To the batter of the friend of Chien.
Hongkong, 190 January, 1947.
~~) shall feel greatly obliged of you will kulay perms the following statement to appar
unlar akhaugh at my room Tile ww for the Crown Prosecution broke down, and I was instantly acquitted of all the charges brought natas, yet es the Jury reumed a verdict with cut requiring my leterre, ingeonused was thereby de preed of the opportungy of giving such explanations and procs by extins 29 were required to make the whole attars perferaly clear, and to justly most fully my a wondwet throughout--to supply this inform puod. I now offer the statement above alluded to,-- And vernam sit, your most obdt. servant
ALEX: O. GREIC Comdr. of the ship John Cooper.
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
side, and was taken in without further disturbacco.
Nearly half an hour previous to his asscend ing the scaffold, the Rev. Mr. Gillespie con- hued his exhortation to repentance, and as- scending the platform with a firm and steady stop, followed by the Rev. Gentleman, they both knelt down in prayer for a few moments, and then the rope was adjusted.
appears that ho made no kind of confession to Mr Gillespie, merely acknowledging in ge- neral terms that he was a sinner, and that he was penitent: but affirmed strongly that a woman had sworn false witness against him. He told Mr Gillespie, that he felt too agitated to address the crowd, (which was very great. both of men and women,) as he had previously expressed bis intention of doing he did how- ever spook a few words of warning to his coun- trymen: the body after hanging one hour, was cut down, and given over to his friends, who brought it through the town, going to the
LEDANJUDEATH MATS DUDA KERAJA
uncceeding General Meeting. Honorary and Cor- responding Members, if approved of by the Council, may be admitted during the Meeting at which they are proposed and seconded.
YUL--No-Candidate shall be electes) unless he- has in his favour three-fourths of the Members voting.
IX-Every Member, on his election being inti- mated to him, shall signify his edhermice to the Laws of the Society by inserting his name Book to be kept for the purpose, or, if absent, ini- mate his readiness to do so by letter addressed to the Secretury.
X.-The Office-bearers of the Society shall form the Council, und shall consist of,-A President; Four Vice-Presidents; Six Councillers; Three Se- and Foreign; A Tressuzer; fed a Curator; who cretarios,--General, Corresponding, and Chinese together shall have the Direction of the affairs of the Society.
to the game offices.
Dry X.-Three shall from a Quorum of the C
he XIII The Fonctions of the Office-bearers a be as follows:
1. The President shall preside at Meelings of the Society and of the Council, keep order, state and put questions, and cause the Laws of the Society to be enforced.
2. One of the Vice-Presidents shall, in the ab sence of the President, exercise all the functions of his Office.
3. The General Secretary shall arrange and attend the Moetings of the Society and of the Co- uncil, and record their proceedings, and shall exer- cise a General Superintendence under nuth, of the Council.The Corresponding Secretary! conduct the Correspondence of the Society, an” obtain for Members all requisite information on Chinese and Foreign Secretary shall be interpreter subjects relating to the objects of the Society.--The
to the Society, and conduct the requisite intercourse with China and Foreign countries. The Secretarics shall to together superintend the printing and pu blishing of the Transactions of the Society. In the absence of one of the Secretaries, either of the
Pearson on the right side of the head; it was but a appears in that Order. The Editor of the sfight stroke, as my left arm was confined by Clark Spectator has always given much of his atten- They both wrestled more desperately with me than tion to military affairs, and it cannot be a mat- I before, and had it not been for the becket that was opter of astomshment that he should criticise the the cutless, it would have been taken out of my hand, high handed proceedings of Genors D'Aguilar. and to that small puce of rope is probably We think if the Editor of the foil gives others owe our lives at the time thought should the article a careful perusul he will change his be obliged to shoot one of them, as they were both
opinion. over me, and others at the forecastle door, but I made a strong effort to get up so far as to be able to use my left arm. I did so, when I struck Pearson a
Chun-teen-soong who was condemned on stroke on the temple with the pistol, which stunned
the 15th as one of the pirates concerned in the him a little, I then struck him again, when he let guapture of the Privateer, and also as an acces- the cutlass. I turned round to Clark, and then it was
kopy to the murders comunitted on board that that I pricked him, at the time he was holfing on to me, he still resisted, and I struck him on the right vessel, suffered the extreme penalty of the law on Thursday morning last, at 12 o'clock. He side with the back of my culiss. when he was hure
was carried to the place of execution in an quiet-I took him aft and plaerd him in the cuddy, and called to one of my apprentices to stop by the open bamboo chair, guarded by a Company of the 42nd Regiment, all the convicts being led On the morning of the 23rd October close to
door, I then went forward to see that all the others Anter. I called the walch at seven bella that they wern out of the forecastle, and found they were, and out in procession to witness the spectacle. The XI.-The Office-bearers shall be elected annual- might have their dinner before coming to anchor, that the water boat had gone from the ship. I im-
man maintained the same characteristic cool, ly, at the Anniversary Meeting in January, and the which we did as half past wales Manned the gig mediately ordered one of the quautor boats to be indifference of the punishment which awaited two Senior Vice Presidents, and thres Sonism mo want en abore slong with Mrs. Greig and Mr lowered, and song after it to bring it back, which him, on arrival at the scaffold, az ho displayed, cillors shall be ineligible for immediato cu-oluluis- Ibero, penger.
