[No. 17-APRIL 28, 1857.
The Hongkong Register.
63
72
word "abearing." but we would have been glad to the boats that were to take them over nearly numbers of artificial and natural barriers to its The paper contained na sorpunt of some parts of the Coast of Tartary visited by the author in H. M. steamer in ve put up with this tawdry slip-stop English 100 men had to be seat back, there being no roam free navigation, and an exact survey must also be Barronauta during 1856, and any interesting particulare if the moutong and moschards who drew the ordi- for them-I started three hours too late and it made of all its creeks. All this will not be done concerning the Glinck Tartars whose villages he visited. The Chairman brought to the notice of the members, The excuse by party motions in parliament, where the orator | nanoe had kept their own spirit out it. On this found the birds hatched and flown. basis we say the ordinance will not and cannot be for the delay, as will be seen, was the hadness of the buries his face in his cambric pocket handker- that no meeting of the Council had been held for some carried out, at least not without an extra police weather. Did any noe ever before hear of the chief to hide the tears he does not shed for the time; and it was agreed that die regular fortnightly meet. Tate of five per cent. Why? Let us look into statis- weather being alleged as a reason for not starting woes of the poor Chinese, while he winks at his gs should be resumed. ties. The Hongkong Government Gazette of 28th British or any other troops? It might have followers to keep them alive to the capital party his interesting paper, and March 1957 furnishes us with the census of Hong been a good reason why the Acting Colonial game he is playing for power and plure. Our
should keep his bed, but why he
authorities must clearly understand that they are
The real birds were flows as is even thinner than that of the Russian. the by Dr. MacGowan of Ningpo. Dr. MacGowan
A vote of banks was then passed to Dr. Tronson for The usecting journed-China Mail, April 23.
CHINESE POISONS.-We extract from the
kong to the 30th December 1855. Taking it the expedition at all does not engaged with men whose varnish of civilization North-China Herald a paper on Chinese poisons
simply as we find it, without nobe or conjecture, it appears there are 69,251 of Chinese of all ages appear clear to us. and sex on the island. Of these 45,602 are we said, and the expedition only found a mare's slightest rub shews the barbarian underneath and does not aim at giving any scientific information adult males and 12.001 adult females, with 11,558 nest, so they brought over the mayor who of they must act on this understanding, or leave the on the subject of poisons, and his paper is there- male and female children. Of Houses we have course denied every thing, and as as we are in-country, or he prepared for a continual recurrence fore merely a popular, and we may add sunnsing essay, which will very likely be read with interest 2,257 in Victoria and 972 in the Villages-a total formed by the official account, Sir John Bowring of similar disturbances to the present que,
Foo-Crow.This port which has an lately owing to the bite attempt at wholesale poison- of 3,239 houses, which will give on the abure Kap after reading him a severe lecture," (and giving
sent him assumed a great position in the tea trade is, we ing here. plan 322 number one" spies, and 2,907 amber him two or three glasses of port wine)
The poison used by the banters who A contemporary says he does not know fear, likely to experience something of a reverse du- kill game with poisoned arrows seems to be some- two spies, as we suppose a Kapelteong will back.”
thing of the saing nature, if in fact it is not always be an occupier. Then of course every what the effect of this high-handed proceeding ring the approaching season. Owing to the aren occapier will make those under him--for his own may be on the Chinese aur du we; but we well ues for the transmission of produce direct to altogether the same, as the South Americau
safety, we cannot say credit-supply him with know that the effect it has on ourselves, ie to Shanghae having been stopped by the advance of ison Wourali.
the Chinese rebels to the north, the tea districts MARKETS. Since the departure of the laat
information and so as above stated we have move us to derisive and contemptuous laughter.
H. M. 8. "RALEIGN."This vessel bearing which were so placed as to lie somewhat out of rail steamer a fair amount of business has been
districts for the purpose of plunder and not patriotism; but whether one or the other, they have caused so much dismay and so retarded the
the
ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION.
EXCHANGE.
On London,-6 months' sight, 4s. 11d. Calcutta---3 days' sight. Rupees 23+ per $100. Bombay, 8 days' sight, Rupees 234 per $190. CORDIT AND OTHER BILLS.
