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NOTICE.

WATSON

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FAMILY AND DINING CHEMISTS,

ascribed to the Committes of fostering a race distinction cannot, with xay consistency, be 00. maintained.

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thera and the Government on the usage ment of the institution. His Excellency's in- endo that there had been a suppressio veri on this point was therefore totally unwarranted. The emphasis with which the Governor de repeated allusions by name to three members of the Committee was in deplorably bad taste, and betrayed an animus ne littlo

TAH DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 1880.“

The F. and 0, steamer Nisam, with, the next outward English mail, laft Singapore for Hong kong at 5 pm, on the 10th instart.

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The following were the vessels on the berth home, for Hongkong, on the deportare of the last mail, August 6th: At Lonlan,--Sionraers Glamis Castle, enariney, and Inte. Billing vossola John Nicholson and Wyle. At Laser pool-Stedmer-Diomed.

The Saigon Journal reproduces the following told that B. Gambetta opposes the Touquin ex- paragraph from the Courrier du Soir:---" We are pedition for a reason which merits consideration, The President of the Chamber is of opinion that diet contact with the thires, by ite suppres- sion of a nantial zone, would be calculated to load tu dangerous conflicts."

A tologram received in England, froza Malta

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PHE, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

Owing to the length of Friday's Connoil məst- ing we were unable to givs the report of the proceedings in Committee on the Appropriation Bill further than to indicate the points touched apon. We now supply the omission.

THE HOUSE TAX

THE CIPY HALL QUESTION.

Mr. Byrie says that the City Hall Committee ought to give in to the Governor, as it is due to the dignity of his position." That world mona that the Governor is to be an sutoornt.

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Advartinemonts which are not ordered for a fixed creditable to his station na to his heart, His on the trinitimo says that the British steator Hoa. P.,YRIE-Your reelleney, I would into two classes-gentlemen and "artizans, andrrested ths frat-prisoner bacauza hê situok last Excellency was so far carried away by his Galley of Lowe, Captain Dryden, froin Hankowe ask whether there is any possibility, by and by,boures." As the City Hall Directors make po

The Daily Press.

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matter of it, and perpetrated a further blunder grant of a sto for the Hall, the Goverancerning the engines of the Russian resintacting an efficiat police force. "Bat, as Istid: if you ones hold tko talasós evenly between Europeans intimated it before he (Mr. Wotton) had addressed class fogislation. The hornst feffividual imposes

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jakols. There has hoon no disputa fuitwenu 296 valuable ground lying waste, as it is, beyond thơ and other workmen about wages. I am working Gas Works, and in other places all over the RANDOM REELECTIONS, mander 3. H. Rickman, reusirtly returned from China, bus passed a most creditable inspection ut

br the day. The first prisour belongs to the Colony Theco laud spooulators, na the Governor Sheernaetho flag captain being inspecting of.

If the God inities of the City Hall when giving Now Iling Cheong shop, where the priester was rightly called them, simply provent hast gen, four and afterwards proscaled to Chathon, a roseut cerrospondence extending over a few arrested. I have not boon to work sino" I was and wen who are prepuced to carry out the It would sorse no good purpose to follow

whore she is preparing to pay off on the Tili inst. mouths onght to have included correspondence attacked I still feal sove about my bones where regulations of sale, leom buying. I myself.

ton or twelve years old with a previons Governor, I was besten,

wonted to pipuhas some ground on the water His Excellency through, his lengthy attack

By His Worship-The second and third pri- side, some faw years ago, at a Government ano. With raforcnon to the razor that, the Ghat shonld a Governor, when professing to givo a on the Committoo, but there are one

(Gloucestershim, Regingot was to procent in oret of despantolies, louve cut some in the middle sezers were arrested in the Man Hing Cheag tion, and was ready to lay out my tone in other points-calling for notice. In the first

to gutamn to the Straits Settlements, replacing and say nothing about the omission? do at shop, not in the Mow Hing Cheong. My fellow building a sea wali, according to the conditions place, it strikes us as being peculiarly vidi-

A telegrain, received in England on the 2nd the 3rd Buffs, who proscedal to Honghong to say that Sir J. P. Hendusay has over done this workout, Tang Asin, he was sitting near me, of salo, but a land speculator" stepped in, ran

was not assaulted...

up the bidding to above my prico, and became Tang Asie a tattun splitter, employed at the the owner, and although the time in which tho culous for him or for any one else to suppose ultime frem Ops Town, cays that the British take the place of the 27th (Joniskillings), or. thing, bat it has been done;

The Governor tells us that the new Altorroy-Tal Ki shop, gave, sorroborative evidence, and work was to be done has passed long ago, the the Committee, in publishing the correspond-barque: Gerganazine, from Now York to dered to the Cape. we understand that these oren with the Government on the question. Stanghai, lind pat into Simon's Har with loss Arrangements were made at the Warfive, but General expressed a vory-elear opinion-an opi- underwent a lengthy orday.exauxination by Mr.ground is now in the same state as it was at tho Sangha had put it on This Glamorgan that in consequence of the disetor in Afghani nisu eciavitost with that of all his predecessors Holues, but his sridoo in shist was unshaken. sale. Let the Gavarner look into the conditions af issue between them, would dream of rehire was in Hongkong the garly part of this year.bolists at prosont thay ars under the considers the rouey, if any were to ho paid, should be paid uppsaut the last wituuse to have been assaulted and I think he will and ho has power to compat alon some alteration may possibly take place. Wthat the legal estate is vested in Mr. Byria, that

In answer to his Worship, the witnom said he of all the Government cales that have taken place producing minates and decumente written

Theory is still they come! His Lesporial ticu of the authorities.

to Mr. Ryrie. To whom were the payments for because he was not a mother of the guild. Wit these "land apron alors" to carry on thoir agrée.. 1878 and 1870 made? If to anyone elso, the Go- acme twelve years back, and which bad Russian Majesty's steam erniser Fampa, Captain

neas was not a member of any guild, and the rea-mants in building houses and other things on the His Excolleroy Chau Pyha Bhanuwongso veror, according to his own showing,, actad really nothing to do with their view of the Gripenberg, from Cronstadt, vid Aden, nitived

son he was not attucked was that he looked at ground, or sko to resume the ground and sell it thom in auch a manuer us to frighten them, aguin to others who will lay money out on funð matter, however impurtant they might be at Singapore on the morning of the 4th instant, Maha Kase Diboti ti Praktang, the Sinnes illegally.

