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A HARD CASE UNDER THE GAME LAWS.—A case

1/ONG-KONG, JUNE 24, 1846.—The following is the noti-
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A case of piracy has just occurred on the river, and created
an unusual sensation here, both on account of the value of
the capture, and the circumstances attending it. The fol-
lowing is the fullest account, and it is borne out in all essen-
tial points by three of the sufferers, who have since been ex-
amined before the marine magistrate. I do not remember
anything more graphic in the history of buccaneering than
the depositions contain.

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PIRACY.
' On Thursday last the schooner Privateer was dispatched
for Cumsirgmoon with upwards of 300 chests of opium.
About three o'clock p.m. the cutter Grace Darling brought
intelligeece to that anchorage that she had seen the
schooner in possession of pirates off Lintin. The Grace
Darling, being merely a pleasure boat, was unable to cope
with the pirates, but made all speed to Cnmsingmoon,
where she and the Theresa were manned, chiefly by the
captains of the receiving vessels, and took the southern
passage. Another cutter, the Echo, in which were one
captain, six mates, and ten Manillamen, took the opposite
and less accustomed route. From the heavy squalls to the
southward it was concluded that the piratical vessels and
their prize would probably be driven up the river, and the
Echo therefore steered northward, and had the good fortune
to sight the Privateer about five o'clock the same evening,
having two China vessels near her. The pirates probably
took flight on finding they were discovered, for when the
Echo made up to the place and boarded the schooner they
had disappeared. It was found, however, that the guns had
all been removed and the rigging cut adrift, and a portion of
the opium (since ascertained to be 72 chests) taken away.
At this time it was too dark to give chase, and the captors
therefore bore up for Cumsingmoon, where they arrived next
morning about ten o'clock.
The crew of the Privateer had originally consisted of thir-
teen, chiefly Mardilamen, besides the captain and a European
passenger, an officer of a merchant vessel. The Echo found
only four persons on board, one of whom was a passenger.
He states that the Privateer, white proceeding from Hong
Kong to Cumsingmoon, came up to what appeared to be
two large fishing-boats, and that Captain Martell, being un-
willing to injure their nets, passed to the leeward, when one
of the boats, seizing the opportunity, put up her helm, and,
dropping alongside, boarded the schooner with an over-
powering number of armed men. Captain Martell, who
had been writing on deck, fired his rifle at them, and run
below to procure more fire-arms. While attempting to
force his way on deck again, and after a severe struggle on
his part, he was stabbed in the side and thrown overboard.
We have since received some further particulars by the
schooner Theresa, which arrived here last night, bringing
with her the gunner and a seaman, who had been miracu-
lously saved. It seems that when the vessel was boarded.
the chief mate, the gunner, and three Manillamen leaped into
the boat astern, which was immediately pursued and seized
by the pirates, who brought their prisoners on board, and
threw them into the hold of one of their junks. In the course
of the night they were one by one brought on deck, where
their arms were pinioned, and having been chin-chinned
with lighted joss paper, they were told to drink as much
salt water as they pleased, and then tossed overboard. Of
these victims two were so fortunate as to extricate their
hands in the water, and being expert swimmers contrived to
make their way to the neighbourhood of Macao. The other
four were confined below in the privateer and strictly
guarded. Altogether six of the crew have lieen saved—two
Europeans and four Manillamen.
We understand that some difference of opinion has arisen
about the Echo's exclusive claim to salvage, and that the
matter is to be referred to the arbitration of two Englishmen
and two Americans. The value of the property recovered
amounts to a large sum.
Since the above was in type we have been favoured with
the evidence on the subject of the piracy, taken before the
marine magistrate. It is subjoined :

