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"THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY"

For 1873.

NOW READY.

HIS Work, new in the BLAVENTR

lory.

It has been compiled and print at the Daily Press Offico, as usual, from the best.

most authentic sources, and un pains. lava been spared to make the work com pate in all respects.*

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l addition to the unul, varied and vinminous information: the value of the "RRONICHE AND DIGMONT FOL1879|

been further augmented by

+ CHROMO-LITHOGRAPH

ON THE

FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS

SHANGHAI,

Telegraphic advices from Shanghai report that they have been heavy filcods at Tientsin The market for gray goods at Shanghai, bot. ever, was looking hetter, bolders being firme, Probably this results thors, as bore, in som OFmur, from the fatti exchange.

In addition to a Chromo-Lithogagh Phuke

of the

NEW CODE OF SIGNALS IN USE

AT THE PGAK;

ATEG at

THE VARIOUS HOUSE PEAUS!

(Designed expressly for this Werky MAPS OF HONGKONG, JAPAN, and of the

THE COAST OF CHINA; hides other local information and at filing corrected to date of publication, Inding to make this work in every way table for Public, Mercantile, and General Offices. ¿

The Directory is published in Tw Fors. Odiaplete ab 35; or withile Lists

of Residents, Port Directories, ape, &c.,

$3.

The Japanese Ambasadors, who arrived here për French mail steamer dw, left agalu yes- terday p.m., by the same, steamer for 4. Shanghai. Just before leaving, &ants of 19 guus was fired from the shore battery and the due dew the Japanean flag at

the main.

LATE

TELEGRAMS.

RECTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS."

LONDON, 26 August, 1973. THE BANK FORGERS. The lank Forgera are sostenced to penel servitude for life; McDonnell and George Bidwell having admitted that they are guilty,

Hongkong, 28th August, 1873,

SUPRÊME COURT. August 29th.

IN BANKRUPTCY.

THE DAILY FRENS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 30th, 1878.

(From am Landon Correspondent.) (Constutas

Lospor, 18th July, 1873. TER JAPANISH 'AMBASSADORS AJ GENETA.

RUSETA IN THE TART.

HONGKONG.

The Logislative Council mot on the 19th

though we differ sometimes from their pro- not from the forts, så reported in the N. C. Daily ceedings. During the fifteen months that have News.

bueles

A

Beading cannot come off où sccarat of the rain, the Chib in which the Reading was to take place boing on the Tale Rond, and that being at preacut impassable except to thro who cannot props the pump of billiards. 34- terature holda but a second phó in Tientsin,

(Daily News.)

a fer skirmishers. The slices of our fora NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL the trouble to lock after public interests, even basandor at Taku was front the gambeat atm at the anteet Leadta a pause in the attuck, bo that the Government should have the fullest (HOMH AID CHINA AFFAIRS. informalbo with respect to it. The opinion)

the Ashanteen showed strongly on the

lapsed since the last Recreation Fand accounts The Western Misters do, seem quite at increly of one or two gentlemen who have

right flank. Hat Linutenant Wells, RN, dueting up with his adlari Barradonta auen,

improveite position. The original shareholders, bear, thinks it to better, than a furcs studied the language cannot be considered

On the Ils fast, at Geneva, a splendid frustrated the flank aurcmint effectually, and listant, then the Hic Mr. Hosett breught were publishel, a good den bas been done to co na to the value of the Audience. One, 1 sufficient, because there is amp room for dinner was giren in Honor of the Japanese Am-Colonel Festing have the order to advance, forward the notion, of which he had gives with a vary to exceptione, have been paid off. seaand thinke much good will come of that differing in view, and in order to solve the bandor at the intel Byron near the Castle of Then a running fght ensued, carried cut across notice, with reference to the position of Bar Consideratile assistance has been given to the in leaf it is a great step in drance, being histon. Thetnuncilwe-otiate for Gegenanda Balt plain the Aghantes attempting a tilers and Sisitors in the Colony, the object Theatre, and a loan promised to the Committee; gained without acorcion ad any see or way, -year of its existonos, is ready for det problem; we require the aid of wen who bave Vand; the nimicipalities-of-Geneva, Lausanne, stand here and there, but falling fast and the of the motion being to enable cliente to obtain without which the Theatro could not have been but merely by having brought the Chine bad practical experience with regard to the Vevoy, and Vileneuve, and the Eagisli, French, pid Snider Bro, and taally vanishing from pinions and documents direct from Barrhtors, built. The mortgage on the Otul building bus Ministers and Emperor up to that point of Wansang publicly inannor in which the Chinese language is Italian, Germin, Austrian, and Doteh Conanis the fold, which they left, alrewed with some and to employ them without the intervention bean reduced, and renewed for a further period international etiquette gouerally studied, and as to the extent to were present. The company returned to Gineri huudreds of dead, four out of six chicle boing of Attorneys in the Police and Snomary on more favonible terme (8) per cant, interout.) eaid he thought it would be productive of good British lona in Courts. A longtligned discussion took place, The claim of the Eco-apuras ebareholders aans, and since the Audience took phoe, it is said last nieb, who a display of lysworks took among them, while the which, under the differont systems, it is likely place on thekke The Ambassadors will still both angitgements www. two mon killed, in which the expense sud delay of legal proaftar much trouble, been adjasted, and a liability that the Emperor bas expressed iris sutisfaction que beadings in Hongkong ware forcibly illustrated, aggregating rosie Ta, 5,508 done away with. with the whole ceremony, and u glad that is to be aquired. The praaces opportunity is farther prolig their stay, and it is believed one offer and six men wounded.

