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937.

The Hongkong Government Gazette.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified, that, in consequence of the continued indisposition of the Honorable the Chief Justice, His ellency the Governor directs the postponement of the next regular Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court the 20th Instant to the 29th December next.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 23d November, 1855.

NOTIFICATION.

W. T. MERCER,

Colonial Secretary.

Tenders will be received at the Surveyor General's Office, on or before Monday the 10th December next, for the iring and Widening of the Road between West Point and Aberdeen.

Specifications of the Work to be performed may be seen on application to the undersigned.

Surveyor General's Office, Victoria, Hongkong,

CHAS. ST GEORGE CLEVERLY,

Surveyor General,

23d November, 1855.

NOTICE.

The following Commission, from Her Majesty's Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, is published for general

By Order of the Worshipful the Judge,

rmation.

W. H. ALEXANDER. Acting Registrar.

By the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, &c. HEREAS Her Majesty was pleased to order that General Reprisals be granted against the Ships and Vessels and Goods of the Em- of All the Russias, and of his Subjects and others inhabiting within any of his Countries, Territories, or Dominions, so that Her sty's Fleets and Ships shall and may lawfully seize all Ships, Vessels, and Goods, belonging to the Emperor of all the Russias or his AND WHEREAS Her Majesty hath been pleased, by xts or others inhabiting within any of his Countries, Territories, or Dominions. Commission under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britaiu and Ireland bearing date the third day of April, 1854, to rize us to the effect following, as by a copy of the Commission herewith sent doth more at large appear. HESE ARE THEREFORE in Her Majesty's Name and Ours to will and require the Vice Admiralty Court at Hongkong and enant and Judge thereof your Surrogate or Surrogates or the person executing the duties of that Office for the time being, and you are y authorized and empowered to take cognizance of and judicially to proceed upon all and all manner of Captures, Seizures, Prizes, and isals, of all Ships, Vessels, and Goods already seized and taken and which shall hereafter be seized and taken and brought within the of the said Vice Admiralty Court of Hongkong, and to bear and determine the same and according to the course of Admiralty and Law of Nations to adjudge and condemn all such Ships, Vessels, and Goods as shall belong to the Emperor of All the Russias or to his And for so doing this shall be your warrant, cts or to any others inhabiting within any of his Countries, Territories, or Dominions. Given under our Hands and the Seal of the Office of Admiralty this the nineteenth day of April, 1854.

(Signed,) (Signed,)

HYDE PARKER. ALEX. MILNE.

he Judge of the Vice Admiralty COURT OF HONGKONG, or Person executing the duties of that Office for the time being.

By Command of their Lordships.

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(Signed,) W. A. B. HAMILTON.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

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Diplomatic Department.

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Her Majesty's Consul at Shanghae has transmitted a copy of "Sailing Directions for the Navigation of the ng-tsze-kiang to Woosung and Shanghae," prepared by Lieut. PREBLE, U. S. N., by order of His Ex- ency Commodore Joel Abbot; and His Excellency the Chief Superintendent of Trade has directed their publica- for general information.

By Order,

Superintendency of Trade, Victoria, Hongkong, 21st November, 1855.

W. WOODGATE.

SAILING DIRECTIONS FOR THE NAVIGATION OF THE YANG-TSZE-KIANG TO WUSUNG AND SHANGHAI,

pared by Lieut. PREBLE, U. S. N., by order of Commodore JOEL ABBOT, Commander-in-Chief, U. S.

Naval Forces in India and China Seas, &c., &c. &c.

Recommended to make Saddle Islands in

Vessels bound to Shanghai from the West Coast of America, or the Pacific, and all who are unacquainted with navigation of the Chinese Coast, are recommended in the northerly monsoon to make the Saddle group of islands N. W. Monsoon eing the most weatherly land-fall.

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Recommended During the southwest monsoon for the same reason they are advised to steer for the high donie-shaped island of

Wong-shing-shan," which is the highest island to the southward, and in a clear make Video in the S. Video," called by the Chinese

can be seen fifty or sixty miles. This island has a bold precipitous appearance, and is nearly square. It has also W. Monsoon. tremarkable white cliff, which near to, shows distinctly when the island bears N.W. by N.

The summit of Video is in Latitude 30 deg. 8 miu. N., Longitude 122 deg. 46 min. East of Greenwich,

N. 74 deg. E. from Video, and five miles distant, are seven rocks called the "Four Sisters,” and N. 78 deg. E.

e miles are two rocks called the "Brothers." Between these rocks and Video, and between the two groups of s themselves, there are safe passages, the depths varying from thirty to forty fathoms.

N. 24 deg. E. and 193 miles from Video is Leuconna, which appears when seen from the South'at that distance

e abrupt and round-top hummocks.

The Four Sisters and the Brothers,

3 Leuconna.

N. 17 deg. W. 14 miles from Video is the " Beehive Rock," 35 feet high, with a rock awash three cables to the Beehive Rock. tward of it, otherwise the depth of water around it is from 14 to 17 fathoms.

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