2
Fotlees to Consignees
·FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE, THE 6.8. Glenorchy baving arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are heroby inforqued that thoir Goods with the exception of Oplom-ara being landed at their tit into the Godowns of the Undersigned, whence and/or from the Wharves or Boats delivery may bo obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notics to the contrary be given before 2 p.m., To-day.
Cargo remaining undelivered after the 37th Luatant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, January 20, 1879. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. UNSIGNEES of the following Cargo are requested to send in their Billa of Lading to the Undersigned for counter algnature, and take immediate delivery This Cargo has been landed and stored at their risk and exponse.
No Fire Insuranco has been affected.
L. HENNEQUIN, Actg. Agent.
Ex "Iresuaddy,”
G (in diamond) No. 1/3, Meears Gilman!
& Co., 3 cases tironite, frem London, Fongkong, January 3, 1879.
intimations.
Volume Seventh of the "CHINA REVIEW."
No W
e a d y.
-To. B-YOL VII.
-OF THE-
To-day's Advertisements. HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
THE
HIBITION OF FLOWERS, FRUIT, above SOCIETY'S ANNUAL EX VEGETABLES, &c., will be Held on WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, the 12th and 13th of February, 1878.
W. M. B. ARTHUR, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, January 28, 1879.
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS,
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Jan. 22, Paralos, French barque, from Whampoa..
Jan. 23, Builoong British steamer, 277, F. V. O. Goode, Taiwanfce Jan. 18, Amoy 20, and Swatow 21, General-DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
Jan. 3, China, German steamer, 648, Ackermann, Shanghai Jan, 19, General. SIEMSSEN & Co.
Jan. 28, Hokm Adelstein, Norwegiah steamer, 904, 0. 0. Borge, Penang Jan, 10, and Singapore 16, General.-ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
Jan. 23, Florence Nightingale, British barque, from Whampos.
Jan. 23, Tannis, French steamer, 1735, de la Marcelle, Yokohama Jan. 16, General -MESS GERIES MARITIMES.
Jan. 23, Crajser, Russian man-of-war, from a cruise.
Jan. 23, Normandy, British steamer, 664, Ellis, Sydney Dec. 23, Bowen 29, Towns- ville 90, and Cooktowin Jan. 2, General- GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.
DEPARTURES.
Jan. 22, Premier,. for Rangoon.
22, Nuevo t'onstante for Manila, 22, Glenorchy, for Shanghai. 22, Crayser, Russian man-of-war, for
a o uise. 21, China, for Canton.
CLEARED.
Teucer, for Ehanghai.
**CHIDA REVIEW Wrecker, for Cap-sing-moon,
CONTAINS-
Jottings from the Book of Riten. Geographical Notes on the Province of
Kiongo
Ethnological Skotches from the Dawn of .....History.
Coins of the "Ta-Tsing" Dynasty.
PASSENGERS,
ARRIVED.
Per Hatloong, from Amoy, Lieut. Grear: from Swatow, Capt. G. Pitman,
Per Tanais, from Yokohama: for Hong- kong, Meaars Brown and servant, Nicolls, Kwong-man-wing, and A-koo; for Mar
The Critical Disquietions of Wang Ch'ung.seilles, Mesere H. Enifer, Ferrussel,
Gayard, and M. Reid,
The Ballade of the Shi-king
Translations of Chinese School-books.
Toule and Vocal Modification in the
Foochow Dialect.
Legislation and Law in Ancient China,
A Plos for "Fan-kwai'
Short Notices of New Bouks and Literary
Intelligence,
Notes and Queries:
Taxes on Industries in Canton.
A Bit of Folk-lore about Candles,
Lamps and Fire.
Legenda on Chinese Forcelain,
Tamo Birds.
To make a Tol (Antithesis).
Respect This."
The Army ut Kwangtung.
Gutta Percha in Chine
Chinese Dialects.
Per Hakon Adelstein, from Penang and Singaporo, Mr Graham, Mrs Brown, and 80 Chinese.
Per China, from Shanghal, 30 Chinese, Por Normanby, from "Australian Ports, 98 Chinese.
DEPARTED.
THE CHINA MAIL.
