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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. March Sil

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Hon, J. SALE, Chief-Justice:

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His EXCELLENT said he did not thing that say Ordinance which had no appeal clause in it would be passed at home,

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MACAO, THE CHRONICLE & DIRECTORY" present moment, and that the Chinese hengiva project are open to a like reduction. [two slternatives, citus to role the mata mecum would probably have never been allowed to

(China Overland Trade Report.),

Vem our on Correspondent) FOR 1874,

Authorities have shown great reliance The conduit may like the Tytem one, be casary for the complete univey, or to dedare at start from the wharf. The Merchant Shipping

Maroh 4th. to entor upon a treaty with her, is a cones tracted into an 16 inch channel to serve the 4 | oren if this cost of the works, wers reduced to het was an Imporiul maskeure which applied to Although attention is frequently called by

gallons which the reservoir at present yielde per the minimum of £200,000, the Colony could not the Colony in itself, but it was necessary to the various dadalona in the Admiralty Courte Yesterday, there was a r'amour that revolt deration which cannot be overlooked, nail head daily, thereby saving in excavation, brisk rate the mousy. He stated that upon sanitary confer upon the Governor powers similar to to the fallacy of the view, it curiously can had been under contemplation among the which may probably have had some weight work, messy, concrete and cement a sum of gronade the Home Goverment bal taken those exercised at home by the Board of Trodo. tinues to be an impression very largely pre troops, and the Governor and offlains were.on greas interest in the matter, and knowing what Under this not, anybodycould demand a survey valent among een-Fating fuen that the simple the alert till 1 m. on Tuesday; but every. with the Government hera The power 10-A spusiquent reduction follows in the he did, and what a great many did not know, of and, if after one, the vessel was found to be operation of porting hela will be taken, as a thing passed off quietly. The troops wore be granted with regard to onigranta are of a diseter of the cast iron pipes, and a saving in the minitary condition of the ofty, and the evils ensworthy, the owner bad to pay the exufficient indication chat all requisite sure was doubbexsited, baban fács of a rovolt was pre very strong character, and ought nadeabled.tos weight of how equitant to 2547

could only be remetid by a fait simply remece of the arvey and it the serwy bad token by a given vessel-to-sveida-callstep posterous Dr. Magalbaas huh. fican requested IL-Applying a proportionate redaction to of water, he thought they would fall short of bean unnecessarily called for, then the expenses The recaut decision by the Privy Council in the by the Governor to proceed to Hongkong to-day. ly to be exercised with due caro to avoid any the width of tunnel waterways, the retrench their duty if they did aut exure every means it would have to be borne by the person demand appeal from the judgment in the 4s and Rond Capt. Continho was ordered to be prepared to go the next Frenab mail to Lisbon, Lient. Ya- thing like oppressiveness; but while we do ment effected in supwork is £310.

their power tix neata proper supply Thuré ing is, and if lie was net position to pay, ease given in the Supreme court bare eitsing 12. The non-utilization of the twelve way-was no doubt that the necessity for the large the expense fell upon the Governor, If xayin its Vice-Admiralty jurisdiction, forme su quiahas has been ordered to Taipa, and Ensign not deny that prima faci? the course which side focdeas or streams mentioned in Appendix ans at present was owing to the short-ongings one were dissatisfied with the surmay mande, illustration of this point, und, here are many Azeda ta Colowan, Basique Antunes and Learos, the Government has adopted in regard to D of the report enables the expenditure of of those who had gone lefore them. He did could appeal to the loon! Vice Admiralty other decisions of the like nature, which it who shortly going to Timer, together with

dotat prosent ask the Council, to go into the Conrt, who might order a fraab survey to be might be thought would be sufficient to do two more officers were ordered to be detained. this matter may appear somewhat high- £3,014 to be avoided.

13. The foregoing savings on the Estimato the question of ways and mine. He thought inade. The measure was one of gross national away with the old erroneous, impression. The cn board the Prinnips D. Carlos, To-day the handel, it cannot be denied that there are of the Fok-foo-lous subsidiary project amount it we posible the estimate was re importance, and all they were asked to 26 was warning given in the Proface to the raise for Governor visited the barracks and reviewed the epecial circumstances attaching to this parto £18,870.

duced to n reasonable ano, to do something, to give effect to it. He would, thereferr, sag. preventing cotilaioue drawn up by the Board of troops. The visitors, who uro le come to the The grand total of aggregate savings bet they must first have a survey. Tory nat gest that the starling rules should be suspend Trade cannot be to carefully boras in mind. procongton on Saaday, in the steamer Kikiang, Loular instance which may justify the line of

in the Tytani line, and the Pak-foo-lam ubai-vé anffolent data to go upon. The report wased, and the Ordinance passed on this first read. It is there especially noted that in os cans vill present an address, scompanied with a actions adopted.

diary one, amount to £60,040.

merely an outline to give the Counall a generál ing.

only la any referencs made ju the Regulations gold pen, to Kfr. Jose da Silva, the Editor of 13-Therefore the matter now stande thus idea of the whole subject, and he thought they H. E, the Gornason expressed his scout, to the use of tae port helm by steamers, had in the Independente.

one anly by sailing abips, musely, when two. We are requested to state that Lady, Ken for the revised, estimate of 2298,107 daily had in it the whole subjet in a moet butiefacand the Connoit consurred, PLAN OF THE CITY OF OANTON.ady will be at home to receive visitors to poi provision of 16 galions per head may be had all tory, lucid, and ozhaustive way. The question The Cure Juster wished to any a few ships, steam er sailing, are acting and ou, or MR. MEDHURSTON THE CHINA TRADE. The most curious item in the commercial row(Saturday) and also on Monday next from the year round, instead of the allowance of 18 was what they shand do with regard to it. words with reference to the 14th cinque in the early end ou, when angh in to port. It may 2 to 4 o'clock in the afternoon; and on Tues-gallons in Winter and 30 gallone is Summer His opinion was that the proper step to tako Ordinance which provided for nu appeal to the bo often proper and reccesary to port in Reports just inaned of her Majesty's Consule chy as usual from 'lock.

