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No. 5330.-August 10, 1880.

the memorandum of Association being as follows:

nem. con

There was no other business.

tion

instant,

Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon. Ng Choy) Tuesday, August 10,

THEFT OF IRON.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE PROPOSED PEAK RAILWAY. To the Editor of the "CHINA Man'

August 10th. BTS,-1.-As the discussion of the above subject, drawn forth by your publication of my Report of the 28th March 1880, seatus Dow to he subsiding, I trust I may be allowed a few remarks in reply.

cause

A stationary engine line might last for a time in excellent order, but a permanency it could never be.

ia

The Passenger traffic yielding, And the goods

do.

THE CHINA MAIL.

per annum.

and

without the

R. G. ALFORD,

Surveyor, fe., &c. 9, Arbuthnot Road,

Hongkong, 10th August, 1880,

THE LARGEST CRICKETING SCORE

shield.

wore

THE AMERICAN COMMISSION TO CHINA, His Excellency the United States Minister, Mr James B. Angell, was to leave Shanghai this morning in the U. S. He

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PROPOSED NEW VOLUNTEER CORPS FOR SHANGHAI.

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trees, making roads, oulverts, wells, bridges and is permitted to accompany her apostolic blows and knocks, Rev. Dr here, being afraid to bring you into turning home in December next with a'l and other improvements in all directions. master to business, without any bind-legg. He took up his position in one of an action for libel. Although, if you their work completed, their fame, as Mr Are we to imagine that the day of favor rance on the part of the police. Such was the Secession pulpits, which was situated take a great interest in it, you will and Newitter remarked, will rodown to all It shall be lawful for the Company,

for Peak Residence is all passed away? At the real purport of the order, I believe, opposite the martyr's monument, right it in von Gumpach's work, the Burling-gos."~~N. C. D. News, July 30. with the consent of the shareholders,

the present time there is not a house there testified by a special resolution of the

noccupied, and taking all calls into con- that dogs shall be properly under con in the scene of the sufferings of our hame Mission. Chang Chili-tung, thanks shareholders, to establish sugar mills or

sideration, private and pablic, I do not believe tral, although when published it was misguided forefathers no doubt. Several to the trumped-up importance conferred that the mark is at all over-stated if I put misunderstood. It has served to clear thousands of people, constituting what on him by your evening colleague, bas sugar manufactories at any place or places in China, Japan or olsewhere."

down $2,000 per annum as a fair sam to be the street very much, for what with the many be called the congregation, assem- obtained also a great notoriety in the

A meeting was held last evening (2nd) anticipated for the carriage of materiala numbers now kept within doors, and bled near him and joined in the services. ayes of the populace, but he has to share The Committee now requested the

I have studied with much interest and aloft.

what with those who have been rnn In the course of bis sermon Dr Begg his celebrity with three others quite as at the Council Roon in Kiangse Road sanction of the shareholders to this profit the various letters that have appeared,

$12,676 in" by the police, scarcely a homeless gave a historial sketch of the Co obscure as himself. We have now the to take steps for the formation of a Com arrangement, by asking their support and I have in consequence and after renewed

2,600 barking cur is now to be seen running at venanting times, and had a ding at four guardians of the Temple, viz:pany of Volunteers under Temperance to the resolution he now proposed enquiries made improvements in my scheme.

one's heels or jumping in front of horses. large at Ritualism, at Prelacy, at "in- Chang Chih-tang, now junior deputy spices. Twenty-two persons were pre- He should mention that the Di- The line of ronts recommended remains as

$15,076 The victims for some time numbered 40 fatuated Presbyterians" and, without a supervisor of instruction in the supersot, the President and Secretary of the rectors considered the prospects before before; na mistake was made in measuring Our total Receipto will be,. the Syatow Rednery very good. The the length of it as drawn on my plan, nor And our Expenditure as above being, $14,766 or 50 a day. If not clairead within doubt, at the Pope. Popery he said was visorate of instruction (amen!); Chan Temperance Society being among them. We have a small margin in hand. three days, they are drowned. This of standing on the very steps of the Queen's Pei-lung, a native of Chibli, now in Major Commandant Holliday presided, Chairman then moved-"That the Com- was it ever intended to pass between Boa-

consfield and the Cathedral, but between 3.-In conclusion I would ask, Daca every

course has led to many a young man throne and exercised vice-regal control mourning, an Expositor of the Baalia; In opening the proceedings he said that pany do purchase the premises known as the latter and the Government Store. The Railway Co. in new country look for great going, as some facetiously describe it, over 200 millions of Her Majesty's sub Huang fi-fang, a native of Cheh-kiang, on Friday last he cbtained the views of the Oriental Bagar Refinery of Swatow, ruling gradient roughly stated at 1 in 19 returns at starting &

