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LITERARY AND ART GOSSIP.

Mr. Murer has been appointed professor of the langage and literatue of Southern Europe nt the Collega of Frane, in the room of M. Edgar Quiuet, deçenard.

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Aunfriential committe is being formed in Bome for the purpose of collecting subsorip tions for Lord Byron's statue. Lord Staubops and Mr. Frederick Socker bare joined the English emitter

ALFRED STOKES AND THE WHITE-

CHAPEL MURDER

LONDON

DESTINATION

SUEZ CANAL

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THE DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1870.

Vessels Advertised as Loading.

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Fon FREIGHT AIPLY TU

To 2a DESPATÕNED

Butterfeld & Swire Hongkong Vegal, Hagedorn & Co Honglong

&,000

P. MS. 8.00.... Jardino, Matheson & Oomi Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & Jo.....

Frank own Hongkong Vogel, Hagedorn & (s. allen Noyda

To-day

Quich, lespatch..

On 15th proc., at 3 P.M.

¡On 34 prox; at ‍3 rks,

JOn 131 prox., xt 2 P.M.

Quick despatch,

Quick despatch,':

Hangling Rosario Co

Juick despalab

White men Bonging Vogel, Hagedorn

& (6...

vick despatch,

06. Noyes

Hongkos Rosario & Co

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Edward Jamea. Forward Annie Goy

Quick despatch.

John Strachan

Quick desgabon.

Robert Mere

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Tauals

Sunda (er).

Mongolia

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A. H. Johnson

Thos. J. Burc.Hongkong Bozario & Co... Hongkong Rozario & Con Hongkong Rozario & Co Hongkong Gibby Livingston & To .........................&O. 8. N. Do..... Hongkong Remedius & Coa Konglong Remedios & Co... Hongkong Messageries Maritimes

MP. & O.S. N. Cong [longking Douglas Tinpraik & Co....

A. MacG. Heaton....

The France has started subscription for the Croot on of a statue of Lausarcine in Paris,

At the mer mading of the Paychologiast Bo Mr. G. A. Since is engaged on a work upon olety Mr. Berjat Cor providing the sare the pressat alate of the mligions question, tary. Mr. F. R. Yuutos, read the report of an Mr. D. Bogue, a go of the late Mr. Bogue, interview which he bad had with the man of Flot Street, Landon, las parabesed the gab Stokes, for the purpose of sifting the evidence labing business which ma carried on by Mad to the voices which Stoker said oad informed Robert Hardwicke:

'bit of the morder of Harving Liane, He found the witness to intelligent, and by no means soliterate an thepublio roporte of his evidence would indicate. He stated that he himself was the author of; be pablished Zettes, which was There are now published in Holland daily thought to be beyond his powers of diation-ho and weekly joaraule and reviewe. Al Am intended it to be rivate, and did not know-how atriam the number of journals amounts to do, for why the gao? sithorities-permitted its pub at Rosteriam to: 20. and at the Hague to 27. ligation From Stoker's narrative it appeared Through the Ages" is the title of a varel that he fancied Naolf possessed of a kind of About to be lesded by Mars, Obupman & Ball,"second sight, is the Bootch call it be ime VICTORIA, Vancouver's Island. in three volumes, written by the young Dake gined that wbenejer be dreamed of his dosessed Day

Do de Melins Ponar, the author of The Honoy mother, trouble some kind followed. On the SINGAPORE BRISBANE

night before the tuffol Saturday when Wain,Da, BOMBAY, wright was taken into austody, be had a vivid | MANILA............. dream of convening with his mother; bo wie ILOILO MANILA. consequently depressed, and in the core of YOKOHAMA, the day told brs wife, that be was out of sorts, had no appetite, and was sure that something SHANGHAIRMEN The Pope has just edited several objects sinpleasant was going to happen. Later in the SWATOW, AMOY & FOO of

of art of great value to sent to the Phila day, when he looked at the borrible parool, he AMOYAN... delphi Exbibition. Anong them are two acenied to hear a dustmat voice by bia vide say pictures in mosaic and stre pieces of tapestry, three times "On that parcel He could conted by artiots of the Fations buve sworn that emebody behind him attered On the that, at Miki, the distinguisbed the words, and by turned round to look, but artist Signor Cavaliera Leigi Zuccali med after could nes no one and tried to dismiss the thing

THE CONSUMPTION OF PAPER. uskort illness. Tuis geen painter gained scrie na absurd. The wine startled bim again with

