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Victoria Theatre,
LAST PERFORMANCE,
SIGNOR DALLE CASSE has the honor to announce to the geutry and lubabants, that This will be the last night of the gymnastic per- formance in this settlement, for the BENEFIT of Siguainas Anna and Emelie, This evening, 43th July, who solicit on this occasion the kind support of a generons pubio,
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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
Demon's ear. Four filled their souls. The E
sea girt islp" intensely trembled.
Red bristled chief of Crafty Struge retire from the Celestial Shores whosoe nover yielded to thy hectoring Thinkost Land the children of the Bowery contral land y
of Neptune? The blood of thousande bi "The vengeance of Josh shall overtake tase
thon feeble mun-By to the grisle of the ever-changing mind! Have I not Ping, and found a lucky day? Inve "head and sworn to stop the flowing poleon
o do it said the Qumphae's gloomy wrath The chief of nickle jind slow aghast his ridgy brow in fear. His lips are tou toat lis arms on high, and • terked of what be wor
By the kind permission of the Officers the B
Bandthey are brave. I'm vem to dwell on that just now, pf 4th Regt will attend.
The entertaiments will be of the most varied description, as will appear by the following prod, sulke in they trade the Brave till the gros mint
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ACT 1.
Tiene Rope Daxers in all its variety, by the ladies ANNA and Exsantvary specion of young pquilibrium and graceful evolution, of which that style of exercise iš su susceptiblo
ACT 2.
Mr. Cushing, the American Plo. takes a passage in her to Canton, The frigate Custor left this harbour an on Thursday, and Her Majesty's are will shortly take her departure with another instalment of the freight. The fugate Iris cored from England, the brig Clio Mas, and the aloop Festa from me via New York. To which port she 1 Mr. Pakenham, the British Mimister at saington
Thus spoke he to his stalwart depolyott Iga killed * rodu, busten 20 the yellow haired chlkrew of Britain, Bjö The rat of the land sales on Tuesday is
thum y no time for strife Theit gypiling souls will "ill break the order to go. Tell them to calm, the storm highly salactory, proving that the value of re, nor heed the dograce of bulling for tre they not building gibund in Hongkong is by no menos known as warning who know nor fat? Yoe ike the fatitious. The males are all cane de trameno !! Dark Bashaping of the fur wee, they have on our fault tons, entered into by prud uit mun kaowing tall son of Culatonin 1 Lot them not linger, but hype the terms wider which they aquired property, abon area the tullow dim of flying Fanky lealthynt who, it 14 prommed, in rearly all
have funds to cover the ground with to the yalin of three times the winda gound rent, within the allotted twelve months. Wa were not quared for the prices, which were offered, and the keen competition for the ma ring lots, some of which, at a considerable dis tance from town, could only be valuable to gentlemen in their immediate vicinity. It is certainly a subset of congratulation to find that all classes, from the promal mercantile. houses downwards, wore anxious to securo property, even at 100 per cent, advance on the upset price. People at a distance will ondor stand that it dol a more mapa for speculation;
of worn arose from is woan bod, and showed to their purging eyes the apprisobing bona of Birmania's car ships bounding oor die wave, in the purpling gloxin of early day
Fierce nifuggled sash yellow-mired warrier að not fret into a boat. Nor did they struggle long, Joan unchi handy youth gas stowed in the stern liceta, Fierce and tournfully gazed their eyes around as the boats aloned of item the
ghospitables and Afont, they are sadə
Tho are sine hum of halt formed threats of vengeance SONG," Povera Siguera," by Signorina Emelie, again the Bine-used Miles Doop and Bitter vows were made even pre to return to the Holy Chy. The with music accompaniment.
insult of being forced to fler must he wrenged Gloomily the Fankwer's chief watched the retreating hos H skipped about three ho stoppel-thrice sorothed hi shaggy head, then bolted toe
ACT B.
The celebrated » DOG, MUNITO," will mako his appearance--No. 1, From á list, which will be distributed to the audience, of 350 words in
the French, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Gorman, Latin," and Greek Languages. he will spell any word correctly and translate it at the desire of any person. No. 2, He will play at Dominos with any gentleman, who will moreover be permitted to use his own set of Dominos, No. 3, Munito" will select, display, and wave any National Fing without the least hesitation, at the request of any lady or gentleman of the pudience,
SONG, "Chagrin d'Amour" by Signorina Erelie, with music accompaniment.
ACT 4. GREAT GROTESQUE DANCE on the STILTS, by the Signorings.
