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United States here. It was even hinted that remonstrances wore to have beon Bent to Washington regarding the stub. bornness of the Colonel, in not acceding to a demand made by Mr Hennessy. to inspect the Consular records. To in sinuate, however, that Governor Hen- nossy was in leaguo with the "Chinese Ring" to oust Consul Mosby from his post, is sufficiently amusing, if not very logical, and shows the amount of interest taken in China affairs among American publicists at the present time. Evon granting that Mr Hennessy may have had more than one interview with Consul-General Bailey at Shanghai, that is not sufficient to prove anything more thau the mere fact that Governor Hen- nessy was at the time intensely interested in the forms of American invoices and anxious for the prosperity of his new Opium Farmer from Saigon and Singa- poro. But American papers will talk, whether they understand the facts of a case or not. We have heard it stated, but scarcely believe it, that obstructions have been placed in the way of Consul Mosby so far as bis investigations into the allegod evasion by his predocossors of the Harbour Ordinance are concerned.

counted a grave offence in the time of the Vendidad, in fact he who neglected this duty was la danger, after the performance of certain acts, of falling into the hands of

demons.

But to return to Chlua; the case of Siva

THE CHINA MAIL.

Tax Yacht Race which was unfinished on Saturday last came off to-day; the weather however was not favorable for displaying the sailing qualities of the three competitors, an the wind was shifting all through the race and came from all points of the compass. The Naiad was the first to pass the winding post, time 5h. 12m., the Naomi second 5h. 14m. 158., the driel's time being 6b. 87m.

strongly reminds us of the word st in Oan tonese, meaning "to die" As the sound la unlucky not only is it frequently avoided when death is the subject of conversation, but other words such as se, to send, take unlucky sound. Amongst boat-people, toa a new sound in order to avold uttering an is often spoken of as t'ai p'ing, 'great trap-

A SAMPLE of how much difference in moan- quillty, because ch'a, ten,' corresponds in ing is caused by the misprint of one word tone-with-ch'a to examine, and boats people dread the examinations to which is to be found in our report of the Masonic they are subjected at the native custom Ball. In the postscript we wrote, refurring houses. People speak euphemistically of to the soldiers stationed in the verandahs kon also means "dry," while yun means the liver (ken) under the term yun because

with atriot injunctions to desi at once with to moisten or bedew, to make fertile. The any threatened fire, that "not one of these Jasmine le not called mut li by many people as the same sounds mean to parish mon left his post until every light had been &c., but muk li le used instead. By the put ont" whereas the compositor makes na way, Is not thle au imitation of the Indian say "but one of those men left his post," term for Jasmine, z, malati., Kwan shuo. This correction is due to the men his shut, because kwan means rough; themselves, and we are sorry the slip passed, (boiling water) is by boat-people called hung hat or empty band la changed to as early next morning er quiries were on foot kat shaw and hung seting to kas seung; shit for the supposed. deserter's name. All these "the tongue" becomes li because shit also means to lose but i "to reap benefit;" and firemen were spocially picked out, by the Co- this latter shit (to lose) becomes lim Le. "to lonol's Instructions, for their good behaviour

Sufficient evidence had been obtained board up." Several of these examples hare and goneral trustworthiness, being Good

to show that payment of fees to the but they are only a few compared with the already been given in the China Réviu, amount of about $3000, had been numbers yet uncollected from the lips of evaded by the U. S. Consular officials; the people. Cp. Tylor Primitive Culture, and this evidence was forwarded to 1. 80-1. It would be only a vain display Washington. Nothing further has been of knowledge to cite all the examples and done by the Executive here in this books we have collated in the curse of matter, it is Baid, except that the may remark that Bunsen, Wilkinson, Gould extensive reading on the subject, but wa archives of the Harbour Office are more and other equally well-known wilters have carefully guarded than formerly. Whe-not deemed it beneath them to notice such ther this is a quid pro quo for the examples as have come across their path in refusal of the Consul to permit an the study of Egyptian, Semitic, Greek and inspection of the Opium Invoices, we other languages. We must leave what we are not in a position to say. But if

bad further to adduce on the subject till another occasion, the public revenue has been lessened by the U. S. Consulate to the tune of $3000, it scoms most desirable that every facility should be given to efforts to unravel the mystery as to how the thing was managed.