which the original project provided at a cost of uw was to vote a sum of money for the detailed Vice-Admiralty Court At home the powers oflrose but mastore are captioned that in China is to be fense in that furnished by. 2809,147.

survey, or, if the Connoit had a strong feeling exercised under the Imperial. Aut were vested if they get info collision by porting, in onses Mr. Medburat. According to this gentleman. 16-Mora thup over impressed with the in- on the matter, be did not wish to press it, and in the Board of Trade, and there was, us be in which the Regulations do not expressly the sudden extension of commercial facilition calculable sanitary value of an abundant supply they could reject the scheine altogether. An thought wery propedy, a right of appeal from direct the uas of the Port Helm, the collision Forented by the treaties of 1958-60, instead of of waterina Ohineso tropical City, Ishrink from hon. meruhay had mygested thatho Surveyor-ttle body to the Court of Adhirally. This will not be considered the result of any injune-being bonaficial, ang been diaaatequs. Many of the reapensibility of recommending to the Go. General might be asked if he could the the was a desirable, and be thought neonta Port to be found in the Regulations. The tha Chian merebants were thereby lured into vernment any further tailgent of the allow work for a used sun sated by the Cottuoil, but aary check. Thio Board of Trade was composed profuge conoludes with the winds. The reeks ruinous undertakings, which have led to the downfall of several sporinat firms. The new inoe in providing for future worke

he (H. Enew the reply any professional; of men of the world: To-day, it might be under loss use of Port Helin leads to collision."

There are only two kinds of ones in which ! impulse given to the Plaster trafe by the 17.-Once more I have the Locour to point man would make to this, that was, that they the Conservatives-to-morrow, it might a ont the abɛctuto pçcessity of a carofal detail mast Bad someone else to do it, na'it was beyond again mader the Liberais. The Board of Trade collisioni aau take place-either the case of the opening of the Suez Canst, and oven the com

nrvey in order to arrive at the firod, cost of his capasity altogether, that he had given was relatively to the Vine-Admiralty Court in vasele coming fither end on er uearly ond on, plotion, in 1871, of a telegraphic system br. the proposed worka. A preliminary survey an estimate for what would be sufficient for each lower position, but it would be thought or the case of their crossing. It is only in the wren Bürope wad the Celestial Ampire, have uch as the one made merely serves to give u supply of water he thought they would re- ruiber unicely that there should be en forrar que-ne is laid down very clearly in the also had a deleterious effect upon trade. An general idea or outline of the project as a gning and doult de nothing else The appeal from the Governor of the Colony to one 4 and an oase, the the rules to porting immediate consequstee of the establishment whole, but it is valucess to a Committee of Surveyor General bad pointed out that of the Judges-even though that. Jadge might belas upplies absolutely, and, this is simply be of telegraphic communication was to intra- ways and means desirous to come at a certain the redued supply of water would not reduce bo one who stood much higher in the profesion cand in that ease, it is necessary for each on auton the practies of selling silk on the Los. fixed sum of money.

the estimates in the same proportion. Tuy than he himself. He would propose, therefore, nel to make a course for itself, that which both don market as soon as it was bought at 18-Soals a detail endey might or might misake with regard to Pok-fu-lam bed resulted that the clause as to appeal should be omitted; ure pursuing being of itself wrong us directly Shanghai. By this means the shipper,get. disclose a material reiluglion in the cost of tops. Its not being enfiiicutly surveyed, and or that the authority to droids.in the first in-fascing to collision. But in the second one ting-rid of his stake in the aliolewa carrying out the project by revealing a geologi- they should not repeat the error now,

stuned should be some other thin the Governor, that of orossing, which is by far the most dauenraged to cut on fresh speculation, e cal feruation more favourable to work agant, Hop. Mr May, who end he bud nut rend slig BB EXCELLENey here, suggested that itgerous, the rule doce not apply absolutely. The long no even the most infinitesimal amount of than that supposed to exist. La desling with report, but spoke frura bis own knowledge, would probably be desirable-that the standing Captain' must see his judgment as to what to profit could be senred." syge contructs were such a large som as the one involved in the observed that before the supply was in orders should not be suspended, and, there ebould do, and it may be altogether wrong In thus entered into by London dealers, whanae present question, I need scarcely point out that existence, but when the population was as large was to be any discusion, that it should be reporting his helm. In point of fact, there is no plirchasing power was almost forestalled before admiralty rale which can be relied upon a single bale of their purobases had reached its ho least variation from the hypothesis which as is now, the city obtained a suficiat in the regular way,

After some further conversation,

enteganid, and in all asses the master is called | destination. In regard to Buglish munalretarod j Cle engineer has had to come in a preliminary supply of water, though not in coeur- reconnaissance, at onec entails a modificationvenient way or as "be" should like the

per to ant with circumspection and judgment, goods, a similar system bus to a certain extent of dorrelative magnitude in the Estimates. Colpay to be supplied now. The report went

What ought meat to be avoided is indecision, prevailed. The rapid voyages of steamships which is the most, frequent cause of delison at through the Suez Canat haveourtailed the dura 14-Thos presuming that a detail survey for ngon the basis that the Ciriouse required a reduced water supply such as the one ud ps touch water as the Europeans, but oo- Hop. M. ALDEANDER suggested that the Itextedly happens that the master of tion of venture, while the telegram is presum vertet in paragraph 15, entailing a total body who knew anything about their habite Governor in this ques would not be acting as vessel seeing a possibility of danger is in aed to have reduced the risk to a minimum. Il outlay estimated at £233,107, were to be set on would come to this, annclusion, Throughout Governor, bat under the ordinance.

