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POLICE COURT

August 14th.

BEFORE JAMB ES1, Esq.

ALLEGED UNLAWFUL FOGSZALON

has böen with the utmost possible, difficulty/ttle space to invite a ventilation of the subject. This is clear from Vie, c. 25 seo. 18 of the subject of Her Majesty? I do not think that nature of a conviction, and whether it was not to depart else, be would be punished on board

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August 14th.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

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REGINA Y WONG ATO-JUDGMENT.

desler, was charged by Police Constable Somer Tse tut, describing himself as a cinnamon ville with branding the slaanship Chesanira at her arrival before ansharing yesterday boating

He was fined in the sum of $5. for passengers to board at his house,

STEALING PAPAYAN

Police Constable 299 with the unlawful possession Mak Abap, & coolie charged on remend by of 34 papayas in a busket at tho Mesqus, was

Mr. R F Gutierres said he had a garden near

to learn the lessons of his death and be ver ithful in the work semmitted to our hai (6) That, we extant to his afflicted family our despert sympathy with thor in their loss of hicaband and father who stred so tenderly and lovingly for them, and that a copy of those wiso lations be sent to them, to the board in the United States with which he was connected, sud that they ho entered on our fauton. By order. of the conference, Rev. B. O. Henry, Lov. G. Tierby, Compilttee

AMOT

It is gratifying to licar that be latest advies

amongst the foreign shipping, but, we are glad the cholers is absting at Amoy Sinne Dr. Donging'e doath there have hean ere or two ch to add, nothing fatal

We learn, with mach regret, of the sudd death from cholera, of the Boy, Dr. Dongles of Amoy The deceased gentleman was ons by the stal attack at 4 ani, n the 25th nitro, or died at 1 pm, the same day. He had pro

Sunday, the 29th it. and the niglit proviors to Lis death hart written the hearts of his proposed · cormou, as prepared by his lamented collangus, discourse. The Eay. Dr. Talmage delivered the

of his own. Dr. Douglas was a member of the adding a few imipremite and appropriate remarks for canty-two years at Amoy, where he wast universally, retoured and respectedFoochai English Presbyterian Mission, and has resided

Herald.

FOOCHOW

A band of robbers, Embering hont 100, aro committing depredations in the Shau Wu pra- foeturn They recently attacked and plunderal a large village in that district, and are said to be still at large Roun

mittee.

the Mio. The circumstance attending this. suicide are, we think, worth recording. It was aot aandden plunge or thoughtless diye tat sent this unfortunate man to let us claritably his exit was marked by the most careful attention hops, happier bauting grounds on the contrary to dotall and a scenpalous regal for his creditore, He was determined, pour follow, to leave every. thing of valus bebind: so, with evident delibera- tián, he took off his haadioma silk robe and m broidered show, hanging the feat named on a latter or Ure footway. Then, in all probability, piller of the bridge und ascofully depasiting the he took one long last gave at the beautiful Min valley, and disappeared for ever from scenes of earthly sorrow.

hardly likely that after the lapse of so long whether an attempt in-sakyt, from a soil fat trist will and the grounds of the conclusion clause in theprdinance of 1857ie imperfef.ake a time, the course which reason and common which the prisoner had been placed as a punili. I have come to as shortly, de feedble Seation aunmhor of calor statutos, lang thy though they học ment provided by Ordinance 41863 gestion 117 of No: 31/1837 say Hin Excellency in itrequires for the expression of fita full meaning senso ought to live indicated at the outset for breach of gaol Files or dissipline, can be Council may by order ander his hand prohibit the addition of some not expressed wonde, will now be adopted. The prisoner is re-held to be an attempt to escape from a cell in the any person (not being n aature horn or astarDuzing ang ephod of time not exceeding Ava mitted back to his sentence on the original seas intended in the formation, and whether alized subject of Her Majesty from riding your gives the duration of the tom and the conviction for felony, and most probably he bare come to the conclusion, which I formed time not exceeding are years. Now any time onlinance is nparfety and it must be supple it is an offence at alluminat the criminal law and being within the colony during any space of termination of that term, but the sentence in the will now be allowed to terminate if uninter hastily at the trini, tunt this is not a criminal own only mesh prontur luter time so a monted by sting when the term is to com mpix by any further little incidents of this merce at all. The only offence known to the order for a period of banishment to begin at a manco. In the absence of express words, the law far as I am aware is an emph or attempt. Entre late would not par, se bo in oxcost of the necessary addition by inipiloation, seems to be kind. If his past conduct be any criterion to escape from gol as a sumen endlection To Towers conferred by this ordinance even if it from the date of the order Again, Besuming for the fatová.. it “ia, not likely that he will esgabe or attempt to escape from à col may be stool akun It is nesadrul by sention 2 of No. 4 that the clause “and ray Rx the tune for the tas. Exchequer, in reply to ». quution, raid tlint. prove a decile inhibitant of the gnol, bus biondence of an escape or attempt to escape from u 1871 bichung thus curtain words and sage departure of such paraon from the Cažony!! to

gool, bat zy It van only be an offence agains; m lieu thersof the following worch shall be sub-be added Irazi the Ordinance of 1871 Thonglands. Eustern policy is one of atriot nautis little outbursts of violence and manifestation the regulating of the goal, I do not for stituted in the mid section, and inuy by the words are not equivalent to my Ex the time lity subject to what contingencies may arise. of an original genins ought to have some he toner could act have boon oonvicted of the x the time for the departure of such person which words aro nacassary to fix the date The Rapsiana, hero evacuated, the Turks

emmat mean to that on this information, same of any subsequent order neder his hand when the sale prohibition shall comDIO RETREAT OF THE BUSBIANE other result than that of stirring ap storms real onenas, hat it hon averred that bod from the colony," It emas to me olmar than from which the prohibition of the extreme i in tea cups and procuring the prisoner him attempt to eleme from the said gaol, but it is these words become part and parcel of section limit of five years is torn. I drew the have occupied, the Ballan paises of Hain Beghez self numerous firings in the public thorough at said, midis wold be no offence unless of No. 9 of 1857, just as much as if they occurred learned Adorney-General'e attention to a and Querdion. * Conf

such a cell (as a cal attached to a pollonin print in that ordinanes They are sub clause in Maxwell cu Statutes, pago 270, lay fara of the Colony

station) were in point of fact his whole prison stituted which means pat is the place of ing down's proposition universally admitted that forced to Bulgaren

