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have no difficulty in meeting its liabilities HENNESSY wished to do his duty to the Go- satisfactorily; of all employers of labor invernment, and the pubile, by personally A. S. WATSON & CO.

the Colony it should shine as a bright ex-satisfying himself that the various officers ample, worthy of imitation in every way. were keeping well up to their work, WH

THOLESALE AND RETAIL it would seem however, for reasons which We will only quote one instance of ten days. There were between 5co and 6oo ex-

DRUGGISTS,

GENERAL CHEMISTS,

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Manufacturers of the following AERATED WATERS,

viz :

SODA, TONIC, SARSAPARILLA, and

POTASH, LEMONADE, GINGERADE, RASPBERRYADE, and PHOSPHORIC CHAMPAGNE.

Deliveries in Towo and Harbour from

7 AM to 7 P..

SHIPS MEDICINE CHESTS REHTIE}),

PASSENGER SHIPS SUPPLIED,

Prompt Attention given to Coast Orders,

HONGKONG.

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

SHANGHAI PHARMA CV,

SHANGHAL

CANTON DISPENSARY,

CANTON,

THE DISPENSARY,

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we leave those responsible for the present neglect to illustrate our argument how ne- discreditable state of affairs to find out,cessary it is, even for heads of departments, that, instead of being a profitable em. to be under supervision. Will any one ployer of labor for contractors, and setting contend that the Huffam frauds were ered. other employers a worthy example to be itable to our old departmental system? imitated, the manner in which several of Had Sir Jour Port HENNESSY's policy been the departments discharge their just liabl- strictly carried out, does it not stand to lities to tradesmen, are so unsatisfactory, reason that the many years of fraud and as to cause a very great deal of unnecess-imposition which disgraced the important ary trouble, inconvenience, and expense department in charge of Husfam, would to persons who have fairly earned their have been impossible? Of course the money, and are therefore entitled to ré- | principal actor in this disgraceful affair ceive it.

was dealt with by law; but we contend

A VERY interesting exhibition of appliances em- played in connection with naval and submarine engineering was opened on April roth, at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, to remain open for

hibitors including most of the best known en- gineering firms.

*ALL KNEEL TO ME," said the Pope, to a stately American lady who visited him; "all except the "I am a princess, daughters of sovereigns,"

your holiness," she promptly replied. "In my

country, the people are sovereign, and 1 am a daughter of the people." The Pope smiled graciously and said, "Then receive an old man's blessing

We note from home papers that Lieutenant Prier WE observe from home papers that the elephant de la Comble, of the French army, has just Jumbo arrived at New York on April 8th, safe accomplished the perforatance of riding on horse and well. During the voyage he showed some back, on his charger Mascotte, from Lunéville slight symptoms of sea sickness, but soon re- to Paris in forty-eight hours, a distance of 215 covered. Generally he was extremely quiet. The miles. There is really nothing wonderful in this; first person who went on board the ship to meet in fact there are hundreds of men who could walk him on his arrival was Mr. Barnum fumbo was the distance in that time. At the recent six safely housed in Madison-square daten, New day's race in Madison-square, New York, Rowell, York, on the oth. Two hours were occupied in the well-known English pedestrian, covered 224 lifting the cage on shoke; then fa teaty of miles within 40 hours. This makes the French sixteen herses and two replants dragged lieutenant's 215 miles in 48 hours look a remark-Jumbo, without any delay, to the Gardens, ably poor achievement.

The New York newspapers contain the follow type: The Colossus of Elephants is now ing advertisement displayed in the biggest

here--Jumbo. The people of two hemispheres excited over

the purchase. Just arrived from the Royal Zoological Gardens, costing $30,000. The mighty monarch of beasts landed amid the enthusiastic shouts of half a million of

America bound to have him. Brought here against the regrets of Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales, and despite the injunctions of the law and the voice of united Európe. Ridden upon by the Queen and the Royal Family and by over a million children; its loss mourned by every child in Great Britain. Now on exhibition every afternoon and evening in connection with the greatest show on earth." Jumba has been admitted into the United States without payment of duty on an affidavit being made that he was imported for breeding purposes.

Let us deal with the Surveyor General's that there were others whose neglect of and gas for tampering with the safety valve, as and although she could not resist the temptation people. All England against his departure. All

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duty was almost as culpable as the actual criminal's frauds.

