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No. 4954-JUNE 15, 1877.]

STRANGE MURDER CASE.

INQUEST.

Dr C. J, Wharry, Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital, was examined: The deceased was brought into Hospital about midnight last night. I made a post mortem examination at 11 am, to-day, The man had been dead about twelve hours. It was that of a male adult, about 32 years of age-well nourished and mus cular. It had on a flannel jacket and a shirt, both opening in front. The left side of the face was much tainted with blood,

THE CHINA MAIL.

was also called upon to show cause why he should not be committed for perjury and contempt of Court, and he was also sentenced to six weeks imprisonment with hard labour. Afterwards, by the mediation of Mr Francis, the hard labor was remitted in both cases.

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Kaleh, to which place the Russians are sending reinforcements.

Paris, May 28.—Marshal Macmahon has made a pasito speech, in which he said that France would take no part in the present European complications.

to the fact of the greater portion of the recsipte by the steamers being held by the chief importers. A fair quantity has boon taken off by the lossl consumers, and the present quotation is $507) a 8570. The rats for New Benares weakened and declived Constantinople, May 28-The Porte Is upon the receipt of fresh supplies, but Judgment was then given for the plaintiff informed that Ardahan has heen recaptured subsequently it rallied to the prosent point with costs.

by the Turkish troop

of $6473, and the local demand for the ther directed to prosecute the two prisoners has resigned.

The Crown Solicitor, Mr Sharp, was furthens, May 28-The Greek ministry drug has been to a fair extent.

The enquiry for old drag is gradually for conspiracy.

London, May 29-The Russian Ambas-diminishing, and the present quotation of sadors at Berlin and Vienna have gone to $5284 for Fatos speaks for itself as to the St. Petersburg-

anxiety which large holders must feel for the Constantinople, May 29.--The Roumanian disposal of the heavy stock. army is concentrated in Little Wallachia and remains on the defensive. The arrests of Softas continue, and several have been banished. A demonstration has been made. at Athens having for Its objects the urging of the election of a ministry and the neces

issued a circular requesting the legal autho: sity for military preparations.

Paris, May 29.The Dao de Brogile has rities to repress Radical attacks and mir the license of the Press. Renewed whole sale changes are being made in the French profectoral administration

China.

FOOCHOW.

Silver 538.

London, May 29.- Consola 95. Bar

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Quotations. Hoxeroxo, June 15, 1877. OPIUM-New Patna, maali....$565

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credit,

Old Fatna, cash,... 570

aredit,

33

New Benares, cash, 640

credit,

Old Benares, cash, 556

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Now Malwa, cash, 575

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aredit, 580 Allowance Taels, 10 a 40

Old Malwa, dash, 695 credit, 600

Allowance

Teels, 92 a 48

18.25 a 19.50

7.10

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Exchange.

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It is satisfactory, however, to note that of Benares there are but a score of obests only. The rate for it is given at $555, CAMPHOR

The receipts for the month, so far, give|QUICKSILVER, ... total of 2,785 cheats, against 2 400 chests SALTPETRE, to the corresponding date last year. Dur. ing the fortnight, some 1,100 chests have 660 chests at the corresponding fortnight been taken by the local consumers, against Bank, on demand, last year. This, with the exportations, leaves a stock of 2,600 cheats, against 2,100 cheats same time last year. Of this last quantity 450 chests were Benares, of which kind the present stock consists of 400 -chests.

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21 6 months' sight, ... 4/0% Credits, Documentary, 6 months sight... 4/13 Bombay, demand Rupeos, 238 Jaisutta, Bhanghal, demand, MESSRS HEINEMANN & Co.'s Freight Bar Silver, 17, drie. B.,

