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The Daily Press

HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 29, 1871.

We remind our readers of the Lecture which w be delivered this evening by Dr. Legge

pou John Knox.

THE decision with regard to the Ocan collision, which was published yesterday, is clearly in accordance with the merits of the The first night of Funst at the, Lusitano case. This matter like all cases of collision, Theatre we a great sheep, though, as it was torned upon the questions, first, whether to mail night the hango was, of pours, not us large as usual. The burlesque was capitally accident was unavoidable; socondly, whepat the stage with, now scenery, and all the ther there was any want of pradenes on the effects of red-lights, &c, really well managed. part of the junky and, lastly, whether there The doline was even better than usaal. Miss Eusшer and Miss Wiseman, Frust and was imprudence on that of the Ocean There Marguerite, played with rare felinity, while was nothing in wird or, weather to chase or their dances and songs were as briliant and graceful up ever. Mr. Bruall was a kind of mix- excuse an Lccident; and the matter, there-ture of Srbol and Valentino, and managed to fore, simply resolved itself into the question die and revive in the most tragigal, though of the course of action pursued respectively come ner possible. Mr. Sonth made up into a most formidable Martha, and wooed by the vessels. The action of the junty Mephistopheles with a determination, which though possibly not such as would be looked was only overcome when it became possible to for from a foreign vessel acquainted with erchange the forecione fend for the more eli- the rules of the road, appeared from the gile Faust. Hophistopheles himself. Mr. Hoyenth, was an Imitable impersonation, esidence to be only such as might bo na-and moreover, hvor good make-up. The new turally expected on her part. That, however, burlesque went of thout a bitch anywhere, adopted by the Ocean, cannot be considered very mineb to the redit of the performers and Farticularly of Me. Haygarth, the Stage Mane. a is assordance with the dictates of pro-ger, he appara to he jadefatigable Lot a doncs, It was admitted that twenty minutes not cialt to mention the indispensable and in were allowed to shape after sigbring thojak, saluable services of Mr. Singer, without whom these,burlesques would loss all the dash and At what was variously ostimated at one and a go," which is the direct result of akifut re cucapaniment. M. Singer takes him bebefit on

THE DAILY PRASS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29mm, 1871.

***NOVEMBER 28TH, EVENING, COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The drug market for all kinds haptalet throughout the day, with small sales it, Patna at 3715: Beared $717) to 3710, on aradis terms; Patna on time, 11th sales, $715, aller Mwa, $637 10 1642.

In over to Mr. Sharp, witness statel be was not in the colony when the wall and shoot were finished; they were finished whilst be wHE in Japan. On his return he visited the place several times, he found that the water in ru uius off the road fell partly in the shoot and partly on the atoms covering on the viber side, so that one could possibly rur, on the wall door was on the end of the drain to prevent the water from shooting too far. He retomber.. ed the day that the wall súd aboot fell, it whe the 15th August; he visited the plaes next day: it was bie impression on seeing it that the wali fell first and with the embarkшent; then the shoot fell.

Mr. Brereton-What do you mean by an ex- cavation PET

Mr. Alford meant that the embankment had been cut away underneath to accommodate for building up the wall, and that ezen- ration had not been properly filled up again in the building of the wall, so that when the first.henry rain came it so saturated the wall, filled the excavation with, in, and forced the wall down; no wall being there to hold up the projecting embankment, dome down alas, he made such entries ibis memoranda hook, and reported the circumstances to the Shr veyor-General; it the building of the wall he

pur share premium. saw the fault, and mentioned it at the Surgeyor.is Fire Insurance Company's Shares-862 one's Offon, but did not interfere, a Messrs. Victoria Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$68 Wilson and Bulway were carrying on the work.

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Chmn and Japan Marine Insuranco-Thu. 873

per share premitto. Chinese Insurance Company $160 per bare

premian,

the distinguiebod visitor. The Fife Band of the island, numbers of small footed Ton picking siter a pleasant day's rumble, intending to Franco-Chinese Corps greeted him with foreign women employed in the pack house must have make a struggle for the summit this morn hire, and the foreignore present with a cheer, been borni í these "Lilice cute out on large seg. But when one of the party... Koup, fostel women's bucks, and seemed no seared with prisoworthy, energy, to awakon the as be passed in..

Foobuw, November 19th, 1871.

- CHEFOO,

PINACS Daily Nowe)

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rain next time, part of the bill and part of the We believe them are some questions pand road would fall alto. He accordingly gave in ing of commercial unture, which have been formation to the government. A second iogurst referred to the city biexcellency was held alsugana wa killed by landslip, opinion, and which he promises to enquire We regret to hear of the death of Captain Bed Opones, who died shortly after the into. Having exposed a desire to look into His Excellency Teeng-kwo-fas, arrived in and terrified that, had not their timely re-reat, including coolies, at 590 a.m., be William Bell, the Senior Tilat of the Hea accidéu), and it was then be act in his report, the Supreme Court a kind of foreigu build the same evening, shortly after the Fatai. Bis moval taken place, several must have one, back to roport the existance of this ing which, bo nid, he had not got bad retinas was an extensive one, consisting of perished. At half past 4 o'clock the Bro may gale, which had been almost drowned to geries Maritimes, which took placa stöbángbai fire days after the first inquest. after an illness of acme necks. Captain Bell | || Rabet G. Alford, sworn, stated he was inaped-an opportunity of scene was conducted from two to three thonanud people, holding bobaid to have terminated, at the fire wall that ar sleepy ears in the rurable of the tor was well-known and much respected, botă in tor of buildings, in connection with the Surveyor there. Mr. Goodwin showed him to tlie Bench, dacort. Being somewhat advanced in yours and was intended to protect the property, but as reas that runs duse alongside. Hopgong and Shanghai, and his loss will be Gendrel: 'it vil his duty to go round and Inspect and plained through Me McClatchie, the infirm, his eldest son always goes with him and late an 1 o'clock the next morning it was hardly say that we thanked him for the works going on by private individuals, he did position of jury, counsel, parties, and witnesses, asists in managing public business. The next smouldering largely, although ali danger was information, requested him to "doase the very generally lamented.

