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We hear that H. E. Comte Geoffrey, the new French Minister to Peltip, proseeded henes the Linoia via the Casal Parra, tit which be will inspect the varicus Comulates, ku.

We hear that M. Lumare, for soms time I terpreter in the Freno Consulate General at Shanghai, will arrive by next French mail, and proceed to take charge of the French Doosulutoa at Canton,

The unfortunate Town Clock had a fi; yan- terday at noon, and its struggles word not THE VARIOUS HOUSE FLAGS.times concutively, extending over a period subdued until it bad struck on less than 217 Digued expressly for fivie Wort); amounting to 1 minute scounda and half MAPS OF HONGKONG, JAPAN, a tick. Perbang the department under whose

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number and wing with the analler holes men tioned by Capinių Taylor,

YUNNAN.

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care the patient is placed will be induced now Chinoman, who sent the two men on board.toperiod. The dag saw the Bona 2% to 8 mile Arnors that the meaning should be hard tha Feng-pias; and the latter is so in state of things. The trade, trusting in the

of tori.

· Tha Chrontole and Dirootory for 1872. -- The Sundâ left Macan at 2.30 pai, on the should have had, and on anquiry it wis report there was no ondence that the lower part of

ample, the packages are composed of silk of 37th, and the Decran left Shanghul at 5 a.med to bin the tart of the bronch of postal regu, the stone was not damaged, be thought it right

different valuga; many which are covered with NOW READY.

on the 29th, both with full aurgecs of Tea for lations by the defendant, zu elated by last wit- to mention it, as if there was more evidence to, There was here some question as to whether It is very ravaly that the Peking Gazelle mon books of good roaterial and quality, and woll Londen.

be brought, now was the time to bring it. Mr. Drummond was entitled to a reply after tione Yunnan, The number of the 27 April span, contain, in the inside, orter booka dosl }: Defendant stated, be was not aware that the The Acting Queen's Advocate eni no conld the speech of the Asking Queen's Advogate, doea quote a memorial from the Governor; bat e thong, which we have just described, and it mail from Singapore was on board.. Ho seat not all the diver who and reported that there who stated that the custon was to inve only its tener cannot be pleasunt to the Imperist is not possible to become noquainted with the in are the Penning mall and some Singapore was no damage below the water-line, but be song speech euch side anlose any new ouses were Government. The greater part of the provincontente without completely undoing the pack.

loose letters, and did not know the package you should have something to say on the point. referred to in the second speech,

fe in such a state of anarchy that the oficials ages. In soine parcelo those mixiaree amount in the locker; it oşme.on.bourd the hat thing

Mr. Drummond wont on to remark that the

The Acting Judge said he would hear Mr. cannot remain at tasir poule; and tie Excel-to a downright fraud, and the consequenos is, st night, and he thought be had sent all. The rising of the dva ikea castle," na described Irummond-in reply, if anything important lesey therefore casust report on their official manifold difficulties between the sellers and package in queation was at the back of sout by the Don's witnesses, would corroborate the ass, as no notice had been given that the two conduct. The treasuries are empty, the action the consumers whip by them. far silver, and he did not see it.

My May impressed on defendant what Loto was that of the Shief officer and sea-

suggestion. The next evidènes bu referred actions were to be consolidated.

depopulated, and there are few taxes forthcom These facta have all the greater seriousness, On the Court reassembling, Mr. Drummonding. Why is not the great urmy that Li Sas, innob they occur not only in reference to was liable to, ramarking that though it was tot men of the Ana, on the qucation of the fratrosu in order to site his authorities, but before in Chill, employed in re conquering Yunnan silks of ordinary quality, Int also in connection

wilft act, it was a case he must deal strongly collision. Ho bad en fat confined himself doing so be desired to all the attention of the

with theo which have hitherto been exactly with as a warning to others, and be would fine to consideration of the facts of the collision! Doar to the bat questim put to the Assessore,

oinssified by their.ahops and highly esteemed- him in the sum of $50.

* PEKING. ilaulf. The second question was as to whose suggesting that "or fault" should follow

IN. C. Daily Nors.)

by the distincre. These alassified, silks have CRINE FRAUDS.

fault it was, or what stepa led to the cellicion the word negligence. He stated that he did Captain Moore, of the Jupances ship Owari, which did occur. And the first consideration this because his contention was Lot so mashedlot regarding the inte grand-senretary Fuiron fo ucha un extent that in many cases,

The Peking Gascite of the 28th April bus an devrimated progressively, during the entiro

his ship with defrauding him in the weighing of point of time from which to start. The Ava's eno on the part of the dea, as that they and the arun honours are conferred on him. Hey keen equil is valts to a No. 4 of the same charged twostevedore'scooliesemployed on board which here presented itself was a to the first that there was what could be designated chang. His character is highly spoken of, and No.3 Tontle of the (average) senser, had source. the rice. Witness stated the rice was consignesunt commenced far before the Bono's, and taken what were positively improper stops-was a Mongol belonging to the Red Bordered at the commencement. ed to Menara. Rassell & Co, and via sold to A could not be contradicted until a much later want of care, but wrong action altogether.

It ie of the utmost importance to consider Banner. Only two grand Secretaries now re- His Lurahip said that be would instruct the main viz., Julis, viecroy of the Two Kwan sartonaly the lamentable consequences of mob disoliarge the cargo. He had taken notice of off, which the Rona gay the dea only at a dis the average of the bag of each day's delivery; tance of 300 to 400 feet, Therefore all between negligence as would give grounds for an action that he recoubly petitioned the Throue to be regnised value of the classified silica, has taken The discharge on the 23rd instant averaged those points must be lased upon the evidence It is noteworthy that at the very time when 145 tbe, and a fraction on the 24th the same; of the Ave. It appeared, then, that while that

advantage of the facilities afforded by the Mr. Drummond urged that perhaps what he allowed to retire frota office the queation of middle alaes education is netu.

