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doonments in their possession relating to lonne or dobta contrasted by the said flem will oblige by notifying the same.sk

Last Baturday, as the Gorman mas-of-wat dregne was leaving the harbour, she collided with the steamship Nanting, outrying away the täffrail; gjörn davsta, and a portion of the upper deok. Tinuediately after the collision a boat was lowsted from the war versed, and cant back to the Nanning, for the purpose of amuertaining the extent of damage done,

We have been informed that Sir Hawy Parkas is expected in the next steamer, freci Yokohama, though his business hore is not generally known.

long rows of antwinkling stars, AR LAN

The public buildings of Hongkong lead one to imagine that they were erected with an eye to the future-in tho hope and beharacters, be having found them on board a ship company, bяa aluo succumbed to the dis of the Colony of Now South Wake and its

· LONDON, Sth January, 1875, The now Grand Opera House at Paris was upened yesterday,

The Mayors and Sheriffs of London in an English state carriage and state rodes were Ten caived with the greatest bonoure by Marebal MacMahon at the Champa Elyzers.

Another Colliery explosion has taken place. near Rotherham, seven killed.

In his meange MacMahon asked the As. sembly to vote for the first and second Chain - ber Bill. The Assembly rejected the proposal by 12) against 250. The Ministry will resign. Verulam wrecked off the Cape, oren suted.

SINGAPORE.

The Daily Times of the 11th inat, says —–—– The dry weather and strong breeze prarsiling

GABAKI NOW READY,

THE NEW COLONY OF FIJI. them the wisdom of doing so. Though the with others not in custody, 50 quali was found

being used for public purposes, and all store. ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL. From the Rising Sun Is

The fist number of the Tut Government ttings, and other articles now being used in inconsiderable horse trafle renders the sirects the ground.

The defendant, was convicted of obstraction, THE ONE-BANK Tua ataba in which the Gourlie, which la dated Ostober 4th, 1874, con connection with sooh purposes, are boreby The P. and O. stemor Hydeepes, Captain "THE CHRONICLE & DIRECTORY" quiet, they are none the less busy, and teem and foed 81. A booke belonging to this Company hare been tains the following proclamation by the sangued, transferred and made over to Her Fennoldson, from Bombay 29th December,

FOR 1875,

with people. The Chinese shops with the STEALING TROWIEBELE found, does not appose to be very satisfactory, Provisional Governor, Sie Hercules Robinson, (salā Majesty,

Look Asak, a mual, boy, was sharged by for on Tuesday a notification was issued by tho as well as of the documents in which the cession Bhat on behalf of Her Majesty. His Ex-

Galle 3rd January, Poning 9th, and Singapore sigas and characters displayed, particularly a man clar colle, living in Bridges Governer stating that on examining the books of the islands was made —

elleney Sir Hercoles George Babers Robinson 12th, bringing on the English mail of the attract attention, and at night the lanterne strest, with stealing a pair of trowsera, which no record was found of any transaction with Proxiamation by His Drvallency Sir Heconlen promises, That the rights and interest 10th December, arrived acre yesterday morn- bang over the doors of these establishments he had hung out to dry foreignera at this place, and sien sontaining a George Robert Robinson, Knight Com of the sad ui Viti and other high Chiefe, the ing. The following telegrams Lave no yat

mauder of the Most Distinguished Order Ceding parties hereto, shall be recognized so give them a new interest in the stranger Praner danied the charge and said it was request le the effect that any persons having baying a’caka” when the trowania were blown

of Saint Michael and Saint George, Go far as is consistent with Britieb sovereignty, been published here -- eye.. He is hewise not a little surprised to down and he was only in the act of picking them

vernor, Commander-in-Chief, and Vioe and colonial form of goremment, (2) That Admiral of the Colony of New Boath all quesina of fluancial liabilities and engage. find some European shops which can vicwith up to give it to its owner when he was ar-

Walam and its Dependencies, Governor of menta shall be scrutinized, end dealt with upon the best in the largo towns of his own country Thie was, however, disproved, and the prisoner

Norfolk Island, and, provisionally, Go principles of Justice and sound public policy. In his perambulations he will also remark received ten days uprleonment and ordered to

vernor of Fiji,

(3.) That all claims to tities of land, by whom on the variety of costumos and skine he will be logged twice, ten strokes each time. W

Whereas by an instrument of Uovsion bearing caror preferred, and all claims to pensions or EXTORTIONATE CHİNESS.TS.

date: the 10th of October, A.D. 1874, July allowano », whether on the part of the said Tui £nd among the policemen. Hore swarthy, Mr Charles Richards, chief officer on board

executed under their respective bonds sad Viti and other high Chiefs or of persons now Silh, with many coloured turban, tburo a the seamer Foyang, charged two chair coolies,

sunle, Thakomban, styled Tui Viti sad Yani, holding offve under them or any of them, sball vals, and the other High Obiols of Fiji, for in due course be fally investigated and equit Chinese, wearing a bat something hire a rueda Acucong and Mnk Ashol, with

shemelvoo and their respective tribes, bive ably adjusted. A VERY punchbowl, and there ai Englishman, with demanding more than their legal fare.

It appears the defendants received 40 cents

voluntarily and unconditionally gaded to Her in Witzean Whereof, the whole of the con- military cap, and yet again a Negro in yet for a certain time, but being engaged farther.

Must Gracious Majesty Victoria, by the Grace tents of this instrument of Cession having been, of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain previously to the execution of the zeros, fatari another uniform. When the gas lamps are they again demanded the full amount, not as

and Ireland. Queen, Defender of the Faith, pretál and explained to the Ooding parties lit, the affect soon from the harbour, knowledging the previous paymen

His Worship ordered that the complainant YEDO.

