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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG-KONG GAZETTE.
of £3000, with my own money. I have refused the intractable Alderman being left to them seem- several cargoes on consigument, because I did not ingly by general consent. The case was opened wish my friends to be disappointed, with the sale in due form by Mr. Carrington himself, who centr and I have the correspondence to prove it, I had ed for the nonce in his own little person the fung reasons for not embarking in the wool trade, but tiong of prosecutor, principal witness, and junior in my opinion, it is no man's business but my own counsel, Mr. Stephen leading, as became a Police However, allow me to say, that it might have been Ofe practitioner rocked in the cradle of the -more prudent to ship one bale, and maintain myself law." The scene which ensued beggars our powers idle, than to ship a large quarsity at a certain loss of description, indeed wo question whether the I received bale of wool from a debtor who could united powers of Dickens and Cruikshank would be not pay me in money. This is the history of the equal to the task of giving it in all its rich reality. bale. Now, Sir, when you can pay every debt The vehemence of the file gentleman's declama- with ready money, and ship a balesof wool, you can tion, the violence of his gesticulation, and the in- afford to be abused for it, if, like me, you have re-describably Indicrous suddenness of his transitions. tained your self-respect.
You farther accuse me of having written a work, "The Adventures of a Sixpence," Did you play Paul Pry in the Gazette office, or how come you to know that I wrote work ?.
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"From grave to gay, from lively to serene"- from the mood heroic to the mood blubberous, alto- gether produced an effect, particularly when con- trasted with the calmness and impertubability of his opponent, which must be seen in order to be Unfortunately, our limits will not per- You state the one day that I have retired from conceived. the Guzelle-the next day you contradict it. Are mit of our indulging our readers with even an you so much interested in my movements, that you outline of the little gentleman's oration, or of the act the spy in this manner upou them? You throw still more amusing examination that followed, a circumstance the more to be regretted because the out insinuations against the Australian Sketches."
feeble and distorted representations, of it which I could anwer this, but I know that until you bring have been published fail to give even a remete idea forward proof to support your ridiculous inuen- does, the public will set down your abuse to the of the truth. Once or twice the magistrates inter- Jealousy of a mean ungenerons mind. I forbear fered, when the little, gentleman in the excess of from any retaliation, as calling names is for Silly-bis vituperation was belabouring the worthy alder- man with the ugliest epithets of the Billingsgato Billies and children..
vocabulary, but on the latter urging them not to disturb the harmony of the scope, there not being the most remote danger of retaliation on his part, they desisted and allowed, the angry little man to have his swing. On the close of Mr. Carrington's examination, which afforded throughout abundant employment for the risible faculties of a very crowd- ed audience, the Rench, without calling upon Al- derman Kerr for his defence, intimated their inten- tion to reserve their decision untill the following morning, when, the parties being in attendance, the case was dismissed, the Mayor intimating to Mr. Carrington that if he felt aggrieved by their decision he was lawyer enough to know how to seek his remedy in another court.
Your's, &c.
THOMAS M'COMBIE,
(Blessings on your simple unsophisticated heart friend Silly-Billy, it needs but little acquaintance to get at the length and breadth of your compre hension. Almost within the first week of your Editorial existence, ere ever exclusion from the civic banquet, had soured the Mayor's beer on your too delicate stomeli we had compassed your girth and knew you as thoroughly as if we had ac- tually shared in your famous Adventures of Six-pence',
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But why should you talk of our references to you as "accusations.” or “ Paul Pry "dealings with your private affairs? Know you not that the most trifling circumstances connected with the every-day life of such great men as Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron, &c., are considered as public. property, and treasured up by the lovers of the curiosities of literature" everywhere, and why should not the talented author of the Adventures of a Six-pence" excite the same eager interest in Australia Felix. The annual bale of wood," the goods beyond the value of £3000 imported with your own money," even "the severrl cargoes you have refused on consignment, all acquire a classic interest from their connexion with a perso nage so eminent in the literary world as yourself And we doubt not it will one day become a matter of interesting enquiry whether your importations "from the house of Sir were "gowden guneas William Forbes and Co., or dead stock from the warehouses of the successors to Messrs. Malibran and Co., blacking manufacturers.
