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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG KONG GAZETTE.
THE AGITATOR From the Britannia.)
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THE ANTICORN LAW LEAQUE.
From the Morning Herald.] THE host remarkable document brought by this with the 64th, deserved it; let the Government apportunity is the Table of Ives to be taken lan at feast be disabused, they do not govern India by
What is the League about the mighty om the Magistrate's Office in Civil cases at Hong opinion, they govern it as they ought, by the sword, nipotent League, that was to demolish the corn kong, which has, it seems, been approved by the and it is a question with us whether the late of law root and branch, in something less than a OPIUM, Turkey Governor in Council, We do not find the Table the 34th Native Infantry, however just will not single sesalon, and was then to employ its overplus in the papers which have reached us, but the be looked upon rather with a feeling of sympathy power in effecting half-a-dozen other prodigious only sales making are on times for canli the marke Singapore journal says that in an action to rece by the other corps than of disgrace; pulishment changes,
purely nominal. ver 250 dollars, the charge for a summons is 4 should have begun when the first rutiny hroke What is theLeague about? Holding a spouting-
Pepper dollars; for the warrant to apprehend after sum out, and had it then been inflicted, we are still of club, once a week in Covent garden Theatro Rico, cargo quality mons served, 20 dollars; for calling on the case opinion that ke very awkward dilemma which has where trend Bright, or the brilliant Joseph Hume Rice Saleable quotation. On the coast, for enquiry or hearing it, 20 dollars; and the fee comewhat blighted the onward and glittering assures some four thousand of the gaping clerks well as Canton, there is much demand. By the la when the case is decided or judgment is entered career of the friend of the army would have hoon and apprentices of London, for the finieil time ing cargoes; at Singapore prices were advanci
advices from Balll, there was some difficulty in prose up, 40 dollars.84 dollars of Court fees, to reco.epared-Dell Garede, 80th March.
that the Bat has gone farth; with a variety of Rattans ver 250 dollars; or thirty-three per cent † and this
sishilar pew and original disopreribs, to the huge independent of Attorney's and Counsel's fees, and
delight of the said clarks and apprentices. all those other contingent comforts which a law.
But will the corn laws vadiah before the mere suit is sure to boston. Thirty-three per cunt.
As the 15th of April approaches, little sly at expenditure of breath? Whe third, and a fourth Why, the old Mahomedan Government of India, tempts are made to blut to Sir Robert Peel what and a fifth great meeting have been held, and muver exacted more than one-fourth of the demand be enght to do in the matter of the bulky disturber plaudits Lave echoed through pit, boxes, and gal as the Government share of the suit, and this whom Bo has at last within his oldich. It is rules
er hours, w what is was thouglit extremely oppressive and cruel moure,' says one partisan paper, that Ministers rout
gress? The Singapore Free Press says die lesa are exoded will be content with their victory and spay their Tho dlection du boasted of But what ingly high. He might have used stranger language soutonce. It is our firm opinion ways another, does that lotion palibh of the practical result of without dangor. They are most extravagantly, that English generosity will prevail, and that all this Dolan : Mr. lison was retorned by a most exorbitantly high; and if the Legislative arceration will not be wided to the triumph. majority of 165. But the City Conservative As Council dove not see the propriety of coducing Another says some fine thing about Sparmu vir sociation have dissected the poll, and have shown them, we advise the community to refer the queue and Roman maghanthity Brishing with that the blunder made in the last Registration Bill sprithing like a rebus on the merit of breathing u abolishing the third question heretofore just to tion to England
Phose fins are either dealgued to raise a ro freely through bars would be beyond our pro the electors, of itself geve Me, Pattison an advan vonus, or to restrain litigation. If to rise are loco, and not at all to our laste, to collect in the age of 183 votes, which, under the laws as it stood venue, it is singular it did not occur to the learned dowers of eloquence strowed over the Agitator's at the beginning of the last year, he would not Camphor Council, that there is no Maxit in the science of political hearse on this occasion. They will do have had. Wo mean, that 133 more persons legislation more indisputable than that taxos on ory well for the burning periods, and so forth, had lost their qualification ected for Mr. l'allison
of fat and his justice are among the most imprudent of all inxes.
