No. 6, for piano, violin, The violin part was of course taken by Mr. burg himself, and played in hia careful style, nor could much exception be made to the assistance rendered him by gentleman amateur on the cello. Unfortunately the piano was quite unequal to the demands upon it, ite worn-out, wooden, tone being most dep it is no doubt to that failure of most indefatigable throughout the ing, is to be attributed, This lady plays with great accuracy and fair execnto be individuality in hor laying, and though she was encored In her solo, respot those well-wor school: aweot home, Sim,—With reference to your letter of 7th ultimo bringing to my noti which scout publishing particulars of cargoes Customs Daily Returns," and li tinuation of my communication in reply, which bore date of the 14th ultimo, I uow beg to inform you that I have gone carefully into the question and find that the delay complained of results from this office not enforcing as closely aa it perhaps ought to do, the Rules that -All import duties of a vessel must id within six days feom date of clearance, and 2.—That all shut out" cargo must be reported to the Customs within five days, Thee ra the agents of steamer comin particular are perfectly acu ate but they do not adhere to same as strictly as they ought for reason that tail to apply Again, owing to their anxiety to give steamers dispatch outwards, agents froquently omit, until reminded, to come to the Customs and mark off shut out cargo.
From these facts you will see that the delay you complain of, presumably on behalf of the mercantile community in general, ly the fault of merchants themad lo to do with \t, pret by Mr. Commissioner Drow, lishes particulars of cargos withi or two after figures uro supplied.
With respect to the cited by you in your letter under notice, Tars as to whose cxrgoos you wore late in publication, I have to observe that the firat summaries w issued about ten days the vessels ad entered and that the balance of the not delay had
publishing these explanations as likely to a by pour remove misapprehension in regard to the manner h the Customs Returns work is accomplished, T have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, the difficulty i ing their ponies, they acquitted themselves most creditably—with credit to themselves and also to their experienced instructor. also done remarkably well well up pra officers and giily well acquainted with drill and the work Gell, and good at target practice, of anal enorally, They are very efficient in gun
objects, The infantry I have seen " great deul of at squad drill, company drill, and at battalion drill, and also volley-firing at the range. Their shooting waa most creditable, one aquad only having two miss 100 Fo They went through their ork to-day with soldier-like bearing, cially in their march pi For their manosavees to-day I selected some of the hardest and most difficult work in the book, to show their steadiness, and they have gone through it in a very creditable manner, and they are well qualified to work with any troop of regulars. I o:
jer that the community of Shanghai is congratulated un having such cient force of Voluntesrs, for their tection in case of danger, and I hope that the men will stick to their work and go on improving.
Major Monnison replied—Major Chay-for, on behalf of the officers and men the Shanghai Volunteers, I have to thank you, for the mani h_you have expressed yourself regarding the Corps in general. There are many members of the Corps who take a great interest in their by De Heriot, This young Indy scored a great er manner and pose were charming, her handling of the instrument was masterly, and her playing was and intelligent in the extreme, and wil out her and Me. Ste s the audi loft the ces, and the p h the concert w on from number to the next. Madame Vita, who sang Pinsuti's "Welcome, Pretty Primrose" in the first part, and " romanza by Tosti in the accend, waa too evidently suffering from some serious affection of the throat, which quite spoiled the effect of her usually pretty voi indues prettiest picot encore played by the young lively ly violinist, Air de Louis Monday's concert, that he will not og programme, and that im it is only a case of reculer pour mieux sauter.
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