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No. 4477-NOVEMBER 6, 1877.]

Forty guiness premium has been paid at | Lloyd's on the Montrose, San Francisco to Singapore, one hundred and fifty days out The vessel is 998 tons, and owned by Cowie, Bon and Co., Liverpool.

Police Intelligence. (Both Magistrates, fitling.) Nov. 8, 1871. OBSTRUCTION,

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Lee Achow, a lodging house runner, was fine $5 for having gone on board the steamer Glenton to secure boarders before she came to an anchor.

him a subpoena for the attendance of the U.S. Vice Consul and for the production of the articles..

THE CHINA MAIL.

Brisbane.

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The Magistrate said he could issue a sub- pœna to bring up any person as a gritnees before him, but a subpoma duces terum could be only issued by the Crown Office. Mr Dennys must go to the Supreme Court if he wanted documents to be produced. d. * Mr Dennys sald one of the man had said that he was Shanghai-od," that he had never shipped in the vessel, but for Rio. It was therefore necessary that he should see the articles, and would ask for a postpone ment to enable him to take such proceedings as would compèl, the production of the docu- Chefket Fasa has defeated a foraging park has been chartered by the C. M. S. N. Co., pany, the Directors did not presume to soon come to enable them to work the John Walter, a seaman unemployed, was ments required. My gramma

The Magistrate remarked that although charged with the above offence. A Roman there were informalities in the signing, he Catholic priest complained to a constable that the defendant was, playing with two was satisfied with the articles, except per- girls at the stops of the Roman Catholichaps in the case of the msu who said that Cathedral. The defendant said he was very he had been Shanghai-ed." Borry for what he had done; be was drunk. A Fined 50 cents,, -

DISORDERLY CONDUCT,

ALLEGED INHUMANITY. AT BEA.

The charge against certain esamen belong- ing to the American ship Helicos for desertion from their ship, was again goze into to-day by Mr Russell

Kr Dennys appeared for the defence of all the defendants.

The case of Frederick Carson was taken up first. He was one of the two man who were arrested after the other six men had been charged; his consequently formed & separate case.

The Magistrate said in this case the other defendant, Twebell, was discharged, inse much as the Consul bad written to the Court to say, that he had enquired into the sea men's complaint and that Twebell had made out a case of ill-treatment, but as regards Carson and the defendants in the other case, they had failed to do so.

Mr Dennys said he had not seen his

*olienta, "and" would ask therefore that he might be allowed to see them for n fow minutes; be would also ask that each defend- ant's onse should be taken separately, so that one might be put on oath and give evidence for the other. They were only charged with desertion, and not with any conspiracy, and that course could be adopted.

The Magistrate conourred. Mr Dennys said he did not know the nature of the men's complaint at all, as he had not seen them before, and he had appli- ed to the U.S. Vice Consul for a perusal of the depositions he took down when investiga. ting into the defendants complaint, but he refused to show them to him. He also said that the Magistrate bad po right to go into the case at all. The men were charged with desertion, and if the Captain proved that they deserted, that would be miflrient for the Magistrate to order them on board,

The Magistrate enquired if the Consul did say that this Court had no power to go into the case.

to be 80.

Mr. Dennys said it was unfair that he should have to defend the men without seeing the articles. Capt. Howes could produce them if he liked, and if he did not choose to do so, he should bear the expense which a post panement entailed.

The Captain said he had his log here, but Mr Dennys replied that he required the articles.

The Magistrate asked if the Captain could got them.

Captain Howes replied that the Consul had them; Mr Dennys could get them from him.

The Magistrate observed that if the Cap tain were to ask for them, the Consul would give them to him..

Mr Dennys said that after what the Consul had said in reference to the power of this Court, he did not think he would give them to him if he were to ask for them. When he spoke to the Conant this morning, he refused even to give him a hint, much less to allow him to see the depositions. He must therefore regard him as a hostile wit

ness.

