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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. and, that the five dollars offered was for future inquests, but nothing has been paid for the past. To the Editor of the Friend of China. Some wag has been amusing himself with Friday 11th April, 1845. he simplicity of our contemporary-stuffing Fin, -1 locked with some interest for the appea- im like a green goose-not with sage and rance of the Organ yesterday, as I doubted not that.nions, but with three coroners, who he asserts after all the worthy Editor's vaunting on the subject have been in office in one year. We seldom of the secret tax which I dragged forth from hilden darkness to light, and the infinite trouble he asserts volunteer advice to anybody--at the best it is he took in examining witnesses on the subject, be a thankless office that of an adviser-but for would have laid particulars before the public in bis the reputation of the press, we implore our usual lucid style. He is silent on the subject how friend of the Mail not to allow himself to be ever; from whence proceeds this ominous discretion ?
gulled by such palpable untruths. The late Is it that the truth will not do for the columns of a
Coroner held the office for two years and a half, and the trinity of coroners in one year is therefore all a fable.
government paper; or that he has been so busied with his multifarious and rather incongruous occupations that the matter has escaped him ?
Mr. Editor, I fear that, the allegations put forth by myself are too true that the unfortunate creatures have begu taxed by government in most cruel ananner-if not actually robbed by government ser-
their miserable companions monthly.-
CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA.
We have been favored with the following vants. At all event 1 call upon the Chlef Magistrate translation of a memorial from the illustrious to publish the results of his enquirice; and I demand to know who acted as his Interpreter when these en Viceroy, Keying, to the Emperor of China: quiries were made. The question most not be blink The memorialist, who has, it is to be hoped, ed, or a conviction will remain upon the public mind paid some attention to the doctrines of the of a very unpleasant description. I am toki, that this Christian, at least so far as they inculcale Hospital, contains TWO INMATES, and that for virtue, recommends that in China, there should these two inmates, hundreds of dollars are wrung from be perfect religious toleration to the natives By the way the Organ appears quite delighted at of the country, who profess Christianity The receiving a civil answer to a petition from himself to prayer of the memorial has been granted, and the Governor, regarding the penny postage on news. henceforth Chinose professing cliristians, are papers; and like a child with its new bauble, he exhi bitsthe paltry rattle to the public with evident satisfac-exempt from all persecution on the score of tion. I have read somewhere, of the peasant who religion. boasted of having spoken with a Prince, though the Prince only requested him civilly to get out of his way the Orgen Grinder appears much in the same posi. case has degenerated into the Governor of an exceed Angly small and very young colony in the other and the peasant has been exalted to the dignity of proprietor
tion, with this difference, that the Prince in te one
of the China Mailand, So
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Wo again publish the ordinance in full; we say to our countrymen, here and elsewhere, read it, ponder over it, and ask yourself is this a fitting law to pass a British colonial legis. lature in the nineteenth century?
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REPORTS.
boon, thus granted to all Christian nations there nor are these objections lessened by the mock cannot be a difference of opinion—it at once appearance of impartiality, given in extreme for ever removed what had been a bone of cases (that is when more than two months im- contention between the Celestials and the peo-prisonment is inflicted) by summoning Asses- ple of the west, since the strangers found their sors, whose duties give the lie to the name be way to the shores of China centuries ago stowed upon them, in as much as they have no has placed the persons af all Christians, not power to assess the fine, or to decide as to the Why not retain the being Chinese, in security from the barbarous period of imprisonment. punishments of Clenn, by rendering them only forms of British judicial proceedings? why not amenable to the laws of their country. As in serious casos have a jury of British subjects, between a civilized and semi-barbarous people with an appeal to the Supreme Court of between a race whose laws are founded on Hongkong? This we conceive would have - the pure principles of the Christian religion, and been the only method that could have been one whose laws result from the errors of pa- adopted. But an appeal to the Superintendent gan philosophy-the humanity, and the justice of trade !!-it is a mockery--a thrusting of of delivering the first to be tried by their own. responsibility upon a person in every respect laws is evident. Without this privilege, any fitted to bear it-a depriving the subjects of closer intimacy than that which existed during Great Britain of every benefit they are en- the days of the company (whose servants sa-
titled to by the institution of a Supreme crificed all national feelings and pride for gain Court of Judicature, and the presence of a Chief whs like the Patriarch's son would have sold Justice in China. Is it be supposed that a Con- their birth right for a mess of potage) would sul-perhaps a Priest, a Soldier, or a Mer- have been impossible, unless national honour chant's clerk,--biased it may be by circum stauces and ignorant of law, is better qualified had continued to be sacrificed by the worship
to decide upon the guilt or innocence of the pers of Mammon on the altar of Chinese in
The honourable ternii- accused than an impartial jury; or that a Su- fence and cruelty.
