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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

IT is reported from Utah, says the Illustrated | A coon many years ago, when a certain place WE observe that the Amoy-Gutiloff cable has Newspaper, that President Taylor and some of in Texas was a very small town, quite a number failed. A steamier has been despatched from the Morinon apostles who had their polygamous of prominent citizens went out on a hunting ex- Shanghai to effect the necessary repairs, wives living in one house with them have seat. pedition. One night, when they were all gathered We are informed that M, Bandmann's dramatic around the camp fire, one of the party suggested company will arrive from Shanghai by the next tered them out, fearing arrest under Section 3

two performances will be given, in Hongkong, probably on Tuesday and Wednesday next, on which occasions Hamiler, and the Merchant of Venice will be produced. The Company, we believe, intend going on to Singapore by the mall

steanser.

We have recalled these instances of British dealing with the subject, in view of the present excitement in this country con- It will certainly be news to Hongkong cerning the detention of American citizens residents that all the Chinese in this Colony in Ireland under the Coercion Act. It has are doing well; that pauperism is unknown,been our traditional policy to bo zealous in of the Edmands Bill, which makes cohabitation that each man should give the time and reason English mail. Under present arrangements only

with more than one woman a misdemeanor. for his leaving his native State and coming to and that all are well-to-do, or able to live protecting our citizens abroad-whether Taylor turned out all his wives, saying if he Texas, whereupon each one in turn told his ex- comfortably, and what is more, are happy native or naturalized. In 1830 Chief Justice could not have them all he would not have any perience. Judge Bank had killed a man in self and contented. It certainly upsets all our MARSHALL, declared that the judicial record of them. This was probably to prevent dissat. defence, and Arkansaw General Soandso had preconceived notions of actual existing of naturalization, if in proper form, closes isfaction among them at partial treatment, but forged another than's signature to a cheque, facts to be told by Mr. BREKETON that a all inquiry. By our statutes "all natural- so long as they live in his houses, or in houses while another came to Texas on account of his handful of police preserves the peace of ized citizens of the United States while in provided by him, it is not apparent how he has having two wives. The only man who did not

make any disclosures was a sanctimonious-look, A FAIR audience patronised the performance at this Colony." Close upon 700 men is foreign countries are entitled to and shall helped himself much.

ing man, who, although a professional gambler, Chiarini's Royal Circus and Menagerie last night, hardly our idea of what "a handful" is receive from this Government the same

was usually called "Parson." "Well, Parson, when a bill of fare, similar to that of the previous usually supposed to signify, and we protection of person and property which is

why did you leave Kentucky?" "I don't care to evening, was gone through in most satisfactory really think that the advocate of opium accorded to native-born citizens." And the

say anything about it. Besides, it was only a style.. An entire change of progamme has been smoking, and apologist for opium smokers, statute also provides in express terms that

trifle. None of you would believe me anyhow." announced for this evening, particulars of which must have been trying to take an Irish the President, when it is made known to

"Out with it! "Did you shoot somebody?" will be found in our advertising columns. We rise out of his constituents and sup-him that any citizen is unjustly deprived

"No, gentlemen, I did not. Since you want to observe that several startling novelifes will be porters. Tu speak frankly, Mr. Bax of his liberty by a foreign government shall

know so bad I'll tell you. I left Kentucky be-produced. As this will be the last week of the cause I did not build a clnirch." Deep silence Company's stay in Hongkong, we doubt not illat, *4108's statements about Hongkong, are do just what was done in Mcl.gob's case-gathered them up.

fell on the group. No such excuse for coming full houses for the next four nights will testify grossly misleading, and in many instances forthwith demand the reasons, and if a

to Texas ever had been heard of before. There how the public appreciate, what we can with per utterly devoid of truth.. The brazen-faced wrong is shown demand a release, and use

was evidently an unexplained mystery at the fect safely aver to be, the most attractive show assertion that a handful of police pre- means to obtain it not amounting to acts of

hottom of it. The "Parson" was called on to

ever seen in Hongkong. serves the peace of the Colony" when it war. These laws clearly define the duty of

furnish more light., "Well, gentlemen, you ́sce is known throughout the world that the the Executive Department, but they also

congregation raised 3,000 dols., and turned it Hongkong Police Force are--considering clearly show its difficulties. What is an

over to me to build a church; and I didn't build the population-the most numerous in the just deprivation of liberty? It is only whole of Her Majesty's dominions, is rather in that case that the aid of his Government too much to swallow even from Mr. W. I can be invoked by a citizen. If he wanders `H. Buɛretos. As above stated, we do over the earth and willfully or foolishly not intend dealing with this gentleman's breaks the laws of the countries he enters, crute notions and experiences of opium and opium smoking. But we will venture