en route to the China and Japan séstions The Ambarendor, bas had several interviews with the

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made an average of all the bets on the Ho Tang Wah, master of the Tai Ki shop, thus increase the revenue of the Colony

CROWN LESSED. to the present Governor in influencing and Europa is a vosal of 3,000 tons, and enrries 260 Foreign Office officials, and wa nnderstand that

f and fad that it stands sild-The last two witnesses are in ny employ, the now agreement will be signed about the 10th subjout that I can hear guiding hiw. No one cati blatae His Excel- men and 12 gour.

The barque Hazel Holo, Captain Millions fast. As we have already pointed out, however, even at three months as the time within which and were in my shop on the evening of the 2nd Hongkong, Septembar 11th, 18:0, A RECENT CASE. leucy for appealing to the nets of his prede

this will only be provisional that the Continental the Governor and the new Attorney-General will instant. Hearing a wise of bling. I went f

outside and saw Mak Ahi bleeding from tho

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRE39," head and I took him to the etion. cessors in office, but is is hardly likely tho arrived at Queenstown from Formoso, on the 2nd Pewors arrept the sama agreement. His Ex-havo a deadly guarrel.

S-Referring to your Police Report of 11th It is linown' to all Hongkong that the reason the following afteranon I went with the polios inst. I wish to draw your attention to the foot City Hall Committer would care to swell ultimo. Whilst basting into Queenstown Marcellepay and suite will probably leave a few days bone on the provicas day, she took the groun [91 their annual report hy ineluding in it all the inside Camden Point, where she remained for after signing and proceed to Paris, to commence

exolade the lower class Chiness during a portion Chong shops, At the latter stop the thint correspondeuce, that has ever passed botwcen short time, but fosted off again on the flood tide.nogotiations with the French Government. Sub. the City, Hali Pommittee retained the power to to the Mow. Hog Cheong and Ian Highat I did not appear at the Court; but Mr. sequently they will proceed to the Hague, Berlin, I of the day is that their personal habits are ex-prisoner was arrested, and at the former the Songs himself withdrew the caso. Thanking you

for the insertion. MARIA F. COLLACŐ," appareütly uninjured.

and Vienna, and possibly to Rome on similar tromely offensive ta lurpeans sail the stanch second prisoner. As they were being akon away

Hongkong, 11th September, 1880, missions.

intolerable. Why should not this he openly do them were a great many people making a 'no180

CAUSTIC-NO. 1. clared so that parsons away from the colony nyaud I was struck. As we word going by Sei Wor kpów the real facts of the case?

lano I saw the first prisoner, who atensk me, and

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY TRESS. seized held of him and gave him into custody.

Br,-At a time like the present when the only Before and after he was taken in charge he throapparantly independent member of the Legisla tive Council is subjected to treatment that he Police Sergeant Sam Akow proved arresting by no means deserves, I think it incumbent upon toned to hil me.

the prisoners, with the aasjatatire of two other every oud who hea the interest of the Farmien At the ports in China and Japan British subukas.. The Sergeant saw the first prisons Community at heart to do his atmost to give the Hon. Mr. Keswick all that, moral support which justs are divided by Her Majesty's Government strike the last witness

In answer to Mr. Holmes, the Borgeant said he his public-spirited and thankless actions have mors than tally enruad. It is with this view Lad put into that port with her rock what of a reduction of the police, water, and lighting

witoss. Wheni, at the charge-roam Mak Abi, that, at one personal fasenvenience. I purpose romper as to allow it to be seen, that he had broken. Austher account states that the stammtor foot on adresas of light taxation, and distinction between Europe and on- the second witneth, ideatified the first prisoner is writing a few letters of fair comment upon the remembered and still felt enimity against all arrived there on the 2nd altire with her high haru ier years heau of opinion that we coulds, ust only between the clean and anolean;

transactions at the last meeting of our Legislative Bie. Wotton submitted that be and clearlyonail. I trust, whatever their demerits, you who took part in the memorable public puro van web broken: she would be at once reduco this rate to something like what it is in would they not moet the Governor's views by naingang Ayat, the man, ruestioned in thewarrant.

repairal sad would be able to proceed fa a few Shanghai it would be a benefit to the culong, on tho nating howed the words made ase of by the

ads out Lissy and that the prisoner was that will be able to fad space for them, their object meeting at which the first-fraits of his days.

PRINC bath already aude for Feroign Ofte towards residents as the treaty porn who had inflisted the blow upon the com- being tearings to those to whom the information

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pioidant. The case sense, he said, par of the may be most profitable that though it laye not in administration were so sternly condamned.

The Frenak mail steamer Baus arrived at Cape one year a great reduction. I then reverted to

the 3rd instant, the old figure, but it showed my diaposition to It is only from, staal things not generally master of the Tal i shop aut employing the power of the whole of us to proclaim with Governors are of course only weak, falliblo, S. Jamta fram 11ongleng Tax debates at the meetings of the Legisla short-sighted mortals like the rest of us, one day bébiad her time, and tou late to take radno taxation if possible, and I should be very noticed that we can rightly judge of a man's charbors of the rattan guild, and thus creating strampet, tongna the displeasure we feel at the The barbers and washermen formerly feeling of jealously by man who won members, truaime we are undergoing, still none the loan do dvantage of that day'e this to go up the river. happy to consider a reduction provided we got noter. tire Council have frequently, during the but they should at least be careful not to She bal bosc delayed by the typhoon, in which some other source of revenue. As you are aware described as marebenta are no carefully spoken He soubi uot account for the third witness, who are feel the provoking anaoysaac that the Iranion

was also not a member, not boing assulted. He with which re are enreed chases 15, régime of His Excellency Sir JOHN Pors allow private feeling to bias their actions or abe sustained some damage to her bridge and I have had to strengthen the police force, get of by the Governor as shopkeepers. Haring in

