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~qually condemned, to the great loss and prejudice of the exporters. We trust that Lord Salisbury will see his way to grant the prayer of the petitioners.

HE. Li Fong-pao, Chinese Minister at Berlin, bas received from Peking his oredentials an Minister and Envoy Ex traordinary to his Majesty the Emperor of Germany. We poders and that Moner. Godeaux, whose reappointment to Shanghai we Intely noticed, is not likely to proceed for some months. The posts of French Miliater at Poking and Yedo will shortly be filled, as it is not probable that the late Ministers will return.

.C., instructed by Mr Wotton: the Aating Attorney General, (Hon. J. Russell), pro- recated.

The following were the jurors empanelt. ed:-Messrs J. W. Coker, R. Blackwell, A. F. Ribeiro, J. A. Mosely, A. da Silveira, M. C. J. Grote and G. Taufer,

The Acting Attorney General, in opening the case, said the first charge. was laid nuder Ordinance No 1 of 1868; a vory sweeping enactment, which provided that any person receiving or knowingly having

THE CHINA MAIL.

in his possession without lawful anthority Mr Hayllar: How is it possible? there or excuse (the proof of which, it was pro-ars no reports of the Court. vided by Ordinance No 6 of 1869, abould. The Chief Justice.: There are the recorda. Commander Cheyne bas formed his be on the accused) any property which Mr Hayllar: The case would not show central committee for reaching the North had been piratically stolen was guilty of a this point, 1 bave over and over and over Pole by means of balloons. The Com- felony and liable to penal servitude not ex- again heard it laid down here that the pro- mander-in-Chief has given permission for ceeding ten years and not less than five secution was bound to bring forward all the individual officers to join the committee. years, or transportation for the same witnesses that had been examined in the

Intelligence from Orenburg of the 28th period, or imprisonment with or without case. alt. states that Hakim Khan Turi is striving hard labour for a period not exceeding two to raise a revolt in Kashgar in order to years. The second charge was laid under regain his father's throne. He has marched No. 7 of 1865, the Larceny Ordinance, and troops to the Chinese frontier, and Tein was simply receiving stolen goods knowing Tan Tsoon has sent eight Hans of troops the same to have been stolen. The learned sgalast him, and is also making preparations Counsel then proceeded to state the facts at many points against the Kashgariani as of the case. The junk Pang Aking left well as for a march upon Kuldja, The Hongkong on the 20th of May last for Russian merchants are furnished with Swatow. She was attacked that evening frontier tickets elting paragraphs of the by a couple of junks, and a quantity of commercial treaty, but the Chinese continue to molest them, and they are being expelled from Shiho on the ground that that place is a fortress under military law.

LOADED DICE.

The Chief Justion: And you have heard the reason stated too,--that it would be a manifest hardship on the prisoner were all the witnesses who were before the Magis- trate not brought here by the prosecution, that is, had he to hunt them up himself. But the Prosecution is not bound to swear them,

The Attorney General produced Arch- bold's authority on the subject,--that the

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

J. J. Francis, Esg) Tuesday, August 26. '

a

COMMERCIAL. MERERE DEACON & Co.'s Canton Market Report, dated Canton, 23rd August, says:

During the past fortnight our Tea market has been very quiet, and only a small busi- .. ness has resulted.

Congous —A few small settlemonta wero ****

"Cansactions have been reported; there is no chango to note in prios, which have ranged from Ts. il for common to Tla. 24 per-pical to fino.

A moderate business has been passing in

Pekoes, and purchases of both long and short leaf kinds are reported, the former at Th. 21 81, and the latter at Tis. De per picul; there is no material alteration to notice is prices.

The following is a summary of the fort- night's business

The Chief Justice: I am very sorry, but constantly meeting with in this Court that be any use. But, if the Ordinance was as | Row on the 18th fasthat, was brought up whether I ruled wrongly on a previous do-Chinese witnesses, no matter however tes his Lordship had stated, there was not to-day and remanded till tomorrow a caston or no is little to the purpose, 1pectable they were they might be Directors a merchant safe in the place; there was not noon. The evidence taken was similar suppose its not the first or only time I of Hospitals-could not be satisfied with one who did not buy from travelling haw. to that given in our report of the laques have been wrong. But I am not to be giving the bare truth as evidence; they kerz.

always desired to give it an artistic finish- The Sessions are adjourned till Thurday, wrong this time."

