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No. 5043 SEPTEMBER 6, 1879.]

THE CHINA MAIL.

other officers of the ship. In due course, died about twenty minutes afterwards. In steam being up, headway was made down the opinion of witness, deceased was too the river, and at ane easy speed the vessel drunk to be sent aloft; he heard no one was directed for the measured mile a little order him up there. below Wemyss Bay, to run which is an

Simon M. Nielsen, second mate of the

ferille brain of a foreign correspondent of s. Lyona newspaper. Remarking that it would have gone down more casily in Eug land-anything goes down in the longin

▲ Washington, special to the Star saya to have received has not been paid; and July 29th:-

that since the death of Jakoub Beg the Shond the President decide to again give state of things in that province occupied Pennsylvania the appointment of the Eng. by the Chinese is most precarious. The lish Minister, it is believed he will select Governor-General of Turkestan is of opf- Quay, as he is the only Repabilean in the nion that the only acceptable guarau'of essential element in trial trips: The Ancona | Flensborg, corroborated the statement of last ative land of France-if the author had the captain of the one so brought inte sud- State apon whom the party has been able that can be claimed from Ouina, unless to agree as a candidate for any Federal Russia is disposed to have recoures to measures of coercion, is large pecuniary position. Several influential persons sug; indemnities. But before giving up the gest the appointment of Grant to succeed Welch, and have decided to call upon the territory of Kulasho, these indemnities should be scored. The Chinese Ambas. President and urge his choice. A conder now in St. Petersburg denies the fidential friend of Grant has received re- cently a most positive declaration from the accuracy of the news received by General Kauffman. I bave reason to believe that General that he will not permit his name to be used for the Presidency. It is bester due consideration the Russian Gov. lieved he would accept the English mission, erement is resolved to maintai, in princi- as in doing so he need not give up certain ple, the restitution of Kuldsha, but to plans of his own, which he has been up-s more severe conditions than were at maturing.

first intendel.

act properly, would not put them in any danger, then, if one was by the wrongful act of the other brought suddenly from a position of safety into a position of aritioal danger, if all that could be said was that

doa danger did not do the absolutely right The jury returned a verdiot of "Acei-been less circumstantial in bis details, he thing, their lordships, as in the recent case dental death.”

gives the story as 'twas told to him :--- of the Bywell Castle, would not hold that About the end of the bathing season last captain liable for contributory negligence, year, & young couple, accompanied by a The learned Judge of the Admiralty Court, Durse and infant, took furnished lodging were to blame, could hardly be said to in deciding that both vessels in this case in the City of Bath. The female was a tall, fair-haired lady, who spoke English have fairly considered these propositions. with a slight German accent. The husband, Contrasting the evidence on the one side on the other hand, had all the distinellse and the other their lordships and their to the time when the Voorwaarts suddenly characteristics of a Frenchman, though he nautical advisere were all of opinion that up seemed a youth of a weakly constitution. Bath, but returned occasionally to so his inevitable there was nothing wrong in the At the end of a week the husband quitted ported her helm and rendered a collision wife. He was observed two or three times course taken by the Khedive, but that there to be dressed in the uniform of the English had been absolutely wrong management on Royal a

Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon. Q. B. Plunket) Friday, Sept. 5.

was put to the test zoveral times, and in witness. this way the greater part of the day was taken up. Her achievements, which gave an average speed of fourteen koots an hour, were considered highly satisfactory alike to the builders and tho owners. The accom- modation for passengers is of a superior description, and is arranged so as to suit the necessities of 104 travellers. For the most part their housing is under the poop deck, and off the main saloon, a magnificent apart- ment, fitted up in a manner creditable to all who have been concerned in its preparation, The sleeping berths are models of their kind, and the bath room and general lavatory conveniences are such as are seldom met afloat. men.

OHILD STRIPPING.