Our Saigon contemporarios ateam launches, and make other improvements in advertently dresivad Eer Majesty's Government, was there to prvo that Mak Ahi had been as- Nn sun will supposa for an instant that the hurricane dacks.

has of rectify. anked by the prisoners. It und beco endeavoured Governor of this colay is not able to defend his HENNESSY, been lively, if not exactly profit-flavour their speeches. It is true that Messrs. do not publish the ship's report, which would the police. Ail that required money.. The Fire he takes the only opportunity

Brigado, polls, and water ratos, twelve per ing the nistako. If we do and agree with is in the cross-examination of Muk Ahi to try and policy. His ntity to wield the sodges on hit able, und that of Friday last was more than FoREsand Horris are not British subjects, have brea of some interest.

ean, I admit are very high, I should live to Excellency in all things, we anat admit that each make the court lisaliero his evidence. It was behalf randul ry the ssuistanda asually exhilarating. Mr.Keswick'scriticism but they have very large stakes in the Colour. The Saigon Journal publishes the following, reducetaom, but at the same time I endeavour-housety is not usual.

axcessively di Boult in a row to explain what way that was so gratuitously afforded him by Mesere. The exact position you were in at the exact Ryrie, O'Malloy, and the temporary" oalsatial of the ostimutes elicited a long and interests have boat liberal supporters of its insti- with a guest that it may be ecpied by its coming to spend the money for the purpose for which

Sic J. P. Henney sooms to think that all the moment the distaruanos teok pliem. Takiga in his violent Duslaught on the City Hall Com- ing statement from the GovERsos, which we tutions during their long residence, here. temporaries abroad:" By a decision of the Go. it is Total. With regard to the lighting of the

vernor dated the 19th Augast, 1980, ilu Cape town, I have increased the vote from 302,000 or Chicose in Hongkong are British subjects. He fair and impartial view of the ease, avory sorlons mittee. As to the first, I am afraid I am doing. stall consider in detail on a future occasion. The wore fact of these goetlemon being foSt. James light is open for souphoric sorrice $23,000 to $25,000 and have proposed to the com.said: "So that these gentimen. the majority assault had been made out, and the first prisoner him no injustice when I say that, with the agitis The matter to which we now direct attention reigners could not justify the GoVERNOR ander the conditions of the International Tels. pany that lights the town with gas that they may of whom are not British subjouts, claimed a right was found to have Inflicted the blaw. The oharraunity, his drvousy is rather injuriens that the is the sudden onslaught made by His Excel- in connecting their toes with santiments graphic Convention of Fordon, 1870. Vessels consider the propriety of increasing the number to exclade British subjects," I don't know what actor of the first prisoner was shown, by his ntinok reverse. As to the second of these gentlemen, I lency on the City Hall Committee. It was of contempt and defiance of Her Majesty.fore now make know their passure of lights and reducing the cost per light. My hoing a British subject has to do with it, but pon Ho Tang Wah, to be that of a kisu svady am not in a position to judge of his reront pet- whilst of the Cape, without entering Coajion Bay, proposal to now, as the hon. gentleman (Me very few of the great unwashed amongst the forn fight at any time. He submitted that ha formats, for though efaiming some slight ac vident that Sir Jony was spoiling for the frey, Even for the purpose of illustration, it was and have it made known in the fight market. Rrris) knows, before the company. Dy original Chiuces are British subjects. Many foreigners had fally proved the gase, but if his Worship bad qnaintance wila Eglish I am totally unable to argastion was that they should make a redus who are not British subjects contributed largely a doubt on the ocidence before him, inch doubt gather any moaning out of the miserable hotch- Intelligros reocived at home from Malta tien, of thirty-thive per cent, in the cost. I export to the building of the City Hall and have given should he left for a jury to decide. It was not potph that can be courtesy alone he danaminated as he took prins to introduce the subject, and a gross liberty, and one which the com. very pointedly incivustod that the Hon. Wunity may be safely trusted to estimate dated the 1st ultimo, gives the news of a colli- some sodnation. Though I have made some many articles to the Library and Massun which an ordinary case of assault, there was more be a speech. With oference to the "prosisigual" hind it that could at preacut bo brought before Dos Quixote, his titing were more profitably Kanvica Lind purposely overlooked the ab-nt its true value. The Chinese who Sirion having occurred between the British steamer addition to the rots, it would not ba possible to the Cuines Lufe not done.

Harter. Captain Brandwaite, which left Yoko have the amber of lights. I should like to see

the court. Such cases as the present ware stem-done against that “foundation stona” of which His Excelleury asks Are Messrs. Hoppius.

$5 and 83.

would like to baya faller particolars theresuent, and Curator, jouts are numerically inconsiderable, and Said 23rd Jais, sad the Talian tarque Idem, aloits that the expenditare, as it is now con.

Mr. Holmes suld he would first bring evidence and doubtless the elect could shod moro light upon nocifully grek few have any large interat in the place. were going dout slow at the time on account of which you meire valuable results. If you relations heineen parious of European birth and on behalf of the second prisoner, and he thought that interesting subject than we the outsiders

from Goree to Marsellas. The steamer's engines duote, upon our police, is an expenditure from this Colony ou the all important question of the obriandy (Man", kan fast på not be laul sigh: thick fog prevailing. The barque sank, and win allege to reduce crime by prevention, if those uos of Europeau birth." Very suitable mon after that his Worship would be in a position are able to eroirs. As to the Gaol Super.rtandout

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etow were saved and takar en board the yon give to this eomannity great con filence, teda so, most residents will say. They have much to decide whether the complainant's story WAS ng Th was Ouilt and s

amer. On arriving at Gibraltar the ryter, if they are no longor alarmed about barglaries lenger experience and quite as much intelligens to be believed or not, maja u gained by the small Twish and don, poich had sustained no tamage, was placed in and assaults at night, you not only save the pro- us the Governor. He sannot tell how the Chinese Mr. Wattoni told Mr. Holmes that ha-aught

here must be treated until he has been amutigst tret detonamshi. Granial that the Deformteni, amarantino on account of having the Italian party the thieves way be taking, kat produce e

was going to call witnesses.

the thousandth part of a second spent iu m- tagojene til ster-arvary sunithin midi w on board, but on the 3rd aftime she was state of mind which drables all in the old to theta for some time. He must of napassity learn har gairted him that lie (H, Holmes)

wed to proceed.

sonduct their business affaire with granter satis. from some on, and why not from these antis..

