PARTY
THE FRIEND) OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZET TE.
fared ill indeed with Victoria
to Relein Seas.
Macao, been declared even as now a free port in fime, or made now as free as it ought, it would have This is a wretched ace beginning for us, on onro account in the Seas. The Chinese, meanwhile, aga be ginning to make preparations for carrying out in treaty-slowly and reluctantly it is true, but still they are beginning, and in fully as honest a spirit us me were prepared to have looked for. Canton is to be thrown open they have the fear of the mon relinquishment of Chusan before them and with this the rest will come.-Bombay Times-May 2.
Tehidi will of the explor satisfetion to
rly to know of ce of dostigation after attended with unbeard
privations.
that the object of the ex- ecute on overland journey Ossington, as far as ptac
Independent of discovery
hexplored region of North
100 000 source of its rivers, colonization, many looked to * Dr. Leichardt in the hope that the justify the formation of a line of rail her ready means of transit, between Port Essington; by which route a munication might be established with Bastein Settlements and place Sydney within mouths Steaming distance from England Such a consum mution imparted a degree of interest 1 spicely couceirablo, save in a colony red from the mother country in communication. The enterprise was Dr. Leichands, e gentleman of great alent and perseverance, who was accompanied by six others and 1r. Gilbert, a Botanist. The perty proceeded in a Steamer from Sydney to Moreton Bay where they were landed-this whe in October 1844. The journey was expected to be completed in four or five months the party had provisions for a short time longer. A
their fate.
To the Editor of the Bombay Times SINT. COCHRAKE'S RECEPTION AT MADRAS, SER-Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane landed at Madras it appears the other day, but winst to some most unaccountable neglect, the galben Admiral was not saluted on the occasion of his kissing the shores of India.
which to build hongs, where they can depost ther goods with safety, beyond the reach of their gra
This advantage to a Chinaan is ing mandarins. something so new, and so far beyond anything he ever dreamed of enjoying, that I conceive the nefits likely to accrue from it to Hongkong.
Gooda asored in Canton or Macst, the property
four inches long, of the shape of a scythe, and as sharp as a razor. The combat seldom lusts a mi- nute; the first charge generally rendering one and frequently both the combatants hors de combat, by inflicting on them mortul wounds Then begins the most disgusting part of the scene. The owner of each bird takes him up, blows into his month and eyes, and uses exery exertion to make the poor tor- of a Chinaman, were never safe in the Event of their fured victim give the last peck to his adversary, owner getting into trouble with the Chinese auths Failing this last peck, the battle is a drawn das.rities; and, it the property of foreigners, they coali Bets are usually paid, particularly in the country, Dot be insured against fre; the risk arising frees in gold, dust, which is weighed out in small ivory the universal carelessness of the Chinese, and the steelyards kept for the purpose. The Dutch, with consequent very frequent occurrence of extensive their usual policy derive a revenus from every cock conttagretions being considered too great by the pit within their boundary here. For my own part, underwriters
Both these difficulties are complete I am not inclined to blame them, and think our rely obviated in Hongkong; and every substantially vetive at all the three Straits settlements might be built house or warehouas, together with the proper materially increased, and the scamps of those placasty in them, were insured against fire presioni to kept in better order, by having every gambling my quitting the island. One Chinaman had, house in them registered and subjected to a tax. To March last, completed buildings for the storage of The Spectator tells us the Marquis got a regular put a stop to gambling, in any Asiatic town, in be property collected from the different parts on the blow up from the Supreme Government for the suyond the power of man; and the attempt to do so coast, on which upwards of 40,000 dollers had been preme contempt shown by him towards Prince only drives the gamester to the secret haunts where laid out; and what is more, they were already wel Waldemar. The Marquis, we suppose, thought he may indulge, his propensity, and where, I fear, filled.
The progress made in Hongkong since its oc- that enough powder had been wasted on him by the too often be becomes a witness of, if not a particl
As a grand juror in Big-cupation as a Briush colony is astonishing, and Supreme Government, and therefore reserved his pater in, deeds of blood. fire on the occasion in question,
gapore I have had evidence enough of this. perhaps unsurpassed in the history of civilization. Somebody observed to Sir Thomas, that not only
The best and most interesting sketch in the Owing to the perculiar features of the locally in the Marquia, but several of the Big Wigs at Ma-book is that of Singapore; partly because the au. which Victoria stands, that town has been extended drae, deserved every one of them a regular blow up, there nowledge of the place is great, and partly along the beach. till it is now upward of four miles for the manner in which they received illustrious because the emporium is the resort of all the in long with three short streets extending e little way individuals on their arrival at Medras.
habitants of the Indian Archipelag even as far as up the hills about its centrs. The Queen's Road The gallant Admiral very facetiously replied, the Northern region of New South Wales. Here extends along the beach the whole of the length
is the Chinaman, ever seeking to fulfil Adam Smith's and has been cut with great labour and expense. that this would be blowing Great Guns with & ven-
dealing of man and batter his cadition. geance!