The Magistrate thought that for peace sake, the Captain should get the articles. There was nothing to be feared by their production, so far as his Worship could see. At the same time an advocate had a right to ask for any piece of evidences he thought necessary for the condust of his ease; his Worship had no doubt of the advocate's rights on this point, the only thing being that he had to apply to the Supreme Court, as this Court had no power to grant him a subpoena ducas tecum. When an affidavit was sworn, the Chief Justice would no doubt order them to be produceding

In a short time, Captain Howes returned with the necessary papers.

On Mr Dennys return into Court and after a short conversation with Captain Howes, he raid they were trying to make up the case. If the Captain would make certain arrange ments the men would

turns give to the Republications 380, and the following as one of the first results of methods. Although there has been no to the Conservatives 190 candidates stopping, the › Woosting Railway :-"The falling off in the amount of goods or num-

Ost. 11. Paris: Oct. 16,--Complate returns from | Railway baing done away with, passengers ber of passengers carried on the River An influential meeting was held this all the electoral distriata, except the colonies, to and from Woosung have reverted to the | during the hall-year just ended, the Com- afternoon" to raise funds for the rallef of - show that 814 Republicans and 201 Con- passage boats. On Friday last në 8 p.m.. pany has been pressed in many ways by the Indian famine sufferers. The Governor servatives have been elected. In 14 cases when two of these boat bad arrived off the rival Company. On the one hand, presided over the meeting, and £400 were a second ballot will be necessary." The Kao-chison a sudden squall sprung up, and freights have been lowered in competition, subscribed in the room. The firm of Scott, Government have gained 43 seats. The they one after the aller capsized, the and as we could not exact a higher rate Dawson, and Stewart gave £100, Conservative journals urge conciliation, as hundred and odd passengers foating down than our rivala, it is evident we had to By the way, the Gold-fields Act Amend.” they contend that neliber party has been with the tide shrieking for help. Word suffer loss. On the other hand, on certain ment Ell lils now law, All Chinamen will, victorious

a wag na onos cent to the Humane Society, trips bath up and down river, the Com- have now to pay heavy mining licenses for London, Ooh 15-The Russians are bom- whose bosts at once, speeded to the spot. pany's steamers have not had cargoes the future. harding Sulina, the population of which How many were rescued and how many sufficiently full to pay the running expenses, The goldfield are generally in a fairly have fled. There is fine weather now in folved, the drowned men's ghosts down and insensibly money has been wanted prosperous condition. The Chinese on the Bulgaria. Suleiman Paiba la reconnoitring." | below, is not yet accurately known.?o Having due regard to the conditions of Palmer are suffering much destitution, We hear that the steamer Radnorskire trade and the opportunfiles of the Com- which will be greatly intensified unless rain of Russians and captured 20,000 sheep and 500 cattle. A Buscan official despatch to load riss for Taku, at 24 candareans adhere to one line of policy, nor did they claims at a distance from the mała water- states that Ahmed Mukhtar Pasha has a pool. Owing to the pressure of the shrink from the responsibility of adopting courses. The dry season on the Palmer attacked the Russian positions at Jagbni, Government to get grain, to the North, the new measures to secure, a share of the has not been severe this year, or the but was repulsed after severe fightlog. The Chinese have had to take up this steamer traffic. Happily, by the end of the sixth distress would have been very great; It Is Porte has sent a note to Servis of a pacific for two trips, all their own being fully moon, we received as freight over Tis. however well understood that a change tone, regarding the latter's armamentar occupied. We thus have the anomaly of 1,000,000, and our receipts from all sources must take place soon, as, although the London, - Oct. 17 --A_Russfan offiolal the Government paying the "China Mer have amounted to over Tia. 1,500,000; present Chinese population may contrive to despatch states that the Russians on the chants" over 6 msos a pecul for work they and after allowing for all expenses, for subsist on the Palmer through the sp 16th instant gained a complete victory over get done at half the rate. True, the repairs to the fleet, and for interest on proaching summer, the alluvial cannot Ahmed Mukhtar Pasha at Aladjadagh and Radnorshire only goes to Taku, but the borrowed money, not only does there sustain them through another winter, which took many guns and prisoners. The Turks lighterage will not cost more than 6 can remain sufficient to pay the guaranteed Is the dry season of the yeẠI,

