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For Sale.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.,

HAVE JUST LANDED FROM

THE AMERICAN MAIL

HE following STORES,

Excellent Condition:

Fresh Roll BUTTER.

Finest Comb HONEY, in Frame.

Do. - Do.,

Fresh APPLES.

Dried Bliced Ditto.

Boneless CODFISH.

Georges Bank Do,

Mild Californis

in Bottles.-

iu

Finest Eastern Factory CREAM CHEESE,

Smoked SALMON,

Do.

Family Mens BEEF, in 25 lbs, legs

Oregon Pickled X TONGUES, very fine, Family PORK, in 25 lbs. kegs.

American HAMS,

Do. BACON.

CORNMEAL, DOMINY,

WHEAT,

CRACKED

OATMEAL, RYE FLOUR, BUCK

WHEAT FOUR,

CORN BROMS, CORN WISP'S

Table FRUITS, Barlet PFARS, APRI-

COTS, PEACHES. Stuffed PEPPERS, ASPARAGUS. APPLE SAUCE, CRANBERRY SAUCE.

For Sale.

FOR SALE.

TULES MUMM & Co.'s CHAMPAGNE,

JULES Mn Quarta and l'ints.

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, May 26, 1879.

FOR SALE,

THEOPHILE

LE ROEDERER & Co.'s CHAMPAGNE,

awarded the

GOLD MEDAL AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION.

Quarte.......

Plots......

DRY VERZENAY MOUSSEUX:

$17 per Case of 1 doz, .318

of 2 doz. MEYER & Co., Agents, Hongkong, August 21, 1879. 21fe80

"

Intimations,

HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

THE CHINA MAIL.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.

Per Colom, from Portland (Oregon), 180 Chtuese.

DEPARTED.

Per Esmeralda, for Manila, Dr Carl Kooinger, Dr. Vou Kaufmann, Mr W. Ma. Smith, and Don Frese.

Per Teucer, for London, Mr and Mrs G. O. Ewing

Per Kiungchow, for Hoihow, 20 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

Tho American ship Hecla, reports: Fine weather throughout,

CARGO.

Por S. S, Gaelic, Builed 17th January- For Yokohama, 26 pltgs. Merchandise, 73 pkgs. Rattan, 20 bandles Elephants Tusks, and 683 bags Sugar; for San Francisco, 10 pkgs. Cord ge, 80 pkgs. Medicine, 152. pkgs. Tea, 680 pkga. Nut oil, 3,143 pkgs. Merchandise, 290 boxes Prepared Opium, 20 bags Cloves, 30 bage Natogs, 200 bags Boane, 120 bags Sago, 763 bags Coffer, 33.814 bags Kicc, 247 bales Gambier, 1,1834 bales Gunnies, 734 Empty Quicksilver flusks, aml 4 boxes Traeuro (valued at $15,950); for Callao, 17 boxes Persian pium for Panama, 200 bags Rice, 29 Twente-Seventh Ordinary Half-pkgs. Morchandise, 1 pkge. Silks, and 22 HOLDER in the Company will be Hold for Baltimore, 1 roll Matting; for Boston, at the Orries of the Company, No. 5,8 cases Straw Hats, and 3 pkgs. Mor QUEEN'S ROAD, on FRIDAY, the 30thchandise; for New York, 348 bales and January instant, at lock in the after-

15 cases Silk, 3 pkgs Silks, 3 pkgs. Hair, acon, for the purpose of Receiving a Re-

10 pkgs. Merchandise, and I roll Matting. port of the Directora, together with a ta ement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing Auditora.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW Shipping. Noon.-French Mall leave for Ports of

Call and Europe.

Goods per Glengyle undelivered after this

date subject to rent.

Amusement.

