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the very best sorts grown in Shansi will not compare with the Indian opium; but it is possible that by more careful cultivation, the former may be materially improved. Then, indeed, the Government of India will need to be on the gis vije in such an event the nativo princes, who draw their land revenue principally from it, will have to look for fresh sources from whence to fill their treasuries But the probabilities are in favour of the prolongation of the trade in the Indian pro- dust. Even if they were not, there is little

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He was fined £5 in default, three months' hard labour. AMNES

F.0.222.

TOKOHAMA.

EXCAVATIONS AT NINEVER.

ME, GROŻOR KÆLITH'S'BIGOND LIFEDITION.

supposed that the unfortunate men met their yet been fought, mettere lock fairly for Al. bar expelled bim and took the country for him In the Periarts Gandik The Siat Jata we deals from the hands of robbare.The wretches phono.The worst of it in that the bay angelf. After this the hero engaged in many and se apudapeament that Ching in and Tih have not yit been dissovered. Last night some porta his mother, and is surrounded by ignorant exploits sitbor by himself or tarongs, his mor- Tong Alour and another Obinoman, were chan, whom I mentioned last week as haring one was prowling about my house examining papal grandes, who will lead him wrong if vants, such se ostroying a great lion, a sphinx, EVERY TOW and then the home papers get charged by Uhinoso constable No. 207, with be prometalk boa fret to Vice-President of the windows Et., on going ontoide the visitor they can. It le maid that some Republicans or monster, and other animals. He now built hold of some freak opinion on the opium Bghting near the Harbour Master's Dice Board of work, and the second to Tice abruptly departed. We intend watching for mean to take common cause, with Don Carlos palace he mob, and surrounded himself with a The frah prisoser, it appeared, was only re- Fresident of the Colonial office, bad had a few nights, as it would be the reverse of planeant to oppose Alphonso. If so, they will greatly court, taking as his companion and adviser a trade, and express alarm or hope for the monstrating with the second for throwing his audience to return thank for the favors to be ought napping by this blood thirsty aid the cause of the latter by exhibiting to the wisowan, a beer or astrologer, named Kealaui,

zation and to the world, how rebid, numero, whom he had tempted to come to his court.: future according to the latest necount radost bin rubblab on to the Prays instand of into bestowed on them, Chinglig in one of the fraternity, ceived. Not long since we were favoured his bostanie or more of the Toung-le yamua, and he Japanese are cortainly peculiar people pulses and anprincipled both sides must be to Adding district after district to his empire, and He was Recordingly discharged, and theit.shua wae, during the rule of Obungbow at and have curious methode of working. Not assist each other in wizing oil and water, that destroying the wild animaly, be gradually laid with an extremely doleful view of the ques-second prisoner wun ned 50 conte, in default, Tientsin saperintendent of the Imperial long since a notification was imed to the effout the pance the people sigh for may be made in the foundation of a considerable state. Ha Babonquered a objef named Humbaba, who ruled tion put forth by one journal, which would three days imprisonment. Anal In the measte it is enounced that the land at present occupied by forts along possible.MA

BRAVESTMALING & JACKET,

that the Ministers of the Cabins and Lithe coast, was to be taken foregricultural pur- The Guilos affair sooms to be settled in this in a region clothed with pine trees, and there. have had us believe that the days of the sale, Chun Asing, a timamith, in Koi Kung inne, Hongchang, as Minister of State, had been poses and the forte dons away with, Since then, wap Alphonso's government has agreed to fore out of the land of Babylonis, and he van of Indian opium in Chian were most casured-ebarged a man, named Leung Afeon, with amused by the Regens to the Council bowever, the Government bes fasued another end a fleet to the plaos where the outrage quisbed another rater named Belean. It was ly numbered. Aucther commonted in great stealing a meket from the top of his house, Rood for deliberation and the dispsiob of predamation sunnlling the former, and staling courrod and exact frata the Carliste full com after the destruction of the latter that Tahtar, The prosecutor said that Bouring anotre fast pahlja business The Gasolle of the and that the forta are not to be demolished. It is pencation and a fine. This fleet it now raining who is called a prindere or queen, and who alaria, bat with a little more sense, on the evening on the top of his house he went up and Febronry side that i had had an audicace didieult taarrive at a conolusion for this strange off the guilty place. A German feet le not far reigned at Brech, offered to marry Izdalar. of the Regonia, to take leave on his dopasture donduct on the part of the Imperial Authorities. off and it is understood that should the The Brat husband of Ishtar was Tamzi→ Tam-. growth of the product in China, and consi-saw the prisoner in possession of his jacket.

The prisoner was identified on having only for Ponting Fortinr on, the same lose.It scams to us that the maintenance of the forte Spanish fleet fail, the Gorman fect will take tax, orddonia and Jehtar's condnot to bim dored that the matter was certainly growing left the gael an hour before, where he had been and on the same day, we find it adornce that is quite an unnery item of expenditure, the matter op. Germany is determined to exoot and bar behaviour after his death had been such that Izdubar declined to have anything to do very serious. A recent report, bearing the for siz bears for being out without a pass. Six the Ministers of the cabinet and Li Rung- which, in the impoverished condition of Japan, the fullest reparation, and no wonder.

with her. After this the neighbourhood of signature of Major-General Daux, Agent to new jackets were found on the prisoner Eich chang had been summoned to the Connell should be taken into consideration. To be pre- Room, for deliberation and the dispatch of pared for war is the egreat way of being left in

Brech was ravaged by a bail, which was up- posed to be neut as a ponishment for Izdabses the Governor-General, on the opium pro- he was auspected of having stolen,

