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"THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY"'" Fox 1870.
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The stoner, Kicangtung loft Shanghai on the 2nd inatarıb.
A telegram has been reerived from Singa pore, announcing the departure of the Acts
erios Maritimes steamer Amazone from the hove port on the 2nd inst, at 2 p., with the outward Freno Mail.
ACREEN. Straits Timoe.
THE DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 4тn
THE DARD CASE.
(Telegraph.)
1878.
|man to stand on race. He did so, and!
Mr. Henry James rofarred to the note of the the enginoor ploked up is round stick of wood plaintiff'a evi lenco the effect that one of tho The trio prettion of afairs at prescut between and struck the uriminal a stunning blow on the two onde was the doe in question, and that ho the Dutch and the Achiness, we have reason tohud. Hotion caught the quivering forms of had kept both carefully. Batrave to be as follows A high functionary tho pode artehund, opening ebe farance doors The card beut at the corners -was-liere the Resident of throw big body into the hot, seething flame. The handed by the Laird Chief Justice to the jury, Mr. Nicawhagen, who is Batavia and scoond in rank to the Governor doors were shut, the train rattled along, and and carefully examined by them.
The Lord Chief Justice mail bo folt it bis General, has gone to Acheen to endeavour to mover, until the engineer confessed the not non obtain by puncofal negotiations the end aimed his deathhed, was it ascertained what had been daty to call the attention of the jury to the It was stated on Weducaday in our report of at by the Ilutch. That and in simply the as the fate of the dead who had been in the habit cutter. It might, however be capable of
explanation. the Bankruptcy case of Choy-a-kie, that Mr. knowledgement of Dutch suzerainty over of throwing the trait off the trank.
The plaintif, Captain Olayton, was recalled. Wotton appeared for the bankrupt, but we Aobson, like all the rest of Sumatre. The Darah
Mr. Hawkins: Be good caonghetate are informed that this whe miotako, Mr. Government consider it absolutely necessary. Wotton having nothing to do with the ossc. For their preatige that they should be acknow
In the entire of the hearing of the case when you sounded the two gards to Mr. Ellis ledged mastore. That gained, nothing more
-Shortly after the notion was cominenced.
Where had you kopt the ourde P.-I carriol We are informed by the Agont of the. Pasific will be done execpt that a fort will be built at Clayton v. Jonos, the object of which was to
(Producing from his been received from Yokohama, that the steamer chiefs, Tire will be to interference with, orang bi of cheating sit card, in the Court tronacre posket a pocket-book, outside of which, Mail Steamship Company that a telegrasi hus Acheet to keep the pense and evorano unrulyover damages for libel und stander in no them in this strop Japen left that port for Hongkong on the interruption of, trade, and everything will go of Queen's-Beuch, before the Lord Cliof-Juotico bat beneath the clustio strap of the book, { fort surrendered. On this the evidenca a bold les point to some dead af.violence. Bo this
on so heretofore. The latest news at Hatavia and a specini jury, und in which the jury were
were a number of memorand They were on afternoon of the 30th vltimo, und is conse-
from Achren le anid to be that the envoy was so divided that no ordiet was toe to sue the top of the pagers, and carried them in my quently due here on Sunday morning.*
progressing satisfactorily in his negotiations, very aming passages of arms occurred. We gooket thus (patting the book into his pocket.) and that the Sultan would most likely concedo select the following:- THE PIER AND GODOWNS..
Did you ever put any mark on aither of the ull the Dutch demands, permait the building of
cardo-Certainly not. Norar. The new pier and godowns, which have now the Fort, and pay all the expense of the Fit-to the time when the difference took place. Wasing together, I suppose; under the strap F--Yes; The Lord Chief Justica.said: Now we egne Cross-examined. by Mr. Henry James: They teen completed under the direction of Blessra pedition; which, however, it was intended to air. Clayton dealing Ho was, Wilson and. Salway, arobitects and civil en-end whatever turn affairs took, it being desire. The Lord Chief Justice: Had it been in the one was ontside. They may have become fatendauna declare that there was flour and FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF form a noticeable addition to the ploto made such a display of force se will conformer deals that ho collected the cards and paratud.
engineering works in Hongkong. The pier is/uce the Achines of the utter futility of all that Mr. Pawker remonstrated 2-lt occurred out the papers, SHANGHAI,
It has bech compiled and printed at the Daily Press Office, us nsual, from the best. und most authentic kurrees, and no paine bave been spared to make the work com- pleta in all respects.
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In addition to a Chromo-Lithograph Piate of the NEW CODE OF SIGNALS IN USE AT THE PEAK;
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1,000 feet long 'by 50 wide, sad is built in the moat solid manner of Manila hardwood, which has been carefully selected as saust likely to resist the notion of gen words. This, unfortu- natoly cannot be overcoms altogether, but overy precaution has becs taken against it, the wood
resistance.
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The Defendant bring examined.
in the earlier stage of the game, my lord.
Mr. Wille : The last time that he distributed THE GALENA MINING COMPANY..the Osirds did you an that be bad the cards
(Straits Times.) Loool enterprise in the shape of Limited which Capt. Pawker ought to havo takon np Liability Companies subnot be considered to He put them at the bottom of the pick, have been so successful in the Struite 3 Yes, euch stared 5.
And then you and Capt. Parker staked P The Lord Obief Justice: I suppose I may
THE VARIOTS HOUSE FLAGA baring Leen pickled in preparition for the wish, or anticipated, and we're loath or tintake is you usually sinked the maximum ?- purpose. There are two lines of rail running considered depreciatory of aur of them. Bat Not always. I would not stake it on a sovan.
