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proposer, added a rider, so that the resolution should stand as followe

Bowle?—That no inquiry can be satisfactory,

THE DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2011, 1871,

· Mr. JK: Davis seconded the resolution.

riem. conne

or completo, which is not conducted by a commiscantinued applause, and the Mesting then as

on compened, in grent part, of unstabers of the community fanimnected with the local Government and armed with full powers to examine all classe of witnesson, whether. Members of the Government cr otherwise, to call for and compel the production of paper of every description, and to deal with the

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most sincerely.

THE BLOCKADE OF HONGKONG," The following lytter bas bien addressed by the Baron de Meritens, formerly outside toner of Customs; to the Obairman of the Hongkong Obamber of Commerce

armed themselves with all sorts of kutrea

every foreigner in China? Let us sincerely

JOHN ED. Manon. I have written this hastily, to be in time for

we are about 1 to 22. The smaller class very should be optried, and carried naánimously, raiteirce of discontent to the Inhabitants, telligence of the Police was directed, and nei- and principles connected with Caston House deceptive looking areature, came and offer-shelter, money has been extorted from blóm byTM

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I had no money with me, and

The Resolution was then put and carried by | olaus of queen, as appears from the abstract of from the Community as to its inefficiency, and ple not to be no violent, as we had dams to do where boilof rica ant akes are sold to the Mr. N. B. DENNYs said: I should like to j ministered" are totally inadequate (Loua make a few remarks upon a anbject of such chedra). Wo, in fuot, provide every bind of inacolammatión.

Mr. D. B. ORAWFORD than proposed the 6th Magistrates”: Court during the year 1870, fot by the Exenitive. The scatpant of the higa | Barbarian who was nothing better than'a đỡg; that returned When we came to the next inn HOME under the cognizance of the Palies as to the ineroased axpenditure have been head them good and not to barm them, but all was passers-by-and there the vigilast veterans de

to no purpose, they all cursed the wretched phaited their old matol-looks, to be kept until vital interest for everyone in Hongkong, at cautiva and. Semptation to crime. It is a most

My published in the Goverament Guzetts, N7, of office of Chief Justice uns in vain uullut, etten- whatever occupation, and though I am more melancholy reflection that for two or three porn Resolution, as follows.—

than

public we have provided that luxury which every Hesolead That the Community of Hongkong the 19th February, there were only forty-sorontion to the defective organization, corruption. Seeing that I aunid du no good, I left a copy of the old knives which had been foraged out the tairs, I think the linpercange of the matter Usinaan appreciates-topon Gambling hoses are entitled as of tight to a full inreatynition into in woich arests were made by the Police; and and ignorands of the Forge, and ina ruted bin the Ton. Conradments with thou, in parc night before were similarly deposited. We justifier me is taking sp your time cu Theno, mon are stimated to them as a fly is to the cams that have led to the present deplorable if there were ornvictions in each of the forty case by the results of his judicial experience. Called at a little village to make enquiries aboue travelled 30 miles that day, and at 4 o'clock wo this occasion. There seems to be consider. honey-pos. I also think we do mut may stato of nilairs in the Colour, to a full explanation scor curses, a result not clearly uncertainable his mouth was that in-the-Council Chaobor, ad at a little village to make enquiries about arrived at Chuikan, where some thousands of the nounal enfiert regard to the scromenice,bjck of the vonduct of the Government in relation to the from the returns themselves, the strong pro and his representations were ignored me a night's lodging. Defore we had time to people asetabled around me and tried to Able misapprehension по to cause of the Lastentable eftate of affairs attruct furge numbers of bad chat seters to the Police Forte, and to à volen in the disposal of the bability is that they were convictions users 21-Your Memorialista Dez leave to anno pross the plays a sure met by a spot throw me into the river, but fortunately, we in the Mosiorial, there is the diaorganisaall thune famptations, they don't care in purpose of pravanning, detecting, and puntang Filing for punishment of suspicious characters, Meeting of the non-officia! Justines of tonnage, ples of abode unul, busine, or distans froux shore. The midiere who use now existing. First, ss ably points out Clony. Therefore when these se bave nga alle struten y puntate property returnable under the Onlinanoce pro-havete a cogy of the Realations pasted at a man, who looked at me with grave suspicius, got safely fate the boat and kept a little time convictions for the offertes themselves Peas held at the Club House on the 30th day ated for, and then we in our turn asked if we to gaard me, when they saw the surrounded tion, or want of organisation, in the Police the least dagred when they aro punjabed. grime..

obtained on the arisenge of reliable witnesses of August last, when, alarmed at the state of could get a night's lodging. After month e- by a mob cursing and using all sorts of vi Force. But first, We provide them a prison, food, co- Tastempt to make the procedere of law in fortable clothing, and medical, ascendance; Mfr. D. WELatt, who was received with tre. Mr. Dotuce report on the ofice Woren for the Colony, and indignant at the inertness of liberation, and it: the oldest men in the language, complied ras to give them the most Eugland applicable in this Cology; and, second. and ke shoy live in the greatest Jarury it is no endous.applause, said there was at min 1868, published ir the Hongkong Government the local Government, they determined to pati village sald he would give as aliclter if we of the money I had with me, and when I was ly, certain faults of local administration, which punishment to them when caught. (Applause) in the revelation. It ought to say "and in the Gazette of the 17th April, 180, ie, in its fiftcout in the Lieutenant-Gomar for a Commis-paid him well for it. To this we agreed, and in the greatest sages shor fud from I was considering a Public Meeting has been calie3, it is not fair entirely to pa, by this etɔte of limpahition of taxes, and he moved that those paragraph, eminently suggestive or this pint, alon of Inquiry into the state of the Polias and honse in which we word to tako up our shode who remained with me was s'brother of one of Izmediately pivoguded to dating thaft mota do the best I could. The only one Your Memorialists agnis uisure Tour the sauses of the forested prevalence of for the at ht. It was a wretched old hotel, the Obristians. In our greatest extremity cannot he passed over in total silence. To things in a Memorial of this kind. We should words be inserted.