The prisoner admitted having been on the business. From private losters received here pesce, it is said, bub are the forte of Japan any

deflanes of Tahtar. Tedubar destroyed thin duction of Central India, seome, however, to top of the house, but said be was a boatman and from Peking on the evening of the 3rd and 4th real benefit to the country and would they

We (Daily Telegraph) have unoh pleasure animal, and then celebrated the event by a have removed a few of these doubts and fears went up to take a walk. He did not atend the instant, we learnt that Li would leave Peking prevent an invasion The oneral verdict must

ou the 3rd instant for Paraling; and since he that they would ba ulet onticuly useless in in publishing the enbjoined vory interesting feast at Fisch or Warka. He sat in the hall of and revived the drooping faith of the pezzi Jacket

Remanded till the 8th inet, no it was shown then we have heard from the Chinese officials case of war; and as such is the one, would it paper from Mr. George Emith upon the general bis palico, his chiefs round him reclining on here, that bia Excellency bad reached Proating not show greater wisdom on the part of the result of his explorations in Assyria couches at the banquet, while proclamation of miste. The gallaut General considers the be was of weak intellect,

I hava birnady related in your dolumns bow, the glory of the monarch was made round the ‚ 'GAMBLING

on the 5th tastani, the fast day of the Chinese authorities to demolish the facts entiraly and revenue derived from this soures, inatenil of

use the land for raising cereal? A large wet; on my stond expedition, after a ride of two town. Misfortune now set in. Henbaul way” Kon Albing and three othere were obarged year, being precarious, as has been so often stated, by Chinese constable 159 and 197, with game-

In the Gazette of the 2nd February there is a useless expenditure would thus be done away days and two nights, I entered the town of killed by somo animal, and afterwarde buried as one of the most certain sources of income Bling on the racecourse yesterday, the first and short Rdio in reply to a menurial from Censor with and the soil pot to profitable application. Mosul just before daybreak upon the morning in etata by Izdebar, who made a iumenta

of tho lot of January, 1974, Immediately after tion over his lost compassion; and Izdobar. I arrived at the Khan Balade," whers "I had himself was good actucked by some disenac, tunt India has to rely on. The lower qua third prisoners were acting as managers and Li Kwellic, praying that the Throne will allowining Bus, February lib.

Ting Show-obang, lately Teritorial Taoutai at the scound and fourth gambling:

resided when in Mosul. I rent for one of my of which be died. Such abould be the na lities now produced in China for home use

The second prisnner was identified se beying Ticntain, at present at this place in mourning HOME AND OHINA AFFAIRS

... (From our own Corrorpondent.).

former chiefa, and directed him to get for me a tural and of the legend, and it would do not, in his opinion, form any real cause been in gaol twice before, onde for gambling for his father, and a man highly respected by the people of Tientein, to be again employed in

LONDON, 2nd Jan, 1875. number of men, and to, commezne oxcavationo correspond with the curious secvant-în for apprehension; for the class in that coun- and one us rogue and vagabond.

-CURRENT TOPICS.

immediatelynt Kouyorjik in the very place the old Ambis work nalled the Storiest The first and third wore sent to one month's the public service in Chibli. The Regente try which consumes the Indien drug will not hard labour each, the second to two mouth, command, nocordingly, that at the expiration Home politics ars at present considerably whore i censed from work last year. I then of Nimrod," where it is related that Nim touch the coarser focal products." This is and the fourth was fined $2 or seven days of his one bundred days of mourning, la Hung agitated by the question of the selection of agere him out the tools, and afterwards prepared rod, under Divine displeasure, was otricken chang shall again give Ting Showichang man to fill the post of leader to the Lilacs party for breakfast. My party wasat once social, With disease, and died after suffering great Ting is a native of the same in the House of Commons vice Gladstone.ro and brought to a good fragment of an in-tortare. So far there is nothing improbable in what the Pross out here have constantly re-imprisonment.

tp Awong, another coalis, sus charged by employment. iteratod, but seemingly to no porpase. The Chinese constitle No. 124 with gambling on province la La Hong-chang, the province of tired, The lot wil certainly fal Letter on the scribed tablet and a small bronze figure. After the legend if we divest it of the supernatural Marquia of Hartington or on Mr. Forster-che breakfast I went to the Berei or Gererament element, And Tony of the incidente are Malwa opium her steadily inorcased in fa- the race course, and fined $1 or three days gaubrayad Tebruary, rafty of three Tien-fire mumed faring, I should say, the better House, a large building outside the walls of ootmon place enough; hat people in all ages

the vour of late, and e, likely to continue to do Imprisonment.TEA

tein sportemen started for the wild grounds of chance. The position is a very important one, Masul on the south side of the city. At the bave been reluctant to believe in the duath of "ASSAULTING THE POLICE. J. d. Clay and A. Rivers, seaman on board Mongolis, and as they, in our minds, rank with amuck as the Queen always sendt for the Burai I paid a complimentary visit to the Turk popular heroes, and in coordance with this unless the native drag is improved in! quality to such a degree as to constitute it a the Brities hark Cap sing moon, vere pharged Gordon Camming, Baldwin, Baker, and Rise lender of the Opposition in the creat of a Go. ish Governor, Abdi Blondi, whom I had known feeling the author of the legends of Indubar has no aportamen, we naturally expect to see them verament defeat Mr. Glad some continues on during my former visit. Before I reached lengthened bio story, making out that Izdobar rival to its foreign competitor. At present, with being drank and disorderly, and assaigretaro, after the Chinese holidays are over, with bìa anti-papal cruendo. He has Dr, Newman, Hoen! I was wail swore ihat I should encounter did not dje, but wandered away into cate a long string of carts, heavily laden with the Dr. Manning and Monsignor Capel all down dificulties with the authorities, and had, in tabulous region where he was cured of his The prosecutor said yesterday afternoon at

