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THE CHINA MAIL.

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and he reported against it if he had re- a ported in favour of it, the plaintiff would

have been paid his money,

Capt. Sands was then called and gave evidence supporting the above statement. Finally it was further adjourned Thursday.

No. 4381-JULY 17, 1877.] In Pickenpack, Thies & Co. He was fine contention of the defendants were the true young fellow and a general favourite. He on, and that the plaintiffs oot templated served with great galladtry through the tenaney from month to month to last for entire Franco-German war without receiv- one year, and that they claimed a 3 months' ing a wound, and came out here a few years notloe on some grounds not in evidence. since, only to fill a lot in the Protestant However, I do not so construe the letter of Cemetery, His funeral was the largest fr Rycle. I think he intended a tenancy over seen in Bangkok, and the most im. for a year. Now there being no rule of law, pressive I have ever seen anywhere, The and no evidence of a mutual agree- body was placed in the centre of a boat, ment, the inference must be, I think, draped with the German ensign, and towed that at the expiration of the year oer slowly down the river. Then came the tain, there was a tenancy at sufferanos. State barges of the Gorain and British The subsequent payment of the rent would Conaniates, with their long arrays of native convert the holding into whatever tenancy paddlers en elther side, Then the boats is implied by law, which means really by. of the United States, the French, Dutch, the custom of the country. In England, Italian, &c., following close behind, all as Mr Brereton pointed out, this would be with their ensigns, half-mast. Then sa ina tenaney from year to year, especially numerable number of boats containing where a yearly rent la reserved. But even friends and acquaintances, all in single line in England this may be controlled by the moving slowly down the Chow Phya, the custom of the country or a county,Ses pare moving in mournful cadence, and sm. Cole on Ejectment, p. 249; Hatton

Warren, 1 M. 2 W., p. 466,--provided the side.

the previous agreement. At Hongkong, es abundant evidence shows, the customary holding is monthly, terminable at a month's notice, and the law will imply that such a tonnney arose, there being no evidence of the latention of the parties to throw over the custom and continue a yearly holding (especially as the reservation of rent was monthly though collected quarterly). I. think that for theso reasons Mr Johnson's

Police Intelligence, (Both Magistrates Sitting.)

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of 28,000,000 (not including the tributary provisions of the Foreign Enlistment Act, the Government on any outbreak of hos States), an army of 829,736 men, armed that a Turkish Ironclad contracted for and tilities. "The Admiralty," said Mr. de chiefly with Snider and Martini-Henry ri-built in this country before any war was Salis, giving a graphic picture of the fleet fies, but possessing a certain number of imminent cannot now be delivered. The of his company scattered over the Eastern other kinds, such as the Winchester repeat caution relating to the Pilotage of belligerent soas," had but to touch the wires, when, tier. The navy comprises 21 ironelads and ships, which has occasioned these remarks, from every port in the East, where England 165 other vessels, the majority being steam- la the latest instance of the anxiety of the had an arsenal---from Malta, from Bombay ers. Two of the former are 9000 tons bar- Government to show that no efforts on from Caloutta, from Hong Kong, from den, armed with heavy Krupp guns, capa their part shall be wanting to preserve the Melbourne, and from Sydney-the com- ble of being fired in every direction; have neturality of the country during the pending pany's ships, at the shortest notice, could abell-proof decks, and armor of 12 inches hostilities. In the war between Russia and issue armed, or as transporte, to rank them- thickness. The lesser vessels are also Austria, and in the Franco-German war, selves under the orders of Her Majesty's strongly plated, and carry 12 to 16 gans our Pilots were free to take charge of the Government? Then there would be also, each, throwing projectiles varying from armed vessels belonging to either belligerent. in the same region-and particularly for 150 to 400 pounds in weight. The seamen But times have changed. The violation of service in the Persian Gulf the fleet of the Mak Abim, a tallor, was fined $2 for an- and marines number about 34,000. The neutrality has been found to be a costly, as British India Steam Navigation Company, saulting P. C. Yar Mahomed when the whole being under the command of Augas well as a dangerous, business, and the the combined fleets forming a magnificent latter tried to arceat him at the Recreation tue Hobart, formerly of the British navy. Legislature a few years since determined to auxiliary of which any Government might He The revenue is $95,000,000, while the arm the Government of the day, whoever be proud. Mr. de Salis was fally warrant. Ground for being out without a pass,

