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To-day's Advertisements.

FOR BATAVIA & SAMARANG,

The British Bark “MARQUIS OF ARGYLL," Captain MONAIR, will load here for the above Ports, and will bave quick despatch.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

HOP KER & Co. Hongkong, April 7, 1877,

Not Responsible for Debts.

Neither the Captain, the Agente, nor Owners will be Responsible for any

· Debt contracted by the Officers or Crewo of the following Vestals, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:-

General Memoranda.

Tuesday, April 10:—~`

Goods per Iraosaddy undelivered after Noon, subject to rout and landing charges. WEDNESDAY, April 11:---

| Tævnsday, April 12)-

of Call and Europe.

Noon-Fuglsh Mail leaves for Ports

THE CHINA MAIL.

on the part of foreigners, in a far better firme what I wrote in my last letter, and more desirable mode of proceeding although differing slightly from it in the in private among themselves, and business of this port. than the formation of combinations way it shows how Lakin taxes affected the the sullen announcement that they are prepared to transact business in future

of

No. 4295-APRIL 7, 1877.

an antagonist far more worthy of his bus mendations of His Excellency, based upon than his opponent on the first occasion. His the report of the Commission of enquiry opponent's play called forth repeated bursts consisted of Judge Phillipo, Mr Plunket into the mattor, which it will be remembered

the opening of the Annamese port of the game when he put together 05 to M. and the Muntri of Perak are to be deported of applause capocially during the early part and Mr Paul; and the result is that Sultan Abdullah, the Laksamana, the Shabandar only under certain conditions which Haifong by the French has also indicted Carme's 72, subsequently 120 to M. Carme's from the Nativo Statos. Sultan Ismail and 11 a.m.Sale of Sundries at Govt, Store. they specify. We think foreign mer- considerable damage to this port, as a good 78. At this stage of the game the Professor his party are to remain in exile at Jchoro, chants will do well to take some deal of produce which previously was got the balls together in a corner and made taken to secure their abstinence from inter- His Highnoss the Maharajah having under- notice of this circular, even if it be not brought here is now sent there on account a break of 120, the scores deemed expedient to call a public set of its being more readily accessible, and alto Amateur 623 and M. Carme 198. Breake to be acknowledged as the native ruler of then being foronco in the Affairs of Perak. Yusuf is now because the facilities there are greater of 71, 87, 80, 149, 58, and 165 (the largest government will be carried on, under the Perak "dura se bone gesserit," and the than here, and fewer obstructions are put in of the evening) with a few stray cannona, advice of the Resident, in his name. the way of traders,

brought the Professor ahead of his advereary

In pursuance of these intentions, Sultan in spite of his gift of 500. At the conclu- who have been residing here under super Abdullah, the Locksamana, the Shabandar, sion of the game the Amateur had made vision for the last three months, were 387, his store thus standing at 867. The arrested yesterday and conveyed to lo extraordinary shots of Mons. Carme again to which they are to be deported is deter

Civil gaol for sale custody until the place, excited the greatest admiration. His last mined on. Suitable allowances for their exhibition will be given this evening.

maintenance will be provided for out of the Perak revenues. The Mantri of Larut has also boon sontenced to the same fate and will be shortly brought down here in custody,

2 p.m. Sale of Ground, at Queen's

Road East

SATURDAY, April 14-

hams and San Francisco.

ing on the question. The circular is not a model of English composition, and wo fear any one not possessing some previous FRIDAY, April 13:-

knowledge of the question would be ter- Noon.-General Weekly Sale by Merrribly puzzled to know what it is all I have been told that the native merchants

Lane, Crawford & Co,

about. The grievances complained of, at Macae connected with Pakhoi havo sent a however, are by no means new to for deputation to the Customs authorities of aigners here, and the majority of them, 3 p.m.-American Mall leaves for Yoko- no doubt, have already a pretty clear Canton, asking for a reduction in the duties comprehension of the difficulty. In ef- on junk-carried goods, to enable them to fect, the circular states that the Chinose compete with steamers. Teresa loaves for Manila on or about this merchants here cannot pay away to the already pay considerably less than the rates The finer goods foreign firma in Hongkong currency named in the tariff, so probably the junka which they receive from the native tra- ders who carry on business directly with will continue to convey them, but on the the consumers and others in the interior coramon and heavy goods the duties are not of the country. This seems to be the very high and can soarcely be reduced suffl- only grievance set out in the circular, ciently to enable the junks to compete with but we believe it is hardly a full exposi

ALDEN BESSE, American barque, Captain ... & Noyes.--Rozario & Co.

