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Daily Press Ofoe, November 19th, 1577; .

NOTICE.

With regard to the ratification of the Chefoo Convention, we are not at all surprised to find the Chinese Minister is anxious that this form should speedily be gone through. It has been so artfully contrived to give the balance of advantage to the Chinese Govern ment that Kwon is naturally desirous there should Te no hitch at this lase period. As he says, the Convention has now been T is hereby notified that I have phool Mr, in existencen for over-a-jeurs, and both- ROFATTERTON WILCOX 1 China and foreign actions are fully aware CHANGK of the PAINTING and PUBLISHING. BUSINESS carried on at the Daily Press One of its stipulations, and it certainly is from this date, and it is father notified that quite time that the watter should be Mr. Wilcox has entered into an Agreement settled. But when His Excellency gravely with me at Liters of that Busines, to com-states that its stipulations have on neither

YORICK JONES MURROW,

-mance on the 1st January 1878; ---- >

by bis Attorney

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hon la took the opportunity of stealing bo in danger, and he died about a quarter past and at work in the gaol from half past twolve

M. Brereton attended to rate the inquire

on behalf of the owners.

UNLAWFUL POREDUCION BEGINA V. WONG ARM. The prisoner pleaded guilty to stealing two places of bruss saplings and two juokets. He was also charged with having been found by night in pommession of house breaking implemen's but that count was withdrawn. Owing to some defest in the word ing of the indicant, centanco was resorted,

which is the best thing thai would happen witness was at the port sida. The second on reained there natif I had sent the laat man tuof the last witness,

British interests in China.

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POLICE COURT.

Novembar förd. Berons T Hor. C. MAY.

shmanger, with steding one fel, the property Wen Akum was dargol by Wang Asing, w of presnostor, value fteen conts-Bantanced to seven days' hard isboer

ALLEGED LARCENY. Mok Akwai, batman, unemployed, was charged by Ching Ka Shạn-with-stealing from him two jackets, value about $1.50.

Prisoner was committed to take his trial at. the Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court.

· HAWKING' WITHOUT A LICENSE, V Chung Alan, a hawker, was charged with hawking without, a license. Fuod len cents; in default, six hours imprisonment.

1877.

CHINESE LEGATION:

TO KUO TAHN, AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY FROM THE EMPEROR OF CHINAT We appresnl the Ambassador with the respect Jue to his high position, and we rejoice at the cvilenes afforded by his presence in this land of the cxis funda of those friendly relatios which wetzant any ever substrt between our are great countries.

As the followers of the Lord Jesus Christ it i the joy of any barts to be pada partal:ars of that-love in which the God and Father of all Lord Jeans Ciuit gave Hisolf a ransom not sont his son to be the Saviour of the world. The for the one nation only, but for all me, expres sing in 'that glorious set the great truth that alt are alike precious in the sight of God, who hatlı made of one blood all pations and who would bare them it to live in love ne treimer, the children of the same Almighty Fation.

War und floodshed mast not be charged 'mpon Christianity, but upon the evil passions of nien; they are utterly opposed to the prosepts and example of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Chest, · and mast cease whenever inen und nations comis

fully-to-beliwe and obey thin...

ALLEGIÐ LÁKCENY." Wong Aynu, a ostpenter, was pharged by Wang Asing with stating a place of cloth fram the Ching wah shop, No. 2; Jorvvis-street. Two previous convictions were proved against him, and he was committed for trial at the Crimind Sessions at the Bupreme Court:

FIGHTING." Kwok-pung-tai, Chan Aree, Ng Amui. Fung Aho, and Kwok Asu were charged by P.0 310 with fighting and rating a datarbance in the forbidden by Him who dobumanded his followers Queen's road East.

Our religiena zooisty Eas always adcopted these. great principles of Christian faith, and felt it a duty to act upon them. It is grief tone when over anything ocasta to interrupt pcico and good. wilt between nations, and it is our earnest desire that oak fountrymon everywhere may incre ingly act out the principles both in their public and privato condust, and in all their trade and | intercourse with other ratione.

Frand and falschood, no less-than-violence, are

UNLAWFUL' POSJESSION.

... CANTON.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

2nd November.

The Provincial Julge is expusted convo hara for province of fobken very shortly to take the post of Provincial. Treasurer flera. The other ny he was presented by the people with several handsome embroider umirallas and cotas tab.. lets, s proof that he has acted uprightly during

It is now some time since I first heard of the oxistence of your Society, which has forits ebject amelioration of mankind; this subject has my the establishment of universal pear and the

satire sympathy; it affords ine, therefore, great pleasure to yacot von to lay, and to listen to the

has for years permitted the growth of oplem THE EXPLOSION ON THE “YESSO" | I wont to the gaol and ordered the large lower again. The sentence was that he be kopt in dropped to bundle. The constable then caught | THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS AND THE

ward to be oloured for their reception, The men penal, servitude for three years,

hold of the prisoner, who bit him upon the head in the Coutral Kingdom, and by taxing tho

The Coroner's ingueet on Alo bodied of the were placed with thoir bucla on stretoliere und The prisoner, salil that he took the cacen nuts and hand: "P.C, 302 came up, mail P.C. 310-told THE CHRONICLE. AND DIRECTORY drag has really sanctioned its production on men killed by the explosion on the Yorea on were re romoved to the vit prepared for through hung do no

him to go and pick a tho bando whilst he took Chinese soil. It has, indeed, only taken atopa Thursday, we resumed yesterday morning. The then in the gaol We flushed removing them His Lordship-I do not thing you will suffer the prisoner to the stain.

