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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG-KONG GAZETTE.

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SHIP CORNWALLIS

H

Sharpe

Mor, Phelps Caught Lambard 0

Bowled Hankey

Wilmot Caught Hankey 17

Jones (Vice Pholps)

Howlod Lambard,

Run out

Caught Hankey,

0

Leckie

HIN

"

Julian

17

Bowled Hankey: 4 at Mankay 4 Caught Coventry 1

Run qul

Caught Barnaby

Bowled Hankey

17

Philimora Bowled Lambard 3

Carter

Dent

Caught Hankey Caught Coventry 0

B

Lombard Caught Egerton Bowlad Lambard

2

5

Lory

11

Little

Bowled Hankey 0 Not out

Not out

4

Bowled Hankay.

Wide Balla Bres

0

Wide Balls

1 Byen

Total

Total

30 42

Grand Toin 72

There has been, throughout the cotton manufac turing districts, more activity this last month than for many preceding. The home trade has improved, and though prices have not advanced, there has been more. business doing.

appeat as if a sum had been set apart to satisfy the claims of the two former, and the suffer, rers by the unwise act of Captain Elliott left to take the scrapings of the indemnity fund Bir Robert Peel asserted that the Ministry had never engaged to indemnify the merchants; but Lord Palmerston in hig place in the House of Commons expressly stated in answer to a question, that one of the objects of the China war was, "to obtain payment for the Opium surrendered to the Chinese by Captain Elliott"—and we never heard that the present Minister repudiated such an object, on the contrary, he promised that there should be a full and fair risenugation into the subject, with the view of ascertaining the real loss sustained on the occasion of the surrender. It is an argument becoming a special pleader to say, that "he only consented to such an investigation abroad," where it was to be carried on, without any particle of the evidence of value adduced being made publie. It was urged also by the Ministerial party that on account of the traffic in Opium being notoriously a gambling speculation, it was not possible to obtain a fair criterion of it this case we have its value. But it seems to have been forgotten, that not to deal, as ordinarily, with different parties in the persons of the seller and compensator. The

American Dill and Domestic COTTON ARN, 18 to 32 26 to 12

No Sales.

$25

high nos, not wanted. $1 to 1,20 no demand

SPANISH STRIPES Long EL-Scarlet #9,40. Assorted $8. Inox, —Bar, $2,30 Nail-Rod 12.50 no demand

STERL

LEAD

TIN PLATES QUICKSILVER

8mx Finest Teatlee Rice

SANDAL WOOD, RATTANS. TEA; Congou

Souchong Pekoe Hyson, Fine Twankay Gunpowder

4,90 $10.30 0100

505 no stock

3,20 19 a 32 2644

35 75 dull; price 45, 76 (looking down

The Russians have been in the market with large orders for twist. The German exporters have also "been operating, and a fair under-current of business has been going on for India and China accounts. Not withstanding this, however, and the redundancy-of unemployed capital, the price of the raw material has which is called upon to award com- owing to the local authorities at Ningpo stopping

is the very party, which originally gold, not advanced, and with the large stock in hand, and and derived profit from the material! Is it to be. promised importations, none can be expected.

Burn's Commercial Glance, for the first six fronths supposed then, that there can be any difficulty in of the present year, exhibits, in a striking point of arriving at a true and accurate knowledge of the value? There can be no difficulty in identifying view, the enormous extent of the present stock of cot- ton in Liverpool. Assuming, as Mr. Burn does, the the property the books of the consignees will furnish the necessary information of the very weekly consumption amounts to 26,484 bags (an over estimate, we think, to the extent of about 1,500 bags), number of each chest delivered up, and the year the stock is still equal to 434 weeks' consumption"

in which it was manufactured, purchased, and against that of the same period last year for twenty-exported from India; the Government records six weeks. We notice an increase of cotton yarn

will shew the prices realised at the public sales, exported of about 4,000,000 lbs., and of more than

and the Chinese authorities having taken copies 100,000,000 yards of plain calicoes, and 24,000,000 of the marks on every chest, there could be no yards of printed and dyed; but of other articles many chance of an attempt to falsify the entry (even if have not equalled the export of last year.

such an improbability were contemplated) being successful. Sir R. Peel moreover urges as a reason for not granting the invoice (below the m

mununum value) price, that it was not stipulated for at the time of surrender, and therefore was not expected. Might it not with far more justice be said, that in agreeing to accept the invoice price, when they the parties surrendering felt themselves justified felt that had it been in their power to hold, they might have obtained for their constituents a a larger sum? It was well said by Sir T. Wilde, that the Government who through the E. 1. Company were the authors and monopolists of the trade, had no right to use against the dealers, the argument that the trade contraband, It certainly appears anomalous that a Government which has derived om the cultivation and sale of Opium during the Bast year a revenue in amount more than sufficient to

