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To the Editor of the "Friend of China,"
Canton, 25th July, 1859 DRAR S, Pencil te to state that the Surdi- whose pressies were band at the Allied lauding place in Canton, as you late in you valuable issue of the 21st quent, inuited his liute enterprize to a General Store only, witkest any Additions, whatevet, of m fret
Be so kind as to give place in your next sun- ber to the present, and oblige, Your bumble
servant.
1. TELESIO.
In all sincerity, we beg Mr Tolesio's purdon. We should have designated the store-Law Bry lan. Latti did we think that that gioris Ben Nog, which about a dozen officers of both ser vices hal hand in the esencios a little over a month ago, was to be at last treat is the vicily of the Five Cienti Gate; and that Mr Tetreid's sture was so sour to be destroyed.£o.l
BIRTH,
At Flongkong, the Sath July, the wife of the Kerd. Arthur Taylor, of a Sen.
DRATHS,
In the Goff of Pabel on board 13 Flogital Ship Bellaste, on the 2nd June, De Danney, desista't angech
1. Al. 59 Regilent.
At Canton berezed by the Chinme, Mr Wat Descas, fermerly of Seal
A Vietri, Hongkong, u the tia Joly, William Trter Hexan, Ling, in overal years Ealitor of the
kong itagister.
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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
VICTORIA, WEDNESDAY JULY 29TH, 18AS.
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DIARY.
FANDANDA UNI NEST FURNDATION
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JULY.
INS
5,26
0,9
10,5 11,04 11,3 14,43
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5.991
29.Thursday,
a.own--Lass quarter on the Sai prusino at 9.57 r. v.
Divine Servicra, Bundar.
St. John's Cathedral-5.45, 11 am, and 4 ». M. At the Data Chugch -11 a m. and 7 m. st. The Fethe, off the l'arade Grosad, 13 a. m. 15e Chapel, Mucue, 11 9 A. m.
Lions-Ursular Chupe, 11 a .
CANTON, of the Campsi Lecture Rooms, Coeng yin-sam, at 11 a., and at the Commissioners' Yamoa, 3.
SUPPLEMENTARY SHIPPING LIST.
July
July
ARRIVALS AT HONGKONG
{One)
DEPARTURE: FROM HONGKIA U.
21, 7 horse, for a mucisco.
27, . M. Seanu, tur a Cruize.
27, H. At Grostat. Dong, for a Covize,
27, 8 M Gan bust Sturlag, fra Linne,
27, Numer Magrism, tr Mund
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POSTAL OPPORTUNITIES
Fur Can.100,- By Gun-bou, Thursday,--Let
lefs received at the Dock Yard Guard house op 10 BILA M
From Canon,--Bs a Gen-boat, every Monday: leusing the Bitern, atam.
For Bombay and Europ, &c-By &
THE FREND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
feel much obliged for a gif notice. One line in the Government Gazeta Sourday would have saved us some trouble l'usay. Short etheiat motiers. for the best of the public, we shai! al- ways have mach pleas in advertising fee of charge.
11.M. S. Actor, Gorbunts Algerine and Dous, and Nankie's Lech and pinnace, ieft this for the Broadway, west of Mae, yesterday, Destruction of no obstructive" do, and the village whence the Bela Carnes's curders caur, are said to be the objees of tun cruce.
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Wins saying in car isse of the 1st inst, that, instead of a proulants to the Chinese, Sir John Besting would see beer had he finished the Conny wide heads of the Treaty of Trens, a ledge of which we no: Marenson- ably, soccluded had been conveyed to flis Excel lency, we did the Superintendent of Trade an is. justice it appears Sir Job Bowring krew no more about the man dua scoctained in the following brist Gespatch. The public service aufers when 36 little curfil exes between high function aries. Me Bruce's teler speaks volumes.-
Floxaxonn. July 21. 1859.
Sindace wigour Excellency'e sage that the treaty by boea signed my len to tranquilize the line Portion of tins Crdony, I hose the Fonsa sa infira os 1 the Bearer of a fenty of Amity and are signot at Ti-sing on the 3d of July, by in pellency the Fer's in baba Ter Majesty, wind by r nyera Camion wellary and Fiwa - half of Expat of Citro who has signi bee is aval of the line. &.,
(Sire) KNICK W. A. BRUCE
Cis Excellency dia Join Bowieku So, £c., de.
time.
