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suing from the volcano.

The report of Commander Huntington has been referred to Capt. De Kraft, in charge of the bydrographie section of the Bureau of Navigation, and the change will

bo made on the cliarte.

THE CHINA MAIL.

three months with hard labour; the lottery Shameen residents also assembled on board gear to be confiscated. Ten dollars of the the Aukiang (which bore the American flag at the fore in compliment to Mr Lincoln) to wish him health and happiness in his future

FETTY

LARCENY,

Chun Acheng, bawker, was sent to gaol for fourteen days, thirteen of them in soll- tary confinement, and the remainder with hard labour, for stealing pair of shoes,

garber,

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nuc,

No. 5417,-NOVEMBER 19, 1880.]

next morning at 4

be able to read with sach understanding as heavier duty, though the so talter articles required two-thirds of the crews of Baya he did not think it prudent to ap then unknown; proach the volcano on the dirt, but a boat o'clock, go; under weigh with the boats,

they have got; and if they are unly a are not in such demand as to render American ships to be citizens; necessity twentieth part of all the boys in China, vir importation or non-importation a compelled its repeal, else it would have there must be forty millions of boys. Then was lowered and pulled within one bundzed: Wont round the northern side of the J./ne, if paid, to go to the informer

atter of much consequence to the Re-driven the American flag from the sea, Jarda of it. reef, or island, is in process

surely we must allow some margin for boys PETTY LARGENT ON BOARD SHIP,

Added to the regular duty on for there were no American sailors to that can read who do not, try for a degree. of formation. Soundings were obtained in land till we saw the light, and for the first

Cam Sn Dean, the quarter-manter of the from five to twenty-nine fathome. The time then saw where we were. Then a S. & Conquest, who remanded on the

And if we add the dne proportion of women opium, comes the lekin duty which navigate American vessels. The repeal water was fall of sabes and mond, and some

3. The return of a Missionary party and children as well as of men over forty, greatly enhances its value to nearly of the extra wages law should have fol- at once that this wana Spanish atation; wont 17th inst., on a charge of stealing five eggs of this and one spoolmen of the bottom ware brought on board. The volano bears north, on shore and were hospitably received. from the ship's stores, was sgate before the (oorupying two hosts) from a tour extending who after all do not tauster very largely at doublo that of its import worth, there lowed. Tine plinuscology of the statute 44 degrees west; distant three miles from Stayed here for fourteen days. This place Court, and some further evidence having to Leen Chow city, on the Western affluent the literary examinations, we shall have a fore making opium an article which, if is very obscuro and its different sections population exceeding the 300,000,000 usual-sucoafully souggled, wil not alone hard to be reconciled: 1 reversed the been given by the second officer of the place, the south-west end of the Landing Plant, Bames wars noticed lawas 23 miles from the place where the steamer, the prisoner was sentenced to be of the North river, and lasting four weeks; y given. But the fact is the standard of amply pay the smuggler, but will also rule of construction that prevailed under imprisoned for fourteen days, thirteen of during which they suffered na discourtesy oven one in twenty able to read; or so make a visible decrease in the amount my predecessors and adopted one more scholarship may be fixed so high as to make vessel went on shore. Took the Spaniak them to be in solitary confinement, and the from the people where they lauded, nor were low as to adrait about a half of the adult of revenue of the country, 1t will be favorable to, the ship. I have endeavor. steamer from the Marivoles to Manila; and remainder with hard labour.

the authorities remiss in proper duties to male population to the aircis of the literate. no exaggerated amount to set the value to reduce the collection of extra thence the officers and crew having been paid

A native scholar, to whom we referred this smuggled opium in China at the rate wages to a minimum, yet the records

·ward them.

question, admitted that one in twenty was of two million dollars per annum, but it show more money collected under my off there have come on here by way of Amoy,

Turning now to the weather report, about the average of those who might rea- is not cur intent to enter upon the sta rule, with no increase of shipping, than The Captain and his wife and daughter, who were on board with him at the time, have

have little change to motion until to-day, and sonably try for degrees, but he added that tistics thereof, but merely to give an under lit Bailey's. His annual average of

ten in twenty might be able to keep no- remained behind at Manila. There was

now, although the flags Indicate an eddy counts and write business and family letters, insight into the various ways and means extra wages returned was about $700, wind varying from N. to S. W. and the How many of the 17 literali, whom the Doc employed by the professional Chinese which was absorbed in vouchers for the relief of destitute women; while in OIL Petrollam 1 part, Refined Pitob 3 as we stated before, no loss of life. All

thermometer has risen to 76, the dryness tor Boda la every 18 of the population of smuggler towards affecting his purpose. parts, Orade Add, Carbonle 2 parta-Mithe orew were Europeans, savo a Chinese

do Opinm may be smuggled either in its eleven months I have collected about Painted on the sides of beams, &, it

of the atmosphere and marking of the will effectually destroy "white ants,"Inook and another Chinese servant.

