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NOTICE.
THE SUPREME COURT will sit for the
Trial of Causes under its Summary Juris-i diction on Monday the 13th day of January, 1845, at Ten o'clock A. M.
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND. HONGKONG GAZETTE.
THE FRIEND OF CHINA,
AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY, 11ru 1845.
All Plaints must be entered in the Regis-per clipper. Island Queen," will be closed at 5. . Mon. NOTICE-A Mail for England via Singapore & Bombay trar's Office before Three o'clock on Thursday day 13th inst the 9th day of January.
next.
By Order of the Court. ROBT. DUNDAS CAY,
Registrar.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY.
Clerk of Councils.
Council Chamber, Victoria, 8th January, 1845.
will be closed at 5 r. . Twesday the 14th inst.
A Mail for Chnean and Shanghaq per clipper "Pantaloon," will be closed at this Office at 4 x, x. this day Saturday
IIth inst
A Mail for Singapore & Calcutta per clipper, Water Witch," will be closed at this Office at 5 P. x, thisday 11th
inst.
Post Office, Victoria,
10th January, 1815.
In dealings with a barbarous,or semi-civilized vileges of British born subjects are inalienable. people, a departure from the established laws of a local government can neither legally de- England becomes frequently necessary. In the prive them of the immunities of the British first place Mercy demands this, there being law, nor shield them from its responsibilities.— capital crimes in our "code, which among Hence in India, for some offences, natives are the nations of the cast are comparatively light.
tried by their own laws, and the same princi-
FROM THE PERINO GAZETTE. Keying reports to the throne, that a vessel
letter and the goods brought in the King's ves- darins who accompanied the expedition, may sel be exempted from paying duties. The Man- either return by land or by sea and one of them is to carry the present to his majesty. Such are also the wishes of the Emperor in unison with his governor.
A Mail for Singapore & Calcutta per clipper "Audax,"ple is recognized in dealing with the savages of under the command of a Lieutenant, when in North America, Australasia and New Zealand. pursuit of pirates, was driven by storms last Justice also, demands that, at times the abori-year to the Coast of Cochin-china. The King gines of British colonies,should be tried by their | instantly directed some Mandarins to attend own law; er at least when such appears neces upon the officer, and after the junk had been sary for the ends of justice, the criminal refitted, he sent him back under convoy, to the should be tried be the law he knows he has next Chinese maritime station. Keying's re- broken, and not by that of which he is ignorant. marks upon this shew of kindness are much to At a Council held at Government House on
In dealing with the Chinese this principle will the purpose, Cochin-china he observes, is se the 31st day of December 1844, it was resolved
parated by a wide ocean! and the King has that the Auction duty of 24 per Cent em-coolies, were employed on the roads at some Leg s'ative Council that, such are the sentiments the prince has treated a Chinese man of war
A few days ago a chain gang of convict frequently require to be recognised.
It is not for us, to remind His Excellency and always been respectfully obedient. And since powered to be levied by Clause No. 9. of distance from the town, with the usual unarmof Her Majesty's advisers of this they are with such distinction, it is necessary to bestow Ordinance No. 21 of 1844 should come into ed guard of Indians. The convicts thought the doubtless well aware. It is for them to take some praise upon him. He therefore proposes, operation on and after the 1st day of February opportunity a favorable one for escape; they such steps as the exigency of the case may re-that several pieces of silk, as a mark of appro attacked the guard with shovels and pick-axes quire, and to make such laws as may be neces-bation, should be presented, with a handsome By order,
and obliged them to fly. On information be- ing received of the circumstance, a strong body sary for the protection of the European por of police were sent in pursuit of the convicts; colony-and the dignity of the crown. For the tion of the community-the prosperity of the but no further trace could be found than, the passing of such laws, it is not necessary to re- irons which they had wrenched off their legs. ceive the sanction of Her Majesty's Govern It is supposed that, they crossed the hills to the
ment. The cal Government have the power other side of the island, where their country-intrusted to them, and it is demanded of them men, no doubt would aid them in escaping that, they use that power with prulence, but
the mainland.
with firmness. Upon this subject some remarks in a recent despatch from Lord Stanley to the The Registration office has opened, and the Governor of New Zealand, are so apposite, that Registrar General is now busy with his ar we cannot refrain froth copying them. His Lord- duous task of numbering the native populationship in alluding to some disturbances with the of the colony. There is some difference of natives says, "It is no part of my present intention opinion as to the possibility of rendering the to prescrilie, or even to suggest, the measures system complete and efficacious in checking which it may be your duty to adopt for averting the the settlement of bad characters; but there can calamity to which the colony has been exposed, or for scarcely be a difference of opinion, as to the preventing the recurrence of similar evils. Such is desirability of such a laudable measure. We the distance which separates me from the scene of have from the first given it our humble support action, that no directions which I could transmit (apart from taxation and the inclusion of could either overtake the exigency of the occasion, Europeans) and we will look forward with no
or be founded on a knowledge of the circumstances small degree of interest to the completion of of the case sufficiently exact and comprehensive For the registry and its working operations. The for the guidance of any practical measures. local Government has made a judicious choice tuuately it is not necessary that I should make the of the person who fills the important office attempt. Long before this despatch can reach New Zerland, you will of course-have adopted of Registrar General-with an excellent know.
your own line of conduct, I doubt not that the ledge of the language and character of the report of your measures, whenever it shall reach people, he also possesses business habits, energy me, will justify my anticipation that they will be and youth, all of which will be required in such as to merit and obtain Her Majesty's gracious him, who now or in future may fill this ap- approbation." pointment.
