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Fanity Fair says that Major-General Sir Frederick Goldsmith has volunteered to the India Office to head the next Embassy at Cabul.

No. 5138.-DECEMBER 26, 1879.]

pore could not have a better man than Mr Douglas.. We should be glad to soe Buch: a man here. He is Mr Hennessy's anti- thosis in every characteristic. In this con- nection there may be some value attachable to the para. In the Home and Colonial Mail, which states that there is some talk of an

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THE CHINA MAIL.

fortable as we can, when they are under-istan. going the worry and inconvenience attend- ing all travelling operations.

offer of the Colonial Secretaryship of vagnari's murder. It is supposed that he Tax following is from the London Graphic: of the massacre) is expelled the service for been the completion of the. North-East Peiho Forte on the 26th of Juno. He was

Ceylon to 'Lord Gifford, with permission to remain in the Army. It will be remembered that Lord Gifford had just been appointed to the Auditor Generalship of the Mauritius (enoceeding our Colonial Secretary, Mr Marah) when the war broke out, and he throw his Colonial Service prospects to the winds to go to the Front. One other name

only is mentioned, Mr William Robinson,

Tuz feeling seems to be gaining ground again, says the latest Bombay Gazette to han, that Yakub Khan was not wholly guiltless in the matter of Sir Loula Ca- must have known what the men about him, including his own rolatione and obief of ficlals, were plotting; yet he had not the courage to warn the British Laroy of bis danger. It is to be hoped that the whole story will come out during the lavestigation that is now proceeding, and in the mean- time Yakub Khan remains a close pri- soner in our casip," while the fact that trustworthy Information had been received that he would try to escape, is presumptive evidence that he fears au examination into his past conduct.

(London and China Express, Nov. 14.) Lieutenant in 1851. He served at the siege Ir la vald that Colonel Slr Evelyn Wood | failtuled "Immoralities of the Bible" after

Some scusation has been caused by a

of Sebastopol, and led a stórming party in will shortly take up a brigade command in the Bradlaughlan method,

Simia, Nov, 15.-General Roberta is

rumoar that Mr. Pope Hennessy, the the assault, for which he received a medal gazetted to the local rank of Lieutenant-Govornor of Hongkong, will contest King's with. clasp, and the Turkish medal, tho General of the Forces in Eastorn Afghan County at the general election.

fifth-class Order of the Modjidis, and the The Royal Geographical Society has held brevet of major, and was made a Knight of Allabahad, Nov. 16.The sentence was its first meetlug for the season, when Lord the Legion of Honour. Ho served in China read at the head of the regiments by which Northbrook, the President, read an address, from December, 1857, until the close of Subadar Mahomed Kerim Khan, 1st Pun- in which he stated that the most remarkab e

the war in 1860, commanding the Royal jab Infantry (who was in Kabul at the time geographical achievement of the year had Engineers in the expedition to North China in 1859, and at the attack on the A Derbyshire Justice has lately taken falling in his duty to the Queen-Empress Passage by the Swedish Arctic Expedition, afterwards employed reconnoitoring the

We understand that the long-deferred upon himself to decide when it is correct He was supplied with horses and money by to apply the word Esquire to any person. Goolam Nubbee to go to Ali Khoyl. He appointments and promotions in the China coast of Pehchili, and in January, 1860, Last week the overseers of various parishes went as far as Bent Shahr, and returned, in Derby Division presented to magistrates remaloing concealed in the Kabul Bashi Consular Service will all be made in the the liate of porson liable to serve on juries, quartors. He afterwards gave false ac- One of these contained the name of a Derby | counts at Kuehl, manufacturer who was described Esquire, Colonel Mosley, one of the magistrates, told the overseers not to put a person down as Esquire who was not such, and he had the description altered to that of gentleman; he also informed the overseers of Darnley Abbey that Mr J. Evans was legally entitled to the allir Esquire because he had been a captain in the army.

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Simla, Nov. 22.-A Gazette Extraordi-

Governor-General in Council to see that

course of a few weeks.

