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No. 4875 FEBRUARY 20, 1879.]

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

Last night a little after midnight a fire broke out in No. 107 House, Spring Gardens, sccupied by Mr Mulgraves, a turnkey at the

THE CHINA MAIL.

prosecution on the second count as there was ao evidence to show that he had at tempted to sell the child.

The Jury retired and returned into Court saying that they could not agree, but they one.

Roon went off with the lead and kept it for about half a mile, bat Nickels caught and passed him at the Book, and they had a tight race to the Straight, when Black

and we hope to hear of some explanation of farnish the world with a precedent for ages it from our savans on the theory of earth- On the arrival of the stoater Oceanic, the quakes.

local authorities, at the request of a certain taining 2,000 yen in silver coins, wero re-sengers and brought him before the Court. On the lat instant 200 boxes, cach coa- banker hore, walted upon one of the pas ceived at the Finance Department, Tokio. He was sald to have appropriated some

Vistoria Gaol. He believes it was the work almost pil, and although we should like to had found the prisoner. guilty by six to Moire shewed the way to the winning post, They were forwarded from the Osaka Mint. thirty or forty thousand dollars, to which

The CHAIRMAN: I may mention that the Consulting Committee had Mr Lai Tuk Sun boon very rarely that he has attended our among its members last year, but it has meetings; his knowledge of English is have the Chinese community represented on the Committee, still I do not think it in absolutely necessary, and his name is not mentioned in the motion just proposed.

Mr CoxON: I beg to second the motion. Carried unanimously.

Arnold and H. M. Bovis bo re-appolated as Mr GLOVER proposed that Messrs. Thomas Auditors of the Company.

Mr FORDES seconded the motion. Carried unanimously. The proceedings then terminated.

SAD CASE OF SUICIDE,

INQUEST.

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“REIODSFREIHE22" Cur-Value $150, 14 miles, for all beaten Poules, Weight for inches. Entrance for Fontes accepting $6, to go to second Pony. Tien Ting 16st.12 (Allen), Bismarck 11st, 1 (Hunt), The Doctor 11st.1 (Nickols). The

The daily amount of coinsge at the a bank in San Francisco claimed the prior Osaka Mint, at the present timo, is about right. This young financier was not charged 3,000 yen of silver coins-and-1,000 yen with fo'ony, nor was, bis extradition asked copper.

for. The authorities were only asked, 7

The amount of duties paid into the Cus- believe, to hang on to his money if there tom House in this port during the month was any loft, The Court asked him if he Duitos, yen 68,866788; Import Duties, yen why sentence of death should not be of January, was as follows:-Export could conceive of any ambstantial reason 69,400; other Duties, yen 1,257, pronounced upon him. Total, yen 194,128 .

lately been very basy and is now increasing It is said that the Mint at Osaka has

His Lordship said he could not accept winning easily in a canter. that verdict and asked them to retire agala. They did so, and after a short absenceTime, Imins, Gleess.

Black Moire returned into court, the foreman ssying 'hat they were still unable to agree, they were they had been too short a time absent, now 5 to 2, His Lordship remarked that

they ought to be away 21 hours, He then reviewed the evidence again, very carefully, and the Jury once more retired, and after a few moments absence returned into court with a verdict as follows: "We are all of opinion that the prisoner. was guilty of three got away to a good start, Bismares the number of workmen. assisting in the abduction of the obild." His Lordship Bald that he could not making the running, and The Doctor bolag second. Bismarck wont well for the first half mile, but he then became unruly and bolted across the course. The others were not slow to avail themselves of this mis adventure, and Tien Ting went forward to contest the lead with The Doctor. Bismarck every now and agalu let out but the other Tien Ting winning a pretty Tree by about two made the running into the Straight; three lengths; Bismarck getting second.

of an incendiary. It appears it originated in his bed-room; he was away on duty, and no one in his house at the time. The fire succeeded in completely burning Mr Mul- graves' house and the upper part of the next house ecoupied by Mr Da Silva of the Patent Slip Co., and would have made short work of this- house also had not assistance been quickly on the spot. Mr da Silva's furniture was completely destroyed between the fire and the floods of water poured upon the house from the fire engines. Opposite.