Lax Funr, a Chinese lady of the snapper up of unconsidered trifles persuasion, was up before Mr. Wodehouse this morning charged with destroying the trees of the Colony and being in possession of two large bundles of broken branches. Defendant stated that some other people had cut the branches and she only This story being just a shade thin for Mr. Wodehouse, he gave her the option of doing four day's retirement or paying fifty cents to the Government exchequer for damage done to the trees, and one Mexican to Undh Singh PC. 537, for the trouble she had caused him in fetching her in from Shau-ki-wan. The old lady parted with the coin, and the gallant Punjabee pocketed his reward with a grin of gratification. LORD H. LENNOX, one of our leading patriots, has directed attention in the Commons to the strength and condition of the navy, drawing comparison between it and that of France and

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he must take the consequences. He need other nations. Mr. Trevelyan, in reply, showed not go, and if he does go to Rome, he must that we were building at the rate of 20,000 tons

the church. That's all."

OVER Melbourne way, Minnie Cole, a young woman who had dissipated much and was tired, determined to end her troubles in the Yarra. She was restrained, however, and lodged in the local Bastille. A night of this brought repentance to the gentle Minnie, and she really looked so nice to say that if Mr. BRERETOS's ideas on thedo as Romans do, or are bound to do. If a year, of which 12,000 tons are armour-clad and sober the next morning, upon being presented opium question are as foolish and unreli- he mixes in foreign quarrels, he must take ships, and that we were doing this out of the at Court, that the hearts of the great unpaid went When AR-income of the year, while the French were carry-out to her. And then, as the City Missionary, Mr. able as his assertions regarding Hongkong the risks of the amusement. are false and misleading-which is ex- Communications intended for publication must be accour panid by the name and address of the tremely probable-it would have been much better for that well intentioned solic writers, not necessarily for publication ; but as evidence of good faith,

itor to have refrained from courting the Whilst the columns of the Hongkong Tebauble-public notoriety. Where are the graph will always be open for the fair discussion by correspondents of all questions affecting public greatly maligned missionaries? Now is interess, it must be distinctly understood that their golden opportunity. the Editor does not in any way hold himself res- 'ponsible for øjúnions thus expressel.

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A CHARGE of assault on the high seas against Israel L. Delap, master of the British barque

Still Water, by William Dyer, a scaman on board, was investigated at the Harbour Master's The complainant deposed; I am an A.B. on office this morning before Captain Thomscit.-- board the Still Water. On the 14th April last I interfered in a quarrel about one Hubbard.

The chief-nate and steward spoke to me about interfering. The chief-mate struck me twice with a knuckle-duster. The steward struck me with a slung shot. The captain then struck me with an iron belaying pin, and was about to drag me aft, but i walked there and was put in frons. A

BUT NOT and AMBRISTER chose to go to Foing out their rival programme by means of loans . Hil, recommended that Minnie should be placed boat mast was put through any arms. One end

10 and incite ignorant Indians to revolt, they were hung for it, and their powerful fovernment practically said that it served them right. On the other hand, when MCLEOD was imprisoned, because he fat

or debts. However, observes the Overland Mail, if our opposite neighbours do carry out their ex tensive shipbuilding scheme, it will give them in 1885 the greatest ironclad ficct in the world. The illustrious Oken, the German transcendental philosopher, said that the greatest of all sciences was that of war, because when perfected it be came peace. Let us hope that when the Channel

sely boasted that he had killed an Ameri- can citizen and helped to burn an Ameri can boat at her own dock, his Governments so thickly covered with hostile navies, that lowlly demanded his release because they claimed that his detention was unjust. for the reason that the attack on the Caroline was a public act, and he was, if engaged at all, one of a body of men acting under the orders of a superior. In neither case

axiom of Oken will be verified, and that a French one looks at another with fear and trembling, the admiral will no more dare fire a shot at an Enge lish ship that an English admiral will dare at- tack a French one. This would be peace, though not exactly the kind of peace that we should desire; it would be attended with such enormous labour and cost. ́ ́

he Hongkong Telegraph questions. During the Sendinole War, in indefinitely without trist. This is as just The snow was found on the north site of a

