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HOWQKONG, January 31st, 1874. As will be seen by the correspondence which we publish this day, the very wasonablo request made by Captain CAIRNS, that the Chinese kong who distinguished himself by arresting that gentleman's little girl should be removed from the Public Gardens has been refused The CAPTAIN-SUPERIN- TENDER= has delivered himself of a despatch

The steamer Chinking left banglii va the 30th instant,

THE DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31st, 1874.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,

2304 January.

defendant to the station.

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the Season was expired, and that consequently the decrease of the Expert would be in a much. Jarser ratio, than the actual decrease in the funde provided.

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I also proposed to show the vemody for es passive fluctuations, and this I have done by numing the withdrewal of tixed deposits from. Exelonge Banks, and the regulation of the currency by legislativa enactment,

Within less than fivelee years ago, I xany

I am, Jours faithfully.

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withone, and the

HONGKONG CURRENCY.A arə' runbed off at once, and it is to provide for more than $ per cent interest cannot be use All this is of course, very well in a abPUBLIO FLOGGING OF PRISONERS IN of then red ass from the w

HONGKONG Irasny of the now yellow peas from himself.

TO THE EDITOB OF EITS "DAILY PRESS." this rushing off of oxporta, that the exchange peozei, than to receive por cent, upon ther stract point of view. No circumstance is too

Notice having been given that the publier, Brereton proposed to call a witness from -My avioes letter on this ambijent con banks by themselvea vint by driving together here, small to form u base line for the most subile Bogging of prisoners would take place up, the Registry-Gener's oflse, to shew that decluded by saying that it wontres fall into a large an amount of foods wa bhey can comA to the isso, of bank notes, let precisely argument upon abstract principles, and if not yestery, the whipping post, nour the Har-feudante duty, was to handle the passes and anemiry bow far the local deposits placed in the pass. By doing thus, they prevent the operation the same leglalation be applied to them as is

bour Master ofice, a very large number of regletration tinkete

Benka, combined with the fans derived from that staral obcok to examanive export which done in England-nothing more and nothing. a little too suggestive of GULLeren declaring Eropeans and Chances sembled on the spot Captain Deans and but was admitted in the the fene of notes, are instrumental in causlag, de onured by a visa in exchange, so enhancing. Of course, no legislation can touch tad more violet Eustations in exchange than the price of produce as to render it unprofta saue in Shanghai, and I refer to the cireule- hia politionl principles when he stood in the to withean it Panamu to time, a livly at prosecution,

Mr. Brereton thon-proposed to call a witness would otherwise tako place. This sentence of bis to slip. Large as these muuta may be, tieu in Hongkong only Lot the cast iron rela pulm of the Brobdignas giant's hand, the relice arrive, hended, by Inspector florapusl

who guarded the vix prisoners to their panish to sponkiu reference to defendant's barecter itself in a Boient rashow that those bave taken there is will limit them, and this limitas be adopted of notes for silver and silver for. lelter is a very good despatch in its way men The Esperintendent of the Gool, Captain Denne objected, considering it out up a wrong impression, who represente sa rosabed in 1863 aud 1878, when exchange tide note, with only the bank of inc. Let this But, after el, could not we bares European Mr. F. Doughs, que also in attendance of place in case of felony, Theobarge was that ying that the exodesive leans of bank nolge tanned to 4/B. & reference to the foregoing honk be at liberty to lasne notes without bold policeman, placed in the Public Gardens with his two chain-geng guard-men, armed of deliberate rubbery in Obing is the duse of the excessive fall in table, will show that in those two years the ing coin against them only to an amount salf- The revenue of this colony raride between their eat to onrry out the Brereton his fence, submitted exchange, which took place in the course of the exports were larger than they ever were before sent to pay for the ocen of maintaining the in the minerspace of tire, and as consequence, whole note circulation, and the currency here is first three, priamere were mured Chun- there was no stailing. The pasa was not peer year. $700,000 and $1,000,000, and the public tu, Foong-a-poo and Changia-ngan. They honey, or bad money value on it to During 1873, the extreme variation in the they were ale akout the most profitable brought into exact conformity with the lagin Fays it without complaint Might the pub bnd, heen contended at the Novemiker See bring it under the stains red. The only Bank of Bigland rate of discount was 6 per rears the Olina trade han over sees. The salylation affecting encronoy in England.

siona to three years, penal vergitudo enoh, nfd change waslintawful detention, doubtless dent that is to my, that the lowest rate was remedy that I san so for this too rapid dev- I proposed to ahow bow the exocasive fluctua le crave of the Governmout a boon-jast the publicly flagged 75 strokes anal, in three with a view of getting u sunguas, for his 8 per cent and to highest 9 per bent. per an patch of projice is, po to cattail the power of tina in exobunge last year was concione Lone Dobby" of average intelligence in the instalment, for highway robbers with violonse, trouble of getting it for the owner. He nun. If the extrons variation ju exchange in the exatungo tanks to lay in funds, that the This I have done by showing,

on the Stanley couch Lue had received me may have got it wrongfully, obtaining it unk, Chim had been no more than this, how happy limis at which rise in exubamze become pro- Tank exchange was too high, and that only place where the little children of the instalment, and that which they received yas lawfully, but there was no theft. The old would the Merouatile Commune have beon, hibitory may be more quickly retreil than it consequently the reaction would cause Colony can have their play and a broath of torday was their second. They took thoir Tasbes was given up to the proper custodien. From 4/01 for 6 m/s hills in June, it fell was in 1868 and 1872, precisely as the Bank tot geomor falt than was actually afeccesary, oven.. fresh sir? Could not the ludies nove the very almly. The fret only called out at having come into his band lawfully by to 4/21 in November, or a drop of about 74 retarde exports, in England at except a redne tuting into account the liberation of the heart of the firm and undaunted Captain the first thing strokes the rond uttered a being given to him by the man Teo a tor per cont. But the variation of per cant portion in price, by rendering disconut prohibitory German silver coinage by the substitution of,