A Coroner's Inquest was held this after-accept that verdict, he must either have a the firo was the Convont of the French

noon at the Government Civil Hospital, would have to rotira again, and as soon as verdict of guilty not guilty. The Jury Bisters of Charity, who shelter from 300 to before Mr C. V. Creagh, Coroner, and they were agreed His Lordship could be 400 Chinese Orphan children. These were Meaars, F. R. Steil, J. A. d'Almeida, and called. The Jury after balf-an-hour's ab all in a panic, dressed in the yard of their A. F. Remedios as jurors, on the body of ananimous verdict of guilty. Sentence was serbe returned into Court, and returned a convent ready to escape, should the fire James Morgan Farmer, a gentleman for reserved. oross the road to the Convent Buildings. merly resident ie Chefoo. It appears that, Fortunately there was no wind, and the firehle in a nervous state of mind, docerned was confined to the Buildings in which itant his throat with a razor, and then originated. Four thieves were caught in jumped over the verandah into the street one of the bed, rooms of Mr Da Silva's house from the house of Meyer & Co., Praya East. stealing his effects, and were taken to the The facts may be gathered from the follow-

ing epitome of the evidence given.

Police Station.

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REGINA V. LEE ACHIN.

stealing and pleaded in extenuation that he The prisoner pleaded guilty to ebild. was the uncle of the child's father. The relationship did exist but a very distant fatber was called and it appeared that a

One. Sentence reserved.

(Before the Hon. Mr Justice SNOWDEN.)

REGINA-, 'AN. ABZ.

Tien Ting Bismarck

Time, 3min. 25 secs.

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"STRATHAVON UDAMPION" CCP-Value $100, for all beaten Ponies. Weight for inches, 1 mile. Entrance $5, to go to second Pony.

Cyclop 10st, 12 (Allan); Shere Doriah 11st. 2 (Lewi); Blus Peter 11st, 1 (Von

He said Most potent grave and re- wrought in the employ of a cortain bank in vorend Signor, from my youth up have I San Franciaco. In an evil hour I wa fishermen, whilst fishing in the sos near the beginning of my embarrasaments. They In the early part of December last, some enticed into the den of gamblers. That was Hizon, grappled a large branch of what seooped men in. But 1 commened within which being presented to the Museum in at this game, and perchance I yet may beat appeared to be a troe, of black colour, myself and said, I will have another whack Tokio was ascertained to be black coral. It is now being exhibited at and again I went home busted. I never brunch of it. Again I laboured with the pasteboards, Tokió.

dealt poorer since I was a man. Having It is reported that the port of Marsgame, the handling of certain moneys, the property in Shikoku, is to be re-constructed, at an of compialants, I loaded myself with 188,000, One half of this sum will be paid They cleared me out in exactly five minutes estimated expouse amounting to yen shekela and went for the game again,

seven others, whilst the balance is to be the iron hand of pilliess misfortune, I jointly by Kurose, a noted merchant, and by the watch. And now, pressed down by raised by public subscription. The work thought the best thing I could do was to of construction will be commenced shortly.skip out of the country, and so I returned Tohi Wassboro, of Kanda, Tokio, hae home, gathered together what loose scrip applied for permission to manufacture still was left, and fled from the wrath to jinrikishas to carry 9 persons, and also to come. be allowed to run them in the streets of Tokid

HONGKONG. (Correspondent of the Shanghat Courier.). "MIXED COURTS,

February 1st, 1870; Almost everybody residing in Hongkong

"Is that all you did 1”.

