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sharp, and march to the Raco-course, where they will be put through some evoly tions by the Captain Commandant. The pipos and drums of HL. M. 74th Regiment will accompany the volunteers, and refresh ments will be provided for the members by the officers.

Mrs. W. E. Brereton.

morning, wakeful folks may have been startled by hearing the rushing round of rockets. We can assure them there was no cause for alarm. There was no new night attack, nor, was any ship in "distress, It was simply this, the i. S. 5. Art, which had arrived in the Harbour, signalized to the U. 8. S. Ranger. This is customary when vessels of war arrive at night. The Alert made known her name by means of blue and red lights, and the effect was very. pretty. The Polica steam Isunghea, ever on the alert (this is not a joke), steamed

alongside to know the why and the where fore, but the fears of the guardians of the pesce were soon allayed.

| Mr Abbott. To Shanghai: Mr Octavius 1 Johnson. To Yokohama: Mrs Enslie, From Brindisi to Shanghai: Mre Robertson, Miss Gower.

Per Messageries Maritimes steamer Tigre, from Marseilles, Deo. 1.-To Shanghai: Mr and Mrs Glass. To Hongkong: Sir John and Lady Smale.

Per steamer Menelaus (Holt's libe), from Liverpool, Sept. 25.-To Shanghai: The Rov. A. Elwin, Mrs Elwin and 4 children, Miss Jennings, Miss Crisp, Miss Gertrude Smith. To Hongkong: The Rev. J. Grundy and Mrs Grundy.

HEDGE & Co.'s Weekly Shipping Reports Pagoda Anchorage, 3ud November, 1878:- Arrivals During the Week-Oct 28, Yesso, from Hongkong.

THE GRINA MAIL.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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Pos-

waa ntterly unknown to the Chinesa till | India. The erists has so far been tided who bad the painful task of explaining Four disinterested correspondent, by some over at a lesser-sacrifice than at one time thead figures, and explained them with NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN! wonderful process of research, discovered it was thought possible, and the money evident feeling, says his firm "simply com To the Editor of the'" CHINA JAIL." in the depths of his own consciousness, and market is already regaining a healthier plied with the request of blomra Smith, Por P. and O. steamer Bokhara, from Sra,Though the above sentence seems by the aid of his most vivid Imagination tono. What, however, the disaster lont in Fleming and Co, by placing any of their The bills sent home Southampton, Oot. 10.-To Shanghai, via hot very startling to foreigners living in recorded it in the columns of your valua area, it may be asid to have gathered in bills in the market." Bombay Mr J. Paterson, Mr H. Field. China, many readers, I presume, may be ble paper as "a carefully ascertained Intensity. At present the only commoroial by mail woro, as Mesara Smith, Fleming

Per P. and O. steamer Australia, from come surprised to learn that the Hongkong fast"

failures precipitated by the ausponsion of and Co, expressed it in their letter of re Southampton, Oct. 17.--To Hongkong: Mrs Govorament difficulties have docurred al 3.Another of Mr Bidwell's "garefully this footob banking concern are the great quest, "to be used as required," that is, P. B. C. "Ayres.

ready 2400 years ago and have beon settled ascertained facts" is to the effect that the houses of Smith, Fleming and Co. of Lon- when Messrs Smith, Fleming and Co. Por P. and O. steamer Nepaul, from in the most oflicient way, showing Chi- missionaries bad halt a kitoben or some doo, the important Corresponding firm of wanted more money they had this worthless : As will be seen by a Reuter's telegram Southampton, October 31.-To Hongkong: nese statesmanship to be of superior quali- such building, on the vacant piece of land W. Nicol and Co. of Bombay, and a smaller pir, and these worthless names ready at which we publish in another column, the Capt. Cairns.

ty. I regret very much that the great for which Mr Wolfe had agreed to pay a branch establishment at Kurraches. It is hand. cannot tell you, gentlemen," on M. M. steamer Djemnuk has been on shore

Per Messagerien Maritimes steamer Ana- number of Chinese memorialista neoms to rental of $12 per annum, and that another round the second of these firme that local tinued Mr Maxwell, what amoqut of dyr, from Marsailles, Oct. 6.--To Yoko- have no knowledge of this fact, else the vacant piece of land close by was taken by interoat mainly coutred; but while we those bilis has been put in circulation; i and sustained damages, which will necess-ama. Mir. Farze Brandt, the Rev. T. S. wording of their nenorial would have bo- the missionaries, and represented by them are all glad to und that the disaster has am quite ignorant of it.