EALED Tenders will be received by Deputy
Commissary General Miller at the Commis-to sariat Office until Monday the 20th day of January instant at noon from persons disposed to furnish the Ordnance Department at this Station with the following articles during one year namely."
เ Target Frames, Iron
Covers for do. Painted Calico -
Pans of Clubs
Buckets Fire, Wooden
Cupboards, Officers
Fenders
do.
Doy Soldiers
Wheel Barrows
20 100 10 178
20
24
24 12
Well Buckets each with 4 ft Chain 12
A pattern of the articles may be seen on applica.
tion at the Ordnance Office.
The rates to be expressed in Mexican Dollars supplied. and payment will be made quarterly for the articles Security will be required for the performance of
the contract.
Commissariat
Victoria 10th January 1845.
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GOVERNMENT BILLS
We would remind our readers that, it is also is
of the populatio a TOTICE is hereby given, that the rates of intended to take a census of the European part
undermentioned, viz: For Bills on the Supreme Government of In dia, Two hundred and twenty two Rupees for One hundred Republican Dollars. For Bills on the Lords of the Treasury, Fifty pence, sterling, for One Republican Dollar.
Commissariat, Victoria,
sent round to the various house-holders in order that they may be filled up. There can be nothing objectionably in this; at some future day the census of Hongkong in 1845 will be a valuable statistical document, and one from which evidence of the increase and prosperity of the colony may be deduced.
The Prime Minister Muh-chang-ah with his creatures has obtained the power to revise all criminal cases, and present a report accord- ing to which the culprits are either to be re- spited or condemned. Such a paper is now published, and amongst the accused, considered worthy of capital punishment, we also ob serve two optim smokers; a rare instance of prosecution, in these lax times.
The merchants of Hwae-nan had agreed to contribute for patriotic purposes. I willion taels. This noble effort to maintain the credit of the Country was to be rewarded by imperial boun- ty, on the representation of the Governor, However the merchants were either quable or unwilling to keep their word, and all the mey they collected was somewhat above 600,000. It was at first thought necessary to delay the rewards, until the whole sum was forthcoming. Yet as, the people are determined and will send in no more cash, the Emperor has yielded to the request of showering his compassion upon those who have already paid, in order to en Courage the remainder.
It is, clear from this that, whilst His Lord. Formosa. Subsequent to all the splendid ship declines dictating measures to the Gover- victories of the Imperial arins, the insurgents, nor of New Zealand, he avows that, he expects bydra like, have, according to the report of the His Excellency, to adopt precisely such and Commander-in-Chief, risen again at varius such measures, as the circumstances of the places. This time however the invincible case may demand, These are the invariable Mandarins were not as successful as formerly, sentiments of the Secretaries for the colonies; and although routing the rebels on every occa Russell. as Lord Stanley is now, so was Lord John sion, a good number of officers and soldiers We give you the power of action; were slain in battle. To honor their manes but we hold you responsible for your actions, and to reward their relations, the Lieut.-Gene responsible that they are such as the state of ral has addressed a very moving memorial to the colony require, and that they are in keep the Emperor, and His Majesty has granted the We hear many complaints of the insolence ing with the dignity of the Sovereign you re- prayer. After a good many skirmishes, the of the Chinese Mechanics employed on the va-present. When we remember that these are enemy was driven to the mountains, within the rious buildings, public and private, now in the the demands of the home government, we feel jurisdiction of the aborigines, and there koop New advertisements, will be received, until 4 course of erection, It is to be feared, that the the heavy responsibility which is laid upon a possession of inaccessible fastnesses. "How- O'Clock, on the evenings previous to publi- | irresolution of government in yielding to their | Colonial Governor; especially when he has no ever their leader, if one may believe, the men- cation, viz: Tuesdays and Fridays.
grand demonstration" in the registration melo one to share the responsibility with him, apartdacious reporter, is taken prisoner, and has drama, has imparted to the ignorant natives from the members of his government; nor to been with many others decapitated, and thus ideas of their own powers,and of the weakness advise with, him on difficult points of purely this year's rebellion is finished on paper. of the law, which will lead to difficulties, and local importance, they will only be convinced of the fallacy of such opinions, by coercion.
1st January, 1845.
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In some instances, contractors are obliged to throw up contracts; the labourers refusing to work for certain individuals who have incurred their displeasure by informing upon any of their number who may have committed crime. The stone-masons form one combination, the brick-layers another and the carpenters a third. Each set appear to act independently, but either of them can impede the erection of a building by leaving off work,
There is another passage in Lord Stanley's despatch, bearing upon the question of the necessity of a deviation from the laws of Eug- land, in dealing with a people who are perfectly ignorant of these laws, which we also copy.
