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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

A LODGE of Emergency of Victoria No. 1026, will be held on Wednesday evening, May 3rd at 9 o'clock precisely.

Tite Band of the Buffs play in the Public Gar- dens (weather pet.nitting), at 5 pan. The following is the programinė :— March

TRE Spanish steamer Zeon XIII docks ai sam- shui-po this afternoon, taking, the place of the German steamer Massalia.

We understand that news has been received that Major Palmer, R.E., will shortly be gazetted to the rank of Bivvet Lieutenant Colonch, and that this promotion is to be antedated to the 1st of last July.

A “SOIREE DANSANTE” will be held this even ing at the Club Luisitano, commencing at 9 o'clock.

REUTER wires that Mr. Gladstone has announced the introduction of a Bill concerning arrears of rent during the present session.

A REUTER'S telegram received this afternoon" announces that an Amnesty to the Bosnians has been proclaimed and the protocol signed.

LONDON telegram of the 27th instant states the British Ambassador agree in recognizing that the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and

and research to the preparation of his possibility that the conceits of our contem- Hydraulic Paint for which he claims ad- poraries vindictive imaginations, embodied vantages which will enable it to effectively in their reliable (?) paragraphs, and clap- replace all other similar inventions by its trap leaders, may to some extent mislead | It has been stated that the Russian Government solidity, durability, and economy. Its pro- the public. We have therefore taken the contemplates the construction of a floating dock perties are sail to be invaluable for abso-trouble to expose to the community of and shipbuilding yard at Wladivostock for the lutely preserving the bottonis of iron Hongkong, unjournalistic and unfair con-war vessels stationed in the Pacific. vessels from oxydation; adherence of mol- † duct which could only have been prompted luses and other shell fish, and marine veget- by personal motives. Fation of every description; whilst the case and rapidity with which it can be applied. and its comparatively low price, present a notable economy which will no doubt com ment itself to the attention of ship-owners and their employés. The mode of applica- we note from home papers that the Russian tion of Durors' Paint is very simple, and Custom House authorities at Kensch have ar- | similar in most respects to the plan pursued rested in the roadstead a three-masted vessel with other anti-fouling and iron-preser-ying the Turkish tag. The captain of the ving compositions. The iron has to be care vessel, on being questioned by the officers, and the mat.er is about to be refered to the Go. For stealing two jackets, the propeny of a China refused to confirm the proposals of the Commis fully straped before the first applivation-clared the cargo to consist of oranges, but onvernment of Mexico for finni settlanoni.

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Ir is stated that Marshal Bazaine is at work 'writing a history of the scige and capitulation of Metz. If any person living can tell us the truth about that memorable seige François Achille Hazaine is the man.

a search being made large quantities of dynamite and gunpowder were discovered. The captain then stated that the dynamite and powder were shipped for a landed proprietor in Taganrog The vessel will be escorted to Taganrog by the Government steamer Pruth,

The case against two Chinese, described in the charge as cooks, of assaulting Mrs. Therese Davite, a European, witli intent to rol, resulted yesterday evening in their being committed for trial at the Supreme Cou... Mr. Mossop, on be half of the misoners, urged that the case be dis missed, but said he would prefer its being sent He pleaded that the complainant mistook the de for trial to his clients being sommarily convicted.

fendants' intentions, and that they had no inten tion of robbing her. Three witnesses he called failed to induer Mr. Wodehouse to adopt this view of the case.

scrubbing will suffice after the vessel has once been painted with this composition and the two coats laid on with a brush as with any ordinary paint: Two hours after the second coat has been applied the vessel can be undockesh, even although the paint is not quite dry. The total delay for cleaning, painting, &c., should in no instance esreed eight hours. There can be no skabt that, if Denors Hydraulic Paint possesses all the properties alțimed for [7it by its inventor, it should, in a very

short time, supersede all other com

Its NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. | positions of a similar character.