The following Address and Reply, which have The prisoner said that he had only just composed but won the Scofety of Frience and the. against this habit of smoking and the practiciary Led rat to view the body of Mr. Haggatalent sloven o'ulock. Twe were lett fu the bus from hanger ngis for a long time,

the soon anginner, who had died during the pital and two had died since their nouission, MAY BE HAWA LABORNY.

out of the gnol on the morning he was appra Chinese Minister, have been publisher in the of cultivating the drug when the inattor has night. It was not ikought at first that his in: There were, 1 balises, sixty taken to the geol. REDINAY WAN ALBONG--The prisoner was handed. Laugh). A palisema was running been forced upon its attention, as it was by juries wore serious, but they proved to be greater Sixty-four were reported as broaght to the hos indicted for stealing a purso containing silver aftora men with a bundle when he bumped again Daily News His Excellency Kwon and the Consor who then was enpposed, and the unfortunata man pital alive, I wrote an oficial letter asking for watch, chain, and some broken silver, the pro him knocking their hands together, thoroby FROM A MEETING REPARSENTIKO THE BE

LIGIOUS BOQge or FRIENDS. Í ÚREAT died from shook to the eater. The body was the permanent assistance of a surgeon, hit. Vise- porty of Kwok Akwai, on the Sud Ocfobot, from causing the wound on the head of the constable. memorialised the other day upon its cultiva lying in one of the cabins on board the steamer, Admiral Hillyar, Commanter-in-Chief, had sent the Sailors' Home. The prisoner was on a visit Fire previous convictions wore proved agni HE 9 MONTH, CALLED SEPTEMBER, BRITAIN, HELD IN LONDON THE 7YH DP. tion in Stansi Tho Tiporial decrees on The Lee was not disfigured at all It was not Surgeon Mowll, of the Vigilant, before Le to the prosecntor, who was living in the home. him,

A verdict of guilty was returned, and sentence the subject have litherto not be worth the util six or seven o'clock that he was thought to official letter reached bin Surgeon Mowll rs

He was found guilty and sentenced to two waY TODDIYBIL paper ou which they were written, and it is twelve.

The Sessions were then udjourned util Mon- Leaving the steamer, the Coroner till soveu o'clock without intermission, dressing years' hard labour.

DUSTEALING'A "BANGLE.

Jay next. very doubtful whether the latest euicts will and jury went to the gaol hospital to take the the wounded. He had no, assistance, but the

svidence of two of the firemen who, although to other duties. The meat intelligent of the indicted for stealing on the 10th Dateber at a little I was able to render him from attending. REGINA LOW Axum.-The prisoner was bo enforced.

hardly expected to live, gave their oriones in a clour and liatinat manner. The number of men Europeau prisoners and the boter class of gehl barigde, value 525, from a Malay child, aged in the hospital was sadly thinned sizes the pre. Cases who could bleak English and various eight years, playing at the time in tan strast vious day. All the sufferers were well attendo dialects were selected as nurses and attendants, under the charge of its smah The prisoner ran to, nome of the European and Chinese prisoners They all attenant indiscriminately up to seven away at the time and was not caught until five making cupital unses, and Dr. B. A.Moll, of 'cloak last night, and then they were divided days afterwards. The child seemed very intel. the Vigilant, was in constant attendance and into gangs for the night, Dr. Mowll remained ligent and readily identified the prisoner as the unromitting in his efforts to alleviate the pain of at the gaol all night and bas besoin attenduse man who took the bangle of her wrist, da

The prisoner's defenso mis a denial of the the unfortunate men. Most of them appeared up to the presort (3 o'clock. The admissions of beyond the sluge of acute anffaring, but some woanded to the gaol were. I believe, sixty Three charge preferred against him. The prisoner were groaning pitsonsly, and que poor fellow of those Lave bean taken away alivo by their had been convicted four times before for larven ploutvl carnestly to be allowed to leave, and friends, and suvantoon survived in the reol at and was found guilty sul sentenced to five years' made a bolt as far as the door.

half-post two; forty have died. A few of those peual servitude: - in the gol had escaped being burnt all over the bedy, and those were those who, Lud on several The following is the evidence of the two fires Jackets. They were scalded about the head, bands, und feet. A. grout number bad been scolded by the men

Lan Akwai, a froman on the Tease, Baki that inhalironefsteam, the throat and part of the lungs tight a slooks on Thursday morning he was were scalded. Yesterday I visited the dead assisting to pall out the fires. There were twojos house of the Civil Hospital, and I saw the body other firemen there. The second onginar was of Thong Acun and the bading of twenty-nine there; he went down below at a quarter to eight, others. These all bad severe scalda which caused

STEALING A BED QUILA. REGINA V. Low ASEUN-The prisoner wak side given rise to suspicion," we can only and let of the stent by two cocks. They con- their death. All that were there and all that conclude that he is either woefully ignorant menced to draw the free when they got alongside have since died, died from the effects of scalding. indioted for sleuling a bed quilt and other articles, of facts or has a wonderfully cool way of There was a prosaurs of 2434, of steam. Wit. If a persca who has lost a large portion of skin on the 7th instant, the property of Hung Afut.

nasa waw the gauge. At sea within fair wind thay by scalding survive as shoch, thon probably The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and asked for ignoring the The letter sent home by had fem-11lbs 3-12lbs., and up to 171bn with a he will die from infiammation of the bowals, mergy the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce cubead sind. Ou coming to stoppage, they waiter All the prisoners in attendance on the wounded He was sentenced to two years' hari labour, tains sufficient food-for thought to cause the He did not think it unusual to coe 2. special report will be made to His Excellency for a pressure of 21lbs, or 231bs, before blowing of conducted themselves remarkably well, and a

BEFORE MR. JUSTICE SNOWLEN. 8.WATSON AND CO., British Government, if it will take the of steara yesterday. Generally an engineer the Governor as to them and the officers of the

The following gentlemen were sworn on the FAMILY AND DISPENSING

pains to well consider the representations turned the oks to let off the steam, but some gol. CHEMISTS,

to love their enemies, and to unt towards cthers. made in it to pause before proceeding to umes they ordered a Bremsu to do so. Wites Dr. Adams, Health Officer of the Port, Baideas de Britto, G. Wiclar, E. J. E had turned the cocks under the orders of an Yesterday morning, about twelve mintes to oblohan W. Dolan M. de Souza, M. Falconer,

and G. Holms.

