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No. 5004-Joux, 22, 1879.]

Wong Alal, a night soll coolle, was charged with throwing rubbish down is * drain at the Central Police Station.

PO. Foley proved the offence. Fined $5 or twenty-one days' hard labour,

Wong Asi, 24, coolie, was charged with stealing a bag of rice from a shop in D'Aguilar Street on the 21st inst. .:

Defendant admitted the charge and said he stole the rice because he was unwell and

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unable to work.

Sentenced to three months, with hard labour.

Un Achun 35, and Ng Achu 16, coolies, charged with gambling and creating a dis- turbance in the street, wore found guilty and sentenced the brat dofondant to three months' hard labour, second to fourteen days, as rogues and vagabonds.

Obil Atsai EO, ricepounder, for being on the street without a light or pass, was fined Afty cents.

William Sampson 37, carpenter, British harque Hopewell charged with being drunk and incapable and refusing to pay chair bire, admitted the charge, and was fined $1 or three days' imprisonment.

Leung Tai Hi 30, neaman, and Hung A-I 64, Marine hawker, were charged (1) with stealing two anchoza, (2) with receiving the same, knowing them to be stolen,

Both defendante admitted tde charges; first defendant was sentenced to six months with hard labour for larceny, second to three months for receiving stolen goods.

Chau Wa Shiu 32, Shing Apak 84, Kwok Ato 40, Ip I Mía 29, boatmen, were charged with fighting and creating a dis- turbance.

Fined $1 each or four days Imprison

ment,

(Before the Hon. O. B. Plunket). Oban Ayau 22, coolie, was charged with stealing a jacket. Two previous convictions were proved against him, and he was sen- tenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour.

SUPREME COURT.

Tuesday, July 22nd.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Mr Hayllar stated that he did not desire to keep the jury longer than was too and he would withdraw the question If it was not thought very important.

The Foreman said:-We unanimously and the prisoner "not guilty."

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Manila

The barque Delia, engaged some time ago in the operations to raise the Mactan, in the attempt to float the ill-fated verel, has up to the present been unsuccessful, and ¦ The Chief Justics: Then any evidence has returned to Manila, Mta Bastlacke could have given you as toThere was no import or-export of olther her throwing the same temptation before gold nor silver during the first fortnight of other servants would have but strengthened July in these islande

as Hable to have the knowledge of where this money was kept as he was; just as liable to suspicion as he was, He did not make a charge against any one; but he simply wanted the jury to His Lordship said it was a very import- appreciate the fact that there was no mora ant point for the prisoner.

The Foreman stated that the Jury con- evidence against the prisoner than against any of the others; they had been upsidered it was quite Immaterial. They wore and down stairs no doubt, the whole after- already agreed on their verdict.

In all cases of circumstantial evid- noon.

On the verdict being called for in the ence the presumptive guilt of which usual way, body they had to be satisiled was what wan called inevitable, Why had this envelope been thrown on to the roof of that house, of all places on the face of the earth, where it was enre to be seen. The verandab which came out to that roof was open to all the servants, and the most reasonable in-yon In that verdict. ference was, not that the prisoner put it there; he had not the opportunity after seven o'clock; had he done so it would assuredly have been blown away before next morning, when, they were told, it was found. He had besides, several opportant. ties which if he ever had the cheques in his possession, he would not have failed to avail himself of. The most natural inference was that they were thrown there by some- body else, as a last resort, not for the pur- pose of concealment, but that they might be found there. When the charge was brought against the man he denied it; he had denied it all through, and denied it now.

The Foreman: Precisely, my Lord, Prisoner was then discharged. The Court adjourned till to-morrow at 10 o'clock, when the Firaoy pase, the last on the calendar, will be heard before the Chief Justice.

Marine Court..

(Before H. G. Thomsest, Esq, R.N.)

Tuesday, July 22ad.

A CHIEF MATE FINED FOR ASSAULT. '

The Comercio says that the Oceania must be misinformed when he said that the tobacco of Caloutta has turned out to be superior to our loaves. We have heard that it is only comparable to that of Capiz, and is not even so good, although the Capiz tobacco is the worst production of the kind in our provinces.