Mr. Holms-You didn't givso meu obance."

Avelion opavinced me of the absurdity of sap- Mr. Wotton said that Mr. Holmes could have would have been thunght of H. but any out ask, te kast Character

posing there is anyone who does not believe in A bore paper tells the following story enu. faction and I know no better economy than har meu as well as from others! He cannos al at fortunately for him he made a personalistically making the most out of this

give me some other source of revenue I shall be sad. Chinese any more than the gentlemen be

penalties upon the dishnuost. Why so? Why Main the idibility of the Has ions to

Mr. Holmes-But you wear on without-

should Govorast Beanessy desire to provide Mr. Wotton mid that he gould now have a solitary cells for certain of his follow craiuresit by connecting it with the events altering set down its value at $73,000. This estimate manage their men-of-war by themselves of happy to reduce these rates. Some time ago I name could.as aon as they landed in the carntry may os found in the appointment of uber of suggested one source and that is, wore taxes diacida baswon the poor ignorant dapes of the

he is opposed to class legislation 1 Thúy ma the public meeting of September, 1878. stav been based on the present en-lahi aud Auricu, susimene to the rosely with respect to spirits. If I had in this colony. Horse Rulers in Ireland and the landlords whose chance to speak later on.

To Akum, a rattan splitter, suid-My master's guilty of crime. It might be word. Fo Essentment on this occassion got the better bapced value of land, for, as a matter off to Tacille fleet. The Admiral's Hagskip, the what they have in the Straits, a spirit farm, we property they ars so anxious to gat for nothing.

would have a large extension of revenue which

"I should be distinctly understood that. Hi.au is Pang Mow. The third prisoner bolongswell now who is to define what crime is ? of discretion, and the Colony was treatic fact, the site in question, at the date of its frigate Minin, est ont my Hasin us would enable me at once considerably to re- Excellorsy slastly stated to the City Hall Com. to the Man Bling Cheong. His name is Acha What the large senlist designatas an offence.

with an American engineer on board to assist the to the undignified spectacle of its Governor being granted, was not worth at most ahore Bassing staf. The latter gece Toty good at dace the home tax and in that way we would mitte that if they took the trouble to reconsider The toirt prisoner is named Ho Ani, and he is the smaller may consider a normal anadition of zacking an unprovoked attack upon certain one-fourth of the amount. It must not be theory, but sofally deficient in prasties. At lay the charge on those who choose to spend their roles as to admission, with the help of the smplevet at the low Hiug Cheong. I life. Some may say, very vulgurly I admit, "he absent fuumbers of the community who had forgotten that in the ordinary-course in a Aden the Russians began to think they could their money in intoxicating drinks. Im Chief Justice and the Bishop, he would cousin is fellow workman of mine. On the 2nd that lakos what is n't hisn" is a oriminal. As

mention ane rosent case in which a company of exactly the same opinion as bafera. The Go-

instaat I was in the abop splitting raftans an Englishman. I am not prepared to agree to inentred bis displeasure. The City Hall municipality such an institution would be got on by themselves, and made to the proposed to condent in this Colony the processor tells us all foese mer are fanls. for to atil eleven o'clock. The second prisoner was any such proposition, for in that case we are a

pleasant for the America that he telegraphed

on the roof that evening cooling hived padon of criminals from time immemorial. Museum dispute derives most if not all of its provided out of the rates. The Government to Rs to have himself recalled. Bofors be of distilling spirits. We have put a fee of $2,000

bia rice at five 'clock, and from that time rajahu of theirterritories. That we had despoiled importance from the fue that the Governor here take the taxes-and thevarobardaneome hod. left the ship forty-eight hours the engine on that distillation, a spirits. I need not toll says they agreed to play at the game, "bags did not work afte taking rice. He took We should concedo that wo robled the Indian If the Chiuose pay 98 per cent of the small til I-knocked off work he was on the runt. the Red-fudian, the Zain, the Kar, the Trans has tempted to forou his native race pre-nough in all conseincebut leave theke down, and telegrams very seat after him you, if you take she gusality if spirits which you win, taile we lose.” **

urging him to come back. These, however, did this important. and Hourishing concern will dilections down the throats of the foreign British and foreign residents to subscribe not reach bin till he got to St. Petersburg, distil, this is nothing compared with what it sum of $1,200 sentibusted anaaally by the public Tony Alui was present with several others with vaalito, the Macri, the Australian aboriginal, and

would pay in Mauritius, Ceylon, or Bagland towards the City Hall (which, however, every

mo. If the scored prisquer had left the place I soon to infinity. Under these circumstances the must have savn bim

spoliation of a fellow cannot be crime. Why community. Practically all that he asks bas the funds to build an institution which thay when he refused to go look again unless the AdThis is on a very empli sosis. I am only doing one knows to bo a very long way from the truth miralty doubled his pay and gave bin & document

By Mr. Wotton-I was on the second floor at thon legislate against spoliators? Why shoqjð hean conceded, and it is probable that had the had a right to expect would be done for the signed by the Grand Duke Constantine placing what I have power to do in Council. Of course, what proportion did they give towards the oreo

a sailor bo compelled to observe cër” matter been approached in a different spirit The grant of a good sita for the finest buiklbim shore the enginering, staff and giving him I have to deal with a spirit farm generally tion of the buildings, and the stocking of the work; I could not see the sacord prisoner tas a soldier

whole time ho was on the terrace. I saw himtain regulations? Without them it would be im power to send back to Russia any of the on-

and the consumption of spirits in the colony, we Library and Musoute

when we went to bed at slovou o’eltok; he then possible to control them, it will be asid, perhaps. a satisfactory armogement might have boong in the Colony, and the small contribution-gineers he chose. As he had helped to covetraotust pass a Ordinance similar to what they

of $1,200 yearly to pay the salary of the the engines, sond know are sent their working have at Singapore.

came from the terrace. I swear he was on the Prooieely. I reply. Now this is just what the terrace from 1re o'clook until oloros. I do no City Hall Committee say, that is, we consider The real fact, howovor, is that Governor Librarian and Curator, surely constituted the than any quo else, the Russian Government HENNESSY Kas estranged himself from his least that could possibly be done by the Go-

know whether it is posible he had left the shop cartais rules are sequisite to the maintenance of ponce, order, and comfort. Why should a chaif or not again last Friday."