narrow cipally, however, in the former mauacr. aware the Departament cannot of its own dian Agriculturist

barometer at 80 shaw a continuous mon- for a night and a day, each in his narrow raw state or prepared; it is done prin- $1,300 with no charges for relief. I am soon: During the interval of nine days the cell," could produce each a poom

say, scriptural or historical share of amung, and of them all to procure its repeal or modification degree of dryness has equalled any period er two essay's on themes assigned by the The open parts of China all have their will repeat the statute, but its influence

themes? There is at present a dead set in Canton ranks the first. The most of the would be potential. I remember, the barometer standing at 30

certain quarters against "the classical or opian smuggled into Canton is done by book 19 to 30 23 and thermometer 61 to 66 at 7 a.m. to 720 at 3 pm., with an ok language" of China, as a medium of the employes of the various hoats ruu

communication, and all

all sorts of exaggerning between that poet and Hongkong. almost continually clear sky and brightations are indulged in with the view of The places of concealment are innumer

it. But it is impossible for

for any moon-lit nights; the only variation, indead, Luckward and diegusted Sinologist to get rid all, and to illustrate the sani wa give a being on two or three secasions such auf the fact that it is both admired and ex-desrption of a few of the modes (II.

tonsively used by the 300,000,000 as a Uny jeh, A won a child, the whois; and that there ne strur way of latter carrying a drum and playing reaching their hearts tan by a free and thermo; the dit was found to contain ransterly use of their book longangs. The bls of Malwa opium. Another old Fresident of the Tungwea College should

In June last, according to the report of the Protector of Emigrants to Jamatea, the ship Chetas left Port Regal for India with some 370 return immigrants" on board, bound for their native India A good many of them seem to have found emigra

man, tion extremely profitable. Of the 2361 89 were in a position to lodge Rs. 4,070 at for transmission the treasury at Port Royal to India, an average of upwards of £65. Besides this, many took considerable sums

sovereigns,

Qae had with him £90 in 1 600 thom They also had amongst gold. worth of jewellery. Nepaul Singh is an example of what good fortone sometimes awaits the Indian coolie in Jamalda Ke paul Singh went there in 1881, and he returns with £1,275 in hard a feavleg also some landed property behind lidma

The

value 20 cents, on 19th inst.

AFTSMFT TO OBTAIN GOODS BY FALSE PRETENOLA,

The Fuk Chal, 21, fishmonger,pleaded gulity to a charge of attempting to obtain ofthing valued $13 ander falso protonces, a forging complainant's usstap, on the 18th was sentenced to bo imprisoned for one month, the first and last fourteen days to be in solitary confins ment and the remainder with hard labour,

SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(Before His Lordship the Chief Justice, Sir charming dappling of the sky with beauty,

Jolm Smale.)

an hour before sunset, as would enchant Shakespeare or a Claude.

Friday, Nov. 19.

BURGLARY,

China.

usual story has to be told of the ferocity of the natives in theas quarters. Before the vessel was well aground some three or four Lundred were on board of her, plundering the wreck of everything valuable. Those who were on board the vessel saved nothing except that which they stood to. The wreck as it stood had been sold at Manils before the latest advices left, blit we have not learned who the purchaser was, nor what the prios was for which it was sold. The Goldhander was a vastel of 1,255 tons, some 15 or 18 years old. Capf. Freeman is a navigator well-knowi and highly respected on and around this station for the last ten years or more, There had been no possibility of taking any We read frequently of good swimmer who sights whatever for five or six days; the suddenly sink in the water without any weather www thick, hazy, and rainy; and apparant, cause. The common explanation there seems no reason to bellove that the of such an scoident in that the swimmer Is seized with cramps; but an English disaster was due to other means than naval officer offers a different solution of uncontrollable powers of the elementa. the phenomenon. He bases his theory on We note, in the Manila papers, come for long time da Aden harbor, and it particulare concerning this catastrophe his own experience. His ship was lying: was the practios for cricketing parties to The correspondent of the Diario de Manila wim from the come to the shore every of Balabao writes under-date of 5th Nor. i the house, complainant found the front and for a few minutes at the flag-staff station. evening, having their clothes sent in a small boat: Of course there was a raos to bo stond got to the beach first. The writer, in the course of a sharp struggle for

off

ember, that "an unfortunate maritime ac sideas, took place ou some of the refs this Island. The American ship froid