30 days.... Circular, for the Mall of Saturday, 16th Mexicans, June, saya :-

Gold Leat, The market has been fairly active during | English Sovereigns, the past fortnight, and a good business has Australian Sovereigns, been done la both homewards and coating Discount, charters, but the supply of tonnage having

was about the same size and of the same shapo as that in Court. I am sure it was not a round one. The men then turned An inquest was held this afternoon up to Aberdeen Street; two of them walked (15th), on the body of a Chilian, named together arm-in-arm, and the third one was ahead of them. This was the man Manoel Roo, by Mr James Russell, Coro with the white shirt. The two bobind nor, with Mesure A. Cheyno, H. Cohen and called out something in French, but the man J. D. Woodford, as Jury. The deceased walked on. In less than five minutes the died of wounds received. From the Coro Street as far as the gate of Gough Street. two men came running down lato Gough

ner's opening remarks, the deceased appear. Finding it looked, they came back walking, ed to have been seen to walk from Aberdeen going down aberdeen Street, passing MesarS Street up to Hollywood Road in company returned from the gate, they had no jack- Gibb, Livingston's premises. When they

with two men, one of whom was a tall man,ets on, and the one whom I noticed provi- and this man was seen by some Portuguese excited. My sisters saw the whole cour

onaly speaking French appeared very much

(Herald, June 7th.) The S. S. Killarney will it is announced, Iadion to stab the deceased, who then fell.

rence as well as I did. I said to my sisters This took place at the junction of Gage" the one with the concertina has not re-mall on Sunday next for Melbourne, with

turaed," Immediately heard Street and Aberdeon Street, where the do-

Police the first Tea oarge of the season for that man whistling. The two men in oustody quarter. ceased was found by the Pollos.

are of the same size as two of the then Tsung-san-cb., or local Board of Foreign We hear with much satisfaction that the men I saw last night. The man Joseph

30 days' sight, the man who Trade, will no longer be recognised as suph looks like the same height ap ke French last night.

by the consular body. H. B. Me Conan John Harvey, boarder at Beltrau's board-at this port has, we believe, bean tatructed ing house, was under examination when we to decline any further official intercourse went to press. The enquiry is likely to be with the Board; and to insist on having direct communication either with the high adjourned.

or any other provindal authoriten. We bail this decision with numized pleasure derived from a conviction that the Focobow Board of Foreign Trade was not only an anomaly in the later history of foreign in- On the right side of his neck there was an

tercourse with Chine, but that its continued Incited wound about four inches long

existance would be incompatible with that and about half an inch below the car. It

Chow Achiu, a barber, was charged by maintenance of full equality between the and was about three quarters of an inch his late employer, with stealing a clock, consular. representatives of sovereign in- tinued cannonade between Widdin and been equal to demand there is no improve- was made downward in a glanting direction deep. There was a small abession in front About a month back the defendant left the dependent states and the provincial of of the wound. It must have been a knife complainant's service and came back yester-cials of China-stipulated for in Sir Thomas which caused the wound. There was a puzo- day to get his pay. He remained in the Wade's latest diplomatic triumph. tored wound on the left side of the chest be- shop while the complainant, & master- tween the 4th and 5th rib. It was horizon. barber, went into the cook-house for some tal a little over an inch long. it pierced purpose, the defendant went away with a the heart. There was a small abrasion on clock which was hanging against the wall. the chin, and several small abrasions Pursuit was given and defendant was on the back of the right hand, over the caught with the clock concealed under his - knuckles. There were no other marks of jacket. Three months' hard labour.

violence on the body. Death resulted from the wound in the chest. Death must have been instantaneous, The oļothes were out on the left side. The abrasions on the knuckles could not have been caused by a fall, at least there was no indication to shew that they were caused by a fall. The wounds must have been caused by a sharp instru An Italian and an Austrian named Giacomo and P. Joseph respectively were In custody on auspicion, and P. C. Tuos, Akai Toon, the master of the Yee Cheone who knew the said craft when trading on is announced to accompany the Czar to both under charters effected at home. The Young, No. 62, was sworn in as interpreter Hong, stated that he had cargo boats laden the Yangtze, is scarcely less positive in the Polyesti. This has given rise to vague British ship Leicester, 1,809 tons, left THERMOMETER~~Û A.M.......... -

ment.

Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon, O. -May.)

June 15, 1877.

LARCENY.

DUSERVATION.

