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Avail themselves of the boat, and her master, Captain R. Dosne, an old and ex- perienced hand on the coast, and three of the native sailors were drowned, bile seven of the others managed to keep afloat on parts of the wreckage until they were picked up by fishing boats, or drifted ashore. The lorchs is a total wreck; she was not insured."

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THE CHINA MAIL.

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Tax New York Tribune states that Mr Chun Shen Yin, of the Chinese Embassy at Washington, is shortly to take the (Before is on the Acting Fuisne Judge, Bank Corporation, or any mansgor or agent letter coincided with what took place, present were requested to transmit the aum position of Chinese Consul at Havane. He is an accomplished man, and speaks English easily and gracefully. Mr Yuu was a well- known resident of Hongkong,

Tax following from the Alta California is pretty plain talkre

Advices from China present the American diplomatic service in that country in a very nopleasant light. When Minister Seward is not at his post, Rev. Christmas Holcombe, a very light-waisted diplomatist, is on deck; and when both these are absent, a Burmese who used to be a waiter fina Shanghai restaurant, disports himself as Chargé 'Affaires." It is nothing now for our diplomatic service to be an object of ridicule to the effete despotisms of Europe; but it is a little too bad to have the Chinese laughing at us,

MR W. H. Read, Consul General for the Netherlands at Singapore, writes as follows to the Singapore Daily Times:

That the Editor of the Hongkong Daily Press should be ignorant of the political geography of these parts might be exensed, but why you should propagate his mistakes in your columne is inconceivable! The Hongkong paper asserts: as our readers Bre doubtless well aware, the Dutch have no Settlement in either Borneo or New Guinea, but claim territory in both by right of discovery."

Among the arrivels at Yokohama by the City of Peking, are the following ladies and

Now considering the by no means small gentlemen who are on a tour round the world trade carried on between this place and and who will shortly visit this port:-Mr Borneo, an Editor of a Singapore paper Howard G. White and wife, of Syracuse, might, one would suppose, have heard of N. Y., and Mrs R. L. B. Hail, formerly of such places as Sambas, Pontianak, Banjer- New York City, and for several years amassin and Cotel, on the mainland of resident of San Francisco. These parties Borneo, not to speak of various other places are cousine to the present United States in the Archipelago up to New Guinea. Minister, A. D. White, to Berlin, and pro- pose to meet their relative during their tour, which will include India and continue through the Suez Canal, entering Europe by the Brindisi route and thon by the Italian lakes to Berlin. They will be absent from home from one to two years,

PROFESSDE Nordenskjold continues his triumphal march homewards. At Singapore he has been received with distinguished consideration. The Times of that port

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The rights and claims of the Dutch in those parts have never, allow me to observe, been suffered to drop out of sight," por have they been for years practically in abeyance," notwithstanding the assertion of the Hongkong Daily Press endorsed by the Singapore Daily Times."

To this letter the Editor of the Singapore Times adds this explanatory note:-"We simply quoted the paragraph from the Hongkong Daily Press, without comment. The insinuation of our endorsement of it just because we reproduced it therefore, goes for nought."

SUICIDE OF A CHINAMAN.

INQUEST.

would be sufficient.

Mir Dennys explained that the sum claimed for breach of contract would be very large if the matter was not amicably arranged.

The Judge naked if anybody represented Messrs Falconer & Co.

Mr Dennys. I see Mr Ross here, The Judge: Has Mr Ross any objec. tion?

Mr Ross had no objection. The case was adjourned for 14 days, with permission to either party to set it down at 24 hours' notion,

LAW REPORT.

THE ORIENTAL BANK QORPORATION v, JUSTUS LEADKE.

(Before Sir Barnes Peacock, Sir Montague -B. Smith, Sir Henry S. Keating, Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.) appeal on the 22nd July was as follows: The judgment given by the Court to this the full text has only reached the Colony by the present mail

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Another Gacela Extraordinaria was issued on the 5th December, at noon, announcing the royal marriage of King Alfonso with H.LH. the Archduchess of Austria, Maria Christine, which took place on the 29th Nov, last.

A silver lamp, costing $3,000, was pre- sented by a few residents of Maulla to the new Cathedral.

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The steamer Churruca, on her voyage from Iloilo to Zamboanga on the 24th ult saw the schooner Luz ashore on the island of Mindoro abandoned, no doubt owing to the severity of the late storm.