The fitst prisener vas fined $1, or in default - as they work desire others to set towards them- ratification, while the action of the foreign engine. The second engineer was on the star sight o'clock. I was at the corner of Pedders'

ALLEGED LASCENT.

two days imprisonmat. The others were fined selves. We believe that it la not tho will of our. Ng Aling was charged with stealing $1 from fifty confy sach; in default, ons day's imprison. Father in heaven that ons man should have pro- Ministers in Peking in repudiating the board side at the furnace gate --Witness was on brot and the Praja on my way to the Yeaso

ment.

party in his fellow unn; wo look with abhorrence recognition given to lekin in the Conven- the port sida. The steam carne in with a milden when I heard a dull hd. I could not say that one Mahenied Khan.

rush Witness got among the coal Witnessit attracted my attention in any way, but on look-

Mr. Hayllar, Q.C., noting for the Attorney. Saalaus Altera, Marian Ferran. Igvas-Sadri- | upon stavory in all its forms, and prayer that the tion, must help to raise a doubt as to was married, but his wife lived in the country ating toward the Yaso I saw the forward part

General, provented.

gnusy and Francis Rangel were charged by P.C. day may be hastened when this fourful scourge the soundness of the agreement arrived 24 Mah-ling. He had no children. His mother the ship enveloped in fun. I hurried on toont The prisoner was a cook angloved at Las 623 with Bghting and eresting a disturbance in with all its attendant vile may be driven from

the earth. by Sir ThomAS WADE Wwith the. Grand Sh: /Tas alive, his father was dead, His uncle was/and arrived there kalf a minute after the sugar's barracks, Wonghi. On the 28th October Frincia-street,

cook on board Witness had been ten years acident. I met one or twe Chinese staggering prosecutor was in the oock-house taking his meal Fined twenty-five cents each; in default, one We have deployed the testo in opium, origi cretary La Hung-ORANG. Otter provisions frema. Generally they commenced to draw the ashore from the steamer, with their feas and on this top of a bar, with mother was a little day's imprisonment.

handa denuded of cuticle I don't know what distance from him The prisoner was also pra

nating in contravention, of the laws of China, AERATED WATER MAKERS, of the Convention have also beau adversely ficus at 201ks, bat this time they had 2211s, and

became of these. They were staggering Blind-sent. The prosecutor bad borrowed a 21-mate"

REFUSING TO FAX CHAIR HIM. and shall rejoice to do our park in overs offert to got more. He had known it up to 221he. before

John Jackson,seman on H.M.S. Carlow, discourage it between our two countries, and at criticised, and much dissatisfaction expressed very often when they commenced todraw the fires, fulded sang the what. I iuinediately sent a froi Sergent Isoas, and had placed it in his was charged with being drunk and refusing to the same time to promote the increase upon right SHIPS' MEDICINE CRESTS ERFITTED, with regard to it. It is necilless now to go He did not know how to account for the boiler gentleman, whese name I do not recollect, to the waistcoat poskot. The prisoner went to him pay chair hita Finst fifty cents and ordered to principles of a sound and beneficial conterce

PASSENGER Burre Surrip.

Wa micica to liarn that trangnilkky, is now. bursting. It was on the steam gauge halow Dispenury ordering caron sal and lint to be sent shortly afterwards and asked the projector pay forty cents to thechaiccolie: in default, txo Lover old ground, but it has born abundently that he saw the pressure of 2916s, indicated to the Teo y la was to dress those wh

restored to the Empire of China. We pray the demonstrated that the advantages likely to The word engineer looked at the gangs too was hurt. Of course I Ind at this time to iten giro him twenty cents; bat ha rinsed to give taps' imprisonment.

it to him. The prisoner then made a snatch at

Almighty Balor of the miverse that 16 vay NOTICE-To avoid delay in the execution of ariss out of the settlement of the Tunuan There were four or five inches of water in the of the extent of the calamity. On seeing the prosegutor's waisopat pocket, took out the $1 Wan Loung Po was charged by PC. Toomey pienso Him to blex the inhabitants of our tre Orders it is particularly requested that all affair are greatly in favour of the Cainese.

water gauge..

position of affairs I organised menus for kasing Lam. Ashing said he was a fireman on the lie injured conveyed to the hospital. I seat.-note, and ran away. The prosecutor thought the with being in unlawful possession of an umbrela, countries, and so to guide the castsale of their afcir was a joke." The prisoner went away into Fined $5, or in default one month's imprison ralers that the peace which now so happily saites business communications he dressed to the The so-called concession of four, now treaty Tasan, and was down below when the explosion formation to the Civil Hospital that a number the barracks About five minutes after the priment with hard labour Firm, A. S. Warsos and Co., er

them may contfave upon un enduring basis, and somer came back, and he then asked him to band

that our own beloyal country in her intercourse HONGKONG DISPENSARY. 158 porte will be as much for their beneft as for took place. The second engineer was there of scalded men were coming and to send all

Witness had been a freman four or five years, the ambulances. I sent another messenger to over the dollar The prisoner denied that he had

with China may more and more mamfest the that of foreigners. Evidently the Chinese Ho anderstood pressure. There was a pressure

the Police Station for assistance in seeing the taken any moray from him. He was then given

genuine fruits of Christianity in that righteous- Minister is a little apprehensive at the long of Elba, of steam when they commenced to draw people conveyed to hospital, Captain Ashton into custody. The prisoner was scarshed, but

ness which alone truly exalloth. n'nition.. delay, and fears that the clauses of the Con the fires. It was sometime after seven they com. all his officers and several gentlemon from ashore the $1 note was not found upon hini.