Du 25th the anc; but on the "27th, the reset was sailing a course of N. 5t dog. Econtended was the cause of the accident we April contain memorials from the Governor of considerable transactions, to arrive, in silk of The Peking Gazettes of the 23rd and 24th opening of calegraphic communication, to effoot pying the attection of Hongkong, a prospectus average Fent down bas been issaed of a school at Chefos. If the fnction, aud be then remarked to his points on the port bow, and 2 to 5 miles off.

to 143 lbs. and the officer of the watch saw a cloud of smoke her error of judgment than negligence. latter be all that is promised, it is to be feared, chief mate that there was something wrong According to the evidence of the chief officer. Drammond ongested would be met by placing embaukaient of the new.Yellow River, in the ty of the silks delivered and sens. off under the Mr. Hayllar suggested that the view Mr. Shantung, regarding the completion of the shop well known aud estecured; but, in cop- sequence of the fact of the change in the quali going on: told him to be very careful be simply continued to watch it for 1, axis., the third question second, and this was acork; ly considered an avent of great importance. quarantee of those chops, there have resulted

neighbourhood of Howahia!in, which is evident about the weighing, and to keep his eyes opcu.after which be amelt smoke. Then, when he ingly done. Tho scales were examined every hour. Dau Tave own that it was a steamer be

Mr. Draamand then recalled the Captain of Howel ialis, a place situated in or near the f these chops has been almost completely des it appears that the river, facing an octler at from these translations widespread misunder the 28th, the two defendants were discovered by took action whigh, he contended, was entirely the Bora, who testified that one bolest Yancheng district in the south-west of Bhan-troyed, and the cozanmers are no longer willing standings Thus confidence in the greater pare Japabese, who was set to watobising up wrong. He submitted that the officer's duty with the vengel were the offer and engineer tang, had inandated a large benot of country the baga in the scale with their fingers. He was to bold on his course, and certainly not

on watch, both men at the wheel one of whom in that direction. The erection of embark the chap; they wish not only to see the goods to buy, as formerly, upon the simple use of had made out what he considered the total loss to port his helm, The 1 min. which had

was a Malay quarter-master), and the quarter- during the five days weighing as 47 picula. elapsed would represent about half a mile master on watch on the quarter door. The de, had therefore become necessary, in but also to examine the itsuls of the package. order to save the handed districts. This work and cren to have them on trial, and end them Chine wes remanded till the 30th at 9 am-

therefore they were now 2 to 2 miles apart, ships papers and log-bock had also been lost. The pase in which twa Chinese were charged Is was at this time nbéolutely impossible for On the question of what constituted inevitstele," has been pashed forward with a rapidity which rostglts_considerably delexa,and, fettera

when the nicer gave the order to purt a little.

Me. Drummond then cited his authorities, which has cost, we are told, "any myriad of to the mill before settling; the loss of tima him to distinguish the direction in which the client, he referred the court, to Lowndesopeed in this ones was absolutely necessary, as other ship was moring, and therefore it was his on Collisions, puge 98, to the on the the Boaded district must have been ritined it quality, speculation will be drivon perforge Besides, the chop being no longer a coarantee clear duty to keep bis dearse. Take the rules alert, and Dr. Lushington's judgment in it the water had not been drained-off-in-time to fryza a trade reddered so hazardous, while the as a whole, and you would had nothing in them Fail, that a collision was inevitable when it authorising any preliminary a precautionary Epeared that the party abarged with the the vamps. Ir an editi issued the 10th body of consumers, disgusted with the bal means, other than the slaskoning of speed, olence could not possibly have prevented the April, the Lieut.Governor wits lauded for the quality of the great balk of Chinees silk, will when in ignorance of what unght be done, accidant by ordinary care, santion or maritime by and ability has displayed in carrying became averse Trein them, and will end by giving Till you discover which rule applies it is skill, and he quoted, subsequent cases in which was work, and over thirty other officials them up altgether, as they several yours and were decorated with titles, peacock feathers, almost entirely gave up Japan silke (Myba), wrong to aot open any. Here the officer took the same principle was laid down, He cited the it for granted that the 13th rule applied, 6, Findrop Inn (2 Dodion, 35) as showing the foure; while the man who really occurs to have which has produced a reduction of from 20 to that where two ships are meeting end-on or rules which governed cases of the kiod. The one the wark, and to have saved Fla. 80,000, 25 per cent. in their re The Malay senman named Alley, charged by nearly end-ou it is necessary to port. Bat case was an old one, but it was always quoted Kete a peacock's feather and Tls. 500 вa a

present. It was Inspector Duggan with using a kuachia dusters. bid no means of judging, not there the authority for the point on another Malay, we brought up again yester fore ought not to have ported. At this point not necessary to do more than to say day, and the casa being proved against him by then the officer of the du committed to that the Bona Lased her answer on boarding-hous koger Jenkins, and the wounds fuulta -he omitted to slacken bis speed, and fourth proposition of Sir W. Scott, when it was themselves boing fall evidence, defendant was

ho ported bis belm. That original step of the fault of the ship which ran down the other. seat to three monthe' hard labour,

porting a little was the one which led

En also cited the" Gazelle (10 Jur., 1066) with whole anbagnout resulta. It brought the da respect to the juleruf-parting or starboarding as the exigencies of a aasa required; and the round and kept her in the line tho Boria's

che, so that the did not emerge front it till Palestine 13 Weekly Reporter, p. 111) to show the rollision was almost ingriable. If she had that where there was a breach of Adustry Mr. Buber passed a day or two in Shangbai bethene are ray low (398, to 25) the consumers

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THE unsatisfactoriness of endeavouring to come to a conclusion upon ang matter Chinese evidence, an old theme, but constantly receiving fresh illustrations. Pro bably we have seldom had one more striking than was afforded at the recent inquest on the Cainaman who died from an overdose of opium administered either by himself or hy some other person, or which material point

on account of the superiority of climate, it will et all the scholars from the ports, and that Hongkong schools must consequently look chicfly to local support.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

Sperrien to the “Daisy. Prze

LOSTION, 27th May, 1872. The Prince of Wales is at Paris.

