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THE DAILY PREJS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31ST, 18.

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LITERARY AND ART GOSSIP.

of the spines of his labs ship, the Sexguil, and Seven of the engraved atonos atalon from the tonus to us and this snot our frater-last, and sold by thechief to the Cabinet of Madale entstitate bolts made of Mantz metale of the British Museum on the 15th of June pilence of injury done to valves and fittings on and Bagraved bows at The Itsgaragen thit in getting up stoom on the morning of the of the collection, though the Batch Legation.

Mr. Anderson hat expressed his intention to bird Her Majesty's shiga-se not being unisly; stored to the. Betish Museum by the keeper accident, it was omitted to have that valve anod offite seating before it got warm up-1-so-bequeath. the nation Hogarth's "Sigismunde the oozaquance is obvious. The spade of the which he bought at Boydell's gate in 1814 før Æ00 ̈*• vive arpanded more than the easing hud fittings: guiness, engraved by Smith in 1782. There is: and the strain began which the spindle and aktoh of this piones engraved by Dunkerton. valve boing stronger to ronist compression than The oath is reputed at Staniforth, near Don the bolts to resist oxtanson thimately parind castit, of Mr. JobuClarke Platt, at the age of away the bolts. We commsad, the enggestion sovity-ons, Mr. Platt was souneetod for many to the witnesses na being more likely to be the year with jourualim at Bothold. He is de

A few words rospecting the last of our present "griceful writer of repute in the loftier fields of true enese than dither but iron or corrosion, seriled by one who now him intirestals as series, de scoilents, that in the Dryad, and we temburo hare done. In that so, by the bursting of a Mr. JC Reed, molt member of the Institute top veles-bor, two engineer officers, one of thesof Taintors in Water Colour; died the first week not aware what, if any, information respect his body in 1860: a member six years after- the chief engineer of the ship, wore killed. We in November. Howns elected an Associate of ing this accident, or its lessons, has been com- warde; and prohoed numerous landscapos. utolicated to the engineer officers of the fleet; Walth, Booth, and Irishi. Latterly be also bit we hold that officist reticence in such mat surt for anbjects in various parts of England.

Thorn is to be another statue on the Thamis“ te is fistake.We consider that every detail Mr. Rovd was in his sixty-ond year

offer, free of commissision towarde urgent was simply this is veszel is chartered to yn to me by the mistress of the brothel as there was no defoot in the size or shaps of the on disburements, but paying tro por pont con- go to Mameln nad hory load timber for men who stole the money Treefed him, balls and he believed they had corroded."

A lane of the lalo Mr Alam Black, M.P., mission to charterers in Loudon and sund cor. dudhms it was not proved what the forms Fs dented Mowledge of the matter. He Mr Metcalf, an engineer officer of eighteen years mission out, the simo to be deducted from the of that charter party ware, but it must be said, I guess yea've got the man. I told him standing wes of opinion that the iron of which has been naveiled at Edinburgli

Mir Parjoon, the popular novelist, has gore first ment of the freight. If ship leaves in informed that toy, way more than £78, fit & to come to the station. He did not want to the hells were made was of inferior quality." ballast no charge to be made. Under the toe. Was it likely the owners would send the aomo told I should have lo ass forer Coway, Chief Loepastor of Mobinery was claries-party the ship left Jirkenhead with a ship from this to Momoin, aesyage of thirty to He said, I'll give you two or three de liars, and of opinion the material, was of a kind and quality the United States to give a series of lectures, recent article on this subject in a scientific cargo of coat soraigned to theçberteror's agens, fifty days, under heavy exponto all the time to you can drop the far-I don't rant to go to which ught not to Lave boor simployed. It and partly to visit the Southern status of his The Baroness Mithilde Von Rothschild has publication of high standing which is well. Meyer und Co. of Hongkong, Directly take a cargo those if it we unt greatly to their this charges room. It is not me that is wanted." wa a sagules thing that all the bolte should fatherinlaw, Mt. Joseph Jefferson, who accom

the ship arrived, 19 accordance with that clause drawings to do so? Was it to be said they said You must go." Ho sail Well, to base bear broken off, and ho could not under Teuntes kazı in the charter party, Messrs. Meyor nad Co were not to engage their ship without the spook the truth; I took $9 from the han, and in stund Mr. Boswell, an engineer over of its existence, and will be pibliahol reston as wasily pursal.

offered a charter at £2 58. for a full carga of rien, delay and expense of telegraphing to Hong tend to give it link to hire in the morning." I eighteen years' standing was of opinion the founded as art institution st Frankfort, seting pelicable after the close of the current year.

the versel to go to Japan to lal there for London kong and perhaps thereby losing the offer trak him to the stain, where he landed three halls were well made, and of good from," and he 250,090 marke (£15500), as a memorial to her It his bocn compiled Front the Bgm Auteur-

This offer was wired home to the owners. They nirde to those That would subject shipowners silver dollars to the inspecter. The prisonor was attributes the failure to corrosion. He had for, Raton A. 8 You Rothschild, who die gic Bouscrs, and no pains have boon spared to bure at the adjournment of the open refused it and said they would not fake less than to Suoh restrictions in court would shak quite Bober. There were some noter and silver inqnently to take the iron bolts out of the valvos in Vienne in 1874 Zendar U THOROBARZY BEJABLK but as a ing of the British Parliament encourages 22 72 6d. The vessel the discharged her eary of imposing on them. Here Mr. Meyer had in his purse which he handed of Tuspector Prisoner When you best spoke la mo, did you

•Directory and as a Work of forces on Com-the Porte to resist. Russia and will compelf coal here, and Mr Meyer male another offerof every opportunity. The vasel arrived early in Maokey took it from him,

