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The Hongkong Register. HONGKONG, TODAY, MAY 20, 1856. NOTICE The Hours PUBLIC WORSHIP in the Cathedral Church of St. John will be on Sandays at 3 to 7 4 A.M., and at 8 A.M. ... There will, we expect, not be many opinions on the subject. We shall have a little more to say on the plans, but in the meantime we continue with the history of Mr Cleverly's doings according to the Colonial Secretary, who says, in addition to Mr. Cleverly not having given authority, "that he could not have inspected the works," on the ground as we before quoted, "of the work not having appeared above low water mark until after his departure." ... The case of the two plans, as it stands on the words of the four lot-holders contra the government, is perfectly clear and strong, but it received unexpected support from another quarter. The lot-holder of the lot near Prider's wharf found himself exactly in the same predicament, but being more amenable to the sweet persuasions of official power, he stood extracted-altered his plans, and we have lost Mr. Hiller; we have nothing but the benefit of his acquiescence in still being permitted to carry away earth for filling in. ... By the Singapore papers we perceive that the first criminal sessions held by the new local Recorder Sir Richard Macdonell, had terminated after postponement of several days in consequence of the absence of the mail. Many of our readers are perhaps aware that there is a Grand Jury at the Straits, which has the right of making presentments at the close of their labors. The Singapore Grand Jury has a long list of complaints, but by some of the complaints having been repeatedly reiterated, the Jury seem a strong edition of wisdom crying aloud in the streets and no one regarding her. ... The Jurors would further present the inefficiency of the Interpreters of the Court, especially the Chinese, and while it is by no means a matter of doubt whether individuals of that nation are under any circumstances to be relied on in responsible capacity, in a Settlement such as this, where the Interpreter may be said to have the power of life and death in his hands. ... We wonder if this be at all applicable to our island. That it has been, is tolerably certain from the exposure made in the Police Court some time ago, but the question is-Is it now? We drove away through our niggardliness the one useful effective European Chinese interpreter Mr. Cleverly to have expressed approval or disapproval of the Wall, as it was not till some two or three days after his departure that the work appeared above low water. ... On the 20th Feb., Mr. Weise called on the Acting Surveyor General. Captain Cowper showed Mr. Weiss a plan, stating, "that being the Acting Surveyor General, even was the one which he would recommend to the Government to adopt." This again is in opposition to what is stated by the Colonial Secretary, who says the plan was ready and lying in the Surveyor General's Office on the 11th December. ... The ground taken by the government is rather of a shifting nature, but let us try to define it. There seems to be no question that the Acting Surveyor General showed Mr. Weise a plan on the 20th February. Now, the question is-Was the plan then shown the same plan as that asserted to have been in the office on the 11th December, and was it at that time approved of by the Governor? ... SHANGHAE RACES. SPRING MEETING. The sport of this meeting was less exciting than we had hoped for from the programme, although the weather was fine. The favorite, Bowle, proved himself the most contemptible cat that ever ran round a course at the start. ... WROBENO PLATE-Four ponies started for this race- Grapeshot 2ok the lead to the turn, when the Pekin Pet took up the running, and after a good race came in a winner by half a length; Spots again in the rear. ... PAUL-BUEN CUP-This although considered the race of the meeting, turned out the most hollow one of the day. Car Tushu, the favorite, proved himself the most contemptible cat that ever ran round a course at the start she jumped off with the lead, immediately wasted upon by Cheerful, who forced the running, and before reaching the first half-mile post, passed the rival writer, who from that point put by the shutter, and Cheerful came in at a canter. ... COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, VICTORIA, Hongkong, 27th March, 1856. GENTLEMEN, In replication to your letter of the 19th instant, I have to state 1. That a plan of the Sea Wall has been lying in the Surveyor General's Office since the 11th December last, any time after which date it has been open to the inspection of yourselves or your contractor. 2. That this plan was drawn by Captain Cowper under Mr. Cleverly's direction, and that consequently two different plans have never been submitted. ... To the Honorable W. T. MERCER, Esq., Colonial Secretary. Sir,-We have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 27th ultimo, and have given it that due consideration which it deserves. In reply to it we regret that we can but repeat to you the general substance of our letter of the 19th ult. ... Enclosure No. 1. VICTORIA, 18th March, 1856. Sir, Being entreated by the owners of Marine Lots No. 103 & 104 recently sold by the Government, with the king's ap of said lots; I beg to ask you if you will allow my workmen, to take filling on the pile of Ground in the rear of the Government House and so to St. John's Cathedral,- am, Sir, Your excellent servant, (Signed) LUDWIG WIESE. To Captain COWPER, Acting Surveyor General, Victoria. ... COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, VICTORIA, Hongkong, 20 April, 1856. GENTLEMEN, I have placed your letter of 8th instant before His Excellency The Governor as requested by you. It seems that you have committed an error in ascertaining the plan on which the Government required the Sea Wall to be built. ... We have submitted the matter to legal opinion and are informed, that it was the duty of Government, as we had ourselves considered, to have been prepared with the plan now adopted at the time of the sale of the land in question. ... (Copy) No. 190, COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, VICTORIA, Hongkong, 19th April, 1856. GENTLEMEN, I have to bring to your notice that the Acting Surveyor General has inspected the Sea Wall in course of construction in front of the Lots purchased by you on the 16th November last, and considers it faulty in construction, and not in accordance with the plan laid down by him, and exhibited at his office for the information and guidance of the contractor. I understand that the contractor for the whole wall along these four lots is engaged, and I beg therefore that instructions be given him by you to fulfill the remainder after the Surveyor General's plan, and to take immediate means for reconstructing the portion already begun, so that the whole work may be done after the same and uniform model used by the Acting Surveyor General. ... HONGKONG, 1 May, 1856. Sir,-We have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 24th ulto. to which we now beg to offer a reply, taking for sake of convenience the various points referred to in your dispatch in the order in which they occur. ... COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, VICTORIA, Hongkong, 1st May, 1856. GENTLEMEN, I have to bring to your notice that the Acting Surveyor General has inspected the Sea Wall in course of construction in front of the Lots purchased by you on the 16th November last, and considers it faulty in construction, and not in accordance with the plan laid down by him, and exhibited at his office for the information and guidance of the contractor. ... Page 185 THE HONGKONG REGISTER. No. 21.—May 20, 1856. ... ITHEATRICALS. The following is a correct report of an address delivered by the manager of a small theatre in Iceland, where Mr. Rac was engaged to perform. ...

