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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.

AZETTE.

ARCH, 31st, 1842,

LOOKING to the important position, which is about to be filled by Lord Ellenborough, the new Governor General of India, we have (to answer inquiries) copied into our Columns, a rather caustic biography of the noble Lord, as given by a London correspondent of the Madras Atheneum the substantial correctness of which we can

tressing intelligence, M. Evin a Trench Officer has entered "le Tigré", with gigantic projects; he wishes to penetrate according to circumstances to Algeria or Zanzibar. •) ›

We rejoice to find the most profound thinkers, and best authorities, have acknowledged thus much; some of them adding, the paramount obligations of our Ex chequer, alone forbad a reduction, till the presumed deficit, could be levied on some other article.

The inhabitants of Judda, and above all the mer-

Should our opinions, on this point, be in accordance chants, support impatiently the yoke of the Sultan and but for fear of England would revolt in favor with the intelligent commercial community, (whose of the Pacha of Egypt. I met in this City, M. d'Ab- best interests we have at heart we shall in that case, most badle the Younger, who had not been able to pene. earnestly advocate the reduction of the Tea Duty; trate into the interior. He assured me, the English and in aid of our efforts, we may count on the active had already taken possession of Tajoura, and the go-support, of all the friends of commercial Freedom, and vernor of Aden had sent as a present some field picées, also the zealous co-operation, of an enlightened and and on hundred thousand talaris to the King of Choa. high-minded population, which at home, have ranged The attempts of the English, upon the Coast of Abys-

themselves under the Temperance Banner, sinia, demonstrate the truth of my reports on this Country, and give the lie to the statements circulated by some, who would try to persuade us, this Country is destitute of resources. Unfortunately, the vicinage of the East Indies, the occupation of Aden, the acqui- sition of Tajoura give England great advantages in

the Red Sea.

We rejoice to know that this movement is not a national paroxysm, but a durable feeling which bas already effected a most beneficial improvement on the national morals of England, Ireland, and America

In thus urging the reduction of the Tea Duty [irrespective of the material advantages which would result to our subscribers] we shall be promoting, a cause eminently moral, not to say religious, and of

There is some truth and much exaggeration,, în the foregoing, we met in September last at Cairo the efforts, which have been so ungrudgingly made. Mr. Coffin on I

to

quet, given to him on leaving the from the Point atand, from him and for objects of infinitely less importance, be made 11

at Aden we learned some

avouch; although we rate, and justly, much higher his mental qualifications. It is well known, that the settlement of the China question is committed to his hands: indeed at the Official Ban- England, be admits the fact, and we would particular attention of our readers, to his speech on that occasion; and which will be found in another part of our Paper. This speech is very unlike the deplorable effort of Sir John Cam Hobhouse, when (in the same room at the congratulad at certain seasons mules are procurable Town, as given in the census quoted in our last

thing of the French intrigues on the Coast of Abys sina; it was not till some fifty-miles of sea coast had been for some £10,000 acquired by the French that the English interfered and as it seems crushed in embryo the proposed Colony. With a strong govern- ment the development of the resources of Abyssinia would be immense. At present a little trade is done at

at moderate rates.

THE correspondent of the Times errs in saying cloth is manufactured from the Aloe plant. By an in the following paragraph, that the China gras's inspection of the yarn-and plant it will be recognised to be a genuine species of the FLAX. Indeed the Chinese-name of it. Ma, at once determines

this our success is certain, as influential correspon- dents at home, in agitation of this question. have their most hearty cooperation already promised us and support,

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NAME OF OUR Town. We have been asked by many Subscribers, whether it is intended to call the Capital of the first British Settlement in China Queens

dollars each and are worth at the Isle of number?—All we say is, that we printed from a France 40 to 80. Sheep three or four for a dollar and document which we supposed had been submitted to of excellent quality. Coffee of the very best quality the authorities, and received their sanction. At the and the women who are jet black [but have not the distinctive cognomen for our Capital, other than Hong-

There is a large trade in slaves

same time, whilst we admit and would require, a woolly hair and flat noses of the negro race) are kong (the name of the Island and also of one of our deemed in point of regularity of feature and symmetry villages) we yet think Queens Town for its appellation of person to be among the finest in the world. Boys is not happily chosen, other towns having already adopt. and women were obtainable at lesser rates than horsed this designation. In Jamaica there is one so called es and mules. Gertain we are [if English influence

and also in Canada and Ireland, hence one valuable predominates as is alleged] an end will soon be put to quality of a name to the this odious traffic.