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the length of the pier on each side, so that the trucka can be kept puasing the oargo up in constant rotation. A locomotive engine to draw them is to come out from home, abort17. A shed of oorrugated iron is to be erested to the other in wet weather. This will be very handy in transhipping cargo, as one steamer can fie on one side, and the other, the opposite side
sanguine promoters and abareholders conl account to make any remark which may be
we think it is time, and more than time, to call
But it was 5s, each on the gune ?—Yea, the attention of the public, and also of Govern. And thon air. Clayton doubled-He did
rent, to some facts in connection with one of any lord,
Mr. Wills: Kaying doubled, be dealt an them, the Galen Mining O., which have formed the subject of private someof other card to suck of fon Yea, for some time back. It is now aver six moûthe J. J. Skinner, left this for Patani in obarge of considerable amount of the Company's funds, in the shape of Opium and spate, intended to set the mines going. He was heard fmodi as
How-They became arparated 5 pulling For what purpose did you garry them all this tine in your postat -o that solidy could got at them.. 1 put them up when I brought the action, and shortly afterwards gave them to my sollaltor.
The Lord Chief Justico: Did you cery thom about always ?-I did, my lord. I always had them ouder this strap.
Why did you not put them into some recepta- ole P-I do not know, my lord,
M. Henry James: Did you take them out at night ?--I did when I tong out this book.
And that you did from the lat of April bl 150 13th of July You. I swear I did."
The Tord. Chief- qatice: Mr. Blis, from
order to tire by word of mouth from an or-apparently had hell on her daó course for 10 derly officer, Captain de Beaumont, who brought a days after the 28th of November, the wheal it direct from Bazaino, Tho Captain deelarca being loose all the time. But the lag of the on his baur that he received the order from Dei Gratia shows that during the time from the Baznine, who repeated it to him twice.On the 25th of November to the day when she met the other hand, the Morahal and an side-demamp | Mary Celeste, the 5th of Documber the wind who was atanding by him aseeri that the order was more or less from the north, and that ebo given was not for the Imperial Gourd de ce was on the port tack during the whole of that retirer," but "de rester" to remain where it period. It appears, therefore, almost impossible was. The is, of course, evidence, which that the deralist should have compassed within will have to be sifted. It seems im the same time a distance hot. 7.54 El il possible under the circumstances that events on the starboard tack, upon which sho esthor of bose officers would fabricato a direct was mot by the Dei Gratia, and the obviona falsehood; and yet one or the other must have inference is that she was not abandered until mido a mistake, which, no doubt, caused grout some days, after the luat entry wnde in the log. loss to the Fringh army. But perhaps the Naturally, various thedrins are set sp lonccount most diffionit point to deside in the trial will be for this oxtraordinary series of facts, and the that of the supplies that wors in Metz when the Sinding of tire sword and the blood stains ara volradiotery that it will be hard for the Courtne it may, the foot romalus that up to the to know what to believe. That no meat was present date not a word barbour board for a to be had for some time petore, the cupitulation trace dincovorca of the captain or the orew, or is very evident from the simple fact that the the 3ndy and her child. The captain, R. 8. garrison had been killing and eating the cavalry Brigge by name, is well known in Gibraltar, post. On the other find, some officers of the hoped that by giving beauty o and nitillery horses for more than a month and bore the highest character. It can only be the circumstances come light may be thrown lard enough to feed the troops for another fort upon thie, at pres nt, most mysterious case.". night; and that if way, horare had been des troyed for food, there still remained others. to SUMMARIES OF HOME NEWS FROM be killed. Osbers of the same service, again,
THE LONDON PAPERS, firm that there was not a wook's rations of
(Daily Telegraph.) TUESDAY, 11th February, 1873, the wherewith to make bread left; that the horses remaining were dying of hunger; and General vor Roon has ordered an investign- that the great sickness of the troops rendered tion into the chargos made against HAT- it impossible to defend the place any longer. Wagener by Deputy Lasker, of trafficking in In short, if we consider the history of the derailway concessions. From Berlin we learn fenou of Mete from first to last, this trial will that the impramaior produced in that city by certainly be one of the most complicated and Lasker's speech, which took him two hours and one of the longest over known.
a balf to deliver, has been of the gravest kind, the more so that Prussian officials have hitherto boen above suspicion. The redoubtable Deputy St.stargad Prince Biror with having bad secured to him shares worth 100,000 thalore, and Flerr Wagoner with accepting 42,000 thalers and ba telped to promote, and which it appears even allions of nomfort capital, only 400,000 shalers were really subaorived.
'Did you thou see the colour of the card that; „kepee did. the plaintiff take the cards to gi7c tant is now it we end, the Russians fading that position on the directorate of the railway which cantic the cargo it be passed from one side to go since the Secretary of the Company, Me was on the top of the pack after he bud give to you ?—From, hía, troneer's 'pocket, my lord, their real advantage was in coming to an agree stood in need of some ofinial help, since, of ita
The Lord Chief Justion: How many coloure
Dr. Hessel was yesterday, at the German
of the wharf. The shed is to be 250 feet long by having arrived on the east at Putani alisafe (Curda produced.) This (pointing to a surd) save soarcely heen exceeded in severity in the have been something great to be gained if Coustinte-General, presentod, with the testi-
25 feet in width. No doubt it will prove of id- but not a line has been received from lim since, vantage; in protecting cargo, shipped ander fr.or bus there been a word heard of him. The minra, we are informed, crasbout - 20 Holt's pet bills lading, from damage by rain.
