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The GOVERNOR said it would be far batter

The defendant was sent to three monthe bard labour.

· STEALING GROBA Make | Institutions are not,srrived at such a stage that new stage of thesa ́negotiations, and that wa The three-ulustel soldoner, Wm. Phillips, the hon, timber. He had to inform him The GOVERNOR again said it was lean to

Clum Apo, a coclie, was charged on remand they could conveniently or in « eatiefnatory - should hardly require these gentlemon to go suited from Boston on 3rd Jane, for this port. that, after investigation, the Attorney-General discuss the point now. If Mr. Rowett or RES

had informel them that Tamma did not bother member at Council obese make a states with stealing a pair of shoes from a dous manner discharge such a trust. That is my bak and conduct the negotiations to s Lasi We lemn that the steamer Mond fell in long to the colony. By the treaty of Munking ment and requested that it should be referred West Point, Mr. A. Gmy ideelläed the pit-view of the matter. The third alternative is to settlement. We therefore propose to instruct with the dimears staanmer disabled by the peste colony alone was coled to England. to the Bonrecury of State, he (H.) should do somer at having been convicted in July; 1878, at once make the islands a Crown colosy, I Sir Haroules Robinson, the Governor of New of several blades of her propeller, and towed

Mr. ROWETT And its đápendencies.

so most willingly

and sentenced to Bir months Imrd labour, and can only say that if wa ure, so accept them to Suth Walia, te proosed at ones to: Fiji, rom kor into Adeo, This delayed, the Mongol son The COLONIAL SHOREZARZ said they bad Mr. Rowert said be dena ́sure everyone, in ordered to find sopurity in two sureties of $50 form of Government can be deduced acting explain the dimoglties in your daye, and canned-her to make rather an jurisdiction whatever over the Lammas. the Colony would he much obliged to His Ex- each for six montba more.

thom but that of a Crown colony. Looking at the way of the cession on the terms proposed long pamage from Foochow to Lorden. We With refersuce to the attack that was made cellency if he would do so. He (Mr. Rowelt)

the past history and to the fature of those la by Ms. Thurston, und place the mattor Eully, the lancars

lands, Labpuld say that a Orown colony of a fairly, and candidly before the obiefs and the understand that she earned .01,259 by towing upon the people there, His Excellency bad vs. would draw up a statement, and hand it to him

ferred the mattor to Her Majesty's Consul at on an early dogg (

WWW DISORDERLY CONDUCT,

| rather sevara type is the form that should be white population. The tried ability, pdmínio- Cheong A fat, Foong Ahing, and two other shop adopted. There remains the fourth and lustrative experience, and grout personal and. We hear that Mn Mandy has identified tuo Canton and he now was in commanication with guld scarf pin, on the one taken from him by the Chinese authorities, At the same time he let it take that form, for in disonasing the mat. oulies were charged by a woman named Chan ulternative amely, leaving the Islands to town! experience of Bir Heventos Robinson the pistes, and several of the gold orasmenta thought it right to state, from what het heen tar there they could arrive at nothing, satisfus. Akam, and a man named Leung Asing, with themselves. My lords, I think this last alterna point him out as the fittest representative soming to their bones and creating a disturb. tive te simply impossible under present oirgan of the Crown in the posuliarly difficult Toned on the priesner in custody have been taxed, that Sir Brooke Robertson was of tory.

The Council then adjourned...

kado, and essiulting them, in their demand atxason, Livil war in those Jelanda has boon and delickte, gironmstances in which, he would identified by Chinese passengers who were pinion that the occurrengo had arisen, from a

for money from goothar man in the house. prevented only by the presanes:ut one of the be placed. (Bear, hear) It has, enriovas bed by the pirates. We understand that, the fight between the parties.

Mr. ROWETT asked if he might be allowed to

SUPREME COURT.

After a great deal of evidence was takon in the ships of the Royal Navy. There are English ly cucugh, been my lot this year to proposa ean In custody refused to eat anything dail.

explain-

CO. GALLOWITZ & Co. v. DENT, AND OTHEBS.atter, the first and second defendants wore settlera'thore in auch numbers, Paglish capital to Parliment twa colonial policies-une with yesterday morning.

The GOVERNOR said the dismuraton was quite Is the Suprotno Court yesterday, before the fiped $1 each, and the roat prove discharged, is so largely embarked, and English intereste regard to the Gold Coast and the other with iregular. The question had been swered, Chief Justice and Me Justice Snowden, the The romainder of the onges, though manera to eluca involved in the pence of the islandsregard to Fik, both touching territory abroad and unr explanation were required the A-motion in suit on babalf of Messrs. Carous before both magistrates, were amell and of that it would not be safe to fold our arms and on a considerable seals, and which, if they differ torney-General would give it, although he did lowitz & Co., creditors of the stata of Mr. no importance,

Aolph Elmboke for an injuration to restrain not think it, was necessary.

defendant from proceeding, with his claim against that estate was reoquod

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We give, further on, the chore juterasting por. tions of the dehate in the House of Lorde with reference to the ammoration of the Fiji Islands, to which bar correspondent referred in his let. ter, pallisbed yesterday. Earl Grinville and the Earl of Kaberley, who spoke on the sub ject, have both be the offer of Secretary of State for the Clonfes, and the Eurl of Carine. ou, who introduced the subject, is the present Speratury. •

Contilaring that $5,000 reward hun beru offer for the apprehension of the pirates in NEW CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDUR the Spark tragedy, we really think some induce ment should be held out to the Chinano Polige Forco to dacourage them to apprehend some of the pirates. Had this keen done, there is no danbt has that during the Ta Taui fativa sama The GOVERNOR again and the discission was of them would have been caught, as it is believed irregalar, and be at shorten it Ly slating by any that they caus to Hongkong. Of that he was in possession of the whole factaet course the Chinese puline will not exert them the case. There were several confidential doe Relren when they know that simply becauso, patebes on the athjet, and their discussing the they ere government servant, prick to catcher at present conid do no good. It was n sbieras, they put pathjug for the trouble, and test the Ramon did nokalon British arc Poot-poohed on their making applies-torand it had been so decided by a coupe- tion for dez reward. Now that District watch. Į tell authority. Thero wae no doubt about it in run Li Ashing, No. 6, has been the means of himind whatever. He was sorry, and regrot Wong Chan Yg being sanght, will it be cod-feed that it did not belong to Britain, bet suši tended that bờ ta government paid servant, was the fact, and they could not help it.. and that it won big daty to catch the pirate, 40 that he will get nothing not even the credit of casing the arreak.

