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No. 4868 JANUARY 25, 1879.]

SUPREME COURT.: IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION, (Before Mr Justice. Snowden.)

25th January, 1879.

Duggleby . Humphreys, $538,88.This ease, which was adjourned from yesterday, was a claim for threo months' wages and the cost of a second class passage to Eng- land, brought by a dispensing assistant against the proprietor of the Hongkong Dispensary.

Mr Dennys appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Wotton for the defendant.

Cheung Afat was first oailed by the defendant, and stated that he had taken brandy to the plaintiff's room about four times. On each occasion he had taken a bottle.

In cross-examination by Mr Donnya, wit- ness said that he had not taken brandy to other assistants in the house.

THE CHINA MAIL.

5.

THE ARMY OF KWANGTUNG. (China Rovie.)

whishover way the decision was given. Mr Humphreys was very desirous that defendant should not be loft destitute in the Colony, and the learned counsel said the defendant would do as much now as he would have done had no action been taken, Mr Dennys said that particulars lind not been supplied, but had been refused him. He had heard nothing of the prescription formerly, and the only thing he knew of misconduct was getting brandy and refusing to pay for it. He (Mr Dennys) believed that it required a good deal of manual labour to make up a pill, although people appeared to think it was an easy matters Nothing was said about the prescription before; but Mr Dennys contended that, if the Court believed his client's statement, he would eco that, as Mr Daggleby was ill, he did the best thing with the prescription, viz,, re- turned it, so that it could have been ut unou mado up elsewhere. Mr Humphreys having put his defense in the man- ner he had, was as much required to prove his charge as if he had brought

So far as the origin of the bushranging a eriminal charge at the Police Court.

system in New South Wales was the work There was no evidence, said the learned of a single man, its author was Frank counsel. Considering that no rule existed Gardiner. Long before the days of Gardiner or check kept upon the store-boy, it was there had, of course, be a bushrangers in all impossible to conclusively prove the large of the Australian colonies, and especially lu amount of brandy alleged to have been con-

those possessing a convict population. But sumed. The plaintiff admitted having had it was Gardiner who fret paw how much six bottles of brandy, but said that he had might be dous by banding together, by paid for them. He paid Mr Smith and securing the best of horses and equipment, also Mr. McTavish. He (Mr Dennys) did not think it right to bring the latter in by organising a thorough system of in- formation by the "bush telegraph." Gar- as a witness, as he had been dismissed from diner first came into prominence as a bush- the defendant's service. They only had ranger in 1860, when, after his rolease on e beon ill ever since he had been in the three or four other criminals, and eye. Colony Dr Young had never denied the tematieally robbed on the highways. Poisley plaintiff spirits. Both Dr Young and Dr was captured early in 1862 and though he O'Brien were in some way connected with oscaped while being taken to Sydney, and the Dispensary, and it was only natural for shot and wounded several people, he was the plaintiff to employ De McCarthy who again taken, convicted, and barged. Gar was living in the same Hotel, He (Mrdiner lost no time in getting together another Dennys) did not wish to say a word against gang, all of them more youth, and num Mr Humphreys, who dealt very fairly with bering nearly a dozen men. The bushranger his employées, but a man brought from Gilbert held the post of second in command, England to Hongkong and on the first and the band, besides being well armed and chance ordered to go home was entitled to excellently monated, were dressed in some refer to his agreement. The plaintiff having pretensions to uniform. In June, 1802, been found twins in the Hongkong Hotel the band committed the not which first made The misconduct, if misconduct, was not such the colonies. This was the robbery of the the station men together, and after handing would not be sufficient to prove misconduct. the name of Gardiner notorious through alt as would cancel a four years' agreement; Western gold escort at Kngoura Creek, Andrinks to them all round, he, while riding and his client ought to have been warned the police escort was passing along the creek away, fired among them from pure vantou- before he was discharged,

it was suddenly fred upon by a party of 11 peas, wounding one man in the hand. As His Lordship said he would give judgmen, who had been planted in ambush, reply to a remark from one of the gentle. ment on Tuesday, adding that he would be The bushrangers fired in regular volleys to then present, Morgan tried to shoot him, glad to learn that an arrangement had been the word of command, and the police were and then bezan firing indiscriminately come to.

