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The Chroniste and Directory for 1873. į pretable and reliable men in establish | between 6 and 7 o'clock, and before the

helm. That was possible, and was more probabla proximations, and, overy anilor knew, and they collision, with only sight pen on board, though the phut that foreigners armed with lamps were lighted comla RHO plain.

than the other bony of blowing the whistle. The all know from what they had learand in that she would carry 20. So dire was the confusion NOW BEADY.

At this slugg thỏ” Judge warned him to be Before, the Hon. H. J. Ball, Judge_and | Captain naturally oxperienced great fear, and Court that it ww never possible to attain any-tab all the boats were allowed to go adrift Consular passports were often insitreated, careful of whit be suid, when Irst defendant Cita, Hewlett, R., and Parnett, I.Nby souse means or other found himadf on the thing trustworthy in these estimates of diamente rerobing the A, and the Captain, who to ronder the experiment in the person of then said, "Tee, that is so onning his statu. Assoors

Cenk of the de. How could his evidoncs be To baan oalculations on estimated distance would willingly Lavo sent a ofa is one of the Consular officer not absolutely neccesary, want was correct Said he navor had dealings, The dua, Cross-nations for damages for relied upon under these circumstances? He and be fatal shoonde was therefore beating beans to resone the four Europeaus of whom

The Rona, with Yong-mab-yow, and that honorer bad

collision. Fadeed the information ou the subject was so een him in his life before. The Judge then

says his idea ma that the pace of the dr was the winds. All you could be guided by was alone be knew, was unable to do so. Therefore The Soting Queen's Advocate, addressed the 10 knots; be judged it was ten knots by the common sense to see which ship was in fault, there should be greater cuation when the other specific that possibly considerations of pro- cantioned first de cadant again, and said he Jury, promising that he would have to place pace she was cuming. The difference between and not to ascriba finit to the by inches, side attempted to fuist on them a charge of in dence wight here caused some besitation in stood in a very dangerous position; when first himself intirely in His Lordship's bands with this testimony and that of. Mr. Du Tample The smoke, then, equtinized to appoach, and humanity

defendant repeated that all ha and aunt was reference to the right of reply. He could only whetarked. The latter said that lie would the A continued un ler a part halm until the Mr. Brummand maid no such charge bad bem. adopting thuit marse However, Mr-Ban current, but after wants, when very much press deal with the case as now presented, and would form no estimate of the speed of the Boatro vesels were about 1,500 yards to a lo

made.. is to perform the past towards putting down od, added, that he might have seen Yeong, proceed to speak firat upon the general aspect except that they were coming very quickly. mom apart, and then the officer on board the The Acting Quech's Advocate aid it, wus the maltreatment of foreigners in the counub.yow, but that beidid not properly recollect: of the case, and be would then consider, the ori When it was fouard that videose was given in Ara saw a bright light broad on his port tow.made in the evidence of the Captain of the try which Sydney Smith's Bishop was to and that he did not know Tengah you lived would treat of the arguments and cases of his whole story, and showed the witness spuke rather more bis duty to do so now. Even it be und

that his faun ly house was in Tung-mau-lauo, doneo from his point of view and lastly, he that way, it threw a cloud of doubt over the If it was bis dry to port before it was still Boax.

Alia Lordship oxid be at least was not going perform in putting down railway nccidente, in the mine line; had never seen bin leaned friend; but then three threads would be from what ba thought than from what actually son it on Lia starboard bow (a fortion on the to determine aux anal question. we can only congratulato ourselves, and return before till that day. The second defendant was in some degree no doubt intermingled. The coonrred. Ha gaid that the Captain of the port bow he would still have been bonad to The Queen's Advocate. But the evidencé

then called and duly declared, and stated fat point which he and to notice was that one dva offered to give hito a boat to go back, but he port, In the case of the Bob Bog, the green light has been taken and printed. qur sincere thanks to Mr. BADER.

he whe master of the Morning Compra- singalar thing bad been kopt out of view by his did not do so because he was dick and there of the one steamer which should have

His Lordship.-Ob, say what you like about dore's shop in Eudicott Jane. The first friend, apr that thing was nothing more nor less were other inconsistencies of the saine kind, and bean see on the armboard baya Abuse telegram will be ready for delivery defendant was in bis employ de compra-than the primary course of the disaster. Nor with such discrepancies in parts of the evidence the other was accidentally extinguish- The Queen's Adroantot your Leydship to Subscribers at p.. today.

derea runner and toater. (This statement before single word had been said, not one single the whole might be regarded as open to graveed the bright light only was scon and tests it in that way attributed to the first witness, Make-ty, which caus-cited, vot one single deduction made, doubt. The learnel Counsel then passed to it was beid right under. Lhon pictu

Hia Lordship. You buvo answered it in Pressure of local matter compels us to insert was incorrect.) He said he rememberal the from what ho should make the key-note of bie the evidence of Mr. Kofod, the pilot, whose starces to port, and it was added that the other your evidence. The Captain of the Aus says, the recount of the recent severe Cyclone at evening of the lat of April, the first defendant peh. The first question he would ask was duty it was take charge of the veaarl in and ought to bure ported too. The element of un- My boats were dus to my passengers," and 1 Madras on the fourth puge

