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bout which there could be no mistake, would still rank as the better performance. Mr. ljehry has Pedrillo and FPascuefo (late Gaslight); the former a batty looking pony, the litter a well tried one, but amiss at present, which is of course all against his prospects, although the ner works marvels with "screws." The st.

Andrew's blute, und, silver braided jacket will be borne by three good looking griffins, all of them reputed able to gallop; but I shall be better able to judge of that after seeing them at work. Mr. Paul has the blood-like Thistle, a bay with a white mark on his face called sirocco, the grey Hurricane, and the kept-over pony Flycatcher. I was nerfavorably impressed with Thistle when I first saw him gallop, as he seemed hardly able to get out of his own way; but ar he was going akone, and is a big leathering pony, that requires the stimulus of company to make him extend himself, past confess after seeing him canter a mile in company with Flycatcher that my first estimate was not confirmed. Sirocco afsn pos- sesses the gift of guing, so that the prospects of repeating the White Velvet. victory for the "yellow jacket, white cap" is uite on the cards. I should think that none of the salmscription pomics can possess any chance of winning the Derby, akhaugh, doubtless, the names of surge of them will appear in the list,of entries.

AN OLD SPORTSMAN,

MACAO.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) "

MACAO, 15th January, The close of the academic year of the Coin- mercial school was celebrated to-day by a public distribution of prizes. The boys had the entire management of decorating the hall, and evinced god taste in their choice and arrangement if curtains, ever-greens, &c. The President, the members of the Board of Directors, and several other gentlemen, among whom we noticed Mr. Bastos, Jun., and Mr. Ferreira, the Administrator

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line, and hoped the work begun would continue

to Bourish and bear fruit.

Mr. BASTOS, Jun., said he heartily agreed with the views on modern education entertained by Professor Hart-Milner; he, too, subscribed his name and opinion to the assertion that one of the chances of redeeming the Colony from his present dead! and alive condition was to stimulate sound commercial learning; to tell the rising generation that the past prosperity of Macau was the exclusive, work of commerce, and its future destiny was to be guaged only by adherence to the spirit of commercial enterprise. “

The proceedings terminated by the band play-1-. 93 in she will have a displacement of inquiries. Upin reinstating themselves in well, has been appointed secretary of the Shang

SUPREME COURT-THIS DAY.

tons in European offices in Hongkong and at the Treaty Ports. And by the side of that hard- living, toiling, and untiring race, you, the des cendants of Portuguese inerchants and navi- gators, are lest destitute of commerce! Various circumstances have combined in curtailing the commerce of Macao; most of them beyond your control. But I contend that one of the agents of your commercial destruction has been a complete disregard of commercial education. The rising generation had been taught that it was glorious to be learned that it was profitable to be doctors; that it was money-making to be law. yers; that it was a paying profession to be officers of the army; that it was salvation to being the National Anthern amidst loud cheers from priests. There was at one time a general rush a hundred juvende throats. to there avocations. See the consequences? There are to be find more scientists than true science; more doctors than patients; more lawyers than clients; more afficers and soldiers morning by the Acting Chief Justice and Mr. The Criminal Sessions were concluded this than we have ever had enemies,; more priests. Justice Russell passing sentences on the various than penitents; while grim poverty scens' to hold prisoners. The six men convicted in the Shan- almost every class in its iron grasp. The only

ki-wan piracy case were sentenced, two to t chance of a revival of trade is a commercial edu-

years, two to 10 years, and two to four years cation. The founders of the Commercial school the case in which

penal servitule. The three stanley burglars- were practical men; they knew that since even in lead were sent to penal servitude for 12 years, sikh constable was shot philosophical tiermany, there have been opened or stealing a plank two Chinese were sentenced utilitarian schools under the auspices of the tie-hard labour, and five years penal servitude res to four calendar months imprisonment with vernment, and styled "Real schools," in merean-pectively, the one receiving the greater panish- tile Macao such institutions were a solemn nieces.

ment being an old offender. For cutting ant sity. They left no stone unturned in accomplish wounding a gambling bunse informer in a row, a Chinaman was sent to gaol with hard labor ing their humanitarian project. They subscribed for six calendar months': at Mr. Justice Russell ample funds; they sent for teachers; they bought sentenced an old marine hawker to one year's books, maps, geographical instruments, phssical imprisonment with hard taber for receiving the and chemical apparatuses; they invited parents to the court interpreter.

dinner plates stolen from the house of Mr. Ball, send their children to be commercially trained at their school, for a couple of dollars monthly, most of them gratis; they engaged the services of a Mandarin teacher; theyt were diligen in chosing practical methods of tuition, and in supervising the work of their teachers; they drew no pecu niary interest from their large investments; they caused their shares to be untransferable and hereditary, so as to afford stability to their insti-

THE ENGLISH MAIL.