so entirely taken by surprise that resistance among the crowd. Be fractured the leg ies welees. Several of them were severely of young Mr Heriot, a neighbouring settler, wounded, and the robbers got possession of and then, after giving permission to Mr the whole of the gold and money, amouet. M'Lean to go for a doctor, Morgan ahot ing in value to about £14,000,- Bome of him just as he mounted his horse, and he the accomplices were afterwards captured, died soon afterwards. He exchanged shots and some of the gold was recovered, but the with the police a few days afterwards, and Some ringleaders of the party evaded pursuit. shot Sergeant M'Ginnity_dead. For some ting after this the bushrangers mouths afterwards he shot a Chinaman were apreme, and carcely day passed while robbing the Albury mail soach. In without some act of violence and depreda- April, 1865, he crossed into Ficceria and tlon being committed. The busbranging stuck up some persons at King River audi news was a regular item in the Sydney tale near Benalla,. The police were on the alert, grams, and a week soldom passed without a number of volunteers turned out, a cortion our being told "Gardiner and Gilbert stop was drawn around the place, and Morgan pad and robbed the mail. Sir Fre was run to ground while robbing Pecchelba derick Pottinger and the police are in active Station, about 2 miles from Wangaratta. It was, if we recollect right, The house was surrounded, and when parsult."

English mail steamers during last year, was Plalus, Michael Leary was captured, Lyu- couple of hundred yards before I can change who mostly get in each other's way. It is 3417-according to the Hothi Shimbun ham was arrested by Bub-inspector Steph the gun for the oar. But at last we are the domestie Jaggeruant of an expensive The number of Chinamen who passed otson while robbing Mr. Sitwell's house once more well within rangé. "Steady family which is brought into unpleasant through this port on their way homewards near Goulburn, and O'Meally was shot this time! Don't move 1 "Fire!" The relief by the enormous increase of bills of from Amerios during last year, was 5974; dead while attacking Mr. Campbell's house stately nook stretches itself at full length sale. Middle-plase Englishmen are comi- these are described as being the happy at Goimbla. In the beginning of 1864 the on the water and the beautiful bird is motion monly known to devote from a sixth to a possessors of 500 or 600 dollars each, besides samo predominance of the police was shown, less. We rango up alongside and take in fifth of their income to house-rent and taxes, merchandise, the fruits of 5 to 10 years and Mackie, Johnson, Purcell, the two the prize. Now that the first excitoment a proportion altogether ridiculous, and al- hard toil.

Launts and Lowrie, were taken on different is over, I feel a sort of compunction at hav-lowing no margin for amusements, or even occasions, the last-named being shot dead. ing done what seems "murder mest foul." casa, save at home. It is no rare sight to It was In March of the same year that Why didn't the silly bird fly? The reason behold a man with an income of fifteen. THE BUSERANGING ERA IN NEW Gardiner was tracked to his retreat at Poak is obvious. The wing feathers are only hundred or two thousand pounds per annum

SOUTH WALES.

Downs, Queensland, arrested and taken to just beginning to grow after the moulting, riding in an omnibus because, he cannot, (Australasian.)

Sydney, where he was tried and convicted Still, swan-hunting is no joke. The birds he says, afford a cab;" or to be apunged At a time when the community has been on soveral charges, and sentenced to terme swim and flatter with surprising swiftness, upon by him for an opera-box because he shocked and alarmed by the recent outrage amounting to 62 years' bard labour. This and give a boat's crew rather tough work anuot "afford it." The fact is that ho of a party of armed bushrangers attacking a run of good luck, however, did not continue This particular bird has taken us at least lives in too big a house, and sacrifices overy- body of police and abooting three of their without serious interruptions, and some of three miles, and the others of the flock are thing to an extravagant idea of comfort number, and at any rate for the time avad- the most audacious and successful of the now "hall down" to windward. Nover the whole of which is very insulaire, and ing pursuit, it may be of interest to give robberies committe? by the Gilbert, "Hall, mind; off again In about half-an hour explains the thousands of so-called family night sketch of the doings of the ruffians and Dunn gang took place during the next we came up with three swans majestically residences vacant at this moment—their in- who in the years from 1881 to 1867 produced 12 months.

sailing away, from time to time turning habitants have shrunk into smaller dweil- what has been called the bushranging ura

In May, 1865, the band was suddenly their heads to see if we were closing with | ings.-Zṛonej in New South Wales.

