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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG-KONG GAZETTE.
POTTER & CO, and MBX
BROTHERS, 28 AGE cutte, present to those following documents and Copy of a lester from Potter
THE Undersigned have on Sale a few Kegs of
Near's tongues, Saljnon in kegs, Pickled Her. my's in do, a fresh supply of oat meal in time of 14 Jbs, each, and small invoice of English loaf Sugar.
MOEWEN & Co.
Victoria, 19th November, 1844.
PUBLIC SALE of SURPLUS STORES.
NOTICE is hereby given that Mr. Markwick
Auctioneer, will Sell by Public Auction at the Commissariat Magazines, on Friday the sixth of December, at 10 o'Clock, a quantity of Surplus Stores, consisting of Coal, Biscuit Salted Beef, Arrack and Vinegar and also a quantity of Empty Packages,
TERMS OF SALE.
Cash before the Goods are delivered a de- posit of 10 per cent to be paid at the time of Purchase and the Balance paid and Lots cleared before 2 o'clock the following Day, or the deposit forfeited and the Goods Sold at the Purchasers Expenses and risk
do:
FOR SALE
Wardell & Co.s, superior Old Port per doz. 89,00 8,00 9,60 8,00 2,60
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do London Ale & Porter Basa's
Apply to
WH FRANKLYN,
Chinom's House,
Victoria, 11th November, 1844,
WHAMPOA HOSPITAL, FOR the greater convenience of Vessels lying in the Whampoa and Blenheim, reaches, the Hospital Vessel is moored off the Bombay Creek,
M. O'SULLIVAN, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London
AND
E. K. KANE, M.D. Graduate of the University of Pensylvania,
Philadelphia,
Resident Surgeons. Whampoa, 3rd February, 1844,
PROFESSOR FIEBIG of Gottenburg, recently in China, and should any encourage- ment offer, he will settle in Hongkong, giving instructions in Music, Drawing and the modern
Post languages.
Mr. Fiebig's expectations of success are confined to earning a respectable livelihood, and at the same time having an opportunity of studying the lan. guage of China, which is his chief object in vi- Biting the cast.
Communication addressed to Mr. Fiebig, and left at the office of this paper will be attended to.
Victoria, 30th October, 1844,
TESSES EMERY & FRAZER, inform the Mpublic that they are now ready to attend to the repair of Vessels and will furnish at their yard all the Materials necessary for that purpose. They offer for sale.
Horsfall, Clitheron, dated Calen Dear Sir We have been Muttyfull Seal to give up the price. your copper per Enterprise
replied, that we did not feel
We naturally referred to are very sorry to find.
dered at Sicca rupees 31 0 890 6. at which latter price its
rein
Potter, Brothers, Manchester,
to the circular Lisa which we forwarded steamer, we thought it right to issue the following amongst the English houses in Balcutta--
"Gentlemen, We decline taking any notice whatever to Baboo Muttyloll Seal or the circular he has thought proper to issue. We shall avail ourselves of the earliest opportunity of obtaining permission from the parties concerned, to enter On reference to our letter of 7th June,
into a full explanation, with fif we are allowed; we we slate that tile copper had faller
shall be ready to give to any English merchant or Sicca rupees 34 2 0, you will see
who may be interested in could agent of respectability,
your most obedi hardly have obtained Sices rupees
and this matter. We are, gentlemen, your vices 1 ent servants,
***POTTRE & Co?!!! though Sicca rupees $40.6 in me of the 6th of that month, it is sito
the As we have occrsionally rendered account sales account-sales erroneously made out.. Ino wn price which, under peculiar circumstances, have slightly current of July you will find copper quoted at differed from the prices actually obtained, we can- Sicca rupees 33 40. We close a corrected ac not literally deny the charge brought against us by count sales, and trust you will us with the difice rence. The amount is thi but we fear it may lead Baboo Muttyloll Seal; but we declare we have done to some unpleasantness; and we have to request that nothing calculated to injure our neighbours or to megan you will permit us to refer to our correspondence with eafrand any one.
ou do in Caloura ho pole be the commercial January, 1844, we wrote to the effect, that to to allow how palpable the mistake is. In one of our letters to our constituents, of 19th year, and our "sales account shows a discrepancy move off different kinds of goods we were obliged which would point to this mistake We remain your to make averages Mr. John Leech, too, is ac- faithful servants,
POTTER & CO
quainted with the peculiar circumstances under which his second sale was made.
Letter from Mosara. Garnett and Horsfalls to Rotter & Co.