Dr. Rudal caluulates that the paper produced of the highest distinctions by his talent, sud the same words, Ho opened the paruch, and Suez Canal of late, writes the Paris corren in the whole world paper of cl kinds, uf was honoury nombor of the Academy of Fine could never forget the horrible feeling that dent of the Edsaamist, the Raincial situation of hemp, of linen, of straw, of jute, of rion, &c,

orept over his lea he saw its contents. He the company appears to be still very Importity is employed for printing parpas, a mixt Judivunte tó 1,800,000,00016. Hal of thin guan "Cavil's Remains, which for an many your closed it up, and Wainwright noticed his oo have been out of print, krasnounced and befasion, saying, While the mustor 2 on fostly understood, and one of the points on for writing purposes, and the remaining part republished abortly with ddditions. The volume haven't touched that parcel, have you ?? To which erroneous notions aunt sciot is that for divera vase. "The whole may be culegerised: will contain an introduetkn by Hohard Geril's this ha replied, Idon foul well, and have had relative to the share of the Khedive to the need; for instruction 180,000,000 for com

for Gorciminent purposes. 200,000,00015, are daughter, and a preface bythe Bishop of Ripon, no tea" Wainwright exid. Why, it isn't time canal. The founders' ebarea, belonging to the merca 240,000,000; for industrial soufacture and will be issued by Mr. Eliot Stook. T yet," and he (Stose) rejoined, Ab, but I did'at Egyptian Government, and the 15 per cent, of 180,000,000 for private commspondence We are informed (says the Academy) that the got my dinner either Stukee adds that the net profits to which is fentitled, are fre- 100,000,000; for prinung 900.000.000. For the manuscript of the late Viscount Amberley's did not attempt to explain to the Court several quantly spoken of as two distinct properties, production of these 18,000,00016, of paper there work, entitled Analysia of Religious Belied." things, because if he made the slightest mini whereas they are only- tivo munes for the mars 9,960 manufactories, employing 1,000 men is in the kinds of the publishers. The Grat take the lawyers bulgored him do that be was thing. This mistake ocence again in en otter and 180,000 women. Is addition 100,000 por volume will appear in a fer days, and the second afraid to my anything

wise very able letter published in The Trau of one ure nugaged in collecting ragi rolume,completing the wak, will shortly follow, Mr. Forsyth, M.P. for Marylebone, fee bean

Wednesday last, which enumerates among the present moment the United States import only writing volume on "To Eastern Quation."

claims to be bought up, if the omni var 300,000,00015, local paper-making amounting The title “Tie Baronk Provinces South of

nentralised first, 2,500 founders share to 974,000,000ba-Madras Standard belonging to the Khedive. In reality, if and next tho 15 per cent of the cat proits there are 2,500 foundera" abuzea, no 15 per

Arte of Milan.

taken.

The deasem states that the Portuguese Government bus just aceited the valuable collection of manure of the Coubt Laurenco. These documes all relate to the ancient history of the coguity. Among them are patograph letters of celebrated historic persona. The British Musena was very anxious to possess the solkotict,

THE SUEZ JINAL.

In spite of all it has bein written de

As tho

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

SÓFIUM-

will

[To-merrow, at noon..

On 380 h ingt, at noon. Cavaporrow, at noon...

¿despatch.

nick despazob. Quick despatob:

On 281 inst., daylight. On 29th inst, at 10 AM.

Vessels on the Berth.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON, við SUEZ CANAL, THE Company's Steamship

2 DIOMED" be despatched. TO-DAY, the 24th instant. For Freight or Pamnge, apply to

BUTTERFIELD &AWERE, Agente. 337 Hongkong, 15th Meral, 1876

FOR MANILA, THE Steamship

* GUNGA Garcenu, Master, will be despatched to Manila TOMORROW, the 25th instant, at Noun,

For Freight or Passage, apply fo

REMEDIOS & Co. 302 Hongkong, 18th March, 1876, FOR SINGAPORE, BRISBANE SYDNEY, AND MELBOURNE. THURSDAY, 23rd Marsh,Calling of SOMERSET, CLEVELAND BAY, The rainy weather has added to the dulacse

Bown, ind KEPPEL BAX to lant

Bashr und Austrian Mail Maile and Passengers.)

Company Steamer: Captain Urug will be despatched us abora

PAQUEENSLAND" TOMORROW, the 25th Ina, ut Boon

For Freight or Passage, apply to

Vessels on the Berth,”

TEAM FOR

BINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SURZ, MALTA, BRINDIST, ANUONA, VENICE, MEDI TERRANEAN, PORTS. SOUTHAMPTON, AND LONDON; AS ALBO,

BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA, THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

Post-Ofice Notifications.

A mari will close For Evigon For Pernambues, to-day, the 24th inet, at 950 P.M.

For Stow and Amoy-Per Cheong Hock Kian, to-day, the 24th inst, az 430 p.m.

For Saigon For Penedo, turday, tho 24th just, at 5 r.M.

For Saigon. Per Feronia, tomorrow, tho 25th inst., at 8.50 A.M.

NAVIGATION COMPANTS Stop Far Manila Fer Ganga, to-morrow, the EZIORAN," Optain A. H. JOHNSON, with 25th inst, at 13.80

Her binjeboy's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and For Singapore, Somerset, Cooktown. Clove Cargo, will leave this for the above places quand Fay, Bowen, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Syd THURSDAY, the Sutb intact, at Noon. Baney, Tosmanin, and Molhouina-Per Queens',

Cargo will be received on board until Noon, land, to-morrow, the 25th inat., 11.59 AM Spacie and Parcels at the offins until 2P.M, MA the 29th idem. A

For Particulareregarding Freight sad Pus sage, apply at the P. & 0.9. N. Uols Oflée, Hongkong. CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.

