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A witness named Oosin was called. He had seen the Captain strike the plaintiff two or three times with his fist. He was once beaten with a whip. He was also tied up. The Captain scensed, the plaintiff of having stolen an anchor and chains when the vessel Tas at anchor at Touron. They were kept In the fore-peak, which had a door te it, but the key was kept by the second mate. The Serang had no key. He had not heard of the complaint of some tarpaulins having been lost.

beaten.

me to be 10 or 13 feet apart, there was not swinging distance between them. I noticed the nearest junk to the rock had got small, punt with 5 men in it, who were pulling up an anchor.

By the Court:The boat was close up to the rock.

By Mr Kingsmill: The passage between the hawser and the rock was 36 Leet olear. There was no other passage through which the Cumtoong could pass. The look-out man on board the Cumioong shouted to the

THE CHINA MAIL.

#POOR ANODYNE:1"

policy at all since the words" idle words" utterly bad; and the sooner the non-official members of the Legislative Council waken up from their present state of lethargy, the sooner will the pubile feel that It is repro sonted in fast and not alone in name.

"P. A."

the dirt allowed to pollate native residences, have more or leas to do with the sickness, it is only necessary to note that not one Chinaman in foreign employment has died. Sme Malays have succumbed on board ahip, and ono Capt. (Jan) of French barque

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AN ADVERTISING CURIOSITY. (British Trade Journal)

A paper published in Hong Kong, Chine,

This

Unquestionably, Mr Editor, "a little THE CHOLERA IN NEWCHWANG➡ residence in Barbados, "K." writes as if no Injury resulted from the burning of the canca. YINGTEZE. "Slight fever," no doubt,

Thecanes when burnt are frequently not fully unwell

18th August, 1877. ripe. They must be resped Immediately which, mounting to the head, produced a temporary softening of the brain, the effects of which had not altogether disappeared For the last fortnight there has been after they are burnt. Hence the planter lately contained the following extraordinary Missing from the neighbourhood of when "Anodyne" addressed you his com- quite a pants in Yingtee (nailve town). losos considerably by having to deal with advertisment munication.

Business has been nearly at a standstill, unripe cano juice. The loss is sometimes May he soon recover.

and superstition has been the rage. It as much as one hogshead of sugar per acre. Queen's Road, Hong Kong, a tall, stont- in computed that some 1,500 people have The labourer thus suffers by the impover complexioned gentleman, 6 feet 6 inches of P. S.-Without for a moment doubting died from cholera, but although many Ishment of his employer. Moreover, he age, 27 years in height, pink hair, green but that some of "Corrosive's" statements more are given as the total by those on loves the wagen he would have earned by eyes, mauve eye-brows. He had on, when the spot, and some foreigners think the carrying the trash from the old to the young last seen, a pair of swallow-tailed trousers, By Mr Brereton, who appeared for the de-sampan men, telling them to get out of the have been somewhat exaggerated, yet it is mortality must have bson less, it can-canes. Again, cowhage is the result of bad with sausage-striped sleeves, fashionable, fandant:The Serang was tied up close to way. He waved them to go to the port admitted on all sides." Anodyne" to the not be denied that collig wagers have plantership, and setting Bre to the canes to mutton cutlet waist-coat, with cast-iron the after-hateb not far from the main-hatob. side. The whistle was blown on board the contrary--that Governor Hennessy's polloys had a good time. Anyhow the mortuary, destroy It is a circumstance unknown to trimmings and knitted mahogany logo, a When I was asked by the Serang to come steamer and the steeraman shouted "Manso far as ascertainable through the ingenuity where coffins are deposited till the friends planters of 40 to 60 years' experience. double-barrelled frock coat, with tripe collar The engines were ordered to be with which he has evaded declaring any who live at a distance can send instruc- Again, if so little injury is done by burning and tobacco lininge, adorned with three to give evidence, I was not told the nature Sih."

stopped when we were about. 6 or 8

tions, has been filled more than once the canes why did Mr Hennessy make such flouncce; water tight canvas boots, with of the evidence I was to give.