Bo to lot 604 As work a carried on by defendant. when business was going on. His Excellency morning, at an early hour, the Foreign em gone. The Europeans as sant when a fire ali" which he had started. for our con Judgment cas delivered yesterday in the He notined that the ground at back of the wall, admired the arrangements, but thought the player headed by Mr. J. Boila, the Superinter-breaks out hero, did their best to protest vonience, and tarned round for another Summary Court in the case of Downsjen ", was being paderminded. and be communicated far box was a centrirance for extorting can dont of tas Arronal, were pressated to his Ex-life and property, and it may fairly be said that ooze Bye and bye, however, when wa Hubbibbery in favour of the defendants, His with the defendant verbally on the subjest; be fessione from refractory prisonera. To the collesis by Fang, the mandarin in charge. Teang had it not been for them a much greater damage did get ap and look about we felt loss Honor not being extiabed with the evidence entered the subject of his creation in a Totai, who leaves String hin ko Wachang to expressed himself bigbly entisfied with their would have been done than what has already contested than we had done under the alduced of the custom to pay freight in Hong-niemorandum book, which was produced become movincial judge of Hozan, he remark. bours up to the present moment, and hoped that conrred. The extreme carelessness and song blanketa. Chance of brank there seemed none. nured on assay mong 1066 and the last kong. Ho refused to allow custa on norunt of it. Breretou objected to the reading of these e jodosely that he feared he would not they would continue in the serviceof His Imperial froid of the Jacks regarding the fire called forth The wind was blowing furiously up the gorge, Court there the Obinage. Majraty. He subsequently made a minota in. loud aclamations from the nosembled them criring nub mixed with sleet almost horizon- the moaatisinotory-wafner in which he 'cnt-memorandums, but afterwarde consented. And "such a sidered the defendant hebavad in the witness Mr-May then gare paroission to read some roroment gould not afford a fine spection of the different, workshops, the shipsands of Chinese, who crowded every available taily before it. Were we to stay there inde.

of then, which was done..

buildings. His Excellewny took a look at yard, and also of new frigate now on the alocks, spot to witrem it. One piece of temerity must initely, or face it and struggle back to Kiu box.

After she rending, Mr. May remarked that the raine of the late Conssats, and expressed The new iron testu yroht, just being constucted not bu passed unnoticed, as if Ball, Pardon & lang? Give it a chanos till mid-day, suggest The Band of the 10th Regimu, will play in tliosa entries did not purpors to be what he had his regret that it should have been so auferta for his ves seemed to oluini his speculatan Co's godowns were not in uficient dangered one man, who seemed to beat bis imprison the Public Gardras, this afternova. The fol- spoken to the defendant; all these memcras-nately destroyed. Ligaring here, big Ercollen tion. She is designed by Mr. Paperintendent without Young Chang (one of the Bulla) risking met with equanimity and the rest assented. dams were only mers reports, to the office by want to the Honghes Bide, and called at the Holls, and is to be of great speed, light dranglit, its rafters with his weight, whilst the Old But by 10, the rain and aleet had changed into losing is, the programune- March........... Happy Sécriés................

Alford stated be could swear he had Austrin, Amenban, Germund Japanese Con- bave a twin-sore propellar and ampla acevo Un" with his insuranon ticket carefully stowed comistaken ble now and by 17 this bad berun QUIE Selection. Zamp

........Harold.

spoken to defendant on several occasions. On one sulates, being received at the last mentioned multius, His Excellency called on fr. Fryor, way in his pocket, surveyed the scene from the whiten the bills and lie on the pathe, to a of he fixits, be found men working in the das with tree Oriental courtery Returning to the the bend of the Translatation Department, verandah, with a complaisancy of sunntenance degree that suggested an awkward downwand Waltzaldiodor. Kübner,

was partaken that would almost bave done credit to Nero ourney, over knots.of boulders and pebbles at Fantusin Sur de Meyerbeer. Arr. Galfrey.erous spot where the woman was dag ont. English side, the prosession made its way to where some refreshment

contrary to orders, and he took them in charge, the uity, about four s'elot, choosing the loss of Thursday is bis Excellency's Urth-(without the fiddle,) and was beard to warble, the ontact, and roads adsreely better thao cart s ha intends spending This is enough To morro, Pl double wheel rats, thereafter. So three of us started, quadrille. The Godfr

brought them before Mr. May, who discharged public way of the Sposhow Buud, and through | day, and them with a caption.

the Settlement by the Szechuen, Peking, pad it in Shanghai, great preparations are the ticket. The originating of the fire win a barry the fourth, being in no hurry atop Uber Berg und Thal... Neuroan,

now making at the Argedal, in order to probably remain a mystery, but I yesterday remained behind, and we felt rather in

we, zenched Honan Brady,

celebrats it in a proper manner. Tebug is 59 heard from a native Christian bat it first broke plined to onvy him before

oak in the cool house of a small mandarin's Kinking. The fret, mile or two were On the Tuesday, nearly all the Consule of fo- dwelling, and I have no doubt such was tho a rather enjoyable, despite the discomfort if you will pass the "Unil.” “A snowators in the hills years of tge. reign nations paid offcial visits to long-tao-tual case.

is a novelty to a dweller on the plains; and one had time to ginoce with pleasure at the | whitened slopné, even whilo plunging, and fau at the Kingman Arenal. The first to ar-

splashing over half hidden bonldore and posts. rive were the Japanese Coneul anil Mr. Robert art, why hnd their interview with Taeng and left Lefore the next party came. Shortly after noon, the steam launch of the Austrian frigate

But when we got on the plains, the pleasure NOVEMBNE 29TH, MOERING..

