No. 4883.-JULY 19, 1877.]
CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Editor of the "Oniwa Man
THE CHINA MAIL.
from a sampan, and sank before anfistanco could be rendered. Both bodies have been recovered, and a report of the inquests is given elsewhere,
PEKING.
Point. The contract sum, wm $1,400, and... of this aim $700 had been paid, leaving a balance of $700, the rest of the claim being made up by blait for extra work, making in all $1,800. The
Hongkong, July 18, 1877. defendant contended that the work was SIE,--Your Bangkok correspondent in badly executed, and was of no use whatever his last communication gives his opinions
- July 3rd, 1877 to him, and that the plaintiff was liable to too freely I think, upon the weather, crops, Herr von Brandt, the German Minister, s penalty of $10 for every day the work society and foreign residents, at that place, bas again succeeded in obtaining favourable had been delayed.. There was also a set-off I have known the gentleman of the British consideration from the Chinese Government of $69.97 for stones supplied to the plain- Consulate, now five years, and have always to his demands, It being now arranged that found them just, courteous, and kind negotiations with the whole of the powers Mr Hayllar, QC Instructed by Mr hearted, though at once Inclined to check represented at Poking are to be re-opened Brereton, appeared for the plaintiff, and effrontery, as most English gentlemen are in the autumn on the question of lakin and The Hon the Attorney General Mr apt to do. I could comment on the in-such like irregular taxes on foreign goods Goorge Phillippo, instructed by Messrs accuracies of other parts of your correspon-not authorized by Treaties. The Chotoo Sharp, Toller and Johnson, appeared for dent's lotter, but refrain from taking up Convention therefore will be of no effect as the defence..
your space. I will just add I think it was regards its lekin olauses,Shanghai Courier, The following Special Jury was om- not at all complimentary to the Rev. Dr panelled-Messra A. G. Romano, A. New- Dean to say that the Englishman was put ton, TG, Williamson, F. D. Sassoon, W.into the ground like a dog. H. Forbar, Charles Kahn, and E. R.
I am, Sir, Belillos.
tiff.
This case was resumed to day. Mr H. C. Bailie was put into the box. He sald he drew up the contract, but he did not superintend the work. He had once pointed out a crack in the wall to Captain Bands, who had it remedied. The clause in the contract referring to stakes or picketa bad been casually inserted. He did not
Yours truly,
EXCELSIOR.
Manila.
(From the Manila Papers)
The well-known Italian steamship com-
NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The P. M. S. S. City of Peking, Captain Berry, with San Francisco dates to the 20th June, arrived this afternoon. We give an item or two of
EUROPEAN NEWS.
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remember its being in the original contract.pany, Rubattino & Co., have established a respondence's St. Petersburg, letter reports ripple on the water, the tide was running the president, with a significant look at Hongkong Hotel Co., $60
until it was brought to his noties.
mined. He made an examination of the
Gelisterdi. At length, at 1 pm., General "I don't know of any, if some one will Devel sent an orderly to ask for support demonstrate that Lady Washington had a from the southern al General Heimann wart on her nose," replied the president with Bank, on demand, ... 30 days' sight, then led the Eriyan and Baku regiments to unblemished serenity. "Am I to be insult-
6 months' night, the attack. The troop mazuhed in skirmish-ed Photly demanded the proprietor of the Oredita, ing order for about two versta under the wart. "The truth bught not to be insalt- fire of the enemy; but by the time they ing," replied the president. "I'spose our Documentary, 6months' sight,.. 4/1
Bombay, demand Rupees, roached the foris General Devel's mou had president thinks she would be a perfect Lady
Calcutta, broken into them from the other side. The Washington," ironically suggested a weak- Turkish infantry now fod, leaving the faced woman, who saw her chances for tak- Shanghal, demand,... 30 days... ammunition behind and not waiting to ing the character dejectedly emerge from Bar Silver, 17, dwts. B.," spike the guns; only the artillerymen re- the small end of the horn. "I don't know mained and fought to the last. The cor- as I would be perfect in that role," replied
Gold Leaf, 124 respondent adds that the Russian fire was the president, "but as there will be strangers wonderfully effective, and that the fortress present at the party, I shouldn't want them Ruglish Sovereigns,
Australian Sovereigns, has been so riddled by shot and shell that to think that the nearest approach Danbury
Dlacount, it is almost arala] This Turkish dead and could make to the dignity of 76 was a prisoners looked as if they had undergone toothless woman down with the jaundice." great privations; they were paie, thin, with And the head officer smiled serenely at the hollow eyes, their clothing was in rage, and ceiling. "What do you mean, you in- sinuating thing hoarsely demanded the they had no boots,Pall Mall Gazette.
