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-To the Editor of the Friend of China.).
Saving in many instances noticed with gratiáration the candour with which you have brought before the public, she conduct of government offrisky; and, that though (un-
ernately for us, has been your way more f so care that in commend, you have with gladness vaikut 1ourself' of every circumstance which sitthorized the latter, And more agreable athee, othe no apology for now dræa- ing your attention to the Post Oilfies department, well know. ing that will give you as much pleasure to hear, as it does me to communicate anything which may tend to re wise part of the bloger which bar so long attached, kksøll w Mr. Scales.
Many parties have ramplained with justics (and myself Bongst the Bumber) that withough the coole has heon sett away in sample time to post letters within the prescribed hours, they have been retuned as too late: everyone is airons of keepitur bis despatches open mutil the very latest moment, and cancequemly the windes is besieged by a large leoiy of measengers at the fast, whe connat ALL wet with instant attentong h i var known generally I believe the A co dies on the passide of the mod as in the habit of
rotating behind the Post-Ofice and using theres with these draughts, nad other gate equally fascinating to the nation of golders. Forgecoop thair dues in their
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In our next issue we will publish a short summary of China news suco the 20th vit also the arrivals, departures, &c. The
or build in Canton at all unless they can do 90 on equitable terms
ing the premises of Messrs, Gemmell & Co. Fetchor & Co, the Commissariat and one or two small bazaars, passing this there is an-
Wn revert to His Excellency's circular re-other and larger vacancy of at least half a mile, questing the advice of the inhabitants on the and we come to another cluster of four or five organization of a native night police. The large houses, with a few Bungalows; lear. necessity for some more efficient measures ing these for a mile and a half there are 10 being adopted than heretofore have been found European houses on the line of road, until we came to its terminus at the establishment of practicable, for the protection of the habit-
Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.: this spot is ants from the bold attacks of the midnight robbers, which last winter were almost tightly, the ulting thule of European civilization towards and for the detection and punshinent of the the east. West froin the police station, at many bad characters who are still upon the the end of the lower Bazaar, we have the pre-f
mises of Mosure, Jamieson, low & Co., island, is untenable. There are inany reasons for believing that a Chinese police, with Euro- Tybus & Co, and the Naval stores. Now all poan officer will be more officient and econo- these points east and west of the town, pay an mical than any other: The obstacles thrown annual ground rent as town ots, the same as in the way of a European in his attempts to if they wore within a hundred paces of Magis. ferret out the haunts of the Jawless men who tracy Street, and are equally entitled to, pro sve caused so much anxiety and loss of protection with the most central part of the town. perty, are numerous and insurmountablo: ig. Here arises the gront difficulty if it is neces-
passou for gaming, they delag sokong that the top for passing/Sailing of the clipper benrick for Bombay "wiki norance at the language, feelmys, and habitssary to have a cordon of watchmen from west
offer a favorable opportunity for transinitting loiters or papers to England.
Betters has expired en they gain present themsšvelnia practice of theits may account to for snother necasion against My Sonien (winch. I would fain believe was made der the influence of excitement and hasty passions, the iterende never could have born gikan in a cool animent)
matury, that he takes the cash at one exchange, and pays it out at another, and to himself way advantageous ly it imposable Sin din: the rancale pay their Jassed out of the return linda entrusted so the Hey never was
a d'olesijal sharacteristic, and the tellows are well aware
of the extreme negligence and syair of Europes in
trading money matters, it is up to say that I pledge my
lt to prove listing of this kind. Another grand cause of complaint in the length of time which is sustered to elapse between the arrival of a mail and the distributions of the letter the Tull in this inerare decidedly he not seith Mr. Seules-to secure the delivery of Overland leders with the deaged prompttude, he ought to
The official translation of the Supplementary treaty as ratified by the British Government is published in the Geperiment Grants of the 16th. It is essentially the same as the abstract in our Supplement of the 17th April, and differ in some important points from the translation originally printed in the Chinese Repository, but copied in the above named Supplement, in order to place the two versions in juxta position.