in of a fierce war, procured for all fo-perintendent of trade, whatever his other reigners the boon to which we have specially qualifications aro, is a more fitting person to referred; and we would shortly analyse the appeal to, than the Chief Justice of the Su- a Ivantages which are likely to be obtained from preme Court? The thing is an absurdity; but this concession--or rather the manner in which is only one of the many absurdities, which It is to be hoped that this is the dawn of a
the power it bestows upon British represen; are beginning to direct the attention of the public brighter era in the history of this vast country.tatives is likely to be used, in so far as we can press of India and of England to the melancho The age of miracles is past, and experience judge of this matter by ordinance No. 7 of 181 ly state of affairs in this colony,
Acknowledging the value of the privilege tells us, that an entire people cannot be rege- nerated is one or two generations this is the conferred upon our countrymen resident within labour of centuries. Knowing the almost total the dominions of the Emperor, in so far as the lack of success that has hitherto followed the Chinese have granted that privilege that is Missionaries win have laboured on the outskirts trial by their own laws-we object to the use China, we are not sanguine of any immediate change; but it is reasonable to believe, that the which our present rulera have made of a con-
cession wrung
from the proud barbarians by increased facilities that are offered by opening the
victorous arns. We object to the ordinance, five ports to foreigners, the removal of penalitics from those natives who acknowledge them as being tyrannical in spirit and impracticable in selves believers in our faith, and the more in working as placing the property, persons and timate knowledge which the people of China repulations of British subjects at the mercy of are obtaining of foreign_manners, customs and Consuls, or vice Consuls, who may be perfect- ly ignorant of law; as depriving us of our opinions, will operato favorably in forwarding inalienable birth-right, trial by jury; as con the good work taken in hand by the pious, ferring upon theso Consuls, or vice Consuls, the power to deport British subjects; but above all as admitting of no appeal by those who are aggrieved, or who may consider themselves ag grieved, save and except to the person holding the appointment of Superintendent oftrade, who may be as ignorant of law as his consular subor- dinates. It matters not how oxalted the station of the party brought before the Consular court; hom high his character; or how pure his motives, may be tried before this potty despotic tribunal and imprisoned for two months, and this by the more fat of the said Consuls, and withou any appeal, except that to--Her Majestys S casos, where two months imprisonment would not be a ́sufficient punishment, the Consul is required to summo two assessors who hear the trial, but in the words of the ordinance shall itself, “shall have no authority to decide on the innocence or guilt of the party accused, or on the amount of punishment ta bë nisuried in conviction; It now appears that the Present Envoy, Lagrene,
Surs ar fatsex. - Isab ́ila" "Anna, Royal Er- has requested that those Chinese who flow this but in the event of the said Assessors or any religion, and are in other respects blancss in the of them dissenting from the conviction of, or change, ellos, and Syed Khan, eye of the law, be held free from punishment for from the amount of punishment awarded to the so doing, and as this seems what may be carried accused the said Assessors, or any of them. The Mail makes a feeble attempt at vindicat into effect. I, Your Minister accordingly request shall be authorized to record on the minutes of ing the government from the charge of mean that hereafter all who profess the Christin Re-the proceedings the grounds on which the said II. M. S. Castor, Capt. Grahain. ness, in the affair of the late Coroner, by stating,ligion be exempted from punishment, and looking Assessors or any of them may so dissent; and M. S. Samarung, Sir E. Beleber.