clock, there was a disturbance near the trophies of their rifles and rene, tamely tigers, opon. bis in full skirmishing order, but bis dead, been warned that I should meet great op disease. This latter part of the story runst be Western market, he went up and found the wid bass, wolves, foxes, de, untilopes, basse le strong ibet they only expose them position in any work. On visiting the Governor entirely abalone, but if is to no the mont prisoners quarrelling with Lawker. The tarde (Tapoo) down to sand gronse. In imagi selves in attacking it. The last inne of tho of Moral I sus at once that my presence was interesting portion of the narrative, lecanes prisoners were eating oranges and refused uation we see two new wings commenced to be Quarterly Review contains an artinlo by Mr. nawelcome, and that a disagreeable interview the author has bere woven into his text the to pay for them. He told them to pay and not added to the Shangai Mum to take in new Gledatore on the character and antecedents of was before me. I must go back a little in order asecunt of the Deluge, nad other curiou quarrel. The second prisoner then atraer him specimens of wild amicale sad birds bagged in the Pope, wherein, with abundance of facts to to show the use of that change for the worse legends and beliefe current at that time in Boross the right eye with a stick, and the frat Mongolia-a new held really for foreign sporurely on, His Holiness is shown to be a very in our relations there. Daring my formar visit Babylonin

coomon-place and abusive specimen of mor to the East, the Pacha of Baghdad was Izdu bor is represented in the fabalans pārk prisoner struck him on the back of the cok men.-Corespondent of NC. Daily News.

tality, on whom infallibity its like the bell on friendly man, visch eatrerad, and on excellent of the legend as wandering away from the city fool's cap. There is nothing vindictive oi terms with the representatives of foreigs of Erech, and coming to a region where thera und tore his uniform coat. He blew bis whistle. and assistance came, and they were taken into custody. He was sent to Hospital and was in

abnsive in the style of attack, but it moat Powers While I was at Moral, however, the were giants who control the eun, and send it (From Japan Mail Daily Advertiser.)

effrutaally disposes in the minds of all un Arst time I heard that the Government at overy day on its course These monsters are. great pain and had to go back again today.

At the annual general meeting of the Yoko prejudized man of the divine attributes of the Constantinople had recalled the Governor represented as terrible in appearance and of The case was then remanded till Tharaday hama Chambar of Commerce, bald on the 16th Holy See. My, Gladstone's political influence of Baghdad; and had appointed in his great atatore, their fest resting in bell while the 4th inetunt.

ult,, Mr. A. Winstanley was elected Chairmunon de Continent is very great, especially in plana Redit Pacha. - 36-is Mourions their bende veached to heaven. Three of them RENDITION.

vice Mr. A. J. Willis. S

Germany-Tabould say far greater them that that that in the Torkist Empire the confronted Izdobar, who was terrified by them, that could be done legitimately to prop it up.for the rendition of Jean Juan, a seaman on An application was made at the Magistnicy

Arrangements have been made for the doparof other Boy man living. His literary ne various loon! Governors are changed to often but afterwarde summoned up courage to ap Hence we are inclined to let the future take board the German burk, Bawa, obargod by the March The French troops will embark on the ecclesiastical tarp of mind leave his enemies become acquainted with his district before he is gianta, be was directed or his road to Hasieadre

tars of the Royal Murine Battalion on the 1st quiremonte, his Liberal propensities, and his that it is senteely possible for a Buler to proach them. On Izdebar inquiring of the care of itself. Safficient unto the day is the German Consul with stabbing the chief officer s day in the contract mail atgamer, dis evil thereof.

on the high sens

Mr. Ven. Brandt, the German Minister, left nothing to fire at The service he is doing rolled; in fact, sometimes a Pacha bar only the ago, whom in my former letters I have On the application of Inspector Grey, the on the 17th alt, for Shanghai by the Oregoniante Prince Bismarck's anti-tramontane policy just comfortably seated himself when he is walled Sisit, but shoes name I have now die case was remanded till Monday next.

He was accompained po boned by his oli e incalculable. Even the most rabil Catholic requested to move. In accordance with this covered to be as above.

It was a tradition in the country that Husin- sacnot but admit that it has been one rainous plan, I witnessed during my two visita colleagues and a number of his countrymen, great aim of Mr. Glitsione's lifa tore to the Ehet many changes numiz there Probes adra had lived before the Flood as a city which and hos left Japan amid many demonstrations move all too political, social, and ecclesias and smaller Governors, but newhere did I scc mes called Surippat, and which was styled the of good will. -, aut vend

tical disadvantages that they could possibly asch an unfortunate selection that of Redit"ehip city," or "ark city, in allusion to the The Administration of the “Momsgerics complain of. When auch man, having auc- Toba for the government of Baghdad. Redil, Lark built as 2 refuge galast the Flood. I Maritimes de France" baie gracefully reca seeded entirely, torns round and declares that I was informed, is acquainted with Freud have already given an account of the Obaldean » nied the efforts of Muïda Korin, an offer of papa? pretensions are aggresive, unscrupulons, and knowns something of European civilisa-Deluge traditious, and this I need not repeat, Asbigarn, on the occasion of the estaatrophe to and dangerous, notwithstanding all the assur. tion; but strange to say, in bin govoroment beas, although the narrative is now much com ACTION FOR SLANDER-LANR, CRAWFORD the Nil, by presenting him through their Agent anses made to the contrary, people find them as ahown himself bostile to foreigners, and pieter, the facte remonie as I et first stated