We have every reason to believe that the live half a dizen andinonat acestants: the mass of hugrsnon-offical copy is the work of the best Chinese scholar of the age. The official copy may be the labour of a pen less acquainted with the niceties of the language, hence committed, but orrors may have been
which passes through his hands on these occasions - mova, and if the Postmaster reduses the temporary uses laast then requisite this evil cannot be repedied; though in the couse of a few months it may be lessened, if the bags are not allowed to be ngemed at Balubay,der they are so thorngly rausacked by the Postmaster of that place juho rutes mot to replace them in the classes in which he found them) that they arrive here in a lamentable state of confusion,
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of the people, and that nico discrimination of point to cast point, the expense would be character which can only be obtained by all enormous, and would knock the scheme on the of them, is not to be found in any man who head at once. With the first division of the has not passert many yeare amongst the Chitown, viz from the west end of the lower nese, and made these things his study indeed bazaar to Lindsay & Co, there can be there are very few roppans on the island who difficulty; we have hore a continuation of possess the grand younites for a policeman in building on both sides of the Queen's road, Hongkong, From China itself there is no diffi- with a few Bungalows to the back, all of which he (for a new town) compactly. Some, calty in procuring good steady men, either se- cured by aMandarin or furnished on contract by where near the centre of this the principal a native merchant, who, will guarantee their district, the hond quarters of the police will be good conduct. This system is known to work stationed; to the eastward, in the second dis admirably, and we have a proof of it in the riot, a smaller station may be required, in the compradores who are attached to every mer vicinity of the (auton bazaar; and in the thirt cantile. house in the colony, a class of men who rariot, another station near the promises of have large suing passing through their hands, Messrs. Turner & Co, East and West of but have rarely been known to defraud their these limits we have respectively Messrs. employers. Tis security system, so prevalent Jarding, Matheson & Co, on the one hand, and among the Chinese, is a fortunate one for Messrs. Jamieson, How & Co on the other and the descrepancies between the copies foreigners, who, in all important mercantile though far separated from the town, especially are of much importance, if is to be hoped, afturs, are bencfited by their survices, without the first firm, they pay ground rent as for Auch annoyance has arisen from lovers to partners and that those who are qualified to judge of the being under any apprehensions of being plun own lots, and to all intents and purposes are two documents, will not hesitate to decide dered, and in the formation of a police corp entitled to the same protection as the other the question. We have our doubts upon the it will also give strong confidence in the chandabitants. There may be some difficulty in subject; but we trust the official will be the racter of the men selected, as none but good arranging this satisfactorily; but whether it is true document; the character of the other men will be secured by their respectables arranged, that police stations shall be form- translator is far above any suspicion of his countrymen. We would not in any degreeed at each of these points, that a fey soldiers having knowingly orrod in as translation and detract from the merits and zeal of the Euro- shall be quartered there, or that one of Her his knowledge of the language is such that hopean police, but it is but too evident that they, Majesty's ship shall anchor so close as to utford could not have made such very important with every dosim to do their duty, are from the necessary protection, we know not; bat the mistakes. It is just possible that the Chinese many causa quito unfitted for the service to simple fact that they can demand protection is
this, no European can stand the exposure pored with, and a very slight alteration may
which is unavoidable in a body of police, with- as a voucher that the jettera of that parculor house bed give to the 13th Article a very different mean-
out endangering his health. As Overseers, a aught to be taken in, though the place was too crowded sing,
hit them at the rament, he rondd receive them
few Europeans might be useful, but unless they retation after the time bad actually expired, but reduce al
are very prudem men, the less control they Hera presented after time without such a durament
have over the Chinese (with the exception of the police captain) the better, as it is probable an ignorant and over officious interference would do more harin than good.
rlerks in houses here, having been sent up the Coast and -elsewhere; formerly the natae fevery Eighsh resulent in China was universable known, and is residence não
now it te fitorent; the name of the firm to mich the
pentleman is attached would not be a VERY laborivas ad.
on to the address, and Mr. Scetes cannot be expected so know all, without a guide of that sort
I believe you wonlá confer a general benefit bir by eag gesuing measures which would obviste one of that un pleasant ditheuhios; a remedy for a few of them os obvious enough, for instance that each housy Furnished a board with If letters * list of addrosum to their case written upon a mote despatched sa me as chwed it would prevent the pe to give a ticket to each than who arrived within the
peat that the fast, and il Mr. Scules stationed a volte / ropy in his possession may have been tam which they have been appointed; apart from undeniable.
