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News from Batavia has been received, mya the Straits Times, and coming from a semi- afficial source, there is no reason to doubt secure that 30 Dutali vessels of var will operate on the Asheen court, in re-

nakivo passenger

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE TEA TRADE.

Lloyd, Matheson & Co.la, tos report for July 17th, says

· da étisies. A furinal declaration of war 15| gisting that a strong shock of earthquake, | last night at nine o'dock. We are assured./moved by 600 corts. The rate for th was not requirod for the retreat of the per ib, and 210 boxer at In. bd. perib., I did, followed some short tinas after by

It ecops to as almost certain that if the tws countries do come to blows there will be a certain amount of lighting at Foochow Adusiral Courbet bus blacked to the river Min a large com ber of nitive men-of-war. He cannot, in the event of hostilities, allow those versele taget loose to roast about in the waters of the Far East, and, if war is declared, he can scarcely afford to keep the greater portion of his teetat Foochow for the purpose of blockadingthese vessels, which, it pust be remembered, ure supported by the heavy forte on land. Admiral Courbe will here to aap- ture these voussia and contend with the forts at the same time. The Chinese war vesede may make a very teelle de fotos; the forts and their defenders may also speedily melt away under the fre of the French guns, but if war is declared, there will be on straordinary spectacle at Pagoda Anchor

lasting about twenty seconds, was felt there

on the loth August at 7.45 p.m.

4

At Dret

stond shook, of is violence, was fit

The Spanish authorities at Manila have or dered the 339 Spanish dollars with Chinese chops on them, imported by the steamer Don Juan sad consigned to the Chinaman Ng-Champo, and also the 1,167 dollars of the same kind; brought on by the steamer Emeralda and consigned to Mr Wassiame?t Aisomull, to be ri-exported.

a

hen-roost so constructed that the cock

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cannot stand upright in it, and to keep the A conuRSPONDENT sends is the following Colonel Dugaane gives to the Chinese animal shut up at night time. This seams hints as to how to avoid the cholera, forces one hour to retire. At the end of briliant ideas tort, wir ihn society gathered, La tells us, from the advico given that time, the French column will continue cruelty to animals-Fall fall Gazette. Bay which exists the prevention

by the best medical authoritinu. Live wellite maroh en avant.**

that in to say, on withts, turtle wup, The Government appears beat upon march-poultry, gume, or whatever you fancy, pre ing upon the capital of Madagascar. The vided it is not unripe fruit. Drink the at best claret, champagne, dry sherry, and Teymouth Castle, which has arrived Durban from Mauritius, brings nows from old cognac that can be procured-in fset, Madagascar to the effect that troops from keep yourself up. Avoid worry of every Tonkin were arriving fast, and being landed description. Do not worry yourself or let at Tamslave and Majunga & simultaneous others worry you. Point out to your wife attack on the capital from both sides was

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«No. 6575,-màugust 23, 1884,]

pesceful polution of the imbrogio may

The Crusader, Captain be quite inadequate. Between 1876 and | parlementaire. The Chinese advance posta

H SINGULAE ACTION FOR ASSAULT also fail, or the Chinese Gorernment, in

Rowin, omes from Fouros, which she left 1981 the number of inhabitants rose from acknowledged that they bad received a no-

AND LIBEL sa sústruiting "Bine, may be merely at

on the 20th instant, with 120 Chinesa pas- 1,988,090 so 2,240,000, at which rate of in-lification of the Treaty of Tientsin, and

At the Oxford Asize before › Baron tempting to obtain further delay

sangers on board

crease fit, will be probably 24 millions declared that tho partisans who hat fired on The Intest China telegrams give total. Pollock, the enne of Captain Praton, of io warlike operations and to gain addi-

Our statements regarding the deaths on in 1840. The supply of water would the colums in the morning did not belong axint shot the pros as 67,000,000 The Windt, of Kingston Honso, near Abingdon, The Alboy, Abingdon, v. Mr Hauts do

fences... But the French are not likely spect to the recovery of the imprisound board the Mount Lobasen ware incorrect. then be about forty gallons per head to the regular army. Than were simply last sason, and #2,000,000 Tha, in 1862 plaintif claimed £200 damages for alleged tional time for strengthening their de

against about 65,900,000 at the same time

was heart, occupying the entire day. The to allow any such runs to injuriously crow of the Nirm

