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Tain Apy charged by Inspector Cameron with barglory at fa-ten-wai on the 11th instant,.. dind in the Government Civil Hospital yester day morning: Thy deceased was suffering from Goa ballot wound..

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We hear an good authority (says the Shangkai Carrier) thata dispatch bad arriend from Peking, ordering the rails of the Woosung Railway to be taken ap and sent to Formosa, and toudura to be accepted for the permanent way, stations, nud“ rolling stock.

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November 12th

BEFORE THE HON. C. MAY.

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Robert Carke and Joseph Ballivan, scamion on the American ship Memnon, wore obarged with deserting from their thin-Ordered to be sent on besedo

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Prisoner was then removed.

STERLING & SKÚFANS,

Low Aful was charged by Low Atuck with stealing sumpan. The charge was proved, and the prisoner was sentenced to six works impri- someof with hard labour.

AN OLD OFFENDER,

Ip Aws was brought up, on remand, charged by Inspector Cameron with stealing a fowl. Two previous convictions were provat against the prisonst. Fined £5 in default, throw months' imprisonment, with hard labour.

The gents (Messrs. Butterfeld, and Swire) have received a telegram stating that the Ocean Steamship Company's steamer Sarpedon left The spedes is a new vessel, and is row ou her Singaporo for this port on Sunday morning BEFORE JAMES RUSSELL, Esq. first voyage. The Ocean Steamship Company have also added another new stormship to their fleet, the reitze, which vowel will foto the Sarpedon,

Tho nauzi fortnightly entertainment was given at the Temperance Hall last evening, before a large and oppreciative audiossa. The chair was occupied by the Rov. J. Henderson. Some capital songs were sung, and several were en- pored; a duet, sung by two little toys, was very rather too long, and the entertainment was not well done. The reading from " Flokwick" was concladed until half-past tan."

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Long Ayo and Chong Assa were charged by P.0 with being in antayful possession of two bundles of sugar cane: Romanied anti; the lath instant to make further inquiries if any sugar cane had been stolen.

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LONDON, 9th November. THE FRENCH POLITICAL, CRISIS.

The Sonate and the Chamber of Deputies re- Dunizetti. opened quietly. M.Jules Grévy has been elected

President of the Chamber of Deputies. THE RUSSO TURKISH WAR. Advices, fraim Ahmad Mahktar. Pacha s n

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A curious circumstance, arizing no-donbé pat Chapman, of Grass Queen Starch of the date of the late high north-cast winds, is (says our Susaghat morning centeraporary) reported by be British ship Huskesbury While on her passage to Shanghai, om Sydney, als Bell with large numbers of land birds, when about

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Hosdrove, NovaMBER 19TH, 1877-

punase fut on the 5th mstaat the Russians atuoked Dove Bayun, and What the Turks re treated to Erzeroam

Generel Becheleff courienced cannisuading the Turkish Southern positions at Plevna on the

th instant.

LONDON, 10th November. According to a Russian official despatek General Torgansow, on the 4th instaat, dolgated Abised Minhktar Tools and Ismail Pact, The Boyan; the Turkish troops ratuented in disorder...

Ahmed Mahktar Pachais fortifying Ezoroum THE FRENCH PRESIDENT WILL NOT RESIGN.

Tka CHEF-78TION How any prisoners" for debt did you say, there were ?.

His EXCELLENCO and the prisoners

upore tlin reprosafatative of the Crown, The Goài thơm (Mr. Cam Ashul) ganio to me ut ̈ Govern, which relates to Public Works, This Jee to say that if we provide for the separate Tanor is expected by litruolions to look mont House and in The optim farm is bean before the Firanco Committee also system we ought to provide for the maximam most carefully into the expenditure of the colony, undersold. If you chose to take It. into your though we recently. In donnotion with that numbor, and you will agree with me it is te watale it month by itoath, and under the Trown hands and let the superintendent boil the expenditure, most of the items you are already lograble to have the juvenile offenders MUKTAL PASHA recives reinforcements he

sury regulations which give him that authority opium, instead of selling, it at $440, you will be familiar with but in dealing with tho I have removed from the prison to industrial sclicola or is likely to be starred out of Erzeroum, even

and impons the duty apon him, it ji laid down entitled to get 21,000 a month." He gave me his found it necessary to introduce, aftor Doroformastories of some kind; also to remove tint as ourly in cash month a tho expenfigures. He said the number of Chines is e sultution with my Council and on the suggestion the females. Women do not, require: to ba John Simpson, seaman of the British back ditare for the ensuing month can be soon with mach, this export of prepared opium e much of the Bergeyn. Ganerd, some stama which are treated with the ears severe prison discipline if the Russians fail to take the place by Crimidato, was abargod by F.0.78 with being seflant cosurity, the bends of dortmants are you are entitled to so much, and the farmer will now. The maintenance of our Clovernment is medi, and there is to indessity for imposing cauit. It is true that according to the drunt, and incapable Fixed Afty cents and to draw up a requisition, in accordance with the have a handsome prot. The rest was that in Garsions and plantations is, of ourse, not on them the separate system. The time last telegrami received, he has defeated the ordered to pay ten cents for chair hire.

elailed list of hands in the esticates, to be a few weeks the opian farmer game and offered of itself now, but I think the time Las come may perapy come when some member of Rumpians at a place called Asinio and drivon Orcicio, was charred by P.0: 644, with being the dorester submit letter is writion to 3600; sud Lefore the end of the year when wo prabangles manner with the question of tree will be propared to suggest that imprison Joseph urey Bean on the Bettish third before the Governor for his action and 2000. That is focliund. He then offered when the colony should deal in a more com-my Council I should not like to do it myself- them tek with heavy loss, but this may drak Tired fifty sentas in default, one day's de hond of the department to that stoot. Saoh were making our propanting to deal with it, he lauting A good deal. has undoubtedly been rasnt for dab in this colony should be abolished. prove only a temporary succuss, the result of imprisonment all evor the world is the manner at which the offered $1,000 and before I let that little done on the subject of the presamalional There is at present ore prisoner for dont.