"Good, my lord, I did no more than this. The things which I have told you are the only things I did. The coin I got my claws on was the only coin I took,"

That was the whole story. That was his temptation, his downfall and his rula. It was a solemn moment, and beta were freely hundred years, for when this Court sits on a offered that he would get at lasat thres

Engine (two). The above worked admire Monday, and had two or three bottles of one box of clothing, the property of ong Gonner); Redstart 11at. 1 (Nickels.)-Tho has heard or read more or less of your prisoner it comes down solid, Rke a pile-

The following Fire Engines were quickly

Mr H. Moyorluk, sworn, deposed-Iam on the spot-The Ordinance Stere Engins a partner in the firm of Meyer & Co. I with Officers, Foremen and Coolies to work He arrived here from. Amoy on Wednesday first saw deared a year ago in Shanghai. it; the 74th Regiment Engine, with a Mili-week last, and has stayed at my house since tary party to work it; the Hongkong Fire that time Deceased drank heavily and Brigade Engine, worked by the men and was intoxicated on his arrival and all the Officers of the Fire Brigade; the Govern- time until Sunday; he was very nervous ment Engine (later on), and the Chinese on that day. He resumed drinking on the

bly, and soun brought the fire under.

champagne on that day. On Tuesday ho The following were promptly on the epot was again very nervous, and had delirium General Donovan, Commodore Watson, trements over night. He called me op about Commissary General of Ordnance Moore, Su-3 a.m., and said he saw all sorts of things perintendent Creagh of the Fire Brigade, dancing about. He said it was a serious Deputy Superintendents MeEuon and Car case, and I told him to le down; I then Deane, (Supt. of Police), Commandant Coxon him something to eat. He was quieter, (Volunteer Corps), Messrs Coughirie, Cheyne but afterwards I took him to Dr Gerlach, and many othera

who gave him a sleeping draught. On very much eatused. The last time I saw Wednesday morning he seemed sober but deceased he said he was about to read his lettera he had got from home. I next heard of what had pecurred about 8 p.m., and went to the house. Deceased was then quite dead, and was being taken to the Hospital.

There were

Jury-Mesare A. Gillanders, L. Mallory, The following gentlemen comprised the FM. Gorslares, J. B. Smith, JW. Sykes, O. J. Gonsalves, and J. A.-Forrás.

Mt Ng Choy appeared to prosecute on. behalf of the Crown

The prisoner was indicted for stealing Wong Tak Kit, at Yow-mah-ti, on the 20th day of January last, and further with being found armed with a knife, also two previous convictions against the prisoner.

The prisoner, it appears, went on board He was nearly naked, and armed with knife. The people on board the junk were alarmed and fled. The noise at Fiaber) and observing the prisoner run. trasted the attention of P. C. No. 7 (W. ping' along the prays, gave obrae. Tho prisoner finding that the countable was gaining upon him turned and stood his ground; he made a out tho constable with a large rusty koife, but Fisher man- aged to ward off the blow, and knocked tho rascal down. The prisoner got his fingern badly out when the knife was being taken from him. The Jary found the prisoner guilty. Soutouce was reserved.

four got away in good order, Fedstart taking the lead and golog casily. He was considered the luner at starting and his behaviour warranted the confidence reposed in him--although at ous part of the race

valho, Engineer Bailio of the Brigade, Capt. gave him a couch in my room, where I got a junk lying near the Prays at Yow-mah-t. Cyslop looked like the winner; howover out a 0..art that is oupable of getting just gentleman, and nobleman.

A small court or narrow passage separated the burning house from the late Seamen's Club house, and the sparks rising at one time at a furious rate were being deposited apen the roof of the Club House. Commis. General Moore proposed to Superintendent Creagh to provide wadmittille and tanned hides, to wet them thoroughly by immersion in the set, then spread them over the roof

of the Seamen's Club House, keeping & flood of water playing upon them from one of the Fire. Engines. By this means the sparks of fire or cinders would be extinguished as they descended upon the roof. This suggestion was agreed to; and Assistant Commissaries Horan and Clarke, with a number of coalies, were despatched for these articles. In a short time a oast-load of waduiltills and hides fully saturated with water was on the spot ready for use, but the fire engines by this time had so reduced the flames that it was not Decessary to use them. We beg however to call the attention of the Fire Brigade to this expedient. No doubt at the great fire of Christmas many a house was burnt by the notion of the burning sparks falling upon the roofs and verandahs and thus setting fire to the building,