Signed by direction and on behalf of the meeting menced to draw the fires, be could not remember the wounded with oil and hy them on deck until that the prisoner took the money and ran any." were there, and I gave them imetrastfóna to pover

Dos Mahomed Khan garo ovitene proving Vention may have to be discussed over again, exactly what time. It was just after they com

GEORGE STACEY GIBSON Clark. To George Stacey Gibson, Es, and others re- monced to how the frosthat he accident occurred, would get obutes to take there to baspitul. I

Apu, agan lascar, corroborated the eridance

presenting the Bociety of Friends of Great Britain and Ireland: 2 ginger ordered one of the firemen to turn the hospital, which was at about eight o'clock, by

Sergeant Lenso proved giving Dos Mobomen ncke. Witness saw the water gangs. Thers which time I bad seat about sixty men, all Chithe S The inneral of Mr. Hacuat, late second eggi acecunt in any way for the bursting of the boiler.member sing eleven dund bodies. Cross.street. Washi taking him to the station his term of office in the city.

were thee or four inches in it. He could not, with the exception of uns, Malay.

PO. 623 proved apprehending the prisoner at noer of the Yeseo, will take place this morning There was not an unusual pressure of steam. them in charge of the polion und went and searobing him, but said he found nothing. The other day as a passenger Foat was on a at eight o'clock.

Generally they had 191bs. or 201bs, when they to the Civil Hospital, where I remaind

roturn trip from the City of Canton to Sun We are requested to state that the service stew the fires, but sometimes they had 221bs until all had been removed from the Hasm.

The prisoner said that on the day in question, Bhuay it was sougat in a sudden gule and cap. St. Peter's Seaman's Church will commence, diz. At sex they generally had 10lbs. or 12lbs. andpital to the Gaol. Just before loaying the he was, bray, and his master was in the kitehen, sizod. Thenarder of personsdrowned has not been expression of your wishes. Of the friendly in ing the winter, at five o'clock instead of at air onetimes 15lbs. It was the gange below Yes, one of the fleet surgeons, Dr. Movil, came whom ho asked prisoner to lend him some manicy.ascertained, but Thar that upwarde of zinaty teremirse hetween our two nations, and the pat- sa heretofore.

An adjournment was then made to the magie.naval surgeons to place their services at the disposal of the authorities. I full bim all the The agent of the Mesageries times Com.tracy, where the inquiry was continued.. pany Inferns us that the French mail steamer The Fere is a British ship, 559 tona register, if a would go to the Civil Hospital to assist Captain Ashton, master of the YREAD, sal wounded had been taped, but I would be glad Pas reply of Kwon Sung-rao, the Chinose restertur afton for this port at fur clock built in New York. She has beau de la The second engine was among the rut

yesterday aftorayon, Minister in London, to the Address presented

China coast trade oror ince. I have been in of the sealed I saw In consequence of the recent metastrophe command of her off and on for ten years. I not badly burnt. His lips were bleached, and to him by the Society of Friends, shows that board the Fesso, the bond of the 28th Regiment, was absent from her from May, 1874, until May, Dr. Rogers, a passenger on board undertook His Excellency is able to improve an occasion which had be annonceed to play in the Public 1877, The Yease runs between Hongkong, Swa-tho-deossing of him, and at this early stago low, Amoy, and Fochow, making the round trips nothing more of hira than in a casual

Chan Agian was charged with stealing two from a political point of view. He has done Gardens last evening, did not perform.

twice a moull and carrying mals, passengers, Elanes. Before leaving the ship I went to jackets from one Li Achow his best, no doubt, to make political capital

The German steamer Feronin, which arrived and pargo. She left Foochow on the 19th inst. 598 him again. Dr. Ragers assured me he

was not badly eralded and regoosted me not to mercy.

The prisoner pleaded guilty and begged for at eight o'clock in the morning calling at Amoy ont of the address, and the Quakers certainly here from Humberg yesterday, made a splendid and Swator. The chief officer can give a disturb the dressings. I did not disturb the

The prisoner had been twice before convicted afforded him a good opportunity. But, as eth' ultimo, and therefore aquoriplished the pay We do not take the names of Chinese pas. At that time I did not know the extent of thef

rna. She left Hamburg on the evening of the unmber of passengers taken from each port dressings nor did I apprehend immediate danger of lareny. Sentence resorted. our London correspondert pointed out in sago in forty-seven days against the north-east

BURGLARY, zongors. We arrived at Arsoy at daylight on injury. I saw him again thont three o'clock in Chan Aying was chored with an attempt, to bis list communication, His Excellency's son,

the 19th, and having taken in malls, pas the afterts, and I then said he was extensively burglariously entor the house of one Chan poo, arguments will not hold water, and will On the stad Instant Hia Imperial Majesty the singers, wail cargo, left, at midnight, and a scalded, especially about this brick Before loss and having this possession sozin burglarious not give any material support to the Emperor of Chim, accompanied by Prince Kangire at Swatow at noen on the 20th, and letting the ship in the morning I ordered him a implang

on Wednesday at the pm, taking in thoralso draught, simply to relieve pain. In the afternoon The prisoner pleaded not guilty. anti-opiam agitators. It is quite true, and several Princes of the Imperial family. Fe-mails, passengers, and cargo. We arrived at I found his back had heen overlooked entirely BC. B09 said he was cu daly at the Wing on people have out of cuplarerent and with no and starvation, both by old and bugger; the of course, as he says, boat of late for rain to fall in the provizuos of Honon, Shane, fire autor to sight and went alongside the pearance was altogether as favourable as it could am, he wallding along and at the entrance of Maung to get rid of some of it idle bands, to all; tako, for instance, cotton, piste goods...