There have been four deaths within the last per diem. This is a higher proportion mountaincers of the country. The Chinese telegrams from Shanghai, dated 12th inst., slander and libel and assaulty wad the da affect eit position. If din Chinese

fifteen days, the first the 6th instant and than Londoners obtain, but is far also protested their respect for the latter of as 43,500,000 lbs, against about 42,000,000 tendant made a counter claim of £500 cam

atating the export of Cungou from that port Governigrut is reallý desirous of coming Tax duties collected during the mouth of the last on the 21st instaat. The remain inferior to the supply of Margcilies, which the Treaty, and asuring an of their pacific Tbs. last year. The Glengarry, with the ages for unsult, by which his little Inger was to terem, it will have to give way July at the Custom Houses of Manila, ing passengers have all been inspected by has 180 gallonsa head per day. Although intentions, asked for five or six days of yesterday, and is expooted in dock on the facts, from which it appeared this or this first argo from Fohow, passed Gibraltar broken-Mr Matthews; Q.0. rated the protantly, uvid to compress its peurpartera. into the briefhet form.

Iloilo, Cebu, Zamboanga, Bual and Altay Ulu Health Officer, and will roosive all the the capriol spatem ill exists in the city, delay in which to evacuate their position. 21st last

18th of May Mis de Windt, who is the Although the Frengli tony for wait to mounts to 8147,150, 45, or 813,224. 14 orer medical attention they require. She will the Commissioners propond in 1881 a lon. The letter conveying these sentimente.

Rood The publio sales of China Toan during! Ashton, with her water, entered #second

sister of Mr W.H Long, M. maks, a firinal declaration of war before, the sam collected during the same month probably remain only a short time under porary improvement in the za of moisllic was not signed, and its wording was by the past week have comprised some 5,000 class carriage at Paddington, hating with striking another below-mich a declara in 1883. The duties où importa had in-bservation.

cesspools containingfrom 60 ft. to 200 ft.no DIBAKA cloar. At 10 o'clock, a packages, of which only some 7000 pacing them a number of paroela whah were tion freut the thinese Government is creased by $14,609.58, and these on exports

cube, to be optied by the pressure of the

were New Season's Hankow Teas, some strewn about on the best as the bulies. When the Glicksburg arrived she reported air, int the cost of eruptying those weekly mandarin, calling himmalf the generalissimo 6800 half-chests of those being good com wished to have the compartment to them. not audignited antil, the Fronely have

decreased 8674.00.

all well, but after she had been in quaran wald be enormous, irrespective of the ox of the Chinese forcos, requested a similar mon to medium grados, which sold from selves. This carriage, however, was the taken some debute hostile steps-yet

tiue for some time, Captain Bartelson (at pense of providing and fixing a casaqool ro

delay... we presume. Here, will have to be an

8hd. 11d. per lb., generally showing only through one to Abingde, and ceptacle. The Automat of hourshold and

decline of d. per lh, 900 half-chests better Captain Preston was told by the grand officiul declaration of war between the TELEGRAPHIC now was received at Manila noon yesterday) reported that a death had strent refuse per day in Paris is 2,000 cubie The Colonel replied that so much time qualities selling from In. d. 16.34d. to enter the compartment, which be two countries wooner or later if hostilities from Dust Bay, and Nuova Cuceris occurred on board. Another passenger died metres, or 54,000 cubic feet, which is re-

abowing irregular and occasionally awer a French Governors in the Earl of pendituro varies from Id. to 72 per lineal for, and proposed that the evacuation rates. In Congous of old import, tone. Abingdon's family, named dille Botivet. almost nonesenry for the guidance of

pard of building frontage, and in 1880-pro- should take place mere mpidly. At two 3500 half chests of Black loaf sold from Some dificulty was experienced in finding neutral Powers, who have to pursue a

however, that there is no untagiou.

duse £104,000, the whole coat of cleansing o'clock to mandarins gain presented Cid. 94. per lb., and 3150 half-chess of seats owing to the parcel being on them, and well defined course of action in regard

being £212,000. All houses in Paris are to belligerente,

H. Bwrites to say that the magistrates obliged to deliver the rain-water and home. themselves, but refused to confor, and ing easier prices, the latter being expesially ton, in changing hin a moved a hango

Red had from 53d. 93. per lb., all show-shortly after the tram started Caplain Pres shortly after. The first shock was accom;are wrong in not making the owners of hold waste into the sewen, the municipal withdrew under & frivolous pretext. Com- depresed. In New Season's New-nake cardbound box the floor. Mam de Windt pained by subterranean noises.

