1893-04-18 — Page 3

No. 9421,An 18, 1808,]

SUPREME COURT IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION, (Before His Honour Mr Fielding Olarke, Chief Justice.)

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Tuesday, April 18.

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THE TREASURY FRAUDS-ALPES PLEADE QUILTY.

Io satioipation that the case of the Tranary frauds would occupy the attention of the Court to-day, the Court-boute seas orowded by the general public. The gene ral opinion was that Alves, would plead guilty to the charges preferred against him, and although this was considered fatal to the prolongation of the interest in the coas and to further exposure of the Treasury system, it was believed that the departmout would be subjected to a severe criticism by Me Tronoie, Q.C., who was woged fur the defenos of the otoused. For once general belief was falided. On the only occasion.

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na which Mr Francis referred to the effect the head of the Treasury' he was pulled up by the Chief Justice with a request not to travel beyond the paints being dealt with by the Court; and. Mr Francis took the op- portunity of venturing to remark that he did not know that he bad ever made we of any way ovanected with the case in which he was engaged. His Lordship was, there upon, satisfied that Mr Fraus understood what he menut and that he would guard against being carried away by the fervour of the moment.

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Treasury less than $100, or 8180 short. will be asked- How was it that this was not at ones detected ?"—

Hi Lordship Mr Attorney General, that question does not acme before the Court, Turely,

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as a matter of precedent. I think it adva- | TELEGRAMS BY THE AMERI-of his happiness fa a letter, in which he abla irshould not be done.

The Attorney General-I merely aid- thero was a maximum prnishment.

His Lordship-I know; but with out a long disquisition on criminal punish monts generally the mere fact of montice ing a maximum is misleading, and I fall to The Attorney General explained that the see why it should be montioned. accused having pleaded guilty to certain counts in the indictment the requirements into fries would be met without going Bia Lordsaip-I am perfectly satisfied with the course takon in this come, and that every object of public justice will be served by the courto now taken. I will riseve sentence:

further charges.

TORGERY.

Toni Chip Taol was charged with forging a dreument on 10th March last for tho purpose of receiving certain articice of clothing; and Ng Kau was charged with obtaining the articles by means of the forged

Thoy pleaded not guilty. acumen.

The following jury was expenuelled T. H. Dalby, O. A. E. M. Friedriche, H.

0. Jantzen, and E. J. Motor A. W. Slade, Dans Ditalifson, John Hen-

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Bays: I quite admit that notwithstand- ing Pearso's conduct there is no imputs- 4ion against his köngr, 1 KG 2

IKE UNIVERSIEZ -BOAT RACE. London, March 22.--Amid the cheere, of The father of Brigstocke also writes a the thousands of people lining the banks of latter setting forth the same facts andy the river Thames this afternoon the Oxford concluding Sir William Pearse's on sily boat race with the Cambridge man two The Westminster Gazette, which first boat or finished first in the great univer. dact did not reflect on his horor." and s balf lengths bahiad. It was a hot brought the cam to light, naturally in

quires a the proceduro and law of race and was bravely won.

A light wind was blowing this afternoon divorco really such that a degree mist, with start. The course was the bistorio stretch imputation on the honor of the so-ras- at 4.36 o'clock when the crews made the sorts, can be given without leaving any between Putney Lad Mortlake of four and a pondent ?*-

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL, London, March

prospects of quarter miles. Fatasy bridge was crowded before the race began and rows of people front of the rowing club houses a greatable improved, and, consequently, the lined the parepet, On the wide shore In the obanpel tabel company have consider orowd had gathered

hopes of the promotere of tha tohome for Each side of the river was lined with togs, bridging the Straits of Dover have gone barges, wherries and all manner of draft for down to zero. The bingo is the announces ment that the Government will not, on- the accommodation of sightseers.

on the company's bill authorizing the construction of the tunnel, m

his position to attack any one who was not a chopped with the shroff's shop, or one liko serious interests, One of the maia cons of consideration, so far as the exercise of dora earing evidence the jury found admirere and the hooting aud screaming of France without anybody on the surfice-

Audronico Francisco Alves having been placed in the dock, the Clerk of the Court (Me F. & Hazeland) rend the indictment, which contained sinsteen counts: The first five counts est forth that on different dates between 6th July, 1892, and 18th December, 1892, he stole sums of money, namunting in all to $061.25; the following nine charges referred to the forgery of receipts for Crown zent; the fifteenth, sixteenth and Seventeenth to falsification of counterfuil books; the eighteenth to mutilation of munterfoll booke; and the last to the tuoft of a book of counterfoils.

Reading from a slip of paper, the necused said plead guilty to numbera 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 16, 18, and 19:

His, Lordship--And not guilty as to

remainder, I presumé ?

Prisoner No; my Lord.

After the first priauner guilty, and acquitted the second prisoner.

Sentence of a month's imprisonment was passed upon the prisoner, who was a mere youth.

ALLEGED HIGHWAY RUBBERT.

