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No. 4839-JANUÁry 8, 1879.]

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE farewell performance of the Opera Company has been postponed until Satar day..

THE outward French Mall passed Capo St. James, en route for this port, at 6.16 this evening

ME, Alfred May is now gazetted as tho Acting Third Master at the Central School from the lat January.

The High Street murder cans comes ou for hearing at the Supreme Court to-morrow.

There are nine prisoners.

It is satisfactory to note that official orders have been issued concerning the part to be taken by the Hongkong Volunteers during

afire in the Colony.

We are informed that a new hearing of the case of Kwok Yu Chune u. J. P. N. da Silva, is to be applied for, on the ground that defendant was absent from the Court yesterday through a misunderstanding.

From a comparative statement from the Collector of Stamp Revenue for the years 1877 and 1878, published in the dazette, it seome that the total collection In 1878 was $128,619 against $118,539 in 1877, being an loerçage during 1878 of $9,980,

AMONG the "notifications in the Gazette is one stating that Mr H. S. Loring has been recognised, provisionally and until further notice, as in obargo of the Peruvian Con. sulate at this port; and another stating that Mr Justice Russell has reported his retura to the Colony and resumed his duties as **--* Acting Pulsne Judge.

SUNDAY OBSERVANCE. At the forenoon service in the Union Church on Sunday last, the Rov. J. C. Edge (of the London Missionary. Society). thus remarked upon the Sunday Observance movement :-

We

THE CHINA MAIL.

ways, as by the Courts of Justice and in all Banking transactions.

Your Memorialists therefore humbly pray Your Excellency to give to the existing law on the subject of Sun- day observance that enforcement in this Colony which is recognized in the Mother country, so far as may be found practicable. And Your Memorialin's will over pray,

drd, &a

China.

BHANGHAL.

(Courier.)

GREAT FINE IN SHANGHAI.. DESTRUCTION OF MESSRS LITTLE & Co.'s PREMISES.

$

MAJOR RODWAY'S PATENT LIFE- 'BUOY. believe, lost most of his personal effects; | against the currency continue to show a but those of Mr Cance.were, chiefly through steady gradual dogroano. That this class of fashionable or

This life-buoy consists of an air-tight the axertions of Inspector Fowler, brought offence gle either not out and protected. As the tide came up, profitable as it ased to be la shown by the cylinder sixteen inobes in length by four moro water was obtained; and the labours annually diminishing number of charges and a half in diameter, and weighs alto- of the firemen were continued with better under this head. Ten years ago 1,909 gether less than 24 oz. It is hung to the Aboat an hour after the firo persons were charged with the offence. neck by a loop of strong webbing. The effect. originated, the roof began to fall and soon Last year the number of crimes foll to 787. advantages elaimed for Rodway's Patent after the upper floor gave way; and there and now they have been further reduced to Life-Buoy are its extreme buoyancy-each was no longer any hope of saving the con- 706. On the other hand, laceony or steal- buoy is capable of supporting an adult in tents of the promises. The engines were, ing and attempts to steal manifest a the water for an indeluite period-port- however, - kept at work; and the fire was decidedly expansive tendency. The total ability-the life-buoy is so compact in itself number of offences under this class was that it may be slung over the shoulder by extinguished by about nine o'clock.

