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the Acting Attorney General moved the in by the Instrgations of the Secretary of sertion of boiled or."--Agroed, although State, it was agreed, on the suggestion of the no one appeared to know what was the Attorney General, that not only should the diference between boiled opium" and, Registor of all foreign vessels from their prepared opium." The phrase had been own country be acknowledged and accepted "boiled or prepared opium," and it was as equivalent in this case to the certificates thought advisable to adhere to the same we demand from British vessels, but it language as has been corront during the would also be requisite that wo accept as equivalent to either of these the ertificate past 20 years,

Concerning the clause to which reference of any rossol from any country from or to was made by the Chief Justice, when the whose flag she had been transferred. Bill was before the Council provious. Under the leading Constitution of the to the usual quantity" not Marine Court, the clause stood originally ly, as

be exceeded in the quantity in the that it should be composed of one stipend hands of the out-going tenant to be haud lary magistrate, one, if possible, commute. ed over by him to the new holder of the stored officer of the Royal Navy, and the monopoly, the unofficial members then remainder experienced merebant seamen or maid they saw no difficulty in arriving at a such persons of cantical engineering or fair decision. The Chief Justice had now special akill as the Governor may think suggested that the quantity to be thus put to appoint. handed over should be not less than one-

The Attorney General now proposed to possible," the words, "or more."

THE CHINA MAIL.

IN

SUMMARY JURISDICT ON.

Canton.

House, Cheltenham, on the 28th of October,

third (or one-half) of the quantity boiled insert after the word""* one," and before "if health of the children in the institution get $17,000 from the young man. This pro (Before His Hon. the Acting Puisne Judge, inspiration from bis predecessor Pearson,

sick children within the house; and, as the Chapel hitherto used is too small for its purpose, whilst the house is short of several rooms which may be used either for the purposes of the school or the hospital, it is proposed to build in the course of the next year a soparate chapel outside the houao, but within the boundary wall to the East of it. The total cost has been estimated at $4,500, of which sum there is $1,150 in hand. The deficit, friends at Bome and in Hongkong are asked to provide, -over $3,000, By their addition the Mission will gain within the bouse the room bitherto used and a propriated as a Chapel and will be then enabled to provide the accommodation hitherto felt wanting. The building will be completed, it is hoped, before Christ mas 1880, when the German community will have the pleasure of possessing a church of their own. The state of the

was, during the year 1878, on the whole satisfactory. In the course of the year 12 | children were lost, several of whom were over 10 years old. The Bouso remained free of infectious disease. Harly in 1879 one of the girls was married to a young Chinese assistant employed under His Lordship the Bishop of Hongkong, so that there are now 16 pupils of the Foundling House living among their own people as mothers of Christian famil'es. No betro- thals have lately cousted, the meing there the rising generation who are here trained for matrimony (a woinan's occupa- There have beeu, for, augagements. however, several applications for wires The eldest girls, who in accordance with the Evangelical Lutheran creed observed in all matters pertaining to this institution, receive, when 15 or 16 years old, confirma- tion at the hands of the Pastor, are mean.

J. J. Francis Bag) Tuesday, Dec. 9.

would play. His family was not wealthy was a

very grave and serious misde- but in good circumstances, many of meanour and must bo punished very

December 8th, 1879, them in Government employ and they severely. As to what preciso shope that By a letter from his son just to hand, I would be likely to pay up rather than punishment would take, that was a question am informed of the death of Dr. Thomas suffer the dis race of being dragged to which he would give his gravest consi-R. Colledge, at his residence, Lauriston through the courts. The two prisoners deration. co id have bad no other object in view. If The offence is one at common law punish- in the 83rd year of his age. For some years the despatches that had been cent the able by fine and imprisonment at the dis- the Chief Burgeon of the Hon. East India boy's father can be believed, there could be oretion of the Court, and under an ordin- Company in China, of its successors the little doubt in arriving at the decision that ance quoted by Mr Hayllar hard labour Superintendents of British Trade and in- there was not the slightest hope of ever also may be imposed.