How different would Sir Thomas's reception have been at Bombay-the Ducks would have treated a descendant of the famous Drake with all their bills of hospitality!
of the words in Virgil-
We never knew until now, the true translation
Das femina facti " Which means, the fime in the Ducks is in fter"
their unbounded hospitality, as shown in the lines that follow, and in every line of life at Bom- bay-A Rebrer-Ibid.
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DAVIDSON'S TRADE AND TRAVEL IN THE FAR EASE.
South Wales, and turned settler in search of baith. In 1839 he again stated for the East. Macao, Can- ton and Hongkong being amongst the places he vi
sitet.
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Errsors or TESTOTALISM -There seems to be some fatality attaching to clergymen at Singapore. The last three incumbents, Messrs Burn, Durah, and White, all died young, and of the same com plant, namely, diseased liver. My own opinion is that they were all three too strict adherents to Tee totalism. In warn climates, a moderate or rather liberal allowance of wine I believe to be absolutely
necessary.
The Chinese junks bring anpally to this part of the world from six to eight, thousand emigrants; ninetynine hundredths of whom lund without a six Nine month passed away and no intelligence
pence in the world beyond the clothes they stand in was received of the progress or safety of the party.
The consequence of this is, that those who cannot The busy tongue of rumour gave out that, the
succeed in obtaining immediate employment tuke whole party id been sacred by the natives,
to thiering, from necessity; and some daring gang- Suthers stated that they had perished in a severe
robborisa are committed every year. They do not, storm and inundation. In August 1845 Mr. C.
however long continue this mode of life; for the Pemberton Flughes, in company with seven others,
eight thousand new comers soon scatter, and find proceeded in search of the missing party: after
employmeat cithar on the island, in the tin-mines ravelling upwards of 800 mites and observing
of Radcu. or on the Malayan penimanta. traces of Dr. Leichardt and bis companions they
Ship-loads of these men have been sent to the abandoned the pursuit, in the conviction that the
Maurities; where they have given general satisfac party was still safe. Months continued to roll on, Mr Davidson is a man of an adventurous spitition; and no better class of emigrants could be found get no intelligence could be obtained respecting who has passed upwards of twenty years in Beach for the West Indies. A tight curb on a chinaman the explorers and many despaired of learning sucessful, trong ho som na to have plead will make him do a great deal of work; at the satae wory he seems to have pursued time, be has spirit enough to resist real ill treat The travellers were providentially safe: It her in Protean guises-mercantile employe, mer-
ment All the mechanics and house builders, and appears that, after leaving Moreton Bay in October chant, supercargo, and agricultural settler. In 1823 many boatmen and fishermen of Singapore, are 1844, Dr. Leichardt found it impossible to pene. he found himself in some business capacity at Ba Chinese." trate into the interior, in a direct course, on ac-
Jarin; whose deadly climate he defied by care, and count of high table lend and the absence of water; avoiding the two extremes of water and gin and water. In 1826 he was at Singapore; where he many times being compelled after two days toil to
seems to have resided for some time on and off and return to their previous place of encampment to obtain water this circumstance prevented the hore office, at least the office of grand Juror. In party diverging into the interios more than 6 or 71829 he first saw the Ganges and Calcutta, haring egrees from the sea coast. The six months pro- previously and afterwards made various voyages to istons exhausted left the travellers in a miserable the Indian Archipelage. In 1836 he wis at New condition-animal food, grain, or vegetables were not prpetrable. The only resource was the horses and stock bullocks belonging to the party, and with these the strictest economy was required to enable them to prolong life and pursue their jour-
Mr Davidson's Trade and Travel in the Far East PACE. It was therefore rooted to kill one animal contudes the reminiscences of his impresssions and agath, some times a horse, at others a bollock-adventures during his pilgrimages usque Aurora gach beast was the sole food for a month. For sixel Gunger." written to beguile the tedom of a
mouths prior to roaching Port Essington, the allo homeward voyage. As he hid recourse to is t wance consisted of one quarter of a pound of meat mory alone, the accounts have that broad and ge- per diem, dried in the sun, and frequently paires neral air which ausalts from pouring out th recals fent; unaccompanied with salt, bread, grain, or
of observations, rather than recurring for particu inegetable matter of any kind !
