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THE FRIENO OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
Regts,, while we have scarcely got an inch beyond the cat in the science of Military discipline. All this while our national defence costs us steadily ten or twelve millions a year our Army some seven Surely for such suma millions our Navy four! we ought to have a very model of an Army, abso- lute perfection in the Navy. The whole plan and organization of both ought to be investigated to the bottom; for as long as we are told that we cannot have as fine a Navy as we could wish for four millions, or an Army for seven, those who under- take to cater for us are proclaiming their own in- competency-Spectator.
IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES. It is remarkable how assiduous the Americans are in their endeavours to obtain immigration from Britain. By the Cleveland we have received Eng- lish newspapers of the first part of the month of May, in several of which the probable interruption to the existing relations with the United States, forms matter of reference. The Chronicle makes the following extract from the New York Express of the 2nd May, and adds the comments, which we subjoin
IMMIGRATION.-The following is an abstract from the official report of the department of the number of passengers that have arrived in the United Stales from foreign countries, during the year end- ing September 30, 1844:Maine 3,649; New Hampshire, 256; Massachusetts, 6.440; Rhode Island, 154; Connecticut, 59; New York, 59 76o, Pennsylvania. 6,366; Delaware, 32; Maryland, 5,006; District of Columbia, 32; Vermont, 197 North Carolina, 5; South Carolina, 330; Florida 58; Louisiana, 3,889-Total 184.764; of which were-males, 43,897; females, 35,867.
sortment of tripe, china, dogs meet, lollypops, and (masonry, and in his wish to discourage and dis- | brought to a satisfactory termination a complete other pickles, such as hoyaters, Blc.-Old rage credit it by every proper means, we do not take union being effected through the especial interven bought and sold here, and not any were helse-and the view which he has propounded of the question tion of his Grate the Duke of Leinster, the illus new lade eggs every day, by mo Roger Giles. either of duty or of propriety in this regard. We trious chist of the order, and by the desire of all P: S-Leeches goggrefy, and all them outlandish printed Mr Anstey's letter, not to express out apdiose interested in its prosperity. Thus, peace has proval of his view, nor should we have printed it as been restored on terms honorable to all concerned, things, N: BA Bawl on Wednesdays,
all if it had been addressed to ourselves. But the without the compromise of any fundamental prin This is the most important We alluded in our last to the receipt of some letter having been written bona fide for another ciple on either side. information: relative to the fraudulent adulteration purpose than publication, and having been despatch event in the Masonic Annals, since the Union of of Opium in the Malwa districts, and intimated thated to its destination, we thought that (to use a man the Grand Lodges of York and England, effected we should endeavour to make room for it in our dern phrase) it roight be considered en fait nc. by their Royal Highnesses, the late Dukes of Kent present issue. We now fulfil our intention. The compli, and as much deserving of publication as and Sussex-Carlons Sentinel.
The friends of Masonry, of every grade and particulars are contained in a communication ad- many other things that are weekly chronicled
rank will learn, with unqualiñed satisfaction, that dressed to Government by an able member of their without reproof.