noisy chanticleers, stop the nuisance I providing that every struct less then mandant trotin, who had conducted these 14.14. per lb., the gradou over 9d be on the seat, and in palling at it she alleged

Congous some 2000 boxes sold from 72.

appears to have wished the box Tenisin feet wido must have one sowce, and that appears that a cock cannot crow unless be streets over that width at have one Rover potrparten in the name of Colonel Duing her firmer, 1360 bex New Seton's that her fingers were hurt. Wirds were throws his head well up. All therefore on each side of the way

genne, returned to the column, sonding the Cantos Scented papers setting from 73. exchanged by Mrs de Windt and her sister Ia. d. per l at folly previous rates, that it arose through travelling with their that the owner has to do is to have bis

followingultimatum :--

and 150 boxes of Scented Fokous from 1d. inferiors, and that they might as voll have 1. Id. por 1 Of Green Teas 1250 gate third clans at udeo, gatel at Reading half-sients of Moyane, and 600 boss of Mrs de Wind't got out, and requested the Ping quote kings, sold at prices showing no guard to find her another compartient, and to take Captain Preston's name (which he Since the date of our last issue of Srd had twice refused to give her), the bad instant, five more steamers have arrived been grossly insulted. This was raid in a from Hankow, bringing about 14,000,000 loud too, and was heart by severil personE lbs, and the private market has consequent on the platform and constituted the ly been very dopressed, except for finest elandar. On reaching food Mra de Wintit qualities, which have met with a good said nothing about the affair to her husband; demand, the best shops of Kintuck and nor did she on the 14th, but en the Keemuns commanding most competition. 16th he went to London, and . Mt Rosell, In medium and her qualities the Trade formerly a captain in the 5th Lancers, continues to act very cautionaly, buying came to Kiugaton House later as the same markeble that the quantity offered at de Winit, to take to her husband in Lon only from hand

to mouth, but it a ro-day, and was given a letter, written by dlms. auction has fallen of very considerably, don; detailing her version of the Cair only 7000 packages of the new crop having On the murning of the 10th His te windt been sold during the past week. In file to wrote a letter at the Junior United Service. medium grades there has been a limited i Club to Captain Preston, in which he said buslass brumm 9l. @ 11jd, the latest sales, that he demanded mi ample apokery, and of the better grade showing a further drop added that any comments of the on the of få por 16., medium to good medium - bolovinar of "a guotiemst (?) who would qualities generally boing rather slow of sale, inauit two unprotected Ladies would be the business done ranging from 18. 316. superfluss. This letter was given, wealed, 4d. per lb. for Oostaa, the sales under is. to "Dir Russell, und he and Kir de Windi 3 per 1b showing a decline of fally travelled the same day to Abington, mid por f., and la. Ide la od, per l. for proceeded at once to Captain Preston's Ningdown and Joemuns, showing mther residence, where Mr Rumail presisted the

and At this moment and when the coolies had to liest descriptions have commanded ton declined to apologise, on the ground

irrogastr

generally easier raten. Fine letter to him in his Ebrary Osphin Pras- taken up the baggage, they were attacked steady rates, Kistack and Keemann finds that he had nothing to apologise for, and took to flight. In consequence the selling fruin Is. 81 38. Oht per lb., and and Mir de Windt, was then call into

per Ib.

ho library by Mr Russell Captain Pres train and baggage fo I into the bands of the Ninghows from Is. 8d. € 10. Lid as the epidemic

few of these being taken for expori, two tons then catered into an explanation of the enemy.

or three parcele of

of choice

realising silair, and quality

ирот his saying

he

bad 25. 21. 2s. d. per lh. A few Now threatened to complain to the guard of Mrs Samson's Siftings of good liquor have been de Windt's conduct annoyance Mr de sold at 7d. @id, perit. There have been Windt track him on the breast la strug- further arrivals of Now-make Congous and gle which ensued Ms de Windt's inger was auis quantity sold from 7d. @1a. per 1b., broken. The libel complained of was the generally showing ratior atendier prices words poutained in the letter, and the sa strong Hoyune Lada attracting most at, faults were as described. Before leaving the tention and selling from 10d. de 1s, öd. per Abboy, Mr da. Windt was alleged to have