tercourse, Dr. Colledge exercised the power- getting any arms. The purchase of arms The jurors who have beard this import-ful influence of his official and social posi- was only got up as a means of giving ant but wearisome case are--Mesars I. G. tion, as he did practically also his professional colour to the trick. He would not go over Williamson, H. W. Davis, F. A. Grobien, J. skill, in a spirit of benovolence toward the the whole groand again, but would draw Euston Squier, C. P. Chater, P. A. da Costa Chinese, at the period when the jealousy of the attention of the jury to some other and D. Gililes, who were specially thanked the native Government precluded the extend- matters. The note for $13,600 was never by his Lordship as he released them from ed scope that his successors Parker, Hobson meant to be given to the boy. If the their arduous laboura,

and Kerr, locally, and Lockhart and others. two prisoners are believed to have been in

at the North, by a tentative patience, at- confederation, there must have been more

tained subsequently. His impules and work than has mot the eye. The object was to

of that earlier period,--in which he may have consciously or unconsciously received- missory note was witnessed by two respon sible men. The other note la given to the

was fittingly commemorated by the genius second defeudant, and pover reached the

of Chinnery; who, being commissioned by a first witness. It was a mere blind. It

lending British Merchant, composed and was intended to get the $17,000 and give

painted the fiue pieture representing Dr. nothin for it. On the 16th Sept. Last,

Colledge standing as the central figura while the case was being investigated before. the Magistrates at the Police Court, the LADER, $32.92.-Complainants' chair coolios and scene, in the act of practical treatment LTY AXIN AND ANOR. v. H. GADWAL of a singularly life-like, realistic, group man who had the note for the $18,60 sued Mr Cadwallader for the above sum for of the eye of a blind child; a picture of turns round and threatens the young man chair hire. Judgment was given against which some engravings and repetitions of with a lawyer's letter to coms and take him in his absence when the case was last reduced size oxist in China, the large must have known that the purchase of the before the Court and an arrest warrant original one having been sent to London for must purchase of the was issued on the 27th ult.

use in engraving the many copies required arms was a more shadowy pretest, the only

was arrested to-day only; on the pay

for subscribers. That was more than 40 year ago, when he was about to return to young man's family. The plot was hatched in Canton and oarried out in the lub in

England and when he became the President of our Medical Missionary Society, of which Lower Lascar Row. The British Consal at

he remained the titular read until his death; Canton must have been hoodwinked when he asked the Chinese authorities to put

and it is a precious legacy that he has left us, as an injunction to perseverance in the pressure upon the boy to make him pay.

good work, in the humble and we may well The first prisoner must have told a false

those around his dying-couch, eonstantly believe to self-accusative protestation to

repeated so long as his reason remained, as originating the Society, that it was "The one good thing of his life."

AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.

Defendant

by the out-going farmer during the pre-

Mr Keswick suggested **one at least," ceding nine months. In the course of con- versation on this point, Hob. Mr Ryrie aug. Hon. Mr Giob pointed out that although gested that the out-going farmer might this port might not probably be without largely lucresse bis amount manufactured a gunboat in port, it was quite possible the towards the end of his leave, and Hon. W.officers might all be so busy as to be unable Koswick pointed out that the clauso aug- to attend. In such an emergency wore gested by the Chief Justice did not do they provide that no Court could be held.

It was agreed that the clause stand as in away in the slightest with arbitration, but simply said the arbitrators should not the draft.

A new provision was inserted to the allow more than an average three-months'

feet that when an laquiry is considered likely to involve the cancellation of any master's, mate's or engineer's certificate that (five members are the maximam Court, three the minimum) shall be persons having experience in the Mercantile Service.

A new clube was also added providing had boiled a very large quantity over and that on any one whoso certificate has been above bla usual quantity, and it was dis- auspended representing that he is prepared poasd of alike for local consumption and to bring forward now new evidence not for shipment elsewhere; and he did this available or not heard by the Court of while being prepared for their fature course story, Knowing that for the $17,000 note been. If anything of the same, kind oc. greatly to the detriment of the revenue.

Another point raised was by Mr Keswick, whether some very small quantity could be stated which it would be legal for a man to have in his possession; visitors coming to Hongkong should not be fined for having such a small quantity in their possession as

production, onlculating on the nine months preceding the last quarter of the year; or if they agreed to one half then the maxi- mum amount that could be allowed by the two at least of the members of the Court tion or profession,) being yet too young object being to get the money from the ment of the money he was released. arbitrators was an average four and a half months, calculating here also on the past nine, months of the last year. The Go- vernor said that no doubt the last "farmer

To day, Mr M'Bean, bailiff, was taken mastly to task by the Court for not having had the defendant arrested before. The man could have been got hold of any day since the warrant was in the hands of the bailiff This was not the first time Europeans had not been arrested when they should have

Enquiry which heard his case, the Governor of life. They recalve, among other lessons, not the slightest consideration had been enrred again, Mr M'Bean would be very his son writes, in regard to his share in

shall be empowered to order the reboaring of the caso either by the Court which ori ginally heard it or by another Marine Curt. The same clause gives a right to appeal.

