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THE FRIEND OF CHINA,
AND DONGBONG GAZETTE
Mọ. 83 VOL. II.
NOTIFICATION.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
VICTORIA, THURSDAY OCTOBER 19TH, 1843,
THE publication of the Hongkong Ga- zette under the authority of Government, will be discontinued from this date: but all public orders and notifications appearing in "The Friend
and Hongkong Gazette,” with the si
of duly au- signatures thorized Functionaries of the Government are still to be considered as official.
By order,
J. ROBT MORRISON,
Acting Secretary and Treasurer. Hongkong, March, 23rd. 1812.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. With reforence to the Government Notification, dated the 2nd Instant, announcing the intended early
introduction of the Vans of the new Tariff and China, which are to be opened by Treaty Orts of
Regulations for Trade, remaining four
Foreign Commerce, in addition to that of Canton; and advert- ing to the great increase of intercourse with, and resort of shipping to China which may be expected to
be the result of recent arrangements, as well as to the necessity for strict and defined Rules which spring from those arrangements, and more particularly from certain stipulations which have been entered into bet- ween the High Contracting Powers and inserted in à pending Supplementary Treaty, which will hereafter be published for general information, His Excellency· Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart., G. C. B., Her Britannic Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of Trade &c. in China considers it to be his imperative duty to call the special attention of the Masters, Owners, and Consignees of all Merchant Vessels, what. ever may be their class or description, sailing under British Colours that may be at this time in the Seas,or Waters, of Chine, or of Her Britannic Majesty's Co- Jony of Hongkong, or that may hereafter enter those Seas or Waters, to the Law relating to Merchant Sea- men as laid down ia the Act of Parliament of the 5th and 6th William the IV. Chapter 19, passed in the year 1835, and commonly called "Sir James Graham's Act."
In thus calling attention to the above described Act of Parliament, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of Trade, deems it advisable to append to this Notification a brief Memorandum showing the Penalties attached to certain breaches
o.r
Shanghai, Ningpa, and Foo-chow-foo, it is accordingly positively prohibited, as well at those Ports as at Whampoa and Her Majesty's Consuls are hereby directed, empowered, and authorized to fine the Mag summarily convicted of a breath of this Rule, in a ter of any y Vessel, under British Colonrs, that may be penalty of not less than ion Pounds (£10) and not ex- ceeding twenty five Pounds (£25) according to the
circumstances of tire case. All Masters of Vessels who
may have Ballast or board which they wish to get rid of or who may require Ballast from the shore, are directed to report and apply, to the Consular officer on the spot, who will have a convenient place fixed on and pointed out, in the former case for its being depos. ited, and in the latter from which it may be...removed. By order of His Excellency Her Majesty's Pleni potentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade &c. &c., in China.
Dated at Macao,
4th October, 1843.
Price B monthly, Or 812 yearly.
Chief Magistrate's Offioe, Victoria, Hongkong, July 14, 1843. The following is again published by au- thority, for general
mmation:
It has been lately Notified by PROCLA MATION of the CHIEF MAGISTRATE, to the Chinese Inhabitants of Hongkong, that be- tween the hours of eight and ten P. M., they are prohibited from being out of their houses without lanthorns, and that after ten o'clock P. M., and until daylight on the following morning, no Chinese will, in future be permitted to go out, under any consider- RICHARD WOOSNAM.ation, unless he can produce a pass in Eng- lish, specifying his object in being out at so late an hour.
MEMORANDUM.
Penalties Liable to be incurred by the
Musters or Owners of Vessels.
For carrying to sea any seamen without first enter ing into Agreement, for every such seamen, ten pounds, Neglecting to cause Agreement to be distinctly read over to each seamen, for every such neglect, five pounds.
any
Neglecting to deposit with Collector or Comptroller of Customs a true copy of Agreement, or depositing
false
copy, fifty pounds. Neglect or refused to pay wages when due, forfeits two day's pay for every day so neglected.
Refusing to make immediate payment of wages when due, without sufficient cause, five pounds.
Refusing to give certificate to seamen, without sufficiant cause, five pounds.
A PROCLAMATION has also been issued, prohibiting, under penalty of severe punish- ment, all Chinese, Boats or Vessels, from moving about the harbour after Gun-fire at nine o'clock P. M., and until Gun-fire at daylight on the following morning.