The CHAIRMAN said they ought to be ein Lordship that the figures giron in the Report rimes Your Lordship will that puered a speak first of the procedure. We go entirely point out clearly that not only the procedure

for 1870, do not accurately disclose the amount copy of their address, to His Excellency, & copy without board or a little strap on which we those who ought to have been ous protectora by English law I don't mean the law itself but the actual existing stats of the law, is not badiod in a separate resolution. that a man ust not sien, and must not killeniicient to meet the circumetsacca in which Mr. FEAT we would of crime committed in that your. It was much of the reply, and a copy of the Resolutions conid lio, so I was conspelled to sleep in my left us is greater danger; after waying to bat the machinery put in force to satab ind we stand. There is another practical sugges hardly consistent with the purpose of the grotter Neither can Your Memorialists.aenome to by the Justives as their Meeting bir all night. Burly the next morning we eq2600 mones eat of ts. The offices, ded our in Mr. Denno'e angation that there had been on the 11th instant, to take that reply into arte and proceeded on one journey, passed overns with chair poolies, but when they found us convict the culprits. Here wo bave the name tion which I gather from my experieus in moeting How the money was expended ch

sob very high mountains, and at 4 o'clock in in danger they compelled ne to pay them twice machinery put in force as in England, wellsuother Eastern dependency of this Crown. the Police Force was a proper aubject for con at increase of 748 per webt, in serious offences consideration:

Alu Pabha Meeting held on the 25th the afternoon we met man from Kuchen over. I pray that no other foreigners may be enough adapted to England or to any civilisad Through the length and breadth of India, aderation by this meeting, but not bow it we during that year over the previous rear. The soustry, bat ausless in a Colony where a fargo opt in the Presidential tapus, the mained, though that too was an important amount of arms was undopbtedly less in 1880, Hay of September instant, at the City Hall, he told us that our chapel had been pulled unfortuante is to aned the protesty of

but not to the extent indicated by Mr. Donne's Resolutions were passed, copies of which are down the sight before. This formation rather Uhinese elder again, I han experianced th portion of the inhabitants are not only not gestrale has the power of examining the ton

Me. Welas withdrew his amendment, and figures. The difference was in the nature and annézed berato,

startiod the. I stood and paused for a moment protection which this country can afford. I am English, but allens There are about 3,000 prissur If you recommend that person who

extent of the records kept by the Felics, Until 23In conclusion, Your Memoriate pray to think what was best to be done. At last quite sure that if our Foreign Minister were foreignere cut 120,000 inhabitants. The have become, babitual Sriminals ehokki ba the resolution was carried unanimously,

Mr. MELCHRed proposed the following, the 1970, as Your Memorialista gather from Acting Your Lordship's moat earnest consideration for when I bluaght that I was in the path of duty placed under the ange discipline, he would respectable Chinese, an it is the fashion to all subject to examination by the magistrate, goa

Superintendent Creach's Report of the 30th these their representations, They pray Tour and believing that in the Providence of God "L them, never help the law because it is the law, will easily discover whether they are gaining 7th rosolution and never take the slightest pains to help its bonest living or not. A man of this kind Resolved. Lastly, that the Secretary of State for Larol, 1870, published in the Hongkong Go Lordship to disregard any errors of detail they should be protected, I cotermined to go and see be palioy in making treaties with acmi-oivilized nations. I would be found mack representatives. We are among a population may be said to be beyond the pale of humanity. the Colonica bo wonorialised on the sulpot, and vermont Carstie, No. 16, of the Ita & prii, 1870, may have unintentionally fallen into, but to go the Crisans and try to oliver then in their more beneficial to wankind for the gown to whom the sanctity of a path is entirely un. He should be brought "before the magistrate that Commission of Enquiry be prayed for in as no reliable tenord had been kept of the number at nod to the pish and marrow of their com- trials. it was getting dark when a were menta of civilized amantries to dietato right known, and there is to form, I believe, what and deported, as a 64d and useless person, and cordance with the terris prepared by the dust of cases, but he stated that forms were in course plaint: Tacy pray Your Lordship to more for denying bear Kanchang, I thought it better to laws to the wean-civilised thua to try to p

that the Dft Momoris by the Justices

moet Gracious Biajesty The Qnear in Coupit stop at sun-ll inn for the night, and eater them by poudaring to their inning, saloh ever may be onid to the contrary, which tho- if he comes back, he abrid¦d be subjected to tho

10-Whatever improvement there was, or to appoint a Commission composed principally the city in daylight: Berty the following re-and variolone suggestions, I enclos you n roughly supplies its place. If we take these only padishment that Chiurse, scoundrels cars aforesaid, and circulated tucugh the Community of preparation for that purpose,

is approved of by this meeting, and that a Cos fuote into consideration, it will be mediately for, and that is, the lesh. (Loud spridatua). I

mittee by now appolated to complete and forwndappeared to be, in 186) over prevloge year, was of seniofficial members of the Commanity, to mg, having a tiled the reckoning, we pronegdad copy of the File placard wbich has got almost Been how different the circumstances are here. have much pleasure to seconding the able the same with the foot possible delay through the the result not of any improvement in the or inquire inth and roport on the past his ory and on our way. When we approached the pity all all one chapels pulled down and converts beaton Thon, if we further take into consideration the amendment of Mr. Dounge.

Mr. HAYLLAR, with Me. Durnya's consent as proper channels, and to take a proper stops for ganization of the Police Force, or in its offeo present state of the Colony, as regarde critne. i things voerded to be quiet" nud "I was per- and porsented How is it possible for.com- tive atrength, but of the deterrent effect of the to examine into the Palice law of the Colony, millod to visit buth our own chapel and merce or Christianity to aroseed in a country. lungungo daily used among the Chinese, not

qusuring that duo attention be paid to its prayer. only of us in our private capacity, but of the

Mr. KAHN Soaded this, and it was carrica / Ordinances providing for Corpori Panishment and into the composition, organisation and thunk of the American Episcopal Meibolists.au pourly governed that a vile placard, got up passed and enforced by Sir Rihard Grares netusest of the Policy Forne, with fill pow. without molestation. Haring transacted spo authorities of the law, of the Governor, the Taeut-Governor, the members of the Connell, That in the opinion of this meeting there is no It was then proposed by Mr. Pyke, and MacDonnell: tac dienllowance of which by Herre to date witnesses and oall for papers, mission business, and witnessed the ruins of few wicked sea, will endanger the life of language that would not be tolerated in the reason why, with the large annual expanditure for oned by Mrs G. F. Madean, that the foltor Majesty The Queen, Tour Memorialista regrut Font Memorialists representing to Your Lord. the chapon. I obrumitted the people to this cate hope that the time car soon, cum ii claire

ship that tho only wil Tone Lardship arrive of God and started for Augtong, where during poorest family from brother to father if we take Police purposes, the Forou should not be a w

11-Your Mammaliata would remind Your at a knowledge of the ramedics to be applied the past few yours: many devcist mon have will be a change for the better. Yours truly, anying that the provelure of any law is not ap- there is urgent neat for a sarching inquiry into Mrs. Mulver, thuig, Buxes, and Fordship of the sovere offictures on the Boug to the smitted vile at the present state of embraced the Christian faith. When on my this into coasideration, we shall be justified incent as any body of Police is the East, and that ing gentlemen should form the Committee

kong Police Force passed by Sir Richard Graves affairs.