Mr Ryrie aaid the unofficial members of day instead of $5, as provided by the draft Bill.

given,

soverely dealt with.

was plainly enough for their own use only. the Morine Court should be allowed $ 0 a danger of being made objects of ridicule or and it was decided by the Court that are not the only person in Hongkong, who

The Acting Attorney General said the law had worked well hitherto; there had never been a single grievance such as the hon. member contemplated. There was no cause

The Governor asked the Acting Colonial Treasurer to look into the matter and see what fees were being received under the ordinance. They would then be able to say what fees they could allow.

Mr Bean pleaded as an excuso that Mr Cadwallader was over at Kowloon, the cooly had told him so. arrest him; it is within the Colony. You His Honor: Then go to Kowloon and

has eyes and ears, Mr M'Bean. Cadwal lader ought to have been arrested here.

Mr M'Bean explained that bir Leon, who had served him with the summons in this case and in Criminal Jurisdiction too and knew him, had seen him lust on Friday. of arresting him?

His Honor: Did he then have the means

to alter the clause until some abuse aroze, The common sense of the Magistrate would prevent him from fining a man under such circumstancer, He read the unrepealed Several verbal alterations were made in clause empowering the Magistrate to deal several of the clauses, one or two provisions with such a case as a frivolous vexatious wers remodelled, but none other than brings na to those of the girls who are.cription. A great deal had been said about maintenance money till Saturday. case and punish the complainant.

these stated above were of public interest, His Excellency agreed with the Acting involved any new principle or introduced Attorney General, and said if any abuse did any new provision of any importance into arlee the question could be dealt with. The the Bill. Magistrates would see the remarks made in Having finished Part I., the further Council, and for that reason he considered consideration of the Bill was adjourned till the conversation an important one. They next meeting, would have now to guide them an expres- sion of what the Conueil considered a fri volous' cause.

All the other clause, were passed with

out comment.

of

finally passed by the Council, being No. 7

Bill passed through Committee, and then

1879,

THE CONAOTTDATED MERCHANT SHITPING ORDINANCE, 1880.

BI.

The Council went into Committee on this Is Committee, with regard to the cl uses relating to Chinese Residents and the British flag to which prominence was given in the Attorney General's speech ou the Begud reading, some conversation now ensned.

Hon. Mr Keswick to k exception to sub- acolions 2 and 3. Le desired to see more freedom in the uae ofthe English Alg. He also took exception to all the partners of a firm one member of which was a ship- owner being equally bound as sureties. Confiscation of the vessel and proof that the man was worth himself in Crown Land in the Colony the fixed amount of the Burety was, he thought, sufficient. He suggested that the two scotions might be left out.

The Attorney General had no objection to the 2nd being struck out ; this was done, With regard to the other he reminded the borourable memb that this was legislation for outsiders, for Chinese residents bere who were not British subjects. He need sot remind them how desirous it was that if such freedom was to be given to Chinese to use our flag the most ample security should be taken that it was not misused or abused. This clause was inserted in the origlasi bill to prevent piracles &o., being committed under our flag.

Mr Keswick agreed that these clauses might have been necessary in 1865, the very time when it was highly desirable to put a stop to such practices; but now we lived in very different times; there was greater freedom, greater facilities for know. ing when anything wrong was done, great advances had been made in every way; the Chinese gun-boats and our own gun- boats were perpetually passing up and down; a new era had opened since the establishment of the new ports in the South, and he did not believe the cause now existed for such a clause as this. While it should be their object to increase the commerce of the port be believed the effect of requiring these very strict penalties would be to diminish that trade. (Hear bear). Before, there had been a great danger of their not knowing when any wrong was done; now, such a thing was bardly possible.

Eventually it was agreed to hold over the third sub-section until the Committee report on the Bill and it is again before the House,

Hon Mr Keswick proposed, on the claase being read which provides for the Captain of every Colonial registered ship producing his certificate once in six months for the inspection of the Harbour Master,

"to produce also an official log..

desired to see carried into effect,

PAYMENTS IN EXCESS OF THE ESTIMATES, 1879.

