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No. 4970-JUNE 12, 1879.]

Police Intelligence.

(Both Magistrates Sitting.) Thursday, June 12.

ASSAULTING THE POLICE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Mr Arnold.--I made him go and get them

Mr Jackson. He does not appear to be a Mr Arnold.No; he is the result of a competitive examination.

The defendant was then committed for about it. He has never been accustomed to trial, and His Worship directed that on-these documents before. You cannot expect back. quiries be made of the neighbours as to a man who has never been engaged in busi- whether the complainant and defendant ness in any way suddenly to soquire know-regular shroff then P | had been living together recently.

ledge efficient to wind up a large estate like Pustan's. It is a very complicated one. Then if a bankrupt'e, books come in and there is anything fishy about them there is no one to find it out.

Uhina. SHANGHAI.

(Mercury.)

The Attorney General-The accountant ought to be prepared to go through the books. In most Registrar's offices there is an AG- countant not only for keeping the accounts, but examining the books.

Tha Chairman. But he must have un- derstood shroffage.

Mr Arnold.-No; ho does not.

Mr Wotton. Their examination was Limited to clinking a dollar on their finger.

The Chairman. At any rate I would not put it down to simplicity if a man gave you $4 for a sovereign.

Mr Plunket.m.

reported "all right, will start to-night." A more detailed, account says: "In taking her off the bank above Wahu, it was found necessary to unload 12,000 packages of tea from her fore compartment, but nothing had to be taken from the main bold. A

Teang Sing Sing, a stone cutter, and cofferdam was made round her bows, and the mud dug away; the back wash from sight others, were charged with assaulting the wheels of the Hankew rushed through Chinese Constable No. 300 whilst in the the cofferdam-and made a further clearance execution of bia duty. It appears that the of the mud. The efforts of the Hankow Constable noticed two men on the Fraya The fine weather of the first week of in towing lier off were ultimately success beating a boat-boy; he interfered, and the the month has enabled the countrymen fal; the 12,000 packages were re-loaded, men set upon him. One of them struck to gather in a considerable portion of and the Loudoun Castle then proceeded. him with the handle of a hammer whilst the wheat and bean crops, which looked Bhe patted out of the Yangtzo on Thurs another wrenched his staff away. The first magnificent. If, however, the present rain

Mr Arnold.-K's books have never been Mr Arnold. You would not if he gave day evening and was met by the O.M.G.N. defendant, who is a foreman employed at continues, it will do a good deal of injury examined at all. When the claims are sent you $5 instead of $5.25, but when he gives Co.'s steamer Hudiyuen, Captain U. Wilson, the Prays works, called upon the other to that portion of the wheat orop which has out people write back to say they have paid you $4 it is such a glaring thing that it at 3.30 pm., five miles this side the Tung.defendants, who are coolies employed on not been gathered in, and there seems to them, they know nothing about them, or must be found out. sha Light-reasel. If oven she should have the works, to beat the Constable. The be a good deal of grain uncut. Chinese they are too large. He has got down in his

Again:- s fortunate ran Home now, it will test her coolles then beat him with poles and bam agriculturists seem to have no extra labour books his assets nearly as much as his best qualities to overtake the Glercars and boos. (Shows slight mark on the shoulder.) available for their harvests, and they ap- liabilities, and as far as I can see his assets Glenartney, but it is probable that she will He blew his whistle, but no one came to his pear to reckon upon abundance of sunshine are nearly nil and he has not got one-third assistance. He then went to the Station in which to make hay. The new cotton is of his liabilities down. It has not been my "pass the Feronia, Afghan and Orestes.

be advantageous to it, and also to the has referred to me. There ought to be some Castle from the scene of her accident, gives arrested.