up beseeck, the Imperial Grace. If any should in any such case the officer holding the court. M. Steam slip, Fiern. Captain Gifford, that five dollars-the sum offered for his services walk in their farmer ways or commit other offences, shall forthwith report to Her Majesty's Chief H.3.5. Malen, Master Commanding Wellington, in Hongkong--is about the same sum that is paid they will be adjudged according to the established Superintendent of British trade the fact that Hospik 1 and Store. Ship, 10 Coroners in England. Perhaps the Mail is right laws
J. Matheson & Co. such dissent has been so recorded on the minutes | Ariel, M-Farlane,
J. Matheson & Co. as to the sum paid in England-though on this With reference to the subjects of France, as well of the proceedings, and as soon as possible lay Red Rover, M.Murdo, point we have our doubts--but he forgets, that as of all other Foreign Countries who follow this before him copies of the whole of the deposi Constant, Demery, service of all kinds, and commodities of every religion, they are to be permitted to erect Churches tions and proceedings with the dissent of the Marker, larber, description, are rated differently in Hongkong for worship only at the fire Ports open for Foreign Assessors recorded thereon; and it shall then
Mazepps, Fraser, rent,trale; and they are not to presume to enter the in-be lawful for Her Majesty's Chief Superin Deniu, Prues, Falcon, Oliver, from what they are in England. Thus medical attendance, legal advico, newspapers, terior, to propagate their doctrines. If any disobey
Linnet, 100. pictures, picture books, and every other com- this regulation, and rashly exceed the fixed bound.tendent of British trade by warrant under his fort, luxury, neessary, or catch-penny has a eries (of the ports) the district Authorities will at hand and seal addressed to the Consul or vice Dart, (Am) Kennedy. Hongkong currency the services of the Coro- once apprehend them, and deliver them over to Consul, by whom the case was tried to remit Dansburg, (Dan.)Haberbeic,
N. Dunis, ner excepted. Let our contemporary enquire the nearest Consul of their respective countries, to altogether the punishment awarded to the party Paid (Am) Rodgers,
Here we see power absolute and Swipe, fiddle,
Hughesdom & Co. as to the salaries paid his government patrons,be restrained and punished: they are not to be accused" and estimate the difference between the Co Precipitately punished with severity, or killed. By despotic. Consuls and vice-Consuls, after Vanguard, Walker, W. & T. Garnell & Co., lonial pay, and what any sane man would this will tender-compassion be manifested to those going through the mock ceremony of calling in Starling, Chape, give them in England, and he will not drivel fram afar as well as to the blackhaired race,the the ail of Assessors, may convict in direct op- any more nonsense of this description. Even god and the bad will not be confounded together, position to the judgment of such Assessory, ani by Your Majesty's gracious assent will the who are, it is to be supposed impartial in their his own paper, valuable, or invaluable as it laws, ant principles of reason be displayed with opinion, of the matter at issin, though the Warlock, Jatinry, may be, which he sells at 25 Cents. per num-justice and sincerity; and this is my petition. Consul very possibly is not. They are grant-Louis. Forgan, ber, in England, less the stamp, would not be that the practice of the Christian Religion mayed the privilege of recording their dissent Eliza, Paterson, worth a penny.
henceforth ent al no penishment on those who are
New Margaret. Ager, -the prisoner-possibly guiltess in the mean good subjects.
tie suffers imvemment, until the whole Oriental, McPer proceedings have been laid before Her Majes: Sir E. Ryan, 320, Anderson, ty's Superintendent of trade, who, Gont help Pantalon, Porter,
Cacique, Eldrel,
Aurora, 101, Masacy, the mark, from being a protector of commercé, is raised into the equivocal dignity of a perfect Ema, Smith, liule Autocrat.