Excrrrivo one is the spot, it appears almost imposible now to get purifa! information regard- The Edit who has de Just Carico 18. andarty to make his tunecu whistle round the ears of the Commanderia-Chief, dhes 22, as a ma ter of cet es, with the rain proepect of losing the crrespondence of anyone likely to ineer dispen- ours at Herd Quare Suck are we difficulties under which Editors tchour-the immunity patent to the High Officer. But our subseriers mast excuse our going to Cantec again for a short We but some nama escapes on both of the last occasions of ourgoing op to the front, and she like the weber to get a litri ennler ba fre again suapting late. So far as we can gather from side report, ab attacle on the City on the night of Theeing a horning of Wednesday the 20th and 21st instant pas something superior in its way to mything he kind before. Been the North the Last Gute the weakest pan for Lac- Pokthi growled on the win thousunda but all our men had to do was to pelt st then through loop iwles and embingcros as fist as they end load. Paudy of the 70, ander Cap- tais Whiting and Leutenant Mathews at the East Gate, did his goirs with much gallery we are sold. No Soiers conld Inse exhibited a better spirit Altogelser some 800 roads of ball cartridge were disposed of, and so thick were the Chinese clustered together that every shot must have sold. With the approach of day sight the Braves retired, and is said arnot be induced to coina Sunne gheli fraid the heights, plang in un again. the midst of them, bad tie effect in freshea ing their way. Head by mountal Mandarins, tly retired sluggishly, evidently in supreme dia get at the waul of Sccess.
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Ås for the other, the trading and general class of the Cl nese populaten, a great torny have retired as wulk T greater part of the hep at the Berearste het oy, and pa Tisicus srece. It is all hafo here, the Chinese sting to get away, and we in bying in e stock to progigau "andi bor necessanes of bifs, and paying very dearly the trac Jaked gillicult to say what will te the en? et all this! As exciting repor e we have those of all sorts here it w But that we are all in a fuck thre no sentir then,
dai ana; the gone the Purta are fuodesta porn frinediate The Wiers uit eendida Jou are again calle nu relive serviro. Several pires |uve been di covered on the water vcl oa shere;-eus er wo aftur
The of the folow sti!! were fished with 100 sites!
MARTIN SIMONEEN gas his last Concert on Satur dageveg Asnil phraser occasions, the untere Imerjassed off the extreme sausfaction of evore our present in parity of asound, bowing, execution and pathos, M. Sie, deed, stafs aurten ble is a wonderfus performer; -we doubt, leed, if In hus bis equal in the worlil. E the presei nevasiva e played two pieces of his une composition, one of Vinoxtemp's, and me of De cries, all in strialed style. First on
the pregrime was his funtasio Bruruta, entittel
Sauces of Junty Lad en Thetees from Nermia, This plecs we much applauded; whilst the second
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QUOTATIONS.
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Ukleuren 636 New Leunzen, Buis
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Malectes in, Spin June,
Shanna, h Shongdae, MA daiky.
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Sony siber member of the evenmaity could have beru ber spad tieu Vios BAZES VAN, Tough a Bus has poses na str obiliary resident in te hy upwards at fourteen years, he has yet regarded as a votim to grunde, Mr Bovine is moured by a sarge cicle in Chios; and, For botanice, we heat we have reason to la men the 10-s of a pen which, especially recently, has been rigurets in denouncing public ebuses, Aun ir paaug in Leit ave coleuse the characters of the most contemptible of uur public officers.
Feuce to let panes !
WHEN Gostrament have un intention of postnon- ing beir advertised Count.) meeting, we should
stard and de'iglued those who can appreciate it is a test the higher settuoi al violin playing. delikult mere and the manner in which it was played by M Simensen gave a striking iliustra on of the deep eudy of classical music in which to gifted guviloma must have indulged. The third one was de kendt's Air Varies, in which he was equi neaustur,
Therd on the Tree" the fourth, was an exquisite pince of torony, and elicited hearty c. f this parco the Zoom seered filled with cantins and sightings, warbling away, if wo may so express it, in a furor. To such strains we could have instrued with amight lot hours
to the aeus ou much praise cunnat be given beglees were in excellent hurmony and ime, and we lighty opplande L. The genue an who seng the gentas baltad has a fine but tune vulce, and all ways now 12 use it walvan
Mi Lelovic's performance on the Piano His Sola was fine wes, in a word, ciegal.t |ging With such able auteurs in our midst, we should never want the sneaus of passing a pleasant bevenings.
ve in the Hospital1- Mucas Correspondence, Longtong Inizer, July 7.
We are not worse off than or neighbours, that is clear; art whilst matters might be in a tire un- comfortable position, we renst bear lot as pa- l'his question in the meuts tiendly as we can
o aliis-What is to come of it? How ang is this exodus 10 continue -- And who can tel what is to be the result? Oor osen uparon is that thing will die out of lantt if left stone, the torture of fathers and metary and wives and With a prospeer of tomat expatriinu before them. children. Forfeiture of property dee unless they re turn to their hornasteaids--Chinese would be innre than human send they abide here quite. We may he snce they will only retain at baine se Jong as it is necessary to make roatters secute. They will then quietly retain; they say so, nad we believe dem,
Ou is return from Macua, Mr Simonsen pro woeds zu Maultaj-though whispers are obat ira: the bust camera will not So the last; and that at the acid rent of the tears he will give one
an entertainmevy, and pory that piece on one sig af sich at rendere wil huve heard so much flausage & Fagunat." If we might ake one suggestion we would say Fix the less at Tore or even at Twe Dollars each. The centy at tengkung is any thing but
a rich costly. Walew big exceptions, the mecbers canont alford Five Dullare for ua eveni's musical entertainment.
