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arranged to give them a holiday on Monday Instead, on whlob day there will be no

fsane of the China Mail.

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In our report of the loss of the Swedish barque Capella wo stated that the cargo was insured in Messrs. Russell & Co's Office. We should have been more accurate had we named the Yangtze Insurance Association; while the risk bold by that office le, we understand, only a small one apon the freight.

An Inquest was held this aftoranoo at the Gaol, on the bo ly of a Ip-it, a prisoner, aged 48, who was undergoing a neuterce of three months' hard labour for larceny. The evidence-wout to show that death resulted from a fit of apoplexy and paralysis. The Jury, comprising Meners J. Robinson, C. Selmund, and A. F. de L. Soares, return ed a verdict of “death from natural danses.”

THREE seems to be some fatality attending the mail steamers from Yokohama. The Alaska which should have been Lere to-day at the latest, judging from her San Fran- elsoo date, has not yet boon telegraphed na having even left Yokohams. The China, with the Japan mails for the home going steamer, was expected yesterday, and has not arrived at the hour of our going to press today.

In view of the large-extent to which building operations are being carried on here at pre- Bent, coolies willing to work should have no difficulty in obtaining an honest livelihood"; and those who resort to robbery should be the more severely dealt with a they have no excuse on the ground of temptation through hunger or want. The Praya works alone find employment for hundreds of labourers.

WHILE the missrable fare has so long continued here of a detective foroe de prived of every iota of ita usofulness or power to act, it is pleasant to notios that the authorhies of other places have not so completely lost their common sense as our own authorities did. We read that a special Detective Department of the Calcutta Pollos has been formed, under the separate charge of the Deputy Superintendent, and not in my way under the thanna superintendents.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Mr Wotton --No, my Lord.

| This is not an ordinary bankruptoy. It is į afidavit la invalid unless there is that

requiring a man of great commercial know- an extraordinary care, in many ways, addition 7

ledge, special German knowledge, and having a great deal of other informallon which no Englishman here has, and an amount of accountant knowledge which no official of this Court can be expected to have. 1 find, although it was long held that it could not be done, that 1 tave the power to appolat a meeting of creditors to choose a creditors' astigree and on the ground that there has been gave miscarriage, I will appoint such a meeting it the official an algude ask it; if he does not, I shall do nothing in the mattor.

Mr Wotton Having considered the adviability of baring somebody appointed, who can be paid his fees out of the estate, I shall now adop: your Lordship's sugges. tion, and ask, on behalf of the official assignee, that a meeting be held of the creditors to consider the advisability of

The Chief Justice: To choose an assignee," I must have the words of the ordinance. Of oured it will be optional for meeting or not, us they like.. them to carry out the purpose of the

Are they in Court?—Yes. What is the amount}-$7000. Personal assets 7-Yes. What do they consist of 1-$605), my elaira against. Mr Theodore Pustau; and $950 which I gave up,

know of this $6050, dus by Mr Pustau to His Lordship:-Does the Official assigneo the bankrupt?

The Registrar:That forms part of the compromine.

The Chlof Justico:You must admit that, At least I so read it. In point of fast, I don't see how you can prove at all, how you can make an affidavit that to your personal knowledge the debt was in ourred. That, more than anything ehe, should show how futile is the attempt to proceed in this Court How many of those who have proved debta: can His Lordship-Do you ac understand take affidavit that they have personal 1, Mr Wotton? koowledge that the debt was incurred 1. 1 Mr Wotton No. It is not quite so, do not belleve any one of the proofs of The Chief Justice :-Everybody seeme creditors is valid. "I do not say they are all to be completely at sea. It is a regular Invalid simply through that omission. Each "Comedy of Errors." And this sort of loses its validity from reasons of its own. thing to happen among the most acute Inability to swear to an affidavit in the some of thom are, I really cannot under Mr Wetton:With regard to this commercial men of the colony, as these or prenoribed form, the creditors are not to stand it blame for that I

His Lordship Then who or what is to blame for it.

Mr Johnson:That is the sum that has always been demanded.

The Chief Justico :-I again ask you, Mr Wotton, to reconsider this question of the bankrupt's going to Hamburg, Mr Pustau I mean. I ask it in the most earnest way. I don't think the Court should give way on this point, but I wish to give you one more opportunity of reconsidering the matter before we launch into this new career.