paired to the Imperial Temple at Peking to pray Hongkong on Thursday morning about twenty. He stated that he fall-inch better and his sp-Laus on the 22nd October. About half past four means of a livelihood, and it will be a relief to ability therefore, to purchase fertige goods is years now markets have been opened, trade and Shensi

wharf. John Stewart Laprak in the registered header the circumstans. I did not thon First street he heard a noise like something Bay nothing of the benent the emigrants will formerly Chiness foot of this fabric soat from owner. We went alongside Donglas Laprak's apprehend his death. I visited hins again at scratching. He formed on the light, when be dérive. It is much to the credit of Mr. L eighty to one hundred copper cost; Dor it costs. curtailed," but these facts in no way prove Lusitano Theatre this evening by the Macso the agents for blo. Terre, as well as the Douglas much the same as on the previous visit. I did on the landing of a house, the door of which, was there are a good may well to-do people, but or on the lekin laty bus zot caused a rise in à dramatic performance will be given at the wharf. Messrs. Douglas Lapril and Co. are in o'clock, when the reuerat symptoms were heard something fall, he then saw the prisoner da Radios of the owners of the as- bat forty or fifty cash, or less by one-half than Bel, that he bas started this schema. In an it did some twenty years ago: thus the additions that iskin has not been mjurious to trade. Nasal Amateurs in aid of the Axures and Indian Hailong, Namon, and Tauzon, which form so consider it necessary to do anything. He open. He asked the prisoner what he was doing, On the contrary, they ought to show, and do Fanize Relief Funds. It is to be hoped that line of steamers running on the coast. After was lying in comparatire aase. Captain Ashtan bo which he replio that he was living there: they are sadly wanting in enterprise, and will not, the price, which, on the other hand, has been sa to most people, that but fat the restrictive, it iron invest in any anderfsting that partakes into considerably lowered. The real guuse, therefore, amm-will-be realized for the charitablo-object into sight, I ninto the usual signal to the aging.Watch and watch to attend to decreased said wicking the looks-of-doors, Witness next took it is to put their money in the banks must be sought for in the fact that, "before" smallest degree of a sirenlative character. Their why trade is bad and profits unregnerative effect of lekin-a-very much larger business view.

room that I had finished with the engines. I would come again at Ere or six o'clock in the hold of the prisoner's jacket, whuzike bit hiri on would be done. The imposition of that ex- An inquest was held at the Civil Hospital then left the pilot-house and went down on the morning. At one o'clock am I received a note the band asusing him to let go. Fiscus then Hongkong and live on the interest anty. opiam ameking was indulged in, famillios whɔap captional duty has a prohibitive effect, the yesterday aftorman. by Mr. Rassell, sordner und some of the cabit passer gars. When I bad bear went on board and found the sceand engineer and the prisoner was stopped by a constable. He between here and Tiror, but I am sure that there and clothing have since the contraction of the main flask, where I engaged in conservation with fror Captain Aalter, in consequence of whisk Irun away westward Witness blew his whistle A sulle vessel les aige boet started to rou incomes were ample to provide them with food extent of which cannot readily be gauged, but jury consisting of MERSTE. H. Z. Just, T. Bis-there about five minutes I suddenly heard a dead. I gave a certificato this morning that he was taken to the station and searched and come vassel on the fonte Pity that some of the poetry ita indulgence; ragged mess and poverty increase is more than enclent busincse for the small habit found these incomes barely sulaient for. we have quinberlees proofa that it tends to named Ling Amtu, who died on the Aist instant. At the same time I heard a cry of surprise undive scalding. Everything was in his favou skeleton keye were found upon him,

ber, and A. J. Lewis, on the body of a woull report and felt a tremor through the ship did from sympathetic stock following exten-

The prisoner said he hul come down from that distinguishes your Colony connot be infused day by day, and the purchase of the secessaries cangle trade in foreign goods in some parts, from taking opium. Dr. Wlary had made an alarms from the people congregated on the wharf I knew he was a vary texperate man and of Canton to look for a friend, but could not find into the residents in this dull place. There are of life beoqmas, impresible; thus the oils utten- and in others to prevent their entrance ereptozatination en proved the cause of death in looking forwned £ obsacred large masses of good constitution. I have known him since he him. He was walking along the stcoat when a plenty of people eager to go. who are now unable dant or opinn smuaing are greatly feltin Chins. in very small quantities. It is probably Dit decoased, Poon Yung Kai, said he had been There was a general rash of the people forward

to be opiam poisoning. The hueland of the steam rising from the forepart of the shin Joined the esso two panis ago

Chinesa constalls apprehended him on be had no to support their families, and I feel sure that if on, therefore, if China hi hot insist upon By the jury-It is likely that the entiele was pass. The constable knocked his hand apone another emall brig were purchased to be put levying both the import and lekid duties the of the power of Xwou or any other Chinese married thirteen years and they had no children on the main deck towards the gangway. In Botulf the hack, when Dr. Rogers saw the man knife; he did put bite hint. The key's produced on the line, many of the Chiness marchants zasvarses of the people would still be fusdequate official to estimate the amount of trade last by His wife therefore arged him to get a concubine mediately following them came a lot of people because the steam appeared to bave been partially were his thoy opened his boxes. He was would buy shares her. I should like to see

start mails in this direction tais mars, bor it must be very-considerable, frora Canton to days ago. There was no querre more or lose scolded, whe rushed towards me, exponded before reaching the oond engino, soldier

and the blisters had developed afterwards,

The principle of trade in that gole parensed The fira which took plans here the other day at a high pris must also be disposed of at a high The jury found the prisoner guilty. Moreover the imposition of lekin is varied in between his wife and himself or betweon his wife/ying "belp-I saw then that these peo was the case with one of the Tizeba which

In passing sentence, his lordship said that occurred on the prembos of Lock Lion and Wong lon; and that goods paround it a low price different places, in some a much heavier tax lined of a band sché and went to bed. On the got the officers and servants to assist in pattier I examined in the morning and saw no blisit was evidently the prisoner was making a cam Chin. The tire brigades were sent to the spot mest te disposed of at a low pris As the Chi

vit ou then wounds, laying them down on tere and in the evening blisters had dare patyn in alongkong which must be puta 03 to without delay, and rendered precept and effients say. When the water rises the bouts are being imposed than in others. The amount evening of the 21st he was sent for to go to his the after part of the ship. About this time loped extensively. Every possible assistance e mentemos of the court was that he should be assistance. They were under the management of lifted Thus theto are no advantages or dis- roenived by the Government may not be family hense in Beyingpoon, sad on his oriral Dr. Acatas, the health oflicar of the port, arrived. was rendered by Captain Ashton, hie officers, and sent to penal sercitado for three years.

