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No. 5072-OCTOBER 9, 1879.] Wz published a paragraph the other day about H. M. 8. Figilant having broken her rudder at Tiantain or Chefoo. As we are zow debarred from obtaining the most harmless information from Hongkong naval officials, we can simply give the following (from the Japan Gazette of the 29th ult.)

for what it is worth :-

It has, we regret to say, been reported, that H. M. despatch steam vessel Vigilant has been lost in. a storm while on her voyage from Hakodate to Chefoo. If we receive any further details, before we go to presa, we will publish them. The Vigilant was a wooden, side wheel ship of 838 tons, and with engines of 250 bores-power nominal. The commander was the Honble. W. M Annesley. There is reason to fear that Admiral Coote was on board at the time of the disaster. The Vigilant about a year ago was repaired at Hongkong, '

THE fellowing abipping notes are taken from the Japan Gazette files :-

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H.M.S. Pegasus sailed from the anchorage at Yokohama on 22nd Sept. (ondor sail), She will be BWBY bound to Hakodate, about three weeks

The Swedish at Wega arrived at the Yokohama anchorage on 21st Sept. from Yokoaka.

The 8. 8. Guy Mannering was to leave Yokobama for Hiogo on 22nd ulto.

The American ebip Eric the Red was to Leave Yokohama for Kobe on 25th aito.,. with part of original cargo from New York,

It is expected that the Italian war-ship' Vettor Pisani, will arrive in Yokohama on

or about the 12th October,"

H. M.'s ship Pegarus returned to Yoko hama on the 28th from Shinagawa, and H. M.'s ship Hart from Sendai Bay, with Sir Harry Parker on board, and reports having fine weather throughout.

The British barque Wylo has shifted to the outer anchorage, and will sail for Kobe on 1st October, there to complete loading for New York.

The Danish schooner Nothdeata, left Takao for Yokohama on the 3rd Sept., and the Auguste Reimers on the 5th, also for aame port.

The German barque Anna was loading at Takao for Yokohama when the Lord of the Ixles left

THE Japan Gassite, thus describes the political, "situation" in Hongkong, and promises further hostilities:

We see that on the return of Governor

Hennessy to Hongkong a plentiful supply of hot water was ready for him, as his des- patches to H. M. Colonial office are said to be disingenuous and deluding documents, in which truth is economised. The Governor is certainly unfortunate; but we extend our commiserations to the colony of Victoria, which may be asid to be unfortunate too. It is said the colonists are about to take the uncommon, and, in case of Hongkong, un- precedentedstep of making direct representa tions to H. M. Colonial office.

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Police Intelligence. Before the Hon, O. B. Plunket). Thursday, Oct. 9.

A WAY DERING IDIOT.

Sam-a-fuk, alias Wong-a-yan, who was brought before the Court on the 2nd inst., and remanded for a week to allow of his being under the observation of the Colonial Surgeon, was now ordered to be sent to the Tang Wah Hospital for treatment; Dr. Ayres certifying defendant to be an idiot.

IN POSSESSION OF PREPARED OPIUM

WITHOUT A LICENCE.

Ng-a cha, 45, a coolie, was charged with the above offence on the 8th instant.

P. C. No. 68, T. Campbell, proved enter. ing Louse No. 16, Hung Shung yesterday, at 5 p.m. on a warrant, and finding a tin and a jar of prepared.opiam, besides a quantity of opium dross, on the bed. De. fendant claimed it as bis,

Marine Court. (Before H. G. Thomasett, Esq., R.N.) Thursday, October 9,

REFUSAL OF DUTY AND ASSAULT, Camble, a coal trimmer on board the s. 8. China, was charged with refusal of duty, and assaulting the Chief Engineer on the high seas on the 2nd instant.