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· LEGISLATIVÈ COUNCIL. 316 Augus PRESENT:

H.E. GOVERZÛE, Hon. Sir JOHN SMALL,Chief-Jinyo Ron. J. G. AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary. lon. J. BRANSTON, Attorney General, Pon. C. C. SMITH, Colonial Treasurer... Doo, W. II. ALIXAŃDER. Ho, J. WHITTAL... Ron. R..RowETT.

-OUTPOWDER ON WEGERT'S WLAND. Mr. WHITTALL put two guestions, of which be bad giren notice, se dilows :-(1) * Is the Power Magazine aldre Iglund wood for? naval and military purposes only, or in it used or intended to be used as a general depot for the stounge af gunpowder, &c." (3) What is the largest gantity of guapowder and other

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BİKLET GAITASUN

-A enolie named Chew Achong, charged by P.. 154, with gambling in the Queen's-road Centre, was aunt to 14 days hard labour, as rogne sud vagabond.

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A PICKFOCKET.

Kong Asbar, was charged by James Genner, szaman, residing at the Sailors Home, with picking bie pocket of a $1 note

The defendant was recognised as having been in Gaol on more than one occasion. now denied the charge, and said he only at tempted to pick the note off the ground, as the complainant dropped ic

Complainnut said the defendant took the note out of his pocket, dropped it and put his foot on it, and her lanked in bis face caringly to draw his attention from it. Seeing this was no use, he ran away, but another seaman with bim, tumed Robert Mis, caught bit, whilat be piskes op the dollar.

MADAO.

colonized by English settlers who had come demands on the reeanne

saloulations of the Commissioners that the cession must be anconditional.. It was

say we should not interiors, But, my lorda, in many respects, pêr, agra in this-bbat cich I must now state some of the difficulties. In of them has to be dealt with not upon general un interesting description of those islands writ- considerations, but on the special merits of tho The ATTORTET GENERAL said he might be

(From our own Correspondent.) {ton by a botanist and goologist who visited individual gase. Whether your Lordships agroo. allowed just to say a few words. The words of

Tho Attorney Ganaral, instrnoted by Mesers,

"MACAO, Sĺst" Angust, 1874. them I find the author sites that, in no. or dingree with me, I hope you will do me the Charter were the island of Hongkong and

We are glad to learn from your paper that place over visited by bim had be found it the jestion to noknowledge that I harg not con ita dependencies," but the treaty coctained Caldwell and Brereton, appeared for Messrs. simply the words, the island of Hongkong, Carlowitz & Co., and Mr. Kingsmill, instructed one of the sulprits of the recent dreadful hurder to arrivere trathtub bad in cealed or coloured anything, I have und en var and nothing more, Therefore, by depoud. by Meera Sharp at Toller appeared for Mr. tragedy on board the Spark was apprehended the Fiji Islands. Having myself road a good ed to lay the whole pie, pre and con, ne fully onoice was more only such place as might Dont. The Attorney General based bis appli- in Hongkong, with some valuufile acciolas, deal nbens them, I agree with the anthor as to se possible before the house, I do not deny afterwala ha added, as Stone-ontter's Island, cationpon ground that the judgment, which corroborate the truth of his complinity that difficulty. Again, there are obviens prac.that there will be diffulties in the way of carry- and Kowloon. The ecded territory was only and snusequently the writ of execution under Captain Superintendent Deauo came over on tient difficulties. There are 200 islands, and the ing ont the sabeme I have laid before your lord. which the short wa new in possession of the Saturday last from your place, bringing with native population is 169,000. Of these, 140,000 ships, but at the more timp a choice must be the island of Hongkong

Mr. Lower said it that was so, neither property of the deceased more irregular sad iubim a photograpa of the prisquer, and the are in a state of comparative civilization, but made in this as in way other things. I bo Kellet's fiand nor Green Taland belonged to valid, all the formularities required by the Code artides of value found in his possession, to be the aime cannot be said of the remaining 20,000,lieve the difficulties, when boldly Taoud, will pot Hongkong.

of Civil Procedure not having been taken, identified by the crew, of the ill-fated Spark, who live in the mountains. Exparicuoc tantos be found very cuasiderable, provided the ocasion

The Court, bower, was of opinion that the The Procuraturn was opened yesterday for as that theris ara · conz dembip difficultion of opmer to as untrammelled by unworkable con.. irregularities complained of were no fatal oma hours to get the evidence of all the ore government when there is a small calony of ditions, and although I am quite aware of the to the judgment, inueraoh ne they arose from of the Spark, in the presence of Mr. Deane and eattlera surrounded by a largo pative popula task, I shall not be afraid to encounter it..

miaruke on the part that tiluço. Everyone of them, I am told, tion; but I think the problem is got so difficult (Cbeers.) from the fact that the poolal orang pressmiled, recognised of orce the prisoner as one of in this case as in others which I could bamo.