POST OFFICE NOTICES,
MAILS BY TAR FRENCH PACKET. ---- The branch Contrast Packet Iraouaddy will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 25th Instant, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Salgon, biza't Bettlements, Batavta. Burmah, Oty'on, India (via Madras), Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Seyr cholles, Réunion, Mauritius, Suoz, and Alexandria. This is the best opportunity for forwarding Corre- pondence to E. Afries, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension,
MAILS BY THE TORBEN STRAITS PACKET.--- The Australian Contract Packet Normanby,
THE
This was not done. I see no reason why the Deputy Superintendent of the Mercantile HONGKONG DISPENSARY,ting Olles, should not attend with the Master of a ship at the Hospital or the Geol and carry out the requirements of the Aat in a regular way.
Established A.D, 1841.
香港大榮
A. B. WATSON & Co.. FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTA,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS
OF
Devagiara” Sundries, Nursery Requi HITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND Freson PATENT MEDIOINES. MANUFACTURERS
Le
OF
*
will be despa ched from Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 27th instant with Mails for Singapore, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Cleveland Bay, Bowen, Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water, Koppel Bay, Brisbane Sydney, Tas mania, New Zealand, Fiji, and Mol. Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla
Water, and other Aerated Waters.
The Momifactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision. Hongkong, Juno 1, 1876.
bourne.
Correspondence cannot be Registered after
1.15 p.m.
The Malls will be closed at 1.30. Supple- mentary mail on board with 18 cents late fec till time of departure, Correspondence for Southern and Western
natalis can ho sent by this route if de ired, but as a general rule it is
better to send it via Galle.
Hongkong, Jan. 13, 1879
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MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. ----
Contract Proket Pekin The Brit h
will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 1st February, with Msils to and
through the United Kingdom and "Europe vid Brindis or Southampton; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia,
31alta, and Gibraltar.
Burmat, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, N.B.-This Pachet carries no mails for the Australian Colonies, E. or S. Africa,
nor for Mauritiua
No. 4851. JANUARY 23, 1879.
The Powan came down from Canton yes- tarday with one cylinder, and strived late in the day.
We have heard a good story anent the His Lordship took one or two more police. It would appear that a European exceptions to the discharge, but the por- wanted to charge a Chinaman for some tions of his judgment quoted above
contain the chief grounds of his decisioning offence, and requested a Constable that the discharge was not valid, and to take him into custody. The Constable that the petitioners were entitled to the refused, saying that it would be useless, se sums they claimed. The case may be even if convicted, the Governor would lat narrowed down to this are master or him out again. The European upon hear owner of a vessel bound to obtain the ing this thought he would take the law signature to the " release column" of a tato his own bands, and commestad besting man "who is unable to proceed"? Must the Celestial, The Constable warned him asick or perhaps a dying can be requested to sign "documents connected with his discharge before the same becomes valid If the shipping officer attende an hospital or a gaol to obtain the seaman's signature, as suggested by the Acting Chief Justice, he would probably be re- garded by the seaman as a stranger, and Jack" would naturally be rather aus. picious in regard to affixing his signature to the release column. If seamen knew that to offect their discharge from a
to desist, as such behaviour could not be tolerated in a free country. "I will look you up," said the Coustable, "for beating the Chinaman, and the Governor will not let you out in a hurry." The Celestial was not murdered,
From the programme of the Hongkong Races, 1879, receipt of a copy of which we have to acknowledge, informs us that the
The publication of this issue commented vessel their signature was needed, it is meeting will take place next month on 8.80 p.m.
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JAN, 23, 1879.
