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The usual fortnightly entertainment will | The defendant was afterwards found con- take place at the Temperance Hall on Moncealed under the wharf, evidently for an unlawful purpose. He was identified as day evening next, commencing at past 8 having been three times in gaol before. He

was now sant to six weeks' hard labour. admission free. The following is the pro- gramme:

1-Pianoforte Duet, Overture to "The

Crown Diamonds.”.

2-Song, "Come, birdle, come." 3-Roading, "Christian the Dol-Hart

zag. 4-Song, "The wonderful Musician." 5-Piatioforto Solo. 6-Reading, A "Sly House" on Sunday. Trio, Pianoforte, Violin & Violoncello, Arrangement from "The Magic Flute. B-Song, From the "Maid of Artois,"

Mason."

BReading, "Caudle has been made

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May 9, 1877.

HON. ELI T. SHEPPARD, for many years United States Consul at Tientsin, China, has recently resigned that post to accept a position in the Office for Foreign Affairs of Japan. He leaves Cadiz to-day for San Francisco, from which place he will wail for Yeddo, by the City of Peking, on the 1st of April-Mr Sheppard is one of our oldest Consular officers in China, and sines his return to the United States has received from various sources, both public and pri- vate, the most pleasing testimonials to his effeickey and integrity as a Consular officer. We have no doubt that if he had chosen to remain in our service, he would soon have been called to a much higher position. The Department for Foreign Affairs of Japan has been fortunate in its selection of "Mr

Freights. There is little or no demand Sheppard as an adviser upon laternational for tonnage, and freights rule very low; we Law. His legal education and subsequent have only to report the settlement of three training in the conduct of public affairs give vessels for Coast, viz.British barque Wm. undoubted assurance of his entire fitness for Turner, 10,500 piouls, Chefoo to Swatow, the position which he is now called upon to 21 cents per pical, 19 lay days; British fill.We understand that Fresident Hayes barque Mary Blair, 8,000 pionis, Now- and Secretary Fish have each expressed ohwang to Swatow, 26 cents per picul, 18 their hearty satisfaction that the Govern-lay days; British achooner Julle Reitz, ment of Japan has selected Mr Sheppard for 6,500 picule, to Chefoo and back, 21 cants the place which he is about to fill-Cadís par pioul, 24 lay days. Republican.

The number of disengaged vessels in Port are 8, with a total tonnage of 2658 tona.

China

ICHANG,

(L. & C. Express, April 6th.) NEW YORK.-March 17, the Bethany is to be sold by auction. She is full of water. Her cargo is nearly all out. A steamer and a schooner left her this morning with dargo

A correspondent, writing from Hankow for this port

According to the latest reports in the on the 3rd inst., says: enclose you the Panama papers the agents of Messrs Oly-log of the first merchant steamer from phant & Co., of Hongkong, were sanguine Hankow to lohang. As you will see, she left of being able to complete the proposed con- here on the morning of the 22nd April last, tract with the Peruvian Government for the having as passengers four of the European Customs staff, the manager of the China importation of Chinese free labour.

Merchants' Company for Ichang with seven attachés, and saveral Chiness passengers. She arrived at Ichang on the 27th April, left Ichang on the 30th April, and arrived here on May 2nd. From this you will see that the Tunsin will not be the pioneer steamer of the upper Yangteze. The Ta yeu-foong is a small steamer belonging to Mr. M. Andrew Jenkins, and is commanded by Capt. Smith. She has the sredit of being the first merchant steamer arriving at Ichung, The Tunein left here this morning with a hulk in tow, bound for lahang. The China Merchants' send up a steamer and a hulk next week.-Nov.

Mr Henry Hervey has been appointed to succeed Mr Philip Carrie as head of the China and Japan Department at the Foreign. office. The latter gentleman hae, we un- derstand, been transferred to the Turkish Department.