they might be, in the event of war breaking ed in referring to the aid which his Com- was in company with another man on the debt amounts to over $1,200,000,000.

ont, with power to compel the observance pany had given the Government in the Ground at 11 p.m. and when the policeman

of strict neutrality on the part of Her Crimean war, in the Indian mutiny, and in We do not object, the Abyssinian expedition; and he spoke wanted to arrest them the other jumped over a wall. The defendant then resisted,

Majesty's subjects.

again at the service of the Government. striking the Constable,

April, 17, 1877.

·ASSAULTING POLICE,

AUSTRIA, ITALY, GERMANY AND FRANCE.

Austria has a population of 36,000,000, with an army of 964,000; the penos estab

blema of mourning being displayed on everystom is not exolnded by express terms in and the other man came to his assistance,lishment being 250,000 men, armed with because the prevarious galus resulting from confidently of readiness to place the fleet

There has been so far very little rain, and the weather fe unusually hot and there is much sickness. The Mangosteens this year have been vory scant, and nothing like those of the previous seasons. They are quite gone out now, and the market is almost entirely bare of fruit, showing clearly how much the country requires moisture...

SUPREME COURT. IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before He Honour Mr Justlos Snowden,)

Daydon Blás:Jrine, 1877,5

THE LAW OF TENANUT.

Walkinshaw and others v. The Borneo Doy Limited, $540.

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION.

La Kum Fook, a boatman, was fined $2 for having in his possession a quantity of ruot used for dyeing, for which he could not account. Fined $2,

DISEASED MNAT.

the Werndl rito, while the Remington and running blockades and supplying contra- a converted ride resembling the Belgian band of war to belligerents, were but a Braendlin-Albini are found with the re- poor set-off against the heavy losses involved serves. The navy consists of twelve iron-in such ventures. It is clear, from the EXPERIMENTS WITH TORPEDOES. course which both Turks and Russians have

On June E, a series of torpedo experl- clads and about 60 other vessels. The rev-

mente, intended to show the application of enue is estimated at $330,000,000 and the pursued slace the outbreak of the war, that each belligerent is resolved to provout, so debt $1,200,000,000.

Italy returns a population of 25,000,000, far as be can do so, any trading whatever torpedoes to defensive purposes, was given an army of 203,000 au a pesce, footing, with the other. This may arise from by Captain Arthur and the officers of the pable of being raised in time of war to strategic reasons, or from the intensely Naval Torpedo School, in Portchester sence of a large and fashionable gathering, argument must prevail. The fact of the

871,900. The navy is made up of 17 iron-vindictive spirit which mutually animates Creek, Portmouth Harbour, in the pro plaintiffe advertising the premises is not

clads and 60 steamers and sailing vessels, the combatants; but, from whatever cause

Commander-in-Chief, and Rear-Admiral alorie of much weight. The language is

and possesses the only 100-ton gun at pres arising, the effect is the same so far as including Admiral Sir George Ellot, Naval neutrals are concerned. There are two too general; although connecting it with the

ent in use.