The Russian Government has despatched a hydrographic scientific expedition to the Pacific to explore and report apon the waters and coasts of Japan." Klukiang, who lately relleved Mr Phillips, Mr B. C. G. Scott, Acting Coneul at has been transferred, to Paktel, M Stronach, the Consul at that port, going to Kinklang. Mr Ayrton will be in tom orary charge of the Consulate at Kiukiang pend. Ing the arrival of Mr Stronach,

Messrs Thomas Skinner and Co., the owners of the Castle Line of steamers to the Far East, have purchased the Burmess na

re-christened the Kenmure Castle,

was appointed one of the Allied Commis sioners for the Government of Craton. Ho afterwards served with the force under Sir Hope Grant in the compaign of 1860, for which he was nominated a C.B., and re- coived a brevet lientenant-coloneley on February 15, 1861.

The traffic receipts Suez Canal from the 21st to the 31st October amounted to £700,000 for 89 vessels, against £.920,000 for 46 Vescola for the same period of last year.

The Tai-tsing, clipper ship, which some time since was offered for sale at Lloyd's, has been disposed of to Mesars John Willis The master of the Vale of Nith, arrived and Son for the sum of £9,500.

Sept. 25, in lat. 12.20 N., long. 26 W., ho fell in with a boat containing Capt. American abip Sylvanus Blanchard, aban- doned five days before. Took them on board Vale of Nith, and on Oct. 8, in lat. 28. 20 N., long, 32 W., transforred four ment to British barque New Brunswick, from Japan to Falmouth, all well.

nary has been Fubllabed contalaing the official despatches of General Roberta, em- bracing the operations of the Kabul Field Force from the commencement in Septom ber to the present date. It is published O.M.G., Governor of the Bahamas, who

by order of the Viceroy in Counell, and was for many years a clerk in the Colonial SHOULD it prove to be a fact, as binted by

states that it will be a grateful duty of the office. His present salary in the Bahamas. the Pioneer, that documentary evidence is forthcoming at Kabul, proving the com-

the excellent services rendered by General is $2,200 per annum. Officials belleve he plicity of Russia in the recent outbreak,

Roberts and his force throughout tho is first in the running. The local paper and consequently, in the attack on the Re-On American contemporary the Journal of operations, which have been conducted wit fandes that the Ministry, keeping religiously sidency, a storm of indignation will pro- the Telegraph, states that Professor Loomis conspicuous, ability and success, are brought In view the claims of firm supportere in Bably arise in England that war may only continues his experiments in the mountains to the knowledge of Her Majesty's Govern, an addition to their fleet. She is to be at Falmouth from Salgon, reports that on

Government, we trust, will at of West Virginia, to demonstrate the theory ment for such acknowledgment as the Queen- assuago,

Major Papillon has boon appointed Com. Parliament in the past, will give the post once mako known the truth about this that at certain elevations there is a natural Empresá may be gracionaly pleased toextendmanding Royal Engineer at, Hong Kong, Adams and nive men belonging to the

matter; harm can only result from sup- electric current, by taking advantage of

to them. Meanwhile, the Viceroy in Council in succession to Brevet Colonel Stuart, prossing it, and a newspaper baring bean which telegraphic signals may be sent with desires on bis part. to assure General Ro-whose term of foreign service will shortly It is said that he has barts and the officers and men under his expire, and will embark for that station in permitted to insinuate that Government is out the use of wires. we in possession of such information, it in telegraphed a distance of eleven miles by command aspecially, both British and na- the early part of next month.

