last and on Colonel Chesney and others at Fushian
the 12th March, shall be made examples of
already apprehended will be brought to Canton and punished in the presence of persone dopired by Her Majesty's Plenipotenkutty
The Atter
This is a more nullity no security being grapted finther than a Chuteso dipimatic agreement - We my afren lyser entfr what- ficulty, Keying, could be brought to panish three of the man who rode a murderous at- tack upon a distinguished Officer and his friends and after all it is almost certain that the three men flogged were felons and none of them con- outrage or the mcted with either the Fushan assault on the seamen bulonging to the Mary.
Five days after the signing of this Bootyne. new agreement it was broken in the very neighbourhood of the Factories! On the 11th a party of Gentlemen ventured into the back streets, and were saluted with a shower of stones. This was done openly by a mob of people, and although the Consul will complain, is not likely that any of the blackguards will be punished.
4. An adeguato space on the Hanan side of the River shall be prauted on leaser British Merchants gad others for the erection of Dwellings and. Ware- houses; and His Jxcellen y will ascertain the site and extent before he quits Canton
It might have been expected that Sir John Davis would have waiter with the troops until This important concession had been settled by the sinking of ground and the fixing prices. His Excellency was in a hurry to get clear of the river, and did not "ascertain the site and ex ent before he quited Canton. Lieutenant D'Costa of the Royal Artillery, and a deputa tion from the Canton Chamber of Commerce, surveyed the proposed site on the 10th. They found it quite unfit for binding purposes. perfect strump, with considerable ponts covered
south lotus
5 A site for the erection of a Church shall be allowed on leise in the neighbourhood of the spice How occupied by the Foreign Factories, and spices Br Bugal Grounds shall also be allotted at Wham
En sueds
and another bulding be dens shall be erected as desired, be permitted against the Walls, 7. For the bizar preservation of order, and for nience, the River front before the
kept clear of cats
aro
These thr
and
ORCESSIONS Rre illusory as the loose way in which they bortive, the site ourhood of the fac
iding an enormous
of loglane will ge; and the re- oa, will oppost
calty muself with:
his own moverament, and he has certainly been doped by Keying With all the experience he ha had, he still appens to be ignorant of the troth, that Chinamen are never to be trusted. Had he acted prudently he would have kept tie troops at Canton as they were there, whe- ther lawfully or not is a question until the building suc had been fixed and approved of ; puarantee had been given for a the other articles of agreement. max to all his past absurdi. a bold measure, and it failed timidity after he had committed him self and his government he attempted to ne and he proved unfit for the task he has a colony, alreally brought Tolmined to GOVE
and int som
This app
to the verge un by his policy, and where unortonates the no restramtih
In the
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utrage upon China, and in the knowledge that the people and the Authorities feel deep resentiment, two Officers and thirty then are left to guard Ives and pros perty endangered by Sir John Davis's aggres sions. The steamer Pluto is anchorel a few miles below the factories, but at presont a much larger naval force is called for Not only has Jolin Davis put the lives and pro- perty of us co ymen in jeopardy, but he has placed the Americans and other foreign erain the same position. A knowledge of this, ought to make him use every exertion to grant protection We know not what the Ame ricans think of all this but we would not be sur prised to hear that the Minister in London had protested against the late foolish proceed. ings and demanded that to the event of there being repeated, due notice of the intention should be given to the Citizens at Canton.
On Monday afternoon: 0 tecting of subsoribors for erecting a Ollurch in Victorin was held at the
Congreeable to advertise
house of Messrs. I
ment for the purp
the Ordinance The
the chatted that the subec
amounted to-89.064-
Wore subscriptions to the amount of t
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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZELTH
tees for the remaining portion the List Thursday,
in the mon
IV. Moyed by Yil conded by Donald Mathes
the year ending on
NOTICE
TE engagement
have the goo171728
hanks
of the meeting be tandsrud to the Rev
These seven resolutions Iving been approved of the meeting broke up,--Hongkong Register, April 13.