Fortsmouth Dookyard. olafin in the latter of Feb. 14th of 3 months'

$255,000,000, and the debt $1,660,000,000 ships lying now in Constantinople, having the Hon. F. A. Foley, Superintendent of First, a steam plnnace, electrically steer Germany, including Alsace-Lorraine, has been compelled to laud and warehouse their it strongthens the idea that the plaintiffs Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Ou's pre-a population of over 41,000,000, and by cargos general cargoes and innocented dropped a countermine, exploded by considered the defendants monthly tenants mises, and he saw a cargo boat coming her system of universal. Service can muster morchandise--the only excuse for this high means of a slow fare, which experiment-

notige from March 1st or 3 months' rent,

and

Hung Lan Kwai, a coolle, Chow Ayow, cargo boatman, Lam Akong and Wong Lin Kat, boatmen, were brought up for having brought into the colony a quan- tity of diseased meat. P. O. No. 53, John Shaw, stated that he was on duty

out of

uniform at the wharf near

The revenue is something over

handed that the

were destined to an enemy's Port under

Teen Tak Wing . Ng Apo, 178.92mended for the discretion he showed in 510,000 at present serving with the colors: The notice is probably issued for the pur siderable height. Afterwards a drifting

Lordship delivered judgment in this reheard see which had occupied the attention of the Court for four consecutive daya He reversed the former decision, and gave judgment now for the defendant,

Mr Holmes appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Dennys for the defendant.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

(Before His Lordship the Chief Justice, Sir JOHN SMALE, with a Special Jury.). July 17, 1877.

1.

A CLAIM ON A BUILDING CONTRACT.

Tar Afat" v. G. U. Sands, $1,309,

this matter,

DISORDERLY.

:

Lee Asik, a shop-coolie, was charged with having gone on board the Macao steamer, White Cloud, from an improper gang-way and assaulting an employé on board. The defendant, instead of going on board by the gang-way on the side of the wharf, went la a boat and tried to get in at a gang-way where & lamp-trimmer was stationed to prevent people from boarding. Fined $5.

BOGUE AND VAGABOND.

Foong Afook, a cook, wout on the pre- mises of the Government Central School for the purpose of stealing therein. He

ENGLAND'S STRENGTH,

The

Great Britain and Ireland have a popale-

SOME WAR POETRY ON BOTH-

SIDES.

Fon THE RUSSIAN.

blockade, though the goods were shipped enemy's mines could be destroyed, acounter- and the vessels had sailed from their Port of mine containing 500 lbs. of gunpowder departure Liverpool-before the blockade being calculated to explode all torpedoes of the Russian Ports had been set up. The within a radius of 130 yards. Twelve of plicing of belligerent ships of war is strictly these were dropped the other day at Beyond the three-mile charge in a cask was exploded; the disc, British waters. limit the Pilot must not give his services. composed of gun cotton, weighing sight The Russian ships would be the only belli. ounces. It is thrown at a vemel and fired gerent vessels likely to make their appear by a process similar to that of a plitol. ance in these waters, unless, indeed, the Another experiment was with wot gun hauled away by the aid of ropes and fired Turks might spare a sufficient Naval force cotton in a net. A oharge of 16 lbs. was

by no means a likely event-to try con-

a tremendous volume of water to a con- clusions with the Russians in the Baltic. with a detonator, the explosion ending up pose of convincing both belligerents that

countermine was dropped and exploded, our Government is resolved not to permit the charge being 300 lbs. of gunpowder. a compromise of our neutrality in any This countermine has to be taken by wind respect.

and tide into an enemy's torpedoes. It was dropped from two barrels used for floating powder. The fall of the counter- mine was ladicated by a slight explosion, and the destruction it would work amongst mines was demonstrated by the height to which a large mass of water was driven by is firing. With 24 lbs. of gun sotton & chain cable of nearly 2 in. in thickness was subsequently broken-this axperiment be. ing au exemplification of the destructive power of this explosive material. It is computed that more than 100 lbs, of gan- powder would not have effected the same result. The next experiment was with two outriggers with charges of 100 lbs. of gun. powder. They were fired from beneath a rifle-proof steel shield. The explosion was terrific, although each torpedo was fired separately. The power of the charge may be increased to 33 lbs. of gun cotton, which would destroy any ship with which it came fn contact. Fourmines of 300 lbs, each, with circuit closern, were fired in succession by the striking against them of a steam launch, the bumping tafiuence affecting their mechanical arrangements so as to complete. the, clectric circuit. The experiments, which were regarded throughout as most successful, concluded with the simultaneous explosion of a line of twelve countermales.

