762
FOR Spadores cheque books.
FOR SALE,-At the office of this paper.
Ships Articles, with an abstract of the merchant senman's act endorsed on the back.....
Charterparties, after forms by Chitty. Powers of Attorney, after forms by Chitty. Bills of Lading.
Chinese Tariff of imports, and exports, for counting houses.
LINGUISTS REPORTS and NAVY BILLS for sale
this
Office Friend of China, 28th Dec., 1844.
(From the London. Mail, 7th Jan.); FACETIÆ.
(SELECTIONS FROM PUNCH.]
King of Prussia expels the Poles from Posen, -Becoming, like Nicholas, a knout and knowter.
Ruling Passion, &c.-An attorney, being given over by his doctors, issues a writ of "Ne exeat reg. no" against himself.
Seven Letter-carrier Dismissed. for opening Letters at the Post-office.-Sarve 'em right, a st of pennytraitors.
Dinner to Sir H. Hardinge from the E 1. rectors-Sir Henry being snug in his berth, Directors give him a good tuck in.
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
lay in small talk for approaching evening parties. Now practise the Polka with arm.chair, and rub up old imijatiens a la Joel of neighing horse, and swing w od. Now read up familiar Jos, and Hearn new jokes for quadrilles. Now study in the looking-gings for comic song, and flour your Pos tition's wig for masked bull. Now compose speech to toast "The Ladies," and commit to memory a “Return thanks" when your "health" is proposed at supebr.
5 per Cent Loạn
5
Lin
· (1929–30) -114} 5 per Cent Sicc«s.................. (1934-35) –120.
per Cent Company's Rupees (1841–12) −140). 4 per Cent Company's Rupees (1835–36) – 933. 4 per Cent Siccas...
(1832-33)-1053. 4 per Cent Loan...............................(1842–43) – 99)
per Cent Loan
(1828-29)-1053.
--BANK OF BOMBAY,
DISCOUNT,
On Government Bills, above thirty days 4 per Cent. El ssing of the Police Force.-Pulicement are
Alitto, within thirty days 3. ditto. public instructors. They're will lettered to teach | On Private B.lls, at or within 3 months 6 ditta. maid-servants their alphabet. That's the reason
• 2 sucks
INTEREST. ·
counts on deposit of Government Notes
Ditto nù deposit of Bullion
| Ditto on deposit of Metals and other
Gooda
COTTON, Bombay,
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sh.pa. T's.
- Madras
5
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COTTON of all kinds continues dull, with a slight decline on last weeks prices..
COTTON GOODS.
White Shirtings,
Grey
.2.30
20 per padat
ditto ditto, 2 60 41 3. 20 Sutarisas -No improvement în price; salés un derate. Yarr, Nos, 16 to 21 26 Ü 427, 60 per picul
Nos 18 to 32 28 0
«< 29.0 " No. 3 to 42 32 0 433 0 Yarn a qused a shade tower, in consequence of some holders, showing a desire to realise,
Chintz Furniture
2 0 300 per pieco
LL
per box
2.99 per piekł
#02 10
1.
5 per Cent. 517 disto.
Noming!
METALS.
Tio, Banei.
13 0
4.49 59 per picul
ditto.
Straits
13 58
416
{
Plates
6 80
Iron, Naik.
2 10.
་*
Hoop
0
1 80
+
6 20 .*
0. 0 per box
+6
50 per picul
"
they haunt peoples areas. They're puid to b] On Loans, and Cash Credit Ae- well informed, and so should know all the cooks on board-wages, and every housemaid that finds her own tea and sugar. Policemen are ΠΟΥ known, in common with the "Patent easy shining black lead," as the "Housemaid's best friend.".
COAL MEASURE IN LODG|NO:IFOUSES.
BANK SPARES 51 per Cent Premium. 1 Coalscuttle makes
The Bombay Bauk takes charge of Government 1 sack.
Securities Bank and other Stock Certificates, atl 1. 50 fires
realizes Interest and Dividends on such as áre Firing for the Lan-ayable in Bombay for Constituents. dlad yall the year
Parties discounting Bills may take them up at round.
my period prior to their maturity and the Bank will refund the discount for the unexpired portion
the time sach Bil's may have to rim Post Blis granted, payable at 3 d y's sight, free of charge, ni Bils pivalile at Cofcutts.” Madras and Agri, gramed at the rate of Exchange of the
10 tons.
