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ing to the Southward, with the barometer falling.

At about 3 am on the 10th Instant it was blowing a gale, and at 11 a.ru, when at its worst, the wind suddenly shifted to the N.N.W., when he carried away his ground tackle and was compelled to stand out to nea When our informant left the vassol she had not got any anchors, the boat being unable to reach her, and the vessel was in a rather unpleasant post- tion outside Green Island. A brig was also soon beating up with only her lower

maste standing.

Massaa HEDGE & Co.'s Foochow Weekly Shipping Report, dated 6th May, 1876, gives

Arrivals during the Week-April_20, Nadesado, from Newchwang; May 1, Dou glas, from Hongkong; 2, Europe and Al burt Vietor, from Shanghai; 5, Madame Demorest, from Amoy.

Departures during the Week.-April 30, Yesso, for Hongkong; May 3, Douglas, for Rongkong; 5, Europe, for Shangbai.

Shipping in Port-Yang Woo, Cuba, Lapwing, Nadeshda, Albert Vietor, Madamo Demorest.

Tas following is the order of Service of St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, 4th Sunday after Easter, 14th May, 1876 ---

Morning Prayer, Litany and Sermon 11.-Reader, The. Colonial Chaplain Franoher, The Colonial Chaplain; Fical Lesson, Deuteronomy, v. to verse 23 Second Lesson, John, v, to verso 81 Veaite, No. 1, Mercer Te Deum, No. 7 Mercer; Benedictus, No. 14, Mercer First Bymn, My God, the spring of all my joys," No. 310, Mercer Second Hyme, Lead ps, heavenly Father, lead-us," No. 957, Mercer,

Evening Prayer and Sermon at B.- The Coloplat Chaplain; First Lesson, Deuteronomy, 17. verse 23 to veree 41 Second Lessoo, I Timothy, 1.; Paalms, No. 81, Mont Cantate Domino, No. 131, Monk Dens Misereatur, No. 8, Monk; Authem, "Lord, for thy tender mercies ake," No. 4, in Anthem Book; Hymn after Bermon,Sun of my soal," No. 14 In Marcey.

TRESPASS ON OROWN LAND,

Sh k Afoo, master of a fishing junk Fuli, was charged by P. 0.73, with spreading nete on the green near Whitfoild Station to Complainant stated that the land dry. belongs to the Palios Station, sud the spreading of niets there frightened horses.ro. He got permission from Captain Deane to Defendant promised not to do it again, and was ordered to give personal security in $25 not to commit the same offence for

remove them.

the next six months.

CORRESPONDENCE. THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA

DOCK COMPANY.

To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."

Hongkong, May 12, 1876. SIB,- Although this Company is at pre- sent prominently before the law Courts, and although the points to which I wish to direct attention were only made public in the evidence in connection with their case, still, as they are not sub judice in any sense, I think I run to risk of being had up for contempt of Court. Certainly notice of the Judges in any way. it is very far from my desire to attract the The Accounts of the Dock Company for the last six months of 1875 were certified by the Auditors se correct upon the 11th Feb. last. In the svidence of Mr Liddell in the conspiracy oase given on Tuesday last the 9th inst., he stated that by instructions from Mr Gillies, the Teak-wood in stock at Kowloon was measured upon the 18th Feb., last, and was found to be about 6,000 feet less than the books showed that it ought to be. This half yearly meeting of the Company was held upon the 28th Feb, and the Chairman, Mr Keswick, moved the adoption of the Report, and that the accounts be passed, and spoke

themanuer

THE CHINA MAIL.

Reader, The. Colonial Chaplain; Preacher, in which the Company had been victimized quality. Picking has so far advanced, by Bufus Hatch, from attempting in any orew and twenty of the passengers were could be done in the matter. With regard

Tamsul.

SHIPPING AND COMMERCIALA The steamer City of Peking sailed from San Francisco with a miscellaneous sargu, valued at $75,000, which is rather lighter than usual.

Two vessels will commence loading for Hongkong Monday (April 8), and both will have quick despatch.

