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a special purpose. During the war between France and Prussia in 1870-71, the Christian

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under great disadvantages, through having to remove from one place to another, and natsheds basing had to be availed of for teaching in.

Brothers rendered excellent services in However, out of 153 boy's presented for examina nection with the Ambulance Corps, fearlessly tion, 158 passed, a percentage of 97, of passes, exposing themselves to the bullets of the Twenty four boys ich school during the enemy in order to succour their countrymen early all of whom obtained shutions. lying wounded on the field of battle, several of as in contemplation to establish a new them getting killed in doing so. Nor were their class for the boys who have passed all the services confined to their own wounded, those of standards, in order that they may receive a the Prussian army whom they came across alike higher education and thus be able to obtain bet-receiving their attentions. Their services in the ter situations. They had 13 boys at present who war in the care of the wounded received official have so passed. if only 163 boys were presented recognition, their then superior-General being for examination out of 256, it was because some decorated. Arriving in Hongkong in 1875 to only came during the year, and others had not take charge of less than 80 pupils, the Christian the necessary 200 attendances. The number of Brothers have now the gratification to find 256 | attendances was a great simmbling block, it being in their care, and they hope to see this number impossible for many to attend in rainy weather further increased when the new College is com and poverty and sickness also prevented others. If pleted, the mumber of attendances could be reduced, mom boys could be presented for examination without any danger to instruction. He was asked if an increase of the grant-in-ail would enable the schnul fees to be reduced. To which he replied. that there was no necessity for reducing the fres, because no one was refisol on account of not paying thein, and many, in fact, did not jay any fees at all; and not only that, but books and stationery were supplied to boys, and shoes to come to school in, the supply of the two first having been so liberal as to draw forth a remon- strance. The reverened Father then referred-to- the bare-footed schoot in Bridges-street, of which Bishop Raimondi spoke last year, and said it was a greater success than was expected. He had petitioned the Government for a grant for it by way of alms, when it wa3 proposed to him to place it under the

grant- inaid scheme, which he did, the examination passing off very well. The mixed school at Wanchai and the Chinese school near the Cas "thedral were also placed under this scheme, with good results. It was his duty to thank the Go- vernment for the liberal way in which the grant in-aid scheme was worked. The more they re- ceived the more good they could do. He begged also to thank His Excellency and the ladies and gentlemen present for honouring them with their presence, and for their liberal support in giving prizes, and infamed then that they would have the pleasure of bearing their names called out in connection with the prizes they had given, lie then asked His Excellency to kindly proceed to the distribution of the prizes.

His Excellency the ADMINISTRATOR expressed the pleasure it gave him to attend on this occasion to distribute the prizes. It was a long time since he had taken any active part in such a proceeding, not since he was pupil himself twenty-two years ago, though be had always taken a great interest in the cause of education, and he hoped he would be excused if guilty of any shortcomings. He had acquainted himself with the result of

A Reuter's telegram from St. Petersburg an nounces that the new Chinese Chargé d'Affaires has arrived there.

Mr. 11. A. Giles, of 1.1.M. Consular service in China is a passenger by next mail to China to return to his post after leave of absence.

Mr. Sonoda Kokichi, Secretary at the Foreign Office, Tokio, will come to England shortly, and, we understand, will take up the post of Japanese

Consul in London.

We hear that the Japanese Government con- template taking part in the Naval and submarine Engineering Exhibition to be held in April next at the Agricultural Hall in London.

Chin Ta-jen, secretary of the Legation in Lon- don, and Lu Hanging, the late "Chargé d'Af faires of China at St. Petersburg, are passengers by this mail on their return to China.

Twn lectures on the subject of "Opium Sok ing in China" are announced to be given, on the oth and 16th proximo, at St. James's Hall, London, by Mr. W. II. Brereton, of Hongkong.

Official intelligence has been received from China of the re-appointment of his Excellency the Marquis Tseng for another period of three years as Chinese Minister to the Court of St. James's. The possible appointment of Li Chao- lang will therefore not take place.

Advices from Washington state that the pre posed Bill restricting Chinese immigration is ex- citing much criticism, as it is believed to be in conflict with the existing treaties. The New York Chamber of Commerce will probably send to the Congress a memorial against it.