IA Akee and 11 others, boatmen and boatwomen, were brought up for obstrust- ing the fair-way of the steamer Esmeralda. P. C. Somerville proved that as the Emer alda came in from the eastward and was procesuing to her buoy, the defendants boats were hovering about the spot, and before she was attached to the buoy, the defendents hooked on to the vessel. Che

with rice to be placed an board the Esmeralda, and the Captain knew of it. Hie bad told witness that he must have the cargo alongside immediately on the vessel's arrival. Fined 60 cents each.

in Italian.

Ignacio Beltran, a boarding-house keeper, The docessed was Identifled the body, boarding in his house, having been dis. charged from the German barque Deutsch land. A man named Frederick Bank came to the house together with the deceased. Amico Giacomo and Paerara Joseph were also Chan Afook,

abawker, was again boarders in the same house from the 18th.brought before Mr Russell charged with The deceased was last seen alive at supper having in his possession a quantity of rice time, 6:30 p.m. on the 14th. At 2.30 am for which he could not account. Fined $10.

witness was awakened by an Inspector of Police, and it was then discovered that only Garoia (a Manila nesman) and the deceased Was zober man and he had never been were absent from the house. The deceased

heard to quarrel with anybody.

The man Joseph, when asked if he had any question to put to the witness, said he

.was in the company of the deceased till about 11 p.m. drinking in a public house. He then left the deceased.

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION,

ZARCENY.

Chun Aloi, a coolie, who was charged with the Aberdeen Dook, was again brought up stealing some sheets of yellow Metal from

James Mulgrave, a turnkey in the Gaul, proved that the defendant had been three times in Gaol. He was now sent to six

months' hard labour.

TRAFFIC IN WOMEN..

WENCHOW.

aquadron bas gone to the Levant. No for London, May 30,--The Gorman Ironclad ther news from the seat of war before Kars. The recapture of Ardahan by the Turks la entirely unconfirmed. The Russian troopa have evacuated the Abassin ( Circassian) littoral of the Black Sea, but are guarding the mountain passes in the interior. Con Kalafat is going on.

Berlin, May 30.-The semi-official organ, the Provincial Correspondenes, lays stress apon the share that Germany has taken in the efforts for the maintenance of European peace. The garrisons in Alsace and Lor- raize have been reinforced.

tions, have had the full opportunity of Your readers, or those of other publica-

anggest about this port; it, therefore, only reassure England that finssia will not a learning all that sentiment and peesy can the Russian Government is anxious to Brussels, May 80.-Le Nord states that remains for me to jot down in as brief sail her interests, as defined in the speech a form as possible, the current "gup" of made by Mr Cross in the Boure of Com the place.

First, I would inform you of the fact of me on the 7th May, wherein be said that an American citizen having, on his passage England's interests were to protect the down the river, recognised a junk-disguisedez Canal and guard Egypt, and permait lorolin as the veritable Mandarin of tragico interference with the freedom of the

Adin, May 30,-The Pekin with the out fame. He went off to the authorities and Paresge of the Dardanelles and Bosphorus. made a most emphatic declaration as to her identity, which resulted in her immediate ward malls of the 18th instant, left here for London, May 81.-Prince Gortschakoff seizure by the Taotai, Another resident, Bombay at eleven o'clock this morning.

to lekin.

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL

The P. & O. Company's steamer Oathay, Captain Dundas, with the London malls of the 11th May, arrived early this afternoon.

Mr George Mclain was called :-I am a broker. fire at No. 8, Gough Street. Last night I was returning home about 11.30 o'clock, boming down from Holly. wood Road into Aberdeen Street. I saw three men coming up Aberdeen Street. They came together until they came under the trees at the junction of Gago Street. 1 did not know what language they spoke, but it appeared to me that the middle man did not like the company, They were talking loud, and I thought them to be a suspicious lot altogether. One of the men, the one on the right band side going up the hill, addressed the muddle man❝you speak Italiana?" I think the man mumbled out "no." The man who asked the question seemed to press some thing on the middleman. The third man