I told the Chint Officer, Mr
was done. It was ont of night, it being quite dark - I when his sentence was passed, with intervals Hasina 19 have the vessels yanda squared and then went forward, found the chief officer had hold of however of apparent contritition, when bis tel chenned down, but to do no extra work so a man. I asked who he was, he told me it was Clark, feelings were overcome by the lamentations of cil, and Five of a General Meeting. that the outer might be taken in. On landing, the
he had found him in the forecastin again, and that the
his wife and other relatives within a few yards man Purson asked me for money to get greg, for second mate had taken one of the lever'a for the
of the sentfold. which I reprimanded him and refused." I then went
windlass out of his hand a stick about five feet and ordered the water, and a bont was sent immedi
bag, and nine inches round," I told the moto to adly with caska to. lill Sometime after Pierson
leave Clack" to me, had put the others to work. I ised Clark again came to me, asking for grop. I still
Book hold of Clark by the collar, when he wrestled refused, and they went away grumbling. At 4 P. M.
with me and attempted to trip me up, I then struck the water het Gr the ship! but mate finde progress him on the head with the back of the cullass, which as a rong breeze wes blowing, I went to the Re-knocked him down, he got up again, and I took him andent's office and solicited assistance to get the bont back to the cuddy, and confined him in one of the so the ship, when hekim Hy weetawa other hosts and cabins: I examined his wounds, and found them very pulled a slong side. AUS P
M. my passengers slight, and dressed them, and he was at work three auden for the ship. While going all Pierson und days after. I sent the "mate to examine the man me ofensive und daprovoked language to a native Pearson's wounds, and had them dressed, be went boot pasem,
I told him to desist, but he told me. I
to work the same day as Clark. After I had had stopped his greg, and I should not stop his
confined Clark, the water was again brought along Nish I was much annoyed with this man's con duct. Clark and another were also very annoy. We got under weigh soon afterwards, and porest ing, failing over their sents with their oits, but T
ed on our voyage. And all was quict until our tok na matice of it then, the men being intoxicated.
arrival in this port. On getting on board asked the chief officer if he
(Signed) ALEX: 0: ORDIG. was ready to take in the water, he said he was,
Comdr, of the ship John Cooper. and had been for some time. I went into the cabin. and was sitting with my Passengers, when the chief officer came and told me, that the bont's crew hnd come to him asking prog. I told him they were in have none, as they had had to match almaly, bant I end them to their beds to be out of the way. They went forward, crumbling and swearing. I heard a new in the ferncastle, and went forward, and hard Pisan say, damn him, and the water ton, be may take it in himself for I shall be one that will not do 2. I then went to the coddy and sent for Pierson, and remonstented with hun about using *nch mastinoos langunge, and alan bir his conduct in The Boal, ond advised him to go quietly to bed, for 1 would not put up with such conduct long. He still treated my remonstrance with defiance, and was about to have the cudly. I got up from my scat and roid him as he did not appear to take my advice in the way it was meant, that I shoul! pot him in irons, it be dit not make an ample apolony. He did -za, and fallowed him to go forward, bút, by the re- port of the mate he was no sooner out of the cuddy door, tham he began swearing. The mate then callist the previo take in the water, which they refused to de,we had them senstered, and final Pearson and Clark amongst them instead of being in bet as or dered, and they were inceng the crew to refuse to Work and using very mutinusy bingung. I ordered them both away, they prested in rom dining. 1 then asked the crew their reason for not taking in the water, but got no antisfactory answer from them, sume said they were died, I told them they had not said a word of that before the boat's crew came on board, and that could not be the proson, as they had done no more work that day, than if they had ben al sea, and some of them had only been up since won. I also told them they were commuting an act of mutiny which I was determined to quell, and they should take the water in by "fair means or foul" (It was then about six P.. and only nine casks of water in the boat which might have en laken in in an hour! the same time it was blowing a strong breeze a current the opposite way which caus-
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NOTICE.-Inow Charks will be open fær Public Word
eastward, in funeral procession. Before leav- bs may act for him, and in the put of all!
absent, the Council shall appoint a substitute. 4. The Treasurer shall receive and pay out all Moneys on behalf of the Society, keep fin account thereof for the satisfaction of the Council, and sub- mit a Statement of the pecuniary Affairs of the Society to the Anniversary Meeting.