Thos. Alderton said he was master of the S. S. China. Defendant is on the articles. On the 2nd inst. he abserved the Chief Engineer and defendant having some words. The Chief Engineer pushed prisoner to go forward. Defendant then seized a poker and struck the Chief Engineer over the head, causing a wound which bled freely. Defendant was then secured,

David Gillesple, Chief Engineer, stated that on 2nd last. he gave the prisoner an order which be refused to obey, until force had been need to compel him to go to his work. On its completion he came to witness and threatened him. He went to the native galley and returned with a hot poker. Defendant struck witness on the arm, shoulders and head, the latter pro- dacing a wound three inches long. Defon dant was immediately secured,

In defence, prisoner said the Chief Engineer struck him, and he struck him back again.

Sentenced to eight weeks' hard labor,

China

TIENTSIN.

24th Sept. For some time past, the river at this place has been higher than for years before, lack ing only a few inches in some places of overflowing the bund and the banks both above and below the city. This is the more strange, inasmuch as neither the Pei-ho nor the Grand Canal are above their usual height at this season of the year. All the water comes from the streams lying between these two, ie, those coming from the sonath west and west.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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HONGKONG.

(From Shanghai Courier Cor.)

Foreign Courta; gifts which by law they were not permitted to retain, and which are still pointed out to the stranger among That can soarcely be a high state. of the stock sights of Washington City. moral feeling," he says, "which imagines a gentleman of repute and atation likely to be corrupted in the discharge of his duty by the present of a snuff-box, or a richly. mounted sword, or an Eastern shawl, and surely the nation who reposee confidence in her appointed servants, is likely to be

botter norved. than she who makes them the subject of such very mean and paltry suspicions".

There is no more notable

before the Secretary of State for the Colo- caused three millions yen to be manufactur-seven “pup" skins. The weather during

nies. The law saya :—" Governors, Lieut- ed in Germany during the Kagoshima he season has been fine on the whole, but

September 22nd, 1879. enant Governors, and all other servants of fasurrection, and which he contrived to get very foggy, so that hunting was rendered

The Governor arrived here on the 6th the Crown in a 'Co'ony are prohibited from exchanged for Government wies on their very difficult and not over profitable. Da- arrival in Japan.

ring the voyage to Yokohama the Lottie lust., after a vory pleasant and profitable, receiving presents offered for thoir per He members of the native populations, in or It is very natural that the recent arrests encountered the most terrific typhoon which but somewhat protracted, jaunt through sonal acceptance by Kinge, Chiefa, or other in Osaka should create considerable excite has ever been experienced by those no Japan and the Model Settlement. ment among the people as well as comment board. The captain reports the barometer was saluted in the asual manner by the neighboring to such Colony. When such in the native papers. The Nichi Nichi reading as low as 26.60. The American shore batteries, and was mot at the landing presents cannot be absolutely refused with- Shinbun remarks that forgery of paper schooner Maritana was seen on the 14th by a few officials and a harmless sprinkling out giving offence, they are to be delivered money is a common crime in Japan. In July with eleven skins; on the 18th of the of civilians. He made no speech, but put up to the Government. To this rule there sanction of the Secretary of State. When. commenting on the arrest of Meanre. Fujita esme month the Otsega was spoken, and she his carpet-bag in his chair and went quietly can be no exceptions, unless with the express and Nakano and twenty others, the same reported having forty-one skins. On the home.

1 like that quiet, anostentatious mode of presents are exchanged between Governors paper explains that it is customary for local 20th Aug. the Mary C. Bohm had seventy.