AMOY,

(Gazette.)

a

the Northern States of America, con mor How many of them, if shut

and one

I

H

1 lve the lionor to be, Sir,

Your obedient servant, (signed.). JNO. 8 MOSBY,

U. S.Consul."

Cunsul "Mosty to the Assistant Secretary of State, Washington.) U. S. Consulate,. Hongkong, May 24, 1880, HON. JOHN HAY,

Assistant Secretary of State, remember this, and not encourage the belier Woman sunuggled two half balls of Patna.

Washington, D. C. Mr. McKean appeared for the prosecution,

that more but candidates for degrecs eau opium by cutting a ball in two and

placing the same in imitation of bey Sir,--My knowledge of the practics Lam Acboang, a seaman, unemployed,

make any use of the book style, flouteualy entering the complainant'e was charged, Arst with burglarionaly and

The essay on the Three Religions, which breasts. Opium has been discovered in of my predecessors, as well as of other have struggled for the supremacy in China the case of a clock, the works of which consulates, convinces ine that "there is" house and carrying away therefroma à dress- Yesterday morning (14th) about 9 am and ultimately sought an amalgamation, had been removed; in the cock's "cop-great recklessness and many abuses ing case, containing a number of articles of jewellery, and secondly with receiving the res dent on Kaslangsu observed a large two-ahews wide rearch and original thug, pers "cncload in bladers cooking along connected. with the relief fund for dis-

masted steamer making for this port ap-and

It is a notorious fact with the food for the table; in cavitier tressed sonmeu. said dressing caso, and Ite contouts, know-parently on fira abaft the main mast. The Tunis, and Buddista, say out in the beams and planking of vessals; that not one of a houlted of the seamen iog the same to have been stolen, On the the complainant, who lives at No. 14, Ta Kok-taui, British Kowloon, was awakened from his sleep by hearing some one moving in his bed room, and saw a man, whom he identified as the defendant, making lafs escape through the widow. On searching

the distinction of Confucianis

uight of the 27th Oct., Chan Chung Hot dance are describal as showing in bright ethical, physical, and metaphysical, has, weuderneath a child being carried by who uavigate American ships are

back doors down-stairs had been opened,

to

and also discovered that the dressing case in Court, containing his wife's jewellery, had been taken away. Information was given the Folies on the following morning, which led to the arrest of the prisoner; the dress ing case being found wrapped up in a cloth hiden under the bed of an old woman who lived in a but short distance frum nom- plainant's hques, where the prisoner had left it, the woman not knowing that it was

stolen property.

The Jury returned a verdict of guilty of burglary, the first count; not guilty on the second evant; and the prisoner was sen- tenced by the Judge to two years' penal servitude, to be kept in solitary confine- ment for three months in each year, no term to exceed one month at a time.

arising from explosions of oil flashes, with large volumes of smoks as if or gunpowder. Whon nearing the island of Taing nau the fire seemed to be got under and he again har steered North and proceeded on

She was subsequently signalled 10

We understand that the French barque Chateaubriand was sold to & British anh- jeot in Swatow and that the asid vossel it on Sunday last for that Port to change flag.

think, a sound foundation.

After this follows an exposition of the woman; cook's chopping board has American citizens, pet great many ethical (Confucian) Philosophy of the Chi-boon found so out hollow and filled consuls seem to be under the impression nese, with a native chart fectly translated with opium; bamboos filled with opium that any one who has ever been on the Here Dr. Martin seeks to viudicate the are quito a common method of sunggling articles of un American ship is for ever claim of Confucius to be called a philosopher, the drug neat, milk, and soup tins alter entitled to the bounty of the on the ground that he loved wisdom, pet- ceived it by intuition, and recommended it have passed the Customs as provisions, United States Government.

the valuable drug ; balls of opium have fully husbanded to protect American with antherity; though he did not meddle whereas they have all been titled with therefore of the relief fand being care- with exe. By essays may be taken as boon placed in an ordinary leter press, soumen in genuino crees of distress, it is setting forth the physical theories of Tauism, pressed out flat and painted with water wasted on a class of foreigners who

The next two

A)-

We notice that about one dozen Chinese under the two heads of Itualism and. A colors to imitate Uhiuess books.