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 34; 1882.

spur

at the Carlton Refuge washing-tub, where she

of the mast was put on to the shear pole; to the would be ineffably happy, the Bench discharged other end a tackle was attached. There were her. Behold then, the solemn Refuge canvasser, as two other men, Hubbard and Harrington, In the he leads the way through the police court passages same position. The end of the mast was then with Miss Cole on his arm. Suddenly she triced up so that our toes could just touch the recollects that she has an important letter at her deck. While in this position the captain logged late residence; and, in common politeness, her me with the end of the topmast stay-sail halyards. escort cannot refuse accompany her in quest He also held a revolver to my head and said he of it. The missionary, however, felt that the would as soon shoot me as not, and would throw care to trust himself among the temptations about half an hour. When I was taken down' eyes of the world were upon him, and he did not which the bery of heads in curl-papers presented the captain made me take my shirt off, and threw at the windows of the establishment seemed to it overboard. It was covered with blood from the promise. So he modestly withdrew round the beating I had had. Before I was triced up, and comer and waited for his fair Magdalene. He while the captain was beating me with the belaying waited there for something less than six hours, pin, his dog bit me on the leg. The row occurred and at last saw his guest returning from the at one or two in the afternoon. I washed myself, the back way-with a jug of beer. The control- nearest public-house-whither she had gone by and the captain dressed the wounds I had received

ling influence is strong in a penitent, even when she happens to be under the charge of a solemn, worthy ald deacon.-Bulletin,

me overboard to feed the sharks. I was in irons

on the face from the first mate with the knuckle

defendant told the officer, to put me to the duster. When I had put on a clean shirt, the

hardest work he could find. I was then put to all sorts of disagreeable work. The captain has not assaulted me since that day, nor had hedone Iso before, the 4th April-Joseph Doneveder de- posed: I am an A. B. on board the Stillwater. On the 4th April there was a row between the

aft and the men came forward near where I was sitting. The steward had a piece of lead in his hand four inches long and two square. It was slung to a piece of line which was fast to his wrist. The steward struck Hub-

Ox the subject of the American subjects, imprisoned in Ireland as "suspects" the well known New York Illustrated Newspaper of April 15th has the following pertinent remarks-It is the natural impulse of a strong nation to protect its citizens in any quarter of the world. But the stronger and more civilized a nation is, the more was it pretended that a nation is bound to careful it will be not to push such protec-shield its citizens in wrongdoing at home We read that at a recent meeting of the San tion beyond just and well-recognized limits. or abroad.

Francisco Microscopical Society, Dr. Harkness What is just and what are the proper

Our complaint in the case of the prisoners presented a bottle of red snow, which he limits in any given ense, are always difficult in Ireland is that they have been immured gathered last June on the Wasatch Mountains. 1818, General Jacksox captured ARBUTUSOT, complaint, for until trial it cannot be known which rose about 10,000 feet above the sea-level, WE read that a remarkable lecture on "The a Scotchman, and AuDuister, also a British whether they are "unjustly deprived of and when fresh had the appearance of being Burning of London" was given at an Irish meet- subject, engaged in inciting the Indians in their liberty." There may be good rea-drenched with blood, as though some large animal ing held at New York on March 19 by Professor FLORIDA to revolt and furnishing them with sons for the delay thus far suffered, but had heen killed. The red snow is caused by the Mezzerkoff, who was introduced to the assembly MR. WILLIAM H. BREKETOs, late of Hong- supplies. They were tried by court- indefinite defay even as to a single prisoner presence of a one-celled plant called Protococcus as a Russian chemist. The professor stale steward and a man named Hubbard. It began kong, has recently published a pamphlet martial, ARBUTUNOT was condemned to would be intolerable. The President has, ivalls, which reproduces itself by subdivision that he had made a study of war and of instru- that is, the cell divides itself into several new ments of war. At a cost of 150 dols, he would entitled "The Truth About Opium," being death, and ANBRISTER to fifty stripes on as the law provides, demanded these rea-

