The English mail of the 8th January arrived on Tuesday by the P. &-O. str. Sunda, A mail leaves to-morrow for Europe by the P, & O, str. Kashgar.
the following Reuter's telegrams have doen received during the wool John Mitchell has been elected Member for Tipperary, without opposition. The Government moved for a certificate of felony, and the motion being adopted, a new writ will be applied for on Thursday.
Dr. Kenealy has been elected a member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent.
Mitchell landed at Queenstown to-day.
The refusal of England to attend a Conference, has produced an unpleasant impression in Russia, Dr. Kenealy entered Parliament, and was introduced to the Speaker, who intimated that two Sponsors were required, to which Dr. Kenealy objected, and ona motion in the House of Commons, Mr. Disraeli waived the rule.
The motion declaring Mitchell disqualified "to take his seat as Member for Tipperary, was adopted, and a new writ ordered.
In consequence of the tardiness of Spain to afford satisfaction in the "Gustav" affair, Germany is preparing a Naval Expedition to act ayainst the Carlists The Senate Bill has been voted by 422 to 261.
The Pope has issued a Bull to German Bishops, forbidding the acceptance of benefices from the State, under pain of excommunication The Prince Imperial has assumed the direction of the Imperialists.
Sir William Gervais will probably suocoed Sir Andrew Clarke.
The minutes which we publish elsewhere, of a meeting of Treaty Consuls held on the 12th instant, cover a variety of subjects. The action which had boon taken in regard to the interference of Tepaos with Municipal Contractors has already become known, though the Reports of the Council.—The misgivings of the Taotai at the proposed erection of a Slaughter House near Sinza, have been similarly made known.—A letter from certain members of the Pilotage sorasking that the number of pilots for the port be reduced to 25, was hold over for discussion with the Barbour Master.—
A letter from the Taotai representing that accidents had occurred.to native boats through running against buoys and ship's booms, ete., in the dark, and suggesting that these should be lighted, was ly referred.—Resideuts on the Bund will congratulate themselves that ral Admirals commanding on thi have agreed to discontinue firing salutes in the River.—The Taotai has thanked the Consuls and Commanders of vossela-of-war in Harbour, for half-masting th in respect to the memory of the late—The Municipal Council having complained of the inadequacy of the aystem of punishments at the Mixed Court, and the lack of power of the Court, it was decided to ask Messrs. Yates, Haas, and Davenport to report on the question. We are told that the Mixed Court and Police Station jails between them will not hold more than 20 to 30 prisoners at one so that, when the Police one morning brought ina batch of 20 thieves charged with loitering to commit a felony, there was no means of imprisoning them, and they had to be besten.and let go. Would not the re-establishment of the chain-gang be advisable?
It would seem from the correspondence we publish elsewhere, that some danger of misunderstand has arisen between the French and english Municipal Coun-ils, on the subject of Yang-king-pang bridges. We must say that the tone of the French Council's letter of the 1st Feb. seems to us uncalled for by anything that is before us. {t may be hoped, however, that Mr. Purdon's very temperate and conciliatory reply will remove any mi apprehension, and revive the good feeling which has always prevailed between the two bodies.—The Council adhere to their decision not to halve the wheelbarrow hoones fees with the French Council; 20 it appears likely that these vehicles will have to pay twice.—It is gratifying to learn that the project of defining the river boundaries has not been forgotten. We hope a line will be decided on before any now wharf is conceived.
A letter has been addressed to the Treaty Consuls about the increase of crime in the Settlement, and the re-establishment of the chain-gang is advocated. We were always in favour of that punishment, and strongly deprecated its abandonment, It is no doubt also very desirable, as pointed out by the Council, that the Mixed Court should be given fuller powers. Che subject is an important one, and we shall look with interest, for the Cousula? reply.—It is proposed to alter the financial year, making it end on the lst Decomb This will be convenient, if only pecan the present arrangement always eat the Ratepayers' meeting to clash with the Races, The fifth of th of winter lecture under the artaugement of the Shanghai Temperance Society, was given last night by Dr. Macgowan, in the banquet room of the Masonic Hall, Under the title of "Recent researches in physical sciences and the arts," the lecturer discursively mentioned a variety of subjects, ranging from astronomy to the use of the spade in illustrating two of them with little ts, There was but a limited The text of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank report confirms the unfavourable rumours which had got abroad respect ing it. The Reserve Fund has been reduced by $675,000, in addition to the $225,000 which the directors announced at the meeting in August, and stands now $100,000 only. The amount of notes in circulation has increased by $800,000, and that of deposits by $2,800,000.—Wo hear by telegram that the Report was passed by meeting of Shareholdera after discus sion, but that the Directors' fees were somewhat warmly objected to.—"Swallowing the cvo and worrying on the tail," Shanghai shareholder was heard to observe when the news came up, Wo hear that negociations are going on for transferring the Hongkew Wharf.to Messra, Jardine, Matheson & Ca, on terms which commend them: as advantageous for shareholders. The bases of neyociation are said to be roughly as follow. Messrs. Jardine, Matheson are willing to take the Wharf premises on lease, gaarantecing 10 per cent on the paid up capital; a Reserve Fund to be formed out of any surplus profits of working, after this dividend has been paid and all charges and commissions have been met; a consulting committee to be formed on behalf of the shareholders, somewhat on the sam principle as in the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company.—The majority of shareholders seem to view the arrangement favourably, There can be no doubt the Wharf property is very valuable; and the Company was, before the unfortunate rivalry arose between it and its neighbors, one of the best local investments. The proposed amalgamation would overcome this weakness and restore its earning power, ao that there would be a good prospect of the anticipated Reserve fund accruing; while Messrs, Jardine, Matheson's guarantee cannot fail, in the meantime, to be satisfactory to shareholders.
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