suppressed. Bon Hall was shot dead at them. "Take the leader first," says Billabong Creek on the 5th of the month, R; and away we go in full chase of the and a week afterwarde Gilbert was shot. leader.. "Cut him off! Close up with Dunn was wounded, but escaped, but was him! Ah, now he flatters! Keep the boat again shot, wounded, and captured in the away white ho flics. Now he is swimming The number of regular troops allotted to following December, and though he escaped close in; cat him off. Pall or by George the whole of Canton Provinso is stated to be from the Dubbo police station, be was re- we'll lose him! That fellow can almost 70,000. These are divided into the motive takon four days afterwards, and ended his fly." So the chase goes on for a couple of career by being hanged at Darlinghurst, miles, alternately gaining and lesing, and forces, E, F, or 17), and Though busbranging was by no means at length we neur our prey. Gon rhand the garrison forces [守兵防營,or坐 ended, this formidable gang, at any rate, in the bow I await our getting within the first category drawing higher pay The vulgar name h was not only dispersed, but most of its range. At last! Now, steady! Down menhors were killed.

goon the head, with a shot through the eye, than the second. Up to this point we have made no refer- and victim number two is hauled in. or "five shillings a month" is ence to perhaps the most murderous and Losing no time, we 'bout ship and start in Australia. This was the infamous Morgan, has taken the alarm, and is swimming away which it may be inferred that the actual..... who had made his names terror in the vigorously into the lake. That "a storn amount of cash received by them does not in alony by his wantonly cruel deeds, chase is a long chase" holds very true in practice exceed this sum. Morgan, in this differing from the others, pulling after black swans. Mile after mile a certain number of gallons [] of rios s usually kept by himself, and his most is passed over before we come near the month, the money and rice together going. daring and strecious sets were performed share, and when we have got noarly within by the name of When on active single-handed. In November, 1868, he shot, I drop the ramrod overboard. Good- visited Vincent's station, near Wagga by, swan! The sport is now abandoned to service, it appears that an additional allow- Wagge, stuck up all the station hands and look for the ramrod. The lake is only 8ft. ange is frequently granted by the Special other persous, 21 altogether, and tied Mr deep, but the rod lies hidden, and our Board (an office constituted Vincent to a tres to look on while he burned search is unavailing so we paddle away to of late years in each province, and superin- down the homestead. In the following hunt up more birds, having a second gun tanded by the Judge and the Treasurer June he want to Mr Henty's station at and ramrod in the boat. we approach Round-hill, about 40 miles from Albury, the shore we see what we take to be a black together, with certain taotais and military the raft is in commotion, and with a noise of, and in some cases amounts to bailed up the company present, called ali raft of timber on the water. But suddenly icers), which allowance goes by the name as of half-a-dozen paddle steamers, some as much as Tls. 10 a month. This is the thousands of wild ducks rise. They fly a average rate of pay given to marines em- little way, and again settlo. Their number ployed on board the steamers in the Chinese le incredible, and they swim shoulder to navies. Most of the fighting on land in shoullor, as if every inch of water had to done, as correctly pointed out by Mr Meyers be ecvered. We do not attack them we [page 59 of his Chinese Government]" by want large game; so leaving the ducks we "braves" or irregular levies, paid at apply our energies to the swans, and soon land two more in the bost. But our supply the rate of about $8 or $6 per mensem for of ammunition bas dwindled to one charge. We give the ducks the benefit of this, and wound two, which dive, and, after ones reappearing, vanish in a most mysterious manner. Boating in broad daylight is not the way to bag those ducks,

To this is added

Thomas Hetherington, an assistant in the firm, deposed that onch the assistants had stated hours to attend to business. Mr Humphreys (the defendant) had the manage ment of the meas now, formerly one of the assistants had charge of it. Supposing the moss required anything, such as wine, beer; or spirits, the Moss President would send a ohit to the store-room for it. Should brandy be required for private use, it would be ordered in the same way and would be entered in the cash sales book, and, if paid for or if not paid for, would be put in a book debited to the person for whom it was ordered. Witness was present one day brandy on mess nights. The plaintiff' hed ticket of leave, be joined' with Peisley and bloodthirsty bushranger ever known in chase of the nearest of the three. But he applied to these regulars from when Mr Humphreys went into Mr Dug- gleby's room and complained of the way in which spirits had been obtained from the store-room. The stora-boy would state that the plaintiff had had 20 bottles, whereas the plaintiff would state seven or eight bottles, and these had been entered as oigars. Mr Humphreys had only found 2 or 3 satries of cigare, and plaintiff had asserted that the spirits had been put down as sundries, and that he had paid for them.