185 The Hongkong Register. HONGKONG, TOERDAY, 2011 MAY, 1856, thedral Cinch of St. Jona uve-on Sandys at 3 to 7 4.M., AM at s NOTICE The Hours POBLIC WORSHIP in the DOLLAR, Gutt BIETIS with the Uctonk! Chaplain of a Sea. Wat Visturi, Manzelsagen: the Fats May, the wife of Cupt Los of H. . 9th Regiment, of a Suji. in the Union Chupet wil Tus Sunday Evening wh * Cuise at sever Tax Band of the 59th Regiment will perform to arrow on the Parade Ground, commencing at 5.30 P., the following:- The Hongkong Kegister. ** [No. 21.—Mar 20, 1856. There will, we expect, not be many opin ions on the subject. We shall have a little more to say on the plans, but in the mountime we continue with the history of Mr Cleverly's uen-arte and poa-doings according to the Colonial Secretary, who says, in addition to Mr. Cleverly not having given autho rity," that he could not have inspected the works," en the ground as wo before quoted," of the work cot Laving appeared above low water mark until after his departure." The writer, it is true, is only a Colonial Secretary, and therefore has the privilege of being as ignorant or he pleases. But what would be said if the engineers of Portsmouth er Plymouth breakwaters, or the dyke at Cherbourg, & Co.'s under the agreement to build a Fraya. and had stated they could not inspect the works unti anal faithful to renounce the Pope, the Devil, guardians than such a set of of ignorant perjured copies of there plans to be made by contractors und the Prender. Whether or not the opposite ruscais. As for the soldier, his perjury is notorious without knowing for what purpose the copies are party wouldlike the articled clerk of their oppo- on the face of his depositions. We are sorry for made? Does the Surveyor General suppose that berta Attomey to interpret for them, is a question the sake of justice it is not a military offerre, as when a Chinese contractor apples for and obtains NOTE--The Dean of DavINE SERVICE in the Cehiei: would rot require much consideration; and this feilnw, a man of the name of Jeffries, deserves such a plan, it is simply to admire the skil display- whether Hel Majesty and the body of Attomeye to have his back scratched to the full extented in the drawing, and perhaps to hang it up as an orament in his Louse as a fuverable specimen of would make a great watch of this gentleman, administrable. Here the use drops, and we must get rid either European genius? Would it not be rather sup whose patiodality site so easy upon him, is a mat- ENTON CHAP, Hollywood kond, she Sahbetter of as litte question. The Attorney General, of the 59th or the gunlascars, for as law, nuder pased that such a drawing, permitted to be taken of 11 .. wet op 7 P., sud on the Evening of every we are tuliis agreable on behalf of Her Majesty encl. circumstances, an opply no healing remedyut of the office, was in effect a tacit permission to that the question should be answered "yes" but to the revenge of the English soldiers, it is too build on that plau. Otherwise, would not most Why-post 6. And on the Attorneys for themselves say "ne. much to be expected that they will look to their own reasonable people say, that it looked like a trap At Shanuhne, cu the 17 April, Mrs. ZonenT GEO: the part of both we say most decidedly "no." A exertions for satisfaction, and the rest as regards to catch an unfortunate tot-holder, and do him. Victoth flungkung, in the 18th May, Ding, J. J. Lewr, ¡n's nationality is next to his religion, a thing either the present or future companies of gonlzscars for the personal amusement of the Surveyor Gen- be held firmly to; in some cases it is before his will, it is too much to be feared, be deplorable. aral? religion in this respect, as a sincere conviction The rascally cowardice and brutality of the assault may cause a man to change his veligion, while on the boy, thongle caly our blow seems to have bere-nothing but filthy lese of luere or perennal advancen struck, is to be condemned in the severest tage can take a mau deny his country. One language, whether the hoy was a combatant or change in religion may speak a sinnere couvert. not, but in neither case can we think it amounts two or three changes a weather brained foci. One to murder, Brutality in such a fight is no change of nationality, if it says nothing bad, peculiar to blackmen, and we have seen as brutal says nothing good for a man, but when a man is ad savage an assault made by Irishmen upho a ever ready to deny his country and his allegiance defenceless man on the ground, as ever was cʊm- to it, we can see nothing in such a fact but a strong mitted by the greatest savages read of. hint to take care of euch a ready cosmopolitan. Br the Singapore pupere we perceive that the The Land on the passenge up to Shungine sounded on first criminal sessions held by the new local Re Rok in Cheri Bay, Hotels Yellow Sture Why cerder Sir Richard Menusiand, had ternimated M. N.; Wien White Rock NW. W.: Sike Kock after postponement of several days in consequence the Colonial Secretary, and Acting Surveyor Gen-they were above water? fa such a depth of Vive itues is not marks in Collinson's Chart and huset of the mail. Many of our readers are perhaps cral. The case contained in the correspondence Water as at the Praya, Mr. Cleverly would rat have required either a diving bell or a diver's suit, aware that there is a Graad Jury a the Straits, is shorty this --On the 15th November the landa wa believe it would not have only been ensy which has the right of such grand juntes, of making was sold. At the sale Mr. Cleverly. Surveyor for him to see every course of stone as laid. and apresentoicat at the close of their labors. The General, verbally promised that the lot-hcidcrst even, without a very acute vision, to see the Singapore Grand Jury has a long list of coto-should have earth to fill up their locs. The land plaints, but by some of the complaints having been was sopposed to belong to the purchasers from tittiebats, minnowe, and whitebait swimming about between the legs of the workmen. We often reiterated, the Jury seem a stond edition of wisdom crying alond in the streets and no en regarding her." Several of the casce brought forward in the presentment are in reference to the iggardly sale ice given by the Goverment, The one which has for us the mest interest is that of the interpreters, on which the Grand Jury present as follows: The Jurors would further present the ineficiency of 1.