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THE China Merchants steamer Klargpiau`was not up to auction at Shanghai by Messer Wheelock & Co. on the 30th alto, but no higher offer than saels 7,500 being forthcomin, she was withdrawn.

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THE Shanghai race course was formally opened for training for the Winter Meeting on the 11t

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THE Peking Gazette announces that Sung- ch'un, Lieutenant-Governor of Chihil, has been appointed successor to L Han chang Director-General of the Grain Transport service, H-il Wen-ta filling the affice temporarily until he arrives.

Two of the most stalwart members of the Police force are believed to have deserted, and gone to Australia by the Airlik, yesterday.

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LATE TELEGRAMS,

PARIS, August and. N. Bruneta, the judicial liquidator of the THE stonecutters' strike is over. The the returned Panama Canal Co., announces to the stock to work on Tuesday and yesterday, at the old holders that the syndicate has taken all the rates. Most of them were ready to go on lottery bonds recently issued, and that if the Monday, but the professional agitators kept project fails, the bankruptcy law will permit pay haranguing them, and they stayed out that day.ment of 8 per cent, to creditors. The terms of The last of these Celestial demagogues was sale to the syndicate are not revealed. arrested at Shaukiwan on Tuesday, and fined to-day.

BRITISH LICENSED STÈAM: LAUNCHES IN CHINESE INLAND

WATERS..

opinion here is that the States will not venture to persist in an aggressive attitude. .... ``

Lord Dunraven has decided positively not to send the Valkyrie to America, attracting much attention,

The condition of the Prince of Wales is On Monday he was compelled to rest while the German Emperor continued his private inspection of the fleet. It is now understood he may not take an active part in the manœuvres at Aldershot to-day. To get him out of the predicament as skilfully as possible, Sir Oscar Clayton has stated he does not approve of the Prince undergoing the fatigue The inacparable from a day in the saddle. Prince is troubled with a gonty affection of the inflammation of the leg, which he has had more eye, and with a recurrence of the venous or less since his attack of typhoid fever in the winter of 1871,

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WASHINGTON, August and, The Assistant secretary of the Treasury, in a talk with a Post reporter, about the Behring's Sen seizure, said: "There will be no child's play about this Administration. The officers of the revenue cutter in Behring's Sea have obeyed unequivocal orders. They will seize every vessel, The sudden departure for Canton of about Great Britain claims the right to the fisheries,

American or British, found violating the law,

A St. Petersburg: despatch says that the it ten steam-launches that have been regularly is true, but Great Britain is in the babit of Province are under arrest for burning an entire plying between Hongkong, Kowloon and Yau- claiming everything. The idea of redress or

Inhabitants of forty small villages of Kursk masti, has caused much comment in this colony, indemnity under the circumstances is absurd.

town to obtain the insurance money. The and various theories have been advanced to The matter will be treated as a small trespass, peasants made no secret of their plans and explain the matter, the obtuse oracle of the China Mfail even going so far as to publish a

Commissioner of Customs Holiday said: collected their effects in a safe place before The only trouble is we have not enough ves applying the torch. They seem perfectly rumour (7; that a "threatened rebellion of Hak sels in Behring's Sea to properly defend the fish-concerned as to having done any wrong and kas (1) was the cause of the Chinese Govern- eries. No men-of-war, I think, are on duty in say their houses were old and they wished to ment chartering the launches, &c," it is not Behring's Sea. If anything worth the trouble to show up the ridiculous idea English Government, it will probably be an

done by the improve by building new ones with the insur

They cannot understand why they of any such rebellion, where the Hakkar num-offict to our claim to the Canadian fisheries."

should be arrested. ber only one our of every twenty natives, or punti, of the population of Kuangtung, nor is the game worth the candle. Another version of the affair is that, owing to certain kin troubles in Shekmun, the authorities at Canton had chartered the launches to carry troops to the disturbed dis tricts. With reference to this explanation of the mystery, a paragraph appeared in our columns two or three days ago. Another story in circulation is that these launches are destined to THE first lot of race-ponies this sensori, sixty-trade in the inland waters of Kuangtung under one in number, arrived at Shanghvi from Tien- sin by the steamship. El Dorada on August 30th. They are described as a fairly good looking lot. A number of them were sold by auction at the Horse Bazar on the 31st. It is reported that griffins are rather scarcer up North than usual.

