, 1875-08-31

nCk un the british Cousulate in tho atten.pt to
rcscuo these mel, remained, and hero TIN al.
t,,,rit,e. fa:,cs. Mr.. stcd,urst ~ cour,o In.
w." .' ','.' =, ,".N -, .' -. Va son., ~
e'e':o tn"' Au' '''ktt"uets :" 'au 3'os suou'u W
produced and ponishosi. lie Ihotat pleaded
thst It was not hin business ho waa only civil
Officer, mil tho affair was a military ono, Ho
vn,,d u-o n, jn,,ucncn viii t,,o eonan,.udaut
""," ~ "' ',..'Iu>' ".s' I"o eo'4''A"" .
o1 tl'c 1foois' ana no co'llt 10 no more. ! naSo
not get heard "details OF what negotiations
followed hut tile military authorities have failed
to eivo tin reunipita ratjsfnctiou. md Mr. Med.
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n'''n. "ae son' W A'a"h ~ ptea' 'o0 A'"l'o' vi
tEe fleeFoy.
The ostentatiors willingness 10 punish cnlrrta
who arc produced 10 them rr,l.banJc whtlo shcy
.,,ras,",s.e -, ,,a c,.,.,a,;s n, .1,r,v ayorv
cAa14e|etissc VI A'e aia''oa'1uh' III nca''s a'at5
caso II 10 the sanlc tho floFlcR'"rH ean ne'ee
bo found uplcsB forciguere catch them III tue act.
A precisely eimilnr caso ia now on tho Ian xa OF
nur alsIcsty'a Consul at sl,an.l.nf. Abou. two
mouths ago, gent!elnan named Cooper, whilc
shooting II, the ncIcbborhood of Qulnsnp. (sornc
10 miles from Hhnngl,a1,) unfortunately hit
which No va, quite h!dtlon and roso as
Mr. Cooper fred at Il Hnt,c Uo saa at a coilsid.
eEahlo distance, however, beyond lilo bird.
and waa only struck liehtly by n few pelletu,
which l"Ised aklndccp in Ills cl,eols. ,lr. Coopor
tsnk i'm, 1acs to tho boa,, washed mud dressed
the h..rs, eavo htnl litslo money. and sent lin
1' tha1'ght icy SAW slseir t way ton .'rquoeze.i
IT,, y.,n eroHt ; ossa tis coa
hurt nearly to s!oas, and slcnsndc,, Will much
thrcateuIu;, S51 colapcpaato,, Mr., Coonor Ind
not to t1.o1,oy wlsi, htm, aud conll not givo It,
Tho crowd Dispersed toward night, but boat f,
re1t tho foreign boat moving mud n tho morn
IL. tho mob returned and renewal their do
mani. 1t could not bo satisfied, and they cpn1-
me.lccd vio'nnt attack un tho boat and IN Mr.
Cooper. somo set to work to nnsnsa up tho
others enlcavored to drag MIR. Cuopar ont of
tho cabin, having a rure with a running moose
ready outside to atra,,ela hnl. Al tho beginning
Of tho 9t 1 Goopef sd sons on one u s
mast ao conA 500 III tho ncghborhood. 10
summon a-sisiaueU. Dls,ng tho proceed
itiss n third ono came up, and the occupants
of bath landed, armed thoir creus (Cht-
ans tho new concr.. shero wesu now elk for
er:nera. aud The mob wavefel and began to ds-
Fcrao hot, however. bcforo two OF the ring
leaders we're caught and pushed OIL hoard. Their
were beateu s,nlmonirg tic whole country side
70 tno rescue; tilt tho canal was broad, aud,
leaving alr. Cooper's wrecksd boat az it stood
tho Foreigners cnlbarled iu the others aud naled
on. sono Of the men followed at long tlib-
tanco. oncIing. to restore the boat. gun, md
olhcr articles tloy had atolen. il only the prsun-
ers wero given up. l'ut the foreign
ers preferred keeping tAcir prisoners,
Whom they carried down to Shanghai,
leaving tho Chncae with damaged
house. boat as oyidcilca Of toir guilt. and .i,us
two OF their number tnstoad Of plus 80, Is
they had wished. There il no doubt That but for
Tho aCclaelt OF two othar foreign house- boats
being nigh ilr. Cooper would have been killed..
lier Ha1esty'a Consul handed the prisoners to
the !notal. anti required him to arrest tho other
rinEleader5, aud to hold an investigation. ut
WHICH lie Will bu present. Lie also requested
tllnt the wounded snan should 10 sent down to
demo. mud the liu.t wns bound 10 be as llayo
described It. Tho Quinsan Magistrate
canlo uo"n last Wock to hold tho TO-
CURED 1nTestigation, and tho case
No attempt had t'ccn ualo to arrest another cnf-
I'rlt; Ever, tho two who had baen brought down
by tho foro1Snerh were not produced i'll court
UNI! tho Vice CONSUL t"ho nat in Mr. Ned
nnrsts hosonco at CAlnkcanYl had ecvoral timcs
remarked on tletr absence. Iluute short OK
tfaet elEom tAo nroceehiugs. After Sumo owl
achco hao becn given Tor tho prosecution, Mr.
davenport again asked where wore tho otherpriA-
oieEe there Woro lio1ie It was Of no Nso going
On with tho trial. Iho Alaglssrato said there |
we're only two prisoners. and they wero in court.
Ar. DaVonpore said tue Taotal had bccn repeat
GUY asked to haTe tho men concorael in tho
riot arrested. and 20" they wsro only |
prounsang Tue tsSo men whom the foreign kens1o- |
sad tl'cro had been no names Rtvon by tho
prosecutor. 50 there couid 10 no arresta made.
mr. davenport asked now was tho prosecutor to
siyo I, the .'stnSs M OF big 3ssalsnn2 1t WAS tho
Magistrates duty to find tho Offenders. Gould |
he suppose that when Inhn WIS going to assault
anolher' he gave him h's card7 II It lad not |
6oen for tho two men captured and brought !
oo~M a W he5e thoIe Honld lave been NO pfisoness
~ ail. ondtr to circumstances, no thought tho |
best course would DO to remand tho inquiry till
Bono PRISONERS wero produced. an adjourn
inGnt Ct, was made accordlng!y:
Il'eee arc two little "dl1llcnltios which will |
engage attention. The hiargaty case IL too h.
Flons 10 nan'o tn tho sauu categorY, but sho |
splf4t ID tho same throughout, aud tue aamo los
hon Is to 10 learned from al Of tho absuit!Ity OF
troat,ng tie ChlAose "a civilized people, VINO
y san be expected md relied on To do right OF
Eholr coincidence. Their Impulse III to encroach
~ a, a,.'a'ja.oy snoJ sau 01o.to' ssat ~ aeee
contrary assumption. and tho nonsso,,onca il IN "
last becoming; i.lsolosablo.
Apart from personal outrages sucls - havo