EVOLAND AND AMBRIOA The Sunte buna ratified the Supplementary Artiate to the Washington Treaty.

Hongkong, 28th May, 1872,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Muy 29th

BEFORE THE BON: O. MAY

• SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS.

by Serguentumor with rouging about the hills at British Kowloon, with housebreaking implements, onme on again yesterday, and evidence came forward to prove that defendants were relations, living in the same hot, and hid been meci robbing the graves of the dead.

The defendants, anted Fan-cho-ding and Wong-s-yow, were sent to three meaths hard taboar, and ordered to find acearity in one hoasakolder, $25 each, for six months.

EN TOILE DUSTEES,

VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT, "

the

tho

of which the Chinese moschton guilty. But

business..

This fear by no means exaggerated and it in all the bettor grounded inasmuch as, in oen- sequenoo of the progressive improvement of the THE ATTACK ON MR. BABER AT

outcome of the silk crops in Europe, our home- NANCHANG.

grows milks become every year more abundant Courier.}

and cheaper, as compared with those of China, Some time ago we noticed a report that Mr.not stand the spinners in mare than 65 to 67 fr. the Italian silk of good ordinary flaturea de. 2.0. Baber, H. B. M. Acting Vice-Commal attire kilograme-the equivalent of 30s. 6d. ie Kukiang, bad been attacked and ill-treated by 53. On the other band the Japan silks the Chinese when travelling in the interartybash) begin to improve, and a the prises of

A DARING NIGHT 80KDERY. Mr. J. MacDonald, of Patent Slip at West Point, charged a desperate loghing fellow with entering his premises on the night of the 28th, 2 more properly this morning of the 20th, and stealing therefrom an bydraulic jack, valued $100, of 10,ton power. Complain- Capte: Hewlett, R., and Barnett "I kept Ecr coarse as she ought to have done, she regulations, nid a còlision enate, it is fore te asing to do Unggular loty at Tazam of silk produce who have for a long time beɔx:-

Fant stated in this Colnay it was worth consi

side the premises, with the hydraulic junk in

the street at bis feet, dafenilant, was sant to

six monthe" burd labond

A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE.

Mr. M. Mosa suurpioned a Chinas boy to

Mr. Bulley, the United States Consul, for sign-¦

Belure-the-Hoa HJ. Ball, Judge, and

collision.

would necessarily have emerged from the line-sidered prima facie to lure resulted from this of smoke in a very short liua. It must have cause. He relied upon toin because be sters been known by thou on hourt the Bon that taken by the Dilleurs of the day were breaches no real, whatever her course might be, of Admiralty regulations, there was the keep in the line of smoke more than a few for prima facie case of negligense against scads without altering ber course. Nothing ben, unless she succeeded in rabatting it.

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The proceedings are to be resumed this day

10.30,

THE SHANGHAI SILK MARKET.

Lan of the affaire-

the Chinese silke, their fature appears to us to

it seems impossible to come to any detinite the waltor. He observed on the said piece of the Rona threw herself on the Aya airiking any order to stand by them. Under by following list of the settlements up to the de-tunes began to be thrawn at Mr. Baber's boat' managing their silk as badly in 1872 as they

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450.- 455. $75: 460

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37 balos. Others going forward on Chibose account.

SHANGHAL

ilks of China will have a chance of resning

If these recommendations are followed, the

their rank in European consumption: bat il

tain that these cofistimera will give their up.

Apac ha delivery of the Eaily Press from this tolli ea com-derably more than stated, as the kind could not The Ass, Cross-actions for damages for

and we have gathered the following partien-sing Italian yarns, almost to the exclusion of menced on Wataalay marie at 100, nil the last be replaced without sending home, and in all Incascurors left the office as 10.90.

The Hone, probability, the defendant wonkt bare sold this The Court it at 10 au pesterday Before

months ago, in a letter published in our f

It may be remembered that six or eight those of China, begin to return to them, which will create for China twe competitímna inalco d' vainable article for ond dollar.

Mr. Drummond operes his address on behalf

times, a British missionary residing at Kiu- After the evidence of the watchong, who of the fond, the Active Queen's Adrocure said

It is painful for us to have to add to the Iss caught bits making good his cacape, and of the be had now received a plan of the Rong's decks, but the pursing of the do's bolm led be- round The Arthur Gordon and the Independance 581 braut, of a visit paid by him above complaints, that the Europesa Inspectors sanctable who apprehended the defendant out and would like to ask a question of the Captain, in the very line of the emoke, and it was impos-akingas, 2), and the Center Kiangai, und of the carterns, hostile nud he established an important change in the to Nasehatig, the cavital of the province off Shanghai bave this your allowed to which could not have been suggested before begible for thoseon board the Ronn to contemngine) were utal a explaining the cinematanes violent treatment I, in spite of the Consular of milk. This tenderer wick had seen the plan The Captain of the Road such a course being pursued by any abip in which this Courts bold it was incities for passport with which he was provided, expo. bas been olmes universal, is conscqucage, so was then recalled, and said, the bridge was un. The 4, then, continued under her port helm esscle to part:" and some further userienced from natives, oficiul and non-otion!, dont of the activity of tas market and the bind the fanel, bet that the plan referred to for 2 min. after the officer a melt the smoke, and were mentioned in support of the variote by which bo was forced to leave the city and diffenty of taking accorat of the difference. was not quite correct.

then he saw a white light a mile off. 8 to 4 parts of his argument; together with the Nowy sek safely in retreat to Kiukiang. It now in quality of the inside of the packager as com Mr. Drammond then sidroseed the Court points on the port bow. This was the first time. Cyran (1 Weekly Reporte, 1024) in which appears that, wiren an account of the affaired with the outside this tendancy, we any on

