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No. 0781.-MARCH 28, 1856 || ACCORDING to the Straits Times it took two The Stanits Times of the 17th instant anys: abrolately bound to resist Russia's demands spiring together to bring a falsa charge of murder againas Mok Apin, and others, was to the uttermost. Those cinine are that ontinued this afternoon before Mr. E powerful tags to get the Agamemnon-The suxiliary craisors Chateau quem and Chateau Margaux, which are expected to
of course, silently submit to a sudden through the Suez Canal and cost the Go-arrive hero shortly, have on board 2,00 described in a leader in The Timer of the Walshouse
Mr A. B. Johnson, Crown Solicitor, demonstration of Russian military power in telegram yester vernment £1,200 for towing alone. She men for Formosa to reinforce Admiral Ceur 17th February: Rusais 'unters a protest
her dependency. And again appare for the proscention. dragged the bottom of the Canal several bet, who will then have under him a total against any partition of the territory no
Inspector Qulicoy, examined by Mrday announced that England will not allow of 7,000 men. On account of this increnes, times; in fact, as one of the officers expres-the French Government has decided to apcupied by the Turcoman tribes; she claims, Johnson, gave evidence to the effect that Russia to move troops into Afghanistan sad it, slie was fairly dragged through the point & General of Brigade, and the appoint in virtus of her conquest of Merv, the sore he dirst saw the prisoner Chun Aling on and has requested their withdrawal. Whe-
but, street husking-angan. He gestioned Lin #
hostilities between sho refuse, Canal. The only incident which occurredent will be given either in General Bishot reignity of the whole of Turcomanna, and the 8th February. He was then in the ther Itusain will comply or not is unor-
or General Begin
she donios, on those ethnological grounds, the prisoner and obtained from him the
the Ra
England will ensoe” on the voyage was on leaving Aden, when
England has dependencies in Barmah,Cos the rights of the Ameer over important sintement that he was stationed at the an Egyptian steamer tried to pass between
positians hitherto recognised we belonging or of Lyndhurat Terrace on the even-Siam and Cambodia, and her intensie are the 6th Feb, and saw three men threatened by the policy of France in ing of her and the gunboat Paluma. She vory:
to Afghanistan. This is the rock apo enter the Indian's shop and asize the making war on Annan, which is to absorb Iowa
be this Indiau nearly ran into the Agamemus and was
throat.
Fam uby
the descrip- all Annan and Tonquin and gradually proza Tontow within an ace of being crushed between the shareholders in the Chinese Insuranco Co., which the Governments of Russia and in given by the first prisoner of the man upon Siam etc,
The English are mainly devoted to trade two war vessels. If the Paluma had touch- Limited, was hold in the Company's oflico Britain are likely to split, and it would now who first entered the Indias's shop he be ed her she would have gone to the bottom this formoon, at 12 o'clock. Those present almost seem as if the split had notaally lieved it to be a man named Mok Apin, and and their merchants are overywhere very
la and Sergt. Butlin went out to arrest this morn China is great centre of But now arises the question, What is it whatever or in any part whateret,
Bow them nubly striving in were :-Muasta E. B. Belilios (Chhiman), taken place. In the meantime it is satisfac-san. While on the way to Station Street English trade. The French are now harry which our Admiralty have sacrifico incl selves of this high duty, I won the H. Fons, M. Grote, J. A dos Romodios tory to know that during the time the Eng- they met Max Apin, who, immediately being the ports of China, here cruising, there soriously reducing the sizes of the English and Fung Tang (Directors), and A. Elish Boundary Commissioner has been wait witness, run away. He Mick Apiti, stockading, doing, indeed, great damage to ships 1 and the answer, I am worry to any, is kuning something of what the You stopped by a nia named Achik. Achik trade. Thia, tole against English in in all cases their armour. It is by stripping volves, applaud and assist then
I havu Yaucher, G. von Wille, O. P. Chator, Jing on the Rasian representative he has had not Even sent by witness to find Mok tereals.
the defensive armour from the sides of her way. Bu
Beng time teas been making himself highly popular with Apin, nor was he with him when withean Of late the French have notitied their Majesty's ships to a vast extent that this have since becoas convinced, and Y. V. Vernon, E. Georg, J. Goosranin, Hau Chun, A. D. O'Gourdiu and S. J.