War Janks went out to-day (16th) opposite the White Fort (Cornwallis Rock) for a few

boom drill,

THE INTELLECTUAL LIFE OF THE CHINESE,

18

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It would fill a volume to enumerate all the places wherein opium bas been found smuggled, and it will be well to close with the following little episode which occurred some time ago on one of the Canton River Boats. It scares that

Instead

have no claim-on our Government. I would suggest, therefore, that the class of seamen entitled to relief, as well as the class of cases, be more specifically defineil than is now done in the Con-

the lead, opened his mouth to breathe, and some of the spray Aging in the wind get Bunter struck on a rook and waï making latu bis throat and took passage down the much water. The accident took place on trachea. "I could neither," he says, “;

'gel any breath in or any out, and I soon began the 24th October. The grew took to the to fool I was dying on the top of the water.boats, arriving at this port twenty-four There must have been a dozen men close hours after they abandoned the ship. The

sulur Regulations. Iesd to me, but I could not speak, much call to them 1 kept swimming on for the crew numbered 22, including, the Captain shore. In about thirty seconds my sensor (Mr Joshua Freeman), who had his wife began to leave me, i cessed swimming, and my legs went down, when, luckily for and daughter with him. The Governor of me, they touched the bottom violent this place, Don Juan Lopez de Mendoza, jump helped me to caughs up the drop of received them in the best way he

staggered on

on shore

and foll quito. exhausted on the beach, much to the could. The Gold-Hunter was on a voyago surprise of all the men with me. It is the from Cardiff to Houghong,, with a cargo of opinion of this gentleman that many fatal accidents to swimmers are due to a drop water in the windpipe. A couclusive proof that they are not due to cramp, is the fact that a man rescued, within two minutes of sinking in this mysterious manner, always found to be beyond all hope of

WATCE.

resuscitation.

3

EXPERIMENTS have been made with dyna mo-electricity for propelling tricycles; but this involves carrying considerable extra weights, mara promising motive

•power!

to

coal, and owing to the foggy and otherwing bad weather of these days, she went almost without a known direction until the so- cident occurred, whleb la of some import ance, as neither the ship or the cargo can

be saved."

*

LAKCENY.

Chua Aying was found guilty by the Jury of stealing a pair of cotton trousers, which had been hang outside somplainant's hones to dry. Four previous convictions for petty lareny were admitted by the prisoner, who was sentenced by His Lord- ship to penal servitude for three years.

(China Review)

Hanlin Papers. Essays on the Intellectual Life of the Chinese. By W. A. F. Martin, D.D., LJ.D., President of the Tungwon College, Peking. London, Tribner & Os; Shanghus, Kelly and

search.-Foochow Herald.

chemy. Dualism, though universally so- cepted in China as Confucian, is really more allied to Tanism, in as far as Tauism is materialisti. It hus little allinity with the We note the arrival to-day (10th) in .thical system of Confucius. And wherever M. B. Swinger of Mr W. Holland of Bera tras dritual element is recognized by the Taulsts, or by any other school, there Majesty's Consular Service from Takao.

I would further suggest that consuls is trinity, ... Yin, Yang, and the inseratable information had been received by some be prohibited from employing what are Unity of both, which is Spirit. With re- gard to Alchemy we are inclined to question of the Customs officers that a large quan known as shipping masters" (valgarly the author's conclusion that it is in-tity of opium was going to be "run"; called "erings") who are always the digenous to China." This and other things and they thereupon searched the vessel, keepers of sailors' boarding houses, and make their appearance in Chinese history but without result. The Captain of the a very vicious class of men. The con- during the 2nd century B.C, in a manner vessel, upon the search having onded, ection of such a person with the Con- which excites suspicion that they were im- invited the officers, (there were two,) to suinte always exposes it to the suspicion ported. It must be admitted, however, that tittin. Upon acceing the same and of being interested ha the profits of the the Chiness have shown great ingenuity in

y found the table boarding house. This has been a great. working the materials supplied by early entering the cate

"large disbes with evil in the Consulate Service and has Walsh, 1880.