On England-58.-6mvnths' sight.
Ons Bombay,-3 days' sight, Rupees 231. On Calect-- Jaya' sight, Rupees 234.
69,251 spies, always excluding the little children who cannot speak, the numbers of which are not the flag of Commodore Keppel, while almost in the influence of the rebels found it move enn- doue in DRUG, present quotations are:---Patna stated in the census. Well then, the first work sight of her destination, struck on a sunken rock, veulent to send their produce to the Foo-chow new 471 472.50; old 460 a 462.59. Be- Malwa of the 2,907 in the morning is to collect the and after a run of nearly twenty-five miles was market; hence the late increase of trade at this part. nares new 8470, dull; old $445. household gup, to ascertain what each of their beached on an island in the neighborhood of As this trade arose in importance, of course large 505. The rates at Shanghat on 20th inst. were: Patou 339 a 345; Malwa $358 × 360, xine neighbors had in the way of victuals, who | Macan. We say beached, but we ought rather to sums of money had to be sent into the upper coun- bad called on them--what they said whiut was say suuk in 12 feet of mud and 3 fathoms water. try in payment of teas bought or to be bought. So ixchange, same date. On England & months sight
much valuable booty was not likely to escape the 79. 44. On India Rs. 337 & 938. said in reply. The Kapcheong, the tenth occu- It seems to be doubtful if she will be saved.
keen eyes of either rebels or robbers-in conse
Corrox.Little business has been done, but pier, has done the same, and then he is waited The Commodore and men are however available
quence the whole tea district has been living in a sellers are fine. Bombay is quoted:-10.75 upon by his nine neighbors who empty their as a "Narai Brigade," and as such may do mare
state of alarm; some say the disturbers are rebele, a 11.50 and Dengal $9.75 a 10.75. buckets of gossip into his, and with that he service than as the crew of a heavy frigate una- trudges off to empty it into the general cesspool.ble to get up the Canton River wearer to the scene we say they are merely rubbers haunting the -the Register General. By the time all the of action than seven or eight miles. A naerunė buckets are emptied into the general receptacle, the of the mishap will be found in another column. day will be well done--we aliould think. But then ON THE CHINESE SLAVE TRADE to Cess. the framers of the ordinance will say, there will be This disgraceful traffic has been exciting consider operations of the cultivators that it seems to no such need of so many reporte; there must be able attention here of late-see correspondence and lerably certain the first supplies of test will honest, there are plenty of, Kaps. Granted, leaders in present isane. No one, not even the be short, and that few of them will be of but will that exonerate the occupiers from a daily agents engaged in it, denies the atrocities com-first quality-It also appears that the advances inquisition into his own household and into those of mitted in carrying it out -hut what is the love of sent into the interior by foreigners for the bis neighbors if he wishes to evade the penalties of our neighbors to the love of ourselves? The whole purchase of early and fine chaps have been return- the law? Will it exonerate the Kapcheong from matter is stated when we say, that money, and ed, the robbers rendering it unsafe to carry making his inquisition? In such a case, even the and a great deal of money, is to be made in the funds further into the country.
SHANONAR-The latest dates from this place, most honest Kap will supply matter which will trade. One sanguine correspondeur thinks that kare the Kapcheong in doubt as to whether or not if matters are so bad asserted, the British to the 20th instant. were brought down by the The P. & O. Co.'s steamer Formusa, Capt. Gillson he ought to communicate it to the Registrar Consul at Havana would take the case up. General. Ez is not the equable administration of British Consul at Havana has to look after Nowa of fictle importance. We extract the the law he has to fear-how Joes he know he may his own countrymen, and certainly has no power latest on the rebellion:-
By adviens from Foarbow to 31th insi,, we learn that to interpose with the Spardal Government not be singled out on the paltriest pretence, as a European gentleman was the other day, and punish on behalf of the Chinese vaclies after they the "Keanese" rebels have taken Suo-moo (called Shaa wu in Williams's map)-and taking advantage of the are landed. China has no consul; and the ed severely for some light offence, while erimes in neighbouring Kaps are being committed with public is still waiting for a Clarke or a Wil-disordered state of the Funkien distries bordering on
that province bare scot a detachment over and captured thing as our second war with China occurred at inpunity. In addition, the office is an honorary berforce to interest himself in the cause of place called Quang tze, (or Quang chu) putting to the this moment. Details of the capture and inci- one apparently, and the government may depend the poor Chinese. As far as has come up yet word all the garrison. Shan wo fos consequently ardents connected with the murder will be found else
We trust no one will attempt to make upon it that so one but The most worthless fellow there seems to be a doubt whether more African rendered at discretion. The mandarios are very much where, in the Kap will undertake it, and then only for the slaves were lost in the middle passage than Chin-led and are removing from Kin-yang-hein and this most lamentable occurrence appear as an act purpose of plundering and living on the fears of ese freemen on their passage to Havana. There aing-faa. Troubles are also tie in the Sin-chune of Chinese warfare; to attempt to do so would be
districts, and it is reported Song-oau-hieu has been taken could only by a band of rubbers.