EUPHEMISM AND THE TABU,

· (Communicated.)

The attention of the public has frequent- ly been directed to the Euphemiams with which the colloquial languages of China abound. It may not, however, have been generally observed how great a bearing this Byoidance of cacophonous sounds, and the delight in using worde having a good mean- lug, has on the mythology and superstitions of a nation, as our thoughts have of late beon ruaning especially in this groove, we - may perhaps dwell on the subject a little more at large. All nations seem to par- take more or less in the avoldance of un-

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MAI"]

(Per E. E. A. & . Telegraph Co.'s Line.)

LONDON, Jan. 14. LUSSIAN PINANCE: WAR AND NAVAL

BUDGETS INCREASED £11,000,000. The Russian Budget for 1880 has been published. The revenue and expenditure are equal. The War and Naval Budgets are increased eleven millions,

THE KULDJA QUESTION AGAIN.

The Gelos recommends the gradual cea sion of Kuldja to avoid disturbances on the frontier,

ILL FEELING BETWEEN OKRMANY AND KUESIA FRENCH INFLUENCE SUSPECTED.

The Times, in a lending article, staica that the ill-feeling between Germany and Russia continues and that Germany suspecta French “fuitusnce.

THE "TIMES" ON THE AFGHAN DIFFICULTY, The same paper urges a settlement of the Afghan dithculty.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

lucky sounds; the older languages of ladia and Grooce abound in ouplemlems, and the folk-lore of modern nations reveals the same attempt to turn away I luck by using words of good omen in the place of il sounding ones. To begin with ludia; the god Rudra (he who roars), who presided over tempesta, was often known as Sarva, .., "the destroyer, the wrathful one." But though the title-way-so-characteristic, the name Siva, which means the graciousThe one," was often applied euphemistically to blu in order to appease and reconcile him. To pass on to the Grocka, there is a word aristeros meaning "left, the left hand," and then metaphorically "b.ding ill, ominous," because to the Greeks as to the Romans the unlucky signs came from the Left. Now, to avoid this word, another, viz, euōnumer was used in its stead, This Perance Hall to night.

word, as ita derivation (from eu, good, and

Templars and men who could be relled upon in any emergency,

One and all they justified the confidence that had been placed in them by the Colonel. In referring to the G. L. Stewards we should have given six names instead of two. Bro. Hassell and Bro. Dr. Ayres, were, at Supper, in attendance on the D.D.G.M.'s table, the other four Stowards, Bro. Mosely, Bro. D. Sayle, Bro. F. A. da Costa and Bro. Starkey

wore in the body of the Theatre. The six Stowards preceded the Grand Master in all the processions,

TRE January Oriminal Sessions will be opened on Monday next; the following is the Calendar for there Sessions:-~~

1. Foter Ilardy and Cheung Aki; charged on three counts with (1) committing or (2) attempting to commit, and (3) conspiring to commit an unnatural offence. The first charge applies to the 1st prisoner, the second to the Chinaman, and the third to both prisoners.

2. Wong Ayan, alias Li Afo; larceny. 3. Leung Ayan; larceny. 4. Ip Atung larceny,

5. Tsang Ahing and Lam Akwong; (1) larcony from the person; (2) receiving stolen goods. The second charge is laid against the second prisoner only.

Tux London Graphic to hand by the last mail has a portrait of Major O'Mooro Creagh, who, on the recommendation of General Roberts, obtained his brovet Majority and was awarded the Victoris Cress for distinguished services in recent Karram Valley engagements. Creagh bears a striking resemblance to his brother, C. V. Creagh, Esq., our Acting Senior Police Magistrate. The Graphic bas | the following note :-

Major

Major, O'Moore Creagh, of the Bombay! Staff Corps, who has just been promoted from the rank of Captain and awarded the decoration of the Victoria Gross for his the Afghan Campaign, is the son of the Inte distinguished conduct and bravery during Capt. Creagh, R.N., of Cahirbano, County. Clare, Ireland. He received his military education, at Sandhurst in 1366, and for- morly belonged to the 95th Regiment, butat the time of the outbreak of the Afghan war fessor" Iloilo's entertainment at the Tem-On the 25th of April last, he was left with was serving with the Bombay Staff Corps.