THE ENGLISH RESIDENTS AND THEIR MINISTER.

To the Editor of the

There are veĶĪDUS

(Translated frans our Manila Exchanger.) The American barque Masonic was again

NORTH-CHINA DAILY NEWS,, STR,-There is an amusing, story in that put up for sale the third time on the 13th. Inst., but no offer has yet been made for her. delightful book, "The Indian Garden," of She will probably be put up again for one-a ocolie who kept a cow. The animal was third and one-fifth less than her original no use whatever to the coolie. He did not value.

know what to do with it, and generally found the animal an incumbrance, but he periodically exhibited an ostentations right of ownership over the creature by throwing: stones at it! I have often read this pas ango and regarded it as an illustration of the way in which Britons treat their Minister at Peking. persons other than Englishmen at the Northern Capital as everybody knows, and the interests of the great continental Powere are politically considerable and commer- eially important; but Americans, Germans, Frenchmen and Russians entertain or pro- fess to entertain respect for their respective representatives, and seem to consider that their envoys' dignity and their own are The same journal also says that to the indissolubly united. It is not so with the Oceania of the 12th instant there was an subjects of Queen Victoria in those ports -article on some-discoveries of copper-mines-and-places which they visit-for-purposes of in Cagayan, and advises those concerned to trade. These children of freedom and abandon the enterprise as "there is no | Magna Charta aro nover 60 supremely mineral more difficult to be treated than happy as when they are proving to demon- the copper of Luzon, which is full of stration that their Representative is useless sulphur, antimony and other mixtures," and their Legation a fiction and a nullity. We do not think this is sound, advice, but The lack of esprit de corps is, however, on the contrary that good mines may be generally speaking, a curious detect, in mo- discovered, and if its melting cannot be dern official life. In the old days loyalty turned to advantage at present, which we to a chief was carried to the point of pig- do not see any luconveniotos in doing, the headed folly, but it had certain com- mineral could be sold in its original state mendable qualities in it as a national oba---- and exported, as copper is a well appreciat-racteristic. The present residents in Shang- ad mineral, and the result would be a large hai have not mastered the commercial income to the country as well as to the and political question as their predecessors always tried to do before they reatared to enterprising workman.

talk or write about it. A competitive examination in the history of the China trade, in the dates and provisions of treaties, &o, would be a trying ordeal for most of them; and yet they have always a stone to. throw at thoir Representative.

A letter from Iloilo, dated July bib, says that it is expected next week, a steamer will arrive there from a Chine port which, it is assured, has come to load for Europe on account of a Spanish house at Manila.

At the sale of cigars on the 14th instant, 7372 millares were offered, and only 1679 millares were sold for a total sum of $21,312,

The fact is that the leading idea of many persons is that for some reason or another, either about the lakin tax or about the A general meeting of the members of the pulling down of a Missionary Chapel, we Plaza de Toros of Cavite took place on the ought anyhow to fight the Chiness. It 18th Instant, when it was resolved, amongis obvious that war would lead to an other things, that another corrida (bull fight) utter stagnation of trade and a general will be arranged for the 25th prox, and collapse of industry, but at least it would that the flesh of the bulls killed in the fight be what is called "an energetic policy," will be distributed among the hospitals in and would revenge the murder of Mr port. A sound flesh, no doubt, for the Margary, the injuries suffered or wrought by sick and invalids in hospitals after the excite the Church Missionaries at Wu-shih-shan, the depression of trade, and a number of meat of a contested fight.ED. C. M.]

The British barque Brunette, Capt. Dow, other oalamities too numerous and ghastly It is no answer to persons arrived at Manila" from Hongkong on the to catalogue.

clamouring for all these heroic vindications 18th, 17 days out,

of national honour to point to the fact that a war with China would be a very difficult task, and that our present situation is one which with all its defects would be mate- rially injured by attempting to hasten the steady development of the country in its own way.