illustrative of the oppressive nature of the game laws was
brought before the magistrates on Monday last, at the War-
rington petty sessions. An Irishman, named Felix Slavin,
was charged by the gamekeeper of Mr. J. W. Patten, with
having offered for sale a young cock pheasant. It appeared
that the prisoner was standing with the bird in his hand at
the stall of a dealer in game, and the gamekeeper, coming by
and seeing this, gave him into custody. The poor fellow
gave a rather confused account of the manner in which he
obtained the bird, which was alive, and produced in Court ;
but the facts appeared to be, that he was walking in Bew-
sey, and as he went along he saw this bird lying on the
road hurt, and unable to get away. Naturally enough, he
picked it up, came into the town, and seeing a bird hang-
ing in the poulterer's shop, went and asked the prfce of
it; -on being told, he produced his bird, and asked what
it was worth. Some conversation then took place be-
tween the prisoner and the man in the shop—the prin-
cipal being absent—which plainly showed that the pri-
soner did not know what sort of a bird he had got, when
at this period the gamekeeper came up, and he was secured.
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fifty-six young pheasants loose into the preserves, near to the
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differently, and inflicted a penalty of 10s., with 10s. 6d. costs,
or, in default of payment, six weeks' imprisonment. Ulti-
mately the money was paid, and the prisoner liberated.
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PIRACY.—CASE OF THE PRIVATEER.
Minutes of Investigation taken before me at Victoria, this
21st day of June, 1846.
Hector Munro Todd is sworn—l am a seaman on board
the Privateer ; I joined her last Sunday. Wednesday,
the 17th instant, at daylight, got under weigh for
Cumsingmoon, with 202% chests of opium. 0 a
leaving Hong-Kong we had on board fifteen souls—viz. :--
1 captain, 1 mate, 1 European passenger, myself, 7 Manilla.-
men, Chinese steward, cook, boy, and a woman belonging to
the captain. At three P.M., in passing to the northward of
Lintin some four or five miles, we saw apparently a fishing
boat standing the same way as ourselves, NKith lines over a n
his weather side. I saw but one man in the boat ; he waved his
hand for us to go to leeward of him, edging his boat gradual I y
down upon us the whole time. We were going about thre e
knots. On passing to leeward of the boat, the captain, seein g
the sails were becalmed and the boatstill dropping down on thie
schooner, hailed her to keep off. A waive of the hand f,:ir
us to keep off was made by the man on board the bout.
Our helm was hard up, but being to leeward of the Chitha
boat, the schooner had no steerage way. Seeing the bout
every moment coming closer, the captain took up his rif!te
and fired; a shower of spears, at least fifty, were instantly
hove into us. The captain called out for muskets. I wes it
below with two others to hand them up ; passed up one, whit h
the captain fired. Before I could get up any more, stinll:-
pots were thrown into the cabin, filling it with smoke. I
was nearly suffocated, and rushed to the hatchway. The
Chinese cook was before me. Saw a Chinaman make a cut
at the cook's head with a cutlass. Observed the vali-
se' was in the hands of pirates. I crawled into one ,of
the berths of the cabin. There were four of us in tl:te
berth the Chinese cook, the European passengo r,
one Manillaman, and myself. As we were in tiae
berth, the pirates pricked us with long bamboos from
the deck. The cook went on deck. The piracies
afterwards came down in force ; they threatened to
murder us ; one spoke very good English. I went on de,sk
to work the schooner. The captain was missing ; the after
locker on the starboard side was covered with blood. Our
Chinese steward and captain's cock-eyed boy were laughing
and talking to the pirates—both were dressed in the cap
tain's clothes. The boat of the schooner was gone. T lie
Chinese cook of the schooner and the captain's worn an
appeared frightened. The pirate boat had left us ; sate
was standing towards Lintin. The schooner was in
charge of 40 men. An English boat hove in sight.
I was shoved below. I heard the boat h ail
the schooner. The reply was—" Captain down bel ow
a-sleep." Whilst I was below the second tit ne,
the Chinaman who spoke English said to me "if you p ro-
mise not to take the schooner to Hong-Kong till the worm. 3g,
I will spare your lives." We promised. A few minutes of ter
this conversation I heard a heavy crash, then another. Two
boats had come alongside. I think the hour was betwc ten
five and six. During this time we were guarded by one man
with a cutlass. Suddenly he dropped the point, and jumped
on deck. The noise then ceased.
We looked through the skylight and found the pirates had
shoved off, taking with them the Chinese steward, cockeyed
boy, cook, and captain's woman. The guns, too, were go ne,
two four-pounders, one six-pounder, and one one-pound
swivel. The rigging was much cut ; we contrived to get the
stay foresail on her, and steer to Cumsingmoon. About n ine
p.m., a schooner from Cumsingmoon hove in sight, and tate
took us into Cumsingmoon.
Francisco Antonin° states as follows :—I am a native of
Manilla, and a seaman on board the Privateer. After break-
fast in the morning we left llong-Kong. I was ordered to
draw and clean the guns, three large and two small. I .did
so, and oiled them. They were not reloaded. [The evidet ace
of this witness corroborates the statement of the deponimt
Todd, with the exception that he saw two boats instead_ of
ore at the time of their capture near Lintin.
Investigation resumed on this date :-
22d of June, 1846.