Mr Duggleby admitted that the last bottle of brandy he had was not entered, but said that he had told the Chinaman to go down and make the entry.

Witness stated that he had never known plaintiff to be the worse for liquor. Per haps he had known him elevated when off duty, but never fuddled. Did not recollect that plaintiff was unfit to dispense medicine on the 15th December. Witness know that

he do nawell.

Witness then explained the manner in which prescriptions were dispensed. The prescription, he said, would be entered in the prescription book.

The prescription book was produced and examined, and an entry referring to the plaintiff having been referred to, a pro- Boription was compared with the copy in the book.

Discrepanoles were here pointed out in the paper, or when required" having been inserted instead of "peat singulas liquidas sades."

In cross-examination, witness stated that he remembered Mr Duggleby being ill on the Sunday morning in question; he had come to his room.

Plaintiff, sworn, stated that he had been

Foster v. MoKirdy, $16. This cass, which was a claim on an advance note, was also adjourned until Tuesday noxt for decision.

IN BANKRUPTCY.

Mr Sutton Lilley appeared to pass his last examination. The bankrupt passed with- out opposition.

Japan. (Mail)

We believe that the practice of exposing the heads of criminals who have beon de-

each man,

Z. B.

THE POPULATION OF BERLIN at the end of July was 1,031, 888.

THE FORTNIGHTLY" ON BANKING,- In the Fortnighly Review for the current month appears an artlole upon the Glasgow Bank failure, containing suggestions which must have grave weight, not only with the joint-stock bank proprietors, at the forth- general commercial public, but also with

enumerates these suggestions-1. That a The Statist briefly coming meetings. uniform balance-sheet be required by law

been drinking. Afterwords defendant tried turned to Yokohama in the Nagoya Muru in the midst of these aots of draparate destruction of the Hall and Gilbert gang, far more frequent than quotations from the the present legal restraints on the circula.

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SUNDAY IN GERMANY. A hymn is sung, in which all join at the top of their voices; a long prayer is read for all the royalties, the army, mandatrates, burgermeister of the village, &c., . The Lord's Prayer is repeated every Sunday, and the Creed occasionally, by the clergyman several times under treatment for illness. capitated has of late prastically fallen into about this time that our local Punch had & Morgan went cut in the morning and alone, no one taking any part in the service, from all banke, publio or private, to be Defendant (Mr Humphreys) desired to disuse. It has now been officially abolished cartoon of "The Bathurst Mail arrived at walked towards the stockyard to get The gospel and epistle (mostly the same as published at frequent intervals and under make some arrangement to send plaintiff by a notification issued by the Prime Minis-its destination: the bushrangers aorting the horse, he was shot dead by one of the ours) are read, and then comes the sermon, home; that it was clear he could not go on tor on the 4th instant. This is another step letters," it was somewhat later that a Lon-station men named John Windlaw, and the As reading the sermen is strictly prohibited, audit asmmittee. That the Bank of

the sanction of a public auditor or of an in that way; and that he should like to ar- in the direction of the customs of civilised duo paper which had turned lis attention career of this most ferocious of the banditti the preachor commits his discourse to England be compelled by law to separate- range the matter. Mr Humphreye said nations.

to the extraordinary stale of things in the was thus brought to a suitable end, memory, and delivers it without any help the bankers balances which it holds from nothing then about his (plaintiff) having

Mr Hanabusa, the envoy to Korea, re-adj dining colony was surprised to find that,

After the dispersal and nearly complete I found quotations from the byma-book the money of its own customers. 9. That to bully the plaintiff, and accused him of on the 9th instant. The vernacular papers violence, normal life went on ite usual the bushranging régime was continued in

Bible. The last veras of the hymn is sung tion of notes, of the provincial banks of having had something like six bottles of assert that the China Government refused to jog-trat fashion, and that a journal pub- New South Wales by the bushranger Ward, at the end of the sermon, and the morning brandy a month. Plaintiff replied that he send a delegate to the conference and advised (lished in one of the infested diatriots, known as Thunderbolt, and the gang known servise is over. A second service is held ugland and Wales, and of the Scotch and

