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this Office.
Office "Friend of China,"
RAFFLE
To be Raffled for at Mackay & Co's, Queen's
TRoad, Hongkong, as soon as the charos are
filled up, the following New Elegant and highly finished works, in 100 shares at 810 each, in the following lots, each subscriber being sure of gaining a prizo,
Subscriptions from Canton, Macao, or elsewhere, to be accompanied with an order on Parties resi- dent in Hongkong.
No.
NAME OF WORK
1 Blackwoods Magazine 52 vols calf from
Commencement to July 18424
30
2 Murphys Arabian Antiquities in Spain 1
vol, Atlas fol. half mor Giltre
42
3 Stothards Monumental Effigies in Gt Eri-
lain I vol, Royal fol do
28
4 Edingurgh Quarterly Review 74 vols half
calf from commencement to July 1842 5 Moyen Age Pittoresque 2 vols. Demy folio
half mor Gilt.
44 8
15 15
6 Penny Cyclopædia 27 vols, Royal Svo. Cloth 7 Carters Ancient Sculpture and Printing in England 2 velsan 1 Royal follo
14 36
15/15
B Holbeins Portraits of the Court of King
Henry VIII Impl 4to half mor Gilt.
9 Chamberlain's Royal Collection of Drawing 1 vol. Impl. folio half mor Gilt,
10 Boy's Architecture of Paris Ghent Antwerp Ruen &c. 1 vol Impl. fol half mor G. 11. Goodwins Domestic Architecture 2 vols R14 12 Lysons Environs of London 5 vols. 4to.
15.15
21
21
8 8
10 10
13 Struts English Dresses 353 Engravings 2
vols Ri. Ato
88
14. Regal Costumes 70 Engravings 1 vol RI 4to 5.5 15 Millengens Ancient United Monumts. Impl 4to 9. 9 16 Woods Architecture and Ruins of Palmyra
and Balbec Imp. fol half mor
17 Musical Library 8 vols in 4 folio half mor 18 Brockedons Passes of the Alps 2 vols 4to
half mor Gilt
27 Mills English Fireside 3 vols 8vo cloth
28 Deerbrook by Miss Martineau 3 vols Bro cloth
20 Gaston de Foix a Novel
:3 do.
30 Miss Pardoes city of the Magyar 3 do.
31 Peregrine Pulteney or Life in India 3 do. --
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
DISPENSARY,
4 French Hong,
CANTON.
FOR SALE THE FOLLOWING SELECT Manrosses &c.
DUTLERS Tasteless Seiding Powders. D Concentrated Decoction of Sarsaparilla, of double strength, to obviate fermentation.
Capsules Gelatineuses, Castor Oil Capsules.
Concentrated Disinfecting Solution
of Chloride of Lime,
Stomachic Bitters.
Spirit of Camphor.
Castor Oil, Superior Cold drawn,
Liston's Healing Solution,
Rose Water-
Granville's Lotion.
Prepared Chalk,
Perfamed Chalk Balls. Lip Salve,
Aromatic Syrup of Rhubarb, Tooth Powder,
Hydriodate of Potash.
Carbonate of Soda in Bottles. Gregory's Powder. Chalybeate Salts,
S WATER
AND
ERATED LEMONADE, O be obtained at the manufactory of the under То
signed.
SMITH & BRIMELOW. No 1 and 2 Woosnam's Buildings, corner of Pot inger Street,
NOTICE.
Hereby certify that I am not aware of any 19 dissolution of partnership between JOHN QUE
and myself.
12.12 715
111 65
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19 Smith Historical & Literary Curiosities half
mor Gilt
10 10.
55
20 Coosvelts Gallery of Pictures I vol 4to do,do. 21 Martins Civil Costumes of England 4to
5 5
5 5
22 Farrintons Lakes of Lancashire Wesmor- ja
land &c. Folio Proofs
23 Southey History of Brazil 3 vols 4to cloth
21 Clarks Travels 11 vols 8vo cloth
10
25 Golownins Japan 3 vols 8vo cloth
26 Sweels Hortus Britannicus 1 vol 8vo calf
116
Th
6
1 11
6
1 11
1 11 6
# 11 G
31 Bulwers Zanoni
3 do
1 It 6
33 Raumere England in 1841
2 do.
1:10
34 Priors Life of Goldsmith
2: do.
10
35 Thomsons General Gazetteer 1 vol 8vo, half of 1 10
36 Charles O'malley 2 vols 8vo cloth
I 4
37 Lady Morgans Book without a name 2 vols
38 Stopforde Expedition to Syria, Hunter Nane.
tine 2 vola.