A number of the Chinese occupying 41,645, as compared with 39,482 in 1876, means of its sling, like an ordinary tele- houses in the neighbourhood, fearing that showing an increase of 2,163, and 2,707 as scope; it can therefore very easily form part the fire would roach them, removed their contrasted with 1875. Offences against the of the equipment that everyone makes, even goods into the streets; and there, baddied Game Laws still maintain a high figuro, the when undertaking simply a pleasure trip ou op amongst their clothes and chattels, numbers being 13,521, being an increase the water, being no more inconvenience, if passed the greater part of the night. The of 206 over thoab for 1876. During the as much, as an umbrella or walking stick- In will last for years with ordinary care and godowne in the rear were stored with tea; year 138 murders were perpetrated, and 81 durability-constructed of tin, conted with but they escaped without injury, either attempts to murdor, aud in addition 882 paint, and hermetically sealed, the life-buoy from fire or water; and, thanks chiefly to cases of wounding and stabbing. the absence of any wind, the flamos did burglaries, both of private houses and lightness the entire apparton does nat not spread to the adjacent property. A shops, the returns show a decided increase, exceed 24 oz, in weight, it can be carried telegraph pole just outside where the fire the figures being 2,342 and 1,597, as without making any very sensible addition raged hottest was in considerable danger; compared with 2,038 and 1,409 in 1875. to one's ordinary dolothing. The inventor Contrasting such chests so furnished should be kept, oas and Mr Helland, the Agent of the Great As might be expected, offences under this suggests that as forty or fifty of these life- Northern Telegraph Co., telegraphed to head are more namorous during the winter buoys can be put in a small chest, three Woosung the possibility of communication tunn the summer quartors with Shanghal being temporarily severed; the proportion of offenses with the number on the upper deck, one abaft the main-mast, and ordered up some telegraph poles to of the population, we find that murdere, another amidships, and a third forward. ought to be stated that a few minutes after to 303,333; manslaughter, 1 to 102,803; and ready means for keeping a hundred and replace any which might be destroyed. It are as 1 to 178,043; attempts to murder, 1 With this provision there, would be ample the alarm a number of policemen wore on burglaries and breaking into shops, 1 to fifty persons afloat. To a bather using this the spot with extincteurs and manual 12,938; and out of every 28,000 1 commits life-buoy not the least impediment would be engines and that Superintendent Penfold suicide. The azeault cases in which sum- met with, and he would enjoy bis bath mone And Inspectors Fowler, Stripling, and weary proceedings were taken before the the less by knowing that, in case of fatigue, Wilson were present throughout. There

or cramp, he was perfectly safe until assis The

tance arrived: For non-swimmers, women, was a large attendance of firemen.

or children: by tying the aling in a knot, or property belongs to Messrs. David Sassoon, Sons & Co., the owners of the large build

twisting it by turning the cylinder over end brought into a fixed position, so as to secure ing in the Nanking road destroyed by fire

by end two or three times, it would be about a year ago. We are unable to state whether it was insured. Messrs. Little &

the buoy class to the abest or neck, and Co. have lost a quantity of office furniture,

thus sinking would be impossible. do.

THEST OF VALUABLE OBEQUES

magistrates, 94,555 in number, show the satisfactory decrease of 5,857. Compared with 1876, the aggravated assaultson wome -2,687-show a dimination of 50; those common assaults, 78,050, a on the peace officers, 18,828, a decrease of 754, and

part of the Bonch, and the certainty of a reduction of 5,058. These constitute a class of offence which a little firmness on the speedy retribution, would do much to diminish. Hitherto they have been too leniently treated, and in dealing with offendera under this head leniency in a mistaken policy. The number of persona proceeded against for bulog drunk and disorderly was 200,184, of whom 47,567 were, we regret to say, females.

IN JAPAN. Although robberies are by no means in frequent in Yokohama, it is fortunately only on rare occasions that we have to chronicle one in connection with a bank,

The coroners' returns disclose their an- The notice in our advertising columus toi night (to the effect that three ebeques for anual tale of erime, mleery, and folly. Omit total sum of $9,760, a compradore's order ting the deaths resulting from murder and for $176, and a draft on Megara J, S. Mormanslaughter, which have been previously gan & Co. of London for 8110, have been noticed, we find recorded 1,658 uses of stolen) points, however, to an occurrence suicide. Of these 1,258 were men and 983 of this sort. Fortunately, nevertheless, females. Though less than last year by and it may be well to mention the fast at 77, the total in still considerable, and sug once, thore is no probability that any real goats a fearful tale of misery and despair. loss will be sustained. The three cheques There is a large increase in the number of are drawn on the H. & S. Bank in their verdiote "Found dead;" 8,100 inquests on own favor, and the draft on London can bodies found dead in one year is a high easily be stopped by telegraph. The way percentage, and the deaths attributed to evolve drinking amounted to, 457, in- cluding 171 women, and 273 cases are re- turned of deaths the result of want, cold, and exposure.

Before we conclude our service this morning I wish to bring before your notice a potition to His Excelleney the Governor which will shortly be afroulated for signa- ture. It refers to the observance of Sunday in this Colony; and I have seldom signed a petition with no much pleasure as I have on this occasion. It is an attempt to gain for every man in this Colony one day's reat

An advertisement on our front page in arvon. We may have different views as to the sanctity of the Sunday; but I feel notifies that a seventh return of capital at confident nearly all will agree with the the rate of two taals per share in the prayer of this petition, that the Governor Shanghai, Steam Navigation Company in of Hongkong should do all in his liquidation, will be made to shareholders of power to discourage Sunday labour in record on the 8th January, payable at the

(Novos.) this place. We pload for the Europeans offices of the liquidators on Wednesday.

