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HERLIN, 16th January. A long debate has taken place in the Reich stag, in the course of which the Liberals vigorously attacked the policy of the Govern- ment in West Africa and Zanzibar. Prince Bismarck replied rather acrimoniously, but did not touch upon the main Zanzibar question, re, serving his statement thereon until the debate on the East Africa Bill comes off."

Doctor De Friedberg, Minister of Justice, who was confidant of the late Emperor Frederick, has resigned. His name appeared in Professor

Geffken's letters.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1889.

scem that mob law ruled triumphant in the Concession for a considerable time. The riot it is said had been suppressed for the time being but bad feeling prevailed. The mob was said to number six thousand, and a further outbreak was feared. It is only ten hours steaming from Shanghai to Chinkiang, so the Muline will arrive there to-night, and H.B.M,'s Firebrand is up. the Yangtze, and she also will most likely be soon at the place.

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A telegram we have seen since the above was written meations that the British Consulate and our houses were burnt down, whereas the previous telegram gave the number of houses as We bave seen a Chinese telegram that was received this afternoon in reference to the outbreak and it states that the rioters were pacified" by the foreigners. The steamer detained by the Commissioner of Customs.

the happy fatuousness of the rulers of the mother country.

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to prejudice the foreign relations of Germany, Kinngyu was then at Chinkiang, and she was and looting it completely. The native military morning, she lost the tide and did not get over the it is attempted to regain or retain dominion in CuLDREN starving to death on account of their As to the cause of the outbreak no definite į so far as to send down six more unarmed men, delay, she was not able to get over the Langshan i colonists of North America succeeded in achieving food and remedy, in Scott's Emulsion of Pure

The text of the indictment against Professor Geffeken for pablishing state secrets has been officially published, it states that the publication of the late Emperor Frederick's diary is calculated and Prussia's relations with South Germany, it accuses Professor Gelleken at aiming at the overthrow of Prince Bismarck, and gives details of friendship which existed between the late Emperor Frederick and Professor Geffcken who drafted the Accession Proclamations; in conclu. sion, it alludes to Sir Robert Morier as Professor Gélken's confidant.

WASHINGTON, January 16th. ' President Cleveland in his message to the Congress anys, that Germany's proposals for restoration of order in Samoa are circulated to lead to the preponderance of Germany's power in that quarter, a state of things which was never contemplated by the United States and which is inconsistent with previous agreements; the message adds that Germany's recent conduct in assisting. ht fighting, which has been going on in Samoa, prouses suspicion that she is not content with her meutral position.

MADRAS, January 17th. The Commerce and Land Mortgage Bank made a profit for the last half year at the rate of nearly 29 per cent per annum, the working capital is now 49 lakhs.

SUAKIM, 17th January,

news, so far as we can gather, has been received, There is no doubt it was a sudden evulsion of feeling, and we hear from a Chinese source that it was the result of the arrest of a Chinese soldier by a Sikh policeman, that the Sikh had the soldier in custody and was taking him to the British Con- sulate when he was attacked and the rist followed. Thousands of Chinese soldiers are encamped on the hills round Chinkiang and an opportunity to them to loot would be eagerly availed of, It is the duty of the Chinese' officials to safeguard and protect the foreign concessions, and the Chin kiang officials will assuredly find the burning and lecting of British and American Consulates no pleasant or inexpensive amusement when the day of settlement comes.

[SPICIAL TELEGRAM TO THE "HUPAQ;"]·

The following Chinkiang residents came down by the Ngankin-Mrs: Mansfield and a children, Mrs. Gregson and child, Mrs. Longden and 3 children, Mr. and Mrs. Kupfer and 3 children, Mrs, Southcott, Mrs; Innocent and child, Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and 3 children, the Rev. and Mts. Hunnex and 4 children, Mrs. Schjoth and 3 children, Mr. and Mrs. Nunn and child, Mr. and Mrs. David, Mrs. Launcey, Mr. Pim, Dr. Lynch and 6 Sikh policemen.