For Swalow, Away, and Fenahos.---Per- Xesan, to-morrow, the 25th inst,, at 5 F.M.

For Anoy-Por Esmeralda, on Tuesday, the" 28th ineti, a: 9,50

For Honoluit-Por bark Colombo, on Tues day, the 4th prezime, st 8.30 PM

1.30 ra.

Written Declaration of the Contents For Yokohama and San Francisco-Per and Value of the Packages for the Overlaid Quang Se, ou Wadaesday, the 12th proximo, a Route is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shippers to the Company'a Agenik, with the Bills of Lading on with Parcela; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happen from the inoor. rectness or sneli déclaration.

MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET. The English Contract Fucket TEHERAN, will be despatched with the Mails for Earope,

o., on THURSDAY, the 30th instant.

The following will be the hours of closing the Mails, &o.

Wednesday, 29th distant,

Shippers of our for Bombay are roquested to take note, that the Steamers leaving Hong. kong in correspondanao with the Australian Shatners Trosa Guilo to Bombay, may call are remains una til night.

Colombo,AND VA

Shippers are particularly requested to note the terine and conditions of the Company's Black Bill of Lading, gene

A. HoÏVER, Superintendent. Peninsular and. Oriental Steam Navigation Cos Ofice, Hongkong, 16th March, 1876. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM.

SHIP COMPANY. TAKING THROUGH CARGO AND FAS SANGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,

IN CONNECTION WITH THE CENTRAL AND UNION PACIFIC AND!

CONNECTING RAILROAD

COMPANIES

AND ATLANTIC STEAMERS..

Steamy Francisco, vis Yokohama,

HE SS. BELOIC will be despatobed for SATURDAY, tho-1st April, at 8 P., taking Stairs, and Barone Cargo and Passengers for Japan, the United

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & 03., EXPORT CARSONS." - London

Per L, M, steamer Tyre, for Continent and 114 350 Longkong, 15th March, 1876. -

Fisce Goods, 57 balas Waste Silk, D0 boxes THE Sternship

For Continent 418 bales Silk, 11ses gin FOR SWATOW, AMOY, AND FOOCHOW, Tea, 493 cases Stunden Fur London 143 baler Silk, 1,671 obesta Tea, 221 boxes Tea, 29 cases Captain Panhard, will be deputahed for the

"YESSO," Bilk Piece Goods, 1es Silks, 3 ana old labore: Ports . SUNDAY, the 281A just, at Yens, and 346 cases Sundries

daylight.

ON LONDON

EXCHANGE.

Bank Bille, on demand 30. Bank Bills, at 30 days' aight St Bauk Bills, at 6 months' sight 3/1 Documentary Hills,atmonths Credits, at 6 months' sight. 500

right................

ON BOMBAY -Bank, sight. ON CALCUTTA-Bent, sight.. OR SHANGHAL-B Bank, sight

Private, 30 days' night

SHARES

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank hare

per cont. premism. Union Insurance Society of Canton-8850 per Chine Traders Insurance Company Shares-

$1,700 par ahara,

obaze.

For Freigh; or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Doi 74.867 Hmekong, 20th March, 1876.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. „PAQUEBOT POSTE FRANCAIS. IRE Company's Steamship. TRE

TANAIS Captain Regrier, will be despatched for

YOKOHAMA

Mail shortly after the arrival of the next French

G. DE OHAMPEAUX, Actjog Agent. 368 Hongkong, 21st Muron, 1876.

STEAM TO YOKOHAMA.

NAGASAKI.)

5 F.K., Money Order Offles olosca Gr.M., Post Office dosea except the NIGHT

Thursday, 30th instant,

7 AF. Post Ofen opens for enls of Stampi, Registry of Letters, and Post, ing of all orrcepondance,

10 4., Post Office aloses except for Liste

Letters Registry of Letters cenges., 10.13 A., Zellors may be posted on payment

if a LATE FRE of 18 cents extra Postage, until

HA.M., when the Post Of ULOSEN

entirely.

11.90A, M., Letters (but Letters only) address

ed to the United Kingdom vá Brindisi, or to Singapore, may be posted on board the Paolet on payment of Late Feo ut 43 cents extra postage. 1180 A., Posting on Board cenas.

ALFRED LISTER,

General Post-Office,

Postmaster-General.

Hongkong, 16th March, 1876.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES' PACKET.

Tho United States' Mail Packet. BELGIC will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 1st April, with Malls for Japan, San Francisoo,, Connection is made at Yokohama with and the United States, which will be CLOSED Steamers from Shanghai.

