RB. Taowas Dawsox.
Fighting and creating a disturbance.
The britoner, when asked, what he had to wanted riy here, and the efficient manner in which they Witness was then standing on the top of the companion, the mate further down. Pris went one or two steps and then refused to go further. The mate pushed him and he went a step or two more, when his foot slipped on the wei. reflects much credit on those entrusted wit the duty. After this the eiemy were supposed past and review closed the tobe checked, and s march tiffin to the Admiral's friends and some athletic sports concluded a very interesting afternoon mane-uvre.—China Mail, say for himself, stated that, about 5 p.m. on Friday last, he was threatened and afterwards brass covering of the steps, and he fell on his Atthe meeting of the Legislative Council back. The bolt in the stateroom to which a attacked by a German in Hongkew, and was held on the 16th, the protest of the Hon. P, fonstatle took him in charge. on the defensive when ope was fastened was only four feet from the fraud. Did not see the mate use any vio-Ryn, in regard to the breach of priv matter was read, in the will be publish" slatement, discharged him.
His Worship, seeing no reason to doubt his ice to prisoner on the bridge.
Prisoner had no witnesses. He admitted It is an elaborate declaration of the epenassaulting the man Thomas, after some words dence which the members of our Legislat that had passed between them.
Council do not possess. The Hon. the Nov. 27th.
His Worship dismissed the charge of assault Jus committed on Thomas, as it that sition; he had hitherto voted according to made 'a personal explanation of his _R., Wruntam Taxtor, ".8. Commander.
"Assault, 3 the complainant had chosen to take satisfaction is conscience, unchallenged by any one; but in his own way. Commenting on the points head received an extract from the regula-Cuances Tuomas said—I am an A. B. on the broughtforwardinevidenceon the other tions bine on official members, and he now same ship a8 prisoner. Between 3.30 and 4 his Worship said he believed that no ill-treat-felt that he had done what he ought not.to
cover at the same as pris sr, who said he pam. on Saturday, I went to work on a boat ment had been used by the captain or mate, and that the ch: i made of their havin have done, according to rule, and he would not again.' He bad hitherto' been under the did not want me there. Wald T came where thrown him down the stair was unfounded: belief that he was an independent member of Iwas sent. He then I should not work At the same time his Worship deprecated the a deliberative assembly; be now found that by him, drew the sailmaker's palm off his hand removal of a man from the deck and from the he was no such thing, and he accepted his and stuck me with his fist" Of course I re-presence of witnesses; in such circumstances, position according to rule as aforesaid. After turned the compliment. to a stateroom or any other place below, the Pier Ordinance, as amended by the Select His Worship then heard another charge where his treatment might or might not be Committee, had been considered clause' by againat the same man, of altogether right, but at any rate could not be clause, the Ordinance was passed. The Com-Drunkenness and disorderly conduct, testified to by wholly independent witnesses, mittee's Report and' Mr, Keswick's reasons Astheship was to sail next day, prisoner would for dissent, were laid on the table. The.dis-'Faeperick CHampers, sworn, said—I am be sent to jail till then, cussion on the Summary Jurisdiction Amend-master'of the str. Commander. [i complain of ment Ordinance was postponed -until: next "defendant being drunk on board on Saturday. teeting and the Council was then adjourned was riotous and impeded the work of till farther notice.—China Mail.
fock, and on going up found the mate had T'was called by the cook about four one iron on this man and wanted my assistance A case of considerable mercantile interest to piit'on the' other and get him below. I The a of coolie ships from Macao has come before the Supreme Court. The asked prisoner if he would be quiet and go, facts are briefly as follows:—-On the 9th May, during the last fortnight have been: French and he said he would not, so we took him aft, 1870, the defendant, agent for the North-Darque Silence, with 217 coolies Peruvian it both irons on him and locked him up be-China Insurance Company, granted to Leo low, till I could send to the police office. He ship, Peru, with 400, and Portuguese ship Maria Pia, with 289—all for Havana.
China Mail. surance upon goods in the F. 4. Palmer, on Sing and others, the plaintits, a policy of ne was very abusive.