4d. So., &v., possemton of, and fail sovereignty, horeto, by David Wilkinson, Esquire, the in- From the Japan Weekly Mai, January 9th and dominion over the Fijian Group of Jalende, terpreter nominated by the said Tui Viti and wory pretty, as they mount high up the bill pay £0 cents extra to the obair enolies, and Lued side, where they shine clear and bright, like the principal chair coolest for the the foreigners residing in Yedo. Seven of thear, us 1 Bir Hervalea George Robert Robigeori interprater by the said. Bir Harouts Choo for the past few days has, na uanal, been

Twenty cases of small-pox are reported among and over the inhabitants thereof; And Where the other high Chiels and accepted as sunh wa regres to learn, have ended fatally, two En-Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Robert Robinson, the respectivo parties herato. CHARGE OF BEING SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS giam ohildren being comprised among the Order of Saint Michael and Baist George, Go- bare hereunto, so their lande and Beais, favourable te bash fires, which are becoming of

The case in which ton Übinone wore charged

Done at Loruka, this tenth day of Cotoher, in unpleasant frequency. On Saturday afternoon, the gear of our Lord one thousand eight Krabow boapital caught fire, and burned so

the dry underbraak at the book of the Campong“ - 6300.

Dependencies, and Governor of Norfolk Island, hundred and seventy-four. In Tedo there a little stirring this week, then parananes of the powers and authority in me New Year'e rejoicings hot yet being fairly ter- vanec, move, in the casus and do behalf of Har music, Cukobau R., Buriti and Yunival, cafety of the hospital wndlings, but fortunately (Signed) Re fiercely that faam were entertained for the minsted, A review of about four thonsa Majasty, accepted seah Cession

Tui Ban, Savenice Teakeli, Roko Tur Dreketi they.coonped injury Testerday evening, firea wisu was held on Chursday by the Mikado on thở”. Now I, the said Bir Hereals George Robert Nadigileva, Batu Kini, Ritova, Katanivers, vero visible in three directions, one towards Gaylang, one apparently in the direction of Parade before the Gaiman, the manouvres, Robinson, in pursuance of the said Gession, Matanitobus, which were of the simplest cbameter; being and in paragauve and by virtue of the powers (Signed) HERCULES BOBINSON, Birangoon, and one towards Bukit Timab. Ws directed by H.I.H. Prince Fushimi. His M. and authority in me vented, Do Hereby Pro- I hereby certify that, prior to the execution have not yet learded whether these were all jesty arrived in an open surringe which bu - claim the whole of the Group of Islands in the of the shove instrument of Cascion, which merely bush fires, or of a more serious character, continued to oogopy throughout the speatede. Sontu Pasific Ocean, known as the Fiji, and Firsantion I do bereby attest, I fully and faith- His eoita cecupkod five other valiolea. The lying between the parsilala of latitude of fifteen fully triterpreted and explained to the Geding

IMPROVEMENTS AT COLOMBO. Roveniente asuprised an advanes in line, and degrees nous, and twenty-two degrees sanik of parties berezo, the whole, the contents of the It is intended to carry out ateneo some much the usual mareb paat, Very low Europeans the Egantor, and between the mendian of mid document (the several interlinaations on useded improvemeals on the northorn foreshore were present, and uas many Japaneev.

lonxitude of one hundred and twenty-seven de- page line and on page line of the manu- } of Colombo. On the evening of the 26th Des gress weak, and one hundred and seventy-five aiript having firstbeen made,) and that such con- cember, His Excellency the Governor, acorn- depraes east of the meridino of Greenwich, to tents were fully understood, and assented to by panied by Capt. Thackwell, A.D:C, the be from this time forth a Povecasion and Do the said Ceding partice. Prior to the execution Government Agent and Mr. Byrne, ingcolad of the mid instrament of Cession, I wroto.out the bunch opposite the Uplands, with a view of peadoney of the British Crown,

And I do hereby farther proclaim that I have, an interpretation of the amo, in the Fijian forming a public promenade, His Excellency authority in as seated, this day sumed, in overal Chiefs, who one and sil approved uily if he carries out this long projected im the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, the thereof. A copy of such interpretation in pryrement on the Mutwal side of the city. The temporary Administration of the Government Bereto angesed, marked A.

promenada would at once became a favourite of the said inlande, util the pleasure of Her

Dated this 10th day of October, a.p.1874 place of resort for recreation, and, when the

(Signed)

D. WILKINSON, A Breakwater in completed, the number of ships Majesty shall be made known as regards the

Obief Intarpreter. returning and leaving the port will add to the tatation and permanent Government of the Colony,

interest of the promenade in full view of all Given, ander my Hand and Seal, at Nosova, AFFAIRS IN SLAM.

that may be going on. His Excellency bas this tenth day of October, in the year of (From the Correspondent of the Singapore Detly went of this long seglested side of Colombo, other objects in contemplation for the improve- Our Lord One thousand eight hundred ......and seventy-four, and in the thirty-eighth.

and the value of the improvemente will fur year of Her Majesty's Reign.

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junk with frearms, do, was again brought forward; but as it was usverteid ropa, bud Hartour master's office that they had reported themelos as consors they were discharged

STELLING A PAR.

Chan Tee Hing, & coolie was scat to 48 hours imprisonment for stealing a spar,

SUPREME COURT, January 18th.

Cerminal SemIONE..

BEFORE ME, JUSTICE SNOWDEN.

EMBEZZLEMENT YE & COMPRADOES.