We have tela- itate her being dooked. The Djemnak left Tyng and Mrs. Tyag, Mr. Scheidt, Miss come different to what it is.

aa the piece for which they had agreed to extended no further, it would be uniwise, graphod for the information, but have not In the historical records, to the "Spring-pay $12 per annum. Now, Sir, this stats- and indeed it is imposable, to emeal the you had a reply. I believe that th› Colombo Marseilles on the 3rd instant, and it is, thers- Volger. To Shanghai: Mr. and Mrs. Robt. fore, presumable that the mishap occurred Hurt, Mr. Von Krenek, Mr. J. J. B. Heers Autumn" by So we find the following ment in absolutely and palpably untrue, and fact that with relation to this particular bills are well scoured by property in Co. kirl, Mr. Boll, Mr. J. E. Shaw, Miss D'Al-passage (see Dr. Leggo, Chinese Classics, perhaps the missionaries may feel, inclined firm, the magnitude of the jauster, and lombo. Fam advised to stato, gentlemen, ́after she had left Naples. Her place will be lanies, Four Soars de Charité, To Hong-Vol. V., P. II., P. 684):---

aome day to impono upon Mr Bidwell the the gross culpability that brought it about that a large amount of these bills, especially kong: Mr. Cox, Mr. Methven, Mr. Pye, Mr. Saze-chan (the renowned premier of unpleasant task of proving his anacrtions. are almost unparalleled. At the first the Colonibo bills and the bills sons home taken by the M. M. steamer Sindh, The Jo Thurbara, Mr. and Mrs. Chow Ah Ching) was ill, and said to Saze-the-shub, If your correspondent had taken the trouble intelligence that Meera W. Nicol and Co for nao when required by Mouers Smith, following are amongst her passengers Leang and child, Miss Griffiths.

When I die, the government is sure to to ascertain the real facts of the case and were compelled to suspend payment a Fleming and Co., may possibly not come To Shanghai: Mr. Henry Morris, eight Mis- Per Messagerica Maritimes steamer Feiko, come into your hands. It is only the [per- not have drawn so much on his own imagina generous and quiversal sympathy was ex-agaiust our estate at all.. Until we get ou sionaries. To Hongkong: Mr. A. B. Tom. from Marseilles, Oot. 20-To Shanghai:fectly] virtuous, who can keep the people in tion, he wenld have found that the kitchen pressed for the Erm. But the publication tain information from Lendon as the agree Mr. W. C. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins. submission by clemency. For the next class to which he refers stands exactly where of our telegram from London on Saturday, meat between Mesara Smith, locaing and kins, Dr. Wharry, Mrs. Wharry, Mr, and To Hongkong: Mr. Vidal, Mr. Moorhouse, (of rulers) the best thing is severity. When it did 25 years ago, when the house with confirmed as it was by the information Co. and the City of Glasgow Bank we have.

and Eight French Missionarios.

fire is blazing, the people look to it with which it is connected was occupied by the vouchsafed to the proditors last Tues- no means of ascertaining whether those Per Messagerica Maritimes stoamer Djare awe, and few of thein die from it. Wator Rev. Bir Fearnly, and that the vacant day, hus completely altered the direction bills are a fair legitimate charge on our Last night, or rather about 3 o'clock thisnal, from Marseiles, Nov. 3.-To Shanghai: again is weak, and the people despise and piece of land in question was rented by [of that sympathy. A good deal of pity esiste, or whether they are not, I am Mr. Henry Morris, and eight Missionaries. To make sport with it, so that many dio from MrSmith some years subsequently, and and commiseration is still expressed for advised to state that, from the information

When the resident partners, one of whom had before us, they are simply accommodation. Hongkong: Mr. A. B. Tonkina, Dr. Whar-it. It is difficult therefore to carry on a incorporated in the dead of 1867.

mild government." After being ill several this deed was made, the "kitchen" to takon an aotivo part in the social lifs of bille." And as a commercial bill is ang ry, ts. Wharry, Mr. and Mrs. Brereton.