low mind throughout, and the third a faints vegarde the new pass, he did not representa in Bagland is no more than 3 percent. To render this polut perfestly clear, becante; gold, There is a point at which all history provesary at the fret eix lashes The other three the owner of the pass. He was well known by upon theas 6 infs biller and consequently, we in its the essence of my contention, let me no 11That the custom the banka have now sume that the value of the exports Pro let adopted of speculating in exchange réplére that the indexibility of the most heroic gives prisenere bad never been logged before, and the man who issued the passsa. He will admit Obina have gone through a crisis similar to a

they received their first of three instafrients of he was wrong in fat divide is pp at first, under rise in the Bank of England rate from 3 per una to Slat August, umounts to 330,000,000 reinge more liable to fall to a low point, waz-under such an appeal as this will not 25 Lushes esali time. They were mined Chun-section 21, but there was no stealing; it was cent, to 18 per cent, and yet there has been no Let us further become that the value of the bag if exchange depended, as it ought to do, the Commander of the Forces we mean the cheeehung, Oddfa.fing, and Cheong-a-ping, duly unlawful detention, and the pas an outery, and no enquiry, becanes no ona muhle Imports sold anting that period amounts to upon the Import ce Export of enmtondition, IL-That bbie ability to influenco exchange FRAME way to a reusedy. Lu this letter I proposu to $15,000,000, and, that the Banks have laid j Polles Force-in this Colony, for once ori, and had been sentenced at the Droeber Sra given up that fico to some" little degree, the dignity of one to two years panal-sorvitude, and to be He Worship remarked the point, was very show how this excessivi full, vanok greater than fands in anticipation of the deraud upon them, Ariasd from the large deposits place in their

pablialy flogged, for highway robbery with fine, and be would well consider it

was acquired by the nation of the Bank of and impule urrungenzons thin fonds ofull come hands, and also hy such a proportion of their Mr. Brereton further said another point England, Mas been cocugioned, and also the forward daring that period, and that the two tote issues ng out be used fly. his lukong, by placing him on another violence on Foong you and two others at

together amonni' to $15,000,000, it is evident beat, and do a little wrong to do a great Kowloon. Three slan Look their lastra calmly, was: they no legal force caed to cause the reinédy.

It appears to nothat finctuations in exebange that exchange will remain stationary. But if a first meaning faindy for the first 15 stroca defendant to give up the p. Ho may have. goud? If, however, a sense of dats the but the remainder le received in silencs, shed it illegally, and that was all the charge are equally injurious with the wile which were the Banks were to be deprived of the power of sought to be remedied by the Bank Act of 1944 moving $5,000,000, its equally evident that paramount duty of maintaining red tapoisaa second wined at the first nine strokon, and Pugicat biof

The one we then remanded to Monday, and that far as these avîls man he remedied by Fézolange would advance to enclavate as to prevents the CAPTAIN-SUPERINTENDENT from received the rest in silango, and the third call-

12gislation, wo.dr entitled to ask the Colonial prohibit temporarily Cig export, of practíny BUSTINIUS CHARACTER ed out at 14 strokes, out took the rest quietly, j making this reasonable surfice of prin- Shortly before the phlice arrived with the pri- Chinese constable No 410, charged mar Legislature to apply the triedy in accordance and sure prodcon what the london carroupon point got that great fuctuations took place in cipto in deferenco to public opinion, we can sonere un elderly ann-offwate men, belonging named Ip-astun, with being auspicious cas- with the principles adnationed by Imperial dents of the China House have been impress,exchange, hat. They were sated by excesive logislation. And further, that sa the Muring upon their constitsents for yeare, viz, a exports of produce raising the rate, as 1 bave only leave the matter alone, fully assured to the U... Troguias, alittle infheuced by liquor, caster.

Coorplainant said hianself and another Chicantile Community themselves have consider more nuderate export in the beginning of the pointed out they would do again if the banks wovuted the stone platform, and plicing hie that, like the King, the CAPTAIN-SUTEBIN-rous round the whipping post, insisted upon se costpble propared leave, and being in ab e power in mitigating these evils, they susan, no auto spread it more equally over the were possessed of muller funds, and although PENDENT can do no wrong But should mat-the turnkey in charge of the whips giving plain clothes, sere vn their road from the You should apply the remedy to the octour of their whole year. Auf the hoteof is $30,000,000 the fluctuations were shown by a rine, they him 120 much to the amusement of the re-testation to Kowloon bity. Having got an ability. The pleat of the Richage Banks we have needed those to be provided, ie not never fell below balion point, as they base- ters como to this gaze, surely the Government spectator and it was with some diffesity for ne Tal-sik-woo, ho aaw the defondant and ban only existed about 9 years, and it is only ready in band, but is being gradually provided done since. eannat deeline to accede, to a respectfully that he was removed. He and be muldanother man coming down the hill in a suspi- within the last 10 yours that these banke have by remittatoes cousing forward, and by the take them to show to the spectators that ciets manner, and he hailed them to stop, but begun to exercise a positively destructive feet sale of importa during the three first months worded petition on the part of the pubche-could do so without a flinch or a ery, they refused; they give obase, win defendant pou trodo, by the alterations that have heen, of the Season, it in evident thut ta dinieney of 1 Engkong, 30th January, 1874. that a European policeman be placed in the tie was, wever, got down, and during the ran intarsome shrubbery, and it was with some made in their manner of conilacting bosides. $5,000,000, which is one-sixth of the outwe Gardens there-be-no-ether work for bim chyleaf the time he wished to press in again, dibeully be got hold of him. He could give Exchange Banke are absolutely necessary for legya sawmed, would begin to ba felt long before

THE CURRENCY QUESTION. Bopic, as be unil, to get a dose or two similar wo good, seconût, of himself, and the place carrying on trade easily, but they may not be sixth of the time from the beginning ut to do, he will at all events beublo to prevent to those being wdministered to the prisonere. being a lonely one, where only occasionally ficially or they may not harmfully.

