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Review of Public Occurrences During the
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5th. Under this date an order was passed at the court of St. James, revoking a previous order of the 9th of December, 1833, whereby certain duties were imposed on British ships, and the goods on board thereof, trading to the port of Canton.
6th. The emperor published an edict, containing his triennial opinion and decisions concerning the chief officers of the empire. Vol. III., թ.
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The first English vessel in the free trade, the ship Sarah, captain Whiteside, sailed from Whampoa for London. See Chronicle of events in the Anglo-Chinese Calender, 1839.
April 6th. The ceremonies of annual ploughing by the emperor in person were this day celebrated at Peking. Vol. II., p. 576.
22d. The honorable East India Company's exclusive rights in China ceased this day. Vol. II., p. 574.
25th. The first vessels in the free trade, laden with teas—the Camden, Frances Charlotte, and Georgiana,-sailed from China for England. Calender, p. 23.
May 1st. Among the native inhabitants of Canton a good deal of sickness prevailed; and some cases of small-pox * were reported in the same neighborhood. Vol. III., p. 45.
2d. The governor of Canton, and several of the other high pro- vincial officers visited the foreign factories, apparently for their mere amusement and gratification of curiosity. Vol. III., p. 45.
3d. It was rumored (and the rumor was probably according to the truth) that the lady of the hoppo went incognito to see the foreign factories.
9th. Ki Kung, during the last four years lieutenant-governor in Kwangsí, arrived in Canton to fill the same office. Vol. III., p. 47. 19th. His excellency governor Lú set out on a tour through the provinces under his jurisdiction, for the purpose of inspecting the imperial troops. Vol. III., p. 47.
22d. The remains of the late literary chancellor Lí, were carried out of the city and sent on their way to his native province Kwei- chau. The lieutenant-governor accompanied them beyond the west- crn gate. Vol. III.,
Vol. III., p. 48.
The death of a Burman envoy, at Poking, was reported about this time in Canton. He was interred at the capital, as the remains of other deceased envoys from Cochinchina and Siam have been.
* Note. Vaccination, for the prevention of this disease, has been regularly and successfully practiced, every eighth day, during many years by Hequa, at the public hall of the hong-merchants.
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