The British ship Outty Sark, Captalu Wallace, arrived at Manila from Shanghai on the 17th, 85 days out.

they found, was accumulating for some pur- pose or other a sum of money in bin house. As it came out in his evidence in chief, one would have thought that the whole $470, in notes aud cheques, was all put into the box on the 27th of May at one time, and that the prisoner who was then in the room was the only person who saw him put money there or knew that there was money there, but it was shown, in oress-examina tion that for a certain purpose to which he had to devote the money, Dr Eastlacke had been accumulating money in that box for two days; it was probably known to the whole household that this was being done. Of course there was no proof of this, but in dealing with a case in which it was sought by circumstantial evidence to convict, the circumstances on the other side mest also be considered. He quoted the authority of Mr Justics Best as to the infirmative prin ciple in such evidence. The first step for the prosecution was to prove that this man now charged was the only one who knew the money was there. That, he believed, was completely rebutted; the fact that there was money in that box, must have been known it not to all to a great many of the servants of the house. They had heard that there were fourteen servants in the establishment in different capacities. The theory for the prosecution was that the prisouer took the money in the three or

He put in evidence the prisoner's four minutes which elapsed between the

Francis William Wlanom, chief mate of time when Dr Eastlacke went downstairs certificate of character from Me Boulouse, and the time when the butler came up for who said he was a very honest and very the British ship Colwyn, was oberged by the He believed the jury steward, a man of colour, named Jenkins the purse with the key in it. The man, it careful gervant. was the argument for the prosecution, would require much stronger evidence thau Adams, with assaulting him on the evening smitten with a sudden eriminal intent, had been laid before them to-day, be of the 19th inst. yielding to the temptation that had been fore they would convict this boy and Complainant states:-On Saturday even placed before him, then and there took have him sent to jail. He did not think, ing, about half past seven o'clock, one of the the koy out of the purse, secured and in fact, the evidence they had heard to-day seaman came from the forecastle and anked secreted the money, replaced the key was circumstantial evidence at all. There me for a quantity-of-oll, The time for and went about his work. And he would was nothing more than a suspicion against serving out oil was four o'clock; this was a only have, by their own showing, some the man because he had had the oppor-distinct order of the Captain's. I refused three or four minutes to do all this. tunity. Of course it was absurd to sup to serve out the oil, as I was otherwise Now, be laid before them the key and the pose that Dr Van der Horok took the engaged with my work, and wished to get look that was on the box. In the first money, and he did not of course mean done for the night; my hours of work are, place, be asked them, was it not possible to inmausto anything of the kind for a generally speaking, from 5 a.m. till 8 p. that the box was never locked at all; he moment; but he might point out that there The mate then came and told me to dry know many people who occasionally shot was just as much evidence against him as up, and to serve out the oil and do as I was They had equal told. I refused to serve out the oil by his the bolt of a look past the corresponding against the prisoner. catch he sometimes did himself. The key opportunities that afternoon for the removal order, having contrary orders from the was a common one, which might easily be of the money; but Dr Van der Horok's master of the ship; we had a few words, The Captain came for- Imitated; if it was left lying about in the position and character rendered any suppost- and were nolay caroless way that they might have some ideation that he had anything to do with it quite ward and told me to make less noise, at the of from the evidence, there was everything absurd, as he had said; and the Chinese same time giving me a shove. I went aft favourable for taking on impression of it servant was suspected and placed in this to the pantry, when the mate struck me IN ORIMINAL SESSIONS.

they all knew how clever the Chinese were serious position. Against neither was there with a set of brass knuckles, knocking out four of my teeth; my mouth was full of (Before His Honor the Chief Justice, Bir in such things. And, thirdly, they saw the one tittle of evidence. If the same rale were

JOHN SMALE.)