Dennys, and whieb teaded to cause a breach of faloost exclusively of-saam saahip,and-which-the-there-wire-no-strificiant-guide-ne-to the vosscle- which -were- respectively NNE. besent instructions to Mr. Baber, in order to the chope, for the Chinese eurobant-wond ing un improper word to a clit sent him by Mr. The case was one which turned upon questions either ship was in sight of the utter, and even vase Dr. Laughington and tide Ntreached H. E. the Britink Minister at Peking, wekioty ebargeable with the depreciation of 1sabe peace,

were therefore peculiarly for the sunsicurativa course of the Rona or the duty of the and W. ] W, were crusting, not meting. Mr. M. Moss, sworn stated he resides at of the Assessors. The only way of arriving at Tho officer took wrong and fatal step,-Le

Mr. Muyilar then commenced his addrona, and feat the actual ralus of a Conmiar passport for assuredly have paid better attention to their Peidar's Hill, and the defendant is a servant to

dr. Bailey, who also residee diere. On Sunday careful calculations and weighing the evidence had titos to judge in some degree the course of

acchafusion on the subject would be by making put kis belum bard a-port. All this thing he had concinned it till the rising of the Court at tire Protection of a foreigner travelling in the clarifications if the Inspectors had shown

interior, to proceed to Nanchang in the gas themselves more strict, afternoon he received some letters from his on both sides. He should address himself to the vassol. He had the Rose on his port side,

to indicate his office, and carrying Coreuter ening seasos, a decided improvement in the of a private foreign traveller, witbort anything

To sum up, if there does not occur, in the en........ her, seat Mr. Demye, a paper for two win questions: first, as to the facts of the and from the direction in which she had been at

paseport as his sole protection. In accordance spinning, the sorting and the clefication pt. gusture was slas sent. On the following collision; and second, as to what caused it. Re-going the Bone must have had the dog on her morning be received a letter from Mr. Dennys, ferring to the first of these points, the starboard side. And yet he ported hard; and

-with-these instructions, in due time Mr. Babet une now in Court, asking an explivation of fact set up by the other side was that even then be did not slow his engites or give

found himself in Nanchang. As soon as it was A correspondent at Shanghai forwards the known that a feraigner bad come, a crowd cul all parties interested in the trade, to use alt be seriously endangered; it concerns, therefore lacted on the banks of the canal, and ere long conclusion. Not sue of the witnesses in this offensive word. Ho then wrote Mr. Dennys un the otom, and that the subsequent shocks wore and 18tb rules, under which it was the 's parture of the French mail

paper the amber of lacters, dute, and on het with the starboard paddle-box nsr circamstances be ought to have applied the 16th

their exertions, to prevent the Chinese from care gave his testimony without using every explanation. He asket his boy abot the matter, also due to the northrowing herself against duty to keep out of the way, and the Ava's to

Looking out, be so several and wins among done in 1871. Further, we sundot tuo the crowd quietly looking on, witgoet alteraptournestly urge the Shunghi Chunter of C- -endeavour to erade telling the truth, and and be dented basing signed any chits. lie the . On the other band, it was asserted keep her course: instead of which be portal

ing to check these bostile demonstrationa. Ou without keeping back too plainest facts until Tembered seeing a clip and soce papers on the part of the Renz that the des ran into bard. If the tra bad-anised at this point

this, he bad the conings to hand and re-Chinese merchants to ent the ovil up by the merve to employ all its influence with the handed in. Witness than went to aes ber a distance of from 15 to 20 feet, that a of seeing the Rand's white light without they were absolutely wrenched out of them. Dennys, and saw the messenger who second blow was struck on the paddle box, but taking any action, then it might have been

monstrate with the officials: but they exenaed themaclvca from interfering on

roots. and perhaps the most annoying feature con- brought the letters; they retard to a house; that the first blow was the one which sent the called an inevitable accident. But it was

the plea that the crowd win too strong for them to that the Chamber of Commerce ought to s In order to scare this end, it soome lo as nected with the, matter was, that hardly one

and as the time of their arrival the defendant How to the bottom. He would examine the her porting that brought her into that position,

control. Finding to help or remedy in this eble all the representatives of the great of the wituzesus did not botray himselfinta was at the door bell, and then went away, evidence on the part of the dva on this point. and therefore, he contended, the inevitable ac

quarter, Mr. Baber directed his steps to the Chinese houses (Hongs) to point out to them watching him and the messenger very minutely. The Captain's statement was that between the cident eleuat did not enter into the 40. The the admission that he knew the real canso of The messenger and biaselt went inside, sa stopping of the engines and the first shook Aut's officer appeared to imagine that whenever

Tastai or Governor (we have not acer- the danger which their sifs trade inours, in ined which). As be went, the crowd behind conquence of want of attention to the spia the deceased'e death, and what had become his own boy, and be asked the messenger if he from 30 seconds to one minute only elapsed, he saw anything he had to port bis helm, The

increased till it assumed alarming proportions, zing, from the mixture of inferior books in the of his money; one witnesseren, thinking the as the party who signed the shit, and he said te chief engizoer whose evidence was taken next stage was arrived at 7 min, later, when

and Mo. Baber was several times indebted to No." He was shewn others, and he dosied de bene caio) stated that the cugines ware going the-green-light-of the one-way-en-by-the- inquest was over, baving given a full account them also.

packing, and from the depreciation of the chops, the ultima ratio for his right of way. A petty At last the defendent came, natem 8 to 10 minutes; a discrepancy which it officer of the do. Here the evidence of the