Cheang Ahün, stoward and cook on fest from the sampan. Three men jurap. of his inaugural speech, has been bad; An inspired native fisherman has been a parade of his determination not to pardon porcelain tops, laced up at the soles; match- board, was examined.The Captain had ed out of the boat, two on one side,

very successful, and is said to have curad the persons guilty of it. Is it improbable, box kat, low-crowned, trimmed square charged the plaintiff with stealing a piece and one on the other, while the other

thousands. For days he was to be seen, after such a parade when the cane burners round the edges without the map; a pair of a wild man, with hair unplaited, eyes were released, that he labourers generally green and white stockings with potato heals of chain and some small things. The Cap two foll back in the boat, he action

stark and staring, a good cudgel in his should commit the crime all the more readily and sides; a Tartarian necktie, rather down tain tled him up to the rigging, his feet of the men jumping out caused the boat to

hand. When a patient was brought to at any triding misunderstanding with their at the heels and broad of belief, tied with a just resting on the dock, and whipped him slow round into the course of the Oumtoong.

him (on dit that he opted to display employers! Did not Mr Pope Hennessy's true lover's knot around his massive fore- The The boat was struck, but did not capsize. with a horse-whip several blows.

his power whon the use was very action tend to increase the number of cane head; a shirt of cabbage-cloth with rat-tail buttons up behind his helly; cast-steel Serang oried out from pain, and denied I had noticed the Blanche from the time

deep, which a tyro, in medicine could fires ?

Honiton lace gloves with air-tight ventila. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, that he stole the things. Witness did not he left the pler; we were then 150 feet She backed out towards

THINGS IN GENERAL.

see in the shape of tetanus," he spoke

W. H. JONES, late Junior Member tors at the joints and magnificent cheese. understand what the plaintiff said. He outside the rock.

a few short sharp words, poked the vic

headed plaio-padding walking cane, with To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."

for the City of Bridgetown. was tied from 10 o'clock a.m. till about 5 & marriage boat, and her bow was then

tim in the stomach, struck him well over

initials D. B. in castor-oil letters. He is Barbados, June 27. p.m. There were tarpaulins used to cover pointed towards the rock. She then went

Hongkong, Au. 30, 1877.

arms and legs, and then with a “chu-bah"

deaf and dumbh of one eye, and Hmps very, I know there are sunken rocks

much with the other; is slightly pook the hatches, but how they were atowed aboad.

SIR, Unfortunately I do not know where (get out), another whack on the back, while they were not used, witness could not about there, as I have been bathing there,

To the Editor of the STANDARD. marked at the back of his constitution, sits say. The first mate had the key of the fore- and I think it would have been very dan-in Hongkong to lay my hands upon a copy and a kick in the birch broom part of the

Sre,--Barbados is rapidly becoming Itself down high when he walks crooked, and has Witness gerous for the Cumloong to have gone of "Pascal's Provincial Letters, so that I person, he was ready for another cure. As peak where the coal was stored.

habit of wearing his great too in his vest only raw the Captain strike the Berang that nearer to the rock than she did. When cannot give an exact quotation, but having hundreds no doubt suffer from funk, the one time he was whipped. The plaintiff's tho Blanche commenced to go ahead she much experience himself of the manner of remedy with which this poor fisherman again, and all olasses of the population are clothes were not taken off when he was steered for the same passage, as the Cum controversy adopted by Jesuits--the Ultra- may be said to have been inspired, saved steadily rattling down in their old grooves; rocket; has an impediment in his look, and loong was coming in. I cannot zay at what montanes of his day--Pascal quoted with many hundrede, or, natives say, thousands so that I, for one, am sorry to have occasion wears a Grecian bend on bis apper lip, with The Blanche was the highest commendation a statement made of lives. All the credit, was not his, for to allude in any way to the occurrences of whiskers cut off at a week's growth inside. The plaintiff was recalled and said he speed she was going. was tied up from 10 am till 6 p.m. He then on the port bow of the Cumloong and by another writer who had suffered by their the Taou-t'ai has behaved very sensibly in last year. But the colony la a little startled He was carrying an empty carpet box in was sometimes knocked down by the Cap-a little more than 50 feet distant. When manner of conducting controversy, that the prohibiting the sale of those accompani by the letter signed "K." in your number each hand and a cobweb bag in the other." tain with the fiat, but had never been the Cumloong struck the sampan the order only style fitted for the Jesuits was the sim-ments of cholera, water, and other melons of May 28, and I rely upon The Standard's His parents know he is out. In the cob.. whipped before.

