.

to remedy the evil you point out and put the American Honee, bad a spring chicken, That where such a condition of thin

things the Colony and the Treaty Ports on a more ready. Having done justice to the chicken, power to hold the Chineas authorities re- sponsible for such is alrige ribs of of wote kistetor view to thou dopian man, and as he emerged from the vestry

is indeed

the reporter went to hear Brother Badger, which so greatly adds to the usual risks of those now existing between the Chinese and Zaccheus climbing the sycamore on the day trade.

satisfactory arrangements than The disadvantage under which the British the British Colonial authorities; aud I am, that our Lord took dinner at his house.

room in his white sarplice, we thought of as compared with that of other nation in compliance with instructions from Her Moreover, the worthy pastor is so short- alities labors in the trathe with our own Majesty's Government, non in communi-

WE learn that the Baron Biebthofen left that therefore the Crown ought to prose-placed more and more on 8 thus being cast for large suggling ope ations, suolaa sormou nothing short of broiled

of penetrating into Yunnan, owing to the liniaries against the public (.., crimes), the prevail H. M. Consul should have it in bis egest footing very desirable that steps of St. Stephen's. Mr. Badger asiall

Canton this morning on his way to the North overland, having abandoned his ides Unsettled state of the country and the dif- ficulties that would probably be found in THE CHINA MAIL:suricuntable after reaching the districts that are in rebellion. He intends to travel to Pekin vin Husat, Hupeb, &c,

RONGKONG, THURsday, Dec. 30, 1869.

learned counsel contouded that, as no one in the present vast had legally sustained any wrong, no one could have any loous in the matter except the Crown; and the Crown ought therefore to prosecute. Tak Cheong, appears, for the Okinese com mouity bad bound

himself to prosecute, on

TRANSIT DUES AND THE SUP having been promoted to the post of Presi public grounds; but this was a new fea Possessions at the Straits, can only we eation with His Excellonoy the Viceroy of/ghted as not to know his principal warden

PLEMENTARY CONVENTION,

Тив Culef Justice of Macao, Sr, Pintu, dente da Relação of Goa, tank his departure tute in such a case. Again, in England at should think require to be known to our the two Provinces with a view to promote tivals across the way, and he passes his from Macao on Tuesday last in the brig pressut, by later acts, there could be Do Government when a remedy would atonce this object.

from the elam-dealer who operates in Concordia. We hear that about two han indictment whatever for perjury except by be fanud. According to the Chinege Passen- THEBE is one point in the “ Supplemen dred persuns scoodpanied His Lonship to the direction of the Court or by, soug gers Act 1856, British vessels are liable to reciprocal massures on the part of the Chi. Joe Parker, who holds out-door prayer tary: Convention" to which so far as we the wharf, and the Clergy sang à Te Deum public functionary. In addition to, this, serious penalties if they carry to the Straits nese and the Colonial authorities, I see no shockingly ungrammatical English." In By a mutual accord as the adoption of time in a state of warfare with Brother in the Cathedral for his safe arrival to his the present prosecution would lead to the (a voyage of not more than 10 days dura reason why the intercourse between Hongboth these muters the reporter sympathizes destination.

and "addresses the Lord in V reopening of the whole case.

tion in the North-East monsoon) more than kong and the neighbouring cost in with the parton; bat ux-City-missionary Lordship said that he had his own one paskanger to each theo tons of the ship's not be placed on a vore regular and satis opinion on the daty of the Attorney Gene-register, and while no auch law hampers presenting the sitting Magistrate (Mr Rus-should conduct every case in this Court;

Rev. John Street gets the tomakawk the Chinese as regards transit duties on sel) with a pair of gloves, was the only but that did not affect the law. In the passengers to each two tone regiator, As Colony and the mainland.

Customs authorise the carriage of three the daily and legitimate traffic between the Street lives in lavender-ale and claret. Revenue without t unreasonably obstructing

nest-egg for a luxurious

competence. Crown was unquestionably the prosecutor. a large number of

the disposition manifosted by

You can see bath, the latter in packages un to whether it was proper or not to have tionably much less than attend one with ed, there seems to be no insuperable

passengers is ρεσμού private prosecutor, he had his own opi- few p

low passengers,

the British flag has boon able obstacle, and any measures that will plainly

are aware, attention has not been called, but which seems to as a very material

"step backwards" in our position visame HoxB whisperinga as to the advisability of rat and his opinion was that the A. G. the flags of other nationalities the factory footing, so as to protest the Chinese He made the missionary busineże furnish » -

