The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-16


TDAY, JANUARY 16, 1885,
proved, acquitted the prisoner, and censured the
magistrate for interfering in matters with which he
had nothing to do The reasons assigned for the
verdict are as extraordinary as the verdict itself
The CaZee who signed the deeds Is acquitted at
once He had only lent the aid of his judicial Office
to bind little girls British subjects, for life to
pusory prostitution. AS TO the brothel Keeper,
opinions were divided. The first two judges, Mr..
Money and Mr. Bayley, would have punished AIMEE
run. The latter held that lease for life was legal,
but that the present lease, involving the lessees
progeny was beyond life and Illegal Being illegal,
the hiring of girl for immoral purposes was also
an offence, and, offence, punishable: He there
fore inflicted sentence Of two years imprison-
ment. The two judges not agreeing as to the eX-
tent of punishment the case was referred to third
Mr. Covin held that the proceedings were 40 inltiO
null and void. The crime was mot a serious one"
and the magistrate had no power to interfere The
charge should have been made by an individual.
Mr.. Sconce went further. He held that Ameerun
was rather an injured individual than otherwise.
Hiring child, he remarks does not CONSTITUTE
crime"
miscellaneous Foreign Items.
The last Gotfar Qndia) of the 7thof November
remarks:-The royal proclamation, announcing the
assumption by the Queen of England of the gov
eminent of India, read to the public on Monday
and religious rights and liberties of the people of
India; and such charter it would preeminently
be, if carried out with that earnestness and that
sincerity in which it appears to have been framed.
The Importance OF the proclamation lies not in the
professions it makes, but in the hope that the time
has come when they may be realized. Similar pro-
LESSONS, in shape other, were from time to
time made by the East India Company and its Off
GERS but in most instances they remained on pa
pei and some were positively set aside. Even for
unjust acts good and weghty reasons were made
out and recorded. DalhOusie made no sp0liation
for which moral obligation political necessity,
philanthropic desire for lettering the condition
of the people were not pointed out
The Paris Unipers says-The Queen, in her pro-
clamation, assumes the title of Defender of the
Faith. In fact, her Britannia Majesty, Defender of
the Faith of Jesus Christ, declares that though
firmly convinced of the truth of Christianity, she
has not, however, either the right the desire to
impose her own convictions on any of her subjects.
She says even more, and takes care that every one
shall be perfectly aware Of what lengths her abne
cation goes. 1t would be simple enough that she
should promise not to place cOnstraint any one,
but the engagement which she takes against Chris
tianity is far more ample Not only she has no de-
sire to impose her faith on her Mussulman and
idoatrous subjects but she forbids any one to I'M
dertake their conversion. Her Majesty language
is this:-"We strictly order all who exercise au-
thority not to interfere with the religions faith
form of worship of our subjects, under pain of
high displeasure" To any one aware Of the abom-
nations of Indian idoatry, the engagement thus
taken by the Queen Of England must appear in.
credible.
Statistics have been published of the returns
from the three Indian railways. The Bengal line
has returned
Mileage. Receipts per mile.
JAM. Feb, March. $50. l2I 1853 6s.
April, May, June. $50. III 1850 So.
Being equivalent on a cost of El2,000 q mile, and
with an expenditure of 46 per cent on working eX-
penses, to diysabe profit of 81 per cent.
Vr nov. HArV fI,4r
JAM, Feb March. 49,. 8S3 1858 6s.
l am not aware of the cost Of the Bombay line, and
the expenses are heavy there, but those returns
must still yield dividend over the guarantee.
In Madras, again, the returns ares
Mileage. Receipts per mile.
JAM, Feb, March. $3.50. 81 fl22 IS.
April, May, June. 81 fI00 los
This is equal to dividend of two per cent.
The export of tea from China to the latest date
was 100000 lbs, showing as compared with the
corresponding period Of last year q deficiency of
100000 lbs. OF silk the exports had reached
$4,000 bales showing deficiency Of IL 900 bales.
Fraser's Magazine has the following:-The mid
die classes in Japan are all well educated and highly
intelligent and inspired with thirst after knowl-
edge, equally respectable and admirable in nation
so long debarred from all opportunities of selfde-
velopement From their old friends the Dutch,
they have already learned great deal how anxious
they are to learn more is proved by the endless
series of questions they are always prOpounding to
those from whom they fancy they can OBTAIN infor-
IN to wn q
manuscript kindly placed in our hands by Dutch
gentleman, many years the chief of the Dutch fac
tory, some of the queries addressed to him at diff
ferent times by Japanese residents of Nagasaki or
other places. They are mostly written-Or rather
painted, as the Japanese, like the Chinese, always
use the brush, in bold, clerk like hand-on ia.
panese paper in always Ineligible and often toler
ably correct Dutch:--
VYgIyInc oNyn
l. What is the weight Of the earth? Can it be
ascertained?
2. Are the United States of North America likely
to increase in power and extent
3. What are the revenues of England and Rus
STA?
A. 1t is said that Turkey holds no maritime inter.
course with other nations. What are the means of
subsistence of that nation?
3. Is there any land near the South Pole?
g. Can one learn astronomy thoroughly without
going to sea?
Z. What difference is there in the rigging of o
merchant vessel and man-of-war?
g. What sum is requisite for the building of
line.ofbatte ship, trigate, corvette, brig,
bark, sloop?
The japanese carry on their accounts in thails
and one thail is, nearly possible equal to two
shillings and eight pence English currency Pieces
of cloth of the above stated dimensions were sold
before the opening of the trade at from twenty
eight to thrty-six thails, cachemres at fifteen,
camlets at twelve, watered camets at seven, print
Gu Woohen VeVets al ABOUT ten thalls, average
prices
NJ. Ferdinand de Lesseps has addressed to the
Paris Journals letter giving some additional de-
tails concerning the subscription for the Suez canal
He states that in France it has exceeded his expec-
taions, not fewer than 220 600 shares having been
taken. The returns already received from other
countries complete the capital required, and the
company will be regularly constituted, according
to the terms Of the statutes, very soon. The Board
of Directors have, he says, been already chosen
from among the principal projectors Of the under
taking and such of the shareholders as have from
the commencement shown the greatest confidence
in the realization of the enterprise The interest
OF five per cent secured to the subscribers and
calculated in estimates of the expenses, will com
mence from the LIST January.
There reigns in the empire of Morocco very
general belief that Spain some other Power
VIII make the inyeterate habits of piracy among
the Arabs Of the Riff pretext for invading that
part Of Africa, and attempting permanent settle.
mcnt there. On account Of that belief the Empe-
ror of Morocco is placing his standing army on a
more efficient footing and is having it armed with
the best kind of firearms which European manu-
facturers can produce.