victim of the jaundice."Keep your month Fshat until you are spoken to, then," severaly advised the president. "I'm not to be dictated to by a mountain of tallow," hissed the chromatic delegate, flouncing out Travelling down the Seine, in the month of the room. I think we had better get China Fire Ins. Co., $180 of August, the writer not only witnessed another president before we go any farther," H. E. & W. Dock Co., 25-% din. the bore of that noble river, but passed said a sharp-faced woman, very much de-... M. S.-boat Co., 7% d. through it in the good steamer It was a lovely morning, tercer Chamois, pressed by the outlook for herself. It Shanghat Steam Navigation, Tis, 80
isn't hardly time for you yet," observed Hongkong Gas Co., $75 down at the rate of from two to two and the sharp-faced woman,
wo will have to Chinese Imperial Loan, £103 a-half miles an hour, when, at a point about arrange for Lady Washington and George a mile above the town of Quillebœuf, on
Temperature. Washington before we need the Jatobet." twenty miles from its mouth, we encoun without the faintest hesitation, and rashed tored the boro. Our steamer anddenly out of doors to get her breath. She was stopped, and not seeing any cause for the immediately followed by the proprietor of stoppage, we asked a gentleman near why the wait, the thin lady disastrously un- the vessel had stopped. Pointing ehead, neoted with a griddle, and the toothless case and with a rather excited manner, be ex-of jaundice. This left but the president and claimed, La barre vient nous attendons a little woman who had yet said nothing. la barre, monsieur" (The bore is coming; Has it decurred to you that you would like we are waiting for the bore, sir.") Looking to be Lady Washington ? asked the pre- ahead about six hundred yards, we saw a sident, concentrating both of her eyes on a wall of water, about ten feet high, coming wen just under the small woman's left ear. rapidly towards us. Though not a ripplo"Oh, no," gasped the small woman, im- disturbed the bosom of the river where we pulsively covering up the excrescence with lay, the surface of the advancing flood was her hand. Then, I guess we'll adjourn tossing and leaping in wild confusion. sine die," said the president, and pulling smooth, and exactly resembled a huge wave departure. And the tea party became the Still the breast of the Bood was perfectly on her gloves, she composedly took her before it breaks on the beach. The river fragment of a gloomy memory-Danbury was here about three quarters of a mile, News, wide, and in looking athwart the wall of water as it drew near, it became evident that the more rapid current of the flood- tide rushed under the less rapid current of Gibraltar for more than a hundred and the ebb-tide, and lifted it, causing it to seventy years has been in a condition to rush up the front or breast without raising defy any attack from any quarter. It is a a ripple on its hitherto placid surface. It
mass of solid gray marble, connected with has already been said that the wall of water the southern extremity of Spanish Anda was about ten feet high; this was slightly Inaia by a narrow peninsula which is entire and several gentlemen of other nationali-dinner yesterday General Grant said above the level of the gunwale of the goodly commanded by the fortress. The rock
line, nome time in project, between Genoa Mr W. Wilson, architect, was then exa and Singapors. The steamer Batavia, wall in May last. It was badly built and / Captain Luis Crocco, was to leave the first of the English Cabinet, he was authorized to the left bank of the river, and upwards of The sharp-faced lady snatched up her muff}) (Taken at Messrs Falsonar & Co.'s Promisca, there were holes at the back caused by the named port on the 1st July. This steamer, Water washing through the wall from the as well as others which will follow her, will front. This was due to bad pointing and bad concrete. He was then examined touch at Singapore and Batavia. as to the scientific theorles of building.
sea-walls and ordinary retaining walls. In cross-examination, he said the wall was a laulty one, arising from a faulty design. it was not a very bad design, but the wall was badly constructed.
