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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
that the extreme unhealthiness of the province during the late hot season was owing to an unusually high rise of the Indus, and the consequent inundation of the country, to an extent seldom experienced. The captive Amerrs are to be sent round to Calcutta, and are to be provided with a residence at Baraset, a small place about fifteen miles to the northward of this city.
ans 101 pie.The amount of proceeds, including the
was 27,20,916 rupees 6 annas 101 pic, which is some> thing above a quarter of a million sterling.
sale.
bale.
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round shot, on board the Nemesis, tired during an action batteries. with a number of war junks at Woosung from the It was afterwards amputated at the socket, sion, and it is expected that something further will be The on
poor fellow
is now in the receipt of a small pen- done for him.
When the first day of the month falls on a Sunday. lotters for India, &c., vid Southamptom, may be posted up to the evening of the previous day, instead of before eight in the morning as heretofore,
It is the intention of government to send out to Metropolitan police, who will organize a police force in that island, the general-corps being eclected from she natives. The inspectors are to be allowed £ 400
-voar oach.
in
COURT AND FASHION,
confidently affirmed that it as the intention of Queen Victoria to visit the banks of the Rhine next spring, and that she will remain some time in that neighbourhood. According to some accounts, her Ma- jesty will take up her residence in the palace of Brubl, whilst others state that the palace or Stolzenfulls will be prepared for her reception. Persons who have the assemblage of crowned heads will meet on the banks of opportunity of knowing the fact, state that a numerous the Rhine, probably at Coblentz.
rentum, attachés. MM. Itier, Inspector of Customs, and Yvan, Physician Professor at the College of Mar- seilles, are likewise attached to the commission. The commercial delegates are.-M. Repard, for the manu factures of Paris; M. Rondeau d'Elbeuf, for the woollen manucfactures; M. Haussman, of Mulhausen, for the cotton manufactures. Without wishing OPIUM SALES, 12TH FEBRUARY.At the Govern. give too military an appearance to ment Opium Sale, on Monday, the 12th inst., 1,400 which the principal object is to create a friendly in
to the commission, of chests of Behar sold at an average of 1,274 rupees,
tercourse with foreign pio 31 and 700 chests of Benares, at 1.150 rupees 14 the name of France, ous who scarcely ever heard siderable force at the disposal of the Chief Commis- Government has placed a con value of six chests reserved for the French Government, Isioner. Besides the frigate La Surène, of 60 guns, Hongkong twelve inspectors and iwelve privates of the and the steam corvette Archimède, of 3:30 horsepower, there are
the coast of China Le Cleopare Shire the sale of the 12th. Behar has fallen to 1210 || frigate, of 60 the corvettes L' Alomène and La rupees, bat Benares holds the average of the public || Sabing, of 30 guns ; the corvette La Victorieuse, of 24
guns, which
necompanies La Syrene, and the tender Petra have advanced about 10s. per ton since || La Recherche. The question now nekad is, wint the 20th of January. The supply of tonnage is short || advantage this commission will procure for the country f of demand, and an increase probable. To London and
It is impossible to answer this question; but it was Liverpool dead weight, 43 6s, to £4; light goods, 23 impossible for the Government to have abstained from 10 to £1 108. per ton of 30 cubic foot. To China: sending out such a commission. When a body of Opium, 86 to $12 per cheat; Cotton, 83 to $3 50c, per American adventurers invaded the deported valleys of Texas, and, after a successful war, established a natio The following statement shews the mumber of omi nul existopoe, France hastened to acknowledge the grants to the Mauritius from the removal of the restric-new state, and to send there a representative. tions to the end of 1812, to the 31st December, 1843. the immeuse ompire of China oxisted more than Torus Alowing two tons for each individual, upwards of Texas five years since, and what was then done for one 80,000 tons of shipping will probably have been om. it was the duty of the Government to accomplish for ployed in their removal:
the other. For this reason the duty of the envoy who has just set out is mut so inuch to conclude treaties of commerce as to explore and to report on the countries of the extreme East, where France has never yet po- netrated, except by the report of her military glory," Mr. Macgregor, late Consul at Elsinore, proceeds by this mail to Hongkong, as Consul General It is believed that her Majesty's Government intend to up-
A very serious accident lately happened to the Hon. poim Consuls at each port, at £1,500, and Vice-Con- Captain. Rous. While charging the second barral of suls at £750 per annum cach, that the General Of
his fowling-piece, at Rendlesham-hall, Suffolk, the that the Consul General will be invested with diplo-ry on the finger of his right hand as to render aquta- ficer in command will be Governor of Hongkong; and inded barrel exploded, and inflicted so serious an inju- matic powers, subordinate to the Supreme Government tion necessary. The rim of his hat was blown off, of India. We hear that Mr. Leighton, Jate of Chin, and the right eye violently struck by a splinter from has a Vice-Copaulship.