TO THE EDITOR OR THE DAELT' FIERY.” There was otherwine good order throngbout. there was a passenger, they both returned In a foot note to Mill's principles of Policial

SIRI Fod bare spuce, for. The follow- No. 146 from again getting into mischief.

beck, and did not take their leave, but brought Economy, he states that he thinks himself

ing remug n the currency question." I justified in affing that the mithrallon of commercial, vision is the real, and only

Tecedor gaurs ago, when exports were sent sul beglid if you with kindly insert this letter. Although I have been many years in China, serious purpose of the Bank Act of 1944. away gradually, the differeboobetween the selling It is a fact that since that Act was passed there and anying rate of hill by the Exobange Banke, have never yet found that the presenter- have been far more flustutions in the rate of was generally a half-penny per dollar. The rezy, ie, chopped-Mexican Dollars, na nat been quite equal to every requirement of the diasqant than under the old agatem. This difference was their principal means of making

oquestionnbly is a disadvantage, bat to profit, and it was a perfectly fair and legiti rade of the Closy. It is true that at timce, counterbalanes that, one of the cries that ble news of doing so. This, however, iso have bad money tight," us at other times have, aizce occurred love brought to fight such completely changed, and the difference is pow have bad rawney too plentiful, but I fail to sed that the Merionh Dollar ne a currency whe sum of insolvency ne previous crises always ealdam more than aarthing per dalla R on the important subjoat, and enters in We publish to-day two very interesting let.

revealed, and there han consequently not be difforgues quite insufficient to given remunerate blame for this. I prasne the advocates for masterly style upon every point but the ousters on financial matters--the org relating to

Est utter prostration of business which fol- tive profit. As no one will contiene to work be intron tion of other coins will allow that the deposits from local companies with ex

lowed them. This effent of the Bank Act, is for nothing, the Hauks bave altered their style England bae an admirable currency, and yet which bears upon the request, namely, we change banks and the issue of bank-nodes,

caused by the Bank of England raising of doing business, and instead of making profit daring the past year the Bank of England rate thar it is not unreasonable to put a Chiness and the other referring to the currency guce-$1

Mr. King mill, appexind on-behalf of Mr.

its rate of Glaceout whenever gold leaves by assisting trade, they have become Exchange of discosus has fa custed between 3 and per policeman at a post which requires the ex- tion to be discuss at the Chamber of Com-

Lee-n-kit, a licensed hawker, reoiding at No. Follied, to make an application for the refand the country. The mising of the mate uste merchante, epsonlate in Exchange and Bellion, coat obowing that there one can be tight merce meeting on Monday. ercin of some little discretion, and in regard

64. Wanchi-road, charged a widow-newed of police and ether iuten for tonomat. No. Hi

sa aming Bunkers to enrtail just as merchants do in produce, Hence it le times, nu with me. The fonts, I believe twhich it night be assumed a certain that The China Review for Norember and Decod. Lan-akow with robbing him of the sum of

His Lordabip asked in what light Mr. ing. their advances, and re further quantities of that the same Hank now seldotna wishes both that Mexican Dollars ous he procured at all emill sppared, as he was of opinion that he gold are sent away, the rate is advanced still to buy and sells bills at the same time, but one times, if a price is paid for them, and if occa a difficulty would some day arise, if the duties bcr. 1873. appeared yesterday. It contains $16, on the 20th November, 1878.

Complsionat ssid that defendant formerly (onight to have done so za imuna k continuation of the "Young Prodigy""" trans-

higher, and the warning in bos given ell Bank wants to buy, and another to all, just a locally they have been inconveniently scarce were left to a Chinaman. The details of the tated by Mr. G. F. R. Allen; some notes on liver in the saing bosse as he did. On the 16th Mr. Kingsmill said he upared in whatever more epatically. Previously, when discount tanite the opeculations they have in hund here, it has been because our bankers took a case have really nothing to do with the Chinees ouercial Law; an interesting ont. November, the defendant came to him with away his Lordship was pleased to put it. Under remained alitost stationary, prices right be Hence it also happens that at one period of the view of the probable, futurs engse of line of the history of the latten, by the Bar. picae of paper, with the name and age of girl, the Chalinance, he could appear for him as a cute inflated under the influence of speculation, year there is a great influx of Bullion, and at exchange, would not pay for the dollar the and spectatore obtaining advances 1 ay aathor a great fax, both of which would be frieg that fould induce the Mexican Guvera- question at issue. As regards the condust Dr. Rite); a very readable paper on Charus proping her to become his wife. He went to friend, of the lukong, there can be little doubt that end Speile among the Chinese, and the maual firtune-teller, who compared her date of birth

While Tam tons of opinion that the Hie Landahip Then you had beter take offtes would continue to hold, even when the tougront eatent unnecessary, if Banks would met to othe

rise in price they expected appeared vory confine themselves to the logitianta fanction that individual has not only suffered enough, qualy foueral matter. There is uten aithe, and it was elewa to bi to be favograront wig and gown.

Mr. Kingamit said it was out of respect to problemical The enhancement of prices in for schichthy ve original instituted, that of Mexican Dollar is quita adequate to-or business requiremente, and that, if you. but more than enough, by the Euo inflicted paper well worthy of perutal, from the pen of ble and he agreed to become betrothed to the girl. Elise Fuy, Missionary lady of lengthenet ex-

On the 20th November, be Logan to pay bis be the Court that be bnd appeared in vig and the case of commoditiesoused by spocalation assisting trade, and not theinseivra boccmafroduce other some wa shail still have times.

would of course induse increased imports, and speau intors in exchange," upon him by the Magistrate. His action was perience in China, upon the enbject of the trotbal money to the defendant, paying St to her, govD.

