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CRICKET,

V."H COMPANY.

ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS "C" COMPANY We have much pleasure in publishing the fol- lowing particulars of a match played between the above teams on the cricket ground yesterday,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

"chiklike and bland," and are depended for them in the shape of able diplomatists, such as guidance upon the nursing-mothers provided for

I say's Mr. Holcombe, "is a great obstacle to the Honourable Mr. Holcombe. "Opium-using," Christianity-in China. But there are other things that bring discredit upon Christianity and missionary effort in China besides opium, to to refer. We can only express our deep sym pathy with China in the failure of the efforts recently made by a former fervent missionary to provide her with the guide, philosopher, and friend of whose leading she evidently stands so much in-need-. C. Daily News. ཡ་་

furnished by Sergeant Grahanı of "G" Com The existence of kidnapping as a practice. sion for Mr. McArthur's motion would not have which it is unnecessary now more particularly the accredited representative of a civilized between nineteen and twenty years of age, and

pany:

A friendly rivalry exists between the above two companies of the Regiment. They have already played two matches this season, each winning one. This was a sort of decisive contest as to 4. their relative powers, before leaving for the Straits; consequently it excited much interest throughout the Regiment as was attested by the plausts when a long hit was made. H Company went in first, but none of them were able to make much of

the bowling of McCrea and Hutchinson, with the exception of Heaney, who played very steadily is his 23. In the second innings le was caught very cleverly by Hurston at off. Heaney's bowling (underland) for his side was als very effective.

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For & Company, the batting of McCrea and Hutchinson was very good. In the second in

bring the acts coming within the principles stand as law, no one could have hesitated to denounced under judicial cognizance: the mass of papers which the Secretary of state is about to prodice we never have existed, and the occa- arisen. I believe, even now, if the Orlinance of Sir H. Fottinger were introduced, and were to became the law of Hongkang, that it being but a just and true exposition of the common law, with the practical boon of a ready remedy-it would be sufficient for protection against kidnap ping and for deterring from the worst forms of detention in brothels and domestic servitude, and from traffic in human beings in Hongkong. I desire, in conclusion, to add that I have, as I

my frequently repeated expressions of opinion That Ordinance defined distinctly, and suffi- in Hongkong, and that kidnapping, which has holding in slavery, or quasi-slavery. If that that slavery has existed and continued to exist ciently punished as offences, all attempts at always existed there, has of late apparently in-wisely devised Ordinance had been allowed to creased in order to supply the demand for slaves for brothels and for domestic servitude in Hongkong, and for the purpose of sup plying the brothel markets in the Straits Settlements, and in California, and elsewhere. among Chinese was well known, but for years it' was believed among Europeans that it was mainly confined to the several purposes cm. braced by the coolie trafic. It was not until after that trade had been suppressed that the un- diminished practice of kidnapping women and young girls and boys, which was brought before the tribunals, impressed on the Court that there were inducements other than the coolie trade which occasioned kidnapping and offered a market to kidnappers. I judicially dealt with and punished kidnappers, and at length, in May 1879, I directed the attention of the Governor to the fet that whilst the Court was awarding against poor iniserable old women severe sen tences for kidnapping children, the real delin quents, the purchasers of these children-the wealthy receivers-remained unpunished.

but from that time until I left, a period of one year and ten months, no such pur chaser was ever prosecuted, though several opportunities arose for so doing. It was admilt- ed that kidnapping, was an offence at Common Law and by Ordinance; but it was insisted that the dutaining a person bought under a bill of sale as a servant, though a civil wrong to the indivi- dual, for which the poor victim was entitled to damages at law, yet that inasmuch as the detain. ing was contrary to law, such detention was not at law a detention-was no offence-against the Crown, and the question was never raised. Bills of sale of girls and boys were produced in court over and over again, and the right of owner- ship under them was over and over again set up; so common were they that they were supplied in blank form-and yet the persons who set them up as evidence of right were not indicted. The crueltics to which these "bond" servants were subjected by their owners were most monstrous, most revolting. some of these