Constable was added to the list of defen-personation at the literary examinations there shall be coined a new silver dollar of the first quarter of the mile, but at Craven's at the Foochow Club on Friday evening dants for the part he took in beating the hold in the City last September and re- 412 and aight-tenths grains of standard Point Oxford diminished the lead to a quar- last, at 6 p.m., for the purpose of meeting men. A great deal of evidence was taken ported in our issue of the 7th October, it silver, and that this new coin shall be a tor of a length. Oxford was rowing 86 to Mr Honningsen, of the rest Northern yesterday, and the eight defendants were appears that, aftor much delay and pala-legal tender to the amount of $20 in any the minute, and both quickened slightly. Telegraph Co., the Manager of the line, formally committed for trial this morning. vering, the worthy Tea Broker who figured one payment, except for onstoms and in- Crabtree-a mile and a fiulong from the and to dissues sundry points in connection in the onse bas escaped with a trifling fine terest on public debts. These coins may be starting point was reached in four minutes with the running of tho lins, which had of something over $200,000. The sop is oxchanged by the Treasury Department for and fifty-eight seconds. Both erowe now formed the subject of a circular signed by now at liberty, pursuing, in retirement, his an equal amount of United States notes to settled down to steady work. Hammersmith, the subsoribers, and handed to Mr Hen

be thereby retired The Department may font furlongs further on, was reached in ningson.previously. study of the Confucian classics.

In our last lerue we commented on also change thess coins, at their nominal eight minutes and thirty-one senoids, with There were present, Mossrs. Young curtain disclosures in

connection with value for silver bullion at its market value Cambridge a clear length ahead. At Dover, Sheppard, Bathgate, Phipps, Leith, Ten provincial contracts for foreign firearms as fixed by the Director of the Mints, and two furlongs from Hammaramith Bridge, niant, Fales, Kinnear, Mylne, Wilson, We now hour that in addition tothe United States notes and frictional currency the Cambridge orew were still further ahead Thomas, and Mr Honningsen. Mr Young, two officials who have been suspended and redeemed under this est are to be held as a and the race was virtually over. Cambridge who was voted to the chair, said that the placed under police surveillance, the Tactas part of the sinking fund provided for by the rowed on steadily, increasing the lead two mesting had been called to hear what Mr. at the head of the Taung San Chu has come arsting Jaye Amother amendment pro- or three lengths at Chiswick Church. At Henningen had to say regarding the thres to grief, and is now awaiting trial with his vides that trade dollars shall not hereafter Barres Oxford made the last struggle, points contained in their circular, which late onlleagues. It is rumoured that Mr be a legal tender for any amount whatever.quickening, its stroke to a little over forty were, 1st, an alteration of the hour of de Tong King Song, the Chairman of the New York, April 15th.-A onll has been strokes. The boat did not answer to this parture of the couriers from this port, and China Merchants Steam Navigation Com issued for a conference to be held in this spurt, and Cambridge quiakened her stroke also from Amoy, from noon to & p.m.;. pany, has been offered the vacant post, for city on the 15th of May, to consider what slightly and kept fully three lengths ahead. 2nd,-the reservation of the telegraph line which he is well qualified, owing to his may be done to secure the selection of men Barnes Bridge, three miles and a half from between Hongkong and Amoy for Foochow intimate knowledge of foreign affaire-both in the national election to all tho highest the starting point, was reached in 16 minutes telegrams for half-an-hour previous to the commercial and political,

offices of the Republic, whose character, and and 46 seconds, from which the boats rowed closing of the courier line; and 3rd, some It is believed in native circles that great ability will satisfy the exigencies of the pre-on uniformly to the ship, which was reached increase in the amount of general informa- changes are impending amongst the higher sent condition, protect the honor of the at 22 minutes and 36 seconds past 2 p.m. tion given in the daily circulares With provincial officials. The present Viceroy American name, and prevent the national Oxford eased up just before the gun was regard to the first point, Mr Henningsen and Fantai are both about to resign, it is election of the Centennial year from becom-fired, but Cambridge really won by over 3 explained that he bad already written to kis