AND CO. D. MARKS, $3,000. sro with valuable gold chronometer as eelves very unch inclined to beltere bin. And particularly to the English, Here, again, the them. IBM.. Audacious, double-sarow iron ship, This was an action by Messrs. Lane, Crawford evidence of their sense of bin distinguished when they see the impracticable and hopeless Torkiak Government displays a polivy likely to In his entrquent journey in search of Easió. armour plated, sont out to raliers the Iron & Co. against Mr. D. Marka, & furniture dealer, bumanity,

During the past ten days covers Bres have pursued by the papal following in the alienate the best friends of the country, for adra Izdubar is supposed to pass through a re Duke, which departed from this port not long in Pottinger. Street, to recover the eam of

origet in various quarter of Tedo. On the legislatures of France, Germany, and Great they singled out Redif Pacba for the highest gion of darkness, and then to arrive at a coun- Britain, they see a strong eonfirmation of his honour. I shall not dwell long on the annoy try which was like a paradise, the trees boing San Francisco...Mr. L. P. Fraas, 21, Mer.since. arrived bere yesterday. Vice Admiral $1,000 for alleged slander.

olanta Exotiauge.

Mr. Brereton appeared for plaintiffs, and Mr. afternoon of the 12th. ultimo a live broke out dictam that whilst the Holy See grape at all it and I experienced from this gentianan, and hong with jewels, Izdular afterwards meets Alfred P. Ryder is following in H.M.E. Vigilant;

in the new Ecole Militaire, ercated in tho can by any means obtain, it will neither yield, will only say that there are Englishmen living many other adventures, and ultimately, no I New York Meera, S. M. PETTINGILL & Co., to take the command of the squadron in China Toller for defendant.

and Japan, vice Vice-admiral, Sir O. F. A The wording of the plaint was as follows rounds of the late Owari Yashiki, which was concode, or temporize, hat will declare itself at Bagbdady or connected with that city, who have before related, sees Hnaisadra and hears 37, Park Row. Hongkong. 2nd January, 1875,

could give a count of the proceedings of the from him the story of the Flood, Shadwell. The Avalacious is of similar appear the plaintiffs alaim $1,000, being dumages only extinguished after a reidorable portion infallible and irresponsible.

Prince Leopold a very ill indeed, and much Governor which would natonish people here. Hasienden, when be bad revealed this history, anco and build to the Tron Duke. The usual from the defendant for that be, the defendant, of the buildings had perished. On the 18th ult, nt 11 o'clock, another fire occurred in salutes were fired on her acsival falsely are maliciously spoke and published of the residence of Dr. Anderson, chief urgent teen subject all his life to inward amorrhage. cavating at Ninerob, is within the Pachalik of Izduber, to dip that here in the 90, and after apprehension exism regarding hini. Ho she town of Moaul, where I resided while ex. gave directions to Urlamet, the companion of The British steamship Hongkong, 1,221 tons, the plaisille on the 23rd day of February, last wear Oape Geurdufui, in long, 61.10 E., lat. 1876, at Victoria, cm the occasion of a publicated to the Narul, Hospital, to He had lately a slight attack of typhoid fever, Baghdad, and the Governor of Mosul is directly his bath the Babylonian monarch arose cured, 11,40 N., in the Indian Ocean, was a vessel well, austion of which the plaintiffs had the conduci, odio a quarter at an hour the home was which of ouares redored him considerably responsible to him. When returning from The us the inaription staten:

His divenne in the water to beauty farmed; known in these waters, sister wreed to the the words following, This is nothing but a completely destroyed, the owner failing to save morrhage then got in, reducing him still more. Daily Telegraph Etpontfort I got clear of the Canton, lost at Foochow She was fortaerly rigging sale: I repeat this is nothing but are pressable land is that can be stopped he must sink. country before Redif Pachs could late notice he asst off bir illness, and the aen carried it commanded by Captain Symington, bow in rigging sale (meaning that the anotion which Anderson's low over prices, valuable library He has always been a subject of great solicitude of nie; but after I had gone bo cent to bis euh away, and health coverać bir akin.

After thia restoration to health the mighty China curat, any, the Hankou. There are up or Filaretian intended to deceive and of art and that he was insured. The spark the utmost sympathy not only of her relatives be bad let me go without taking from me half bonter retornet, ha campany with the seamen command of a lugga merebant steamar on the the plaintiffa were then conducting was a made of medical and miagellaneous books and work to the Queen, and should be die, she will attractordinate at Moaul, and demanded to know why no particulare to tinud as to tow the wes Tout cheat the publia) whereby the plaintify were from the burning beeg cried in the direction but of the nation and indeed of Europe god the the utiqnition: and he added an order tunt if Urbwist to theity of Brooks, and is supposed I returned guarda should be placed over me, to have lamented over bis lost companion, beyond the telegram stating the regrettable Kreatly prejudiced in their character is an of the wind, ignited a block of native buildings United States to

in the neighbourhood which was destroyed.

THE PROPOSED TUNNEL İRON DOYER. TO and I should not be allowed to leave Mosol Heabent as David mourned over Jonathan. tioneers and otherwise.”

(From Japan Gazette.)

CALAIS. Mr. Toller handed the following letter into

without giving up the east half of everything The Meiji Maru, the new light house tender,

There really seems a reasonably certain pro- I discovered. This extravagant and impossible Court-

arrivod co the 21s altins from the Clyde, apsat of a tunnel being constructed under the demand was made a pretext for a series of hori Supreme Court House,

1st March, 1875.

where she was built by Musta. Napier & Sons. channel to connect the consta of England and tile uctions and annoyances, which continued for the Japanese Government. She left Glasgow France. At all evants, there seems to be no during the whole of the time I remained in the f Marks ats. Crawford. Dear Sir, flcase 10 sake notice that besides of the 12th December, last after a very difficulty in obtaining capital for the purpose, country on behalf of the Maruth.