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MADRAS.
STATEMENT SHEWING A NUMBER OF BAITISH MERCHANT VESSELS BURNT AT SEA AND IN HARBOUR FROM
DATE,
1833 de
181
Sturs.
Schooner Reliance: Hibernia, Earl of Eldon.
1836 Premier..
do
Princess Victoria.
do
Tyne.
-do
Edinburgh,
do
Water Lily.
1:37
Gregaon
do
James Colvin.
1839 Lucretia, do Poland. do Despatch. 1840 James Pattison.
ly Georgia..
do
1841
do
Ship India, Madagascar: Regia.
1942
· do
Lady Raffles.
Republic.
do
David Scott,
do
Harriot..
do
Vansittart.
રોહ
Cornwallis.
do
Adelaide,
do
Eleanor.
do
Belvidero.
do
Thomas Grenville.
1813
Diana.
do
Tarlar..
Meg of Meldon.
Palestine.
1844
do
DATE.
CAROD.
1834 TO 18447
Valuable cargo specic.
Emigrants. Cotton,
do.
Hemp and Sulphur.
Cotton, Wool, Combustibles.
Juto and Homp.
Oil, Coâl, &c.
Sandries.
Wool
Cotton."
Sundries. Emigrants, Coal.
Went, Sulphur, Sali-
petre, Spirits, Pitch,
Tur, &c. Wool. Linseed.
Ballast.
Saltpetre and Indigo,
Cotton
do.
dn.
do.
.de.
t.
1 .
Homp and Saltpetro.
Conl
Combustibles.
REMARKS,
Barat at Singapore-7 lives inst.
Burnt at Sea, drawing off Spirits, 162 aoult perished, 63 saved: Burnt at Sea, spontaneus ignition---crew saved.
Burnt of Ascension."
Barn at rea-crew saved.
Burnt in Bombay Harbour.
Burnt at Sen-crew saved.
Burnt off Limerick-- aptain & men perished, save one only. Burnt at Sea-crew saved.
Wilfully ston fire in the Pacific by Ship's Cook who dre
troyed himself-rest of crew saved.
Burnt at Sydney, drawing off Spirits-crew saved, Set on fire by Lightning,
Burnt at Sea.
Burnt at Sea-pontaneous ignition-crew saved, Burnt at Sea
Burnt at Sea, bronching Spirits with a light-18 lives lost.
Burnt at Sea, off South Coast China.
Burnt off Ceylon.
Hurn at Sydney--crew saved.
Burnt at Mauritius--crew saved..
Burnt drawing of Spirits--crew saved,
Barnt of Calcutta- -cause unknown-1 live lost. Durnt in Bombay Harbour,,
Ditto.
Dino..
Burnt off Aléppee.
Burnt off Singapore,
Burnt in-Bombay Harbour,
See on fire and blowe up St. Helung.
Burnt at Southampton
Burnt in Duck at Liverpool,
Burnt at Sene
N. B.-H. C. Ship Earl Camden, 1,200 Tons, Cotton laden was burnt in Bombay Harbour July, J810..
LIST OF VESSELS WHICH WERE ON FIRE AND SAVED BY PROMPT AND DECIDED MEASURES,
1833 London
Sutra,
શ્વેત Roxburgh Caelle, 1837 Victory.
do 1843
Hope, Light Vestel Orenrul Steamer
1842 Brookes.
144 Larking
CARGO
Coat and Sundries, Sundries with t onl Straits Produce with
Cotton. Saltpetro
Passengers. Cotton
REMARES.
Spontaneously iginired faved,
Ditto
dito
ditto.
Dino
ditto.
Drawing off Spiritsaved:
On fire and saved:
Drawing off Spirité-eaved.