The Government have decided to light the streets of Maulle with petroleum in stead of other oils. This new lighting tem will commence on the 1st of January
Dext.
Pezza, June 18th-The Political Cor- that Count Solouvaloff's verbal assurances were considered perfectly satisfactory by the British Government. At the express desire
state in writing that Russia would respeof absolutely British interests: touching the Suez Canal, Egypt and the Persian Gult. Roports from various Russian Ambassadors show that a favorable impression was produced by the above declaration at other European Courts. The letter further says that the warlike indications in Greece and Servia are considered very inconvenient. Russia would not, on account of Servin, run the risk of any coldness with Austria.
Edinburgh, June 18th.-The Scotsman's A farewell ball was given on Saturday London correspondent writes that Earl Derby evening, on the 7th July, previous to his and the Marquis of Salisbury, hold opposite departure for Europe, to the Consul for the views regarding the Russian ocupation of Netherlands at Manila, Mr Charles Ger Gertschakoff will not advise that the city be Constantinople Salisbury believes that
maan, by bis friends. A spacious and well-held for a long time. Derby would at once ventilated house had boun secured for the inform Russia that she will only match purpose. The entrance and the staircase there at the risk of meeting British, as well were decorated with foliage, flower pots, and as Turkish troops. The writer adds: "I trophy of Spanish, Swiss, German, Bavaria, am informed that, whatever may be the United States, British and French flags, truth about the reported disunion, the The buffet, which was splendid, was opened Cabinet has taken certala military presan- about 1 o'clock. The fair sex was very tions. A large army corps is ready for im well represented, and the number of gen- mediate service, and transports can be tlemen present was unusually large, among obtained," whom were several officers of the Charybdis Londor, June 10th,-At the Reform Club am overwhelmed with the kindness shown
In re-examination he said that notwith- standing the questions he had been asked, be still adhered to his opinion that the, defective state of the wall was due to bad Construction, and if it had been properly constructed with good materials, it would have auswered as a sea wall until a typhoon notwithstanding the defectivo design. It would have stood as well as the adjoin. ing wall, that for the proponed Kennedy Town.
In reply to the Court, the witness said all contractors for stone walls were Chinese. but the specifications were not translated into Chinese, but contracts wore, They signed the specifications after explanations by witness interpreter. This was witness' practice. Some of the contractors were very clever, but nous of them were scientiles. fio. If Captain Sands had appointed have made a plan of the wall, first consul- sing Captain Sands what kind of wall he would like to have. With the contract before witness, he would have made the wall 3 feet on the top and 10 feet At the bottom, and would have put all the slope outside. A civil engineer must be an architect more or less. Engineering requires more science but architecture more artistio skill. If witness had superintended the work, he would have set out first of all the wall, and then examined the stones to
The Court was then adjourned till Satura day, at 10 a.m.
be usod.
quintales la. Isabela was sold to Messrs fuchausti & Co., at $68 per quintal, being $8 over the upset price, or $34,000 in all. 100 quintalen da. Cagayan was sold to Mr Charles Germann, at the upset price of $11 per quintal, or $1,100 in all The total ingress was $85,100,
A large number of highwaymen arrived at Manila forwarded from different pro- viacss. They were all taken to the Bilibid gaol
The Banco Español Filipino announced dividend of 9 per cont. For the first six months of the present year.
Messrs Jackson, French & Co. have been permitted to load building timbor in the German barque Cap fors, at the ports of tion to Obins. The same permission was Maiban and Alabat (Tayabas) with destina- obtained by them to load the American barque Benjamin Aymar, at the port of Conception, Iloilo, with destination to Shanghai.
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to express my thanks for the manifold fraternal courtesies I have receivedoors would fail, especially with the limitations of public speech, to express my feelings in this regard. I hope, when the opportunity to offered me of calmer and more deliberate moments, to put on record my grateful recognition of the fraternal sentiments of the English people, and the desire of America
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VESSELS TO ARRIVE
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When left. Name."