Tauism and the Yibking into the system of filled with five or

ch latter the captain greatly contributed to demoralize it. I Hamlin, or the Forest of Pencils," is the Alchemy, if they did borrow It, and that silver cover and name e of the highest literary order in China: our author's argument is plausible. The told the steward to remove. The steward am the first consul at Hongkong who The name was first given to a Bociety of erudition displayed in these papers is sinstond of doing a provveded to take has not employed ons and the conse Scholars employed by the Emperor as his genuine on the Chinese side as on the Euro away the covered dishes to the pantryquence has been that the relacions of scribes (about A.D. 718); and, at the present pean, but we must enter a gentle Pro when the lid of one fell to the ground the Consulate with the slip-masters in dag, the Hanlin Academy, in Peking, Dr. against negligence and in courauy as to Martin teils sa, is one of the pivots of the details, which sometimes mar the beauty disclosing a coplote pyramid of balls of port have never been disturbed, as the Empire, and the very centre of its literary of a paragraph, or, as in the case of Al- Malwa opium. As a matter of course interests of the Consulate are not in activity Why this high-sounding title chemy, vitiate the conclusion of a whole the rest of the dishes were examined and antagonism to the shipping interests, should be given however to a collection of essay. Here are two examples of what we a proportionate quantity of the drug I think consuls should also be instructed The Ground, looking on at some performance Fapers embracing such subjecte as elemen-mean. It is affirmed f. 10) that, if the found, which was duly seized by the not. to give, any preference to sailora".

tary education, the three Religions, Al-Hanlin Academy were only six hundred chemy, Chinese Fables, and Renaissance in years old, it would still enjoy the distius Customs officers, and a seizure to a large China, is not very apparent. Perhaps the lion of being more than twice as ancient as amount was the result of their final

the in heat reason that oan be given is that it is any similar institution now extant mors bigh-sounding than "Tungwen," the Western world: Why, without insisting name of the college over which the author on the truth of the tradition that Oxford Alfred, it presides. But the subject of the first esany University was founded by King

Academy and

is aertain that two English and several con- stretch of language be called a "Haulintinental seats of learning are more than 600 Paper." For the sake of the ne tou it

bame

years of age. Again, ou page 303, it seems this essay is placed first, instead of three systems of religion have appeared that which treats of elementary education. on the areas of the empire, and struggled The crder of the first three essays should be for assendaney since the sixth century bufere reversed, thus: Education in China, the Christian era." The ambiguity of this Competitive Examinations in China, sentence has to be removed by referring The Haulin Yuan or Imperial Academy." back to page 153, where we read, Bug In this way the reader would approach by his was little known in China prior to the Nov. 18-

gradnal

instead being hurried is now The essays on Chinese Prose and Roistol- The local incidents of the interval ainos Glorys the "Palace of Literary year A.D. 08."

into the presence of royalty on the first page, ary composition, and on Renaissance, as well. Coneul Mosby to the Assistant In those parts can be turned out by lndian | H.

Mr O'Conor's recent reports Rev... fb, Mariboru, Charley, my note the 10th, in the arder of date, These essays, however, dia education are as that-ca Sceniar Literature written for title

baye be he following:-

well written and full of lnteresting and Conferenos of Missionaries in Shanghai, Ju have shown how large a quantity of Chinese G. U. Price, Rossall, a Forbes, b Charley,

raluable information. They repay a May, 1877, are delightful reading, tea (rabhish, as much of it is) Ends its way W. H. E. Darby, Winchester, b Ryues, 18 Aking calamity at a theatrical perusal, and the general reader will have the Renaissance in China," which Dr. through India So Cer

Central Asia ; and le is F. A. Newington, Marlborough, not out, 2 perform

in the Si-chen district, about no difficulty in slipping the occasional Chi- Martin finds well expressed by two charac anly necessary for the Government of India S. G. Bird, Marlborough, e Bitchie, b

40 miles W. from this vity; whereby nese phrases, and quotations from other tere now frequently met with in the State to take depided motion, to promote arrange-

learned languages, that are introduced by hundrede

len, women and children lost way of oredentials. ments for supplying, with Indian tes, the

In fact these add a papers, rising or rallying in the vast demand that already existé: in Tibet.

their live actual number of victime pleasing piquancy to the Dostor's style middle, we bave perhaps for the first time In that as you little known. country, tea is

which

be sorry to miss. Bat an approach to a philosophy of Chinese being. st. at 600 to 1,000, pending a students of Chinese must not expect to history

should almost universally imported in the form of

The object of the author seems to be to with ease the gharacters which are BU bricks, and is used as currency as well

Certain

kinds of brick tea

Wickets fall-1 for 3; 2 for 2; 3 for exnetdess cause large audiences on such however reckoned by weight, but by the 170; for 1720 for 177; 10 for 177. brick; the weight of which, and presum- ably the quality is more or less constant. Thus & sword may be worth three bricks, or

is compressed air, which has been applied

purpose in

in Americs, with the result that a

a speed of 28 miles bour is attain- able. It is proposed to establish pumping stations at the principal towns, where the supply of compressed air could be renewed an payment of a fea. But where would the cyclist be if the reservoir, which forms his seat, were to burat under the pressure? Bicitur ad fra.

