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POLICE INTELLIGENOR

BETADE K. STEWART, Bao

STEALING TEGETABLES. Obun Audi, a onigo boots, was charged by P. Kerr with stealing vegetables ape of n busket braugat-down by the atomer Kinsken for the Hongtong markets.

He was sent to seven days' hard labour,

KNARBLING DISPUTE.

At the Peak the maximum temperature dur Cheong Acheang and Nu Atai, two shopiaen, ing the past week, as rocordaddy's got to quarreling in the strain over momey Gazelle, won 77.6, the minimum 70,5; At the Harbour Master's Office, Prays West, the maxi.The first roused the accond of steel mom was 87.5, and the minimum 760. 9.27 in ney from him, the second said the quarrol was about a gambling debt. They wore noles of rain fali during the week, ned $1 oxeb.

Strong breeze from N. W. in the morning, the first with the Montenegrine, and the the fat way to enitable stations, with instríations to of undeserved consure has been passed upon On Saturday afterupon an alarm of fire was

with beavy rain. Before noon the wind fast with the Servima. All the parties claim their commandore to cooperate in case of need increased in violence and gradually veered to have been completely victoriana, and to havin order to secure de imusdinta apfety of an able and well-meaning official. That the refood. It appears that acine pot ton stared in he godown of Mosers Gilman & Co., Prays,

from N. W to W. barometer falling (at vanquished their opponents in these, engage the Obrisian population of Turkey against the Colonial Office was greatly to batos is very bad became ignited, but the fire was quickly

9.97 am, a standard barometer stood at 29.58) banka

recurrance of such catastrophes as that of Sn, In the afternoon it was blowing a typhoon, with The emple foot is that the whole affair from lonien. As the mains of Andly averting such clearly shown by Lord STARLEY OF ALSALT extinguiabod without the aid of so engine "Ihe noble lord paint out how that great curas In counction with tow ombarkation of the

heavy showars of rain. A lists after 9 pan, the the commencement was a pet scheme of Russia, incidents by the pacification of the disturbed wind suddenly veured from W. to B., ned the object being so cite the Slavonia popula-1 provinces, the threa Imperial Courts propose to of the Colonial Office, procrastination, bas oppo it Appears we were in error in stating that the Pang-chao%-lde returgod the nal ite of

blown severe gusts from the latter quarter,tion of Turkey to throw of the Mahomedas domandebergationlly from the Portenn armistice beon instrumental incontributing to thoresent the Vistor Emanuel with three gund. The latter

barometer still falling, though not so rapidly yoke. The semi-independence, of Servit and for two months, during which time direct nego- Between 8.30 and tp.m. the glass was at Monteregro was entirely brought about by cistions could be carried on betwear the Turkish imbroglio in the Straits. He wanted to know ship rod a gatute of nine gana and the Zeng

Inwest, from 29.18 to 29.25. It then began to Ruesin, for this reason, that the geographical Government and the Bosnian and Herzegovinian why the noble Earl the Secretary of State returned it.quo för gan.

ring, at Brat slowly, but in the course of the position of those provienes was anob, thas delegatos, on the basis of the demands of the took two saonths to answer Sir W. JERVOIS'

evening very rapidly, the wind still veering to Turkey could only approsch Bosnia and Horse latter. If no agreement could be come to before despatch, and then proceeded to assert that

the left. The greatest forms of the wind was Roving through one arrow defils. Herzegovina the armistice expired, the Noto intimates that? the loss of life and expenditure of money in

forur before it reached the point S. and when it wasrsalepted as the site of the insurrection, the three Emperots would come to so agre oarred in the late operations was to be traced

us to S. about 5.30 pm the storm may becaned it lay handy to the borders of Bassin, meat to take on their own part offepcious said to have passed. I finally settled dawir Montenegro, and Servin, so that all, the ale mensnred to arrest the ovil and prerent ils between Band N. Heavy rain continued, with ebotented lays of those provincns, quuld join development While seaming a judicial im..... principally to the want of timely attention on

ASSAULT WITH A KNIFE."

elort intareale between the showers, all night it with the greatest faollity, whilst it was not partiality of tone, the Note unmistakably. The report of the Court of Enquiry on the

only difficult for the Turk to rent them, okarapiona che duties of the insurgent, and the part of the Colonial Office. The Bed-

stormer State of Alabama has been lurwarded to Amfisbmonger, charged a no-Poochon Herald,

but, tho integrity of Montenegro and Sorvis fudend demande that the term of pauca set books, he wertyn to say, contain a discussion the Indian Government. It will be remembered taped Chan Achol with seanlting bim with a botween the Scorelary of State and the Gothat illa vesel, which was bound from London kaite, it appeared the defendant owed 54 cub

being insisted on by Bassi, asylum, sup-forth by them shall be concdde 1 by Turkey. plica, yopathy, sad so forth could be, whi were, readily supplied. No one knows the conse verior of the Straits Settlements, chiefly to Chian, put into Bombay disabled. Some of and paid it with a coin regniring obange. Some turning on the point of whether the Residante the pussengers preferred charges against the dispute arose, and the prisoner got angry and Ongineers of the vessel, which the Court declared salted complainant with a knife, enting lifa appointed by Sir ANDREW CLARKE had or too sproved. The essel proceeded from left eyebrow. bad not gammel the adrainistration of the that part on her voysus to Obing on the 18th

altimos Ka countries where they rasided. The Governor contended that they had, and the secretary of Slate maintained in his despatch of December 2017, 1875, that stri Rosidenté were merely advisers but I," remarks Lord BEANIE OF ALLERLEY "will shew your fordships that all this was clear to the Colonial Office before Sir W. JERVOIS prosecded to fhis post, and that the Colonial Dopartment Lapproved of all that the Residents did until

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ASTERET GAMBLING.