Mr Wotton again said the creditors did | home at the expense of the estate, or on not feel justified in sending the bankrupt thote motion.

Mr. Wotton :-The state of the law. The Chief Justice: The law very pro- porly says that people are not to come here and swear to anything they don't know. Mr Wottone will be paid his fees Perhaps it is too strongly put, especially from the estate, of course,

for a case of this kind here, but that is the His Lordship:-They can make their law. As to the question before us I shall own arrangements with him. The Court make an order, on the petition of the official does not pay him. Whatever happens this assignee, when I have before me the Court will be free from all responsibility, signatures of the creditors. as well as the official assignce; and the was sotually the money of Theodore This money responsibility will be all on the shoulders Fustau but for this bank cuptor. Then, in of the creditors and their assignee: All the matter of the bankruptcy of W. C. von the difficulty has here arisen from the Pustau, for fiual examination, a meeting is shall adjourn your case, along with Mr His Lordship Then, Mr Donnor, I creditora refusing to allow the bankrupt appointed to be held on Monday, the 28th Paalaus, till the 30th inst. Meantime, 1 to go to Eambury, where all things can be April for the choice of a creditoza assignce; shall look carefully look into it, and ses done that are necessary in regard to this and protection is granted the bankrupt whether the whole bankruptcy cannot be estate,

until the 30th lost. At the same time 1 superseded. Do you wish to go to Ham strongly recommend the creditors to re-burg 7- conelder this, måtter. I have no interest, one way or other, opposed to theirs. go to Bamburg. have no interest for Mr Pustau. But 1 have a great interest in seeing that justice done, and the law on the subject ad- bered to,

Mr Wotton Bat the fact is, my Lord, the creditors did not feel justified in-

His Lordship-Do you appear for them Mr Wotton -i appear for the official assignee and for the creditors.

The Chief Justice-You can speak only for those who have retained you. Do not tell me what the creditors do or do not feel justifed in doing, unless you are retained by them. Have you received a retainer

from them?

Mir Wotton: have, my Lord, and I am instructed to say that they, while not opposing the bankrupt's going to Hamburg, do dut feel justified in asking that be be sent at the experse of the esiste,

Bis Lordship Then he can't go.

Mr Donner No. I have no whah to

By bis Lordship :-Do you desire to leave the East 7-If I can find the means, I intend to leave China.

Then your desire is to have these pro- opposition to your Lordship's suggestion: discharged.

hir Wotton :-The creditors offer noceedings superseded -I would rather be they do not oppose the bankrupt being allowed to go to Hamburg, but they do not see their way to requesting it, and pay. ing for it, as the Court has stated that it requires before any order will be made.

His Lordship Then we must split the straw. He cannot go, unless they request it. As to the cost, they incur no responsi

But you must be discharged in Hamburg, I su not a partner In the Hamburg house,

But letters have been sent from your house here to Hamburg, by which debts bave been incurred —Yes," and to many other places too.

Bis LordshipWell, I am referring

| first native ship is allowed to land Ite cargo duty free; so there is some competition, and often junks are seeò hovering near "Everlasting Point" before the ice bas broke up in the river. Steamors will bardly be able to come up for a fortnight year, we had half a dozen steamers in port yet, this being a very late winter. Last by the 20th March. It does not look as if any will be able to arrive before 3ist instant, as carts are still crossing the river. Everything in the shape of business and pleasure remains stagnant, and we long for a change

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LONDON GOSSIP. (From the World, Feb. 19.) Although Lord Beaconsfield deprosated anything lika conjecture as to how the Zula business occurred, millitary arities who know oaunot refrain from discussing the ead something of the Ospe and its people affair. The most generally received opinion is that the draught oxen, of whom there were many thousande, had as usual, strayed sonfo diatanos from the camp to search of pasture, and that when once in the bush they were surrounded and captured by the A ghastly story recebes us from Ningpo, Zulus. Upon this the first impulse of the or rather from Chinhat, a district subor- troops in camp would be to recover thele diasts to that of the Ningpo profecture. oren. The same thing has occurred again Ther was a family of throw brothers, one and again in provious wars. and again became a willow, when she wish-order or system, suatobing up thele arma of whom died. The widow married again, beaded lade rush out in a hurry, without ed to become an inmate of the house of her and eager for the fray. The presence of first husband, which the elder brother older soldiers, experienced in the ruses of desired, but to which the younger strenu- the wily savage, has often enough in timen ously objected. The difference ended past staved off a similar defat by checking in a guarrel and a fight; the son of the the rash ardour of the rest. Unhappily elder brother gained in the struggle, and the 24th were all boys. There was hardly aided in beating the younger, who started an old soldier of two or three years' service to complain at the magistracy. On his in the ranks, and it is ea y to conceive that way be was overtaken and intercepted by the whole battalion was carried away by the two vistors, who tied his hands, and excitement. Officers in such a case, when then burnt him to death at the stakes; the men have got out of hand, can de llitle grave matter for the local authorities to to stem the torrent. The men will go their deal with.

