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own countrymen who come here in he also stated that his vessel was belug search of employment. Where a Europalated. Defendants were discharged with pean would expect a malary of $100 or a caution.

armistice,

THE GHINA MAIL.

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Hier exclamations of astonishment

penal servitude and to be thrice publicly the sufferers needed, serving out conges, put out the light, and abject to any one stream under the bow, when he signalled as cakes &c. and protecting life and property, striking a match, and thus light up the agreed upon by scraping with a bamboo on whipped twenty-five strokes each time,

The 2nd and 3rd prisoners were ant to I learn on good authority that the Governor terah of truth.

the ship's chain. Distrusting the Chinaman eighteen monthe' and two years' hard labas personally spent about $3000 out of After this roundabout, however, let me say and to make things quite safe, our best man $120 per mensem they are content with The following Articles bave been presented bour respectively.

bis own private paras to relieve the poor that on our second voyage we came to Hong-Brown volunteered and slid down a rope 15- from $30 to $50. Not only this, they to City Hall Museum since the completion

suffering people. Ho was very strict in kong from Bombay, and were, after the to the sampan, where he received the bags Regina v. John Nicholds. native language

having his orders properly carried out, and a speak the

nanal preliminaries, despatched to Whampoa, from above and secured the supposed value most of the printed Catalogue: Sword Fish fluently as well as English, they are and Remora, by W. Cuthill, Kaq.; Crane, John Nicholas, convicted of larceny front military mandarin for his failure to procure at that time the great centre of the European from My Asum Ting. Brown then lightly willing to work a much greator by H. Sampson, Feq; Piese Wood Bored the person with violence, from a Japaness one hundred small boats and men, as he trade with China. The population of this sprung from the boat, and aided by the number of hours than our countrymen by Teredon, by J. M. Armstrong, Esq.; 2 seaman, was brought up for sentence Eliswas required to do, for the purpose of tradal depot consisted of people who sue ship's cable, was soon on deck gain, could possibly do and their expenses of Snakes, by Pvt. C. Connor; 2 Bats, by Lordship said the prisoner's case was very saving life and property, was sentenced to seeded more or less in obtaining a liveli-obuckling at the complete success of our

Jas. Sinclair, Esq.; Steamer Model (White bad indeed. The prisoner had shawn much receive 200 blows.

hood out of the shipping, and comprised scheme. Among the incidents connected with this compradores, stovedores and others, Happy It was a clear moonlight night, and wo life are next to nothing. Whilst the Cloud), by D. Gillies, Era Lizard, by Fr. Intelligence and must bave known what he beads of firms can obtain Eurasian Sam. Thoma; Green Suake, by Edward was doing. He said he had been dischargénlamity I will mention to you one or two Celestial times, gone never to return; now could watch the boat as Ting paddled across Labour so cheaply, it is certain that they Stainfield, Kaq.; 3 Portions of the Shot ed from a ship, but he belonged to that off-hand, which will shew that the official replaced by days of steam, telegraphs, glut- the river towards the nearer shore of Bam- will not pay a higher price to their own Fired by Peng-chao hai into Steamer Caris class which could find no difficulty in get-class even is not exempted from the misery ted markets, and low freights. How strange boo, Town. Mr Asum Ting's movements #t He had commit-caused by the inundation. A mandarin and dream-like, even on this my second visit, first were perfectly regular, but after attain- countrymen The consequence is that brooke, and of the Plate Pierced, by Capt: ting shipped again. many have left for other Colonies where Cairns Beron (Hongkong), by J. Dodds, ted a crime for which he had no living at the Western gate with his wife everything and every one seemed to me;ing a certain distance they became to say there is a better prospect of gaining & Esq; Heron (Hongkong), by H. Sampson, ground of excuse; if he was starving, there and daughter took to the heights on the compradores and stevedores battling and hag the least rather eccentric, for he suddenly livelihood, and the presence of these Esq.; 2 South African Birds (unidentified) was still something to be said in his favour, alarm of flood being given, taking his whole gling with the Captain for their several brought the boat's head up stream and drop- by Capt. Ferrier; Vulture-(Chihli), by H. though starvation was no ozonea whatever family with him, but there being no shelter pidgins; "while washing-girl nimbly ping his paddle proceeded in all haste to rip usurpers (as they may be called) being Beveridge, Eaq.