Agent at Amoy to make the necessary ar said; and it seems not improbable that ing a mere choice of evils, and satisfy popu- lengths. Ting Jib chang will succeed to the Vice- lar desire for genuine reform. The call is London, April 15th.-The weather to-day ringements for changing the hour of do- royalty. Another report is to the affect that signed by William Cullen Bryant, Theodore is still cold. The recent snow storm was the parture thence to one so late as was com the Futai will be promoted to the GD. Woolsey, Alex. H. Bullock, Horace heaviest of the winter, and in some parts of patible with no delay in the transmission vernor-Generalabip of the Two Kiang, and White and Carl Sekurz.

the country the heaviest for many years.

of the letters. The couriers had to erosa that Shen Lao-chon-the present incum- New York, April 17th.-The floating Berlin, April 1st.-The Reichsanzeiger, several wrecks or rivers, and if this had to bent of that high office-will be transferred rumor is not true that the Panaraa Railroad corrects the announcement that the German be done at night some delay might occur. to the Imperial Province of Chibli, ratiev. and Pacific Mail have settled their dif Minister to China had given notice of the However, a little extra expanse might ob- ing Li Hungchang. We do not, however, ferences. The steamer Acapulco sailed termination of the troaty of commerce be- viate this, and he would do his best to attach much importance to the latter ru-Saturday with freight for California, which tween Germany and China. It says auch make the hour of departure aither 5 or 6 mour. The Viceroyalty of Chibli ia far will be offered to the Panama Railroad notice was given in 1872, The German p.m. With regard to the second point, too important a prize to escape the grasp of for transportation. If the discrimination Minister was recently instructed to prepare Air Henningsen said he thought it would the ambitious Li

against the Pacific Mail's freight, which the negotiations for a revision of the treaty. As be impossible to secure a total reservation A few false samples of Fruling Congou Railroad has publicly proolaimed, is at this affects the interest of all the treaty of the line batween Hongkong and Amoy, have been on show during the week; alan, tempted the Steamship Company, will powers Germany has taken steps to secure but he was under the impression that a some sun-dried musters of Fook Dan leaf. bring a suit against the Railroad for heavy the support of other foreign representatives rule had been made last year, and was still The practice of bawking about these trapa damages, as both the charter and the gener-in Peking.

in foroe, giving the preference to Foochow for the unvary, should, we think, be dis- al law of New York governing its incorpora Athens, April 4th.The steamer Agri- tolegrams during the half-hour previous to untenanced by foreign bongs. The chops tion definitely forbids such discrimination. gente, from Paradis for Italian ports, collided the closing of the courier line at Amoy. which the musters are supposed to repre New York, April 17th.-An injunction with the English steamer Hylton Castle off However, he should write to the General sent do not, in pine cases out of ten, exist; was granted to-day by Judge Spear, in the Cape Malta, on the South Coast, to-day. Saperintendent of the Great Northern and as regards the sun-dried leaf, it is Superior Court, special term, restraining Jay The Agrigenta immediately sunk, and of the Telegraph Co., at Shanghai, on this point, worse than, nseless any criterion of Gould and Sidney Dillon, in a suit brought sixty-four persons on board, nine of the and advise the subscribers later as to what however, in the Pebling district as to ren way to dissolve the Pacifio Mail Steamship drowned.

to the third point, Mr Henningsen explain. ed that the expenses of the line, under the as characterized by the craft and subtletyder it highly probable that a few contract Company and from creating any mortgage

present arrangement, were just covered by of the devil-very strange language to be chops will be ready for shipment in the or lien on the Company's property. The used by a staid and sober gentleman at course of the ensuing week. "Wo bear that summons, complaint and infunction orders

the subscription. It would be very easy to an ordinary business meeting at which his prices in the Fock Uan distriot have opened were served of Gould to-day, but not on

give more information, but this would blood was not excited by any opposition. at a considerable advance on last year's Dillon, he being out of the city. Hatch

entail an extra subscription. An ani alleges in the complaint, through his counsel,

mated discussion on this point took rates.