next FRENCH MAIL may be expected to arrive here on or about Wednesday next, the 21st inst., by the M, M. steamer Sindh, which loft Singapore on 14th at daylight, Sho brings Loudon, dates up to Des. 12. We would remind our readers of "Pro.

o'clock this

choma, name, "of good name, honourable, Tur Iron Duks, 14, Captain H. F. Cleve of good omen") indiostes, was of batter land, saluted the Commodore immediately meaning than aristerus, and csmo eu. phemistically to mean + on the left on hoisting the flags at hand or side." Similarly the word skaios, morning, he being the senior officer in the a synonym of aristeros, and the same in meaning and etymology as the Latin absence of the Admiral, who left for Sing. acteur, meant "left, on the left side," then spore the other day. "westward, for the Greek auspex turned

towards the north, and so had the wat on

bis left." And here the Greeks and We observed this morning that three Romans went hand in hand, leaving their 9-inch, 12-ton guns, are being moved from brethren, the Hindus, to take another road; the Ordnance Stores to the Naval Yard for in divining, the birds of ill omen always

150 men of his battalion to protect the vil- lage of Kam Daka, on the Cabul River, and a large force of about 1,500 Mohmunds on the following morning was attacked by with whom the inhabitants took part. He was therefore compelled to retire from the village and took up a position in a cemetery close by, where his little force managed to hold the enemy at bay, several times re- pulsing them at the point of the bayonet until 8 o'clock on the afternoon, when an other detachment came to his assistanco

from Daka and the Afghans were finally in reporting on the affair, expresses hia routed. The Commander in Chief in India, opinion that but for the coolness, deter displayed by Capt. Croagh, the detachment have been cut off and destroyed,

ORIGINAL DOUBLE ACROSTICS.

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ORIGINAL ACROSTIC, No. III. An ansient-road,-with ringlets-grey Bat lonely; and upon a tray A broken cup and saucer stood; The sight it did the old man good. At length he started from his seat, And gently tapping with his foot, Began to hum an old refrain,- This was the subject of the strain :--- "Ching-a-ring-a ring-ching, Feast of Lanterna, What a crop of chop-stisks, Hongs and gouge,

Hundred thousand Canton Crinkum crankurds Hung amongst the bells And ding douge. What a lot of Pékin- Pots and pipkins, Mandarina with pig-tails, Rings and strings, Funny little slop shops, Cases, places,

Found with the saucers and tea-things. Women with their ten toes

Tight tucked into Tiddle toddle shoes, One scarcely sees,

How they all came there's Quito a wonder; China must be broken In pieces."

1.

With crutch and tooth-pick well equipped They gaily down to Prince's" tripped, Or quickly on to Fulham trotted,

To see the trembling "blue-rock" potted; With satin puffed, and languid leer There sat the Lady Vers de Vers. Tis chiefly in Elysian Fields, St. Germain's ton" its fragrance yields.

2.

I saw her walking on the Ocean strand-

Adieu! she oried, and waved her lily hand."

3.

There's many a Dolly Varden To be seen at Baden Baden; They go to drink the waters-- This flight of Albion's daughters, But on to Monaco,

If thou wilt have it so: And should'st thou back the red, My face will turn thy head,

4.

What visions of souffle's, ragofils et foie gras; What harbour for intrigue, eselandres et faux

pas!

5.

"Up in a balloon, boys, Up in a balloon:" You'll find it very soon, boys, If you look into the moon.

fi.

"You don't possess this? Then, Sir! you must pass No more for a savant, But simply an ass."

Canton.

DUNTS'S BADY.

Jan. 16, 1880.- THE FRENCH CATHEDRAL.

- Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon. C, B, Plunket.) Saturday, Jan. 17.

CUTTING BRANCHES,

Ho Ahau, a chairmaker, unemployed, was charged with being in possession of two bundles of dried branches in Valley Road yesterday afternoon,

Defendant said he picked them up on the hill side. He is a chairmaker, but as he is in the habit of smoking optum no.ous will employ him.