The Earl of Kimberley said he could not by the Code were not yet des The be the men who killed Unptain Brady. TheThe natives are scattered over 400 islands; they Lion was diemimod, coste being reserved until greater part of the articles were recognised by are divided in feeling by cartsin local jealousies, accept the principle that it was dar duty to the ubering of the case.

their owners. "ALl, blundy, who is progressing" and with the exception of the 20,000 nouns 16kow" British settlers wherever they mout, and favourably with bia wounds, recognised bis tincera they am a tailder and gentler class of to armer theen countries. He would rather say - POLIUB INTELLIGENCE, gold pin, and his old family gold ring. I aur mutires thup those with whom we had to dos! that every onen ought lo bo coneidered on its

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informed that the arrest was made bare on in New Zealand. The old and barbarous ots own merits. It would be intolerable if Britiab Haturday last near the Barr Pagoda of four | toms are dying out. A few years ago widows settiere landing on unoccupied ground in any men, supposed to be impllested in the affair work actangle, while villages were musmered, past of the globe could pledge this country to BEFORE, MAY, Engi

Nothing was found upon them, excepting sque and canibalism was practised. That is all gone, the extension of an Empire which wna certainly": balls of opium and revolvers, All the native Folatrous temples have been demolished, and not too small at the present moment. At tbs crew of the Spark are in jail bere. None of the in the great square whera idolatrous orgies were same time, he agreed that there might be cisce PIRACY ON THE INCREASE...,

wounded men in the hospital of St. Rafal bag celebrated a Uhristian church has bom erected, in which it was necessary to add to the territory

KEY & Oo, *.

Another phate junk bure down on a fleet of

died yet, but one of them is in a precarious I am bound to point out that great difficulty lies of the Crown. The decision of the Government condition..

in the question of land. The public land is small in « case like the present involved a good deal HALL & HOLTZ and Keishing junks off Cape D'Aguitar, yesterday,

in extent, and the private land is complicated by of responsibility, and as he had seen the papers O., Shanghai.

Steing arent consternation, S. Icariod, one

AN ATTEMPT TO PROCURE A CHEAF MEAL.

A Malay, usmed Asam, purtock of conjen be

THE FIJI ISLANDS."

relations and claims which no doubt are very only that morning he bad not been able himself HALL & HOCT and Ketsrat, and, after cutting down the meter explosive subsauger supposed to he tored

Tao Eart of Carnarvon, in the House of perplexing, and many of the tities at the white to come to a coniugion. When he was Colonis l' wib a smord, Webbing the boat, and buttoningthered what quantity of such articles in his fill at the stall of que: Ng Afoon, in Laser down the rest of the crew, wsa about to attack stored there now!". The bon, member said be How, and thus refused to pay for it, B. Lords, on rising to call attention to the Report settlers did not rest on indisputable-found-Scoratory he made a suggestion to the Govern another, but the fishermen combined and gare bad put these questions because he had veet stand struck bim, and itro P.. 133. The de: of the Commissioners on the cussion of the Fiji tions. If the coasion of those lands be ne-ment of New South Wales that they should hero wareu a reception that he had to run large quantition of guppowder going backward fendant, who denied the salt was, fined $2 Islands to the British Crown, ani-My lords, deped, ond thing is clear-grály, that the undertake the government of the Fiji Islands. web, in the first place, to male a short run must have a right of pre-emption in all The Austrasino calon pressed the Government- for it. They gave elmegy and the pintor and forwart to the island, and was making-en-orten-days-imprisonment; -

IN SHORE BEFORE GUNFIRE.. Geutheir junk into Tylsm.tok buy, and qury na to what amount was stored there, he

Appear to be an intentional departure from wa bas-boom-adopted elsewhere, und grants of it either New South Walen of Victoria might be put her on shore, when the pirates scam.. had been told there were about 107 tous, Now Six boas people, charged by P.-Boud within in reference to what might otherwise lauds The land must follow the role which to annar tliose islands, wid by thought that pered up the hill The Police at Stanley he thought if that trae, the

cams being in shore before gunfires on Sunday morn engagement. I was asked a low orenings go must be made from the Crown All parties willing to undertake the government of thoro

to lay the papers connected with this abject mast be prepared to give ap something, and aloudo. The Governor, harrerer declined townh saw the chase and they joined and caught two unity and holders of property were oring, ware flood $1 each...

"DEFORTATION. danger which should bos bé"

ou the table of your lordships. Roush in suf- they can be reasonably called upon to do so, wit that proposal to the Legislature of Now men on the halls, captured the junk, and brought pozed to her in Hongkong. The wounded was sont permitted. He did not say it, wat F., Boad brought apt Lucar, named it, foient time to enable noble lords to read them becauan from the moment English sovereignty Soath nod the suggestion came to nothing. The Mr. F. ALSAR Clement's Into the hospital and the pirates taken to the necessary or advantageous to have a pow. dook Karin, as Living beon deported from bofore, I inade my statement. I promised to do is established the value of land will be not union, bowever, of British Columbia to Canada.

GEO. STREET, 30, Cornhill.

Police Court, where, yesterday morning, the der magazine on Kellet'e Island. He admitted Shanghai to the stuzakkip Yangteze, si proso; but since then I have found that, owing to doubled, but quadrupled or quintapled. My was one the working of which could not be .........MARTS. BATES, ENDY & CO.

more difficult than some similar arrangement San Francisco, Mr. L. P. FISHLE, 21, Merebare agaibat them was board, and the pri. the necessity, at thought arrangements might duced the Beary papers from the chief judge same mistake, they were not delivered to your lords, there is another difficulty. The Com

coners remanded to Monday next..

bo tude whereby the powder, could be distri- of the Coast of China word Jagan, élanta Exchange.

fordships till this morning. bat b.nx 80,missioners report that the debt of those. islands between the Fiji Islande and New South Wales, bated in such a way that in ass of an accident The prisoner was remanded to Gual, ponding however inconvenient it might have been. 6o is not legs than £87,000 How that enormou Nearly all the settlers in the Fijl. Iufurdy, had We learn that another piragy has just be the damage done should be as little as possible. lastracions from H.E. the Governor,

deler my shitemost, I would not have proceeded sue has grown up I do not know, I do not gone from the Australian colonies, and the committed in the Canton river, at the same spot The place where the powder was stored way

with it without the consent of noble lords who know even the original price of the stook issued. connection between the two was in many re- On August Slet, a Hongkong, Mrs. Rh the Spark piracy. It appears a Hongkong day in the solid rock and was bombproof, and

have taken an interest in the islanda. It in All I do know is, that in the course of two years spects very intimate. The important question- DUNCAN, of a daughter,

junk from British Kowloon was captured and be believed that an explosion of that place

owing to their forbearance I now proceed to a reckless was the financial administration of was how to deal with an offer of cossion which [1359

taken possession of altogether. Some of the would destroy a great portion of the island.