"to how" (go astern") was given. I do ple one mentiria impudentissime." Buch I unripe fruit, cucumbers etc., etc. He also sense of justice to give place to a few lines web bag he carried the Suez Canal, the Mr Brereton then addressed the Court, not know if the engines were reversed, I consider the fitting answer to "Anodyne's" instituted great confidence by ordaining intended to enable English readers to judge Metropolitan Underground Railway and box toys, pleture-books, pop-guns, and The Blanche ap-letter in last night's Mail. I have little extra holidays, or another new year. Fire how far the "Onasional Correspondent" i Cockatoo Island-with a quantity of unused dwelling on the fast of the plaintiff's pre- was busy looking ahead.

the crackers went off in great quantity on 6th, assai'ablo even on the one point, out of so vious silence as to the assertion that the peared to want to pass between us and the doubt that "Anodyne," had he lived fore-peak was under look and key, which rock. I shouted to the man steering the time of Pascal, would have been a strenuous 7th, and 8th August, and when the evil many, wblah "K.," with his admitted nutmeg graters, of no value, except as waste was kept by the 1st or 2nd mate.

Blanche, and asked him in English as loud opponent of his, and as against myself spirits had been kicked out of the town, "thorough knowledge of the political and paper, to anyone but the owner. His Lordship adjourned the Court for a as I could "What the denes are you look would have adopted the style of argument there was an easier feeling. The powder social sondition of the colony," has ventur. singular gentlemen was horn after his short time for Capt. Geratonberg or the ing at," and motioned him to keep back. oharacterized by Paseal with the excessive did some good in purifying the air, but weed to attack. That gentleman writes that younger brother, his mother being absent. obief officer to come to alear up the point The Cumloong had very little way on her plainness which I have quoted above, owe our safety more to the extraordinary it in an nepersion of the late Governor for on each occasion. No cards. By Tale- of the look and key, but after wailing for at the time, both steamers meeting very Anedyne" may make certain that I do not change in the weather on 10th instant your Correspondent to say that "he chose graph-The missing gent has been seen some time, no appearance from either was slowly. The Cumloong strack the Blanche fight with gloves, but "hammer and tongs," The coldest during the night was 74 to select cave-burners as the special subjects again, admiring our extensive stock of (Fahr.) at 9am. 80°, fowards noon of his olem nog" and "K," very speciously mouldings for picturo frames, dolls, toys, put in His Lordship then proceeded to about 4 or 5 feet from the bow, on the and neither give nor expect quarter.

He writes: "Your correspondent was also a north wind set in and has been blowing supports his statement by referring to the and fancy goods, at Messra. in give judgment. He said the claim was for starboard side. There was a clear passage wages, which the defendant did not deny, between the junk and the marriage boat. most affectingly lachrymose about the re- pretty stifly over since, the result being public declaration of Mr Heutersy made on Queen's Road. Any information given by of the above-mentioned articles for a con. but put in a set-off for value of certain I bave often left the pier in the Blanche moval of Acting Superintendent Tomlin that on 11th instant Fabr. ebewed 68, the 3d March, 1876, that "he never would wealthy people (who will leave him where things said to have been stolen, the amount and other hosts by the outside passage. If from the supervision of the above-named (highest 75); on 12th 68, (highest extend the clemency of the Crown to any he ie) will enable them to procure a supply My purpose is not to argue, but simply sideration, according to quantity. Call of which was much larger than the claim. there are no junks anobored there, the establishment (the Gaol) and made strenuous 70), and this morning, 56 coldest, at one convicted of incendiarism."