necessary indeed it is imperative that means of kites flown with copper wires. tive, who have obtained the high distinc. With reference to the paragraph in our the statement shall either be confirmed or When the kites reached the same altitude, tion of honourable mention in these des- last, issue, that Sir William and Lady at once contradicted. It is useless dia-or get into the game current, communication THE Strait Times, quoting our paragraph oussing the matter until the real facts are by means of an instrument similar to that of patches, that their zeal and devotion are Robinson were to leave Brindisi for Singa heartily recognized and gratefully acknow- pore on the 27th inst., it should have boon about Mr Hennessy's chances for the Queens before the public, but it is now the clearMorse was easy, but ceased as soon as one of lodgod by himself and the Government the 8th Dec., the former date being the THE rustle whose gingerbread is annually

tioned honourably are Colonel Macgregor, the mail loaves. over which be provides. The officere men-

one on which the Southampton portion of stolen by the elephant was at the circus Major Galbraith, Captain Kennedy, Cap

last werk, and this time, when the oppetis- Mr Kuos, late Consul-General at Banging comit was suddenly snatched from his tain Morton, Captain Porter, Generals kok, arrived in London by last mail. It is hand, he shook his fist at the huge thief Baker, Massy, Macpherson and Cough; A FORMER Echoolmate of Mrs Grant met Colonels Gordo, Perkins, Knowles, Parker, not yet decided whether his successor, Mr and yelled while the tears coursed down his Palgravo, now Consul-General in the Prin-cheeks. "Dar yer, ye doubled-tailed fool, her in San Francisco; and thus writes of Ludson, Wyndhans, Heathcote, Wright cipality of Bulgaria, will proceed direct give that back here or lil knock yor two hor: "Like to Cornelia of old, Mrs Grant's (Madras Army), Stratton, Hastings, and from thence, or return to London to re-

front teeth down yer old throat ?" children to her as jewels aro. And whe-tills O., C., Reverend Adams, Mon-ceive his instructions from the Foreign

A MOST extraordinary vessol is now bolog ther it was of Colonel Fred or Ulysses, jun., son, Father Browne, and others.

Quelta, Nov. 23.-The Chappar moun-

built in England for the Emperor of The Japanese Commissioners who bavo Russia, as a yacht for their Imperial Ma- the fine, manly young fellows who were

to some zealous underiing in Parliament, whone chances of re-election are vague. Such things have happened before, aa all well know.

land vacancy, says :~~~

duty of Government that these facts shall be made known without delay. THis is one way in which the exclusion of "spectals" from the Cabul expedition may be wrongly interpreted; the gem is from a Chicago journal :—

the kites was lowered. He has built towers on two bills about twenty miles apart, and from the tops of them has run up steel rods into the region of the electric current.

Office.

If the surmise of the China Mail be correct and it appears to breathe an "in- spired air," the important Governorships of Singapore and Hongkong are both vacant. Doubtless, Mr Pope Hennessy will not be sorry to be removed to Queensland; to be the head of a responsible government is more The British administration will not per in his sphere, and the system of government mit newspaper correspondents to accompany in the Australian Colonies is more in accord the avenging column to Cabul. Archibald with his Parliamentary training than the Forbes rode two hundred miles to send the present, or Mrs Sartoris, or Jesso, she tain and Bumai route to India has been been deputed to study tho police and jesties. The main conditions required to. news of the victory at Ulundi to London, spoke, it was always in the same loving explored by Sir Robert Sandeman and the i indicial systems of Earopa havo visited be fulfilled in her are such as will obviate ruling of a Crown Colony.

and was thanked in the House of Commons manuer, the same low, sweet mother tones. Chief Engineer, Colonel Lindsay, and a Franco, Belgium, and Holland; they are tho unpleasantness of rough weather, and by wild beasts and snakes in British India then refuse to let such men go with Roburis laugh, 'one occasion when your father wout they pronounce the route as far superior to Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, and be, comparable with life in the Imperial tigers, 564 by wolves, 200 by leopards, 85 fully described, make civilization cry out only a little fellow then, about six or sevenirrigated, well-wooded, and fairly cult- tioned in the programme to be visited by have auswored the purpose. This new There were 619 persons killed by are to be done there which would, truth- with Jesse and me. Jesse, you know, was This route is reported to le through a well- Spain and Portugal have also been mon.sh this, no ordinary form of ship would by bears, 46 by elephants, 21 by hyenas, with horror. The barbarity of the recent years old.. 'Mamma,' said ho, suddenly, 'are vated country, and inhabited by a friendly the Commission, but it is doubtful at pro- vessel will be 230 feet long at the water

by an official of the Government.