make a statement to your lordships, which the Government there, that £124,000 was spout, had now heen repeated, and whether Her Ma crew escaped and came to Hongkong, and made, The COLONIAL SECRETARY, in reply to the.

will cadeavour to gender as brick us possible, and a debt of £57,000 remains as a legany. If jeaty ought to be advised to accept i Ber the report.

ignastion, guld the matter had beun referred to

Your lordships are aware of the congraphical there should be a cession, Her Majesty's Go-Majesty'e Government had acted wisely in not the military authotics and they had not con-

position and character of ibo Fiji Islande. Their vern quant must prepare themselves for full nocepting the cession on the terms proposed in siderad it expedient to give any information en

history and present state may be shortly den inquiry into the financial question with a do- the document laid befors their lordships, but the subject of the storage of ganpowder on

oribed. It is om 20 years since they were teruization to not in necordones with the the Government would not escape from any of Kallet's Talud.

of the Islande. the real diffioultice by laying down the condition Mr. WHITTAEL Axid he flid not consider that

from adjacent colonies, Some of those colonists The answer satisfactory, and prosested against it

bought land and set about improving the places are not satisfactory I could bare impassible that we should undertake the go He hoped His Excelleasy would take steps to

in which they now lives but, as is sure to desired. Indeed, I think they are illusorý vorment of those islands without some distinct In the last timbur of the Overland Trade

see that the community was protested. The

happen in all such cases, jealanies sprang but entertain very little doubt that by a understanding and condition to the all-im- refusal to answer the question would lead many

up and dilnica were experienced, and prudent financial policy the revenue of the portans question of the land. The people of those Report a zúggestion fa thrown out of the

to suppans that there was a larger quantity of

from time to time appeals bare boen Islands may be made aufficient for their regaire alanda mot likewise have a clear knowledge as only plan by which we can hope to do away

gunpowder stored there thin anght to be allow.

Made to this country to take the inlanda ments. The first few years will be years of to their faturo rights and condition. Whenever e. He repeated that be, protested against the

under its dieses protection. The Best formal entry, but there is no reason to doubt that European settlers went to a country in which with the constantly recurring difficulty in

at a later period the resources of the Jalunds there was anything like a settled mode of life, answer, and he should wand in bis grotest in

propoval for a cession datos back, I think, regard to the transit ditos dificulty which,

writing.

1850. At that time Consal Pritchard, noting will be sufficient for all wants. It only remains difficulties always arose as a to the cranich of there is no question, atanda moot scriously tu The GOVEENOR said that, before proceeding The Glovervon read this reply of the military

very much as his own authority, enscucaged for nie to point out, come of the principal land, and those difcalties frequently led to nud endorsed a weion of those falands. I think roopDe tout would seem to indicate that it war, That had been the case in New Zealand the way of the developes of our trade intress, he wished to more the first authorities, is which it was elated that on milf reading of an ordinaies consolidating and tary grounds they were not prepared to give

Lord John Russell was Colonial-Secretary then, might be advisable to accept a corsion. The and elsewhere, and Her Majesty's Government these parts. Of late years, it is true, we have amending the law relating to Chinese passenger information na to the capacity of the magazino. Tax Ashing, a coolie, vas-charged by P. O. and he declined the offer. In the following year geographical aren of those Islande is not very must feel that if they accepted the cesalon of not heard so much complaint upon this sub.shine, and the conreuace of Chinese emigrants. He (His Excellency) considered it rather tate 553 with gambling in Market Street, and wa Colonel Surbo, is very distinguished officer. large but they are of exquisite natural beauty, the Fiji Islands the rights of land must be most was sent out to gaire as to the advinability of Members of this House buvo seen those and arefully ascertained and guarded. In para. fect as formerly, ebicily because the covision The bill had been ulzendy passed by the Cenn- in the day to raise objection, now that the maeens to seven days' barų labour.

Any protoct should have cil, and the reason for bringing it forward gazine was built.

annexing those islands. He draw up a report, travellere bave described them. No frost ever graph $1 the Commissioners pointed out this of the trunky was thought to be ip aterance, again we in consequence of a despatch which been made while it was boug bailt, at any ite Chor Akum, charged dirty coolie, nard which is now in print, sag in which, on the eomas there. The temperature is at all times danger, and said that to interfem with the Chow Achow, with breaking and entering hiswhale, he gave lapiaios. agent our accept comparatively mild. The internal resources of possession of land might entail the prosecation not abandoned and there was some chance had been rewed from the Home Secretary, it would be been more reasonable.

** Mr. WHITTALA, said a protest had been house in Gilmse-street, by means of u fie ing the scanion. Two years after, in 1962, the the Islands are considerable, for the od 16 very of a most unjust war. This phowed stam that the matter would be adjusted whin the and which the Colonial Soretary waald read.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY then read the insde some years ago. Powder was removed After the evidence of several witnesses, who offer was definitely dealined. Time puseed, and productive. Then look at the position of these portance of trundling the queation of the land in 1810 ecnference of Anstralian Colonista Islands. They are in the track of all abips with prudence. A little farther on they pointed revision was finally settled upon. This mon-despatch referred to recognised the denir from Kollet's Island, and he had been assured could not agree on the point of who fastened sure now seems unfortunately to be inde ability of the consolidation of the ordinatos, over and over again that the quantity stored the street door, the exee was remanded till was held, a noble lord who took a great interest passing between the New World and the still out that the title to land in the islande was o

anil the pure that had been bestowed by there was merely small. No doubt it was no Wednesday.

ia this subject presiding over list Ounferance, newer world of Australia, They posseta un fully vested in the King or the Chiefs. It was Suitoly postponed, and under the chem-late Acting Attorney Goners in framing thecessary to have a powder magazine for supplying

A LIKING POE LEAD.