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8, Khedivo, 9, Pilgrim,
From. Remarks.
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witness to superiutend the work, he would ed for sale at auction on the 7th July, 500 erica. I regret that I am unable adequately tense interest to see how she would behave of the sea-is completely honey-combed 17, D. MoB. Park, Sunderland v. S'pore
Out of 8,000 quintales tobacco leaf offer by Englishmen to me and expressed to Am steamer. Chamois, and all looked with last its highest point 1438 feet above the level 15, George Croshaw, Cardiff
as from her namej did not clos of defensive contrivance. actor, su derived from the steamer's chase with batteries, bombproofs, and every spe- 17, D. Mo desert her, for she bounded upward with the largest valibre frown along its face, 20, Warrior,
19, Cygaun the agility of her living representative steep escarps bar all the paths up the al- among the Alps and for about ten minutes most perpendicular ascent, immense cis-
20, George, the pitched and rolled just as she would terns and magazines furnish abundant sup. have done in half a gale of wind in mid-plies of water and ammunition, and there Channel. After encountering the bore, the
is always a safficiont stock of provisions to pood of the steamer, which had hitherto last three years. The ordinary garrison to render an adequate response. The speech been about twelve knots an hour, did not consists of about 50.0 infantry, 1000 artil of Earl Granville has inspired thoughts seemore than three knots, such was the lury, and a picked corps of engineers; and in my bosom which it is impossible for fearful motion of the Bood-tide; but steam in case of emergency there are accommod. 10, St. Elmo,
10, Galates, me adequately to express. Never have Iers, taking advantage of the "first of the ations for double this force. The last and 10, Adolph, lamented so much as now my poverty in flood," rushed past us with the speed of an most memorable siege Gibraltar has endur- phrases to give due expression to my affection rdinary railway-train. The bore, or hugeed began in June, 1776, and ended in Fe. 11, Benefector, tidal wave, which rashes up the trumpet- braary, 1793. The combined anaies and Woodhall, for the mother country."
mouthed estuary of the Severn with tre-feets of France and Spain pounded the im-11, B. S. Sandlord, shook under the pressure of unusual feeling, tendons force and velocity, has been often pregnable walls in vain for three years and 13, Vega, express the hope that his words, so far as which the rush of the bore can be well seen; less task. The British lost 888 killed, 586 14, Antipodea, and he continued with unusual eloquence to described. There are three places from eight months, and then gave up the hope. 13, Penshaw, they had any value, would be heard in both at the top of the hill at the village of Newn frozu disenas, 48 from desertion, and the 18, Titan, countries, and would lead to a union of the bam, near Gloucester; the Denny Rocks, wounded numbered 1003. The casualties English-speaking people and a fraternity of about five miles below Gloucester; and the on the other side are not known. Since Llanthony Navigation Rocks, at Glouces then there has been no attempt to rob Eng- much extended in lengthere will be seen land of her priceless possession; a posses. in length. At the Denny sion, by the way, of which sho robbed Spain. van, the var parows, the water isso. The present strengthening of Gitualtar means that England does not intend to be ver, the river narrows, the water is com pressed, and the great tidal wave is con.
"caught napping," and that the Govern To-day Grant dines with the Prince of siderably heightened. The bargemen work- ment does not know how soon this match- Wales at Marlborough Rouse, and at mid on the river announce the approach of less citadel may be needed as a base of 23- the bore by passing up the watchword one tive oporations in the Mediterranean and Times.
resting to watch the boats and barges top to turn the tidaless ses into French the crest of the wave us it rushes under lake:" Alexander, if he had the opportun neath them. A bore also occurs in the ity, would gladly make it a Russian lake; Hygre. On the river Witham, bel or but as long as England holds Gibraltar-19,
below Bo the key of the Western door-the Mediter ranean is, to all intents and purposes, an English lake.
Police Intelligence. Before the Hon. C. May)
July 10, 1877.
ASSAULT.
Capis, June 9.-Clouds of locusts were seen in the different parts of the district, and measures were taken for their imme. diate destruction.
the human race.
Grant's speech was frequently interrupted with applause. Indeed, the cheering was almost continuous while he was on his feet.