Jacob Anderson, seaman on the American back a desperubs effort on the part of the Turks, A, Goldard, was charged by PC, 618 with exponitive de entoled by the Garner neder often I was able to sell, that opin farm for planting of troos, hit a great deal mors requires and he acouples whole wing of the grunt, The Bussitus are making superhuman ozer being drunk-Tied fifty rede; in demult, crede minute that I did not see that the Treasury judge--I need not quote their nines are mitted to the Finance Committen by me is a very friends connected with the enginercial pursuits the Tresanry instenctiona, - On the 35th May I 51,450 a month Thoroughly competent to be done, and amongst the documents pub. But that la question I will leave to my hon tions to improve their position, both in day's imprisonment, a

instenotions in this rospect wore omplied with of opinion that your opima farm, instead important and internating report, Natan Path of the colony and who will sprchend its affects Bulguid and Armenia, and another attack charged by PC 618 with being drank and in-requisition for expanditaes inerred in the month ing, and lasteal of fetching only $132,00 enght into the question of treo-plaxing in the colour 500 separate polis, and that is on the assumption Patrick Leary Bosman, unemployed was in this colony On the 36th May 1 recived of-declining, enght to have bear incrass August, by the Surveyor-Genaral in which he goes better. As the master stands, I am providing for upon Plovna is imminent. The steps they napable-Fined fifty cents in default, one day's of blay by various bends of departments. What to have fetched nearor quarter of a million. This report will tell you what has boon done, and it that the juveniles will be sont olsewhere, and have taken recently in Bulgaria must grisenment,

was the use of putting that before we on the The Chinese in Singapore said the opium farmer contains an estimate as to what will be the couse we will make some prevision for females. liavo a very decisive affect one way or

5th May The expenditure had taken place, in Johore would make all the profit, and to mequence of our proceding at the present rate of the other. Either the Turks will lose

and had no power of checking it if I thought in Labuan it, was pointed pat that the profit planting, and when we may expect to have the it necessary to do so. Accordingly, I inquired would go to the opnum farms in Brunch. It is colony properly planted at the present rate. Plovna and suffer something like collapse, or

how it mind to happen that the requisitions did the aft story. Such things are always bid, and New his estimate of the number of freen for dolt lave one great ward which might be the Rusaints will sustain most danstrous

not come before the Governer in the time laid I believe they have bean said hers too, but there required is I tako it, a very fair estimate divided into, I forgot how many, separate cells. defeat by which thoir communicatiers will be

down in the Treasury instructions, and then I is a way of dealing with thom, and no aut | Ha kays we would require over sovantoan We had it before us the other day, le Charles Bobaltze, saman on the American found it had been the prootice for same years to sipation of what might occur at Masag millions of trees, and if one planting opera ent offrond the arbiton left at the mercy of ship Feizoen, was charged by Police onnatable sed in the requisition for expandit a thought to warent un when the time comes, lone were continued at their preseul tortor

The SteveTOR GENERAL Twenty-four, 57 with deserting feim the Halison,

His EXDELLENCE-Andat present we have one. end of the month in which it was being incurred from getting from the opinna farizer of opiod of fifteen thousand tre a year it work single dobtcy. Now, in the geol when I first the Tirk Plachtags, so fast post the clues. Mr. May sakit the prisoner way helichot The formalier was gous through with great this edeny that, which he ought to be paying at (85 us elegan hundred years to coraplets the visited it, I was astoniebed to suo in nina chained untre of the fighting and it threatens to be go on board, and where he got the out which he strictness for tho Gororuer to approvs, after that this moment, a for larger annual saman he is the work(A laugh) Therafdrs, the question by a long chain to one of the inner gates, and come the Stdan of the present war, though Prisoner said some of the seamer aboard his informing them they were at liberty to inour the foam I feel it satisfactory to know that when the planting of this island within a respootable time? through the next little opaning so as to avoid.

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alotter was written to the heads of departments now. Although we got only $132,000 tmou the urized, how can we cocinplish the mail proper dr. Tomlin enationed re how I won to pose to which combatant remains to be suon. ship had onthignos, They knocked him down exponitura, which practically hard bean sady tisa comas for sellaig it again we will be able to Well, it. Frice, with his usual skill and ichim- I made inquiries and found he was alinatio.. and let him lying in the street, when a constable incurred. Of caursaftmayacarto someof yea that gas more. It was sold in March, 1876, for the enraoyote that forth, and this important He was chised locause he was 'Tudatio and 2 Caa Cen risked him up. He had been before the Amerihe kada of dirtments are responsible offesre, year, so thus it will be a little time before I doorment, of his bus already bein before violent one. There was another upstates in one and that whater Trenery instantiens may say, shall hapo the opportunity of dealing with it,the Fines Committes. It will be in print of the associated colla. He was a porcentile Police constable 37 said the prisoner had been heade of departments will be themselves respon-Ae cegards the other items, the spirit concessad in your beds yary, Boon, and I will be won, but a very talkative one, and he kept on before the magistrate bofore, and sent on board.

sible. That is a very good argument as applying and pawnbrokers, these are two licences to cocu that without any great increase of ex-talking the whole time. You will reaply under Prisoner said he had been knocked and kicked to colonies with responsible governments; there which I am giving my attention, and I readiturs we will be able to carry out his project stand that the presence of such cases would nolicon- about by the nnte. Most abusive language had the heads of departments are responsible, but in halieve that, without in any was imposing of really properly planting as colony of Horg. duce to the preservation of discipline in the gut, baon made use of to him.