THE Foochow Echo of the 31st ulto says: Same 100 chests third crop tea have arrived from the country and it is said to be of very good quality, enmples of the same will no doubt he sent round.sometime next week. This lot and some more yet to arrive will, of course, be sold under the name of "Foochow pack."

THE Band of the Argyll and Sutherland High- lauders will play the following programme at the Barrack Square, to-morrow evening, com- mencing a1 7 30 o'clock:--

March" Panfash**

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"Echoes of Lonika"... Vale Kate Keam y Tk..." Nightingale Omdril'e The Campiell Minstrels Calap..."Jongleur”.................

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PAPER. ...Zikud.

The China Mail understands "that a memorial to the Queen is being prepared protesting against some of the objectionable clauses of the Praya Reclamation Bill" Our evening contemporary has evidently got Praya Reclamation Scheme on the brain. It would be interesting to know what special object our contemporary hopes to attain hy feebly harping on a played-out string-trying in its own curious way to raise opposition and create obstacles to an undertaking that has already been signed and sealed 7

THAT "fat, fair, and forty" lady, Madame Pauline Francois, was a good deal in request at the Police Court, the first thing this morning, but she was not to be seen, and her bail was extreated. The sureties were beginning to feel more than uneasy, when the lady turned up, and the order was rescinded. Mr. Webber was unable to attend, being detained at the Supreme Court. Major-General Gordon stated that he expected the witnesses, by the Guthrie, due about, the 17th inst. remanded.

license granted by Viceroy Chang Chih-tung in, answer to a petition emanating from a syndicate of Chinese merchants of Canton and this Colony. This was also touched upon, an passant, in our columns last month.

After careful equity, we are at last able to lay before our renders the true position of affairs, and to state that the last two versions given above are matters of fact, only with the exception that the steam launches in question were chartered by the Cantonese Government for the u-cs stated before, as well as for certain other purposes which will appear in the course

of this article.

LONDON, August 3rd. The French Government proposes to ask for the extradition of Boulanger.

The Shah of Persia, who is on his way home' from here, has refused to meet the Sultan of Turkey at Constantinople, because the latter declines to go down to the docks to greet the Shab, and the Shah will not make a call at the Sultan's palace.

Large numbers of English Catholics, includ- ing Lords Clifford, and Herries, are purposing making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem,

ROME, August 5th. A Mussulmap shot and killed an Italian sailor Italian torpedo boat has gone there to investigate at Candia, capital of Crete, yesterday, and an and obtain redress. Further complications in the Adriatic through the troublesome Crele question are feared.

S. PETERSBURG, August 6th. Eighteen Nihilists have been arrested at

Khatkhorf. The palice are raiding the houses of the menthers of a new Socialist society at Odresa. Many of the members have been arrested. The Society is composed mainly of Jews.

NEW YORK, August 6th,

BERLIN, August 8th. Catherine Nicholson, the well-known opera singer, committed suicide by shooting today, because of a love affair.

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SAN FRANCISCO, August 8th. Private letters received here show that Mt. Clan-Spreckels, of the California Sugar Refinery, was responsible for the recent failure of the great Magdeburg sugar syndicate. When Mr. Spreckels was in Germany recently, prominent bankers of Berlin and Hamburg, who had agreed to back the syndicate with several millions, asked Mr. Spreckels what were the chances for commering the sugar supply of the world, not be done so long as he stayed in the Mr. Spreckels replied bluntly that it should

the Sandwich Islands, and the best sugar field and controlled a large cane plantation in

then decided not to advance the coin, whereupon product of California. The German bankers the Magdeburg syndicate was forced to appeal to the American Sugar Trust, and thus the details the scheme to defraud the revenue by artificial coloring was exposed Mr. Spreckels is straining every nerve to increase the output of sugar in California, and there is not a question but that From what we have been able to gather,

next season will see a famous crop raised, and appears that Shekmus, a considerable market town on the North River, being at the junction

no less than two beet sugar refineries cpnstructed, of three rivers, namely, the North, East and

