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A. KING & Co. of London..

OFFICE~No. 6, Stanley Streel.

AGENT as this Port for Mesars. HENRY

W. E. NOTLEY. 1765 Hongkong, 24th October: 1874,

NOTICE.

WE have EtablishedNDITS, BALL

kayo Establishedsoncesives Port MAKERS, and GENERAL STOREKEEP ERS, under the Firmint 6.

HEUERMANN, HTEREST & Co.

F. W. HEIMANN; E. KEBUST.

13, Queen's Road,

Hongkong, 1a November, 1873. NH 2013

folly to expend pity apon the poor old tottering Government of the Central King- doni, which, notwithstanding its senility and

coblouse, is yet suficiently alive to its own advartage to rap a profit out of the degradation of its subjente instead of attempting to check the evil.

It is idle to say the Chinees Government either dastres or seeks to put a stop to the habit. The utmost it doen is to denounce it as a bad practice and to say that it should be diecontinued. It never makes an earnest attempt to check ite spread, or to put down thend tlteration of the drug se widely carried

THE DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER

LE CODE T- dth November

25TH 1875,

Beron rin HON-CHIRE JUSTies (fin Foxx boy, most bring withessen Co-prore at the Brereton's once said they appeared for all Abe japeoifin thing,an attwaliment, or much other if the Court, or premen te opinion on the dir

MALE) AND ME, JUSTION BROWDEN.

TURN OF RULE MIST IN ES MB. W. H,

BEDEKTON ATTORNEL

B-Boore had after the commiffal the The Chief Justler No objections" that is The Chief Justice.In the tute afted there publicity will have its effect. We are not likely aforesaid relations and friends name frequently no authent; we want consent.nasa

was a specifio thing asked. The Court said, in ho trombled with a similar nadarrence, and to the one of Memira Caldwell and Brereton, The Attorney General He wished the Court, that being naked, we will consider it. I have no wisli to protejat, the proceedings and they were infgraies by My, rereton that be informed that the permana who came to Mr. The Attorney-GeneralAnd I ask for a beyond the present moment, I shall be content, prison:ra-junka were is Aberdeen at the lime prisoner, and wished him to defend them.punishment as the Court links fit to award. oumstances, and to let the matter oloas tere. of the attack,

"The Chief Jdate-No doubt about that. The Chiel Justiorbit puniainent is that? 7- one occasion they brought an old way, Supposing the abief of these men had eald, "If The Attorney General-I am not the kosper. Mr. Brorotos confesses to contempt P

Mr. Justice Snowden-Do 3 understand that The role was granted last week on the appl. hawker of sundries, ut Aberdeed, who is with to fetain you on behalf of all that would of the discretion of the Court Fannot sny

Mr. Kingemill-1 will let Mr. Brereton him. ention of the Attorney Deneral, anlling upon hangata the bont people there, and lie, being box step further, but would it be anfflelen: P what view you may take of the foot it in my self anewer that pr

Brereton to answer certain allegatione know the prisoners to be honest and pengoful argné to-day le guthad exercise the jurisdiction of the Court. If you confuse to contempt in its ordinary zonec. I

qacationed by lir. Breretom stated that be Mr. Kingsmill I hare not come here to duty to lay them before you, nod to ask you la Mr. Brereton-Your Lordships kino if parintendent of the Gad These allegations, and that their inhis mod to go out sabing The Chief Jnation The statement you ask, think thus for an attorney got to visit the men cat atawer no. For I beter intended to abow contained in the affidavit of the Acting Su arose out of the recent piracy and murder case, los morting and return obout 6 or and when the Attorney-General consents to you he is retained to defond on a trial for their ilyes disrespect to the Court or its procedure. Bat and were to the offcat this two of the prisoners, the evening but he was not lo making as it an oath, is that those persona name was imply an error of judgmout, you will do it your Lordships jok me to do so in a technol who were gondanded to tonth but were of Aust laat, arving goa 15.Toongkoon, hie so latinot en attorney on behalf of bil te The Obier Justine The thing ta that neither at once at the same time, I must repeat that

Aberdoor daring the greater part of the month to Mr. Brereton's clerk and said they wanted nothing

conse, I bow to your Lordships- suggestion prieved, bad atnted that they and had so intor native country, about the 8th of that outprisoners; that is the sum totul the attorney or his okurk in the prisonera.. view with their attorney so that their true when he did not rotura until the 28th or 29th Mr. Kingemill-Yen.

müthing was farther from my intertion than to The Attorney-General-And the two rien ehow disrespect to tae Court, or to do anything : "The Attorney-General (Instruoted by the

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which was not for the benefit of the prisoners I The Chief Justicehan where in the undertook to defoud,

TAVING resigned my Sitnation in the or by native dealers. Probably the Largest defence might be ascertained of August aforesaid. The Chief Tustice-He practically SATS SO have since been reprieved S

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Crown Solicitor) appeared in support of the rate Mr. Kingsmill appeared for Mr. Breton

The following offidavits had been að ;- In the Shereme Court of Hongkong-In the mat-

The Attorney General-The damage is the the interests of the public.

The Chief Justice Where is the damage in this particular case P

your lordship would be saladed when the mon The Attorney General thought probably had been reprieved, as appears on end