was a little surprised to soe or other offioers acting on behalf of the police to arrest persons charged with three akios, qud the Atami the samo nam landing, but misdemeanours and ordinary crimes; but it ber. Last September the North Star, late it to this instance. I fully expected a Colpuist Government, in ceremonial inter- I notice there is the present received must be credited to is usual for the Tokio authorities to arrest Jupiter, took four Europeans and six Japan dense crowd of Chineso, but there were course with Native Chiefs, Raler or others, State criminals in any part of the country oso and placed them on two different islands very few of them there, without oren informing the local authorities off Kores for the purpose of hunting during a wide difference in the arrival of diatin- the Government, and anch return prese ita of their intention, Reasoning on this the winter. On the North Star returning gulsbed people in the manner in which as may be sanctioned by the Secretary of This is rather an arbitrary law and one basin it arrives at the conclusion that, as this spring it was found that the Europeans they are received, Take General Grant's State, will be given at the Government's Mr. Fujita and others were arrested by the left on one island had been drowned, and reception, for instance; that differed from expense," Tokia police without the knowledge of the the three Japanese had made off in the the Governor's; and mine, on my first Osaka authorities, there are political crimes boat. On proceeding to the other island entry in Hongkong, was to a certain extent of which I do not altogether approve. I Autonio dos Santos, an Excise Officer, laid to their charge apart from the forgery, one of the two Europeans was found in a different from them both. General Grant was aware that some such regulations At midday (24th ulto,) the nominal price dying state. They had only secured thir- was the most euthusiastic, but mine was applied to the Ministers and Consuls of more some other countries, but antil quite re- proved executing a warrant on same house in August last, when a man named Ng of satsu was about 500, or 25 per cent, dis- toon skies during the winter; and when the most modest, and created a Acheung was fined $50; witness was pre-couut, but the market yaristions are inces seen on the 20th August the North Star general fouling of dissatisfaction, Night is cently I did not know that it obtained in, the time to which I always give the preferagland. The late Mr Dickens, in his ence in visiting a strange town. Then I "American Notes," speaks of the exhibition sent yesterday when the second warrant sant, and the disturbances so great that at had only twenty-four summer skins.

the close of the exchange this afternoon the

get no serenade when I go in, and if I am of presents which had been made from time was executed.

Fined $50, in default two months' im-rates might have been 450 or 550 without

The scene is infernal, A JAPAN PAPER ON THE ALLEGED not violently detained, I am not observed to time to the American Ambassadors at

when I go out. There were more gane prisonment with hard labor. Prisoner went surprising any one.

and can only be matched, at the gambling OPIUM IRREGULARITY.

(Gazette.) salons of Monaco, or in the vile bells of

fired for the Governor than for me; but to gaol,

San Francisco. As the blood of the Japan. Ir la with a mingled sense of pleasure don't care much about guns; people baudle cse people makes for gambling so strongly, and pain that we reproduce an article from them so carelessly. I could see nothing, will be well for the Government to control the China Mail on the subject of the however, very remarkable about the Go- the vice by penal legislation, before the diangrecable rumours which have been vernor's reception, except perhaps, the salutes and the officials. The Chinese did people become hopelessly demoralised. At circulated bere, apparently without an

not rush down to the landing as they are the Yokohama money exchange strange attempt at contradiction, for the last two sights are to be seen, and the highest mouths-pleasure that an investigation zomatimos given to doing on State occa bankers are eager competitors with small may probably be held to set all these sions. There was not a very marked crowd shopkeepers and servants. The end of the stories at rest, and pain that the Britlah of foreiguera, business prevented my atten. wild speculations of the last ten days has Government should be, even remotely or dance, and the officials had the field almost been the utter ruin of not. hundreds but vicariously, affected by what all hope will to themselves. Even they were not so thousands of traders, as the evil ways of prove to be unfounded, probably malicious, numerous as might have been expected, and if my memory does not deceive me,

This is the view Dickens and myself have Our Hongkong contemporary treats the have seen a larger crowd of them more Yokohama are but one part of the opera reports. tions which have bean carried on in Tokio,

panion of mean souls, and the curse of good Kobe, Osaka, and other trading ports. question with extreme moderation, though interested in a free drink, many and many always taken of it. Suspicion is the com But notwithstanding the mengre atten-socioty; there stands the law, and although The native papers contain many additional he is evidently acquainted with the parti-s time.

