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“...SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE, And Law Reporter for the Supreme & Provincial Courts of China & Japan Vol. Ill SHANGHAI, SATURDAY, 28tii MARCH, 1868. No. 65 CONTENTS. Leaping Articles. Page. Mr. H. N. Lay and tlie Foreign Office,... 123 The Ancient and Modern Capitals of China,... 124 Cases in H. B. M.’s Supreme Court. Summary Cases,............................ 125 Police Cases,............................. 125 Case in H. B. M.’s Provincial Court, Hankow. In Bankruptcy : In re John Mackellar,..... 125 Naval Court : The Mary Francis, ........... 126 Page, Report of Meeting of N. G. B. of the Royal Asi- atic Society,.............................. 126 Report of Meeting of Literary Society of Ning- po,........................................ 126 News of the Week,...........:.............. 128 Commercial Summary,...................... 133 Shipping,.................................. 133 Quotations, Ac., &c..................... 133 NOTIFICATIONS Prussian Consulate General. H. B M. Supreme...”
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“...March 2Sth I86'8. SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE. 123 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 Ho communications can be noticed unless accompanied by the name of thewriter. jcwjrente doxixt anb Consular feetfe Shanghai, March 28th, 1868. It must have been a matter of very great sur- prise to the majority of people in China to find that Mr. Horatio Nelson Lay, Ex Inspector of Maritime Customs, should, to use an ordinary expression, have again “ come out of his shell,” and that after the lamentable expose offthe, mis- representations as to the nature of his authori- ty from the China Government, which has bee'n made, no less by the published official despatches upon the subject, than by Mr. Lay’s own pam- phlet in his defence, he should make an attempt to throw the onus of the miscarriage of the ex- pedition upon the Chinese...”
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“...124 SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE. March 2$^ 1868. ease, there is overwhelming evidence that Mr. Lay’s failure is attributable to himself alone, but it so happens that in the Blue Book in which all documents relating to the affair and to the “ Dismissal of Mr. Lay ” are published, there appear the following two despatches to Sir Frederick Bruce : Earl Russell to Sir E. Bruce. Sir,—I inclose, for your information, copies of the * ‘ London Gazette ” of this day, containing an order of the Queen in Council, authorising Mr. Lay and Captain Osborn to enlist men and to equip vessels for the service of the Emperor of China. I am, &c., (Signed) RUSSELL. Earl Russell to Sir E. Bruce. Sir, — I inclose, for your information, copy of a letter which I have caused to be addressed to Mr. Lay, suggesting that he' should procure some written autho- rity from the Chinese Government for the steps which he is taking to provide that Government with naval •assistance. I am, &c., (Signed) RUSSELL. It is just...”
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“...March 28th 1868. SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE. 125 really mean when they say that the Chinese are all alike, is that they all differ from Europeans. Those who have any acquaintance with the 11a tives of this country are aware of striking diffe- rences not only bodily but also mentally between the inhabitants of one part of China, and those of another ; and it is probably not too much to say that a Chili, Shantung or Shensi man does not differ less in spoken language, habits, local laws and usages from a Yunan, Kwangsi or Kwangtung man, than an Englishman or Ger- man differs from a Frenchman, or than both differ from Italians or Spaniards. Perhaps, the only thing which’ all the inhabitants of China have in common is the written language, and this has probably done more to keep up the integrity of the Empire than any other cause. The position of the Supreme Government at Pekin tends in no small degree to alienate it from the affections of the people in other parts of the Empire, and to...”
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“...126 SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE. March 2Sth 1868. Mr. Mackellar, in praying for tlie grant of an un- conditional discharge, asked leave to read to the Court, extracts of sundry letters from himself to his partner, Mr. Gordon, written between 10th November, 1S65, and 27th May, 1867, showing him to have repeatedly warned his partner to coniine himself entirely to a commission business, with certain specific exceptions, and to avoid improvident or reckless speculations of any kind, either on their own account, or with Foreign or Chinese traders ; and proving, moreover, that he had been in the constant habit of calling on his part- ner for regular accounts and returns of the business, but not with the success he desired ; the whole con- firming, in fact, the statements he had made in reply to the questions put to him at the last meeting. (Co- pies of letters put in and recorded). No one appeared to oppose ; and no notice of appeal was filed. The Court accordingly issued the usual form...”
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“...March 28th 1868. SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE, 127 ton their dresses in a different way from those who have the birth right of freedom. They are forbidden to marry with respectable people, and any one taking a wife from them, is for ever pol- luted and becomes as one of them, that while treachery was thus severely punished by forfeit- ures of rights, the generality of women in Ning- po enjoy a privilege not accorded to the Chinese ladies of other places. A lover Emperor has given to Ningpo brides the right of quartering a dragon on their marriage robes, and this was done in commemoration of a Ningpo beauty whom he adored, but was doomed never to possess. He also spoke of the legend of how in ancient days a mighty chief named Ch’ien, thrice drew his vast bow and fired three heavy arrows against the breast of the strong wave that sweeps with re- lentless and destructive march up the Hangchow river. And how the on rush of the waters were stopped for a while, and the people was enabled...”