KEVINO, a High Minister, Imperial Comunis sioner, and Viceroy of the Provinces of Kwang tung and Kwangsi, respectfully presents this duly prepared memorial to the throne. I you minister, THE FRIEND OF CHINA, find that the Christian Religion is that which the
AND HONGKONG GAZETTE, ations of the western seas vencrete and worship,
its tenets inculcating virtue and goodness, and re, VICTORIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH 1815,
probating wickedness and vice. It was introduced into, and has been propagated in China, since the The Mazeppa brings runiours of a very paintinies of the Ming Dynasty and fir a period there ful nature from Shanghai, not alone affecting was no prohibition against it. Afterwards because the reputation of a British resident at that port, natives of China who professed to follow its maxins, but also, if true, compromising the character frequently made use of it to commit mischel, the ans of British Merchants in the eyes of the Chi.thorities matio examination, and inflictel punish perintendent of trade.It is true that in grave and the Monarch from Liverpuak;` Fom and
ment, as is on record.
nese. We have been unable to trace the in- formation to any source upon which implicit reliance can be placed while any doubt exists as to the stories current we forhear remarks fur ther than this, if true, the party in question has blasted his reputation for life, and is no longer a fit person to reside at any of the ports of China open to trade-until fully convinced of their truth, however, upon undoubted authority, we hope they are false.
In the reign of Kia-kin, a special clause was first enacted in the Penal Code, for the punish- ment of this offence, and hence the natives of China were in reality prevented from commiting cringy the prohibition not extending to the religion, which the foreign nations of the west worship.
Wherefore. I respectfully prepare this memorial and looking up I beg that Imperial Grace do cause it to take effect. A respectful Memorial:
Ou the 9th day, 11th month, 24th Year of Tan kwang the Imperial Reply was received, assen ing (to the petition)..
RESPECT Tuis,
The above mandate was received at Suchau on the 25th day, 12th month, 24th Year of Taukwang,
Shanghai, 1015.
J. MD.
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The Mail says that we appear to have given an ex parte statement. We don't very well Know what he means by ex parte, but most as suredly the matter was not brought before our notice by the party aggrieved-on the contrary, we first heard it mentioned by a Gentleman in every respect of the highest standing in the colony, and on further enquiry his statement was corroborated. The Mail gravely says, "we cannot suppose that his expences have been refused." Refused; why we again state. that he held office for two and a half years was at great outlay, and has not received one BOUS. And are his expences, all that he Recent events at Shanghai have recalled our ought to received? Surely the Mail is not so attention to ordinance No. 7 of 1814, entitled. blinded, or tied up by self interest, as not to feel an ordinance for the better administration of that by this unkind, and illiberal treatment of Justice in the Consular courts, and to establish the party in question, the government are act a registration of British subjects within the do ing shabbily. If the Mail will defend his minions of the Emperor of Clúna.” patrons, let it be a bold manly defence; "but We premise our observations upon this im- our readers, none of your we cannot suppose," if we are portant document. by reminding correctly informed", "if we recollect aright," that one concession obtained by the treaty of and other loose expressions which mean no-Peking is the privilege of trying British subjects (pected, would have been, authorised as Magis | Dart, Ken unty) thing. We do inform hùn, not supposing, but committing offences within the dominions of trates to settle trifling offences in a 50m- knowing it to be true, and we beg he will keep the Emperor of China by British law-that is mary way by fine--and even in your cases-- JJa (Sweden) Osterberg, it in his remembrance, that the late Coroner the Chinese authorities hand over criminals to (such as riots by drunken scamen, with a short
was in office for thirty months, or more, that he was at a considerable outlay, that he has never received ene farthing of compensation,
We are no Agrarians; nor do we advocate | in any degree, the release of our countrymen from the wholesome restraints of the laws of their native land. In common with our fellow colonists, we grieve at the delusion under Little Catherine; Rigby, which our rilers labour, as to the nature of¦ Larne, 577, Wilson, their duties, and we never read an ordinance Amazon, Abbot, / from the Legislative Council of Hongkong, Isabella Robertson, 350, without being painfully reminded of the hack-Ruparrell, 318. Dean, nied quotation, man, weak man. puffed Harlequin, Morris, with a little brief authority, plays such fantastic Corvair, Ft anty tricks before high heaven as make e'en angels weep." Courts at the consulate for the trial of petty offences are necessary, and the Consuls, tilerefore, it might have been ex-
the constituted representatives of Her Majesty, imprisonment, but the power that has been to be by them punished or otherwise as may to given them over the persong of all British sub- then appear just. Of the importance of the "jects, of whatever grade, is most objectionable,
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