Why

THERE were as many as 19,095 persons killed in the calender year 1877. Tigers head the to the capital of the Amir 1 Because deeds

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1,180 by other wild beasts, The other massacre is to be avenged by a masgaore 16,777 victims were killed by snakes. These still more barbarous, Various enemies of mankind killed also 53,197 cattle in the year. The measures adopted in India for exterminating wild- beasts and venomous snakes resulted in the destruction of 22,851 of the former and 127,295 of the latter in the course of the year, and for this deliverance from them re- wards were paid to the amount of $10,301.1

IT is stated that Mr Maitland, of racing celebrity, contemplates a civil action against Lord W. Beresford, V. C., for alleged de- famation, Damages being laid at Rs. 10,000.

COMMENTING upon the despatch of the Albatross and Comus to reinfores the China squadron, the Daily News saYA:~~~

Many of Admiral Coote's ships are but gun vessels, like the Hornet and the Midge, oxceedingly useful for protecting British comtneree in the rivers and on the coast in time of peace, but not equal to much fighting with coast batteries or armoured gunboats. It is not very likely that, should any open quarrel take place between China and her neighbours, our admiral would interfere; but were he to take up a position hostile to

I remember so well," she said, with a low far as the engineers can judge, at present; through the Patent Office at Washington, that of the Bolan for a railway or cart road.

these the pillars that Samson pulled down? tast er said l, with a smile. So eagerly again said the little fellow, Mr S, are those the pillars Samson pulled down? What do you know about Sata. son l' answered your father, smiling at me. I know, sald Jesse, proudly, that be pulled down the pillars and killed three thousand men.' I suppose, concluded our hostess, he thought it would be a good place for his father to get the rebels."

CRICKET.

BANKERS AND BROKERS . THE MERCHANTS,

This match was played to-day and left

that her position as a naval Power is not Marchants batted frat and accumulated what it has been. Her flotilla of ironclad the fine sacre of 197, which was pretty gunboats, consisting as it does of eight

now in Russia, and will next visit will render life on board at aea, as far as may England, returning home by America, Palace on shore. It is evident to accomp.

The Governor of Bombay has sent whether they will proceed there. This fine, with a beam of 153 foot, and a draft s people. visited Kandahar, and Major Sandeman Mission left Japan inst February, under little over 6 feet at the bow increasing at rejoined His Excellency at Peshin, and es

General Kawaji as Chief Commissioner. the stern post to 16 fest. She will be corts him to India via the Sarnai route.

Calcutta, Dec. 2.The storming party at This gentleman was, however, takon ill introd with three screws Each of the three Konoma lost one third of its number in Paris, and bad to return to Japan, where, propellers will be worked by a separate pair we regret to announco, ho died shortly of engines, and a speed of 10 knots is The Nagas lost killed and wounded. twenty killed and 40 mortally wounded, ster his arrival. 1, Suva, the Second guaranteed by the builders. Lieutenant Ridgway has been recommended Commissioner, has taken his place. They purposo spending three or four weeks at for the Victoria Cross.

St. Petersburg, and then procceding to Borlin.

Allahabad Kuttra, Dec 2.-Yakoob Khan left for India at siz on the 31st, and makes

Proceedings have been taken in the Court of Appeal with reference to the

A LONDON journal congratulates the coun- try that, for the first time in the history of the nation, a time of general business distress is not made worse by high-priced bread. It says: The loaf which, thanks to American corn, the people can put on their tablos to- day, is a bigger and better loaf than they have ever been able to put on their tables under similar circumstances before.