The godown of the Great Northern Te-that, notwithstanding the construction of the

place among the subscribers present, when.. legraph Company, was, we learn, broken Union Pacific Railroad, the Pacifio Mail

finally, Mr Tennant rose and said that he would move that Mr Henningsen be re- into on the night of the 27th altimo, and a Company continued to do a paying business, number of copper plates stolen therefrom. and after the novelty of railroad travel The next steamer for Hongkong in the quested to procure more information, for The native authorities were at once com. Boross the continent had worn off, the Pacifio regular line will be the China, to sail on the at all events the first month or so of the municated with by the company's superis-Mail Company's business was fast regaining ist proximo, though the Lotus and Oceanic ensuing sosson, and especially a quotation tendent, bot, so far, the property has not its former importance and profitableness at are to sail during the interval.

of exchange daily, and that to defray the The British bark Caller On arrived at expense an extra subscription, sufficient to been recovered. It is reasonable to sap certain seasons of the year, when there was

great danger of interruption to land travel, Portland on 12th April in ballast from Saigon, do so, be charged. Mr Sheppard begged This vessel was dus esveral weeks ago, and to second the motion. Mr Loith really did The Company was doing a large, remu, a cargo of Wheat was bought for her, which not see the necessity for procuring any nerative and profitable business, i conse was subsequently put aboard another vessel such information. Putting on one side the general unreliability of such informa. quence of the cheapnose of water transporta sent up from San Francisco.

The British steamer Crace, from Hong-tion, he would be glad to supply the latest tion; carrying freight could be done much less between New York and San Francisco kong, was hourly expected, and would imme-advices of quotations, gratis, on personal by the Pacific Mail then by the railroad. For diately lead back direct. The next regular application at the Hongkong and Shanghai many years there has been in existenes steamer from Hongkong is the Great Repu Bank (langhter). Mr Sheppard thought certain agreements between the Paciño Mail Mic, due about the 18th.

The British ship Vancouver has been or- Company and the Panama Railroad Company, It was only by anoh arrangements, bydered to Manila in ballast, to return with refraining from provoking the hostility of Sugar.

The British steamer Oceanic for Yokohama the Pazama Company, that the Pacific Mail Company could maintain its profitable and Hongkong will sail on the 18th. As an business. Hatch, in long affidavits, chargce opposition steamer will leave on the 12th Gould and Dillon with entering into a com direct for Hongkong rates rule love and con- The document attributed to the Literary binatica to defraud the stockholders; that siderable Flour, Quicksilver and other eargo Chancellor of Szechuen, has had its natn.Dillon and Gould control a majority of the will go forward. ral effect. The unquiet feeling which our Paolo Mail Board of Directors, who do as correspondent informed us had been excited they request, and they have monopolized the from Hongkong April 18th with 500,000 Iba by it, has found expression in the pillage, whole business of the Directors, excluding Rice, 153,000 lbs Sugar add-other cargo, incendiarism and murders, with which the other Directore, including Hatch, from besides 882 chinese passengers. This steamer highly civilised Chinese are prone to ex participation, and carrying on the business is 2,010 tons register, and is consigned to press their disapproval. A correspondent in violation of the charter and by-laws. John Parrott & Co. She is an extra steamer, writes on the 20th April, that for the past. They held meetings in Gould's private house, as was the Lotus last month, and will be thirteen days, rioters had been at work on in the Union Pacino Railroad office, in the immediately sent back. the north bank of the river opposite Chung-offices of brokers on Wall street, and in hotels, king. The number of families pillaged and

with a steamer (in sections) on board, valued of houses demolished and burnt, could not

at $30,000. This steamer was built for the be accurately stated; but about a couple

Amour river trade to take the place of one of hundred cases were known. The local

forwarded last spring and lost by the wreck of the Ace Hate while on the voyage up. mandarin, in order as he said to appease