Per M. M. steamer Iraounddy, from Mar-onths, he died (B.C. 521), and Tac-shah which he refers was in existence, and the Bombay, and had endeared himself to a posed to represent commercial value of acilles, Nov. 17.To Shanghai: Mire, and received the administration of the govern- only vacant piece of ground adjoining the wide circle of acquaintances. They have, some kind, all accommodation bill is merely Miss French, Mr. Frudhomme, Mr. Bauvement. He could not bear to uso severity, house (not four houses se Mr. Bidwell at all events, done all that was left them to its counterfeit Mr Hamilton Maxwell fur

and tried to be mild. He consequence was assorte) to the right of Tau-aban-kwan wat do ja relinquishing their private property, ther added that his firm had never had bois, Mr. Abonuel, Mr. Faure,

that there were many robbers in the State, the piece in question. These are the real and in assigning over their business estate any direct communication with the City who plundered people about the marsh of facts of the case, and I challenge Mr Bidwell to thoir creditora. And it is perhaps best of Glasgow Bauk, but that all their

Tao-shub repented of bis or any body else to show the contrary.

to consider them both as mere marionottos, arrangements with this Bank had been made Itwan-100. course, saying, "if I had sooner fol- 4-With reference to the native build. who for the last few years have unwitting with Mesure Smith, Fleming and Co., lowed the advice of Saze-ch'an, things ings which he says were torn down by me, ly served the disgraceful purposes of the and that the Bombay firm did not know would not have come to this." He or by ary orders, and the foreign manastufe gentlemen in England who pulled the how they stood with, regard to these then raised his troops, and attacking the aions" erected by me in their place, I have wires. But for the firms of Smith, Fleming bills, nor bad Meters Smith, Fleming and robbers of Hwan-foo, killed them all, on to romark in the first place, that no native and Co., and W. Nicol and Co., it has Co. now hastened to inform them. which robbers (generally) diminished and buildings have been torn down by me, or become impossible to have any sort of pity sibly," he thought, "the Colombo bills and disappeared. Chiang-no (Confucius), said, by my orders, and that I have had no hand or regret. "It should," sage our local the bills sent home, for use' might not "Good I When government is mild, the in building the foreign houses to which he contemporary, be mentioned in justice to come in against Mesara. Nicolaod Co.'s people despise it.. When they despise refers, they were all built years before I Mr Fleming-and we make the statement ustato at all." Mr Maxwell wo naturally severity must take place. When govern came to Fouchow; and in the second place on the best authority that he was anxious sanguine, but in the absence of positive ment is sovore, the people are slaughtered. there were no "native buildings" on the to stop payment in the year 1870, but that agreement, the creditors of Messrs, Smith, When this takes place, they must be dealt ground when the deed was made between the directors of the City of Glasgow. Bank, Fleming and Co, are likely to see that the

of whom his brother, James Fleming, · was with mildly. Mildness serves to temper the trustees and myself in 1807.

estate of that unlucky firm is not further severity and severity to regulato mildness;- 5 He further asserts that these "for one, insisted that he should go on, and as burten d than the letter of the law allowa it is in this way that the administration of eign mansions" over the entire original they were oven then his largest creditory Again, we come to this important division area of the ground formerly occupied by he yielded to their advice. This story, if into "accepted" and "unaccepted" bills, government is brought to harineny."