50 fires.*
The price is very difficult to estimate, as it was Diries from half a crown a scuttle to sixpence a sho
velfhal the
Warner's Invisible Shell their it Brighton The thing was such a joke, that a ship split her
sides.
The german Diet proposes Measures to put Down Gaming at Watering-places-Jh! that Bulum Bad'um. (Did you ever!)
Railway Intelligence. In Kensington the sp culations for the closing have been fully realised "for the railway has closed. A støker and a kit chen paker are thrown out of employ by this cu tastrophe. The place of money takerd havi always a sinccure, will, it is supposed, be conti: ON CURRENT DEPOSITS.-Class 1. Subject to a nued as heretofore.
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beel
The Christmas Waits -The following were the
BANK OF WESTERN INDIA,
INTEREST ALLOWED.
Commission of per Cent Ditto Class 2. Without Commission
of 30 days Ditto 3 months
Novel Punishment.-A young lady, having most popular last week :-John Bull waiting for 8 ON FIXED DEPOstrs. – Re.payable on u notice married her father's footman, was lately senten repeal of the Income-tax; the parishioners of St. ced to Mrs. Ellis's Wives of England for a twelve Stephen's Walbrook, waiting for a settlement of their accounts; Lord Brougham waiting for the month, and hard labour ton.
woolsack; the fount ins in Trafalgar-square wai- ting for the Artesian well,
Custom House Frauds.A passenger by The City of Baulogne succeeded in landing three bo- tles of French brandy concealed in his inside. -
Extraordinary Berth.--There is a sitation un- der Government, averaging 5,0001, a-year, and so. mething to do for it.
Strange, if True.--A lady had a duck which, hearing it was to be killed for dinner, walked into the garden, and deliberatly stuffed itself with sage and onions.
Extraordinary Statistical Fact.-A lady in Fit zpoy-square has a cat which in the course of last year broke fifty plates, six cream-jugs, two brass candlesticks, three souptureens, fificen tea-cups, and has eaten no less than thirty chickens, two sweetbreads, seven turkeys, three legs of lamb, ten goceberry-pies' and three pois of preserved apri- Nevertheless, this extraordinary cat is the greatest favourite with the cook and all the ser
Cuis,
vants.
A Voice from the Bakehouse.A good baker should his own mutton. This is easily done
grow by placing your customer's legs in a row, acoor- ding to sizes. Having purchased the smallest leg you can find, change it for one of the bakings which is a little larger; that again should take the place of the nest bulkier joint, and so on until you arrive at the largest. You can then walk off with your leg. A good crop of bak'd laters may be got by digging one out of each customer's disli,
The Language of Door-knockers -Rut signi fies-Rots, Taxes, Paper, Duus, "D'ye want any apples Physic, the Dustman on Bux.ng-day, and Servants' followers.
Rat-tat announces--the Postman, the Comical
Cousin, and the "downy" D.,
INTEREST
INTEREST AND DISCOUNT CHARGED.
We leave the learned to decide between the fol lowing rival theories, recording our opinion that Discoust. there is much to be said on both sides:
"The Wassail Bowl-Robert of Gloster thinks that the wassail bowl was so called because their
was ale (easily corrupted into wassail) in it. Phi lip of Kensington thinks it might have been called wassail, he was ill after drinking too much of it"
Liebing has said nothing truer than this pro- found piece of science-
"Experiments in Chemistry.-Potato is nothing but starch; but a piece of potato doppel into a glass of grog would not have the effect of stifle ning it.
Confessions of a Conductor.Busses is erro
neously said to hold only thirteen insides; if they like they can hold a great inany more, besides baudles and wet ombrellas. Man is a squeezable inimal; and 'busses is like carpet-bag, there's no knowing what they will hold till you tries 'em. Consequently, though your buss seems full, shove 'em in, and drive on, and they are sure to shake down and fit in as close as wood purement. Bad sixpences is useful on rainy nights for stingey wo meu as won't pay more than the fare for themsel yes and a carwin-full of parcels When short of passengers, stop at the corner of every street to make obserwations and dauce the poika on the foot-board.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Bombay, 15th February. EXPORTS.