To admonish them in their own intereat and ailtary tanndarin in particular-scmo corpo that of their country that they come to t of the affair, but on being brought before the and be was pointed out as the one who sign was not possible to disregard as one might dis on begins to take effect, but according to the

ed the chit with the disgusting word, ainting regard sunalier differences. It would therefore Ann's oridence still, what occurred? The green has been held, to decide on a scheme for building close up to the foreigner, pressing him against themselves, in a determined manner, this year. The N. C. Baily Name notes that a meeting ral mounted on homeback-rode his horse ao understanding among themselves to oppose Coroner denying everything, and reluctantly defendant call himself witness's buy. The de-he useful to consider the reasons given for a light was said to tie balf a mile distant nearly new Theatre; and that proposed by the dom-the wall, that he had to be aerved with a corto tire neglects and frauds noted during tho letting out a portion of the truth, but by fendant then acknowledged that he signed the riving at those statements of time. The Cap. points on the port ber, and the officer adds mittee previously appointed far this purpuau, poral ejectment. At length the Yamon of the no means the whole trah, as is proved by The messenger before himself and Mr. it by saying that he was in his cabin when he below. Then for the first time the engines of raised in debentures among the community, ushered into his presence, M. Faber at once districts, more attention to the spinning, above

chit, and questioning said, "That chit no prJai's was not a bara statement, for he prefaced that be thought the Zona was under a storboard was painimously adopted. The 15,000 to be Chief Magistrate was reached, and on being past sexsdu. the verdict returned. The brother of the Dennys said besaw the defendantsign the paper, felt what he afterwards knew to be the rover the 40 are stopped and revered, but the helm bearing interest at the rate of 8 per cert, Testated the case and produced his passport. Hall by not spinning double concous along with That they recommend emphatically, in all deceased, who it might be supposed, would be stating that be went upstairs, got an English sing of the engines. He immediately went on is kept hard n-port. Under those diren 5,175 from Recreation Fuad Shareholders who E, looked at the princed English form on the single cuccos (the principal cause of what of auxious to have truth of the matter ex-pen, and signed it with pe name affired to the deck, and as his foot was on the lalder of the skinner, if the offcer's patements were all cor are invited to exolange their scrip for Theatre one side, and said that this was a foreign deca-lesLoss in the ail and of its bad reeling.)

paper, telling him he would siga for Mr. Moss'e ridge the first shock of collision occurred. It rest, there could have been no collision at all, debenture; and a loan of T. 1,300 from the nest, which he could met anderstand, and of posed, did everything to evade giving clear boy and after signing same returned the paper was therefore impossible that anything like S The Avg under a port helm with her engines Recreation Fundaking a total of Tis, 21,675, which he could, consequently, Lake 20 notice made of bad books in the packages, and making Tent they insist above all that no mixture be replies, and it was only on the Coroner inti- to him, who took the chit back to his mustor, or 10 minntes could havo elapsed, and indood reversed full speed, and the ball to meet an estimated cutlay of T. 21,250 Me, Buser, however, drew Lis attention to the up the lots partially of those faulty books. mateg that some inquiries might be made

Lord-a-boug, declared: stated on Sunday the chief engineer's further statement was mils off, five points on the die's port bow, and Mesara Altbuster, 4, T. Brund, Essex, Fearon, Chinese vereson on the other side, on seeing afternoon at. 4 p.m. be was soos by his master, inconsistent with such a supposition. Be suid under a atarboard helm, he contented. could Forbes, Groom, Little, and Mowat, are as to the administration of the estate, that Mr. Dennys, with some chite to Mr. Moss, He that 5 to 8 minutes would be sufficiant to pus not possibly have come into collision. the Committee.

the whigh he at once assamed a different tone. We the old olanification in such a way as to restore That they secure that a relura be made to have not Arned the details of the interview, it began to leak but that the brother and the went to Peddar's Hill, saw the defendant, asked stern way on the des after reversing bor taking this other's statement as to the districe mistress of the brothel boaw something of if Mr. Mos lived there, and he made nugines. Therefore, according to him, she to be correct, vessal 6 points on his port proclamation regarding the solar eclipse to with a chuir, and provided an escort of

It appears that the Shanghai Hsion, in his but the result sus that he supplied Mr. Baber condence of buyers in their chops. this part of the affair, and tint instead of the asked for the letters, and he gave them to bim, 3 minutes before the collision, and if this are orossing, and the 4th rule applied. The ing quotation from the Provincial Treasurer's to bis boat. The road was waiting for him they have no effect, wo are unfortunately cer swer "yea," but his boy wanapataira. Heust have been actually going saters some 2 bow is not meeting him ead on, but the two inke place on the 6th froe, makes the follow 36 stout man armed with clubs. to escort him brother not taking any interest in the matter, with a chit to sign. Defendant then went up rad been the sea the collision would never abip that bad the other on her starboard side, despatch At Sochow, the enn will be ontside, and his papgress to the bout spas he had been to the brothel respecting it, aur stairs, and remained one minute, then brought leave occurred at all, for it was impassible to (Ls. the Kora) must keep out of the way, and lipeed digite and 32 winutes. The eclipse revere running fight between als escort sad the and that they will come to experience, as bas demanded money in compensation, úr, as in down the cbit signed; did not see him sign the conceive that the Bona would bare followed the other the Ava) must, according to the 18th will commence at 929 ... reach its height crowd. The abait ovolies wisely chose the pur.

veasel going astern for 2 or 3 minutes with rule, keep her sourse. If instead of keeping at 11.87, and terminate at 12.58." This being rowest straste, so is to reduce the sober of able reduction in price.

been the case with those in Japan, a consider seems to have explained it at the Police Pow-a-fat, servant to Mr. M. Mose, declared, such persistency Ra to lead to a collision. The hia tetur hard a port the officer of the As had the case, and the fact that all will terminate the assailante as much as possible. But not Court, for the purpose of burying the de- stated oa Senday last at 5 p.m., the defendant Captain's statement, therefore, was very much thrown it teateady," be would have beoa happily being well known, what it is withstanding this geurship, the secort bad