iars to notes, which unless writen con amire and A night attack, fatal in its results, was experien- taken up in a kindred frame of mind, are apt to in ed in the neighbourhood of Carpentaria gulf. duce wearisomeness. No doubt, if scientific fecre Mr. Gilbert, the Botanist, and Mr. Calvert, diver.or particular occurrences where historical eccamcy
ced into the scrub and separated themselves for a
is desirable be the scheme, the wrillen memo373650 » me from the party: might coming on they both dams must be had recourse to: but Mr Davidson's phept on the ground; their defenceless condition malarial is not of this important character. The taken advantage of, Mr. Calvert was speared commercial information which the book contains is, through both thighs but happily joined his party. doublesc at his fagers-end, and for all the rest, Mr. Gilbert was firt speared and afterwards his memory may safely be trusted since it consists of brains were beaten out by clubs: this most me general descriptions of the country, the people, and encholy event very probably would not have oc-
their mades of living, with sketches of his own roy purred had less confidence been placed in the mati- ages and occasional adventures, and many general ses, or had one watched while the other slept. obeervations that must have occurred to any one This was the only instance of attack that occurred during such a loner and varied experience. it cast a gloom over the minds of mead who en. There is nothing very striking or new in the book, Dured privation and fatigue with patience.
except the sketches in China and Singapore; nor When within twenty days travel of Port Es. do Mr Davidson's facis contala much whence any aington, the exploring party had the good fortune new deductions can be drawn But the number of in shoot a gray bullock, which was most opportune topics produces variety; and there is a practical as their calle were now so reduced in numbers knowledge about the descriptions and rematas, that the alaughter of a horse of bullock, which which gives to these a force and freshness, that al rarried their baggage, would have compelled them ways appear in ideas derived from nature. "Me De- 1 cast away many articles of value. Dr. Lei. vidson is a hard beaded man, with sense, keenness, phardt's party reached Part Essington December and vivacity of mind; not devoid of prejudice of the 2nd 1845 anos exhausted by hunger and fatigue; society in which he has passed so much of his life, paperienced during sixteen months journey over and with the manner which mec naturally acquire parren and inhospitable region. At l'ort Essington where the only superior they ever admit they see, the party was well received by the commandant, is some commanding officer with her "Majesty's Captain McArthur of the Royal Marines, After commission," and the whole tona of intercourse is remaining at Port Essington, six weeks to recruit "hal fellow well me." There qualities show them. their health, they proceeded to Sydney in the selves in the style, but in offensively indeed, they
chooner Herome, Captain Mackenzie.
rather give it character.
We may notice that the exploring party describe as very fine the country over which they passed in the neighbourhood of the Gulf of Carpenteria
and Alligator rivers.—Ibid,
CANA We have files of papers from Chinn to 28th March Cir. Davis seems advancing unpopularity which, from areer, he has so persever venue from the bis ambition
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Like most persons of his close, Mr Davidson is. deficient in extension of view. He comes to a sen- siable conclusion on the thing before him, bet ceo not reach the consequences beyond; so that ja gestions are somewhat of the earth, earthy. Many Regal reformers is this small calibre see the evil of Those forms which sometimes prevent the entrance ose truth, but do not appreciate the vagueness which they always and the falsehood which they often shutout Practical men also ses clearly enough that certain vices cannot be preventer, and that regulated they become less gross, so they would have the state sanction and superintend the vice, in order to gain by if not perceiving the general da the moral lone, and the conseqveel so ch ensues Fol mstence, thus
greate
Let us jump to New South Wales. THE APPARITION AT THE BALL-During the government of Sir Richard Bourke, an attempt was roude by him to introduce into his own parties some Emancipist families; and on one occasion, the granddaughter of a late Sydney hangrain actically made her appearance at a ball at Government House. This fact being found out by the head of families present, a representation was made in his Excellency through his Aide-de-camp; and after somo shew of opposition on the part of the Govern. ment, stop was put to it. I do not mean to say that among the class called Emancipists, consisting of persons who have been convicts, there may not be fand men and women who have become thorogh ly reformed and fit to adorn seciety. This how. jority of the class in question are quite unfit for ever, is the exception, not the rule. A large me. any company but that of a low pot-house.
latinde A hangman's daughter would clearly not Vas not this pushing pedigree too far for the do, but in the actual case the company had only to suppose that the helle "had not a gran l-father'
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"Some idea of the rapid progress which this se dement has made may he formed by the reader when I state that one fim had laid out opwards of 40.000 sterling in building, and was still laying out more when I quitted it.
This is certainly be far the largest expenditure that has been made by say single establishment; but many others have apent from 6,000 to 10,0001 in a similar way and the outlay by individuals on speculation is by no means inconsiderable.