hurry to be doing something, and as often on Mr. Medart believes, the undus excitement hand, and that such a survey were to divulge the Winter months, they certainly did not na The ATTORNEY-GENERAL did not consider not in this barry bite upon the wrong thing which has tradited disastrously to so inny su absenuo of rock along the whole five, it two gullons per heat. For the purposes of that there was any proper authority in his C. Finding he is not quite right he then alter ha firma is to be attributed to the anddon possession would at once be possible to effect an economy Cushing the drains, and for fire purposes, water losy to carry out the provisions except the Go couro ngain, the result, being that the other by the merchants af novel agencies, there is of say 20 per cent, or in other words of nearly could be got in unlimited quantities from the vernon, sod it was quite deur there ought to be vol becomes confused, ond the manvres bope for inperement, It was not unnatural which she makes then re-act upon the vet ves- that the opening of the Suez Canal and the 250,000 If, on the other hand,rock were dieses Ee was, therefore, strongly of opinion an appeal.

F EXCELLENOx said if the Chief Justice. The consequence is neither know what completion of telegraphio commnication should covered to prevail throughout, it might be that we did not want additional water for ne nocomary to supplement the esticate this cessary enabentation of our enlarged population, sawno, legality in the matter. ad odly course should be pureind. The botte: plan in, ut first bave. tempted men to turn both to j amount.get

and knowing as well as wiyone the habits of jaynestion of possible inconvenience, he should where there is a suficient distance to allow of mediate neaount. Now, however, when ex- 20-Therefore, if is quits clear that whether the people, and what their real demands were, certainly any for himself he would have it, to take sufficient time to decide on the Beet perience is proved that the fixed laws of E the GOVERNOR said he had summoned to involve itself in the outlay of carrying out a le nost my that the supply of water we now objection to an appeal boing, casts from a desi course; and, baving once thus decided, to stick commercial cocomý saunot be violated with to it, even if afterwards it may appear to be in impunity there is every prospect that China the Council mainly to consider the report of water supply, or whether by reunion of its great got it "onrefully and coonomically uacri, was sion of bin

The CHIEF.Jusrica arid he did ask vee any some measure wrong, Ia sages, bowover, of merchants, Jike other act, will adjust them the Surveyor-General on the water supply of cost to reject it, the Government must found its sufficient, nod that really the Colony ought

doubt or emergency, in not to be called upon to pdy any further ex-filegality in it; both struck him as perhaps

the larger nun eolves to the now condition of affairs.-Gicta Hongkong Ho usstimed that all the jembers decision upon the result of a detail survey, and read the report, and it was not, therefore, 21-I dy here add that so far as I have penes. His opinions were formed entirely little museeusly that there should be Buy appeal ber of instancea, the proper course. is to necessary to calarge upon it. The importance ham able to judge from superficial indications, apart from the report, bot he thought it to the Judge of the Vice-Admiralty Court from redues speed or to stop and reverte; but this A GATHERING OF THIEVES.

ainary and aimple precaution is far too Lie Another meeting organised through the com of the matter would be recognised by all not to substratem ie facounble to a reduction of the Council took into consideration whatlier a donis on of the Governor.

Ukionately H. the GOVERNOR moved that quently neglected. If in all cases of threaten-mendable oxcetions of Ned Wright" bus been only as necessary for conveniense, but it was the estimate, but until I have effected a proper there was any serious demand for a supply also important upon sanitary groouds. If he detail investigation, I carefully abstain from of wator, they would arrive at the conclusion the standing Oberasbold, as heforn proposed, ed danger, each vessel slowed sud stopped, there held at Walworth. The company consisted Cc.ked hu might without difficulty make committing myself to any assertion in this that at the present time, the Puk-fa-lum rear to suspended, and the Bill paesed in one read. would hardly be a possibility, of collision. It entirely of women gathered from the highwaye voir would give us all that we want. Hujur, which was done accordingly, and the vessel is going to sot, and by slowing down or for admission being that the individual should impossible to know absolutely how another and byowaye of London, the only qualificatipu a-telling and semantional speech. But this matter. could serro xe purpose, but that of frighten 22. The cost of detail adrveys will be about alluded to the waste of water which took place dinence tabered 1 of 1874,

In the coares of the discussion on this urdi reversing an opportunity will be, in host cases, have been convicted at least once for feludy. ing some nerrous people, especially an at the $2,500. It is this sn which I bure now the early in the morning when there was abody

fe afforded for each yessed to get out of the rouge The dificulty of getting together on rascibly. present time we could not do anything bomous to request may be voted in order to arabout to stop it-He thought that by eare-as-nance,

The Hon, Mr. Rowers, enquired whether a of danger. At all ovente, if an accident occur, of 200 confessed feaute cuierce would af Erst to the amount required by the occupante of the „Mr. F. ALGAR, Clement's Lane. He went on to say that be bad fully pous rive at n eatisfactory solution.

23A further diminution of the now rerised | various

aigbb appear to beambet insuperable, but the GEO. STREET, 30, Cornbilderad the report, and he did not see anything

* bonding bonds with pusscazete. He referred to Such considerations so there influenced the confidence reposed in the good faith of the pro Messrs. Bates, Hardy & Co. to pay against the manner in which it had been allowance of 15 gallons, would not be attended three tenements, a check wight hr. put upon Lelanac jould not beintrodnood to prevent over the eficets of it will be considerably reduced.