In the Fie Ying steam-launch case this morning, the defendant was fined $25 for breach of Ordin- ance in canying passengers without a licence, described in Mr. Brewer's evidence in the case, already published by us. Grave danger to pass- engers evidently surrounds the Chinese mani- pulation of these boats.

Department, one of the most important in the government service. This department spends a great deal of public money; it is Government departments cannot be too presumed to be efficiently officered–so far strictly supervised. We have now to con- AMONG the items of native intelligence from his numbers are concerned there can be no sider a case concerning the Surveyor- vernacular papers in the last received copies of doubt on this point-and the public have General's department, to which we have the Japan Daily Mail, is a paragraph an- a right to expect that its entire working is previously alluded, and to which we renouncing that the Government Engineering carried out in a manner, creditable to the spectfully direct the attention of His Ex- Establishments at Hiogo and Fukugawa, have Colony. We do not intend dealing, in this cellency the ADMISITRATOR, as it appears

bten offered for sale. About thirty-four would article, with any of the out-door works of to us to be a decided, and not altogether be purchasers are said to have submitted offers the Surveyor General's staff, although that | creditable breach of faith between the

to the authorities, who are now engaged making "white elephant," and expensive monu Government, and its employés. For the past inquiry into the resources of the applicants be.

fore accepting any of the bids.-Hiogo News. ment of professional eccentricity, the so-six or seven months the working of the Sur- called Break-water at Causeway Bay, will

AN unemployed scaman named Charles Felan, shortly receive our careful attention; our

of Norway, was before Captain Thomsett this morning charged with giving a cigar to a prisoner present mission relates only to the internal

in the gaol on the 26th instant. working of the department.

Felan went to the gaol to have an interview with It appears

a prisoner, and passed a cigar to the man, which the sharp-eyed acting head turakey Hodges ob- served, and had Whelan arrested.Whelan said at the Court that he did not mean any harm, and hoped to get a ship to-day-The Magistrate dis- charged bim with a cantion. THE "No rem" agitation in Ireland appears

circumstances, this is perhaps not to be wandered at. We read that even quiet, peace-loving, and commercial Scotland has been affected with the contagion. A short time age Lord MacDonald, bging unable to obtain the rents from about a score of his tenants in the island of Skye, em- ployed a sheriff's officer to serve summonses upon them. The man was seized by a large crowd of

Urox one occasion, says Serjeant Ballantine in his very interesting "Recollections" I must own to having been guilty of a very unjustifiable rise to get possession of the rouge et noir table at Baden. It was occupied by a lady well known at the Springs. She was of the highest respectability, of play, she indulged in it upon thoroughly econo- mic principles, making three or four crown pieces last for a considerable time. She was not young, she was not beautiful, and was very jealous of her husband, which was a fact pretty notorious. Well, there, upon on occasion, she was sitting staking a crown about every half hour, and having five crowns left she had evidently capital enough upon this system to last the entire day. I looked around; no vacancy seemed likely to be made by other players, and so it occurred to me moved, as we say in the criminal courts, by the instigation of the Devil-to say to a friend, loud enough for her to hear, "1 wonder who that pretty girl is that Charlic is flirting with on the parade," naming her spouse. The legs of her chair grated upon, the ground as it was drawn rapidly back; the five crowns were swept toge- and anxiously the lady departed. I trust I may ther and deposited in her reticule, and hastily

be forgiven, and I am glad to say that I heard of no domestic calamity.

THE. San Francisco Chronicle states that-A gentleman in intimate relations with the Em- bassy at Washington of the Chinese Empire said, that in case the pending anti-Chinese bill passed the House, the Chinese Minister would remove

accredited representative, and that official inter the Legation to Spain, to which country he is an

course between the United States and China would be mutually braken off. Bartlett, the American Secretary of the Legation, is said to be in hearty accord with the proposed action. A member of the Chinese Legation, who is a rela tive to the Emperor, said, when the pending bill recently passed the Senate, that the policy of the United States Government, as denoted by the amicable relations which should exist between nations. He further said that while the leaders

veyor General's Department,, outwardly, has been going on in much the usual manner; internally however, matters have not been according to rule, or, if they have, it is high It will be remembered that shortly after time some changes were introduced. Asal- the arrival of Governor HENNESSY in Hong, ready stated, it is not for us to say who is kong, and his assumption of the reins of to blame in this business; we shall have Government, a great deal of acrimonious done our duty when we have ventilated the discussion took place amongst heads of facts. Contractors who work for the Go departments, owing to what was termed vernment, do so on the distinct under- His Excellency's interference with depart-standing that, within a reasonable time mental details, with which his predecessors after the work for which they contract, is

