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SHIPS FOR MADRAS: Norior is hereby given that tenders will be re. ceived at this office until Saturday the 5th October inclusive, from such persons as may be willing to undertake the conveyance from hence to MadiOS of about 300 Invalids of the Honorable Compa ny. Troops, or of any portion of that number not less than 160 men,
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG-KONG GAZETTE.
We are happy to hear, that the Reverend ered as to be auto gentleman has so far rec to resume his pious labours
CANTON
branch to the Straits and Chinn,is to be carried
t ut by a private company. The expence is not to exceed £170,000 per annum, of which her Majesty's Government will defray one half.
The Emperor of Russia has returned to his own country, after a short visit to Queen Victoria, He made a vain attempt to con- ciliate John Bull, by a lavish expenditure of money and the presentation of valuable gifts. His Highness offered 500 in aid of the funds
Lady patronesses refused to accept. After paying all expences the ball left a fund of £1,000 for relief of the distressed refugees.
In looking over our file of papers we do not see one word regarding China, further than a
notice of the arrival of another instalement of
the indemnity money.
for a reduction of the le which is anke required Ost of 50,000 for safe by public anction in Fonly 0.900 were sold at extremely low ra- The intelligence from this city is of a rather tes, Confron Congous (actual sales are quoted ual to 18 taels in Canton, where none alarming nature. Two firms have leased building allotments on the site of the old face of the new crop ima boen sold inder 34, and The then will be ready to embark on or about tories, and have been clearing away the rubbish for the bost chops 41 thels have been given the the 15th October, and will be furnished by the preparatory to building. This does not meet herb costing m. England, with all charges, not Commissariat with Provisions, Medical Stores and the approbation of the mob, and anonymous less than 25. lo silk there have been few Cooking utensils, as well as water if requisite. The Tenders are to state the nome and other re. Placards have been posted, threatening the transactions a 30 in ptice being expected. I to be realized by the Polishi ball, which the contractors with death if they build for the The shipments of Cotton Goods to China go quisite particulars of the ships offered, (which will foreigners, also the destruction of the houses, on vigorously, but they can only find a profit be subjected to a survey, by Officers of the Royal
enabling our merchants to Navy) and may be
be made either for Charter for It is but 100 probable, that the ruffians will keep able market, the voyage, the ship being then at the entire their word, and the property, or even the lives make returns in produce. Of plain Calicoes. disposal of the undersigned, or at a fixed sum per of the obnoxious strangers be endangered. In there were shipped from England in Jode to head, for such number of men as the ship may be the event of a not there is fortunately a strong Calcutta 8,678,885 yards Bombay 8,300,100 capable of convoying consistently with the Re- force of French and American ships of war in Singapore 1781.212, China 7522,161 Yards,
We publish a few extracts, with such gulanons of the service; but in either case a proper the river, we have also a brig-of-war and a and in the previous month close upon table, as well as suitable berthe, must be provided large mercantile fleet at Whampoa, who will 13,000,000, or about equal to the entire ship formation regarding shipping and commerce as for the Commissioued and Warrant Officers on probably be quite able to protect our country, rent of this description of goods to both Cal.
we can glean from the material afforded os. board, respectively, for which payment will to men. We would not, however, be surprised, eutta and Bombay It was calculated by Mr. made at the Established Government rates, head should the Captain of the Iris move his frigate Thom no mean Judge of such matters- COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. money, in addition not being clorgeable for them. from this harbour to Whampoa, or even off the when engaged with the Chinese CommissioThe East ladia Company have announced lost their rate The Tenders are moreover to state whether water city of Canton and in the event of a riot, we nors in drawing up the new tariff, that the entire of exchange on Bengal and Afdra fixed for tire present at 1s 101, and upon. Bombay at la 104d per Company's rupać. or casks 10 contain it, will or will not be provided hope the celestials will feel her metal. import of Calcoes, British and American,
The Lords of the Treasury Isave directed the Commis. by the party offering, and, in the former tase, in
amounted annually to 1,350,000 pieces, Taksimers of Customs to be apprised that Mysore produce is what proportions per head for the voyago. Further
ing May and June as an average of the ship legally adteable as produre of Madra particulars may be known on application at this office, or at that of the Assistant Quarter Master
ments from England, they would now amotat to 3,063,333 pieces from that country alone or General,
an increase of two hundred per cent upon pre- vious exports, and that when the home con sumption of tea is nearly stationary. these goods, and more, could find a market there is not the slightest question, but if that market is to be a profitable one, it must be an exchange of commodities, and unless die duty on teas is greatly reduced, it will be found, that exchanges have already been made at ruinous rates, such as met inevitably check shipments.