- Mareil-fazeer J.-Aci mom: 11 Pinci-Reisi 3.- Quatriliitsky. -Shamrock WJtues-Lobitaly. 5-Lorin Folk-Kelly 6.- di Scelsu Galay.-M. irater on it. Tax foorth Government Opium sale of the sensen was held at Calcutta en the 14th April, with the following result:-- Buncils, Stk. after ༥ e - mad at the end of three years to be not the Interpreters of the Court, especially the Chinese, and while it sy by matier of doubt whether individuals of In another part of the paper we publish a cerres- pondence between the four lot-holders who bought the ground immediately to the East of Lindsay the day of sale, from which date rent was and is to be paid. The lots were to be filled in, the Sea would not hear Mr Cleverly's enemy give such a bad account of his engineering skill, and will aut Wall erected, and the public road made at the expense of the lot-bulders (the road and Sea Wall allow his friend to do so, however ignorant he of course becoming public property). The rask of may be, or officio, To return to the plans-We have supposed superintending the erection of the Sea Wall was that there was only one pian laid down by Gov- devolved on Mtr Weise, a partner in Siemssen ernment that of the ith December; but we &C. In December he entered into a con- stated that the letter of the lat May was written tract with a Chinees to build the wall, the by the lot-bolders after enquiry. That enquiry contractor having first of cil, by the advice of a stewed them that certain gentlemen had seen two that nation are under any circumstances to be relied Farrepean gentleman in no way connected with the plans, and a witnees cenfittos wint Captain pon, in responsible a capecity, in a Settlement auckland or its owners, ubiained a copy of Mr Cle-Cowper, Acting Surveyor General said to Mr. the commenced during that mouth. Mr Cleverly ward the plan of the 20th Feintury was the Surveyor General left the Colony on the 15th assented to, dore not appear, and we hardly ex. February. before which time it is asserted by pect that people who can juggle with truth in the the lot-halders that the work was carried on way the Colonia! Secretary does-at the bidding under his constant superintendence, which we of his master we suppose, are likely to give a are willing to believe for Mr. Cleverly's sake,compelled evidence. as it won not say mach for that gentleman's at tention to his duties had a public work of such ex- tent been carried on so long without his inspection, In opposition to this it is right state, that the Colonial Secretary says It was impossible for e this, where the Juros believe, they are more or less verly's plan for ti.e Sea Wall made by an expert Weise on the 26th February. How soon after. in the power of those Secret Societies of their country-art copier. The work thus undertaken was woof whose influture ter evil in thia Island erry day brings fresh esidence y resine sable class of Jurces are of opinion that a more respectable of mer, mighs he stained, and where the Interpreter may be said to have the power of life and death in his hands. they aretly recomend the subject to the consider ación of Your Lordships.” We wonder if this be at all applicable to our island. That it has been, is tolerably certain from the exposure made in the police Court setne time ago, but the question is-Is it now? We drove away through our niggardiness the one The case of the two plans, as it stands on the words of the four lot-holders contra the govern ment, is perfectly clear and strong, but it received unexpected support from another quarter. The hoftier of the bit near Prider's wharf found him- useful effective European Chinese interpreter Mr. Cleverly to have expresecti approval or dia. Feit exactly in the same predicament, bat being we have lost Mr. Hiller; we have nothing but approval of the Wall, as it was not til some two more amenable to the sweet persuasions et official Chinese interpreters, and we as well as our Singer three days after his departure that the work areas the benefit of his acquiescence in still be- power, he stood extracted-altered his plans, and pore friends, tave the Triad Society. We cara-peared above low water." We shall have to catly recommend this matter to the attention of revert to this assertion of the Colonial Secretary ing permitted to carry away earth for 6lling in. the Governicent. In fact we will stand in the by and bye. On the 20th Feb., Mr. Weise called it is about, Bat pertaps though the four lot-holders are place of the Grind fury, and addressing the Groupon the Acting Surveyor General. Captain Cowper right in fact, they may be very wrong in mat vernment tell it, that it had better take care what when he shewed Mr. Weiss a plan, stating, "that being the Acting Surveyor General, even was the one which he would recommend to the Goongh the year obtained he cut down to nine The paper frous which we make the above ex- tract, the Straits Times, gives us another document vernment to adopt. This again is in opposition to us owing to the delay in the issuing of the what is stated by the Colonial Secretary, who wys plan, as their wall, or rather, to speak more cor- in reference to the late sessions which somewhat the plan was ready and lying in the Surreyer Gene-rectly, the government wall designed by the Sur leads us to doubt the value of the Grand Jury. ral's Office on the 1th December, Whether or reror General, and built at the expense of the lot- This paper is entitled "The result of the criminal holders, is nasorred to be not ryphoon-worthy; from asions." The abstract of it is Ta 71 2leases, contg. 32 priare, there was a verdict of "qulity," guilty." 