The opinion then expressed were very favour questionably due barbours, and one of them clear that a portion of the land was held in bill, but there were various small matters in it the navy, but he objected to the storage of Ferg Ape and Li Anow were charged by able to anncration. In 1871 a formal offer being would be a desirable intermediate amo come that the ho to ita possession was of stances there is very little chance of the required amendment, and it asked that sach a qanutity as he had sented, if that PC. 199 with the anlawful possession of three then made, it was again declined by my noble turbe conling of steamers ranniaz between an undefood character, and even although the

this might be don

quantity was there. Ho should have proteated lengths of one-inch lead pipe, st East Point. friend (the Earl if Kimberley) who was then at America and Australia. To the next place-oceston might be unconditional, yet Her before now had be known the amount intended The defendants were cada fined 10,

the Colonial Office. In 1872 the offer was once though I do not advance this as the sole Majesty's Government would see the necessity" to be stored was so large:

BUTTING AND WOUNDING.

mora renewed, and my then noble friend, in argument in which this "cession rests-we of reserring to itself the right of imposing, or Chun Kwai Lum, the boy charged with out consequence of the interest which was felt in the should not forget the labour trade which has agreeing to, or devising adme conditione. 1 ting a man on the left arm with knife, a matter, sent at the two Commissioner whose grown up in the seas off these Islanda, Bishop they meant that the land of the whole of the sant to 10 days" hard labour, and ordered to report is now on the table. Isbaald bere atate Putteso a true artyr, offered up his life in islands should be handed over in unconditional was amenda of 1, or thras days farther in that from about the year 1865 repeated attempte an effort against that atrociona kidnapping vereignty, it would almost certainly follow had been made, in the islands themedres to trade, and no Governout, whether it sits on bbal contentions would arian between the prisonment.

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION.

establish some form of goverausent. In 1871 a this side or the other, can view with anything whites and naticas as to the rights of land and Lee Awan, the coolie remanded on a churga constitution was stablished, and it was, I think bat deep intereat everythlug that ofersy mans such a commennement of the new settlement of the unlawful posacusion of a bucket, was a constitution not at all fitted to the siroom of putting down that iniquity. (Hear, bear.) would be anything but auspicious. He believed again brought up, and floved 10s, or 14 days stanses and the people. It was su, imitation of Thore Islands, though they do not cover the thure could be a doubt past the white sottiers band boter.

the system of government in this country, and whole area of the kidnapping trade rise, as bad acquired large tracts of land with very AN ATTEMPT TO COMAUT BUICIDER · the machinery of a constitution was applied, were, in the centre of it. I am loth to use defective titles, so that we should find bur Way Akun, the shopkeeper elarged with at with that government in operation a certain words which seem too strong for the ocasion, anivée immediately involved in questions will tempting to commit suicide in Eat-atrect, dame number of white settlers camo to the boud of and therefor I hardly like to any that Eaglend the natives to their future rights to land, up again, wher, be was sentenced to two months" affairs. No doubt that form of government has a mission to extend her policy of colonize and with the wettlers as to the Lunds they

$35 for twelvb momthe morej

pre-eminence of the white settlers over the it does seem to me that there is an indirect mude Crown colony, the settlers who now BREACH OF REGISTEITION.

natives. But, as is often the case in auch duty which lies upon us ne far ao wa con to claimed these tracts of land would find that A Chinese partier in a shop first established attempte, that wish was frustrated. Those at take ander our protection a place into which they bad got a vainable property, and they. by one Tse within, was allrged by Mr. James the head of affaire having armed a native tyror, Engliab oapital has overflowed, in which Eng would be by no means ready to part with it Parker, clerk in the Hexistrar General'a office, oppressed the white active and parsed in satrlar.ata-resident, in which, It must with regard to the general question of governi bim, that personage being away at the time at natives oppression great that it droge some sad in which the establishment of English Islands should be governed on the principle He wished, however, Shangbai.

of those people to commit suicide. There were institutions has been an.uccesfully attempted of a Crown colony The defendant, who was attempting to bail disorder and confusion all round. Speh was because they were of such a character as to point out that to create a pure and out two painters who were ordered to find scou- the state of things when the Commissioners ap-not to be snited to the citaumatances of the impin Orawn colony, in the words of the rity to keep the peace, wae fined $25, or six pointed by my noble friend, arrived thero, and cas. (Heat, bear.) I cannot deny the fact noble earl of severe type," would be weeks' bard labour, and his Worship told him thore can be no doubt that their presence at that there is a strong wish on the part of since to do that which in modern times bad never- that if he did not register himself as a partner such a time was beneficial. Immediately before all the adjoining colonice that these islands been proposed. The tendency of late years had he was liable to punish meat.

their arrival thore had been a change of govern should be taken under English sovereignty; been in the contrary circotion. No doubt in DISHONEST CHINESE,

ment; but this second Government succeeded no Not only in this so, bat I bave received from Jamaica it bad been necessary to recall rights better than the first, After several moetings, at New Zealand and New South Wales cordial already given, but they all knew that in Jamaica which fresh offers were made, the Comunioners offers of co-operation in any efforts which may there was not su ingressing white population: brought matters to an issue, and resined that be wide to carry at the policy of annexation, In Fiji they would have to deal with an antive the unanimous feeling of the settlers was in and I believə further that the luat-named colony he would not any a turbulent-but certainly favour of Acession of the islands 10 this coun. i would ready to bour a fair share of the with an adventaroua population, gathered from try. I do not mean to say that thoreport of burdent which would be involved, if thoseal the neighbouring countries. Many of thes the Commissionere lo, in my opinion, un alto burdens could be properly and legitimately acttlers came from colonies which had hoca 500.00

PIRACY AGAIN.

