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operation of the Act rendered such teas almost entirely unsaleable; the recent great advance in prices has afforded the holder the opportunity of realising. These teas will presumably be, chiefly shipped abroad, as they are completely out of far your for the home trade. The remark that their male has given rise to affords another evidence of the improved taste in the mat ter of green tea for which the Adulteration Act must receive the credit. We may re-i mark that the power of the Customs to dotain tea or to pass it for exportation only does not apply to tes imported previously to the passing of the Act."

THE CHINA MAIL.

With regard to junk Hosures, the Go- vernor stated that the Scoretary of State was of opinion that when the finances admitted of it they might f.iry consider the question of removing or at all events very considerably reducing the junk lioen ses, but at present he made no proposal in the matter.

The Bill having passed through commit: tee one or two points held over from the previous days' discussion for reconsidera- tion were now taken up.

China

SHANGHAI.

(N. O. Daily News. Peru, and Spain are at presont visiting The Ministers for Austria, Holland,

Shaoghal,

We hear that news was received here on Sunday (21st) of the death, at one p.m. on the 18th instant, of the Viceroy Shen, at Nanking.

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he would give his decision in the case on Tuesday next.

·(Courier)

The British steaua yacht Albion arrived here from Japan on the 23rd.

Shen Pao Chon, died, wo are informed, The sotion of the deceased Viceroy in couner- at Nanking, on the 18th instant.

tion with the Woosung Railway will be long recollected. It is believed" amongst ", the Chinese that either Governor General Ho, from Focchow, or a Vice President of one of the Peking Boards, will be Shen's

The troopship Tyne arrived at Woolwich | to require only partionlses of arms and'). on the 18th Inst. in order to take in stores ammunition carried and the general char- from the Royal Arsenal previous to embark acter of the other cargo to be declared ing troops for Cyprus, Colombo, and the The clause as passed was drafted by the

hins stations. The ores embarking at Hoa, the Senior Unofficial Member. the Arienal are principally guns, fammuni. With regard to the forfeiture of a junk leav fion, and other garrison requisition for the fug the Colony after night-fall it was provided foreign stations on her route, and her that the junk shall be forfeited. The Govern- troops will be about 450 in number, ex- orexplained that Mr Philippo, then Attorney clusive of twenty-four officers. They will General, and Mr C. C. Smith, then Colonial elude drafts from the 27th, 103ud, and Secretary were in favour of the word other regiments, to embark at Portsmouth, being "may." That would leave the option Tho Tyne has been recently docked and of forfeiture of the junk to the Magistrate, repaited at Chatham. She is under orders whereas the other way the Magistrate was to embark at Portsmouth on or about the bound" to forfelt, the power lying in the 24th inst, Major I hillpotts and 21 men Governor, on petition, to annul the forfe (London and China Express, Nov. 21.) for Ceylon, 12 men for Singapore, and 17 ture. The word was "sball" in the old It is reported in well-informed circles men for Hongkong-alt belonging to the ordinance and the Secretary of State was that Mr A. Boures, son of a former Ambas Royal Artillery. Sho wil slao take out of opinion that it should be retained.

The sador at Constantinople and at present, sub Major Hales, Capt. Godbold, and 93 men point arose in this way. A junk left the Director of the Political Department of the from the 108th Regiment, to join the 27th | barbour after night-fall and was seized out finally revised by the Acting Attorney Ge- first muster for that purpose either on the wooden poies. For the purposes of health,

side the waters of the Colony and 69 balle French Foreign Offes, has been named as Regimest, at Hongkong.

of opium found. The junk master, as was the successor of Viscount Brenier de Mont-

The Albatrons, 4, boren sloop, Commander

No discussion of any moment ongued however.

The Bill having passed through commit: tee, was finally passed by the Council, although the Chief Justice explained that he would have preferred sooing it printed with the many verbal and other alterations made in Committee sharp, and having it

neral.

"The Governor drew attention to the sun

A Bull in aid of the Masonic Charity Fund is announced to take place on the 23rd of January next at the Masonic Hall. Invitations will not be sent to Masons who are not subscribers.