The Busan head quarters have been trane. oool. This is not an averment which being the winin ozpunged." The powers of the Go. the lagistature in granting away in effest tho imperfectly stated is vared by verdict. Theri le vernor, therefors are to ranke an order of ordinary rights of the subject must be ander. Baleian Terba has ruceived reinforcements, a total emission of an antial averment, and so banishment and in it if he thinks fit to ar the stood as granting no more than who pass brand is codcmuring to on operate with the Commised to preich at the Kalangan Church on the saint das not help. For these reasons tame of depasture, or merely to make the exterocondry and unavoidable construction. The mander-in-chief of the Türkish Army. I think the conviction is bad and must be generally and by subsequent order fix the time learned Attorney-General said this rizle of con quebed.

In the case botero, the court the time fixed struction did not apply to an orvitnanno autho A pomade söd inspoutier of the Hongkong The Chief Justice delivered the following (and if I am right, it may be any future fire rising such an order as this. It soome me Government and Velunter Fire Brigades was judgment I have onrefnity considered the ie the same order which prohibits residence in that this rulo sapecially apples. This ordmand made at Atleas bold yesterday afternoon and the usual practice facts and evidence stated by Mr. Justion the Colony. I cannot do anything irregade or of 185 confers the most extraordinary WOLS THE MEETING OF THE EMPERORS AT MCHEL. one through: The small engine, having been Showdan tuon the case which was fovic Bevona thora of the Governor in this ondor, granting any the and by aight on the sub. The interriow between the Emperors of Ans repaired, was tried with satisfautory rant on the trial of this prisoner, Wong Ago. The date of the gate orkar (if I may do form jost Lover for confound by any of our and tris and Germany at Ischel is considered to have The prisoner having boon found guilty it) may be in mother document. In the anbao whore. It was passed in a season of fourful panio, The Whitehall Reviews declaces that China is by the jury on the information gaiast quant order, as su urinu ptice. I appose, immediately after the taking of Canton, when an testified that these two cometries are at one anxious tochtain a position as a maritus. Puwer. bim, the five questions were reserved for the the day on which the Governor pute his lund to attempt at general poisoning was to partanoss acord on the present question. "At all events, she has been negotiating lately decision of the Fall Court The learned At-the paper would appear too, but it would be fal and the Chinese were sanpected of conspiracy for ironclads, and several of our Ergo shipbuild torney-General argued in support of the convie material so far as the validity of the order fixing to sack Hongkong. It was a time of war. Still ing firms will shortly be employel in exanting tion, but neither the prisoner, who was present, the time of batstument la connernot, and might the power was excessive oron then. It authorised har ordera,

nor Hounsel for hita was heard against the con-be omitted together. A warrant of cermit the Governor without any cause whatever to The batman to the Bergocat Major of Her viction. We had all that could be argul against wont emitting the dole on which it was granted prohibit any person nt being a natural born or DEATH.

the prisoner, but nothing in bus ferour. It was has been hold to be good on the ground that it isnarlized British subject from residing within Majesty's 28th Regiment, on Monday evening therefore a mullateral arguninnt. It will-herona matter of evideres at what date the prisoner the Colang for a period not exceeding fiva At Swatos, on the 7th matan, Joas I whilst walking noross the square in the rear of venient to answer the 4th and 5th questions in was restored inte enstoly, and the period of im yours. Sa that according to the constraction Em, torney of Ahoy, sgol 38 Yonra

the marries gaacters, fall lary in a swoon the first place. On the 4th question I am clearly prisonment must be calculated from that time pat on that ordinazon His Excelleasy could died, ten minutes after, having just arrived at the

Mr. Tong King Seng returned from Formnga Hospital: He was buried at night with the of opinion that the evidence of the authority in re Bowler, 129 B. $12, sited in Justion at any time by the Attorney-General without

few days ago; He was autrested, we believe, Lo Atm, a barber, was charged with others with preliminary arrangements coniwcted with under which the Superintendent of the Gaol re- Baras, vol. 1, p. 1.157. Moreover the language use no expel every American and German gaual willltery hondura.

colved, and detained the prisoner after his trial of section 3. of No, 8 of 1971 shows that and indeed every other alien from the Colony, not in custody with the unlawful porusion of a the proposed telograph lines in that island; also, Captain Scott, of the amor Argyll, has been upon his onviction and sentence for felcuyettier one