во comprising certain pieces or parcela of should more correctly

to the dogs," in order to redeem an jects. Nothing remained for it now but a Reader of the Hanlin; and Ho Kin- the Municipal Councilyon the matter Does not a railway often make its own 1 in 18.13. The

It is even possible to to seize the throne itself; and this of shon, a Hupeh man, since October last which had called them together. It was ground situate in Ngan Tin at Swatow course shown upon the plan was drawn traffic by opening up the country through errant favourite. known as 'Hop Sin Tow, containing as to ensure curves of at least nine chains or to which it loads? May we not reason buy a good beast on the cheap. That course Popery was as anxious as ever to year prefect of Yang chow, formerly in their opinion that it would not be worth These four are considered while to weaken the existing foren of radius. A lower and longer runte would ably hope that a Railway to the Peak which is only done sub re84, I understand, do. A deal was made by some of the the Hunlin. Boven wows, a picco or foreshore site, at

twelve the four cleverest of political criticisera. Volunteers for the purpose of forming a She-poc, Swatow, known as How Ow require either sharper curves to follow the will now pay its way (as I claim to have and perhaps if one were to meet its old fact that there were ten or

ravines or higher viaducts to cross them. fairly shown) will before many years and Hung Ow, and a piece or foreshore the line must be difficult of constructions handsome profit to its Promotes and master, when walking out his dog, thousands of persons in the churchyard; Judging, however from Chang Chib-new Company, and therefore they wished at Swatow, known as Kek Sek Kun, the shorter it is the better, eg long as the may we even not anticipate that the Lins awkward questions might be raised people would go about proclaiming that tung's memorial, (of 300 and odd cha- that before the proposed Company should containing ten mows, with the mostages ascent can be climbed.

itself may to the means of removing up-perhaps "extremities" even might be the heart of Edinburgh was "sound"racters) you can imagine what those of be recognised, it should consist of 60 a large Portion of the European Re-resorted to. The order did not come on the subject. I happened to get on his three other Temple Guardian col-men, of whom not more than 15 should erections and buildings on all the Raid 2.With reference to the proposed direct wards a lorg premises and all Sugar Refining Machin-route to the Gap with a stationary engine, sidences in town to the healthier and cooler a day too soon; a very bad case of the same truck with a man who wander leagues are. Although, however, Chang be already members of the S.V.CO. ery and plant theroon, for a sum not steel-wire rope and patent clip drums, climate of the feak as a permanent dwelling hydrophobia resulted in the death of a ed about with that on his lips. But Chib-tung's memorial was pretty well thought that it would be well for the

think a little study of the question will place? I urge that this scheme bas now young man here last week,

after all, he and those whom he met rubbed under the nose of the foreign promotora of the new Company to make reached a stage in which the services of a Another of the annual meetings of were only in the outskirts of the congre devils-these will not yet succeed in a beginning, even if they had on y 20 exceeding $175,000, and that the Comshow that as permanent institutions anchonetent Railway Engineer may reasonably the Mid-Lothian Rifle Association on gration and could scarcely hear a word getting an insight into Tso Tenng-tang's mon. it would be at least two months pany do establish and carry on at Swa- tas

lines now being generally replaced by tow the business of Sugar Refiners and locomotive railways. If I am not math be called in to place it definitely before us, the beautiful grounds at the Hermitage of the services. It was a farce surely memorial protesting against the Livadia before any a iforms would be required, Sugar dealers."

mistaken their construction in Switzerland whatever form or route he may recommend,

willing to sanction the issue of arrus and The motion was seconded and carried has almost entirely coased now that the and I venture to hope that public support beside the Braid Hills, has come and to speak of their being "sound" any treaty, and which I am told is tenfold and in the m antime he would be quite

dificulties explained in the account of the may be so far accorded to my proposals as to gene since I last wrote. The first day further than in the matter of curiosity, longer then Chang's memorial.

accoutrements for their re minded the meeting that as the S.V.C. The Chairman eaid the Directors had Uetli Kailway I quoted from, are being induce llis Excellency the Governor to take was distinguished by the International and bat was what, took the most of the contest for the Challenge Trophy which crowd to the place. There was a col-

was now constituted the bonds by which every reason to be eminently satisfied overcome so that an ascent of 1 in 14 is the lead in an enquiry of this nature.

start any scheme dealing with large has lain in abeyance for the last three lection at the gate on behalf of the

its members were bound were very light. with the success of the Swatow Branch no longer impossible but common for loco- motives in such a a country. In the Uetli

a portion of Crown property Railway of the Company's business.