We are glad to hear that the suggestion ade in these celumus by a Volunteer or time ago with respect to Church parades of the Corps, is likely to bear fruit, and that there will probably be a

26th instant or the 4th prox.

The Rev. Messrs.. Lambuth, Thomson

successor.

On Saturday night five persons confined in the colls at the Central Police Station made their escape. The cells are situate at the rear of the station, and in front of these is a kind of court, protected by

the prisoners are allowed the run of the court at night. On Saturday one of the poles

morand at Peking. We congratulate Mr Errington, left Plymouth for Singapore and always the case, swore she was seized within pending clause and stated that he did not and Farnham, under appointment of the was sown asunder, allowing the prisoners. Bouree on this important promotion, and hina, via the Suez Canal, on the 18th inat, the waters of the Colony, The Harbour intend to issue his proclamation bringing American Bible Society to reviso the New to escape into the yard, and thence over a

Master invosilgated the matter and re- ported that the junk had left the port after dark with the opium on board and without a clearance. The Marine Ma- gletrato and Mr May adjudicated the case and found that the junk bad violated the two clauses, but they went on to say that

the ordinance into force until it had been zent home and approved by Her Majesty's Government.

The Council adjourned sine dis.

Marine Court.

Testamont in the Shanghai Colloquial, have proceeded with their work as far as 20th Chapter of Acts. They have been at work. several years, meeting twice a week, besides working on it in the interval.

wall into the street. One of the prisoners has since been approbended.

Chief Justice French, in the caso brought by the owners of the pilot boat §. C. Farn- Am, a schooner of about 50 tons, against the S. S. Crusader, of 647 tons, for damages arising from a collision which

entrance of the Yangtaze river, at a little before 6 o'clock on the morning of the 2nd September, gave judgment on the 23rd.” He dismissed the suit without costs.

sone very brifing penalty, binding the master (Before sett, und . gigptain the Rev. Nathan Sykes had just returned took place between those vessels at the some

Thomsett, V. Creagh, Esq.

Acting Senior Magistrate.} Tuesday, Dec., 30,

ALLEGED BREACHES OF THE JUNK ORDINANCE,

"A few days ago four native boats started to go to Soochow. They carried a rather large quantity of opium, and shortly after loaving Shanghai, they were attacked by river pirates. Two of the boats managed to get away, but the other twe were hoarded. Two of the boatmen were injured by sword cots, and about fifty balls of

about thirty.

In the China Consular Service Mrfowered over the side for purposes of attack, it was their duty to have forfeited the with a breach of sec. 14, of Ord. 6 of 1800, eleven and twelve o'clock, as the British opium wero stolen. The robbers numbered

Mr Brereton appeared for both de. fendants.

we feel assured that the Chinese-Govern As we have already announced, the Iris in to receive bor first commission next month, ment and the foreign community at Peking will find him a most agreeable addition to and to proceed to reinforce the China floot, the Diplomailo body. He combines the in company with the steel corvette Comus, suaviter in modo with the fortiter ingre. The iris is a swift despatch vessel, built of steel and fitted with leol masts, and de- The date of departure is not yet fixed. appointments with reference to the Lega. communication between colonies or dots, The London Guastle contains the following signed elther for quick cruising or for rapid tion at Peking Hugh Fraser, Esq., Her So well has she fulfilled the hopes of her Majesty's Secretary at that place (now on constructors that on her trial the Iris was over in sureties for a week or something leave), to be Secretary to the Embassy at proved capable of steaming at the rate of of the kind. But seeing that the ordinance Vienus; the Hon. Thomas George Gros- twenty-one miles an hour, and there is little had been actually violatod and that the Tenor, V.B., to be decretary to Her doubt that on service her average speed words were "shall be forfeited," he (the Majesty's Legation at Peking. Our readers will be between seventeen and eighteen Governor) took on himself the responsibi