in the street. aw Mok A the Afghans, whose unhesitating support is
So far as wit. intention to hold rice contraband of war, reduction in size has been mainly affected, publicly assert, that they are here
the work they have undertaken, Gower, (Secretary)
lew it was merely a concidence and to evarsh easels for it. This is not in Nor must it be supposed that this stripping
become a source The Secretary having rend the notice | likely to be given to Britain in the event Achik albpping Mok Apin. Witness and International Law. The French having of our armour in tall view of the Frene Knowing Mr.Barcaty s
prave sational da that moning the sting, The Chairmsa said-Our report and of Russia attempting to enforce the un-Sergt. Butlin had be out for an hour originsted this rule, the other nations of ships with the amour men them, is a
when they feand Mok Apin. Witness had Europe will adopt it as law. But the three thing which the Admiralty dany, or of size 1, da accounts for the year 1884 having been able demands which she has just bisa arrested because he believed him to be islands of England are so small and denly which they as present fuel ut all ashamed of power, they
with before you for the past few days, your put forward to some portions of the Ameer's the meta described by Chun Ahing. He populated that hor home crops are quite It is their avowed policy. I state this ships inferior to others in this p permission, we will take thera as read a territory. This has already become ap was a bad character she had several insticient for her wants, and she is wholly again on the authority of the Secretary to quality. They have followed th
is mosting. In comparing these, with
times cominitted rubberica from the per dependent ditional supplies from the the Admiralty, Sir Thomas Brassey says; withholding, from these inferior ships read it in the report of the proceedings. those of the provious year, our state of af. parent to the Russians, as the following of Enrupons on the morning of the Ware 15 rule established, in all future the polisy now adopted by the Constructor's have carried. They have not leg
sa hawker and United States and other parts of America. Mr. Barnaby gives a general outline of the defence which they ende If the letter to be forwarded to the Sofairs may be summed up as follows: Against significant paragraph from the Nonec Picayu spoke Chin Chew.
balance of $6,100.20 then shown, we shows: It seems to us that the prolength Pub. witaças sent for Chan Abing wars with England, other nations would Department in relation to atmour-protec. our ships of armour, and so expel the cratary of State for Foreign Affairs contains How have
balance of 826,010.03, OT a the terms in which the Chairman proposed deficiency of about $8,500, and against an ed stay of the English detachment close who, he had learned, lived at No. 13 get on it and England would be a helpless tion As to the sex-going fleets we have gun destruction, but they have offered
Market Street. When he came witness d
already proveuded far in stripping to are still offering then up as preg te to our frontier and the British unificence him that he hail arrustel a pian. Bok / hopeless aufferer. This, too, is greatly
against England's interests. Therefore armour from their sides and coming back to torpede, and telling the sea whe the address of condolence, the document aggregate of known losses of $18,000 we
take them into action fint it in their bus now anticipato lessen aggregating $48,500, will be one worthy of the mercantils com showing an increwed amount in this res jurious infaches upon the impressionab¡ Ahing that thee chargo against. Mok Apinatrougly, actnated therein by deep policy machine are protected against the tion of France to stop rice, shjested difference--the vital parts of the
thum In short, the say isin of about $30,506. But, gentlemen, I muel
danger, and it hon bean pat in that mention that the sum inade known to you minds of the Alghaus. But if by the ex- was a serious one and that he, Chan Abing and forosight. But we fear Englapi can guns to auch an extent that no single shot diestly and wantonly, in spa In his speechs at the Chamber of Commerce under this head this time lost your wasting tro ty the English have undertaken would live to repent his evident before hardly oppace this more singlebanded, and or shell shall be capable of disabling it.'
found to bo
be much under estimated by our
This oc- so her anxiety will be the greater.
Even this protection for an English no-of-multiplied warning. I append to curred at skat 10 am, in witness' quar-
Gladstone to put an end to this dep and for the meeting yesterday, Mr. J. J. Francis saidate Secrotary, and this time we live taken the disagreeable and expensive task of the Captain Superintendent.
