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Telegraphic compomisation with Away was interrupted yesterday.

The O. B. 8. Oo, steamer Antener left Singa pore, on Sunday morning. for this port

"The steamer Yengissa in still on the beach at Kowloon, and is likely to semiin there until the return of the high tides,

The P. & Co.'s steamer Thavaner with the next English meil on board, left Singapore, for forgkong, on the afternoon of be 8th inst.

Mera A. G. flogg & Co.'s Saigon Rice Oi cular of the 2nd inet, states expart and small sole continues by Chinese, but forog gera aru not operating. The stucke are now csiderable, but-dealera require-$1.25-per-picul, as they are

Ashly the of opinion a demand will shortly arise, and port of rice from G August to 2nd Septembck 1874, was 2,423,252; aguthat, for corresponding period last year, 3,505,022 picals.

The London and China Express, liga, thợ following

The bankruptcy of Mr B. H. Follard, QC, of Hongkong, which was gazetted inst month, | has been invulled.

The official reply to the inquiries as to tha alterationo in the P. and O. contrect show that the deductions amount-to-a-arving to Govern ment of some £24,000 par ännu.

Captain FA. Home, who served in the E on the Bust India, Chino, and Australia stations, trou 1956 to 1860, lins been appointed to the cetinand of the Imerialité et Portsmouth.

M. i Deo Decazes, the French Minister for: Foreign Affairs, has submitted to the National Assembly a Bill on the Treaty concluded. at Eaigon on the 14th of March last. between France and the Kingdom of Annam.

The catalogue of Chinese books in the Britiab Mincam complied by Mr. Douglas, and printed by Mr. Austin, öf Hertloid, is making steady progress. About one-third of the work is done; when coppleted, it will contain as masy se 15,000 articles..

Captain A. T. Trupp, who served in the Nisrod on the East India and China stations, from Marsh 13, 1857, until pronated to com mander in September, 1858, has been appointed. to the command of the Togass lately one of the abipa of the Flying Squadron.

Sergeant major William Woodward, who has servad twenty-five years in the 31 Regiment (for portion of the time in Chian), has ben Sen Brandises, Mr. L. P. VISUEL, 21, Marines by his compiles with a handsome tea and cuteo service. After the presentation she sergeant major was carried bome on the shoulders of hiv stalwart comrades.

chants' Brabanga.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 82, 1874.

only gunboat in port was the Elk, and that

THE DAILY PRESS, TUESE

The steamer Ningo, from thia port, arrived tempting to get out of the docka with pounds of zatia, it is possion, “Defa at Shanghai on the ith instant.

was sent to four months" bird jabove."

-The stemskip Orlan je wired as having or tired in London, on the 2nd instant,

The following are reported as having passed through the Canal - Tolakalehog, Cheops, and Hongkong

The homeward English mail, with dates from Hongkong to the 19th July, was delivered in London on the Sist August,

Total settlements of Milk at Shanghai, doring the fortnight ending 5th instant, tave been 32,500 bales; stock, ou the same date, was 13,000 bales.

The one in which two men were obarged with

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BEFORE H. G. THOMSETT, Esq., EN..

THE ARGONAUT. Alay. Cameron, uster of the British ebip argent, charged James Ives, a acomina co board, with going on shore several times without leave, and also with being insolent and at terapting to strike him.

Defendand was sent to throw days burd

At the Porlodical Biddings, in London, on Government Billa on India, the 2nd instast,

467,000 were allotted to Outontta, £30,000, tabour Bombay, and £5,000 to Madre,

Stocks of Opium at Shanghai, on the 5th instant, aro wired as follows:-Malwa 2,100 heste, Bengal 1,100 besta; the former drig was in fair demand, and the market for the lutter was study.

INQUEST.

An inquest was held yesterday afternoon, 'at the Ciril Hospital, before James Russell, Esq., etmer, and a jury, obsist of Mesara O. D Woska O: B. Collings, god A. de Carvalho, on the body of Baptists Nunes, who had boon We absorve that an imposing sentry box has employed as a steward at the Bath House.

Christian Krese, barkeeper as the Liverpool heated at the gate of the New Garden, Arms, said deceased lived in the house with his and another at the junction of Peddar's Hils, On Sunday be weat gat, saying "Oh, I and Wyndham strest, for the use of constables annul stay in his house, re are too many on fixed poste.

mentera bera."Witness barefused him drink, as be was trendy under the musass of liquor Alenty minaresto 10 the doconsed retarand to the house like naken man, in a chair. Witness unked Borger, the master, what wan to be done with bins, and said "take him mattira." The deceased me no motion, but

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Bptember. PERSENT 15.B. the floVERNOB. HOBIE JOHN Male, Ohief Justice. Hoa. J. G. AusTIN, Colonial. Secretary, Hon. J. BEAMETI, Attorney General, Hon & G. Sant, Registrar Gaerul p Hoa PRYL

Hon. B. Rowar1.

The Council met on adjourament for reconsi- deration of.

The Captain's good service pension of 950 n year, anated by the retirement of Capt. Fromnia F. Shartt, Tate aminodore at Hong kong, has been conferred on Commodore Sira William N. W. Hewett, V.C., KOB., senior placer on the West Coat of Africa, and former is commander of the Ocean tag-ebip, of the China Squadron.

THE MERCHANT SHIPPING CONSOLIDATION.

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The Counci. ngsha, went into Commited port, the above assuré ted various detalls were diacuse Sonte discussion took has to the desirability of sending the Bill Hours before finally passing it, and the Ingat membets being of opinion that that course should be adopted, as cabunt shipping laws were a matter of Limperial legislation, the subjent was pat to the vote, and it was finally decided to send the Bill Home. It was then read for a second time with this proving, and the Council was adjourned sing dit.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE, 7th September

A DINIONEST COOLIE.

oase than he seemed inclined to tell.

until the 9th insunt.