9 p.m."Our Boys" at the City Ball.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Established A.D. 1841,

香港大樂

[No. 5158. JANUÁRÝ 20, 1880.

not tend to raise the dignity of the Bench, mall. Extra copies may now be obtained If His Lordship had recalled the prisoner at this Office.

to a sense of his position by inflicting a

few weeks' further servitude, or by Tux U. S. frigate Rahmond, Flag ship of warning him of the effects of insubordina- Rear Admiral Patterson will go round to tion in the new and laborious career Aberdeen to-marrow morning and will

before him, the divinity that doth hedge

the Judge would have been maintained, probably bo dooked during the course of It does not seem to be a particularly the day. A fow trifling repairs are required bappy illustration, to compare this our to the rudder and it is not anticipated that honourable Court with the Old Bailey.she will be there longer than Friday next The cases which engage the attention

on

If a

of the gentlemen who dispense Justice unlere any other Raws are brought to light in that ancient metropolitan tribunal which are not now dreamt of.

a kind that aro not générally of could be characterised as all-Wa noto the revival of the rumour that the fours with those disposed of in the next Viceroy of India will be no less and no Supreme Court of Hongkong, "rough" were to throw one of the acont greater a man than the son-in-law of the as to the maternal relations of the Judge, Empress. The Straits Times writes:-- of course lie would be called back, and They say on the Continent that the Mar- | receive an extra fortnight of violent ex- quis of Lorne will be the next Viceroy of ercise in the Fenitoutiary, or have his India." Well, we must admit that the D1100RTS SUNDRIES, NUBBERY REQUI-10,6 fine turned into a guinea. But we are Continent would be about the last place we disposed to doubt the accuracy of the should think of going to for information as Chief Justice's memory, when be saye

A. 8. WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTя, IMPORTERS

Or

TE, TOILET REQUISites, EŃalisu, AMERICAN, AND FRENCH PATENT MEDIVINER, MANUFACTURERS

OF

OYSTERS, LOBSTERS, SALMON, MEETING of SHARE pkge. Toa; for Cincinnati 2 pkgs. Feathers:8ls Water, Lemonale, Tonle Water, naual exercise of discretion, without an likely to go to India as Viceroy, if there be

CLAMS.

PEA NUTS, PECAN NÜTS, BRAZIL

NUTS.

CREAM of TARTAR, SALERATUS. Morrile' Eastern CIDER.

WINSLOW's Coleir.tot GREEN CORN. LIMA BEANS, SUCCATASI, SUGAR

PEAS.

CALIFORNIA CRACKER Co's GINGER

CAKES,

MILK BISCUITS.

ALPHABET BISCUITS,

OYSTER BISCUITS,

WAFER BISCUITS.

SODA BISCUITS.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

P. A. DA COSTA,

Secretary.

Hongkong, January 7, 1880.

ja30

Ex 6.5. "GLENFINLAS," and Lule DONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO

Arrivals.

SMYRNA FIGS."

Muscatel BLOOM RAISINS.

JORDAN ALM NDS.

Cooking and Tablo PRUNES,

Pudding RAISINS and CURRANTS,

Candied PEEL.

MINCEMENT in 1-lb. tius.-

VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA,

CARRAWAY SEEDS.

EcuWEITZER'S COCOATINA.

HAM TONGUE & CHICKEN SAUSAGE.

WESTPHALIAN, BOLOGNA, Uxrou, and

TRUFFLED SAUSAGÉES.

-GAME PIES.

Potted MEATS,

Primo Yorkshire HAMS.

STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE.

will be LOSED from the to the

POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close-

For SWATOW, AMOY, & POOCHOW, ——

Per Douglas, at 5 p.m., on Wednesday,

the 21st inst..

For SHANGHAL-

Por Claverhouse, at b the 21st inst..

