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THE Foochow Echo understands, that Mr. L. E. Palm, from Amoy, will shonly relieve Mr. Moorhead as Commissioner of Customs at Foochow, the latter going home on leave of

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THX British corvette Conquest, Capt. C. Loxley, and the gunboat Hyaciník, Capt. Dyke-Acland, arrived to-day from Honolulu, the former vessel excharging balutes with the port and H.M.S. Victor Emanuel.

We read that a large number of employés bave been discharged by the China Railway Company which does not took as if the Directors expected an immediate cessation of the Government opposition to their proceedings.

OUR Tientsin contemporary saysthat one of the Censon, in his memorial against the extension of railways in China, urges that they have been

found a dangerous in Europe that they are being taken up, and the foreigners therefore want China to buy up their old rails.

Mr HURST, British vice-consulat Pagoda Anchorage, has been transferred to Kiukiang, and will be succeeded by Mr. B. H. Parker, at present absent on leave. Mr. R. H. Mortimore will probably take over charge of the vice- consulate until Mr. Parker's arrival

MADAME KORPF's concert will take place in the St. Andrew's Hall, City Hall, to-morrow night; commencing at 9 o'clock. An excellent programme has been arranged, in which some of our leading amateur vocalists will take part, and which should attract a large audience.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD., DISQUIETING rumours as to troubles in Cheloo being current in Shanghai when Admiral Sal mon arrived, the Afutine, on her arrival from Chinking on the 7th instant, was at once ordered to coal and provision and proceed to the northern port. She accordingly left for Chiefoo early on the 8th instant.

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TELEGRAMS.

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SHIPPING NEWS,

LONDON, March 11th.

THE Nagasaki. Rising Sun hear that the last European connected with the Corean Mini, Mr. Reidt, has been dismissed, as it has been decided to discontinue minting for the present.

Tar Ningpo correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury says that on the 5th inst, the price of Keelung coal in that port was $10 per ton. There would seem to be a field for enterprise in Ningpo. The discovery of a coal mine in the vicinity would make things " boom." THUS our Foochow contemporary:-There was the 5th instant, to witness the marriage of Mr. a large attendance at the Foochow Church on H. B. Weeks and Mrs. E. Walkinshaw. The bride was handsomely attired in white silk with a long court train, and white bonnet with slight geld trimming. Her bouquet af the choices: white flowers that could be obtained. Tux Shanghai Mercury's Formosa corres pondent hears that the Kealing coal mines have been flooded by the beavy and continuous rains, and that the pumps, although at work day and night, have great trouble to keep the water ander. In consequence of this, coal is relative mines that are waited from the small native mines are worked without machinery.

THE Imperial honours conferred on His Excel. lency the Viceroy of Chibli, the Chinese Times says, have nearly exhausted the last possibiliti of deceration. The permission to use scarlet purple: reins when riding or driving, and to use the same colour for the props of the sedan chair, is a privilege believed to be reserved exclusively for the Imperial family, and the Empress has therefore gone as far as it is possible to show her appreciation of the merits of Li Hung-chang, ELIAS JOSEPH MOSES, a disciple of the apostle of cheap dwellings in this colony, summoned leaving undone the things he ought to have done. his "boy" this morning to the Police Court for Mr. Moses lives in Wanchai Road, and felt like having his dinner about eight o'clock last night. He mentioned this to the bay," but the haughty menial refused to bring it up and "Belshazzar's feast" had to be served by the cook. The magistrate imposed a fine of five shekels, with the alternative of a spell of rest in the Arbuthnot Road tabernacle.

around where he threw the knife. I found the one produced ; it was stained with blood...

Hau Won, district watchman, said About 6.30 last night I saw the prisoner running, with the last witness pursuing him and calling out to me to stop him, as he had killed his fobi. stapped him and searched him, and after taking him back to the shop brought him to the Station on charge of cuting and wounding. He resisted a little when arrested him, struggling and saying "No, no, no?";' bui another watchman came to my assistance.