gilant men on If Geramay merely took the unoccupied battlo ship, *If merchants are simply frightened off from all precautions and trust we shall not be
without dispate
The on arall take te; but it is impossible not to mer
ป shell to see how he Blit by ment A single carrying on their legitimate trade from any far out in cur vazimate. From this yar Kuanlianship over the Afghans, they matters in the tower at the Central Station, islands of Africa, the English might bear it hord of aur-protection against disable state of things. If he declities--and if
yani
then reluctantly I appeal to independent wen part of the Cusat by a declaration of a you will see that, virtually, we are just keep the latter well in hand. If England and at 1.30 witness took Chun Ahing test Russia's ovidunt intention to absorb spins to have been
Afghanistan. If France shoul in Food position na we actually were shows herself weak and incapable in this fore the Captain Superintendent, to whom contest
ho repeated his stury. As far as witness blockade, it is their own fault. If they be the last time we met you here. We respect, then Russia wil bo compelled to; knew it was entirely through his meeting Barmah. Sinun etc. Ench press upon allowed under this amazing policy,' for for the country and care for ita uvy,an
Insight for thei
for the the Admiralty Constructor adds: This pro ask then to intorso. Thank Heave lieve it to be a paper blockade, lot thom try collected close upon tro and a quarter I have recourse to her own resources. The Chua Aling at the coast of Lyndhurst present not make it a case for disputotection, however afforded, appears to hear such men, 12. use 18
in ships designed under such could not with effort. Alr. W. Smil of dollars in premia, and we only hopp, it, and fight the question out before a prize with the change in the matagoms
of warfare as now exist."{" beth, Journal St. Pétersbourg adds: -'It awans
fish another, and has quite cremly ce British given
ovidence in the case. So der an he
The not to dispute it with her.
P468)—*
When this
of that no-fear of any part of the domeidlis troubles of England are thus
thus most se- leaving the armour off a large part of the upon him shall prevent hita fra adw ments. This looks like sage advice, and it, attend our operations during the current
With regard to the second prisoner, Some years ago Germany, being ship was commenced, we seru told that it ng ang naval cures which he c, is somewhat similar to a anggestion made in year, and that when wo next meet a far of the situation are too clearly defined, Ahing giving evidence.
the scientiously cansers night 18
1 shad Beq better result of our working may be placed to neesssitate any further comment on our
that the firet Ashi
of enabling witheas asked to these columns noma two months ago. But a before you. With these remarks, prestrming
England and the United States about a Admiralty to concentrátu very little consideration of the attitude assumed
was brought to the Chitral piece of land, decided in favour of the
indeed upon the central citadel, and this for I have neither the time Station, A sua vanteil Aping, catue in the proving her wish to do a kindness to rely was dete in the care of thu fufteritate, disposition, or flare infrastus in jubile W. H. Fours, Re
in
9. But this i w the States At the present moment the witness' quarters on the 6th March l
But it is not true of any of the tim ships of id him that diere was
at United States are
sace improving military which I am now writing, for while the i who, he believed. Yau-
system; they are increasing their army from thickest armour on the British ships given will here repeat in the
I responsible Corned in the manier at
at Lyndhurst 30,000 to 220,000 men, This
step cannot Terrace.
Withers had a case of irony of be purposes, though its object is not in the previous table is in all of them 18. Agamemnon,
been stripped like ours, have in three cases utterly uulit to engage the current that day, and asked Sergt. But, if he was by foo; her position is moru auzions that 22-inch, and in fiva esa 17-inch (practi-Fronch ship; unit to enter the fi $1500 before. Mr Wodela usu at 2.3 puntelligibe. Thus Fanglatil is new circled incl. the French ships, nous of which have the six ships of the adesi al cist not engaged, to go acra.a with Aptug and that of China-For-Franco's wish in-stop-cally-the same as the English, and in two butile at all; antit to be retained on the arrest the man at Tas-ma-
tlus tributo rice
"in will inflict little harm ut esses 15-inch,the policy of giving
being in
in favour of armoured ship; and I demand thst u cannot of the
ships French Tho avideuses of Inspector Quincey was China, and much England, with c
at least afforded protection agis diretly in given
in answer to questions pat
therefore acres
the citadel very much thicker armour than swift des ruction from the fire of
st.guna afloat
afloat which now awaiON. Mr. A. B. Johusnu. Crown Saticitor.
by Mr Johnson, and
England, is taking precautions the corresponding ships of France was amallest g his Worship twice a
ap-
If this be not done. then, the prosecuted
ponio
to Me Johnson to allow the witness against possible trouble. A telegram from dropped after it land been applied to. Chan Asing P.C. 155, gare evidence with to give his evidence connectedly, as the London amoures that 10,000 ton are to single ship only, and the reason why the the present Board of Admúrdly regard to Immediately after the conclusion of the on the arrest of the second prisons pie by dr Jahnson were more be added to her regriae army. The lan-stripping, prosia went in all the ten continue to rent, after this public vec
of murdering Alli Maheit of the nature of a Cross-examination Mr guage is concise and no particulars are slips now in question was the adoption of the responsibility of delivering 10 On the 6th March about ་ ་་་
Jalingon repulisted
given. stel any desire to cross-
I only 15,000 men
altogether.