The Great OURANG OUTANG, named Gertrudo, 23 years old, will make her first appear ance, and will perform as follows :---Aller exhibit ing diffbeat actions, she will sit on the chair at table, will eat ani drink, use spoons, knives and forks, wipe her mouth with a towel, open a bottle et wine and drink the health of the audience, smoke cigars and drink wine until she becomes
jucose.
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The South wind came forth. The snowy sails were spread to the welcome breeze. The ships ploughed the ner waters. Hongkong's Bar of fidgy hills repived the
They do secure on Doegn's heaving reve!
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To conclude with the young Brazilians, who Svory will vie with each other in an immense variety of Somersets, Bounds, and every other species. pf Gymnastic Achievement, which want of space prevents muming.
Doors open at 7, and the performance will com
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all of the lots are purchased to be immediately built upon, and as we have observed, with one or two exceptions they will be built upon within the year. The result of this salo addy £2,311 to the revenue of the colony, this, with foriner sales, will bring the total land revenue to somewhere about $50,000; no trifling sum in itself, and under judicious management, it will go a great way to defray the expenditure of the colony. Two yours have made an ox- traordinary change in the sentiments of many of those who were than most stoutly opposed to Hongkong who for a time scouted the idea of is ever being better than a place of refuge for the refuse of the native populace, a humbler classes of our countrymen, attrseted to the spot by the army and floet, to whose wants of vicesthey ministered. Our early prop gnostications of the prosperity of the colony have been wonderfully verified, there now
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other contributor to the Free Press, we observe that here are settled many adventurers, who may have been unifortunate elsewhere, most of then doing well, and some of them respected and valuable members of the community. During nine month's residence in the colony, we have not head of que case of insolvency among the Storekeepers and Shopkeepers on the island; previous to that there were some failures, but whether discreditable or not, or where the parties had come from, and whero they now ure, if we or not, the willer who subscribes himself D. J. Q. is not ignorant; certainly they did not come from New South Wales, nor have they returned thither.
We have no wish to draw illiberal com- parisons bewoon Singapore and Hongkong; we are well aware of the extraordinary pros- pority of the frper, which we trust will con- tinuo ; but ad the same time, we are also awarO that this inland will ere long, at least, be to Shugapore in every respect, in sothe maperior. We are no quiso why there should be any jealousion between the two colonies; they are not rivals, the trade of Singapore flows from different sources from that of Hongkong, nor will it suffer by our prospurity.”
It will be in the recollection of many of our readers, that Her Majesty's ship Wolf. pot on a bank somewhere below Woosung, and but for the timely aid of the Schooner Piven, Captain Car, she would have been obliged to sacrifice hor guns and shot Before she could
have got off. The Wolf took the bank at high water, and could not possibly have been floated again without greatly reducing the dead weight on board. When first doseriod by the Viren, she, the Foif, had a signal of distress flying, and there can be no doubt that, had it come on to
to blow whilst she was lying
in this critical position, she would have gone to pieces. The Viren rau alongside, and took out all her armaineut, 16 guns and 100,82 b. shot, and it was not until relieved of this woight that she again flouted; without this assistance she had no other alternative than to throw hor guns overboard, or go to pieces on the bank. This is a clear case of salynge, and before any Admiralty court the sum awarded the Fin for her and would be considerable. AL the time the affair occurred, Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane was at Chutsau, when it was agreed between him and the Captain of
Juno 10g only one or two Die English the Firen, that the question "of compensation
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merchants who have not on the island, and made Victorin their head quarters.
The few who first invested money in the colony, when its position was a very doubtful
• Erratta in the nomorandum of Land Sale which ap: one, whose example has been almost quiver- pared in let paper, for W. V. Banw, jend Charter Shaw.sally followed by their countrymen, may now
mence punctually at 7 o'clock. Admission for THE FRIEND OF CHINA,
tho Boxes 2. Pit St, Soldiers 50 cents, Children ball price Tickets may be hail from Signor Dalle Casse, at the Office of the Friend of Chim, or at the door,
ORIGINAL VORRESPONDENOE.
(To the Editor of the Friend of China,) Ms. Emyon, You knny the trite adage Bolter Inta dan neves hyratory, although renewhni lwin, permuli the through your columns, to draw public nation to a cent ant of injustice in this Colony, owing I apprehend to the if ficiency of the Post-ofßon regulations.
Your watchlit and alde advocacy of the tighm of the Colonias, against the arbitery sway of Sir lieters Pottinger, leads me to hogs that, in drawing your notice to a grievance, you will give the aid of your pen to remedy the evil.