Leish be abolished. 4. That had not had more than that altogether. Koros to notede to the demands of Japan. which to its telegraphic columns narrated as the Clarkes, from two of its prominent between ons and two ; at this the school. Government appoint a commission for the Plaintiff then spoke of the mode of obtain. It is also stated that the heavy duties, several acts of desperate brigandage on the members being brothers of that name, master usually officiates, as our clergyman ing brandy from the store, and said that he which were the cause of the recent distur-road blose by, could discover nothing more In January the following year took place is also the pastor of the next village. The purpose of collecting facts and opinions on the banking question, with a view to saw the same brandy in the rooms of the bance at Fusan, and the consequent mission immediately interesting to discurs in its si tragedy plusely comparable with that of close of the afternoon service is the signal legislation. other assistants. He had had say siz or of Hanabasa, are to be abolished. So the leading columns than a reported proposal the last few weeks in the Mansfeld distriot for the commencement of the Sunday revels seven bottles the conid not say to a bottle), cloud-the lurking danger in which was to abohal Groouwich Naval Hospital. One Allured by the large rewards offered for On ordinary Sundays the men play skittles and he had paid for all those which had not grievously exaggerated that lately obscured day towards the end of 1862 a single bush- the apprehension of the Clarkes, a party of at the public-bouso, while the women sit been entered, except one, of which he spoke the relations between this country and the ranger stuck up the Mudgee mail with four four special constables left Braidwood together in groups at their doors, and to Mr Humphroyo. He always paid 16 penisulu, has been dispelled. The Hiye passengers, and afterwards stopped and determined to make the attempt to capture gossip, or aing, or do nothing; but when- cents for a bottle of brandy. He was sure Kwan, which brought the envoy from Fusan bound free three travellers. Soon these ruffians.

They had assumed the ever the people have any money in their that there was no one in the house when the to Nagasaki, returned for the purpose of afterwards five more travellora came up and obaracter of hawkers, and were well armad. pockets, and can afford to pay for a band, Foster prescription came in: he was sick. protecting Japanese interests.

had to undergo the same treatment. The Thore is no doubt that information, as to they gat up dances and amusements, An One of the telegrams to hand by the bushranger than calmly waited for the mail their character and intentions was conveyed excuse for such festivities is never wanting He considered the terms he used as équiv American mail annonases, we regret to say, towards Sydney, which he robbed of gold to the Clarkes. lent to the termas the prescription; and

The party spent a nighta sohool-feast, a wedding, or a patriotio any dispensor could have easily made it up that an amendment to a motion on the and money. Six months afterwards at Jinden, and nothing more was seen of anniversary. The Government, in its from the book. He had been a dispenser subject of increase of salaries to some minis Gardiner and a companion held possession them alive. Their bodies were afterwards anxiety to keep up a military spirit in the for fourteen or fifteen years. He had never

tere abroad was lost in the United States of the road near Carcoar for several hours, found in a group a little way from the road. country, onsourages everything which will been spoken to about this prescription be House of Representatives. The amendment and robbed everyone who passed. Fights They had evidently been surprised, and recall the victories of the France-German provided for an augmentation of pay to the between the bushrangers and the police, shot dead by the Clarkos, aided by oon- War, and, as every village furnished ite By Mr Wotton ohanged my doctor diplomatis agents of the Republic in China often leading to fatal results, were of federate, known as the Long Tailor, but contingent at that time, opportunities of and Japan, by the sum of $2,000 annually. frequent occurrence, and the robbers named James Dorven. This rufian was revelry are not wanting. Une village will the second time because a doctor was stay- The two officials named at present receive generally managed to get of safely, owing himself found murdered a few weeks after- celebrate the declaration of war, another ing in the same, hotel. Dr O'Brien said no- only $10,000. The proposed increment was to the fact of their brat-class bora flesh, wards, he having been despatched by his the battle of Worth, another the capitulation thing about spirits, but ordered beet-tes, not an extravagant one, but it was refused. Still, in spite of many indecisive snoounters, tion to the police. In April the Clarkes neighbours go la pilgrimage to the dort

mates to prevent him from giving taforma of Sedan or Metz, and so on. Dr Young never asked me not to drink