Lam Shu, master of the trading junk will remember that Mr Grosvenor was miles. The Iris is not beavily armed, but lity of forfetting the junk, and gave the Second Secretary at Peking from 1874 to carries ten guns, all of them 64-pounders, jank owner the option of coming before Kam Hip Fat was charged with a breach The of sec. 35 of Ord. 6 of 1866; in not leaving 1877, and proceeded to Yunnan to investi. weapons that would stand her in good stead the Court and claiming his junk.

against most unarmoured ships. To add to whole transaction was reported to the the archo age within 24 hours after receiv gate the circumstances connected with the or offensive character the Iris is to carry Secretary of State and he instructed him ing his clearance on the 8th inst.; and murder of Mr Margery,

The following changes have taken place to steam torpedo launches, which can be as Governor to inform the Magistrates that Lam Yau Kan, seaman of the same junk, He also desired that the words in not stating the true nature of his cargo, Alabaster, Consul at Amoy, has gone to and may be hoisted on board again without junk.

shall be forfeited" be retained. Mr and with leaving the waters of the colony Hankow, Mr H. A. Giles taking his place difficulty. The Woodlark, 3, double screw at & moy, with Mr G. Johnson as assistant, gun vessel, is under orders to be completed Pbilippo and Mr. Smith had said that without a clearance. Mr H. J. Allen goes to Newohwang, with the end of the gear to relieve the Frolic, as they understood it, the law was framed 4, double sorem composite gun ressel on the to prevent piracy. The Secretary of Mr. Everard as assistant. Mr Bullock goes Chins station. The repairs to the Wood State said he understood the ordinance to Ohluklang as Acting. Consul. Mr Ford will have charge of the Oous late at Tam-lark have been of the most extensive char- anos as also framed to prevent smuggling. noter, and have involved an outlay of over He desired to hold the Governor as the nai, vice Mr Frater, on leave.

£15,000.

man responsible and did not desire to Latest Mall Advices –– Yokohama, (via give the Magistrate the power to let the San Francisco) October 10; Shanghel, Uc-offender retain his junk. It was only due tober 4; Focchow, Cctober 1; Lengkong, to a neighboring friendly power to do no October 11. The P. & O. mall, with the thing which could be taken as to any way advices dated as above, from China and the encouraging smuggling. Wera the old Straits Settlements, was delivered, via ordinance altered in the way proposed Brindisi, on the 15th inst., two days early, it might be taken as a relaxation of the The advises from Japan, via San Francisco, law. He desired to make the Governor more received on the 17th inst. The next responsible for any junk returned to any foward French mail, bringing a week's inter one violating the law. He (the tiovernor dates, left Suez per Massageries Maritimes had been told by the Captain Superiotend. steamer Zigre on the 17th, and is expected ent of Police that the men who carried on to reach London on the 24th inat., its due this smuggling trade in salt and opium were date.

the bad characters who were to a very large extent responsible for thefts and other crimes here.

They were desperate men who carried their lives is their hands and lived a regular life of crime. These were the men who set out on these nights with goods on board to be smuggled. These men he had thought it his duty to punish by the forfeiture of their junks. But in any case in which there was reason to believe that the offender was an honest trader who had made a slip and brought himself with in the Law, be had

invariably declared the forfeiture null. He had always given careful attention to the case when the Magistrates recommanded the return of the junk and bad been al ways able to give effect to the recommend- ation. He agreed with the view of the Secretary of Stats that the ordinarco was framed as much to prevent smuggling as to guard against piracy.

The Bill authorising the Minister of Finance to pay £40,000 per annum sa a subsidy for a mail service between Java and China has passed the Upper House of the Dutch Parliament. We presume that tenders will now be esiled for, but the competition will not be large for so smell a subsidy, and the Netherlands India Steam Company will be the only one able to undertake it.