The Obief Justice We have not got that That is no evidases to me

Mr. Bruceton-The greatest regres. The Chief Justice-And you express regret ?-

The Chief Justice and the prosecutor neka neither for the attinentner for the fine; bat for ach an expression of oplaton on the not as appears right to the Court P

with that y

The Attorney-General-I shall be content

Tsar Lordabipe then retired. On coming

The Attorney General-Then I will nok to The Chief Justice, after promising that this Ale an affidavit, tak

was a proper case to bring before the Quart The Chief Juice Coctainly,

nud nottoing the delicate position the Attornoy- The Attorney General-They are reprieved. General occupied, anidThe course of the are The Chief Justice-That in an not of mercy, gumente terminate saciafactorily. The proper The Atorney General-I am told that it is liaison of the Court to adopt was frankly to not a judicial nasaare for My Bieraton, as a respectable

and, hienda that such evidenes, que not of the that he understood they were all in communi 8. Mh. Brereton informed the said relations; the 18th paragraph of his Kitijavik, which is, alightest cas, ind be asked them whether ontlon with the prunere. In point of fact, Aberdeen try of the shopkeepare your staleront does not add to the affidavits at to testify as to say dealinge, be Mr. Kingsmill The only addition is, that he tar of Hilliam Henry Brereton, an Attorneyi I, the above named William Banry Brereton, question (tho th August), when, they mon prisoners

tween them and the prisoners on the day believed the people came on behalf of all the make oath and say as followsoned the Choy Leo shop people, whom they. Mr. Lingerilla Tonorky is in Court on the day of October last past, five gremial to bring to the ofice, the next day, and and san give information that will threw light Chinese people, two men and three women, hr. Braretoa suggested to them that they on the enbject, and that day sasiet you in com esmu to my office and through my Chinese should also bring some of the junk people ing to a conduvion. And now, having said so clerk and interpreter, named Chan Ayal, in whoss junks lay lose to those of the prisoners mob, and put the matter in this way before on the right of the said days you I hope fairly, hunently, and straightfor. wictly on behalf of my allent I ha enne my me to the office and said that the Choy Les learned friend will peot it in the spirit, in which people would not cone, that they did not like to have cams here to day. The terme of the other ank people that they also did not like olateer your Fordeline will see how to der wit baru mayibing to do with the case, and as to the rule are very extensive, if you look at the latter, to interface. I told them that these people it. As I have said, there was an error of jade in the affidavit that they are reprieved. Porboys digit that bis condnet we legally a con

at nume, and they the said relations and mert Do you wish me to read the af tart your Lordship has no read var efidavit, if tempt of Court. We quito feel that it wan them se could make them come, and after as we have shown by quotating from them.cas supply it. But Leap reprieve or no reprieve himself before the Court, the great friends) would give the the sunmen of some of The Obiet Justice No we have read them, you wish to know the rest of the reprieve. I got intentional. Raving to properly placed. great deal of disenssion as so getting evidents But if you think it right, you may read then it is wiscount on the part of en attorney to relief to us that the Crown exercised that it was decided that Tabould go to Aberdean and This is a public Court. If taken we read, choy appour in this Cours and profess to defend wer moderation which fe habitual to it, not proston. ay and propre evidence for the defence art, in fact, not ready

for their lives and not go near that earn cing vindictively but only to enstain the due 10.-On the 18th October I went to Aberdeen, Mr. Kingsmill-Ion seo the details of all what defence they hara to uske I say that administration of justice, and waived anking. notapained by the Game two mea and three that is done. wore I went to the Choy Tes shop where The Chial Justice-But this is a matter of present, anch conduct PP FOR woll within the province of the Crown, the wror of judgment la not stout cough to refur either at attaimont or fine. That whigh. I was told the son of the firet prisoner (meaning come importance, and I should have thought The Chief Justige-Now we have something turn rules of law would have rendered difoult the prisoner whoas tame stood first in the that perhaps you would like to read the to deal with it a not an eror of judgment for the Court, Mr. Breriton admits that he deportions) sued to buy goods from them when affidavite, I do not wiali it

The Attorney-General--If you say you an undertook the defence of all the numerous ever his junk we jo Aberdeen, and fat ke My Justice Snowdon-It does soom careless rousider it. you will dismiss the case; but if as prisoners tried for the one piracy without ses gonemily for cash. I examined their books and was one of the active persons in retaining in the Court will consider what paniebmeat it mon bare, we are sure, been reprieved used to buy vace in abunt eight or ten days, not have ascertained who the woman was who submit, the conduct needs a stranger term, ing the two men who are now reprieved. Then discovered that there was an entry of credit Brereton.

MAT should award. It is a dat painful duty for neo abundan eridanoo to cable H.D. the Ad

MAVİ KİZİRtrator fu Eccutive Carino to exercise tachment 2 EN VEN

The Chief Justice Do you ask for an at the Botal prerogativa, of mercy so far as to re- prieve them, but it does not hanɔms as to express special defenses, which if they had been seen. any further opinion as to thie It is possible, and perbups, probable, that these two men had

On the 17th inst, Mr. J. 3. COUGHT. muggling it. Mr. GLOVER, Custom Com. On the occasion of the aforesaid inter given on the 2916 Aagnet (to whom it did not 15 Mr. Kingsmill-One of the women le the one to bring the unse forwardgas pha

of twin dangsters,

On the fat inst., the wife of FLORADO, Harbour Department, of

Jon the Rand fast, at West Point, the wife of

ALEX. NEWTON, of a non.

Ithen asked the prisoners' relations and

Mr. Justine Snowden Whose wife was ste! Mr. Kingsmill-1 tbrak the wife of the pri soner who was created. We have not seen these people since

missioner at Shanghai, assures us that nearly all the native opium which finds its way to Shanghai is brought down the Yangtze by Chinese employed on board the river MARRIAGES: Hongkong, by the Rev. James Lamont, the steamers nor duty to the Custome. Out of On the 17th instant, at the Union Church, steamers, and it neither pars freight to the Rev. J. OUABLES EDGE, of the London Mis some 3,000 suls consumed in Shanghai sionary Society, to SABAH ANN, eldest daughter yearly only about 450 piculs pay any duty of the late Mr. E. Harrey, of Portamonth.

On the 20th inst., ut St, Johr's Cathedral, by A large proportion of the native product that day, that they had bean. in the habit of Inspector whether he could sugreat any way of The Chief Justice-The moment we get out that he did not see, these men, and the Court.bouuden daty to have seen these two c00

The Attorney-General-Tris WOTDAT WAS AT-

Me Kingsrail-Ad attachment cumot itsas. The Attorney-General-fave the case in your Lordship's bands.?