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Rynaldo Gonsalves sworn—l am a native of Manilla, said
gunner of the schooner Privateer. Was on board when at-
tacked by pirates en the 17th instant. Between two Bind
three o'clock on the afternoon of that day I saw two boats
astern of us. They were standing the same course as
ourselves, and overhauling us fast. I told the captain
they were bad. " No, no," he said, " only fishiing
boats." The Chinese steward belonging to the 1- 'ri-
vateer also said, " Never fear ; only fishing-boat."
One boat was far ahead of the other, she came within
fifteen fathoms of our larbour quarter. We kept ithe
schooner away, the boat did the same, outsailing us. On
getting abreast of us the captain sung out " Wylo,
wvlo,"—then came the spear, then came the fire (from
stink pots), then came the stones on our deck. The boarding
immediately followed on the fore part of our deck. The
captain was aft, he tired his own musket into the boat, raid
I saw him opposing the entrance of the Chinese into ithe
after part of the schooner. He had a cutlass. A spear N ras
thrust at him from the boat, it entered his side, and he f
The pirates then boarded in force. Ido not know what be-
came of the captain after he fell. I was wounded with a sthak-
pot in the face and tell down. I saw the pirate throw the
mate overboard. They afterwards threw me overboard.l
was picked up by our own boat which we had towing
astern. In the boat I found the mate and three Manillla-
mhaedn.proTcheeedpedainatbeorulvt "a
eut'w
quartere pulled away in the boat;
of a mile only, when the
pirate overtook us. All hands were put in separate plawes
below in the hold of the pirate, two in one place, two. in
another place, the mate below the poop—five in number.
It was between three and four o'clock in the afternoon. I
do not know what took place after this, until some time in
dock. The
on deck by the
The Manillanaan
wmaigshetonbfientewdelvvve o
a 3 ordered
pirates; shortly after I heard a gitplash in the water. Ten
minutes after I was called on • deck; my arms, above
wthiethnwighhotm—i t
the elbows, were lashed behind my back. I was also
tied at the wrists. This completed, I was told. to
sit down on the rail; I did so. In broken Eig-
lish and Portuguese they said " now you can
drink so much water as you like," and launched me o ver-
board. I floated nearly upright. I succeeded in relea sing
one of my bands, opened my knife with my teeth, and cut
the lashing off my arms. At six o'clock in the morniiag I
landed at a spot outside Macao, and was taken thither )in a
Chinese boat. At Macao I met John Nacito, Manilla' nan,
one of those retaken with me in the schooner's boat, but .con-
fined in another place on board the pirate boat from w'bich
I was thrown overboard. The Governor. of Macao put John
Nacito and myself into prison ; we were released at their der-
cession of Lleerjeebhoy. There were 100 men on board the
pirate.
John Nacito sworn—l am a Manillaman, and a seaman on
board the Privateer. On our late trip to Cumsingn soon
from Hong- Kong were attacked by pirates near
Cumsingnoon. To avoid the spears and save my life I
jumped overboard, and gained our boat towing astern.
There were five of us in the boat—mate, gunner, two
Manillamen, and. self. We cut the painter, and pulled
away from the schooner; were pursued. takes, and put
below in the bold of the pirate boat. My eompanion in
confinement was a Manillaman, named Sadio. I do not know
what became of him. He was taken on deck before I was.
About midnight I was called up, and asked if I would have
[ some water. On replying in the affirmative, I wee told in

By SAMUEL LI'3IERT, CONSULTING SURGEON,
9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London;

It is feared that some damage has been done—to the un-
finished ricks by the heavy storms which have occasionally
descended. Notwithstanding these drawbacks, however, it
is believed there will be an average crop of wheat, and the
quality is excellent. Hops have improved amazingly fast,
fast, and the duty is rising. With regard to potatoes, the news-
papers from all parts of the country, including Scotland and
Ireland, agree in the universality of the disease. Growers
have accordingly been so anxious to sell, that a great de-
cline in price has taken place. We observe it stated that at
-Redditch twenty acres of garden ground were last spring
allotted by Colonel Clive ; nineteen-twentieths have been
planted with potatoes; the blight has attacked the whole,
and the resnit will be the loss of the poor men's labour, the
rent, and cost of seed. Similar accounts have reached us.
from other parts of the county ; and it now becomes a serious
question what substitute shall be provided to supply the
wants of the poor in the forthcoming season. Mr. Wil-
liams, of Pitmaston, has proposed that the cotta-
gers' gardens and allotment grounds should be planted
with Swede turnips during the yet remaining period of the
growing season, and suggests that the farmers should direct
their labourers, who are now engaged in hoeing, to remove
the superfluous plants of this root carefully, eo that they may
be available for the cottager's garden. It may be very well
to plant the gardens with turnips, if the poor people have
any pigs or cattle that will eat them, but as a substitute for
the potato they will be wholly insufficient. It is bad enough
for the poor to subsist upon potatoes, and it is a considerable
descent to be condemned to Swede turnips for their daily
dinner. There is but one lower step, and that would be to
the fate of Nebuchadnezzar.— Worcestershire Chronicle.

Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary
Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of
Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c.

CONTENTS OF TUE TREATISE.