H.E. the Marquis Taeng will, we under stand, leave for Paris to-morrow, accom paufed by his family for a lengthened visit, 1.E. Tohen-lan-plo, the Special Envoy, has left Paris for Madrid, in order to ba

present at the coming Royal ceremony of the marriage of King Alphonso,

We understand that the negotiations on the Uplum Clausea in the Chefoo Conven. tion, which Sir Thos. Wade was empowered to conduct at Peking, bave not yet been brought to a conclusion. The ratification and publication in the Gazette in consequ. ently still in suspause,

Captain Morant has received from the Admiralty a very gratifying letter of praise at the manner to which he rendered assist ance to the disabled P. and O. steamer Australia. The Company bas addressed a letter to the "Admiralty, speaking in the highest terms of the services of the officers and men of the Valorous.

We bear that Major Serpa Pinto has somewhat improved in health since his re- Sir Harry Parkes arrived in London turn to Portugal, and has been able to from Japan, via Americe, on the 15th inst.,recommence work on his book, the appear- but we regret to say that Lady Parkes died ance of which is looked forward to with on the 12th. An Obituary notice will be much interest by geographers, found in another column.

The dividend to be recommended by the directors of the P. and G. Steam Naviga- tion Company at the annual meeting on the 2nd-prox will be 3 per cent. for the half-year ended the 30th Sept last, with a payment from the underwriting account of 1 per cent. (in ail 4 per cent), making, with the interim dividend paid in June, cent. for the year. The distribution for the year 1878 was at the same rate.

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In the Bankruptcy Court Me A. Mildmay Gepp, China merobant and tea dealer, of Rood-lane and Canton, passed his public examination upon a statement of affairs showing total liabilities £22,259 10s, and assets £272 181. The trustee offered no opposition. The case of Mr G. F. Dicken- son was also heard. The total debts were

It is rumoured that Sir Charles Dilke is shortly to be married to a daughter of the house of Rothschild, a sister of the Countess

Roseberry,

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Proceedings of the Legislative Council at a meeting held on the 30th December, 1879, presout —. E. the Governor (President); the Chief Justice, Sir John Smale; the Colonial Secretary, Bon. W. H. Marsh; the Acting Colonial Treasurer, Hon. M. S. Tonnooby; the Acting Attorney General, Hon. J. Russell; and the following bon, unofficial members: Mesara P. Ryrie, J. Keswick, and J. M. Price,.-.-

Me Kyrie said that was of course smug- gling into China ports.

His Excellency: Yes.

It appeared from the evidence led that the junk took in her cargo at West Point, A clearance was taken out on the 8th. On the afternoon of the 9th the junk made for the Ly-ee-moon Fass but was compelled to anchor off East Point for want of wind. On the 10th a wind sprang up but not favorable for the Ly-ee-moon Pass; the junk therefore sailed through the harbour and went out by the western entrance arriving the same evening off the entrance to Aberdeen Harbour and anchoring there. About 10 o'clock that night the junk was boarded by a party from a steam-launch, The first defendant was the owner of the junk and cargo but being no sailer he does not always accompany the junk and on this ocassion was not on board, the charge being taken by his nephew, the second defendant.

Inspector Mathieson said there were six other witnesses who might be called but they would only corroborate what had already come out. There was no evidence to show that the junk left during the night. The Benoli being satisfied that the fret defendant was not on board at the time of the junk's capture he was discharged. Neither did there appear to be any case against the second defendant. The Bench was convinced no breach of the Ordinance bad been committed.

Wong Ching was charged, with leaving Sow-Kee-Wan the harbour without a clear ance on the 24th inst, and with not having his license on board.

Inspector Swanston proved a resting the defendant who was leaving the harbour in a junk as he knew that no clearance had been taken out. He admitted that he had not got his license on board; he had no clearance or other papers.

Prisoner in defence said he had only been a master since February last when he took out a license but did not know it was

A correspondent at Foochow, writing under date of the 17th inst., states that

from Yong Ping, having been rather roughly handled by a mob at that place. One person had made an attempt on his eyes with a fork, which was very nearly successful, the blow or thrust coming with in about a quarter of an inch. Mr Sykes's eyes having been weak for some years, some anxiety is now felt on his account with regard to them. The native officials of the neighbourhood did their duty when it was too late, as usual.