5. The Curator shall have charge of the Museum, arrange the Specimens, and preserve the Prepara-
ing the gaol, the condemned man innde a full confession of his participation in the piracy of the Privateer, mentioning who were the leaders in the affair, and the part which he himself acted---he made further important com. munications which it is probable will lead, sooner or later, to the apprehension of his ac- complices, some of whom no doubt were wit-diens and Donations; and, in the meantime, he will be called upon to take charge of the Library, nesacs of his execution.
keeping a list of the Books, giving them out to Members in the manner directed by the Council, und
seeing that they are returned in proper time and in good condition.
ASIATIC SOCIETY OF CHINA.
At a Meeting of the Asiatic Society of China held on Tuesday 19th January 1947, and nume. rously attended. --
Clonel Brereton having been called to the Chair, the following Report of the Committee appointed at the preliminary Mooting, for the purpose of framing the Laws and selecting Office bearers for the approval of the Members of the Society, was read:-
Your Committee held their first Meeting at the ship at 11 Urlack A. M., and at half-paal & O'clock P. M
Rooms of the Society on Wednesday the 15th doing the winter months, beganing with the 1st Novem-instant-Present-Colonel Brereton, Hon. C. M.
bur PIG.
Victoria, 19th October 1916.
The Steamer Braganza had not arrived up to the hour of our going to Press, 9.30 o'clock last evening.
Dr. Bowring's exposure appears to have Had the desired effect, the police Magistrates hay ing ceased to sentence prisoners to be flogged." We think this will be gratifying to most of our readers, as the extent to which this barbarous
!
XIV-Each Resident Member shall pay to the Funds of the Society on Admission a Feo of Ten Dollars, and an Annual Contribution of Twelve Dollars, unless he is elected between the 1st July, and the Anniversary Meeting in January, in which payable for that Year. casc Half the Annual Subscription only will be
XV-Honorary and Corresponding Members may be admitted without paying any France Feet |or Annual Subscription.
gnotice in Em China,
XVI Resident Members, upon giy writing of their intended departure shall, on the recommendation of the Council, be Campbell, Capt. Kennedy, the Rer. V. Stanton, placed on the Last of Honorary or Gesponding Drs Balfour, Kinnis, Young, and Harland, and Members; and in the event of their return to China, Messrs C. J. F. Stuart, Bowring, Mercer, Bevan, may be replaced by the Council que List of Melville, and Shortrede,-when the first subject Resident Members taken into consideration was the name to be given to the Society; and after some discussion it was agreed to recommend that it should be called The Asiatic Society of China.
XVII The General Meetings Ehe Society and at such other times as may be feed on, and shall be held on the First Tuesday of ery month, duly notified to Members.
XVII The course of Business
Meetings shall be as follows, (the Erg comprising the Private Busines
1. The Minutes of the preceding be read, and signed by the President
ed a confused sea. The water barge along side punistinent was carried must have had arinaceived and considered on Monday the 18th may in his absence occupy the Chef
in it calling out that the beat would sink, if we did was striking heavily against the chip, and the people
not take the water on board). I then considered it my day to enforce the crew to go to work, other wise there was 2 cerainty of the loss of the water boat and endogering the vessel and property, as also the lives under my charge, by laying at the anchorage at that season of the year, when the prevailing wints blow strongly on the shore: I called the chief and eccond officers along with the boatswain and carpenter, and consulted them on the necgenty of the water being taken in. they decided that the water ought to be taken on board: I then took a cutlass and my own pistols, and gave a cutlass to the officers, at the same time telling them
not to use them unless it was absolutely necessary,
as I coly wished to intimidate the crew to work: My reason for taking those weapons was to protect myself on sering the forecastle amongst so many men at eighteen, and they in such a determined stad of mutiny, and to drive thero from the forecas fle, and then to secure it, and prevent their going aga until the water had been taken in, for which I had previously tell my carpenter to prepare by Feng ready some spare spars to go across. Aller which I intended velling the crew that they would bave nothing to eat and dos be allowed to enter the forecastle until the water was taken on board, but this was all frustrated by Pearroo and Chark with me, and the rest of the crew going to When I went for was consider in advance of my officers
OR
entering
Colony, and what is of more consequence, it jurious tendency as refers to the welfare of the was unjust, Chinese being flogged for the most trivial offences. O looking over three of Weekly Criminal
the fair numbers of the " Calender " weeks is the month of September, thirty two we observe, that during three
men were sentenced to be flogged, the average number of strokes being fifty. Eight of the thirty two, had the option of paying fines of from $4 to 82011
Dr. Bowring will be pleased to hear that his exposure has lead to such results, and we are sure, that every person of humanity in this quarter, participates in the feeling of satisfaction.