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assistance, and after some delay four snarmed the Kiangy left for Hankow, whereupon the

chestant, akirmishes with the dangerous abort. gins. They were marksmen fromchildhood, And soldiers arrived on the scene, luit they were Ngankin took her place at the hulk, and the

There is no possibility of misconceiving the the civilian of those days with his fowling-piece powerless or unwilling to interfere with the residents went on board of her. The captain,

wasa better armed man than the regular troops proceedings of the crowd, who ater setting fire officers and engineers placed their cabins at their divergent tendency of policies in Great Britain

service. The steamers remained alongside the and in Australia with respect to the future re- with their clumsy and wild-shooting muskets. to Mr. Duff's houses directed their attention to the British Consulate, Mr. Mansfield, Mts,bulk, and arms and ammunition were served out, lations of the two countries. Tardily but surely To-day all that is changed. The arms of the Mansfield, their two children and all the other while hose connected with the boilers, was laid, the rulers of the mother country are awakening civilian are paltry on contrasted with the weapons occupants of the building had barely, time to so that should the rioters, attempt to board, they to the enormous value of the vast continent of the soldier. A crowd of countrymen such fly when the building was in flames, the would meet with a warm reception. The same which was once scorned as a worthless desert, confronted the British trasps at Lexington, and rinters piling inflammable stuff on all sides, precautions had been taken on board the Kinug it has dawned at length upon the ruling classci | drove them back in confusión and damay, would Not a book or paper was saved, we believe, vi The Nganti had orders to remain at Chin- that while they and their forefathers have been to-day be mowed down with ease and certainty, The moral of these considerations is simple, and the entire building, was consumed. Mis. kiang and she did'so till midnight when the Swal pouring out blood and treasure immeasurable Mansfield had not even time to get her shoes on,hove, in sight, she then left, and yesterday to preserve some inscrutable balance of power The hopes of Australian nationalists at the in Europe, a territory which can never be present must be centred less in their own and in this plight had to fly to a pince of safety. morning at about 8. o'clock the Afatine was The next building, the American Consulate, was inet off the North Tree, so that the man-of-English, there is here, at the Antipodes, a con- strength or adroitness than in the remarkable war would not reach Chinking till late in tinent equal in area and superior in potentialities capacity for blundering displayed by the then attacked, but changing their tactics, the

the afternoon. We hear that the Ngankin'wade | which is nominally all their own, and may, by representatives of the would-be expleiters of a signal to the Afutine to "hurry up." As the adroit management, be retained as an appanage Great Britain.-Sydney Bulletin. rioters did not set fire to it because it was sur- rounded by Chinese houses, but contented them- selves with stripping it of everything moveable furine left Shanghai so late on Wednesday of the Crown. The floundering fashion in which Since the authorities had by this time bestirred themselves Weosung Bar till 3 p.m. In consequence of this Australia is infinitely diverting.

independence, despite the most strenuous exer- who either from fear or inability or sympathy, Crossing till early yesterday morning,

tions of the fighting power of Great Britain, the which seems more likely, did not interfere with the work of destruction, but stood by while the

ruling class in that country appear to lose all nerve when a question of white colonists and miscreants were busy. In fact it is stated on good authority that some of the braves actually

their inclinations arises. turned their uniforms inside out and joined in the work of demolishing the property of the foreign devils." General Jones, and wife and child had to fly in the same precipitate manner as the residents in the adjoining consulite and almost the whole foreign population which is about seventy-five at the outside were in full flight over the hill, the ladies of the community with their children rushing from their houses in the clothes they stood in and leaving all their properly at the mercy of the mob, The crowd then com The British Consulate is situated on the Bluff menced to fire the concession in various places,

Canton, 9th February 1889 at the back of the Concession, and it stands in a row of three new houses recently built by Mr.