The Esmeralda arrived from Hongkong on the 6th Dec, with $137.266 in aliver,

The performances given by the troupe of English acrobats recently arrived at Manila are very highly spoken of by the local press; the troupe is known as the Gregory. Company, and among them is a French tenor named Anthony.

from Manila during the month of November The value of duitable articles exported last amounted to $843,996 against $425,514 same time last year.

During the first forteight of Nov, wore. imported into those falauds $227,624, in spanish silver ooine; and $27,426 in silver bar; exported during the same period, $8,260 in Spanish gold coins, and $1,950 of gold in bullion.

The first entertainment in aid of the sufferers by the flood in Spain was given on the 10th instant, by the Gregory troupe, in the Tondo Theatre, when there was a full house.

We understand that the Manila-Cagayan Mail teamship Company have parchased in China the new steamer Romulus, which will arrive in eight or ten days.

The sum collected at the Manila Cus toms during November last amounts to $83,241.52, against $105,639.17 same time last year.

The Comercio of the 11th instant saya that it is not without foundation that un- easiness is felt with regard to the safety of

the gunboat Mariveles, which, according to the semaphore of Santiago, was seen passing on the 16th ulto. at 8 p.m. bound South. The news we gave yesterday that a steamer was loat off Camotes island, which some one took for a canard, is a fact, and con aidering the source from which we obtained. The Chief Justies, upon the hearing of the newe, it cannot be otherwire.

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view of the written documents as that now Galera on the 19th, at 8.30 p.m. after the suit, seems to have taken the same hear to-day that the Mariveles left Puerto expressed by their Lordships; but having coaling, and was seen to pass Calapan In admitted the evidence of witnesses as to the latter part of the afternoon. Now the duty of the bank, he seems to have the loss seems to be a fact, we can at least thought himself controlled by their opinion. sincerely hope that the whole of the crow Perhaps it would have been better had he. are saved. first formed, and which appears to have adhered to the opinion which he had at coincided with that which their Lordships by Mr. Justice Snowden in the Court be. entertain, and which was also entertained low when the case came before it in Its appellate jurisdiction.

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SHANGHAI.

plng documents of the several goods also esteemed firm may also obtain the doon.zpivot unanimously to send immediately. stated at foot, my agreement is understood.ments against acceptance only.”

the $15,000, already collected, by telegraph to be as follows: I authorise the Oriontal The belief that he so expressed in the transfer, sad the managers of the Banks J J. Francis. Esg) Tuesday, Dec. 16.

thereof, (but not so as to make it fa- because the Oriental Bank Corporation in | to Spain, which duty they very kindly con perative,) to insura thu aboye goods from London, probably satisfied on the spot sented to discharge, without discount or MARES v. FALCONER AND OLS., $100.- sea risks including less by capture, &o." with the solvency of Im Thurn & Co., took commission in the transculusion, and the In this case, L. Marks, assistant to This first clause relates to insurance and their acceptance of the bill and handed President thanked them in the name of the Messrs Falconer & Co., sund them for $100 what was to happen in ease of lots. The over to them the shipping documents. In meeting and of the poor sufforera for this being money in their bands, withheld next clause is: "I also hereby authorlée other words, they gave up the option favour. A telegram was then drawn to the

the sald Corporation, and the holders of secured to them by the letter of hypotheca Secretary of State for the Colonies, an from his salary, wrongfully as he alleges,