Inspector Hennessy said:-About 7 p.m. last be last withers and another district watchman, night the prisoner was brought to the Station by along with a wounded man is a chalt., "The latter was biceding profusely. The witnesses charged the prisoner with wounding the man who was in the chair, whom I then sent to the Hospital. I charged the prisoner with cutting and wounding, receiving information from the Capt. Superin and he said nothing then, but this morning, on tendent of Police that the man had died, I amended the charge to one of wilful murder, Prisoner said "I stabbed the man; there was a lot of them on to me. That knife is mine; I bought it yesterday. I dont know the shop, but 's in the same neighbourhood where this

occurred."-

His Worship then remanded the case till Friday, for the attendance of the doctor.

NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL. The O. & O. 5. S. Co's Reamer Oceanic, Capt. Jao, Metcalfe, with the American mail of the 13th ulto, arrived in port this moming. We are indebted for the subjoined telegrams to the San Francisco Chronicle

PARIS, February 5th. It is semi-officially announced that Great Britain having recognized Legitime as President of Hayti, France will do likewise.

LONDON, February 5th. Sir Morell Mackenzie denies that he either wrote or inspired the article on The Bismarck Dynasty."

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wounded by the forester, and died in ball an bour, and that the gamekeeper went into the Woods and shot himself. The story if suicide, it says, was invented to hide the truth.

Requiem services for the Austrian Crawa Prince were held to-day in Paris, Rome, Con- stantinople, Sofa and the Hague, which were attended by representativ a of sovereigns, papal nuncios, foreign diplomatic representatives, etc.

NICE, February 6th. Ida Wilcox, who sloped from here with an English doctor, was restored to her mother to day. The girl was defiant and refused to give from Paris in charge of a lady appointed by the any reason for her course. She was brought American Embassy there for the purpose. She was ready to go willingly and was not taken arrived here closely guarded by gendarmes and into custody. The doctor, on the contrary,

was locked up. The Public Prosecutor saw him in the girl or using undue influence. He says she his cell to-night. The doctor denies seducing needed no persuasion to run away with him. The doctor also maintains that he knew nothing about the check the girl carried off, and that he made no use of the money raised by it. It ipoks doubtful, now, whether any legal action can be taken against the doctor. When the Court decides this, Mrs. Wilcox is going to take the gừrl away.

VIENNA, February 6th. Emperor Francis Joseph, in an autograph

Letter to Premier Von Taafe, orders publicity given to the following proclamation: "My People-Overwhelmed with deep grief, I humbly bow my head before the inscrutable decree of Divine Providence, appealing with my people to the Almighty to give me strength so that I may not faller In the conscientious perfomance of my duties as a ruler, but may keep before my eyes that course of steadfast adherence which Essures for the commonwealth the blessings of peace. It has been a consolation to me during these days of bitter woe to know that I was upheld by the heartfelt sympathy of my people, of which I have received from all sides the most touching tokens." The proclamation further expresses the heartfelt thanks of the Emperor

concludes by asking God's help in the future and and Empress and their sorely stricken daughter in-law for the sympathy accorded them, and the co-operation of the Austrian subjects with their ruler to secure the welfare of their father

land.

Stefanesco," giving an account of a debt owing The Garette publishes a letter signed Maria to the writer by King Milan. The King refuses to pay it, notwithstanding that judgement: has been obtained against himin the Servian Court. A BOMBAY telegram dated Feb. 231d says by various tricks and subterfuges,

Milan admits the debt, but has evaded payment Narayen Nanu, the lad who was convicted of

ROME, February gih. murdering three Parsees in October last, was executed this morning. He repeated his confes.Left, to-day renewed his attack on the Gores

Signor Cavallotti, member of the Extreme sion of guilt before he died, but maintained that ment's foreign policy. He accused the Govern he had no accomplices in the crime. The police ment of seeking to maintain peace by means of suspect hims of having also murdered two boys forinidable armaments instead of by promoting engaged in the same mill with himself, who were friendship among nations, Crispi replied: "No found mysteriously murdered two or three years one desires peace more than we, but we cannot ago. Narayen Nanti would not acknowledge disarm when throughout Europe armaments are that he had killed them; but he refused to say being pushed forward with redoubled activity, whether the accusation was trực not. On the eve of his death he sent for one of the the line of our own frontier, Italy cannot, from and when fresh fortresses are being erected along sacerdotal order, and performed funeral ceremo political Arcadian sentiment, be the first to nies in the jail. He also prayed for forgiveness disarm. That would be adopting a childish in respect to the three Parices he had murdered, policy, a policy unworthy of practical statesmen. and offered a fourth prayer for some one whose name he mentioned an indistinctly, that it could Premier, distrust grows on every side over the Although, the House warmly applauded the marringe. In reply they received an invitation not be caught. A large crowd was presented at condition of the country, arising from the financial the new Panama Canal Company is one of utter

the execution.