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“...128 SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE. March 28th 1868. their turn to see what his course would finally he, that they might shape theirs thereby. At length Sir F. Bruce interpreted the silence of the Foreign Office as a hint meaning no countenance, and, alarmed at the possibility of a force in such a mondescript po- sition as Captain Osborn’s fleet was then placed, becoming a danger, and so involving embarrasment to himself, he ordered Captain Osborn to take the force home again. The Chinese Government followed suit. Having been dissuaded by Sir F. Bruce from tendering my resignation during the above interval of suspense, I received on the 16th Nov., a short letter of dismissal from the Chinese Government, no reason being as- signed for the step. As soon as the Foreign Office heard of the despatch of the force to England, they immediately rescinded an Order in Council which had been issued on the 9th Jan., 1863 (without my cognisance). They thus with- drew our military officers from the...”
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“...March 28th 1863. SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE. 129 of the Exchequer. The Daity News lias announced that the Budget for 1868, will show a large reduction m the Army and Navy estimate. Mr. Beresford Hope, has been elected member for Cambridge Uni- verity. Reserve of Notes in the Bank of England £12,000. (?) All the members of Lord Derby’s Cabinet have consented to serve under Mr. Disraeli. Lord Cairns, however, replaces Lord Chelmsford as Lord High Chancellor. Lord Cranborne becomes Chancel- lor of the Exohequer. The Newspapers are unanimous in declaring that the withdrawal of Sir Stafford North - cote from the India Office will be prejudicial to the service. It is rumoured that Sir Stafford Northcote will probably succeed Sir John Lawrence as Governor General of India. 27 th Feby.,—The Agra Bank has declared a dividend of 7 per cent on the new capital. The Calcutta Mail of the 24th January wvas delivered in Loudon to-day. London, 28th Feby., (Morning.)— An application made by the Jamaica...”
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“...130 SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE. March 28th 1868. which an employ 4 may be looked upon as eligible for promotion, and states that’it was not very long ago that eeveral of the juniors in the Custom House were sub- mitted by Mr. Idart to a little viva voce examination, and out of about live candidates only one could ask the linguist, in Chinese, whether he wished to go to Tien- tsin in a steamer or a sailing vessel, the gentleman in question being very properly promoted for his erudi- tion. “ It is very well known,” says the above paper, “that there are several men in the Customs’ service who seem to be determined to give themselves as little trou- ble as they possibly can; who care for nothing, but drawing their salaries and—to use a vulgar but expressive phrase—‘ cutting a swell,’ and who, after taking service under the Chinese, have not been able to muster perseverance to learn the rudiments of the language, but who, if asked whether they have done so, reply—‘ah, my deali fellah,...”
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“...March 2Slh 18G8. SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE. 131 and Defangar ; per Feeloong from Nagasaki, March 24tli, Messrs. Lecat, Bell, Delapet and R. Avanes; per Moyune, from Hankow; March 2Gtli, Bishop of Victoria and Rev. Mr. Vaughan ; per Douglas, from Hongkong, on 27th inst., Messrs. J. S. Still, IL Carles, J. Hudson, and A. Vernede. The following have departed : per Erl King, for Hongkong ; March 26th, Bishop of Victoria, Rev. Mr. Vaughan, Messrs. J. Berwick and Caysh; per Dupleix, for Hongkong &c., Mrs. Checa, infant, and maid ser- vant, Mr. and Mrs. Schut, 4 children and servants, Messrs. P, S. Forbes, Welch, Bourrelis, Moris, An- toine, Iribarren, Van Eyken and two Brothers, and Lieut. Boucher, I.N, Hankow.—There is no news of importance from this port. The Times states : “The weather during the past week has been most disagreeable ; heavy rains, accompanied at intervals by severe thunder storms, have deluged the country for miles, and whilst we are writing the lowering clouds give...”
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“...132 SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE. March 2Sth 186$ China, and all Oriental nations. We may admire their curios, and, after reading the laudatory accounts of travellers, we may affect a dilletante enthusiasm for their religious, moral, or political institutions ; but the fact remains deep and indelible- underneath the outer coat appears—the barbarian. We may make treaties, and credit and receive ambassadors, but the forms of civilised diplomacy are only a thin cover to hide the real state of affairs. We cannot disguise the fact that Xve are treating with a government which is torn and convulsed with the throes of revolution, and with a people who are actuated by savage instincts. We shall not greatly err if we say that Japan, under its Dai- mios, Tycoons, and Mikados, represents a state of civi- lisation similar to that of England under the Planta- genets.” COMMERCIAL. Shanghai, Friday Evening, March 27 th, 1868. Imports :—Our Import market has been in a fever- ish and excited state ...”
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“...SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE. PUBLIC AUCTION. By order of the Mortgagee. THE undersigned lias received instructions to sell by Public Auction, within his office, No. 27 Kiangse Road, on Friday, the 23rd day of April next, at 3 p.m. A plot of ground situated in the Kiangse Road, marked 193 in the Municipal Plan of the English Settlement of Shanghai ; registered at the British Consulate, as Lot 20A and measur- ing per Title Deed, No. 70, km. 0/*. 0Z. 2A, to- gether with the Foreign Dwelling House, Go- downs, and Silk Room, Outhouses, &c. erected thereon. A. considerable proportion of the purchase money may remain on Mortgage at 12 per cent if desired. The Mortgagee reserves liberty to bid at the sale. For further particulars, apply to J. P. BISSET, 27, Kiangse Road. Shanghai, 21st March 18G8. THE CHINA MAGAZINE, a Weekly Miscel- lany, Illustrated with Photographs, Conducted by C. Langdon Davies, Published for Proprietor by Noroniia & Sons, Government Printers, Hongkong. Quarterly Subscription...”