Dr. Wharry, sworn, doposed:-The body of dosessed was brought to the Hospital about 7 o'clock yesterday avening, when I saw it. It was recently dead, and was that of a European male about 40 years of age. There were a number of incised wounds in the throat, and one very severe one on the right side, A bruise was apparent on the was broken. The back was somewhat dis- right upper-arm, and the right collar bone colored by bruises. Death appeared to have resulted from the wounds in the throat. The symptoms described by the last witness would lead me to say that deceased had suffered from delirium trement. The wounds in the throat might have been caused by the razor produced.

Low Apin, declared, atatas -I am bead servant in bloyer and Co.'s house. Deceased me to the house on the 12th. Between 6 and 6 last evening I saw the deceased lying in the side channel dead, with his throat cut. I know the razors produced; they

REGINA V. OHÅN ASING AND LAM AXOW. The prisoners were obarged with larceny from a dwelling house. The Jury found pleaded guilty to two previous convictions, the prisoners both guilty.

Lam Akow and saked the Court to have morey upon bim. Sentence reserved,

REGINA U. TANG AHING.

coming into the Straight Redstart was put on his mettle and came in at easy winner

at the finish.

Redstart Cyclop

Blue Peter....

Time, not obtained.

2

Virrors Ove.--Presented, value $——,

For all beaten subscription griffins, weight for inches. Entrance So, to go to the second pony. Three quarters

of a mile.

The following ponies contested :-Roon, 10a6, 11 (Vou Gonner); Wheel of Fortunes Dreadnought, 11st. (Nickels); and Black 10st, 12 (4llen); Bad Spec, 10st. 12 (Bunt);

Diamond, 11st. (Levin). The mokes got away well together: Black Diamond and Dreadnought appeared to be held in high favour, although Boon found a few backers, and after a very tight race he landed the prize, leaving Black Diamond second and Dreadnought third.

Time, 1mla, 38, ens.

is merely a

Mixed Court in Shanghai, but although o admire your institutions and admit their driver. The effect of the confession, Look perfection in some respects, yet we do not almost everybody by surprine. The Court envy you, We are satisfied that your rose ap, fell upon his rock, and floated bilm Court is no more mixed than ours, and in tears. It said, "This is the most plain when we hear you shout ab at your mix. Atraightforward statement we ever listened ture, we know full well that we can turn to during our useful career as lawyer, a hopelessly tangled up as any in the civil offence, if offence he not to strong a we are not talking about it aternally. We world And yet we have no false pride.

word. Your chief fault lies in excessive osre little for these distinctions. We may have been a little bebladhand lately, but now that our Chief Justlos bas returned, we propose to resume our front seat among

the Mied Courta,

This Court knows itself and derives a

You

From this

MAX. O'LEARY.

vility. I must admit that you have gone a little too far, and carried it almost to the verge of eccentricity; but your higher and you immediately took the Arat steamor nobler feelings assumed their sway, and to Hongkong, that you might band the money over to this Court.. heap of solid comfort fom the intimacy. it, and so you hooked on to it yourself. I wore afraid lest somebody should steal It has in reserve a deep fountain of dignity, that sometimes runs over, sometimes leaks am surprised at the complainant, surprised badly, but is always plentiful and copious. and grieved, that he, as a man of the Its powers are not limited by human laws, world, should interfere with the cheerful neither is it a Court only when in actual Court is, that you be sentenced to the pleasures of youth. The judgment of this attributes. It is always a Court, and always that every day you must absorb one lecturs Bession. It is ubiquitona and has heavenly Government House for one month, and everlasting. It carries its authority and from His Excellency on the efficiency of sitting. It is perpetual, perennial, and

extremely unhealthy to shy a brick at it have mercy on your soul. full powers everywhere.