The were driven from the fara road. A Turkish dareans. We remember mentioning, some dividend, but there is a balance over, Tala, Hodgkinson goldfield is much depressed, #1 official despatch states that Ahmed Muktar time ago, that Foreigners would probably is a slightly better result than we had to chiefly owing to the drought putting a Pasha fought a great battle on the 16th be willing to undertake the Rice contract show last year, and one which is owing to check on quarte-orushing operations. inst. At the moment of wiring, the Bus for 2 mace a peoul, all through the year, the praiseworthy zeal of our colleagues. aians were retreating. The full result of and the statement was somewhat sharply the battle is wanting

a questioned. It cannot have been very far wrong, if an outside steamer is willing to made an exceptional trip at so slight an advance on that rate at a time when car- ringe is somewhat in demand.

London, Oct. 17-A Bussian official despatch, dated the 16th, states that the Ramians captured the heights of Oriok on the 13th Instant, compelling the defenders to retreat towards Kars, and turning the Turkish army. The Russians attacked, on the 15th instant, Ahmed Muktar Pasha's positions and carried Mount Awbas, thus cutting the Turkish army in two

The portion of the Turkish army which has retreated to Kars was attacked and completely defeated, with enormous loss in killed, wounded and prisoners. The other portion, with Ahmed Mukhtar Pasha, at a ladjadegh, was surrounded, after severe fighting, and compelled to surrender after great loss. Seven pashas, 32 guns and an immense amount of war material have been captured. Ahmed Mukhtar Pasha fed to Kara,

London, Oct. 18.-Ahmed Mukhtar Pasha explains his defeat as owing to the enemy having received powerful relaforcements and a superior number of guns, and to the Turks having lost many of their superior officers in recent battles He has retreated to Kars with a portion of his forces. Raouf Pasha announces three feet of snow in the Shipka Pass Suleiman's reconnaissance shows that roads are still unfit for the proposed visit of the Empress of Russia to Bucharest has been abandoned, consequent on the removal of the Russian head-quarters abandoned in the Bay of Biscay; in con- to Sistove. Cleopatra's needle has been sequence of a heavy gale.

Paris, Sept. 18. The French Republican journals reject the Ides of conciliation with the Conterratres.

Mr Dennye replied that he was told by the Consul that no Court in this Colony could go into the question. The charge

The Magistrate said he was not going to against the man was desertion, that is they listen to any of their negociations; the de- left the ship without lawful authority or fence must be either gone on or he would excuse, and if the Captain swore that they send them on board. He was not sitting did so, it was enough. As to the term of there as arbitrator of their negociations, desertion, Mr Dennys remembered he once and did not want to hear their terms of had a case before the Chief Justice in which arrangement. If they could come to movements of large masses of troops. The his Lordship would not allow him to use the any amicable settlement, his Worship word desertion until it was actually proved would be delighted, and he would for that

The Magistrate said that as to the Consul's assertion relative to the power of this Court, the statement of Mr Dennys would not be binding on the Consul, so that his Worship would refrain from making aby observations on the point, but he had no doubt of his power. The men wore charged here with desertion, and he was bound to enquire into their grounds for leaving the ship and refus ing to return to the same; if he found that their exouse was a reasonable one, he would not order them to return on board again but simply discharge them.

TIENTAIN.

The Capital Account this your is more complicated than formerly; we have there fore purposely abridged the details respect- tog abares and freight. The other items are all inserted in full. The accounts have been subdivided as before into two books, and submitted, according to law, to the Ministers Superintendent of Trade for the North and South, and distributed to the Agencies at Tientsin, Hongkong, Canton, Fooshow, and Bankow.. We beg the Shareholders in the vicinity of each of these places to inspect them, so that they may have a thorough insight into the Company's affairs.

