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and
Rosein, and six months ago he seemed to kavo succeeded, an for some time after the expulsion of the Orisana Frinces the Em. peror was furious against Fraser, and whe full of a project for a Royal league (s Low Holy Alliance) to boycott Paris, Canner,
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By the Bill 'entitled Au Ordinance forcessary to rid then the socession to office | HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. A mooting of the Hongkong Legislative promoting the movision of the Statute Law by of the Marquis of Salisbury in June 24, 1985, repealing certain enactmsnits which havo cemed Sir Stafford Northnote was rande First Lord of to be in forat or have become aansoessary," the Treasury, and entered the House of Lerta a Connoil was held yesterday afternoon. Thore rasd a frat time at yesterday's meeting of the Earl of Iddesleigh. On the formation of bie Laglalative Council, it is proposed to repeal no second Cabinet last year by Lord Sailsbury, were present →→ lose them a bandred and two Ordinances Lord Iddoslaigh accepted the portfolio of Por-1 and portions of fire others. Amongst the eiga Affairs, which bo'rtained, until within Ordinances repealed in whole is No. 24 about a week of his death, when he resigned it, of 1888, which is the Supplementary Ap- presumably ou account of failing health. The propriation Ordinance for 1888. Following tho zoble Lord therefore almost diel in harmon B.Nacal practics no information regarding the Bill Thronghant his long and honourable political was vonchsafed by the Government, and the Tenroer, Lord Tddesigh was never guilty ať s official Members of Council and the community mean aposch or an sakindly act.-Ex. D. P.] Serally will be left to speculate until the se Supplementary- Appropriation Bill for 1885 in particular, to any nothing of all the other Or
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LOSS OF THE BRITISH STEAMER “STRATHEDEN.”
On a 25, which dating offences against the Ordinance, the COLONIAL TREASURES said that never been any penal clause for infringements in introducing the Bill he stated that there had of the Fastmaster. Generala monopoly. A sub 280tion had therefore been wided making such in- The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL—This is very important, because it immediately raisen the question of Chinese letters, and therefore. I think it is a matter which ought to receive the serien attention of the Cound The Chief Justles remarks that the putting in force of a, | similar olanso caused a riot at Singapore.
Ilie EXCELLENCY THE ACTING Goranson,fringement an offence. Hon. W. I. MARSEL C.M.G.
Kon. Sie GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Chief Justice. Hon. F. STEWART, Acting Colonial Secretary. Hon E.J.ACKROV, Acting Attorney-General, Hou A. LISTER, Colonial Treasurer. Hon. J. M. Paics, Surreyor-Goneral. Hon. H. G. TROMserr, Harbour Master, Hoo. P, KYRIE.
Hot WONG STANG. Hon. A. P. MAÇÜWEN.
Hon. J. BELL-IEVINO.
Hon. C. P. CHATER.
Mr. A. SETH, Clark of Councils.
MINUTES.
The minutes of the last meeting were read in a very bad state; it was boasgoombed by se !and confirmed.
PAPERS.
PINANCE.
NEW BILLA
THE NEW MARINE SURVEY FEES.
The COLONIAL TREASURER-But I would remark that to give an offer a moze poly with- out any power to safores it is a very illé proriz ion of law. A monopoly is no monopoly if there is a means of varying it ent
No farther dispassion took place as to the cou finition of offences, but a debate krone as to the penalties, the section reading "For svĚTY offence against this Ordinance for which no specific penalty is provided the offendier shall be liable, on summary conviction before a Magis trate, to a penalty not exceeding five hundred
may have a anari auit tacitly agres to post-war Djégít. Captain Miller, from some cause or to Portsmouth to conduct the coming prosecution had on, her square wails being sat the way it wook as he had not been able to obtain all thobeez inflicted, but it would be if a man delibe-
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At Shangbai, on the 9th January, 1887, E. G. Mollision in the Tagus which reached Hongkong Haiphong, was attacked by pirates of the vil-binted by us in previons issues, they may see but
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HONGKÓRA, January 15rn, 1857.
THE political situation in Europe must be critical when Princa BISMARCK, speaking in the Reichstag, declares that war with France is inevitable. There have been many romoura of the most disquieting character, and several
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whole of the Bill
The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENSKAL said that
suspended
enggestion the standing orders would have to be in order to carry out the Colonial Treasurer's
The COLONIAL TREASURER moved that the standing orders be so far suspended as to allow
The ACHING COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, of the reading of the margins only.
Carried
On olanne 6, the COLONIAL TREASURSE said
HIS EXCELLENCY-$500 is the madman penalty.
The Cater Jusner-But would not a perso The COLONIAL TREASURER-Certainly be world, but the difcalty would be to get subh a
linkle to it who sent one letter? penalty inflicted. I would mention that this has been in fores now for twenty-five years.
Hon, P. Kraad it bas very often been avaded. I have known a captain say ho would not take rails if required, that he would throw them overboard: he never intended to return.
The COLONIAL TREASURER-I never knew such a oase.
The clause having been smooded by the in- artion of the words or in defunds before the words" to imprisonment" it was passed.
The other clauses were passed, and the Bill was reported with amendments.
TER PROMISSOBY GATHE ORDINA VOZ.
This Bill passed through Committee.
NEW LECTOLATION.
The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in reply
of the newspapers.
QUESTION.
ADJOURNMENT.