A RUSSIAN paper, in describing the execu-

THE present state of affairs in Upper Burmah, states a Rangoon journal, has, the Chinceo he would doubtless remember drawn, as too many unfortunately are. The Yahiya Khan, his father-in-law, and two in July last, when their lordships, revers- tion of Nihilists at Kieff, adds that a young evidently, not tended to decrease the amount of shipments to Mandalay. The shippers, principally Chinese, do not hesitate to say

British Resident was there.

that they are better off now than when the powerfully-armed craft, would be a matchovenly divided amongst them, Matohett with him. While the camp was still asleep master and crew of the Voorwaarts solely, bicce of the Russian Chancellor.

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It is said that when the Kotwal of Cabul mounted the scaffold, he took advantage of the praying interval granted him to hurl imprecations against the Eaglish foe. "Allah is great," said he; "eend armies of Thine angels with flaming swords to drive these vile infidel dogs from the land."

The United Service Gazette says: "The Albatrose, 4, composite sloop, Commander A. J. Errington, has left Sheerness for China, via the Buez Canal. She proceeds to Singa- pore. The albatross had a satisfactory six bours' run on Tuesday from Sheerness for a trial of her engines and machinery."

girl, who concealed her name despite the use of the lash, declared at the foot of the gallows that she was Nathalie Gortechakoff,

CARLYLE is in his 84th year, Victor Hugo C. Swinburne is 41, Mr Ralph Waldo is in his 78th, Longfellow is in his 73rd, A. Emerson was 77 years old on 25th May.

a double march until the sick convoy is reached. He was under a strong escort, On the road General Hastings told Yakoob uction in the Admiralty Division arising he must be prepared to start at six next out of the collision between the P. and O. morning. Yakoob received the news cheer-steamship Khedive and the Dutch steam fully, making a few remarks and asked that ship the Voorwaarts, in the Straits of Malacca. The case came before this Court Straars might be released to accompanying the decision of the Admiralty Division, him, but he was told they could not. A servant of Abdul Kayan was released to go pronounced the collision to have been accasioned by the fault or default of the the ex-Ameer rode out," surrounded by and condemned the owners of the last- covalry.

Kuttra, Deo. 5-Reports from Maiden From this order the owners of the Foor mentioned vessel in damages and costs. state that a body of regulars and local

tuarts having proposed to appeal to the House of Lords, the question now arose hiilmen attacked the Fort in which our Govornor, Burssin Khan was staying whether the application to stay proceedings

JUSTIN McCarthy, the novelist and tho kiled him and cut his body to pieces. They returned to the hills and a further

to assess damigos, "pending the appeal to new Home Rule member, ie Parliamentary tho House of Lords, should be made to leader writer on the London Daily News. seizure of valuable property was made at

this Court or to the Admiralty Division in He was born in 1830, in Cork, and began the house of Yakoob Khan's father-in-law,

Their newspaper life as a reporter on the Cork including a palery present of a teapot made which the action was brought.

Examiner noder Mr Maguire. He has a son lordships were clearly of opinion that this in 1879 by the Russian Government to Nok Court, in which the order proposed to be who is winning some oredit as a writer. Mohamed for services rondered, but what appealed from was made, was the Court to 30 survices no one know......

stay proceedings ponding the appeal to the the plaintiff (the Dutch owners) to present House of Lords. Upon an undertaking by a petition to the House of Lords within & month, the proceedings to assess damages would be stayed,

for the whole of Admiral Cooto's fleet, were taking the Ledger with a well-hit 40. For they to meet face to face, for, powerful as

the Bankers and Brokers, Munro played a our force is, it does not contain a single vessel that would hold its own in a coast fine Lauings of 59 not out, and when time fight, with one of the Chinese gunboats, was called the telegraph showed 134 for 7 These craft, it may be remembered, are unique of their kind, small sturdy boats, wickets; anybody's match, Merchants for each of them armed with a 35-ton gun, a choice. The following are the sOOTAB I-~~ weapon only carried by our turretships, such as the Devastation and Thunderer. They were built in this coun- H. de C. Forbes, a Coxon, b Munro,......14 try, and armed and fitted by Sir William A. E. Blandy, run out. Armstrong and Co., of Elswick; and, al-W. Dunman, run out.. though they are not destined for ocean W. H. F. Darby, b Munro, fighting, the fact that they performed the R. D. Starkey, 6 Hay.... voyage from this country to China in safety H. Foss, e Taylor, 5 Munro