Some little time is necessary to copy and compare the Register Books before the dividend due can be paid, and we propose to pay it in a month from the present date. Shareholders will, therefore, be paid on the first day of the ninth moon according to the number of shares they possess, pe

The Directors hope to have the considera tion of the Shareholders.

Respectfully drawn up by the China Merchants' Company,

The Brisbane Correspondent of the g Cooktown Courier, under data Rept. 23,5 writes

The..... Etheridge in reviving, and miners are re After paying this dividend, which we turning to that field from the Hodgkinson, have now declared at the rate of 10. The old reefing districts of Charters Towers and after having written off the debit and Gymple are producing large yields, balance of Tis. 30,000 old brought forward and are more than maintaining their from Inat year's accounts, allowed for bad prestige as permanent and prosperous debia for freight at the different porta goldfields. **** amounting to Ila. 4,000 odd, there remains. The Goldfields Act Amendment Bill, a balance of over Tla. 10,000. This sum which passed in fts amended form in July Oct. 21st. being comparatively small, it is insufficient last, and was sent home for the nigelfication The long-expected trial of the Lay torpedo to permit one making any allowance for of her Majesty's pleasure thereon, has been has at length taken place at Taku, in pre-depreciation of eur steamers (lit., "for the assented to by the Governor, who must sense of Ll Hung-chang and other officials. age of the steamers" the phrase as written have acted under instructions by wire fruin Mr. Lay and his torpedo arrived at Taku would be almost unintelligible to an ordinary the Seuretary of State for the Colonies early in September, but being unable to Shareholder) We, therefore, suggest that Both measures passed by the Colonial carry out the trials under the conditions im- it be carried to next year's accounts, an a Legislature for dealing with the Chiness posed by the Chinees Government, the con- gradit balance, but we shall be pleased to difficulty have therefore now become law, tract was annulled and the trials for the have the opinion of our Shareholders in and confidence is generally felt that they time being abandoned. At the request, the matter.

will be effective, both in regulating Chinego however, of Mr Lay, H.E. Li Hung-chang

immigration and in restricting it within consented to witness the experiments in a

moderate limits.--Brisbane Omurier. non-official capacity, and Thursday, 18th Oct., was the date faced. The torpede was London, Oct. 18 Despatches from launched from the shore about 4 o'clock, and Ahmed Mukhtar mostly omilem the Bus-propelled at a fair speed about 800 yards

An animated discussion took place on the sian accounts of the battle on the 14th and down the river, when it turned and came

E. and A. Company and their offer to give a 15th instant. The Turkish loss is given at back again, firing a small charge of powder

ten knot service instead of one at nine 800, whilst one and a half regiment of on its return journey. This concluded the

knots, for a subsidy of $40,000 instead of Russian cavalry and four battalions of experiments for that day but on Saturday

$20,000 per annum. Mr Mollwraith and infantry have been completely destroyed. a more ambitions attempt was made; a small

some others strongly supported the requent, Simta, Out. 18.-The Viceroy leaves raft was placed in the river, some 600 yards

and thought that the Government werd The Captain then left to go to the Can-Simia on the 8th of November, and reaches from the starting place, and it was intended

wrong to decline It, and unfair to the com sulate, while Mr Dennys held a private in Caloutte probably on December 4th. The that the torpedo should turn round this, and

pany in their determination to call-fit terview with the men..

Government officer close on the 5th Nov-| striking it as it returned, explode a charge

tenders, in case It should be found desirable ember and will reopen at Calcutta on the under it. The torpedo passed the raft all

to have the increased speed. The Colonia! 20th. The Government returns to Bimis right, but when it turned to come back all

Treasurer said, in reference to the fact that next year.

control over it seemed lost, and rushing off

the A. S. N. Company had offered to do to the left it plunged through the surf and

the service for the present aubsidy, that the. become stranded on the mind; some men