The Connoil adjourned until Friday next
THE PRIVATE MEETINGS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTED.
The COLONIAL TEASURun-Thoro is no {drubt it did. At the same time I am bound to say it was not in wach the character of the law itself on the somewhat hasty and perhaps I may say ill-considered manner in which it was put in foros. It was sprung suddenly on the Chinese As was previously intimated, the non-appear.
wwmurity and was worked in a somewhat busty manner, baridas which tho settlement was then It is an amusing fact, says the Indian Witness, that the most English-in in their are of our ance of the British steamer Stratkeden at Saigon language, of all the races of India, are the long after her departure from Hongkong sasod
ret societies who were fighting in the stress and this perhaps only served as a protest, when suy Parsees aud the Madrasses domestic errants. great misgivings as to her safely, and many
I ws The CHIEF JUSTICE That is not so. The Parsee talks like a gentleman, and the Mafones wero felt that she had gone to the bottom. The following papers were laid on the tabloiking else would have served as well. dress like a stable-man; but they both leave with all hands, as several other vessels have done A despatch from the Secretary of State respect
The Parsees she slassical Brabman bebind.
ings of the Finepen Committen, and the Report The COLONIAY. TREASURER-Bat it was in
a bad state at the time, I beliosus Siz earned English in commerce, by intercoures between this port and Saigon. All doubt on the the proposal for making public the protsed there.
The CHIEF JUSTICE-It had boop, turco or with Englishmen, before they learned it at cal matter wasgetst rest on Thursday alght, when the of the Festmester-General for 1886. lege, and now the language is virtually the German steamer Olympia, from Saigon, brought mother tongue of the Indian Pances. The here Captain Hutton, tha master of the Straths! The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY moved four years before. "The Japan Directory" for 1837 published at Madrasee sorvante beve been forced to learn den, Mr. Charles Gallowki, the second mate, that the following votes which had been' cou the Japan Gazcito Mon has come to hand. There English by the impossibility of their masters and a Malay seaman, together with one of that sidered by the Fiumice Committes bonuthorised by the Council, namely, $30 for a telegraph line is this year a great improvement in the get up, lesening their palyaylabio Tamil. both the printing and binding being much more associate with no Empeans except their massol's lifeboats. From ingairies we have made between the Observatory and the time ball both the te thad formerly. A anperior coloured tera, they would learn to speak it decently, but, we find the fasts attending the loss of the read station, and $600 increase in the salary of the map of Japan and large scale plac of Yokohswa being Farious in taste as well as race, they con to be as follows:-Tas Stratheden left Hongkong Inspector of Schools.
The COLONIAL TREASUREB seconded. regiren. The appendix analaius. a mass of surt with a class of mon who encourage them to for Saigon on the 26th alt. laden with 16,000 cases
Carried fal information: exchange tables 3 to 3/5, air their sancy embellishments rather than their
Hence the phenomenon of the kerosino oil, and a little general cargo for Saigon, interest tables, the Austro-Hungarian treaty polite sentences,
All wout well until the following right, the rassa). with Japan, given as embodying the conditions Madrassen "boy's" English.
The following Bills, on the motion of the of those with other foreigt Powers, the tariff
The following Hama ura from the London and meeting a strong monsoon and high sen. After ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL, seconded by the convention, bonded warehouse regulation, It is possible that the great German states-Japanoas money, weight, and measures, etc; China Bepreas of the 10th December:-
gotting olear of this port the usual course was ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY, were rand a first man has for once been led into un india- trsties and similar information regarding Keren, It is announce from Paris that & pow onthe-at, which, it was anticipated, woold carry her time: "An Ordinance for promoting the Ravi dollars, or to imprisonment with or without bard actments which have coaxed to be in farce or The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENEBAL suggested creet utterance by bis determination to get and a rate of advertisements. A margidal index dral is to be built in Poking by the Lazarists.some miles clear of the Paracels. The captains of the Statuts Law by repealing certain en-labour for any perind not raceding six months." the itarense to the army sauctioned. In to the different parts adds to the value of the on a fresh site, at the expense of the Chinese and his officers were therefore surprised, at about have become unnecessary," and "An Ordinance that sanses against the Ordinance would be
bis work, book. An interesting feature in,
11 p.a. on the 27th, to discover a long as of to and the law respecting defamatory words sufficiently punished by o fins of 2500, ad pro- posed an amendment taking away from the any caco his statement is most unfortunate, which we have seen in no other directory, is the
Magistrate the aption of inflicting imprisonment It is announced that tobeees frote British breakers directly ahead. Immediately this was, and libol,” as it cannot fail to arouse the despost rosentationality of most of the foreign residents.