own way. It was so probably upon thin straight into the jawa of death. Food unfortunate occasion, and the way led them by the Zulu method of attack, having fired away all their ammunition, they would have fallen an oasy prey to the assegai-charge of the enemy. This is a very plausible ex- planation of the disaster.

a special sitting was held by Chea and Dr. Atthe Mixed Court, yesterday afternoon, Macgowan, for the purpose of disposing of which a man, named San cho-sze, was the famous Hongkew kidnapping caso, in charged with abducting Sun Cheong, a mer chaat in Hongkes, and forcibly carrying him about a hundred miles lato the interior of the country. Further evidence was received from the taipau of the district where Inspector Stripling and the Honkow Polios captured the kidnappers and released the unfortunate merchant, and also from the boatmen employed convey the party up-country. An offer was made to the prisoner of mitigation of his sentence if he would divulge the names of his accomplices; but this he refused to do. He was there upon sentenced to undergo two years' im- prisonment; and as Sun Cheong declared be was afraid of being killed when the prisoner was liberated, the prisoner' was also ordered to find security, at the expiry of his torm of imprisonment, that he would keep the peace. Representations were made by Mr Penfold, who vonducted the prose cution, and Mr Stripling of the Honghow the prisoner would not at any time during Police, that an order should be made that

his period of imprisonment be liberated on

Bir Wotton --That is frequently the case.bility. The expenso, that is the amount of to a place where the Uourt has im who cannot leave the Colony and go home, passage, as to be sure that your purpose not. You must deal with the focus There are many other men in Hongkong his passage money-for you could pay hiperial jurisdiction, which this Court has aimply because they have been unfortunate was met by his going-would come out of contractus. If you get a discharge here, and have not the means.

the estate, and all the responsibility the that will be a perfect discharge so far a pha of sickness, and the Magistrate oreditors would tueur would be so far as the as this Colony is concerned; but I cannot acquiesood, saying if the prisoner turned dividend affected them. If there came to be say more. I amz vozy ignorant as to what, be would have to die rather than be dividend in this bankruptcy, and if the mate weight such a discharge has beyond this set at liberty, of that dividend wore effeabed by the $300 Colony. I have no doubt we all are.

$400 paid to send the bankrupt home, then they would be affected; but only then, and only to that extent,

His Lordship -But he wants to go to Hamburg in the interests of the greditors.

Mr Wotton The creditors are not sa. tisfied that, in their interest, there is any necessity for his going to Hamburg.

Als Lordship-The Attorney General said laat week that the creditors were de. sirous le should go.

Mr Wotion don't think he went so far. He said that, it having been consider. ed desirable that he should go, the credit- ors, out of deference to Your Lordship's suggestion, wou'd not oppose his going.

The Chief Justice :-1 do not refer to

tion, he said the creditors considered it said in the ensuing discussion or converes would be an advantage.

STRANGERS arriving here, and even real-what he read from the paper, but, what he dents, are often imposed upon by boatmen, and chair-golies, who domand considerably more than their legal fare. It is the duty of the Government to prevent this if poss ible. Apart from the extortion, the annoy. ance to which people are subjected if they

he

The Chief Justice-I certainly did. [The Clerk's record was consulted, but, had no notes of the conversation or dis. cussion. The Judge had no notes, and suggested that the point was not a material

Police Intelligence

TIEKTSIN.

(Courier Cor.)

