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THE DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 12TH, 1880.

The SECRETARY referred to the very valuable services Me. F. W. Barff had rendered to the society, formerly as secretary and latterly as treasurer, and who had new left for Manila. He thought the Society owad him its beat thanks and he proposed a vote of thanks accordingly

The CHAIRMAN said Mr. Bart's sorricas had hoon.invaluable to the society.

The motion was carried by acclamation. The following new members were elected Rev. J. Booth, tears, Hardy, Sehmidt, Proswinkers,

POLICE COURT.

17th June

BEFORE CV CREAGH, T

DEUNE AND DISORDERLY.

mentionel dented knowledge of it and walked away, with the arception of the 19th prisoner. Two of the soumen wors at work, and I told them to watch the bir sull allow no one to remove it. I' them' weal "aft, where Tsaw tho large wooden box.produced, marked, D. Doar the dcotor's babin, on the deck I asked for the owner, and game body opened it; I don't know who.

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THE RECENT TRIAL.

THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.

adoption of the report and that the accounts be commemoration by other means than the reading ander him Bernardino Ribeiro, Elmanna (who like passed

of some extraite feas foreign works relative to Camoens lived in Meeno) Filina Elysio, Talon- Mr. J. Barao seconded.

the Poet, taken from this recent publication of Mr. Castilho: Balhão Pato, Thomas Ribeiro, mad Carried unanimously. Tho hoaring of the case of Sands and shotkor

Brando, entitled "Portugal e o Estrangeiras, other Since fate bus deprived you of a rogulse The following oftears ware then cooled-Gextrants which I believe you will find interesting course of studies in the mother tongue, my against the Hongkong and Whampoa. Dock noral superintendent and foreman of the Eastern as being from foreign pans and counaqueatly juvenile fellow-mantrymen, turn over the rich Company was continued in the Supreme Court dateint, Mr. A. Webiters foreman of the Cen-impartial. For them, I pray your attention. Ireasures bequeathed to you by those sustzent yesterday..

trol district, Mr. J. Sampson; foreman of the You will certainly had them by far mere imon, and which are to be found in the librasy A.. Fraser way and $2 for being drunk and Western district, fr. J. E. White; hon, secreteresting than anything I may be able to lay attached to this Olab: thereby you will only disorderly in ficerised brothel No, 129, Inddar Wednesday's Government Garett same casry, Mr. P. H. Emanuel, ten, treasurer, Mr. before you of nine rude composition. How a taste for bell-lettres and a knowledge of the street, anabe 11th instant

Eighth prisoner The box belong to.. yesterday evening. It is gradually drifting brick G. A. Caldwell; bon. surgeon, Dr. Stockwell, ever, on a sequel, Iventure to make some history of Portugal. of that history which Napp. BENACH OF OPIUM ORDINANCE to the old day of publication, which was more the Committes to consist of the above offices remarks on the impartanes of the study of the Ion the Great resoumended to be studied

Evidenos pontinned-aside I found carpenter's voivonient generally.

tools I told him to look the box and give me the with the addition of Hoa, P. Byria, Mr. Native language, of that vary language in which the lycans of France because he saw in it excise officer, for having in his possession three I then returned to the box in the forecastle and Wong Achaing was charged by A-Rozarlo, key until we arrived in Hongkong, which he did. Ede, and Mr. J. Cook

Camoons, singer the Lusinus, Immortalised his tonishing examples of valour, patriotient, loyalty, skins of prepared opium, value $12, without a galled out for an owner. No one answering. I zame. After reading extracts fim Ferdinand and integrity, and it in Ikewise as stimulus permit frout the opduin farm on the 10th instant feared the bax on dack and again asked for an Diniz, Lord Strangford, and others, Me da Costa that recommend it to you, become peoples de Fined 8150, in default two months impricament. owner, without avail The eastain then ordered proceeded as follows Iwust voalens, Ladies and not progress by the contemplation of what they Gentlemen, that bofors I came into possession of vs heap, but by force of will, by enlightenment

BIBÁKINO PLOTHING AANG the carporter to open it, and it was found to this work on which Mr. Braneo spent ten years, and by industry Forgotten by the Mother-tooling clothing, valne 32.50, on the 10th lestant the one prodteed. The crew were then.ormed Li Ashing as charged by Fung Akim with contain twesty-fire packages of power, similar to was not aware that such a largo amber of country, abandoned by fortune, arcass in your from his house a Third street, foreigners had applied themselves to the study of selves something of the energy of your ancestors.

and the Singaporo partengers musstared on dook. the l'ortuguese language, history, and literature that may supply the want of ozternal old. I was soutended to three months' imprisonment np. I than want halow again to search in tho The charge was fully proved and the prisoner After an eximination, the prisoners Wera Inoked I foreigners than bare not disdained to devota speak from experionics there are instances of a the Brat oud laat fourteen days in solitary con steeraga sad found the box produced marked . their timo, intelligence, and means to the acqul firm will overcoming what-appened insuperable linement and the rest with hard labeat. andsition of the beautifal language of Camoeas, we, Read, from sociations for mutual instruction, ALLEGED PRATICAL CONSPIRACY ON BOARD there. The bar contained revolvers fondet, am- Thers wors several of the other passengers down the Moonenses, who need it to tem our antion and work, and you will the clear the way to

- THE.." BOTEN,” we made to obtaining a lifeboat, and be would preserve its primitive parity as far as pessible troneous inferences from the observations Ihres Farmer two shop coolies, a bestaan, a loved the 1st prisoner amongst some of the Bir BLADES sold that last year sono reference, ality, ars in duty bad to cultivate it, and to your aspirations. That you may not dray Seven doolies, four seamen, three carpenters, below again in the steerage, and on searching mauldon, & About seven o'clock p.m., I want like to ask if anything further had been done in ander adverse diraumstances. The total shsonce have veatured to make. I unst warn you that cook, a painter, a bricklayer, a calker, and a targetast had barn slowed there. I took bim the matter.