It elected its own officers, and was in The offerings way no thought of a stationary engine concurrence and approval of Government years owing to the inability of the teams "Commemoration Fund" whatever

to come to terms as to the shooting that may be. was indulged, and if this were the case in would to my mind be as disosarteans us

bawbee

duty bound to support them. It was copper-the

I saw no A second extraordinary general meet the middle of Europe where mechanical would be unsuccessful, but I am not with-ground. The wind and weather wore chiefly in

impossible for the officers to please evary. workmanship of the first order was at anay out hopes that my proposals may yet receive alike favourable and fine shooting was seemed to predominate.

body. They simply had to wake up ing will be held on Tuesday, there and shcap command continually, how much that amount of official support and encont-made. The English teau, 20 men with silver: but there was one pound-note. corvetto Ashuelot for the North. inst, at the same hour and place, for the more should it be in Chins where the dis-agement to which I humbly submit they are seven shots at each of the 200, 600 and it came in all to £26! Similar services will call at Chefoo, where he will be their minds how to act according to cir purpose of confirming the above resolu-order of such machinery might at any time entliled,

600 yards ranges scored 1798, as agaibet have been held in Glasgow, at Kilbir- joined by Commissioners Swift and cumstances and to do the bost they could. months of

of delay

and where the phy-

Scotland's 1700, and Ireland's 1591, nie, Bothwell, Hamilton and other places Trescott, whose familice will probably He himself did not grudge any time or sical circumstances of olimate are so widely

Wales did not manage a team this year. associated with, or sound in regard to, romain there. The new Minister, in exertion if the men could be mado Ho should be very much different and variable.

England had the two beat single scores the "struggles." One of the best stories conversation with our reporter yesterday, efficient. 97; one Scotchman, Dods of Dunse, in regard to these services was origin-pointed out that it has been the practice pleased if a list of men showing the 3.-The Wanchai Gap route suggested

made 98. At the 200 rauge Scotland ated in the Edinburgh Town Council, of the United States Government to deal number required by the Council for the ON RECORD.

led the score by 1, being 604. The when an application to use Greyfriars with foreign questions as far as possible new Company could be handed in. Mr To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL." following day which was rainy and cold, churchyard was under consideration by in a generous, liberal and straightforward William Bright quite coincided with the Ip Agune, a coolie, wan charged with the is a good one, but it has the great dis-

The treaties at prosent existing gallant Major in his remarks. It would advantage of obliging all residents in

CANTON, August 7ih. was allotted to the "Merry Masons that body, One councillor whom manner. theft of a quantity of iron on the 9th the upper parts of the town first to de-

Ern, An Old Sportsman in your is for the competition for their challenge shall call Black, though that is not his between China and the United States certainly be unwise to break up existing scend nearly to the sea, a drop of some P. C. No. 73, James Edwards, eald he 400 fest, beforo ascending to the Gap lovesus of 6th instant, makes a mistake or

Ride shooting does not seem colour, spoke in rather pedantic tones of had been in existevon now for a consider Companies to form a new one. It was The match ia which W. G. Grace scored

to the nainitiated, nor perhaps even to the precautions that would be necessary ablo number of years, and it was felt essential that the new Company should was on duty about half past 7 o'clock but 880 feet above them. My proposed Al- 344, was not "Gentlemen verzus Player the initiated, to bave much to do with to protect the grounds; and expressed that there wore points on which they boan assured success before it was started. yesterday evening on the Praga East, when

bat M. C. 0. versus Kent, played to July,

Certain events had It was desirable that a sufficient number in the neighbourhood of the long pier hebany Station entirely avoids this,

Considering the precipitous and rooky 1876. The Champion during that month masonry of anykind; but somehow this his hope that nothing would occur that should be revised. BAW & ORD band pome iren from near the nature of the route to be followed by my pinged £1 issings for the average of 127.8 competition seems yet to be "run on" would wound the susceptibilities of those taken place in the United States followed of men should be got together to form centro of the pfer to another man who was

fas proposed line, it may be advisable to rednos

gauge of

of the projected Railway from por innings, the only not out being 318 among the brethren. Each lodge hold-of whom he was one who had friends by certain results, which had caused both the nucleus of a Company and that they Another Americana and Chinese to wish for should be willing to work. With 20 or quietly as possible, but bian approsion of others competent to judge, that I take

for his county against York. But it is the to and so far a concession to the

last sentence of if Old Sportsman's" lettering of the Grand Lodge of Scotland is and ancestors buried there.

