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ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENOL.
(To the Editor of the Friend of China.)
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG-KONG GAZETTE.
prisons would be overwelmed with captives and many would perish.
Ma. Eniron- am curious to know what view you take complaining unjustly of the proceedings of Sit tion, regarding the registration of gula e
of the late Government Notification in regard to the Enock
ing of Bamboon.
My private opinion in the matter is, that I have ever con- siderod less Bamboo invisibles, as a most comforting corps
of watchmen, for, be I generally take a turn in bed two or three times in the night, in place of wondering whether there are any thieves in the house, I have, only to listen for an instaul. "Ah! I hear his rattle and triling the third or fourth watch, all right," and off I go for nuother daze. "" Now-a-days one may listen in vain, unless indeed the watchman's suoraa confirm his worst fears, that some nim ble fingered individuals aro rifling his trunk in the next One person Ind the audacity to tell me that he was in- clined to think there inust be some collusion between "our" King and the King of the thieves, but this idea I scouted altogether.
It was also suggested by on, but shaped as an interroga- fory that he might not appear to assume it as a fact. May not the Governor and his worthy counsellore have moro uneasy consciences than the rest of the Community and may not this recount for their being disturbed at night more than others?
Uncasy lies the head that wears a crown" we all know But could the counsellors, things they would cry with
Rat you, sleep the assured.
Macbeth.
"Why do Iyield to those suggestions which make my
seated hear knock at my ribs, against the use of naturo."
But seriously, does not government know, that since, Adam was a boy (for China you know was in existence long before then) : Banboo has sounded all over this empire, without one angle dissentient Mundarin 7,
D I repent, it is a No 1 good Olocustora.
Tours &c. &c.
29th August, 1814.
LIBRA.
Your brother the Friend of Tatia has denounced us ull as ungrateful to the powers that were, as
Henry Pottinger; the mass of knowledge exhi bited by tho isditor of the Friend of India upon all subjects, and particularly upon those which bear upon Victoria of Hongkong, is quite too great for the possession of oue man unless he is possess ed of a remarkably strong (ie, thick) heal. No one in China presumes to question his superior sense of what is for our own good, we therefore beg you respectfully to suggest, that as his interest in the prosperity of this colony is so great we ven- ture to mention that prssibly he is not aware of certain sounds occurring nightly which desturb the rest of the Lieutenant Governor, these we know will, by the sweeping arm of the mighty Editor be "morially, smashed" namely the awful gong on the Chief Alagistrate's hill, catterwauling of all Billey Gonts; the midnight orgies of juvenile mi litary offers; their seizing coolies and breaking their lanterns, which the day after" entail with sermons and sodawater" certain apologies and submissions derogatory to military dignity; striking of bells and the cries of "all's well," afloat," cum multis aliis; and he will carry to the grave the united veneration and humble affection of the Lieutenant-Governor of Hongkong and of
Sir your very obediant servant,
MORPHEUS Victoria, 30th August, 1844. -
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SIR-Wo (ie. the much despised mercantile community of China) have often been astonished and not unfrequently highly amused by the lu minous manifestors, and bright edicts of one sort or other, which have emenated from the stubborn genius of our Military Ex Governor; and foolish ly thought that when Sir Henry Pottinger took. his much wished for departure there would be a display of something more sensible in his suc- oessor. In this we have been slightly disappoint- ed, and reduced to the position of the discontented. BATAVIA frogs in Esops inimatable fable! We imagined, that amongst other trifles which required investi- gation, the proceedings of the gentlemen of the
fand-office would be discussed, and that the allot -monts bought by certain individuals at a public auction, authorised by the representative of the Queen of England, would be restored to the lawful owners by the present governor having been wrested violently from them by the former one: (I rather think that, if transactions of this sort had been perpetrated by a private person in England they would have been mildly designated highly disreptable) with deluded subjects of her Majesty, and ruined celestials I have nothing to do, but beg most respectfully and carnestly to draw your attention to a subject of infinite ly greater importance, namely the notification which appeared in the Government Gazette of the 27th, as to Rattles, This is the most splendid elucidation of his Excellency's firm deter- mination to protect the property of his coun- trymen from the acquisitiveness of the Chinese, and also of his strict sense of justice, and dispo, sition to tickle offending tails. It will indeed be gratifying to all of us, the morning after we have been cleared out, to be satisfied that the watch men will be most handsomely bambooed instead of themselves having the trouble the previous night of heating their own bamboos, in order to give their masters and the robbers to understand they were wide awake. His Excelly's pro- found knowledge of China and the meso, is here developed and deserves unbounded praise (?) In the next issue of the Government Gazette Took confidently for a stringent order compelling us under the severest, pains and penchies to adopt the measures for the preservation of our property which Mr. Davis did for the remander of "his," after the two goldwatches, and medal of the same precious material had disappeared by the agency of Celestial lightfingereduess. I am not sufficiently gifted with the powers of professy to fortell whether his ordinance will conduce to the safety of our goods and chis or not: this to him may be a matter of very le consequence but, it gives me heartfelt pleasure Mr. Faltor to say, I do firmly believe that for the time to come the glorious dreams of Major General De Aguilar will be undesturbed. No longer (after the old one has been captured by an orderly of this gallant officer) will Mr. Penn Townsend be allowed to saw off a fresh rattle, and with a good crack on the head command his coolie to beat it vociferously at each corner of his republican residence. No longer will two sailors be permitted to knock their drunken heads together, when meandering through the quagmires and sloughs of Queen's Road. No longer will Mr. Gotzlaff ( excellent man!) be allowed to neglect his duty by permitting exten- sive Joss Chin-chinnings" until 12 o'clock at night-particularly on Sundays.