of Portugaasa tucational establishments is this far from depreonting the acquisition of the Eng-wearer, in all twently six woes charged with con.to the cuplain and from orders received from the course of which the CHAIRMAN said life exceptions, to Receivs aven the rudimentary nonoknowlsigs, that that language is fadingensable steamer Barnes on her passage between Singapore revolvers and powder belong to You fast tall Some conversation followed on this point, in Colony ensale the Masse boys with but few lish language, Lacknowledge, so everyone must spiring together to paratically rob the British him I said to the prisoner, "Now, who do the bost would cost a great deal of money, and Mr. J. one of heimaey isstraction in English, and to go for carning a living-to this supraine and Hongkong on or about the 7th instant, and the captain and he will let you go when we get to SAMPEON market that the idea of lifeboat this being the language exclusively used i was rather ridicated in the aplony and they were Asiatic commerce, it happens that the Teat is that it is the valilole through which the soientific

rosson is added another important one, namely also with attempting to commit the same nat likely to get subscriptions for that purpose continue in the counting hopsss the aue of is and industrial discoveries and the agitatious of tralian mail us Bow, id-The vorsel mong and told me to go back to Hourkung." Hongkong. He said. "Eight or aine mon. John Miller, master of the Eastern and Aus- whom I did not know before gave me pasinge No mation was brought forward on the subject commenced at shoot. Is it a wander, then, that the political world ronoa as tote quicklyaudvarius the Qaasland tall to Singapors and do would not say to ham the things belonged. placet at Stonecutters Toland, Green Island, alien? At hong and in sariaty Portuguese is you should still saltivato if house it is the take the rails to and from Hongkong. On the were on the stearon The captain then looked It was resolved that life buoys and lines be our language should he so flistreated by the van if those weighty consons were wanting, cugkong and vice versa. Walso bring and or would be say who the men were, although they and the outstations, Me, LEATHERDARRO spoken, in the deations of 16. English. This language of Shakspeare and Hyra. Bat your 6th instat et sight o'clock Fm, we left Sings him up by him off. Upon further saxarching I who was pirsaent, promising to take sharge of it results from the imperfest staty and progress in English will be uzora rupid, more pore We had been in that part thirty-sir hours found the badle of trash-paper produced esc those at Stonecutter's Island.

Souo discussion having taken place as to the the youtha confound the natirs with the alien alalm of your mother tongas. Do not gald amoagas the cargo, and it was knows that

intermingled me of the two languages that tensive, and more solid, who based upon the our salotopping time. We had ten botes of where the box of powder was social position of the soalety it was resolvad The deplorable effect of this state of things neglect, therefore, the elegant language of Casoro considerable amount of gold was amongst go around the ship every day to make enquiries, By His Worship-It is a part of my duty to that the shipping be again canvassed, that sub-growing from day day could not escape nicens, add to it the arms which tas develop the Australian passengers -918 in number. This and haar suyeomplaints amongst the passengers seription liste he placed in the stores, and that the quick intellder Jaha Pops Hrasyment of arts and antennes created, and your was rather a larger percentage of Australian I always tell the passengers that if they have cepties of such small donations as the sailors tise of the Macionss boys, could not, however, sisrament. The Partngness language, Baga M. var yayage Meat of the passengers generally arrival at our destination: a box be bang in the Sailors' Home for the, to who, in a public spoon, braising the good quali. elooution will he perfect without need of allez passangera than anal; oue average is about 200 any valuables to rive them up for safety until staying in the home tight wish to peva. help remarking that generally speaking, they aus, is bountiful, sonorous, and harmonious, are Chillers gold diggers and hare beltion about

The meeting closed with a role of thanks to aro deficient in English composition. The rensen free from that guttural aspintion that we can them. Every voyage wa.erry a large amount oners have any messy about them P

Inspector Mathieson-Did either of the pri paay's steatoer Bowen Captain Miller, which

The Eastern and Australian Mail Stein Com the Chaiemen

of this defect we need not go far to souk-It is sure in the Spanish; it has the wastrasa ant of gold, on the present trip we had to boxes of found in the elements of idiology: words being aliancy of the Italian, the gravity of the Tatild the value, I should say, would be about pisse, and pages generally do have annoy.

Witness-No nos bue of themi keli arrived here on Thursday Eight, had a narrow

TERCENTENARY OF THE POET the expression of ideas, and our ¡dass being and Portuguese literatues, says Tardinand Diniz, E19,000. This was cargo, and had nothing to It was in ongequence of this, and their not giz escape between this and Singapore, of heing

CAMOENS.

shaped by words of the language imbibed with without being abundant, is rick sud värded, nillo.with what the passagere bad. The Chinese ing a satisfactory aveonut of themselves that pirated by party who embarked b. the vessel

the mother's milk, it follows that perfection in subjects are found in i These are two disiassengers never give up the gold they have they were looked un at the latter port as passengers. The following

CELEBRATION IN BONGAONG, -, the native tongue must be the basis of all acquire terested witnesses of the excellence and variet lien coming a board, although we offer to To the ninth defendant-I did not take your is extracted from the ship's report:-Oathe On Thursday praning the Portuguese comments, ingoistio, literary, or scientific. It is, of our language and litaratura, I could addács tako charge of it for them at sixpence per sanne, box. I know nothing about it. 8th instant, at 1.30 pm, in lat. 13.09 N. and sulty of this Colony asambled in the Lasisso consequently, the sitost importanso that the many others if the cocasion allowed, but it is Wo know by the custome returns that the pas long. 111.20 E., Oheang Siay, Chinese inter-Club to commemorate the tercantenary of their shady of Portugrass should preondo that of time to put a stop to this my muistaresting die sougers have a lot of gold. The agente for the hul suy further witasses.