The Colonial Secretary moved the passing of the following items, which had been duly before the Finance Committee and passed, other day when he had them in his hand and which he by mistake had not moved the

allowance to Colonial Surgeon for ebair- to Warden (Hayward) for Chinese teacher, at $10 per month, $120; temporary struc- tural changes in the Lock Hospital, to ac- nommodate patients from the Civil Hospital (in consequence its destruction by fire $3,950; temporary small-pox hospitals $1,507,50,457.

The Council then adjourned sine die.

Mr M Bean: No. He did not get the His Honor: The maintenance money has nothing to do with his arrest got $7.50 for maintenance money from the Mr M'Bean, sworn, stated that he had plaintiff in case No. 1096. That money

Ohina.

BHANGHAI.

(Courier.)

A sad chapter of domestic life was laid before the Chinos Magistrate and the British Assessor at the Mixed Court this morning. Some months ago a boy employ. ed at the Club Concordia married a wife out of a house of ill-fame. As was ex- pected, the marriage proved a very un- appy one, and yesterday the wife throw herself into the Defence Creek with tho object of committing suicide, but she was resumed by two foreigners, and talion to the morning the woman stated that she had Central Police Station. In court this

and his father and mother, and that all her been very cruelly treated by her husband was now in the bands of Mr Loon.

Hia Honor: With the maintenance mojewellery, with which she was well supplied,

bad been taken from her. Her husband- ey you have nothing whatever to do bad arranged that she was to join a Bad- That is solely the concern of the Super- intendent of the Gaol. If the maintenance dhist nunnery, and, in consequence, part of hor hair had been cut off. The husband, money is not paid he will discharge the receive one cont of money from any person rebuked the man in severe terms, and тип. You have no right whatever to

on his part, complained that his wife had been unfaithful to him. The Magistrate attending this Court.

ordered that a divorce should be made out. To obtain a divorce under Chinese law seems to be a comparatively, simple and in- expensive process.

Mr M'Boan: The Superintendent of the pay biza the maintenance OBGY

once a week a lesson in Chinese manners

Mr Dennys, ou rising to address the jury and customs through the Chinese teacher, an instruction which is believed to be the on behalf of the first prisoner, called the more important as most of the institution attention of the Court to the wording of girls are eventually married to men in the the second count in the indictment, country, where they would easily incur the upon which no evidence had been led, be treated as non-Chinese, if ignorant of hat count should be atruck out, Mr the customs in vogue among the common Hayllar relying mainly on the first count people. The girls are also being otherwise for a conviction. He reminded the jury practically prepared for the futurs; all that they had been told by the first witness grown-up have to study how to cook and that be had agreed to purchase the arme how to work in the kitchen or garden, inaad had en intended up to February last saticipation of the work they may have no money had passed, but an equivalent to do when married. They take alternate was given in the shape of a promissary weeks at inside and outside work. This note, leas the commission on the transac pled for life and who are now all grown up the bankruptcy of the first defendant. to maturity. It is difficult to occupy them This had nothing to do with the case. so that they are not envious of the privi- When he has complied with the rules of leges of the other girls, who, being in full the Court, he is at liberty to resume bost health, are given away in marriage.

Conness and to incur fresh debts. The object sidering that the eldest of them is now over of the first prisoner was to get the 30 years old, the next 28 years, another 20 large commission, which, though pre- years, and so on, it is easily understood posterous, was not conspiracy. The the Consul and said that many difficulties are connected with a boy went to proper treatment of such girls, especially as, precisely what he was taught, and it was according to Chinese custom, the younger most likely he had done the same in this nos are easily turned into servants Court. He was a perjured witness, he had which is told a parcel of lies to the Consul at Can this. It is therefore proposed that there is a man of power; he holds a high position by their eldest,-a aystem not advisable in (413 institution like ton. The boy's father is not rich, but he

coolies, at $24 per month, $288; allowance should be established, on a separate lot of in the Chinese Army, and is not a man who Gaol will not recoire the man unless I can. round, received as a present from the would be likely to be squeezed. It had Government, a special asylum for the been shown conclusively that the boy did cripples. There they might, in connection intend to purchase the arms and ammuni