EDW. PINE COFFIN, C. G. Commissariat, Victoria,
20th September, 1844.
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Our readers would be rather surprised, to seca two ordinances of Government, published of ficially in our last paper; certainly we were rather astonished, as the day before publica tion, such a contingency was never dreamt of by us. We hear that our contemporary of the Register, has declined publishing these docu. ments, and hence the cause of their being sent to us. It has been known for some time, that a press, types,and printer were on the way from publi-England, to establish a Government Gazette in Hongkong, and until the arrival it is probable —though of this we know nothing that our columns may be the medium of laying official documents before the public. Should such be the case, it will not make the slightest difference in our sentiments--at has been our earnest desire, in our own humble way, to advocate the truo interests of the colony, and to deal justly by every men, whether in the employment of Government or not, and in this respect we will ever continue unchanged.
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destination by the July mail; and arrangements have been
A British Consul appointed for Munilla, proceeds to his made, which will take effect immediately after the arrival of that mall in the east, under which there will be to the three purts of Java to which foreign vessel have access namely, Batavia, Samarang, and Sudrabaya--petsons duly authoriz- od to certify the origin of Java sugar in the manner required
by
the Sugar Duties Bill,gar in to main Cassia LiaNEA has been in demand for the better qualities, bat the low, thid, and ord liave been bought in at a decline of from 13 to 25. This realised hero been for finc 694 to 70s, good mid to 663, mid has to bas 6d, low mid 564 16 595, ord and course 518 64 to 563, broken 48s to 50%. Stock 6.170 chs, against 9,478 in 1613-CINNAMON has not hem enquired for, and prices remain as before. Stock:
Ceylon 136 bls. and 14 . Malabar 1330 bis, and 65 chs. against Ceylon 904 bls, and 96 chê, and Malabar:1359 his.
and 50 chs, in 1813 Vilamend
Ivour-At public sale the rates paid were rather under those previously given. Fine large East Indin teeth went from 271 to 291 15s second sizes, 251 to 26 105; small sorts, 0 to 221; African 141 to 271 por cit
OPIUM Turkey, is quoted 8s Ed to 10s. PIECE GOODS-Corals At the last public sales, 95,000 pieces were brought forward, and nearly the whole sord. The bulk of the goods were decidedly inferior to those pre- viously inported, so there was a good conspetition for those of sundar quality, which bronght Ifis to its 6d; fair sold at 15s to 1d; commnon, 148 to 14 Gd; coarse bad, 10s Ed to
11s. Stock 150,000 against 193,000 in 1813. Bandannoes: The supply of Canary and Chocolate Bandannées being very grene, did prices have declined ; extensive purchases for the United States gave support to prices in the salas-Clup- paha The quantity offered was very nfoderate, and pre-
as prices were fully maintained; s me of low qnality are suired. Stock of Baudannoes and Choppuks 20,220 against 13,350 in 1813.--Tamore Silk Cloth; Thjerg was a good demand, but prices were rather lower than last sale.--Pongee -
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The quarterly return of the revenue, pu- blished on the 5th of July, is satisfactory. So long as this is the case, particularly when the customs department shows an increase, there is sure evidence of the prosperity of the country, The net increase on the quarter as compared with that ending 5th July last year, is £448,574 of this the customs appropriate £312,000. The increase on the year as com- Under the vigorous, yet paternal sway, of pared with last year is £2,000,000 Sterling our respected Lieutenant Governor, a new era