look here before them, a very common look to be generally followed as had led to this blood. Two more of my teeth are loose, which there was plenty time to pick, and boy being placed in the dock, every one and of no use to me. In my temper I gave which it would be very easy to pick. who had an opportunity of committing a the mate a bit of cheek, when he replied, Therefore, he claimed, it was not an orime would be brought to Court and pro-You black-Fll knock your head of" I inevitable Inference that the looks, if it was secated. There was not a single fact to lead went into my pantry and shut the door, ever looked, was opened by that key, them to believe in the guilt of the prisoner. seized hold of a stick ; and told the mate if Had it been a "Chubb's" lock, or a patent The Chief Justice briefly sammed up.

he came in, 1-would "put a bond on him." safety lock, the inference might have been There could be no doubt that Dr Bastlacke I have been shamefully treated since we very different; but as the facts stood, he lost this money 8230, and $240 in cheques; left London. contended that the considerations he bad there could be no doubt it was lost between submitted deprived the evidence of Mrs 2 o'clock and 5 o'clock on the 27th. The Eastlacke as to her having the keys in her question was,-Who took it. Their duty pocket the whole afternoon of a great deal was to presume that somebody else took it, of its weight. The boy, it was said, was in unless it was proved to their satisfaction as the room where the money was, after his reasonable men that this servant now charged master went downstairs. Of course he was; with the orime committed the theft. The he was there on his own business; he was learned Counsel had contended that there dusting or cleaning out the room; there was no more evidence of this prisoner having was nothing illegitimate or suspicious in takon it than of Dr Van der Horek having his being there; there was not a vestige of taken it. The argument was a strong one proof, or muspicion even, that he was there intended to point out to the jury that to commit a crime. When he had finished there was, as he contended, vory little to Mrs Kastlacke's room he went to the next identify the prisoner with the crime. Me room, that of Dr Eastlake's son, and went Bayllar did not mean for a moment to raise .on with his work there. Meantime, the any shadow of suspicion against Dr Van der butler came up and took away the purse Horck. He was sure the illustration was with the key in it, and took it to his mistress. used in to offensive way; Mr Hayllar Now, if the strongest rebuttal were desired would be the very last man to do that. the police arrived the steward promised to Manila

The steamer Penedo was chartered at 30 of the theory that the prisoner had by that Knuwing, therefore, from Dr. Van der keep quiet, no I did not give bini in charge. time abstracted the money, it was to be Horck's character and position that any such

Frederick Kemball, second mate, atatescente per picul, from Saigon to Iloilo; the found in the fact that he continued supposition, used only for the sake of heard the man ask for all The steward Danish steamer Norden was chartered at his work in the room although he argument, conld safely be dismissed from was having his tea, and growled about the 28 cents per picul from Saigon to Manila.

Iloilo, July 18.Mr Rodolph Hefty, a bad thus, as it were, had warning, their minds, who else was there that men not coming at the proper time for not exactly that there was any suspicion was equally liable with the prisoner to a their weekly allowance. The mate told German subject and resident merchant in aroused, but that attention had been called presumption against him, connecting him him to "dry up," which the steward refused the neighbouring Isla de Negras, died the downstairs to the fact that the key had with this theft. The learned Counsel for to do. Some words followed, when the night before yesterday here. The deceased,

