The French mail of the 29th June arrived Sunday, by the'M.M. str. Iraouaddy, The English mail of the 6th July arrived Wednesday, by the P. & O. str. Peshawur.
The American mail of tle 15th- July arrived yesterday, by the MIB. str. Tokio 'A mail leaves to-morrow for Europ by the P. & O, str. hindostan, The defeat of the Russians at Ployna has been followed by a further reverse at Lovatz a town about 20 miles south of Plevna, and their subsequent withdrawal from the Balkan passes. Their head-quarters, too, have been removed to Bulgaren, a town lying to the north-east of Plevna on the road from that city to Sistova. They seem thus to have found it necessary to abandon the whole of the ground covered in their rapid advance to Karabunar, and to fall. back to the neighborhood of the Danube, Suleiman Pasha crossed the Balkans with his ey, ana is ing on the Danube so that the position of the Russians south of that river must be getting critical.
had been renewed agitation Athens in favour of war, and renewed doclarations in the English Parliament that the policy of Government for the' present was one of strict neutrality.—Questions have oon asked in the English House of Com. mons regarding the intentions of the Government, but hive been withdrawn on the understanding that they would embarrass remains until British interests the Government, whose policy of neutrality in the Bast are don telegrams report common to fair Shanghai Congous steady, finest firm.—Silk dull; Yellow Elephant, 16s. 6d.—Silver, 544.—Consols, 954, French Rentes, 106}.—Bank rate 2 per cent.
The report of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, which we print elsewhere, shows anet profit on the half-year's{working, of $341,805.—The Directors recommend a dividend of £1 per share, which will absorb $177,777; the placing of $150,000 at Reserve, and carrying forward $14,027 to new account.—The Reserve Fund will then stand at $650,000, or about 14 per cent. of the capital.
The Municipal minutes become shorter and shorter.—Beyond the interesting fact that the Council met on the 6th instant, those we publish elsewhere record simply nothing.
The weather was all that could be desired for the performance by the Amateur Wind Instrument Society, at the Public Garden, Wednesday evening. There was a tolerably large gathering of both Indies and gentlemen, the music was good, and a pleasurable evening was passed.
Judgment was given on Monday, at the Mixed Court, in the case of the C. N. Ca.
Ho Chu-tsai and Chang Van-ho, in favour of the defendants. The decision seems to be—' not proven."
At the Mixed Court, Thursday, a decision of some importance was given in the case An Ming-tao v. the 0. M. 8..N. Ca. It will be'remembered that a Chinaman sued the Company forthe value -of a box lost on board the Tahyew.—The Company pleaded non-to the jurisdiction of the Ooi judgment which we pubbs Court affiriis that it his jurisdiction that the owners ofa passenger steamer are responsible, as the owners of @ passenger junk are responsible, for the safety of-luggage entrusted to. tHe cate of their There was yesterday, at 50 below, opening rates, the fall in exchange being also in favour of buyers.
The Museum Committee of the North Chita Branch of the Royal Asiatic Sueiety desire to ackiiowlédge the receipt, through Messrs. Gilman & Ca.; of a Horbarium, containing a valuable collection of ferns, from A. G. Green, Esq., of New Zealand,, It has been suggested that an attempt should be made to acquire for the Shanghai 'Museum, the valuable collection' of works on Natural History belonging to the library of the late Mr. J. P. Martin, The books have been judiciously selected, and would be a very desirable addition to the library of the Museum; but their value, estimiited at $600 or $850, places' them beyond the leach of the Committee, unless the public are willing to help them by subscriptions. The sum is considerable; but the attempt is at any rate worth making. It would be a pity to miss the opportunity of acquiring books that are, many of them, difficult to obtain, and which cannot fail to be of great assistance to the Curator in the discharge of his functions, Locusts have again made their appearance in this neighbourhood. A number have been seen in the Public Garden; and thousands are said to have visited the lo. We understand the Chinese cash a catty for all they can were unusually strong, causing one or two mishaps to vessels anchored in th river, away from the wharves. The Glenroy broke away from her buoy, owing to the connecting chain breaking. An anchor was let go as soon as possible, but she drifted against the Hindostan, damaging hor on the starboard quarter. The two vessels, in swinging to the tide, again came in contact, bumping violently against each other. Both were considerably damaged, and the repairs will take some days to execute. A Chinese gunboat also broke adrift and came in contact. with the U.S. gunboat Palos.—The flood seems, in fact, to come in with the strength ofa bore.
On Wednesday night, the 8thinst., Thomiis Mullins, the chief steward of the steamer Glenroy, carnie ashore, on leave. Shortly after midnight he complained to a police sergeant on the Broadway, Hongkew, that he could not find sampan to take him to the steamer, which was lying in the stream opposite Hongkew Wharf. The sergeant procured @ sampan for him, saw him into it, and bade him good night.
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