Pussing over these troubles and the protests the defences which come under the general factory triat trip. She is a twin-screw, with without the grant of a suivention or govern- in we intend to rely on the following —

two engines, indicating 1,30 hores power, the ment guarantee, The Provisional Interna and appeals to Constantinople-which, followed, That tho alleged einderens words are trap inoylinders being thirty and afty-four inches tional tempany, which has the mutter in hand, then, I owe to some of the results of my dig.

diameter, respectively, and three feat stroke: substance and in fact.

We shall be obliged also by your having Her dimensions are: Length: 243 feet, breadth about to expend £100,000 on tentative ging at Nineveh My trenetes and operations experiments. I really see no difficulty in the were similar in character to those last year, and ready for production all books of sour clients of beau, 30 feet, depth of hold, fects matter. Many of the Carnish minee run under Ineed not waste the time of your readers upon containing entries with reference to the sale is burthen 1,000 tons, British measurement; draft the channel and are perfectly dry and safe. them. I discovered may now records selling quest or and specially, to the persons to of water, 13 feet 9 ingen Ober trial trip The extremis depth of the channel between of Kings before unknown, who reigned and she made thirteen knots with both sprewe, and Daver and Dalais is only 180 feet at high water performed Koyal, ness in days long passed by whom the goods sold belonged.

sight basta with ons. Mera Matheson & Co., during spring tides, and cbaik certainly exista bat these, again, are of the same kind as those We are, Dear Sira,

Yours truly,

up whom she was constracted, despatched her at 200 to 300 feet below that. At these delim I have already described in pour oclacus. My (Signed) -ED: SHARY & TOLLER.

to this port.

A man known as Juichiya, Chazo, of Kofu, talk becomes very solid and therefore prealist purpose is rather, in this letter, to give some ly safe to pierce. "There must be atleep buring other particulars of more general interest to Mesare, Caldwell & Breroton, Solicitors,

in the Provinca of Kai, already famous us a Mr. Brereton said the slander aited was only ke maker, and is likely to become still better matructed to meet in the centre, which wil the Flood legenda, I discovered; on this second

at dach end: from these the tunnel will be those who are not Anayeiologists. First na to 13. The arms of the earth have taken thee.

Tola poetical threnody of Indabar is followed one instanco of a series si similar attacks. (

kaown. He has commended the misunfacture of be the highest part of the tapnel; so that water enterprise, several new fragmente belonging to by s curieus legend, to the effect that Heabani, snob a statement, and introducing matters not Japanese who begin to be no mean judges of

Mr. Toller objected to Mr Brorstop using beer; the quality of which is pronounced by will flow into the boringa, ut caolt end, from this sarice of texts, and I have found that the who had been killed, did not. reat in bis grass bafore the Court.

which it will be pumped. A gradual desount Babyloniaus called the hero of the Denge under the earth, and petition is made to bas Mr. Brereton said he was fully entitled to that liquor-as being not inferior to that im- will, of course, have to be cade to the boringa Adra-hasia, or Haris-adra, which is the origin gods that he may be transferred from the lower make the statement. He would be able to abe ported. Another citizen of Kofu in making 2 on the grate of the transl, but these descents, of the Greek form of his name, Xisithrua. The region, or hell, to heares. The various gode ro is Lordship and a jury that the remarks comhite wine, whleb is said to be more palatable although essential for the complation of the series of legends in which the Flood is man-fused to listen to this prayer until it reached to the Japanese te than that of Europe, railway, forta no part of the siperiment, because tiened are, na I have before stated, principally the era of Hen, the ruler of the lower regions, plained of wore directly pointed at the suc

where an excellent quality of wine way be grows, Tie diffoully will be in the drveying, for lonius monurel whom I have provisionally earth, whereupon Ilia ghost of Honbani-rost with proper care and attention. The orgatal should anything go wrong with the levels, the called "Izdabar," From the time when I Aratont of the ground and ascended to heaven. This mine in that province, which hun for some time two ends will not meet in the gentre, For this discovered thess traditions. I have always legend gives an opportunity for the writer to been lying worked, on neurat of the quantity purpose, bancone will have to be placed at believed that in this hero 1 bad lighted on the add a riell description of heaven and hell. tione, powerful punge baring boon lately put channel. of water in the shaft, in about TOHAme opera-, convenient distances Bred to the bottom of the Nimrod of the Bible, and my new fragments Theac, fables of the early Babylonians bevu un confit me in this opinion. Any of your intervet beyond the strangan of the susidents mato operation.

rendere who have followed my former letters in mentioned in them, inasmuch as they prove to The propia of Tokio complain very muck of

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We notice that our contemporary, the Japan Gazette, bas been enlarged, try the lengthening of its columns by some three inches. Its rea ders will no doubt appreciate the change, which certainly improves the appearance of the paper

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The rat number of n-new-arrio-comio paper publisket in Calcutta bas just reached ne. It Lis entitled The Oriental Figaro, and 'though st present, unlike its London contemporary, un- In our remarks on Mr. SreWARF's Annual adorned with wondents oy cartoone, it is well gob up and neatly printed. It is stated, how Beport yesterday there was one subject we fever, that some of the attractions will shortly did not touch upon, namely, the question of ended. There is room for improvement an tho establishment of a Training School for the first number, which contains a fair amber of typographical tundera, and is rather benzy teachers. As Mr. STEWART pointed out, reading, but it is zover fair to judge of a journal this is a very difficult question in Hongkong. by its first issue. We have no dents, if properly Bat it is nevertheless a highly important ont duuduced, as from its apening article there is every reason to believe it will be, that the infant Chinese traditions and prejudices elog the garo will prove a sens way to a solution of the problem. If it were The Jagan Mail says it is rumored that feasible to make a training school here serve negotiations are pending between the Japanese the adjoining province with teachers, the Government and the Pacifio Mail Company for difficulty would, of course, be solved at once. Const line hotween Yokohams and China. It the purchase of the vessels which form the But as things stand now it would not pay to s been generally understood that the Govern undertake the experiment. Mr. STEWART maut promated the formation of the Mitaci Bicht Company to utiliza, the many steamers says kunt after the first forty or fifty teacher they foul on their hnede after the settlemast bad been made competent only three or four of the Formoen affair, and it must be a very per year would be required in the ColonTerine question whether it is prudent to extend a riak already very large by the patubuse, of y