Mr Haylar: I certatuly have the most ing touch. With the evidence of the when a burglary card will be heard. The distinct recollection of it.

complainant he would leave the common calendar will, however, for an obvious The Chief Justice: When I say that I sense of the Jury to deal. Even if he had reason, his Lordship said, be sent in to- have no recollection of giving such a dect offered him money it would have been no morrow. sion, it ought not to be cited. Bring the proof of his guilt; a prosecution of this kind was a ticklish thing; there was no case.

saying what view a jury or a judge would take of a series of facts laid before them. (Before the Hon. the Acting Puisne Judge, made in the first week, but latterly no They all knew of the "glorious uncertetoty of the law;" the Chinese, he could assure the Jury, did not look at the matter in any other way, than we did. But the

A. J. VIEIRA appeared to claim on Scented Teas.--Common Capera havo again constable disposed of even the supposition promissory note, for $1,000; given in Oe been most in demand, about two-thirds of that the complainant was telling the tober, 1872. Bir Deuvys was for plaintiff, the settlements mentioned below consisting truth when he said the man offered him money not to press the charge; he said and Mr Wotton (from bir Brereton's office) of this class; medium toas have been in no was for defendant. In this case it appea'a | „demand,' but good and fine have been his instructions were not to let the men talk that the amount of $1,000 was borrowed wanted, these, however, are in small supply, and he observed those instruction. The man was not the master of the shop; be from Mr Vieira in October 1872, to be paid and the few transactions reported show full

book according to certain veroal arrange | rates. was an accountant, who in the absence of the monte in which compound interest filled a master was in charge and was responsible, leading part. Monies have been paid from the bad only done what any other person time to time on account of the original lean would have done, and if he had been un- and the compound interest already referred fortunate enough to have been induced to buy unwittingly anchors that had been to, to the amount of $1,600. "His Lord

ship said that compound interest would not be allowed in any Court, and suggested which might fall to any one; he had acted that the case sh uld be referred to some with the striatest bona fides thr ughtout person who could say what was a fair sam. Congou, 1,640 boxes at Tls, 11 a 24 por and hoped to-day to clear bia character After a lengthy argument on the subjret, picul; Scented Caper, 6,000 bores at Tls. from the charge that had been made against bis Lordship stating that whatever couras 9 a 29 par pient; Seanted Orange Pekoe, him.

The Chief Justice, summing up, confined they (the counsel) chose to adopt, he should 2,500 boxes at Tls, 94 a 31 per pisal.

certainly not make any allowance for the Export of the various descriptions of charge against the prisoner. The ordin

to act on a su gestion given by his Lord-kong, Canton and Maono) to Great Britain ance under which this charge was laid was a stringent law enacted by Sir Richard ship, that the sum of $66, without to dateng. 6, 8, 8. Menelatos, Congon McDonnell to decrease the piracies which costs, be paid into Court by the defendant, 68,800 lbs., S. Caper 87.066 lbs, Sorts and accepted by the plaintiff, that amount, :9 800 lbs., total 175,720 lbs.: 10, S. 8. were so very rife on this Coast when he with the $1600 already paid, betog pri cipal Glengyle, Congon 162 991 iba, 8. Caper arrived here. That law provided that who- and interest at the rate of 18 per cent par 329 454 lbs., S. O. Pekoe 3',481 lbs., total over shall have taken into his custody any annum for seven years.

