Francisco on the 2nd inet. arrived at San Tar P. and O. S. Java arrived in London on the Sist August.
Tae Hamburg-Ametca Linas steamer Konigsberg left Singapore on Saturda; The steamer Flandria will bring the tra shipments, Tae U. S. gunboat Helena and the German cruiser Bussard have left port.
H, M.S. Espraios was at Wuhu on the 6th instant.
Tue C. PS. Tartar arrived at Vancouver on Sunday, the 8th instant.
Tue silk which left here per Empress of China on 10th ult. arrived in New York on Thursday, the 5th inst.
Tue steamer Sual from River Ports on Ssturday reports the floods rapidly subsiding as far as Kiukiang, and from Wuhu down more gradually.
Tue str. Suian, which arrived here yes terday from Hankow, reports seeing the following men-of-war up river: H. M. S. Endymion and the German cruiser Sceadler at Nanking; H. M. S. Bramble at Kino king; H. BL S, Algerine and the German gunboat Tiger at Hankow, Tue Bureau Veritas Monthly list, published on the Ist of August, of wrecks and casualties recorded in June Inet, announces that 34 sailing vessels were reported as totally lost; 19 by stranding, 4 by collision, 2 by fire; while 2 were der Royal Warrant abandoned, '4 were condemned, and 3 were missing. No less than 123 sailing vessels were damaged; 23 by strand. ling, 37 by collision, 3 by fire, 24 by lasks, and 33 by siress of weather. The steamers totally lost were 12; 4 by stranding, 2 by collision, 1 by fire; while 4 foundered, and 1 was condemned. The steamers damaged were 228; 66 by stranding, 66 by collision, 20 by fire, 2 by leaks, 10 by stress of either; while 64 repor: ed injury to their engines ut boilers.
Unper the heading "Buronet to the Rescue," a home paper mentions a recent stance of a man being a hero to his own Duke was walking on the pier at Sea View, Isle of Wight, the other evening at half-past nine when he heard cries coming from the direction of the sea. He plunged into the water and swam in the direction of the sound, where he found his valet, groutly distressed, after having sunk twice. Sir James yoy hold of the man, m on his back to the sea-wall.
pulled out ina very exhausted condition.
We have received the "Peking and Tien Times" of the 7th inst.—The edict ayainst the importation of arms, ammunition, and machinery calmly states that it is issued because merchants at the open ports hive been importing arms and selling them to brigands.—Business generally is looking up in Peking—General Creagh is still' struggling to retain the Bombay Cavalry at Tientsin,—Wan-shao-shan has been handed back to the Chinese by the British and Italians.—The now B. and S. stermer Min was only 8 hours reaching the'fientsin bund from Taku,—The leader writer thinks that the Kaiser having once asked Prince Chun's suite to kotow, should have stuck to his guns.—In refer: ence to the British Court of Claims the "P, and T. Times" says:—'So far as the hearing has gone, Mr. Wilkinson has displayed every anxiety to interpret his instructions 3 generously as possible, and while he undoubtedly feels under an obligation to make every claim pay toll in some form or another, he is, we feel sure, actuated by no bigotted red-tapism in his judgments. We have not had as yet any of the more vital points of interest brought up, such as will be represented in the big commercial claims, when the more intricate phases of direct and indirect losses will be threshed out exhaustively." The ox-pression paying toll" seems, rather an unhappy one.—Riasian troops wi have been moving about to Hi towards Kxlgan.—Genoral Chiang's troops had not yet been allowed into Peking.—The Court has dot answered the memorial of Prince Ching and H, E. Li asking it not to postpone its return to Peking.—Obnoxious placards have been reappe ing in Peking, and Li has been suppressing them.—The French are reporttd to have evacuated Paotingfu.—The Chinese have been pulling down walls outside the summer Palace and selling the bricks to build the now Legations.—It is proposed to forma two-gun naval battery among the Tientsia Volunteers.—We regret to see that General Creagh was too unwell to attend a very successful Military Siioking Concert at Gordon Hal, Tientsin, on the 2nd inst.
Tse following notes are from the "Peking and Tientsin Times" of the 7th inst.
The State Lottery to ba started in Peking to help funds for the indemnity has been revised by the advice of Sir Robert Hart, and the tickets reduced to $5 each and Chinese allowed to participate. One million tickets will be issued monthly and it is estimated that, allowing for all expenses,
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