From a friend of mind I heard that the other night he was visited by one of the thief catchers (?) under the command of that most undefatigable and praiseworthy officer ( Ahem!) Captain Bruce, be said his instructions were, to arrest any watchmen beating a bamboo% The gemleman informed him he clearly understood the Govern- ment Notification-that his servant was not ameanable to this law, as he was simply agitating to the extent of his muscular powers, three thin pieces of teak loosely tied together. The police man returned in a few minutes and politely inti- mated it was also Captain Bruce's orders, that he should lodge in the stone jug all coolies anking a vocal noise! Of course none of us would for one moment think of attending to Captain Bruce's orders, or of allowing our servents to do so, apathetic as we have hitherto shown ourselves to military rough riding, but I hope Mr. Editor you will use all your influence in dessuading our worthy Governor from attaching this to the bum- boostriking interdiction. We all have heard of the dreadful sufferings of one contrymen in the dun geons of Calcutta, and for the love of humanity, not to urge the sacred claim of christianity let not horrors like those be here exibited-1 trust this measure will not be adopted for almost the whole cate of Chinese snore so obstreperously that the
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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 31st, 1844.
H. M. ship Minden, 74 Guns, Captain Quin was paid off on the 24th instant. She was recommissioned on the 20th, by Master com- mayding Wellington, as an Hospital and Store Ship. In the first of these capacities fortuna- tely her services have been little required this sunner, there only being about a dozen on the sick list; from the insufficiency of the accom- modation for naval store ashore, in her latter capacity her services are valuable, though we may regret that such a sound vessel is not cut down to a frigate, ready, when required, with a goodly row of iron grinders to sustain the reputation of Old England.
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from the state of the colony, really required; bat alas their appearance in print is nearly the only evidence we now have of their existence. We would briefly call attention to t
e Chinese The inhabitants. necessity for such a system, and its due and rigid enforcement, is undenia ble, and is the greatest security Europeans have for the protection of property from law. less depredators. The duty of enforcing this act, and of completing the registration, was in- trusted to Mr. Gutzlaff, at one time a pro- testant Missionary, in China, now an assistant Police magistrate in Hongkong. It is not for us to impugn the motives of this Gentleman for laying down the cross to take up the sword, suffice it that such is the fact; but we would ask how does he, a public servant of the colony, holding an important and lucrative appoint ment discharge the duties of an office so at variance with the pious and holy labours of more youthful days! On the 24th of April there appeared a Notification in this paper, to the effect that, the registration of the Chinese inha bitants of this part of the island had been com pleted, with the exception of domestics in the employ of Europeans, who it was requested. vould be taken up to the office of Mr. Gutzlaff, assistant police magistrate and igistered. Now we venture to affirm that, if this system were ever acted upon, to any greater extent than that of taking down the names of the shopkeepers. who are exactly the class, that might be ex
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empied therefrom, it is now a dead letter, war be true and some Benchen-of- there being thousands of vagrant Chinese in the vicinity, of whom the Reverend Magistrate knows as little as he dues of the interior of China. We must mention that, it is. another part of this Gentleman's duty, to inspect the passes, of all Chinese vessels coming from Chi- nese ports, to interrogate the passengers; satisfy himself of their charactes and register them There are other important duties connected with his office, to which we do not at present intend making any allusion, our object being merely to show that through the negligence, ignorance or indolence of this servant of the colony, we are daily receiving additions to our inhabitants in the shape of depraved natives, who subsist by kuavery of every description. The entrance of native vessels with passengers, is of daily occurrence; these passengers land unquestioned, and seek out congenial spirits in the town or its vicinity. So long is this is permitted, it is im possible for the police, however vigilam of nu- merous, to prevent crime: and all the energy, which the constabulary, or native police display, is rendered, in a great degree, abortive, by the negligence of une mau The assistant Chinese police magistrate cannot be in igno range, that less than one mile front the west cul of Victoria, there is in the course of for- mation, a native village, with hundred, of inhabitants. These men may be soon fucking into town in the mornings, with bainboos over their shoulders as if porters seeking for employ. ment-they wander about