HIOQU

(From Hiogo Nettim.)

that its prosperity would continue, and the colony increase in wealth and population And though it has received a serious check, it may be haped that it is but a temporary one, and that the palmy days it once enjoyed may retorn again The City Hall is stracture that would do credit to some of the largest provincial towns of England. It is admirably countrasted, and contains a pretty theatre, a nice little maseum, a good library, and many noble resize. Few people at home would expect to find such a building in Kong Ling Woo, compradora at the Daily News has been received that the B. 8, Berlis, remote colony like Hongkong. Et. John's Prem, who yesterday pleaded guilty to ember an iron steamer which for souse years puat bas Cathedral is fully as large as two or three of ling the sum of $695.70 the property of Lis beau, rinning, under butive management be by virtue and in pursuance of the powers and Ingunge, whiob interpretation 1 read to the will deserve the grateful thanks of the commn-

employer, Mr. W. H. Bell, was now brought ap tween Oviks, Hiego, and certain ports in the the smallest at home, and the visitor is revive sentence.

Inland Sen, was completely destroyed by fireun agreeably surprised to find it gorgeous with Prisoner made the same defence as yesterday, the 2 time. The scape of the disse

He Lordship, in passing optence, said oroty- | in the vicinity of Onsichi. All the crow and stained glass. The other places of worship are body must be very sorry to sse a fan who had pasuangers are reported to have been erved, and also very creditable erections, and on a cosiocampied such a gred position as prisoner in the all the cargo to have been lost. The nomident is derable scalo. The Hongkong Hotel, the place in which be now was. He bad misappro- supposed to have been occasioned through the German Club, and the Hotel de l'Univers, are priated money which bolonged to his master and outching fire of a paper lantern.

therefore must be punisbel. The Court had A story is told of a coolie in the employ of received frou bie master s very good sccount the War Department, who baving received his of bim, and he had been recommended to the month's wages, placed the money, a galā pisan. merty of the Court To that recomendation of five yen, under his bed. The next morning grea: weight had been given. Prisoner be he went to his work, but recollecting the longed to a class of wer in this Coboy in money, returned home, when he found the opin whon great trust was reposed, snd: sa an Was gore, Ee asked his little daughter, a example to therri he must expert to undergo abild of 7 years of age, if she had seen it, and several mouths imprisonment. From what he he replied that she bait picked up a half yen and stated in his defence it appeared that pisco and bought a caka with it.

The man even other parsons in his employ or that of barried to the cake shop, and demanded the Mr. Bell had also been very dishonest, and their return of the coin fronị, the shopkeeper. Tho HALL HOLTE and KEWxted thickly with white and versadated conduct ought to have been a warning to him. latter neknowledged having prived in

houses framed in trees; and behind bin Des | Although prisoner might have intended to which he anpposed was a copper one, and tad; the harbour. gay with stoamore, ships, and repay bis master he had no right to make une bought some turnips with it from a neighbour. of the money he had collected for him, and on aing greengrocer. The poor man now ran to eraft of all descriptions. The whole forms a warning to all those who know him, ho must be the greengrocer, and meeting him near his charming picture, and, from whatever point seulesced to one year's imprisonment with hard shop, asked him if he had received a 5-ren piece from the cake dexter; the greengrocer he gazes, to stranger must perforce admit labour.

| forned out the contents of bis purse, and there that the view is both novel and pleasing, and BEFORE THE HOM CHIEF-JUSTION (SIL) was the missing coin, which was at one giren that Hongkong is infuitely more attractive

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up to its rightful owner, the latter, in bië dë JTRY.--Mesars, T. W. Sewell, H. Dickle, J. light, paying for the turnips and presenting the than it is usually, through ignorance or pre R. Anton, T. Arnoki. W L. Scott, Q. W. Sieg-shopkeeper with a quarter of a bu besides. That judice, painted.

fried J. W. Terry,

Ng Akow was charged (1) with furcoby, suda copper one one-thousandth part of its value tero ahopkeepers about mistake a gold coin for (2) with attempting to commit larceny.. Iakows to what an extent puper monef takea the The Attorney-General said prisoner was phaos of the bigher cenominations of a metallic the roof of the Government Subool sit. Wapohi charged frat with having stolen some lead from currency: and, on a second count, with basing out the lead

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Lessee. Hongkong January 11th, 1876.

MARRIAGE.

At Hamburg, on the 26th November, 1874, by Pastor Guaray FITTER, J. H. LAND. ut H.I.M. Chatona Service, to Miss EMMA CARO LINE HENRIETTE LAIAOR, of Hamburg, 117

The Daily Press

HONGKONG, JANUARY 20th, 1875.

not fail to be delighted with the picturesque

Victoria as viewed from the smooth waters

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over.

ssein, they are not more so than the catania

the Chinese boatpeople were notable that

The British bark Lord Macaulay was beating in late last evening from the Westward,

We are intermed by a Japan contempors that a Japanese is about to start an English newspaper in Yedo.

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BONGKUNG AND THE INTERCOLO.

SNIAL EXHIBITION`AT:

MELBOURNE.

The following communication has been for warded to us for publication by the Hon, J. G. Austin, the Colonial Secretary Ofices of the Fiolorian Commissioners for the

· Philadelphia Exhibition of 1876,

iatoiding to steal it. He thought the evidenco pa In the Fammary Court, yesterday, Mr. Allord to the second count was clear; but there might applied to fir. Justice Snowden for $10, for he ante donbt as to whether he actually commit. giring profissional evidence in a Chinese casted the theft. The facts were theas--in conse- lately. His Lordship and he would consider quee of information received on the evening the appilation, and give his decision on Taes of January 7th, a body of police was down to the sobicol. Prisoner was sees to jump from day.

the roof of the school with another mun., lakong van after prisoner, and be was appre henced. One the party went on to the roof at SIB the place where the men had jumped down, and found a knife, and a quantity of load which had been out from the speating.