As the subject has been mooted, we may as well certain differences which prerailed in the higher Medical service, who, taking advantage of bis po sition, and opportunities for investigation, has for say in what our view of the point at issue differs order of the Institution, and which, if not appeased some time past been succesfully engaged in prose from Mr Anstey's, though it may be (and we hops by wise and temperate counsels, upon both sides, cuting enquiries on the subject of Opium culture, it is) that he and we both ground our opinions on could hardly fail to weaken and impair the general and the preparation of the drug for the market. It the same principle. For our parts, finding that interests of fraternal union, have now been happily appears that adulteration has been practised of late the question of duty with regard to Freemasonry adjusted, and is a spirit every way calculated to years to an extent almost incredible amounting, was involved in some doubt, we did what every good insure the best results. The members of the exalt according to native estimate, to one third of the Catholic should do in the like case, that is, we took ed order, Princes Grand Rose Croir, of Ireland, entire produce; a calculation which is believed to counsel of the Confessional, We there learned heretofore forming divided bodies--the one acknow be pretty nearly accurate. In the year 1343, out that inasmuch as the operation of the Papal De ledging the supremancy of the Grand Council of of a crop estimated at 20,000 chests, only 5,000 prees in this matter (and particularly those parts rites with his Grace the Duke of Leinster as appear to have been accepted by the Chinese-a of them which relate to non-intercourse) is in some Grand President, the other declining allegiance to result which considering the extent of adulteration, degree the subject of a dispute, a good Christian the Supreme Council, and claiming an independent is not to be at all wondered at. The impure subs. might refrain from conformity to the letter of the constitution. From any more particular notice of fances amalgamated with the drug, are added, not Decree in those respects until these disputes should the points in controversy between those branches by the ryot who cultivates the poppy, but by the be cleared up. On this decision we have rested of the Masonic Community under any circums Bunyah or Middleman, while the juice is being with perfect security ever since; we are anxious tances improper fur discussion by the Press, and converted into Opium, The process adopted is to obey to the letter in this aud in every case when from which we have ever scrupulously abstained- simply one of thorough admixture and inspissation the duty is clear. But, in this particular case, it we are now, however, relieved by the establish. under exposure to the air, when the deleterious in- seemed to us that if abstaining from intercourse ment of what we trost will prove a permanent, as gredients may be so thoroughly rblended with the with Freemosons be not a positive duty-be not well as cordial, alliance between the bodies, The drug as to render an elaborste chemical analysis strictly obligatory-be in any respect a voluntary Grand Council of Rites, with its supreme head, requisite to detect them, and quite prevent any act-it might eavour somewhat of presumption for the Duke of Leinster, as Grand President. is now, counteraction after discovery of the fraud. The us to do anything purely voluntary in the way of we learn, acknowledged Governing Power in the opium merchants can only escape being victimised setting up a rule of our own for interrupting social Sublime Order Grand Rose Crois. of Ireland; and by unscrupulous dealers, by employing agents of intercourse between man and man. This practical the hitherto separated sections of the Degree, to their own to purchase the cheek or poppy-juice result we deduced from what we humbly imagine which we have just alluded, form but one, united- direct from the cultivator, and afterwards superin- to be a most perfect and submissive conformity to we doubt not, fraternally united-boily, taking fend its manufacture-n system which is open to the rules of the Church, so far as our advice can equal rank, participating in the same rights, and many inconveniences and objections. It has been have any influence, we wish every one to be guided having this one common interest in sustaining proposed, as a remedy for this yoxntious state of by the direction to which we have submitted our- both-Killenny Moderator. affairs, and as a means likewise of improving the selves; and it may be that the difference between revenue, that a Factory, on a similar scale to those Mr Anstey and ourtesves arises from his having of Patna and Benares, should be established by resorted to a different advisor. With that, however, Government in the most central part of the terri-we have nothing to do; it is enough for us to fory, for the purpose of converting the cruile pro- mind our readers that for themselves each one duce of the plant into sound good opium. To this provided for him by the Church a safe guidance to factory the cultivators and purchasers might alike which he can have an easy recourse.
We tell the English Freemasons that they are resort, paying a certain sum per maund to have the drug properly mangfactured. It is believed members of a wide spread society, which in all its that the merchants themselves would willingly uncontinental members is the avowed, pertinacious, and dertake the formation of such an establishment, disreputable enemy of the Holy See. We tell them syere it not for the impression that distrust might that the worst outcasts of that society have sighed be entertained lest deception should be practised for, and have received proofs of fraternisation on course would never be experienced were the planlate Duke of Sussex was officially and intimately was itselt sufficient to create a hearty laugh during | that every man has a perfect right to determine for towards commercial rivals-a feeling which of the part of the English, and that, in particular, the combe, who was in possession of the house,