The tracks are capable of taking six tons each, miles up country, and the passage is not very psy. It was, at first supposed and and are of much value in landing such ourgolong believed that his silence was owing to the Orders for Copics may be sent to the Palyas rice, un the whole of the leaking from the road to the coust. being imparable, from the bage is saved, and can be gathered up frour the gopalay being foarled, but it is clear that could trucks The trucks carry the cargo right into have been only a temporary chetaufe. Then it the godowna, in front of which there is a fucas conjectured that Mr. Skinner was laid "P with sick aves. But oven this could bardly have airy space with platforms, which are thorough been a satisfactory explanation to the Directors, ly protected, so that the cargo can be tempo-in view of the fact that nothing was heard from rarily stored on them in perfect safety. These or of Mr. Grabar Kerr, who and preceded Mir. Skinner us General Manager of the Minas. Un- are six now goduvus, each eupable of holding der these circumstances, we cannot but think tima - Lad, usy lord. 2,000 tons, and twa old ones which will buld the Directors bare shown considerable indif. 100 tons, Eventaully it is contemplated to ference to the fate of their employés, to say t inve'uradimunodation for 20,000 tour. A feature nothing about property, in bot long ago in the works is a roof of corrugated iron, of no boving takon steps to obtain reliable in
formation as to what had happened or was. bappening. We understand that lately they have endeavoured to communicate with Patani
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RUSSIA AND AFGHANISTAN, The correspondent of the Telegraph at Petersburg writes on the 6th February
"The qucation of the boundation of Afghanis. you and Captain Fawkor a second card PI did ward frau threst ease (the packet-hook
What was it? A pink one-whitish pink.
ment with Bagland at any price. When it was From bis trousers packet P-Yea, my lord.
sd easy for the Russian Dabinet merely to take were there? Two colours, blus and pink a condemnation of gambling in terms which
The Lord Chief Justice, in euming up gave noto of what Bagland aid, and preserve silence on the question, it is obvious that there met what I call the light or pink colour.
Se Willa Did you see how be held the condemnations of the same vice by the Hong-
gave up its temporary advantages and entered onial raised to compenente him, so far as such pack P-Ten. He held them so the Suger ung Bench. Ho auid: I cannot bat express into an arrangement with England. In the avail, for the unfortunate error to my regret that two days of most valuable time jubilation that will of courts easne on ths in other garters, and through the medium of which he became a victim. The funde collected the left hand on the top card).
Now, what he dune to doul hime if a sard, should have been taken up in en louvoring to renewed good understanding, it may be possible this Rural, smarted in all to nearly 1,200,
re-establieb, if possible, the character of a ha
to get st what the designe of Russia really are and the earacet and simple proceedinste of the teline ectly what he did? Well, instead of taking a card from the top, he took one with gambler who goes out the country At present the pacific policy is predominant.
with dice in his pookeh rea-ly to play with any
forenson culminated in Dr. Hessel's touching The Golcs of this morning has a very long requeat thub a share of the money, along with a his finger from below.
The Lord Chief Justice: Take this pack in one who will play with him. I cannot but re
article on the Attrek question. It gives a bin your band, and show as in what way he did it get that those who devote themaves to the rical sketch of the furkowane and their re- andsome silver cap, which formed part of the With which finger did he take the dard from pernicions praatios of gambling, no matter tions to Persia and Russia, and claims the testimonial, should be sent to his sorely afflict- the button of the pucks P-With the first fixer teats which they may have to carry on find and politiani frontier of Persis. The valley of mites, the Lord Mayor presiding, the subaorip
what form it may assure, cannot in the coa Black River, or Kira-nu, na the ethnographical ed father in Germany of the right band...
tribunal than What colour was it?-It was blue.
nore appropriate
one the Gürgen, the next river to the north, was tions were reported as amounting to about be taken up in whose, time ought to Has you your eye on the top card the whole setting the diferences which may occur hequered by Nadir Shah, but an his death it 67,000, and a genera sebeme of distribution. tween mau and mas in the more bourable hare always made foruys on Persia, and carried Kaoxles will receive £1,000; the widow and became again independent. The Turkoman was agreed upon, acording to which w Mr. Wills: Ars you certain that the ou you puvenits of life. At the same time, I do not of captives, and have long ceseed to be nader family of the first officer, £80; while the re- aw turned up was a blue card?-I am perfect-un bus what this trial is yet of very serious her fafuence. On the contrary, the Persing maindor is divided among the survivors and the And that the one on the top was a light one importance, and any raise considerations of Government has often applied to Russia for relatives of those who perished-be brave era
great weight, for so long as the pernicious and aid against them. Consequently, in 1842, Chi- men who contributed to the mitigation of the fatal practice of gambling prevails--and un- It was an ace he turned up -It was,
tain now Count- Putintín made a naval expe- payTes eight times the 5s, stake, or E2 cach
And the result was that each of you had to fortunately it does extensivel prevail--so long alition against the Tarkoman Tirates, and in disaster not being forgotten. Some remarka
ng the committear of stabs in this metropolis is not yet fully completed, bus been extlafactory, through the Bangkok steamers, but not is scrap: There were eight time the alaka for the allow the practice of grumbling to go on in the 1859 chero was another nader Colonel Dande- the advantage of bokling ut exhibition of up. The French mai steamers Paiho, and Hoogly of information has hitherto been received abuat; double, and four times the stake for a natural, private roots of clubs, sy long us gentleinen/le. The sea coast of Persia is now protected pliances for saving ble, and on the absolute - by the Russian military nival station of Ashar sessity for securing the enforsement of a dir- have fincharged alongside, and it is nederstoodly to be feared, have been, murdered for the threw the oards down and aid I should not pay is essential that the vine shall not be aggravate the inflace of agein since 1713, whes prsecution of the Roman Catholic clergy
the two nefortrinato gentlemen who, in is great!
Did you any anything upon this?—Yes; contime to follow this fatal vice which has Ada, in the gulf of Astenbad, The Turkomuns, tinetivo distress signal at a. the French Mail steamers will shortly come sake of the property in their charge, Natives that I was not going to be svindled.
brought so many a man to niz and shame, it however, have always been somewhat under Ta the Dublin Court of Queep's Bench, the regularly to the pier.
generally find a way of communicating newa
The Lord Olief Justice: Did you advert toe by a resort to patices inconsistent with Hodja-Nelem proposed to Peter ihe Great to charged with the exercise of undue influence at The Company has two stenu cranes from all over the Peninsula, and it is very atmoge what you had seen dras-I did, my lord, the honour of gentlenes,
sonquer Khiya for him. They proffered their healway election began. The Attorney-General Messra. Taylor & Co., of Birkenhead, for landing and suspicious that nothing can be beard of the aid. Do you think I do not know the differ
services to be Russian Commander-in-Chief for Ireland opened the case against the first of presence of two Europeans in the country. We
MARSHAL BAŽAINE'S TRIAL.
in 1819 in the war against Pernia, and in machinery and other heavy articles. They are submit that activo mesures should be taken atenco between a white back and a blue back?"
the defendants on the list-the Her. Mr. Lot- the best arrangement for this purpoes that once to clear up this mystery, either by the be bad not cheated."