jected, and the reasons. given for the course Palmer Morewood, of Alfreton Hall, Derbyshire. adopted, we must confess that the reception of At the time of their marriage Mr. Mundy was the new envoy is a surprise to us. The former twenty-three years of age, and his wife seventeen. latter, who is only a saray-dau-gyee In 1810, it Hall. There was one child of the marriage, a was Oo Chaik, the Nausgangya Woontlouk, and They lived at different places during the earlier therefore an officer of inuch higher rank than the years of their married life, but chiefly it shipley was thought that even a Wook was hardly daughter, born in 1874. Towards the end of an officer of high enough ranked send to us, but March, 1880, Mr. Mundy made the acquaintance now there appears to be no objection to receiving of Lord Shrewsbury, and invited him to stay at an inferior officer with open arms. Were he shipley. Loni shrewsbury, was at the time nation, the rank of the officer sent would be had only recently left Eton. In consequence of a matter of indifference, and it would be quite some reports which reached Mr. Duke of Omnium. Ifthe country he is accredited company of Lord Shrewsbury, he spoke to her much in order to send plain Mr. Jones as the wife having been seen about on horseback in the

Mundy

of his

by considers him a fit representative, the country himself, and got Lady Wilmot, a relative, to he is sent to very properly accepts him as such. speak to her on the subject, and she promised But, in dealing with a country like Burma, the that nothing should occur that could give rise to case is entirely different. Their custom is to

observation. However, in February of the express their consideration for the country they present year, further rumours reached him, in wish to communicate with by the rank of the consequence of which he told Mrs. Mundy that aan sent, and we certainly think it anything but Land shrewsbury was not to be received at his respectful that only Saray-dau-gyce (a head-house; and, so far as he knew, that direction was clerk or secretary has been deputed to convey obeyed. On April 9th in the present year, Mrs. General of India. the salutations of King Threbaw to the Governor-Mundy went to stay with her sister at Torquay

and, up to April 20th inclusive, the petitioner re

23

any

Dear

nings thurston put together a very nicely played | Called for the prosecution of the purchasers, evolved. Least of all would it be proper to im large influx of labourers which has taken place the policy they laid down for their guidance in / Fred: " but on the 21st of that month there came

30, but was eventually caught off leaney's slow underhand, several others going the same way. As will be seen by the appended score, G Com- pany won by 24 runs :—

FIRST INSINCA,

H COMPANY,

Pte, clan, b M'Chez ... IT

EXCONDENSINGA,

1

Pie. Jinks & Butchin

4

Burchinum

18

Sergt. M'Comish, 17 Hutchine

nana, bison

1

chias.n

Pre Scon, MClintock, Hay-

Pic. Hall, b M'Crea

6

te. Healey, M'Crea 23

Ite. Castello, Girolam, M'Oca 1

Pie. Craig, M'Crea

Lal, run out, b Hote

china....

Pen Brusen, & Hutchinsa.

Pic Cugher, M'Crea

Comp. Coping, wil

Extri

YAPAY IN SONGS,

Pte. S, 1 Heaney

Iu

nut, J Tanfinsetes 4 & MC

Hunton, 15 M'Cres .. M'Cera. Graham, h rea...

. Hutchinson.

Hutchins, MUrea ohutchinst

O COMPANY,

Pin S'Urea, Moreland,le Beat 23 1-torp, Shishinson, e Hall, b

Su.......

The Hump, le Heaney

Pic, Newren & Heay

Google, in al, 1

1.-Corp.

Sekti

Sergs. Benin, & Sent

Ite. Winnlink, le death, ker

Camp, Griff, beaney

Ite. Gallagher, and

Sant

I-Corp. Mintock, nun wl, b

Scott

Sergt. Graham, not aut

Extras...

14

7

19

Crea

Extras.....

KECOND INNINGS, Moreland, Squit... & South

Scutt, Heaney... 19 Mornish, Ifeany a 6b Haney

Hull, Heaney...... cand cancy......

a b Heaney

& next t

Hoancy.

I run it, b Scott

Extra

were brought before the Court as cases of assault only of assault. The Chinese community in Hongkong called these proceedings my crusade; they addressed the Governor, and Dr. Eitel on their behalf wrote a learned paper, which is pub: lished, in support of the Chinese contention. He stated that there are 20,000 bond servants," as Scott, b Heaney...he designated them, in Hongkong under English law. had estimated them at about 10,000 He thus writes as to these" bond" servants :- "To foreigners of course it seems very un- natural that children should be sold into domestic servitude; but the Chinese sec nothing unnatural serviturle of China are institutions which nothing system of patriarchalism" (what does this mean?) short of the general dissolution of the whole social

can possibly remove, for they are ingrained in the very blood and brains of China."****

SIR JOHN SMALE ON THE WAR PATH.

