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ADVICES from Mozambique vid America are'to the effect that Portugal has declared war against Makale and other Chiefs on the Chine river. A Portuguese gunboat and troops have been de spatched from Mombique to the scene-of- hostilities.

SUPREME COURT-

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION: (Before Mr. JUSTICE RUSSELL and à Special Jury.)

June 25th, 1883.

BULGIN 2. FRASER-SMITH, $1000. (Continued from yesterday.) Mr. Fraser-Smith commenced his address to

brother editor, and to characterise any class of journalists as mean, cowardly, vituperativo and senseless. It was a very old and true saying. that no man should come into a court of law 107 ask for damages unless his hands were clear and he would submit that, after the plainti scandalous and impudent-attack-on-the-Naga-.. saki Express, M., Bulgin certainly did not come before the jury with clean hands, and was not in a position to claim damages.

A TURIN jeweller has made a tiny boat formed of a single pearl, which shape, it assumnes in swell and concavity. Its sail is of beaten gold the jury by expressing, regret that the valuable the Chiun Mail and in Yokohama and Shang. for one hour for tin. studded with diamonds, and the binnacle lighttime of the Cout and of the gentlemen of the at its prow is a perfect ruby, An emerald serve jury should have to be taken up with the hearing as its rudder, and its stand is a slab of ivory. of so paltry and frivolous a case; he did not think. It weighs less than half an ounce its price is that during the whole course of his life he had seen or heard of such a paltry care being brought 1,000%

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specimens of skating being shewn, The final rough and tumble of the skating exhibition was vulgar in the extreme, and although it caused great laughter we cannot but think that a trifte more of legitimate skating and less buffoonery would have been more to the lastes of the audience. Undoubtedly the performance of the evening was the display of horsemanship by the veteran Signor Chiarini, mounted a la haute troll on the thoroughbred horse "Captain." The ta lenied Signor is not so young as he was when he witched the frequenters of "Astley's in the with his wonderful riding, but good old days, with his wo hands as delicate as ever.

We apprehend that it is mighty little. Chiarni cares for any "butter" we might lavish on him, but we cannot help saying that his performance last night was far and away the best display. of finished and delicate horsemanship ever seen in Hong-few-Let me make the ballets of an opera, 1 kong, and doubtless a few of our "local" "jocks"

care not who writes is scores-Woman is not were mentally taking notes ofthe ease with whịch”

so fair as she's painted-Catch your hair before Signor Chiarini made "Captain" obey theilightest you shave it. pressure with rein or spur. General Perry and his recruits gave an amusing exhibi- tion which certainly could be improved upon by being fined down considerably. We have said before that, Mr. Perry is a capital clown and a very funny man, and we now say that he has no need to, resort to coarse vulgarity to raise a laugh. Mr. and Miss Stoodley on -a-couple_of_bare-backed horses went through. a difficult performance in inost graceful fash- the contortionist, repeated his clever feats of bend- It is requested that all communications rela-ing and twisting in a truly wonderful manner, ting to Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c., be ad--and wound up by somersaulting twice round the dressed to the Manager, Hongkong Telegraph" ring, a finish which fairly brought down the house. After a graceful performance on the triple trapeze by. Mr. Isidore Onzalo and Mdiles. Idalia and Anetta, for which the trio came in for a well merited reception, the ring was prepared for the entrance of the striped monarchs of the jungle on which a great number of seats close proximity to the ring evidently not relishing became suddenly vacant, the ladies sitting in such a near berth to the royal Bengales. As

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THE revenue returns of France for the first quar ter of the second year, compared with the corres- ponding period of last year show an incense in the yield from indirect sources, amounting to 6,810,000 francs, and in that of the postal and telegraph services pounting to 1,590,000 francs, or a total increase from both these sources of 8400,000 francs..

