THE TREND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZET TE,
No 10
His Excellency Her Majesty
(From the China Mail, April 30.)-
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Diplomatic Department.
tary and Chief Superintendent of British Trade, &o, &c., is pleased to direct that the annexed Syopptical Tables of the Trade to and from FORZING COUNTRIES at the Port of CANTON during the Year 1845, be-pub- lished for general information.
Victoria, Hongkong, 25th April, 1810
By Order,
A. R. JOHNSTON.
1 SYNOPTICAL TABLE of the IMPORT TRADE from FonsiON COUNTRIES at the Port of CANTON during the Year ending the 31st December, 1845, specifying the Description, and Quantities of Commodities, as well as their Estimated Value, and distinguishing the National Character of the Ships in which they were Imported, viz -
Carzen into exile Emicsous, but not rep who were and workshops, the stocratic sODS.
ariel picture of the fends and consellors of
man, continued the lecturer, his avarice, his love of power and minion, had established the seat of his This continent at Britain there been! He would have enjoyed the in
of his sea girt istofor none but Spain upon him, and to cross his borders
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17 Elephants' Teeth 18 Fishmaws 19 Flats 20 Glass and Glassware 22 Grimseng
Descrition of Commodities
British
Quantities, and in what Ships Imported
Ameriose Fren. Dutch Danish Swedish | German
Aggregate Quantities
Estimated Value in Sp
Miace Poring.
the
Flags | Lurchas
Imported
Dirs. at 44
Sterling
Areca or Betel Nuts
Piculs
Bicho de Mar
15,935 12,058
420
45
5,095
2,088 Piculs
35,221 230,795
4,896
5,289
14
132,529
the misery
5 Birds Nests, Edible,
Catties
1251
7751
1
26,651 Catties
20,551
232,076
8 Clarks, Watches, &c.
Value 28,545
6,564
35,110
35,110
sery of
10 Cochineal
Cauties
1,680
1,100
Canies 2,7800
6,912
12 Cotton.
Piculs
527,201 $2,943)
1,284
13,631
160 5,316) Picule 580,544)
5,192,430
18 Collon, Plain
Pieces
846,147 838,280
10,110
54,955 Pieces 1,255,506)
3.469,169
Twilled -*
у
3,020 132,937|
4,740
137,077
Cambrics and Muslin
21
2,497
13
$1
420911
2,4271
7,274
Printed and Dyed
23.426
1
2,981
625
350
27,288)
69.672
Handkerchiefs
Dozens
14,126
2,239
210
105
Dozens
15.680
$3,169
Not Enumerated
Value
19,050)
50,684
2481
2,818)
11,320
84 2:24
84.224
14 Cotton Yarn and Thread
Earthenware
Picula
20,446
1,705
44
251
1,031 Piculs
23,33
400,961
P
Value!
1,840
125
1,985
1.365
Cattice
15,271
1,147 Catties
16,418
16,729
1,698
136 Piculs
1,892
82,035
154
Values
3,468)
471
3,927
3,842
525 576
52)
19,020
9.204
8,2808
11,025
11,625
Picula
246|
2,231
Piculs
2,53%
155.549
24 Gum Olibanum -
4,039
4,090
23,645
4,407
4,407
407
45
Piculs
1,195
26
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101
64
3,280
419
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1,545
1,086
12 879
2
674
1201
810
2:1
1,606
36.957
24,083
4,375
3
63
840
29.931
39
Bicel
7
290
26
清
$1,270
Tin, Block. Lead, Pig Spelter
2251
7:6 16,971
71
1,320
Bib
21.076
1,836
Tin Plates
Boxes
1,000
1901
36
Boxes
Piculsi
4.805
1,029
200
#
11,870
374 1,120 902! 9,381)
5,789) 26,867 112,404|4,581| 4,432|
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30 534
94
205 12,100
14613
112937
5,871 12,284
216.75
41
152
692
6.375
6,084
27018
33,104
328.070
39 Skins and Furs
9,946
10,948
9.99 No
4705
Piculsi
280
Catties
63,938
13.685
anies
45 Wine, Beer, Spiris
Taluo!
5.650
10,652
656
763
11508
13903
40 Wood, Sandal
Piculs 22,595
1112 Prouls.
28 768
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Sapan Woollens, Broad
18,903 214,00
395
716
5.459
Narrow
Blankets
Changs 145,472 736,236 3 916 7,536
12.965
8.245
1.760
22,603
6,415
1310 6.611
4,110 Chongs 181 2
1,18
620
1,374 PROTE
40,137
7586
$ 218,596
30,486 922 7,800 1.040
12201 12.031
258 15.408
28-610
the rain of Sper he would have mines of iron and coal infinitely ve than the mines of Great Britain. If Grem Britain has been enabled, by navy, to acquire commanding penin- ons, she would have found on this con- Tanteria's Jor a navy, in an equal or gree than the possesses them in England acquired India she might still have done Sohad the seat of her power been here instow of uurope, for the difference in distance from Lon- on to India and from New York to ladia, is bus trifting her thirst for power and land would have found pretexts to wrests the possessions of New Spain from the rule of the mother country, and might peronps, have carried her to Terra del Fue- go Think you, asked the lecturer, had Now Spain, belonged to Great Britain, the country would have remained in its present degraded condition. No! Her arms, her mind would have carved out for it a higher and nobler destiny than it new enjoys. The revenue of her silver mines far surpasses the re- venue which England derives from India. This would have been sufficient inducement to England to civilize that country
Had the seat of the British Monarchy been on This continent, the territory, though vast, wopl have been compact, speceptible of easy communica tion one part with another. The fisheries, numer sous barbors, inland seas, the fertily of the soil, the mineral riches, the calubrious climate, the com- Tunding positions between two oceans, extending from one to the other, would have afforded great sources of wealth, and all the elements of a great national power,
Granting that the suppositions are correct, and the conclusion true what follows as relates to the United States, since it is now out of the power of England to place herself in the condition which the fecturer had imagined for her.