Certain foreigners have tin to the opium farm juonopoly which dauce, we are the none less glad to have it is directly opposed to our personal in- more. terente, the good of the Colony, and the and circumstantial details of the fraudulent culars and nature of the rumonts in rela issue of satsu. been unjustly accused of complicity, but reader an official inquiry necessary, It is the Governor back with no orce the charge in their cans has no foundation to be regretted that nothing more explicit The relaxation from the responsibilitics and education of her children, yet I think we an iojustice to suspect that be evor intend- whatever. The whole fraud, from begin can be learned than the mere fact that some earer of business, and the throwing aside of would be doing the Governor fully as great aing to end, has been planned and effected irregularities have occurred, reflecting the reins of government for a while, is a by Japanese connected openly, or, as secret seriously upon the Colonial Government; very beneficial thing in theso trying Easterned to keep them, even with the purest of asente with the service of the Government. but as the matter is of great interest, we climates; as necessary for the mighty Ex. motives, as to suspect that he took them are not likely to prejudice any proceedings ecutive, as is the vacation to the hard-for a bribe. Thess prezants were evidently The Imperial Government will do well to call in all paper monies for replacement by that may be taken by describing here the worked junior. It pleases us to know that never intended for the Home Government The rumoured circumstances of the last ad- he has been foasted and entertained every- any more than for the Governor himself. fresh numbered and registered issues. fraudulent notes could be rep diated, and judication of the opium farm monopo-where, and although we regret losing our They were meant for us. The Japanese the nation must be responsible for they. It is said that a gentleman, whose popular rulers even for a little while, yet don't know us very well and think bighly He has gone to her accredited agents or servants by heavy additional burdens now brought to name we are not, of course, at liberty we are happy in the knowledge that in the of us. The acceptance of presents made light.

to publish, has received from the suc-end it is better for us. cessful applicant for the monopoly, a through Japan accumulating useful know-Foreign Potentates, or those received at sum of money varibusly stated at from ledge of that country and diffusing wisdom home from private individuals or corpora $15,000 to $40,000, belief inclining to a of his own. It may come a little hard for tions, has from time immemorial been con- sum of $17,000, which is alleged to have the Japanese to absorb it at first, but uoeidered extremely bad form by the Bitinh been paid as commission or brokerage. As doubt it will all get into their systems in Government. transactions to which the British Govern- time. A shrewd and careful observer, he example of this feeling in English his. ment are parties, do not, as a rule and in could not fail, in travelling through a strange tory than the disgrace and fall of Trevor. such cases as these never do-involve the land like Japan, to gather many excellent As illua rating the sentiments of our fore- payment of commission, sich an allegation ideas and suggestions which would not only fathers regarding such transactions, this bit forms a charge of a most serious nature, be of great service to him afterwards, but of history is well worthy of remembrance. which it is Mr. Hennessy's duty to intend to increase the happiness and pro- The Christmas week of sixteen hundred and Besides this, the princely and flattering England. It was the time of the funeral vestigate with the greatest care and sperity of the community whom he governs, nijety-four was a time long remembored in openness That his Excellency the Gov- ernor should at once take steps to secure reseptions accorded to him throughout his of Mary, wife of King William the Third. the thorough sifting of what we hope will journey, as the Governor of Hongkong, he had die young, and was universally be discovered to be mere fabrications cannot but be especially gratifying to the beloved. Never was there a time when the cannot be denied, for in no other way can people as being a direct compliment to ref and mourning for a sovereign was so the honour of the Colonial Administration them, tendered through their represent sincere, so wide-spread, and so lasting. most obscure citizen must fool that he the grave. Never before had Parliament. be preserved, without spot, and the doubts ative, and a compliment in which the Parliament resolve to follow her body to of the Chinese be set at rest.