paid some money, and out of that sum he was this: Would this accident have scarred if it out of Shanghai and Swatow, and to a form certainty in the present case was equally intro um auro no one will dispute that, to receive $15 After that he put the money had not been for the amoke of the Beita? The which duty he was no doubt competent. But dood by the Tena berae.f. When the drs s36 The Quran's Advocate provectăzi tu sny that An inquest was hold yesterday upon the in a driver, and weas ant, leaving the first de dense emote in which the Bond was enveloped it was put clear why Mr. Kofod should take the Runa's bright light, it was probable that he was entitled to make use of every piece of body of a scanuman pained Frederick Ankers, befendant in the shop. First defendant could could nos exempt her from obeying the rules command of the veesel, why he should fad it the officer of the watch on board the Rown sawy dence given in the box to show that the longing to the steamer Afrion, who met his take the money whenever he liked. Stated he of the road and following the ordinary lass of ficccssary to go up with the Captain on the that of the are also, And when he now it be Ros's witnessun were not in a position to form death in copaquenes of falling on his temple did not know Yoong mah-yow, but might have navigation. Her being envespertin taisi deuse bridge, unless he was positively sure the officer must base pat bis belu to starboard, which a clear judgment. There now remained the en an iron bolt on the deck, Some words are a keen him, also stated he did not know that cland had not only provented the 4ee from we of the watch was not fit to do the datios, or he would account for the fact that be appeared to question how the ships came apart. Two of between bini and a fellow seaman named Self. Yong-inah-yow. lived in the same street as bising ber, but had atau prerouted her from seving had not trust in the Captain. No doubs Mr. be under a starboard bein. That starboarding the Ron's witncence frankly editilted that the when they grappled with each other-pceliminown family.

them; and thus the ellision was not inevitable Kofod was fully competent to pilot the steamer, Listhelun, was wrong his duty as well as that went astern, and this was supported the sad resalt to Ankers above described. It did not think he was defiolent ay to fighting, both falling on the deck, with In answer to Mr. Wetton, witness stated he batentirelydus tothe Rong. Hnt she was not only but from what occurred, it seemed I was of the Ave was to port. Then when the two by clear evidents on the part of the dra. Demory. Ia at fault in regard to the smoke. There were vi-ry utch in the position of the Ouptala. Allostela were, within half a mile of each other Naturally the Rauz being tapped by the did not appear that any blow had been struck positive be did notony that second defendant said ous circumstances in the case which atrack the greed that there were only 20 seconds between at the outside, it may have been nearer, the collision fell into a paralle bine with the en either side before the accident, and a verdict he gave the first defendant the $50 He under learned gentleman as most peculiar, and which the alarm and the accident, and it would seem, green light of the fiona anddenly burst out, dva, and the two bamped together by the of accidental death was returned.

stood the Best defendunt to say that he paid indicated other and far graver faults. He would almost impornible et that supremo momout to and a collision at once became probable. Hero, heave of the sen The grudasily the $50 to the sound defendant Is qnits cer-whew beyond slightest don't that the Kona know what the Ava din or what she did not do with an ingenuity which did him credit, his drow back and got clear, because she thin the first defendent said it was just muraide had not men fit to conduct the ship that for But Mr. Kofod was able to bring his eyes on the learged friend hat sugansted that when the and boou against the paddle box which made the lave he was robbed Yoong mabyer was corony's storbo bad buen acas to pa with oompies, unil see the course in flut aliort spacefies the town's green light the Ava's red the bolts in her This was perfectly constant one; he could identify with others. He did not any Captain not fit to take charge of her. He did not of tire, and to go on to the bridge and for in light was probably sees from the Home. In with the other facts. One old imagine that Yeong-mab-yo, who had him by the left wish to sit imputations which he could not stinkt that the ten was starboarding. It that case the obvious duty of both was to stop that if at the time of the collisipa the der hed arm, was the man who robbed bim, said it was support, but he could support this, and hosted increible that all this could be done and reverse. To talk of the Ava's atarboarding any head-way on her after this first collision another who beld his right arm. The second wished to press this so far as he could, con in twenty exode, in which the story could not at the last moment was nonsense, when the she would have gone farther ahead and received defeudant said first defendant was his sidering the melancholy circumstances and lose be told, and then be gape to the Whol and tries fault the Bona's. It was to inalt their druge further astern from the padda-box. employ; he had paid bin $50, and that he of life. He could show that from beginning to give it two or three turns. There was a oir common sense to say the due should bave done No doubt after the collision both vessels wers informed him $15 wero his own; he pat it in the to end thero was the grasses want for, that he had only just time to get to the cabin basis, to stop and reverse. How were they to The damage doar to the Rone was such as to cusistance mentioned by the chick orgineer anything but what the rules told them to do, in imminent danger, as both might be sinking. drawer, and told him he could take it whenever compotenay, and skill possible, he liked,

His Lordship: You do not propose to call door, which showed how little interval abere enter into uice calculations at sneh terribly sink her, but not before about 50 minutes had Teong-unieyow, called, stated be is a lever further vikueses P

was. Kr. Kofod also stated that he saw three close quarters The 18th rule imposed upon depend, and such damage was probably done dere living is Tong-man-lane. He knows the The Acting Queen's Advocate said he was lights, whereas the evidence clearly showed the dea and upon the Bona (if at that time by the tearing away of the tunelions of the two defendants. First defendant lives in Taugarging from the evidence when put together. that the dra struck the Ronn on the portide, she saw the dva's red light) precisely the same paddle-box, together with, perhaps, a plate or man lane, and the second belongs to the Movie of the most estadordinary things he had so that he could only have seen the red light, duty, namely, to stup and reveras. And here, two. Thus the water would rush in, but not sing shop in Endicott-lane; does not know ever known was that the din abould be com- and Gallaginus said he only saw that light. The with reference to the question whether it would as it would through a grout holo in bur pelled to come into Ouárty and stand an action statement that it was prudent on the part of luvs been a prudent cardare for the Ama to siño. The loaned counsel then proceeded Mr. Rozaris asked his Worship if he could for damages on suck n jouse as this. If the the Captain to carry as much sail as he could stop and reverse under the circumstances, le to quote the authorities on which he relied ;→→ ask this witness notions to condrat the caso, ont adfitted as they had done that the duale adiowed that very little value was to be would say that he know of nothing to show that The gases of the Hangerton, the Admiral Bazer had its lights huroing, how could they bring laned on the evidence of this witness. The steamer was not bound at all times to be comboth discussed in Lowndes's Collisions), the und bis worship assented,

