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sure (1) To the crews being mixed, and the consequent want of unanimity of feeling amongst the men (2) Bad food and worse "cooks; and (3) The absence of any thought or attention being paid to providing recrea- tion for the men.

Jack is treated on board a merchant ship as a necessary but burdensome appendage to a ship by the majority of Captaine and owners. With regard to the crews being mixed this in an evil which, with shame be it said, cannot now be avoided, although Captains might mitigate the evil in many instances by seeing that the mixture is as little as possible when he has a lot of men tu pick from, as is the ease in nearly all large seaport towns at home,

Town to Manila. She left the former port ¦--- on the 29th March last, in ballast, and up to the date mentioned no laformation bad been received, of her arrival at Manila. On the 10.1 inst, however, any apprehen sions entertained were removed by the receipt of a telegram by the owners, which stated that the vessel had arrived at her destination provians to the 7th inst. This information will not only be agreeable to the relatives of these on board, bas also to the underwriters, who will net a nice sum through the safe arrival of the vessel. ・・・

An advertisement has appeared, stating that "the Bishop of Victoria, Hongkong, is desirous to obtain the services of s gradnate of one of the universitios, un But with regard to the scoond and per married, ordained or desiring ordination, hape greater cause, bad food and worse cooks. to act as Bishop's serrotary and examining So far, as the owhere are concerned they chaplain; to be ready to help in Engish provide so many lbs. of beef and pork and preaching, to study Chinese, to take charge all the other articles which they are our of Chinose or English mission students, pelled to provide by det of Parliament, and and to accompany the Bishop from time to there they stop. The day is now passed in time on missionary toure. An engagement which it la necessary to feed men on a pound to be made for three years."

13. On the and a half of beef (junk f) or a pound and a application of the Rev. H. Wright, hon. half of pork. Provisions for son use of a Bec. of the Charol: Missionary Boolety, much more varied description can easily be books to the value of £4 haya boon granted carried, and no man should be stinted. If a to the Rev. W. Andrew, who is leaving man is fed well; he will, in ninety-nine England for missionary work in Japan. cases out of a hundred, work well. And Similar grants were made, on the recom why should he not be fed wall? The ship-mendation of the Rev. W. H. Barlow, to owner agrees to provide the men with board the Rev. 0, H; V, Gollmer, leaving for and lodging (!) and pay them a stipulated Lagos, West Africa, and to the Rev. J. salary for doing certain work, and it is as Grundy, leaving for China, glute mush the duty of the ship-owner to see that His Excellency Ko-tab-Jen has left for his part of the contract is properly carried Paris, en route to Frankfort, to attend the out 1.6,, that the men are well, housed and Conference on International Law, as an. well fed as it is for the man to obey his motuced in our issue of June 31. The superior's orders. Certainly there is a solo conference held at Bremen last year adopted Inid down by Aot of Parliament, but the report in favour of reuuring to nations in question arises, is this sufficient for all mon, the position of China and Japan all the and if not is the employer reliered from the rights of international law, and a trans- duty of seeing that his employees are pro-lation of this report was forwarded to Chica perly fed? Was this Act of Parliament not by bis Excellency for the information of framed rather to protect the poor and pro-úls Government." verbally thoughtless seaman against the Hamburg, Aug. 19-Another week of greed and avarice of unprincipled men? sotivity in shipping li to be reported and That is, legislation may be supposed to have the harbour is crowded, although during Esis, You wall of course feed those who sweat the last few days a good many departures and toil for you, those who have to under- have taken place. The arrivals from the go hardships unknown to yourself, those Far Hast have almost exclusively consisted ~ who are torn from all social ties of home and of rice vessels. The Sumarlide, Tobinsen, kindred, those who wander about the world bas waited for Hong Kong, being the only leading a joyless monotonous life of sea and d-parture, via the Uape, during the week Aky, Bea Aud sky, the only break in which At Bremen a whole Best of zice vessels have is made by the Storm King lashing the made their appearator. The vessels on the waves into a furg, those men whom you berth for China are the Pulsan, steamer, will naturally wish to keep hardy and for the Straits and China (chartered by the healthy, you will feed well; but in ouse you German teamship Company; Emil Julius, should show a desire to shirk your responsi Jurgensen, and Excelsior, Krook, both for bility, be it enacted that each man eball Hong Kong.. bave per diem 1 lbs. of beef, &o. These are some of the considerations suggested by the frequent cases of retusel of duty. Many

more could be given, and we may return to the subject.