during the day. The continued indisposition of the colonial make their observations, and return at night to chaplain, and the departure for the north of plunder and rob. Strangers to longkong, ex- the Rev. Mr. Parish of the Agincourt, who press their astonishment, at the number of idle, during Mr. Staunton's unfortunate illness, has suspicious looking men, who at all times are to regularly officiated in the colonial Chapel, be seen, seated in the public roads, gambling and will for a time deprive those who are members quarrelling they cannont, imagine how they of the established church of the benefits of gain a subsistence-it is by theft. We do not public worship on the Sabbath. We hear, ask people to take our word for the truth of however, that Sir Thomas Cochrane has what we now state. Let them satisfy them- instructed the chaplain of the Minden to have selves, by a walk, to the rising village we men- two services on Sundays, to one of which-tion. Let them there view the houses and in- that in the forenoon-people from shore are mates enquire into their pursuits their invited. We do not state this on authority means of honestly gaining a livelihood, and we but we think it true, and should the Adiniral think, they will agree with us that, the sooner intimate the circumstances through the medium they are rooted out the better. As we have of the press, he would add to the favor so con- already stated, the Chinese police magistrate siderately conferred on the church going por cannot be ignorant of the existence of this vil..
The question is has he sanctioned the tion of the community. We do not wish to lage. convey to those at a distance, the impression erection of these sheds and has he reigistered that at present there are no places of public the occupants as fit men to livi in this colony? worship open in the colony-far from it-we If he has done so, however great his know have both protestant and catholic chapels, ledge of the Chinese character may be, the fact were service is performed regularly. Many of lus admitting such worthless people to settle people have a reluctance to attend any other among us, proves his incapacity for the duties than that church to which they belong, and of the office, he now holds, namely, the pro- what we wish to explain is that Episcopalians tector of the inhabitants from the settlement
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If he has not until their worthy parson is able to resume his of bad characters among them. pious duties, have the privilege of attending, sactioned their presence, nor put them on his divine worship on board II. M. ship Minden, register, he is still more culpable, and we trust the matter will not escape the observation of each Sabbath fornoon at 11 O'clock.
His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor.
In our last issue we made a mistake, which
We would press upon the Governor and we now correct. The Editor of the Friend of Council, the necessity of guarding the colony India, is not a clergyman; he occasionally from the presence of large bodies of idle and proaches, but merely as an amateur. We vicions men; we would press upon them the need not remind our readers that, the paper enforcement of the registration system; ave which he conducts, is an earnest and power-would entreat of them not to listen to the plan- furadvocate of the cause of Christian missions, for the convertion of the heathen, hence the opinion has become common that he himself
had been a Missionary.
We understand that the Dutch Brig of war "Arend" is expected at Macao, and that the Dutch Agent, at present actively, engaged in enquiring into the trade of China, will proceed in her to visit the Northern parts. We trust that Mr. Modderman's, zeal will be productive of advantages to the commerce of his country.
sible excuses, or reckless promises of the assistant Chinese magistrate. Let them re- member all the robberies of the past winter the broken promises that the goods would be recovered, and the thieves captured: Let them remember, that at this moment, there are thousands of bad men among us, who only lack courage to butcher every European on the Island.Let them remember these things and act firmly and decidedly, Householders are much dissatisfied with a late silly order of Council, proceeding from in equally silly cause, and they may well assert that Government will neither protect them no permit them to protect themselves. There is something truly ridiculous in this little bit of legislative wisdom, but as it closely touches the interests of us all, we will again revert to it.
We have more than once had occasion to observe that, during Sir Henry Pottinger's ad ininistration of the affairs of this colony, the notifications, proclamations and ordinances pu- blished in the Gazette, were numerons. Many of these documents were impracticable uncalled for and contradictory the many idle specula- tions of a wandering legislator,who had gained His Excellency's confidence, and who aided ACGUST 27-Stork, Miller, Mandras. him in the pastime of law giving, Some, bow-23-Antelope (Am), Dunster, Macao. ever, of the regulations they contained, were 28-Sicallow (Am J. Woodbury, Maced
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