Mr. Justice Russell-Do you intend to give any evidence, Mr. Fraser-Smith ?--

Mr. Fraser-Smith-Yes, my lord; there are several points on which I wish to make state ments on oath...

ion and elicited warm applause. Mr. Gamett. THE public will be glad to learn that the Steam.formed, the-basis-of-this action, or anything.cditing the paper until recently, for it was well or editorial reputation-this-person-had-to-

soon as the cage was cartedinto the middle of the

arena the intrepid Johnsen stalked into the ring and, after a bow and scrape, in the most-matter-of- fact manner entered the page amidst the hushed whispers of the-white-section of the audierice and the muttered-hai-yahs" of the Chinese element and went through his daring perform ance. The Company will perform again this evening when the excellent programme set down for performance will doubtless attract a large audience to the camp at Bowrington.

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It would be an intensely intenseling exhibition if we could way the well ofs century of fruity and disclose the Chins Jota hundend, yarra benco. Want is the future of China? --What- will be the beta of this most remarkable empire, crowded by four

ions of people, who all live under the same gerament, sponk: the same language, study the same fiterature, and possess a ́gnater homogeneity, a over a

and more anduring national-existence that day other people whether of ancient or modern times. At the present montat this

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-ft-was-in-the-sense indicated by these remarks, that reference was made to Mr. Bulgin as having been connected with a low class paper called the Clerkenwell News, which appeared to have changed its name since he (Mr. Fraser-Smith) left London Mr. Bulgin now wrote for the China Mail, a decidedly low class paper, but he did not see how that of itself could make a man a" person of low character and vulgar associations. The references to the utter failure of Mr. Bulgin as a journalistic star of the first magnitude on- At this stage the proceedings were adjoumed. On resuming Mr. Fraser-Smith continued' bis' hai (extract read) only were intended to allude to the plaintiff's editorial and literary incapacity address, to the jury, -and said that in the event. as a self constituted critic on other people's of their retuming a verdict for the plaintifa work, which Mr. Francis had himself said he very remote contingency if he had not made was justified in dealing with. Then, as to great mistake in the characters and intelligence the use of the scissors and paste brush, the of the practical men he was addressing--the innuendoes attached by the learned barrister question of damages would of course arise. showed an absolute ignorance of the working of Now, he would asked them, in what way had a newspaper, of an editor's position and duties, Mr. Hulgin sustained financial injury? how had and of the literal meaning of the verb "to edit." his reputation or prospects been affected? To complain of this as libellous was simplyPerhaps his feelings were hurt, but after bir absurd. All papers, not merely in Hongkong own chaste and delicate allusions to the world, principally mean and cowardly proceedings" of other buteverywhere throughout the wolfhe scissors journalists, the jury were hardly likely to Mr. Justice Russell-Very well; -I may state and pasie brush. In the China Afall in nine take much notice of Mr. Bulgin's injured...

out of every ten copies, nine tenth of the feelings. The learned barrister had said that that you need not deal with what you intend

contents were thus contributed, and such was if Mr. Bulgin were looking for another ap nearly the case with the Hongkong Telegraph pointment as editor, the statements relating to giving in evidence in your remarks to the jury.

Mr. Fraser-Smith, continuing his observations or any other paper. The proper duties of his past experiences would injuriously prejudice an editor were to collect news from all his prospects-That-is-shear-sonsense-Mr. said that there were some peculiarities in this case. It was one of the very few cases reported quarters of the world, to revise and correct it, Bulgin has certificates or testimonials as to in which one altor had come into court to sue and present it in a-readable,form to the public. his past experiences, and besides that, his work It is well known that not one editor of a single would, be taken as a criterion of his abilities, for tlamages against the editor of another paper for an alleged libel: The editor of a newspaper London paper of standing writes his own articles: The adverse opinions of a rival newspaper would. had a far better weapon for his own protection all high class metropolitan papers had special benefit hith rather than do him any harm. a point in his case, it was forced upon the defen in his own hand than any damages a court leader writers; but a limited staff rendered it However, as the learned, barrister had made this could give him, even under the Libel Act If necessary here sometimes for the editors to write there was anything in the paragraph-which-most oftheir own leaders and paragraphs, besides dant to show them, and it was with reluctance It had not been the custom that he did so, what sort of a journalistic on the China pressed hardly on Mr. Bulgin in the way