His Honor: Distinctly understand that no money is to be paid to you; whatever House, be occupied in useful labour andernment, and it was only after the permit of the Court and not to our ease of with and in dependence on the Foundling tion and present them to the Chinees Gov has to come here is to be paid to the officers contribute towards their own maintenance, had been refused that he abandoned the the ordinance read; it provided for the being treated of course as children of the idea. If no conspiracy was proved on the Home. Unly 5 children, all fountings 2ad Nov. of last year, then after that date money for maintenance, not exceeding 25

The steamer ifwas-yum was docked Inst cents per day, being paid to the Super from the country, have been received this no one man was responsible for the acts of intendent of the Gaol). The Bailiff had Friday afternoon by Messre Foraham d year, as it seems to the Management more the others.

nothing whatever to do with that money. Co. at the "uld Dock." It was found that necessary the more we live here, to avoid Mr Ng Achoy said his client was placed If he received any money whatever after a pretty clean cut had been made in her aking it too easy for the Chinese to get in an awkward position. There had been this, he would be very severely punished. side below the loading mark. The cut was rid of their female infants, Accom- no evidence given that he had entered intu In this case ho had actually received and about five or six feet long, and about six or modation in the house is moreover limited. a conspiracy. The only thing proved was This is one of the pricipal reasons why the certaiu acts which they were asked to im

No other injury had apparently been done. seven inches broad at the broadest part. plan of building a separate chapel is of pute to this motive. He submitted, un the utmost importance. In the course of behalf of the second witness, that in what he

beyond bending one or two of the angle Mr M'Besn: In the hands of Mr Leon.

irons. About four plates were to be taken the present year 6 chidren died, su that had done nothing was further from his mind with the one death calculated, the number than to cheat or defraud the boy's father. in his hands for a moment. Let all money

His Honor: It has no business to remain out. still remaining is 77, of whom 72 are living The prosecution rested alone on the first be at once paid to the Superintendent of in the house. There were 79 children in the sitness, and if there was a conspiracy at all House in December last year, and there he must have been a co-conspirator or at

The pirate arrested at Mingbong several the Gaol or to Mr. Sangster. He (Leon) have been 5 additions since then. The east an accomplice: Now the first witness

never ought to have had it in his hands, months since was executed yesterday morn.. total number of married girls from the Home at date is 16. In conclusion the superintendent gives a general invitation to subscribers and others t bo present at the Christmas celebration which is to take place at 6 p.m., or 24th December, at the Uhapel of the Berlin Foundling Hones. It will give special pleasure if English friends and donors will honour the meeting with their presence. The celebration will not coupy more than half an hour or thres quarters of an hour.

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."

HONGKONG, 9th Dec., 1879. SIR-Glancing my eye this afternoon over-the list of Mails to close I find that the Mail Steamer, Amacone leaves for Bu- rope on the 13th instant, whilst the Thibet is put down for the 17th, only four days later, We have heard a great flourish of trumpets about the new accelerated () Mail Contract, but I cannot quite fathom the intention of this double departure of Mails within such a short interval. Are the despatches to be carried by the Thibet due in London one week later than those taken by the Amaz me? If so, where does the acceleration apply? On the other hand the utility of a possible aurival of the English Mail on the 19th January, together with the French Mail leaving this on Saturday next, should auch be the aim of the framers of the new Time Table, appears to be very questionable, and taken in conjunction with the over-shifting quickrand of Mail- day in the future, highly puzzling to

NUMSKULL,

GERMAN FOUNDLING HOSPITAL.

SUPREME COURT. IN ORIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before Bis Lordship the Chief, Sir John

Smale and a Special Jury.).

Tuesday, Dec. 9.

THE $17,000 CASE,

arrested the defendant. Where was that taken money from that man without having

money now?

Wo noto among the list of passengers tsin, H. E. Chevalier Hofer Hoffenfels, which arrived, by in Nauzy from Tien Austrian Minister; Counts De Petiteville and Diesback, and Viscount Pibrac.

