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would appear in some points to be a strik-taken from me, and I never said a word FROM an advertisement in another column it ing similarity between JOHN ANTHONY about it. I lost a chain and locket that stood will be noted that the annual general meeting of MAHER and our local "original" Jous me in nineteen and fourpence-half-penny subscribers to the Hongkong Race Fund will be RICHARD BROWN, the article is at this par- first cost, gentlemen, I assure you-and I held at the Hongkong Club on Friday first, the ticular time especially, apropos, so we need have never seen or heard of them since. I make no excuse for reproducing it..

wish I were dead. And who knows if life

zoth instant, at 3.30 pm.

LA AKWAN, a coolic, for attempting to steal a box of clothing and $3.50 in money from a hard working artisan employed at the Quarry Bay Sugar Works, was treated by Captain Thomsett this morning to three month's hard labor,

We are informed by the agents, Messrs. Russel A REGULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge, & Co., that the Union Line steamer Antonio left | No. 1165, will be held in Freemason's Hall, Singapore this afternoon, and is expected to Zetland Street, to-night, the 17th instant, at six

o'clock, precisely. arrive here on the 24th instant.

from the Shanghal Courier.

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From the Court fool down to the circus clown professional jesters are, says our contemporary, in private life, a melancholy and saturnine class, In their case the proverb about the dyer's hand taking the colour in which it dips does not hold good, SEASON'S They spend the intervals between the con- coction and delivery of side-splitting Jokes in mournful introspection. There VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS are few creatures so sad as the clown out of motley. Indeed, if we may be. lieve the short stories which appear in the illustrated magazines about Christ- mas-time the MERRY: ANDREW lives in a

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perpetual state of domestic affliction. When his baby is not ill of a fever at home in his poorly-furnished garrist. his wife is perish ing slowly of a decline somewhere behind

be not what we poor mortals call death, and death the thing, which we call life? There's a problem for you, gentlemen; which of you shall solve it?" The Court, however, unused to metaphysical specula- tion, sheltered-itself behind the umbrella. LATEST news from Cape Town announce that the "There is," sagely remarked the Chair difficulties which have lately existed between the man, no doubt but that you stole this Dutch farmers and the natives in Tembuland umbrella." And from that simple state- have now been settled by the Secretary for Native ment of fact the Court would not recede. Affairs and the commission of inquiry. The There is nevertheless, something in Mr.gicaler portion of the country will be annexed MAHER'S plea. He had done unto others and sold by auction. Dissatisfaction is mani-

fested by the squatters at this drrangement. as he would be done by,' When they rob bed him of his chain and locket he did not

prosecute. We shall, moreover, presently see that he had by no means exhausted that line of argument. In his speculation that life may be death, and death life, he

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We understand that the five subscription griffins expected by the Ningbo were not sent by that steamer in consequence of one of the ponies. fal- ling lame through getting cast in his stall it is presumed. This will, we believe, nécessitate the purchase of another pony to take the "dead un's" place. The ardently looked for quintette will probably arrive before the end of the week,

WE note from home papers that the Servian Go- vernment has referred the complaints of the Turkish landed proprietors against the decision

ROBERT FISHER, remanded from yesterday on The paragraph in last night's China Maite a charge of being drunk, creating a disturbance referring to the steamship Haukos iš, taken al- in a brothel, and breaking various articles of most word for word, without acknowledgment, furniture, was up before Mr. Wodehouse this morning. Inspector Lindsay stated that he had, inspected the premises and estimated the damage ACCORDING to latest home papers, further news done to be about $7.50. The complainant, Miss of a very terrible nature had been received from Omatto, did not appear to be badly hurt, and Iceland. The population, who have already refused to go to Hospital. Miss Omatto was suffered severaly from famine, has been decimated recalled and, in answer to a question by Mr. Wodehouse, said she had no marks. on her person from the kicking and pulling about she received. Prisoner was fined $2 for the assault, and ordered to pay $8 for his little game with the furniture and crockery ware, with the option of expiating his crime by doing three weeks hard labor under government surveillance in Ton- nochy's Retreat. Fisher anted up theten Mexicans and gracefully retired.