Thr Pourianter Gened a ned 155eocr Asity and trevig áfiky bwo bostmen following untiContion, dated the 12th instant got to fighting over meney matters, and were The Raice of Postage to and through the United arrested by 1.0. 251 Thuy wom fined $1 back. Kingdom vid Masstiller will in fatore be tha

to those vid Brindisi, The Table of a Ahong a too-pounder, and 1 Achesig, a Charges on Letters (from 1 oz. to 50 ez.), for coolie, were charged with gambling in the the United Kingdoms via Brindist. which was public street. The first prisoner, who was the aned on the 3rd July, will now spply to other sent to one month's hard labour,

le indifferently. Copies can be had on and the second was fed 82. application at the Post Office,

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of the insurrection; there was no specific

THE TEA TRADE.

HOME AND ODINA AFFAIRS, (From our own Correspondant)

A LONDON, 7th July, CURRENT TOPIĆU:-

citrage, no complaint nor romonatrance made, The Supplement to the last Penjal Gazetta The outbreak of bostilities in the East has and the whole thing was onse of Ruarian contains translation of an interesting letter on Baturally caused the attention of the publia tilibuster, to excite the Slava te wrest from the the ten truda between China and Russi, cunt- diverted from home topics. Consequently Torks the tone provinces boog-nanied, Harzo-tributed to the Journal de St. Petersbouing by itu have nothier of a demestinatore toelvloving to fail to Montenegro, Bosnis to Sarti Special Correspondent. In 1975, it would ap But it mnas, be borne in mind that until the pear, the quality of toe sent from Hankow to in a Parliamentary point of view.

The Volunteer Ravior which took place in Slavs should home expitad: the neutrality of Russia was 11,660/50 pounds, of tho rather lega Hyde Park last Saturday, the lat instant, in Montenegro and Servia wao cecuntil, because then half. went overland, vi Tientein, and the bobour of the Prices of Wales'a retorn, was out the Tinks being compelled to reapunt that zoo (remainder by sen from Shanghai," "The príco sesaraf beyond all prequdent and pestation, trality, could not approach the insurrection rahing in the Harlow market were equivalent There were no regulars on the field, and yet. The thwarting of the Bussian schema, consists to 1-3-0 to R. 1.18.10 per the for the finer about 33,000 mea urched past, in wonderfully in thin. Had the Berlio Note beus presento sorts, nad S. 3, por b. for the lower sorte, effootivo order" "and equipment... Of course, the Russia would have sobived the redemption of Sime Russian traiure a wad to have tried the affair had a peculiar political signifiesner, lot the Shaxs and, the anexation of Bosnia and experiment of sueding as to Loudon, but what will be said to the conteurs. No doubt it Gorzegovinbica would have made the result is believed to have been dissueag. Was to sodie extent a display of popular topalty, potent in the Balkan-horgas, if the Sara being. The trade in brick-ted was very brisk, The A.D:C. building fund ta, we believe, nearly The following account, doly certified, of the Brorage amount of haar notes in circalation in subeor bed. It is proposed that a-aum of 31,760 at below and beyond that it was a demostre left, as they are left, to work out their own orders baring been reecived during the year to 8th November, 80,000 had been despstobon, Mr. Bracn was killed, and n dead budy was Hongkong, daring the math ending 31st shall be raised, in shares of 225 each, of whinttion on the part of the people to the effect that redemption, it is unlikely that they will be sab for as much as 90,000 okasts, of which, ap

they are quite ready and willing to take care corvient to any power, found at their door, and then they did Jaly, thened in Saturday's Gazette for $850 will be act aide for purebaas of the of themselves, in the wrent-of-the-Gororu-Ab-all events the Czar a atheme bad wo fur This tea is principally consumed to Siberia

gymnasium, and the balance devoted to the the people in the Arabian Nights who general information

ment, requiring all the national forces of the accented se to have aroused the Blasons The letter ander notine compisins bitterly of squetraction of a suitable green room, dressing state to bable them to carry out their blood in the four provinces above-named to use the falling off in this cloth trade. "There is endeavoured to reunore the deal Hunchback

code; had an improved auditorium foreign policy. It minst he remebered that requsite boiling heat, and eat withstanding the now," says the writer, soarcely any deasaud tron their own to another door. I do nos

It is reported that there is extensive sickness the force assembled on Saturday, large as it was, breakdown of the Berlin memo. Usaseqnsatly for the production of Tolisia loco 30- amongst the nativa in the City, and that lat wish to exonerate Sir W. Javors for having

terly dente fays been considerably above the can only be virved is representative and the Princes of Montenegro and Servis were sought after, and none at all for those of Bab.. gone beyond bis instructions, and there is

average at this season. We can quite believe peus. I believe that 160,000 volunteers, impelled, most probably against their own kincs. This, is not due to any fanit in thoro rory much to object to in the unseemly tau

it, and only wonder that so many escape frumqually well equipped, could be maslared in judgment, to act as they have done The code themselves. It ie das to the formidable different parts of the kingdom within a week, presies position of the British Government competition of counterfeit foreign productions, the effects of the Briefuit and renerally and that double the nurber would have attended must be correctly marked. We insist on the which 1 bare noticed several times before in wy of his despatches, but he has received bard

unwholesome diet to which not a few of the the review in Hyde Pak, had there been room interity of the Ottoman Empire, under the letters (of specially my letter dated 15th N and unoqual measure, for the despatel

lower cinsere partial

We anders and that at about £ pan. on the on them. The result shows that incision is provisions of the Treaty of Paris, and should vember 1876). With suot skill and peracver- addressed-to-bim on the 13th December inal

ont of the question-whion menda the release any Europese Power violate that integrity, and have the anibors of these shemos corried.on Sed instant, & cargo boat, containing over 200 of our Channel Fleet The Duke of Wellington then we draw the sword. But should the Saltan the work, and, to tell the truth, so slight bao would have been an admimble despatch if it