Breight will be received on board until 4 P.. of the 31st instant. Parcel Paskagen will be reared as the Ofanntil5 PM. same day. All Pawel Packages should be marked to addraso in fall; value of samo is required.

oaths are issned at a reduction of 20 per con Esturn Passage Tickets available for G

on regular rates.

as followe

2 PM. Kegistry of Letters conaca.

· 2,30 P.M: Post Ofice oloses

2.00 par. Corapondence may be posted on

Correspondence sunst be specially directed for board the Packet with Lato Teo of 12 cents extra Postage, antit 2.50 PM, when the Mail.in Sally closed.

this route, and if not fully prepaid will he sont by British Packet,

For further information as to Freight or Paga. apply to the Agency of the Company, Letters, &o., can be posted for Canady, fleet Praya West.

West Indies, and other places named below, if G. B. EMORY, samoient American stamps are added to prepay Acting Agenthem from Sari Francisso to destipation. "Ame- Hongbong, 1st March, 1878.

rican Stamps are sold at this Offee.

U. B. MAIL LINE, PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIAL OVER LAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING A YOKOHAMA AND SAN FRANCISCO.

THE next U. S. Mail Steamer will be den patobed for San Francisco, via Tokohama, on SATURDAY, the 15th April, 1876, a 3 PM taking Passengere and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe

The cantar saya--3a refcròces to Mr. paer stands deservedly bigb; and his "Life of Khedive's abares, and received a title of the China azi Japan Marine Insurance Tln. 58 Taking. Ouro at through rate tử Hзoud and Lading dro issued for trumportation to Tuku

A SAINTLY QUESTION,

BUBENS

per share,

THE P. &0.5. N. Co.'s Stormebip

"SUNDA,"

rival of the Steamship golio with the will leave for the above place shortly after the

next English Mail,

A MOIYER,

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares the Chineas Insurance Company-$202 pen share,

China Fira Insurance Company's Shoes-$151

$500 per share.

Victoria Fire Immune Company's Barcen-

per share.

Bengkong and Whampos Dook Company's P. & O. S. N. Do'a Office,

870 per share..

Superintendent, Shares par cent, discount. Hongkong, Banton and Macao Steambors Co.'s

Hongkong. 17th March, 1876.

STEM TO SHANGHAI,

Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-Tis.THE. &0.S. N. Co.'s Stamb

Blares 7 per cens, discount 72 por share.

sbare

MONGOLIA"

1357

Hongkong Gas Company's Sharos-$75 per will leave for the above place about 24 hours Hongkong Hatel Company's Shares-$47) per

ofter bor arrival with the next English Mail, sbaro.

A. MOIVER, Bade Superintendent. P. & 0. S. Nola Offias,

Hongtag, 17th March 2876. [358

*FOR SAN FRANCISCO.

Steamship 19

Chinese Imperial Loan -£104.

SALES ON MARCH 2D, AS REPORTED BY -

Hing to travelling trader, Ma

CHINESZ. Yellow War--20 pieres, at $46.00, by Hope QUANG SU

White Sagar 200 bags, at $5.00, by Hop Hing to wavelling tradu

Baigon Rice-2,000 plants, at 21.60 by Hop Hing to local trader.

Cotton Beads-400 bugs, at $60 by Yea Shun Tai to travelling trader.

Captain Jones, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 12th prosimo, at 2 pm.

For Freighter Passage, apply to

KALJARDINE, MATHESON & CO. 22d $72 Hagkong, And Harob, 1876.

FOR LOILU vid MANILA. HE Spanish Schooner LES BONDA" UNION," pateb for the move Porta Mericaechevari, Master, will have quick des

For Freight or Passage, apply to

Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of bam and other Japan Porta, to San Franciego, to porta in Mexico, Central and South America, and to New York and Europe, viž OVER- LAND RAILWAYS.

willkave Bhanghal, via the Inland Sea Ports. A Steamer of the tiesu Bishi S.S. Company abost sume date, dad make close connection Tokohama.

A New York, Passengers have selection of varieno linca of steamers to England, France, and Germany.

The charge for Regletry Is 3 cents ta, Hong- kong Stampa and 10 cents in U.S. Stamps to ed in Ralios. 15 all the other places named those places only the names of which are print-

but only to San Francisco (8 cents). sorrespondence cannot be Registared through,

The fallowing are the charges on correspon dence thus sent

PER HALF OUNCE.

Hongkong U.S.

Stampa Stamps. Canta. Genta.

Canada, British Columbia, New B. anrick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward's Island, Vancouver's S Island, Babowo Nascun, Now i Providende.......

Aspinwall, Bermuda, Bogota,

Carthageun, Ceuta Rion, Cu- | ba, Caragao, Fiji, Greenland, 48

Hawaii, New Foundland

Jamaica, New Granudo, Nica- ragua, Panames. West Indica. Guale, Mexico, Salvador, Į Venezuela...

Bolino, Greytosen, Guiana, Hon duras, Martiniquo, Santa Mar tha, Turk's Island".

Brus

Freight will be received on beard until 42, on the 14th proximo. Parcel Packages will be Bolivia, Ecuador, Chi

Chili, Port

dress in full value of same in required. received at the Office until 5 r., pame day argentiae Confederation, Bu-) all Paroci Packages should be marked to ad.]