probable that in some instances they
might give the masters or owners of ves- Monday (17th), Tuesday (18th)), and Wed- eels a considerable amount of trouble,nesday (19th). There are seven events ret. Then, again, supposing that the seaman down for the first day, seven for the second was suffering from smallpox or some day, and sight for the third day (exclusive other contagious or infectious disease, of the Native Soramble). The first day's the shipping officer and master might find a visit to the hospital, to obtain the races are the same as those for last year's man's signature, a rather dangerous pro. meeting, except that for the Subscription ceeding. The Board of Trade requires a Horses, which is this year omitted. Thero sertificate from an unbiased medical are 22 entries for the Hongkon Darby, practitioner, and surely the abipping and 28 for the Canton Cup, both of which waster, supplied with this certificate, will be run for on the first day. The tran might be safely empowered to discharge sfer of the Navy Plate from the scound to
THE judgment delivered by Acting Chief Justice Snowden in the Vice Admiralty Court here on the 8th Janus ry with respect to the steamship Com- monwealth is one likely to excite some amount of attention. It was delivered
a man who was too ill to attend the on a petition preferred by the 3rd En- gineer and a fireman on board the steam office. With regard to the payment of the third day is the only alteration on the For the Stand Plate MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. ship to recover wages from the time of wages to the seaman personally, we second day's list. The United States Mail Packet Oceanic, their discharge (the validity of which believe that if a seaman can show that there are 36 entries; while the German
will be despatched on TUESDAY, they disputed up to the calculated time he will not fall upon the Government for the 4th February, with Malls for of their arrival at a port in the United help the money is paid directly to him, Cup, Bankers Plate, and Town Plata, Japan, San Francisec, and the United Kingdom, and also the expenses of their but in other cases the shipping master have each 22 entries. States, which will be closed as fol-passage home, their hospital expenses, receives the money on behalf of the and the cost of their subsistence at the Board of Trade, which takes all respon Sailor's Home. The articles signed by sibility. It would be rather inconsistent the petitioners stipulated for a voyage of if a seaman could receive all his m ney, two years' duration, terminable before squander it away, and then fall upon the the expiration of that time by the return public funds for his passage and sub-events are much the same as usual. For "Macblachlan," says the Consolation Stakes there are 41 entries, of the vessel to England. After arrival aistence, in Hongkong, the petitioners, being ill, master has authority to dischargo a sen-while there are 26 entries for the Navy were sent to the Civil Hospital on the man during the voyage for unfitness or Plate, and 21 for the Exchange Plate, 31st August and remained there until inability to proceed, if he proves the
lowa:
15 .. Registry of Letters ceases, 2.80 P.M. Post-Ofice closes, but Letters (except for Non-Union Countries) may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fes of 18 cents extra Postage nutil the time of departure. Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies
(except the
Babamae and Hayti), Munte Video, Paraguay, and Uruguay ean no longer be sent by this route. Hongkong, January 18, 1878.
Quotations. HONGKONG, January 23, 1879,
Por Glenorchy, for Shanghai, 4 Euro-OPLUM,-Naw Patna, saab..........1557)
peane,
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The Britlab steamer Hailoong reports: On the 18th inst. left Taiwanfoo, in crossing Formosa Channel experienced fresh mon noon and moderate sen to the East of Pes cadores, from thence to à moy light N.N.E. aire, smooth water and dull cloudy wea ther. Arrived in Amoy on the 19th. In
"Confadus Losing a Borse in the port the S. 8. Netochang, Corea, and
Dogert."
Books Wanted, Exchanges, &a.
China Mail Office, Hongkong, January 21, 1879.
NOTICE
IN Consequence of the Fire, NAM UING
LOONG has REMOVED to No. 6, STANLLY STREET, where Business will be
Conducted as usual.
Hongkong, December 28, 1878 ja28
Not Responsible for Debts. Neither the Captain, the Agents, nor
Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour?
FONTENAYE, British ship, Capt. Geo. B. Taylor-Arnhold, Karberg & do.
FANNY, French barque, Captain E, M. Gouyo, Laudatein & Co.
PRINCE ARTHUR, British barque, Capt. R. Wille.--Chinese.
MAID OF JUDAH, British barque, Capt. Alfred W. Webb.-Rozario & Co.
PAMFIO, German steamer, Capt. Hern- theim-Slemssen & Co.
PILGRIM, American-ship, Capt. Fowle, Russell & Co,
ALFREDO, Italian barque, Captain S. Fittaluga.-Borneo Co., Limited.
HARON ADELSTEIN, Norwegian steanier, Captain O. O. Berge.-Arnhold, Karberg *Co.
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW,
The Steamship
"DOUGLAS,"
H.M.8. Hart. Left Amoy on 20th, had light variable airs and thick weather, and arrived in Swatow on 21st. In Swatow: 8. S. Tientsin, Left Swatow ou 21at, bad light Northerly aira and hazy weather as fer South as Pedro Blanco, from there to Nine- plus dense fog, where we were delayed 22 hours and arrived in Hongkong on 23rd.