the native buildings as well as the several really true, is one of the most monstroust is, we fear, not likely that any authority The Ode says (She, III, 2, IX. 1) :

pieces of land mentioned in the yearly fease we have ever read. One brother, who has granted by the bank to anyone has not been exceeded, so that the naaccepted bills The people indeed are heavily burdened, in question. Bore, also, Mr Bidwell's the command of the fortunes of an un- But perhaps a little ease may be got for facts are at fault. In 1871 one of these fortnoate number of bank shareholdere to the value of 9 lakbe will rank against the

them,

old houses was destroyed by fire, and the in Glasgow, paratades another brother, state of the Bombay firm. As for the no- Deal kindly in this centre of the king-"mansion," as Mr Bidwell is pleased to who has influence with all the credulous copted bills it has been stated that the

dom,

stylo It, which was built to replace it, in merchants in Bombay, to carry on a rotten luckless shareholdere of the City of Giss ead of occupying a larger area occupies a business at the expense and risk of those gow Bauk, which is an unlimited cocoorn, uch smaller one-because of the old house unusppy people in order that an inevitable will eventually pay up in full. Eventually, baving been a long bungalow while the catastrophie may be postponed for eight yes! But if the holders of this paper wisa one that replaces it is a double-storied years longer, and that until it does to know how long they may have to wath bouss. It certainly occupies moro apaco inocour half a desan confortable gentlemen for their money, they have only to tarn up the air, and perhaps Mr Bidwell'a imagina may live on good terms with the world, the history of the Western Bank of Scote tion substituted earth for air. The pro- The shareholders of the City of Glasgow land from 1807 and onwards. In the mean perty as it now stands is precisely as it war Bank may be left to take what steps they time more than twenty eight lakhs worth

1857, when the lease was made, except pleaso. We wore told in our telegram that of these bills are afloat in Bombay, in this particular, that the vacant ground the directors have advanced nearly six times in a little larger, in consequence of the now their total capital to four firms, the re- house that was built in 1871 by the Revd.putation of one or two of which has been Mr Mahood not occupying so largo an area anything but good for some years back, as the old bungalow." In the face of land that while their deficit has been that has been said, and considering that are accumulating gradually until it has reached possess a lease property and legally signed three millions sterling, the dividends have and sealed by the official seals of the lawiul beon as stokdily increased. Under theso Magistrate and B. B. M. Consul, as well as circumstances we shall probably hear more the siguiatures of the trustocs, it requires, of the mauagement in the Sestoh law I think, more than ordinary audacity and courts. We, however, are only concerned capacity for recklessness of assertion, to say in the part ar Flowing and his English as your correspondent does in reference partners have played in obtaining huge. to the Mission property at Wa-sbih-shan sums of money from an unwaryada thit is precisely what we fear they cannot -that the ground is without doubt ab-public, and it is nothing to us if they haved, and as these bills apparently amount tu Gently he spread his instructions abroad,solutely, wrongly, and illegally annexed by contrived in the process to break the City eighty-two lakhs, only five of which, ac

the Mission."

of Glasgow Bank." And all dignities and riches were-con-

ording to the balance sheet are uncured, Bombay has evidently been used as a Mr Bidwell assorts, that it is a well-

and oven then are apparently reckoned in centrated in him;

known fact in Foochow that out of ten melting pot to convert an enormous amount the nine lakhs for "depreciation and liens,"

user which have lately occupied the atten- of worthless paper into gold; and when the the item has its importance. ton of the Foreign Office here nine have sombay market was gluted, mora of this extent our fears are evidently shared by been brought against the Rev. Mr Wolfe paper was sent to Kurracheo on the one the firm, for they again propose to take by the peasantry and poor people from the sile, and to Colombo on the ether, all that debt of eigh two lakhs as only. surrounding districts," Seeing that Mr these cities being so happily situated Hidwell's carefully ascertained facts" geographically, as to koos very little about mary liabilities at devantes 1 lakhs, would hitherto have all proved to be more as the affairs of the City of Glasgow Bank. It make Erty-two lakhs in all, and, as against sumptions of his own, it seems almost will be some time yet before we learn the the twenty three lakhs of assets, would- natural to expect that this "well-known full extent of the mischief, bat in the show a convenient, dividend of about eight fact" of his is also of the same baseless somewhat involved balance sheets present-aunas in the rupee. But we have just character. And we are not disappointed. ed to Messrs. W. Nicol and Co.'s creditors the save difficulty at taking the debt at I certainly am not aware of any such cases the story of these City of Glasgow Bank having been brought against me by the billa is told with much openness and peasantry and poor people from the sar bonesty :