known that Mr. Murray Bain did not write his inpre. He regretted exceedingly to bave to boat Company has arranged another Sunday of criticism, he had in his paper an-organ fifty-

own articles, but had them contributed from outside adopt this course; but as he had already excursion to Macao. The Honam will leave the times more powerful than any suit for damages,

a free press. for one editor to suc another for leader writing did not solely compose the aware through mistaken good nature, and had Company's wharf on Sunday morning next at 8 It was a thing almost unknown in the history of the office. There was nothing wrong is that, for lost one libel cass as the learned barrister was am, and start from the Holy City on the return damages-for-publishing-an-independent state editorial functions, as Mr. Francis so strangely spent a couple of months in Victoria Gaol owing trip at 4 p.m. These arrangements are admirable, ment concerning him, based, as he in this instance seemed to think Though he considered he to some foolish notions of delicacy, he did not

he had criticised the icandalous, slanderous, he thought there was not a scintilla of-evidence- and-will-give-universal satisfaction. One can would show, apon-a-good-foundation. He did had acted perfectly within his sights in the way consider it politic, although in the present case, enjoy a few pleasant hours of life on the ocean not argue that the whole of the paragraph was

true, but be assured the jury on his honour, and and insulting.aspersións in the China Mail, to justify a verdict for the plaintift; to throw wave, and then be able to get home in time for he would swear it on his cath when he got info he admitted he might have done it with quite away a chance, especially on the law was such a as much effect with Jess strong language, and fickle subject to deal with. He would therefore dinner. The Steamboat Company deserves to the box, that from what Mr. Bulgin and his own-

certainly with better taste. He was ready, as Tet the jury judge of Mr. Bulgin by hir own be, and no doubt will be extensively supported friends had told him he believed it was true, As

he was only an amateur lawyer as well as an soon as his attention-was called to the article, to works. These papers are copies of the China amateur journalist, he thought it would make admit that some parts of it were in very bad Mail, edited by Mr. James Bulgin. On April MR. W. M. DRANI, captain superintendent briefly with the facts of the case, and then stated left out other parts aliogether. He immediately doned and the talented editor e the first tone in this latest public spirited enterprise.

the matter more clear to the jury if he first dealt taste, and that it would have been better to have 7th the scissors and-paste were-for-once aban the Hongkong Police, left yesterday by the his rendering of what the law applying to the

on having his attention called to the paragraph into a leading article. Here are the few steamship_City_of_Rio de Janeiro on twelve case was. The learned barrister had made out a declared his readiness to lender his frack apology sentences in that masterpieces month's leave of absence. It is stated that the good part case an excellent case if it were 10 Mr. Bulgin for having published anything unopposed. He believed His Lordship would tell likely to hurt his feelings and expressed his Governor has appointed Capt. Dempster, of the them that the statement being incorrect in several readiness to promptly. contradict anything, he considered likely to injure him in his profession. Army Pay Department, to temporarily fill the particulars did not take away the privilege as position vacated by Mr. Deane As this has bad been laid down, but that it would be suficient The reply to the offer was-"No, blood and not been officially notified we reserve our com to show that he honestly believed what he thunder, war to the knife Mr. Bulgin would If such a bare-faced plete of flagrant slated to be true. That was the law according not accept any apology though he had written to many recent decisions. He would refer to the about amateur journalists as being mean, con- was too grossly personal. Mr. Bulgin wanted official jobbery is true, we are afraid we shall paragraph in the Nagasaki Express of the 26th temptible, and cowardly, because the paragraphment, lack of military virtues, reroited dependencies, internal dila be compelled to go with public opinion in pro- May, on which Mr. Bulgin had written a criticism testing against His Excellency's impolitic and which had led to the article which formed the damages, and in the face of his slanderous back Gentlemen, these are the opinions of this editor basis of this action. In writing this paragraph handed attack on the "amateur jounalists of who says he is competent to instruct the worldaa the editor of the Nagasaki Express was perfectly the Telegraph, he comes here asking you to to the past, present and future of China. Accord BUTCHERS are plentiful in Hongkong, and any justified; the patter was one of great interest to give him damages. You will observe from ing to Mr. Bulgin this great empire is crowded further additions to the trade may be rejected the welfare of the port of Nagasaki, where the these letters which passed between the learned by four millions of people about the population presence of a British man-of-war was not very barrister and myself fletters--rend) that her Scotiand-and-they-all-speak one tongue. unlikely to be required by an outbreak in the (defendant) was anxious to make every pon. Those who are competent to speak on the subject. say that the population of the Chinese Empire country, It also affected the trading interests of sible reparation to the wounded feelings of this