Mr. RYRI Concurred the insin with the sad accident of the Fan Loong, and also Lorde of the Privy Council in coming to the waters of the mission, and the inducemente Dan Francisco, Mr. L. P. FISHER, 21, Mertented professionally, and be thought the by the same wholesome reinstions in the esti

cbants' Exchange. Surveyor-General had acquitted himself very mates which the first curtailuests effectel, be what fell from the last speaker. He certainly observed that, forry-bonts were costantly ply conclusion that the Aun was not free. Ispm held out by them, were suficient to overcome "New Yorke.

Monere, S. M. PETTING & Cooreditably, and bad unde anable and exhaus-cause the prunts kaike having in accordance thought Chinese residents did not require 15 ing which any war of common sense could svo blame in the case of the unfortunate collision all obstacles. A good tea and a distribution of with the Rong. The case wig one of-doubt, i provisions were offered to all who accepted the ~37, Park Roy

tive report. He only regretted that the heule with the wishes of His Excellency-born merci. gatene a day. It had alm cocurred to him, were overloaded..

II.B. the GUVERNO Uncurred with the and the fez should bare alrckened speed, and invitation, and arrangments were made that involved an outlay almuss beyond the means of leanly wielded, scarcely sa itoin has been left though not being a professional man ha etild the Colony. It did not, however, follow that they upon which to retrench, This might perhaps not speak positively, that sea water night Hon. member that sote steps should be taken the Prity Connoil therefore bell that the wee should be molested by the police or their should altogether and the scheme of obti be done by wurrowing still further the actor pumped up and fised for by pur30305

m direction, but it apparer the thin fault in not slackening her pred and waiting agents either in coming of going. Many of the ing a water supply, become they could not way of the channels, but the expedient is highly M, AUSTEN Submitted that the Cotovil have could zo be done in connection with the proto ascertain, before abe ported her helm, what women were personally known to No Wright and his colleagues, some were "* picked up off afford as large a sum as £300,000; and he had objectionable, and would bring about repetig given instructions to the Surveyor Graccol; aut rensare, which should be passed out was the real position of the Ronat?

the streets" at night; others were found in curtain fasts to put before the Council, which tion of de mive committed ut Pok-foo-low in it we rather late in the day to say they did cwn basia.

SUPPLEMENTARY VOTED.

RE PERUVIAN SHIPS...

'thlevca" kitabene" and lor lodging houses, he thought would show them that they coult buring a mais too small to convey the supply not want more water, Previously, tas Condit

| had been fully of opinion that it was requisite. Sundry, votes presed by the Finatice Com TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY FRESS.”. and others word reached through the informas do something. They would see by the report, which it was meant to serve.

In reference to the original project with It was possible 15 gallons were more than the mittie were then brought forward by the DEAR SIK,The leader in last night's Chination given by their aequanitances. To each the (which he would put boforo. them from th

Surveyor-General that be bad kad several disita Winter allowance of 183 gallons, is submitted Chinese required, but some of the inopessa Colonial-Scuretary. Among them was an item Mail commences in rather a que way, by say following invitation was given:-- oesione with bin on the advisability of to His Excellency the Governor in my report of would exceed the averago uadunt, and that ex of $362.80 for furniture for the Supreme Court,ing that a somewhat interesting question has "South-East London Mission (Walworth) In a letter which we publish cowlers, a vorautailing the allowance of water, which ha November last, I may add that it was based upon cess world have to le got at by tuin-difference, which caused some discussion, as it appeared been raised regarding the right which the Go Branch), St. John's Chapel, Penrose atract respondent calls attention le mistake which had advocated in that report Ho now whatwas, after nature deliberation, dostaedtabo He did not think the Chinese required leas than that the matter hund not been brought to the vernment posscases of probibiting Peravina (late West-street), Walworth-road, S-Admit sar contemporary fell into in speaking of the place the water under a different aspoo, the requirements of a people by no means soal- the Liver orders at Luce where the average was guise of the Chief Jaetice. It turned out, coolie ships from leaving Hongkong, while to the at ove obapel on Friday night, January

and one which he

own metron struck a thig mer v zadłowever, that it was for some juice, anding so hourd coolics intended to labour in 9th, 1874, at aix Balock precisely, Donts open Ier consumer. Shu Rift naked what apecite Pin code wades dhe Surreyor Sour Depart Fern First-run the Bubur of the Capa at Lasil-pass five. This ticket is only available Parry [Ressengers to the Peruvian vessels practical form. The Surveyor-General now galons for every unu, woman and child has solution was passed, so that they could sea bowments

Muil assert which one of the two Peruvian for a female who has been convicted at least The Cocucil was then adjourned size dia thus port. Under the Topassion that proposed to give a constant allowance of 15biting London and its anbarka: It is true that far they were bound..

veeee's now in barbour was intended to proceed once for felons, and a not transferable. We to Pora. And scoundly, can ho nesert that phypose providing a good meal of ten, breid, they were loading for Peru, the Chiangallons in lieu of 18k gallons in winter, and 30 in England the balk of this allowabeo te aned in stimer-aa proposed before. In const-For special and sanitary peppace, but it is none

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. they were not to proceed to the United States, and butter, and oake; after which an addreas alail explained that the real difficultyquence of that he estimate might be reduced the less true, that the sewerage of Victoris

5th March.

He cannot, and the writer begs to salight will be given. As the close of the meeting £300,000 to £230,000. The Surveyorjatands in similar need.

BEFORE 0. May, Esq.

both him dad "the public, in asserting and with one person will be provided with a 4lb. loaf with regard to their was not that they from also expressed a hope to be able still lowever, be this as it may, all arguments.