APRI
SEIPPING INTELLIGENCE
ARRIVALS,
Lit BOWARDs in the Ope
dinis; their rUDIO to the Editor to the Publisher, or simply whe Office
Office Friend of China," )
FrApril 1847
AVANTED
European Conroairim —— He will rocntral to te thoroughly acquainted with his Business
Apply by letter addressed A B, Friend of China Office
9, H. . Str. Plato, Licut Commanding Airey, and of Sober Habits.
Canton,
9, Kelpie, Bellamy, East Coast
9, Durt, (Am) Porter, Cunstigmoon. 10, Bella Bilbaina, (Sp.) Castro, Lumpon's Bay, 13, Mazeppa, Jauncey. East Coast
APRIL.
Luconta, 30th March.
SAILED.
10, Inglewood, Smith, Liverpool. 10, Audax, Sullivan, Cumsing moon,
10, Island Queen. Prum, Camsingmoon.
10, Seu Witch, (Am.) Waermen. "Whompos. 10, H. C. Str. Plata, Lieut.-Commanding Airey,
Canton.
11, Catharine (Am), Pratt, Peojeo Islande,
Will the Pisp, McKnight, Cursing moun,
BO 13, John Laird, Case, Whumpoo
REPORTS.**
Little Catherine, Hunter, Hillifax, today, The Gazelle reports the capture of a Chinese Hall on boat at Ckek-choc. on Thursday, 9 r. M board six men, and a box containing Treasure and Trinkets, no guns. One of the men on board con fessed to the Languest that she belongs to the parties. concerned in the Chinmo piruty.
The John Laird spoke the whaler barque Rover, ou 37 mouths with 1.200 Barcels of Ou, alt well.
The Spanish brig Bella Belber a brought on the
except Goals) of the ship Medusa, now lying dismasied in Lumpon Bay..
VESSELS IN VICTORIA HARBOUR. H M. St. Vulture, Captain Mucdougali HM. B. Scoot, Commander Loring. HM Tr. & gator, Master Commanding King. HM S. Mamen, 2nd Master in charge Damer,
Hospital and Store Ship.
Adelaide. Comyn, Ann, Valentine Anonyma, Thomas,
J. Mathesour and Co Rawle Dues and Co- and J. Matheson and Co
Bella Belbana (Sp) Castro, Benjamin Heape, Butler, *** Bomanjee formusjee Coates, Cors ir, (Str.) Scames,. Denia, King,
Dort (Am), Porter, Eleanor Woollan, Fast Barbadian, Griffiny Fort Willian (Hu)
Gazelle, Anderson, Humayoon, Cameron, John Barry. Stewar
Kelpie Bellamy, Lyde Catherte, Hunter, Mazeppa, Jauncey
Nimrod, Seagrove, Nymph, Woodrow;= Onega, Drewith, Oralara, Neil, Starling, Anderson, Starling, Green, Sri Singirpura,
Fave Hackett,
Gilman and Co
·Macvicar and Co J. Mathesoned Co
GF. Stubbs Don't aud Co Bush and Co Robi: Strachan
Victoria, 22nd March 1917,
FOR SALE.
Ted and got. Aerly to
HTE beautiful grey Horse" Jerry Hells per
-Mn. W. 1]ICKSON:
NOTICE
UR Business will from tile date be conducted.
the name of Dainuta, lleys & Caps
General Agents and Commission Merchants,
DRINKER & 11EYL Victoria, lat April 1847,
STATIONERY
JUST RECEIVED ex Candace an Invoice of
Stationery, commisting as followA) ----, Ledgers, Journala, Day and Letter Books, 5, 6. and 7 Quires, warranted to resist the dampness of the climate.
Memorandue, Pass and Recompí Books, Cons- ng Books, Bills of Exchange in Books and on Lat
tere Sheety,
Foolscap. Letter, Note, Blotting, Cartridge and Ravdopa Paper; also. Red. Black, and Copying Ink in 2 pt. 8, 6; and 4 oz Bottles Apply to
DRINKER, BEYL & Co. March 26th 1847.