We are informed on good authority that, not- withstanding repeated asser.ions to the contrary, the relations between Russia and China have never been more friendly than they are at the present moment. The occasional brushes" which have lately taken place between the No mads on the frontier have not produced the slightest difficulty between the two Governments, Deputy Inspector-General George B. Hill died frons chronic dysentery at Malta on the January. He entered the Navy in 1846. served in the Crimean War, and in January, 1868, wont

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Mr. Coschen, British Ambassador at the Porte, proceeds on a mission te Prince Bismark in 12- gard to certain maiters in which Germany and England are interested; including the Egyptian question.

Impontant developments are understood to be pending in regard to Egypt, and some of the Continental Powers are suspected of intriguing for the destruction of British influence in the Khedive's dominions. It is believed that M. de Freycinet, the new French Fremier, is willing to join France with the other great Continental Powers in a conference, if necessary, on the ques- tion of Turkish intervention in Egypt. It is understood that Germany, Russia, and Austria are favourable to this course.

tion.

The Haven Gold-Mining Company of New Zealand is being wound up by voluntary liquida.

CAIRO, February 6th. Mahmoud Pasha having completed the forma- tion of the new Ministry, jaid an official visit to- day to Mr. Edward B. Malet, the British Consul- General. In the course of the interview Mah-

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oud gave the British representative assurances that it would be the desire of the Ministry to maintain amicable relations between the two A deputation consisting of 600 ligyptian off- cers waited upon the Khedive this morning for the purpose of thanking His flighness for his action during the late crisis. The officers like- wise took occasion to express their fidelity to the Khediye and the Government.

The programme of the new Ministry, which has been published to-day, declares that the Go verment will faithfully respect all international Engagements entered into by Ustir predecessors. The public intcutedness of the country is also fully recognised. The Ministry fiber pledge themselves to cay out the policy of the previous Government with regard to the ludget.

LONDON, February 6th (Noon.)

A small portion of the frozen atat per Orient steamer Cusco was placed on the London market this morning. The prices realised did not exceet an average of sixpence per pound. The balance | of the cargo is being landed, but the condition has not been found equal to that of previous shipments.

CONSTANTINOPLE, February 6th.

The latest intelligence received than Yemen states that the rebellion in that province which has been steadily spreading is now assunting very for midable dimensions.

LONDON, Febuary 7th. The revolt in Herzigavinia is spreading. The ranks of the insurgents are being swelled by deserters from the Austrian army.

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The new session of Parliament was opened to day with the customary ceremony. The Queen's speech contains no allusion to the course which the Government intend to pursue for regulating the procedure and for preventing the obstruction of business in Parliament.

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LONDON, February gih.

The Times to-day publishes a second edition, in which it is stated that there is reason to fear that a special correspondent in Albania has been murdered by the Arnaouts, or native inhabitants of the province.

No authentic details, however, have as yet been received

February 10th.

The Irish members of the House of Commons are opposing the address in reply to the Queen's speech. Mr. Patrick J. Smyth, member for Tip- perary, last night moved an amendment in favoar of Home Rule. A brief discussion took place on the amendment, which was negatived by a large majority.

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Mr. Hennessy entered parliament in 1859. His ulection was unexpected, and in some degree remarkable. One day he was a clerk in the Privy THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY Council Office, the next he was member for King's County, Ireland having, in a sharp and sudden contest, beaten the old members-Mr. O'Brien by a majority of sixteen, and Mr. Loftus Brand by eighty-five. How this occurred we have no means of accurately knowing. But, however Mr. Hennessy's success was obtained, one thing is certain, viz, that it was not by blinking his THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY opit i uns, for from the first he boldly avowed him. self a Conservative, and openly announced his | Messrs. intention to support Disraeli.

In 1855 Mr. Hennessy came to London to study for the har. He was entered at the inner Temple. In the same year the report of the Ci- vil ses vice Commission tells us that he was no- minated, with thirty-nine other candidates, to compete for a vacant appointment in the Privy Council Office. The candidates were examined on five different subjects-viz. history, English composition, natural science, mathematics, and physical geography. Mr. Hennessy obtained the first place in the three first of the five subjects; he was consequently at the head of the list, and gained the appointment. While he was at the Privy Council Office Mr. 1lennessy still further prosecuted his scientific investigations. In 1856 he published a series of papers on the theory of A diabolical and insidious attempt to murder parallels, and subsequently ather papers, which the Right Hon. W. E. Forster, Chief secretary attracted tuuch attention amongst scientific men, for Ireland, by means of an explosive has been both here and on the Continent. He is also an the examination in the school from the re

