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Norier We have received a letter from Macao which we shall endeavour to get translated. and if it contains nothing improper, it will appear in next issue,
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NOTICE,
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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG-KÒNG GAZETTE,
moderato duties has been brought into operation, us has been increased and the pros peril
hanged. A mercantile friend has obligingy furnished which bears strongly us with another upon the past, proving that for upwards of a century the demired for tea has been mainly influenced by the clubes and that there is nothing chimeneak in the views of those who advocate an immediate reduction.”“
THE TRA TRADE..
The history of the ten trade, affords abundant pool of the effect produced on consumption by alterations in the rate of duties. In 1784 the duty was is. per pama,
1, and 87 per cent on the value, and the guantity consunod was no more than 4949 149lbs. In the Rillowing year, the nate vas piturad to 1% per cont on The Maloo, and the consueviton rome in the sant the two following yours heunder t
period in 1842, for although the local consump tion had increased two, the re-export tinents had decreased one million on the year The maximum, horae consumption of Great Britain, was that of 1880-when the duty yes lowest-forty and-a-half millions; once that period, it has fluctuated between thirty-one End thirty-eight millione, regularly rising and fall New advertisements, will be received, until 4ing as the duties were Jaid on or taken
O'Clock, on the evenings previous to publi-With all the advantages of good wages and cation, vis Trondays and Fridays.
internal quiet, this is little chance of the ------- United Kingdom's affording an outlet for more than forty millens, for although the duties are nearly assimilated with those of 1838 and the population has increased three millions. which would give a proportionuté increase lo the consumption often a offour and a hallmelin ns, at the average el 1930, which was one, and « ball pounds per head, for the entire lation, this mereast, however, bas brevn checked by the low price of Golfer, a redue- tion of 100 per cent in the duty on which in seven years trebled the consumption and Similar oflvols had follos reductions, in the greatly improved the revenue. Forty millions, – dity at former periods. In 1748 a. reduction in the most favorable view may be taken as equal to about us per pound Closed an increa the extrame of the home demand, and then the quantity to more than three hues that millions, as the re-export, leaving for the year, on which daty het fees paid in 1716 a surplus stock over deliveries, of ten milliq of pounds weight, an increase upon the presentan, caused the consumpton to incrvase unne heavy stocks which may well shake the nerves diately 80 por cont, and when in 1979 the of the holders, inducing them, to push large shilling day was to in posed, the consumption parcole into the market and by a ruinous loss fell back to its former scale. upon the article cause a panic which if it does. not ruim, will entail heavy losses upon the holders,
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measure of reduction in the duty on
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that, in the presont instance, the publisher could have bein solely intimanend by the mercenary consideration, of trapping Subscribers by the bait of Mr. Morrison's name, but, if such whe his motive, he has been successful, as we ven- ture to affirm that the piratical liberty this taken induced many to subscribe who otherwise would here bositated about doing so. It has boon sug gested to us that, it is the intention of the Editor, To devote the profits of the book, to the erection of a suitable monument over Mornson's To- rains such may by the case, and the landable intention, may somewhat pullate, though nothing can entirely extenuate the fraud com mitted upon the name of hicho is no more,
The work itualf is lived into several cha pters, the first, and by far the most valuable, contains soling curection for the coast of Those direction, are the result of surveys mudo within the just four years, talu Collinson, not other officers, of jesty's ships; and though they have way appeared in local poridicals, are now.collected in a form, which must be ex eedingly beful to the Marions, antequainted the only really valuable part of the work, nad with the const; indeed this chapter contains separate Jublication, in a cheap pamphlet, would doubtless meet with a large sale.
In the present mercantile relations with adopted, ean it be doubted, with those bistorión! / ho foreign, import tratte 400Mongial,
China, any sudden check put upon the tea export, would have the most injurious influence upon the manufacturers of cotton goods. In Europe and America, rival factories, and high tariffs, are gradually driving our goods out of
The second chuper, contains a mass of mer- cantile formation, SIND rather antique, and retering more to the past than the pre sent trade of China, it also contains the rigu lations under which trade is carried on at the vo ports, Mr. Thom's "Tabular statement of deal facts before us, that the Exchequer would soon
of other matter, which, though find an advantage from it, while the trade and its collected form, may be useful, or at manufactures of the country would be propor. last interesting, to those who are entirely un- tionately benefited not the people of this
nequaled with Chincam commerce. There country, the working classes, would have the many errors
palpable that they will only Porter's Progress of the Nation.
mislead the very ignorant. We note the chief? export Tea, and the chief Import Opium, Under the head of Tha, it is stated that the exporta are tiene 350,000 plots, or $7,000,000 Its. viz to England 40,000,000 163; to the 14,000,000 and to all other
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the markets. It is in our own colonus, our sum of their rational enjoyments enlarged but they are his section of the work,
magnificent possessions in Indin, and in China, where we now look for a support to the intno- facturing interest of Great Britain, and the recognised principle, of encouraging the impore tations of colonial produce, by how duties, must be extended to the chief productions of Chi if we cultivate the field for commerce which is now opening to us, and which, with India, and the colonies with dog care and protection will more than recompence for the loss of the contimental or American inarkets. England only requires a fair field for competition with THE FRIEND OF CHINA, the manufacturers of other countries, and she
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VICTORIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST Men, 1845.
