'A. mooting of Land Renters has been held for the purpose of receiving the new assoesmonts on Land and Housce that had boon drawn up by the respective Committees appointed for that purpose. As will be soon from the Report of pro-coedings, a rather animated discussion took place. The new House. Assessment was adopted, but the rates fixed by the Land Assessment Committee were rojectfol aa excomive, and a revision. decided on—Tls. 4000 being laid. down as the highest value per mow to be fixed for the Dest Bund lot, and Tls. 30 as the lowest onthe most out-of-the-way. T#vo Committees ware suggested to early out this revision, one including the Finance Comnitteo of the Municipal Council, one not doing 80. But the Finance Committee declined to fact as assessors, and the other gontlemen proposed, declined to act without their assistance. The motion finally adopt-therefore became inoperative; and the necting was obliged to vote aupplics on the basis of the old aascasinent, until a compromise can be effected and th" rosnosstngut proceeded with, 'A meeting of shareholders in the China Fire Insurance Company lise also boon hid, to receive the report of the Directors on the working for the past half year. The results were satisfactory; but it was strongly urged that the insurance of build ngs in Japan should be altogether abandened, as toorrisky, 'A meeting of shareholders in the Cub es advertised -to take place this afternoon, Wo aro: glad to loam that the Harbour suthoritios have made arrangements to have the wreck of the barque Tientsin, Blown up. She is sunk, it will be remem: dered, near the entrance to Woosung, and the removal will be a grant boon to vessels entering this port. We should be gind to hoar that it was intended also to blow up, the wrecks of the Hellapont and of' the Chinese jank which have so long obatructa the fairway a little lower down. The latter lost, during the late typhoon, the only mast which hed hitherto served tow, mark her position. and The ship Dartmouth picked up the de-Siam, laden with beancake Tharo is, we believe, inquiry into the cirewn:
The works at the Church have been suspended, but a subscription lst is being circulated in the endeavour to raise funds to enable their resumption. If a sum suficient to warrant the cofitraotors in proceed ing be subscribed, operations will be re-nowed; if not; they will romain in abeyance until definite arrangements be made, At a mooting held at the Club Concordia, for the purpose of revising the rules for the newly formed Dramatic Association and Liodertafel in connection with th Club, Mr, Nootzli, who has from the beginning boon most indefatigable in arranging the matter, was elected Director by unanimous oto of the member and Mr, Hégqvist conductor of the Licdertafel.
AtNtxaro a now police force has been formed, under the auspices of the Taot for the protection of the foreign sot The torve isto be controlled by a Wei-ywen, who into be appointed by that oficial; and: His Excellency has wily selected Colonel Cooke, Commandant of the local Anglo-Chinese contingent, for that post.
Cwer00 advices state that, after allow ing-the Imperialists to complete their entrenchment, the Rebels carefully neutral Tisod its effects by gotting into some lunka North coast, and landing in its rear, AILLi'a.work therefore fu thrown away a the entrenchment nero the Shanting Promontory converted into n ridiculous movement of failure, The Futai of Shantung was in On him therefore, th responsibil the difficulty and pos of attempting to degrade i, The re vols are not however yot quite clear, they have still to ovnde the under Li, which is encamped farther Westward, before they can got into Hono The task however is mich easier than that Which thay have just accomplished, and no out they. will muccood. After Ianding in the roar of the entrenchment, they divided into. two bodies, and marched Southward. Since then, nothing further 6 Jhas boon heard of them. It is reported that a large-body of Imperialists have do-sorted tothem.
Trextatn advices speak of great disap-ointment in the North, in consequence of the escape of the Nienfei from the Shan-tur.3 promontory.
The tort dates from Yoxomasta wore Droug!-t by the Aden on the Gth instant. They come down only to the Slat August. This steamer had to tun round sharp in consequence of the nouurrival, of the "Singapore," from Hakodadi, to which place she had yano for Silk worms oggs, She ought-to have returnned to Yokohama on the 27th, and hor non-appearinice has given iso to some apprehension for her safety. Sir E. Hornby Ind arrived and disposed. of several ontatanding cases. The-Aden experienced very rough wenthor the first two days after lonving Yoko-hams, so much so that, dining 24 hours, she only made G5 miles ant. was blow some distance out of hor course.
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