HUSPICION OF LARCENY.

1874.

LOF THE FRENCH MALLOHINESE TREATIES AND NAVIGATION. Germany if a similar claim were put forward A gipstion was naked in the Flouse of Coby foreign marahenés trading at their parts, egories Maritimes steamer Ama- monas few days ago as to the antion of the with no boster foundation than the treaties. ptain Pointel, from Mersailles 2nd Chinese Government respecting the Woosung with China afford? Are there no ports that piracy off Cape D'Aguilar, came on again, and,t, via Port Said, Suez, Aden, and fallo Bar, which obetragte the navigation of the river might be improved, or where bars might de re leading to Shanghae. The contention of the moved, on additional lights and bonoons, o after further cridonne had been taken, the same 28rd, Singapore 29th and Saigen the Erd irat Shangline mohants ie that the Chinese Go be advantageously applied by an unlim təl was sent for trial at the Supreme Court. arrived on Sunday night, but was only able verament is bound by tresty to crech whatever expolitre of money? But in the onges to enter the harbour early yesterday morn lighthouser, benoms &c., may be required, does uny State Imperiously demand of another. “MARINE-MAGISTRATE'S QOURT.

devonng the whols of the tonnage does to that that ench work. shall forthwith be undertaken 7th September,

ing. The following telegrams have not yet or more if necesary. Upon this view, for the benefit of foreign trade and shipping bean published here:

changes are founded of a branch of faith by the How should we ourselves meet such a demand? (Frams the Ceylon Observer.)

non-appropriation, or misappropriation, of the may not be possible to prevent individuals LONDON, 10th August. tonnage dess And no gross has the case from using two wergcs in their des ingewiches Colonel John Douglas Campbell has been appeared to the par les concerned that it basisetorn nations, but Governmente must not gazetted Major General for Major-General been proposed that the whole matter.shantd be lend themselves to such proceedings. For tskim out of the control of the Chinese, and ourselves, we have full ochlidence in Lord francnheers, who retires upon pensibi.

The Egyptian Government,bava, reduced the all the tounge dus on foreign ebipping Derby, and feel aseared that he will annotin Caal daty to ono poréent.

handled over to a mixed commission of consule o representation being made to the Chines MADEIN, 13th August, and merchants-x-committee of foreigners, Government which might not fily be wands, Zabala bas reamed the offensive, and General in fant-lo deal with as they may think finder similar giroumstanoce, to any other Power. Moriones has deleated eighteen Carlist bate in buoying, ligating, and dredging the appro. It should in justice be stuto that by the last- tallone after overal hours fighting, and has anties to the treaty ports. To this pretension-and returns published it appears the Chinese have, the complaints of the mercantile comisieinnes the last treaties were ratified in 1862 captured Oteiza.

LONDON, 14th August.

moregir lass definitely formulated by the British etablished and eficiently ouatained forty-four Malty Coomaraswamy, of Ceylon, has been Minister at Paking and his colleagues at the lightships and lighthouse-some of these of a other Legations, as may be gathered from pare costly rind-thirty-seven beacons, and kaigated.

LONDON, 15th Augant.

liamentary papers just issued, the Chinesa Golaid down twenty-eir brogs, all of the boat de Major-General Alexander Low has been gusat vernment inke exception. Both allegations, oription For this service they junta ted Colonel of the Second Dragoone vice Major they maintain, are mistaken. The treaty im.xpenes of £20,000 a year, and have expended General Heary Dalrymple White, imasterred posts no such obligation upon them as has about £155,885, while the whole amount of

boes affirmed; and they have in effect volan tonnage duos collected annually does not aver to the Coloceley of the Bixth Dragoons. fret Powata in with he refutes alimsies, the proceeds of the topazo das for Dy

Don Carlos has published a Manifesto to the tarily davozd a large portion, arthis whole, of age more than £70,000-Pall Mall Gas a ESTATES IN SOUTH AMERICA. and fustifies the severities com

tears under the beat advice to be obtained, to concludes by anying that he is confident of the order to meet the wants of trade, and provine

During and at the close of the luto civil war, For the amourity of shipping on their const. In approbing quocess of his cause.

confirmation they refer to the state of things numbers of Northere people want to the South Obituary-Sir James Lánday,

PARIS, 17th August, before the first treaty, and subsequently tosite and bought the estate of Confaferate ayn- The Bounpartist candidate for Calvados haa nxpress provisions, as well as those of all suc pathizers which were confiesated and sold

seeding treaties of conventions. They point out recent decision of the Supreme Court has caused that when the first treaty was catered into atquite a flotter among those bayare. The United Italy and Belgium bave recognised Spain. Marabel Bazaino bas arrived at Cologne. Nanking, in 1942, foreign shipping frequentedStates' Constitution says that no attainder of Coent Jarman has been appointed French the port of Canton alone and was abject treason shall work corruption of blood or fer- en haave and fluctuating work batzen Jered Laiture, except during the life of the person Saragoson Railway.

The Carlists have out the Madrid and on all vessels through a Co-Hong pompesed, attained," and in accordance with, sink the of Chinese merhauts, and licenced ao meno. Supreme Court decided that the buyers of cons LONDON, 17th Anguit. polista, to carry, on foreign trade. To re-ented real estate bave only a tenure charcin medy the arila pttaching to ach a system Curing the life of the person whose lande were Obituary Bishop Summer.

LONDON, 18th August.

the monopoly was aboliabad, and Sir Hensold. The result is that in several cases the Madere Bazaine declares that she had gợi My. Puttinger, the negotiator of the first former owners have been able to buy back their fecasy, niranged that the port charges abould lands. The value of a life interest is a very toplice orcept her nephen. -

rope in like wangor be dean away with, wid a single uncertain thing, but in bunte cases as much ne The story of the Marshal's escape by a rope tax substituted, to be a fired, sum per ton on one-half the present appraised value is peidin ladder is discredited.