Calcutta, dated Clitheroe, 23rd July, 1844 1 Gentlemen-By the last overland mail we received your letter of 14th May, giving us an account of an error in the sale of some copper belonging to us, per "Enterprise." We have credited your account with rupees 146 99, amount of the error. By the same overland mail printed circulars have been sent to En gland, in which you are charged by Muttyloll Seal with selling your constituents goods at one price, and ren dering account sales at another, and adding that this had been done to ourselves and some other, parties, If the sale of our cooper per Enterprise," we consider this charge applies to nothing more that the error in
it our unty to assure you that we look upon it as a mere clerical error and to assure you that it has neither we akened our confidence in your honour or integrity; and we give you full liberty to make each use of this letter as you may think most advisable. We are yours very respectfully GARNETT & HORSgALLS.
P. S You are at liberty to show the accounts and correspondence with us on the subjects of this erry per Enterprise to any party who may desire to inquire into the matter.
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Calcutta, May,
In order to render account sales of any particular invoice, we have sometimes taken a few odd coses or bales to our own account, at the full market price of the day, running a risk or rise or full, by which we have sometimes made a trifle, or lost a trife. And once or twice we have been obliged to decuct, from an absolute sale price, small losses we have sustained by non-fulfilment of contract for former shpiments, allowances for out pieces alight damages, c All those discrepancies, since we commenced business, are as follow:-
Rupees 710 97 639 0.7
Balance, a loss of -- Rupees 780 On a business of two years, of which full detail is given at foot. A portion of the above losses have
Total Debit
Credit
been made up to us by out banyang sedan
We have sometimes, in order to move of gools. heen obliged to accept an offer from one dentor for a lot of goods partly-beloning to one constituent and partly to another, at rates below the market value for on and above for another. the dealer
refusing to take the one without the other: when this has been the case, we have thought it right to give the fair market price to each. If we cannot bave these facilitations, it would be difficult, in a large business like ours, to obtain full average pri ces for each lot of goods that comes to our consing ment, and we fully believe that most, if not all, select a similar manner of our neighbours doing a similar business to our-
We cannot tell hov Baboo Muttylol Seal has obtained his information of our affairs (bes das that he may have obtained from England), unless he has done so through secretly bribing one of our native clerks; a deed that none but a secoundrel wouli resort to
are endeavouring to trace this
1. The woollen cloths of Mézeresky.
dd 11. of Malovia.
3. Ladies clothar
4. Half woollens, style of the Levant.
& Valveteens.or
6. Tableteens, or half velvets.
7. Calicoen, bleached.
8. Furs for the North of China.
9. Merchandize, comprised under the denomination of articles diverse.
The woollen cloths of Mézeresky are despached in assortments of 100 pieces, thus composed :--
Piécen
Pieces 49 Green****rapisy. -3 Of hiue..... Light or sky blue. 10 Yellow........................................ Pomegranate red..... Violet brown........ 4 Fashions (of the day) 2: Scarlet..
10 Black black..
20
100 piecos
These are packed in 10 bales assorted as much as possible. These cloths are sold at Moscow, according to the manufacture, at from 1650 to 185 rubles assigna. tion, the piece of 28 arshines. The arshine, be it oba served, fa equal to 28 inches English ; 16 vershocks make 1 arahine; the silver rabic par value is equal to
Of the Malsovis cloths the same colours and shades 374d, sterling, and 34 rubles a signation, or kank paper money, are equal to 1 silver rable,
as of the Meagresky, but of better quality. Length of the piece from 40 to 45 arshines, Breadth betwist the listings, 2 ars ines. 6 verahucks They are dis patched in bales of 8 pieces, assorted The prices at Moscow from 7 to 7 rubles assignation the arshine. Proportions upon 10.000 pieces--7,601) to 8.000 of Mezeresky, 2.600 or 2 000 of Máslovías
Of ladies cloths the same colours as the preceding.. Length of the piece, 25 to 85 aralines Breadth be tween the lists, two arshines. Prices at Moscow from. 34 to 44 rubles assignation per arshine.
For assortment of 100 pieces of Levant cloths:
Pieces.
Pieces.
Black black.
Light blue,
40 Dark blue.... 10
Pomegranate red. 6 Violet brown 42 Fashions.
}
Scarlet."
Violer
Yellow..
4
26
100 pieces.
of 30 arshines each. The same shades as the cloths of Mezeresky. Brearth between the lists 2 aralines. Prices at Moscow from 7 so 8 rubles assignation per All these cloths are manufactured at Moscow, from whance have been annually desperched for Kiakhta aind China since 1839:-
arshine.
65,0.30 to 78,000 pieces of Mezeresky, 15,000
... id Maslovia Ladies' cloths. Fevant.cloths."