Ashore and aftast there was a gay show

Herotofore the Governmont, acting on of hunting. Along the course the balcanica start took place from the Stoneroad bridge at the advice of its naval and military 91 were filled with gaily dressed ladies. The Putney, Cambridge won the toss and chose porta. has secured the rejection of the bill

·Séverül years ago the Boord of "Trade peremptorily stopped ex- the Surrey aide. The tide was running at eauls asseion.

All being in readires the official starter perimental boringa, apparently fearing that. strongly and there we a slight wind. fired his pistol and amid the shouts of the whole might be piorged as far as

The action of the present GovernmIERÍ steam-waistler and eirena the crews shot up knowing anything about it. Con

will make the tanael scheme An open.

the boats eams in sight, and cross-voting, some Tories supporting it e [couragement to both crawa arose all along question, and there will be a good deal of as they passed uraft of every kind to bo and a few Liberals opposing The seen on the Thames alesed in behind and chances are that the bill will his sgalt rá. crowded after them.

Jested, although Gladstone will vote für It as a private, membor, as he has done upon 22 previous occasions,

the stream:

Yelis of excitement and shouls of en-

the course

instead of charging a man with stealing countant in the Treanory alco 1863. A man $30,000 or $10,000 or whatever might be who, no one who knows him would besitate the total amount in one single count, in one toray, from birth, education and ability charge, as might wall be done and as would fitted to take the highest position in the be perfect y consistent with natural justice, Colony an ordinary public servant may of The rules of the Court and the laws of the faint, ratained since 1868 at time salary, The Attorney-General-I thought your land necessitate the splitting up of the and when offered promotion the other day Lordship would like to know all the circum counts, taking particular amounts on parti- offered it on the same salary-I put it to stances of the ques. Of course it is not pup-cular dates; and the practice has largely at your Lordship that he is natitled, under on when charges of this kind are raised of the circumstances, to very grave considota pod to be before the Court, strially,

Hia Lordship-The reason why the frand imposing sentences in respost of different tran at your Lordship's hands-onsidera was not discovered has nothing to do with counts which are concurrent and which tion as to his prospects, his family and the

practically amount to one single sentence in temptations to which he was exposed-a the circumstances of the offenca.

The Attorney General I am explaiting regard to the sharge. I would, therefor, I ask your grave consideratiça. to this that how the prisoner proeseded to cover one ask you to look upon it as one charge, and although it is undoubtedly an offence offence by committing another; sama of the not to deal with it as a separate, and dis have stolen this money whether belonging forgeries were to prevent discovery of protinct nombor of charges, entirely uncon to the Government cr a private indivi vious defaleations. In some instanton, the nected with each other. Bo far as any dual it is an offence crime-which counterfoile were made out from the foils; injury has been done to anybody, it is one indicta no injury, or, et a03, zato, and the shroff, sot knowing that the atacunt and indivisible to the Government, and the infinitesimal injury, upon any human on the counterfoil differed from that on the forgeries and falsifications were part and borg, and that in dealing with punish- parcel of the same design. Now, my Lord, ment, and in punishing an offendor guilty. foil, stamped both-

on what principle and for what reason are of larceny, embezzlement or breach of punishments inflicted To act ng deter-trast, if the punishment is to be varied in rents, and in dealing with the question from any agree, by far and away the most im that point of view, for what reason is it se portant element to be taken into consider peczary to inflict heavy punishment to act aim is, it seems to me, the injury dens a deterrent? If the crimes are numer by the act of the accused to persons who ous of the kind and charactor brought have suffered or who are likely to suffer from before the Court, if they are difficult of that act. And here, my Lord, Leabmit is detection; if they affect very grave or vary one of the roseons for entirely leaving ent derations to be bold in view is the injury your Lordship's consideration is concerned, which has been inflicted or the wrong done the point that the prisoner is a public There is abably no reason to some individual member; the griminal Borrent. law exists and punishments are inflicted for whatavor why the simple stealing of 8400, the purpose of protecting person and provon 81000 by a publié servant, should perty, of preventing one manu, doing injury be visited with groster punishment than the สอนเล amount to the rights and property of anothers the stealing of

A Chinens barber was charged with being There is practically no limit and the offence is the greater, if the by a clerk in a bank or mercantile

At Cleeper's boathouse Cambridge was theft cr of her crime has inflicted say serious office.

The advocates of the taunél. bekovo that ** injury upon the person against whom it has to the injury on ore's neighbour that one of a party who assanited an old man been put into operation. A theft by might be committed by the clock in the on the Pokfulam Road on 12th March, leading by three feet. In the last half of

three-quarters point Oxford wae six foot in it will be of immense servies to interner tristes in whom extreme confidenco is bank or mercantile office, in view of the gagged Lim, tied him to a tree, and robbed the race Oxford forged ahead. As the

The charge was denied, and after hearing advance, and maintained its lead to the tional trade and commerce, and they meet the military objections by offering to pro- placod, who has property untirely in his trust repared in that individual and the bin of a bed-quilt. power with for checks, his ofonos is one power he has in consagacece of his office to

Svidnace for the prosecution and also foroad, winning by two and a half lengths.