What did Mr. Olayton ssy to that He said (From an Occasional Correspondent of the
1820) they wished to become Rassium abjects, tas, curate of Denmore, who was accused of Telegraph.).
In 1859, by an Ambassador, the Turkowane ex having, in the month of Januiry, 1872, employ has been invented. The buoys have been fixed Directors or by Government. The expense of Mr. Wills: What more took phase P—Well,
VERSACLES, Feb. 5th. messly atentioned the valley they owned beed words in addressing his congregation whiob by a new sorew principle, which consists in an chartering a teamer to procred to Patani for I called bin. Mit sorts of us-stronglas BATE, HENDY & CO.
The preparations for Bazung's trial seam at tween the Astreb and the Gürgen, and offered were of a character to constitore undue in faepes, Mr. L. P. FISHER, 21, Mer-arrangement by which a large iron worm is be will incurred.
the special purpose would be trading, and woll language about his play.
last bedrawing to nolose, outainly not before it to the Emperor. Ae Russia had no desire according to the do. under which the proseco- elants' Exchange."
Or the Zebra right take a New York. Heaari, S. M. PATTINAIL & Co. and is thus more firmly scoured than can be the Sultan of Patani. The mines have beca asked. Cantani Pawker what to would do if he of War, wquesting that his character-might be forays, the Government has been obliged to in support of his statement.
actually screwed into the bottom of the seran up, and Captain Denison might interview He ouid, it was a serious charge to make, and elapsed since the Marabul write to the Minister fused dush offers. Bat, to prevent troubles and of the offenes allege, Mr. Fallen called evidence Dit be my anything to Captain Pawker fit in tine. On Thursday last nine months had for these wasten and deverts, she hua always retions were instituted. After giving particulars
jalta:url by my other procesO.
In 1883 it A remarkable auction for dainages, on nesount eloareil hotarea court-martint; on Friday next tabligh fertrosses on the cost. making were in his place.
Wint did Captu o Pawker say Ble shoot it will be nine months since the boot he asked founded Nova-Alexandrafike, at the entrance of of innder and libel, was partly heard before snob a thing to me I should knock him down." to be tried ; and on the 14th instant ning changed to Cape Tuk. Karagan Krasnorods in the Court of Queen's Bench: The plaintif big bands, and said "By, if any one said was refitsod, and the Government ordered him the Merwii Kulbuk. In 1845 this fortress wa Lord Chief Justice Codichury and a special jury. What did Captain Clayton say to that He months will bare passed since he gave himself was founded in 1869, and in 1870 the military wea Mr. Claytou, formerly of the Grenadier said that he was not strong enough, or that apprioner, since which time he has been past of Tank Arbat Ban was catablished in the Guards; and the defendant, Air. Jones, bud was not so strong--or words to but effect, closely, gourded by fire scarius by day and Bikban Mountains, and in 171 the post of charged him with creating at cards while, along Did Captain Tawker wak if you were far twelve by night, and watched, zot i be a Tobikislay at the mouth of the Altrek. with a Captain Parker, they vare travelling you had made no mistake-Be ked me if
Russia ever wanted these tortitorice, it could was certain, and I said I was perfectly carlin
get them directly from the Turkomans, with- out baving to make secret realice with Persia" Did you pay your stake ?—I did not. Did Captain Pawker 7-Hy did. What became of the cards then ?----Quptain Pawker collected the
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, APRIL 4T, 1873,
THE use of the various Colonial possessions of Great Britain has been the subject of! lengthoned discussion and varied opinion. Some places have been looked upon as "out- lets,"others as "keys," and others again
The working of the arrangements, although it
As there was a great deal of discussion about
the openings, it may be well to notice that this part of the pier seems to work witisfactorily There is an opening 40ft. wide half way down, and one 201t, wide near the abora; and bonte and simpans are constantly passing through them with ease.
POLICE INTELLIGENCE,
BEFORE THE HON. CL MAT. -
PAWNBROKING CASE.
The wife of a sergeant in the Royal Artillery
as mere appendages, which, if costly it is summoned the meter of the Chup-eing powd necessary to keep up the national dignityshop. Butam Strand, to produce, tha" partios Ja ol days Hongkong was regarded as a
who had pawned two English blankets, valueð kay but since bar policy towards China has were only worth $10, and he bad lent $1.10 on
at $75, stolen from her. The defendunt said they!
changed, and we have established-relations them... The nut who gave the mid his same was Chun-n-yow, living in Win-lok Buildings,
means
CHLICENSED OPIUM HOUSES,
The masters of four houses in Mid-tie-etreef,
with the capital, this bearing of the Colony te opald not be found. His Worship said it is much diminished in importance.. SMII
was not impossible be might come to redeem Hongkong is really a very valuable pussession, them sowards the cold weather, and ordered The forte seita that of an offcial watering that they should be returned to complianat, place. There are always a large number of at the defendant should assist in eudeurone
on her paying the $1.10 without interest, and really very nico gentlemen seeking appointing to find out the min. Tha case wus then merite in Downing-street, and it is of course dismissed. necessary that the Colonial Office should. have the
of satisfying these und of vue in Yer-luk-lane, were fined each atural calls upon it. One consideration $25, we one month's hard labor, for selling alcus is quite ancient to demonstrate the opium without a licence. absolute necessity of having Hongkong as a. watering place for officials, namely, that if it were not for Hongkong it would be simply impossible to find appointments for a large Tuber of people at all. The peculiar talents for local administration; for france and for law, which are displayed in Hongkong, could not be exercised in any other British Colony and here we see the working of a principle of eternal tness" in the existence of this distant possession. There are the officials to a boarding-house, where he was staying, aud
BREACH OF NYGISTRATION ORDINANCE. Tha case in which the Registrar.General charged-a Chiangan wittr giving wilful tale again brought forward, bus farther remanded, testimony regarding the birth of a child, waa on its appearing that the child in question had been born on Chinese territory.