8,000 $,000
of number, name, &c. They are each carefully folded in white calico, gummed and lustrous. The quality equal and the packing carefully attended to..
These cloths when made up have sumptuous facings
1. Of velveteena three sorts are gener illy sent to China. No. 1 in pieces of 50 arshines, of which the price at Moscow is 1 ruble 75 copecs assignation. No. 2. Not so broad. Price of the arshine at Moscow 1 ruble 40 copecs assignation. No. 3. 18. verschicks width be tween the selvages but same quality as No. 1. The prices of this broadest velveteen at Moscow range from 2.85 to 3 rubles assignation. Upon 10,000 pieces of
velveteen
Of No. 1. 7,000 pieces of black and 300 colours.
2. 1.500 id.
300 id. 3: 1,000 The colours to be of the same shades as the woollen cloths.
Letter from Potted Caloud, 14th Mar 1948 alybridge Dear Sir, We have been called upon by Baboo Mut tyloli Seal to give up the prices we got for your grey shirtings, per "Gestoo" and Meg of Mellon. The Gentoo's shipment was the second you made to us Your first shipment, P. 478 to 497, per Bland," we soldat Cos rupees 4 14; and we mentioned that we with your usual mark Our banyans or stock, brokers could have got a little more if son had marked the bales might have sold the Gentoo's to arrive at rupees & 15, which we were anxious to do, seeing a probability of a falling market. They secured to us this price, but White Pine Lower masts from 16 to 22 in, Pitch missed the opportunity of sale. The goods, after this pine topmasts all sizes, Pitch pine Bowsprits 24 in. delay, were actually sold at rupees 5 13; and at foot and under, Yards of all sizes, White and pitch of the agreement is written 2 annas allowance from our
banyana, inaking 515, at which price we rendered ac pine and oak plank from 2 to 5 in., White pine count sales to arrive, mentioning in our letter that the matter.) It is well known to whom the " Eug inch boards, Hard pine flooring boards, Oak Knees price had fallen to rupees & 13. to avoid any unpleasant-lishman" newspaper, the only one which has given
The price of the tableteens, 50′′ arshines length per For boats and ship, Pitch, Tat, Rosin, Oakumness. The "Meg of Meldon's shipment, wie cold in publicity to the whole matter, is chiefly indebted piece, runs from 2.25 to 2 rubles 30, cellos 1,000 piec Spikes and Nails, Grindstones, Ours
the ordinary ways at rupees 4:19. as rondered, In some
per arshine at Moscow. Upou a parcel of Iron work of all kinds made end repaired by instances, our banyans have taken small portions of Aud we firmly believe that the whole charge is es, 850 black, and 150 of colours assorted like the wool. experienced workmen. All orders left with your shipments to their own account, to enable us to brought against us by Baboo Muttyloll Seal, out ten cloths, Velvettus and tableteens of colours, sell for W. Bowra, Esq. Victoria or Wm. P. Pierce, Esqender account sales and thus have lost or gained a of spite, because we and our young Baboos have 35 to 50 copecs assignation per arsline more than black.
We have frequently made trife, say 8 ples or 2d, per piece, one way or other, a beaten him in sales." \ Macao, executed with dispatch.
our bucks will show. Victoria. August Mid, 1844,
inquiries from the native dealers, as to the rate of lustoorie, or brokerage, they pay to the different EDWARDS, Pastry Cook and Confectioner,
banyans on the sale of manufactures; and, whilst No. 1, New China Street, Corner of Ma-
most of the banyans get the usual allowance from
exact three per cent, which of coursed tells against their sales.,
There have been manufactured in Russia, and ex- ported for China, since 1839, five millions of arshines of these velvets, of which 500,000 arshines only of tabletecns.
gistracy Street, begs to inform the gentry and thority. Ho is reported to be a man. of property, and the purchasers of two per cent, some occasionally for those of 37 arshines in fength, I broad, and
juhabitants of Hongkong, that he has commenced in the above line, and hopes by strict attention to business, to merit a share of their patronage and support
NBA constant supply of Haberdashery, Perfumery, and Oilman's Stores on hand,
Victoria, October 15, 1844,
SHIP BREAD AND BAKING ESTABLISH
MENT
McMurray Brimelow & Co, beg leave to inform
Captains of Vessels trading to China that they have commenced business as Bakers of Ships Bread &c., in Victoria Hongkong, and are making arrangements for carrying on that branch of business in a vessel to be moored in Whampoa Reach. In the meantime they are enabled to sup. ply Ship biscuit of the best quality on application at the premises of Mr. McMurray Queen's Road Victoria, and any orders with which they may be favored, the parties may rest assured will be attend- ed to faithfully, and with despatch.