burdens due to the armaments, When the debate on the budget opens on the 15th the Government will probably find a hostile majority arrayed against them, especially on the proposal to increase the taxation on landed property,

ACCORDING 10 our Tientsin contemporary, the Yamen has issued orders that the claims for indemnity arising out of the recent disgraceful mutiny and riot at Chinking are to be settled by the Nanking officials without delay. No reference is to be made to Peking. Full reparation is to be made, and orders are given that the settlement is to be both full and prompt.

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It appears that the Foreign Ministers at Peking specially requested to be allowed to personally congratulate the Emperor on the occasion of his

to dinner at the Foreign Office, when a few trifling presents were to be distributed among them. The "Son of Heaven," it would thus

[sappear, is not yet visible to barbarian diplomats. AND still another limited liability "spec" is threatened. We announced some time ago that two enterprising gentlemen from Bagdad. had purchased the site of ancient Babylon. They are now actively engaged in forming a "shindykit" to rebuild the city and devote what remains of The famous 'hanging gardens' to tea-fights and at fresso fêtes for the benefit of the local

The Sumatra from Balour has been burnt

at sei,

[According to a private telegram received in towo- 'yesterday, the Sumatra was on a voyage from Batoum to Hongkong and Yokohama with a cargo of petroleum.-Ed., H,K. Telegraph.]

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A REPORT of the Highland Games at the Race- course, a number of interesting telegrams received by the American mail, and several local items have unavoidably been crowded

out' of this issue,

We would remind our readers that the presenta tion to Major Tripp will be made at the Head- quarters of the Hongkong Volunteers at 9 o'clock this evening.

missionaries.

A SLIGHT stabbing affray occurred on board the barque Lady Hartwood yesterday, between two Spanish mestizos. The captain wanted the anchor to be moved, and Novare, the boatswain gave orders accordingly, but a squabble arose, which ended in a seaman named Francisco stabbing him through the cheek, but not seriously. The case was before Mr. Wodehouse to-day, when Francisco denied the assault. The catc was remanded.

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MURDER IN TAIPINGSHAN.

BERLIN, February 5th.

About half-past six last night acolored seaman named Joba' Delanchie murdered a Chinaman

The question ofthe succession to the Austrian in East Street, Taipingshan, by stabbing him, throne is causing increased excitement in official The circumstances of the affair are brief and and diplomatic circles. The papers quote an clear. Delanchie, who is a short, bulbous-lipped, article from the italia, the official journal of rough-looking fellow out of employment, went Signor Crispi, the Italian Prime Minister, declar into a second-hand clothes shop in East Street ing that the Salic law has been virtually abolished and said he wanted to buy a shirt. Several in Austria and Hungary, and therefore the Crown were shown to him, but he threw them aside Prince Rudolph's daughter is heir to the throne. rudely and then, picking one up, ran out of the it is certain that Crispi does not relish the pros. shop with it. The shopman pursued him, and pect of the heir of the Duke of Modena, who was a young Chinaman employed as cook, who joined in the puruit, quickly caught up and dispossessed by the unification of Italy, becoming seized the runaway. Delanchie then pulled out Furthermore, both Archduke Karl and his son presumptive heir the throne of Austria. 2 sheath-knife from his hip-pocket, plunged it Franz are eita-Catholic foes of the house of into the man's breast, and ran on. Some of the Savoy and enemies of Italian unity, and are bystanders attended to the wounded man, whilst ardent allies of the Vatican. Apart from these others pursued Delanchie, who slashed the shop enmities, even if class interests did not raise the man slightly over the back of the hand on being question of succession, it would be doubtful if district watchman. He was locked up on a Emperor Francis Joseph in following the pre again seized; but he was at length captured by official opinion here would maintain the right of honours which the Empress Regent has been charge of cutting and wounding, and was brought cedênt to declare, through an act of succession, bestowing on various statesmen and officials up at the Police Court before Mr. Wodehouse Princess Elizabeth heir to the throne. resembles somewhat the distribution of stars charge of the case.