North Borneo sinos the wie by tender of the sown the order was given for the helm to de pat
The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that with or without hard labour, and making the ment and distreat in France, and mwaz in-
The Mercury has the following:-A corres first shipment in England is gradually growing
Hon. A.P. MAWEN-Does not $500 appear FANCY BOXES,evitably widen the breach between the two portant rating from on bourd the Burien in favour with the trade, but here and in Helbarda-port, and the angions to be reversed, and with respect to the resumption of the consifler. prisonment contingent only on default in pay.
countries. But like two dogs, knowing they transport St. Petersbary, at ses, some 200 or 30 land. Beversi ad roles have been mado re- the second mate mu to the wheel to assist in ation in committee of the Bill entitled an Ordiment of the fine.
getting it over quickly. The vozaël paid off nanos to amend Ordinance No. 8 of 1973, be
The COLONIAL TREASURER-It has never ara well matched, France and Germany miles from Singapore, on the 25th December, only at enhanced priore.
saya:The domander of the Russian man-cE-
Fleet Paymaster George Love has been ordered very well, but unfortunately, with the way she would move that it be postponed for another to be a large sur
information required.
rately set the Post Office at difiabos, If a man Carried. a more convenient other became mentally derangel daring his stay of Assistant Paymaster H. W. Bration, late of too cless when the danger was sighted to o
said, "I am going to woad my ship away, but I at Shanghai abeat two months ago, and at
the dudacious, who absconded from that ship at cops. Just when it looked as if sho might erape
will not take any mails" that would be very This Conncil went into committee on the Bill different from ouses of carelesiness or smaller tempted to commit suicide by jamping over Hongkong prior to her being paid off and recom-clear, her bilge caught the edge of the reef, and board, but was rescued in time. The comm*nd
she was at once driven upon it. The high son entitled the Post. Olles Ordinance.
Fences. In my own experience $100 is the The COLONIAL TREASURER said that as this bearist Une that has been inflicted, but you must The delivery of the English mail was began was thereupon taken from him and a strict watek missioned in Janzany iset..
The Albatrose, 4, composite sloop, Commander caused herto bump heavily, and drove her farther Ordinance consisted almostentirely of new Legisla have a heary fine for the case of a person whe at 11.35 yesterday morning.
kept over bim. Ho was sabeoquently sent to Nagasaki, where he was put on board the Kus- Hicks, which recently returned from the China or the reef, and it was not long before a large tion perhaps there would be no objection to read- may think it worth bis while to set the law at
It was ing the marginal notesonly instead of the chinees defiance. mals in her botten. WAX The Acting Resident-General of Anna and sian transport St. Petersburg in charge of two Station, has been paid out of commision at Sbeer-hote Tonquin has left Hangi for Hcé.
sailors. We never saw him on deck, for be kept us, and placed in the Medway Steam Eeneze. his cabu. er was kept in it. Ou Christosas Hor orow, who joined bar at Hongkong in 1883, vident, however, that there was no fuis full except where the matter was new. It diate danger of the veral going down, so st would make it a very long meeting to read the morning, about 3 o'clock, I was awakened by the received six weeks' leave of abstence. steamer's stopping and & rash on dock. Poor
Wolearn that General Saigo, whe is at prosert haud remained on board that night and busied Captain Miller, it appears had bean taking a when he suddenly made a rash and jumped over April seat. Ha in at present in Germany, but it the lee side and victualling and putting the premonade on deck, in charge of bis attendants, visiting Europe, parpeses returning to Japan in themselves in getting the weather bosis over to bond. A life buoy was thrown after him and as said will return to this country to engage a thoroughly ready for use in came the worst came. bout was lowered. There was a heavy sou on at number of muval offers of higher run to at The reef is under water at high tide, and boats the time, to the search was a short one. Nothing as advisers to the Japancas Ministry of Marine. sould be seen of the poor fellow, and we were chazeral Kurots, who has boon in Constantinople, pass over it than into a huree-shee shaped liged to go on without him. He was in Copon- and had an interior with the Sultan, is at pre lagoon, where there is smooth water, and where hagen in 1882 when the Rayal Castle was burned, sentin Vienna, and will take England on his way janke always go for safety. All efforts to get the
The COLONIAL Tassenen said with refer- ship off falled, and it was soon seen that she was
ence to clause 1, the interpretation clause, that two The Straits Times says that Captain Pierre He distinguished himself ou that occasion and home, vis the United States,
new scotions had been introduced. The defni- Noldoff has assumed command of the Rnation was made a Commander of Danobrog."
Port Hamilton is still exercising the minds of hopelessly fixed. The next day a junk was sexd cruiser jigit, Captain Kieranov having gone
From the Courrier d'Haiphong of the 6th in the "pawora that be" and is ultimate fate is in the lagoon, and a parley was entered into for tlon of consigness' letters was new. In the old boms on the 1st instant in the German mailetant, which came to hand yesterday, we learn not yet finally determined. One thing, however, selving whatever could be saved, and for its con. Ordizanes there was a suction to this effect,
that on las 29th ultime the steamer Raphael, is prastically assured, viz., that tho prosent Go
was granted to them by any Act of Parliament. remove the cargo,
That was a very ragne stalement, bemuse it was There is now no doubt that the vasion of the one of the bouts of the Maasparios Fluviales rerument do not for a moment meditato a pearance, together with the crew, to Heibow that all intters should enjoy any privilege which
several more junks soon running between Da-cau, Phu-lang-Thaong, and manent and unqualified withdrawal, though, as They then preseded to
came up not easy to discover without referens to a mass www direut was thu correct one. Both the Ceylon and
of Aat what lottera were privileged. Thare Rangoen telegrains give the Sultan as tus ship age of Mag-don. A heavy tire was maintained their way to ach substantial advantages, from At first these also extored into the-same which collided with the Fille de Victori..