Victoria, 4th Nov., 1844.
LONDON MONTHLY MAIL.
ANNUAL Subscriptions received at this Office
A few extra copies, by each overland, for sale, Office Friend or CHINA, 23rd August. 1844,
As to Baboo Muttyloll Seal request, we immediately answered that we did not feel ourselves at liberty to comply with it, nor should we do so without your au
has intherto been banyan for many houses in Calcutta ; but we know that several have lately discharged him, it is hardly likely that he would be willing to make the little concessions which our banyans occasionally do, who are promoted entirely through their own merits, and are banyans for us only.
It perhaps would have been as well if we had men shipment was sold, but our mentioning the market price at the time clearly shows, that we had no intention of injuring our heighbours. Our main desire has been to do our best for you. We have so little in common with the natives around us, that we cannot do without a banyan or native broker, who is accurity to us for the dealers in the bazaars, and it is the custom for the native buyers to allow the banyan 2 per cent, brokerage or Dustoorie," and which brokerage was given up by our banyans to make up the difference in price arising from their delay in selling your shipment per Gentos. We are your frithfully, Purran & Co.
tioned the circumstances under which the "Gentoo'a."
Potter & Co,
By last overland mail I received your letter of 14th May, explaining the circumstances under which you sold my shirtings, ex Greatoo" and "Meg of Meldon."
"By the same overland mail I received a printed circular, in which you are charged by Muttylell Seal with selling your cous tituents' goods at one price, and rendering secount sales at another. I have only to say, I am quite satisfied with your explanation of sales of the goods referred to; and also assure you, that my conf dence in your having always rendered my sales fairly and accurately as made, remains unaltered.
TR. JOHN SMITH, of Macao, will receive advertisements and subscriptions for the Friend of China and Hongkong Gazette, he is also authorised to collect outstanding accounts due by the Macao subscribers. In future Mr. Smith will have a few extra numbers of each paper for sale. Price to subscribers 25 cents each, | Letter from Patter & Ch to Mesars, John Faley & Co. non-subscribers 1 rupee.
Victoria, 8th June, 1814.
Saturday, 3rd August, 1844. Joux Leech,
- Preston dated Calentta, 14th May, 1944. Dear Sir, – We have been called upon by Baboo Mintyloll Seal to state the price at which we sold
GENTS for the "Friend of Chiis and Hongkong your Turkey red cloth per * Meg of Meldon," and
Gazette
BATAVIA-Noorman and Coa
CALCUTTA Hyde, Gardner & Co
Bombay). W. Bell, Esq.
· Macan-Jolin Smith. Esq.
we replied that we did not feel ourselves at liberty to do so, nor will we until we have your authority - but we are prepared to prove to any one whom you may appoint, that they were sold, and paid
We are your faithful servants, * POTTER & Ca.
Preston, August 5th, 1344. Messrs. Potter & Co. Calcutta,
The Friend of China and Hongkong Gazette" is for at the rate at which we rendered account sales. published every Wednesday and Saturday,
Subscription—312, per zonum payable in advance
Some months ago, when the Indian papers, were ringing the change upon certain charges brought forward by Baboo Mattyiol Seal, against the respectable firm of Potter & Co. of Calcutta, we predicted that the charges would soon be plov ed false. The following documente are very con clusira Fan
this point, and affords us another proof of the danger of placing the control of pu- hiic papers in the hands of men, who from impro- per motives, may endeavour to injure their neigh- bours.
Dear Sirs-In answer to your valued favour of the 14th May, much as we regret your unpleasant ness with the great Banyan Mutivlell Seal, it will not have the effect of injuring you in our estima. tion, but the reverse. We most willingly leave to yourselves to proceed in any business, maiters be longing to us as you deem most desirable, and we remain, dear sirs, yours very truly,
JOHN PALEY & Co.
We have treated the whole matter hitherto with comtempt; but, if it be possible there should be any amongst our supportors who think differently, and should they desire an explanation, let them appoint any respectable parties to examine our books, when we will lay them open to such inspec. tion, and explain each particular case-We are yours very truly,
POTTER & Co.
Potter, Brothers, are told, that one of Potter f Com native clerks has been bribed to furnish particulare from P. Co's books; and it is for those well acquainted with Cal- cutta to estimate how far it is possible such a clerk may also have been bribed to falsity account sales, or to be silent to his principals whion knowing of a clerical error by them overlooked.