That China will adopt the appliances been left in the bed-room where the box the defence had suggested that Mrs steward told the mate if he thought himself who leaves a widow, having married only was, Dr Eastlacke described the footsteps Eastlacke had been in the habit of placing a better man than he was to step on to the year ago, came to Iloilo to bid good-bye to which are the outward and visible signs of in the bedroom which he and his wife heard money in this box, then putting the key in main deck; the mate replied all right." the German Consul and the wealthy mer- Western civilization within ten years or downs.airs as being the ordinary footsteps her purse, and leaving them both in the They rushed at one another and seemed chant-Mr Frederich Luchsinger, who twenty years is certain. Many foreigners of a Chinaman. This was a complete re- room; and that probably all the house bent on having a fight. I, in company with leaves for Europe shortly, and to whom the desire that she should be forced into doing The the cook, managed to get them separated.decessed is bound by family relation. The so at once. Nothing could be more un- buttal of the theory of the prosecution. knew that money was kept there. This was proof that the prisoner was then look might have been picked, a duplicate The Captain took the steward by the shirt funeral took place yesterday, and all the desirable than for reforms to be forced on The foreign residents as well as a large number China at the point of the bayonet. We going round the room in the exercise of his key might have been made. Now all this and walked him into the pantry. regular duties and was not engaged in the about the other servants knowing about the steward ordered the Captain out of the of Spanish gentlemen, public functionaries, want her to be convinced by our showing cornmission of a felony as it was their case money being kept there was mere surmis.; pantry, and told him he had no businees merchants and others accompanied his that we are ourselves the better for the to prove. When the fact that the money there was no evidence on the point, there; the Captain did not quite see the remains to the last resting place.-The possession of these oppliances. This it may Pra missing was brought to the notice of Mr Bayllar atated that this had been an point. The mate then went into the pantry American ship Cashmere left for Boston be believed China's foremost men and the Dr Eastlacke he did not seem to give one omission on his part; he had intended to and dared the steward to put him out. 1 with 1,236,888 kilogram sugar and 46,204 people who come into contact with foreigners thought to the possibility of any irregular-ank Mrs Eastlake whether she had not beard a souffle in the pantry, and saw the kil, sapanwood. The French barque-Louise at the open ports feel. The missionaries of progress are slowly working their way. itg having arisen from that frailty to which previously put money in that box when mate come out in a hurried manner, and left for Saigon in ballast.

The Embassy at home is not without its all human kind are prone, forgetfulness, other servants were present.

alau heard the steward tell the mate to give

uses; the Imperial Customs, and the more. or anything of the kind; but he seems to Has Lordship said he would recall Mre up the knuckle-dusters he had hit him with.

cultivated and energetic religious societies have jumped to the conclusion that his Eastlacke; (she had gone home, but was I have seen the mate with a knuckle duster,

who coatter papers on secular subjects aud money was stolen, and that this boy was sent for again). The Chlef Justice remark and asked him what it was for; the mate

illustrated books amongst the villages and July 11. the thief. Now, he came to the action of ed that he conid not conceive it possible for explained its use to me and said he did the boy himself. He was out in the after any one to more flagrantly tempt a servant not think he would require to use it. The

We are having comparatively cool weather, inland towns, are doing good. We must noon. What was the most unlikely thing than Dr Eastlacke did in exposing that mate accused the steward with theatening the thermometer at night 60 to 70, and not expect grand results from diplomatic or had got away with $280 in notes, and a tion to the lies told by the prisoner to Dr. denied. in the world for this boy to do, if he money in the way he did. He drew atten. to use a knife on him, which the steward the highest in the house not more than 78 military victories, but from the establish This was after the mate had to 82. There has been more rain than the ment of a pro-foreign public opinion. cheque for $40 payable to bearer (the Eastlake, when he said he was not in the struck him. I went for a soustable natives want, so I hear; but in the vicinity Every individual has it in his power to other cheque $200 had not been endorsed room, and did not see the money put when he came, they were quiet and no one of the port the ground is still hard and dry, hasten the formation of this satisfactory he saw the prisoner in that room. Ho

by the payee,) The most unlikely thing in there; and to the Police Sergeant in ray. was given in charge. After the constable

Yours truly, master, and come up and go down stairs and that was precisely what he did. The afternoon, and then telling him he was at

9th July. about a quarter of an hour afterwarde be next last thing that any reasonable man the washerman's and at Pustau's House saw the prisoner pass to the verandah, and would have done would be to keep upon These lies went very much against go down the servants' stairs, When the his person the damning proot of his guilt person on his defence; they were not theft. was discovered defendant entered to be found in the envelope and the to be taken as strong proof of the and left the room, several times, and cheques; for they were worthless, or one guilt of the man but they wore ceamed excited. When be charged him of them was and it would be found clear an indication of a guilty mid. The the Doctor said "You are the man who stole the money; you saw me put it in. The nough that whoever stole the chequen stole defence was a particularly ingenions one; the money. If this man had the cheques on the argument as to the possibili y of a prisoner said he had been a long time a boy him when he left the house, ke made no simple look like this belag tampered with if you havo a row with those blackguards » | Bood, and the work, even in the open season, that Compradores in foreign service often With Dostor Eustiacke, and his friend, bow attempt to get rid of them, LOF AB00Fung of opened by ang ber koy was very in meaning the men forward. (Thestewa not heavy.-N. 0. D. Nat.

