Forbes and family and Mr. Wheelock; per Nanzing, from Chefoo, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Collins and 4 children, Mr. and Mrs. Holmes, Mrs, Fallerton, Miss Adams, Miss Ramsay, Messrs. Venukoff, Soulary, Davis and Carnie. The following have departed:—per Labourdonnais, for Hongkong, Messrs. Sajonnbhoy, Mahomedbhoy, Pila, and two Chinese; for Saigon, Messrs. Dillon, Ronnemain and servant, Soulavy, Granger, and 9 French Sailors; for Suez, Mr. and Mrs. Flowers, for Marseilles, Monsgrs. Desfleches, and Zancli, Rev. Mr. Collins, Mrs. Collins and 4 children, Mr. Leroy, Mr, Grenard, and three French Sailors.
KroKiANG.—A correspondent of the N.C. Daily Nets writes "The water keeps much about the same level that ie, there is a road all along the bund, but one half i under water, and we have had nothing but bad weather for the last fortnight. of the Kiangsi province died Inst night from an attad Monseigneur Baldus, the Rowauy Catholic Bishop of acute dysentery. Uis health had been far from good for some time past, and he was repeatedly urged to try a change; but no_arguments could induce him to desert his post, Over thirty years (some twenty of which were passed in Honan) of Missionary labors were brought to a peaceful close 9 o'clock last evening and Monseigner Baldus has his reward."
Haxkow.—A correspondent of the same paper There is nothing to say, for the excellent reason that nobody is able to do anything whatsoever. Locomotion is impossible except in boats, business is at a stand still, because all the towing paths are deep under water, and no goods can be carried into the interior; the tea season is practically over, and the merchants are grumbling sadly at the small quantity settled here and at the prospect of an utter-Ty dead and dull winter in consequence of the poverty of the natives.whoye third crop is hopelessly lost. Even the sportsmen are to be pitied, for th flood has driven the snipe into inaccessible regions, and quail alone go to fill the bags. I don't know how the pheasant season promises, but alarge party is going ap to-morrow in boat to King-kow, whither the Loren bound for her quarterly artillery Leven will tow the house boats, and ti the Jacks will practice. The
have a fine time of it, skylarking over the country og beaters. Up to the present they have led a bard life, unable to go on shore and without even the secondary excitement of seeing anything going on in the settlement, always excepting the rise of the water, the crashing of walls, and the quaking of verau-
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