the cxpense of maintaining an institution of that the work they do em be done by steamers the sort. He hopes that the English Schools of more economical struction, at for Jess in the Colony will some day, pare the way. It is conceivable that the purchase of these vessels by the Government might remove for such an institution, but thinks that at the only existing impedient to competition present they are almost useless for that per- of a very foratidable untre pose. And in support of this opinion be

SUPREME COURT

2nd March.

IN SUMMARY JURIDIONION. BEFORE MR. JUSTICE SNOWDEN.

The following is part of this lamentationi:

6. The noble banquet thou dost not abare, 7. To the assembly`ility do not call thee; 8: The bow from the ground thon do not

lift,

9. What the bow would strike surrounds thes;

10. The ace in thy and thou dost not grasp, 11. The spoil defies thos

12 Shoes on thy feet thou dost mot wear;

13; The alsin on the zone then does not

stretch.

14. Thy wife whom thon loveat thou dost not.

·kios, 15. Thy wife whom then hatest thon does not

strike

16. Thy child whom thou loreat thou dost not

17. Thy child whom thon hatest shon dogt nut

To supply these it would never do to go to guarber of vessele which are no far obsolete tioneers themselves, aud. not at the gentlemanThe grape is an importan: production of Kat, they used not be made nutil anceėsa" is certain, deenpied with the doings of an early Baby- who directed, bie an. Meroduob to strike the .

are not yet wanted in China."

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

in whose house the suction took place,

His Lordeni referred to the plaint, aud said that the inngange imputed to defendant (if used) undoubtedly implied that pleintala had got up a mock anotion, which had been held to be indictable offence.

Mr. Brereton said that was so, and in CANER

CLAIM FOR GOONIS. •

· FRENCH POLITIOS.

We have received in proskurs entitled "Inter. national Correspondenco by Means of Nnшhers." Les ou to cite the case of a monitor, who The work is anonymous, and though the idensorf it would be better to have a jury. He provinces, In Iwate-ken, the snow is 16 fect victory. Some weeks ago there was an election | which I proposed for the present to adopt ar a

Assoginted with these legends, I have found had also been the best scholar in the Centralis ont per it is ingenious, and at first eight of defense was intended to set up bigh the Kita Kamigaws is frozen over hard at the Hautes Pyrénées, le candidates being convenience, until the tran reading of the name a considerable collection of similar stories, all School, who was appointed, two years ago, very simple. Bat the advantage is probably Mr. Toller replied that he would take objec. sopga to permit the onstant pasange To Bonpartist, a conservative Republican and was discovered. I believe the real sound of appearing to belong to the asta literary age, to be master of the school at Aberdeen. The paroly mechanical. The system is certainly tione on one or two technical points, but his if of both men and hores. In Skimaneken. Septonnint. The Bonkportiste headed the poll, tine mase will turn out to be Nimrod, but in Alany of them, I believe, will turn out of con

easier to write and print, but we dōnbt if it in experiment was a fallare. After the first six any egaler to remember. The nim of the author general defence would be, as stated in the letter the windows and doors are broken in by the but not having the required proportion of the the menu while I retain the form Izdubur," siderable interent when they are translated.

Among the inscriptions diasavored during the months the numbers declined rapidly, and beat described in bis oru words. It ieri banded in, that the allowed slander was true infos of the drift, and thepeople appear to have constituency, second ballot was necessary. because his identity with Nimrod is not yot

their work out out to prevent themselves being The Septeunist then rotired in favor of the proved,

inst expedition to Assyris ware some curiou although they increased again for a time, the dent, he says, "that, se numbers are common substance and in fact.

His Lordship and that in fact defendant buried alivo; which and fats seems to have ostrvative Republican, when it was thought Aud zow I will endeavour to describe my tests relating to Assyrion astronomy, one of to all nationa, il a distinos number vere given sttendance in August last had become alto a word, that miraber scald convey the surpe plendent justification. It would be necessary to overtaken some unfortunate scholars at Ta on all sides that the Bonapartest west oertainly impression of the mighty banter from those which I bave selected to show the interest of gata-ken. It appears from this particulars to tail. The result, however, was that he was numerous legends. It must be first remarked these tablets. The inseription recorda that the bava a jury. most nominal, and the master resigned in or a similar impression to people of many Mr. Brereton mid he would ask, then, that it band shab, at o'clock in the morning of the returned by 20,769 against 23,115. This caused that a little of the miraculona will be casoan Babylonians and Assyrians divided the heavens 5th altimo, a school bensa altanhed to the the utmost dienay at Vemailles, an in tacon- terad in all early history, therefore the fact of into four regions, so irranged that the ana despair." Another master has boon options, and if every word in common uae had

adistipot number attacked to it, and some uni-bos special jury::- printed, and the numbers have oues more versal system of grammar were adopted whereby

His Lordship asked if Mr. Toller consented Hospital there, and occupied by boardera su testably proves that a strong reation has set in one or two extraordinary event ocurring in passo from one region to another when the

combed to the enormous pressure of the nur in favor of the Price Imperial. The incident the story need not discredit the more roagurable sezains changed. Thus in spring the snu wa slowly increased, but it remains to be recu these numerical expressions could be formed to this