The Chefon A. D. O, held their second per- ceased, and the pain intonaified, in earnest. Patna, $707 10 $712); Bennres, $7074 to and we observed coming up the river, and 8770; Mil; 2635 09510, Bengal drug sub- ofter repeated attempts, the acompants effected formance for the sexson in the Adelphi theatre. No longer protuated by the billa, wr get the landing by passing over some Chinese boute on the Blat ult, with grost onocosa. The caterfall fores of the gate; driving the rain, which jest to fuctuation under speculative influence.

and from then climbing, us best they could, úp tainment commenced with Blanchard Jorrold's Lind now succeeded the snow, in pellets like Houcking Buck Shares, Did-64 per cent, dirty plank, which feat accomplished they farce of Cool as a Cucumber, which was gunshots, in ont freed. 1 hare epoken of the stead an forra firma. The party, isted of followed by Brough and Halliday's farce "The roads as rats, but you must consive these premismlar HAN Hongkong Bank Shares, New62 per cent. the Austrian Consol, the British Acting Con- Arosa Belle." In the first piece, Mr. Bobert rate a foot deep in mad and water, and sal and Vico Consul; and others from the same Lawyer's performance of the part of Plumper bordered by a nurse bridge of harder earth, promign

moved in order towards the building where grass Wiggins wore very well done; and whole raised often several feet above a/rice Union Tauranor Society of Canton, now shares Coneulate. When all had gob ashory, they Mr. Sonolbobe Old Barkins, and Mrs, Sood rendered slippery as ice by the rain, the

$1,500 per share premian.

feld well covered with water to conceive and an immense crowd of the unwashed Walker Chalke, the milkman, deserve equal the Kinking country rond in its perfection, China Traders Insurance Company's Slimesseng was located, followed by their sedana, the same actors, with Slaughter. Byes

$2,500 per share premium.Se

tering the Tainan, the visitors took their leave, Belle" The scenery by Mr. Hovhard, was plaatsed, floundered, plunged, and struggled braves" In about twenty minutes oftor au- praise for their appearann in The Area I will not wary on by saying how we slipped, ter pame up river in the U. 8. S. Mono- and no seeking raft in harbour. A vesel was to gain impetu do face the gale, how my to make room for another lot. The lat uuch adauired. Tanunge is in great request, through this slippery, gnagwire, obliged to ran und as her passengers went over the side kung, at 6 per pical... The U. 8. S. Paice, threds, bow my hat flow after the places, and Hongkong Fire Thermes Company's Sharey, which anabored opposite the Arsenal, nettled on the 1st, for Nawabwang sud Hong umbrella turned inside out, and was forn to

$3673 per share premium.

Have the pair Suffice it to say, we did resob those who landed wore, the United States the End for Shanghai Weather fine but cool

home at last, wet through-through' greatconts, into the launch a solute was fred. Amongst from Newoberang, left here on the evening of how I was blown of the ridge in cost to winter coats and all; time 2b. 10m. distance terpreter, also Captains Kimberly and McCrea, German, and Spanish Consuls with their in-

pige miler, not bad, wo thought, tinder the air- of the Benicia and Money & landing was not effccted without difficulty, and when fairly A correspondent writes It is not often that gumstances; and a uidered bot batha imme. abore the party were in doubt which way to we get anything up hore to affect our nervous diately. I might have depicted the ustonish tam, as there was no one to receive them. For system, either for good, or for has,, but dat ment of the villagere, at seeing three und sotely they mat one of the Armasat foreign night, most of a foreigners and uplivesexwaltzoaring frantically along the road, officials, who invited them to his house, and perienced in this way, what wo do not wish to bat I am too tired." their arrival was announced, Taong mas, bowever experience again for a while. Throughout the not ready to reserve them, and they had to wait dark long night, a violent gale, or rather a

The rain scapet abortly after dark, and the chaderable time, during which they were eu furious hurricane blew from the northwest. To Con-contained by Chen. In due time they were ad sleep was out of the question. Te lo quintly wind alen died away during the night, giving mitted into Treng's presence and shortly after on our beds was righ impossible; and to some, place to a bright pleasant, morning. We can wards the representatives of the Telegraph Co. wholly so. Between up and two in the more the Luahan bills white with snow; and judge with an interpreter, arrived. Today Tang re-ing, some folks thought better to abandon that it would bays beau ratber cold, last night, their bedrooms, for a more scopre place, in in the bangalow, without s fire. Various far. paid the visita in the Settlement,

The English Amateur Dramatic Corps have the event of a entustrophe Tiles were ther damage by yesterday's gala bas come to after pil saccacted in making arrangements for heard falling with an unpleasant sound light. A kull bouschont which was-moored series of dramatic entertainments. The Ger. Walls were heard tumbling with an alarm near the Band, dragged her anebor till she man residents in the cosmopolitan fesling which ing orash Windows, doors, and yougians brought up against the 8.8 N. Co.'s steps, oharacterises the "Settlement "so much more were repeatedly examined; and the safety where she deliberately pounded herself to pieces. than the Colony," have lont their theatre at of pur and supported mansions was a theme purge piece of wall as the back of the custome the Concordia Club.

of anxions thought. Thus was the nightspent compound in blown down, and several Ubineso by some of me barbarians, and not unlike us, I bogela inyo.sured a similar late. The washing had, were the civilized celestials. A little rain of the waves bas undermined the Bund badly; was borne with the wind in the carly morning, tåg boles are apparent here and there; and the which increased toward daylight, but before ten earth looka ne chongh it were going to disap- o'clock the rain was replaced by aleet, and pear in several other spots. The raft is still shortly after, by puro simple snow. By this athwart the pontoon chain, bot, the strain has The money market during the past week has time the wind had considerably abated; and Based, and it is lying quietly until, arvauge. been extremely tight, and still contiunea dear, on venturing out of doors, some natire honens renta can be made to tow it no che Bund and oztravagant rates being paid for interest from were observed to have auffered notitite from that in freab. The working against the pon- day to day. We have heard that Bu, high we the risience of the atorm. What were up-toon has carved the latter to leak consileribly. Tis. 4 per la 1,000 por diem has been accedelparently good walle yesterday afternoon, were The Kanglong has come over, and is loading to but, this must be exceptional Tho in this morning confessions of weakness before the tea satirely. She leaves at noon. mediate cagee of the drain is said to be the wind biany of the hute about the town were action of the Salt Commission, in conuerion in a much changed condition from that žu with the monopoly of that article for the year, which they were when the last atin bed ast on- The right to deal in it has penally been conceded them. In the newly opened flower garden,on the SALES ON NOVEMBER 28TH, 1871;.

to private tenderers, but this year the op-south end of the Concession, flowers and pots As reported by Chinese, Fungus, 50 bags, $17.30, by Tee-wo-obeong Praily of making offers has been thrown were upact and smashed. In other places, palinge

open to the whole community, and n it is, were cast down, branches of waving willows extensive tride with Shanghai, that I suppose Wheat Flour, Solbi 500 baga, ut $1,05, by very profitable business, yielding some were ruthlessly torn away. Many boots were 90 to $5 per cent on, the investment, there are weeoked about the mouth of the Han river, and Sun-oban to travelling merchant.