Tas following report of the S. 5. Heiloong will be found of special interest in connec tion with the late uncertainty of the testber

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Paris, Aug. 14. In the tate of M. Schaedelin, late of China, veraus. Count de Chappatelaine, late Consul at Canton, M.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

Police Intelligence. Before J. J. FRANCIS, Eng.)

at onco place the Lodge in a position of some importance. Truly it may bà a ad of our fellow-residents that if they cannot command success, they do more, they | deserve it....*

We have pleasure in announcing that arrangements have been made by the Custom House for firing a time-guu from the signal station twice a week,

The American sloop of war Alert, Com- mander Boyd, left this morning (Sep. 16th) for Fooshow.

21st September, 1878.

TO DAY'S TIKS. Chan Assu, selling not in the public streets. Fined 20 conts.

Ching yan, and another, chair-edies, fighting and creating a disturbance. Fined 50 cents each,

ale v Fung Atung, bawking without a license. Fred 50 eouts.

The annual meeting of the Amoy Cricket Chan Afat, a baker, gambling in the Club took place at the Club on Saturday public streets. Fi od $5.

evening, he accounts for the past finan Fong Ayan, master of shop No. 26 Bon-cial year of the Club were laid upon the ham Strand, packing sugar into bags in the table. A credit balance of $44.96 was public streets, thus causing an obstruction. shown, at the same time it was explained To enter into his own recognizance $5/to thst there was a dependency of $100, being be of good bobsviene for 6 months. rent of Heereation Ground, which the Chan U Ting, master of shop No. 2 Sung. Treasurer of the Road Fund had failed to Hing Lane, committing & similar offence. collect from the Club in January last, and Fined $10 and to enter into his own 'redog, which bad now been applied for. pizance $26 to be of good behaviour for 6 months,

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Marine Court. (Before J. P. McEuen, Esq., Acting Marine Magistrate.) Sept. 21 1878.

ERFUSAL OF DUTY.

David Mair, Fatrick Burke, Henry Fol champ, Jobu stiparich, and John Mor dicich, seaman: British barque Strathearn, were sharged on remand with refusal of duty.

Lust Freight Settlements:-Chloris, 7,600 | piculs, from Hiogo to Foochow or Amoy, 18 lay days, 18 cents; August Friedrich, 9,800 piouls, Nagasaki to Amoy, 2) lay days, 13 cents; Rosa Bottcher, 10,000 picule, Kee lung to Shanghai, 165 per ton; Rosa Bottcher, after emplation of Shan bai charter, 8 a 10 months at $1,000 per month; audraklos, 9,500 picula, Newchwang to A toy, 27 lay days, là cente