THE EKODUS,
Could we het get hold of the fenders of the powerful body crung this feeling uneng the people could we bring them la sny kind of terms, it wool Le fortunate. But the Sourian have terms; they have only one want, the evaration of Cauten, and to abrain this will stop ot no means. Colour and integrity are gameless things we them; their mano in isternination; and in this dry Krb more cruel and detestable 1 on the bicudiral barbaring over not by voynaers The Allen tree. A gani rad among tiny six Villages, the destruction of Fatlant, Foyer, and utheruð skrifa are notorious kend quora teje all we Chimus and tan suggers as a remedial measura aumbers wil. by more than & match for us they think-t, as Cisneral Peorier dad ant prove for tan Emperor Nicols the things warrior he expert" ed him to be an Genmaale Jaly. Augs andi September cay still be coped with, and the San- kum taught they have mckoned without their host. Sothingbat sharp aggressive sucesores will bring Them to their senses; -the confiscation of markel bonts abora Canton, and stoppage al trade as far asite in our power, would have their effet in n dne. The Chinese may be wearied out if we go the right way to work abón it; —but it must be gote about a cure; there shinid be no delay. lound Japan and the Emperor's toy, way we, if they are in knep us much longer for the guidance
of her trave old Admira
I left entirely without a scevan-they have all retired). Stany of the filies in alacao are in the sata predicare
Thanks to the system impted by government, of doing all for Chings, and giving no eñeniragerent to European enterprize, our greatest upprehension with the exodus is the death of fresh provisions. Who shall start the project is the question? Bota Lady Mary Wood load of builocks, and other live seek from Manila, would not be a bad speculation 21 the present juncture, and better than the system we shall otherwise ste udupid of barrying the courtry people, following the game of the last var
as the old by T. Murray of the 19th-
member of a sceret meiety, and felt no unwilling neka to his wife's exercise of a mile palin.
A Ning seversk times we were obliged to have re- course to the pen of taking a spectable inhabitants and detaining them as hostages, treating fhem, however, well, til a fresh supply of buienis was brought in.
This is hy so hit best way of going Miller in Chian, instrad of sending out foraging PATLISH; Ren, schule pl see a red rñas coming, they rive away lir cattle and youn ano mi trees on the bits. They are a very dexterase in concealing turi: for's, swing them in all o: rurious places, under the beds, in baskets covered over with anthalsh, og hung up to the ecting. Samar new they tury their adiit in the feds on take rose of them!ves.
A petek 12 Liha yer, wau's Reidots day. The dramed to know their danger, for they never made the last as that could lend to their hil inplace. Any me why cechi arsa ike Faleor Estoase, take then answer lum, wock be a useful addition to a Sarah arty.
'tunately, WOFE, are not often tuleeed-the cocesalty of sending cut panes of this description. It is always agreeable work particularly w..en you have to huet in a ban thr your alouer,
A say the Chinese bal raceresed from the alarm con- sequent on our tubig passion ai'z place. they usually finice a od, kiwing they would vroeght in supplies of 250 L
These were and proved the most serioas charge of ali, 10. being barked by the destruction of fue books which, according to the Hon'ble Mr Anstey, contained the damning evidence of Dr Bridges's subordinates couplicity with thieves, retters, murderers and pirates.
Charge 4 that through his wiss he had Rr alliance with some of the warst Chinese in the Colony. It only commen joscice 10 Mrs Clair- well to say that since she hug been. Mir Cantwel's wife no ledy in the Colony be conducted berseif with greater propriety but it was shown to the Cermission thus ons er mee of irs Ols relations had acted very shameiully, especially in one instance, who, under pretence el releasing a Pawabroker from peins and penalties to which he was fiable, she succeeded in extorting a ruin of 450. The Comissior hongerer, a pasz o have viewed Air Cardsei's allinne" da A circumstance over which it had so control, and exocated him.
Change & mn-That the Chinese date not new complain of the constaures and procuremen19 of Mr Caldwell. the patron of Mab-chow-wung. The impossibility of proving this was asserted in the charge kalf"
Charge can with 1, and was favored as I was A Partnership between. Mr Caldwell acil Mah chow-wang, ia is absence of the books, could not be proved."
Charge that Mr O. banght land in the Colony after December last, when So became (the efficial) licenser of brothels. This was disposed of as not saunaclurily proved.
16-Bught the Chinese gister on the ényis ngain; but nothing as of the appearance.
To a supplementary letter he Commission express the opinion that die Flouho Mr Anstey and We May neted in rarfees gard fath throughout and when we beat in and shat the principal he broke down through a contemptible, dam tible tirk on the part of Government -a trick which should eerwisy be punished in some way or other, for it is farcical to suppose that it was mit performed ofter deep meditation, and with refer ence to consuguances when we bear this in mind. we say, we think it only proper that the banks of the Community should be conveyed to Messrs Anstey and May, for their warm and disinterested efforts on behalf of the public. The destruction of the tucks is most un'orinade for Mr Caldwell- the honesty or otherwise of his aims is involved in greater wystery than ever.