cells. This is done with great rapidity, and a annihilate an English war-vessel that had cost the substance of three lectures which this the bare linck and twelve months' confine- sons. If, when they are given, it shall few cells lodged in the snow, under favourable 11,000,000 dols, and was coated with an iron gentleman delivered in St. James's Hallment at hard labor with a ball and chain. appear that American citizens, native or conditions, soon will give it the appearance called armour 22 in. in thickness. He would go into last February. We deal briefly with Mr.General Jacksox disapproved the sentence naturalized, have not been unjustly impri- red snow. The phenomenon of red snow has London, Paris, Berlin, Constantinople, er 5t. Pe-bard and they had a fight. William Dycr BREKETON's lectures shortly after they were of the latter, and ordered both to be soned or their trials unreasonably delayed, been observed from the earliest times, as Aristotletersburg with twenty men, none of them burdened made a remark which caused the steward to let delivered; we have neither time nor in-executed, which was done forthwith. I our Government and our people will be as has a passage which is thought to refer to it. with anything more bulky than an ordinary him go and then struck Dyer. Dyer kept the clination to deal farther with them at the This action was fiercely denounced in quiet as Great Britain was when AMBRISTER present time. Really and truly what Mr. this country, and furnished a supply and ARBUTINOT were hung by Jackson; but terms the Truth About of political ammunition for Jackson's if the contrary appears, they will be as Opium" is simply nothing more or less enemies for many years; but it made urgent in the cases of those still detained than a confused jumble of ignorant twaddle. | no special excitement in Great Bri- not worthy the serious consideration of tain. It was mooted in Parliament, it reasonable and sensible beings. His is true, but the Ministers took the ground statements, deductions, and observations that if British subjects voluntarily involved generally are a long way outside the pale themselves in the quarrels of other nations, of comprehensive criticism. Mr. BRERETON they must take the consequences and not tells the world something about Hongkong, expect the Government to interfere. But and his experiences there. It is a great the British linn has not always been so pity that the worthy lawyer in telling the mild-tompered In February, 1841. AL- truth about opium did not stick to the truth XANDER McLzoo, a British subject living In his description of Hongkong, and its in Canada, came across the Lake and manners, customs, &c. He says: "There | boasted that he had been engaged in the are very fow, perhaps, in this country who burning of the Caroline while moored at a

BRERKTON'S

The subject was, however, lost sight of until brought up by the investigations of Saussure, she found red snow on this dips in 1760. The made chemical tests which showed him that the red colour was due to the presence of vegetable

as England was in the case of McLzon. | matter, which he supposed might be the pollen The announcement that some of the of some plant. In 1819 an Arctic expedition American "suspects" have been released under Captain Ross brought some specimens from upon the request of our Government would the cliffs around Baffin's Bay, and they were ex- seem to indicate that their detention had amined by eminent hotanists, some of whom mis- not been warranted in justice, and the took the nature of the plant, and there was long room in which he was speaking, and, with means demonstration of that fact would not impro-holding it to be a fungus, some a lichen; but it discussion as to its proper classification, some bably justify a demand for Indemnity.

was finally act at rest as one of the unicellular alger.

steward off with his hand. The chief-mate asked Dyer what he had got to do with it and struck

him with his hand. The chief-mate than took

Dyer's knife out of the the chain care to over

board. After a while the captain came forward with an iron belaying pia in his band, Dyer was standing between the windlass and ventilator

doing nothing. The mate with his fist was beat ing Dyer. I saw the captain strike Dyer two or three times on the head with the iron belaying

After that Dyer was taken aft and Irons put on pin. I also saw the captain's dog bite Dyer,

satchel, and in twenty-four hours would destroy the city. He could not then explain the means he would use; bit there were others present who understood, and who could tell how effective they were. He could, for a few thousand dollars, stretch a double line of dynamite torpedoes be fore every harbour in Ireland, and so make a worse than impassable barrier for every English ship. He could stand in an outskirt of Constan- tineple, in a space of one-fourth the size of the

The professer then noted a few objections which now at his command, destroy the entire city.

might be made to warfare prosecuted in this manner; but insisted that the means he had named were legitimate weapons for Irishmen WHILST on the path of duty in Queen's Road against their English tyrants. The meeting re- According to a Reuter's telegram, dated Lon-East this morning, we took the opportunity of solved to contribute towards the expense of the treated in the same way. I saw the Captain proposed plan; to which, if canied into effect by rope end the three of them while in that position, know what Hongkong is. It is a flourish-dock on, the New York shore, and had dors at Constantinople have presented a joint in that locality by Messrs. MacEwen, Frickel, & American chilzens, there can, of course, be no There were beaten across the buttocks. They

objection,

TELEGRAMS.