called Captain Frestons while-layered coun deproused, and the tow sales passing in drel and a coward and that he would not be them show further reduction in value. For asen sin pig-ight with him. Mr JH, Q.0. New Seanon's Canton Scented Teas the submitted that the words uttered on the market have been slightly firmer, Somted Reading platform did not amount to slaådor Capen being desit in from 9d. @ 11. 20. and were not sctionable, and that them was per ., and Scented Pekoes from Is. & 1. no publication of the libel is the letter 3d. per lb. for a few medium to tine. as only the person to whore it was address- od eat. His lordship concurred, and the jury then had only the inue to decide as to the awaits. After le abort vielbatation · they found a verdict for Captain Preston New York, July 6.

for £50 damages, and a verdict against Mr de Windt on the counter-claim, and judg. Some of the leading teadealers of this ment was entered for the defendant on the

five, or thirty-five ten aus at the Trous Plupps, an unemployed steward, French vessels, and if their monster projectiles do bit oven an iron-clad there was charged at the Police Court, a should be some damage done.

Torkin, had brought 000 sailors to do

Mfull Gentle,

THE Under Secretary of the Marine and Colonies requested, says the Saigonnais, the Bank of Indo-China, which has agencies at Pondichery and Saigon, to establish a branch in Tonquin as soon as possible. The ma agement of the Bank has deliberated on about to be made, the larger arg advan and children the absolute necessity of this request, and has decided to establishing from the Taciatave side. The Finkling, protecting the braad winner from an very mastuds granted heurs for one or branch in Tonquia, without delay, at the shore work. On June 28 sortie was made nogance-unless the family is prepared to the other of the belligerent. The mesof the towns to be selected after further Hovas opened fire; and the French with-ments a long as they de nut, fatigue you, from Tamatavo towards Parafatte These its head. Indulge yourself in ause quito gunboats have had about six weeks enquiries.

drew without any casualties. Business was Allow yourself horse svrcise, but be in which to take aim with their twenty-

entirely suspended. Fanfatta was to be careful not to overdo it. Walk in muder attacked in force on the 1st inst. Fellation, and always take a lansom when you feel anything approaching weariness. Early hours are desirable so far us. going to bed TEE reported Union of the China, is concerned; but early rising is not to be

recommended, inasmuch as it Straits and Ceylon Commands is thus fatigue. Avoid, as far as possible, political oticed by the Madras Ties:-It is stated questions alone, and take no part in oon and all other discussions Leave public that the separate commands of Ceylon, the versations of a controversial character, Straits and Hongkung, will, in course of Read light literaturo, time, be merzed into ong with its heading to inclination to toro, Smoke aard. quarters at Bingapore, but not before lants: but only cigarettes or sigurn of the General Sargent completes his present best quality. By regulating your habits tenure of command; he was appointed on neccording to then simple directions, you the 1st April 1882. This strangement will will find a great improvement in your dress the number of good berths for health, and be, at all events, in a better Major-

x-Gonerals by one, which will not be condition to resist okolera if it attacks you. considered satisfactory in their eyes. The St James's Gazelle. command at Ceylon is at present exercised

vek since, with buing a dangerous Jaustię,

While Sighting at Foochow will ape was brought up again this morning and parently be a necessary consequence of charged. He has bew, during the a war, wo do not think the French will woek, under the beervation of the Colonial be contented with occupation of that port. As we pointed out on :

Surgeon, who has reported favourably pre vious vecasion it is very doubtful onering the sale of his mind

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if the French would be able to ob-|| tain any revenue from de Custumas there so long as the Chinese troops We are informed by the Agent of the were in possession of the country Mesageries Maritimes Company that the around and were able to prevent any sails for the North from Europe, per the goods blog transported to or from Company's E. &. Anadyr, have been for the settlement; and it is also very doubtful if the mers occupation arded this afternoon by the S. Sir of the port would bring the Chinese Garnet Wolstry. Government to tagme under . -such The cargo for Shanghai Wo by the circumstances. In point of fact, the | Anadyr will be transferred to the S. 8. French would require for more troops Glenugle.. than they have at present at their dis-

TELEGRAMS.

by Major-General Sir J. McLeod, late of

At four o'clock, in fact, the column moved, and tyre biométres father on, in the first defto it was assailed by 4,000 regulars armed with Peabody, Remington, and Win chester rifes and revolvers. We then lost one officer killed, nine officers wounded,

even mos killed and forty-two wounder.