In answering this question, Mr Cushing observed that there was one great fault in the intellectual. condition of this country, which was a want of moral ependence in the subjection of the Am. ericam to the English mind, we achieved our poli
ical independence years since, but our intellectual andepend ace was not yet won at Cushing here
endeavored to show what
how what would have resulted had Britain planted the seat of her empire here. But though the Government was not here, the Anglo. No man was.” And man was ine same whether Jo America or Great Britain, and indeed the An- glo-Norman of this country upon his arrival brought advantages with him superior to those of The whom be left behind. We are republi- casin
the At
Be The
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country, and it becomes us to ask and
1180 be the head and leader of Norjan race. With the lecturer it should rican people freed from subjection to power in any point of view. The ted States do not realize the im- hings, but Great Britain does our growth. She fears the in- tion which adds to our strenglo, population keries to weaken at the present time with
Myrrh and other Gums Value 25 Horns, Buffalo and Bullock Piculs
Rhinoceros 29 Mother of Pearl Shells 30 Metals, Copper Wrought
Iron
82 Pepper 33 Patchuck 34 Rattans
35 Rice and Paddy - 37 Saltpetre
33 Sharks'-fios
40 Smaks
41 Soap, common
Pairs Not Enumerated Value
Miscellaneous Imports
Totals....
0 392,9842,478,048 8.34877,75 19,871 114.817 123.530122.442627/030
14.062911
10. £.046.912
REMARKS.-The preceding Tabs have been compiled from the Consular Returns of the British and Foreige Import Trade at Canton for the
year 1815, and the Quantities therein specified are those which actually paid duty.
The Weights and Measures stated. are those in use at Canton. I cally is equal to 14 pound avoirdupois hence 1pical of 100 catties corresponde with 1334 pounds English, I chang is 4 English yards nearly
The Value give has been compuied upon a moderate estimate according to the average praces of the year in the Canton Market, including the duty and other charges,
FRANCIS C. MACGREGOR Her Majesty's Consul
Canton, 31st January, 1840.
A SYNOPTICAL TABLE of the EXPORT TRADE to FOREIGN COUNTRIES at the Port of CANTON during the Fear ending the 31st December, 1845. Specifying the description and quantifies of commodities as well as their catinated value, and distinguishing the national character of the Ships in which they were Exported, viz:
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2 Aniseed, Star
Oil
4 Bangles
5 Bamboo Ware
6 Brats leaf,
9 Camphor
12 Cuesis lignes.
43
Aggregate Quantities Exported
66 Picule
Quantities, and in what Ships Exported
Description of Commodities,
British American. Freu. Dutch Danish Swedish German Miscall
Lereba
Estimated Valrie
p. Dre.at
Picuis
30,782
106.
110
230
50
250 139
Pizels
31092!
51,486 6,900
240
Boreal
10,194
127
Ficus
12 Boxes
146
8619
138:
74
2
Boxes!
10 it als
117
7,92!
J
Picula
2 Borer
1,202
2,815
1.025.
10 Canes of all sorts
Kille
2
$2,220
117
44,075
53
16
40
Ficuls!
Mills
15,897)
12,930
Buds Oi
155 1,433
1,357
1696 2,082
760
4,640 Picals
426,550
502
10
549
35
54
13 China- 14 China ware
3.016
2,869 *21,622
30
60
215
107
19
4,718
909
10
16 Copper, Tin, and Peter Wares
1201
5,850
173
10.8.20 121,076
2
4
18 Crackers and Fireworke
6ar
4.040
1
210)
12
20 Fans of all Sorts,
1701
Callies
5.496
28,489
27,113
66)
32
56
21 Furniture and Wood-ware.
21,773
Picris
55,681
253
9:30
25 Glass Beads, and Glassware
455
Bares
14.247
1,980
20
21 Grass Cloth
Cater
2,25-6
11,885
465
28 Hartall or Orpiment
Picus
29 1vog sud Mother of Fead were
Catties
2471 1.207
6,721 2,065
90] Boxes 8,069 Celies
39,132
41,624
50
Ficule
5,075
3,408
30 Kiursola
174
Botes
.398.
170 Cardes
925
31 Lacquer Wares
Bores
263
94.0
11.524
36 Mate and Matting
201
21 Pirule
andair of this con
and this, to and
765 15415
A
29, 69
37 Kual
105
110,575
38 Namkeens and Dyed Cottons
Putties
258
.144
41 Paper of all kinds
12
18
219
Piculs
486)
951 156
21,892
Import
ons of
Quicksilver
s Preserveer 44 Rattan Work
45 Rhubarb
Boarse and Refuse
bread and Ribapt
isce goods
Cotton Mad Staffe
2,495
180 5,503
36.720
465
13
2,1022 1,502
16,949
1487
3,192
30 Boxes
17.194
71:326
Picule
1,005
1801
21.025
2,0131 111,609
Dalbes
210 2154
DOR Butdes
536
8,265 10457 2001
993,704 94.52
$78
#Plouis
561
5,383 2.077.710 5.198 428,632
15.59
95.3-6 1,8s7,72!
73,820
5,380
701,544
14920
26, 109
319,457
1588
ECOBE
£3,509, 2
16.454
2,410
1031 638 233,396
39,276
278,583 130,555,428
love of growth, has
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18,504
Briting and Foreign Export trade at Canton for the
It mound avoirdupois; hence I picul of 100
710 Lag average prices of the year in the Canten
FRANCIS C MACGREGOB, Her Majesty's Consul
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