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“...SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR
GAZETTE,
And Law Reporter for the Supreme & Provincial Courts of China & Japan
I
Vol. Ill
SHANGHAI, SATURDAY, 21st MARCH, 1868.
No. 64
CONTENTS.
Leaping Articles. Page.
Registry of Ships,...................... 113
The Tea Trade,.......................... 113
Cases in H. B. M.’s Supreme Court.
In Bankruptcy: In re Smith, Kennedy & Co., 116
Summary Cases,.......................... 116
Police Cases,........................... 116
Page.
Report of Meeting of China Fire Insurance Com-
pany,.................................... 117
News of tiie Week,........................ 118
Commercial Summary,..............«....... 121
Shipping,...............'................ 122
Quotations, &c., &c...................... 122
NOTIFICATIONS
Prussian Consulate General.
H. B M. Supreme Court.
IN ITER BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S SUPREME
COURT FOR CHINA AND JAPAN.
IN BANKRUPTCY.
In the matter of Smith, Kennedy & Co.,
Bankrupts.
WHEREAS by an order, made by Charles Wy-
cliffe Goodwin, Esq....”
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“...SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
IN BANKRUPTCY in re DENT & Co.
mHE Undersigned have been instructed to
sell by Public Auction, within their
Office, No. 7, Foochow Road, on MONDAY,
next the 23rd instant, at 3 in the afternoon,
that valuable piece of land, situated on the
SoochowCreek, known as “ALPHA FARM,”
with the dwelling House, Servants’ offices,
Stables and Farm Steading erected thereon,
measuring in all 17 mow, 9 fun, 2 li or there-
abouts.
For further particular apply to
MACLEAN, TIIORBURN & Co.
Shanghai, 18th March, 1868.
PUBLIQ AUCTION.
THE Undersigned will sell by Public Auc-
tion within their office No. 7 Foochow
Road, on Monday next, the 23rd instant,
immediately after the sale of Alpha Farm,
THREE LOTS OF LAND AT BIG A WEI,
will raised and suitable for Bungalows, register-
ed at the British Consulate as
m.f.l.h.
Lot 832, Measuring 7.9.4.4.
,, 833, „ 12.9.3.2.
„ 884, „ 4.9.8.8,
Also,
Concession lot No. 44 at Hankow.
For further particular apply to
MACLEAN, TIIORBURN...”
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“...March 2\st 18G8.
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It is requested that only such communications as relate to
Editorial matters be addressed to the Editor, and that they
be sent not later than Friday.
Advertisements will be received till 10 a.m. on Saturday
No communications canbe noticed unless accompanied by
the name of thewriter.
Sn^t'entc (Sort anb (Konsnlnr feeitt
Shanghai, March 21st, 1868.
We think it desirable to make a few remarks
upon a subject, which has hitherto scarcely re-
ceived so much consideration as from its import-
ance it deserves, namely the necessity for the
exercise of the greatest circumspection, and the
enforcement of the strictest regularity, in the
registration of vessels. The rule with respect
to British merchant vessels as contained in the
Act is as follows:
If any unqualified Person, except in the Case of such
transmitted Interests as are herein-before mentioned,
acquires as Owner any Interest, either legal or bene-
ficial, in a Ship using a British Flag...”
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March 21^ 1868
—not based upon a single good reason—that
the Home market was unduly depressed and
that a recovery would shortly take place—for-
getting—or ignoring—that the inflated price
was an impossible one in a trade expanded to
vast dimensions, and savoured much more of
one in its infancy, with its attendant facts, than
of manhood with its equally patent character-
istics of lowness of price, never absent from a
large trade. We advised people to place the
burden of holding the stock on the back of the
native as much as possible, as by so doing he
would be compelled to bestow more care on the
firing and manipulation of his produce, than he
now feels called upon to do, besides restricting
the extent of his transactions and placing some
limit on the supplies which he so readily and so
abundantly brings forward.