ENLAWFUL, POSSESSION,

power to prove the assertion—that one is chor- and a tin of preserved incat. Each person is are Peruvian vessels, but that they are bound further to reduce the estimate, should the however powerfal and convincing must sue

Wong-a-ec, z gardoner at the Douglas One. tered for the port of Portland, Oregon, and wequested to keep this ticket on much out of for Peru, and then proceeded to make some soos be favourably entertained by the Coursanmb to expediency, and if the Colony is an Mr. Avetixand no doubt the original figurestle, Pokidium, was charged by European coni the other was to have gone to San Fransisco sight as possible-Your friend, for Jesus rather uncomplimentary remarks with recil. For that purpose, it would be absolutely able to attard a liberal supply of water, it must were in excess of what the Colony could bear, stable T. Sangster, No. 68, und Uhinese con or Australis, and not to Peru, as so confidently Christ's sake.

but the Surveyor-Geticral had now come for-etable. No. 21; with the polawful possession of asserted in the China Mail. necessary that a desiled anrvoy should be put up with a reduced provision. Under any

NED WRIGHT." forence to that country. How far the vitunde of the ground. In the original report, the circumstances, it is possible that the mauser in 1 yard and given a reduced setinate, and land. + log of wood which evidently had been bakcu That the correspondent ofthe Delly Press was Upon a former occasion neglect of the pre peration which has Logn heapul spou Peru Surveyor-Gonoral expressed grave doubts as to which the whole subject has now been brought also specified that by a re-array he might from an old wooden-bridge,

right-in stating that "the prol_bition might be caution to "keep the ticket a ranou out of sight Defendunt was fined 5 shillinge,

justified, if it were intended to slip men under as possible" led to unpleasant results-and the in reference to be trustment there of coolies whether any other scheme could be adopted: before the votive of His Excellency the Go-muke serious reduction. Under these oir-

but be considered it would be much more tatis- vernor in Council may not have been nepre entstances, be thought it would be better

contract, but that it was morbat extraor almost entire collapse of the meeting; for tha 'is justified, is still au open question, and we factory to approach the question after a full ductive of gooil,

let the mutter go on. An intraved; on the pre- Imin-n-yow, a huwker, was charged by In. dinery that the Government sborld prohibit polizo became aware of the proceedings, end Ihave the honour, to be, are not disposed ourselves to believe that the insight into the amount required for the service.

sent water rate of 2 por cent, gave $63,000, the dian constable No. 632, with gambling in Gap the vessel from taking free emigrante," is detectives were posted in every thoroughfare Sir, Tour obedient servant,

interest, supposing the scheme cost £283,000 itivet. At

berge out by the fact that the application for tending to the building, the result being that instter is by any means so bad as has been He went on to say that he was strongly el opinion that before the Council came to any

J. M. FRICE,

would be only another 4 per cent, and the sink, Defendunt, who dested the ebarge, was fired & License to carry Emigrants, under the Act, the mujority of the guesta declined to attend, represented; · At the same time, there has decision about the sum necessary to defeny

Ling fund would be only 4 per cent. But it the $1.3

way applied for to proceed to Portland, and ng and returned to their homes. The value of the farther reduction, were made, this would be ng

FALSE TICKET.

to. Fera, and it is presumably eurs but they movemet bas, however, since been recognised, been enough shown from time to time to the cost, a thorough survey, should be efeat Bou. J. GARDINER AVETIN,

ed. Unless they had certain data which

sixth leés: He qua quibo satisfied himself but Panga-enny, a tiekot collector at the Tang could not have been Contrud Coolies, or else to a certain extent, by the authorities, and, as- justify the argument of our contemporary to could only to arrived at by a thorough

they ought to give the Surveyor General some Hing theatre, charged benng-a-pip, coaster of how are the steamers of the P. M.S. S. Gy, for as it can consistently be done, Ned Wright's some extent; if it were founded upon fnet sarvey, it would be impossible to form any.

The Council then went into Committee."

the Sun-Koe shop, with uttempting to enter the and others allowed to ofeur for San Francisco; guests are permitted to come and go unnaleel instead of ipon a simple misconception.

thing ben fair estimate of what the supply Hop, JAS. WHITTALL thought that, before Mr. Rower did not think that 15 gal theatre with au uld ticket belonging to those both the ports of San Francisco and Ported. Two hundred women were present in the would coat them. This detailed survey being making the vote, they should arrive at some lous would be too much, and thought Sing-Ping theatre, and with threatening to land being in the United Sintee, where it is body of the little chapel, nearly all of whom There can be little doubt that the real fact completes, the whole question could be sab sondlustan os to what the Colony can paz, and that all the houses in the Colony should Eave heat him at some future date, beques here aniyerally known Contract Labor is illegal were professional thievea, and tour of thein which influences the Government is that the pitted to a select Committee of the Council, to this wen not vory difficult. The reduced amatint fail supply, He-alo agreed that the need to take it from him.

Again be saysAt all avents the question de probably their first public appear. consider the detaile, it from W large one, and the Sarveyor-General | Surveyor-General had predneed an admirable Defendant, who said he bought the ticket at before the Government is whether it shall con abce after an enforced connement for soven vessels are Peruvian, and that they originally means point of row, and arrive at a sormed to think that any smaller scheme to be report, but the only diffenity was, we could not the door, and denied the threats was fired 50 sent to have a British port used for shipping years, They were of all ages, from 18 up to intended to carry cookies from Macao under pretical resolution.

satisfactory could not be carried out. Although afford the money. The Colony was not at certa, in default one day's imprisonment. soolies to a comery, the lawe of which have no perbape 60 or 70, and a fair proportion of them His EXVELLENCE then read the ambjeindă the Colony was not us weil supplied with water prescat in a very flourishing condition as to

MANOTHER CHEAP WAY.