young paddy. the most emphatio contradiction to the

The much desired rain has not fallen one able to see whether there is anything statements made publicly in Shanghai, and which obtained wide circulation, that she

at all in Shanee, and there is little hope queer about a bankruptcy,

Concerning appraisement the following touched the ground-again si the South

for the spring crops. In Pehchih-il, too, Bank, No such thing courred, and it the stocks for six hours at the scene of the but little rain has fallen and apprehensione comes to light:- seems impossible to account for the atter-offence; the others were fined $3 each, are entertained for the crops there also, We with the alternative of fourteen days' hard have probably, therefore, to hear of another ance of auch unfounded statements.

of these terrible famines, with the harrow The steamera Feronia, Glenearn, Afghan, labour.

ing details of which we have lately become and Orestes, all from Hankow, for London,

so familiar. passed Woosung during Tuesday afternoon (3rd). The Lord of the Iales passed Woo sung, at 8 p.m., on the night of the 6th. It is expected that the Malabar will be the next to leave. The Gleneagles will be the first vessel to leave Foochow with this season's tea; and it was expected that she would leave on Sunday morning last, the 8th inat.

CHINESE COOLIES IN CUBA, A deputation from the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, accompanied by mom- bers of Parliament and other gentlemen interested in the subject, waited, on the 80th alt., upon the Marquis Taeng, the Chinese Minister, at 45, Portland Place, to represent to his Excelleney the deplorable condition of the Chinese coolies in Cuba. There were present Mr Henry Richard, H.P., Sir G Campbell, K.S.I., M.P., Mr G.- Errington, M.P., Mr T. Blake, M.P., Mr D. M'Laren, M.P., Mr C. H. Hopwood, M.P., Q.C., Mr M. J. Stewart, M.P., Mr J. 8. Ohlson (Secretary of the West India Com- mittea), Rev. G. Pieroy (Canton), Rev. F. 8. Turner, B.A., Mr F. W. Chesson, Mr C. H. Allen, Dr Humphry Sandwith, C.B., Mr J. V. Crawford (formerly Acting Consul Goneral in Cuba), Mr J. G. Alexander, LL.B., Mr H. A. Bovell, LL.B., Mr J. Henderson, and Mr E. Sturge." Letters expressing regret at their inability to attend were received from Sir C. W. Dilke, Bart., James, M:F.

Mr Coutts, who piloted the Loudoun for assistance, and all the defendants were coming well up, and the rain will doubtless business to look after that, but Mr Plunketeaid a good shroff was not so much wanted M.P., Mr G. Palmer, M.P., and Mr. W. H.

A Shanghai contemporary says:-If the Glencarn (Gleneagles) is as fortunate as her sister ships, the owners should be well satisfied. The Glencoe filed at 80, the Gimariney at £5, and the Glenaarn at A4 the three vessels grossing over £80,000, They were loaded up almost as quickly an the tea could be put on board.

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Tas Alogo Volunteers were to take part last Saturday in a handicap match of novel character, Competitors had to shoot from rifle-pits, or troncher, which were excavated for the coassion; each man bad. target to himself, 6 feet high and 2 broad, and the work required of him was to put as many shows into it as he could within 90 seconds. The competitors all shot toge ther. Such a contest would prove au exciting performance to those who parti cipated as well as to the bystanders; much more so than ordinary target shooting. We commend it to the local Volunteers.

Tan Kobe Advertiser mays :--

General Grant's party, it is expected, will arrive at Nagasaki some time between the 18th and 22nd pros, whence they will take passage for Koos, when the opportunity for seeing the western capital Saikiyo, Nars, and other picturesque localities, before starting for Yokohama and Tokio, will be We have heard that it is the intention of the gallant General to make a longer stay in Tokio than a passing visit If so we may expect to hear of some grand doings up there, dinners, balls, suppers, pionics, do, in honor of the illustrious guest, not omitting that which will be Accorded to Mr Pope Hennessy.

availed of.