Hagerade, Potana Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aarated Waters. The Manufactory is under direct continuous European Supervision, Nongkong, June 1, 1876.

and

that a Judge anywhero is in the habit to the likely changes in that direction. of "reconsidering" his sentence on Jury What the Paris.correspondent of the Pioneer cases to the extent of two years' penal can possibly mean when he says that the servitude. It seems to us to be an unson and hoir of the Duke of Argyll is more

adequate ground or a sufficient rea-

a change of Government, then during the BOD. Thore aro cortainly many stories told of Bentonces that have rule of Beaconsfield and Cranbrook, it is been very neatly increased, as it difficult-to-understand. Shades of the de- wore, on the spur of the moment, parted Thirty-sevon! can you listen to as when a Judge, who had sentenced the whisper of such a down-come and be a prisoner to a term of "bread and still? wator," was interrrted by an insolent romark, and followed it up at once with

and fifty strokes ": or that of the prisoner who was to be whipped from the prison to the market-croes (pause, "That's all you can do, is it?")and But the present case was

Hepan & Co.'s Weekly Shipping Report,

Pagoda Anchorage, 10th January :-

PASSEN JERS acriving in Hongkong, or any other persons who may desire to con. eule the filos of local, China, Japan, American, English, Indian or Aastra lian newspapers, are invited to call at the "CHINA MAIL" Das, where over sixty newspapere, dailies ani weeklies, from those countries, are from to-day back again." pm. To-morrow,

Aled for reference.

not one of those imprompta sentences:

Departures During the Week.-Jan. 3, it does not and cannot possess the same Sin Nauzing, for Shanghai; 3, Lee Yuon, happy unity of purpose and effect. It for Shangbai; 4, Anchises, for London;

For SINGAPORE, AND E. AUSTRALIA,

&c. -

Hongkong, Jan. 1, 1880.

Arrivals During the Woek-Jao. 3, Kwang Tung, from Hongkong; 6, Haa Hongkong. An, from Shanghai; 7, Namos, from

Por Menmuir, at p., on Thursday,44 The publication of this issue commenced were far better, all things considered,, Kwang Tung, for Hongkong; 7, Kolga,

22ad lust,, fostead of as previously at 7.40 .. notified. (24 cunts rate.)

were the Supreme Court to obtain a for Shanghai; 7,harley, for Shanghal; reputation for giving severe sentences 7, Hedvig, for Shanghal; t, Namoa, for

Hongkong.

Shipping in Port-Lapwing, Hao An. ments which may be supplemented according to circumstances.

THE Transfer R S of the Company For JAPAN via KORE

Por Sumica Maru, at 5 p.m., on Friday. THE CHINA MAIL. right off, than to give lenient panish-

the 23 di at, instead of as previous. ly notified,

30th lustaat, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

P. A. DA COSTA, Secretary, Hongkong, January 7, 1880.

NOTICE.

Primo Wiltshire BAC N in Tina & Canvas. OFFICE OF THE SHANGHAL STEAM OX-TONGUES in JELLY. TRUFFLES,

Champagne, &c.

BESTECK & Colla MONOPOLE, Pints

and Quarts,

ADOLPHE COLLIN'S BOUZY CABINET, MUMM'S (JULYs) CHAMPAGNE, Pints and

Quarts.

NEYEN'S (BODEN) BOUZY, Pts, and Qia. CHARLEN HEIDSICK'S WHITE SEAL,

Pints and Quarter. VEUVE CLIQUOT PONSARDIN, Finta

and Quarts. THEOPHILE ROEDERER & Co.'s VEZENAY

MOUSSEUX, Pints and Quails. KO' CHAMPAGNE, Pints and Quarts, PERRIER JOUET in Quarís.

Claret

A

NAVIGATION COMPANY,

IN LIQUIDATION.

MAILS BY TAR FURNO PART

ja30 The French Contract Panket Peiho will belespatched on WEDNESDAY, the 21st Instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements. Batana. Burtaab, Ceylon, India (vid Madras), Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji, Aden, Sey- chelles, Reunion, Mauritius, Suez, and Alexandria. This is the best opportunity for forwarding Corre- spondence to E, Africa, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension. uaual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &c. -

Shanghal. January 3, 1880

N ELEVENTH RETURN of CAPITAL at the Rate of TWO TAELS per SHARE, will be nude to Shareholders of Record on

12th January, Payable at the Office of the Liquidators, on MON- DAY, 19th January.