at liberty to pay a sabscription and send councillor said he had no fear but the modifications of existing engagementa, 30 sugh men he thought the new Com- axesption 1 to. It is "the largest made. Remembering however that le

gross store ever made in a slogle innings a team of six men-the former especi-"fowk" would behave themselves; and The object of the Commission was to pany would do well, and bye-and-bye be various questions a oredit to themselves and to the S.V.O. bor of all kinds is 29 per cent cheaper in Hong-(by the Royal Engineers, 724 for eight ally. These must be members of the as for the feelings of "freends" he amicably talk over kong than in

in Eugland, and is also according +6 wickets, in 1875) was

mainly owing to lodge sending them; and as it is possi- added that the service was to be in with members of the Chinese Govern In answer to a question from the Rev. to the opinion of Mr Brassey considerably cheaper in England than in Switzerland, Renny-Tallyour's splendid baiting." Thai bie for a mason to belong to more than reference to the Mighty Dead," and

W. S. Helt, Mr Bright thought that it required number of men on a strictly considered quite reasonable that the pro- was truly an extraordinary match, but the one lodge, his mother" lodge lans the be was sure none of Councillor Black's

would hardly be possible to raise the played by a very strong Tasmanian 11 lins should be at least ontimated for a

Total Abstinence basis, but he believed gauge at the same rate per mile which varsus Kast Melbourne one of the strongest first call on each "masonic-shot." It is friends need be disturbed!

Clubs in Australia was more ramarkable has sprung up in connection with this alleged that a system of "fagotteering"

that there were many men in the Settle- the Uetli Railway roterred to as a model and in the largest score aver made la

ment who were abstainers or nearly no, cost for one of 4.8. The estimate of

or Indeed angstore ever mad play go trophy, men being roado masons simply

without being connected

with hoy curiosities, I append the scares in these two mother lodge. One crack shot com- 6th and 8th December, 1879. As cricket that they may shoot on behalf of their

organisation, and he thought that Bome great matches, with the state of the score at plains bitterly that just because of his

of these might be obtained. Company should, he thought, be formed kill his mother lodge sends up a team, says the fall of each wicket.

of which he bas to be a member, though The period between my last letter

under the suspices of Temperance as die none of them scarcely know how to it and this, I would call the dead season,

tinguished from Total Abstinence. Mr a target. Politicians may say whether as nothing has happened. The reprieve

Bright then moved, and Mr Ewen se- 26 faggots should be tolerated, and masons of Chung How, much against the ex- lasaness or mob violence in dealing with conded, the following resolution, which 1 may know whether rifle trophies should pectation of the Chinese, leaves Russia the "Chineso question," it was none the was carried :- 58 he looked for in any corner of a mason's entirely cool. Marquis Tsong by lust, less evident to all that it was a matter of That it is the opinion of thin meeting ikat fodge. All that need be here said is that, advices had not started for St. Peters-grave importance, and that the influx of an additional Company of R de Volant ers 69 as last year, 22 teams competed this burgh. He and the Marchioness give Colcatials had laid them under disabili should be formed under Teraperance ans- 21 year, and that an Edinburgh Lodge in Paris or London one reception after ties and inconveniences, to us no ploce That meanwhile those who aro Caledonian"-won the prize with 356. another, and take good care that every stronger word," which it would be well wiling to form a nuclena of the Compaor Barrhead was victor last year with 348, visit paid to public establishments is to remove or mitigate if possible. The avail themselves of the offer of the Counsil to provide them with the necessary arms 55 and in the previous--the first-year duly recorded in the papers. He has sentiment of the last few lines is, in the and assentrements, If after the prelimin

Inverurie with 311.

got his predecessor's Chinese inter- opinion of Mr Angell, that of the leading ary drill it be found that a sufficient Total,...

On Friday took place what has, I may preter, but not his predecessor yet, and men on the Pacific Coast, and the cir number bo obtained to be incorporated an a State of score at fall of each wicket. say always, been rogarded as the feature without him, as an auxiliary, he would cumstances that certain Acts of the new Company, then the requisite steps 1 for 2 $ 4 F 6

8 7 of the meeting, and has ever been wit. not take the grant responsibility of the Californian Leuislature have been dis-shall be taken to sanotion their amalgama

The proceedings terminated with Fu Acheung, & gram calter, was charged sion than the many theories of late advanced 556 305 395 999 511 525 869 724 nessed by shoals of Edinburgh folks and mission to St. Petersburgh. And so, allowed by Federal Courts, and that tion with the oxlating body.