a Crown colony it is different; the governor is additional taxation upon anybody, we might bokong. Therefore on this occasion alightly and flier circumstudios ossed rue to think of Mr. May said he had justification for desert expected to look onrafully into the arpadilaro, able to rise larger ruvenne from those two inerenan the vote for the Public Gardens. It was establishing a little Inaatio shum Ithought ing. He must go on board with the constable to check it if wooossary, and to step inpropor However, for next year I plans then at figures 50,00 last year; I propose todak you to vote $8,000 it a great hardship that isnties onld be im If he came there again he would sent him to arpanditna Well, it did not require much somewhat less than we will have estually got this yes, and by tlust addition of 50000 a year for prisoned in the gol y bor, friend the gol at the will of the captain.

sxertion, it was not a difficult thing for hands from them in the present year. And before a short time we will be able to effect what Mr. Chief Justice menticaed to me a very acce Prisoner I'm not going aboard that shin. If departments to comply with my wishes in leaving this question of Heemoss, I umy say there Price is so anxiogs--and wint, we are all go The son of a professional gentleman needl would rather die on shore than go on board that respect, and so now the roguisitions are is one item which les gitur me some thonght: anxious to ti in this matter. The other minor not mention pace came out lore and ho died again,

worked in anonedative with the Treasury in it is a triffing one; $1,000 a year we estimate reworks in the Public Works estimatos Ineed ray in our prison. Thore live boan other cases of structions. It does not follow that the coving from forces for billiard tables and bowl-nothing a The Secretary of State refers to the people confined in the prison who never ought