For American news, see the back page.
The band of the 4th Regt, M. N. 1. in future, will play on the evenings of Monday and Friday on the parade ground, near the
Governor's House.
$
A circumstance has occurred, which places. the lives of at least seventy human beings in jeopardy, upon which at pregout, we cannot
venture to express our sentiments, merely United 00,000. For the year ending with
laying the fiets as reported to us, boiure the public.
A
A few days ago, s. Chinese smuggling vessel arrived in the harbourg with a crew of seventy men who was are, as 18 8 with such crafts--and of course, without sur learance from the five parts which are premiued to
matrios Jane the export of tow to Great Britain alons add 16 this 11,900,000 to. was 61, 413093 b, ng the United Hanes 1,000,00045 Singapore and all other countries, and the 57 millions swell inta 20 millions, adding nonly 25 por cont, or three fund a half million of dollars, to this one item of Bengal, Malwa and Turkey, kro, not far short of 87,000 cheats, giving an average of 8750 at the post, and drawing from China in least, taking mo mocant the sales space and bullion $5,000,000, or 20 por
dout more than the sun slated in the Ginde.
has nothing to feart in some, articles other trade with longkong, The Harbourmaster export in Opium, the gross reports of nations may, and do sexoel, but in the grand finding she had no papers, and suspecting the staples of an extended commerce, she has no character of the vessel, made a seizure, and competitor. Here all countries are upon an yesterday, by order at His Excelloney, he equality and though we are well aware that and ber erew we o banded over to the Great Britain has opened the gates of Chinese Mandarin, at Cowloon, to be doul with oxclusiveness to the commerce of other nations, according to the barbarous laws of
Gluna, there as well as her own, and they are embracing being every probability that the pair fellows. the opportunity thas offered thous of extend will be tortured to dumth, and the owners at ing the commercial operations, we are also Canton, or wherever they may route, either confident that, none will bencht more largely sharing the same fate, or being amereed in We cannot corroborate the statement made by the facilities now possessed, than the coun-heavy fines, will entail rain them. by the Register that, for the past week try through whose midium they were obtained. there have been no new cases of liver. Va fortunately there have been both new cases and present trade with China, it is indispensably For the extention, or even retention of our deaths. However Jandable the motive, is necessary that we take their produce in ox- useless attempting to disguise the real state of change for our manufactures on this footung affair, either from ourselves or others. Sickalone, can our goods be wold to advantage, and ness continues to prevail to a vere considera unless we take returns in what they have to ble extent, but as compared with the last sum offer as the fruits of their industry, trade must mer, the number of casos ar lewer, the deaths of necessity be limited. We offer goods for are much lower, and the populace is consider cash and find fow buyers, where the people ably increased. In these fonts there is some
have not the cash, but if for money w taku comfort, and when the projected improvements an equivalent in the surplus produce, we of draining &c. are carried out, we may rea- courage the national industry, add sonably expect that the climate will be still prosperity of the country, and at the same tine further ameliorated,
to our own. Tea is the grand export of China, and the quantity that could be brought forward is limitless. It was argued, and we think, clearly proved, by a former editor of the paper that, a reduction of the duty to Is per pound would more than double the consumption, and not be a permanent loss to the revenue, Wo lately attempted to show by the co sumption of tea in
in the Australasian colonIOR, the increase of the revenue derived in England from a reduction of one-half in the duty on Coffee, and other statistical facts that, wore the duty fixed nl is not only would the con sumption greatly increase, but, thitt Up rovonis would be benefitter to some exte
extent, especially
We might also notion piw silk, sit down at 5,000 bales, this your exports 3,000 bajer; and cotton goods, both quantity and price-Long- cloth is quoted at $275 per piece and grey drill. * 2a. If we take the average price in the We count III CONYPoture the gla
Canton market, of the former of these, (Long-
measures.cortainly the treaty with Cheen more sold at 82, than at 02 95--now which caused Mr. Darin so adopt such preloths) for the year, it is not less than 83 50 cels, of the latter (Grey Drills) there have only stipulation bearing upon the point, that than the quotation, a figure whioli we think theys dous hat provide for dubiumanity. The however, they would command a higher figure we are cognizant of is the 14th Article of the will maintain, We need t take much trouble Supplementary Treaty, which, to gain pointing out all these errors, die Guide's cir- in full, leaving them to judge of the correctness trouble of refrence, wo lay before our rendere culation is principally toent, and to du readers. of His Excellency's onnoston this projanse s
its failings are palpable; we would not be "XIV, AL Hongkong, an English licer must
astonished, however, to see it quoted in England be appointed, who, on the arrival of Chinese vessels writer on commercial affairs, though perhaps or America, os auto, by some theoretical that that port for the propose of.
