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JANUARY, 1847 —XXXI Days.
Chinese XXVI Year, XIth and XIIth Moons.
The weather, during this month, is dry cold, and bracing-differing but little, if at all, from that of November and December. The wind blows generally from the north, occasionally inclining to the NE. or NW. A change to the south-which may be expected at intervals of 10 or 15 days, during the winter-causes considerable variation in the temperature of the atinos- phere.
Days of Days of
month.
moon.
Chronicle of events in China, &c.
Trade at Canton reöpened, 1839.
Captain Gribble seized and brought to Canton 1840. Lin Tsihsu appointed imperial commissioner to
stop the traffic in opium, 1839.
S Captain Dicey and his party of the Madagascar
landed in Macao, 1842.
Forts at Chuenpí taken, with great slaughter, 1841.
Gunner of the Lady Hughes strangled at Canton
1785.
[in Canton, 1843. 24 British forces visit Tungbwá, 1842.– I ́lípú arrived.
15
2 s
16
3 S
17
4 m
18
5 t
19
6 w
20
7 t
21
8 f
22
9 s
23
10 S
11 m
25
12 t
26
13 w
27
14 t
28
15 f
29
16 s
30
17 S
1
18 m
2
19 t
3
20 w 21 t
4
5
122 f
6
23 s
7
24 S
S
25 m 26 t
9
10
127 w
11
28 t
12
29 f
13
30 s BI S
14
15
Twelfth MOON.
C. Marjoribanks, pres. E. I. C.'s left China, 1832.
Elliot and Kishen's treaty, ceding Hongkong, 1841. Mr. Davis, with his fam. sailed for England, 1835.
Bremer. St. Paul's chu. Macao, burnt 1835. Hongkong taken possession of, 1841, by. Sir J. J. G. Interview between Kishen and Elliot, 1841.
[office of intendaut 1840. A Chinese officer arrived in Macao to fill the new