Mr. Taller waid it was quite immaterial to the which had continued to fall for a length of aterially affects the position of parties. It statencate of the texts. In the Book of Gene-in the regions of one great goddess of doubtful whether the increment is a matural one. Evi inte sentences, new louage would be pro defendant whaler there was special jury or time, and fell in, burying oleros obieren causes both Republicus and Moraliste eis, chap. verses 8 to 19, the account of the nuale, in sumaier in that of another, in attua

daced, which would be intelligible to the people

eleewhore, knd in winter in the region of Hea dently the INSPECTOR has but faint hopes of of many different motion. The number of bot. He wished bis Lordship to note that Mr beneath the ruine, add to the horror of oppose a dissolution, sad this MacMahon tarea soient here is t the trial proving successful, and fears that it languages into which this system might be Brereton had applied for it, because if the cost the situation, the debris caught fee from tque unless constitutional power be granted And Coss begat Nimrod; he began to be The tablet further gires the rules for fixing the were to fall on defendant he (Mr. Toller) e mon of death which tired the Imprisoned use the Apoel, which some t about the He was a mighty banter before the Lord; have shirteen months, for the Asyrian calendar

within, sad the chance of escape from either of him. No doubt be will either resign or dia- rigbly one in the earth..

oslendar, and for determining which years shall may be necessary to revert to the ordinary thinks that if a part were published in Chinese,

translated is, of course, unlimited. The author should object to one.

His Lordehip asid be would order a special ones in the face seemed remote indeed. Waling sune thing. He is an Ultramentane and wherefore it is enid Eveu e Nimrod, the was pot a rogalar one like ours, but was cou Chinese teacher at last. The case, bere "a European unacquainted with that langmugs

mighty hunter before the Lord. And the ba structed like the present calender of the Jews, marks, “shows pretty dearly that native might make himself better understood by jury

help was fortunately a hand, and a large would restore the Comte de Cambord unmber of men hastened to the resoue, with he could; this being impossible, he will reaist gloning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, having twelve lunar mosthis, with an occasional The case was then fixed for bearing on un tools, and succeeded in aring all but two of Repablic in the death, He hates that he does and Aocad, and Caine, in the land of Sinner thirteenth month to keep the year in its proper mes of this system the one who stadled: musters trained after our ideas of training the Cultese Janguage for many years; would i day morning next, at ten o'looks,

the children, whó, end to relate, were barnt to

a pestilence. He cannot oject was to BonaBabel has always been known as Babylon, position in respect of the conson be able to do. Ponsibly, and yet we strongly KEISER and OTHERS. VICART, $262.00 death in the ruine, The night previous to the partiamo, be rose under it and has not compro one of the most renowned cities in the old I need not enter inte detalls as to the many This is one maruproof showing how deeply draht if this pasigraphy will ever become punt admitted the debt, and said he had melancholy affair, the solistars, coussions of the weed biniself. The Empresa is i good tubelic world, while Frech, the metund capital of inscriptions in the new collection, as, from the

palar. imbued the Chinese mind is with hatred of

offered to pay plaintiffs by instalments, which danger which threatened them, begget an officer and his many ecolesination followers A Bana Nimrod, is well identified with the Babylonian former letters in your paper, your readers will sley refused Plaintifs were willing to recive to have the auuw cleared away, but be put the partist Festoration looks very probable, and city of Aruk or Urak, now represented by the have obtained a fair ides of the nature of these change and reform of all kinds. Difficult in-

payment in instalments it proper security was mattor off, saying he would have it done next really it can scarcely be wondered at, sering mounds of Warku. This was very ancient objets but I way remark that, beside these deed is the path of the pioneer of progress

ziven This was agreed to by defendant. morning. The children, with a sort of pre- how Puris expanded and the people throve and important capital, and in the mene of the anseriptions, I discovered a number of curious. among this ancient and most eminently con

Judgment was socordingly given for plaintifs, sence of the calamity which overtook then ander tas late Emperor. The army can keep principal Izdabar Jogends The other two objecte bearing on the manners and customs of were in the rory, bet al consulting about the the Republiana down, but they will be dange, cities, Acad and Calach, have hitherto not been the Assyrians. These include a antifak execution to be stayeda aervative people, who cling to the usages of

advimbiity of cloring it away themselves, rous and restless unless a Liberal stitution identified but I have now discovered the posi orasmental bronze fork with two prongs, the PEN AHIN MIZAR, $16.60-Thin was a when the rain came suddenly upon them. be granted. tion of one of them, the very existence of which end of the bandios terminating in the lead The army bill has been rapidly, proceeded was doubted. This was Accad, or Akkad; if of an abs, and slso a fine marble image of If it is almost impossible, after years of by Lee Hung Frog, a warket trade with robe, claim for wage-Defendant admitted the debt

NAGASIKTA

with It fu the opinion of English and German ly Bear Sippars, and to the north-west of one of the winged balls, probably from some British rale after long and constant assocía-bing him of 1,400 oath in the Western Market, but vaid plaintiff had engaged himself as a Brate

The prisoner, who admitted the charge, said slate woulder, and bad turpedout most inefficient. The Danish atomer IL C. Orited arrived military men that it will provs, & micerable. Babylon. Akkad was long the capital of the arciole of furniture. These and other oljests tion with Europeans, and after considerable he did so to enable him to pay hie, proge to The consequens was that he (defendant) had yesterday from craising off the coast of Corda failure. Feinoe lacks miliary, genius sad it country, and only lost its position on the rive show on amomt of Inxury surprising for that insight into our ways and customs, to get his native plage,

She lost money, and he pleaded a set of His Lord-Bomo time since she left Nagsuki to pick up avea to be the decres of Providence that this of Babylon. The fourth city of Nimrod, that period; and this view in confirmed by one bis zutive place sentindo has them to adopt a slight measure of eduen tional reform, how great the tasks, bow long hard labour, and told he would be sent to his that way, but told defendant that he could and after grappoling for hours, ansceeded, bere is no salient point in German affairs, been supposed with great probability to bare stograph collection, which gives a list of jugs,

SPAIN Lid on the cast of the river Tigris,

basins, and other household stensile la oss la Ladekar, or Nimrod, appeare to bare hopp & the country. The tablet describen objecta for the interval that must elapse, before the tive place at the termination of his sentence. be a separate action for damages-Evidence She experienced Leavy dorth-westerly ghlea.

