Shanghai, 3rd August. Before R. A, Mowar, Eng., Assistant and a Jury consisting of Messrs, J. DI. Cory, A. MoLvod, A.B. ''rudd, J. West and WY. M. Harvie, Unreatening to join ug to baya very high price for an alliance with Japan, the Corean Government sent an agent to Wiadivostock to confer with the Russian Governor, to buy arms, to seek advice, and to come, generally, to some lentative underatandin; The Corean Government its envoy orders to buy a quiries upon certain matters, and the was th onl to report, Beyond buying arma he had no other authority, As occurred in 1860, when nese Conmissioners were hoodwinked and hocussed by Iguatief, and afterwards were, in em sequence, first disavowed and then belioaded—Russin kept the coded territory notwithstanding, and holds it and more to. this day,—the Corean envoy was made to sign papers, of which he now says he did not comprehend the full purport!
The paper he signed was a treaty in six articles.
One article stipulates that the Corean my and navy and gendarmerie shall ered by Russians, and put under a Rus-slaw official, Another article gives Russia special rights, and tentative rights of ititerfereuce, or, in plain speech, control. 5 "Another article id to give Russia the toa of Lezute, for nae: a8 8 Winter har-our.
Hy, the treaty puts Corea under Ruvsia; Russia promises on her part ' lo Leaancuann 0. Tae Agra Mr. Winxrmson appenrod for th tiff and Mr, Warszwatout for the A-Jury having been empaunelled as above Mr, WinxiNson ope case. Ho eaid the plaintiff had bed for some time mavagor of the Agra Bank. He was no longer manager, but there was 10 necessity for him to go"into the ci is lonving, except nothing cuunected 8 which reflected anything but credit upon Mr, Lemarchand, Me. Wilkinsor d the paragraphs of tie petition, and the defendaute' sneer with running'commente, The petition and answer were as follows Petition.
1.—Tho plaintiff prior. to the 24th day of August, 1883, being indebted to Benjamin David Benja: bauded to luo. as security for such indebted: rob ant of Shanghai, ness, the scrip for twenty-five shares of the Selangor Tin Mining Company and eighty shares of the Perak Sugar Caltivation Com pany, and ex transfer of such shares to the said Benjamin David Benjamin, But it was agreed between the plaintiff and the said Benjamin David Benjamin that the said. Benjamin David Benjamin should not dispose ich shares without:.the consent of the
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