On Thursday night last (17th), botween

her way from Hankow to this port, a col #teamer lekin, Captain Goodfellow, was ov

lision occurred between her and a lorcha. We are informed that the steamer at the actual moment when the vessels came in contact was backing to get saf.ly out of the way. She had just been taking some pas sengers on board. The lorcha cleared herself, passed between the stenmor and the shore, and went up, the river. After going some little distance her crew ran her ashore, where she was found by the Steamer, which followed hor after an ex amination of the damage done to herself. Three of her crew were brought down to Shanghai, where we understand, the lorcha is owned. A rout of some length was made in the side of the Pekin, but her hold was not injured, being effectually protected by OPIUM: the guard. It was said that the lorcha was considerably injured,

The arbitration case between the British

barque hinaman and the C.M.S.N. Co.'s str. Kiangteen was concluded yesterday, (22nd). The Court met at ten o'clock in the forenoon and sat until evening with the usual interval for tiffin, Mr. Drum mond examined Captain Pratt and the chief engineer on behalf of the Kiangteen, and then he and Mr. Wainewright summed up on behalf of their respective clients. The arbitrator then pointed out the various points for the consideration of the Nautical Assessors, Captain J. P. Itoberts and W. Bowen, whereupon the Court retired to consider its decision, After an absence of nearly half an hour they returned, whou the Arbitrator announced that the As sessors had found-st, that the Kiangt en ought to have slowed down when first sight ing-the-Chinaman;- 2nd, that she hud slowed down then the collision would pro bably have been avoided; 3rd, that there was room for the Kiangteen to have passed between the Chinaman and Gough. Island; 4th, that if she had kept closer to Gough Island as she might and ought to have done, the collision would probably have been avoided; 5th, that no precaution the Chinaman ought to have taken was not

Mr Ryrie, with regard to our legislating to prevent the revenue of China from auf. foring, remarked that we got very little for it. They were not doing much for us. Of necessary to carry it with him. He had taken. With these findings ho (the Ar- late he saw they had been interfering with not been out of harbour before and did not bitrator) concurred, and consequently held private parties out in a yacht in the know it was necessary to take out a clear that the Kingteen was solely to blare.

ance. The license said ia. Chinese that a On this remark arose a long statement junk can trade within 20 H (7 miles), of

beyond that distance.

harbour.

£37,000. The assets were returned at THE MERCHANT SHIPPING OONBOLIDATION by the President as to the history of the Hongkong harbour and he was not going cattle has coms to a stop. The number he

£3,845. The bankrupt passed.

Barna.

ORDINANCE 1680.

The Toronto Mail Boys-A meetings Bill was resumed where the last day's pro- plained of his hands having been tied The consideration, in Committee, of this blockade question, in which he com- ostensibly of cigar wakers, was held in the Horticultural Hall at San Francisco, on the ceedings left off, that is, entering on Part since he first came to Hongkong. Be 6th inst., when Kearney announced that it II, (Sec. 24,) which is concerned with the had always been of opinion that the was proposed to organisa a secret society, regulation and control of the waters of the customs stations and orniso:s should be to be called "Jacobins," whose object Colony, and of the vessels navigating the abolished. The question was how was that to be done. He complained bitterly would be to bang every and any merebant

On the clause concerning light due, it of the secrecy which had been observed who should employ the Chinese, or in any was stated that the M. M. steamers which with regard to the Chamber of Commerce way encourage Chinese labour. The agitator called for a show of banda on the in all other mattere have the status of meeting with Sir Thomas Wade. proposition, when instantly, and with vessels of war, would not rank as such either the Governor nor the junk owners Bingular unanimity, the hands of all pre- sent were raised in approval. No dis- approbation was shows, either by word or gunpowder, sign, of Kearney's proposition to organise a select and murderous acaisty. Much and also other explosives should be in- the customs stations to be got rid of and

excitement has been produced wherever

the Lotion is known.