a matter with which deeply injured individual. Perhaps it was true, is close upon 30 millions, and that from 30 to the editor of the justified in dealing. This criticism was dealt tained whether his statements were true before servations speak for themselves; I merely point with by the China Mail as follows-paragraph he made them, and not trusted to his memory out those I have referred to as evidence of thir from China Mail read). He contended that in Still he wrote without an iota of malice, for he editor's professional efficiency. On April 12th writing such a comment on the statements in the hever had anything to do with Mr. Bulgin be-appears a review of a book of "Semi-political Nagasaki Frpress the plaintiff showed an igno-yond exchanging a few of the ordinary courtesies satires and chlginds respecting Ireland and rance of journalistic etiquette and custom which of life with him, and when it was intimated that Afghanistan, by Mr. John 1. Whitty, D. CAL the lowest office boy who ever swept out a news- he had gone further than the circumstances LL.D., MA. (The criticism is, read.) Your paper office would not have been guilty of. After demande, he sad the be published in attention is specially directed to the closing. what the plaintiff had stated in the witness box a prominent part of paper a leading who could doubt that the expression "amateur

article containing one of the amplest apolo Journalist" was meant to refer, not to the editor gies It was possible to give, for what was REGARDING the New Suez Canal, project a cor of the Rising Sun of whom Mr. Bulgin absolutely at the worst a simple case of laptus meme undrareily homeurs cannot find something made funeral ce do in T respondent of the New York Sun under date of knew nothing, but to himself, and he thought the ria. He would have withdrawn anything of this kind, it would be better to delve and spin like his prim zoth May says "English hostility to the Ma-jury, or anybody with sufficicent common sense which might have been considered injurious had dagascar and Tonquin expeditions has greatly to understand the matter would come to that the plaintiff consented to state in what respects This editor, who claims damages because he exasperated the French and the bitterness of the conclusion. He was the only amateur journalist the allusions to his past experiences were In- was advertised to confine his journalistic labors French press is remarkable. Just at present slanderous and contemptible exhibition of mean still, although confident in the justness of his and paste pot, had the exquisite taste in as much as possible to the use of the scissors in the Far East-amateur so-called, and this accurate, but as all information was refused, he is inflammed over the New Suez Canal project in spite was a back-handed atack on the editor of criticism, considered it but fair to withdraw the criticising Mr. Whitty's book, to say that the

references which he understood were not quite author would be wise to abandon his Telegraph. Mr. Bulgin said it

terary accurate as

duty to himself; his clients and the ||labors and turn to delving and spinning THE British steamer Naples went round to Aber. the highest degree, and important developments the Hongjury had seen that he did not

was not, but the we are willing to admit that Herr Von der dean Dock to-day, and the Spanish steamer are looked for at the stockholders' meeting on know who the editor of the Nagasaki-Express. public. With regard to the status of newspapers, primitive ancestors. On April 24th certain re- Mehden has managed to bring his scratch Antonio Muños will undock from the Cosmo- June 4th in Paris. The result will probably be was; he said he had simply written from Mr. Bulgin had shown strange ignorance of home ferences appeared in the Mail concerning a

politan Dock to-morrow.