It would be the Fire Department; and may the Lord

actions in the papers. This Court is always in the street, or to oriticise ita judicial decision there is no appeal.” in session and never sleeps. It polls on its black cap before retiring to its couch, and THE WRECK OF THE “STAR QUEEN' in the dead stillness of the night, thunders out imaginary sentences to long lines of The following account is given of this trembling murderers and chicken-fauofers. disaster by the Rising Sun and Nagasaki It ja a hard working Court, and does it all Express itself. It doesn't bother its head about The Star Queen was manned by a mixed the lawyers; it relieves the Attorney- crew of Malaya and Chiname and was General from all duties and responsibilities; commanded by Captain Mackintosh, who wo nover has suy nonsense about charging the regret to say was killed by a falling mast, juries, but harangues them for prosecution while no less than twenty of the crew were the well established rule of this Court that the only ones saved. every prisoner is guilty until he proves his arrived at Nagasaki, with the remains of These latter havo innocence, and all evidence except Chinese their dead captain, which were interred at must re received with due caution. "If the the cornetery. The survivors were well prisoner is not guilty" (saya this Court) cared for by the natives of the islands, and what would he be doing here?" It is everything was done to alleviate their opposed to new-fangled innovations, and sufferings and make them comfortable until its customa and usages were in vogue in such time as they could be sent to Nagasaki. the dawn of time. It lays down the law The Star Queen loft Nagasaki on Tuesday that if a-man cutting down a tree in this afternoon, the 21st ult., at half-past five,

If we have suffered by the great fire of Christmas 1878, we have at all events gain ed something. The energy, activity and belong to my master. I saw deceased &t else was disturbed and nothing. elee The NATIVE FORAMBLE, for China Pontes always, and orders then to convict. It is lost, the chief offieer and ten others being aptitude displayed by all last night-with but a few exceptions-affords a guarantee that future fires will be promptly and effioi- ently dealt with.

CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

The first ordinary Annual Meeting of the Shareholders in the above Company was held this morning at the offices of the feneral Agenta, Queen's Road. There were present: Hon. W. Keswick (in the chair) and Messrs. Forbes, Belilios, Reiners, F. D. Sassoon, Glover, Coxon, Jackson, Davis, and Bevis, The notice convening the meeting having been read,

fin on Wednesday: he then went ap stairs, and I did not see him again alive. Deceased ato very little after he arrived.

Mr Albert Goetz, clerk in Meyer & Co.'s, deposod:-I have known the deceased since 1877. He told me his name was James Morgan Farmer I met him first in Shang hai. He was then employed in the firm of Gornabé and Co., of Chefoo,

The prisoner was indicted for stealing a Satoh, valued at $36, the property of Mr Phillip Arnhold. The facta of the case were simply as follows: Mr Arnhold, used to keep his watch under his pillow and one night last July he had been alesping with his windows open on account of the beat and found in the morning that his watch and chain were missing. Nothing