toriously proved meffcctual in securing good brought infants in arms. Ono or two of the the uhl system, which has been so vigorously report ou se Surveyor-General, le sented as it might lie, ctill the inboarenience Wow not trade. Although it and inoressed it had net W. Gail, watobman at the Tung. Hing watment to the Coslie. Will the editor of younger girls were tolerably well dresand, bat condemned her, and against which severe that it would have bean priated and placed in overpowering, and be thought could be farly been profitable, and be observod of late thentro, elurged one Leo-a-sing with scaling the China Mail pieuse state what be knows the injurity were clad in a manner which gave Ordinances have been passed. The mo2020 the hands of the members before, but that met as outsidersibly lase than the surgested in the papers more advertisements than ever the walls of the theatre with a view of petting shout the laws of Porn as regards the Coolie little fadication of their mode of livelihood is undoubtedly one of a strong cancer, had only been received by him on Wednesday outlay. To miss the sun would necessitute of hazes to like also thought it would in free: The defendant wwe new chrisged with labourer in particular, and other matters in boing other that precariana, and on the whole

REPORT.

an annual expenditure of 3200,000 it a winking: be most unwise, under the cristing dir- being out without a poss

general Quote, Number and Detail of sacirunzemanerativo, Ample justice was dono to and por some grounds is open to ob-

|fund werd made, und even a third of the sum cumstances, for the Government to go into Fined $1, in default tlivco days' imprison and any Law on the subjost, and abaw that hot the ten which had been promised; the formali. jection. It is, however, the logical out,

4th March, 1874. proposed, or £100,000, 'would mecsesitato au debt. What they wanted was ae mimb water ne

really knows what he is saying, and mislead ties of tables and tablecloths being dispensed -Hie Exellency the Governor has been addition of 25 per cent. on the present and they could got for as much as they could afford Tonga-yang, chair coolie to Dr. Bitel, the public, no. longer. Prove to the publio with Exul guest beta tessup, and saucer in Come of the severe legislative measures pleased to put the question to me as to hos Price and offer rates. That appeared to him to pay, as they must make hath ends meet. If charged Another chair-coolie named Wong that be can quote the law, and show how, when, her hand and a plate in her lap, and the waste wbishi were passed last year with re-far it would be possible to reduce the oest of fully as much as the Colony could afford.. the Surveyor-General could give them aches on, with entering his room during his absence and where it was broken-hen he may say, of time in gommping and stouring tables was ference to emigration; and by fomit which carrying out my place for supplying Victoria Hou, Mr. Augsts said that supposing the vast not beyond their means, he would confer a great on Wednesday night and stealing a jacket, dispute so, and low-observers of Feru, have all platforms, accompanied by a fer gentlemen in and not before, that the laws, law-makers, law. thus avoided.Nod Wright then ascended the Complamunt may be found in the present action of the with water from Tytam in the rent of the was £230,000, the Survegar Generad gave them benefit op the Calony

Government deciding, after duo enquiry, to reasons for supposing that by n more aarsful Mr. HAYILAN thought it would be desirable room he found the defendunt there. He was brineffectual ia securing good treatment to fereated in the mission; amongst whom was Government is really traceable to theen en reduce the daily allowance upon which I had arvey much more night he takes off. Four to refer the matter to Committee of ways and not known tu, kim, nad on starobing bus be the Goalie. It is tantamount to enlling Fern Colonel Beresford M.P. for Socthwark. A actments. Taking matters as they stand, based my calculations.

per cert, would have to be par on the water rate means. Serarni alterntive schemos, had been found the cotton jako proded, and eli her citizens, a hwless lot, which I brun from "The Pilgrim's Hyon Book,” a 2.-Ip reply, I bave the honour to state that to provide for the interest, and an increase of enggeated, among which was the rubeidary Defendant ilenied that the jacket was found think he will reflect twice before daring tu do. | small compilation of the "Revivalist" type there are obviously strong grounds to gapsiree expediency compels the Government to four per cent, for the sinking fund. Bet it it scene at Pok-fa-lum. If the survey were made on him, said he went to see a friend as the How the question before the Government we sang, after a few comments front Mt. port the Authorities in the reftical which they contemplate a reduction of the proposed sup were reduced by a sixth, they would only have the Coups I could easily appoint a Oromittee. Mision Honul complainant trumped up oun be, whether it shall consent to allow its Wright, and a prayer offered by Mr. Hodder. Hia EXCELLONas, in reply to the question this charge, bonuso he found him on the pre port to be used, &o," I cannot ade. Does the Colonel Beresford then stapped, forward and ve nade. To allow vessels which were ply, it ay not do better than limit the ucy to raiɛs siz per cent.,

Tytom werke exclusively to the delivary 6f in- His KICSILENCE Band that reanis would caly put by the Chief Justice, said that after miges.

China Mail know of any application having addressed the gathering in staple, crust law. designed for the coolie trade to tako omi-pounded water, abandoning the project of was.. be arrived at by baving a survey, t

bis arrival in the Colony, the question of water Mr. W. J. Watts, acting Wardon of the Caol, been made to ship, soulies to Para? If zal, gnage. Ho knew no phase of work being ourried Mr.-AUSTIN said they were not in a fair supply hul been discursed in Council and identified the defendant as having only some how can the question lie! Pero has not as on which was more praiseworthy than that in grants from this Colony, must appear on the side feeders to the conduits. Is orher words,

the latter may be limited to the carriage of 11 position to say what the cost would be unanimous was their opinion that mare water out of guoi the day previous, namely, iba 4th ret asked the Hongkong Government to allow which Mr. Wright wasso industriously engaged. surface an inconsistency, though it is not to gal une per head daily from Titom all the year but he thought it was important to know was wanted time they sent home to Eng instant. He was sentenced on fad 5th Jan. its port to be used for shipping coolies to her To that work he promised his hearty ausistance. bo denied that there is considerable force in ron, isistend of 11 gallone in the Winter, that for such a son as $2,300 they might very land for compotentothear to come out uiry to two months' hard labour, for the larown country, but she has asked to be allowed in He congluded by urging upon his hearers te common with the steamers and ships of other consider and amend their onures of life. The and 20 gallons in the Sammer, as originally well have the survey, and to very strongly sup and report on the whole anbjos. The matter ceny of a jacket