It is announced that instead of coming home in the troopship Tamer, the head-quarters and batteries of the 2nd Brigade Royal Artillery are to return from Ceylon and Hongkong in hired transports. The ap- pointment of Rear-Admiral John Corbett, D.B., to be commander-in-chief on the East Indian station, vice Reginald J. Macdonald, promoted, is gazetted.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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Simla, April 25.-The amalgamation of Dadh with the North-Western Province has been cordially approved by Her Majesty's Home Government,

London, April 25,The National Bank of India pays par cant for the half year. Withdrawals from Bank,-For Germany £125,000. Consola 4 Silver 64) Manchester market dull. 7 lbs. shirtings ordinary quality 6s. 44d. 81 lbs. 7. 43d. Constantinople, April 25.-Safvet Pasha has sent a Despatch to the Guaranteelug Powers, replying to the Imperial Manifesto, stating how unprovoked is the Russian attack on Turkey, and appealing to the Treaty of Paris of 1856 as a reason for the mediation of the Guaranteeing Powers. The Russians have crossed the frontier at Alexandropol, and it is expected they will attack Karn.

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urging them to deeds of bravery, and hop Derby's assembly His Impression was distance, around the vessel endangered by dining with some relations of mine in Mon- ing for a speedy and glorious, return to altogether unfavourable. He says that, tropedoes. On Monday last Mr. Ward Hunt tagu Square, & quiet old-fashioned square their native country. A otronlar despatch whereas Count Schouvalo is the very ideal referred to this with some confidence, saying between Baker Street and the Edgeware from the Russian Government justifying of a grand Seigneur, General Ignatieff doon" It had yet to be shown that a net might Road. They are quiet old-fashioned people proclamation of war, was delivered to the not even give you the idea of a gentleman. not be constructed which a torpedo could too, and it was a quiet old-fashioned party of us, with one or two exceptions quite a Powers yesterday.

My friend said "He reminded me of not pierce." Constantinople, April 23.-The Russian Lesseps, but without Losaeps the man- It is a fond illusion of lawyers that there family party. Thus one of the daughters of Chargé d'Affaires has left.

Dern. They say that here in London Lord is no wrong without a remedy." Where the house, although too young to have offi- Swatow.

St. Petersburg, April 24.--The Czar has Salisbury was lemn charmed by his voluble is my remedy for the wrong I suffered just eially come out, "being only between 13 or Arrivals, May 3, Yesso and Choang saed an Imperial manifesto, in wbloh ho and expansive friend than he had been at this day week? I hurried off my last 14, sat down with us. She was a nice, in- Hook Kian from Honkong, Mary Blair from recalls the interest he has always taken in Constantinople. The truth is that General Friday's letter to you that I might be at telligent, pleasant-looking girl, of modest the destinies of the oppressed Christians la Ignatieff's style is not of the kind which one Charing Cross in time to so Gonoral manners, without being aby or prim; but, Newohwang, Hornet (H. M. 8.) from a cruise. Douglas from Coast, Parts, Bosnia, Bulgaria, and Herzegovina, and his would suppose likely to Impose on an Ignatieff, who was to arrive there, according poor thing, on this occasion she was suddenly. Carl Ludwig from Bangkok; 6, State of desire to ameliorato their condition by English eta emas. There is too much of to the Times, at twenty minutes past fivo. seized with an uncontrollable fit of hiconghs. Louisians from Hongkong, Paul Marie from endeavouring to obtain guarantees for their the Alfred Jingle (of Pickwick) in his I reached the station at a quarter past, and Far some time ahe managed, not to suppresa. better Government. His Majesty states plausibility. It is precisely that kind of the Russian diplomatist reached London the outbreaks, but to keep them so far un- Newchwang; 6, Hadda. from Slugapore, hot entire reign, has testified to his car plausibility which ought to defest itself. exactly at the instant fixed. How was it der that people could pretend not to be Lauan from Nowchwang 7, Chefoo from Newchwang via Chefoo, Carmelita and Ida nest solicitude for peace, but that two years He rattles away, but so does the rattle that I had all my hurry in vath? Simply aware of them. But when suddenly, in an from Newchwang, Wega from Chefoo, of negotiations with the Great Powers have snake, and I never beard that the reptile because the Times had announced his arrival unlucky lull of conversation, a peculiarly Frohlich from Nowchwang, Hailoong and failed before the stubborn refusal of Turkey inspired particular confidence in anybody by the South Eastern Railway, whereas he loud gulp burst out like a musket-shot, it Ben Gail from Hongkong; 8, Namos from to execute reforms. Every refusal of every thereby, General Ignatieff is a diplomatist actually travelled by the Chatham and was impossible to affect unconsciousness any Coast Parts, Capella from Nowchwang, effectual guarantee, the refusal to accept very well qualified to throw dust in your Dover line. He consequently went to longer. Some of us laughed; others re- Norna from Hongkong: 9, Carisbrooke the Protocol expressing the unanimous eyes, but then it is inexcusable not to see the Victoria station, all careless of your commended hor to hold her breath, to from Saigon, Hochung from Shanghai, and views of Europe, and all pacifle efforts be- that he is throwing it. It must be infatua correspondent eagerly awaiting him at drink water by tea-spoonfule, all sorts ing exhausted, the proud obstinacy of the tion to think him honest. He hardly pre- Charing Cross. But if I was defrauded on of things; but her mother called out: Foochow from Foochow

