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by Mr. P. In Simmands. Agent for the Colonial papers, British and Foreign Newspaper and ad vertixing agency office, 18 Cornhill (opposite the Royal Exchange), who will receive any on nications, orders and advertisements.
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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE. they might have suffered without knowing perfectly irreconcilable with their old Bailey the preceding, making an increase of 7,000,0 whore to seck redress; not so the European deas, and the experience obtained of rogues in lbs, as the result of a redution of 25 per Cen inhabitants of the island. This concession, or St Giles, of little service in ferreting out the very nearly corresponding with the decrease rather this acting uprightly towards one party rogues of Hongkong, with whose language, 1810 in consequence of a rise of 25 per Cent. has strengthened the claims of others and haunts, and appearance they were totally igno. But, it inay be asked, why, if in 1982 a redt when brought before the Supreme Court of rant. However, we need not speculate upon tion of 121 per Cent, increased the consumpt year rouch a like amount of increa the Colony, or still higher power, will this matter, as in all likelihood the whole af- following years did not the consumption in strengthen the cause of those who will not fair is a hoax, and we are under no apprehen-
say 5,000,000 instead of 2,000,000 lbs, when A paragraph in the Government Gazette yearly, to support such a useless establishment place, as in the former year? We answer, states, that the mission from the Chinese mer-Whilst on this subject, we may mention, that the ratuction in 1842 enabled a class of chants in the north, had been successful, a Mr. Hillier is appointed resident Magistrato to become consumers of Ten, who before wi certain locality being pointed out, where they at Chuck chew. The propriety of having a waable to purchase it; but, that a similar reth could build warehouses. Whether the allotted civil Magistrate at that place is evident, and tion in 1818, while it increased the consumpti ground is in a situation for the erection of we think the selection of this gentlemen for in the proportion of two-fifths of the precedi Hongs muitable for mercantile purposes, we are the office will be approved of From his ex- year's increase, had also the effect of substituting in ignorance, the paragraph merely stating "a perience as Assistant to the Chief Magistrate, better quality at former prices, in the consumpti space at the west end of Victoria." This is he is perhaps as well qualified as any one pro- of the bulk of the community, instead of very indefinite information-nt the west end curable in the colony, and from lis past ser- creasing it only as in the former year. of Victoria may allude to some sweet spot vices he has clains upon the Government. This fat what a strong argument in favour to one shilling per 1b,, viz. ti three or four miles off what is really the town, which, in his, and all similar cases, should not lowering the or it may allude to a place perfectly unot be overlooked. Whatever objections we have any reduction that can take place in the bo THE FRIEND OF CHINA, octionable--we should think that if the Lower to find with the late system of Government, price of Ten pou will have the effect only Bazaar is to be taken down, no better place or the head of it, and what we toay term is substituting better qualities for consumption, & not of increasing it. whereas, if the duty be broug could be allotted, being near the actual tail, ga are well aware that there were many down to a point at which the publia will be European town, and still apart from it. In the valuable public servants, whose talents we mediately benefited, a new clues of consumers w meantime we must be contented with the trust will not be altogether lost to the colony, thereby be created, and the Teas which now information afforded us we would be happy. Others, whom ephemeral possession of power main in bend as a dead weight upon the mark however, to ascertain where, and what is the paffect up with conceit and pride, will find will be brought into immediate use, benefit town of Victoria: according to the commonly their true level elsewhere severed from him like the Revenue, the Importer of Ten, and received opinion, it stretches from the east whose humour it was to raise them to tampo Exporter of British goods to Chins, point to the west point, four miles, with certain rury stations, they will again sink into the vacant spaces of from a quarter to three comparatively humble position from which he quarters of a mile intervening.
was benignly pleased to exalt them.
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VICTORIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22×0 1914,
T. H. Layton, Ea, who comes out in the City of Derry, from London (0th February), with his family, is appointed Her Majesty's Vice Consul for Ningpo..
