PORTO NOVO IRON WORKS.
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE
FOR SAUS
SUPERIOR election of goods from Mesme
THE INDIA IRON and STREL COMPANY have A Devonport & Co. daily expected par Mirze
again blown in their Furnaces and are now ready to execute orders for Pig Iron and Iron Cast- Inga of every description
From improvemente in The Manufacture of thor Iron, they are now capable of inaking Castings of the softest description and malleability, and of great strength which can be filed, turned and bored with webs
The uniform and excellent strong quality of their Pig together with the anperiority of their Castings, gire them confdence in the perfect certainty of ex culing any orders they may receive to the entire Katisfaction of those who may employ them.
The arrangements to complete their Forge are pearly finished, and they hope by the beginning of the year to supply Bar Iron of all sizes, uniform in quality and equal to the best European Marks.
Castings of the following description may be prooured
Large Castings
Columns or Pillars, Bears and Pipes, for Buildings, &c,
Small Castings-Plain and Ornamental Brac- kets for Wall Shade, Lamps, Shelves, doo
Do. - Railways and Bainstors. Do-Bedsteads with and without Posts,
D.
D».
Hinges and Balts for large Gates and Doors Castors for Beds, or for Tables or Boxes..
Pestles and Mortare of large and small sizes, and many other Castings of the like description too
numerous to mention
Order on Letters of enquiry addressed to their Agents
Mesara BAINBRIDGE & Co, Madraa.
TULLOCH & Co. Calcutta REMINGTON & Co, Bombay, or to the Managing Director at Porto Novo, shall be inmeliately attended 10.
VICTORIA HOTEL
SHANGHAL
F RICHARDS, begs to inform the Foreign Peony resident in China, that his new house hoing now muerly completed, will be opened finderthe above fite) for the accommodation of the Public on or about the 15th car of June next en
attention to the com- its charges, to render it
pore, consisting of
Enamelled Dinner services,
ditto and Japan Dessert services and ditto Breakfast services ditto and dillo Ten services, Chamber Sets, Embossed Juge of all sizes, with, and without
Lovers.
INGLISTS REPORTE
Office Friend of Chine 28th Dec 1844, bebace of this paper
FOR SALE
Com
FORNIAN FAct endorsed on the bac
of Attorney, aher forms by Chitty,
Colicas Tariff of imparts, and exporte, far countrg houses.
Seventy dozen Tes tasters and Cups, Eight and twelve light Chandeliers, with rich ly cut opal glasses, and fittings to match. 9, 10 & 12inch Vase Lamps with shades &c. Quart and Pint Decanteri water bottles, Tamblers; Wins, Claret, Champagne aded
Liqueur Glasses.
Taper Green Hocke; Bouer, Tubs and Stands,
Salts; Cruet stands, night Lampe &c. &c.
CHARLES BUCKTON. Queen's Road, and Whampoa Reach Victoria, 1st May, 1846.
SODA WATER
AND
ERATED LEMONADE, To be obtained at the manufactory of the wader
signed.
SMITH & BRIMELOW. No 1 and 2 Woosnam's Buildings, corner of Pai- tinger Street.
CMITH & BRIMELOW have received ex Pre-
cios, a quantity of Zebu Chocolate in suit able packages which they offer for sale.
1 & 2 Woosnam's Buildings, Queen's Road, 31st March 1846.
SMITH
NOTICE.
CMITH & BRIMELOW, beg respectfully to intimate to the Merchants of Victoria, that
downs in Keying House, where they shall be rans they have taken those dry and commodivas Go. happy to receive Goods on Storage upon moderate
terms.
A
ortly
patrone
made arrangements for ad on Wires Foreign and
Vater
ence
cleverv
or and
esh Provisions hion, nod of the very best Quality OD the most moderate terms
Shanghai, 16th Ap 1846
BRITISH HOTEL, KETING HOUSE, Queen Road Victoria FICHAEL GABRIEL had the honour to au
bas uken those spacious and commodious promi- 11 Z00WD as Kering House where he intenta to carry on the business of a Hotel Leeper and he
bge to essure those parties who may he pleased intronize his new establishment, that nothing shall of wanting on his part to sasure to them the greatest comfort and attention.
Billiards ca o be engaged in airy and spacious rooms with a water frontage, st the following rates,
Day Games ent do,
Rupee.
do
A CARD. RA BRINE Shipping General and Communion Agent and
Auctioneer CHUBAN
to
of RECS to acquaint the merchants and others of
neas in the above capacity • end in soliciting their patronage, assures them that his best endeavoure on all occasions anall he to promate their interest. From his long experience in mercantile houses, his having been two and a half years on the island, and doing business on moderate charges, be truels to Ansure success.
Victoria, 6th May 1848.
FOR SALE.
