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THE FRIEND

OF CHINA

AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.

VOL. III. No, 11

PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND SATURDAY.

VICTORIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 12mm 1844.

NOTIFICATION—The publication of the Hongkong Gazette under the authority. in "The Friend of China and Hongkong Gazette," with the signatures of duly authorizel Fut

Hongkong, March, 2ård 1949,

PURCHASE OF SUGAR.

NOTICE is hereby ven, that Tenders will be

discontinued from this data; but al

ment are still to be considered as olliejal, JROBT MORRISON,

PRICE • 12 per annum,

East point of Boo Islande

cations Uppearin

by EE.

NWW Wbys

Camle English

26.32

Dotch

South West of

received at this Offro

tant from such pert

tract for the supply Troops.

Tuesday the 19th Ins- may be willing to con- urar, for the use of the

Alels Sales at prices quoted,

Pulo Pinog of do.

Pulo Popa of

do,

EXPORTS.

E by NN

ON Board.

Alum

Latitude

82. 0 to 0

per picul

91′ E,

Markot baro

The Tenders may be me for any quality not less than 10,000 nor exceeding 20,000 pounds; de liverable at the rate of not less than 4,000 lbs. mon- thly; commencing on the 15th of the ensuing month and are to state the price per pound or per pecal and be accompanied by samples of the quali tity of the Sugar offered.

Further particulars may be known on application at tins Office.

EDWARD PINE COFFIN, C. G. Commissariat, Victoria,

Cassia

Annised Camphor

020

30 04

Several lote in the market

9.25

Purchases as quoted, Buds

China Roots Galangal Musk

190

304

Rhubarb

per catty per picul

Fortescue

Scarce of good quality.

RAW SILK

Tsatlee

515

the 11th March, 1844.

Taysann

Canton

TEA.

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor of the Friend of China.).

8th March, 1844.

SIR-Do I pray you bring to the notice of our chiefs the worse than filthy state of the town in the vicinity of the market, west from General D'Aguilar's, including the market-place, for unless some attention is paid to this point, and more stringent measures than, entre NOSE, are now in force, a putrid fever may soon be looked for. Let the magistrate himself only visit the market place any morning, and he will at once see the necessity of a thorough reform, in some chape or other. His assistant, Captain Haley, effected, during the short time he was in power, a very great improvement in this department, and had he remained, there seemed every reason to hope the benefit he intended would have been permanent; unfortunately, since his removal, all the attention he bestowed on the subject has ceased to be directed to the same end, and the west end 19 becoming a bye, word, and a place of scents, not from Araby the bliss'd T

Far more need have you to attend to these points than to draw attention to the empty benches at Laving service on Sunday last, when (I presume your remar

Knottu here you wen or heard

Twankay

Few lefti Hyson_ Young Hyson

Hyson Skin

SoundraporFa

Gazelle

35 0

Possidune

0

Wissackon

Moderate purchases of inferior Green Teas,

A COTTON REPORT

Annie Jane

Imperial & Gunpowder

No purchases.

Congou

24

No fine in the market.

Caper Souchong

15

No fine in the market.

Orange Pekoe, plain

24

29

William 4th

383 Smith 141 Woodin

Longitude 120

It being 8 miles NW of the position laid down by Hoaburra and he is uncertain sa to its true posi. tion. Canton Preket

VESSELS IN

NAMES. TON MASTER.

Oriental

Omega Warlock Brahim Spec Neried Swartvick (Swed) Alligator Boxer (Am) Bangalore

259 Hall 282 Johnson 392 Wardle

Whte

Januncey

Jardine Matheson & co

Turner & Comm Macvicar & Co. Jardine Matheson&Co.

MacArthur Dent & Co.

arant Hjarne

198 Cooke

Robinson

Bell & Ca

Bush & Miller

Bell & Co.

Anderson, Chalmung

*

scented

34

Wanderer

359 Smith

No fine in the market.

Zeminder - King

Crouch

Boyart

Freeman

Mathesond

Matheson Co

Ditwell

alentine

Dent & Co

Rigby

Russell & Co.

HER MAJESTY & SHIPS.

BRITISH

HAMPOA

AGENTS

1270

JardineMatheson&Co

541 Seast

Emperor

Coromandel 766 577

Canopus

nghamn Dent & Co

Turner &

Hesperus

Saghalien

Resolution

more from the heat than others. Yours,

JOHN WILSON.

[If John Wilson is a fictitious name, it would be desirable that in corresponding with us he assumes one less likely to lead to any misunderstanding--ED]

CANTON PRICES CURRENT.

6 MARCH, 1844.

IMPORTS. - DUTY PAID

Ale (best brands)

Amber

Betel Nut

Stock small.

Cochineal

835 to 400 per hhd. 10 011 0 per entty 4 0 0 0 per picul

per bolt

8

800 4100 32

per picul

8 0.

00000001

Canvass-Eng & Scotch

Copper, sheathing

S. Am.

Cordage, European

COTTON Bombay,sh.ps. Ts.4 0

Madras

Bengal

* Cotton Little doing ; prices nominal.

COTTON GOODS,

White Shirtings, 40 yds x 36 in,3 60" 4 0 per piece

Grey dito dito 2 75 3 10

60

6.5 "

PRICES OF BULLION. Sycee Silver, large, 3 per cent, premium

small, I to 2 ditto

Spanish Dollars, Ferdinand, par

Carolos, 10 per cent, premium

Republican ditto, 5 per cent, discount.

EXCHANGE.

Bills on London at 6 months sight, 4s. 6d. to 4s. 7d.

H.M. Flenipotentiary on the Bengal Govt., 30 days, 220

for 100 Republican dollars,

Court of Directors accepted on ditto, 60 days Private Bills on Bengal at 60 days *

FREIGHTS

To London or Liverpool, £3 per ton of 50 8. To Out-ports 10 per ton additional.

SHI

MARCH

TELLIGENCE.

1844

Whampoa

banghai

Hoves, Macao,

VIPK

Bombay Dutchess of Nor thumber

bn Laird Osprey

Yarn, Nos. 18 to 30

- No demand for higher numbers,

Chintz FuraLUTOZ

For very good.

Tin, Banca

4. Platës.

Ira

Quickaver OPIUM Patna.

Benares

Malive

#

Pepper

Rice,

Sandalwood

WOOL

Starlin

22 0

24 0 per picul

10th Gazel

40 per piece

Jane.

O por picni

Prince

8.50

0 per box.

O per picu

81 HMS

Jona

00

0 per picul

& Co.