We have received full particulars of the speech delivered by the late Chief Justice of Hongkong to the members of the National Association for the Promotion of social science, on the 21st of last November. As sir John Smale's, remarks

un the Opium Trade, the Contagious Diseases Ordinances, and Brothel system generally, and Domestic Slavery, cannot fail to have a powerful influence on the future policy of the Colony, we give them in full. His observations on Trial by Jury and the Bankruptcy Law we hold back for the present.

in in."

确 The slavery and domestic

hope, referred to the subject I have last spoken CO-OPERATION AMONGST PLAN. on in no spirit of partisanship. have come to clear conclusions-the conclusions to which nthers may have arrived are doubtless as honest as my own. I impute blame to no one. Im petting right intention to all, I feel confident that as the result of discussing, the right will be ute undue hesitation to the Colonial Office until after Mr. McArthur had applied for the papers. After that time the Colonial Office would natur- ally and most properly, stay its hands unt Mr. McArthur's motion should be disposed of I believe that whatever party is in-power, the traditions of the Colonial Office, as a rule, art such as commend themselves to the moral senses of English public opinion. Although it has not always been my good fortune to receive unmixed praise from Land Kimberley, yet I believe that these traditions are sacred in his keeping,

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necessarily enclose the opinions expressed by Curaspindenre in ills column.)

MACAO EDUCATION.

To Tum Epiron oF THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAP"

On

the two

of Government seems a complete departure from ters, and in which she addressed him as

From another point of view, the present action ceived letters from her referring to ordinary mat

dealing with the last embassy. The reason

to him letter in which, addressing him as given by our Government for sending Oo Chaik back to Mandalay without giving him a hearing prised. I am going to leave you for better or "Dear Frei" she said, "You will not be sure was that he came unprepared to make acceptaple worse, I hope for the former. I want to thank proposals of a business character, or with plenary you for all your kindness to me. I have not been powers to discuss and settle disputed points. worthy of it. I cannot ask to see my child that, while we had no objections to enter upon 1 hope you will forgive me and The Chief Commissioner was careful to point out again, for I am sure you would not grant it. negotiations which might be advantageous to both you for all the happiness I have had at shipley." forget. Thank countries from a purely business point of view, receipt of that letter Mr. Mundy put himself we were determined to eschew merely compli- in communication with Mr. Morewood, the brother of Mrs. Mundy; and, with that gentle mentary or friendly communication with a Co- vernment which had acted as King Theebaw's man, came to London and made inquiries. He had done. This was a perfectly intelligible found that Lord Shrewsbury and Mrs. Mundy had stand-point to take up, and we are quite at a loss teft London, travelling by the name of Mr. and has now been abandoned. We are not aware valet. It appeared that they left London on the to understand why, fit was then approved of, it

Mrs. Grafton, and attended by a courier and a that the conduct of the Bunnese Government evening of April 20, reached Paris on the morn has been such as to necessitate a change of ing of the 21st, and remained there the whole policy. The present mission appears to be day. On the morning of the 22nd they left Paris entirely of a complimentary character, and, for Nancy, and went thence to Strasburg, which it would have been more dignified to have Morewood, who were in pursuit, came up with followed it up by, declining the proffered the respondent and co-respondent at the strasburg considering our previous action, we think they reached on the 25th. Mr. Mundy and Mr.

courtesy. However, our strange guest is here,

Station on the morning of the 26th, as and we must await the return of the Chief Com-latter were leaving in a train, Mr. Morewood missioner to see what will be made of him. One get into the train as it was starting, and conducted proved had he arrived a few days sooner, and cannot but think what a godsend he would have Mrs. Mundy back to strasburg from the first diverted to himself the pesers which Lord quently conducted her to her family in this station at which the train stopped. Ile subse Ripon addressed to the Deputation of happy country, she remained with them for some memory.—Rangoon Gazette,

short time, but again joined Lord Shrewsbury, with whom she was now living-Mr. A. E. Miller Mundy, the petitioner, was then examinet by Mr. Inderwick, and said that he married the respondent in 1873. They had a child born in

her himself about it, and also got Lady (Wilmot 1874. In the spring of 1880 he made the of 1880 he received information about his wife being seen with Lord Shrewsbury. He spoke to

he complained of In February last he received Lord Shrewsbury, and he forbid her to seeing but afterwards she promised not to repeat what information that she had been again seen with the co-respondent. In April she was staying

letter of April 21 he and Mr. Morewood went to with her sister at Torquay. He received letters from her while she was there. On receipt of the France, and saw his wife at Strasburg, she and Lord Shrewsbury were on the railway platform, and entered a train. Mr. Morewood got into the