The Chinese population of Victoria and the neighbourhood amounted last January to len thou. sind soul; certainly not the choicest collection that could be wished as the number of robberies that take place in and about town sufficiently testify. This evil the Magistrates were, however, doing their best to remedy; and some scores of idle vag bonds had been sent scross the channel dividing the island from the mainland of China. Sonia of the chief of the robber gangs had been apprehended and set to work on the road in irons; a proceeding
that alarmed their confederates not a little."-The Atlas, March 13.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
From the Straits Times, May, 17. SINGAPORE MARKET REPORT, Owing to the causes we have often previoustr stated with reference to the demand for British Goods, We are compelled again to report that the past week has been one similar in its nature with respect to business and imports generally as these that here preceded it And as another cause that has shed its restrictive influence on mercantile transactions in general has been the great scarcity of money that at present exists and which is felt by all classes of the trading community.
ged bands at 8 37.50 per pioul
Bees Wax In good demand and a lot has chan-
Betlenul. The new Nut will not reach here
at present no market. before the end of the ensuing month consequently
Camphor. The 2,000 piculs which we noticed last week as having been reshipped has since been taken at $12-80 per picul, first hands are now cleared of their stocks.
bringing more favorable accounts of the Drug in China. prices advanced and Benares is now worth we have not heard of any Patna changing hands dra. 630 per chest, with very little in first bends,
and no sales of Halied to report.
selling at dra. 4 per picol.
Pepper. Black, cleaned Singapore and Rhio is
in rates since last week.
Rice. No wholesale demand and no alteration.
owing to the wants of the Junks being supplied.
Ralians Prices have a downward tendency
picul, nothing doing ia Flour.
Sago. Pearl in caser oftering at des. 1 per
Cotton. About 400 Bales of Tinnovelly sold dur ing the week at 21 por Bale Banda is offerins. at 24 per Bale; without finding purchasers, of was about 90 picals Manda at 87-75 per pioul. Cordage. The only transaction we have heard
Opium. In the early part of the week a good colony, that the emigrants generally are very difper chest; on the 23 the Rob Roy" arrised IRIAE EXIGRANES.-It is remarked all over the deal of Benares changed hands at $ 518 to 625 cult to satisfy in the matter of rations; sud that the man who had been the worse fed at home was the generally found the chief grumbler here; a Scotch most difficult to please abroad, An Irishman
has all his life fared better than either, is found in man rank second: while an English peasant, who Australia to be most easily satisfied. I do not at tempt to explain or account for this: I have, how ever, not only frequently observed it, but bare heard my neighbours make the same remark. Irish labourer and his wife, to whom I gave the I hired an following pay and rations--221 a year to the twn 121 e year to the man 101 a year to his wife; week ly between the two, 13 pounds of beef, 20 pounds of flour, 3 pounds of sugar, 6 ounces of tea, and 4 ounces of tobacco. With this allowance, for half be thankful, the couple were not satisfied, and ac- of which thousands of families lo. England would
It was summer-time when they came to my farm tually complained that they had not enough to eat.
destroy their meat if it was not covered up: they place is overstocked and in no demand. and they they were warned that the blow-flies would Sith Rair. Centon sorte nothing doing; the
it; and, as I saw their second weeks allowance lying sold at drs: 16-00 per picul. were too lazy. however, to take the slightest care of Tim Straits. Imporis and a sunal lot has been on a table the day after it was several out covered with a mass of blow-flies, I took them severely to task for their warton waste and neglect. But it was of an evail. patatoes and butter milk all their likef
And this couple had lived upon
Hongkong; though the account a best read as a We will go back in Axis for a les particulars of whole.
the
Great complaints used to be made at Canton and Macao, because goods could not be landed de- hss they were sold, or the consignees chose to ad- vance the dyte and let the articles he fill an op- ty of disposing the them accend 10 VEHI
He want of t
offered ateaction without fading purchasers.
Sandal Wood Timar. About 3,000 piculs wan
Sapen Wood. No transections reported sings our last.
Segers. The stocke are getting light; holders drs. 10 per Mil. are willing to sell No. 4 at drs. 8.and No. 8 at
of 30 dags Treasury bills for £1150 having been EXOHLA NORS. Bills on England are plentfal but the scarcity of money restricis operations, we hear sold at 4s. 34d per dollar.
Tommas. Still wanted for Europe, the device. tion of the Boadicea is not yet fixed. MONEY MARKET. London - 6 Months sight de 3d per dollar.
00 days might 16 26 per dollar. Caleurs 60 duya zight company's Bills 240
Chine 30 days night at 1 per cent preet, Meitir 60 dari nel 423 per ditem 100. 20 deri tight 2001 per dollars 100, mtur, for large.
ground of
Published by KOEK GASK China and Hongkong Jict, Gorer Стикет,
VICTORIA, HONORING, 1846,