Mr Dennys, who appeared for the plaintiff, the abure bills for the time befog, to taka lon, and proceeded as they would have nounslag to him that the branches of the raid that since the summons in this case conditional acceptances to all or any of such proceeded had there been no such letter. Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Cor- was taken out plaintiff bad zeraved a letter bills, to the effect that on payment thereof Having dope so, the transactions between poration and Chartered Bank of India, of dismissal from his employers. In reply st maturity the above-mentioned bills of the parties continued for some time; Im Australia and China, will place $15,000 in to that letter he had written to say that lading and shipping documents abell be de- Thurn & Co., baring obtained the shipping his hands for the disposal of the rellef Mesas Falconer & Co, had broken their livered to the drawees or acceptors thereof, documents, sold the goods, and seem to Committee in aid of the sufferorn by the contract altogether with him and would be and anoh authorisation on my part shall be have passed the prosceds in account with flood. The Esmeralda left to day (10th) sued for heavy damages were the letter of taken to extend to cases of acceptance for their correspondent, the respondent; but with the telegraphic orders. diemferal not withdrawn. To that letter honour." Then a further clause in: 1 unfortunately they failed before the bill no answer had been sent, and until that further authorise the Oriental Bank Cor- became payable. The bill having been matter was settled and that letter was poration, or any manager or agent thereof, dishonoured at maturity, the respondent withdrawn it would be useless, perhaps, to on default being made in acceptance or was called upon by the bank to take it up, go into the present care. His Lordship presentment, or in payment at maturity of which he did under protent, contending would hardly understand what the claim any of the above bills, to sell the cald goods that he had been discharged by the bank's really was, what the $100 was claimed for, or a competent part thereof, and to apply haying given up the shipping documents the plaintiff having taken the summons cut the ast proceeds (after deducting usual before payment of the bill. There upon personally. The mugs of $390 was detained commission and charges) in payment of ho instituted a suit against the appellants by the defendants from the salary of the auch bills with ro-exchanges and charges, in order to recover the amount which he plaintiff for his passage money, while ache balance (if any) to be placed against any had paid to them under pro eat. cording to his way of it only $250 ought to other of my bills which way at the time be The case first came before the Chief be detained. He had taken out, himself, in the hands of the said Corporation, and, Justice in the Supreme Court, sitting in the summone for this $100, which he believed subject thereto, to be accounted for to the its original jurisdiction, and the trial took he had the right to withdraw from their proper parties," Evidently showing that place without the Intervention of a jury, hands for us. He (Bir Dennys) suggested this document in all its parts was intended In truth, all throughout this case there has that this case might be allowed to le over for the benefit of the Banklag Corporation been no dispute about the facts, but the until the other matter had been settled. and for their additional sepurity. Then it respondent called certain commission agents, His Honor asked whether a fortnight goes on "I further authorise the said merchants, sad bank managers to give their Corporation, or the holders of the said bills opinions as to what was the duty incumbent for the time belog, at any time before their upon the present appellants, having received maturity, to accept payment from the the letter of hypothecation as well as the to de, and, on payment, to deliver the said given in a very clear manner, and it is not drawees or acceptors thereof if required so letter of credit. Their opinions are not bills of lading and shipping documents to at all necessary to consider the effect of such draween or acceptors; and in that their evidence, it ovidence it can be called. event the said Corporation or the holders Whether it could have been admitted if it of said bills are to allow a discount thereon had been objected to, or whether it was for the time they may have to run at the open to the observation of Mr Justice Bank of England minimum rate of the day Snowden, who afterwards expressed the if taken up in London, or if in India, opinion that it was not admissible at all, Ceylon, China, Japan, Mauritius, or Aua is also unnecessary to consider, because tralia, at the current rate of discount of the whatever the effect of this evidence may be, day," &c. Then, "Lastly, it is mutually or with whatever object it may have been agreed that the delivery of said colla adduced, it cannot control the construction teral securities to your Corporation shall of the written documents. It does not not prejudico your rights on sald bills seem to their Lordships that there is any it cases of dishonour, nor shall any re-doubt or ambiguity that could give rise to course taken thereon affect the title of the the admissibility of any such evidence. Corporation to said securities to the ex-The documents seem themselves to be per tent of my liability to your Corporation as fectly clear, the simpla question appearing above." That document is signed by the to be whether the present appellants were describing the particulars of the bills. Respondent alone, and there is a schedule bound to hold over the shipping documents As some remarks have been made upon

under the circuestances, or whether they Now their Lordships would polat out that had a right, if they pleased, to hand them the circumstance that Professor Nordensk jold and Captain Palander of the Ve,a are

in' the first place the bill of exobange, of over an they did to obtain the acceptance This is an appeal from a decree of the which mention is made in that letter of of Im Thurn & Co. Their Lordships see not the guests of the Administrator we

Supreme Court of Hongkong in its appellate hypothecation, is in terms a bill of ex- no reason to doubt that according to the may state though we have no authority for doing so that the cause is apparent.