confusion, viz distinctiveneroidance of mistake and is lost. The original Chinese name would, in this respect, be far prefe.. rable. The capital of upper Canada was called York. years since, to change it to Toronto, the name by its similarity to New York led the Government, a few

which it was known among the aborigines. Many post office mistakes, and misdirections have bee by this change. If, however, it be deter mined that the Town shall have

a name, which shall announce the nation to which it belongs, then we would venture to recommended that it hereafter be called Victoria an appellation now become thoroughly English, by being the name of this Island has just come by formal treaty. the beloved sovereign, under whose beneficent sway know no designation, that can be more distinctly appellative than this. We are confident it not only would be generally acceptable but its announcement would be hailed with the most cordial satisfaction by of good omen and full of significant and auspicious all our fellow countrymen. We deem Victoria a name

not only a maravation over the Chinese.

glorious Victory over their superstition, pride, and prejudice; and we humbly trust Victoria will be the fulcrum, from which, with our lever of more than Archimedean power, (we mean a Free Press) we shall be able to move the world of ignorance which, for so many centuries, oppressed our benighted and enslaved neighbours.

dinner to Lord Keene) he ventured to pompously vaticinate, the early occu pation of Pekin, and speedy termination of the China war.. The new Governor General's speech is valuable, înasmuch as (from our knowledge of his Lordship) we may safely say, it can be accepted as a correct index of his intend- ed Indian Policy, which will, we think, be of a very auspicious character. What- -ever may be the peculiarities

noble Lord, he is not effeminates of the and we know no nobleman of the Party to which he belongs, so well qualified as himself; for the very exalted position he is called-upon to fill. Endowed with a masculine intellect, and imbued with practi- its classification. We now remember that about cal knowledge, (as evidenced in committees three years ago a friend in Canton succeeded, after of the house of Lords) we expect much at

much delay and trouble and by paying a consider- his hands; and our readers may not be material, and his examination convinced him that able sum, in obtaining a large bundle of the raw aware, that as respects the commerce of it was Flax decidedly. From the Aloe plant, the East, the noble Lord is. best in however, a peculiar kind of stuff is manufactured formed member of the upper

House

and the not unlike to silk, in Sicily and Spain; and we

have seen bell ropes,

and chair seats, ele- Lords Report an Equalization and Rum duty, admission of India and

Suga gant in appearanan very durable in wear &c. &c. was drawn up by him, and Toulon-Dock yard it was recently demonstrated by is a document, highly creditable to his

experiment that for ropes and talents and industry.

stronger than any other yet tested, and at a very moderate cost

We shall be glad to receive particulars of Chi- nese products, arts and handicrafts from intelligent correspondents.

ADEN AND THE RED SEA,

We translate the following paragraph from a letter of the celebrated Abyssinian traveller, M. Edmond Combes, dated Cairo-fat Sept. 1841 and which ap- peared in the Journal des Débats of 28th Sept.

"I have already sent you some particulars of Aden; which the English now designate their new Gibral tar. From this important post, which serves as a base for future operations, the English will be able to execute, without difficulty, their designs on the Abyssinian Coast They hope moreover, to attract to Aden the whole of the Coffee Trade; and the Arab chiefs in ruining by their exactions, the Ports of Mocha and Odeida, are most effectually the interests of Great Britain, I visited Berbera, Zeyla, Tajoura and Bahita on t Coast of the Red Sea. Everywhere, Lenco English influence, which closed the ways to explorery It was in consequence, quite im to penetrate into the interior and BIX besides myself, who were in more muccessful in their atte

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CHINA GRASS CLOTH-If any person will be at the trouble of cutting a leaf from an sloe plant, which is reared and encouraged as an exotic in this com

country, he will, upon close inspection, detect a course of long white fibres, possessing considerable tenacity. These, when elicited from the fleshy part of the leaf, and placed together by themselves, will exhibit a very beautiful clean hemp, corresponding precisely with the material of which the linen cal- led Chine grase cloth is composed. The aloe grows wild and in great abundance throughout China, and the people of that country. have turned it, as

as they do everything else, to a profitable account; The flax which constitutes the fishing lines known ander the name of Indian twist, but which in reality a chinese production, manufactured from the same identical commodity There are many Chinese inventions, at present retained as a monopoly by the above people, which are easily capable,

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WE are sorry to perceive by a late Boston Atlas that the Barque Florida, Capt. Fau- con, which left China for New-York, May 19th. 1841 with a valuable cargo of teas and silks, has been totally lost on the American

coast.

The crew were all saved. The urance policies on the cargo were can- celled in New York only the day previous to her going ashore. The vessel and Capt's. effects were insured in New Bedford.

We regret to learn y a private letter from Calcutta that the American Baptist Board for Foreign Missions have lest fifteen thousand Rupees by the failure the firm of Bord & Co Calentia. Bo

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