To the Editor of the "Nowru-CHina Daly News."
Sin-—In connexion with the old Potting cemetery, about which ie was said in Court that 0 trace could be found of the original foreign owners, and it was presumed that none were now living, the following particulars of the Rev. John Hobson, in whose name the property stands, may be of interest. They are found in Wylie's "Memorial early age deeply interested in missionary work, and offered his services to the Church of England' Missionary Society. Being accepted, he entered the College of St. Bees in Cumberland, and having graduated as M.A. he was ordained to the ministry by the Bishop of London, in 1848. left: England with Mrs. Hobson for China early in 1849, and arrived at: Shanghai-on the 80th of July. In September he was requested temporarily: to take the duties of the British Chaplain, Mr. Lowders during the absence of the latter a visit to Ningyo.: On: the death of that gentleman in the same! and strongly advised bythe C.ILS, Mr. Hobson undertook the "permanent duties of the Chaplaincy the following year. He still continued to sympathize and ¢0- operate with.the Chinese mission however, and was instrumental in establishing a large boarding school for Chinese boys, in connexion with the Society.' In 1857 he paid a visit with his family to England, and returvied to. his duties at Shanghai in 1858. In 1861 he was temporarily absent at Hankow, and in April made a trip to Japan, with Mrs. Hobson. On the 19th he returned from an excursion to Yedo (Tokyo) greatly exhausted by the long ride, and: the same evening embarked for Nagasaki. During the voyage fever came on, and after landing he gradually sank and died on the 80th, widow returned His on May 12th, with, hi ins, which were intervredl in the cemetery there on the 13th.
Mr. Hobson's grave and monument are to be near' the entrance of the little church in the old burial ground at' Shantung Road, where yesterday I copied the inscription as follows:—
"In, memory of Rev. John, Hobson, vor twelve. yesss Brith Ca Bir' Chaplain ud Patios ogcepation of Trin
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.