are that policy which I have entled aring, ships of the largest class an easy and 2 p.m. he went across to Yan-na-ti with examine the witness but continued the ox to be added Elini's power will not and in pursuance of which the Britial prey to destraction should war arise.
be sensibly increased: bat perhaps ane Admiralty
ity has deliberately impaired, and Withers and Sorgt. Butlin birst went in
thun aking, the first prisoner, the place, or one army is referred to. This by anticip
by a anticipation disgraced, the British Navy.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICA Yan-una Police Station while la went
shows that England cannot but do her ut. meat to goard against future troubles look for the prisoner. He rastreet to see a lot and mumbling statement to the about a quarter of a beur, said then, bet tudi ping the Linut cont sou it is also telegraphed that Turkey has
266 86] Al Achik
ping took witness and the sergeant to No. In
Inspector incer He went wit
w them lately proposed to England a new trouty 28 Praya, where he pointed
out the second prisoner who was lying on wether gutt the inspector's quar- for mutual support, which is another deep ters he was having his dinner. Way scheme of the English Turkey is hall in ppus wits antiser un strom sitnes know it clor apag Basi Actia tua ham Europe, kali iu Asia, and ia hostile to
.be informer. fle had since heard the tale he was to tell about hawking sugar that this man's name was Achik Sergeant and seeing the three men enter the
atin then arrested the seci, 1 pritur ulian's she p "When he saw the luster but she is Russia's neighbour, so that, if persation whatever, by un increase in the
bian what to
The fallow Russia wants to attack" England,
Turkey
thickness of the armour, has been pro- Bolinao.... va the charge of murdering the Indian, an Epok
him to You-ma-ti Station.
訊 Witness then proceded to give this erning he went hawking again but can take her in the rear, und expose her to ] videl. It seems incredible, but so it Manila....29.80 84.261; resor 'gi
Aching and Achik care and told him the difficulty of Belting ben fors. All and we have to face the misurable truth. Haiphong. statement made by the secoted prisoner not to hark but to go and wait at the Anglo-Turkish alliance is, therefore, god it would have seemed a dreading event to Hongkong, 3.06 3.5 80 which was taken down by Serg. Butlin, atoms ales until he was sent to the policy. Turkey, weak as she is can with know that there were to be found within A0 0.0 56.087 NE 1 of
rust
England's had which has already appeared in his Inspector, they
thook-lo a (Mak Apio) and 16 while E make herself strong, the limits of Grout Britain any set of men Shanghai, 30, 22 45,046 of entertaining the thought of Nagasaki. 30.01- the Colonial Chaplain; Preacher Rev.rojectmil or accepted. To accept these terms Yeung Shing, an accountant employed
would have to go sot giro evilange. wereason by acting in concert with Turkey.stripping all of her Majesty's principal Wl'astuck 20.84 30.0- is utterly impossible if Britain wishes to rein the chandler's shop No 42 Lyndhurst At the steps ho saw Aying and the Bok-lo! Those who know say that made with! hid down, of two-thirds of their protetti Balina....!
the alliance shije, que after the other as they wer Turrace, next door to the house which man, and Achik went to call the Inspector. between England and Turkey is the Inilian was murdered, stated that he preased upon the Foreign Office by M. Les. Lad been employed in that shop for f Two Insracter care nu ne of them much the stane prposes as that butweeding kridoor, and stripping them, too, down Maniin. 30.0482870 WNE 3. $4
arrested the link-lo mian. Aping and Achik Germany and Russia. then took him to the stack and the Although Italy engaged to assist England a single shot or shell in alum left to Hongkong 30. 10.00 N Inspector asked him if he wentified the in
news of any ran tho, ni what are we to think any Amoy...... 30.15 04.060 Huk-le man and he and he did not. Then action on her part. We suspect that the when mens capable of this appalling conduct Shunghiat 30.24.37.6.71 the Inspector told him how to identify the meeting of the three Emperors has made have been constituting for years past the Nagraki. 28 man, by his dark trousers and
Board of the British Admiralty, have been WI stock 20.89 27.3- shoes and hat Sc., and and goat, vid Italy donbi her ability to assist.
to remember what
As regards the present state of affairs, that time controlling the dustinies of hfuld him. The Inspector told Lim England's difficulties are far worse than the navy, and through the navy of the North. Gradients have therefor ind Tho barometer has viacn cepecially si again what he had to say and then took him China's, and wo fear that the enmence-destinies of the country, and are at this ad for frosh E. witsde. The tempen
He tent of before the Captain Superintendent.