20 not Captain Cowper inspected the work does Beebich we are consequently to infer, the, charging appear, but on the 12th March the lot-holders are the Surveyor General and his plan, to the acting called upon to conform to the plan as drawny Surveyor and his plan, we are a wall that may there was a verdict of not the Acting Surveyor General. The cuclies e- the Grand Jury found no ployed in filling in earth having been stopped from ea be addressed in the language of Sheridan Knowles Total 20 engen, as stated it. the Becorder's Spezel. -slightly altered---"The Acting Engineer laying taking away any more earth from Pedaer's Hill the last store of his Praya Wall, may smile upou on the 18th March Mr. Wrise wrote to Captain now." Let the Acting Engineer however net for- " This does not look like a very satisfactory resuit. Cowper asking for leave to take eat from an- / it, and bid the winds and waves to roar and whistle First the Grand Jury cat down the cases sent by other place to this letter he received to reply; he the magistrate by 20 per cent, and then the cord mon jury cut down the true Bills of the Grade again on the 17th April, to which an answer get the end of the passage when in a night be And the waves disporting in its place," as in that was returned by Captain Cawper the same day, jury by 33 per cent or, in other words, on the refusing permission, until the wall was built ac- case he would lock rutier foolish. Capt. Cowper whole committals by the Magistrates, within one talks of typhoone-as he ever of 50 per cent get clear off; thus leaving the uddsording to his plan. These letters are then suo- mitted to government, with a request to ba allowed Stea one? Whether he has or ner, we can show him a good in faver of a conviction er. a committal only 2 to to take earth for bling in. The Culonal Secret-any walls of a similar build as that now clijented 1. This says ittle for either Magistrates or Grandey replies on the 28th April. restating the case Jory, and perhaps in the face of this fact we ought against the lot-holders; and they, after & few days went. to be stent with our magistrates, and we consideration and enquiry, on the 1st May answer decidedly prefer our "public prosecutor" to the the above letter, restating their case, gising some Grand Jury. We have not the power to present, erong evidence in support of their previous state. but seeing that the Grand Jury is not attended ments and in apposition to these made by Govern co, the Straits people are no better off than we are, whose newspaper presentments only meeti The ground taken by the government is rather wit, the same fate, of a shitting nature, but let us try to define There seems to be no question that the Acting Surveyor General stewed Mr. Weise a plas on the 20th February. Now, the question that was asserted to have been in the office on the 11th December, and was it at that time approved of by the Govenor? Let us, for argument's In our issue of the 29th April, we mentioned that a quarrel and right between the men of the it, to by him that have (by the figure personification) Can he slew us any such test of his wall? Though ut so ignorant as a Colonial Secretary, we do not profess to speak positively on engineering points, built to stand heavy gales and seas have not been but all the engineering works that we have seen built on the stair principle. In fact, as built here, after the A. S. G.'s plan, each stair is, as it were, a coping stone with no superincumbent weight to keep it in its place, while the sea will have in fair inch against each step, and we shall be rather Been a good many typhevos, and stood them well, 19th Regiment and the Gen Lascars had ended tires---Was the plan then shown the same plan i astonished if a very ordinary gale does net prove be on-stability of the stair-faced wall. The fate utter the one wall or tac other is however a matter of a merely secondary moment when it cames in ompetition with the good name and in the death of a drummer boy named Haggerty. An inquest was held on the body. On the second day, three Insours were placed at the bar After a lengthened and often ari- As culprite. Burned enquiry, the jury returned a verdict of Rake, gppose that there ncter was any news honesty of the Government which have been im-. Murder against certain pereens noknown." The Plan thus that of the 11th December, then led by as gross a perversion of the truth evidence bearing against the prisoners was that of that must have been the plan supplied to the eclecotapanied by an exhibition of us poor a speci policeman on duty, a soldier. and a policeman it was not this plan that was supplied, what tractor from the Surveyor General's men of spice and attempt at bullying as ever dis duty. The evidence in their favor was a plan was it? The Surveyor General, i assert graced a government. listinct nib by lascar, who was to ensemence the building ed, never reported that he gave any authority of the wail, Office. yur is there any much authority to be found in the re- Romanist, to the prisoner who was identified by the opposing witnesses as having struck the We take from the North-China Herald an account low, and some debtfal alibis for the other two. cords of the office." Let us by a stretchof imaginedessid cf interest, as neither distance, weight, of the Shaughan Spring Race Meeting. It is Of the witnessen for the prosecution we can hardly tell which bus committed the grossest par eral's Office is conducted with the mast perfect er time is given. tion suppose that everything a the Surveyor Gen- The writer seems to think the triisted as an Attorney, and become a naturalized jury, the policeman on duty, the policeon offerder and regalarity, though we must confess that Shaughne folas had a "screw" sent them in Omar subject of Great Britain. An Attey we believe duty, or the soldier; but we can say from their this requires a very strong imagination in the face Pass. There must be some quod horses in is ready to take the applicant, and give him his evidence that the policeman on duty and the of the fact of Capt. Cowper, A. S. . leaving an ghe, if our old friend was licked after the identures for his three years service; the Governor policeman off duty ought not to remain another contemptible fashion here recorded that is if be is, we understand, equally ready with his lettere of day in the force, and we would add to them another important letter unanswered for one month; but had a rider on his back who had pluck enough to naturalization,if he can ontah a cheap interpreter-boliceman on duty whe, if not guilt of oppose the office all as accurate as to records as and Awing is aendy to throw of his allegiance to perjury, was with the other two guilty of gross seinle. Is it the custom of the office after drawing the Presitent of e United States, as he had pre-neglect of is dury, plars of intended public works, to allow elaborate these tiree viously throw of his allegiance to the Emperor of we would get rid of, if there were not another Chun, and to swear altegiance to Her Majesty, policeman to be had in the place. Better na *This fact la not stared in the correspondence, but obtained Dien, from other source, screw through the pace which we are very sure he has in hire. We shall be very glad to see so: one or more of the Stangbar horses seat down here to try their powers of running at our next meeting. On behalf of the Racing Community! ? No. 21.-MAY 20, 1956. | The Hongkong Register. 