Sr far

imports. According to Article 28 of the business before the bench at the Magis present caas, by the information filed, the the exponses attending a vessel conveying the Viceroy to meet these viewa is concern the freight cars, at frequent intervals, bear-

y this morning. There was not a single prisoner in doak on this the morning of the 30th December; and as this has not occar- red for

years,

it is a fact worthy of special

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administer the Provinces, that they will Goverment and the High Authorities who

as may at the same time be necessary to believe readily conour in such arrangements protect and facilitate the legitimata com-

Treaty of Tientsin it was agreed that it should be "at the option of any British subjects, desiring to convey produce pur-f note. Que or tru suamona cases of minor bico; he never did eo when he was Attor to obtain Do share in this trade, and the tend to discourage contraband trade are so there were also one or two remanded cases, Laut for the Attorney General to enter, if and that too, in a traffic which should be aportando came on about ten o'clock, andey Geueral, although he was always glad conargumce lua been that British interests obviously in the interest of the Chinese |

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f any assistance rendered. It was coupe have suffered materially for many your which we presume relieved the Colony frut he chose, at any time before the verdict more especially theirs. the morals of the community would seem the expense of the aforesaid gloves; but wasiven, nolle prosequi in any such The annual exodus of Chinese from this On to be very well attended to, judging from and legally before the Court, subject, as he

He ruled that the care was properly port alone to the Straits may be put at the Police charge-sheel of to-day.

said, to the power which the Crown pos-

sto, to the stop to the proceedings by entering nolle prosequê

chased inland to a port, or to convoy it from a port to an inland market, to clear his goods of all transit duties by payment of a single charge.

88€.

The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr Hayllar then opened the case; but withhold any further report until the case be finally decided.

1

CELLENCY.

The following documents have besa. handed to us for publication :----

minions which recognizes no Customs' con-

So

Bluck :

is address in turpentine and late-

The Hill of Zion yields

A. thousand precious sweets.***

as the clergy. Noting the appearance iu The reporter deals with the laity as well

lengthened tour in Europe, he says church of brother Harry Dreer after a "Brother Dreer so long sang hymus in the

about 10,000 ruen, whose passage money merce of the Colony. Both must be pro-American chapel at Paris that he could not payment thereof a certificate shall be

averages about $ par head, so that there isvided for, however, if any practical god is quite eradicate from his vocalization the issued which shall exempt the goods FoREMOST

wasy among the many pleasant enter-a

a more at the cut to pay to result, and all the advantages of a treaty Parisian accent."

annum here (and mare at the other perts) Port in Chins under closely regulated con reported to have done up his devotions from all further inland charges what-mente given to the public of Hongkong by the Amateurs of the 75th Regt mit be

The same brother is also by the working of a law which presses sa soever." In continuation of this provi-placed their performance on Monday even-

ditions of trade can scarcely be combined | in anfairly. ing laet. The programme comprised a

wayside chapels on the lower lifts of the sion the second Section of the 7th Rule short fares outitled "Juba Brownjohn's

has legislated for the conveyance outwards to

The Governor of the Straits Settlements with those of a free port in the British de- àfps.

Mr Jordan, who so long plied Philadelphia with bottled out appended to the Customs tariff provided Holiday," and a burlesque, “Brown authe

from these colonies of not more than one that, due notice being given to the Cal-Pretty Eyes" The success of the latter ADDRESS FROM THE BRITISH vornment, and though we are of opinion that to concede a right of tranehipment and thews, just fresh from California, is erediv

Brahmine, or Captain Pop and the Princess

passenger to each register ton, which has spirit of accommodation for any ocitlement years of age that hasn't lost the faculty of It is plain that there must be a mutual scribed as "one of the few men over thirty having joined a Catholic Church, is de received the sanction of the Imperial (io to be arrived at. The Chinese are willing biashing; Jector of Customs and the necessary piece was unquestionable. The scenery

MERCANTILE COMMUNITY three men to every two tons register is not other conditions of a treaty port to Housed with a heart about the size of wegge and Brother William Mai was good, the dresing were capitally ROL particulars furnished to his office, he sp, the actors were independent of the

AT SWATOW TO H.E, SIR RU-exensive when the duration and esso of ng, bat the merchants cannot expect plant "and a pocket-book to matok, “will on due inspection made and on the prompter, and ich went through his part

THERFORD ALCOOK, KCB, the voyage to the Straits be taken into to combine all the advantages of a free port is a nice thing," muses the reporter, with freedom, vivacity and correctness. It

AND REPLY FROM HIS EX needed for the protection of British in: far as trade in native junka with the main receipt of the Trinit daty due, issue was a really enjoyable evening, and there

consideration, assimilaiton is urgently with the privileges of a Treaty Port.