After bearing the ovidence the jury returned

hard labour, four months of that peried to be a verdict of guilty on both counts, and prisoner was sentenced to two years' imprisonment with in solitary confinement.

A meeting of those interested in the temper anee movement in announced to be held to-day, at 7 pm, at Fletcher's Baitings. Qgens Road Bast, to take into consideration the ad- risability of the establishment of a Temperance Ball in this city.

An official notification atates that in ascord..

TA' CURICUR "CABE," Kòng Åsam was charged with breaking, en- texing, and stealing in a dwelling-house,

The Attorney-General prosecuted; and Mr. Handtey appeared for the prisoner.

false

bear,

the General's

* Melbouras, Den, 3rd, 1874.

the Government of Victoris have respired 1.—I have the heupur to inform you that that an Intercolonist Exhibition shall be bolden at Melbourne in the month of August, 1975, to

all the objects which it is desired should be prepare for the International Exhibition to be held at Philadelphia in the year 1876.

The intention in to unsemble at Melbourne transmitted to a parca and aelect from them thrae beat suited for the purpose, and to ship jeiutly, to be placed in position at one and the same time in an Australasian Court

S-It is opaseived that delay consequent on

GOD SATE THE QUEEN!!1

Nasova, Fiji, 10th October, 1874. publication.. for general information, of the His Excellency the Governor dirents the foring doenmonta

Tixea) BANGKOz, 51 January, 1675

Our Christmas has been passed in the midated their coat, which will not be large, of political excitement.

On the night of December 28th, a fire broke

few minutes. Next morning, a ramour war Palace, which was fortunately extinguished in out in the gus works in the Supreme King's

beard that the retainers of the Wang Na, the

ing export trade, I only see by the published MEXICAN EXPORTS. Though the Mexicans boast of their îndrens.

statistics that the porta af Paspan, Tera-Graz,

Copy of Resolution of Thehomban, Tai Viti, vond King's troopsine forsignora call them Alvarado and Minatitlan, on the Gulf side, baro....

had mustered in dangerous force in their exported a good dout more mahogany, cattle and Vunivain, and other bigh Chiefs of muster's palace. The great body of Princee and offer, but the whole amount to nothing Fiji, in Council assembled banded by them to Ilis Ezecilency Sir Hercules and noblemen itamediately bastened to the compared with the island of Caba ploue, or to George Robert Robinson, at as interview Palace of the Supreme King as a volunteer what that fertile coast might prodnoe it property held at Nazova, on Wednesday, the 90th September, A.D., 1874.

(Translation.)

ard, and tbbae who had militery com cultivated, while the total of exports from the manda called in their men to the unmbers | Pacino Coast are notually not worth mentioning, of five or six thousand. For the first time I The same can be said of the import trade, which saw a full wuster of the five hundred noblewon is echually dimining, showing the falaity Unto Her Majesty Queen of Britain,—

of the Royal Body Goord. The Artillery_or of a high tariff, - Dat tbare is no use reasoning

Chiefs of Fiji, hereby give our country, Fijiemartness and efloient appoarazse. The ex introduced in all the ports a system of robbery We, King of Fiji, together with other Lighganized by Nai To Gunsong, lately an officer with Mexican politicians and to feed the best un corvedly to Her Britannic Majesty Queen Regent bad but just left Bangkok for bis coun of the most annoying nature. It is no uncom in our own service, were conspicuous by their of lary Unatam Honse officers, there has been

and repose fully in fler, that she will tale Fiji torn and give his assistance. His Highness imposed upon the impartor amount to mach uf Great Britain and Ireland and we rust try residence, and was forthwith invited to re-thing now that the fines and penultios... justly and affectionately, that we may continue bastened back and had a long consultation with more than the duty. There is no que of pro- to live in peace and prosperity.

The Supreme King, Foreign Minister and others, testing, because if the collector loses is one And we desiring these conferences may after which he sent word to the Second King Court he will appeal to a big tribunal, which Britannic Majesty's Ambassad ir, unto us, Sir The Second King received the message and fled the expenses of lawsuite amount to more than terminate well and satisfactorily regnest Her that he would visit him next day (January 2nd) este his nothing, and finally to the importer Heroules George Robert Robinson, will confer from bis palace to the British Consulate, is the value of the merchandise or if these im with our advisers who have our confidenza inops next day laid down their area these matters.

“post antics and fines mora prid, he will never be.

(Signed)

CAKUBẦU B.

D. WILKINSON, Chief Interpreter.

II

mercantila honaes, and bis statements muy be

band candidates for State offices have from. 20,000 to

The Consuls of Treaty Powera vere consulted, able to res them back, brocase the responsible and I believe they concurred in approving the i party will have left for parts mukmon, and the protection afforded by the British flug. The face can never lose.---Daily Alta. Siamese Princes and noblemen among whom I bave been seeking for infarruation all agree in Instrument of evans of the lataade of Fiji by one point-indignation that in their countryFORNIA.