MYSTIC BELLE, American ship, Captain David Plumor-Steinsson & Co.

ROSINA, American 3-m. schooner, Capt. C. W. Hanson, Arnhold, Karborg & Co.

Ecao, British barque, Capt. George W. Tozer.-Arnhold, Karborg & Co,

WINDERMERE, British ship, Capt. Mann, -Meyer & Co.

IRIS, Dutch schooner, Captain J. Wortor vold.-Order.

ROSETTA MCNEIL, American barque, Captain Brown.-Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.

Anderson-Meyer & Co.,

Andero Beth ship, Captain John NYASA, British ship. Captain W: S. Gartlock, Douglas Lapralk & Co.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

April 8, Krung Thep, Siamese barque, 488, N. Dührigen, Bangkok Feb. 25, Rico and Teakwood.-BIESISSEN & Co.

April 7, Montgomeryshire, British steamer, 1146, J. Sturrook, Saigon April 2, Rice.- H. KIER & Co.

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FRIDAY, April 20;-

dato.

TUESDAY, May 1:—

3 p.m.-Occidental & Oriental 8. S. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San Franciaco.

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MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW. RELIGIOUS SERVICES

chants here.

tion of the complaints of the native mer-steamers, unless they are remitted altogether. They also suggest that Hongkong people have before now heard of "weight" is the fairest and simplest this plan of allowing reduced duties on ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL-The Right basis for the currency. They say that junk cargo, and the effect of it in the pre- Reverend Bishop of Victoria; The Rev. E. the arrangements that have been made sent case will be that the tariff duties on Davye, Acting Colonial Chaplain On the Firet and Third Sundays in each Month in regard to the currency of the Ameri- essential oils, drugs and goods of that class Ai 11 a.m., Morning Prayer, Sermon and dan and Mexican dollars are not equit- Celebration of the Holy Communion. On able. They request that a basis for will prevent the trade in them from being the Second and Fourth Sundays in each currency fair to themselves and to for-carried on hero, and will leave it at Macao, Month (and Fifth, if any)-Morning eign merchants should be fixed, and con-unless the steamer accommodation to Hong Prayer, Litany and Sermon,

On all tend that the best for the purpose is the kong should alter the conditions of trade ao Sundays:-At 4 p.m., Evening Prayer and old one of "weight." The metal per as much as to render Maoas an undesirable Sermon. On all Holy Days-At 8 &.mas opposed to the coin per se is what port at which to carry on that business. celebration of the Holy Communion.

they want, be it ever so effaced, ever so Military Service. At 8 a.m., Morning fragmentary. These middlemen, as the reduction of duty on junk-carried piece goods Prayer and Litany alternately, Sermon Chinese merchants here may be termed for would also injuriously affect steamship and Celebration of Holy Communion the purposes of this discussion, complain owners. every Sunday,

Untos CHURCH.-Minister, Rev. James Lamont, Morning Service, at 11 A.M. April 7, Douglas, British steamer, 884, Afternoon, 6 P.. Geo, D. Pitman, Foochow April 4, Amoy 6, Bud Swatow 6, General-DovoLAS LAFRAIÉ

St. PETER'S SPAMEN'S OHUECERET. J. Henderson, Service at 8 PM., every Co. H. Moller, Bangkok March Rise. and Communion on the First Sunday in April 7, Bus Pan, Stamens ship, 678, A.Sunday. All seats free. Morning Prayer

KIN TYE LOOND.

Teach month at 11 am.

April 7, Nyasa, British ship, 709, Cornock, Newcastle (N.8.W.) Fab. 21, Opal Jordian J PHẢI 3 Gái

DEPARTURES.

