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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG-KONG GAZETTE.

Freights have somewhat improved. The amount of tominge in the port was not great and the exports of

produce considerable---- quote-to London, dandtion was seconded by the tughan, and

sion to the late Major Brynn. The hon. gentleman ON DIT. Mr. M Gregor, from the Board of Trade, and Mi was proposed by Mr. II.

ominn M'Gregor, the Britial Consul ar fluore, or both apolton of as almost needless to say that the new member, his pro-baitor salcation could not be minds, should either the one or the Buy on and there rupet likely to Faltoys. But Jonry Fouings in China, they to non of first-ruto talent, and it is generally considered that a poser and seconder, all declared themselves whole bog other anecend to the appointment Repenters. The "propension" which accompanied Mr. Passangers per Grosgud to China i Lieut. Mengon, Lieut. Pat. Butler to the Comt-house cousisted of about a dozenderson, Mr. Hodges, Mr. Weiss, Mi. Davies,

Gone of the Dantart" philolophuis aurono the peraois, besides a temporance band; nor was the com-

boon applying the Daguerreotype and the electrotyp to the pur. pany a whit more select than numerous.

Toty palie have posos of forgory and coluing. The note of the Cincinnati Bunk have been Daguerreotyped and engraved with much accuracy that the forged notes and the genuine cannot be distir- guished

weight, c3 to 44 per ton light goods, 43 63 to 23 10s per ton of 50 cubic feet; Silk and Indigo, 44 48 10:24 Tos, ditto; Opium to Clilan, 83 to $12 dollars pur chest. OP-Thero bag hoon considerable nativity in our market for the drug, but without mintariat change in prices. The follow- vemmia have oloored with very large supplica, viz. -per Cows s Family, for Ching-Putu, 828 chosta, Banapos, 905 ditto; for singapore, Paton, 20 chests, Benares, 260 dito. Per Rai. tamjoo Cownsjon, for Cbin; Patan, 365 ghosts, Benares 25 diio; Ke Singapo, Patna, 30 chusts," Benaroe 915 ditto. Por Red Rover, for China; Paton, H10 ohosts, Bauarde, 85 ditto. Por Nutcut, for China; Patna, 400 chests, Bouires, 30 ditto; for Sin-Bishop of Jamaica. The Balffena Islands are consti gapore: Patna, 20 chests, Bonares 190 ditto. Now loading Sophia Frazer, for Singapore; Benares, 25 chosis, Patna, 5 ditto. Clipper Ariel, for

Benares, 25 chosts, Patna, 386 dinto.

Over a thousand poundes have been subscribed for the erection of a church at Hongkong.

It is the intention of Government to sent out to Hongkong, 12 inspectors of police and 12 privates ; the general corps to be selected from the natives there. The inspectors are to be allowed-4007. a year.

It is said that Mr. M'Gregor, British Consul at Elsi- nore, has been appointed Consul-General in China.

The recent marringe of the wealthy partner of a great opium millionaire" with the fair daughter of á deceased gallant officer. has excited considerable sen- sation in the world of fashion. It is very credibly as corted that the bride received on the day of marriage the round sum of 100,000l. We haae further heard that a settlement of 8,000% a yeard was also made.

Steam Communication.--A deputation, consisting of Mr. J. A. Smith, M..P., Sir G. Larpent, Bart, Mr. D. Barclay, Mr. G. Barclay, C. F. Huth, Mr. S. Gregson, Air, W. Buchanan (Glasgow), Mr. A. Jamie- ron (Glasgow), and captain, Barber, had an interview with the President of the India Board, on the 20th, on fle acceleration of the India mails.

THE DECEMBER MAIL.

By the clipper Ariel, from Calcutta, we are in pos. session of English news to the 6th of December, antici- pating the mail from Bombay, which may be hourly expected The Lanrick, with the mail for China on board, was at Singapore when the Ariel sailed from that port.

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APPOINTMENTS.