The German steamer China reports: Left Shanghai on the 19th lost. at 8 a m., arrived at Rongkong on the 23rd at 10a.m., had fine weather and light N.E. wind as far as Ockseu Island, from thence to port variable winda and dense fog; on the 22nd at 8 a.m. passed the S. S. Yesso, same day at am. the S. S. Amoy.
The Norwegian steamer Hakon Adelstein' reports: Fine weather throughout the
passage.
Shipping Intelligence. The following is corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papers, &c. |—
VESSELS TO ARRIVE.
&T HONGKONG,
Nume.
Whon left. Mar. 23, Oracle,
30, Bristollan, June
26, Underwriter, July
28, Abbey Cooper, Aug.
From
Liverpool Antwerp
Fortress Monroo
Antwerp
1, Bury St. Edmunds, Penarth
Penarth
17, James Shepherd, London
Hamburg Liverpool fois O'diff
9, Urania,
Sept.
13, Excelsior,
17, Cllurnum,
Oct.
16, Jacobins,
19, Hermann,
Liverpool Bremen
Nor
8, Jan Peter,
Mauriels
21, Felde,
Hamburg
29, Rosaire,
Cardiff
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Des.
1, Nestor (t),
Liverpool
Captain Youne, will be de- spatched for the above Forts
on SUNDAY, the 26th Instant, at Daylight,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Oo,
Hongkong, January 23, 1879.
FOR BINGAPORE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE;
(Calling off the ustal Coast Ports, and
taking through Cargo and Passengers
for New Zealand.):
The Eastern and Australian Mail Steam Co.'s Steamer
"NORMANBY
will be despatched at above
61 TUESDAY, the 28th Instant, at 3 pim,
instead of as previously advertised.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents.
Bongkong, January 28, 1870,
THE
ROTICE.
JAJANA
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HE Ismaest and Responsibility of
the late JOHN FALCONER ROSE
In our Firm CZARD on the 21st January: 1879.
Mongkong, January 31, 1879, J259
BOSE & Co.
LOADING FOR OHIMA AND JATAN POETS. At London,Steamers ela Suas Canal.
Gordon Castle,
Toviot.
St Mark,
Carricks,
Glaucus (s)
Radnorshire, Scotland.
Bailing Vesised,
Devana.
At Liverpool
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close- For SHANGHAI,-
Per Teucer, at 11.80 am Tomorrow, the 24th inat, lantead of as previously notified.
For HOIHOW (AND PARHOI)....
Per BLS. Magpie, at 6 p. m, To-morrow, the 24th list,, lusteed of as pre For SWATOW, AMOY, & FODOROW.-.
viously notified.
Per Fouglas. at 6 p.m., on Saturday, the
20 Lety
12
credit,
Old Patna, cash,...
n
12
31
"
20
credit, Now Bonares, canti, 527
credit,
Old Benares, cali,
aredit, - Now Malwa, cash, 785
credit, Allowance Trels,
·Old Malwa, cash, 770
credit, --- Allowance
Taels, www
Exchange. Telegraphic Transfer, ... Bank, on demand,
31
3/6
37+
8/72
3/8) at
30 days' sight, 6 months' sight, Credita,
3,81 Documentary, 6 months' sight, 3/0 Borsbay, demand Rupees, Calcutta D Shanghai, demand,
80 daya", Bar Silver, 17 dwts. B., Syeet,... ...
Mexicans,
220
220
.17
72%
73
100% 109 $%a 27.60 5.37 5.37
Gold Leaf, 993 fine... English Sovereigna, Australian Bovereigns,
Shares.
Hongkong Bank, 48% prem. Union Ins. Society of Canton, $1,600 China Tradors' Ins. Co., $1,500 Yangleze Ins. Aseco, Tĺs. 720 Chinese Insurance Co., $310 North China Ins. Co., Tle, 1,250 H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $800 Chins Fire Ins. On., $180 H.K. & W. Dock Co., 5% dis. H.K. C. & M. 8.-boat Co., $3 dis Shanghat Steam Navigation, Tla. 17 China Coast St. Nav, Co., Ts. 102 Hongkong Gas Co., $80
Hongkong Hotel Co., $65
Obina Sugar Rearing Co., $148 Chinese Imperial Loan, £109
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of 1877, £108/10. Temperature.