· Governor is þeand every month to cut down ing alleys Now, deputation, of respectable questionof the Hospital. You sto nyare that ato hato been inside its walls; Therefore I the requisitions which come before him. As hotel-keepers came to Government House and considerable sum was contemplated for the Civil proposa to ask you for the small am you all know, Lu very power of cutting it represented to me that of late yanga billiard Hospital The proposition which Sir Arther of 35,000 for a sul natio asylum, which, down and the fact of the Governor's looking after tables and bowling alleys had been established Kennedy made and which Think A wisa pro having provision, for eighteen hods, will. I theen matten fem month to month will ofton by clabe, a number of gentlarion who join toposal was that the new Lock Hospital, which think. be sufficient. I now come to another operats to check what may be needless expen- gother to have a table or alley, and where a charge is far to large for its present purpose, should work of great Interest to this commercial Alture. With respect to the question of vorne, is mads for the game, and these people have eng be converted into a Civil Hospital, and a community, which the Finance Cinamittee have I have been extremely anxious to gertain how gentod to mo whether their licences right not noor Lock Hospital, suitable for the same kod boforo them, and you will also have far the rovane we have been roving in he taken off ar ligences put on all billiard number of patients as there are cow, built in print most interesting and valuable re- the colony is healthy rovenas, and how tables or bowling alloys where people have to That I prepared to support, and I ask you port of the Survivor General, with a letter far it may be developed if necessary with pay Well, I think it a fair subject for con- to support it by voting the sum of $17,000, fupan it from Admiral Ryder, relating to the ont imposing any further taxation on the eideration. The stam is a small one, these hotel Whon that is completed and I hope it will be establishment of a time ball in Victoria Harbour. salony: Now, to take the items as they kenpera pay very largely in other ways, there is completed next year wo will be able to begin Some of you, gentlemen, are counted with com stand, in the estimates laid before you, you will nothing in itself wrong in a billiard table the Civil Hospital this following year, I cannot mereo, and I moed not tell you that in a great find our first item of revonus is the land revenue. or bowling alley, and it is a fair subject at this moment say what would be our centro of shipping such as this one of the I estate that for the your 1958-of-$200,000 to sider whether we might not, estimates for that next year, but I should say greatest conftes of shipping in the whole world The actual sum collected in the first aine as it were, namilate the law sa rogarda billiard that the cost of the new Civil Hospital would we should have some means of accurately. months of the present year under the head was tabins and howling alleys, or stake of that not be more than $10,000. There is a large vote determining the time. It has not yet been done. $190,000, Wa oxpect to get som in the three licones altogether. Now, under the hond of taxes of $16,000 for Police Station oxtensions and in Fortunately, owing to the princely luuse of Jar- subsequent months which will raise the total te we come to one of great importan, the tapprovement Originally, when this was sent in, dine, Matheson&Co, we have a gun fixodat twelve. considerably over $200,000, but in making my duly. Imeution to you that I have always looked the sum was much larger, but one learns a good o'clock, which is a grant carvoniexco to labourers estimate for the mort year I have confined it so with great interest at everything which can be dual from one's neighbour, and during a and others, including myself, but for purposes. the $200,000, and 3 do it with the assurance made to inarose the revonde. Now we hud, short visit to Macao of two days, when cunosted with navigation the stricthat A- of the Surveyor-General that that sum is when I arrived in the colony, something like I was sccompanied by my very efficient mog is required. There must not be a mistake wall within the mark and we will probably $600,000 in the bank at five per cent per annum. ofheer, Mr. Creagh, the Leting Superintendent of second or two, and for that accuracy cor receive somewhat more. I must attribute the I thought it well to sanction from time to time of Police, we were struck with the fact that the tan steps must be taken I short, an observa- healthy state of that revenue to the public works an addition as far as it bould-be done to the Government of Macio employed for its water tory must be established which will mueble us which have boon osrried out by the Hon. Sur amount in the bank, and accordingly, mouth police several steza launches. You are all to work the line ball correctly, and also enable na vayor-General. The improvements at the other after month we have boon adding to it, sad the aware of the foot blink robberies have been to take series ofobservals, magnetic, relating side of the harbour and other improvemente ha comence is that we have new in one bank at committed in this harbour by boat-people to storms, all of which will be of the yeatest bus affected have no doubt in a most healthy five par sastra quarter of a million of dollars, and and the robbers have olnded the water polios, service to the colony. Upon that object I feopuse inancer stilated the prosperity of the colony we have 320,000 in another bank at five per cent, simply bean they were able to get away to to spend $5,000 next your That finishes the and helped to give us this healthy item. Tho and we have in addition to that at the credit of Maceo. I think it to not tu be tolerativ that a special subjects to which I thought it my duty to next item is rente exclusive of land. I estimate qarordinary current account $39,000 at two per. Government like this'shonld not be in possession draw yourättention agregands works and buildings. that at a few themed dollars over that of cent. So I may here tell you that, se certified by of the best steam launches that a reasonable Now there urs cue or two other questions waiel Just your It was than $30,644 I o my hon. friends hars on the left the probable sum of money can procuro. Therefore I promny lead to some possible expenditure, and which mate that for Luxt year at $58,000. I now balance on the Slat Desember, 1977, exfive poss to consider the question of steam launches I may possibly have to put before you in ou come to the loonses. Of these Licenses, the iof the spectul rand, will be $277,300, In other for the water police, and the result will be this névtion with it though not for next year. I portant onos are the spirit retailers, the pawn words, seethat the actual bulaave on the 81st that it will wanble us, to reduce our police have received a report on the state of the haters, and the opium farm. Noir in tvary Decomber, 1876, which was $184,000, will have force. The reduction of the police force will interpretation from heading rezohants from colony they have licenses of this tind. They increased to $277,000, or very nearly doubled render tRECOMBATY the extensive project leading members of the bar, and from the judges, have reveane farms, spirit farms, &. I had to To return to the question of stamps, the problem that we originally contemplated. Now wo ragarding the fact that the interntation of this deal with the military colony of Labuan, and is how the ruvenne from that souso can be in-voted a small sum, 81,000, for the wilcoing of colony la disgracefully buil What are we to do had opportunities of consulting the neighbor, vressed. In the Straits Settlements the attenKennedy That I am sure you will agree to romedy it? Hongkong is a wealthy and pros ing Governors the Governors Singapore tien of the Government has been drawn to the to most heartily. The road is a grantadvantago perus colony, something should be done to pro- sad Saigon, and others interested in the fact that they are not getting from the Stamp to the colony and wil always associate with vida a proper staff interpreters. A distin management of those forms. It is of impor. &ot the amount of revenue they think ther sught it the mne of my predecessor, and by this vote guished predecessor of mine, Sir Heronles Robin- tance to know whether these farma really bring to get, and this has also occurred to the we skal be assisting in making that road son, took stepg to do that. Ife had the great ad us in the proper amount of wouey. Now what pollmotor her, and acendingly we have dorised what it ltimately will become a frst class rantage of consulting with Dr. Legge, an bas happens about the opium farm. It fatched scheme by which there has been agtablished road. But we are carrying that ont slowly and emitent Chinese scholar and acting on 1876 187,000 he, the whole you; in 1976 an agency for the sole of stamps to Clines 21,000 a year will be ancient for the purpose, the sdrico of Dr. Lepye, he preparat a shame 8133.000; maid this yas we will receive from it That has been in operation for a few months, y procesor put dowz a Bum of 205,000 for the which was scat home to the thin Sec- $192,000. The own farm is declining in value and I am also applying the law striatly to Central School, and a larger com, $52.000, was tobary of State for the Colonias. That because it has been sold to the opium farmer at Chinese traders in sisting that they must spent upon the site, and I myself signer warrants, suhome, was approved, was carried out, and under sight falling-off in valto. Wall, it is a curi use stamps according to the Ordinance. I don't I think in addition, to that sur, for $7,000, for it a few highly able and intelligent yoang on fect that while the opin farm has been know whether this is tho frst time suy prosecu- the site of that school. I will put down $25,000 gentlemen came to this colony as interpreters.. derlining in vains the number of chests oftion has taken place under the Qalinanco, but the one aum as Sir Arthur Kennedy, but Soon after they arrived the scheme was Marahal MacMahon has disclaimed any intensping forwarded to this colony have been in the Chirees are now fully alive to the fact that the Somotory of State is desirous of seeing fall abandoned, and not of those gentlemen tion of resigning.

uressing your by year. It is vozy remarkable stemps must be used, and the collector Asares details of the estimates, plans, and specifications is an interpreter in the colony. There is not in LONDON, 11th November.