Being tends to be so himself. Of course he says the Friday of my epeotsole of the Russian-Margaret, dear, I think you had het Departures. May 3, Yesso for Coast Porte obliges a recourse to arms, Ports, Norna for Rongkong; 4, Douglas profoundly convinced of the justice of his he is, but he says it with his tongue in his slyboots, I stumbled on another, and a very tar go upstairs till you are in a loss for Hongkong, Cheang Hock Kian for cause, and confiding in God, His Majesty cheek. Well, he has gone now, and, I pretty ono, on Saturday, which I had done volcanic condition. The poor girl was only Amoy; 7, Sea Gull for wreck "Japan"; 8, states that the moment, as foreseen in his don't see what good he has done either to nothing to deacrve. I was walking down too glad to escape, and away she barried, Haloong for Coast Ports, Namoa for Moscow speech, has come for the indepen his country or his own reputation for Fleet Street in search of Wine Office Court. but not in time to put the closed door bo- Whether he has gone because I had left poor old patched-up Temple Ear tween us and another tremendous hiccough. Hongkong, Hornet (H.M.8.) for Amor, dent action of Russia, and that, invoking ability.

the blessing of God, he will order his troops things were in such a muddle, about the only a few yards behind me, and was think We had not done laughing over the inci- and Mary Blair for Newchwang.

Prince Protocol and demobilization, that he could ing of asking some one where Wine Office dent," continued the doctor, "when a scream Vessels in Harbour.Steamers: State of to cross the Turkish frontier. Louisiana, Chefoo, Carisbrooke, Norna, Gortsohakoff, in a cirenler despatch justify not hope for the glory of setting them Court might be, when whom should I moet was heard, and then some one running or Hochung, and Foochow Sailing Vesselsing the proclamation of war, states that in right; or (as most persons think) because face to face but my brother-in-law! He rather tumbling and plunging downstairs. seeking to obtain forelbly what Europe has his end, of getting things into this muddle, shouted out. Well, we made our way into The door was burst open, rather than open- Wega, Frohlich, Carmelita & Ida, Paradies, vainly tried to secure pexesably, Russia was achieved, I can't guess; and, so far as the Temple Gardens and ascended the last ed, and in rushed the young lady of the Hans, Hadds, Carl Ludwig, Fanl Marie,

bis credit goes, it does not much mattor. staircase on the left to the rooms of a Ben- hiccoughs, who threw herself in,a paroxysm Capella, Wm. Turner, Julie Reitz, Lunan, thereby furthers the interests of Europe.

Constantinople, April 23.The Porte has In the one case he has failed in doing a cher of my brother-in-law's sequaintance, of terror into the arms of the person aanrest Vesta, and (H.I.C.M.S.) Chento.

clover thing; In the other, he has succeeded which overlooked the Embankment. Before her; almost at the same moment other steps, despatched an Envoy to Cabul