On resuming his seat, the health of the ex-President was drank amid tumultuous applause.
May
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Obing Akat, An Aku, and Pun Af 1, coolios, were charged with assaulting one Woo Abow, a private watchman. The 3rd defendant defled the water spring which Iloilo, June 27.-Sugar is quoted at $6 supplied the neighbourhood with drinking for the best and $4 for the common; pre. water, and when the complainant remon viously was paid $7.60 for the best. Some strated with him about it, he got the 1st and stacks are held back for higher prices. The 2nd defendants to help, him to beat the mills are paralysed owing to copious rain, night pays a visit to the office of the London to another, "Flood, oh" It is very inte; the furthest East. Louis XIV threatened 16, F'dinand Brumm, London complainant The 1st and 2nd defendants were fiued 25 cents each, and the 3rd 50
cents.
CHINESE SERVANTS,
Lam Aming and Yip Atik, chair-coolies in the employ of Mr F. S. Hullam, were charged with disobedience of lawful orders. Kwok Asoo, amah to Mrs Huffam, stated that yesterday at 3 p.m. her mistress told her to take the young child out in the chair. The defendants carried the chair outside the gate and then began to abuse her, say Ing that they were not engaged to carry amaha Witness told them that she had nothing to do with it, that she was merely obeying the orders of her mistress, but the defendants continued their abuse, and put down the chair, saying they would not carry her. She then went back to her mfatrase, and the police was sent for.-The defendants zaid they did not refuse to carry the amah and. Infant. They bad carried a young lady to a house to tlfin and were on their return told to carry out the amah, and to get two outside coolies to bring back the young lady. They therefore merely put down the chair in order to get outside coolies.Flued $5 each.
PETTY THEFTE.
Ng Akoong, a hawker, was charged with stealing come fowls from the premises of 166 Achow, at East Point. He was sent to two months' hard labour,
which is beginning to do harm to the new tress, coupled with the attack of locusts both here and at Negros,
The market is filled with common Panga. sinau. The Panay arrived the other day from Saigon with 12,300 piculs, which has bean stored with the view of better prices. To-day's quotation for it is $2.6 reales to $2.7 reales, and the Pangasinas $8 per cavan. Paddy is quoted at 10 to 12 reales per cavan.
China, SHANGHAI. (News.}
The steamer Taku reports that when she passed down the Peiho River on the 6th inst., the banke on either side wore covered with locusts, resembling a fog bank.
We hear that the Tartar and Glenartney have arrived in London. Some 6,000 packages of tea, ez the Loudoun Castle and Gleneagles, are said to have been sold at firmer prices, but we do not hear that quotations are given,
Grent will not leave England as soon as was expected. Besides the banquet at Liverpool, on the 28th instant, there is to be & dinnor in his honor at the United Service. Club, on the 3d of July.
ton, the same phenomenon is exhibited at most spring tides, and bears the same name the Eagre.. A bore is also sometimes seen in the Solway, below Carlisle. The origin of the word "bere" is doubtful. In the Hooghly it is called the "barh," or flood. In the Seine it is called barre."
Lisure Bour.
PATRIOTISM IN DANBURY.
16, Meteor,
Oneida,
19, Melusine,
Hesperia (8.),
Hamburg Liverpool
Hamburg Penarth
London T. Cardif Deal
26, Martha Jackson, Penarth 26, Alexandra, 27, Kate Carnte, 30, C. R. Bishop, 30, Clara, 30, Cilurnum, June
Liverpool London
Falmouth Cardiff Penarth
Hamburg London
2, Marco Polo, 4, Melbrok, 4, Rhuddlan Castle, Cuxhaven 4, Faugh-a-Ballaugh, London 6, Atholl (5.), London
Mar.