An Iequest was the Government jurisdiction, dated the 21st April 1977, in change drawn expressly with reference to true construction of the latter of hypothe General Anson, whose hospitality and that Civil Hospital this afternoon, before the suit in which the present Respondent was the letter of credit dated the 26th Febru-cation, taken together with the letter of of his family is proverbial, is still very Coroner, O. V. Creagh, Esq, and the fol- were the Defendants, by which it was in pursuance of the terms of that letter of drawn, the appellants, notwithstanding the Plaintiff, and the present Appellante ary 1874. It is a bill of exchange drawn credit, and the form in which the bills ware unwell, hence the kindly portals of Gov-lowing gentlemen an a Jury:-Mesars John ordered and decreed that a certain appeal credit, and was endorsed upon it at the they had the option of withholding the ernment House are closed for the present. Robinson, Henry Crawford and Miguel de which had been brought by the Appellante time the letter of hypothecation was given documents, were justified, if they pleased, Professor Nordenskjold and Captain Palan- Sonza, on the body of one Ching Awai. der will, we hear be entertained at a dinner Dr Wharry, Superintendent of the Gez-gainst a deures or order of the said Court as part of one and the same transaction. in taking the course which they adopted.

in its original jurisdiction, dated the 12th

What passed at the time appears on the in the Club on Wednesday evening, and of ernment Civil Hospital, stated, the body of January previous, should stand dismissed. course both the eminent men will be deceased was brought in about 8.80 .. By the said order of the Court in itin paragraph 7: "At the same time that case of the Respondent; it is there stated prominentfigures at the St Andrew's Day to-day. It was that of a Chinese male, original jurisdiction the Appelants were the Respondent signed the said letter of Ball on Tuesday. So that Singapore is well nourished, about 50 years of age and ordered and decreed within seven days after hypothecation be endorsed the said bill of doing its most-with the small materials only recently dead. There was a cord service of the said decree to pay to the exchange to the Appellants; and the Appel at command--to show respect to our dis- round the neck which left a mark on being Respondent the sum of 7751, 18s. 74. with lants, on the receipt of the said bill and tinguished visitors.

removed. The tongue was protruding interest thereon, calculated at the rate of letter of hypothecation, endorsed a notice somewhat between the teath, and death THE New York Herald's Washington Corre-appeared to have resulted from atrangula- up to the date of payment, and also the letter of credit and returned it to the Res ten per cent. from the 30th of June 1876 of the drafts against the credit on the said spondent, wires the following, Nov. 10:-- tion.

Adricos were received at Washington by

pondent, and the Respondent received the Tee Asing, rive pounder, who lived in costs of the sult, the last mall, reporting that the Chinese the same house with deceased, proved find-carrying on business at Hongkong, and also with the Appellants." The letter of credit The Appellante were a banking company value of the bill of exchange in account Government has sent a very satisfactory ing-the body banging by the neok from London, and elsewhere and the therefore is clearly connected with the let letter to Japan in reference to the Loo beam in the cook room about 6 o'clock this Respondent was a merchant and commister of hypothecation; and it seems to their Choo question. This is in response to a morning. A stool was lying on the floor sion agent, also carrying on business at Lordships perfectly plain that the letter Under these circumstances their Lord letter submitted by General Grant to Prince Kung, giving his idea of what the ceased was very poor and had been out Justus Lembke and Co. The Respondent partien to be merely an additional security this appeal be allowed, that the decrees near where deceased was standing. De Hongkong under the style and firm of of hypothecation was intended by both the ships will humbly advise Her Majesty that terms of arbitration should be. This letter of employment for some time. Witness had for some time previously been in the to the Bank, giving them an option to do balow be reversed, and that judgment be has not been made public, but the news had often heard him complain that owing habit of sending produce home to the con- from Japan indicates that the arbitration to his age he was unable to get work, but signment of a firm in London called J. clauses of it, should they think fit so to do, both the Lower Courta; their Lordships the various acts specified in the different entered for the defendants, with costs it of Grant has averted a war, and brought he had never heard bfm threaten to destroy Im Thurn and Co.; and in the year 1874 he about hopes of a peaceful arrangement himself. The matter was reported to the received from Mesars to Thurn and Co. a

but in no way getting rid of the letter of are also of opinion that the appellants between the two countries.

credit or disconnecting it from the trans should receive the costs of this appeal. police and the body removed to the letter of credit dated the 26th of February action. The learned Counsel argued that hospital.