His Worship asked Inspector Mathisson if he pretor reported that the Singapore passenger national bard Imiz de Camoens of immortal me who have seemed the firection of studies of the your attention. Recapitulating then, I believesengers or cargo de hava on board until we ing offer from the gol to prore previons oor-

English. It is much to regrotter that thoan course, as other speakers of high moilt claim steamer at Eingapore do not know what pas 19 in number) wore pirates and intended set-

Inspector Mithiew said there was the receiv ting fire to and plandering the ship, as they mory. A large number of invited guests ware Moonense youth should lose sight of such an had been overheard talking to this offoot. An also present on the ecossion. The Club was obvious navning. They fail to see that the gauge of Camoans ie the token of our lineage. instant at seven o'clock from Port Darwin.

I have suficiently argued, that the elegant lan.arrive. We arrived at Singapore on the 3rd viations.. examination was then made bele, but the brilliantly uminated externally, the date 1580 system of primary instruction adopted by and that its decay demands our solicitude. Le The passengera are allowed on shore at Singa terred, and reminded the ones until Monday in His Wowbin thought that had batine be doi Singapore Chinees pavengers Yore so sentioned being formed in gas jeta. The effect of the themes, lok us not impate the fault of this life in our dikiran the love of countre and the passengers, who care au board the morning wo

them is faulty at the vary, rost. amongst the 313 Australian Chinese passengers

Bat, en met the necessity of carving means of absistenge pore. At Singapore we took forty-two Chinese order that the police might ashe inquiries hera. that they could not be readily identified. The In-illumination was very good. Shortly after nine state of things to those who have neither sentiment of the goot and the beautiful. Le laft. Our Singapore agents had received a tele. terpister was then ordered to pick them out and o'clock Hi Eroelloney the Governor, with Cay. the obligation or the will to perpetuato in us hope, therefore, Ladies and cutlemen, that geam from Hongkong warning them to be care muster them and their foto-the-poop-tain Fransis, D.&., kedv, tad of to the Orient Portagus uationality or is go this great nations Jubilee in which we parti. fal of what passengers I took

CORRESPONDENCE. bouse. He first brought up 8 or 10 shoppers, Brazilian Corvetto Vital de Oliveira, which had the fealt rests entirely with the Goracament prograss and patriotic fervour for the Macassa 1 house-breaking tool, and a box, for all of which been granted for the cocasion by the Admiral, of the mother country, which has omsigned a youth of both sexes.

rious traditions. It grieves me to manart it, but cipats may be the dawn of a now era of literary His Worship-I can't take thist as evidence. no owners could he found. On opening the box

Witness continued-My axente gave me cer it was found to contain 25 paokegas powlor, struck ap "God save the Quasa." The room thien to oblivion: Portugal ignores that we are a lie.

tail information, and I took no botion of it. alant lib. waight each, all with a fase attacked rapidly filled, and amongst these peasant were ing mannent of her past greatness, that we are then given by Miss M. A de Rotario am about half past one o'clock p.m. on the 8th inst An overture, on the plans for sight hands was After leaving Singapore all went well until

TO THE EDITOR OF THE " DAILY PRESS” addressed "The Editur," and those an krainees "The mustered and armed, and the Singapore Chinese (Malloy (Attorney-General), Hon, P. Ryta, Maono and her children scattered along the 1r. J. M.-I. ATwas followed with a recitation neas passagers were pirates and intended is set wavey to the public mind, viz., that my opinion As the watter seemed serious. all bands were H.E, Rear-Admiral de Motta, the Hon. E Lhoroas of opic tour to these remote ragions! Cordeiro, which was axested in a inished style, then came and told me that the Singapore Chi. anxicas to correct an impression which it might

the descendants of those who accompanist the Mearts, G. Danenberg. R. 5. Pinto, and A. A when near the Parasol reefs. The chief offer Mr. Koawiols in you sans of this morning, I s

B-With referance to the latter of the Hon.

Manager," and not to individuale" by rathe

brought up and secured. A further search dia. Allatters

es for poklication should be written on one closed another bor containing eleven loaded ra side of the paper only.

Hon. W. Keswick, Hon. Ng Chay, Mr. J. Loureiro shores of China and Japan, these are the only from Camcens, descriptive of a shipwrook, which fire to and pirate the ship. In consequence of as expressed at the Pulics Court of Mr. Nelsso's Advertisements whish Ara not ordered for ixed gaantity of ammonition to fit the same, a bundle lian. Consul), Mr. G. Travers (German Consul college for the study of the national langangs with a dastubs de Canons by Mosers onity is getting the Singapors passengers from same opinia at the meeting. I am quite sure, volvors of different sorts and sizes, also a large (Portuguese Consul), Mr. A. G. Romano (Brazi. vestiges of ancient Lasitanian preponderange in La gave with much dramatic effect, and the Brat this I wont with the chief officer and interprater to utterances at the Chamber of Commerce was an period will be contiuami anti) comulorizandud, of touch paper, and a Chinese ship's compass. On Cocnel Mosby (American Conzul), Baron de sad history! It might be argued that those 9. Pinto and Hede Rezarlo

those seas! And yet Portugal denies us even a part of the programma was brought to a close examine the storage passengers, I fennd a diff afterthought and that I did not entertain the and Address with no comitions arkircead to the Hove satisfactory auronat of themselves; but Cereal (Brazilian Consul at Macao), the Colonist desirens of giving Portagnes education to their An interval that took place for refreshment. ordered a gang to pick them out and bring them ho said that he considered that I agreed with