On fire and saved
IN the years 1833 and 1831, it appears by the evidence taken before the Select Compütre da Shipwrecks that twelve Ships and Vessels not enumerated in the foregoing list were burnt at Sen and in Harbour, ani in one year subsequent in that date 4 Vessels laden with Lime were burnt by spontaneous ignition.
Madras Spectator, September 7th.
CANTON PRICES CURRENT.
TA DECEMBER, 1844.
Ala (best brands) Amber Betel Nut
EDITORIAL COURTESY. The following touch of editorial courtesy, extracted from one of the Port- land newspaper, surpasses anything of the kind: we have seen even in these Calonies; our friend Gobémouche's little pleasantries sink into mere noth ingness in the comparison.--Speaking of hisbro- ther editor, our Bay contemporary writes as fol- lows - What, however, can be expected from a discarded old gate-keeper of a coalyard, who, iu carly life, was a notorious libertine in every species of sensuality; who was distinguished from another of the same name by the sobriquet of lying Tom,' who, after the snow of old ago had fallen thick upon his head, was literally kicked out of a tap room for obscene language, and other beastly con duct; who was dismissed by his master for divulg |ing sccrets obtained by the forcing apen a scaled letter, with which, as a messenger, he was entrust- ed; who, oven after he assured the garb of the hypocrite, fell asleep in a state of drynkenness whilst on his knees, attempting to use the language We won't have you deny the soft impeach-of prayer; who, in a word, has been guilty of al- mot every brine which can disgrace humanity, ment" touching the "Adventures of a Sixpence, but allow us to assure you it needed no Pl and which respect for his large fumy and the Prying" to determine the paternity of the work, feelings of our renders alone prevent us from record It was said of Sir Walter Scott, while yet the "Great!!! as a waming to guard against the drunkard
• Cordaro. European ," that no one but he could be the anthorhe liar, and the traitor." of the Waverley Novels, and assuredly nobody THE GAZETTE.--We were in error, it seema COTTON.Bombay, but our friend Mr. Silly-billy could be the author in announcing the disappearance of our fried Silly-slr ps. Ts.
Billy from the literary word of Melbourne; it is of the "Adventures of a Sixpence."
Mr. Strode, we understand, that goes into trumpery retirement" from the proprietorship, until, like |Mathew Clear, he can see his way" We cun
fess we are not sorry that the preparation for trans- mission to England of Messrs. M'Combie and Cos BASTARDY-On Saturday a feinale who former annual bale of wool is to be left to the juaior part-White Shirtings,
nors of that extensive establishment, for it would have grieved us to have parted company altogether with our friend Silly-Billy's sixpenny "adventures
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Go on, friend Silly-billy, treat your admirers to and your sixpenny tales, and Bushi Sketches," rest assured that so far from exciting our jealousy, we will look to you and your productions as an al most inexhaustible fond of amusement.-ED.P.P.P.]
consent.
and Australian sketches.
CARIS BIDEN.
610 0 5400 45004
2800 3500
No bayers, price nominal, stock about do) tiles, TEA.
Galangal Musk -Rhabarb ESILK.
0.0
00:0 30
60 U per picnt
IMPORTS. DUTY PAID.
Terting
$160 10 50
40
แ
$180 per.
11 0 percate 00 per picul
had
Taysann
Canton
anvas-Eng an
Scotch Cochineal
3 0
9.03
per bolt
Congou
140
0
per picu
Capor
Copper, sheathing
0
Souchong
}
S. Am.
20 Q
i}
46
9 0
Twankay
19
50
Hyson,
0500 54
91
020
Young Hyson Hyson Skin
28
Gunpowder.
Imperial.
800 180 300 40 3740
1483 0
30
¿
now:
Madras Bengal Highest net prices for hest quality, dull but disposable at quotations and stocks reducing COTTON GOODS.
170 17-0
35
21
20
Orange Pekor,
fine sperial. 49 0.❝ 54 0.