Had we now to write the history of the Tea
markets from the date of our last article up to
the present time, we could hardly say anything...”
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“...March 21s/: 1868.
SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE.
115
At this particular season of the year these
matters are worth thinking over. Hard ex-
perience ought to teach people pretty clearly
the wise and sensible course to pursue. The
experience of a year or two, however, had little
effect upon the judgment, errors were repeated
and re-repeated, and as the Trade at Home is
even now changing rapidly, we are mistrustful
of those who erred again and again with dan-
gerous sanguineness, and do not feel confident
that they can grapple with the gigantic occasion.
Of one thing we are quite certain, viz. that
there never was a time requiring more grasp of
mind than the present. The value of Tea
throughout Great Britain has so steadied down
in all departments of the Trade, from the small
provincial shop to the large London buyer, the
scale of it further forced by licensed victuallers,
the masses of England are now so used to
buying sound servicable Tea at prices either Id.
per oz. (at which a good...”
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March 21s' 1SG8.
and it sometimes happens that a high range of
prices is more acceptable than a low one. This
is to be regretted. Much more remains unsaid,
and it will be our duty to refer to the subject
again at an early date.
JL B. M. SUPREME COURT, IN BANKRUPTCY.
March l&h, 1868.
Before C. W. Goodwin Esq.
In re Smith, Kennedy & Co.
On the application of Mr. Alyburgh, who appeared
on behalf of the Estate, an order* was made under the
187th. sec. of the Act, to annul the’Bankruptcy, the
necessary Deed being executed by the majority of the
creditors, and no opposition being made.
II. B. M. SUPREME COURT, SUMMARY CASES.
March 10^, 1868.
Before R. A. Mowat Esq.
F. Torckler v. W. Dyson, Master of Glenshee.
Claim for $46.70, commission on a Charty Party.
F.Torckler.—I am a7 Ship-broker and General Com-
mission Agent. Defendant is master of the British
barque Glenshee. On Friday 6th at 10 a.m., Defen-
dant came to my office and asked whether I had a
charter...”
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March 21st 1868
had prevented several fires from spreading to a
disastrous extent. The nature of Shanghai risks
had in fact been entirely changed since the Bri-
gade became established, and they were such that
they could be classed as the highest which the
Company could obtain. For this change the
sincere thanks of the Shareholders were due to
the Volunteer Fire Brigade arid their able chief, Mr.
Hayes, The Chairman was very sorry to have to
report a heavy loss in consequence of the recent
disastrous fire in Foochow. The loss to the Com-
pany from this cause amounted to no less than
Tls. 60,000 ; but he was glad to say that when the
premia for this year were collected, the reserve
fund of the Company would still amount to over
Tls. 100,000, which was highly satisfactory. He
regretted that in consequence of the fire in Foo-
chow, an idea had got abroad that the China
Fire Company conducted its business on too nar-
row a basis for it to be paying; but...”
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117
simply to save the owner’s property, as he considered
them extra stores.
His Worship sentenced the prisoner to seven day’s
imprisonment, and to pay the value of the abstracted
property.
Henry Marshall, Thos. Lang, Thos. Roberts
and Henry Rodgers, were charged with broaching
the cargo on board the ship Leander, and stealing 8
doz. of porter more or less. They all admitted the
offence and were sentenced to one month’s imprison-
ment with hard labour, and to pay from their wages
the value ef the goods stolen.
March \8fli.
John Evans, Mate of the Andrew Jackson, was
charged by several seamen on board that vessel with
assault. He admitted a box on the ears and pleaded
provocation in some of the cases. From the evidence
it appeared that the assaults, blows and kicks, had
been committed, and the prisoner was fined $1 and
costs in each case, in all $20.
Catt. J. McCullen, of the Andren) Jackson, was
charged by Edward Henning, A. B., with assault...”
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earing Magdala. The rebels are in front, and Go-
izye is also near Magdala. An engagement is im-
inent. Gobazye has sent a friendly message to Sir
obert Napier.