Cole, with the English mail of the tfth uli, ar- The i'. and 3, steamer T'kibet, Captain C.F. rived here yesterday morning. We take the subjoinctl items from the Londonand China Ex- press of December 16th -

Mr. J. C. Hall, of H.M.'s Consular service in in that cmntry.

returning a salute of eleven guns from her main far ulrance, and the troops would now suffer people naturally did not interfere with his carrying fleck saluting battery of six 32-pounder, breech. severely for want of winter quarters. The native out se laudable an intention, and if he went been fired, and the tenth had just been placed in less substantial and rather more fantastic reason buien's yamên, he informed that official that his loading Armstrong guns. Nine charges had merchants from shiho, however, relate a much without losing any time. Arrived at the Che the chamber of the gun after it had been sponged, for the delay. The Chinese Emperor is said to when the charge prematurely exploded through have twice dreamt that he saw an unknown per the neighbourhood of Soochow by a man called wife had been enticed away from their home in the open breech, severely buming the face and son of some European nationality demanding his Tsai Kuei-lin, and that there was not any doubt head of a seaman gunner named Ryan, who was Celestial Majesty's crown, and that he was com immediately in rear of the gun and received thepelled by a sense of danger to promise to surren

she had been unfaithful to him. He had arrived. full force of the exploded carriage.

der the crewn within the present year. This suddenly in a narrow lane, had been unable to

in Shanghai in search of her, and, meeting her. has just been commenced at Chathani Dockyard, that the year 1881 is regarded as an unlucky one to take measures for the arrest of the co-respon

The new armour-plate ship farsfife, which dream has su worked upon the Chinese mind restrain his indignation. He prayed His Worship establishment. The following are her principal ous enterprise. In order to verify these rumours do; and the case is an abeyance pending the ap will be one of the largest vessels built at that and unfavourable for the undertaking of any seri-dent, which the magistrate promised he would dimensions:-Length between perpendiculars, of diclay on the part of the Chinese, Lieutenant-pearance of all the parties concerned.—1. €. 315 R.; extreme breadth, 61 ft.; depth in hold, Colonel Maicfsky has been sent to shih to make Daily News. 7,390 tons, will be fitted with engines of 8,000.

An okl resident of Shanghai, Mr. W. G..Ho horse-power, and will be armed with ten heavy

hai Water Works Company in London, Mr. Ho- guns, the size of which has not yet been defini fely decided on. A considerable number of

Geo. Barnet & Co., from which he retired getting well was formerly a partner in the firm of Messrs. workmen are already employed upon the vessel.

on for twenty years ago. He was afterwards The Agaturanan, armour-plated turret ship,

editor of the faßen Mail, as which he acquired 8.pyo tons, 6,000-lirse power, and there, maching completion at Chatham Dockyard, sister ship to the Agamemnon, are pe fast

so that it was rumoured that great efforts were great fame in these parts as a writer; so much and it is expected that both of them will be ready

made ta secure him as editor ofthe North China for sea by the end of the financial year. The

Daily News. hull of each vessel will cost about £185,000.

Staff Commander John Phillips, who has been appointed to the Minglar, served in the Craps, and the Segera at the Cape of Good Hope during the Kafir war of 1851-52 throughout the Russian war in the Black Sea in 1854-56; also in China in 1857-61. being present at the destruc. tion of Chinese junks at Thoung Kosan in 1857 (China medd and Fatsian clasp). He took part in the bombardment and capture of Canton in the same year, being awarded the Camun clasp. As secom! master of the Plover be was specially. mentioned for his services in piloting its sent to destroy piratical fleets in 1878, and in the shule vessel was wounded.at the attack on the Peiho Forts on the 25th June, 1859. He commanded the Waterman at the landing of the army in the Pehtung river at the captare of the Peiho Forts in August, 1860, and at the subsequent operations and Peking (Taku clasp). in the river l'eile during the advance to Tientsin

I penince the Chinese intend to intill four dif ferent fortifications, Due is to be in Telka, one on the ruins of Bain, one side of the city of Kuldja, on the banks on the south of the river, and the fourth at a spot called Turgun summia, on the left bank of the Hi. Besides these, three other special forts are believe that the seat of authority will be esta to be erectal on the river Khongos. The Chinese blished at some place on the banks of the I, thus removing it much closer to the future. frontier with Russia. According to report, the Chinese intend to fill up the gaps which the ex tensive emigration of the Tarantchis in Russian territory will teave in the restored province by promoting the movement thither of 8,000 families fret Kashgar and other towns of Eastern Tir. kestan. In onder to ensure the subsistence of emigrants, the Chinese commmarderis endeavour the Chinese troops until the esival of these ing to purchase 400,000 pools of flour from the Tarantchis, and at the same time a number of Chinese are trying their best to buy up grain Kuldja, but the latter are fustanding their re from among the people of the valley, near sources in view of removing to Russian soil, and therefore relise in self.