Wartants will then be delivered by the Shareholders, or their Undersigned to lawful representatives, ou presentation of Share Certificates for Hudorsement.

The Transfer BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 12th to the 19th January, inclusive.

THIBŒUF (CHATEAU), Pints and Quarta, fe7 CHATEAU LAROSE (CURCIEL & ADET'S),

Pints and Quarts.

CHATEAU LAFITE, Pints and Quarts.

IRES GRAVES, Pints and Quarts.

By Order,

RUSSELL & Cay

Liquidators.

Not Responsible for Debts.

BREAKFAST CHART Pints & Quarts. Neither the Captain, the Agents, not

OLD INVALID CLARET.

ST. JULIEN, &c., &c.

Burgundy, Hock, Sherries, &c. Chambertin, Chablis (white), Liebfraumilch, Hockheimer, Niersteiner, Steinberger Cabinet, Rulesheitner Berg, Koni- nin Victoria Bark, Chateau Yquem, Grand Vio, Haut Sauterne, Marsala, Sae- cone's Pale Dry White Seal Sherry, Yellow Seal Amontilado Sherry, Cutler Palmer and Company's Sherry, Invalid Port (1846), Hunt's Port

Brandy, Whisky, Liqueurs, &c. 1, 2 and 3-star Hennessy's Brandy, La Grande Marque Brandy, Cutler Palmer & Co.'s Brandy, Rouyer Guillet & Co.'s Brandy, 1 to 4 stars; Finest Old Bourbon Whisky, highly recom mended, Kinahau's LL Irish Whisky, Jamieson's Irish Whisky, Royal Glendes Whisky; AVH Gin, Swaine Boord & Co.'s Old Tom Gin; La Grande Chartreuse, Green and Yellow, Maraschino de Zara, Coração, Pts. & Qs; Ango- sturs, Boker's and Orange Bitters, &c., &a, &c.

BASS' ALE, bottled by CAMERON & SAUN-

DERS, Pinta and Quarts. GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E. & J.

Buxxe, Pints and Quarts. PILSENER BEER, in Quarte,

Ownere will be Responsible for any

The

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JAN. 20, 1880.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MAIL."]

A CORRESPONDENT in the morning paper takes Bishop Burdon to task for having trod upon the "corus" of residents in this Colony who take part in, und neces- sarily those also who support, Amateur (Per E. E. A. & C. Telegraph Co.'s Line.) Dramatic entertainments. It is some- what dangerous to touch upon matters treated of in the pulpit, because, unless one is present, no report of the proceed. ings

can be roferred to. To judge,

A POLITICAL WRANGLE: GERMANS V.

HLUSSLAND.

Wird regard to General Graut's chances for the Presidency, the Arizona Miner publishes a letter written by Hon. Zachariah Chan- his death, dior, a short time before addressed to an official in that Territory, in which the following sentencon occur:—

I am under the impression now that Grant's chances for the Presidential nomi. nation are better than those of any other person; bat unless he is nominated with- An affray has taken place at Kalisch, ba-out a contest he will be out of the field,

LONDON, Jan. 17,

TROOFS BEING MASSED IN POLAND.

and there will be a trial of strength between the friends and supportera of a few stalwart Ralicis. No unknown man of lukewarm soutiments or obscure antecedenta will be nominated. I know nothing special neral Grant is a candidate no one else will ba..

It is oficially stated that troops are being in regard to the matter, only that if Ge- massed in Poland.

THE TORRET-SKIP "WIVERN" TO BE KTATIONED AT LONGONG.