Yellow Beans, 5,000 pisals, at $2.28, by many desirous of tendering. La doing so. I have been told that several lives were lost. senurity money has to be deposited, and the The wonder is, that many more were not lost, -Kwong-mow-kai by retail w

Black Sugar, 3,500 picule, at $3.20 by Bae-namber of offerere necessites perhaps n. couple on lend as well are on water.

of million tals being hold in hand, instead of hop.cbnen ka Japan merchant,'

youple of hundred thousand. Consequently, A correspondent writes:Li-chan-ou, cas Cotton Yars, No. 18-24, 50 bales, at $116,5h this, business in Anished, in abunt a Lintang, of Tangchaw notoriety. is reported by foreign merchant to. Tak-mi.

TCloth, 7iho, 1.000 pisece, at $1.25, by fo. forinight, money will be easier. A large pro here to have secured, for his son the haud of pertion of the abundant capital held by theme Tautai's fair, daughter. This matrimonial reign merchant to Hongkong merchant.

Saigon Fire, 6,000 picute, at 82.30, by forgign Banks during the spring and summer has found commeation is thought by the Datives to be

These bosses reflect great credit on the employment elsewhere. The prebeat high rate guarantos for Li's fature loyalty. It is a happy merchant to Bourtong merchant.

event in their estimation; for, it seems to be a gentlemen who planned them, as well as on the Flat Fren, 1.000 bundles, at $2.52, by formign for many sespeads business operations. ::.

"On the following day, the above paperwrites:firm hond to prevent the o rebel direotip his workman by whom they were built, They are merchant to Bongkeng merchant.

The interest of the Shanghui commercial hostile intenta on Hankow, as it was pace, substantial and comfortable and not devoid of world is at present ernted in Sycee. The rumoured ho elitated. Can any of your taste. One of them is situated half-way uptic Chinese have en drained the cuffery of tour rendere inform us who is the Taote above resides of the large temple hill, commandes fao xie, of the sity, the lako and the surrounding GUauty and the treasuries of Banke for the forced to !

half and three miles abead, before anything was done, relisace, being placed upon the course which the Ocean was steering being sunb. sy would bring ber-fifty yarde eleer of the junk. The Ocean apparently laid atrosa upon the irregularity of ection on the part of Chinese juske as an excuse for her con- timing her course; but it must be obvious that this was a very strong argument for her giving the junk a wide berth, especially with an open sea before her, and not running the risk which most assuredly arise from ber coming into close proximity with a vessel of whose action when approached she could form no estimate. This is undoubtedly the salient point of the whole matter, and it is that upon which the case was virtually de sided, the Court holding that the collision would have been prevented by strictly ad hering to the rules of the road, and that it was the duty of the Ocean to have given the junk a wide berth, so soon as she perceived that by continuing her course a risk of collision might arise.

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LATE TELEGRAM.

'SPECIAL TO DULT PRESS,"

-SHANGHAI Nov. 28th.

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O, Maroni, sworn, said he was a compositor, re- aiding in Mosque Junction, overlooking the pre-Hongtang, Junton and Macau Steamboat perty of defendant. He remembered the fulleti the wall, be was standing in bis verandah et the time. de first saw a crack ten feet in the road from the sustaining wall then the earth fell, and the wall feil book marde on to the top. and with it carried away the drain. This state. ment he altered by station be drain fell first.

Edmond McLeod, sworn, stated he was over. car of sopriet labor, in the department of the Surveyor-General, and he also superintended the working on the roads by convict labor, and on- atraction of drains by paid labor. He knew the excavations of the lot of defendant. He saver cavation going on, but he took no particulat notice of: the work. He knew that there was A shoot on the boundary of the lot, commencing with an old outlet under Ecbinson Road Ho find seen the operation of the outlet and shoot, in heavy rains, bat not the heaviest rains. He

und acen the water rush out of the mouth of the outlet, and without entering the shoot; the body of water fell on to the covering stones

·abare

longong Gas Jouspaar's Shares--$60 por Hongkong Hotel Cupany's Sharee-60 per

Genl. discount: Hongkong Distillery Company-10 per cent.

pramiam. Indo-Chinese Sagar Company-$15 per share

discount.

OR LONDON

BEFORE 0. Mar, Esq. The postponed casa in bich Mr. Moorsom, Sarveror Gotiera, enmmanen Mr. Gutierrez, proprietor of the Mosque, fornitissos came qu in yesterday. Mr Sharp appeared for the Orown, and Mr. Brereton for the defendant

Mr. Moorscm stated that the letters were in bison bandwriting, with the exception of azo in answer to Mr Sharp. Me Moorsom ja of the drala at the bottom-the other side of asking over bis books found the fret letter to the shoot, not on the wall side-part went into the defendant, in answer to an application for the drain, and part want across, on to the On asqatter's licence. For un'adjoining piece of covering stones the lot of defendant, and ran ground, which was not granted as the condi-down into. Beef Street; he visited the plass tipna were refused to be acceeded to.

Mr. Brereton did not see that had anything to do with the case, and further stated that the cape of the wall falling was the rain gatting to the back of the wall.. Afr. Moorsom, had skid such and

after the fall on the 13th Angust,"

In moly to Mr. Brereton, wilkesisted the water fell on to the sovering stones of the drain; be afterwards, by order, removed some of them.