that the company will at once undertake to con- impressions, and what those impressions Journalism in stating that the circulation of the company of professional performers who had an crowd of performers into fairly good trim,

struct a new canal parallel with the present were he had forgotten. The Hongkong Tele- Dally Chronicle was now equal to any paper in nounced their intention of paying the colony although the mawe operates on the We are informed by the Agent of the Mes- one, and thereby discourage and render unneces. graph had been plain spoken against all London but the Timer. It was well known to visit. Dealing with the passing the col

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against the China Mail occa. everybody who knows anything at all about Lou "It would be very say to min to earth the Individuals who big drum might temper his musical arsageries Maritimes that the Company's steamer sary the British project."

sionally, these lines could not possibly refer se dennewspapers that the Telegraph, has twice the were struck with the happythought for maruriking shit the white -dour—just-a-lestle-bit-and-have-a-trifle Traunddy, with the next outward French mail,

the editor of the Nagasak Express, but must-circulation of the Timer, and that the Standard, and they might fod father uncomfortable if prain me *thod of retaliation are adopted "powards cheap. Palupe it has more respect for temps cuisto and the left Saigon at 5 am, this morning for this port, FROM our Macao correspondent's letter, pub- have been meant for the editor of the Hongkong and Daily News has at least a sixty per cent. not occured to stand bill-posters that there far more edictive way tympanums of the audience. We have so

lished in another column, it will be seen that so Telegraph. If the jury believed that this was 30, greater daily circulation. He was willing to be of unftment Ses for offences of this kind than proceedings repeatedly written la the highest praise THE London - Economisi calls attention to the far as libel actions are concerned, the Holy Chr/ the foundation was completely "taken away from lieve Mr. Bulgin when he said he had not been Defendant wald that this condemnation of a

In Japan, though be the plaintiff's case. A man publicly attacked a failure at Shanghai and 'can give Hongkong a very long start and s ́de- | had a right to defend himself in the same man- had certainly good reasons for belleving other number of persons who came here to earn their living in the prosecution of their businesss this cisive beating. As there are some half dozen ner in a newspaper, and if he went beyond what wise, and the editor of the Shanghai Mercury designation a miserable show of a body of

true, he wasexonerated if he believed believed so too. Those reasons were in bis very pretty little cases pending in the Macso was actuales true when he wrote to Dealing opinion stronger and more reliable than Mr. artistes who had never appeared in the g Courts, a few of our legal lights might go across with the pleadings, he pointed out that in them Bulgin's unsupported oath. He recollected an and of whose merits or demerits nothing was the ocean and assist their brethren of the long certain sentences in the paragraph complained action at Shanghai in which Mr. Bulging was known, was a contemptible and cowardly outrage HORSEFLESH would seem to be at a premium in robe in the neighbouring colony to amicably ad- of had been picked out as having a double mean- described as a reporter, though he was none the on decency and journalisticetiquette which would Berlin, During the last three months no less Just the differences which are apparently turning ing, and it was on their own reading of what less a respectable journalist for that, and police have disgraced the editor of the lowest paper in than 1,500 head of these useful quadrupeds were

kang paper in one of its greatest attractions to the fine old place topsy turvy. Hongkong could was said to be a libel that the plaintiff relied court reporting was a perfectly honourable and the world. The commercial report of Hong for a verdict. He believed his Lordship would legitimate branch of journalism. It was nothing of the exacting order of being, excepting in slaughtered as an article of food owing to the easily spare a host of brilliant lawyers and bear him out in saying that if the plaintiff failed mental or low as Mr. Francis bad endeavoured the general public the share le is usually the the matter of libel cases, but that we can't prohibited importation of American pork into choice collection of intelligent furymen, without satisfy the jury that the sentences in question to lead them to suppose. Nothing could have. most lateresting item la the China bail, and help; however, we are nearly" full up," "for Germany,