Later returns from Calvados show large the registered burden of every yesal. This buying back, though the price is usually less,

LONDON, 29th August, - majority in favour of the Bonspartiet odalidate stipulation, it is sanintained, did nothing more especially when the former owner is advancer

than replace heavy port cbergas, which were in goare. The Brussels Congress has noandoned the always unequal and apt to be uncertain in Bosnian programme and adopted an extension amont, by fired and moderate tonesge dues. The Chinese Government was neither invited of the Geneva-Convention--

Marshal Macmahon is making an ofheial tous nor pledged to build lighthouse, erect bancos, or provide any additional facilition for clipping through Brittany.

in return for saab treaty regainted tonnago dues. On the contry, there was plainly some THE PLAGUE OF POISONOUS. FLIES, thing very like an express nnderstanding that A strange and terrible plague of flies stems China was not expected to apply such tanange

be was not dead. His wilo pas apatairs. Thoan insufficient majority. ohair coolica said the deo od had been to Mariano Fernandez, who wbis friend.......

The wife of the deco DEM dentador i Lundga nid har boshati had enfertub last few day in from diarrbors, and that he had drank recently ver freely. He died on Sunday night.

Mariano Fernandez said, the deceased me toneo, esa him on Sunday morning, and bed a gines of brandy, Ha cam ngan at 9 pan. liquor, and said he wanted a night’a lodging as he had no money. Witnessdvised into go away toms and procured a chair for him faresbyod ng drift the around fines

Doveld MeDodda P.C... 15, deposed to being milled into an Liverpool Aram, where he found the decessed dead. The opium, hoz produced was in his focket.

U Krea, allod hid the deceased never osed spithm. 2)

IN CHINA..

RAILWAY.

LANDING STAGE,

So contende the Government by ita representa-

CHOLERA AND VESSELS, The reports-that-bove rosoked na as to the Conference on Cholera now sitting at Vienza are up to the present time bean rery fragment

and unsatisfactory. selfs appears to have obtained a verbatim copy

Hat the Shipping.

of the report on sen quarantine, raid bore the

members of the Conference have taken a good

LA DEMON.

A very painful cane oras liewed "younly st

Her eyes had all the seeming

Qf a demon that is dreaming.

it was stated, is apt to be disorderly at tipies;

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Mr. W. 8. Clapham Superintendent of the "Elospital, depased to this body being brought to the Soepitel on Sunday night Ha ezumfaed it next morning and found only a bruise ternally, The post mortem examination aléwed

Oonference on the 13th inas, the chief iteurs of congestion of the brail The other organs of to have broken-out in the neighbourhood of dnas to the lighting of the coast or laprove Beroun James Russell,' Daqi

the body were healthy. He goald find no Berlin. It is said to have its origin in a mar.ment of navigation. This is shown by the words which point to the practicablility of establish of poimin the staunch. He was of 'opia rain or disence of some sort which has attacked of Sir Henry Pottinger bimmelt, 20, on the ing by international agreement, and by a sys TREET GAMBLING. Cisiness conotable No. 167 fortid a woon named that the deceased died from ouncesties of the the deer in the Royal parks and preserves. 26th of January, 1843, in a memorandum ad- tematic surveillance at all ports and harboure in Europe, an efficient inbstitute of the old. brai

Many horses and even a few human beings dressed to the Chinese Imperial Commission, irksome, and inefficicot guarantine still prac Yan Apo, gambling in the 'street.

Flo at oncesjury then turneda vardist of "Death amongst them on officer and some childron. Lipsi and his collagnes, gives the following land by some continental foner. The arrange reized him by the queue, when to be surprise it from natural causes vardis

are said to have been stung by the flies and to reason for the lightness of the tonnage ducements repon mended consist, muialy 1, is a came off in his hand Defendant, it appeared,

have died in consequenos. Dr. Listreich has which he propused:"In considering the an- ore swik, with a falec queue attached. The

THE FROJECTED CENTRAL ASIAojected some of the blood of one of the Elizeused aborage and barbour chargos, it is to be bare strict medical examination at the entrance of every part of all vessels that arrive from places baldheaded gambler was lowever captured.

deer to the veins of a rabbit, and poor in mind that the Government of. China has His Worship fived bin 2.

STEALING TROUBES.

M. Ferdinand.de Lamps, at a recent meat buony" has succumbed, whilst sheep are hitherto done nothing towards facilitating com-infected with, or snapected of cholera (2, the im building lighthouses, mediate granting of pratique to all vessels the Brew and pussongors of which are found besithy, Chun Alat, a dwarf, three feet six inobeeing of the Geographic Society of Paria, gavo alleged to be impervious to the arilady. The mercial interonese high, residing in Second-street, was charged by some information with regard to the projected local authorities wanted to bury or hurn the laying down buoys or moorings, and Greeting 3, ste removal and isolation of sick or suspected

shopkeeper in the Queen's road West, named Central deindo Railway, and the encourage dead bodies of the animals; but Dr. Virchow boncons; and therefore it necessarily fallows Lee Abo, with fraudulently obtaining a pair of wept which ba has received from the Dzar and says that burial is not sufficient, as the maggots that these charges should be exceedingly fight prone to a proper establishment provided for the disinfection or demetion of clothes and trousers, valued 70 cants, from his stop on the bis Ministera, and from influential persone in end in the diseased snimals may work their and equally well-defined as the duties. Her do the purpose; 4, the fumition of the ship, and this country. h. Charlea de Lessepe, after way to the surface of the earth, and no-bosume we see what other construction can be put upon bedding, when rereading: 3, the maintenance of 4th instant.