RUFS way I heard that no disturbance had taken tho ateurIST. pleable. Like the bite of the orbra, which the Police Law of the Colony, the numbers and This was ant and carried by uoclamation.

And Four Memorialists as in duty bound will plan there, and so I folt enre tant all things can only throw itself a firet length, the composition of the Force, its organisation, Hon. R. Rowers said that before separatins Mine Donnell in his earlier despatoties and public

were right, but to my great astonishment when law is powerful just a far as it can defects and their muses, and an enquiry into the be would communicate to the meeting the in- addresses, in which he described them as over pray

The Daily Prees received a letter from the farrived there, I found that the foundations of Rev. Mr. Mahood recounting the attack in resol and is aut ebayed further. It may action and result of employing all bodies openly formation which he had just received by telo thoroughly corrupt, and in which be urges tant Hongkong, 2516 September, 1871,

of secretly connected therewith, na well as into graph, that Sir R. MacDonnell'e departure was corruption and the necessity of removing some

a church, which the people were building for nearly the same terms as those in which it he said that in handian and Now York, and in the regulations now in furro regarding Poliso delayed till his health be bobter (Crea of Foo- at least of the temptations to which the Foreo

theinselvar to worship in, bad bese torn up, nod. was narrated in the N. C. Davy News. Mr. fuct in all large places, the griminal chece are action at the Garching houses; and into the justice ray bear, bear Sto.. promptly suppressed by was exposed, us the strongest possible argument

the once of the convert, who first anluaced Micbnon states that hitherto the people in kept in order in somo waj main forse of law. of the prevailing opiulon that the existing, or the ohiir.) That was after they had in favor of his system of Licensed Gambling

Christianite in the neighbourhood had been the district of Ku-cheng bave been extremoly But there is something beyond that. Every mind late of the Colony dose not provide power been told that nothing would be done till he Houses. Again, in 1869, after much had been

rabad: While I was talking to the people levoted, and that within the last three years man is the aware and born enemy of the stringunt sough to enable the Courts and Autuori-dame back, in a matter of vital importants done to remedy the option complained of,

about what bad happened; a number of me upwards of 130 have embraced the Christian barglar, the thief, and the anderer, and down ties to deal with the vast number of tad abaracters We were all very sorry to bear of, und deeply His Excellency, in bis Despatch No. 831 of the By Yo Hongkong, 21st Sept., 1871

assembled around the Christian's house in religion. He also afates that the rioters to the lowest classes-even the cxxtermiang belonging to the habitual criminal classon how regrettet, the sickness of Sir Ricbord MacDoh-19th December, 1869, addressed to Your Lord- SIE. - You have boon good enough to address which I was stopping, and began to abuse demanded that he should accompany tham to erman socially very little divided from the Beck here from the mainland of Chi

nel, but as no doubt had at least an able med ship's predecessor in cikog, says, "the Police of me on the subject of the cruisers, or, more so..

De Bs a wicked barbarian whose life bey the Official at Kn-cbear, and have the cass criminals themestres, every man who tagages This was put to the menting and ourried cal attendant, while bars in this Colony, we the Clony has never been so effective as is de cu ately apeaking, the complete blockade of this were determined to take. For some time trie?? being fully under the impression that to keep on the right side of the line between unanimously.

were sick, and wo wore told that our doctor must sirable, and cups of improving it would be a Colony by the Chinese gunbuate, and toask my

the mob continued to incrasie; and, baring they would bebead or imprison him. The honesty and rascality will be opposed to the Mr. FaIOREL then proposed the third reso-be gured before our case onnid he attended to. barglar and the thief. Hore za Hongkong, we lution, as follows S

opinion on the enbjecs. great boom.". Mr. Coron proposed a vote of thanks to the

12-No man laboured more strinuously to I will endeavour to-day to summaries in a far and weapone, they placed a guard round the people, be ears, are so guerant of our treaty rights that they think the officers.would bohead have "rasprotable shop-keepers." Only the other

Ohairman, which was carried with loud and raise the character of the Force than did airlines all my oplaton on this subjest, reserving to hose, so that I could not make my escape. I any foreigner for the slightest offence." He day a will-knowa oficial was set upon by four

Richard Graves MacDonell. He gave on myself, if agreeable to you,-addressing you in realved several times to make vask through believes the officials at the Yanies are greally men, and our respectable friends stood by, and

paruted jaar

stsut personal supervision to its working at the course of a few days a complete exposition their widel and by to depe, but the Chris to blame for this, as they try to exalt throm www him protty wall hammered. This state of

within twara diunthe after bis departure from: (é11:08) of the very tatereating but complicated tane gathered around við and entreated me not affairs is not caused so mnah by their not car

The following is the memorial agreed to señ ing about the mattor, as because they know

the Right Honorable THE FABL OF KIM-red to, was published.

the Colony, Mr. Deane's Report, already refer question. I shall have in foot to go back to its to do so, as the pede and determined to kill Belver in the estimation of the people by speak- ing contemptuously of the foreign barbarian. origin, point out the author of 15, set forth them if I ventured out in the dark. I took their Mr. Mahood, in the letter just received, notes that if they interfored the whole of the Übinere

BERLEY, Her Majesty's Principal Scoretary. 13-Your Memorialists would farther cull repugnaned with which the Provincial author advice and remained in the house all night that the Pratelant chapel at Sek-paik-tu, would sat upon them. This makes the difficulty in Hongkong. An old legal authority saps that question of arirao. It can the sans of pre- MEMORIAL AND HUMELE PRE-the Report by Acting Captain Saperintendent terent which the aidant government at mob during the night, to show their ill-feeling roof was broken in, and books, scate, and every- of State for the Colonies N SAGRE Your Lordship's attention to feragraph 2 of bis at Janton bare accepted it, the small in. The chair in which I rode was smashed by the way also attacked, on the 2nd instant. The it is better that ten galty men should seapothontion in all its branchescalero ga

PARATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE Creagh of the sh farah, 1870, siready refer Pekin will derive from it in folo, and finally, toward me. The next day the besiegers blow thing within it ware carried away; and on the that one iuncoast man should be printed on. Goats are OULONE OF HONGKONG,

red co, and to the cars toptioned. In that not to speak of this, interests of this Cutely their horn and grate the signal to drawer bearer 5th instant, one of his most devoted. Christians Apply this here. The Community may be tien, die tyd | broadly divided into two classes, Foreignerė Mr. JJFRANCIS-It may be permitted, HEWETH what wh

paragraph, commonly spoken of as the Show. no gravely compromised, of the audacieus do the house. Seeing the determination of the beater almost to death. He concludes with 1.-lbst for many years past the inefficiency kewan Murder Case. That was onse to the nial of the most elementary rates of intern say, I joined the Christiche in prayer to the following remarks: and Obinese. There are about 115,000 of the Mr. Obairtan, I wish to subuit some few rea- letter to only 5,000 of the former. Therefore some that roablution, before all bibere, of the Police Forde of this Colony has been investigation of which the whole force and in- tional law, as well as the forgetfulness of law God that he might frustrate their design,

In a short time after, one of the besiegers, driven from their homes, and when seeking Our Christians have been beaten, rubbed, aul seldom furnishes ariminal cases; the larger (Cheers.) Many now presbut have liyed and has given rise to repeated representations to ther time por money was spared in the effort to generally in practice. furnishes not only a large number of criminal long in the

You will see therefore, that the saljent is ad to the terms for car capitulation. He the servante of that Government which pre- Colony, And know how the local Government through, the median of bring to justice the guilty parties. Four men

the the newspaper press, in the Legislative Council, were arrested, and after a longthened investiga yaat, and deserves special study; at the same said that if I were willing to pay $200 tends to be their protector. And all this has cases, but a larger amount of andetected erime. extraordinarily diffionit it, fa for

tion were committed, tried and convicted of the time I may be permittel at once to tell you and give them permission to carry away the been deas to man who defy the world to aconse If the old saying be accepted, and it'e a very public, to obtain information, or to fad from the Judicial bench, and otherwiso

2. That various attempts bee bean ipade at capital offence, but hefure the day fixed for the that I fall to nuderstand in rictug of what prin timber which had been purefined for them of a single orime. Ostrohapels have been hine and proper thing for a lawyer to say out what le going on, or what piepe should differunt tinies by successive Governors of the equations, fucts-wore brought to the knowledge ciple vessels are arrested on the high sous, an-building of the birth, they would permit left : desolations, books and furniture dave under these conditions it follows that while recommended to the Exeoutige. Commisnona

me to leave witbeat; cay injury. To this the been born away by the rabble, and all this ber this course of proceduro would allow one guilty of Enquiry have been appointed by the Grovers Colony to increase the efficiency of the Palice of the Executive, which thraw grave doubts on dor pretext of forcing them to pay import de foreigner, it would allow 220 gnity Chinese moat if the Colors, but the inhabitants are and satiely the well grounded requirements of the evidence which had induced the verdict ties, which at this moment are most ofrtainly Christiaan objected, for as we had done nothing mass a for placards, got up by some malicious the Colunista by extensive changes in the con- The witnesses were pat on their trial for parat payable (exigibles) If this act were co-wrong had no right to pay them any money men at Canton, have been circuinted at Foo- to excopa, Well, isn't there so nothing wrong done the wiser, Therefore, it seems bere? I think the Memorial ought to tonoh upon Commission of Enquiry man be of use unless stitution and composition of the force, by increa jury, and so much came out in thecourse of the mitted by a particular romal, it would be again When this proposal was made the tragedy hom Prince Kung wants to banish foreign- the manner in which the Imperial Government armed with tall powers to exquine everyone sing its strength numerically, by raising the preliminary investigation, and in the Supreme salted by its proper nece. It would be called omitted by the briguade in Greece flashed are from the interior by using aabtle diplotonoy interferes with our local authorities. In regard from the Governor downwards. As long epey and improving the position of the ollicers Court, to the disadvantage of the Police, that piracy. Ja it not in fact admitted by everyone across my mind. to the Deportation and Flogging Ordinance, they there is a possibility of the Colonial and men, by legislation of an exceptional cha

a Commission of Jequisz was nominated and at the present day, that Import Duty is only cheque way of no value, and I know that and false accusations, and some of the people rights both for morebants and Missionaries have been bampered by the home authorities, Beoretary's objecting to produce papers on master directed against the criminal and danger appointed by His Excelency the Governor, due where the merabandise is imported? With if I gave them $830 itey would demand are trying to do it by brate force. Our trosty and by entas infuetise which we do not under the ground thus they are private and confox classes, and by the enrolment of a corps of The Report ont in by that Commission regard to Export Duty. I will pass it by in core. Seeing that they were so doprasad, have boan violated times without namber, sad stand, the Government does not army ont the dential, or that they have been referred to the Obiness. Watchinen, appointed and partly paid has never been made public, was never silence, merely observing that Hongkong is a fought my best plan was to soad one of the yet our protectors here, and our Governoront aommanisated to the members of the free port, and that consequently so Uns. Obrisane who was unknown to the people in at homa, declare to the public that everything repressive laws as they should. (Cheers) The Seofetary of State, it will be perfectly useless by the Chinese householders, and placed tider other day some men were sentenced by a Judge, to have any enquiry whatever thond cheers. the immediate rathority of the Registrar Gons gislative Council, nor even privately to the tom House Dity has to be loried there but the city of Kucheng, and ask the officers if they is going on rearkably well in the east. The Chiat Justice, at whose suggestion and ob even admitting that this epppasition is errone could send me any help. This I afterwarus rights which we have gained as British-sub- who knew what he was doing, to corporal pan- As to the negresity, of baying a Commission ral.

g. That although the numerical strength of whose statements it was appointed. Yourous, if it was Dececoury legally to pay duties at found whe quite impossible for the officers to facts by the death of inany of our brave soldiers, ishment for a serious crime. On the day ap composed of persons unconnected with the Gol pointed, some men came to the place and and verument, it strikes me that any thorough reor the force has been thus increased from a grand Memorialiste gravely donht if it has ever been this port, it seems at fist view that they abould do for all the soldiers in the district (which is are about to be tom from us by falas diploney.