Minieters-bobind their ce such as may never ooour again for fully that negotiume are in progress for a treaty little mumy did unt back until, dark, and ultimately an amendment was made upon The Base Ball ground has been put in order, has taken place. The Emperor opliments the

of courses between Japan and Switzerland when the trope reated from one of the hardest the motion, plicing the businces of drawing up and is now once more a eurod of income to Foreign investigding this question, and it ought to

day's work ever done. Colotol Fasting and reles to elect such iterations as may appear the Fund, Coseidembla repairs bave been made so far 87 to my that they faved greater be turned to the best acconat

Russian diplomacy in the East in shaggarly Captain Fremantle do justice to their oppo. desimble, in the hands of the Attorney-General, in the Club bailding, and a commencement line themselves like Chicas! Could a institution on coppared with that of Great bents. They attacked boldly end tilfully who is now engaged in drawing up the toes been made towarde draining and improving the expression of entisfaction come from Ir

interior of the Racecourse. There is now pen perial lips? It would be well, however, Britain. You are aware, of course, that our shoved "a remarkably steady front from tin sary ordinanese47eme

On the 26th liar, the ustimates were brought ding a question with reformace to the tone that it should also come from the Vormilion poliny-kaslea to establish, and promote, a to limo;" retreated in an orderlike manner. strong im Errrt, which should at the one keeping up a bot fire: pat nothing availed them forward, and the Hon. Mr. Ryrie entered pro- of the land in the interior of the co-canese, Fenoil; but so far, the Pebing dozetle bus beer tie neist insupporting Turkey. Weited agost the handful well-armed and excellently test at the abort time that the extimates which the Trustees, in panon of their ter- significantly allent ou the subject Rouse of thus Paoba of Egypt to te independeat of the direto, and the lose they inflicted was most were placed in the hands of the non-official minal policy, as probably waiting to settle the characters in the Farsign Address to the price of the Sultur, but still we wished him trifling. Dolonel Feeting testifea to the gal.ambers before coming on for discnesim-in before isaning & Report The Tapio of Emperor are severely condemned by gentlemen to ho tributary, and at last I think we have lastry displayed by Captain Fremantle "when the present stage only a week-whisk be the district glaims that 30 mese imbedded some who have made the language of China n special succceded. On the 8th of last month the Sul-elcoring on his men within pistel-shot of the aged was not outlisiert to enable them pro where in the area of the Knee-course, are not atndy. They are aid to be highly derogatory included in the title-dead, nad tbut, therefore, to the rank and standing of the ministers, and tas grantel to the Khedive, or Frince of Agypt, encay:" and of another bravo fellow he says; rly to master thee.

The subject of the interprutation in the he does not get his full tax. No doubt seems only used in sponking of the envoys of tributary "ne fast-rate leader of that stern body of Firman, or Royal Warrant, by the terms of

Courtu ban been brought forward incidistally to be raised fa to propriatorship, bat only states. But this has been already tally di bich Egyptistaised from a onncition which, teen, the House it would be impossible to the Coungit, and the Government prints us to inclusion in the deed. As it stande, how cumed by you.

Wa except in the bareditary descent of the Govern excl. Mr. Doggie in courage and dash."

that it shall be fakes ive early consideration, fever, the case moms able to furnish material | Of local news there is Bttle. Commissioner went was the above that of an ordinary alan read that fog was paptured by two in new oriitungs with reference to the Goo for prolonged correspondener, and wa hope the Hart gives place to Commissimior Haber, Lie Turkish Province, to the rank of a pratically men at the same moment, a Marine Artillery independent, though not quite sovereign Prisma and a Heausas, which, to appenau, thenie walo at Macio bas tome inte force. It is frustees will take the pablia at once into former going it is said to Bratos. Owing cipality; andtaforation of this arrangment was divided equally, enith man being satisfied of a very stringent elector, and will have the their confidence on the gonesi affairs of the to a press of busines in the Coatoms office, the monthly Returns, of Trade in this port have bas. bon mally communicates to foreign with a half." What is gaite as remarkable affect of preventing persons in this Colony from Fund.

The Amister Wind Instrument Society coa. not been published for some nel bok. On powers. The reservations made in he Wirraut valour and conduct in action is the brisk reade- ja any way, supplying ships designed carry are not, indod, inconsiderable, and it might nees with which, after long boars in the sau banges from Macan, with stores or filtinga tinue to give their opet nir performances in the the other and the Chinese and Foreign mer With reference to the discussion which some Public Gardes, and the selo je spoken of in chants complain that there je little or nothing still ba ruxstained in a Court of Law that the men again rushed to arms at the Erat call. ismail Past is not rolly a King. He can- Delended in tha id-fashioned style, Capetigo copied, pablic attention ng the high terms. It seems a great pity that Hongdoing in the way of business; I simply act, for example, anke political treaties with Coust Castle abould be scopre from the attacks out to which St. Paul's College should be kong cannot ocmesce blowing its own tra- tion the fact as explaining why I have not rent foreigu Gaernments; lie conel accredit even of a nation which shows courage like the devoted, it is stated that the whole of the pa- pot in the same way. It dogs as in Duny which Returns to you as formerly. Mr. Pauncefort's

pers will be laid before the new Bishop on his are much more open to objection, Euvoya tu foreign Courts; he ostanol coin Asanteca.

urrival, and the subject thoroughly investigated. H.M.S. Rinaldo left Shanghai on the 19th money, exct in the Sultan's maple; and bis

THE MANS IN LONDON..

A uotification has been published by the instant, for Chefue. troops, and ships of war must still carry Hardly ever we the foundations of a now Anting French Coaart, which, it is undercoud, The Courir notes that Mr. Geo. F. Serud, the Sultan'e flag. These stipulations indicate, hows laid in the City but traces of old Homan originated from a rather peculiar point which. U. 3. Couru-Gazoval, returned by the Pacific It is clear, certain condition of more than no- Lordon are dismterred. The latest "find" of has come up, the Captain of a French vessel | mail on the 17th inst. winal vassalge to be still understood, but, on this nature is a handsour tearsliated parement, having noted a protest before one of the Eng- The N. C. Daily New has the following:- the other hand, for afi the practical purposes of the abriwg of some lordly villa, which buy jish notaries, against an, offein act of the We understand that the Hongkong and pusession and administration the land of Egypt jual been discovered on she north side of French Consul, with repect to a water con- Sinugbai Banking Corporation have decided to We hear from Peking tust on the 10th in now belongs to the Khedive. He may enact in Biebopagate-stract Within The portion ex carning the bigb sess. Of course, such matters event, new promises, mare, auited to their reatut the Emperor prayed to Heaven to bestow future whatever laws he pleases for the govera pord comprise the red buck bordering some under Frenob law, and it is diffealt to quirements than those on their present rather fair weather on this part of China. On the ment of the wantry; he may enter into enguga.

que patters, with conventional trefoils in understand in what manner any protest under cramped though convenient position, on the 11th, I was told by a man who tad arrived the red, white, and bluck, carefully worked in all English law or affect them,

site of Mesare. Torner & Co.'s present hong previons evening from the country, thal fire representatives of foreigs Power; still more, tears, in the usual mortar of pounded brick meeting of gentlemens, usenbers of the e-Messrs, Turuer & Co. will, it is said, replace districts, four of which lie west and northwest In re Norton, Lyali & Co.

he can contret loans and mortgage the gyp and lime. It driginally formed part of a large creation Club, and interested in formingo Be their Buad bong with another, to be built on from Tientain, are more or less, tooded; namely ZAST EXAMINATION.

ting revenue at discretion; to cnn determine and beautiful design,, and it is impossible to gatta, took place on the 25th just, at the Buat the back part of their plot.