By A. CLEVELAND COKE, BISHOP OF THE

WESTERN DIOCESE OF NEW YORK. Trump of the Lord--I hear it blow 1 Forward the Cross; the world shall know Jehovah's arm'a against the foe. Down shall the cursed Crescent go!

To arms-to arins ! God wills it so.

This was a claim on a contract for the Was sent to three months' hard labour as a ton of 32,500,000, & revenue of $307,126,- | God help the Russ! God bless the Czar !

and vagabond, and was ordered to tence to be charged with being a person dangerous to the peace and good order of the Colony.

A NOXIOUS TRADE,

Chow Shun Sam, the occupant of house No. 250, Queen's Road Central, again ap peared to answer the charge of burning sulphur in the preparation of birds' nests -Mr Francia appeared for the defence and

That rise not to the holy war.

population of the British Empire amounts to Shame on the laggards, faint and far, 284,590,000, and a ravenue and debt of ra- spectively $752,800,000, aut $4,655,000,000. On paper the military forces are estimated at 665,800, but this is over the mark, as a peculiar syetem of counting the same class twice is in vogue at the War Offies; for instance, some 20,000 men of the militia reserve are counted under that heading and again in the total of the militia. regulars are put down at 183,000; of this

Tho

To arms-to arms!

The Cross our Star. How long, O Lord for Thou art just Vengeance is Thine-in Thes we trust; Wake arm of God, and dash to dust Those hordes of sapine and of lust.

To arms-to arma!

Wake swords that rust..

The defendants paid into Court one month's boat and he at once went on board to ex- Regular army, 596,259; reserve, 280,343, rent up to the end of February 1877 on the amine. He saw four quarters of a bullock, and the the garrison army, 378,386. The His Lordship now delivered the follow.issuing of the writ, and the plaintiffs wight which was evidently in a diseased condition, peace footing is about. 295,700, out of ing judgment: The plaintiff, the managing bave taken it out in satisfaction and put and was stinking and unfit for human food. which 68,000 are cavalry and 46,500 artile an end to the action, Ar however the The 1st defendant claimed the meat to be lery, with 1134 guns, capable of being in- partner of Turner & Co., seeks to recover in thla action $540, being the amount of question submitted to the Court ia by no him. He said the animal begame diseased greased in wer time to 108,400 cavalry Hmited, by the instructions just issned, to Spithead in six minutes. Then a hand

means an easy one, and it is one which for and he slaughtered it at Kow-loong-tong, 140,000 artillery and 2238 guns. The three months' ront for premises at No. 39, the satisfaction of both sides required a in Chinese territory, and brought it over navy consists of eight ironclads of the Queen's Road, Viatoria, lately occupied by decision of Court of law, I give a verdict in the 2nd defendant's boat. The 2nd said firet class and 60 or 70 other vessels. (Bar the defendants. Up to May, 1875, the dea for the plalatiffs for the amount paid in, his boat was hired by the 1st to convey the on Henry de Worms puts the German iron- fendants bad bold these premises under a

meat here; the Srd and 4th were his em- clad feet down at 8 steamers.) lease from the plaintiffs' firm Negotiations without costs on either side.

Mr Brereton appeared for the plaintiffs,ployés. Fined, the 1st $100 or three France with its population of 36,200,000 for a continued occupation had been car

months' hard labour; the 2nd $20 or one returns an army of 1,430,000, This includes ried on, and on March 6th, 1875, Mr.