with

LARGENT FROM THE PISSON. Wong Akin was found guilty by the Jury CRICKET.

of steading a pisos of aliver, value 10 couie from the person of Chan Laeng Ohung on the first of November. FOBLIO SCHOOLS. V. THE 'WORLD,

The complainant was on the Recreation, This match was opened to-day. School-boys went first to the bat and finish-going on, when prisoner took the 10 cent picco in question from his pocket. The ed their first lunings with 177, of which theft was witnessed by two Polios Con Mr W. Donman contributed the splendid pro previous convictions by the Police noore af. 84. The "World" had run RP, Magistrate and one conviction for felony no wicket down, a score of ́14, when time were admitted by defendant, bu having the Hanlin was callied. The match will be resumed at only come out of gaol or the ins of the her last. The learned. Judge remarked that 11 am. to-morrow. Wo append to day's the prisoner was one of a class that were far more troublesome out of prison than in, and sentenced him to three years' penal servitude.

BOOTO:

PUBLIU SCHOOLS BOYS,

1st Luninge.

THE English market is so overstocked Indian teas that planters are driven to seek other markata for the rapidly accessing. produce of Indian tes gardens. Australis How promises sooner or later a Large H. 8. Tunnard, 27th, Rugby, b Charley, 0 demand for the pura srtials supplied from J.J. Pardon 27th, Marlborough, run out 2 India; but the countries across our fron A. R. Blandy, Chaiteulian, b Charley, 16 tiers should afford an almost inexbanatible W. Dunman, Cheltenham, o Forbes, b demand, if the kind of ten most in demand

growers."

Ritobio

Hynes,

B

out. 2

14

B. H. Deacon, Marlborough, a and b

Hynes, me

Byas 8, log byes 2, wides 1, moons

A

stables.

Canton.

w

it may

will

by

CONSULAR FEES AND EXTRA WAGES.

boarding-masters, but allow free com- petition among them. This is my rule and it has been found to work much better than the old one, which gave Peter Sanità a monopoly of the shipping business. In my opinion it is no part of the duty of a consul to undertake to We take the following important cor- furnish crews, through the agency of a respondence from the New York Mari-shipping master; it is not only not his time Registor. It will he found of duty but lugly improper, for it exposes considerable interest and importance to hit to the temptation and auspicion of any of our readers, especially to the buing in collusies with the shipping American shipping community, We master, who exerts all his influence to. may have a word to say upon the subject stir up strife on board the ship in order to increase the number of discharged by and by

seamen

Secretary of State, U.S.)..

U. S. Consulate, Hongkong, Jun. 2d. 1880.

Assistant Secretary of Stato,

Washington, D. C. Sir:

HON, CHARLES PAYSON,

Your dispatch e. 21 dated Aug. 20, 1879, has been received. As it does not remove the uncertainty in my mind on

177ficial common that must itself fall ofdented in this volume by an irregular bring together in this volume as many atray the subject of Consular fees, I presume form the principal money of Tibetane, D41; fór 48 ;. 6 for 113; 6 for 188; 7 for occasions include hundreds of travellers out agate of spelling. For example, three papers from his pen as he thinks worth to renew the discussion of it. In the

A

a beverage. Ger

THE WORLD.

horse may be worth twenty bales of 11. de C. Forbes, not out.... bricks, the bale containing four brisis The price of brick tea per lb. avoirdupois. H. Taylor, not ont..

Fane at Lksess from six to nine anasa per

pound for second quality, and pine te twelve annan per pound for better qualities. The tea is sewn in hides with the herring. bong stitch......... Bothing an

ARD of

COLESS be done ill the prohibition against the import. tomovel through of Indian tear into Tibet in t the action of Government, But the Kamon and Ass piraters should szert naited action in moving: Government to a direction of such vital importance to their interest Fiona

EV

THE LOSS OF THE AMERICAN SSIP

GOLDAUNTER.” ---

Bar

~Widea 1,

ANNE been dealamation. This deplorable holocaust was wordbatut whicone strikingly have an instanceƑOŽ ̧ ̧R÷

uf

I have tho honour to be, Sir,

Your obedient servant,

JNO, S. MOSBY, (signed)

U.S. Consul

"1

Quotations.