13

A

hoe Ayrus, Paraguay, Uru- 8.

13

Newapaperi oct over 4 oz.)

.10

Books, ., jer oz......... Any articles found enclosed in Newspapers. Book Packets (as silk scarves, jewellery,

For further information as to Passage mod Freight apply to the Agency of the Company, Pro. West.

0. B'EMORY,

Acting Agent.c.) will be detained. Hongkong, March 15th, 1876.

SUN FIRE OFFICE.

THE Cndersigns is prepared to Grant. Policies against Fire Co. Es extent of $45,000 on First-cine Blake..

ALFRED LISTER

Postmaster-General.

General Post Offivo,

Hongkong, 20th March, 1876:

MAILS BY TIE FRENCH PACKET.

The French Contract Packet HOOGLY,

A Discount of Treaty per cent (20%) upon will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 6th the Current Lost Rates L Premia will be al-April, with fails to and through the United loved upon Inserates effented with this Office.ingdom vid Marseillee: to Europe, Saigns,

TG. LINSTEAD,

Singapore, Challe, Madre, Calcutta, Bombay, Aden, Suea, and Alexandria. Agent, Sun Bire Office. 1335 Hongkong, 26th August, 1874. PHONIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE LATE MR. JOHN FORSTER. the Danube ehetch of their History and the Telegraph, the M, John Forstar died yes

The literary pablo will learn with regret, says Presentats in Relation to the Ottoman corday (Feb. Lat) morning, at his house in Lon- Forte." Mr. Marray is the poblialedon, in the sixty-fourth years of his age. Bores, of profits Mass ba, paid to the Khediro, Atheneum

at Newcastle in 1812, he was admeated for the or if 15 per cent, has to be paid to the It is acted that the aw High Oboreb daily legal profession, and was duly sailed to the bar: hedive, there are at 2.500 founders shares, paper, the Express, will appear this sins of but the bent of himind towards solid literature but 1,000 only. The statutes of the company Balternadorated the food babe was no marked list he began at a very early attehale, as for per cent to the priore the of the market for Bougal drag, in busi subscribed to alert is. The paper will of course period a career which he pursued with dietin-helive, and 10 per cent to the founders. In gras done in it, Quotations remain, nominally. make a spesiality of Chath news, and ik dat guished success for more than forty years. Nor order to distribute the 10 per cant, to the down, it is iaid, the "pimy dreadial" sort of did he condne binsel! to the Bold of author-arlice cousidered to be entitled to that abure 3520 for Patna and 690 for Beans Sales stuff to a maîtr

Mr. Bentley will publab imediately the ship: he was a shadows and painstaking 1,000 shares representing that 10 per cent, were of New Malwa at $590, with alkwause of conclusion of Lord Palmerston's life. It Albany Fonblang on the Examiner, and enb- strictly speaking, only a fiction, as they v

journalist, having been long a colleague of Mr. Greated. The other 1,500 founders shares are, twenty four tuele. known, as the Academy to contain some sequently the editor of that newspaper for ten never issued: bat in order to climate the value batereating details relating to the coup a stul. years. When his friend Mr. Chaves Dickens of the Khedive's 10 per cent, it has baon sup It will be in two volna botavo, and will felt compelled to sign the chief post on the pused, to be divided into 1,5 similar parts, contain two purtraits, one ken about ten years Daily News: Mr. Prster was his sucessor, but which, possessing exactly these rights me the before his death, and the other the land and he held the arduum offipo daroel twelve 1,000 founders' shares, would command te months, probably Ending the otadica of the same market price. It is thus that thouarter cleat were more congenial to him than the of 2,500 founder aburos, frequently write hard labour of daily journalism. In another about, is made op. The article in the Bating urgh department of periodical literature he played a Review on the Suez Canal alto, althangad considerable part, having been editor of the duoing weighty argamenta in its examination Foreign Quartery Beview," and a frequent of the parabass of the Khedive's shares, fræði contributor to the Edinburgh "and" Quarter political stendpoint, overtheless con site ly" In 185 he went into comparative retire any inaccuracies relative to the material It is understood that the gold medal of the Lamsey Comaatiouers, and six years inter he of the article asserts that the coupons of thi ment by accepting the post of Secretary to the uffairs of the sompany. A yote nd, the end Royal Astronomical Society of London willfbia was appointed a Commissioner in Lunaoy 176,000 shares having been cut off and sola, as your be given to M. Le Vorier, for his theory Bet the principal chim opod bis contemporaries represented for payment when due, and paid and tables of the planeta Jupiter and Saturn, and sa posterity las m the more substantial with the other Dupont...beia coupons dill M. Le Verrier propaea to pomo to England to