It may appear at first sight that this view of the question. prasses unmirly againat foreign vessels, because it may be considered that it is the fault of the Chinese that they have no properly fixed rules. But, however

R. G. Alford further examined-The entire desirable it may be that they should have

Mr. Sharp and Mr. Moorsom,Not at all

Jength of the retaining wall including the Mr. May Then the wall which fell was net sboot, is 158 feet. The whole of which fell being soch rulus, if we know that they are not the wall adjacent to the ground for, which the about twenty-five fast at the North end; it al possessed of them, we are bound to act upon defendant nyplied for a squatter's lionace fell on the 13th August.

Air Moorsom-No; but he wrote to defendant The asas for the prosecution then closed, atd our knowledge with the Tist of avading tell him to stop the work, he won-guing on the case was remanded until the 5th December, accidente, and to keep out of their way as with namely, the building of the wall, as he at 11 am. mach as we would keep out of the way of a saw that it was being put up in a careless way- rock, or other unpleasant but unavaiable He was afraid of the erravation causing danger to the roud above. After that, on the tith obstacle.

Sept. Mr. Guitetrez empe to the office and be The fourth defendunt in this case was again baaded him a letter, purporting that he was to brought forward, and evidence given to abow top all farther work until be bad seen into that defendant was a thick in the mire as the the matter there were other letters on the sub-othere were in the mud. Evidenos was also ject, but not letters of warning)

BEFORE J. RUSSELL, Esq. BROACHING CARGO.

giren to show that he gave warning to the others when the Captains alongside on the night in question. After bearing this tes timony, Mr. Russell sent the prisoner to three months' hard labour,

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I lay bar bonud in the Leau-ho river from

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EXCHANGE.

Bank Hilla, at 3 months' night, 44 Baul Bills, at G montba' sigot, ES Oredita, at Gnantha' sight. 4/5 Documentary Bills, at 6 months"

Bight.im

Beat Bills on dongand,

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Private, 5 montča, alght.

amaz-Buske, huge sigh

The Volunteers had a grand Parade on the 16h when the prizes, won at the recent rifle matches were distributed by Mr. John Dont Ohairman of the Municipal Covñol:

The Daily News of the 13th inst speaks as 4/5 to 4/5 follows of the pasio in the money market 433

ON CALCUMA -Bank 3 days' Right 221 ON SHANGHA

Bank, 9 days, aight......

-Bank, 15 days-sight...

· Private, 30 days" sightiisi.

to travelling merchant.

,728.

Cloths, Zibe, 000 picoes, at 3225, by to reign merahant to Hongrong meraunt,

Manila Bits Sugar 150 bugs, at $4.30, by Tuen-fat 6 Hongtong merchant.

HONGKONG.

HANKOW, {Ibid.).

Bm

November 14th.

Nov. 15th.

HANGOHOW. (Ibut.)

Hangchow is so neat to, and hea sob an

the

your renders will feel anme interest

faire of the foreign douts located hers. Most of them have been busily engaged during the year in building houses, and now there are eight foreign houses in the city, all but two built this year. Of these, two are very neat chapels, capable of seating about one-hundred and thirty persone sok, though one is not yet quite firshed, five are dwellings, all but one... oompted by missionaries; and one is occupied

a giría sabool

The business of Hangabow seems to be very

So far as the conduct of Lient. ANNESLET is concerned, notwithstanding some indistraet remarks on the part of one of the witnesses, to the effect that a man-of-wor is not in the habit M: Sharp Was the drain put to any al of altering her course for every junk, there teration, at the suggestion of defaudent P

Mr. Morsom-Yen; the drain who polargened does not appear any reason to conclude that and shifted; the water which ran through this he was put soustle of ts being his duty to drain, even if at very heavy rains, as for smotance

THE NEWCHWANG LIGHTSHIP. take, steps to keep clear of any risk of colli. the last heavy storm, could not get near the

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY, PREJE.". wall, but wontë ga in amolber direction, which sion; but it seems that he committed an errors did, causing orders to be given to remove the

SIR-To draw the nitention of the powers

special purpose mantionet pasterony, that The weather has been very in all day, country. The others are located near the can there does not remain enough to take ordi-but rather gold for the path of Noventral part of the city and are prominent objecta of judgment in considering that fifty yards stones which retaised dit te sllow it to ran that be, and for the information of shipmastors

The appearance of wild Ancke in in the view. trading to Newekwang, will you eblige me-by

The buildings have attracted much attention would be a sufficient: distance, when more town the lower drain.

pledged against the silver akcem at interest of the neighbourhood is thought by experienced mer would have thought it how far is the drain from the wall?

Mr. Sharp - How 'uluch of the wall fell, and inserting the following in your valuable paper NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL,y business possible. Dolina hays beenber

1 per mil per dieu, and other rates being to, indicate an early water. The storm of fruin the natives, and, I bellere generally won given, according to the different kinds of yesterday morning has done mese dage. their admiration, but an oppositio was over necessary to allow a larger distancs. To Mr. MooreonA, considerable portion of the Eud to the 12th November, diwawañrpris.

A great deal of eminent has been raised by security and the exigencies of the borrower, we Many the natives suffer severely to-day manifested by them. This is a cause of great what extent he was open to censure for this, the wall fell, but not from the effects of tased to see that during all that time the Lig might with propriety have been left for the water in the drain, but from the ruin itself fall abip was out at her nousi station outside the enite coming out that the Police bad boen eu bave heard stated at two, three, four, flee and from its effeute scores of boats havo, been gratification, as the work was not nuderteken

ing on the wall.

urce of the River. Notwithstanding that ploying mandarin from Canton,, who has eren eighteen tiels per all for the same brief wrecked in the river in this neigbadrepond without store for think opposition would ariau Admiralty to decide; and it is somewhat Mr. Breretor, pointing out the ground of reseals were arriving and leaving almost daily, taking his residence in the Colony, for the space of time. The Appin, arrived at night, down below! The liver lost cannot be few, from the poogle. They are still ready to lease surprising that the Court should have enn defendant, and Government ground, naked if mutil I left on the 12th November, and even then purpose of batting out and ouarging med brongat only tresarire, and tightness of the The poor of this town must farther suffer fram lots and willing to alon other bulldogs to go sidered it necessary to make the Amissors the will retaining the road on Government there, were vessels waiting oxide for a favor whom he alleged had committed offences on money market still continues unvalieved the sadden appearance of frosts. The great up, and it is probable that two tome dwell.