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is ample proof that they are good seaboats. A. P. McEwen, e flay, b flay.... The Alpha, Beta, and six other sisters, of W, S. Young, b Munro.... the Greek alphabet are probably as formid- able seu monsters as any British admiral could meet with,

KING Theebaw, of Barmah, is better im- proving his Army. The Kangoon papers pablish some ralos lately issued by His Majesty for the better discipline of his troops. The soldiers are to be drilled daily,TRE following, from a Glasgow paper, is dressed properly in uniform. The war neat and sensible :- trowsers must be of the right length, and

English papers are never tired of trum- peting the

the warriors must wear braces. The war- riors are not to take off helmet, sont, or

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CHLORAL hydrate is becoming a fashionable tipple at home, the craving for it ultimately alcohol. The explanation of the prolonged becoming sa uncontrollable as that for sleep caused by chloral hydrate is that the drug is decomposed in the blood and a manufacture of chloreform set up. ---

LONDON AND OTHER TELEGRAMS. London, Nov. 29.-The following are .15 gazetted Companions of the Bath -Major 40 General Newdegate ; Colonela Drury Lowe, 14 Whitehead, and Harrison; Lieutenant- Latest Mail Advices:Yokohama Sept. Colonels Weeman, Pemberton, Brown, 20; Shanghai 24 ; Foochow 26; Hongkang Malthul, Partell, Law, Gilbert, Clarke, 30. The French wait, with the advices Oreslock, Harness, Black, Bruce, and dated as above, was delivered, via Naples, 197 Tanker Commissary-General Morris; on the 6th inst, four days early; the Japan OPIUST

Commissary Webb; Surgeon-General Hol advices having been anticipated by the loway; and Surgeons Norbury, Wells, and mail received, via San Francisco, on the Cuffe.

25th ult. The next inward (P. and 0.) mail was despatched from Brindisi on the 12th inst., and will reach London to- morrow, two days in advance of its due date. The P. and O. Company's steamer Indus, with the heavy portion of the last inward P. and O. mail, arrived at Southampton on the 8th inst.

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Prince Gortechakoff is visiting Berlin, Nov. 30.-Mr Gladstone made two speeches at Edinburgh yesterday, in which he denonaced Tory finance as extravagant and dishonest, and said that the Afghan war expenses, like those of the Abyssinian Byes 6, logs byes 5, wides 6, no balls 1, 18 war, bad been underrated. He insisted on the independence and emancipation of the Balkans, and warned the country against allowing Austria to luberit the sovereignty of Turkey,

zatlon, as if Scotland and B. H. Taylor, b Inglis, trowsers, merely because the weather is hat. Ireland did not exist, and had had no J. Hay, e Darby,,b Dunman, They are forbidden to chow betel or smoke share in pushing the fortunes of the com. M. Munro, not out,, charoots; and must pay attention to the mon country which we call the United A. Coxon, run out, drill master. When marching on duty, the Kingdom. We have lately noticed a flagrant warriors must stamp the ground with force, instance of this misappropriation of credit. and look straight before them. If these or When the terrible news of the massacre of other rules are broken, the offenders will be punished: a Sergeant getting 20 cuts with our Embassy came from Cabul, the English victims had sustained the reputation of a cane, a Lieutenant 15 ents, and the Paper, with one accord, declared that the Adjutant 10.

Englishmen for courage in the face of dan- gor-the language, with the exception of the word "Englishmen," belag varied in esch case, of course, but the sentiment being the asma. Now, it so happens, that no one of the Europeans who fell in the massacre was an Englishman, Major Cavagnari was

A SPECIAL telegram to the Madras Mail, dated Bombay, the 4th November, says

The three batteries of artillery which recently arrived from England embarked on the 2nd instant for Burmah,"

́Or and after the 15th of November, opium will be issued from all Government depôts in the Presidency of Bombay, including Sind, at the fixed rate of Rs. 12-12 per lb.