was missed from the house. Information was given to the police, but nothing was heard of the watch till last month, when Sergeant Toomey was at a pawnbroker's shop examining some watches in search of some which had been stolen and found Mr Arnhold's there. The man who pawned it was found, and was finally traced to the priapper who had sold it to a man Inspector William Horton, sworn, depos for $12. The evidence was very conclu- ed: About 5.30 o'clock last evening Iaive, and it was moreover a case which heard a police whistle, and going out saw had given the police no little trouble, the body of deceased lying, when I at once requiring very careful and patient handling. was covered with blood, and a pool of blood tence was reserved. sent a lokong to No. 2 Station. Deceased The jury found the prisoner guilty. Sen- had gathered round his head. I took out bis watch, which showed it was 6 minutes to 6 o'clock. In about 2 minutes' due de- crased breathed his last, and on laying down his head, I observed that his throat was cut. I sent the body to the Hospital, and then went upstairs, In one room on The CHAIRMAN said: Gentlemen; with the 2nd floor I saw a pool of blood on the your permission it will be convenient if we floor and on the sofa, with a little on the take the Report and Accounts as read. path leading to the parapet of the veran They have been in your hands for some dah. days, and, in addition to the particulars foor, close to the couch; and the razor case I saw the razor produced on the given in them, there is not much for me to open on the toilet table. tell you with regard to the working of the Mr Meyerink, in reply to the. Coroner, Refinery. The advance that took place in stated that deceased never threatened to Raw Sugar shortly after the formation of take away his life, though he was anxious the Company, and the high prices that that his employers should not bear of his ruled to the end of the season reduced earn-ondition. He was very well off in a inga very considerably, but the results shown pecuniary way. indicate very satisfactorily what may be Attained to under more favourable circum stances. The produce of the Refinery has obtained a footing in nearly every eastern market; and an important feature is the favour it has met with amongst shippers to Bombay and to other distent markets. Of Corree our principal non-local ontlets are Shanghai, Hankow, Tientcin and Yokohama and for Loaf Sugar and Cube made under our patents there has sprung up, in addition

ment with Mr Meyeriuk as to the disposal The Coroner having made an arrange- of certain property belonging to deceased pocket-book, watch, do, he asked the Jury for their verdiet. animonsly given as Bulofde, while in an unsound state of mind,"

This was to-

Tam Ahing and Tam Aloong, two coolies were found guilty, the former of larceny and the latter of receiving some clothing &c., from the house of Mr James, tense was reserved.

The Sessions were then adjourned to-morrow at 10 a.m,

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the "CRINA MAIL," February 20, 1879, ing at a few minutes to past 2, I met the SIR-Returning from the fire this morn. large Government Engine on its way down, going at the rate of one mile in say 10 hours, Can you assign any reason for such cool Indifference on the part of those responsible for the disgraceful dawdling?

Yours,

THE RACES,

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only; First Pony $25, Second $10, Third $5; to be ridden by Chinamen ontoh weights. Once Round.

China.

SHANGHAI,

(Courier.)

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under which I made the acquaintance of minutes all chance of saving the ship was 1 will not dwell on the circumstances the boats were washed away, and in twenty this Court, for it is better that one should over, and each one ou buard had to save ing of such things as these. It is sufficient killed by the felling of the mizen-mast, and not thrust himself too far forward in writ himself er perish. Captain Mackintosh was to say that I had certain dealings with it, only eleven out of thirty-three remain to which concerned me more than the outside tell the story of this appalling calamity. Two women and two children are among public--and let it go at that.

those lost.

Ten ponies atarted, and after a tight race with Demonio, Surcingle landed a winner.

Surcingle (The Horse) Demonio (John Scott) Illo (The Shoemax) Time, 1min. 593. This event brought the Race Meeting of colony, and bis axe flies off the handle and and at teu miantes to eight had passed Iwe- 1879 to a close.

goon down another man's throat, thereby sima lighthouse. All went well and the causing his death, there may perhaps be vessel was making nire knots an hour until mitigating circumstances, always providing ten o'clock, when a south-south-east gale the man who swallowed the axe stood sprang up, and, as a surront was setting in outside the limits of this colony at the to the northward, the ship hecame un- time; but if the party of the first part still managable and drifted on to an island The China Navigation Company's steamer never paid for it or had the seal of this hundred feet high in one part presente a owed the money for that axe, and had called Oosims, which standing about three Sen-Tunsin (Captain Mackay), which left this Court put on it, then the crime is arson in bold and rugged front. The night was till port yesterday (Feb. 11th) for Ningpo, put the first degree. If the other man recovers dark, rain and sleet were falling, and soon back to-day in tow of the Kiangteen from his over-dose of irot, he must prove after midnight the vessel drove on the (late Hupeh), having been in collision that the deed was done without his know. rocks, the topmasts falling overboard with lant night with the British ship Martha. ledge or consent, otherwise he is hauled up the first crash. Sea after sea continued to We learn that the collision took place a for obtaining axes under false pretences. little before seven o'clock in the evening,

completo the damage already commenced, when the Tun-sin was going down the river, a little below the Small Beacon. The Fun-sin passed too close to the Martha, The Martha was lying at anchor there coming just under her bowsprit and, jib boom. The boats and davite, paddle box and duckhouse, zolla and stanchions on the starboard side of the Tun-sin were carried Away, and the funnels knocked down. The fined to this colony, but takes in the rolling The jurisdiction of the Court is not con-