AUSTRALIAN TRADE WITH CÁZI- Thakomban, styled Tui Viti and Vonivalu, 03 Prince should be able to endanger the and by the other is Chiefs of the said capitol by a demonstration, and on finding him our city Mr. Wm. Westgarth, who is agent of The last steamer from Australia brought to Talande to Her Most Gradioca Majesty Vic- self the weaker party, step into the British the Pustul Department had also of the toria, by the Grace of God of the United Gonenlate and perbapa plot further under the Agricultural Society of the colony of New Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland shade of the British flag. It is undoubtedly

South Wales. One of his purposes is to induos Queen, Defender of the Faith, A., & homiliation for them, and monet influence the aur merchants and manufacturers to make an fined, in Oakland, for transporting a sicken Recently a poor Obinnan was arrested and

Whereas divera subjects of Bar Majesty the decision of the United Council of all Estates of Queen of Great Britain and Ireland have fröar the Healm which sets to-day, to decide on the British Colonies in the South Pacifio sad effort to increase the trade between tha' by its legs through the streets. This ridienio

time to time settled in the Fijian group of Is position to be in future held by the fagitive. proceeding of the terminal officials is going the

lands, and baro acquired property, or certain I is zulher unfortunate that our Coueniate implements needed in n now counter like

California. Many of the agrionitural and other... rounds of the Rastern papers, which think

pecuniary interests therein; And whereas the bas been selected for the Royal Asylum, Taken Australia cannot be obtained from England, end

· Oakland urist be a fine plase". It ia

Fijian Obiet Thakobs, styled Jul Fiti and in connexion with the Eroquent visite of the tie freight thence by steamer is twice as bigh Vezivala, and other high Chiefs of the said British Aating-Consul to the Second: King via Suez as it is from this city. The Agricul Ou the arrival of the English mail yesterday,

islands, are desirous of securing the promotion Palaos previous to the outbreak, and with the taral Sveicty, in its letter of instructions, to the Right Rev. T. Raindi landed at the P. & O. Company's new bath, where to was greeted by a large somber of the clergy and món, it appeared that this was rather a pecular would be this obvisted, and that the generaling trade and industry within the said. Islande; Secund King, and the ill feeling long existing offortu to induce Califórnian", manufacturare of And Where it is obviously desirable is the between him and prominent members of the farming implements and machinery to end people, who conducts him to the Roman onso. As the last scacions pruker was wilkes effect would be more striking. Catholic Cathedral, and there him received as against come man convicted of barglary,sizma, the Hon. J. J. Gasty, M.P. the population, that order and good government that wo British shall be wedding and mad Exhibitions, and the Society is trying now to The Commissionera (Sir Redmond Barry, interests as well of the native us of the white Supreme King's party, there is an uneasy feeling amples of their work to the Australian Catholic Bishop of Hongkong.

His evidence showed that he was angerited Hon, J. F. Sullivan, M.P, the Hon. O. J. should be established therein And Whorene diing and perhaps lead mistaken men to make arrangements for the transportation of A STRANGER first arriving in Hongkong can-

with the burglary, and beatated that the pri Jenuer, M.L.C., Jas. Munro, Esq, M.P, John the said Tui Viti and other high Chiefs have breaches of the pears. We must hope for the such grifolce. The Singapore Daily Timce says the Gooners had in his presence recounted the history Hellcath, Esq. L. J. Sherrard, Esq. and conjointly and severally requested Her Majesty quick departure of the gunboat sent for bootonics have together about 2,000,000 in. meat Gazette notifies that the Rt. Rev. the Lord of it. Subsequently one of the sonricted in George Oullina Sorey, Seuratury) obarged with the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland fore the Acting Consul General, for a rearing babitants, and great wealth, and are only thisty The British Australasian and beautiful appearance of the town of Bishop of Labuan has erected at Arohdesconry said that the offence was carried out by himself the duty of carrying out the operations have said to undertake the gvernment of the said telegram from our Government, and a Consul days from us by steam. The monthly mail line

in and cvar Labuan and the Straits Settlements and prisoner. The jury would now buvo to come to the conclusion that the preliminary islands homeforth; And Whereas, in order to free of all partisanship. to be styled the Archdeaconry of Singapore, consider the reliability of the uricted man's Exhibition might be rendered more attractive the establishment of British Government within the rics crop will rot-prios will be extreme be changed to semi-monthly. Mr. Wostgarth Otherwise much of is to be maintained in every case, unless itebould of the harbour. The site of the houses and and has appointed the Rav. G. F. Hon to a story, and the learned Attorney-General and neful if the field of competition were the unit islands, the waid Tui Viti and other the and trade paralyzed. Already the markets inte brings latters of commendation to leading buildings, the commading position of the Archdeacon of the said Arobdencoury.

enbaitted that while such testimony should be churches, and the light and aleen sepect of The following items are taken from the cored with anation it was not necessarily it invitations were acut to the Governors of their respective tribes, Lave agreed to oeds the Assuming, however, that nothing more hap received with confidence. He pradiote large

expanded beyond the limits of Australasia, and useral high Chiefs thereof, for themselves disorganized and supplies vary abort. all will also equally impress him. After London and Chino Express —

Dr. James Lagge, of Hongkong, was an Alter the evidence of witnesses bad bean countries and settlements in the Eastern seas, possession of, and the dominion and sovereignty | pened, the event la in some respecta satisfactory increase of trade when Australia and California Penang and Singapore, too, this city has a

requesting them to favor the commissioners, by over the whole of the said islands, and over the to foreigners as demonstrating very conclusively nounced to preneb at St. James's Hill on

become better acquainted-Daily Alla. homelike look that is altogether wanting in Sunday evening, 13th December

the prisoner. He submitted, fest, that sup

Mr. Handler briefly addressed the jury for promolgating intelligence of the propom, at inaltitante therect, and lase requested Her the strength of the Government and the mesh- she came time Daing the infuence incident to mil Majesty to accept anob Cession,-which ness of he opposition. It had boom feared for those places, and consequently strikes favour-Captain Alexander Bullar (1869) is appointed posing prisoner to have been concerned into those different countries might be induced to relying upon the justice and generosity of Her offence, by its refornring policy, and was not so

their high position, whereby the peoples of Cemion the said Tai Titi and other high Osiefs, some fine opp at the Government had gu THE STRENGTH OF THE PROHIBITORY

MOVEMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS. ably on the eye! But the illusion is a brief to the cound of the Module on the China offence, he bed turned. Queer's evidene...----

The outerms of its State vote at the recent. Que look on the blue water and it is Station. Opt. Thenison, go of the Modante, having got the others convicted and therefore send to Melbourne for exhibition exemples of said Mujesty, bare determined to tender andonatcong se could be wiabed.