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General Memoranda,
SATURDAY, January 28 ;---
There were two races for horses on the third day of last gear's meeting, but the Victoria Plate for subscription Criffins (15 entries) takes their place this year. Otherwise the third day's
yesterday that Sir John Smale having ro- turned to the Colony on the 14th instant, Bis Honour has resumed the duties of Chlef Justice, and the following changes of officers have been made
the 25th October, when they were dis-samo to the satisfaction of a shipping Ir is notified in the Government Gazette of charged cured. They then went to the master, or other similar functionary, shipping office, and there for the first within Her Majesty's Dominions, or of time learned that they had been dis- the Consular officer abroad, or two rea- charged and that their wages up to the pectable British merchants, and obtain time they left the ship had been paid, the certificate of such officer, or merchants, The vessel had then left for Yoko indorsed to that effect on the ship's arti- On the steamship returning cles, and the seaman in that case is entit to Hongkong the petitioners tendered led to his wages up to the day of dis their services to the master, but they charge." Those requirements appear to were refused on the ground that the have been fulfilled in the present instance men had been discharged from the and Mr Lording alleged at the hearing of the case that the master had complied vessel.
with the rules laid down by the Board of Trade, and generally adopted.
hama,
Mr Lording, in charge of the Mercan tile Marine Office, gave evidence to the effect that the usual routine had been followed in the discharge of the petition- ers. They had been discharged under sections 185, 209 and 210 of the Mor
LOVAL AND GENERAL
chant Shipping Act, and the certificates To CORRESPONDENTS. The letter of "0, referred to under vection 203 (3) had w." will appear to-morrow.
heen granted. Their wages, paid up to
the time of their discharge, were, he said,
credited to the Board of Trade and ap-To-DAY being St. Alfonso's day the various plied as far as they went to the payment men-of-war in harbour dressed ship in of their hospital expenses and passage honor of King Alfonso XII of Spain. home, the Board of Trado paying the balance. It was his duty to protect the We are informed by the agents (Messrs. Board of Trade,
The right of the master to discharge Butterfield & Swire) that the O. 8. S, Oo.'s the two men (morely paying their wagos steamer Nestor, from Liverpool, left Sia up to the date of their discharge) on gapore for this port on Tuesday afternoon, proper certificates of their inability to the 21st lust. proceed on the voyage, which had been
duly obtained in this case, was not appa- ABOUT twenty-four of the Volunteers,
Mr Snowden has resumed his duties as Puisne Judge.
Mr Russell has resumed his duties as Police Magistrate
The Honourable J. M. Price having re- signed the post of Aating Colonial Trea- aurer, Mr M. S. Tonnochy has been pro visionally appointed by His Excellency the Governor to fill that office.
Consequent on Mr Price reanroing his fanotions as an unofficial member, Mr Hayllar vacates the temporary seat he filled the Legislative Council.
The following special telegram" is from the Sydney Morning Herald of Dec. 13th :-
LONDON, Dec. 11,
It is rumoured that the Hon. John Pope Hennessy, C.M.G. (Governor of Hongkong), has been appointed Governor of New South Wales.
Our Australian files by the Normenty are chiefly interesting from the prominence
given to the strike of the employés of the A. S. N. Co., and the proceedings arising
ont of that event. Some excitement was
fult in and around Melbourne at the daring
rently disputed. The chief point at besides the officers, went to Stanley yes-exploits of the Kelly bushranger gang-a
issus was whether all the formalities
required by the law had been observed terday for gun and shell practice. The bank at Haroa (a small township about 100 on this occasion in the discharge of the practice was good, and the day's outing" leg, from Melbourne) having been robbed men. Mr Lording, as will be seen from was much enjoyed by all.
