A meeting of electors on the French Concession was held yesterday, pursuant to notice, to discuss the question of wharf erections outside the bund line. Presen M. Godeaux, Consul-Gener"l of France, in the chair; "M. Ronhaud, Chancellor MIN, Leroy, Aymeri, Mackintosh und Wheelock, Members of the Municipal ayu, Secretary; Rev, Dr. FB. TD. Barnes, Bell, A., Millet, 'Teillot, J.'S. Baron, Clu Jardin, Kendal, Telge, Butler, Birt, Raymond' Godaort, Watson, Monteiro, Brown, Weill, Boer, Kent, Louvier, Juvet, Hennequin, Richard, &c,, &e,, representing 114 voters.
Messrs, Voisin, Weill, Hennequin and Boll were erected'a bureau, and Mr, Boer consented to act as interpreter.
The Consul-General then declared the meeting opened, and explained the reason thad been called Mr. Vorstx then read a statement of what had occurred since the project of erecting this wharf had been mooted, and proposed the throe following rosolntior ¥°.—Que La construction sur piloris en avant Quai clu Whampoa vis & vis les. propridtéa de MIN, Chartron et Monnier et celle de M. 'Ménant gait arrétée pac les some do M. lo sul-Géudral, Que l'enlévement de cette construction soit déeidé, en consultant tontefois la Légation de Franco 4 Pekin si M. lo Consul-Géné- ral inge cotte demande nécessaire, 3*.—Que In construction de pontons relids an quai par des passerelles mobiles soit La seule autorisée A avenir sur lo quai clu Whampou, fou qu' eon défaut, colle do Wharfs non converts sur piloris no soit permi conditions exigées dans In sdanco clu Cox Municipal clu 12 Janvier 1870, de In Cie. des 'Messageries' Maritimes et do l'Union Steam Navigation Company.
The Coxsui-Gexzrat said ho would have no power to act wider the first cla of thnt resolution so long as the resolution of 1866 existed. He invited them to say whether they wished that resolution to stand or to itor it, Mr, Yares asked what was the decision come to in 1866, as there was some doubt on the point. The Chairman then read an abstract of the proceedings at the 1866 meeting, showing that the Landrenters had sanctioned the erection of wharves, open or covered, all along the bund. The que tion was, was this decision to be maintain-altered.
After along pause the Cuarnstan again invited an expression of opinion. A petition had been presented to him signed by 113 electors, bugging him tecali ai meeting, and it was strange that none of these 113 persons now brought forward a resolution on the subject in question.
Mr, Vorsix said he had proposed certain resolutions but the Consul-General declined them to be put, and that it was dificult to came to any understanding as the electors appeared to be of the opinion, that the question was to be placed on another ground than the one suggested by the Congul-General's remarks.
The Cuarmstan said his meaning had been mistaken. He had pointed out that it was mo use passing a resolution that could not be given effect to.
After some further discussion, Mr. Yates good a company as the Liedertafel can said the real question seemed to him to be boast, there is no fear that their panto-the conservancy of the river. He thought imine alone will not expound the whole the electors should cancel all permission to plitof their play, to seers who are even build wharves beyond the bund line. A the least versed' in the most difficult mound would make in front of every language of Europe. pile driven. The River was filling up near Saturday's entertainment consisted of a the S. 8. N, Wharves, and soon Pontoon two act comedietta by W. Friedrichs: "The bridges will be needed to enable them to Corporal," and a musical farce in_one act reach their steamers, And bye and bye if "ans Dampf," the music by. Schiffer. they continued building wharves, Pontoon The first is one of those outrageously bridges will be needed along the whole of improbable, light, dress-pieces, such as the bund. The sooner they stopped the the English stage has been plentifully better for the community. If they left supplied witly by Maddison Morton, Ihe the River alone, the bund would not ex-Cardival Dubois, of whom we only hear, tend, but if they extended the bund, the has in early life married a Miss Marcel, in bund would extend beyond it, and ssu they whose possession ho fears are certain might continue until the River would be compromising letters. He accordingly closed. It was in the interest of the com-entrusts to his Chamberlain, Trumean munity, therefore, to put a limit to this ex-(Herr Pitcher), and his secretary, Venier tension, for without the River Shanghai (Herr Stubbe), the task of recovering these was in the country. Ho thought that the letters, which they conceive to be in the Resolution of 1866 should be cancelled. hands of Minette Marcel (Fri. Burmann), Mr, Banow supported the proposal. A Mondon, where the notion of the Aretxct seamstress employed in the Chateay of ong discussion followed, in which Messre, Mackintosh, Yates, Leroy, Forbes, Voisin lies, This Miss Marcel they believe to be and others took part, but which' we are the rejected wife of the Cardinal, and unable to report. they design to marry her to Trumeau's