LARCENT.
Thomas Buckman charged Charles Smith, late barkeeper at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, dollar-poles, on the night of the let April. It with the robbery of a silver watch and $18, in one appeared from the information laid that on tho lat instant the defendant took complainant
a bed was shewn bim at 8p.m., where he turned and here is Hongkong, the one the everlastin, and haug bis clothes across the foot of the ing complement of the other, the yung and bed, Next morning he dressed, and when in the the you, in the words of Chinese philosophy,bar of the Crown and Anobor missed his watch erer co-existent and co-relative.
visited by more than one European, none of w! ditu experienced any difficulty of whom but considered their lives as safe there their way up country and burst again, and none as in Singapure. This renders it at the more inexplicable why nothing has been beard of or from Messy Kerr and Skinner. PROPOSED MASONIC OBREMONY AT SINGAPORE
(Singapore Timer }
The following is the proposed form of the Masonic Procession on the occasion of the lay.. ing the corner stone of the new Olyde Terrace Market, on Saturday, the 29c5 Marché——.
Two Tylers with Drawn Swords. Mnsic.
Brethree non-members of Lodges.
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Bunner of St. George, Members of St. Gorge, Banner ct Zelland in the East. Members of Zelland-in-the Rast. Architect with Plana. Cornucopia with Corb.
Steward,
Wine,
Grand Parsuivant. Grand Organist.
Stevurd COIN.
Grand Director of Caemoni..
Steward...........steward,
Grand Superintendent of Worka (with plate bearing insoription). Groud Secretary with B. of Constitutions. Steward.......Steword. Grand Registrar with purse. Grand Treasurer with coins, &, Visitors of distinction. Stoward............Steward.
--Column of Junior Grand Warden. Junior Grand Warden with Planıb Rule.
------Banner of Grand-Lodge. Column of Senior Grand Warden. “Sontor Graza Warden with Lovel.
The Hatred Law. Acting Deputy District Grand Master (with square). Standard of D. É. M. Gove'.
Stewardin
Grand Sword Bearer. District Grand Master.
Grand Descoca.
Grand Stewarda, Grand Tyler.
..Steward.
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voluntarily given himedlf up, bat as if he had been
down to Lensington for the purpose of attend caught with great difficulty, and the authorities
ing Warwick Races last spring. It appeared were afraid he would some day muke bis escape,
that the travellers were playing vingt-et-un; No fewer than cleven hundred and forty wit-
und that the dealer, Mr. Clayton, turned neesou have been heard during this process of A MILAERY OF THE SEA, "natural;" whereapon he was accused by. Mr. preparing the case. Of these eleven bundred and We take the following from the Gibraltar Jones of having dealt unfairly in taking a cad Did you know at that time, or for a consider. | forty witnesses, aix bundred and sixty have been Chronicle of January Is the Chronicle of from the bottom instead of the top of the pack. abla time afterwards, that any were missing? | found to be of no use; so that when the trial December 13th list appeared a short paragraph Yesterday Mr. Hawkins, QC, fully stated the -Now Not until I conned them at my gol.ch takes place four hundred and eighty witnessde anvanging the arrival of the vessels Dei Gratia | case for the plaintiff, who was examined and tor's office after the action was brought, will have be heard. They are for the prose and Mary Celeste, the litter of which was found gross azained in grant detail; and niter Mr. beard that Captain Claytou had got tap ourda, [vution only. For the defauce the Marshal basahandored at sea the former. An inquiry Henry James had made an opening atatement but not until after the action was commenced. called upon alteen or sixteen officers who were into the case was at once instituted, and, bas for the defendant, further proceedings were nd On examination we found that the two aces witnesses of all be did ut Mets, and he will, I be been going on ever since. As the circumstances journed until tomorrow-the Lord Chief Jus- were missing.
lieve, rely greatly upon the written documents of the case are very extmordinary, a summary tice being engaged to-day on the Judicial Quai. Examination sort used: Captain Pawker which be considers to justify the line of conduct of the fpols alicited may be of interest. On the wittee of the Privy Council, and I went to the Regent. We dined together be pursued. But, stringe to say, although all 13th of December a report was made by the In the Court of Common Plass the proprietors After dinner Captain Clayton spoke to me, those wituseer ive been examined, the pri- master end grew of the British skip Det Gralia of the Morning Advertiser were defendants in He made a great noise.
soner has not yet been supplied with a copy of that on the 5th of that month they bad found, an action for "libal instituted by Mr. Charles The Lord Chief Justice: What did he say? what in France in teemed l'acte d'accusation in lat. 58.20 N., long. 17.15 W., derelict abip, Ready. The suit was based upon an unfavoure -the said he not been cheating I wouot give against him. This acto d'accusation covers, I which they made us to be the American üble criticism, which appeared in that journal, his own words: but the substance is that be any fold, no less than three hundred and fity brigantino Mary Celeste. They farther stated on Mr. Rendo's play called "Stilly bbally.” | had not done what I had accused rim of, and closely written sheets of foolscap, so that the that at the time when they fell in with the produced at the Guilty Theatre. After a trial that it was not ton to one be did not give me a reading of it alone will take up the best part, if derelict their own ship, the Dei Gratis, was on which lasted the whole day, the jury decided in hiding then and there I said he could bugis ant she whole, of a sitting. Some time ago it the port tact, the wind being from the north, twenty winster for the plaintiff, and awarded. na soon as he liked. He replied that if I said was decided that the trial abeald take place at while the Mary Celeste, with ber jib and fore- 2200 damngca.“ anything more about it he would shoot me in the Military College of Saint Cye; but this iden mest etapauil ost, was on the starboard tack;
WEDNESDAY, 12th February, 1873. the street. I told him he had not get the plack, has now been abandoned, and it is not impro- and also that the derelict sua perfectly sound, According to information from St. Petersburg. that ke bad too much respect for his neckbable that the prisoner will be ordered to Tours and that there was not the least apparent cause, pablished in the Crone Gourds, of Berlis, the (Laughter.) I do not remember anything wore or Blois, and that the court-martial will be bold for her having been abandoned. This latter old ystem of army conscription in Russia ends
The Lord Chief Justiver Was day ralaro at me or other of these towns.
