There were twenty-one cases down for 1g today, but the majority of the petty thefts and assaults which devoid of public interest. The most portant case was one in which three men were charged with gambling and threatening the last a party of four 1 plain clothes, wen country on hongkew side to search for some clothes that had been stolen In passing a house Id they unexpectedly ug of about twenty Cantonese. gamblers, actively engaged in th rious occupation, and all more or lo with bludgeons. Recognising the policemen, and doubtless concluding that they were in search of them, they cry to attack them, The poli only four to twenty, cleome: able to retrace their steps, and they In ried back to the Hongkew Police Statio Their number was then increased by 801 les, and they return served him separate the tail and head from the part to ich the rose about two feet from the ground tien took the body pi with it 5 but 5 gentle breeze wafting the wings of the fly, turned him round in the air, and he settled in with then distinctly observed him cut off with his mouth first one of the wings and then the other, after which he flew away with it unmolested by the wind,—Land and Water.
A novel method of salting beef has been tried in Australia, and it ie proposed to send to the Sydney Exhibition a whole bullock preserved -by the new method. Immediately the animal is killed the heart is laid bare, and a pipe inserted into the left. ventri cle, through which a stream of weak brine forced from an elevated tank, The brine flows along all the vessels, and drives out the blood through the right ventricle, when a stronger brine is forced iv, until all the vessels are full. It is stuted that the distribution of th thorough, and that the meat is perfectly preserved by The system, if successful, will have value At one comer of Russell Square, and near to the house of Talfourd, an old woman had for several years kept an apple stall, where the Judge frequently m mall purchase, Standing at his parlour window one pouring wet day, Talfourd saw the old creature scote in her usual place, and crouching down wet through 2 "ive pelting rain, The sight aroused all his kind and ing nature. It was in i fonisliterary o legal labours hie went to the window to stressing sight, At last, he donned his coat and hat, rushed off to a shop in Southampton Row, and purchased a large gig umbrella, which be brought back triumphantly and placed over the old woman, Wasn't it a glorious thought we heard him ask a some. that unappreciative, brother thing actually covered ber and her too." Many were ti half save sovereigns which th ind and yeo! man sent round privately by clerk to the governors of gaols to be giv: to oer friendless youths convicted fore hit, that they should not be upon the world when their ment was over.—Fireside, the plaintiff with ith July, The rudder had ion on the 17th or 18th two dai i placed it had was rev dofenvery good.
romvexamined by Mr. Hznperson—All the crevices in the vessel were examined him and the Captain rude der had been taken off they found that it had not sufficient it had first yut on the 6th June, and was ta laced on the 17th or 18th Ju the pat-frames had been prepared 0 that ould deep, and that eration had been made on account of fendant's order Mr, HexpEnsow d had ordered the fra given his consent that objected. to Mr. Wai the evidence he pray lONOUR aid that th be in The Court o'clock until nine o'clock Monday morning.
Jan, 12th, The Court met at 9 a.m. and about an hour anda half was taken up in reading over the evidence of the defendant to him, which ho subsequently signed, The hearing of the case was then further gdjourued until Thuraday, the 16th ina. at in the house, and ti duced in Court. T! 1g facts having been proved, the la ordered to pay fine of $200 or in default of work six mouths' in the chain-hou also ordered to be closed. Canto: was sentenced to one hundred blows and three months' imprisonment, and to be followed by deportation to Canton." The upfortuns man was fined $1 or in default seven days' imprisonment.
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