Whilst the philanthropistsin Europe are crack- hard puts together in onder to debar the pipe, it seems be has adopted different views on Heather Chinese from indulging in the opiuma the subject, and has himself become the intro- ducer of the much abused stimulant into Japan. We read as follows in the Courrier du Japon.

"It appears the fatal habit of smoking opium the Japanese, to wim the Chinese inhabitants has commenced to spread in Nagasaki amongst have made this grievous present; bat strange to say, it is the women more than the men who are attracted by the passion, and when the desire to indulge in it takes possession of them they go they can revel in it at their ease." by stealth to the hauses of the Chinese where

of Macan, were present, Mr. Nolasco da silva, tution; they laught commodious premises and Japan, leaves on the 21st inst, to resume his post ning and Tellis recovered; Brownrigg left s trouble. His horses were driven into a stable she turned a circle within her own length. The

secretary of the Connnittee, before distributing they contrived to defray all expenses out of the the prites, addressed the audience in a few appro interest of their funds, without ever drawing on priate words; he said the shareholders of the the principal. Well, this institution, which I con- chool were glad to celebrate the fourth anni-sider as one of the noblest works of desinterested erutry of the institution, and to see it increasing charity and true patriotism, although eminently and prospering as it grew older. He reminded sucressful, as its results show, has not failed to be The youths of Macao of the importance of coma- censured. It was once taxed with acting on peli- ercial education, and said the Committee wereticalmotives; on what ground, i am at a loss to oing to start a mercantile Museum, where they understand. Recently, it was found desirable Intended to make a collection of the most in that i should forfeit its commercial character portant articles of commerce in the Far East, and be incorporated with a Cirermnent Lyceum. us affording commercial students a practical But the reasons advanced in support of such a ance of familiarising themselves with several death by amalgamation, were so puerile, that fiches of trate. He thanked the teachers for the scheme appears to have been left standing untiring efforts in fulfilling their duties, and over, an informal skeleton basking in the moon, repablic at large, for their hearty concurrence Gentlemen, I will not encrunch upon your in supporting the institution.

time any longer; but entreat you, for the gol

There were prizes awarded to the following classesTo the middle class-far Portuguese language, English, arithmetic, geography, ancient history, cathechism, and caligraphy. To the inferior class-for Portuguese, geography, arith metic, accessories, and caligraphy. To the

rior class-for commercial accounting and book-keeping, arithmetic, and the English and Chinese (Mandarin) languages.

His Excellency the Marquis Tseng and Dr. likely to remain there until after Christnuts. Macartney, CA, are still in Paris, and are his visit to Berlin anal Vienna. He will probably

Prince Prisdang has returned to London after remain in England for about two months before returning to siam.

The Tree, troop and store-ship. Commander Je stokes, has been ordered to leave Chatham on the 1st inst. for the China station with naval and military reliefs and stores. the arrival there' from Hongkong of Chen Taljen, Telegraphic advices from San Francisco report the new Chinese Minister to the United states, accompanied by his suite, on the 12th inst." state putrait of Her Majesty, painted by Mr. Her Majesty's Government have purchased the

despatched as a present to the Mikado of Japan. James sant, R., and have caused it to be Dr. Harmand, the new French Constri at

Raynend Haitee, formerly a student at the school the 25th inst. He will be accompanied by Mr. for Oriental Languages in Paris.