Chan Achau, a rice-pounder, had lost all his money playing fan-tan, and, as he could not get employment, stole a bangle from the person of a small child who had aconm- panied hergrandfather to see the ornamental

On the homeward run the company fendant, who admitted the charge and said great seclusion, only receiving the visite of blame, und greatly to blame. On the other. sat down to an excellent dinner, under the ho stole the bracelet as he was poor, was the husband-and-occasionally of a Ca' holic hand, the order given on board the Khedive I for the use of deadly weapons, than other St. John's College, Rangoon, in connec- Presidency of Mr T. C. Caird, who after sent to gaol for two months with hard clergyman of a neighbouring church. right in, their opinion. But in ordering the

In proportion to their numbers, the Italians and Chinese have figured more prominently in the criminal records of Now York of late, foreign nationalities. Sam Lee, a Chinese laundryman of Jersey City, was arrested on July 24th for firing a pistol at Martin Kelly. This is the fourth case of a Chinaman using a pistol or other deadly weapon within ten days. The following New York eases are also reported in the most recent New York

papers to hand :----

THE Archbishop of Canterbury, on the re- presentation of the Bishop of Rangoon, has conferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity on the Rev. J. E. Marks, the principal of tion with the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, in recognition of his long and valuable services to the cause of Christian education in Burmsh.

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JACK ASHORE.

Henry Madden a seaman of the British ship Sir Lancelot, was charged with being drank and disorderly in the public street.

dinner, proposed anocess to the P. and O.labour. Company, whose enterprise, he said, was well known and appreciated by the com- mercial and travelling community. He felt sure that the new contract the company had entered into for the conveyance of mails between this country and India, China, and Australia, would be executed in a manner that would meet with the approval of the public, who of course would be the first to experience the advantages of the company's improved service.

Mr Bethume fittingly

Defendant admitted being rather tipsy. day's imprisonment.

Flued $1, in default of payment, one

STEALING TOOIS,

Chan. Afuk, a boatman, was charged with stealing from a boat-builder tools valued at $1.

man.

THE Vierna correspondent of the Telegraph, prefacing an account of the treatment to Ah Lee and Ah Long, who own a laundry which the Russian Nihilist prisoners are on Third Avenue, for some time have been subject, says he has confined the narrative greatly annoyed by boys near the laundry, to statements derived from unbiassed and who throw bricks or steal the clothes. Com- trustworthy persons-eye-witnesses of the plaint was repeatedly made to the police, horrors. The appalling evidence of Rus- replied, and then proposed the builders, the but the police didn't mind. Ah Long de-sian barbarity, he says, cries to heaven for toast being acknowledged by Mr T. C. Caird. cided to take the law into his own bande, vengeance. During the latter part of last The health of Captain. Stead and the ladies

Defendant was seen coming out of the ran down and caught the leader of the bad month, "a person, whose testimony is exhausted the toast list, after which the building shop by one of the blacksmiths, boys, picked him up to bring him back, above auspicion," visited a ship at: Odessa, company separated, and, the tugs" boats who pursued him, seeing be had something meanwhile punching his head. A Caucasian fitted out for the transport of Nihilist having again come alongside, were conveyed hid on his person. He dropped the tools crowd interfered, and gave Al Long an convicts to Shaghalien.

ashore. The Ancona is 380 feet long, by and ran, was arrested by Sergeant Sam He describes it as a man-of war of about 39 feet broad, and 26 feet deep. Her grossakow. Defendant, who said he was a front of the laundry with a boy under bis 4,000 tone, freshly painted white. On going tonnage is 3,081, and her registered engine salt-smuggler, atated that he was arrested unmerciful beating. Just as he reached the arm, shrieking "Murder," the boy's father below deck he found that on either side of power 600-horse. As already mentioned, made his way through the crowd and dealt a narrow passage iron-barred cages had been she will be commanded by Capt. E. Stead, stolen by another that the chisels were the Mongolian a blow on the top of the constructed, which, he says, were exactly who will have under him a crew of 123, all nesses to speak to his character, and was

He had no wit head, which felled him. The boy went similar to those used for wild animals. told. The Ancona is a smart looking craft, sent to guol for two monthe with hard sprawling out into the street and was picked These cages were of different sizes, and and no doubt will worthily maintain the up by his father and taken away. At this contained from four to twenty convicts reputation of, her builders, and be a valuable stage Ah Leo appeared armed with a huge each. The rule observed was that such addition to the P. and O. Company's fleet. revolver. In a few seconds the street was amongst them as showed any disposition deserted and a solitary policeman walked up to be unruly were confined in the smaller to the laundry and asked what the trouble cages so as to be more easily watched. The was. Ab Long was badly wronged and no gentleman who visited the ship estimates arrests were made.

the number of these wretched people at 750, most of whom had come by rail from the interior, heavily chained together by small groupe. They were to keep their chains during the journey, and my inform ant says, the sinister noise they produced was distinctly audible long ere he reached the ship. Unable to control his feelings, he observed to the officer in command that his closely packed cargo, chained together

M. Maeda, whom we have on several occs- sions noticed in connection with the Japanese Department of the Faris Exhibition, left Marseilles for Japan by the laat mail, necom- panied by his secretary, Mr Magaki. We are pleased to record that M. Maeda has received from his Government the decora- tion of the Order of the "Rising Sun."