522,920 lba; 12, S. S. Kaisar-4 find, goods or chattela piratically stolen shall be

Codou 98,816 |ba", S. Caper 217,440 Iba, guilty of felony and shall be punished &c.,

S. O. Pekoe 34.345 lbs., total 350,601 lbs,; and by No 6 of 1869 the words were insert

17, S. S. Heter, Congou 8,224 lba, S. ed after custody, "without lawful autho

Caper 127 869 Iba., S. O. Pekos. 6, 560 rity or excuse (the proof whereof shall lie

Tha, total 142,653 iba -making, with pro npon the party accused.") This was a stringent law; but it was only right that

visus shipments, a total for the season of

man who acted as a go-between between the

must have a greater or less position of respectability, and from which the thief and the pirato were outonata; the man who turned the proceeds of piracies into commerce and rendered that valuable to the pirate which in his own bend was worthless. The law es it stood was not too. strong on the point. If it was proved that this man had these anchors in his possession he had to prove that he had legal suthority or esouse; and if he failed to do so, was guilty of felony under this ordinance.

Mr Hayllar hold that the law was only. His Lordship referred the cao to Mr meant to convict of felony a man who had Chau Ty Kwong, to examine dafendant's guilty knowledge.

books and sacertain the amount of the

• Under the above heading "Loaded Dice," concerned in the piracy and had him had not called these witnesses; bo had himself entirely to dealing with the first compound interest aned for, It was agree! Toas shipped from Canton Waters (Hong-

cargo was taken from her, including 19 new witnesses who were heard before the Mastolo be had only fallen into a misfortune anchors belonging to a man who was a paagistrate, although the proseculon was not senger on board. At the last Criminal bound to call them, shou'd be in Court Seasious two men were convicted and pun- when the case came on for trial; the ished for this piracy. The passenger to prosecution should have them there so whom the anchors belonged, on his return that they might be ca led by the defence if here, found one of the men who had been the prisoner so chouses. He (Mr Russell)

only said "There are these men if you want to call them."

His Lordship was willing to adjourn the Court (this would be a convenient time for tiffin) and look into the case, in defer- ence to the experience of Mr Rayllar.

Mr Hayllar desired no adjournment. He distinctly remembered his Lordship ruling as he had stated very decidedly; he had always since acted in accordance with that ruling.

arrested Walking along the street he the City Editor of The World has the fol- found some of the anchors that had been stolen exposed for sale in a shop. He got lowing paragrapli which it has been suga friend and examined the anchors and gested to me that it would be neither insp. laid an information and had the shop-man propriato nor malicious to reproduce. It arrested. By some intimidation or other, however, some evidence was given befors may show that Hongkong is not the sole the Magistrate which led to his discharge community interested in cleaning Augenn in the first instance; then subsequently some facts came out which called for stablos --

another enquiry before the same Magis rate, who finally committed him for trial before the Supreme Court, The evidence against the man was that he had and did not find out who he was; he had

no one answering at Kowloon, the address given, and he bought the anchors at far below the market price. The Jury, look ing to the whole facts that would be laid before them, and the whole conduct of the man, would have to say whether they be lieved that the man received or had those anchors in his possession knowing them to have been piratically stolen.

ahore for three or four days, I paid the two men $5 a month, with food. There were, he said, very few anchors from Fat- ban; nearly all the anchors were made here. There were many shops engaged.

His Lordship: Was that me? Mr Haylar You.

His Lordship: Then I must have given viction,-what has been my distinct con-

torney General, I must say I had some little difficulty at first; 1 did not know what was the rule. But since I know the rale | I am not aware of ever having a ted contrary to it. In this special case, His Lordship con- tinued, if Mr Hayliar bad come into Court with this view, it might be well were the Attorney General to call the witnesses; but this was merely a suggestion. In the future the law would be observed at it was laid down in the books.

Mr Bayllar did not think there was any general rule on the subject. Different Judges had laid It down in different ways in different Courts.

Mr Russell could not agree to call the witnessed.

law The two witnesses were then called by Mr Hayilar, and examined.

7 at a time; he dealt with the very little, however; he generally knew the men from whom he bought anchors,

two

Ilis Lordship repoated his reading of the

Mr Hayilar did not think this ordinance was intended to alter the law of evidence.