Bis object in committing the dead was to keep them from the down-pour, the busied themselves with the clothes of officers up one of the bags supposed to contain fish- known at home preventa many others Loan Collection-Bell, lent by H. Lolely to get some money which he might whole family had to crawl into a coffin shed and men. How marvellously like the pio- maw. from coming out. We cannot blame the Dennys, Esq.; Coins from Pompeii, lent spend in having more drink-a curse of and to remain therein without food and tures on the willow-pattern plates at home and disgust on finding the true nature of his heads of firmos for studying economy in by Mra Webb; Japanese Kineata, lent by the sailors. It was very fortunate for him drink for days until they were rescued by and how quaint the original seemed, in the bargain were something to be remembered;

veritable Land of Tea.

end to intensify his chagrin he was now that the violonea he used was very slight, the soldiers sent out to relieve the sufferers. paying their Assistants, but at the same H. L. Dennys, Esq.

but his Lordship must tell him that he had A sub-Magistrate, a relation of the literary The men composing our crew were nearly saluted by the united voice of the ship's timo it is to be regretted that they find Tus following telegrams were published in done an act which rendered him liable to chancellor here, was buried with his wife, all Europeans, with the exception of the company, assembled on the forecastle, in it necessary to set aside respectable the Daily Press of this morning

bo flogged, and his Lordship was resolved, daughter aged about ten years, and a traditional Black Cook; and taken all alto- ono loud and hearty laugh at the discomfited Englishmen for these peracus, having London, 14th June-The Emperor Wil- so far as this Court was concerned, that female servant under the rains of a house gether they were not unsatisfactory speci- Celestial. The wailings from the poor Chi apparently no higher object in view llam of Germany has had an interview with when any one incurred the punishment of which succumbed to the influence of the mens of the now almost extinct British Tar.naman, as his boat now drifted unheeded than saving a few dollars more or less." the Czar of Russia at Ems. The Russian flogging, the proper punishment would be element. When the bodies were taken out, The accommodation for housing the arow was down stream, came clearly through the Ah Ya, ab. The writer is, evidently not one of the policy is considered to have been checked awarded to him, be he an Englishman or those of the husband and wife were found much the same as it is now, if I except the night air-they were,

The excitement liberal-minded few, and, in regard to the by recent events, and it is reported that Chinaman. His Lordship bad thought of clinging to each other, their arms being modern panacea for all Jacks grievances--ya! what fashion ship you calla dis!

What a pitiable the words, more or less badly out, on the Ah Fanqui, Fanqui" closing sentence of the extract, it would General Ignatieff has applied to be recalled, logging the prisoner, but having taken the around each other's neck.

beam, "Certified to accommodate-seamen," was at its height when our Captain same perhaps be well for some kind friend The Herzegovinians reject the proposed whole case into consideration, he would sight!

not add disgrace, pain and indignity to The walls of the Provincial Granary also Our vessel was loaded with cotton, princi- forward to the forecastle to ascertain the We very soon ex- to suggest to him that possibly

his puuishment, he prisoner a then fall in, and four Wei yuous have been al-pally, broken stowage being made up with cause of the hubbub.

ready deputed by the bigh anthority to bags of fishmaw, ivory and sandalwood; the plained the affair to his satisfaction, and he might find it to his advantage if

sent to two years' hard labour.