IT seems a pity that our evening contemporary, in copying from our columns the usual paragraph relating to vessels docking, should display such gross carelessness. In last night's Afail we read:

"The Thales was taken off Kowloon slip yes. terday; and the Eway was taken out of Kowloon Dock to-day, while the Hankow went in. The Bangalore came out of the Cosmopolitan Dock

up as any one would wish to see. The Eving yesterday." This is as pretty a piece of "mixing actually came over from Kowloon Docks catly on Sunday, and the Bangalore only went in to the Cosmopolitan Dock on Sunday afternoon.

THE following interesting episode af the bombard ment of Alexandria is given by a Belgian paper: One of those jail birds that were let loose upon the doomed city by the retiring army of Arabi, was prowling about the harbour. On being challenged by our sentries, and seeing some Our Shanghai contemporary the Mercury must rifles levelled at him, he drew forth a European be congratulated on the quality of its sporting (?) - baby about ten months old, from beneath his correspondents. It seems really a pity that so dress, and held it up to the marksmen, sneering much distinguished literary ability, and such at them and retracing his steps. But two brave extensive and profound knowledge of race riflemen darted across a street on fire, outflanked ponies and racing should be confined

FLOWER PARCEL HALFISIZE, PRICE... $5.00 the scenes. This fictional Yale-tide state-is perfectly in accordance with the topsy: ment is no-less-truc-thair-that-the-pretty-turvy school af satire and probably had columbine only consents to wear short Mr. MARER, who possesses the poetical skirts in order that she may earn sufficient faculty in a marked degree, devoted his money to keep her little crippled brother energies and talents to writing librettos in cleanly comfort. The difference between for comic operas,, instead of stealing the public and the private existence of the doctors' umbrellas, the name of MARER. clown belongs to the great subject of the might by this time be inscribed on the of the.Agrarian Commission to a Special Com the fuffian and sent two bullets through his body. within such narrow limits!

glorious bede-roll of British bards.

Unfortunately for Mr. Jons ANTHONY MAUER, who stands committed to the next sien of facts which neither poetry nor phil.

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As he dropped down dead, the soldiers in front could only be induced to send a few of his rushed forward and rescued the child. The little entertaining letters" to the Mercury, the waif was soon safely lodged on board the In-sporting staff of that eminently respectable re- Nexible and solemnly-adopted by the officers and--presentative-of-Shanghai-journalism-would-be- crew. He received in baptism the Christian names indeed complete. Still with all this it may be out of inclancholy, all poor and unfortunate persons should be as cheerful as MaRxosophy can explain away. Having con-

of Admiral Seymour, his surname being that of doubted if the readers of our contemporary's OUR Macao correspondent writes under yester his adoptive home. So that if he rises to fame, sporting colunm-presuming that there are some TAPLET when surrounded by troubles cal fronted the poet-petty-larcenist with his day's date as followsThe dullness of our culated to provoke despair. If this were

own photographic likeness, taken seven political atmosphere has just been disturbed by Frederic-Francis Inflexible.

we may hear one day of the naval expinits of people who waste their time reading the unreliable twaddle which is dished up as always so mutes would be the merriest of years ago, apparently when he was in the appearance of another newspaper, the Correio

racing intelligence would not be better satisfied men, and prisoners at the bar of justice trouble," the Chairman proceeded: "de Macan. The prospectus was circulated a

AMONGST Parliamentary papers there is none if the many inspired correspondents paid a little brim over with cheerfulness inducing "mul- have also, here, a record of many previous few days ago, and was followed by the first which contains so much interesting information more attention to reporting actual proceedings at Whilst the columns of the Hongkong Tele-litudinous laughter." The thing might convictions against you, and by which I number of the publication, yesterday. Judging as that issued by the Postmaster-General. The the race course-likely to be of general interest graph will always be open for the fair discussion by crests, it must be distinctly understood that serious world upside down, as Mr. W. larceny and seven times of vagrancy." couched, one is apt to predict a life and death instance that the total estimated number of let-tertain opposite views on sporting subjects. Of by correspondents of all questions affecting public easily be accomplished by turning the find that you were four times convicted of from the expressions in which both the pro- figures contained in this document are almost to the public, and devoted rather less space to spectus and the leading article of the Correio are startling in their magnitude. We are told for childish abuse of people who may chance to en the Editor does not in any way hold himself res-S. GILBERT does in his Bab Ballads," Mr. MAHER did not deny it; he only ex-struggle between the existing Conservative organ ters, postcards, book packets, newspapers, &c., course it is just possible that the sporting. com- ponsible for opinions thus expressed.