His Lordship said it was intended to alter the law of evidence so far as it con-

Mr Hayllar took exception to this direc- by the Crown to be a book kept in the tion of his Lordship. The book was proved

put in as a whole, and the Crown could not deal with the entries as being partly true

evidence to show what part is false. and partly false, witaout at any rate His Lordship held that such was not the

law. "A statement made by a prisoner," (he quoted a high Eagliah authority,)" is made evidence by being produced to the prosecution, but as with all other evidence

· Leung Su was sued by Kwóno Sino Xu for whom appeared Mr Stephone, for the sum of $118 86, for building materiale, supplied. Defu.dant is a building contrac- tur, and was sued last week for the above money to pursuer but could not say how 1878-79. much; be was then given a week to look

on the same rounda, and says he has not His Lordship pet made up his account. remarked that he would not have another chance of doing so in this case, and gave judgment for $113.86 the amount sued for.

LEUNG SU, a contractor, was auod for $375 67. for building materiala supplied Defendant admits owing money for the materials supplied, but cannot state the exact amount, as his books have not been made up.

debt.

Judgment to be given next Tuesday.

LEE KUM CAU v. CHÚN CHUEN Hase, a claim for $208.34-Mr Dannys was for

Mr Stephous for his client admitted $189.44 of the claim, and stated that his

His Lordship dismissed the summons,

with costs.

Lo Siwa, a contractor, was aued by

for $300. Defendant, admitted both claims, and said he had no money just now.

Judgment with coats was given in both

cases.

LUR MING Cuu, v. the Master of the Tung Cheong Fat shop. This was a claim of $780, for crackers supplied. Mr Stepbens

for defendant. appeared for Luk Ming Chu; Mr Dennys Judgment was given for half of the claim, $390, with costs.

Police Intelligence. (Before Hon. C. B. Plunket) Tuesday, August 26th.

A MONEY BOX.

SILX.-The market has only been moder-

purchance reported were made in the early part of the fortnight. Settlements of Teatlee reels are put at 550 balca. Prices have varied lit le, and a very trifling decline on former rates may be quoted. "Nos. 1 and 3 ato the grades which have been most sought after. Of fourth crop silk about 150 bales are now in Canton, the thread appears to be of very fair quality, and the color is an improvement on that of the preceding yields.

Long-reels have been in very limited re- quest, and the only purchases announced are 40 picule of the usual descriptions.

He reels-The demand which previously existed for these kinds has of late subsided, and only 270 boxes of Nos. 1, 2 and 8 Gumchuck and Lucklow have been booked. Prices are slightly e-nier.

Stock is estimated at 2,500 balos Teatles, 50 to 100 balen. Kowkong, 250 bales Camcbuck and Lucklow, and 200 to 300 bales of inferior kinds.

Export of silk.-Export to date:-To Lon- don, 1 447 bales; to Continent, 8,574 bales; to America, 2984 bo es; to Bombay 482 picule; total, 5 v21 balça ; and 2,083 boxes; 482 picuts. Of Waste, 2 181 baiss, and

Waste-No. 2 Gum has been wanted, and the price has advance to $86 per picul. Contracts are about 500 bala, but we do not think there are buyers at the quotation.

Teatles,........

12

"

Cumchuck

QUOTATIONS. -

..........

.Curio, $475 No. 1, $45)

"

2, $430

3. $415

...4, $400

$420

Lucklow, Re-reeled Cumchuck } Beat $550

and Lucklow

Waste Silk,.

23

Cocoons Pierced,

No. 1, $515

2, $490 8, $470

„No. 1, $ 90

2, $ 86

SETTLEMENTS, FOR THE FORTNIGHT.

19

...,, 1. $ 84

1879 80.

550 bls.

To play with loaded dice or marked carda is not a reputable employment even for professed gamblers. What is the differ: ence between that and using privileged bought a lot of anchors from somebody a decision quite contrary to my own con- the law should be stringent concerning the athonot, when he admitted owing some 9. 67,498 lbs; against 10, 196,931 for season knowledge-attained through holding off cial positions in furtherance of successful Stock Exchange speculations? We have put down a name to which they could find Votion ever since I frat began to be At wrotebed thief and society, in which he over his accounts; he now excuses himself iately active, and the larger portion of heard of the railway unguate who never speculated, because when he operated it was always for a certainty, as he had Eccess to exclusive information which he knew would influence prices, and could turn it to account in advance. The Stock Exchange Committee has more than once condemned such transactions, and when it had, the power has punished those taking