cheapness, and the facility with which it can be applied, saving valuable time, are advantages, which are bound to make themselves felt, if its preserving and anti-The new Castle line steamer, Stirling Castle, fouling qualities are equally satisfactory, which m.ived here last night, of which we print We understand that the Messageries a full account in another column, made the an Maritimes and other French companies un singapore to Green Island in the remark have adopted this composition in preference able time of 3 days 22 hours which is, by a long to all others, and that it has given universal chalk, the best run on record. We are infu..ned satisfaction. Messrs. II. FOURNIER, & Co. by the captain that she was not at all driven on the way up, in fact, was merely doing an exercise of D'Aguilar-street who are M. Denots, canter to get herinto good trim. If this rate of speed the Editor does not in any way hold himself res-ported a shipment of the Hydraulic Paint, we may confidently predict that the "Tea Race" is ponsible for opinions dus expressed.

and we doubt not that its alleged cheap-as good as settled. As the vessel in question is nuss and durability will make it popular commanded by an officer of great experience in with ship-atasters,

the London and China trade, who is well ac- quainted with the road home, we expect, bar are dents, to see all previous records, from Woosung to London, considerably lowered..

and not to the Editor,

staff.

Letters on Editorial matters to be sent to The Editor and not to individual members of the Coma unications intended for publication must be acetan fed by the name and dress of the writers, not necessarily for publication; but' as evidence of good faith.

Whilst the columns of the Hongkong Tele- graph will always be open for the fair discussion

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WE are informed that His Excellency the Governor of Macas and the officers forming the Embassy to Japan, will come over to Hongkong on Monday morning. They leave for Japan by Plaque.e { the Oceanic on Tuesday afternoon. Ising

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GENERAL SKOBELEFF, at a banquet given in his A CHINESE Carpenter was sent to three months' hard labour this morning, by Mr. Wodehouse, for

honour at St. Petersburg by the Grenadier Regi WE observe that diplomatie relations .th Mexico being found in unlawful possession of ten dollars-spoke in warm terms of the friendly relations ment, proposed a toast to the British nation, and are likely to be renewed shon ly. Negotiations worth of old rope, the property of the Hongkong existing between England and Russin, have been opened between Lord Granville andad Whampoa Dock Company at Hong-ham. sentir Velasco, the Mexican Minister to France,

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news of a probable mangement will be received with satisfaction by the mercantile community. Tue Chilian Govejament declare that no offence to the United States was intended by the arrest of President Calderon. They further refuse to treat with señor Calderon, and insis, as the con- ditions of peace, of the cession of Tarapaca, an occupation of a portion of Peru till £20,505 has been paid, besides the possession of half the guano in Pers. The conditions have been agreed to and sent to Washington.

We observe that a Commi..ce has been formed for the purpose of giving a banquet to'sir Hem; Parkes, Prime Minister of New south Wales, who has lately arved in London. It is expected that the banquet will take place at Willis's Rooms to- wards the close of this month, but the day, will be fived to suit the convenience of the Duke of Edinburgh, who has consented to preside. sir Henry Parkes will remain in England about three months.

We would rentind the public that all corres

pondence for the English mail must be posted at

5 p.m. this afternoon. Late letters, with extra fue of to cents will be received at the Post Office until 5.30. Letters, with extra fee of 20 cents, and newspapers without any extra fee, may be 9.30 letters may be placed in the loose box for treatment at singapore. The Kashgar will leave at daylight, to-morrow.