one in San Diego county and the other in Shasta West Rivers, respectively, was deemed by the No complete list of the wedding presents to the will run throughout the year, when the crops A London correspondent to the Tribune says: or Thama. The present refinery at Watsonville Viceroy, fier personal survey, the proper Princess Louise of Wales has yet been published,comes in this fall, while the output of the Sand- place to establish a Lekin Station jan institution huberto unknown in the history of Shekmun there is no doubt about the general desire to nearly two-thirds, will be larger than for many. and none in any case could be given here. But wich Islands, of which Mr. Spreckels controls and beyond the memory of the oldest inhabit-bestow offerings on this young lady. Before her years. ant. Now, an innovation, especially when it engagement, she was jewelless, and Lord Fife ath cts the pockets of a community, is always has no family Jewellery. Now, they say she has an unpopular thing, and Chang Chih-tung's new depir ure at Shekmun was no exception to the collection is remarkable. Nor had she been more than the Princess of Wales herself, whose general rule. Distegarding with contemptuous obliged to rebuke the ral of her admirers as the silence the murmurs of discontent amongst the Duke of Portland did. It is s id of the Duke of tradas, His Excellency, willed that it must be, Portland that he caused some of the presents to and inst no time in setting the lekin machinery in the Duchess to be returned to the owners, on working order at Shekmun. A Custom House was built, ad on the gist of August that institution the ground that their acquaintance was too slight

to entitle their acceptance of these gifts. began is duties. The next day, while a trading junk was being examined by the Custom House officials, a dispute arose as to the tariff to be levied on certain goods; words led to blows, and in the meled that ensued a native of Shekmun was badly hurt. The people of that town, as has already been stated, being in a state of discontent at the establisbroent of the Customa

LOND N, August 6th.. Rains are general throughout England, doing serious damage to the wheat. Rust is reported in some sections. Complete official reports of the wheat harvest indicate a shortage of 700,000 tons under the average.

Reports from Egypt say the collon prospects

Madame La Marechalle de Canrobert died

The case was oga House, were only too glad to get an opportunity throughout that country are excellent,

of venting their wrath on the unpopular institu tion, and a mob quickly

THE head-boy, three other "boys," and three to tear down the lekin building, and altempled suddenly in Paris this morning.

cooks, belonging to the steamship Taiyuan, were charged on remand to-day, before Mr. Wodehouse, with stealing a quantity of provi sions, table-cloths, etc., last month. One evening a police-bust stopped a sampan and found a lot of condensed milk, sugar, soap, table-cloths,

and so on, on board. The prisoners were after- wards identified as having put them there. Mr. Dennys, who defended, admitted the guilt of a boy and a cook, and asked for the discharge of the others. This was granted, and the two re- maining prisoners were again remanded.

AT the Police Court this moming a couple of youths named Francis Stainfield and charles Manaky were charged on suspicion with stealing Jewely worth about $22, the property of James McVitie. The prosecutor, who was formerly a policeman in the Naval Yard, left the property the key of the box in which it was kept Yester- with young Stainfield a few days ago, but had day he was called in by Stainfield, and found the box broken open and the articles gone. The youth tried to implicate Maniky, and in the end they were both charged with the theft. On the application of Inspector Swanston they were remanded, ball being fixed in Stainfield's case at $50, and in the other at $15.

THE Ningpo correspondent of the Shangkat Mercury writes on the 30th ulto.-The German steamer Poliur has put into Chinba for repairs. It seems that she was in ballast bound from Hongkong to Vladivostock when she encountered typhoon, probably the same which paid us a visit, and after vainly struggling with the gale, her coals running short, her pumps choked up

anchored under Silver Island, The Captain has come here to get coals, and will then proceed abated and things are resuming their usual on hie voyage. The floods here have greatly

Gen. Phillip Lovide, conqueror of Rosnis, is dead, at Prague, from apoplexy. has recovered from his recent illness and is in Lord Tennyson is Fo years old to-day. He

fair health.

Duke of Saxe-Coburg that he is extremely The Emperor William has telegraphed to the gratified by his reception here. He also refers to the naval review, and expresses admiration for the British fleet.