His Worship sentenced the prisoner to Fourteen days imprisonment with hard labor,

AN OLD GAOL BIRD,

Chon Aysu, a shoemaker, appeared charged with snatching twelve rupaus from the person of onu Alli, a cook on board, the S. 8, Venice,

Complainant came ashore yesterday ove ning to purchase provisions, as the ship was to sail this afternoon. He went into a shop in Queon's Road Central, and untied a handkerchief in which he carried his money to pay for some purchases he had made. Defendaut, with some others, was standing outside the shop and waiting an opportunity rushed in aud dragged the

handkerchief from witness,

A fireman from the same ship gave cor. roborative evidence.

Sergeant Livesey proved fire previous convictions against the prisoner, the 1at involving an imprisonment of two year which have only recently expired.

Defendant denied the charge, but admit- ted the previous convictions.

personally too well known to permit of a substitute being palmed off in his place; so that the unfortunate who has now fallon to the tender mercies of a Chinese official as a captive is almost certainly the leader ^ of the late rebellion. Politically he has committed a crime of the deepest hue, and this is held by all Governments to justify the soverest penalties. The cruelties in the repression of the rebellion in Yuunan wero of the most revolting description, and incinded the innocent as well as the guilty, Iu fuot, South-western Yunnan has been reduced to a solitudo. It is not of much service pointing out how contrary to the interests of the Chinese Government are these atrocities, but we may express the hope that some little discrimination may bo axercised in regard to the partakera in Li's rebellion, and that mercy be extended to those who were not ringleaders in tho movement.

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THE varying changes of circumstances illustrated in our Police Court during the persons in the Colony were fully

past few days, says the Gisborne Standard, in the transposition of places occupied by the same persons. Yesterday there were had been recently committed for trial, ono two Magistrates sitting on the Bench, who for forcible entry and the other for riotous

conduct; while the counsel for the pro secution in a case of fraud had himself been committed for trisl, in the same Court the ovening before.

Hla. Worship now sentenced the defend- | OPIUM ant to six months' imprisonment with hard' labour.

STEALING WOOD,

Fong Ashun, a colis, was charged with stealing a piece of wood the property of a contractor.

Defendant admitted the charge and was sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard labor.

China.

SHANGHAI.

(News.)

Mr Hannen's award in the case of the Bonita v. Yung ching collision, was de. livered on the 10th inst,; it is as follows-

"1. That both the schooner Bonita and the steamer Young ching were to blame for the collision in the said agreement men- tioned: The Bonita inasmuch as she was bound to exhibit a flare-up light every fifteen minutes, and omitted to do so, and did by such omission contribute to the said collision. The Yang-thing, inasmuch as the proceeded up the river, under the circumelauous, at too great a speed, did not keep a suitciently careful look our, and did not reverse her engines upon the collision contributed to the aid collision. appearing immineat, and by such conduct

2-That oach party should pay their own costs, and that the costs of the refer- ence arbitration and award should bu equally divided.

(Oourier.)

Quotations.

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Hongkong Bank, 62 % pram, sailers. Union Ins. Society of O'ton, $1,425, sales. Chlua Traders' Ins. Co., $1,325, sales, North China Ins. Co., Tis. 1,200, sales, Yangtaze Lus. Assoc., Tls. 740 Chinese Insuranca Co., $304, ex divi, ti. K. Fire Ins. Co., $825, salos. China Fire Ins. Co., $229, sellers. H.K. & W. Dook Co., 10 % prem. sales. B.K. C. M. S.-boat Co., $28 prem. buyers. Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tls. 11 China Coast St. Nav. Oo., Tia. 109 Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., $66. China Sugar Refining Co., $160, sales. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal.

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About ton o'clock on the morning of the 7th. inst., the pilot in charge of the pilot (Taken at Mesra Falconer & Co.'s Premises, buat No. 7 observed, about five miles N. W by W. of the North Saddle Lighthouse, the end of a mizen topmast and the end of s lower topsail yard above the level of the water. On sounding round the spot there

half, fur, five and seven fathoms, the lead. were found to be 12 fathoms of water, and on a line between the spars, three and a- seeming to fall on wood. It was supposed that the meat and yard were parts of the British barque Joyce Phillips from the position in which they were situated with regard to the Side Saddle Island, where wreckage had previously drifted supposed to have belonged to that vess-1.

LI YANG-TS'AT.