European war is not far distan Gertusny desires wain with France for happened. Wan Achiun, a bawker, was charged with could a remember when all this happe
ne her w From this position, Heral, so long as it re-stealing some articles during the fire in The statement
if the firat prisoner was lur boneft, and to enter into relations nined in Afghan bands, would be virtually Square Street this morning. Defendant still presseling when our reporter luft, but with Ramsia, ana mens of
The strongthening of within the grasp of Russia, for at any time was found running away from the soone of it was understol the case would be further port.
opiam
no questions are to he mixed, I would pro-part."
that th
the report be adopted and the
by the British Government, and of the specounts then prepened the adoption
parently settled determination on the part of
The Chairman Wille and
()
and carried unanimously.
the motion of Mr Remedios, seconded by Mr Vancher, it was unstianly resolved re-elect Messra H. Foss and M. Grote as Directors.
Mesara L. Hauschild and T. Arnold, were, on the motion of Mr Grote, seconded by Mr Georg, unanimously re-elected Auditors.
the local Government to do nothing, will of the report, which was seconded by Mr materially alter the character of the advice given. We have been informed by an authority who seems to express the clows of the local Government that all questiona such as that here raised would have to be referred to II. ME's Superintendent of Trade at Peking; and, in view of this avowed tendency to shift rasponsibility from one shoulder to another, it is not surprising that merchants have fought shy of calling in the aid of a Government which
This concluded the business of the meeting.
Police Intelligence. (Before H. E. Wadituese, Esq.) Friday, March 27.
THE CONSPIRACY CANE.
Chun Ahing and Chun Ashing, bawker, appeared to remand charged with conspit ing together to bring a false charge of murder against Mok. Aping and olliers on the 11th ulte.
Ind soon of him was on the 7th Merch! to arbitrate in a dispute between was done for the purushick armone | myself seek to tako muy tent. LDALRYMPİ
when o
thus seeks to ovado its responsibilities/tion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr Goos- Sergt. Butlin and an informer uained Apng amination in the same manner.
:
Not a bager raised by those who are re sponsible for our interests," explains the rolactance of merchants to fight it out
SEXTICKS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND FOR TU-MOŁKOW-SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE
Cathedral,-
LASTER.
8 a. Parade Service, Morning Prayer
and Sormon, Rev. O. Chesnut 11 ..--Morning Prayer, Sermon end Holy Cotounion, the Colonial Cha plain. 3.30 p.m.-Children's Service, the Colo-
niel Chaplain. 5.45 p.m.-Evening Prayer and Sermon,
F. A. J. Gace R.N.
- St. Peter's Churck,----
The Bishop.
i
ordinary meeting, au extraordinary meeting Rahemally. was held, when it was resolved, on the mo nanu, to substitute, in Article No. 88 of the Memorandom and Articles of Associaton, the words 'lat day of April and 1st day of October,' instead of 1st day of January and 1st day of July,'
THE INDO-RUSSIAN FRONTIER.
In order to enable our tealers the latter to understand the present positions taken up by Enghral and Russia vu tho question of the Indo-China frontier, we give below one or two extracts from various sources regarding the demands of M. Lessar, and the probable consequences of these being
5 p.m.-Evening Prayer and Sermon,tain her hold on India.
Garrison
The demande
to
evidence.
to
Theatr
Ha in navor seen the first pri 7.30 p. Sldiers' voluntary service, aut involve the cession to Hussin of a welge years.
soner before. H. had never seen bun keep. Riv. O. Cheuütt.
of territory thrust in between the two prin- ing a stall of any kind St. Stephen's Church (all Services in Chi-cipal rivers of North Western Afghanistan The case was then further remanded till
nees.) 11 am-Muring Prayer, &c, Revs. and effectually connmanding the road from the 28th inst.
J. D, Ost and Fong Yat San; confinus-Herat to Meshed, and this cession would tion by the Bishop,
placa the Cossack pickets on the Kushak
6.30 p.m.-Evening Prayer and Sormon, Reva. J. B. Ost and Fong Yat San.