with the confidential task of reporting to Tiag or two orders were contemplated. The maxim which I quoted from Sir Benson box of clothing and u bundle. DEN presented with a handsomely worked silk Bag (barglary), was auflient. That evidence It says If the banished pron shall be Maxwell is with more point expressed in the 3rd pm. on the 13th instant he was in the West coal mines. Mr. Tong King Seng left for Police Constable Lo Alun said at about 1.30 Fatmi on the present working of the Keelung- by a loputation representing the Chinese pas consisted of the rosords of this Court of fond ja the Colony after the date of such order of the rules to be observed in the contention Point Police Station, nor the window which Shanghai per Hankung on the 1st fastaut. gers brought up by the Argyll from Singapore the conviction and sentence, the highest oc after the time fired for bis departure." These of Staintas by Mr. Justice Blackstone (overlsaks the Pokfulam Road Hosting a noise and Porrong on hor-last trip. A man died during possible evidenes, and of evidence itself words I understand to mas either a general Blackstone Comp. 88. Kerr's 71) "Pans as of persons passing hurriedly along the road, rather the forced contributions of native raor The subscriptions to the Relief Fand, or the passagen and his companions asked the eaptain entirely sufficient, marcely, the calendar of the order of banishment in which the time of los statutes must be construed strictly. He went out and Rawal soma ditanas un the charts, and watry, are now said to amorni to vë Havn ist innans af krosing on for this to fatigung woity in to Houghongest of spotte Mizstrates this rule by skaluples La vich kill, for men around a black box. He proofed er 300,000 ortion of this cum has Whitehall Bevier is to be relied upon for the bars by it at ses. To this request the opts Supeme Court, sigued by the Judge and out. From its date or an order in which the time is ducts have shardly limited the meaning of the towards them, upon which the menu away, we understand, been devoted to the purchase of correctness of its information, but it evidently for this and other acts of kindness that the pas sanctioned by a remarkable panoge in 4 Black which the flye years would ran. One reason for which the courts have said as learned Attorney one of the tan, and he had a bundle of clothing to saracal ofisted districts ap-country, in all- ascoted, and it was to express their grafitosgned by the Registrer, this is clearly fixed, in which case this would be the data from words of penal statutes, I can find ao esse in leafing the box on the hill side. The prisoner was rice, the distribution of which is said to extend obtains its military and mayal intelligence songers made this present. The Bag is inserthed stone 403 in 475 of Kerr's edition) and by giving this power is to be found in section 4 of General has suit. A may be sheurd, Int such is from tolerably authentic sources. The an-with the names of Captain Scott and some of his Chitty's Common Law, pp. 730-731 In Chisty the same ordinaume, which provides a now order, the moming in sustaining a penal statute. The der his art, the same produaed. The clothing in to the relief of distress, in the city and its -Guncement that the Government of Peking officers, and records the fact that they have the practice in England is described in terms of banishment to take effect at the expiration of rule seems to me to be that the courts are astute bor, which-had-boon broken open, was omply, further informed, edsentially the same as that..........

had marks, Woo-Kee and Sue Woo" The suburbs. Ths mody of distributing is, 'wo are comptote hearts," The presentation was made with which the practice hore for coctainly aver any term of imprisonment to which a poon to restrain the operation of a pamal statuto, has lately been nogotiating for iron-clads on beard on Saturday last, amid the tring of a ten years, I believe from the foundation of the found at large, in dische tience to any order of never to piva affect to ons. On the whole, giving. There were two letters addrised to foreigners in rectly, adopted by the Foreign Relief Com- and that several large British ship-building got number of graskers. -

Colony, is identical That calendar has overberishment may be sentenced. Another reason effect to both clauses, to that in the Orbisue

the Chinese Customs service Grms will shortly he employed in executing

been and is the only authority under which eri may be that, where the soror is an original of 1867 and to the clause from the Ordiasuse of

DRUNKENNESS The cat was remanded until the 20th it. An accident, attended by great loss of life co- inale have been exocated in Enghad. It is the one under action 7 of Ordinance 2, of 1857, and 1971 amalgamated in it, I read them thua Edward Harris Moggridge, who said he was river hont, having about 140 Chiusso passengers. Chinose orders will be rather auprising to

only authority to the sheriff or gaoler to detain not a new one, unnecessary hardness and severity nader clause one the term of prohibition of 10-surgoon, was charged by F.O. 001 with on board, while facking down stream agains:

ourred on the river on the 27th xlt. A lege-

those who know what the present endi

prisoners sentenced by this court. On the Eth are avoided by fizing a fature date. Under a sidanes is net te excuod five years from the date drankenness. tion of the Imperial Treasury at Teking.

A strong head-wind, capsized during a squall be. question I am clearly of opinion that the break-general order the banished man would be only of the order, and rider olanza, two the Govenor SIX, Con any whist playor in the colony ing out of the cell, surrounded as it was on all allowed the necessary time to leave the Colony may x say futurs day for the mutual depare the defendant was drank in the Queen's Rosa steamship Taiwan, which happened to be near The constable said, at noon on the 13th instant twoen Limpoo and the Maroi Arsenal. The is like. Ironclada cat money, as even the throw light on the following moot point, in the prisoner, is no offsars against the law of reasons I am of opinion that the point reserved bnt that in so doing he was to take care that the assisted by another constable

Bios by the Victoria Gracl the prison," by from the date with the least dolay. For these from the Colony of the man prohibited to resile, British Government knows full well, and the and B'e two: A Taking the odd triok and B England as prison breach or quasi prison at the trial must be decided for the Crown total limit of probibition to zoside door not The defendant said he was sorry he drank had scrambled on the keel of the boat. She then

gard to counting the game?. If A's score is four

near the British Hotel. He led him to the station enough fa rander assistanso, at once steamed to the spot and rosoned 99 man and one woman whe wealthiest of nations have to think twice holding the honours, does A scure a singly or a breach. To damage the wall may lie an His Lordship raised motlier point at the excond five years from the date of the order only & little, but took a greater effect upon him towed the wreek ashers Up to the Ist ias, 37. before they incur the shortague apenas at double? Okily, and incorrectly, as I think, The offence punishable by English law or Colonial hearing of this argument which I think soargely Thus full effent is given to hotelares than he sated. He was fined 50 cents dead bodies had been recovered at different points bending the acquisition of a navy Chinn is think that wooh a docision world he not caly of this is not the offence with which the prisoner is As I understand the question it in this Is the minute examination of this order in the corrette Egariarge was charged with drunken hear, to gross carelessness on the part of the