Export DF TEAS FROM CANTON TO UNITED KIN
DOM FROM IST JULY TO 1178 DECEMBER, 1811,
Green,
Black,
3,424.525 Ms. 16,337,148
Total 19,761,671 lbs.including the
COTTON REPORT.
Canton, September 1st to 30th, 1811.
Deliveries.
30
3:20 per picce
No demand.. Grey ditto ditto. Wanted.
Yarn, Nos. 18 to 24 23 Nos. 26 to 36 26 Nos. 38 to 42 29
2.75
*
320
0
<
0 O per pien!
0«
0
cargo of the ** Pampero,”
04
·0 0
Very dull, little enquiry. Chintz Furniture: METALS. Tin, Banca
.4L
3:50 per piece
Stock.
Straits
4. Plates No demand.
Nail
18 0. 15:50
18 50 per picul
Twist, bales.
16
0
93-1 Deliveries.
4,225
Stuck
6.20
00 per box
Bombay,
22,074
120:553
Hoop
2:20 2:10
K
O per picul
Bengal,
*7,154
18,78
Madras,
10,300
14,986
4 Bar Saleable at quotations.
20
Total 4.123
147,552
Including "Stork'
:0
4.50
4.80
0.00
120
Iron,
24
No market, Lead Pig Saleable QuicksAver
of
แ Benares, now. 720 0 000 0
ok!.00 Malwa,new good 710-0
SA
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0
46
0.0
0
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ly belonged to the domestic establishment of Mr Councillor Stephen, and was then known as Mrs. Gardiner, applied to his Worship the Mayor for a summons against Mr. Stephen, whom she stated to be the father of the child she held in her arros, and MUTABILITY OF LANGUAGE.-Time was wheh she wished the bench to compel him to make her the innermost garment of a lady was called a smock. The applicant and for centuries after Shakspeare gie world sug an allowance for its maintenance
The world became t stated that the name she had formerly gone bygested no inlelicate idea. was assumed, her mailen name being Mary Anne more and more refined-sinock was inserted in the Rogers, but she had recently been married, and her Index Expurgatorius, and the word shift took its name consequently was now Mary Anne Coulter, place. What could possibly be more pure and M Mr. Stephen admitted the soft impeachment "ns unsuggestive--a shift! a change that is all. to the paternity of the child, and, expressed his wil change of linen! In time it was found that even lingness to provide for its support on condition of this simple and diffused generality became offensive. its being given up to him, but this the mother A shift a change of linen! all very well if you would ot assent to, alleging as her reason, that were thinking of men, to whom shirt has stuck if she complied, her infant would be given over, as with the tenacity of that of Dejeanira; -why could it had been once before, to the tender mercies of wasnot say a woman's shirt? No! Delicacy forbad. Warman's danghter, and, to that she would never Purity itself, however, could suggest nothing more | Steel
The bench held that as the applicant in offensive than a change of linen, a shift. Bash- was now married, and her husband had taken her falness (which is not always modesty) was inexo- we resorted to France-the "for better or worse," it devolved upon him, and rable and, in despair, not upon Mr. Stephen, to provide for the support word chemise. Waf adopted, and I now see written of the child, the application was therefore refused. up in the shops still further refinement, chemises OPIUM, Pama, ne. 750 0775 0 per chest
:0 ~old. In the course of the proceedings it transpired that homem"-con we go further? A charitable lady ite child had been baptized in St. James' Church, visiting a child's school, asked a young sempstress and had received at the font the name of“ Jolin if the work she was employed on rasa chemise ;- Alfred Sydney Stephen," in compliment to its the girl replied. "No my lady, this is a hemise- ther and its uncles the Judge and the Barrister, that there girl makes she-mises. Now, when che (The, proverb says it is a long lane that has no mise in its turn shall became suggestive I propose turning, and cerics, here is a long lane arrived at the adoption of this young lady's improvement, and There are but few of that we should in fature talk of hemises and she- an effectual turning at list our readers who can fail to be aware that it was mises.-Illuminated Magazine, for acensing Mr. Stephen of living in open adultery with this very woman, that nearly tourteen mouthis! ago, and within a very few weeks of the birth of j this child, the Australia Felix Lodge of Freema. Opportunity of obtaining a waiting. oman for sons, on Mr. Stephen's salemn asseveration of his | 19.! To be ruffled for, a waiting-woman, with a innocence, suspended Alderman Kerr from his child eight years of age, and other subjects of value. position in that Lodge. The fact was duly chroni- Tickets may be had at N6, 91, Rua do Rosarie," clot in the Herald, and has often been wade the “To be sold, a little Mulud, two years of age. subject of comment in that journal since. Es very pretty, and well adapted for a festival present No. 3, Rua dos Lauceris." -To (Christmas-box). P. P. P.)