83 here, we may promise them a fair course and With respeen to its being altogether faulty in cunstruṛ- The detention however scising from Captain Cowper's February, five day after Bir. Cleverly's departure, Mr. Every favor tion, we can only say it is of the same thickness, stabil ity and ecpusition as many which have hem proved to present required is tot for the page of filing in the papusy of couosting Capt. Cowper, Mr. Cleverly's suc refusal is of very serious usturu tu ma the ground at Wiese proceeded to the Government offices for the expec SHANGHAE RACES. be effective, and which were constructed under the sece of the proposed Paya, brt for that portion of the SPRING MEETING. superintendance of the Surveyor General Tan Sport of this meeting was less exciting than we had Jend said to us at Pablic Auction, which we were by Gu- Capt Cowper peamised to visit there the next day that Cessor, ta couline the supervision of the works; that From these circumstances it appears to us that to call vernozent bound to rill in by a certain tile and for which wisether he dit eo we ares aware, but that cha hoped for from the programe, although the weather was upon our contractor to reconstruct the wall aiready flus, and the clite and fashion of cur metropolis graced nearly finished, and thus to subject him to accrtain loss which also Mr. Cleverly, the barwyr General, sun- we are paying rent as the present moment; for filling in that communication whic, we received on : aubiect the stall. The favorites as a general ting, were Bowle of several thousand dollars, a more thom we can either in ally on the day of Auction, and at the sale promised the form of the wat, that (was) the impression whic was ca the 12th Mavel when first we were desired to alter over. Bach interest was excited by the rivalry of Hong kong steeds with our own, but the event showed the that Goverument would assist the purchasers in linding Mr. Wiese formed from the conversation whine had superiority of our oil stock, sl we recomcend our ground. Rolliera friesis the next time they wish to ay the speed The Marine Let (101) which now specially needs then shown by Capt. Cowper as his own was the que with Cap. Cowper on the 20th bebruary --that the plan of our ruces, lo sand up a horse and not smoke. filling in tres not even run up to the frons the Sea which he would recommend to the Cesvernment to co wait. yes is includes the general retisal of Capsain and not that which was adopted, has been confined by First Day. Comper. We al WROBENO PLATE-Four ponies started for this race- Grapeshot 2ok the lead to the tam to which point he appeared to les pinuing, when the Pekin Pei took up the! running, and after a gouni race came in a winner by hull longth; Spots again in the the rear. Endurance 4th. GAN'S PLATE--Fight poiss came to the post for this exciting race, and on the dry of the flag Flying Dutchman and Deeption refused to move to the disap- pointment of their Afends and owners. Hrather to Planet puraped off with the lead, which he held to the finlah, with Meteor second. A claim for false stat was made, but notwithstanding, Flying Dutchman and Decipicon were declarad distanced, In the second het Brother to Pianet agria carried his colors the fire, followed by Meteor ard Quichsikeer who made a spirited struggle for the second money. PAUL-BUEN CUP-This although consitiered the race of the meeting, Larned out the most hellow one of the lay, Car Tushu, the favorite, preved himself the most contemptible ear that ever ran round a course at de start she is jumped of with the lead, immediately watsed apon by Cheerful, win forced the running, and before reaching the first half-mile past, passed the riv write, who from that point put by the shuttore, an Cheerful care in at a cauter. CH-8 C-Might ponies to the pot. Flying Dutchman again the favorite, proved another disappoint ment to his ends; Brother za Pienet making se run- wing and coming in an easy winner. Dutch second, following by Pekis Pet and Meteor. fisirness ask Line to perform, or are ourselves bound to Bee carried out-We have the nuder to be, Sir, your most obedient servants, (Signed) No. 2006. R. C. ANTROBUS. YALL, STILL Cc. SIESSEN & Co. W. Li, WARDLEY & Co. COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, VICTORIA, Moscoso, 27th March, 185. GENTLEMAXI replication to your letter of the 19th instant, I have to atale 2. That a plan of the Sew Wall has been lying in the Surveyor Geneni's Urice since the 11th December last, any tinte after which date it has been opou to the 7- spection of yourselves or your contractor 3. That this plan was drawa by Captain Cowper under M. Cleverly's direction, and that consequently two different platave never been abmitted. 13 R. C. ANTROSIS, LYALL SM & Co. W. 11. WARDLET & Co. per J.ILET PATR. STEMSSEN & C To the Honorahie W. T. Mence. Eg Colonial Surely the: the sale of the Lots in question took place on the Free conversation with the witness of thetisteries 16th November last, and that Lovernment by their own s showing had no fixed plan hefore the 11th Denouber; è shall feel obliged if you would lay the whole of our late cnycapondence on the subject of the See-wil before His Excellency The Governor, and with reference to the particular point now in question, we trust is that what that plan may have been we have no cellency will see it to give instructions to the Acting 1. That the conditions of the sale having been submitted boy or General to assist Mr. Wiese's contractor in the one plate and Cest. Cowper another, as both laus have of knowing, but that we are aware that Mr. Cleverly ind to the locale the Attorney General that Officer is ufaner promised by Mr. Cleverly-We have the honor been seen by three werehers of mis-that rously in epinirm, that your lors were purchased on the rude" to be, Sir, Your most obedizas servant. standing that the Sea Wall as intended by Covert conversation with the conmetor for the Governme was to be built 3 va (Bed work as Pedder's wari we have learned that sirisqueal- ly to the 1th December he contented for and coustenc ed toes woke on tite plan of Mr. Cloverly and not of Capt. Cowper, and that they were so continued up to the tiule of the burreyor Genere: leaving for Foglan,-teat should be my in this. Capt. Dowper a rectod that they by altered in secordance with lus our plan From this it would appear that Capt. Cowper's plan was not the one finally load tim của 11th December, diapproval of that form of wall adopted by us ny be aud that Mr. Cleverly's conches in not expressing any your letter previous to the expression of Capt. Cowper's cupable of explanation. The juregeing narrative will reply to that portion of professional caimon that our wall as now constructed will not stand a typhoon." This is merely Capt. Coupar's individual opinion, and though it is not in our power to consul: in this place any other professional engineer practical experience has shown us that walls of that and contruction are effective that those hitherto in enve been ar nada, un inve been sa constucted under the superintendance of the Surveyor General on lary in the immediate vicinity of those now in ques- 4. That it was impossible for Mr. Cleverly to have ex· pressed approval or disapproval of your Wall, as it was ant til umr two or three days noter his departure. that the work appeared aluve low water. 