Correspondents Are requested to forward their sameining the Singapore Chinese passengers, 17

the Australians as thog rare, so mixed. I then that Mr. Keswick bought he was correct when Editar, ut for pahlication, but as evidence of good, who could not do so and had neither money Surgeon and Mr. Ayres, and Messrs. E. Rahildren sy send them. to Enrops, But only after which the second part was opened by Dr. a to the poop with their luggage for examine air in the signification attached to the words. nor luggage, were put into a plaas of safety Bolilise, W. Wotton, D. Rituujee, AN. Judah, of the expoliant Tress who our living by on Camogus as a yatrist mail the cases which para pausagers were stowel and he there found with him ca the subject after the meeting, be tlice favonrad by fortune can avail themselves L.-P. Marques, who gave on bloquent address tion. The interprater know where the Singa bat this was beganso I had no conversation with an armed guard qror thom night sud day Dr. Von der Horek, &o, &c., Lagether with the thete daily tail must edaoute their children in influenced the developinant of his pastis genina, ten choppers, and beneath the forcenstle, where having remained behind to ease with the until arrival, when they were banded ever to the unthorities la Hongkong. Twenty-six offare of the Vital de Oliveira sad all the prin- this Colony, whare there is not a single Foralesing with a tooobing reference to the unhappy eight of the passengers ware, he found a box Scorefary. The facts are as follows-Imme Cinamon wore brought before the sitting ma- oipal zambers of the Portuguese community. tuguesa educational institution. Even in Macao close of the poet's life. A galop arranged for I ordered the earpenter to open this box, which lately after the menting separated, and in gistrate at the Police Court yesterday, and the The Club was decorated in a manner which the Royal Collega of St. Joseph, which has turned sight hands was then played by the Misses I was looked, and which no one claimed and found walking from the City Hall towards the Cinh, T full particulars will be found in the usual plass. called forth expressimus of strication from eplesiastical zandnary's commercial eskool medios, and M. P. F. da Costa, after which Miss packages of powder with a fuss attached to oh three or four members. Those gentlemen, with oat so many good diplos, is now simply an F. dos Remelios, M. da Costa E. Li dos Raon the top beneath epme clothes, twoaty.five exprcesed my opinion of Mr. Nelson's words to HONGKONG HUMANE SOCIETY.

all present. Extracts from the poot's works created by private foftiative, and Rapported by M. A. Marques recited the episode of Queen After counting the packages, I kept one as the arception of one, are still in the polony, and or referring to them were hang around the wall; private individuals, owns a distinguished pro-Ignos de Castro in a manuor which did ber to.sample and throw the remainder, with the think they will support my statement that the The unual meeting of the members of the in forgl frames. There were a large suriber off fearor, but a single profesuar, however groat üniteeradit, it being delivered with thentmost sp. box, overboard. I did that as I was rather opinion then expressed was substantially the We are glad to note, by the last mail, that above society was held at the City Hall yester-beautiful plants neatly arranged, together with the education of all the youths of the tagusea. The young lady raised the enthusiasm I then mlled all hands and turned all the your most obulint servant.

bis qualification, is unable to minister to preciation of the theme and spoken in pare Por-sfraid to keep so minah loose powder on board.same as I gave at the Police Court-I am. Str, day afternoon, Hun. P. Erris in the chair. mirrors and the fags of Fortugal and Brazil,twa colonies. It is nanessargit fa argent-that and eprapathy of her audience to their highest Obinose possangers on deck. We then sasrahed There was a good attendance of members, and

P. RYRIA. amongst those pratant was the Rev, C. J. Booth. At the west side of the room stood a bust of the wo should do all in our power remedy pito. The next item was a-tiolin solo by Mr the place where they had been, and the

Hongkong, 11th June, 1830, A latter from Mr. L: Malbory was rosd, re-post which, was to be unveiled during the even the oil. Iti-indispensable to nationalise the R. S. Pinto, risen in that gentleman's usual box containing eleven loaded revoltam And a signing bie membership on the grand that ing. This is a present to the club from Mr. L. to fature graerations the national spirit and quent discourse by Mr. J. M. V. de Figueiroda, tioned all the passengers, and seventeen of the edusation of yeath, if we are to transmit excellent style. This was followed by an oto- quantity of ammunition was produced. I ques- a usually well informed journal, first reis Jury as a member in the event of a typhoon,

private calls upon him would prevent his doing] Marques, of Mauso..

patriotic feelings which we display ta dar. It his subjent being Some incidenta in the life of Singapore patamgers bed luggage and dollars, produced this statement, and its appeanLuce

Mr. P. 1. EMANOx, bon, secretary, read the the band, after which

The programme opened with an overture by must be admitted that the miniatars of Portugal Laiz de Camõe

The End A. M. steamer Bowen, Captain Following report:- in a paper of rock high standing naturally Singa Lao dats of the report prezented at the general

who are not for ede diglomatid and commarajal

and they gavo a satisfactory mount of them-affllar, with the Torres Straita Australian Mail, The faluring preliminary speech was delivered colations with the Chinese Empire. will not cars Ladies and gentlemen, I must apologise to you They could or would not tell what they had items are culled from the Australian papers-- His Excellency the Governor then sidselves. The prisonora had no property or money arrived here yesterday morning. The following excited much attention and gained for the re-meeting hold on the 6th Jane last little of interest by Mr. P. A DA COSTA-Your Excelloner any more for the atacation of our oùildren. But for not speaking in the classic language on doing in Singapore or give any acount of port great prominence-so wuch so, indeed, satisfactory balance of $274.81.

to the Society has taken place. The account show Ladies and Gentlemen, I am far from estooming the King Dom Luiz, who oultivates letters, smoons, but when I speak in the English chassires. I then looked them in the mail that it was telegraphed to the uttermost part fortunate in oscaping the visit of a typhoon or any played to-day by poste and atstors in the various of Shakspeary, will not hesitate to come to our language of a Government that has for the the owners of the arms and ammunition found formation in the vicinity of Kilkivan: The pro-

QUEENSLAND During the past seas the colony has bean again tival with the aradition which is, no doubt, dis-natleby him of Hamlat and the Merchant of Youice long friendly to Portugal, and I speak the guan erer them, as I suspected them of being myself competent to inaugurate this Hterary fes proof of which is the areallent trauslation lately augus: I poak in the language of o ustive list of iron and placed an armed

BRISBANE, April 29th.