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I will gely add dent, whoever the aiste of public opinion Mr. Seales 18 desirous of given every satisfaction and accommodation in his power to the community at large; as Pool of this be kepttis office upen Julfan hour beyond the hint of the advertisement, So the departure of the Driver? The orders of the Pastmaster general me rax-
The argent, and the core garantes not expable of being card into caneation here; dis he has represented 10 Lord Luthes
CANTON, 14ru JULY.
Our Correspondent writes of the above date. Trade continues duff without any ma- terial change in prices. An enquiry was held on the 11th, by the Americans, as to the cir cumstances connected with the death of the Chinaanan, shot in an affray last month. Af tor fially going into the particulars, the prove Complaints as to the bets of paper" upon which he re cation and the necessity for firing in soll de plies to enquires, are too ridentesis is a pretty general fence, a verdict of justifiablo homicide was rusice un-ngat gentlemen on Hongkong ta ansvern whit " ngoo the back of, WHEN THERS How the home autho ribes did not contemplate the extent of this sory of car respondence with the Deputy Postnader and appropriated no ends for the supply of note paper for the failure thuse tadions gentry had better inchee an immaculate shou when they hondor Mr. Scules with a communication upon wiach he will no doubt gladly bascribe his reply! A have. the honor to be Sir, your obedient servant.
AN OLD MAN. The vaggrations of ** an old man,”“” are worthy of mon Boy, an coming ban age- goofba bowever that he judges more favorably of the Posimaster's will to obligë than we do, and we speak frean some hule knowledge of Mr. Sealcoas well as from informating which it is impossible to doubt that in soe many instance he has been impudent und negligesit. Wo are perfectly willing to make alkua ances For the mistakes of a person who ducis on a basites which ts new to him, but we would export thut a consciouanges bl his own poorsnee wonki-nako tem the more sealous in arending to the duties of his office, and solicitous ip by those who were inconvenienced by his want of papericace. We are happy, though somewhat astonished to hear that Mr. Scalco has convinced doe unbaaed gemleman that he in desirous to accommodate where accommodation as pos- sible, and rigidly to perform the duties of his appointment; It is to be hoped that this will be done in the spirit, not alone by a mere adherence to the letter, or a sophistical construction put upon expressions which are repable of being distorted. We have been compelled on several occasions to take some
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The most equitable assessment which can be made for defraying the expense is one laid upon house rent-in this way every man is taxed in proportion to the amount of property which is protected, and the burden falls light givou. The name of the gentleman who fired upon those who cannot afford to pay much, The shot was not mentioned. The Mandarins and heavy upon the opulent who are protected appear anxious to obtain money for the relain more valuable property,
We have no tives of the deceased, but in other respects are means of forming a correct estimate of the contented with the result of the enquiry house rental of Hongkong, or the exact por
The terms and tenure by which building centage which would be required to support ground is offered the British merchants by an efficient police. The annual ground rent Her Majesty's Superintendent of Trade, do not payable to government is not far from $50,000. meet the views of the residents, and it is One condition of the land sales is that houses questionable whether any one will accede to shall be built within twelve months to the them, prefering, with all the inconvenience value of at least ten year's ground rent at this to which they are subjected, to rent from the rate, the capital invested would be 2500,000, Chinese, who are more liberal, or less use but this sum is very far below the mark; on rious in their exactions than the representative many of the allotments the buildings would cost of the British govemment. With the aid of filly times the annual ground rest, on all the the American authorities, it is fully expected European mercantile establishments now erect- that permission well be obtamed to surrounded, not much less than that sum, and on some the Factories with a wall, and to cut off all the ¦ of them more. A million of dollars is probably thoroughfares which lead into the city, by within the amount now invested, and at the which the rabble have heretofore had it in present rates of reni, we may allow 33 per their power at any time to endanger the livescent upon that sum for the annual rental,giving of the foreign community. Our Correspon. dent alleges that the British officials are too poles of the irregularities of the Post Office department much taken up with the ideal importance of their io doing so we have never intentionally stated more than the truth, wo acknowledge however that unintentionally a on appointments to make themselves practially instance our version of an alisund affair hotween Mr. Scales useful. There is some talk of a building locu and a guard sent from government house to treat him, intion being granted to the Americans, about half coloured his statement a httle--the epithet of blackguard way between Canton and Whampoa; they was not used by the Corporal, por was it found aceCNEJV have also succeeded in obtening a reduction to throttle, that gentipan as we were led to believe It of the import duty on Lead, from four to two be hoped that all these unpleasant causes of complate are over, and with them the disagreeable task imposed by us of making comments of a harsher nature than we would wish
consequence of his refusing to romrive letters, our informat
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Whampoa, 16 July, 1944.