CARACAS, VENEZUELA, August 6.h. An English company is having to steam- ships constructed at Glasgow for the line to be established between this port and New York.

LONDON, August 6th.

Gen. Boulanger says he has decided to remain in London unless his extradition is demanded, in which case he will sail for New York.

NEW YORK August 6th.

28, says the Haytian war han degenerated into a A despatch from Port Au Prince, dated July campaign of murder, and is beginning to look like a war of extermination. Hippolyte's forces are gradually closing in on Port Au Prince. Legitime is killing his prisoners like to many sheep, cutting their throats in the market places, while Hippolyte slaughtered eighteen men who fell into his hands the other day in retaliation for those killed by Legítimo.

PARIS, August 7th. of General Boulanger, and subsequently attached Captain Rujac, formerly a member of the staff to the Foreign Office, has been arrested on a charge of being a German spy,

DUBLIN, August 7th,

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LONDON, August 8th. The Russian and French press take no pains to conceal the annoyance which seems to be felt in both countries, at the warmth with which the great as is this annoyance, the surprise is greater Emperor William was received in England. But

English opinion. They evidently expected that yet at what they speak of as the veering round of the young Emperor would be hooted at and reviled by John Bull, or at least that the coldness of his reception would be sufficiently marked to leave its impression upon the future relations of the two powers. Entirely disappointed expectation, the French press, almost universally, and the Russian, very largely, revert to the other extreme, and proclaim their suspicious that England and Germany are on the point of concluding at alliance, offensive and defensive. The seamen from the vessels forming the German Emperor's escort were received by the Queen on the grounds of Osborne House to-day The men, numbering goo, were commanded by the Emperor, who was dressed in the uniform of an admiral.

The German and Austriaa press speak loudly dinner on board the Royal yacht. The Berlin in praise of the speeches made by the Emperor William and the Prince of Wales at the recent

between Germany and England will result from National Zeitung prophesies that an alliance

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August 7th. The witnesses against Mrs. May brick were surrounded by an angry mob last night an leav Ing the court and 60 police had to to their rescue and to preserve order

The jury in the case of Mrs. Florence May. brick, charged with the murder of her husband by poison, returned a verdict this morning find. ing the defendant guilty of the crime charged.

Mrs. Maybrick has been sentenced to death.. The judge in passing sentence said there was strong evidence as to her motive for killing her husband and the prisoner's adultery, matte a great deal of lying necessary. She wrote to Brierly that her husband was sick unto death he would recover. This, he said, was very im- on the very day the doctors fully expected that portant and showed that there was reason to bes lieve that the prisoner wanted to get rid of her husband and live with her paramour.

the Maybrick case causes great excitement

The announcement of the verdict of guity in ' among all classes of the people here, who have been watching the trial with intense interest. After the verdict became known, thousands ci people assembled around the entrance to the court room and waited for the departure of the Judge. As soon as he made his appearance he was greeted with howls of rage, and the booting of the crowd was kept up for a long time. There were incessant cries of "shame," and an attack upon the Judge's carriage was only prevented by. in Liverpool against the verdict is intense. Steps the active interference of the police. The feeling

have been taken to secure a stay of execution on the ground of the discovery of further medical evidence.

August 8th.

The popular movement in Liverpool, as also in London and elsewhere in England, to obtain a reprieve for Mrs. Maybrick is assuming enor- mous proportions. entirely to the judge's charge, which in the last The verdict is attributed two hours of its delivery was characterised by a virulence which exceeded even that of the surprise, not only to the public generally but to prosecution. That the verdict was a complete

Anderson, the prosecuting attorney, in a conver the prosecution as well, is most certain. Mr.

for Mrs. Maybrick, on Tuesday, told him that sation with Sir Charles Russell, the counsel he considered an acquittal certain, as there was really no evidence to convict. He said further that in the event of a dis agreement of the jury, the Crown would. the accused to be set the liberty, although, per- not force a new trial, but would permit haps, sureties would be required for her appear. ance when wanted. This conversation was bad after the judge had begun his charge, but before its conclusion. It is said that Mrs. Maybrick's admission of her adultery very seriously injured. believed she would have been acquitted. her defence, and but for this admission it is

Mrs. Maybrick is seriously ill. She had an interview with her morber, in which much affec- tion was displayed by both. The lawyers here are joining in an appeal to the Home Office for a reprieve, basing the petition on the conflict of medical testimony. Besides the lawyers, ather the case and are circulating petitions, looking to prominent people have interested themselves in

pular." the same end. The verdict is extremely unpo

FOOCHOW TEA PROSPECTS.