to take away the horrible, and happily singular those under his care, and especially by threatening to ie, however, little doubt that if
Let the government think of the see the two puties landed. and trace their future report them.
A great part of the funds that had been sent up coun nature of the deed. It is an act of which, as we life Cuba. we should find that the slaves try for the purchase of teas have been returned to Foo have before said, we have no remembrance of any amount of perjury they are going to encourage.
There is however the concluding objection, were better of than the freeinen. When a slave chow, and it is feared the trouble state the entry will parallel. The crime stands alone--it was not prevent the first crop of Kuesow leaves heing gathered, bronght about by the war, and it could not have Granting that the daily reports were act a fourth, owner buys a slave he becomes part of the wealth of
The Vice.roy has addressed a letter to M. Parker, or fifth, in a sixth, or a tenth of what we imagine his master, and to be cared for as hie master's horses U. 3. Minister, assuring him that the murderer of Mr. been prevented by any system of police. We they would be, what time is there for even empor dogsa freeman is only vainable to his master Conningham has been strangled for the affence. The may not be loved, but we are feared and to aque ying this mass of filth, from perjury to gup, into until he has got the amount paid out of him. If the duties which have been kept buck hy the 18 Cansel extent respected by our servants; they are ac the receptacle. Will thily, will twenty, will ten free Chinaman can hold on until he has reimbursed on that account were about to be paid ap.-Work-China quainted with our power; many of then from
Eaving Chinese come and waste their time dangling his owner, what hecames of him afterwards is of ferahl, April 18.
SUPPOSED ATTEMPT AT INCENDIARISM. Last that if every foreigner were swept of this island by star the Registrar Grenctal for nothing, and as little moment; it will be cheaper to get rid of a Saturday about sundown the two policemen on a means whatever, there are thousands to take, we said, where is the staff to carry out this spy
any beat to the West having captured a enolic sterling and who would take, the place of each man so system, even if they did come?
or-
M
wood, left their beat to convey their captive to this
CAPTURE OF THE MURDERER OF Mr. Mark- WICE-By certain proceedings which will be found narrated elsewhere it will be seen that we have seized the murderer of Mr. Markwick, Domestic treasan to the extent of murder is so unusual occurrence that, coming as it does pun us at this time in the midst of public are and dangers, it partakes somewhat of their public character-bot we may feci tolerably certain that it is merely un extraordinary coincidence, and that our poor fellow townsman would so have died even had no such
been in California and Australia. know
station, and in their absence two boats filled with disposed of. In addition, let it be said, that the men were seen pulling in towards a very exposed servants of every respectable
Compradore is generally a shed of the P. & D. S. N. Co.'s containing coal respectable men ---
nan here are also
and patent fuel. The boats were fired on and landbolder in a neighboring village, the personal they pulled back, but whether any one in the attendants are his relations or friends, and the
worn out man and get a fresh hand. Besides a slave can breed for his master's benefit, a free Chinaman dues not or ought not to do so, If We have seized on this part of the dinance, because it is the ground-work of the our two very opposite politicians the Earl of whole, but it contains many more labors to he Derby and Mr. Cobden were honest men, instead performed by those who are to carry it through. of howling out sham grief and weeping crocodile It requistes Tepos, their salaries, and their judi tears over the miseries of the unfortunate Can- cial functions as arbitrators; it regulatee law- touese, they would be laboring to put a stop to
was killed or wounded does not appear, or is it coolies his humble dependants. There is no kers, undertakers,
grave diggers, China boats, this trade which has inflicted and will inflict mare very clear to us what they intended to do. If chance of killing the whole foreign community coolie lodgings, public meetings, beggars, births, misery that even the worst effects of war as the P. & D. Co's. Coals and the disgraceful in China at one blow, if at all, and the headmen. marriages, and deaths, and a number of other carried on by us are ever likely to cause.