All this comes of the neglect of precautions that one cannot expect perfect justice in the army, acquaintance of Lord Shrewsbury. In the winter

planters. For years the present proprietor of this which have again and again been urged upon our journal has sought to impress on the minds of the

labour, the practical benefits which must accrue similarly, the desirability of forming a joint to them from organisation among themselves,

has been preached to these deaf ears. Mr. Gib-| stock Association for the importation of labour con urged an immigration company among plan-

ters in 1872. Many of the men who, some through jealousy of others, some through supine-

forms a Planters Association, or some organiza. ness. have persistently hung back and rendered the satae offence, viz., fraudulent enlistment, by train, which then started. Witness remained at abortive every attempt that has been made to

backtestrasburg, and subsequently to herfamily in Strasburg. Mr. Morewood conducted Mrs. Mundy

of Eugene Berger and Charles Gasper. The England. Extracts wereread from the depositions former deponent said that he was head waiter in the Hotel de la Ville de Paris, at strasburg,

TERS IN HONOLULU, The ill effects of the entire absence of co-ops ration among our planters were never more, ap parent than at the present time. In spite of the

during the past twelve months, plantation hands are still scarce when wanted. The wealthier planters, or those who have large means at their command, and who have large crops at stake, are outbidding their weaker neighbours, for labour, in a manner which threatens to prove ruinous to the latter. We have complaints from many quarters that the Chinese are leaving their employers without warning, enticed by the offer of higher wages. Numbers of those even in domestic employ have been induced to abandon the dignified saunter with which they have been accustomed to wait upon and cook for the "outer barbarians," and to take to the hoc and the cane- knife. As there is no prospect of relief for this condition of things through the immediate arrival SIR-It is not difficult to see through or under of new hands, heavy loss will fall upon a large the film of disguise assumed by your Corres-number of plantation owners who will be forced, pondent "A. H. C.," or to detect the motives in self-defence, to give the same high rate of which dictate his aspersions. The waste-paper- basket should have been the proper receptacle wages for all labour they need in excess of their for his contribution-a tissue of ignorance, "shipped" hands, whilst a new incentive is given malice, and untruth-which is so characteristic to those serving under labor engagements to of the individual from whom it cnicnates. Where abscond from their present employ, and enjoy did "A. B. C." acquire the "higher education the advanced wages they can secure elsewhere. Jesuits; for their alumni have not to resort to he so much affects ?-Certainly not from the

The loss to the planters will be a loss to the others to operate with the pruning knife on their country, for the money thus spent will go to those compositions whenever they attempt originality who notoriously avoid spending more than they above literary piracy-plagiarism! He reminds in print, and their morality is unquestionably can help here, and hoard their savings to send COURT-MARTIAL PROCEDURE. me very forcibly of a Corresponding member of them out of the kingdom. a French society who knows as much of French society as Chinese cooly does of that of a

are conditions attached to military legal proce- There is, no doubt, much truth in the remark as a cow does of politics, or of the objects of the

and yet, says the United Service Gazette, there "Cabinet Council!" Ilut, fure the Commercial

dure that would appear to be greatly in favour of tress) keeps a nursery of purchased children or a "Almost every protected woman' (kept mis-is conclusive as its supplying a desideratum; sugar planters and other employers of field good practical equity being obtained, even where to do so, she got into a violent passion at first,

school-the very "foundation" of this institution few servant girls who are being reared with a and the past action of the Portuguese Govern

be hard to find any judicial court in which there view to their evention sposa accord to igners independence asserted-self-reliance adopted

out justice to the best of their ability, and, at the the knowledge of law may be weak. For it would ment in reference to education commends the

was more desire among the members to incte here" (in tongkong) "as kept women, or among personal qualifications, either among foreigners Chinese residents as their concubines, or to be supersede the special requirements of a few, is a on this matter by the community of Macao. That the general requirements of many should

same time, so strong a natural tendency to sold for export to Singapore, san Francisco, or Australia I emphasise these last words. Principle of polity and equity hardly however

are often very unequally apportioned. An in- mercy. Nevertheless, it must have become ap parent that, from diverse causes, the sentences. may add that Dr. Eitel omits the largest, the

within the comprehension of "A. B..C." or others worst market for these nurseries-the keeping up of that ilk, who discuss subjects they know

stance of this occurred a few years ago, when the ever renewing wants of the brothel supply in nothing about, confound abuse with argument,

two men were tried within a few days for precisely. Firstly, The Opium Trade-that trade which the rapid waste of human life in these hells to