Wootsing, Heangão, Papete, Shun E, Wanggun, Mir, Toller, who appeared as assignee for Mr.at will the commercial policy of Egypt, and re- how far it may still extend beneath the House, James Greig, Boq, in the chair. The Toe Silk Aaejoiation of America bays adopt. and Tientsin; and that ene balet near

Its proximity, however, to the object of the meeting me to form a nene for ed the following resolation-That the Board sen-chin, 240.le from-bere, had been completely Jenkins, said he was natherised to state that model tarifat his plensere, while even the mi roadway he was satisfied with the arccuale. The bank-litury and naval armaments of the country are suruce would indicate in period late in the the purpose of paturing the necessary range of Government invite members of the Asso- destroyed by the resentfonds. The river water rupta liwing been sworn, and the accounts left, with ons exception, to be regulated by his Rosan occupation, the average depth of such mants for thesupal regata. This being explainointion to report to the Secretary all cases of of the British Ariement is high as everit filed, the discharge was granted as applied for. own judgment. He may herp se many troops remina in, this neighbourhood having beened to the acting, a Committes was appointed. adalterations of China re-reeled Bilks, enclosing was last year, and the water on the wat Mr. Brereton appeared for Mic. Wilkinson. un foot as he picazos, nnd be may base a large about twelve or thirteen feet. The time be consisting of the Hou. P. Ryrie (chaman), chop marks and all portisolars which can be pinin appear to be inorcasing every day in a fleet as he pleases provided the vessels be not gone by for inspecting this curious; rotio, las | Mesurs. Greig, Woodio, McLeod, Starkey, He- furnished, that the results may be reported to extent, Some seven or ught bodies of Ironclade. Moreover, all these powers and pri- has been already covered in, probably not to be neke, Captain Fairlie, Mary. Bewen, Weeks the Chamber of Commerce of Shanghai, with Chinese bave been seam within these lat past the Settlement. vileges are lo deseend to bis beita, according to again onearthed for some two hundred years to teoretary), and Knowles (treasurer). These request that the same may be posted in their few days footing the law of primogenitura,

come. It seems to have been entire, and it gentleine, the Chairman explained, would take rooms in Shanghai." The statiative of the The river water here is bow of a deep yellow the pity is that it could not have been preserved. the matter in hard, and when a scheme bad Association show an import during the first-color, from the large quantity of and in it, and And norfor a little statiation inféruation Fer objects of antiquity are more beautiful been matured, would lay it before a future half of 1879 of 4443 packages, against 4,220 filled with aniscule, and must be upwhole. regarding Egypt. The bet Trade roport of the then a Roman :etveljed pavement in a suste raceting, to be convened for the purpose of de- to 1872, and 5,370 in 1871,

zowe, even if it has been first alumed, boiled, Wong-hi, a boatmino, plying near the British Comal at Giro gives evidere of the of perfect repair. Our own ancunstic tiles, aiding finally upon the arrangements. In the The Courier of the 22nd instant gives abend Eltered, and after that décocted into either Canton wharf, skarged a street coolie will grant maletni progress of Egypt. In the year. Leutiful as they are, are, after all, but were meantime, the usual bscription list would be following count of the fall of a house on the tea or coffee. coming into his host, and without provocation, 1967 the catat of land ander cultivation was imitation of Turan toi. Indeed the atrium circulated for those who desire to take part in French Concession:

One of the two Chinese gunnata which have Between 12 and 1 a'look yesterday, the been lying in port all str. 1-ft yesterday Hauling bio with a bamboo, because to rent 4,000 acres; it is now 5,400,000. 10 of a Roman house, with its exquisite floor, sa tos Regatta. need to entertain bine in his boat, and alao 1386 five sugar faclorice only were at work in shly gallery stove, ita vuol demi-cluster below, A meeting of the Gricket Club took place residents of the French Concession in the for Newchwang and Corea. H. M.'s gun vesel with rabbing him down, whereby he cat his eye. Upper.Egypt, producing at mest 300,000 tons and its central furtain, must have made the on the 27th instant, and was well stended. neighbourhood of the Bund and of the Rue du Curlein, Commander Chirob, is at present out

Ten more has been most delicious of summer salons. The Ross The accounts were duly passed, showing a ba Consulat, were startled by a loud crashing side Tak, practing gentory. Of the Settle. Defondant, who had nothing to say for him- of sugar per annum. self, was fined $3, or ten days' imprisonment. built since then, capable of turning cat nearly were of all people the most praction. They Jance of 656 to be in the banda of the Treasurer on scand, as it of the szplosion of a steam boiler. moat to-day ve bave the U. S. war-steamer

1,600,000 tora, and a'x other wills, empable of taught us boy to work our flornish tiz-mines the Slat August. Now officers wore the ulet They rasbed into the streets and found thai | Sazo, and a Russian runboat, Chine Couetable No. 261 charged a hawker producing 90,000 tons, are being eracted. and our Dolchester oysterbzis; and we might ad, belug the suns as for bet year, with the an extensive ons storied old godown, which According to Chinese reckoning, the 150

tv now do worse comfortsble as one South exception that Mr. Ole, of the 801 Regt, stood in the rear of that part of the Rne duday of this moon (our 7th instant) was the first named bi-a-cheong, with being the manager of These facturies are all the property of the

gains of faztun in Equare-street, Taipingehan. Khedive, why last your exported nearly 1,500,000 Kensington mansions aretinu take from was elected in pince of Mr. Purkyn, nowabeout Consulet that is opposite the French Consulate, day of autumn; and it is remarkable thus, at the Compningut stated be bad watched the detons of anga-100,000 acres are devoted to the them a few simple lessons in domestic archites Mr. Young was unanimously elected ceretury, bud fallen in completely, and without a mo- very hour (samel 10a.m.) when the autumn be

but he declined the post, but consented Enelly ment's waraing. fendant for some time before he pounced on growth of the cane, Gas and water pipes have tur

