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THE FRIEND OF CHINA,

LONGBONG GAZETTE

NOTIFICATION.

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.

KONGHONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16TH, 1842,

Price 1 monthly Or 12 yearly

August 9. Cumhing, a Mathouse builder, was sen tenced to receive twelves strokes for an Assault on Suf

August 12. Chong pun was sentenced to receive

of rewards being bestowed upon the shin- sze ("country gentlemen of Canton Prov- The publication of

of the Hongkong Ga-ince who have so patriotically come forward fuk, a barber, zette under the

authority of Government, with large sums of money and placed them will be discontinued from this date; but all

at the disposal of the high officers, toward public orders and notifications appearing in defraying the expenses of the war against "The Friend of China and Hongkong Ga- the barbarians. The Emperor orders that zetto," with the signatures of duly autho- careful examination be instituted, and the rized Functionaries of the Government are

name and amount of every individual be still to be considered as official.

registered and laid before him, declaring it to be the imperial determination to bestow favours and honours on all the said patriots.

By order,

J. Robt: Morrison, Acting Secretary and Treasurer Hongkong, March, 23rd. 1842.

Silk Trade of France. By the report of the Ministers of commerce, we find there were (in 1841), 83,954 Looms employed in the weaving of Silk; the annual produce of which was esti mated at the value of £10,000,000. The number of operatives employed in this branch (which is the most important manufacture of France) was 170,000. The value of the wrought Silk in its raw state would be about £5,500,000. The hand labour thereon to fully £2,200,000. The manu- ploy from 40 to 50,000 Looms, 90,000 Workmen, facturies of Lyons alone, in ordinary times, em- and consumes annually, nearly 4 millions in value of Silk. The home consumption of France a- mounts to £3,000,000, the known exportation (principally to the United States) absorb nearly £6,000,000, Ten years ago the number of looms was but 70,000 and the whole value of the French Silk manufactures was entimated by Mr Bowing at but £6,000,000. The produce of Raw Silk at 8 3,000,000 and foreign import lb 1,000,000 per Annum. The home consumption was in 1833 but

SELECTIONS FROM THE PILING GAZETTRS.

Jɛ-нo. At Jé-kō, the summer residence of the Emperor, a number of robbers were sometime ago arrested and thrown into prison. The wretched state of the prisons, and negleet by their Keepers caused the prisoner's death. The Emperor orders the of ficers in charge of the Jo-ho district to be handed over to the Board of Punishments for allowing the culprits to remain so long in prison without bringing them to trial.

FORMOSA Tǎ-hung-ho, the Commander- in-chief of all the land forces on the island of Formosa, submits a memorial for the sa- cred glance, earnestly requesting a reinforce- ment of officers and troops. He bases his request upon an apprehended attack from the English, in revenge for a barbarian ship that was attacked and sunk by the force under his command. His Majesty comply-mated the total value of our Silk manufacture in ing with his request, sends officers and

1834 at £10,000,000, the alleged amount of the troops, and treasure to the amount of three present French trade. We think the eximate too high, and we know mixed goods were included hundred thousand taels toward defraying instead of being valued as they might have been the expenses of the army.

in reference to the relative proportion of Silk and labour which entered into their composition.

DROUGHT AT Peking. The drought at Peking and region round about, noticed in former Gazettes, still continues, and the

anxious husbandmen look in vain for show-

ers.

The Emperor orders a renewal of the sacrifices and prayers to heaven for rain on the 16th of the moon, and in which His Majesty is to be joined by both Taou and Budhist Priests, and a large number of high officers.

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one fifth of the export. It now exceeds a fourth, which shows a growing taste for luxury and the development of internal resources. The greatest export of English Silk Goods has never amounted to one

Home commmption.

fifty Strokes and two months imprisonment with hard labour, for stealing a bundle of clothes from Lo ham,

the accountant residing in the market place.

August 11. Assai, a Chinamen, was charged with robbery by Ponan Loil, a sepoy of the 39th Regiment. boat, to take them to the Shah Allum. When he went He deposed that he and eight comrades hired prisoner's aboard he tied his bundle (containing cooking utensils and Clothes of the value of ten rupees) inside the roof in the water, he told a comrade who was clinging to of the boat. The boat upset alongside the Ship, when the boat to look after his bundle. The boat was righted and he went in a small one and asked prisoner for his bundle, who denied knowing anything about it. Fan. cying he was secreting something in a wet cloth, he caught his arm and found part of his things in a bag. The prisoner was sentenced to pay complainant 10 rupees, the amount of his loss, and further the prisoner was to receive 40 strokes and to remain in prison till the 10 rupees were paid.