On the 25th be paid $2 on the 6th December,

•Twelve years ago, when exports were sent when money will be tight, I am ready to aduit this Lordabip observed that if Mr. Kingsmill the reaction, when it did me, would be the -as stated, legal, and it was not very much execution of State criminals in China,

more severe, just in proportion as it was post way gradually, there were only two public that having our erer of supply noarer at more foolish than might have been satici the Supreme Usnit, yesterday, on the 28th instant the defendant removed

85;oud.on.tha 14th icistar 83; and the 2D appered as a briznd, he would not appear noted. Now, every rise in the rate of discount Companies in China, and neither of them lodged, hand-chan Mexico, we may derive som udan- of next month was appointed for bis betrvtlaud, contred

The Acting Colonial-Treasurer (Mr. Santh) tends to otozek inflation of price and the anaesheir surplas lands on deposit with y of the tage flierefrom; so the pressure would; when it pated by those who placed him at a post, for scarbeng appeared for two bankrupts named from the house. Hiselt and his mother went did uos oppose the application, but asked for gent drait of wold which a certain to follow, Brohunge Bankn. Now there are twelve public uge, in sil probability be mare quickly res

lieved. which crotybody except the CAPTAIN-SUPER Chen wichune and Wiping, who to defendant base to get her to procco the despite the locality. He did not think by compelling the more speedy realization of Companies, innst of which bare large deposits Admittlag this. It is well to consider the

with these Banks, and in addition to Umg INTENDENT THUS How native is unqualified: foroserly lecer of the Western Slant girl, but defendant rented to profpes birkinli justified in guessing that No. 11 referred both searities al codities,

Applying these principles to the case of the Colonist Trons, which was at that question: What changes, if any, shoud be ande? If the principle of ning people for errors of House, and who had been cut to prisen some he was more to understand that the girl was to a certais tenement, that happened to be um China, we find that a high rate of exsbaugetime nearly bankrupt have now on deposit And, in considering this point, I shall in the first indgment is to be acted upon, it is obrious While in gaul they had felt petition in abus uci-cheons, and he went and mude bered 11.

enggiriya, but the vingers said there was. Do Hi Lordship said he should be guided by is equviilent to a high rate of discount in a very large, atin, prinsipally, derived from place examine the coins of red for our ae- that the right person to bave beenfred was the prey and M. Stephen our applied for such girl there, as they did not know the whatever description was given in too rale-book, Bayland, and Importers quit their goods freely, the tumbling Lounge The Legislation optanse, the American Trade Dollar and the

their discharge. After a cumultation, bis CAPTAIN-SUPERINTENDENT, for placing the Lordship informed the bankicpts, who were in defendunt. The defendant did not appoint

dated suy he could find the fodality at obea..

chiefly soncerns Foreigners, the natives of the Colony, and which repealed, as would have gretted that the American Government when lukeng when he was certain to make a Court, that they would be discharged its the any time to produce the girl, and be supplied wished to see it. If it were produced, he out the question of subange being one that on gambling as capsed inmerso evi tn Lira Japanese silver Yen. It is, I think, to be re the defendant with the money of bis own free. The acting Colonial Tensorer thought he bullatry devot quit their produce with the same thought the evils had cease, at aust unex deciding upon the issue of the Trade Dollar, did order that the weigh, should be nearer that bhaider. Clearly, she only ecclusion that looked very ill, and that no doubt he had been Į source of the day, remarking tharena of them

ill for the betrothal

gould do so to, and the question was whether facility, int hiolitit as long as posible; and as pestedly its evil resmíte crop up again whos of the Mzienn Döllar than it is The Goreru His Worship remarked that defendant might the reoription of the locality abould not be exceptionally high rate of exchange cannot least looked for, and the Special Fuse goes o Breivusi rat, namely, Each Captain Chiswoll punished,

produce the girl yet, and nekod the complain-given...

How long exist, they ultimately for the cut perpetuating mischief. The public companies incest in coining the Trade Dollar, avhwest it

w their

the dollar to berong ray 16 Summary Jerisciution, the casu

Beste Beith has a maticnt, he would show that rub the price tag printed in ur bladed depots to such the enrerer of Cesians icted lity wind, buvo wero confeed to the discriminating tact of of 'Flaherty. Faron, for $14.50 Plaintiff ward hoping his Worship would order the de nauce 5 of 1865.

Complainant said he brought the oase for he was right according to "eation 19 of Irdi. the action of the Banks upon exchange which mme, are the fixed deposits in the Exchange weight nearer the Chinesu stan Jacid-tbure in been far more aggraful if they had fixed the PC. 146. But offoil digzity must be up-and one wines were rumbed, and event, to produce the girl.

provente a lower price for produce from reling | Banks, according to the latest published re- Hin or ship and that Mr. Smith's Banten. Op dat a higher rap-from reling ports Conrt zone, bls Lurilebip said be, did not think

[no object gruned by making the weight of the -held, and it would be too much to expect the portion of the case which had teen beard

His Worship remarked to Inspector Cradock tion that Mr. Kingsmill did not come wibbia

England.

Cantan Insurance Co, not given,

dollar an equal quantity, as 420 genios-that suy Magistrato in Hongkong to ensure the should be and public, as it would not tend to the ouse was entirely in civil. There stat provian. He had only ofated No. 11, muiden rate of exulange in Hongkong

Twelve years ago, 4/5 used to be considered a Unioa Insurance Co., Mgroli,

| weight represents rothing definite to a Cbiacae CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT of Police, so the city rty Justice, and he was sure bot talve pratences, in caplaiant stated he gave

was not even a charge of obtaining money under there might be hundreds of Nos. 11.

$459,000erchant or banker, nonatomed as he has be- counsel would feel that. A partial report the money of his own free will and acced, she

come to consider Canon tuele 747 equal North Chim Insámune Co., April, unlucky lakong was fiued tea shillings, for the public of what had taken place wan re did not nak for it. She did, not even propose

1873, Taels 347,000. The bount

·To $1,000, of: 600 tonob." Kad the American not being a cleverer Celestial than nature had ondesirable, and as the case would have to be to produce the girl to become bis wife...

on current scant and deposit

Government qused their coin to weigh account, is not stated separately,

what the Chinese standard comes to, say, adjonred, ühere was nothing so jojmions to the administration of justice..., un publishing it

Juspector Cradock snid the tale now given

Buy, Tuela 300,000......