Apr. 6, Tohing Tsing, for a Cruise.

7, San Lorenzo, for Blazila. 7, Iraouaddy, for Bhanghai. Benarty, for Fooshow. Rafanattianuhar, for Bangkok, Lima, for Talwanfoo.

CLEARED,

Fulda, for Takom. Glaucus, for Shanghai. Albatross, for Hamburg. Montgomeryshire, for Amoy. Taison, for Coast Ports. Carisbrooke, for Singapore, Agamemnon, for London, de.

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Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon, 0, May.) April 7, 1877.

Rajab Dris and other younger chiefs will be allowed to return to Perak as a matter of clemency, upon their promise of loyalty and good behaviour,

In the list of passengers from Calcutta "IGNOBANTIA LEGIS NEMINEM EXCUSAT.”

by the Japan yesterday (March 27) will Shum Wal Fung, the owner of the Kum have been noticed the name of the Hon'ble McClellan, a boarding officer attached to military member of the Viceroy's Conncil, Hop Hing Junk, was charged by Mr Wm. Major-General Sir Henry Norman, K.C.B., the Harbour Master's Department, with and one of the most distinguished Officers having on board a basket containing a in India, who is on his way home on leave quantity of loaded stink-pots. The reason via Chins and America. Prior to Sir Henry the defendant gave was that he had never Norman's departure from Oslcutta, a Fare- boon to Hongkong before and that he was well Evening Party was given in his honour ignorant of the law. As this was a class of by the Calcutta community in the Townhall, Master, the Magistrate remanded the case sit for his portrait in England, the picture offence usually dealt with by the Habour and it is proposed that he shall be asked to till the 9th, in order to look up the law and to be placed in the Osicuita Townhall. practice on the subject. The defendant was admitted to ball in $25,

AN-OLD OFFENDER,

Leung Achow, a chair coolie, was charged with having gone into the premises of Dr. Dennys at Fairles" and stolen there from some clothes that were set out to dry the defendant was recognised as having been four times in Gaol, and was now sent

twelve months, and in default thereof to be to four months hard labour, in addition to a rule of ball in $50 to appear within recommended for deportation,

Arms, get a dollar for a dollar's worth of down the creek several times in a sampachy chair-coolfe in Dr. Dennys amply that they cannot, in dealing with foreign Sings I wrote last I have passed up and silver, or, better still, an amount of silver Although the streets do not give one the Which they have been compelled to receive from their countrymen as equi- impression of an active trade being ourried time, the latter will not receive notes or It is full of life and bustle at high water, valent to a dollar while, at the same on, the case is quite different with the creek, the dollar excepting at its intrinsic value. but my first impression is fully confirmed, ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE CHAPEL,-On Wed-Of course the ascertions to the ofrcular, that it is much too small to allow of an nesdays at 6 p.m., Evening Prayer that traders from other parts are kept (shortened form), "and expoaltion of Scrip away from doing business in the Colony extensive business being done without great on account of the present state of affairs, improvements and stringent traflo regula- and that it is responsible for the great tions. The junks which are lying close in dulness of trade here at present, must be shore have their anchors right in the fair received cum grana salis. If the returns way of the stream, and when the water of the Harbour Master are reliable, trade

ture.

ST. STEPHEN'S MISSION CHURCH-Rev. A. B. Hutchinson, and Rev. Lo Sam Yuen. (All Services in Chinese.) Morn ing Prayer-Litany, Ante-Communion, and Sermon, at 11 A. Bible Class, as 8 P.M. Preaching, at 6.80 r.. Holy Com munion, 1st Sunday in Chinese month,

BERLIN FOUNDLING HOUSE.-Service in

the German language, by Pastor E. Klitzke, every Sunday, at half-past ten A., in the Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House,

West Point.

Shipping.

and Formoss,

is

generally in the Colony is flourishing shallow, between the ebb and flow of the instead of daily dwindling down." tides, their stocks are visible above water.

The next point-is-as-to-a remedy.