and J. Anthony,

ALLEGED LARCENT OF $470 BY A SERTANE, Chung Aying was charged with the lar cony of $470, the property of Dr Eastlake, In whose employ he was as a house-boy.

He pleaded not guilty. The following was the jury: Mesere J. T. Lanta, R. Sohonberger, J. Muirhead, W. Dettmers, J. G. Liddell, J. O. Hughes, The Attorney General prosecuted, in structed by Mr E. Starp, the Crown Soli- gitor; and Mr Hayllar, Q.C., instructed by Mr. Dennys, appeared for the accused.

The case for the prosecution, as stated by Mr Russell was, shortly, this: On the 27th May Dr W. C. Eastlacke placed in a jewel box, (tin) which was on a table in his $40, and $230 in Bank notes. Some of the money had been there befure, but all was now returned to the box. The prl soner was in the room when the Dr put this money in the jewel-box, and saw the Dr place the key of the case in his wife's parse. The pures and the case were both left there anprotected. He went down stairs, and on his wife asking him where he had put the key, he, hearing the foot- steps of some one walking overhead, the steps apparently of a Chinaman, sent the batlar upstairs for the purse, which was brought downstairs and given into the hands of Mrs Kastlacke. The key was there then. This was about two o'clock. There was nobody in the room when the butler went for the purse; but prisoner was in slie younger Mr Kastlacke's room, which adjoint Prisoner saw him there, taking away the purs About

o'clock, the Dr., who had been but meanwhile, told his wife that he had another cheque to place in the box; she took it up stairs, and opened the box, with the key which had been in ber purse all the time, and then discovered that the cheques and money ($47) had been stolen.

The boy, now prisoner, was suspected and was taken away in custody next morning at 7 o'clock. Both cheques were found shortly afterwards on the roof of the copk-house at the back, on to which it could be thrown from the ve randah.

To these facts Dr Eastlacke, bis wife and the butler deposed.

bed-room, a cheque for $200, another for

Thomas Bollman, master ship Colwyn, states-On Saturday evening, while on the poop, 1 heard a row on the main deck. 1 went frward and found the steward and the chief mate talking loudly together. I ordered the steward to, hold his tongue; he would not obey my orders. I tried to reason with him, when he swore at me and told me to go to I went away; the cook then came and took the ateward to the fore part of the ship; he would not stay there, and came aft, again making a disturbanos; and refusing to keep quiet he was abusing the chief ofhoor. I believe the chief officer struck the steward, but cannot be posi- tive, as it was dark. I sent for the police boat intending to give the steward into custody for creating

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The Spanish brig San Lorenzo was loading at Manila on the 14th, for Balabag, Puerto Princesa and Bongkong.

The British barque Doune Castle, Capt. Bridgeman, left Manila for Liverpool on the 17th, with sugar, hemp and sapanwood. The American barque B. J. Watson, Capt. Hawkins, left Manila for New York on the 17th, with general cargo.

The British abip Connaught Ranger, Cap. tain Murphy, left Manils for Laverpool on the 17th, with bemap and sugar.

The American barque Martha Dasis for Boston, and the Norwegian barque Jauger for London via Iloilo, were to leave Manila on the 19th.

The British barque Oneale from Batavia, arrived at Iloilo on the 80th ultimo, and disturbance; when left a few hours afterwards for Boston via

China.