Captain Percy Luxmoure, R.N., C.B., who was in command of a section of the Naval Brigade during the Ashanter war, has been selected by the Admiralty to succeed the late Captain Brown- rig in command of the London at Zanzibar. will vacate the command of the forces in Hong We hear that Lieut-General E. W. Donorati kong and the strais settlements in March next We also hear that Major-General Mark Walker will probably be his successor, although we on- isade official. derstand that his appointment has not yet been

There have been two revilts in Yangi Hissar

A Mahomedan priest who lek Kashgar in to the Red Buoy and back, on her trial trip This morning, the steamship Meli went down August gives some interesting details as to the state of affairs there. He arrived in Kashgar in Company, and was formerly, used as a steam The vessel is owned by the China Merchants' June last to visit his father, and found the Chi- lighter; she was placed in the hands of Messrs. nese so hostile to the inhabitants that, in order Boyd & Co for the purpose of being lengthened the following telegram from the senior naval

The secretary of the Admiralty has received to avoid all unpleasantness, he gave himself out eighty feet, and at the same time she was fitted as an Afghan, as the Chinese consider the with Messrs. Guild & Knights' patent steering officer at Zanzibar, dated the 10th inst., at 7.40 Afghans to be itish. subjects, and therefore gear. On the trip to Woosung to-day, every- a.m., relative to the death of Captain Brownrigg, treat them well. A Kussian merchant named thing was found to work very satisfactorily; and of Her Majesty's ship London Wounded: Zinoviell, who had arrived in Kashgar and en Massey, seaman, progressing favourably; Vendeavoured to salt 11 horses which he had demonstrated by the heim being put from hard- the great advantage of the new steering gear was brought with him, met with great difficulty and a-port to hard-a-starband in fusty seconds, while (to) inspect cruising boats (oft) Pemist, Decem ber 3rd, ran alongside duw, tying French and kept under a guard of soldiers, so that thee will be a valuable addition to the China colours to verify nationality. Seeing men un inhabitants were afraid to offer to buy them. At Merchants' fleet, and one of her chief advantages board; then closed on captain, who, after gallant lodging surrounded every night during his stay prepares, Arab crew fired volley, and boarded last Zinoviel was forced to sell them to a Tartar resistance, receiving twenty-one wounds, fell, by fifty sokliers. The priest states that an Eng-junk. Mr. J. Hoare, the pilot in question, left boat, killing, wounding, and driving crew over merchant, and had the pleasure of having his

is a very light draught--Mercury.

One of the Shanghai pilots has just made a. most successful haud by picking up a derelict shut

through heart. Did not board; true na tionality not yet proved; dhow full of slaves; visited Kashgar during the last war, was again weather at the time was far fin encouraging. simman calling himself a Commissioner, and who two nuornings ago for the pilot ground and the. Sultan's troops (captured some Arabs suspected lishen at Yarkand learning Chinese. London's boat captured! dhow since, empty expected there; also that there were fifteen Eng-A strong NW, wind was blowing, and a rough of being crew. Will keep you informed. Chile

sca prevailed, while the temperature was below there."

point. fr. J. Hoare when near the first Ease the Chinese authorities were forewarned, North bank, about four miles from the lightship, and arrested a number of the rebels; and in the with a flag flying on the foremast. Mr. Hoare second instance, although the rebels attacked hove to, and waited till food-tide and then went the Chinese troops, they were speedily put to and boarded the jonk. No one was found on headed. The emigrants into Kashgar, coming Foochow poles. As the tide rose the junk floated light, and four hundrel of the ringleaders be-board-the derelict, which had a hill cargo from the Afghan prosince of Badakshan after the off the shore, and Mr. Hoare then took it in tow rities to accept them as subjects, and to free a tug boat which towel it up to shanghai. The Afghan disasters, requested, the Chhese autho- and brought it up to Woosung where he engaged Badakshan from the Afghan yoke but they met junk had not sustained any damage, but the with a refusal, on the ground that the Afghans crew had cridently tried to cut away the mast, were subjects of England, a friendly Power and then they had left the craft pmpably fearing. With regard to the rumours that arising of that some harm would come to it owing to its against the brutality and valence of the Chinese, estimated to be worth Tis. 5,000, and we believe Mussulmans had taken place at Yangi Hissar position and the bad weather. The cargo is and that tivo hundred of the, Chinese garrison that according to Chinese law the finder is en- the agitation has been suppressed In August had been massacred, the military commander at f titled to the whole amount of the freight which Nargi now corroborates the fact, int states that in this instance is owned by a local Chinese. last one of the Chinese frontier oficials was sent to Kashgar in irons for having, it is said, volun- tarily received twenty-three families, of Russian Kirghiz who bad strayed over the Inder.

of your children and grand-children; to consider will leave Marseilles by the mail ofcasion he was recommended by Sir James

in earnest, that, Lycrunt or no Lyceum, the only chance they have of coming a livelihut here, or anywhere, is by a professional education.