30 Shoberls Tour in Normandy Illustad. 2 vola
1 1
11
41 Catermoles Historien Annual vol ilusta. Gt.
11
42 Evidences of Christianity 1 vol mor Gilt
I t
43 Trollopes Summer in Britany. 2 vols.
41
Visit to Italy
2v-ls,
1
2 vols.
Gerambes Pilgrimage to Palestine 2 vole.
1 1
47 Loves Exchange, by Royle
3 vols..
1 11.6
18 Panleg Comic Shotches
2 vola.
1. L
4 Wresat Bowl, by Alfred Smith 2 vela.
FI
at Murray's Chias 3 vols, cloth
52 Italy & Italian Islands by Spalding
3 do.
18
53 United States of America, by Murray
3 do.
18
51 British Amorion by Murray
3 do,
18
55 British India by Murray
# do.
JS
56 Cowpers Pooms, memes Edition Evo
15
57 McNish's Tales and Sketcher 2 vule,
12
53 Harry Lorrequer I vol cloth
59 Many Coloured Life
60 Brockedons Passes of the Alps 8vo.
10
6
61 Scandinavia Ancient and Mordern 2 vols
12
-62 Balmers Student 2 vols Avo,
63 Spiritual Quixote 2 vols calf
12
40 Pardoe's River and Desert £ vals.
45 Campbelle Life of Petrarch
Sa Longworths Year aming the Circassians 2 volk. 1 1
64 Musical Cyclopeslia 1. vol
65 Shakspeare's works, 40 Hlustrations
66 Hughesdons walk throngh London
67 Mr Ellis' Daughters of England
08 Damers Tour in the Holy land 2 vols
69 Mill's Godfrey Malvern
70 Oswald's Ethymological Dictionery
71 Careys Astronomy
79 Ingo's Rhine
73 Miller's Day in the Woods
74 Laird of Logan
75 Tytlers Henry the VIII
Cloth
76 Circumnavigation of the Globe
77 Mesopotamnis and Assyria
78 Discovery & Adventure in Africa
79 Humbolts Travels
80 Nubia and Abysinia:
61 Polar Scas aud Regions
82 Polynesia ond New Zealand
83 Persia Afghanistan & Belopchistan,,
84 Barbary States
85 Ireland Greenland and the Faroe Islands
86 Northern Coasts of America
18 4
And I hereby caution any party or parties not to pay money into the firm of KENNARD & Quit, with- out my Signature; and the said THOMAS KEN -NARD, further states that he will not be answerable
Quinine in Bottle and in Pills. Turkey Rhabarb, Balsanne Paste Suspensory Baudages. fernia trusses
Ear Syringes.
Urethra do. Bono and Glass. Lavemont Machines, Patent Lint
1113
King of the French has caused a notification to be made to her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, that the French squadron to be sent to the coast of Africs, in pursuance of the convention between their said Majesties, signed at London on 29th May, 1845, will be ready to commence operations on that coast by the 15th of the present month of December: the undersigned, her Britannic Majesty's Princi pal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and the Charge d'Affaires of his Majesty the King of the French at the Court of Loudon, being furnished with the necessary powers, do, in conformity with the provisions of the Jth article of the saul couven fron, by this joint declaration made known, that the measures to be adopted in virtue of the said at the time mentioned in the said notification: and and convention are about to be carried into execution that, in consequence thereof, on the 6th day of March, 1848, being three months from the date of this joint declaration, the warrants that have been issued in pursuance of the convention of 1881 ynd 1833 to the cruisers of the two nations, for the mu tual exercise of the right of search, are to be res. pectively delivered up.
Specillo Solution of Hydriodate of Potash and Sarsaparilla etc. for Rheumatism Chronic Cataneous affections. Spirits of Wine. Sponges,
Lignorice,
Rowland's Toothache drops Hoffman's Anodyne
Fleshbruhes
Medecine Chests
SODA WATER etc, etc. etc.
E. CULLEN, M, R. C. S. L, L. A. L.
4 French Hong, Canton,
NOTICE ]/M, S. HEYL, offers for sale, at his Stores, Wines, Peppermint, and Cherry Cordials, Beer and Porter in Wood and bottles, Wine Bittors, Choice Butter in Kegs, Nants Tongues, Tobacco, Cigars, Old No. 3 and 4 Manila Cheroots, Paint Oil, and Turpentine in cans, Bright Varnish, Ravens Duck, &c. &c.
Victoria, 16th February, 1848.
JUST IMPORTED,
AND For Sale by C. Mankwick, Auctioneer,
Pottinger Street,
A few Hogsheads of Abbotts' Pale Ale. Victoria, February 4th, 1846. FOR SALE.