ported the views which His Excellency had 11- was referred by the Secretary of State to Mr. Another servant in the employ of Dr. Eitel nationalities, to take oarco and emigrants to hon. gentleman's remarks were greeted with the powers of the Government ought not to

proposed by mej

The Tytum conduit was designed to ac prcased. If they were to iske author course Ragliuson, but just at that time Mr. Price corroborated the evidence of the compitiunt. ports in the U.S., and been refused. Why? applaws; and when Nad Wright followed with Es exercised in a caso. where the emigrants commodate the larger figure, viz., 30 gallon, now be thought that the Surreyor-Goners! bad was appointed Surveyor General to this. Defendant was then sentenced to six months' Can any uno tell me P. Will the editor of the an announcement that he intended to endea are entirely free and not under contract of bat fit be now diminished from the dimer-dot been told to what limit the Council were Colony; and, in consequence, the gentleman on hard labour, and ordered to find security in Ching Hail plousa tata where the official Your to raise £2,500 to erect a commodíons eiene given a page 20 of my report, to is water.proprod go. But not "haring done so, it proposad did not come out. He agreed that two householders, 925 each, for twelve months, reports are..or will be reprint them, with ra. chapel in the neighbourhooil, he asked for und way 18 inches square throughout, suficing for would be but Fair to let that gentleman go the Chinese did not require so whch water, but in default to he recommended to E. E. the Go fet ende to any case, or cases where an unem obtained promiacs from many of his hearers 11 gallons, the saving effected in brink and over the ground, and see if he could bring bis it was our duty to teach them better babits for vernor with a view to bis being deported.

pluyod coolie" was compelled to either find that they would-attend its services. The 7th employment or render involuntary service to ohapter of St. Luke was then raud, sad upon ment, in tong work, excavation and concrete flgarca within something like what the Council our own sabes, or if we found small-po, us will amount to £13,093.

would be willing to give. If he could reduce typhoid fever, or Cholers in the Colony, we The charge of manslaughter against Captain the Government (of: Peru F) while detained set Wight based a fornible address, in which he *I like anner the cast iron syphon pipes | il fifty or airty thousand pounds they would boala bave to blame onraelces If the Cout. Her ot of the steamer Wan Long, was further a prisoner. If he cannot, and I know be errino, alluded to his former life, and the change, effect may be reduced froin an internal diameter of no doubt look upon it with great favour. eil agreed to it, he would propone Pesolation remanded to this day,

tant acccantion faits to the ground. Again, ted by his conversion. It used to be a com Hoo, Mr. Rrur thought that even if it were that. 82,500 be ullowed for a detail survey.

may be shown chat Fere is an earthly paradise on thing for my wife," be said, " to walk to feat to one of 8 inches, daying in for weight of iron a value of £5,674.

reduced some £40,000, is would be a very large With this, the Surveyor-General would fave the MARINE MAGISTRATÉ'S COURT. for Chinomen," and it in buroly possible that the about the neighbourhood with one black eye, Applying the same reduced waterway to sum, and more than the Colony could afford, fall information before bim, and would thus

regulations, cómuni complained of way he and sometimes two thought I would brig Hon Mr. RowETT said that even if with the ; be abla, to form a better opinion." He would BaroRD B. G. THOMSETT, Esq RN found neither harsh nor unjust, Whore and her pub to show her to you to hight. Stand up, the tonnel work on the use, all subterranea excavations may be made one foot narrower, reduced estimate of: £200,000, considering the then propose that a Committee of the Council be

PETER TALENTIN","

when boe the editor of the China Mail shown my dear," upon which a neatly dressed woman Raving 21,885;

present condition of the Colony, it was more appointed to consider the ways and Leans, and T. Pouligo, antar of the French brig-Valm-to-the spony that the country of Peru iant, stood up and smiled. She is a bappy woman However this may shore is oneˆcon-

G.Da reference to Appendix. A. page 35 of him they aruld afford. His Excellency Right we thought they would be they mob. batter, charged two of his seamen, naned William in comparison with Hongkong and China, an to-night, be continued abo was dressed sideration, to which allusion has not yet ny report, it will be seen that the estimate in- be able to show the Council what ways and able to come to conclusion as to what the Postic and Thomas Engourille, the first with earthly paradise, and where ties ho shown worse than any of you bere, and I remember

cludes an item for the absorption of twenty-fire mens could be provided to produce that sum, beetsmide, which undoubtedly weighs!ttibile.cy streame: It was the contents of the bat outil come scheme had been fixed. it wou fuctuil cost would be, ac to Tepart to the casaulting Peter Creach; aveamen on board, by quotation that the Law gre harsh and I had at least dozen patches about my old kah and the second with being drunk and unfit for unjust Let bim proven single instabo of the trousers. With suck illustrations and re- in the utter. Para has no treaty with latter that ware to have been utilized in swalling bo prematins to say that they could act you it dr. ROWETT then proposed resolution to duty on the 4th instant, DAN breaking or unjust of the Laws of Peru, ut ferences to the cases of converted prize-Sighter

the allowance to 30 gallona during the Summer He ahold like to know if the Surveyor-General the effect that sum not to exceed $5.000 us Complainant stated that on the 3rd izstant, which he speaks to much and know a little and thiorce who had been reclaimed, one of China, and no Peruvian vessel would be the be, but if naw tributary supplies are, dis and hud ander contemplation at all the possibi placed at this disposal of the Executive for the sexmunu sained Cresch reparted Eat, the frat in fact, I can show his ignorance of a fund whoose kaid had been impriconed 35: times, lovel, sccing bow intimately they are iden ponare with, the item in question may be struck lity of their being any subterranean recorvoirs, purpose of making a detail server, and for defaddant struck him whilst he was in bed, mental Peruvian Law, in his next sentence, but was now ouraged with him in the Deptford difted with the coolie trufs from Macap, to out, and an additional saving of £6,311 effected; which might save the Colony's grat-expens, no experiments iù coffsetion with the water He went forward and dalied the firet defondant, He Layer Wo have no prasible guarantee thit mission, Ned Wright enforced upon his sadiered 7.The Eervice Heservoir is a feature in the He thought, there would be no difficulty in supply is might arm necesary. who me font and again struck the min free omigraats on landing would not be con- the diambilty of looking to their Saviour; and fake omigrate from a Chinese port. It is also proposed scheme which may be regarded rather getting it sema. It might possibly be divegrored