take charge of the grain. If the rain had bottom of the ship containing ballast, ohietly in return he promised us an extra bottle instead of preaching moral lessons to

lasted another day and night the great pro- copper drogs, which we lads used to call of grog for what he was pleased to call our

remarkable honesty. others, he endeavoured first of all to

bability was that none of us should have "clinkers." impress their principles upon himself,

escaped the disaster; as it was, very few The idea of entering into a tirade against

buildings were not inundated, even the social distinctions in this Colony, and

game of the Viceroy and Governor could immediately afterwards to talk of "re

be hardly said to have escaped. The houses pectable Englishmen" as compared with

here are, as a rule, built to no greater an these person(Portuguese) certainly

average height than 12 feet. nor are they constructed with any upper floors or lofts, does not say much for, the consistency, fairness or common sense of the writer.

so that when the floods some, there is no There is only one other point in the

place to flee to except to the house-top. The walls, moreover, are built chiefly of letter that we will take the trouble to

mud, so when the water rises, thay become softened and succumb, causing notice. The writer is unmerciful with

much destruction to life. The houses here the members of the Legislative Coun- oil, "A sest in the Local Parliament,"

are by no means so well constructed as those he says, "confers the title of honorable'

in Canton, and the flimsy nature of the on its posseanor, and the eager manner

buildings adds no small share to the gal in which this empty title is sought after

amity. Luckily, however, there was no wind accompanying the down-pour, otherwise the These hoper

sufferings would have been undoubtedly ables' seem to consider themselves the

mnoh greater nor was there any after the submersion. Had this not been so, I fear Lords of Creation." The "stars" of the

there would have been hardly a house Legislative Council must feel somewhat

left standing. To-day, the 15th, while extinguished after this!

1 am writing (I commenced the letter yes terday) the streets at the South Gate are not yet quite free of the water there being still a depth of one foot. I do not know how the foreign settlement fared; but I am told it is as bad as here, if not worse. It rained again last night (14tb) but not heavily. The price of provisions has risen forty per cent, and more in some articles of food. Before the foods, I used to get 38 catties of fine rice for $1, now I can only get 27 catties.

is remarkable.

On the whole the letter is a nonsensi cal and childish production. The writer proposes to continue his "impressions ". of this Colony and the Straits in subse- quent issues of the Gasetts, but we trust our comtemporary will have discretion enough to keep his columne clear of such rubbish in future, ¿

SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The Press says that it is new more than twelve months since the Report of the Commission appointed to enquire into the question of re-constructing the Praya wae published. It would be interesting to know to what the postponement of this important undertaking is due. The community have been looking now for more than a year for Bome sign of a commencement of a new Praya. It is now no doubt too late in the season to commence the work, still some of the contemplated repairs might perhaps be carried on..

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The Chung Ngoi San Po has no editorial An this issue..

The Universal Circulating Herald com- ments on the Japanese proclamation on the question of bank notes. It ridiculce the suggestion of the Daily Press for establish ing colleges of medicine for Chinese after foreign practice. It says sickness can be. oured, but destiny cannot be cured.

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.LOCAL AND GENERAL.

WE Insert an extract from an Australian sporting paper on the last Race Meeting in Hongkong-not from anything new it oon tains but merely as a pleasantly-written account of this important local event.

London, 16th June--During a Cabinet Council la Constantinople dismisse officer entered the room and abot Hussein and Reschid Pasha dead, and wounded the Minister of Marine.

Tax following is the order of Service of St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, 2ud Sun day after Trinity, 25th June, 1876---

(Before Mr Justice SNOWDEN.)

Regina v. Wong skow. The prisoner was sent to one year's hard labour for robbery from the person with violence. He was not flogged because the violence used was not great,

Regina v. Ching Akicong and Ohing ping. The prisoners who were found guilty of cutting and wounding the office boy in the Chartered Bank of India &o., were sent to two years and one year's hard labour respectively.

Morning Prayer, Litany and Sermon at 11-Reader, The Colmial Chapisin; Preacher, The Colonial Chaplain; First Lesson, Judges, tv.; Second Lesson, Anta, VII. to v. 85; Venite, No. 5, Mercer; Te Deum, No. 7, Mercer; Benedictus, No. 16, Mercer; First Hymn, "My God, my Father, while I stray" No. 276, Marder

Regina v. Chun Ayan.. Second Hymn, "God of almighty Love," No. 298, Mercer.