efforts to rehabilitate that individual, but 110 a.m. 69°, In setting up a set-off like this, it was for best passage is by the rock,

to state facts; therefore I now beg to give and as us†" By Mr Bayilar-I think a minute and regret to say that such an attempt miscar- To prove that the nie ona breathes, and the following names of prisoners convicted the defendant to prove the charge he had brought against the plaintiff. He was sure a halt elapsed from the time the Blanche ried for want of proper and well-timed

of sathing fire to canes, and undergoing Corrosive' has thought

punishment on March 3, to whom Mr Popo DBUIDEDLY SLOW.-On a Kontucky rapid Mr Brereton was not aware of the circum-left the pier until the collision took place.interference. alandos under which the confession was The distance between the pier and the rock proper to give Mr Tomlin an ephemeral and

Hennessy did extend the clemency of the transit line, recently, a passenger stopped obtained, otherwise he would not have is 20 or 30 feet. I cannot say whether or not very enviable notoriety by rushing with

Crown. For obvious reasons dates are of the brakeman as he was going through, and brought it into Court. But the Captain being not the Cumloong had alackened speed be his name into print, wringing his little

importance in this matter, and I add to the asked: How fast does this train go! A hands and bewailing in tones of silent and a Dane did not probably know the feelings fore we reached the rock. of Hinglishmen in things like this, and his Young Atai was called I am master of touching grief the injustice of the Governor Ste. Anne, died on 8th, having been nursed names of the persons the dates of their dia. mile au bout 1" "It goes fast enough to of leave. James Moses, labourer, was get out and walk," was the rejoinder." "I Lordship must say that he was astonished the Cumloong; I have been so for 2 years; in displacing that person from his ap- only a few hours by the good adura de churik, charge--two out of the three not on ticket sultus. If you don't like the rate of spead occasionally eulogises The deaths in Tingteze are not ao numerous, convicted on the 11th December, 1800, and would." replied the disgusted passenger to see the audacity of setting up a defence I was formerly master of a outter belonging pointment; and like this in an English Court, The Captain to Mr Geo. Haard, two years and a half the late Superintendent for qualities which and if the present beautifully cool weather ordered 14 years' penal servitude; he was settling back in the corner of his seat bad said that the plaintiff had confessed to ago. I was six years in that employ. I may or may not be hidden under the meta-continues, It may be hoped that we hare liberated by Governor Hennessy on the but my friends won't come for me until

No resident has yet suffer 22nd June, 1876. seen the worst.

William Niles, labourer, the train gots in and I don't want to be stealing those things, but the Captain remember the 13th May; I left for Yow-phorical bushel." Oh, "Anodyne," mentiris

The Junks were impudentissime! I challenge you to showed fatally, although very sudden salls have

was convicted on the 16th April, 1868, and waiting around the depot for two or three

The brakeman passed on. had admitted that he tied the man up by mah-tes about noon. the wrists and gave him with a slight whip moored off the Police Station. When I that I made any efforts whatever to rehabi- been made for the brandy bottle, and

ed the 24th November, 1878, Williate The story of the Russians having terrified and that it was then that the plaintiff con ordered the look-out man to tell them to of his having done anything that required displayed as near to the breathing powers Rollins, labourer, convicted on the 6th the Turks by the appearance of a heavy ton or twelve blows as hard as he could, first saw the sampan I blew the whistle; and litate Mr Tomlin, as I am entirely ignorant sundry small bags of camphor have been sentenced to 14 years' hard labour; liberat. hours."

as the coat would permit. In 1862 when fessed to stealing the things. Now & con- keep back. We were then about 100 feet his rehabilitation, and I further challenge

hard labour; liberated 24th November, which were only dummies made of wood, the Court must emphatically reject. His not move, so I stopped the engines when him in any shape or form whatever. 10,000 natives were supposed to have died 1876. These facts; easily verified, speak seams to introduce a new feature into war- fession extorted under these circumstances off when I slowed the engines. They did you to show that I occasionally eulogised the port was last visited by cholera, some April, 1609, and sentenced to 14 years' battery at Poti, the cannons composing leave out of notice the Irish bull of and one could not take a ride without for themselves. Two of those cane-burners fare, closely akin to the paper arms and the Mr Kingsmill said, You told me just now bewailing anything in tones of silent grief.meating some fearful objects, corpses were discharged from prison, it will be sham monsters of Chinese military tactic. that you were only 100 feet off when you suppose this is perhaps the first time that unburied etc.--not unfrequently some poor soon, just on the eve of Mr Hennessy's If the great thing now for a commander is

any of your readers heard of a silent tone.