The Bill, making important alterations in the has dawned upon the colony. In every direc- duties foreign sugar, the produce of free tion, we see the long talked of plans of public labour, has passed, after a rather story op- improvement, progressing at a satisfactory pace, position. The ministry appears were in a The Queen's road has already assumed a res considerable minority upon this question, and a pectable appearance--drains are being formed resignation, or dissolution of parliament was streets laid out, and barracks for the Sepoy even talked of Their friends, and it is even Silk About 1,000 pieces of pretty good were offered and troops, as well as officers quarters, erected. said some of their opponents, rallied round them sold at a slight improvement upon previous rates. A few of The new China bazaar is also building up fast; and this important measure was finally carried ther commen, quality sld at 434 to 45 6d--Pongoe Silk Handkerchiefs: There were no plain offered, but the figured the old one which disfigured the town is entire by a triumphanginjority of 22,, Whether, in wale were all sold, and also a few churn of good quality; ly swept away, and more respectable houses the event of Sir Robert Peel's resignation, the other colours of various quality sold at improved rates
Crape Shawls: The quantity put up to sale was 1700 plain, wvill Isoon occupy its site. In the police depart Whigs would have gain come into office W and 9,033 damasked, of which nearly the whole were soki ment, we hear there is to be an addition to the know not, but it is to be hoped such a deplo. atas 6d to Is 61; a few of 9 uz, brought us Gd to 12s; the night watch, lately formed. It is proposed to rable event is far distant. A coalition Admi-white were preferred.Whity Longcloths of good quality extend their boundaries, from the west end of nistration may ultimately be formed, between ware boughtin. Stock 4743 against 7620 in 1841.-Blua Sallampores: As the stock in frat hands was anall, rather, the lower bazaar, to the Albany Godowns. We the more in kerate of the Tory party and the improved rates were obtained the demand was chiefly for also with much satisfaction, the Euro-least repacious and insincere of the whigs, the lower qualities. Stock, blue, 63,600 against 118,080 in pean police, driving away the idle blackguards but that will be the work of years. The ge- 1843 White, 480 against 5,160 in 1843--Madras Hand- korchiefs: Thouse offered, which were chiefly vid goods, who are usually to be found in all parts of the nuine unleavened old tories with all their vir wore little inquired for. Stock 3660 against 15,483 in 1843. wn, with stalls of fruit, and dice for gambling. tues and weaknesses are gradually sinking uto-Ventopoliam Handkerchiefs & few trunks, of uld sold at The summary justice of a Penang lawyer, is the the tomb, and a race equally loyal, though for proper way to deal with these, gentry, and the more liberal,supplying their place in the Legis numerous vagrants who have been permitted lature of Great Britain. Sir Robert Reel ap 10 locate themselves in the vicinity of the town,pears to be a man at least twenty years in The Supreme Court-after a most unseemly advance of his party. A sound conservative, delay opens on the 1st of next month for the he is at the same time well aware that, how trial of prisoners, after the criminal business is ever landable and necessary many branches closed, civil suits will have a hearing. In the of our national institutions may have been in meantime, His Honour, the Chief Justice, has their day, happily by a more general diffusion assumed the funcions of office, and attends to of learning and knowledge,they can now be lop. such applications as are usually made to a ped off without doing any injury to the trunk- Judge at Chambers.
servants of God may return to their pious du- ties and leave the stormy field of political strife, to the hereditary legislators of the land and the chosen representatives of the people.
notice.
We are sincerely rejoiced to see our rulers fairly awake to the necessity of public improve ments. Much requires to be done, to ameliorate the climate, and render the place fit for the
SINGAPORE
residence of the "Merchant Princes" of China, MANILA August 20 as well as the members of Government, and CHESAN August 30 the other Europeans, civil and military, who SHANGHAI August 25 Foo.chow 500 August sojourn on the Island. We trust the govern ment will not tire of their own good works, and take to napping again if they do, we must beat go bamboos and rattles, to arouse them, even if we incur the penalties provided for the oflenice, by Legislative wisdom No. 18
AMOT
Sept.
THE FRIEND OF CHINA, AND HONGKONG GAZETTE. VICTORIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25cm, 1844.