On the 24th, at 8 o'clock in the morning, our advaros posts were affucked on two different sides; a third corps mancouvered in our rear in order to cut the line of retreat of the column.

The forces of the enemy continuing to indlease it strength, and the turning move ment becoming more threatening, Culonel Duganus gave the urder to retire.

Between 10 and 11 o'clock our lusses had become very serious.

The fusillado continued until one o'clock in the afternoon, when we had repassed Song Thuong and had gained Bae-le, to which place the enemy did not dare to fol-

Oar losses on the 24th were ons oficer

low us.

and 33 wounded, and two missing.

We had struggled against 20 companies of 300 man ench..

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the und, whose appointment dates from I will be remembered that the Dutch Gokiled and three wounded; ten men killed. Old Season's Congous continue most the same day sa Gemoral Sargent's; the vernment appointed a commission to in,

be commanded consist of 2 Gar troops rison Batteries Royal Artillery, a detach vestigate the nature and results of the erup inent of Royal Enginours, one battalion of tion at Kiskatoa in August last. The re- Infantry, and one company of a colonial port has just been presented by Dr. Ver- corps of un-lascara-hardly a brigade, to heck, and it is a remarkable illustration of say nothing of Major-General's command

scientific esurage and dvouturo. Dr. Yer beek thinks that seawater may have been

ABSARKABLE score has just been mady with the Rigby rifle by Loulount Ferguson,

The

admitted to the molten muter beneath, so

sound of the volcanic explosion of August last was heard over a space equal to one

Our tolal losses were—2 slicers killed, 12 wounded; 17 men killed, 18 wounded, and two-misstag.

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Saturday, August 23.

THE CHINESE IN THE UNITED STATES.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

Station

REGISTER

AT & P-M.-AUGUST 22.

Wind.

THE English Admiralty may be slow in its magnificent precipitous cliff more than amount out of the proceeds of they the which they are marked in colours, and Amay 1999"-

sale.

Ti

Hongkong Observatory, August 190

Police Intelligence

(Before both Magistrates, } Saturday, August 23.

poac.

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posal in the Far East to uccupy Foo No less than trenty-one members of the show, considering the mass of troops, beachcombing fraternity were this morning with effective artillery, the Chinese could concentrate there. Wo received brought up for Mr Wine as rogaus and the news by the last mail that about tagabonds and were disposed of fur the 2100 troops are now on their way out at six weeks by being sent to do hard from France, but, if hostilities ensue our for that term in Victoria Gail of & Company Inverness Rifte Volunteers to for steam at high pressure. considerable reinforcements will be re- This will be a god riddance to the content is as skilful sa srer in the e With the view of testing whether the Lasa- quired by the French in Tonquin in on-

(Before the Hen J. Russell, Puisas Judge)sity, in order to asist customers in intro-slander and libel coments, with rörk, P

ducing the finest Formosa Oolong, Japan, der to keep back the Chinese armies on unity, as the nuisace was beccaing of the rille, Mr Horatio Ross, the veteran sixth of the earth's tireumforcuce. Be

and fireen Teas to the trade, are pading the borders of that country. Our iden at unbearable. It has been arranged

an extra fue grade of these varieties in a sportsman, arranged that Mr Ferguson violent were the air-waves caused by the is that if the French are merely to that if a chatice offers, in the meantime, to should shoot over three ranges-200, 500, explonors that walls we reut by them WOK FAT & BLA DA ALTA, -1; xwo handsome one mand tin maister, the seira and hold a material guarantee ship any of these men they will be released and 600 yards, seven shots at onchi,

LAU C, HÒA ĐÀ HIUVA, B1,

charge (including len cents for the canister) The (not by earthquakea) at the distance of 830 that Formosa will be the guarantee in the application of the Harbour Master.

competition cams off on Friday, when Licu kilometres away.