atatement was in itself so extraordinary that with the present epring; and the new organisu made to your early acquaintance—your sabool By the Army, Bazaina is looked upon ng "le the Queen's Proctor 'in the Admiralty Couri, tian, lately explained with monb lacid detail in days Yes, my Jord. That was after Osptais bouc émissaire." acupozuat for the sins of Mr. Sally Flood, ordered a special survey of our columns, will come into force neat year. Pawker left the room. He then and it was 2 mismanagement and the downfull of na- the vessel in the first instance on the 3rd of The new system not merely facilitates *mobil- very hard accusation to make, as we had knowu tional vanity during the late campaign. Bot December last by Mr, Austin, surveyor of ship- | lestion," Gat it argumcate the infantry und each other for twelve yours. I said I did not by the non-wilitary class, and by the immense ping and Ricarda Partanto, dive, gecom artillery by nearly the strength of our own nany, care if I had known him for 130; that I was number of those who do not reason, lie is panica by the Darshal of the Court. Mr. T, and brings mora tumly ander control mary not going to be cheated as cards; and I request regarded as a traitor who took money from the Vecchio. The result of this and a sabsequent military elements, like the Don Cosaicte, which ed him never to speak to me again.
Pussions; who pretended to defced Metz when sarvey was, in brief, as follows:-1. As regards have hitherto lost auch of their effective power The Lord Chief Justice: Yongy that the he really did nothing of the kind; who wilfully, the cargo-it oonsisted of harrals marked ke tarough imperfect organisation. plaintiff followed you from the coffee-room of threw away the lives of bis men, who was on containing loobol, all of which were well Dr. Hossel we be guest last night of the the Regent Hotel to your private room - the heat terms with Prince Frederick Charles slowed and in good order and condition, except | German Gymnastic Society of London, sta think so, my lord.
and all the chiefs of his German Army, and one which bid been started. 2-As regards gathering intended to be a kind of leave-taking Had you any sonversation with bio alter who used positively to leave Metz and go to the the exterior of the bull blow the water line it before his departure for Brasil, and an occasion wards I cannot say for certain. ***** German putposts, where petit soupers a la régime did uot is any part exbibit the slightest fraen for expressing the warm wishes of the German When the accusation of enbatituting one card were held frequently, and where the grand plot of dange, nor was there any appearance that colony in London for his scocess in life. In for another was made, did you look at the ace by which Me's was to be delivered up to the the vessel had samo into pollision with any the speeches only ireidental reference wus mude
Red Prince was concocted. it may be dibant other abip, nor that she had struck on any for the most part to the recent trial, an ox The Brethren huvis taken up the positions that was in disputed, sy lord. and money. A nisn named Dampbell taxed the nasigned to them, and the D.G. Maving ad
Did you aterely look at its colour, or did you to bdiere, but I can assure you as a fict that ground, or rock, nor, in short, that she had bibiting a defect in our breatment of persons defendant with the robbery, he having elepresand F. E. The Governor, and obtained his upon it?-1 merely looked at its coloRT.
examine it to see whether there was any mark witnesses have writter from Metz and the neigb-sustained any injury whatever, the ball, the under arrest but pot convicted of crime; whils, Hore, removed from the busy hasals of in the next bed, when the defendant was for sunction to proceed with the work, the plan The Lord Chief Justice: Now, here is the brought to Veraulies at the public expenes; nad, storapost, and rudder being all in good order Hessel by the British prees, and public was ac
bourhood asking to be examined; bave been capper with which it was covered," the stem, on the other band, the sympathy abowa for Dr. inen, ollage cu still toster on to the high some time obstinate in his acknowledgement of and elevation of the buddies are submitted by card-the blue ase. I do not think counsel once bore, bave sworn that they know for certain and condition. As regards the interior of knowledged in the borticat anner,
the robbery, but at length acknowledged the posthe Grand Architect to the D. G. M, who, bav. have had an opportunity of seeing it. It may that Bazine used frequently to leave Metz at the ship- very minute exrvey showed most sents, and give forth words of wisdom i session of "be watch, but denied the posaston fing expressed his approval thereof, returns, be from acsicent, bat there is undoubtedly night and go to apead a jelly evening with clearly that not only had the vessel not sustain-
THURSDAY, 19th Febrary, 1872. King Amadeo's shiication has been rendered accents so faint sad faltering that they would of the money. The defendunt was seen by com them to the Architect. scarce be heard amidst the din of other laseb the watch, bo enspected him of having had on the work from the G. A. OT. U.
plajonat to bovery flush with money, and ae be The Chaptnia is asked to ake a bleaning and the other is dead down, I any, in fact, I should say the great majority-of encountered any seriously heavy weather. The Majesty on Tuesday sent to the Spanish Can. wark on the card. One corner is turned up, the Generals of his enemy. And not a feed any accident, but that she could not have final and irrevocable by the Message which bie
stired spots. Here, youth can shout with the money also. Heupplied for a warfaal, which
the Parisiana firmly believe this to have been whole of the hall, masts, and yards were în¦ greas. In this document ho acknowledges that The Graad Superintendent of Works is bare said, bave occurred from sccident. the joyousness of his strength, put on bis was executed, but as complainant did not ap-called upon to read the inscription on too, have seen the card, my lord,
Mr. Henry James: This is the first time practicable, But one of the most astounding good condition, and the pitch in the anter-ways it is great bonour to preside over the destinies silver rimmed hat and play the soldier, unto this day.
pear at the proper time, the case was remanded plate.