In a debate in the House of Lords, upon a motion made by Lord Bateman on the 20th April in favour of "reciprocity," Lord

Beaconsfield thus boldly announced his

views:

He thought it was impossible to hold that the existence of a protective system was not compatible with the prosperity of a nation. The policy established by Parlia ment in 1846 was that hostile tariffs were to be met with free imports. At the time

Mr Creagh fined two of the defondents, who appeared to have been the ringleaders, $20 each, in default four weeks hard le bour; and ordered them to be exposed in

LARCENY OF BEANS FROM A SHIP. Wong Fuk, a fisherman, and three others were charged (1) with being in the unlawful possession of seventeen bage of beans, and (2) stealing seventeen bags of beans, valued at $16, the property of the Master of the French barque Charité.

Defendants were caught by P. O, Somer ville, who was oruising about in the Police launch. They acknowledged having taken the beans from the barque. The Captain said that there was no anchor watch kept on board. The first and second defendants. were seat to six months hard labour sach, the third to thres months, and the fourth to four months' hard labour.

THE MARRIAGE STATE IN CHINA,

PEKING.

May 29.

At last it appears that something will be done for the reception of General Grant at the Chinese capital, if not in a pompous way, at least with kind words. At the invitation of the Rev. Dr. Martin, a meeting of the Amerloan residents in Peking took place this evening at the residence of Rev. Dr. Blodget, for the purpose of discussing the question, The Chairman and Score- tary for the ecossion were the Rev. Mr Pike and Rev. Mr Roberts, and after a short discussion it was agreed that an address of welcome should be presented to the illas

trious visitor.

The compound of the American Legation has been converted into a floral Eden by the efforts and exquisite taste of B.E. Dr. Elmore, the Peruvian Minister. Nothing will be spared in welcoming General Grant, so far as the few Americans are concerned. It is said that the Chinese officials will vie with the Americans in this affair, and will send chairs as far as Tung.chow, with countless coolies, for carrying the General and his suite to Peking, and will keep the chairs as well as an escort of two hundred soldiers at the General'e disposal during his stay at the capital.

The Revs, Drs. Martin and Blodget were Fung Ayen, a bostman on board B. M.S.alected Chairman and Vice Chairman of Victor Emanuel, was charged on remand a Committee for preparing the address, with neglecting to provide for his wife and whfob will be, presented by the American family, whereby one of his children died. residents en mass to General Grant at a The poor woman appeared in Court with fixed time and place, probably at the United her remaining three children, The Court States Legation. was crowded with women who appeared to take a great interest in the proceedings.

George Bolster, sworn, deposed: 1 am staff surgeon on board A. M. S. Victor Emanuel. About a week ago I was called to see a child, which bad died on board. I saw the oblid on the upper deck; the mother, & woman like the complainant, was sitting on the deck crying; the infant alongside of her. I satisfied myself that the child was dead. The child was from six months to a year old. I could not form any idea as to what was the cause of death. My attention was not directed to the fact that the child died from want of proper nourishment. It did not strike me at the time that it had died from slow starvation. I should say that if it had, it would have been apparent at once. I only satisfied myself that the child was dead, as I had no idea I should be called upon to give evidence. My examination was too outsorg to make my opinion worth much. I did not strip the child to see whether it. was emaciated.

His Worship drew the Doctor's attention to the fact that the child was still at the breast when it died, so that it could not have died of actual want, but the mother alleged she was so poorly fed herself, that the child could receive little nourishment from her. It was suffering from a bad cough.

The Doctor said he could fera-no opinton, as his attention had not been directed to there being anything strange about the case, so that he made only a carsorg ex- amination.

His Worship then directed the defendant to be cautioned as he was going to commit him for tris,—(3) on a charge of not applying his child with proper food, thus casing is death; and (2) with neglecting his wife and child, whereby the child grow sick.

Mr Robert Hart arrived three days ago, in company with his family,

Mr Chester Holcombe, the Awerlean Chargé d'Affaires, will be back again to his post of duty to-morrow evening, after an absence of seventy-two days.

A College will be shortly opened in Peking for the training of young diplomats, and it is understood that it will be under the able direction of a former professor in the Tungwên” College and a young sajer. prising diplomist, who arrived in Peking from Southern Asia about eight months ago,-N, 0. D. News,

Japan.