103 78 60 per ton, the usel to love here to lend September, and it was not until the 4th October blo latter to mareli to Constantinople, seems in Japan That, offer was rell here, but that ko cffered anything at all approaching to not ask whaleshe belonged to like the seizure of a pretext for what was almost immediately the telogram bad he sat the terms named, and even then the 200 for the Wisness Yes you told me you did not be. Prisoner Dil yrm not turn away and speak to gram came out from home saying the ship was home having named their terms about tho Ithor. always intended by the Uzan bus has never and balore it could have bu roosivad, a to voyage to Japan were lift out. The uwam ut long to any

Wiless Yes, I turned to the woman to make hitherto ber-admitted. At first, in accords olazered by the owners to leave hers and lood 10th of September and receiving no answer for you? ance with past procedents, Russia ne all timber at Momsin for Madras. The ship left, arly mord they wore perfectly inatted in

in paretianos of that telegram, and this chinancepting the ecoployment they did for the weare

Prisonar Dil on not sak w to go to the moderation. Shu ouly unsheathed the sword, now atas, the filaintiff claiming commission in Mr. Meyer had proved that the charter they it was alleged, in defence of the Christian the starter which was offered and not accepted. took was lower then, at only similar to the Central Station with you

Witnew-enfter I told you the charge subjects of the Serras; she was not achanted The delusos of which notice lind boon gin one le ofered, the plaintiff might have had some

wose two frst, that the plaintiff did not give case, but in the absencept that it must be inferred against you

Trisoor Dal Inot say, "I do not care to go by ney last of conquest or desire for mors offer itala employment for the safl ship, the owners had got baitor employment for the Mc L. A. de Giuça:---

taritory Indeed, it was with the most to that, the words la the deter-party were, ship than he offered. There was another point up to the station. I have the 58, and hers is a

Witnese Yo you told me that when yon Mrs. Campbell & Co. Messes. Wilson. Nicholls & Co. profound reluctanes, and only after the and the defendants were bound bofces mads" Now, how cold the plaintiff possibly foment that wald not square the matter to use

"provided they give equal freight to what others if the ship lexres in ballaar za sharge to bo Mesars. Wilson, Nicholls & Co. utter fature of all attempts to bring the they shartered the chip to give plaintiffs the get over those words? The meaning of a ship your pen words, qu

PrisonerWhen I was brought to the charge Messrs. Hedgo '& Ce.' NINGED Mess Keily & Welsh, 3ghai Turkish Government to verson, that the portunity of eaying whether they could do sva saving in ballast, had been proved by Mr. Meyer

order was given to the Pasaian array toot. There was mithing suid in the charter hisself and his own withs M. Morris A room did not complainant say, "that's not the SITANGIA Messi. Hall & Holtz,

party about suitable cargo. The second defence ships leaving in ballast meant, not lying up man

Witness The man was too denak; but he did BUANGTAI.Mesare. Kely & Walsh.

cross the border. This is what our Mus-was that the ship left in ballast. He contoured for ever, but going low or to some chor

Wong Ayak said an inmate of Ne. 28 HANKOW and Mussa. Hall & Hedez and Kelly covito friends say, all Europe knowe the that the words in the charter party as to loaving port to seek for enjoyment. Was not that wyno

·RAVER PORTS

Walsh, Shanghai.

in kallast could only apply to vessels kearing a passage put in for the tactit of the shipowners F CIFEFO and Mrs. Hall & Holsa and Kelly monauro of truth there is in the statement. ohartarod, and ist support of that contention ofted and did it not contemplits a case where Mr. Mogar brothel. Last night the prisoner and complainant NEWCATMANI J

Walsh, Shanghai. The art-deceiver LexATER played bis game his Lowship's indient in the case of Perkins could not find employment for the ship The came to my house and went up stairs. I came of anoidants to machinery of a serious.or instrue TEMTHINDA Mersee. Wall & Holts and Kolly

Waldt, Slingbai.adroitly, but he could not, so inpost upon the PSKINGS NAGASA The C. and J. Finding Co world as to malce it believe that Russia had the vessels-coming to Hongkong late Ju Hrono, OSAKA.Tho Cand J. Erling Co.

no deeper-ains than the welfare of the last to load lehare. They are shartered YOKOHAMA van Gauti Oftee

Mears. J. de Loyzaga & Co.,

Bulgarian Christians. Nor wil the present here to go to other ports fe lund for Europe or MANILA

wherever their destination may be, and therefore SATGON

Mr. J. EL. "Bloom,

attempt to fasten upon Eugland the re-thio defence get up could not apply, because the Coponsibility for the coutindance of the worship left ander charter, not seeking, te ske timber from Momain to Mums The words and the proposed capture of Constantinople could only apply if the ship laft Ruchartered. be mor succentul Every unprejudiced

Mr. A. E. Myer was called, and said I ma person must have divined that this was morehant here, trading under the Anne of Myer sad Co. am in the Jabit of obtaining ohartere Exchngto-Bussiau intention from the outset for ships The British ship Peruvian was mou. NEW YORK Messrs. S. 2. Pottingill & Co., and the successful, they intended to signed by the plaintiff to me and arrived on the

37 Park.Row.

dictase the terms of pace under the shadow 6th September. Having regard to flie land in of the come of St. Sophia. If they reach the charter-party cited, we afferet the captain all the freights offering. We ficd 9955. perten TI is Loroby alifted thay I have pisco. Mthe Turkish capital they will then throw from Japan by the 7th or 8th September, and fant IT CHYTTERTON WIECO off the mask when we shall see them in their was wired home. The owners suplied that they. wanted £75, 4, and £200 for taking up to Jaur One of the PRINTING and PUSLISTING true colours, and know the full extent of their the cargo of coal the ship had caught wit I carried on it the Daily Aresa Obce demands

That offer-fall-through. W made another offer from this data, and it is farther notified that

au the th October of 12 78. But, for a full M. WILCOX fins entered to an Agreement

cargo of rice from Japan. Thus offor was with inej ESBY of that BeSINEES, to com

sent through Mr. Byer, the plaintiff, in Londen

It is semipcially stated at St. Petersburg trance on the 1st January, 1878.