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In proof of this we beg to lay before them a page from an admired articles, by the Count D'florrer, in the last member of Le Correspondant, on the Secret Societies in Switzer land,
A SCENE IN THE {fouse.—The occasional levity with which the House of Commons has relieved the dulness of the late protracted debite, approach, absence of the Speaker, who usually retires for a ela climax last evening during the temporary few minutes on a long night, to partake of some refreshment. Just before Mr Law concluded his on the bench behind him. When he resumed his speech, two oranges was brought in, and placed seat, Lord Arthur Lennox took one of the oranges, and carrying it across the floor. presented it to Me and preparing to deliver his harraogue. This act a vacant minute or two; but the most boisterous mirth broke forth when Mr Duncombe was seen immediately afterwards pitch it across the table to velemently to squeeze and suck the orange, and Sir J. Graham, who caught it with the dexterity of a cricket "scout," and held it up, amidst roars of nughter, with a doubtful air, as if he was asking himself should be send it back again. But Mr Duncombe made a gesture as it he would have the right hon Secretary return it to its original owner, Sir J. Graham, however, after a slight pause, and benignant smile upon the hoa. member for Fins. bury, deposited the squeezed orange beneath his seat. Is this circumstance a sign of reconcilia. price of it!-Times. tion? And is the squeezed orange a symbol of the
was greater than upon any former occasion, the sums paid even last year, when her Majesty and receipts exceeding, by several hundred pounds, the the Prince Consort were accompanied to the course by the Emperor of Russia and the King of Saxony, Os the first day the receipts were (for 3210 per
A good many of these seckers of new homes in the "Far West" are Englishmen. It is therefore our duty to warn such as may be inclined to follow their example, what kind of home they have to expect under the shadow of the striped and starred banner. To this end we request their attention to the following selection from the "amenities" of In the model republic life in the United States they will see men pistolled in broad daylight in the streets of New York-Irish agrarian outrage emulated in the counties of the empire state" slavers and anti-slavers waging war on their own account in the western states--and negroes hung
the banner of Old England there are quieter bones up without the warrant of judge or jury. Under to be found. The Canadas, the provinces of Con- timental Australia, Van Diemen's Land, our Oreg grants will find civilised neighbours and a settled on, the Cape of Good Hope-in all of these emi government.
The people of the whole United States, who by their voices and their votes have supremacy of law-who have set up "the largest sustained the Democracy" in its contempt for the individual liberty" as their creed, and maintained. himself how far the expressed will of the whole dience--grem to be in a fair way of learning prac- (that is, the law) is entitled to his particular obe- tically what mischief their doctrine is to end it. The Van Rensselaer manor has become a sort of Propaganda, sending forth principles, and emissa ries to proclaim them, which threaten to bring upon us a cond.tion of most fearful anarchy, wherein every man will take or keep, not lawfully, but as he may have power to seize or to defend. The mischief hus spread into Columbia county, as ap pears from the annexed letter, which we find in the Albany Argus; and there the occupiers of land, of the Van Rensselaer tenants, go on the simple improving on the practice, if not on the teachings, principle that they will pay no rent at all, without resorting to any justification on the plan of feudal- hardship or oppression in the terms of their leases:
adopted by Government. There can be little doubt connected with them. that all respectable parties concerned in the opinm trade would hail the introduction of such a measure with the greatest satisfaction, and that as soon as the Chinese discovered--which they would soon do
Since the years 1814 and 1815, the Swiss that they could again place reliance on the quas lity of the Maiwa drug, the market would be great. Freemasons endeavoured to withdraw themselves ly extended, the consumption increased, and the from their subordinate position towards the French prospects of the trade generally very much im Grand Orient, the existence of which they thought was threatened by the restoration of the Bourbons, proved. It is now clearly evident that Bombay is far from being the most suitable place for the ex. They resolved, therefore, to join themselves on to amination of opium, because" if bad it is irreme another great centre of Masonic Unity, and for this diable, and the Chinese are adepts at physical in-purpose they demanded to be affiliated to the great spection, which is to them at least as correct a test Lodge of Ancient Freemasonry, re-established of its purity as our chemical investigation." The (reconstituee) in London. This wish was complied proposed establishment would be a source of gain with ; for, on the 27th of July, 1918, the Lodge
of Berne received from the Duke of Sussex, in RECEIPTS AT THE Grand Stand At Ascot.- to the State in a pecuniary point of view. sent the cost of manufacturing the juice into opium, quality of the Grand Master of the Aggregate The number of persons who paid for admission to and the expence of examination here, amount to Masonic Fraternity of England, letters of aggregathe Grand Stand, during the late races, at Ascot,