be sold, a wet-nurse. Malatio girl, aged 20-has THE LITTLE ADMIRAL.-On Friday, there was very good milk, her first child now four months a very nomerons attendance at the Police Office, old. Rua da St. Pelze, No. 190,” To be sold, a in anticipation of the fun occasioned by Ma Horatio black woman, de avonths gone with child, fit for Alum Nelson Carrington's application to have Alderman all kinds of service. Largo de Poço. No. 5." To Annished. Kerr held to hail, as the author of an alleged libel be sold, a waiting woman, with milk, and with a Camphor
son eight months chl." She may be bad either | Cassia ❤ on the applicant's fair fame, which appeared in a
The with or withom child. Has the qualification of a late number of the Courtis, newspaper. Mayor and Alderman Russell were the only ma- gook waiting-woman and is without rice of any gistrates on the bench; the task of dealing with kind.”
ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE BRAZILIAN JOURNALS.
*t Turkey 500
5:00 Pepper
1 GO Rice, eargo quality. Raitans, Banjermassan 4 0 5 12 Sandalwood, Malabar.
#Timor,&S. S.Jsl. 4
7:0
Saltpetre WOOLLENS.
Spanish Stripes Long Eils, scarlet
00 per picul
0·0
(
0 .0
13
10 × 120 per yard a 3000 per piece
wellassorted.
8 20 # 0 0
0 24. 50·3g Camlets, English. 22
Dutch. 29.0 30 0
All woollens extremely dull, and very few sales effacted.
EXPORTS.-Ox Boaai).
81-75 to 20 10.0 .0
22 0
Considerable amvais expected here
17 悲 Bada
China Roots
な
0
2 50"
PRICES OF BULLION.
Sycee Silver, farge, 3 per cent premium Spanish Dollars. Ferdinand, par
Carolus, 6 to 7 per cent. for selected, Republican' ditto, 4 to 5 per cent discount.
EXCHANGE.
Bills on London at 6 months sight, 48, d. to 4s. 6d. Money being in, derud for the purchase, of Tea on American account, exchange on London tins advanced to 4s, 5d., at which rate it firm in Canton... Navy Bills, 4s. 24. to 4s. 3d per Mexican dollars. H.M: Elenipotentiary on the BengalGovt, Treasury
220 Rupees per 100 Mexican dollars. Court of Directors accepted on ditto, 60 days, have
been offered at 226 Rs. per $100. Difficult & Sale. Unaccepted 230,
FREIGHTS. -
To London or Liverpool, £3.10 @ £3.15 perton of
50i, tomage ample,
To Out-ports, 10%. per fos additional
To Amoy, Se per ton of 40 fre
To ports north of Amny, $10 to $12,50
"SHIPS, LOADIÑO "FOR THE UNITED KINGD ›M,
Pinang, Hersey. Castle Eden, John Wickliffer picul Lady, Lysander," Join Laird, Charlotte, Royal Albert, Scann, Royal Albert, Balderstone, Fagles
Edued, Printed, and Published by Jous Carn, At The Friend of China and Hrmgkong Cuzetle Printing Office, Qeers's Roan, Vicrousa, Hosokoso, 1644.