Several cases have,

a. d. rounding districts." however, been brought against gentry and literati by the poor Christian peasantry and people of the surrounding districta whose chupels have been destroyed, their

Tar steamer Diamante, which arrived here to-day 'from Manila, is a new vessel intended to run in conjunction with the Esmeralda between this port, Amoy, and Mania, She is commanded by Captain

Departures During the Week.-Oct. 26, Hebe, for Adelaide; 27, Hasting, for Shanghai; 27, Europe, for Shanghai; 30, esso, for Hongkong; 80, Fantasie, for

London,

|

Shipping in Port, ➡ Glamorganshire, Thebaud, who for so many years commanded | Mary Smith, Chloris, Thomas Brown, the Esmeralda. The Diamants was built

John's Cathedral, Hongkong, 21st Sunday after Telnity, 10th November, 1878-

Morning Prayer, Litany and Sermon, at 11-Reader, Bishop of Victoria; Preacher, The Colonial Chaplain; First Lesson, Daniel, IL; Second Lesson Hebrews, I 7 to 17. 14; Venite, No. 3, Monk ; Te Deum, Nos. 38 and 11, Monk Benedictus, No. 88 Mook; First Hymn, No. 205, **The strain apraise of joy and praise"; Second Hymn, No. 264, "My God, My Father, whilo I stray."

at Aberdeen by Messre Hall, Russell & Co., | Tus following is the order of Service at St. under the direct supervision of Captain Thebaud. She is a very neat little craft of 614 tons register, but does not, to our think- ing, sit so well upon the water us does hre compeer the Esmeralda. Being a larger vessel, she is much more roomy, and neater on deck. Her cabin accommodation is all that could be desired, and she will no doubt be a favorite amongst passengers for this reason. The vessel is of course constructed to meet the requirements of the trade, and no better judge as to what those require- ments are could be found than Captain Thebaud. Her dimensiona we gave ia a former isaus, so nesd not repeat them here, and as to her seagoing qualities she is said

to behave well and gives general satisfao- tion. We wish the Diamante a successful

oarear.

*

CRICKET.

A match was played to-day--Old Real

denta versus New. The Old Residents won

the toes and went first to the wickets, send ing in Alford and Shaw, who both behaved very creditably, the former scoring 7 and the latter 11. The Old Residents made sous smart batting; Wodehouse alone made 46 ruus, and as will be seen by the scores which we append, none of them need blush for the result, as they foot up a grand total of 147. The New Residents found a

are the scores

Evening Prayer and Sermon, at 4- Reader, The Colonial Chaplain; Preacher, The Colonial Chaplain; First Leeson, Da- nlel, IV.; Second Lesson, John 1. from v. 29; Paalme, No. 05, Monk; Magnificat, No. 161 Monk; Neng Dimittis, No. 5, Mercer; Firat Hymn, No. 24, Through the night of doubt and sorrow; Second Hymn, No. 24, "Sun of my Boul,” thou Saviour dear.

Canton.

The Magistrate of Pun-il issues a Pro- clamation calling upon the people to estab lieb a "six-cash club" in each village for the prevention of infsaticide. Each club is to raise 610 cash a math in 100 shares of six cash a share. As many shares may be taken by one person as he chooses, Allowances extending over 20 months will be made to needy women who cannot afford to keep their female bables alive. No allowance will be made for a first female child whether the first-born or the successor

And so give rest to the four quarters of

it.

That has eference to the employment of mildness. (Again) :-

Givo no indulgence to deceit und obse-

qиіопедева,

In order to make the unconscientious

careful,

Who have no four of the clear (will of

Heaven)

That has reference to the substitution for it of soverity. (And further):-

So may you encourage the distant, And help the near, And establish (the throne of our king: That hasj reference to the harmonious blonding of both of these. Another Ode (Sho, IV, 3, IV, 4), says :—

He was noither violent nor remiss, Neither hard nor soft,

That has reference to the perfection of such harmony.