"DEAR SIR,~I presume you have heard of the gether to sixteen rupees per chest; and assuming tion (une patente constitutive), by which Brother the consumption in China to reach 10,000 chests Pierre Louis da Tavel (to Krayningen) was nomi-
its progress. The idea has prevailed among miny, per annum, which it is supposed would be the case, nated to the dignity of Provicial Grand Master and
arti-rent rebellion in the county of Columbia, and it net all, of our population, that the anti-rent move- Government might, by fixing the charge at the Plenipotentiary of the Brethern of the Ancient Free same rate as is now paid, at once secure a revenue masonry in Switzerland. In consequence of this
menta in Albany and Reasselaer were based on of Rs. 1,60,000 from which the expense of the es promission the Bernese Lodge fixed its inaugura
the alleged injustice of quarter sales and a large tablishment which would not be heavy would tinn for the Feast of St. John in the following year,
'third day, "the grand day,” (for 3620 persons),
on the part of landlords might quell, and remove alone have to be deducted. We think it a pity that and invited the deputies of all the other lodges. A s. 810; second day (for 484 persons), £116; collection of back rents, and that a little leniency some such plan as here detailed was not adopted at treatise on the relations of Freemasonry with the £1810. On Thursday, it should be observed, the the whole opposition; but the facts which have the time of the increase in the duty, for the mer. Church and the State, pubished at this very period price of admission was 10s, while on the other taken place in this county present the question in On the another and certainly not less alarming and objec chauts would have borne the augmentation almost by Brother Heldman, contains some noteworthy three days it was only half that arüount. without a murmur had it been accompanied by inilications of the irreligious ideas of the Freemasons last day (Friday) the receipts were not more than tionable aspect. The guardian of some infant chil- some ineasure for improving the quality of the drug We there learn that those who 'aro called Atheists' about £50, making the amount received between dren lust spring rented several farms for one year, an which they were called to pay so high an im- have been anathematised, only because they pro £2750 and £2800. This is exclusive of a large n the tenants entered into written contracts to post. Perhaps, however, the authorities may still fessed, in regard to the Divine nature, more sub sum paid for the rent of the refreshment rooms by pay the rent semi-annually, The rents wore light
Mr Careless.--Illustrated Lowdon News.
-about one dollar per acre. On the 1st of October Contemplate introducing arrangements for placing lime ideas than those of the God of the catechisms the trade in this respect on a better footing, and as considering Him simply as the great architect of
HOW TO CLEAN A FOWLINO-PIECE.-Sir Astley the first rent became due, ond about that time se it is a traffic from which an immense amount of the universe, and, not like the ignorant, as is LC Cooper seemed to bo innately philosophically dis veral emissaries came from Rensselaer to preach revenue is now derived, the subject is certainly gislator and Lord. The primitive religion, we are posed, and always had some object of practical gebellion among the people of this county. This In his scientific inquiries he had alarmed no one, as it was supposed the condition deserving of careful consideration.-B mbny Time also informed, has been modified much more quick utility in view.
ly and infinitely better, according to the difference remarkable facility of applying his knowledge to of things here was too satisfactory on all hands to of climate, than by any national religion and the the daily concerns of life, and delighted in suggest be disturbed. There was no question of title, no Talk of bigotry 1 It is enough to justify Bishop amelioration of these different religious, a working improzements for matters which might almost back rents, and no quarter sales to quarrel about, Nixon, and the most outrageous Anti-Romanis essentially Alasonic, ought to have no other object appear too trifling to attract his notice. I tercem. About thirty days passed on, and no rents being ultra Luther super John finox, and all other op. than that of bringing them back to the primitive ser upon one occasion saving in his hearing, paid, distress warrants were issued by the guardian ponents of Papistry in the world, to see such fire religion.' It would be tiresome to relato in detail must send my gun to town to have it cleaned, for and put in the hands of the sheriff. The sheriff and faggot articles as the following, appearing in all the writings published at the same period, by the it has become so much leaded that it is unfit for made the distress without any opposition, and sub- use." "Poob?" said he, "send it to London? Theresequently the apprisal, but he was then informed the prescat enlightened times, if any public now heads of the Masonic society. The obvious con- spaper on the face of the earth Ignorance of the clusion to be drawn from them is the absolute tene is not the least occasion for it Keep a few ounces that the rents would not be paid, and that the sale subject discussed is the only excuse. The Tablet dency of this society (so reorganised by the Duke of quicksilver in the gun-case, and then you can would be prevented. The sheriff probably did not is to be informed, that there is not a body of men of Susz) to overturn the entire social edifier, and easily unlead your gun yourself. Stop up the touch believe these threats, as he made no provision to forming any community of the world, who are so to substitute for it another order of things, of which holes by means of a little wax; and then, pouring repel any opposition, but went with a single atten-
we shall presently see the development."