in any way feeling the loss.--

especially that alleging Mr. Bulgin's journalistic been fairer than his offer to give, the truth yet on May 31st we read in that paper s the present at least,“ of the Olympian racket

experiences at home were confined to Police wide spread publicky if he was mistaken,Owing to our going to preas a litle salier, and the corrections LENNIAłły APPARTA) Was pelazad, we are sorry that the quota- and shall be glad when the Queen's Musketeers' We hear from Chinese sources, that if satisfac-LIKUTENANT SUTHERAND of the 26th regiment Court reporting for the Clerkenwell. News but the plaintiff declined, to furnish him with for the See List ng neaching as estil after the last season scene is made the opening dish. The Wal-tory tenders for the repairs of the steamer Carfraevidently a warrior of the first water, whese could be fairly made to bear the interpretation the means of doing so. As to the use of dans are not palade tonight, Lilleha P

put upon it the innuendoes inserted in the the expression a shallow pated and conceited. This accomplished editor, who says họ hás a halla brothers were exceedingly well received of the venel will be put in such condition as will Į panic amongst any army of "ständ-backs" who'| When he wrote the paragraph he did so in the hook it was not a libel that gave ground for Kilon Hat, which is unreliable, and actually con⠀⠀

brooke cannot be obtained in this port, the hull very appearance would be sufficient to cause a pleadings, be would not be entitled to sverdict: puppy it was in very bad taste, and al- professional reputation to lose, publishes a quota for their performance with the balancing enable her to be towed down to Singapore for did not possein fire-arza. Thegallant officer in | firm belief that Mr. Bulgin had been Police an action he did not attempt to justify it, in fact fessed to his clients that he could not send a dise IT is said in an American paper that H.R.H. the British service. Cutting a sheep in two wherience. There was, nothing injurious to Mr. Editor of a public newspaper, he had publico/his indend "an exhibition of professional

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„HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1883.

CHIARINI'S ROYAL ITALIAN CIRCUS.

An almost complete change of programme having been announced for representation last night, enticed a large number of visitors to muster under the mammoth pavilion at Bowringion to witness Chlarini's third 'show. The Chinese ele- ment was strongly represented and were doubt- less attracted to the exhibition by the first appearance of the Bengal tigers, and their intrepid. tamer, Herr Neis Lorenz johnsen. The overture was commenced punctually at nine o'clock, and if we cannot quite say that the. orchestra is the equal of the Guards' band,

TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, 25th June. CHOLERA IN EGYPT. 1

unfilr act.

'embarrassed finances, general corruption in the offices of govern- senalona, frequent dill war, dislike of rufers, “and sécret political *isclosión for ever plotting aixi augmenting their numbers,"

Cholera has broken out at Damietta, where a terminus at the Police Court this morning the port and was admati Express was fully in strict justice; that he ought to have ascer so different dialects are spoken. The other obe

cleven deaths have taken place in a few days.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. It is said that the personal estate of the late Archbishop of Cauterbury amounted to $175,000, THE Japanese Government have recently pur- chased a man-of-war constructed in England and which was originally intended for the

Chilcan Navy.

A CHINAMAN, named Ah Pak, for killing a China woman in San Francisco, has been convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to im prisonment for life.

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of the Olympian games, the second item fact that Italy now has a higher credit than on the programine, that words fall at this June-Russia or Austria, and is steadily gaining a re- ture to realistically and thoroughly explain how putation for sound management and good bust charmed we were with the beautiful damsels and

ness ability by its public men. their noble steeds, as they careered round the ring taking part in the ancient games which were so much in vogue in the days of our chivalrous ancestors. We are not by any means

ladder and they richly deserved the applause accorded them for a very clever performance.

thorough repairs.

after the manner in which an uninvited-Frank Butcher, whose straggling career was brought to where the Magistrate thought that the American ship Grear Admiral would be better benefitted by having this Butcher than would our fair isie and the ship soon received her full complement by the erring one being sent on beard. If this custom is strictly adhered to we may soon hope to see the "loafer" nuisance drawn down to reasonable dimensions.