The Wang Na or Second King sonsorred in election is now so nearly completo, that the in trasferred to the Challenger, in the pass of was neither right nor nemal to prosente him, patarsi productions of the different localitie, ditionally-and which Cession on the part of There snorm craft of the strangest tee, who is ordered is to las com the urged, in the second place, that he was not swell as of the industry and genius of the the said Tai Viti and other high Chiefs in wit this business is a son of the late Second King, official result in substantially known type, in which the children of the Flowery mand of the new Arotio. Expedition.

guity of the offence. The persons convicted I do myself the banor to address yon, and by the formal enrrender of the said territory to His father died some years before the late Knight, for Lieutenant-Governor, hus about lahabituace. Actouted by these considerations, need by the execution of these presents, and int is of Koyal blood on his father's side only. Gaston's plurality ja somewhat over 7,000. Mr. Tand are chattering a tongue little heard in

had conspired against him out of revenge, and their evidence was entirely uncorroborated. § (abonid the project meet with your approve! Her and Majesty Aad Wherma His Excellen Firat King, and the subordinate Boysity was 12,000 plurality and the other Republican Europe, and very foreign indeed to the newly ance with a antige received from the Post Office In a correration which ensued between Hirow the commissioners take leave to lastme) of Sir Bernales George Robers Rabido, not filled up -arrived. Still the is not unexpected, and Department of Great Britain, the pastige on Lordship, and the Attorney General, it trang-to beg that you will have the goodness to give Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished On the decease of the First King, the son of 22,000 more rotes than their Democratic com- however remarkable sarapans and janks may newspapers mailed in the United States and pired that at the time prisoner gave evidence, Publicity to the project in the manner beat Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Go- the First King was chosen to snoceed us Firet petitors. It appears, therefore, that about addressed for transmission via Southampton to he was himself under remand on the charge of alculated, in your opinion, to ensure the al-Tenor, Commander-in-Chief, and Vice-Admiral King and the son of the Second King to son 30,000 Republicans substituted Gastou's zame the East ladies, Hongkong, Obina, Japan, burglary. His Lordship said he and the jury aument of the fallcet mener of succés. of the British Colony of New South Wales and ceed not to the fall rant of his father, but to for Talbot's, while they voted for the other rans of Joylon, nor is the ceaseless clock of Ceylan, the Straits Settlements, and Tabuan, ought to have been soquainted with that collected from several departmente under your Irland, bath boom sothorised and depated by Palace His father had the full Royal title of didates that so many Republicans, at least, were 6.There can be no doubt that contributinate Dependencies, and Governor of Norfolks the position of Fringe of the Second King's candidates on the Republican ticket. This in has been reduced from six to font cents for the time. He thought the prisoner bad her Government (Botanical Gardens, Forests, Sr. Her said Majesty to accept on her behalf, the Somdet Phra, the man as that of the late and dissatisfied with Covernor Talbot's attitude in anob newspaper, if not exceeding four ounces unfairly treated by the Government; indeed; the monotonous sing-song of the Cingalese in weight, farther rate of fear poate being having regard to what inthorities had said ourey, Shipbuilding, or Minerale) would, Jurnish said Cosson

present iprende King had ; the present, Wing relation to the Prohibitory law to the point of when at work. One feature, however, in charzenblo for every additional four corses or as of uncorroborated testimony, like the many things completely norel to me, and also Now these Presents WithenERY

Na ăne only the atle Krom Pars, the same voting for a Democrat in order to defert bim, fraction of foor duhees.

present, be felt it would be a straining dustrial value in the raw or maustastured state. eignty and dominien over, the whole of the according to precedent there may be Second party man sorte unwillingly. Add to theno

of the highest interest, while articles of in- pressos unfavourably, amid much that is at-

That the potasion of, and full over title held by two other princos as this day, an extreme monare, to which even moderate ôf the law, to convict prisoner. Therefore, tractive. That is the apparent scarcity of

The Audacious, Bag-ship of tos China Considering there was no evidenos but that of Tea, Baw Silk, Droga) forwarded by the Group of Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, and even a Third King, called Wang Na and the thonunda who, unable to go ao far, refrained Squadron, renhed Saez, on the 3rd December, the three priecuers, and knowing how powerful lower or by merutile his would obviously - known as the Zijls (and ring between die Wung Lung, or Uparat and Fiyo Hat, Thure from young at all, and the sill greater number vegetation. The huge peak that fawns over on her pasaku uur. During the stay of bo was the foaling of revenge, be advised the jury alghten the public of Australasin as to this parallels of latitude of fifteen dorrors worth, in un annstitutionst gees of either. The title who, disliking Governor Talbot's record on this the city looks barron and rugged, and but Audacions at Malta, the Commander-in-Chief; not to convict prisoner, jetspad ja Talue, and the extent of supply, and fond to and twenty tuc degrees south of the Equator, are thus translated; Wang No, Palaes of the question, reled for him notwithstanding, be little foliage is visible Ones landed, this the Hon. Sir James R. Drummond, entertained The jury accordingly returned a verdict of cularge and improra ocemeralal relations be and between the meridian of longitude of von Yan Guirdi Wang Lang, Palmen of the Beat cause ho was the regular candidate of his party, proves in a great measure an erroneous idea, Vice Admiral Ryder and staff at dinner, the not guilty. Prisoner, however, was aut die sween them and the people of Hongkong, giving hundred and cases weren degren west, and Geard, Eparat, Enders Kings Fire Raty seed beanse be donated their cappens and an additional imperas to existing branches of one hundred and serealy five degrees east of sinted King, te, joint und equal with the support on other grounds, we find that the for there are as many trees in Victoria na in gave a retara dinner on board the dudario charged, as he is wanted on another charge.