Lachment, If you will consider the rest of the Itieporalblethat counsel might not have thought The Attorney General-E will wairs thot thor would have communicated to Mr. Breraion.

rule. I de nos press for an attachment,

a dulecos advisible, and exercising the rested on one junk, sad the men said to be her Mr. Justice Showden-Is there not an easy defended them might have thought the de The Oblef Justice But do you waive it?

undest discretion, the learned counsel wh busbaad on another solution of the matter? Mr. Breesten admits

fenen abadvisable; but it weg Mr. Breraban's of the affidavit we get into difficulty.

tie, of such an irregularity, than it may censure forrantion obtained. In all esnes, it is the may consider that such as amount of malpracaduto lave instructed counsel upon the in- him or something of that kind.

duty of the solicitor to see his client per- fully managed to leave theas thinuga to the Court and we cannot to strongly express our Mr Kisgaoil I bave studiously and pain-sonally, or to have is written relaiser, without mentioning them but if words are to opinion that this amission of duty by Mr. Bre be put into my mount, I do not admit miron was highly genaurable. What may have practice

The Obief Justice Irregularity,

been the conseqacuse in this parthufer:Crae i Mr. Kingomilanja apentes of seglest, remains for us shortly to consure you, Mr. Bre- not a question before us at present, It only but I onnot go to an irregularity, beached there ratón, for you disregard of your dety which cerned. a po insularity so far as the Court is conce coatempt of Court, are glad to have it in our power to deal so fousee lost, the Court way inflict some cranio of all other ensee in this Oo, owe the Mr. Justice Suosdon-If Mr. Brereton conlonianty with a gentleman who is the conduct, The (hief Justice Wo dust grant the utmost zeal for the interests of his olicate. attsobnight and there must be juterrogatories.

The Coart thou see. It will be a long Affair.

Ha Toen bat Hotz, I have this day-cats-proportion is consumed by the langere bished myself as MERCHANT and COM- the yanins and by the numerous idle officials. MISSION AGENT. under the Style of "SON is well known to the higher officials that thair subordinates patronise the drug, but the matter is not made the subject even expos tahtien. The Government cannot help being giant of the over widening area of land devoted to opium cultivation, but it is ap parently content that its production should go on increasing year after your. It is to the civil me that they were relatives and friends

of the prisoners thes in custody, under charges best day the mic relations and friends ertension of the growth of the drug in Chins of piracy and murder alleged to have been com- that the increased consumption of opium is witted on or shout the 26th day of August last dus. There is a very trifting increase in the of the said pefacmore in ity hands, whereupon pat, and that they wished to phao the defence grow itaport of Indian opium, and in several I commented to undertake the same and at for parts there was a marked falling off in 1874, the prisoners therein It is possible for the poorest coolic to indulge already brought ap for examination before one -Ac chắt time the prisonera bad her in the native ding, as it is infinitely cheaper of the Pollee Magistrates of this Colony, on one than the foreign article: The former, zixed or two different ocassions, and reports of the with the Indian product, is also growing into procedings whia hud theretofore taken place in the maid. "Magistrates Court had been favour with the gentry. As yet it has not published in the daily papers, been able to displace the Indian drug, but it With auch knowledge as I then bad of the can, I saw no accessity of my attending is annually becoming a more formidable personally before the magistrato it the pre rival. This is not through the excelence of liminary investigation, and I advised the Friends its quality, for it is immensely inferior to, art of the prisoners that, he a committal to the On the 10th instant, the wife of A. MAGG.cold for a moment compete with the foreign certain, it would be better for the prisoners Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court was HRATON, of a daughter, which survived its opium but for ibe facilities which exist for that their dofance should be reserved. birth only a few hours.

view I made pertlonlar enquiries pa to the call my they also told me that they did nobremen, who was out on bail, and who was tried here and ing, occupation, and pursue of the prisoners, ber this the prisoners same to buy goods arther acquitted Between the trist and the committal and to what locality or loculition they belonged, on the 20th, 2761, or 28th of Angust

she was in comunication with Mr. Breraton ple belonging to Aberdeen, employed on the friends to point out asy jank to whicul aight and I was informed that they were fishing peo

ut his office. The MN Anh fanks which bad been seized by the police. go to inquits whether it we known that be 5.I then asked the aforesaid visitors could primera were te Abordeon on the 26th August, tor, Procury information is to where the pri. but they and the Junka werd going ld and soners or any of them were on the 28tt Augnat. out and they could not point out any In reply I was told that they, the prisoners, were Finding that nothing could be debe in the at Aberdeen, their general place of residence, on way, Lwent to the Police Station and need the going out daily to fiol, roturning to Aberdeen sting evidence of the whereabouts of the the Rev. R. Hayward Kid, Colonial Chaplain, which has never paid duty is also consumed in the evening and that they had done as on prisons junks on the 28th August, as he would Mr. Kingemill-I did not expect to have a MONTAGUE, second six of the Rer. Montague a Amoy, owing to its consequent greater she said ith day of Angest, in the ordinary only se but justion should be carried out. He discussion Beardes, her haing a junk fo Hawtrey, Rector of Kimpton Souch, to

NA replied that the boat people were very aby sed not at all inconsistent with her boing the wife CONSTANCE MADD, youngest daughter of the cheapness. It will be seen, therefore, that

6-Thereupon informed them, my aforesaid, timid and would not tell anything even if they of à mua taken on wasther. It was one of the Late Robert Parr, captain' 5th Reut.

the coltivation of opiam is tacitly enviaiters, that they should be prepared with satis-koaw it, that he bad experienced great dificulty points of the prosecasion that they junks were On 28to Ont., at Bombay, at the Synagogue,couraged by the Chinese Government, story vidonde on behalf of the prisoners to himself in getting evidence for the prosecution, almost in juxtaposition in Aberdeen Harbor Byculla, by the Rev, M. S. Gindik, EZERYEL

prove that the said prisoners were at Aberdeen

and in onstant communication. I asked the A. Botomos, of Singapors and China, to as it is only made to pay a light duty, or in the neighbourhood on that day, and that

oliny day on that point the Crown was going, RAODEL, Becopt daughter of E. D. Samoa, and the prohibition against ita cultivation och evidence would be of the greatest impor

becanso there were two atidavite white seemed Eso, Ni Qurda....