A few minutes before, a gan, a perceptible change as to coolness took bio, se us to be sure of his man had he got been laid down in Cairo, and wide streete built!

to occupy it natif the return of Mr. Handley woman and some foreign children had been in place in the weather. I have noticed this in pre- cut of sight.

in the room of the wretched eys which for

rap Foochow, when it was hoped that it, and at the time of the collapsa thorojone peers; and a resident foreigner here xlo gentlenmu wonid take it. Juspertar Gray said that gurablers wero-get-merly perpriuated zgnetic difaecs in the town.

The opening were ahots a score of Chineso soplice made the same mark on the change this year ling me during than ever; they did not up. There are signt 750 miles of railway in Egypt,

match is hard for Saturday, October 4th waiting to resume at I o'clock some work If things go ou da at, present, I doubt if we and the winnal Jinder ia to per to care for the strong sentences lately and most of the principal towns and villages

be given they were doing to the godown, These shall red any rece meeting at Tientsin this New Patna, $59) to g58: New Rebates | tbut evening. The meeling wound up with a were, of course, buried in the ruins; serde antumn. There is every appearance of war them.

in the Dells are in gomunication with each passed in the watts, acting, warden of the other, aly 4,000 miles of telegraph are is

hearty vote of thanks to M: Young, for his slightly, others to enot an extent as to make having move rain, and the mantry in case. Victoris Gaol, recognised to defendant as operition, an 3,0 more are projected. On

services a secretary, and to Mr. Grig, the their chanes of escape amail. Some foreigners quence becoming so funded that there will be having been in gol some months bual, but the other hand, the currency of Egypt is in a

chairman.

with great promptituds and energy set to work difficulty in finding a suitable bit of dry grond could not find the ease..

very unentifactory condition, and taxation

The Amateur Dramatic Company have held to extricate the latter, while the Chinese who for a coutree. Defendant was in the present case convicted prasses beavily on a large part of the agrionl. Aw, far Shanghai: 495 chests Pataa, 25 chest their annual meeting, and it is proposed to escaped untart, seemed to think of nothing but The food of the common people is rising in

tural community.

buvo the first performance of the coming cool recovering their tools and slothes. Two of price, and I fear we are going to see had times Besson towards the end of September.

those who were taken out were go sorongly in for theus these next few months. It strikes a A meeting of the shareholders in the City, jurod that they are reported to have died sub-foreigner that the day be assuredly come Per Pacifio Mail loanship China, for Yoko, Hall took place on the 25th inst. It me poor scquently tires others are badly braised: It when the Government should adopt some mea. ty attended, but the institution seems to be is supposed that the long spell of dry weather eures to preabrve this part of Chibli from in- ama nnd San Francisco

progressing favourably, and the library and had loosened the mortar of the building; and undations. unsern are more frequented.

the accomniating weight of the rain that fell 15th Augnal, 1873. yesterday morning caused its instantaneous col- lapse. The beams and timbers are seen to have been utterly ratten; and it would be well if thoso interated in similer old tenements would have them carefully surveyed, with the view of

Criers For Jopien Duy he sent to the Daily BuroRE THE HON. THIER-JUSTICE SALE mente of any kind, not being political, with the

Era Ofice, or to the following Agents:-

Mesure, J. F. DA Satiri & Co.)

Alamo

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Famos

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Nayo.......

Shanghai.....

QUALCH and CAMPBELL. WILSON, NICHOLLA & Co.

WILSON, NICHOLLS & Co. HEDGE & Ca

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KELLY & Co, Shanghai,

HALL & HOLTE

1

KELLY & Co,

Halous and t HAL & ADITZand KELLY

River Parta

&Co, Shanghai. Nopean C. & J. TRADING CO. Hip, Canid....THE. & TRADING CỤ, Ydohama......Meera LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. ...Mr. E. J. M089, Japan Cavište

Ofice. ...Mesers, J. Dr Loysin & Co.

M. RIBEIRO & Co.

Saigon.....

Supora

Straits Times Office."

Odirtta, Loudon

Englishmen Office.

.,

„MY. F. ALGAR, Clement's Lane.

40. STREET, 34, Cornhill. MeASTA, TRÜBNER & CO.

BATES, Rex & Co. BaFrancisco, Mr. P. FISH, 21, Mar

chanta' Exhungo. New York.......Meser). S. M. PaTzituit & Co.

37. Park Br

Gded unt Marchwang-

Tunisin and】

Peking.....

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HALL Hotsand KELLA

&Co., Shanghai

HALL & RO und KELLY

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& Co., Shanghai.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, Arvust 80TH, 1878.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE. August 20th.

BEFORN F. W. MITCHELL, Esq.

UNFROVOKED A39AVLT.

GAMBLING.

of gambling, and sent to two months hard labor, and A Watts ordered to beat up the pro sione ea. This bejtig dore, cetendant was found to have been sostenced under the name of Lees-obune, on the 27th August, 1873, for assaulting the police and gumbling in the street, the sentcuco being nine months' wird labor, and to find security for twelve months. He was bailed out on the Sil Jane, 1879. -

FIBE

EGYPT.