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years with the Cymbs, fifty two tone, in eccentricities as distinguished from its which he cruised around Norway, and stondy dow in its natural channels. Hav made himself thoroughly acquainted with ing thus achieved a decided success in his the ports and rivers of the British islands. firet attempt at parliamentary oratory, air Then came the Albatross, an iron schooner Brassey, quickly recoguised that he must of 18 tons, and a cruise in the Mediter master some other subject in order to rancen. After his marriage with the obtain an equally attentive hearing on accomplished lady who has just written other occasious. Thus, guided partly by the Foyage of the Sundrum, he took to the necessity for a specialty and part- steam, or rather auxiliary steam-yachts, ly by natural predilection, he detained as a measure of convenienes proper to ato nuke urilimo questions his forte, married man; for Mr. Brassey bolds firmly and was not long before he made such a to the sound doctrine that the art and devided impression na to gain the appoint mystery of seamanship is best learned, ment of Junior Brother of the Trinity and its practice most completely enjoyed, House co fering at ouce n certain dignity on board of a sailing ship Steab, he and the right to Wear a becoming uniform. maintains, ie an excellent help in getting la attacking the subject of marine admin- from spot to spot, and supplies a valusolo istration he possessed two great advauinges, escape from the monotony of salus, but quiced in the course of his yachting ex the real beauty of yuching.ie in sailing jer once-a minute acquaintance with every your craft. From the auxiliary screw port and barbour in the British Islande, Meteor he soon removed his household and an intimate knowledge of the habits, goda to the röthen, in which he made thoughts, and capabilities of the long-shore a voyage to Newfoundland and up the St. population. The deep ssa sailors had Lawrence, passed through the little already been organised into a resorve for frequented Gat of Canso, between Cape the Royal Navy, but it struck Mr Brassey Breton and the mainland, and navigated that among the fishermen might be found the chief rivers of United States so far as a second body of men equally brave and the Käthen's draught of water would per-bardy, if not so well trained, us the long- Buit, including the passage through Hell voyage men. The result of his work is guts to New York, the Potome to now patent in the deation of some seven Washington, and the James River. White thousand men to our nuval reserves. on this long cruise he still further develop | His knowledge of the ways of that little. ed the talent for pilotage first discovered gared for individual, the merchant sailor, during a cruise among the islands near led to the appointment of air Brassey of Stockholm, and displayed to great ad Mr Plimsoll's Commission, as it was culled, So-vantage in taking the Sunbeam through ho merchant sailor,' he opines, is a the Straits of Magellan without once singularly unfortunate person. He loads touching' during that arduous and difficult life apart from Oliers life made up of spell of navigation, the story of which is uiterastive hard work and riotous exceps, so admirably told by hirs. Brassey. 1 He contributes in no souli proportion to may seem strange that so extrusinstic the prosperity of the country, and yet antil a yachtsman as the member for Bastings Me Plimsoli raised his voice in his behalf, should eschew racing; but he explains this nobody ever thought of his existence. peculiarity in the simplest way. I like Aduitted that the mind of war's man is a yachting for itself, and should enjoy butter type, the macronutile sailor yet does sailing my own bout; but unfortunately his work in the main very well, without the yacht-racing season occurs during the making any great capital out of his age- session of Parliament, and I don't care for fulness, Mr Plimsoll did exceliont servies the enjoyment of racing by telegram-in awakening the public to a sense of duty receiving a note by wire from my sailing master to tell me what my boat has done.' This is the key-nots of Mr. Brassey's parliamentary life-one of steady bare work and severe attention to the two subjects which he has made specialties. He is fully alive to the fact that without This Treaty comprises sixteen articles, specialty one of the rank and fie of Parlia many of which might be anobjentionable if ent has little chance of catching the ear

of the House. It is not easy to get Cuba, instead of being a slave country, were seat without territorial influence an island peopled only with free people. connections, adds Mr. Brussey. I was family Other clauses, however, appear to be am-first invited to stand for Birkenhead, au biguons and confused, and most certainly unsuccessful ventare. I was then candi If adopted, will load to complications and

that I was translated successfully to Hus difficulties,

dute for Devonport; and it was while I was Our objections, however, do expecting parliamentary honoura at Deal,

CHINESE EMIGRATION. A deputation from the Anti-Slavery ciety, consisting of Mr. Edmund Sturge, C. H. Hopwood, M.P., F. W. Chesson, W. H. Captain Burale, Government Marire Warton, Rev. W. Wright, Stafford Allen, parteror, and Mr A. E. Sampson, Chief Rev. A. Buzasett, John Hilton, J. D. Hilton, Buarding Officer belonging to the Barbour Rey: F. S. Turner, Rev. J. Q. Whitehouse, department, gave evidence as to the quaity B. W. Hanbury, M.F., and Mr A. Rumer, of the provisious which they said they had waited on his Excellency the Chinese Minis- artered and found of the same quality star at the Legation, Portland-place, to pre- that served out on board nearly all British sent the following address *** phics. The remainder of the crew 'were May it please your Excellency The called aft and questioned as to whether the Committee of the British and Foreign Anti- provisions shown to them were the same Slavery Society have heard with deep regret they had been receiving and they replied that Treaty engagements are about to be made between the Emperor of China and the King of Spain, by which the renewal of the emigration of Chinese subjects to Cuba is contemplated. A copy of the Treaty is be- fore us, but as it has happily not yet been ratified, we lose no time in offering to your Excellency our views upon the whole sub- ject.