The two Hongkang steam launches Wing its own compound. The American Consulate Duff, one of which was occupied by Mr. Innocent is about 100 yard from the British Cousulate of the Customs, whose wife was lying dangerously and low Ox, which were seized by the Canton authorities for resorting to spend and is at the same elevation. They both over-ill inside, was in a blaze in a few minutes, and look the Concession. The rioters, we imagine, has been burnt down. A large number of native ports, have been released and granted a tor passenger and have gone from the one to the ather, and then soldiers had by this time arrived and some pelty license for "one year directed their attention to the houses,

mandarins appeared on the scene, but they either junks from Hongkong to Nishan could or would do nothing to quell the riot.

Kow-tow respectively (places between Hong- which had now assumed Chermous proportions, kong and Swatow). For this concession, they the strees and Bond of the Concession being each have to play $zono per annum to the Caston dersely packed with a savage mob amongst whom Treasury. In reference to this matter, it is a foreigner could not appear with safety. Mr. noticeable that what the Imperial Maritime Gregson, inpassing through from the Consulate, Customs claimed in recent cases ofsame normisty was attacked and badly injured with stones.

3 illegal trading has now been officially sanc- This is we believe the only case of personal oned; and farther, that the Canton authorities injuries to a foreigner, but, it afterwards trans

assert a jurisdiction over the British Colony of pired that Inspector Nisson had failen into the Hongkong in licensing British owned launches hands of the Chinese and was carried off into to ply from that colony as a basis. This is the the city. The mahx et fettwo inissi -thin ud af the wedge with, a vengance towards aries' hou ex out therein, these of thecking the coast trade from Hongkong. I am informed that the Wing Kwei and Yow Rev. Mr. Bryan and the Rev. Mr. Hunnex which were soon in ashes along with the Baptist hapel your past and are doing a satisfactory passenger On have already commenced tunning from to which they were attached. A hrge godown

business. To escape the difficulty of specially belging to Père Chevalier, containing a quantity of valuable property, was also burnt mentioning Hongkong owned launches, the sterralmost in the wind's eye), haveanly specified down, and we believe another godown, was also Chinese authorities (never backward at trying to destroyed. The Methodist Chapel was louted, and the Customs Club set on fire and looted. the junks by name or descriptiar, but here The little foreign community after a most trying comes in the nice question: apropas at the Steam time, in which several ladies had hysterics, Boat Company and B. S" in re the Pasis reached a place of safety on board the hulk whether a Chinese junk, fastened by simply Cadiz, where they, reinnined till the welcome "degged nails, is a craft more suitable for arrival of the steamier Rianky, in the evening, passenger tride, than a thoroughly well built offered them a safer shelter. The mob witen they foreign steamer? It is a question which in the saw the foreigners go on board the hulk swarmed

seklemment of the Parig matter has to be taken down to the river side, but the precaution of into consideration by the Colonial Government, raising the bridge, bad been fortunately taken, for they certainly have no right to countenance and they were unable to get on board which passenger traffic from the colony by vessels they attempted to do several times. The

which Policeman XX can kick the sides in with- foreigners numbering hetween fifty and sixty

out much effort with his lang sixteens, and deny were then transferred to the steamer, which was it to vessels of proper construction,' We understand that Mr. A. G. Wood and placed in the kindest manner by the Captain and Capt. McEneo had completed arrangements to Officers, at their disposal. They remained on despatch a number of armed police from the board all night and next day an attempt was force, here to assist in restoring quiet in Chin-made to get on shore by some of the gentlemen, kiang and information to that effect was wired escorted by Chinese soldiers nod the sailors of to the proper quarters in Chinkiang, but the the Kingy. They succeeded only in bringing offer was declined as there seemed to be no

back a few valuables from their houses, which immediate necessity for the presence of such a

did not appear to have suffered in most instances force.