Prickly heat is one of the discomforts packages of tea, ma into large jank whiab said it would require a week to mareb 20,000 became involved in civil war with his Christinu been the resistance they base encountered from had been dead faret, 1974, and addressed incident to life in the East-lese is Hongas iying in the fairway off Muse Silverlock volunteers into Byde Park and out again, I de enbjects we do not deem ita enigect for inter- those whose imodiato intarest they are injur..

kong than other parts, Any simple remedy & Ce.. and annk lost immediately. It is

- BANKS Oriental Bank Corporation

Chartered Mercantile Bank of Tudia,

Jadea, ned Obian Chartend Bank of India, Australia,

and fhina,-r•,

Hongkong md Shanghat Banking

Corporation.....

Total........

ÁTERIOR ABUNT... $265,191

591,308

486,881

1,376,548

$2,840,369

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THE YUNAN, MAGSION.

QUICKSILVER IN SUMATRA. The Batavia Handalshlik after showing how

TOHOHAMA......Mr. C. D. Moun, Japan Gazetic should wads through everything, and it is (sugar), kas put in, to repair damage renaivedeatified with the Arrangements, and also their worse. The bank reserves bere, at Paris, Berlin, same in Bassis. Auy Taglishman who please is found there, that yields about 80 ofo para.

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The atatements theronment vary.

15 feet.

to Sir A. CLARKE; and there is another would be gladly welcomed, and Surgeon-Major bigh time that the native authorities should not know how long it took to get 33,000 in laat Terence at all. - Nazurally we will do our bestto |ing, that it at thepresent moment there safDIG. poreon bacidez Six A. CLARKE upon who

hours to murch, them out, -

we win not allow an insurrection founded on markets ander their real name, and without their the noble earl should lay blame, and that is in on article in the Indian Medical Gazette, ing upon the fairway to a greatur extent avery

BIGNS OF BASTERN PLOGEESS. the certain bope of extraneous aid. "That was falso trade-marks (which are in Russian, and Civilization is saroly advancing. Res it the sins of the Berlin pema, which distinctly all of the grossest mistakes), they would bo upon himself, for not having more closely states that painting the parts affected with a year, and the Chinese officiale avem reluctant

zolution of sulphate of copper-ten, grafos, t to interfere,

lumnounced that Kalama. Wooyono she took the sprint ando and contained a throat taken with the greatest readiness by the Chi watched the proceedings of the Struite the once of water sie an almost certain enro, The prevailing mode of adjusting the little

Legation in Kensington Park Gardens. For officials, for not having earlier checked and that all bis odd patients use it regularly differences of opinion that frequently arise reception a few nights ace at the Japanese of interforence, L., victation of tertioty hose, who are used to them, and are quite wil Rasia sud all the Powers seem to have coming tapat up with thoi-inferiority in quality He applenition immediately after a departures from instructions and from what these the pores are quit, and that it should poolids and vulgaroitivous, has its disadvantages. Gorgrament dus sinusol Professor, Tyndsil's critical. Shonid tas Stars be worstog, they will. It is said that thing counterfeit productions are

hatween rival obair peclice, or between chair thermore the Academy has it that the Chinese plied with our views, but the situation is mat for the sake of the considerable saving in pris be now states were his intentions and the freely applied with a brush or sponge, and For example, it is not vary agreeable to the work on "Sound" to be translated and pabliebed xstinct. the atmoss sympathy from their so the work of German factories, and that the noble carl bag proved that be himself in allowed to dry on the part. If the disease is outer barbarian" to find himself suddenly a price equivalent to one shilling and air-religionists, in Romanie, and ehould Frines Berlin varte bara takon up the rattar; but

pence sterling/

Charlee, the Hospodar of the Principality, be here we are in complete ignorance as to the conscious of this by his vot having recalled Tory severe it should be applied twich a day; dropped in his obair in the middle of a dirty bal if not, once a day for about four days street, with a blazing an overhead, while bis

forded to declare war against Turkey na the actual facts, and do not know whether the Sir W. JEVO-From this it would seem effects-a-vure. He does not believe in the old cooler are exobanging, not blows (far from it!) Last night, in the Hour of Commons, Mr. Princes of Servia and Montenegro have done, persona ceally responsible for this fraud have that the prairat Governor of the Straits idea that driving in, or checking prickly heat, but the reverse of couplimentary allusions to Rioburd-asked when the Report of bir Grease wil draw auch material help frora fussia as been detected or not. If, however, the writer does any barm, and points out that the use of their respective material relatives. The legal rebor's Mission would be forthcoming. The will possibly overthrow the Tark. By that time is right in thinking that the Oticou would Settlements has been, to say the lowest of it, alcohol drinks and bi sliving always induce course to pursue, gentle reader, in and on reply was that Mr. Grosvenor and been ordered the war will have boopme oto of race und of prefer the counterfeit fablice, even without the fairly blauad, while it is equally evident attacks in thons able to it. Flaugel uest the emergener would be, of oparse, to represent the to report bimself to the Peking Legution, and religion-the Cross and the Cvecant prarfalee trade marks, the Rantau manafacturers that the Colonial Office has been guilty of skio makes it worse by terping the perspiration matter to sear Conent, who would represent it that behind goue to Shanghai, where he had again and who knows the resores of Mahan hardly have much ones to complain, the

in contest with the body, and he advises cotton to the native anthorities, who in turn would arrived two or three days ago, Ab least, so medinism?