and Mr. Jouis ANTHONY Maner is said to claimed, "Oh, Mother of Moses!" Rut

and the new Liberal exponent of public opinion received in the United Kingdom. from abroad-munity of Shanghai, or rather that limited portion have done lately at the Petty Sessions of when the Chairman went on to remind in Macao. As public opinion however, is at during 1881-2 is roughly calculated at 69,000,000; of the sporting community which patronises the Nenagh in Ireland." MELFOXENE, the him that his convictions included one for present rather overcharged with Liberalism, we while the number despatched from these shores muse of tragic song," appears to Mr. being a public nuisance and twenty-one may anticipate the well deserved success which is reckoned at about 87,000,000. The report Mauka wearing a comic mask, enabling for drunkenness, he interrupted with a may reward the Correio in the bold and inde- continues:-Europe sends us some 37,000,000, him to jest on the threshold of a gaol, and query at once pertinent and pathetic. "Shall pendent line it has thought fit to pursue. Both America 22,000,000, India 3,000,000, China the Macaense and the Correio are well mean- 500,000, Australia and New Zealand 3,750,000, to grin at the world almost through prison," he cried, "ever get drunk again? life as a farce being played for his special amusement, and he extracts laughter where ordinary human beings would find only material for shame and regret. Moreover, he is a philosopher, one of the laughing sort, and, while he speculates on the mysteries of life and death, and the obscure problems of human existence, he wraps up his strange notions of moral re- 'sponsibility in what, at the Nenagh Petty Sessions, appears to pass for poetry. Surely such, a curious specimen of mental contrarieties, even among the light-hearted

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inwards the red-tapeism which is a banc question can be heard and seen in their true Now, that both sides of the colours, it is to be expected some truth as to the actual state of this problematical Colony, may be gleaned by impartial observers.

United Kingdom despatches about 44,000,000 to 1,750,000 to China, 6,000,000 to Australis, and Europe, 22,000,000 to America, 7,500,000 to India, about 6,000,000 to Africa. Such figures seem almost incredible, but we can more easily believe them when we find that during the Christmas week more than twelve millions of letters and

Afercury, may enjoy the eccentric vagaries of the great self constituted racing authority of the Model Settlement and his complacent satellites ; and if such be the case, it is really no affair of ours.. We do not write to plenee tastes we do the recording angel that went to the

we have very little in common with this sport- trouble of jotting down his little pec-

send their refined writings to the Shanghai Mer ing tastes of the polished votaries of racing, who cadiiloes," and asked whether the Court

cry. It happens that in Hongkong the grand eld did not propose to take into consideration

sport is almost entirely in the hands of all the good he had ever done? There,

gentlemen who race principally for honor ;-and-f again, Mr. MAHER put forward a proposi

consequently we are acidom troubled with any tion full of suggestiveness. Admitted that THE Cracow Cans, ilic organ of the Polish Na-packets were dealt with in the central office, and of the shady doings which are said to be indis he is on his own confession, backed by the tional Conservatives, publishes on the 7th ulto. this number included no less than four tons and solubly associated with racing in the northern prison records, not altogether blameless as the account of a conversation which Prince Bis-

a half of registered letters.

port. Therefore it is not difficult to understand the difference in tastes referred to above. Happily a man and a citizen, yet he may be pos-marck is alleged to have had with an eminent

HAPPENING to be in the vicinity of the race the Hongkong press is not at the disposal of sessed of virtues which have not come out member of the Polish Conservative party, whom

the German Chancellor, front a desire to as course rather early this morning waiting for our every ignorant tinker who wishes to flaunt before in evidence in this case. According to historical biographies in all ages, from certain the opinions of the Poles in view of certain friend Mr. MacOniodds and the queerly con his friends under false colors, nor is it made a structed griffin, (the long expected preliminary vehicle for upholding certain interests at the the Cans, the discussion tumed, though in a strange griffins, a black and an iron grey, saddled air of lofty superiority, have yet a vast deal to not given) to Varzin. According to the report of prised at the sudden appearance of a couple of our friends of the Mercury, malgré the assumed hypothetical and academical form, upon the all- and bridled, and escorted by a riding boy, who require before they can justifiably pretend to titude of Poland in case of a war between Russin bears a striking resemblance