OUR SECOND WAR WITH CHINA things too numerous to write down here. In short, and in fiue, and to conclude in a few words, it "protests too much," and "you will see that it will not keep its promises." For the present we lease it, wishing bad luck to it and all connected
with it.
DAILY REPORT.
(Macus, 26th April, 1887.) COTTON-Bengal - $10 a 10 per nical,
Bon.bay -10% @ 1. Madras
OPIUM-PAsa New
We shall
read on the 15th instant on the Guilack Fartars by John M. Tronson Esq. assistant surgeon of H. M. Str. Barracuta.
En Aro, the supposed murderer of Mr. Markwick, ia now
atives, or classman, as hostages.
En the course of certain investigations entered into by
Ar a meeting of the China Erauch of the Royal Asiatic size Colonel Caine and Mr. Caldwell, and carry them
Society on Wednesday evening, 15th April.
Dr Hurland, Vice Presidcat. in the chait, The minutes of the previous Meeting having heen read by the Secretary and proposed by the Cairnus for approval.
Br. Anstey rose, and proposed that is the sentence commencing with "The Allurney General continued at
Government, it cans vart that the Lepo of Chek-chu had treasonsoly confederated with a band of rumans, in con- junction with two Mandarins stationed at Cowlong,
off in boats to Canton, the reward offered being a pes cock's leather for the Tepo, and the sun of $50,000, 10 be divided amongst the conspirators. The plot was dis- overed by some uther Chinese, who clanned to overbear the conversation betwixt the Trpo and Ch'an-kwai-chik's emissaries, who, it appears, had visited Click-chat, for the purpose of consulting with the Tayo, and concluding
erection in which they are contained could be even granting them to be as grant villains as we This great burnt without the danger of raising the fares or believe their to be tolerably honest men, know event has gone dead asleep, or rather it is at a setting fire to the adjoining premises, it would not too well what fearful retribution would eventually overtake them, to be guilty of a useless urime.— dead lock; the Admiral cannot and the Chinese dare not go on, sud like the characters in the 'Cric-inch matter, as it would be a good lesson to the
Company. In the meantime we direct the safely lodged in gaol for trials and as the circumstances tic, we are anxiously waiting for the cue "In the attention of nuisance-seekers to this great and unnected with his escape and apprehension have best to name of the Queen." We fear it will not be
the discovery of other crimes in contemplation, we pro- worth the trouble to tell our people at bomehow dangerous nuisance.
Ma. ANSTRY, A. G. WILL NOT BE QUIET.pose to give a brief account of the affair. P. If any proof were wanted that the Or.
to do it"the "how not to do it" is so thorough The last kick of our Attorney General hea heen First, then, is would appear from what has lacly dinance is not called for by necessity, it is to be
ly engrafted in the official mind.
trauspired, that rare than one were engaged in the found in the papers 1stely taken in Deng Bay. however explain for the benefit of reasonable to get a minute of the Asiatic Society condena murder of the robbery, fle Apo maintaining that he took tory of his violence removed from the books of no part in it. For a day or two after the murder, be They shew that the very ordinary, not to say very people, that our cool season cotuiuences some time the society, and most singular to relate he had one reunited concealed in the colony and meanwhile the defective, precautions we then took were evidently in the latter end of October and continues about member who voted with him; all the rest were Auckland bad visited the village of Ip-yin, the one next enough to defeat any attempt of the Chinese. If five months: during this time a man put weighed we cannot keep up suoh precautions, all the down with a kit enough to kill a donkey can walk against him. At the same meeting a paper sans 150 his native village, and brought away two of his re- Registration Ordinances in the world will not about and enjoy any kind of eative exercise in the protect us.