The Court was then adjuurned tili Friday, directione, to life mutual advantage not only of inhabitants thereof, and of and over all porta Thers need be no second or third King, at the Republion party is much smaller than bas trade, and opening up neck arounce in several the meridian of Canwich), and ofer the Uparate 14 20 sold on fond in number of thoroughgoing. Prohibitioniste în Juost towns, and they climb high up on the tear-admiral Inglefield, the captains of the Channel Squadron, and-the respective staffs of

BOUN YOKOHAMA, monutain, and will, ere many years have the flag officers, being amongst the gues

those engaged in the exobunge of commodities, barbare, havena, roddetënde, rivers, calpiries, previously to this last appointment which sa I been generally supposed. The knowledge thus (From the Japan Gansdie;}.

but of the respective communities wise and other water, and all reefs and foreshores have all was not to the full rons, secoud and gained at nomu risk had loss, will doubtless lapsed, if the typhoons spare them, be very

It will be nöed by the notification lesped, by The commissioners rebtors to subsuit within or mljacent thereto, are hereby ceded to, third Kings were if I am riganly informed, have its effect in the future councila” of the luxuriant:

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. the IT. & Consul General, that, on Monday for your consideration that what is boss cal, and soospted on behalf of Her shid Mujer invariably either full brothers or sons of the party-Worcester (U.S.) Spy

19th January

afternoon, Japanese physicians will make; the ionlated to accomplish the end they havà in view the Qason of Great Britain und Ireland, der fret Kings and mostly chosen by the frak E, however, the stranger is prepossessed

mound of the Settlement, to exagrinesli japanese is not so wooh a large, solfection of articles of Heirs and Buccessors, to the intent that from King, to change

THE FRENCH PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE in favour of the place by his first view

BEFORE 0. MAY; EBQU

und Chisque in the employ of Europeans and the same kind distinguiseship one from another the tips forth the said islande, and the waters. The special duty of the second King is to from the water, he cannot help being yet

Anzarionna, and, if no6ossing, to rsesizată them. in some slight degrea only, but types of the rocks, sud other places un aforesaid, lying within loud the vanguard in war. In old Sumes The Times saya masage evidently BYTRYNÍTÊ QÜTDOOR GAMBIANCES

The first over-san mail under the new regime, bichest excellence or adjacent thereto, may be anaezed to and be Tuore so on closer: duquaintance, and must marvel greatly to find so much effected in & oburged Chan Afook and another, as sail as this morning, per P. M... 8. One chartered beneficial if the chief articles of a commercial Crown lumante, but during the century the sucose-It indicated the divided counsels of a distracted Inspector J. Dodds, stationed at Aberdeen, was despatched by the Japanese Government They ouggest also that it would be found a Fescossion and Dependenter of the British history there are several instances of capteats board, its to extreme caution It is toned for the throne between second King sud utour down to most internal ministerial di Boalties. faw short years. For, it must be remember Lothere not in custody, with gambling in a bye- steamer Allons, for San Franciscó,

naturs were accompanied with notes show ng That the form or Constitution of Goon has been peacable in one dy usaty, and caly Cabinet. Such are the comments, and the way at Ap Li Chow RTA ALZA Two more deaths from smallpoz bans occur. the trada pride, the quantity available for or- vernment, the means of the maintenance there ane Sagend King (and he was the eldest son of wrounds for them ore chrious. The Marshal's od, Victoria is a mushroom city, and as such Compisiniat said he went with some other red amongst the European comunity of purt and say other information, and of, had the law and regulations to be his predecessor) has become First King expriations are chosso, so that they could hardly is a most favourable spermon. The site, constables to the place, and in a passage way Tokio, besides that of Mr. Framvind who was Elt is expected that arrangements may be administered within the said island, shall be The Supreme Grown, of contes, falls to the be objected to avan by that nufielding sectio though extremely favourable sanitarily, on lending from the main stroot a crowd of gaze removed to the Yokobama Smallpox Hospitat made on favorable terms with the Steam Packet such as Her Anjasty shall prescribe and de- strongest and apprehend that Besoad King of Legitimists whose intentions were devoribed

blers were spoil bifsily coupled at two mats on New Year's Day oad died on Tuesday night. Companies for the transit of the goods to termina

ncoeeds by baing on the spot with the forces, recently by our correspondent from the month account of the facility for drainage, was one? The crowd dispersed on their approach and the There are still two or three cases under Melboome. They will be admitted through bat pending the making by Her Majesty. Nominally the sovereignty is elective, with of one of their number. The object of the that presented great dilalities in the way to prisonors only wore arrested. He should treatment, here and in the Capital, but the Custom House here duty free, and at the as aforesaid, of some more permanent pre preforence for Princes of rayal deicant on the measures which he suggests to boot. of road making, and the heavy rains say there were over ten men gambling. He believe the patients are progressing favourably end of the exhibition they will either be banded viden-for the Government of the sald islando, maternal as well as the paternst side, and the The country, uzcelsingi agitated by the pro- quently wash the soil from the surface and anized two gambling mats 2,000 commen saah berat which has fallen today will doithtless over to the agents of the exhibitare, or sold, the His Excellency Sir Harealer George Robert senior Prince Answering to the description: pagation of the most per vicims doctrine,

and one bundred and fifty bright gambling cash do something towards preventing the spread of procede being disposed of according to the Robinson, in pursuance of the powers in hai the most eligible. The diceting body consists, the Asambly, to insure the Government whol leave them in a ruinous state. Notwithstand- 30 cents in silver, sales, counters, board and the spidemio,

Spade netrections received vorted, and with the consent and at the request of the Fringe Officials and people of all who is be protect it, and to guarantee the regular ing these obstacles, streets have been formed pricking stick. He had no proof that the Yesterday morning, at 10n'olock, His Majesty 9-Yon will permit me to impress apon you of the said Tui Titi and other high Chiefs, the come to the audience, PA CONSOLE warking of the public power. In the first place oeding parties hereby, shall stablish such Neither the late nor the present Second King beggents nothing beyond a mera personal of fair aborago width, and roads and foot-ouers be found $8.