in that year, the terms of which are as

the letter of credit was, as it were, put Other coolies residing in the same house follows: "We beg to confirm to you a cresside, and the letter of hypothecation sub- gave corroborative evidence,

dit of 5,000 We say five thousand stitutod. for it; but it appears to their Grimble, who had the body re-rounds sterling to be availed of against lordships plain that the intention of the moved, described the position in which he consignment of produce to our address in parties was that those two documents found the stool, three or four inches from your drafts at six months sight, represent should subsist together, and further that the feet of deceased.

ing up to 85 per cent, real invoice value. they are by no means inconsistent the one After consultation, the jury returned Shipping documents to accompany advice with the other. Indeed, when looked at Union, anchored off the south coast of verdict of felo-de-se.

of drafts and insurance covered by our open in their plain and mercantile sense, they Samar, dragged her anchor, and was cast polley. And we agreed with you, the endorsers and bond fide holders of all bills appear to be perfectly consistent and quite on a reef, from whence it is doubtful if if issued under this letter of credit, that the kong having correspondents in London, she can be got off; the schooner Caridad same shall be duly honoured on presentation The Respondent has a letter of credit an. was lost in Carigara with all on board, and paid at me turity." After the receipt of thorising him to draw within a certain including the Captain; the barque Conchita OPIUM. Naw Patna, cash....$567 that letter of credit, namely, on the 30th of limit upon his correspondent in London, DRUNK AND REFUSING TO PAY CHAIR HIRE. July 1874, the Respondent drew a bill of bat against shipping documents; Wishing was stranded on shore; the ashooner Liber- Peter Gonsalves, 25, seamen unemployed, exchange of that date upon Mesara im to negotiate the bill with the Appellants, tad was much damaged. On shore, very to pay obair hire on the 16th instant. was charged with being drank and refusing Thura and Co. in the following terms: he takes the bill to the appellants, also re

"Hongkong, 80th July 1874. At

sting in Hongkong having their correr- few houses remained standing; and the the chair coolie, in default three days' im-second and third of the same tenor and

Fined $1, and to pay 60 cents amends to months after sight of this first of exchange,pondents in London, and proposes to them general lose is yet unknown, until nows

in the first instance to negotiate the bill from other villages are received. prisonment,

date not paid, pay to the order of myself simply upon the letter of credit. Now, the sum of five hundred and twenty-five had the negotiation taken place upon the pounds sterling value received, and place letter of credit, the course pursued would the same to account of your letter of credit bave been precisely that of which alone in dated 20/2/74 at shipment T., No. 2, 1 case the present suit the Respondent complains; munk per P. and O. S.s. Malwa→J. because, according to the course of things Co., London." The bill was drawn by very of the shipping documents would in Respondent expressly on the terms of the pursuance of it have taken place at the letter of credit referred to. He subse time of the "acceptance by im Thura & Mr G. Orley, Inspector of Markets, stated quently drew another bill on the 14th Co. In London, of the bill of exchange, Manila as gala days, owing to the conse be assured that Singaporeans fully appre- that at 2 o'clock on the morning in question Angust 1874 in the saine terms for the sum and their Lordships see no reasons suption of which was commenced in 1871, on ciate their kindness. After the Band had he went to the first defendant's house and of 3801. sterling value received, and the pose that the Appellants intended to do got through their Programme, on the found him dressing some sheep which bad terms being the same, and the circum- anything elas than to increase their securi- the site where the old Cathedral stood be. Esplanade, on Saturday night, loud and been recently killed. There were tubs stances connected with the two bills they by obtaining the letter of hypothoestion. fore the earthquake of the 3rd June 1863, long was the applause, and the cries for with blood to them. The place is a sheep some, they form together the transaction Taking into account the, distance of Hong. when the whole of Manila suffered more or another cheer for the Highlanders" were lan, but not registered slaughter-honse. which gave rise to the suit between the kong from Loudon, the appellants might leand also owing to the feast of the quickly responded to. An enthusiastic There were over fifty sheep on the premises.parties.