By Mr. Holmes-If he had left the terrace coolie or a boatman be compelled to take a fore must have seen him,

and yet a barrister be permitted to rolne a oliont? countrymen and from foreigners by his per verntant. They certainly do, not warrant sistent efforts to render the natives disua tia. such interference as that attempted by Go-

Pang Amow, rastor of the Mow Hing Cheong Indood, nothing can be more ridiculous than to shop, identified the second prisoner us a rattan inrsigh against cless legislation for granting, fied with their position and consider them-Ternor HENNESSY, and still less do they af

splitter in his employ, and said há bæl been in for the sake of argument, that such a proceeding selves unjustly treated. To this ond he is ford ground for the effort to act race against

hely for ten years, and bed awaya borne is anormal, it is none the loss an integral element race, an subappy task he seems best on

an excellent character. The last witness was of civilization as well as of a savage ecndition of ready to thwart or annoy any other soc

als in witness's employ. Wines also said that life; nay, more, it is a condition of nature, for we tica of the commanity, content to win the assaying wherever he goes.

the second prisoner was on the top terrace of his have the classification of colour, foru, stature, In- praise of the Chiocas stone. It is a notorious

premises during the evening of the tnd instant toligenes, and variety, the result of Divine legisla fact that, before the arrival of Sir Jos

The other workman said he was ap there. Wit. tion. Indood, to pursue his subject to its ABE,

HENNESSY in this Colony, the British nud foreign residents lived on the best of terms

not know he did not go out after taxing rice at would be to fill the shelves of the City Hall library

By Mr. Wotton-I do not belong to any guild The second prisoner is a member of the Chap Yiur with the Chines; and the good relations that have so long existed between them are not, Regiment is to le sent to the Straits Settlements The United Service Gazette says that the 27th

Dr. Marques. Assistant Superintendent at the Long mttae splitter's guild. My workmen told

me to Ami was on the roof. papers considered, and most carefully considered. Government Civil Hospital, said-I. vemombor

Teng Ank, a rattan splitter, idoulled the first we trust, likely to be disturbed even now by carly in 1831, otd, after a stay there of a couple

by myself and advisors, that no Bourishing will sosit the ran in Court Mak Ahi) on the resing His Excellency's injudicious actions or licated of years, ga on to the Cape.

he tha thing that they will not feel the $2,000, of the 2nd instast. There was a good deal of prisoner as a fellow workman at the Jan Woshop, and perhaps next year it may be necessary to blood about his hand. I found an incised out and said that on the evening previons to the Brst remarks. The passage quoted by the"

Captain Clark, lately of the steamer Jeddah,

reconsider the gasation and perhaps add a naught over the right eyebrow, ubant an iuch in longth; prisoner's arrest (the 2nd) he was at work with

necessary to emable any member of the eom. Governor from the Royal instructions does bas furnished the Straits Times will the follow

and asther wound on the left side of the loud, the first prisoner until eleven o'clock. THE PTAR TANKS AND WATER BOEFLY." above the left templo. It was deep, and about. Me Wotton cross-examind the witness, but inanity who behaves himself quietly art is de- not really apply in this case; it is in- ing statement signed by him of the particulars

Hoa, F. HERIE-When will we have a obasoee inches lang. J probed it, and found it had did not shoke his avidanes.

cently dreased (to visit. I pranme-Sir Richard tended to apply to those places where thereof to abandonment of that vassal left

of slug the Bre tanke? I am not a great ad out through the muscle to the bot. The blows

Chán Avan, fellow workman to be kist wit-did cat forses the probable pablication of an uns Ponsng on 20-July, with a crew of 50 men, 5 ie a mixed population all of whom are European floors, and 953 adult pilgrims bound

on the 30th ult., and negotiations were advocate of the watoe supply for Chinese, still I

, gare similar evidence relativo to the first grammaticul minat) the Museum and Library!” must have busu infliated with a heavy, sharp in- * need with the Russian Government on the 3rd would like to see a good supply, but what I would strument. I sawad up the wound on the heat. prisoner.

The City Hall Committee replies that the inten- Her Majesty's subjecte. Now, the Colony to Joddah. The weather was besry anthreaten-

iust. The Enasian prasa seemis hopeful that like to see woouest, and what I consider the most The wound might have bean very serious in To Akel. a rattan splitter in the Man Hing tion is for these institutions to be "oper, Patise

pressing race of all, is a supply for extingaiak-abaengaence of its position.