5. That scout the 20th is, or imediately ter the wall appeared above low water, the Arding Surveyor General drew to it the attention of buth Me, Wiese and he believes the contractor, and he cared and ex- lained to the formes the plan as it lay oti liia Ole= Tible. And 6 The withstanding Nigested warnings during the past nicct the work has been continued after a fashion that is not in accordance with the plan tixed by Gover meat, and does not meet re professional approval af, the Acting Surveyor General Linde: these circumstances you will peresire the ne- cossity of reconstructing your wall in conformity with Enclosure No. 1. (Copy) Viervera, 18th Margh, 1866. Sir. Bing entreated by the owners of Marine Its No, 103 104 recently sold by the Government, with the king ap of said lote; I beg to ask you if you will allow my workmen, to take filling on the pile of Ground in the rear of the Clovernment hont and do to Si. John's Cathedral,- am Sir, Your viellent sent. [ignal,) LUDWIC VIESK Caplain LowPER, Acting Surveyor General, Victoria. (Cuny's Enchure No. 2 VICTORIA April, 1856. of late yours have experienced, Sir, I beg to enclose cops of onetter, which I addon, and we effectively stood such bad weather as we the Government plan-and I have also to intimate to dressed you on the 18th ulto. and which I have no answer as yet. I would ask the last of an answer at vant, Enclosure No. 3. LUDWIG WIESE SEBAN UNUL CUP-dh, Lord Roglan, Wild Duch, and Abbas Pasha starisd; Raglo went off with the leat, closely followed by Ah, who such closed with him, and they ran together for about three quarters of a mile, when you that it will no longer be allowed to your contractor the Lord gave h, and came in an easy winner at remove the soil and stone from Pedder's Rail, the your convenience, and remain. Sir, for helios ser good run between Abras Pesk and Wild Duck or further cutting of which is stopped for the present, and third place. the soil and stone now them available, will all he re- SHANDRAI PARK Gre-Eight starters for this raesgured for the filling in of the ground in the neighbour 70 Captain CoveER, (Signed) Flying Dutchms again dio favorite, tried, the effecs of hood of Fedder's Wharf, and for the construction of the Acting Surveyor General, AU ERIC stone and half, but with a worse resit: Sea Wal by Government and the Lesce of the Lots Bongkong. Grapeshot and Spots went well at the start, follower seawark of the Post-otico, which wall is in ceres of by Dutcher and the Pet; at the corner, the Pat cane construction after the recognized Government up with Grapeshot, and yawed kim close to the winning post: our old frieni Don Juaa ran well, but could not Compete with the Shantang brevi Second Day. GRIPPIN'S HANDICAP.-Won by Meteor-Fourstarters, Phenomenon speo.d. MANILA COR. - Won by Afghan, Coolspinner, for the Erst time ou the Shanghai tt, being beaTE. Cuxa Oc-Three horses started. Our Pushe again shiked it, refusing a run from this commencement: leaving the race between Red Gervallet and Wild Day rall, the former winning easily. LA69 PORSE--The pony race of the day was well contested peales started Metsar drevo ahand, ful lowed by Dutchman and Pet for the first half mile the driver Hekel like the winner, but Dutchman weidn't! have it at any price, ant for the first time in his life, abowel he was there or thereabouts Pekin Pet and Me teor although being punished awfully, went no go. On bende: knee the happy witze received de don, and the blushing makt Rechend 12th April, 1836. As therefore we maintain that the present wall is efferve and has hesu so buil: under at any rate the Lacit sanction of the Surveyor Gonerui, we must Sceline to admit that it should be reconstructed except at the expense of Goramiken. With respect to the last paragraph of your letter we would subt what we have urged in a foriner letter, was the question of providhig us with earth for the ling in of the lots is listinut one true that of the building of previous to the Anction, Government tough its servant the Sea Wall, that at the time of sale and on the grainą, the Saveyor General datintly promised that they would provide the earth wired for the filling inthet in red to in your letter according to the ke 1 shewed you in value and dat po when that additional Premiun cause re be buit die Sea-Wail of the Marine lots refer conequeas of this the bids were siderably increased ica the 20th of February or thereabout, I shall on your has been received by Government--we ink it is a most Lehalf soit the Governor's permission for you to take enfair was unjust proceeding to withdraw that promise of esther your filling, but stal advije such permissiva to be withheld until you shall have amplis with my instractions.I am Sir, Your obedient servant (Signed) WILLIAM COWPER. 2. B. G. As this unavoidable mease will put you to conser (Copy) able inconvenience and it will be necessary to rake! Sir,In auswer your letter of this y and its enclos Arrangements for enabling you to carry on your fling me, be a copy of a letter written on fio 18th of March, in, it is still more urgently necessary that you follow at I have the boter to inform you that when you build or 19th and put yourselves in consultation wis the ence the expelyding suggestion in my botter No. 154 of Acting Surveyor General I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, your most obediant cervant, (Signed,) W. T. MERCER, Calopial Beerdery. Mesar. R. C. ANTBOLLS, LYALL, STILL & Co., SEMSSEN & Cikg WARILEY & Co. HONGKONG. 84 ápril, 1866. SIR-We have the honour to acknowledge receipt of¦ your letter of the 27th ultimo, and have given ira ton! No. tots that duo consideration which they duarve, in! reply to it we regres tha. we can but repeat to you the guer-substance of our letter of the 19th alto. LUDWIG WISK, Reg. Hongkong. 384-No. 6. Enclosures No. 1, 2, & 3, COLONIAL SECERTARY'S OFFICE, VICTORIA, innokose, 20 April, inst GENTLEMAN-I have placed your letter of 8th :stant before His Excelleney The Governor as requested by It seems that you have committed a ror in sot sa- certaining the plan on which the Governn.cat required you We have submitted the meter to legal opinion and are informed, that it was the duty of Government, as we had ourselves considered, to have been prepared with the plan now adopted at the time of the sale of the land in quca tion; an onion which we consider is strengthened not the sea-wall to be buil i asistunce in consequence of an unfortan diference between the tuting Surveyor Genera) al ourselves, having reference ouly to the form of wall, and wich we must with a deferenza contine to urge was the rol of negligence or a wens of unanimity in that Departne and not carejasresa un our part, e matters now cre, we have of course no resource hus in obtain earth by inch other means as are within our power and at a considerable expose, which was not cou- topled when pay using the land Ae this is a question which will in all probability effect more or less all Marme Lot oiders. we shall deem it or duty to miske the correspondence public for their gnid- sace in future dealings with the Sarvayer General's de partment-We