W. CAINE, CHIEF MAGISTRATE.
The Burlington [Vt] Free Press upsets some port- ion of the account which has for some time been tra-
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velling through the newspapers, touching the immense amount of sugar said to be made in the green moun- tain state. "Vermont is, to be sure, a sweet little state," says the Free Press, "but not quite s
full of the sac- charine" as is represented. Vermont ranks fourth ins tead of second in the list of sugar growing States, prod Neglecting to make a return of the crew, extracteducing sugar amounting at 5 cents a pound to something from the Muster Roll, twenty-five pounds.
a little less than half a million of dollars instead of a Neglecting to take a return of the crew of vessels million, according to the statement alluded to. This lost or sold abroad, made up to the time of loss or sale, half million is certainly, as the Vermont paper says," twenty five pounds.
very clever little sum to add to the real wealth of a state in three or four weeks, between hay and grass." The Press adds:
Forcing on shore, and leaving behind any one of the crew, at home or abroad, punishable by fine and imprisonment.
Discharging seamen abroad without sanction of Consul, or other functionary, punishable as a misdeme-
anor.
Neglecting to deposit Agreement with British Con- sul or Vice-Consul on arrival at foreign port, twenty- five pounds.
of the said Act which have heretofore been
Shipping seamen at a foreign port without the pri- of frequent, and almost daily occurrence in China, and from which much trouble and serious public in-vity of Consul, twenty-five pounds. convenience have resulted; and to notify, that all Consular and other officers of the British Government in China, to whose duties s it may appertain will be instructed and authorized to summarily enforce the said Penalties, with regard to all Merchant Vessels, under British Colours from and after the 1st
December next in every instance where they mof
be
proved to have been justly incurred; likewise that Excellency the Naval Commander in Chief will be requested to issue the necessary instructions to the Captains
ains and Cominanders of all Her Majesty's. and the East India Company's, Ships of War and Steamers now, or hereafter, serving on the China stition to aid and assist the said Consular and other officers in enforc ing the said Penalties, on receiving an official applica- tion, in writing to that effect.
It is further notified that the same rules are to ba deemed applicable to the Ports of the military Posts of Tinghai [Chusan] and Koolangsoo, so long as those Posts may be garrisoned by Her Majesty's Combined Forces
His Excellency the Chief Superintendent of Trade, A Gis also please to determine and declare that
of the Penalties and quit Chi
vben Vessels incur an
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ction of the
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Neglecting or refusing to produce Muster Roll and Agreement to any officer of any of her Majesty's ships, or to the Registrar, or any of his Assistants, or any Collector or other officer of Customs, every offence, fifty pounds.
Penalties Liable to be incurred by
the
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"The following table shows the relative products of the five principal sugar. states.—~
Louisiana,. New-York.
Ohio
Vermont
Indiana
119,947,720 lbs, .10,048,100" 6,363,386 " 4,647,934 3,727,795
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Rhode Island returned but 50 lbs, Mississippi 77, and Delaware none. The latter state, however, is now en. gaged with the cornstalk, and we venture the prediction that she will shortly produce her own sugar.
New Your Paper.
THE DUM DUM PARTY TO LORD
ELLENBOROUGH.
amount of which may be stopped out of Wages due. Thursday evening, the Artillery at Dum:Dum entertained
Refusing to join the ship after signing Agreement, or absenting himself without leave, forty shillings, or thirty days imprisonment.
For temporary absence or neglect of duty, to forfeit two days pay for every 24 hours.
Quitting the ship without legal discharge, forfeits one month's pay.
Absolute desertion, forfeits all wages, omoluments clothes, and effects, on board.
NB The Master on his arrival at any Foreign Port, where there shall be a British Consul or Vice- Consul, shall deliver the Agreement with his Ship's Crew, to such Consul or Vice Consul, which shall be re- turned to him before leaving the Port
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
No. 385.
Maono 4th October, 1843 Bir. I am directed by His Excellency Her Majes
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the Governor-General at dinner. The preparations for the recep uon of his Lordship were on the grandest scale. The exterior of the omgnificent Mess-House of the regiment was superbly illum inated, the name of "Ellenborough" in huge letter glittering above the portico
ico and the interior was decorated still more beautifully with dinner for a hundred and twenty. His Lordship
entered the station under the usual salute, a little after seven
and shortly before sight, drove to the Mess, where he was receiv ad with a guard-of-bonor, Sir Hugh Gough arri ortly after. wards and then began the work of the evenin the health of The Queen was given drank in solemn silence. Then Brigadier
the evening Lord Ellenb three times thres, and all pos returning thanks, made an exc
ilingly
that he was a great admirer
such ample proof Avas Büro, every other branch of
officers present, would Ace to the Artillery, whose
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of the British arms.
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Signed
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RICHARD WOOSNAM
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