The Commission oppointed to enquire into the charges against Mr. R. Caldwell, Registrar Gouer I, have reported front of the aceea trus- six act wholly water-me groundless, The charges proved ure Nos. 6, 7 9 and 18, run- ning as follows, With Ling long and i
tely conucnd with Mah-how aug, - i link such contention stil salwisting, the principali being the boud studimity by adoption according to Chiesa uw3, —
7-With being in the labit, un Mah Chow Wang's unsupported audioutation, of arresting and discharging persons and of camisering or restor ing property.
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With having procured bail for Mal-Chow Waug, son bal being a survant of his own (Mr C) was had been auth bolors in prison for With indoring the Attorney General at the heging of 1897, in water the release of a great number of men schem Mr May knows to have beun pirates, tad wane Air Caldwell ought to Love known at the trase were pirates
Charge No. I was to the effect that Mr D. R. Caldwel was malit be a Justion of the Peace. The Commission telurned as true the charges quoted in fuli, bet, by a anjority of votes, desidert that he was not unft to bus Justice of the Peace. We are accaslemed to anomalies and apparent in- cobsistences in Hongkong, and feel no surprize, ni this.
"A gentiupan it thic city has just meeiled a liter from his relative in Valparaiee which sancalar the following pain- fity interesting narrative. A geçilenian connected with Valuarajan sheperes a ship belonging to that port, called the Meriden, and aded her at mutu vida a very valuable Pago saks teas, and tuncy guts, be hiruself acting as supercarau. When about halfway on the voyage the cargo accidruly nk Gre, but was soon gut under. On opening a low hazes that had been saturated with the water einproy ingaish the re, was discovered that they wer Lled with guany hage, and on a general xamiration the
whole cargu was diane vered to be spurious. These terus out to be bags, the bras earth and he fancy articles not worth one-nike price paid for th. The airoke was too much for the pool gentleman Feattecapted to you osolt, Tat was presented by the captain and wherwards had to keep a close wich is amorernats; but unfitunately, the night before the ship reached Valparaiso, white toe zap ain was asleep ho slipped out by the rebia window and was drowned, leaving leners written folde wie ang thans chiltron, ad a number of fores in Valparsian. He was the sou ning Engkhoun, and uncii respected in the plagg. -Gereid, June, W
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copy the above from the Chiar Mril of Thursday lat; the liter of that paper teiling us that the unfortunate gentleman alluded to was, he believes, M. W. M. Rubives - and that— much esemed by this Commandtv-his denth, a with the diveunstances which led to at, has drawi "forta expressions of enmaniseration and regret"
When we rst Leard of Mr Robiver's death by drowning, and were ignorant of the circumstanc witch led to it,membering him ne ons who an the occasion of the poisonings did this Community srvice by chanserng the Steamer Spark, and husting the poisoner to his lair in Macao, a service for which an ungraefol pablic hardly thankel tim, en too le regret for las lors. But directly the cirrustaces which led in his dewis came in weer kun vielge,-what then were our feel Tug-7-Commiseration and regret? Pelaw! Hor. ror Jig rather
Does ur Contemporary really desire the publis to give can his aption the W. M. Robi- net was pot a guilty party to the earth and ga ny bug shipment, as for silk and tex Does he really behore the the fire which led t the ds- covery was ridental? (le is peculiarly verdant if he does think su
Underwriters should investigate this matter. A gugo of gunry bags and earth is not parked easily, and hardly without the cognizance of note Mr Ro- than son of the principals in a lo bine, we have been assured, took a large sun of money wit: him when he left this, and though re pared drowned we shall not be surprized to beat of his baving swan shore. Rubin's was so the terment to accumb under a cheat of the kind described the reason of the man who put pis- ful to Alm's head and threatened to blew has brains out if he resisted, was barily hely to give way waliat prospect remained of getting at his How very green we me! vicum.ser gunviess were
As tegenied the conviction on this charge. 13 the Comunsero es persged their opton in nu measured terus, atnost tentandout, jo fact, so un accusation of cunnivance at crime.
The churgis sized
2, 8 5 10, 12, 15, 17, 18 and 19. The word is 60 g 53 of some of these anges that we will not queue in full. In brief, with but particularizing, it was asserted that he had
a scandalous connection with brachels; specui
ated in such infinies; and at one the was weer
of three unitensed bagnius-Received rack rents
of cermin loss on whien hinthuis stand;-Passol
part of his life among pirates and outlaws
Concluded from No bit, pay 225-
To St RRENT SCRUMBBIO, &c. &c, .,
SUAL
II. B M's Cause for Sium,
a merung of British Resulents in Bangkok, held at El. B. M.2 Consolese on the 18th
Decsited the Executive Council regarding Mahinauf, we were desced by you to state in writing,
chow wang, nudaciously denying thu: bis books and papers contained evidence of his guil-Har boured Mah's wile aftur has conviction Was &
for trussion to the Home Authoritive, our objections to the change in the texation proposed by the Siamese Govern.