51,-- Ja pagging through the Chion sea with the Belgion ship "Emmanuel" bound for Canton, we suw on the 4th July, about 11 o'clock in the forendon, rocks under the botn of the ship; my longitude by two goud watches at 81 Pilo Apr, maest just mes 1135 501 and my
intituos deducted from the one as 12 velvet 192 19N
We homediately threw the ad, and found to fathom water, on a whith trel botón. – la minutes after that we tind no ground at 50 fatbome.
The tort day it 7 o'clock in the morning 1 wea insight the great Leadrope, and I said nequently use
•Anel position of thin high button, which i valigiata w ostend
about two miensen
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We regret to observe from the tenor of our correspondent's letter, that our countrymen are not satisfied with the attention paid to their
interests by the functionares appointed
and paid for that purpose. The energy and perseverance of the Americans obtain boons from the Chinese Authorities, when the British authorities are too proud on to lazy to us We hope that negligence to the welfare of their countrymen, and due attention to the am portant commercial interests of their country, will not continue to be the dis ngrisnng out racteristics of Britishi officials by lina u own opinion is, that such will not be the case, though we are bound in candour to admit that the complants from Canton do no, up- ever inclined to judge lavorably, use pear to be without rounds We are
that where such important attinge place it the Consular, estic
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$333,333, an assessment of 21 por ct. upon which will yield upwards of $8,000, This would suffice to support an establishment of one hundred men, with a respectable European Captain of Police, a force under all ordinary circumstances amply sufficient for the pro- tection of property in the town of Victoria. The benefits to be derived from a well organ- ised police force are yề
are very great, the more especially to the small shopkeepers, and others of the jahabitants who do not keep private watchmen. The daring robberies of last winter are an in the remembrance of our rondermanstances have occured where a brick
wall was out through and shops robbed, al though three men were sleeping there for their protection. Since that the there has been an improvement in the native inhabitants, many of the worst characters having been compelled to leave the island, in consequence of the ad mirable ystem: *tration bou. The no less. admirable regulation
inute boats, though) wo retrat 10 are hot enforce portance dem men to the
We think it probable that after the oracun tion of Chusan and Koolungsoo, the regular military force on the island will be reduced to a party of Artillery, and just enough of troops of the line to mount guard at Government house and the public stores; if such is the case our protection will in a great degree depend upon the present organisation” of the police, and too much caution cannot be exer- cised in procuring a superior class of men, with an experienced Braish Officer as ther Chief. Wo do not see that the local dehands of the British in China require any addition to this, further than a squadron of small ships of war, one for each of the live ports, and a couple for the protection of the colony. We need fear nothing from the aggressions of the Chinese government, and the tree we speak of arould be sufficient to check any piraticní attacks upon the island. In the front of a European war, we will require to draw troops from India for the defence of the colony, which can readily be done before any force strong enough for conquest could reach Chips; but it is very questionable whether such a distant. and unprofitable expedition would be attempi- ed, or if attempted, there is every probability that they would be met and defeated on the
ocean.
His Excellency, in taking the opinion of the inhabitants upon this important matter, has acted both wisely, and liberally-wisely, be- cause on a subject that so closely effects their welfare, be will be enabled to act with greater confidence and energy, fortified with the advice of the most influential and expe rienced members of the community-liberally,
inasmuch as we will be taxed to support the establishment, it is proper we should have a voice in its formation, which in the present state of the colony we cannot have through The usual medium of elective members of the Legislative Council. We do not say that he dias granted more than we are entitled to, but we must bear in remembrance, that un- dar another Governor we would have rece¡y- od less our opinions or wishes would not have been consulted at all.
Now that he has left the colony-probably for ever we feel soine reluctant to revert in turns of censure to any of the past cou of Sir Henry Pottinger & sense of justice however tap ber distinguished members of the commanity, and a firm determination los The buth of all m draw attention
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