Tae S. 5. Ping On came out of the Amey Dock on the 20th instant.
stream within 40 miles of Herat tani.
Before A. G. Wise, Pu)
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tof
and armour, d muide
Station in- vidually and collect roly unspeak pearly annihilated in war with Russiably inferior to the French, and no com-
Russia. Some year ago Turkey wes
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A near Zachá pozarestezi hao was wresh be at ita gutes within two the fro with a pots of shoes, ni kaž pot and remanded for the evidence of Sergt. Butlin, tions between Russis
and urgeatlemen,
eight in number, who he provnils.
Amoy, arrived at that port from Fuocnew! on the 20th instant.
14.
wanan asked him to carry the arti
or three days. This,' says Sir Edward at Pipe in his possession. He stated who had not returned from Canton. Harley, would open to Russia the passage cles, bat he did not know who she was. The prisoner was convicted of unlawful posses.
BEACHCOMBERS AGAIN.
· (Before A. G. Wise, Bag.)
THE QUARRY BAY HOMICIDE CASE.
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6. STATE OF WRATHI. & Mr Ar. 12
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hail, lighting, & veres, 11 pas
4 squally, main, a row, taste,
No avidence was taken in the case, which Pack, stolfastly uphold her best interests? pravimsly given, known as the ships dew (wel).
7.
x, in inches tenths and iparrilla.
puraning as far as they dare this explicable and infatuated course? The has all. n. Buprest, with slight changer, the Board rol of Admiralty for the last Ave yours, and would who have received in all
I nearly £100,000 render alliance between
and for their services
that perind, have Fanco possible. England,
aided
1. BABONETER, resnent in A3 degrees Faire nevertheless
U been devoting | keit, and to time level of the sea in inches, 22 3 by Turkey, could not be victorious; cape-themselves-to-the wors of stripping the and hundredtha. THE French ironclad Turenne, with Bear through the gap in the mountain frontiersion and was sent to prison for three weeks
cially now that France has introduced the armour from our ships described by Mr law of stopping rice, which will prove in Barnaby, and declaring throngh Lim, their Admiral Risunier on board, which left
very sooth a death blow to England. The
The highest beer, that it has been deemed a Toulon on the 18th ulto,, and which is es which at once constitutes the easiest ap in default of paying a fine of $15.
English should certainly dispute Li Awan, a coolie, was convicted of an i Wong Aini, Wong Atto, Lenog Ping, with France. It is asserted
fate for our vessels to be humidity of air saturated with moisture b here early next month, is proach to India, and the direct way from pooted to
to arrive
nering a bad quilt belonging to an inmate Atung, Tam Admi, Laung Atsung, Tsinin refusing to wikowe stoppen gland de diablement by a single 10. of 24 centimetres, I of her base on the Caspion. Tais nables us of No: 44 Square Street daring the fire neat L, Can K, Taig Mi Ko Sam and guiding Clin, Tut in reality England is ar of 14. On her arrival out here
with & guns!
of rice is shot <r shell.
ths notual clanger of these the to understand Fully the telegram which we door, and was sent up for three weeks hard Aknu, coolies, of Subi, Juni, Nathod, & peting in her own interests. namely, the Bayard, fingship of Adeiral reproduced in our issue of last evening from labour.
were charged on renau with causing the sider, this the must vital point a 10 ships in battle. To deal with them on
them into two groups-viz., East divide Courbet, La Gatissonnsere, Bagship of Rr
death of Sin Shing, on the 25th instant, at forcibly check the designs of France, ale (1) Ajas, Agamemnon, L'oformis, and Edin Admiral Leapes, the Parena flagship of Ceylon papers which stated: The Russian
fendants were also charged with assaulting wise men of England, of whom there is no Lat Quarry Bay. The sectant and eleventh dismay yet be in time. Should not truly the bergh; (2) the remaining six ships in the Rear Admiral Bicupier, the Atalante and troops are moving southwards, from the Cas- the Triomphants.