by the pirates for half-an-hour, and the vessel on its openpation by China on spocially guaranteed
consignes latters and soldiers' letters, bath of By kind permission of Captain Havener, with bullets. There hupport to be on board an upsupation, and in so doing effect the object they began to grow bolder, and presently which wara provided for in the Bill. He had to Tris Exoso, sated that at the nest most. her arrival at Haiphong was found to be riddled terms that they unsy be induced to promets such agreement, but as their numbers increased were only two elassen of privileged letters here, Divine Surries will be helt to-morraw, at loves the uphael . Leroy, a merchant, and M. Par-in view at the time the British flag was hoisted regular scramble ensued among them all to loot then fore thought it better to embeds a defining ha would introduce a Bill relating to the the vessel of her cargo and, fittings. The tion of consignees lattors. The other new de: Triad Society, a Bill relating to the carrying of o'clock, on board the American bargne Hugd rot. of the natal sorties, who had Winchester on this much disonad spot, while avoiding thể
of the. Strelheden were finition was that of postage stamp the swoond arms and, he hoped, a Bill relating to curpornd Brown by the Rev. A. G. Goldsmith, Seamen's turbines with them, alse a corporal and three responsibility and expense waich would be a captain and ent Chaptain The Bothai Bag will be hoisted. soldiers. A sharp fight was arried on, the tailed througho permanentretention by England powerlows to prevent this, and they half of which was new. It used to read " Postage punishment.
Stamp shall mean any label or stamp for denot- range varying from 100 to 300 metres, the
to submit, trying to make the best terms ing any rate of postage, or any envelopo, wrap. Hon. A. P. MACHEN mid there was a ques- The Daily News rays that at the Mixed Court, pirate following along the bank as the Shanghai, on the 7th inst., tas China boy who steamor slowly made its way. M. Laurent,
possible. The junk people profossed to biper, card, form, or paper, words, letters, or tien he wished to put if notice could be waisted. rendy to oonray Captain Hutton and his crew marks, parporting to authorise the transmission With raterence to the despatch laid on the table s sanfted Me S. J. Morris was seotemned to thras parser of the Raphark, was shot in the breset woutbg' imprisonment. The Magistrate said he and died in the hospital a few days afterwards.
to Iloilow, but they demanded as payment the by post of any correspondance, whether gach ta raaking public the proceedings of the Finance was convinced the assault was committed inten-One of the soldiers also was woanded in the
postage stamp shall be fed under this Ordin. tiously, because the defendant bit Mr. Morris hand. Our contemporary comments adversoly
whole of the cargo and all the fittings of tance or by the Postmaster-General of the United / Committes he wished to know if this was the do- vessel. they suld take. The captain declined Kingdom. It now went on to say-"or by the spatok which had already been published in vas erisey bavo occurred in that hotbed of on the arm.
on the regulation which limits the armament of
These terms, and failing to make any other agroc Crowsnt alway Colony or foreign country.” HIS EXCELLENCY said the despatol was the quarrels and intrignes the Balkan poninsula The Biraits Tim says that M. Diboard. Reesela, the beating off of the pirates on this so
On the assembling of the Reletstog, Prince went be and the crow waited until the Janks were That was intended to include foreign postage, and that it's publication was d mastan being entirely due to the provave op during the past three years, but the Germursident-General of France in Andam and Top-
in the colony of the postage starps of other Chancellor's
statement conveya a more gain, left israeilles on the 19th December: he board of the paa engers with their Winchesters Biwerck insisted upon the bill for the increase pearly fall of cargo and would convey thum of stamps so as to meet the possible case of forgory take
is expected to arrive in Singapore on the 17th and has soldiers with their military rifles. A of the Army being passed, for he said theagh When the junks appeared to be uratly loaded contries.
The clause was passed. serious impression than any imbroglio in a Instant by the M. M. stuhip Oceanien, and month are the gunboat Mitrailleuse was fired on Germany's relations with all foreign powers they went on board, being divided up by the junk petty Bean etato could do. The troubles in will, during his stay at Singapore, be the guest at the same spot. The pirates wore surprised were friendly, war with France is inevitable.
on the To instant by a company of militia sent
poople, the Europeans and Malay and Chinese against them. They took to fight, luring for
members being parcelled off in mparate batohas, Balgeria might go ou indefinitely without of M. Pocz, French Cousal there.
all of them having their personal effects with producing anything more than diatribes in Russian botanist in Asia, oren when no Cook
The Pioneer says One always suspecta a prisoner.
them or suck as the junk people hd xotpilfered. the Press, and coine ill feeling between escort accomparien him. This time it is an
What threatened to be a serious rist among Bussis and Austris, but neither of the great archid oollester at Bhamo who interests ns, andt, Chinese in Penang on the 2nd inst. was fartan-This surely should read that Lord Cross has The auks ilid not start when they were expected ately inppressed by the Polioc in good time.
to and on inquiring the reason for this delay, the but, if taken to the Post Office, each consignaes of the Legislative Council yesterday after-
lettora aball be subject to the same rates of noon Powers desires to fight over what they all
The Pretag Gazette of the 4th inst, says A
shipwrecked man learusl that they might not go pastage and general regulations as apply to settled amidibly. Bugland
bont 9 o'clock on Sunday morning. the 2ut inst,
for some weeks, as they proposed to wait for her correspondence" That was the rule good weather. They had no place to stav everywhere. Consignees' letture need not be Lord Iddesleigh has died suddenly. will probably never again interfero by
serious affray took place in Obina-street be twam rival Chine factions. Fortunately, the Force of arms in the Balkan peninsula,
Pelion were soon apoù the spot, and the crowd We take the subjoined notice of this upright themselves on the junks but the dook, as the taken to the Post Office, but if they were they were with some dificulty dispersed. About 78
17th Noromber, 1896. and universally respected statesman from Men holds were all fled with the cargo of the meretreated exactly like any other correspondence. but ber sympathies and her mora sup- randam comencicated by Mr. Arobibald R. arrests were made. Had it not been for the
Hon-P. BYEF--If shipmseter chucks all of the Time-NOETHCOTE, The Right Hon.