Harry's cast-off exercise any, potent influence over racing in and Germany, the possibility of which Prince

"Tientsin." · Like Arabi after the onslaught of Shanghai or elsewhere. Bismarck is said to have admitted. The Polish the British at Tel-cl-kebir, we had no desire to gentleman remarked that the joint policy of Ger- spoil sport so withdrew-to the other side of the many and Austria could only attain to a stable Black Rock Presently a swell Jinricksha, with result by the establishment of a strong Polish

two coolies in white uniforms trimmed with light

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1882.

DOCTOR JOHN RICHARD BROWN, the Irish gentleman who appeared before one of the Police Magistrates yesterday on the ignoble charge of pilfering knife, and a key from the residence of Dr. sons of Erin, is worthy "to point a moral PLUTARCH to Lord MACAULAY, men of contingencies, invited in 188- (the final figure is "poi" has not yet come off) we were rather sur expense of others. We are sorely afraid that

a pair of scissors,

CLOUTH is evidently one of those erratic geniuses of which the Emerald Isle. has.un.

a

genius are not to be reckoned by the or- linary standards, else the portraits of ALCIBIADES and Dutch WILLIAM would be painted with deeper shadows. He himself put the matter in a nutshell, or rather in a couplet: Oh! if all my meritorious deeds were stated, They'd more than balance all you have enumerated." When.com- mitted and ordered to the cells below, he broke out, "Down to the dust from which I've sprung, Unwept, unhonoured, and

be,

State, which might be further strengthened by dynastic connections and reliance upon a power fut well-ordered State. A reconciliation between Russia and Poland was whelly' inconceivable.

ed the greatest reserve in the discussion. He

blue, hove in sight, and we quickly recognised in the occupant of this vehicle a new sporting light who, one dif, means to play havoc with the old hands next February. The racing "guide,

SHANGHAL

has not been levelled enough, although it is much better than it was. First Cornet was galloped a mile and a half-3 min. 33 sec., going very well

las, after this, although he has evidently c

Opinion is unanimous that the training course -

indeed. I do not think the stable need fear Gil created

hear from the north that, the effort to in annexation of Polish territory to dreaded Prussia

commenced. The work done was not particularly The telephones already put up at the K'aiping

Kaip'ing was Poland likely to cast in her lot with. Russia. pository was the next arrival, and then business troduce the electric light at Tientsin and the Minca has thus far been unsuccessful

racing-like ponies, and good goers. We shall by the 1st November it is expected that the have a better opportunity of running the rule mines will be in telephonic communication with Tientsin. In the neighbourhood of the mines, much damage was occasioned by the recent heavy rains, but in spite of this misfortune, but

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circumstances.

over them later on.

few complaints were heard conceming the crops.

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Charged with stealing a silk umbrella fortunately so little reason to be proud. from the house of Dr. MORTON, of Nenagh, As it would manifestly be unfair to pre Mr. MAHER, late a draper's assistant at judge, or make any comments on aRathdowney, put forward a number of caso of this nature, which is still pleas, not less ingenious than inconsequent, sub judice, we have no intention of in mitigation of the penalty of the law. No referring to what we may term its proba. sooner was he confronted with one NANNY bilities. What struck us particularly as Ravid the principal 'witness for the pro- being an original introduction in the way secution, than, like SILAS WEG, he broke of a defence, was the Doctor's observations into poetry 'Twas thus he spoke: "Lady, relating to certain crimes which he con- look me straight in the face, I am but the unsung." There, however, he is partially Russia could not make concessions to Poland as philosopher and friend" of this gentleman in the a scare sidered it probable that a gentleman and wreck of a Royal race; Of fortune and mistaken, and fails to fulfil the require Austria could ; and only in the event of a further burly person of Mr. Kennedy of the Horse Re- man of education might, under special cir-friends they've bereft me; I'm JoHN AN- ment that the poet and the prophet are one. cumstances, be tempted to commit, Doctor THONY MAHER, that's all that's now left me." Unwept and unhonoured he may BROWN Could understand a gentleman go. It will be observed that this unfortunate but assuredly not unsung. The Muses Prince Bismarck is described as having manifest interesting: however, both the grey and black are Mines are said to be working to perfection, and ing in for some gigantic swindle, such as a Irish bard, metaphorically taking up the go weeping about the slopes of Par-interrogated his companion as to the position of big forgery or wholesale embezzlement; harp that once in Tara's halls." replies to nassus, be-wailing his too frequent fall; the several parties in Poland and the currents of but could not comprehend anything so the accusation of the theft of an umbrella and even the metaphysicians must be national feeling, and concluded by saying he ridiculous as to suppose that a gentleman with the counter retort that he is but the sorry for the fate of a fellow trans- hoped to see him again, perhaps under altered THE following particulars relating to the dis cendentalist. Neither the Muses' tears and man of education could stoop so low | wreck of a Royal race.” That may be