The spore in from Bell's Life; the follow hundreds of the fairest of her fair,that to the great despair of the war party, President Hayes vetoed the Bill passed with the larceny of a piece of sloth on upon the subject afford. On Friday, August In from The Leader. It will be seen that is, the competition for the Caledonian Taéng-Ki-ts6 makes one condition after by that House to restrict Chinese hearty vote of thanks to M-jar Holliday To Max Kun, a seaman on board the 6th, a careful recent was made from a Reasy-Tailyour's splendid batting" bad Challenge Shield and the Championship the other before starting for St. Peters-immigration, were mentioned by His for his kindness in presiding, and for cannot be Excellency as tending to show that the the encouragement and aid he had p.m. of all persons aconding to little to do with the large score of the Royal of Scottish Volunteer Shots. It is join-burgh, conditions which Annamese ship "LA Tek," said that about and descending from the Peak. On that Engineers. noon on the 6th instant, purchased a day, which was a fine day and may be taken

ed in by no more than three represents-fulfilled, and which give Marquis same spirit pervaded the motives and afforded to the promoters of the Com roll of cotton cloth, and abortly afterwards as a fair average, the large number of 272

tives from each Volunteer company or Telug ample time to postpone his present action of the United States pany. After the meeting a number of when walking along the street with it under Chinees (exclusive of coolica carrying chairs)

corps which contributes a guinea to, the responsible mission to Russia as long as Government. It is probable that the those prosent handed in their names as bis arm some ans ansiched it from behind. walked up to the Peak, while 309 were

100 funds of the Association. In order to possible. No doubt a relief for the question of maturalisation will also bo members, and elected Mr William Bright He at once turned round and saw defendant similarly counted descending, giving an

secure the best men, the subscribing Marquis, but just meeting the views of discussed at Peking by the Commission, to be their representative to obtain the running off with it.

average of 200 Chinese passengers each way. At the same time 47 Europeana ascended

companies hold local competitions in the Russia, who wants to carry on negotin- According to Federal law, it is quite neossary arms, de, from the Municipal and 41 cume down, giving an average of 44

70 course of the year; and so the shield tions only in Peking. The defeats at possiblo for a "white" or a "black" Council, through Major Holliday. seob way. Of the 200 Chinese it is antici-

64 serves as the originator of many a aar- the frontier announced in the tele-person to become a citizen of the United N. C. D. News pated that 44 walked up in the morning in order to carry one quarter of the Europeans dowa, the other 38 Europeans keeping their ren aloft or bringing them from town, and these 44 of course also walked down at night. Whilst carrying chain they were not counted

the

remaining it is anticipated

in a boat. He went along the wharf

observed and the boat at once

WAN

The defendant, who was on the wharf, was pursued by some Chinese and captured

Defendant sald be was employed by

Meesra Mayor & Cia, and at the tice be was

arrested he was only obeying all of stared to End security in $100 to be of

nature,

good behaviour for three months, in default, to be committed for two weeks,

ABBAULT.

iding in Pokfulam Road, Henry Dare, residing was charged with assaulting a Sikh cop- stable on the 8th instant,

It appeared that the defendant had had some dispute with a chair coolie, and that the coolie and complacent went to defan- dant's house to

to reatify matters, when

defendant attacked the constable and threw stones at the chair coolie.

Defendant said the constable excio into his compound and refused to go sway when ordered. He denied baving atrunk him or sree baving touched him to any way.

Fined $2.

CUTTING TRIES,

Hau Sze Mui, a wilow, 50 of age, was fined $2, in default, of days' imprisonment, for cutting trees on Kennedy Road.

In ber defence, the old woman said cut the treas for medicinal purposes.

LABOENY.

6th inst.

in

posed

2'6

18

and the cost at £11,101 per mile, or length still stands therefore at 483 miles $286,000.

6.The werking Expenses are revised. We will now suppose that for seven month of the year the train daily makes 3 double journeys (7.30, 8.30, 9.30 and 10.30 a.m. down, and 4, 6, 8 and 7 p.m. up) of 13.70 miles

per journey or 86.80 miles per day, amounting in 7 months 1 (210 days) to 17,976 miles, called "train miles.""

During the remaining 5 months of the year the train is supposed daily to make 4 double journeys

(8.30 and 9.30 a. down and 6 and 0 p.m. up) or 42.80 miles amount- ing to 6634 frain milos. Total per aanam 22,610 train miles, the average expensos of

in deference to the opinion of others I now take at 80 cents per mile instead of 70 abonum, total working expenses.

dents, amounting in all to $14,766 per an-

Defendant maid ha was walking in the street,

when he saw a piece of cloth and he picked it up. Complainant and several others asked him for it, but he refused to give it up and ran away.

Two months' imprisonmont with hard labour.

