London, 11th August.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave notice of a motion to propose a vote of thanks to the army and navy serving in Egypt.
London by an official named Lin Jui-fen. Liu was formerly Tao-t'ai of Shanghai, and is now Provincial Judge of Kiangai, Me. J. E. Reding, Russia Consul, left here on Sunday in the Nagoya Mari for Nagasaki, We hear that Major Man, 3rd Battalion Gordon Highlanders, late Commissioner of Customs at Newchwang, who was in charge of the transport station at Wady Halfa.during the war-in the Soudan,-has——lately been appointed Secretary and Aide-de-camp to the Inspector-General of Exyptian Police at Cairo.
Concerning the recent rising at Taichow, we learn from Wenchow that the troubles were due to a quarrel that arose between soci ty (ie, between the Yang Tsiang some rowdies and the members of a secret
Ta Fei, or foreign-armed bandits, and the Ko Lao Hui, or old brethren club) and not this time to an insurrection,—On the night of the 29th ult., about nine o'clock, the unusual spectacle of lunar rainbow was observed at Wenchow, It completely spanned the north-western sky, preser.ting the appearance of a white ike the ordinary rainbow, minna the prismatic splendour, Hei Chen, Minister of the Taung-li Yamen and Manchu President of the Board of Punishments, has been commanded by the Empress to proceed forthwith to Formosa. It is surmised that his mission has to do of Liu Minu-chuan, which has be ly criticised of late. His Excel ernor of Kianysu, and is expected to pass be accompanied by Wei Jung-kuang, Gov-i. It is, however, not the facetious bovine ae the Brit inter would be equal to doubling the porta, It la officially notified that the barrier at Woosung has been completely removed, Some time during Tuesday morning junk was wrecked at Woosung. It appears this junk capsized outside the Lismore lightboat, The German barque Siterien, which was in the vicinity, lowered a boat, which went away in charge of the chief officer to of the junk's crew who wore ug in the water. Only one man was saved, while seven or eight were drowned.
Wo had a very high tide on Wednesday morning, and a good of the low lying Grongkow the water was two feet deep, und was submerged. At one place the occupant of one of the houses lost thirty fowls, as the water came drowned them. The water on the Bar at 9.15 a.m. on Wednesday registered twenty. four fest.
Wo are informed that instructions have boon received by the Agra Bank which will necessitate either a new trial of the ease of Lemarchand v. the Bank or an appeal to the Privy Council.
We are informed that a telegram was received yesterday announcing that Shun-tam teas wore selling at Bjd. are expectell to be about an average, the It is telegraphed that the English crops prospects being favourable.
It is reported that the Chines authori. jes of Shanghai are trying to vent their spleen on some of the foreigners who acted as pilots for the French during the late wer, A Deputy is said to have called upon one of the Consuls to enquire if such-and-such a pilot was registered at that Con. sulate, The Consul replied that he was not, and he wanted to know the reason' of the Deputy's anxiety to discover the foreigner's nationality.; The reply was that the pilot., in question was not registered anywhere, and so the native authorities were going to
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.