members freely turned out of their own scoerd, and zilian Empire. Prizing, however, the Portagusa of Portugal, whom we see here, of the decay of tion. Te night, ladies and gentlemen, in Porta- wer on which ordinary gales oraired most of the papers brought on by the mail steamer sometimes were of considerable agrvice to jest people, name, I have imposed upon myself the task of the language of Camoens in this land. I am gal in Brazil along the sho:03 of Africa, and until arrival at Hongkong, when I handed them

at Singapore. I kept the prisoners guarded allows good surface prospects, specially at West Point. We have had imunity contributing to this velebration as far as it lay in aware that Bem Luis, as a Constitational King. In India, the Portugues are met to oslobrate the over to the police. Bowen The Chinese Govuminent, in ora byphoons new for several yours, and the probs my pewer, relying on your benevolence, knowing reigns but govern not, and consequently even maniversary of Camoans, Wa have here ons nd David Dale, ekist officer on the Baven, said and promised that the harbour improvements The Minister for Works has visited Cooktown, blockading the Portuguese port of Macao, ista is therefore me much presarahat he is that the more intelligent, the more indulgent it desirous to aid w, has not the axelieguer at his rantage over those who in Portugal and elas. At half-past one o'clock on Tuesday attornson, should be prouded with without deliny, the Go

Bishop is ac much grestes that it habcven enforcing an old claim. The rupture threar to be on the alert in endeavouring to invrebise the you are. You do not expect, avrtainly, that ar disposal,

I number of mte mèmbura and also their efficiency. bens to be of a serious nature." The wildest At the prosont tire se bave twenty four (24) work cultivator of the national letters, is capable of Should it plasse His Majesty to prepors to ware, that three hundred years ago. this aminant he had been told by a passenger that the Sings-parture for the mail steamers.;

obscure Maosense, rather an admirer than s

Bat we may derive some benefit from whos oslebrate the suniversary, for at this about 600 miles from Hongkong, the Interpreter fornment recurulains the importance of Cook- tia bigh infuetea and Royal munificence, moment we are breathing the atmosphere, as it to me on the bridge and reported to me that tow as the first port of arrival and last of ramours appear to have been set allost in ingebora on the list, soran haring left the colony adding anything new to what eminent authors, the British Government that to the educational poet (pointing to the bast) breathed when pore passengers were piratas: I immediately re- Lisbon without the shadow of foundation,and year.

and Courtest how members having jointed during the national and foreign, have already written in establishments of this colony be annored a Por- he wrote the Insid. Hora, in the south ported it the santain, who, with the interpreter

May 11th. The steamer Orient, has arrived at Adolatte. The number of practices during laat staan bave regard to the Nestor of tas Lian Paruussus, tuy collage snbifdized by His Majesty, there of Chins, a sad recall the days when and myself, went into the steerage and examined thirty-five days from Paynab, on siter leaving. thore is reason to believethat they were not puben a ve with the rocket apparatus and two hits say to him whose acnorous lyre his been store famed be no deabt that snaha proposal would be Cannons livad, breaking the same air that we the passagers. Would not find anything swag which one of the passages shot sell, one bished without a purpose. It has born stated ing drills. All was well attended, and the members than happy. Indeed the posts prediction has favourably extortained by that just nud liberal ser breathing, listening, no debt, to the same and thought no more of it and went on deck. jumped overboard, and author is taking. among other things, that seventeen vessels themselves perfest in their duties. Our Honor

generally showed great interest and a desire to make

teen fully accomplished. He lived persented Government, and, moreover, we could rely on the tropical rains that we hear not, atpired by the The interpreter continned a search and brought bound for Macao have heen obliged to turn Surgeon, Dr. Stockwell, who, from the tiny of join. men, sal died ill-treated by fortune. His co-operation of the prasant Cavernor of Hong sochory that we see around on the beautiful the shoppers produced and a small jemny which

COOKTOWN, May 8th. ing, har turen gros interest in the affairs of the

Mr. Corbett, junior, succeeded in placing horu about on account of the blockade. Now, as Society, is cutited to our beat than for the time and traversed radiantly three centaries. Thus the cause of union, if we hata cocoarse to least we here that alvantage over those who in was amething serioas impending The next day last week.The monster was found in Rooky fame, however, spread throughout the universe kong, Sic Ju Fups Flenneer, the friend of islands between bare sad Mano, and, so far, at he had found. I commenced then to think there de combed a saurian, menanring over 13 font, uns ing dal nad broukje doveled to instructing us in the life say the beauties of the Labsied, the grandiloqueut bla. The Eagliat people will not deny as their Lisbon celebrate the day. Ladies and gentle thing I was called out of my cabin and saw a box Creek, Emerald Hills, the residence of Mr. P. though extramely amusing to those who Zoow

Pho Comad to have arranged with bir. A. Wohltors style, the brilliant genius and artens patriotism moral quasi-obligation to aid and protect ns. mon, it has often hesa my fortune now for three of revolvers and a package of gunpowder. The M. Corbett When perceived, the alligator was per month. The Committee have experde about his misfortuna and peregrinations, in short, of the Orient and taught them the first lessons at this is the first cocasiou upon, which I have forecastle-head. to cecupy the house of the Society at the rate of 315 of its author, his leve, adventures, and sufferings, because our forefathers opened to them the gates years to have met the community of Hongkong, Chinese diapass produced was found under the sunning hisself on the shore, but a shot soon $35 in repairs on surse, and Mr. Wolters has 9x.ovarything calating to him bas been described in maritime commers and colonisation, aanroes met you assembled together a festival

caused him to seek safety, in the water: «Quic pamited considerably more, and has promised to look oummenied upon, praised or lamentad dating of the prosent prosperity of their country of literature. Here in one suscepolitos com anid-1 lafe Singapors on the 5th instant in this was offactual in setting hie prostorsions a

Ng Achi as bricklayer, residing at Singapore, sier again, other shot Buinto him, which after the gate and natial

the 300 years arpiring to-day, by writers of the Looring to the enlightened consideration of merde, where we deal in ten, in wilk, in opiam, steamer Borden. they have never formally recognised the right: Committee meetings.