The bleached calicoes intended for despatch to China__ are of various qualities, or sorts, and prices. The price
weighing 6 to 7 lbs., is from 18 to 20 rubles assignation per piece at Masco. Breadth 14 arshine, weighing 8 to 9 lbs, the price 22 to 24 ruoles Breadth 14 arshine, weighing 9 to 10 ths, price 24 to 26 rubles. assignation. Lighter calicoes are also despatching. weighing 3 to 5 lbs., costing at Moscow 15 to 16 rubles assiguation per piece. These different calicoes are made from yarn No. 30 English for warp, and Nos. 42 to 44 for weft. Or with Nos. 32 to 34 warp, and 49 to 40 weft. The first sort are folded hike Dutch or Belgian linen cloths. The others made up flat.
The furs which find their way from Russian to Chi- na are chiefly young white sheepskins, for, black cat, lynx cat, lambs, called grey and back Astrakan, seal skins, &c. the latter in largest quantity. The Rus sians expedite also to China divers articles of cutlery, common fire-arms, corals in small grains, mirror glass,
and watches.
Such is the shape in which the trading transac- tions of Russia with Chinu are carried on yearly as Kiakhta, at the two great commercial gatheringt in February and March. From Kiakhta the Rus
Manchester. 6th August, 1844, Messrs. Potter & Co Calcutta, kohal view, Gentleman Your agents, Messra. Potter, Brothers, Li- verpool and Manchester, and Mr. Thomas H. Potter, London, having read to us the foregoing letters, and laid besian merchandise is transported to the great affair fore us all paruculars and details relative to this affair, we consider it our duty to you to assure son, that we are per. fectly satisfied with the strict integrity, fair dealing, and ac caracy, with which you have always conducted the basi ness we have entrusted to you; and we further assure you, that these scensations have not in any way altered nur full confidence in your honour and integrity, or your fair dealing towards your coinpetitors Giving you free liberty to publish this sumony thereof, we are, very truly yours,
Garner & Horstalls, Clitheroe, John Lerch, Stalybridge, ⠀⠀ Joho Paley & Co., Preston, Thos. Cooke, Manchester, Thomas Ashton and Sons, Hyde, John Dugdale and Brothers, Fort. Brokers, & Co., Adam Corrie and Son,.. M. Albrecht, HEAR The Broadbent & Co, Samf, and Thes." Ashton, W and R Turper,
Henry R. Hoskins, Liverpool, Cuarles Hemery, Liverpool, Paller, Brabera, & Co., Liverpool, Jas. Stitt Son, & Co, Liverpool;
Williams, Foster, & Co, Liverpool, Syken, Schaube, & Co, Låverpool, King, Brothers, Liverpool,
Kalgan in China. by the Chinese merchants. Since 1839 an average of 125,000 or 130,000 ohesfs of tea have been annually exchanged against Russian wares to the value of twenty-eight or thirty millions cubles assignation. The price per quality of tea does not vary with the Chinese; but the Russian merchants give a larger or smaller quantity of merchandise, according to the greater or less demand for tea in Russia, or the more or less abundance of the tea-crop in China.
Before 1839 the quantity of ten, exchanged at Kiakhta, against Russian merchandise scarcely exceeded 60,000 chests, As before said, it has how reached to 130,000 chests. -
The value of the wares to be exchanged against it is fixed at Kjakħta. A commission of six men- bers, chosen among the Russian merchants, and presided over by the Custom-house director, treats for Russian merchandise toother com.nission, of an equal number of membørs, taken among the Chinese, and presided over by their governor, treats for Chinees merchandise. These two commissiona discuss the prices, which, once determined, become
This gastare refers to their first consignments, now on law for the merchants of the two nationa the way.
Pater, Bathers have only further to state, that all part culars and original bars there referred to are open the inspection of sucis partine as may chose to call at their c ces 3 Lostrest, Magcher: Cotton Court, Dale-street Liverpool Thos. E. Potter, 17. Ext India Chambers, Leadenhall Set, Lotion ag
Porter & Ca of Calcut, will be desired to circulate in malletly on maif's arrival a note to similar effect.
Manchester, 6th Augen, 1841
RUSSIAN TRADE WITH CHINA, The more considerable articles of this export trade
From Moscow to Kiakhin the cost of carriage amounts to twenty-five robles assignation the pond (401bs English about ) From Nijni Nov- gored to Kiakhta the cost is fourteen to sixteen rubles assignation per pood.
There is an error kere, the assortment amounts to 109
pieces-Eine that be 44 nos 49 picles Eteron For C.
Edited, Printed, and Published by Joux Caun, At The Friend of China and Hongkong Gazette Printing Ofice, QURES'Y ROAD, VICTORIA, HONGKONO, 1844,