Government, so long as they could get thos were sent in boats, and after some delay the

work done at the present rate of speed torpedo was hauled off and again floated, bus

would not be justified in spending more it was no sooner started, than after describ

money. A quicker service would only do ing a half sirole in the water it again dashed

good to Brisbane and the south, be maldit ashore in the same place. à launch was

would not benefit the north at all, and most sent off to it this time, and come Chinese

of the people did not want it. Those who sailors jumped overboard and swimming

argued for the company urged that they through the icy cold water reached the mud,

should receive consideration, because we after wading through which waist high, the

The Straits. torpedo was again hauled off and launched vessel lately arrived here with a chart, on strongly against the Increase, as be pointed had legislated to stop Chinese. This was Padang, 28th Sept.-A British Coal repudiated by Macrossan, who spoke but as it still remained stationary, it was which, to determine the fairway to the out that the Chinese had not begun to come thought that the electris eable had been out This was found to be incorrect, and shortly Fula Pisang, and Monkey Bill As these stod by, and for the loss of which they had by the propeller, and the cable was healed in roadstead, no lore than three light houses when the contract was signed. It was m

were marked, namely, at Pulu Pandan, ocidental advantage the company had pro- after the torpedo floated off without any aid from the shore. All attempt to blow up the are neither light houses nor beacons either ne olsim. Be also maintained that the rafb-was-now abandoned, and the torpedo bere or on any of the neighbouring islands, majority of people did not want to spend making its way back BOTORS the river stopped and as it would be idle to expect that the an extra-£20,000 in an increased subsidy, for a few moments in the centre and fired light from the lighthouse, for the erection and on that ground it was chiefly opposed. small charge of powder (1 lb. or 2 lbs.,) and of which it is said that we fought against One member, speaking on the same side, was than beached on the same side from the light-shunning Achinese, will illumi-pointed out that £20,000 a your was interest which it had started. Much disappointment nate the entrance to to the chief town of on £500,000, enough to make 100 miles of was felt by the officials at the failure to the W. Coast of Sumatra, the captain of railway to Byerstown, or £20,000 a year blow up the raft, but the speed at which the the heavily laden Englishman had to keep astra given to the E. and A. Company to H. B. M's S. Magpie left for Wenchow torpedo was propelled through the water was a good look-out. He saw light nowhere make up to them for the loss of the Chinese thought very satisfactory. Att conclusion nor fire either, and hence concluded that passengers, and to bring their steam & The Customs cruiser Fethoo leaves for of the experiments, the Viceroy immediately he was out of his course. Fortunately he day or so earlier into port. I don't think could take a few observations during day there would be very much bositation about The Magistrate said he had no doubt that Captain Howes was recalled at the request return to this port, via Takao, in about a The torpedo may be briefly described as light, owing to which he at length reasbed the answer in Cooktown, and that they they were deserters, but the question was of Mr Dennys for the purpose of being cross- fortnight.

an iron cigar shaped" host, subraerged the roadstead without accidents. Having ar- would agree with the Government, in not whether they had any justifiable cause for examined. His evidence given on previous It is zumoured in the city that the pra-rome four-fifths of its diameter below the rived hers, he forthwith made inquiries for paying the extra subsidy. being so. The common acceptation of the occasions was read over to him.

sent Governor General is to be succeeded in surface of the water. It is about 2 feet in the missing lighthouses, and was quite terin "desertion" was the leaving of a ship

The case of George Towers was first pro- office by Ting Jih-chang. Such an appoint diameter and 24 feet long. The motivo astonished when he was foformed that the or army without the intention of returning posed to be taken up.

nient would, we are informed, be welcomed power is carbonic acid gas, confined at a lights marked on his charts had never exist. to the same. But whether that act was

A discussion here ensued as to priority, in by the native public generally, though pressure of 600 lbs. to 1,000 lbs. to the ed here. The phart which was drawn up from justifiable or not was another thing. Hie

the course of which Mr Dennys said that doubtless it would be mandcoptable to the square inch; it is stopped, steered, and fired, one of our known charts "compiled by duty here was to order the defend according to his instructions the ship was provincial mandarinate.