But we hope that the influence of the Shang- came to him, as he was taking his meals with earer the truth, and the next question was what right. This witness said the Rona was under a tinently usted by the above paper, is the usefull employment with their clabe, and used powerful to enlighten the Chinese merebante ceased. Although, too, the-books and papers seven others, and said, "Here are some letsera fleat would bare been produced if the engines starboard Lelu; well, that was the very step of one raging gnorant experstition by invit-them, with a will all the way. In the course of to their true interests, and that the silks of.

hai Chamber of Commerce will be sufficiently showed that the deceased was a frequent for your master, take them up." Did not red were reversed 30 seconds before the collision, calculated to keep her out of the way according ing the people to beat coags, to scare away one of the sarimmages, Mr. Ruber bend the 1872 will relieve, the consumers of the bed im visitor to the establishment, the mistrossid defendant say anything about a chit to would strike a motingless body with a force of that the distance given, half a mile, was not Messi, S. C. Farnham & Co. lase taken over

the chit produced in Court for signature, nor The Captain bad stated the Ape goingat8 knote to the role to that effect. But he contended an imaginary dragon?,

head of one of his assailants beide his chair, pression which those of 1371 have produced, denied his baving been there more than sige: did not see the messenger; judged he over 97.000 tons. The Rong was an iron ship. correct. As the Ronde green light could be the Tankado-Dock, and propose to work it in twice. Altogether, in fact, the evidence was went away, as he was in a hurry. Never told with this plates, and was in fact very much seen, she was bound to see the Ava's red light at connection with the Old Doek, of which they are such a complete bundle of contradictions that defendant to sigo the obit; never saw bim de like an empty box, so that after the first blow, this point, and therefore it became important the leases. But they intimate that thongt it was utterly impossible to form any colant bad to sign the paper.

so before: did not know what motivo defend the 4 would pass through mere empty space, The Ave's own evidence sorroborated his view thus having the control of the only large Duos or soft cargo, and there would be nothing that the distance, instead of being half-a-mito, in Shanghai available for foreign shipping, clusion from it, and as much might have In auswer to defendant, witness said he has to prevent her penetrating 20 fest into the was something like 400 feet, or the distance at their rates both Dockage and Work done been discovered from the plain facts which at other tipes Reked him to receive say euits Fina's bul. It was impossible to stop her in which the officer of the Bonn as the 4, and will remain the auare as heretofore...

for hie monter when he was out,

30 añoöndi, and therefore she must have struck blew the steam whistle. The Captain of the were beyond dispute, and required so native

Baron von Richtefen las arrived; and -some Lum-a-kong, recalled, and bis evidence re- with much force. The reason the Rona did not Ave having felt the atoppage of the engines in second of his recent explorations is looked for witness to prove, as has been arrived at after road to him, stated the evidence was correct immofiately sink, was that her cargo to somo his cabin, inediately came out, and when he with interest. the long and painful investigation which took Did not give any other evidence to silber Mr.extent impeded the inrush of water, but there got to the ladder he felt the collaion. It was could be no doubt that this was the blow which curiose that on board the' fiona twò men did place. It is hardly necessary to say that the Mass.or Mr. Dennys.

In answer to Mr. Denys, witness asid besuak her. Those on board tho dve said they the same thing, and took about the same time case which bas oled forth these remarks is did say the word was written with an English did not see the effect of the collision upon the The Captain of the Ava and be was about 50 by no means a singular one, but is a tolerably pen, and did say that the defendant wrote it. Bona, but against that negative evidence there seconds, and the Cuptais and Pilot of the Rona fair specimen of the kind of evidence ordi-e be told his master was a lie.

In answer to the furt, witness stated ths was the positive evidence of thoes on board the were 18 to 20 seconds. To pass or the Hospital has been just issued. The repur The seventh report of the Hanko Bedical Rons regarding this first blow. The evidence ile wanld occupy more than 30, seconde even. arily given at inquests, when the nature of His Worship told him it was well for his he of the draws that the paddle-box of the Bena at the cumbinol full speel of the two vessels, braces a period of eighteen monte, ended the circumstances is such that there is any did not tell these two statements in Court on struck her past bow. Well, the angle between but the dou's engines were reversed full speed is er normas. The statistics show antis thing to hide up. It is worthy or hote, the fact was, he was a Fir, zud bad better the same as if the dea's stem bad strook to the distance within which the Asd would and interesting note ure giron of variocie zames

oath, or he would have punished him. How the vessels in that case would be much Again there was an inconsistency with regard tery increase in the number of attendants that it is mainly at inquests and in police be enrefut in future, and he and others had the Bona where it was said to have struck stop when-

of 1871, appointed a committer composed of without notice. Capt. Murrell reported them -ber engines were. reversed, treated. A number of opian suckers were

MM. Chamonard, Arles-Dufour, Chartron, Mil to the Police as deserters, offering a reward of cases that this extremely unsatisfactory better take warising. He was employed by as her, and the only question was which blow The Captain said she would, under all the treated, but tha general desira secins to baro sors and Lacroix, with matrnctions to inves. $10 per mun for their apprehension. But up Chiveso evidence is apparent. In the Earpoon; and bie lica would doubtless get is was straste first. What would have been oircometances of that night, stop in here to reduce the habitual doses, rather thartigste the causes of this deterioration.

master or others in trouble The estimate of the edut if the blow had bot struck as set up own length. His evidence on the point to give up the practics. blz. Eurdey mentions

to the time of bis getting his vrasel cleared Supreme Court, where the eases only come truth by foreigners and the Chiguse were two by the dua. The Rona was going 10 knots, and was far the net valuable, because it appeared the existance of a cholera epidemie in July and Council of the Silk Merciants, and unanimously ving the office with his ship's papers, his vessel The annexed Rejers was presented to the nothing was heard of them. Aate was les forward after the lapse of a certain time, we different things

the Ata certainly had some way on her, so that that he was in the bitbit of making experiment. August "The Chinese call the dinense ho generally find that to use the favourite ex not ank bim to win the car for Mr. Muza's latter steamer, it would have been smashed to conditions if the Fort's green light was sight-ring and cramps, followed in many market had been for a long time unsupplied and demanded from him a settlement of their In answer to defendents witness said he did if the paddle box of the former had struct the Was the collision, then, possible under those lan-teen, it appear to be sticided with rómais adopted, at its meeting of the 2nd April, 1872:- being already waiting for him outside the Haz