A very curious example of Chinese diplomacy and ideas of international usage and etiquette was afforded by the Viceroy Tseng, who tele- graphed yesterday evening to the Shanghai Taotal to try and stop the despatch, of any

The mob on this occasion presented a much Calcutta, 21st January, -

foreign men-of-war to Chinkiang, saying that

more strong inclination to do violence to foreig Mr. James Hart, brother of the Inspector his forces were quite able to deal with the dis-ners than on the previous day and stones were General of Chinese Customs, who is the official turbance. The futine had left before this frequently thrown. In one scuffle Mr. Bean, we deputed by China to assist in the solution of the message arrived and even if she had not, it is are told, was captured by the mob, and carried Thibet Sikkim difficulty, arrived in Calcutta to- not supposed that the receipt of this extraordi- a short, distance, but he was subsequently recap day. The Amban, who has retired to Rinchin-nary message beforehand would have prevented.tured by the sailors and soldiers and put on gong, will return to Goatong to meet him.

her going,

The rebels in the neighbourhood of Suakim are again growing aggressive; a spy who was despatched by the Egyptian Government to the Equatorial Provinces, has just returned, having left Khartoum last Christmas. He states that Luoton Pasha is dead, but that the surrender of Bahrelgaze! to the Dervishes was merely a rumour, and that the garrison still holds out."

BERLIN, 18th January,

In the Reichstag, to day. Prince Fismarck asked lora.grant of two million marks, to enable Lieutenant Wismann, as German Imperial Com- missioner, to protect German interests in East: Africa,

CALCUTTA, January roth Under orders received by telegram from Pekin, the Amban who had already sent away his luggage, remains at Gnatong, awaiting another official who will help in the negotiations, and is expected to reach in February.

A message from Assam says that the punitive expedition occupied Nokea on the 6th instant: extensive preparations had been made to roll huge boulders on the force, but Davis' party went up by an unexpected path in flank on which the Mayunga Miris fled into the jungle after setting fire to their own villages, Noken and Lelum.

The Chief Commissioner visits Calcutta on the 30th instant.

January 20th.

The Governor General has omiered a gratuity to the troops who served in the Sikkim expedition; the unit being twenty four rupees for British saldiers, and twelve for native soldiers; followers not allowed anything..

CAIRO, January 20th.

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The Egyptian Government have received news which tends to prove that Emin Pacha bad met with no reverse up to the beginning of November,

SUAKIM, January 20th. Pilgrims who have arrived here from Berber report that troops believed to be under Emin Pacha's command defeated the Mahdists fire months ago on White Nile; that also testify to general want of success attending the Mahdi's operations.

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PARIS, 21st January,

A Report gains ground that the expulsion of the Duke D'Aumale from France will shortly be revoked.

HAIPHONG, 21st January. An officer and twelve French soldiers have been killed in an engagement with Tonquinese insurgents.

ADEN, January arst. The Russian Mission to Abyssinia which is rominally a religious one, consisting of twe hundred Cossacks under command of the free Cossack Alchinoff, his landed at Tadjura from the Russian Volunteer fleet vessel Ruuia. The movements of the mission are being watched by England and Italy.

AUCKLAND, January 21st. Some German officers who have arrived here deny the news of German outrages in Samos which was brought to San Francisco by: e mall.

LONDON, January 2:nd. Mr. David Sheehy M. P, for Galway, has been arrested in Glasgow under the Crimes Act,

A Banquet was given last night by the, National Liberal Club to Mr. Dadabhai Nanroji; the Marquis of Ripon who took the chair made speech in which he highly eulogised Mr. Dada bhal, his Lordship said that the problem to be solved was how to satisfy safely the legitimate desires. England had raised in the people of India by education; the solution was easier now than it would be later on; he hoped soon to see representatives of India and the Colonies sitting in the Imperial Parliament. Mr, Dadabhai, in reply, thanked his hosts for the reception they had given him and said it proved that English men desired to ratify the promises made, to admit Indians to the rights of British citizen.