Mr. Vorstx, seconded by Mr. Hennequin, Eventually the following proposal by nephew, Corporal Labiche (Herr Baron), and so' obtain the coveted document was carried by 89 votes against 29 But Corporal Ramaudor (Uerr Cho
des Proprietaires Fonciers de 1866 ayant trait Linssembléo eat d'evis, que la aéision flour) overhears the design, represents himself to Venier as Labiche, and_sigus la possibility de construire des wharfs cou-the contract in Labiche's name, Dutin; verts on avant clu Quai clu Whampou, soit an interview between Ramaudor an modifige, et qu''a Yavenir lo Conseil Municipal Miss Marcel, the real Labiche enters, n'accorde plus la permission d'élever dans cette and Ramandor promptly introduces himpartiode la Concession que des Wharfs non-converts, dont la construction devrait tre self as Minette's uncle; and, in order to elect their escape, tells Labiche that the soumise aux conditions specifies dans la seance Cardinal has sent for himself and niece to clu Conseil Municipal clu 12 Janvier 187 lorsque la permission d'élover des Whai the Chapel of the Chateau, Labiche allows converts fut accordée A la Compagn them to go; Trumenu and Venier return 5 Messageries Impériales et & l'Union Steam an explanation ensues, and the act closes Navigation Company. piloris des jetees scrout en for rond, pi (Cestatire quo les 1 the angry determination of the disap-loin, de 10 centimetres de diamétre et que ies pointed conspirators to pursue at once mauder and Minette. des bonees scrout remplacées par des The second act takes place in a country Te tout, sous reserve de inn which the fugitives have reached on x reglements municipaux). their road to Berlin, where a sister of nbléo est aussi davis que lo Conseil nette has recently died, her will being Municipal prenne les mosures nécossairos pour in Minette's possession; which sister turns we In construction clu Wharf en cours out to be the Cardinal's former fancy. Hexdcution devant les propriétés do M.A.
Chartron eh Monnier ct M. Menard soit Ramandor engages the best room in the enlevée, house," No. 2, for his precious charge; and on her refusal ty allow him to share it, has (Translation. to h the only other of the LandRenters in 1866, having in 'This meeting is of opinion that the decision room, No. 4, tthe best. room view the ty of constructing covered: in the house,' in quite as good as No, 2 wharves in front of the Bund, be modified, He is passing himself off as a premier and that in future the Council should not dansenr," and the light and airy way in mit the construction in this part of the which he trips about the stage, with lis concession of other than uncovered wharves, now clean chin, neat moustache and most the construction of which should be subject theatrical costume, would carry conviction to the condition specified at the meeting of to the most suspicious. After Minette has Council of the 12th January 1870, at w! retired, the three pursuers arrive, and are, permission to erect open wharves was given to the Messageries Maritimes and the U. of course, recognised by Ramaudor, who kindly gives, up his own room to them, and Company That is to say, the piles of jetties double-locks them in, They escape by should be of round iron, solid, of 10 center another door, and surprise him olmckling metres in diameter, and thatthe anchors of over his supposed success. All now ap-Duoys be replaced by ''s-rew moorings," the be subject to the Municipal' regu-pears lost, but with ready wit he concililations. ates alternately Venier and lrumeau, each The meeting is also of opinion that the of whom desires to be the sole depositorary Council should take the necessary measures for of the letters, gives them each what he having the Wharf erection in front of Mesers. asserts is the required packet, and receives Chartron and Monnier's and Mr. Ménari from each in return a lettre de cachet for properties removed. the other. 'The bailiff of the village is sent for, and, to their surprise and disgust, takes in' charge Venier, Tromeau and Amusements.
Labiche, whil- Ramandor, who has assured himself of the love of Minette, declares himself to be the Secretary of State, Le-
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