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untouched. So long as redits are granted. The atomer Demony arrived at Shanghai on at home to a large extent the trade in China the Slat ulto. - Imost always be inflated, and we question the Foxtent to which tho withdrawal of the local funds would influence the matter. Although we do uct deny that, our correspondent's argu munt appears to prove that the difficulty would be mitigated to some extent; we think bo overcatimatone degree to which auch ddvantage would be gained.

Mr. MS Tonnachy is appointed, acting Coreuer, and Mr. B. J. B. Willcock noting Bluriffe

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HOME AND OHINA AFFAIRS.Jay intentional indignity to the American dag

(Preta our London Corresponiftat,))

THE BANK BATH.

Tho Dank rate continues at 41 per sent, ko money market is custody by trusou of the Germans requirements of fold, and slaw of the temporary erubarrassment of the United States Treasury. The trulic, ofcuting house, and proper returns sontiane to allow most hutis

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CHONGKONG QURUANOT

as the Records will shew, Proclamations were Tanned upon those occasion notifying, the peo

in tīra meta aɔmmitted against tho. Figinius, TO THE FOFTOR OF TERRA DAILY PKKEM.”

Third, if theSpanish Government shall be able to DEAR SIR-Yon bave lately pabilished two ple that they lylit come Into general circula-

LONDON, 19th December, 1873.

demonstrate that the Virylzzza had no right to The P&O steamar Bihar, from Shanghai, letters, signal D... on Financial eubjects, tion,

There has lately come to Hongkong a newly

GENERAIRA which, thongs bearing on the fuco of them.

entry tha Americia flag and papers, thon. the tok £280,000 buition for Catcatter

evidence of having heon written by one who colined Japaness Foreign Silver Dollor, and Sir Home news is dead blank; without the United States Government will institute pros bus but little knowledge of the subject, best Brooke Robertson, the British Consul, having smallest prospect of a "shindy. I really seedinga against the vessel and the survivore of tempta to disrte, may yet hava aome Influencs requested that Officers might be appointed to thick it a great pity that Parlament should the pasangare and crew who have violated with roadhes outside the circle of comportal asay it, the Visory and Haikwan thero meet at all, exopt to col supplies, for at least the laws of the Toited States, and have them life, and it is in order to give information to upon appointed Officers to melt it down and the next twelve months. Chare is susulutely adequately pacished, The Spanish Govern The Gascite of Saturday notifies that Ordinatesnah readers that I beg to afer the following asang is in conjonction with an Officer from nothing to be done that cannot be postponed mant at the time guarantee the institution the Britiab Congnlate), when taking the Haik- The Conservativt have clearly no policy-that of proceedings against any of the Spurial No. 11 of 1874, extending the provisions of the remarks on D.W.'s letters. ffome act relating to the Law of Property in the letter published by you an Saturday, was pure Silver as the standard, an out-turu is to say they seek to remain quioscent, whilet authorities who in their actions ja this mat. relation to covenants and condition leness, to W. commences by observing, "If the extreme was obtained of fully 8057 or Tele 111.64 of to Libernis cannot agree amongst themselves ter may have violated the Spanish law or the The remedies proposed domand very care-thin Colony, and No. 15 of 1873, ragulating and variation is rechange in Obina during 1878, this new Bagis Dollar are equivalent to 100 what line of progress to adopt. It is pretty stipulations of Trenties between Spain and ful consideration. As ruspoots Legislation defining the practics of Barristera and Athad been no more thru 6 por cent, how happy Hajkwan Lidia of pure Silver. Minates of the generally admitted ut Mr. Gladstone bus Foreign Parer Fourth, the subject of re- matorially streuutbened his position during clamations for damages dous by the capture of with regard to the local issue of bank notes, tornava in the Supreme Court, bave received would the Morentile Community bare teen. Any were drawn up in proof therect

For the convenience of traders and people, the recess, and it is anderstood that the princis the vousol or the suhaarment executions or im. D.WI presume forming one of that corsa ths Quesa's approval, st

ty. He gour on to atuta that the instutions therefore, this Coin should be allowed to ba pal measure of the coming session will to a bill prisonment is left for future consideration. the subject is one you which it is very The London and China Exprays states that had ringed between bowl 4/23, on about fundered in payment of Datico, at the rate of ta assimilite the corby fmoshien to that of In accordance with this arrangoncat, the difficult to pronounce a positivo opinion | The questions is one of such wide bearing that the humour of Knighthool is to be conferred 74 per sent, that his happiness and that,tanch obfainadust the Assy, and come into the boryada. Should the Lorde rejet de Figinius and the surviving captiver have been Manga, Bill, whole is probable, it will for an excellent delivered up the other, stipulations have still upon the Hon. Mr. Pauoasfoto. The shore according to his-aboving, of the Mercantile daily eironlatinn. fina bofore a decision conla be arrived at concern piper adds that Mr. Bragston, the newly ap Community line to marved by exchange It becomes the daty them of the Viceroy and topic for the kastinga at the next general to be perform. The Spaniards will, of once. procrastinate, provatioate, and perfocus all [ing it, it would be necessary to discuss it pointed Attorney-General, would probably ar. having doclasted about 1 per orat. more than bis colleagues to issue a Proclamation on the election.

earls of dodges, but the question is, what will Further apon the widest haste, and from every poiutive in Hongkong kafors Air Panaestate's during the year 1873 subject for general information,

D. Wolnerves that in formar This Proclamation, therefore, in for the in-

the Washington Coveranvent de ? Now, your departaro, so we presume that. gentleman may

days-welve years ago, on be puts it the formation of you merchadls, truders, aokiiera,

rendove should understoed, the United States. PLAN OF THE CITY OF CANTON, of view. The mere fast that the issue of booxpected shortlyn

Lanke made a difference between their selling and people of every district. You must know

fances am in a very provoking statejnst now, bank notes places a cortain amount of funds.