that our trade in opism with Califamia. Aus mo that by this policy we will be able to add of this work, before anything clés is done, and the colony a angle interpreter trained according RUSSIAN PROGRESS IN ALMENIA CHECKED. tralia, and a few other places, has been incrsas 25,000 a year to our stamp revenue. It has been in truth that is really under the colonial to that scheme, aml, ta uss the words of that our Chinese population has not been usual to estimate it at $100,000. The collector regulations. That Bir Arthur Kennedy wasjus the judicial report our provent system of farm has been declining What has Lap yer at $125,000. Y ar ne direkt aware from &o, you will reddy admit, because in this at once say, let us retur bu Bir Heils alining, and that nevertheless our opium says it will be quite safo to put it down for nest tied in waying the site before preparing plans, interpretation. Je deplorably bad You will poned in the Bits Settlements. Ti frms the runs pablished in the fate that the colony the plans, specifications, and estimatos Robinson scheme and boneatly carry it into there weld in 1876 for 5697,000. They have been reverse derived from statups has been increasing depend upon the site, and sacordingly--though effect. I have not yet Lad time to go into tho farm $28,000 Whilst they have been increasing increase with the prosperity and population of the whole project complete I think everyone will in forwarding to him the reports of the Chief re-let now for $1,020,000, the ingreso in the very month. The lighting, water, five and the strict colonial regulations requins Governor, question so fully as it will be my duty to do, but Penang farm boing $1,616, and in the Singapore police rates are also inercasing in amount. They before spending aur money, to send plans of the have ventured to suggest to Lord Carton. we have been filling lack. In Hongkong them colmay vary interating item, the increase of understand there was nothing to be done bat Justive, Air, Chowden, and . Hayllar suluther are 100,000 Chinese; in the Straita 104,000. How which bears very mach on the prosperity of the to secure what was reported to be the best members of the bar, that he might take the is this to be secounted for? There are three colony, is the locnicas kus jauks under Ordinance site, and then have plans prepared and sub opinion of Dr. Legge, who is now at exford, sa bo way which will car to you in which the 6 of 1866, the Harbour and Coast Ordinance,mitted for Led Carnarvon's approval before what really ought to be done to establish a prasti. Government aan deal with this question of the That was estimated at $16,000, but will bring in any further step was taken Now there is cal asystar of interpretation in this entry. You been woled, though we still have to wait until Mr. May) way sure the magistrates would grant

opfam farm; there are three means of endeavour this year $18,500, and 1 have no hesitation in another itom which is mentioned, but, strictly are aware that o uniber of gentleman kindly ing to ascertain what really is the amount of estimating it for next year at $20,000. That Or speaking, is not in oar estimates. That le, the volunteered to form a hoard of Obinase, the usual red-tapo formula at home bus heenoise.Mr Sykes was, we understand ans

opium contamed by the Chinese, out what the dinance is one of thegreatest interest. The fluctu-breakwater to save the junk population in examiners. But not through any fault of its gone through. The GOVERNOS als auf the boat's crew sent askure from HMS. A moofing of the Legislative Council was held pipes farmor really ought to divide with the unionsinthe jurk trade are undoubtedly intimately thanns. On that I propose to spend, with own, this Board has not prepared a solitary inter nounced that it was intenteil to make alter-British Bag in Hongkong.

Jupiter in February 1841; to frat hoist the yesterday afternoon," "There were progent intimsta business Immowledge of the Chiness, of It was at one time supposed that the junk Plans have been prepares and submitted to rally requires to be paid for, and the young genus. Government. The first depends upon having an connected with the prosperity of the colony, the sanction of the Secretary of Stain, $25,000 prefer. What is really of value in this life gaus. ation in the Gaol to parmit of the separate

HE the GOVERNORA

sally knowing something about them, acer trade was declining and the general ship competent Naval Authorities amongst others men who studied under that Board-wezo not able An inquest was held at the Government Ciril Hon. Sir JOHN SMALE, Chief-Justice- system being carried out. That the seperate Hospital yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Ensal,

standing capecially the means they hays of dealing ping trade also bus the jank trade especially to Admiral Ryder, who has given a report upon to give that time to their study and to their official Hon. C. SMITH, Aating Colonial Seorotary with questions of this kind, and baving an intimate Howsyor; ou investigation 16 trend out that it them and these plans will bo sent homont once, duties which would enable them to become Chinees system is an excellent one we were always trofer, ned. a my comprising Metart A. C. Hon, PHILLIPPO Attorney-General. Enowledge of their shameter and busies, parti was not so. The jank trade in 1875 reached a The project commends itself to you, I have no soltare. I found that Mr. Garlizer Austin, ready to concede; the question was, and is, body of Tsin Apo, who was a prisoner en re

Biddle, G. Harting, and E. Sapoorjee," on the Hun. O. Max, Acting Colonial Tyesaurer. cularly as to the questions of the opta farm, certain figaro, in 1978 it was still greater, in doubt. You are aware that in the lust typhoon the Colonial Secretary, as Administrator bad Hon. . M. PBICE, Surveyor-General. which would enable the Government to form for 1377 the morgan has still continued, and the there was a serious loss of life. A considerable wade ittle cuinute on the report prepared in our opinion, merely one of expense. If it mand. Inspector Camoron said the deceased

"Hon. H. LOTWOOCH

itself independent opinion. In addition to revenne from dosaments issued under that Ors namber of men, women, and children of the junk by the director of studies, in which he printed however, bo put into effect as smal sont to the hospital by him on the 13th Hon. W. KISWICK N

that, it is important to have before the Govern. Binance will bo this year greater than it ever has population perished, and the loss of life was op out that it was quite impossible the sub- additional cost for the alterations required, gux-shnt wound in the right thigh. A r confirmed,

Boptembar. Deceased was then suffering from The minutes of the last meeting wow road and ment authentis foot and opinions from the been in this colony. On the whole, therefore, I great that it amounted, I believe, to Let much ordinate offisers of the Governmnat could mater