HONGLONG, November 19,

PIUM-Na Patus, sach.... 657)

Old cash, New Benaven, oath, 620 Old

1). cash, 595 New Malwa, oredit, 735, Allovanos, Tael ... 6°

td Matwa, credit, 786 Allowance, Taols... 8

Exchange.

Bank, Wire, we di

・Demand, ....

1

50 days sight

4 months' sight,

3/8

demand,

a 80 days sight, one

Shares.

Hongkong Bank, 63 % prem, sales, Union Ini. Soo. of Utop, $1,550 perakare... Obian Traders' Ins. Co. $1,400 per share, North Ohlas Zum. Co., Tis: 1,125 pershare.

classes of subordinate members of the Aea-preserving; nad hence we have an account first place, I will say that the definition of the many thousands constantly passing demy are given (p. 16) as "Siuchoan, of an overland trip from Peking to Shang- of unofficial fees, a contained in the through that contral district of the delte, Pension, and Kientao"

hai, including a fisit to the Jewa at al Regulations, is so vague, and the dis- fung, and to the tomb of Confapius; and Thers, unfortunately for actors as well, as), where the spelling agrees neither finally two Chinese poems very freely trans- notiou between official and waofficial so audience, the local authorities were lax in with Wade nor with Williams, and the isted, but in his best style. All the essays shadowy, that a Consul who appro- measures of precaution, unlike the magis- character is both siu and stew. We have been published before either in China priates any feas as unofficial is in great in America, Their composition extends danger of incurring the pennity for or ju trates of this city, who interdiot such confess that, in our ignorance of the consti- over a period of arly twenting glimpses Courtle to appropriate any fees at all, Dogamentary, months'elgi

years; and embezzlement. I think, that allowing Credits, 4 performances in bamboo and mat structures tution of the Haulin Academy, we hail ao

they give here and the use of fire-crackers, by which leat conception of the characters totended here into the workings of the author's mind. It coupled with the fact that the dividing India, Wire,...

notil we referred to the original authority is pretty evident among other things that line is so thin between official and Police Intelligence."

of no his large.

and liberal views of things theo-

"Shaoghal, demand, the people are so prone to emphasise do- But for English readers this defect (Before the Hom, M. 8. Tannochy), mostio events and actors the climax in material consequence; though it would cer

logical mast baye nécessitated his early unofficia that it is very difficult to

Gold Leaf, 991 She tainly be more bastructive to translate the resignation of the connection in which ho discern it, has greatly contributed to Friday Nov. 19,

Sovereigns, first came to China. In Dr. Martin we the demoralization of the Service. The The

missionary turning character of the Consular Service would ANTON paned by the discharge of fire-crackers from Chun Ayam, 18. Liekar, was convicted the stage during an afternoon performanos), brought out in thess essays is the powerful aside from his calling under conditions be greatly elevated by their entire

Cumulus to the pursuit of learning which which entirely justify the step while he abolition ** of stealing Varnels of brass rolets, and these, guiting the light matting oovering competitive examinations and promotion by remained cordial sympathy and co if the system of unofficial fees is S value 83, from Moss Blackhead & Co.

literary merit have been in China. No limit

mit operations with the body of missionaris in Store on the 18th int. and was stutinosa the huge bamboo structure; fed to Ars be of age being fixed, men of sixty and even of their great and benedicent aim. If mission retained I would suggest that all official to be imprisoned for six contar, the first carried by the fresh Borth wind to the top eighty years are found donasionally com- any Societies were wish they would send fees be included in a soleddle separate Yanglase Ins. Arroo The 786 per shka and last fourteen days in solitary confine of it, like a flash of lightning almost, and peting for those literary degrees. out and maintain in Ohine only men of this from the unofficial, I would also re. Chlosse Ins. Co., $810 per share.. ment and the remalader with bird labour,

China Fire Ins. Co. $255 par and to be expand for air hours in the produced a panic that was fatal to the feebler powerful is the motive addressed to them high order, instead of fighting shy of them commend that the fees for invoices he H. K. Ties Ins 06., $950 per share.

scholars who one as they too often du, that the whole body

Fanart, salon. graduated according to their amount as

HI, K&W. Dock, 0% prem stocks, opposite Mesara Blackhead & Co.'s persons of the assemblage, the small-footed cater the examination hall are devoted to

is now done with Landing certificates. Cosmopolitan Dock, par luminal... Store.

life-long occupation. We thus women and the children especially, who were study sa

I have certified an Invoice for goods of I.K. 6. M. S.-boat Co., $18 prem, have a class of men, numbering in the ag

BMUGGLING. Boon-burnt or urushed by the falling rains.