March 29th,

Lord Chelmsford states that a court of inquiry is collecting evidence, but it is to be feared that the only witnesses are dead mon. We shall require, however, to hear something from the general in bis own defence. As Colonel Thosiger, Lord Cholma- ford was highly thought of when Adjutant- General of the Indian army; he did well also as colonel of the Both, and as Lord Napler's chief of the staff in the Abyssinian Expedition. Cortainly he has had to Cape experience but that gained within the last twelve months, and at the time of his appointment to the command its widom was questioned by some for, The poloto which must be explained are his plan of campaige, with its four widely-separated lines of advance, and the collection of so large a quantity of stores, material, end cattle within the enemy's country, and doubt he intended this camp as an advanced before he had made good his position. No

magazine and base of operations. If so, it will be important to hear whether the camp was entrenched. It must have been the earthworks which enabled the detachment under the two young Engineor officere, Brombead and Chard, to hold out no bofof- osily at Rorke's Drift; and if Lord Chelmsford has neglected to strengthen the headquarter pamp in the same way he will

It is said that the Cabinet was at firat be cepaured by many who are already quite disposed to take him severely to task. strongly inclined to throw him over altogether, and make him bear the whole bruns of the blame. The manifest injustion of this, at least until further details come to hand, was, however, obvious, and for the prozeat he is exposed only to innuendo and indirect attack.

All staff officers belonging to regiments under orders for the Cape have with com tions in the hands of the authorities, and mendable promptitude placed their resigna-

their comradea Among these is Lord are prepared to embark with the rest of Gifford, whose regiment, the 67th, is to go Frou Ceylon to the Cape; and Major Or, who is garrison instructor at Aldershot, and who belongs to the 94th.

Order made accordingly that this ap plication do stand adjourned till the 80th inst protestion correspondingly extended, Mr Wotton The creditors do not see although, as his Lordship remarked, he their way to ask the Court to send him did not know against whom he was protect inquiry was bold at the office of the Com- At the request of the Customs Total, an home; they do not see the necessity, Ing him, sesing none of his creditors con-

His Lordship-Then the ones is ad-sidered it worth their while to concern missioner of Customs, on the 28th, into the journed till the 30th April. The meeting themselves about him.

circumstances of the loss of the hulk Aden shall draw up a form for, hut I shall not

at Taku. Several gentlemen expert in intervene in it. I must say I very much

nautical affairs were present, and it is doubt, orea if an able German accountant

understood that the conclusion reached was

ability to perfect the proceedings in thle be appointed as creditors' assignee, pour

nearly or quite unanimous. The Aden was The remanded case in which one Changa hulk owned by the C. M. S. N. Co., but Court, I would, if i felt that I could de Achiri, a coolie, was charged on suspicion lead by the Taku Pilot Co, to facilitate Me Wotton 2-1 certainly did not so un-so with propriety, make an order for the with being concerned with two others not the discharge of the cargo of steamers. The derstand him.

bankrupt to be allowed to go to Hamburg.in ustody, with stealing sundry articles agreement between the repective companies But I do not see that the Court can give of clothing, the property of the frmate of sis in dispate, but it is said that the workig way on this point, I aball, only make suoti brothel at Towmahti, while she was drunk, force of the Aden, foreign and native, ras Fatorder if you ask it. You inour nothing gave a very unsatisfactory account of him but paid by the steamer company.

came on again to day. The defendant under the supervision of the Pilot Go the way of risk, Bave so far as the few hundred dollars spent affects your dividend. The self, and Mr Creagh ordered him to find is reported that as a result of the inquiry restle will simply be that you will stop him security for his good behaviour to $30 for it agree that she was deficient more than once called attention to this Hi Lordship shall appoint this here a long tima; and you will find that six months, or in default to go to gaol for in ballast, that the officer in charge of her matter; and we would now suggest as a

meeting, and then we on shift the respon it must ootae to that in the end. I am mr. three months.

was overworked, and that his ordors sibility, and that will be something dore, prised at your not seeing this. It is utterly

had been disobeyed lu regard to the dis remedy, that every chair-bearer should be If it is not shifted, under the clear under: Impossible for the Court to have any inter.

charge of cargo. It is claimed that he was required to exhibit a scale of fares on the standing of the Bankruptcy Law, on to the eat or feeling in the matter save for the

negligent in failing to see that these orders creditore, then this Court will be clearly general good. There is no possibility of

were enforced. It is understood that the side of his chair, so that it can be seen at a exonerated from the responsibility of doing your giving him the money and his not

C.M.S. N. Co. desire to hold the Pilot Co. glance. The present method of carrying a nothing. If the creditors will not take going.