pian Sea And here it may be important
one maier Li Yam on the 25th inst. According to the Catholic Register, on the to add that Askabad, which is the outpoat 19th instant, the Fenst of St. Joseph, the of the Russian base in the Caspian, is only Right Revd Bishop Foucard, the Prefect distant from Karat 388 miles, and is con-ying on the grass in the grounds of Apostolie of Quang.si, poutificated in st
on the edition of the British Navy have several feet. In fact, in the six DPIUM-Now Patna, cash,... 500 Joseph's Cathedral both in the morning and nected by railway and the Caspian fotila on the 25th. The first four defendants A CHINESE VIEW OF ENGLAND'S
ships, the Mgr Foucard is a perfect with the South Russian gratus, and cap said they had no home or money. The
fifth man said he was living at Lemons'!
inconceivable quite Chinese
He The following is a translation of a lead-attrached so much attention, has again ad- beautiful sermon on the occasion. The
The seconding article, entitled 'A General View of dressed what has describes as a public and cd and lowered the se
that it
logo as
er can properly be called a Church was crowded to excess, the greatest the Caucasus, 150,000 strong on a peace was therefore discharged.
and the armoured side of these part being Chinese Two headrel and footing, and the main Russiary, within defendant was sout to gaol for one month the Present Situation in Europe, which solemn appeal to the forerment, and
The frst,
line of battle ships has thus been third and fourth were reminded
anbject. In this letter, which occupies during the Pontifical Mass
of the On the 20th, 21st, 22ud, and 23rd instans troops are being massed, is, on the other while get them shipped they were to be March -
discharged. -
three columns and a half of The Times, he ship's length. This catting down It is generally supposed that the com
arinour to a mere belt, conjointly with His Lordship Bielp Raimondi made his hand, 200 miks farther from Herat than
tinuation of the Franco-Chinese Silenity deals with the condition of ten of Hor limiting its length, imports a now and Pas oral Visitation to the Eastern Distric Askabad, and the very least time troops
terrible cause of flanger. Sir, I have to CRUELTY TO, ANIMALS,
till the presont time may dangerously affect Majesty's principal ships, recently built or of Hongkong. Last Sunday, the 22nd, His
Noor Mahomed, a hawker, was convicted the situation in Asia; but it is now under construction; and he profaces any competent tribunal, that there is not
state, and
am prepared to demonstrate to Lordship celebrated the lass and can be transported from Portsmouth to
of cruelty to animals by carrying six guats ceived that Europe is not unconcerned in preacted in Chinese and Portugues in St. Bombay is 20 days. It will this be seen on a hibao. Their legs ner Lied to it, and that the troubles in Asia really his remarks by saying that he has only of these ton ships, the latest aided to Buck, Wire,
A almught-
the British Navy,
that canuot be either hundred persons received Holy Communios that Russia, by her subjugation of the gether and the auimals were carried slung
nk without from the hands of His Lordships
www.te
Jerry' Sullivan, James Watson, James McCann, Berry Dyor and John Cowden, seamen, were charged with being roguen and vagabonds on the 25th inst.
Dolvidants were found by P.C. Saner
Beauregard, Robinson Road, at 3
in the ear and delivered in Chinese afable of re-inforcement from the army of boarding house but was locked out
was remanded till Monday next.
SITUATION.
of the
These two classes Admiral class. differ in this, that the so-called rond citadels of the latter are relatively newhat. Larger in area than those of the other four, Sir E. J. Roed, whose recent utterances but unfortunately are at the
THE BRITISH NAVY.
lover
by
by
по
ninety persons received Foly Communion a week. Quetta, the place at which British for a week. If Lotion could in the mean. appeared in the Shen Pee of the 14. Tailing them to the country,' on the same larwel to a more shallow belt one-third
Francis Church, where upwards of one
molestation by the enemy's
arise uut of
raan vay dissern the secr
Secrets the mysteries Defendant was fined 824, of one month's the situation lies in the rations of
CREATING A DISTURBANCE
Os the 16th February, the Rep chigne Francaise wrote:General Brière de communication with Herat than dous Bri-hard labour. Liels will now march on That-ke. This tain, whose entire route to India would be will be the lost blow; a three days' match hablo to on bad roads, where the Chinese will
We will defeat raisers. attempt a last resistance. theur, That-ko we all have no more vess fr
what
been
Quotations. HONGENch 22.