Professor T. Robgares then rose and said: Meus Senhores, se cansideremos beni at natureza humana, veremos que o bem e o mal sin inherentes a ella e por isso os premios e os After a few appropriate selections from the dispensaveis para promover um e evitar o outro. castigos são e han de ser sempre condiçoes in band, Professor HART-MILNER rose and said :-Mas es castigos San uam condição terrivel: "Gentlemen, it has been a constant habit with me, whenever I see schoolboys assembled to receive the prizes of tiwir youthful labours, to think on the serious parts they would sooner or later be called up to perform on the grand stage of life. These tals whom we see cluster ing round that presidential and prize-awarding chair, happy and proud of their scholastic feats, are the rising actors of a new scene that awaits them. They will have barely completed their easy and innocent school days, when they will have to face the stern realities of an active life. At school, they have been accustomed to be rewarded for proficiency`in knowledge; what a 'contrast they will find in a world that only appreciates the capacity of doing, and only re-

martyrisam, humilham e' degrade a quessos saffre; consternam e comiɲungema quem as chí; afligem e contristan a quem os vé. Pelo con- trario, os premios ennobrecem e exaltan a quem os recele ; lisonjeam e agradecem a quern os dá ; | alegram e consolam a quem os vè e até mesmo a quem d'elles tem noticia ainda ao longe. Quantos pues, quantos mães de familia n'este amigos e visinho's o mesmo acto que nús hoje momento estarão festejando com parentes, festejamos, cobrindo te bençãos o seus filhos que nós temos cuberto de louros e esperando com alvoroço o desejado momento de os apertar

C.. has hunded in his resignation of his com. Major-General Sir Henry Havebick-Allen, V.C., mand of the 2nd Infantry Brigade a Aldershot, The General has been suffering for some weeks

into Lucknow on September 25th. 1857, of the arm, received on the occasion of the forced entry past from the effects of an old wound in the left

force under his father's command, on which pc-

successful charge over the Char Bagh Bridge, Outram for the Victoria Cross for leading the which seemed the only availabie entrance to the town for the relieving column. He was a second time wounded through the same shoulder at Lord Clyde's relief of the beleaguered garrison on November 7th, 1857, only seven weeks later.

duties, though the Geiferal's health, we believe, is A renewed pressure of these two wounds now necessitates some relaxation of presem military But otherwise impaired in the slightest degree.

THE OPICAL TRADE.

in the course of the last four months. In the feetship espied a junk on shore on the

It is stated that, notwithstanding the Kuldja Treaty, the relations between Russia and China are by no means satisfactory.--. & C. Express.

SHANGHAI.

The Shen-pa says that Tso Tsung-tang ar rived in Hankow on the 16th day of the present moon, where he embarked for Hsiang-yin Hsien

bably take up his new Viceroyalty before the turn in Hunan, which is his native place. "He intends to make but a short stay at home, and will pro- of the Chinese year.

A Correspondent writes from a village some distance from Te-chou in Shantung :-"The tele

Of

It is an acknowledged fact, where Chinamen gambling. Our readers will recollect the case mast do congregate, there will surely be found which we reported a few days ago, that a raid had been made on a gambling den in the Tsing." poo Roal, and that about 40 Chinese were cap The case was taken before the Chinese Magis tured by the Municipal Police, foreign and native. trate Chen, and the foreign Assessor, and was remanded. To-day the case was resumed before Chen and Mr. W. R. Carles, and after an in- quiry, conducted on behalf of the police by In- in soms varying from $5 to $25, the aggregate spector Striping, 34 of the delinquents were fined amounting to over $300. The remaining fire

month's imprisonment. We understand that the not being able to produce the money, or obtain surely for the same, were cach sentenced to one

$40 to the police who made the capture--not a Magistrate apportioned the fines as follows:-

pital, and the remainder to the various native police officers and ten native constables-$200 to the Nina Refuge, $100 to the Chinese Hos

are supported entirely by voluntary contributions. Mixed Court Magistrate pockets the greater This will dissipate the prevailing idea that the portion of the fines levied at the Maleo Court.- Courier.

em seus braços tão amados e queridos como | army is claimed for General George Macdonald, thoroughly in his place. It was a question | graph-line is of no more use-to us here in our in. very large sum to be divided between four foreign

lumes de seus olhos e delicias do seu coração: Tale, Senhores, a natureza do acto que hoje

wards deeds! The days of youthful delusion celebramos e por isso venos reunidos n'esic and has consequently reached the patriarchat/aflected the population of China more vitally that I know of between this and Te-chou, or any-aedicine shops scattered over 'Shanghai, which

their consideration the proposition of extending We believe that the Government have under

shanghai, but that at the present it is being re- the provisions of the Limited Liability Act to ported on by some of the departments. The form it will probably take, if approved, is, we believe, at present not decided un