It is announced that the Russian Emperor has

sion on the Jewish Question, which were to en- force most vigorous micasures against the Jews.. His Majesty said that the recommendations were conceived in a vindictive spirit,

must have been a good many substantial “re- freshers" flying round if this estimate is anything

woman, yesterday, a coolie was relegated this morning to a six months' enjoyment, of the com- forts of the mansion in Arbuthnot Road, hard labour being added by way of relieving the horrible monotony of the place. INSPECTOR Baker raided the first floor of No. 42,

It is remoured that the amount of costs in the ship street, onthe 24th inst, and arrested five gaGove.ament, total something like $7,000. There Graca v. Pitman case to be paid by the Macao blers, two chair coolies being among the number. They were up this morning before Mr. Wodehouse, and, being convicted of public gambling, were fined, the first defendant, who had received a similar sentence for a like offence in 1877, $:03 or six months' hard labour, and the others five dollars each or three weeks'. RESIDENTS who take their "constitutionals" on Kennedy Road, woukl do well to be on the gur tine when walking alone there, especially when As will be seen by a rounding sharp tuas.

Police Cou. case.repos.ed in another place, vo Chinsmen were found together on the Road on

the evening of the 23rd instant under rather suspicious circumstances, one of them being zmed with a broad sheathed dagger, which he rascals meant nothing good, had a chance offer threw away upon being arrested. That the

ed, may be confidently surmised. KWOK A LIN, an engineer, was charged this morning, before Captain Thomscit with leaving Fergusson, Chief Engineer at the East Point sugar Refinery, said defendant was in the em- ploy of the Company, and left about the 20th

like corect. What will the costs amount to after

the Lords in Council have overhauled the affair,

we wonder!

AN unemployed tailor was up this moving before Mr. Wodehouse charged with being a suspicious character, and with being found in possession of a deadly weapon. Acting Police Sergeant sultan Mulick met him about 4.45 p.m. on the 23rd instant at a turo on Kennedy road, along with another man, a rice-pounder, who had been three times previously convicted of larceny. He put his hand upon him, intending to search him, when he tried to run away, his companion actually the tailor, and saw he had something in his hand doing so, though caught afterwards.

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which looked like a sheathed dagger. The tailor threw it down the hill. He took him to the station and went back to look for the weapon, which ho It was a broad

found lying in the bushes.

by correspondents of all questions affecting public interests, it must be distinctly understood that sole agents in China, have recently im- can be got out of the Stirling Castle, with ease. posted on board the steaner until 9.30. After his employment without giving due notice. Mr.sheathed dagger. The defendant was fined ten

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Queen's Road this morning, and gave him in charge. Defendant, who tried to make the Magistrate believe that he did give three months notice, his statement, however, being further con- Tradicted by Ram Jan, another engineer at the

WE have no doubt that our evening conten-March last without giving notice. He met him poray's observations in last night's China Mail on the Harbour of Refuge at Causeway Bay were The descption of the work from the facile pen of one of the scientific Engineers

rather more speculative in its character than ap labour. [wars necessaƒ, intelligible enough for the or-

dollars, in default six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour.

TUESDAY and Wednesday last the 11th and 12th, says the Rising-sun, witnesses an unusually heavy downpour of rain, even for Nagasaki, as will be seen from the meteorological table. Commenc- ing on Tuesday morning, it fell in torrents with- out the slightest abatement until the following

by intermittent Bashes of lightning, followed by

The Hongkong Telegraph daily at 4 PM sub- on many occasions demonstrated that the Registrar General's pardon, we mean a chair engaged in the constuction is, if inclined to be | Refinery, was sentenced to fourteen days' hard morning, and the monotony of it was only broken

scribers in the central districts who do not receive their copies before Five O'Clock will oblige by at once communicating with the Manager.