"to have treasures laid, Transit duty certificate. This must be was no 4815s of weariness at the close excopt.

tareata.

where burglars can'è. up such sa might be fairly attributable to

land is concerned, a certain regulated right a good thing. We should like a taste of get at them; a big balancs in bank is sho In bringing these points to your Excel of supervision and outroul over their own the sensation." Noticing the departure of produced at every barrier station and excess of laughter legitimately provoked.

lency's notice we vouture to hope we may ships and subjects is a necessity and canbota gentleman from the Reformed Presby- vised. No further duty will be leviable We believe, we give expression to the feel

SWATOW, 24th November, 1869.

find in yon an advocate of them, if not in be denied. Los exercise cannot be refused terian Church, the writer inge and opinions of the aurally large

SIK, Though faw in number, we are not their entirety, at least of such portions as without destroying the Chinese revenue on Dunlay, like so many useful Christinus, upun imports so certificated, no matter "civil andience that were fortunate enough the less sincere when we address your Ex-may seem to yun moat in need of reform.

says "Brother how didant the place of their destination." to be present, sul heartily congratulate the cellency on this session-perhaps the last

Radical changes, such as the equalization on the other to a competition on unequal shorter by way of New York than by the one hand and exposing the Treaty poris kids the road to fortune a good deal clever fellows of the 75th on tlie success they we may have to express our thanks for of maritimo anties on goude carried by terms, of which you are even how com- way of Philadelphia The only drawback Upon turuing to the text of the achieved. There are but few opportunities what you have done to further the interests foreign and native vessels-the free import plaining. Nor la any such inequitable to New York in that its distance from Bes "Supplementary Convention" we find for harmless mirtis in Boogkong: ant of this Port, through the instrumentality and export of Balto opening of other arrangénient contemplated by Her Majes ven exceeds that of this city about 85,000 that the provizion as regards Transit undoubtedly the beat one is that presentert of the Central Government of Peking, and parie duties, by which the payment of Import by the men who "strut their fretful hon chiefly we are grateful to

are perhaps subjects better mootedty's Government. On a basis of reciprocal miles. When Brother Dunlap starts for nid Transit dues is to clear nay goods of in sock and buskin on the stage of the garrizing the forms opening of Chaochow foc tial communities, from whom also it

zer sathe and dealt with by larger and more influent advantage and concession there is much to Paradise he intends to do so from Philadel further charges does not, as in the rule to will be repeated orening, and to various,

rison theatre. The performance we seine

or also it may be gained on both sides, and nothing to be phis." The history of another brother jaat year, the advantages of which are come with better grace above quoted, clear them "no matter morrow evening, on the latter occasion

with lost which either side ought to seek to who, being tempted, went astray, is told approbation on what we believe from ser retain. And to facilitate such arrange at edifying length. We refer to it only for how distant the place of their destina commencing an hour earlier thau the pat

Among them may be mentioned tain despatches published in the "Blue ments as may best secure this end certain the wake of the reporter's preventive Istly-A Monopoly of the optum trade Books", to have been your Excellency's articles in the convention were exprosely against such lapses: With ton hours tion," but is contined solely to "Treaty, time-at 8 instead of 9 consequence of with Kiangsi through Chaochowton, by Policy with regard to British interests framed. Port provinces." We quote the words one other festivities occurring in the gar- some ten Hongs of that city, has bean during the term you have been the Hepre of that melancholy monument of British risou,

The treatment of clins against Chinese and potatoes, this gentleman in all

labour per day, sud a diet of salt-horrings diplomacy, that there may be no mistake.

2ndly. The water communication with ran at the risk of being considered per- for improvement, and the subject with all of his master, and have ultimately

sentative of our nationality in Chine; but, you are perfectly and find in faris, cault bibig wonder, and unde brought proba about the text

city has been rendered safer by the opal, we ask Inave to add our site of the difficulties attaching to it has not been up in a first-class seat among the chuchim traffle of foreigners on the river, and will satisfaction at the coursa pursued by your overlooked on the revision of the Treaty and seraphim." It is added "The status. China agrees that the above mentioned Mr Russell on the benck.

be still more so when a steamer of Hight Excelleney on the many occasions that have I believe the adoption of a written commer of the brother in the charch will not be dis- poroditics imported by British mer Thomas Easton of the John Banfield was draft now being countructed is running arisch during the time you have occupied stal code and the constitution of Interna- turbed by his affairs. In the words of a com plants, and having paid Import Duties and brought up on reinand; when the Home between it and Swatow.