The honour of being "father" of the British colonel of the Bedfordshire Regiment, who en. tered the army in the month of September, 1895. General Macdonald was born on Oct. 10th, 1784. recinto pessoas respeitaveis por sua idade e age of ninety-seven years and two months. posição social, cidadão probos e honrades de

The French Government have determined to quasi todas as classes para verem e reconhecerem send a technical commission to Toulon to deter os mimosos filios de Minerva e gozarem o espec-ironclad vessels of war. The application of the mine upon the advantages of the electric light in taculo grandioso du triumpho do genio coroado light to the arsenals and dockyards in which do genio é muito superior ao triumpho da força. also to be decided on by the commission.

Dockyard, is abraut to visit the dockyards of Futon, Cherbourg, Brest, Lorient, and Roche- Mr. Barnaby, naval constructor of Portsmouth

fort. The Ministry of Marine, it is further state, has given orders that the dockyards shall be open to him; and that the utmost facilities should tinn which he is desirous of making. be given to him for the purpose of the examina

are short; the sun soon sets in the scholastic hemisphere; the task of learning rudiments, which, they assert, is such a heavy yoke to their tender shoulders, is only a faint shadow of the burden they will have to carry when the day of activity and responsibility shall have dawned; pelo estudo. sim, caros alumnos, o trimpho ships are in course of construction is a question when the hour of hard work arrives. Within a few years, perhaps within a decade, these pro-s Intros que ganhastes na palestra de Minerva mising and intelligent ads, whom we see so são para vos e para a sociedade mais "glorioses happy and so conflent, will have to enter the que quantos ceita o guerreiro no sanguinolento novitiate of real life. They will have to unde campo de Marte. Pais os Joures marciaes são many a thing they have been compelled to study: triumpho de força; es de Minerva, o triumpho they will have to compete-not for medals, or school prizes, bat for success in earning their estes são banhados de nobres suores; as pri- do engenha; aquelles sâu salpicados de sangue, daily bread; they will have to contract their eye ciros illustram sú o vencedor; os segundus brows; not over a problem of aclid or a piece canebrecendo o vencedor não deslustrain of rhetorical composition, but over the domestic vencido: uns alegram a poucos e enluctam a

The Admiralty have appointed Lieutenant fantry, to the command of the battalion of the Albert-hall, Sheffield, and was very largely Colonel Geoffrey Mairis, Royal Marine Light In trade with China was held on the 8th altinis, at A meeting to protest against the enforced apim

Colunel J. H. Maskery, recently promoted and in his opening address said it was a disgrace and Marines stationer in Ireland, appointed second Commandant of the Chatham

succession to attended. The Archbishop of York presided, and Division of Royal Marines.

critical manner, to the letter of sir ta. Birchwood a shame to this country that the heathen people should have had to ask for the abolition of such a trade. He referred at length, in a severely

objectors to the traffic if they should hamper the which appeared recently in The Times, and proceeded to staje that it was no business of the

Government. This was not a Government ques presiding over that meeting he felt he was tion, it was a question of right and wrong. In

affected this great country in its her; it operated from the clouds. There is no office affecting the whole of the human race. It terior residence than if it were an electric rainbow

still, for it destroyed and paralyzed the people:

where near us to the south, A railway would. ant it affected the manufactures, of England, be

doubtless be a different affair." cause exports to China were visably hindered by

The Marines from the Caracoa and For cicceriment had no right to raise money in this where they went through company drill, bayonet attention had been called to the subject, that the this trafic. Asa Christian minister, he fell, now his bound landed about 9.20 am on Wednesday way, and as a Christian country we ought to help exercise, skinuishing, etc., very steadily under ith inst anal marefied to the Race Course,

the Emperor of China to diminish the consump

the command of Colour Sergeant Levett, R.M., of

A FRESH COAL SUPPLY. that the British Indian op trade for the sake landed about the same hour in service-landing the neighbouring coal-fields, it affords us great of revenue inflicts grievous wrongs upon China order with their haviesacks, water buttles, a pleasure to be able to confirm the rumour which tion of opium in his country. The Rev. Can the Ciracao. Yesterday, sailors from the same Stowell moved That this meeting is of opinionship, to the number of about a hundred men,