creature that had been put outside the departure, which took place, on the 1st to alarm ble enemy as much as possible and slowed the engines.

It is to be regretted, Mr. Editor, that you

Chineso lose their heads and give way to altered my expression of Mr. Tomlin being house, not quite dead, and left to Jo December. The now year opened with with as little justifiastion as may be there

"scape-goat for the Governor,"

firea, of nightly occurrence. Just before dodges that might be carried on. A strong it bearing the brunt of the trouble There panic like other nationalities, and so if any unprecedentedly wide spread Incendiary is practically no limit to the number of

servant, he may die, for want of perhaps ordinary osre. This time the mortality 18 tenens, but actual governor of the colony, nothing compared to 1862, and we are and was determined to uphold the law and Easter passed off apared the dreadful scenes which then dally took place. The tail cutting mania is suppress lawlessness.

ceased frightening people unfortunately, and natives quietly, and soon after the fires suddenly may be seen, with the charm (a piece of

"K" adroitly refers to stoppage of scarlet cloth or ribbon) twined in the tail, which is not now hanging at the back, but ago. No one knows better than be that The loss of the tail, or a part of it, does not several districts of the island are open daily, neither the courage to appeal to them nor to the loser (according to the notions pro- the common sense and pertinacity to hold mane consideration, there to be kicked and maigated by mischief makers), and of course

But it is a matter for sincere congra-able anxiety. by, cuffed by every truculent ruffian that passes such a torrible consequence causes consider his own against all comers when he gota The British barque Adela which was con tulation that such a sentiment embodied as

demned, owing to the injuries sustained could stop all way on his boat within 200 with the laws of God or man. Again, coming into port, was sold at anotion on Oh Anodyne!" mentiris impudentissime! execution.

Mr Brereton undertook that the money ning down the sampan, but he did not after I challenge you to produce the very slightest 10th Instant. Much to the satonishment of every one she realised the handsome semblance of these sentiments from anything gum of Tle 3,200. On Sunday, 12th, the THE CHINESE CAMPAIGN IN THE would be paid, and said that he was surpris. his course,

NORTH-WEST. ed to hear of the beating and the coufes- gontinued:-The Cumlong is a very fine I have written.

"Anodyne" seeme inclined to suppose wind blew very hard from the north, and

(Pioneer) sion, and the first time he heard of it was boat; 1 am rather proud of her; 1of course

The Russian public appears to follow the when the case was in Court; if he like to beat the Blanche, but I do not go full that I have met with sothe disappointment Adela went agroand, through the careless- had, he would not certainly have ad-speed when going to Yormahtee. My boat since the advent of the present Governor, and ness of her new owners, As she then lay vised the matter being taken into Court. can steam 7-knots. I rather thought I was hence are splenetic effusions, and seems also near the Band, if the auction had been course of the war in Eastern Turkestan in fault myself at the time of the collision. to hint that I had better not be too indif- delayed, she certainly would not have with considerable interest, even in thees I am not quite certain which was wrong, ferent to my moral and social advancement, realised Tis. 1,0.0, and the agents could times of exciting events nearer home; for but I thought I was at the time.

and the solid advantages accruing therefrom, congratulate themselves that they did not most of the intelligence about it that Capt. Thomaett examined the witness as Not being in Government service and having take the risk of the delay upon themselves.reaches the rest of the world comes from to the way he steered, and he (the witness) nothing whatever either to hope or to fear It is said Adela may possibly go under the Russian special correspondents with the appeared to be a little confused in his ideas from the Governor, so that solid advantages Chinese flag, for Pilmaoll's Agent, if there belligerent forces, through Tashkend and of the points of the compass. The Court in this case are a myth, and as moral ad- be such an individual, would hardly le her St. Petersburg. The Russian Turkestan adjourned till 3 p.m.