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the the steamer into cons waen only seen by them- evidence of Gailaghan was then advertel to, pletely under comment. Every stepship whe- Test, the Fenham, Pritolurd's Digest, the Jeneys Titness stared he was plaintiff in

case selves when 300 feet off. Did it liu in his learn and it was pointed out that he testified that thet ander sad or not, was considered as a vessel und Earl of Elgin (u case which be thought very against the first defendant for the sum of ed friend's month to come here and my Wear Kofod and the Captain went up together under steam, and if the steamer placed herself similar to this one), the Rob Roy, the Ula, and 3550, which he sought to reddver as damages for have been guilty of negligence, not having seen so that it appeared tolerably clear that the lab-out of command by carrying sails, so that she the Caladta and Emma. He added that he dit a wilful foise sumage made by defendant against the steer admittedly till within 200 feet; ter took the command of the vessel out of bis could not wantstre or a safely as otherwise, not think throughout the whole of the cards the witnças. On the evening of the 30th April, we were going through the water anveloped by nads. Pissing to the evidence of the chief thes the carrying sails was wrong. If with her there would be found one where one steamer Mah-asty came to him and asked him to get a cloud which virtually made as a ship without incery, the learned counsel remarked that it saily set it was impossible for the Rona to stop having at and stopped was found to blame worcu in act as watchmen on board a ship. lights and without leak out, bat we bring pan was singular that there should not always be a and reverse, then that was another fault to add nice rou into full speed by another, and that In the House of Conious lust aghi, Mr. He sent them off accordingly at 6 o'clock, to answer for the damages, though we do not sufficient at below to buy and reverse. This to the category of those which he had already for the simple reason that the same rule applied Grant Duff, replying in Sir Stafford Northcote, and on the morning of the 1st May the know anything about the affair except from and he done in 6 to 8 atconds if five men imputed to her. She was bound to stop mu to bath at the same distance. The actual said that the Duke of Argyll was considering the watchmen came back, and on the same yourselves." If they had seen the four father were engaged in it; but unaided it would take reverse, and the Asa uns bound to consider damage was the effect of opsed, and whatever the question of grashing a retiring prasion taevaning Mah-a-ty same and said the two away and taken due steps, it taight be compre- the chief caginger half a minute, a circumstance then: the manure which she would exauta, was done wrong to bring the vescia into a editational officers, and that His Grace was watchmen were to go os board again. They hensible that the des Lud misted them; but which he said showed the aystein on which the If his learned friced was right (and he thought dangerous position, the daty to stop and re- The dolinery of the Dalis Press from this office com.ouly awaiting despatches from India haring went, and were sent back by Mah-a-ty, who they never saw her, so that not only did the vessel was worked, and in coudinding bis re he was) in the conjecture that at this half talle verse was paramount.

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the ressel which did the damage, except us the passive instrument, or that the Tuna did not run into bernt fait agad. If, then, the spend af the letter had been reduced from 10 or 11 Snots.

MR. SWINHOE'S LAST PAPER ON HAINAN. BEGINS TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE TEE ISLAND,

We left Hollow barbour at 5.15 pm, and anchored outside the bar of the Foochin river

in approached they lesson to 4) and 4 fathonis,"

carefully watched. From the anchorage Poo-

The learned counsel having closed his argu. Considerable alterations as to the digitonald him to go-to Wosg-a-foon and ask for payable mielend the Ava begira with, the Cap-on extraordinary that the owner of the Bona light, it did not require any nice calculationsment are Mt. Drumwoud Laving uplied un of the natal forsen, stationed in India sua case for the ten watchines. He wont to the wharftain is running his steamer with the wind very sould attempt to fix their vessel's Fante upon to show that if she had ever labkened her new points raised, the Court reserved judgment, templated, and it is probably that Bombay will, and 6w him there, and asked him for payment, early aft, he knows that he is berning aboma dva, netbuy could show nothing to disprove speed there won'd have been to content. The the learned judge informing counsel that no- be the future naval head quarture. The con and followed him to the Mowsing shop. The inably dirty coal, and that from the wake of bis the presumption that they were guilty of the dva would have had time to have got stera way tice would be givtu when a decision was arrived tribution for India will be incressed to £70,000 firat defendant went into the shon, and he can engines a very great deal of it. there being enesest negligence, and that the whole disaster fairly on her, and if the Bons had struck her t

Obituary-General Pennefather..

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The reusinity portion of the arguments will LONDON, May 12th,

The Court here adjourned to the 30th inst.)For it could not be preterled that the 4 was be given in detail to-morro#. pay; be sent his son, and he was also refused, or was bound to know. He also knew and had

Before the argument of the Acting Queen's Judgment has been given in the Dyoe Som-and be was then charged by the first defendant told the court that the effect of the foresail her case. The appeal in the Belashapore suit with robbing him of $15. The ouse came on which he lispt sit ww to throw the smoke down Advocate was rouumed yesterday, the Captain is disoiseed, the Jadges holding that title to in the Police-court, and the first defendant was on the ana, where it would go in one continuous of the Rond was roualled to place it formally on THE expedition of Mr. BABER, of H.B.M. the property, has not been established, but the fuel 248, by the Magistrate, for making a willine along the surface of the water, so that racord in his evidence that the chief oficer of

to 5 or 6 or 4 the And would have had muuy Conenter Service, to Nangchang, will the

ring suit has been allowed, the fat false charge. tess then laid a claim it there would constantly be a mass of smoke the liona was lost. qunt of liability of Government being a

the Summary Jurisdiction Opari against the enveloping the ship on the starboard bow. first defendant for B350 durages for the false There re two reuelics which be wight with his address. With regard to the plan of samed that it never ocurred to anybody at 8.30-th vesing Do-tho-navigation