**Yea.!!

The 1st and 2nd defendante persisted in their refusal to go on board their vessel, and were each sent to 6 weeks hard labour, and in addition were ordered to forfeit 8 days pay to the owners, and 18 days pay for refusing duty; the other three defend. ants promised to return to their duty and were ordered to forfeit 3 days' pay each to the owners, and 16 days pay for refusing daty.

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,

Blandiston, Consular Agent, and the Pre-(Before His Honor Mr Justice Russell not rest so much on any of the clauses of

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the Treaty as on the Treaty as a whole. A long course of experience has deeply im pressed the Anti-Slavery Committee with the fact that where slavery exists in any country the protection from cruelty and oppression of the labouring classes from other countries is an impossibility.. Experi ence in past times has so deeply impressed this fact upon the British Government

naver up allows its Indinu er intent that jests to bo taken as labourers to any country where slavery is still in existence.

Treaties exist between Great Britain and

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towards the merchant sailor, and the efforts that have been made to ameliorate his con dition have met with very great success. Guder the elder system he was a plave out and a dupo asuure; but a better state of things for Juck has been inaugurated Another nudertaking of Me Brassey's was the formation of the Royal Naval Artillery Vulenteers body organised for the

purpose of coast and harbour defence,

first attempt was to obtain a ship from the Finding mon ready to worst themselves hin Adairsity; and to this end lay in wait in Rotten How for Mr Geschen, then First

trees of yde Park. dr Brassey is very Lord, and making a dash at him secured she conces on in the saddle under the

almost us proud as he is of the second class proud of this corps of his own creation---

often promised to fulfil ite engagements by of his father to fall back upon. His himself is the proper recognition of the

fect of the Beine, representing the State,— the Civil Court of the Seine did not com

21st September, 1878. sider that it came within its jurisdiction,

does not mean to remain entirely silent tings. Having got a seat, a uiember who Loo Chuk Chee v. Kok Yube Chun, and sentenced Mr Schaedelin to pay the

mast select a special subject. As you are Naval Reserves. gents of the suit.ccording to the Gasate $153.39. This was a claim to recover the

aware, the chief work of debating falis des Tribunaux, the ruling is that “a'm'aiu

Laving taken up the Rogal Navy and all value of a quantity of fire-arackers which

of necessity to a few practised bands, who matters untilime ne his specialty, the had been sold to defendant's firm the

speak, and are expected to speak, on amber for Bustings works very hard at for damages brought against a Coneul, a Consular Agent, or the Profect, represent-Leong 'li Hong of Amoy), through the Tas

important questions. A young member, his self imposed Lying in Tamani from Tuesday (10th) tilling the State, by a Freuchman who pretonda Li Hong hero, by the plaintiff's firm, the

unless a skilful orator, has no chance of manhurst and at Park-lane he has a com

At breezy Nor- Baturday (14th), a heavy freshet tuning to be the victim of

Lo Him Loong Bong. Mr Watton flor Me wind from all quartern bat principally arbitrarily expelled from a foreign territory: Toller for the defendant.

Brend of how Brereton) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr

coping, and will probably only mas bis plete library of books relating to the caries North-easterly with continuous heavy rain does not come within the jurisdiction of

practised debaters on a well-worn subject,verything bearing upon that of England, order by running a tift, with này of these of the world, und makes a duty of reading and barometer fluctuating from 20.96 to Civil Courts." It will be remembered that

It appears that the plaintiff's firm sold

it was this conviction which induced me to frou whatever quarter it my proceed; a 90 80. wain guage showed 17 incher to M. Schaodelin claimed f.200,000 damsges.

these crackers through the Tai Li Hong, have fallen in four days, 6 inches alone on

as he had been forelbly embarked from which had since become insolvent. The Spain, the stipulations of which, if faithful- take up capital and labour and maritime range of study which led him to the con- closion that the powerful ships of our questions. the 11th. Current on the ebb proper run

Usuton by order of the maul-i regret

order bore the shops of both Tai Li Hongly carried out, would without delay bring plug between 8 and 9 kuors, trud tarve an-