Interestel, as Nagasaki is, in the prosperity of and British Bunnah; is the cause of much misery blankets nulled and slang across their chests anal and crime, endangers the peacefulness of natural backs. They were marched in the direction of relationships, restricts legitimate trade, and of the Bubbling Well, under command of Livut. important "find" of cast has been made at the has lately been current, to the effect that a very structs the progress of Christianity, and that the Bouchier, of the Cursed, returning about noon. Takasima Colliery. Ever since the mine began trade is a dishonour to the British name and recipients of the Victoria Cross, died on the oth resolution. The effect upon the indian revenue extend on the Pooting side of the river. The Mr. John sims, one of the first and youngest nation." Mr. H. Richard, M.P., secounted the the tine is approaching when Shanghai mest It is every day becoming inore apparent that

to be worked on a large sesle, it has been evi- inst, at fac early age of forty-six. Mr. Sims, was, he knew, the chief cause that it was not available wharfage accommodation on this side off from the present scams by a heavy disloca dent that a great portion of the coal-field, was cut who served in the 34th Regiment during the abolished, but, he asked, were financial consider is limited in extent and will soon prove insufficient tion of the strata, and for nearly ten years con- when only twenty years of age of having the morality, and religion? The resolution was supday's waiting an opportunity to discharge at the the coal which was supposed to be beyond it, Crimean War, had the distinguished honouration for ever to averrule questions of justice, for the rapidly increasing commerce of the port.stant efforts were made to cross this fault into the public ceremonial which took place in Hyde- China, and unanimously carried. A second re-

We not unfrequently notice that steamers decoration pinned on his breast by the Queen at ported by the Rev. David Hill, missionary to

wharves. The coast lines of steamers are like but without success. In 1878 these efforts were pointed to the Flector, additional, for coastguard the suppression of the British Indian opium that they should have the first claim on the Mr. Stoddart succeeded to his present position as Commander Edward Pilkington has been ap Government to devise the means necessary for charge and load their cargoes, it is but natural had been expended on exploring drifts. When

solution was passed, calling camestly upon the

wise increasing, and as they usually both dis- abandoned as hopeless, aker large sums of money, duty at Bognor, He served as midshipman in trade.--Times. the destruction of Chinese war-vessels in Escape the Baltic Fleet in 1854, and was employed in

Wharf Company's consideration. The large Chief Mining Engineer, he asked for, and. ob

of Chinese war-boats at Tuang Konan; and Creek in 1857 (China medal); at the destruction

steamer Companies, used to avail themselves tained permission from the proprietor to make RUSSIĄ AND CHINA.

considerably of the landing facilities on the Poo- final attempt, expressing himself as being confi tung side, and it would seem that they only to dent of finding a valuable field of untouched coal was wounded at the destruction of the Fatshan

be improved and extended to come into favour beyond the dislocation. After eighteen months Correspondence from Kuldja to the Nome again. The extensive Docks, the Tannery, and of arduous and unremitting labours, this attempt fotilla of war-jooks (Fashan and Canton clasps). Fremga gives the following additional details other useful undertakings already established has been crowned with success. On Christmas whose appointment as Commander-in-Chief of beginning of last August the Chinese troops of become the industrial and manufacturing portion amall scams of coal immediately overlying the Rear-Admiral Algernon McLennan Lyons, of affairs in that part of Central Asia, At the there, point to the conclusion that Pootung may day the expluring miners struck upon one of the the Pacific station, in succession to Rear Admiral Tarbagalai fell upon several families of the Kirei of the great centre of trade that Shanghai seems services in connection therewith being awarded of this horde then united with a certain number king is likely seriously to interfere with for a highly probable that it opens out a find equal in F. H. stirling, has been officially notified, served Kirghiz, murdered a number of people, and drove destined to be in future years, and which it now the Crimean and Turkish medis, the Order of of Dungans and revenged themselves by attack-very long time to conte in the Black Sea during the Russian war, for his their battle into the Chinese town. The Kirghiz seems improbable that either Woosung'or Chin-

main seam of the Colliery. We are informed that it is imposible, so carly in the day; to esti- mate the value of this "find" but it is considered the Fifth Class of the Medjidie, and the sebasto- ing Chinese transports and commercial caravans

value and extent to that already worked. We pol clasp. He was Aide-de-Camp to the Queen on the high road, and succeeded in striking such by the Shan-pao, was made in Shanghai city last any on this fortunate discovery, more especially A very shocking attempt at murder, we notice mast heartily, congratulate the Mitsu Bishi Com- from 1875 to 1878.