osa on the next becamon of un-than for Mr.Baring. Mr.Pattison majority tinder The great object for which all Government existe funky patriotism. As for the Agitator himself he the former statute, which required a man to swear is to do justice between ruin and man; but all pronouncos his temperament to be up to the boiling that he possessed a qualification, would hava becn legal taxation has an inevitable tendency to res-heat of the Corn Exchanga tharwotneter Never only 82 If the whole of this majority were taken train a resort to the Courts established by Govern was he so happy to hulife; quite exhilarated; to be the work of the League, with its 500 emiss ment for dispensing justice, and the heavier eh yours younger on the omergency merry as a saries and 600,000 tracts, may we not pause with the taxation, the more completo the denial martyr, and equally proud and playful. To him wonder at the very small result of all their noise? of justice. To impose taxes for the support of as the old song says?
But if this achievement were but trilling, we Government, which shall defeat the very object
must remember that their more recent doings linva
The news by the March mail has caused for which Government itsdf exists, is absurd.
n stir in the silk uker. Of Teatlee the market ha But if the object of making a man pay eighty fearpo
"In fact, he only rejoices in the splendid op Devizes exibited them in a most preposterousel to 820 Balos at 8505 10 515, for No. 1; 8488 |
smoller still. Salisbury fold another tale been swept during the werk
The purchases auOUGL dollars as a premium for the reauvery of two/portunity of showing how majestically a Repeater light, and from the country election immediatoly 196, fir. No, a.“ handran ofty, bu to prevent vocatious litig over, &c., es. It is even the opinion of others what then, are the League doing? Their
can walk into the deus of tymony, and triumph following, they fled without bring u shot ! to close the Courts altogether. There is no reato puzzle so many people on this sids of alie water, that Sir Thomas Wilde's speech which seemed
tracts, the theme of sourof Punch's choicest jultes son which would justify laxation for such not excluding the orator himself, has become so
are seen no longer. Their provincial inneling object, which would not also just th
the extinction. of the tribunal. We cannot however suppose that head and Dublin yas Thames water deposits its
Souchong parspicuous by crossing the sea between Holy Brow fair and fooble But, above all, what has the fees have been fired at this exorbitant scale, dross and grows drinkable by exportation), that
become of their throatened exploits in Parliament? to block up the path to the Courts. This admira every pendant in Ireland now comprehends the bie contrivance, which accomplishes the double jaw of the case, and, of course, popular taste in object of reducing the number of applications for Ireland boing the natural guide of English legis Justice, and increasing the publlo revenue, is of lation, the consequence is a clear as it is com- Indian origin, and has never are believe obtained fortable. On such weighty matters of the last footing in English jurisprudence. The fees must we reservo our judgment until the 15th of Agra) be intended as a tax, and a most injudicious tax like those prudent interpreters of mysteries who,
But are there any any signs of the decay of it will be, whether considered in reference to
reserve their judgment until the mysteries inter-
the protective system None whatever. general prinsiples, or to the peculiar circum pret themselves. On this point we are entirely contrary, its advocates are coming forward in Al On the stanees of the new colony. Hongkong is simply of the same oplaton with the Irish Attorney Genation, and are making it manifest, that were the commercial mast, and requires every general, and shall disclose ours at the
parts of the island with new energy and determi ment which Government cau bestow. its infant taking as our motto this fragment of a now orucle same time, commercial credit demands that the most easy of popularity i
sole le swapo get access should be given to the Courts which uro
there would not be wanting men to grapple established to check fraud, and protect individual, the Church would be a sufficístly costly bribe to Unto which quarter, then, do the friends or bo inducement for further purchased. The shipments,
The time has passed when the sacrifice of
with it fights. Any attempt to raise the whole expence tempt the people to the abandonment of repel, total repon turn for hope? Truly it is hard to discus the cargo of the Gondolier amount to p of this and other establishments in China, by local! Rather than relinquish the attempt to re-establish cover. Rather they would seem to be endeavour taxation, would be an act of the most short sighted the independence of their country, they would on ing to conceal their uneasiness and inefficiency polley. I upon the vast national interests which these establishments are dásignet to benefiture the insult of its continuuco, and wait fall when any one endeavours, ne we are now doing, that the larger portion of the expenditure they / Power to crush her belonged ▷ them aan free to learn what is really going on, the answer la
Local tuxation should people therefore be as light as possible, and the taxation
*In this, at least, there is no mystery.