His Excellency the Chinese Minister will return to London from Paris to-day. On the 26th ult. he attended the marriage of M. Hyppolite Frandin, at the Church of St. Jean and St Francois. The Siamese Envoy, accompanied by Mr Mason, Consul General, the debates last evening.

labor.

UNLAWFUL POSHESHION.

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to put her helm hard astarboard was quite few days after the Government decided to dispatch reinforcements to the Cape, the engineer to stand by," and not at onco husband rent to tell the clergyman that he giving orders to stop and reverse the en- was going to the War, and begged of him fagines, the master of the Khedive did un- his absence to bestow his kind protection questionably break n most valuable rule of on his wife and obild. He added that very navigation. The collision, however, having serious family reasons prevented him from regard to the size of the vessels, both very addressing himself to any other person, or Powerful screw steamships going at full even from announcing his game. The priest speed, was at the time inevitable, and this promised what was asked him, aud often momentary hesitation on the part of the master of the Khedive to do the best thing visited the lady. The day after the death of the Prince Imperial was announced in Parlia

that could be done in the emergenoy was not ment, the clergyman happened to make

such a want of ordinary care, skill, or nerve call, and gave the lady a newspaper to read. As to make his abip liable for contributory The moment she read a few lines she fell negligence. Moreover, the vessels were so insensile on the floor. That very even close together that in the opinion of the ing, a very beautiful fair-haired Indly ar-

mautical assessors the stopping and reversing rived at Chiselhurst, and, presenting herself of the engines of the Khedive would not at Camden House, implored -a audience of

have produced any material effect upon the the Empress ugénie. But the Empress Admiralty must, therefore, be reversed, and collision, The decision of the Court of would see no otie, and the lady addressed the owners of the Fouricearts would be herself to Father Goddart, the chaplain, declared solely liable. tried again next day to see the Empress, with whom she had a long conference. She but was again refused admittance. She has not since been seen either at Ubieelhurat or at Bath. Her sudden disappearance from the latter place was remarked, and the priest to whom the young officer recom- mended his wife was struck by the event, and is said to have told the story as above "But," said some one who heard him, "the lady you have just spoken of seema greatly to resemble a person re- marked in such deep mourning, soliciting an interview from the Empress." This re- ference to mourning as well as the recol- lection of the uniform worn by the gentle man, seemed at once to strike the priest and his interlocutors, and the ides rushed to the minds of all that it was some mya-

Ohan Ayau, a coal coolte, was charged by P. Bond, with belog in unlawful por Bersion of a quantity of freshly cut branches in the vicinity of Morrison Hill. Com-recorded. plainant produced two previous convictions against the defendant for a similar offence, one in November 1877, the other in April

879.

Defendant admitted the charge and was fined $10, in default of payment, two menthe in gaol with hard labor.

THE HIGHWAY ROBBERY,

And again→→→ The degree of freedom and protection enjoyed by Chinamen under municipal laws here, is Illustrated by the following police items: Amelia Cook, aged 13, com- plained in the Police Court that Leo Chung ran out of his laundry and tried to kies her as she was playing in the street. Frederick Rall of Newark, Amelia's uncle, left the Court declaring that he would knock in a place where there was absolutely no paid a visit to the House of Commons to hear wife, remanded from Monday last on a "That Chinaman's d-d head off" when he caught him outside. The remark was over- heard by a Court officer, who seized Rail by the shoulder, brought him back to the bench, and made a complaint of contempt of Court against him. Rall was amazed at the pro- coedings. He apologized and was dis- charged. Decision in the Chinaman's case

is deferred.