NAGASAKI.

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(Rising Sun, May 31.) The British barque Lydia, Captain Young- con, cleared for Kochinotsu on Thursday, having been chartered by the Mitsui Bussn Co., for six trips, to load coal at their mine at the above place, for Shanghai. believe it is the first instance of a foreign vessel loading coals at an unopen port on this island. Judging from this, wa presume the out-put from this mine must be on the increase. The Japanese steamer Hideyoshi fare and bargus Cheyas Maru have been engaged on this route for some time. Kochinotau is situated about 30 miles from Nagasaki.

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The Attorney General.-Well, there are other things. "Ond of Huffam's sources of income was appraisement.

Mr Arnold. Only in intestate estates. The Chairman. It was an important feature in his income, because all Govern ment Officers are required to send in a re- turn of the total amount of fees received by them every year and from each source, and under the Appraiser's he put one year £600 odd and next year £600 or £670 odd, and for a man with only £400 salary that was considerable.

The Attorney General.—It varied very much.

Mr Arnold-When a coolie dies a dollar and a half perhaps is found in his pocket and they immediately spend $4 or $6 in fees for citation of next of kin, letters of ad- ministration, and so on. In many cases the foes have far exceeded the amount found in the man's pocket when he was dead. I think where a man's effects are under $10 it is useless filling up the books,

The Attorney General,In the Straits all cases under £50 are administered by the Police.

The present shroff is by no means sharp or clever with figures or is understanding shroff duties. When I sent in applications for a shroff I B & good useful man in the office, but if the duties aro to be changed you would require him to be a good intelligent bookkeeper if he has to keep an account of all moneys paid in

and out.

Once more

Mr Sangster. Since, the new shroff came in he keeps his accounts in English, I would not call them rough books.

The Chairman-That is the shroff who is Chinese clork?

Mr Saugator-Yes. He is a gard English scholar.

The Chairman. Bat you call him Chinese clerk?

Mr Sangster. He was appointed shroff, and olerk after a competitive examination.

The Chairman-But he keeps a rough book in Chinese ?

Mr Wotton. And you find so many of these young fellows now coming from the Central School able to keep accounts in English.

Mr Edmund Sturge read a brief statement to his Excellency of the representations which had been made to the late Ambassador, and of their connection with the question. It Bot forth that on Mr Crawford's return from the Consulate at Hayana in 1876 he was entreated by the Chinese to represent their unhappy condition in England, and to convey to the Emperor of China a petition which they had prepared, to ask him to interfere for their relief. In handing this petition to the late Ambassador to be for- warded to his Government, Mr Crawford fully confirmed the allegations it contained of the cruelties and injustion to which they That being the case, were subjooted,

it was then arged upon his Excellency that he should more his Government to refuse to sign the Convention then negotiating on the part of Spain for the further importation of Chinese coolies, until their position in Cuba- should be completely changed. His Ex-

Mr Sangster-No; in English. He keeps no books in Chinese, to my knowledge.

Mr Jackson.

And would you have the books kept in Chinese ?

Mr Sangster.I don't think the shroff oellener expressed great concern at this state of things, and also at the circumstance that understands about keeping books in Chinese. he feared that the Convention had been He has been brought up in the Central already ratified, and it, therefore, only School

remained to avail of such means as the ・・ provisions of the treaty afforded to minimise the evils it would otherwise inflist; and he requested the deputation to offer him sug- gestions to this end, that he might for ward them to his Government. The address now presented requested that his Excellency would reinforce the representations which. his predecessor had made to his Government, inasmuch as Mr Crawford, who was now present, had just visited Cuba, and had found the condition of the Chinese as deplor able as ever; and also that Chen Pin (for-

Mr Wotton explains the reason why the Mr Arnold.-There are so many of these Summary Court business was so speedily people coming up passengers on steamers, If one dies on board the rest steal what he disposed of by the lato Judge Ball-vis, has and just leave a little for a show, and that he used not to make any long the captain sends that in.