naturally desire to have the letter of hypo. Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. crowd soldom seen in Singapore thronged There is only one registered slaughter-bouse The first bill of exchange on the day of thecation, giving them a control over the The ceremonies of consecration were por the Esplanade to bear the Band and to the Colony. The licensed slaughterer pays its date was taken for discount to the p-goods, and allowing them to take those formed by the Archbishop of Manila, Pipers, and it did all in its power to speed $1900 a month for the privilege and keeps a pellants at their bank in Hongkong, and proceedings at their option which might assisted by the Bishop of Jaro and Bishop "the parting guests" who have ever been regular staff of batchers, and persons having was left at the bank, together with the become necessary in events not impossible of Tonquin; there were illuminations at obliging. We believe it is intended to cattle slaughtered there pay regulated fees. letter of credit and a bill of lading of the to happen. In other words, the object of night on the 8th, when several bands of it was to give them power to act according church to the immense gratification of the ́musio' were kept playing in front of the present the Band with some little souvenir He had known both defendants for years consignment of musk agalust which the as a mark of the appreciation of the general and they were both well acquainted with bill had been drawn; and on the same to circumstances,

large consoncse, community. What shape it will take has the law. They said the sheep were slaught day a memorandum was sent by the Ap

The appellants accordingly discounted ered in that house on scoount of the dis- pellants to the Respondent in the following not yet been decided upon,

A Gaosta Extraordinaria was issued on tance to the Slaughter Bonge, 3 or 4 miles, terms: In connection with your drafts this bill, and paid over the amount of it to the 4th Dec., containing an appeal, from THE P. and O. steamer Peshawar, which The operation was going on in the upper 5257. we require Insurance letters and 1 the respondent. They forwarded the docu- the Governor General to the inhabitants of arrived in Shanghai on the 9th instant, floor of a dwelling house. He believed Hyphothecation, forms for which, in dupli- ments to London; and upon that day, the the Philippines, for assistance to the enf reports that at 9.30 am on the 8th inst. that as many as 6 or 6 were slaughtered cate, we herewith forward to be filled up 30th July, 1874, the respondent comferers by the food in Spain. A meeting he fell in with a Ningpo fishing boat with every day.

signed and returned, when we will pass municated with Im Thurn & Co., his oor having been convoked, on the previous the rudder gone and otherwise so damaged The first defendant aid that at Christmas proceeds to your credit and return letters respondents in London, and, amongst other night in the Governor's residence, of the things, in that communication he alludes principal merobanta for the same pur- as to be in a helpless condition, and he took time there is a great demand for matton, of credit in due course."

On receiving that memorandum, the Re to this bill of exchange, and says "Agafost pose, the substantial sum of $2,825 was off her crew, consisting of six persons, and and as some of his men had gone to Canton,

he had therefore to kill the sheep himself spoudsat signed the letter of hypothecation the above cons gatent I have this day raised on the spot. Subscriptions are in- (Taken brought them up to Shanghai--News.

and on this osalen he made use of his which was so sent to him, prepared by the taken the liberty of drawing upon your vited, and lists are open in the three daily Que morning contemporary has "reason to own premises. The sound defendant was Appellante, and returned it to them. The sateemed frm, under your credit of newspaper offices and in the Treasury. know that His Excelleñof the Governor re- his clerk.

effect of that letter of hypothecation has February 1874, bill No. 1/88, 6257, 6 m/s Charitable entertainments of every kind commended that the office of Treasurerie Worship ordered the second defend-formed the subject of much discussion in order, which draft I commend to your are being given to increase the sum already BAROMETER 9 AM... should be given to the late Senior Police ant to be discharged, the first to pay a fine the argument upon the present occasion. It kind protection. The bill is in the hands collected,

Another meeting took place on the morn. Magistrate Mr May," and has now much of $50.

poration, and as far as is material is in documents, namely, bills of lading, abstracting of the Bib, at the residence of the Go TARMOMETER-9AM.... was addressed to the Oriental Bank Cor. of the Oriental Bank Corporation, and pleasure in announcing that when the gre rent Acting Attorney-General, the Hon.