areas of historical and biographical researob, exist, and were not destroyed when the delays revive the medal in person and will probably His earliest work, of the Statesmen of the tious which now rapresent them were issue, fast. seize the opportunity to deliver a speech on the English Commonwealth," did more to revive can only be in the company's safe, for if fucy prog reas of Buglish astromeny hanuman interest in th stirring period than dog were still ia circulation the company would be The Acadang undances the death of the ashor bock and down to a few years ago, ho liable to be called on to pay the dividend exibe young Italian poot, Emilio Praga, who made so continued to publish the fruite of bis conshares to which they belonged twice over as sadden and a well-deserved a enoness in 1864. scientione inquiries until he had produced many compous of the shares and, as coupons of the by bia vatnson of Tavoleur." He was, how deeply instessing calmnes which describe the delegations. The writer is who in error in ever, very unfortunate in his private life, and, ardour, fortitude, sigavity, and tardihood swaying, with respect to the funded a after pred using another best fat, but extremely played by the great men who, if they did not coupons, that as the coupons on the Khedire mournful of lyrics, called "Pouembre," he found, oansolidated the liberties of England. shares bad boon enounced nothing was overtes fell into ill-beaft and depression, and bus at Nor did be restrict his attention, to tas broader last died in lia,thirtieth year.

on them. The purchasers of the delegatious aspects of history. His reputation as biografenoceeded to all the rights pertaining to the Browning's latest poem, "The Ing Albom,Oliver Guldsmith will live long es an example funded coupons, tha anme is the ordinary corespondent, Eually well informed, write, of that attractive species of literature. In shareabulders. The charge" against that it is not generally known that the story addition, he wrote a biography of Walter company of increasing debt by £80,000 told by Mr. Browning in this poem, is, in its Savage Landor, the well-known Life of barby paying a dividend of 5 per cent, in 1876, main outlions, a real one. The story made a lea Dickens, printed five years ago; and, when when the prosta of the year were only grent sensation in London or thirty years ago, be unfortunately expired, he was engaged on s and our correspondent has heard its details re- Life of Swift or volume of which has just as a sum of £18,000 of undistributed profta anfficient to pay a pár cent, ie tardly justified, cently from one xbo'wall'`rmem bera it.”

seme before the patio. His morita in all these remained over fou the preceding year, and the Professor Mommen condema sararely, in varied departments were conspicuous, and we roosipts of the cans! had then risen so a point the lant number of the Prussische Jahrbucher, deeply regret that he was not spared to com, which left no doubt of their being eutficient to te practice of those Germaniversities which plate an account of Swift-whose career pre-pay 3 por cent, from that time. The state confor the dures of Doctor of Philosophy on sents such strange problems-upon which his ment that 70 per cent of the capitul the presentation only of written dissertation investigations would probably have shed much returned to the shareholders is abo exagerated, and without any oral camination. Ho cites new light. Mr. Jola Forster lived a laborious? The ehare capital was 200 millions of france acine striking instances of the frand to which and honest literary life, and bis nume desecres and during the construction of the canal 23 this practice opens the dot. The University more than a passing record from a generation half-yearly coupone wore paid, tich requiring of Rostock as already decided that orsi ex he aarsed so well

sum of five millions, or a total of 11 millions aminations must take places future and it is

but as the capital was only gradually expended expected that the other unes viil spondily

as the works advanced, it was employed in follow its example.

In addition to the Orphanage and Alushouse

temporary loans, and the balanca ghost of the; biol Sir Juab Blason prented to the town into fory-vill it ambe a thrill of ferce re-reducing tus dividenda paid fom ospital to Will it startle the steeping Lion of England at of the canal shows that over 20 millions of tranes wore earned in that manner, thus of Birmingham, at a cost of 1250.000, he laid the sentment in the heat of the Anglo-Baton ruce 35 millions, Tao spate u is, no doubt, an foundation-atone, in Februarlast. of a Scientifle in the Antipodes and in the New World, it the Collage, which was to coab $100,000. To the Pope makes a saint of Joan of Are, laid of diatons one, and the money would have transferred to the trustees, for the endowment Orleans? Incredibh as it may seem, the, we been better employed on the works, but the of this College, the pile of buldings in which his are informed on French authority, are some of company was then fomed to suit to the manufacture of steel-pens hil heen conducted the questions now gravely debated at the Vati exigencies of its position. This was valued at from 20,000 to £30,000. If there be anything more sabline in ita Sir Josiah now totends to band over to the inscrutable mystery than the colossal ignoranon trustees the mms of money that he is to receive of England and Eugliab fealing which pervades for the purchase of hie buspecs, and this will France and indeed, the whole Catholic world

Potato Flour--156 logs, at Tia 18.5.6, by prabably be £10,000. The town of Kidder on the Continent, it is the wonderful aptitude of the illustrious painter Peter Pont Rubeis

Antwerp, justifiably glorying in the ranan Toe Shan Tai to travelog trader. minater, Sir Josina's birth plan, will also greatly which the supreme sathorities of the Charoh who lived, worked, died and was baried in the Shun Tui to travelling trader