probability being that too goode of their rivals or linen to be worn.

represent it to the lapso, or headman of the The Times bas it. If that be the case, be surely The elaatioity CF belligerent and nentrality better for the price than their own.-Eng. great dilatorincas.

distrist, from whom you would assuredly obtain net karo been sent express from Rangoon, lewe is simost cnlimited. For instans, & post- Unfortunately its procrastination is not

We take the following additional items from all the satisfaction vinquired. There are not a Tho haste displayed and the secrecy observed captain in the British navy (Captain Hobart) ja confined to one Colony. Hongkong bathe London and China Express of the 7th ult. fow, however, who would under anch circum- undoubtedly bears a "equally appearance. It the Turkish Naval Commander-in-Chief, The

uch-to-complain of on the same score.

standes Tract to the argumentum Baculinum. will be rather awkward shond ka aberation Servian Commander-in-Chief is General Tober- The King of Holland has appointed as stadual, the Faatst, Poo Hong, the Tantui, with Chime nuperreno at the present joncture, anjeff, a Russian officer of great invit, who has the price of quicksilver in Europa is high and More than twelve months ago the Report of interpreter, at the Dutch Consulate General in Chen, the Director E wir Hoard of Trade, esprofully-13 Intelligence has been-rresired to acer cuagh soirice in the Cauossus. He some extremely variable oxing to the arbitrary the Commission on the Praza Wall- most China, Mr. J. Bben.

Wong, and the other member of the Foreign the effect that the King of Dahomey is in arms, Liwe ego left the Rossino rioy, and becsac proceedings of Baron Bechsubild who owns the important work and urgently needed-was The Spanish gunboat Strong. 3. Captain. Soler, Board, together with a low foreign officials, and in anlikely to be brought to terror by incaps editor of the Marco Gazette, in which he de-Almaden mines in Spain, gives an account of pent home to be considered, and is probably at arrived at Balta on the 4th June from Barce were entert ined at a Chinees dinner on the End of the threatened books. I ace plaz stat fenced Pangloriam; and opposed the Govern quicksilver mines in Sauatan, of which the this moment still lying in some neglected, and passeden for Asaila on the 28th set, by Mr. Hangingsen, the Superintendent there is a revolt of the natives in Fit, which incnt. When a war seemed likely, he resigned following is a translation -

in charge of the Telegraph Bohcul Prior 12 will requis, & eppes, the services of some his pen for the sword. The Turks can buy Considering the extension given everywhere Junc. and dusty jigeon-hole. And so with other

sitting dowa to the repust, the clears inspected black troops to put down.

what supplies they can pay for in Kugland, sand to mining and industry, it is something aboard them out in British sips, and have them lan dud of that we louve anased the quicksilver wealth COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS. and more important matters. It capnoj, of:

By legem froin Madan, dated July 4th, the school and were present at a few electrical

Commercial puttels are growing wore and where they please. The Service can do the of Samaira Experts have ascertained that oro course, be exarcled that Lord CAENARYO the flues of inat, frous Forms for Falmouth experiments. They expressed themselves highly

betonishment that the pupils should have been Amsterdam, and Vienna, all continue to in- may join which aide be obvases and so can any quicksilver. in sezera palen; aba is making water, and will enabled in so short a space of time to gain suab areage, whilst discount is so low as to be hardly Russian. Each is liable to be proconted under from 73 to 86 afa, but is say dass they pointe wall known that the work of the Department be sncreyed..

an intimate working knowledge of the different quotable. I believe 1 to 1 per cent to be the the neutrality in ws, I suppose, which are about very great abundance of the cra. A vein of it is very heavy, but if the staff is unequal to the

The following are the latent quotations of telegraph instruments in uso at the seboot. It

Sampang, where the Malays already turn to months' bille. There have been very few failure a Home Raler. performance of the duties with reasonable Banking and other Companies connected with is the intention of Mr. Hosningsen to short/tre rate in Lombard Street for first-class three na deterrent, as the laws against seditios are to is found in the 1 Koitas at foot of Gunung hold the first of a serios of balf yearly public by reason of the system of mutual forbenranier My opinion is this that no dountry can account the quicksilver found on the surface, despatch, it should be immediately increased the Far fest-Agra Bank, 8 to 3; Chartered examinations in the schot, which are intended which has now become the order of the day, exist in Europe without a national sentiment. The greatest depth bitterte dus to Eficiency and despatch are the first things to Bank of India, 18 to 14; Chartered Mercantile to show the progress of the pupils, and to in- Such is the distress in the West-ond that our The national sentiment of the four revolted According to most reports tuu known vein is Bank, $1 to 23; Cocaptair D'Escompte, 1665;terest the Chinese in the telegraph by proring Register Offer in 1xford Street us to les provinces in Sinvouis, and Slay they unst very extunaive, and is several parts long, while be studied in the Colonial Office, and our ong Kong and Shanghai Bank, 23 to 25 to them that they will be able to manage it than not unemployed women on is, books, altimately. U uuless they mau be blotted only one of thons who, since 1858, have, in the should not be thought of in connection with Oriental Bank, 404 to 4). P. and O. Comp themarlves in a capavatively short time.

32 to 34; Messageries, 1.575; Suez Cana; 1.640;

A also bear ons ons Estate. Ofice bae 2,400 out like Puland was, Poland had but it Naturkondig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandech Indie these cousiderations. Colonial interests are ac Japan Loan 2 per cent., 108 to 111 alto, 7 per Porsigu tex buyers was held at the Club on cannot be let at any price. An enormes us to grapple with--whereas

A very numerous y ritended mooring furnished man on its list, welch of outer elf rely on, and bred three Empires expressed tuerves on this subject, bolds the The Sliven in opinion that the quicksilver will not be found - vast and varicus that it would be worth while cent., 98 to 101,-... kam.