made. Mr. Forster received a letter which con- active member of the British Association, and port, of the Governissent Inspector, from which

tained a dangerous explosive, but some stains has read a large number of papers at the meet- he read some extracts which, he said, it

that were on the envelope excited suspicions, andings of that institution. These papers are too would be difficult to controvert, as they con

extreme caution was observed in opening the numerous for us to catalogue here; suffice it to sisted of hard facts in the shape of statistics and

letter. The consequence was that no damage say, that they were well received ; and that at figures, and he was happy to say they were ex-

was done. The matter has been placed in the the meeting of 1858, for his paper on the power tremely favourable to the college, and showed

hands of the police.

of numbers, the thanks of the association were the great pains taken by the Christian Brothers

In addition to the subjects mentioned in pre-vated to him, on the motion of Lond Wrottesley, to make their tenching a sitcess. He hoped the

vious message, as being referred to in the Queen's Mr. Hennessy has it is understood, contributed new school, of which sir John Pope Hennessy

speech, the speech will promise the introduction historical essays and other papers to various Jaid the foundation, would soon be ready to re-

of an amended Patents Bill, a Criminal Code publications. ecive pupils. In comparing 1880 with 1881, he

Bill, and Education Bills for scolland and found that, the passes amongst the Chinese pupils

Ireland. In regard to the state of Ireland the of the college were slightly less, than in ths, but

speech refers in terms the reverse of hopeful. amongst the Portuguese, greatly in excess, only any Keppel's flagship. He was next employed With respect to Egypt, the speech states that four boys, out of 140,

failing in more than one with the Narcissus, and in 1871 retured to China Her Majesty's Government is resolved to main- subject. The attendance he considered very for special service in organising the Lock Hospitain British rights in that commuy. satisfactory. He thought there oight to be some tals on the station and in Japan. His promotion alteration mate in the number of attendances to deputy-inspector took place in January, 1878. necessary, the found, an comparing, that in the

Major-General J. N. Sargent, whose appoint St. Joseph's College, Chinese and Portuguese ment to the command of the troops in China has divisions there were 203 attendances each on bees officially notified, is a well-known Crimean working days; in the Victoria schwol, both sexes, officer, and at the battle of the Alma was com 203; in the Hongkong Public school, 280; and inmended for determined bravery while leading the Government Central School 247, and thought the attack of the right wing. In this engage that St. Joseph's had done very well in passing soment he was severely wounded. He commanded many pup's. He found the zoo days necessary the 95th Regiment at the battle of Inkerman, were exclusive of sundays, on which most of the and fed the regiment against the Russian column, pupils attend school for instruction, and thought being engaged personally in a desperate hand-to- that if sundays were allowed to count, on a re

hand For his conduct he was mentioned présentation to the secretary of State, that it in despatches as "a most zealous, meritorious, would make a great difference in the number of and brave officer." He was wounded while en passes. He said that though the inspector is gaged in the siege of sebastopol. He was awarded hot, according to the rules, allowed to examine a medal with three clasps, inade a Knight of the those who have not the zoo attendances, yet Legion of Honour, promoted, and awarded he believed they would have passed but for Turkish medal. He has also been decorated that circumstance, and hoped something might for his conspicuous gallantry in the China war, be done to remedy it. His Excellency then and was several times mentioned in despatches, detailed the grants received by the College, viz., and made a C.B. --for 1879, $1,389; for 1880, $1,472; and for last year, $1,630. He said that, with one ex ception, all the schools are under the Grant-in- aid scheme, the exception being the school in the charge of the French Sisters, where the children are too small to undergo any examina. tion. His Excellency congratulated the Christian Brothers on the state of the school, and said the thought the results were must satisfactory as compared with the other schools of the Colony. He then proceeded to distribute the prizes.

Mr. NO HING SANG, 10wards the close, thanked the Administrator on his own behalf and that of his schont fellows for His Excellency's kindness

coming

there to officiate, and also thanked the donors fur supplying them with so many and valuable prizes.

His EXCELLENCY having expressed his thanks to Father Borghignoli and the Christian Brothers for the pleasure the meeting bad afforded him, and to the ladies and gentlemen who had given prizes, the proceedings terminated, the band im provised for the occasion thereupon playing the National Anthem.