is nowhere enforced. The Government is no scading to show that the prisoners

to point in opposite directions, Tor Attorney could not have been the people who had our conecouontis entirely responsible for the mitted the reported piracy, Isantioned them

words what is the complaint; bera were two general told me plainly will tell you is to aprend of opium smoking in the Empire to advise the prisoners to reserve their defenster of the Yeo Wai Ke eating abuse who med men going to be tried for their lives, and the during the past for yeara. It is obvious or the Supreme Court, and they lefarme pro to buy elrimps from the prisoners. I west tu attorney did not go to the ganly see them that it caros little for the spread of the babit, whs Buld depose to the facts with witnesses is that evening, but he told me he only know The Attorney General Nobody went to see

depose to the above mentioned the yemen, who used to sell shrimpe to him than and is only anxious that the drug should be. In the meantime I considered that the pri sight or ten titan yene

aoneis ought to be represented before (he wogia-

The Chief Juatios-And not haring seen grown on the soil. In no other way can ita trate, and accordingly on the 6th day of October, relations and friends, as aforesaid, I was under that is the consequouge.

33-During all my intercourse with the said them, difended them without being inrusted indifference to the open violation of the Inw to which day the case and bear remanded, at the impresos and balieved that they were in Mr. Kingsmill That is not the complaist

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT. November 24, forbidding its production in China bo ofended in person atthe Police Court with counsel regula, ommanisation with the primmere and that the Crown les mode, Aua professional The Anglo-Oriental Society for the Sup-plained. So long as it continues its present whom I bad instructed on behalf of the prisonmachtest from them to each of the interviews mas, I bave grave doubts about the position of waive them

BEFORE .G. THOMSET, Esq, RN. The Attorney-General Then I undertake to pression of the Opinn Trade is unromitting altitude on the question, therefore, it cannot having appeared on the ouquirise on both the to indistandan waive them and

soners then ander rewand, and the said counsel Thave above mentioned, and sled Mr.Brareion of the Crown; but, as I told your Lordships, I

FUNG-SHUN The Chief Jus 6 When you are asked, you in ite ondeavours to collect testimony in be credited with even the wish to abolish the 6th and the 7th days of October, on the latter

Frank Baird, chief oficer on board the favour of its cause; and, carried away by its.

Born at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, The Chief Jasties-You come here, for Artoonment. Like the wounded snake, the ouse Fisher, Jalin Henry, and Charles Robinson, know, is the time for that. We issue the t- British ate ship ung.shen, abarged Frank,

· desire to put a stop to the cultivation-withele. It may be grabled that the task of famel day five ont of the wuela number of the Hongkong, thin-17th-day of November, A.D. Breton, and any, 1 dommitted an zetor of mast drag its slow length along, S

prianners then before the misgistrate wore die 19750

sesmen on boord, with refuest of duty on the poppy in India, it spares no trouble to far carrying out the injunctions against the out-charged, and the reunindet, eight in number,

A judgmeet in guing to the gaul and secing

Mr. Kingsmall After what Mr. Justino 23rd instanty in that they refused to keep the Mr. Kingsmill said-In this case I appear these men," I presanie before the British public in the niost vivintivation of the drug would be a difficait òno; the two prisoners Cheong Wong Tye and Channature of the rule, Insed bardly asante you they might have given some information that that PINSK, DA

were committed for trial, amongst whom were on behalf of Mr. Brereton. Considering the

Snowden the old and what the Attorney-anaber watch. Mr. Kingsmill-Certainly as it turns on General has asid, I ask in it negeasury to do The prisonera said their time was up in and starting colours the injury inflicted on but it cannot be pleaded that the Peking Atan,

accordance with their agreement, and they the Chinese people by the taxious drug. Government has ever essayed and found A few days after, the same people who had share given the matter my most, anxions and the others did not give and on that informe- The Chief Justis-I believe we have not the ought to be lacharged, Now the statements given by this well

careful consideration, My olient has completely tion, I might have shaped my course differently-books to decide mob, a duge by, at first instructed me called op me again, adotioned the course I have advised: And in That is the point. It was an error of judgment Mr. Kitgemil I have several booke and days pay euch, it impossible.

The prisoners were ordered beforfeit two companied by the wife of cue of the prisoners, messing society are too generally exag

and an old man who, I was, then told, could consequence of bis having done so, I feel that at uot going to see them.

reports. There are three ways in which an

ONŠTRUCTION, The Chief Justice,-In point of faob yon attorney is amenable to the Court, and for U. Breeman obarged the masters of beats 'gerated or distorted, and do not representatianding of the Sunda will come on at 2.30 prisoners, but on interrogating him I was anubis me to go into what I consider to be the conatita admit that the Croma is properly haro to som malpractice or fraud be may be struck off the Nos. 4,282 and 4.24, with 'öbstracting the fair

farmish important evidence on: Sehalf of the the present moment it will not be reccemry for to obtain from him any evidence, available for tutal hir of the one. Yet I may say that as a plain, and that you did emis something which volls, try hol

way of the Briti atomship Carisbrooke, thair datence.

professional man; as w lowser, I personally barn, you ought to have dona

The Obief Justice Docs neglect to das ching They had been And before. This time they Er. Kiogemill-For the purpose of this amount to malpractice. The two words neon 9.-The beme people called on the two or three rave doubts as to the position the Crown dc.

were fined $2 each. times subsequently and before the trink, but I has any status at all. I have gravar daabte ne to becs, I do not want to take any objection se to

cuprea-a, this case, and, indeed, as to whether it plication, I admit that the Crown is properly contruciory.