We understand that a party of sportsmon in this place. I contend that it is a crime to deprive a man of his Sun- day's rost if it can be possibly avoided. have just returned from up country, bring Moreover we ask that the Chinese hereng buck no less than 700 head of game, may be able to see that Sunday labour is including & wild boar, one of which when pot an English Institution, and that we all weighed turned the soala at 183 pounds.

On dit that the introduction of the eloo- believe in Sunday as a day granted by the Giver of all Good as a day for real, and for trio light into Shanghai, is soon likely to

We do not ask that hardship become an accomplished fact. worship. should be imposed upon any one. carefully avoid in our memorial all religions But wo are carnestly anxious discusstona, that our Sailors in Hongkong should be at liberty on this one day of the week; and we are equally anzioue that the employées

(Shanghai Courier.) of mercantile houses should have the op-

of worshipping in Residents in Shangbai had but just read portunity at least the Lord's house on the Lord's Day. the details of the great fire which broke out We consider that building operations in Hongkong on Christmas night, and were and other works might safely be ens sympathising with the losses of the people In a of the southern Colony when they were ponded for one day in seven. word, we claim that in this place, and-in-startled by a calamity of a similar nature at every place over which the British dag fies, their own doors. The Shanghal tire is, the Sunday rest in the inalienable right of happily, small in comparison with that at men. I will not read the petition now, Hongkong; but had there been a high wind, but you will shortly have an opportunity such ne prevailed in the latter city, the result of signing it, and I trust that every member might have been equally disastrous. As of this congregation will feel it to be his will be seen, it was a long time before the and her business to help us forward in the flames were gat under; and the best efforts of the firemen were taxed to confine the fire to the building in which it originated. work we have undertaken.

At a few minutes to three o'clock this morning (Jan. 8rd) the alarm was rong from the Central Station, and the chief SUNDAY LABOUR IN HONGKONG.streets of the settlement were soon busy The following petition is now lying for with the rushing firemen and the cookies, and resounding with the not uxmusical signature at Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co. notes of the firemen's bell as the fire ap- paratus was being drawn to the conflagra and other places...

TO HIS EXOBLLENOY JOHN POPE Lion. From the Central fire station to the HENNEST, Companion of the Szechuan road is but a couple of minutes' Most Fistinguished Order of trok; but before the men and engines could Saint Michael and Saint George, get thers, huge flaines were darting into the Governor and Commander-in-air showing at once the seat of the fire; in which the robbery was carried out, was Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and indicating that there would be a tolerne follows:The docoments in question and its Dependercice and Fictably big blaze. In the Sacchuen road, u littlo south of the Ningpo road, is a large Admiral of the same.

oblong building, the Lib-tah Houg, oc The Memorial and Hamble Petition of cupied by Mossrs Little & Co., tea inspes the Cadersigned Clergy and Laitytors and commission merchants. The bot. tom part of the premises, is used as a go. of Hongkong.

down; and the upper part for offoes. A large wooden verandah with overhanging eaves runs on the cast and west sides; and this verandali-giving ingross to the upper floor rooms,-is reached by a spacious wooden staircase leading from a passage on are godowns in the rear; but the building the south opening into the street. There generally is isolated from the surrounding property. How the fire originated is not at present known; but the Europeans who were earliest on the spot state that the staircase was first ignited, and that the flames were communicated to the verandah and eaves and thence to the roof. Beneath the staircase is a watchman's box, and it Ir la notified in the Gantts that in accord. Your Memorialists have long observad is supposed that it was there that the fire We believe the watchman ance with "The Rating Ordinance, 1875," with deep regret that Sunday labour is began its career. His Excellency the Governor, by and with steadily on the increase in this Colony; has not been seen since last night. There bat there is absolutely no cessation from are several fire wells in the Ningpo road: the advice of the Executiva Council, has labour among the Chinese Merchants and but it was doubted whether they would Taders and that the active competition in afford sufficient water for extinguishing a fixed the Police Rate for the Year 1879, at they now engage with Europeana large fire; and the steam" Deluge" was Six-and-three-quarters per cent for Houses almost renders it a matter of necessity for taken to the Nanking road pontoon, Here, in the City of Victoria, and at Five per Europeans to work more or less upon the at the very outset of the fromen's opera cent for Houses in British Kowloon and Sunday, to load and unload ateamers and tions, a serious accident was but narrowly was a considerable incline from the jotty to dise from their godowns,