London, April 25-In the House of in doing a foolish one. I don't think there I say what was to be seen from thence I heavy ones, were heard jumping down the Lords last night Earl Derby stated that is much to choose. A wise man would must mention the surprise which the eight stairs, evidently three and four at a time, 17,000 Russian troops had already arossed probably prefer the first hern of the of a great lawyer's chambers occasioned me. and those of the party who had gone first to With regard to dilemma; a vain one (and I think Genoral I was prepared for heavy dusty old furnithe dining-room door were just in time to the Roumanian frontier. the Grand Vizier having called upon Prince Ignatieff is, above everything, vain) the ture, law-books in that well-known pie-crust see two men bolting out into the straat." Charles to co-operate with the Turkish second. Cervantes say descomponer binding, and bundles of paper, perhaps The host and my informant ran a little way forces, he said that the order would be re- cada uno es maestro," which may be in er. parchments, everywhere. It was very much after them, but only to see them jump into ferred by the Roumanian Government to preted Any fool clever enough to otherwise. There were plenty of books oere laundress's cart (or what, being piled with the Roumanian Chamber of Deputies on make a mess," so even if to General Igna- tainly, but they were in handsome book-bundles of linen, looked like a washer- the. 26th instant, la the meantime, the tleff belongs the honour of having averted cases with glass doors in front. The only wornan's eart) and drive at a sharp pass peace it may establish his reputation for booka lying about were a number of the round the corner of the Square. There was Roumanian troops are falling back.

Berlin, April 28-At yesterday's sitting mischief still more firmly but hardly for New Quarterly Magazine (with a paper-no policeman within sight. Meanwhile all, of the German Parliament there was a sagacity.

knife marking the place in a tale by G. for nearly all, the rest of the party had debate on the Army Estimates. Count It is very true that "any fool can make Meredith), a book on the Turkish Question found their way upstairs into the hostess's. Moltke said that Germany could not hope a mess." That long-legged, but by no by Baron de Worms, and a large Hexapia bed-room over the drawing room, where Dr for a long period of pesce, and alluded to means long-headed Orasus, Lord Dudley, on a standing reading-desk. The furniture joined them. The young lady, now the readiness of France for war, and the went a good way towards making a hideous was rather miscellaneous, but now and quite cured of her hiccoughs, then repeated unusually large masses of troops between mess in the House of Lords last night by handsome, and certainly not dusty. There her story, that she had passed her mamma's Faris and the German frontier.

about the most silly speech ever heard were lots of easy chairs and very easy ones, room by a few stairs on her way to her own, within its walls. Lackily he was sternly but in leather, and not all in leather of the when the idea struck her to get some eau de snubbed by the Duke of Somerset-Liberal, same colour; while an ottoman a chaise Cologne, as she had heard that eau de longue, and a sofa were covered in righ Cologne and water was a good thing for hio- like Lord Dudley, though the Duke be and Lord Derby subsequently answered the yellow silk. The window curtains, too, coughs. Accordingly she turned downstairs coal-and-iron Barl with as much, scorn as were of yellow silk. Nothing like a brief, again to her mamma's 300m. The door was compatible with the formal courtesies or that could be suspected of being a law was shut, but she knew the gas would be of the House, One of Lord Dudley's points paper was to be seen; while the only writing alight within. She opened the door, and was a declaration that the peace of Europe materials visible were on a small round there, to her surprise, she saw two men, was "a secondary matter" compared with black marble table and were coquettish one of them stooping and tying up a