His Lordship Mgr. Raimondi arrived here from Manila on the 12th instant In the The Wisers, Larrot-abip, 4 guns, is to bo Esmeralda. His Lordship looks well, and stationed at Hongkong.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE BOXE FRENCH MATE may be expected to

it seems that the trying climate of the Philippines has done no harm at all to his constitution.-Catholic Register.

however; by the effect produced upon tween German aud Russian officers, caused the community, it would certainly ap-by a political wrangie. pour that the right rev, gentleman's re- marks have had the contrary effect to that which was doubtless intended. If, as is probable, Bishop Burdon intended to MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACELT,--

"draw a comparison between theearnestness The British Contract Packet Bokkara shown in spiritual life and that displayed will be despatched on WEDNESDAY.in business and amusements, be socus to the 28th Instant, with Mails to and have somehow missed his mark. Any through the United Kingdom and pastor, be he of whatever persuasion, Europe vid Brindisi ur Southampton, who alieuates his sympathies from the to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, harmless and healthful amusements of Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, his people, necessarily diminishes his Malta, and Gibraltar.

pastoral influence; and-in-these-onlight N.B.This Packet carries no mails for the cued days, when men and women have

arrive here on or about Thursday next, Australian Colonies, B, or S. Africa, the power of thinking for themselves, the 22nd inst., by the M. M. steamor Sindh,

the dictum of a spiritual guide wholly

which left Singapore on 14th at daylight. She brings London dates up to Dee, 13. depends upon its fitness. In this case we scarcely think that's mau like the The next ENGLISH MAIL may be expected to

Up to and including the tenth oplum sale, arrive here on or about Sunday next, tho Bishop, whose views upon most subjects

25th inst. by the P. & O. steamer Nizam, the receipts have this year been better than sco. believed to be of a liberal kind,

which lett Singapore at 5 p.m. yesterday.he estimate, by no less a sum than 77 lakhs would inveigh in any unguarded manner She brings London dates to the 19th ult.

of rupees.-Statesman, Deo, 19. against the dramatic pastinos of Hong-The next AMERICAN MAIL may be expected to kong, now that they have been so im arrive here on or about Monday next, the 26th instant; by the steamer City of Tokio, which was to leave Yokohama to-day (20th) hours.usly improved in every respect by the co-operation of ladies, At the same time, the right rev. gentleman has evidently We are informed that the opium steamers mucceeded in creating a fooling which, will leave Calcutta for this port to-morrow; always supposing the existence of his

nor for Mauritius,

HOURS FOR CLOSING

THE ENGLISH WALL,

Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew Day of Departure,— of the following Vossels, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour:--

Moses B. TOWER, American barkentine, Capt. C. Hall-Jardine, Matheson & Co.

MIDDLESEX, British barque, Captain A. Walsh, Borneo Company.

GARIBALDI, American barque, Capt. T. J. Forbes.-Jardine, Matheson & Co.

PRINCE FREDER CE, British abip, Capt. John Cla. ue.--Vogel & Co.

MABEL, American barque, Capt. Francis Hallett. Captaiu.

fo-day's Advertisements.

NOTICE.

the Community of Elongkong that TR FA KAMPERMEYER informa

he has Opened This Day the

HOTEL INTERNATIONAL,

*63, Praya Central. Blongkong, January 20, 1880.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

5

P.M.-Money Order Office closes, 5.30 ..--Postlice closes till 8

except the NIGHT BOX, whioli is always open out of Uifice

9

સ P.M.-Past Office openr.

P.M-Registry of Lettere ceases, Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceas÷5. ..--Mails closed, except for Late

10-

Lotters.

10,10 P.M.-Letters may be posted with

Jate Fee of 18 cents until

10.30 P.M. when the Post flice closer

entirely.

broad and catholic sentiments, he could the 21st instant. not have meant to evoke. Possibly, the

Bishop was referring to the theatres Tax Volunteers are again to take advantage generally in large centres of Continental of the moonlight nights for an evening life, That subject might bear discussio But any direct reference to ovils or sup posed evils following in the train of the theatricale as conducted by the present

parade, and will turn out on Thursday evening next at 8.45, for qua drill.