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Chinking, 6th February. Last year, Sikh policemen were engaged here. Yesterday at 4 pm., a Sikh policeman was beating a Chinaman and kicked him in the lower part of his body. Peuple, commenced to collect in thousands. The Tant'ai and District Magistrate were absent at the time at Soochow and the Chi-yuen was away in the country. The petty mandarins, soldiers, and the Consuls tried to quiet the people, but they would not listen to them. Children went and broke down the Police Station. All the foreigners fled on board the Klangy. The people set fire to the hongs and foreign bouses in the Settlement. The British and American consulates were burnt down, and the fire ceased about midnight. The pelty mandarins captured a Sikh policeman and had him taken into the city. Then the people were glad and dispersed. Six Chinese who were looting at the fire were captured by the mandarins. They are Honam men. The Chi-yuen arrived at 10 p.m. but was the late to do anything. To day everything looks peaceful in the Settlement, but lots of soldiers are keeping guard. The man who was kicked by the Sikh policeman is not likely to recover,

(From the N. C. Daily News, Feb. 8th.) News was received in Shanghai from Chin- kiang yesterday morning to the effect that the excitement had quieted.

We understand that a Chinese man-of-war with a number of soldiers on board has been ordered to Chinkiang to punish the rioters.

Steps are being taken, we believe, in H.M.'s Office of Works here for the immediate rebuild ing of the Consulate, but the work of reconstruc- tion will hardly be commenced for some little time to allow the feeling in Chinking to subside.

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beyond having all their windows broken. The Concession, however, presented a very changed appearance, not a lamp was left standing, the roads were torn u in places, the railings and trees along the Bund pulled down.

board again.

The crowd had increased in dimensions since the previous day, and the Con- cession was entirely in their bands. The native officials were going about apparently trying to pacify the rioters, and the Chief Magistrate's chair was smashed and he himself roughly handled.

It seems that while the Consulate was burning about two hundred soldiers appeared on the scene, with fixed byonets, of which they made no further use however than to loosen the bricks for the rioters to throw at the windows of other houser.

As we mentioned yesterday several telegrams from the Consuls were sent to Shanghai for help In the shape of a man-of-war.

It was the general opinion that if the native authorities had sent a strong, body of soldiers upon the scene at once instead of abilly-shallying after their wanted manner, the riot would have been easily repressed in the beginning.

Strange to say the rioters did not interfère with the Custom House people or buildings, and nearly all the Customs' people with their wives and families have remained behind. The rest of the community, with the exception of General Jones, U. S. Consul, Messrs. Mansfield, H. B. M.'s Consul, Gregson, Starkey, and M. S. Jerdein went on board the Ngankin when she arrived.

On Wednesday afternoon the Viceroy's Deputy, saw Mr. Mansfield and implored him Hof fo send for a foreign man-of-war, being probably apprehensive for his own and fellow officials but toos, if not of some sterner fate. We are informed that the highs Chinese officials were nearly all away at the time of the riot, ad that they have since sent a couple of thousand soldiers to the scene, where they have now little more to do than keep watch over the ruins of the lately flourishing little concession.

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the demands of the colonists in plainly to oude tenance a distinct step towards ultimate indepen- dence and separation. But to refuse concurrence appears a sure way of accelerating the very same thing. As a matter of fact, the dilemma is one which a great statesman, would speedily solve. He would either recognise that it is "the manifest destiny" of Australasia to develope into a mighty nationality, or would perceive the fallacy of such a forecast. In the former case he would bow to the inevitable, and address himself to pre- paring the way to a separation which should be effected in a manner and in a spirit calculated to ensure the maximum of advantage to the mother country. If, on the other hand, he flouted the "manifest destiny "theory, he would set himself to foil, the separatist tendencies of the colonists. A British statement who had faith in the abiding grandeur and power of his country, would see lute difficulty in dealing with the aspirations of rampant colonies. He would believe that he possessed two methods of attaining success, each probably capable of achieving success, separately; and both, united, certain of doing so.., 01 these, one is cajolery, and the other is force. No able man, attempts force until he has made sure that chjolery is vain. Hence And it would be a dangerous weapon if employed cajolery would probably be the first recourse. in real earnest. There would be no difficulty whatever in seducing from separatist inchinations a powerful section of the most influential class in the community. The wealthy lower orders would he only too happy to meet the seduction half-way, Having money, they sigh for distinction which the moneyless should not share Political station is not maintainable without ability distinct from the mere sordid faculty of acquiring and accumulating wealth. There have been Premiers and other Ministers who have gained office chielly because they were wealthier than other aspirants. But none have long held office so acquired. They have been jostled" out of power by "penniless adventurers." as they love to call the class of brainy men whose intellectual qualities are of a higher than the grabbing order. The magnate of Potts Point or Toorak is shouldered out of the place of power and prominence by some fellow who would be out at elbows were he to wear only coats he paid for, or by some other, chiefly notable in private life for his disreputable habit of obtaining moneys by false pretences, or his constant condition of chronic insolvency.