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THE POTATO DlsEasE.—As any fact connected with
this fearful disease is of importance, the following ex-
periment, tried by a gentleman in the neighbourhood, may
lead to useful results. He planted some seedling potatoes,
and covered them with glasses ; they seemed to thrive
remarkably well, and, to all appearances, were totally devoid
of the disease. He then took the glasses off some of the
plants, and exposed them to the influence of the atmosphere.
In a short time, the plants which had been left so uncovered,
showed undoubted symptoms of the presence of the
disease, while the others were perfectly good. A few
leaves of the plants covered by the glasses were left ex-
posed, these leaves also withered away, the parts covered
remaining sound and healthy:. This would lead to the
supposition that atmospheric influence is solely the cause
of this disease, so destructive, and we fear so universally
prevalent. Another gentleman informed us of a field :of
potatoes that looked in all respects healthy when he visited
it one night, but the next morning were withered, and
seemed as if a blast had taken them all. Another instance
we have heard of is that a gentleman, who has a field, of
potatoes, in which the leaves of the plants in a line had all
become withered, and were dying away just as if a ball of
fire had passed through the field in a direct line. These
facts may be of service in coming to a conclusion as to the
real cause of the disease. We may add that hardly a crop
in this neighbourhood is exempt from its ravages.—Hump.
shit e Advertiser.
The Vierzon Railway Company has had the whole
of the line delivered up to it by M. Flonearre, the bead engineer.
The line, it is thought, may be opened towards the end of October.—
Oak/7mi.

HAMER 1. On the Philosophy of Marriage, with its Hindrances
and Obligations, and on Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions.—
CIiArTER 2. On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Generative
Organs, their functions, structures, and secretions, proving that great
Mental and Physical Power are dependant upon their healthy action.
—CHAPTER 3. On Solitary Habits; their various effeets on the
Animal Economy; the concealed cause of Debility of the functions
of the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and general weakness of the
Mental Faculties. CHAPTER 4. On the Secret Disorders of Youth
and Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous and Local Weakness,
Mental Debility, and Premature Decay.—CnerrEas 5 and 6. On
the Disorders arising from indiscriminate Excess, Gonnorhcea,
Gleet, Strictures, and other Diseases of the Urethra.
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BRUSSELS, AUG. 18ate:The average price of whea in
the week ending on Saturday-5.A , was
22f. 72c., and that of rye 17f. 66c. per hectolitre.
The King gave audience yesterday to a great number
of persons.
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We said yesterday, that on Saturday a person,
severely wounded an.l almost dead, had been found in a
hop garden at Jupille. lie was recognised as M. Da-
e ianlei.eutHeneanwtasinimthmia
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removedof an inhabitant of the commune, where the physician
declared that the wound had been inflicted a consider-
able time, since the blood which had flowed from it was
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coagulated and decomposed. M. Dachet having revived
by the attention paid to him, was able to declare that he
had inflicted the wound himself, but he refused to say
what arm he had caused the wound with. He died
yesterday.
The potato market at Brussels was well supplied yes-
terday, but the prices were firm, with a slight tendency
to rise. Two hundred sacks were sold, from 7f. to 7f.
50 c. ; and 7f. 25c. per 100 kilogrames. One sample
sack was sold at 7f. 75c. The retail prices are from 7to
8 centimes per kilograme.
The city of Louvain have resolved to erect a statue in
honour of the celebrated painter, Quinton Matsys.
KIEL, AUG. 16.—What was generally expected has
come to pass. Of the subtitutes of the deputies to the
states who withdrew from the assembly, only four ap-
peared yesterday at Joyehoe, who, with the six that re-
mained at their post, make ten. As such a minority
cannot enter into any deliberations, the Royal Commis-
sion will declare, 'in a short sitting to-morrow, that the
assembly is officially dissolved. it is expected that the
Assembly of the Estates of Sleswich will be convoked—
some say for the 15th, and others for the Ist of October.
The Estates of Holstein will be convoked immediately
after the new election—it is believed on the Ist of
January, 1847. Well-informed persons say that the
Government intends previous to take a step, without de-
parting from its dignity, yet in a conciliatory spirit, in
order to allay the excitement, in some measure at least,
so far as depends on it, that it may be possible for the
deliberation of the Estates to proceed without inter-
ruption.
Count Eugenia Von Reventlow having resigned his
post, as Minister Plenipotentiary at Berlin, Count
Molski is gone to that city as Minister Plenipotentiary
from the Court of Denmark.

VIENNA, AUG. 9.—The departure of Sir Robert
Gordon, the British Ambassador, is universally re-
gretted. He was on the best terms with Prince Met-
ternich, and his connexion for so many years with the
Austrian Noblemen, made us hope that the Whigs
would take advantage of his position and leave him.
Many persons, however, are firmly persuaded that in
less than a year he will return to his post..
STOCKHOLM, Au°. 11.—The heat has in many places
been 81 deg. and 82 deg. by Reaumur. (104 Fahren-
heit). Letters from Oresund, speak of 38 to 43 deg.
(about 111 to 129 Fahrenheit), it is not said whether
in the shade or in the sun.—Hamburgh Pap! rs.