But he thinks that the flies being thie declaration from our plenipotentiary than The defendant, who was recognised-ne-baying meeting with a favonable, reception from the fios. THAT piracy in the neighbourhood of this

been in gaol before, was sent to three weeks nathorities in India, has visited Onshore, and toneelves dissused could not live long or the obvious one that what he wanted, and was upon staff of officers to marry out the above Colony should of lats have been greatly upon tered, with the title of The Woosung Road

bent on providing for, was not the lighting of the regalatione promptly and officiently, without A now. joint-stock company has been regis hard labunt.

has proved the inprablicability of the route by far.

coast, but merely that thero should be mode detriment to commercial intereste. Most of BUSPICIOUS CHARACTER,

originally proposed from Orenburg tarongo the increase is certainly not very surprising Company (Limited." The capital is fixed at if we take into consideration the noticeable £100,000, and the company is formed For the Obang Akwai, with being a suspicious character, valley to Peabsanr, obiefly due to the barberous.

Diapriet watchman No.7 charged hay named Sameraad, the Flindos Koost, and the Usbool DESTRUCTION OF THE LIVERPOOL rate and Sxed port tax instead of one that was the objects shore indrutet ware, compassed, as heavy and Bactuating ? After the English mear Great Britain is concerned, by an Order the American and the French treaties, and in in Council isud teelre mouths age; but, in decrease which thore has been in the mum-purpose of constructing a line of road, tram or buying found him, in Hing you lene, running condition of the population of Afghanistan, M.

Charles de Læssere proposes, therefore, to adopted in connexion with the Port of Liverpool angment. These later trentice stipulated for and as variously noted upon by the port exni The most disastrous fine that has ever seen each was repeated in principle, the samo rasuch as the order was variously interpreted ter of gunials which have been stationed tong, and to aid in the development of ander

railway, between Shanghai, Woosung, and Foo- away with a set of small money sales,

The 9300 remanded till the 9th instant. an exscerly route, in connexion with the lias in broke cut on Tuesday, the 28th July, and besité here. Our readers will doubtless be some, takings in China.” The subscribers (who take

A. FIGHT.

coares of construction between Mosor and led in the destruction of the landing stage, the eundry exemptions from tonnage dacs, but tary authorities to whom it was addressed, 152 what surprised to learn that when the news twenty five sbares each) are Alexander Mathe

Two Chinese, named Ng Ping Tai and Chung Siberia, through the Sir-Daris valley to Tash most extensive and magnificent structure of neither the one nor the other made it in any working result were partial and therefore of the attack on board the Spark arrived, the street; H. W. Gibb, 72, Old Broad-street; J. No. 179 with fighting in the street, over two revine, and now has a population of 200,000), teri minates pust 3 p.m., and so rapid was its of the susu paid nu tonnage does. Le any purpose many leaves out of the book of thin order, and Bun. 3, Lombard street; B. Jardine, &, Lombard Bring Wah, were charged by Chinese constable hand (which bao lourished under the Russian the kind in the world, as fire broke out about way obligatory on Chins to apply a single cabalost ceas. 16 appear, however, that tha haundien, 8, Lombard-atroot; H. M. Matbocente They were fined 35 cents cuab,

ekirsing the lotty table-fauds of Pamir, and spread that in less than half-nor afterwards nested with the interests of foreign shipping that tho practical working of the measures in 901, S, Lombard-street; F. B. Johnson, 3, it actually took her somò six or seven houra Lebard street; H. B. T. Farquhar, P, King Taco Sam Tai, a married woman, charged Cashmere. The engineers considered this the were made aware of the fact, by the rising of printed memorandum devoted to the subject in entirety, at all European as well. British passing thence to Keabgar, Turkand, and the entire population of both sides of the river tive, the Inepostor General of Custome, in adibuted would be successful, if adopted in their to scal before she could start in search of the william street; and John Pender, M.P., 18, coolis aimed Wong Apoo with stealing a pair safest route, especially as the new Governement dense volumes of insole, that in the neighbour 1667; and so far as we sware, the perfect anta porta-Pall Mall Gazelle. pirates. Under such a state of affairs as this, Arlington-atleet,

of troasara valued 1, the property of her sister, at Cashmere seems determined to tread in the hood of the river a fire of grent unguitude had of these distinct averments and oitations haa paths of civilization, and has given great broken not. Soon the incredible story went never been contested by merebant or journalist mariaiders around Hongbong are likely to Lord Stanley Bus prt a question” to Lond"

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The defendant was recognised as having been facilities for trade, of which the English in round that it was the landing stage whian was have ga's times, and we may be sure will not Derby in respect to this. Consulate at Saigon, quel once before for gumbling, and he was. India have mut bean slow to, vail themselves; ou fro; but the peasibility that a fasting. They are, in fact, indisputable the

From that time until the ratification of the the Clerkenwell police court, AB actress know, Dar readers may remember that Ir. Comsal be slow to avail themselves of the opportuCaswell; in 1871, recommended the Home Go.eat gain to that institution for three months The Toate now proposed seams to lose insiraoture, isolated bat for the iron bridges Tientsin treaties of 188 in 1860, the stipula it was stated, by the name of the "female de

topographical advantages what it gains in connecting it with the piera from every other tions of the trestles of 1842-8 role in the malmon," owing to her having performed in that nities which the penny wise and poongd vernment to appoint & special Consul from the with hard labour."