The mame sonatabio obarged masters of boats. was nahle on any occasion to elicit from them whether in a rule of this kind, a case of alleged the states of the Crown, I only stato my own neglect which may saront of it. Put I have obtructing the tray of the Casodor Castle. Mr. Kingsmill There is n certain kind of Nos. 3,763, 3,762, 8,807, and 9,791. tb say Feats which would to the best of my judggligence, the Court could administer their personal professional opinion, gone on behalf of my client very far; I have The first and recond had been fixed twion 4" eut prove useful for the defence, and I there power in Summary Jurisdiction. Having man The Chief Justico cannot have a doubt been very straightforward And frank, and helate. They were this time fined $5 ea. interpreter Chan Ayau to Aberdeen, com fesional tan who has given many years to the nothing more to be stated. After your frank about the law, I have admitted the status of the upon determined to send my Chinese clerk and one that justifiention of myself as pro thrown on your own alenission. Then there is though, as I have said, I bave my own opinions The other two were fiued $1 each. Pace by the frisade and relatives of the pre-study of a particular solenes, I prasced to the statement, it is for the Crown to any what it seke own. I must say that is attachment osanot evidence for the defence of the prisoners. brasdest and fairest way to meet the application Lerlabip to ask what the Crown desires the pression from the Bench about the matter, and on Tuesday, but in consequence of the wind sonere, to make enquiries and procare(if possible) maller in hand. My client decires in the The Attorney-General-1 underetand your inane in this case. I am content to taka au ei The second untch of the Besson was started

YACHT RACE 10. The said Obau Ayan, as I ans Informed ce to your lordships, and be nabestratingly Court to do in this matter. and believe, went to Aberdean an the 18th naives, on the streut occasion, any objections The Objel Justice The Grown buing the tuere.

I balieve the Attorney General will meet falling toward the afternoon the yaosts were October in obedience to my instrdotions, Recom the grounds of constitutional law, or other protector." The hoial presentation of a handsome gold panied by prisoners relatives and friends who

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fare air o'clonk, and the rice will be re-sailed on annkle to travel overtho prcribed course bey teamer Norsa will take place at the American be remained away the whole day,

the think, after ung bumble judgezent and ad- master of the case. The Court is bound to do

Naiad: station 8, Neons; and at six minutes walch to Osplais C.-Koch, of the cousing had already instructed me in the matter, and al technicalities For the purpose of this The Attorney-General-Scarcely prosecutors Consulate to-day. The watch will be pre-

Saturday, starting at 9 o'clock. Three yaourts which come home to bim very perasaally,⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Chief Ination—It is clair that your are

came to this buoys Station 1, Ware; station 2, 11-Outbufollowing morning (the 14th Octo rentoe hy Mr. Consul Bailey, by order of the ber) the and Ohna, Ayu informed me that being that he will to himself much more credit cortsin tainga unless yon waive them.

past ten o alook they were got of in a docent United States Government, for specist asrolces in conjunction with the aforesaid perasan, and by mesting the waller fairly and broadly The Attorney-General--I caine bere believing.

abend, closely followed by Ware, Notad

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 25TH, 1875.

the real fots of the case. Not only are the effects of opium amoking represented to be worse than they really are, as the testimony of many medical men will prove, but the aber of inveterato snickers is usually over-ostininted, It will be generally adj mitted that the vice is growing, but certainly not at the rate which some people imagine, and the proportion of immoderate smokers is far smaller than is commonly believed But then exaggerations are not so nis chievous in their tendency as the asser tion, too often reiterated, that England is forcing the opium on an unwilling people. Not only are the people eager to

The Marine Obart of Enquiry ince the pan, to-day instead of 2 p.u

We beg to remind surrenders that the Bong Choral Society give their first concert of che season tonight, at the City Hall,

Among the passenger by the P. & 0. mail steamer Khive, which are this moral and Bir Charlon Dižka, MP., and Mr. F. E. Smith, M.P. These gentlemen hays been staying in the Colony for the East fortnighs and will on their retara to St. Stephens. -doubtles utilise the Enowledge, acquired here

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to compel the procurers to pay the impost

Hive men.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

2411 Novemberi

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BEFORE TE HOW, U. MAT

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Caining positive evidence as atoreeaid, I left 1

but that he could bring forth more evidence to prove that the opiunt pipe belonged to a cousin of one of the witnesses I then left for Victo in, turning here about 4.30 pm. prisonerd ausgested that I elculd be the

12-The next day the wife of one of the

The Allorusy General-I waire them, The Chief Justice The time bra ut some

pet.

The Obief Justico-if no attachment cannot

Court, it would be use for a fine. In my syne, a fiue canost he imposed.

Mr. Kingen-If guilty of contempt in open bumble opinion's flac would not meet the case,

The Clef stigefim

purchase the Indian drag, which they greatly rendered by Capt. Kooirin saving the crew and made the most careful ingziry and scurok in than by endeavoaring to uột, op tech. it was right that I ebould inform the Cloaft as the Attorney Geruraj, kas anggested by wailing breeze. Naomi we first to draw prefer to the rank native product, but the prsatugare of the Pacifio mail steurnist Japani, his power amongst the vurione junk, safaringniul argumente and legal points, and to the alleged vicondus of one of its offers. Mr. Kingemi-It would not meet the go in taking more time to gather way, but as Government is not averse to pocketing other coolie muliny (says the Singasare the prisoners and the said charge of piracy, them - Your: Jordships: wil... probably bave proceedings in every way. Now, do you ask in a way to no desi with it. A fine would do the larger vessels dropped the Was a trifle.. sad ather people at Aberden, with regard to trend trying to blickter himself under the Chief Justice-You are master of the anyway. The Court is not inanited dreiffender the baste ran down the barbour both Barga revenue from the duty levied upon.) has occurred on board a schooner bound to the shorter, occupations, and antecedents of antimpated what I am about 10 any that no attachment should issue P..