covery of diamonds in Brazil appear in Popular grass course was open this morning, Oct. as to commit a common theft. Bringing true. Regal wrecks are said to strew the or the metaphysicians sorrow" "can.

Science Monthly—Often, down to 1799, the gold | 13th, and galloping war confined principally to however, restore the stolen umbrella A CREAT deal has been said and written during hunters had noticed in the bottoms of the bowls two miles and a half, a slow training gallop; and quarters, the exception being Gil Blas, who went for the matter home to himself personally, soil of Ireland from the verge to the cen- the Doctor assured the Magistrate that tre. But even the descendants of kings The law must take its course; and Mr. hostile attitude assumed towards Great Britain by crystals, to which they stiached no value. The sec., showing a marked improve free weeks to its place in the doctor's hall. the recent Egyptian troubles in regard to the in which they washed the river sands little bright Foxhound a mile and a half. The latter did 3 min, he would rather blowout his brains are not privileged, more than custom than descend to such degradation. We condones, to steal umbrellas. Having MARER will probably be relegated to that the Italian press. It would appear that the Roman brilliancy of these crystals, their hardness and previous form, and with nearly three weeks training before us, li-is not at all improbable that do not intend either to investigate the put in a timely word on behalf of retirement which is so conducive to the fumals repudiate the charges made against their regular form, as if shaped by the hand, had this pony will yet be able to prove of what good Doctor's morality, or to analyse what the Manxas' pedigree; he proceeded proper study of philosophy and the prose were mainly due to the misrepresentations of cermany bad saved them to use as counters in play of the Shanghai Tannery Company was beid, this

them, and some of them assert that the reports indeed, attracted the attention of the miners, and stuff he is inade, Mercury,

An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders tain correspondents of London papers: L'Esercito, but gold alone had any value in the eyes of these afternoon at the Shanghai Club, to receive the an independent military journal, conelders it-un- adventurers. At this epoch, according to the report of the Directors and to decide on the steps just that Italy should be represented by English least uncertain tradition, a monk who bad taken to be taken in consequenos of the recent fire at newspapers as hostile to England. It declares part in the search for diamonds in India re the Tannery," Our reporter was informed by that Italy and her army are warm admirers of cognized the nature of these counters. He the Directors that the meeting was not to be open English gallantry and perseverance, and that told his discovery to a certain Beniando da the press. The general agents of the Shanghat

Company send us the following informa Tannery Companyraordinary meeting held at the Italians have no reason to desire a British defeat Fonseca Lobo, who made it known in his tion: in Egypt; -The Opinione says —" No one can name to the Portuguese Government. The Shanghai Club this, afternoon, at which rozg suspect us of Anglophobist sentiments. We have King immediately took possession of all the abures were represented, it was decided to so often exalted England's free institutions, that lands where the presence of diamonds had Thursday, the 18th January next, to pass e freolus a

dissolve the Company and to call a meeting for we have a right to be regarded as old and tried been recognized and where it could be suspected. tion to that effect; also, to dispose of the property friends of that country." The journal, however, Bernardo received as his reward the title of of the Company, and to pay back to shareholders maintains its views in regard to England's inter Royal Notary and the command of the militia of such portions of the capital as are available for

distribution.com vention in Egypt, which it does not believe will the most important city of the region. The name The China Merchants S.