by an eleotris current which communicates Lieut A. C. J. Edeling, Royal Dutch ants on board, unless they had reasonable unseaworthy, inasmuch as the vessed had not Wo notice that the naive authorities with the torpedo by means of a triple cable Navy" and published at the Admiralty grounds for apprehension of future danger been provided with life-saving apparatus, have at last commenced to reconstruct the payed out behind it. On Saturday, it under the superintendence of Captain by returning. They had alleged ill-treat while the masts and rigging were not safe, broken arch of the Long Bridge. The travelled through the water at the rats of Washington, R.N., E.R.S., Hydrographer"

Papay 29 that aredit ment on board at sea, but his Worship had These new issues were raised in addition to expenses attending this operation will be about nine knots an hour, and seemed well contains so-called corrections and additions

Old Benares, cash, None washed his hands clean of it, as it had been the allegation of general ill-treatment. borne by the district traders and gentry in under control except at the time mentioned, down to Angust 1878. But from whence

moredit fully enquired into by the Consul, who

The Magistrate said he must limit the the form of "voluntary" contributions when the steering gear evidently became these lights have come is a riddle to us.

New Malwa, aaah, 820 came to the conclusion that the allegation trial to each individual complaint. Mr under compulsion.

fanity. It carries a charge of 100 lbs. of Could not the Government solve it

credit, 890 was not substantiated. His Worship's posi Dennys must shew the ground why the It is proposed to establish a Lawn Tennis dynamite, or any other explosive selected. Sumatra Courant, ITA

Allowance Taala, 8 & 32. tion was to have sent them on board, but defendant should not be sent on board again Club at this port, and the idea seems to The operator steers it by means of two short

Old Malwa, cash, 820 inasmuch as they had urged justifiable he must show the ground of danger to be find favor with many of the residents. The sighting poles carrying flags, placed on its

credit, 820 cause for the desertion, he was bound to apprehended by going back on board again, ground immediately in front of the Racquet deak or upper part. Its most serious defects The fret Chinese immigrants, three in

Allowance Teola, 8 a 32 hear what they had to advance.

As to the complaint of alleged ill-treatment, Courts has been suggested as a fitting spot seem to be, that as it is on the marface of the number, under the provisions of the Chi-QUICKSILVER *** *** 400 70 Captain Howes said that if the enquiry that took place at sea, and had been fully for a lawn, and we think that no better water it would strike a vessel at the meae Immigration Regulation Act, arrived continued further, he would be put to enquired into by the Consul, as his Worship selection could be made. A preliminary strongest place; and where, in accordance by the R. M. S. Somerset on 3rd Ost. These

Exchange. great inconvenience and expenses he would, was officially informed.

meeting is convened for to-morrow. Friday with the well-known laws of the setion of ten-pounders will probably appear great Bank, on demand, masalan

B/10 therefore, if the enquiry"would last any Mr Dennys said he impagned that en evening, at 6 n'alook, at the Club House. explosive substances, the explosive energy guns among the small bare fosskakers that

|-* 80 days' sight, ............. 3/103 length of time, ask that the men might bequiry.

We hear that the Local Ice Company generated would follow the line of least re-form the grand army the untaxed.

6 months' sights *** sent on board instead of being locked up. The Magistrate replied that the Coneul intend holding their annual general meeting sistance and be dissipated in the air. Again, The E. & A. Co.'s steamer Somerset, Credita, »

The Magistrate replied that the looking was responsible to his Government for that of Shareholders early in November, and as it can be so readily seen by the sighting brought a considerable quantity of cargo Doonmantery, Omonths' sight, of them up or sending them on board enquiry, and his Worship could not go into that there is avery probability of the poles and flags, its attack on an enemy from Hongkong for this port. She arrived Bombay, demand Rupees, amounted to the same thing. He then read what took plass at sea, it having been already concern being wound up :—the past season, vessel could hardly fail to be perceived, and alongside the No. 1 wharf on Wednesday Culentte F the local Ordinance on the point. He must enquired into by the Commal.