The Hongkong

Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1882,

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tenance to this view,

Our contemporai's own embellishments of the article, the introductory and incidental comments, are hardly so satisfacto,. In fact the estimable evening paint gets out of its depth, and becomes amusingly inconsistent and it sorantly diculous. Why will the China Mail insist on meddling with what it does not understand?

carelessly driving their vehicles to the danger of Her Majesty's licges. Police Constable Sheik Hossein said that, on the zoth instant, he saw two sailors come out of the sailor's Home, when

the defendants rashed with their tickslas at them, nearly knocking them down. He had to make room for the sailors to get on the road. Inspector Thomson said the defendants and other

dented severity, During the twenty-four hours registered over thirteen inches; after that time it fell off somewhat in force, but continued with oc- casional short stoppages until late in the night, The rush of water down the various creeks which intersect the town is a source of considerable dan- gér to anything with which the torrent comes into contact in its headlong career to the sea, and of the force of which sad proof was again given. The principal casualties to record in connection. with the storm are the loss of the Chokiu-bashi, a wooden bridge connecting Nishi-hamano-machi with Tsuki-machi ; a narrow stone bridge over

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water-course in Nishi-naka-machi; and a small house overhanging the creek in Kamiya- machi whilst, unfortunately, to the two latter disasters has to be attributed the loss of two lives, that of a man who was crossing the stone bridge at the time it'fell, and an old woman who was sleeping in the ill-fated house. The three events occurred within a short time of

We never had much faith either in the political honesty or independence of our local contemporaries. We have, in fact. A LICENSED traffic obstractionist-we beg the claims of the Daily Press and Chim Mad to cool-was charged this morning by Mr. C. L.

Thevenin with refusing to accept a fare yester dinary comprehension, and deserves as a quid Five members of the fraternity who an the two./deafening peals of thunder of almost unprece- be considered honourable representatives

day when unemployed. Mr. Thevenin askell of public opinion on matters politival, were

the coolic and his mate to convey him to Peddar's | China Mail on all engaged in the undertaking, Captain Thomsett this moing charged with preceding 9 a.m. on Wednesday, the rain-guage proquo the "butter'ng" so "ecly lavished by the wheelers in this favored Colony, were up before founded on sand. Another barefaced in-fill, but they refused. One ran away, the stance of the contemptible meanness to prisoner being handed over to a Constable by which wretched journals of the class of Mt. Thevenin for safe custody until the morning. these old established political partisans will Pleading that he was engaged, and told the com- at times descend, has just come under plainant so, defendant was discharged by the our observation, and we consider it our Magistrate. Mr. Thevenin, however, informs us is a purely commercial centre like Hong-duty to bring it prominently before the that the chair bearers who congregate about the Hongkong Hotel, next door to which his store is, kong anything likely to facilitate shipping public. For some time past a controversy do not care about accepting ordinary fares, pre- business, must possess a certain amount of has been raging in the various circles ferring the fat ones that fall to their lot from the interest for at least a substantial portion of which compose our little work, as to the migratory ladies and gentlemen who put up at the community. One heavy item of expense actual facts connected with the recent the hotel, who, as a tule, know little of the in running steamers and iron ships is that departure from the colony of Governor Sirways that are dark and the tricks that are included under the heading "docking and | Joux PorE HESNESSY, Both the Dady Press vain" of the heathen Chince, and he is sure the painting." The necessity for, and economy | and China Mail have positively asserted, in chair coolies he asked yesterday to eat him of keeping a vessel's bottom clean, and free effect, that Sir Jons POPE HESSESSY lid were not engaged at all. The running away of from marine vegetation has long been re- | not depart on leave of absence as he stated;

one of them would certainly seem to lead coun. cogniserl, aml practically followed. The but that he was recalled in disgrace. On cost entailed by the frequent docking and | the 24th inst, the China Mail insultingly re-

A CERTAIN writer, whose name we cannot for the moment recall, has said, that honesty is not painting of vessels trading in oriental ferred to our absent ruler as Ex-Governor only the best policy, but the highest wisdom; ed against the devil and his angels May the pier. There was a bag of flour, par: of the each other, viz. about 2 am, on Wednesday, at waters, is such a heavy item of the general IssESSY, and authoritatively afirmed that since however difficult it may be for integrity to expense, that it is not to be wondered at if in India, where he is now on a visit, His get on, it is a thousand times more difficult for hardly a stone has been left unturned by Excellency was regarded as a pri- knavery to get off; and that there is no more mun of an inventive turn of mind to vate person who has been an official fatal inistake than that of those who think that compound some kind of composition, which | but is - an official no longer," On the Virtue has no other reward because stic. sald would obviate the necessity of so many morning of the 26th the Daily Pros pluiged to be her own. The foregoing sentiments, which heavy bills for painting, and the further itself to the statement, from what it called will commend themselves to all sensible people, outlay entailed by delay and consequent | “a reliable source