Two men wore in front E the ontlylag Villages of the Colony; and ships, and to receive and deliver merchan escaped. The tide being rather low, there

the pontoon. the Lightning Rate at One-and-a-quarter Your Mentorialists beg to point out that

others were holding on behind, per cent, the Fire Brigade Rate at One-half this compulsory Sunday labour falls most guiding the engine handle and a score of per cent, and the Water Rate at One-and-a-heavily upon that portion of the European probably to the slippery nature of the place, population standing most in need of the which prevented the men behind exercising half per cent per annum, for Houses in the rest and repose of the Sunday, that is to their full strength, the engine rashed down say, upon the bad worked Saamen and the incline, nearly precipitating ons of the Olty of Victoria.

subordinate Officers of the abips and front men into the water; and for a moment steamers in port, and upon the inferior it seemed that the engine itself would be Clerks, Godown-keepers and Wha fingers lost in the river. Fortunately one of the un shore, whose daily work during the fore wheels was given a slight turn and be week is sufficiently oueraue and trying and who really need the relaxation and mental same locked with the lamp post on the edge suficiently strong to resist the heavy strain and bodily invigoration which the Sunday's of the pontoon. The fawp-post proved made upon it; and the engine was soon cessation from toll would coure.

righted. The French firemen, who are usually so promptly at a fire, were unfortu. nately delayed in getting to work from an other cause. It appears that sufficient help

Tas Gevernment Gazette published to-day contains translations Into Chinore, for the Information of the Chinese portion of the community, of some of the Government notifications. His Excellency is evidently endeavouring to spread a knowledge of the English and, in this Colony, the official- language among the natives.

SHEWETH

That your Memorialists heartily concur in the statements and representations put forward by the Reverend the acting Colonial Chaplain in his letter to Your Excellency in Council dated the 14th May last and published in the Hongkong Government Gazetic of the 14th September last.

Tas cates at the Police Court continue to be of an uainteresting nature, and it is well this is the case, It at least shews plainly that the late scare-the Wing Lok Street scare has had its good as well as its bad points. Henry Tremaine, the

That your Memorialists have with great recond mate of the American ship Invincible, was charged with being a desertor from the pleasure read Your Excolleucy's reply to that letter, in which you state it to be your Royal Artillery. Otherwise there wore noin ostion to put a stop to all Sunday labour in Government Departments, and express cases of Interest,

your readiness to take the whole question Into serious consideration.

had, on different days within the last week, been sent round to the bank in payment of drafts, transfers, etc. The oblt books camo back, apparently daly initialled by the sccountant, and it was not until yesterday that on enquiries being made, it was found that they had never been received. The chit-coolies contend that they had duly de- livered them at the bank, and as one of

one side the farther proof that the boys in them had also paid in a large sum of money, there is no reason to doubt this, leaving on it is poncesly, probable that the same plan of question belong to two different hougs, and forging a signature would have been hit upon by the coolies of Menara Walsh, Hall & Co. and Mossra Rela & Co. on the esme day. The letters, on being received, should at once have been given to the person to whom they were addressed, by the boys at the bank, but it is supposed that, thinking that there were notes inside, the latter quietly pocketed them, forging Mr Hasel- wood's initials in the chit book. This ap- pears to be the only feasible explanation of the circumstances, and the two Japanese trace has been discovered of the missing boys at the Bank have been arrested. No documente.-Japan Herald, Deo. 2 th

(Daily Chronicle.) ENGLAND'S BLACK-BOOK FOR 1877.

To cope with this army of criminals, and for the protection of our lives and property, we have to maintain a police force of 30,016 men at an annual cost to the country of £8,902,635. We have only been able to briefly notion a few of the chief points in England's Black-book, but those we have

batted and eradicated before England at discussed will show that there is still much to be done, mach crime and evil to be com-

foremost nation amongst the communities taine the position she ought to hold as the of the civilised world,

VISITING VESUVIUS.

Quotations.

