No clue has been discovered to lead to the detection of the dynamiters, Mr, Kawas6, formerly Japanese Minister to Vienna, has been gazetted Minister to London.
Sheng Ta-jen, late Director of Imperial Chinese Telegraphs at this port, has been appointed acting Customs Tao-t'ai at tsin. Mr. Sheng is an able and courte officer, and we are glad to hear of his H. promotion.
We hear that Mr. Shinagawa, the pre-Japanese Consul-General at this port, returns shortly to Tokio. His place will be taken, not as Consul-General but as Consul, by Mr. Taro Ando, Admiral Sir William M, Dowell, K.C.B., left Shanghai on Monday evening in the Vigilant for Woosung, and proceeds up the river to Hankow in her on Tuesday morning.
The Hon. J, Russell Young left for Yengtaze ports in the Enterprise on Satur-It is reported that as soon as the Russian Treaty with Corea has been signed, another Corean port will be opened.
The Secretaries of the Sheridan Mining Company sent the following circular to Shareholderson Monday:—-"Wearedii to inform you that a telegram has been received from Mr. Simpson one of-she Directors who is visiting the mine to the effect that the mine is much better than at" first represented and that a dividend will year."
something ominous in the selec+ tion of St. James's Squaxé by the London dynamiters as the scone' of their latest exploit. Lord Derby lives there; the Bishop of London; the Duke of Norfolk General Lord William Paulet; Sir Watkin Wynn, M.P.; Earl Comper; Viscount mouth; and the Duke of Cleveland. "Bi sides these there are the Junior Oxford ai Cambridge University Club, the East, India United Service Club, the London and. Westminster Bank, and the Iutelligence Depart of the War Office. The telegram we publish to-day does not say that the plosion was attended with any loss of life, but it seems to have been so far successful that the damage done is stated to be immense.
of the Constitution of United Italy. The Rondey Inst was the commemoration-day occasion was duly celebrated by a meeting held at the Austrian Consulate, Mr. Schmidt, head of the firm of Schmidt Ca,, died at Tientsin on Monday. Mr, Schmidt was a very old China resident, and fought against the Taipings under General Gordon. At one time he was more or connected with mi enterprise, i with the Chines: tional familiarity nected with the Chinese.
Dr. Macgowan has received an account of two earthquakes in Ytinuan furnished by Rov. G. W. Clarke of Tali Fi Junuary 14th, Yungpei: direction from north to south: duration four seconds. Tanuary 26th, 5.30a.m., Tali Fu: direction from south to north: duration half a second, Both abacks were alight.
Wo believe that a dog show will be hold in Shanghai about September next. As there are a number of valuable dogs in Shanghai, the show ought to be a very successful one, A foreign gentleman is tempting to make a very unique collect collection, namely, of pictures by n ts representing prisoners and accused persons being subjected to all the tortures and barbarous punishments practised in Chinese Courts of Law. There will be the thumbscrei ud the whipping, and the kneeling on chai the ande-crushing, and the slicing-in-pice and everything of the same port, Then he will have them carefully made into magic-lantern slides, and show them to whoever says that torture is unknown in China, that mandarins are angels of beneficence and purity, and the literati the flower of the Chinese people. There are many such persons in the world, and they will no doubt enjoy the exhibition if they ever see it.
The performance by the Band of.1.J.M.'s man-of-war Foo-so Kan in the Publi den on Friday afternoon was very fully attended. he advertised hour was five o'clock, but it was a quarter to six before the first piece was begun. The little bandsman played very creditably the pieces, however, were short,' andthe
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