able time to enter the Biver. For obrioca reas the mare land. „Bause of the cases thus brought The Neve Letter mentions that the change in the temperature of the atmosphere ings will be bath. grand was not Government property P questions on the point, merely because' much Mr. Moorem.--Tes

Hope the Pilots do not care about the Lightali Forward were clearly trouped-up faire and squadron may be expected back at Shanghai will appest from the fact that, on the 18th the questions had been asked in a previous case

Mr. Brereton, Then is not the same wall and donecquently áru alent on the matter in addition to this, it has been discovered that withis mouth, mild hopes the community will bermometer stood at 70 dag, in the abude prosperong. The trade in foreign goode is which is a Bogtinuation on defendant's ground But as the weather during the first part of some men have been going round squeezing manifest their appreciation of Admiral Bodgers yesterday at 28 deg, and this morning at 30 nrgo and toerensing, many of the boys on the The answers to these questions were Government will also 2

November is always very unsettled in the the shopkeepers, by representing to them that gallant condunt in the Cores. The Alaska and deg. There is a full of 32 der, within 24 the most important street being davoted exolu- consistent as the questions themselves were Mr. Moorsom said he did not know when the Gulf of Pechile, and Newnawang is more freif they did not pay up the sums demanded they dah remain on the Japan station. The Palor bom nu bos will be astonished at oursively to it. New buildings are going up in inappropriate. In one place, the Assessora say wall was built, or who it belonged to there were queated by reseals at that season than any would be oberged with offences on the main has arrived from Newchwang and the fahuelot sudden turn out in thick, clotting and our many feria of the city, and the marks of the demand for good costwbiety by the way, mella destration wrought during the Taiping robel- obber, and in consideration of the gapy wrecks land. A warmant was immed ugaiset one of has left for Ningpo and Foochom.

lion are fast fading away. The compradore of the Comptoir has been at Fla. 4.60. per ton. the vessel did not rake the necessary neures, papers in the offo which showed any.

Mr. Brereton wished to know what he meant that have taken place in the vicinity of that them, but he made good his assape; of course,

November 15th. part, one would suppose thats the Lightship it is not easy to prose whether these squeezing discovered in defalcations, which were apps: and in another place they say the messures by exenating Cutting out as was done in ongst to be allowed to remain there as late as individuals wore connected with the modern rently committed by a very simple pro which ought to bave been taken and were Mr. not taken would in their opinion have oc- this instsoce when lie had been warned. He possible, or at all events entil those comes the Beoff Lane mandaria, sa be is called ceas The accounts bad been duly audited, undermined the road, going beyond his own down the river or even antil about the lich but it sooo glear that, the fact of his being end the balance in the treasury apparently

à furious gale has been blowing bere sinne. curred to pay officer of competent,skill and limits; the order was given to stop the wall November, it is always open up to that bin here opened the door to this species of exac-agracing with that required, wasaccepted experience, but neverthelean they aver that being buile, antil the drain shoot was saffigieat and very often much lutter in the season. More Lico: and to judge from all previous experience, by escassivo anditore, corrent, but the daylight, from the Westward The river fa iu. Lieut. ANNEALEY is an able officer, and one 17 bigh after Mr. Moorsom got the shoot anffi- over it ever approses ber station earlier the likeliband, is that he had some connection resent was on cyces resulted in the disa turmoil, and spiny flying in, shects a dozen rouse poor families are already selling their who understands his profession. In this ez-eiently high, he gare permission to defegdant thats the utter en grupessoas, where Light with it. It was at first asserted that the man- wore that is. 30,000 ware: represented by foot high. The US. N: Gompany's hulk is children to procure fund. It is stated thus the ex-to continue the wall. He was not satisfied with a sud on all the European where Lightdarin himself had been discovered squeezing, spirions synes, silvered over and stamped straining at her anchors till the chains look rice which bas been imported in foreign cruft pression of opinion, the Court has dearly the way the wall was being built, bat s the bips are actioned off river similar to the and bad fed in face of warrant taken ontbiat probably taken from some of the Chinese near mapping point, and the little Dove is bit by the Chicas, authorities for the destints den by the driring min and spray. A huge population, ia aomething, over eight tloosand axceeded the bounds of its functions. The defendant was responsible, le did not interfere in ko, they are never removed until the against him, but this happy denniement did not religious ceremonien.

fr. Brereton.Did you not my that thewall latest dates ponistent with their safety, or take place. The incident should be a warning It turns out that the memorial from Mr. timber raft has borne down upon the S. 8 N. pious, The quantity of grain, maize, and millet case upon which it had to decide was not fell first and the shoot after? Did it not require which is much more frequently the case, not as to what we may expect if va harau Chinese Hatt, of which a translation was given is the Ces pontoon, and is now lying thwart the imported from Letotung and Shantung m janks China Mail, was preecuted to the Teucgle Ya chaips, threatening to carry any the whole must be very small, as sourcely, any jurks ture the conduct and abilities of Lieut. Astrotar, they for the stability of the boot the wall until they are driven away by the ice. Burely Mr. Consul ia Hongkong

Editor, the enormous dues paid by the foreigners

men a far back as 1885.

structure. The presence of the Humung bean eren passing up the river to Tientain, I but simply the question of the collision ; and should be bait abstautiti Pen

The Isat steamers from the North were de-wreck just below their premises obliges hem baro a letter informing me that the Governor. Mr. MoxeoNo; the wall had nothing to right to afford them better socommodation

tained in conarquence of there baring beca no to thrown out their landing, stage fur into the General, Le-hungchang, leaves Tientsin for it cannot but be regretted that it has goede with the shoot in its stability. Still if the than they get M