When Taze-ch'an died, and Chung-no heard of it, he sled tears and said, "He af funded a specimen of the love transmitted from the ancients!" (Please read again the beginning of this extract, to notice what Confucius, the great sage of China, calls love of the ancients!)

With due respects to all parties.

Yours truly,

Canton, Nov. 7tb, 1878.

Late, but perhaps not too late.

E, F.

£

3. d. 悲

Bills drawn and sold here under agreement with Meyers. Smith, Fleming & Co. 285,500 0 0

Ditto uhac-

cepted 32,000 00

Colombo" Ac count at the re-

Co.

quest of Smith, Fleming aud

Sold here.... 88,000 0 0 Sent home.. 65,500 0 0

Ditto un-

accepted 10,500 0 Ó

817,500 0 0

115,000 0 0

champion in the person of Mr. W. Dun-of several males; only to those who have

THE WU-SAIH-SHAN AFFAIR. man, who made the best score of the day given birth to a number of girls alone. No

Foochow, 30:b October, 1878. (55), but with the exception of Cavendish allowance will be made if the girl is given To the Editor of "THE FOLCHOW HERALD." housse torn down, their property taken and Prothero, the others will have to go out in adoption. Small villages may join Bidwell's letter which appeared in your one or two cases, their lives taken away, DEAR BIR, Referring to Mr E. S. from them, their persons injured, and in oftener afield before they can hope to together to make a club. Large ones may issue of the 10th instant, I regret that under the infinonco and instigation of the Bills drawn on compete with the old stagera. Tinus works have a club to themselves. This proclama. my absence from Foochow rendered me geutry and literati,-whose conduct, I am wonders, however, and will doubtless yet tion is issued on account of a Memorial pre-statements and misrepresentation of facts the loal authorities. But the object of unable at ones to correct some errone us sorry to any, has been too af en abetted by -convert some of the "youngsters" into old Bented by one of the Censors to the Threns' made in that letter, I do not say (your correspondent, in inventing this story stagers and good batters. The following tamenting the increasing prevalence of in- tentionally, relative to myself and the is transparent. He wishes to shield his property held by the Church Mission at protégea, the "literati and the officiale," fanticide, espooially in Kiang Si. The Wu-shih-shan. It is a great pity, however, and as he cannot enlist truth on his side, Emperor issues Circular fustructions to the that your corresponden, who professes to be very prudently gives it a wide berth, different governments to "see to this,”

look at the case from a purely disinterested and botakes himself, as usual, to his awa It is a well known point of view, did not adopt the plan which mode of def uso. he humbly recommends to others, and fast," however, that all the trouble in this befre writing-taken more paine to make City, and all over the country, experienced himself acquainted with the subject. Had by missionaries and native Christians,, Mr Bidwell done this. I am willing to emanates and results" from the hostility believe he would never bave written is of these classes against freigners aud letter of the 7th instant.

everything connected with them, and not from the peasantry and poor people, than whom there is not a more peaceable and well-disposed peasantry, anywhere when not excited and islamed by the gentry and Or, to put it in another form, and for the It was the gentry and their hired aske of a rough comparison not afforded in literati mob who recently, and on a former oce the balance sheet, in rupees and divided sion, tore down the Mission Chapels into "accepted" and "unaccepted" bills King Ning Foo. It was the gentry and we have:- literat, headed by the Magistrate, who six years ago tore down the Mission Chapel la Yen-ping-oo aud for which no redress has yet been obtained. I could name

Old Residents. Alford a. Honeoge b. Dunman,........ Shaw. Travers b. D. C. Travers, Heaton 1. b. w., b. D. C. Travera, Hughes c. Munro b. Prothero,..... Darby b. D. G. Travore, Wodehonte e Friend b. Prothero, Grimble b. Munro....... Johnson b. Friend........

Gibb a. Beneage b. D. C. Trayers,. Cozon a. D. C. Travers b Munro,... Ridgway b. Friend,......

raut at Friend 5. Dunman,................ Anton o. Unwäld b. Dunman,...asia Bart no Datukoglipsisijai

Extranj..................inashu

Total,....