Mr Johnson for the defendants.

month's hard labour. The Brd and 4th the active army and the reserves, but not Ryrie, the then managing partner of Turner

were discharged. The Constable was con- the territorial army. The first consists of & Co., wrote a letter to Mr Nicaise, the managing partner of the defendants' Co.

to be raised in the event of war to 990,860, in the following words "Hongkong, 6th

the remaining 400,000 being in reserve and March, 1875.-My dear Nicaise,Although

at the depots. The territorial army consists your offer of $180 a month (we paying

of all men from 35 to 45 years of age, and Taxes) for the promises you now occupy is

gives a further reserve of about 500,000. A very low one, I agree on behalf of my

At present, according to Baton Henry de Drm to accept it, the term to be one year

Worms, the French navy can muster 63 certain from 1st May next-Yours truly,

ironclads and 386 other vessels if this return is corrent, then the ironclad fleet has been P. Byrie," This is the only agreement of which there is any evidence between the

doubled within the last five years. parties. Under this agreement the defend-

rifle of the French army is the Chassepot, but anta, at the expiration of their term in April, 1876, remained in occupation

overal other breechloaders are at present be ing experimented with before a small-arms antil, on January 26th, 1977, they gave.

Committee, with a view to exchange. The the plaintiffs one month's notice to quit at

revenue very nearly reaches $500,000,000, the end of February. On 89th January

while the debt amounts to $4,850,000,000: plaintiffs write to the defendants claim ing tbree months'

of their notice

letter of the intention to qult. In a name date Mr Nicaise writes denying the plaintiffs' right to claim three months' notica, and says: "On the 6th March, tion of a piece of land at the defend.be brought up at the expiration of his sen- 1875, you agreed to a monthly lease, fixed ant's Patont, Slip at Belcher's Bay, West for a term of twelve months which expired Point. The contract sum was $1,490, on the 90th April last. We are thus mouth and of this sum $700 had been paid, ly tenants, and are therefore not compelled leaving a balance of $700, the rest of to give you more than one month's notice," the claim being made up by a claim for s. I do not find that the plaintiffs cou- extra work, making in all $1,809. The troverted this view in any other communi. defendant contended that the work was cation until February 14th. Ou February badly executed, and was of no use whatever 12th the plaintiffs advertised the promises to him, and that the plaintif' was liable to in the Daily Press, as follows: To lat, a penalty of $10 for every day the work cross-examined the complaining Inspector, number. 63,000 are serving in India and Forward the Cross! Break clouds of ire! the premises No. 39, Queen's-road, at had been delayed. There was also a set-off present in the occupation of the Borneo of $60,97 for stones supplied to the plain-and in the end be applied for the postpone- 21,000 in the colonies. The militia may be ment of the case till the 1st August next, safely set down at 12,000, the, yeomanry Vo-Apply to Torner Co.-Hong: |tiff.

On Feb kong, February 7th, 1877."

meantime he would undertake that the de-cavalry at 15,000, the army reserve at fendant would not continue the nuisance, 40,000, and the volunteers at 160,000 effisi- ruary 14th, plaintiffs again write to da fondant-"We beg to inform you that

Bocordingly.

crippled pensioners and the whole estimate you never wore monthly tenants, and we

may be said to be somewhat overdrawn. alaim three months' notice from 1st instant,

The army in India, consists of about 194,000 or three months' rent." I have referred

men, the proportion being two native to one particularly to the correspondence because

European soldier. This force is supplement- from it the intention of the litigants must

ed by an armed native police numbering be obtained to enable the Court to interpret

close on 190,000, and officered by Europeans. Thou man of God, who thus implore the agreement. This letter is dated Feb.

There are also numerous European volunteer Thy brother's sacred blood to pour 14th the lat instant would be March 1st.