The same paper also states that tàu Com and buying rate of id. por dollar, and that this that a Japanese Eagle Dollar les Lately comes to

Congress topped off au many taxes, that the the disposal of the Banke, and that, having mission lu enquire into the conduct of the differenos was their principal menos of making Hongkong and has been jointly assayed by Of

revenue will not meet the exaaditure, and these funds, they are likely to cmploy them in China coolie-trade, and the condition of the profit. My acquaintance with banking in cere apecially appointed for the purpose. It can

when the government applied for an increase of taxation, the Honuề đẼ Reprozaritatives Fe- exchange oporations, and so rid in pressing solisa in Cuba and Peri, bad been cancelled. Ching goes back as for a 1857, and to my bo takes in payment of Duties and core into tory reenles,

koowed a bankers 12 year ago made their gener! oirealistion. You must not look upon

commźuded a decrenso of expenditure instead. forward the shipments of produce can scarcely Between one and two pita, on Saturday, as profits then, us they try to make them dow, it with suspicion. Rogues, sharpers and the

Matters in Frative contigue to revolvo in Apart from the charge of the publie debt, the be considered a suficient ground for the U.8.9. Monomoy was steaming up the baris, by muling local advances by working like ure moreover hereby strictly forbidden to Logislation us so intricate and import-bour, and when abionet of the Novelty: Iron indirent exebunge operatious through Judia fabricato puris imitations of this new Eagisan cocentris manner. Tas government were expenditure is 25 millions sterling annually, Works, a cargo-beat laden with usbea unde aard by selling bill of exchange in the dearest, Dolls with a view to their own profit and learly bent upon so altering the electoral which is double the amount it aroot before the autu subject. It must be shown very determined attomupt to get across her bows, and buying in the cheapot market, which elsould they dare to set this prohibition at de law is to disqualify the boring chus, in the need badly way, therefore, that f hope that with the ejectment of the blauses Washington, the Government and Congress clearly that the system is inherently vicious refusing to get out of the way, and we thus during 1873, could base Goon by sailing their finneo, sed fabricate sine Cain, they shall up they might conuund is majority of the Erdu have si very pretty quarrel to arranga, which before Government an feel justified in accidentally ran inte, und val down nearly in sterling bille ut 4/24, and buying at 4161---äiscovery most lessuredly, be at once archtelise on thy ory of law order. These donlit the ignorant Spaniard wil fubey

bulves by the war esael, Fortunately all on exactly what I suspect D. W. wont like to do and punisted,

caloulations we dispelled by the meat of plades bio safe and sound. board were saved, and the cargo-boat was taken in regard to 811ba shirilaga, yare, eu, alk, or

three dications which were bell lust Banday. But dupensation to the families and the Áo these were the frat efpation held: since murdered men, and punishment to the murder. in tow by a boat from the Monecaey. Whilst whatever article he dele in the difference of being towed, the earro-hant auddenly anok, the ad per dollar forming but a very small

Maralia Macalon was invested with prolonged era have still to be enforced. Ihare a very pt eano apagain boitem upwanls, leaving all portion of the profita made by banka,

powers, much importance was naturally at high opinion of General Grant. I think ho berasties at the bottom of the harbour. Every

tached to the result. The Republioms in all will certainly go so far as to commit the cous. the three vacancies obtained saga euovinous, trý dù these points, and being anmunitted, the thing in ber that would fout who picked up by

majoritice as to make it clear that the total petty qucasions in the lobbies will be husbel.. lot of yapan people, who awarded round to ponter upon the plunder...

Hisgoslification of the blonsca would fail to the stump is an instilation in the United torn it.The profeat; therefore, of revising the tutee and if, on the Spanish question, the auffrage bus, I imagine, bees abandonül. The Provident selects to employ it, be will certainly singalar part of the matter is thut the Boana preste a furor, and a stumpede. Want oar part sundidates polled more votes than the government is doing about our murdered people government, nominçes. The idea of the go does not appear, but the citrage cannot be vernment now is to provide for an Upper verlooked. Meanwhile, Oustelar would be res Chamber, with very ample powers in their new juiced to seò Cuba loss. The island is like au constintival pensare. The difficulty is this, equipage to a city clark. Most of the mor who will be elected to this

TIM SUEL CANAL JORRYBLION Upper Chamber are now mimtore of the

The International Commission sitting at Assembly. Their elevation will of course cause Constantinople made its final raport routerday. vannies with of course will be filled. by They adopted unanimously all the conclusions Republicans, who would then obtain a previously voted, both with reference to the jority Law and Order is no doubt macht uification of tongage and the arrangement for ruling in direct definzee of the populer vil is not ident congratainted the Commission on the Summation. Communists and Red Republicans than to him was proposed by the British are by all and my means to be put down, but how Delegates, and unanimously pissed. The Cou- 20 37 cun it be said that these elementa predominato mission then separated.

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stopping in with nay. legislative anachementa tending to interfere with trade, and it does not appear that any snel broad general grounds for interference are as rep apparent. No doubt cause for action might arise in the direction, which D.W. pointa gut, bak before the dire arrived for adopting any such mea sures, something more would have to be shown than comparatively indirect influence upon the general course of trade. The remedy proposed by means of a Discount Bank proctialed frour Exchange operations world, we think, bo to somo extent unpracticable, for the simple reason that nothing would prevent

Banks, who would devote it to such opera tions. There is, however, a point at which,

LATE TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S TALEGEAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS. '

LONDON, 25th January, 1874 Great meetings blive been held at

man Emperar in his conflict with the Ultra montanian Government.