have the bonear to acknowledge the Sir Stafford Herry, Bart, G.C.B. MP Stratheden, and they lived in grat discomfort, bis letters into the Post Oftes, and the con port will undoubtedly be given to the Colquaeun, Deputy Commissioner at Sagaing, vigilance of the Police, the disturbance would
F.R.S., eldest son of the late Henry Stafford although they had plenty of provizione. Finding signees letters with them, that section would be receipt of your despatch. No. 992, of the 30th of August, relative to a proposal which had been struggling nationalities who are gallantly giving an account by Thiers of the plan adopted rapidly have moved into a desperate Konge
for the pasification of La Vendée in 1795, and fight, as nearly all the men were armed with Northeate, Esq., by his first wife, Ágnes, only they might have to remain in that unenviable rather band on the consignses.
The COLONIAL TREASURER-So far from brought forward in the Legislative Council, for endeavouring to score their separate fudo-drawing attention to the sapeliony of its appli-heary sticks which were beginning to be daughter of 1 homes Cockburn, Esq., of Fert position for a long time, Captain Rution deter
that being the rule the shipmaster aften keeps making pablie the proceedings of the Financo lund Place, Londor, was born in London Oct. Piles of bricks and glass bakı- pendent existence. Bussia and Austria maycation to the work is hand in Upper Barmah, freely used.
9, 1818. He was educated at Eton and at mined to risk everything to get away, and he lot of letters he has no basinnss to keep, and be Committon upon which yen request my instruc possibly fall out over the Enni settlement and has, says the World, been printed and circulated tlos, atanes, and other descriptions of lesiles
available, were found la varices parts of the Balliol College, Oxford (B.A., Brat olses in called for volunteers to go with him in the takes them to the house, and the house distri-tions. among all the sivil offers in that country.
2-Ie reply, I have to observe that the pro- division of the Sick Man's possessions in
street, while the harvest of sticks was a most classics, and third in mathematios, 1839; M.A., Stratheden's lifeboat, and sail southward on the butes tham It is not that the Post Office gets Europe, but it is to be hoped that even their
1842; Hon. D.U.L. 1883. He was private chance of falling in with some steamer, Only letters whish ught to go to the mercantila ceedings of the Finance Committee, as I under- secretary to Mr. Gedstone while that 'states-
hone, but the mercantile house gets letters stand them, are for the confidential assistanc differences may be arranged at a Conference
mar was President of the Board of Trade the ensand matu and the Malay saamar abave re- which saght to go to the Post Offies. It is not cf the Governor in framing the Estimates of the of the Powers Ernover that time may ar.
(1849-45), and a being called to the bar at ferred to could be induced to join him in this zecessary consignees' letters should go to the ensuing year. and that any portion of the the Inner Templo in 1817 he ketamos Legal ventare, but they nevertheless determined to Post Office, a man could not be presented for Estimates, when they come before the Council rive. The only source of real disquiet in
Secretary to the Board of Trade On the start. The boat was accordingly well stooked delivering a consignees letter, as he could for is open to discussion by the members, so that a letter hot a cnosigues" letter, but if such I am unable to see any sufficient reason for that quarter now is the failure to find a scris.......
death of his grand-father, Sir Stafford easy with provisions, and set sail on the 5th inst. The latters do go to the Post Office in mary cases ultering the existing practice, which appears to ceptable candidate for the vacant throne of Valg
Northcote, the seventh berouet in 1891, he succeeded to the family title and estates. In ing the first day they met with bad weather, there is nothing upon them to show they are have worked entisfactorily. I am however, glad Bulgaris. But even that difficulty ought
acknowledgment of his services as one of tas and fears were falt by the Lille party consignees letters, and it is impossible to to notice the increased interest in the public ex- not to be insuperable.
Secretaries to the Groat Exhibitionghe was as to whether the boat could stand. ft. trest them differently from other letters penditure of the Colony and its good govoramant, areated a (Civil) Compauien of the Fat For She was fine little craft, however, and Once they get into the mill they have of which the discussions which have taken place to go through the mill like other letters. are evidence, and I fally coueur in the steps you several years was ongaged with Sir C. E. Trevelyan in inquiring into the condition of behaved splendidly. After a time the weather It does happen sometimes that a man otros propose to take in paragraph 8 of your despatch, southwarks, with a big latter and says it is a consignee's for furnishing faller Information in regard to tha.civil establishments of the Crown, and they moderated, and they kept on eventually draw up a report, presented in 1854, with a good breese. They never got near any letter, and in some cases like that, where the money votes submitted to the Council. which led to the Civil Service being thrown
3-I trust that in this way the object of Mr. mistake has been obrions, the postage has been steamer, however, until the evening of the 9th refunded, but, as I say, the Post Office is more Maoliven and of these gentlemen who supporte open to public competition. He represented
lito will be practically attained, while at the Dudley in the Conservative interest from inst., when the Olympia sighted thers and picked sinned against than sinning.