(London and China Express, Ang, 1.) Lastest Hail Advices.Yokohama June

Young Aying, farmer, and Lam Sam, history relating to the late Prince. Some one ran and brought a photograph of Lauta Nepoleon, and the moment the old clergy- man saw it, he exclaimed-Yes, that is the very man, the busband of the young woman ! "

Referring to the above, the Pioneer's Paris correspondent says :---

ventilation, would never survive the passage

In the House of Commons, Mr M. Stow-charge of being concerned in a highway of the Buez Canal, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean, to which the Russian officer art has given notice to ask questions as to robbery on the Stanley Road, were brought cynically replied, "Well, so much tho the report from Sir Thomas Wade of his up to-day. better for all parties if they do not." He communication with the Chinese Govern- accompanied this astounding remark by ament respecting the ratification of the Che- significant glance, which his interlocutor foo Convention. Mr Rylands has given took to imply, "Don't you understand notice to ask questions as to the circum- that is precisely what we expect?" The stances under which the British Consul-had fo ind that the accused had provided same ship was visited at another place on General in Siam ordered up the gunboat bar outward voyage, and on competont Foxhound from Singapore to Bangkok. TIN Chiu, & Chinaman who keeps are authority it was ascertained that not one. The four gunboats built for the Chinese staurant on Brannan street, was arrested third of the unfortunate prisoners on board Government, after lying in Plymouth Sound to-day on a charge of having sold liquor could possibly reach their destination since the 20th ult., steamed away for their without a licensa Tin Chin is one of the

destination on the 30th ult. They were put alive. few Chinamen who have taken to them-

through a variety of steam evolutions inside selves Caucasian wives, and he boasts of

and outside Plymouth breakwater previous having sailed upon the sea of matrimony with an English wife for some eight years,

to their departure. On the passage they will and is proud in the possession of four 14, Shanghai 18, Foochow 14, Hongkong 24, touch at Gibraltar, Malta, Port Said, Galle, charged with entering a house and stealing with a triumphant air, how I got over the children. Tin has out off bis queue, and The P. and 0. mail from Yokohama 7tb, Singapore, Manila, and Hongkong,

A correspondent writes: The Japanese has taken to white shirts, standing collars Shanghai 11th, Hong Kong 17th, Singapore Government has not failed to acquaint the and cardigan jackets. Ele says that he has 24th June, was received, via Brindisi, on

officers of our Navy who have for so long a license to sell wine and beer at table with the 26th ult., its due date, and the French been employed at the Imperial Naval College meals, but not over the counter, and the mail, with the advices dated as above, of the appreciation in which their services latter he has not done. He states that the reached London, via Naples, this morning have becu held, and also of the progress arresting officer yesterday came into his three days early. The steamer Zambesi, saloon two or three times and tried to get with the heavy portion of the P. and Omade by those under their instruction. More than twenty officers and men have been a glass of beer, which Tin refused to give, onward mail, left Gibraltar for Southampton superseded on the termination of their enga- Last night at nearly midnight he came in in the 30th uile.

gements, but I hear that two petty officers again and tried to get boer, and when refused took out a dirk and said something

are still to remain for a further term of about having killed some Dutchmen, which so frightened Tin that he handed over the beer. To-day a warrant was ieaned, and Tin was arrested.-S. F. Bulletin, Aug. 1. The Pall Mall Gazet'e says:-It is not pleasant to have the fact brought before as

The india and China postal contract has been the subject of a deputation to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord John Manners, and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach. Mr John Holms, M.P., gave an elaborate explanation of the grounds on which the deputation objected to the terms of the pro- posed arrangement with the F. and O. Com- pany, and urged that the matter should be

three years."

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Inspector Rivers stated that from en- quirles he had made be was satisfied that the young girl, who gave evidence last.

It is a good story as it stands, and may Monday, was not speaking the truth. He the man who was robbed, with clothes and point some future legend, while meanwhile had otherwise assisted him; he therefore it is likely that one of the English society asked that the prisoners might be dis-journals will seize on it, if it be not done already, sud repeat it with some little more charged.

Prisoners were discharged.

probability of circumstance. A French gentleman who greatly feara Fridaya and (Before O. V. Creagh, Esq.)

the figure 13, and believes in ghosts and hobgoblins and, in fact, (la everything but BOUSE ROBBERY.