don, May 30th, the French and British Ambassa. paying a visit to the new store recently opened Co. This well known firm, being unable to ob tain a favorable lease of their old establishinent in Queen's Road Central, and finding it impos- sible to secure suitable premises in the central district, were compelled to migrate to that large and commodious building facing the Commiss- ariat Department, and Temperance Hall. And

note to the Porte, requesting the Sultan to sum- mon Arabi Bey and his associates to Stamboul,

A second telegram states that-probably in compliance with the request of the Ambassadors

ing and beautiful city, standing upon a himself killed one of the victims of the site which, but the other day, was a barren British midnight attack on that vessel madé rock, Forty years ago, the English three years before, by way of reprisal for Government sent out a commissioner to re-furnishing provisions for insurgents on the port upon the capabilities of the place for a Canada side. He was indicted for murder - Turkish ironclad is preparing to start for town or settlement. He sent home word and held for trial. The behavior of the Egypt. that there was just room for one house there. On that very site there are now many thousand houses, some of them

British Government was in striking con- trast with that pursued in the FLORIDA

case.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

The lion roared with uncommon We are informed by the Agent that the M. M. ferocity. Mr. Fox, the Minister, on the 8th Co.'s steamer fraduaddy left Saigon for this of February requested information, and yesterday, the 39th instant at 11 am,

port

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ACCORDING to the terms of a pamphlet compiled and published under the supervision of Sir Henry Parkes, Premier and Colonial Secretary for New South Wales, the vegetation of Australia, and particularly of the colony of New South Wales,

his wrists. A spar was then rove through his arms and one end of the spar hoisted on the shear pole, the other end being triced up und Dyer's toes touched the ground. Two other sailors, Hubbard and Harington were

were there for about twenty minutes. A bloody shirt was taken off Dyer and thrown overboard. The men were then sent to various disagreeable duties. I have not been beaten on board. Dyer and the others were kept all night at work. At this point, the evidence against the Captain being a very fine place they have made out of what is remarkable for the number of its species, and also evidence against Mr. John Cox, the chief was formerly a godown. The building is a mas. therefore of very special interest to botanists, mate, he was placed alongside the Captain to sive one, three storeys high, admirably adapted | The liland contains no fewer than 10,000 species answer to the charge of assault-Anthony for the purposes of a large afore, or warehouse, of flowering plants, a larger variety than is to be Andrews stated he was an A.B. on board the and has been arranged and fired up with every found on the whole continent of Europe. Of ship. There had been a row about food but he possible convenience. Although the workmen these, about 1,300 occur in the county of Cum did not see either of the defendants strike Dyer, are still engaged in one or two parts of the build berland alone, many of them being of a high He saw Dyer and two other put in irons,

palatial buildings; with a Chinese popula tion of nearly 150,000. They are all doing well. Some of them are wealthy mer in March advised our Secretary of State We are informed by the Agent of the E. A., the various departments of Messrs. MacEwen, type of organization, and yet capable of resisting and a spar put through their 2014, on the ofing chants; many of them are shop-keepers; that he was instructed to demand from & China Teleph Company, Limited, that the Frickel & Co.'s extensive business have been great extremes of temperature. Some of the spar resting on the shear pole, the men's to others are artificers; and a very large num- the Government of the United States incoming French mail passed Cape St. James at placed in working order, and are now in full eucalypti, with their vertical limbs and ever triced up with a tackle, so that the men's toes ber of them are labourers or coolies, formally, in the name of the British Go- 3.30 p.m., yesterday.

could just touch the deck. He saw the captain There is no pauperism in the Colony, vernment, the immediate release of Mr.

swing. The provisions, wines and grocery de-green foliage, attain a height of 120 feet, with a flog the men with a ropes end. This witness gave They are all well-to-do, or able to live ALEXANDER MCLEOD;" and he added:-