The Panama Transit Company's steamer the rioters, was causing all the Christians whom he could goize to be beaten. And nam, April 4th.--One thousand labor-Crescent City is expected to sail irom. New what was more menacing still, we that, on es-employed in loading stores at Liverpool, connect at Panama with the steamer South QUICKS.LVER,

York for Aspinwall on the 20th instant, to MI HOR, the 22nd April, all the national guards of struck work yesterday in consequence of an

Carolina for San Francisco. The line SALTPETRE the district were to be called together an increase in their hours of labour. der arms. Public report said this was steamers preparing to put to sea were de-threatens to be one of the most formidable with which the Pacific Mail Company have with a view to finish exterminating the layed. Christions of Kiang-peh, and afterwards to Liverpool, April 4th-The Post says that had to contend on that route, and we should pass into the city of Changking to pillage yesterday, in consequence of a strike of Dock not be surprised to see their steamers forced and masaaore the Christians there. It is laborers, work was entirely suspended on from the service within a year.

A cablegram reports the sailing of the likely that this is mere gossip, but the the vesels of the White Star Line, the British steamer Lord of the Isles from Hong, apathy of the mandarins renders the National; Guion, Inman, Allen, Dominion,

terranean and South American lines.

on the 28th by the British steamer Quang The Tacial, asked many jimes to repress peace, Itiohardson & Co., and several Medi- song last Friday for this port, to be followed

Liverpool, April 5th. The strike of dock Se, both of which are consigned to Macon- Bycee, wonder is that the officials do not hurry made ont and appear in the soccents. The these disorders, has not yet oven heen will-

ohartered to bring over Chinese passengers. Gold Lest their departure to the more commodions Chairman at the Dock Company's meeting ing to issue proclamations exhorting the laborers has ended, the men resuming work dray & Co., and both are extra steamers,

complained that the late Secretary had people to be quiet-pleading that they on the old terms: premises which I hear they have secured. made up estimates of profits before the would only aggravate the incendiaries still London, April 6th-The Daily News this This looks as if the cablegrams forwarded English Sovereigns, Fever has attacked more than one of the work was actually finished and had passed more. The people conclude that this high morning condemns the setion of the United by the Chinese Companies to stop the Australian Sovereigns,

them in the half-yearly accounts too soon functionary le not opposed to their proceed-States Senate in rejecting the nomination of further exportation of Coolies to this market Discount ...

Bhares. resident officials here, though it does not, as the Dook Uhairman believes, the ac-ings, and that emboldens them to continue Dana as Minister to England.

The British steamer Lord of the Isles, Hongkong Bank, par. The following particulars of the disaster seem to be of a very bad type. If the counts of that Company were wrongly made their pillage. Nowe has been already re. general health does not improve, it strikes up, then the Distillery accounts wars cor.ceived of persecations against the Obris on the river Dee yesterday, at Aberdeen, 2477-tons, which left Hongkong for this port H. Fire Ins. Co., $520 rectly made up in opposition to the opinion tians in dve hien, distant from 90 to 150 have been received: The day was the sacrs on the 13th instant, is announced to leave China Fire Ins. Co., 156 of the expert in accounts, whom the plain miles from Chungking, got up on the sole mental fast day set apart by the Bootch here for the same place on May 27th with H., & W. Dock G., 35% dis. tiffs in that action called on. That case, plea of imitating those who started the pro- Church for preparation for the Sunday com- passengers and merchandise,

The new Italian bark Bianca Casanova, China Traders' Ins. O, $1880 oven admitting that the Distillery accounts deedings, and of accomplishing the advice munion. The people celebrats it as a holi- were wrongly made up, differs materially given in the utterance of the Chancellor to day, and orowds were eresting from Aber from Genos, brings Italian Marble and other Union Ine, Society of Canton,