It What adds greatly to the bustle of the seems to us that the coinage of a British creek without perhaps contributing much to dollar either in Hongkong or at home Pakhoi as a port, are large bamboo rafs would not tend to decrease the difficulty being paled along, loaded with a single tiar unless the coin was accepted all over the country and the shopping of it for of small baskets containing charcoal. These Daylight-Taiwan leaves for Coast Forts bidden by the Chinese Government. A are so large that they occupy nearly the very similar difficulty is engaging the whole of the fairway, and proceed so slowly attention of foreigners in Yokohama at that if business increased they would ro- the present moment. Among the Japa- nese the yon is the only coin in circula-quire to be prohibited from entering the HONGKONG DISPENSARY, tion, while with the foreign merchants

the Mexican is the acceptable coin, and the creek, but the large ones lie at the the consequence is that there are a con- anchorage, and their cargoes are discharged siderable number of Japanese and Ohi and taken alongside in boats. These boste nese exchange brokers in Yokohama who are very much larger than those employed derive a profitable business from this at Hoihow, and can carry as much as those position of affairs. Chopping is a detes. tible practice, and there never will be usually employed at Hongkong, but they are and servant, Prince Lieutenstein and FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, found a satisfactory excuse for it. So good sailing boats, and not merely square

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PASSENGERS. ARBITED.

Per Douglas, from Orant Ports, Mr Tong King Sing, and 72 Chinese,

Por Montgomeryshire, from Saigon, 20 Chinese.

DEPARTED.

Per Iraquaddy, for Shanghai, Mr and Mrs

Johnson and servant, Prince Montenuovo

tant A. André aud. servant, K. Krebs and cervant, A. R. Watson, J. B. Watson, Mr and Mrs Louvier, Dr. Hue

and servant, Mesara J. P. Struthers, B. S. Allan, W. Corey, Gilbert, Paters and ser

THE

Established A.D, 1841,

香港大藥

A. 3. WATSON & Co.,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,

IMPORTERS

OF

creek at all.

Moderate-sized junks outer

ALEIGHT-OF-HAND.

Cheung Acce, a coolie, was charged with having gone into the shop of one Tchee of saté fish weighing about 1 catties, while ahow, and abatranted therefrom a.quantity the complainant was attending to a ous tomer. Two months' hard labour.

4:

JUSTICE TEMPERED WITH MERCY,

brought up for attempting to steal some Ho Aylag, described as a seaman, was timber deposited near the foreshore of the Sallors' Home.

He stated that he was a boatman by profession, and that he cama down only two ago to look for employment. He had no friends here. 14 days' hard labour, at the expiration the Poor Box to return to Canton. thereof to be allowed passage money from

BOARDING-BOUSE TOUTERS.

UNCONSCIOUSLY DRONE,

(Observer.)

On the passage from Bangkok a passenger named Bachofner was lost overboard from the steamer Ban Yang Seng under oiream- stances very similar to those which occurred

formed that the man was violent under an a few months ago on board the Carrisbrookei During the night Captain Darke was in- attack of delirium tremens, and went down below to secure him. As an attempt was

to stop him. The steamer was at once set being made to do this, the man threw him- solf through the port before it was possible

astern, a life buoy thrown overboard and a boat lowered away, but after searching for an hour it was given up as hopeless. It happened about two o'clock iest Wednesday morning. As far as can be ascertained the man was a Dutchman, and had elfe in which was that of an engineer on shore in Macassar; and he had left his employinaut, Siam, in consequence of intemperate habit.

We are informed that the Acting Chief Justice is expected to arrive from Malacca by the Barmah steamer to-morrow (March 20th.)

The Hon'ble C. B. Plunket, who is ab present en six weeks vacation leave, is ex- peoted to arrive from Penang before the Governor leaves, and will go to Hongkong soon afterwards.

