(From the Foochow Daily Echo of 2nd inst.)
Gold lent is still on the rise being quoted this week $41 per tael weight. We hear large orders in from Shanghai, A further fall of 20 cents per picul has taken place in rice, owing to fresh supplies from the Northern ports.
On Sunday last, near Limpo, the bearers of a coffin with its contents which was to be removed in " boat, missed thole footing as they were embarking and all fell into the river with their burden. One of the unfortunate men was drowned, Wo reported last week that H.E. the Vicorvy had published the usual proclamation cautioning the people to be careful to prevent fire and to do their best to apprehend incendiaries. Now, the Sub-magistrate hag issued another proclamation to the same effect, signed by him, offering a reward of $30 for each criminal, should any of them he caught.
The Sub-magistrate has also sent out another proclamation to the effect that he wishes all the street gates to be closed at 10 o'clock punctually every night and that all the opium smoking dens and other public resorts must close before that time. Orders have been given to the runuera to redouble their vigilance to prevent thieves or vagabonds roaming about the streets of the city during the night.
A sad atory vf a suicide reaches us from the city. On Monday last x maid servant lind taken her charge, a boy of two years of age, for a walk, and on their return it was found that the little boy's silver bangle was missing. As the girl would not or could not give any answer to her master' demand to know what had become of it, he chastised her and threatened further punishment unless the article was returned the following day. Exrly on the following day a neighbour came in to inform the master that the girl's dead body had been fouud at the bottom of their well.
(From the Foochow Daily Echo of 9th inst.)
Rice has further declined in price th week, The fall from the late t qu tation is 30 cents per picul.
M.S. Alacity, with Admiral Fremantle on board, arrived yesterday on, we understand, a fying visit, 'On Saturday last the Viceroy in passing through the streets on his start for the South, as announced last week, was stopped several times by persons' present petitions. His Excellency graciously received them all and promised that) they should have his attention on his return, 'A fire broke out in street over the Lon Bridge on Saturday last about 7 p.m, an destroyed about 30 native houses, A good deal of the new paddy is said to have been stored in some of them and the total loss of property was considerable, Another large fire occurred last night, apparently near the North-gate, but the particulars have not yet reached us.
Atea-dealer in the city closed his d-ors last week and bolted. As it is understood that the termen have, on the whole, been doi 1 pretty well, this man must have been gambling in some article outside his business. The assets have been taken charge of by the local authorities who will realise their value and distribute them amongst the creditors, After a temporary lull, the spurious cash nuisance has again sprung up. The people who set these coins in circulation appear to be irrepressible, The sub-magi-trate Li found it necessary to issue another proc motion on the subject, threatening the severest punishment on those who may be convicted of having any of the coins in their A Chinese young lady Intely mari finding that her parents had not prov the customary wedding gifts, returned to her house three days after informing them of her shame and diexppointment and going to her old room, immediately afterwards hanged herself. ' It appears that the rea m of their not' providing the gifts wa of their poverty are sueing the bridegroom for the loss of their daughter, 'A severe shock of earthquake was felt here last night at ten minutes past eleven clolock. One of our informants likens the ation caused by the shock tu sensicknaam which ie the exyerionce of, many othe on occasions of these disturbances, We shall no doubt hear of trouble at Formosa or elsewhere Inter on, From the fact of our being in the same latitude as Khorasan it is thought by some that the shock felt lst night. had something to do with the late terrible disaster at that place, reported by telegram on 29th instant in the W.-C. Daily News, The interval of time, however, makes this idea appear improbable.
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