A Naval Court of Inquiry sat in H. M. some of the busbrangers were, on several spirits, but ordered me to drink one or Consulate on Friday, to investigate the cocasions, shot or captured, when those were tracked by the police to a hut at where the celebration takes place it in- two bottles of beer a-day. I occasional circumstances under which the schooner against whom any sels of blood could be Jingera, and surrendered after a long fight. variably begins on Sunday and lasts till the ly took brandy. I would not say that Doce, from Melbourne, was abandoned off proved, were hanged, and the others They were convicted and hanged, and the small hours on Tuesday morning, when I had eight bottles of brandy; I only the coast of New Guines. On the 10th of sentenced to long terms of imprisonment. rest of their garg soon afterwards fell one the patriots return to their homes in the had seven, and got them all from Akit. November last the distressed vessel was Three of the men, or rather lads, concerned by one into the hands of the law. The last condition expressively styled in Germany The store-boy told au untruth when he said sighted by the Sir Lancelot, now in this in the export robbery were, early in 1868, of their party was sentenced in September," Ont's grief," a condition in which, he had put brandy eight or ten times in my room. Cheung Afat might have port, and then on her way hither from captured and convicted. One was hanged, and had it not been for the continued im for two days at least, it is impossible London. Captain Brokenshar found the and the capital sentences passed on the munity of Thunderbolt from captura, bush to do any work whatever. Then each taken some of the bottles, I don't think crew of the sebooner, consisting of a party others were commuted to terms of in-ranging would by that time have been country town has its yearly Schilsenfest, I saw Mr of diggers on their way to the now gold prison cent. This seemed for a time to stamped right out. This ruffian after a or trial of skill among the marksmen; this Woolnough and Me Hetherington on the day fields, in a deplorable state, and took them have the effect of dispersing the ganz. The wonderful series of escapes, lasting for some lasts over two Sundays, and is accompanied that Foster's prescription came in, but I on board his ship. Their own craft was set leader, Gardiner, made his way to Queens. years, at Iset was shot by Constable Walker by vigorous dancing and drinking. Last will not swear that I asked Mr Hetherington on fire and deserted. The finding of the land, where, under a different name, he in May, 1870, and his death ended the of all comes the Kirchein, at the end of to take my duty. I thought the mixture court exonerated the master and the mate kept a small bush jublin-house. The die bushranging era in New South Wales. harvest, after the wages have been paid; would have been as well in the morning, as from blame, justified them in the abandon-appearance of Gardiner, however, had little

its name points to some religious origin, there was no one else in the Dispensary. 1ment, and directed the return to them of effect on his associates. They soon ra.

the bands of musle always begin to play in cannot point out the entries in the cash book their respective certificates. made when I put money in the till, but Mr

assembled, and their acis, under the leader, SAN SHOOTING IN NOOSA,...::: front of the church, and then march up the The saddle which was ordered in France ship of Gilbert, O'Meally, and Ben Hall,

street, collecting the revellers; it is simply MoTavish sa me put money in twice. Mr at a cost of 2,900 france for the Mikado, were more audacious and bloodthirsty than

At last my cicezone considers we are far an orgy which lasts four consecutive days Humphreys never told me I was drinking arrived in the charge of the officials lately ever. Prominent in the gang were the two enough to windward, and graciously permits and nights, and empties the pockets of the

returned from the Trench exhibition.

Burkes, one of whom was captured by the us to pall towards the shore where the swans foulish peasants, who have shipost to starte By the Court-I have been elok ever: We hear the military laws will shortly be polios, and another was some time after are thickest. Now, who shall say there are through the long winter monthe- Leisure since I have been in Hongkong, and was revised, and that torture will be abolished, wards shot dead by Mr Keightley, gold no birds at Noosa Here they are so thick | Hour. notually sick in the mornings. have never and that for this purpose seven or eight commisioner, pearookley. The gang that with a long duck gun one could have been affected by liquor in my life, and was writers have been engaged, who are now were attacking Mr Keightley's house when killed a hundred at a single discharge. As Dever unfit for my daty as a dispenser, I did making investigation into the military laws he shot the bushranger, but the foren we approach them, one more timid than not feel equal to make up the prescription, of European nationa

sgainst him being too great he was the rest rises on the wing, and I raise my as there were pills to make. I had not been A new style of saddle, for the army, was overpowered and made a prisoner. One of gun, tempted at the sight. "Hold hard Fire to suffer were the vendors of those drinking that day. Mr Humphreys treated issued on the oth instant.

the busbrangers (Vane) oaded bis pistol, don't fire!" says Suddenly the luxuries without which life may be pleas ug very liberally, giving us plenty of beer According to the Alamichi Shimbun, the and swore that he would shoot Mr Keight whole flock rises, with the exception of cantly, it prosily, possed, Mr Jamrach, the and spirits when required.