The Arting Queen's Adrocute then proceeded mutes to get under atern way. But it -object of ascertaining for noelf and for point hit to be ascertained.----

Mr. Wbe the manner in which foreigners are

charge. Defendant there appeared and still have adoptoël. He might have taken down the Row's deck, which he had put in, it was a his experiened in parcow isaters, timt anything from Hollow to Poochin I quote from t

-board the luna, not evan to Mr. Kofod, wän all POLICE INTELLIGENCE persisted in his statement that witness had the foresail or have diverged from bis course. matter of indifference to his arga neut whether treated in the interior of the country, is

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robbed bim. He was put in the witness bux, There is nothing that scamion know better than it was correct or But, for he bid the Captains of the kind was to be done. Now if all that Mr. Daville: Proceeding along the count from somewhat suggestive of an amusing ance-

BEFORE F. W. MITCHELL, Esq. and swore to it, and was then giver inte ens that if they baru dirty smoke which obscures evidence of the fact that the bridge was behind Katod had said was trae; he must have had how to the custward atem pansing the vil

tody for again perjuing himself with wilful the view they are bound to take steps to have the funnel. There was also an awning what he said he did in 53 seconds, le ma-t ---PBZJURY."- doto told of-good King ChaLLES II. In

lage of Paikabt (the eastward boundary of more than accoude. He could not have done Haibane Bay), the land frous a large and dep The ouse in which Wong-a-foon and the false evidence. First defendant made the same adfeur look out. The Oaptain, therefore, should the bridge, and there were wide paddle bores order to give a "poser" to the Royal Society, master of the Mawsing shop in Endicoti-lane, statement at the Summary Jurisdiction Court clearly either have taken down the foresail or at each and trendier 8 or 9 for above. The bave had moce, or what he said was not true.bay, with the month of a shallow river at taa hoad nearly lost in the sanda. The Pagoda at which was just budding into importants are obarged with giving wilfrit false evidence as at the Police-court on the 4th instant, but goas a lit in to the right or to the left to keep bridge. The argument that he based na this at anggoring be bad only 20 or 30 seconds, Poesbin is in sight from a short distason ont es a scientific body, that humorous monarch on Wong-a-foon by Trong-mah-row for $250,

in the summary Jurisdiction Court, in a claiza cannot repeat the words exið altagether. the smoke away front the lights. Nothing was was, that if the look-out man bud not been do.stili before that it was the duty of the officer of

За планет proposed to them the problem why it was curse on yesterday.

to Mr. Wotton, witness said belter knows than this, and the omission to ing his duty it was impossible for the officer of the watch who had command of the vessel to aide Hoilor. The laud does not ran due cut ha knew the first defondant and also take the precaution was inorensed in culpa the watch to assist him. He might by peering But it be did not sen it, was it possible that a

aineken bis speed when he saw the duo's rediit gonth ward; the ship's weree after clearing (as the chart shows, bet beads slightly so the that a live fish in a bunket of water weighed Mr. Wotton appeared for the defendants. the second. defendant woll, but was not bility by the fact that thus accident took place round the founol or going on top of the pahile

Mr. Rotario, the interpreter at the Suur-on speaking terms: The first conversation in the Formosa Obanne, dirently in the line of box have obtained a new, but from where he stea per could come within 300 or 500 feet of wobeying for ten miles, Hot off to less than the surre fish whou dead. Numerary forisdiction Court, worn, protiuced he ever had with firat defendant was the time cominunication in which a number of vessels stood he could not have soob a elesr look-out 4n object (it might have been a rock-it might f wurde E. S. Tho distezce from Hoihow to ous rory interesting theories were suggested the depositions of the Police. Court en on the P.&O.E. N. Co.'s Wharf about the art, running, and was not on the open ocean, all round as he ought to bave bud. Then it

have been a les-aliore) without seeing it. If so, being from the anchorage at Hofhow betwest Pouchin is shorter than given on the bart; on the subject, when at last one practical which the plaintiff Yeong-nub-yow claimed watchinen's wages. If the first defoudant said and consequently he had nothing but Previ was found that with the exception of the four it went be, ta set aside the whole of the rules 20 and 21 miles by the ship's run. The cound- damages against the now first deisadint.he intimately knew him. it would be untrue. dence to treat to to keep him clear of accident. English beers and engincora the erow assist intended to ensure precaution, to reduce them mener of the Society thought lo might as Wong-a-foon: The first witness called in that It might be true on his part it be asid he did He, however, hauge up this curtain of smoked only of Chinese and Manila-men, and theas to a mere nullity, unless that steamer were held toga deepeni towards the north-east of Holton well try the experiment before speculating case at the Summary Javindiction Court was t know him. Did sot know whether defeud and goes on trusting to Fae; thus entirely men were not the class of people, who, indging to blame. The duties imposed on the two re-occasionally 7-fathums when abreast of Pit- harbour, the lead giving 5 and 6: fathome, and upon the supposed results, and found that Maha-ty. He having been duly declarad, ethiodant had money on him when he asked for the misleading any vessel he might encounter, and from what was known of then, were to lacls were correlative, as one might say, diffe- oh and slopt half a mille off euge. The fos fish and bucket of water weighed precisely defendant as compradore's runnor and water

that bar was in the employ of the now first watch men's wages. Whon by left defondant it putting it out of bie own power to remody a trusted to keep à vigilant and proper look-out when she saw the Rona's green light the latter about half-the distance to Poochin the depth is