SIR ROBERTS PEEL COMMERCIAL RESOLUCIONS,
by Sir R. Peel in Committee on Customs and The followings are the resolutions to be propos Corn Importation Acts:—
Resolved That, in flea of the duties now pay able on the importation of care, grain, meal, or Bour, there shall be paid, until the 1st day of Fe bruary, 1849, the following duties, riz
If imponed from any foreign country Wheal
Whenever the average price of wheat, inde sud published in the maaper required by law, eball be, for every guar-
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49s and ander 50s: 50s and under 31s 514 and under 524 578 and under 58s 638 and upwards Barley, beer, or higg:
Carriage10
of and from a Bratsa poziersCES, the Caulings, for every 1000 relas Chesse Che cat -
of and from British possession, the
China or porcelain ware, painted or plata,
gitur ornementes, for every 190
Order, the la
Citron, preserved in salt, for every 1001
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ter
Under 45s the defy sbell be, for every gr. 48 and undor 49%
100
Clocks for every 100! ratun
t
0
Cupper Banufactures, not others
and
8 0
merated or describei, Bar Copper pistes
7 Q
engraved, for every 100
60
Cupper or brase wire, far every 100 mL 10€
50
Cotton, article or macolectores of tat-
3
toa, wholly or in part made op, bot
otherwise charged with duty, for every
100 Palet
—of and from & British possession, for
every 1000 vals
15
S
Under 26 the duty shall be for every at 263 and under 275.
Crayons, for every 100/ value
4
Crystel, out on manufactured, for evece.
100/ valas
10
0
3 6
Cucumbers, preserved, forevery 1000 val. 15 ~of and from a British possession, for
3
3 0
every 1001 walce
298 0
26
Pish cured, not otherwise, spumersted,
20
The cwt .
Whenever the average price of barley, made up and published in the manner re- quired by law, shall be, for every quar Quarter
27s and under 220 28 and under 298- 20 and under 30%
30 and under Bis- 31 and opwards
Whenever the average price of cats, made up and published in the manner fer quired by law, shall be for every quar"
FEW boxes of cold pressed Sperma Candles, Onta
at the Stores of,
SMITH & BRIMELOW. Woonam's Burdings, Victoria 12th May, 1846.
OR SALE by the undersigned a few Ladies silk Dresses of different shades, Gurge Shawl's and silk and satin Cravats Ladies white and colored Muslin, alao Habit Shirts Collars and, Coff, Kid and Cotton Gloves, Gents French Boots Childrens summer Clothing made of best Brown Holland table Napkins and Bathing Towels
LE. CHRISTOPHER.
Victoria, 16th May 1848.
UST received in good condition a few tins o
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fue lodian Arrowroot in 5 lb. tins; also But ter Born Beef and Tongues, Ollman's stores, dze.
MAN
LE. CHRISTOPHER Victoria, 16th May 1846.
NOTIOR
We the undersigned have formed a Partnership for the transaction of a General Agency, Auction and Commission business at Vitcuria Hong- kong, under the Firm of DRINKER & HEYL
Victoria March 2nd 1840.
S DRINKER. WM. S. HEYL
NOTICE:
RINKER & offer sale at:
Cordials.
ter
9. d
Gader 18s the duty shall be, for every qr 18 and under 19.
4
198 and under 20s
3 6 3 0
20 and under 21s 214 and under 22 20s and upwards.
Rye, peas, and beans:
For every quarter
2 0
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A duty equal in amount to the duty payable oo
e quarter of barley.
Wheat meat and flour:
For every barrel, being one hundred and ninety-
Bix pounds
Aduty equal in amount to duty payable on
thaity-eight gallons and a half of wheat Barley mail: -For every quantity of
pounde;
Adily equal in amount to the day payable on Oat meal:
* quarter of barley.
-For every quartily of 1814 lbs;
A duty equal in amount to the duty payable on
quarter of oats. Rye meal.
pounds:
For every quantity of
Aday equal in smuant to the duty payable co
a rye.
For every quantity of
poons;
A daly equal in amount to the duty payable on
qunrter of peas or beans.
Stores, superior Port, She for Mild in their Pee med and four rotal: Claret Wines, Peppermint, and Cherry Beer and Porter in wood and bottles, Wine Bitters, Choice Butter in Kegs, Neats Tongues, Tobacco, Cigars Old No. 3 and 4 Manila Chero ts, Paint Olan Turpentine in cans, Bright Varnish,
Ravens Duck, &c. &c,
Victoria, 16th February, 1846.
And that from and after the said is day of February, 1949, there shall be paid the following duties, riz:—
When, harley, beer or bigg, cats, rye, peas,
and beans, for every quarter
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UST received and for sale, a few cases of supe. Wheat meal, barley meal, oat meal, rye
Tor Pale Ale, (Bang's. )
DRINKER & HEYL Victoria, May 1st, 1846,
NOTICE
interest and responsibility of Mr ROBERT
Hespectable reference can be given if required. TELLA in our Bem, ceased on the 1st last.