Chinese Insurance Co., $212 from the passing of the Dock counts at which we have already referred. It is im- deen to Torry, a village on the opposite bank cargo. There are two other vessels on the North Chins Ins. Co., Fl. 850 the last meeting, as in that osse; the ac possible as yet to foresee the end of these of the river, in over-crowded ferry boats, way bore from the same post, one of which C. & J. Mering Ins. Co., Fl. 34 ex return, counts under any hypothesis of how as riots, which threaten to spread far and which are drawn across the river Des by to out over 100 days, and another was loading Yangtare Ins, Association, Tis. 658 wire ropes. One boat, containing shout 60 for this port at last mail datos, This is H. K. C. & M. S.-bost Co., 8 dis wounts should be made up were known to be 'wide.N. C. D. News. incorrect.

person, despite the watermen's warnings, comparatively a new source of import trade. Unlon S. Navigation Co., Tla,

The brig Hesperian was cleared on April I am, Yours faithfully,

was pulled by the passengers into the middle

fine and not too warm weather.

Let us pay particular attention to these dates. I think we may assume that every one would consider it to be too great a tax on his credulity, if he were asked to be lieve that Mr Gillies was not at one inform- ed, when in consequence of instructions from himself, the defoloney in the Block 8th May, 1876. of Teak Wood was discovered. I think The following notes have been received we may also assume that it would be con- sidered too great a tax upon one's credu from a correspondent at the above port:ts to be asked to believe that the Chair- that in view of the former impunity attending the wholesale ploader of the Te The wet season here, after having had a man of the Company was not informed legraph Company's material, the natives are more than usually pretracted duration, of the diacovery at oneo. Further, with under the impression that they may help out positive evidence to the contrary, I themselves when so disposed; and in this appears to have at last come to an end, think we may assume that the other sense, at least, it portainly would be incon- and we are now in the enjoyment of very Directors would also be speedly put insistent to punish the guilty parties for the possession of the information. From this commission of a crime which their own it follows that between the 16th Februaryfficials at one time winked at, if not abso when the discovery, was made, and the iutely encouraged. It is, however, satis 28th February when the Meeting of the factory to know that under the present Company was held, there was ample time improved state of provincial affairs, foreiga for all the Directors to become acquainted property is less at the mercy of mob-law with the fact that the accounts which had than it undoubtedly was only a few months been certified as correct by the Auditors back. were incorrect, and that the probability is, what the Chairman and Directors without a word of explanation knowingly allowed in- ourrect accounts to be passed by the ball The same steamor has brought four yearly meeting. The Chairman certainly mentioned that it might be necessary to English mine-sinkers, for the Government take proceedings against the employes of mine near Kalung. Houses are being built the Company, but this does not imply that the accounts were incorrect, but only that for them near the milne, and boring opera-it was possible if proceedings were taken, that some additional amount might appear at the credit of the Company.

Now as to the Auditors; was it from ten- derness for them that the incorrectness of It certainly the accounts was concealed? would have looked very strange for the Chairman to get up and say, here are the ac counts duly certified by the Auditors as cor- rect, but I cannot ask the meeting to pass them, as we have found that they are not correct, and we must adjourn the meeting

The Haloong takes this trip the first lots of ten of the season. The Chiness teamen are, as they did last year, trying to get as much of the 'packing of the toas into their own hands as they can, and several more amoy honge have this year started business at Tatutia in further competition with the foreign firms.

tions are to be commenced at once.

An official residence is being built for the English Vice Consul hers, and I understand that the Datch Fort is to be turned into in etico and constable's quarters.

Hoihow.

7th May, 1876,

I have but little nowa to tell you, every thing having gone along very quietly since I last wrote. The afternoon squalls for which the port is famous have at length commenced in earnest and low-lying houses are being daily converted into swimming baths. The Consular fort is reported to suffer a good deal in that way, and the only

me that some rule will have to be made restricting the period of residence. Two such seasons as this will be spt to damage a nian's constitution. Mercantile men who think of coming here had better bear this in mind.

The Tiempo and Shenchi are in port, and the Washi is expected on Saturday. The people are still civil, but we are not sony to hear that the Egeria is likely to visit us shortly. We are rather hard up for read- Ing matter; and hope that you will avail of all opportunities to forward your files,

XX. X

Police Intelligence. (Before the Ho O. May.) May 15, 1876.