The other, who was enough to serve a Duchess. The walls were bundle. the good government of the Turkish Prolight brown with gilt mouldings and hung ing a drawer, ran to the burner and turned vinces. To this Lord Derby replied that the noble Earl had not condered what he with a few water-colour pictures-too few, out the gas, though there was still some was saying, for that European war would considering how good they were, and how light in the room from the well-lighted cause in one month, he might almost say great the space of wall to be covered. One staircase. Nevertheless, the girl was, natu- In one week, more misery than all the was signed" D. Cox," and another "Richard rally enough, utterly terrified. Only think- Lord son," and the two or three others were ing of escaping herself, she ran downstairs, Bulgarian horrors put together. Dudley next made a cowardly, not to say handly inferior in merit. But that which in the way that has been described, and so ungentlemanly, attack upon Sir H. Elliot, struck me first en entering, and throughout gave the thieves the opportunity of escaping to which Lord Derby answered, amid the my visit seemed most incongruous in a likewise. Luckily, however, so far as could ringing cheers of the House, that England lawyer's room, was a full-sized sopy (of be hastily verified, they did not seem to did not possess in any branch of the publie course in plaster) of Gibson's Finted have carried off any plunder. Indeed, one service a better or more devoted servant Venturs placed on a low pedestal in front of them had left a Glengarry cap of his than Str. Henry Elliot. As if these were of a great looking-glass let into the wall own behind on the bed, so that in reality London, April 26-The House of not puddles and mud enough for Lord between the windows like a panel. But they were a few pence the poorer by their Commons have negatived by 417 against Dudley to "put his foot fu," he must needs we had not came, merely to scrutinize a bar- audacious enterprise. If it had not been for 67 votes, the motion for a committee of ask why, if Government had once broken rister's intérieur. The matter in hand was that fortunate fit of hiccoughs the thieves Enquiry into the grounds of the demand off diplomatic relations with the Porto, it march-past of the Grey Brigade of would have made rather a good haul. Af had thought fit to renew them ?" To this Volunteers why called the "Grey" I don't any rate anything was fish that came into London, April 26.This morning the Lord Derby replied that, if the noble know-under the command of Lord Abinger, their not. The bundles on the floor were latest advices state that the Russian troops Earl had even glanced at the papers before Colonel of the Scots Fusilier Guards. Just found to be most miscellaneously constituted, are pouring into Roumania and have the House, he would have seen that England under our windows the Inns of Court re-containing dresses, hats, feathers, gloves, Cossacks is marching on Kalafat, which with the Porto. Lastly, Lord Derby re- arrived at Galate. A Russian regiment of never had broken off diplomatic relations giment was drawn up, and other corps were pocket-handkerchiefs, lace and linen, shoes to be seen continuing the line along the and boots old and new, all the toilette Turkish troops have occupied. The Rea- marked amid much laughter that Lord embankment apparently beyond Whiteball. ohius from the dressing-table, and even the manian Army has withdrawn to the interior. Dudley had obtained the opportunity for I believe the Devil's Own and the London brushes and combs in use. The thieves had Prince Nikita, at the head of the Mon-making his most infelicitous speech only Scottish are considered the two finest among packed up also two small copies in oil of tenegrin Army, is marching towards the by professing the intention of submitting a the volunteer regiments of the metropolis. Guercino's and Dominichino's Sibyls, and, frontier between Albania and Montenegro, motion, and that this motion he had after Certainly these lawyers are as tall and big strangest of all, a number of illuminated all forgotten to make. Altogether in the on the average as London policemen, which scripture texts, such as "Remember thy The Turkish troops are marching up hands of the Foreign Secretary Lord Dudley is the same thing as saying that they are far Croator now in the days of thy youth." Nicksics..

London, April 26.-The main Russian was made to look very like a child and a superior in physique, not only to any Line further examination of the premises no other Army is moving towards the Dobrudscha, fool. Now, a reference to bis date of birth battalion, but to the Guarda. They were room appeared to have been entered, and no and it is doubtful if the Turks will arrive in the Peerage will show at any rate that however, few in number, only so far as I subtler method of ingress seemed to have from Widdin iu time to prevent their pas- be in not a child. As to the rest, je ne dis could count or calculate about 840. While been adopted than the street-door:

Germany (1) has pas.

we were amusing ourselves with identifying, tage of the Danube. undertaken to protect Russian (7) subjecta. Stook-jobbers' and financial contractors by the aid of an opera-glass, those in the Constantinople, April 26.-The Russians had a rough time of it in the House of ranks whom the Devil has marked as more have commenced hostilities at Ardahan Commons on Tuesday night, when. Mr peculiarly his own-I mean those mor and Gumru. It is officially announced bore Reginald Yorke moved for an address pray-eminent barristers whom my brother-in-law that the Russians have been routed at ing for a Royal Commission to investigate either knew or knew by sight-the sound of Teburukson, near Fatoum, with a loss of the constitution and customs of the Stock music from the direction of Blackfriars 800 men. The Roumanian Chamber of De. Exchange, and to advise Her Majesty how called our attention that way. First came a Scots Fusilier battalion, paties was opened to-day by Prinon Charles, that institution may best be reformed by the band of who, in his speech from the throne, said that legislation, since it persistently neglects to then a number of officers and ladies efforts to induce the Ports and the Great reform itself. These are not the exact on horseback, and then a very strong Powers to recognise the neutrality of words of Mr Yorke's motion, but they are regiment in scarlet. My brother, who Roumania had been unavailing, but that very much milder than his words in support is not so learned in military affairs as he tino nome twelve days ago, was lodging at

Russia had promised not to occupy Bu. of it. Sir Charles Russell, who reconded might be, would have it that this scarlet re- He had $30 with him and

the motion, used language which must have giment was the Scots Fusilier Guards, and CAMPHOR, the Home.