"Bofore that offer could bare been Feesrad the captain informed me be was fixed that the adjournment at the opening of the British Momain to loal timber for Madras. He w Parliarexit encourage the Porto to resist Fessia nothing about this obarter. He simply know which will compel thblatter to march to Cenetah that he was chartered." The veenet left. We had no opportunity of ascertaining if we aantinople offer an aqually good charter. The term "Et wards" in the charter-party means not aly loading bone but going to another port ander charter to load. They go te Amoy, the Philip

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SINGAPOREers, Liddol sw and. Martin. BANGKOK

......Massrs. Mallarke, Julio

Mr. P. Algar, Clemont Lino. LONDON Lainos. Mr. Goo. Street, 30, Combit LONDOS.Hasar Tates, Honly & Co. SANFRANCISCO MF. L. P. Fish 21. Merchants

NOTICE.

YOUCK JONDS MURROW, by his Attornega YM. PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, 7th November, 1877.

NOTICE.

8 WATSON AND CO

FAMILY AND TISPENSING CHEMISTS,

By Appointment to His Excellonay the Go VERNOR at his Royal Highness tho DUKE OF EDINBURGH. WHOLESALE RETAIL DRUGGISTS,

PERFUMIRŲ, .. PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS, DERGOISTS' SUNDRYMEN.

And

GAERATED WATER MAKERS, STIPS MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTED, PASSENGER SHIPS SUPPLIED.

The and Ostuurship Gackie returned from the Aberdeen Boclin dr. Saturday

The British steamer Tuist, Captain. W. C. Nisbet which formerly traded between London and this port, is now trading to India.

The Geraan bark Niagara, from Hamburg, anchored off Cowen.chow on Saturday night She is consigned to Messrs. Melchers sod Co,

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fy. Pustuu, oase arising out of a obartér:party | plaintiff, did not-offer the torins asked us if he'out from my room, bar complainant al defentive nature should be promulgated among these Embankment that of Bir. John Blasit MAN

Where an offer is mals and a reasonable time his purse out of is Toket who the prisoner chipses and no reply is received, it must be held sufled it and a down staire Pro outer to hara beon ragected. Hare & osonable biso made a great wise and a coastalis same and elapsed within which the owners received no took him away. I saw some notes in the purse. Prosecuter-It was one of these 'ere fancy reply to their offer to rent £27s. 6d. and £200. The plaintiff, I submitted, had not made out his onorLaughter) oase.

Judgment reserved!

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

REUTER TELEGRAMS. - -SUPPLIED TO THE BANLY PRESS."

· [BY GOVTIDES ROUTE.]

permission for this statue to bo put up close by the School Board Officer, opposite the Temple Pin. The artist was the late Mr. Foley, who did not, however, Jivo to complete the statue,

periods which such coïdents teach...

For all practical purposes professional infor tien is viroulated scegst the modical offers of Her Hajesty's service by means of the exobl, lent reports issued annually, and otherwise, by his work was surriel on By Mr. Woolver.. The Drossmaking and Art Embroidery Asso tho departmisat. Something similar is done for By the prisoner. After you snatched away the shipwright offloors; but in their case the sinion, 43, Romecast-street, London, having the bag you ran away. I do rocollect bringing information, although printed and sirenlated, in worked for the Baltan of Zanzibar his Arabie you corne het water, and then cold water,

rked" Confidential That full information monogram in gold thread on white silk, his Lenng. A ho corroborated the evidence of the to inventions, casualties, and novelties of all Bigboss has written a letter to Mine Phillips. kinds in the engineer department is net also the bonorary sucreiary of the rsseiation, express. last witness.t

Ispeeter Mankio caid-When the prisoner was sheulated for general information in the daysing his admiration of the workmanship, sending, brought to tho, chargo-zoom, ha said he took of novelty shows, to say the least of it a want of Miss Chillips at the same time a pair of gold from the proscator and he held the dollars out dre consideration for the latarests of the service breslets, and louation of £15 towards the to mo. Prison was aber Honeywell what I fime, we hope that the Thunderer jogvity support of the insitutión: he was doing. He gave me a pure containing will be fall and exhaustive; that it may embrace eix dollar notes, five silver dollars, one American the points we have indicated; that the result half dollar, the twenty cent picom, twenty tan nay be promulgated sanongst the euginoor cent pieces, che coppar cent, and a promissory whicere of the Beet; and that, as we believe must THE KUSYOTURXA WAKrote for $170. The pass that prosed-to-be-by-thes officers may profit be the lessons of the To Me Dryad, Hydra, Vesuvius, and Tenderer From Sorvian troops have effected a junction with lost is not forud

Mr. Fussal-This is a case which, in fairness Angisering of July 28, 1876, the Russian troops that are user advanced towards to you (prismus), I must commit for trial at the Supreme Court. There is oviderss shown that! Suphix.

you were hiding the parse. Whether you took GROWING BICE WITHOUT WATER.

In Japan a kind of ries which is grown in dry to dooide. I will remand this outil Monday the money with a felonious intent is for & jury next. In the meantime I wish the police to make me, watoad of being sown in, or transplanted svery effort hey "can to find the parse. But, fade, syred with water is being largely afterwards I miast commit the case for trial, Bail will then be granted.

Prisoner thank you, sir.

LANDON; 28th December,"

CRICKET.

FOOCHOW.

At the meent acting of the Farmer's Clubit was abuuanged, that there was little hope of Mr. Curbet, the late eltor of the dark Lane Express, raing to pablo life, his honith having coin- plitaly bread dovi. On the notion of Mr. C. Rod MP, a ensoription list was commencer, which at once mi, with a Hbéral response, tr Das the Browary of the Club position log hold by Mr Gurbet consented to receive" subscriptions, asted alse several members of the Consoittoo

The German stermer Altona, Captain Müller arrived hars yesterday morning from Singapore, Jars, and as far og Rangoon. Those giups Fund, azeloved of Stonemattor's Island, as she would, loare in ballast. We now claim commis nlted in a victory for tuu Navy on the fras in

has powder on board. CAR

By the German schoon Tuluile we learn that the German teather Packs arrived at Gump on the 18th instant, twenty-four days from Hoog. of the passars kong. She made the greater part o under s

The maximum temperature st the Peak during the past wear as recorded in Saturday's Gazette, was 37.0..he minimum 19.0; at the Harbour Master's Oge Fraga West, the maximum was 60.0 and the minimum: 60.0. No rain foll'auxing the week.