You can see after that, by paying said "I do not know you" and he re-cargo, on the ground that the superinten-capturing three Rossians at Mackenzie's he was a special constable. The constable responsible for the loss of the hulk and s troop sergeant-major in the Crimes by board has been found almost useless, as it their share of the responsibility in anything his passaga only.

that is to be done, clearly enough thing Urder made accordingly for a meeting of plied "I think you are a new man,"dence was under their control. If this farm, and carrying a wounded officer (Cap is never produced unless specially asked will borne to a stand-still. If you will come creditors to be bold on the 28th, to be ad. The countable then invited him to go claim is brought, the case may became a tain Webb) out of range of the enemy's for. Passengers should also be advised to to me in Chambers, Mr Plunket, I shall vertised in the Government Gazette at least and see the Inspector, and on his re- Conmlar one, but in which Consulate is guns at Balaclava --Atlas. note the time when they engage a chair. 16 a special notice drawn out for this ten days beforehand; the final examina fusing to go arrested him. Defendant uncertain, as the pilots represent several The same system should be applied to boats. mesting of creditors in a proper form. Ition of bankrupt and the further hear but this was found to be untrue, Cheung in places, and it is the intention to take then said that he was a district watchman, different nationalities. The Aden is broken must sud that, in the present state of things, of his application for discharge to be ad- I cannot authorise the official assignes to journed till April 80. incur any expanies whatever.

do not accede to the demands of their tor

mentors, is in itself a crying evil. We have

a scale of lares being hung in a prominent position. Any infringement of this rule should be punished by fine, Boats and chairs plying for bice should also be kept clean, and breach of this regulation should subject the offending party to the forfeiture of his license,

SUPREME COURT.

IN BANKRUPTCY.

(Before His Lordship the Chief Justice.) April 10, 1870,

In the matter of W, C, E, von PUSTAU, a bankrupt, An adjourned public sitting was held to-day for the sald bankrupt to pass his last examination and make application for his discharge.

Mr Johnson (of Mesare. Sharp, Toller and Jobaan) appeared for the bankrupt; and Min Weston, from Mr Brereton's office, for the official assigace, opposed.

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Luf Awan, a watchman, was charged with personating a police constable. It appears that P. C. No. 231 noticed him with his cont unbuttoned, and asked bio why he did not button it. He replied that

Akan, householder, came forward and her to pieces, after which she will be blown gave evidence to the effest that the defen-up. An order was issued some time sincs dant, who was employed by him as a private for Tls. 7,000 for raising the bulk. watchman, was on the day in question, ab- to show that he had bought the uniform rent from his post. Evidence was also called for 5 cents from

shopkeeper who had

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NEWOHWANG,

In the matter of CONRAD MORRO DONNER, Mr Wotton In this case, my Lord,

■ Bankrupt there was a petition handed in, praying for the above-named bankrupt to cast his This was also an adjourned public sitting compromise the claims of Mr Theodors last examination and make application for for authority to the official assignee to

March 17. Pustau. now present that petition on hie discharge.

purchased if at the Police auction. The Our correspondent writer-For the first behalf of the official assignee. He it Mr Johnson, who appeared for the back-keeper of a small fraiterer's shop deposed to time the weekly courier has not turned up, anxious to compromise the claim, and Mrrupt, said the final or amended accounts the defendant having called twice, and and we begin to fancy that our mails are Theodore Pusiau is anxious to have the had not yet been filed. A similar order as representing himself as a cozintable collected being kept at Tientsin, to be forwarded per

10 cents. matter cleared up, as he finds his present to continuance of protection, and an ad-

His Worship fined him $30, steamer. It this be the intention, we do doubtful position injurious to his business, journment to the game date might be made, with the alternative of three months' hard not look for them before All Fool's day,

labour.

for the river is not likely to becoms liquid Francisca Xavier, clerk af the M. M. sooner. Just fancy, on this (14th March) Company's Office, rooting up & shrub at the Government frost. Although we have had an occasional summoned for the ther. Fahr, shown about 20 degrees

Gardeni, valued at 24 cents. He was seen warm and genial day, the last,

His Lordship:-Whose money was this Mr Wotton-We-claimed is as money belonging to the estate, wrongfully paid to Mr Theodore Pustau,

The Chief Justice :-Do the creditors COMIur in this application † Mr Wotton:They do.