Contractors have a right to be treated fairly, and it cannot be any bonefit to the Government to treat them otherwise. Men who contract for work, make out their esti- mates on the understanding that payment shall promptly be made on completion of contract, and if, by skilful working, or by

malcontents, the documents were taken from him any other fair means, the bargain is a pro-and burned, and he was told to return whence he | fitable one, so much the better for the con-

came, or it would be the worse for him. The na trator. We are perfectly well aware how

rent doctrines are said to be rapidly spreading in efficiently most government jobs are looked

Skye. after, and how the lynx eyed Overseers

according to specification, and it is only right that it should be so; but it is also right that, when the contractor com- pletes his contract satisfactorily; and gets his accounts officially passed by the fore- men of works, he should obtain payment for his work. This cannot very well be gainsaid. Now we are credibly informed that at the present time there are, in round

at Government House had never troubled finished, payment for the same shall be made likely to spread to other countries, and, under all case, one of the Chinese coffee shop people de- Senate's action, was not in keeping with the

I saw him give her three blows on the head with

of the Chinese Empire were aware that the crowded condition of the population was prolific

of vice and poverty, and that, notwithstanding the fact, that the wholesale emigration would seriously affect the autonomy of the empire, they still deprecate any unjust discrimination on the part

of the United States that would virtually ostracize.

of the Government merely occupied a well insist on all work being done strictly THE London and China Express observes, that deceased and carried her to the Station, 1 cls, and that manifestoes would be issued by the

THE Gun Lascar murder case was on at the Police Come this moraing before Captain Thom- sett, Captain Hewett, of the Royal Artillery, occupying a seat alongside his Worship, Inspector Baker having given formal evidence as to the posed-On the 20th instant,, about half-past twelve, deceased came to my shop; her name was Lachmee. While deceased was in the shop, I heard a noise as of running. She then went out and I attended to other people. Presently. I heard her call out "Hai-yah," when I looked and saw the prisoner with the chopper in his right hand, holding deceased by the hair with the other the chopper. I called out "Save life," when defendant dropped the chopper and loosed his hold of the girl, who fell down. I called out to the Gun Lascars; defendant ran into the guard room. Some Lascars picked up the six torpedo-boats recently ordered by the accompanying them.-Prisoner had no ques- German Admiralty from the Weser Shipyard at tions to ask, private of the Gun Lascars, Bremen are small vessels, costing, with their deposed that on the oth instant, about 12.30 p.m. aimament, about £10,000 each. At present the he was in the cook house of McGregor's Barracks, German Navy List only contains three torpedo where prisoner also was. He saw prisoner with boats and four vessels for laying submarine. the chepper, which he put behind his back and mines, being in this respect greatly inferior to ran out. Immediately after, witness heard a England, Russia, and even Denmark. According noise outside, went to see what was the to the Admiralty plans, there are to be built alto- matter, and saw defendant holding deceased gether ten large and twelve small torpedo-boats, by the hair and giving her three succes and, besides, nine reserve gunboats of the second. sive blows on the head with the chopper. He class are to be constructed in a manner enabling and another Lascar ran towards the prisoner, their use for torpedo service if necessary,

who dropped the chopper on the ground and let TRADE prospects in England must be the reverse

go his hold of the girl, who fell to the ground. of promising just at present. We note that a

The prisoner man to the guard-room and closed meeting of unemployed men has been held in

the doar after him. Shortly after a Police Cons- Trafalgar-squate. It was stated that there had table came, who removed the prisoner to the been already registered 3,000 working men, of Station. Witness attended the inquest and saw the good character ready to do anything or go anybody, which was that of the girl struck by pri- where for employment. Resolutions were adopted soner. By prisoner-Does the witness know the in favour of family emigration to Canada, and girl was betrothed to me? Witness said he did not know. Another private of the Gun Lascars calling on the Lord Mayor to promote the move- iment. The Lord Mayor took up the matter, and deposed, that he was coming down from McGreg-

to disapprove of emigration, and as too was the total amount received at the Mansion House, the scheme collapsed,

natives of China. He also said, that, while not desirous of being regarded as making threats, he had no doubt that the present commercial ad- vantages which the United States reaps, in her China trade, would be directed into other chann- Imperial Government that would preclude Ameri- can citizens from securing any beneficial results from commercial intercourse with China; and this, as is intimated by parties connected, with the Chinese Legation, might lead to most serious in- ternational complications, somewhat similar to the controversy years ago, between England and Japan.