согра armed with Snider rifles. In the event In hateful tidos of turbid gore On what principle consistently, with, their The case for the plaintiff having been

Pang Ahing, a carpenter, was finod of war in India the feudatory princes--the From Dardanelles to Danube's shore present demand of three months" rent brought to a close, the Attorney General

Be still be still! ending April 30th, being a quarterly in addressed the Court on behalf of the defen- for having in his possession a sheet of iron, chief of whom are the Nizam, of Hydrabad, atalment of a yearly rent, this claim is daat. He said the question here was weighing about 100 lbs, stolen from the Scindia of Gualtor, Holkar of Indore, Jeypore, made in the letter of February 14th, I am whether the sea-wall was properly built or Spanish man-of-war Patino, now under the Rajah of Mysore, Ranbeer Singh of Kashmir and the Gaekwar of Baroda-are at a loss to understand. It is for the judge not. The case for the plaintiff was that the going repairs at the Kowloong Docks.

bound to furnish a contingent to aid the to interpret the written agreement, and work had been faithfally carried out, but

British arms. The forces of these chiefs think that there can be no doubt that the that the design was so faulty that although Soo Ahoi and Yeung Wan Shing, board may be estimated at 100,000 men, many premises were let for the term of one year the wall was properly bullt, yet it had certain at a ront of $180 per month, and broken down or rendered useless, the faulting house runners, were fined $2 each for of them well drilled, arred and equipped in was not the contractor' but the designer's having gone on board the steamer Thingville European style; but the question naturally not as contended for by the defendants on

arises in any thinking mind, Can these How long, O Lord, before thy shrine a monthly letting for one year oertatu, for which the plaintiff was not responsible, before she was moored this morning.

princes be trusted, and is it not dangerous Shall men pray, Vengeance, God, is thine," Though this may at first sight appear a The case for the defendant was that the

to allow them so much military liberty Thou worship Moloch as divine, distinotion without a difference, it will be wall was improperly bullt, that its present

For if war should arise in India, and suspi- Aud drink the battle's bloody wine?

Be still-be still important when the question of holding state was due to defectivo construction, The remanded oss in which Chinese sion, no matter how slight, be attached to over, and the nature of the tenancy to be and that if it had been faithfully built, it

Polloe Constables Low Achun and Ow Alan any of them, instead of being an aid they inferred therefrom, comes to be considered. would have been standing now, and for were chaarged with extorting money, name would be a hindrance and require a large The plaintiffs contend on the other hand many years to come. The work was not ly, 200 cash from Low Atoo, the master of body of troops simply to watch their pro- Come, Holy Peace! May Muscovite. that the letting being yearly, a rule well done to malefaction, and the defendant coolls-house at No. 38, Nullah Street, ceedings, known in English law must prevail, namely wrote to the contractors stating that the came on again.

The master of the house said the two that on a holding over by a tenant on the wall required re-pointing and at that time- completion of a term he must be considered the wall did not show sign of weakness, prisoners came to the house upstains and to continue to occupy a tenant at suf- The re-pointing was not done, the defendemanded 200 caah. ferance. Then when he had paid rent, ordant did not pay the balance, and from not owe any money to them, but they said agreed to pay zout at the same rate as dur- what he saw afterwards of the ruinous they had none. He then offered them tea,

A direular has been tested by the Board-New York Graphic. ing the term, a new tenancy from year to state of the wall, he refused to pay but they threw down the cups and brake of Trade to the various Pilotage Authorities, year would be created upon the same son considering that the plaintiff had received them. The coolies tried to push them out, requesting them to inform the Pilots within ditions and stipulations as those contained the value of his work by the pay and the partition got broken, while the their jurisdiction that they are not to pilot