gether satisfactory one. I don't thing the cal. placed upon it. I hope it may be possible, if long under a democratic form of government. 350.00 Inspector Hatten, in charge of Stanley, charcalations of the Commissioners are so reliable this prasion is accepted, to take advantage in They would be reinforced by further arrivals 900.00 ged Chung Avoc and Chan Aleung, with others that we cun trast to them on alt important some degres of that co-operation, but while from Victoria and New South Wales, and it 3,500.00 not in onstally with piracy in British waters, in points, and I don't think the mods in which the repeating that I do not think it would be would be a new experiment for them to en

that they atmoked a fishing jeuk on Bordayesian je proposed to be made is one to which possible to unnex these islands as a dependency deuvoor to gorern auch men by the form of $5,000.00 art off Capo d'Aguilar, wounding the master your lordships would be disposed to nonde to hoy existing colony. I must express my government of a Crown colony, and very $75.00 and committing a robbery to the extent of But the report is betore us, and we mnat deal opinion thas erob an offer as the one I have diffent to do so. A Crown colony meant AND200, but bad to beat a retreat, in contanonce with it, and it is my duty to lay before your just mentioned an offer which is almost new colony of which all the governing officials were

- transit dues question being taken up unless attention be called to it, and some practical- fomedy raggasted...

Hon. . KYRIES.

CHINESE BUIGRATION,

4.

The subject then dropped. MERCHANT SHIPPING CONSOLIDATION BILJ

These sudi alterations having been made, the bill wus nocordingly read a first tim

LÁMMA IBLAND... The riens of putting an end to existing Mr. Rower now asked a gacation of which obstructiveness on the part of the local he bad giren potice. It was as follows: What The Council then passed on to the further offcials proposed in the Trale Keport gre toessures, if aus, have been taken by the Go consideration of the above Ordinumes, and vernment of Hongkong to brain redress or several amendments were made. The further endeavour to instituto some eretem. of col-satisfaction for the cutrage which was commit. consideration of the bill we again postponed. letting these dues which will secure the catted at M-That on the island of Lamme, or

ESTIMATES, Pollin, on tho 15th instant, by Chinese, who The following revenue to the provincial officials, in some-Hired from mandarin junk, upon some fishore ng item, which had been allowed what the same way that the Inspectorate of men, three of whom were wounded. The lea by the Colonial-erretary, and confirmed by Maritime Custome has scored the revenue member, in explanation of his reasons for the Conmail.

asking this question, said be wished to state

STEVEYOR-GEMEEAT'S DEPARTMENT.

This was coroborated by the seaman Min. The defendant row denied that he even made an attempt to pick it up. His Worship then ant bin to four months and labour, and told him that next time he appeared in Court be would ha deported.

MIDER GAMBLING.

HOUSEBREAKING,

verainout. Were this Tessible, there wu betony thai the island of Lumma was within the luterpreter for patdoor Inspection 12000. hard labuùr, and ordered to find sécurity, in was: rétablialed with the view of accuring the tion in this part of the world, but at all exentaalredy beld. If once the Fri Islands were

on imports al experts to the Pelting Go that it appeared from the Charter of the Go

little doubt that the opposition on the part he had concluded that Lamma belonged to the limits preserihed by the Charter, and therefore of the local authorition would be largely Government of Hongkong that it was, in fact, diminished and it is this opposition which one of the dependencies of the island and pro bubly included in the general term depends

has been mainly at the botion of the diffi- {cien?mentioned in the Charter. Supposing this at Yokohamis, 1 year 230.00. with illegally representing bimself in The win edures of alijil gre ter oppression towards the be added, English lawlessness 18 going on, ment, it might be indispensable that tha–Fiji-

them all.

4 monthe, at. $30$ Increase of salary to Mr. MeLeod,

Senior Foreman,8 months at $20... 160,00. Office contingencies. 100.60. Increase of salary to the Postmuster

POSTMASTER GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

Increase of salary to the shroff at

Yokolima, 1 your

14400. REGISTLAI-GENERAL'S DEFAKIMENT.

additional market scavengera, 4 months, at $5 each per month... 100.00.

Five

Mr.

JEDIOZAE DEPARTMENT.

Sharp arrears of salary as Crown Salictor from lat April, 1872, to 31st December, 1875, at $1,200 per unum,2,100,00.

"PÜLICE DEPARTMENT.

WORK! AND BUILDINGS,

ROADS, STREETS, AND BRIDGES,

GRATUITIES,

Chinese sergeant Wong Ayow, No. 30, charg- of a servant on hard the French steamer Bind, 940.00 with suspicion of stealing a patch on the 37th July, valnod E00 francs, the property of the 25000 head store-keeper of the steamer,

The case was then remanded for a week.

Gulsi hind we have therto experience), to be no, the Chiness he had alluded to bad at- There are undoubt, seeml plase by which tacked residents on British territory, which, of thedead in riow might Dontained, if the Chi- course, veold raises very serious international question. He should be sorry to place, the Go- nese Authorities could only be brought to re verament in any difficult position in the mutter. cognise the advantage which they would gain He believed that Laman had nos for misriy years been inoked after by this Government," but by such a concession as is demanded. There whether that was the fault of the predecessors of is no question but they would and it to their His Excellency or not he was poi in a position -hruefit in a dimetly stal point of view to to say. He hoped, however, that this incident might lead to a strict investigation in the vint- reduce the taxes in transità, upon goods to azd that the truth might be found out minimum rate-as the augmentation of trade whether this Government had jarediction over Increase to first clerk, one your would more than compousnic for thepro rata Lanus ar not. if they had, he presumed that,

astielnotion must be obtained for sudha Lonk Hospital, Fire places for $ reduction of the Laxes. This has been proved, outrage as had been sommittel. He had Victoria fac, sollding shed in labas much to the astonishment of sown of the beard since the occurrence that one of those yard............. .......1:200.00 local oficials, on the removal of some of the wounded on the oconeion bad diod; the Water works, zaaintenance of............ other two he believed were in progress of Sayingpoon Market, matabed for....... larger barriers,-for-oraaiple the celebrated recovery. The question of Chinese mandarin Poblio Gardene Wei-quan barrier near Chintiang and, if janks bevering about longkong bad of into Ropails to Buildings

given rise to even remarks in different once the Provincial Authorities vont be placra. It was a subject of great interest Drains in Victoria brought to realize the fact, the opposition to ovorjene in the Colony. Is had been treated Storm Damages,

PENSIONS, BETIRED ALLOWANCES, so long.pade to inland trade would be to by the Chinese porting of the commanity in the petition sent to the Queen through His Broul-.. moved. There is very little doubt fint under fency the Governor, and by the Chamber of Gestnity to Gaal Guard Turrell, on a proper syani of regulation, the concession Commerce in a petition to the Secretary of retirement from service.