The intelligence which has been received from the
ortli since our last has been, as usual with Chinese
formation, of a conflicting nature. On the one side
is said that Imperial arms have proved too much for
e Rebels to face, and that they have retreated from
leir position near Paou-ting-foo in consequence j
hile, on the other hand, it is asserted thab they have
erely abandoned their position temporarily, probably
a manoeuvre to attract Li’s forces southward, and
ien make a forced countermarch upon the capital,
his latter report comes from some French Mission-
ies who were captured by the Rebels, but who upon
ieir explaining who they were, were at once released.
rith respect to the Nienfei Rebellion, which it was
ated by a contemporary Li had completely crushed
it, an explanation...”
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March 2\st 1868
predatory life, have been apprehended and are now in
the United States gaol.
We have been favoured with the following particulars
concerning the New British Court room, &c. about
to be constructed under Major Crossman’s directions.
It is intended to convert the Consulate, which at
present contains the Consul’s residence, into public
offices generally, throwing out a new room for the Su-
preme Court at the back, facing Yuen Ming Yuen
Road, and on the site of the present compradore’s and
Chinese Messenger’s rooms. This Court will be a
room 50 ft. by 30, ?and between 23 and 25 ft. high,
the ceiling being of wood. There will be a lobby
at each end ; on the north for the public, on the south
for the barristers and the jury, who will each have
special private retiring rooms. The floor of the Court
will be about three feet below the level of that of the
upper story of the Consulate, and arrangements will
be made to enable the Judge to walk...”
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121
ia the Minister of the Interior, who reports himself
sick, and will see no envoy from the Foreign Lega-
tions. The French and English missions of military
and naval instruction are both withdrawn from Yedo,
and, until the arrival of the foreign Ministers and the
assumption of the native executive government by the
Mikado’s officers, diplomatic relations with Yedo are
suspended. The prince of Kiishiu, on whom, when
we last wrote, the hopes of the northern party appear-
ed to centre, has declared for the other side, Aidzu is
proclaimed an outlaw and his neighbour Sendai is un-
der orders to’confiscate his territory : other northern
chiefs, conspicuous in the late unsuccessful attack
upon Kioto, are also named rebels and placed under
the ban. Throughout the south, the adherents of the
extinct Shogoonate are submitting to fate and the Im-
perial Standard, and unity among themselves and a
show of moderation towards the vanquished are only...”
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Ma v cK 21 1868.
LATEST QUOTATIONS.
Shanghai, March 2lst, 1868.
T.m.c. T.m.c.
Grey Shirtings—5£ Catty, ......... 1.8.5 a 1.9.0
,, for arrival..................
,, Catty, on spot............... 2.1.6 a 2.2.3
,, for arrival..................
White Do. 64 Iteecl,.............. 2.3.5 a 2.4.0
^-Cloths—81b., 36 in, ............ 1.7.0 a 1.9.5
Long Ells—Hli Scarlet,............ 6.5.0
Assorted,.............. 6.6.0 a 6.7.0
CPH. Scarlet,.......... 6.6.0
Assorted,.............. 6.6.0 a 6.7.0
GG Scarlet,............ 6.5.0
Assorted,.............. 6.6.0
Spanish Stripes—Elephant,......... 0.6.2 a 0.6.5
,, Tiger,........... 0.7.0 a 0.7.5
,, Britannia, ...... 6.1a 6.2
Camlets—SS......................... 12.5.0 a 13.2.0
,, SSS ....................... 10.0.0 a 10.5.0
Leah............................... 5.3.0 a 5.4.0
Iron—Nail Rod,..................... 2.8.0 a 2.8.5
,, Bar,.......................... 2.8.0 a 2.8.5
Opium—Malwa, .....................515
,, New Patna, .......”
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SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE.
Monthly Periodical.
“NOTES AND QUERIES ON CHINA AND JAPAN.”
Edited by N. B. Dennys.
Price $6 per annum.
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