COTTON, A very few purchases of new Cotton have been made during the week, and there, have been no transactions whatever in the old. The fol- feat lat-tat- is the signal of a Poor Relation, a towing are the quotations of to-day..
Charity-touter, or a Bill of Exchange.
Rat tat-tat-tat-tat-tat--rat-tatett indicates a Footman in full powder, the Polku-Professor, the Pet Parson, or the Chinney on fire. Ratta-ra-tata-but no, a Gentlemans's knock cannot be described by the most ingenious phonography.
Boiling. The boiling point varies in different localities, In Belgrave and tirovesnor Squares, May Fair, and Spring Gardens, the pot can har dly be boiled under 3,000!, ayear. Whereas up at Camden Town the pot will hoil at 15:1, or 2001; and about St. Giles's or Spitalfields, at 7s. or 8s. per week.
PRICES-CURRENT OF RAW COTTON,
1 99
4 50
*
• Bar Steel Tin plates
4 80 Lead Pig Quicksilver
139
0 0 METALS.With the exception of Leal, there is ng mar- ket for metals at present; lead ins somewhat improved. OPIUM, Patan, new, 610 0 657
O per chest ..CL *olt 63) 0.645 0
B Benares, new, 6to
+39) 0 + ald, 619 '' 4685 {T Malw new good 710 { *720 {
4
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Turkey 480 0 630 per pical
The want of arrivals from Bengal, alone tends to support prices of Patna and Benares.
3).
21.
Pepper
On Loans and Credits on Company paper 5 pet,
Do. D.. on other security 6 do Government Bills above 39 days 4 ik, DV, Do under 3 days 3 do. Private Do not exceeding 3 months 6 do
Do. Do.
4 months 7 do.
From Singapore Frre Press, 3rd April 1345 ).
EASTERN ARTICLES, Bees Wax --Sa'eable as it arrives at $-30 a 32 per pel.
Betelut Continues to be inquired for last sale at $2 per p L
Camphor, China.the latest imports by the Junks consisting of about 2,000 piculs have been soll at $ 16 a 163 perpicul and the Market is now clear. The exports to Europe this Season will probably not exceed 4,000 piculs.
Cassia-There have been no imports for some. time and the quotation of $ 13 per picul is there- fore nominal..
Coffee-A small supply of Java remains in the hands of the importer.
Cotton Stock trifling and in demand for the Junks.
Ebony is also inch wanted for the Junks and no supply in the Market
Gambier Saleable as brought to Market at about $1,65 per pel.
any
Gunnies.-large stock and difficult of sale if quantity; sales of 20 ralos of good quality at 87 Gm Benjamin.-in good demand but no trans- actions bave been reported.
per 100.
Gun Gopal.-dull of sale.
Hides & Horns, Bif do.-continue in good de. mand.
-
Rice, cargo qual ty Rattans, Barjermassan 4 0 Sandalwood, Malabar 5 0
Timor, & S. S. II, 4 ́0
Saltpetro.
5 80 (4 0 0
180 « 9 0
#g 0 0.
13 0
4.
7 0
4 25
.**
WOOLLENS.
Spanish Stripes
1 00
Long Ells, scarlet
8 30
well assorted.
8 20
Camlets. English
20 0
Dutch
28 0
* 30 0 C
Melium Cloth Ladies
1 80
2
5 per yard
1-20
в
1 30
6 0
10 per yard
00 per picco
8 40
422 0
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The import market for nearly every description of mami- ketured goods continues very languid, but particularly an for Woollens,
Alum Aunisced
Camphor Cassia
EXPORTS.-CN Board.
Buds.
China Roots Galangal, Musk Rhubarb. SILK.
Tsitee
Toysaam.
Canton
$ 175 to 2 0 per picul
10
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2.50 * 3 0
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2 40
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0
12
90
04. '0
per catty.
30
0 GO 0 per picul
450
0 5170 0
450
04 0 0:
280
-0 350 U
Silk the trans retions during the week, were lafge--about 1000 bales.. Tsadee was placed at from $615|10 8 66,3 Being a bule`mory favorable for buyers. TEA.
Orange Pekço,
Congou Caper
13
0 ** 23
0
17.