the high position of B. M. Minister and tional Mixod Courts, with fixed Rules of brother, we can't afford to lose bim." The Transit Dues simultaneously at the time of shipping agent stated that defendant jumpai Importation, shall be exempt from all other overboard three times from the ship rathered (and Chinese also if they choose to avail we are fally convinced required great abili- for the abuses now existing; and the first shop keeper, was unt deuverted on a certain 3rdly. So far se foreigners are concern. Plenipotentiary in China-occasions which practice, to offer the only practical remedy publisis assured that Mr A. List, a beer- taxes and charges whatsoever, in tresty than go to Saigou in her. This was of the foreign medium for the transmission ty to cope with and decisive firmness to part of this programme has been provided

denied by defendant, who said that he of their goods), certain village "black mail deal with, fumped overboard only one-rase levies" are not now compulsory, and

for in the convention,

erening. It will thus be seen that the new sent this lively seaman to hard labour for Lastly.-A larger field is open to foreign lancy's health and distinguished future, we advantage under which the British flag as After visiting a suburban church the repor

A Sne-looking young man ex- With our best wishes for your Excel- Supplementary Convention does in six weeks.

You call my attention lastly to the dispersouced religion at Ebenezer on that even- ing, but it wasn't the silken-haired Adolf." reality abrogate the privilege formerly

enterprise which, if properly directed, may have the liouor to remain, Sir, your most compared with that of other nationalities Two booties employed removing fair lead to increased consumption of British- obedient Servants, enjoyed by goods of passing duty free from the Nellie Abbott were observed fabrica, as well as the export of some articles

labours in the traffic with our own posses-dman on Walnut-street, was there, and the tre writea Our brother John Stone, the BRADLEY & CO. luto every province of Ubins da payment by the second officer to be surreptitiously of native industry.

sions at the Straits.. I have received simt masner in which he acknowledged himself EDWARD VINCENT. of Transit dites, and in place thereof piss being copper pipe), in the hold of the of the expediency of this wearare polid To His Excellent

stowing away two pieces of copper (ou We leave it to your Excellency to judge

lar representations from Amoy, and the D. HossUNI25.

a miserable sinner was succulently refresh substitutes a contemporaneous payment ship. Their manner proved conclusively cally, in connection with which the matter

whole subject h■ been under considersing. Our douls, like brother Lockwood, tion. It is obvious however that legisla the Hercules of the envelope and paper of these sums with the Import duty to the 2 wate (Tristeel) that the defen of Octroi duties holds a prominent placa.

Sir RUTHERFORD Azcoos, .C.B., tive action at home is required to provides collar trade, smiled benignly behind at which is to entitle the said goods, not to dants wore stealing; and as they had no We are far from wishing to have undue hipotentiary, de, &, da, in China,

Envoy Extraordinary and Muister Plerettedly, and I have already taken the ne eleven-dollar prayer-book; he admitted free transit, no matter how distant the business with the copper, they were charg advantages conferred on foreign trade, blit

cessary steps to bring the matter clearly himself a miserable inner, but the admis place of their destination," but to free ed accordingly. They were each sent to there are so many ways in which this tax To Me BRADLEY AND COMPANY AND

before the proper authorities.

Aion is to be accepted eum prana salis.” transit in the Treaty Port provinces hard isbor for two months.

can and does become a powerful agent for

"We don't ballers," writes the reporter woman, who was in custody on re- thwarting the male of British manufactures, only. That this is no accident as to sit on suspicion of being insane, and and maintaining the foreign merchant iu

in one of his exordiums, "that when Moses. wording we have the testimony of Sir who stated that she camed her living by ignorance of the requirements of the place

came down the lava strewn slope of Sinal Rutherford Alcock himself, in his reply worshipping the gods for others, was dia or its capabilities of consumption, that the

he had any more idea of a Sunday Mercury to the Memorial from the extensive com- charged with a pantion,

motive, or automatio machines for making than he had of a galvanio battery, inco wetter becomes one of paramount import

brick. Which is very likely,

port provinces.

-TO-DAY'S FOLICE.

broken up.

the

OTHERS, at Swatu.

GENTLEMEN,I have to acknowledge the receipt of the address which circumstances

GANTON, Dec 27th, 1860-

prevented your presenting to me in person during my visit to Swatow,

I have the boner to be, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,

BUTHERFORD ALCOCK.

A BOOK ALL TITLE FACE-The Peerage. A BAR-GAIA barrister's fee.

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