Kwong Sung Kee, blacksmith, the pas part in them. No wonder, then, there has been a grand furore on the boards because enger to whom the 19 new anchors on board belonged, he- taking them then to a stockbroker, who is a director of the Swatow for sale, declared their value to be Great Eastern Railway Company, has been at Swatow say $50. He deposed to the accused of turning his privileged knowledge conviction, at the last session, of the two of the company's affairs to profitable men for atealing the anchors. He identified account in extensive bull and bear the eight anchors produced as his property. operations. Early in the year he bought These he found at the Shing Hee shop, large quantities of the ordinary stock at Prays West, amongst a hundred or so. He prices raging about 50. The purchases communicated with the pplice, and returned The master of the Fung Sheng iron shop, were of the usual gambling order, on spe to the shop accompanied by an Inspector. said he had seen people bring anchors to oulative account, and the price gradually When he claimed the anchors, the prisoner be sold here; they were brought from Kow.cerned this class of offences, which circum. Plaintiff, Mr Stephens for defendant. rose under the influence of improving said "Don't press the charge against me, loon, and outlying villages on the main stances showed required to be specially and traffics and diligent puffig until it reached and I will give you some money to drink land. They paid for them $4 or $5 a picul stringently dealt with. Continuing his 61, at which figure there was heavy an tea." The anchors would be worth Tls, 7 These anchors produced are worth aay $5 summing up, his Lordship referred to the client had been adjudicated a bankrupt. lo ding' by this speculative broker and his or Tis. 6 per pical, $15 or $16 in all. or Tls, 36 mace a picul.

ovidence put in as to what was paid for the clique. Their line of operations was then In cross examination he said:-I gave Tis." Kwok Fuk Shang, another blacksmith, anchore. He said the book was simply altered to the 'bear tack, an explanation2 per picul for the iron out of which these said the value of anchors like these was evidence that the man did write in that of which seemed to come when it was an anchors were made. Three men (including Tls. 3 2 or Tls. 3. There are hawkers woo book the words of which they had a transla- nounced that, at the forthcoming meeting myself) were engaged in making these an-sell to the merchants. They sold 3 or 4 ortion; there was no proof that what he did LAN ACHAR for $1000; and by LAN HOY Pierced Coccous, 1,042 bales for Europe. of the shareholders of the Great Eastern,

write was true; they could believe or dis. resolutions would be brought forward for

believe as much as they thought right. the issue of one and a half millions of ordinary or preference stock and the crea tion of an uncertain amount of debentures

the prisoner, stated precisely the

Mr Hayllar, in addressing the jury for The inevitable 'care' eet in, and in the The anchors were of a very common make. charges, remarking that they really came to regular course of business. The book was reaction from the previous exaggerated rise (Witness, apparently misunderstanding the the price of the stock was driven down reazing of the learned Counsel's question, very much the same thing, save that in the

57; and dire was the wrathful tumult remarked that things that were meant to

first the man must have known to have been among the unhappy bulls, who, in iggo down to the bottom of the sea did not piractically stolen, whereas in the other he norance of the intended heavy additions require to be otherwise than of common must have known they were stolen. Any one to an overgrown capital (the ordinary share make). On the 17 anchors he hoped to dealing in stolen goods was not guilty of capital is already ten millions), had bought make $8 profit. The freight was $2 odd, an offense unless he knew that these goods on the faith of the brighter prospects of the The anchors altogether weighed about 4 were stolen, unless he had, as the line. Their outeries were so loud and picula. When he saw the anchors first be law termed it, guilty knowledge. Now deep as to put compulsion on the heretofore went for a friend to see that during his the evidence was never, in cases where

the jury may believe it or not." With busy bears, who consequen ly closed absence going for the police they were not guilty knowledge was alleged, what was some of their accounts; and the price has removed. The prisoner dealt largely in called absolutely direct, because the wit-regard to the effect of that entry on their minds, his Lordship reminded the jury that since gone slightly up. Little is elther anchors, &a Those now produced were nesses could not have seen what was pass the records of o imes they read in the news. balls" or "bears' deserve public sympathy the same no ware produced in the trial of ing in the man's mind, and his guilty papers showed that the universal practice of on moral grounds, there is something to be

knowledge could only be evidenced by his those who received stolen goods was to the pirates (Conviction put in.)