Hon. F. RTRIE-I refer to letters marked sate time the inventorienos which might March, 1855, 4 April 1857; and sat for them up. They had then sailed nearly 500 miles. Stamford from July. 1859, til May, 1866, From those on board the Olympic we learn consigners' letters." If they are not marked eccasionally arise were the proceedings of the The Tientsin correspondent of the NC Daily
when he was first elected for North Devon, that when about twenty miles to the S.W. of P of course they cannot be treated differently from Finsson Committee made publia will be uroided. News writes:Railway prospects are clanded. which.coustitanusy, though it bad rojorted The difficulties in the way are real, and now, that
(Signed) EnwanD STANHOPE. him a few years previously (in 1857; has since daran, their attention was attracted by going other letters, but if they are marked it would be have, de, sys-Captain J. for Strategic and Imperial reasons the necessity
returned him at stery succeeding general elee lights burned and revolvers fired from a boat. know who to deliver the letters to. was no special indication of a renewal of the Hildebrandt, of the Telegraph steamer Store for connecting the capital with the Yangtzo hes tion. He wage Financial Serotary to the It was dark at the tire, and but for the signalstains of the regular Hae steamers know very wall, The Officer Administering the Government of old feud between Germany and France, and it Nordiske, who has just returned from a long passed away, the question seems likely to sleep
Trocary during the first half of the year 1959, and by the crew they would not have even the bat often a captain ocmes here and does not know oruise, during which he has repaired fire cables while. All the fying rumours about contracts And he was appointed. President of the Board boat. They hare down, took the three men en bound busend all his latters to the Post Office. who he is consigned to; and he thinks he is seemed that French fooling was more broken in the last typhoon, is going to leave made, or even, as scions of the Ananias family of Trade in Lord Derby's third administra bittar agsicet England. It in true the Store Nordisks, which he has now codestare, signed and attested by official seal, you
tita, in Jaue, 1866, with he was sworn of the board, and hoisted their host into their own davits. If he had ten or twenty letters marked "con- that the ballicoga ulterances of General manded nearly a year he was the atief offer for at your readers will do well to discredit. The Frivy Council. From March. 1867, till Dec., They then shaped a course for the Paraola, sigvees" it would be rather hard.
several years before-turing which time he has
The COLONIAL TREASURER—I would point 186, he was Secretary of State for India. He owing to Captain Hutton's representations, with
The following report was presented to the BOULARDS had excited some comment, sarded aut nooossfully any repairs, soos gaite Present direction of the Chinese mind is to im
was a member of the Jaint High Commission, the intention of picking up the rest of the crew out there is nothing to prevent any one writ and the appearance of B new journal remarkable for their quick dispatch. Wo baliare prere roeds, mend bridges, and deeper canals and
whose labour resuffed in the Treaty of Wash- water courses. Even these redimentary thinge
General Puel Ofoe, Captain Hildebrandt intends entering the pilot they not wall do by themselves, as by ostural
it were once understood a letter with that spon promobing the doctrine of a war of revenge service in Shanghai, forwhich work his experience causes the old levels are change The country
ington in 1871. When Mr. Disrsoli formaed They were, however, set out by a encroat, and "consignces cr any cover whatever, and if Legislative Council pesterday afternoon
Hongkong, January 1st, 1997. bis Cabinet in Feb., 1874, Sir Stafford North-fading himself so far beyond the roof, thomastar it was to pass free or at a very related rate ot
BTR-I have the honour to report upon the had excited irritation in Germany. But welqualifies him.
has risen in some directions, and subsided inother. cote was nominated Chancellor of the Exobe Rockind to come on to Hongkong. As it was fine postage many unsopalous persoas would write it was generally believed, in England at! Owing to the large number of mils now work. If you go from North and South you see bun-
quer, and he began alen the leader of the weather then it was thought highly probable that it on letters not consignes lettere at al. Con- working of the Post Office in Hongkong and Lower House, after the eleration of the Pre the junks might have sat sail, and be on their way allowing ocusignees letters to be charged by the
sequently there is a very great objection to Chins during the year 1886.
2-The exchange of Parcels with the Culted least, that the utterances of the Frenching in Bombay, says the Times of India, all the dreds of bridges, often of several arches, stand-
mier to the peerage as Lord Beaconsfeld.