Tuesday evening last, to consider what may be Ler of landed estates are offered for ude, which movement has strong sympathisers, not only insuficient quantities to pay for regular mining. for Her MAJESTY's Government to consider

The total gaantity of tea delivered from the termed the Tea Dust question. Mr. Peter I am assured cannot be disposed of for one half in the Baikon, but in Austria, Roumania, That writor made this assertion without enter whether they would not be better looked bonded warehousca in London for the week.

son copied the obair, and briefly opened the

one case myself, where oue third was with great simply impossible, 1 imaging that some good silver in parer thun the Earopean, and will after if the Departare ut were to be divided, ended fba lat Jaly was 2,732,193 1hr, of which proceedings. The propositions were subitaltted the value they bore two years ago, I know of Greece, and Rage. Therefore, blotting out in ing into any particulare. The Sumatran quick for the consideration of the meeting, vidiffenity procured. The traffic, post-office, opportunity will be taken by the British Go. positively be in demand. What the Malay now The Colonies are easily divisible into toe by, inson s tax all

469,286 The, wile rénioved courtwice; 3735,766, it is desirah'a to fix a wax com viandard of per telling off but, atradze to exy, the quarter's feasible arrangement whereby Bosüis snd tear the mine is almost uninhabited. Working classes-hose in which. English peoplets exported; 40;££% Ideas yo-Botine centage of dusi in Canger; with the option of return of the entire revenus displays an increase, Herzegovina will be sold: let; ceded, or other the wine will be very paying, so any mat in By Appointment to His Excellency the Go go to permanently settle, such as Canada, for exportation; and 2,001: lbs. was for ships infining a dus, or cut in oners where the no coinputed with the corresponding quarter of wiss made over to the Blass, thingh not bu formants. The produgo. WAY TO D

stores. The duty received during the same. Australia, Now Zealand, the Cape, &c.period was to £47.418, which, compared with proportion of dust in any parchaeed pareal is fast year, of £80.000. The revenue for the year their own torus. The Turkish army will conveyed to Afua Cuaveb, along the Catanic and those smaller colonies which were £50,576 for tlie preceding week, shows a de fundo,ceed the regulation standard. ending 30th ultimo ie 772 millions or whove lunceabtedly enter Servis and drive the Save Harie river whish joins the Jambic. It is of Mr. Hunte proposed That the foreign firma million in excess of the previona corresponding westward, possibly into Bosnia, where, supplies the utmost importance that the onbject should originally trading stations or are occupied by crease of railer more than 64 per cent..

should jointly petition thair. Consuls in ear period. This serves to prove that our fasal being-out off, they will be reduced to guten be investigated, not only for tself but also for (he development of the other mineral resources English planters, with a large native popula.

to the entire difficulty, and request that the tion, of which the uuritive, the West-Singh-May-14; Fuccbow 14; Manila 17 communication between the Cougule and the

The latest bail advices received home were: ovil complained of might form a subject of is lounded on principles of tree political warfare

I am sorry to say there is a dissension in the of Bamatra. Should the reports which promise: THE DETRECIATION OF SILVER British Cabinet on the Eastern Question. That profitulle mining be correct, private enterprise Indios, Capłon, the Straits Settlements, Hong Hongzone 20; Butavia 28; Yokobama 24; * Chinese authorities with a view the swange of As for the depreciation of silver, tho frue Lord Derby, and Mr. Disrieli differ tete can, berp will not a new field opened. Probably the

gapore 27; Sale Jure 8. The P. and U. mnil, kong, &c., claudes. The former may bringing the advices from Obina and the Straits demistory of the malpractics. After consider on the dommercial public. The Pines money. Durby bus insisted on resigning unless his the Upper Jamble for principul object, mutt proclamation by the native officials con- bearings cf. the case are commencing to daws I fancy, be no doubt whatever, and that Lord scientific expedition which is plumed, and bas- be classed as Colonises the latter, strictly Battlements dated is above, was delivered, vid able discussion, it was suggested to put both market report has curtained several notices own plan be carried ont, I imagine to be utilised to decide this not quite importa speaking, are merely Depondcucios. Such Briodini, on the 4th July, one day late. The propositions (as a whole) to the meeting, which during the week which simply broach the well-knows, Mr. Diethel has had to yield matter for good and to draw zo-it the attortion

Japan advices had been anticipated by the mail, being done, was agreed to unanimously. Mr points 1 vantared to write a division will probably become inevitable at which reanted London. vid San Francisco on Walkinshaw then proposed that a committer as pontis age. Nu tangible ready has The pepelur vordiet will go with Lord, Darby.

almat scuse temporarily I beliovo, but the split CREU Inet, of enterprising men."-Strada Ti.. no distant clate, for the foreign posessioon of the 3rd July, bringing Yakobama deces to 24th consisting of the following gentlemen should be been propounded, And. in my opinion, The consequses of thin split is that urgent

COLONISATION OF SUMATRA. Great Britain go on increasing in spite of the bag. The next inward (French) mail, with appointed to frame the requisite petition viz one is possible. There is a deposition to notions have been made in both Hunsee for

week's inter dates, viz., Bhangboi 21st, Kong: bieaars. W. Paterson, Sheppard, Tatham, Huo- bolstar up the market, to put of the evil day, papers, together with an avowal of the polioy A scheme for the exploration and colonisation non-auexation policy just now the fashion. koug 27th May, Singapore 4th June, left ter, and H. R. Smith. This resolation was also which siteny manne encouragement, and ating which it is intended should be adopted: I of Sumatra has been submitted by M. Bran de As is would most likely lead to more attention Marsilles on the 6th July, and would reach onrried without dissso After a vote of thanks lation of production, and the angmentation of believe these popors will be produced as day Saint-Pol-Line to the Geographical Society of being paid to the wants of the several colonies, London on the 8th, two days early.