Fell volares it as a single. As I cannot but ordinance as a malicious injury to property hat comes within the range of the present syreal no other soustruation does this. The more

Edward Slucasy a seaman ou based the U.B. of the river. The accident is attributed, we not rich, and cannot indulge in euch luxury interest, but a matter of surprise to some of your sharged or is intended to be charged Frisu order bad for not getting out that the person contos of this argument has raised another without feeling much stratened for money. It lovers of the game. I venture in esic you for a and cell are words not of co-extensive mesu banished is not a natural born or naturalized mastion, rz whether this ordat was not in the 30s. The defendant said he wanted to get on i lordah,who, as usual, made halyards fast with all

hpara hta ship, tad he hoped he would be allowed-sul sat in your colmans asking, at the same time, if any imporm Parliament, which treats of a cell as the absence of the negative affects the validity bad for not setting out the charge in this oase He was dischargedhe p

On the night of the lat inst a respectably "that she has cuised tants for the prosecution of your rasders can give chapter and verse autho- place to broak out of and as being different frem, of the order which recites that the prohibition is that the man was an alien, and for Lut setting

dreased Chinatian took his congé of worllly of-the-war-with-the-Anger of Kashgar The city either for confirmation or refutation of Theros co-extensie with other parts of the prison made under the provisions of Ordinance No. 9 out as the ground for the order the adjuliation Woodhall, was charged with drunkennes and

Frank Boll, a seaman on the British ship cares, from the parapet of the Long Bridge oror. broken out of Blackfous, vol. 4, pp. 150-151 of 7857, and that ordininos by express eusetment by some competent tribanal, or at least by Elis refreni to pay chair hire. Fined 60 cents, and sinewe of war have. indeed, only been abd's verdict-I am, sir,

thus defines prison breach: It is to break prison provides that this law shall not apply to mitral Excellener himself, tast the pan prahi tod to ordered to pay 25 cents chair biro tained by extraordinary davisen, such as the

(whether it be the county gaol, the stocka, or other been or-naturalised subjects The absence of reside within the colony was an alien. The A- THE RUNNER NUISANCE. sale to wealthy matises of posthumous

ismal place of security) Now this cell in which this negativa averment would not even affect the torney-General gontcadod that this order was not this prisquer was conded was not the usual place validity of the information on a triad for each a conviction. In that contention he is right. It honours for their deceased relasives and i

of security for prisoners, but it was a part of the an offence bacate the ordiusues makes the cot was an order ortaking of the character of titles for the living. Sud methodi - as

entiro gaolin this inlay pquivalent to the of being in the Colony within the five years a conviction procisoly os in the case of the these cannot he resorted to very often, nor

county gaol). Now, though there is a figure of general offence, and in the same clause makes an Eing the Justica of Cheshira, 5, B. and A. thetorin, which, according to old Dr. Sterling, axcoption for a particular class. This therefore 19. It is therefore incapable of amandment yet is it advisable as bas been done re-

Apart for whole dath as would be matter of excuse or defours duly. Had Being an order the evidence on which the order cently in the province of Fobkien to relieve

Or whole for part, just for the inee's sale this question arisen with regard to the validity is male need not be set out; though it was said the sufferers from the late inundation-fo

There is no authority in logic to make, thero of the information the Court could bare outer is that ease that this must be done in a convic no precedent in law for making, a part (the cell)tained it.-Groen v. Wahl, 18 L.J.M.C., p. 36-tim, but according to Justics Barn's Orders of levy forced contributions on the rich mor-

stand as equivalent to the whole (the prison) but the same rule would upply. The form of the Justices 1.109, it is necessary in every order that cantile community. It my answer very Mr. Chitice Bowden delivered the following My answer to the 4th and 5th questions being order might be altered with much advantage, the afimlication on which the order is made again brought up. well. ones in a way, to make these foread Lindgment on the points reserved in this case in favour of the prisoner, it 'would follow that as it is defective; but. I do not think that the must be stated. 2., in this c650 that the expelled the Mosque, but there was no house in it. Thero In dealing with Government contractors, contributions, for the merebants and tradery On the trial of the prisoner for atleripting to the unviction must be qusehod. This con omission to mention Ordinance: 4" of 1871 manj manje volanturul bern or naturalizel subject were walls around the garden med "gateway. Chinese-fills well know how to go to work.

eseupo from gol, certain points were reserved on

clusida candlers & ensideration of the three make it inoperative he was suggested during the and it follows as a condition to the validity of He had abouk twenty papaya trees in the gar At times, it is true, thay muy arrange a little Care not attempt to offer ppen opposition to his behalf for the consideration of the Full frst questions unnecessary. As, however, those argument Baanse wording to the view this order that it must state that that fact has den, on which there was fruit. On Friday business on their owe account-calisfactorily to te nadale of the Dragon Throne, butCourt, the three first at the suggestion of the questions have been commented on. I may us well take, the worls princimally operativa in section bean found at lenet: quasi-judicially by the Govaning lest he saw that the fruit was all right, themselves at least, if detrimental to public

learnent Attorney-General, the thera, by ma state that it seems to mas that punishment ander or incorporated in Ordinance of 1857, which vernor. The authority to prohibit residence their murmuring is deep if not loud, and some, perhaps nosilessly. But I had auf no upale 12, No. 4 of the Gool Rules, rendoring alone is recited. This point was not, however, arisas only on statements in the criber Now, for On Saturday he found the lock of the gate interests. But it sometimes chances that the the loyalty of the squeezed people is porinuity of seeing the information best deposi- the convict able to solitary sonnement for not miss at the trial. An florin Connoil diffus in anything apparent in this order or in those yr he found that the fruit had been taken from