Kingdom established towards the end of 1885 Press would be regarded as quare vapour leading Fire furance Offices are peoing ageing in dry tale. No water has flowed through
Just previous to the resignation of the Con to Hoilow or some other port with the rest of Post Office with any reduced rate of portaga. cies in Bombay. The dirsators of the Straits the arches since the Yellow River changed its
found at one time we were only charging two has worked with great regularity and smooth- ing. Of course it was known that the French Fire Co. hare decided to open a branch thero, course, in 1837. I think, and further south, when servative Government in April, 1880, he was the shipwrecked men
created a G.C.B. It may be added that Sir At the time the boat was picked up there conta on consignees' letters, that is, the pennyness, whilst the steadily increasing numbers of resolve to some day endeavour to win and bare entrusted the agency to the well-known you come to Las Hu, you soo a vast candy of
business house of Messrs. B. & A. Hormarjes, panso, shout 100 or 120 miles long, and in some Stafford Northeute was aleated Governer of were pleaty of provisions on board, and the rate of postage. I found what happened was parcels forwarded show that it is appreciated by back the two provinces of Alance and who are also the agente of the Straits Marina plana Se milos broad, cnce a deep lake on which
this, that the Chinese postien added on the public. During the year under review 9,19) the Hudson's Bay Company, Jan. 12, 1959; presided over the Congress of the Social beat might have gone on for a long period anght to the treo, making into E6, and collect parcels have been forwarded from Hongkong to Lorraine bad never been relinquished, but it 06. The capital of the Fire Offlouis twomillion hundreds of junks trafficked. Now, and for fifty
Bcience Association held at Bristol the came without entailing any great hardships on ed that amonat, which the addresses paid. As London, whilst 2,516 have been received, mak was not imagined, that say crisis was im-dollars, and a large number of shares hare beon years past, there la so: water anongh there to
you; was appointed a Commissioner to inquire the three men on board. They were gate goueral rala there was no ocupant and the ing a total of 6.552 parcels exchanged, almost pending. Nor is it certain that such is the placed by Mesero. Hormaajee in Borbay, and raske a glass of toddy. Near Loms a there is
by the Head Office in China and the Straits the old bed of the Luang Ho, also a dry channel into the law rotating to Friendly Societies, wall whom they were taken off hor. At the postman parketed the balance. For that reason without a complaint of any kind. There have some years ago the especial privilege which con- been, of course, as it was faromen there would Nov. 2. 1870; and was lacted a Fellow of the time theas three left the Faressle all the other signas latters had enjoyed for some time was be, a for false alarms of missing parcels, and esse now, though appearances de look sin-Settlements. The Bombay Offies begins work of sand and boulder steams. The fate of Loma
and the old Huang Ho channel has, of course, Royal Society in April, 1875. Ho is the au gularly ominous. First, wo bear of great ar- or let January next.
overtaken all the cornerting streams which thor of The Case of Sir Eardley Wilmot, members of the crew wars there in good health, abolished. The new system has gone on ever since early in the year some parents were damaged tivity in all the military centres of France, A propon of the fover which prevailed in flowed from the river and lake. All are dried considered in a letter to a friend," 1847, being no mishaps having occurred among them, and and bos zot fed to any complaint it works par by an aesident or the mall teams. The datage, fectly well at present and baring found it to succeed however, was trifling, and compensation was theo we bare the Oeiman Government sak-Hongkong last anumer the following extract up. hence the curious spectacls of the nuwercus a vindication of Mr. Gladstone, who had been utiless they will be hoard of E. The Iswould like it to contiene. The thing is work paid in the only case where real harm was done.
charged with recalling Sir Eardley Wilmot, ing the Reichstag to vote for the increase of from a review in an Indian paper of Dr. Moore's and generally substantial bridgea through
new work "Diseases of India" is interesting which no water ever pass now. Whatever Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land, Stratheden was still lying on the reef, but it is zot
received in a damaged stata from having been the army by forty-two thousand mon: A regard the different forms of fever bo isis done will be goed for no. If milways on regnat of rumours which bad reached him likely she will seer be saved. As to how thing smoothly at present on the basis of this By the leat mail in the year several parcels wers
pat into a box with a pickuga sontaining pow if railwayz with respect to that gentleman's private shar-came to get intó such a position, we believe it is During the discussion of the Bill providing quite opposed to the ordinary orsed, altogether are made, trade will increase.
On clause 25, the COLONIAL TREASURED said, which had a course multed, and which ard deferred in their making, but rouls rejecting the malaria thoory so much insisted on
setor; "A Statement of Paots connected with ascribed either t for this increses General VON MOLTES at the shocks, for he regards all kinds of fevers, and cassis are given to the Empire instead, the election of the Right Hon. W. E. Glad-pected onerent, or to some demangement of the section read The miseter of every vessel shall ed tan. As far as is known at present, are in the setting in of some un aightsiteration has been made here. The old should not have been forwarded, unless in salder ́expressed dis belief that war could not not as, distinct diseases, bas as variations from we will also benefit, not to the same degree, atana na Momber for the University of Oxford
in 1847, and on bis re-election in 1859 and 1853 compass. That, however, will form a subject for receive on board all mail bags and correspondence this case no serious damage resulted to the con- be long delayed, and a council of war ode type After stating bis raas he says: but yet well and sabetantially. The roads!
It appears reasonable to regard fovor in the and ways of the Empire are in a horrible state, Bro. Lond. 1853, Twenty Years of Financial investigation by a court of inquiry, which will tendered to him by the Post master General for tests of the parcels. With these exceptions the was subsequently held in Berlin, in which amb category strunmatie fever, after contusion and the approaches to the Capital from Tang
Polley A. Summary the chief finatoil abortly be held into the matter at the Harbour transmission and shall sign a receipt for the parools have all turned out in good order. It is
sams." But as a matter of fact it would never Dean's passed betwork 1912 and 1981, with once. the Emperor, the Crown Prince, Prince without would, as gout, as arthritiam, arrhea Chow, for example, are of incomparable badnes
* tablo of Badgots," 1862; "Speech in the BISMARCK, and General von Mozzatok matista, in short, diseases the causes of which as my aching bones testify. It has happened are formed within ng. And it does not seem that great hinese personages have come to part. We now have a despatch from Reuter reasonable to regard fevers as caused by specifle Tientsio, and they have been struck with the ex stating that the Chancellor, on the assem. extoreal prisone er gerina, none of which have cellenes of the roads of our ttle Settlement, you been demonstrated. Dr. Maclean, how.mooth, hard, straight and hordered with trees. bling of the Reichstaz, insisted on the passing vor, who he just published a work on "Diseases The Seventh Prince noticed these things, and of the Bli for the increase of the army, as of Tropical('limates," is a frbofover in malaria, we hear his angust mind has considered the sub war with France is inevitable. According to and apparently leans to the view that the fons et jest in a practical way. So, when spring comes, some writers the recent rapprochement berign of the exil way be the basiltur maturi, when the flowers blussoth, and the infiz carols or which Tommasi Crudeli and Klubs profess to na is the custom of the Tientsin bird, misons like sveen Franegand Russia has had something to have discovered.