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In the letter addreened to you by . R . Prince Brom laang Wongsa, of which you have kily Inished us with copy, . K. U pre- poven cousuleration of the abolition of the mirkes tax, to levyn tax of one welfth, equal 6 per cent the value of our fans, tores and stores, als un Vessels, and Lighter, (owned by
us here) and on the bonus of their earnings.
The appears to us to be an ingeniously trained scheme for toxing us heavily for the protection of
the Notes already 100 powerful and too much far.redt.
You will doubtless here observed that the only exprion from the proposed tax is in favor of those who use their land, houses, and story for the ac- cumulation of the produce of the or Estates-- Gat is to say, H. B. 1. Keo Huang Wangen, and their Excellencies the Krukhome, Prime Minister) and the Pinklang, Minister for Foreign Airs, who are well known to be immens Ind owners and extensive traders, and who are, we Tatu, the wriginators of this proposal, may sture Rice, Sager, and other produce free of an enarge, while Brul subjice who are for the most part traders, and thus subject to the inx. must pay 6 per erat on the Best of their land, 8 per cent on The valur of their premises, ou their dweding- houses, ou file bghters or other vessels they mig pesaces, and even on the very wartyge of disse pre- sels. This tax will prere almost rainly on Euro- peurs, and on the Chiouse tradere auf -hupiteepers fest, on the meat industrious aud aéful peri of the empunity.
We neat hardly dweil ee the exorbitant character of the box, ur on the insidias nature of the pro- posal, which we believe, af sengled to, would bs merely a pelede to the covival of the blestem ai extition, so find to rate.
We shall cop'eut carolses with showing th tre x in called for by the terrasite at the To myslit the foreign Consansarpy is growly heavily cared-and the x in question cannot b impsed, Xcept in valution of the Treaty hotwen Great Brian and Simu.
juanero of the new inx HR refer to the Supplementary Attires 1V and IX of the said Treaty.
Aicle V provides for the payment by Britis subjorte the Import and Export daurs, wind of cocidin taxes on frery, &c., bs sei totth in the delic
dule.
Among these there r no mention of the Market Tax. That impost has therefore been culis oled in comuevention of the Treaty, and na abolition an not be addured a ground e imposing t
Adicle Xplor zs the petion of just and reneable Castous Dien ou every article ut Export at axrd according in the Pari'agreed to by the Treaty.
This article has special reference to Section 11 of the Tarth, and that such was the mention of the Siamese Authoriues oud of Mr Parker, saremni of the subscribery te ti leiter, who were present daring the negotiations, can reglify.
By to forcing of laaange en thus article, re ferring solely to Census, be bangla to pustily tho imposition at an assessed ix.
Murcover, British webjets are all already
ly
tox the high Baymał dotice provided for by the Ton in the Seignorge of fully nine per cent they have to pay for the coin of the country, and in he exabitant rent or purchase money isey have to pay for landst Innd belonging fit the must part to the Sarze Guvernment, or to the Oheers of Sate.
Thear laxes press beavily directly on us, finally on the commerce and ressatees of the country.
To as they bring no advantage and ensure no ponection; our enly scnarity is in ne own viga isure, and in the Pig that woves before your Cistiace.
Nor is the rev supended for the houifit of The country: Facit are so publ a works in pro Krews; the Government cannot protect its swI *jects from petty piracy between thus und Chans oben; and as far as regarde edities for shipping, Bengkuk has in no way improved suce their de
coming red.
To all appearance the Government exists, and she trade is pressad doors with tokes, solely an ur des that the Nablas way prey upon the people.
By the farming system, by the main of pobiin mony, and by numerous exultans not Provided for by ung Treaty, the Nublis secare lo ihemselves a large churn of what ought to be re vence to the exuntry. We believe this stuen things is no kuawa to the Ring, nad Cat ne pains are spired to keep his Viajesty in the rack wg to the anony boses nas hr would be willing 11 Borcanj But in spite of wil these duadrantnger, the Exclu quer should certainly be insuficiently fourah ing sale to bear timeälahtion of an ampost, which vecording of 1. R. It's sateinear, yukled onig 1,00 exitios qual in 29,010 tirals,
The revenue from the post farta alone tus this year been increased by 2,400 eattira, equal to 192,000 cals; and the heruse of revenue frem minist every ultele in the Troff is already enur.
pe
With icerensing furaine and no public turi, the just festion of live new box 19 hut paiden
ly to be found in necreatice of Stute.
We believe the the Market tax was mosh 28- pressive and vexations, and we rej ice hostly in ite obration; but we think we have shown that there is no just ground lot the impossing of a s tnx, and we host you will aid us in opposing i with all your siluence
We may edd, that we have teen indued to com to this entry, and embark in jar jubour and our capit, on the faith of the Treaty negotiate. by Sir John Bowring; and we beg tua: you wil represent to 1 M-jesty's Governinent eier elas for the preservation of the spins of the Treaty in allte integrty. We are Sir, your ainst abufient se Fullt,
per pro famiTOS Gray & Co.