In order to facilitate the farther operations of your Controitice, it was resloved that it should be divided into two Sub-Committees, that one to select the Officer bearers, and the other to frame the Laws of the Society, their respective Reports to be Your Committee having requested Mr Shortrede to the Royal Asiatic Society, to be submitted to its next frame a draft of the Laws, founded on the Rules of Meeting, that gentleman furnished copies to each of the Members, and on Friday the 15th, the Draft was fully and carefully considered. Several amend ments having been adopted, the Sub-Committee me next day, when the Laws were again subjected to a careful revision, cach clauso being put separately from the Chair On Monday the 18th your Com- mittee met together to receive and consider the Reports of the two Sub-Committees, which, with the modifications agreed to, are now submitted for the approval of the General Meeting of the Society."
The Chairman then read to the Mceting the pro- pased Laws and List of Office bearers as follows
LAWS
or
THE ASIATIC SOCITY OF CHINA. Submitted to a General Meeting of the Society held at Hongkong, on Tuesday the 19th January, 1847,
1-The
ASIATIC SOCIETY OF CHINA is institut terature in relation to China. ed for the investigation of Arts, Science, and L.
The Mail publiabes a communication referring Mr. Pett, and the remarks thereon which ap. to the suspension of Brigadier Chesney and peared in the Madras Spectator. The com munication is cautiously worded, though evi- dently the production of a friend of General D'Aguilar's, es roference is made to his love of justice 1 Of course the General's friends have an undoubted right to put the most favorable construction, upon his actions, and to place them before the public in the best light, and in {V—Emine Individuals, and Persons who the present instance, it is done very adroitly, the writer appearing to sympatise with Briglidinguished manner, are to be eligible as Mono- contribute to the objects of the Society in R dier Chesney and Mr Pette
rary Members.
I called out to all the crew out
We are sorry, however, to observe that our ron, out of this, at the same ume
about as one would do if to contemporary has expressed an option that the
article in the Spectator was written We ld have er
them
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Been willen bere it
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II. The Society shall consist of Resident, Ho. norary, and Corresponding Members.
shall be considered Resident.
IIl-Members residing in any part of China
may
VPersons rea lent in China may, upon spe grounds, and with the recommendation of the Council, be elected Corresponding Members.
nding Members are eges of the Society, igs, or be elected its private busin838 her Resident, Bono- be elected by ballot. for Resident Membership must be proposed and seconded as a General Meeting of the Backly, but cannot be balloted for and the next
of the Meeting shall be proceeded wit Council may
2. Any specific or particular busi
have
appointed for the
previous Meeting shall be balloter]
3. Candidates duly proposed ante Members may be nominated.
4. Donations shall be laid before Meeting shall be aunounced.
5 Titles of Papers for consider
6 Papers and Communications shall discussed.
admitted to the Sittings of the Society XIX-Strangers on a visit to
Business. They may be proposed be present during the transaction any Member, and the question being pa
General
Beclions
ling shall
Chair and carried, they shall be introduce
XX.-Communications and Papers read to the Society may be printed by order of the pupil, and at the expense of the Society, under the title of Transactions of the Asiatic Society of
XX-Every Resident Member of the Society shall be entitled to a Copy of any Paper to put blished, subsequent to his election, and the Council shall have authority to present Copies to offer So cieties and distinguished Individuala.
XX-General Meetings and the Council of the Society shall each have power to pass Laws for the regulation of their respective business. XXIII.-The Council shall have power to 61 up any Vacancies that may occur during the vente XXIV.The Laws of the Society shall no altered unless upon a Notice given by two Members one Month, at least, before the subject is taken into consideration, and it shall farther be necessary that Nine Members be present, and two-thirds vote for the measure of it shall be adopted if unacunately approved of at two General Meetings.
OFFICE BEARERS, President His Excellency Sir John F. Davis, Bart., F.
Vice Presidents. Major General D'Aguilar, B Major H. P. Burn
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