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16th July, is ox-
The following telegrams have been re-
On the closing of Parliament, the Q Speech stated that our foreign relations Were most cordial, and the maintenance of Pesee in Europe' was confidently antici Dated, Tt wai expected the visit of the Sultan of Zanzibar would lead to a more complete Suppression of the Mast African slave trade.
It deep ets the Yunnan' Outrage, which sub; ceiving careful enquiry, and no effort will be spared to punish the instigators and perpetrators, The condition of the Colonies continues Prosperous, and important and valuable Yesults are expected from the proposed conference respecting the South African In conclusion, the Speech eulogistically chumerates.the measures which have been assed during the Session, xo, fllnso has ordered a new lry of King Alf a Public opinion at the Cape of Good Hope unreported to be favourable to Earl Carnarvon's federation scheme, rived yesterday from Chinkeang, and after a short detention in the lower limits of the harbour, also proceeded towards the An extraordinary general meeting of the Shanghai Rowing Club was held Wednesday, for the purpose of handing over to the keeping of the winners,—the Tai-koo crew —the "Hong Fours" Challenge Cup, presented by Mr, Alfred Dent.
The Municipal Council, have, at the written request of twenty-five electors, convened a special meeting of Ratepayers for the 7th proximo. The questions to be considered are—The application of the Hospital Trustees for a loan by the Municipality; and a motion by the Council in favour of a ro-assessment of land and houses within the limits of the Settlement.
The minutes of the Municipal Council meeting hela on the 16th, contain little matter of interest, We commend to our readers' attention, however, the voluminous correspondence between the Municipal Council and the Trustees of the General Hospital. The Community are indebted to the Council for the care with which they have examined the financial position of the Hospital, and for the lucid statements which are now made public.
Pleasantly warm weather induced large assemblage of visitors at the Wind Instrument Society'seighth concert Wednesday evening; and the greater number pre-forring promenading to sitting, caused the Garden to appear more crowded than on previous occasions, The music was as usual enjoyable.
Signora Palmicri gave another concert at the Lyceum on Monday night, which Arsenal, for the same purpose.
The behaviour of the men latterly, has been as orderly as it was at first bad; and the near departure of the remainder is regarded with unaffected regret by our native fellow residents, Their martial visitors have so grown upon their affections, that a prospect of another Formosan imbroglio would throw them into ecstacie For the first time, perhaps, in Chinese history, the soldiery have been kept well in hand, and no depredations allowed on the citizens. Besides this, the troops have spent a large portion of their pay in buying articles which cost only half as much here as at their homes on the north of the Yangtsze; these commodities not having been li-kinized, Instead of forcibly taking articles from shopkeepers at prices appraised by themselves, as is their wont, they have paid fair prices for them, We would gladly ascribe this change to improved discipline; we did #0 in fact to a native friend, who evidently comprehended the situation better than we did, It was fear, he said, of our Municipal police, that caused such good order to prevail, The troops have been impressed with a wholesome dread of our Municipal force, and consequently moved about as sucking doves, ELMS. Vigilant has looked in during the week, but left again on Wednonday for Chefoo, where she will met the Admiral and take him to Tientsin, A volunteer parade was had on Thursday. There was rather a better muster than has was well attended. A capital programme was gone through, both by the professional singers and also by the ornature who 10 kindly gave their assistance, with unqualified success.
Siguorina Persiani's benefit concert at the Lyceum, on Thursday, attracted a large audience, who testified by frequent applause their appreciation of the excellent music provided for them. This being their final appearance, cordial farewell greetings were given to each of the artistes and at the conclusion of the duet; Mira, o Norma" (the. last selection in the programme), by Signora Palmieri and Signorina Persiani, a perfect ovation was awarded the two Indies, and so great a number of bouquets thrown to them, that they were unable to take them all up at once, and on returning to the stage a second time they again met with a most flattering reception.
Wo are glad to see that a Concert is to bogiven on Thursday next, by the Amateur Wind Instrument Society, for the benefit of the sufferers by the late floods in the South of France. The Concert will be been usual lately. Still, with the exception of the Miholoongs—who turned out nearly 60, and were divided into two Companies to equalise them with the others—no Company mustered in half its effective strength. The force marched out to the Race Course, where some skirmishing and battalion drill was fairly well gone through; the Miholoongs again certainly deserving credit for their skirmishing practice, On the march home, various changes of formation were accomplished, the men improving evidently with each repetition, thus showing that all they want is more drill, We shall be able to have more frequent parades now the wea ther is getting cooler; and men must tarn out more regularly. That even the nominal strength of the Corps is less that a half of what it should be, we are tired of repeating.
Our readers will be interested to know that a contract for the completion of the Woosung tramway has been settled in London, and that the Superintending Engineer will leave England on the 2nd October. given in the Garden of the French Municipal Hall, which will be illuminated for the occasion, and we trust will bring a handsome contribution for the purpose of the charity.
The removal of Chinese troops has been going on rapidly. The C, M. steamer Yungehing passed up the river about 7 a.m. Wednesday morning, bound to the Arsenal for another, and nearly, we believe, Li Han-chang has started for Yunnan, vid the Tung-ting lake, Ho will be able, on arrival, to complete the arrangements which have, of course, been going on all these months, to prove that nobody did it; and to finish promoting any officials about the neighbourhood who may have been so far left in their posts—so that, at any rate, no one may be discoverable who did do it. By the time the British dele-
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