terror into their Celestial foes that all communi- The King of Italy received the newly-appointed cation was for a long time cut off between Tarba- domestic servant, was walking in a narrow street the spirited and liberal manner in which he has

week. A woman, who seems to have been a Chinese Minister on the 11th inst. H. in pre-gatai and the other provinces of China. The inside the principal East Gate at ten o'clock in from the beginning backed up with money and as Mr. Iwasaki Valoro so well deserves it, from the friendly and commercial relations which had strong detachment of troops to chastise the and addressed her. It is not known what he Takasima Colliery is at present" producing senting his credentials reminded his Majesty of Chinese governor and commander has sent a existed in remote ages between the inhabitants Kirei Kirghiz, but the result of the expedition is said; but the next moment he drew a knife, and steady out-put of over 20,000 tons of coal per the morning, when a man suddenly stepped up, labour the opinion of his mining engineer. of, Italy and China, and assured him that the not yet known. The Chinese commander has plunged it into the unfortunate woman three month, which is the means of circulating some King Humbert, in reply, stated that the senti- with a store of provisions to meet the commis-and the thigh. The poor creature's cries for help trading and labouring classes of this port. An memory of them had been preserval in China, also sent an escort of twenty-four-men fron shihotimes, wounding her in the abdomen, the back, $80,000 monthly amongst the shipping and the ments expressed by H. were echoed in Italy 'sioner, who is on his way from Peking to arrange soon brought a number of people to her rescue, additional term of year to the yield of the Taka- with perfect contiality and reciprocity. Plymouth sount on the rh instant, after the army of occupation will not enter the province to professed to be so overcome with remorse at what sure that everyone will hall the good news with,

On the arrival of the Channel squadron in

for the taking over of Kuldja. According to who.eventually moved her to a doctor's house, sima Mines simply algnifies an extended term of Agincourt had saluted the commander-in-chief be surrendered by Russia before next spring. he had done that he announced his intention of delight, and felicitate Mr. Stoddart on the pur nunour now circulating in Kuldja, the Chinese where her wounds were dressed. The assailant prosperity to the trade of Nagasaki, and we are with seventeen guns, the Royal Adelaide was The Chinese commander thinks the season is to delivering himself up to the magistrates, the cessful issue of his labours.--Nagasaki Exptisti-

economy of their families; they will have to dis- muitos, outros enchem de alvoroço e de alegria criminate between glory and real profit'; between high sciences and empty pockets; between omaa palma, da victoria e não esmorece o vencido a todos, Alvoroça-se o vencedor porque colhe ment and utility; theory and fact; the anlation porque a sua miesina derrota não foi sem lone Park shortly after the close of the campaign. of speculative knowledge and the imperative nem proveito. sobre-maneira se alegra o par necessity of a practical profession. Now, Gen- de familia por ver na gloria dos filhos a sua; tlemen, it seems to me that the mission of enche-se de jubilo o preceptur por contemplar modern onlucation ought to consist in giving the youths a fore-taste of real life in initiating exulta a patria que vê n'estes jovens amadure nas cordas dos discipulos a de seus trabalhos; them into a keen appreciation of the importance cerem as verduras das suas esperanças e rege of professional detail. It is useless to denyija-se o coração de quantos prezamo saber e that is as am age of life at high pressure amam o progresso, porque n'estas honras que se and that the professional man alone, carries tributum au incrito litterario reconhecem o valor the day. There is a natural selection going on e a efficacia do meio escolhido para promover a in mental acquirements. The practical man publica instrucção. Sim, queridos alumnos; survives; the scientist, were he to rely upon esses premios e louvares que tendes, recebido, sciences alone, rust either be a man of money, mais que galardão do trabalho, hip de ser para or beg for it. If this be true in general, how vós estimuto a trabalhar, much more so, when we turn to the actual necessities of this Colony? Alas! it does not

After a few musical selections from the band,

a great amount of prescience to say that Professor J. VICENTE DE JESUS remarked that he the future of Macao is as grim and gloony, as had to congratulate the Committee upon the its past has been bright and prosperous. Euro- fourth anniversary of the school, and the pupils pean trade has nearly vanished; whatever're for their proficiency in several branches of educa. midis is in Chinese hands, and it would be a tion. He pointed out at length the successive hard tick to wreat it from them. Clithese enter stages public instruction had gone through in prise is growing up day by day and branching Macao during the last twenty years, calling off to a thousand directions, Chinese labour special attention to the time of the Jesuits at can defy competition, on account of its cheap St. Joseph's. He thought the Commercial school ness. Chinese clerks are competing, for situa-realized a grand desideratum in the educational