Cheng, entitled the third prisoner as a fellow to all well drossed and well behaved persons." of Hongkong was acquired by forec, wrestad, ing, strong, head winds and high sea np to the

A degree channel, for two days only we bad matters will be termlasted amicably,

ing fros. I was in hopes might see vote on in fact, from China, under justifiable cirque weather. After this (291) July) the weather

By Mr. Holmes-The wound over the ore workman, and said that on the evening of the 2nd These oonditions seem to have hoon accepted by In a recent issue wa gare list of the new

the Estimates for that purgess, and ot seeing it brow was a very trifling one. I have tnt soon instant be was at work on the premises. Sir Richard, and Govornor Hennessy endorsed eumstances, for the purposes of British became very heavy, the wind increasing almost vassals in saree of construction for tho P. and there is what prompts me to ask tirie qucation.

the mie since he bed his wounds dressed. The Mr. Wotton urged that his exse was still anthem thie wise" Sir Richard MacDonall not to hurricane forse at times with a very high orgss. Company, operogating 33,300 tons, The Com His EXUELLENCY-I hope the Surveyor other have been fatal. It is pas

shakon, and that when weighing the evide ces ou only laid down very propor conditions, &o." Now, trade and for the benefit of Britia merson, the ship rolling, pitching, and attaining pany, have now contracted with Messrs. J. and General will very coun be able to prepare a real wind might are on faible when the both sides the scmplainant statement was to be Sir. if this is not cas of the most tyrannionl chants and unriúfacturers. The Chinese heavily. The gule stayed with unsbating G. Thomson of Glasgow, for vasant of 4.100 visor scheme. I sent to the Secretary of State blows were infietod.

relied upon.

pieces of class legislation. I would like to be told fary and the ship labouring and straining sotons, and 759-horse power. The vessel, which is the plans and estimates of the fire, tanks to be

Mak Abi, a rattan splitter, said I came to this Mr. Holmes addressur the court at acre length. the contrary. Candidly, I do not believe that living bore have been allowed numerous heavily cuased the boilere to break adrift from to be built of stoel, will be delivered în ten months. | eraoted on the hill eido. Cortain technical ab-notony from Cautou about two months ago, The He said the complainant is his ammination-in-the Chinesa. were in the minds of either Sir privileges, and rightly so, but forming, their fastenings on the 5th August Sters were

jcations were taken in London and these wara they do, the bulk of the population, and (immediately taken to sure the boilers, but

au in court (Ho Tong Wabl is my messer, I chief had given a very devida uçtant of what Richard or the City Hall Committee at tlestinan According to the Turkealan Gazelle, a Dassian referred to the Barveyor-General. At the same aus pot a motibor of any guild; I do know of a occurred, but in oross-examination he was not the conditions were framed, otheririse some. being mostly subjects of the Emperor of the weather was so bad that all the tous Governanul Joorna: pablished ut Toshkond time he was invited to sider the question rattan guild. It is called the Chay Ying Tong.se clear. Ho submitted that there was matice definition would have been giçan of what con- dacent costume. Some honest man pat in were broken up and every connection unmereus Englishmen are engaged in organis in connection with the low level water scheme. On the 2nd instant, during the evening. I was und ill-feeling sxisting between the two pirtis, stibutes Chan, it has always been deemed necessary with the boilers broken. The water rose in the ing the Chinese troops in Kaelgar, and more as- that is, the. 3240,1:00 scheme, dud his attention in the front of the Tai Ki rattan shop, sitting and spoke strongly upon his having suecossfully are alvage in tatture, whilst the semount, be marth frequently rejoice to the most elegant of and advisable to take certain precautions to ship very rapidly and the steam pumping poor peoially in Suryka! the western province of that was also drawn to the fast that I hoped the down splitting rattans, when I say four or five proved an alibi for all of his clients.

was routerad useless. The dook pumps were all Chinese, dependency. The Tê ke-tan Cozetle

His Worship said that a good deal of ovileacs clothing: prevent them from gaining the sacendoney. at work and the Hadjis and firemen were bailing hints that those Englishmen are no employés of

cost would be somewhat more moderate. The mon approaching me. On getting up to me one of

The matter stands thus: one of my clerks They have, however, nover been oppressed the water out of the engine-room in buckats. £se Chinese autorities, but the caissaries of sonte Surveyor-General pointed out that the dog them seized bold of my queue and beat me with bari hean taken, and at one time le thought be

sulting engineer in England was somewhat a tighting iron. Another man, who was not would bavosent the onsetothe Supreme Court, but boat on a constitutions!, may step in and leak. after all the ovidence that had ba addaned on the rhinoceros while I, bis tulpan, cooling or put upon in any way; and a most liberal Notwithstanding, the water gained aloit au fach foreign Government, that they reative in Tor se ta the construction of the tanks, arrestad, ules beat me with a fighting fran. spirit has invariably been displayed towards per boir, and on the 7th, the water still incress hot, on the contrary, givo subelles to the people and I think the Surveyor-General established

ing, all the boats were grieved to be prepared with whom they work.

Mr. Hung Kai Shing, the interpreter, who both sides, he thought the assault mod os Abi mga in the bath-house in the costume appro his view of the mattor it was some question was giving theinterpretation in very furried way by the prisoners had not been established to his inte to that locality, may not walk so1988 them both by the Administration and by the and provisioned. On the night of the 7th there

The latest mail advises received home were But upon this question of dealing with the was a mest important case,

to the granite and the character of the rocks was told by His Wordship to be carafat se this satisfaction. No doubt un assault had been cam. the Cricket Ground and feast my eyes on that mitted bat ho had very grate doubts whether huge skate recently captured last Boone might residenta No respectabls Chinese in, as Br. was a great liferere in the desnone of tho RATE testifled at the Council meeting, turned ugrima; Blog ormed themselves with knifes and Shanghai 18th June. Manila 17th, Tokohana(ple two sites together I hope soon to have a alue. About 400 men are clustered all cron San Francisco) 18th. Focene 18th, Hergkeng report from the Surreyor-General. From the

Mr. Wotton said he thought the interpreter the defentants had committed it, said he there consider I was t

Ne doubt, as a piece of plausible sophistry, an away from the Museum, and we are permy cabin on-dack, and- I was infurmed it was 21st; Batavia 24th, Saigon 25th, and Singapore lust minuts I see he as of opinion they could was speaking too fast and got "muddied up."fore discharged them on the first obargo. Ouaressed. This is simply monstrous!