Du che Almada, do of the right to foreigners to trade at the State which had also passed through Als Er colloney's bunda. Thit the trade of the Colony

Do do, Pureon,do.“ large marte in the interior might prova se

THE LAMMAS AGAIN. txan interfered with to some extent was unt laerative to the Provincial Authorities as the ter of common notoriety; and that piracies. Mr. Rows gave notice that he shouldin bis boat were also bus wife, his father, and alternativna in the form ut Government, the and so to show that in this, so in other most dificult and important of all tankensto concession of the right to trade at the ports bad beck bumitted was well known to request His Excelloney to lay upon the table another. On Sunday morning ho laid his nea second in the probable objections to cession, respects, there is a real partnership in the maintain equal and partial government be Only & abort time ago there the correspondence relating to the Charter of a few. obeongs off Capo d'Aguilar, and having the third is the reasonable argements which great Empire of which we are all mem tween a large body of natives and a call body has already proved to the Central Govern-was a use where a fishing boat, was fired tag Colony, whiot showed that Latina was not finished, he saw a junk coming towards them, may be urged in its favour, and the fourth a bra. (Hear, bear.) On the general review of of white suttlers. It might be paid it was spay mont at Peking.

apon near Capo D'águila That was a dependancy of Hongkong. Its felt compelled the crew hallad bidi and said they wanted to the conditions of acceptance IF cession is to the circumstances your lordships will not be to raise difficulties; but this was the time for The suggestion was made long ago bat utter which had been investigated auit eet to do this because a mere assertion was not buy fub. He told them he had none, and they be soospted. As to the alternatives I ses font surprised to hear that it is the feeling of Hor raising diffentice, and some of those diffe

Jed by this Govornicat. Since Le bad giren anfficient and would not be satisfactory to bim still persisted in coming on. As the junk came One of them wie indicated in the despatch of Majesty's Government that they cannot declins tios certainly were present to his on pint some buch plan as this might be matured notive of his question, there had been horrible soit or the general public, knowing, as they did, alongside ho teled with the rest to keep it my noble friend to the Commissioners. Irefer the daty of accepting these islands. If they when he drew up the instructions to the L'om- piratical attack on the Canton Ever, which, that the land was really included in the off with bamboo, and the first prisoner called to the establishment of Consular Courts do not deol me they secept, and it thou becomes missioners. If this cession were accepted la FARIKI OBt Why do you push ne of." He could not à plan which has been tried in Japan and important to know how this is to be done. The hoped there would be conditions, which should torate of Customs, and upon the whole, this thongs this Hovernment was no way limits of the Charter.

responsible for it, most have attracted the at- The GOVERNOR asid the correspondence was succeed in keeping her off, and the two pri China. Now, at best, snch Court only view of Her Majesty's Governaient is that be drawn up in the most careful and explicit plan would seem to be the best that could be tention of everybody here, us the head-quarters confidential, He had stated all that be know, soners and other men, armed with short swords, exercise a feeble and inadequate control. In there is but one single condition on which the manner. He hoped the Government would see resorted to. There has hitherto been a cer, at the company owung the vessel attacked was but did not think it was of any use, under the come on board. The first priscum gave him the case of these islands suda a plan could ccssion can be accepted. The condition is that that the conditions, providing for what they tain jealousy of the increasing powers, of the Hongkong, and persons, whom many of circumstannes, to go into it. The Secretary of a saver eat on the lace, and he received several be regarded as no more than a stop gap et in all material and essential respects the cession considered right, were plain and simple; fer them koe had been killed or seriously wounded. State and decided that the island did not belong sword cuts from others on different paris of best, and altimately it would be mooessary stoold be halately unconditional and that this was a matter in which, when steps. wore Customs, but this feeling, never very well and again, within the last two or three days, to the Baitish Government bin body (the damo were shown). His father to abatitate another form of Government. The we should have fair freedom to administer the once taken, the honors of the Urown and Mr RTR asted, when it was so decided. received as award cat on the bead which leid sound alternative is one whlob, seems to hayo affaits of the islands. (Hear, hear.) It wonlà the character of the country were engaged founded, has of late yours been upon the there had been another piracy or the Canton

Biver, in which only Chiness were con The GovERYOn said it was decided so recent him down, and his wife, with fright fell down found favour with my noble fried opposite,ill consort with the dignity of the Crown that there could be no step backwards. He was decrease, and it would probably not stand in cerned. And no later than yesterday,