this morning, Inspector. Henteasy being in Advices from Pesth say that the question and crosses which usually marks the retirement of a government in England. The selection of mation that the injured man had died, and the respecting the succession will be made will the The Inspector said he had just received infor. already engages the anxious attention of the Ministers, although no official notification the two men who are identified with the pro-charge in that case would have to be amended. end of the year. gicaive policy, the Seventh Prince and the Mr. Wodehouse agreeing, the prisoner was Viceroy Li, for special honour shows that Her taken to the charge-room pending the alteration

VIENNA, February 5th, Majesty means to stand to her guns; and if she has temporarily to lower her colours and let the have their way for a time, her "young men personality is too powerful a factor in the State to remain long hidden.

SAYS the Chinese Times-The shower of

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of the indictment. He seemed very indifferent, ing rumors that Crown Prince Rudolph met his Several persons have been arrested for repeat- and although left entirely unattended, owing to death at the hands of the husband of the woman charge, made no attempt to escape. The possi Prince, in his last letter to his mother, says: some extraordinary oversight of the officer the betrayed. It is asserted that the Crown bility of his doing so was drawn attention to, cannot live longer." however, and after a while the prisoner was

During the rush of people yesterday to view were injured and one was killed.

It is announced on authority that the Crown Princess Stefanie will return to Brussels, deeply late Crown Prince. She will accompany her distressed at the scandalous reports about the parents, the King and Queen of the Belgians. MADRID, February 6th. The Senate has rejected the motion to raise the import duty on cereals.

BERLIN, February 6th, A dispatch, to the Frankfort Zeitung from himself direct to the Pope without his father's Rome says: In January Rudolph addressed knowledge to ask assistance in obtaining a divorce and authority to marry again. The Pope sent the letter to the Emperor, and the reault was a serious rupture between the father and son, which probably unhinged the latter.

PARIS, February 6th. The public feeling regarding the chances of despondency. De Lesseps, in an interview, said that if all the 60,000 bonds issued through the Banque Parisienne are not taken the enterprise must be abandoned, and a foreign nation would, for a morsel of bread, get the gigantic, work, which was nearly finished, and upon which French investors had invested their millions, The canal would be completed, but neither by nor for the French

CHICAGO, February 6th. the Samoan affairs: "A Meck Acquiescence, The Journal puts the following headlines on Secretary Bayard Gently Turns the Other Check for Germany to Slap. Bismarck's Impudent Proposition for a Conference at Berlin on Samoa

Agreed to."

situation says: Prince Bismarck has disregarded

LONDON, February 6th. The Daily News commenting on the Samoa his obligations to Great Britain in the most flagrant way, and Count Herbert Bismarck's ostentatious friendliness for America is inade- quate to recompense us or our Australian

neither a triumph of diplomatic skill nor a solace colonies. The policy of subservience to Germany which procures us no appreciable advantages, is to national pride.

OUR old acquaintance ́ W. 'S. Gilbert says he hauled off to a cell, only to be immediately Prince Rudolph's remains twenty-two persons improbable actually, A son might yet be born

would abolish tights on the stage if they were H.M.S. Rattler arrived al Amoy from the Pesca-only worn to enhance the attractions of a leg. dorea on the 5th inst.

"A Rosalind," says the eminent playwright, THE Portuguese gunboat Tejo left Shanghal for "may wear decent tights, but they are necessary a trip up the Yangtze on the 7th inst.

for the part. But what I object to are the rows of ladies' light-clothed legs, which are merely H.M.S. Alacrity, with Admiral Sir N. Salmon worn, in my opinion, to gratify the eyes of the on board, arrived at Shanghai on the 5th Inst. young gentlemen in the stalls. In the old days, when I wrote burlesques, I was glad enough to get HSI YUAN, Tartar-General of Foochow, arrived my pieces produced; but, having no authority, 1

at Shanghai on the 6th inst., en route to Foochow

brought back He was then charged with the wilful murder of Cheung Chan, and after being

said: A gang of men set on me, caution and I cut one of them. That kɛife is mino.”.