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St Joseph's College "are members, may not be uninteresting:-

A conspiracy has been discovered at Galicia, in Austria-Hungary, several arrests have been

made.

Through the intervention of Prince Nikita, an armistice of twenty days has been granted in con- nection with the insurrection in the Danubian provinces.

The success of the new member for King's County as an MP, was at first regarded with The price realised for the mutton brought by suspicion. Those who were most in his favour the Cuce has fallen to sd per . This fall is regarded it as problematical; those who were due to the inferior quality of the bottom part of opposed to him plainly hinted that Mr. Hen- the cargo, which was put out of shape by thenessy would never be able to hold his own in the packing, and is also alleged to consist chiefly of British House of Commons. But his first few ald ewes.

days in the House gave promise of future suc- cess, which could scarcely be mistaken. It was seen that he was a laborious worker; that he thought before he spoke, which is what honour able members do not always do. Without achiev- ing a splendid reputation, Mr. Hennessy has certainly gained a position, and a substantial success. Indeed, he is one of those men who cannot be put down, and will inevitably attain to a certain position. In the first place, he has what some one has called "a terrible modesty:" thus he never speaks without having previously mastered his subject; he has further, consider alle abilities, undaunted courage, cool self-posses-" sion, and imperturbable good-humour.

LONDON, February 9th.

Honorable Earl Grativille had made a verbal The eporis recently current, that the Right

protest to Prince Lobanoff, the Russian Ant- bassador, against a treaty which has recently been concluded between the Russian and Persian Govenuments, are now declared to be devoit of foundation. so far as is known, no action is intended by the Cabinet.

In the case of the Hochingv. H.M.S. La wing, Dr. Deane applied on the 28th ult, to the Privy Council, on behalf of the Government, in the above appeal, for leave to file a cross petition of appeal, the time for so doing having expired. The respondents to this application, who are the petitioners in the first appeal, did not oppose the application, but asked their Lordships for a de in the llouse of Commons to-day a question cision on the question as to the Court in which was put to Mr. Gladstone' regarding the action the petition of appeal in similar cases from the which the Government proposed to take in con- Supreme Court of shanghai should be filed. After referring to the different statutes and Orders innection with the outrages of which the Jews have Council on the subject, their Lordships decided that an appeal from the Supreme Court of shang, hai was to be treated as an appeal from one of Her Majesty's Colonies, and that the petition, therefore, in such case would have to be filed in the Privy Council, and not in the Ecclesiastical and Maritime Causes Registry.

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CAIRO, February 1st. Arabe, the leader of the Nationalists, has visited the President of the Assembly of Notables, and demanded on behalf of the army that the Cham ber shall vote the original Budget proposals, and have complete control over the finances. It is expected that Cherif Pasha will resign in order to avoid a military emeute.

LONDON, February 6th.

Founded in the rear 1680 by the Venerable De la salle, a Canon of Rheims in France, upon whom the honors of canonization are shortly to be conferred, the society of the Christian Brothers, intended principally in the first instance for the education of the children of the French labouring classes, rapidly spread to other countries, until at the present time it numbers no fewer than 13,000 members, having 1,250 houses in vanous parts of the world, and teaching about 400,000 The Queen's Speech at the opening of the Im pupils. There are 8,000 members of the Society perial Parlament to-morrow will refer, among

France, and a thousand in the two Americas,

other matters, to the approaching marriage of the remaining four thousand being distributed Prince Leopold, the commercial treaty between over various parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, &c. England and France, the Egyptian question, the The head-quarters are in Paris, where resides the establishment of county boards, municipal go superior General, who rules the Society aided by veranent reform for the city of London, bank a staff of 12 Assistants. The members devoje ruptcy reform, the prevention of corrupt practices themselves exclusively to the cause of education, at elections, and the late disastrous flo ds renouncing all wordly ties, and have to undergo throughout the United Kingdom. a hoviciate of two years before being admitted.

On the

Parliament, the Go seeing the great success which attended the

support the previous questions as verment will seembling educational labours of the society in France, apagainst the motion which sir stafford Northcote plications for the services of the members were intends to bring forward to the effect that Mr. soon made from other countries, so that at the Bradlaugh, the member for Northampton, be not present time they are widely spread over the allowed to take the oath. Neither this matter globe. Self-denying painstaking, and devoted heart and soul to the cause to which they have held to be vital issues.

nor the question of Parliamentary procedure are consecrated their lives, and for which they undergo Mr. Justin M'Carthy, member for Longfond,

they

are very successful as has assumed the leadership of the Pamellite teachers, as

A frontier treaty of some importance has been concluded between Russia and Persia, after a mild protest from England.