Evidence continued The first prisoner had a the second charge ho would no thirst prisoner suaded that the none of them had ever their deliberate intention to matrider my wits. I 29th. The French mail, with the advices dated not be dealt with together, bet as Her Majesty's fighting iron in his band, and the other prisoners $10, in defanit threa woskis iniprisonment, and fastian intended to tickle Royel ears (is honest

satisfied myself asarodly on this point from the above, from C. ina and the traits Settlements, Government vere of opinion they should bo thought of complaining until the gentleman varions couperations of the Hadjis, and their de was devered,aples, on the 27th titims, thro

Victoria's name and position are being handled my assistance, I received for three months. neral to reconsider the matter. Of course it wound on my head; and another over my eye Frore

in our trampery legislativo amens is driving ase," who is so much infatuated with Spanish rule mapeur left no doubt in my mlrd as to their io. days in advance of ite due date. The adrices treated togather I asked the Surveyor-Gebed en a piece of wood. Tang Asiu cune out to find security in $25 to be of good bukariour truth the distuspect fal manner in whics Queen-

teution At midnight they refused to take ts from Jopon, viá San Francisco were received on appeared to me, as it did to the Souretary Tang Ayat, the first prisoner. He inflicted them

Rishon Singh, P.C. No. 696, was charged with a hitherto loyal Englishman, to doubt whether in the Philippines sur fit to draw the he pumps, saying that they would sooner, die the 26th ultimo. The next inward P. & O. muil. of State, that it would to well to try to deal with an iros. The second and third prisquors beat assaulting one Li Asz. a stolicentier, on the 8th Bayalty is august) as a sop to induce enemies in VERNOR's attention to the rules of admission. La pump. I passed my wife through the frin was desputelied from Brindisi at oight .. io with theas subjects together. The Surveyor-me with wood on my back, shins, ned shoulders. lastant,

both Houses to forbear, as a something to won. Mr. Wotten appeared for the defence General thonght not, but when he reconsiders I kas the first prisoner at Canton; ho jo also a

fase the mind attempting to grasp the intri The Chinese aro cordially welcomed to the dow of my enbin and get one of the officers today, will reach London on the Oth instant.

put her in one of the Loits. Immediately after

Remcoded cat Wedaday morning at half-cacies of the Hongkong administration, the Museum, but it is obvious to them, as this, when starting to lower the bout, a generel The trade on the river at Homberg has deci. the master bo will easily se bo oan ylold his ratin splitter, The workmen from the shop par-

recent diatribe la a succces; but, alas: bayand those it is void of effect. Black never was white woll aa to any zapsible European, that their rush was made by the pilgrims and I was pushed dedly been brisker of lute, aut she harbor at view and fame scheme by which the twoaned the prisoners, and police came and took niet past elevas o'clo

To be dealt with together. The moment. I;

thostation, where I laid a complaint. I was thon

and never will be. Batting asidò̟ the Adam nud numbers

are au grant that, unless a stated into the bent during which I captived several prosent displays a very lively appearance or recuite that report. I shall not lose a moment taken to the Hospital and bad my wounds leased.

aarious blows. The host was minuned by the sides other transatlantic vessels, & uniber in forwarding it.

Eve episode, and the doinge disaster, which are hour for Europeats be Axed, the latter saief engineer with a bout's craw

I afterwards went with the polico to Mew Hing The boat rien-tenders bava arrived from the East, namely,

Hou. P. TRI-The great danger is delay. would be unable to tako ladies with went down with a rush, the chief mite, who was the Melpomene. Taisning: Moel Rhywax, Jones;

His EXONLLENOVI quite agros with you. Cheong shop, when the second and third prisoners We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions rather against the position I lake, there always han ben olaya legislation and always will be ware arrested first, and then I pointed out the

and what is much more to the polutno olas them, as the lower classes of the patires have in the ship, was buclad overboard, and overy stort fortune, Stroball; Argo. Guctio; However, I shall do my best to push it on. I arst prisoner, whe therespon wanted to prevent was made to sink my bout. The Hadjis out as Hupfer, and Nairnshire, Nate, all from an will take this opportunity to remind my hon the others from being arrostad and struck

legislation may be a capital mar cry in some on cffonsive though perhaps not altogether away from the ship. There was a hoyy sen 69. goon; the Hesperia, steamship, Johannsen, lins trend we have now got a much more efficient fire the renter, Ho Tang Wah, two or bree thugs

instahoes, still it oridently will not sach the unnatural babit of storing at theus; and we The third engineer jumped or was thrown into arrited from Singapore, &o, by way of Landon engine than we had at the great tire of 1878. We with his fist. The first prisoner was afterwards

objest zemingly sought for, that is the over the bost daring the excitement and attack. I Of departares can pore the Halon Adelstein, had then no ties angins belonging to the Govern arrested and they wore all taken to the station. STR-I notice to the opening speech of the reshing those who geed the memorable pati- feel sure that the Chinese would, of their own picked up the Srst officer and took him into my steamship, Berg, for Singapors up to Shanghai ment that could prooved ay the bill to the higuer | After reœvising the blow on my heal I felt in-Governor at the Council mosting on Friday last,tion of1878. Itis a pity tanta scuflict should exist motion, never have dreamed of raising the point on This is all I know personally. It tran. Palin, Norenberg, for Penang, and Scheen, levels, and i attribute to that foot the spread of sensible. I was beaten boonuse I am not a that in repiring to the remarks of Mr. Koswick between the floor sppointed to rule this Colony now insisted upon by the Governor in their spired in svidened at the Court of Inquiry that Schroeder, for Shanghai. At Breuer also a the conflagration to a great extent. Boon after sabor of a guild and am working for a sustor in the sale of Cnrurariest ground, the Governor and the foreign residents, but boligtely with Dine. While so energetically condemning the the second mato and 11 otbere-Hadjis and good number of rice rouls have arrived, as there csms out a very fine fire engine which bad who will not employ the members of the raill.. stats that large quantities of grund bure been resource but to oppose meh an oligarahy

grew who were in another host, were simi- bering the Malleng, Carwou; fiermanit, Koin. been sidered some marile previously. That is action of the City Hall Committeopin firing a Iarly attacked and the bout cut away the boat barg: Elvin, Jones, and Large Hay, Casin, from us in the Colony. It works very well and lathe clock in the expuing. It was ratuer, dorkommt is nobuilt upon," Nar, Sr. Lasalandhar

By Mr. Holmes-I was assaulted about seven purchased by land speculators which "to this such a presi·but.-Tours, &o," I kept my Bassciu; Richard Hellincyer, from "Rangoon, and

Tue Feasty of Cammaros between Great B separata hour of aliission forthe Chinese, and went down and all were drowned.