and look with disfavour upon it.only because from the to Deli, bat we are anable as yet to the prisoners, and me to their whereabonte Brereton-bás fifélafidavits, which I presume

deal of harm, and not do a bit of good. To be Necring the mark buat off Cow-o-chow all throo The Altory-Grural ask the Court to of any tao, it would have to be a very heary vessels banded gib-. they cannot make it yield a yet larger sun. learn the real facts of the one. On the 5th the said 26th day of Angust, but that be lad you have read. From those you will see that consider whether the circumstances are suf âne; a smail fins would carry all the annoyatosus. Nume to shinnakers Freparatory to gyh- Never was sympathy more completely wasted instant, the echooner Liberty left this port with quite failed to obtain any vidense which could that great industry was wogat on bis part and The Chief Justion-If you do not ask for an By waiving the status of the Crown, I gave werd hatted at aboard for the ben ap to the

by took very gront care, and great pains, and ficient,

get jo no good. The matter tres in a nutshell. Nated at 11.45, and are at 11.40.30. Suests that when bestowed upon the Chinese 23 Chinese coolies, who had been engaged be used on their behalf, and, in fact, that be

mercantile firm here for sorvios in could obtain little or no information about them the defence of the prisoners. And I may for it, the Court mai grant

the autjes CE most surprising manner, non putting a miloot on the part of his efficient Chinese clerk about attachment, it will not be granted; if you ask your Lordships power to express an opinion a Eastward, and Naomi walked out to windward in Goyerament with regard to the opium trade. Deli, advances on their salaries being paid to at all age Et de bardab tentong it all the contractor and acknowledged by the analiss. 12-I pondered the mater carefully whether big that after instructions came to The Attorney-General-The Court need not,

The Chief Justice-If un, ntéxobiont cannot water between beraet and Wate, who in tart was its trouble is this so vast a sun should So far Le we can learn, the coolins left the or not I should go gaell to Abordoia with my ass Handley and myself. Mr. I use maked you for a rals, and for the Court jeste or a fine be inflicted, where is the remedy weakering Natae at the Wino. Naguts stond asbooner in a host on the 8th inst, when near asid Chinesa alark and the others, and I arrived inter. But there is one fact Mr. Broreton one of it offcars, It can exercice any of its Mr. Kingstall give you the power to say, tacking too soon, began to feel the strength of

Brereton spared no pains or labour in the to take cognizance of the alleged misconduct of for the Crown? KERET yearly are the Expire, when perhaps the Balu Pabst, sad the enpposition is that they at the condos on that any presence there while sus be omitted, he did not make a personal several powers, as it thinks may best anit the like a school-master, you have done wrong: the food tide, and stayed once more, but again Into Rogaita Bay, holding a strong lead, but, drug might be successfully produced on ad matinied and overpowered the crew; ton in much inquisies as aforesaid were being vitit to these men in gael Irony be circustances of the case,

sont do it again. Chinese soil.

number, though it may transpire that the latter might be in some way injurious to the defence,wed to put it in this way he did were quite as culpable as the coolies. The

went abous for the tide way, losing thoroby. The Chief Justice Look at your role. It is Mr. Justice Snowies You aduut neglect of considerably. The other twe stood well into the 13-aying thus failed in my attempts to It is true that she cultivation of pium imbener bag, however, been brought back to procure positive evidence for the detones, Ioon as sees now that was mistake, an error of quiring Mr. Brereton to answer for cerwin If you adinit that, an easy way is before us, tresks of wind, came pluss along under the great deal, he did everything but the one thing to show cause why a writ should not issue re- duty that may amount to a contempt to Court, shore, and, favoured by occasioned paffa and forbilden by law in China. But the law in and two Klinge) are misingi the remaining to me on bebalf of the prisoners was to pensil are often stnilionsly avoided accing prisoners The Attorney-General-You have Gmitted tention to this case, and I fail to me how to be plostunt for her at any rate), she baring. ia, Singapore, but half of the raw (three Aruba edered that the heat if not the only course opes judginant on his part. I may say that I myself trespasses and contempts brought against him. Mr Kingvall I have given partfonlar et land, ultimately getting much too close to Naomi to all intents al purposes, a dead letter, Bvs have been got hold of by the police. In the cam which might be made by the proscop bat ho now sees but he has been guilty of the substance of the rule. He is to answer for simple neglect will be a contempt. driven cut into the tide and a stark calm. and is rarely or never put into motion except apertor Rishards Son baca sout to Batu Parsttion, and in order to do so in the beat way error of judgment, and it in not likely certain trespassas and contemagte, or show cause Mr. Justice Suowded-It appeare two pri After a very tedions drift, Naomi managed to to make inquires for the salies and the missing my power lenines and straten uit that he will repeat it. Though in the out why he should not be dealt with on this Tourt souers were friod and that the attorney who pick up a fight it, and tacking, stood across which is occasionally laid upon them. This

behalf of the prisoners, naively, Mr. Kisgamill, tara it appears to have something of the directe for the severs! male prisoners, and Mr. A. character of negligence, it was not from The Chief Justice-Show me another mode believe he was defending them, wallet all the she got further over, she managed to fetch the A professed to defend them, ted the Cour to for Kowloon Docts, and the wind freeing a is a hot which caucot bo gaizsaid. Mr. May

Handley for the women, and wher instructing signed that he did not go to see the men, of dealing with Mr. Brereton, except hy striking time they resu nut defended at all

Chantell Rocks and stacked round them at the Customs Commissioner at Newchwang, in

the said gentlemen I informed thea of the at hus ade a mistake, and that mistake him off the rolle; and, if you ask that, is Mr. Kingsmill-Whether they were defended eighteen minutes past two o'clock. Wave and his report on trade for 1874, gives conclusive

temple I had made to procure positive evidenes he sees oleil, and be regrets that eo mush mother matter

is not the queation before the Cout. The Nazad uso area through the bolt of calm eren for the defense, particularly with reference to trouble hea arised in cone-quence, but which The Attorney General You may fine him. Attorney-General's complaint is that the tusly, but in the beat up to the Rocke proof thas the poppy is openly cultivated in

an alb, and how all soob attempts bad failed he could act antiolents at the time. We are all The Chief Justice Do you not it? There verlegt was before the case came into Court, many parts of China with the sanglion of the