10.40 ..-- ale Lettere may be posted

on board the pachet with Lato Amateur Dramatic Corps must be mis- THE Wivern, which Reuter informs us is Fee of 18 conts until time of placed-even in a pulpit. There is a coming out to this Station in sa iron-clad departure.

feuce surrounding the sacred position of turret-ship, carrying four guns; her ton a preacher which, while it protects him

4

*

as u rule from criticism, ought to cause nage is 2751; horse-power 1446. him to guard his tongue from entering

In consequence of the ALTERATION of the Hour of Departure of the FRENCH PACKETS, it wid be necessary to revert to the former ja27 arrangements for closing the Mails, viz, by fields beyond his province. It is to be H.M.'s double-screw gun-vessels, Kestrel, hoped that the Bishop's condemnation, Commander Edwarda, and Midge, 4, French Packet only :-

Wednesday,

was not so sweeping as has been repre-Commander Salmond, arrived in barbour 10A.M.-Registry ceases. Posting of senied,as none can know better thau

printed matter and Patterns Bishop Burdon does, the unfitness and this morning from Singapore, having been uselessness in this Colony of such a pas relieved at that station by the Fly and 11.-Ordinary Mails closed. “ 11.10-11.30 Late Letters received toral lecture."

Jan. 19, Hecla, American ahlp, 1529, E, O. Day, Cardiff Sept. 13, Coal.-ORDER,

Jan. 20, Brunette, British barque, 375, W. Dow, Nowoastle (N.S. W.) Nov. 16,

DRAIGHT ALE and PORTER, by the Coal.-ORDER.

Gallon,

SHELTZ MILWAUKEE BEER.

BUDNESIER BEER.

BOUA BEER,

Jan, 20, Midge, British double-scrow gun vessel, Comdr. Salmond, Singapore Dec. 27, Labuan Jan. 6, and Manila 15.

Jan. 20, Kestrel, British double-sarew gun vessel, Comdr. Edwarde, Singapore ALE and PORTER, in Bulk, (Bhde, and Dec. 27, Labuan Jan. 6, and Manila 16.

ALBION ALE

BLATZ MILWAUKEE BEER.

Kilderkins).

Ships' STORES of every description

Hemp and Cotton CANVAS.

Russian, Manila, and Wire ROPE. SAIL-MAKING and RIGGING promptly

executed,

Specially Selected CIGARS,

Princeton CHEROOTS.

Cavite CHEROOTS,

Princessa CIGARS,

Cavite CIGARS.

Aroceros CIGARS.

Vegueres O1GARS, Choice No. 1 Fortin CIGARS in Bores

of 100,

Choice No. 3 Meinig ÜHEROOTS.

Choice No. 3 Fortin CIGARS.

NEW SEASON' PRESENT TEA, in 5 and

10 Catty Boxes, Bengkong, January 13, 1880.

Jan. 20, An-lan, Chinose gunboat, from Canton.

Jan. 20, Sun kee, Chinese gunboat, from Canton.

Jan. 20 Colom, American barque, 852, C. M. Noyes, Portland (Oregon) Nov. 21, Lumber.-ROZARIO & Co.

DEPARTURES. Jan. 20, Kiungchow, for Hollow,

20, Glaucus, for Amoy and Shanghat. 20, Foochow, for Canton. 20, Erinera da, for Manila.

20, Yangtze, for Shanghai.

20, Teucor, for Singapore and London,

CLEARED.

Southern Cross, for San Francisco, City of Boston, for New York, Eliasheth Childs, for London, Bophie, for Whampoa. Chameron Kamry, for Bangkok,

CeaseB.

with 18 conts extra postage. 11.40. Supplementary Mail on board, with same Late Fee, until time of departure.

General Memoranda, THURSDAY, January 22:-

Ports. FRIDAY, January 23-

Daylight.Menmuir leaves for Singa

pere, Brisbane, dec. SATURDAY, January 24-

Foxhound.