The Atheneumaays:—Several retired mor- chants of Boston have contributed to a fund for teaching Chinese at Harvard University. Mr. Ko-kunhua, a Chinaman versed in the Mandarin forms of bls native tongue, has been engaged for three year to instruct

those students who desire it. The text-book

under this clause.

That

should have been allowed to know the views

The Magistrates thought this a very good plea and expressed surprise it had not occurred to some one before this.

Case dismissed.

Police Intelligence. (Before C. V. Creagh, Esq.) Monday, Dec. 30th.

LABOENY OF CLOTHING.

Man Apo, 30, a coulie, was charged with stealing one pair of shoes and three piecos of clothing, valued at $8.50, from a hours in Second Street on the 26th instant.

Prisoner admitted the charge in both in- stances and pleaded poverty; her was son. tenced to six weeks' imprisonment with SAVE hard labor,

With regard to the clauses relative to Her Majesty's Minister held was extraor

dinary. He invited discussion on the Hon. Mr Price suggested that dynamite point, how were the revenue crabbers and clined. Dynamite was being largely used the revenue of China from opium secured and would eventually supersede gunpowder. to her. It was his desire to

see all everything The Acting Attorney General pointed plece goods, and out that this was provided for by the opium and salt (the latter of which Dangerous Goods Ordinance, which he in- was contraband) enter China without let or tended to reprint as an appendir to this hindrance. He had been. tied and bis ordinange. Kerosine, dynamite and every efforts nullified by the memorandum of

basie of agreement which, prepared and thing else of the kind was provided for by aigned by Sir Arthur Kennedy a day or

that ordinance.

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SNATCHING A HAT Cheung Atal, 19, a coolie, was convicted stealing on the 27th inst., a fait hat valued at 35 centa.

Defendant admitted one previous con- viction in December last of larceny from That was set the person.

stacks on the Recreation Ground for six hours.

THEFT OF EASS TUBER FROM A STEAMÉR

IN HARBOUR

Bo Hing, 21, quartermaster, and Lo Tal, 17, nabin bos, both of the steamship stolen lo cubes from the ship on the 28th Charlton, appeared on the charge of having instant.

had nothing to say against sentence,

First defendant admitted the charge and

Second defendant denied all knowledge of the theft. He had just received his wages and was going on shore.

We notice by the Customs returns of this day, per steamship fans, an export of fifteen piculs of prepared opiam to Šydney,. N. S. W. Sonio few weeks ago a large quantity left here by the English mail for

Melbourno.

This new export to the Australian Colonies is no doubt caused by the heavy fees levied by the Hongkong Opium Farmer.

There is a rumour abroad amongst the Chinese that, from the 1st January next, the Japanese Government intend augment- ing the tariff on imports.

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Hongkong Bank, 60 % prem, selleru, Union Las, Society of Oton, $1,375, sales. China. Traders' Ins. Co., $1,325, sales. North China Ins. Co., Tls. 1.125, buyers. Yangtaze Ins. Assoc., Tls. 730, sales, Chinese insurance Co., $319, sellers. 6.K. Fire ins. Co., $820, sales, China Fire Ine. Co., $220, sellers. H.K. & W. Dock Co., 10% nomlosi, prem. H.K. C.-M. S.-boat Co., $23 prem. sales. Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tis. 11 China Coset St. Nav. Oo., Tls. 109 Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., $68, China Sugar Refining Co., $154, sellerz. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal,

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Queen's Road.) HONGKONG, December 30. BAROMETER-9.M.... 1 P.M.... 4 P.BL....

We are very glad to learn from Mr. Ferguson of The Farm, that he thinks the epidemic amongst his herd of dairy has lost is something enormous in so short a space of time-23 milking cows have succumbed, also his entire stock of young heifers in calf, two year olds, yearlings, and calvos-in all about 8 head. We feel (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Oo's Premises sure the public will sympathize with Mr. Ferguson, and they must remember that this is not only a monetary lass but oDG which will take at least three years to reproduce, if it can be done then; with the great risk of a similar outbreak at any moment. In face of this we think the rise in prices for farm produce far from too great, as in Sydney to day milk is 6d. per bottle and cows only worth £10 to £12, and thousands to draw fresh stock from there is no such obance. Cows cost when when dairy cattle become sick.

landed, provided none die, Tis. 180 each with the great risk of passage.