In the month of August, 1971, the Lyons hour of Hongkong, the four samen met bin pression"a story on the whole consistent" boy.

pices, and the Tons would have got away undered half a mile off? Even at the distance of 400 ones by a rapidly fatal inson. No case was with Chinees silks of good quality, so that they wages. He refneed to take any notice of them. is given, although there may be sore-Defendant stated when the shit was brought her sther paddis and her stile, and the two tees it would have been possible to avoid it it tender Altering received with satisfaction thoas of the new crop. But when be got on board his ship, te found a Shortcomings, which might lead suspicious by last witness, he took it upstairs and signed steamers would never have come into to the dua had starboarded or evan stendied bar of grande is recorded, in Ibe case of the quality of which was declared to be very stranger in plain clothes, who told him that be it for Mr. Musy's boy, who had asked him again. His case was thus the starters were helin. She would then have gone astern of the u patient who came to have an immerse tumour good. The sorting, indeed, we not quite all had a letter for the Captain a H.M. Service, persons to have their doubts. In the Police to do so any time anything came for bie as- Courts, where there is much less time for er. He was caly just beginning to know how position, but that instead of the paddle-box of ing was clearly stated by the pros, at that rid of it may be imagined. The operation cbanta to deliver with all despatch into the vesea cleared, after satisfying all demands or in the game position as ander the former sup Rons. The angle at which they were approach renered. He had darried it about with that could be wished, in consequence, doubt and that he must go buck with him to Hong- for seventeen years, and his delight at getting lese, of the biste of the Chinese, merkoug. Captain Murrelt guid he had got his preparation, we far more frequently come

to spell a few words, and sigued the word de the Bona ptriking the fea, it was the stem of three lights: the Ave was, therefore, across palpably alie evidence; but, befor that intended for Mr. Mom's boy. He was the fee which ent into the Kana's side and moment coming stem on into the Bona, Helt i was quite successful, but the man ran away le Stangkai market the first silke spun, but it was him and bis vessel in Hongkong; that the skip very sorry for what he had done, pleading be brought her up, and prevented her from shoot of the Rone's longth bad already passed the fore the wond was quite healed, without hoped, in accordance with the advices and cir- could not be detained now, and that, unless the the Coroner, where there is hardly time for did it is ignorance,

is abord as she net otherwise have done. vo's course, if it bad been a straight course, thanking sry one about the place, belped him calars of the Exporters that the invoices that messarger wisted to be taken on to Shanghai, getting up a story at all, the rule is for done this in ignorance, and be must bear in for the second collision. Great reliance was the Aso could get over the 400 feet. The pilot some money leat bias.

Mr. May told him he was convinsel be bad This stoppage of the Rona, therefore, accounted and the remainder would have passed before sclf to patient's bedding, and forgot to repay were to follow would be better prepared. he had better leave the ship forthwith-which the native evidence to be simply a tissue of sind how a little knowledge, improperly used, placed by the other side on the fact that the immediately took the step which was best ant-

Unfortunately ibi, did not turn out to be the be necordingly did, and the Great Northera utterly inconsistent falsehoods. The con- can produce mischief, and recommended him stem of the Apt was not injured, and it was culated to get out of the way. He put the A large business has been transacted during were composed of sila less and less good as to the claim of the four seamen was brought into case on the contrary, the successive arrivals started for Shanghai. On the following day clusion to be drawn from these facts, which got to do the like again. He would discharge anid that the Read fell upon the broadside bel hard a starboard, and although it was not the past three days, at prices showing little, if quality, and worse and worse sorted.

the Hongkong Court, and judgment in abgence, on. Now the whole of the damage to the dve possible to avoid the collision by any step any, reduction on opening rates; although Ter Mr. Mose and Mr. Dennys applied to haves before the first bulkhead. If that was ac, aules the doa steudied ber betw, this step was men, tu-day, eriaco more desire to sell. Extes the first parcels, the grest bulk of the alka, und

Ton is happened that after the receipt of giro for plaintiffs to the extent of 8276 each. the messenger pauisbed.

how could the Rona have fullen on her time after alcalated even as it was to ease the force of have ranged from Tla 33 to 42 for Ningehow, specially of the Tsatiee, was found mixed to a

But how to get the money? Common sense every case should be sharply investigated bo-

Mr. May remarked to them it was not in the time without damaging the fisst-davits, or de- the blow. If he bad not done this no dubtis. 25 10 33 for Oopacks, Tis. 29 to 31 for greater or less extens, according to the lots, but galer, or at least a frequent, trader to long. would have said: The Great Northern is a 're. nature of a Chinese to speak the truth. The ranging the anchor in any way? It would be the Ana wonid bare gone right through the Dontus, Tls. 221 to 25 for Oonams. These show sometimes very greatly, with very uneven and kong. Wait till she returns, and the Curt foro aufficient time has chopped to arrange an witness had not made the two statements in activial that the case was Hilar in this respect Rosz, and sus her at once. He would alec 4 rise of 1 to 2 tela on tapake, a reduction of (coslauses) books, explanation if it. The slow and measured Court on oath, and be must take it for what it to that of the Geciny, whose stem was said suggest that it was a question whether the 41 to tacks on Dontae, while Ningohows and loway, rumpled and oven (dupionnes) with Hongkong have not distinguished themeelvou With other excessively ¦ will enforce ita judgment. But the officials at -mode of proceeding repeatedly adopted, with is worth.

not to burve been scratched in her collision with was right in stopping and reversing ber sz. Oons are about the ame. The crop is an others still, of a bud colour, and with some, for common sense; and, apparently,

gines when she did. At that moment it might average one, but teas from the Onam country finally, so badly spur that they were almost advice, the four semen cause no to Slabchai the adjouseskats fer fyrther testimony, des

THE "AULLONICERA DE Lag General Post Ulica: The kering Tedge sind in this case the palary be requestion woerber RE STour Tuy Have Kiện (niszives

unévélable.