The N. C. D. News, writing on the capture of this rebel, congratulates the Government at having got rid of an opponent who at one time threatened

to

appeared on the left of the auspox, the fand will be placed on board the Iron Dukemination and gallantry of the highest order may be well to allude to recent floating and loved by his troops. Much surprise!

birds of good omen on the right. As the to replace those we noted some days ago under his command would in all probability tabu is but another branch of euphemism we may draw one or two examples from being out of repair.

the folk-lore of the country whence the

Hzu Majesty the Queen has been gracious- ly pleased to intimate, through Lieutenant General Ponsonby, her approval and no-

Streeter's new work on

Precious Stones

and Gems,"-Morning Post,

word has come.

However much the Tabu We are sorry to learn that, through the or Kapu ayetem may have been abused, it no doubt was originally a common law of indisposition of one of the principal per- the Entire Polynesian family for guarding formers, the production of "The Sorcerer" with thanks, of a copy of Mr against the names of the sovereign, chlef, by the Choral Society, will be delayed for or great men being ever used in ordinary conversation. To obviate this, certain a few days. The performance will, in all syllables forming the names or part of the likelihood, take place on Thursday week, names of the chiefs and others were dropt the 29th instant; but early notice of the from the language, or temporarily sus

pended. Thus, adduce an old example, exact date will be given by advertisement. the name of one of the kings being Tu, this We may add that most of the seats have word which means to stand was changed already been taken.

to tia, &o. The change of the word ching

Rehearsals will be

in Chinese from third to the first tone is, held, as announced, this evening and Mon-

as already pointed out, due to the same day evening, but that fixed for Tuesday time to have been all but universal. We evening is abandoned.

system. The custom would seem at one

find it existing not only in Ching and

of Borneo and the Kaffrs of Africa, Don-

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Shipping Intelligence. The following is corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papers, dro.;-

VESSELS TO ARRIVE, AT HONGKONG,

Left.

May.

Name.

6, Alexander, 31, Newcastle, June.

July. 27, Pym,

19, Comus, 24, Primrose,

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prove formidable. Li was by no means an ordinary rebel; he had served for years in the Imperial army, and knew the strength as well as the weakness of the system he attempted to upset. He had risen to high rack as a soldier, as high nearly as he could hope to attain, and though this did not give him the position awarded to civil rank, it still made him a person of consideration. Hoe was in the Referring to my note of last evening, it and trusted by his colleagues, and admired ranke of the army a man well thought of rumors of a sinister aspect as to the purpose was therefore felt when Li, driven to insu- bordination by the machinations of the of the warlike Gauls to construct a canal or provincial Government, resigned his alle moat to and or around the sacred edificegiance and professed himself a competitor preparatory to the introduction of artillery for the throne of Annam. It was felt that and its constitution as a "Place of Arms," pretence was only a blind, and that on that this baseless fabric of visionary brains was really preparing an insurrection in

der cover of operations against Annam, be--28, Livingstone, has melted into thin air in the light of more China itself. The first attempts of the

Oct. recent divination following the unveiling of were not very promising. Of three officers provincial Government to get hold of Li

3, Parnas, 9, Ganymede (85) the two spires of wondrous grace and subtle sent with a body of troops to attack him, 16, Peru, workmanship that so auriously typify the but one returned with a handful of follow 17, Quill, two Rams-horns and thus renewedly invoke colleagues had gone over bodily with their era. On being upbraided, he said bis

24, West Glen, 20, Palestine, good influences of the air, the mountains troops to the enemy, and that the greater

25, James S. Stone, This match was played to-day and a very and the sea over this fable-founded "City the example. Had he not brought back portion of his own soldiers had followed

20, Bernhard Carl, (for late beginning made at 2 o'clock. The Club, of Rama."

Swat w) Thus, to this imaginative, aus-the few who remained faithful, they in the with a strong batting team, raised two stan-picious peoplo a fresh angery may be a end would have gone over, and he himself dards of "besta on record," the total of 346 superstition, yet less harmful than a men-example. Li had probably seen enough of might have been compelled to follow their being the largest total on the ground, and acing, inflammatory rumor; and a moot the magnificent innings of Munro 167 not being resolved into the proverbial mote, it is out, manipulated in his usual masterly manner (only one chance at 189) eclipsing seen that the imaginary "Pince of Arms" the performances of all previous individual may rather be called a Place of Alma, Navy was rather weak and some of their batsmen. The bowling of the Army and fielders were not quite up to the mark, but and played an ap-hill game with vigour and the majority pluckily stuck to their work

CRICKET.