une of the most important in this province) were

the most degraded looking when the eyes of foreign ministers will be

But let us hope that the time may 2007 O that if the men were flagged there mald be a ganisation, of the Folies must result in the re.total of 365 men in 1861, to a total of 629 men forwarded to the Department over which Yourbe paid into the Colonial Treasury, Mar rist. I know this, and a dozen of my friendsorganisation to considerable extent of the in 1871, and the Polion expenditure has been Cardship presides, bat enough was made public Now, if turning from these parely common thirty-three know it, and I suppose the Government knew Executive Government and Departments, angman bed from $75,413,98 in the former year to in the course of the ten trials and of the bear sense considerations, I take a higher view of wretches that run car witnessed. When

making treaties with a nation, where the it. If the Government did not know it, there was Therefore, it appears unfair to ask the on. $379,006.30 in the latter pour, we only hugs at the Mingiattidy, to convince the Chicl the subject, that of political considerations the people outside the house as that I en toe the recessity for great caution in a great nagleet of duty on the part of theagers of the Government to take part in pulling adequate improvement been affected in the ya. Justice, the Meaorable John Smale, and Tour in so far as they affect the interests of "was unwilling to noveda to their request, deapest daplicity is goncorked under she garb who should hare known finase.) There down, the bouse in which they live. The first los of the Police as a detective and preventing Memorialists, that the Police were as a body individuals. As vull as of nations, I fod they begin to brauks the roof. Soma af of a friendly sle fore, we may assume that they did know it, and Department which must full before the Fource, but it is's matter of notoristy, osatcased and individually rank, ignorant of their duty, contradictione not less strange. In the first the Christians then want ost and besought

we had done LAND BENTERS' MEETING AT CANTON knowing this, and nowing that the Chinese are lion Force can be put upon a proper footing, and lamented equally by the Authoritica and open to corruption, utterly wanting in disare place, I find a Viceroy and a Superintendent of bem not-to do so, as

Minutes of a. Meeting of Shauien Land tborough Orientalists, and cannot conceive the in-the Begistrar-General's Department (Loud by the Inhabitants, that the stats of the Police tion, without discipline, and in a state of dis Castoms discontented at having to obey orders no injury to thems. The louding man amongst idea of mordy excopies sign of cowardice, they and continued applanes), I cannot understand 8 rogande ellsieger is much worse now than organization and division must painful to comwhich wou to them either justified or reale enemy declared that the chief fault against Ranters was held at H. B. M.'s Consulate, Can-

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sonable; in the second; place I hold that the an was that we were going to build a house ton. ou the 25th of September. nevertheless did not allow the law to be or why there should be any necessity for a Pro at any former period.

That your Memorlulists would respect. 11-Your Muncrialiste bag to remind Your desire of what is called the Central Government which, if we were permitted to accomplish, bo Present: Messrs. P. J. Hughes, H. M.'s Con- ried out. The reant is tbas our air coolies, lector of Chinese: (Applause.) I rather think our boys, all around us, are openly boasting that as a rule they are particularly competent fully point out for Your Lordship's consider Lordship in reference to that case, that Mr. to maintain at any price amicable relations, whale neighborhood would embrace our vileant, in the Chair; Blancheton, Consul for that the Government is afraid to carry out the to take care of themselves, and in the prevent tion that while the Police expenditure has in. Smale, in his place ne a member of the Lagis. annos but be compromised ovary day by orders religion. I may say that within the last three France; G. M. Smith, Hatchinou, Thomas, law (Load cheers.) Supposing we had here sirgu pratanote of the Colony, Protecter of seed 135 per cent. sinos 1831, and the Intive Council, handed in a Minute dated the givan in a loose manner, and under advice years, upwards of 120 have embraced the Gospel Care, Gepp, Sampson, Gifford, Chalmers, Bow- even the London Police, one of the best dis Europeace would be much more weeful, numerical strength of the force bas nearly 11th November 1870, which was placed on re which I may designats, as at least dangerous, in that district. The next demand the bes ogers, Mestra, W. Smith, Larysain, and Brenan. made wee that I should accompany them to the The fanirman read the Circular calling to maintain order under the present system. 1 the doties of the Register Overal "Dettle if at all, in exem of the population in pointment of a Committee of the Conncil to list subject.

↑ Ent, Gnally, is this nulf. Assuredly not. The bave heard since, that their chief reason for Regulatione proposed by the Municipal Coun. am no apologist for the Felice: I believe that partment, and how it is that many of the 1861 And farther, that the above increase in inquire into the state of the Police Force, though they have had materials, they are not datios which he does perform have been planed the cost of the Police, doo not represent the painting at the very warious deficiencies in objections of Sir Richard Donnell continue doing this was, that, the people at Kucheng ett had been forwarded to his colleagues, whom worked, an they ought to be, and 3 fully agree under an officer, muconected with the Palud Botal expenditure, large arms being annually its constitática and organization, and com in all their fores, A [ustive Custom House might marder is befire, I got to the yawn, he bad invited to be proscut. The French Cou- with the Memorial. But it is fair to Mr. Doare, why he registers coolies, chairs, boste, dwelling spent in buildings, de, which appear in the patting at the same time of the suppression or Consular Agent at Hongkong would be for the right before the Angtong people had on kindly accepted bis invitation, and he r on whem a great deal of censure has bcoz sast, houses, every one of which ing Police men- Colonial accounts mader the head of Works of the Report of Mesars. May, Mitobell, and nothing more nor less than a spy, and the Chi Bant to Kusberg to tell those who had pulled ized letters from the North German Couaul, Smith, abora-referred to: He propound that a nese population residing them would be at the down bubbapals, that they had caught the head and United States Consul, arousing their ab. to point out these matters, to which attention sure designed to give the Executive knowledge and Buildings,

5. That at no former period in the history resolution embodying his suggestions should shaniute mercy of the Vloerty at Canton; be of the Christian set,

sence. These letters be res to the Meeting whonld be drawn. There are two matters: first, of certain plassen and individuals! for the pur

l'accepts the proposal, and agrand to seo and, with reference to one of the North Ger the Police interference with gambling-hosts, pose of checking; orime, and to have some of the Couny, not eves during the years 1857 be put to the Coaucil, and, if approved of that no one can change the geographical posi I understand that only two or three, we'll eay means of laying their hands pu these per and 1859, at the crisis of the tact way with the consideration of the vote for the Police tion of the place, and because the Large portion pay the Christians to Kocheng, not knowing man Consul's remarks, that the bye-law re four or five, inspectors, ate allowed to enter the ple. They are all fairly Police casares, binbare life and property in Hongkong Department, the Eatingten for 1873 being of the Chinese established at Hongkong having what might befull me by the way, but relying quiring all Chinese passing through the settle