There wass lantem in front of the dock of the swner in this Colony, would like to ask whose unhesitatingly imputing to them pinworthy night and in the morning I saw no signs of the Invesuula on the berth the following 309 16

boat's bead bore to seaduring the remainder of the adding Bickmere, Ballanp, from Akrab. event of fire on the higher levels it can be used.

Hon, PEYEIE But yen will want water for it. shop. I was sitting facing the road, with my fault is this? If the Government in their contain and Renania, as appears from the last His ExcellencY-Ÿ

bask to the Pays. Tho shop was ou my leftditions of male, say that the bayar is to ley put so batch of parliamentary papers, placor the two motives for no duing, His Excellendy quietly Jeddah. My boat was picked op shout 10 a. remarked-Hesperia, steamship (to leare Bapt.

hand The prisoners came down from the such money on the ground, or construct such courtries with respect to each other on the foot ignored the considerate action on the part by the Sedia and taken to Aden -Our Bin-5); Electra, stoatoship Oct. 1); Lydia, steamship

gapore coulssiporary adds: We have seon a (Nov. 10); and Forenie, stainship (Dse, 20), all The Blectrician says that the eletric light is rond. When I heard them walking I looked up, and arch works thereen within fixed period, of the most favoared ustion:" sad it also pro- of the Committee in setting apart a certain copy of the report of Lloyd's Surveyor who sur for the anal German Steamship Company's about to make its appearance in the Volkspurten, and was then hauediately seized from behind by and the land speculator dogg not do this, as vides for the reduction by Romanis of the duties period for the exclusive admission of Chi ayad the Jeddah on her arrival in Aden, which route: Moisina, Kluga, and Zimonio, Welier, one of the most popular protaonades in Vienne. the quane and pushed on the ground. All the men ought to do sowrding to his agreement, is collone, jste, felt, surthenware, copper, glass, atates that the defects to the ship wore of only a both for Biacapore, P, Bennan, and Kjoben. The largest cofe concert in to capital is situated I saw had passed me, and then I was attacked not this state of things the fault of the Govern- and the majority of manufactured iron gonds. Dass would. As this concession could only trifling pature; that on their being remedied gia hass, Magleby, bath for Hongkong; and Uuretine, in the middle of this predeinde, mud the pro- from behind. I was tint caufased. I was hold mart itself in net sosing that the tonditions of The South African colonies have signifted theis Lave been based on a delicate deference to would be fit to sail and there was no opisalon to Biscabe, for Jajau; and l'endur, Kayser, for pelotor bes tooldest to iluminate it by moana of down by the quens. When I was caught hold of sale groparried out? Had it done its duty in wish to bi erpted from the stipulations of the

| thirty Jablockkaft candles,

the print as drow their weapons from under their this spent, should we, for instance, see all that treaty, and are accordingly excluded, Chinese custom and prejudice, the motivo tranship any vargo,

came to.

P

The delivery of the French Mail was begun at 7.50 p.m.

The subjoined items are taken from the Lox. den and China Express of the 6th ultimo:—”

POLICE COURT:

11th September.

Five vents a month or fifty cents in year from Hon. W. Kiswick As your Excelleany has each Euron rosident would make up the agreed to his demands, and he left for the Facile to the foo 1 82.000--I would not leave al- paltry sum of 81,900 given from the public funds Inded to it if your Brooliency had not done so towards the support of the City Hall. This I should mention that the produse of that dis- tillery will almost wholly as a matter of necessity could be raised without any difficulty. R. leave the colony, and Identit very much whether it is right to tax it to the extent your Excellency From Madrid a telégrim reports that in the has done. It is equal to nearly even pr event of was breaking out between Bassin' and cont. on the cast of the poncern. 233,000 China, Spain would probably inoresge her naval was paid for it, and I question whether with force in the Punific, to protest ber interesta in such a fes it can be worked profitably. It those waters.

is an oxperiment, and must be judged of by results yet to be ascertained, but I think, as a matter of policy; it is not wlas to tax so heavily odertaking which would employ Jabour in producing that which would not be consumed or to the detriment of the colony in any way but would go out of the colony,

His EXCELLENCE-I can only say from the

His Excelloney Yanagiwara Sagimitsu, the new Japanees Ambassailor to Bussin arrived at St. Petersburg on the 3rd-inst, accompanied by 1st instant for Hongkong.

The British barque Nendo left Saigon on the his wits and spite. His Execlleus Ida, the Mickster to the Courtat Vicina, bas also arrived Fat his poet.

With reference to the Mixed Court at Shang. hei, a correspondent points out to us that "If Jagame why infringes municipal regulations must be tried by his Consul according to Japaness law, it would be diffealt to deny the same right to Chinaman in his own country.”.

His Breskeney the Marquis Tseng, the Chi- neso Ministor and saite, arrived in St. Petersburg

Manila

to i-A. laugh.)

BEFORE THE Hor. No CHOT..

THE RATTAN QUILD CASE.

Tang Ayen, Ho Ami, and Taug Achenug, ration splitters, were olarged, on remand, with

on the 2nd instut.. assaulting one Mak Ahi, also a rattan splitter. Mr. Wotten appoured for the prosecution, and Mr. Holmes for the defenos.

from the

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fiva o'nlock.

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CHARGE AGAINST A CONSTADLE.',

CORRESPONDENCE.

xpressed by our Correspondents.]

THE GOVERNMENT AND LAND SPECULATORS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FRESS."

with but one them. Cau it be possible that a newer and a divines Providence is risen, nadin this cuncto spot?

But to pat this subjent in such a light as will at onse ooggorate it sufficiently to permit its recognition by even the least intelligent of our local would be statesman, lot we quata some what. Sir Richard Man Donnell enquires on the 3rd October, 1863 any subscription to ba

decoatly" or "woll?!

G.P. F.