have the hour to be, Sir, your most obedient servants. (Signed) R. G. ANTROBUS LYA1-5, STILL & Co. 35 G. T. SIEMSSEN, A better Cadier ae'r mounted horse," **Or being moaned, c'er got down again.” None but the swift deserve the Parse, says he, and retir- ed amidst the plaudits of the assembled faultinde. TALLE CUP-Chrerfel and all went for this race an obiigation being imposed on ns to cumpice tue made mens ever intended to allow theirselves to be forced law only legally, but equitably and reasonably by the fact of! It cannot for a moment be assumed that the Govern Cheerful, carrying 12 stone, made the raning, di laying and was within a 6xed time for year) and that posmuking the Wall, the erection of which is imposed upen about two lengths behind, dill within a quaster a mile of home, when attempting to come, aufortastety brokerent from the day of sale. Pession was to be given, and rent o neerue to Govera- the purchasers by the conditions of sale; and yet itis Teke Henrylle W. T. sacan, Eq down and was earrin off the case. anuse be the result if the purchasers persist in aiding sending to an insufficient plan devised by the. aad unsanctioned by Government. CORSOTATION SCRAMO - Was taken by Wild Dayrell, bosting Charolet b5 a length. NATIVE PURSE.-A usal, afforded much amusement, and was woe by an unknows Netive. (C-py) No. 190, COLONIAL SECHETARY'S OFFICE, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 1th Stures, 1856 GENTLEMEN. I have to bring to your uncice that the Acting Surreye. General has imported the Sea Wall in course of cruction in front of the Lots purchased by you on the 16th Nosender ist, se steger her faulty construction, and net in accordance with the plan Inid down by lion, and exhibited at biz office for the infor mmation and guidance of the contactor. I understand her for the whole wall dong these form jote ne contraeroz is engage. and heg thevere that intsetions he given him by you to Vullil the remainder after a Surveyor General's plan, and to take inmadiat: means for reconstrueting the portion already Legna. so that the whole work may be done after the state and uniform model exed by the Acting Surveyor General It is advisable that you place yourselves in coronat ration with the Acting Surveyor General without delay, -1 have the honor to be, Gentleuren, your niest abudicist servant, (Signed) Jo Mesars. P. C. ANTILOKUS, La N. & Co. SRS & Cb, WARDLEY & Cra W. T. MERCER, Corint Secreturg Csional Secretary, W. II. WAREY & Co. jer J. PRIESTLLY TATE, PALMER AND THE Passe-It appears that, in all pra- Palder. It is said that popular feeling, in the neigh- Lably, London will be elected for the trussection of the bourhood of the cuspected crines, is so rang, that tion, we proceeded to curry out our obligation by agree- Government is having fulfilled this necessary conti hitherto adopted by the Surveyor General, and which was ment with a Chinese cubilaczor, on the plan always Therefore the Government sauction was necessary Now this sanction has in no way been busined. Mr. impliedly admitted, we conatier, in this case, by the fact, Cleverly never reported that he bad give saution, nor that when cur contracter obtained from the Govern that he did so is there any record in the Surveyor Ornor- anysang bike as naprejodleed and covariections jury ment Office dur his guidance a plan of the Lots, and off al's Oce to prove and again if Mr. Cleverly hnd could not he obtained. We leave the householders of the proposed Praga, no mention was male of any loded sanctioned the plan, for what purpose did Mr. Wiese Shrewsbury and Stafford to make the best of this delicate alteration in the form of the wall, nor was any drawing came to the Raveyor Goleral's Office on or about the compliment, and rather direct our attention to the dis. of the same laid before tim 20th February? With reference in clauses 3 and 5 of your letter we can only say, that to our peracual knowledge the uses of the gives it as his professional opinion that your wail as The press is neemsed of being the use of prejuice in But I must point out to you that Captam Cosper of the newspaper press acting on the nation at lege. pete point as it has been stated in reference in functions Surveyor General, and Acting Surveyor Genera differed now constructed will not stand a Typon, and yon at every tuinds of affecting the people of London, instance, as to the form of wall to be constracted, as the plans on this simic that the well is not proper or according tu which wa have seen elenly proved; and this with refer- conditions of sale. as personal knowledge of Palmer aff: cts du peup: of euce to the conversion of Captain Cow,er with Mr. Rugetry. This charge has been directly made, ent the Wiese abral the 20th February, the formar gundenau did not then sinde dust his plau was adopted, said must be carried out by us and others, but, that it was that watch he had suggested to the Government to adopt. From that dare to the 12th Marcb we are not aware of having received any warnings that any alterations was considered necessary by Governunt. Moreover, though as you state, the wall of the Low seaward of the Post-olice any to course of con- struction after the rognised Govermen plan, this can solely be attributed to the chance fact of the Lesso having st completed a wall on the inland side of the proposed Praya hetire coeeing the Sea Wall, which by contract was to have besu of the saune skape ad for- virtion na ours, and with refrence to which either the contactar or Lessee were aware of the Government's I intended situations till about the 4th alto. With reference to clause 4, we think you have been misinformed; or Sea Wall appeared above low water mark about ten days before the China new yest, a Cleverly. It will therefore be absutely necessary to reconst with dile view again overguard you to marke occasion severely repreheaded, by one of the next logical readies you the aid of his opinion and gives an appointment with the Surveyor rental who it and scholarly of our weekly cuteporucica-And it is Det ampriming to God the logical facuity completely une- Under all the circumstances of the case His Excellence 109, as it useally is, when applied to distinct emotion cumot but approve Captain Cowper's dreiebon to with- asil gentiment. What has the press done? They have draw all Govermnect assistance wintever from your published the fuilost reports to be obtained of the accur works, till satisfactory rangementsbill be arrived at Fences, and the logical commentator has done the same; Cleuderen, your mus! obedient servagt, with regard to the Sea Wall. I have the mer to be, and, moreover, the press have written leading auticies more clearly explaining the reports; disentangling thes (Signed) T. MERCER, from the max cf absurd extraneous master referring Colonia! Secretary, one incident to another, and so forth. They have ob served that as exhumed corpse bears traces of prassie acid, and that the physician who attended the deceased in his fast moments