(News)

was a confirmed liar on his own admission. You received this money a week ago. The ing on the Parade Ground near the South He went to the Consul and told a number this week and could have been easily

man has been in Queen's Road every day gate of the native city. Another man,

some time since convicted of murder, was: of lies; so that he cannot be believed. He had been ander duress, living since June police and others have seen him every day. head of the pirate was taken away to he arrested. I have made enquiries. The executed at the same time and place. The last with the cumpradora of Moears Arn- Complaints are coming in every day of ex suspended at the place where he committed hold Karberg. On being pressed to take tortion and neglect. Lot notices, in the crime which he has now expiated with delivery of the guns he then turns round Chinese, be put in different parts of the bis life. The headless tranke wore Im and institutes proceedings. There is a Chinese saying that "the wicked man Court, Mr Sangster, that no person what mediately removed. always brings the first chargo." The wit the shroff of this Court.

ever shall pay any money to anybody save

STOCKHAUSEN AND ANOR. v. A. DEMEE,

$5.50.-This was a claim by the last lessee OPIUM of the Oriental Hotel, for bar chits and orders from defendant's house for liquor. The highest sum on one chit was $3.50.

neas was one of the conspirators. He told the Court what the others do but withholds what he himself suggested. The con- spiracy; if conspiracy existed, was made at Canton and not at tongkong on the 25th Oct., and what was done here aubaequently was simply carrying out that conspiracy.

In summing up, His Lordship the Chief The Judge referred to the licensing or Justice referred to the remark that had dinance which provides (soct. 17) that no The Rev. Ernst Klitzke, in his report

fallen from Counsel,-why did not the licensed person shall maintain sny action concerning the German Foundling Hospital,

parties to this case being Chinese neck in respect of any account for liquor sup. Bethesda, for 1879, given the history of

their redress in a Chinese Court. The en- plied, unless such account is for more than the institution during the two paat years. Mr and Mrs Louis, of the Bhecish Society, Chun Shuo Yes and Tam Yew Tong,awer was that this was the only Court $5, and that value of liquor was supplied andertook the superintendence, the former weere charged on two counts with having where this Chinese gentleman could seek at one and the same time,

The ata of the conspiracy had Mr Stockhausen thought that only ap- undertaking also the pastorate, during the on Nov. Sud 1878 sad again on the 30th redress. ten months which the writer of the report June this year, unlawfully conspired, con-not risen till these men arrived in Hong-plied to bar chits for drinks and not to and the writer's wife apent on leave. It is federated and agreed with another two men kong. The boy, this foolish boy, was pre-1.0. U.'s for liquor sent for by a customer

sent at the inception of the alleged con- and sent out to his house, but natural then that to them due credit not before the Court, Ho Ohui Tin and should be given. Mr Louis looked after Chu Fan, to cheat and defraud one Wong spiracy, and Mr Achey very adroitly put it His Honor simply read again the words the Christmas collection of 1878, when Ming Leong of certain moneys. The pro. that this boy was an accomplice. If so, of the ordinance. Were all the small chits $1,185 was collected, for which the English sculion was conducted for the Attorney the fact had this effect, and this effect for drinks? as well as German friends are heartily General by Mr Bayllar, Q.0., instructed only on his evidence, that he was not thanked. In 1877 there were 68 subscrib. by Mr Brereton, and the accused wore to be believed unless the other testimony ors during the year with a total of $1,120, defended by Mr EL. L. Dennys, appearing sustained his evidence. If his testimony and last year 82 subscribers with a total of as an advocate by permission of the Court, is sustained then he must be taken as

A witness of truth. d Mr Ng Achoy respectively.

He called himself $1,185, an increase of 12 subscribers and $55. Messrs Siemsson & Co., Mesara Mel- This case was concluded to-day, after a chers & Co., and the Hongkong and Shang- hearing extending over four days. bal Bank, each gave $100 each year; the Kwan Chuk Ho, a merchant, residing in former year the Governor gave $50, but his Wing Lok Street, one of first defendant's for the trastess, gave some formal evidence regard- name is not in last year's list. gift of $60 in 1877, and for in other wayeing the bankruptcy of that prisoner.

Mr. Stockhausen thought not; most of them were bowls and billiards

His Honor: Can you swear to those which are for bowls and billiards.

Mr Stockhausen could not; it was so

Claim dismissed. The precaution had

a student and like some undergraduates long ago. in England believed promotion would come by nature without work, The son of a been taken of making the LO. U."for Judge or a Bishop often imagines, as this valno received." Had the ohit been drawn son of a Mandarin did, all sorts of things up so as to show what was for bowls and They had to bear in mind bis nature, his billiards, that debt could have been ra- position, his character, in deciding the covered. As the sums for the different

LAI TANG CHUN. LEUNG AYON, $60.—Of this case, in which Mr Dennys appears for the complainant and Mr Wotton, of Messrs Brereton and Wotton, for the defendant,

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Old

Quotations.