broker, bet nuilding taken. On Monday evening contractor is wily, or the Mandarin inferealy tions before-hand, and of considering the ques more than three days cusutavaly, is not many important paints from a conviction, and coding anywhere: Caur Afuk was a natural that of the reni not improved by the arbitrary steps takon tons likely to arise in a trial for ad attempt to penalty greater that that authorised by soc. XI. from an order of magistrates. It generally only born or a naturalized subject, and therefore not to make them contribute to the cost of escape from gaolthe law of which, as well as of of Ne 3 of 1863, and is authorised twill rettes the Act Art U-Laclisment indazonbject to the authority erarolson. On this hoor twice convicted before, was fined $10 in The prisoner, who was identified as having wat in which they have not the slightest, iad abyands with niceties, to the full benefit of rale soms to me not repugnant to the or ferrel are expressed in the shape of an ordor adtination that the max. prohibited to reside is

the cognate abject prises breadh, is very old standing the provise in section X Thohirk tie isaged and the powers thereby con question of the infect the non-statement sa-n default, two months hard labour. terest of conwr. Then, in, the various which the prisoner is of contes mated. With dina although it may be less covers than If it does not exceed thom powers it is good, and an alies, the svart oni ja Licially come tarziu duci

STEALING & JACKET, disasters which have lately overtaken dif-regard to question, so to the notony of the question I am of opinion that on the con- think it would be held to the invalig haranas not been properly argued, it would, however, have Foo King macried woman servant to a family, authorised by the ordinance. On the 2nd that is all the court has to look to, and I do gat sion. It was nos reserved at the trial and has Ip Aheng, a hawker, was eliarged by Loung ferent parts of the Empire, such as fuanine, give and dótain the prisoner under his construction of the ordinance and the garmitted to recite say one Act or Ordinance beet, a point in, favour of the prisoner's disobaren with teang ber jacket. She said she went 50 a paternal Government decreed him, fly

Vidange of the zuthority of the gaoler to re- flood, and fire, have dous much to impoverish option for burglary. I am quite satiated. That rolus the perintendent of the gaol is under which it issued if it is within the powers for the decision of His Hellasey in Comicil if the with her mistress to the Ko-sing Theatre and AWS with a common bamboo, and promised to. it. Nor is the prospect for Bis neat season felt doubts before what the authority in this not authorised to patish the prisoner by im- conferred. I au, for these reasons, of arizon decision of the scurt on the point reserved were being hot teak off her outer jacket and laid hur bin with a second edition should he inil

Colony is. In cases of escape and prison breach,prisonment for three days (not consentive in a that the conviction should be confirmed. not in his favour. In this argument the shobesile her. Soon after she missed it, and she in duly completing the work-Foochow Herald, a cheering one in the northern provinces. 4. 4 ch. 64. 44 makes a certificate given by solitary cell with diet of bread and water. On the Tie Chief Justice deliver the following late power of the Governor to prohibit azy for another when he saw the prisoner in With referetive to the British, India Chen

Wool to the entrance to tell the stair cootte to Drought, hail, and locusts have, conjointly, the clerk of essize, or other clerk of the court third question it seems to me that the prisoner judgment This prisoner was triod at the and every foreigner from residing this Coleny destroyed the crops in varioue districts, which the offender was convicted, together was lawfully confined in the call from which be Criminal Sessions Ear July 1977 on au informa has been agenmod to be almclufaly vested in his custody and a foreigner holding his juoket.

—pany's steamer Cashmers, tho-Madrax-Mail- with pivol of identify, sulltant evidence of the attempted to osospes by "oonlined" I mesu refioz which obarged him that having been on The only question is one merely of form, "Corroborative evidarice was given roudering it certain that the people in many mature arad fact of the coavistion, and of the strained, not imprisoned, not put in a prison; the Order of the Governor in Council Rated the 18th whether this pardoular document complies with The prisoner, who seas identified sharing

statos that she was lost off Cape Guardatai (r, parts of Chihli, Shantung, and Shans, if species and porica of the confnommit to which cell was not a prismo, the prisoner was not April, 1877 made under the provisions of Orli: the provisions which the legislature has imposed beer in gael before on two cocasions, was this on the name of the loss of the Merry) on the 11th fastant She was proceeding from not also in Kiangsu and Anhwei, will require such person was sentenced. Here we had mare, guilty of prison breach, and his act was not in- nasce No. 9 of 1857 prohibited from resitling Ilave xsferred to other forms of prohibition to time sentenced to four months, hart lebar and Zanzibar to Aden. The second officer, Mr. Cado,

the record itself. This same in other casos, dictable. He therefore could not be convicted within this colony for five years from the 26th resido within the colony. In some cases the conte le exposed in the stocks for three beurs ont was lost, auct the following seven passengers assistance to get through next winter. Hale in voli I of Pleas of the Crown, is on this information: The irregularity was an April, 1877, he, on the 15th July 1877, was unstruation which appears to me to be the proper side the Kothing Theatre,

The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Deveridge and two chil In the presence of this contingency, and sufficient warrant to a guoler to detain a son. error of judgment in the superintendent for lawfully large within this colony. On his sue appears to hayo bom adoptal in others not. A FICEPOCKET,

dran, Mrs. Rogers, child, and nurse. The Cash the circumstance that the treasury is just I unit. flud after a careful seroh that theran irregularity may not be justifiable, bat dudler on his behalf objected that the ortar of the 18th ease happened to be prominent. The Governor with pinking the pocket of Clarence James Fogg, and 1,08% tons gross register. She was built in visted person without any warrant maler sal which he is accvantable to the authorities. Buck trial the prisoner pleaded not entity. The court as the general rate or the specialities of the special Chun A was, a codie, was chargot on remand mers was & Borow brig steamer of 678 tons mat now empty, the purchase of additional iron is any other authority. In the warrant or the rules he could, I believe, have obtained from of Apeil by rahibiningsuda residence for fivo is in no esse responsible for the form for which second offer of the American bark Recort, on the 1884 and altered in 1971 by Massrs. Denny clads by the Chinese Government would be mitimna of a justice an error in one of the the justices more severe incans of posting yours to communes a day later than the day he relies on the officer submitting it to line; and prezing of the 12th, inafart