Sergeant Hennessy while at No. 7 Station said for the wrath of the bulls* who have

cts. There were several things a jury make such entries in their books as would be yesterday about ha f-past four, beard a Inspector indsay deposed to the appre-would always look for before convicting in evidence for theta and not against them. A great noite, and on looking into the cause, been 'mught' and trapped in this game.

bension of the prisoner and the seizure of The testimony of Mr J. F. H. Read, s

a case of this kind. The first thing was the anchors. He stated in oro-ozamian

man who was dishonest enough to purchase found Pun Atau, a hawker, holding another member of the Stock Exchange Committee, tion that the shop of the prisoner is a whether he had bought the articles, as the stolen goods was quite fit to falsify his books man, Chan Aysu, and attempting to bring and a director of the Great Eastern Rail-respectable-looking shop which he

books put it, very much under the ordin. with a view to attempt to defeat any pre-him to the Station. The Sergeant arrested way Company, before the recent Stock known for some time. It is not a large these goods, he concealed them or exposed within the scope of the jury's daty to con- Pun Atau obarged him with stealing, the ary prica. Then whether, having bought secution that might arise. It was quite Chan Ayau, as he was holding a box which Exchange Commission, supplies some edi-shop. The anchors were shown near the fying and fustructive observations that help door, so that anyone passing mght see

them in his shop for sale in the ordinary sider whether it was not possible that the box containing at the time of the theft, $31 to illustrate these operations. Mr Hollams them. A book kept by the prisoner which by such goods was in the conres of his ordinary to use being made of it in the event of any-

course of business. Whether his buying man had not made this entry with a view in notes, $24 in silver and 500 cash. was extremely anxious to discover the its contents one would judge, the interpre-

The defendant denied the charge and asid extent of the purely speculative business ter said, to be a record of all his sales and

business or no was also an important con- done in Great Eastern stuck in the House, purchases, was put in, and an entry was

sideration. If it were without the ordinary thing happening and the case coming be. he had picked up the box in the street.

fore jury. As to Mr Hayilar's re- The Sergeant asked that the case be and endeavoured to elicit the information found there, under date 21st May, of the by inquiring as to the proportion between purchase from Fak Ho of 14 pieces, old dating fraud.

If they were bought mark in the course of the case, that the remanded for one week; from erquiries he Crown undertook, with regard to the made, he was opinion that the robbery had the transactions in it, and the transfera anchors, 190 catties, at 8 macs, & can under unusual circumstances, and in an

man said to have sold the anchors, been committed an hour or so before de- which went in for registration. Mr Resd dareens, Tls. 6, 2 made 70 candareena.

unastal way, the fact was suspicions. Be

to prove "an universal negative" his fondant was arrested. was equal to the occasion, and found it

submitted that all these elements were Lordship pointed out that the Crown Prisoner's evidence to the piracy case was wanting in this case. On the first point, had acted very properly in the matter.

Remanded till Tuesday, 2nd September. impossible to say. Pressed to estimate a

put in. *proportion' between the transactions in

whether these were the anchors at all, he They had sent a pol ceman to Kowloon to A Chinese constable, who had gone to believed there was room for the gravest find out if possible a man whose name was Great Eastern stock and the number of actual transfers, as shown by the company's Tow-mab-teo and made diligent search for doubt. The evidence was of the most given, and who the shopman said had sold books, the witness replied with a Papal an ironmanger's abop or a blacksmith's, kept perfunctory and suspicious nature. him the anchors; no such man could be by one Tak Bo, said he could find no such only witnesses na to the identity were

found. It was just as possible that a wrong person. There were only three shops there the complainant in the case and his brother;

name was given in the book as that a wrong with anchors. In cross-examination he and the latter was only able to swear to

sum was put down. The questions sub said that when the prisoner was told that one anchor out of the eight. They wore

mitted to the jury by his Lordship were they had a warrant for his arrest on a charge both, he reminded the jury, engaged in the these:-1. Do you believe this man bad session, he said Not through my hands of the commonest possible description; you believe these are the anchors that were of having these stolen anchors in his pos- work of making them. The anchors were

taken into his custody these anchors? 2. Do but by my shopman." There was no con- there were hundreds of thousands of them piratically stolen 3. Has he produced any versation between the prisoner and the made. The evidence of the complainant as evidence to lawful authority or excuse ? Un to the value of the anchora was absolutely their views on these questions it depended complainant about tea money.