CHIARINI'S ROYAL ITALIAN CIRCUS.

themselves. It had been the custom for our Governors to leave the whole of the working of the various departments in the hands of the respective chiefs, without check or supervision in matters of detail, of any description whatspever. This policy prac. tically constituted the various officers in charge of departments absolute monarchs in their own domains, petty autocrats who could work their own sweet wills,, justly or unjustly, as they thought best, without risk or fear of future consequences. The head

paid sinecure, so far as his interest in pub. lic rights and the internal working of our HONGKONG, FRIway, May 26, 1882.

executive system were concerned, content edly "rubbing" along, never interfering THERE can be little doubt that the Internal unless he considered his own private in working of more than one of our govern-terests, or convenience, or pleasure in. ment departments has become so unsatis- fringed on, the shadow instead of the sub. factory as to require, may demand, and stance of the power. The advent of Sir that without loss of time, the introduction of JOHN POPE HENNESSY changed all this. Our important and radical reforms. The old present Governor, whose absence on leave numbers, a dozen contractors, waiting tradition of Aegeas, king of Elis in Greece, has already been greatly missed. by all in-payment for work that should have been who had never cleansed his stalls for thirty terested in the true welfare of Hongkong, paid for six or seven months ago. These years, although he had kept in them a wished to be more than Governor in name. men state that, although they, have made herd of three thousand oxen, which gave He immediately gave instructions that frequent applications they have been un- rise to the common expression Augean the details of the working of the various able to obtain a settlement of their Stable--so frequently applied to institu- departments be regularly submitted to him. legitimate and acknowledged claims, tions where red-tape, mismanagement, so that he could personally satisfy himself being put off time after time, by laziness, ur corruption are prominent that everything was being carried out satis.those officials whose business it is tn features-may not inaptly, to some con-factorily. His Excellency at once showed leal with the accounts of the department, siderable extent at least, be used to that he was to govern the Colony, and that with paltry excuses, which will not bear illustrate our present contention. It will the autocratic heads of departments were repetition. When it is taken into consid. be remembered that one of the tasks as merely to carry out his orders. And this eration that these tradesmen have, in applied for public aid; however, the public appear prisoner hold the girl by the, hair, and give her escape from a nasty accident, as her horse signed to Hercules by the Argive king was as it should be, so long as we are many instances, been compelled in order was the cleansing and purifying of the governed on the present antiquated, and to carry on their respective businesses, to Augeun Stable, and this the Grecian hero absurd system. The officers, who con- borrow money from Chinese, at Chinese accomplished by directing the course of sidered that their prerogatives were being rates of interest, the real hardships of their two rivers to run through the stable. We infringed on, grumbled, and in some in-cases, in having to wait six or seven months hardly think that the task of His Excellency stances vilified and called His Excellency for their money will be readily understood. the Administrator will be so difficult as was very uncomplimentary names behind his That there is something radically wrong that of Hercules, although there can be no back; but they received no sympathy either in all this will hardly be disputed; so we disguising the fact that, since the departure of from the Civil Service or the general leave the proper authorities to take what Sir Jons POPE HENNESSY, departmental mat-public, as it was felt that the Governor steps they deem requisite to do away with ters have been going from bad to worse, ap- was conscientiously and energetically what is, undoubtedly, a very unsatisfactory parently owing to carelessness and neglect performing duties which had been long state of affairs. ---we will not go farther than this-on the neglected by his predecessors, greatly to part of heads of departments, whose duty it the detriment of public interests. The is to see that the various parts of the Govern position of governor of a British Colony may ment machine are in thorough working not Inaptly be compared with that of the Under yesterday's date. Reuter telegraphs from order. Matters have'been brought under head of any great mercantlle firm. The London that the Egyptians are making military our notice, which if true. and we cannot principal of a large business concern,

preparations, the negotiations, conducted by the doubt the authenticity and reliable char- though taking no active part in the every leave Egypt. A proposal to resume negotiations Consuls, having failed to induce Arabi Bey to acter of our information, reflect a very day detailed management, satisfies himself has been declined unless the united squadrons great deal of discredit on the manner in periodically-weekly, monthly, or quarterly of France and Great Britain, withdraw from which the departmental business of the as the case may be-that, not only are the Alexandria. Government is conducted. For the two managing partners doing all that is requi rivers turned from their proper courses to site and advisable, but also that the cleanse the Augean Stable, we require the various heads of departments are faithfully appointment of an experienced, energetic, carrying out the various details of the and trustworthy officer to inquire into matt- business satisfactorily. Nothing less ers affecting the reputation of our local than a strict examination into the LOCAL AND GENERAL. Government, and to provide remedies for detailed working of each department what we cannot but consider well founded can give the principal the satisfac- THE Mainichi Shimbun announces that thirty grievances.