Police Intelligence. (Before Hon, C. B. Plunket.) Friday, Deo. 26th.

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A telegram of the 18th inst., from Madrid, reports that in reply to a question concerning the Sooloo Islands, the Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that the sover eignty of Spain over the Archipelago was absolute.

Deo. 5. Thomas: Brannan, the land The Albatross, 4; composite screw aloop, agitator, has been arrested in Dublin for 994 (727) tons, 888 (120) horso power, seditious language used at the late demon- Commander E. C. Errington, recently Serious frosts have al- commissioned at Chatham for the China stration at Balla,

a Frenchman; he had not a drop of Saxon IN POSSESSION OF BURGLAR'S INSTRUMENTS-ready occurred throughout Europe, and station, had a six hours' rtin on the 11th

blood in his veins; and he was only an Englishman' by naturalisation. Mr Jankyns and Lieutenant Hamilton wore both Scotchmen--the former from Aberdeen and the latter from Berwick. Dr Kelly was an Irishman, and all the other mem. bers of the Embassy and escort were

Wong Ahing, 27, a watchmaker, was there has been a severe snowstorm in charged on remand with being in pos-France. session of burglar's inatranicnts on the Nov. 29.-Mr Killen, the barrister, who 19th inst, and was sentenced to six

was arrested for using seditious language months' imprisonment with hard labour. at Dublin, bas been committed for trial.

He refused to be bailed:

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.

"Cur of the months of babes, dia." What Hindas! English papers, please copy." George Harris, 25, a seaman unemployed, better criticism of the Afghan embroglic

appeared charged with being drank and has ever appeared than that of a child, whose sage remark upon hearing that her THE question, as to which some correspond-disorderly yesterday, and refusing to pay father was again off to the war, was: "Ience has recently passed batween the tran-chair hire.

Fined $1 and ordered to pay 20 cents don't seo, if its to begin again so soon, why sport authorities and the P. de O. Company chair hire, in default, thrae days' imprison of securing a better class of accommodation you left off at all?"

for soldiers as deck passengers, is remarked ment with hard labor. upon by the Statesman as follows :-The British soldier has not too easy a time of it when he is moving from place to place. In barracks he may be comparatively com- fortable, but it is to be feared hir comforts are not too prominently kept in view while

COLONEL Weldon, Chief Presidency Magis. trate, who arrived at Simis from England the other day, left, on the 4th instant, for Kangoon vid Calcutta, under instructions from the Governor in Council, to hold an investigation into the circumstances in connection with the recent commissariat frauds at Rangoon,

NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL

The M. M. Co.'s steamship Peiho, Capt.

he is travelling, especially when aboard A. Pasqualinl, from Marseilles Lüth ultimo, ship. For instance, in the troopships we with the London Mail of the 14th Novem find perhaps a hundred officers berthed in the several cabins, and it may be twelve bar, arrived yesterday morning. The fol bundred rank and file on board; and if the lowing telegrams are from the Indian different divisions of the ship were mea- cured, it would most probably appear that papera:- these hundred officers had as much space allotted to them as the twelve hundred rank and file. It is not necessary that the Mrs W. B. Christie, of Tenterfield, was latter should be luxuriously accommodated, badly bitten by a centipede. The wounds nor do they expect it, but they are clearly were sucked, and nicotine, or the oil which entitled to have better accommodation than gathers in old tobacco pies, rubbed into they usually get.