The great topic of interest at the shore port more than 10 feet of water over the Taka Bar stream, to enable their steamers to clear the Pruuting foo before the river cloace, Adrioes, out of its way by raise a question which all tell, through the warts falling away behind Flam Sir, Zann de

SHELLON, bas been a visit frộm Tiang-kwo-fan, ás als for same time.

danger in coming alongside And I mar note however, received from Peking three days back. might not bave occurred in wo categorical ait, the shoot would fall støðiranno a

Master Brit, bark Ellen Impis. ready noticed, the news of bis approaching visit Mr. J. L. Hammond, Deputy Commissioner here that some, Obinçae in the city have offered beqnsins, ne that Prince Kung had amured the Swatow, November, 1871

gaveriseton met number of amoure, and every of Cestome at Shanghai, her been appointed to to destroy the wreak for the site of the iron Foreign Ministers that Le would remain st nonosimble bypothesis's to his reason for visit Fekin ing the placo was set forth. As such a variety.

form to the Admiralty, who are atera called upon to decide it, if they should thinkit necessary to take it into official consideration

fall into, though one which an officer of wore -lengthened experience would have avoided.

This, we presume, in what the Court

really labouring to express, but it must be confessed they succeeded in doing so in

Mr Brereton-Did not the defendant suggest

to you, that the shoot should be shifted P

Mr. Moorsom—Yon: gggested, that the drains abould be tiiverted, di bis grond, it was 4dre afar, but not in quob way as defendant

strong enough

SHANGHAI

SHANGHAL.

(N. Daily Tewa

of reasons Ex bapp puggested, "it is quite clear.

His Excellency Trong wo fan came to the that little weight can be attached to auy one.

FOOCHOW

Correspondent of "Dolly Frias"}

There is nothing that brastos ng the stagne,

KIUKLANG.

(2. G. Daily Way

Nov. 9th.

TIENTSIN

Daily News Correspondent.)

The distress continues on the increase and

work they may recover; but that the Two-Tientsin. Which is the correct statement, a tai withholds permission. To return, b. few days more will tell us. No frosh vessels of ever, to the rift, It has, at whole war have yet, scrised for the protection of the solony of Chinese upon it; but as also sottioment daring the winter. at all. It is not likely that this question ngason will admit that the Foreign Bettlements on the 23d inst for the rumour, and there is a certa anack of Ohi

is anal with Chinese in emergencies they The water in the Peiho since the storm of would be brought up unless thero wie prima. - Er facie reason to conclude: Lient. ANNESLET shoot wonld be unless in n rain storm Purpose of returning the visits of the Consuls. need anarity about the notion that the Viceroy Lion of & community more than a fire, more seemed all amoralied, and foeapable, it eng, wind and rain on the 6th October, bas fallou r. Moorom Yes, the water would run over mus sccompanied by the Acting Ental, Shang is coming with the object of arranging to ati especially when it happens, nor any Europe thing more energetic than chin-chinning and eighteen and a half inches; but the body of was guilty of serious neglect; but there isbat not to damage the walls is it coeld zot on bai Thetai, Chou, the Mixed Court Magistrate, line the telegmph for Government purposes promises. Such was luckily the case ou kowtowing. Narrowly missing the Done, which water yet running down is to strong that an- nothing in the case to show that his action account of the ground on the other side of the and a pher of aller mandarine. A guard which may leave room to doubt the foundation. Monday net, the 12th inst. The next hones in anchored two or three hindret yerts shead chored vessels do not swing to the food tide.. was more than an error of judgment, which shoot elasting, naturally enough the water would fatige soldiers went in front, a fairly pre for any auch rumours. The statements are but one tenera, Bull Pardon & Do's godown of the 8 5: N premises, the rath was drifting The water in the west plain bus fallen e bos the run down the slope and not ap against the wall. sentable body of men, one party oarrying dags just those which a pollie techer would be cera vilices, suddenly burst into flames about B down full swing on to the pontoon, when the mme storm sixteen and a half Inches: still, a comparatively young officer might exaily Mr. Brereton-Did not the water running off and another being armed with ties and fixed tain to make confiding pupil, who oun o'clock in the afternoon, and before, it had been Consular constable got on to it in a sun pan when the eye is elerated at the settlement, get off hasor, which ho twenty air feet about the plain, it sees only an the road fall on the wide of the shoot and on to bayonete. After these com banner and amidered him an invalnatile pan to get informa. long horningome of the crew of H.M.& nhi managed

brella bearere, a few officers on ponyback, and, tion from en native watters The Daily News Apon worn duing their best to arrest its pro- twisted round a treo on the Bund, and a les immenre lake, with her and there' spēts of the foundation of the gall?

Mr. Moorsona-No, the water could not go any in rear of the processo, the usual follow. speaking of the rumour concerning the telegraph, greas Atthe commanement of the fire the wind renod somewhat the book with which it struck. grond readabling all islands. The Chinese other way then fall straight jote the shoot, and ing of yamen loafers. The Viceroy isays What foundation there may be for was from the ., but shortly afterwards it. It still, however, used the anchor to draguthritis bare boom engaged these last six ran over the other side and ran Gown the slope wall-built pan, somewhat atout, of benzy this rumour we are unable to say, but it is the veered round to the Eastward, and inorens and by driving back the pontoon, wrenched the days in endeavours to close up the riser gap, Mr. Brereton-as not the wall's escava expression of countenance, with dark grey talk of the tenshops and native Clube; and it od in strength. At this time Mesirs Bail, bridgon counseling it with the first (String), situated about three quarters of a mile above beard and moustachios, bis face deeply lined, is a motable obatge from the gossip which Parton & Un's premises were in imminent and the latter with the outer (Gangs) bull, the British settlement but their labours hava somewhat unhappy manner, tiene been cut too far