The reoo badfadditional interest this year vide the most elaborate machinery for in which beary punishment might be in- do grave and serious injury. In this care

that the accused was not in the neighbour-by reason of the prospcolive appearance of destroying the works on short notice. dicted. This is a form of crime, which is none of these elements exist. Br. Alves the defence (which latter was to the effect unfortunately, at the present day, of fro was in a eubordinate position, he was tol

against Harvard and Yale. A comparison flaancial failure, and, apart from that, obe quent cecarrouce, and it is difficult of de called upon to give socurity, and the injury hood when the robbery was committed), tbe one of these famons crews in America The opponents of the project prodlet Bis Lordship (adreaming tho Attorney of the time made at home and abroad ject to tho asetitico of the advantages of tection, In cases of fraud by trustees of he has inflicted upon anyone is infinitesimal, jury found him not guilty. accieties in which widows and orphans or if it can be counted at all. I do not for iumente numbers of rope and struggling one moment mean to say that there has not General) said it appasrad to him that in becomes a matter of importance. In a four England's insular position merely to save person re,deprived of the means of sup boer committed felonies for which soapses of this nature the informera who gave mile race Harvard and Yale have never week-stomachen travelers an hour or 23

The victory of the Oxford crew in this port, and the little properties, they may punishment must be intheted, but yain information to the polico which led to ar equalled the time made by Oxfordthis year. of seasickness. porness lost whether by fraudulent trustees Lordship has it in your discretion to inflict rests ought to be put in the witness box.

The Attorney General pointed out there. bant ruge places the five ahead of Cam Vienna, March 10Emperor Francis good or by a prometer or digestor of a from ona day's imprisonment, or fourteen

company in, anchoaggs as these, exert years, or podal servitado for life; and it would probably be a difficulty in gotting bridge, the results of previous matches Joseph has earned from Switzerland. 12 wins. In 1877 there was a dead heat, the Empress to. nooumpang bin. She will being: Oxford, 27 wine, and Cambridge, alone, beving failed. entirely to persuade Last year's roep over the same course was continue her restless traveling up and won by Oxford in 19 minutes and 21 down Europe probably for the rest of her seconds. Pregions to this the fastest race life. It is doubtful whether she will over!

pay rowedwetween the rival universities was in set foot in Vienna, except to 1878, when Cambridge beat Oxford by sional hurried visit to the vanit wherein The Empress suffers terribly from in- rost the remains of her suloids Boa BomDis. During her stay in Switserland she walked at least thirty miles a day in the hope of tiring herself so that she could sleep, but it was in vain She obtains apon an average only three hours of broken sleep nightly, and it is foured that she will bocoma alterly worn out. Fortunately pho has resclutely resisted the temptation to

this wise and courageous course the phy... take opiates, and if one continase firm in

months her health will be restored. sicians are not without hope that in a few

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pary punishment ia cecessary, and advisas for your Lordship, in the application of any information at all if informers had to ble, and to a considerable extent it a most that discretion, to take into consideration be produced in Omurs.

His Lordship Not guilty 89. In 5, 8, 9haaband and father of a very large family, useful. But in this case no-troat has aver all I should venture to say on the|

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PAPER IN JAPAN.

“Matifactivy,

Bansfactory.

January

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3793

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circumstances connected with the case that

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incline the police to believe that Castellano

Dr Frangis here interpolated a remark, The Attorney-General Well, the shroff put his stamp on the corner of the foil, and ther that feil was subsequently altered by the prisoner, or else it was torn up and another ono Babstituted, from book with spare foares which appears to have been in the possession of the prisoner, so that he was able to give a receipt for the fall amonst, it he also had a forged shop, which he put on the receipts and sent them out, I do aut wish to weary your Lordship by going too fally into the matter, but you will see that in the absence of certain books it must be impossible to check off every item, and it would be therefore very important for be prisoner to make away with the counterfoil book, which would obtainable esable the discrepancies to be discovered. As to this, defendant has pled guilty to stelling one of the counterfoil books. These are facts, and think under the circumstances, seolus that prisoner pleads guilty to so many and auch grave chargan, I do not see that there would be any advantage in taking up the time of the Court with the investigation of the few other charges. With these re- marks, my Lord, I beg so leave the matter in your Lordship's hands.

Bir Francis I appear, my Lord, in this esse for the prisoner, who during a now very long life in the Colony andover thirty. five year'nservice in Her Majesty's Govern- the character and as higlia reputation as any ma in the Colony, high or lun; a man, who în all the varied relations of life, as

The jury were thanked for their services, 12, 13, 14 and 17?

Prisoner-Ne, my Lord.

has always maintained a position of extrema been imposed on the prisoner or reposed points I have put to your Lord- and the Sessions were adjourned till to

offence an morat the

character of the Mr W. M. Goodman (Attorney General), respectability; a man, who, probably, from in him. I do not myself understand instructed by Mr. B. Johnson (Crawn his ability and his education std his post- and I prename it in cimply ad rotand why, ship all of which tend to marking the morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Solicitor), represented the Crown, and Mr J. tion, would, but for certain prejudices of older times of barbaric law, an offence distingished from the legal character J. Fransie, Q.C., instruated by Mr H. J. ruce and class, have attained as high posi- against the public purse is dealt with more of the offanen to which the accased bas THE MANUFACTURE OF FOREIGN three and a guster lengthe in 10 minutes This was the first ocassion on which slid tion in the service of the Government as seriously than an offence against a private pleaded guilty. I ask you to deal with it as Holmes, appeared on behalf of Alves.