ent at night to carry lantorra was somewhat Gambling Houses, Farther, thief iny steal and their expantion angle to be left in the bon so frightfully insecure as uk the present then before the Gouzil should be postponed their families and their interests either in the upon the protection of the Almighty.' L. mar your watob, take it there, play it away, and go bands of the Pelica Itit Police be obliged to time, and that the inability of the local Go til after the Committen had reported. A City or the Province of Canton, and themselves, he, like a condemned criminal in front, with stringent, and that previota experienos did not away, unless nainally enght in the Mot, before toter to the Registrul Gouern, may enter vernment to afford adequate pintention to Your copy of this Minute gould appear to have been thanks to the elastivity of the laws and Cusband of faithful unflinching Christians follow show thats a regulation was necessary, the the police get information of the hob This is tain different viavs from jusut, how je, i biely Memorialets and to check the late mormons forwarded to Your Lordship under cover of atoms of the Chinose, at the mercy and at the ing after, and thencecsere in the recr. Tired and Chairman remarked that the bye-law cold bu certainly a great anomaly, and I am surprised that information will be given as readily or as increase in the crimes of burglary and highway Despatch, No. 29, of the 8th Márait, 1871, from caprice of the Mandarins, from which they had thirsty, under a burning sun, we travelledalong a paased to provide against any future optin- that more un not been said on the object effectirely of If the Superintendent himself got robbery, and of all crimes asanmpanied by the Officer Administering the Government of hoped to get free on coming to establishing on wretched pathway for fifteen miles, and at geney; at present it need not be enforced, but Isa came in sight of Kusheng. When we were; it would be an advantage to have such a regu RECOMAND themselves or British territory. That ordinary police may not sater gambling it. I think a very general and a very fast violence, has become so manifest that Your this Oolong.

You will notice, Sir, that I do not in so abort within half a mile of the city, a man on the lation to fall back upon in the event of bid hages ander ordinary circumstanges (for they opinion prevails that the operation of the Petitioners, having totally failed to obtala 15.Your Memorialiate complain bitterly any often hare causs for anspicion which they Registrar General's Departamenti inasmuch as from the Lieutenant-vernor of the Colony that the questions used by the Chief Justice a letter even touch apan the grave question of armide attempted to kill me with a heavy oharacters frequenting the settlement at night, cannot pat inte words or writing) seems quite it is a Protectorate of Chinees, works very de-and bis Executive Council that attention to in his Minute sbare referred to, were never the freedom of the port, which in truth does hood iron hoe, but fortunately he missed his Another objection, that there did not exist unwarrantable. The second thing in the am-trimentally with regard to the Police move their complaints and representations which the sabmitted to the Council; His Excellency the not exist at the present time, and will buva no mark; a second time he struck at ine Lwas able suivient restriction to present the possibility ployment, directly or indirectly, by the Governments in this Colony The two Departments are urgency of the ouse imperatively deuadds, have. Tienterad Governor refused his perratation existenco excep: in the regions of speculative to ward of the long had then the Christians of fanciful squandering of public funda, would rau between. Bacing the vindictivonen of this be met by the addition of a clause limiting the ment, of confidential Chinese agents or spies at cross purposes. The Pelion may take bus view, no pescases but to memorialize Your Lordship for the mtralaction and discussion of M theory

The respect which I entertain for everything man, and bearing the people ery out after me expenditure of the Municipal Council to It is often said that this is necessary, but I and the Registrar General's Departmentanother. That in the Erst place Your Memorialista Emale's Beanlation, and a vote of $172,305.20

amount raised by the Assessment should not be surprised it the Registrar And sagh a state of things cannot conduce to the would sure Your Lordship that the sandal re for the Police Expenditure of 1871, passed wib which sugnates from the Government prevents el sorts of nauts, I walked on us quickly as the General mat, such an amortion, with is fat efficiency of the palice on the proper govern tarne published in the Hongkang Government, alleatio, yor ? #how his ad indeed my bere making tention of a letter alloh it is possible, so as not to give time to the people to roted at the general annual mocking

Mr. Hutobinson propoved, and Mr. Thomas denial. (Chea) But the Government do meat of the plane, There are therefore strong Gazette, and doubtless on record in Tour Lord 16-Tour Memorialists are now reaping the supposed was written by one of the cfficials of suble, and when I came near the city gate I

prifuta made a catechist who acompanied me go on seconded, that the land regulations and bye- drail themselves of this kind of faformation, reasons why the commission should consist of ship's office, are of little value, as a mass of finite of the indifference of the Executive to Mr this Colony, but which, it appears and power is tins put into the beds of age. 20-pliis, add should bare the fullest powers Judging of the rest nature and extent of the Smale's remonstrances, and have the most simple and confidential," It is not my part to deny an quickly before me and made a rush for the laws as already circulated among the land- bonds. When they learn that soha that it can have, and unless that resolution is crimes committed in this Colony Burglaria, proof that be understated instead of overstating positive an assertion, but at the same time it ap- officer's yamue. We passelon quickly throngs ontors, be adopted, with the additions sug man is wanted, one of them goos and carried unanimously, there la little,change farcentes in dwelling bones, breaking, entering the can against the Folien Not a night now pears to me that in a question in which the vital long street for about balt mile, und theu gested by HM. Can. These were: An

being produced; #ays: "Now, you give me $1,000, or of try usefal

and stealing from warehouses and godowns, and passes without a burglary, Hartily a day witle interests of this Colony are at stake it might made a rugh, junto the yamun, and we bad sddition to the Regulation XV. making the Loudage

robberies from the poison, with or without vio out its report of some one baving been knocked be desirable to sak for some enquiry with the only just got in when a multitude sabled Council liable to be sood through its Secretary in Fire you up." If the mas Day of ent PLASS, yutin yani bezu black-mail, the polite can't find him,, other.

The resolution was then put, and carried leave arethe offences of most frequcatoocurrence, down and robbed, and (bienot in the lower parts single ohjest "of ascertaining for inat sao, if the around the door. A few hours before a bone H.M's Conanlar Court by any person who may wise be may be forthcoming, I bave, unanimously, with inbul theering,

They are and bave been of daily occurrence, and of the town and in the back struts, but, in the document in question has been bother com of one of the Christians had been partly pallet deem Limself injured by an act of the Council or down and plunderer, so the poopla wers ite offoera; and two regalations, og having poze into these few considerations AN

Mr. B. Deacon then moved the fourth, ein many, if not rn the majority of the wise, nu puhile thoroughfares, in the st central parts municated to the Provincial anthorities, nur I deem that they bear apon matters of great solution, his follows! N

report is made to the Police, especially on the of the city,

stratemitted to Pekm with the object to raise all on the move. When the officer heard reference to the registration of transfers of 17,-Mr. George L. Tomlin, of the Farveyor hopes of the realization of projects which I optant I had come for his protection he ons land, and the other to the conditions under importance. I therefore beg to propose the fol Besolved-That this Masting approves of, and part of the Chinese, from the conviction that

short, are no out and treated me very kindly, and when | which land may be held by subjects or citizenA lowing amendment to the Resolation which has alople, the action of the non-oficiales of the the Horen in useless for detective purposes General's Department, we recently in der impossible, and which, been proposed to aid the words and an enquiry Peace in thels testings on the 20th of August last, Where the offenders has not been taken in the most precarious state the victim of a brutal thing here than Goancial expedients to hide up be heard our story ha declared that the of any power other than Great Britain.