Same charges are rocautly bean mads in the business of Mr. Suniel Tinsley, of Southampton. stress, London (not to be confounded with multivated and is said to viold very good crops fars. Tinsley Brothers, of Cathering-street) of a quality not at all inferior to that grow In Whon; some six years age, Mr. Tinstag com water. It has lately been introduced into moreed business on his own sonunt, it was Benagal, and its cultivation is attended with orally anderstood that he had shall means at moh success that it threatens to entirely super disposal, and, to say the least, few friends HONGKONG CLUB V. THE NAVY.

wile the ordinary made of paddy eultivation. Isoco, bowerde, while at such a disadvantage This match was played on Saturday and ve

The Government of Tudia, which is always be been so reinkable that a prosperons cares? - We notice that the steamship Daylos has taken hudably anxious to increase the welfare of tay safely be anticipated for the firm of Samad ston on the pharter we nerad five per cont on Rugs. The representatives of the Club first ap

The death in resorded of Mr Abxaudy 1500 tons of rica. Fire 1r cent is the rate penned at the wickets, but the contributions were to Hongkong about three halka of treasure that Empire by practical sperimente of the Titodley & Co. allowed by the Chamber of Commerce. I have "wee modest" mature until Color, Yong purplas Baukers' funds. The season's exobarge ind, should turn ile attention to the matter,

be successfully produced in India an enormoze xlours, hose pieturs of Covent Gardon had the onsignment of two other ships from and Jacson somewhat. improved the sveg business, with the exemption of small trans and if the specie o rico rotorred to can Maclean, young and promising painter in vi Richards and Co. One wentto Manila in ballast finally leaving their opponents to face a score of notions, may therefore be considered closed.

From the Camp, we hear that scarcely any tap towards the prevention of the rearreuve of arket, 1873 inly deserved the attention it. 90; this they proved fully equal to, and, princi to load and the other went on here. In both pally owing to the btermined hitting of Pike, work has been dorre during the past wook, ironse faminas will have baan takon. No longer dopen-affrantad at the Royal Aondeny Exhibition of cusos I got my commission

By Mr. Brezston-In giving the moaning victory remained with them. Pearce showed quence of the inclement weather. The course dent in the periodical rains for the production 1874 Mr. Mactan had previously contribute. have of, the term outward I am giving my excellent form in his innings, and the watriis partially or water, and there is some talk of his cup of rice, the Indian ryat will be able to public exhibibis, d-followed up the speces bution of Thomas me at the sick of time of postponing the mesting, but we treat that this to supply his staple food without difficulty or of 1874 with creatable pictures called Looking foar of fatnine. The extension of irrigation Bark," at the Academy, in 1870, and this year, opinion.

By Mr. Johnson-I love had a considerable their und vertus the Club last two wickets will not bosons Henry

As some debts have been expressed in rogard works on the most magicent seals could not with At the Railings, 8h-Paal's Count and grored forty eight runs The following is aliipping ozpariense,

to the amgraph in cur lust so anons the compare for its results with the bousfits to be Garden His health had boon. failing for somos Mr. A. G. Morris, shipbroker, read the chase the seure —

prsssque of tigers near Kwan Tou, we hasten derived from the introduction of a means of time and he died at Hastimga, the first week of to asante our roadors that the infcamation in growlog rice in India without water-The Norenbes

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cited in the charter-party, and said M. Jatorre, W. Sijais, Pomezia Hynes, question is rally and positively ourvert. We Colonies.

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THE INCREASE OF-MADNESS.

Mr. Johnson asked the witasse what his interfikir. T. Walks 'powder and ather: warlike- munitions for the tesdy increase of insunity in Hnglant and neckleto 26 Fríllianis, weighing ourly S

We are sublimical to state that His Excellenpretation of that clause le tart the master at ken the Governor will be happy to receive the Conaty to try the market, bet he is bound to im- sular body, the Heads of Departments, and any from the agents for accepting a charter und Lưu, Nose-To arid détay in the focution of other gentlemen who may lostre to call at Go- to ask them if they can make as good an oferigh like 11 Orders it is particularly requested that alkvernment House on Now Year's Day, from hall provided their offer is as goed as any other he is. Walker, and Dai-

bound to accept it: business ceramunications be addressed by Cauast two tu four o'clock... Firm, A.. 9. Warton and Co., or

pretation of the words "leaving in ballast" war. Mr. Brereton objected to le gustion on the red that the document spoke for itself and that it would be abrogating the chartor-party to allow it to be explained away by vituosses. The meaning was that a Tassel left without "ego; she could pot go without dead weight; and so Me Gitke, Dulkun took in ballast.

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

We are glad to learn that the Eastern Exten [ag siras Company's cable rato si Suez, Malta Gibraltar, und Falmouth is working vory well, and that consequently there is on delay to the telegears. This is mutter for satifaction at a time when afairs are a se critical a stata in Europe

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. Compressions on Editorial matters should be across! The Bator, gue them on Lusiness The Manager," and not to individuals by me.

Correspondents are requested to forward their name and address with communications addressed to the Elitos, Lot foopablection, bat as evidence of good twith

All lettere far nobliecting thould be written on one side of the paper only.

The

Daily Press.

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 31st, 1877.

It is to be hoped that the lesson aorted

short, the home system should be adopted

here with much tiers aliquids as

suggest.d

A Test Office volien das been issued stating that culospondence for the West Indies (except His Lordship thought it doubtful whether tho those lolonging to the Postal Union, the gasstion could be asked, and disallowed it.