An Indian, named Kander Sammy, was

a buren aforesaid,

wiser allow the ovent Having, and so much, ara alternatives. What do you want t

Have went clean away from her larger aleter 14Altar so many personal interviews with officiala. He says that it my now be ren charged by the Pulice with begging, and was the relatives and friends of the prizers and Mr. Brereton wishes me to call your lordstips The Attorney-General-fam entitled to ask in nat guns to act the man is not contempt ahead. Nagusi, after getting round, came Mr. KingsmillThe neglect of the attorney and rounded, the mark, some twenty minutes. sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment with the wife of one of them, it did not seem almost all over Shongking, and every town

attention to what he has dose in the care, and for tise consideration of the Court as to the of Court A WOULD-BE OPIUM EATER. USI

lying down the course at a great pace, in the province la supplied from its yield, At Face Afat, master of the Wing-fat spiunoither collectively or singly could be attended tato to you that what, I'my in the fact, Mr. may bitter consues or fine him issue an sstech of ite officem reflects nama dishonour on the ther, and she lay quita becamed for a consider me that a personal interview with the proucralo vay that there are porous here who can conduct of one of its offer; und wis Coart Mr. Justice Snooden-The malpractice of one but Dearing Green Island the wind fall altoge with belog drunk end gwalting him with any good results, and, having failed in o- and a tair English scholar, who has been ten shop. Queen'e-road-west, cargod O. Petersen

Broratos's Chinent olerk, a very competent man, ment, or strike him off the rolla.

Court The prosecutor said the prisoner game to his to the diccretion of connect to make the best years in the servior of the firm (Mr. Chun the Court doing so. Fon Bay we may strike protibe. This Court is not brought in: dis getting it after a bit, sad the two resched along

The Chief Justigo Show me anthority for

able time. A light aircouting, up from the Mr. Kingsmill-This is sub a case of male westward started her once more, Wave also shop and said he wanted to buy something to defence possibls as against the asterade by Ayam, did uointedly ask the people who cams hint off the rolle as European could est, the prisoner struck bian

repute because au attorney does not go to po merrily for the mark, the unfortunate Naiad est. On informing him that he sold nothing the Crown.

The Allorney-General-If the facts are sul his olients. Will your Lordship saegret being dimly visible in the stark salt some The Oaid Justice Is tint in the affidavit cient to justify you

to me a case, divi or criminal, in which that two or three miles stern Nearing the mark the The prisoner said he had no recollection of matter of William Henry Brarelor, an Attorney The Obiel Justice Wodannos rencive asafo be made to show caves why he should not be pustice are usually coupled together but there is sheets and screwed up to weather it, but wan The Chief Justice A direct application may position has been taken up Fraud and wink draw more ahead; ond. Naomi Blattened A great deal of it escapes tpration, owing to

what happened, Prisoner was ford 35. r

Chun Aygu, of Victoria, la se Jelend vent modo as the Bar except it is admitted on struck off the rolls, but that bas tot been made is nothing of the kind here, Emmable to do so, bating to make a short tack.. ALLEGED ROBBERY ON BOARD A STEAMBE. Hongkong, Clerk to Mesare. Guldwoll and the other side. I cannot describe thanmcant of here, Mr. Brereton in nut invited to meet that Mr. Justice Snowden-I do act say it is Ware, profiting by this example, healed up as the extensive sale on which smuggling is W. Kelligan, quartermaster on board the Brereton, olisitors, make outh and say as inconvenieren which arises from taking the question, and it ought not to be introduced malpractice, I say it is an irregularity, near as she could be united, and natbed Naomi Fearried or

Not unfrequently the officials steamship Singapore, charged a Chinese jeweller, folinve

latseits from Counsel Cf course you wont The Attorney-General-I am only alluding Mr. Kings-Irregularity most bo in die on the post, both gybing booms over together, sopnive at this muggling for a consideration,aued an Achin, with stealing fruta tim 1 On the evening of the 3rd October lost miranderstand me. In taking what usup to the general law proceedings in Court There are hard names Naon Loweror, stadually drow up and ring in September lantoku K past, a clareman of mine, Chau Ah Fook, ported as math we go out of the rule, and we do. The Chief Justice-There is no doubt you fund things pat into the rule which follows a pussed again, sweating away slowly but In the province of Kirin, where the population · The prisoner was rouanded unti to-morrow, brought a man and a woman to by bound, not know where we are is thin and mixed, the drug is, comparatively

aying that they wished to ongngo = lawyer to Mr. Kingsmill I am may make enor an application, but yon must do form in existence for many years; but they are surely, but, both vessely abortly drove into. willing to have it it in proper form. AVAIAN only matters of form. I would sk for the goals, and it asom because evident that neither speaking, even ovra extensively grown. In European clothes, and identified by the Gaol piracy and murder, that the pine had been the Chief Jcation-I phase noibing about it.

J. Parker, Shanghai Chinaman, dressed in defend some friends of their charged with testified on out, if your lordships please The Attorney General If I intended to ask solems opinion of the Court on the matter weald be able to reset the winning mark before the settled valleys, dat of orory ten now of Authoritie, as having been under their are on partly bird at the Magistrates Cours, and was Tha questing is, do you wish certain fut the propor way nod ask him to shop cause. Oontent with the solemn opinion of the Carrying Aziad had meantime rounded the the Court to strike bio off I should proceed in The Chief Justice Is the Atturavy-General six o'clock, and they accordingly gave op available soil no less than eight are devoted several occasions for larcony, following drunken adjourned till the next day us at other come before na pame

The Objet Justice-Yon are entitled to the If he does not want floe or attachment, it will western mark, and ali drifted and sowed to common soout, and amnisting a soldier to docort, — After bearing what they said, I told them to the poppy! In Tsitsihar, thig advent of waengsin found by P-0:54, following dranken to come to the office of Marvis. Daldwall and Mr. Kingsmill-Year Lordablp mentioned. The Actornay-General-I do not ask for it thay but he notes opinion of the Cour, ad moorings the plant has effected a kind of revolutios. semen about,

Brereton the next morning, and they use the other day, think in a case of this kind, that Thy Chief Justiqu Then we do not issue it of bosh that if Mr. Jesieton does not me fit to Fundo are being naked by Major-General Sir

very different thing is the opinion The sultirators have increased in number fond bini again and again following the same nese, both men and women when I took them if coming what I live afd out be proyed on

The constable enda he warned him once, but accordingly, mompanied by some other Chi. Coonel's statement would always be adatted. There is nothing more to

confess to a patempt, we have to alternative Tinment. Eyre to provide for the putting up of a power, and wealth so rapidly that the military practice.