to the Chairus, the mecting separated the miners profits. The market depends on the or two, when a strong debate will enane. The Paris, and the project appears to be favourably Fooding Herald,

result of the tender of the East Judian Go Ministers must obtain the assent of Parliament regarded by the body. According to the Reus. the plan would find favour among them, and

vernment, regarding which a strange obtoseness to their notion before it risee, which it will do Maritime at Colonials, it is proposed to eATTY should recommend itself to the officials at

THE RECENT GALE AT FOOCHOW, displayed. Since I lost wrote, tenders were in a month-after that they can have matters ont the undertaking on a co-operative footing, by the asspointion of persons who can contribute bome. At the mime time we must, conters.

Treading on the heels of the late calamitons invited for £700,000: all offers not balów ła, Eid, in their own hands until February food, there has ohne another destroying ele were accepted, and as these only amounted to Murad Y. has Dot yet been drewnadie, both capital and profcasional skill; 20,000 franes ment. The typhoon which passed over this £525,300 the remainder must stand overs and girded with the sword of Olbman. Ons rumour being hired as the amount of each indivídual place on the Sletalt, was the gerereat gale that much lower sum ultimately neopted. You are bas.that he is suffering from a buil with car. sabscription, although this and will be reduced 10,000 franos jo the case of those has been witnessed bere during the past sixteen aware that for some conthe all tenders were re bepole proclivities is very ill and declines to to 15,000 years, and, unting considerable damage to both Paned, leaving the holders of silver the market to submit to au opeintion. Another rumor has it whose services are likely to prore especially foreign and native property will be long res themselves, and entailing a tremendous loss on that he is better, but cannot well be girded notil valdublé. The establishment of settlemente in membered by the inhabitants. In the Foreign the Government, who had to draw after all at the constitution, all be agreed upon, so that it Samatra is intended to serve us a bray of Few people living-out-here-will-agme with THE-20noueront made by Mr. Teras, Gentlepsen,Tue diretors bare now to ab. Selliment, the weather looked very threatening fly depreciated-rate. The silver market is so may he proclaimed to vive deizt to the goonien, operations for the despatch of expeditions to Lord STANLEY-OF-ALDERLEY'S VIEWS in re the Postmaster-General, that the rates of mit to you a general atatsient of the affairs of on the morning of the set and ne the day much depressed that no quotation can be given. In my opinion, the difficulty really arises with: alueen, Cochin Chin, Bornea, and New the Book, and balance sheet-for-the half-year advangady the #ied and rain-increased to a Bar And Mexican dullore 458, are no dabt regard to the constilation The British An Guius, and generally, to farther the develop lation to the policy to be pursued by the postage to and through the United Kingdom,anding 3016 June last. *******

earinha extent.until between 4 and--pany who extrame quotations. AMER

bassador in nouicubtedly the Sultan's trusted arent of French intercot in the Far East. The British Governout in the East. Ia diević Marseilles, will in future be the same as The pot profite for that period, including it attained its greatest fors, spreading devizor The Select Committee on the depreciation of advisor, and it must be that he advocates more litst perty of the cálenista is to consist of an $19,LIL.51 brought forward from last account, tion in very direction. Os obore, Jumber of failver bove. I hour, determined to presentiberal reforms thun the priests-cap-reconcile divector, to nuperiotond all the details of the aporab in the House of Lows on the 3rd those vid Brindisi, will be ha bed with great stros gaying all charged, docusung luteres para mutive Wouses wore totally-destroyed; and beyo formal repart not as one supposed in with the Kirunaises, an gnter, dobror, a Turcbant,

I do not think that app 7 time. .18 lost at Grignon, un a time, on the Malay Correspondeure, bis satisfaction. The reduction is not very large and cue, making provision for all bad and ral of the foreign bongseoriously injured; while he Rivaly, simply present the evidence. "In Lordship said he thought that the Empire on the letter ate certainly, and cannot, as doubtfni debts, and for difference in exobangs large trees were tora up from the roots, and accordance, however, with their instructions, hurrying on the necessary arrangements for two agjentitio etan," explorers, unturalists between the rate at which the dividend is de wattered on the hill sides. Among the the Cammittee will dent only with the causes carrying on the war in a spirited nor to Me Saint-Pol-Lias has already engaged. We overgrown, and that to enlarge it by the before remarked, evoke vary enthusiast ox olured and the onrrent rate of the day, amount accidente to foreign property, we mug enumerate of depreciation, and put soake any recom. Hobart Pusha has anlod for Syrus with right most of his staff, and the list includes annexation of terribber in the Malay penin. pressions of delight, but the reduction on to $84,215.69, of which, after taking out rebate Messre, Jardine latheson & Co.'s degrabutable to thres soarecup oange of despatch-boat, What is meant to be done traveller. The Joonlity, selected for the firat

mendations. Thom oo ay be chiefir heavy iron-elids, Föur wroden frigates, and two the Bains of M. Raifray, the Abyssinian, ou bille not yet duo, sad remuneration to which was partially destroyed; the Con sulu would entail wuch spese on Grant newspapers is an appreciable one. There diretore, there remains for appropriation missioner of Custoza private residence, which surranny in Germany, the equre of trade, and with this feet I mannnt may The iden was to settlement is of u point on the gut conak Britain for the benellt of the Chinese and a are, of course, compatively speaking, fow 3315,663.21

gantined considerablu damage; and oteral invtly, but mainly, the ingreanad eupply of send it to Basika Bay where the British Fleet is, of Somatra, whore, it is hoped that a can few merchants an officials at Singapore-evappers out by the French mail, and the dividend icFone pound sterling per share.