Korean Government is said to have hurriedly toy as vengeance for the death of En ke, about a dozen, which swim rapidly out on famous dealer in black panthers, white Mr Wotton observed that the facts were despatched an envoy to the Chinese Govern and there is little reason to doubt that be to the lake. "Now boys after them "cockatoos, Icoland ponies, rare cats and doge, clear before his Lordship, and as there was ment upon the subject of the demands of would have done so, but for the entreaties yells R; and away we go, swear a goats and monkeys, felt the chill of evil a liberal supply at the mese, there was no Japan, who was informed that as the Chinese of Mre Keightley, who rushed in front of quarter of a mile ahead, and swimming days very early. Next to him came the Decessity for the plaintiff getting spirits out Guvernment was busy with the affairs of her the pistol and refused to stand aside. The strongly Gradually we gain on them, job-masters, the lessors of horses and car- side. It was the desire of Bir Humphreys own country and could not interfere with any band at length one fed to hold him a when youngster number one drops the carriages in the metropolis, who found half to guard jealously the safety of Eis custom foreign mattere, the demands of Japan prisoner till a ransom of $600 was taken he can't stand the pace. Number three their stook thrown upon their hands all at ers, as to the medicine supplied; and there should therefore be complied with

to their camp, and they insisted that it takes his place, and we are almost within once. Then there was a scarcity of commis fore he noticed any apparent excess on the

We have already reported that certain should be brought by Mrs Keightley alone, shot, when the hunted bird spreads its bions among artists, and the hill at Epsom (Taken at Mesars Fulconer & Gol's Premiest, part of his assistants in the use of spirits. officers of the Navy are daily practising the This brave lady obtained the money, and wings and squattera" along the water at became thin and poor. Now we hear that In this case he had simply done what he use of torpedoen on board the 'akato-Awan took it to the bashrangers, thus saving her double speed. This is too much for num worse has befallen as, and that the number thought was right Plaintiff was not at Yokosuka. We now bear that as soon as husband's life. After this fair the Gov. ber three. He gives in, so and I take of bills of cale sent to the Queen's Bench sure of anything in his evidence, while they have become suficiently acquainted. ernment offered a reward of £1,000 for the the boye places, and put on a spurt dintil offices for registration continues to increase; BAROMETER the evidence for the defence, in Mr with the use of these engines of autal capture of the four ring'eaders, and 4100 we are well within range, when the young-the number for the two weeks ending Wotton's opinion, had been satisfactorily warfare, they will start on the study of each for the others of the party. For some sters again take the oars. Now, then, for November 23 being more than double that given. To refuse to make up a prescrip their manufacture.

time the course of fire west, steadily a sixty-yards shot. Steady Vast pull of the corresponding period in 1875. We tion sent in the evening, and to ask a cus The Mainichi Shimbun has been informed against the b shrangers, although on one ing Fire1 Missed by the hokey fear that the so-called working classes, tomer to come in the morning, was improper that the Fuso kwon will shortly probeed to day in Nov. 1863, three of them held the Lay to it, boys 1 Give way, lively 1" about whom too much is said and written, conduct in itself; while, in addition, it had Europe, and that the Teukuba kian will high road for a whole day near Guaning again we near the doomed bird In my are not the only people in this country open been alessly shown that the brandy had make another voyage to Australia.

sticking up 80 people, whom they robbed excitement, I forget to tell them to stop to the charge of extravagance. Foreigners The number of Chinamen who arrived in of about 4159. In the same month Vane, pulling. The bout wobbles" about, and remark with amazement that Englishmen been procured and had not beca satisfaç

the port of Yokohama) on route to the silver apparently moved by remorse, voluntarily again I miss. But nobody laughs or snoere impoverish themselves to keep up great minus in America by the Amerigan and | furrenteral to a Chibolia priest, at King's at my gonnery. The swan les polned a hoists and maintain a legion of servante

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