White Pepper 30 bige, at €15.00, by Yes benshi by his generosity, ae's preference in the bave for exciting themselves shout the treat rare old Flemish sity, proposes to celebrate in Black Pepper180 bags, at $26, by Tee now College will be given to those who are trifles, Should it in any way calm the appre- the year 1877 the quarter centenery of the grea: Shou Tai to travelling trader. natives of Kilderminster and Birmingham,

bensions of the venerable Bouan Pontiff to artist who, had be printed nothing but "Tho

Dried Lily Flowers-10 be, at 35,70, by We have reveived a norsky, io literature, in know that the people of the British Empire ate Descent from the Urose," would be entitled to Kwong Wo Cheang to travelling trade, the obupe of volums entiti The Book of not likely to riga is devastating wrath upon occupy one of the most conspicuous niohea it Greek Ort Scores from 1862 to 1814, the Catholic Church for ananising Jenna the Wabulla of the Old Master. This is not compiled by Jofa Steven, ez-captain of the 'Aro, we assure his Holiness and bis adriers the first time that Antworp bas organised Greenook Cricket Club, and published in that that anything they may do in the matter will municipal lemnities and popular festivalajz town by Jane M'Kelvie and Sons. The work be regarded by a nation with profound honour of the painter of what she is 30 is a compilation from the scare books, enlivened indifference. It would be strange f it were prond. Again and again there have be by anniversary repois explanatory and others The Eglish nation is not an Rabona kermeszes, halle, gala performances, at biographiesi uotes, hisury of cricket ingeneroaa nne, and neither oured the graves the Autierp Opera House, torchlight proce Grannak, sa ode to Glenpark, she club's cricket of heretics ver attemple to inflict ponalties on cions, rife: toarnamonte, and firoworks, in ground, and att interesting introductory article the dead. Were they soy freling at all upon memory of Peter Peal, but the celebration of on Cricket nad Orioketers in the Olden Time, the mattor, most people here might be inclined next year is intended to be something x The book is well printed, neatly.bonnd, and to say that as one Boglich Bishop had a hand-tional and ouine. It is proposed to organike i ambellished with a photograph of Gleapart. in burning Jeanne dare when she was living, gigantic exhibition of the best-known worka il It forme an interesting reminiscence fold we have to right zo slect to Pius IX giving the artist; and the project is fortunate

PUNTI AND MANDARIN times to former members of the elab, and is her, by way of amends, step of promotion in having for its patron no les a personage than an ANGLO-UBINES DICTIONART, pblished:

PRONUNCIATION. ES useful record of its history and exploits to the beaven now that the dead. It is truly touching his Majesty Leopold II, King of the Bogia at the Daily Prese ice, Hongkong.

AVOGEL, HAGEDORN & U present members. This idea will no doubt, be to read of the soliaikade manifeated by Sue Pope The more exalted is the interest takon in the copied by other important risket Blaha, and feet, in en rising poor, heroic, demented Rabens Exbibition, the more praising it will Rdomprelienstwens and practical service FOR PORTLAND (ORIGON).

| 141 Hongkong, 1st February, 1876. cricket thus gradually acque a literature of women, who was berat nearly four centuries be for the success of the display, since even to this Work stands unrivalled. All the new A1 Autricua Ship

and a balf ago by som French inquisitors, render it approximately complete it will be words which the Chinese have aflate years been Sir George Airy writes to the donman ander the stakan tea that she was a witol, ecessary to make on appeal to the principal compelled to coin to express the numerous ob- White, Master, sill load for the above Port, and

BABAMUEL G. REED,#1 In the review of the Memoirs and Carree he should ruffle the susceptibilities of Great Orowned heads of Europe. Out of Antwerp jecte in machinery,photography.telegraphy, and will have quick deepatob pondence of Oiroline Herson, in the Athens Britain, which, we an told, of late shown itself the finest specimens of Robens extent areas some gorurally, which the rapidsavane For Freight, tpply us of this day, it is said that William Hergobel great devotion to the Holy Eco. Il by Great in the Royal or national collectives of Madrid; of Loreign relations has imposed upon them, are could not bear the hardship be bad to endure Britain be meant MacSwiney of the Battle Vienas, Faris, and London. Wo buvo a few hers given in extenso. Esch and every word in

CANA PROGEL, HAGEDORN & Co. in the band of the Dake of Crubland's xen, and the small wowd of not very strong suport examples of the muster in Trafalgas fully illustrated and explained, forming exec-pan

140Lougkong, lak February, 1878, army, so the parente quietly scat him away, mladed aristocratio perverts who represent Isug-square, but her Majesty the Que base who sings for students of a most, instructive nature, THE A1 American Ship