400,000 Grains 415.745, containing graine 374271 paro bit by bit. At promont, it seemed not so

was contrary to that given at the charge roola,

China Traders Insuranet Co., Oct.

silver, there mould have been little or no di 1970 Delendast acknowledged receiving the money

256,000 dalty attending the intrafnotion of the dollar. nach a gestion of money as of something else,

As it is too heavy for the Chinese, and they her and saw the girl first, and satisfied the

-385,000 will, I capeol, offer every opposition, to receiving. 100,000-thom-by weight, while to admit the Mexican Dila.. -825,000 ar or the You by weight or count, as the equi-

male hi,

We obacrve frauz the Singapore Government Gazette, tha by an order of the Governor in Council, tag Japan Dollar (or Yen) and the American Trade Dollar, bave teen declared leral lenders in that Colony,

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months ago by the Crown, for arrears of rent.

Lispector Batten asid the defendant threw faway a pistol in the basice, which could not be found; bo wont nsk forn ramand to find it. sod go other evidence:

Remanded accordingly.

BEFORE F. WHITCHELL, ESQ.

HAWKERS. Ln-on cheong, Chinese constable No. 146, the mu who the other day made a desperate Captain Cairns cbild, being on duty charg in the pablio streats, supaesded in arrosting a hawker, named Cheongu-out, uttering street BEFORE THE HON. CHIRE JUSTICE SMALE cries in No. 5 District. Defendant was flued

FALSE PRETENCES,

22.

Throughout the whole mater, we find the sume commacadably consistency on the part of the officials, and they redly deserse then it at all, the evidence had better in priblialen vaid the mother of armplainant went with

highest credit-for-baring so woll maintained their ground. It is a principle in the Service that the action of subordinates must be sus- taiced, no matter how stupid it may be, and i would be unreasonable to expect that Mr. Deese would go against his lakong, or that

SUPREME COURT.. 30 January.

~ERFUND OF RAFEN-

for 6 months' bills. In an artisle in the Exorcmiol of 8th Novi list, it was gisted, that daring the the last few years silver had fallen in value about

per cent. We ought consequently by this sime have arrived at the conclusies that 4/4 in * normal state of matters is now a fair averago rate of cantange, but we have not done so. For the last yours the site of exchange, much more uariato that got then to 4/4 although perhapsbaroly 4/6, bas yet approxirunt.

as every tenement was numbered. Bottle was "Mr. Kingsmill said he quite understood that, solitary application out of the many proper ties Mr. Pollard held in the Colour

Hie Lovsahip and be oopld not see how the authorities could point out the locality with only the bare information of Na 1, and $72 Apart from the application, supposing there were other equally well known persons apply

Mr. Kingsmill said that they had Mr. Pol-We have time the fact logo open, fast for lard's name, and there was the only tenement years past exchange has been on the average fo belanging in Mr. Pollard numbered 11, and igh. The result of a high cxabange in to check rated at 573; if these particolars were not auf. exporta, and to encourage imports, although as cient, he did not know what would be.

we have already doen, the eagerness of buyers of The acting Colonial-Trecaurer said he thought Tes and Silk has culled the effects of ligh he knew what particular tenement was referred exchange. Had it not been for their eagerness,

ed altogether. The further hearing of the case acfendant.she conveyed the money given to horing, wins were the authorities to do?

our report,

was the adjourned till Wednesday mat, and in tunestly do the girl's mother to my, olothes, deference to his Lordship's wists, we hold over and the necessary compliments were passed, She did not know now where the girl was, that

their look out. His Worship then sent all parties down to Begistrar General's office, for enquiries to be made there,

THE YACHT RACE FOR THE DOUGLAS

CHALLENGE OUTP.

Naiad, Lesterer, Aurs, and Ware, entered for the Cup, and all put in an appearance it the starting anye yesterday, warning. Shortly

NO BIGENCE.

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the Goren would go against Mr. DEANEter 8 o'clock. Captain Paribaso started the Harbour Master's department, obarged To-pov-cation referred to, and whether he would behave suffered from the reaction to nearly the |

toy hat the question really was, whether be weebange would long ago bare gradually fallon Mr. McClellan, Inspector of junke in the justified in greasing what tonement, the appli-to ite proper legs, and importers would nat

reason..

The amendment was then allowed.

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China and Japan Insurance Co

June, 1873 Yangtze Iramanoe Coy July, 1879, Chinese Zusurance Co., Feb., 1879, Hongkong Fire Inenrauce Co. February, 1873mer China Firo Laburance Co., Feb,

Victoria Fire Insurance Co, Feb.

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Shangbai Steam Navigation Co.,

Hongkong, Macao and Canton Co Colonial Gererament, ang

Slat Becember, 1873

valent in value of a Trade Dollarby suunt,would 600,000 be ninjast, in the Tride Dallar, containing, as it

docs, 3 grains more pare siler than the Yen 410,000 and about 1 grain more than the new die lexi-

can dollar. 4:45,009

The Japanese silver Yen weigbo 416 grains, and contine 3744 grains pure silver. It is, therefore, very near to what I state This tue of action is founded upon the vessels, and Naind, having the weather berth

the Trade Dollar abould have been, and for uudest principles of

It is drew aloud, Jur following at a respectful disk, mer of in orge boat, with buzou no justified in allowing the refund on the temeturret, it quite disposes of the statement chat

200,000 and touch are concerned, exactly the coin I same extent as they have done. If this idea be

100,000 all practical purposes is, so far as weight always assumed that the Heads of Depart tanec, Laiterer setting a alund of like stud, ecce and a number on his boat, warting which was jusfeiently described.

Wave moving with usual sluggishness, but having been given him onemouth buck.