Business Curing the your was trazmoted by three highest order, so minntely and with so much father of familias the scheme I bave veatured to land in rates of exohange, it is something to find passengers on board, but do not know where thor Jaw was found broken, while the second shot Fad- koor the prisoners were all gressor. O being brought ashore, the under communication with the President of the Royal En attempt to dilate upon any especial subject con- tions on the Portuguese langcago and literature turen got the photgral literalace of the about one a'olask I was in the water-cleset when skinnal and hung up on a tree bat, an- On the 11th Augnet last the Socioty put itself into ability, that it would be boldness for me to suggest, I now proceed to make some obaren aurselves hard together dealing only with litore came from., Os the morning of the 8ba instaus netested under the shouldor. The body was the colony, but they have never attempted to mine Suciaty, London, for the purpose of inducing morning him. If you saak for authorized opinions to my juvenile follow countryman-First her, but the olsasje lifemure of the hundred heard some oas say, We have gat our powder fortunately, Mr. Corbett, who, at the time, was interfere with the port, much less to blockade accions or tailimonials for our properly represented recourse to Tusso. Lope de Vegs, Lord Strang-gings inherited the mother's genius and features, decorated adorned with the verses of Camonds. it we will not her on fira. That was all I hoard. long, of which there were 33 bolo se wil the same that noble Instleston in roognise para, and to grant on the exuellency and marits of the Lustal, have born daughter of the Latin, the Portuguese Inu- year ago. Looking round the walls so tastefully now, and will make our fortags. If we be't do the tracks of the signers, returned too late ta the forwarded from which it will be pattered that farl, Adamson, Filinta Ehysio, Garrett, Castilho urlahing self with Calcio and Arabic words and listening as we here dano to-night to theresita At tax o'clock the same morning I mentioned to

wers halwe gallantry. The following is the pleasing they are altogether mythical, seeing that the object of the ormanication has hoor obtained. if you are ourious to hear ossaras on the poem, during the sway of those peoples in the Spanish finns wo have heat, the vivid and powerful recite some of my fellow passengers what I had heard amber atom, Atting alonely like two naws. unfortunately, will the exception of the collated to has already appeared in car for the most part numerited, and Voltaire, pinaals. Thus at the dawn of the Renaissanen, tion ef my frisad Mr. Atras, and that most choices nothing of what is now in court amongst daily steamboats from Hongkong, scarcely

Boutbey, Feis Agostinho de Macedo if you look soon after the great invention of Guttenberg, oar and tasteful rooitation of the young lady on my the passengers to board, and could not say in Committee have succeded in obtaining one far vindication of our eplo against those pre-language possessed in a latont condition the as-irbs (loud applause)-I think that I, as the what position I stor the prisoners when on board.

NEW SOUTH WALES. half-a-dozen merchantmen arrive in Macao Reval National Life Boat Arscõîalion, at a cost of attapézous, orities, tare to Thomas, d'Aquiño,éssary elements to give expression to the evola Engerbar of the Colony, and the members of aid-I took pasays on the 5th instant in thei

lifa belts, after the pattern of those sent by the

BYDNEY, MAY 12th. £28,000 in the sum the Irish Famine Fand has in the twelvemonth. The reports, which

$2 50 caels, from Mo. Ewen, Ericks & Co.. William Mickle, and Cardinal Sarsiva: "if you tons of the human mind 1 bad exerolsed itself Council who are around me here tonight, and

Tang Abing, cool is residing in Singapore, now reached. The CHAIRMAN said he thought the report want memoirs of the post, sonsult Ferdinandu novels of chivalry and pastoral postry while to the Committes of this elab our beat thanks, Bowes for Hongkong. Or the night of the 7th pleaded guilty to two charges of embezzlement, curiously, enough, found their way into a must be nonsidered a satisfactory me. Tuo Diniz, Vissant de Jaramanha, and Theophilza Legian vadour war engaged in wars against the bish I tanlar to them now, for the entertain: about nine o'clock I was below when I hoard and has been remanded sentence.

Beverley, the late comptroller of prisons, has number of the Opposition journals at Liskou, spoiety commenced the previous year in very Braga. From the sources I have zentions and Saracens. After the sepulsion of the invaders mens they have given us tonight Lond apone say " BA() The Chiness gambles arrested a few days ago.

but he was happy to as that no owing to the in the Bibliotheca Lusitana Hongkong, you into maritime enterprises: Writors ware then poor chreurastaneas indeed as regarded funds, from many others, some of whisk are to be found from the pantasals, the Lusitanians launched planse

Inspector Matheson said that this witness was appeared before the court again to day. The who probatly were hostile to the present liborality of the Chinese Community, who can draw copions information regarding the graft wanted to record their daring adventures, and Portuguesa community, thanked His Excellency the sponk about their attempt being frustrated Cainstials here. They congregated in the court Mr. J. A. DOS REMEDIOS, in the same of the sound with the prisoners in the hold and heard msn has created great excitement nmangat the Governor of Masan, The despatch of two great exertions at his friend on the right, the selebrate. "But the, shade of Camoans, which Fernan Lopes, John de Barros, Diogo de Conti, and for his kind expressions towards them: His Worship-You had better question bimolants were accommodated with seats on the

tributed the arbataxtial sam of $100 and the personage whose toroentenary we have met here to immediately appeared Asrara Damião de Gore, for the bonear of his presence on this ocosaic by the oaptain. fresh gunboats to Meeno doubtless helped to on. secretary, to whom he thought great has deigzed to descend from the ethereal regione. std other ohraniolara. Their adventures o said they were proud of having amongst them strengthen the rumours and increase the beuredit was due for oilsoting subscriptions which is hovering about this spot, expects to bilder and be exploits equal to those of that night no illustrious a guest. The object of I did hear some wie sympathize with me for chat to waited upon the M lief that matters. in China were getting position of the Soisty was Dow fairly Baby hits and of the vicissitudes of his earthly chronicle them, it became necessary to proclaim this social gathering to the honour to the great- from the shipping in harbour, the financial hear the commenioration of the wonder chanted Greeks and Roman. It was not enough to