Europesa houses inporting opium, and also it is think wo may fairly see one way, Toking to the less than five thousand all objections vanish. The question is how lacy had been committed in the village of Ho His EXCELLENCY laid upon the table two important to har before the Goverment in prosperity of the colony and looking to the Queen noticed il, and she wroto, or directed time to their official dintice. He was quite right. Her Majesty the Chinees so long as they had to devote the proper mang ten thousand dollars will be required, tau wa From information he received on the dispatches received by this Just all from the formation from the Chinese Maritime Customs, fact that the revenue, this year has been Lord Camarron to write, specially to my pro The report showed that and more thra pas of morning of the 12th, he went to Kowloon City. Earl of Carnarvon, one dated 17th September, who have extunurilinary means of knowing the so prosperous-that we may fairly to docessor conveying her condolmos and extreme these young gentlemen have retired from the We are also promised Lunatic Asyluta. The following day the mandarin, sent witness conveying Her Majesty's consent to Ordmason 6 aumber of chests of opium consumed in this prosperous revouno next year, and on the regret for the misfortunes of her subjects in attempt to study Chinese and at the ance at a cost of five thousand dollars, a very letter saying the areased was captiared by of 1876 for the appropriation of a supplementary colony, and to get whatever informaties they will whole I think it perfectly safe to risk con to this colony, and in that prest calents interest time do their official work. It was found it China soldiers. He accordingly went to K of 85,000 for the charge for 1875 and the the good enough five, With these three courco estimate the ravane for 1878 at $1,004,210. My was felt in every part of the British Empire interfered with their health. If, after leaving moderato un oron for the few iniative loon City, when the devased was handed over athor, dated 21st September, conveying Her Ma of information at the disposal of the Govern on friend the Acting Colonial Treasurer anti- The loss of life was very saldon; the greater their office, they sat down to study Chines instand there are in the Colony Mr HINNESSY hin. Witness immediately sent deconsed tu jerty's consent to Ordinance 7 of 1876, to provident, the opinn farm ought to noll for its proper cinstes receiving a revenue of about 81,000,000, part must have perished, according to good of taking proper exercise, their health, broko likowise promisce a large increase in the hospital. On the following day deceased was a sum of $800,000 for the charge of 1977. In the value. Now, what had the Goverment before and agrees with me in thinking it perfectly satsauthoritim, in about 'ty minutes during the down, so thin practicals that sobom has charged, with others not in gustody, with the latter despatch the following paragraph occurred. it when the farm was sold P. The Government to estimate our next year's revenue at a little over fhoight of the typhoon. Well, when I came to failed. We must adopt some scheme or other, aumber of trees planted, his scheme being barglary Mr. May took the evidence at the As regards the vote, however, of 330,000-for a had its own knowledge of the Chinese, of their milion dollani Well, gentlemen, ikis is the the colony, I found that some navel gentimen and I am at present awaiting the reply in the course of a certain number of years to hospital. Deesasid was remanded from time to new Civil Hospital it is not probable that any business habits, and of the made in which they first time. I believe in the history of Hongkong Captain Bonham Bax, Commodore Watson, and of the Secretary of State, who I

For the inhabited eite of the island with time-Dr. Warry said that when deceased was part of this sum, will be required in the course of would endeavor to get this farm, a naturally that any Governor has had the satisfaction of Admiral Byder-had been in cousaltation with will take the opinion of Dr. Legge. I need not admitted to the beapital, he was suffering from the currunt year, and I await an unwer to my enough the Chinese endeavoured to outhíd the estimating the revenue at million dollari, the Surveyor-General, and were all of opinion dwell at this meminta the advantage of our vegetation. This would be a vast, improrp-agua-ehot wound in the right thigh. He was dispatch of the 30th January, No. 8, on Sir A. Government The Government also had before and I believe it is also the first time so that it was possible to construct a breakwater securing a proper interpretation. I may say ment, and count ought to have beseffected treated accordingly until the 11th itimo. He Kennedy's proposal to convert the Isok Hospital hom statements from the leading European in large a balance has tour in the hands of the ky which the lives of these people would be saved there is one ohang I toties going on by Mr. Hareas's predecessors. Many bsequently enford-front-ohstruction of the into a Civil Hospital

portarse the drug into the colony. But they had Colorial Treasurer. I have here a fat of fun in any heavy typhoon. Accordingly I looked cur ofholl Ataff which gives me good bowels. He died from the latter complaint that STRE ESTIMATES FOR 1878. other plans were hinted at by the GOVERNOR morning-Chua Tang Moi, a married woma

not before thess any authentic information from belange of various years, and this your's is in over all back papers, consulted with the Conceal of apprehension, and that is that His EXCELLENCY said-Now, Gentlemen, it the Chinese Maritimo Cratons ofcers. Now axcess of the balance of say previous year in the medone, Captain Boulian Duz yo Iregret to the best traded of our Chinuat churks are going for the benefit and improvement of the identitled the dressed an ons of the man who becstacs my daty to lay upon the table the esti- with respect to the Information obtained from history of the eslong that you will bear in say had died since), and any her friend the Bur- away from us. I have cald von cannot expect Colony, to which we shall have occasion was fate her house on the seit Reptember at mates or the year 1871, and in doing so I have Baropene konces, in looking through the papere mind that, this in adition to our roanne voyer General, and we prepared a project which to get good mon unless you pay for them. There hereafter to refer at length. It is gratify- ter arm.

Ha-tac-wai, and took a pair of silvur tangles off first to draw your attention to the financial stato on the subject, I find a most important piece of of over a million dollars. When we ne bo haa boon fat before the Elanco Corimit te It was one gentlemen, I think we paid him £200 When the men left she heard a gun mant which was placed in my hands immediately information was communionted by Mr. Sasson available assets rondd our balanos of $277,000 was Bret omitted to a committes I nominated a year. Ng Choy while I believe he is ing to learn that the revanus is higher than red wear the house. The jury returned a vor- on my arrival in the colony in April last. This The fasts he laid before the Government I have to the $1,004,240, and that will give us 51,981,240 of competent gentlemen, who examined the whole now getting £1,300 a year from his own govern