NEWCHWANG,

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If we glance for a moment at the map. of the World and see the extraordinary responsibilities which Great Britain hes assumed, and which appear to be continual- ly increasing, we may surely cease to blame a Minister at Peking for not adding to those responsibilities, in order to hurry on events which may be well and wisely left to that chapter of accidents which though sareas- tically called "the bible of the fuel" is more

or

less everybody's bible. There is not only

a tide in the affairs of men and nations there is a sequence. Certain things have to be done before certain other things. China is held in reserve and will play a part quite prominent enough for all of us when her time comes. Reading the tolegrams that are received every week with relation to Egypt and the Cape, we should see good

reason for thankfulness that an overzealous Envoy Extraordinary has not forced us into hostile relations with a Power which, though oumbrous and unwieldy, has untold resources and great capacity of last.".

whole time in his room, from which he could Dr Van der Borck, who was during the 108 Dr. Rastlacke's bed-zoom, stated that after Dr. Fastl.oke had gone down stain beard the butler get an order from bis the world was that he would come back, ing first he was not one of the house in the left, complainant told the mate he would although there is no lack of water in the frame of mind.

know.

have satisfaction for the blood he had spilt, offering to fight him on the deck a fair stand-up fight, and threatening, if the mate did not give him satisfaction, that he would prosecute him for the ass.nis he had com mitted.

Defendant states -I got the knuckle dusters from the steward on the passage out, te remarked, "You may find them useful

ponds.

The Customs' staff has its full complement now, and it speaks well for the generalship, and those who have had more than the usual work, that the business has been carried on to the satisfaction of every body.

We are to have some great changes in the Consular service, so it is said. This is a very desirable port, as the climate is very

Japan.

NAGASAKI,

(Rising Sun, June 28th.) We see from the Shanghai Courier that

AUDI ALTERAM PARTEM,

COMPRADORES AND HONG STAMPS

"W, T, K." thus writes to the Foochos Herald, under date 9th insti

SIE-It may not be generally known cut and make use of seals bearing the Chinese characters of their employers' hong names; and that, upon the faith of these money transactions in many instances pass between themselves and the natives. In one case, I know for a fact that the Compradore of a certain foreign hong in Foochow issued

the master of the Ocean King, Captain several promissory notes for various suci of

could he de Loch a thing. He denied also to the theory of the prosecution he brought genious. As to the man's going about ap admitted having given the knuckleduster having seen the money put in the fowe them back with him, and threw them on stales with his shoes on, would a Chinaman and raid he had them given to him when to the roof of the house at the back. be likely not to do that, and run the risk of leaving London) On Saturday at the Prisoner had been out in the afternoon, When the delective ones and the boy was being discovered in such an unusual situa- stoward refused to serve out the cll, and and while denying it as first, admitted to called up and ordered to bring some sodation, with bis shoes off. The whole ques made a great noise we had a few words Sergeant Toomey, when he got to the water upstairs, he saw the detective, he tion for them was-Is there any other and were going to fight, but were prevented ébarge room; thes he had

been only had heard of the loss, the officer was in person whom you consider it reasonably from doing so by the cock and second mate, explaining that he had been to

suiform, he could not but have known probable might have yielded to the endden The steward ordered the Captain out of Roper, well-known in China and Japan, money-stamped with bis employer'e Chinese Washerman's and bed been to Pastane who he was and what his purpose there, | and violent temptation (and it was a most the pantry. I said to him, “You dare the has been non-suited in an action brought hong seal; and when the notes fell due ho house some of the servants in which be Then he went downstairs and brought up viclent one), and, knowing the money Captain to enter the pantry 1 I'll come in; against the owners for wages and balance refused payment on the ground that the the eods, and atlil kept the cheques and was there, have abs racted it. This was, you put me out if you can. We had a row of ship's disbursements and expenses. The hong (firm) belonged to a foreigner, although The cas, being closed, Mr.Hogllar ad- the envelope on him." Had the prisoner as he had said, a very great temptation he threatened to "do for me" il he waited case was tried before Mr Commissioner he admitted that the notes were issued by well as that the transactions passed between This boy, who left his last master with not that have been bis opportunity to get other man in a humble sphere of file and tened me with a knife he had previously 8th April lest. rowed the jury on beralf of the prisones, then had the cheques about him, would to throw in the way of the prisoner of any seven years for an opportunity; he threa- Kerr, at the City of London Court on the him on his own personal responsibility, as D, B.-8. Richmond with General Grant himself and the Chinese bolders of the notes, bertificate of very careful; very honest," rid of them. The theory of the prosecution it was a great pity that such temptations knobked my sap off I gave him a blow on and suits arrived here on Saturday last, yet he maintained they had no claim upon was now pharged with what was to a man as to the men's behaviour, as the whole should be made. But foreigners, on the mouth. in his position the meat serious charge that theory of the prosecution was, was entirely tinuing this time after time, got off very had the Captala followed the proper course Growler left on Sunday on a craice, and firm