He was then brought before Mr. Wodehouse, when the folloving evidence was taken

Chung Amel I am a shopman employed in a second-hand clothes shop at No. 13 East Street Last night at 6.30 o'clock the prisoner came into

PISTH, February 5th. The Nation publishes a letter written by Crown Prince Rudolph a short time before his death to Von Szuegyenyl, an attache of the imperial household, to whom he intrusted the preparation of his papers. The letter reads:- provisions and those of my, will drawn two years ago cubilia

Dear Sturgycryl-1-send you herewith a codicilt execute fu

SEVERAL of the war vessels of the Pelveno into power I was told that burlesques without and I saw him take one upand run away. I told your judgment to decide what to pubileh. I can live no longer.

aquadron left Woosang for Chefoo on the 8th inst.

had no choice in the matter. When I came

legs meant ruin. As I have told you, I consider our Savoy pieces' burlesques; was I right or wrong ?"

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beloved Fatherland,

Yours,

RUDALJ

VIENNA, February zih. The following is another"necount of the circumstances attending the death of the Crown

·Prince Rudolph: Rudélph had courted Baroneen Marie Vetsera for four months. The liaison, it is stated, was encouraged by Countess Walersee- Larisch, piece of the Empress Maris, who was of a romantic disposition and nervous tempera- ment, was devoted to Rudolph, · On January 4 28th the pair started for Meyerling, where they passed the next day together. On the moming of January 30th the two were found dead in ben.. Marie had been shot through the forehead. It was evident that the two had resolved to die Rudolph also had been shot as already described. together. The coverlet was strewn with flowers. The body of Marie was secretly taken to a Vetsera family went to Vienna on Saturday. cottage and thence removed for interment. The

LONDON, February 7th. relative to the late Crown Prince Rudolph says

A dlipatch from Rome to the_Daily News. The first telegram received at the Vatican simply Announced the death of Rudolph. To this t-le- gram the Pope himself wrote a four-line reply→. an act that was especially noteworthy, the Pope being hardly able to hold a pen. On the follow ing day a long telegram told how Rudolph had agreed to decide a quarrel by a duel with dice, how he had lost, and, in compliance with the terms of the contest, he had taken his own life. His Holiness immediately summoned a conclave of Cardinals. After a long discussion it ang decided that only one deranged could have entered into such a duel. This decision arrived at; permission to bury the dead, prines with religious rites was granted. Emperor Francis Joseph received the news with the deepest gratitude, and sent a dispatch in reply saying his Holiness had spared him the greatest grief.

Typhus fever has broken out in "Doboką, Hungary, and is rapidly spreading. Ten persons have already died from the disease. In addition to the fever, the inhabitants are suffering greatly through the failure of the potato crop,

A great fire is raging on Ward's wharf, at Lambeth, Adjacent to the wharf are several large all and timber warehouses, all of which are

Count William Bismarck has been appointed. in great danger

** BERLIN, February 7th. › President of the province of Hanaver.

MADRID, February 8th. **A fire occurred last night in the Military. Hospital. There were 430 patients in

the building, who became panic-stricken. Many and doctors devoted themselves to the task of were unable to help themselves, and the nurses

removing them from the burning structure. The. Governor of Madrid 'burried to the scene and carried, several men suffering from contagious diseases to the barracks. One wing of the hospital was destroyed, but no deaths are reported.

MONTREAL, February 8th. in this part of Canada Traffic is practically at The present storm is the biggest ever known

a standstill. Passenger trains have been snowed up for from ten to thirty-six hours. No trains are running, except two through trains to Chicago and New York. Seventeen hundred passengers are on these two trains

·ST. PITERSBURG., February 8th, It is stated that Count Tolstoi has tendered has been accepted by the Ciat his resignation aï Minister of the Interior and it

ZANZIBAR, February 8th. The agent of the East Africa Company succeeded in obtaining the release of the Catholic missionaries recently captured by the insurgents by the payment of a ransom to the Busbil.