rentiated. The Ava was bound to suppose that was at his sbor, and he came down to the inachance: The learned counsel could not Taus, in addition to the fact of the smoke, the the same, whether the fish were alive or for the Mew-sing abop, of which the first de Prapa. The watchman told him to go zway, copceive a greater osen of negligence, bat yet crew were not of such a clasa as to be expected I saw her rid one. He had already dealt with very regular at 5 and 6 fathoms. As Pocchiz dload. Mr. WADE seems to have acted in fendant is the master. He was sent by his and he went. Did not come back part of the it was not such as was to be found noticed in. to show extreme vigilance, and on board the the facts of the collision as put forward on the latter being the depth at the nuchorage. a similarly practical manner with regard man as netrauts on board a British bark in the and fore they saw him thora, they would be arisen usinge. The ragnations as to lights wat of vigilance which trigue le rated to iated by the witacraes on buurd the dea, and Muucrons fishing-stakes are set up on the ataster to Yeong-mab-yow, to engage two watch. way, and it four persons were to come forward the books, simply because it had probably never steamer there was nothing to supplement that other side, bo would now consider "then as re- to the disturbances which frequently take barbour, and that he saw them off, and that on saying what was not true. What the second and look out provided by the admiralty were exist. Ao to the acte done on board the Ave, compare the two accounts.

sanda long the coast, which necessitated His Lordship said neither of the learned off the month of the river it runa very the following day, the $1st April, the two defondant stated at the Summary Jurisdiction malo a complete force of Everything should bis learned friend had forgotten apparently place in the sountry, when foreigners prosent ateb mon bring fulfilled their service. Yasas Court that he did not know him, is not tre be done to dgable these lights to be seun on fartist a precisely similar duty lay on the Rondonsel bad dealt with the hypothesis of both shallow in places and the lead minst b canful look out and quick steering to avoid. themselves at comparatively out of the way ma- you went and demanded payment from He knew him: so it must be Ealso when he as possible consistently with the weather; but and up the dre. He had forgotton that be reesela being in fault, places. In common with other foreign off. Maha-ty, the first witness, and he then sent said before that he never knew bit be meant the case was made wors than that which is cause the Rees chom to envelope berwell in u The Acting Queen's Advocate maid bir cone Į skin Point boro N.E., the left entrance to cials, dic has been repeatedly informed by all he rideses the first witness are as far as He has known him before, has spoken to him, that is, the case of a vessel going wider a fogliered from the duty otherwise cast upon her. he was infallibly let into it. From the mo. of the entrance is a well defined gap cut out him to the Sist defendant in this case. This he never had any money transaction with bin perially provided for in the Admiralty rules, loud of smoke she was not on that secourt was that the du did no wrong, or if she did the river S.E. about 1 bailes. The appenance the Mandarins that foreigners up country he can recollect in the Summary Jurisdiction has lived in the game house with him for one She does not in that case canse her own invisi Precisely the same duty lay upen sach when went they saw the amoka they had don: every of the low land, gradually insreasing in height behave in a way to offend the natives, and Court. The plaintiff was then culed, ramed and a half year.

bility, but even then she is bound to slowly they came within sighting distance. It follow thing they were bound to do, and up to the last towarda Poochia Point. The Pagoda is on the has been act to solve the problem why it is Teong ma-yow, he being dals, declared elso In answer to Mr. Razario, witness stated and ring bells to give warning of her posied from this that the and was boond to assume moment. everything done by the Roma in highest point, jast made the lund, about 450 stated that on the evening of the 1st of May whenever he met the second: defendant in the tiou This vessel did worse, enveloping herself that the reaaet she was meeting would follow wrong. If the Rone was tacked into the smoke feet high. We only remained a Poochin 13 that this always happens; but he has probe met the first defendant in this case street he always passed the compliments of the in a denes use of her own greation, so that the rule of the road. Because her side-lights (when all the efficere night as well have gone hours, a had uct time to sound the Bur ferred to try an experiment for himself, and at the P. & G. wharf, and reqncated payment day.

her lighte could not be soon by aty vessel could not be seen from the dra it did nos fol- to bed), and pursued the Ava ut 10 kuota, giving thoroughly, bat in the cutter and gig wo took for the two watchmen. Some angry worde in a certain sense that experiment has been passed and a quarrel ensued; this continousi all watchmen in hindicott-lane did not know him preceded review in detail be ev dance sails might have concealed her lights and put 4 was bound to asume that the rules would obtained was five feet at about half ebb. Tha In answer to Mr. Wotton, wiloese stated the coming along. The sand gentleman then law that she could see nothing of the Ava ber bor no chance of getting out of the way, still the two lines of soundings, and the least water extremely satisfactory. Mr. BARER pro the way from the wharf to Endienti Lane, and before this affur

given by the Rona, which be éharacterized she might have had a clear view of those of the be followed. If the dea had done anything at Pilot informed us that the ship would cross it.. cided to Nusgehung with a Consular pass uul they reached the abop of the now first The case was then remanded til this day as sufficieatly inconsistent and contradictory dea. According to the couraca of the two vessels, solutely wrong she was of course to blaine, but at certain tides, and said that the deeprat anter port, behaved himself in the most exemplary pow said he stayed eataide, A disturbance en-

defendant who went in the shop Yeon-ma

in itself to have út vate, warmed the owners they would naturally cross very nearly at the the only moment at which she ascertained that was over towards the north bank inside there Corporal Campbell charged a Uttaaman with of the ship against bringing the case into spot of the collision, or a little North of it, and the Rona bad not followed the rules was wher is a capital anchurage in 3 or 4 fathomus." manner, and was duly stoued and mobbed, sued, and a private watchina came and drove atealing a bag of beans from a passage boat Com, and forcing the dis to fight a cine at an angle of 13 to 15 degrees. Thon what the she saw the green light, and then it was her Toochin is in the Wenchang district, and about These results will doubtless be heard of with bim away. Yeong-mo-row wid he did not called the Y-los, laying alongside the atoa mor founded on a complats ignus fatus. We offer of the dra saw was exactly what he clear duty to get ons of the way, and she did treaty wiles by laud from the capital. The sozuething of the suran satisfaction us that fires defridan, be merely asked him for pay-anna knowing it to be stolen. The case being ing what they called reling; the Captain in covered 2 points on to port bow, and it was senident itself ie, the speed of the Loma.