DR LIVINGSTON,

Again, D. Wappears to think that if the several Tatiana and other Companies he examerates would only withdraw their deposite

Let every one oboy with trembling!!!

•Let there be no disobedience Apecial Proclamation. Tangsbil, 13th year. 11th Moon, (January,

Translated by 1874).

WALTER C. HILL

Trao Cops,

R. W. MANSFIELD,

ASSAY OF THE NEW JAPANESE

DOLLAR..

from the czolinoge banke, things Tonic com Intight-blat is, according to his ideas of what. ia right. In the first phow he asks the sharė. holder in these Companies to invest their money in Londen al 3 per cent. instead of do

We subjoia the official Assy of the New ing so locally at as har aaya, per caut. Work Janinese Yen, recently mado at Canton. DW. be surprised to learn that these dreadful

Minute of af Asay of the New Japanese „Brobange Banks de: nut as a rule pay 6 per | Dullars held at the Hoogmow: Custome Bank cent. for these deposita At least two of then at Canton, on Wednesday, the ath Desember, destine to receivo deposits ut over 5 per digt. per" 1873, an., and would be farther Leeurprised to learu. Present:- that Insurance and other publio Companies is Christopher Thomas Gorduer. Beg., Hor Ma with the Enotera Exchange Banks at 5. por Expooteat prefect, Fang-kung-liai, auditor. gent. perio, so that if the foul ofices were will

Onders for Copies may be sent to the Prucha Bank from leading its money to other James and Exeter Hulls, sympathising with the England, ara only too glad to deposit morey jcaty's Acting Vice-Consal

Pras Oliveyor to the following Agents in Quene........Moasre. J. P. na Sixya & Col-

Sinaloi.....

bras....

Forasose.

Kochow... Ningpa,........ Shanghai,......

Harbor and

River Pints.

Chetoo and Noncheng

Tientsin and j

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QURLCH and CAMPURIL.

WILSON, VICHOLI & WILSON, NICHOLLS & CO. Hapou& Co.

Kezar & Co, Shanghai, HALL & HOLTZ. KELLY & Co.

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HALL & EDU and KELLY HALL&HOLTZ KELLY

& Co., Shanghai..

& Co., Shanghai HALI & HOITZ and KELLY Foling.....

Go., Shanghai, Hagunali....FR G. & J. TRATING CO. Hogu, Osaka,THE C. & J. TRADING-CO........... Yokoh Mesara, LANE, CRAWFORD & CC, Mr. C. D. Koas, Japan Gastle

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Atelegian confinns the news that Dr. Living to accept 3 per cent, instead of 5 to 6 per ---Tch-tzuchan, Keeper of the Customs! Tr. Sa prized, but still a government of combate futare to len the Suez Canal. The Pre- such an establishment," might work some ingatone died at Labisa. Mi. Cameron await, the banks could obtain as much money a fines Assuyers obtained the following the proper way to attain aneb a desirable gone sucōvosťal issue of their labours, and a vote of

good, as it would be better than the funds wero lent to the Chinese holders of produce, thanplacedattlio disposal of belters of credits who absolutely must invest in produce to w them at all. Still the difference between these two operations on the general bearing of trade is somewhat fiue although we are, prepared to admit that probably less detri- ment would be produced by comparatively. firma bolders then by over susidus and too numerous buyers. This, however, like all other commercial operations, would be re- gulated by supply and demand; and, if there were any material advantage in Exchange ....Mr. F. ALGAR, Clement's Lune. transactions over loans, the money at the Ogo, BELSET, 30. Comhill - disposal of the disesant banks for kein would .........Mcaur BATES, ENDY A Fracion, Mr. L... P. FISHER, 11, Mare assuredly find its way into the hands of those

chanta" Exobange.

who were conducting Exchange operations. I. New York....Makar S. M. PETTINGILL & Co. is, therefore, to be fagrod that such a remedy as that suggested work not in reality go NOW READY.

very far, and the truth would seem to be that OUND VOLUMES of the TRADE RE the financial facilities which D. W. deprecates are rather the effect than the cause of the anxiety to purchase at an early period of the season, and will exist in one form or another, as long as those engaged in the trade con

Office. Manila..........Emara, J. DE LOYZAGÀ & Co. Sing gar...Straits Times 05. Lumtur

37, Park Rove

POT for the year 1873. Price $10.

Apply ki the Daily Prean Dipé. Baugrum, 21st Jandury, 1814

MARRIAGE.

bis body, and bring it to Zanzibar, where it is expected in Felinary, b

DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT. Mr. Gladstone, in addresang his constitocale, juscited the diagulation, Mr. Disraeli having previously doolined the offer with the present Parliament, He intends the tomb repeal of the Income Tax.

Hongkong, 30th January, 1874,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

31st January

BEFORE O. MAY, Esq

YOUNG THIEVES.

The case in which a lad named Fan-hing, was charger with the unlawful possession of two helmets, the property of a French rentie men on board the Mussugtries Maritimes Steamer Valja, came on goin on Saturday huet. The sand boy Wan-kumbi was also arraigned beside him, having been found in his company be sald he procured the helmets, nor did the Defendant did not produce the boy from whom other had produce, according to promise, the we thiet

His Worship, therefore, flood first defendant 40 shillinge, in defenit, sis weeks, for unlawful possetos; and the second defendant he dis charged.

SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER.