'Sanus Warn, sworn, said—I am chief the voyage from Hongkong to San Franciteo, ths crow intoriceted and poke tots Now that the Ordinance is passed, the for arse $10, 2, and the risk was declared to be upon "Passengers' baggage. 80 crew int spoke to this man Pier Company have commenced work in earn-alned-—ageinst the risk of total loss onl," sharply for breaking sail needly. He was est. The first step is the removal of the old The F. A. Palmer sailed on the 16th May, rather insolent, but as he was drunk I didn't stone jetty, opposite the' former house of take much, oles of thi." ha osain Mesars, Smith, Archer & Ca. This, together and consumed by the passengers at the daily 1670, and the provisions were served, 2 oat Soon. after L saw him jump up and to him wards and he was ith preparing the site of the new godowns in rate per man prescribed by the regulations. the rear ofthe same building, is Being actively On the 6th of June the vessel encountered a strike the man Thomas. I thea tried to put the, bund, en-route Yo. the appearance of severe. typhoon, and became dismast him in iron, and. while L-was doing we he was was so much disabled, and, provi -very violent, I'called the boatswain and "was viewed with mitch so.short, that she was obliged to put Captain, and we wore obliged to push' him curiosity by a crowd of Chinese, and things along the companion. As we got to the foot Yokohama, where she arrived on th sind being lout by perils of the sea rhe plants june, the greater part of it he fell on his back. He was bleeding; when T first went to him on the bridge, which claimed for the goods lost, ial Tmupposed waa caused by falling against the Some attention has been attracted by the was submitted to the Court, the question iron rails there. number of arrests which have been made in the being, whether the plaintiffs can only recover To prisoner.—I put one iron of you on the Colony, of Chinamen accused of committing on proof of total loss of the whole of the ar-bridge, and the other when I. got you to the offences upon the mainland, the manner in tides enumerated in the list, and whether, if main deck. which they have been brought up being con-the risk is deviaé, the plaintiffs can only recover Prisoner aid he had got his face cut and sidered irregular, and calculated to afford the pro tonto on proof of total loss of the whole of his shoulder injured by the mate pushing him Chinese Authorities the means of exerting one species, namely, the whole of the articles down the companion head foremost. He great presi tre upon the Colony. It came out of food, the whole of the cooking uteri ever got a chance to walk, and the Captain in the, course of a case heard at the Police the whole of the medicines; or whether," gave the order throw him down."
Court, that a certain official of the name Proo! of total loss of the whole of any one of the The mate denied these statements, and said he had asked the man to walk, twenty. times if he had done, so once. (To prisoner)—In the ~""atatetoom, I passed a rope under your armpi and through @ bolt, because I anticipated you might break things.
"Prisoner said he was'triced up, but with his feet touching the ground.
The mate mentioned that the rope was so Tightly f that when the came of Funglee has come down to the olorly, and taken up his abode, surrounded by a number of Yamen runners. So faras can be judged from outside, he seems to have the ce-operation of the Police, as warrants have been granted for the apprehension of offenders. It is clear, however, that if the present plan continue, a system of espionage and coercion on the native Fesidenta wil before long be established Daily Press. prisoner had undone it. The companion had about five or six steps, and he and the captain were en the fourth when they let the man go, 'A naval sham fight and tiffin (modestly and he, thinking they were still holding him termed an "li ") came off this after-up, fell off backwards. noon at Kowloong; the Blue Jackets and Maines of H. M. S. Goean being turned out for Prisofer admitted the assault first charged, the occasion. They made a very fair show but denied the disorderly conduct and drunk-"ennes. indeed, the muster much greater than if really was., After a certain amount of
Saturday afternoon. Found the prisoner with Sergeant Suuritm said—Went on Board on drill," a. sort of action was commenced, in which the naval forces acted on the defence,
-about him.. There was a cut on his head, but his in irons and a good deal of blood and after a supposed cavalry charge the defenders retired across a bridge in contact with +I. could not discover that it had been caused. the enemy. Finally, the enemy having arrived fall at the foot of the.stair. I saw some jood on the: bridge, where the row first mines, these latter were exploded with consi-over a position beneath which lay electric yoceurred, Did not see any rope in the state- derable effect, not to the enemy who were room, If prisoner had been triced up with a "nowhere" but to the earth, into which a items mentioned in the list, they can recover the value of such item. "It was agreed that the policy should be read as if the' words Passengers' provisions" had been used,' stead of Passengers' baggage," and'that the words so substituted should be taken to include the articles specified in the list which formed part of the case. The points have been argued at considerable length, but the decision has not yet been given. A third point, namely, whether the fact of part of the provisions having been consumed by the passengers before the storm, is an objection to the right of the plaintiffs to recover for a total Joss by perils of the sea, was raised, but was waived by the defendant's counsel, who stated that the Company wished to treat the matter in the most liberal spirit.—Overland Trade Report.
Cuotxna axp Diannue: s.—No Europeans should be without a supply of Jeremie's celebrated "Sedative and Anti- tic," which has never been known to fail in the most desperate cases of Choleraand Diarrhea, The manufacturers; Savory & Moore, of New Bond Street, supply it in vuttles, with full direc-rope I must have seen it. Prisoner only com-hole some six fect in depth and fifteen in Rint hin down the state. The man was to me that the captain and mate had diameter was blown by the "Ibis right to mention that-these were made' out tions, and it is sold by all Chemists and Storekeepers. The pu: eshould sce the well-known names of "Savory & Moore" on the bottles.
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