whole sffair was nothing less than a horrible Mr. Bowra mored as an amandment to the into the action and reunit of employing all and on the 11th instant, and views with fadiguation at crowbars revealso grate sauce of outrage committed, almost in broad daylight, temporary diffoutien bodies openly or secretly connected therewithens worded to the Deputating, and ate nation assistance of the Police need not, therefore, ought always to be on daty. The criminals, to give fuller detail, and leave you at liberty anteed of any crims When we liad waited tracking or propelling boats from the Bund" iport of the local Executive, and the treat suspicion, against particular persons, and the and at a point where, it anywhere, a Policeman In a beeguent letter, 7 will endeavors, Sir, persecution of 2003 min who were never befora proposition that in bye-law No. 17 the words s well as into the regulations now in force and to their representations, as origwged by the be specially invoked for their immediate arreal, and to be four in number, are still at large and to make any use of this letter that may be about an hour to do whether the crowd be strock out-The amendment was put to the regarding Police action at the Gambling Coloring Secretary's reply to their address of the so communication is made to the Central unknown. The following night a Chinaman scam fit to you.

would diminish the officer got a chair for me meeting, and ourried by a majority of five. houses." (Loud applause.)

2nd instant, aten

Station. Of the cases reported, not a tenth was knocked down and plandered on the Parade

I am, de

and one for himself, and endeavoured to taka Mr. Sampan asked for an explanation of the Mr. P. G. HATLLas: Mr. Chairman and Gen- Mr. Dadazhoy MANCHILJER seconded shis. | part are over beard of again.⠀⠀ Thero, are few Ground, and with impunity. An assistant in 'a;

on my way through the city, but no sooner Clause, Regolation VIL, "All resolutions tlemen: I think it will nov ba-out of plana for Mr. HATLLAR faked why it was and that the Atreria and still fewer convictions, and the re- German houss was the next votim. His ne-

bad I got the door thin the stones begau to passed by a mujority at any such public meet me, a practising lanyer, to secord the motion of reply was the Colonial Secretary's. The Most covery of stolen property is simply hopelessailants are still at large. The Superintendent THE EFFECT OF THE SHAN-SIN-FAN By in all directions, the top of my chair was ingi on all mush matters aforesaid, oball be Mr. Dennys, and to say that in that motion and ing had addressed the Governor, and it was up-7That Your Memorialiate would in the of the Gasi arcating a well-known had charne- PLACARDS NEAR FOOCHOW.

completely, amneled over my tend, and the ralit and banding on the whole of the rate in the terms which bé bsa used I do most for usual to put it in that way, unless there was next place, subjest to what has been said in the ter, was set upon in open day, his prisoner reg- To the Editor of the "N. V. Daily News")

authority of the officer was set at defiance, payern, provided not less than two-thirds of dially suncur. (Cheers.) It is vory singular any special reason for doing so. Is locked as fast paragraph, call Your Lordship's most es-- cued, and he himself badly beaten. - The crimi

Fooczow, Sept. 8th, 1871.

Seeing that it was imposside for me to make ratepayors present he resident within the Bri- that, without any reference to dir, Denys, I had; if it was the Colonial Beoretary's own sot, and rious attention to the Repori from the Captain | ze) and his reactors are still free, Within DRAE SIE-Id you a brief amount of a my pe, I got out of my chair and rushed tish Couteaion. This would make it appear prepared in my pocket an addition very much not that of His Excellency, whose sat of course Superintendent of Pelics in Hongkong for the the last month the private houses and godois missionary tour at Foschow, which way help back into the yazau, the door of which were that if more than one-third of the meeting in the same terme, and intended myself tuin it was, CHUK TABAS

your 1870. This was published in the Hong. of many of the princiaal weruhtuty in the Cue

little light on the present state of immediately aloned. I then asked if there were were non-resident ratepayers, no business could troduce it. I would, however, ge rather far- Mr. FRANCIS said it might have meaning. Long Government Gaulle, No. 25, of the 4th lony have been broken into and robbed Stores things in this enlightened Empire. Some time any soldiers to guard the place, and one of the be transacted at that meeting. A resolution ther than Mr. Dennys, and say that not only is Mr. HayLean proposed, as an amendment to June, 1871, and then only, although dated on have been entered and plondered with impunity ago inflammatory placards, containing the officials in the Jamur told me there were, di- might be unanimously carried, and yet be in- the form and provednes of criminal law quitted the resolution, to leave out the words "Colonial the 30th, of the previons January. That ReNone of the property has been rescvered. Only vilest calumnies against foreigners, were arrestias, my attention to a few emaciated and ralid because the resident and non-resident to the circamalances of this Colony, but it is Secretary's."

part conflavors the Hongkong Police Force in one of the criminals has been captured, and onlated in Fooehow, to excite the people against dejected looking creatures, who were standing ratepayers are not in the required properties. not even English. Two or three pean sp, 1 Mr. T. G. Linezzar said, in reply to Mr. hopelessly faulty in its composition, sa nume- that by a mere okenca...

us. The first victim to the malice of the enemy babind the door in perfect agony for fear the think in 1868 or 1869, the Parliament of Bog- Hayilar, that the words had been used in order risally venit derpite of the atormens anneal 18-It is now dangerous to go out without ran an unfortunate seems, who happened to moh would make a rush upon them. I asked regulation was to put more power in the hands land, impressed with a desire to put down ha to facilitate reference to the document. It was expenditure, as morally worthless, the Euro-arms after dark. Barglaries base become to sit by a well in one of the villages in the them if they had any gazis for these soldiers, of the resident and renters, who, as more in- bitual criminals, prased an Act which threw therefore called the reply of the Colonial-Bopeans, the maizetay of the force, being given frequent that the first question in the morning suburbs of this city. He was accused by the and was cold that they had nothing but a few terested in the improvements of the place, upon su habitael criminal-that 16, man who cretary of that date, which was the actual fact, to excessive drinking, the West Indians being is for the names of the saferers of the previous people of poisoning the water, and was old sich-keks which seemed to belong to should have greater weight than absenters. bad been twice convicted the liability, if found and there was no adimes or personal feeling stupid and otherwise ill gratified for their du night. The Police are powerlees to protect afterwards bentes. After this the people which they possessed was that they were personey that meaning, and would propose that ape bygone age. The redeeming sharuster Mr. Sampson thought the clause did ncé by any constable of being taken before intended towards the Colonial Secretary, Lies, and the Sikba and Indians, knowing Your Memorialists from robbery and violence, asemel to be satisfied when they had two Justices of the Ponce, and charged not sa Mr. HAYLLAR then withdrew his amendment. English, being of little use, except where more and they have ever pretanded to any skill shown their contempt for the foreign barba fectly harmless. I next asked if they had any the words two thirds of the resident rate. having committed any crime, but with the fact The Resolution was put; and carried nnaul bodily strength and nativity were requirel.detectiren,

rian, and things seemed to be quiet again. The munition, but they seamed stonished whan payers present should conear in the resolu that ha did not get his living in a hosest way. mously.