In God, like most of the modern Frenchmen Kwang Awong, alias Cheun Awah, was I know, on discussing the story, asked me therefrom, four jackets and one jade stone uniform, and was much surprised when I replied that this feature of the fale was the bangle value $860,

Teang Yat Shing, master of an under very thing that stamped it with uttor taker's shop in the Bollywood Road, after absurdity. Even when the Prince was a fastening up his house had retired to bed eadet at Woolwich, it was not his habit to about 2.30 am, on the 4th Inst., he was go about the country wearing uniform, and awakened by hearing his wife call out, certainly he was not likely to go down to "Sava life." On running down stairs he Bath last summer in a dream bo had then (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Colt Premicet,“

I think Prince saw the defendant rash from the shop into uo earthly right to sasume the street, he followed him and called out, Plon-Plen may make his mind easy on the Thief;" witness loat sight of the defend-score of a closer heir than himself to the ant for a short time, as he stumbled while Imperial throne, though the undoubted H.M.S. Tyne, homoward bound from China, puraning him, but eventually found him nature of his rights of chief of the family with crews of the Lily, Moorhen, Mosquito, in charge of an Indian Sergeant In Lancar are not likely to bring him one inch nearer and Sheldrake, paid of at Hongkong, and Row. Defendant was taken back to wit-to ascending it. Nine-tenths of the Bona- other naval supernumeraries, arrived at pess' shop and had en, at that time, the partists would well wish the tale to be true, the statement, some Arthur Orton of the Trincomalee on the 23rd ult, and would jackets which had been missed from the and while Napoleon-Jerome may now rock leave again in continuation of her voyage house. The broken bangle was brought to on the 30th ult., calling at Malta and Gi- the police station by the Constable, and future in the guise of Napoleon VI. may had been taken from witness' wife by force. dog his steps and give him or his son a at this moment that at least £8,000,000 of Indian revenue depends upon the capacity currents affecting the Suez Canal disclose

Yen-Tanng-Quang, a Chinese officer, is to

Ng Aut, concubine to the former witness, very serious amount of embarrassment. of China to go to war with some chance of the fast that during the summer months undergo a course of instruction on board the stated that after the house had been closed success. Yet this is the point urged this there is an almost constant flow of water the be twelve Chinese officers serving in cock loft; she went into the shop to get Newcastle, 81, screw frigate. There will for the night, her master retired to the

RUSSIA AND CHINA, morning by Mr Robert Elliott in a letter from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, and the British Navy, to The Times, under circumstances which vice versa in the winter. The effect has

some tea, and saw the defendant examining

The correspondent of the Morning Post may direct attention once more this been to materially reduce the salt deposits mander Charios M'Laughlin, to the Victor match in his hand; she called out, thief." Ing given in Russia to the future relations The appointments are gazetted of Com-the drawer of the counter. He had a lighted telegraphs-Much public attention is be- alement in the Indian Budget. Notwith in the Bitter Lakes, where the water is now mantel, and of Staff-Surgeon W. J. Rankin defendant thereon dropped the light and between that empire and China. The standing our commercial arrangements with deeper than when the canal was opened.

seized witness by the wrist and hold publio preas devotes much space to the China, and, on the whole, the satisfactory manner in which they have been carried press of Germany for distribution amongst chief on the China station, is mentioned as

Amongst the presents handed to the Em-to the Audacious of the China station.

Admiral Ryder, formerly commander-in-knife to her breast; she called out, subject, the main object kept in view boing robbery, robbery." Defendant pulled the development of commercial relations out of late, there is little doubt that the her family by the Siamese Ambassador at likely to succeed Admiral E. G. Fanshawe the bangle off her wrist and rushed out; for the beneât of Russian trade.

complainant followed bim.

newspapers demand that similar privileges Witness in reply to a question of pri- as have been accorded to maritime trade soner's said :—I am sure you are the man with China should be granted to trade I saw your face by the light of the match. carried on by land. It is mainly, if not P.S. 66, saw the defendant runntog upsolely, by land that Russia trades with Tank Lano and asked blin where he was China. see the exhibition at the Man Mo Temple."dent of the Daily News states that news of A telegram from the Berlin correspon- going. Prisoner replied: "I am going to Tha sergeant noticed that defendant had several jackets on and also had a box of China has been received in St. Petersbarg a raid by Khirghese owing allegiance to

matches in bis hand, so he detained blm. from Tas1kend. The Khirghese were Last witness then came up and said "that's pursued by Cossacks twenty miles beyond the man," and claimed the clothes prisoner the frontier, a large number of the horses was wearing; witness took them all to the they had stolen were taken from them, and station

fourteen of the raiders were made pri- P.C. 47 corroborated the statement of Foners. last witness and also joined in paruit of defendant. He picked up part of the broken bangle and saw the remainder picked up by a Chinese constable.

reconsidered.