owing to fortune, having proved but measures taken to ward off its nasault. night to discharge, and in the darkness, was Shanghai, demand, enquire into the ground they had to advance When the case of Towers was taken up, it little better than its two predecessors. We understand that Mr Lay is about to made fast by some of her Lassar arew to for refusing to go on board.

was elicited that he had no complaint of Unless therefore a fourth trial is ventured, take the torpedo to Japan for further ex the mangroves Instead of securing her in Bar Silver, 17, dwie, B., Capt. Hlower presumed that the men had personal ill-treatment.

trading it will remain for the community to decida | periments,se the Chinese Government do the usual manner. The strength of the $700D, been locked up together in the geol; if that Mir Dennys objected to the Magistrate's what arrangements to make for the future, not intend to purobas it.-N. O. D. News," mangrove proved insufficient to hold her Mexicans... was so they had plenty of time to talk over proposition to get in the next defendant and A good machine, properly and economically

when the strong ebb tide set in, and about Gold Leni, pomena. the matter and could conspire to make up a have his statement. It would be cutting up worked, ought, we should think, to be a

midnight the strain became so great, that English Sovereigns, story. What he meant to do now was that the case, and the object of having each prostable undertaking at a port like this, he would be put to great trouble and ex- other would fail.

the enquiry was to be continued like this, defendant examined as a witness for the where during not less than six months of

the starip to which one of her hawsers was Australian Sovereign,

pense, as he could not get his coal discharged and time was money to him that the men should be discharged, although he still regarded them pa desertersi

"Captain Howes said the men were deser- ters from his ship, as they left without authority,

purpose adjourn the case to such time he was much struck with the straight as they wished. He must say, however, forward and frank way in which Capt Howes gave his evidence. He frankly ad- mitted the informality of the articles, for which he expressed his regret in such a way that his Worship did not think he would do so again. Altogether his Worship formed a very favourable impression of the Captain's evidence from the frank way he gave it.

The ease was finally adjourned till 2.30 p.m., to enable the parties to come to an arrangement.

When the Court restimad, there was no settlement come to, and the case was pro- ceeded with.

China

FOOCHOW.

(Herald, Oct. 25th.)

on the 19th instant.

Taminal to-morrow and is expected to returned to Tientsin.

CHINA MERCHANTS &. N. c.

Cooktown.

Quotations. HONGKONG, November 5, 3877. OPIUM-Now Fatua, cash....$720.

credity Old Patna, cash,... None

credit,vita New Benares, cash, 048 - 1

3/213

9/11

219

80 days dis

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attached was pulled up by the roots, where- Discount, ut ur the year a fair amount of heat prevails,

The Magistrate said he was not certain Experience has shown that the Ningpo ios whether he could allow each defendant to be is not quite so cheap, as it looks, while examined as a witness for the other in a importation from Hongkong is equally ex- criminal charge. The Captain's objection, pensive, as well as troublesome. that the defendants had been lodged in Gaol together and had undoubtedly been talking over the matter, was a reasonable and He awit would take each case separately, but sould

SHANGHAIYAD

(Courier)

5.06

8 10

Report and acounts for the year from the seventh moon of the 2nd year of Kwangs

Shares. Be to the end of auth moun of the 3rd upon the vessel in swinging before the tide, year (19th August, 1876, to 8th August, damaged one of the arose beams of the Hongkong Bank, 55% prem. 1877.)

kaunsee whart. The smash is not very serious, and Onion Ins, Society of Canton, 1,100 The humma has soon come round again for an be remedied by supplying a new beam. Uhina Traders Ins. Co., 12,500 € Discussion here turned on the meaning of

striking the yearly balanse of the Company, The Government have approved of the Ohtness Innaranes Com $955 the word "desertion," and Mr Dennys drew

being the fourth singe your Directors had recommendation of the Police Magistrate Yangten Ing, Actoo, Ti 886 the distinctions between desertion and the

the honor to be antrasted with the manages and appointed Liard Island as a lasaretto North Ouins Ins. Co. Th., 860 ment by the Earl Ld. Of the polley taangs for isprods Chiasts. The Colonial Beare H.K. Fire Inn, Co., 1665 quitting of a ship. 21.