Dr. Spencer, Bishop of Newfoundland, has been made

LITERATURE, ARTS, SCIENCES, &c. Jamaica; and Dr. Jolm M'Cameron Trow appointedded the appointment of Principal of the Enst-India Col tuted an Archdeacury subordinate to the Bishopric of THE Roy. Charles Webb Le Bass, A.M., has resign. the Archdeacon, Commander Edmund Norcott, R.N.,lege at Haileybury, The Rev. Mr. Melville and tho is appointed Governor of the Gambia settlements; Mr. Rev. Mr. Anderson, are candidates for this appointment. William Henry Butt, Rector of Malta University; C. Bankhead, Esq., Sec. to Embassy at Constantinople, pected to succeed Dr. Lonsdale, Bishop of Lichfield, Dr. Mill, late of Bishop's College, Calcutta, is ex- Minister Plenipotentiary to the Mexican Republic;

as Principal of King's College, London... J. R. Milbanke, Esq. Sect. to Einbussy at Vienna, Her Majesty has granted a pension of 2001. per an- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plonipotentiary to num to Sir William Hamilton, Professor of Astronomy the King of Bavarin; the Hon. H. R. C. Wellesley, in the University of Dublin, and President of the Royal Sec. to Legation at Stutgardi,-Sec, to Embassy at Constantinople; and Sir A. Malet, Bart, Sec. to Lega-merits of Sir William was made without any application.

Irish Academy. This gracious recognition of the tion at the Hague, Sec. to Embassy at Vienna,

on his part or that of any of his friends.

William Henry Butt, Esq, is appointed Rector of Malta University, by the Queen, in the room of Frank Mahony, the Father Prout of Fraser's Magazine, who has unexpectedly returned to England. He had been appointed by Lord Stanley to the head of the Roman Catholic Institution at Malta, but the Pope refused te ratify the appointment. The objections of his Beli- ness are supposed to be grounded on the questionable character of Mahony's orthodoxy.

The emolument of the Professorship of Natural Phi losophy, Trinity College, Dublin, vacant by the cleru tion of Dr. Lloyd, as senior fellow, is 800 per annum. Mr. M'Cullagh tates this Professorship, and Mr.Graves. 1. u polka that of Mathematics.

The Senate of King's College and University, Aber deen, has approved generally of the resolutions of the Senate of the University of Glasgow, relative to the abrogation of religious tests in the universitics.

The following Members of the Senate of the Uni-

dissenting from a series of resolutions terminating in a petition to Parliament for a repeal of the Act 1707, requiring subscriptious to the standards of the Church of Scotland, of professors, and others bearing office in. universities, adopted on the 7th Nov.-D. Macfarlan, Principal; Alex. Hill, Prof. of Divinity; John Burgs, Prof of Surgery; Rob. Buchanan, Prof of Logie ;- William Fleming, Prof, of Moral Phil.; George Gray, Prof of Orient.Lang Allen Maconochie, Prof. of Law James Jaffray, Prof of Anatomy; William Meikleham, Prof. of Nat. Hist."

The Artesian well at the Royal Hospit Haslar.versity of Glasgow have published their reasons for sunk by Mr. T. Docwra, has resulted in procuring a most abundant supply of water, which has been annlys- ed by order of the Board of Admiralty, and is found to be of the purest and softest quality, What is most surprising is, that the water rises through 125 feet of shingle and running sand, which is full of salt water, being effected by the tides. The trouble and difficulty in stopping the salt water out has been entirely over- come. The quantity of water that Mr. Docwra gua- The political information from Europe is not of much ranteed to obtain was 12,960 gallons per day, but the importance. We regret to notice the serious decline actual quantity obtained from the spring, 156 feet in the Tea market. We are inclined to think this is deep, was 59,328 gallons per day, This quantity can mainly attributable to the very large shipments expected be pumped every day without reducing the water in the from China, parties in Europe naturally supposing that well more than, about 40 feet from the surface. The the opening of the ports of Shanghai, Ningpo, &c, in equestrian statue of His Majesty George IV, by Sir ments of the tea

Les wil night at the sheep desainer broth, somewhat sudden created on markets. They will shortly be a at the eastern corner of 'l'rafalgar square, aware that this is not the fact; and we anticipate a re- car the portico of St. Martin's church. It is an action in this important item of Eastern coramerce. In equestrian statue in bronze, and as far as a judgment the meantime teas will fall in the Canton market, buyers can be made from the point of view now open to the having held back to learn the result of December sales. public, is a good likeness of the monarch. The

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Dr. Robertson, of Ellon, has been appointed to the Chair of Church History in the University of Edin burgh, and also to the Secretaryship of the Bible Board. It is generally understood that he refused to accept the chair without being provided with emolument lu ad- dition to the income which belongs to it.

The Musical chair in Edinburgh University is again vacant. Sir H. Bishop, who is now in London, has written to the Senatus stating that his health will not

emin to deliver lectures, and that in consequence

he resigns the chair.

