'A. Chinaman who warlord a Policeman #0 long ago as March on Tuesday lant executed outside the city walls, The long delay that has taken place Veforo the murderer was punished is on account of an Tnperial Deeroo having to be procured from Peking to enable the sentence of the Chinese judges to be carried The daughter of Vicomito Brenier de Montmorand, the French Consul, was married to M. Leonco Verny on the 22nd inst. im the Jesuit Father's Church on the French Concession. A number of Naval Officers of all nations wore present the ceremony, which was performed with full choral servi By our polio reports in another column it will be soon that one of those furious ideas the Jacks has boon tought to for amashitig the shaft of a carringo.
frit this wil be a warning to those of his class who ronder the highways and Aayewaye of this settlement, at times quite impassable to pedestrians, The Volunteer Corps having boon disbanded, a Ritlo Club has been formed and mooting taken place to elect oticers, and adopt regulations, a full report of the rocecdings at the mooting, &e., will be found in another column, Wo are informed that the now Masonic Tomplo.on the Bund will be dedicated with the solomnitica usual amongst the Craft on the 24th of next month. The Provincial Grand Master (Brother Blurray of Hongkong) is unable 10 come up. to take part in the ceremony, but he has, we believe, appointed an Acting Worshipful Maftor and asuficient number of Acting Grand Oficors. The Hall which is completed (oxeopt the hazing in of the windows) is very large, 80 ft. by 40 ft, and will accommodate as many of the Brothron as are ever likely to require it, Our readers wil recollect that fon the occasion of laying the Foundation Stone of the Church and of the Hall there was procession of the various Lodger ing emblems and wearing regain through the principal streets of the setlemont. On the 24th it is proposed to pense with this portion of the ceremony.
It is reported that Messrs. Farnham Blethen & Ca., have agreed to compete the now Trinity Church if the Trustees or {the community can provide Tls. 12,000, the Contractors guaranteeing to advance auch suns over that amount ax may be required to finish the structure, This deter-amination on the part of the Contractors rolluees the matter to more manageable Aimensions, and gives us good hope that the work will not be stopped. We notice that the shafts of the pillars within the yao have been raised to their position, and that the lange masses of granite which fre to form the lower sills of the Altar window are also laid. Some skilled stone masons from Ningpo have been engaged, and the work is progressing with increased energy, the Inbourers previously employed being very inferior in intelligence and ability to these now workmen, We hear on good authority that Dr. wry Soto be consecrated Bishop. The Episcopal juri iis residence will be Ning The now Seanion ment assisted by auch of the natives of Shanghai ws were devoutly inclined, cele: brated the Annual Invocation of Ponce Festival "Te Ping Hoong Tsang"
DSI. The object of the Feast ft to ug over war, throughout the empire. extended at one tine down the Kiukiang Road from the Cemetery to the Bund and consisted of musicians, Uannermen, lantern carriers, ancestral tablet bearers, Jed po-jelly caparisoned, sedans containing the chief contributors to the function," Budidhist Priests, ote., ote. The most protninont object was a gigantic Payor image likoa Gth of November "Guy" called by the natives ff) Et, Wo loam from Pextsogint Mr. Hai Lins proffered the Chairs of Natura? Philosoph, and of Chemistry in the Now College established there, to Dr. Macgovan, am apointment which, if made and nésopted cannot fail to. give satisfaction, Wo regret to lorn that there has been explosion at the arsenal at Naxx, volving the loss of several lives. It in satis factory however to know that the accident did not arise from any want of pro-cautions, but from the hazardous nature the employment or neglect in obeying the roles lid down. A full, ascount of the ox-plosion wil be found in nnothor eolunn, Wo hear from Haxiow thatin the 17th inst. an extensive fire occurred xt. the im. portant depot of Siang Tan, in Oonam, by which, it is reported, ubout 2,000 houses were destroyed. Several Tea hongs wore Durnt, and about 5,000 plouts leaf, but the greatest loss occurred amongst the Modi-cine shops. The Picso Goods hange escaped entirely, The total destruction of property is estimated at about 20 lahks tack Which cannot fail to exorcise an unfavourable alfoct upon the trade of Hankow for
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