Sur England, on deposit at 5 per cent, as they care to receive-in fact one of theeo banko reitam to receive deposits in England, na o le, at a higher rate than 4 per cent. Surely D.W, does not suppose that the Government of this Colony could pass an act probibiting the bike in Chiu sporting as many dollars they pleased, or selling their billa on London to any-extant the public was willing to purchase them; and such being the cans, D.W. simply Insks the merchants in Chios, who are the aliareholders in the "several oilicen he nenes, to place their mosey in Bügland at 3 per cent, in order the English Companies, many of the competitors with the Chico offices for the oumo business, should get 5 per cent. for thoir. deposita.

The

reguit :-

Twenty-eight Japanese Dollar

weighed bafuro being malted.. The amatur, buying been t

melted and refined

Lom in ight

From the above it appears that one hundred Japanese dollars weigh............

And that one hundred tuola” weight of Japanese dollars are equat in pare syćes to mini Ada allowance for residuam of

ativet........

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KHIVA

17 99 in France, when it le manifest, if the Impe

rialiste, Legitimista, aui Monarchists were to

The Bassing government have, wado Ebiva Fuse with the Conservative Republijuna, në MTA) 21.9 Thiers advise, that they would carry all before tribntory to save it from the attacks of ite

Acetal ions in exchange, of which I complain, D.W. my say "This does not prove that the were not caused by the banks baring too much

89-57 onty deposited with them," that it only shows ur the Japanese Dollar constate of 5,957 parts they man if neodod get the money elsewhere. pse silver, and 1,043 alloy. The North Obing iseuranes Co. was, think,

And in order to pay hundred tacle pare silver established about 1863, and was the first ofce it wil be necessary to pay Tiela 111.54 in Ja- formed on the principle of depositing als pancoe Dillars that date the bunke had no deposito from loan cats in English and Chinese at the British funds unify with the local banks. Belore Thie, acknowledged and signed in Quia apli- Companies hosichen dos D.Waccant for Conents at Canton on the 19th day of Ja the pront Bretatione i sretnage which took mury, der

C. GALOS place prin to the year 1852.

(With sigratures of two Chinese Officials).

in

That

them.

enemies,

is like cafting "a pig's' Bazaine wrote a very impertinent letter to throat to save its life. The argument may be 724 Marshal MacMahon dcclaring bis innocence, logical, but is still suspicious, very, after all aring that the recommendation of merey the profesions lavished at the guleet of the hud vindicated his loner, and insinuating that sarapaign. More particularly ap, szhen iz ja 30 18 old asosiations bad proved stronger in the remembered that some Russiau journals, while mind of the President, than reasons of State udaiging is high falutin," prognosticated the 8 The man is surely crazy. He will be removed contingency. If the Khay be the monster immediately to the priesa aseignod to big, the Russius.represented, one would think the nathely, the Jaland of Sainto Margarita, the sooner he was improved off the face of the earth target of a group of islete nest Unnes. Will the bester. Muscovite thirst for abuxation is he never come back? A writer in the Libere very ridiotlons. Stres it. that its folly reninis his readers that General Dapont, decannot be realised. We can now strike Russia graded in presence of his troops, and in prisoned in the Baltic, the Black Sea, the Amour, an at

fortree bevine afterwarde nader the Khiva-simultaneously. Boateration, Minister af Way; and that Comat

THE TCHBOURNE CASE. Andrassy, now Prime Minister in Austria, was another turn of the whiligig of time to bring sag. He is being crutinually tripped up h

Mr. Kencaly still yontinuen liis rabid apesch also once endened to death only needs in the Tickbourne cues in the most unserupulofra Brenne zin to the surfey and few bin with and nut Jury, and several times tife Comunder in Cairt. Stranger eve to bave Chairs han esploded at the time of defence Come to pass in our time. As Vitor Huge adopted. Let me give a specimen of the style wrote what Napoleon II. was born, Tatenir of defence adopted. The day before yeaterday, 'est à personne, Sive-l'avenir est à Dieu.” ufter Innab, Kenenly denounced Birs. Jary, One Japancae Dollar before bejt, c There he been a little scandal to the effectsther Orton's old sweetheart, secusing the

ing melted weighs

0720.5 tall. Rouber supported the Government in proscention of having bribed hắn | After being welted and refined.. 06.444 cousderation of a gift to the ex-Empress of

£120,000, and the strender of the Obese mis issue that, unless the jury he The Lord' Ubief-Justice-Then you pat your 00779 macrm at Fontaineblesa. The foot senmis to bo, it was admitted that the miscum bolonged 10:7.15 absolutely tada Ciril List, in the some mon ere the linen, wine, and plate which were 063 5

sold for the.bonefit of the Imperial Uivil List: In accordanco, therefore, with a conditional agreement entered into batwees MM. Despot Lave been utakon. seilligny and Roaber, the State bus purchased Kenealy. There were other witncoace. the museumatthe price of £120,000 sterling; but Gentiumce, I know it in a hard thing to love to the contract, in order to be valid, most be sab: tufend this man. Then terrific difficulties in mitted to ths Budget Committoo, and must be my way. Every day I feel that have à surmount approved by the Assembly. It is, therefore, obstacles never before presented to any counsel. Curely a question of a simple bargain, depoad.I wast rely on your judghout and the judge entepon the assmably for ratification or re-ment of England. I will endeavour to do any juction

duty in the teeth of these difficulties. Nothing steril impede me: Nothing shall frighten me.