(Straits Times Batra.) seemed quiet. The middleman oppeared

Bombay, May 21.-The Rev. Mr Barker, to be carrying something under his arms, native of Ching Un, the place where the S. P. G. Missionary at Ahmednugger, had or holding them up to his breast. I could late flood had been. Her parents sold ber not well see the third man; it was very to a family w ich sold her to the defendant been suspended from his clerical functions dark. Just as I patsod, the three of them for $105. The Lat defendant said she be-for three months for administering the Holy turned round and followed me to Gough longed to the Namtow district. She bought Communion to a corpse. Street to my door. 1 did not look round to the two girls, one to be the concubine to a ses the men. I told the coclis to be careful relation of hers; the other to be a servant to look the door up, as I was suspicious of to her daughter. She took them to Hong there men. The man

who asked the kong en route to Namtow. Her son was a middleman if he could speak Italian was a clerk in the Tamen of the Bunon Magia man with moustache, and of a dark skin.trate.-The second defendant said he was The voice struck me as that of a musical the cook to a relation of the defendants, voice,he middleman seemed to me to be and he was anked to escort the 1st defend- the biggest man. I had no notion why ant from Canton to Namtow. Remanded

till the 2nd Instant,

TELEGRAMS.

Bombay, May 24-Next Monday, Admiral Corbett assumes the command of the Navy in the East Indies.

os af Bucharest that peace negotia tions between Russie and Turkey are about to be opened up through the mediation of Germany.

ment to notice in rates.

Homówards, there has been some inquiry from this and from the Coast Ports for vess la to load Sagar for the United Kingdom and the States, but ra es offered are lower. The demand from the Philip pines is also weak, and freights have a

vessels to load at the Southern Ports, the tendency downwards.

Coastwise, business bas beos chiefly for demand for the North being slack. Steamer rates from Saigon to this are advancing, but for Bangkok there is nothing doing.

From Foodbow to the Colonies freights are maintained, owing to the scarcity of suitable small reassis

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Hongkong Bank, 89 prem. Union In. Boalety of Canton, $750 China Traders' Ins. Co., $2,500 Chinese Insurance Co., $225 Yangtare Ins, Association, Tls. 700 H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $860 China Fire Ins. Co., $149 H.K. W. Doak Co., 22 % dia. A.K. C. & M. 8.-bont, 6 a 7 % din

Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tls. 20 Hongkong Gas Co., 975 Hongkong Hotel Co., $62 Chinese Imperial Loan, £109

Temperature,

The British bark Caraan, 840 tons, pro- ceeds to Manila under charter effected there. The American bark, J. D. Peters, 1,440 tons, will load in the Philippines, BAROMETER A..... and the British bark Caribou, in Batavia, Do.

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(Taken at Messrs Falioner & Co.'s Premises, Queen's Road) Bonezone, June 15, 1877..

for Kobo to load for Londoa under orders from home, and the American ship Brown Brothers, 1,493 tons. will load in Puget Sound. The French schooner Gaston Auger, 801 tona, will load in Foochow for Australia under charter effected thore.

The disengaged tonnage in port amounts to 18 vessels, registering 9,081 tons.

The following are the settlements - British bark Robert Henderson, 685,

New York, private.

British ship Harnah Law, 1299, hance to

British steamer Seludia, 1423, Foochow to London, private,

and Hongkong to London and Hamburg,

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90.024 29.994

29,960

877 Do. (Wet bulb) 9 A.M 801 Do. Do. 1 P.M. Do.

Do. 4 1.1

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Do. Minimum over night 83

Shipping Intelligence, The following is corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papéro :→→

VESSELS TO ARRIVE. AT HONGEONG.

When left. Name.

Dec.

German steamer Feronia, 1085, Swatow

Channel for orders to discharge in a port in 22, Sophie, private.

German bark Livingstone, 530, Amoy to 4, Bonclutha, the United Kingdom, £3 per ton of 20 on Jan 25 lay days.

4, C. R. Bishop, British abip Western Chief, 750, Iloilo to 12, Woodhall, Channel for orders to a port in the United 18. Batavia, Kingdom, 4 15s. Od. per ton of 20 cwt., Feb. or to a port on the Continent, £3 per tou 2, Polynesia, of 20 art, ot to Now York or Boston, $136, Carrizal, per ton of 20 wt.