Tos Attorney General-ou may fine him. to see Mr. Brorston, SCENA SOM asth. I did not like to alter the affidavit,

but to issue a writ AN AME Am marble medallion likeness of John Keats on th The Chief Vastice-Show me a preasdent Me. Ejagstoill--Zhen it is gecies, and it would ; blank wall, near the rare of the poet, in the magistrates, never eager to set the how in The prisoner was again sout to fares mantra' 3. One of the men informed Mr. Brereton The Ohiol Justic-It would be supplems. The first thing is to show why we should not be very unwise and fajadicious to try to kisk Protestant cemetery at Rome and for the motion, have abandoned all pretence of hard labour és a rogne and vagabond. 19 that he was a friend of the prisoners, and that ting it,

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the women were their relations. Mr. Breton Kingsmill-It is an alteration in fact, The Atforuoy General-Or đơn) na you tàmkopidion I must leave it to you. If you think if permission can be gained-if not, elsewhere, against the pricker if that be year-Lordships: placing of a bustor medallion in Poet's Corner, opposition to it, and, turning the illegality Tip Acban and even others were charged told them be did not think it advisable that the and that in the reason I did not like to do it. At with bic. Falmiy yozgan exercise suy the word anatomy applies to what has heen as may he determined on. of the culture to use not wholly unproce-with fghting and creating a anturbance at prisoners should enter on their defence at the Tus learned Attorney General will not object part of the summary jurisdiction of this Court, dolie, I must accept it dented, the Governor has practically legalised ng ham, and multing's foremsa ourpenter May be cautin to ho to my stable

has been laid down that in anchorses, the The Chief JusticeWo do not as it does every year and the summers better, more dry 2be winters in Bossiu are becoming colder named Wong Azzo, And

committed for trial before the Buprene Coort the trade by fixing a scale of extra fees on

The Attorney General-I do not know what Court can exercies i jariadiation over an bat if Mr. Brereton-will not volunteer to day and less fruitial, oning to the destruction of the The Chinese foreman mula that the captain of huil that they (the relations and triánda) should it inst

fattorney according to law and consolence, rod so, a writ must be sued for fartbur investiga woodiangs that formerly abounded in the south- produce from the plantations over and above the steamship Sosna told him to engage about advies the prisoners to reserve their defence. Mr. Kingemill-It is that Mr. Brorston's not according to technion) vales (Exparte Bailey,tions. Tusk is only a preliminary,

one hundred carpenters, and he engaged 110, Theee people then informed Mr. Brereton elsk nekad the people win came to the fire 9 Harnwell and Grens well p. 69. Archbold's Mr. Kingsmill is an ugly preliminary..

Menjerz districts, the clearing of which has citised”. the land usese due to the Imperial Treasury. They worked a day and a half, and then the that the juses on board of which the prisoners whether they came on behalf of all the primers Pranties and other text books way that authority

such an enorma evapurútion that many onde The Government, meuntáice, does not offer to captain and there were too many and dissisted had been taken werent Aborders on the night and represented all and they said they did, and still guide our nouris Therefore, if it is and if so well and good--or you..my something swamps or are completely dry. The Dueiper The Chief Justice-Either you conteas it oupacious water-oduce bare become mere intertore by setting in motion to uurepealed twenty-six of them. When the prisoners were of the 26th August, and could not have been the that they all wanted Mc. Brereton to defend suficiently shown list an officer of the Court else which is entiafactory to but disused law against it. Bew utterly discharged they came to him and dananded junk list attacked the Low-lse on the thema misconducted blizself the Court in the General. If you do not do one or the other, we tributaries are no longer worthy the name of tho Attorneys becomin every day, more shallow wad ila payment for lourd, which he refused, and they night.

The Chief Justice-Tell the Attorney General interests of nation, and its own good bare, are out ous course before me. streams. The question of replanting has fre indincere it is in its professions of a desire to made a grent noise and threw atohew 1st theThe case was ultimately sent for trial to what facis you wish to state, and we shall see and in the intergite of the public, can The Attorney-General-It appears to me, quently been agitated, but the dried condition. put down the traffic is suficiently proved by shop, cutting one of his men.

the Hapreme Court, the magistrato having dia whether agrees to secept your statement at deal with the case not socording to the rule of tai Mr. Brereton has conferred to the fists on of the earth in many pluova in Southern Roun The priminere alt denied the charge. The charged some of the prisoners and committing them.ANG the encouragement it gives to the native second prisoner was fined $20, and the rest $10 the others, eight in number, one of whom was The Attorney-General- bare ng objection and law and will protect all partion against to the effect of them. I do not press for the measures, however, are about being adopted to Book strict technicalities, bal neotrding to conscience, which we caue kers, and the only question is makes it a matter of great dillonity, Energetia nitiator, Barely it is the very acme of puch

admitted to tail,

I bave no doubt the statemgat in krtjo,

Court to exerplas seyara Jurisdiction because overcome this difficulty by soientific mozno,

Nowebwang a roady sala is found for it, and the officers of the Inland Revenueactualy account for small quantities as having passed their hands. The tax levied amounts eighty tanla per pieul, and the prices paid ury from 325 tails to 335 taels per picul.

in the fase. And down and Za the Supreme Court of Hongkong In the Mr. Kingsmill No.

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