THE RECENT "SCENE" IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. (World),

long as we have chopping we maat have boxes propelled by yulos. As it is, the broken silver for disposal, and the prac- creek appears to be scarcely large enough Peter Thompson, a seaman described as tice must be put down sooner or later if for the business at present transacted, as a vant, and Nielsen.-From Marseilles, Mrs DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, NURSERY REQUI. the present muddled state of the currency number of moderate-sized junks are lying | left this morning. was charged with lying been the ever-courteous member for the Isle

belonging to a German barque which had is to be remedied. The establishment of just outside ita mouth. Two of these arrived drunk on the road with his clothing in & Chinese Mint would no doubt remove

Beasley and 2 children, Mrs Sillem, Mas Fabre, Mossra Gliman, Young, Laidrith, Beasley, Howie and Rowley.

Per Benarty, for Foochow, 2 Chiness, Per Rajanattianuhar, for Bangkok, 2 Europeans and 417 Chinese.

TO DEPART,

Per Glaucus, for Shanghai, & Europeans

· and 80 Chinese.

Fer Taiwan, for Coast Porte, 2 Europeans

and 100 Chinese.

Per Carisbrooke, for Singapore, 679 Chi.

nono

Per Agamemnon, 10 Cabin, 817 Chinese,

and 2 Distressed Seamen.

SHIPPING REPORTS,

BITES, TOILET Kequisites, EnGLISH, AMELICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS

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the difficulty, but it might inaugurate a few days ago, and the ordinary small greater ones; at all events the mercantile sampans are busily employed in landing community here do not appear to be their cargoes-each conveying from two to disposed to advocate such a course. The five bales of piece goods or Bombay sotton. remedy proposed by the Chinese commu-

The bongs have all a sortain amount of nity is no doubt open to many grave be a retrogressive step, placing us once aggregate it is not very extensive, and if objections. In the first place it would godown accommodation, but taken in the more in the degraded position of having Pakhoi is to become a depôt, even on a no recognised coinage. There is also restricted scale in the same sense en Hong- quite enough weighing going on in all kong is a depot, the godown accommodation The publication of this issue commenced our monetary transactions at the present will require to be increased considerably. mi 7.30 p.m.

time without increasing those particular-

Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Gingerade, Potans Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters. The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,

ale British ship Nyasa reports Fine THE CHINA MAIL. put their heads together on the subject, which they are despatched, but which has

weather throughout.

The British steamer Montgomeryshire re- porta Experienced moderate monsoon all the way. Arriving at Groen Island last tight at 10 p.m.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1877.

ly nice and troublesome processes. We At present Pathol may be likened to a rail trust, however, our wise men here will way station at which goods arrive and from and then we shall at least have some no accommodation for protracted storage. thing proposed if not adopted for solving | the difficulty.

LOGAL AND GENERAL,

indesent disorder. Fined $1.

UNFORTUNATE. HABTE,

Swatow.

Arrivals --Ufar. 29, Douglas and Norna

Four runners to Chinese boarding housesFRIDAY NIGHT.A thunderbolt from: « were charged by P. O. J. Ster, with having clear sky could not have been more unex gone on board the 8. S. Douglas, a shepeated than the tremendous explosion of could be made fast to her buoy, also before atmosphere in which came in from the Coast ports and before she feeling which has just disturbed the serene: had been languish- the arrival of the Health Officer. Fined ing since five o'clock. Amiability was the

order of the day, and sure courtesy dis $10 each, except the 4th defendant; as

tinguished both Mr Gladstone's opening this was his first offence, he was fined $5.

speech and Mr Hardy's reply. Everybody was disappointed with the flatness of the whole business; and not a few members felt a sense of injury at the psasefulness of the War Party, and the gentleness of their ad versaries, whose most bellicose champion had

of Wight, Mr Baillis Cochrane. Mr Roebuck had gone away, satisfied that there was now thing at present for Tear'em to snap at ; and other ancient members, like Lord John Man-- Ching Akow, a shop-coolie, was broughtners, reclining in comfortable attitudes- up for baring knocked at old man into some with arms folded and hats tilted over the