That the Report called for an early and, most 10.Why do Tour Memorialists call Your authorities, both Chinese and foreign, assured. I put such a question; there had been nu suah tinha antatituted. This is an Act absolutely exegntial in a place. Ma & H. MORGAN proposed the following serione consideration of the state of the Police Lordship's attention to all the things? Toca that all things were pasceable Believing thing as ammunition in the place for some Some, geallemeu did zot see the necessity like this. (Applause) We, have vast cri-resolution, No.

MY WISHALL Force, and if anything further turd boou weeded convince Your Lordship that the Police Force this to be true, I resolved to visit this city of years past, and if there had been any it would of any alteration, but on the motion be minal population, over which we bare no con- Reived That the thanks of the Community are to induce the Government to give the promptest of the Colony is most inefficient prove that bong, where we have one of our most imba quits useless, for the guns could never tire.ing alcorded by Mr. Gepp and put to the trol, over whose education we have no influence, us, and are hereby given, to the Honorable P, and most earnest attention to Mr. Denne re there is something radically wrong in the system partent stations, and where heretofore we have The love of tile often emboldens persu when meeting, it was barned. With these amend and over whose acta we au eremies no rigs Byrie and to his heather. Justice, for their prampt commendation, it was to be found in the Heon which the Police For here as been organ had no disturbances. On the 29th of August I is danger to say things which under ordinary wenta Mr. Hatchison's original proposition lanes, According to Mr. Denny's figures, we motion in the master of the centelaxing across turns of Crime appealed to the Report, imperized, and thatno mero addition to the number of started from Forchow, and proveted safely on roastsates he world, never think of, Bot was "Pasal, with only one dissentient, and as- foreigners arab5,000 in a population of 120,000; of urime is the Colony,

foot as they were, and in the conclusions drawn the men enrolled, no increase in the extent of the my journey auti! 12 puck the second day, continued my enquiry and asked if they had cordingly the Regulations and bye-laws are to by the Chief of the Police from the figures appliances placed at their disposal, no legiela when I was attacked by a number of villagers, words or ether implements of warfare to be sabated for approval to B.B. M's. Linister. givet in thoas Beturns.

tlon merdy punitive, for all those things com

The Chairman said that the next business of who threatened me with death if I did not leave frighten the people, but I found that all tha 8.--There were reported to the Police in 1970 bined san effect any permanent improvement, the place immediately. We exborted the poo implements they had were old, rested, pointless the meeting was to elect a member of the Mt- 1-3 cases of murder ; t

for all these mesen barge tried and The original text of this portion of the letter ru kaives, which were so out of order and en asa-nicipal Council, cr. Committee of land renters, found useless. To satisfy Your Lordship that a

less that they would have no effect in frighten-in the place of Mr. Coare, whose approaching elose and searching inquiry is needed into the constitation and working of the Folice Force: Garment, s'epoche se mutuumur ici as lettre que n in the yamun, that it was better to give Cutisoil. The names of the gentlemen eligible Le rawjood qus ja -proistre pour tout ce que viral duing the mob. I then quite agreed with tas departure was about to pass a vacancy in the nto the causes that have contributed to its Fox appose avoir été écrit pas un des flotignaires the people their way so long as they left us for election were read. ▲ ballot was then pefficiency and into the history end circum de cotle Colonic mais qui ait il priver of confuntouched. I took up my abode for the night taken, and Hr. Gepp was elected. A vote of stansas of arimis in the Colony, with a view to destirife Ime me apparent pie de wir uns amibe you, and early the next morning be thanka to the rising member of the Council, discover the defects of the prosent system, the tou met palive, funtefim il mio sexible que dans une fare daybreak I left the city, accompanied by a Afr. Coure, was proposed by Mr. Thomas, e remedy, and the kast means of applying it. gusalina on les interbia vitaux de dette. Colonia sont en few of the veteran soldiers whom 1 bare men- tunded by Mr. G. M. Smith, and carried by us. 20 Tour Memorialists, pay heavily for the fou, ou poniralt, 11 me scenbés, demander, me enquête tioued. We had only proceeded on our way al clamation. With a vote of thanks to the Chair, otherwise described: Of the first mentioned maintenanocofaPolice Furce. No remonstrance dans l'uigse, but, i de

abort distance when we came to a small ina" man the mceling disolvet.

ciplined in the world. I' Asfy the authorities (Observ.) I never; ochld: asdertain what are doubled, the popalation of the Colony ia bat cord se of that date, in which he urged the apnot to say extraordinary, on tio part ofan officer at Kucheng and have the case tried. I the Meating. He stated that the draft of the

and now when wo And this class making This was received with loud applanse, and nightly depredatione and daily attacks conded by Mr. J. J. dos Benschies. in the streets, abould treat them not MS. HAYZLAB said that rosolation should not A urdinary people, but as vermin; repas without soma remark of great congratula gard them as a man who keeps grocery tion. He saw that at a meeting of the Legis 102 cases of robbery from the person with store regards `n rat. Yet, we have no means 70 latira Council a very learned gentleman bud.

violence; this Colony of touching them, until some actual said the meeting of the Justices was illegal. He

24) cases of burglary and forcible entry erime is brought home to their door. This is not going to give any opinion on ita legality,

into dwelling bouwen; not the kind of thing we should have in this as be had not looked up the point, but here 8 cases of auranit with intent jo volj place. This is not the kind of thing we should garded this movement as decidedly a step in tube 13oses of piracy. expect from a Government: who really had at right direction. He could notiet the refintion In all 436 cases of diulent offers of the heart the interests of chews coufided to its core. - pass withunt expressing very lond and very sins } gravest nature, in addition to 858 cures of There is another viaw, and in this I also go cere congratulation, (Hear, hear; and lond ameny, and Idi cases of a felonious nature not beyond Mr. Dennys, that the punishment ad appianse)

throw

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BARON DE MELITENS,

Mr. Thomas stated that the intention of this