Chusan, 3rd April 1846
CHARLES BUCKTON,
BEGS leave to mate that he has this day
opened a house in the Queen's road,al The foot of Oswald's tall, in connection with his esta blishment at Whampos,
for the purpose of supply ing ships &c, with
stores of every Description, Viz- Cenress, Twine, Cordage, Blocks, Bunting, Duck. Paints, Paint Oil, Turpentine, Tor Puch, Varnish, Ship and Cabin bread Flour, Provisions, Sperm Candles Manila Cueroots, Tobacco, Vilman's Stores, Guns, Shot, Spars, Ours Handspikes &c,
Brandy, Rum, Whisky, Geneva, Port, Sherry, Champagne, Claret &c.
Indian and London bottled Fale Ale, Barclay's Porter and various other stores.
Surplus Stores purchased or exchanged.
Hongkong, Let Moy 1846,
date.
NIMIAN CRAWFORD 16 authorised to sign for me by procuration sit lang kong frou
21 April 1846,
CHARLES BUCKTON.
FOR SALE
RENCH Plums in sing in frst
FRENCH
bis
A Lavnice of PanBUM ORICE CO Lather Cloth
Bows and Shoes, rongly recommended to per
eas with tender fee.
A qumber of Memel Red Hoe Poiki 130 X10
lu, by 3 an
by mutual consent.
MACEWEN & Co. Victoria, Hongkong, 4th May 1846.
ExALFRED FROM LONDON, USI arrived, an assortment of Dilman's Stores
MACEWEN & Co. Queen's Road, 23rd May 1846, 5
C
FOR SALE
Gauze of thread, for every 100 valve 10 0 0 - and from a British possesion, for
every 1001 raise
Hair, manufactures of hair or pute
wook or of hair or goats wod and say other material, and articles of such maeufacture wholly or in part mode up, not particularly easmereted, uz otherwise charged with day, for *very 100% relse
of and from a British pornassion, for
every 100 value
Hams of all binde, the own
-of sod from a British possession. The
*
CW!
Harp strings or lote-strings, silvered, fai
every 1001 value
0 2 Ø
10
0 0
Flats or bontels, Tiz, -of chip, the 35-
3 5
—of bass, cups, or borsehair bels or bon- neis, each bat or bonnet or exceed lag 22 inches in diameter, the dark 15 -each bat or bonne exceeding $2 in.
ches in diameter, the dozen --straw bale or bonnets, the ib Bats, felt, hair, wool or beaver bats,
Each
-made of silk, silk shag laid upon
lisen, or other material, each Hops, the ent
Iron and meel, wrought, eol otherwise
enumerated, for every 1000 value Japaned or lacquered ware, for every
1001 raide
Lace, viz, thrand, for every 1001 reise
made by the hand, commonly called cushion or pillow lace, whether of lisen. cotton, or slikeo teresd, for erscr
0.19 0 5 0
@
0 2 0
D
10
A d.
4
Latten wire for every 100/ valse
10
:0
:3
!
0
meal, pea meel, and bean meal for every CIFL
N
+
04
Lead, mesafectares of, not otherwise
enuwersled, for every 1001 ramUS 40 0 Leather, manufactures of:
-boots, shoes, and celebre, riz
-women's boots and culaster, the degen
pair
0
o
If the produce of and imported from any
British possession out of Europe ·
Wheat, barley, beer oroigg, cats, rye, peas, and beans, the duty shall be for every quarter
Wheat meal, barley meal at meal, rre meal, pea meal, and bean meal, the duty shall be for every cwi -
10
Resolved That in lieu of the duties of Custom now chargeable on the articles undermentioned. imported into the United Kingdom, the following duties shall be charged, riz – Agates or cornelians, set, for every 1001
-1020 0 Tatue
Almonds perle of, for every 100% valve 10 Amber, langufacturer of not enumerat
Bed for 100 yalve ALLOT 6002, the cit
BY the undersigned a few Jars of superior Engd heer of all sorts, for every barrel 100
lish Paint
O MARKWICK
Auctioneer
Pottinger Street. Victoria 19th November, 1845.
FOR SALE By the undersigned:
FOR Champagne,
Hock
Beer and Stout, all of the first quality, EDWARD NEWMAN
BILLS OF LAVING POR THE OTER
TOR sale at this
End from a British possession, 7 CML Bandsting twist for over 1D2 value —of ene from • Brith possessi che, for
every 1001 entue
0
-women's boots and celashes, if lined of trimmed wks fur of other trim.
ng the dose pair -WOMAN'S shoes with ears ar double soles, quilted shoes, and OPNU ILG dozen pus
Homer shops, ir trombo of basd
with für or day other Waalspar, 199
酒
other team, kv. merocco, pr alt leather, the dozen pair
18
BUURTON
And Whampoa Re