Fin the Glenderroch, to enforce their claius: is eminently calculated to facilitate the appeared to charge Captain Juck sou, of the even had not been affected,

an Full speed, though previously no doubt abe 15th May.

All these defects arise both from the want of They arrived the day the Great Northern was estapo of criminals, and we may be confident

care in the spinuing of the silk, and from the to leave, and attempted to bring their onse into that little will pror Do done until the Magis

up the other side that the dra was actually regulations,

The market was rather casier on Saturday, exceptional abundance of the second crop, the Court. But by some bangling it was aguio pust wuold penetrate the Bone with the enormous going aster when the evilion occurred. If but owing to the houry settlements then and quantity of which is always inferior to that tratce be allowed to cross-question the sus-a sarter. Yesterday, the 8th, at 10a.m., he been so, how would the Bona, have gone down? nature of the damage done to the dva, Dap-to-sight rather more like going up than down, books come from districte which do not usually cleared for sea. At leugil the Court granted a Mr. D. Foster, of the Post Office, stated his body of the Ava with it. But if this had not so, how was it that the Rena muk? As to the to-day, it less a stronger feeling. It looks the first; one can even imagine that the worst plied with, and again the Great Northern wh 4 o'clock ore the proper forms had been com pected or accused persons, calling upon them received from the Dioned the Penang mails, There was nothing in the case of the other tuin Taylor, one of the surveyors, bad doo Baying his been been general to-day, settle-export their produce. to explain any circumstances which seem to and this morning at an early hour be received aide to arconit for that. The learned counsel cribed it fully in his evidence: The large mouts apavuut now to about 250 to 300 shop; defeita-have given rise, the oatinuance of Great Northern

(summons against Capt. Murrell, and in the implicate thero.

Apart from the complaints so which theae evening two of the phintiffs went on board the.... from the same steamer s mail from Singapore, then referred specifically to the passages in the bote, he should say, was produced when the leaving unsold 250, obiely, Oopacks und Even with his change Becognises the paper in which the letters were evidence of the Captain, pict, and passenger dos penetrated 15 or 20 fet into the Ningchows. The rate, par Deccan has been which it will perhaps be difficult, es prevent, Unplain. But the latter refused to receive it, serve, the vutamous on the which will, we presume, be brought about packed in, viz., 18 ordinary letters and six re-uftha Rona bearing on this first blow. when the Ordinance which has recently pasagistered letters. He had reported the circum- The Acting Judge, after consulting the As the latter, which (the B going 10 Enote)

Bona, leaving the ribs and framework of reduced to 27. The Hindostan is to follow herotbere bare been brought forward on the sub-and qaumed so threatening an aspect that ope at £6, and will get away within a few days after jest, not less well-founded and not less general, of them made a busty retreat to the sampau, ed at the Couadil, has been confirmed at turers to Mr. F. W. Mitobell.

sessors, stated that one of them was of opinion would strike the dra's side and force the bar. The Agamemnon bus boen laid ou to-day as to the small degree of care brought by the und the other being less active in bis move. home-it will often be difficult to get at the master-General He received a communication time, the dea might have been so lifted out of by the second collision, and no doubt by the for other steamers are likely to go down to and packing of the silks, which have rendered propalnicu, descended perpendicularly from Mr. P. W. Mitchell, s work, stated në i Post-that with the sea which was running at the selves into it. The rest of the damage we done at 25, and is loading at the rate. Freights Ubinesc merchants to bear on the assortment meals, somehow or other, by compulsion or truth, but without some (such provision it is from the Borneo Company complaining of they the water as to strike the one with the lower trga spokes which formed the tramework of 40. Exchange is very Bru simply hopeless.

lat arrival of letters, and also of letters the part of her stem, below the water line. As the paddlewheel, alid which corresponded in

still more serious the consequences of the care-the top of the gangway into the water, whence 20th May, 1872.

lessness in the spinning of the silk. For ex- 'he wai fished by bis cham.

are beyond dispute, is tolerably clear,

namely, that it is of signal importance that

im.

BREACH OF POSTAL REGULATIONS,

the Olhat,

steamship Dined, with a breach of the postal for by the great ease with which the stem

Mt. Detmold said that would be accounted should have stopped and reversed. It was set

HANKOW,

(N. C. Daily News,)

;

and detained it there for a few minutes to cea and the danger which threatens the trade in

ne

The President of the Council of the Association of Silk Merchants,

(Signed) Of. M'RUE,

reye few salutary impressions for future guid.these silks will the be averted.

aber having fulfilled his mission, and settled At length the boat was reached, and Mr. by personal experience, the value of a foreign passport in the interior of Chhus, cat no time in getting onder weigh forkjukisug

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A LEQAL ESCAPADE (Courier)

A few days ago a letter appeared in the N. REPORT ON THE DETERIORATION OF Daily News from Capt. Murrell, of the well. koown British ship Great Northern,, giving CHINESE SILAS; OF THE

some acconut of the singular circaastsUCES SEASON 1871

under which the Court at Hongkong, gave Addressed by the Council of the Association judgment in absence against him, and in favour of Silk Merchants at 1-yone to the Shangbai of foar af bis seamen, to the aggregate amount Chamber of Commerce

of over $1,100. So far as we can gather, the 1872, the Association of silk Merchants at the zeumen signed articles bad expired; but, At its Goneml Meeting on the 6th February, salient facts were these: The time for which Lyons having unde: consideration the deto instead of Inking the proper legal nieasures to cioration in quality y of Chinees Silke, of the crop get their discharge, they simply left the ship.

their