Careful observations on the winds and

braltar.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON BOARD A SHIP IN THE HARBOUR, INQUEST.

An inquest was held this afternoon at the Government Civil Hospital on the body of a European male named Erik Brisksen, C. V. Creagh, Esq.;, as Coroner, Messrs J. Y. Vernon Vernon, F. J. dos Remedios, and A. A. dos Remedios forming the jury.

Defendant admitted the previous con- viction for unlawful possession; he was duly cautioned and received his defence.

Committed for trial at the Supreme Court.

Chinese Government would take an op Koblenz were some very valuable articles in the naval command at Portsmouth. portunity of shutting out Indian opinmif for the Duchess of Connaught Princess this could be safely done. Mr Elliott Louise Margaretha of Prussia-amongst these refore to Sir Rutherford Alcock's ovidence being a shell, set in pure gold, of genuine before the Committee of the House of Siamese work; two vases of massive gold, Commons, and, in addition to the strong and a

golden pillar, divided into twe opinion there expressed as to the wishes branches at the top. All these artioles, and intentions of the Chinese rulers, there which are of very great vaine, are fitted in is plenty of other evidence to show that the Chinese would make a sacrifice to keep nest orange-coloured satin.

an elegant oase, which is lined with the out the drug. The feeling may not be so

Vice-Admiral Henry Alexander Story died strong now as it was, but it still exists. In last week at Avranches, in France. He was any case, that we are dependent upon the born in 1813, and entered the Royal Naval action of another country for the power of College in 1828. He was in 1837 nominated L. M. Sorensen, chief mate of the Danish raising one sixth of our total net revenue mate of the Russell, in the Mediterranean, barque Flensborg, stated: Deceased was an in India is a circumstance which must and promoted to lieutenant in 1838. As able seaman on the Flensborg. He saw him always occasion grave uneasiness to Indian Binanciere. It is not too much to say that lieutenant he was appointed in 1839 to the running about the deck yesterday, and Druid, from which ship, after participating ordered him on to the forecastle as he was we could not raise this £6,000,000 a year in the earlier operations of the war in China the worse for drink. The second mate took in India itself. Here, then, without any and assisting at the capture of the enemy's deceased into the forecastle. Witness heard peed for argument as to the condition of forts at Tycocktow and Chuenpes, he was deceased singing, but did not know where the people, the state of the Treasury or the invalided early in 1841. In 1842 he was he was, and went on tallying cargo, increasing armaments of China, is reason appointed first lieutenant to the Gorgon, Shortly after he heard a noise as if some one enough for economy.

fitting for South America, whence he re- had fallen, and on going forward and look turned in 1843. He was advanced to the ing down the main batch, saw the deceased Tas Berlin correspondent of the Daily Te raak of commander, 1846, was inspeeting lying soross the beam, motionless. He ran commander in the Coastguard at Dartmouth down into the hold. Deceased was not legraph writes as follows —

from 1860 until 1954, when he obtained quite dead, but his puleg was very low. I hear from St. Petersburg that since the command of the Harrier 17, and subse- Blood was issuing from his ears, and his He died arrival of General Kauffman the negotia- quently served in the Baltic until the close skull appeared to be fractured.

A sensational story comes from Paris, Hons with the Chinese Government have of the Russian war. He became retired about twenty minutes after.

Dr Wharry stated that the body of concerning the late Prince Imperial, no less entered upon a new phase. Only a very captain in 1864, rear-admiral in 1873, and