It to ay of justice the lightest of all – Pind of haut, pretty a piece of plain spoaking us over we heard 14th March.
inoar lives.?
tion, if Would be a more effectual cure of the evil
entail, should be Jaid,
a
4.
Stone walls do not a prison iuake, Nor iron har a cugo,*
Will it he replied, that the monopoly is digging its own graves that the public patience is it the success of Corn Law Repeal id to bo left to the operation of time, there on be no occasion for becoming exhausted, and so on? Wo answer that
League at all; and the collection of £100,000 is
little better than a fraud.
under a great appearance of talk and bustle, but
TEA
Congou
Tls. 12 0 " 10 0 Jarle doing: 130 chops interior-Congon remaiana Capar
110 13 0 45 0 * 20 Q 4 28 50
4
Orange Pokos,plain 22 0
scented, 0
Nono.
Twankay
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44 0 0
#
17 0
0
Ti
A tow Twankays offeringat A in 23.
31 0 * 70 D
Hyson Young Byson Byson Skin. Gunpowder,
30 0
0
0
li 70 D
14 th AL 43
+
Imperial1 400 mix 0 14
Teu few purchases of inferior quality- esminate at 120 chupi Twankay is allered at chiefly in exchange for goods. Of Congous the stock
large shipments already made, and the mustafactory advices of the state of the tea market in Europe, ofte
wards of forty four millions of lbs.
EXPORT OF TEAS TO DATE.
Since 1st July,
Green Black
8,070,004
* 36,621,091
Total, 44,700,093
COTTON REPORT. Canton, April 1st to 30th, 1844.
... Deliveries.
not easily obtained *** We do not, however, induler in exaltation, still less would we encourage an overweening confi dence. The friends of protection for native in. Gondolier's anrgo included, dustry should well cunday this period of consation from authok, The League, indeed, are doing it to now, but no assurance can be given that some struggle may not be made in a comparatively short and strongly compacted; let its system bo ana- time. Therefore, let the opposing body be will Twist bales.... 1,440 turely planned; and then let unanimity mark the American, bales... support it receives from all the agriculturists of Bombay the United Kingdom
TAXATION IN IRELAND, ENGLAND, THE DISBANDMENT OF
AND SOOTLAND. THE Mr N, L
In Ireland the imperial taxes are not ten shit The sentence upon the 34th Native Infantry lings & head per annum; and the local taxes (na was duly carried out on Tuesday last in presence, mely, 1,200,0001.. of the troops at Meerut. The unfortunate ro21-800,000. poor-rates, and other interior taxes) country coss, 600,000, thes, ment was marched into a square formed of the amount to about five shillings o-head yearly In other corps, and, obedient to command, the men England, the imperial taxation along is Any shil gave up their arms and accoutrements, after lings a-head per annum; and the local taxes at which they received the pay due to them and least twenty-five shillings a-head per annum. In were escorted beyond the station by a portion of Scotland, the imperial taxation is nearly forty. the troops
We understand that the regimont shillings a-head per annum, the local taxation volunteered to proceed to Sindh the evening about ten shillings a-head per annum. before its disbandment, but as a matter of course,
Ireland, with a population of more than one- the request could not be listened to the men main. half that of England and Wales, dow not contri- tained their respectful behaviour to the last, bute one tipelfth of the taxes of the empire, and and appeared broken down and wretched. Stern Scotland, with a population only one-third less Ale (best brands) necessity has fulfilled its unpleasant but just office, than Ireland, contributes a greater quota to the Amber for it was perfectly necessary, whatever might support of the Government. be their grievances, that one corps should be made The whole of the revenue raised in Ireland is an example of and though 34th Nauve Infantry are not a whit more deserynlly more than three and a half millions sterling we believe that the spent in Ireland; but Scotland contributos annu- ing of punishment than some of the others, the iu revenue alone to the British exchequer ! punishment has apparently been selected for those While thelmperial Parliament levied 64,115,97 who set the bad oxample in the second mutiny, taxes on wweled articles in Great Britain, on the There has been much apparent harshna in the same articles during the same period, the taxation
CANTON PRICES CURRENT. 17TH MAY 1844.