No mere words can sufficiently acknow Tun-sin now los at the Company's wharf, earth, the sea, and all that in them is ledge or testify to the kindress of the on the Bund of the French Concession, Captain Jack Bunsby, asks, If a ship natives, who appear to have treated every and her starboard side, which is next the stands out by St. George's channel, which one resoned with the greatest attention and wharf, ehows that she has been considerably les right ahead on her? The Downs. But liberality. Doctors were sent for, houses damaged. The paddle-box, and the deck that don't go to prove she'll run agin the and clothes were provided, and all the OFF DAY, FEBRUARY 20TH. house which stood above it are gone, and The races announced for to-day drew the opper half of the paddle wheel is com lies in the appliestion on it." The fuot were placed at the disposal of the ship

Downs. The bearings of this observation, luxuries that this poor island could afford together a pretty large number of people to on the top of the main deokhouses, and the out" from any port in christendom, under terms of the treatment they received, and pletely exposed. The two funnels are lying cannot be disputed, that if a ship stands wrecked crew. All speak in the highest the Course, E. E. the Governor and Mirs davits and stanchions all along the side of any flag, the spot that lies right ahead of the two men who are left in charge of the the vessel are twisted and broken. We her is Hongkong. If there is a crime com- wreck will no doubt add their testimony to material. The good crops now being prepared for market promise us

Donovan were amongst those present has suffered much damage. The passengers a cow falls overboard, or the captain draws The hull of the vessel is lying perhaps in breased earnings, and with the extension

The weather was delightful, neither too and cargo of the Tun ein were transferred his revolver ez a sailor and shoots him full five or six fathoms of water, but all vestige of the Befinery now being made we hope to

hot or too cold and with a clear blue to another steamer, which left this after of holes like a coal screen, this Court will of her is gone, and little remains to tell the occupy fully the important field of industry

noon for Ningpo. we have entered upon, and which the special

sky overhead the day was a most en

tackle it as cheerfully and readily as if it end story of this first disaster of 1879. joyable one. There were Ave events

was done in this harbor. advantages possessed by the Company's

On the 4th inst., a Naval Court was held property enable us to do at a comparatively

The following gentlemen compticed the on to-day's programme: The Girths' Cup,

The case of the #Lathely d'itch" was at the British Consulate, Nagasaki, to small cost. The Consulting Committee and Jury-Mesars J. B. O, da Roza, D. the Reichsfreiherr Onp, the Strathavon's

Japan.

somewhat peculiar, to say the least. On enquire into the logs of the British barque Agents have weighed carefully the question Travers, C. L. Gotham, H & sppard, A,

(Japan Mail)

her Errival here, the steward went before Star Queen. The Court was composed of if providing for the expenditure necessitated . P. Ribeiro, F. or G. von Stockhausen, Champlon Cup, tho Visitor's Cup, and Alderton, of the P.&O. steamer China, for the and three months extra pay: sald Consal eldent; Thomas B. Moody, Esq., Lieutenant We are indebted to the courtesy of Capf. his Consul and applied for his discharge Jamce Troupe, Esq., H.B.M.'s Consul, Pré- by the extension, and it has been thought M. Baptista. well to obtain by loan the gum required

The Acting Attorney General (J. Russell, the Native Feramble. The first race following On Monday morning last, about having the power rested in him by bis H.1.8. Egeria, and Edward C. Bridgtang beyond our available funds, and thus to Eg prozebuted.