+ bom-unt, some signs will be given."
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The present war olend, however, is com- paratively a new one, and has appeared on the western horizon. It was only the other day that the Freneb Press were anaiherastising perfide Albion for her refusal to "scuttle" out of Egypt, and M. DE FERYCINET 80 late as the 27th November, shortly before the fall
so doubt, the Gaernment of India aiited special correspondent, who recently Ehanie, Reus to think that orchids on the China frontier had best be gathered by Englishmen only at present.”
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By kind permission of Colonel Anderson and fruitful one. Already blows had been atrack ere the Officers of the 2nd Northamptonshire Retha Polior appeared aper the spot, hat upon the giment, their regimental band will play in the latter making a determined charge into the Gardens to-morrow (Sunday), from 3.30 5metés, the combatants sullenly gave way, but did not disperse until the arreste had been nude. pm. The following is the programme:--
Scholey. Only three men are known to have been in- Bollini, farsd, but it is very possible that others might Boedar. have received injarios and been removed by Beck their friends. There is not the least doubt that Verdi. Boroas mischief was mnant on either side, and
the Police are to be congratulated upon agula.
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Hoatoushia Capolatti Love's Dreamland ' 'Faue"
Selectiva Talse"My Bride"....... Selection" due Foari"
Godfrey.
The musical and dramatic entertainment got having averted a danger as rict. The whole of SP ander the auspices of some of the offers of the 78 Chinese arrested were brought before the the Garrison and other amateurs will take place Magistrate yesterday morning and romanded till this evening at the Theatre Royal, City Hall. Saterdag noxt, and were marched to the guol A capital programmes has been arranged, which this morning. Great uneasiness still prevails molades the burlesque of Buttercup Bower." Amnazar the shopkeepers in Claus Street for su No aucourfully performed at the Al Fresco Fete other disturbanos is fully anticipated, and con- in the flotanic Gardens. The proceeds are to be asquently business is virtually at a standstill in devoted to the annast trest provided for the that quarter." children of the Garrison, an object that will
of his Ministry, made the Egyptian question commend itself to the sympathy of the coin- the subject of a declaration of policy in the muity. Chamber of Deputies. At that time there
The Shanghai Meraura
THE SECRETARYSHIP FOR INDIA.
Lord Cross has been appointed Secretary of
State for India.
been re-appointed to the post-ED. D.F.1 SUDDEN DEATH OF THE EARL OF IDDESLEIGH.
the cld section said that all letters should enjoy any privilege granted to them by any Act of
Parliament: In this section it was stated- Consignees letters skall be excepted from the exalusive privilege of the Postmaster-General,
rather hard. Sometimes the exptain does not The bag-
BAction
The clause was passed without amendment.
The following despatch was laid on the table
SRURETARY OF STATE POB THE UCIGNIRA
10 THE OFFICEE ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT OF HONGKONG.
Str
Hongkong.
Downing Street,
THE POSTMASTER. GENERAL'S REPORT FOR 1886.
bo the master of a vassed who would refuse to car- Every work that of lettem is received from rya mail, becas if in his interest to carry maile various Post Obe mpremecting that this or that House of Commons on moving the Vote for the Purchase of the Khedive's Shares in the
HYWATER, TANQUERAY & Co. (late Bywater, as he gets a cerisi gralcity. The person who registered artich has not reached its destination The same stereotyped answer is always sent, that it Suez Canal, Feb. 14, 870. With a note on Perry & Co. are agents for Residents abroad, would refuse would be the owner or agent, and was delivered or with a day, and that the addresses the Financial Condition of the Country." Bir Missionarios, Chaplains, &o, in every part of the to mest that case the second balf of the section signed & receipt for it, Nashing further is ever boart S. Northwote, who is a Magistrate and Deputy world. Goods and Gutfits applied at Whole-has been added on "The owner or agent of any of theas complaints, which generally neles from the Avas recently noticed in Liontonant for Devonshire, and an Elder sale prices. Shipping and passages arranged. vossal who refuses to allow any mail to be gat vendore not having allowed time for the arrival of transmitted by noch vessel shall the correspondruident in France had toxistared a Erethor of the Trinity House, married in 1849 Banking in all its branches, Tail deseriptive on board of
which a person Offices →→→79, Queen be dested gailty of an offence against this Or latter for Paring, ked thes within one week from the data of posting had complfixed of ita non-delivery Victoria Street, Lordon. 2000 Referances.- dinance."- Cecilis, daughter of Thomas Farrer, Esq., of Catalogne pgat tera.
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