The Boers, with three pieces of artillery, attack ed Monsima in January 10, and fighting was continuing at the end of the month. Russia against encouraging the Pan-Slavic in Austria and Germany, have officially warned surrection, and have demanded a disavowal of certain tumours accrediting Russia with assis ting the insurrectionists.

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tive. He is fluent, as all Irishmen are; but he Afr. Hennessy's speaking at first is not attrac makes no attempt at oratory; nor is he witty and

THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY ccnily been the victims in southern Russia. humorous, like the generality of his countrymen. deplored the persecution of the Jews, the ques-Inviting; but listen to him for a time, and you In reply, the Premier stated that, while he On the contrary, he is logical, dry, and at first un-

A LIST OF PRIVATE RESIDENCES tion was one of an internal character. It was will soon discover that you have no common-place of the Principal Government Officials, the Lead- difficult, therefore, for the Government formally man before you ; and though you may not agreeing Merchants, the Consuls, Professional Men, and officially to interfere in the matter. At the same time, he was most anxious to ameliorate with his knowledge of his subject, his power of and Justices of the Peace.

with him in opinion, you cannot but be struck the condition of the sufferers. Her Majesty's reasoning, and the quiet courage with which he representative had been instructed to intervene gives utterance to sentiments which he knows are with his friendly offices on the first favourable unpalatable to nine-tenths of his hearers. occasion.

The principal subjects which Mr. Hennessy HAIR DRESSING SALOON deals with are, of course, Irish; but he not un- frequently takes up imperial questions, whilst all Italian and Polish topics command at all times competitive examinations for the Civil service, he his attention. On one imperial question, viz., WP MOORE begs to inform the Gentle- men of Hongkong and Visitors that he is ever ready to do battle, and in this he has been has reduced the price of Hair-Cutting to 50 cents. more than once eminently successful. In 1860sistants who are always in attendance, he guar- Having now in his employ three competent As he beat the Government, and carried a select Committee, and in committee succeeded in inser ting a paragraph favouring open competition by a majority of two. And here we may notice a curious fact. In 1855 Mr. Hennessy was exa mined by the Civil service Commissioners; in 1860 he was found in Committee of the House of

such Commons examining the Commissioners.

leap had he taken in those few years. And still further to prove the fact that Mr. Hennessy speedily gained a substantial position, we may notice the circumstance that, in 1859, this young member was invited by Disraeli to dine with him at what is called the Queen's speech Dinner."

At Rome we need hardly any that Mr. Hen- nessy is in special favour. Some have gone so far to the public as unrivalled by any prepara as to say that he is retained as a special advo- tion ever produced for promoting the growth

Mr. Willman has been murdered in Ipex, a town of Turkey, near to the Albanian frontier.

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Shampooing.. Shaving.........rious .....25 Cents. Trimming Beards ................25 Cents.

MONTHLY CUSTOMERS TAKEN AT REDUCED

RATES.

RAZORS. MOST CAREFULLY RE-SET.

Mr. MOORE bega to recommend his

GOGO SHAMPOO WASH

Many boxes of letters are received at the Post Office not sealed, that is to say, the box is fastened with scaling wax, but there is no impression of a sent.

to Cents.

3 Cents.

The attention of boxholders is called to the necessity of carefully sealing such boxes with some recognisable scal, and of sending a chit- hook or receipt with them. The omission of the latter precaution leaves a doubt as to whether the contents of the box ever reached the Post Office; the omission of the former, as to whether part of them might not have been abstracted for the sake of the Postage stamps.

RATES OF POSTAGE. Post Cards, cach .................. Letters, per on. ..................... Books, Patterns, and Commercial

Commercial} 2 Cents. Papers, per 2 oz. Newspapers & Prices Current, each 2 Cents, Registration

10 Cents. with return receipt...... 15 Cents. Commercial papers signify such papers as though written by hand, do not bear the charac ter of an actual or personal correspondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied music, &c. The charge is the same as for Books, but all packets of and under 4 oz. weight are charged 5 Cents.

LETTERS FOR THE UNITED STATES BY SAILING SHIP.

Do.