the quicksilver into the barrels, roll it along them dans to make the sale. He was met by a body of perfectly incapable, from their very constitution, of
After reading this statement, we beg our Cathe for a few minutes. The mercury and the lead will Indians before he reached the place, escorted to being what the Tablet charges them with being, the avowed and pertinaceous enemy of the Holy lit Masonic readers to conser how far they can from an amalgam, and leave the gun as clean as the place of sale, and there, under a threat of per- See! The name of the late universally beloved, reconcile it to their sense of decenes to continue the first day it came out of the shop. You have sonal violonce, gave up alt his papers, and they truly liberal-minded Duke of Sussex, whose memory any longer members of an association, the English then only to strain the quicksilver through a piece were burned in his presence. The sheriff reports. the Tubet so cruelly defames, is a sufficient gue branch of which lent the breath of its nostrils to of thin wash-leather, and it is again fit for use, for that there were on the ground over 200 men in fn. antee for this. There are some waria and zealous breathe life into those gange of Swiss Freebooters, the lead will be left in the strainer". I have since diandreas, and 1,300 citizen spectators, called there by the novelty of the occasion. When the paper's Roman Catholics amongst the Masonic body, whose deas are the head quarters of the most des adopted this plan, and with perfect success.
were burned, the whole assemblage gave three Tag Navy. - It is cleas that if there were a war Why, the Masonic order of Knight Templar is perate exertion against Catholicity made through.
it would be impossible to man the Navy without cheers, and the sheriff left the ground without any especially and eminently Romsa Catholic And out modern Europe."
revising impressment, and that simakasenusly with adjournement of sals, and there ende the distress, receiving the announcement of war, Parlament The Indians, and many without any disguise, ato A general would be called upon to sanction a real of the holding meetings in all directions. practice, It would be not only mest odious but meeting is called for next week at Claverack, and dangerous. Sace impresent was last resoft- ramour says that the week after one is to be held. led to the poorer classes have made great advances at Hudaon. Every ma is now alarmed. The prin- in knowledge, and they would not prove so easy ciple involved in the resistance offered on a simple drive and stence while driving. Even among contract for a year tells too plainly, I fear, what some kaneledge has crept, and the Parkers the landlords in our cities, and our holders of note, of the Navy would not be few for confined to the bonds, and all other evulences of delt, have to ex- Nors 1nd why is not the Navy a favorite service pect if the movement is not met with the prompti. with a martine gengle hike the British, as it ought tole the occasion demands,”" -Colonial Times, We are grated to turn that the differewors to be? There are complaints, too, though not so Eldeo, Printed and Published by Juns Chaps
At The Friend of Chimes and Henghong which existed for some time, among the menberg (kul, of joufficiency in the Array of paucity of
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FREEMASONRY.
is not Daniel O'Connell, the great champion of
Roman Catholics, is not he Master of a ledge of!" THE ORDER OF PRINCE MASON? Freemasons? But it is useles noting such ex- We copy the subjoined article from the Cork scrable calamny. It is suthernt to place it before Constitutiva, into which paper it had been capind the public. It furnishes its own zaudoje: --
from the Dabing Facing Post 11appened also Kif, as we once intended, we had accompanied in the Cerlon Sentinel, Um Kilkenny Moderuar, Mr Anstey's letter of last week with the few re- and several other Catholic newspapers. There is, marks that seemed to us suted to the occasion, we we understand, a Chapter of that high orons of should have saved coma of nur correspondents a Masonery in operation in this colony, which has good deal of treable and nasasiness. Some of our atmehed into the Royal Fleer Lodge, R. A. friends seem to imagine that we published Mr Aue Chapter, and II. T. & K. of 3. Exempt No tey's letter because we have adoped his opens on 37, upon the Cosandtong of Irehod:-* the subject to which it relates, fathe ccurrat, no one knows better than Mr Anstey, that, while we perfectly agree with him in his horror of Fice