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VESSELS TO ARRIVE. AT HONGKONG,

I started with a friend to make the ancant. It rained until we reached the observatory, and then, fortunately, the day became delightful. It is a weary climb up, though, through the loose ashes, and one is tempted to halt and admire the view pretty often before reaching the top. When we had reached it we could see the big crater, while far beneath us wo could bear the lava seething and frequent We ware nothing for the smoke and mist that filled

explosions from the new cone. advised at starting not to descend into the could quite safely do it, su down we scram grater, but our guide assured is that we The appearance of the annual return of bled on the lava. The floor of the crater has the criminal statistice of England and risen during the last few weeks from Wales affords an opportunity for "taking considerable depth to within about twenty (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Ool's Premises, feet of a gap in the crater wall, looking

Queen's Road,) Owing In the number of the criminal classes at toward the old left-hand cons of Vesuvius;

RONGKONG, January 8, 1879. atock of the moral state of the nation. large and known to the police, as well as in and it is still rising. As we stood on the the number of houses of bad character, the comparatively cool blocks of lava, the fresh, BAROMETERA.M.... returns for last year show a decrease a red-hot stream was slowly flowing out from compared with those for the previous twelve cracks around us, moving cu in a snake- month. On the other hand, a further like, fascinating way, and breaking out THERMOMETER- &M.... increase appears in the number of indictable in a fresh place as soon as the flow stopped In the Supreme Court to-day the Hon. the

offences reported by the police, and though elsewhere. Every crack showed the lava Acting Chief Instino gave judgment, in the

there is shown to be a slight decrease in red-hot a foot or so beneath us, but the case of John Penman and another v. Smith

the number of persons awaiting trial at guides ran about on it and we followed At the upper end of the old crater-ihat ia, marily proceeded against, in the commit and others, in favour of the plaintifle,

sessions or nasizes, as well as of those sum-them, as if we were on the level Campagne. ments to prison there was a considerable just underneath the highest point of the Penman (an engineer) and Bishop (a fire.

Your Memorialists would further point

augmentation. The oriminal classes, under old cone is the new cone, which has risen man) were on the articles of the atsamer out that even for those whose position or

which category are included known thieves to the last week or so; a baby cone, about Temnonwealth, but had been discharged by the nature of whose occupation exempts

und depredators, receivers of stolen goods, 50 feet in height and perhaps 190 yards in the Shipping Master here on medical them from the necessity of working en

and suspected persons, constitute a formid circumference at the base, but a very noisy certificate, they being unable to proceed Sunday, that day is not the day of quiet could not be found on the southern side of able army of 40,860 individuals, of whom and fiery zone, seading out continual puffe and repose which it ought to be in a British the Yang-king-pong to draw the steamer 5,588 or more than one-sixth, are under of smoke rosy with the flames which In the steamer whom she left this port for Colony; that the incessant noles from the Torrent ; and Mr Penfold, the Police Super sixteen years of age. In the ranks of the frequently rise above ite summit, aud Japan. On the steamer returning to this Harbour and the Praga, and from the intendent of the other foreign settlements, thieves there was an addition of 688, bus hurling into the air to the height of 100 persons the decrease amounted to 701. In which, falling down on to its sides, make port, plaintiffs tendered their services, numerous Euilding operations public and had to send a number of men to assist. Then those of the receivers and suspected feet or so lumps of red hot stone and lava,

private that are constantly breaking the engine was then taken to the Poking read which were refused by Captain Smith quiet of the day, are annoying and offen jetty and did good service throughout the the total number the decrease is 108, them rise higher every day. The wind sive, interfering uftentimes even with Publie night. Those in charge of the Deluge" following a diminution of 488 in 1870 as fortunately blew the smoke away from us, hence the claim for wages, hospital expenses Worship, and preventing your Memorialists had further misfortunes to contend with compared with the numbers for 1675. or otherwiec we should have been almost, and passage home. In giving judgment from deriving that benefit, moral and before getting their engine to work. It Taking the figures for the last year of the if not quite suffocated where we stood- to-day in the plaintiffs' favour, his Lordship physical, which undoubtedly is one of the was found that the hose was insufficient; last decade, vie, 50,684, the decrease in about 30 yards from the base of the cone, added soon burst. To replace these occupied 16,724, or nearly 27 per cent. The number ful sight, which, as a man who followed us wald that, according to his reading of the principal objects of the lustention of a day and two lengths of old boss which were the numbers of the criminal army is and we were enabled to enjoy the wonder. at, Accompanying the bursts of fame Merchant Shipping Aot, defendants were Your Memorialists need hardly remind some time. Meanwhile one of the Hongkew of indictable offences committed during the down said, one could stay all day to look liable. He thought that the Shipping Your Excellency that this Sunday labour engines had arrived and was stationed at a year was 60,843, showing an increase of