Examination continued-This is only a lording" Bass, and Hayti), for Costa Rica, Heodoras, Monto Vieo. Now Granada, Paraguay, and port to a very limited extent. It is a dopet, and Uruguay, eau no longer be sent vit Sople here act as agents for all parts of the world In most casos rosess leave. In bafiast.

for another port to load. I would call that

Mr. W. &. Yong, b Cub Mr. F. W. Met one.

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Mr. Brgee Wright, F.B.G.S. the snipon! mineralogist, has recently rudo a collection f ame of the largest diamonds extant. Thes remarkable gems have now been formed into a The stewhip Mina arrived on the 16th The 31st annual report of the Commissioners site of jewels, which for size and brilliancy instant, from London, bringing a carga of gain Lusoy shows thero buy been no check to the are, perhaps, unparalleled The set comprises & Mamor Arenel 156 vessel though anchored Wales. Ever sinos 1859, to which year the rents; a beveu brilant banklo bracelet s below harbour limits, wao, we hoer, in dangerons sorded statistics go back, there has been a steady close on 105 coats, we caring of a single proximity to the steamships Cretes and Douglas, and pretty uniform rise in the number of insan stone cach weighing 47 cards, and a crose com In view of the fact that Chinese are notochoslysons at a rate about 1600 a year, and the peed of serer brilliants weighing-75 carats Ryn cureless in the handling of explosivès, we car total has now grown from 36,762 to 66,686 has the aggagate weight of these gigantti.

tainly think that the Arsenal Authorities would That is to say, it will probably, when the gas is close up $76 carats.. consult not only their own safety but the general 30th year is completed, Love just about Among the Werary curiosities of the season, security by taking delivery of future similar doubled itself. The Isat year's returns give Messrs. Unwin Brotliers of The Grashad Consignments at a point considerably farther increase, considerably, above the average, Press, Lundor and Chitworth, sunuz “A from the harton Kits-Roockas Herald.

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in the year before it had fallen to a lower egbt bleeks, erraved in 1470, which appear HER MAJESTY'S SERVICEA CHAP. rate than ever before-via to 1199. The oster to have been used in any cok, will 29th December.

most favourable year before 1975 was 1965; when illustrativa tandings from Wicliča Testament, TER OF ACCIDENTS,

the recorded lucrease was only 1.155; and the printed in Caron type. The whole forms a BEFORE FARES RUSSELL, ESS A proclamation in Saturday's Gezette annonces charter outwarda

The series of fatal nooidonte in the engine highest total was ronded in 1869, when it mique volume, ad will be legned as a momento

·CITUNG JKEES. that Her Majesty las gracioualy Loon pleased to

roors of out Royal Navy which hays ocenrredouted to 2,177. Those who inagined last year of the Gaston Celebration, 1877, and the Widl By Mr. Braxetou-By "the market" I mean soufirin Ordines No. 15 of 1875, enacted to the Honglong market. When I say I would call Kwan Anabi was charred by PC. 658 with within the past few months hat had a fearfelas ay may probably have dona that the tide incentenary. It will be dedicated, by parmis- apply a sam not excooding 8757,000 to the publis Togel-leaving-here-to-bed-at-Mandioroniting branches on the 2b instant.-Finst $1 climax in that which took place in Las trial trip was beginning to abate, and that we were arriving on to the Right Hon. W. Gladstons, and ni horrico of the year 1870. The wondertal despatch

It not often tant portraits by Hogarth Ha shown by the Colonial Other in this particular any other port a charter outwards, I mean sup-in default to four days' imprisonment of the wanderer the weak before last. We have at learth at a period when the numbers would trainstory prace will te written by the Dean

posing the vessel was chartered in Hongsong. W Akwan was als charged with cafting braa-aludy described the nature of the caplosion on be stationary, or at least would increase coly in Westminster instance is really astraling!

Vesicle here are occasionally chartered at bone. obes, P., 653 said on the afteroon of the 29th board the Thinciorer, and wo shall hereafter fol. prepcrtion to the growth of the population, The Foucleow Herald market report, dated the Theo ty Lave been a few cases of ships lying astuut he saw the prisoner warrying & lot of ivan low closely the investigations into the canso of net now admit that they were top sanguine in then engraved in modern times. Messrs. P. and. 20th inst, has the full, ring on the tes mucket here being chartered by the agents at Shangani, ches From the hil zde at Nallah-street. The that disaster and shall point out the lessons to their hopas. The insane are again gaining D. Colright & Co., af Fall Mall, Lare, we loom by the recent deplorable accident on the the port Purchases of Conges to the ex-In Shanghai has not the command of merkets prisoner, ou seug vitness, dropped the branches dades from it. but for the gresset. We pro- ground upon the same; and wherons the general from the forming Puel, however, just published teat of 2,698 choste have been reported during that Hongkong has. In September and October and run away. With tratshed the prismer until poss to ruter to some other matters which bear population augments only at the rate of 13 parte of the most charming works which the limenar steamet will not he last apdix, the to. I the waki, at about previous rates. The stock f.. freights were very low. On the 27th September went back to take the branches whan bb was upon this aut other failures which have recently cant., that parties of: it which i of wank or atirist has produced It is the portrait of a vernment, so that prompt legislacion pro now reduced to about 1,100 chests, and the tea thore were twenty four dissgegedaktion in har arrested. He thratabil to stab witness if he took occurred en board the vessels of our Navy. We deficient intelloot is again found to be growing young girl with a sweet and innocent expression, viding precautionary measures against n re-son may be considered at practically at an end. bou. The freight offered to the Peruvian Icon him to gnol-Prism, in defence, and he broke hope that what we have to my my assist in some at-the rate of faily 3 per cent. If we inquire and quite a beauty in her time. She was.

did not use any threat Fined $2: in default quiries into stoh failures, perhaps also those in largely to this discouraging result, we find that it deseat Garden Theatre, Ho was the friend and is the lowest stratum of the population that clase contemporary of Hogarth The portrait is it current of sheli z catastrophe will take place. Sot less at 2,625 half chests of Oslong sedern very good freight, but froights were maling the branches behind the Waneal Station Ho degres those whose daty it is to guide the in which class of the community contributes most daughter of Roh the actor and manager of

tuported, at Tis. 15 to 15 per piout (short) low at the time.

whose heads is the management of the steam whio Bills the paper asylum. In 1859 there juisitely engraved by Mr. Cousins, and is an By Mr. Johnson A cherter taken in Laton seven days' imprisonment with hard labour

department of our flest, As ducters stand, there is really no knowing reducing the unsold stock to about 1,200 balf-

would be considered outward business, alblog ...ALLEGED KORNEY RY A SÉAMAT BRAND the ship left in ballast.