The other Vice Consuls, Messrs, Sier, Ro. berison, and Jackson, come out in the Mury Bannatyne, and all of them are said to be Barristers. Their locations tiot named. They all have their wives with them. Mr. Layton leй China with his family, December, 1838,
have no influence.
The Brandywine is a very fine specimen of naval architecture and during her stay has beer visited by Us Excellency the Governor, and cite of the colony, many of whom have shared Commodore Parker's hospitality,
During the Brandywine's short visit, there was a dramatic performance ou board. The dramatis persones were all chosen from among the crew, dresses, scenery, &c., baing their own production. The piece chosen was Rob Roy; the affair passed off with great eclat-our countryman Baillie Nicol Jarvie was admi. rably, pourtrayed, the performer having ac quired the true Saltinärket Dorie.
The Brandywine will probably not be long absent; and we are sure her return will be hailed with pleasure by those acquainted with her gallant Commander and Officers.
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We are happy to know that information has We have been favored with Messrs, Lloyd, been received by the Chief Magistrate which Stewart, and Brodribb's circular for January, will in all probability lead to the detection and which contains some valuable information of The United States frigate Brandywine, Com capture of the ruffians who lately robbed the the state of the ten market, and shows the im. modore Parker, has gone over to Macao, where boat on its way to Chuckchew, murdering the mediate necessity for a reduction of the import she expects shortly to be joined by the sloop of guard. The police Magistrate and assistants duty. We
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parties recently arrived. war Saint Louis, and the brig Perry. During have been most indefatigable in using every pos from England, that this question is beginning to the short time the Brandywine has been in this sible means to ferrot out the haunts of the per-attract much attention. With the exception harbour, there has been a mutual exchange of petrators of this atrocious piracy. His Excet of raw Silk, China has no other important ar
for the civilties between her officers and the officers lency, upon being informed of the circumticle of export, with which she can pay of the British ships of war on the station; the stances, offered a reward of $100 for the manufactured goods, which will be sent out greatest harmony and the mostly friendly feel capture of each of the criminals, stating, that if this year to a very large extent. We are su- ng existing between those who respectively the same was objected to by her Majesty's tisfied that the export of Silk will be very belong to the gallant navies of England and government, he would pay it out of his own much increased, having been in a great degren America. It is to be hoped that this good pocket. This is the true spist with which a neglected during the war, and many of the feeling will always characterise the intercourse Governor ought to be animated, and may x Mulberry plantations entirely destroyed. It of Britons and Americans, givil, military, and taken as a guarantee of His Excellency's deter cannot be hid, however, that tea is the grand naval. Whatever questions of national interesimination not to allow any low, mean, pecu. staple; and that unless we can purchase to a tay arise to cause disputer between the two diary motives to dobar the colony from that much larger extent than we now do the British governments, they are national disputes; and protection which it is entitled to demand from trade in China will be most effectually checked. in the private friendships of individuals should government. The pouny wise and pound. It has been clearly proved, that the consump
foolish system which, under the old regime, tion in the United Kingdom can be much in- disgusted overy well wisher of the colony, that creased; as in the caso of Coffee,
when ad- lavish expenditure of the public funds upon the mitted at a reduced duty,so will it be with tear useless and incompetent purasites of our truly the quantity required for the home market will oriental Governor, and that mean, low spirit of in a few years be more than doubled. By such falso econoiny, which led to the absolute re- a reduction, the revenue would not suffer; fasil to pay the just demands of those who; thousands of the lower classes would be onablud were too independent to cringe to despotism, to purchase this herb, for which they have a or lawn upon the Javored servants of our late natural craving; the shipments of Cotton piece arbitrary Ruler--that system, wo say, is hap goods, and other articles of British industry, pily exploded; and when the public weal would keep pace with the increased imports demands it, the strings of the public purse will of tea, yielding a handsome profit to the ma- be freely drawn.