FOR NEW YORK, It was related by the late Duke of Suso tolish Ultramontanism Rowe, wecan understand room full of Rubenses at Windsor, The painted Both the Court and Puuti proanncsations aro" HAZE, Proteser Eedzwick, and by Professor Sodgwick that the Vatican my be in fix. The effer quiling of the Bangdating House, now the Chapel given, the scents being carefully marked on Wilkinson, Master, will load bece and st to me, that Willian Herschel had deserted his vescent patriation of the Lord Mayor of Dublin Royal, Whitchati, it might be, deed, inexpe the best principle hitherto attained. Ibe typo Whampoo, and will hure quick despatch as military band, and that on the occasion of may possibly lead bin to demand the nouiss-dicut to acud to Antwerp, firal for structural graphy displays the success of an attapt to above. For Fight, apply to his first presentation to Geege III, the King tion of sound recent political mortys of Milesian reasons, and next becuse the postinge then make the Chinese and English type contupcami VOGEL, HAGEDOEN & Co. drew from supocket and preosted to Hershel Jescent, joen we assured that the Vatelic selves have been so often restored as to be well-in the mise of body, thereby effecting a vast 180 Honghong, 1st February, 1876 his free pardon fix the deserion. On mattire world of England he threatened to ibant, in nigh worthless. There are a corp, however, of economy of space, achieving e cleare not of astronomien since the Duke of Sussex ww exchange for the celestial promotion of the princely nobles in England who galleries am previously attained, and dispensing will those entirely in the King's confdose. I have aeon Maid of Orleans, that Mury Stuart, Queen in his positasiun several pays of observations, Scots, shall be elected to the saintly throne solute panorama of Peter Paul's, in the sore heretoforo characterised Chinese publications,

rich in Bubenees whito in Paris there is an avaat margins and vocant spaque winh have! comparisons of clocks, &c., isthe bandwriting also. Of course there are practical dificulties of pictures he executed for the Palace of the To illustrate the vast stops of the work, the of George III. In the year 1846 1 saw Mas which even Fins LX cannot ignore in the way Luxembourg, representing the festivities now following thet submitted Here it noway. She was se active us of bestowing liegvely Bonjours apos à person sequent on the marriage of Marie de Media has, ante et for consideration Winchester Regrating Arms and Ammacation, socordance with the Company's articles of As could possibly be expected from a person of her who assassinated o policeman, or Royal Furtunately for the Istra of the painter, ho Obines Quincters, and Mechaura Fagan Du Pont's Blasting and Sporting Powder: Lassociation, Two-thirds of the Profits are distri- eg (ninety-six) mad was still moet ontheeastie lady who blow up her binaband in order to worked little for private dolectors; and, and Chinese Dictionary, about 100,000, whilst Superior and Pacific Fuso Company's Safety on astronomy, sad precise in her inquiries elope with appt some publications in vich she had bour Perhaps what is sorely exprsising the uindy of mush of his backgrounde and draperies words, and apamte of 600,000 Chinose, sharad-

one of ber Court lawunities, although from the vastness of his canvases this work contains more than 50,000 Unglish Busey

fly 1028 July 7 concerned” menuen

the Pope and his arisers is the preliminary were painted by bin papilu, be awer failed to ters. Again, despite all the gramisas and Dr. Bumell, one of the most distinguished question. Are the candidates proposed for direct the governing sabemos of ear, and he other memeulary works as yet priblialed, the

記榮 scholars in the Madras Presidency, as recently celestial banoro in beaver så all here may never smitted to tough the work imself. Bendent of this diuult language abeludly resHE Proprietor of WING-KEY Shop begs to

WINGKER 06AL SHOP. published so exhaustive nunograph on the not be me doubt shout the Maid of Orleans, colour and bla touch were alike inimitabaquires oxamples to display the various spall inform the public that his shop has been Gary Sankrit Grammariane, ho, he sees reason That hordic young penon was, at the instigation Thas an absolutely forged Buben is extremely cations and endivalents of different work whios established wines 1855, at Endicctt's Lane, and THE LONDON-ASSURANCE to believe, must have existed in Tedia prior to of her own countrymu, and by the infallible race, Another advantage, albeltof a negative inve one general meaning. Of these examples that he has always a great quantity of BEST the great Panini. The latte aurished in the Bozish Church, communi sau arceness and kind, may accrue from the Rabon Exbibition this work contains mon than her time as 00AD in store for Sale Gentianen or Ship- fourth century before Christ, and sren do for beretio iz 1431, only vab Buglishman, the When, say, a couple of hundreds of the master's many a6 any other Dictionary hitherto pabere wishing to patromise him, are requestedSONAN back as the time of the Chirce Pligrims, Awen Bishop of Winchester, being concerned in ber performances are brought together in one gal liabad, Thang (630 AD), tis aysha was generally areantion. But then the sacred court appointed lery, Mr. Ruskin may be enabled to take up

to apply at his Stop, studied to the exclusion of al others, as it is at by Pope Calixtus IIT, in 1450 or 1451 his parable against Peter Paul-bis colour, bis the work is so complets, that proference

HYƏ MAŞRƏTY KING GEORGE THE FIRST, For protical purposes the arrangement of by 144? Hongkong, 23rd September 1875,

His Excellency Governor Sir ATQUE. ES- the present day. But though the most pronounced her funccnt, and declared that the drawing, his testaro, his topice, his treatment in ita pagen anables person who under

A.D. 1720.

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