vancement means getting "chummy" with leave under the British dag, to the pre-Gazette has a correspondent with the Chinese After the examination of Yeong Ahol, Bishop Raimondi and the Ultramontanes, I judice of any sailors who may not know army lately operating against the town of Documentary, 6months' sight,.. 5/11 the engineer and a seaman of the Cumloong, can afford to dispense with that style of the danger. Acconats from the Interior Mauss; and the issue of the 16th May, Bombay, demand Rapses, 223 the counsel for both sides addressed the thing, and am porfectly well able to look continue favourable to the coming op of which had just reached London when the Calcutta,

after my social advancement, so far as I care millet. The poppy is a good thing for the last mail left, contains a thrilling account Shanghal, demand The Court was then adjourned till Tues to do so. It has struck me that "Anodyne" growers this year, and a great opposition to of the siege of that town, and, of course,

may imagine I have written an application Importers of the Indian Drug, the of the atrocities of the Chinese troops. Bar Silver, 17, dwts, B.," day next st 11 am. to deliver ita verdict.

to be made a J.P.; as some people have done, authorities do not interfere the native The besieging forces consisted of about ten Mexicans, ...

be made a Member of opium will materially effect the Indian thousand men, of all arms; and their Gold Leaf,

revenue, in a very few years. Ten years ago Malwa fetched Tls. 750 to T. 1,000 Now it worth Tis 420 to Tla, 450 and the consumption is only half what i was then-Shanghai Courier.

Lordship was not one of those who would deprecate the use of the isah on board ships at all. He attributed the decline of dis. elphiae in the Mercantile Nary to the impression of the Captains that they could not use the lash on proper occasions, and this led to the use at times of such desperate weapons as belaying pins, of which they

200 feet off.

Witness corrected himall, and said he

was 200 feet when he slowed, and then 200 fest when he stopped altogether.

Continned: steered for the line of the

I

into

heard so much some time ago, inflicting police station and did not try to go near is certainly nothing lachrymoso in the first get attacked, from the master to the lowest Easter it came to be understood that Capt. detachment, from Madame Tussaud's, pro*

could not go nearer than 15 feet without danger. My boat touched the sampaz, and three out of the five man in her jumped overboard. I saw the Banche leaving the wharf, and should judge that 4 or 5 minutes elapsed before he collided with my boat. Just before the collision I ordered the engines

is possible that there may be included the idea of the trouble including pecuniary loss. This however it is not for me to defend, as I never intended to convey any such im- pression.

Again "Anodyne" writes, "Corrosive' almost makes it a point of honour on which

oided if a cat or some anck instrument were provided. He did not find particular cruelty was practised in this instance, but the claim for set-off failed altogether, and the plaintiff was entitled to his wages. As to the desertion, which would have been an answer to a claim for wages, he must say that the treatment the plaintiff'received justi te be raverasd, which was done, I should to hang his feeble logic, that because a carefully turned round the head for security, the stipendiary magistrates' courts in the fied his leavlug the ship. He had applied to think the Blanche was 2 fathoms distant Chinamon is only a Chinaman he richly the Consul for his wages, but as he couli} when the engines were reversed. 1 never deserves any kind of indignity, and that he matter, except that it means certain death and that the Barbadian, labourer lack not get his wages, he declined the discharge use the passage by the rock coming out and came to this Court to get payment. I can avoid it. His Lordship would be very sorry to see the plaintiff handed back again to the mer. cies of Captain Gerstenberg. He thon it; he stopped the engine but not soon gave judgment for the plaintiff, and unless unough to avoid touching the sampan. He it is in his letter is not in keeping either

security was given, he must give immediate

IN VICE ADMIRALTY. (Before His Lordship the Chief Justice, Sir JOHN SMALE, with Capt. TEOMSETZ, R.M., as Assessor.)