There is no joy in distinctions only to be won by sacrifices and exertions, only to be maintained by strenuous effort, not to be had at all without a disagreeable complaisance to the vulgar crowd, and, after all, shared with every Tom, Jack, and Harry who has parts enough to humbug the public and make himself troublesome in Parlia.

When Sir Thomas Millwraith visited England during his first Premiership, he had occasion, necessarily, to call at the Colonial Office. Lord Carnarvon was at that time Secretary of State for the Colonies, and held, metaphorically speaking, the fate of these communities in the hollow of his band. Since that time his Lord- ship has favoured us with a visit and the people of the colony, or at least some of them, have had An opportunity of learning with a certain degreement. of directness what sort of a man had been their Hereditary distinctions are balts that would special Providence, Sir Thomas M'Ilwraith book the entire snobocracy of the Australias. It had anticipated the later impressions thus is positively wonderful that the British governing. formed. He had among his familiar friends class has not perceived this long ago. It is more made no secret of his valuation. Reduced to the than probable that they will perceive, it very vernacular of the vulgar, his description of the shortly. Perhaps, however, the recognition of Imperial magnate may be rendered as "a con, the fact may come too late. Even now it would founded old woman." Now Lord Carnarvon was be awkward for any professing National Austra but one among a long series of Secretaries of lian of note to accept a titular distinction from State for the Colonics all selected on the same the Imperial Powers. The contempt for colonial "principle," and generally with identical results. personagea felt by an hereditary Sovereign, an old ||The principle" has been a simple one. So nobility, and the series of simulative gentry who many seats in the. Cabinets to be filled: so many give a tone to the ideas of the governing class in aspirants who must be provided with seats, Great Britain, has been permitted sway somewhat Bully and Snuffy being provided for what over long. For lack of a titled class and the remains for Guffy? Shoye him into the significant class which either grovels to titles Colonial Office!

or hopes vaguely to gain one somehow or some time, the Democratic sentiment is becoming hard set in these colonies. There is actually only one Australian baronet in Australia, and there have. been but three or four such creations altogether. With haughty disdain the Sovereign and her counsellors bave treated colonists as unworthy of sharing in even the meanest of existing distinc- tions.

tions.

Even the order of the Bath, of which so many of our wealthy lower orders 370 00 obviously in need, has been withheld from them. A special order has been invented to spare the bearers of distinctions more antique the degrada- tion of association with the despised colonists, and so little regard has been held for that order that no pains have been taken to exclude from participation in it, even among those who have been affronted by nomination to its distinctions, men held in contempt among the society in which they moved. Thus by an inspired perversity of stupid hauteur even those whom it was thought proper to decorate, have been affronted, and no Imperialistic ect has been created among the colonists. More sagacious counsels may, how- ever, yet prevail, and among the graveat dangers to Australian independence is the possi-ility that the adroit cajolery of titular distinctions may create divisions among our people,

Failing this, the alternative of force remains,

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We are indebted to a Chinkiang resident for

It would be absurd to pretend that--other things being equal-it should not be possible to the following account of the riot and its most probable origin. Some three or four months

pick from. 35,000,000 of inhabitants of Great ago instructions, sre issued by the Chinkiang