HANGLAINETEE,

till wo

and ourrect

can prevent true accounts. As it is the Auditors have sp- parently done nothing but secure their fees and all the Company into the belief that the accounts were competently audited.

About two years ago an action was brought against the Directors of the Dis- tillery Company for presenting false ac. counts. In my opinion the accounts ware out that esinuates of loss should bass been

China, y JJOCKOW,

(Herald, May 4.)

D. W.

B. B. M. Lapwing returned from

Tamsui on the 27tb ultimo,

SZECHUEN.

* TEKING,

Advices from Kwei yang-fa, dated ob April, atate that the Burmese tribute bearers had arrived at that city on their return from Peking, some ten days pre- viously, and had been sturvily treated by Burmah on the 2nd April,N. O D the Chinese authorities. They left for

News.

The foreign commanders, and officers of the gunboata Fuk Sheng and Chien heng were paid off on the 28th ultimo, when the ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICAN

Chinese flag wan hoisted on both vesa, la.

MAIL

AMERICAN TIME.

by reason of anow-drifts,

without giving noties to stockholdere, par- tieularly Hatch, with the intent of doing divers unlawful acts in pursuance of their scheme and combination to destroy the Pacific Mail Shok.

· EUROPEAN ITEMS, -

Some

The British en steamer Crocus arrived

The Ocean Pearl has left for Nicolaefuki

had been of little use.

that some information of is kind was necessary, in order to check the action of the rapacious Bankers" (laughter). Af ter some farther remarks from Mesara Young, Mylne, do, the motion was put to After a the meeting, and lost by 6 to 4. vote of thanks to the Chairman, the pro- ceedings.then ended.-Foochai Herald.

Quotations.

HONGKONG, May 18, 1876. OPIUM-New Patua, cash... 5924

credit, 576

*

"

37

*

Old Patna, caah... 597 credit, 600 New Benares, canh, 577 credit, 580

Old Benares, cash, 580

oradit, 592 New "Malwa, cash, 580

"

credit, 585 Allowance Taels, 24 a 48 Old Malve, carb, 585 credit, 590 Allowance Tae's, 20 a 32

***

...3/104

Exchange. Bank, 6 months wight, Credit, 6 monthe sight,.....3/11 On Calcutts, Bank demand,...R 2204

...B 225 Bombay, demand,... Shinghel, demand,... 71 Shanghai, 80 sight, sange, 30 days st

Mexican!,...

72

**

Ter

Wik

26.10

$650

of the stream, where it was swamped. The oth for a Hshing cruise. This vessel expects Shanghal Steam N. Co., TL: 70 scene during the night was distres to go to the Ochotaks Sea, and it is her firat Hongkong Hotel Co., $45 dis, sing. Large numbers were on the banics trip in the business. The vessels which Chinese Insperial Loan, £104. Torporavure. and searching in the river for bodies, but up have proceded her this season embrace the to 8 o'clock this morning none had been fred Adams, Alaska, Dashing Wave,

Wild Gazelle and Page; and the J.

HONGKONG, May 18, 1876, men, boys and girls, are known to also been cleared for the north this spring recovered. Twenty-two persons, including Roscoe will follow. Beveral schooners have (Taken at Mears. Falconer & Co.'s Promises,

Queen's Road.). drowned. It is believed the total loss of life

THMANOMETER-AMG will not exceed thirty,

for hunting Seals, Sea Otters and for general

1..,. trading purposes, and others are to follow.

A very weloime arrival 'wes that of the

Do. Do, Maxmum, Do, Minim. over night, BAROMETER, ——9 » M»g

Do.

1P.M..