coumit any rabbery with violence from the ad, and these boat people with receiving found that the Captain and pilot wero di might be expected to see. The smoke was, dia-it. He would not consider the cause of the town is situated on the north bank of the river with which an esperimental Ohersist observes ment of the two watchmen angry words, took prozed against thom, the first defendant was bed sick; and we found this carious regulation clear thus apon the courses giver that would Thero would have been as injury if both bad village, A Police Magistrate or Seuntun and near its mouth, and is simply a large fishing- the ovolution of Chlorine, or some other phiée and a disturbance ensued, and on the 3rd sent to two months' hard labour, and the three that whenever a light was seen the whistla was be about the bearing of the Rows for a cousi been going at the same speed as the Aru, which a ukweg (Naval office) have the control of squally objectionable bat interesting gas. May be sent his son to the defendant's house boat people were fined $5 cach

to bo blown. Such a regalation might or might derable distance on the A's course. Now the was a passive body.. This was shown clearly it. Its small barbour is resorted to by trading for the money. Shortly afterwaida - his sob when the proper ingredients have been come in the custody of a lakong, and pointed

not be proper, but it carried out the Captainoor bad stated that about the time be ascer- by the evidence of the dva witnesses, and also junka in place of the exposed anchorage at Rol The two Chinese charged by Captain Moore, world on such a route bave very little peace, stained the cloud to be the smoke of a steamer by what could not be the eircumstances of the now during the dangerous typhoon weather in bined to produce that result. Thore is no him out, and he was then arrested and brought of the Japanese abip Owari, with defranding lighteware constantly being seen, and appeared he ought to have ge her three lights (unt for use. He had a right to rely on the position of sommer. The fishing jos of the place, se of thing more reassuring to the human intellect to the Central Siation, and at the sharge-bin in the weighing of rice on board, came on in fact every five mantes. If the Captain of the smoke), and there was no doula that he was the wounds or balea in the side of the dad, and several of the neighbouring ports pursue the room the first defendant charged him within, and after the evidence of the chief the pilot nabed on deck on every such occa- right n assuring this. Ho was not acting on the fact that the stem was absolutely un large whale of the China sons (Blacoutera than the regular suppence of cause and effect; the rubbery by violence of 315 in silver cficer, the Japanese supercargo, and the godown sios, it was evident they nast have very little in the dark he must know that the steamer toarbed. His learned friend bad said (and he Swinbcii, when it visits their waters in the and had Mr. Bans beau respectfully treated, The next witness called, Hogaye, who and offoe coolfe of the Opiness owner of the rice, confidence in tacir vicers. The officer on must be either a steamer going away from bin listened with neiderable surprise) that a early spring. Its flesh is eaten, its fat is boil. it would have been a source of disappoint-statelt he was on duty on the 3rd May in the were setit to six months hard labour, and dr. and in cases of ordinarily meeting lights to only crossing at a very ponto cogic. This was strike into the soft iron, na he called it, of the

was a private watchman at Rudicole-line, the defendante, Cha-a-how and Choy-a-yan, wateb is supposed to be a ocmpetent person, or coming towards him, and if crossing at all, weseri poing at an enormous rate of speed coulded into oil, and its hones used for manure. ment, just as a total absence of anything, between 6 and 7 o'clock in the evening, dered to find security not in one householder, take charge and guide the vessel in the proper the necessary result of his knowledge of theson Roxa, without receiving a scratch on her stons Poochin kept in two or three fathoms about 1

At 1 am. (April 8th:) we weigbe), and leaving noticeable, or an unexpected explosion, formsund that he heard a noise of quarrelling by in $50, for twelve months,"

coures. It was a singulur circumstance that formation of the coast, He could not suppose or on her starlibard side, while this ane soft miles off the land round, Ingpow, when the a most unsatisfactory conclusion to a careful persons coming in from the Praya to the înár,

there should be a rule that everytime a light was that the vessel was gois ginto the rocks, for there iron could make a hole on the port side through woandings quickly deepened to 7 fathers. operation in experimental chemistry.

seen the Captain should be oiled up. At any was nowhere to go to, nor coming from the which a man could walk. If that were so, then There are several reefs of rocks close to the (Continued from the 1st Page.)

rate the pilot and Captain were in their room rocks, for there was nowhere to come from.there was an end of logic. The case of the Gee point, the rost dangerous of which are above The only question is, now that the point

when the whistle was blown. Unfortunately, Therefore, the steamer must have benn ad- lang, which had been referred to, was singularly the water boat three cables from shore in a has been established, what steps are to be taide the slip, which he turned away, He The German steamer Scdont reports left those brase men who stuck to the ship were randing in the position in which he rightly insppropriate, for there the other vessel, the line with Fonelin Pagoda B.8.E.We staéret taken to put an end to the xirting state of us you go hom the lane to the Prays, and at 7 pm, anchorad till next morning; had o

dispersed the two disputants Hear Young Chinking on 25th May; arrived at our not here, and, therefore, slut, took place imagined she was. Under these e resmetges Glimi, was admitted to be built of soft pine, and N.E. by E. which took us to Hainan head, tust be very much left to coujetare.. du Temple did what he was instructed to it was never argued that uncb injury would be distant about three miles, keeping abo affairs. There is the recent proclamation, fitat defendant go out the opposite diren derate S.W. winds throughout. On the 25th Whether the officer on watch saw a light or du, not by the printed rules, but by the caseskely to be done to the Geelong's stew. Berite, 1 miles from the lami. Hainan Head or Gap which it is supposed will work wonders by intion to the Quran's Road. Another watalama used steamships deantha and Jangleze of B be light at all: whether the look aut decided ander them, sue of which made it there were marks ou the Gasluge stem, that si-moon is a sandy point about 900 feet high. calcating respect among the masses, but if witges evidence, save that he did not disperse steamship Colombo.