When Mr Hennesay arrived in Japan, hus bis share. This trip han illustrated followed a Royal funeral. They did so, and during his stay, we deemed It to be a in a remarkable degree the kindly feelings out this occasion, however, robed in long duty to expose any attempt to invest his which exist between ourselves and the cinks of scarlet and black, attended by visit with official significance, and in the Japanese, and has been boneficial to us and their maces, the emblems of their dig performance of the task harsh words and to the Governor in more ways than one. Eity. The whole country was represented plain language were often unavoidable; It may be called a great success. Hans there,. aff the authorities, milltary, naval, grand and solemn pageant, between the THE Tokio Times of Sept. 20, says--The

but, boyond this, we had nothing whatever Brsittemann, before starting out on one of civil and religious; and in the midst of this members of the Flores of the Lorda to say about the Governor of Hongkong, his expeditions, justly observeK ;-

God only knows what things I might The failures on the Yokohama bourse are and when the paragraph quoted from us by

and Commons, with his inace borne before bill of fare at the Nordenskjold banquet,

Pick up uppn the way."

bim and his train carried up, walked John last Monday evening, in Tokie, was one of the most original devices.ever contrived for

very large both in number and amount; our contemporary was written we had no and it is said, as a rale, the defaulters are Idea that the Colonial Government could Thas it is, if we sit down and do nothing. Trevor, Speaker of the House of Commone,

be in any way implicated in the opium such a purpose. Upon a common fan was

had a Speaker headed the house at the printed a map of the north of Europe, with for no one is better able than the writer, absolutely ruined, so that no further col

The courteous regard of our Japanese funeral of an English Sovereign. Never an indication of the route from Sweden to Mr W. N. Pethick, who has been deeply lection of differences, beyond the customary scandal then rife in this settlement; but fortune will never come and amile upon Never before in the history of the country,

At the interested in this movement, and done all deposit, can ever be made. The Chinese we now learn that in Hongkong there is a Japan, followed by the explorers. starting point, the first dish was described in his power to forward it, to set forth capitalists and exchange mongera bave growing impression that sme irregularity neighbours has been most handsomely before had a commoner been thus publicly and the various territories all along the those facts and features of the work which taken fright, and now hold scarcely any did creep into the opium farm adjudication manifested in the number of rare and cost distinguished above his fellows; but within which effects tho honour and reputation of ly presents given through our representa-three short months from that time, Jobu Silver Yen were 1 per cent, discount on the colony." line were marked with the successive would enlist the sympathies of all in it, and stocks of satsu.

tive, and which, if we are permitted to Trovor, in the eyes of all England, was a Courace terminating with the dessert at secure the necessary aid to place it on a good the 29th September and they continue at

It is necessary to point out to all that retain in Hongkong, will make a very man the lowest and most degraded amongst Tokio. The rivers of Russia and Siberis footing for the future.

To my mind, however, and others have about that rate. The two banks, Oriental public opinion should be suspended until valuable addition to our Museum. The Englishmen. In March of the following were re-named according to the wines variously provided, 9t. Julier, Château expressed the same opinion, it is question- Bank Corporation and Hongkong and some trustworthy information is baf: ze Governor, who is something of a-con-year he stood one day in his high place as able whether any of the funds contributed Shanghai Barking Corporation, bave, by them and the proceedings in Hongkong noisseur, and an enthusiast in curiosities, Speaker, and was compelled to put before In the has, I am told, added largely to his own the house a resolution to this effoot: "Be Larose, Johannisberger, Radesheimer, stofor Famine Relief should be turned aside their notification, bound themselves to con- have assumed a deinite form. flowing into the arctic sens; while, in the to a local object or institution to a work, aider ths, yen at par with the Mexican meantime all is surmise, and it may collection at a considerablo outlay from his solved that Sir John Trevor, for accepting fiigid region of the polo, Cliquot frappé which, though most praiseworthy and desir dollar. Thus the holders of balances prior eventually be established that the rumours was stored. The idea was conceived by

ment, it is possible that we may not be and misdemeanour." Mr E. Netto, a foreign attaché of the able, did not arise out of the famine and is to the 19th September can draw in dollars, are wholly unfounded, or have emanated private purse. As the presents are sup- a gratuity of a thousand guineas from the in no way connected with it. It hardly purchase yen at a profit of 14 per cent. from some person whose interests dictated posed to go direct to the British Goveru-Oity of London, is guilty of a high aims allowed to keep them here, but I have no For six long hours had Trevor stood department of publlo works.

doubt if the facts were properly represent before that august tribunal, of which he was Mr Ando Taro, the popular and accom. seems appropriate or legitimate that funds pay into the bank the yen thus purchased the slander.