The prisoner, who pleaded guilty to steal Evening Prayer and Sermon at 6ing an umbrella and a binocular glass from Reader, The Colonial Chaplain; Preacher, the steamer Mikado, was sent to three The Colonial Chaplain First Lesson, years' penal servitude. For his return from Judges, ; Second Lesson, 1 John, 1. deportation he was sent to one year's bard Paalme, No. 142, page 144, Monk; Magni- labour, the last sentence to be concurrent fleat, No. 188, Moak; Nunc Dimittis, No. with the previous one.. 89, Monk; Anthem, "O Lord, Thou bost overthrown," From Mandelssohn's "Eli- jah;" Hyma after Sermon, "All praise to Thee, my God, this night," No. 18, Merger,

Police Intelligence. (Before James Rrussell, Esq.) 24th June, 1876.

ATTEMPT TO SHOOT. Indian Constable No. 599, was charged by European Constable No. 24, John Fraser,! with attempting to shoot him. The com- plainant was in charge of Hoongham ete- tion and was the only European Constable there.

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THREATENING TO KILL.

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SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIMINAL SESSION.

June 24, 1876,

Regina y. Che Achung and three othere.

Regina. Chil Aking and Chun Aken. The prisoners, who were convicted of uttering a forged note on Messrs MacEwen, Frickel & Co., and of being an accessory before the fact respectively, were sent to ope year and eighteen months' hard labour, The Sessions were then adjourned till Monday next, at 10 a.m., when Special Jurors will have to attend."

THE FOOCHOW FLOOD.

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We now adjourned in a body to our den, the forecastle, to enjoy the Skipper's bounty and count our gains. Alas for the perfidy of Celostial human nature! alas for the vain hopes of mankind Every dollar of the twenty-sight was bad--unmistakeably bad. Intelligent reader, Who were the rogues?

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J. P. H.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Arrangements for discharging were spaedi ly come to, and one Asum Ting was chosen as stevedore by our Captain. believe now that the Captain must have driven a pretty hard bargain, for, coupled with the fact that the ship's crew were to assist the Chinese in discharging the cargo, I noticed that in the event of a shower of rain falling, or in the absence of lighters, or any other of the untoward circumstances that may interfere with the progress of work on board ship, Mr Asum Ting invariably

BELLS, BELLS, BELLS. took special care to reduce his hired men to To the Editor of the "CHINA Maiz," Hongkong June 24, 1876, à minimum. In discharging, it used to be

SIR,I quite agree with "Nervos," that en especial amusement of mine to watch the Chinese officials who had business connected the tingling and jingling of the Bells with the cargo. First, there were the Cus-at the R. C. Cathedral are getting unbear toms' people-somewhat different from those able. As be very justly states, others are of the present day with their large official not allowed to create a Nuisance: "why. junk and the attendant boatmen and coolies, should they?" Can you, Mr Editor, or weighing-mashines and weigher, all clean any of your readers, suggest a means of and trim outwardly but inwardly bent upon, putting a stop to it?

I am, Sir, in some mysterious way known only to

W. B themselves, making some good pidgin out

[It can hardly be said that the Wellington of the entire proceedings, and by means of

Street bell is a new subject. Like prickly the detested Fan yan. Even now, when recall to mind that old weigher's accent, heat, it is a grievance that comes with the and his really laudable attempts at prohot weather. The unpleasantness can be per English, they make me laugh again. lessoned in two ways, viz., by the exercise His usual style was something after this of courtesy and consideration on the part fashion-K (in diamond) over N 8 FT of Bishop Raimondi, or by a summons on Timent, Kay, Hen, Hoes, Heffy, Tee, the complaint of one or more of the neigh 'lee, two, li all of which sounds meant bours. It is more than probable, however, to signify the marks as above, with the that the bell will continue to clatter as additional information that the package briskly as ever. The. Hon. the Fire Master weighed 3 owt. 2 grs, and 9 lbs. Then, might be induced to have the clapper muf. again, there were the clerks employed by the fled at night.-Ev. C. M.] cargo-owners, and the consignep's clerks--I should think not less than at least fifty peu- ple, forming a community of themselves, separate from the ship's company.