was also called, and ke corroborated the last Targabout. The same day off eksen the was mialed-ull this is left to pure conjesture, necessary whenever you are anosrtain as to the cases were not at all parallel. The Geelong with a reef of rocks running N. for 13 miles, and we could only commença with what took the direction in which a ship in moving, to port was going very show, but it was monstrous to nearly the whole of which are from two to four the attack on Mr. BABER took place sub. the crowd.

place according to the evidence of the living your helm. Although he did not actually see suppose that a vessel going full speed and cut-feet above water. The pilot passed elose to, sequent to the issue of that document, it cer In answer to Mr. Worton, witness stated be The British steamer Abbotsford reports left mes. The whistle sounds; the Captuit and the red and green lights as he would have done ting 15 or 16 feet into another could come out leaving them on our right band, and the "chow. bad given as trRe a statement of what evilence Chinking on the 24th May, had foggy weather pilot rush on deck. From the deck they go. Ims for the sake, still from the cones it again with her stem uninjured. It mnet have chov was tremendous. It would be very un tainly does not seem that very much good is was given in the Sammart Jurisdiction Court and light winds the most of the passage. uccording to the Captain, almost together.perfectly clear that they were meeting Aurly bear a considerable speed which would make her enfe or any vessel that does not answer her likely to result from it. It is not, however, on the 27th, se he could recollent. Young-ma

Now what did the Captain say?. He does not say end-u. There was and caus in which it had out 15 or 18 feet into the Jena, and as the love bel quickly to attempt the passage. From quite clear whether the issuing of the pro-Mah-a-ty, was then called. Whets witnesses Glasgow on 8th December, bad strong West of the plot, and the pilot who had taken upon within two points, But if he should not have on a motionless body, would it not happen that to the rocks. I conclude that this must be a The British bark Annie Main reports left augthing of the officer of the watch, but guly been decided that the word "ahead" meart of inpunt was pakalated to be 97,410 sous the anxiety displayed by the pilot to keup close yow was called first, but did not give evidence. climation was not the result of this very were giving evidence, he is compelled to use and S. gales to Madeira; after which light bimself the conduct of the vessel, who represent-seen the red and green lights, it was more pre- the nilier vessel would be cut in two, and dis-anall channel between the land and the sand experiment, as there are no dates to inform many words to get from them an answer, and winds to the Equator, ornared on February 8th ed himself as so cool that he was able to look and bable that be should have seen the red culy. appear like a phantom? This was the cave in luuks to the northward. What they calf Muck. s; and if this is the ches, this somehe at ull-times gives every word said. The in lat. 19 W., bad from thence moderate See the direction of the vessel, is seen throwing and in that case it was still more clearly bis the collision between the Amazon and the lantow is the bighest land above Du points alop watchman in bis evidence said he drove bous trades to 27 S., after which to the meridion of up his arms and crying out, "Oh, my good duty to port. Therefore, under all the con- Ogrey, where the latter sank immediately, and ing down to Cap-sin-tuon. Before rounding what original step sould appear to have away from the shop the defendant went up the Cape of Good Hope had N.E. winds, and God-one could only conclude from that sectoral circumstances whether he was uncertain, the former very shortly afterwards. Also, in we had 9 to 10 fathoms, close to the rocks 3 been turned to good account. Of the fart, the lane, and the plaintiff went down the bill. Easterly to loue. 50 B., had then S,W,winde that the moment they came on the bridge was for whether be know be ought to see either the the case of colision between two of the Bombay tathous, and afterwards 7 to 8 fathoms about however, that a vast amount of very upjustice to the charge room, and made to Head, nade on April 3rd; and N.E. winds to Captain says nothing, but the pilot throws up duty to part, and be dit do. Therefore up one of the witnesses used that very expression. Fastyen on the chart are not in existence, and Inspector Duggan stated the first defendant to St. Paul's; fresh E. and S.E, winds to Java almost the moment of actual impact. The red and green or only the red light, it was his and Bengal & N. Company steamers, where two miles from the end. The two islands marked fiable annoyance is heaped upon foreigners paint that he had bees robbed with vinence. Aujer, where bud a goatinuation of baffling bis hands, seeing the other vessel directly upon to the time of the collision bis red light was and aid the vessel which was lost was cut in the Taya islands must be much further to the who proceed to certain parts of the interior. That be did not know the names of the parties, winds, and was detained some days. From him. If there was nothing except the blowing opposed to the other abip, sud now the 16th two, and disappeared like a phantom. Noeyst than laid down on the charr, as they were there cannot be any doubt on the part of the bat he could point them out. Inspector Dag thence to port and W.sbd . W winds. of the whistle to call the Captain and pilat up, rule no longer appliet, because, no ho should doubt the dou would kivo passed clearly wror it to be seen from cur unet-head. The seast Pexin Authorities, and it is clearly their gachen said he could send a laborg, and sent

it seemed to the learned counsel very strange show, having exhibited his red light the risk the Rond, and cut her in two, and no one, but nothing occurred that nights on the The American ship Elizabeth Cushing reperta that they should at once lave hurried up on to was determined. After this he did nothing to more would hate heen weep of Lue. There Pagoda a plainly to be seen over them. Out- is a series of white sand-Lille, and Poschin duty to take stops to put an end to this state morning following Yeong-mak-yow was brought left Card for 10th January, bad strong Wes the bridge. It seemed to him that the blowing coatose the other suip, and even if the latter would have been no further collision, nolade, a long reef extends about seven miles off

to the station by a lakong, arcompanied by the terly winds and N.E. trades; droged the qua- of the whistles took place only when danger had shown the least shadow of vigiance the time to jump ou firet defendant, and he made to charge thattor on February 9th in long. 27 W.; had ch occurred, and that they knew when they heard penliarly brilliant red light of the dog meat And would not

the denk of the Ana, the land for 20 miles in a southerly direction. to claim all ble advantages of being admitted the primer ba was charging had with others rain and palme and S.E. tendon well to the ft that something very special bad arisen. I have been seen. It wasn hight of peculiar consume if she had ent 15 or 1 foot into fro Hainan Head, with

the result have been the There is a village called Sichos, about 9 mites into the comity of nations, without taking obbed him with violence.