Brothers of Dumbarton. Her horsepower $50, nawatrantable extravagance, and we trust the essential points would have sxeased a the prisoner, o man, whose bratel viclends it was of the date of the prohibition, ze seven days that offore not hang a lawyer it is too much to The theft was gnored, and the prisoner was and her commandar was Captain William Crow

prisoner for either escape, or prison breach, essary to conquer if the discipline of the geol later, might be Informal, in other words that as expest legal accuracy in doubtful cases from him serteused to ans morth's hard labour. :*

de The Cuslmere was boarded some years ago the report to that effect is incorrect. If Hawkins, vol.2, ch 18, p. 185. It might thers to be sustained N

The prisone was then removed and Fenitfed extreme limit of the Coreno's power by that old maxims applies," A blot is not charged with esuming the death of her norrant, the occasion.

to the order bearing date 18th April. 1874, the and ao inaccurate forms are perpetusted The ALLEGED BRUTALITY TO A GIRL

by pirates in the Persian Gulf, and her offers the Authorities at Taking fad a plethora fors have been important to the prisoner. The

blat until it The remanded ones, in which eng Alai was got much praise for their brave resiatanes on of money and wished to iny it out meaning of the word "ell The information NINA

Perder was to scohibit rosidence until the 19th is hit." other questions reserved really turn upon the to his original sentence

[April, 1882, whereas the words of the order His Lordship referred to the Supesne Coast Texty Amni and rearmed

S in improving the country, there are plenty of charges the prisonor with attempting to escape REGINA Y. CHUN AFUK—JUDGMENT. paxtauded the prohibition until the 26th April, Roogastruction Ordinance, and said he must Mr. Ng Achoy applied for the prisoner's dis ways of doing so without entering upon a from his call, meaning, thoroby, as the learned Mr. Justice Snowden now delivered the follow- 1892! This was the sole question then mined exercise the pawar thers given him and give a change on the ground that she was noquitted by

Attorney-General orgach, “place of lawful fu tug judgment cu the points reserved in this The evidence on the trial was the production of casting vote against Mr. Justice Snowden's the coroner's jurygan da hopeless competition with Western Powersprisonment," or "prison, to cecape from which ease.As all the important documents and fasta theerder of the 18th April 1977, that the prisoner division, It was a most painful thing. He Mr. Mey said the Magistrate's Court and a in naval armaments. Af the present moment is an offencengainst English low. There is iure set out in bis Fordship's jadgment, which I was found in the eclony on the 13th July and that protesteil against it when the Ordipinge was corotier's inquiry were two different things. A China is almost without rods for the miser fram the ambiguous use of the puris cell and sary that I should do use than refer to them of the 18th April, 187 He was found guilty there out to be one judge only or eles at least bound to like the whole evidence. If the police and of New Benar SF $577

fallacy it secus to me in this proposition arising. have hat the vivantage of seeing, it is not neces, the prisoner was the person mmed in the order passed, and he could not but feel that everywhere charrowas made by the police, and he was in duty

prison." If the word "go? be substituted I understand the question reserved by his Lon but the point raised was reserved for argument thres. However, he was obliged to not under willdrow the charge, he had nothing to say in quoted at $690, gaits nominal. For Malwa the for "prism," the smbiguity will be apparent at ship on the trial of the prisoner to be this: The Attomey-Geroral was heard for the Crown that Onlinance, very much against his own the matter. There was, however, evidence that 001session in weight has been to the extent of transport into the interior that so many to The words " tall and prison in Whother the Order in Connoit prohibiting the on the 25th of July. No one appeared for the feeling Tho conviction must therefore be deceased was boston by the prisoner. This was but eight tanis

the sense of gaal" are not convartible towns; prisoner from residing or being in the Colony prisoner. The leaned Attorney-General did not quashed

a charge of be persons dind of starvation recently in in more Darrow seas they are. A prison, daring a space of five years next ensuing from deny that if the order was bad it was bad in toles Some conversation then took place as to what The case then proceeled. The evidene) was Shantung. At a time when there was sol, is defited by Jolinson to be a strong, the 26th of April is to be hold to begin from the but he submitted int although the order only was to bidons with the prisoner, who was not pre-a

hold where porucas ar confined, a pool date so fired for his departure, or from the date professed to take effect under the ordinance No. went, plenty of grain on the mist, no faciliting That certainly would not so the definition of of the order itself, the 18th of April. If the 9 of 1857, which acts that His Baroloney in The Chief Justice said he was just as hablo to existed for sending it inland at any sort "gall," which is qus of the component parts of a orter takos uifuet from the 18th, then the perial Council may by order under his hand prohibit be sent away now as over he was, and if the Al- *prison de gast, being the subdivision of a ward of lazishment will be over day in attesa réfrary person amb being a matten late or intelzot ftorney General prished forconsaif the Government of speed, and while the supplies were slowly I do not mean to say thint these are necessary de. the tire laited by the Ordinance No. 9 of 1857, nbjost of Her Majesty from rasiding or being in reference to the matter, the Sessina colo coming in vast numbers of people perished finitions of prison, 1.6, gaol, but when the word Section 7, which says that Has Excellency in within this Colony during any ace of time not he adjourned mit Friday, and the Government Had there been a few good conds along coll" is used here, that in its nature and mean Counel, may by order under his hand prohibit exesiding 5 years? with an addition of power to world say whether they would haven stiother order which earts or waggons conic travel at a fair around tu tictoria Chad what foot for any bet on Her ng sinubo on naturalized deport in odor of non-obodone, &. Yet that drawn cording to the legal decision of the Tre greaze imposed on the boat people at