Verb, sap.

Mr Jackson. They ought to send that to speeches." the Police.

Mr Arnold.When I came the Registrar's

The alterations in the Supreme Court

office was a perfect godown with boxes pend-Premises which have been repeatedly sug ing sale. We got them all sold off a little gested in these columns are forcibly corro- while ago, but they are accumulating again.borated by the following--

The following startling announcements appear regarding Chinese bankruptcies;→→

Mr Arnold. Then with regard to Chinese bankruptcies there ought to be something else. A Chinese bankrupt brings his books in and no one looks at them.

Mr Jackson.That is dreadful.. :

Mr Arnold. There ought to be some Chi- nese who understands English and is a suf- floient accountant to go through the books and make a statement in English to go with the maste

Mr Jackson.The trickery that is going on in connection with Chinese bankruptcies is dreadful. The bankruptcy laws are play ing havoc with the morals of the people, Men are making it a profession to go round and advise people to fail.

The Chairman-That is a matter that is engaging the attention of the Council. The matter was brought forward by Mr Hayllar.

The Attorney General.—He called for re- turns.

The Chairman:-I imagine they have been sent in.

Mr Arnold.I am in a position to state I havo asked Mr they have not been. Plunket once or twice, and he says he has not heard anything about it.

now in London, on his way, as Envoy, to merly Chinese Commissioner in Cuba) was the Court of Madrid, where it would be needful to use every precaution to avert those disastrous consequences the treaty was but too certain to produce.

The Attorney General.-There is a pro- posal for altering the whole arrangements. There is not room enough. It is a disgrace-

Mr Crawford said that he had just re- ful thing to have all witresses and polico-turned from Cuba, where he found the meu, and all connected with the case, orowded Chinese precisely in the same condition as in a narrow passage sometimes for daya.

The following most interesting conversa tion took place regarding more than one peculiarity of our effcial system:~~~

when he had left the island in 1879. Coolies. who have worked out their contracte ware confined in depots, and obliged either to leave the island-which they have no means of doing or else to recontract for six or eight years, and they wore worked and Mr Snowden.Are you going into the treated on the plantations in all respecta as other offices? The Sheriff, for instance: slaves. There existed in the island a kind that has been a scandal for a long time. Iof junts of planters, styled "The Board of should like to express my view. It is a Colonisation, which was able, by its power- This is the ful means of corruption, to set aside the perfect disgrace to the Colony. only place in the world where the Sheriff decrees of Madrid, and to substitute its own has no office. He has no home, no local for the practical government of both slaves habitation, and really the complaints I have and coolies. He found in Cuba a strong had from gentlemen who have had to run conviction that the freedom of the elavea after the Sheriff-with an ink bottle and must come very speedily, and that they were make him sign write in his chair-are not urgent for another supply of forced labour creditable. And then he has no place to which should retain, as far as possible, the put things taken in execution.

features of slavery.

Mr Wotton.-It takes you an hour to

His Excelleney replied that the subject of catch the Sheriff, and then the Sheriff an the sufferings to which his countrymen wors bour and a half to catch the Bailiff, and subjected in Cuba-first came under his notice then when you have got the two together during the period when according to Chinese the man you want to catch has gone. custome, he was passing the retirement The Chairman.I was Sheriff for many necessitated by the death, first of his father, years and I heard no complaint. Ferhaps I and afterwards of his mother. The terriblo was the last person complaint would be made sufferings which the coolies endured affected to. But it is ovident if he fills some other him to such a degree that for several days office in addition to that of Sheriff he can't and nights he could neither rest nor sleep. be in two places at once and fulfil two When afterwards he came to Peking, being out of office, he was precluded from doing

Mr Jackson. There is one man in parti oular who is going round now. If he hears of any one who has lost several thousand dollars he recommends them to fail.