"NAVAL RESERVES" IN CASE or in the expired lease or agreement, so far as ment of the first $700. The defendant complainant's jacket was torn. The first ships of war for either belligerent, except they were applicable to a yearly tenaney, declined to pay when it was reported to himprisoner ran down and then a Sikh Consta in British waters within three miles of the The British Government is not likely to Finch Miller, & C.B. 428) Doe and by a competent authority that the wall was ble came with the first prisoner, who was shore, or do more than pilot snob ships into suffer for want of good will to help should Clarke 7. Smaridge 79 5. 97. Mr Brereton not properly built. The question was then taken into custody. After the evidence or out of British Ports or roadsteads when the difficulties of the Eastern problem yet Hongkong Bank, 60 % prett argued that on this principle the legal por whether the plaintiff had not got the fall of the wife and another coelie in the house, not at the time engaged in hostile impose on England the necessity of joining Union Ina, Sosfety of Canton, 8778. session of the defendants must be held to value for the work he had done; if who corroborated the above testimony, the operations, but that ships of war in distress in the war. A Canadian officer has offered Ohine Traders' us. C, 12,700 continue to the end of February, 1878, and not, whose fault was It? The fact was GADO was remanded until to-morrow,

To new Crusades let Faith Inspire ; Break with the thunder and the fire! Down with the Crescent to the mire!

To arms-to armis,

To vengeance dire!

Mr Hayllar, Q.C., Instructed by Mr Brereton, appeared for the plaintiff, and

The Hon. the Attorney General, Mbut would try to remedy it. Adjourned ents. In the army reservejara counted many-Buffalo Commercial Advertiser.

George Phillippo, instructed by Mesurs Sharp, Toller and Johnson, appeared for the defence.

The following Special Jury was em- panelled-Mesura. A. G. Romano, A. New ton, T. G. Williamson, F. D. Bassoon, W. H. Forbes, Charles Kahn, and E. R. Balillos.

that the three months' rent sued for is only the plaintiff really sub-contracted the.

A WOULD-BE SUICIDE,'

Chow Kap who was again brought up for attempting to destroy his own life, was ordered to be handed over to his relatives to be taken care of.................

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT.

EXTORTION BY COLOUR OF OFFICE.

ན

AGAINST BOTH.

By W. A. CROFFUT (A ** NEWSPAPER HERETIC.")

Blaspheme no more!

God help the babes! God bless the wives! Shame on the priests that whet the knives! Shame on the Church whose altar thrives By wrecking peaceful peasants' lives!

Be still-be still!

'Tis Hell that drives 1

O heart of mine !

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And Moslem end their wretched fight Women with songs shall hail the light,

Be atill-be still- He told them he did THE WAR-ENGLIS9 NEUTRALITY, And children fook with flags of white

O sacred sight! (Mitchell's Maritime Register,)

WAR.

Quotations.

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may always be pllored out of impending to form and bring over a volunteer corps, Chinese Insurance Co., $243 danger, other than the danger of immediate to join which he had had proposals from Yangtare Lus. Association, Tia. 760 a quarterly instalment of the whole year's work to other people and had left the

or imminent capture. These instructions gentlemen in all parts of the Dominion: North Chius Ins. Co., Ts, 860 rent up to that dater: Bus in truth there work to the sub-contractors entirely,

THE STRENGTH OF EUROPE.

are conceived in the spirit of the Royal and for this ready offer, which, if it does no LK. Fito Ins. Co., $582 ie moerule of law of the kind, absolute and The subcontractors were the men Captain Infexible. It is a matter of evidence of the Sands frequently sew at the work, and as Russia, with a population of over Proclamation of Neutrality, and are issued more, shows plenty of good will, the Go. Obinis Fire Ins, Ca,, $150 Intention of the parties-Jones v. Shears, regards the two men, Mr. Bailie and Mr 86,000,000 (8,000,000 being Roman Catholic with the manifest purpose of preventing vernment have returned thanke. A better .KW. Dook Co., 97 % dia