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“Sách Tucubrados as those are passable ya party aqiziba szó. aliction times, but it is really Inmantible that a man holding high. then employing the printer and worrying the public with efnions?

ancestors."

1. Our intaning Streambory kon ip surffar than usual yesterday

question stands six feet four inches in height and Court reponer to the Carbenwell News, and he had made what was as abject an apology as tance of fiyayards to obtals & correct report, *Don José Romano introduced his educated Zebra

experistice and enterprise On June 16th weighs 364 pounds, and is the biggest man in that that was the extent of his journalistic ex the English language could permit him ta

Bulgin in saying this, as there was really nothing admitted in his leading columns that he had another leading amicles appears (portions read) -and put him through bis facings in-grand style the Prince of Wales was part owner of the win one stroke of a' asbre-is-m fext which only.few..in.it to disqualify him from taking the charge of 1 made use of an expression of which he was fin, which,cuinia" gentlemen are recommicaded"

This beautiful animal showed great docility and ner of this year's Derby, viz., St. Blaise, and that

heartily ashamed, and he thought little more for the seat in the Legislative Council vacated by "men" can manage, the majority of those who can A newspaper. It was not necessary for a Jumping powers of a high order(no joke la intended the winnings of H.R.H. together with that of the do that being in the English army, However man to have previous experience in editorial could be asked by anyode, it was not mengt ass liMr. Ng Chay, the writer observing that the com

work make a 'capital

The jury personal reference, but as to Mr. Bulgin's capacity munity and yet in the dark as to his successor. here) although we were once or twice afraid other two joint owners, Lord Alington and Sir Lieut. Sutherland is said to be capable of cutting were asked to consider that because it was said as a literary expert and critic, in his contemptible. Defendant points out that Dr. Stewart was ap that Mr. Zebra was going to quit the ring in a Frederick Johnstone, amounted to over $400,000. a bullock asunder with one blow, and he is that Mr. Bulgin's · Journailatic experiences at mean and scurrilous attack on the editor of the pointed as Mr. NgïChoy's successor, two monthaw uncerexponicus manner and land himself in the

home were confined to the work stated, that it Negaraki Express, which he was not sure did and severely criticises the article. He then box in which we sat at ease taking stock of select champagne spread was given by H.R.H. evidently the sort of person whom it would not

in honor of the victory.

was meant to insinuate that he was a person of nat lay the pialatif opento a criminal prosecution read be talbaing paragraph from the Casa his prowess over the hurdles, While on

be very pleasant to get face to face with in a free low character and vulgar associations. This When he stood before that awful tribunal a year Mold of June 18th on the same subject the Zebra's track we feel it to be our duty to the A CORRESPONDENT writes from Yokohama

insinuation was not meant, and could not possibly age the leamed Chief Justice, If bis memory was

·able pesformer who handled the animalto suggest As the wind is blowing very strongly on the JOHN FRANK STEELE, second mate on board the be conveyed by the words.. In speaking of the not at fault, bad, laid it down that to call a man, morning, and instead of wing to church, papped; the following

Clerkenwell News as a low class paper, he a coward was an indictable offence, so that Mr. inclement of the C

•The China Maid of Hartday sys-thy he condianity is yet, that dress has a good deal to do with the success

coast it is feared that the Mitsu Bisht Company's American bark Robers Porter who was charged was merely speaking of its paste, of its rank with Bulgin-had-actually laid himself open-to-be is the who Domampi has folecond staan

or to Mr. Ng Choy on the Legather, Costal, 14 in now! of such exhibitions; and although we are steamet Swinida Afars will not be successfully by Captain Nichols of that yessel. on sus reference to other papers. The Timer Stand prosecuted criminally for using suchvile Language couple of months shows the Llocs. Bet war, was appointed to aware that genius cares not much for the floated. It was thought at first that the vessel picion of stealing $300 in notes, 43 sovereignt, high class pers, while Lloyd's, the Clarden-prit, but which defendant and most people in Wared the rearmed force of the sind had