New Residents,

19

Police Intelligence. (Both Magistrates sitting.) 9th November, 1878,

1.He assumes that the missionaries James McKenna, a scaman unemployed, 19 was charged with stealing a dog worth $30, have built a house on ground that did not the property of William Simpson, a master belong to them. No, this is absolutely mariner nuemployed and residing at the incorrect. The house la question was built 9 British Inn. It would appear from the upon a small piece of land which has been evidence that the defendant get into can in the possession of the missionaries for the 15versation with the complainant at the bar last 2 years It has been surrounded all of the British Inn and the dog was lying these years by a wall, au pirt and parcel of 147 at its master's feet. The defendant patted the mission property, for which we now it and asked permission to take it in his hold a deed, stamped with the official seals arms. Permission was readily granted and of the Hou Kwan Magistrats and H. B. defendant ran off with the dog in his arms; M. CoDeut.

R. Prothore ct. Shaw. b. Grant,................................11 | he was arrested by the Police with the dog- 3-Mr Bidwell anaerts, as a carefully several instances beside there and the lac. D. Of Travers of Gibb b. Darby, 0 in his hands. Defendant was alightly ascertained fact," that the missionaries natrage at. Wu-shih-shan, in which the W, Durian ot. Grant b. Darby......50 under the influence of drink.

6. Manro 5. Grast, insondsmar O Defendant cald he was drunk and knew L. B. Friend at Shaw b. Grant, 7 nothing of what had occurred. weeks Lt. Heneage run out,

8bard labour

F. Sprige st. Alford h, Derby,

Major Hooke b, Granty comminum dne

y

Lt. Somervalle bi Datbyjimmensofistiran Divald E. Gratis dimniklistikamattaki Poker not out communitänapäerikan

TU-DAY'S `ZÍNES.

Daniel Cookney, seaman British barque Datmouth, drunk in the street. To pay 10 cents obair bite, Li, Cavencion not ong angsty mistress of a tampan, being anchored in shore before gün-fire. Fined

Caldwell did not bat, milieumidad) p Townsend did not bat, véyu 165kläder

Extras, mummymailů

Total,

erected thereGOS,”

Bills drawn and sent home to Smith, Fleming & Co. at their request... 843,466 0.0

Do.

accepted 45,455 8.9

21-

Aconrray hills drawr and sold bare" nuder agreement with Messra, Smith, Fleming and Co." or "drawn on Co. lombo account at request of Smith, Firming and Co.;" or drawn and sont home to Messrs. Smith, Fleming and Co. to be used as re- quired," UNACCEPTED bills drawn in the

same way.

898,921 8

820,121 39

78 lakhs rupter. inkha.rapece.

Total... 82 lakis rupees.

As to the actual state of affairs at present we cannot profess to understand them clearly from the balance-sheet presented to the meeting of creditors. The firm take the assets at thirty-two lakbs. They deduct sine lakhs for various, liens and deprecia- tion of stock, and that leaves, as they say, twenty-three lakhs of assets. the ordinary liabilities are put down at Reventon Inkhe, they could, as they say, now show a surplus of some six lakha it they left the City of Glasgow Bank Bla" out of the account altogether. But

And as there

To some

twenty-five lakus;” which, with the rodi-

"twenty-five lakh," na in abolishing it altogether, and until we hear to what extent Messrs. Smith, Fleming aud Co. are liable for these bills, we think it would be wiser neither to forget them altogether, nor to call them by any fancy figure: The error may, of course, lie in the way the balance-sheet presented, but we can ouly discuss it as it comes before`us.