be imprisoned in Gzol,” which does cot subfont of Majesty from waiting or being meation 2a of No. 4 of 1971, to which he then soort iate-or, still Letter, had there been a ruil on that a prisoner is to be put into the gaol to within this Colony during any space of time for the first time rotorre, expunged that

the Wai Chow, lekka utation, have led to a block The Attorney-General said the dificulty was, in the pabat basiness The Total of the pre way through the pravioee the mortality beatings there, but something more, that he is not-azuding five years. Moreover the order added power of deportation and fireated the in the conviction being quashed, whather been fortaregled me offint dispatches flared lar

to bo confined there. As the learned Attorney would be in excess of the powers rested in the section in lica thereof of the following words was not aritled to his discharge would not have been nearly ac serious. But General pointed out, anything may be a prison Governer by this ordinanco, and so would to And may by the same or any subsequent order The Chief Justice said he was not present to be are seat by water, but owing to the broe Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-45 per

throwooks. These dispatches, it would appear, the men at the helm of affairs in Chinia for the purposes of a trial for asaepe er prison illegal and bad; and tai prisoner could not be under his hand fix the tips for the departure of discharged.

bitant imposte levied upon them all the boats cout. premium. believe that the country man do without breach the stocks: put up in the streets, or a stavicted of the offence for which he was tried, such person from the clony The larmed Mr. Justice Snowden thought he could to and junka stopped sating for Canton, and Telan Insurance Society of Canton--$500 par

churchyard, or a common room in a stable's notiely, being found within the fimits of the Atierney General abmitted that the two clauses detained a reasonable time for certain purposes, no me of conversage could be found. share, roads; it has done witheit for centuries; house. But the important point to observe is that Colony before the opinion of the term of his must be road together, and submitted quoting Sirus for instance, if ther charge were to be The Tsotna's intervention in the matter has Chine Traders Insurance Company's Shares- why should they begin to construct them those stocks and that room mast ha the whole pri banishment witlicut Lawful nathority and exause B. Maxwell on Statutes, pago that the ravet brought against him proved excessful at last, howevor, and $2,700 per share. now? But gheboats and big guns are dearon galeotexes, for the time being it was hehe state of the law seems to be as follows: The important rule of penetraction is that it is to be The Chief Justice said the prisoner was not the boat people have now zostaned work, Yongteze Insurance Association Tls, 715 por

cessary for the learned Attorney-General to go Ordinance No. 9 of 1857 Bee-7 as autended nasted that the words and phrases are used in entitled to his discharge until the end of the It would appear that the system of nisin share to the heart of tho, Viceroy of Chihl, and he the length ofarguing that if man were in gasi and by Ordinance 4 of 1971 Sec. 24hich enasis that their nopane maning, at that the phrases and Sailors. As the matter stood the prisoner, squeezing sometimes us unlooked for effants, Chinese Thaumance Company-3240 per share. takes a childish delight in multiplying them were put in the stocke for some offence against Bec. 7 of Ordinance of 1657 is thereby amended sentences are to be constroed-nording to the man who hal boon-sent away would be at large and little incidents of this kind may have some Hongkong. Fire Ansurance Contrary's Shares

Aiscipline and attempton le get out of the stock by expunging therefrom the words following rates of grauius. This fa unquestionably, a in the Colony and glit be so at large, unless alight affect in demonstrating to the Celestial 3600 per haze,... he could be convicted of an attempt to ecospe out that is to say-(I used not quots the words, but rule of construction. He argued that, reading there was another order. It was for the Attur of guol on an information saarging an attempt it is enough to say that in case of disobedience the provisions in the two ordinancen together, nay. Goal to say what should now be done ad mutage "Defaut Gofrétt to pay Coh them. The Chinese,

tapa from the stocka The onll" in the of the order, they provide for the arrast, the Gorsznőr had the power to make na ordor The Attorney-Gonom said that of sourse ho case before us, and the stocka are identical. It imprisonment, and deportation of the offender) prohibiting residence, mich residence to nomeand sply represent the matte He could do birthday, and nonrt dress will be worn by flesald Government can borrow: let it negotiate will thus be seen that supposing the words It goes on to day and u lies thereof the follos meus of a date later than the date of the onlar nothing personally, another loan Chint hoods a fet in order "all" und "prison," ie., gael, to be co-extensive, ing words shall be substituted in the said peption. He admitted that the unnaceat of that The Chin Jmpire said the prisoner onght to to keep pace with the bar wings" why not had jawfully imprisoned this man in the solitary air the time for the departure of such person raraar so pleased; he admitted that that might no

it became necessary to see whether Mr. Tomlin And may by the same or any subsequent order date might be seven years afterwards if the Go have been present. He could not be discharged borrow money from them to pay for the coll for three days, not consentively, andrastet from the Colony This law here anders upon in absurd pawer to give to a Governor, bet as The Attorney General said it was not the malt The following resolations were adopted at a Hongkong Us Company's Shard-$7 Thus, doubtless, argue the mandarine wiw by the late rules, but in accordance with the Governor very arbitary powers, waly to be said so it was. Ha onntended that the arlor was of the Crown that the man was not present a meeting of the Canton Missionary confereton share

the old practise, and the interpretation exercised with great care and discrimination, but not a cantiation, and that was not subject to had been grested by the Crown Soliciter that he hall find Carien met 2hing. Where Hongkong Hotel Company's Shareh—– ...think with Li---

put by his predeossex with at any objes at the same time, if world, no tie who bas but the user affecting souyrotrons. He contendia hould be. He (tuð formed Astorany) must retur his Infinite wiedpn it has pleased God to recover share.