75%

75

72 80.080 30.040

Shipping Intelligence. HOME SHIPPING, The following la taken from the latent London Papers

DEPARTURES.

board the steamer, who died from the pic) és are expected to arrive from Fraude Greenfield, known as the "Black Swan" Grows were in splendid form, Hobart of these may arrive this month, though they Jan. 6, Lyoka Till, from Cardiff to Hongr

kong

Landon, April 8th. The annual boat race | on the Thames between the Oxford and

Cambridge Universities crews took place Corea, from Manila, last evening, (5th), with We understand that Captain Tracey RN.,

to-day and resulted in a vistory for the a full cargo of sugar for the California Re- at present in command of the Chinese corvette Yang Woo, will leave for England The O. & O. 6, Oceanic, Captain Parsell, Cambridge crew. The time of the race was finery. The stock of raw Sugar on the 20 minutes and nineteen seconds. Cambridge market was quite exhausted, and this timely by the next mail. Bis successor, Captain with dates from San Frandeco to the 18th won by four lengths. Early in the forenom arrival will prevent a further advanes in uzmore B. N. c. is expected in a few days. April and Yokohams to the 7th May, ar unprecedented crowds flocked from every rates for the present. There are three other It is stated that Moner, Giquel has lived this morning. We give the following direction to all points on the river from cargoes of Sugar known to be on the way Mr Charles V. Lang, chief engineer,

which a view of the contest could be had. here from Manilla, which are out from 30 to And Jesse Harrold, stond, engineer, engaged a large staff of artisan quttings

hipwrights for employment at the Mamol Kinahan, were brought up for killing and Arsenal. The bulk of the now foreign em.

New York, April ad-Miss Elizabeth all treffle on the river was suspended. Both a days. It is possible that one or more of slaying one. Wang Aobow, a passenger on

died in Philadelphis Friday.

Exeter replaced Williams of Corpus as No.. are not expected until May. In the mean- very shortly.

Bin the Oxford,

time, the average consumption of the market Jan. 10, Eolic, from London to Hongkong busting of the superheater of the said

We note that the 8.5. Amoy lved from Neto York, April 8th-In the suit of From the quantity of light blue displayed is upward of 1,000,000 lbs. Sugar per week, Jan. 11, Titian, from Penarth to Hong #teamer. Mr Breretos appeared for the the wreck of the 8.8. Kuang Turig, 42 Frank Milton against the Rev. Henry by the crowd congregated to witness the The present is therefore a good opportailty kong, defence and applied for an adjournment okests of Opium, 20 packages of Piece Ward Becher, the demures of the des race, it was evident that with the public to run in some invoices of Eastern redzed Jan. 18, Antipodes, from Cardif to Hang. Remanded till 2 pm on Tuesday doods, 58 Slabs of Tin, and other cargo. fendant has been sustained with leave to Cambridge was largely the favorite. Og ford Sugar by railroad to advantage. The cargo kong. 18th. The defendants were admitted to as a gratifying proof of the new Futai's plaintiff to amend his complaint within won the tose for choles of position and chose of Batavia Bugar detained at Yokohama, bail in $1,000 and $500 respectively."

anxiety to afford full protection to foreign twenty days, on payment of dosta

Washington, April 8th-The House bill the middle for the start. The start was not expected for several weeks. shipping in distress we may mention that DEN PREA MURDEROUS ARKADIN, ---

on hearing of the disasters to the stre. to provide for the deficiency in the Printing effected at 2 minutes and 17 seconds past 2:

THE FOOCHOW-AMOY COURIER LINE. The seven chair.colier, charged with Named and Krang Tung, His Freellency Bureau aid to issue ever soin in place of Cambridge got away first, rowing 37 strokes making a murderous assault on some caused, in both ipptubers, Aran gunboats freational currency is simended by the Senste per minute, but very steadily Oxford Chinese Water Polise Constables andË. to be despatoled to their assistance, Finance Committee by striking out the third commenced with 30 strokes, With appa Ellire,` Wero again brought up. A abus In regard to the sage of fraudulent im section, and providing in Hew of it that rent dert Cambridge drew clear away in line between Focchow and Amey, was held

A meeting of subzoribers to the sourier

Jan. 17. Alex. McNeil, from Onedid to

Hongkong. Jan. 17, Onward, from Liverpool in Hongs

kong,

Jan. 10, Sophie, from Cardiff to Hongkongi Jan. 20, Forward Ho, from London

Yokohama,