It is useless, until we receive further ani elearer information, to go into the details of the accounts. But there is one item that is attracting a good deal of attention. The Bank of Bombay is put down as a creditor for Rs. 610,000, "partially secured,” Elsewhere in the schedule we come across the securities. They are sa follows

20 Shares in the Bank of Bombay.. 14.590 91 Cotton in Carwar end Co.'s hand...2,71,460 00 Cash in Bank of Bombay.....1,00,877 81

5,66,768 1 2

These shares, we are told, "have been delivered to the Bank in accordance with the Presidency Bank Act." This was undoubt odly all right and proper, but does the Pro- eidency Bank Act say anything about this difference of a lakh and a quarter? There is no occasion to repeat the usual platitudes about commercial morality. The temptation in business life to "plunge "a little further, until escape is impossible, is not uncom mon; and then, after all, the collapse of Mossrs W. Niool and Co. is not an pomized ovil. It is an evil because it has terribly

shaken the conlience of the native tradera all over Western Judia in the commerclai fooling of the English name. Formerly su Englishman's word was as good as his boat, But now it will take some time to 'convince those untives who have been onse bitten that an Englishman'a bond is not mere accommodation bill; end in the meantime the natives are likely to monopoline a still farther amount of the trade in Bombay This feeling of distrust was pretty plainly exhibited at the creditors' meeting on Ines day when the native creditore insisted on having as many natives on the committed as there were Europeans, But the fall of

in return for this enormous credit the this powerful house will to some extent directors of the City of Glasgow Bank were clear the atmosphere, and open the road content, if the balance sheet presented on to fair traders who buy for money and-- Tuesday may be trusted, to accept the not muere counters. For some timp pest following securities

814 Shares in the Carwar Co.. Es. 4,96,136

761

Mofussil Co..... 20,841 Stock.

rented certain land and houses on Wu slih gantry and literati have been the sole Insti- shan on the understanding that he forei, bgators of all the trouble and hostility exper houses or anything that would interfere tieto d by foreigners and native Christiane. wita the prejudices of the people shoal be It is to be hoped that should Mr Bidwell No such understanding gire any moro of his disinterested Jabours ever existed, or was known to exist by the writing on behalf of the gentry, literati, missionaries, by any body else. If such and officials, he will pay a little more atten an understanding had existed, how is it tion to raal facts, and not indulge so much that during all these years the Chinese in assertions and assumptions which bave narer qujected though thres foreign houses no foundation exept in his own lively im- have been erected on the ground and have agination, a

Apologizing for the length of this lettet, stood there for the last 20 yeste↑ Thess

I am, Dear Sir, houses were in existence when the deed was drawn up in 1887. In 1871, when one of these foreign built houses was scaldentally Poo Ahing, out without a pass. Fined destroyed by fire and the one which now ropisces it was built, its erection excited nó Man Achung, master of No. 99 Wanchi opposition and not a word of objection was THE FAILURE OF W. NICOL & Co.

raised by any one against it. All this is

(Times of India.) Road, allowing his house to be in a filthy inexp icable on the supposition that as un It is now more than a week since the condition. Fined $2.

Lat Ping Kwan watchmen giving Carstanding auch as Mr Bidwell asserts had news of the suspension of the City of wilful falsa tetlenty in pase brought said, so sich Raderefeuding Dave already Glasgow Bank fell like a bombshell among London Bonse to get credit for no less then | said, no such understanding szinted, and it | the commercial community at home and in eighty two she, Me Hamilton Magrell, before the Magicentes. Fined $10.

· 50 danta.

Liq Akwal, master of BJ Wanchi Road, allowing his house to be in a filthy condi. pu............:110tion. Fined $1.

The following passengers have booked for $1.50. China and Japan

Fer P and O steamer Cuthay, from Beuthampton, Oot, S.-To Hongkong! Mr Malver, Vice Admiral B. Conte, C. Lient, Dougall (Fig Lieutenant), Mr B. Urwick,

7.

Your Obedient Servant,

JOHN R. WOLFE.

Barges

Matheran Bungalow,

2,657 29,70%

Årg

Rs. 4,07,500 That te in eound numbers a deposit of apparently five lakhs has enabled Messrs W. Nicol and Co. in connection with their

Messre W. Nicol and Co. have been able to outbid all competitors in their giguntla par- chases; and very great injury has been dono to legitimate business. They were com polled to keep trade going at any price, and Eow that the whole thing has collapsed we see the value of the paper money they paid away against the atorling coin of thond who were held to be poorer, and who could surtainly not afford to gamble in this reck- less manner,