James Welsh, man,ployed. was what accidents of the kind are yet-it-store cluste

Thỏ Thunderer is not the only ease. we have were 31,782 persons in these hiler boutes, and stairable specimen of this accomplished acti for us. Several of the steamers plying in At the Mariny Cont, on Saturday, before By the Court I have nerar bear patá com charged with stealing $ from the person of in view; but as it is the last, sad initely the 4,980 m tho rivate acylams-that is to say, the The original portrait in the collection of the FRANK KAKITA, WA Speak of it fisk. Our readers Proportion of the poor to the Tich was, roughly heir. Toby Heywood Hawe, of Bigar these waters and it appears, maudeadly Captain Thomsett, N. W. Rolands, J. Hughes, mission on charters offooted ois here than in the Churie Smith in a brothel.

Charles Smith said I am cook and steward are aware that the Thunderer, when this unfor speaking, alout six to me. On the first day of Park. R. Taylor, and J Calighan, frezuor on the selony RES provided with enginera, "handy" Chi- British steamer Parser, wero churged by Captara Mr. Mayer, rallied by the Cours, said-We on the British bark Martha Jackson Ftunate affair occurred, was on talat at the mea. this year the figures were pentively-50084 Mr. Borgen, if Now. Fond-street, London, namer wholly usacquainted with engiW. Sergent with being drank and disorderly on gotio commission on the ship except for dia ushers yesterday termicon will sit ja my sired maily, and they will readily conceive that, and 597, taking the proportion nearly eight just publicbod's somewhat rennirkable, procrat at the moment, every effort was being made tuto one. In only con year 166Bas there beer of the Princess of Wales. The original, by the neering and really only intelligent stokers the 5th taut and that steamer. The baysuresta Inwards mean aigning Hits of pocket.

first prisoner was, emfenced to three-days im laling and attending to the discharge of margo. Mr. Russell-Wire did you get the money Fattain the highest possible power and speed. We Joonas in either class, and then it mounted Danisk painter Otrik, was czhibited a few years in many cases doing duty for second prisonment with baril labour. The others wire Tani dire the captain did not get a bighe offer Prusgeulon-Captain gave me $6. I had $7 in have to mark that, under the circumstances of only to fourteen in the private houses, and was daze at Burlington House. The portrait, says though there isa convincing air of lioness abent and third engineers. This state of things ned $1 each-William Rolls, ho frat here than our bocatige he placed the elig en my pocket, and the boys on board the ship gavo measured tile trial there is if infos some con-counterbalanced by an increase of 1,929, or more he Pall Mall fasade, seems to have beer, faxn

prisoner in the previous case, was then charged tirely in our hands. With coal vessels from me $2.

nir. Rusell-That only makes $15ion arising from the fact that, whilst every than 300 above thonrarage, in the paper lunatica. in the days of the Trinner's girlhood fr

is hisgod and striving to do ide beat, the offi should not be allowed to coukaue. String- by Il. J. Eee, chief engineer of the Parsee Curi there are two questions for freight, one

it, it is scarcely faithful portrait of the Princess Proseantor Well, it was $15 I had. I ninde cers and men are strange to egon other, and the

INDIAN STORM WAVES.

she lives amment us to-day. It is tothor the ent regulations should be drawn up as to with fusal of duty on the 27th instant, and was for inward and outward contignment, and one for

A responsibility is to a certain erbat divided Wa

ploture of eighteen than of thirty and if, as the the number and qualifications of all en farther ottencal to three days imprisonment inward only. We pay a higher freight for the a mistake,

Mr. Russell-You must not make a mistake, should be wary to hear that anything of the

OfEvial papers that have just be publisher portrait itself half convinges us, it is a true like. i with hard labour PLAKATER award and outward consignment gince engaged in steathers and rigidly

Mr. Johnson then entered up his case Youmust be very careful. When you game of kind use or fed up to the addunt in question

connection with the terrible disaster that lasts all but known to England, it is all the carried out, and periodical inspection of As will be seen by an advertisement in another Mr. Brerator called to witnesses for the alors what did yon by 2 merely refer to it as a legitimate subject in a klus book give some interesting details innse of her Royal lighness m & time when slig

column, Professor Thurn, the Royal Ilusionist, defence. He submitted that this was a ongowhich Contylainant I bought a bag for some of inquiry. boilers and machinery should be made in will give two performances in the Theatre Royal, must be dismissed with costs It did not come studs for fourteen couts, some sundries for $4.00 In investigating the cause of the explosion on rear befel the lower portion of the Gaugetic interesting on that account. John Ballin. City Hall, on Thursday and Saturday aranings within the case of Perking against Postan, desided a camphor-wood box for $150, and some cigars board this Thunderer there is one lizo of inquiry Delta. Although a tremendous ordene blow at the engrave, and he has done his work well. next. Professor Thom as malo a highly sue. hy his Lordship, and in which both Mr. Jenson for ante. Ind boon drinking with the which should not be forgot the courtruction of the same time, it was the storm wave that did the portrait i engraved in a bald and gonercis recent experience of boilor accidents may be to in- This, where his was frequently and himself were professionally engaged, but came prisoner and some of his chams, for which I the boiler itself, and the treatment to which it the greatest amount of misshial. The description style, yet finely and carefully to nul és alto-