TRADE WITH INDIÀ

Thu, anaml average value of the imde of India with the United Kingdom and all foreign ponotries may be considered as £100,000,000 sterling. Is consting trade is somebot above | £25,000,000 sterling in value, but this does not include the vast counseres which preurs down and up a valley like that of the changes, aliko by river and tail, The foreign trule of the low the averages that of its predecessor was year ending Bareh last was nome £700,000 bo- as much above the average. The highest point ever rachel by the horny trade was in 1966-7, who the enormis price and exlarged supply of Indian coltou raised the viduato nearly £124,000,000, or £123,183,004. Since that year the price of cottos, as well as the quantity ex- ported, han steadily fallen to what may now be regarded asits normal level, yielding, as it did last year, only £14,020,108 for 194,214,4471,, uninst anely £40,000,000 sterling in 1866-7. The growth of the foreign tende is, perhaps, progress of Inding of which it is to a great

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

2918 Arever, EVENING.

$50 to $56-4; Old Palna, 5500 to $553; Old Reaares, $530 to 5533: Malwa, $600 cash to manded for first quality. Exporte por steamer

Benares, and 58 ebeets Malwa upina.

AEXIDET CAO.

TO YOKOMAIL-7,778 bags Somer, 300 pkgs

Sugar-candy, 28 pachages Leather, 201 boxer Oil. 347 puckages Sundries, & borce Treasure, $50,000.

F

Sugar, 12 packages Sendries

To H100097 bags Sugar-candy, 159 bags

TO SAN FRANCISCO-235 Jags Tapises, 30 baies Nutmeg, 33 packages Tex, 180 bags Back Pepper, 973 Bags Hice, 22 Les Clause on, 61 boxes Opium, 2,738 packages Suadrico. To Boxo-1 box Patna Opium, 19 packagza Sundries.

dries.

EXCHANGE

་

SHANGHAI.

TIENTSIN. (Shangkan Courier)

HANKOW

(N. C. Daily Neers)

A spirited Chinaman bas started a daily Chinese newspaper at Hankow, prise 10 cak per copy. We wish it all mocess, bat doubl whether Hankow is quite ready for the innova- tian. Even in Shanghai, there le some dif- ficulty maintaining independence with a Chinceo paper without exciting official hostility. It will be more difficult still it Haatow.

CHINKIANG, (Courier.)

Fris to be hoped, now that the question ofsupplying interpreters for the Courts in Hingkong has been brought before the nieo of the Legislativo Couril, and that the Govenmer has provised that the matter siell receive consideration, that the subject ill be taken up and investigated thoroughly,

The death of Mr. A. J. Johnston, fer vany and the measures adopted in such a way as Graingetreet, was charged by European A woman named Chow-a-ng, residing in

yours secretary to the Municipal Council, is annoumont in the Shangbai papers as having prmanently to put an end to the difficulties constable 108, with making a bonfire in the

taken place on the 11th instant The preventing other casualties, shirb bave so long existed ie is respect. street under the verandab, as to endanger

event has cansed very grout and general the neighbourhood.. It will be useless to adopt any here tempo-

Complainant stated that the fire was made

regret. The Daily Nous shye Mr.Johnsto ray expedient. Although matters are by noon the pathway, with a large basket full of

has been a long tue in China, and has made

9th August, 1873, many friends, both in his official and private As satisfactory in respect to interpreting, paper, and the times mounted up between five

capacity, by whom he will be much regretted We are having very heavy rains here, and a they are not so bad bus that we can con-beurted in danger thereby.

and six feet. Ho considered the whole neigh

Arriving us a member of the Expeditionary long continuance of them. The full moon of TO MANZANILO-4 boxu Tea, & boxes Sun-Force in 1859, be served through the Northern the 8th instan with a fine day, gave us bone of trva, with a little management, to get on Inspector Gray stated that Thursday evening

oampuigs, aud afterwards, on his return to a obange for the better, but these hopes have larly for a few years. For na inmediate re was the Feast of the Seven Virgin Sistera,

TO CALLAO.-7 packager Siks, 30 packages Sbangbul, joined the Municipal Cound) as as been of abort duration, for to-day we have rais We are trying to be as quiet an possible until which was keptap sit various houses of proation.

Riatas searctury, under Mr. R. F Chald (ingata. The ground is now atented with it, the heated term passes, which we bone will be. andy, something might be done by the em- tion, al tires were made more or less at the the wine: rimarkable feature in the material Merchandise, 11 pokager. Tunj 21. paokay;1889) shortly before Mr. J. M.: Eloyd hok thells, indeed, Boase places overflowing. It is, soon. Excursions to the hills would be fre ployment of gentlemen on the spot, whose done of all these plates.

seed Oil. kowledge of Chitose would probably cuable || Defer lant told that she had endangered extent the outcome. The East India Com- To New You.-207 packagoo Silk, 269 pkg post of secantant. After two years' service he therefore, bardly matter of surprise that we queat, were it not for the difhoulty of getting wa sppointed, on Mr. Gold's retirement, (again hear of sanala and rivers, as in the case at at all, that aweltering days. The U.S. ow to assist in supervising the interpreta, the whuis neighbourhood with her fire, and the paay's supoly resulted up to 1814 in Te, 5 packages Merchandise.

1865) to the post of secretary, which he has af the Peilo, where there is a breach of 120 Consul, however, has been ova prospecting trip probably was that had her house caught fire,trade of the value of only £7,000,000 sterling

since illed with ability and tact. Thoroughly yards wide, the water flowing over the Bastern to the hot springs at Tang., and made a risit tbu tim in the Courts, and in this way time might the whole of the houses around would have been that year. The partial relaxation

.conversant with the history and requirements plain with a rush which em he feard long era Chung-chuitwa-sban, South-east of Nan- monopoly sufficed only to double the trade by gained for maturing a system which would burned down. Fined £5.

of the Municipality, and with every detail of you teach the spot. Above this towurde Clangking. These springs seem to be not ad mch 1694-5. was it stood at 141 millions, at which pomanently supply the Colony with the

his office, the Community loss in him zealous china-nan there is another breach, through noted as salpbar springs as for other qualities. Mr. Carr, proprietor of the British Ine," it stood in 1844-5. When about 1859-4 Lord

public serrant, whose place it will be dificult to which the autor flaws to the westward. Balor The best of the principal spring, an tested, was requisite interpreting talent. A system, in charged a coolie be had takes in out of abarity, Dalhousie had territorially completed the E-

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this, abona akis, the river overflate its about 140 dog. Fabr., where the waters enter fast, such as that we proposed some time ago, with refusal to carry ont enders given him by pire an it new is, the annual average was under

The above paper gives the following account banks. Or the Grand Canal there is a brehab the bathing poola.. 236,000,000terling. The Russo war came. Mrs. Cary.

of the funeral

in the embankment, the water overlowing Building rose on even in these dul times. incommetting upon the plan aimpted with Defendant, who did not spark, was cuationed ending England to ite own Eastera depra.