For the BORNEO COMPANY Listed,
S. GULFILLAN, D. K. MASUN. R. HUNTER CHARLES BEL SAMUEL J. SMITH. DALIGIDA & Ü
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MR EX-COMMISSIONER YE I (From the Times' Special Carespondeat Jan in China.) Caleurs, April 10t me finish what i have to say of Yen Luger "Mr Commissioner Yeb, for his degradation has come down.
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not less than ten thousand houses and stepa, robbed the people of their propertiet, polluted our women, palled down hanges destroyed properties, und, whet was worst of all, kuueked down gençle with sticka without the leat caus
much milder than we anticipate-ranch milder than the translation which went to Europe would fead us to think, for the tranalator has in- terpolated sand words of censure not in the Chi- It does not appear that, although Yol is removed from his government, he is degraded fr his rock or from his post grand councillerstractions to the people. We, the sain
Theyiano proclamations daring to give
nge.
The rest o; for he re barked Boncefreward The nothing to do with furesgo ulfats.” Your excellency ww be glad to have onesped from no troublessing a pust 3 I am neither gla for sorry. It was at the Experor's command I took them up, and at bis command lay them down."
Yeh has been tenderly dealt with. He has evidently some great protecting interest in Pekin, and will probably become again a great power in China
ATA W. H. HUSSELL'S LETTER.
Data.
The stappage of trade is solely caused by the English and French duga, and complaine must be made squint them alone and not us.
THE BRAYS OF {{WANG-TUNG PROVINCE Hirafung, Sub year, 5th woon, 18th day.
I rejoices the hearts of then that there are Bru ves in the city and suburbs prepared to areas and decapitate the rebellious Barbaršuna. ft it le ful th some shop keepers wish to hinder the Braves performing this day, mud propose to keep their streul pates closed. Such candies will prove that hay at Rebels, and are in communication with the Barbarians.
jects of the Celestial Coan, highly praised by the Emperor, will not submit to the Barbarians, We have ascertained that there are only two or three
and Eught, and French dogs in the city, but our numbers are thousanda and thousands; and if every one of us every but a sword to kilź every Foreigner it we muet, we shall soon kili shemali. If any one trade or supply provisions to the foreiga dogs, we shall angst and punish him according to the village zagniations. All those who are in the Since last who change has come over the behaviour of us Chincre détenu. A tame he
employ of the foreign dogs must leave their en would senicely answer a questing,
yaient in one minth, and after ane immulà, if A celebratet Eastern schobir called upon him to try to learn
CARE, LECKNOW, April 5.The thermometerhey stul say with the foreign dogs, and do not re- at 109 deg in the shade, and inexde the tent at sean Buddies from his Ych would not know any
Tar to their native villages, the elders of the ril
thing about it. Mr Layard tried to get hi a in venit
three dage og was a warning of unmistakeable ages will hand over their families to the nucleonte eugency that summer was coming." Since that thnd he knew of such an assumably as the British
ties to be punished, as if they were the red-heul time the heat has not been quin so great, bus kot
Rebels. And if any village refuses to nury these Parliament, or of such a thing as peldico apiusin ja wande, which set in about 10 delock daily, und last England, Yeh knew not of such things Mr L
Regulations, we, the Braves, will levet that village yard will him that, thinking he was in the right,
unsti equel, wre all bat intolerable, charged they and panich the offenders of the Celestial Court. are with dust of a revolting mature, which is every
All us whn have blood and life ought to share Le tried to prevent the expedition to China. Yk pore and fires the blood, which sering tu pereteke the troubles of our Emperor. Those that drabu answered him ouly by a grant. The webly the interoul mechanisms of the body, as it does in King of Dude, ho ocenjier the house immediate.