From this. sam, the directora recommend. » othe: private houses and bonga skick austered metal in Amerion. The report, which is likely but I suppose that would wear look antigoccasion of 2,000 hoctares of land will be obtained from the Dutca Górérumsát. Elia ares it in. And yet, after giving utterance to this opinion, reduction will not, therefore, make much

more ar less injury. Allost, sateral cargo-boute, to be a volumizens and important dogument, niste to Rumia, which it is well to avoid

I Dave Do ounidence in the new Sultan I proposed to plant with tobare, for which the The above mode of distribution will place all sampane Au, were wreaked, and between twenty will probably den! at great length with the lat little further on be says, "If the choice lay diffrange. It was, however, most desirable the ahhrebolders on the ears. footing in respect and thirty, up-podgy tea and salt boats were named point, and the evidence upon that pir baliere he owed £600,000, which it is said that chmate and the extremely fertile soil of the between annexatios and administration of that the rates should be equaled, for is was of dividend, each receiving one pound per share, driven Against the bridge and kncoked to pieces, of the subject at the command of the Cour he paid out of the money found in Abdul Aziz'e district are raid to be especially suitable; and Malay States by dictatorial residents, I confusing and incovalent to have three

en Involving the loss of many lives.

mitton clearly indicates that we may expects Paulto, The Czar, it seems, is dring slowly in this way it is hoped that a revente may eru and will absorb $177,777,78.

The directore recommend placing $100,000 to A Pagoda Anchorage, the gaie wae veegreat-yield from the Ameriaan mines, and tans from consumption, and ja very unr one about the cng be orented which will enable the vacation should mortality prefer annexation, since in separata rates of postage to the United the reserve fand, and carrying, forward the mire violent, and caused greater damage afloat. therefore depresiation has not yet reached its Zature. The Czare witoh bas bellicas, prodies to extend its operations Whatever may be the tious and might precipitate matters elual rosult of this mudertaking there man that case the Malays would at least obtain Kingdom. Mr. LISTER, who has always balance, via., $38,085,43 10 aredit of pew profit Mears. Heigo & Co. lost five ergo but lowest mark.

There is now no further doubt that Abdul Aziz bo no doubt that, more partieniarly since the three of thin containing import cargo from the THE NEW BABON'S ZSAB. the protection of British law." This is one shown himself mindful of the public con- The directors bate to congre: mints the sham steamship amon: Mesra, Gitman & Co. one The stemmer Glenartney, with, the first cargo did pommit suicide. Haasan, who assisted Datch reverses Acheon, the European trade of the arguments hat has been put forward vazience, has done his best to obtain roduc holders on the prosperous state of the Bank's with Tea and Musara, Gibb Livingston & Co. of this season's Mobing Congo, amounting to Husieia Avni and the others, was, it is said, a with Sumatra is capible of considerable ex- in favour of anupation, und as Lord tons of the postage, and it is not his fault

man of polished manners, of extraordinary force innsion; for the list of botnal or posible exports one which was empty, while Mosers Hedge &about 2,250,000lb, arrived in dock on Saturday. Co's house boat, containing nearly no of morning, July 1, having made the passage from and agility, and smoelled in the use of woupons, is a long one, including, en it does, peppar, STANLEY LY ARLEY know perfectly that the rates have not teen put on a The acobaate bave been nadited by the Hoz. treasure er steambip Nanoo, was only saved Woesting in 43 days, being one day less than He bebaved with great almoness during bis cotton, coffee, tobacco, rice, maize, ebony, teak, well that it must be either the residential comparative level with those of India and Phine Byric and Mr. High Bold Gibb, through the instrumentality of Captain Valliant lust your, two days less than in 1847, and ene examination, declared stoutly that he had no anndal-wood, supan wood, aloes, ainsamos, DR. BELILLOS, Chairman, of the steamship Slatemon, to whose prompt of the fastest rune on record. This season's accompliden, and met his fate with resignation camphor, benzoio, indigo, unpsicom.gam elastio, systein or acnovation, he might just as well, Australia. That concession, will come in

Hongkong, 12th August, 1876.

and timely ansietange both Maasra. Dann and Kisow Congou is not expected in London for Reid thut the people and the army would be wax, bêche-de-mer, edible birds' hosts, rattaus. it might be supposed, have declared himself time, probably at present, apparently, it is

Jasen (or Mesars, Hedge & Ou.'s who were in about three weeks, as the first steamer did not grateful to him. Hasan was a cousin of the dyetuiffe, gold, previous stones, silk, and ivory. in favour of the futter, in the debate that not fusible. Monades we may suggest to

abarge of the treasure) in all probability one loare Foushow patil June 9. Several samples Boltan's third wife. He was, as you are aware. It is to be hoped, however, that the Prenos will Ar anderwriter from Goyd's to now in Galle, this is Messrs Buns and Jones condust out of her wereen show in the afternoon, and a Circassian, and he is said to have played Teryaot entirely cut us ontot the trade of an refund followed, however, there seared to be the Postmaster-General that a 28.00nt stamping been eant out to prosegue entriries as in standing by the valuable property entrusted site made from 14 108 in 1 134 perlhoriasi part.inthe resolts of bis unleymanle which was directed the first, omercial. gaboral consensus of opinion in favour of would prove sa additional convenience to be to the causes of the late shipwrecks on that to their care, is, wo think, deserving of all As a whole, thus far. It is said, the quality is After Hanna's crime several other Oleson and venture of the East Zadia Coupmiy-Globe, making a further trial of the residential community.