dict of death from natural.com.808. it has ever been before, and we trust theti

is the return of this expenditure of the colony for had an opportunity of testing, and I find they were or sets, and that again is independent of schorne, and their repart upon the breakwater was ment. It was only the other day oulerk 1578, which is dated the 4th April, 1877, and perfectly accurate. They are boen supported the special funt. The specist fand amonte to hid before the Finance Committee. This report into my room to wish the good-bye. He was going the present property will continue us

was issued from the Colonial Secretary's eco by the indopondent testimony of the offers of $880,000. That we leave by itself. I shall not will also be printed, with a plan as companying and of also. His salary was incressed three times by checked. Be

on the 15th April. As you so award, this the Chinos Maritimo Customs Bat, unfor add it to the assets. One or two of the works the Speratery of State has written to me to say the government he was going to. We are keeing return ountains the last comploto statement of any toustaly, the optum farm was sold not to the to which I am about to roter I hope to be able he proposes to submit thin plauso prepared to Sir year by year our beat Chinese clerks. It is a one year's financial transactions of the colony, alta furnished by Mr. Sassoon. Had it been, it to charge upor it, and therefore we may for all John Coote, and on receiving thin report I bave matter yo must carefully craileg we have and on my Arrival may attention was at once ought to have realised a far larger sum How practical purposes regard it as a fair se, but no doubt the work will be sanctioned and, I trust to give large salaries we must face that and drawn tothis important losament bytan Colonial ought a opram form to be sold. It is not a rare when I stated the available Basets to be 81,281,240 commenced next year. Gentlemen, I purpose to endeavour to keep in this colony pote Secretary, Mr. Gardiner Austin. I found on question of theory, though we camotell it this I took no doceant of the special fund, sak go to vote this your the sum of $10,000 for men, #NEWAL 10 to the stern examining it. that the revenue of the year 1876 year nor next year; it is gestion that intimately So far, gentlemen, for my estimate of revenue. providing s gaol of the separate systame tatt b hadateli 5,308, whereas the expendi. comeres every one intersted in the felony and Nowy with rasplot to oxpandiare. Fame time An alterng the pront golog are aware that I hope at heart the ungire to “shpyspect- tae of the same year had amounted to $903,500.- the relatiour of taxation to others, and the pro- ngrë, towards the end of September I gave to the thub evon hier I came I received a denpatch from ble Chineso of Hongkong establein tins Horning Prat of the tire of roum Samuel Clark dago there of the American Mors than that, whilst the rovente al 1976 was gross of our pablic works. How ought our opinas Fisitou Committee the trouble of looking over Lord Carnarvon in which he pointed out the colony their faquily house I could bo ship lielieon, who had been committed to Victoria loss than the expend tary of that year, it was farm to be disposed off you got.o rumber of the tirates. It is not usual for a Governor necesarty for having a goal on the separate fail to bu struck on my visit to Maono, was premature. The Turks, under "AHED Jaol by the magistrate for detention as a desertor, also less than the terents of the preceding year, tenders and asents that they are all gentine, you to do so, but this being the first time I had had system for the repression of crime. I vood when I asked to whom does that man- Mokkrar and Inman Ficu hara bộan đó và brought up on a writ of habeas corpus fented at Deve. Boyun, a place not marked Mr. Fanucks, Instructed by Mr. Dentrys, up, the seronno, luas wat was in proces of the hand, ou de Chat, which this singer on car to prepare the estimate for this colony I thought not well un the subicct. 168 ls cstablished stan belongs by the sitawa Oh, that belongs revenue, it excess ex-hand, you Singapore Gayam- it wail to ho guided by their greater load or clearly all over the world that the great vlejte a Chine morohant of Hongkou.**** Going pared to apply for the reloads of the prisoner... du the maps, and the former lins retreated, Thers had been formal return of the writ words, the authentic figure placed in my hands afgon threatened to do, which ane bon done he before them. The only minute I made for their My friend, Sir William Gregury, whón Arnt he a large house and walled gardens, and su asking. penditure of the procading year; or, in other mast threatened to du, which the Covasnt of puristce za zcoolingly the estimates came rent to crime is a gol on the separate system, up the river we passed a piaturesque village with in Erzeroam, which town by the net telo at the Chief Junties said that public oflages that the revenue of the colony was deliu. for now by the authorities in Netherlands Endia, y cadango was bin many applications ind cometa arrived at Leylon, and he thought the prisons where the owner of that house the answer greta, he was said to be fortifying, with the ght to seek proper Advice under cleonmstances ing, that the expenditure was increasing and had wherethey have's population of 300,000 Chinose for ingrefsalary, but I dot bizkitthis of Ceylin which were not an the rate wash and ancha mentut of Hongkong- intention of making a stand there against the fast in bad had to may do There were pureons £17,000 in excess of the revenue! Now, how was Labuan, then indeed you at once deal with it in and accordingly lind zo intonim of having any might he maintained, for he did not bbiule foally houses hare hey have the places of quiring it. This was twice within foreighted vond the revenue, being wording like to deal with or what I myself had to do in year desirable to take them into my consideration, yatem but on the tent of desolated cells. The question arises why bare they not their Russians. Erzezoum, formerly one of the hose daty it was to give advies, and Captain that $17,000 paid P. The $17,000 dont of the way which ouables you to get at its fali valus and addition, made to the establishment alarges of it absolutely necary for Orientals to W business here. Not many monthsago Mr. Frios rost considerable cities of Asia Miner, and Pacat was not a person to be expected to mate balance in the colonial chest. The balance in the corpels the Chinesa traders tapay to the oven the clony However, I by no means object to treated in that way, but thefore leaving the colony wrote to me for permission to issue & duplicate

"proper return rondbysing heart, a bundred thousand inhalatormalities base boun rockfied this arga...