Mr. Moorem, was cut so, but sinos his in The Fubai leaked an intelligent az, of sppa heralded bis last visit, when the Chin cae seemed danger, so much so that the Agent for the The funer bridge held, but the outer one tore not fully encceeded, as their work has been car. With regard to the question of costs it terference the road has not been put so as to really the same years as a superior. Enter to think the mission he bad come to fulfil was Issurance Uompozice ordered the exados of a away from the side of the large and in rod say, by the force of the water, two or would be very satisfactory if it were gone endanger it; the wall which was built was not ing at the French sides him Brcelloney Bret vi the expulsion of foreigners," It insy be quer goodly amount of Tea then in the godown dangling ball in the water, suspended frous three times. The gaps lying below the settle- sited the Frough Consul-General, from thence tioned whether it is so very notable a changa Through the untiring exertions of several fo the flirting. An aanbor has been got out ment at different places on the river, they have into, as suggested by the C-JUHTIOL, Mr. Brereton-Tant, as the Surverer Gene passing to the Spanish onsulate, thence to the as probably there is about as much foundation reigern, and aided by the new of war's men, from the raft to the Bund but it still not yet attempted to lose. It is the opinion the house adjoining the golowaren ko damp- - priming beavily against the pontoon, and of some people here, that on the melting of the fully in Chambers: as the point Is one of ral, did you not think it your duty to interfere Danish Consulate, fed Jandino, Matheson for the one statement as the other

Co) and next to the British Consulate. His arrival, which took place on Sunday, ed. the verioes obstructions between the the two are grinding against each other badly snow and ice text spring, in Shane Stenai, considerable importance and interest. The to stop it

Mooreors-Dandelly not; 1 did not Hars guard of macipes wat drawn up, and the 19th instank, attracted a good deal of are and the house in question having beeg As, howersr, the cheine bara, held gọn: for and Mongolin near the Yellow river, and on difficulty in regard to it sooms mainly to fihink it right to interfere with a Brother Einted as he came in, while the bugler sound attention in Shanghai. It was preceded by pulled down, that the godown ascaped usin several hours, there seems to danger that they streams running into the Zellow river, we skull weos and six guns were fired from some the advent of the Acting Fatai, from Fooured In the meantime, the pound house will give now The Ringloong has just (5.90 see the Pelho again uverflow ite banke, through have arisen from, the Ocean coming into gineer. Court as & marchant vessel As such she Mr. May read the letters addressed to the small orson in the grunde. His Exocilenoyohow, who was salted by the Chinese ga rapidly caught, contributing the flames 16 pm.) arrived from Haukow, but is obliged to the watere of the Tellow river flowing this way.

defendant,

was received by Mr. Davenport, Asting Consal, boats, The Arsenal authorities were on the the other houses on the island. When anchor under the opposite (North) shore from below anatoo, vis the Grad: Canal

was noticed abelter, instead of coming alongside the hair; obannel, to Pietan should pay the coats, though sa against the Mr.Brereton-Would not the wall hold up the at his house; Mr Fraser, Acting Vios-Cophul, gui cùr, and a number of foreigners bail also these were in a blize it

Business in imparta is in a deplorable condi Qucon, the Court was unable to award them road better than if so well had been, built Mr. McCutchie, dating Interpreter Mr. Spence, ou up in the bore of seeing the Viceroy land. Messro Jardian, Mathieson & Co.'s pack houses and will not leave till morning. The ther:no

Mr. Mootson-Certainl, or what would be the of H. B. M. Cogeniale, O. W. Goodwin, Esq, The Frares Chinese contingent, numbering could notescapejan old tree directly in the rear meter, whil had fallen nearly to freezing tion, and large quantities of manufactures an

Depaty Oble! Judge, the Senor Naval floor, 300 men, the Thoth guard, numbering 230, at the pack house augut, and Jardine, Mathe point when the storm began, has now rison to other imports are now stores in Chinese and as of building the wall

Mr, Stewart, smura, stated, he was coroner in Captain Baird, of H. M. 8. Juno Captain Boyle, and quite sorond of small mandarinsson & Co.'s premiace was immediately, asen to 31s and no the barometer is also vising and the foreign godowns, owing to the absence of a des December fact. On the 18th an ingnast was held of EM & Curie, Colonel Winstanley, of the who had assembled to pay their respects, be on fire. In vain, the wretched fire engine clouds shows algon of liftine. I suppons the wand at paying rates. This year will not closu tere nad in addition au interesting recount of us the body of a woman, whose death was oo Fongan-akan drilled fores, Mr. Mowat, Taw were at the Aramal jetty, which was taste pamped; the small supply of water tondins to worst is uver: though as yet it is blowing bare antiafactorily for the Chinese traders, incone At an ever, and the aldent resident deliberately quance of the stagnent state of trade for some the lamentatie flood at Tientsin: Mr. Hauser, casioned by the fall of su embankment. The wow Secretary, and soveral. private gentlemen bring fully decusated with manere, while woopy invite the flames more than destroy them. who contributes the pertion, expressed his man's see was Tum-a-by. On information belo present. His Excellency was expected was erected over the entrance, with a nut 3.30pm Jurdine, Matheson & Co.'s pack houses affirms that such a gala has not been known in time back, abisk cannot resover before the routes inland are signed by ied. We ann only opinion that as on previous occndons, when ing given, be institated an inquest. sud on about twelve, but did no appear till nearly as covering leading down to the landing place. were in fall blaze, the volume of smoke scend Kinkians for years.

I was out in the anastry, at the well known hope for better times, inundations occurred thees were no record of examining the embarkuent at Robinson Road, o'clock. The interview s entirely taken up The Futai arrived abist $80, and must have ing like a yeloid caption, the Same being

The Gooous which thỏ Tintain people give disturbance courting, it is to be hoped they hs one to the conclusion that the embank with the asal complimentary remarks and on-bean rather surprised it the unpedal fuse made, detinetly seen at Pagoda Anshoregg, inebangalow in as Zorban bills, when the may be similarly excrupt on the present vocament fell through, it having been andermined. quiries, which wong acknowledged in very apparently in bisbonier. It is not unfrequent rides off. Had it not beers for the forethought storm acee. Testerday was liright and warm, we of the quantities of rice, httle rice, maize, Hir opinion at the time was that at'a wovers brief tarms and with a very bland anner.ly the case that the courier is taken for of a few foreigners on the other aide of the and we floor of ha) slept there last night wheat, and peas which were brought here by the

The Customs Gazelle for the quarter ending

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