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have, with the so-called citadel, so
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Purain, possesses far more spoody and safe released the animals were not able to stand, entorn of this crisis. The key for every private and unofficial menus in my ing, without any shot or shell whatever | Turcomana and the friendly attitude of on the bamboo beads downwards. When fut designs in Euron reveal! taken this step after vainly exhausting consized and up, or ank
and Germany and the object of attack is power to avert, the necessity for public being directed against those parte of the Credit Fe men action. Having referred to the cass of thep which are armoured. In fact, they Dova o will explain England. Wo=
4 have been so far stripped of armour, as Mr India, Germany and France are hereditary fuss. Inflexible, he quotes the following sinte Barnaby has truly said, that they have
indeed,
ever on her guard featment of the present Secretary of the A and are to all practical int nts and pur- William Thanson and four other seamen Germany is
back to the old condition. brought
demand, Shanghai, dard,... In addition to the danger to bolonging to the 6. S. Amy, and four men
ravenge berself but her
preca
muiralty (Sir Thomas Brasser) It it poses unarmoured ships with patches of Gold Leaf 09. quietly. Stil mora is ahe and when we shall have occupied our own empire in the presence of 1 ssian ro... Eak, appeared on a charge of tiens are taken o
creating a dist
a disturbance in a coffee shop, No.
aide, such patches giving Svareigna. but ahe tries bind her to her interests ships should possess a more ample margia nos
no sufficient protection to either the buoy- gating. We shak then have to conquer trompa so near to Hernt, Britain, at the 123 Wellington Street, and assamong Celly desirous of the ailiuros of France; doubtless'very desirable that our armoured armour an each
Tha underhand methods Germany cartist, of stability that is provided in the armour-ancy, the stability, or (therefore) the life of
Temperature. e Red River, where the Black Fans fil time of the East Afghan settlement, pledged Lyons in the execution of bis duty.
defendants entered the coffee shop i at 12. 36 ponly league herself with France; so she ed citadel of the Intexible; thus seas of the the We shall do this in the herself to defend Afghan territory from this morning and made a great rise there makes usu country.
of other nation i
referred and which have belts
nowen's Baukj Most placas in Roul on this point were in entire accord the entire, or almost the entire, length the station for daista nnd, he had to send Africa are our English depen lencies, and, He then gous to any. The Admiralty mast in all reason he expected to dispose of
rgely one, Morh 25, Germany were gradually to angruacia car "Digest a Naval Cistention, in the lesinin struggling a very few tuletea Batnak.. Dataudants, who all denied the charge, them, aho unst
re- article in England's
Encyclopedia simply their armoured evenstrances. Should by chance hostilities Britumica; lays down the fal Though it is now last six falfiling his parts of his contrast, by his were fined $1 each.
lowing parts. Thus far I have expressed my own
prin- parte. arise, Germany doubts her ability to pociple: The fairest available approximate pine Edward regards the dine and Aqu Trooks cince ihs République ounounced so reception and treatment of. Sir Peter!
with England, whose feet is the large sure of the power of ships their dio- positively that General Briers de Ullo Lucisden, the Boundary Commissioner;
Therefore the Germany Emperor had some planent or total weight march-on-That-bound, of [_course, defeat the Chinese, that gallaut officer, up to and his approaching visit with Led Istost dates from Tonquin had not advanced Dufferin, the Low Viceroy of Iulia,
the
infest the
rainy reason, with the aid of our apasion, so long as the Ameer peruits as On the constable being called in they pushed tan France to hurl 1 directip Fuferible Committee and of Sir Edward be. The French armoured ships) (Taken at Meurs Palommer i ( 2 Premih)
There comnias but little more to
in
Toaquin, thanks to the bravery of our to control or induce his foreign relations.
to assistance,
soldiers a
what the Tientsin Treaty had promised
and thir chiefs. They have given. It is clearly evident that the Ameer is
to us.
a single step in the direction of Tint-k
nor does it seem likely that he will do so for roms time to comú.
in another indication that his sympathies
are with the English. Britain is, therefore,
(Before H. E. Wodehouse, Eng.)
Saturday, March 24..............
THE ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO BRING A CHARGE OF MURDER
The case in which Chun Ahing and Chin Ashing, hawkers, stand charged with con-
to
if
to her.
Is always rens the best two of the den British
time ago a menting with The Emperors of prescute power-of-sex-kl.1. Bearingshing named, but he soon to believe to be Russia and Austelà, cad, though only the this principle in mind, as one accepted and true what was said of them by Sir Thomas three sovereigns know the object of it, the avowed by the Admiralty, I will now ce- Brassy, who declared in plon terms that friendship of the three countries was, at cord the displacements of tors of the largest in these ships the central arrunted singel
At the pro- French ships launched in 1870 or sinov," or | fa mit of sufficient displacument to accur least, thereby consolidated.
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