The funeral of Mr.A.J.Jebnston took place south and rect: The Cazal also overdone at Mr. Bean's ine residence on the British Bond merence to the Indian forests, might be insti- † and disharged,

denoy for both fibres and seeds; and the year before the Mutiny, 1856-7, saw the trade at

at the New Cemetery. In recognition of the another plece, the position of which I have not now wants only the roof. The large number teed, that is, young son mightte engaged

descared gentleman's official and peramal con acertained. The abthorities bare sent em- of columns supporting the verandah give it A named Wai-a-hoi, was charged by an 51 milliora The activity, healthy and un

nexion with the Volunteer Corps, that holy ployées who are to try to repair it. Should the very pretty appearance, and will make it she certain terms at home to study Chinese, other is, named Wong-a-po, residing at Wan besithy, cried by the auting campaigns

we called on to attend the ceremony: audtains continue much longer, the drops as well ze ornament to the Bund. Now houses are going with a view toultimately obtaining au appoint-obi, wita stealing bia jacket.

raised this figure temporarily, but Len the

notwithstanding the rain which began to full the banks of the rivers and Canal will stand a up on Meaare. Russell & Gods property at the Delardan denied the charge, and said he American rar began to fores England to In- meut. This would, of course, be a work of boughtite jacket from another boy for 20 cents, den for more cotton at a high price, and to

just before the hour of assembly, the invitation bad chance. It is very unfortunate that the two SS. N. Company's landings, showing that there time, but it would be for better to wait a whow le had at Court to prove it.

wake jote and other produce is greaterquentities,

1743 ja 764 | was responded to by all the different branches of sciall dredging machines which were ordered for must be a call for more godown facilities, and

the survice,

the Viceroy, and lately pot up bera, have prov- this makes the lower Band look quite busines4- the value was 74 millions in 1862-%. That rose

The Corps mustered on the Bund at 5.15 el quite unit for the work for which they were like. When the bulk of the New Company is anunally to, to 117, to 119, und finally to 124 , than to adopt some such system as that

Defendant cal.ed his witness, Lum-a-wai, a millions, then the onespect eit close of the war

P. and was tare joined by a firing party of wauted, The Chinese, as usual, go the opposito transferred to this side of the river, Chinking marines from 8.1.8. Binalda, and by a de way to work that any sensible foreigner woulddo. will compare very favorably with other irer hitherto acted upon in regard tastalent in-small by, who being dealarid, enid be was a sent it down, in 1867-8, to 954 millions sterling. tapretors, which would be uote rapid, but cook te a "Fa-kee-wi American devil), at The and faverage of the past five years has

tent of Municipal Police, headed by Mr. Here is a naudarin ordering two dredging ma- ports.

Baixens is, of course, very dull and bids fair Superintendent Peafuld and Inspectors Strip-ebines from a German merchant in Shanghai, been about £100,000,000.

ling and Fowler,

without the slightest knowledge of the nature of to continue under the present order of As we have bore stated,

Mr. Mitchell auked bis witness whether he

The whole fores then marched off it the fol- the material they have to work upon. The things. Our large number of fires in the na there is the best authority for the fact that was in the habit of teruing his master an

You will shaerve that on the 15th invinst the bina Traders Insurance Company's Sharea

- $1,050 per bare premium. iis quite possible for young men to muster

"A maican devil."

Earl of Airie brought en a diasussion in the

Obina and Japan Marine Insurance-Fl 11lowing order: Witos auid he was not. It accidentally House of Lords-ou the subject of the Chinese

per share, the most dificult part consueted with the slippetent of his inuath. He resumed evidence, Cootie Track, and that the Government have andy of Chinese at home. The characters, and mid the jucket in question was his, be sued the correspondence- which took place which are a mery question of

bought it for 10 cents, azid loaned it to the dewith the Hongkong authorities reporting the foodnet.

steamer Faichoy. I aus assured that so soon

DISCREDIENCE.

THIFT.

few years, doing, in the meantime, the best we The complainant proved bis claim by de-

scribing certain marks on the jacket.

far less effectual.

men-

ey could be learned there, as well as

Wanchi.

THE COOLIE TRADE.

Or boo

Baak Bills, on demand..... 4/21 Bank Bill, at 3 months sight,43 Bank Bills, at 6 months sight, 4/5 to 4j34 Credits, at 6 months' sight ........... 4/3% : Doeuraentury Bills, at6 months'

sight...

48

Ox NEW YORK

Private, 5 months' sigham ON BONDLY-Bank, & days' sight 225 OR CALOUTTA.—Buus 3 days'aight 226 OF SHANGHAI.-

Bank, 3 daya' sight........ Private, 30 days sight

SHARES.

.....732

Hoogkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-58 Union Insurance Society of Canton, now shares

per cent, premium,

-900 per share premium.

kinose insurance Company.—#2171 per share, Tingking Firs Insurance Uompany's Shares

8540 per share.

per share.

...........

e

Polior. Marizes... Valnteer Band.

8. 7.0.

merebant sende the order to a French firm, who tira town have decreased, and it stews as if tbc execute them according to the Lustractions sent bad characters bad left for parte unknown, them. The mashines are built and sent out:owing no doubt to some wholesome Cuparlax tut on trist on their destined ground, no work jurisdiction of late. We use a few ornaments will they do, not having balf the power requisite in the shape of canguod calostials, fran.aming The members of the Rifle Corps brmed in for the kind of work to which they are sat, those that did not go away.