His Excellency the Governor. Property to the advantages on either site, and the impoverish- ha found his wife doad-A brother of docensed I asked him what was beat to be done, and he saidovoryezo about large, but the sum netted by grasping man- deposed to going into the houss shortly before we wouldn't do anything better than we wer

amount of ten thousand dollars was however, ment of the people is the sole cause of the soon- darins is probably very different. It is deceased's death, when she told him she had doing, and to get the people ramoved to hospital below, berhans nlf-an-lar stor going way in guilty to a charge stulíny a obair from one to the cathedral by the Bar FX da Siva, viesr opium in China, amount to bat £60,000, to-

Further examined scen as I was able to go REGINAN CHAN ALow-The prisoner pleaded destroyed before the fre could be got under malation of anaold goods, meningk

On the 15th instant High Mass was celebrated The total annual import duties collected on ile to say that foreign trade has not suffered taken opium. On making a search he found a cup soon ma we could. This was done and the wint to the passengers 'tween docks. I was Mahomed Alli. from the levy of lekin, when we know that with spiun drags in it, His sister had been leat man left the ship about, half-post nine.ve been anybody overlooked. In a cabin on prisoner for uttaring counterfeli esin,

Rouching all the state-rooms in case there might indly treated by her husband, and witness know when

A previous corviation was proved against the in charge of the Chura of Sauto Autorio. The other with the lekin duties, £1,000,000, Tho the ship whe made fast she was

occasion was the completion of this venerable. rum is not great, and its collection capot beve of no cazzas for her taking oplam: There was a baarhel by a large number of coolles, beat people, the starboard side I found three women who had

priest's fiftieth year of service in the church. mooh effect on foreign trade. The Chinese from participating in trade with the interior, feast, when some opium was used, and deceased and boarding-house rangers. I don't think entirely soaped scalding, and it was only

Tho rov. gentleman. is about eighty years of age, Government now contemplate, taking measures might have got the optum she ised, then.-la- any of the passengers had gone mahore, certainly to Jards distant from where there was REGINA V CHU ATDUM The protoner way

and is still vigeons. and goofa can only be sold in the most spector Cradock said he knew of nu saspicions not mumy. I saw-shout twelve dead bodies of a group of seven or eight dead, I called are indicted with having stolen one fur jacket, opemay mention that there are a good many herabe hoped that the use of the drug, will gradually. limited quantities owing to the lekin bring. jeiroumstances in the wise. Some antidote had Chinest zlos taken up. Most of them ware of the seaqunnies to act as interpreter cotton jaaket, one cotton,long-cost, one pair of who have reached an advanced age and still - For two years. Indis has suffered mach from White speaking of old people in this clony I to prohibit opinni stisking in China that may ing the price up to a point that readers the from the mouth when the body vas moved which avoke, and two were taken from the crew's fore his poselbly escaped there was a door to the was also indietol for kasing entered a dwelling that the climate is unhealthy and not conducire want is, in a great menures, owing to so inuol evidently been administered, as sorgo fluid came taken from theforward Chinesepassen geen twen for me and made inquiries as to how they transers, and soven aleep skiny, value 840. He joy orcellent health. It is a fallacy to suppose farine, and the people from want of food; this goods unsaleable.

The assertion that the practice of opuim reported the people, themselves to the and feet. When of life

araplf strongly of opium The death had been castle, I saw a greal many of the wounded with oor, and their explanation of how they escapod prosecutor was a travelling trader in sleep to long life. The micde of existence here, tha and being devoted to the cultivation of the ebin, Their bores were spread on the cabin house and stalen the store named articles. The smoking has so impoverished the people that that decased died from poisoning by epium valf-dead and wounded had been removed, I made arves up in their clothes their bed clothed, I augs in. Bag-tag on, and hired a room, in if it does not fill our purace. As an instance & drught, the people, unless they have achi gistrar General The jury returned a verdict the sxcitement had subsided somewhat and the and thinking there.qua-arow they cavered them. Wights can slopesting for wald. He must to generally serves-I-think, to prolong our years the people qurtulled when, therefore, there is --they are unable to purchase, foreign gorde 18 administered.

been an explosion in the starboard boiler. Thus up anderstood. They lind made a second deck of which he pushes Intheses roaming others, I knew a hale and hearty old lated stores, canret tile over the misfortune. per sheet in the forward end and been blown art, their bozes and this brought the Women's faces Lodged the printer and ons Tung Askua. Onthebies who is now seventy-ire year of age. Thus the set of sprun, by the subsintion of This explosion of the boiler must have snused (vn to a level with themcuttle, so that they had the 10th August last he went out in the after (and during fifty-seven years of married life ko sora tēlās, is me to be greatly Eelt oven' in He was married at eighteen to a girl of thirteen, the poppy for the more legitimate tillage of the the steam to rash out through the vent filled the plenty of fresh air, cnd this, aided by their cover noon to have his hond shaved, leaving the skins thes, never been separated from his wife, oven for India I, therefore, India "could" be persuaded torebold, hrret open the hatch, ada led the The inquiry was then adjourned until tensor and Ting Achon About one hour, after single day. He is abr outdran, eighteen to grow cereals Instead of opium, a great stop

ing, eared them.

and a box of clothing in the room with the pri- the proscenter returned and found the door grand-children, and thirty two great-grand

childrenz Up to the time of our going to press the total of the room soured with an English padlock. Ho waited until six 'o'olaals to see any of the men had gone out, when Tung Ashun returned, and they both waited for one hour and then thay

•

The Daily Press,

HONGTONG, NOVEMBRE THz, 1877.

has been distributed, and profits have been

it many ports foreigners are doberrod

and found one for him. The concubine came

and the concabins. On the 20th his wife enia.