Britain a Cabinet collection which should, man Municipal Council to the police to clear certain

for man, be superior to any. Ministries which roads in the Concession, which had been taken

could be got together in the Australias with their possession of by crowds of pedlars, rowdies and

3,000,000 or so of people. And it has to be others. A Sikh constable was ordered to tell the

admitted that, although other things" are not crowd to "move on" which demand they resisted

equal, the inequality is not all favourable to the And a disturbance followed. The interpreter in the

one side thus if it be an advantage to be able American Consulate was on the scene and caught

to dr on aleisured class of highly-educated hold of the Sikh and attempted to drag him away

pers independent means, for Parliamentary by free saying, he would bring bim before the

rulers, the mother country is all ahead. But if it be an advantage to have the biggest pick of merol Council. The Sikh however declined to go further than the Police Station, and there the

simply natural parts and shrewdness, the balance Interpreter alleged that the Constable had

seems rather to incline in the opposite direction. I Insulted and assaulted him. The charge was

Parliamentary representation in Great Britain afterwards investigated by the Council, and

has been, and still is, an almost exclusive privilege of one or two classes. In Australia-it is open though nothing was proved against the constable,

towery class. Thus it may be that the scope who was only carrying out his orders, he was

for choice is about numerically equal after, all in seprimanded, more to appease the Chinese than anything else. This did, however, not appease

Australia and in England, A University training the Interpreter, and from that time there was

and an indoctrination in the fade of traditional very strong feeling against the Sikhs, the

officialdom do not necessarily confer upon the dismissal of all of whom was denlanded

typical trained aspirant for legislative functions in Great Britain, any qualifications of prac by the Chinese, which demand the Coucil refused of course to accede to. On last

tical value. And the possession of redundant Tuesday it appears a Sikh interfered with

wealth, inherited or acquired, does not carry with a crowd of noisy people and told one man

it intellectual aptitude for administrative func-It has been a fashion among us in Australia to to call attention to the fact that the populations In particular to go away, This man after wards went to the Stailon and complained that

It follows that, despite the occasional pro- } of Australian colooles now aggregate more than he had been kicked by the Sikh. The Police

mi-ence achieved in British politics by men of the number of inhabitants of the British North Surgeon and Chinese doctor afterward

exceptional gifts added to accidental accomplish American provinces at the time when they examined the man, but could find no traces of

ments, the colonial legislatures have been on the wrenched their freedom from the resisting grasp PERSEVERANCE bis having received any violence, he was sent

average constituted of men quite as capable of of Great Britain. The inference has been drawn about his business. A short distance from the

attending to the concerns to be dealt with as have that, consequently, a similar contest here would station he fell down, it is supposed "ahamming

been the Parliaments of the mother country. The certainly have like results. That impression dead, and a crowd of excited Chinese of the

accomplishments, in fact, of a Canning, a Burke, appears also to prevail among the legislators low class and including large numbers of children

■ Gladstone, or of the late Earl Derby, serve and rusers of England. On no other hypothesis

can their meek submission to the fouls of A LODGE will be held in FREEMASONS chiefly to embellish the solid parts and to and women surrounded the man shouting that he was dead and that the Sikh bad killed him.

illuminate the glits which such men derived colonial leaders be explained. But, no matter (From the Skargħal Courier, 6th Féb} |- A rush was made upon the Station which in less We received a telegram dated 2.50 yesterday, from dature. The instance of Benjamin Disraeli by whom the idea is beld, it is undoubtedly Starting news has been received from Chin- time than it takes to write it, was completely reporting quiet in Chinklang.

supports this proposition. Possessed of liths Latin attributable to a superficial acquaintance with and less Greek unable to converse in French, history. The Americang revolted, struggled, kiang. It came in the first instance to H.B.M.'s invested by the bowling and excited mob. The

ARRIVAL OF THE REFUGEES. Consul General and the United States Consul- occupants of the Station, consisting of Mr.