As regards the nate jesue, I own only say that were the Legislative Council of this Colony an elective one, and D.Y. would engage to bring The old, tuan named Chew-n-row, recognized pase, a bill to the effect that the banke issuity notes in the Colony should bold silver by Mr. J. W. Watza se baving been in golfer notes, say to the extent of 19.20ths of At the Roman Catholis Cathedral, Hone. tiue to enter upon it. with the same eager.casionally for the last 18 months, and being their circulation, (be, adunits be would allow now sharged by Mr. Green's watchman with selling for expause of issue) the Govern komen to Slat January, Felverado ALMA-nees as at present. So long as this is the being suspicious tharater, finding lim with ept of course foregoing their tax of 9 to 8 per RIO 10 Miss Sakita SaxPÁTO,, ~

ense, there will be the demand for the monerather not in custody in his master's garden sant, per aannis, he should have my rate, prohujar melted weight.......

at 1:30 g brought-forward on Saturday, and, after a severe csation from bivided he promised to retire from the Uound Worship, as to what he might expect if brought inmediately the bill benene tow

The Daily Press.

TONGKONG, FEBRUARY 2ND, 1874.

Tue elaborate nail carefully considered latter from our correspondent D.W., to which we gave publicity on Saturday, will doubtless

We have all read that a little knowledgiau

in Chins, and, given the demand, the supply will follow in one form or another.

up again, was sentenced to three months barddangerous thing, and hetero D.W. again at ALTHOUGH it is somewhat difficult to treat abone

The remainder of the sass before bis Wor-ia ovilen y "not, at home," I should recom

tempts to write ou a subject regarding which he the recent difficulty will regard to she police ship consisted of street eriers and hawkers piy inan as the Public Gardons in a thoroughlying without liese, which were must by the end him to lay this proverb seriously to heart,

Yours faithfully, serious way, it cannot be overlooked tbak, in-small foes usually inflated.

ES. B Hongkong, Slat January, 1874, derneath this comparatively small though at the sametime annoying affair, there is a question of great importanee to the Colony In any place where there was anything in the

CRICKET,

A match imo'ariangel för last Saturday, be. treou the Hongkong Clsband the Eleven who lutely went to Amoy, bet ssly seven of the latter appeared on the ground, the roumaining

resulting in the defeat of the Amoy fount by

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For the Amoy train, Mears. Jobreon and Woollect batted well, and the bowling of Mens Hickling. Johnson, and Taylor made runs dificult to get by the Club For the Oluk, Mr. Hundley wade 30 in-good form, and Mr. Chator 41, after an innings of over two brave. Of the busting for the Olch, Mesara. the intter's analysis, standing 40 balls, 1 run,

maidens, and 3 wickete

THE AMOY TEAM. W.J. Groig, b Symonds

H. A. Watson, a Handley, h. Deano 14 Lirat. Cole, 60th, chater, b Symonds.13 H. Hickling, Griffith, b. Bymonda.. G. F. Johnson, b Handley GIL.Woollate, o Hundley, b Deuno...

W. H. F. Darby, b Symonds.

J. P. W. Gartner, 1.bw, U Hundley

H. H. Taylor, b Handley......

have been perused with interest by a large form of a. Municipal Government, this ridicu-four being taken from the Club. number of our readera Although it may lous business could ever have arisen. Elected spirited gate of one innings only ensued, not be possible to agres with the whole of the Arguments advanced, there is a great deal of by the public themselves, no tera com truth in them, and the facts to which atten. cillors would ever have had the temerity lu tiga is called aro of themselves of much im. hesitate for a single moment in accoding portance. Our correspondent is of opinion the very reasonable proposition which was that considerable detriment is worked to the made by Captain CAIENS to have a Europosa -Quins Trade by the large amounts of the re-policeman placed at a post which clearly re-

servo funds of pablis, companies being to quires one. We have no desire to say un-Synenda suit Flandloga was the most effective, pital in banks, which conduct exchange duly hard things concerning the CAPTAIN- operations, and be also sees a considerable SUPERINTENDENT, but the idea cannot fail to amount of harry in the same cotion from arise in the minds of many that something the issue of notes by the local banks. It is like uncalled for punctiliousness concerning

· important to obs-ri Hent two listinot Bab his official authority entered into his treat jects are spoken of, as although both the most of the affair. Really the only sensible deposit of the reserve funds in die Exchange way to look at it would appear to be simply- Banks, and the issue of notes tead to increase to measure it by the wishes of the public. A the amount of capital available for the China difficulty of the kind having once arisen; it Trade, and so. are in one senso different must be clear that, whether right or wrong, the developments of the same class of dificulty, publie would no longer have any confidence the two elements are of a disticet character, inative policeinan at the post, and ne as the basis comediable, should such a course placing a European there could really work no harm to the Force, it would clearly, hate appear necessary by Tegislation, while the ather is, voleur, not susceptible of any remedy, been not only graceful but wise to yield It is proposed by D.W. that Legislative upon alter so trivial in its-bearing upon ensures should be taken to regulate the the discipline and management of the Foren, isand of notes, and as a remely for the in.but so widely and generally irritating if left erase of capital resulting from the deposit unremedied. Whore so much power is placed of the reserve funds of the public Companies in the hands of the officials as is the casa in with Exchange Banks,, he suggests that Hongkong, it is their part to be very curfu. Discount Bank should be established not to stretch it anduly; bat unfortunately which should be restricted from doing exactly the opposite to this salutary principle exolange business. The latter rudy, we tend to be that on which Hougtong officials too frequently Act. If, however, fear, would not prove nitogather effectual for

the wishes of tho community be diaryarded reasons which will be detailed farther on. Meantino, however, it is desirable to begin

in matters coming an elisely heme to them,

C. S. Haden, not gætu

J. R. Anton, o fhater, b'Symonds..

Byes 4, leg byèo 1, vidéo 12.in

THE HONGTONG CLÙU. W. M. Deane..1.b.w. Darby na A. P. Handley, Darby, b. Flicklig..