ida ou the part of their emporiore, on they experience of this Colony pan oubt that they tint the Court being blind to constrou the arder to a biglior authority, and if Bi Lordship would our dear friend and do laborer, Bev. Charles, F. Uhipsse Imperial Losa104, Ez da lid language of section 11. of Ordinance 4 of 1863, are wholesome and valuable. Bitnated as thinocording to the rule he had quoted froni Maxwell adjourn the Sessions as he proposed to say 'reston, from ins work in Carion to his test and. which gives powers of swarding solitary Colony is sorted only by a narrow-strale from the mesning he strobed was the proper and when the man souli be brought down in custody, reward hore, Respired(1) Thst we, the BALES ON AUGUST 14TH, AS REPORTED BY confinement not exceeding three daya,” and China, it is Airsys liable to become the resort of grammatical meaning. Cuzinfug myself at preko thought that would be the best cours Missionary conference of Cantca, express our house and back again yesterday irorning which being a positive enbafinent must be criminals coming here for the purpose of refuge went to the objection-mised, it seems to me that The Chief Justice at that was a monstrous damp sorrow, and regest for the Losa which lite

CHINESE The Supreme Court has at last decided on held to ovrida the new rules and regoor plunder. These parsons may be dangerous to when an amler guetes arecise provision as power that shonld be says away without death Las brought to nasach one personally, and foong to local trader,

White Sugar-100 bage, at 37.00, by. Tai he attempt to escape from his collave, nya but really, thus the words of the pramble of Ordinance Bio. 4 of on bonuthority which that particular quoted pro defeno ens away in fact, in his a bronce. The Chan (2) That we express our ligh apron to travelling traders

lationg. I should have thought that the words the peron and gand egle of the Oniony do nas Im authorsbriske velctity of the meter tongs asley wong ca opportunity of royale anyting maar roe-a confererer and to the work of "missions in vermical 40 bega, at 31000, by Tai-foong the decision is that the offence is not one is nothing to show that they do and it is an 1871), and a power to remove them promptly is vision gives that to rury 800.7in the ordinance absurdity to which this pous) statute might be tion of his any noble and pissing traits of Fingas 90 bags, at $15.00, by Hop-hing te cognisable by English law, as it does not open question shout which Mr. Tomlin was essential to its well boing. Notwithstanding and that to import into is the words of cou 2 of fed married was ludlarons, characters shown in bis es al intercourse, travelling Ender

jotified in taking the view, he did. I must that, the rale must prevail that these urdinations 1871 its accessary to have added in the order amount ta breach of prison This aids therefor hold that the prisoner was legally in ring highly rent, must be soared most of the Governor a refersieg to that subsequent there to defend the Legislature, per

The Attorney General and he did tot stand also of his eminent qualifications in disposition Delod Lil Flowers bag at $11:50, y this Indicrous fasco. The proceedings will the cell. I have thought it right to any so strictly in favour of the persians affected baritonnes of 1871 or reference to all other

SaaS and Aqquirements for the work of s missionary pHing tai to traveling trader. Justion Bowden said he thought the (8) That wo boar testimony to the peel and certainly not have a beneficial effect on the mok, but it seems to me really immaterial, as thom Boaring this in mind, I have studied powers as well is to the prisonce of 257 Ordinance went to the oxtont ho stated delity with which to pumed his works, to his shus to unveiling

Black Pepper-200 bars, at 38,05, by Yea the prisoner was in lawful custody in the geol most cereally the language of these ordinances, The faults in this order consists in thThe Chief Justice asid In that cae every great Reeser and eloquenes in greaking the White, Sagar 300 bars at $7.45, by You mind of the prisoner himmelf. It la now and the only offence known to the criminal law and I regret toy that I rennot bring that in addition to a refervase o tali ordinance natural bore subject night be erpellet because Cantonese language soul to his power, ua shut to localatriders many weeks since the offence was cocnitted, is attempting to escape from gaol. We now my mind to share the doubts antarlined words to the effect. And in parguntes of all other he had no opportunity of showing as he was prescher of the Gospel to the Chinese (4) That Animal T'adow10 paskages, at $9.70 y felcome to the last section, which sarumes the s his Lordship the Chief Justice to powers in me resten wor not inserted sooting suger journed until Telday st patrendered in translating the New Testament (a Sapanwood-500 piculs, we $2,66, Ly Punishments for breach of gaol discipline, legality of the imprisonment in the cell and the validity of the Order in Cancil for die fe what I Bellave has been the general practice

are express our appreciation of the valuable servios Shingelong to travelling, trador. to be effective, ought to be prompt, and it is raines, or is intended to raise, the question obedience to which the prisoner is put on his fall orders everywhere Taken by Hanif the three o glock,

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into the Carton colloquial distort, (3) That" [°4′no ix-x300-ling kwento invoking tender,

able tracks which pass for such are unworthy

of the unc.. It was for want of means of

at any cost. It matters little to him that there is not the wherewithal in the fn

Wose Apo had the last of his mumerous promenades from the Guol to the Court

virtuous; in which case, somebody must sufor $950 to temporarily repair the brokon arches of

yes this is said to be the amount paid to n a bridge dons not seem a very exorbitant scm, contrastor" in consideration of his making. averything ang and secure on the Long Brides exly carry out the form of his deabruat, or Bridge of Ton Thousand Ares.” We did

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