A mail for England via Lombay, per Clipper ANTELOPE,
will be closed at this Office at 5 P. M. today.
Post Office, 25th September, 1914.
The annual meeting of the Morrison Edu- cation Society will be held this afternoon at half past five o'clock,
of 1844,
We do not suppose that the Lieutenant, Go- vernor places any undne value upon popularity; but we doubt not, it must be gratifying for him to know, that his countrymen in China, appro- ciate his character and are not blind to his merits, both as a Commander feeling apaternal solicitude for the troops under his charge, and as a Governor taking a lively interest in the welfare of the colony he governs.
10s 6d to lis, Stack 3,640 against 17,010 in 1813,-Prices 10 6 to 11a, Bandannaes, Canary, Ist sort, 14s 6d to 150, inferior none; Chocolate, 1st sort. Its to las, inferior none, red, 1st but, 15s to 15s 106, inferior aono, Choppahs, Ist sir 154 to 168, 2nd, 14s to 14s 6d; inferior none; Blue Sul- White Longcloths, V. 2, 149; Madras Handkerchiefs, 9s to more, 8 calls, 6s 6d to 78, 9 calls, 8s to 9s, punjums, 10s; 16s Ventipollam ditto, 10s 6d to 153 Pongee Silky, fair to good quality, 35 to 393, inferior, 31s to 31 Punge Silk Handkerchief, plain white, 219, crimson, 25s fd, figured white. 35s to 31s 64, do, crimson, 328 to 323 6d; Binck Silk Handkerchiefs, to 264; Satin Damasks, 903 to 100; Nankeens, 1st sort, 7 yeards, da, inferior, 64 to 6, Is Gd to Blue Nankcens, 4s 4 to 55. Since the sale the delivery RHUBARB has sold, fine trim flat and annd, 39 30 to 3 Corahs has been unusually, large.
were Corahs, tat art. 153 to 16s 6d, 2nd, 1 la to: 14s 6d, 3rd,
of
5
64 mid, a 4d to 2s-94;ord. is 9d to 19 101,
Sus.The market has lately been active, and prices are rather firmer. In Boggal the deliveries although less than for the two or three preceding months are still satisfactory-
Ireland is quiet comparatively quiet. O'Connel, a resident of the penitentiary, re-In China, little has been done, the trade looking for reduc- ceives his friends, and declares himself happy, tion in prices. Turkey and Puring have Hula farther de
cline of 63. Prices are Bengal, Baulenh, ord. 8 to 93 6d, A deputation from the corporation of Dublin sup. 129 to 149 63; Cominercolly, súp. 16 to 193; Cossim in thirteen carriages, and another deputation bazar, ordis 159 61. kup: 11s to 168; Gonates, ord. lus from the city of Cork, on application at the Jes 6d, sup. 14 to 17; Hurripaul; ord. 95 6d to 12s 6d. Penitentiary were refused admission, the Go sup 133 6d 16s; Jungy pore, ord. 9410 11s, sup is to 15. Radongore, ord 83 6 to 109.6d, sup. 134 to 15s; Surdab, vernor of the prison informing them, that he sup. 115 to 153 GJ Tassah, ord. 2, 6d. China Tatice, could not in the discharge of his orders,adint a ord. 19 to 23 Taysanm, atd. 16s 6d to 189 68; Do lang deputation to present an address to a prisoner. reel, ond. 10y td to His 6d Canton, ord. 10s 6 to 123 6d, sup. 14s to Ts; Chin Chew, ord. Ips to los 6d, sup. Ida tu O Connel has declined the appointment of | 183. Permian, ord. 99 61 to Ins 63. oop. 10s 6d to Ils 6d. Mayor of Dublin for 1845. Lord De Grey Bengal-sold 6193, ansold, U70, delivered, 298. China has resigned the Viceroyship and is succeeded sold, 417, unsold, 1119, delivered, 189. by Lord Høytesbury,
TEA.The public safes last month compriced 50,000 packages, of which only 9,900 were actually disposed Much excitement has been caused by the dis-of. On 4th June, Junk and Young Hysous sold at a closure of a system of post office espionnage, reduction of td per lb. Common Congous were bought hat Ild, but some few Twankays realised rather which at present is very uncalled for, and at any higher prices, On 19th June, Young Hysous and In- time is very un-English. The parties whose leterials sold at la to 21, and Gunpowder 20 to 4d bo- ters were opened are foreigners, but the rea low extreme rates of previous sales. By private con sons for such an illiberal action are unknown. It tract considerable bunlbess has been done, but at rafes is surmised that Sir James Graham, at the in- favourable to the purchaser. All descriptions of Can- We are compelled to defer until Saturday,