has been subjected aines it sans to Fortsatt river of this owfal visitation by the natives on other is covetable pictare patronized by the Viceroy, and his performances otly within the case of Cross and Palling, to might have paid 81.50, aro viry favourably spoken of by the Indian Press. which he referred his Lordship. Unless his Mr. Russoll That does not leave you with 98. We have good reason to below thas of late year the south-west coast will help to show the English Dr. Schlieman has generously offered to pro The frequency and serious character of The Straits Thins stay warmly praises the Pro-Lordabip hold that under the churter party there By eisoner You did take tho silver and paper blers have been fitted to Her Majesty's ships pabis the true nature of alarm wave. The man sent his collegion of Trojan curiosities to the fessor, whoes programme is evidently such suere was an absolute engageret to place the ship in money at the same time, as it was in the purse which are alike unworthy of the people who made ation cammenged, i errears, with a wave South Konsington Masorm. He made a exmikr such catastrophes, not only fu the nicchantxtenso and varied them that of moss professors the hands of the charicres and to take mus astward tegether I conged the money at the public. dican, and of the insphotors, if there some urey Isast siz fest high bursting over the land from offer to the Tanch Government in 1874, but it Bervice but in the Royal Navy, nie ippall of legendemain. There can be no doubt, from the freight from Hongkong he pubmitted the slaars 12846. The se koper did not see we put the who passed them. We have bart of some show the south-east. Almost simultaneously another was uut oooped within the stipulator lami în ing: most of theso are trackable to see notices we have seen, that the Prefosser's parserers could aave no chin In the cased Cross silver and paper into the paras I treated you, ing themeches seriously defedive in working wave stont six fest higher came from the southbeasequence of the unsettled state of affairs. The

formance is well worthy of patenge.

and Palliano the circumstances were almost two soldiers, and other chap before you want and we know one case respecting which their west and the two united and swept over the objects which may be expected to be seen at Kon radical defect in the boilere, other in their

out. I do not know Olson's house. Ydid not lordships of the Admiralty intimated in effect, country in a hego orestod billow Roofs of rington (for it may be assumed that the Doctor's Ameeting of the members of the old club at design or to the inferiority of the motal Kowion, was bold at the Club, pa Saturday the foot that in the charter party of Cress and hire.

His Lordship drow Mr. Brereton's attention to pay a dollar for drinks. I paid tan esta obair tikt in spite of izapeotion the impply of boilers houses were to off, solid walls were swept away for will be opted) belong to the pro historic to Her Hapsty's this was far from being satia like feathers, and all the contents, banan and period, and cossist of reliefs takon from the fra employed in their construction, a remedy for afternoon to consider the strisability of losing Fulliano the word "voyago occurred in the Er. Russell How much did prisoner take factory. Parlaps to go into the subject of boiler other went surging forward in the deluge. The ties on the Hill är Platon of Husark This which can easily be provided by subjecting Nerealu, who took the quais proposed that the singular. What money was in the purse of inspections des boiler defects would intende en worst of the matter was that the water did not collection atogether valgan, fem, with the in Prosecutor--Let me see, Three dillars in the labours of the Builer Committee; but the fall behind the ware, but remained twelve fect contion of twt goblets found in the tomb of the all boilers before being used to the inspection chair, that the Breston content that although the and approval of competent officers, This is acoundshee with ralo XIII. In doing so he ex-word voyage did autocour in the present paper, and 5,7,and dollars in silver(ghior) inquiry might well embrace, in the onse at all deep over the whole of the inundated tot. Ia Kings of Myes, nothing of the kind has orde Mr. RussellThat makes $37. Now, ghat did events, the design of the boiler, and the efficiency the centre of the island the wave did not make bean discovered Dr. Solliemann is now ab Buys of the inspection down to the present time egantly rapid progress, and for solo tinin it was Boulogne-sur-Mer, engaged in correcting the matter which vitally concerns the public, pressed je regret for the necessity of such a charter party, the vayur contemplated wa sim-

Progeantor had some what-do-you-os?-enis. Leaving the Thunderer disaster, however, let hoped that hele harm would be dom. Suvel-shoots ofhis forthcoming work on Mycene; nte, inasuch as the club, although it had ly to fougkong, and, as Mr. Mayer had said, you layer never had any great pretensions, ud afforded when she had discharged it Locate neocastry to

on board the Feirine. In that case a water conte inte rich and within two minutes the Kensington soon after the Doctor's rotern-fron wity esses at bo reesht investigations before much enjoyment to those who had bolonged to sock other employment, and the facts Khowed (Laurter.) Two Hongkong dollars, to Maxius agy a fer words respecting the recent socidont denly an alarm was given that the water had and the collection may be expected to resch

that the voyage did in fact and in Hongkong. La caus, and another Hongkong dollar. Alo Coroner and at the Magistracy that the it Mr. Battles ooonded the fosolution, which the case of Forkius sut-Pustan it-ras shown. Rassell Here is a non little problem for order batet, que enginder offer being killed surrounding party was completely onlinerged. Athens in this present month.

was put to the miceting and carried by event that a better charter could have been giyin-than you.

and another sociopsly jured by the fingeal Governant pleader at Hurrishporn, who had – Mr Te ABA, the showa schlyter only offcctual way of providing against the vote of thanks was then proposed by the one accepted, but nothing of the kind lad been Prosemeter-I lat 83 in paper and silver; The inquiry is will pending, but a fool our takon range in the new Kutcherry, barely had died on Satnay, Outcher. 67, at his residence,

selves quite at liberty to regret that the danger time to escape by wading shu deep to a 1, Devonship street Portland place, Lond the Chairman to the lessco Dr. Alves. This shown hare. He submitted that Mr. Mayer had that's it, iam's it, ar?..