LEUNG SAM, for selling salt fish in the public partments are on the ground floor at the entrance girth of from 12 to 20 feet. The tallest tree in evidence very unwillingly.-Joseph Harrington comfortably, and what is more, they are "Her Majesty's Government cannot be-

streets, contrary to the markets ordinance, was of the store, the back part being used as a ware the world, indeed, which towers to an altitude of said he was an A. B. en board the vessel. On all happy and contented. A handful of lieve that the Government of the United up the amount of the fine, one dollar.

sent to gaol for three days, being unable to ante house or godown for storing a large and varied 480 feet, is a native of Australia, and was dis- the 4th April he saw the steward come forward stock of wines, beèr, &c. &c., there being also a covered only a few years ago. This height, how: and challenge Hubbard to fight but the latter re- fused. The steward then struck Hubbard with police preserves the peace of the Colony. States can really intend to set an example

strong vaulted room for kerosene, and other in-ever, though giant when compared with our a plece of lead about 6 or 7 lbs, weight, the lead You might send a child from one end of the direct tendency of which must be to CHAN ASDONG and Chun Asz, for being in the flammable goods. The second floor displays an talicst hickerics and pines, is, approximated by being slung, and made fast to his wrist. He the town to the other without fear of mo- bring back into the practice of modern war streets at a late hour last night, without passes extensive range of show canes containing books, many forest kings in Australia. On the island asked the boatswain to take away the lead from the steward and not let him strike a man with lestation. Indeed the Chinese themselves atrocities which civilization and Christianity or lights, and creating a disturbance were treated, electro plate, fire-arms, furniture, ships' stores, there are several trees which measure 420 feet it. The boatswain told him not to interfere, are the very best police; for, take the Chi- have long since banished." This was re- the former to a fine of twenty-five cents, and the and the thousand and one articles to be found in in height-something scarcely observable else. Soon after he saw Dyer between the windlass nese all round, they are the most orderly markable diplomatic language almost as the two, to one day's confinement.

latter, who appeared to have been the worse of a general store. The front part, adjoining the where. The number of species of acacia with and ventilator. The captain had an iron belaying large verandah is used as a counting house, whilst fragrant blossoms, which are to be found on the pin in his hand, the chief mate a knuckle duster, and law-abiding people in the world. fierce from a Minister as a threat to lay

and the steward a norman. They were sil beating a capital bottling department has been constructed island, is wonderful, being in all about 300, many Dyer. The boatswain came up with a aling They respect the British Government as London in ashes from a Congressman. NG YOK SANG, an eating house keeper, was at the other end. The third floor contains a suite of which yet require botanical names before they shot and struck him on the back of the head much as the British people do themselves. But McLzen was not released, and no charged at the instance of Inspector Germain of over a dozen rooms, admirably ventilated, can be enumerated. At the Sydney Exposition with it, saying he (witness) was one of the fellows They bring their families to Hongkong, serious consequences ensued. He was with allowing an accumulation of filth to remain which are at present occupied by the employes' one exhibitor showed 867 varieties of seeds of making the row. The chief mate, also struck him on the left eye with a brass knuckle, settle down there, and make themselves held, in spite of the efforts of the State De- on his premises on the 22nd last. The charge of the firm. Although probably not so handy trees, shrubs, etc, indigenous to the country, duster. He was cut in four or five places on perfectly at home, feeling more secure and partment and against writs of habeas corpus..

being fully proved, defendant was mulcted in the for casual passers by as their old place, Messrs. There are 50 species of eucalypti alone, and at the face. The captain thrashed him with the end sum of ten dollars which will doubtless do more MacEwen, Frickel, & Co's new establishment irme Sydney Royal Mint upwards of yo different of a rope while he was triced up. No questions → happier there than, I am sorry to say, they until October, 1841, when he was duly tried towards making Mr. Yok Sang attend carefully well within hail of the central districts, and with kinds of wood, have been officially tested for were asked by either defendants, whom Captain ever could feel in their own country; because and acquitted on the simple ground that to the laws of hygiene in the future, than all the the Commissariat Wharf almost directly opposite strength and elasticity as building-timbers, Court, allowing ball in two suretics of one hun- Thomsett committed for trial at the Supreme in Hongkong there is perfect equality be ho was not on the Caroline at all, but was a good advice which could have been lavished on, should provo convenient for the general shipping | Several were found superior to the oak, ash and dred dollars each. Defendants reserved their fore the law for every man, irrespective of mere vain boaster.,

community.

otiser atrong British woods.

him

dofence.