Berlin, April 28-In to-day's sitting of considerably "wrang the withers" of some nothing would convince him to the contrary. QUICKSILVER,... lodged it with the Superintendent. Yenter-

Paris, April 22-An agitation among the the German Parliament, Count Moltke dis- who heard him. He said In the good He said:"Thore goes Lord Abinger. Is SALTPETRE, day he app'iad to Mr Lording for $5 and Ultramontane party is seriously occupying avowed any aggressive intention towards old days of plain speaking these persons he not Colonel of the Scots Fusiliers? Is not Bo order was given him, leaving a balance the attention of the French Ministry."

would not have been called loan contractors that the Scots Fusilier band? Thoso men of $25 which was to be retained against the Constantinople, April 22-The accounts France in his previous speech.

Aden, April 27.-The Steamer Teheran, but swindlers (hear, hear), and would not can't be volunteers, because their uniform is Bank, on demand,

30 days' sight, cost of complainent's maintenance in the respecting the course Roumania intends outward English Malls of the 13th have been allowed to put their fest in red, and this is the Grey Brigade.". It was

6 months' sight, Home Mr Lording had it in his mind pursuing are most conflicting. The Grand instant, sailed honce for Bombay at 4 A. respectable society (bear, hear); now they of no use arguing with him. especially as, about the 125, and wrote on the order. Vizier has sent a despatch to Prince Charles to day, and the Bokhara for Galle and were not only tolerated there but toadied." though I could see the regiment was neither Credit "425" instead of $5. The complainant relative to his concentrating his troops at Caloutts at the s me hour.

An imprudent alderman (Alderman Cotton), Guards nor Line, I did not in the least know Documentary, 8 months' sight. 41/1 being unable to read, presented the order Ka'afat, and requesting him to act with

St. Petersburg, April 27.-The Com- who ventured to oppose the motion, on the what its real designation was. It was only Bombay, on Monday morning that we learned from Calcutta, to the shroff who paid him a $25 note, the Porte. Mr Layard has had an inter-mander-in-Chief of the Russian Army has ground that the appointment of such, a Thinking it was only a 5 note and not view with the Grand Vister, and informed isetted a proclamation disavowing any in- Commission would throw a gloom" over the papers that the corps we quarrelled over Shanghal, demand, paring to look at it, he presented it to the him that the rejection of the Russian pro- tention of conquest, Russia's object being all, commercial enterprise throughout the was the Tower Hamlets, nearly a thous 1st defendant at the bar for two piato of tocal by the Porte bas rendered support the defense of the oppressed Christians, A | kingdom, was met by a severe retert from strong. After they had passed, the Devil's Bar Silver, 17, dute. B bear. The lat defendant asked the com-from England impossible plainant what the amount of his note was London, April 23.In the House of Russian official despatch concerning the Mr G. W. Bentinck The latter sald-Own fell into the column, just bohind them Mexicans, ... for, and he replied that he supposed it was Commons this evening the Hon'ble Raffair at Batoum describes it as an uz "It was urged that the proposed interference as it marched off towards Westminster. A Gold Lest, for $5. The 1st defendant then gave the Bourke, in reply to a question, said that important engagement in which the Russian note to the 2ad defendent to go out to get the Russian Chargé d'Affaires at Constan

Constantinople, April 77-A despatch change, He returned soon afterwards, and tinople had broken off diplomatic relations 34 and some dents were given to the com-with the Ports, and leaves the Turkish from the Commander of the Turkish army plainant In the afternoon when accounts capital this evening.

corpe at Batoum anpoucoes that fighting were taken, Mr Lording discovered the Constantinople, April 28.-The Porte has a recommenced on the following morn mistake and had the defendant arrested. requested. Prince Charles so act with the ing Thursday, and that the Russian attacks In the stocking of the lat defendant $10 Forsss under Abdul Kerim Pashs, and were repulsed.