THE OTHER SIDE

To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL.”

Hongkong, June 24th, 1876.

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ROUNDABOUT PAPERS. BY A PLAIN OLD CHINA HAND. "Morry-go-round merry-go-round," and en pass the years, halting for nobody. I

My personal duties were humble enough,

SIR read in your valuable journal a have spent much more time in borrowing or as I simply endeavoured to "obey orders."

letter signed Nerves," and i really pitiod buying my experiences here in China than The unloading went on apace, and we were him for being too nervous to live near a soon down to the 'tween decks, at least, we' I can ever spend in relating them; and I had ample room to move about there; but Christian Church. Serven" might easily fear that I might seribble hard and long be-the bags of fishmaw and pieces of sandal- escape this alleged "nuisanco" by simply fore I could over do them justice, or string wood were sadly the way and required placing cotton in his ears, or removing to some other place-not too near the St. them together in amooth and elegant lan- looking after. So one Saturday morning John's Cathedral, as it possesses more bells guage. The forecastle or the poop either after breakfast, the chief officer called out, for the matter of that is not the place"Boy Jim, go down in the 'tween there than the R. C. Church, and ite Ball-ringer is also accustomed to grind the clapper of where the greatest trouble is taken to select and look after those bags of fishme; the Bells for a good quarter of an hour, language and phrases, though the right nail you see any broken ones, take your whenover a religions service is going on,

sew them up." may be hit on the head sometimes; and if palm and needle and my sentences are at any time stiff or un- Ay, ay, Sir." To hear was to obey; and disregarding all people like "Nerves. The grammatical, remember it is my first at having provided myself with the requisite best place I can safely recommend your tempt, and caulk and paint them according tools, 1 went to work-certainly not too correspondent to go is the Peak Sanita- ly. How far wide of the mark aimed at soon, for many of the bags were broken and rian, where he can enjoy the peace, for there is scarcely any other place in the Co- these papers may be is known only to the their contents were scattered about. I may lony where a Bell is not to be heard sum- writer: yet he is confidont that they must here mention that a bag of fishmaw at that moning the people for prayer. con- contain a certain amount of truth and tisue was valued at about $20, and contained If Nervos should be affected some..

times by the booming of guns, I can also recommend him to go to the other aide of the hill, Aberdeen or Stanley, then he will be relieved. But I fancy he is nervous only when he hears a Church Bell. Apologizing for trespassing on your valuable spoon, I am;

Yours &o.,

A NUISANCE.

BONES.

We reproduced yesterday an account of the recent serious inundation at Foochow from the Foochow Herald. It has, however, There were four Indian Con reference to the Foreign settlement parti: stables under him of whom the prisoner onlarly, and we now give an account of the

DHG. Last evening while he was wan

+ffect of the calamity in the interior of the at his dinner, a report was made by s

small city where the Governotent offices are Chingman of his having found n

out to make

located. boat, and Fraser went

A correspondent, writing,under enquiries. Before leaving he left orders. that no one was to leave the station until date of the 14th instant, says :--

The sad news which 1 now take up my his return. When he came back he found

He said he pen to write to you will have, no doubt; the prisoner had been out.

The prisoner then be-reached your place ere this. The inunda would report him. came impudent, and took up a rifle near by tion, according to the statement of the old and pointed at Fraser. It was, however,

est inhabitants, was very much worse than unloaded, but Fraser did not know it then the two preceding ones which occurred in THE HONGKONG NATIVE PRESS. A Chinese constable sprang forward and the 14th and 24th year of the reign of Taou-

The Chinese Mail comments on the pro-scized the prisoner's ride. The case was re- kwang. tection which foreign countries extend to manded till 26th.