consecuence of supplies, fine Greens have declinet. a more longthened notice of the Ordinance Tue Monthly Overland Mail from London,gation of the Austrian Government, took the gon, except five Ha flows, are difficult of sale. In* which places us again under the laws of Eng. 8th July, arrived on the 21st,
Stented Orange Pekoes have become scarce. We ex Muljaran responsibility upon himself of issuing orders to land. In the meantime, we cannot avoid Dyarum, and through the ussiduity of Mr. open letters passing through the post office ad quote as follows:- Bohe Canton, a to i per lb. stating that, after a very careful perusal Spring, the Postmaster, was delivered the dressed to these Gentlemen. This has made Congon, ord to mix leat kind, 10 to 15; ra tikt leaf, Ild to 110' bith leaf rest to str, is to le 20 Pe- of the document, we are satished that the same day. The Honourable Company's Steam Duke of Wellington has declared that this was dots fair, as hd to 2; fine to fincas, 25 91 to 3%
impopular, noe the less so, that the
koe kind and fts, Is J3 to 28 30; Bouchong, ord Tea, court is a complete one, and will answer every Frigate, Akhbar, carried the mail and passen done without consulting the other members of Flowery Peko, ed to fine, is if to 4 ad : Black parpose. The ordinance itself is admirably gers from Aden in seven days eight hours, the administration. The matter has been re Leaf Fekoe, is to is folrange Pekoe, fair to fine drawn up—of great length, but clear and where they had been transferred by the ferred to a secret committee of both houses, is ad to is 9d ad to Biest scented 2 gil to 35 11d
Cleopatra, which vessel left Suez on the 23rd.
press, tory and whig, are indignant at the Twankay, yellowith leaf is 24 to 15 24d; good, is 3d The ume from London to Bombay was twenty-
Hyson Skin, yellowlik leaf, 10d to is; blish leaf, in eight days, and a few hours, being the most prying inquisitoral conduct of the Home Seto ad sup and bhish cofed fear, is out to a 3d cretary, which the Times characterizes as com- 24 to 25 21. Hyson, coa yellowish leaf, 25 to 9s 20 expeditions transit on record.
bining the tyranny of a Louis Quatorze with mid, za id to es el ; gd to She, se i to se ; extra cowardice of a Jerry Sneak and the due, 38 Gd to sal. Young Hyeon, Tanhay. and Canton, ad to 25 Hysou, Zed to 30 3ds Juperial, meanness of a Marplot.
Is 40016 3 24 : Gunpowder 2% to 65 6d-8tock of sit kines in London, on the 1st July, 1811,20,915,000 lbs.
distinct on every point,
We have also to apologise to our Portuguese friends in Macao, for the absence of the second chapter of their history. We have not for guiten them, and when nothing important of- The intelligence brought by this month's lers itself to our attention, we will wile away mail is on the whole satisfactory. Tea, our «an hour, in giving a sketch of their present un-principal export from China, has receded even happy condition and enquiring into the causes from the former low rates. This has been ex. pected, and coupled with the contioned Isrge The Colonial Chaplain entionates in the Re-pments, which we are compelled to make, in ster of yesterday that, until further gotice, order to encourage the comumption of British service will commence on Sunday at 5. r. x. manufactures, will, we trust, convince the
him
The
The question of steam communication with India and China has made some advance. The monthly fine to Bombay Continues in the hands of the Company, but a second mouthly line from Suez to Ceylon and Calcatta, with a
MANCHESTER,
The market has been daff during the st month, and in Stortings or Fine Long Cloths 2-