12, Leading Wind, Channel for orders to a port in the United 18, Matchless,

Italian bark Brennero, 784, Iloilo to 17, Therese Behn, Kingdom, £2 161. Od, per ton of 20 wt., 19, Cactus O., or to a port on the Continent, £8 per ton 19, F. P. Lichfield, of 20 ent., or to New York or Boston, $13 19, Maipu, por ton of 20 cwt.

20, Penrith, 27, Gold Buntor, 22, Enid, 28, D. McB. Park, 28, Janet Ferguson, Mar.

224 cents per picui, and Manila to New British bark Hope, 454, Kobe to Manila, York or Boston, $184 per ton of 20 wt., 60 lay days.

British bark Lydia, 376, Foochow to Melbourne, £2 16%. Od. per ton of 50 feet, 30 lay days.

British bark Irazu, 327, Foochow to Melbourne, £2 178. 6d, per ton of 50 feet, 50 lay days.

British schooner Barbara Taylor, 252, Foochow to Sydney, £2 15s. Od. per ton of 50 feet, 30 lay days. Dunedin, 28 53. Gd. per ton of 60 feet, 30

German bark Diamant, 296, Foochow to

lay'days.

British ship Gryfe, 1073, hence to San Francisco, private."

British bark Formosa, 930, hence to San Francisco, private,

Front.

Cardif New York

Londou

Remarks.

Hamburg

Hambarg

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Cardiff

Antwerp

Cardiff

Cardiff

Uardiff

Cardif

Cardiff

London

London

Cardiff

Sunderland v. S'pore Glasgow

1, Isles of the South, Cardif

1, Khedive,

Antwerp

2, Parasca,

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8, A. S. Davis,

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Cardiff

Cardiff

Cardiff

London

Swansea

4, Nimbus, 4, Jala, 13, Golden Spur,

15, Antwerp, 19, Victoria, 19, C. W. Cochrane, Liverpool 20, Springfield, 20, Warrior, 20, George,

recognition. Certainly the reasons they give for their opinions form a good prima facie case; and the Tastai is to be commended for the speedy and decided action he has taken. Speaking generally, I feel justified in reporting that commersial prospects are decidedly hopeful; although, the port having

THE CHINESE ENVOYS. - On Wednesday last, the 8th inst., the been opened at so late a period of the season, it can soarealy be expected that much will Chinese Envoys paid a visit to the South be done this year in ten. Even for this, Kensington Museum, and took special note however, there is good promise for the of & portion of the building which is pro-homes to Londen, mivate. future, Piece goods undoubtedly will take; posed as a model for the Exhibition building and should merchants of standing and worth which it is hoped may be hereafter opened care to follow the good example set them, in Shanghai in connection with the Poly-

soarsely to be thought of; the facilities party. They also visited the same day Sir faney they may not be disappointed in technic. Sir Walter Medhurst and Mr. their expectations. Opium at present is Bourne were present with the Envoys and for smuggling which import through Ningpo Joseph Whitworth's collection of models and of the drug when brought here and subjected In the evening they wore present at the affords are a formidable obstacle to the sale firearms at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square. This is undoubtedly the cleanest and (as avereary dinner of the Royal Literary Fund, when Kwo Tah-Jen responded to the Chun Ayee, a married woman and Chunfar as sanitary precautions and advantages toast of "The literature of other countries." Atak, a cook, were charged with bringing aroure), the healthiest city in Chins. The translation of his speech, as given by into the Colony two girls bought at Canton. So far, the weather has been cool and de- Dr. Macartney, is as follows:-- From the evidence ti appeared that P. C.lightful. It appears that the native opium

The Minister is more grateful than he can Campbell was on duty at the Canton steamer step has failed this year to the extent of express for the kindness with which, as the wharf, when he saw the defendants land about 50% of the usual yield. This may newly-arrived Minister of Chinn, he has China has a literature some from the Canton steamer with the two girls. cause an increase of the import of the Indian been received.

