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THE FRIEND

VOL. II No. 04.

OF CHINA.

ND HONG KONG GAZETTE.

NOTIFICATION.

PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND SATURDAY.

THE publication of the Hongkong Ga- ette under the authority of Government, ill be discontinued from this date but all orders and notifications appearing The Friend of China and Hongkong Gazette" with the signatures of duly au- thorized Functionaries of the Government are still to be considered as official.

By order,

J. ROBT : MORRISON, Acting S-.... ««ary and Treasurer. kong March, 23rd. 1842.

NOTICE.

TENDERS for Bills; drawn by Her Ma- jesty's Plenipotentiary, on George Lenox Conyngham Esq. Downing St., London, for the sum of £2,500, in Sets of £250 each. payable at 30 days sight, will be received at this Office, on or before Friday, the 5th Instant, at Noon

The Tenders to be sealed, and marked on the Cover. “Tenders for Bills, on G. L. Conyngham Esq."

CHAS. E. STEWART.

Treasurer and Financial Secretary Treasurer's Office, Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, 23rd December, 1843.

CONTRACT FOR PROVISIONS &c.

VICTORIA, TUESDAY JANUARY 2ND, 1814.

in

EDWARD PINE COFFIN, C, G.

PUCES

All the Tenders must express the "prices theans of exorting monoy, The Attorney-General in words and in every caso sufficient persoas he was avdrag to going back to severities of said, the bill before them contained objectionable clau- sonal security will be required for the fulfil punishment, which have fallen into disuse ainco public ment of the Agreement entered into. ophion had ameliorated the practical operation of the law; he was unwilling to take cognizance of mere oral elander, and be thought that truth should be pleaded in justification, hout leaving the validity of the plea to the discretio approved of all i amended the law Cases of crimp tions from M present them

Commissariat, Victoria, 26th. December. 1843.

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EXTRACTS FROM PEKING Gazette, Oct. 25th 1848.

On the recommendation of the Commander in Cliter of the Mantonoo Standards, the blocks of that corps are to be carefully examined a for all the in- different pieces the best fire arms substituted. The mi- litary_barracks are henceforth to be painted with oil colors to preserve them against the weather.

The boatmen of the vessels engaged in the transport copper and lead have been in the habit of complain fallen into the river, whilst they had cundestine ap. ing that a quantity of the metal had during the voyage propriated it to themselves, therefore masters of these boats will be held responsible for the whole weight of their cargo, and obliged to make good any casual loss in Honan and other Provinces in

Another proposal is made to urge the subscriptions in order to finish the. works along the Yellow river.

On the suggestion of Governor Kekung and others. Hand Loocho, stould only once within four years M. has decided, that the tribute bearers from make their appearance at the court of Peking, to spare them the too frequent fatigues of a long journey.

Siam

August 14.—China: FREZY MONEY-Sir C. Na pier begged to repeat the question relative to prize money to the forces employed in China, which he had put two or three times already without getting a satis. factory answer. In Canton there had been captured at the two several periods of its ransom the sums of three million and six million dollars, and a year's batta had been promised, but never paid. So many as 700 Vessels had also been seized, and these, alt

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went foto committee, In its progress,

fer took the opportunity of tion, not on the ground of its perfection, but because speaking generally our te ne úre, urging its adop: it was a decided improvement of the law, calculated to protect private character from the professional libeller, and drew a broad line between the honest public writer and the mere trading slanderer.—The question of

leaving to a jury a discretionary power of judging of the validity of the plen of truth, by reference to con- siderations of public advantage and private motives, raised a discussion, the Attorney-General thinking it unnecessary to make any change in the law at present bill, having been further discused and amended, was in this respect. The clause containing the disputed

carried through committee. - London Mail. provision was lost on a division, by 39 to 30 The

chants engaged in Opium traffic at the prohibition to Much dissatisfaction has been vinced by the Mer- store the drug at Hongkong and consequently many of the most influential of that body have determined

to ain at Macao, but what is a little absurd, there men seem to be of opinion that the Colony of kong will, through the absence of their patro- age, remain nothing better than a military

all anticipations of it proving an merchandise will rove illative Wo thi Hongkong: we hope to see the traite bel and China soon swell to such an extent the absence of presence of the Opium mer insignificant in the advancement of the new Colony.

It 18 mentioned that a very lar cellent quality is anticipated and ton in larger quantities then had ever of various descriptions was expected

high prices in China -Calcutta Overland Star.

Last accounts mention that Opium.m.

NOTICE is hereby given, that sealed ally regarded as prizes, were delivered up, by order of that these are very incorrect views of the

her Majesty Commissioner, to the Chinese. The Tenders will be receive at this Office infilmers wanged-in the expantion had received orders the 15th January 1844 at Noon, from such of the Bath and other distinctions, but the sailors had persons as may be willing to contract for

been disappointed of that which was a natural stimulus the supply of the undermentioned articles hoped the right hon gentleman would be able to give an to their entering the service, namely, prize money. He for the use of the Troops and Military Hos-explanation that would be satisfactory to the persona pitals in the Island of Hongkong, com- interested. Sir R. Peel said, he was not prepared to mencing from the 1st. February 1844. viz.

make any announcement to the House in answer to the question pus to him by the gallant officer. He was eure the House would feel that before her Majesty was advised to grant any sum to the army and navy, it was fit that all the facts should be known, to enable the Go. vernment en satisfactory grounds, to give such advice, They had not yet tendered to her Majesty their Ludvice, and he conceived that to announcement ought

to be made before that step was takon. penses of the war, he was not yet aware wh would amount to There was sum of 250.000 Haken, with respect to which uncertain whether it was to b hey had made application t

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THE QUEEN IN FRANCE.

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