mus strictly examine the passes and should there with as great a degree of correctness, as the
f. purchasing goods,
be any Chiness vessels or traders not provided majority of the inflated, of one sided statements, with passes, or with pases nat furnished of Canton, which are put forth by the literary hacks who Fuchan, Amos, Ningpo, and Shinghai shall con- dabble in commercial statistics. wider them as snugglers and enters of the duties,
By the Possidone, from Amoy, we regret to hear that sickness continues to prevail at that place to an alarming extent; business being at a perfect stand still in consequence, The troops have suffered severely, about one half being in Hospital, and of the other halfmany are unfit for duty, The Tien was despatched from this port about ten Ago to transport three conipanies of 2nd M. N. 1. from it being necessary to have more men for garrison duty.
The idle rumours, which the the past week have prevailed among the Chinese, of riots at Amoy, are not confirmed, no disturbances having taken place.
Chusan to
Kolunghey's
if the duty upon breign Sugar yetalso rex duced to 14 or 10 pur et ingres than plan- tation grown Sugar: this reduction on foreign The new ship Montauck, lins made the pos. Sugar has been made, and will come into sage foro New York to Macao, in the unpre-operation in a few months, und wo trust cedentedly short period of ughty six days The Montauck was to be followed by another splendid new vessel appropriately nained aller Houqur, whose strong American predilections, were so beneficial to the comtheroo of the United States,
The present state of the wa trade in Engined, with Rooumulated stocks, increased shipment from the east, a consumption alinosť stationars and a fulling off in the demand for (cont, nental market of Europe, ropa e, szabý
ft for the serious consideration of the hints Great Britain, and to the Merdaald eng the China
i trade is one of the The ascertained chipme
to Great Britain, thiroot with June, 1844, 18. lny twi weight, which, with Ulle pore, and the Assam berb
give a total for the you
an increase on
MX, and on 183) oftwelyn
weight To counterbaladeo th
not a proportionato consumption at
Che Officers in order to inquire into the fair under such i arrangement not only will pirates be stopped in their progress, but all kinds of ami Hag will be presentech
while a report of the circumstances shall be sent to
CHINESE COMMERCIAL GUIDE, BY THE LATH HON MORRISON
Macho, S. Walls Williams 1841 The parohivors of this compilation canol fail to note its mismas Mr. Morrisan, who died about a year, ng, ara are told in the face to the progont pamphlet, did publish a s
pilar work, the contents of which verp intally different with this color hi the preface we road onthe title pago by J. R. Morrison. In the history of literature, it is something now, to conluer posthumeyadi: are already not link upon them the
our proof
FOOT Work IS WO
will only be preparatory to a reduction of the heavy and impote duty inonsed t We will not retete the particulars former arguments, but no a of their soundness, and from low duties on proc benondel to nonunioko 1 lay before our readers from the Covion
not only nitribuuble
nty, but to the
Trade, to wh
the Olannmon
the
the part of last year the stock on hand ivas fear Cidrums are now removed, an
illons of pounds greater than at the same
other instance, Von
ver that
Jon
cc., and the Appendix, lists of commercial The remaining sections, contain soine useful Tables of currency, weights, mensures, &c.
houses, insurance companies, and a good deal of information arent the colony of Hongkong, all of which to strangers will possess some degree of interest.
But for the mendacity of the Compiler, hit Inbours would have boon treated with that good natured indifference which is so chas acteristic of the foreign community in China;, borty, he has taken with the maine of Mr. at the very juicious, and unwarrantable Morison, will call forth observation, and perhaps induce come to enquire into the merits of a work, lion alain to be the illegitimate offspring, toan of genuis, may for the time draw it from obscurity, only have tts title of bastardy treated with contempt.
(Pron the Government (razette,)
Tendon will-
received at the Surreyor Ge
Fonent before Juoday the nema for the construction ro in the Wonga ley to jour Then Rond brouch Su-
Lasalbostrins may be seen and every
on tophertion between the and Elter, Monday the 12th
FREDERICK W. A BRUCE
Spcretary
Victoria Hongkong,
Mh Aurom 191