IMPORTS DUTY PAID.
Betel Nut
. 880 0 us 0 0 per had. 10 011 0 per catty
Betelnut moderate rait would coin-
• 5000 per pien
in the market, and a consulerada demand for the manil the price quoted. A further as is not impro bable at Singapore on the 11th April there was note
Chius links about retarding with the change of the
(anyaan-- Eng, unid.
noun
wording of the ander in thief really well lavicu was, in Ireland, puly 24 179,331 making Cochinbal
215,110,108 sterling was raised in Great Bri- fain on twelve articles, which in Ireland were free of duty during thirty three years since the Union
The whole taxation of Ireland does not afford sufficient sum to pay a fate quota of the expenses incurred on behalf of Iream by the Imperial.
Treasury
Ireland is now one of the least taxed countrio
written order ap the 34th N. 1. and such a difference in favour of Ireland of nearly forty as to make many believe that the conduct of the millions sterling mon has been worse than that of other corps, but, on the contrary, we have always heard, and still hear, that their subordination and conduct towards their officers so far as regimental duty went, was muimpeachable; and as regards the behaviour of the regiment in cantoment, we can speak from experience that they wore a well orilerad pancenblo set of men, always obedient and to spectful to their officers, and aving in friendship with their fellow soldiers, which ima hot always been the case in this station. We have already the period of the non, the toxos levied in Irela said that the sentence was deserved dicserved are duly one fifth per head the amoun because we consider it the duty of a soldier to England, and anythip the obey the orders of Government under any cir land in thirty d cumstances, but it cannot be denied that the con suon between Ung duet of the 4th N, 1., taken in a civil sense, has than three husared had so far a good effect upon the service as 10 Ireland anil thorn cause the Government to define the exact nature Act of Union Man of ila contract with the sepoys proceeding to the Union. Sindh, and so far they may be considered as a
sacrifice for their fellows The crisis, at least for
the present, lus resolved itself into penen, but go,
Copper, aboathing
B.Am Cordage, Eur COTTON, |
130
0 por bol O per prcul
Madras Bongal
Corron Thane quo
look are the lates
CO
in Europe; the amount of taxes levied per head in Ireland in only the half the amount levied at White
Judicial ARVIOI
nerully the advantage must be considered an Old Bailey, bu. Ty gained by the sepoys, not by the Govoriment, it is giving hitevanoe.
trap that the latter have indifced the greater upon which
porting the troops ordered to sindh
urther, but its güle ar lige that the
there upon their own terms for with of the corp in qucalion he ony ro
n of the
Strey
Yurn, Nos 1810 8
Bengal,
Madina,
Stock.
6.021
2,320
544
12.817
82,142
3,089
7,715
2.293
20,648
Total :20,010
111,212
Ship William Hyde included.
PRICES OF BULLION. Sycee Silvor, large, per cent premium
4 per cent. small, 1 to 2 ditto"
Spanish Dollars, Ferdinand. par
* Carolus, & por cent, for selected. Republican diffo, 3 to 4 per cent, discount.
Very scarce
EXCHANGE.
Bills on London at 6 months sight, 48, 40.
M. Flenipotentiary on the Bengal Govt, Treasury closed
Court of Directors accepted on ditto, 60 days, have been offered at 200 per $100. Difficult of Sale Private Billa on Bengal at 60 days
FREIGHTS.
To London or Liverpool, 08 per ton of 10 8. To Qu-ports, 109, per 100 additional.
During the past season the fragili have been extremely law, probably not avereini
ber
5 800 per ton of 30 ft. The amount of projica shipped exceeds all past yeara, bo lower than pho shops having loaded tour to Great Bilinin in October The avaliable tonnage fil per pical atthe commencement of the wall, was
thick talps. The restiletion
por bor
intendent