We are afraid the present low rate of freights will be on which the figure is placed has all his feet upon the farther reduced, unless the holders of tea give wayground, so that little scope has been given to the artist Sir Augustus Wall Callcott, R. A., has been appoint- namediately.

10 develope the fire and ardour of a charger, or to ex-

ed Keeper of the Paintings in the National Gallery, in The Repeal agitation in Ireland, has in a great de- press the animation usually depicted in equestrian sta-the room of the late Mr. Seguier; and Mr. Charles gree subsided; but the people are so thoroughly imbued toes. It is understood that the statue of George III. Locke Eastlake, R. A., has been appointed Curator of with the doctrines held forth by O'Connell, that it will now in the open space in Pall Mall East will be remov- the Royal Pictures at Windsor Castle and the Royal he long before they subside into that state of quietude ed from its present locatity, and placed at the north. Palaces. which their country so much requires, but which she west corner of the square, close to the hall of the phy

IRELAND appears fated never to enjoy. The determination to sicians. The Liverpool papers contain several particu The Lord Lieutenant has been very serionsly indis shake off the "Saxon yoke is deeply implanted. in the lars of the proposed dock at Wallasly pool, which composed, but is now quite recovered. minds of the Irish people, and the many concessions tinues to excite the greatest interest in the locality. The Lord Lieutenant has been pleased to approve of which have been wrung from an unwilling ministry, The sea wall is to extend from Woodside ship to Sen-the Right Hon. Sir Partick Bellew, Bart, being ap during the past fifteen years, might almost lead an excited combe-ship, with a very slight inclination towards the pointed Colonel of the Louth Regiment of Militia, in population to believe, that by clumour and passive oppo, entrance, and in a straight line from each slip respec- the room of Lord Ferrard, deceased. Sir Patrick is a sition they may also obtain the wished for boon. This lively, the wall being nearly divided in two portion on Roman Catholic, and formerly represented the county cannot be conceded An appeal to arms we do not each shore. So favourable are the foundation for the of Louth on Radical principles. The right hon. baronet upprehend; but years of turmoil and innumerable vex-walls, that it is expected not a pile will have to be is, however strongly opposed to the repeal agitation, ations are yet in store for, the people of Ireland and the driven. The outer harbour is to have an open entran- münisters of the British crown.

ce, 802 feet wide, and will comprise an area of 37 acres, anh have a depth at low water of spring tiles of 12 feet, The inner dock, which will extend from the outer har bour to the village of Poulton, will comprise a water surface, floating vessels of all burdens, of 180 acres. which, with the area of the outer harbour, will make 167 acres, or about 60 acres more of accommodation The Anti Corn Law League continues to make gi than all the Liverpool docks put together. The mar- gantic strides; and in the event of a dissolution of pargin of the pool will be appropriated to wharfs, slips, Tument, many of the adherents will find a seat in the warehouses, and sheds; shipwrights' yards and gravinged house. The organization of the league is complete, and docks will be in the immediate Vicinity; and from the backed by the voice of the people, and the manufacturing tunnel at Monk's Ferry to the margin of the docks there aud-commercial interests, they will sooner or later will be a tunnel under the town of Brikenhoad. The compel the ministry to abandon the sliding scale, and put, cost of construction is estimated at about 300.000%, and on a small fixed duty, if not to admit.com free of custom the whole of the funds are to be raised on the credit of house charge whatever. Whether Sir Robert Pool of undertaking. If the rates received more than sul will ever consent to such measure is a matter of fice to pay the interest on the loans, they will be appro- opinion. The Duke of V

elfpriated to the reduction of the principal debt The

O'Connell's trial has been postponed to the 15th Ja mary. It will be one of great length, from the field of gitation over which the charge extends, and the num ber of witnesses who will have to be examined, both in support of the charges in the indictment, and on the part of the accused.

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The following are the members of the commission, which is to proceed with its inquiries Lord Devou, chairmant ir R. Ferguson, M. P, Mr. Redington, M. P. Mr. G. A. Hamilton, M, P. and Mr. Wyne of the county of Sligo.

Sir HW Barron and Mr.yse, the representatives for the city of Waterford, have refused to become mem. bers of the Repeal Association.

Ruinour will have it that amongst the learned dig. nitaries of the Roman Catholic Church, 15 have declar-

for repeal, and 11 against it.

The Itoman Catholic archbishops and bishops of Ireland, assembled at their annual conference in Dub- lin, have deemed it their duty, for the third time within. seven years, to publish a most decided declaration against a state provision for the clergy, in any forma whatever,

SCOTLAND.

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