ly en 1868, when the jurisdiction of the Supreme and injured herself. The prisoners with the though there las boon a pomewhat doubt zoonditione ehould be annexed to any such therefore glad the Government had taken the the way of the services of the Inspectorate of his aforasion was correct, there had been Court of Hongkong as extended to British others then comenced to plandor, and too - pésienos of is in other instances. I slinda toession. I lost motion that in the appendix prudent course of employing that very dietin- Customs being made available in the matter, another pirney at Stanley not, the euljesta of the islands with six miles of away two large boxes of clothes and jewellery, the annexation of these Islands to some of the to the port of the Commissioners there is a guished officer. Sit Hercules Robinson to make Colony was literally, strronaded by thieves Hongkong. He repasted that he thought it and a small box (produsel), and were remov, neighbouring Australian Oolonies, to be gas communication from Mr. Thoreton, the so-called the necessary inquiries as to the state of feeding The subject is one with which Mr HAET is and others, and they were a very dangerous would be useless to raise the question nowing others when a number of fishing boate verned by the solong to which it was andered. Time Minister of Fiji, in which he specibos no in the Inlanda, and he honed they would leave. thoroughly conversant, and if he could find class of desperadoes. He uvught therefore it Mr. WITTALL thought it would be well to coming to be sesistance, the pirate junk When my moule friend suggested that, no doubt less than 17 conditions on which the cession him so for unfettered by hip hoptructions that mode Trent haste to full away towarde Ty he bad before his eyes one or two precedent was to be made. I will not go through these if he could not report that the strangement deserve the gratitude of the foreign merment. He did not know it they had day gan send a representation on the milter house, it it junk, and the fishing boats gave abaco South Australia does at this moment hold they are wholly practicable, fear, hear. would not feel themaciven lied to accept the

powatter bor. By y the defendants independency in a datriot of North Australia, ata Among the conditions are oko to, spatré cession. (Hear, heat.) chants-concerned in the China trade, and boats looking after these peoples bat he bewere handed to simp

HİƏ EXOELLETOT, said be would be happy to Stanley, and also saw that his boxes had been thousand miles' distance by land, and the diffi. hereditary rights in matter of administration - The Earl of Cucarves admitted that it would Also of his immerlate employers, the Chiliered that st no time during the last fificen

broken open and a great deal of the property oulties of govemment arising from eash a die-and government, another forthe appointment be a very hard and dilleuls teak to hold the yenre bad things in this respect looked more to no, nose officiala, ns, there is no question that serious than they do now. At no time had Mr. HOWETT Bald the Secretary of State taken away, taree by land are not less than would be the of a certain number of Fihin chiefs to the balance equally between the stall body of white an adjustment of the Irregular lovies nowhere been enab a general interference by these might have overlooked the fact that the island Woog bei Sing, the father of the last wit difficulties arising from a distance of a shoneand Council, and yet another stipulating that hetilure and a large body of batives, but for men-with British trade. He did not know we wenticued in the Uharter. He did not witness, corroborated his ridenre and timated miles by sea. There was another Inatands Her Majesty's Government should assume with- that very reason he thoughts Crown Dolony rado would not only greatly facilitato trade, whether they were Imperial: Authorities, or oppose the Charter bad been drawn up in aneh the raids of the property atolon by the pirates, that of a new clony in Boulb Africa, the goont inquiry the existing liabilities of Fiji. Difa was the only form of Government under which but would also have the effect of Ingely in facinere. or what that was a qarstion to a way as pretended to give the Government and taken up the hit by them, at $117.vernment of which was to have been adminit-fault on the task of governing these islandu jestive hould be done, and the interests of both red at the Cape. However, that shome must be in any inne, the task would be made partión consulted. As regarded the cession creasing both the Provincial and Imperial settled by themselves; but they went about ia land whiali did not belong to it. Thers must The case was then reminded: il Monday

Clincas boats, commanded by Chinese cheers, bare bom some reason for giving the exact udst

das nover been carried out, and the new colony simply impossible if the conditions were to be itself be could only repeat that the Government Revenues in China.

www.still administered by the Colonial Office. ecopted mad thécalore Her Majesty & Governmere prepared to accept it if it were, untram- and they certainly interfered in what he mon lines of latitude and longitude. Ho did not

There is an objection to the plan on another ment are only prepared to accept an uncondi- melled by conditions which they considerat sidered a moat unwarrantable manner with wish to say one word about the Northern doua dap But the, Southern boundary had not The departure of the next Pacific Mail bia, Britleb tradu

ground. As it seeme le me those calontes in Aus- tional session of the clande (Hear, bear.) objectionable. At the present moment, however, a will be seen by the arouncement, bear post- The COLONIAL SECRETARY, in replying onbeen told by the later trouty, and if that Ng Alook, a merine baw kur,obarged with the trails are not yet arrived at a state of develop. With that view, while fully appreciating the he might my there was no obmiou at all. The poned from the Zud it, to Monday next, the behalf of the Government, maid ho would falang belonged to the British Government at unlawful possession of a piece of Sapin wood, mest which would at them for administering exertions of the Domaineloner Her Majesty's inhabitants of Fuji would bare Tall notiers with

sonancTM himmelf to the question put by any time it belonged to it now,

Esta retended till to-morrow (this day, jejiongal (Kthe govemment of Zrush oulants Their ana Government feel that eg havi dow artitui hi al full opportunity of reconsidering their position 7th inst.

of a fleet of fonts giving cluso after them, and lordabipe the view which Her Majesty' Go in the history of the world-abould be beartily appointed by the Crown. It would be what the two defendants were captured by the police vernment take and the decision at winginthey recognized and cordially dealt with. (HORY, was known as a Downing-atreet, Govern 3258.00 at the band of Tytem Tik Bay, where the pirate have arrived. The question is, what course hear.) We ought at least to express satis mest sat op in a country the cttions 234.00 junk was beached in their endeavor the pauper, ought to be taken. Un considering thic; I wish action that an English colpuy is willing to in which bad zot always been gatisfied with 226.00 over the killed in NINAME to draw attention to no fewer than four con some forward and volunteer te help in beat their own democratic form of government. Wong Bhe Tai said he was a fishermmo, and siderations. The first in that of the different ing the common burdens of the Empire, The Government would have to discharge the

the extension of the functions of the Iuspoe.

a solution of the difficulty he would certainly gate time that some serious attention have the paint oleared up a bank

should be paid to the matter by the Governa MY: ROWETT enkeit if Hin. Ercelloogy would am Bay. He dred most at the pirate which had not been ascesful. The colony of foonditions in detail, but will simply my that might be well carried out, the Government

·BEFORE JAMEs, Eugent, Esq. DOMA UNLAWFUL 88 BULJONG