"In witness whereof, the undersigned have sign- ed the present joint declaration, and have affixed thereto the seals of their arms.
"Done in duplicate, at London, the 6th day of December, in the year of our Lord 1845. ....-.
(Signod) ABERDEEN,” (L.S.) ROYAL MARIND ARTILLERY. —It is contemplated to increase the Marine Artillery corps from 730 to 1,000 men, as a considerable extra number will be required for the large steamers and steam block rine Artilery are also very short of officers, not having one to embark in her Majesty's steamer, Samson, without withdrawing him from the force in Ireland. The whole number of officers allotted to the corps consists of six captains (one a super- numerary for laboratory, and other scientific ser- vice), and twenty Lieutenants (one acting an aju tant). Of the latter there are eight short of com plement
Engineers are busily employed strengthening the land and sea fortifications of both Portsmouth and, Parises. All the embrazures which have në different times been stopped up ulong the lines and ramparts of those towns have been now re-opened
for any debt or debts contracted by the aforesaid BY the undersigned a fow Jars of superior Eng and where guns can be placed with advantago now
JOHN QUE.
THOMAS KENNARD.
Victoria, Dated 19th February, 184 6.)
NOTICE. MRS HUME, MILLINER & DRESS MAKER, PEGS to inform the Ladies of Hongkong, that
BE
having been enabled through the kindness of friends to resume business, she has this day opened a Shop in Stanley Street, where she trusts by strict attention, and punctuality in the execution of
any
jah Paint Oil.
C. MARKWICK.
Auctioneer
Pottinger Street. Victoria, 19th November, 1845.
NAVAL AND MILITARY.
NAVAL.
ones made. On the ravelin in advance of the King's bastion, on the Portsmouth lines, eix now crobra- zures are now being formed, and six guns of heavy calibre (32 and 68 pounders) are to be mounted. forthwith. As this ravelin commands obliquely the entrance of the harbour, it will add consider- ably to the sea defence, and will likewise strong. the town fortifications. The works at Blockhouse Forth are progressing rapidly, the Barrack for the the Artillery being nearly finished.
PROMOTIONS.
orders with which she may be favoured, to merit following names of those who have received certi Captain.Hon. W. B. Devereux.
a share of patronage.
No, 3 Stanley Street, Hongkong, February, 28th 1816.
E. CHRISTOPHER begs to inform the Ladies of Hongkong that he has just receiv- ed by the "Braganza" a splendid assortment of ladies French Silk and Gauze dresses, Barege ca. chemire, tilacé broché, Barege satin, Labrador, Veloudine fleurie, and other robes; Ladies plaid Silk shawls and Scarfs, Cravates gouffrées, and Mille raies, of the latest style, which he offers with confidence as being the newest and most distingué 10 lot of goods that has yet been received in Hongkong, Also gentlemen's Black Silk and Satin Cravats and Waistcoatings of superior quality.
NOTICE.
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67 Arabia
S& Drake Cavendish and Dampier
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69 Egypt Ancient and Modern
90 Voyages Round the World.
91 Life of Sir Watter Raliegh
92 Lives of Eminent Naturlists
98 Byrons Tales and Poems
94 British Song Birds Calf
95 Solitary Hours
&G Princes of India in 1841 cloth
07 Lamartines Travels in the East
98 Edinburgh Pharmacopea
09 Whites Selburne
100 Lives of Eminent Zoologists
SMITH & BRIMELOW.
£100
THE undersigned begs to inform parties indebted to him, to pay the same as early as possible; claims on those residing in China, not paid, or are rangments made to do so, up to the end of next May, and those in Europe, &c., up to the end of cst August, (alter giving due notice in the New 7spapers of Names and particulars); will be put up for sale by Public Auction, and sold off to the highest bidders.
Those who have established on the East Coast of Chin, or elsewhere, or have left China, since 1830, are requested to send their address, and their accounts will be forwarded to them without delay.
JNO: SMITH
7.0 7 G
6
$
Macao, 18th Februtry, 1846. TOR SALE.- By the undersigned.
Champagne,
FOR
Bock,
Beer, and Stont, all of the first quality, EDWARD NEWMAŃ.
Victoria 7th October, 1845.
MCEWEN & Co. Gr. Wine Beer and Spins Me-chaus
TENERAL Commission and Shipping Agents
And Auctioneers Queen's Road & Chinams Hong. Supply Ships, Families and foreign residents at the consular ports, with all descriptions of Sures, Salt provisions, Wine, Ecer and Spirits upasa mo deaale terms.