At noon on the 3rd lustant, the day on their subjects. It cotes historically the uses

which the Viceroy took his departure to the of fans.

capital to have an audience of the Emperor, Chan Achan, late servant to Licut. Hinds the weather began to look cloudy and of H.M.'s 80th Regiment, was brought up shewed signs of the approach of hewy for threatening to kill the mess-compradore, rains. At 2 p.zn. the same day the The complainant laid an information at the forebodings were realised and it com- Police Court yesterday in which he charged meneed to rain very hard and the prisoner with attempting to take his tinued till after dusk. Subsequently the earnestness. Could I have borrowed the about 65 to 70 lbs. weight: this valuation life. The defendant was formerly Lieut. appearance of the sky was overcast and genius of Thackeray as easily as I have his may be found to have some bearing on the Hinde's servant but was discharged on the monotonously dull, broken occasionally by title to these desultory scraps, with what an story by and by. Gathering the broken 21st inst., and the complainant got a new showers of rain. This kind of weather unaffected esse could I have glided through bags into ono heap I proceeded to pick up manig. The defendant thought he had continued up to the 9th inst, when heaven the different phases of a life, replete with the pieces, replace them in their several re- been done out of his situation by the com- opened its window and poured down in tor-instruction to many and I may say with ceptacles, and sew up the rents.

While thus employed I could not help We are informed that an Entertainment/Pradore, He was then said to have gone to rents for three days and three nights as in harm to none. With a well-defined sim in

Noah. On the morning of the view, and with a strong desire to amuse the observing Bir Asum Ting quietly watching the compradore's office to look for him, and the time chiefly consisting of performances by the he was heard to say that he would stab the 11th all the Diluvian realities were, as it reader with a tough old yarn," how easily me. After shuffling about uneasily for some "Down South Minstrels," will be given on compradore to death, that if he could not do were, re-enacted, for every part of the olly could I skip from grave to gay, from lively time, he took a seat close by xae; and then Monday next at the Temperance Hall, toit now, he would do it even five years hence. of Fooohow, both within and without, was to savere," and so interweave personal his- ensued a conversation in "pidgin English, commence at half-past eight.'. Admission The oase was remanded till the 46th inst. flooded, putting a complete stoppage to tory with pleasant talk and amusing inci- which it is needless here to give in detail,

To the Editor of the "CHINA MALZ." ingress and egress The houses and streets dents, so as to completely wrap up the ego-the giat of it all being that the miserable

Hongkong, June 24th, 1878 in the vicinity of the Southern Gate were tism which is so inseparable from private sad misguided Colestial had so onthid his

DEAR SIB,--A short time ago, you kindly all inundated to the height of from history. These papers, though very round-brother stevedores that he had engaged to aight to ten feet, and at the point of the about in character, are, however, not the do the ship's work for a certain lose. Ac-inserted a complaint, from one of your cor. (Before the Chief Justice Sir JOHN SMALE) city gate, the water was in a level with the work of W. M. Thackeray, and he could'nt cording to "olo China custom," therefore, respondents, relative to stone breaking in

arch of the gateway.

he had sat his wits to work in order to make the public streets. May 1 be perthitted to Those houses at the have written them. Western Gate suffered the most, as it was a Well, my first recollections of the Flowery up the deficiency by some other means. He state that that unbearable nuisance has now made its appearance in Caine Road, more low-lying district. The buildings Land date a long way back, when I was had surreptitiously induced the sailors to DURING the sitting of the Magistrate to. The prisoners, who were convicted of immediately in front of the yamens of the much smaller than I am now and less grey sell him two bags of fishmaw for $14 each, near the spot where the wall recently gave. day, His Excellency Sir Arthur Kennedy: Larosty on board the steamer Names, were Viceroy and Governor were also flooded to as early as the year 1848. I was then a which bags were of course to be stolen by way. To judge from the clatter and din of in company with the Hon. Mr Preston and brought up for sentence. The lat, 2nd and the height of over four feet. But the dis ship's apprentice, and had some direct from the crew and in the event of the theft the coolias, one would think we were posi another gentleman, Faid a visit to the 3rd prisoners were sent to two years' grd. triots in the direction of the East and North the Clyde in a new ship called the I-d-a, being undetected, the packages would have tively dwelling in a stone quarry. They Police Court. They wat alongside Mr labour, and the 4th to three years penal sergate escaped with comparative Impunity, which was owned by a irm who have since been marked in the ship's accounts as short commence their delightful avaostions in the Russell for a short time and then prosseded vitude.