On the labour question Mr. Brassey was mercantile navy might easily be applied in and the defendant's firm. It was sought about the entire abolition of slavery in Cuba. well qualified to speak with authority, baving as of necessity to the purposes of war. Lu announce the death from ansurism of /chors down und 80-wɔng, full spood shead, M. A. Haunequin, agent of the Messageries of the i ai Li Hong, this was only a matter

show that, although the order bore the chng The Spanish Government, in years pret, has the vast practical knowledge and experience Another subject to which he has applied Left Tamsus the 16th with barometer read Maritimes at Shanghai. The sad news was ing 29.90 and steadily falling. Arrived in received by telegram a few days ago. A of form, and that the plaintiffs had in the abolition of slavery. In later times she opinions on the relation of Work and status of the civil officers in dockyards, Amey on the 17th, and experienced on the member of the French Municipal Council reality sold the goods to the defendant's bas engaged to fulfil her promises when the Wayce have already appeared in print, as who were formerly onlied by names proper passage a heavy sea from N. with strong and of the hanghai Genoral Chamber of

firm dirent. Evidence was called and the civil war in Caba should be brought to an well as a variety of papers and lectures rather to mere artians in designers and gale, highest reading of bar. 29.88, lowest Commerce, Mr Hennequin was one of the witnesses questioned sa to oustou and end. She has now declared before the world bound together under the title of Le tures constructors. Iu tine is obtained for these 49.79. In moy had light winds and fine, most popular residents of Shangbai, Wege in such matters.-The case was ad, that the war has ceased, but she does not in the Labour Question. One of the most officers mare dignified appellations, and barometer reading: 29.75-29.69. Left Amoy understand that he will be replaced by M. journed. -

abolish elavery. Her slave population, remarkable positions taken up by him is moreover introduced some reforms into the the 18th inst, and arrived in Swatow the Du Poney, Hongkong agent of the Mes

like that in every country where sugar is a 19th, had moderato N., winds and fine sageries; M. de Champeaux, of Calestia,

main article of cultivation, rapidly wastes

that his father's experience in employing methods of dockyard inspection. All this away, the certain effect of long hours, and a men of all races in nil parts of the world could not be done without severe applica- weather, barometer remaining low through.

is that the cost of production remains tion and a peculiar aptitude for mastoring ont the passage, highest reading 29 72 and oing to Hongkong, and Mr Chapsal, of

Tokobama, going to Calcutta-Eight To the Editor of the “CHINA MAIL " severity of labour past human endurance. lowest 29.66. In Sistow fino wentlier, baro

Amoy, Sept. 13, 1878.

In like manner the coolies from China about the same, whether cheap or deat detail. In oue department of his work Mr mater inclined to ride. L ft Swatow 20th

SIR,-Thanks for your article the other have wasted away, so that it is estimated navvy, despite his higher wages is at it is to make a species of scrap book-now labour be employed: that the English Brussy cumploys a secretary, whose duty inat, and from thence to port had moderate

day about Mr Wardlaw's assault ease and but not one-half of those who have come to least as profitable a workman to his extending to my sal y volumes of every S.W. winds and fine, barometer rising

his decision about the Portuguese. We Cuba, now remain alive. Were she to abo- employer as the poorly paid, but physically kind of newspaper cutting or engraving Paased S. S. Taiwas on the 17th fust. off

now feel that cases that do not suit the notish slavery in Cuba, and offer fair wages weaker and incomparably slower and less referring to the navy. In his amusements Dodd's island bourd to Tamani. Passed

over tender nostrils of H. M. Consulate for labour, the Chinese would flock there in energetic, labourera of foreign countries. ir Brassey works almost as energetically S. S. Ye so of Square Island on the 19th,

will in future obtain any desired publicity.ple numbers, to their own benefit, and to In contructing foreign railways the luteus at his more serious undertakings. An with Sin Taiwan in tow bound North. In