these terms: "Having this day negotiated of involos, letter of hypothecation, and vernor-General, composed of the principal James Russell, resumes his seat at the Farah Rolston, appeared on a summons to you one bill of exchange drawn by me on insurance letter, are attached thereto the authorities, the managers of the Foreign Magistracy as Senior Magistrate he will be charged with keeping a disorderly house Messrs J. O. Im Thurn & Co. of London, draft was sold documents against payment. Banks, and the representative of the firm appointed by Sir Michael Hicks-Beach to be at East Point, and was ordered to enter the particulars of which are noted at foot, Meaning no doubt that the Oriental Bank of Larrinags and Coy for the purpose of Colonial Treasurer. This will secure to the into her own recognisance in the sum and having at the same time handed to you Corporation had the power to hold the collecting and immediately remitting the Government Mr Russell's valuable services of $50, to be of good behaviour for three as collateral securities for the due payment documents as against payment. Then he sum tu aid of the sufferers by the food at of the gold bills the bills of lading and ship continues: "I believe however that your Murdie, Allcasta and Almeria," They re- s4 * member of the Legislative Council,

THE Hamburg correspondent of the L. & 0. Express has the following sensible little paragraph in bis letter of dato Nov. 4th:

A sort of schism is at present prevailing

in our population, in consequence of a little book, written by one of our most prominent judgos, and which pleads in favour of a re-introduction of punishing oulprits by flogging, instead of imprisoning them. The fact is that of late priners in Germany were far better off than many a poor labourer, who hardly could bring his family through, whilst convicts lived like gentlemen, at the public expense. The consequenos was an overfilling of the gaole, especially here at Hamburg, which had become a very heavy burden to our little Republic, which ever since has been re- garded as the universal refuge of all sorts of vagabonds. The hotter classes, and most of the judges, are in favour of a re-introduction of flogging.

We are glad to record the golden opinions gained by the gallant 74th Highlanders at Singapore. port writes:-

Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon. O. B. Plunket)

Tuesday, Dec. 16th...

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INFRINGEMENT OF THE SLAUGHTER-HOUSE

ORDINANCE,

natural. Here were parties living at Hong.

Manila.

(Translated from Exchanges,) News from Leyte, with regard to the late destructive typhoon, says that the schooner

A very promising harvest o paddy and gar-cane is expected this year in the island of Negros but an invasion of rata has destroyed a valuable portion of the groan paddy.

The Diamante arrived at Manila from

(N. C. D. News.)

The second prize given by the Chinese Tract Society for the best tract. in favor of the Christian religion was awarded to

years of age. He was educated in the L'ou Yak-che, a young man now twenty six Baptist Boarding School in Tungchow, and is a member of Dr. Crawford's Church,

We understand that the barque China. man, which it will be remembered was in collision with the C. M. S. N. Co.'s str. Kiongteen last Saturday afternoon, was expected to go into dook yesterday. The injuries sustained by the steamer have been found to be more extensive than they were thought to be at the time. The ques tion as to who is to pay for the damage done, will, we understand, be submitted to the Assistant Judge for arbitration, which is to be conducted on the principles of British maritime law, t

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cash,... 585 New Benares, cash, 517) Ola

cash- New Malwa, credit, 700- Allowance Taels,

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India, Wire,...

4 months' sight,

Our contemporary at that with slaughtering and dressing sheep at a Lembke To Mesara J. O. im Thurn and indicated by that letter of credit, the deli Hongkong on the 9th inst., with $8,000 in Documentary, 4 months' sight, 3/10,

If loud and hearty cheers are a criterion

of gratitude the popular Highlanders may

Wat Awai, 58, a sheep dealer, and Tezng Aiu, 59, mutton va dor, appeared, charged house in Taing Kai Lane, Wanchai, con trary to Section 21, of Urdinance No. 9 of 1878, on the 12th instant.

months

KEEPING A DISORDERLY HOUSE,

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The 7th and 8th December were kept at

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80 days' sight, ... 74 Gold Leaf, 99 fine ... 27.25 Sovereigns,

... 5.27.

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Shares. Fongkong Bank, 67% prem. sellers. Union Ins. Society of O'ton, $1,360, buyers. Obins Traders' Ins. Co., $1,335, sales, North China Ins. Co., Tla. 1.125, buyers. Yangtaze Ins. Assoc., Tis. 780, salen. Chinese Insurance Co., $810, sellers. H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $830, males. H.K. & W. Dock Co., 10% nominal, prem, Obina Fire Ins. Co., $220, sellers.

H.E. C. M. S.-boat Co., $19 prem, sellers, Shanghai Steain Navigation, Th. 11/ China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tla, 109 Hongkong Gas Co., $70,752 Hongkong Hotel Co., $66, Obins Sugar Refining Co., $187, balen. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal,

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