The Attorney General.-There was a man duties.

hours.

he thought that policy & perilous one, but it was adopted by Parliament and the country after great deliberation. By a General Election the constituensies were afforded an opportunity of revereing that

Defendant stated :---I have been married

in my office the other day who said it would Mr Snowden. There ought to be an anything to ameliorate their condition, ex- policy. They did not do so; and it became

to the ocmplainant about twelve years, and

Yamao, Vice-Minister of Public be better to do away with bankruptcy alto-office, and he ought to be there at regular cepting in so far as he could bring his necessary for public men to how to the have always found her sufficient food. About

private influence to bear on those charged deliberate opinion of Parliament and the four years ago I found her to be nufaithful Works, and Mr Otori, Director of Arsenala gother.

Mr Jackson.--And just now they are. The Chairman. I think it was to remedy with the negotiations. The treaty in which country. No doubt the country was in a to me. I have no personal knowledge of it, and of the Central School of Tokio, ac state of great entering, and it was not but learnt it from my mother. The coin companied by Mons. Mouchet, Chief beginning to realize it. Formerly there that that Sir John Smale thought the Sheriff these eventuated gave rise in his mind to

were no failures amongst respectable Chi- annatural, therefore, that the question plainant blamed my mother for telling me Engineer at Ikuno, arrived in Nagasaki on-

economy was also, to be considered it was more particularly with regard to the un- whether we had been acting on sound about it, and she would not give my mother the 27th inst. They have come to make nese, but now they are beginning to realize should be attached to the Court, and as much uneasiness, and this was the case principies during the last thirty-five years suicient rice to eat, although I supplied general i spection of the mines in the that they can get off scot free and their necessary to eke out the salary by giving fortunate expression, "other people of the same category," to which Mr Crawford had should be brought before Parliament. He her with money. She frequently turned South of Japan and in addition to those of respectability is not standing proof against the Clerk of Court the office of Sheriff.

Mr Snowden.The reason why Mr Austin called attention. He regretted very much could not, however, coinside in most of the my mother out of the house, so I advised Kiushiu, the following provinces will also the temptation.

Mr Arnold.And another thing is that when he was Administrator declined to lis- that his colleague, Chen Tai-Jon, had been. statements of ble noble friend who had my mother not to live with the complainant be vialted, Mimasaka, Ogi, Idzamy, Iwami, brought forward this motion. He had gave $12 or $13 to my mother to buy a Nagato and Suwo. On the 28th Blessrs. all the debtors live where you cannot get at ten to the proposal of Sir John Smale end prevented by pressure of business from at-- anxiously waited to be enlightened by his bost, in order that she might, live in it. Yamao and Otor! left on a visit to Mike, them.

Mr Jackson.There was a ease the othaw myself about the Sheriff was that he said, tending to meet the deputation, but ho We want this for a make-weight; if a would take care that both he and the Tsung- noble friend as to what "reciprocity" was; About three weeks after this I went back whence they will return in a few days, and but all he could make out was there to my family house shout-midnight on the 29th, Mr Mouchat left in the Thabor day in which we were concerned. The man gentleman goes to an office which is not li Yamen were made acquainted with what ciprocity was barter. Bartar bad been knooked at the door several times, but no to visit the gold and allver mines in the came into Court and then went to Swatow. equal in point of salary to the one he has they had stated, as well as with any sug- We wrote to the Consul about it. The vacated we want this to make it up." Mr gestions which he himself might have to described as the last effort of civilisation. ons opened it. I opened the door with a province of Satauma.

