Into compradore, who was sentenced to two ears? imprisonment for embezzling the ands entrusted to him, died the other day. He had been confined at the Mixed Court, but when he fell ill permission was given' to remove him to an inn near by, where his friends could visit him, At the Mixed Court, on the 14th inst., before the native Magistrate'and G. Jami son, Exq., @ well-known Chinese thief w: charged with stealing a roll of Spanish Settlement. He was detected with the Stripes from a native store in the English
property in his possession before leaving and was taken to the Centr Police Station by the proprietor and some of his assistants, 'The sentence was 100 blows with the bamboo, and seven days' cangue.
It ina noticeable fact that drunkenness is fast increasing among the lower orders of the Chinese residents of Hongkew, and it is satisfactory to find that the police are looking after the drankards—tl pity being a that they have no poxer to "look after® those who sell them the liquor as well. Two of the tipsy celestials were taken before the Magistrate at the Mixed Court, on Friday, one of them being fined $2, and the other sentenced to one day's im: prisonment.
Before the Mixed Court on Monday, an old Chinese thief was charged with stealing fencing from the Cricket ground, and sentenced to three days' cangue; another Chinaman, charged with highway robbery, by stealing 1,000 cash from a woman who was carrying it on her arm, was likewise sentenced to three days' cangue; a third, charged with stealing 100 cash, received the same punishment; and a fourth, for being drunk and disorderly, was ordered to be imprisoned for a day. All these offences were committed in the English Settlement.
An impudent robbery was committed by an old Chinese thief on board a steamer lying at Hunt's Wharf, on Tuesday. He went on board, found his way into the cook's cabin, and coolly walked off with a box full of clothing. He succeeded in getting clear of the ship with the box on his shoulder, and was hastening along the Wharf, when the robbery w covered, Some sailors of the voss and captured him. the Mixed Court yesterday, trate sentenced him to receive 200 blows which were then administered), and an-largo a month's cangue.
'A Chinese butcher in Hongkew was yesterday convicted at the Mixed Court, of having in his shop a quarter of beef unfit, for food. It appeared that he had killed a bullock which he knew to be diseased, and had sent the remainder of the carcas® toa boiling-down establishment, reserving the quarter, which was found concealed in hia shop by Mr. Howes, inspector of nui-sunees. The meat was pronounced by Dr. Henderson to be bad, and as there was no doubt the defendant meant to offer it for sale as food, the magistrate fined him $10, and ordered it to be destroyed. Defendant was further required to give security for the future conduct of his business, and was told that if again caught he would be fined $20.
At the Mixed Court on Monday, a coolie in the employ of a foreign hong was charged by Mr. Inspector Fowler with being drunk and disorderly, and with being in unlawful possession of a jinricsha, at two o'clock on Sunday morning, near the Chu in the Rowkiang Road. The Tnspector happened to be walking along the road on duty, and heard a noise as if a pony and trap were being driven rapidly. Almost immediately he saw a jinricsha being pushed along backwards at a great pace, and as it came nearer perceived the motor was drunken Chinaman, evidently not the owner. The celestial, who was somewhere in the "third heaven," was unable to steer straight, and so ran foul of Inspector. When seized, he confessed that he had taken the vehicle, for a lark, from the door of a chow-chow house, and that one of his companions had taken another! The heathen Chinee is surely advancing when we find him, in vino bullying out for a lark at two 'o'clock in the morning. It is to be hoped he will draw the line at rickshas, however, and not extend his larky propensities to bellhatidles and door-knockers. The particular freak was punished by a fine of $1 (to be paid to the jinricsha coolie), and a day's imprisonment, A case of considerable interest to i Settlement came before gistrate and Mr. Stronach, he Mixed Court, yesterday. 'Three chinamen were brought up on remand, warned with having made a disturbance native house of ill-fame in the Fuhkien road, assaulting two of the coolies employed' there, and breaking furniture worth §6, A fourth defendant, Changfvo-see (who has recently been appointed to " situation of trust in a public institution of the Settlement) appeared in response to a summons issued by order of the magistrate, to answer an accusation in connection with the disturbance, to the effect that {the occupants of the house in question had been blackmailed through his instrumentality; in the particular stance referred to, to the tune of $24, which he received from the other three defendants, who had forced the women to pay it to them, Chang was further charged with having taken part in the disturbance in the house, The case received a very patient investigation, and terminated in Chang-foo-szeo being sentenced to three months' imprisonment, one of the other defendants to 200 blows and three months' cangue; and the two others to 100 blows and one month's cangue each, A drunken Chinaman committed a very grave offence in the Yuen-ming-yuen road about five o'clock on Thursday afternoon, Just as he came staggering along th thoroughfare named, two Indies were also walking there. Seeing the atate the fellow was in, and that he seemed likely to mo them,' they hastened on to the side walk. Ho followed them, took hold of one of them round the shoulders'and bore her to the ground. The other ran for assistance, which was fortunately at hand, Chinese constable and a native servant quickly rescuing the young lady, who was in fainting condition, from further violence. Other persons were also quickly on the spot, and the rufian was held in custody. On the way to the Police Station, he became greatly excited and resisted forcibly, but was ultimately lodged in w cell, The case was investigated at the Mixed Court yesterday, and the Chinese Magistrate, "Chen, seemed dis-to let the fellow off with the inadequate Punishment of only, seven days'
Acting Superintendent Stripling and Inspector fowler, who had the case in charge, represented to Mr. Stronach, who was also sitting on the Bench, the probable ill effect such lenient sentence would have on the Chinese population, and that gentleman at once intervened, the result being that the culprit was ordered to receive 80 blows h the bamboo as well. The blows were, however, not administered (as they usually are) immediately after the sentence. Is such an outrage to remain without further notice
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