As the new roles for the Municipality have the Mil-bo-loungs, Artillery, and Raagera fol-first question with the Mandarin appointed so been adopted, it is be hoped that some action the Cemetery, halt was called, to emble the cure for myself? That being settled to his of late it seems as if the almond-eyes have Band to take ite place at the head of the line, satisfaction, the order is given. In this case it reigned supreme over ail, and taken possession and the force again moved forward in slow is to be feared the amount of squeeze acoraing in their own right. time, to the music of the Sicilian Hymn to the Chinese will probably have to be given up

We are waiting anxiously for the Customs

The defendant was sent to one month's hard as we shall have wiped our bauda of all comnine Fire Insurance Company's Sharea-ŞI one Company feading, the representatives of That is the way they do things in China. The in China, and, indeed, as has been already hour, and bis witness. Lum-a-wai, for térding city in this abominable traffic, that we shall

his murter an" American devil," was sent to snuff it out with gunboats, and lave done with Victoria Fira Insurance Company's States lowing in the order named. On approaching see the order excepted is, how much can I se. will be taken we have order apon the Band, as

it. I think we must be pretty well clear of all

pressing, living expensive, the associations

four days' dark calls on rice and water, and told

to vary sthur boys that if they did the cats, they would be flogged as well as sent to guel.

AAUMMARY WAY OF ESUOTEKING A DEBT,

one of still more importans, and that is evidente given.

8118 per abure. complicity by this time, and that the fat will Hengzong and Whampou Book Company's

Sbarce-18 per cent, discount soon go funt. The letter of Consul Dunlop Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s from Havn, which will be found among

Shares--33 per cent, premium - the corressadance above referred to, settles the Shanghai Stone Navigation Company Ta 120 matter in my opinion

per share,

pharo.

esta

THE DESTRUCTION OF BLMINA.

cent. discount.

discount,

per cent. discount.

Arrived in the Cemetery ground, the menu one of the dredgers has taken such a hold of Report for laul quarter, for, it is said, “gurna ore niwe up in single line on either ede of the the material it was to work on, that it has sunk don't lie," but suwe of the merchants any they path leading from the Mortuary Chapel to the bodily to the bottom of the Canal. ELi is want these figures to list," as they great. Vault; and down the averno rbus formed, the naturally very wroth therent. The two machines y fear looking at them will set assiet digestion coffin, preceded by the Rev. Canon Butcher, the ars said to have cost 19,000 dollars or taula, this hot weather.

HANGCHOW. (Ibid.)

Aggested, there would be no difficulty in obtaining the services of at all events o Chinese teacher to give the pupils a fair nzion of pronunciation. There is no doubt

Tanga toon, a paintor at the back of the His EXCELLENCY is right it considering. Chines Tople in Hollywood Boad, charged Hongkong a bad place for young men to come threelbourers, named Chung-a-loi, Lee-s-kum,

In the Quette has been published the des- Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-65 at to for the purpose of study. The climate is and Chua-asing, with coming to his boose and

eteulisg a ladder and piece of planking, patches whoh tell us how Elmina was destroyed, ruined 82.50, to osrer a debt of 66 rents to the and the Akantrees, advancing to its relief. Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares per offisisting clergyman, was borne by the mem-1 have not ascertained which. And thus endech bers of the Municipal Council, slowly followed the firet olapter of dredgors in the north of and habits of his not suited for very young first defendant, by himself and his partner.named were signally defeated by a mere handful of Indo-Quinese Sugar -Company-85 per cent. by the wombers of their staff, and by a large China- place where dozens of really good

men. Trenkrratives supplied by Col. Festing on; but, besides these considerations, there Teang-kuuk

The goneral excitement caused in this din. number of foreign residents. A wreath of in- machines sould be employed, how usefully and Complainant's partner corroborated the last and Captan Fremantle show that British inter

the West Africne contato in defer longkong Pier and Godewn Company-wortelles lay apua the coffin, which was, we an- profitably, let the devastation and misery cansed triot, in common, apparently, with the rest of derstand, laid there by Chan, the Magstrate of during the past four years by the want of them the province, has some weeks ago intensified at the place is not well suited for sovero Fire defendant said they were given to him keeping, and that we may diemias thom appre

the Mixed Court, who aptly chose the method proclaim lo all men.

by a development of the well toown superati. sudy, and by the glan suggestel there would by thelat witness to cover the debt, as they bensions for the security of Cape Coast Castle

of testifying his respect for the decesart:

About the Audience, an old story now...tion of Finish. A number of people baring had as money to pay him.

which the report of its belong@rement by the

SALE OF AVOTST 9TH, 1873. far more likelihood of the candidate attain- !

At the conclusion of the seleon rival, the your correspondenta have been somewhat in er died in a certain part of the town, enquiries ba Thenther two defendants said they were told Abantes nascrally excited. It will be scen that when it was determined to didym the

At reported by Chinge.

marines fired three volleys over the grsvo; and for un mong pointe; with reference to the gan to be made as to the caves of mortality ng at bome a thorough grounding inthe hard, by the Brat defendant to assist bi

Burapena costable No. 63 deposed to the seditione quarter of Elimina, every reasonable Black Peus 2,000 picule, at $1.45, by Kit-all was over.

Japanese, for instance. In some things they somewhat specially losalised. But instead of is knowledge, which must be required as a

The Hon. Mr. Lur, United States Minister, have got fat tore oredit this they were enti looking, an Weiteres almost instinctively would, Eaudation for any sound acquaintance with arrest of the defendants, who were walking Gundes Ou was nade to the people, short of font to travelling trader.

aubmission to them. They had ample notion; Yellow Peas, 2,500 picule, at $1.71, by Kia-Joft Ebanghai for houe by the Pacific Mail ontled to, thanks perhaps to our cousin in the em. to the physical conditions and environments of: away quickly through the rain..

the 11th instant; Dr. Wells Williams will act ploy. Since the Audience took place, four out the district, the good folks of Hangeho called the language the more so, as his ultimately Defendanta called witnesses, but to no pur. their chit, plainly intent on delay until the long to travelling truder. :

of the five Ministers who took part in it have in the learning of the geomancers to explain Brown Sugar, 50) age, at $3.56, by Kinas Chargé d'Affaires during his absence. btaining an appointmert would, if the sys.pose, one of them gave false evidence, and Ashanteer should arrive, parleyed with our