Mr. Kingemill said that the same petition the silver set at liberty by Germay adopting a

should advocate being adopted as our cur ients are inbued with a few grains of com-after drawing clear of the shipping the wind Defendant said that be had prooured his bac bean presented to tho fest Treasurer for gold currency, in the sole cater of the great drop

Total, $4,180,000 rency. The bankers, however, 1 observe, ch mon sense, however absurdly they appear to burdened considerably, and the reesels began to sureties and paid them their money, but he did the past three quife, and accepted; so he did in exchange last year. It was cute auflicient

ject to the Ten, on the ground that they have cs, and it would have been a most unusual. Nand und Aura banding jibtopsis pot Enow why he had not got his license.

The deposits of private individuale and fitto guarantee that the purity of the Yen vit ki not absleipate any dificulty being raised in the for a drop, but not for a drop of 4 per cent. of Green Island, Laiterer walking up to

Defendant was fined $200 deviation from therecognised course toassume them in fine style, ritually passing

are also doubtless Jarge, but as their monna tinies respected. In this, they are, I fourthe quarter, W bea that difficulty had been elu gore ago, motile banses need to STEALING & PARI -

sused, bo had no other recourse but to came to draw upon London sercial months before the cannot be ascertained, they are not taken into think, sincere, as I understand two bankers Mr. Diane formed an excoption of this rule. Aura to Jeewited

have offered to withdraw from upposition and running........Naiad The case in which an chick, a coolie in Contin

ppening of the season, in order that they might accourt, We the fully prepared to maintain that he

the Registrar-General's office; was charged by cl se Aura aliifted topsails, and appear.

The neting Oriental-Tresentor said be merely be in possession of funds in good the. Ioan. The Bank Note simulation in Hongkong to the Ten, if its friend, the D. B. U., would ed to benefit by the change: Ware sending Captain Douze with unlawfully obtaining a puma does not. Even the despatch which we pub her topsail dro-ed dropping autora, Nund belonging to one. Taci a-too, master of us waned it to be decide whether it was neces not say of my own knowledge that this practice amounts to $8,400,000. I have no cans of guarantee that the present weight and purity

sary to give the locality or not.

was unprofitable, but presumably, it was 90, as ascertaining what is the Bonnt in casbalk uns be deviated from at any future time.

If, therefore, we commet adopt the Yen, and lish to-day globe-not absolutely prove so in uel and Loiterer stil beld the lead both heat shop, 135, Queen's-rond West, osme on again:

His Lordship said be thought Mr. Smith was there is soreely anab a thing known now. The ation in Zhangbai, but ne the Hongkoux the Trade Dollar is likely to be objected to by cuther, are closing up a trifle unti! off Ohueg- Bir. Braraton, of the firm of Messra. Caldwell justified in disallowing shy refund, when the engaging of freight before hind, in the fa altanation Ena inereused $1,000,000 dur as this. Amidst a grout deal of argument, how Island, when she carried her topmast and Brereton, appeared for the defendunt. perhaps a little more lengthy than the nature, just under the eyes of the rigging, et-baldor of a parp for two years. On the 20th or

Taoi-u-to, deolaror, said he had been the application for it did not give the necessary route clippers, was another form in which theng, the list twelve months, I shall only the Chinese, it forced on them, by weight--and (information us to situation or localitý, a anxiety to have the rat of the tea crop burried so that the Slangbui cirmplation is the it has not yet been shown that any immedi ting topenil and jibtopanil into the water to

The arting Colanilmaurer repeated that forward was mazilested. This practice, although samo ne the Hongkong circulation before this ate relief is necessary should suggest that of the subject would be confidend to justify teowned, itin making some time to get on board, 30th December last, was the first he knew of the be quiered no opposition, to, the refunds but it sot affogether extinst, na bast vorg courieraate in £2,100,000. Making the extremely linelore, anking any change, war. Government by a man who looked more to the spasible and clear aways Shortly after this occurred defendant when he went to the Registrar was open to the applicant to write to the Go-siderably cartalled, but the Iden whichberal liowance of too-firds of the amounts take into aertons ensideration the possibility settlement of the little ditheulties which arise the two leading yachts ran into a belt of calm, General's case, took the cla pass produced, verament on the subject, wher, the description prompted these two courses of action still con as necessary to be retained in Bullion, for fear of introducing as the curreny of the Colony a Dollar coinol in England, tas iras bien already ju policing matters from day to day, than to and both Aura and Wara began to look like and handed it to be chief ciers of the office, of the tonement was not properly givan, and tins in China. For about tegmanche before if a run upon them, the issnine hanks ve

joining them again, but after scrie little with the registration sickes of the house. The when the ten days had elapsed.

the opening of tus season, the Etchaune Banks, soll the large su 11 $1,988,000 available for suggested by you) Ths oyal Mint would the maintance of abstract prinsiples of the was taken up in drifting, Naiad gut chief clerk banded the pass the defendant, who

becaneo 8 have no Discount Banke property their speculations in Exchange.

doubtless enter into an arrangement with the Government and discipline, a view is ex-the first of the breeze, at went away told him to send next day the handlord, to get permitted to amend the application,

Me Kingomill then asked that he might be called, persistently fores, mp ezohange, Bot Besides the large deposits here, the Books Government, under which it would coin & Dol buck the 'wegistration ticket. He accompanied

ly to be called say the China Dollar, charging Tressed which, if erroneous, is certainly in-like hot laving the "unfortantes