and have yet to learn to use the right word in beyond all dispute we forced upon Chinese Go-which becatombs of kidnapped and purchased role of critic. There can be no possibility of

by one court was double that given by the other verament, of which English History will hand young girls are sacrificed every month in Hong-doubt that your Correspondent "A. B. C." had right place before assuming the self-imposed

two different courts. Their cases were very simi- down the painful memorial in the heading to one keng. here repent that Dr. Eitel estimates the

lar in all respects, and yet the sentence awarded of its Chapters, The Chinese Opium War. Eng number of actual slaves at 20,000 always rapidly Nolasco da Silva's name in his communication, terests, are now crying out loudly against a con-

prudential grounds for the omission of Mr.

tion for the protection of our agricultural in-

There was land originated the Negro slave Trade-she dying out, always being renewed. I confine my-

reason to be given for this, except originated the Asiatic Coolie Trade In each self to citing the evidence of Dr. Eitch, the trusted

that the two courts had different opinions as to as he had personal animus for introducing Mr:dition of things which hurts them, and which there might have been a specious show of right apologist for these Chinese and advocates of the Hart-Milner's into it. It is not necessary to pro-

the gravity of the offence, or rather, perhaps, that the president of one differed in opinion from intention, but the bad came to possess each system which they designate "religious," and to the ceed further, noticing a contemptible production,

rever would have existed at this late day if they the president of the other; for, without doubt,n April 25, 1881, a gentleman and lady came wholly. Seeing the evils of each in their entire testimony of Mr. Frances, to which I will next refer. which is only a reflex of its author: and, there

had followed the counsel of these more far-seeing in most of the ordinary courts-martial the pres They had a courier and valet with them. The to the hotel, and left at eight the next morning. wickedness/ we have put down each of these Among the papers to be printed as part of the fore, I could not do better than conclude with than themselves. We hoped the sharp lessons iniguities. After a not careless on-looking for

dent has very considerable influence, especially The Book, to be presented by H. M's secretary

the hope that such a necessity may never arise of last year would have been sufficient to open more than twenty years, I have come to the

with the junior members. Of course, any

gentleman and lady were entered in the hotel of State for the Colonies to Farliament will, as again from your columns. decided conviction that the opium trade has spread presume, be “A memorandum on slavery in

VERITAS.

all eyes to the necessity for co-operation. But

errors that occur in the dispensation of punish- book as "Mr. C. Grafton and wife, England." abread unmitigated evils among the masses of Hongkong and on the state of the law as applic

Hongkong, 27th January, 1882.

they did not our planters preferred to trust to

ments are corrected, as far as possible, by The deponent identified photographs of the res- the Chinese population, has scandalised the good able to such slaves, drawn up by Mr. Francis, a

the confirming officer, who has power to

topondent and co-respondent. Gasper, who is among the Mandarins, and has demoralised the barrister-for some time acting Puisne Judge,

the Government and to the apparently voluntary remit the whole or any portion of the sentence, chief porter at the hotel, corroborated the evi- bad among them; it has greatly lessened the and for over twenty-one years a resident in

immigration of Chinese labourers. We even sonably asked, what is the object of any court though he cannot increase it; but it may be ren-

dence of Herger and his identification of the moral power of England; as the Missionary of Hongkong. This Memorandum has been printed

photographs-This was the case for the peti- even the lower stratuin of our Western civiliza and published in Hongkong. From published

heard a cry of alarm at the numbers arriving, awarding sentence, if some superior authority tione-Counsel for the respondent and the co- tion, it has all but annihilated the influences of statistics he therein estimates that there are over

and of apprehension as to the manner in which has the power of altering it directly afterwards? respondent informed the Court that they had no our highes: moral and religious convictions. 18,000 prostitutes, and only about 6,000 respect

the "surplus" of labourers would comport them. It might be urged in reply that such a mode of question to ask, and nothing to say in the matter. I could not recur to my reminiscences of Hong-able Chinese women in Hongkong. It has been

No better proof of the need of a Planters very questionable whether it is in favour of Overland Mail.

procedure is all in the prisoner's favour, and effec-The President: Then I pronounce a decree kong without glancing at this dark aspect. The stated that the average career of each prostitute