tion he requires, and this system is of the forty-two foreign employees of the Public just as applicable to the working of a'

Works Department are to be discharged in July government, as it is in conducting a mer-next, and their places taken by Japanese. cantile business. Britain owes her great WE would remind the Companions of United position solely to her commercial enter Royal Arch Chapter, No. 1341, that a Meeting prise, and that enterprise has won its way Zetland Street, this evening at 8 o'clock precisely of Emergency will be held at Freemason's Hall, to the foremost positions in the world by strict attention to the system of manage. MR. CHIARINI announces two special perform ment sketched above. Owing to some dis- arces for to-morrow for children and familier, taken notions of dignity, and their actual one at four o'clock and the other at 9 p.m. At positions as government servants, the pom-wonderful power over the fierce animals which both performances the tiger tamer will exhibit his pous heads of departments-at least some acknowledge him as master. We have no doubt of them-felt aggrieved because Governor the show will be largely attended.

Contractors, and workmen generally, alt- ach a great deal of importance to the position, or status of their employers, Wealthy employers, usually, may be re- garded as certain and prompt payers for work done; and so, contractors and others regard working for the mighty ones of the earth, as a piece of excellent fortune. Their reasoning is sound enough in theory; but, un- fortunately, it does not always answer so well practically. The Government of Hongkong: with its immense surplus revenue, should

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time, the Bill to provide for the arrears of rent in The House of Commons has read a second Ireland being paid out of the Church Fund surplus,

A capital entertainment was given to a well filled house. at Chiarini's Royal Italian Circus and Menagerie last night. The weather, al- though threatening early in the evening, kept fine, so that for once the performance could be witnessed without discomfort. After a rather mixed up overture, Mesdames Rolande, Zazo, and Lotta went through a very interesting eques- trian performance, tilting at the ring, and various other feats, concluding with leaping over a high hurdle, all of which were gone through in good or Barracks about 12.30 on the 20th. He saw style, although Latta had a rather narrow three blows on the head with the chopper. He pecked slightly at the hurdle and she lost and others called out, when defendant loosed the her seat, fortunately without sustaining any The child fell to the ground, and prisoner ran to of superiority in this pacific tournament must girl, and dropped the chopper on the ground. injury beyond a slight shaking. The palm the guard house, being shortly afterwards taken be awarded to Miss Emily Rolande, who per to the Police Station by a constable, the body of formed the various feats with great skill, and rode the girl being also taken there. Witness was

in good form; however had Miss Nellie Reid- not examined at the inquest, but saw the body absent owing to indisposition-taken part in the of the girl struck by prisoner.--Prisoner had contest, we think that she would have bome off no questions to ask. A third private of the honors. Professor Thuzet and La Petite the Gun Lascars said he was coming out Jeanne, a child of 5 years old, went through come wonderful feats of strength on the hang- from the wash-room of McGregor's Barracks ing rings and were deservedly applauded, about 12.30. and saw prisoner holding the girl as was Mr. Lavater Lee, whose pirouettes with one hand, and give her three blows on the and somersaults an horseback proved that head with the chopper. He went to the Station gentleman to be a

skilful and daring ritter, with the deceased and was present at the inquest, but not examined. Prisoner had no

whilst his series of somersaults in the ring were worthy of a first-class gymnast, Mr. Ro questions to ask.-A Corporal of the Lascare mano introduced the Shetland pony Harlequin," deposed that about 12.30 p.m. on the aoth, be a very small but knowing specimen of the noble Was in the Barracks, and hean a noise | animai, that went through its various tricks with outside. He ran out and saw the deceased the utmost deliberation.” A double act of eques lying on the ground in front of the coffee trianism on two bare backed horses by Miss Ida the head. Shortly after her mother came, and at ihop. The girl was bleeding profusely from and Mr. Charles Stoodley found great favor with

the audience, the

of the brother performances her request witness took the body to the station. and sister being of a daring character. The The girl was not dead, though unconscious. Wit- Musical Clowns created, as usual, a vast deal of ness took the chopper to the station and saw