The Iteoreation Fund has been the subject paased south through Tientsin, and have been the cause of the evil indance." These r90- officers; one hour's grace, further extended to un Bag-cheang to local trader. im adopted by the Indian Guteriuient wit was food $10, in detaalt 14 days' hard labor,

| hour and a half, was given; and not until con. Milled. Rice, 5,000, picals, at $1.72, by Tues of some discussion," a shareholder" having duly interviewed. From one or other of the thies were not long in pulating to a range of written to the N. C. Daily News saggesting that we learn that the whole question as to the nere. baildings belonging to one of the Amalien reference to the forests were followed, be de

cession exhausted did the artillery open fire, fat to local trader. The bombardment lasted fifteen minutes, suffi- Saigon Rice, 4,000 piculs, at $1.90, by Man-it would be desirable to have a report of the mony to be observed at the Andionee was settled Miamione, that stood on a bill overlooking thi pendent upon acquiring this information. It

Recreation Fund published regularly. The four or se weeks before the Japanese Ambassador trict where the tnorwal mortality bad prevail- Defendunta asked to have fines imposed on cient to complete the work. Then the enemy look-shing to loal traster. sto to hoped, therefore, that in, the present them instead,

gathered the hills, and newa 'came that the Dried Lily Flowers, 20 bage, at $12.30, by above paper agrees with this suggestion, and wind Paring. He, therefore, did not in ADT ed. These buildings, though not high in them. ortance the Government will lot with dus

says, with regard to it "The Trustees acerway influence the Teung-li-yamen with regard selves, were yet elevated by their site abou.... Injector Gray and the arat defendant was Anbautes were approaching: Although our Kwong-abing to travelling trader.

Cuttlefish, 20 packages, at $14.00, by Kwong to go on the principle of reaching some definite to that subject. On the other hand, the Tanng all the surrounding buildings, and thus they are and deliberation. It sight, indeed, be pater employed under the Government force was small and west beterogeneously cf-

point, in order to announce a complete result liyamen did not wish to grant to the Japanese interrupted the benign influences of the Fing posed. Cabal Festing did not, besitata to take woke to telling trador, Painter. lesirable before any action wen taken, that u

White Wax, pieces, at $68.00, by Fook.clay. but people would rather bo told a las end of the same lonoare as they had agreed to conced thai. The question then came to be, boy tas Defendunts snit they could bring witnesses the offere with all available men, insladiog

the year, what has been done during that year, to the Westera Alinisters, while for the same evil was to he remedied." The traditional pode watuission should be appointed to give the to prove their respectability, and called the fore the exilma and marines, Uptain Freman-yuen to travelling trader.

Shellfish, cases, at $5500, by Tue-wo-loong as it the case of any other institutions Having honour, the Japanese Ambasador gullantis of procedure would have been to organise a Government the advantage of the opinions of the Tuk-ying carpenter's shop, who the instantly placed bimell aureservedly at

suid so much, bumver, we must add that we fought till he obtained it. His whole bearing wob, raise a disturbance, and during its conv of those qualified to judge up the subject.poleon their behalf, they having worked for the disposal of Colonel Festing, and the minis. travelling trader.

Phite Semuna, 10 bags, at $3.60, by Fook believe the Trustees of the Fand by somes and action gained the respot of all the Westera tinuance contrive to pull down or burn the off The witness also said he knew the man ture artygallantly advanced in akirmishing or

negligent of their trust in the mean Ministers, who advised that he should be first noxious premises. But, on the one hand, past that they may be quite certain both of who gave falso eridcose; he is government dor through the thick bush. The engagement using to local trader.

We Preserved Fags, 20 packages, at $9.25, by time

do not always agree with received, as being of higher rank than them experience of foreigners bas convinced the au- what is required, and of the best means of painter, at present doing painting at the soon decided in their favour. But the troops:

their management, and think they ocnsionally selves. Whether the Japanese Ambasador thorities that this way of dealing with foreign Centu Station, and he himself was doing bad barels returned to the Castle, and the Jack Dhun-chong to travelling trader. obtaining it. If the subject, vere investigat carpater's work,

Tara to tir ships, when news arrived that the Fungus, 20 bags, at $41.50, by Kwong wing-leave undone thing which ought to be done: hastened justtere or not deponents and not property is sure to entail serious consequences; we have said so more than once; but the re probably be did; as if matters were settled four while on the other, the antifactory results of ed in this manner, there could scarcely be a Dandanta ere told that they had commit Ashantees were clue at hand. Cotunel Festing to travelling trader. doubt that the problems would be found cape imposed, but as they appeared to be reapeo-them. The tired soldiers were drawn cut fresh, but local trader.

White Sugar 620 bags, at $6.50, by Sze-hop-port they issued in April, 1872, showi not ocly or five works before ha cade, why the long delay diplomatic action, as illustrated at Peking, has ted offence, for which a mouey fine could acting, witbent besitation, determined to meet

attention to the interests of the Fred, but a in granting the Andienos. The crews of the J-gradually inolited them to the suaviter-in-modo Able of solution. Hitherto, we have gone tubkwen, and had many friendsand their muster their and comrades hastened back from their

White Pepper, 20 bags, at $200, by Hop considerable amount of real work duse, which paucas wir steamers talked warlike when they policy. Accordingly a member of the gentry it is not always eney to find vien willing to on- were at Newchwang about the trouble in For were commissimed to procesi to Ningpo nad vary inch open the principle of leaping to speak for theta, bis Worship told them be craft, and the Colonel silently ooitected his fine to traveling trader. before we looked with respect to this matter, would cancel the previous sentence, and send tiny hande under cover, thereby purposely Small Drink Hussels, 20 bags, at $7.30, ydertake, We growl at the Recreation Fund mosa: whether they were really prepared in place themselva is communication with Trance, ane growl sometimes at the Mouse of the Chinees proving unscurteous to the United States Consul n the subject. Ar the Erst defendant to seven days' hard labur, turing bis euemies to close quarters. Nor were Wing-yee-chong to travelling trader, ́but if we wish to settle to interpreting and the other two defendants to four days the ussaints loth to engage. They came up

Blank Seamus, 400 bags, at $9.90, by Hop-nicipal Council, but we do not forget that we apeal to the kissa rade is not known to the rived in Ningpo they called in the advice and

are very much indebted to gentlemen who take writer. The seine gitin to the Japanese An- aid of a wealthy native, who happens question permanently, it is post desirable hard labor each.

bravely, 4000 strong, arrested at first only by Ibing to travelling trader.

The first defendant was sent to one month's hard labour, and the other defendanta were sent to 14 days burd labour each.

bo lai