Aug. 80, 1877.

A COLLISION BETWEEN TWO STEAM- LAUKUHES.

Bianche. Cumiosną.

Mr Hayllar, c., instructed by Mr Brereton, appeared for the promovent, and Mr Kingsmill, instructed by Mr Sharp, the Queen's Proctor, for the respondent,

This case was resumed to-day.

Mr Kingernill read a letter which he had just received from Capt. McMurdo in which he stated that he had remeasured the

if

In cross-examination witness said he was

200 feet off the sampan when he first noticed

feet. He knew he ran a great risk of run-

-Court.

there was not room.

CORRESPONDENCE.

He

ought to be thrown outside the pale of hu-

or even looked

"K." refers

there.

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,

CONRAD REEVES, Barrister-at-Law, late Solicitor General, Barbados, Farbadee, Chambers, June 29.

might easily convey to a besieging enemy the idea that a poorly-fortified town was in reallly very well garrisoned. So, too, sham answer for realities, for these will soon be torpedoes might be made to occasionally so deadly that the mere suspicion of any one about will be in itself quite sufficient.

Quotations.

Horaxons, August 30, 1877. OPIUM-Now Patna, cash....$5874

19

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credit,

Old Patna, caab,... 5871

credit, New Benares, cash, 5771

credit, -

Old Benares, cash, 585

J

credit

Now Malwa, caah, —

credit, 605

Allowance Trola, 8 a 32 Old Malwa, G

22

Allowance

QUICKSILVER, ....

credit, 605

Taels, 8 a 32

751761

Exchange.

30 days' sight,

Bank, on demand,

Tags

... 8/10

VA *M

3/104 3/11

11

6 months' aight,

*** ***

11

... 3/113

Ondits,

22

228

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M. OF MI

30 days.*****

***

... 87 pram

KAN was

1

26.36

5,04

* 5.04

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8 a 10

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Shares,

artillery is said to have kept up, for a whole English Borereigns, month, from October 8th to November Australian Hovorsigns, *** 8th. 1870, an incessant cannonade on the Discount, ... Tangans without a single attempt at s general assault. During the bombardment, the Chinese engineers succeeded in driving Hongkong Bank, 45 % prem. a mine under a portion of the wails, and a Union Ina. Scelety of Canton, $900 fine breach was made by the explosion: China Traders' Ins. Co., $2,900' bat before the besiegers were ready to take Chinese Insurance Co., $250 advantage of the opportunity thus afforded Yangtare Ins. Association, Tls. 770 then, the opening was effectually barrloaded North Chins Ins. Co., Th, 860 General effected by treachery what he had China Fire Ina. Oo, $168 by the Tangans. Ultimately the Chinese K. Fire Ina. Co., 1630

Council. I beg to assure him I have not done so, and those are the only disappoint- NUISANCE IN COCHRANE STREET, ments I can conceive possible.

Let flogging be fiendishly cruel or no, it is To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."

a fact beyond cavil that, after its introduo Hongkong, Ang, 30, 1877. tion into the Colony, serious crime almost SIR,-I beg to call the attention, through ceased, and it would be strange doctrine in-

THE STATE OF BARBADOS. distance between the inner rock and Yow your medium, of the Acting Captain Su- deed that, when an effective remedy for orime

To the Editor of the STANDARD. mah-tee Pier, and found that there was a parintendent of Polles to the nuisance has been discovered, the whole population

whimsical philanthro- SIE-In your paper of May the 20th mistake in bis measurement, caused by his caused by vegetable hawkers at the corner should again be subjected to the risk of vio bostman who ran out the line. The boat- of Cochrane-street, opposite the Central lent crimes because one length short, which he did not report / bled with these fellows, who block up the them. Don't let it be supposed that I am calls in question the accuracy of 2our been unable to accomplish by force of arms.1 H.K. & W. Dock Oo., 22% día, man had run out the line, and there was Market. The passersby are always tron- pist with the necessary power comes among there is a letter signed "K." The writer

deficient in humanitarian feeling. When "Occasional Correspondant" in respect of Under the pretence of negotiating an H.K. O. & M. 8.-boat Co., 12 % din. to: Ospt MoMurdo, no that the distance thoroughfare continually.