worthless; it was entirely so troverted by whether, the man came with what be the other witnesses; the highest of the would admit was a very stringent ordin estimates was taels ninston, or tag 27ance, but no which was not too stringent and for him to talk about those articles now for the time that produced it. ridiculous, before them being worth $25, was simply

The Jury were absent for a quarter of an As to the purchase of the an hour, and then returned with a unanimous quarrel had arisen between the two, From the evidence given it appears that chors it was effected in the ordinary course verdict of "guilty" on the first count, ro concerning the price of some fish; they of business. The prisoner was a very large turning by direction a verdict of "not had to be separated; upon which com dealer in such warsa; there were over s hundred anchors in the shop at the time; commended the prisoner to maroy.

guilty on the second. They strongly re- plainaut used threats against defendant, 35/ per ton of forty and fifty cable feet, there was nothing whatever suspicious In The Court was against him on this point. the transaction; everything was straight hear the latter statement, although he 23rd instant, when complainant, wishing

His Lordship said he was very glad to antagonists met in Square Street on the respectively. Mr Hayllar had the distinctest possible forward and regular throughout; the entry recollection of his Lordship ruling against was regularly made in the day book of the greed with the finding of guilty. The to redeem the promise of remembrance, told him on this same point when he was At firm. The man he bought the au first charge might be less than that implied beat him to a mummy. There was no moral crime implied by guilty on the defendant that he knew him and would IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS, torney General and when be contended for chors from was a man at Kowloon (Before His Lordship the Chief Justice, Sir what the Court now laid down. He had whom he knew as a workman in an iron by guilt under the second chara, although evidence at all to show that any attempt to punishment in the first was much greater.pick the chair-coolie's pocket had bear John Smale.)

tendered witnesses for the mere purpose of shop; he had known him for the last three He allowed Mr Hayllar, after some conver-made, while all the evidence showed that being examined by the defence, and the years. This man they could not no sation, to call witnesses to character defendant was a thoroughly respectable Court had ruled that they were the Crown's produce for the same simple reason that they will be heard on Thursday. witnesses. He had the most distinct recol prevented the prosecution from finding Lordship informed the Jury that he wan lection on the point. He had never been him, he had run away, The fact that

His Worship dismissed the charge, and responsible for this proscaution. He dir-fined complainant $10, in default of pay. allowed to tender a witness as was now the pirates were apprehended and the ected (not enggested) that this man he pro-ment one month with hard laber, and to being done.

police were looking after him was sufficient The Chief Justles: Was that before met to make him leave his native place, necuted; as it was the duty of the Court pay $3 amends to defendant or suffer 14 Mr Hayllar Yes.

days' extra imprisonment with, hard labor. and be could not now be found; the to do when it saw proper occasion. The Chief Justice: I have no such re- | Crown had supplied this place of evidence.

Mr Hayllar, in reply to his Lordship, collection.

As to the alleged offer of money by the who asked whether he desired to argue Jof evidence. It was a thing they were

Non parumus; for, he said, I only know my own fudividual transactions in that Block."

Which have been considerable, bare they not? inquired bin tormentor; whereto came the significant answer, "They have been sometimes, a long while age, but of course they are not considerable now since I have been a director. The Italics are ours. Not to be daunted, Mr Hollaus returned to the charge; and finally, to the question, Do you think that one-tenth of

it (the stock passing from hand to hand during the fortnightly account period)

would be registered obtained the nega tively satisfactory reply, I have no concep, tion; no one can have any conception. Possibly Mr Read could supply more definite information on the point now. Possibly also be does not adhere to the view affirmed by the emphatio of course,' we put in Italica.

SUPREME COURT.

Tuesday, August 26.

"RECEIVING GOODS PIRATICALLY STOLEN.