C. B. Griffith, Dr.

C. P. Ointer, c Greig, b Watson

E. G. Skiuner, Greig, b Hiskling

E. W. Stovens, b Johnson

J. W. Symonds, Huden, h Jolinmu

W. De Rusor, Darby, t Wataon

W. S. Young,b Jobusa....

C. F. Caldwell, Lb.w. b. Johnson,

THE AMERICAN TRADE DOLAR AND

THE JAPANESE YEN A The Gazetta of Saturday, contains the enbjoin- ed tranelations of the official proclamations de- staring Lly new American Trade Dollar, a legal tender at Canton and Foochow (Pranatation) PROCLAMATION-

By.m

Wes, Tartar General of Fuochow, and Och manding in-Chief the various Military Stations of the Fokieu Province, balding the Boule of Superintendent of Castors;

Li; an officer of the highest grade, a President of the Boird of Warje Sanior Member of the Censorate, Viecroy of the Province of Fukien and licking, &., &c., e

Wang Y Vice-President of the Board of War, La Junior Member of the Censorate Governor

of Fakten, do, do da

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An old Mexican Dollar before Altor being melted.....

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being sited weigh. After being malted....

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One New American Trade Dol-j lar bero bring melted weighe After being relied.

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live that she was bribed to come and com- mit perjury, their verdict winst be against your client P

Mr. Koneady--No, not necessarily,

The Lord Chief Justice. You say she could

The latest telegramos agnounce, that the quat come of a rane that, knows not fear...I was ret in Proasia utween the State and the Ro- saying to you that for witnesses of importance 0078,3mn Catholic Church has at length been push-no aunt of gold would be wanting. I sub ed to extremity. The Government appear tostitute the phuca large amount of gold," Therefore the Japanese Dollura weigia m

bave faslly token a step which dan ecarcely be and I reassert it. When I know the large sums viore than the old Mexican Dollars withdrawn, and which, if the Roman Catholic Pidho M'Alisters and Mre: Alina Jury, why than the New Mexican Dollar, and less Clergy are consistenty must lead to their than I to believe that As huge envis may not than the Anjarican Trade Dollar, and contains mate exclusion from their prevant offices and seen paid to the sisters of Ortan. So us de mon pirs, silver, old Blexican privileges. The Times correspondent an- to Mrs. Fairead and Mrs. Jacks (the two Denis silver than the oil fait noneves that the Government had determined witnesses from. Wapping, who swore that ou to change the somewhat ambiguove form of Chrismo night, 1806, when the defendnut

Bud less than the American Trade Doloath hitherto exacted from Romanist Bishops, went to their house to inquire after the Orions

at

One bandred Japanese Dollars) contain in para sycec......... Ono: hundred American Trade)

· Dullars contain in puro'syssc. Ong bandred new Mexióan Dol-

lego contain in pure eyoson

One bundred old Mexican Dol.

lars contain in pure syca..............

and to confire none in their Sees who will but they recognized him as an Ortun). I say that pledge themselves to abaclate and implicit they must buve been bribed, na they con 6424 obedience of the laws of the State in which have been mistaken. Ars all the witnesses en they re. The telegraph yesterday informed one side to be disbelieved? I will do any duty 64 85 ns that an official ordinazed to this effect bad to this in to the final end. I will uphold, the

been inmid The Bishops are henceforth to independence of the Bar.

The Lord Chief Justion I desire, Bir, that 64.80 swear obedience to the laws of the country you make no autre such abservations. They

And to bind themselves by

cath

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He adopts no line of defecos, int repeate the

Whorens The Turter General ang receitad a communication from Mr. Sinclair, Her Mges.

63, 80hort the Clergy and Laity to ba loyal to imply reflections on the Bench which are most ta Consul ut Fuochow, enclosing & Proclama

the King, patriotic and, obedient to the warrastable. The independence of the Bar ton-issued by the High Authorities of Kwang

One hundred Japanese Dollars are worth laws, and act to permit the Clergy ander is not involved in your observations, The sang relative to the bringing into chculation 100.58, old Mexiou Deilure, or 29.18, now their ountre to teach or act in opposition to Beach at se is to uphold it sa you can of shu New American Trads Dollar" and re- Mexican Dollars, or 09.05 American Trade Dul- these principles. They will, mowouter, be re-be; bal tuava is a great difference between in- questing that be, in coajanation with the Vicelare.

Therefore the Japanese Dother is over 4 por or out of the country, any association or con-

quired to promies solemnly not to maintain, independenas and licence. roy and 'Governor, would ieaus à eithir-Prak alamantien, to be posted in the different Districte cent, better than the old Mexican Dollar, nearly of this Province for the information of all 10ths per seat: wuree that the new Mexicanexion dangerous to the public esfety, and to same thing over and over ag in The Zines make boon to the Government any much-repat is now of little nse, imemuoh us the olasses, acldiers, coumon people, and mer-Dollar, and nearly 1 per cont, worse than the tions prejudicial to the State of which they speech is too disuasive to be condensed. Altor oberts, and for the prevention of all doubt and American Trade Dollar 108

hesitation in the matter, and providing that is future the New American Prade Dollar when tendered by British merchants in payment of datis ia to be accepted in the same manner as the atter description of Dollar at prescatin

eirontation

Copsut.

B. ROBERTSON,

SEYDEN ACCURACY.

(Fagetular)

atuy be apprised. Even in this form of out to-day the Court will acicurn to the 29th. there is wi inevitable ambiguity, for. Biskupa Lale bus confessed he was put up to act na ba will, of course, delertaine according to their did, and although strong hints have been own ideae what it ready dangerous to the thrown out against Whalley and Kenealy by public safety," or "prejudicial to the State, the pabilo prose, these men vouchuife.an ro Another curious illustration of Mr. Disraeli Still, it would soon that stebint path in said. spree.