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB

OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY,

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30, Marie Luise,

11, Nautilus, 16, Ellida, 19, Joseph, 22, Fleders,

25, Formosa,

Polynesis, but in Timor, among the Dyaks We have to acknowledge, from the local cerning the Zalus, we read that there are agents of the Scottish Imperial Insurance aeveral peculiarities which they share in Company, (Mesara Meyer & Co.), a copy of common with the Polynesians, as e.g, the the Tadian Prospectus of the Company, and avoidance of certain words which form part of the names of deceased kings, very handsome blotting book on the covers &c. In England we hear people speak of which, beautifully illuminated, are given of his satanic majesty" instead of the Calendar for 1880 and fall information as determination to the last.-We wish them family here from Tam-chow in Kwang- he had to confine himself to acting on Flintshire. devil," and to speak of "hell' polite was considered by some a want to the business of the Company. They also first innings next time. The following is of good manners. Speaking of the Tabu one send us a neat book-mark, containing the the score:

to ears

THE CLUB

writer saya," Among the Singhalese and national emblem entwined with a most B. da C. Forbes, b Bennett.. Southern Hindus, the word kapu, which is the name of the scarlet string worn aptly suggestive scroll,-"Our Life is but W. Hynes, run ont..... round the arm or wrist, to indicate that the aspat," and on the reverss, the rates of H. H. Taylor, o Thomas, b Clarke... wearer is engaged in a usted congelaze insurance. From the Royal Insurance A. R. Blandy, Clarke, ↳ Tunaard.

A. M. Muaro, not ont........ should not be interrupted, singularly enough, though with somewhat altered Company, the local agents of which are W. H. F. Darby, b Charley...... sense, recalls the zame and purpose of the Messrs Melchers & Co., we have a very J. West, o Stainforth, b Thom Polynesian interdict." This reminds us of

A. K. Travers, b. Charley.......

custom found among the Parels who wear chaste and richly ornamented dlary for the W. Danman, not ont

the kust as an indispensable symbol of year, with quite a mass of useful inform. A. Ritchie and another, did not bat their religion. This Busts in formed of ation in a well printed handbook of 84 Byes 7, wides 10 ....

eventy-two fine woollen threads twisted

* together, and to meg vet to put it on was pagos,

LI-LEONG-CHOI.

A letter from a former servant to his

LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN PORTS. At London.-Steamers via Suan Janah Kenmure Castle.

Glenlyon. Benarty.

Sailing Veuscis.

the mistakes of the Taiping rebels to guard against their errors. As soon as he gained with the people, and allowed no plundering 25, Carl Ritter, a footing, he set himself to make friends on the part of his forces. He also seems to have made an effort to open communica- tion with the sea with the object of being in a position to obtain reinforcements and arms, but being nasuccessful in this

states of the above rebel chief, that being no want of knowledge of the douger the defensive. It was probably from deserted by his followers and without food that he adopted this course. Nothing Crossfield. for days, he was captured in the mountains gent army than being compelled to act Melbrek.

is more fatal to the prospects of an insur William Ritson. or voluntarily surrendered, and had been defensively, and Li's case was no excep 11 imprisoned to await the sentence from cial authorities know that every day of tion. On the other hand the provin 38 Lexing. The same letter alludes to a great inaction added to their strength, and that abundance of a new Fish there, whose form the army which would desert to an active 5is rather that of a huge head of a fish rather on when the enemy was pressed in a Lydia (6.)

insurgent in the field, could be depended Niagara

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At Liverpool.

Ulyanes (s.)

Priem (6)

Sarpedon (.) Castillo (&)

At Hamburg.

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346 y dropped their tails and figs in the sex ?

than a fully-formed one; in other words, a corner, without the power to escape. From unfinished Fish 1 Can they be flounders" time to time the capture of Li has been 17 that sommingled in shoals have floundering-but it seems likely that it may now be Cora.

emnounced but afterwards contradicted, General Fairchild,

River Logan, Bansa.

At

Antwerp,

Steelfeld.

accepted as a fact, Li Yang-ta'al wes Elighmoor,

Bingapore. Vale of Nith