STELLING WATCHES.

estety communÍOutādu. It has to cross stracture, cold, be the scene of a gigantic foolish policy of economy which has bean Foreign-office. In his report Mr. Caswell, in a

The case in which Mahomed Durjee, a shop seral lufty mountain-chains the Mous-Dagh conflagration en alt sourcely find place in the ter of tongs duce Daring this period it is interesting churanter at one of the Christmas shown that, although not obliged to appropriato pantomimes, was charged with being drank and Poy gandid and praiseworthy manner, pointed forded to them. Everything of this cha trading to the port of Saigon had caused saghand his abop bor, with ampicion of stealing Karakorum ranges, and the Himalaysa. But the alarm this looming tosss of swoko rising the movoments of shipping, they nevertheless appears that os Tucadny night tho domen ES. adopted by the Home Government has af out that the largo inoreses of British tonnage keeper in Lusuar Bow, charged a water carrier, the western spurs of the Kuen-Landardínscy mind, Liverpool will not soon for any of the umoant collected towards facilitating disorderly in Liverpool-street, Islington. It Tacter is accurately watched by the Chinese, extension of Consuler duties that it was from him two watches, sume keys, and a Jacket, the diffeulties do not scem insuperable; and, ¦ from the river at first occasioned. The river veggo to, da something in that direction in discovered by a pol co-constable lying u and consequently, by admitting any such quite impossible for a marohant to discharge whilst be was asleep, came on agam, when You successful, this line will give fresh life: ifeclf was thiskly studded with oral, ferry boats 1855, when for the first ticis they were stuw doorstep, overcome by liquor.

those duties satisfactorily. At the time this look, the man who told the complainant he dice powerfal countries, and possibly change and logs innumerable. The landing stage what way facilities could be efforlod... They ust been immensely thronged during the day were in plain truth in abadlate ignorance of any shortcoming into the arrangements for the report reached the Foreign-office an qairy could prodnes the tickes and know the man who the tsoe of the world-daudeny.

stole she watches, was also placed in the dock

and it war in the very height of thes of such things as lights. Their own junks. protection of our trade in these parts, we are we going on as to the unenlar Berride gener as finird defendant, and charged with being ANOTHER INSTANCE OF THE INCA commotion that the alarm al Bre was med had never required them during twenty pra ut her tongue was as motive and restless na offering direct cucouragement to them to in-ly, and the matter we canscquently shalved.

PACITY FOR FORMING OPINIONS an alarm that left the least possible interval for ceding centuries, Sach facilities for giviga bat of an ordinary mortal, for she was making Mr. Caawell tondered his resignation, but concerned in the robbery. crease in the audacity and in the frequency the Foreign-office requested hair to continas cold hit is the presence of Chinese constable The complaint said the third defendant

ON PASSING POLITICAL EVENTS Baving soything from inevitable destruction. tion were among the many nor end, costly use of had language- bad, indeed, that the

The whole length of the stage, which had been of their piratical attacks. With what accuta office, and to appoint Rome que tu act during No. 207 that the second defendant stole the Si aberace from, Frigón, This has been

The Pall Mall Gazette has the following-recently completed by the addition of a new requirements which the foreign trade imposed euustable, preferring that other cars should be upon them by treatica, alone originated Setting: shocked than his own, begged her to" OYDON," racy, such matters are noted, we may judge done by Mr. Caswell, and the gentleman who watches, and gave one over to a friend of his at Another instance of the incapacity for forming portion joining the old George's and the more aside the declaration made in 1949 that the tou-This, however, the demon resolutely tofaned to

an this the constable totally denied, and gave to fix the time of the attack so as to urcid mercantile business. But considering that his evidence in aneh a way se to lead Inspect which has so often been shown by the forsignmile. The cost of the structure was about a were no such fanilities provided, the Chinese resolute and fought like a man." The demon,

the importance of the place both politically

mercantile communities in that country, has quarter of a million sterling. The Are on Government may well be excused if they were boing overtaken by the other stomers of the ard commercially has largely increased sings Grey to remark that he know more about the boon displayed by the Freudb merchante atined to burn throughout the night, there was equally ignorant of the want, and any obligation and has at inconvenient habit of getting Company. Every point of this kind is 1871, we met nege on Lord Dorby the im

Shanghai ou the subject of the recent uprising little hope of maging anything except the new to supply it from their own funde. They sight, intoxicated and dancing about the streets. A watched with the greatest caro, and if it be pertance of at once appointing a special Conant primanded Lin Revecety, end, after other, fun- Trench settlement. It will be remembered that street. This structure in itself is valued at this ignorance, when the plenipotentiarier whe plantion she gave of her condition and count His Worship being of the same opinion, reof the Ningpo an against the rulers of the Pontoon Bridge, which too far in towards the indeed, bave been very attirally confirmed in the same time it must be admitted if the ex who can report on all matters occurring in discovered that there are small chances of a Beebin China as well as discharge efficiently Bioting evidence, the case was further remanded proposal made by the municipal oneil to about £25,000. The spectacle wat grand and followed in 1859 and 1860 made the charge still on Tuesday night be correct, she was on that

constract & road throngh the Ningpo burial. would have been terribly so bd darkness pre- ganboat being able to overhaul then, is the ordinary duties of the Consulate. This is rauders will not fail to appreciate the addi-dcubital if Mr. Caswell will return to Saigon, the French steamer Siadky was charged on idered this wore necessary, as it is very

Wong Ayeng, a pocah coolic, late on board goud to a riotone outbreak, which ended valled instead of the sky being clear and simbut gater, reducing it from five to four mage per occasion more to be pitied than blame. She in the destruction of some Freudbrowned unclouded. The wind was light from the to, and stipulating that posting rescia-the Wahe said, very sorry, but falt confidant tional opportunity thue afforded to them to be having resigned bis business connections remand on suspicion of stealing a gold watch is Chinamed. The attention of Married the awoke with it south warts. At this provide lights, the vessels that ought to be astept this startling atatement as sucholenz property and in ecueiderable loss of life on the north-west, but gradually freshening, and it Tessela to be most bencfitted by coast that the little refreshm at the End taken hếd lights, &, and therefore, if tonnage dues are been drugged. The magistrate declined, ta arry out their aefarious designs.

with the place."