this must be treated as thieves, and every Royal reality farce its way into the world of a watch, zgest can kill the The Americas, Spaniuri's, by pete, and crumbles all day long at bring which renders all ent-f door exercion sor of sad acher foreign nations are on good terms withi deprived of the soluce of his Zenara, sodnifested i
severe pentuential infliction, and Bikes dwelling in carivity, from whźcis it seems craned beads are
tenta uiterly miserable and imprese. By the time bat always ex-pt, and acutally applied to the dris lener reaches you and whru that may be i Tavu jer to have socne trees cut down which have now the ag best poticny will be enjoying intera, the view of Yoh's verandah. The King
the goals of the murry month of May, and, i would have esited 6500 the Marderin if the letter common with the rest of the English nedy, I si had given him the least encore zemen; out Y be experis using the pleasure of ou Indian summer; kevated "nution of injun with the urost scorn, but already be the prementary symptain of the Leinsed - belter that be over tal been a king latter sa isfied that campaigning can only be and would not look towards his weing An conducted at au envrious cost. The hottest day Englishman pouted out to You the minister of the
that comes, let soos one who is sincerely desirous King of Onde, Ally Nucky Khan the Talleyrand of anderswooding what the dry wols are lika re- of the Base was told that this in, wily As
pare to ung iron-loundry in full activity, and stand talie wag blown to have been deeply rpboated in in front of the fire when the farmace-door is open- all she tatrigues which peded the tate mutiny, ed; bat less he can add to it tho duurs procura. yet strede muze 60 canciously staat unta lool ice of his presence can be found. I wil nike soup in the dog as he will have but a pour idea ble by sending over the griting of a Strand cork- a post upon your application," said Dr Mena of the nasmess of the blast, which, sweeping over masa the other day, i answer a Sucky Kina; baning saady plaian covereal with patrifying re- Repo said the minister, with each scort, muins, wheks chauds of pulverised simsi mater "I withdraw any application; and take my advice, along with it, and rushes in verso yellow all over young men, never monks reports, ever write a the eily and the plains wound. Tu the increasing feter, Yeh, howver, could not be terested to hand there is wited length of days, greater pusei These black pintentater. Ite bue great content to the wind, and, if possible, more duel. Of the for an out we have left any of their ads on, Faules is quite beyond the powers of writing t
Sudocuty, however, sal this apathy has given gs deacriptis. 8en fine und subtle that way. The Mandarin ons couvorses with freide my hog utter die causes which ta ser i have cared in he condere o in tu duny all knowledge of the tong exer: their influence you may neeil hlep ved of korg prisings, le edesspure to extin away is provlacahue for English heads. He
ze kawen pour eyes and every object. The aun, bile yet ex or seven degrees above the eXpresten & col contempt for the East India bonson, is bid from igie by s theogh the fun-
tapang and their sugning,
"That is a very
Gary wero cave opid in a hack og und at early apid man," was his short cheervation after he
morning and evening ibis vapour of dust suspeni- Schechined to the door of his apartment ge ed high in eir sevins like a rain cloud clinging to ellend at high rank, who had paid him a son of a bill side. ceremony It is evident that he has no talent ** The change has been brought about by the Col- eman journals and the British House of Commons. With the deaperate hepe of amusing his fellow prisoner Mr Akbaster translated to him a few phrases from the debate upon the India Bill. Fron that moment Yeh as hot a transformed man, He get up early, and is resist until the Coloutra Bag Fishman is brought; he is miserable if it dues vo coutain be usual cam of Parliamentary elo. quence. His particular delight is in Company. Be though Nic Ayron a great oratur, When the Turpiter came to that pstagroph of Lord Pal mersions.ca aberein ho says Diet nations inve raffed ch by ili monsidered thangus, he was much exped, and wid, "Gimef, goud, good, but when the fruitiator completed the seniorn," B they have sidered much more by obstinate resig Tatra lo necessary reforma," be threw himself back and grunted. He was delighted to hear dat Lord Pali.ersion had treea wned out, and he eckled a through his great hudy when he beurd ford Derby declaration that he hoped for
a encody peice wah Chrua.
The readings are incrspersed with many ex pirtoas and ing stries, and Yeh is really begin ning to acquire some glimmering notwa of the Bri- ush constintion. 1 Iweaty yurix -ney," saya.he infurgieter, Fused weary with when aidonas traselitesi, No, ga on. I aptives and at all now, I is ovet beiter than [
A present Braves are trained in every village, and the extermination (of the Barbariana) may b expected every day. If the people of any street due to brave public indignation fy interfering with this work), the boates of distalreet will be burned, and the leaders will be arrested and penished, The Putor at Chinese troops in the city should know, that is their duty to the Hesperor tourist the Braves. Ifany shem nesis the rebel Barbariyng in holding the city, these shall be punished with De uns rigear. Ifny traiter turns from his wicked way, he will be pardoned; and if he kill Foreigners, he will be rewarded We had not
Isued by the Gentry of the Province of Kwang-
est nur words.
www.
Hi fung, 8th year, 5th m wun, 51 kay.
TO PARTIES DESTROUS OF INVES PING IN HOUSEHOLD PROPERTY IN HONGKONG.
When this dat is zet rapidly in ino- sic by a hot wind, and whtu the gruer samt, composed of minute tragente of tale, scales of
ten, and carb, ja impelled in quick successio SALE-losured HOUSES held on the war's trough the heated atmospher, the effet is quite sufficient to make ve deres fudia for ever. Every sele in your tent, your hair, eyes, and we are led and covered with this dust, which dep si a couting ff on meh thick ali uver the
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W. GASKELL
Hongkong, 10th July, 1858.