Plaintifs in these suits are beathers, and being for Oolong, 850.; Japan, 650; Ba Que air-wave was pro- selected. The French would dienTM Lavo

tenant Ferguson succeeded in putting on

were formerly employed in the Novelty et irad Japan, 80c.; Gunpowder, 81 oaly to contend with the Chinese troops.

seven bulls at 200 yards, sit bulls and onspelled from Krakatoa, which travelled ne Store. They claimed two months' salary Imperisi, 70c.; Young Hyson, Boc.: Hyeon, already on the Island, their navy pre- A leading institution here received a cable centre at 500 yards, and five bulls and tere less than three-and-a-quarter times round from defendant, as loe took over the busi60c.; English Betakfast, 760. The dm is

centred at 600 yards total score of 10

Hess whia Me Abraham left. The first to this extend the trade for superior teas. venting the Chinese Government from grow this morning, despatched from Lon-out of a posible of 100. The weather was the circusaference of the earth. The large plaintiff was nun-suited as it was shown Several of the American importers have increasing its forces there; and it don last night, stating: It is publiclyan time. The score; so far se known, is the the northern part of the mountain giving his Lordship defendant was liable for one their trade marks printed on the covering. Manila... 20.8386 060 Wo

haty, and a drizzling rain prevailed for some tidal wave appears to have been caused by that he left the store and went to Macao found their account would, perhape, be practicable fur connoed that war has been declared between highest on record, and has occasioned much

when Mr Abraham left. In the second case, ages of soented toss put up in papar st the the Fresch to manipulate the customs

Chinae ports with Chinese characten and and trade of Formosa to the advantage | Franco and Chim,”

talk in shooting circles in the north way. Thore only remains the southern month's salary because plaintiff had - Conrmers identify these coverings by the

part, which has been cut in two from the mained at work in the store after Mr Abra symbals of flowen or other emblems by Hongkong 20.5885,274 88W Haiphong 29.70 0.06 WEA of the exchequer of the Republic:

A telegrain received to-day by a firm here, Aberdeen Free Press. from Foochow, states that everything was

Fury top, and forms on the north adefendant asked if he was ordered to

ham left until Mr Silva discharged him. De

favour quiet there up to last night.

An in- Foochar.. them as being straight." Rumours have been flying around the work-indeed, we have amual parliament 2,500ft. high. In the place where the fal so, the amount realised on the sale was less creming amount of Indian tea is being Shanghai.

THANGE AND CHINA,"

Colony to the obet that Foochow had beenary rats why insist that it is but we where doup stain some places a much presented His Lordship said he would giving strength and flavour to indiferent Wl'estock...

len part ouse stood there is now every than the amount of the Bill of Sale re-employed here for mixing purposes, as Nagnanki.

Loybos, August 22.

bombarded and was in the hands of the doubt much whether it has evor kept a se 1,000ft, doep. The quantity of ahes make no order as to that; he did not know 10,00 TL. Past twelve months, about Instructions have been sent to Admiral French, but that the latter had lost three verset sarenty years on the stocks, as has thrown out by the eruption must have been where the money was to cons from, but de- 10,000 lbs. have been used for this par

enormous, especially

Ar 10 A-cerar 2347 been done in America. In January, 1815, assuming that the brilliant sunsets are due

we are correol in fendant had to pay it. Courbet to comanence bombardment of the seals in the engagement.

The prevention of the landing of the was commenced at Sackett's Harbour the to the finer parts suspended in the atmo

Chinnan, Pun Kin, en route from Hamna, Mariis 20.9283.576 NW Foochow Arsenal at daylight this moming

line-of-battle ship New Oricans, called after sphere. Within a circle of 15 kilometres

at this port, has led to considerable legal Haiphong. 29,8660.066 SW 1 (nd) thereafter to land salicient Tax Director of the Manila Ohwervatory General Jackson's recent great victory, radius from the

discusion between the Custom-house at Hongkong 20.7684.168 WRW mountain the

of tayer foros to destroy all war material and stores, forwarded the following observations to the She was to be 3,200 tons burden, and was volcanic ashes thus ejected cover the ground

thorities, the Chinese Consul, and the Amoy

that fun Kin is a mandarin, consequaty Nagasaki. authorities at Washington. It is aftmed Fooches. Shanghai. Telegrams have been received here from Comercio us the 18th August :- About 10 guns, and ker special business frem 60 to 30 metres thick. The Awn was to act as a Boating battery at the surface over which the ashes wore projected dark, on Saturday (the 16th) we noticed month of the St. Lawrence, to prevent the is calculated by Dr. Vetbook at 750,000

a labourer, but Foochow this sitemoori stating:— ?

the solutions legal difficulties, Pan **

Pan Wostock ing kilometres apart from that a cyclone was forming to the E.S.E. of Ruglish Buet entering the lake. At first, square kil

other un Hostilities will commence.