Was Laten, and an it was shown that plaintif facberge, and snow, Alphonso's restoration as to be as cordial Four Aman was charged by Iospeuter had spoiled work to the extent of 530, while he Small-pex is in the neighbourhood of Hirs and complete as his most ardent well-wishers mighty bunter who helped to clear the cobutry donatio arvioe which most people suppored people of Kwang tung can be pereunded toes wish depositing huge hooted bed represented bimself as a skilled working, shims, Since the latter was writion we have would have desired. There pun be no doubt chat of its wild animals, and engaged in thous deed his furented Satil modern timen,

Fibe now collection was not exvily removed tợ sund youths here to be educated for teachers with rabbish in the coutre of the road, in, Third Ella Lordship said he could not recover any of received a telegram to the effect that the pasti be negociated with the Pope on the principle of personal during which the Assyrians and Of a troth Mr. Rizwany is justified in en- Stroes

kaa, his wages at all fence hud broken out in the town of Hiroshims that if his Holiness withdrew his support from Babylonians honoured so much Hie name Engand, as I encountered much opposition tertaining a rather gloomy view of this quer-

The prisoner was fined £2 ur geven aluya AIM FOR BALANCE

tad, We best also that one or two cande hare the Carliste, the utmost concessions should be probably signified the "tor or "firebrand from the Turkish officals, but after donder hard labour. TRATARA

WOLFET. EDWARDS, $1.60 Defendant did occurred in Nagasaki, and has a village about made to the hore Alittle doubt abcold is very appropriate title for a warlike hero. Xable deley I shipped them ander su order from lion. And yet the time will come, The

DAWSONATA ĐÀLING FAILS. olemas no. Appens Plaintiff enid the amount was the 13 miles away has been inted by the plagud. there be that the Pope een, if he pleases, but a believe he commenced his empire in Uppst Doustantinople, The Turks and behaved with barriers of exclusiveness and jealousy of it. Oba Ato a carpenter was charged by balance of a bill of $35 odd due by defendant. The weather has been rather rough inland pop co the Oerlist wosement by simply with Babylonia new the Euphrates, in the regions bud faith throngbont and they afterwards novation are here, and there being reluctantly Ohinese copatable No. 216, with the robbery of His Lordship cave judgment for plaintif lately. Our sorrespondent at Hiroshions writes drawing his support from it. He refused to of Babylon and Akkad, and while he ruled ignored the fact that they themselves gave the on the ith instant, as follows:- Three jonka weddilo, and blessed both Alphonso and Uarios, there the lower part of the equetry was everran permission for exporting, and bare falsely as moved, and though we may have to wait for quality of nails from the Aberdeel decks,

be prosecutar said be poboad the priber LEGAL ADVICE That shrewd advice were font the other night and 8 lives lost slab. Then, being pressed by Bismarck, Alphonse by an invader. The old ospital of this part of marted that I took the things cut în deäance of another generation to inaugurate the im walking from the desk gates or if lame, and as of a lawyer to a pupil. When the foots are no told that such nocidents are rare in the withdrew the interdict whis, had been aid on Babylonia nas Urak, er Esech, and it is said to the law Pay yo

There are said to be air medical colleges in provements we are anxious to see introduced, his shoes appeared to be heavy he stopped bio is your favour, but the law spposed to you, iuland ten. Bodies ware dingged for, a mother to Entestant papers and promised that ye have been governed at that time by lentar, who We may be sure that sooner or later the found they were filled up ander the pad- come out strong co the taste and when the and dwachter were brought up clasped in back ligions toleration bould be provided for on the con alterwards worshipped as a goddess. Under

sund lay in in your forent, and the facts opposed to other'a arme, Poor souls, a saddon call and it mama principles in scther strilined cbun, the pame of lahtur. I think the legend alludes to Cincinnati Pha prisotermited the charge, la sou, cone out front, and the facts opposed to bera me

HAND tres pretty bard: prod at Christa #1004; an ancient queen of doubtful character, hana A Siren has been added to tog attractions of acales will fall from tliveyes of the Celestials, and they will one day wonder at the blinde committed the theft to enable him to get to quired the student, when the law and the face correspondent say "On Monday, he regent. A number of Carlista tavo de doanniona wars anised by lidebar The enemy the Brighton Aquaria. She doesn't wine, für pess and the stupidity which in old days led from the dooksche bad been disparged are gold paid the foen Hiroshima and Twakioni; two bodies were sorted the preponder and have ccepted his had congered Breck held the city forrós, alioia only lepilo miron, and preset seat of

found torilbly shabod about with side. Io in presties, and although no frat battle has yours, come thing many atrocities until Isdu. Her time smothered in mind.

2nd March,

BEFORE U. MAY, Esq.

ÖZEALING CARE, A

bygone times with the tenacity of despair. A coulie, named Ho Pak Bing, was charged

cutive

RUDISH.

iding with copper malis, va

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doukai

Tawyer, "talk around it.