The manufacture of foreign paper sing satts were need in an inter-university The Attorney General said:-May it any man who has served Her Majesty in individual. Of course, I can understand che offence--the theit of menoy from the please your Lordship, having regard to the this Colong: hat who, through thirty there are rare esses, in which there might Gorernment-to deal with the counts as to

Oxford's time to-day was 18 minutes and nature aud the extreme

gravity of the five yours of very saluable services render-be an alloer of very high estuto, in whore forgery and falsification and mutilation as Japan has experienced a sudden revival boat race. numerous offences-no less than twelve-to ed in the Colony, has remained without very great reliance and trust have been re-entirely subordinate to that offence, as

higher posod, who has been, as it were, the guar-being morely the means by which it was during the past for months. The principal 47 seconds, the best ever rande on the which the prisoner has pleaded guilty, and promotion, and his never got a

dist of

grent interests and carried out not as principal offences in canse assigned for this phenomenon is course.

THE QUEEN'S DETARIURE FOR FLORENCË. also baving regard to the nature, scope, and salary that $150 to $180, and only of to whom the supervision of them has themselves; and I also ask you to take into constant decrease in the importation of for-

London March 21-Queen Victoria objects of the crimical proceedings which other day $204; with no possible hapa of ara being taken 20-day before the Supreme promotion, no possible hape, because of been, entrusted such a man may pro-con-deration the fee: that, although's Gov- Court think 1 shall be discharging my the system existing in the Government of parly be punished for offences agafast erament arrunt, he was in that inferioreign-made paper, owing to the appreciation started from Portsmouth this morning on INONG severely than position; that he was not supposed to have of gold. The Nichi Nichi mbun publish the royal paeht Fictoria and Albert, on her duty both to the Crown and to the public in the Colony, to do anything better for him- the Government

spring at Villa Palmieri, near Florence,

JACK THE RIPPER AGAIN, 25 Phon accepting bis plea of guilty as to these self and his family; and who, unfortunate another person, in a private capacity. any responsibility in respect of money.

New York, Maroh 21. The pollos cif charges and entering a nolle prase qui as tole for himaalt, with the very large furdily But for the subordinate servants of the Go-handed to him; that he was placed in eir. as the following table showing the quantity way to Italy where she will spend the of of ten children and with no prospect of rernment in whom no trial or confidence oursstances of very grave temptation, Le of paper manufactured at some of the more Large crowds assembled to witness the do- the other counts of the indictment.

lwered as she went on hoard. The hip this city are inclined to think that they course, the object of theet proceedings to improving his position in any shape or is reposed; who have practically mechanist cause of the want ut supervision and the important mills during the two first months parture of her Majesty, who was heartily

ping in the harbor displayed flags, and the have the elusivo Ripper' in their catches. 4 women was ripped up the side" on day is to bring to justies the man who is form, allows himself, to be tempted duties to perform; over whom the Gevern-aut of check upon what he was doing; be

Telzyenilors oheered the Fictoria and Albert as alleged to have offended against the laws of by the wave of speculation which pre- ment can exercise the greatest care and use of his family, because of the small of the present year :-..

valled over this Colony soo few years ago, vigilance with respect to whom most lary he was receiving, because of the en- the fund. A criminal tributo investigate and who in the hope of making anno pro effective chocks could he axere'sed to pro-tire absence of any prospects of promotion, of Paper Maniaetors

the royal yacht passed out to sea, escorted Sunday night and a big-knife was left by the Britios cruiser Indefatigable and the sticking in the wound. The life was traced to one Frank Castellano, an Italian haps the most fitting place to

Rabe Paper Manufactors...

barber, whoss record-has-been-under the minutely into a long sarios of defalcations vision for his children after his death, was vent theft or fraud in the case of Bach because of the temptations which he like Yaroshuraper Manufactory......

ENGLAND AND SILYÉN, which any have been committed. It is rot, tempted into apocalations both in land and persons as that, the crimes they may com every other person in the Colouy has been Vos kaichi Tayor Manufactory. 181,293 155.009 gucboat Seagull,

in sharon; by those

and who,

vafortunately, it do not, when you come to examine exposed to of running very serious righs in Fast Paper Blinulaatory 147,BEI 316-904

Washington, March 17.Benatar Tel-police search light. They discovered that Nowadays, of Sonju 1'sper Manufactory 30830421 538 for instance, as might be supposed

them, bear any of the maris or indiola respect of soulation.