His Lordship and that since Mr. Smith did capequenon of the actual demand upon them, leo large deposits in India. Ituowa bor-baoling abent 111 A stark calm. the landlady the next day to the office, but was tolligible, and this. in itself is sufficient to Aura was the next to got the wise, and act outside by the defendant, who said not object to the refund there was no necessity but speculatively in sucipation of a fature tidy about the indian trade, but beir ship for coinage of silrer of 900 toneli (to include whit CusĘ ME Wlloy, AB,) any 1 per cent, one-fourth of for the application being amended, Everybody demand arising from the anxiety to hurry off pink season to during the winter mont make it ingabout on the Government to sup Loiteres and Wave siten distance, and with "Yox had better not goin the othee, but let the knew it was called Woodlands, and was the bes, beau's Crop. The extent of this the China season is during the een onthebased per tant au Colonial or i percent, on the amount coined, port the Superintendent, Mr. Dear shows only slight changes, this order we maintained landhudy go in, and gut bee ticket. In regard situated at No. 11, Chetic-rind

apeculation well be seen from the following Toia arrangement of mature consequen flowe Government. If the Dollar we made at the way under auder Lautao. The While your old pass, there was something written

Mc. Kingsmill said he did not wish to do table, compiled from the Overland Trads Rethe Banke to make use of their Indian Sick that P. C. No. 146. is very reliable and loud, met the Jachts at about ball petten on it, and no new pus will be tested to you anything that was not strictly correctn port ima pra

to rush off the China, produce, and doubtless weigh 4151 grains, nad outained 3741 ganias sensible, sort of a man, url, therefore, oughtaekek, flying siguale, String N. breeze The woman went in, and in a few minntra re,

the China deposits are unde use of to rashouf Pare cilror, I feel tire they would be readily not to be removed from his post. It does outside Lantno, and Naind tang, well whend, furd, whilst her resized outside at the door. The soting Colonial Tresather said that Mr.

the Indian produce, to the equal detriment of received by the Chinose, and before the expiry the India merousuta Were the Baks dep of the South of Chim, as alan of the Coast and Ludwing wist sort of weather she had to then lift with the woman, and the dabond- Kingsmill should write to the Government, an

of ten years because the circulating median not seem to opeur to Mr. DANE that this is expect, hoved topmusat, shifted jibs, and reofed ut followed the woman, telling her not to up the Croon would deal moat lonien ly in cases of

ed of their fixed deposits, they would be sure Ports, and probably at Shanghai. While the the strongest argument in throur of remainsail. Aura shifted jibs, and boused her ply: for ths puse. He subsequently not be the kind

of their strength, just as Sumitom wie, when be make-shift tupmast, but did not roof down. par. Samotíme after, is relative, Tung..tim,

wne shore of the books, and they would be sour Home. Government would benefit thereby, fuiterer atoned foresail and outer jibe, and up. Faid something to him, in consequence of which

the Colonial: Government deriven in plenanut Mr. Belilius male a similar application with 10021 78,416 19 19644 66,432 16pelled to return to their early and legitimate addition to its revenue, and injustice be to addaga If this parsionlar likong was poured to be under single cocted mainsail he went to defendant and said that he had reference to No. 12.

of doing business. Sefrag as the Bache 17,819 8150722 13,04 85,703 1,6 below the average in intelligence, it migh Ware making nothing in the joy off she heard that bis pas bad been changed, his name His bordship thought the application should 21.495 99,986 41 12.545 71.55 17 held their Indian deposits, they will be able to to nous, bat, on the contrary, the our

affect exchange to a considerade extent, and dency of the Colony and this of, at least, the be reasonably assumed that other Celestial point, and falling hopelessly astora. In the having beats called it at the Palioc-station, be amended to No. 12, Catle-road.

renchacrosato Mucus, Aura did yury well, outaing and said to him," If you have it, you had better Mr. Belilios bald his Lordship was mistaken.

1662 95.707-118,092 31 303153 $3.234 0 we in Uhima Caunot prevent it, but we have it South of Ching, be placed on a sound soi sátis. 1869 54177119,680 48 1454 16,863 31 in our power largely to reduce their ability to factory footing work net inore ciraumspectly at the pout; up with Naiad a good deal, und leaving Loiterer give it to me. The deferidant inde anawer It was No. 12. up in the Albany,

1864 51,875 121,985 43 19 226 41,123 24 influence exchange, by removing the Chin de Settlements viight adopt a similar policy, and Tha Guvernment of the Colony of the Straitą but if hugging off u pour little girl, the proportionate degree, but Naind rounded the that be had not got his pass, the one be gor

His Lordship and Mr. Saith perhaps know 1866 60,179 115383 45 81,744 69,879 55 posits and lodging them elsewher flagship nina witatea ubesd of Aar, or there-banged belonged toanother, and not to him.

#1868 | 61,314 118,638)|51|| 12;235-50,052 24 daughter of purents occupping a good posiaboat. Lotterer was some minatester. After there were many people of the same num, which was the house referred to..

Laren dollar of exactly equal weight' and print. The soting Colonini-Treasurer indo had 1867 65.60 117.090-58 17.583 57,440 30

Aboul dighteen months ago, when the Engy to the China Dollur," which might be called tion and well known in the Colony, to the rounding Nad appeared to do better, and the thegleltand went Lobe and at a mun fromtis not the slightest ides. He had never even knows 80,405 141,054 63 25,758 70.917-SC list five Insurance fees intiated a redun the "Straits Dollar the two coins being tardo vile precincts of a police-court, is a specimen wind rebenug, her sung can told in her shop named and to the Policentation, before that Mr. Bellios hold any property in

1500 71.908 120.6 51 17.857 63 807 27 tion of 20 per cent, upon their premiums, our current in both Oclodies. If this would not work, favor, and she ibergand her lead somewhat. The treat a pass, the Colony of the discrimination of the more reliable treze beki strong all the why bacle to into west to the defendant and usked for his pas

1870 38,984 131,069 44 28,857 51.929 50municated article appeared in the Daily Press, the two Governments night agree upon a can 81,081 141,967 5631983 70,01 44rging Inquirers to continue with the Local Lop to be onlled the Colovit Doline, which should kangs, we submit, waile still not denying and long under the land Nand will maintai-The defendant told bit to use on Friday, M, da Costa then nade an appeal in refur