what had taken place until just before the June
AT SHANGHAI,
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THE CAPTURE OF ARDAHAN. The Tikis Messenger publishes an account by an eye-witness of the capture of Arda-
The French Government has just con- han All the Russian batteries, he says, bad
ferred the military medal upon a young In Sapanwood nothing is reported; at to be erected on heights which were com- present there is no speculation fa this kindmanded by the guns of the Turkish forta,
woman employed in the telegraph office at of wood, which is taken in quantity neces which shows how well the engineers who
Pithiviers during the war of 1870. Upon sary for the stowage of large vessels. The planned the defences of this important post
the arrival of the German forces in that town during the month of November, they Spanish barque Cosmopolita is already de- had done their work. On the 4th of May spatched for Santander with 10,800 quin most of the batteries were ready, bat in
at once, as was their wont, took possession tales tobacco for the Government, The order to divert the attention of the enemy Panay is taking in ballast for another cargo General Devel, commander of the Akhaltzik ton tea party for the benefit of their society. Dodu, the young woman in charge, to a They were going to get upa Lady Washing of the telegraph office and relegated Malle.
room on the first-door. The wires passed 15, Coldstream, of rice,
division, was lustructed to begin the fire It was to come off on the night of the 22nd through this room, and Mille. Doda from the north. The general then marched and of an afternoon a few days before several his troops towards the fortifications, and ladies met at the house of one of the number managed to tap them and convey the in- 24, Wigton, opened a cannonade with the Kubap borse to perfect the arrangements. It was deter formation to the sub-prefect. One day a 28, Isle of Erin,
6, Coroa, artillery. The fire was at once returned mined to give a grand stair-something telegram arrived from the Prussian staff at Apr.
Orleans addressed to Prince Frederick from Fort Gelinvordi, and it was spiritedly especially designed to transcend the tea party Charles, informing him of the march of a 7, Baraven, kept up by both sides come time, though by a rival organisation last year. To this
16, Strathearn, without producing any particular effect. At purpose it became necessary to derets the French corps upon Gien, and suggesting 10, F. B. Watson,
19, Rachel, last a rocket was fired as a signal, and all most careful thought to all the details, and the movements to be made in order to the Russian batteries which encircled arde this was done. In fact, it would be difficult surround it. This telegram she took to
the sub-prefect, who made thres copies of 28, Duke of Abercorn, kan, and ita outworks on the south-east to find a mora conscientious committee in a
May opened fire in succession, with an interval hamlet the size of Danbury. When all the it for the commander of the French corps,
2, Goodell, of two minutes between the shots. The particulars were arranged and the various sending each by a different messenger. new two-pud mortars, with a range of six stands and minor offices assigned to the Two of the messengers were killed, but the
third arrived, and the information enabled 12, Edward Barrow, vorsts, were especially remarked on account ordinary members of the society who were of the noise they made when fred. The not present the important question as to the French commander to make a timely 19, Norman Court, Some rather sharp correspondence seems Tarkish forte Sliger, Kar-Topsasi, and who should take the leading character was retreat. The Prussians did not ascertain 30, Wylo, to have been exchanged between the Tastal Gellaverdi, returned the fire; at first their brought up. With a view to do without
4, Hermann, and the U.S. Vice Consul-General, regard-shots fell short, but after a little practice the delay and feeling af balloting, the armistice, but for which Malle. Dodu might ing the foreshore of the river at the Astor they soon got the range. The correspondent president kindly offered to do Lady Washing have farod badly. As it was, Frederick House corner. The Taotai proteste against ways that the Turkish artillery alized well, ton herself. She said that she felt it was buries, who was at Pithiviers just after Mar. the filling in the foreshore as implying a but that their shells did very little damage, not a favourable selection, but she was the armistice, congratulated Malle. Dodu 16, Besale Morris, Ele cotild surreptitious acquisition of land to which Between eleven and one o'clock some willing to take it, so that there need be no upon her courage, and offered her a place 23, F.