Consul writes back to say It is a very diffi- Tonnoahy got the appointment to make his offer on the subject. He thanked the de His noble friend had quoted some musty penknife. 1 found my room door closed,

cult case, very difficult to get at. We write office equivalent to the one he vasated. I patation, and more particularly Ms Craw- phrases used by him in favour of recipro- | and then found a man and the complainant

Manila.

back saying the man has submitted to the cannot conceive, with great respect to Mrford, for the zeal which they had shown in elty; but thirty years ago, when those together. I was very much excited at the

(Translated from our Manila Exchanges.) Coart and claiming his interest as British Austin, a worse reason, because in the setting to improve the condition of his suf- phrases were used, we had a very large time, so beat the complainant, and the man. The laying of the submarine cable se subjects. He writes back that the matter meantime the work of the Sheriff is neglected fering countrymen. He would endeavour number of articles on which there were ran away, I subsequently told my mother sween Manils and Hongkong will have to shall have his best attention. That in con- greatly.

Bo to utilise the suggestions made by the import duties, There were no Buch to take my children away from the com- be delayed, owing to the Telegraph Main sular language, means pigeon-holing. I The Chairman.-There is no doubt that deputation that the evils arising from the materials for reciprocal treaties now. Re plainant, the two eldest the one that tenance Company, which, upon an argent know bankruptcies in which nearly a las of was a mistaken opinion.

Treaty might be reduced to their least pos ciprocity was dead. It was a phantom. died and the next youngest are not my request from the British Government to dollar's worth of property has been made Mr Bnowdon.There is another important sible dimensions; and he would be glad if The opportunity had been lost the means children. If the complainant says that lay a cable between Aden and Natal, away with to bankrupt's friends and then change that would perhaps by very useful, the Society would favour him with any other were no longer available, and it was idle to the other two children are mine, it is not have to use that intended for the Manila he gets it back when he comes out of the and that is to put in the hands of the Sheriff recommendations which the working of the talk of reciprocity as a cure for existing true. I have never had anything to Bay Hongkong line; but this, we hope, will Court. Things are very bad. If rice falls all distresses for rent. The fees we should Treaty might seem to suggest. *evils Having devoted much attention to to the complainant since I quarrelled not serve as an obstacle for the completion twenty cents a pioul they either compound make have been calculated at between $300 Sir George Campbell remarked that per

an investigation of the subject, he had not with her four and a half years ago; the of the work under agreement with the with their creditors or go through the Court and $400 if all distresses in the Colony were haps his Excellency would be able to tall been able to find reasons for concluding youngest children were not born them. I that the repeal of the Corn Laws and the have had the two eldent children under the Spanish Government within the stipulated Certainly since we came to Hongkong things but in his hands. It would be an excellent them if there were any insuperable diffaulty in the future of losuring emigration with a adoption of free trade had injuriously care of my mother ever since, until the last serm of eighteen months from date of the have not been so bad as they are now. measure.

They are just beginning to realfe they oan

The Chairman. It would be taking sway more equal proportion of the sexes, sa as to effected any interest in this country but three-months, when the complainant The amount collected at the Manila | slip through.

what is now considered a great scandal and | establish a more settled and family life the land. He could not shut his eyes to managed to get them back agale. When Customs daring the month of May last was The Chairman.Well it seems to be re- which is supposed to be done by the Supremae among the Chiness in our colonice, the fact that it had injuriously affected the the children were taken away from the $101,840.48, as against $118,771.98 same bognised that there was a disease, and the Court, but which the Court knows nothing His Excellency stated that though the land, but its having done so was no resson complainant, four years ago, I found that time last year, being a deorsses of thing is to find a remedy.

immense population of China, which he for the adoption of schemes such as those 828 in aliver, and plug valued at $60 $13,981.78. The decrease is shown in all Mr Jackson. Well, the remedy is very* Mr Snowden. The manner in which the estimated at about 420,000,000, made. It put forward by the noble lord who had were stolen from my box. I never saw my the departments but one, the navigation simple make them pay fifty per cent. The distresses are levied is often most op desirable that ne obstacle should be thrown moved the Resolution. Having listened | wife again, until about a month ago, when dues.

respectable Chinese don't want bankraptoy|pressive.

