The French mail of 19th July and the American from San Francisco August Ist arrived'on the Srd instant, The English mail of July 26th arrived on the 5th.
The following are Reuter's telegrams received during the week.
The Japanese Ambassadors have visited Woolwich and the Autumn Mancuvres.
The Prince of Wales assists at the Autumn Belfast is now tranquil.
Potatoo disease is alarmingly prevalent.
There are indications that the summing up of the Geneva arbitration is about to commence.
Ib is stated that Thiers is about to propose the establishment of a second Chamber.
The proposed interview between the Emperors of Germany and Austria has been abandoned in consequence of- the indisposition of the former.
Negotiations have been opened between France and England for a modification of the Commercial Treaty.
Harvest prospects are favourable.
The Queen has presented Mr. Stanley with " gold snuffbox, set with brilliants, The workmen's strike has ended.
Mr. Ferguson, Dutch Ambassador, has left for China.
A homeward mail leaves to-morrow by the P. & O. steamer Cuthay.
The Race Course was opened on Monday last for training for the Autumn Meeting.
Piling in connection with the Free Ferry works on the Soochow Creek is going on steadily, and we hear that some of the pontoons have already been constructed.
The Volunteers turned out for Company drill on Tuesday afternoon to the number of 80, and the following afternoon the Miholoongs had special drill, when 35 men were out.
'M. Godeau arrived on Tuesday by the American mail, to replace M. lo Comte Mojan as Consul-General for France at Shanghai.
Two announcements relative to Telegraph communication were made on Saturday, one notifying the interruption of eonnection with Nagasaki, and the other that, owing to the shifting of the China Submarine Telegraph Company's cable near Saigon, a slight delay would occur on that line, A subsequent notice on the same day, however, stated, with reference tothe later, that the repairs having been completed the line was again in working order. It is hoped that the Nagasaki Cable will be open to-day or to-morrow.
A meeting of Treaty Consuls was hold on the 2nd inst., when a memorial signed by twenty-four Landrenters was considered, representing the illegality, under Art. 6 of the Land Regulations, of the encroachment on the Bund by the romoval outwards of Messrs. Fogg and Co.'s boundary wall. The meeting agreed to address a letter to the Municipal Council requesting them to issue instructions to stop the work for the present, but offering, should the Council desire it, to call a special meeting of Landrenters to consider the matter. Correspondence relative to the arrest of Mr. Cowic's clerk was submitted and approved. The Council, by their Chairman, complain of the illegal arrest, upon the report of their Superintendent of Police; and Mr. Alabaster, in reply, states, that he has already had an acknowledgment from the Taotai of the irregularity of the arrest, in the prompt release of its victim, and trusts that the summary punishment of the actual offenders will afford sufficient guarantee against similar occurrences in future. Rules of procedure for the Court of Consuls were provisionally adopted; and some correspondence relative toa proposed alteration of pilotage rules presented and approved.
We have to acknowledge a copy of the "List of the Chinese Lighthouses, Light-vessels, Buoys and Beacons, corrected to Ist August 1872," published by order of the Inspector-General of Customs. The list, prepared by the Chief Coast Lights' Engineer, Mr. D.M. Henderson, enumerates 44 lights, 26 Buoys, and 37 Beacons on the Chinese Coast and Rivers, and forms a convenient handbook for those whose We have- to acknowledge a copy of
from 1st January 1776 to 25th January 1876." The volume deserves more than a passing glance, but at present we can dono more than notice its appearance, It has been compiled, or it might be more correct to say calculated, by Mr. P. Lou. reit, and should prove a chronological Ready Reckoner of much value to all whose studies or pursuits involve froquent reference to and comparison of dates within the periods comprehended by it, The year 1776 is chosen as including a quarter of the last century, about which time Lord Macartnoy's embassy visited China, In addition to the carefully elaborated 100-Years Calendar, the volume con-titis an appendix in which are included —A Table of the Sexagenary Cycle from the beginning of the present dynasty to A.D. 1,900; A Note on Chirese Divisions of Time; The Contemporary Rulers of China, England and America, since 1644 Tables of the New-Years' Days from 1644 to 1776; Table of the Ohinese Now-Years'
Days from 1876 to 2,000 A.D.; and a Perpetual Calendar for the 2,000 years of our Christian era, The volume is neatly arranged, and handsomely bound.
The Wind Instrument Society's Concert in the Public Garden, on Wednesday, went affas successfully as usual. The attendance in the Gardens was numerous, and the porceptible lower temperature induced darker shades and a heavier material in dross than we have had the pleasure of seeing worn in Shanghai for some months, The wind, blowing freshly from the South, with little East in it, felt decidedly cold. The music was excellent; nothing could exceed the spirit and taste with which the selections wore given.
Naturalists note that the swallow is migrating southwards rather earlier than usual, and the inference is that, instead of the sweltering September of 1871, we may have a comparatively cool period, before the actual setting in of winter. The fact, if it is established, will prove an interesting exemplification of a theory, with regard to the range and duration of the monsoon, taken in connection with floods in the North, which was propounded in our columns on 29th June last:
About 1 r.m. on the 3rd instant, the British ship Annie Gray collided with the British barque Hopewell. The latter vessel was in tow of the Fuh-lo, and was bound to London with a cargo of tea, while the Annie Gray was just coming in from Foochow, in tow of the Rocket, with a full cargo of poles. The collision took place in the neighbourhood of Woosung Bar, and it is said arose from some misunderstanding between the vessels, to which was the proper side to pass one another, under the circumstances. Both vessels carried pilots at the time. The Annie Gray has sustained considerable damage to her head gear. Her jibboom took the port main rigging of the Hopewell, and her bowsprit and cutwater were literally rent away, causing considerable damage to the bulwarks and hull of the Hope-well. Both vessels are row at their and expressed her thanks for the discovery of Dr. Livingstone. business it is to keep themselves informed with regard to these aids to navigation. moorings, and exhibit very evident marks of the collision. The cargo of the Hope-
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