TOO MUCH TACE”. ciently definite to be incompatible with the The Tatar General having received this severe nccamdy, is to be found in what beilegiace in the Papa now demanded of all Boce Meruni The interbioqbilê subject of Tex comunication finde that the Viserby, Taster said when he fell teal, very toal of the Roman Catholic Bishops. The laws" to which has quure once mere to the front, in a case just General and Govamor have from time to time Admiralty. If no other passage of his remained, issued Prociatations stablishing the arrancy it would suffice to give posterity fair notion they are required to pledge their obedienec tried in the Count of Common Flens. There is now indude those coctinents which the Pope's no need to "no" is the matter; bat. in this Province of the various descriptions of of the hurdited, the amusing malice, and the Enayolisal anathematizes,

it inay be briefly stated that the plaintiff, a Dollire introduced into Kwangtang

grotesque pinusibility of his genina. Poatericy am far from being supporter of His groser at Wandsworth, putobused from the Now the Vicary of the Two Kwaug bae al would perhaps enchine the dates and cap Boliness, but aeeing that Christianity has been defendant, an importer, a quantity of what by retuly, in ponjunction with the Governor and pulled, but any version of the day before yester, passerved molely by the dogged otationer of the sumple purported to be good green gunpowder the Huikwáu of Kwangtong, assayed the New day is good enough for Glasgow, In vain." Holy See, I think the Foue is entitled to wore ten, suitable for buman consumption, “When American Trade Dolar and combured it with said Mr. Disraeli, ali Mr. Corry warn the anusidaration than Price Bismarck seems the "atties, or packages, very opened, the the Haiwan Taol, and it should therefore, of Liberi Administration of what they were doing, willing to word him. The Chance for gene-loaf was found to be heavily foed that is RETURN MATCHA

conse, be recival into renoval cipulation till at last the most sustly recuel of the State K NGEUNG CRICKET CLUB *. THE AMOY

here, and be accepted in payment of Daties, was lost, and the perilous voyage of the Megar rally knows what he is doing, yet the Popes to say, painted with turmeric. Fred h chalk, buve survived move potent mer than hu Ger- Prossina blue, and other ingredients, which CRICKET. CLUE This match was played on the 19th of o, in the way the Old and New Maxi took place, and the contry would stand it to

bonger. It said the profaction shall be worded no way itself is divided on the point All Air. Justice Grove-hu, in trying the cuse, at the beginning, and to ouguire whether the the result must ba that the long suffering January, i Amoy, resulting in an sang defristen Baile Dollar

Bat Lost Traders for and pour should not longer, and Her Majesty's Ministers were obliged moderate Pratostants sympathise with the exhibited a commenda le knewlogo of chemie Pope Diemarck in many enemies on other" try--déclared. be of poisonous minne, nuin cause of the, hasty shipcepts out the patience even of the Hongkong community of the Amoy Club iu ose innings. The follow-alearly understand this, a special Proclamation to send away the First Lord of the Adairely pointe, and is notathe man to enter on an eccle. Several nulyats examined as she trinis declared! · commencement of the Fou and Silk stosons, will be wore cut, and that they will at lasting is the scor

hind it necessary to claim something like those unicipal rights, which ars nowhere denise, demanded firmly and quo just becerint and which cannot be refused when they ar

which DW points to as the grint evil to be roue lied, is to any very great extent atti batable to the local deposits in the banks, aad. the issue of bank notes. That the banks'

placal in the possession of large furde from de will be seen by the annouusement clar where, the next Factfie mail will be taken by These two sources, there is no denying, and the PB1.6.S. Great Republic, in plues of by the this point is flourly established by our cor- | alaska, u proriously announced

respondent, but he does not appear to sell The Stratte Times states--Admirni Sandre dicatly take into consideration that, in thewas expected there on the 21st alto, from ulsenco of these local funds, the banks would Bangkok, in H.M.S. Iron Duke, and H.M.S. Frole, Kestrel, aná - Šatanija, ura aléo ou their

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A. Cheyney & Bird, t Ellos.

H. A. Watuba, b'Ell

Liepa Cole, 80th, b Me ver

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K. Molver, b. Darby

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lag in money from home, and the degree to way to that port: These four vessels, with the which they would be willing to facilitato ship-Thaits, now use, and the Avon, at menens in ments of produce would be dependent upon Penang vators, will wake every effeotive feat. the extent to which credit generally is given The Regist-General's return of births unil by responsible merchants at trong to the deaths for the quitter ending als Dewater. B. Brinton, run out. chippora hore, or the responsibility of 1873 shows that daring that period there were the shippers thetwelves. If good bills fureteritus, and 601 denthe. Of this aumber 43 births and 49 denthe wors among to be bought in China, the Books will always tho British uml foreigo quoanity and be careful to provide themselves with funds to births gud 352 dont be among the Chiness The dentia, Amim the British med foreign commu- purchase each bille, and if they had not sosity wers is follower British 18 Portuguese 5, much on deposit would got out moto from American 1, Indian 3 Malay A. Le remai home. To withdraw the deposits, therefore, ing portion was among no residents is the Colony. Of the births, 27, wara haya, and 16