received a not inapt illustration at the Police that intelligence bas loss of valuable time. Although many in-been received to the effect that not only the employment of the Dock Company at Hung Court this morning. A Chinese storekeeper in ventions In the shape of patent paints, kas Sir Joux POPE HENNESSY been recalled ham, a trusted servant of six years' service, en- and anti-fouling compositions have been from this Government, but that he will not joying the respectable salary for one of his class

A 'RICKSHA coolis was charged this morning by brought before the public during recent be offered any further appointment under of sighteen dollars a month, was discovered by

Police Constable Bearsingh with assaulting him in years, it can hardly be denjesi, that most, the Colonial Office,"

Adam Hogg, the chief watchman at the Deck,

the execution of his duty yesterday, and damaging if not all of them have failed to adequately Have our contemporaries already lost with a parcel containing 24 composite candies,

his uniform pants, The Constable said that at fulfil the purposes intended. No doubt faith in the reliable nature of the important belonging to the Bothwell Castle, up his sleeve several of the latest introduced compositions information they so exultingly flaunted at about half past nine on the night ofthe 14th inst.

10-45 last night, defendant had a ricksha in front are superior in many respects to the old before the public a few days ago? If not,

The storekeeper was just on the point of leaving the present distribution of the army. Taking of the Temperance Hall, creating an obstruction. the Dock when the watchman pounced upon infantry first, we find that of the 150 battalions Being told to go away, he did so, but returned, zine, which have made the name of appears in the I. & C. Express of Alarch man's attention, as his trusted position of store talions are at present stationed in India: 41 bat number, with a view to ulterior proceedings, the Hubbuck O well known throughout 24th, received by the English mall yester keeper saved him from the rule of search applied talions in England and Wales; 31 in Ireland; 1

driver of the two-wheeler gave him a push which the globe, although it must not be over-day, so conspicuous by its absence from in the Dock, a rule which, since the affair in ques in scotland, and 2 in the Channel Islands. Or caused the Constable's corpus to embrace the looked that they are also a great deal more the copious extracts from that journal re- tion, the superintendent has ordered to be caried the remaining 23 battalions 5 are quartered in round, hurting one of his knees, and tearing his trousers. Defendant was fined five dollars, or expensive. However, we think we are safe produced by our contemporarius? We out generally. Another Chinaman who was with Malta and its dependencies; 5 at Gibmilar: 4 14 days, for the assault, and ordered to pay one in venturing to assert that a paint, or com- hear that H. E. Sir Jou Port HENNESSY. the storekeeper at the time, ran off upon seeing at the Cape, Natal, and St. Helena in dollar besides for the damage done to the pants, position, which will thoroughly meet the K.C.M.G. Governor of Hongkong, left the storekeeper said he got them from a Poits- Cypis; 1 in the West Indies; while 3.com-

the watchman. When asked about the candles, in Ceylon; 2 in Canada; 1 at Bermuda; 1 in in default a further four days. The only wonder requirements of the merchant and ship- that Colony on the 7th inst., for home, on master, by preserving the iron, and pre-leave of absence. The duration of leave use clerk in the Dock, but when confronted panies foln the infantry portion of the gatison is that a push from a ricksha coolje should bring

with the clerks, he altered his statement and said of Mauritius. Of the 31 regiments of cavalry of

a Bithe, active sikh to the ground. Hear Singh venting the growth of mollusca and marine has not yet been fixed, we believe, but is he had picked them up. The case has been re- the English auny 12 are stationed in England, g/ ought to be put into athletic training... vegetation on the vessel's bottom, has yet left until the arrival of His Excellency." manded from time to time since the 15th inst, being in India, 7 in Ireland, and 1 in Scotlandl; while MR. E. D. Woodford, a clerk in the Hongkong