in the way of those who wished to emigrate, With attention to the agreeable speeck of I was called by the Commodore, who The merchandize subject to duty export- laws at all. Their system is, if you have The Attorney General.-In the Straits it yet, owing to the uncertainty attending the his noble friend, he had failed to gather enquired about my domestic affaire. 1 ed during May last is valued at 8775.846. money you must pay, sell everything you is done by the Court..

treatment they might receive, the Govern What the noble lord required, and he told him the whole facts of the case. The Bank rates of exchange on Hong- hats, and your earnings for the future. Mr Snowden. Both Mr Russell and ment has not felt that it would be justified" thought it would be most unwise for the the 31st of May last, whilst I was at dinner kong and Amoy, which have been at great Ronse to come to a resolution for an in with my mother, the complainant, and six discount for some time past, was on the

Referring to the present Shroff of the self have had instances of the landlord in taking any active measures to promote having seized furniture and sold it, and the that object. Few left their country of their gairy which had no definite object and or seven other women, came up to the 7th inst, on Hongkong & per cent, discount | Supreme Court, who, as one witness states, expanse of the male was more than the own accord, who were not driven to it by Which could lead only to disappointment, house at Wanchal, and beat my mother only, and on Amoy at pare

The motion was negatíved.

Was the result of a competitive examina furniture realised the debt still remains circumstances of one kind or another, and I drove them away. I told the Secretary

and the man has lost his furniture. That of these the greater proportion being either that I refused to support the child because

tion," evidence was given that would seem is very oppressive. I should be glad if you unmarried, or too poor to pay the passage of to imply that, although a most reliable could see your way to make a very strong their families, it necessarily followed that rian and a good Chinese clerk, he is not recommendation. I think the fees alone the number of males andccompanied by would make it worth some gentleman's while | their wives would immensely preponderate. ** shrof?” in the technical sense at all.

to take the office of Sheriff.

Hi Excellency could assure Sir George that the Chiness Government brought no pres sare to bear on its subjects to prevent the emigration of the female part of them, the sircumstances to which he had just alluded being alone responsible for it.

▲ PENALE elephant is known by the sise of her 1stluk

Wax the cats were let out of the ark, they anxiously naked, "is there Ararat *round here ?"

1 as vulgar word “hash” la hot heard in

-Dulinary symposium,

tender.

COURT MATTERS,

it was not mine. I believe the child❘ THE COMMISSION-ON SUPREME died from a severe dald. The wind wa Very strong. At the request of the officers of the Victor Emanuel 1 bazled the child. The year before last I bought a girl for 830 to look after my mother,

The Chinese Interpreter as the Wanshal Boston. The article is alluded to as a Police Station was called and stated that Kata Kata about August last year the defendant and Din you over" asked a brother humo. complainant and another women tist of Josh Billings, "standi at the hall. brought to the station. They Had been Boor after your lecture, and Haten to what quarrelling. The woman said the man was the people said about is as they passed out?" her husband and welld not support his Baptied Josh, #1 didiwonce (s pause and a children, The defendant said, --! If I do 1990), bus l'il vernɛ do it again.

nat give her money, who don | Magnet

BORAPS FROM THE EVIDENCE.

Speaking of the impossibility of Mr Panket ever bang able to deal with large bankrupt estate which necessitated a know ledge of mercantile business, the following zemarks passed --

a

Mr Arnold-The is not so much a shroff da a shroff and clerk. 1 will give you an

instance. There were 24.10 paid in to-day and he was given these sovereigns to self He sold them at 14 anh They are worth $5.69. That is simply because he is stupid. The Chairman. You can call to stupidity The Chairman,—Yes; but a man very if you like,

Mr Wetten.—I thould have asked him for will understand.

Arusid mis has been a long time i tha other dollar,

soon

about.

The evidence of Mr List goes to show how the make weight" system frequently saddled the Colony with officials more orna mental than useful, and how the revenue would be materially increased by the press stamps being affixed to official "process" daguments,

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"The thanks of the deputation having bean given to his Excellency for his kindness and courtesy, and for the steps he was about to take in furtherines of its object, the dayng