Libya Parade Ground, near the Grimusbo, to be taken by all disposed to contributes waye made of the best and most enduring Mr. May remarked that this was the most sclerate the re-opening of sho Rikugunako, 10-Eight months only remain between the shall seem meet, poder

the country their position has been ceremonial appears will too much, reiteration for, at to character. In many places there are incomplete set of gambling gear he had ever seen (Arny Department) The morning, a similar date of this letter, and the proposed paning of That the sbeolata proprietomskip of all only, and they bure not even been commited suppose we are dealing with sny plan for the

in un satdoor gambling anse.

měremony took place at Kongunsho, (Navy the exhibition in Melbourne, (August 2nd, fands, not shown' to ko now alienated, so as to abont Treaties they have signed, der gi | transmission of povers and the creation of an mense fights of granite steps in others the Prisoners who said they were only passing Department, 1875),

here become bond file, the property of Euro. Even with the full Royal Diguity of Sondet independent Constitution. Again, the invita whole causeway, is so constructed of granite at the time, were fined $6 each, and in default From the Japan Daily Herald, Jun, Pb) 11. Dodacting the period to be occupied by peans or other Foreigners or not now in the Phra I have sometimes wondered how the tion of the Marshal to me of all parties to

Tae S. 6. Batspora, Captain Hebback, which the transit of the goods, short time is left for astest nae or couumilon of some this or tribe, position could ever bare been regarded sa à belp him, and his declaration that he represent as to break the too steep descent. The roads sent to 14 days, hard labour,

arrived today from Bhaughti, towed from preparation. Notwithstanding that, much can or not actantly required for the probable future ringahip. I take 1 Ling to be the highest only social defense and national recovery wil up the hill, cut from the granite rock, are P. de Sorza, a watchman at the Aberdeen Kote a small steamer somewhat similar to the be done if the work be undertaken with alacrity, support and maintenance of some Chist or person in a Kingdom-butt Sand Kings and ensurage many to believe that he is destross admirably constructed, and the channels docks, barged a coolte at work on the premises P. M. &, tug, which is to be used in oar harbour and prosecuted with vigor and led tribe, shall be and le tereby declared to behind Rings ar Kings I can see no reason why to roame the ore modest, tons of his early with stealing onils from the dook, the property; rither as a cargo lighter or in taming örattand- Concluding with che oppression of the vested in Hermaid Majesty, Her Helm and we should not bare fourth, aftus and other Presidency. Endling speculateur will follow formed for the torrents that blow heavy of the P.M.B.9. Co, whose steamship Cand was ing so ships. Some lentils were expressed in hopa of the commissioners that you will be Successors, Kinga adinindian why la fust, Her Maicha the publication of this document, but there is rains are the best that could be made under repairs.

- Kobe us to her remobing-høre, but Eliptain - pleased to afford to them the benef. of your 5--That Hər Majesty shalt bare power, excuse to go to the lattine and on searching but also made a very good pasango on as the that Dougkong may be adequately represented, public purposes, to take car loads apon pay in be all Kings,

and his Mintatare te to delay the shock of Complainant said the defendant minde, the Flatback not only brought bie überge in safety, native assistance and powerful co-operation, so whenever it shall be deemed neconary for opat brotherhood should not bu izoreaved bet probably ground for the opinion of those who our Transatlantio dousing desturing tasmaelves think that the chief object of Marshal Machin rim be lourd the now nelle.

But rogige, was performed in 14 hours, which, cons

ment to the proprietor of a reasonable amoy

partiem in the Assembly which a bold programmio, Defendent was fined $20, in default of which | sudering the course steered by the Estepona,

(Signed) REDMOND BARET, by way of compensation for the deprivation A young fellow having been charged with would precipitate. The present message would

Chairman, thereof.MOROUS S

getting drunk the night before, and webing to suit almost any proposals, wherbas one positive 6-Thụt all the existing public building, justify himself declared thắt be soror was sad rigorous in its expressions might necen- heuses, and offices, all enclosures and other drunk, der ever meant to be for it always made altato measures which the Assembly would | pisses or parcels of land now est apart, or him foel so bad the next morning.

reject, and poeatbly destroy well in rejecting?"

四

The comparative absence of carriage traffic, and the vast number of sedan chairs jogging Doiselessly along, are certainly features pe culiar to the place. Europesus, at first hesitate to avail themselves of sechs made of corveyance; but the steep ascents soon teach

Adwinalty House, and Vice Admiral Byder

printers were managers, but on the first. pris was present at an inspection of troops at the that it is highly desirable that immediata esporary or provisional Government as to him; have bad any active part in the Government of Septannata. The pronoun the first person

STEALING NAILS,

to be sent to three months' hard labour.

it which was obliged to keep near the shore for

CATÁN KORE STREET CAKELING. * the sake of pouring mouth water, givea pitollis BXCRLUENCE THE GOVERNOR,

Chinesa constable No, 220, obarged one Chun average speed of about nine kuote an hour from Afoo, with gambling on the Fraya Central, Kole.

Hongkong.