Also dry and convenient storage for goods. Victoris, 1st January, 1840.
FOR SALE
JUST landed a few Hogsheads Superior Dark
Colored Brandy.
Also, Dark and Polo Colored Cognac in bottle, of fired quality.
MCEWEN & Ca
Ship Chandlers, W'holtauiz and Retail War and Victoria, ther
Spirit Merchants, and Commission Agents &c.
No 1 & 2 WOOSNAM'S BUILDINGS.
1946 GOLD PENS.
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In pursuance of the regulations issued during the last season, for the voluntary examination of Masters and Mates in the merchant service, the ficates have been published-Masters, first-class, T. W. Pixley, W. Pigot, W. Gray, W, R. Pro- | bert, J. Paterson, J. Napier, J. Harrison, J. H. Smith, E. G. Dent, W. L. M'Leod, S. Scout, and S. S. Jeffery. Second Cliss: A. Aloock and J. Jones, Third class A. Davidson. Mate, second class, J. Gray.
The Bittern, 16, Com. T. Hope, having com. pleted her fittings in a most hurried manner, is now at Spithead, from whence she trices despatches to Ascension. It is understood that the Biltern will ultimately go to the East Indies,
The result of the trials between the different vessels composing the Experimental Squadron has been published, and, remarking thereupon, the No. val and Military Gazelle says:- Taking an im- partial review of the whole of the foregoing facts, it would appear that the Vanguard and Superb have nearly reversed their positions, in comparison with the places they hold during the former expe- timental cruise. They were then decidedly the two last in the fleet, under almost all varieties of weather and under all conditions of trial, whoreas they have now generally had rather the advantage
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Commanders.-C. J. Postic; H. C. Harston. Lieutenants.-F. O'Reilly; D. Aird; F. K. Hawkins ; C. T. Leckie; H. Bayley; W. E. F sher; J. C, Clark ; A. D. Gordon; C. O. Wood: C. M. Aynsley; G. A. Brine; J. C.W.N.Taylor F. G Simpkinson, and T. L. Gaussen.
Surgeon--E. Heath, of Dwarf (who was order. ed to attend the sick of Eclair, at Standgate Creek.).
(Monthly Mail, Dec-24),
· PROMOTIONS, --Commanders-Henry Lyster (1841). acting captain of the Agincourt, and El- ward Gonnys Fanshawe (1841) of the Cruiser (for their services with the boats in the attack on the 19th August, on the Borneo pirates), to the rank of Captain. (It is presumed that Commander Clifford, of the Wolverine, son of captain Sir Au- gustus Clifford, R N, C B, Usher of the Black Rod, will also be prompted on his completing his sen sorvice time.)
Lieutenant-Cleorge Morritt (1837), first of the Wolverine, for the above services, to the rank of Mates-Marcus Lowther (1838) acting Lieut. Commander. of Canopus, and greatly the advantage of Rodney | Philip W May (1849), and Charles Floury Young and Albion. At the same time, when we look at † (1839) of the Agincourt; Charles Nolloth (1838) the behaviour of the Canopus in that most decisive of the Dedalus (also for the above services); Wm. trial, in heavy weather, on the 12th of November, George Herbert(1941) late of the L'ormidable; Wm. and again on the 17th, under close-reefed maiptop C. Forsyth (19:13), of the Volcano ; Robert Hussey sail and storm staysail-on which latter occasion Morabray (1938), of the Hazard; Henry H. M. the rolling was denoted by signal-ve must admit | Roden Page (1839) late of the Ferrof; Oswald the superiority of the Cumipas as a pan-of-war. | Borland (1910), of the Queen; Elmand Hemp- It should not to forgotten that just before these Inst stead (1933), of the America; and William Cash series of trials the Vanguard and Soperb were both man (1939), of the Hermes, to the rank of Lieut- Assistant Surgeons -W. G. Farmcter (1830), sent to Portsmouth to be newly coppered, nad to bo re-stowed and trimmed is a particular manner, for ! late of the Devastation; Win. Wood, M. D.((830), late of the Anient and John Smart Peddio (1830). this especial service (or sailing match), taking on board only three months? salt provisions, and four | of the Tortur, to the mank of Surgeon.
Clerk-Augustus Gilbert (18271, in the charge months' provisions of other kinds. This, of courso improved their speed; and that tho Campus would of the Bonetta; and Robert Kelland(1834), acting also have been improval in sailing by new copper, † purser of the Heroine, to the rank of Paymaster cannot, we think, be questional: It is therefore ↑ and Purser. thought that she had haklly fair play."