the projectors have no right. Mr Bradford dozens of shells burst before his eyes, bat discussion or ill-feeling. If she thought the in the Prussian telegraph service. This 27, Maxine, remarks that the foreshore in question is not one of them did the slightest injury bad not placed a sufficiently modest estimate the naturally refused, and, after having
Deu. comprised within the Bund scheme, which either to the soldiers or their horses. One upon her qualifications for the post, she was been placed in the orders of the day by the was some time ago sanctioned by the Council, fell about four pater in front of a presently set at rest in that head. Her offer Minister of War, was appointed directrice the Foreign Conaals, and the Taoter's Cossack who was standing by the alde was received with silence. What do you the telegraph offee at Enghien. predecessor and that H.E. should be more of his horse, The Cossack beat to the think she asked. "I'm willing to do it" Lum Aying, a carpenter, was charged careful to ascertain facts before making ground, the shall burat and he im Lady Washington never weighed zoolb.,'.. with stealing a $1-note from the complain-chergen-There is no doubt the Tastal, in mediately stood up again entirely unhurt. ominously hinted a thin lady, with very ant's purse. There was a faneral going on this instance, is in the wrong. We Meanwhile the Akhaltaik division attacked light eyes. "She had fat enough on her to at Aberdeen Street, and complainant stops are glad, however, of any indication that the epaulement which protected the camp Grease a griddle, which is more'n some folks pod to look. The defendant was identified encroachments are being looked after; and to the south-east of Gellaverdi. The troops can olaim," retorted the president, with en having been in gaol once before for large hope the Testai will turn his energies to stormed the works with admirable order, anything but a dreamy expression to her Dy. Six months hard labour, and to be more useful purposes. If he would take though it was the first time they were under fade. The tall lady's eyes grew a shede ex sed in the stocks at the Cross Roads some steps to preserve, the River channel, fre. The young soldiers differ but little darker, and her lips shaped themselves as if for three hours.
instead of caring so anxiously for the ground from the veterans a private of the Eliza they were saying "huzzy," but it is probable rent of the accretions which are injuring it bethpol regiment, who was a mete boy, they were not "As our two friends are no
he would istmortalise himself.
marched in front of his comrades into the little likely to agree," observed a lady whore There have been two cases of drowning Turkish fire with such bravery that after fase showed that she was about to meta Wong Akd, a hawker, was charged with of foreign seamen in the Hwangod during the battle General Loris Melikoff embraced morphose herself into a barrel of prime oil, stealing one $1 note from the purse of a the present week. The first happened on him before the whole regiment, and deco-end precipitate herself on to the troubled hawker, who was in front of a fruit lan the 6th instant, on which day John Lawson, rated him with the cross of the Order of waters, I would suggest that I take the
Old Malwa, osh, 578 bargaining for the purchase of some fruit. an able resman of the Sir Lancelot, fell St George. The commander of the regi- character," "Humph!" ejaculated the pre On the approach of the Constable the de- from a plank while leaning the ship's side, mont, Prince Amiradjibi, also promoted eldent. Is there any objection to my being
Allowance fendant offered to return the $1 note, but was swept away by the current and to him to the rank of corps-commander. Lady Washington said the new party, It was too late. Four months' hard labour, more seen alive. The second case occurred While these troops were storming the post-facing abruptly the president, and emptying CAMPHOR ANY and to be exposed in the stocks for four on the 12th instant, when James Mancaster, tons on the north, the batteries continued put the all and filing up the barrel in QUICKSILVER, ... beure
sort of the Caller Ou, serdesinily. Tel / their consounds on the south against Fort į Mediately with a superar gr24) 55 TÍZ:56), | SALEP
UNLAWFUL FORSESSION.
Cheng Ayow, a boatman, was ned 20 for having in his possession à quantity of China-root of no great value..
not, however, account for the possession, and had, moreover, bern once before con- victed of larceny.
A CUT FUNSL
ANOTHER CUT (URKE,
Quotations. Honamone, July 10, 1877.
credit,
OPIUM-Naw Patna, cash....$565
43
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1
17
Old Fatne, carb,... 0821
aredis,-** New Benasce, ash, 867
erodit,
Old Benares, cash, 850.
**
tradit,
New Halwa, cash, 575 stodit, 580 Allowanse Taals, 33 a 48
aradit, 580 Taals, $3
+16 ++
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Cassandra.
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Elmstone, Felix Mendelssohn. Lord of the Isles. Birchvale.
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Ashmore.
:
18.00 a 18.25 ....60.80 61.50
7.990 7.05 Opelde
At Liverpool.
Nestor (B) At Glasgow.
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