Witness, in answer to the Inspector, said batch Seven of the prisoners were fined £25 serious The real truth is that one of the Lisfactory, as they had the sum of 3276:24 aristanco And shall we not satisfy, us for me and chant, then throughout the unforest of Partnguese posts was to impress on the being confined halow with the prisoners. I Bucation today for the purpose of asking that A deputatiu Minister for guaboata comes out as a relief for the Tij, standing at their tradit. The nastion would possible, that expectation We, the Macaense. Homer or a Virg2ae-inted. There appeared argusse people here. love for their country'de not know who it was that spoke about me i miriss to efflntally recognised by the depart could not understand what the prisoners said.the aboriginal sahdol in the Marrombage dis and the other merely places the may a probably couse up at a later perled of the mat was hars the good fortune to possess is our then on the scene Luis de Camoans, and the their minds by the study of their national bis. I did not see the box produced in the hold.

and to induce the Portagnese youths to cultivate ing of how the funds were to be maintained at a country the grotto where the sublima opie vom Portuguese language, fecundated by such a something like the ordinary respectable loyal. He thought there were several posed the great monument of Portuguese glories brilliant genius fed by aneb powerful deeds, tory, where they would find recorded many

Ching Asbui, intarpreter on the Bowen, sail Sir John Babertson id he was sure the Govern- mont and pecuniary assistanco zforced to it. footing, two or three gunboats having always in which, they would be enabled to koop the Yes, we shall fulfil that saared duty according evolved, and showed itself worthy or ste moths, chivalrous sets of their ancestors all over the On the 8th instant, about one o'clock p.m. I mond would favour the proposal, and promised to ways, until the last three or four-years, been tolstyrende, it in, suites-(Applaane)

society in funds, and he was sure the efforts of to our means. We shall let it be known to our A philofagical phenomenoa cotarred in the world for the progress of pivilisation and revered certain lutation from one of the pas consult his oclagtee on the matter maintained as Mago. The rumour that the sources in the colony. The correspondent commemorate this day that the sentiments the Portugais lang pad from any cheers were thus given for His Excellency the The Australian and Singapore passengers warn in the latter country.

senger which I reported to the chief officer, who company is in course of formation in Sydney On the call of Mr. Remedios, three hanety reported it again to the captam. Boon after this and New Zealand for the purpose of developing Bussis and Portuguese Governments had thought they might consider as very eatiefmotory hearts in the confines of Asis under the shield lot. It is not in my power to eaumento the with the Royal Humane Society in Leados, ke which szimate them, flow also from Lusian virility, and after three ontarios it is still ver

I went below with them and arched the place the rtel deposit of oil siste resintly discoverst agreed upad a mutual line of action in rents, inasmuch as this adsiaty was now 008. of a forsign but friendly dag. I have the satis immense riches, it all branson of human by Miss M. A. de Bostic and Meseca, C. Danen. I remained below and sontinned my search. I

Governor. ferance to matters in dispute with Chias hassitated the representative, as he might say, of faction of Aunouncing to so that excellent learning, writ of transition sanggberg, R. S. Pinto, and A. A. Cordeiro, and the searched two boxes and found nothing, but on widale. Farmases are being erected on the

Another overture on the piano was tham given officer, after a short time, went on dock, and all mixed up together. The saptain and chief

ARMIDALE, May 18th. bron denied in the Upper House of the Por-ficate from this society would entitle, any selecticas; others, learned and eloquent, will offer ansion, when we are honouring the memory-of Li Barresto's reditation of the poem of A. A. opening the third box serion boked, ground, and the mins will be mand has

that great society at home, because a corti declaimers have undertaken to mucite poetical (sinos its period of transition; but on this, o tugusse Cortes, and we presume that willeen person to obtain a reward, and he was inclined eulogies in original prose; and others, well versed the funnier of our literature, allow me to record Soares de Passos on Camoens, which was given

programme was brought to a close by Mr. L. de which was vince the most sceptical That Fortugal de to think the statement in the letter as to in that diving art ally of poetry will expoute some of the names which in the branches that with spirik and effect, alisiting a hearty on barst prouer. I found more shoppers and a burgla-been seened by local parties, who are also at siros to get the treaty signed at Tientsin in was made under a misnoneoption and that there propose to render to the immortal Singer of because famous. In history on par with, or

the recipients of rewards being British subjects eboloe musio

working order. A large quantity of ground These are the homages we constitute zeraturo properly so called, have 1862 ratified by the Government of Poking bases do intention of the part of the society to the Losted before this ha venerable effigy.

rious instrument When I saw the box work. It has long been known that antimony in of applause, R se above the chrafolars I have named, are

The room was than oleared for dancing and the asked for the owner, and for somebody to open itlarga quantiles was deposited there, hat people never been denied, and she will make another abjects who might merit them. He thought I P. Marques. As the esterony took place's Rebello da Silva. Theopains Braga; it romanti. Governor and Mas M. A. Marques. Dancing gfth prisoners were sitting oluen to the box, tha

deny the rewards to those not being British The bust of Camoens was then unveiled by Dr. placed the Viscomat de Bantatero, Heroniano, Brat quadrills was opened by His Excelfones the and the fourth prisoner said, "Oh no, there is thought it would not pay the working arpenses. attempt to get this done at some fitting op- they might give them to Chineas If the socfaty sumber of little girle, representing the nymphs cism Julho Dials, Clio Hattan in sserad avazing was spent by all procont. The hosts were so a mast smoking opium, The fourth pri The Government having granted to the Ex-

nothing in it. The seventeeth and twenty. was kept up for several hours and a most pleasant me now produced in court marked They portunity, no doubt. But it is not likely thought proper to recommend it. If the meeting invoked by the post, trooped in and placed hou-oratory Antonio Vicks, Malom; in parliamentary treated their guests with the courtesy obsz that the Lisbon Government would ever tier to the Bocretary of the Boclety in London of this advent of the nympha was as pretty as it pastry, of whiob we treat spécially to.d acteristic of their nationality, and nothing could/sozer was in another part of the vessel, and the hibition Commission £99,893 on masount of the