THE bite of a centipede is generally found to be a most unpleasant experience. We read in the Glen Innes Bcamiser what is worth remembering as a wrinkle :---

INDIAN TELEGRAMS,

St. Petersburg, Nov. 30-Miraki, who made an attempt to assassinate the Russian Lieutenant-General Drontalm, has been Dec. 1.-The Golos has been suspended sentenced to death.

for five months.

inst. from Sheerness for a trial of her engines and machinery. The trial was witnessed by officials from the Medway Steam Reserve, and everything we found to work very satisfactorily. The Albatross has received her orders for China, and proceeds direct to Singapore, vid the Suez Canal. The Comus being a vessel of a new type, exhaustive trials are to be made with her before she leaves England, and she will not be ready to sail for another fortnight. The report that it is the intention of the Deo. 4-Later accounts of the attempt Admiralty to commission the Iris, and send on the Czar's life near Moscow state that her to China, lacks official confirmation. the explosion, which was fired from an

A correspondent of a Portsmouth con- adjacent house, did not take place in the temporary writes:-It was the wish of Czar's train, but in the baggage train which your coming Commander-in-Chief, Admiral followed. His Majesty owed his escape to Ryder, to have selected his old flag captain the fact that the departure of the two trains in China, Philip Colomb, for the appoint- was reversed, it having been originally ment to the Duke of Wellington on hoist- arranged that the baggage train should pre-ing his flag; but I understand that their cede the other. The criminals have not lordships are not inclined to accede to this yet been discovered.

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BONGKONG, December 26. Nao Patun, onsh....$505

Old

cash,... 585 New Benares, cash, 6171 Old

**

deab,- New Malwa, oredṭt. 700- Allowance Tsels,

Old Malwa, credit, 750 Allowance

Exchange.

Dank, Wire,...

Demand,

Tacle.

8/03

3/9

11

11

30 days' sight,

4 months' sight,

3/10

Crodits, 4

11

3/108

Documentary, 4 monthaʼsight, 3/10 India, Wire,...

4

2242

demand, ...

2251

731

74

28.00 5.26,

Shanghal, demand,...

80 days' sight,

Gold Loaf, 90 Spo... Suvereigna,

Shares.

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Hongkong Bank, 60% prem, sales, Union Ius. Society of Uton, 31,375, nales. Chica Traders' Ins. Co., $1,325, sales. North China Ias. Co., Tis. 1,125, buyers. Yangtaze Ins. Assoc., Tla. 780, sales, Chinese Insurance Co., $310, sellers. H. K. Fire us. Co., 1820, sales, Chins Fire Ins. Co., $220, sellars. H. K. & W. Dock Co., 10% nominal, prem H.K. O. M. S.-boat Co., $21 prem, sales, Shanghai-Steam Navigation, Tis. 11 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tla, 100 Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., $66. China Sugar Refining Co., $157, sales. Ohiress Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal

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of 1877, do, Temperature

request, but with Captain Colme-Seymour (Taken at Meters Falconer & Co's Premises Dec. 5.--The Czar arrived here to-day to remain as flag-captain at Portsmonth.

Queen's Road.) the Czar's train was made by would-be appointed in July last, there is, therefore, from Moscow. The attempt to blow up as Captain Culme Seymour was only

HONGKONO, December 26, sarassing taking a house adjacent to the but little probability that Admiral Ryder railroad and tunnelling thenas under the will have the benefit of the services of his line.

former flag-Captain in this, his last, Washington, Nov. 80.--President Hayes, command.

Simla, Deo. 16.--An unsuccessful attempt to his annual message to Congress, strongly. Colonel Arthur A'Court Fisher, C.B., of was made yesterday at Caloutts by urged the suspension of coinage of allver, the Royal Engineers, late executive officer because it was, he said, Impossible to at Aldershot, died at Reay-house, Inverness, Jaffna, Nov. 8.-Aroomogam Navalet, maintain par vaine. The United States on the 2nd inst., in bis Aftieth year. The drunken Eurasian to shoot Lord Lytion. The inducements to the Hindu reformer, died last night at Government has made an offer of media deceased officer obtained his commission as the wound. After a few hours the polson steady, good men to join the ranks are not Wangstponne, of diabetes. The last pro tion between China and Japan regarding second lieutenant in the corps of Royal of the centipede seemed quits neutralised so plentiful, that we can afford to neglect dustion that issued from his press was Looshoo

| Engineers in 1847, pad became First and gave her na further trauble,

an opportunity of making the moni sa com-

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