the language of diplomacy, his natural gifts made and were successful, These are the naked facts. General during last night, and it is to the effect Nisson, six Sikhs and eight Chinese constables, The Ngankin arrived here yesterday afternoon him the real although not the nominal, chief And on thesp a precedentis founded. But the that a serious riot had broken out in the foreign flew for their lives through the back door, and with full particulars of the Chinkiang Blot and of Lord Derby, author of a translation of the student of history knows how dite was the strug- codicession at Chinking, and the assistance of the mob commenced to demelish the bullding many of the residents. It appears the Neastinliad, and enabled him to hold his own on equal gle and how uncertain the event for year after THE PRAYA RECLAMATION SCHEME hian-of-war was asked for. H.B.M.'s Conan which was speedily accomplished, hardly one arrived at Wahu at 9am on the 6th, and the terms with Glads one a man distinguished among year, He knows that it was not the colonists of

FULL ACCOUNT of proceedings General at once sent the message to Captain stone being left standing on another, the crowd agent having received a message from Chin the schoolmen of any age. It does not hap en America alone who failed the might of Britain,

the school men of any assent touches, but that the fleets and armies of France co-operated A Unrections this gigantle undertaking Balfour, the Senior Naval officer, in port, and pulling the, place completely down. The kiang asking for the steamer to be sept on at 1.B.M.Mfind Jeff for Chinking hardly next move was to the residence of some of the o-ce, as there was a riot, she left with great the depths of incompetency which has beef Inthestruggle, and Great Britain bad on her hands, reprinted from the Honghong Telegraph. Wha before ten o'clock shiu, morning. Telegrams Municipal Council, the crowd shouting that they despatch, and Captain Perks and Mr. Campbell bottomed by the present Legislature of New during its continuance, not merely her revolted plan of the city of Victor, showing the intended were despatched asking for particulars of therior, wanted Mr. Gregson and Mr. David. The the Chief Engineer, did their atmost to comply, South Wales. Our annals present no instance colonists, but the French and the Dutch More Reclamation, and and the news came that the British Consulate occupants of these houses escaped out by the and the Ngankin made the run down in seven ofa Cabinet which would not compare favourably over, the conditions of warfare were entirely

**PRICE KADARKONE DOLLAR," and eight other houses had been burat down, back doors and the crowd smashed windows but hoors, arriving at Chinklang at 5 pm. When with one which comprises a Boberts, an Abigail, different from these which now prevail. The

To be obtained at Messrs. KELLY & WALSH,” and the United States Consulate looted. No did not enter the houses, apparently being.told they got there, they found the Kiangy alongside an Inglis, and a Simpsɔn. Bal no matter what American sellers had among them, bodies of

weign lives had been lost, but one foreigner was that there were no Europeans Inside, in the the CN Co.'s hulk Gadis with nearly all intellectual strength might be embodied in veterana apcustomed to face in the field the LD. **Messrs Lane, CRAWFORD & Cos jolking, It was also mentioned that some of meantime Mr. Mansfield, he British Consal, the foreigners belonging to Chinking on board. Australian Parliaments, the future of these soldiers of the French king The backwoodsmen | Mr. W. BREWER'S.

Hongkong ath July, 1859/ the foreigners escaped to the hilly so it would i had sent to the native sut prities to send him The realdense then went on board the hulle and regions, would be compromised were it not for were hardened guerillas, inured to warfare by their

RIOTS AT CHINKIANG.

BRITISH CONSULATE BURNT DOWN.

U.S. CONSULATE LOOTED.

OTHER HOUSES DESTROYED.-

ang A Mon op 6,000 CHINEBL

About the time the Ngankin was leaving Chinklang, the mob were commencing to burn, down a number of Chinese houses belonging to Mr. Chu Yu-chee (of the China Merchants Company) of which Mr. Starkey is the agent The crowd piled reeds soaked in kerosene oil against the houses, and set them alight, which method they are also said to have applied to some of the foreign buildings destroyed.

LATER:

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