ARNAULT,

6.The Returns are also revised.-And here an interesting experiment has been

made so as

to 10.30

Hugh Sharkey, Private in H.M.'z 27th Regiment, was charged with assaulting Pthat one half or 128 went merely for the

the hearing of the case was

remanded till to-morrow.

(Before J. J. Franci', Frq.) Tsang Wai Nam, a broker, pleaded guilty

ARRAULTS.

to having committed an assault on one Luk Kit Shang on the 6th instant and was fined In the sum of $5.

P. O. No. 564, Boonder Singh, was aulting a woman in Tal-

obarged

with

ping aban atreet on the 9th instant.

This charged appeared ont of an attempt on the part of the constable to arrest party engaged in gambling. When be arrived on the spero a general stampede took place and the alleged assault was then assumed to have been committed.

50 cents to 25 cents per journey. The no- tive fare remains at 10 cents.

The Estimate is therefore as follows:--

For 7 months (310 days)

For

44 Europeans travel in the average

Journey

123 Chinese do, do, al 10 gants do.

+

Total per day

Say 60 Chinese (principally work

men) at 10 cents..

12.00

BOTAL ENGINEERS «. L. ZINGARI. Royal Engineers, 12. Hon, M. G. Talbot, run ond Mr L. K. Boott, 4. Hempt b. Cratchley

H. W. Renny-Tallyour, b. Fryer

172

"

..104

LB, Friend, b. Crutchley

7)

H. W. Stafford, o. Fellowes, b. Crutchley

F. F. Maxwell; b. Fryar...

64

P. G. von Donop, ran out ...

101

#1

H. Mitchell, o. Balfour, b. Bassell...

C. W. Stratford, not cut

A. E. Abbatt...

>io bal.

Byes, &c....

.... R. Childers

Capt. Followes

TASMANIA D. EAST MELBOURNE,

East Melbourne 11.

H. Musgrove, b. Boddam W. Gaggin, run out

D. Campbell, 4. kod b. Walter T. Horan, not ont

H. F. Boyle, o. U. W. Butler, b. E.

H. Butler...

C. G. Allee, o. C. W. Buller, b.

Bidebottom E. P. Hastings, b. Davior E. Elliott, Martin, b. Boddam

W. Walahe, o. Davies, b. G. W. Butler.., W. Trapp, a Watson, b. C. W. Botler W. Logan, b. Bayley

Bye, &c.

Total,...

(By an Occasional Correspondent.) EDINBURGH, 1st July.

721

250

17

49

74

China

PEXING.

The Peking correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury, writing July 24th,

ment, to ask them for their opinions and arrangements which would prove satis suggestions, and, if possible, to make factory to nationals of both countries. The Chinese Consul at San Francisco had informed His Excellency that the Chinese themselves in America felt to a certain extent dissatisfied with the present condition of things. And on the other hand, many gentlemen of position, educa- tion, and culture in that city had told him that while all thoughtful men would cortainly deprecate anything like law.

Shipping Intelligence,

The

The following la corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papers, 0:-

VESSELS TO ARBIYE.

AT HONGKONG.

Left. Name ch

From

Glasgo

N'egstic (n.n.w.)

London

Cardiff

Cardiff

Glasgow

Disn

Miramar (.) J. A. Briggs,

Glasgow

Glargon

Penarth

12, Wegs,

Cardiff

25, Channel Queen, 28, James Bailey,

Cardiff

Penarth

June.

29, Great Admiral, 31, Dorothea, 81, Orion,

Penarth

Chixhaven

Oard.ff

8, Caberfeldth,"

N'castle (...) London

Titania Valo of Doom, Jerfalcon,

sery for our volunteer shots. The com- grams amount to nothing but frontier States, but no provision has been made petitors thas assembled from all corners aquabbles which usually happen in ex-for the naturalisation of foreigners, the 42 of "braid" Scotland had a fine day cited times. Your news that Tso started colour of whose skin is not described by 15 for the contest, and up till a late hour for Humi, and of which there seems not one of those two words. No Chinese 2 there was a prospect that the result the slightest doubt, gives those tole- or Japanese can therefors become a would launch into fame another of those grams more importance, as although he citizen of the "Great Republic" under men whom it is so desirable to see in is supposed to be in Hami, yet he must the existing law. In addition to this bar, however, there exists another in the C. No. 644, Hakka Singh, on the 9th purpose of carrying loads and not to labor at

the front, young men known at home as have his fingers in that pio. instant, while in the execution of his duty; the Poak, while the remaining 123 were Stato of score at fall of osch wicket.