These banks, will soon have to

ed in England, there would be little objecatill the acknowledged hand, under a galling plished consul of Japan at Hongkong, is which were contributed for a specific and and remit in sterling bills at the dollar In our opinion

THE SILVER YEN.

tlon raised. Our Museum is not very rich free of merciless cross questions, while the About to return to his official station, after widely extended object should be locally rate.

(Japan Gazette.)

in curiosities and works of art at present, black story of his corruption was slowly passing a long leave of absence in various applied, and to a different though a kindred rescind their notification.

object. Then, too, if to one hospital, why that notification was hasty and ill-advised.

Foreign bankers having agreed to accept while in England they would simply be an dragged to light. Every torturing det parts of his own country.

General Julius Stahel, the efficient not give to another; if to one under the care So far it has only benefitted the treasury consul for the United States in Kobe, was of one missionary society, why not to those and one or two merchants who have appre silver yen at par with dollars, it is probable inappreciable and unappreciated drop in of his disgrace and guilt was brought for

the bucket, England is already crowded and held before his eyes; the dates, th in Yokohama during the early part of this under the care of other missionary societies Pciated the move their notification has per the people of Hongkong may, consent to do week, and returned to his post by the And so the appeals would be endless, mitted, and has been a cause of serious loss the same. With the export of fen to that with museums, filled with the rarest and amounts he had received and the names of part the melting down process will com- moat complete collectiona in the world the people who had bribed him. And then and the funds for which there is sure to be to themselves.

According to the official report of cholera mence, and Japanese silver pen will speedily On the other hand, we have a large native at last, in his official capacity as Speaker a legitimate use sooner or later, from flood or drought, or other cause in this wide land, la the interior, there were 482 fresh cases be reduced to syeee' in the melting pots of population to care for, whose struggle for Trevor was obliged to call for the vote of on the 29th instant; and of these 35 Canton, which remint all coin by turning it existence is difficult, and whose amuse- the members on the question of his own We regret to note the death at Yokohama will soon be exhausted.

again into silver shoes which form the only ments are few. Their lives are hard, but dishonor. To that question there was no of M. Verhaege de Naeyer, Consul for Bel- It seems to me that the necessary sum of proved fatal,

Private accounts received state distinctly trae currency of that empire. All silver yen their curiosity is great. Anybody who has dissenting voice. Keenly as they felt the gium at that port. Speaking of the funeral Tis. 2,500 or Tls. 3,000 would come more

appropriately from those who have already that China has determined not to recede

loss of the cost of mintage. A miut cannot servants, knows that they take a deep in whole body, there was no man there who service, on 27th alto, the Gazette esys been benefitted by the skill of the foreign from the position she has, from the first ported will thus entail upon Japan the studied them closely, or employed them as disgrace of their chief reflecting on the "It was performed in the Catholic Church physician. Many of the officials and gentry taken upon the Lcochoso annexation. It is be kept up without large expenses, and the terest in everything, and it is the duty of a held a contrary opinion. They adjourned successful treatment. openly said that Russia and China have Japan mint must depend upon bullion im- wise executive, that while governing this in given and ominous silence, and the of this place. Most of the forein ministers have been under attended; some in person, others by de- Surely the above-mentioned sum could be made a past, a belief, if it should prove to ported from foreign countries. As that bul-class with a firm band, he should strive to miserable Speaker knew that bis. day wa puty. The consular corps, the Governor easily raised among such eminent men as be well founded, that will have a most lion is of equal value outside of Japan as the lighten their burdens as far as possible, done, and that before the sun went dows Japanese coin made from it, it follows that provide them with reasonable opportunities again he must put before the house the of Yokohama and apito, and many officers the Viceroy, the Preisst, the Customs and serions import for this nation.