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know his clear sagaciuus view, is experience, his fa grasp of military matters--an effective reply as a 十能到 general of us army to way charge which may be brugh of heenaney or deles. It is and we ekta war e if he had Russian, Astotics to dent was, but be mukes war as aktier makes war, das it 18 only safe and enue to wagnus o to spit up his wrong in smell detachments, to exbust couchments with incessunt auretes to the vanisi.- og points where some hauts of funatice ur cob- hers asenable only to fut for approac fa le to use his soldiers as poice 7 1 he to expose ug tu such risk as we neered at Azoghur, and to attempt every petty rajah who exo collect a hand- ful of oun to astuck, by a extunco of week disjointed meals ia a hostile country? A sol die wil way, N." The Inding civilan wrli say,
Ceratoly
According to the views of the civ liana of y L-dou sokleit, there is do sach
Bard to get from Rongkong. I never could under-eg un dispering of a unive," sise paattion" staud them." Thus you Ed gel transitions al
Bribery considering" in its war. The Canton Of course I did, from your teachers."
eremy will fly wherver we make out appear.co. Bua le forgotten wins lo vnd wind Mr Layard
Then be will nee of ur sallest d By this, or was be simply in fremt to the ad
Tail: If we pursue boy will bras upan mussion of firing ented so duid
benen La v. Bea what s we receive u chick--what if in then figla theme my find a fort such best-back as Faks was ruled the doy lw jei el nuc The keet is megment The Many of greet Street is circulated and he Javer district in few houre, and the
Yel was never so polpably more as by the a Jointinsa e letter watch Air Oplant deliver ed at 8
coamined velusures from die A bandus of England, of Americe, and ales of Aiuto ile started and rose hem is sent. 2009 quite evident that he had some secres cause for great dgusto. You wil recullet what the Chine belived and tell me as to u andersunding ba tween Korn and Claus. I connet help recurring my ely let that Coat Pasticce te his head which he does no show Lord Elgin,
Yb gave us his vera.on of the murder of the Fruch istry. The end the man was dressed as a Clean and spoke Chinese, and no one was. prekam of beng Frenchman; but the peu ple accused hit of having stulen women, and als
hing a rebel, ao his brad was cut off. and Yen, any one and baf a notion but he was Frenchman bet would have con sent so the French Consul" Phere is probably nut one word
li,"
The couno steckt sccutitur:3 by the Chinese against the antagaries of all de- quanimations is yet we nen and that they pick out sick men's eyes. What they mean by this latter ipation I could us discover, but! beve it is in lied really and sat figura ively.
Yecieved the edict which digralect on with great equumuir y. Su Juhu Bossing bad for wedd copy in be upginal Chiese, 1xpect
this." be vid, may I keep it some time lo con- suzer a 10-9 lung as your excellency pleases" The were toquiren una cooperation. L: is
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HONGKONG LTROUGA there was not a suficient numbor of Subscribers to the above pamed Periodical to warraut Mrs Beacher in its entinance another year, stall she has faith to believe that pation ca Jarance of present discourageonut, may be ease- fal of good in the years to come, and sheh being her hops, she presents the pms,et of a Magazine for the year 1859, with a fat! beloof that, if worthy, it will succred with a community so gensteus ng that of Hongkone.
The fault of Last year's Magazine were great, nor would its Editress think of drawing any person
ages thugh its merits alone. But tho object being good, and the necessity of doing smoke thing imperative to one say the least-f wealthy, hiss led Mrs Bescher to so.jci: Subscribers for the second year
The st year of a Magazine is andenbtedly its must severe ordeal. There are contributorsto bes obtained the taste of an animowe public to
head of one European et king exlybita uz a village it 5 guurupice for the death of houdrests of Euro- pente, which gives an enema segunent of armed
en. They ale strunga carang. They be counted. Particularly tryb is a community
wey phuc, li we huli zo so they r we reticu the prere upon us.
like dat composing this Colony, where if one says When they ought to light they thing that they really think, they are sure to ba abandon their guns and prerion wiggisenthed lice Tony Lamplig When fighting hopelves Dey died themoves to the east, here are the ditij...olis of na mafut
If we prochum a waa vi extermination this porian ada wa for a year- for carin knows bou ing-prescal itu canardhany speat plot a urmy xbassed by successes and as eucray fourting in deteuk
THE BRAVES,
The union of the red-haired foreign diga is well known as a nation of ever, sad they allen offend our die Flowery Kingiom, We, Brave of the Kwang ang Province, in the year of I wou kwang, borged Eur (Captain Elon), and decapitated F on the southern bank, fi is a pity that wo had not the kiled them all, and then they equid Dos un the cl moon of last year, along with the Pines devita, pretending that hay did oor want to Ggh, have sent the walls of the city, and burne-l
blandia-read China-En
To thoso fow Merchants who have tried to en courage me, I return thanks, sincere nad heartfeld ; nor will they be luas aren should I fail in the next en laying segaved a few good nontributors from boue, abroad, and in Bangloway, I sheil hope to make the Magazine n huile move interest-
ng then at its commencement.
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the pix weeks to come I shall took an xionsly for subscriptions from the young men of Hongkong, as well as from the other ports ja China. As the expense of printing is very great in China I have been induced to mereuau tia annual price of the Hourly Magazine 0.
A supply of buld comes of the Rongkong Ma- gazim for ins: you may be had the game pce. Any person, wishing to absense, or in precura bound caples, wid please apply to Me (3. NORONIA, Ostal Tower. "Hungtong.
ANNIER BEECHER Hongkong. 5th Joly, 1858,
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