and chain and various menter on the 27th July. Ondans, the French Cons-General, pas thus tirae i portion of the, stage to the southward most heavily tared should only pay even that exons, and fined the demon fra stillinge, or in Vice Admiral 4. F. Ryder, who has been from forties on board e

formibly called to the question is dispute, and of the embankment was burning brightly the sominated to the command of the feet on the No further evidence being produced, the de-baring i due regard for the religious indices flames being, rid and clear, with a reduced duly once every four months. The default sentenced her to captivity for five days; Ubina station, will proceed out in the 'Violent | fvadunt, on the application of Superintendent at the people, be at ouco maned a proclamation tively little smoke, while the northern hafta Tiantain trentice can scarcely be said to have but, assuming ber version of the affair to be gunboats Frequently cruising in the neigto senme the comtoked, his fature Bagship, Desno, was called on to find security in two annoying he intention of putting an end to wrapped in impenetrable smoke, through whigh gone farther is stipulating for the improve correct, it is impossible to express too strongly ment of navigation than their predecessors. It a hope that for the sake of the potice and the the Autacious following as soon a ready, when sureties of $100 each, to appear, and answer te obnusions scheme. This timely concession turid flames layed only at intervale. Just

is trae that while they stopped short of im. public, whose intereata in this matter are Vice-Amirul Ryder entered the navy in May, the Irua. Duke "will return to England. any charga within the next six montba.

was welcomed by the aggrieved parties as an beyond could be seen the tall masts of the ship: posing any obligation on Chins and even di identical, no one will again be unprincipled set of friendly consideration, and to slow their ping in the Prince's Dock. The quays, both to minished the fands receivable for such purposes enough to drug the studer refreshment of the senes of the spirit in which they believed it to the north and the south, were crowded withthey took the opportunity of Linting that any female demon-Pall Mall facette or nothing even when news of a piracy has

have boon granted, they in tokea of their spectators. During the whole of Welkraday each expenditure abould come out of the ton reached us. If the Spark pirates bud any

pera tilde dotermined to present him with a the fire continued to nontier, and at places wa mi shan, or "ten thousand people's broke out into a fierce fiame. The fire base dues. In oze article it is stipulated that "the consule and the superintendants of Cus

The Times remarks that: since the middle ol' in 1845, be served in the Belvidere, 12, Captain Bertus Maris, a French aman, nemployed, um trolls a mark of goodwill which it is one-kept along the whole length of the stages, with Hon. G. Grey, in the Mediterranuna, and was wus fined 50 cents for slappay the fuos of Clair tomary only 2 ward to each mandarios, as the creeption of a few yards at the north end to consult together regarding der Inet year seven large steamers bave been totally

tion of banovus or lighthouses, and the distri

wrecked, representing u lose to the under coal being slowly put on board the Elk, and made Commander January 16th, 1845. On May Ala, a boutman, because he prevented him hare by their impartial administration of justice and all the wooden board and other support bution of buoys and light bips as asssion may writers of a million sterling, and refers to the

26th, 1847, he obtained command of the Visen. from assaulting his wife.

gained the revised and catsen of the people are completely bartit or so hurrer 16 to ve demand and a rale sprended to the tariff disastrous balance sheets of certain Daring calculated to a nicety the distance their and for his services at the storming of Forl Martin Barebaos, a seaman on the British under theas. Tais indicates sufficiently plain almost useless; while the "der ouring adds, The maintenence of which shall he pro inaarance companies, which for the past year friends would be able to get before the gun-Serapique on the St. Jaan, was pouted ship Falcon, was charged by a water coalie the view they took of M. Godean's conduct is burst out every tow yards in great craier vided for out of the tonnaga drea Eere for or two have unicely paid any dividend at all. buat maunged to leare. Not long ago.a rast May 2nd, 1848, From Docomber, 1853, entit azmed Pang Ap, with assaulting him near the but how did the Frauoh merchants regard it like boles through which the pouts, and the first time, the erection of beacoua, light of fate joare the busines, or undar- the case of 195, he commanded the Dauntless, Munny Barracks on Bunday evening, without They alas held a meeting, at which it was the water can be seen, The Coating bridge his bones, do, is distinctly outcmpleted, and writing, unless conducted under a systematic amount of Juable property from the wreck 33, in the Baltic and Mediterranean, and way provocasion.

ifbaued that the concession would have the been saved, the only portion damaged being the obligation is thrown upon the Chinend to pro restriction of the individual guarntées atid in of the steamer darom was lost usar Foo For his nervines during the Eussian war was The defendant received a good sharecter from vers opposite efect on the minds of the late tion: Immadiately adjoining the buruang vide for their maintenango out of the tonnage the most cautious manner, has been anestally

rewarded with a medal and the order of the the officers on board, bat: his Worship ordered rioters to that ghich we have room it had. They age and the fridges counting the stage duen when oute erest Bat it is neither hazardous. The peculiar system which shar chow in consequence of their being no gun Medjidia of the 4th class. On January 2, 1881, him to pay 51 to the coolie, and fined him therefore addrevand pirang protest to M. with the quay wall have slao escaped stated or implied, that the Chinese Govern auterizes it has hitherte paraitted enormous boat near at hand which would go down to be was appointed to the Hero, 89, and in her $3, or in default of both, to be sent to six days Godeaur, in which they stated that until the ant much material damage, though a good ment was beuud to provide the Brat cost of risks at comparatively for premiums Tho protect it; and unless-our-aaval resources served in the Chandel and on the North Ame-bard labour,

appearance of the proclamation they had always dont of the woodwork has been det renting the one or furnishing the ather. That be loved that bis first care had been to protected. The south end of the stage, which we their officers should gopealt with the foreign eneral public may be scarcely aware of the extent of liability covered by the ordinary be increased, we may be certain that a na station, and brought her to England, and UNLAWFUL FORSESSION.