the ground being slightly elevated above had many clippers in these waters. I redelivered," and debited to the Master er usual manner of chipping, and knocking, to inspect the Gael and the Police Barracks.

the other sections of the city, but even member, our agents in Hongkong were owner. It was ultimately arranged, after almost as soon as it is daylight, greatly to Beyina v. Wong dohoy and two others, there the water was from ankle-deep named B-v-; they had their place of busi-mush haggling and scheming, that two bags the annoyance of several residents. It is The prisoners were brought up for knee-deep.

ness in what is now called Queen's Bond of the coveted luxury should be handed over particularly annoying to those who wish for Many houses fell down, and the loss of East, which has since become the property be paid on delivery. But I would here asks fatigue of hearty mail work overnight, But an extra hour's rest in the morning after the to Mr Asum Ting, the price agreed upon to sentence for childstealing,

His Lordship said he thought that the life was considerable. During these disas of the Colonial Government, It is easily phoishment which this Court inflicted on trous hours, daring robberies took place, be distinguished, the original building being that the Grand Jury of the public should pause worse than that, it is absolutely distressing persors found guilty of childstealing bad and some bankers were attacked and marked with the figures 1842, while there they sign their indictment against the to an invalid he is compelled to lie on a had some effect, and to some extent it was so plundered, but most of the robbers were additions, in the shape of a portice or vers honesty of the ship's company

Yours truly On that particular Saturday night, after Addressing the prisoners his Lordship said either captured on the spot or traced out andah, bear a date ten years later. This that of all cases he knew, he knew of no one afterwards. Eight-tenths of the looters, circumstance may serve as some security or the usual routine of the ship had been gore which was so cold blooded as the present. I regret to say, were Hunan soldiers. sorroborative testimony for the many queer through, the men and boys accommodated in

the forecastle-assembled to fulfil what I be We would all attention to an advertise. The 1st prisoner's own sister went away But from beginning to end, all praise is stories I have to telli

It is not my intention to linger over a leve te now almost an abrogated custom, ment in another column, giving the numbers from home for a short time and gave the due to B. E. the Governor Ting Jih Chang of the 842 Boads of the Chinese Imperial child to the prisoner to take care of, and he because all the captures were effected reminiscence of my first voyage, as I am not namely, to drink to sweethearts and wives, 8 per cent. Loan of 1874 drawn in London, took the opportunity to steal the child and through strenuous efforts he made and the writing a novel: most people can fancy all and the old folks at home. I can remember which are to be paid off at par in Hongkong give it to the woman at his side to dispose taot be displayed. During the whole time the sensations natural to the occasion, or we were particularly marry that evening on on the 50th inst, and in London on 19th for him. She appeared not to have been an of the submersion, H. E. stationed himself read them elsewhere. I may remark, how the prospect of making a clear profit of August next. This is the first drawing in adept in these matters and asked the other on the City wall with a large staff of aides ever, that I did make a first voyage, which nearly thirty dollsss and our friend and connection with this loan, and in view of woman, the third prisoner, to sell it for de-camp about him. He personally super-is even yet distinctly in my memory; and "pal" was to arrive, by appointment, under the cheapness of money at home it is doubt her, and she managed the affair very intended the schemes for saving life having thus a small claim to age and expes the ship's bow at 10 p.m. to take delivery ful whether we ban congratulate the holders adroitly. The first prisoner must have and property and converted measures to rience I would here observe that the bearing of the stolen goods! But let the aforesaid of the Bonds so drawn.