021
Souchong
26
033
0
6
17
#23 0
fine seened.
40 046 }
23 0 8. 0
13
0
4.36
0
40
0 483
0
37 0 » 80- 0
Twankaya Hys in OPIUM.-The Market is unusually depressed Young Hysn the only transactions consisting of a few chest B- Byson Skit. nares at $ 585 a 591 Some holders are dem tal-Gunpowder ing 609 but the recent unfavourable accounts Imperial from China make it very improbable that this Rs. 13 a 76 Per Surat Candy of 7 Cwt price will be obtained - Padua in no. inquiry. Mal- wa of good quality wantel. Turkey is also much wanted for the Java and Sumatra Market and the first supply nay.command $450 per pel
du.
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Surat,Broach,&Jum- booseer (Old). Ditto (New) Comrawutty (Old) Ditto" (New) Gogo, Dholera, and
Bhownnggur (Ol}, " Ditto (New) Komptal (Old) Mangarole, and Pore-
bunder [Old] Bharsee [Old] Rajapeorce [Old].
MALWA OPIUM--Rs. 1225 a Rs. 1250
per Chest Guns-Arabic, Rs. 32; Animi, 90 to 100; Copal, Rs. 95 to 100 per Cwt.-The only transac Tax Gatherers.--Scene-The Street-Hallo, tions brought to our notice have been on a very Mr. Income, How are you?""Pretty well, Pasmall scale for shipment to Europe.
Senna Leaves. —Rs. 13 per Cwt ving and Lighting. "How's Mrs. Paving?"— Oh, hearty. Your good woman and the little
FREIGHTS, Incomes the same ?"Yes, thank’ee. Scen New River New River! Oh! ah! he's just run into the Cider Cellars, to have a drain with young Sever."-"How's Window's pains in the back
"Better. Have you heard about Assessed — "No.""Why, he's gone off with two quarters sailing Vessel, $.34. and Amelia Poors.Never! Here's that Church coming down the street; I don't speak to him; so good-day, Paving,”...Giood-by, Income.” -[Exeunt
A few Words to the Laundress by one of the Tribe.-Don't never wash for a two-pair back, if
He's sure to miss one of: so he you can help it. his two shirts when you takes home the basket. Squares is good, and so is-Perraces if they "don't go to Tea Gardens on Sundays, and so can't have their feelings burt by seeing you in their silks and muslins (which, in course, you 're sent to a wrong party) at the Conduik, or Copinghagen, where you may take'em to air'en.
Exportation of Brides. -Mothers with a multi. tude of daughters should divide the favours of their family fairly between their native country and the colonies. Thus those daughters who are blessed with aquilines and raven tresses will be found adapted for Home consumption, whila snubs „and doubtful auburus should be devoted to the Indian market. N. B. —Squints will do for Canada.
Christmas Festivities.--Now list your doors, cork your soles, and allow your raisins, and whip your syllabuha. Now look up your greengrocers for evening parties. Now kid your knockers, and fannel your bells for boxing-day.
The advices from China rea ch to the 18th ins. fant Patua, new-is quoted at 8.610 Old $ 630. Ben res, neo-3 580, with every prospect of a further decline: Malin 710-the demand is said. to be steady and these prizas freely given for good quality. Turkey is quoted at $589) but as the Oriental had arrived with 250-chests this price is not likely to be long intintamed. The accruals from the Coast are extremely unfavorable - At Chusan Patna was selling at $ 680 and holders evinced great anxiety to quit their stocks,
Pepper, black-Saleable as it arrives at quota. tions. White continues to want.
·To LONDON AND LIyerpool – £ 2. 15s, per ton.
Rice. The Market is without.alteration but as To Chisa.-Rs. 15 a 16 per Candy, for Cot-large supplies are expected the present rates can
tour.
Ditto. Dea.
Per Chest of Opium per Clipper. 87.
ditto.
ditio per
ordinary.
THE MONEY MARKET.- EXCHANGE ON LONDON,~~IS, |· 101. a Is. ¦ 1014. at 6 months sight.
EXCHANGE ON Cale¤rra,--A! 60 days, 993.