brought forward two poules; for the Reiche

9 o'clock, as the China was passing Buwo government, to award the money for cause Esq., Master British barque Dound Castle, avoid adding permanently to the capital of I would appear from the evidence Freiherr Oup, there were three entries; the of smoke and brownish matter was seen to find suflcisut cause, and declined to make chief officer of the Star Queen, the following Shims, about 10 miles off, a dense volume at his discretion, It appears he could'nt After hearing the evidence of A. J. Glover, the Company. I now propose the adoption that the defendant and another man had Stachas n's Champion Cup, four; the saddenly shoot up from the side of the the award. Then the faithful steward finding was returned That the ship was of the Report, and that the accounts do paso been observed on board the Canton steamer but before asking any gentleman to second by P. O. Campbell, whose attention was Visitor's Cup, five and the Native Soram in the air. It appeared to extend towards simple fan that there is not, and never was on the island of Kisima; but no log-book or

Island,

the height of at least 2,000 fest brought his dass before the Court, The lost on the morning of the 22nd Jan, 1879, the motion I should state that I shall be directed toward them owing to the sus bie, ten. The following are the results the top of the laisud. The mass rashed up any is here which would entitle the pupurs of any description baving been saved happy to answer any questions that may be pleiote manner in which they moved about GIRTHS CUP-Value $100, 1 miles, perpendicularly, and then formed into a steward to his three months' pay under any and the sole evidence on oath being that of

Enquiries trert instituted, and it was tliscovered that the child had been stolen

for all Griffin-Winners excluded. Bort of gigantic mushroom. The north. | circumstances, did not worry this Court for the mate, we consider that the evidence in not from a house in Chinese territory, The

Weight for inghes. Entrance $0,-to

west breese soou cleared the smoke eway, moment. It ruled him the money under bulelent to warrant our attributing blamo house had been burglaciolidly entered and

go to second Pout

and there appeared to be a heavy rent the foreign law, and pettled the question for the loss of the ship to any person."

The wreck of the Star Quren has heal the other man was detained by the Chinese

down the side of the island. As the cloud between its own conscience and its maker. Two poties starteds Black Moire, 10st, 13 drifted astern of the steamer, it appeared to Sach is life. A man must be something sold and brought the sum of $1,238, and authorities to answer for the burglary. The defendant was then brought bao aaye (Nickels); and Room, 10st.8 (Von Gonner) ba composed of brown ashes and fine seprim, more than a gallant soldier, before he can the coals which were put up to auction at "Zbour" "the" game time, started at a bid of 218 and charged with being conversed in detain The Tass was considered almost a dead cer. The island of Suwo Shima is about 2,000 drop op these nine legal distinctione, ing the shild.

feet high. It is rarely titas much a phono. Another importane decision rendered | cents, from which they went up step by step tainly for Black Moire, although Ron was menon occurs, without some great canval here recently, will illustrate the more than till they realised the comparatively large a by no meña sontemptible antagonistii ulen of the north taking plate olsewhere, ) mortal wisdom of the Court, and will sum of $625,

to Chinese requirements, a demand in

SUPREME COURT, IN CRIMINAL BESSIONS,

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Manila, We require only the cheap raw (Before the Chief Justice Sir Joux SHALE.) | Hennessy and General Donovan and have not beard as yet whether the Martha mitted on that ship ten milez from land, or the goodness of the inhabitants of the island.

addressed to man.

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Mr JACKSON sebonded the motion, Carried unanimously The CHIRMAN - The Kext business is the appointment of the Consulting Come kuittes for 1879, 1927.

M JACKOR moved that Messrs. W. H. Sorben, F. D. Bassoon, E. R. Belilios, and W. Beloere be razsppointed as the Couraits log Committes for 18s your

20th February, 1879.

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BEGINA UTANG AHOI,

The prisoner was indicted for kidnapping female child aged six years, and also with bringing the child into the Colony for the purpose of selling her.

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The Altry General withdrew the