Daily News, and Daily Telegraph, were to, as he says, the editor of the Nagasual - the rat vacated in The How Big Chris guided trappings we also know that the audience would be got off without much trouble: how one half sovereign and a shilling, from the trunk self News, The Weekly Despatch, and Rey. Hongkong believed was intended for the how Charito Zapfifching Comel, Ding else to Hi like to see the performers appropriately at ever, the weather has been unfavorable, and the in the skipper's cabin, was discharged by Mr. molds were termed low class journals. But for being libelled. With reference to the per Talegraph. And yet MrBulgin seeks dan

(the Governors deckstation/adala mbarquaily, tired. Sarony, in a most excruciatingly funny

by a Chinese member, and we prebined that this ɛnative vold might be rearred 30 in 352:1 CHRY COMO, Ont get-up, and Malle. Elise were again to the for Company will be lucky Inteed if she does not: Wodehouse this morning, Camain Nicholls, the "because Blanchard Jenold wrote for Rey allusions in the paragraph, he could not s

old's Newspaper it surely would not be con- complainant, having left the pan. The evidence tended that he was consequently a person of low using Mr. Bulgin's name. The question at issue was simply a few commade one be qualifications' i before the court was very weak and entirely uncharacter vulgar

was an important ends Admiral Willes' decision sheet advice tendered by the Baille

of any on cam fille comunale tender supported, and in Justice to the defendant we shadesoftcase laime about not sending the men ofwar to Nagasaki think it but right to state that the second mats years own and editor of the Warkly Dispatch probably lead to dreamtos in bo House. som-||JAlluding to the impertinend left the court with a clean bill of health. It and wrote a great deal for that widely cirenlated mons and is certain to cause a lively controversy in commenting on the seems a pity that an entirely bonest sans so fir journal; but it would hardly be contended that his the home press; it was therefore necessary that the setting up satilezahar the evidence goes to show, should be and the associations with what was relatively a low class claims of this self appointed judge of the value church; defendant trave

paper made him a low, vulgar blackguard. Mr. of the editor of the Rising Sun's criticism of held the writer up to t on such a serious charge and after being reman Sala, who it dragged in by the bead and shoulders Admiral Wales should be thoroughly known. He which were publiabed to the ded to allow of further investigations to be made, as a literary expert in all newspaper disputes, consequently gave what he believed to be a true noth, both and ator init

has written a good deal in his time for the recoge account of the plaintiff's Journalistle and Sterary anciling were read, defendans licharged with the poor satisfaction of knowing nised low class metropolitan papers, but it would experiences so that the public might judge for contradictory nature, and the tot that his secuser failed to show up when the scarcely be contended that he was looked upon as themselves whether Mr. Bulgin had good grounds writer on the subject and s

a man of low character and vulgar associations, i to base his claims to sit in Judgement on his fire was stolen without the lou

become a total loss.

in their flirtation scene, and although they hardly scored #3 well as when they appeared as the Wow Woo-drives the trade of copperamith dancing quakers they came in for a genuine and, thinking that the Dock Company's stock of reception. Miss Emma Stoodley and Perry, "the copper was too large, he strove to lessen it by Droll," brought the first half of the programme the aburaction of a dollar's worth of the to, a close by a fine cxhibition of riding on the precious metal Moideen Khan, the watch part of the former, and a rather rough turn of man, did not think this a proper proceeding, broad humour by the funniest of funny clowns, however, neither did the magistrate who came The Goodrich family in their parlor skating enter to the conclusion that the coppersmith's trade tainment worked very hard, but the flooring was would not suffer by Wong Woo's absence from scarcely of a description to permit of the finest work for the next six weeks.

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