Ryan worded the motion which whn Cresah, krocking him down and causing his pelled to sign, coutranti-pot oven, á geinfo iure the once-be stopped to request those to be remembered that the emigrants heres as precaution dictated by prudence than that there was sume subterranean reservoir saried...

noa to bleed. He then strack Crone several that they would not be sold to the hightest bids who wished to feel that their sins were forgiven, would not be British subjects, but Chinese vital necessity. Its object was, to have donor enough to the city to be used

THE MERCHANT SHIPPING LOT. times.. He called she police and gave him into der," For shame on him to write such a slander &c., to hold up their hands, to which many re tinued the supply in the event of accidents and IL, the GovEENGE Bid he could undertake 11. B. the Goveron・ then teid apou pestody. He had been punished before for on a country of whose Laws and institutione bo spondet. At times vigoma od again sland subjects merely passing through the Colony of failures (liable to vecur on a ling of work to say, from such kupwledge sa be bad blingolfie Council tabts an Ordinance to em- auale On the 4th instant at 2 pm, be found, is so painfully ignorant. Let me tell him, and I and touching, bis utterances evidently prodigd at most sojourning in it, and the effect of our miles long causing the supply to ceuse at any of the subject, that the geological formation of power the Governor to exercies certain powers the second defendant lying on the carga, drunk cun prosit, that by the Laws of the Peruvian & considerable effect. All ware ai toulives many permitting them to cuigrate in Peruvian tout Bat on such mearganey, it may, the island for bada suy auob hope.

He ordered him to his duty, but he was too Repablio no contriot for Labor can lie nude, wept A final hymn brought this remarkablo perhaps be found preferable to frost to a r Me.. Rowery thought that "at least a small The ACTING ATTORNET-GENERAL explained drunk to work. He made the excuse that he or unforced on Peruvian Soil, and for the service tri ulose, and the loaves were tien dis- vesicle would be to enable them to do a thing daned provision fromthe Pok foo-in zubsidiary van might be voted to make some experiments the nature of the treasury, which was to extend was sick. He told his that he thought be had non falliment for any coftach the plaintiftributed, the tins of preserved meat, coing which would be illegal in their eya country, conduit while the breasties on the main line are of that kind,

to this Colony the provisions of on addition to brooobed the unrgo, and be then gure him into wat sue for a modietary dame in a Court of an unavoidable delay in their delivery, Long Mr. Harman said thore was one thing which the Merchant Shipping Act, which, nu: the custody for drunkenness. ⠀⠀

Inw. Now, in the face of all this, what promised for distribution en un early day -- and against which the British untion line being repaired, rather than incur the cost of a inet strenuously sut its face. This, under ex-size reservoir. If so, under this bend alone had not been Saken into consideration, and that embers were no doubt aware, bad been intro First defendunt said that Oietol onlted him gratuitoms kouping of insult on Porn and News of the Workt

| 228,673 muy by elimited,

wag the allowance us to kubaldjury works watch | dared by wr. F'ersoll during the lust soretum, feque bad names, cousquently be strack bim i think, and bare no doubt the public willi isting circumstances, and more especially in 8an foregoing curtailments effect in the the Surveyor-General had recommended. Ho It would have advantagoose-if guía not- Segond defendant auid he was not drunk i he be with mein raying, that the coouer bocorrects

it the better for his standing as an Editor, view of the fact that the question whether racy project su ugregate reduction of tought if they made him an advance they want bad been forse before, as it would nor was simply sick

should increas it gumeisstly to allow of full met à recint caus whioli Jed to a great dianes.

ONE WHO KNOWS BOXEWHAT Ansur Peru shall be recorded a treaty with follows that the Pok-foo-lumet.bsidiary detaile of those subsidiary works,

PERUVIAN LAWS. Chin is being discussed at Peking at the works forming a part of the original compro

Hongkong, 6th March, 1874,.

rafiend of blin Cipomenity

che objection nude by our correspondant that

any sort. If they are fully perenaded that this is the fact, and that the whole matter is Bonn Ade, the refusal of the Hence would a pear unjustifiable; but there may possibly be considerations which justify a hesitation to believe this, in the cash of cole not only ünder the Peruvian flag, but which avowedly came to China to procure nolios under the ...ll system.

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Surveyor-General.

Colonial-Secretary.

Mr. WHUTTAJA Was quitu prepared to admit that a linger supply at water was necessary, bat when they considered the subject 'Lefore, thug contemplated an catimate of about $400,000. If they had made a mistake, the sooner they got out of it the better.

chance.

Council M

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CHAROR OF THEFT\__

DSMANSLAUGHTER.

tor. Anyone could bavo daugmad a survey hard labour, and the socord defendant was fined His EXOBLLENCY Sel that there were only of the yeasel, and there had been one, she lune doitur, in default two days' imprisonment.

Dryden wae so bound us in his booke that bis wife exclaimed, "I wish I were a book, that I might always be in your socjoty I wish you were on simannet, so I could charge: you every year," replied ba