and until the news of the Treaty of Gbent known areas where they also descended. Manila

at first it appeared to come in the of December 24, 1814, roached America He thinks that the Amer particles, propelled attempting to steal a watch from the person of fellow-cronies caped, and now mingles Fung hlak, a coolie, was charged with Kio, rho was chased at times for retrea- tion to a spile on the wharf, has by the aid Floatian mereed at 2p.m. Hoy direction of Manila, but between 7 and 8 the construction of the vessel was pressed by the wind, have made a journey round of Miss Jane Margaret Mullins, on the undistinguishably with the Mott-street firing

o'clock on Sunday morning we observed on with hot haate; but on peace being the world. The vapour was condensed to 2nd inst

Imagin, the work was stopped and the vessel water, and froze in the cold currents. The Mr. Evans appeared for complainant. colony The animsancement of his emapo. that it had divided into two parts on rent-remained on the stocks for sight-seere until refraction through these innumerable ise- Evidence was given by complainant, who created huge merriment in the Custo

boge ing the const; one of the branches crossing 1883, when, by order of Congress, she was cigatain, Dr. Verbeek thinks, caused the is nume in the employ of Bir Eweza, to Rotunda, but Deputy-Collator puckeri sold by public auction. It is almost pathetic beautiful red glowe of our phenomenat sun. the effect that st a little after 8am yester his lips as though he had It is allo stated that three French vessels and to the South and the other run to learn that this skeleton thunderer was nets. He calculates that the quantity of day she was in the Bonhar Road walking buskel of green gooseberries.....

sing along the Hat coast. At present the sold for £80, and is being broken up-Pall solid substances ejected by the volcano vas beside a perambulator when defendant came The hostile rahtions between France principal branch appears to be to the 8,W. Mali Goalie,

18 cnbie kikmetres. Dr. Verbook and his up and snatched at her watch. The chain Memes Adanson, Bell & have kindly and is gradually moving towards the ChrAn Eastend clergyman called attention October, where the hat was eu great as then ran away and the hey who was with dense in her determination to resist tha stat thoroughly as plored the island last broke and defendant only get the key. He and thina has lid to comments in the furnished its with the following telegram-

almost to stupefy the party.

complainant pursued him. he other day to the sufferings which tor-

Hu Chan, the boy who was with com- vacibing course during the Tung-King French demand for an indemnity. Her Shanghai, 0.44 p.

plainant, corroborated

ated the latter's evidence. imbroglio has reduced her prestige and We have received a telegram from FooTax French Government appears in botoises undergo before they are sold in the

follored

the defendant until he aliensed any sympathy that previously show Heavy Bring Pagoda Anchonge. adopting special efforts to encourage on test on costenmengen barrows; but a gration from France to Tonquin condotte is Tuesday's Standard makes ons ing to the Saigossais, by a decision of the expect that the tortoises who die befors

We make the following translation of the TAGAL AND GENERAL.

Minister of Marine and the Colonies, all they sold really have the best of it. It

official report of the Langson affair for is a common balisf, smaiduously fostered by persons who dairs to go to Tonquin to dealers in this commodity, that tortoises warded to the Minister of Marino by Gen- establish themedves in that country can feed on blackbeetles. The real fact, how oral Millest from Tunquin, -Paszi (YLL — Ajunemison, July 25,

obtain passages in the State transportion ever, is that tortoises have much cleaner

The coluan was under the orders of tantes, and belong to the strictent sect of The Best Arracay Matt, per the P. Mpayment morely of the cost of the rations

regetarians. The things they like are Lieutenant Colonel Dugene. Commandant ---8. 8. Cx, 4 meiner Gdy of Peking, with obsumed ots the soyage, namely, about grans and dandelion and lettuces and Cretin acted as chief of his staff,

San Francisco mails, it Yokohama on the 17th inst at daylight for the eighty Eratus for sell peron. The circular few select flaware; and wouer than pat the domestic pesta which are generally the

From the morning of the 17th the pert. She may therefor be expected of the Minister states that the places in only form of food provided for them, they clean was attacked by partisans, who En entre here on or the Saturday, Tonquin which offer the best prospects for die of starvation. It is a pity that all this fired on it, at short distans, from bushes the 2e instNVOL

smigrants are the towns of Heiphung and is not more generally known, although no which flanked the rute The hex Euis Mall, by the P. Hanul The counists are also informed believe in the virtues of tortoises sa boetis doubt the rows of cooks will continue to Co.'s stgamer, Kaká let, Taft Bizigsporn

LATZE: Hostilics stoppeil on account of typhoon aging

have bees sunk.