Nothing has been done in another Burlingame treaty itself, in which the

1. Humber, clause It appeared that the constable had received labourers, servants, tradespeople and friends 1 for 2 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 good volunteers and steady marksmen,

1 Rioca Genova, to hospital, and the cessitated his removal who may be relied on as bona fide passon-15 162 269 865 528 663 645 715 737 742 but who have never distinguished them very important question, and that is the Chinese Government inserted

selves, perhaps from want of opportani continuation of the Peking Conferences; which would prevent it from losing any

April The Australian Eleven at present in Eng-

36, Meteor, gers.

17, Kepler, The fares in my former scheme being land had up to June 24th, played 10 matty, in a regular "wapinstaw. I refer when the representatives separated last of its subjects in this manner. In reply to Montgomery of Bute, a fine specimen autumn it was understood between them to a query as to what his opinion was as generally thought to high for Europeans, ches-winning 8 and drawing 2.

VICTORIAN. now reduce them by one-half, viz. from

of a red and lively Celt. Shortly after that they should meet again during the to the course the United States Govern 27, Almas, seven o'clock he came back to the long autumn of 1880; you may now consider ment would be likely to take with regard 29, Cores, LETTER FROM SCOTLAND. range, 600 yards, with a score of 65, this idea abandoned, and quite naturally to Corea, Mr Angell said that the matter May.

Russia is involved in the Livadia was entirely outside his knowledge He and made an excellent score up to his so. penultimate. Just before he fired it, the treaty. The German Minister anxiously himself did not know that the U.S.S. We are now fairly in the " dog days" bugle ordered all to "eenee firing." expects the ratification of the result of Ticonderoga bad been to Corca until France he arrived in Japan. The commission both ways por day at 25 cents per $22.00 and have had some piping hot weather. This stopped Montgomery's score at 00; his four years negotiations.

2400 If every dog has his day-Mr Irving for his nerves were worsted and his last looks towards Tongquin. The United ander which Commodore Shufeldt had renders it "hay "these are very hard bullet sent back no sound or signal from States embassy is in a state of thorough noted had been conferred on him direct $46.60 days for the Edinburgh dogs. That the target. But for long he was regard- topsy-turvy, and they have their work from the Federal Government, and there. For seven months.. 9,386.00 happens by reason of a recent odiet of ed sa the coming man, and many an old cut out in the immigration scheme fore His Excellency could not make any 5 months (155 days)

the Lord Provost and Magistrates of the shot scanned his figure while not a few Spain with the emigration difficulty; and statement on the subject,

It will be interesting to watch the Say 12 Europeans as above at 25

city, which requires that all dogs be more timid creatures left their study of the other Ministers are all scattered to cents

$6.00 muzzled or led or properly in charge, the targets to gaze upon his red locks the four quarters of the compass, and progress of negotiations. The Chefoo otherwise they will be apprehended by and raddy cheeks or perchance to get a there remalus now only our worthy Convention is still incomplete; Mr. Von the police and carried or conducted to glimpse of the clear bright eye of the representative, the British Minister, Brandt's weary laboura "began in 1875, $18.00 the prison especially provided for men supposed champion of Scotland. But, whose policy is quite a isolated as that and are all awaiting the promised .. 2,700.00 bers of the canine species. These are while this was going on, Paton of the 3d of the present Ministry at home. No-Ides of March. Mesars Swift and Total Passenger Receipts par ann. $13,576.00 hot to exact words of the order, but Lanark and Macdougall, Port Glasgow, body asks him anything, and he might Trescott; may be quicker, but if they they convey its meaning. The result had crept past his score to 91, and for shed tears, like Jules Favre at Ferrieres, fail,-as may be the case according to 7.-We now come to the question of goods has been most irksome on the dogs. the fourth year in auccession a tie had at the indifference of his colleagues. Of all proedents they will, says the Japan. Bo All, cook to Mr H. L. Mather, light trafle, and here again a few actual facts From the tiniest poodle to the stately St. to decide who was to hold the honour of one thing I can assure you that he Herald, have the consolation of knowing house keeper in the Harbour Master's Do place us on secure ground than mere Bernard they may be met on the streete cotland. Thousands of people pressed would not be asked to mediate in the that the world will not Impute demerit partment, we obarred with baving absented opinion. The Contrastar who built the fol wearing mussles and biting the dust, or around the aring point, and much ner present Russo-Chinese difficulty, al on account of their want of success. The hfielt from duty to day without leave, lowing houses tells me that the money he at all events endeavouring so to do, vousness was exhibited by them as to though he might be proud to attribute truth is, as Herr Von Brandt has found 26, Hannah W, Dudley,