In summing up the case, his Worship said, and the Ashuelot on the same day. HMS. him but rather upon the foreign head of the

As a delicate question like this has proć · They could befall bim, namely that he being a andsbrolute y incomprehensible. They were cheaply for it, and so it went on. domestic servant did steal from the dwell told the boy entered and left the room were fattis inclined to be careful in keeping and given the steward and the chief mate returned on Tuesday night. H. M. S. ing house of his master a large sum of while these proceedings were going on in temptation out of the way of their servante in charge for creating disturbance, he Sylvia arrived on the same day. H. M. S. bably never been tested in a Court of Lew money, and Destain valuable securities. an excited manner. Naturally, he would, He had himself never been robbed by would have done much to preserve good Lapwing arrived on Thursday from Yoko and as I have no means of ascertaining how hama and proceeded to Hongkong after far the authority of using such seal in The evidence was purely circumstantial. any one would admit, knowing the loss that servant, and he believed there were many discipline on his ship in the future. He would, before he inbbed his abort his master had suffered and that he was in the same position ) at the same time he

The Complainant had been examined, at a stay of only eight hours. U. S. S. money matters is to be held legal, I shall the value that was to be attached to erid man was much more likely to be excited in servants. This was all he had to say upon goon, who was of opinion that a very slight MB Kongo Kan, left on Thursday for on the subjects she rest to the jury, why a few words as to suspected of being the thief. An innocent bad never put temptation in the way of his his Worship's request, by the Colonial Bar Richmond and Ashuelot, escorted by ELI.J. feel much obliged if you will enlighten ine epes of this kind, its probative foröe as it was such circumstances than the gulity. Bo | the case ; they would now wait some time blow would have knobled his teeth ont, as Shimonoseki en route for Yokohama. Men-

and bylvie, and H.LR:M:8. Nerpai · called. Be would, frat, however, briefly faw as the narrative referred to the prisoner for Mrs Esatlacke, to ascertain from her they were in a decayed and dressed state, of-war in harbour are. H. M. S. Gr.toler sketch the narrative that had been presented himsad, be haid he had by his conduct whether the was so careless na her husband to them and show its bearing on the pre- rebatted entirely the presumptions of the had told then be way in, throwing tempta sumption of the papasoution, and would prosecution. He next called she attention tion in the way of the servants, ihow how that narrative was rebutted, of the jury to the fact that independent Mrs Eastlake had not arrived at the end bow that theory WM overthrown, by she of the family there were aste of the man himself, and by other pants, any one of whom was [mai bin formabi'' mening so

fourteen of twenty minutes from the conclusion of

His Worship advised the defendant to throw his kanarle duriers overboard as 1000 as he could, as they might get him into surfons trouble, and Anad him to or one week's imprisonment The dae was pelde

NO WONDER a ship is called "she." She has abifta, stars, an apron, hooks and are plos, cape and ribbons, heeda, poppets, and a husband.

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Tau Americans (8 London paper remarks) are now boasting of their big freins, one of which, on the Northern Central Railroad, reported to have been 6200ft. Inng,

mile and 300 yards. This train #elated" by the Americane as the largest ever drawn by a olagle engine,

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