LOSE OF THE AMERICAN SHIP

"GRANGER."-

were scalded. I immediately ordered oil, and

axamination in the fore-hold, and found there had

to me and said the Admiral-bad instructed the

face and hands were

SUPREME COURT,

November 23rd.

Criminal BesSIONS:

BEFORE THE HON, CHIEF-JUSTICE SIB

-JONY: BUAL

went say and what he came back the perished. There were no boats near at the time, ting down of the opium traffe of which you stor sked him for the $1 that he said he and them is no doubt that the mortality was speak, it is my duty to tako cognisance had stolen, ho then said he had not stolen my, very grest

In this connection, I think it right to refer to He was then given into custody.

From Fatshan comes the account of a rather the Chefoo Convention concluded fast scar. The extensive are. It broke out in the daytime on satisfactory settlement then arrived at was owing

A gun lavoir gave evidence of the prosecutor asked prisoner to lend him two cents, which he would not, and flourished a che dollar note about The jury returned a vordlot of not guilty.

so that overy cue could san it.

LARGENY

STEALING A CHATE

Sentence reserved. “

STEALAND CLOTHER

the 11-h instant, and raged fox some time with great violence, but was ultimately enbdued after taore than twenty shops had been bazed to the ground. Fortunately it was unattended by any casualties.

MADAO.

to. Sir Thomas Wade's policy of secting an squitable compromise. I now hear, however, that the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce con- template petitioning the Foreign-office, and pro- testing against the ratification of the Convon- tion; thus further discussion on the subject may become inevitable,

** It is argued by foreign merchants that the aifioulty expericnood in disposing of foreign [FROM OUR OWS CORRESPONDENT.]

92nd November goods is owing to the heaviness of the import and Lekin duties. In my opinion, however, this state- The bark Venus (late Corina) which left here a few days ago for this Straits Bottlements and Gonment is by no means borne out by the facts of

the came

in the first placa, of late years new culling at your fort, kook, cargo and passengers morkata have been opened, trade has been fisti from here. The passengers consisted of sixteen bated, and profits have been surtailed: in the Maceo people who are left the Colors to sook mast pines, opium smoking is becoming more their fortures élesbee. There are numbers of prevalent among the Chinese, entailing poverty

SINGAPORE

for the extensive purchines of foreign Foods.

diminish. David

would be gained towards the future support (in case of similar calamities) of the people

The Chefs Convention has now been in er- istence for over a year, both China and foreign nations are fully aware of its stipulations, which

I broke open the door and found even ekins gone. It de stated that li b. The Maharajah of have on meither side given risʊ to sugiaron; ib He immediately mado a report to the police; Johore was nanimously slobed Saitan of Moar is, barefora, desi able to diagnade the Shanghai looking into his box, who he found that the four, un 9th iast, and that the fast was contorets will be secured. Ne when he went back to the house, he thought of by the Tumongang, Panphuns, and people of habet; of Commerce from protesting against te ratification, as by ayth ratification many contents were gone. He had looked shoot for municated with due ofisial solemnity to HB.M.

equally open to question. When we con sider that the proportion of smokers is not one in a hundred, and that of these the majority consume such a trifting quan. We have to report the loss of another vessel

in the China Sess. The American ship Granger, songers between decks and forecastle. Suparating. tity that it makes no more difference to the hound to Manits from Liverpool, 1,626 tone, the boilers from the forekeld there is u bulkhead o'clock this morning, opium consumer than his pipe of tobacco to Captain W. Deane, we lost on the Shallow Reef, of diagonal planka, 4 in. in thickness, and this the British working-man, it becomes apparent in latitude 115.20 longitude 5.46. The captain was stengthened by a strong frame-work. The number of deaths was seventy.

and crew stayed by the ship for two days ondes- upper sheet of the starboard boiler had heện that the opium pipe cannot be so potaut na voaring to haul her off at unfortunately with hown through this and several tiers of tea. agout in producing poverty as the Chinese out success, and they were at length' compelled chests to a distance of 10ft, from the sud of the Envoy would have us believe. The Anthori. to abandon bor. The onptain and his wife, Mr. boiler. The weight of the pate would be 200 G. H. Gardner, the chief officer, with fourteen, Ibu, to 300 The The plate must-have been throw? tes in China with one or two solitary 08 of the grow seecachingly tank to the long boet. to a greater distance but is not it that point ceptions, like the Viceroy of Nanking who the second officer and six men-going off in a-ma in contact with an athwart beam, which it has entered upon one or two crusades soinst to keap in company but on the next morning the right to which it was fastened with an iron boit other boat. The captain gave orders for the boats had broken and torn away from the centre.up-

the prisoner, but could see nothing of him. Last representative, present in the bar river in the The forms and weremumles of maligions ar ... 4 month lua was in a shop li Coobrazmatreet, when Plate, Mr. A. M. Senter, who brought the news different, but the minerole of doing good upon the oplum saloone of his provinciel capital-boat containing the scound affect and the six mon This beam is about a foot square, and is of Oregon

he saw the prisoner pass by. Brossouter ruthet hers and sommunicated it with equal gravity to which they are bassi is the come; to tat others have done nothing worth montion towards was only just visible on the horizon. Both basta pino A number of tas oberta ware completely The following gentlemen were on the jury out after and stopped him. The prisoner then H. E. Sir William Edluson, when transmit sa bus would wish to be treated, to be loyal and patting a stop to a habit, which His Excel were well stocked with provisions and water: mushed and all the cargo in the forhold was

Masc. T. Daurenley, A. U Roddie, J. Chater, admitted taking the clothes, but not the sheep it in due sono to H.If the Becutary of State to xercise fo hearince are the guiding principles but the only articles saved from the wreck were damaged by steam I noticed that there was T. J. De 3. deorga, L., F. Barretto, G. S. Tall, skins. The clothes he said were parted, and ho for the Colonies. The sound lot of the force of all religioks. * I shall ever liave before me thi lency Kwon now declares to be impoverish chromeeter, obart, and some blue lights and great host arising from the forecasts. This FW. Kess, and C. J. Gonsalves.