of the crimes land to his charge, is that, on a bad pot started, which wast have been the case of a country, whatever it atate of disorder; and tiff whether he had carefully kept the cards, and Charles, bo change the line of fire of certain The deck-bote, marie of thin plenking and and the Copaticetica, belioring that his good The Lord Chief Justice: I asked the plain certain day, at the request of Prince Frederick had any had weather be experienced affirms that he had resolved to observe his outh disturbed by the more pressing cares which Complainsst, in bir application for defend
he said he had.
batteries to aim wide of a certain bouse in x 8ft. in beight above the deck, was perfect, faith would make amends for the errors of his elsewhere would call forth his energy to any-cat's arrest, said be had stored this money to
Mr. Hawkina: Mr Ellis, plaintifs solicitor, village the use of which I forget, That this there not being a Jourry him to Shanghai, but the money
crack in the planking inexperience. But his good will has misled bim press the burglar, the thief and the gambles been stolen he was now left penniless bring
had the cards for some time. I shall call him, was done is certain; but the simple fact is, that nor even in the paint. The seaman's cheats Spain lives naid a perpetual conflict; his au Here, the pale student can learn the glorious The case was remanded,
with. Jone lordabip's permission. D. G. M., and the upper atone is slowly lowered
the house which he ordered to be spared was and the clothing found on board were per-mire are not aliens, but Spaniards; sed as be ancient language of Chinn, and try his pow
to solemn music.
The Lord Chief Justice: It may be by sci-full of sick and wounded men, French as well fectly dry, some razors even being quite free will not be the King of a party," nor act ers in the barra less exorcise of issuing pro
deat, but there is enough to tell a person that us Germans. Being a very conspicuous build from rast. Moreover, a small phial containing illegally, be renounces the Crown for himself, The stone being proved by the 4. D. D. G. there is an ace under his sand. It is certaining, it was aimed at and hit several times in oil for use with a swing schung was found in his sons, and boira, It appears from the sulla papers that on the D. G. S. W. and the D. GW. they bean altered from its original condition. the course of the morningmore than one abella perpendicular position, which, together with clamatious and notifications. Nowhere to the 27th February, the Captain General of the D. G. M. strikes it three with his gavel, and The pink card has no sign of any trist, but the exploding in the very middle of the crowd of a thimble and a real of cotton discovered near grees it was proposed that that body should After the Message bad been read in the Con- in the world is a more beautiful and peaceful Philippines made poblin the contents of two declares it properly laid. He then pours blue one is bent is two of its garnere.
wounded soldiers who wore lying there. Tricoe it, had not been upset, as mast have been the unite with the Senate, and that the two Chara- refuge, offered to that large class whose arbi.official telegrams doted Madrid the 14th and theroon corn, wize, and oil, with the customary
Mr. Hawkins-It has not been identified as Federick Churlea, beleving that the Murabul caso if the ship bad been subject to say stress bars, as the National Assembly, should aume tion is greater than their talents, and who Amadeas, the proclamation of a Repuldio, and
17th February, annotacing the abdiostion of invocation.
did not intend to kill the sick and the dying, of weather. Spare panes of glass were also the Sovereign Government of the country. Some The D. G. return to the platform (mu the ace that was turned op.
Mr.Hanry James: The plaintiff produced it sont a neto with a flag of truce to Metz, telling found stoned away and abecken, All the Conservative Deputies, mich to the declared are incre distinguished by the definiteness the names of the new Ministers. None at playing.),
himsolt. An oration will then be delivered by tho
Bazsine how visttora stood, and requesting, in articles of furniture in the captaía's cabin, in-autisfaction of the Republicans, expressed their of their opinions than the length of their Reuters telegrams bearing upon the abdics
The Lord Chief Justice: He said it was the the name of bumanity, that the house which had cluding a barmonium, were in their proper desire that the Ohnmber Baould set in son- experience. It is not surprising that Colonial ou sad its result, bave so far been published D. G.-W., after which, the Registrar, will other one, the pink card, that was the ace in been turned into a hospital should be spared places and uninjured by water, the music and formity with the Constitution, and their pur-
in the Manila printa, although other telegrams place on the stone a sum of money to be divid
question,
The orders were immediately given; and now other banke being sla dry. Finally, the composito maintain any Administration which would Secretarice should be fully alive to the uses for bearing dates suberquent to the abdication, ed amor the-workizen, and the prosession
Mr. Hawking: It does not appear, 1 think, gruwe fault is found with the Marshal for barnsion arrived at by the surveyor, Mr. Austin, preserve social order and the integrity of Spain. which Hongkong is filled, and should send out bare been made pablic, that is, when they cou-being: reformed, the Brethren ratura to the that either was the card played in the insting acccfad to the request. He ought not to is that there exista no apparent reason why the In the subsequent joint missting of the Senate n sufficient supply of their friends to prevent do the telegraue appear to be suppressed, but
in no allions 10 Spanish politics. Not only Lodge.
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have received any letter from those scoundrels vesel should have been abandoned. Bat, in and Congress, the King's abdications A HORRIBLE STORY.
The Lord Chief Justice: The plaintif said of Prasmane,” says one angry patriot. "He addition to the abors facts, a sword was dis- cepted nuanimously, and a Commission was ap this pleasing watering place from becoming editurial comments on those officially published dull. It is, of course, to be regrested that the have apparently been withheld, at least none of the poetic justice awarded by a certain
The Indianapolis Sentinel tells a fearful story, and that it was the pick card.
pught to have shot the orderly who brought this covered which, on its being drawn out of its pointed to conroy him to the frontier. After Mr. Henry James: That is the defendant's letter," says upther." He ought to have read scabbard, erhibited signs of having bein waris, by 236 against 32 votes, the National island is father small; but still it accommo
have so far been made pablis-Straits Times.
locomotive engineer upon one of the fiends who case, my lord.