The Hochi Shinbus announces that the all the labour and expenditure involved in for recreation, and make hem feel that moitou calling for his own expulsion.pt of the American, Russian, German, and Civil Testais, the Military General, and Japaness navies were also present, and in others, both official and mercantile, who Government is shout to venture upon the act of minting are wasted, because the although they are living under a just go- this time he had stood at bay with a brazen fall uniform. From B. M. S. Charybdis have been benefitted or seen the benefit to another speculation in Kagoshima ken. result appears before the world as simply 80ernment and innst obey its laws, yet it face, but slippery as was Trevor's nature, A small fa que party only was seat; but others, from the treatment they have This time it is a paper mill to work up the much gold or so much silver of certain always seeks to make their yoke easy and he could not escape the grip of that ness, and remained at home. He was from the American, German, Russian and gratuitously received, Doubtless there are raw material which grows in the shape of a purity and weight, squal, in fact, to similar ameliorate their condition. This is one of Japaness men-of war large guards of not a few foreigners who would also will-plant in the district where it is proposed to quantities and alloys of silver and gold in the principal rules laid down by the Home great shame. The next day he pleaded in I am erect the mill. The Finance Department bars. It is useless to expect to recover the Government in the management of native publicly expelled, and John Foley reigned honour-parbaps 400 men in all-attended;ingly aid such a worthy, object. and the fine band of the U. 9. Richmond heartily glad of what has been done and is has set aside 50,000 yen for the purpose of expenses of minting coins for export. When colonists, and the Governors are supposed in his atead. Thus ended Trever, and his sent out of Japan the yen, gold or silver, to pursue a policy of firmness and congreed and avarice had brought him to a played funereal music. After the service now doing, and. hope that very soon every carrying out this project.

The Kumamoto Mart, which left this will simply be so much bullion, and will be cliation. The foreigners also have children fine and truly. I would like it to be under- of the church, the procession took its way facility may be given to Dr. Mackenzie for

At the the most successful prosecution of this port last evening (246) for Hakodata, bought, like the Mexican dollar, only by growing up around them, some of whom stead that this slice of history is not level- by the Bund to the cemetery. grave, Monsieur de Bavior, senior-consul, grand work, for which he seems so admir- returned to the anchorage this afternoon, weight. The admission into oiroulation in they are acquainted with and like to edu-led st anybody. The people are becoming Captain Drummond was taken Hongkong of Japanese yen means that this cate, and there is nothing more effective in a little touoby dowu here now, and it is delivered an eloquent and moving address ably fitted. I only doubt the propriety of at 3pm. of eulogium, sympathy, and farewell. Sal supplying these facilities from the Famine seriously ill this morning about 5 a.m., and country must bear the cost of a useless the education of childhood, or has a more getting to be somewhat inconvenient for at 9 a.m. it was thought advisable to put minting process, for the Chinese, with whom lasting impression, than the observation of me to climb out of the colony four or five voes of musketry were fred, and to the straina Relief funds.

back for medical advice, as he seemed to be foreigners resident in Hongkong must deal, the various handiworks of the clever crafts-times a day, just because some infuriated getting wore.

will not be in any way affected by any men of strange countries, or the contem-aitzen thinks he has been punally allu We regret to learn that on the 23rd colonial notification legalizing the circulation plation of those wondrous works of nature ded to. I sometimes go so far that I have Bept, a telegram was received from Europe, of a coin which they cannot be compelled to which a wise and bounteous Providence bas to inquire my way back. It is a good solid announcing the death of General Kawají.

accept in any other manner than for dollars, soattered in so many varied forms through piece of history though, and will do to take The Oten tunnel is 2,820 feet in length, that is, by weight at 7.1.7 for syeoë.

home and ponder over and cogitate upon, and is bricked from one and to the other,

Under other circumstances, perhaps, the and if the English Government, after dały Governor himself would be entitled to these considering it, allows us to retain those

have not lived in vain,

Sixty persons have been arrested as ac- complices of Fujita in the forgery business. It is announced in the Tokio papers that the local government called all the editors of newspapers in Kioto together on the 20th instant and instructed them that they were, on no account, to publish any further particulars concerning the forgery of satan and the arrest of Messre Fujita & Co.