Buswer to these charges only 28,645 per expected, but smothered, atified explosionej Master ought to have gone to the Hospital of which they complain, knows no cerbation, fire well in the Ningpo road. The delay 1,523, or 3 per cent., over 1676. To were hollow reports, not loud, as I had

Building operations, ships docking and caused by the unfortunate incidents men and discharged the plaintiffs in their pre-repairs, the loading and unloading of tioned was considerable and it was a good sons were apprehended. The proportion and as I climbed up the side of the crater sence. It was a case which he would be vessels, buying and selling, hawking, car half hour from the sounding of the alarra of apprehensions to the number of offences do as to be able to look more into the mouth very glad to sus re-heard on Sir John ousing in open taverns, all the varied before a drop of water was thrown on the committed shows each year a steady con- of the haw cope, I could see through the noices of a busy Port go on incessantly burning building. During this time the tinuous detrease. Whereas ten years ago smoke a struggling confusion of fames, Bmale's arrival.

during the hours of Divine Service, and dames had made great progress the they were in the ratio of 85 per cent, they which found vent in the ejection of the Jung

staircase had been burnt and the whole have gradually dwindled down to 40 per burning liquid. The crater walls are This decision is a most important ons, indeed all day long.

of the upper part of the southern end cent. Making all due allowance for the brilliant with yellow and orange-colored For the cake of these, therefore, among of the premises was on fire. Mr Cunce, display of greater adroitness on the part of sulphur, mized with basalt and red lave as reversing the practice followed here

the inhabitants of the Colony who value who occupied à room in this portion, find the criminal classes, we cannot but think and white maits, forming a bright contrast for the last quarter of a century. Ses the Andday so something more, something ing his retreat by the outer staircase cut that it is a great reflection on the efficiency to the leaden-colored lava which forme the men have regularly been discharged by higher than a day of mere rent and recrea off, went to the front and descended by a of our police system that out of every 100 floor sad the black done with its crown of Mr Lending or his predecessors in this way, tio, Your Memorialists pray for the telegraph pole; and, having unfastened the offences committed they should in fifty-etoke. The guide told us the foor had stoppage of all dansessary labour on the doors of another staircase, liberated Mr. four instances fail to bring the perpetratora risen an extraordinary number of feat ; and the Board of Trade has as regularly Sunday but they als petition most Butler, who had also been sleeping above to the bar of justices ft La curious to bat, Judging from what we saw of lava sanctioned the action, paid for their earnestly on behalf of those, whether The efforts of the Bremen wors directed to observe that the proportion of apprehendowing, it would take a month probably to expenses, and provided partages home. Christian or not, whole stresuotis labants prevent the fre spreading to the northern sions is always higher in the summer than reach the gap through which its flow seems during the week reader the Sunday's test end 1 but the flames had secured too strong in the winter quarters Of the 25,848 indicated, unless it should burst out any The case is not likely to be re-beard, indispensable for their metal and physical hold of the roof and other wood work to persons apprehended, 16,000 were somewhere on the side of the mountain. At be the amount is small, and the de- welfare. The Chinese themselves stand in be easily arrested and gradually, but mitted for trials the remainder secaping present the stories that it is flowing down Economical surely, they crept along until the whole either for want of evidence or the failure the outside of Vesuvius, and that Professor fendant (the Captain) is not desirous of need of this day of rest.

science bas clearly shown that, considered longths of the building in its upper part was of prosecutors to appear. Of the 50,843 Palmieri le building a dike to protect the owner'a At his iltrating the Isw

merely as civil laetitution, this day of in a blaze. During the height of the fire off nose deseribed as indictable, 300 were observatory, and so forth, are pore inven expense. It is presumed, however, that relaxation and refreshment is of admirable the water in the wells appeared to get very offences against the person. These show ade- tioza-Naples Letter to Pall Mall Quastie,

low whilst the streams falling from the crease of 230 or 7 per cent. while those com the Shipping Master will be compelled to service to the State and to its subjecte.

Your Memorialists are advised that no other hose were producing but little effect. mitted against property, with violence, consult the Foard of Trade on a matter now legislation is needed, that the statute There was, as we have said, but little amount to 4,566, being an icorease of 481 or 10 of such great importance, if his procedure 29th of Charles II, Chapter 7, is in force in merchandise in the front godown; and persent. The offences against property, with for the last twenty paure has been all upon this Col oy and is binding upon and in muarly all of it was got into the street and cut violence, gumbered 60,503, being 1,822 oked by the jabablients in various so saved from destruction. His Bebler, we | more than in 1979, Forgery and offences banis

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