PIANOS.
JUST RECEIVED ex Capace, 4 Grand Ac tion Square Plano Portes, with latest improve
These Piatos are warranted to retain their Tone, equal if not better than any others at presen in use in China, On view at
inealy
DRINKER, HEYL & Cos.
26th March 1847.
FOR SALE.
appears
Eagerly grit sed utes CIRIE 2009, mise lun,
chief cly of the westres com ....... My oljget in this clapie
trast the bustiegs-Jug|line_ York, atat, by kay mens for the sak Invidious comparisons, or diep CALIT by contrast with Tunjing, but simply as of esim and interesting inquiry, fefungw haps, comme Justraction may he gain dy or events, from the perusak of whichi amneeI interent may rezult. Of course in u vost of pounty, no comparison at all can be the extremely dissimilar position of encvan regard to ago, dklunt, wesllik and rea llinces, must utaw pi striking line of demarcation between them, thoughs probably, as years roll on they will more closely assimilate The fast gathering wealth and resour ces of New York will, in times approximate to those of London. Capital here yjeld, a larger interes and of course is inore productive and accumulative than capital in England. The unparalleled extent of country tributary to the commercial and mone tory resources of New York, with its just borg but giant daterprise, ita boondless natural wealth, and
rapidly increasing population, will cause this city to tread fast upon the skirts of the great inotropolis, Gradually, with the increase of wealth and the ex- pansion of productive power, will come that dignity, and enim, reflective, weighty influence which ar companies the footsteps of commerce there. In- creasing solidity will accompany increasing re- sources. The "feverish impulse and spasmoodie graspings which mark American cinn nerce, instea
few Platform Scales with English and Spanish of being thought " will be reprobialed an A. Weights.
ALSO A BALL INVOICE FF,
Perfumery, and Fancy Soaps, Cuffe Tieres, Gold Pens, 620, dac. Apply to
DRINKER, HEYL & Co.
26th March 1847. :
RIFLES, PISTOLS, &c.
Captain JUST RECEIVED ex Candace & fuperior
Barrelled Revolving Pistols, different sizes. Also, a few Cases of new well finished Maskets and Gullasses. Apply to
DRINKER,
Rifles, various sized Barea, Pistols in cases,
J. A Olling J. Matheson and Co
Macvicar and Cod
Duift and Co aga Bellamy Franklyn, Milne Matheson nd Co BJ Matheson and Co Dent and Co
J. Matheson and Co Robi Strachan "Macvicar and Co Mary Dent and Co Smith and Below Marvical and Co
D& M. R. and Co Holliday. Wise and Co Macvicar and Co Eglinton and Co
HEYL & Co.
26th March47.
SOLAR LAMPS, OHUNDELIERS, Mc. TOST RECEIVEOrer Paul Jones, a large'nd
J
Bartment of Patent Solar Air Lamps, for barn. ing Lard. Sperm or Cocoaner Oil suitable for drawing Rooms, Halls, Verandahs or Offices, with n variety of Plain, Ground, and Cut Glass Shades, French Coloured and embossed Paper Shades of dif- ferent patterns.
ABSO
A large variety of Glass ware, consisting of Cut Glass Decanters, Tamblers, Wines, Frais Dishes, &c., &o. The whole on view at
DRINKER, HEYL & Co's.
26th March 1347.
NOW LADINNG MARMION?! Agabegnity of Allsops! Pale Ale Bouled by Barc
lay & Friend, London.
HOLMES & BIGHAM.