89.309 145,702 61- 25,690 77,012 47 ponies, because the assisted and would be purrent in both Colonies, what he was af that Mr. DEANE possesses the necessary rain flag her lead, Laiterer drading up on "Arra a lot a man oumë te him and told him to came ence to No. 11, Castle roud, but the description |

romain in China, and give assistance for the les London wight rein the quarter per cens trille when Aura' jibesok burst and the sail to the Registrar General's office on Wednesday of the hirality we found to be arong as a 11,

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27,975

trade. Ifthe opinion above set forth bear-equal proportion. of common sense to quitle him to be uphold d to be handed, The delay caused by this The man's name was Lise. He went on one Unstic-road, as The Woodlanda

reut, no greater mistuke has been made than în

Yours faithfuils X by the Local Government, that Chinese Infortune sikwed Igiterer to draw through day, saw the defendant who gave him the new

The seting Colonial-Treasurer auid tust from: The theory of business is that the importe entrosling lue exchange banka with the large Aurea's loo, and establish n led difficult to re-puss produced. AMA kongs are not fit men to be placed at a fost cover in the short distance the Inchts bud

Broxton.contend there was no far, enys the Lordship, would see the difficulty of net into u sentry pay for the exports, and that it deposito of the various Local Incurange Qua

Hongkong, 30th January, 1874, where there are daily opportunities of cow to go: The wind came cut strous as ito pass true gives up, the side was only giving the locality,

the latter exceed the former, the cofidiesey has ponies, because instand of giving assistance to Me, quffam wadi-chouc kave boểm Bío. 11, to be paid for in bullion; and farther, that attrudo, they are raining it. The action of the the same way. Up to the persent tim, Cow-chew to Green Island. Nalud detention, and it was only waste of time to try West treece. N

by koy time la the coures of the year the diference exchango banks is preginely similar to that of The autammal fann bia produced the usual we were in doubt who could possibly boining Lotere, determined to save her time for

smoking latig in five style, Aura bunt to make it larceny,

Witness, resuming evidence, said having got to the acocity al giving the locality,

His wordship drey Mr. Kingsmill's attention between importa sad esports should not vary the Bank of England, suppyling for a moment amount of newspaper notices, boch in prose and

greatly more than the amount of bullion ze that it mised ita rate of discount; und als corse bat we have men nothing to compara mediately responsible for the bluider of sound place, busty, drizzling rain how big pune lt took it hoiny, and gave it të lua Mr. Kingsmill quite so the necessity of quired to balanga the trade dere. It will beann to export gold on 'ita con acculat, no with the and refram of a jonrual printed in pasting the Inkong at this post. At first we unde this look very uncomfortable, but na rotor, Zaota choo, and told him to take doing so, but if he had given a proper desorių, be seen from the table, that the Frport of that it right resp the profit both us the gold Pennsylvanin, and apposely caflet dhe

the jou at yr end wan terly reached, it did not to the Rolige station, to see it.

tion of the logality, Mr. Smith would bars been Ten has nearly doubled, whilst that of Silk exported, and upon the rise in discount, which Valley Epirit, which thi pe venith ita fool-- imagined flat a superior policeman, or per- do master. Maial, coutined to hold her was his proper paas He then want to haps even a sergeant, was at fault, though it led, and passed the winning mark al6o block Caston. His brother want to the Police url by Mr. Conta clelming refund for bas remmired stationary It will also be even that export would occasion I fally rdmit that fage The lunches its live st

No, 11. Onstle rond, also..

that during the earlier years, when trade was these deposita unght be of rout advantage to chea ddess of the your is little top warm scened rather an insult the intelligence 41erwards. The oficial lines of enco vesel turned on Saturday, the instant Oogrunted, and the appende were getting by refer the theory, and exports want forward in some bank prohibited by its constitution from The reporter of Nashville paper, who,

was Away He ras arnells (official time,) Lotterernext Aars short station whilst be

Amendments in the last two cases were) biore profitabit them now, the fact ngresd with the Josul trade, but they must be entrusted to for whisky hot, and a little too gold für beur?” og mow in gaither of thoro positions to make passing the line are y

Sunday fast, about Foolook, the defend tee to the Government.

to proportion to that old. Now, facts are opening branches Westward of fingapore, and mentioning & young Indy's deccase, tongkingly at came to dia ekop, end aid, When you go this assumption. It now appears, however,

ontrary to theory, and trade in cuprofitable. from doing exchange business crept between alfaded to her as “one of the brightest jewels that the plan has the full concurrence of the

Lotorez6b. 2010. to Cougain, you say you are my good friend;

Tunast pot be understood as saying that each its own branotes. This would be a discount that ever glittered in the diadem of an earthly Ch. Phun that yun pase the pun to me for the pur. The Colorado papóra aro bragging oger the individual transaction is doutrary to theory, bank properly called, just as we hate in homa; one of the parent ware that ever gleaned. CAPTAIN-QUPERINTENDENT inch, and is so

0.30: pose of changing fe did not gire defendunt wonderfully restorative efforts of their offtate bot that taking the trade sa o, whole, it in our England, and the probability is that it would upon the frontlet of our buciai sky; one of the much approved of by bit that he has not Nind it, therefore, the bolder of the Vongas his old me to change. He saw the Ukfukakapon an Obio lady, who gould not sweep berried out in direct contravention of octreot do well. But if such a bank enoot be started,awdetest flowers that ever bloomed in the garten hesitated to make a polomitat defence of the Change Cup, and the winner of the 350 paleto Registrar Guvvral's office write come-rem ut.troue, but shortly after her arrival was theory

still it would be ontoh masa for the advantage of earliest mesociation,” has had bis salary in- Ara, taking second honours by time, Loiterer thing on big old pass,

able to chilee ber ucsbuad a mile with a pitch- Throughout sbg year there is a tolerably of the Mercantile Community of China that cressed to fear collits a month, half oosta and Captaip Penne mid his camp wow the larceny fork,

aniform demand for imports, but the exparta ! thena dopbaits should be sent to Indon, where the balance in carid-wood.

moving the sau, which it would be possible

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