the letter, sent away the messenger without smeared with blood and afterwards wiped: Assembly adopted a res dation which establish Me. W. H. Ellie, sworn and examined by an answer, and then bave ordered a heavier fre further, the top-gallant rail bad marks on ited the Repablic and conferred all sovereigu make the obstructing of railroad tracks and "What do you call that 7" indignantly asked sugsequent demolition of the trains the business Mr. Hawking: I um adiicitor for the plaintiff. I thau ever upon the house that the Prince with apparently of blood, and both boss of the vessel powers upon the Assembly, and after gutse fertile in justa and pay. Of lato years, as a customer at a cheap restaurant, pointing out of their lives. This grimy bere of the throttle received the two cards in question from, biured to spare, asys a third. "And what abunt has been cut, to all appearage intentionally, sgabeling between Scor Zarrills and Señor
an object that he had discovered in bis plate of valve had his engine thrown from the track They have been in my possession ever since the wounded men who would have been killed with sque sharp instrument. No bills of lading Evero as to the continuance of the existing So baah Wristband, with a sleave-button at many times at a certain point by scrae pereie They were produced from time to diare at douby the shells?" I asked an individual who was nor manifest was found on board. The effects verament, the sitting was adjournal, Yester ple have been disposed to doubt the good tached, sir," said the waiter briskly, Well, teat saemy of amenity, and his ability was saltations, and ounsel Saidled them to ne bo spering his parable on the old text, nous confund is the saptain's cabin were of consider-day Señor Zorrilla's resolve to rezign-being they do by lising in Hongkong. Thors is do you consider that a proper thing for a man becoming seriously questioned. He determined the trick could be done. (Mnch laughter.) mes trakis.They ought to bave taken theirable value, and proved that a lady and a obiki found unshaveable, a new Ministry wes ap- nothing more upt to lead to despondener blood heavens, Ais? Dried the waiter, be at glans und wilus st the throttle, and don
to find in his basb 7-naked the matouer in to stop it. On neering the fatal spot one night,
The Lord Chief-Jasting: How the trick could chance," was the reply: "anything is better had been on board- The ship's log, which was poiated by open Tote of the Cortes; the new thus communication with the enemy. Bazaine found on board, showed thut the last day's Culinut, elected by about the anus proportions than the idea that one's life is useless; but the "would you expect to find a ten dollar silk telling the fireman to be sure and fellow him if Witness: How it was sileged to have been has betrayed France. Ja it possible to reason work of the ship was on the 94th of November, that declared the establishment of the Republic. resident out here need not give way to this umbrolia in u fifteen cent piste of haab p the train jumped the track; he awaited the dope,
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sea time, when tho weather allowed an ab baring Señor Figueras as its ebief, and num feeling, as he can always console himself with Forty wardere in 1870: sixteen Irish, ten reault. The train wes banked, as usual, and Mr. Hawkins: I can tell your Lordship Another acquaution against Baxias is our of servation to be taken which placed the vessel bering among its members the well-tuowa the reflection that his existence is at all Gerae, te Americans, tures English, and jumping into the darkness, the engineer and exactly what neurred. (Langhter) Ware the those in which two men, both known to be hon in lat, 35,56 N. long, 27.20 W. The entries on Eames of Cordova (War), the two Itasrone
ous Norwegian. Forty-fire-murders in 1871;uis fieutenant captured the culprit in a neigh, ou de kept by you ?--Yes
pureble in their untendente, give evidence that the slate log nete, however, carried on up to 8 | (Justice and Colonicu), Murgul (Interior) Ber. events not useless, so long as be contributes twenty-three Irish, ins Americane, Jani bouring cornfield. The edged passengera Where?-Ins drawer; and 1 carried them is directly contrary the one to the other. At a.. on the 95th, at which time the Teasel passed anker. (grine), Carteler (Forsiya). Besarts *his taxes to enable the Colony of Hongkong Germans, one Italian, sad one Swien. Filty wanted to lynch the villain on the spot, but the to the consultations in card case in my pocket.one of the lattes before Metz the Imperial from W. to E. to the north of the island of St. (Public Works), and Echegaray (Finance).. six murders in 1872; twenty Irish, nineteen angiaver, atern, determined maun, provented Cross-examined by Mr. Heury James: I¦ Guard, under Bourbaki, was, rout some inex- Mary's (Azores), the eaters, point. which at Throughout Spain, according to telegrams sunde to fulfil its destiny.
Americans, sight Germs, three English, two it, remarking that be would take charge of him, kept them both together. They were placed is plicable cause, withdrawn, and ordered to fall 8 a.m. taze &.E.W., six miles distant. The dissequently read by Señor Figueras in the flouse, Swedse, co Italian, and one French. Fise and the fellow was placed on the erglas, under the same receptacle.
back towards the fortress, thus not only weaken-tance of the longitude of the place where the tranquillity prevails. Iu Budrio all was quiet, We are requested to state that the furniture wore wurders in 1871 than in 1870: eleven guard of the fireman. The train, being righted, And both cards were equally dealt with by mng the French trees by some 15,000 men, but Mary Celeste was found from that of the island and an illumination in trouur of the Republic to be add on the 5th instant, as Mr. Hancock's more murders in 1872 than in 1871-an in was poon speading on its way as though nothing pansel -That I cannot say. Thy were both teuding directly to the loss of the day. Gene Bi. Mary's is 7.54, and the currected distance had been fixed for to night. bunas, No. 1, Beymont Tervice, will be on view crease of airteen murders in two years!-New bad happened. While bowling aling a both handled by a good many people one way or ral Untiki, in bis evidence before the Is of the latitude from the position last Dr. Hessel and his wife have received a nark to-day, (Friday, the 4th instant.)—dish.
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pices of track, the engineer beckoned the five- another.
structeur of the trial, says that he received the indicated in the log in 1,18 N., su that the venal of sympathy and rempoot, in regard to their lute
dates a very fair number, and is wonderfully
trade has berouns less satisfactory, many pto.
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The Grand Treasurer is desired to declare the contents of the bags he carries, depositing the various articles, as named, in the cavity
it then duvared with the plate. The cement is laid on the lower stone by the
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