August 12 Akow and Achong convicted of stealing about 100 mat bags, value tenced to receive 50 strokes, one dollar from, the shop of

Awong kere severally and two months imprisonment, with hard labour.

On Saturday last the coals on board the Tran- ted, but we are glad to say the fire was soon dis- sport Ship, Moira, Capt. Gray, spontaneously igni-

damage was done to the Ship, except the burning covered, and prompt measures being taken, no of one of her stanchions. Much credit is due to Captain Bamfield, the Commissariat officer, who took a personal and energetic part in extinguishing was landed, a large portion of it was found to have been ignited.

One of Statists, Mr. McCulloch, est; // the flames. On oxamination of the coal, after it

our

We have no doubt now the retail vending prices of English Silk manufacture would exceed £11,000, 000. At present prices the manufacture would not in first hands amount to more than £9,000,000 in value.

The French Government we perceive are at last awakening to a sense of the high importance of cultivating commercial relations with China. If persevered in they will operate most beneficially for the Staple manufacture of France. Raw Silk of qualities and kinds, many unadapted for En Evacuation of NINGPO. In a long pagland, but admirably suited for the peculiar pro- per concerning the war in Che-keang ducts of France, can we know, be abundantly and it is stated that the English were cheaply supplied from China. The Import duty compelled to evacuate both Ningpo and in France is merely nominal, and although France Tinghae,

owing to the successful attacks produces so large a quantity of Raw Silk and of a quality unquestionably the best in the World, yet made upon them by the celestial troops, In

with proper arrangement, we believe it could con- which attacks four or five hundred of the sume profitably a larger quantity of the Raw Silks barbarians were slain and several of their of China than England. Such importation would ships shattered and sunk.

tend much to develop this important and growing branch of national industry.

SALTPETRE IN CANTON. The Emperor

What has been said in respect of Raw Silks, issues his stern commands the Governor from hence, applies with equal truth but in a much of Kwang-tung to institute the most rigor lesser degree to the other continental markets, es- ous scrutiny concerning the export of salt-pecially those of Switzerland and Germany: of petre, and orders every individual engaged in exporting the smallest quantity to be immediately arrested as a felon.

late years they have assumed an unexpected im- portance and prosp which will go on increas ing should peace

The ex

INUNDATION IN GAN-HWUY. Great suf fering and loss have been occasioned in Gan-hway Province by freshets and inun- dations. The Emperor compassionates the people and orders rice to be served out to brid them from the public Graneries for the space of one month.

COPPER CUH IN FOKEEN. Owing to the high price of silver and the depreciated value of the copper coin called Cash, the Emperor orders the entire cessation of the casting for the present, of the said cop- per coin in the Province of Fökeen.

OTISM IN CANTON.

Yih Shaz memorializes the Court in favour

World.

the French

De Silk or pan

All parts of the

POLICE BEFORE THE CHIEF MAGISTRATE.

Amee

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GLEANINGS.

SINCE 1830, the armies of Europe have cost £2,000,000,000. The Coffee tree has been found to succeed in Andalusia.-Dr. Payerne has proved he can remain a long time (and has in a diving bell remained three hours) under water without a communication with the atmospheric air. His plan is supposed to consist in a process of repro- duction of the gases essential to vital action. We look for more detailed accounts of this novel dis- covery-Sudbury, it is said, will be disfranchised

for its consistent bribery.-Auckland, in new Zea land, better known as "Hobson's choice”, must now contain a population of at least 2000 souls. The Government wish to make it the Capital of new Zealand, there is a very large official expenditure there already-The Emperor of Brazil is to be united to the second sister of the King of Naples. Russia is preparing another expedition against the Circassians, and in conjunction with Turkey is taking measures to prevent gunpowder being sup- plied to them by foreign merchants. We hope Russia will fail in all her attempts to subjugate a country, to which she has no legitimate claim of occupancy.

This city, Ningpo, on the occasion of the attack of Chapoo was evacuated by the British forces. It is also stated that the city of Tinghai has been deserted by the British, leaving only a small detachment, three hundred strong on a hill without the city, and that the Chiness have again taken possession of the place. This

step is so opposed to the spirit of SIE HENRY POTTINGER'S lative to the retention of Chuman, that iderable surprise to the British resi- pity that the strength and should be frittered away in

ng of forts and cities, and

the Chinese in.

very evident