is now issued, and notice is hereby given to and to appoint a new Fist Lord, in order to instical quarrel Flare is a deep anti-German that the stuff was not green tea as all, but black Tradera and people of all denominations in the bring back and routablish the old system." different Dintriots of the Province, blist that Mr. Disraeli bears evidently a quite efficient feeling in England, in which The Prince of ren and the leaves of other plante, and the.. said Dollar, having been assayed in Kangspire to Me Chiliere, boce health had Wales werly participates This no doubt carions, defence was that, although the tea wa tung, will on its introduction into the Tro broken down, and who designed his offre partly arise from bis wife's feelings on the faded to plosse fery absurd predilection rince, be taken in payment of Duties in the before the Majare was even selected for that question of Ehleswig-Holstein, and partly on the put of the public, it would not have from the discourtesy displayed at Berlin to baen "too much faced" bat for this Adulteration same way as the Old and New Muxican Soale same perilous voyage, and who was absolutely wards the Marquis of Lorae. This is the reas Act which lately came into force. Ceteris di Dolins, and coming into ricanlation nuder the exonerated from vlams in the matter by the son that so for visits are erranged between bus, it might be argued that strychnine and sanic regulation innot be acepted without kasi-Megara Cousmission Censure bertainly fell the Boyal families of England and Prissia, prussio acid are not dadly poisons until they tation or pniatrusk,

on samo of Mr. Discaeli's conddential advisers The used no doubt is pro Germs within are doolured to be so by Act of Parliament, or Dated Tungels, 12,Year, 11 Moca, 18 Day, Naval mastera. Su with regard to Mai Cuperlain limits (January 3, 1871).

Tue-Trapelacion,

SETTE WARREN,

Acting Herren

Translation. PHOCLAMATION;

Jui, Grand Sosrotary of the We-bus-sien, Pros.dent of the Board ol War, und Governos General of the Twɔ Kwang Provinces,

Chinny, Viet-President of the Board of War,

and Governor of Kwang Tang

Wu, BuperintendentofCustoms for the Can

ton-Province

SPAIN.

that milk in not “too much watered" wasit in suede an offence to sell watered wilk is the

tuin, pray who was worried, if not Mr. Childers, by Tury Members and Tory paper, up to the very dase of hor loss, for declining to recognise

Matters in Spain get worse and worse. The pure fuld. Most contradictory evidence ins har as a grand secas, and hesitating about Carliets soatige to show a thold front un to addusood As to the value of this precious cou building mera shipa of her sort ? Has Mr. hold their owa. The siege of Cartagea len odity, some ritus ce appraising it at two Goshen gotu bast to the uld system Wout cabeo, und there sterns every prospect of shillings, and others ut exponoc a pourd, Mr. Dieraoli ventura to say in the lonso of it renting in failure. The Exodequor is which last must be rearkably nice tea in- Commun,

hopate with (be United Stater, Sonetary Fish to the elfut that the soiled goder Freu thoroughly lunkrupt. With respect to the deed for family use The jury fonal u verdict, A GAT FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT-An aged and Admiral Polé de Bara, the Spanish tea was not apo saund that the atur couple are very fond of draughts, and play quits Minister in Washington, on November 29th, the packages was practically wordless: tird frequently. When he boats her at the gums aigned. Protocol adjusting the Färginius plaintiff's dauages were assol by conscpt; he loss ber towper and declares she will not inlty. The terms of this Protocol are and the Judge took occasion to congratulate play again. It vosca bin to have her at so, the following:-First, Spain is to order pubile on she benefictai ofera of the Adál. Jene, a Prodamation for general information, but he controls the irritation, and talks to her the immediate release and deliver to the teration Aot, All green tea lind, in 1673, teen Whereas the Foreign River (Cols] in daily about it. Bi tells her how wrong it is for United States of the steamer Virginats Kacon, but for now so faced since the act bull' use among the people of the Kwongtung Pro- people at their age in life to be disturbed by and all the anrviving pnesengers and crow out into operation bad austerity gone down vince, Tins long been in circulation, aul in a tree, and shows her so clearly the folly Becond, a Spaniel mupeof-war is to fit vafus in the market **** moreover affirmed to be advintageous and co. of web a course, that she become nakumed of late to the Bay of the United States on De On this sebject there is one polat your read- venicut. In the 5th and 11th cars of Tanger weskucas, and returne to the game, and cember 26th next, unless the Spanish Governers may be assured of, and that is when all this. Nero marry a woman till you know where obib (1885 and 1872) the Hongkong Mint oclued plays it so well that she begs him. Then he mans in the cantine aball antiely the Govern dilaration and abomination while he put a from the Axchange Banks, would not materiala The rate of mortality forevery thonund | bor dress rude, and her corl begins,

u. new Foreign Dolls which epun agusparison throws the drenghts in one direction and kicks ment of the United States that the Bag of the atop to the consumption of Tes will be vastly ally affect the bearing of trade Buscas persons during 1973 has been, ong the British WHAT DID THEY Do P-A email bild being with pura, Silver bores proportion of fully the board in another, and says he will never United States was improperly carried on the aumented provided the price dues irat ndvane, would continue on the sino basis, but would and foreign community 27.72, ad amouret the naked by her sunday school teacher, Whininity per cent, and again in the 8th Moon of Thay wala anybody who cheats a fearfully, and Firginius, cal tint she had no right to the flex Tech attest with confidence and precision the t salute is to be spontansously withdrawn, and of tea except at an enormous price. Many of be conducted with so much more home cap Chinese. The Registrar General reports did the lernelitos do after they crossed the the perous year Otober 1979), Amarkun ecined at molly to bed, and loves horto pick up or to her American papers. In this erat, tha working bun omuot how obtain adpent enp

that the Ordinanes for registering births and Bed Son Punswered, "I don't know, ma'am now Foreign Dollar which upon comparison the things. Does the cap fit? Improve it."-

the Spanish Goverment will fondly disclaim them boil it like soup, dearbe has worked very satisfactorily. but perbus they dried themeulves."

tal, and the in difficulty would remain

W. R. Darling, not get

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D. Manson, & Darby

2, Wiekiam, & Darby

with purs Silver bore a propertion, of 8981, and