horough con markets here, and why the first news of Governor Eyre's severities the alemoney shown by Governor to the honorable pesce, a number of Chinese troops Shanghal Steam Navigation, 1, 80 was given 880 feet, instead of 500, an stated by Mr Wilson. He thought it right should these vegetable hawkers be allow in Jamaica arrived in Hongkong, I believe to the one-burners. to bring this discrepancy to the notice of ed to choke up a thoroughfare with their I was the only man who anhesitatingly address of the Governor, in which he de obtained admission to the fortress, and s

of the Crown to any one convicted of in. The town was secked and "even womon Hongkong Hotel Co., 160 the Court, both in justice to the importance baskets of vegetable and customers. From condemned him and declared he would be clared he never would extend the aleniency general slaughter of the garrison ensued. Hongkong Gas Co., $75

Temperature. of the case and to Mr Wilson himself. 8 to 4 p.m. every afternoon, Mr. Editor, recalled.

What does "Anodyne's" letter amount to?cendiarism and that he refused to shorten and children were put to death under the Chinese Imperial Loan, £103 His Lordship said nothing very important you may see for yourself the nuisance I would turn on the distance of the rook, and speak of Hoping these lines will draw Absolutely nothing! He has not rehabl the term of imprisonment of a convict for most horrible tortures, the houses were the attention of the Police Authorities to itated the Governor in a single point. He that crime on whose behalf the strongest pillaged, and the surviving young women

Queen's Road,) the case was then proceeded with.

might have done good service, if he had told representations were made, both on account and children openly sold into slavery, for (Tekan si Mera Faisoner di Co.'s Fremises, Inspector Wm. B. Whitehead was called: ity-I am, yours do."

Hoxoxone, August 30, 1877. us that the result of the mercifulness of the of his good conduct during a long imprison which purpose a bazaar was held on the Governor was a diminution in the number of ment and of his extreme youth at the time following day." Yskoob Khan is said to prisoners in Geol. But he can't do this. he committed the arima." This canviot have previously carried off from the town Things do leak out somehow, and it is said was William Rollins. He was set at liberty everything of value upon which he could their dumbers are surely and steadily in by Governor Hennedy a few month after lay his hands, which accounts for some of his address to the two Houses of the Logle the ferocity of the Chinese. Of course no one will venture to doubt the trustworthy. stealing.

character of this intelligence, coming as it lature. James Moses and William Niles were also liberated by Governor Hennessy, although convicted of arson. The liberation does from Russian sources. What between of these three men quite confirms the ac- Yakoob and the Chinese, the Tangans have curacy of the statement of your "Occasional obviously had a bad time of it; and their Cofrespondent, and will give gonfidence to only hope doubtless Hes in spoedy sunoxa- Your readers in reapest of other information tion and the benevolent attentions of leom his poz; Netwlibetending is long | Daneral Keafmann and his Cossacks

I am a Pollos officer. My duties take Me to Yowmahtes once a week. I have been doing so for the last six years. On the 13th May I went to Yowmahtee by

the Cumloong at about 25 minutes to 19.

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To the Editor of the "ORINA Matt:" It was about half ebb tide. As we neared

Hongkong, Ang. 80, 1974. Yowmshtes, I noticed three Chinese funks

BIE," Anodyne's" communication in moored in the positions I describe in the chart. I first saw them when we were 600 your last night's ishue, was

Can any one tell us anything about the attempt to faist Mr Ng Athey upon a Com "waded mittes of Merchants, Foreign and Native, ur 600 yards from the rock. One of the through" with mixed feelings of astonish the necessity for which was not seen by the jucks was about 40 or 50 feet from the ment and diaguat, tatil the probable cause, Foreignere? rock. Her head was bearing towards the for its tenor became apparent in the son- rock on the earth. The three were bearing elading paragraph #that were it not for a In the same direction. They appeared to slight illness I would have,”

Tours faithfully,

CORROSIVE,

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