three thousand years old, a literature for As he suspected them, he had them taken drug.-N. C. D. News. into custody. Both of the girls were aged

which it would be impossible for the Chinoso 15 years of age, and one of them, named

not to entertain great respect for the matter Li Lan So, said she was the daughter of a

of it, as it supplies rales by which the in- Chinese Mandarin, Her father was once

dividual is moralised and the people of the the Magistrate of Chin Shan Taon in the

of it, as the beauties of its style are great. empire are governed-respect for the form island of Hainan, He died eight years ago, and her mother, who died three years ago,

Being here to-day, however, as a guest, in sold her to a Mandarin of the name of

his capacity of Chinese Minister, he will not Ting. The Mandarin Ting sold her to

say more with reference to the literature of somebody else, and lastly she was sold to

his own country. The Chinese people very the defendant, who brought her to Hong.

generally appreciate the ability which has kong. The second girl said she was a

distinguished Europe above any other quartor of the globe. In particular they respect the names of Matteo Riosi, Vestiest, and Schall, to whom they were indebted for instruction in mathematies; instruction by which the Astronomical Board at Peking is still guided in its salonlations. From Europe China also received her knowledge of the mechanical contrivances by which time is marked, and The Undaunted proceeds to Trincomales, of the appliances of war, both artillery and but may go to Aden, if required. The small arms. Gazette says that Government enquiries nations in construction of all kinds has been The superiority of Western bave been made as to the amount of for hundreds of years admitted in China. tonnage that would be required for the The secret of it, and of the advance in other shipment of 15,000 men to stations on the branches of knowledge is that their sonulars Persian Gulf.

are indefatigable in their endeavours to arrive Constantinople, May 24.-Constantinople by experiments at perfection. It is the usage has been placed in a state of siege. The of all Governments to exalt men of learning, demonstration of the Softas only numbered but the Governments of Western nations go 2,000 A deputation of five of them was further in the honour they do them, and by the admitted to the Turkish Chambor of Dopu-honour they do thom they stimulate their ties and they demanded certain ministerial people to follow. In the three months the modifications. A Court Martial has been Minister has been in London, he has met ordered on the Governor of Ardahan for Professor Tyndal, Mr. Warren de la Rue, tress with reference to the retreat of the Professor Owen, Dr. Hooker, and Mr. Turkish fordos from that place before the Spottiswoode, and having been present at Bght near o. 1, Gough Street. I was in

enemy, The Russian troops are moving the lectures delivered on electricity, colour, the verandah of my house with my two

towards the West, and 86,000 men are light, and heat, he has been greatly in aisters and my mother, What first attract-

already dongentrated on the upper and pressed by the learning displayed in them, ed my attention was the noise in the street,

This case was resumed this morning; but middle Danube. The river has settled and the pains taken to be accurate. Thus and on looking in the direction I saw the when the witness Chun Sze Kai's name was down, but it is not probable that the pas is science in England made the property of three men following Mr MoBain. I heard one man speaking in Spanish "You shall called, he was not to be found. Mr. Ng sage can be made before the middle of sil, and even a casual Hetener has his ideas

Choy asked His Lordship's leave to withdraw Jung. not leave to-morrow." The tallest man of from the case as he understood the defendant Berlin, May 25,--The Berlin samt-official Bince his arrival the Minister has had an

expanded and his knowledge increased. per picul. the three said this. They then walked fur had engaged Mr Francis to take up the cage. Journals have assumed a hostile tone towards opportunity of observing the excellence of ther into Gough Street and crossed over to His Lordship said he had no power to give the French Ministry...

the Government of England in the highest our side of the street. I heard one of the hire leave; he could withdraw if he liked. Diplomatie Telations between Germany places, aided as it is by the Council, the three ssy in Spanish: "For God's sake,

A warrant and Italy are very intimato.

Houses of Parliamenti When a Government for Jesus' sake, This was said in an imir Ng Chey then withdrew,

London, May 6.-Latest advices from is so remarkable for the spirit which animates ploring manner. One of the other then was then issued to compel Chun Sze Kai to spoke in Wronab, and I understood well appear; and, the latter was soon thereafter the seat of war in Asia Minor state that it its med of learning will attain the dis-40 lay days.