VESSELS AT TAMPO HC. Str. Plum Lient-Commanding Alrey. HMB Eplegie, Commander Thompson. Coonsjre Family, Duchum, Annie, Potter, Cansely Weighhilly. John Laing, Ouse. John Brighten, Scoty, Lady Margaret, Mills, Lescar. Thompson, Caping Lees = Lambareyte (Pan.) Robinet, Lady Amherst. Abletty Maiz, Sproule, Marmion, Fletcher, Patriot King, Ponsouby, Peret. Hadies, Torrington, Arcey,
Sir Edward Ryan, Neal, Tumor, Hall,
Wild Irish Girl, Buckton,
Macvicar and Co Matheson and Co Murrow and Co Russell and Co Maclean Dearie and Co H. Wise and Co
23rd March1847. A
Justic
TUST RECEIVED by a recent arrival an In-
voice of Fashionable Drapery and Haberda CS. Compton and Cory, from a well known firm in London, the whole of the Drapery, will be for inspection in a Crooke and Massey
Gilman and Co few days at the show Rooms of
EDWD. HALL, Rawle, Duus and Co
Queen's Road. Murrow and Co
J. Matheson and Co Captain
VESSELS AT MACAO,
Orient, (Fr) Cazalis, R. Dous and Co
AMERICAN AT WHAMPOA AND MACAO.
JUM. Bull Candace, (Am) Gardner,
W Buckler Cincina [Am | Codman,
Russell and Co Cypnd (Ain Show
Russell and Co Gurolina Augusta, (Am) Cram,
Russell and Co Paul Jones Am Watkins,
Bush and Co Ser Wick (Am) Waterman, Thomas Perkins Graves,
A. Heard and Co
SHERIFF'S SALE!
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG. RAWLE ANOTHER. FUNOR
MARK WICK
Hongkong, 8th April 1817. NOTICE THE subscribers beg leave to give notice to the citizens of Hongkong and Canton, that in sd- dition to Sites THING in all its branches, they have an Armourer, a Bell hanger, &c.,cze, all or ders shall be punctually attended to.
EMERY & FRAZAR
Hongkong, 1st February 1847 BILLS OF LADING FOR THE OVERLAND ROUTE
TOR sale at this office your forms of bills of lad- Lmy for goods or space shipped by Company d Steag packets the for goods calaver alle at London 2nd for goods deliverable of Sonthampton Sne for 200
4th for Foods Velve
TILL Sell by Ponnie AverION this day, Wed. They are, printed after the
Jams
eecang days, fantil the out of the above
on the premises of the D
COUSIS ILG
Pery sugar Ane Broad.
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dangerous and constancy to one pursuit, calmness and thoughtfulness is commercial operations, and moderation in the accumulation of wealth, will not only be theoretically approved, it will be indispon- subio to success in business, n sine qua non in the attaining and maintaining the confidence of the commered world.
"By "facilities for-business." I mean those usages,
customs, and resources, which enable the mechani
to transact the largest amount of business to the best advantag, and with the smallest amount of capital and Lubor.
In Landon there is a lurger amount of accuma. la ed capital waiting for temporary employment than any other place in the world. The enormous sums const inlly in the Bank of Esghed, and The large deposits well by mists in res on enstumire accounts, wait on accurant of constr banks and colonial and forever capitalists, aro constantly at the serb of those having adequate. security to offer, and requiring amounts for lintel periods The system universaly prestling in Lou- don, of settling the largest payinente 201, in fact, all the ordinary operations of business, by checka causes those vast monetary transfers to be made withour die employm ar of cecaiting radium tê- all, except for relon purposes. A merchant hag £50,000 worth of gods to sell, wich he disposes of through his broker, to probably one undred purchasers. Each purchaser ys his broker in a check on his banker the broker, at four o'clock, pays in the whole of these checks to his banker. a check for the clire. and hands the merchant X amount, who, in his torn, pays it in to his bankerk The bakers, every day at four o'clock meet at the "clearing house and exchange checks, settho mailers amongst themselves.
and payment of £50,000 three times orums an ged without the employment of ciculating medu. nt alt
Here we may remark, en passant, on business facilities this method of pavoient A broker or wholesale dealer through hing bought or sold a parcel of f
of £20,000, for payment on Saturday which is a common mode of arranging Sictions Tre broker one to pay £ZU
die hand those delivery orders for the orders over to perbans a do ceive To them bably the brok
at bis banker Eschat outhin the ordere, is turn may TCOVE the p
their
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