The Magistrate said the common sense not allow them to make their statements on. Just now. There are eleven vesssis of war. 4000unts for the paas three years, the all lepers there in futuro. We are informed H.K&W. Dock Co., 18 ;; de

Shanghai is pretty extensively protected arated by them, and of the Company's tary has lustrated Mr St. George to sand China Fire Int. Co., 173 meaning of the word was the leaving of cath for each other. the ship without the intention of going Mr Dennys said if his Worship did this, portinleding two American, fone Directors have had the honor to submit, has the Chinese merchants of Cookstown K. O, M. 8,-bost Co., 18 2 du. back again. Justification of desertion was the defendants would have no means of gets British, one French and four Chinese year by year, detailed sports for the in-will supply dwellings and other necessarien Shanghal Steam Navigation, Th 23 another thing, but the set would be none ting evidence, because they were all here. Vessals with a complement of zasrly 2000 formation of the shareholders for shoh of hole countrymen as may be sent Hongkong Gas Co., $75% the insa desartion as homicide was homicide, He contended that each defendant was men, and 70 guns.

From the venth moon to the end of to Liward Inland China pad

Hongkong Hotal Co, $60. and fustisable homialde would be nons antitled to the testimony of the other

Inat year the Company moved in freight In future there will be monthly comme oniness Imperial Loan, £103 the less aboustada, “

on the various far and was voyages of nication by means of the 4. 8. N, Co's The Magistrate said not if there were

Temperaturens en donde Demeadale en Shipping was shem Paterred outside witnesses; and the defendants com-

twelve steamere they purchased, some time Tossals between Sydney and Hongkong the to for the definition, when it was found that mitted the offence at the same time,

We print in another column a report of singe, orez Tla, 400,000. This sum was steamers calling at Cooktown on the upraken at Mesra Baleiner & Osi's E

Mb Quem's Road.) it mount the leaving without the intention of returning and without a fustidabis canse.

„The case was pitimately adjourned till 11 the case Buchheister s. Mieller, which has sufficient only to cover the working exward and downward trips. The 1. Octan

Boraxoxo, November 8, 1877. mimm; to-morrow.

lately been given some notoriety. The pensos. In the first morn of the present which sailed for Hongkong on Thursday Mr. Dennys berò asked to sen the men for

defendant denied the furisdiction of the year, the Company hougal ty the Bhanghai last, shartered by the company, is the Brot BASOKETNEM D'AM a few minutes) and meantime he should like

Court on the plea that the Oscar Fidel was Steam Navigaton Company, by which our vessel despatched on ski service. She will to són hấy ships articles. Es sized if tha

a British skip, and further alleged that the feet was more than doubled, and the be followed next month by the company's Court had themy c

damage to cargo, in respect of which the Directors confidently expected proporingo. The bepelt to our port to be THERMOMSTER-M7816 claim was made, arose from the violent donate increas in business Unexpectedly, derived from the establishment of this ling weather the ship encountered, and, theres the business operation of the Company of steamers will most likely be of lasting fore, denied responsibility, The Court during the year under review, shhough charseter, and there seems nesroely & doubt, alles te jurisdiction, but admits the plek the have followed the channel from the reliability of the airview, the of ** perils of the sea," and therefore refects have had to be adjusted so the decomlin A. & N. Co. will in a short time scours the sinta.

Where of the times, and the Diristers have had the major portion of the Cooktowi įrada |15The Tartal'vorgan, ika dimpus, publishes | to enabing new measures with the old with Hongkong-Dourier

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Hi Tyriaki replied that he had not got them perhaps Capt. Howes would prodita The P&O, Co.'s steadies Cination Captain J. O Babsty with the London mal dows Foilled that Mr Dantys had of the 28th September, arrived here, carly battle all the Consul for them, as he had yesterday morning,

(Ctrail Tones Betra) to himoya Shan siked the Court se gira. Parly on. 19,02hy laten deplots) rp.

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