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amusciment, the vagaries of little Lugene causing soner there. Prisoner had no questions to put.-- | rears of laughter and eliciting loud applause. Another Corporal of the Gun Lascars deposed McGregor's Barracks on the 20th. Prisoner came that he was on duty in the Guard room at

The second part of the programme commenced with a performance on the double trapeze by to the Guard room and closed the door after him. Bergeres, Paris. We will not attempt to describe Messrs. French and Angelo, from the Folies He (witness) locked the door, from outside, and the daring feats of these accomplished gymnasts: shortly after a constable came to whom he they have to be seen to be justly appreciated, handed over the prisoner. At Inspector Baker's Signor Chiarini introduced the handsome black suggestion, witness was asked if prisoner Trakene horse" Bismarck," and put him through said anything in the Guard room. He replied his facings in most accomplished style. The in- that prisoner said he wanted to kill three people, telligence and docility of Bismarck are realy but had got hold of only one-Inspector Bakersug- surprising, and reflect great credit on the skill and gested asking who the people were Witness ans- perseverance of the veteran trainer.. The Brothers wered that prisoner sald Havildar Seetheram and Edwin and Eugene Faust went through a series of the mother of the girl,were the other two-Prisoner Britto to an extent and with a persistency that wanted to kill three people was untrue, that he Asia. Weardnot sure that we have ever seen them and 38 for medicine. Mr. P. Doyle, C.E, stoutly being asked if he had any questions to put, said Perform Fied "Les Jeux Yearien," and we the opinion stated on the programme, what the witness deposed as to his saying he thatthey eclipse anything of the kind ever seen in must have made the old gentleman feel rather never said anything of the kind Inspector surpassed in the best circuses in Europe. Mr. gave judgment for $20 for board and lodging, brug lospital. He attended the inquest on the Hurdle Act receiving as usual a most flattering uncomfortable. His Lordship the Chief Justice Baker deposed that the girl was insensible when Charles Watson repeated his bare-backed riding brought to the station, whence he had her conveyed and evolutions, concluding with the "Hurricane and $6.25 for medicine. We trail upon having a heaven-born lawyer and 32nd. The prisoner was committed for trial at the reception. The evening's entertainment com

1 the performing den of Royal Bengal close, incisive cross-examiner attached to its had better reserve his defence. Prisoner said he tigers, hir. Lorenz Johnsen entering the den and Mr. Phillippo had to point out the irrelevancy but, upon the advice of the Magistrate, he ul- of tricks, jumping hurdles, &c. Mr. Johnsen, who establishment, though it may be noted that wished to make his defence at the Police Court, putting these ferocious animals through a series

of some of the nuuicrous questions put by the

timately reserved it. The mother of the girl was was greatly applauded on leaving the cage, lins not examined, the Magistrate not deeming it the tigers thoroughly under control. The manner Maff's reservoir piscatorial Speciali":

necessary

in which one of them placed his ponderous pairs

A PARLIAMENTARY Return has been issued. showing the progress of British mercantile ship ping, from which it would appear that the tonnage of British sailing and steam vessels, with cargoes and in ballast, entered and cleared at ports in the United Kingdom has steadily increased of late years, and has risen from 6,492,485 tons in 1840 to 44,543,259 in 1881, the foreign vessels in the same years rising from 2,949,182 tons to 16,406,386 tons. The tonnage of British stean vessels similarly, entered has risen from 663,048 tons in 1840 to 32,617,091 in 1881, the foreign meanwhile rising from 128,507 tons to 6,591,850. The number of British seamen serving in registered sailing and steam vessels of the United Kingdom (exclusive of river steamers), has risen from 136,144 in 1851 to ployed from 5,793 to 24,805, the percentage of 168,098 in 1881, and of foreign seamen ao am foreign to British seamen employed having in- creased from 4'2 to 14'76 in the same period. HAPPENING to call at the Supreme Court to-day would come on, but which did not, we found the to look after an interesting case we had heard reputed author of the dry bunkum called "Edi- torial Notes" in the evening print, busily engaged in cross-examining a witness. The gentleman's back being turned towards us, we wondered at first who, the new legal luminary thrown suddenly upon the Colony was. The action had been taken by Mr. Britto of the French Dispensary for balance of board and lodging, $35,

contested the case, and cross examined Mr

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