There was probably never a more general desire shown at this port to learn of the recep sion given to the new season's teas in London, than there has been this year. Over and above those directly connected with the trade, there are many who, if only through sympathy, had been looking forward with warm interest to the newe which has just reached us. The losses of Inst season, followed by the gloomiest forecasts as to the future, led to a depression bordering on des pair. We have it on record in these columns that Foochow teas were declared "pot to be wants ed at all in London." May and June passed without so much as the promise of a package of away and the market was not open, and the steamship Glanogle lay in port for six weeks

Foochow trade to London had come suddenly to tea. To the uninitiated it appeared as if the

an end. And no wonder. The views expressed Mr. Lincoln, the American Minister, spoke by the merchants and brokers at home, with" this evening at the dinner given at the Tavistock their melancholy predictions as to the probable Hotel in honor of the 50 Stripp's League work-range of prices, left us pretty nearly without ingmen from America. Mr. Lincoln dwelt at hope. It was a great relief, therefore, to leam by length on the strength and prosperity of America cable that the first teaser Glanegie had been and Great Britain. The killed workmen of favorably received. It is true that the sales, no these countries, he said, were beyond those of nations where the population consisted of soldiers and peasants.

the Emperor's visit,

It is announced that the Italian War Minister, General Viale, will shortly resign,

from his severe indisposition of the last few days The Prince of Wales has entirely recovered

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TELEGRAMS.

(From the Courrier d'Haiphong.) THE FRENCH ELECTIONS......

PARIS, August 27th, Boulanger has written from England to the the electors, of the department of the Seine, in which he names the Republican candidates at the approaching French General Elections. These are fixed for the sand September. M. Myre de Villiers is the candidate for French Cochia China.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

A MEETING of Ararat Lodge of Royal Arc Mariners, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Z t'and Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock prèchiely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

The Court has refused application for a writ of the member of Parliament who was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for conspiracy to oppose the law.

In self defence, afe many warnings to the mob to disperse, the escort of soldiers stationed at the Custom House, were compelled to fire, the result being that three men were killed and about twenty wounded The military escort, consisting only of one shao, or company of fifiy men, were subsequently unable to withstand the repeated onslaughts of the infuriated populace, who increased more and more in number as the fighting wen on, and at last were forced to retreat, leaving a number of their comrades to the tender mercies of the rioters, who lost no time in pulling down and otherwise breaking up the obnoxious lekin station. The Wei yueH, OF deputy in charge of the station, had to fly for his life, reaching Canton with only the clothes on his back, and even these were considerably the worse for the rough usage their owner had been subjected to. The wrath of the Viceroy tions were at once issued to send troops in hot may be better imagined then described; instruc haste to the disturbed districts, with orders to suppress with the utmost rigour any attempt at an extended insurrection, and before the mob could assume any formidable proportions.

This explains, to some extent, the sudden departure of the Hongkong steam-launches, although it was altogether outside the calcula tions of the Chinese officials who have been in this colony for the last fortnight, in order to effect the charter of a number of steam launches to be employed, at the suggestion of Admiral Fang Yao, as police launches on the North, East and West rivers, for the purpose of suppressing the numerous piratical craft that have been swarming there lately in especially large numbers, and almost paralysing the bave reason to believe that the steam-launches werp not to have left here until after the Feast of Lanterns, held on the 9th of September, but, as already stated above, the Shekmun lekin troubles have caused their premature departure, which occasioned the various rumours in circu- lation. The real origin of the chartering of these steam-launches would appear to be owing officials, Sometime last year, a report was te a course only too common amongst Chinese made to the Viceroy to the effect that five mili tary officers of high rank, in the province of Kuangtung, were inclined to peculation, to the detriment of the troops under their command and also of the people amongst whom they were quartered. His Excellency accordingly, after some slight enquiry, dismissed and diarated