When it is desired to forward letters to the United states by a sailing ship which is not noti fied as carrying a mail, It is only necessary to post the letters in the ordinary way, marked with the name of the ship, and prepaid 10 cents per half ounce as usual. The Post Office then undertakes the duty of obtaining notice of depar ture and despatching the correspondence. It is least one day before the date fixed for sailing. requested that the letters be posted if possible at

TEA MUSTERS,

Persons who send Musters of Tea through the Post in Tins are requested to have them made flat or square instead of round, is itis impossible to pack round tina securely in the mail bags. It' believed that the tea will travel, more safely in of the the House of The of compound is which are not round of Commons. This, however, we take to be mere nahe on air, root basis natives of me Palliete bulged in. 4 by 3 by 18 inches is suggested gossip, unworthy of notice. the favoured of the Pope simply because have reason to believe, that Mr. Hennessy is pine lslands never use anything else for as a good size. The tins should not have sharp washing their hair; they are never found bald, the undaunted advocate of the Pope. The only hair frons to 6 feet long. By constantly wing and it is quite common to see the females with favour, we believe, which Mr. Hennessy has this shampoo Wash as directed, you will received, is the Order of St. John, which was awarded to him in 1961.

The truth is, we

NATAL, February 9th. News from the Transvaal reports that fresh difficulties have arisen in consequence of the action of the Boers. A considerable force was recently formed and crossed the boundary laid down by the recent Convention. They proceeded to attack Monsima, a native chief; but were, however, repulsed with loss. According to the latest intelligence, fighting still continues.

The passing of the new organic law by the Assembly of Notables has engaged the attention of the British and French Governments. Mr.. Colvin, the British Comptroller of Finance, acting in conjunction with M. de Blignieres, the French representative, to-day officially protested against the programme of the Ministry recently formed by Mahmoud, the effect of which greatly limits the control of the protective power over the public debt of Egypt. Mr. Colvin and M. de Diguieres have at the same time intimated their accordance with the contracts and financial engagements of most? is one of the mellifuent questions of the hair. It completely eradicates scurf

Why does a cat swamy a nuestions of le the Khedive, and they claim a voice in the adop-hour. In order to save its tail for a toothpick. tion of every portion of the Budget, and state, An absent-minded woman, mistaking herself The accusation against the Marquis of Huntley, further, that they cannot consent to its being for the teakettle, filled herself up with water, and of having obtained by false pretences the sum of vested in the Notables alone. £2,418 from a money-lender named Nicholson,

sat down on the stove to boil she discovered her February 10th.

Aman in Milan slashed open a pretty girl's check with a ruor in revenge for a friend whom she had jilted, and an Italian jury acquitted both men on the ground of irresistiblo jealousy,

a special trainenced by the large number party.

of pupils of whose education they have charge. Raised on French soil, the French element naturally predominates in the composition of the Society, but other nationalities are 336 represented, especially the Irish, of whom there are a considerable number amongst the members. It is scarcely necessary to say that the Christian Brothers do not belong to any clerical order, being simply laymen wearing a distinctive dress, who have devoted their lives to

is arousing, considerable interest. A sammoni

In consequence of the protest of Mr. Colvin had been issued by the Lord Mayor, requiring and M. de Blignieres against the programme of the attendance of the Marquis to answer the the Ministry, Mahmoud has explained to the charge, but no appearance being put in by the English and French Consuls that the Assembly

mistake soon after.

NEVER BE BALD.

The proprietor offers the Wash to the public entirely confident that by its restorative pro- partit complete, undicates scurt, decaying and cures all diseases of the scalp. It does not contain any poisonous drugs. By its cooling properties tallays the itching and fever of the scalp, which is the great cause of people losing

their hair,

Mr. MOORE has succeeded in being able to pat this wash up in bottles without allowing it to ferment, and he will guarantee it to keep any length of time in any climate.

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comers.

STAILP OFFICE.

The above Office being now provided with a 3-cent die, Books of Receipts, Rent Collectors Books, &c, can be stamped beforehand in the same manner as Cheque Books. Loose receipt forms can also be stamped if required.

No responsibility can be accepted in this De- partment for erroneous replies to verbal enquiries, or to notes addressed to subordinate officers. The shroffs told off to sell stamps should expo- cially not be regarded as able to give correct. information. The Postal Guide alone is the standard on all points on which such information may be required.

But not Warral Officers, vir, i-Conductor, Grunner, Bontár wal, of Carpenter,