Association could have been afforded than justice, since the object of all criminal proceed- abolition of the Trade is a rioncy question-a is about five years. Anyone can work out a cal weighty money question-but when we remember

culation thus: the population of 18,000 having

such gross miscalculations as to the need of ings is to dispense punishments equally, and how easily money difficulties have been dealt with when war with honour has been the cry, 3,600-in each day nine new victims (for the

the case of the South Sea Islanders, whose terms in the above-quoted instance the proper punish of the oratory of two great public, men ;- to be renewed every five years-in each year

the country in the matter of labour. Again, in to a hardship to another. Let us suppose that what is undue leniency to one man really amounts may we not hope that somehow we shall most part very young), must on an average be

of service are expiring, and who appear to be, ment would have been eighty-four days' impri sunmount even this money. difficulty, when supplied in order to meet the demand in this his recent visit to the States, upon the Use of with but few exceptions, unwilling to renew their sonment, and that the sentence of the first court by doing so we shall establish an influence in Colony of eleven miles by from two to five miles

Mr. Gladstone. If such licence might be con- China based on the highest moral honour mide-this dot in the ocean-in which alone, Opium in China, on the occasion of which the engagements; individual planters have trusted to days. When the two cases come before the con Secondly, Brothels, and regulations, as to con- under the British fag, such things are. Not chairman introduced the Honourable Mr. Hol- replacing the hands they might lose in this way firming officer he cannot increase the less penalty,

was forty-two days, and of the other eighty-four ceded to me I should take leave, sir, to say

(without in the least tagious diseases as they have been enforced in having succeeded in bringing the simple combe to the audience with a word of compli- without trouble when the time should come, Hongkong. A brothel being a common nuisance, questions of whether the buying and holding of ment of his services in securing the insertion of They have found out that there is virtually no

privileges too often assumed by age in the a misdemeanour by Ordinance No. 5, of 1844, bond" servants constitute misdeineanours under

and yet he is unwilling to remit any portion of philosophers has been declared inferior to age the first year of the existence of the Colony, the common law of England or under the Eng. the anti-oplum provision in the recent treaty with reserve of labour from which thus to fill up the both sentences are confirmed. But nothing on

the greater, as he knows that such is the usual in discretion and perspicuity) that my hon. friend jurisdiction was given to magistrates for the lish laws for the abolition of the slave trade and

amount of imprisonment in like cases, and so summary punishment and suppression of brothels of slavery laws which are the law of Hongkong, Either Mr. Holcombe has been deserving of rious for a long time past that these men would unfortunate delinquent or the majority of his opposition, and that the simulating cut of has pursued his studies too far amid the financial China" This involves a very curious dilemma, ranks of their laborers. Now, it has been noto-carth will ever after convince either the inore

works of my right hon. friend the leader of the under the wise administration of sir Henry Pot-1 from time to time, as occasion arose, denounc much celebrity, which has not fallen to his insist on returning to their homes, or would in tinger. This state of the law remained for years ed such servitudes as being in principle and spirit

comrades that he has not suffered a gross injus proud, since they are the productions of my those excellent works (of which I am personally nearly identical in England and in Hongkong, objected to, or approved of, according to the point share, for a master-stroke of state policy; or he other ways become unavailable as plantation tional one, but many an officer will remember Pupil has acted as a sort of aperient on my Under that state of the law, without the aid of of view from which the question has been look-

tice. This example may be a somewhat excep- any contagious diseases acts, our soldiers andoured at Mr. McArthur, M.P. for Leicester, at the disclaiming an honour to which his title was at expired.

had some excellent but unknown reasons for not hands when their contract terms of service had similar incidents in the course of his military he sat in complicated agonies (roars of laughter); youthful and honourable friend. We saw how sailors have for centuries done their duty in war instance of the Committee of the Aborigines Pro-

Had there been any co-operation carcer. as in peace, the pride of England. Within re- tection society, has induced Lord Kimberley to

least questionable. As a matter of fact, the hon amongst them, the planters would have forescen cent years, however, the Contagious Diseases prixluce all correspondence and documents relat- ourable gentleman had nothing whatever to do that the loss of a few hundred hands in this way timately suggesting a remedy; and it is therefore

It is no use "picking holes" in any established retension became too much for his cadurance we saw how the intolerable pains of prolonged Acts in England and Ordinances in Hongkonging to these, and I believe they are now at the with the insertion of the clause in question. It will could not fail to disturb this small labour market with this view that we have pointed out some of state of affairs, unless it is with the object of ul-

(screants of laughter); and we may draw the have been thought necessary and have been in- printers, and will shortly be distributed. Mr. Mc-be remembered that H.E. sener Callade had in a serious way, and they would conjointly have the evils of the present system of court-martial clerks incapacitated for duty.)