AA Purr Annactory 190,070 102.

of the transatlantic steamera. There ar unacquafoted with the requirements of the Insing those speculations as out which call for any great or severe punish- } cotino, panistimevis ara uit suppose to be Paper Banufacturyman, lor, who has already given zotice of his until recently he was a frenian aboarit ons “

everybody elag in the Colony law, competent for the Attorney Generally

done. wpa tempted to makement in 99 cases out of 100; and in this in the loent degree vindictive. They, ora Bhinoge Paper Mansfactory.smteation to take steps to cause the Inter 2,318,14 2,999,550 national Monetary Conference to re-convene Tepal to say that during a course of four years has

use of Government monies, which were co especially I ask leave to call your meant for the protection of society and tho

At Brussels, was to-day asked for a great many defaleations have occurred, and we will add up all thesa uums together foolishly left in his power, in the hope at Lordship's attention to the fact that if Mr reformation of the offender; and I would Thus these mine factories aro turning out

ast your Lordship, in the consideration of and charge the prisoner with having some time-when he first committed him. Alren bas stolen the money of the Govora-

Somo go so far as to say that the pri taken the whole arsount of money, say, self to this unfortunato course of dealing, ment-if he he heon exposed to serious the point of reformation of the offendir, is about 2,300,000 pounds of foreign paper per opinion respecting the declaration of the is none other than the mysterious Jask,

stracted to oppuss every bi-metallist scheme. between 1883 and the presoot time. It has in the belief and to the hope that he would and grave temptation to appropriate that he likely to be affecter, or more affected, month. There is also a sign of over-pro- Chancellor of the Exobequer yesterday the Ripper, who kept London in terror för been heid, ar your Lordship in aware, that to in tune, or in a very short time, skits romoney to himself-it has been through the by a very hoavy Rentonca from yeste Lezd-duation, as may be seen frota the follow that the British delegates would be in two years. give evidence of a general deficienny is not acvering hite pusitio and improving big pegicet of the Government itself and ship hy the infiction of a considerabia numing table showing the quantity of paper presented at the conferepoo. The Senator soner will be found identical with the Britain would abarlately oppose the Free Shakespearo' to the East River Hotel on licitat, but that it is necessary to give affairs, to able to replace the money. Of through the incompetenco and ignoranes of bec of years imprisonment in the geol or sold by the same companies during he said the declaration meant that Great mysterious man who accompanied Old Fecoinage of silver on terms of quality with the night of bor murder, for whose death specific items taken on particular dates course, the criminal offence has been com- those placed over him. Theoretically, as by the aurora punishment he has already months of January and February last:---

401,450 137,507 gold. That was what she had diways done Frenchy the Grock is now serving a term When the ambezzlements are of a committed; I say nothing as to the propriety the Attorney General has stated, he was indicted upon himself when he ran away

which he was exposed dar akash Paper Baufociory.......

and nobody expected her to do any more at in the State prison. Captain Doherty of the Fifth-street squad is mach elated over plicated nature, ceturting at various times of it, for no doubt the offence wea em not reponsible for any money in the Tren- from the Galong the extreme hard-oji Paper Manufactory.

134,225 315,42s this time. and in a complicated arner, it is almost mitted at the moment when be took posary; he was not supposed, in theory, to ships to

214,239 visn But there was nothing in this position the eartnre, and soya bu will maka etery impossible to bring to criminal justice each session of the money, no matter what his recuse it, and yet, as your Lordship husing the days of absence; the loss Tobe 85,195

charged with offences extending intentions may have been. Now, may Lord, seen from the depositions, everyone must of friends and position and honour la Fajl Taper Manufactory

Paper aminctory 16003...... him--will over a considerable time. I shall therefore are his offences to be dealt with, sa the have well known that by far the greater any punishment your Lordship will inflict Benjy Paper Manufactory 352,503. 154.10 irreemailable with the attainment of the effort to secure a complete account af

difference fone Par make

atly

67.168.109.243 9bject of the senference, namely, the ex-Castellano's travels daring, the past few

34..... 08,337 or treive

tended use of ellver as 's mouey metal. years. Shirogo Taper Mannfactory.

A KIHILIST FLOT. confice myself to the counts on which pri- learned Attorney General world seem to portion of the money paid into the Tren-upon

Tata

..2,013,702 ......5,168,444 In fact, there was evidence to show that

Moscow, March 22.-álozjef, who walk soner has pled guilty. In order to better ank you, as if they were soparate, individus aury would be by cheque or exdor, and get whether it is five or ten cuable your Lordship to do justies I may offences, entirely unconnected with sach the person wices daty it was to recruiters' imprisonment; will it make any dil-

was so ignorant that he could not read or ference upon him after all he has suffer from this table it appears that there is Great Britain really desired to do something point out that he bus pled guilty to the firet other? Cat they be treated as it were as four pounte, which may be sailed a group of ea rasny separate larcenies, so many seps write a wurd of English, and be must and all he has lost, spart from any you in-over production to the extent of 230,000 in that direction. Her financiers realized shot yesterday at a meeting of the City A comparetivoly lenient Boutence, four proanies, which done under see 50 of rato forgeries, and as many separate falsifi- ecuarily bring it or show it to coms fliot.