parchased prussic sciú the lay before. Not have they overlooked the face that the physician had insured his patient's life for a large avunt. The news. his thoughts on certain suljeet in the Times. People paper is a large field of conversation. Mr.prints read and like or dislike it, possibly they have sufficient Messr R. C. Astors. No. 7 LYAN, NILE & Co. SESSEN & Co. WALDLEY & Ca HONGKONG, 1 May, 1856, St-We have the hoare to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 2šti: altc. to which we now beg to offer a reply, taking for sake of convenience the various poids T Jay before you the following romperke, and to express at period of some three weeks Lefory tao departure of Mitered to in your dispatch in the order in which they the curiosity to her wisal he has to say on some other sub. i occur ject to inarrow. But ere they not at herty to dispute with the writer tot by line? If they have not sufficient who must, de facto influenes the minds of cial intellectual vigour for that, then let its pot about keeping them out of any jurybox. Let us abolish caroner's juries, juries to some little extent. And whilst on the abclon Bonerowe, 19th March, 1866. St-In reply to your letter of this duc, we have to mics or regret that the specific uad are and hope of the Sea Wail, to which you allude, was not earlier pdated out to us by the Saeveynr Gener: cr the Acting Sur- for fus purpose of aimaining soil and scue to con- Yok elate, It seans you have committed an error in veyor General, as had rich been done, we should have, Pedder's Hill, we shall pat selves, as you recommend, thue our fling in, how this we ran onger do xo fignized the Sea Wall to be built this is in fact the cigin not swertaining the pin on which the Government re found no dishcally in having it constricted acesedingly. In eininusitation with the teting Surveyer General The See. Wall new building in frets of the lots par- We have the bone to be, Sir, your est obedicat of the whole differenes hetweet, es, In support of the chased by us on the 16th November last, was in course servants. view we have take.. that the misunderstanding, which: hna arisen, has been caused by the negligence of the servante nove, let us get risk of newspapers if they are only to say of Governm. in the Surveyor General's department we that man should be hanged after he is acquined; or that have already set forth octal facts which have becz nich he should b. acquitted after he has been kauged.~Lloy:!"' trengthened by information which hos subsequently W. N., Feb 3. reched as, of erection before Mr Cleverly the Surveyor General e the Colony, and that gentleman on y cension - unicated lus disapproval of the work, as then being carried on The Acting Surveyor General was re- quested by Mr. Wine shout the 20th ultime, to trapect (Signet) 31 17 M. C. ANTROBITS. LYALL, STILL & Co. W. H. WARDLEY & Co SIEMSSEN & to Ju J. PRIESTLEY TA Colonial Averetary. the Wall and work generally, and it was understood he! To the Honorable W. T. MERCER, It appears, thus before making his estimaas our con A gentleman retura.ng from London one ereaing would do so the following ilag whether he did inspect theroe went at our regnose to the Government ices to aid the ead of an ouibus and asked him if he was alm we know or but from that tine to the 12th inst, i obtain & plan of the worka which he was to undertake, going to the Bank. He auswered in the simative, a period of three wanks, we were in no way led to sep Hoxexoro, la April, 1856. til he took a rengh sketch himself, bus on showing the and that the fare would be a slulling. The gentleman pose any change in the nature of the wall was required. saine to Mi. Dougins Lapraick, that gentleman thought it took his sent in his bus, and when it arrived at the Power Sux-Enclosed we have the honor of forwarding to advisable that for sake of perfect correctness, on mor Pot in Bishopgate-street, the cad opened the door, and We believe we are correct in saying that lie the Focuses of letters from. Mr. Wiese to Captain Lower, versed in drawing such pls, is should take an exact cups, auid Ve goes so further, ar, Why, you told me Surveyor Gent had one pan for the wall-in con- Acting Surveyor General catel 8th March and 17th formity with which you wok us to have it reconstructed April respecting the provision of ground to evolis Mt. that he seegedingly went a note to Mr. Cleverly asking said the gent," that you went to the Bank," "Ve call -the Acting Surveyor General has wow another, aurl Wiose's contractor to continue filling in the Marine Tote permission for sunique to copy the plan of the works, in this the Bank, sir." O very well," said the that neither of them has been exhibited, except it be order that Akrell, vous contractor, might be able to render giving luis afpeace," I sail that a shilling. The felles (101 104) and the space marko on for the proposed for their execution with salty.this permission Mr. During the last few days at the Surveyor General's Praya; we also band for copy of Captain Cower's Cleverly granted, and Suqna onlingly copied the calling out to the driver. I say, Ball, if that're chup Ece certaluly arch was not the cure when our co-ply to Mr. Wiese of yeatealay's Fate, Was so inken aback that he could sat say a word, only tractor stained, as a guide and protection for himself, a You will mark Captain Cowper declines to assist If.. plans which were peitted out to him in the oflice, that in beau's rum-on, I'll be blowed." copy of the plan of the proposed Prya Father, we Wiese in the nutter in question, and we would call your payvided for, sitter was there any her given thea that hore no deviation from the usuni eye of Nea Wall was are not rare, that in the conditions of sale of the lots in question any stipulation was made as to specific pin Wiese a curtain plan fer the Sea Wall, and makes the utturinn to the thet that le lades to the guth Retracy thereabout as the periul of his having shown to Mr. form hitherto prevailing was no longer to be adopted; o alipe for the Sen Wail, Iat6 THEATRICALS. The following is a currect that in consequence the contes was male and the work report of na address delivered by the manger of u sualt was commenced ander the impression that the Sea Wail uon-adoption of the plan ther so shewn the grond of was to be made as usual; that the wurke continued with theatre in Iceland, where Mr. Rac was engaged to pez- boating portions of our late correspondence with yerties of the Surveyor General Mr. Cleverly unti: the dismiss you all the perfomances of this night will be his present refusal. We merely point to thir as the knowledge, and we believe under the equcut inrper Indies and geattes, as there is nobody here. I'll form. There were only three persons in the house respecting the Seu Wall refered to. period of the Gentleman's departure that on the 20th repeated again to-arrow evening' *Of the Fem of Stem.sen C-the gentleman who arranged with the contractor to build at the wall in front of the Bar Inte