veil of commiserative decency over the sequel troduced. If is not within the scope of my Arthur placed on the notice paper of the House

(Three editors taken out helpless; telegraph zemarks to comment on the effects of these Acts of Commons for the next session, a notice in the just concluded his Treaty with China through Li taken steps in good time beforehand to provide procedure. Our proposal, then, is this: to in England; but beyond the general character of following terms Kidnapping, of women and Hung-chang when the American Commissioners against the contingency. And not against this the jury, which are now combined in our military unworthily represent, I hear the noise of many morality or immorality attaching to these laws children. To call attention to the existence of presented themselves, and during the negotia contingency alone. A well managed Planters courts, and to leave to the members the duties

Mr. John Bright.-standing in the midst o separate entirely the functions of the judge and

this great city where dwell the thousands who I everywhere, my judicial observation of their domestic slavery in Hongkong, with special re- effects in increasing crime has impressed' me

tions the Viceroy had urged the anti-opium Association, having the report of the whole plant-only of hearing and committing to writing the with the conviction that these laws have had an

ference to the kidnapping, purchase, and sale of cause upon that Minister, but' without success. ing community, could gather together the neces-evidence brought before them, and of deciding the dead and baneful times, when the people's wheels and the rumour of many, industries. In women and children for immoral purposes, and especially injurious influence in Hongkong, whilst to move a resolution,"

voice passed unheeded in the council of those the inquiry and reports by the commission in Alderley has, in the House of Commons, Commissioners and the Yamén, Li enquired, un required from time to time, and the amount that special teclinical education, would be more likely fold stress and stir. Industry stagnated at the

Lord Stanley of Before the opening of negotiations between the sary information as to labor that is likely to be on the finding. The sentence would be deter

who made laws, there was no sign of this mani- mined by some staff-officer, who, having received Hongkong appear to me to justify the resolution designated my judicial utterances as wild officially, whether it would be worth while to will probably be available to meet the demand. to select a proper punishment than the casual in 1880 of the City of London Committee for the exaggerations:" a serious charge. The printed press the same clause on them. He was advised When thus forwarded, they would be wise combinations of officers that constitute our pre-rippled, and the poor were starved in order that feet of a desolating power; labour had never. repeal of the Contagious Diseases Act, that the paper which Lord Kimberley will issue wild-not by the Honcumbic Mr. Holcombe-that it enough, and being banded together for a common committee regard with the utmost pain the

gone beyond the stage of slavery; invention was will, report and evidence upon which it (the Hongkong and it will be for the House of Commons to say could do no harm, as they could but refuse, and purpose, they would be strong enough to provide the introduction of a lot of soldier-lawyers; but noise of their woe had long fallen on dull ears,

expect, contain a report of

sent courts. We should expect some sneers to Report) is based. "The correspondence relating to whether I have been guilty of such indiscretion might accede. The Vicemy then said he should beforehand from the various sources that are it would be found that no further study of law But the clamour of their wrath fell on ears that be directed against this suggestion, as entailing a pampered class might wax fat in unseemly Idle- ness. But the people arose. The sound of the the working of the Contagious Diseases Ordi- as I am charged with. nances of the Colony of Engakong presented to will be carefully read that having been done I

I trust that these papers do so, and fulfilled his intention, though the mat- open to them the labour that the country, requires would be necessary than is now prosecuted both Houses of armament by command of Heramantent to accept the verdict of every thought.

ter was not presented until the commercial articles from season to season-Commercial Advertiser and instruction would have to be given to the triumphed Look around and see the result. Majesty, August, 1881, Parliamentary Paper, ful man. The question is whether the state of had been agreed to and then it was promptly.

were made keen by terror, Death, that had at the staff College, only that special attention fought against us, lent us his dread aid. And we (3,093) recently published, was brought to my bondage even as it is described by Dr. Eiteltoexist accepted by the Commissioners, without a dis- notice for the first time within the last few days, in Hongkong, affecting 20,000 such "bond" ser-senting voice. It is difficult, therefore, to see in

subject of awarding sentences.