deceased was brought to the Hospital last in fact than that he was privately married, short time since it was known that these vice-admiral in 1878. negotiations were progressing favourably, The trial trip of the sorew steamship | night about eight o'clock. He examined it and that the restitution of Kuldsha to the Ancona, the latest addition to the flest of this morning and found it had been dead and has left a widow and a son. We have the news of it from the Paris correspond Chinese had been decided, in principle, in the P. and O. Company, took place on the about twelve hours; there was a wound on exchange for certain guarantees to be given 26th ult, on the Clyde, and on the invite the back of the scalp, and the skull was ent of the Pioneer, who says, writing on to Busalan anbjects residing in that location of Messrs. Caird and Co., of Greenock, fractured. Death resulted from fracture of July 12th, (the day of the poor Prince's lity, and with the view of preventing in large company of ladies and gentlemen the skull. cursions of the Chinese across the Bucsian assisted in the ceremony. The gathering A. A. Beryman, an ordinary seaman of funeral): The rumour has run like wild frontier General Kauffman has received included Mr Bethune and Captain Jamieson, the Flensborg, saw deceased go aloft on the fire through Franse this week. In this Lince his arrival telegraphio information of the P. and O. Company, The Ancona,main-top, and saw him lie down there. fem General Kolpakowali, who has taken which lay at the tail of the bank, was About twenty minutes after he saw some country, where they rarely believe in truths, his place as commander in chief at Kashgar reached by the guests with the aid of a thing fall down; went to the main hatch they are ever credulous of lies." He him. that the Chinees Governor is committing couple of tuge, and as the party boarded the and saw deceased lying in the kold fase sell does not belleve it; he says it is the gross cruelties; that he is preventing the big ship they received a hearty greeting downwards. He went down and raised Bian subjects established there from from her future commander, Captain Edward the body, and found that life was most improbable that can be imagined, and Golng made ) that the Indemnity they were Stead, in close attendance on whom were the not extinct; deceased could not speak and | so far sa he can traos, has issued from, the

A WIDOW AND SON FOR THE LATE PRINCE IMPERIAL

The

THE “KHEDIVE" AND THE "VOOR- WAARTS" CASE.

The Court of Appeal, consisting of Lords Justices James, Brett, and Cotton, has given judgment in the case of "The Nederland Company . the P. and O. Company," the hearing of which was reported in our last issue. Lord Justice Brett, in delivering judgment, said that when the owners of one ́ ship sued the owners of another for damages. in respect of a collision they must prove that the injury was caused solely by the negli

was made, and also that those for whose gence of the ship against which the claim conduct on their own ship they were res- ponsible had not themselves been guilty of certain rules of navigation laid down, and any negligence. Besides this, there were any one disobeying them would certainly prima facie be guilty of want of care and skill. Circumstances might, however, arise in which, although these rules might in fant have been broken, the person breaking them would not be guilty of any went of ordinary ore and kill so as to render him liable. The question in these cases of collision must always be whether any want of ordinary care, skill, and nerve had been shown. When two vessels were approaching under sireumstances which, if both continued to ↑

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Shipping Intelligence,

The following is corrected Erom the latest London and Colonial Papers, &c.:-

VESSELS TO ARRIVE. AT HOWGXONG.

From

Left Nam Feb.

23, Grosfurst Constantine, Hamburg Apr.

8, Leon, 26, Twilight,

27, Homewood, May.

2, Alex Yeats,

5, Alexander,

11, Southern Cross,

13, Glamorganshire, 29, Joseph Hayden, 31, Nowcastle, Jrine.

S. Adolph, 6, Harrington,

12, Belle of Oregon,

27, Pym,

Liverpool

New York

Penarth

Cardif

Penarth New York

Cardiff Cardiff

Antwerp

Cuxhaven

Flashing

Cardiff

12, Pampero,

Antwerp

23, Joachim Christine,

Cardiff

-Antwerp

July.

Cardiff

Antwerp

Liverpool

Hamburg

Gisagow

London

Liverpool

London

Penarth

Penarth

Penarth

Cardiff

Liverpool

3, Undine, 8, Glenrosa, 12, Nestor (8) 16, Aurorita, 19, Comas, 21, Saludia (6.) 22, Diomed (5.) 28, Belted Will, 24, Primros 24, Primus, 25, York Town, 29, Joba Nicholson, 30, Aj1x (8.)

LOADING FOR OHIMA AND JAPAN TORSI At London-Steamers via Sues. Canal. Lord of the Isles. Glenearn.

Satting Vessels.

Langland.

(«.).

Doucalion

Glenartney, Loudoun Castle,

Sarah Scott.

~44 Liverpool.

At Carmelita & Ida. Hakon Adelsteen (Nory, 6.8.)

Lavingstone,

Hamburg.

Papa. Gleneagles (Eng. 1) Capt. Medals, G. Broughton,