nufacturers at home, and the merchant abroad, A list of the names of all the parties impli. also employing a large amount of shipping. cated in the sad affair, has been obtained, and The entire importation of teas for 1843 was it is believed that the prime instigator is already 48,412,8771b,, being, an increase on 1812 of in the hands of justice. Last week the Chief 4,392,8041b, whilst the home consumption was Magistrate received such information as in- only a hula over two millions more than the duced him, accompanied by Captain Bruce and previous year, and the re-export had fallen off a party of police, to cross to the south side of one million, leaving an increased stock, at the A translation of the edict containing Sir the island and surround a native village where end of 1843, as compared with 1849, of nearly Henry Pottinger's final determination upon some of the guilty partios were supposed to four millions of pounds weight, It is evident the claims of the Chimeso inhabitants of the have sought a refuge. The plan was admi. that this state of affairs cannot long continue, Upper Bazaar, appears in our columns of to-rably conducted,all the avenues of escape baing without involving a fearful loss to these en- day. As we anticipated, His Excellency hus occupied by the police before the alarm was gaged in the China trade. Large as the imports behaved more liberally we may say, more given. The village was thoroughly searched, were in 1848, they will be exceeded by those justly, to the natives of China than to his own and one individual made prisoner who, there is of 44, while there appears no just ground of) Countrymen. We rejoice at this, as however little doubt, arranged the whole affär. It is belief that the consumption will be much en- shamefully we have been treated, we know questionable whether the man was actuallyhanced. where to seek redress. We know that Sir present when the piracy was perpetrated; We publish part of the circular referred to, Henry Pottinger's actions inve yet but there is said to be the most complete evi- which deserves to undergo a sovere scrutiny,
dence to prove that he laid the plan, and insti- interested in this question. wrongs of his countrymen cannot be lid, nor gated others to join in the cold blooded atros their indiguant appeal to the justice of the city Imperial Parliament be stiffled, On what The comparative degree of safety now grounds Sir Henry Pottinger grants concessions enjoyed, is a matter of gratulation among the to the subjects of China which he demes to the inhabitants. Under the able supervision of the subjects of Great Britain, we know not. They Chief Magistrate and assistants, a still, further but upon certificates, granted by the acting purging of the island from the scum which hand-officer of the day. It is necessary for infest it may be expected, now that this public improvement to take down these houses, department is about being relieved of the very they are allotted a building site in another onerous, and at the same time thaukless duties part of the town for five years free of ground-which have heretofore been imposed upon it rent, paid for the house they have to remove. The ready co-operation of the Commander of and remitted all taxes during the two years the Forces with the civil Magistracy and the they have been occupying the same. This is activity and zeal observable in all branches of all fair and just, but we usk, is there on this this depurtinent, may warrant the Assortion, wland one mensure by which justice is to be that in the course of another year, Hongkong meted out to the Chinaman, and another will be almost entirely relieved of the innume measure by which it is muted out to the rable rogaus, who have so long taken up their Englishman! This logislativo refinement will abode on the Islanıl not suit the comprehension of the people of England at all-nor this eastern Rexibility of justice assimilate with the straightforward unsophisticated nations of the west. It would at Just require Twenty years campaigning in Hongkong, on a sultry of £400 a your, euch. In 1840, w Persia, Scinde, or Cabul, to impress upon the on purpose, to organise a proper police estab. untutored mind of an honest Englishman, the lishment on the island. It cannot be supposed propriety of such a measure. British subjects that the good people at home are an ignorant have built upon allotments in precisely the of the size and population of this colony, as to samo position as the Chinese, i
It they are deontertain such an idon, Bod wa read twelve prived of their property without any compan-inspector of police for the Canadas, we would sation, by the fat of supreme power, placed in have been uptorshad, but for Hongkong it is the hands of supreme bigotry, Sir Henry tog absurd, Happome a dizen al thuse. Pottinger's
dislike, antipally, or whatever it worthles should come out we predni tersen, tuni may be
the
An abned paragraph has boon going the round of the London papers, to the effect that welye of the Metropolitat police were forth. with in bo despatched to the new colony of
inna, is but to the Bruch residente of be fond of
user Mitong the rogues. too well known it has warped of Cockney his mood and bassed in judgment i
Whoan upearaties, mony tricks and localition they are perfticu instances, the present being an additional proof their services are invului of the ingl.