PARIS, February 8th. Angry at a' personal and sarcastic article'in Gil Bles, the poet Catulla Mendes challenged

the writer, Le Binns. The two fought with swords, and Le Blanc was wounded twice pa the upper lip,

The sticmpt of the Banque Parisienne to found a new company has failed, despite- the

67, 50 on the report that Brunet, the official extension of the date for the issue of the new loan. Panama Canal shares to-day touched

liquidator of the old company, was negotiating with the Credit Fancier.

Boulanger, in an interview to-day, declared that his programme was the adoption of the

prepare and submit laws to a non-deliberative American Constitution, but with a ten-years' Presidency; the formation of a State council to

national.council, of 500 members, half-to" bo elected by universal suffrage and half chosen by the provinces, and the granting of limited local government by the provinces.

Notwithstanding the strenuous denials of the statement, it is still affirmed that Archduke Karl Louis bus renounced his right to the Austrian throne, to which ha, now stands

ROME, February 8th. next. It is also declared that the chief The fears recently entertained by the authori reason for doing this was to avoid dissension ties that an outbreak would occur among the among his sons. All this, however, is only. thousands of unemployed men in this city were talk thus far, for it is clear that no official realized to-day. This morning a great crowd act concerning the succession

can yet be of unemployed working men, assembled and made while there is still a possibility of a con- marched through the Via Condotta and other. tingency arising which might present a new, beir streets of the city, blackening the shop fronts as There are several such contingencies which they went, and, in some cases, entering stores command at least legal recognition, however and carrying off whatever plunder they could secure. Street lamps and windows were smashed to the Crown Princess Stefanie to succeed to by the mob and on the Via Frattina a number Rudolph's title, or another son might yet be born of buildings were partly wrecked. Several colli. or possibly the Empress might die first and the men and a number of persons were injured. to Emperor Franz Josef by Empress Elizabeth; msions occurred between the police and working-

Emperor might marry again. Beside these there Several of the ringleaders among the rinders were is, of course, a chance of the Salic law being arrested,The troops are forming a cordon declared null and vold in Austria, so that the in around the district: Thirty, persons, mostly fant daughter of Rudolph might legally become policemen, were dangerously wounded during Empress of Austria as well as Queen of Hungary, | the slot. It is feared that the trouble will be the shop and wanted, to buy some clothes, Myament of my wife, in myatsidy at Hofburg standa, a szuil tables In the mean time, Archduke Franz, a bitter renewed to-morrow. master showed him three shirts at 50 cents each, papers, the arrangement of which flaust to you, leaving it to with inclosed gold key open the lawer and you will find any

enemy of Italy and a friend of the Vatican, The ripters tried to reach the Quirinal, the stands as the heir presumptive; the cook to follow, and we ran after him, I saw the Remember me to all my good friends. Farewell. God bless our

vrtka offices of the Cabinet, Ministars and the Vatican, The death is announced at Rome of Cardinal but were prevented by troops. Au immense cook catch hold of prisoner's left hand, and then

Ledochowski, formerly Primate of Poland and amount of property was wrecked. the prisoner stabbed him in the left breast with a

Archbishop of Posen, He was imprisoned by

UNAZADA LONDON, February 8th... The peace of Hongkong is not very often knife which he had taken out of his pocket. The

LONDON, February 5th. Bismarck, but released on a promise to reside Since the arrival of Charley Mitchell, In disturbed by clan fights, owing to the fact that cook let go of the prisoner, and said "I am Requiem mass for the Austrian Crown Prince abroad.