Anticipato no danger of Foochów,

for this port on Thursday the 21st that all necessary information will be

General Millot's v.rsion of the

Langaon Affair.

ATTEMPTED. LARCENY FROM THE FETIKON.

*

him

not to be consideri a

Wyncop, at mention of the matters

American Press indicative of little conti-

stopped by another man, Uhau Yau, Three previous convictions were proved existed. The impressions prevails in 292. cantile circles that with the differential against the defendant and he was sentenced duties France is cataia to isapose in favour to twelve months' hard labour.

the man who arrested the prisoner,

One dilar was awarded to Chau Yan,

of

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her own imports and tonnage duties on Bank, Wire foreign vessels, no profitable business can J be carried on by this country with that

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region, and that the foreign trade dons by other nations than France will, be with Credits, English, French and Italians.

39

Temperature.

(Before A. G. Wig, Esq.)

Documentary 4 months' right, THE BEACHOUMBERS DISPOSED OF. The members of the Siamese Embassy, India, Wire, Kambel Williamson. Torres Sason, George who are today for England in the Alok,

demand, Templin, A. Gillist, W. O'Brien, Robert have certainly employed their time pro Shanghai, demand,

fitably. Arsenals, forta, military scule- 30 days' right, private won cubert John M. mies, civil institutions and manufactories Gold Leaf By the Poler MCormick, Albert Johnson Cannon, Joseph Smith, Samuel Stanford, have been assiduily visited, and planjur Sovereign, Frederick Mayborg, John Horkin, George excurdons and sodal reunions have been Howard, Williant Ceigh and list of New York have treated them habundant. The oporations of this city On the 3rd Culonal Dagone reported Carl Kristienson,

Frederick Clark, killers kust ea stoutly as husemaids do in that, having held the passage of Sung Hanis Johansen, unezaplyed seamen, handsomely. They had abundant codon (Takes of Meure. Falconer to Go,^, Promiem, instanty at 8 am, and may be expect afforded them by the French authorities in up the in Pall Mall Gestin

the virtue of an apright poker in drawi9 Thuang, he had witnessed his advance bonds, and having no vuible means of explosive fireworka throughout the ofty anst were charged with being sugues and raga for amuletment by the resounding moim of ed to arrive here on or about Tursday, Tongen. the 26th Instant.

guard being food upon. The advice subsistens.

country on July 4 and continued its forsart movement, Police Bergeant Bauers retired intrue The Chinese Consul for New York has ELROMLE

tions yesterday to arrest ali beachcombers issued a sort of visse, to the effact that D sighth Government sale opion and Aronske two stammers have been placed in low facts respecting the sanitary stringe under the fit of the enemy, which had be and he had arrested fourleen of these Clingsen here shall not engage in the Indian maily, left Calcuts on Aug. quarantine, viz, the German stearer Fronts of the French capital may prove of come more and more livaly. At 7 o'clock brought up. All the defendute, admitted | same fuiness willig three blocks of each | THEEMONSTER-9 &M.......... 20th, for this port

verts and the British scamer Crady, interest, as shown in an able work, recent in the morning the enemy commenced telle charge. Two of them Graham and other, so hot to one within too close

Borkin, the bave been before the Court competition. The Formerts, Captain Boysen, which liftly lessed, by M. Waton. The total avait retreat, and the column. dared the song Mauritius on the 24th July and Singapore abia daily supply of water is about 100 Thuang. We had then only thres wounded, on the 16th inst, reports that three destha million gallons, which, fora population al Being this reception the Lieutenant occurred on the voyage, She carries 129 | between 4 and 34 millions, he exsiders to Colonel thought it dosimble to deliver

The next two direct steamer," with the

Tas Geriment Astronomer reports - The Bontanter has risen. The typhoso apposes to be proceeding northwards and will no doubt recurve, towards fagmil

Ar the present rather grave juncture

before, were sent to print for thres The Chinese Minister, on a late vixit tợ months' hard labour, the others being this cly, witnessed the operations of the sentenced to six weeks' hand labour, biz newly-invented dymnite gun, fired from to be released whenever appication is mugle fort town the B-Loon and China for them by the Harinnar Mater.

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