the would
Wo repent, wo rejotos that Sir Hanwy Pols linger hun acted fully towards the Chiuso i pursuits Sho
The people
the necessity of a considerable reduction ed
our
attentive perusal from all
In our Circular of 3rd January last, wa Tea duues, and the changes since then made in the Chinese Tariff have called the uftention of all connected with Chion to the subject. With out such a reduction, the advantages so dearly bought, must be in a great measura lost to our Merchants, for past experience fully proves that with our oxorbitant duties an inoroase in the con- sumplien onnnot be looked for.
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Wo annex a Table bearing as won copert strongly on this point, by which it will be at that although the price of common Congou in boi
as fallen during the last year, as compared wi the preceding, no less than 30 per Cent., the redu tion to the Publie owing to the present enormo duty is only 14 per Cent, and an-on in proports with the better and finest qualities.
1842
Reduction of PricesDuty Paid
ip 1843, as compared with
144 per Cent
1843 and 1942.. Average of Prices in Bond, in
Average of Extreme Prices in y Boad, in 1848 and 194210, 1132
Reduction of Prices in Bond inį 1843,as compared with 1842 1
In 1943 and 1842..... Average of Prices Duty Paid, (
3.1
3,71
3.34
3.54
3.04
35 per Cent
33 per Cent
27 per Dent.
17 pe Dent.
141 per Ceat.
194 petent.
84 per Cent,
4,01
4,01
4,51
1032
1,6
1.74
1,4
1.10
1,101
2.3
1843.
1842.
1,44 a 1.6
1,8 - 1,1)
1,84 18
1843.
4842.
1848.
1842.
1,2 & 1,61
1,9 a 1,11
47 @ 2,1114 22,51
1943
1842.
Final Regulations concerning the Middle Bu
being a Translation of the Chinese Ediol pišit on the Walls about Hongkong,
CAINE, Magistrate of Hongkong, Gordon, La A reference to the history of the trade for the Surveyor, and Gutzlaff, Mandarin of the Chin last seven years, during which the duty has been Records, have respectfully reveived a doguin at its present rate, will serve to show, that while from the Plenipotentiary, detailing his connnah pupulation lins been increasing and the consump in which the recorded affairs of the Middlo Ba ton of other articles extending, the consumption are stated, and definitely inactions cach regulat in 1800 We think, nao, that a stolar ralurones tions are separately given a follows. | Df the leaf has reinnlwod at the point it renched according to our deliberations. These Regg
to the past clearly demonstrated that a consider 1 able reduction in cost invariably tends to a great ground, it will be necessary for them to p
1. All who are to have new allotment
by the following statement extension of demand, as is remarkably borne out the certificate of the former Land Officer
examined as proof and will be usele lbs.
who have no such carlilioaten to mBKY, applications to the Authorities. And Tho 40,500,000 design opening houses of Ill famu, gan
establishments, and much like vicious place have no grants of the new ground and there $1,000,000 all such description of houses are to be 10
the Jaland
In 1996, when prices were lowest,
the comm
above
were 2i þor
1BIS, w
Cat lowerthian 1840, and 1sı per Cent higher than in 1849,
the ponsum
1848, when
Foon
2. Any ground rent which may be dag. be doly in the Middle Buznär will no 30,000,000 d; and no rent will be required for 3
ground for a space of five years beginning?
$8,000,000 B. On the 32nd Jupuner, 1845,
the duty men having told your groundin
your houru, pulled down