way of shooting, cricketing, boat racing, or horse racing. If. therefore, troops can be put down here to the extent of ten thousand men, and not one less, in addition to what we have gut, at the beginning of October or from that even to the end of December, we shall not finish the war, but we shall take the first and most important step, the capture of Canton, and be in a position even if we
ing village branes a lesson if necessary. We set by the English papers that little dribblets of artillery are being sent out, and we observe from the Indian papers that troops are ordered to be in readiness to match for China; to these latter iters of intelligence we have paid little attention; they are pat in one day and denied the next, and not only that, but in one Madras paper we saw a Full detail of a rolerably large force which was to start for China, succeeded by a paragraph Baying We regret to say since writing the (From our Overland Edition.)
above that orders countermaanding the pre- EXPEDITION TO CowLour.-In another part vious once had been received." This is not of the paper will be found an official account of the way in which things should be done---
The inter- good force should he organized at unce and au expedition to the opposite shore. tion was to capture some Mandarins and their sent on; if it does not arrive until followers, said to be hatching plots against the January, the authorities will have to answer With this force should Peace of our Lady the Queen, her Crown and for a fearful lose of life. Dignity, or as much of it as concerna Hongkong.he seat a large proportion of the scientific corps The expedition was a total failure, and no wonder, of the army, for one of the very first things that ecing the style in which it was managed 300 ought to be done after our capture of Canton, will troops were paraded for service, but whes they got be to clear the river from Cunton to the Bogue
novo
188470)
cheat
Do.. Old
Barca, New-
..465 460
J
Do, A
MAIW
495 a 500
11
J
Purkey
SALTPETRE RICE-Arracan
PADDY
17 a 19
10
9.13
" picut.
✔
Siata
Java
Bengal
3.30
2+
CALIFORNIA GOLD -
tual.
SYDNEY
Dir
21.15 a 21.25
1
21.75
COPPER CASIE
GULD LEAF -
741 a 24 picul,
only commence in December to read the neighbor some length and in very strong language,” the words "end | biotr arrangemen
after
ly.
in very strong fangauge," should be expunged. The Ac tursey Genel explained that it might be inferred from these words that his language had bees needlessly strung. This, he maintained, was not the case, and affirated that he would bare been justified in speaking still more strong-
The general apinion of the meeting seemed to be, that the words in question properly characterised Mr. Astey's language, but Hout it was not to be inferred from them that this language was stronger than the occasion war- It was then put to the meeting by the Chairman.
That the minutes he confirmed as they stand." For this resolution were. Dis. Harikad, Lorrain, and Chaidecost, and Mr. T. A. Lane
ranted.
The converse Resolution was then put by the Chairman. "That the words and in very strong language' be ex. puaged."
For this resolution were the Han. T. C. Austey. Eaq.. and the Res. Alz. Irwou
The minates were accordingly conftrined.
The Auditors and the Treasurer being absent, the So Dr. Tronson's paper-Some observations on the Ghi- is's accounts were not presented ack or tack vare their manners, custome, and the re- gions they inhabit,"--was tiren rei by the Secretary.
As soon se reliable information had been obtained, the Tepo, with his confederate the herd watchman, and two her Chiness, were summoned to appear before the Magistrate here, to answer some petty charge or other. The Topo, however, proved tuo onaning, and declined to answer the cannons; but one of the two men who bad been summoned up along with him as a blind, got into a great fright, and disclosed several important facts. The consequence was, that two expeditions were planned. - to Chek-chu on Saturday, to apprehend the Topo
end secure the stolen property; the other to Cowloong on Tuesday, to endeavour to get possession of the mandarin emissarios.
The arrangements in both instances want to have been exceedingly well laid, and if they did not perfectly succeed, the failure is to be attributed to causes over which those why planned them could have no control. The first step taken was to despatelu nate from the commanding officer to the senior military lount Chek-chu, directing him to have his men under arms, and scenre all the avenues to the village before daylight, so a to prevent the escape of any ono until the place had been thoroughly searched. The other was to have bouts in readiness to convey 300 men (aubsequently reduced to shoat 230) to Cowlong.
See happlement,
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.