Forgery is of course & very European in the nice. That it was per-far as the sentence of this Court is co-pounds per month. Keen competition Laste necessity for some palliative measure-Concil, died this morning. Adrianoff, his rtion of silver-which, it continued, must The pelioc are convinced that it is the Ord. 7 of 1869, whosoever being employed cations in the public service of Her Majesty shall grave offence, Paniebable with a severo fectly natural in the course of tires; Elent corzad, will most all the premities and arisen between the different companies in something to prevent the further deprecia- murderer, refuses to make a statement: steal any chattel, money, or valuable se sentence, and, not ranny years ago, with it was almost a matter of course that morey all the requirements which can possibly be unction with the dipoon of the result in the total destruction of the present result of a nihilist plot. Adrianoff is ef surity entrusted to him or received or taken death. But i lops pour Lordship will should be paid through Mr Aives; that the imaginod when viewed in the light of benefit and the rouult is a distros falcat Prior monetary system. If that occurred fetare respectable middle class family. Apparent

has this steadily fallen, materials intu-possession by him by virtue of such consider that, although the crime of for-greator part of it must necessarily paza to the prisoner's cities, and I sabit but the then the hand, Porials for is silver would be assured, But nobody wishedly he had no cause for shooting. Alerjeifca

romsing on the Statute Book through his hands was natural, as the that your Lordship will do no injustice but

the desired result, He had no doubt that wanted to see him, and was shot down.

',", ENGLAND AND KANADAI YA employment etc. shall be liable to Im-gery

elhor steadily appreciated. Some manu prisooment not exceeding fourteen years. (as far as the punishment is monoerned) Attorney General has said, and no member will do, so faz as the prisoner' a family is manaincturs namely raga, have, on the to adopt snaha tercio measure to achieve responded to a request of Afirisneft the be

vory great aot of marey-facturers have repeatedly tried to form a England would be willing to support a ras-

ing of the Association of Chambar of The prisoner pledde guilty to four dietisot ne one of the gravest of all offences, of the public, at least, is to be blamed for concerned, Larotnirs, committed at four distinct times, the world bus so changed, the nature of it; but when the oflicer at the head of the act of mercy which is within your power combination with the object of maintaining sonable proposition that was more practic London, March 21. The annual intet-

of Treasury

by vietne of the discretion given yout by

Commerce of the United Kingdom rejected for each of which the law provides a penalty business and business transactions have so

His Lordship-Take care you don't travel the law-if the sentence you are bound to the pride of their commodity at a reusable then the lethschild sphemo

tive rate, but their efforte have always not exceeding 14 years' imprisonment. The changed that forgery nowadays is a com 6th, 7th, 10th, and 11th counts form a paratively slight offenes ourpared with beyond this questions at issue. I don't wish inflict upon the prisoner is guided or men been fruitless. The Nichi Nichi Shinbun Lendon, March 19-Publie sentiment the following resolution presented by the group of forgeries, of which two are sheer many others, la former times, whow for you to mention anything that is outside the sured to a considerable extent by the our thinks that the paper manufacturers have bay heen so thoroughly aronaad by the Birmingham Chamber of Cortmeros 2 siderations I have ventured to lay-belcro forgeries and the other two forgeries by the protection of property, titles, and our knowledge of the Court,

on, deeds and documents were the inal principal

Me Francis-I am assuming that the de-you. I may say, my Lord, on kohalf of to choose one of two courses, namely, oither outrageous perjury committed in the De That as, in the opinion of this meikag to regulate their production in poerdagse Walden divores gase that the oferiasent the fetare prosperity of British commerda alteration for these the maximum pena fwhen the parties to transactions positions are before your Lordship and have the prisoner, that ho entiraly denies having with the home demand, or to find a foreign has decided to prosecute the offendors. must increasingly depend on our commers under Ordinance,

Fala awearing in the divorce courte bancial relations with our colonies, Bhi recog taken from the Government or from the

tharket.-Japan Mail.'"

been bold and apponiched for years in nizing the fact that Canada has, by Bis Lordship The Ordinance le men were nuable to be board as witnesses) forgery been read by your Lordship.

His Lordship-I murely wish you to re- Treasury auything like the amount of money

England and ming, pars reputations have resolution of her Parliament, invited, the tioned in the indistment. I am familiar was a very grave offenen, for on the produc with it,

tion of documents most of the titles to pro. strict your remarks to anything that may which fios keen made the subject of the

be favourable to the prisoner,

charge generally-$58,00 and that if any

permitted to go onchecked because of the ment for reciprocally preferentist duties, 7 The Attorney General-Yes; seo. 21 and party, landed and personal, might depend,

missing from the HONGKONG HOTEL AND THEGRAND boer anjastly rained. The evil has been mother country to enter into an arrangos I Mr Francis I would not rator to anything like that amount

homizable role of English justice which we hereby urge upon the Government thes 28 of Ord. 7 of 1860. For each of these of- but all that has passed away, and the cir