Boraxoxo, December 9, -No Patua, oseb....$505 อusb,... 080 Now Rineros, nash, 515 Ola

cash; Nav Malwa, orodis, 690 Allowance

Tania - Old Malwa, eredit, 740 Allowance Tank, Exchange.

Bank, Wire....

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11

30 days' aight,

13

Credits, 4 "

31

... 3/91

4 months sight,... 3/10,

.... 3/2018 Documentary, 4 months' sight, 3/10 India, Wire, ** 401

demand,

Shares.

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Hongkong Bank, 56 % prom. sellers, Union Ins. Society of C'ton, $1,960. China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,350. North China Ins. Co., Tls. 1.120. Yangtaze Ips. Assoc., Th. 780, buyers. Chinese Insurance Co., $310, sales, H.K. Fire fan Co., $816, buyers. China Fire Ins. Co., $22), sales. H. K. & W, Dock Co., 13% prem. H.K. C. M. S.-bost Co., $19 prem. Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tis: 11 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Th. 109. Hongkong Gus Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co,, $86. Chirese Imperial Loan of 1874, nóminal. China Suzar Refining Co., $158

Do.

of 1877, Temperature.

do

that a clause be added making it compulsory for being present, for instance, at the This completed the evidence for the p question whether he was an accomplice or things were not distinguishable the Court

Christmas distribution of presents, with secntion, and as there were no witnesses This proposal was enerally approved, and Mrs Hennessy-according benevolent sym: for the defence Mr Hayllar proceeded to simply a tool in the hands of designing men. had to reject them all.

They had to bear in mind that men who the Attorney General, it was agreed, would pathy to the instintion, the Committee addreas the jury. He said there were a draft a new section to meet that purpose.

express their hearttelt gratitude to Hin few salient points to which he wished to often did themselves and their families the Ets Excellency said he would be happy Excellency. They say, in this connection, draw their attention. If the first witness greatest injury were men driven on simply to look into these matters with the Attorney that it would be a source of much happiness was to be believed a most nefarious scheme by impulse. His Lordship laid down the General sud would do whatever was best cal-to them, if other members of the English had been perpetrated, the main element of law clearly sa to what constituted a con- culated to carry out the ideas of the Hon. community would also deign to visit the which was to squeeze the father of hoisted not in doing actual harm bat in the the further hearing was fized for to morrow | (akeri at Messrs Falconer i Go's Premiita,

spiracy,explaining that the crime oon Member (Mr Keswick), which he very much institution, so that they may convince young man. The scheme appeared to desire to illegally obtain money or latend at noon, Mr Dennys being engaged in the

themselves of the work done there. The have bean, propoanded to this young man His Excellency mentioned the matter of son of Pastor Kuak succeeds his father, to drag the money from his father by to do an injury. If their endeavour Criminal Bessions to day. This is tho the proper fitting of all large passenger who died in July last, in the pastorate of means of the law. An important polat was by pressure to obtain money from this doctor's case, which was the occasion for ships with life-saving apparatus. The boats the congregation in Berlin, and in the Di- was whether corroboration was to be found man by means of the warrant or despatch comment in our last Tuesday's issue. on those steamers would be fit to save rectorship of this Society, which is thereby to the theory this witness set up. The brought by the ranger, then their action

would come within that definition. Dos para to this matter also, and soms one or other of the larger Missionary that he being bankrupt onto let is absence of half an hour returned a verdictment of married women outside of their own comparatively few lives in case of accident: saved from the nes asity of affiliating with main charge against the first prisoner was

The Jury retired at 6,10, and after an

CARDINAL Manning opposes the employ probably consult with those best qualified Societies and sinking its depend 1878, being indeed utterly insolvent, be

of guilty against the first prisoner unani- to advise him. He would be able to bring ence. Mr Klitzke found it impossible, handed over a note for $18,600 in exchange mously, and of "guilty" against the second marries, she enters into a solemn contract households, saying that when a woman and from, and his journ for one 8817,000 dedicting a mouse to Bill. He would be very glad if something in Germany to raise, as desired, subscrip. commission. could be done in the direction he bad in tions sufficient to cover the cost of a come from? They all knew the boy dicated,

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