their eyes were listening luxuriously to the water and caused him a severe

rare and charming oratory of Mr P. J

to take away a basket of vegetables himself down beside Sir John Hay, behind wound. The defendant came on board Smyth, when Mr Chaplin, looking pale and the Canton steamer Kinahan yesterday almost haggard, stalked up the floor and sat He was in great haste and knocked against the Treasury bench. When Mr Smyth bad' an elderly man whose oboe was sent to strike the defendant with an umbrella, acknowledging the plaudite of the pit, and fying away. The old man turned round oneluded with an elaborate how to the as- sembly, after the manner of a stage-manager but the defendant pushed him, and he fell while that resolute Nationalist was receiving into the water. He was luckily picked up the effusive congratulations of the Chevalier out on the ear so that he had to remain in way to associate himself in some degree with by some boatmen, but had incurred a severe O'Clery, who had hastened above the gang. Hospital. Remanded till the 11th, an nndoubted success, Mr Chaplin rose, and the House, which was by no means fall, prepared itself for a display of showy rhetoric.

The member for Mid-Lincolnshire would The British steamer Douglas reports;

Pakhol From Fooohow to Amoy and Swatow had WE draw the attention of bankers and

from Hongkong; 80, Yesso from Coast have been popular in Parliament if only for Ports and Oheang Hosk Klan from Saigon; his Newmarket fame and judgment at a moderate N.E. wind and fine weather, foreign merchants in this Colony to the

(From a Correspondent.)

April 1, Glenlyon from Shanghai'; 2, Namoa bet; but he has been adored by some of the Swatow to Hongkong light variable winde circular from the Chinese community of and fine weather. In Fooshow.-H.M.S. Hongkong, in regard to the currency

March 23, 1877.

from Hongkong, and Tientsin from Shang cause it has been understood that in a from Hongkong; 4, Taiwan and Chefoo more youthful adherents of the Ministry be- Mosquito, and S.S, Lockring, Passed S.S. question, which is advertised in another

Before leaving Hongkong I was informed

hai via Amoy.

emergency Me Chaplin would be ready to Awas Yuen and Namon in River Mtu column. Special attention seems to be up what I considered good authority that

sacrifice himself so far as to accept the bound up.

Departures, Mar. 29, Douglas for Coast Premiership Meanwhile, he has given the In Amoy.-H. M.S. Nassau and Lily, and Strs Forstower, Messe, and directed to colnago and currency matters the Duties collected at this port amounted

Portas 80, Yenso for Hongkong and Ningpo Government the benefit of his counterences Cheang Rock Klan. In Swatow,Strs, now in every part of the Far East, and annually to Teele 170,000. Since I wrots.

for Shanghai; 3L, Amoy for Hongkong and and supported them by his stately presence Gleniyon, Chefoo, and Fosshow. Passed it is to bo hoped that something good you last I have been informed from an Exposure in the stocka-acoms now to be Hongkong; 2, Namos for Coast Ports, life by an occasional oracular deliverance. Anna for Taiwanfoo; April 1, Norns for just keeping himself in training for oiledel the B. 8. Columbian off Cape of Good Hope will result from it. Certain it is that it entirely different source here that two peare favorite mode of punishment employed by Channel 4, Taiwan for Hongkong, Tien standing with a slight stoop in his shoulders, Carisbrooke for Singapore, Tyburnia for He had scarcely commenced his set speech, bound is to Swatom,

would be almost impossible for a CUFTENGY. to be in a more muddled or unsatisfao.o they amounted to over Teels 180,000, the Magistrates to treat refractory Chinese tain for Shanghal, and Cheng Hook Eton his hands hovering restlessly about the tery state than the one in this quarter but that last year they had fallen to Taels offenders brought before them, so much so for Amoy, of the globe is at the present moment. 80,000 or Teels 80,000, I do not vouch for that several new stocks have been recently for Singapore, and Chefoo for Shanghai. charged with a commission to bring to

pockets of his nether garments, when sumpie For Beltie, sailed ärd April, 1877 Foro all, natives and foreigners in every the correctness of this statement in any way, made. This kind of punishment has a good Sailing Vessels 1 Jane Woodburn for head that system of petty annoyance which Vessels in Harbour,Steamers: Glenlyon dien arene that, on this occasion, he was Yokohama, 1,098 baga Sugar, 8 coila Wirs Hope, 010 pieces Iron, 50 boxes Tin Plates, path of business, feel the evil more or but I enquired what was the reason for this deterrent effect, as it puts the convicted men Channel, Tekil Norms, Hammonia for a small band of juvenile Tories have for