proides. Several vessels dragged their abeboru.ratiser d'appointing to buyers were arrested, and tongue those two brothione valuable and interesting oficial paper, during the neigts of the gnie, bat, fortunately, THE BASTERN QUESTION, of the auraasin, one of whom narrowly escaped à Paris correspondant writes A very And now about the all absorbing subject, the the gallows a year ago, having murdered a popular, but blind, Cont lines in the Champs Boat of the speakers joined in blaming Sirro. Dn.0.1. Why during the Bliyping Act in respect to the safety of each, Armount, a turge godown, gehtaiding stores; fell Eastern Question. You are no doubt well family of 11 in the Yeni. The second brather

From a table of Meteorological obsecrations showing some of the role of the Merobant none either want on shore or collided. As the

in much sought after, He left Paris three) W. Jervois for what has occurred in Perak, Lot July: us the temporaryGovernment Civil we just been issued, appears that between in'; and several other, building. were mure or aware that Servia and Montenegro bate thrown bas two or threỡ uurfors on his sonsbienne races. Being witze and musical, bis society but they were obliged to do him justice in Hospital, itppears that the total winfall for August, 1978, ind March last, 764 team and leas injured. The Custom House is so badly off the wank, and hare not only declared war opposing him to be burdened with anything of onthe ago, and, on Die return, called on a the end. Thus, the Earl of KIMBERLY that month was 21.38 insbes, compared with other vaatels were anbjected to surser on the damaged-tee front of the building having against Turkey, but lost not pe moment in the sort. These crimes escaped punishment fashionable Marchioness who was prepurior to 18.99 inches in the corresponding period of allegation of defects by Government valeurs, giren way that it secure not probable that striking the fret BowThe most important owing to the relationship to the Sultan's third go to a fancy ball. She begged to be aroused, when concurring in the reproot administered year, and 791 inches in the same months of area or nitur peraus. Of these only 21 were the entire edifice will have to be reconstructed news from the seat of war to-day in this Austria wile, who bas nincs died of grief. Hussin Avni bat as he had na important mensage to deliver, to the Gaverser of the Shiraile Sctilements by 1874.

declared senworthy, while 736 were found anson The Seaman's Hospital was alno, we regret dois hurriedly, arming, sud bas summoned home seems to bare bear a most sanguinary, imporious was shown is, and, buing of course blind, las worthy son of the total ahora gizen 119 bare hear, noxarely shuken and injured. At the from foreign countries all her subjects who are man, and is norteialy a wood riddance. One of was asked to taken obair is her bandoir. Gossip Lord CARNAVON, Temarked it was, at the same Apetition in Salarday's Chazetta anaitices Leipes been dismantlet: broken up, or converted height of the gelathe lowest range of baroneter able to military service that Egypt has out generale, during the Crimean wur, absolutely used, and during the time the Mstohtoness, time, due to Sir W. Jeavors, who was a that is conseguenes of Mr. Stewart's appofas:luto bulks. Ie is auto show that on alleged recorded was 20.15. At Sharp Penk, the blow agreed to send trope to hid the Turks (showing kicked him out of bietant for his extreme assisted by her daid, exechted the mysterioa bi her toilet Being ready to descend to ber carriage, the Count stated his bad been, abwent distinguished publiervant, to my that he ment to ba Auting Police Magistrate, Un Ex overloading or improper deding, 100 vasele waz, of or ras, indre violent, and we are indebted that the unisgenism of the, Viectoy to the aruelty and tergiversation.

sellency the Governor has been pleased to mare, wire inspectod during the same period with the to Me. Piles Simensen for the following readings, Porte e been overcome); and that the THE BERLIN MOTE

The Tires publishes the text of the Berlin in Londos, and undergone a successful opera. und only done way arodbe irits to be provisionally and until further notice, the fol rosult that only two were founderaworthy, while tobe near. Temple Points on board the pilot àlbanians have revoited against the Turks and his duty. In fact, it pretty plain lowing appointments in the Central School 98 were declared to be not seaworthy. These boat Bonday, 30th July-afternoon. Strobe joined the Montenegrins. The news of actual Note, obalenging the Premier to deny its au- tion for cataract, and sould now see as well as that Sir WILLIAM hay been too bear the Palace to be Aating First Master, and gives are striking ovnenes of the scene for breeds to N. E. with sensional squalla lighting to beandalously contradictory as to thenticity. The document desine the mess the Marebioncas. The latter abrieked and Messrs W. Gnar and J. L. Ball to-be-Acting me such aystem a list for bich Me, Pummell, and general unscitled.apparunge of weather, be quite unworthy of orpdence Bauties hare sity of general measures being taken by the jumped into fer surringe, mithant, aven an burden of other tips, and that a good deal. Écoond and Third Mostar respectively, o

has fought so well

-Berometer at 9pm 207 Monday 81st be lought at Fodgorites, Niama, and Beijns, 1 Grant Fowers--doh as the despatch of ships au reteir se her newelcome visitors..

NOTICE. To avoid delay in the exeuntion of Orders it is particularly vacated that all business dem mouications be addressed to the Firm, A. S. WATSON and Co., vr

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HONGKONG DISPENSARY:

The Daily Press.

Hound, Acoust 14tx, 1876.

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that it is difficult to repress & suspicion that the work could be got through with less delay oven with the present staff if only its members wem energetically stirred up.

HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

The following in the twenty-tedood report of the Court of directors to the ordinary balf yearly general meeting of shareholders to ba held at the City Hall, Bangkong, on Wednesday

the 16th instan TO ZEE PROPRIETOR OF THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

and loss account

Affaira.

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