Leong Aho, accountant in an Iron-dealer's shop Prayn West, was charged with having reseired without legal authority or excuse eight anchors which had been piratically stolen, and on an alternative charge with having received stolen goods well knowing the same to have been stolen. He pleaded poi guilty and was defended by Mr Hayllar,

a

them, but could not swear to the others.

has

The brother of the complainant who has share in the shop and helped to make the anchors swore to the identity of one of

witnesses who were examined in the Police The Attorney General now tendered two Court, but did not swear them.

Mr Hayllar contended that the prosect tion was bound to all these witnesses; the Counsel for the defence had then the right

to cross-examine them.

course of his business it was taken as in-

The

His

CUTTING BRANCHES.

Ju Achoi, for being in possession of two baskets of dried branches supposed to have been cut on Morrison Hill, and assaulting the constable who arrested him, was fined 55, in default of payment to go to gaol for fourteen days with hard labour.

The constable who made the arrest to receive $1 reward.

(Before . V. Creagh, Eig.)

THE COOLIE AND THE FISHMONGER

A chair-coolie in the employ of Dr Ayres brought a complaint against a fishmonger in the Kwong Li abop, and charged him with attempting to pick his pocket on the

23rd lustent, in Square Street.

saying he would remember him

man.

TOM ZASCÃE BOW.

The

For Europe,.........

1878-79.

430 bls. United States, &c., Re-reels,.. 270 bas 700 bzw. Bombay......... 40 pln. 60 b. 70 pla, 80 b. DRUGS AND SPICES.—Cassia Ligupa: Now Season's Look Poo and Louing are quoted at 88.65 in mats, and $8 90 in boxes; Now "eason's Triwo, $8.85 in mais, and 89.10 în boxes. old Season's cargo $8.95 in

mats, and 39 20 in boxes. Sales of New: 100 piculs. Stock 23,400 piouls, Sales of Old: il. Stock 2,300 pcuts. Alum, $1.75 a $1 80 per picul. Camphor, $20.00 a $20.50 par picul, packed.

SUNDRIES.-Fire Crackers, 60 a 74 cents per box for Gowqua's No. 1, gold shop. Vermilion: $32 a $88 per box. Matting. Fine contract, White 4/4, 102 ents, 5/4, 122 cente, 6/4, 15 cents per yard; Red Check, 4/4, 121 cents, 6/4, 14 cents, 6/4, 17 cents; Double Extra Imperial, white 4/4, 182 cents, /4, 164 cents, 6/4, 191 cents; Red Check, 4/4, 154 cents, 5/4, 181 cents, 6/4, 214 cents, per yard. Cargo vinger: now, in syrup (Chyloong) $3.75; Mandarin, $420; Young Stem, $6.00 per case of 6 jara.-Soy: $4.25 per picul

IMPORTS.

a re-sale by a native of 200 pigs LB. at LEAD-The only-transaction_reported is $5.80 per picul Our markes is firmer sud quotati as may be given as, mixed braude $5.70 a 0.75. L.B. $5.80. Hole chop $5.85 a 85.00. W.B $5.90 par picul

QUIKSILVER has risen to $59 per pleu).

SHIPPING

The rate of Freight to London, par steamer, is £11/ and per stiling vessel,

The rate of Freight to New York, per steamer, is £3.16/, and per sailing vessel, 20/6 per ton of 40 cubic feet.

LOADING AND ON THE BLura —At Wham, posFor Loudon and New YorkNone

At Hongkong-For London-Kaloja, Glaucus, str. Ulysses, bir Norris, F. P. Lichfield.

For New YorkMonte Rosa, Adelaida

For San Francisco-Vigilant, Antioch DEPARTURES.-From Whampoa, For London and New York-None.

From Hongkong-For London--Bles ggle, str., Hector, str.

For New York.gean str., Chasca For San Frandaco, Colwyn, John 4,

(cleared)

Me Haylier : I have the most distlust prisoner It was a thoroughly Chinese piece poise, said he did not think it would of a fellow countryman in Upper Lascar Briggs

the point as to the reading of the Usco, the Malsy, who caused the death recollection.