Southward had then variable winds to crossing undoubtedly bad a startling effect on the ruction, and could be seus three miles off, and the Bone? Why that was eatting her in two, about it. The land from Hainan Head runs liile cultivation way of the responsibilities. It is a perfectly asid the first hus, suit then only, defendant 16th March, CO days cut, in lat. 41.30 S.; from pers: Gallaghan cams up at once, and as

To the Court, contin sing bis evidence, witness the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope on the whole ship. The Engineer seized his slip placed high up at the extremity of the bridge is | She would smash ap is a woment: there would S. 16 miles, ending in a point with a double reasonable request for make of any nation in the Summary Jurisdiction Court, was called thence Westerly winds and rain, with thick fog: before noticed, it had a decidedly stailing thos porting his bulas, if the officer of the des falhat would be withdraws; she would be tiefer Torcon, there being no mountain on this came towards them shining like Bries. After ha no oohesion in sr. That weich kept berhill called Moufoo, which at first we mistook thatralem riall be iferently treated colony lie the witness grad bera haymate der fin du Wed Aprifted for days each of the Captam, and""" "pro"""""Open" "dad" "free destiny ale Vacuuming, as 14-day a part of free, and the wound gutartie : pózk marked on the chart. It que dificult to as they respect the laws of the coactries to cleared, stated on the evening of the 30th April ont; from thence had fine light airs and mode. this depended a great deal, because it would be learned friend said he ought to have beea, it bottoa like a piece of iron. It was perfertly estimate the height, as we anchored Int and which they port and behave themselves basiness be had procured for him ni the Mow to arrival: »

he bud paid $50 to the second defendant for rate breezes iron the Eastward and Southward shows from the relative course of the vessels might have been said that he misled those pa clear, then, that the Ara cosid not have been in weighed ery early, but it must be from 900 to that it would have been almost impuasible for board the Bana; but he was not. As to the notion, because the puddle-bax of the Rona 1,000 feet high. Between Haince Head and with propriety and it is not established sing shop, and that he received $15 for com

the collision to have occurred unless the belis actual distance that the smoke wan koan, his came up and struck Ler as had been shown. Mooloo there are several patobes of sod banke Leyond any doubt that such is not the case mission out of that for bimsalt.. He held the

The Ned, bark Guneral de Biers reports left of the Roux bad beco put to starboard a very learned frient had gone into calculations This part of the case he would now leave to the frot half a milo to mila off shore, and off in biz hand, and was going home to his bouse Bangkok on 19th May, had cums and light considerable time before the seoident. There which, with all déférence to him, he must say senmauship of the Assessors, and proceed to Mooloo it runs very shuhow to two miles off. in China. A new state of things ought in Tung man-Jane, and had just got out of a winds in the Gulf; after which W. and S.W. fore, in exsidering what took place on board wore extremely absurd he had gone into cal consider the steps taken afterwards. The evi- We anchored in 3 fathoms with bard sand therefore to be insisted upon, and it is satisfac-dcott-lane, when is beard a person call out his winds, the latter part of passage had rain and this vesect, it was important to understand exculations of minutes and inches to show that dance of the Bo's witnesses was not to be bottom." tory to find that the attention of the prescuta, Afoon. le stopped to see who it was, thunder squalls from the S.W.

actly why the whistle was blown. If it was na uader some circumstances the collisiou could trustel, because there must have been a terrible Leaving Mooloo at daylight on March Oth, Minister in being directed to the joint, rab yow, another person got hold of hire by when he was seized by the left arm by Teong-

an ordinary circumetence on Bret view of the got have occorrent. In the Test case it was laid state of confusion on board that vessel. Now steered a little to the easturand to get un The Ned, bark Vuforinden reports left Bang-fight, than it might be that the dvd we not down that you were bound never to sider order was preserved; there was no attempt to olling, and then altering course under direction though perhaps the recent experiment in the right ue, and snatched the $15 from bis ok on May 14th; ad S. W. winds and squally when until that moment; but if it was not blown that the orber party was going to do wrong, organise anything, the idea was sure qui peut, of the pilote averaged SSB. until abreast itself may be regarded-as-not-altogether of hand. Be raised the larm, but Yeongnab weather in the Gulf of Siam; and of the Mac- till actual-dangeran, then it was much more Thereford all these calculations were dissipated everyone imagining that the ship us to of Toneon, distant 20 miles, at I am. Toncon.

yow and the others ran away; was quite sure clesfield Bauk bad beavy rain with thunder and probable that the officer saw the white fight, but by the breath of common sense. All the times eink very much the happiest. It seems, in fact, little too Yeong-wab-row was one of them, as a bad lightning; after which bad fresh Westerly was misted by the sumoke as to the position of the and distances given by the Fronch witnesses This was shown by the fact that one was clouded over in pussing. The point is very Booner than she did is a small range of hills, the bighest of which Chinese. There was widence enough of re- good look at him for half a minute; this was wirds and squally weather to port..

vesel, and starboarded instead of porting his were expressly stated by them to be merely ap of the boats left ber in fire rainctes after the bluff, and there is deep water close to. There

of fairs. It is quite inconsistent for them

and the noise was about payment of coure money,

and the pracza who were quarrelling enterod

shop in Endrott lane, and a crowd collected

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