Constantinople, April 27-The Sultan has were found, and he had admitted to some prevent the passage of the Russian; aflay issued an address to the Turkish army, in the general feeling of the House was so brigade re-appeared, and tho pestsale, Yangtaza Ing, Amoolation, Tis. 701 ons in the Home that he and the 2nd de-across the Danube. The Sultan will com which he states that Russian aggression is clearly pronounced that Mr Yorke's motion though distant, was then very prevChina Fire Ins, Co1, $145 -2.

The 1st was sent to two months' the Russians A detachment of Russian responsible for the war that he will defend was agreed to without a division Acribed I waiting, and so we went away. Altogether H.K. &W, Deck Oo., 85 % dis hard labour, and to be twice fagged ten troops arrived at Bucharest this morning. the independence and integrity of the Porte strokes each time as a juvenile offender. Washington, April 28 The conflict to the uttermost; and that, if necessary, he The 2nd was sent to four months hard among political parties in Louisiana has will take the massed banner sad lead the

army himself. been settled, the Republicans having joined London, April 28.At yesterday's milting the Damobrate

Calcutta, April 3A large public meet of the House of Lords, Earl Derby, reply Hong Achan and four others ware again ing, thiefly attended by natives, was held lug to Lord Stratheden, sald that England brought up to suster the charge of carrying, in the Town Hall on Saturday, the Sherif will neither accept nor adopt either the bu public gambling in hore Noi 25 East presiding, for the purpose of protesting conclusions or the arguments adduced by Street, Taipingthap The let defendant against the Presidency Towns Magistrates Prince Gortscbakoff in his circular despatch Was proved to have been the mansget, and Act Resolutions were carried deprecating justifying the proclamation of war, Was consequently fined $200, or 6 months" the extension of the Magistraten powerz, harti labour. The others were fined $10 and against the injury caused by the Act esbb, or one month's hard labour.. :- to the system of trial by jury." It was also

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CHINESE PRINTING.-With reference to the forthcoming Caxton celebration, the Rev. G.. E. Moule, the well-known missionary,

(Straits Times Extra.) writes to The Times contradicting the state-

Bombay, April 18-The Bank of Bombay ment of Sir Charles Dilke that the Chinese

has raised its discount rates one per cent. language is one that can only be printed by

Bombay, April 18.-Captain Henry Fund their common method of woodcuts, or by

Amounts to 10,000. It has been resolved some analogous plan with engraved surfaces. Mr Moule says that, notwithstanding the

that a bust shall be put in the Town Hall, multifarious word-signs which go to make and that the balance shall be applied for up a Chinese book, millions of pages have the benefit of the Sailors' Home. been printed in the best style during several Great Eastern Spinning and Weaving Com years past with metallic movable type-pany has declared a dividend of sixteen Early in the seventeenth century the use per cent. per annum for the second time.

Bombay, April 17. The weekly returns of movable type had been made known by of the famine show an increase in relief the Jesuita to the Chinese Government, and a very costly and magnificent edition of the labourers of 13,411, or a total of 253,270 General Kennedy says the time of greatest Imperial Lexicon was printed from copper

pressure has arrived. At Tanna, four pri types. Lu reply to Mr Moule's remarks, Sir

Koners have been sentenced to death, and Charles Dilke writes that he spoke only of the mode of printing invented by the Chi-six to transportation for life for dacoity, nese, and of Chinese printing before the 18th which is terribly prevalent. century, or before the discovery in Germany,

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Police Intelligende. (Before the Hon. C. May.) 12th May, 1877.

LAROENY,

Ho Abol, a bar-bay, and Lam Akoon, a coolle, at the Sailor's Homie, were charged with stealing under the following aircam. stances. The complainant, Absalom Price, who was paid cff from the steamer Argen

Bombay, April 18-A Jeddah letter says that large sums have been raised in us distriot to aid the Turks, that people are preparing for a Jebad, and that all avail- able males are being trained to arms.

London, April 21,Console 951, 4 per cent 84.4 per cent 84 54 per cent 85% Bar Silver not quotable. Exchange on India 1/88. Oriental Bank Shares 44 10 Mercantile Bank Shares 297 10/

London, April 22-Mr Layard has arri- ved at Constantinople.

OBITUARY. General Wride, Lieutenant General Burke, Mr Cuppage,

Washington, April 22. President Hayes has withdrawn the troops from New Or leans.

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