It is high time that shippers eastward of the Cape should leave off deluding themselves by anticipating a revival of trade, and, consequently, remunerating prices at home, to compensate for the artificial value at which they have so long continued mad enough to buy abroad; 3,000 bales of Madras cotton have been shipped by a Liverpool house for China. The impor tation of American cotton this year is already 1,404,447 balts against 880,901 bales last year to the same periods.---Monthly Times

EMOLAND

LATEST DATES.

UNITED STATES June 14

CALCUTTA

BOMBAY

SYDNEY

Sept. 2

Sept. 14 Ang 7

13

SINGAPORE September 28 JAVA

27 MANTEA

October 6 CHUSAN

Nov. 4 AMOX

Nov.

THE FRIEND OF CHINA, AND HONG-KONG GAZETTE. VICTORIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH, 1843.

WITH feelings of the deepest regret. we announce the death of MAJOR EL- DRED POTTINGER,

at Government Hou who expired

yesterday after-

noon. It is needless to pass an eulogy upon the character or merits of the HERO OF HERAT and Cabul; his name will be enrolled by posterity amongst the foremost of those, who by their pru- dence, talent and bravery, have served their country in emergencies which had

led less noble minds.

The result of the debate in the House of Com- mons of the 4th of August last, has for the present at least, decided the question how much compen- sation shall be awarded to the parties who dehver- ed up their opium to Captain Elliott 1839 Numerically strong, but weak in poin ment, the Minister has succeeded in decision of a majority of th House tha £1,281,211 wi

of 22, 500

We have letters from Chusan to the 4th instant Thomas Crisp, Fortescue, Amazon, Valparaiso, the following Vessels were there Eliza Stewart Plover, Pelican, Island Queen, Young Hebe.

Trade was in a languid state, but little doing the native traders from purchasing until the com pletion of the Consular arrangements.

M. Str. Vixen arrived here last night from

Amoy.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE,

VESSELS NOW IN VICTORIA HAKHOUR.

William Mitchell Moffat

John Horton John Christian Charles Jones Possidone Rosa (Hulk James Campbell John Barry (Recg, ship]

Louisa

Sarah Shipl Mary (Schr] Mercury [Recg. ship] General Wood Recg. ship Jardine do, don Wanderer Isabella (Hulk) Scotia Folkstone. Bombay

Hope,

Slains Castle Zenobia [Am.] Helena, [Am.] Velocipede

John O' Gaunt

Lady Mc. Naughten Sri Sincapore Foam

Crishna Ruby Algerine

Countess of Minto Emu

Cecilia

Britomart

HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS

Cornwallis, Vice Admiral Sir William Parker 6. T. B

Captain Richards, C. B. Minden, Captain Quin, Hospital Ship. Dido, Captain Keppel.

H. M. Steamer Driver, Commander Hayes: Troop Ship Sapphire, Master Commanding. J. R

Fittock Troop Ship, Rattlesnake, Master Commanding

James Sprent R. N.

NOVEMBER.

8th Coromandel Omega

over one third of the enormous expenses of the war Affghanistan, should be among the first to turn solely through their means, and by their round and decry the trade which is carried on their conni vance. Were it possible to believe that with the prospect of a civil war in Ireland domestic disorganisation prevailing to an alarming de- gree, a daily increasing probability of continental disturbance, a deficient revenue,and a nation groan- ing under its burdens and calling aloud for relief, we should almost feel inclined to think that at no distant period it is the intention of the Government to give up the monopoly which pours such an amount of treasure into its coffers. Suicidal indeed it would be in the present state of affairs, and we may well ask cut bono? when after a very short interval of time the market would be equally well supplied from other sources; yet we would have our readers bear in mind that there is a large, and daily increasing party at home, which is straining every nerve to bring about such a conclusion, and that at the next general election an Anu Opium 13th Lory 18 by no means

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ARRIVALS.

1843.

Cunningham White Dangerfield

Bombay Chusan

Newport.

9th Ruby 10th Ariel (Barque) Burt

Algerine

Fill Countess of Minto Mc William

Macaos

Whampoa

Calcutta.

Salado

(Dutch) Rasch-

Samarang

van

Jone Monk Anderson

Golombo.

But bac.

12th

* Wold, II. H.

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