hereby certify that the within named John MeVhic Chief Oficer, HI. MeLarty. evidence wont to prove that the plaintiff! ind refused his discharge, and declined to accept the wages tendered him. An explanation therefore will probably be sought from the Vice-Consul of the reasons which induced him to say the discharge had taken place by mutual consent," nnd that iis wages had been paid. Even in the apparently impossible contingency of his discrepancy Voing removed, the incongruity will il romain, of 'a Consular official not aly ororlooking well founded pro-tost, bat endeavoring to induce Melarty to abandon his claim. So Jong us the steamer ras not sold, the clause rendering the agreemont_termienrgo-bouts take it into the nable in such an event, ud clearly scorns therefore in the unpleasant position of having lent his. influence to accomplish an illegal measure, instead of pointing out to Captain Shaw how legal the action was. It signifies not how immediate, at the time, the prospect of sale appeared. The sale bad not been effected, and has not been, to the present day. The nogotintions fell through, and the Island Queen has retuned to Shanghai, where she is again advertised to tow vessels in search of ton freight, to Han-ow, One principal object of the lanso in the Moreliant Seamen's Act requiring Consuls to examine into the grounds of seamen's dischnrgo, is their protection against high-banded or arbitrary proceedings. Deprived of such support, a teiler fe holplens to a degree, "Lio kas oto was necessary to logelise the badger, it or might not be regarded, Their no remedy on the spot; and on his re-for 1866-7. This year, the signature of tar to another port can probably not the Consul-Gonoral only-was required. command the funds necessary to obtain And, as if this was not sufficient, the legal redress. For all. these reasons, Council which imposed this budget had we repeat, it behaved the oficial through whom the discharge of the crow of the caboted eet from: the one Br lego Fland Queen was conducted, to take salon if was disoueod, We cannot but Regulations give, jing present: careful note of and support McLarty's think this illiberal exclusion of the test. Te seems. on the contrary, to public from the mesting of Council of have been arbitrarily overruled, and not the 20th April was a grave error, von recorded. and quite unjustified by the reasons The only other remarkable feature in alleged. The case which could warrant: the case was the defendant's amusing endeavour to evade responsibility by Ing the privilege granted the pablisy raniorit "ead Goal fe silted silence; and its sigonl failure. Ho was Tule x1" of being. prevent at its dll ige- in the act of pleading that no ownership eration on the budget, must be extra. in the Zslaxd Queen had boon proved ordinary in the fullest senso of the against him, when he was summoned word. "To withhold it, from a feeling to the box and forced to admit that of aunoyunco at unjust attacks, was ho was owner. Whether he will event both unworthy and unwise. "And to ually be held liable for the claim, re-these onuses for discontent, again, must-mitts to be seen. 'The error by' the be added the fact thnt. the gentlemen Nagasaki Consulate imparts 60 ow a 80 excluding the public; the Council feature to the ease, that the Court took exercising tie new. and galling power, time to consider bow far it might shire comprised only foreigners. French in the responsibility from the own torests—though, we believe, wisely con-shoulders, sidered and administered—were unre-Presented. It was, than, against the system under which the' budget wns.
'TIE Pneyout serrucwext. compiled—against the withdrawal of first glance, the spirit of op the "privijego of controlling it, and tion showa at the meeting of Fi against the incompleteness of the electors on Wednesday Inst, appears to Council which proposed it—that the savour of factiousness. Although not strong demonstrations of dissatisfaction bound to do so by the Regulations, the Consul general bad convened them for Wednesday were levi 'Pho objec-the purpose of discussing the budget, tions entertained against the budget itself ale, we suspect, comparatively tr 'A difference of opinion muy it' he wil of the Council and. the tainly they could pass no vote afectin the score of Wharfage Dues but Mr. Morel's explanation must have signature of the Consal-general were gone far to show thnt the advantage alone needed to give it the force of law. from their introduction was great, and But all the more gratitude, than, was the disadvantage mainly imaginary. duo to the latter, for giving the' residents an opportunity" of expressing their opinion on the subject. They
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