Blaba Tin, 626 page. Merchandise, and legs, and it is not very difficult to under 15 boses Tressure (valued at $60,000. For stand that a trade clogged in the most text falling off, and was told that previously to greater ignominy but a correspondent Chelos, and Acne Cesilia. San Francisco, 8,985 bage Bugar, 24,849 important part of its machinery labours the Excessive Lekin tazes on produce going takes objection to its infliction on Chinese baga Rico, 101 bags Coffee, 20 bags Pepper under a very serious disadvantage, and to Canton and goods leaving that, emporium alone, as it seems to him class legislation 066 pkgs. Tes: 20 pitgs: Feathers, 80 botes is liable to become entirely disarranged, as compared with Pakkel had compelled or administration of class punishment should Frepared Oplum, 100 rolls Matting, 1,020 The circular would perhaps have carried traders to take roundabout channels to con- not exist in a Colony where Britiek law,

Flaske, and 2,347 påga. Moroh Batics. For Hew York 1217 additional weight if it had been signed

·San Silk, 8 bases. Merekandise, and 81 by este of the leading Chinese mer. Yet these wares to market. Since the precla- which is raid to have no regard for men, Anson, which has boon stationed here for has lived more or less during the last half

chants, or by some one on their behalf, mation of the Viceroy squalining Lakin tazes prevails," So ways our correspondent, but but still there is no reason whatever to throughout Hwangting, and which had been we sen't eay that we altogether agree with doubt its authenticity. The Chinese tattled into effect, there Foundabout chan him. commanity, then, have appealed to the nets were no longer required and trade had foreign merchants here to consider with falled back into its natural channels, so that More, Cane's second exhibition of skill player attracted about eighty In doing this they have adopted a course. of action in which it is very desirable adventitious advantages, Pakhof had suffered gentlemen to the Hongkong Hotel last sight, the should be encouraged. To state from a collapse in its business, This is As on the previous evening the Profesor their grievances spealy the in print and formation derived a chiesss source † played a game of 1,000 points and found in to invite a careful consideration of thous upsides worthy of consideration, as it sen-

French gentlemen who kindly same forward

Based Chinaward:

CARGO.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.

MAILS. Will close

Y. BINGAPORE & PENANG,«

For CARRISBROOKE, • 9 am To.

mario, the 8th Inat: -

For HAIPHONG-

Per Barone PREMA, at 3.80,

Wednesday, the 11th les

THE usually large exodus of Chinese is now taking placi in consequence of the grave worshipping festival, and we observe that the opposition steamer Johang is making double trips to and from Canton,

them the all-important currency question! in tefsequence of the withdrawal of its 4 a bullard

a

some time pest thought proper to direct against the ex-leader of the Liberala There young bloods and sucking politicians The Straits.

have amused themselves by badgering Fold Gladstone,' lying in wait to call him to order (Singapore Daily Times)

with or without provocation; and to expound. M's steamer Magri, Commander to lim the rules of the House in which he some time, left the roads this morning century, So far he had treated wkopiais (March 28th) for the Chins station and will tormenters with supreme indifference, brush

ing them off as easily as Dr. Hensely might call at Labuan on her way to Hongkong.

shake the dewdrops from his mane. For Berance, however, was not understood; and Replies were received by the mail yester the mild geniality which is replacing the day March 27th) to the despatch of His forbidding sternness of a former time had Excelleney the Governor condering Sultan excited such contempt in some questafe that Abdulah Sultan Temail, and the other it was said in the lobby and the smoking Ferak Chlofs said to have User Implicated room that another good man was going the order of Mr Birch and the disturb wssty, and might be expected anymo ansai in Perak. These replies amsuns mest to follow the example of the Charsist very nearly is an adoption of the renom, agitator, whose fast political act wesa te das