colerin chest when the estimates were framed riant thefair proportion they should of agroat bust the fast that the Finance Commutten have in one ho BUG Wind frankly to state that deed to some Cintuesa membant for his mises titute, is still important from its position, mont was commenced, but the Chief Justigs the 1970 zated to $154,297, acea and large papite gay bar darent, to the lids or two cases given trilling ndvanees tosome of the he had found by his own experience he was in Hongkong for it was said his house and There le no doubt that was a very respectable colony at the other side of the China Sen. Mi subordinate offers of the colony. There wrong. During big ressence there he had the bear burnt down ind his dead burnt, i war though its population bar dwindled down to king to attend the nesting of the tople are stator to hare te the chest, and when toy pre a month was received from the opium farm it nothing of suck importance ander this head opportunity of making the changes fukisted a little passed at this, and on sunking Inquiry Connoil, the case was adjourned until Wong decessor framel estimates which enabled him to tad boen $450 a penth, but the farmer went to that Thoed hall you attention to it. You will upon at home. He also visited India, nul mid I found it was at Mang thiết bịn hones wou baient. something under twenty thousand. The my

draw only so smal z sunt på 217,000 from is my predecessor and erlained that he was being so if in the papers, and I can only say this what every hud z prepant, Desɔy Liste dhe kawu, and tast be not only lived at himeno but kept GRINIWAL BERSIONS.

every one must look abis bunstes were made mined. Fortunately, on passing though sin. that assuming you vote the astablishment great deterrent of vrima is the establishment the ends of his property in lengkung there. It the city, is now the only fortrena, and AHMED The court was formally opened for Criminal and prudent. However that may be, it was my gapore I had the opportunity of doing. Sir dogs spproved by the Finance Committee of the separate system. Therefore, I propose to be a curious foot hoog en how they van make MURETAR is probably throwing up earth. Esivus and adjourned saiz patil Wednesday duty having to focus frutical, vondtion such Marry Ord, who pointed out to me the proper Jabal transit them at the proper time to Lord do it here. We will to a much sa ro con money here. There is a longing the fact they works, which will be estimately defended.

as me, to look very carefully at both sides of way of dealing with the agian farma and soon. Carnarvon, but the gentlemen who tira tu zaxt year and I don't aprehend we will are making mener shd, programing rapidly but jat ten o'clock, MAKAT

the taisnoe-shot of the colony, to endeavour an after my arriva in Labuan I had the satising receive these advanced will understand that want more for the amount of work we can get they don't have their family housha boro. Well. The loss of Erzeroum would do avere blow BONMAZ JUZLSVICTION,

the one hand to stimulate the revenge of the. tion of earning from one or two of the leading theso increases will altogether dopoul upon the through than $10,000. The marimum number that is a subject which is fugering my best BOTELHO Y. HO AC09, 3300 Mr. Drereton colony unit on the other to areally wabuk file Chin murahante that they were really willing anotim of the Seotary of State for the of prisoning in gaol last year was 663 on the attention I think we may be ablo, porps, to the Turks, and we may rest assured that now summed up the pass for the delindant, and expenditure Now in a colony such a thin, to give me the best advice and sasistance they Colonics The most important and interesting 12th November. Now we happen to have a yet to deviso some change in parzystam it will not be surrendered without a desperater. Tranels replied. — Juugraest wherrod, ~~ Orown clony, the rosi zeepomatulity devolves could va the question well remember one of part of the exponiturs of the colony is that smaller number. But you will be fairly prepared (which may induce the Chinees to establish

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one hundred and fifty miles to the SE, of the Saddle Islands and some two hundred miles from the mainland. Among them were quail, pigeons, owls, hawkes, and many soul birds, principally those commonly known as water wag-tails seventeen of which were caught "on the quartor, deak of fao vossed one night after dark. A soft. cient number of yunikals were caught for three of ship attoely exhausted, so much so that they four meala. Most of the birds landed on the telom attempted to escape while others, failing to get on hard, wave carris hy the wind against the ship's side and fell into the water.

speech of His Excellency the CaveRNOR at the Council Chamber yesterday was able and statesmaulike exposition of policy It was, like bis speech on prison discipline, very lengthy, and contains plenty

The application from Mr. Sykes, of the London

of fool for consideration. We will not now fur, for a license for that house, aged use before enter into any criticism of Mr. HEYNERSY'S the Hon. C. May and Mr. HE. Wodehouse yes- facts and ugures, or go at length into his terday morning. The applicant said he had brea A telegram received from Ahmed Muktar plans for the increase of the Tererue, which, at sea for forty years, and now wanted berolize Pacha states that the Bussians attacked the from it. There was a woman aged. Ma Sum Taci posidons at Azizio on the 9th instant. even if they do not produce quite such greatro Ashing living in the house, hat she occupied the sults as he expects, iudicato a warin dosire on spacer, sul it was quite distinct from the The Husus were defeated with very heavy Lie pert to benefit the Colony. We now kat. He had bought the house from her cr BOE PROSPECT OF CHACE

rest of the pronuses. She would never be in the long, end were pursued as far as Ders Boyau wish more especially to record our satisfac 750, of which ausa he had paid $850 dows, and tion at the fact that those much ceded yes to pay the rest in munthiy instalments

Speaking at the Guildhall, Lord Beaconsfield He produced the agreement with her Mr. Magid he hoped that we elipold soon be able to public works-tho now Hospital and Central he is not grant the license while the concert with the other Great Power to sware School-ara really to be proceeded with, and woman lived in the house. The applicant had pve and independence in Ecrope. the sums necessary for their areation have letter get her to leave, or failing that he arrunt find another house. If he found a suitable place, he

Arrow there can be no possible doubt that the Bussians have recently gained some

ignal advantages in Armenia, it is now evident that the report circulated by the

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