was paid off, November 22, 1862. Be was Four Chinese-Amed Kwong Atoong Li their interests that now they were craillement only recently placed in positiost, and which private secretary to the First Lord of the Ad Ahes Cho Asbo, and Chew Ayew were drops, and that they protested against as was not floored over Eas been completely honds or to air desirability and station on Bugliab underwriter's contact. The vion take escape of soventy pirates, and the loss of miralty from the latter date until Agal 27, charged by Robert Daniel, Quartermaster act which would be interpreted by the Chinese destroyed, the fames found free densee other conditions, no more devoirs this of the question by the public will probably bo 1888, when he was appointed Commodore of the urgeant of the Royal engineers, with the uu- as one of fooblemoss and humility, and which amongst the wood work. The pesidents have pecuniary responsibility pathe Chuce that the underwriters and inturones companies thousands of pounds worth of property first othes, and Controller-General of the Coast is wfai possession of comis.timber, the property weald plans their gonda and lives in danger of furtunately been very light. The ferry traffic offer consulting parties. TEC stipulation chat have the remedy in their own bande. Merobanta maət expect a speedy and considerable rise in many have some slight effect upon the Home guard, with command of the Pembroke, 2 st of the Government, but as the second defenfresh artanka. Tas is hope that the costlaned across the river was seriously disorganised by their maintenance should be provided out of to rates of insurance Execlient in general se Harwich, whiali past he held until advanced to dant was found to be the responsible party in quiet with has no reigned in the settlement the fre; but the various companies have made the tonnage does it may even befairly contended the Timer believes the condition of the highest Authorities, and will make them a little more Bag rank, April 2, 1868, Admiral Hyder, who the affair, he was fined 408, or 21 daya im- and the sight of their consul fitting under the complete temporary arrangements, using the implies, that while such things are to be pro- class in the merchant service to be, it is probable disposed than hitherto to provide adequate was a Naval Aide-de-camp to Har Majesty from prisonment,

shade of his own ten thousand people's um piers and walls to the north and south of the vided from some other ford the unintenance that even here there is inefficiency in some means for the prolaction of British interests June 25, 1854, until promoted to Rear Admiral, NURLAWYUL DETENTION.

The case in which the two womon name {brella” wifi. £arnish them with lesson for stage. The large zamber of- emigrate who the same is not to demand more than a part chess, and it is notorious that in the lower class WEE on May 28, 1868, appointed second in com

their fetary guidance." GOOD,

usually emberts for the one steamore from the of the tonnage dnes. This, however, is only a this inefficiency is exceedingly common. Oba in theso parts. It may possibly not be und of the Channel Squadron, with his flag in Chung Ayeong and Chung Akew, were obarged The recent Lews from Tientsin abowo, at all Fringe's stage suffered considerable looprez miner contention, and by no means material to racter in the officers should be kept up to us. pleasut to an economically-disposed Go- the Penal, 10, wblob post be held until 1869 Ruder section 1. of Ordinance 6, of 1873, with events, that 10 has furnished a lessen to the ence at first hint it be now been arranged to the main point it inane between the marchinte high a standard se i protientsle. There would varnment to have to increase ite naval ex- He was engaged at the Admiralty in 1878 and attempting to compel a girl named Lun Yan

Chinose for their future guidance-Ed, D.P.] embark them from the Waterloo Pier, V and the Chimess Government, which is whether also clearly be some well-understood but ut

thera is or is not any treaty stipulation which penditure in order to supprces piracy in 1674 in porfeuung some of the details, content. Troj, to be inne i prostitute, and with unlaw China, and in fact to do what the Chinese woo pass through a course of study at the again. da ADELINA SALUTATIONS The Hebrew salutation was THE VALUE OF LOST PROPERTY: lays upon the Chinese, by aur plam or fair in: rigid proportion between the toonage of the vens) and the number of seamen employed." "A" The defendante were ordered to-fed varity Peace the ancient Greeks, Rrjcice In comection with the recent asrions fire at terpretation, the obligation of providing beacons as has been known where a asmahip of afteen Authorities ought to do themselves; but it is Royal Naval Collage at Greenwich, and was

lighthouses, or other Icilities for in ode Bursty of $50 for three months, and the The modern as the form, What does thon Paverpool, an: prasing inoident bas scmrred

weight deck trande on board. Lastly, we concur impossible in State affairs as well as others Naval Attaché at European Courts.

girl was allowed to go home to her native pluss In Germany. How do you find yotirself and which ilustrates one of the one gemetion of their cause for gundred tome why sent from Eziverpool with only to have all the advantages with none of tho

in some parts of the rountry they invariably frailties of humanity. On the Landing-stage Whether apart from Frosty stipulatione" and in chicking that some effectual aid might be The home papers give some particulare not wilt a villager, who was in Courie

kis the hand of all the Indien of their soquaint which had been destroyed stood loggage engagements the Chinese are not like all other, rendered in the matter by the Legislature. Over disadvantages. The trade which Great received by telegrafo gerning the standing of the Gordon Castle an the 28th July. She

BEFORE C. MAY, ESQ

ance whom they meet, In. Spain, low goes depot,wervin passengers to and from the and in the sains degree as other, Governments, Elty per cent, of these cansition are calcolate Britain conducts, with China is one of the went ashore on the Berlingas, but was got off,

it P and Epunish grudees wear their hats in different boats were wont to deponit their bound to take into consideration the interests to have been caused by the carelessness of the. largest and most lucrative branches of its badly damaged. She made for Lisbon, and was

VERA BREALING NAILS,

the presence of their sovereign, to show that parcela. A considerable number of the parcels and requirements of shipping and trade frumosptains. In auditin to the security which tanusbore at Cascacs. The crew wrið pianzAC» Chineko 20getable No. 215 charged our Ho they are not so much subject to him as to the stored there at the time of the firs were subap which they derire a cousiderable revenus, and the underwriters would obtain by unch mea. camarco, and it is impossible to carry it or are red The water,extingpisked the Ahing with the unlawful possession of four rest of the nation. When the royal carriage pily lost, and amongst those who were supposed other drastages, is not the question primarily sure, Parliament might well make the eal unless it be adequately protected. The pru fires; the ship filled, and settled down in six catties of composition nails, at Aberdeen passés, it is the rule to throw open the cloaks have suffered was the owner of all railed har whether they bare of have not paddle loss of a chip or steamer punishable in done all in their power, ar might rekaduably be various ways. Thar the existing provisions of www carpet bag. His nooount of the loss made it vision of statable naval force in these parts lightan her by working at low water and strip-CO

fathoms of water. Endeavours were mado, to The case being proved, defondant was food to show that the person i marmed.