The question was asked why one .caso the advantage of Caba. Spain has tried the Mr. Brasser, where the climate would arly riser at all times, he seldom gets Amey: Chi, K. C. Fei Hou. In Swatow:

should! reported and another surpressed, effect of the entire abolition of slavery in admit of their working at all, greatly during the London season more than five Strs, Cassandra, Olympia, and Chefoe, and

but po satisfactory answer was forthcoming, the neighbouring island of Porto Bico, the perferred our own navvies, as it took fur hours sleep fa the country he rides, it and the report was "burked," to the great result of which has been perfect success, fewer of them to do the work, and it was way be said, conscientiously to hounds: disappointment of the readers of that Un all these grounds we would express our generally better performed than by a mui- and were not his reputation in this direc rather feeble production the Amoy Gazette. most carnues desire that the Chinese Govern- titude of inferior hands, who in the agition overshadowed by that of his wife, who A newspaper, if run at all, ought surely ment may not ratify the proposed Treats gate cost quite as much. at Mr. Brassey's one of the most brilliant of English to give both sides of a question.

nor make any aimilar arrangement with house in Park-tune there is a marble bust horsewomen, he would rauk as a good man Spain till slavery is abolished in Cuba-Weby Barrett of his grand old father, on across country. He has, however, as a are, with much respect,

H.M.S. Growler.

(L. and C. Express, Aug, 16th.) Sir Thomas Wade, accompanied by Lady Wade, proceeds to China by the Messageries Martimes ste mer amazome, leaving Mar meilles on the 22nd Sept., which is due at Eberghat on the 7th Nov. Mr Ralph Mübanke, Secretary of Legation at Peking, also proceeds by the same mail,

Mr A. H. Moussey, Secretary of the Legation at Yedo, bas been appointed Bosretary at Athena, vios Wyndham, trans- forred to Madrid; and Mr John Gordon Kennedy, now a Second Secretary in Her Majesty's Diploma io Servios, in to be Secretary to the Legation at Yedo.

The scheme for introducing Chinese labouters into Aigeria, it appears, bas met with so much opposition that it is likely to be abandoned, "General Chan2y, the Go vernor, according to a letter in the Lébats,

Chinoso Hicore era now on a visit at indret, Dear Nautes, where are situated the works belonging to the Nasy to con- struct marine engines-M, G. Bousquet is publishing in the Revue des Deur Mondes series of articles on China and Japan as represented at the Exposition Universelle.

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We understand that the now existing regular Service to Australia by the steam- boats of the Steam. Navigation Company will shortly be stopped, and there is a pro- spect of the Government subsidy hitherto given to the Company for that service bo- ing granted to the Nederland Company for regular Service to China, which it in. tends to establish."-Batavia Dagblad, 28th August,

Canton.

September 20th, 1878, Reverting to my note of the 28rd alto, wherein I intimated the apparent solution of the atmospherical enigma to be an early N. E. Monsoon, I now write simply with reference to your expressed apprehensions of a Typhoon to say that I have as yet seen no indiostions of one here. als barometer as first lesued to the scheme, but now had fallen to 29 67 on the 22ad ultimo, benitaten.

as you will remember; since when it has Deputy Commissary-General of Ordin

DORRESPONDENCE.

Yours truly,

OLD SHELLBACK.

JOSEPH COOPER,

Hon. Secs. EDMUND STURGE, AARON BUSACOTT, Secretary. To the Editor of the "-CHINA-MAIL:”-

Amoy, Sept. 13, 1878. His Excellency Kwo promised to send the Six-Rather an unexpected result fol.memorial to the Minister sont from China to lowed the receipt bere yesterday of your Spain and Cuba.

Editorial about the "virtuous Mr J. O Wardlaw. A gentleman, dining at the Club expressed at table bis satisfaction at

CELEBRITIES AT HOME.

the publication of the article in question, no. CINE, THOMAS BRABBEY, M.P., AT when a guest at another table, a nephew

NORMANHURST.

which is inscribed the memorable sentence riser one atrauge peculiarity; for while be uttered by him when the Barentin cannot look upon a boat a second time viaduct fell down like a house of cards, without recognising lur, he never knows owing mainly, perhaps, to the employment one horse from another. Yet he worke of un inferior cement, against which he hard at busting, as he does in the House had at first protested He was strongly of Commons and in his yacht. Never- urged to bring the whole caso before the theless it is easy to see that, much as he directors, and insist that he was hardly laves parliamentary work, and fond as he responsible for the accident. He absolute is of fuishing in the first tight, he is never ly declined the attempt to shirk my part so thoroughly in his own element as when of bis liability, a matter of thirty thousand on the bridge of his own yacht, absorbed poanda, replying briefly to his dunasellors, in an intricats bit of pilotage such as that of the virtuous Mir J. C. Wardlaw," threw Above Mr Brasgey's elegant room,