800 value, receiving a fee of $3.50 and Shad Steem Nav., Tir, 8 por a. nominal. many millions, who keep their

Undoubtedly the revenue of China, one of $100,000 in value and received China Coat St. Nav. Col. 124p thars, I have thus empazined the default of the

constant exercise, and by yet had to hand. The ship, walling from exposed for it home in the stocks at the loot authorities of Biohag because the whom it would be difficult to parallel in any as regards the dues and duties dollected the same feezer alongkong Gas Co., 180 shart.

for readiness th the pen by the foreign custome, is great; and the As the primary object of the Consalar Hongkong Hotel Ln., 672 per share, anton, bottora of los House Laxe, for gambling in recurrence of similar calamities every few

If these men

Obins Sugar Bel. Go, $178 per abare.. Cardiff not excatle (N,B. W.) sa was by the public streets. W

and retentiveness of memory.,

Do. Debentures 3p.c. prem. aslip of the pictated in our columpu-was

your should surve stimulate repressive are not highly educated, fi is the fauit, at articles principally smuggled, Loto Epro- Service is the protection of Commerce

Obiners Imperial Losn of 1873, nominal.

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6 of 16774 199 days from port, during which nothing Tom Apat 20 charged with unli

UNLAWFUL POSSESNIONA na motion toward the headless managers of of the competitive catena, which proves its pean countries form, ng, allurement for and not the raising of revenue, in my the Chinese smugler, The reason of opinion, the amount of tees collected by to stimulate them to such prodigious power t

Temperature, eventful, pocurred, when she struck, on the fal possession of quantity of coals on the such exhibition and this is a fitting axertions, but of the false standard of in- this will be obvious to the reader of Consuls from ships is excessive and

ween Bor- 10th fiat, The police know the defenfiony moment for the native press to urge the fellectual merit est and everything and custom's tariff of dues and dudes, as is sular Service certainly, as now ads (Taken at Murara Falconer & Co.'s Premiums

established

in Chide. In these lipos, upon his referring to the should be largely reduced. The Con- 17th Jane on

to be a receiver of stolen coal, and upon his

Mur accupy themselves now ajanda, Upon so doing, one vill ministered, a great burden on Commerce, house being arched on this coo 75bout three tons of coal were found The arrival of Mt WI Graggs, of with words rather than with things and on that the items of Foreign Tobacco especially the extra wages law, which

back cook.houtek. A previous conviction for Cheongle, late Consul for the United States the powers of acquires Cigars and Spirits heavily taxed in offers great temptations, to, huse and BAROXETRA wopulation are mosa cultivate Fed than those the same offense was put in, and the prisons at Chin Kiang, to assunte the duties of Dr. Martin gives the number of candidates other countries, are duly frea in this, oppression. The practice under it has was fined $25% default thres months 201 Inner-prisonment with hard labour, and to bo ex Court here, in succession to Mr Charles P. admitted annually to the initial examinas and the importation and taxation of these brought much discredit on the Govern

on posed in the stocks for air hours, outside Lincoln, who was appointed from Mississippi tien ne about two millions. This is probably throp article alone form the basis of the ment without much benght to seamen. T

fret ascertained from reliable statisticas revenues of nearly all foreign powers, The conditions under which this law ****** In May 1876. Mr Lincoln's departure was, but, granting that it is, how is it reconciled. To turn to China what is how heaviest was ennoted have lour ago censed to at last, very, sudden; bat, at a few hours with the conjectural statement made on revenue paying import? We feel satisfied exist. Its object was to afford protec Loong Awang, 30, hawker, was convicted notice, a farewell dinner party was convened page 09, that the proportion of melos in in saying that oplum is the mainstay of tion to seamen who wero at the same

China who can read understandingly does. of kooping an sgeury for the sale of Pak- kuppia and Tag la lottery tickote, and was by the head of one of the English houses, not exceed ene in twenty: Boys that go up China's revenue, although there areolaortitis American citizens and to secure a fined $50, in default to be Imprisoned for and the next morning the most of the other to the examination for a degree must surely more valuable articles which pay a return to their homes. The law then

By the arrival of the first and second mate, Mr Bell, and Mr Anjor, from Manila, by the steamship Blonno which arrived this morn Ing, wo are in possession of further detafis of the loss of the Goldhunter than we have

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o'olbok, when went round to the Bay, some

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