England he and Jem Smith bave been saying the Chinese population consists almost entirely stabbed," and then some neighbors helped him was celebrated to-day. The Prince of Wales,

GLASGOW, February 7th.is unplusant things about each other. This after... of men from one district. However, the Punt back to the shop. In the meanime the prisoner Prince Christian, Prince Henry of Battenburg, The owners of the "Glen" line of steamers noon & conference took place and the prelimin and Chinchew elements got at loggerheads this ran away again, and I followed. When I caught Lord Salisbury and the Ruman, French, German, state that they believe the steamer sunk by the arles were arranged for what promises to be a week, the bone of contention being a chair-stand him he turned on me and cut me across the Turkish and Belgian representatives alieaded British bark Largo Bayoff Beachy Head on Moo- genuine match between Mitchell and Smith, in Caine Road, the possession of which was knuckles of the left hand. I still followed service.

day was the Glencor of that line. The Glencoe well as Jem and Kilmin. As the matter stands diapsited between coolies of different clans, him and when he got to the comer of Ye The Munich corespondent of the Daily News carried a crew of fly-four men, but no pas now Smith is to fight Kilrain to a finish, on London. Accordingly a grand field day was organised for Yun Lane I saw him throw the knife through says that he believes the following story of Crown sengers, and was bound from Liverpool prizesing, rules, next. October of November, for yesterday afternoon, and although a few police a window into a cellar. At the corner of East Prince Rudolph's death is the true ons: On for London. She was last reported as having (1000 a side. Mitchell is to box Smith ten were patrolling the locality, the battle continued Street I called out “stop him," and a policeman Tuesday afternoon last a bareness, whose name passed Prawie Point on Monday. It inll rounds for £1000 a side and the boxing cham- brinkly for some time. Detective Sergeant arrested him. The cook was named Cheung is not given but who is described as a beautiful ascertained beyond doubt that, she was the pionship of the world, in London or the provincer, | Mann-one of the hardest-worked men in the Chan; he was twenty-four yean of age and was girl, came to Meyerling and took up her quarters, vessel sunk. She was a three-masted iron screw. A forfeit of £500 is to be posted next week, -

force-was sent down with the large force of ringle. I did not see more than one blow struck in the'gamekeeper's house, near the castle. Her steamer of 1,900 tons. Her crew of fifty. The theatre at Aldershot was burned to the two constablem to the scene of action, where at him, but that was a very violent one.

presence was known only to the gamekeeper and four men' included twenty-eight Chinamen. A ground to-night. The performance was in pro- there were between three and four hundred men His Worship asked the prisoner if he had any his wife. At midnight, when Rudolph had tempest was raging at the time of the accident gress when the are broke out, and the audience fighting with bamboos, iron bars, stones, swords, questions.

dismissed bis guests, he visited her, The Crown and snow was falling so thickly that it was ica-} became panic-stricken, and a mad rush for the etc. The three officers succeeded in dispersing. Prisoner :--No, but I will tell you why I had Prince had been about an hour in the game possible for the look-out on either vessel to see doors ensued. In the struggle to get to the ran down to Tank Lane, where, as well as in a luge Crowd in Caine Road, and afterwards the row. Me and my mates were going round keeper's house when a forester, equipped for the the lights of the other until collision was street many persons, were trampled upon and morning's chase, going to consult the game inevitable. The Glincor forged 'ahead, trying 'injured, and, there were a number of narrow furiously. In themselves the constables were Ladder Street, great bodies of men were fighting His Worship Well, 191 hear what you have keeper, knocked loudly upon the door. The to cross the Large Bay's bow, but failed, and escapes from deathrak, janga

to say later on.

window was opened, and a man jumped out and ran at full speed into the bark, demolishing ten|| A terrific mow storm in raging in Scotland, powerless, yet so great was the moral effect their Ho Ayun jald:-1 ara an informer, and live filed. The forester fired at the fugitive, who fell feet of her bow." The Largo Bay would also The telegraph wires are prostrated. The bark presence producedthat in a shorttime the combe in Fan Kwei Lane. At 6.30 last night I was in and fainted, having been shot in the shoulder. have sunk had she not been provided with