approved of it they might address further short quets and wreathe on the pedestal. The effect oratory Joai-Batovan. Garrett, Mandes Leal; in care to make the rejection of the treaty and point this out to him, because they kaew from was quique.no water ga a casus belt. They hold Macao, and did give rewards and testimonials to others than and that in the same of his father, who could whole of Europe, as the free Bpia of modern the language of Cemoans presents, our doing in that, What is the matter with you?" I British Implement Court, for which a spevisi axesent the stention they paid to them. Torontoenth prisoner want on deck and returned present financial year, making the total probable the newspapers that the Royal Humane Society Dr. Marques, in mating the presentation elusively to Fortugal, being claimed by the sale in way that our wout of potanistatice with open the box, and he said "Oh, there is nothing extra space for the United States exhibits and bosides Lais do Casons who does not belong closing our secount of the calebration we have with the forth origener. I then told him to outlay £80.000 steps are being taken to provide independently of the fact that possession is British subjects, The feat of the Super Lot be present on the ocasion to present the tintos, so much so that there exit already justice to the exoslleace of the literary part of hundred gold coirs. He then opened the bar, tions for spacs are so numerous tlist diffenity it aine points of the law, they have had intendent, Mr. Mallory, baring resigned was bust personally, he had much pleasure in deli versions of the Lasisd in 17 different languages) the entertainment.

mid that an European gentleman bad lost ve annexe will be erected The Victorian applica thoir authority recognised so long, not only much to be regretted, but he was are Mr. yoring it in his name to the. Committoo of the Portuguese letters own by other renowned by forviga ustións but also by Chinees Mallory would not have done so had his other Cheb Lisitano as a memento of this iss

taking the key from his girdle? He took experienced in allotment.TRAN darias allowed of his continuance in that oflcs.

singers Of the latter part of the 16th century officials, that they need feel little antiaty on Thay would therefore have is alect another thanked Dr. Marques for the handsome gift, and by considerably augmented up to our times. tween the Hongkong and Lisbon Committees covered in the bex some old clothes, beneath very large number of the mercantile community.

Mr. G. A REMEDIOS, President of the Club, slime we reokon 10 Cards, and this plotides

The folinwing telegrams were exchanged be the lock (Chinada) baing amongst thom I din tank place this afternown in the presence of s laboh of keys from his girdle, the key of The opening of the new Melbourne Exchange the subject. If the Chinese should assert a superintendent, and he thought Mr. Wohlters, if said it would be much prised by the members. In the epio, in which Portugal oedas not the claim to the peninsular city, the Portuguese salted for It

he would accept the post, wantd be eminently. It would always be kept in that hall, which would palm to any other country, not oven to Italy,†

Hongkong. 9th Jane, p.m. which were four choppers, a knife, and a jeramy. The ball prosals fery handsome appearance will doubtless know how to meet it. But

be called hensoforth, as in the past, the Hall of the classic land of music sad poetry, sppear

To the Tersoutsnary Committee, Lisbon, of these things, and when we arrived at Hony pabes but been spared to make the Exchange in told him that I was going to take possession and is Bited with every convenienco, and no ex Mr. WOLTE said he would do so with Campana.

tle below the singer of the Tusiad, Corte Boal,

The Hongkong Committes congratulata hong I would retum them. He consented. I then story way worthy of the city Mr. Bervice, in while such is suffered to lie in abeyance, it pleasur

Mr. P. ADA CORTA then delivered a speech exfuct of the pooms Blogs of Din and Ship. You is most racessary, and unwise and wautou, should continue to practices as ueretofore. He tongue. He said: Whon initiating this festival tion of fourteen othar posms). In the dramatis The CHAIRMAN i he thought the society on the importance of the study of the mother-wreck of Sepulveda (here follows the enumera

took the box to the captain, and went into the the course of hot speech, congratulated Mr. forecastle to search some other passengers living Jeffray, the proprietor, and Mr. Byron Moore, for Lisbon jourusle to fabricate ramours of war vory glad to see thancosssion of new members I had the honour to aunsanee that you would fourished Ferreirs and Gil Vicents, but in this

Diston, 10th June 415, there I isso saw the first pelsoner lying on the lease, on the enterprise and also on the suo-, right Mr. Booth), who, he was sure, would greatly make an exception of my humble mil, as poor In the lyrio, bucolle, nad other sorta, there lines braco for the unanimity to the glorification of his box, and no one we there I fed to amitable callying point that it was time they had and partleslarly glad to see his mr friend on his hear productions of gifted inkallat I must branch we enty Ragland the tags of Bliskspeare.

“The Lisbon Committee and a fraternal em. top of a box, and the 121b; 15th, 16th, 19th, Elve, cash gabieved. "He suggested, now that com

and 22nd prisoners lying on the last close to mercial men were provided with an eminently mazist kho society. - He concluded by moving the fi wit that foam hardly contribute to this again in the first place Luiz de Camoena, and Catzoor, the symbol at the Portugasso nation's whom the box, belonged, and all of those before agreed upon sa exchange hour. Luncheon was

a

of the world. We note, in evidence of this

spastors pegged off a reel, the outcrop of which A naw gold discovery has been made in sinto

May 8th.

fact, the following telegram in the Australian

matter of fact, these ridiculous statements,

the real truth, are calculated to mislead people

in Europe. Not only has no claire been at

up by the Chinese Government though

of Portugal to the possession of Macuole

it. As for the seventeen vessels, well we fear

were evidently started by interested parties,

force on

the abrasing character that have latterly

been disseminated.

ANEWRE.

yourself.

room in great numbers, and saveral Chinase mer-

Some rich and extensive antimony mines are now belog opened up within a few miles of Ax-

VICTORIA,

MELBOURNE, May 1,