S.N. Co. has issued its; the article, will ultimately triumph, but what the name of either could have been popular at has made Tis. 498,000 profit on a capita strengthen her position: "England," continues of the monk was forgotten. I do not believe that annual report and balance sheet.The Company has happened excusesus for not being enthusiastic Minas, for their discovery, which threw hundreds and borrowed, of Tie 4.794,000, which regarding English policy on the present occasion of millions into the treasure of the Kings of Porto percent; but the profitis reduc

by an amount catried to deprec In expressing our opinion with the respect due to tugal, was the origin of one of the meat despotic Two dividends of to per cent each a friendly nation we exercise a right which free | rules that any country ever had to endure. The the share capital, Tia. 1,000,000, England cannot deny to a free people." The first diamonds were found in the sands of the in carried forward, Tiri 40,000 Popolo Romano and the Diritto also publish brooks, and these sands-or, to use the Port year. The net profit on the capital

about si per cent, but the profit on anides on the same subject, the former demanding guest expression, which has passed into nearly holders capital 18 14 per cent, because the that the Italian Ambassador in London should, if all languages, cascalhostill constitute the beds holders capital is about one-fifth- the British Government the misrepresentations tirely different nature, situated, like mises of employed necessary, be instructed to bring to the notice of that are principally worked “But bedr of aren, employal. Of the share capital-

the Kaipiamines of the correspondents of certain London news metals, in the midst of the strata, and of papers in regard to Italian feeling towards Eng ponding depth, have been brought

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cution of the poetic art.

TELEGRAM S.

LONDON, 16th October. ARABI'S TRIAL POSTPONED. The Egyptian Government persisting in its re. fusal to allow Arabi and his associates English barristers, the trial has been postponed pending a definite settlement of the point.

·LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended 15th October, were European 169, Chinese 2,565; total, 2,734.

he terms his brains. Doubtless the "medi. with the defence, Being, as he ex- cal gentleman under a cloud" will have an | plained, “hungry thirsty, and delirious,” opportunity of more clearly expounding he called upon the doctor, and took that his theories about gentlemen and men of practitioner's umbrella instead of his pre- education in relation to their supposed Im-scriptions, not deeming it to be a remedy munity from crimes of a petty character unknown to the Pharmacopeia. Yet, ac- than he hitherto has had, when heap-cording to his reasoning, he was not to pears before the Magistrate at the Police blame.""It was," said he, "our old friend, Court to-morrow morning,

JOHN JAMESON, that did it all through me. I We have made these refererices to Dr. was but the instrument." That is to say, BROWN as an introduction to another Irish the famous distiller, had "put an enemy gentleman who has lately come to grief into his mouth to steal away" Dr. Mox- at home for an unfortunate misconception 'TON's umbrella. He admitted the larceny, of the terms meum et feunt. This gentle but pleaded unconsciousness at the time man, by name Jon Anthony MAHER, was when it was committed, and, informing the charged with appropriating a silk um- Court that he had a salary of one hundred brella the property of Dr. Morrow, of pounds a year in a draper's shop in Rath- WE regret to hear of the death of Mr. William Nenagh, and the defence, or rather pleas downey, he offered to compromise the McIntosh, second engineer of the steamship he raised in extenuation, of his little mis-matter by returning to his employment, Douglas, at Foochow, on the seth instant, from take, were quite as original, and equally and not saddle the country with further as ingenious as that advanced the other day expense. From Jous ANTHONY MAHER'S A TELEGRAM-from-Berlin days.There is no byDr:Brown." "Our London contemporary point of view that was not an unfair offer foundation for the unfavourable rumours recently the Telegraph was so much struck with Mr. and, short of prosecuting JouN JAMESON, it Augusta These reports are believed to have "circulated regarding the health of the Empress MAHER'S ingenuity, and originality that it doubtless seemed to him the best course arisen from the circumstance of its having been published a most amusing and capitally for the Court to take. Besides, he con- found necessary to envelope her Majesty's injured written article on the cater As there tended, "there was often ten times as much foot in plaster of Paris.

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