A cable despatch to the Gazette from London there officers, all of whom were natives of says that the Imperial authorities have decided Kuangtung and had been for years active agents rage in the Bebring Sea. The belief here is that British rights must be protected from cut- suppressing the numerous acts of lawlessness that when the United States see so determined of which that unfortunate province is a notorious victim. By a peculiar coincidence, soon after

an attitude in Great Britain in support of Canada, the dismissal of these officers, the number of they will no longer obstruct a speedy and peace nizacies increased to more than treble what they ful settlement. Sir Julian Pauncef te and Lords THE Marquis Tiêng, according to the Peking had been for the last ten years, and complaints Salisbury and Knutsford have been in consin & correspondent of the Chinese, Times, is now and petitions came pouring Into the Viceregal communication during the last few days. The Graves of Brooklyn, but had lost it. On the to the foreign merchants; Those unacquainted. quite restored to health, physically speaking, but Yamen daily from every part of the province; illegality and indefencibility of the United States

journals of all shades of opinion maintain the the question of his habits again occupying atten concerning robberies and piracles of the most tion. Some time ago his predilection for low daring character. In this dilemma, the Viceroy company was remarked upon, and it was thought consulted Admiral Fang Yao as to the strange that a man of his birth, education, and best means of suppressing this crying evil be able to discriminate between decent people ment of the five degraded officers, giving long experience of Western countries should not

The Admiral recommended the rein-state and what the Duke of Wellington called the each a coramand of five hundred men, two scum of the earth. Yet the fact is po; and steam launches, and twenty cutters, and station foreign representatives are inthis unpleasant posing there at points on the North, East and West tion, that whatever they may communicate to His Excellency the Marquis is at once imparted bands of pirates they might come in contact with rivers a patrol those waters, and suppress A to people who turn the information to the basest The Viceroy baving assented; officers were sent

his company, and the Marquis is certainly not tional steam launches, and we are Informed on happy in his selection. Some details of the pro- good authority that the ten already gone to ceedings of his entourage might both interest Canton, are only the first instalment, and that and enlighten the public us to the way we instructions have been sent to procure twelve manage matters in the capital.

mare, on the best forms available.

Course.

At the Police Court this afternoon the remanded esse of the thirteen stonemasons charged with using threatening language, and thereby pre venting athers from pursuing their lawful work. was again befo e Mr. Wodehouse. They were asked if they had anything to say against the charge. They replied that they had already settled the matter out of Court, and had no witnesses. Mr. Wodehouse accordingly fined two of them ten dollars, or in default twenty one days bard labor, and one prisoner five dollars, or fourt en days. The rest were bound over on their own recognisances, one prisoner in fify dolls, for good behaviour for nine months, and the remaining aine in twenty-five dollars to be of good behaviour for six months, :

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LONDON, August 7th. A great many people will regret to hear of the death of Mr. Robert Wigram Crawford. He bad been a director of the Bank of England nearly forty years, for a long space, in which was his father before him. His fine figure-he term, he had also been member for the city, as was over six feel four-admirable manners and high spirit will not readily be forgotten. Mr. Crawford did at often are on public plat forms, except at the Mansion House.

confused.

LIVERPOOL, August 3rd,

fat advised, are limited in number owing to the strike of the Dock labourers, but such as bave been made are satisfactory to shippers; and they show without question that the quality of the teas is appreciated. It is no part of our purpose will be maintained. A sufficient quanthy has at the moment to enquire whether opening prices been sold to assure us that pure wholesome teas THE MAYBRICK CASE.