Here

The collision between the steamer Cru- sader and the pilot boat 5. C. Farnham will still be in the recollection of our readers, and it will also be remembered that the owners of the S. C. Farnham Instituted an action in H.M.'s Supreme Court to recover Tls. 1,000 damages from the Crus der and that on the 28th of October the Chief Justice reserved his decision, which has not yet been given. Now, at this late stage, a legal technicality has been dis- covered in the plaintiffs' Preliminary Act, to discuss which the Court met on Satur- duy last, and sat for over two hours. In answer to the seventh question in the speed of the pilot boat when the steamer Preliminary Act, as to the course and was first seen, plaintiffs said, "E.S.E., about one and a half miles." Then, in answer to the twelfth question, what measures were taken and wher, to avoid the collision, plaintiffs said "course con- tinued until collision appearing unavoid able, helm put hard & starboard to ease the blow. The evidence showed that the pilot boat bad changed from an E.S.E. course when the collision occurred, and the point was whether the plaintiffs could contradict the statements in their Pre- liminary Act, or whether they were not Mr. Drummond and Mr. Kobinson each bound by what they had therein stated. occupied the Court for about an hour in discussing the point. The sacredness of the Preliminary Act was admitted, but Mr. Drummond, on behalf of the 8. C. Fari ham, contended that the seventh paragraph Li Afu, 16, charged with stealing one should not be read with the twelfth, where- silver dollar and $1 in broken allver, ad-as Mr. Hobinson, on behalf of the Crusader mitted that he had no occupation and argued from a reverse point of view, and lived by gambling in the streets.

maintained that the evidence for the Sentenced to four months' imprisonment, defence, as well as that of the lowdah of two periods of 14 days to be in solitary con the pilot boat, showed the pilat boat was finement, the rest with hard labour, on în E.S.&. course, His Lordship said |

used in Sir Thomas Wacie's "Progressive Governor in Council was empowered, in Hennessy) on his way ont.

On the suggestion of Mr Toffnochy the two before he left, had crossed him (Mr Course in Colloquial and Documentary addition to making rules and regulation for forth as a basis agreed on after consultation: Sentenced to six months' imprisonment Chinese,"

Lison Sicou-chang, who, under Count the proper carrying out of the provisions of with his hon. friend on the left (Mr with hard labor, and to be exposed in the Kleczkowski, had charge of the Chinese the Ordinance with regard to gunpowder, Keswick) and the Hon. Mr Lowcook, and lessons at the Ecole des Langues Orientales also with regard to the storage of gun therefore taken as having the sanction and

land, to powder on

mako rules and approval of and satisfying the commercial Vivantes, died on the 14th inst., at the age of fifty-eight, from a congestion of the regulations for its proper conveyance or community. With such a document in the lungs. The deceased gentleman being a carriage in the waters of the Colony. This hands of the Viceroy, as it was before he Christian, his funeral service took place on arose out of a suggestion by Mr Ryrie with had been here any time, they could well Saturday, at the Church of St. Pierre de regard to having specially constructed understand how difficult it would be to get Ohallot, and was attended by Mr. Schefer, boats for the conveyance of explosive aub Wade and the Secretary of State hold. the stations and eruisers removed, Sir Thos. director of the School, Count Kleczkowall, stances in the harbour. and several professors ad papils belonging the Dangerous Goods Ordinance was defecte

Mr Price, on this point, said he bellerad ing that China had a right to maintain to the Ecole des Langues Orientalen.

Mr Keswick for himself, for Mr Lowcook, tive. Lieon had been about six years' in France, and most of the student interpreters now The Attorney General said it would have and for the Chamber of Commerce, distinctly in China belonging to the French Consular to be dealt with by special amending ordi- denied that one or other of them had ever Service have been trained by him.

nance, then; it was not intended to touch it approved of the basis referred to.