When the Diver left this with the overlandait, she proceeded to lacao, and there took on boned a piantity of i letters for India and England, on which a POSTAGE WAS tere are going resident in a foreign sexthement not only the advares of furnishing their constituents with the latest
dates, but at a less expense. This I conceive unfair to Hongkong, Whilst we pay the pressur Exorbitant postage, surely we ought to get as fate dates home by one of Her | Majpalyers ae can be got front Macao, Besides, so Tong as such facilities are given to Mayao, how can it be expected the merchants will leave to resort to Victoria? Let residents in the Holy City have the full bench of all
is liberal (7) mulities for trade, but I can see no reason
why Her Majesty's Stearpers should call there,
AND HONGKONG GAZETTE
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, JULYAðra, 1841.
congratulate themsolves upon the correctness
of their judgment, and if they have been treat. ed less liberally than, commering the service they were to the colony in its earlier days, they had every right to expect from the representa Tive of Her Majesty, the tyrannical manner in which they were deprived of their property. There is a report in town-brought by the has yet to receive the sanction of the Chief Latrick--that Sir Edward Belchor has been se Justico. Some of those who may now be look verely wounded by the natives of Borneo. Thereed upon as pioneers to our present prosperity, is nothing improbable in this, as the Semarang is known to bo surveying the East Coast of that Island. It is to be hoped that the pira- tical inhabitants of the seaboard will not go unpunished much longer, nor Mr. Murray's death be unrevenged, There is every reason to believe that, inland, the populace are quiet and orderly, and that if the bays and entrances fox theColi, and other rivers, were cleared of the pirates who have settled there, and committed so many depredations upon European shipping, a lucrative trade might be opened up with' Borneo, beneficially for the natives as well as for Foreigners engaged in it,
To-night Signor Dalle Casse and company make their lust appearance before the public of Hongkong, being for the benefit of the young I hold it to be the duty of the Local Governinent to foster and aid the prosperity of this young and risg Colony, by ladies. The Signor has been rather unfortu- every legitimate means within its power, make Hongkong nate in his attempts to amuse; his own sick- the final point of departure of the steaners with the overlandness, the severe accident which deprived him. sonils, world be but fair, and certainly benefit to the of the services of the Signorita Anon, and the Colony. towards the British, I read only call the nuention of your to make his visit to Hongkong less profitable That the Government of Macne has ever wrzed illiberally inclemency of the weather, have all conspired companying burlesque a in Design, written at the me by than ho might have been led to expect, to an eye witness of the flight, miny amuse you, mad perbaju night however we expect he will have "n raise a laugh. The circumstances as given are substantially humper" to console him for past disappoint
rondern so the remarkable turn out in 1839, The Bo
porrect
One more fact, to prove the illiberality of the Local | Dent, Government of Macao, and I have done. Small craft, such as schoangra, forchas, &e, are not allowed to go aute the anner barbour, even ship's boats are subjected to menu petty annoyances at the bai günt, I have known instances where ships in dutrees and requiring sapsits have brom reused entrance, and permission has only been obtained ther much delay, and going through a parcel of venue and absurd terme. Hur Government was to 2110 that of Macno a polite-ding, that this is an infraction of the fronty twee Englund and Porkugal, and that unless torchas. No, dey beating the Briton growers admitted into the laner harbour, thon hearing the Portuguese siíðuld not be chowed in the Way of Hongkong. This would soon brug the government in 19 scure, fat I doubt nut some of they Magistas would suffer So pocket, by the amp that would be que o aggling mit by the Madan kuchas frequenting Victoria Harbour.
COMNISTRUZER LIN; OR, THE PANKWEI S BOLT, A Fragment from Ossian.
A TALE OF MODERN DAYS.