We have to acknowledge receipt, from the IN offering one or two remarke upon the action of the Chief Justice in the Inspector General of Customs of a List of "re-consideration" of his sentence upon the Chinese Light-honses, light-vessels, Peter Hardy, we do not intend to say a buoys and beacons for 1880. This is the word upon the question that may be eighth issus of this record, and the contents raised as to His Lordship's power to

THE election of a Deputy to represent Macso in the Portuguese Cortes took place on Sunday last, and, as was expected, Sr. Scarnichia won the campaign by a narrow majority.-Ibid.

JuDay King of Carson, Nevada, has declarod tae opium smoking law unconstitutional, and the young men indicted under it have been set free.

THE Home & Colonial Mail says:—

eir Penrose G. Julyan, K.O.M.G., C. B., who has been for upwards of twenty years the chief financial representative in Londen of many of our Colonial Governments, kas resigned the appointment of Crown Agent

for the Colonies,

A SAN Francisco paper of Nov. 26, has the" following:-

A vessel just arrived from the Orient bringe to this port the largest importation of silk on record hero-287 tone in weight. It is consigned to the Eastern cities, and indicates that the proverbial love of luz try which characterizes the American people in reviving with the dawn of prosperity,

On the 19th inst., a masked ball was given to Shanghai by Mr A. G. Vouillemont, at his residence in the botal of the Comptoir d'Escompte de Paris. It is the first ever given in Shanghai. It was, of course, a perfect success; a large number of guests assembled in response to Mr Vanillemont's tavitation, in fancy dresses of more or less careful design and elaborate detail; they were as a rule of considerable rictness and displayed excellent tisle very brilliant and amusing.

The scene was

I connection with the recent vote in San

Daylight.-Douglas leaves for Cost turn a three-years sentence into one of are corrected up to Desember 1st, 1879. Francisco on the Chinese question, it is

five years' duration. What strikes the The whole forms a highly useful and cor- attentive observer is this, if the Judge, rect record. in the discharge of his duty, considered

Daylight Mitau Bishi Mail leaves for

Yokohama via Kobé.

2p.m.--Auction of dousehold Furniture, at Mr G. R. Lammer's Sales Room, WEDNESDAY, January 28-

11 p.m.-Kaglish Mail Leaves for Forte

of Call and Europe.

FRIDAY, January 30-

3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the H., C. & M. Steamboat Co., Limited,

at No. 50A, Queen's Road. WEDNESDAY, February 4 -

that three years were suflicient for the WE have received from the M. B. 8. S. Co. ends of Justice, did the remark passed their table for 1880 of the departures and by the prisoner to one of his comrades in arrivals of the mail steamers on the Yoko itself call for the additional two years' hama-Hengkong and Yokohama Shanghai punishment! We have an instance in lines. They are very neatly and conveni- our minds in which an article in a newe paper admittedly affected a sentence eatly got up, and space is left in the centre delivered from the Bench, and the gleam of the sheet for filling in the name of the of light which was flashed from the particular steamer taking the trip set down.

of Peter Hardy may troubled eye possibly have revealed a contempt for as we on Friday last announced our inten. lawful authority which fully justifiedtion of doing, we reproduce asļa aupplement the sentence of five years for the crime

worth to knowing that while the third. section of the same Act as provided for the submission of the issue to the people inade it the duty of the Governor to prepare a memorial from the people of California attested by the Secretary of State, with the Great Seal attached, setting forth in brief the question submitted to the electors and the vote thereon, and forcoples thereof being sent to the Pres.dent and Vice-President of the United States, to each Cabinet Minister, Senator, member of the House of Repro sentatives, and to the Governor of anch State and Territory--none of these carefully provided consequences of the vote have happened.

Electrician announces that a list of 1p.m.-American Mail leaves for Yoko. of which he had been found guilty. It to this evening's issue, our report of the 100,000 code words compiled from the

hama and San Francisco.

seems to us, however, that it was a pity Masonic Ball, which has been carefully several languages sanctioned by the London WEDNESDAY, February 28 :-

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