I contracted to make and maintain the ho essayed successfully in the Straits of some froit in the speaker's face, and the decked with niakmasks onlled from Arctic road, and nothing shall prevent Themes Megellan.-World. a few hard blows, the combatants were tower, a feature of Normanhurst Court, & resolution which he adhered to, and consequence was an appeal to fiats. After cliff and sommer strand, is the octagon Brassey from being faithful to his word"— separated by the other guests and the which enhances the advantage of its which had no little share in confirming learn from the Halifax Guardian that Mr THE MICROPHONE IN THE PULPIT,--We quarrel put a summary atop to.

L J. Crossley, of sex, bed a micro Mr Wardlaw's nephew is a big man and naturally commanding position. The chief his niready high reputation.

Well supplied with practical and theore phone recently placed in the pulpit of a doubtless accounts in some measure for intently a broad muscular men, of ultra- House of Commons, the son of the great mile from the town, by means of a tele

ful telescope, through which is peering this furthes instance of the family mania English type of build and features, justly contractor had not long to wait for an graphio wire. The whole of the servids for a gault.

Both gentlemen have apologised to the proud that, although he has reached early opportunity of lifting up his voice with was heard, except a few words, rendered Club, but if no punishment is meted out middle age, he can still go aloft to the beds renovere she trade of England had indictinct by the preacher disturbing the

topsall-yards without fear of consequences, hardly recovered from the shock received microphone. to the offender, the offence of the nephew From his ayrie at Nermanhurst be cen during the panic of 12001 and cries Sathe correspondenco has taken place will probably be repeated a second or third weep the English Channel with his similar to those heard at the present between the Chinese Ambassador at the time in emulation of the pugillatie displaye telescope; as instrument, by the way. moment were rife-that the period of Court of St. James, Kue. Sung-Tau and of the undle. *.

which would have mat with ample appro- England's supremacy as a trading foun the Foreign and Coloubial Minister, relating Yours truly,

ciation had it existed in the time of the old try was past, that foreign competition to the subject of appointing Chinese consuls CLUB STEPS pirates of the Cinque Port which he had reached a point at which it could in various portions of the British Empire, represents, in Parliament. The men of not be met, that Sheffield must give way for the purpose of regulating the relatione Beatings have changed, however, since to Ls Creuset. Ale this uproar was occa between the Britona and Ubinets the days when sailors of other parts shook sioned by one English railway com Chinese Minister elsims the right to do so

hatcast at them, in allusion to their pay haing bought some locomotives now that the Chinese Government has ap favourite calling; but they are none of B. Schneider-on terms so tow that he pointed Ministers at Foreign Courts, In also fitted up with splendid accommoda- The local Government has introduced a The strong N. . wind for the last few the less glad to have a sailor for their declined to repeat the contract and by siz reply to the claim, Sir Michael Hicks-Boach Passengers, having large side scuttles come for farming the selling of Oplum to days, accompanied by a comparatively low representative, and make much of him bundred tons of ralls having been sent loto informs the lion. Kuo Sung Tau tust Obing baremster, would seem to indicate bad accordingly. Mr. Brassey has some rea. this country from Bulglum. Mr Brassey has no right to make such appointments: for light and ventilation. The Diamante an association of espléaliste, in or fer to no weather, and although late arivals do not suit to be proud of bis seamanship as well saw his opportunity, and rote to second Mr that she cannot do so by international law, has been built to the order of Means. Control dealing in it ex to aid the purpose report an actual gals, the general impress of his talent for navigation and pilotage, Tom Hughes's motion,

Before he had because the relations of Ubles with the Peole, Hubbell, and Co., Manila, and ls | *** Intended for the China and Manila coasting to suppress the smaller retail establish sion appears to be that a typhoon has been for He has achieved feats which prove him spoken a dozen sentences of his maiden rest of the world are not founded o Trade. She is the fourth vessel built by ments which attract the poor and youth of period to the eastward of Formosa, to be no mere dilettante yachtsman, but speed, he experienced the delicious senas amity of nations, but are the result of perpe Meters, Ball, Russell, and Go for the name the city and neighbourhood. The sum pald