known that he had committed a great wrong put down robbery. H. E. kept bis eyes of younger hands towards the natives is Grand Jury bear in mind that though we against his sister, for be ran away when be open toward all points, and by means of a now frequently much less polite than that had agreed to deliver two bags of stolen fishmaw at a certain price, we argued that as At the Marine Court to-day Thomas Stimy saw her, and he probably knew the conse. binoonlar, he observed several daring rob- of the good old times," son, Master of the British barque Onward,quence which he bad incurred. The mother beries at a distance. He at once sent out I now come to my tecond voyage to Chi- euch & contract would not hold water, wa Frank Moore, Master of the British steamer of the let prisoner who presented the peti soldiers in those directions and succeeded sa but why the "para" which I shall pre- had better limit the stealing entirely to Mr Bank, & months' sight,.8/10 Mikatio, and Rees Jones, Master of the tion on behalf of her son was then called in capturing siz robbers, taken rad-handed, eently spin should have stuck so long in my Ting. We therefore procured two gunny-redit, & months' sight,.8/10 British barque Sophie, were summoned at up and spoken to by the Court is at the Southern suburb and are at the memory is one of those psychological pro- bags, and having stuffed them with copper the instance of Mr A. Sampson, Boarding Lordship said the was a wicked old woman, Western suburb. Everywhere was found biems more easily stated than explained. drose to the required weight, we neatly died Officer, for not having the deck lines marked for knowing what he had done the sought a prodiamation posted on the walls or Modera spiritualists afirm that they van, as fup the remaining space with chips from a on their aides as required by Section 8 of to justify his conduct by sending in a on poles written on a piece of yellow it were, stand outside of themselves; and spar on which our carpenter had been engaged the Mercha: € Shipping Act 1875. Captain petition Here was a man who stole and cloth, measuring about two feet long and from that standpoint form an estimate of that day. "Brown, Jones, Hobinson and the Stimson said he was discharging a dirty sold hisleister's child and she justified him, 1 feet broach The Insoription tras to the their own actions. What a happy result, cargo: Mr F. Neville (Chlef Officer) ap. If anything could add to the severity of following effect issued by Ting, the Co. and how beautiful an adaptation of the old peared for Capt. Moore, who is at Canton, the punishment, it was the light way in vernor all those who are catight taking philosopher's advice Man, know thyself,"

a calamity to plunder, and of the poet's wish- and stated that his ship is being painted on which the other treated the matter, the advantage of

"Oj wad some power the giftis gle us side and that the marks will be put on as stealing and selling of her own grandson, are to be beheaded forthwith H. E

To age oursels as ithers see us.” soon as she is painted. Capt. Roes Jones She had asked that her son might not be moreover, directed a number of soldiers aid the marks had been put on his vessel fogged, but he would be fogged. The to proceed on rafte to wherever assist.But then modeya spifitaalists tos often as Cardiff, but had sluge bean washed off) | prisoner was then mantensed to three years' i ange wie posomery to give what pid

AN notification appears in the Government Gasetts of to-day laviting tenders for the purebare of five, ten and twenty cent places to the amount of five thousand pounde-The attention of owners and mas ters of vessels is also called to certain sections in the "Merchant Shipping Act of 1875" referring to "load lines."

writer were chosen by our shipmates to carry out the details of this dreadrul plot. True so his time Mr Asum bing could be reen feating quietly down the river in an sid dugoout" in which, by the dexterous s of his paddles so as to keep his craft in a line with the ship, he was won carried by the

bed of sloknese.

QUIETUDE.

Quotations OPIUM-New Patna, daah... 888 Boxenone, una-24, 1878.

"

11

**

credit, 587

Old Patna, subiri. —

aredit, Now Bonares, cath, 687

credit, 570"

Old Benares, cash, 590

credit, 892

New Malwa, pach, 568

17

credit, 683 Allowands Taels, 6 a 19

Exonange,

a Calcutta, Bank demand,...K 2001

.. Bombay, demand,

Shanghal, demand,

11

B 220

Shangha 30 days' sight, ..? 75

Tamperature. Bonézosé, June 26, 1870. TEENKOMSTER—ų M

Do.

12. NAT

89

891

Minias, over aight,

BL 29.92€

Do. Maximusi, Do,