the precis of his evidence, seemed to be of
opinion that they had; the Acting Chief Ir will be observed from an advertisement Justice came to a different decision, in
open day of nearly £2,000. The gang
is still at large. Of cricket the Sydney Morning Herald says
It would appear that the Australian
almost as difficult to cope with as the New South Wales representatives, who defeated them a short time back in Sydney. With nearly 30 runa to the good on the first ins fnings it was thought that the Eleven would have no difficulty in boating the Victoria We learn that the Goverment are about comfortably, but the latter made such a stand in their second attempt that no less to offer a liberal reward for the arrest of than 288 runs were scored, and the Austra
mittee,
giving judgment for the petitioners, al that the Show of the Horticultural Society Eleven have found fifteen of Victoria Though His Lordship added that he was has been fixed for the 12th and 13th of not free from doubt in the matter, and February. We believe that several new he would be glad to grant a re-hearing of prizes have been arranged for by the Com- the case before the Chief Justice on his arrival in the Colony. The Acting Chief Justice held that sections 170 to 176 regulated the discharge of seamen and the payment of their wages. None of the forms required by section 175 had any of the gang who attacked and burntian team, who had to face a formidable been complied with the form of mu the house at Hongham on Friday night total of 283 rans, succeeded in getting one over that number with only 4 wicksta tual release had not been signed by the last, The watchman is now dead, so that down, thus winning by 6 wickets and a master and the petitioners in the pre the raiders will have to answer for murder run. Murdoch played a grand innings of sence of the Mercantile Marine Officer,
"So stringent in this rule," added the as well as piracy and arson, -
Acting Chief Justice, "that sub-section
152, and A. Bannerman was not out for 56. The Elveu will play the English team at Melbourne on 2nd
beat the local Eighteen by three wickets
4 enaote that in all cases where discharge We understand that an attempt was made Jan At Adelaide, the English laven and settlement before the Mercantile last night to break into Dr. Eastlacko's and a run. At Brat, it seemed likely that Marine Officer are retired (as in this house. The enterprise did not prova a. the visitors, in their second innings, would case) no payment, receipt, settlement, or saccess, but the attempt having been made utterly collapse, The two first wickets discharge, otherwise made, shall operate,
or even be admitted, se evidence of the shows plainly that we cannot be too careful fell for nil, and no less than six wickete were down for 20; but Hornby and Royla relesse or satisfaction of any claim." Mr with our bolts and bars, and the inevitable ran into dout le figures, and turned prosped Lording says that these men were not revolver must be kept in good order and five defeat into victory, discharged in his presence, nor were deposited under the pillow at night. their accounts settled in his preserve he
Noon-French Mail leaves for Ports of took the Captain's statement, and the Ar express" was sent round yesterday,
WEECH OF THE 6.3. "ÉECCA.” The Cooktown Courier of the 31st Decem notifying that the steamer Poran had met ber contains the following particulars of with a slight accident to her machinery, in the loss of the steamer Merra, which event consequence of which she would not go to wo reported a week or two since-
Call and Europe.
accounts were not diepated i BUNDAY, January 20
But this is not all, Section 209 enests that Daylight-Douglas leaves for Coast Forts, every Master of a British ship, who leaves any seaman on shore at any place abroad in MONDAY, January 27:--
or out of H. M.'s dominions under a cartifi Goods per Glenorchy undelivered after date of his unstress or inability to procesa Canton to-day. The accident here alluded on the voyage, stall deliver to one of the to occurred during the ran up to Canton. functionaries, aforesaid a full account of the The high presstico valve splodle gave out, wages due to each seamen, &o., and pay the
this date subject to rent,
fUESDAY, January 23:-
at
My
2 p.. Normanby leaves for Sings 2 p.m.-Bale of Effects, de,
pora, zo. Armstrong's Sales Room, WEDNESDAY, January 29:----
2 p.m.-Bale of Household and Office Furniture, &o, at Olyphant & Co.'s Use, Fraye
came either in money or by bill. Beation and the second engineer got his leg cut, 210 endets that every such payment shall, but we are happy to say the wound is not made in a British possession, be made to sesions, being only a tech wound. The the seaman himself, and 28 and 28 Vict.
The Coloniel Sugaz Company's Terranora arrived off this port about seven o'clock on Monday morning, and resumed her voyage about en hour after. She is a fine little paddlewheel boat, about 200 tons burthen bailt of steel, and commanded by Captain Hesalton. She left Glasgow on Sept, 13, Point de Galle on Nov. 20, striving of this
chap. 63, Section 19, Bays such payment Kishan returned to Canton this afternoon, port as above. Spoke the Becca at sen, 150 miles West of Booby Island, on Dec. shall, whenever practicable so to do, be made leaving this about 8 pm, and she will run the weather being fine at the time,
la money, showing conclusively that the pay ment is, if possible, to be made to the sea. map personally
double trips until the Polton is ready to | Again sighted her on the 20th ashore of
run ogalu, probably on Saturday it, the two fathom patch, off Ipile Rest, NM/
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