Russian troops are making rapid marches tinction they do attain, The Minister Mr Francis then entered the Court and towards Erzeroum, and that their vanguard | #rould address himself specially to Lora British bark Echo, 809, bence to Chefoe?, Alcestis, to go to his house. The one invited to go said that he was instructed to appear for the has already reached ulti, whilst the left Derby, as President of this society: Hend back, 60,000 in full, 20 lay days. to the house had on a white jacket, white pants and a black hat. The man addressed Defendant, and asked for an adjournment wing is marching towards Diarbeker and would express the gratification which it Hongkong, $8,700 in full, 90 lay days. walked on a bit and said again for God's till tomorrow. His Lordship said he was the centre bas commenced bombarding the affords him to notice its stucess. He bege Bake, for Jesus' sake!" the three men quite ready to adjourn the onse if the wit-joutworks of, Kars. The position of the at the same tiine to thank Lord Derby and to Saigon, $1,525 in full, and Saigon to then turned back towards Aberdeen Street,ness Chun Sae Hai would give $2,000 and Turks in the Anlatie Provinces of Turkey, the committee for their invitation to this Hongkong, 25 cents per pioul, 16 lay daya. The man with white shirt and white pants finally adjourned for half an hour to enable enemy, is, therefore, considered critical

the Defendent $1,000 ball: The case was consequent on these movements of the dinner. He trusts that the prosperity of commended to play a concertina. The three Mr Francis to read over the case.

England may dally increase, and that with London, May 27-The Persian minister its increase the talent of their men of letters men neemed to be in very good terthu. The

The witness Chun Sze-kai was then ex* smallest man of the three was dressed all amined by Mr Francis, and after Mr Breres the Porte containing most pepifle assuranose those beholden for aid to the society's fund at Constantinople has presented a Note to may be dally developed and that while in black. The tallest man was dressed in ton's cross-examination Mr Francis said he from the Shah. a black jacket. The smallest of the three would submit to a judgment for plaintif

may pass their old age in comfort, the beauty The latest advices from the Seat of War of their works may endure for generations, men spoke French. I could not see if any with coste,

state that the head-quarters of the Russian | (Cheers,) the three had a mountache, because their

His Lordship said he could not allow the Army Corps of the Caucasus have been backs were turned towards the when they submission, but would go on with the case. transferred to Alexandropol, and that the were under the light.

Chua Bze-kai was then examined by the left wing his reached Van A Turkish The man Joseph was here called upon to Court at some length and contradicted himself ironclad has been sunk at Ibralla by a speak in French Come here, I have got on several points. Finally His Lordship torpedo vesel

A steady enquiry has existed for Now something to say to you.”

called upon him to shew cause why he London, May 29.—The rivers Danube, Bengal Oplum throughout the closing fort- Witness: I believe the voice is should not be committed for parjury and Aluta and Bereth have overflowed. Advices nights Immediate after the despotsk of the same that I board spoken, only contempt of Court, Ee said that he was a from the seat of war in Aela Minoz state läst mail the rate for New Fatus slightly what I heard was spoken in a more student and was ignorant of the law. His that the Russian troops from Ardahan have gave way, but subsequently it ruled pretty excited tone. I did not see the faces of Lordship sentenced him to six weeks impri- joined the main body of the army befoes steadily in the loss of large stock of Old the this me the consertine 1 for commet with hard labour Defendust Kore Fighting is going on west Southem at a 1949 a period, white may be hiributed | Charter), privata,

they followed me to my door.

Miss Engracia Pereira, a Portuguese lady, was called 1-1 Hye in Gough Street, No. 4. Last night about 11.8, I heard a diaturb ADC in Gough Street. I saw three men walking in the street following Mr MoBain, who walked up to bis bouas. Mr MoBain walked faster than the thres men; be had bis head down and appeared frightened. The three men then stood under the gas-

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before His Lordship the Chief Justics, Sir John Smal.)

15th June, 1877.

Shum Tak Kwong v. Ching King Sam, 8776.18Mr Brereton appeared for the plaintiff, and Mt Ng Choy for the defend

ant.

What he said. One of them asked the other brought into Court.

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