Mr. Russell That is what I ask your af bursting that yesal wasto anticipated and tank embankment some twelve feet high. There Ho had long bien euffering frem a complication incoled by Mr. Bettles and passed not offered equal to what others offered. Ship Tate of thanks to the Obairanan fer prosiding

es most infortunate; and its ronimportant fapt us Indicating a possible mode of relieved, af, no: removed by a sea voyage and u the obsequies of the club was, on the motion owners are not end te strni in their own light cr Prosecutor-Ye, this is 98 I am a good provided fa.Tas oversight we cannot say low he had until the delugo rabadell, ani of dinorilor.Then it was licped, would be of Mr. Degumner, passed austanaly, and that take lower riffcrtion for the employment sobolar

of their ships when thy can get Eagler. To Mr. Russell you ind 810-in-one-Laml-disastrous In a serionsnes, life shonld me saying human life in these dreadful rigliations idence in the south of Europe; but the fetare raseting dissolved.

prove the bone fidow of these people, Mr Meyer and St in the cute, bow many would you have be jeopueded in such fashion and we tru All accounts agres that a storm wave rarely ex- to England in April at without material Bonstit

Prosoubor Laughter.)

that, when next for inquiry is opened, evideno aneda a dozen feet in height, and the experience from the barges, Mr. Prin Memorial, uf aid he had on previous cocasions had esinesH with them and when he ild business he got com 1. Bussell-You are not expable of conting, to design, construction, and inspection of the of recent years was far to prove that parts of the 1651 Exhion inthe Horticultural Ghardway-- mission. Was it not therefore clear that they I cannot trust you. A small child and do a arrangement which falled will be called the Danget Dalts will always remain liable to Kensington, a the greatest of his out ber The Ayira accident is antior of recent data anbanorsion under certain offenmatadois." This works. His best Classical-group was, antig mass have got better employment for their vesspl sum like that. How much does 4 and 1 make.. fham Mr. Meyer offered; The vossol nerved Lace Prosecutor Eglit No, I MAY 7 In that one festo had been got up for working being the care, it would appear that usery has the Royal Aodem works of 185, nad was on the engine with the ship scorings in tal in the threatenad strict should bare within filled Lendir and the Ryzen In portraitare in the 6th September, and on the 7th or 8th Mr. Taughter) HANG MA Meyer says he made an offer of £2 5s per ton Mr. Russell-Bely I can do nothing with dockyard basin, Keyham The cover of stopy-bores mound of earth or mercury some his Tute and figures now well known, w for the voyage to Japan and from there toonden you. Stand dowse

valve was blown off the whole of the bolts being fifien feet high, wisero the natives and cattle very nuberts. He died in his 59th your with ribe. Say the telegram rechod defendants PC. 47 suid-Af seven o'clock a night a broken--el-one engineer officer was killed night and refuge antil the water left by the Releming to the death of this gentleman, the spectus and by the Company that during 1.METER V. RICHARTS AND CO. LIMITED on the 8th They declined the offer ! £2 emas from No 28 brothel, Bast-striot, sems There was a coronay's inquest and a verdict storm wave had drained off. The cost would be humeris: English art has lost a valued the ten years previous to 1871 over five 382140This was a claim for curumission alleged and proposed to nocept £2.78.6 instand, and to me and said (re 1200 wors in her boss and nooidents den There is a further oflol comparatively trifling, and it ummot be doubted exponent, and the art world of London has last hundred boiler: explosions tock place in the to be a fer a charter-parts Johnson 1200 sach haidea for the voyage to Japan, vae of them had snatched a purse from the inquiry at the, vodiot was, as nepal, not go that very many live might be zavod by this one

Durbana, who in spite of his long and wearying. Unitos Kingdom, resulting in a fearful loss peared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Brereton for That proposition must have been made of the 9th other and ran away. I went and found the comunicated to the public. Batering, howave, simple pronation Choo, have been may genial in private e tuan Mr.

lefondante.

at all events. Now to captain refused all the plainant in the ones Heat salds man bad to the newspaper reports of the ingostand the nig

M. Hardy intends to devote considerable at is, retardan almas toyish joyousnet of of life and serious personal juries. A Mr. Binson, in stating the case for the pinin-offers du by Mfr. Meyer and he had aright to usjchod $30 from him, then he said 18. He Isal papes agree pretty well as to the evideas

fifle And the plaintiff and defendantes entered do so if he considered they were not. employ- wat very drunk and incapable. I put him into given hardly consider theresult satisfactory.tention dising the next few months to tlie que, manger to the Inst. Mr Darbam used to tell similar company might wall be established its charter party of the ship, Persian, the ment for their pets at soliate ant mought bina to the station. He was We guste alus reported opinions of the several tion of any organisation, with a view of sub is tricods a pretty story about bleyoufaful in in China. all events, it is time that Gocharter palsy being dated 18th April, 1877, and whether it was profitable or not, the shipowner kept in the change room and he owns roul wessesss to the cause of the cover bolts giving mitting to Parlament early next session prebition to get fate the Academy, and glout his vernment should take the matter u for the init was this clauser "The vessel to bon3densed was bound to take umplereient from Hongkong as he could not make any statement way at Palmer, an enginar officer of twalte pale for the modulention and improvement of havingest way night on the steps of the National Bergeant Toomey ldThe last wilmons in years standing, after stating that the bolts our military systang, no ma to produce the mors Gallery, when the Areny then was wondring

Into the sacral anleurDE, safety of the public imperatively Jemand swak outward business to the care of It was not until the 16 October that he cher

the charterer's agent at the port of discharge of £2 76, 6d. is made, so that fiere was : long formed me of a nog baving been robbed of $20 were all token, was of opinion they broke in harmonious working of the system of short, whether Lis plould ever we a work of his simittar legislation, and there seems no so why prided they give equal fraight to what othom is intervening. The ingram receiver in reply. I made inguinte, and the prisoner pointed consequence of their being of iron, not bass service,

It has been warn by some of the scientific

recurrence of boiler ncccepta is Government supervision sath ne exists at home. So serious and frequentare accidents of this nature that for many years past there has been in operation an Insurance Company in England for the. purpose of protecting the users of steam Lower from the consequences by providing for periodical inspection of boilers and machinery by comprient men and for com poustion for the damage resulting from much accidents. It appears from the pro-

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iba mon valued members. Nobody could