Defendant admitted the charge and was actually expended on the carriage of mala rubbing the thongs against stones or the result which only by the last of his to himself the reprieve of Chung How out by this time, the fault does not eva fenced tpp Bus of $2.4 to auffer rials to the Peak whilst they were in course searing them with their paws and loudly seven dealding shot was proclaimed Judging by the high distinction which entirely rest with the spentacled, whito, Importer, els days Imprisonment with bare

with hard labour. of erection at the dates named was as fol- bewailing their nohappy condition. Bat for Paton He was forthwith exalted was conferred the other day by Ruasla beaded men of the Toung 11 Yaman, who Ju LABUANIES, Woog Akeral, 200olic, was charged with Mr. Philippe's Homes $500, Apelli 8 to Sep. 14, they become familiar with the restraint. to that very uncomfortable position, on the German representative, I should it and evade in such perfect style and shoulder-high," and carried round the not be astonished if he should be called lio according to the beat example of I happen to number among my so-

ancient time. The old men dare not stealing a quintity of iron, the property of { Mr. Jackson's $760, August 16 1878 to quaintances a huge St. Bernard of ton grounds in triumph to the music of the upon to say the last word

In official circles, as I maid, silence break with tradition, and are in mortal the Hongkong and Whampoa Dunk Com-

Jane 18, 1879. der age. At first no reasoning would pipes. The Főn Pth instant

$700, About the same convince her that the mussle was only a I have very little idea indeed what prevails But remours amongst the fear of Censors and provincial authorities Euphrates. Mr D. Gilller, the Secretary of the Com-

time.

joke, so far as she was concerned, and views renders of this may entertain re population are not scarut. The Peking of the old school. If Russia manages to Glencoe, $600, Nov. 10. 1870 to pany, appeared to prosecute

intended as downright earnest only so garding the conduct of Richard Cameron plebs in the Empire are known for the give to China a thorough shaking, so May 8, 1879.

far as regarded naughty dogs that bite, in proclaiming wor sgainst King nicknames they give to political person-that the effete ways have to be abandoned, John Nicholson. For some mornings she was compelled Charles as a usurper and a tyrant but ages, which go through the whole Messrs Swift And Trescott will find that to adopt the offensive gear, however, perhaps as I was in Greyfriars Church-Empire. Every one of the loading por-Li, or Teo, or Ting will be ready with Deucalion (s) Beven other houses were being erosted at whilst out for a morning walk with a Yard on Sunday, at the time, I may sonalities in Peking has a nickname, a quick and decisive yea er uay. Perkaps the same time and two more, (with large servant, and now she comes quietly over refer to the services held there on the by which they are known even to the the Commissioners. may, on account of Elakon Adelaton (4.) coolto,

Cheung Aun, pleaded additions to two others) since, giving 13 guilty to having stoku a saw on the 8th buildings in progress in 3 years, with rates and holds up her head in order to re- bicentenary of the "Sanquhar Declara- remotest corners of the Empire. Even the impending crisis, arrive at a fortunate Adolph.

After tion." The services were conducted, I Prince Kung has his nickname, which time, and if these gentlemen can perform Instant, and was sentenced to three months of camage charges in proportion. At the coive her matutinal pinioning. imprisonment with hard labour,

same time Government has been planting her constitutional trot out she is released need scarcely say, by that admirer of however, I would not like to mention the feat of revising the treaty and re- Cashmere,

Defendant was convicted of the assault and was sentenced to seven days' imprison- ment with hard labour, and to pay $1 amends to complainant, in default three days further imprisonment with burd Labour.

-'ABSENT" TEÒM DUTY.

Defendant pleaded gulity, and wes non- tenced to six months' imprisonment, the first and last fourteen days of which were

to be passed in solitary confinement, the Tomainder with hard labour.

Another

T

Mr. Brereton'

Mr. Anton's

Tatal per day For five months

1878.

Total....$3,900, in 14 months by

one contractor.

10, Dr Petermann, 10, Agate Muir, 16, Oldbridge, 10, Claverhouse

17, Goldhunter, 23, Annie H. Smith, 24, Blairhoyle, 24 Hotspur,

25, Examble,

40, Alice Mary,

Antwerp N'oantle (3,6.W.)

Cardif Hamburg

London

'castle (x.B.W.) Ourduff

N'castle (N.. W.)

Bardia Cardi Penarth Elamburg London

N'castle (x.a.W.) N'qantle (8,B.W.)

Feanzth

K'estls (2.4.W.) N'aatio (..w.)

2, Falloweed,

6, Brunette,

LOADING FOR UHINA' AND JAYAN PORES,

At London, Steamer via Bica Canal,

Ajax

Balling Fessels At Liverpool

At Hamburg.

-At Newcastle, N&W.