BOTHERING THE LAWYDering the pro- izdod com to be deplorable, for he no sooner required of them In this directions. Because this turn-aro inationell the growing cha is; therefore, part of the price which we have ping her aloft, and experienced divers were bent i grzALING A SHEET OF YELLOW METAL gress of the trial of the case of a widow against board of the destimation of his bag than be partial failure on either of these counts would racter of the cal shown to pay for the profits which we derive from the to her from Üperto two duya afterwards

A workaan si Aberdeen Books, was charged a railroad company, ovunsel for the defendant revealed the astounding fact that its worth was not constitutea violation of treaties, nor amount trade, and it is simply absurd to endeavour

by Mr. Collinson, of the P.M.S.S. Also, with conceived the fdes that one Murphy witness upwards of €200, We sourvely know whether to shresab of good faith, which is what they The Singapore Times of the 2868 ulto., har the fraudulently obtaining a sheet of yellow metal, for the plaintiff was a waitos for the hand of the to sympathise most with him for the extent of are babitusily charged with in no very measured Mr. Chunhan G. Dellas is producing by lus to shirk the responsibility. The attempt to following: At the Exequuva Chouail held the property of the ubip, tálat

widow, and on the era of leading her to the his lom or for the demay with which he learned terus both in memorials and local newspaper method of photographic agraving known as do so must result in the same way as all yesterday, an enquiry one commenced into the The charge being proved, the defendant was altar. Getting Murphy in the witness-box the that the missing bag bad boen discovered Articles advocating the capar of the forman mare Delluskype, rodomed Facemile of the First other pieces of neglect, in ultimately inpress-dition of the publio service. This enquiry sent to two months hard fabour

lawyer endevoured to bring this foot before among the goods saved from the fire. On chant Wast the Chinesa Government many Folio of Sharpears' hrs (1623); in row the jury, Murphy, are you related to opening it there ware found insido no arte legitimately be called upon by the treaty Fowers octavo. The size, in eroeedingly small) ing the necessity for action. If pirates bo ban been appointed by the Governor to investi-MAILS,

gata the relation of the different office.benITTA. Another Chine workman, on the Alaska, plaintif "No, sir, I am not."Don't you tares pairs of stookings, and an old waistcoat to do, an grotta of international comity and for a double-solemnetbook, that the now encouraged for a series of years, they willat under Government to their efflons, and to afford was usaght with a quantity composition nails asprot to be "Beck a thing might happen." It was evident, even in the owner himself, that age among Western States, one thing, and edition must prore more a variety than lust attain to auch a point of audacity that au opportunity for the substantiation of any on bis porech. Defendant was eat to two Now, are you not going to marry her be bud over-estimated the worth of his bag what they danightly be compelled to perform in working kapilbook like Mr Lionel Boots' L'in afraid not. You are afraid you won't, and its contente, The si soparation from fulfilment of wety elpriationa la mzosmery and well-known quarto rogaint. But one prost charges of weludministration on their part of mon be hard labour." serious stops will have to be taken, and the end which evidence may be tendered. The Council The chief officer of the alaska charged and et? Well, no, don't you expect to marry these stockings and this waistcoat had tudnod it is alear by the Woning and plain purposes of the woven of Mr. He plan winche therefore must be that as much if not more is an open one, to which the pubiie will be ad ther workman on buurd with sitempting to her If my wife should die, and the widow him to take an exaggerated ides of their valov, treaties already referred to, that no such abis proposes to immé the playa separatály, 41.1 money will have ultimately to be expended in uitted during the taking of evidence, and the liars the docks with some maile in his pocket, remain single till then, oh thing might which cannot, we presume, be made to approach then as the merobania would inate apos kur atainga spoons The Brat, a double pari, defence, and in the meantime serious loss, not days of sitting will be duly notified." Boto and he was sent to three months bard labour happen The jurore and spectators barat mato to the sem named. The insident ought to exstance If dorbe dasht be entered in body at Domber, Tho, besip thing of this hind would probably prove highly Quartermaster on board the alaska sharged a roar of langhter, and the vounsel had nothing make alferriers very careful of goada sairnated would any be maomary to rúracie the many trios for the whole book is thron ethidasag

Etoshala ba

Samband (mik wink would be the anasu,AL Franon dribitur in to publish in.. only of property, butalso of lifty may have been beneficial in some other places,

Kaother burpenter, at work on board, with ati mors to say on the matrimonial question,

The only way in which we can reduce the

chances of piracy in these waters is by having

yourhoods where tiny are likely to take

place; and it is certainly most foolhardy to

let it be distinctly seen that we can do lielo

friends in Hongkong, as is most probable,

they must have chuckled as they saw the

ber of similar cases will arise. Ferhaps the

1893, and passed bis examination in July, 1839.

DRUNK AND INCAPABLE,

Charles Berkshire, a seamon on the steamship He obtained the rank of lieutenant July 2nd, a full, wan fined. 25 cents for boing drunk 1541, bycompetition, at the Royal Naval College, and incapable on the Grasa fesda From September 22nd, following, until paid off-

ASSAULTE.

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oficiale than upon the foreign consuls, the

LOSSES OF STEAMSHIPS.