The Chief Justice-Then let them all sign it.

Me Wotton: Perhaps it had better stand over till the appointment of a creditors assignee.

The Chief Justice Who are the credi for i Who appears for them?

ed,' my Lord;

succeed,

WAL

rather

The Registrer:-No creditors have prov His Lordship Well, I do not pretend by one do Alam, & gardener employed at still pressut, winter has been a very pro- to carry all the bankruptcy law in my the gardens, with the plant in his band. longed and monotonous season. During head that is a thing I believe that no human being could doj but I have little e dropped it when he saw the gardener. the week, geese and ducks were flying about hesitation in anying that this is a state of F Asia, another gardoner, stated that he in the hope of finding water; but they things never contemplated by the ordinances had seen the defendant walking about and looked thin, and, disappointed at the hard don't see how the bankruptey can suddenly stoop down and draw the plant frost, they returned to warmer latitudes, from the ground by the roots. Witness Snow has fallen in abundanes, and when His LordshipYou say the creditore Me Donner, the bankrupt, being called then followed him, and saw him drop the it melts thon streams and river will be. copear in it.

by order of the Court, deposed to the state plant. He was taken to Mr Ford, and the swallsu, and we fear the country people Mr Wotton Certainly, the creditors of his aff irs as follows

sampong was then taken out. Defendant will be inundated just as they require the Me Johnson reminded the Court that | whơhave proved sonsar in it.

By the Court Have you any personal gardens and tapped a true with his stick to has arrived in large quantities, but prices stated in defence that he was walking in the ground for tilling and sowing, Produce this case was Isat before it on the 3rd His Lordship:-Then, if they are anxious į ureditors I—No, my lord. April, when His Lordship continued pro-for this compromise to be effested, let them But you are a partner in the firm of frighten a bird; then the Erst witness, at keep up, Business generally is quiet. tection to the bankrupt, with leave to him say so let them sign this, and it can Wa. Pustsu & Co. I am a partner.

once demanded 10 cents, at the same time Malya is worth Tla. 600 per chest, and plece to apply to the Court for an allowance from be done. You speak, Dr Wotton, of the

Does your account fied contain all the accusing him of plucking flowers. He denied goods mominally quoted. In fact every- the estate to allow him to go to Hamburg. creditors who bare proved. That reminds debts of the firm Yes, that is of the and then the other witness came up. thing waits for the first steamer's new&

and said he saw him pluck it, His Lordship -Have the creditors any me that we shall have to before next Hongkong and Canton firms,

March 18, thing Further to add to their statement of meeting what proefs, of those we have before Then you owe go74,000 According to Worship fined him $10, with the alternative Last evening a courier arrived with daten Last week!

of 14 diys' imprisonment. Un, are valid,

that statement but I am preparing an

from Shanghal to 14th alto., and sundry Chan fim Fuk, a coolle, and Chan Ass, cover which had been despatched by the Mr Johnson No, my Loid,

Mr Wotton There was some point as to amended statement, which to, as yet, incoms hawker, were sent, the first to His Lordship Then I have nothing the usual form of the Court not being complet that smended statement show more months hard labour, and the latter to 9th, (specimen inclosed, showing the latter three Customs, Shanghai, as long ago as January further to say on the subject. The cropiled with. ditore bave caused a great miscarriage of His Lordship-Frealsely so, I have or less I cannot say.

three months' imprisonment, the first and date, as well as date received here, 17th Justice in this case by not choosing an off-looked over these proofs, so-called; and, as I Did you owe this money to those several last fourteen days' to solitary sonduement, March; per contra I hand you a cover, with hard labour, both for Shanghai, 8th February, and Nowchwang gal assignse, and

am at present adiised, there is not one of persons when you filed this schedule?—Yes,

Jarceny. Mr Walton -I do not know, my Lord, | them validi

my lord,

17th March.). The delay in regard to the Bls LordshipNow, here is a man

first la nndoubtedly due to the obstructive- owing $874,000, and yet nobody thinks it

meas of the untive authorities at Ohinklang. worthwhile to come forward and prove a

or shewhere. I do not believe any one single dollar against blow, when he

will blame the. Customs for it, comes to be adjudicated a bankrupt,

Mr Wotton I do not see that they are

the rest

China SHANUKAI,

(Courier, April 5.)