of high quality, such as we have seat forward, LONDON, August and. disclosures were made of her relations with Alfred Ceylon; and this is all we want or can will hold their own against the astringent When Mrs. May brick was arrested, damaging deleterious stuff that is sent from India and Brierly. Popular feeling was expressed in every expect just now. Advertising and fashion have quarter of her guilt and her ultimate conviction led to consumption running, for the time on the charge of poisoning her husband. Sir being, on what are called British grown teas; case has, however, completely revolutionised soon be telling on the nervas of consumers, and Charles Russell's admirable preparation of her but these teas, so surcharged with tannin, whil public sentiment, and if his work produces upon signs are not wanting to show that, before long, the jury anything like the impression it has no other kind than pure China teas will be taken already made upon the public, conviction is out The medical men are fully, alive to the baneful. she will be acquitted, or even at the worst that best to put a stop to it. It is only those mer of the question. It is generally believed that effects of Indian tea drinking, and are doing their

introduced by the Crown is very weak, and is tea gardens, and those dealers who pander to a far from supporting the theory of the prosecution! passing fashion, who speak in favor of thele Dr. Humphreys and Carter, who attended the obnoxions produce. Every expert knows that deceased in his last illness, and upon whose the pure teas of Chins are infinitely testimony the prosecution relied very largely, superior to any others in the world far more flatly contradicted one another on the stand, on wholesome, and far more agreeable to the palato. some very material polats, and upon their cross What more, wherever the opportunity occurs examination by Sir Charles Russell both became of pointing this out to the ordinary tea drinker, It is acknowledged. Time will work the cure, and we must be patient. That there is still as neither India nor Ceylon can produce, is good demand for pare teas of China growth, auch shown very conclusively by the way our first tene are being taken in London. Our mer 'cbants may, therefore, take heart, but if they Rto wise, they will follow up any vantage ground they feel they may have gained this bought the By paper previously mentioned in the faces against having anything to do with com

At the trial to-day Maybrick herself was placed season, by confining their shipments to teas of on the witness stand. She admitted she had good quality, and by determinedly setting their

of making a wash for the face by soaking it mischief from which the trade bas so long been trial, but said she procured it for the purpose mankinds, which Indeed have brought all the in elder flower water, according to a receipt suffering We have learned this week that a given her by a German friend. She had had fair price will be paid for pure teas of good quality a prescription of the sort given her by Doctora price that is remunerative to the teamen and night of May 9th her husband implored her to with the secret history of last year's bustors may give him a powder, declaring it would not burt point to the early abandonment of Foochow teas The seizure, though it had such a ridiculous The Ganette, speaking of the above says! similar requests from him, but consented on this and the sudden collapse of prices, all in the him taken in food. She had previously refused by buyers throughout the United Kingdom, ending, gives promise of resulting more satis- bring about the seulement of a much vexed husband asleep. She left the tin with its cons of this unfortunate state of affairs is well known, occasion seeing the distress he was in. She course of a few days after the arrival of the new factorily than was expected, and may directly placed the powder in a sin of meat juice and teas, and use it as an argument to upset the returning to the sick chamber with it found her hopeful views, we have expressed. The reason Suction. The cable despatches announce that will support the Canadians in their just rights. secured it. It had ut been touched, and she agree with us that in the absence of any such tents on the washstand where Micha Maybrick however, to all those interested; and they will Salisbury has taken the matter up, and

Sea cannot be reasonably denied. If the matter evidence was listened to with breathless arien- and we may look with some confidence to That these include free entry into the Bebring that it contained arsenic. This remarkable way into public favor on their own merits. was unaware until ber husband died that night adverse induonce, our fine teas will work their

tiation, or referred to arbitration of an independent power, there can be no doubt of the result":

The Times to-day strongly supports Canada's

age London, August 7th,

claim regarding Bebring Sea. The Canadian

action.

MONTREAL, August 7th.

testified that all Maybrick's symptoms Indicated At the Maybrick trial to-day Dr. Stephenson use of arsenic. Maybrick's nurse testified that deceased refused to take medicine es the ground that it was not the right kind. Mr. Maybrick was kind and considerate to her husband.

August 5th.

usea. A man 'is known all over the world by lŝto this colony to arrange for the charter of Bank can once be made subject of fair-minded niego:tion: by the entire', court,: but the interest was opening prices for them? belag maintained.""" OL

arpused to the be

highest pitch of sensation when medium and low aedium' teas no sales

the prisoner alluded to hertelations with Brierly, have been received, and the prospects to ber husband, had been pardoned by him, and The continuous flood of such Linde from Indu She swore she had confessed the whole int Igue these classes are anything but encouraging. both were fully reconciled before he died; and Ceylon, all put up to motion on arrival) is