gave up the names of the pawnbrokers. The which has been enneting for some months book fundamental principle of year Bosley, which ing the country. As a matter of fact, raketo, which neved very useful On the first imagined was owing to fire, and I therefore

LARCENT,

prosecutor had bean to the pawnbrokers and had in foar sa thas led with the Maharajah consista in treating ali man with fFmo good there is reason to belive the Chinese as a boat they saw a light, and the optain then that the heat arose from the steam and not from indoted for stealing the coons ants the profound. The prisoner was then given to as great an adopt in the art of managing eleg

wvqning of the third day. they hul spent in the ordered copa water te hapur pad down, Binding Exx JUM AFOOK -Flo prisoner was identified the picthes, but the thing he had not triumphant. His Highnest has proved himself will, regardings of ace or reed. people are richer than before the cou-showed some blue lights and sent up several fire we discontinued the ramping very soce party of Tang Ang on the 17th October, 177 custody

tions an-o French Prident, and the British Go

London, September 21st. clusion of the Treaty of Tientsin. It is rookots. The light that was seen belonged to the The free would lead to drive the steam forward, Three previous convictions before he mugistrates The prisoner said that the prosecutor gava verament may well be proud of its pro'égé, aud

French bark S Adveste, which arrived in this which accounts for the heat there.

since June last werd sise proved against hinthii the clothes to pawn, but be bou how lost the itn nwo many, straightforward, honest treat true that they have latterly experienced a port yesterday morning. The osptain of that Captain Ashton's evidenco was horo ena minded, The prisoner pleaded guilty to all the indiat tickets Ho had been to the pawnbrokats to rent of Trogku Alon, so the late Sultan's A military handbook wh has just been good many misfortunes in the shape of tire, vessel at first. thought that the hine lights were and the mailióal evidence talkon,

esquaint them that he had lost the tickets and family, as will be of le salet regard for grad rallighed of Berlin-stales the estimated conf of the new fortiftentions now in progress: at rights Straits Times,

Coligne at 27,477,000 marks that is, love K of wealth among the native merchants, and to the west, that it contained. Proper. The gulis came to my recense and said my service offene was aziall in itsalf and so far an bin zerdict of prilly was returned and juisoner

21 290.000 ÎNhu Awayns was rated by the. Luiz.. they have certainly bonefited to a much larger iummediately took them on board, gave them sors required at the Civil Hospital. I went | Lordship know, the prisoner had commended was nontonood to nine calender "montha' hard

perial Parliament in Ib72; 3,400,000 inks Ble ostent than formiguars have by the tmde,ery commodation, and brought them on to thire us sech as 1 could put on my clothes. I his career in June last He was then son- Inboor

Save the World — There will be general allowed for three large forte, and 12,150,000 || Hongkong. Captain. Doane reported yesterday found a number of wounded man there anffering visted of larceny and confused to fourteen BR/LARCENY OF CLOTHES,

grief at hearing that Mr. Arskibali Forbes'ë | marke for nine forts of the scoond order; 2,320,000: The piece-goods and opium we sell them morning that the lot opataining the second officer from sundis, aut Dr. Warry, the Superintendent days hard labour. On the Bud Angust" be REGINA V. CHUM Acacy---The prigour was health broke down, baily balore Plavas on the for seron batteries of the largest, and 1,260,000 does not pay for the tea and silk we pur-4 and six mea was missing, but on making further of the Hospital, and In. Moll of HMS was again conkated of stealing a pumpkin for indotel for having stalen some clothes from a 11th instant. Mr. Fabes had only time to reach marks for åsyen others of a smaller age. Guns antirios hero a passunger by the scamulin Higilant, wore attending to them. A few minutes which as was fineil 31; then again on the let house which was being used as a reading room. Bosharest, and despate to the Daily News his and ammunition scocotitated at 3,900,500 nurka. chase from them. They have seen fit to Rige, which has arrived in this port yesterday afterwards six or seven naval surgacha car to September he was charged with a sill STATE Prisoner was seen on the 6th November wailing spional telegram angancing the virtcal defeat The afbest of tig zeer works will be to make the sink vast sums in unneeded armaments they morning, gure the information that they bad our assistance. The wounded came in for offence, that of stealing a pair of trousers, and along the Onech sroad East, by PC 316 who of the Rohs, when he was compelled to tako viry of Cologne absolutely safe against bombard have coquired soms very costly gunboats, and landed in Listen, und had been taken to Singa; aberat half-an-hour, when the Inspector cuts and he was then sentenced one month's hard labour, was in pain clothes. He asked the priserer to his bed with an attack of raging favor, Latest ment. The new works on Lis left, heikof the pore by the steamship Cleator. Ons of the man teported that they were all brought up. We Ha managed to live by stealing, and had gåren a what he had there, at the ente time somebody mlvices state that hit Forbes, had been ordered Rhine are at present complete, those on the right they have lavished money upon their arsenals brought by the St Adresse was suffering from dressed the womids as well as wo could, and ther, great deal of tronble to the polion. He would ended out Sung Jet go) The prisoner then im to quit the Danube altogether, and that he is on bank are in progress, having been gun, Inst with a mostreckless hand. The Government i suzstroke on arrival here yesterday morning there being no. socomendation in the hospital, not be allowed to traukia the police so much mediately ran away, and whäst he was running his way to England by easy stages,”

spring

mante,

famine and food, but there is a great deal cautiously, but le soon found, on getting closer eight and ball-pust slight yesterday morning a saner was guilty on his own confession. The to give them up. Ne

Blown by pirates, and he therefore approached Dr. Ayres, Colonial Burgaju, said-Between. In passing sentence kis Lordship said the pri. that if any one wanted to releem the things not faith, honour, and the preservation of trony