Ten persons were drowned, including the captain secreted themselves in neighboring houses, and come in and ask to see some clothes. Soms forester hastily summoned help and carried him nothing further of the steamer, but could make and his family on reinforcements at length arriving from head were shown to him, but he did not like into the gamekeeper's house The baronent, out her crew struggling in the water. It was Heavy gales are again raging on the English quarters these hiding places weresearched. Nearly them, and threw them to the ground. He thinking that Rudolph was dead, quickly took impossible, however, to render them any assist and Irish coasts. A building fell near Bolton a score of men, wlih fighting-drons, poles, &c, afterwards ran away with a shirt, and the cook, something from her travelling bag, and, before | ance, all of the Largo Bay's boats being to-day, crushing a number of contages and Canadian-Pacific Line, inform us that the steam- were found, and in addition to these a few a shoemaker, last witness, and myself ran after she was noticed, fell dead on the floor, the smashed. The wind blew with such force that killing alr persons. At Pembroke a ferry-hoat ship Batavia, from Japan, &c, arrived at independent arrests were made outside. The him. The cook caught him and seized his left Rudolph revived and wis taken by his own the sails of the bark were torn to shreds and 'a' 'capsited and nine persons were drowned, Vancouver on the zoth inst.

priioners were brought before Mr. Wotchoy band, and he then drew a “sword" from a hip order to the castle. His valet piled him with | boy was carried overboard. The bark weathered The Carontele contains the following dispatch, THR Chinese Times states that there are rumours at the Magistracy this morning, where Mi porket and stabbed the cock in the breast. The anxious questions, but Rudolph said emphatic the storm uqtil she was rescued and towed into from Paris, dated Friday Two letters which afloat to the effect that the young Empress has Caldwell defended most of the slejere. Sergeant cook pal ble hand to the wound and called out ally 1597 have fallen and my nose is bleeding Cowes modalitats appear, la lo-day are go to confirm the been suffering from indifferent health, but it is Mana, after giving his evidence, asked for a I'm stabbed The last witous then tried to go away I wish to be alone." Rudolph then

Rong, February 14.version of a double suicid. I tragedy at Meyerling, difficult to obtain any definite statement.

remand, as it was probable that the night might stop prisoner, but the latter wayed his knife about locked the door and shot himself. The baroness The authorities here are alarmed on account. The first in a short note to the Dake of Bragantı, be resumed to-day. Mr. Caldwell opposed this, and got away. He was afterwards arrested by a was buried on Thursday in the Helligenkranzin | of the activity of the sociallity, who are busily, which is as follows: Dear friend-1 most dia, THE U.S.S. Omaha left Shanghai en the 5th and Mr. Wodehouse, after reading a sickly little district watchman, but the knis was missing Convent, where the other members of her family engaged in spreading their doctrines among the 1 cannot do otherwise. Keep well and happyja inst, for Yokohamin, for the purpose of meeting semon to the men about the sinfulness of "The knife produced resembles the one he used, are faterred, doesn

working classes and especially among those out Thy Rudolpacers to her mother and says (3). The other letter is from the.. the new Commander-in-Chief_ who has boen | secking their fellow men's blood, let them out on appointed to succeed the late Admiiral Chandler,} ball of $100:

SOME seventy griffins were expected in Shangbai from Tientsin the other day by the steamship El Dorado, THE meeting of the Legislative Council which was to be held to-morrow has been postponed until further notice. JUDGE DENNY, adviser to the King of Korea, accompanied by Mrs. Denny, arrived at Shanghai from Japan on the 4th inst., PRINCE KUNO, the Sixth Prince, is said to be suffering from an acute form of nephritis--that is, inflammation of the kidneys. Tax Japan Gazelle raournfully records that the Yokohama Choral Society expired from a lingering internal disease on the 25th ulo. THE steamship Poochi which arrived at Shang: bai from Tientsia the other day brought down gold and silver to the amount of about taels

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announced in our columns nearly a month ago, tants dispersed. A number of the belligerents the last witness's shop and saw the prisoner He was recognized as the Crown Prince, and the watertight sections, The crew of the bark od 1- Thepiire Behrend has been wrecked at Texal...

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spoplexy.

MESERS. Adamson, Bell & Co., agents for the

The first witness, recalled, skid :--After the The Journal des Debate of Paris has a timilar of employment. It is feared the agitation, wilf prisptier was a rested I took mlight and searched Į story, except that li mays Rudolph was mostally I rasuli in riotous depenstrmions, 2

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