Ditto.
ditto. At 30 days, 100. Ditto.
ditto. At sight, 102. Ditty. ON MADRAS — At 30 days, 101. Ditt...
dito At sight, 102. Ditto. ox CHỈNĂ. —At 63 days, 220 Rs.. per 100 Spanish Dollars.
"
BOMBAY BANK Suages,-ul a 52 per Cent Premium.
hardly be supported.
Sapan-wood, Manila.-Sales of 500 piculs by the Junks at $1,95 per pel.
Segars, Manila. -Saleable in small quantities at quotations.
Tet, Junk. No transactions to report. Tin.-Sales of 610 piculs Kannaman Tin, equal in qually to Junk Ceylon, at $ 14,25 per pcl.
Wheat:-Stock trifling and wanted.
EXCHANGES.
On England-Bills at 6 Months sight are offer ed at 4s 34d but no iransactions have been reported
On Calcutta-222. Bumbay-229. Madras.
-231
On China.-Bills are scarce and wanted,
- TONNAGE.
Is wanted for London and · Liverpool
Also a
WESTERN BANK SHAREs.→42 a 43 per. Centressel to load home from the West Coast of Suna Premium.
tra. There are likewise 2 or 3 Cargoes of Rice &c offering for Ports in China at 40 a 50 Cent, per picul.
AGRA AND UNITED SERVICE BANK SHARES. →♫♫ per Cent Premium, or Rs. 775 per Share,
MADRAS BANK SHARES.-40 per Cent Premium Sovereigns. -Rs. 11. 1, @ Rs. 11 and 2. Annus.
each.
SPANISH DOLLARs (Whole).—Rs. 226 per 103- Dollars.
German Crows -Rs. 217 per 100 Crowns. small ingots. Rs. 103, 10 per 100.
SYCEE SILTER.-Large ingots, Rs. 103-15, and
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.-Are current arthe subjoined quotations.
3 per cent Transfer Loan (1825-30)-109
Hints for Evening Parties-You canteri olda 111 according to numerical order, from No. gossamer into opera has, by doubling it up, and 1151, to No. 15,250.
CANTON. PRICES CURRENT. 23RD APRIL, 1845. IMPORTS-DUTY PAID. Ale (best brands) .8150 Amber
818. O per h
11. Oper catty
0 0 per picu
TO 50
Betel Nut Canvas-Eng. and
Scutch Cochineal
4 50
蒜感
$ 0
$1
9.0 per bol
112
h
Copper, sheaching | 24
06 per picul
U
0
U
|
for t
S.A, Cochgy, European &
20
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0
190-23
430 **95
TEA-The shipment of tons to Great Britain still goes on. The export from 1st July to date is 39,633,316 ibs. With about 500,0 10 Dis, from Shanghai.
EXPORT OF TEAS TO GREAT BRITAIN FROM 30T JUNE TO 1st Apunt
In 76 Ships, from the Lady Amherst to the Dowthorp
8,607.786 lbs. Green,
Black, 20 703.792
Total 39,101,138 a.
130,700 lbs.
Two SHIPS IN APRIL. St. Vincent,—Green Black
Black
Beulalt-Green
570,600
130.700
400, 130.
In April,
1,232,134 lbg.
PRICES OF BULLION. Sycee Silver, large, 3 per cent, preinium. Spanish Dollars, Ferdinand, par
Carolus. 10 per cent.
per cent.
dincount. Republican ditto, 3 to 4
EXCHANGE.
Bills on London at 6 months sight, 4s 3d to 4s td.
Treasury closed for Spanish Dollars. Navy Bills, 48. 21: to 4.34 per Mexican dollars. Court of Directors accepted Bills, are holders asking 225 Rs. per $100.
FREIGHTS.
scarce,
To London or Liverpool, £3. 155, a £1. per ton of
a) ft. tonnage scarce.
To Amoy, 6 per ton of 40 feet.
To ports north of Amoy, 8 to 10
The recent purchases of tea, have caused a demand for tonnage, and most of the available ships have been taken up at from £3, lậu, to LA.
Tory
Earl Grey,
Eliza.
Ships Lowling.
Teas.
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Edited, Printed and Published by Joux Cane, At The Friend of China and Hooghong Gazette, Printing Office." Qcans's ROAD, VICTORIA, Homsone 1845,