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Court. Perhaps more little inindedness was never shown at any court, than on thelate invasion of rats into the ingermost recesses of the palace, attempting to gnaw the very tablets of the ancestors, as stated in a previous non- ber. Now however a high commission of func- First, then, I am to advert to the abstract tionaries has been instituted to examine into the questions of strict legal right, to which, in the proceedings of the said rats, and form a careful course of the papers before me, such frequent examination and a lengthy edict, it appears that reference is made. I perceive that the various they have actually, in a few places caten away partics to the discussion appear to concur in several inches and done otherwise damage. This thinking that the law of England is the rule by has created much sensation, but it is very difficult which the conduct of the contending forces, to discover the real culprit. After many cou whether natives or European, must be tried-jectures, it was finally resolved to sweep the to this broad maxin I canunt assent without said palace, and otherwise put things in order, qualifications. In our dealings with the unci- and with that the report to the throne ends. vilised chiefs and tribes of New Zealand, it is. Perhaps in a future day this important business indeed, necessary to adhere as closely as pos- may again be brought forward, and a more sible to the general principles of English Law: careful investigation take place to ease the im- but any close observance of the technical rufes perial mind. Should those unfortunate profane and forms of that code must, in a large proporrats be caught, their lives will be forfeited, tion of cases, be either impraticable, or un- meaning, or both. To apply our legal maxims, and our manner of judicial procedure in our relations with savages, to whom our laws, our language, our religion, and our manners, are alike unknown, cannot be necessary; first, be cause it is not possible, and then because, even if possible, it would not be just.
Some mutinous eunuchs and also a Budha priest have cominitted crimes within precincts of the sacred edifice, but the former escaped with impunity.-The personal friend of Taou. kwang King Tseuen, worried to death by the many cabals that now agitate the imperial abode, has pleaded sickness to escape for them, but has not been permitted to leave the palace, If ho falls,Taou-kwang has lost his most trustworthy champion.
It was but a few days ago that, a carpenter was caught pilfering in the market. The man he was robbing, gave him in charge of the police, but when his fellow workmen heard of the affair, they struck to the number of some hun- dreds, and intimated to the Gentleman under whom they were employed that, unless he brib ed the prosecutor to come forward and deny his charge they would cease to labour. Many other instances are mentioned of unprincipled combination, by which the government, and the European part of the population, are equally defrauded by the natives. From the domestic servant, to the large contractor, the system is the same. We hear but we do not state it on authority--that the colonial government, in ad- dition to the stipulated amount of contract, was lately compelled to pay their contractors and labourers sums in the shape of gifts, before they could prevail upon them to finish works which they were under obligation to do.
Combinations among the labouring or manu facturing classes of England are not of rare ec- currence. They are however generally caused by the low rate of wages, and the high price of bread, and in no instance, have we ever heard of such combinations, or unions, attempting by threats to discontinue labour,to induce their em- ployer to commit such a heinous crime as the
The examinations and questions proposed to bribing a witness to criminate himself, by a
the learned, have assumed a more useful and denial of the truth. Neither have we heard of
solid bearing, under Muhchangah's adminis- the unions at home, insisting upon bribes being
tration. Besides sundry historical observa- paid to themselves or employers, before they We may again refer to His Lordship de- | tions, it is asked, in what manner a sufficient would finish a work contracted for. Yet we spatch, as a document, which in the present quantity of land may be provided to subsist the hear of these things in Hongkong almost daily. position of this colony, possesses information military entirely, and tree the country from the The difficulty is how to punish such men. upon one or two points which is invaluable. burden of maintaining the soldiers. Further- The laws of England may not be satisfied with In the meantime we trust our readers will un mon is made a subject of serious inquiry the evidence brought forward; or the subjectderstand that, any deviation from the laws of what currency-would best suit, whether silver of complaint may not be incompatible with the their country, by the Executive of this colony, might not also be considered as a mere ex- liberty of the subject which they recognise. cannot have any reference to them. The pre-changeable article, and whether it ought not to
The effect of this latitude in enforcing our law on the native. New Zealanders, will, I admit, be to leave the European settlers and magistracy without any positive rule for their conduct towards them. But this is precisely one of the motives which led to the assertion of the Queen's sovereignty over the whole coun- try, and to the establishment of a local Legisla- ture there. To that body we must look for the enactment of laws adapted to so singular a con- dition of society. In the mean while, and in | the absence of such laws, the magistracy must be governed in their conduct towards the Aborigines by those considerations of equity and prudence which will seldom fail to afford a safe conduct in such difficulties.”
The troubles in Sze-chuen continue to spread, and Paouling the governor finds no other means to render the officers more zea. lous in the performance of their duties, but degradation."
Another grandson of a minister of State, is made responsible to pay the debts of his grand- sire, which according to the new arrangement he would have had to make good to the trea- sury, if be had still lived.