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The picaroons of Hongkong appear to know no distinction on Thursday the representative of royalty itself was robbed of two rold siches, a gold medal, and other articles which are prized by His Excellency, as well intrinsic value, as from their being parts of his personal equipment, und in daily uso. The medal, is an honorary distinction, and its loss consequently more to be regrotted, We hear there is a probability of the rogues being detected, and that the errant at Government house are not altogether cleared from suspicion,
are possessed of valuable land, to maintain which they have had to struggle against many attempts made to deprive them by that govern- ment which ought to have supported them; now they can enjoy their property in peace, to which the energy and enterprisu so well entitles them • and if we and new comers have to pay by auction 100 per cent, on the antamin price, while to them, allotments have been stared at that price, we must not forget the them that property is of any value at all. fisks they have run, and that it is only through
should be left open until Sir Thomas Cochrane returned to this colony. After Sir Thomas's return, the owners generously waived all claims for salvage, merely requesting the Rear Admiral to recompense the Captain and crew for their trouble, nevar doubting that, actuatef by a spirit of liberality sundar to their own. Sir Thomas Cochrane would handsomely reward the salvors of Her Majouty's slip. In doing this thy committed a capital error; he, to Whose justice and magnanimity they had outrusted the liquidation of the claims of the Captain and crew of the Finen, could not up. preciate such generous foolings, and taking advantage of the confidence thus misplaced, hi offered to award in all 8100, in the proportion of 245 for the Captain 800 Chief Officer : $10 Grummer, 81 each for the Crow. We need scarcely state that Captain Carr would not take advantage of the Rear Admiral meanness, and that in this instance Her Majesty's ship has
got off “ scot
seo free. Had the Five been the party that was in jeopardy, and the Wolf rendered her assistance, we would have had the matter settled in a very different manner. Sir Thomas's mental optics--which at times appear sealed up--would have been fully open- ed to the importance of the service, and if such a question were loft to his award, we have not the slightest doubt that the $100 which was sufficient for the Viren, would have swel- led into thousands for the Wolf. We regret exceedingly to notice such small actions as the of the service not a little; and although no one now mentioned. They injure the dignity thinking man, would judge unfavorably of those whose merits have been so often tested, in consequence of the little minded actions of their present Chief, wo i are bound noknow- ledge that, to the thoughtless and ignorant, such trifles convey an unfavorable, though We have more than once had occasion to
falso in
impression of the naval character. take notice of the Illnatured, if not malignant
Sir Thomas Cochrane, if we recollent aright, remniks, which appear in the columns of our
has been a candidate for parliamentary contemporary, the Singapore dirus
with honours once, at least, he stood for a sos pori refrance to this colony. Those arks, it is town, the most influential inhabitants of which true, are contained in the letters of correspond-
are shipowners; should the gallant Admiral ents, and we will do the Editor of the paper ever again snel to -
gek to distinguish himself in the the justice to say, that believe he would
legislature of us country we trust the affair not willingly himself indite the late and we narrate will not be proclained on the bus- foul calonanies they contain. On cortings, as we are afraid it would damn him in respondent, who subsor limscht, A. Y the eyes of any constituenor interoated in the from London, asures the inhabitants of Singa mercantile shipping of Great Britain, pore, that among the
In Europe it will be a matter of some aston- istumment, when it is known that in the new colony of Hongkong, building allotments, after a keen competition, are disposed of on a seventy-five years lease, at the rate of £2 per 400 upon a plat sufficient Or a respectable foot, being a ground rent of from £200 to
mel cantile establishment. This single fact speaks volumes for the colony, proving the confidence which shrewd and intelligent cupi.
erity titlists have in its stability and future pros
talement initio coin.
onesty
unity of Cork there nor loyalty another observation appears to have been among our colonists of artiotomor Tork in Jocicly tells us, that
tham their is little faith, and that bankruptcies a trent por”
por nted from Food may.OR
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From Canton dates are to the 0th. city was not, it being understoral Loving buing - Lin empe from the inland is how strength from Cling
and Mr. Forbes, the American Consol had fion of the donlars havin gan, Mighty day of the Henly Dungiv. Not unmarked settled the affair of shooting The Chitibman Joun sens his course by ephine. In terror they can only make a whiff. Shall they go on blowing a ciput ? No, nevar note, shall wey the funds of the much-loved drug!
last month Tho floods have extended to t mterior further Lian was inglandes entire villagers
Cidef rolled into his soul pa he greed on the countless and hundreds of the insane Jomits of departof smokers. Ils sepulchre reochood to addition to the damage done his night, he sew the pilong the lawnyrace of le 11 rose crop, it feared that the tea
ting of the boxinas drug who.
be expected from them. A reply to.J. W. unnecessary the reputation of the meishaala way of Ch DOCK BUT HOW run are to my. noc. In by & colonal saper, nor unp
TERMS OP THE BALD OF PUBLIO LANDA, ON TRE DIR, Torms of Cole to be nomoll by the Auctioneer, previons to potting up Louses of Crown Lands, on the July, 18 M
The lots 24 in number, vix, 13 Madhe, 19 land, to be put up separately, on loases of To ears, at the end of which time the buildings thereon prected will revert to The biddling to be upon the Rent per 100 lost sinto put nunum.
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