R.E. p. 832, Mayor of Thetford . Tyler, Edwards, the plaintif said he had gon. Poles and about the same number Moham the subjects of Her Majesty interfering be- offer, and one more likely to be turned to.. O. & M. B.-boat Co., 7% dis 50 BP. 95, also Smith's Leading Cases,stantly received directions from, one only medans), has an army of 1,788,870-the tween the belligerente, so as to give any good account on any change in the present Shanghai Steam Navigation, The vol. 2, p. 88 57, Des and Riggs Bell would be called, the other having left the active army consisting of 894,000 infantry, ground of complaint to either. The urgent attitude of neutrality, is that indirectly Hongkong Gas Co., 978 Jones Shears is an authority that a Colong. The evidence for the defence was 90,000 cavalry, about 46,000 artillery necessity there is for strict adhesion to made to the Government by the Peninsular Hongkeng Estel Co., 300 tenant thus holding over does not necess. that Captain Sands was the only man who and 16,000 engineere. The principai arm this policy, and the risk which would attend and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Chinese Imperial Loan, £103 rily become a tenant from year to year, gave all the directions. As regards the of the infantry is the Berdan breech-load any disregard of it, have been already Mr. W. de Salle presided on June 6 at the unless something abours to show the exit extra work, it was a mistake made by the ing rifle, though several other kinds, in pointed out. Unlike the state of things in half-yearly meeting of the company and is tance of auch daw contract. It is a question contrastors themselves and was never discluding muzzle-leaders, are used, the latter previous wars when England has been noticing the launch of the Kaiser-i-Hind, the (Taken at Mars Faleoner & 08,'s Premiser, of intention to be devided by the Jury covered until long after the completion of being ohiefly with the second reserve, The neutral, when the dealings with belligerents largest ship the company has ever posaONS. Now it is impossible to maintain, as was the contract and after litigation had navy consists of 31 ironclade and close on-in tonnage for the transport of troops, ined, he made some very appropriate remarks argued, that the payment of reat every commenced. There was no solicitation by 150 other vessels, mostly steamers. The ships capable of conversion to purposes of respecting the possession the Government the wall, ironclad fleet carries collectively 1814 guns war, in materials from which such ships had in the East, is such a deet as that of three months was a proof of an intention the defendant for the extension to renew the tenaney for a year with rent and he did not care to have it extended any mostly Krupp steel, varying in weight of might be constructed without delay, in the company The feet of the company. payable quarterly. It was collected quart farther than the dimensions of the contract. metal from 12 to 40 tons 1 has a tonnage of warlike stores, arms, and ammunitione cald, constituted no inconsiderable por. erly for the convenience of the plaintifs. The defendant had no use whatever for the 80,000 tons, and nearly 10,000 horse were left to the chances which might attend tion of the naval reserve of the country. The evidente proves that there was no extension and it was really a mistake of power, and includes turret ships, monitors, such ventures the chances namely, of It was maintained without cost to the State Agreement which diese no mutual under the plaintiff that the wall was extended. corvettes and two circular fronclad popofcapture and forfeiture, the Britisk Ship and was always available at a moment's standing between the parties on the point. As to the pointing in the wall, the object kas, armored with 18-inch steel plates, hat owner, in the present war, must not deal netissa fact which, he said, la tities of The claim set up in the plaintiffs' letters of was to keep the stones together and to keep as a rule the plating of the other vessels with a belligerent in ships or is tonnage pesce was too set to be forgotten. The Jantity 30th of 3 months metien only, the water out, and although Mr Danby said does not exceed alx fuches. The public for emplyment in a transport service, Roets of this great company and of other and in that of February 16th of 3 months' it was satisfactorily, dens, Mr Alford, the revenue is about $325,000,000, while the and like interdict is imposed on the steamship companies would, without doubt, supplies of war: material, Bo resolute form es enormous addition to the strength notics or 3 months' rent from March 1st contractory! own witness, said it was not. debt is estimated at $1,650,000,000, 1877, looks very much indeed as if the My Neste mes called to report on the fort, ! Tukey rulers the way with a populasien ere the Government in applying the of the pavy, and would be at the service of

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