His

Curiously enough, besides Lord Gifford, V.C., there is but one other Victoris Greas man in the regimente under orders for the Cape-Quartermaster John Berryman, of the 17th Lancers. He won his distinction when

Quotations.

HONGKONG, April 10, 1879, OPIUM,-Now Patna, cash....$550

Allowance Tools,

2

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15

15

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Old

cash,... Now Benares, cash, 530 ola

cash, New Malwa, credit, 750

1.

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Old Malwa, credit, Allowance Tools,

8/6+

15

Exchange.

+

Bank, Wire,... 22.

30 days' aight, 6 months' aight, Credits,

Documentary, 6 months' sight, B/7 India, Wire,...

Shanghai, demand,

demand,...

218

220

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724

60 days' sight,... 781 Gold Leaf, 90 fine... Sovereigns,...

28.80 **** 0.58 Shares.

Hongkong Bank, 40 % prom. Union Ins. Society of Canton, $1,400 North China Ins. Opi, Tix. 1,250 China Traders' Inn, Co., $1,800 Yangtzo Ina. Ansoo, Ils. 710 Chinese Insurance Co., $270 H.K. Fire ins. Co., $720 China Fire Ins. Co., $175 H. K. & W. Dock Co., par.. H.K. U. & M. S. boat Co., $10 dis, Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tia. 17 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tla, 95, ez div. Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel O., $68 China Sugar Refining Co., $180 Chiness Trapezial Loan, £110.

Do. of 1877, £118

Temperature. Taken (Taken at Mezera Falconer & Cola Premiisut,

Queen's Road,} Homerono, April 10, 1873.

it the croditvæn are to blame for this after Mr Wotton Has your Lordship seen Mr all Even had they chosen an serignee, Audib's there was 20`ons willing to set.

His Lordship-Yes, Ihave. (0 pyof a His Lordship -Then the less that is davit handed to the Judge). But the section randone the better; for this Court is not to as to proof (des, 109) provides that where

A smart shock of earthquake van felt at altogether, the service as far as this Port ie act for people who shisk the duty and the deposition or affidavit shall be made Wation We can always come in, at Shaugh about o'clock yesterday morn concerned has been wonderfully well par- responsibility of looking after their own by any other person then the reditor, any time before a dividend is declared, and Ing. Many people were woke up from their formed by the Customs, and we have been interests.

the deponent phill, in his deposition of prove our claims, Eleantime, we bare sleep by the rattling of furniture and of almost as sure of the weekly courier as of affidavit, not forth, not only that he is thought it sufficient to prove. against the the windows, and some residents observed the gun which tells us the time every BAROMSIER 9 AM

that the walls of the houses oscillated, Saturday. A sense of justice, not to add duly authorised by his principal to make firm.

His Lordship No doubt. All that is Some, alarmed at the disturbance, got up the knowledge of what is by far the beat the deposition or affidavit," but also, (and thie son have not done) "that it is within his very trus But meantime here is the and boume anxious as to the safety of for my own intereate, duces me to advo- knowledge" (that is within the deponent's bankrupt before me, to paes his final examine their dwellings. The shook lasted several cate the 1. M. Customs Postal Service, and perascal knowledge) that the debt wisation for all I know: He owes $574,000, and seconds the movement being from erat to I sincerely trust that it will have a good

nobody has thought it worth while to nisim west. It is, we believe, some 11 years since run as long as i am in China Mr Wotton -There might be some little: a single peuny, And yet this is called bank- Shanghal was similarly visited,

Still cold (Ther. 18 Fahrt. No skance addition,

gaytay for the benefit of the creditom. Xá Our Newchwang correspondent writes of the river breaking up for a week. Geese delusion, a complete delusios, (e under date of March 14th 1-We hear there and dusk in plenty. Business very dull, bankrupa) Mare you any measts 1-IN junk outside from Shanghal. The | MAire About Tla, 825,-Shanghat Courier,

to be blamed, my Lord. No one is willing to not as creditors' assignes,

Bis LorshipThey may appoint a man and fee him, if they like.

Mr Wotton Yes that might be dobe, His Lordship i-Then, I will give them, incurred, “* an opportunity to not right this miscarriagej by appointing a creditors' saaignco, and to relieve the official amigues, who le

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