Hundreds of thousands of peaceful workers are. The facts collected by the commission in Hong vants, is slavery according to the law of England?

even now helping to make swords and guns and kong, appointed by Governor Sir J. P. Hennessy, I hold that it is. If this be so, Mansfield has what sense Mr. Holcombe can credit himself

all the agencies whereby we in Birmingham live, and the conclusions of the commissioners

An Envoy from Mandalay, mirabile dicta? declared that it is abhorrent to common law. I with having "secured" its insertion, or on what has been sent down by our good neighbour, King

although other men unhappily die, collected in a Blue Book published by the Go hold that it certainly is expressly contrary to grounds he can publicly accept credit for having Theebaw, to convey that potentate's salutations vernment in Hongkong. I am sure that these the Acts of the British Parliament for the abolidone so. documents will receive earnest consideration. It tion of the slave trate and for the abolition of of his lecture be informed the Boston audience behind time. He only arrived yesterday by Further of, we read that in the course to the Marquis of Ripon; but, like the Firefly must be adinitted that this subject is surrounded slavery" which her Majesty by proclamation,

at the buming of the Dalla Saw Mills, he is rather with difficulties. It is the part of wisdom to ap dated Hongkong, 14th January, 1845, emphatic that "China is a child in diplomacy, and needs the mid-day train from Prome. By order of the proach it in the conviction that however we differ ally daclared "will be enforced by all her Ma- to be led." There is something exquisitely Chief Commissioner, Mr. Sankey met him at the In our conclusions as to it, men of high honour jesty's officers, civil and military, within the touching in the picture here presented, and we Railway Station, and drove him up in the state and great moral worth are ranged on each side. colony." It was for this reason, and for this should very much like Li Hung-chang to see the Saray-daw-gyce Maha Mindin Kynushoo.. Thirdly

carriage to the Guest House. He is known as I will now refer, as fully as I can reason only, that Her Majesty disallowed Ordi- properly do so, to one other matter which I hold nanca No. 1, of 1844, 440-define the law relating what the Secretary of the United states LegationAs far as we can learn, the idea of sending an to involve the character of England and the to slavery in Hongkong"-an Ordinance to which says about His Excellency's country when starring envoy originated in Mandalay, and Moung Zan, honor of our rule in Hongkong. That matter the wise sir H. Pottinger gave first place in at in America. We were under the evidently the King's Agent in Rangoon, was ordered to ask -refers to the existence of slavery in Hongkong, small British colony, embedded as it were

and of kidnapping to supply the market created within the Empire of China, in the "very erroneous impression that Chinese diplomatists being given, the present mission is the result.

if he would be received. An affirmating answer by slavery. I feel that I am not at liberty here blood and brains" of which slave institu- were generally more than a match for foreign argumentatively to make out a case in favour of tions were as Dr. Eitel, asserts, "ingrained." Ministers. But we find that they are, after all, | Ambassador sent down' from Mendalay was sub-she was the daughter of Mr. Charles Rowland

Considering the treatment to which the last

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MR. CHESTER HOLCOMBE AND

OPIUM.

present in the future of the opiam-trade, a Cor-selves when they found the market over done.tually prevents excessive punishments; but it is tisi, with costs against the correspondent.-

In connection with the interest being felt at respondent sends us a cutting from the Boston Daily Telegraph of some months ago, which,, though not very new, is too remarkable to be from an interesting lecture delivered by the Hon- ignored. The Boston paper gives an abstract ourable (late Reverend) Chester Holcombe during

AN ENVOY FROM MANDALAY.

THE EARL OF SHREWSBURY IN THE DIVORCE COURT.

SAMPLE ORATORY.

Vanity Fair, gives the following specimens

a

to assume the

Mundy, of shipley Hall, Derby, sought for a disso- bay, left singapore at noon on the 25th January,

STEAMERS EXPECTED. A suit came befot the Divorce Court, on Dec.. to, in which the petitioner, Mr. A. F. Miller The P. & O. steamer Sumatra, from Hom lution of his marriage with the respondent by and may be expected to arrive here on the 1st reason of her adultery with the Earl of Shrewsbury February.. General QC and Mr. Wilt for the respondent; and inay be expected hero on or about-the-gd Mr. Inderwick, Q.C., Mr. Bayford, and Mr. A. J. The Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Diomed Ram appeared for Une petitioner; the solicitor- left singapore for this port on the 26th January

respondent. Mr. Inderwick, QC, in opening the Sir H. Giffard, Q.C., and Mr. Pyke for the co February. case, said that the petitioner was married to the the 14th January, and is due here on or about

The E. and A. steamer Bowen left sydne respondent on Sept. 25, 1873, at the partish church 6th February. of Ashover, in Derbyshire. The lady's maiden

and is due on the 29th instant,

The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's steam name was Mary Palmer Mundy Morewood, and garía left singapore on the morning's