Prostorova. ~Lentopant--II, C. Hanston to The Experimental Squadron will not le paid off. | the tank of Commander The Vanguard, 80, Cape Wilks, will be stationed
Mates. Bayley [38381 of the Volcano; W,
at Cove, taking the flag of Rear Admnimt Sir 11. ↑ R. Fisher (1999), of the Crocodile ; J. C. Clark Pigpt, x.c.u, the commander-in-chief. Thus abe | 11830% of the Rattler; A. D. Gordon (1910), late if the lustrious; C. 0; Wood [1838), of the will be available for any emergency in such an advanced position. The Albion, Ut, Capt. Lockyer | Queen ; C. M. Ayustey. [1811], laws of the Scout; and the Canopus, *3, Capt. F. Murtaby, nre to re- G. A. Bring (1910), of the Curogon ; J, C. W. N. main st Devonport, where, with the Quees, 110, | Taylor (180m late of the Arfoot, P. U. Stupkin- | flag-ship of Ada Sir J. West, the Port Admiral, en 118351; T. L. Chausson (100%) of the (todney; and the Calidomia, 120, Capt. M. IL Dixos, with and C. T. Leckle (1841), of the Hibernin, to sho the fing, of Real Admiral Saperintendent Sie 9: rank of Lientodust, F. K. Hawkins [5], ofthim Pym, they will form the mua body of a powerful | Eagle, and A. B. Davies (1838) of the Coast Sect. The Rudsey, 92, Capt. Cuther, and the Sa- Gnar, to the rank of Liyntenants.--Monthly
Times. December 21.
AVE for sale all kinds of Stones suitable for JUST Received, and for sale, a few superior Gold Feb. 3, Capt. Cory, will be stationed at Part-
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Ships; such as Canras Blocks, Rope, Tri- ne, Beef, Pork, &c &e Also Starea suitable for families, Double Gloster Cheese, Butter in small Kegs and Jars, York hems, Caffes, Chocolate Proserved Ments and Sup Srces and Pretty assorted, Sardines, France, Bidom Raisios, Pearl Barley, Jams and Jellies. Tai small package superior Bristol Tripe, Salmon, Tengus
ALSO
Beer and Porter in Cast, Barclay and Perkins Stout in bonles, Allopp's Bees.
tooth, with the 2. Viced, 100, Capt. Bir Bt. Grat, Eng ship of Admiral Sir Charles Ligh, Fan, the encounter-in-chiet By the detribution we abali tuve 10 mutt of the the at our home ports. of tut the duckin, with ston 7,000 mei, Al Sherpa-The Tultii, 120, Cape No dogs worst ir E. D. King, fan
An Innice of Satuorry, consisting of Phin and Blod Lemir Paper, I and Ruled Foders Access: Current, Account Salez Ulice, Envelope, and Bilting Paper, Qals Lost Procis. Par Tall Hulera Chifce Iskolade, dr. do
WAS, HETL Vistoria, 18th Forsary, 18th
BOOTS: DOOTS! BOOTS!!!
Superior Fort and Sherry, Minden in wood and Take a large aeterns of glyc
boules, conia, old Coene, Whiskey in cash and tule, Cast Bratty, Cherry Cordia, and a rare ty of other articles.
Victoria, th December 1945.
intendent Arthica Athawath-The 3 Tawny tới- Byday 12: Shepard, 35, At Dewan port-The Canbuse, I fi; Chures, 1101 Whum 10. Coupe #1 A1Crb-fonard, 10).
In the taste bus supearet the fallowing "Isis, |
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MIEJTANCY.
The Duke of Wellington, Ander any circuma. tances, will not relidiu tim couround of the Army.
Gen, the Hon. Siz Biword Fagot, o. e. a, for, ering of Chelan Callige, and Ciland) of the 28th Bert, la dangerously it, Cun. Hodgson, Colonst of the 4th Post, is also as a bad state of health.
Cab Yován, Sadar tuz, turmastog Cinnerei, prow esale to Slamikentor on relieve, Maj. Mandy and a muckerfal e Cork by Col. J. Aplik, k. 8, Amat- Curtarmaster Cunerat Dublia district,
GL 3. 1, &, Clerky, *. 16., Col. po the Huff at Teles, Lingrich district, hor bean apprented Atta
Trees and Waterproof Bow Bull Bata Shoe Delania suale on the part of Chest Uraud and by Ashe Curo Cum, at the loyal Barrantes, në Guén boa
Fehlin, in place of Cul. † Sprink, 4 12; andernt as Prstue, in puskamms of the The erbels of the Com. Tenerals of fie de Joy 14%, la testapoule | Cork as purasumt à sixs Carmen Cut of un