Mr Ryrie also, on behalf of the Chamber, Capt. Arthur Hildebrand Alington, by this Shipping Ordinance.

His Worship sentenced first defendant to Some desallory discussion ensued on s

denied sanotion of the basis of agreement four months' imprisonment, the first and R.N., the sentor of the four commandera recently promoted to the captains list, was clause whiab required from all janks enter spoken of.

last fourteen days to be in solitary confine Mr Keswick and Mr Ryrle also disclaim- a midshipman in the Baltio and Black Seasing and leaving the harbour a declaration

Becand defendant discharged. during the Rusadan war, and has received at to, interalia, the cargo on board. The ed the responsibility of the Chamber forent, the rest with hard labour. the Baltic, Crimean, and Turkish medals clause originally stood that all junks entering reporters being excluded from the meeting. The discussion of this blockade ques. with Sebastopol olsap. He took an active abould declare cargo. This was with a view

was an extended sud important part in the last Niger Expedition in August Master suggested that all junke going out ge; it is of toogressio portance to condense

to following up piracies. The Harbour tion 1877, and was mentioned in despatches for his services. Capt. Archer John William should also declare their cargo. Mr Kyrie or summarise, and we hold it over till to Musgrave, the sepond on the list, served in and Mr Keswick were against this new pro-morrow night, when we shall give a full this China war during the operations in the vision. It would cause great delay and report it is particularly unfortunate, the Canton river and at the capture of Canton, inconvenience to any foreign ship, and Council sitting on mail night, sitting at a and commanded the Cockatrice up the they conofaded therefore it would be incon. late hour in the afternoon and riot rising Danube during the Russo-Turkish" war,

venient to janke, Mr Tonnosby aid that till alone on six o'clock; but we prefer and received the approval of the Foreign as a matter of fact the junk-mastors had giving the report to-morrow with that Offive for his survieen and reporte, Dag been in the habit of so declaring thele tulness and fairness the subjent demands Articles piratically stolen, it to hurriedly summarising it to-night. We Charles Lister Oxley, the juulor of the four Carges.

thus proved,

had shall, of course, prepare our report in time- offore promoted, was specially mentioned bad often been Mahipman for services at the attack really been on board when leaving. After to be embodied in the "Overland" to be (on the Pulko Forts in 1859,

disonttion the clause we toned down to a pubilatied at noon to-morrow.

A MANDARIN'S SERVANT.

a silk bandkerchief valued at $4, from Cheung U Ting, 26, a servant for stealing Mesers Sayle and Co.'s Queen's Koad was sentenced to three months imprisonment with hard labor.

A GOOD BEGINNING.

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Shipping Intelligence. The following in corrected from the Istent London and Colonial Papers, &c.;-

VESSELS TO ARRIVE. AT HONGKONG. Kame.

Left. May.

5, Alexander, 31, Newastle, June. 27, Pym,

July.

8, Glenrosa, 19, Comus, 24, Primros Aug.

9, Eliz. Rickmers, 16, Minnie Carvill, 17, Coldstream, 18, Glandinorwig, 18, Bannau, Sept.

13, Heola, 13. Carmelita & Ida, 20, Lucia, 28, Livingstone, Oct.

3, Parna, 9. Ganymedo (e.) 16, Peru, 17, Chill, 24, West Glen, 25, Palestine, 25, James S. Stone, 20, Bernhard Carl, (for

Swatow)

30, Marie Lulse, Nov.

B, Menelaus (s} B. Hacambia (a.) 11, Nautilus, 11, Harperia (4.)

From

Penarth

Antwerp

Antwerp

Antwerp

Glanzow

Penarth

Penarth

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Antwerp

Antwerp

Hamburg

Penarth

Cuxhaven

London

Cuxhaven

Cardiff

Liverpool

Flushing

Flushing

Antwerp

London

New York

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Liverpool

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