The following comparative statement sites the criminal law inoperativo in all necessity of taking that invitating into fences the louxins punishment is pralomance connected with the prosedure thing if I did not think it was likely to Treasury (and he does not believe it servitude for life. Then, the prisoger hea of the Courts are so changed that really affect your Lordship's mind favourably to is) it was not taken by him; and he sup also pled guilty to charges 15 and 16, falsi- very little depends nowadays on the the prisoner. I do not know that I have poses that it arises from defectivo ac of the Accounts of the Hongkong Hotel and but a few cases, unless the victim preso their immediate and roost serious consider-

instance, if you are swindied in England fication of accounts, which comes under the existence of genuine documents that ever made uso of my position to attack counting and want of progier ability, and the Grand Hote for the half year ending cates personally at his own expense. For aliou." who is not in any way that he has not been guilty of taking Ordinance passed soon after I come to this, as compared with the times when anyore

Science connected with the case, or that I havo ever anything like that amount of money, 31st December, 1892, te published in the you onatot place the facts in the hand of a Colony, No. 7 of 1890; also to 18 and 12, the old Acto

againn bi-alihough it is not alleged the

further responsibility on your part, except matilation of counterfail book and stealing has advanced to auch a point that forgery made use of my position to say any. You will note these sro no charges made abare report of Mesare Bisset and Ure, district attorney and a grand jury with no 4 counterfoil book for 1892. In order to detection, and it is passing so largely out

is very dificult to commit without speedy thing

to appear and giva ovidence. You must His Lordship am satisfied of that; the whole of the books for 1830 were not lo

Bongbong Grund. conduct the entire prosecution at your own 8460,575.00 $250,000.00. enable your lordship to understand the

800,000.00

expense, and if the thief is sent to jail Ene charges, I will briefly describe the system in of practice as to need less stringent repres. but you will understand the questions to existenco-but there are no earlier charge

books for 1488 and 1669 are missing, and it torta

200,000. 40,000.00 Lislead of Lelug condamned to pay s the Treasury. When a person, Chinese sion. I would ask your Lordship su bear which I rafer, because sometimes une may against him than Jily, 1891 Curtain Capital collected

and costs, then you oust pay ibo whole Mr Francis-I quite understand your is indirectly suggested by the nature of the Bundry Creditors for instance, came to pay his crown seat, ho in mind also that there is a broad diference at carried away.

Addition. qosts of court would naturally pay it to the shrall, who between forgery, way, of title deeds, which

more serious defalanticos wohl hate boen

Simple justice is so expensive in this was in polot of foot the proper person is a wears for perpetrating an offence, and Lordship. I put it to your Lordship this investigations at the Police Court vest and Balazce of F. & L. Arcant

enlightened country that a majority of the to receive all crown roata 1f, how forgery oumm tted as in this case simply way-theoretically, the prisoner had no re-

ply his for the subsidiary purpose of concealing au putibility for mousy. I am putting it to brought against him, but although they

206,000.00 orities against individuals go aspanished STEC, & Eutopionee

68,000 and Eugland gets a reputation for vicine: money, or sent a cheque, it was not, I act when the larceny has been already com. Four Lordship that he was placed in a post-have the boote of 390 and the first part of

tion only i walch large cums of money 1801, there are no charges against bit till game and . L. tags

which is nadeserved. thing, at all unnatural that he should have mitted. In this light I would ask hud had to pass through his hands and yet his July of 1801 I hope I have not intention. Cash on hand sent it or gone to Alves, because it will be Lordship to look at the forgeries specified

was entitied to ex's in the discharge of my Value of License found that many of the receipts were signed in eunte 6, 7, 10, and 11, though very superiors are supposed to be entirely guorally said a word beyond what I believed I wins and Proviticus........ A.F.Alves proColonial Treasurer, and when grave technical offences, and on the face of art of that, and no checks-precautiona a man reosived receipts signed from time to thom such that your Lordship has poor were adopted, and he was loft exposed to dety, and if I have said anything of the time by Alves it, is not an anuntural thing to icflict so coriaus a penalty as imprieon the temptation; and I submit it is constantly sort I hope your Landsbip will excase mo. Fire Ins, policies (value of)... for him to suppose that Alves was the pro- ment for life-shill, they are merely sub-arged as a reason for ameliorating sentence, Of courss, you are well aware although tha per man to reveive the money. Therefore i sidiary acta, for the purpore (and it was an for consideration by the judge or the Court, prizouer and sysell, so far as facts ara cannot blame those persons who, not know unsuccessful purpose) of contealing lar when a person is charged with theft or lar concerned, are supposed to be identical, ing he was not the proper man to receive the cenios which were really what constituteeny, that the person so charged has been couuse is solely responsible for the money, sent in the money to Alves. Direct ad the offence, and the principal canse exposed to temptation by his employers and deductions from these facts or the argu- pat fu a position and given opportunities ments be puts before the Court Land va ly Alves (contrary to the theory of his dalies) and nutise of all that has been done. reecived money ibus, be was able to do one would ask your Lordship to look in which he was supposed not to posers and the facts; and that the client oxsect bo of three things he could either pay the the vine light on the fabification of the to which he ought not to be exposed; and held responsible for counsel's discretions or Dividend of 1 per czat......4,800.78.

it is with referencs to that consideration indiscratione. sad the mucilation and whole of the money over, or pay part of it, counterfoils