IT is evidently a terrible thing says the Over-ricksha coolies were a great nuisance, and fre and Mail to edit a Liberal paper in spain. Toquently obstructed the road. The defendants were say nothing of ducla, imprisonment, and other fined a dollar each or four days' imprisonment, little trifles to which Continental jou: valists are If both licensed chair and ricksha coolies could exposed, the spanish Liberal editorstands in dread be ordinanced out of the Colony, Hongkong would of the anathemas of the Church. The following, enjoy a vastly increased measure of happiness." for instance, is an extract from the comprehensive

A DONTMAN was charged this maning before malediction which the XIXe siècle declares, on the authority of a spanish jou aal, the Bishop of Captain Thomset with stealing about zolbs. of Santander has launched at the Liberal editors of flour yesterday. Naral Rosada; an A. B. of the his diocèse :-"May Almighty God curse these P. and O. steaniship Verona, saw the defendant come alongside the jetty in a boat and go on to joumalists with the perpetual malediction launch- they polish with Nero, Julian the Apostate, ship's cargo, on the jetty. He saw defendant go and Judas the traiter May the Lord judge under the jetty with a bag and presently emerge them as he judged Dathan and Abiram! May covered with flour, Prisoner had a bag in his hand the earth swallow them up alive! Let them he containing about a pound of flour, and had de- cursed day and night, sleeping and waking, in stroyed about 20lbs, the property of the owners eating, in drinking, and in playing, when they of the Ierona. 150 ferreted him out from under speak and when they keep silence! May their the jetty, and gave him in charge. He found a bag eyes be blinded, their ears deaf, their tongues of flour cut open just over where defendant was.

May their sepulchre be that of dogs and of asses: collect subbish, was sent to three months' hard dumb! Cursed be every member of their body! The defendant, who said he went under the jetty Let them be cursed from 10-day and for evert with the most innoccht intentions, namely, to

and may their eternal company be that of the May famished wolves prey upon their corpses, devil and his angels!" There is a great deal more of the same kind of malediction, but this extract will sufice as an example. An official retura has been published showing

Labour.

which time some strong gusts of wind blew, which probably assisted in the work of destruction. The same day search was made along the creeks and in the bay by crowds of sympathising people resident in the vicinity of the missing ones. which resulted in the body of the man being found in Yebis-machi, whilst that of the weman had been carried out in the vicinity of Pappen. berg, a distance of five miles.

CRICKET,

OFFICERS OF "THE BUFFS" v. NON-COM- MISSIONED OFFICERS,

fashioned mixture of red lead and white why was the following paragraph, which him, his bulky sleeve alone attracting the watch of which that arm of the service consista, 51 bat. and when the Constable was going to take his occupied the wickets nearly the whole of the

to be invented. Peacock's Patent Com-

The above paragraph may, as an item finally disposed of this, noming. Mr. Holmica, position--the first patent paint, we believe, of reliable information be comparatively who appeared for the prisoner, represented that attracted general attention-has been worthless; but it may also, on the other the case to the Court in the most favorable light in use in Her Majesty's dock-yards for hand, bear a special significance. In any.

he could, the defence being that the man actually years, and is still believed in by a vast case we are justified in asking why this picked up the candles, but in the confusion of number of old sailors. Mclsses', Sts's, particular item was omitted by both the matter to the watchman. Mr. Wodehouse sait the momcat gave a wrong account of the RAHTIEN'S, and: Dr. DENNYS antifouling morning and evening journals. It is reason he was desirous of taking the most favorable paints have all their admirers, and there able to infer that they were either afraid view of the case, but he failed to see any are many other descriptions of composi- of stultifying themselves after their so- mitigating circumstances, and that a man in tions in use, which, no doubt deservedly, called authoritative assertions, or ashamed the prisoner's position should be above such a bear high reputations.