Very bad news concerning the European silk market has arrived by telegraph, and some of our priocipal merchants have re coivad orders to abstain from making pur- chases on this side. The reason given for the extreme badness of the home trade is Wz (Japan Gazette) observe in the Shanghai

that the harvest throughout Europe will be papers that the Nanking Government has

short; the vines of France have also suffer ordered two armoured ships from England;

ed. The importations of ceresis and pro- and it is reported that three other Govern

visions from the United States iuto Europe ments-Chibli, Fokhien, and Kwangtung

will be on an enormous scale. Freights have risen in England, France, and Ger- are preparing, or have already sent orders for similar vessels of war. So that in from

You have already heard of the medical many, as there had been a very great do 12 to 18 months' time China will possess a work which has been so auspiciously inau-mand for steam and sailing vessels to be powerful fleet of ironclads, corvettes, gun-gurated at this place by H.E. the Viceroy, employed in bringing corn from America, boats, and torpedo launches.

The conception, the beginning, the devol- the Black Sea, and Egypt into Europe, opment and progress of this movement are The prospect for all trade in England and most remarkable, and cannot fail to interest Germany during the coming winter is dis- and gratify all who have at heart the trossingly bad, welfare of the Chinese. I could only, wish that the letter which appeared in your issue of the 9th inst. had been fuller in detail,

steamer of the 17th instant.

of mournful music the crowd dispersed. The deceased gentleman, who was only 26 years old, was a man of old Flemish family. and if his health had not failed, should have had a bright career in the service of his country. A solemn mass of requiem, for the repose of his soul, will be sang at the Catholic Church on mosified

Japan.

YOKOHAMA.

(Gazette.)

Referring to the subject of the arrest of Its estimated cost is 125,000 yen...

us; eoy creature that she is.

out the earth.

MIX O'Leary:

day yet to be Fajita and Nakano, the Tokio. newspapers. The Choya Shinbun of this morning THIS incident of the Crimean war is now presents; and if such were fortunately the presen a in our Museum, I shall feel that

say that the principal persona arrested are (80th alt.) announces that some Chinese related in Paris:-An Irishman of the Eighty-case now, there would be no ocuasion for charged with forging and issuing four have succeeded of late in issuing forged sitten negament was brought up for striking as to worry ourselves as to their final dis It is satisfactory to note that the counter distinct kinds of paper money, Tiz yen, Mexican dollars, and informs its readers French sentinel. On being asked to ex-posal, for he would in all probability keep feiting tendencies of the "Japs are being 10 yen and 50 yen totes. A Special court that the Government have issued secret plain the matter, the Irishman said: "I them here for the present, and it would be

We frequently hear people discussing the obecked Amative merchant of Yokohama, has heen improvised to enquire into these instructions to be careful in receiving heard somebody say, 'Qui va la Je little matter to whom they belonged, so named Sadzuki, residing at Sakai-cho, was charges; and although Fajita, Nakano and dollars representing to be Mexican,

says I, speaking the language. On est long as we could have the privilege of relative excellence of the apple and pear Let all such turn to Genesis and read of th est artie, bays I, viewing them from time to time, charged on 30th ulto, at the Saibaneho with their supposed accomplices are to be im

The following rather stringent law how first great victory of the apple over the manufacturing brandy and passing it off on prizoned during their trial, it is said that The etter hunting schooner Lottis arrived votre lanterne his customers as an imported article. The they will be treated with every considers on the 27th Sept. from Itarup, which teland meaning it was gone out. Comment ? re Judge found the soured guilty, and san- tion which the ofroumstances of the case the left on the 81st August. She reports marked the sentinel,

ever, precludes this possibility, and our pair. That should have settled is for a only resource now la, to lay this gzieranos | Hus fended him to be fogged.

admit of. One paper says that Fujita | haying sixty-eight "market” ekine and and I gave him one,"

Come on, says I,