The must interesting feature of Bir or pay none of if at all. If he paid the theft of the books-as simply subsidiary, that I considered it Fair in this case to call

William's case is the striking discrimina- whale of it over, end gave a proper receipt, asimply committed as part and parcel your Lordship to consider these points and

tion in the code of morals which is being of course there was an end of the matter of the larcenies, which they were intended on that alone.

to conceal. It in not as if the forgacy or attention to his position; his thirty-five thoroughly appreciate the words of caution

INVER COMPLAINTS-Dr Nirg's Dandelion made in his behalf. The injured husband, one would at first suppose; but it was not faluification bad directly resulted (as one years service; his utterly insignideant I addressed to them, and I may say, wo for

and Quinine Laver Pille, without Mercary, as a his lawyer and friends appear in lettere to so, for it is shown that eren where be paid the

salary: the entire absence of all pro-as their respective statements are concer whole of the money to the shroff, he managed might oily conceive) in heavy loss to any bability of promotion or amendment ined, both have been perfectly fate anci in poter remiady; remora all Liver and Stouch the newspapers 65 carnext defenders of the order. Perhaps hers is one remark of the Shoulder Pairs, Heartburn, Indigestion, Con young Baronet and M. P. It was testified in court and is not donied that Sir William Elia Lordship-What do you say his larned Attorney General to which I should stipation. Made only in London. Bold very began his improper relations with the

like to say just one word. That was his whore.

respondent, Mire Brigstocko, in 1834, and anley was!

M Francis-Since 1891, $204, iess è per referance to the power purishment. So

To CURE SKIN DISEASE-Sulpholine Lotion far as I know it is the practice of the Eng-quickly tires away Kraptions, Pirqules, Blot that these relations continued until recent. ly. Poures was in 1884 an undergraduate The Attorney General (solo ruce)-Fur Bab Bar uot to mention specific power of ches, Raducus, Eczema, Acne, Dialigurements,

of Jambridge, sa yaars old know that punishment, and I think there are reasons Roughness and Souri, &c., leaving a clear, spol Widow'a and Orphan's Fund.

Mr Francis From 1803 to 1891,-$100 why it should not be dona. However, the less bikin and beautiful Complexion. Salkoise his behalf that he did not then know that

remarks of Mr Fanois on the other hand, is a nensity for the Skin, especially in hot rs Brigstocke was a married woman.

These being the facts the wronged hus- to $180 a month.

His Lordship in a clerk all the time? base met any possible objection I may climates. Made in London. Sold everywher

brad comes to the defense of the wreckor Me FrancisIn this asive position AS KO-

have tukon.

I merely wish to mention in Shilling Bottles.

to

evidence

were passo,

coal.

His Lordship--I do not propose to pasa antenne at the present time. The leazued

I ask your Lordship's counsel on both sides will, I guito suro,

to get back part of it, in change, from the porsien. No person has suffered by the fal chre-change to which he was not naification, nor by the mutilation, nor by his position; mid the fant titled--and put it into his own pocket. The the theft of books, apart from the wrong in- third and fourth counts are instances Bioted by the loss of the four sumact money of this method. The second count is na to which be has pleaded guilty. They bave instance in which to did not pay at all, but unt bean used as lasiraments by which to kept the whole #1-13. The first count is an defraud. I waald ask your Lordship also instance in which cheque was sent for to deal with these cases as practically one 3874, payable to alves or order, this chique offence. It is so much the customow he sent to the bank, and, quite improperly, din cares of this description, arising had the money paid to himself-directate to a certain extent out of the technical res whole #074, of which he anlataid in the cars suggested by the Attorney General,

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1,357.08

8,000,00

3050.00

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Previous On Sale at Ca days&p4pm.

The whole town is talking of the manner in which Sir William Pearce, the young member of Parliament for Plymouth, 1,248.25 most recaped exposure as co-repondent in 30r8,501.00 $316,002,71 a case which was quietly slipped through after the uena! hour of adjournment. Everybody concerned is making strenuoas 2001. denial of any plot to abield him.

Jadge, who wae hoodwinked, and the 18,314.6 papers, which failed to get the news, Wind

investigating, and there aro bints of ex-Force posure of other cases of concealment of the Weather 9 real identity of prominent victims in divorce Rain court proceedings.

Tauris and Log. Nertyun@months. 7,535.30 Loudepaviation writtenff),000.00

2005.10

6,835.80

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15,500,00

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Carried forward to new as 2,235.86

$5,583,30

6,721,43 $1,24.30

Complaints, Biliousness, Headache, Sickness,

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Hongkong Observatory; April 18, 1883.

Not Responsible for Debts.

Owners will be Responsible for either the Captain, the Agente, nex any Debt contracted by the Officers oF Oren of the following Veedle, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour

BANDANIKA, British barque, Capt. J. 0, Jenn-Jardino, Matheson & Co

Josrruus, American ship, Capt. T.) Rogers-Boster, Bröckelmsen & Co.

BRATOR, British ship, Captain Hỹ Smith-Melchers & Co.