'of showing their readers to what depths of thing. He sentenced him to six months' imprison

degradation men with little minds will atment with hard labour. One witness in the case, times descend. News the old established of a man in the Dock that night and "called out Chinese boiler maker, said he saw the shadow Hongkong journals have long since ceased to the shadow," the shadow thereupon runting to supply the public with, unless copied away. "We always thought that shadows were not from our columns; but although not a very open to be called out to, and were not, of their probable contingency, there is a remote own volition, able to run away.

A composition known as Duvoir' Hyd- raulle Paint, which it is confidently as serted is far superior to anything in use at the present time, has lately been brought under our notice. M. Dunois is a chemist in Marseilles who has devoted years of study

the only cavalry forec in our colonial possessions and shanghai Bank, charged two hawkers this is formed by a regiments of cavalry in South Africa, morning, before Captain Thomsalt, with going of the Ordnance Corps 84 batteries of artillery to his house yesterday in Wanchai, and creating and 3-companies of engineers are in India; 71 a disturbance. At 1.30, complainant, who was batteries of artille: 2 troops, and 18 companies upstairs in his house, heard a cal, and upon of artillery and 3 companies of engineers in Ire his coolic. He sent for the police, when the of engineers in England and Wales; 13 batteries going below found first defendant struggling with

land; while in Scotland there is only I battery second defendant came to the first's assistance. of artillery and 1 company of engineers, and in Ms. Woodfort's coolie sald the first defendant the Channel Islands 3 batteries of artillery. In came into the house yesterday, and when he our colonial and foreign possessions there are 8 asked him his business, he answered that he batteries of artillery and z companies of engineers (the coolic) was "too muchey bauey,” an imputa. in Malta and its dependencies; 7 batteries of tion the Inter resented by attempting to forcibly tar; 4 batteries and a companies in South Africa. | artillery and 4 companies of engineers at Gibralnom kinrour of the house. The second defendant- including the island of st. Helena; 3 batteries defendant, who said he had bought some rice did not do anything in particular. The first

and i company in Canada; while 2 batteries are from the coolie's wife, and went to settle the quartered in Ceylon, a in China, 2 at Bermuda, matter, was fined two dollars or four days, the and in the West Indies.-L. & C. Expriu. second defendant being discharged.

tives of the above named terms, was played on A match-twelve nside-between representa-

the Cricket Ground yesterday afternoon, and after a lively game ended in favor of the Officers by the large majority of 159 runs. The Officers

afternoon, and were not disposed of until the telegraph board showed the big total of ay! runu, of which number Jarzeit was credited with 55. Porter 53. Hughes 43, Dauglish 33, Bunbury 22, and D'Aeth and Howarth 19 each, the last named carrying out his hat. The fielding of the "non-coms" was fairly good; but their bowling

was, win played a good lunings for 32, and

tenibly weak. With the exception of Morc Gleeson who scored 25 in good style before he was foolishly san out; none of the non-commis sioned officers could make any headway against the deliveries of Holme and Lloyd, the last wicket falling with the totrl at 112. Full scores are as under

OFFICERS. lent, Mies, Lewis, b Janner.ee Tixul Lloyd, b ferieriampagnenemisesentre Heat, highes, c Pacock, b Jenner izanensis Job Janett, & Freeman kan Llout. Buntary, and b Freepian...... Heut. Holme, b.Freem

Heut. Aeth, ↳ Dullin..

Major Haniwan, candi Fegeminekuajada, Lieut. Porter, & Moreland, Jenner Host, auglish, Stockpul

not NA OBLEKONOM JAPLES, Lieut. Somerset, and is Brockle

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