(Sept, 12th)

3 genuine sull' of the good old school, tion of being listened to and as he advanced lier and exceptional treaty stipulations. E. M. Guabost Moorhen arrived yester. plus wide reading and Requirements which with his subject, received the compliment Chine, unlike Great Britain and the other owners. She was christened the Diamante by Min Thebatid. After the launch she is, I hear, $100,000, or tagls per annum day (Sept. 12th) from Hongkong and an keep him thoroughly abreast of the solenti. of members on the beaches in front of him. Trosty Powers, has not thrown upon ber

turning round to look at the new man and country to foreigners and to foreign com Was taken to the user poles for the purpose but whether it will prove to be a successful red outside the limit, proseeding this to knowledge of the day.

Like many boys, Thordas Brassey hear what he had got to say. With the merce; and she can hardly, therefore, appeal of receiving masts and mashinary A

We learn that H. M. S. Growler will go developed an early liking for chips; and knew he to the example of European nations in are luncheon followed, at which the usual fosats as the Maine. Isw has been in promoting

to Hongkong from Swatow and that E. M. was fortunate in being able to give his cognised that the neophyte know what he plying for the concession now sought." le were given. We may mention that the general abstention remains to be proven. S. Hard is shortly expected from Hongkong natural instincts fair play. From a boy was talking about. Attacking at once the thie application the beginning of the opene vessel was ordered by telegraph, and has

maker of model ships and a youth passion facts themselves rather than the super ing up of Chins to the unrestricted som been built in the short space of ive months. And, at the same time, there is an obvious to be stationed here.

We hear that Saturday next, the 21st ately fond of hosting, Mr. Brasey de structure of argument which had best built morce of the world-the beginning of the She will leave for blanila on the 20th Sept. danger of a misdirection of opinien by this

Up to the 5th Inst, redaearances at nellon' of the, Authorities, whatever the Instant, is fixed for opening the Ionia veloped into a full-blown yacht-owner in upon them, he unfolded to his audience the Internal breaking down of the whole barriers Lodge of Amoy Fire sandidates are down 1856, when to began with an sight-ton complicated nature of the apparently simple which so sedulously excluded the foreigner? high rule were offcted on the Liverpool" Exique Warwickshire, which was felly are of good faith metuating their for initiation sad two es joining members gutter. Advancing from Gilt to a twenty operations of trade, end proved how saty If it be so, the tide of the world will prober

which with fourteen eriginal members will shres tanner, he seat bed a plassent three lit mar do make a bugbeur out of bly gone undergo e algonite peralatan both over su average corpse from Care Insumente

8000 W, H. E. Sloott, who served for some I been remarkably steady between 70 and the gentleman attacked a little one, which toom in this tower is occupied by a power tieal knowledge when he entered the phapel, and counested with his residence, a time in Obius, died suddenly at his re- Bo' until the 18th when it fell to 57 and sidence, at the Gun What, Devonport, on yesterday to 08′, bút rising agaių to-day to the 9th August

Monara. Hall, Russell, and Co., of Aber-03', with the unsal algns of a fresher deen, launched on the 10th inst, an Iron Mintoon rather than of seriously unsetsled

crow steamer of the following dimensions weather.

Longth, 216 feet breadth, 28 fest 8 Lushes, depth, 21, feat ; and 800 toon grows,

Yet, as this is a critical period of the This vessel has been bullt under the im-year, it is well that you arga preiautions mediate superintendence of Capt. Thebaud, outsids the river. My thermometer touch. Bild miss under special survey at Lloydı. She will be fitted with compound surface ed 94° on the 80th and Sist ultimo, and j

condensing engines of 130 hp. nominal, for the succeeding six days; but the steam wishes, patené pindlass, and all the most approved plans for facili best bus been more intense and continuets

tating quick dlacharge of cargoj and to in Arion than here this season.

tion for first, second, and third class

China,

AMOT.

(Garette.)

morning to Shanghai,

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