the ramrod. A trifling inclination of the barrel would The East India and China Association of Glasgow have led to more dangerous consequences. We are have forwarded a memorial to the Treasury, paying for a reduction of the duty on Ton. The East India and China Association of London are about to present
memorial on the same subject.
From Calcutta
Madras
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14.862 Bombay. 6,102
Men Women Children 15,105 2,181 014 648 181
1,813
715
85,129 4.630 1,378
The Andux left China for Culentta of the ot
Oth
of
January, where she arrived on the 4th of February. On her return voyage, sailed from Calculta on the 20th February, and arrived in Honkong on the 4th instant, making the two passages in 67 days, inclusive of the days of sailing, and detention at Singapore.
JANUARY MAIL.
By the clipper Andur, from Calcutta 28th February, we are put in possession of London papers to the 6th January, There is an unusual dearth of European news, In Ireland and Wales all was quiet. The repeal agitation was still köpt- up though in a loss conspicious manner that for merly. O'Connels' trial commences on the 16th and whichever way it torminates a popular out will be more than ever impressed with the justice break may be anticipated-if acquired the people
of their cause and their exaultation will know no
bounds, if found guilty the hereditary batred of the Saxon will be stamped deeper on the national character, and riot and outrage will again prevail in this unhappy country.
The Corn law league gains ground daily. Lar- ge sums continue to bo subscribed in aid of the
The Postmaster General, having appointed a deputy. Postmaster at the island of Hongkong, souled mails for that colony will in future be despatched to Bombay by
closed mail vid Marsailles, and will be liable to the addressed vid Southampton," by forwarded in the each overland rouil. Letters for Hongkong will, unless
same rate of postage as lettos for Inde sont by the closed mail through France, which postage must be paid in advance. Those lotters, however, which are addrossel, Southampton, will be transmitted by that route with the mail for Bombay The portage on such letters, ut the rate of 18. the bule ounce, may be pre paid, or the letters may be sent unpaid, at the letters addressed to the British colony of Hongkong. The postage, as far as Bombay, on all letters addressed to any other part of China, must be paid in advance, or the letters cannot be forwarded. British newspapers, duly stamped, addressed to Hongkong, may be for- warded and Southampton free from postage. Those which are forwarded vid Marseilles will be liable to a postage of 3d, each,
It is stated, on good authority, that her Majesty and Prince Albert will visit Warwick, Castle in about six weeks, and that the Queen bas determined to take ad- vantage of the opportunity of visiting Birmingham.
The late Royal Progress," if is whispered, had" for its object the arrangement of a union between the Whig and Tory leaders.
Earl Grey continues seriously indisposed.
glad to hear that the wound in the hand is progressing favourably, and that confident expectations aro enter tained that the inflammation in the oyu will be subdued.
MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS &c. James Hudson, Esq., Sec, to Legation at Washington, to be Seb, to Legation at the Hague; John Kennedy, Est. Bec to Logation at Naples, to be Sec. to Legation
First Auache to Legation at Brussels, to be Sec. to First Attache to Legation at Rio de Janeiro, to bo Soc. at Washington; George John Roburt Gordon, Esq.,
to Legation at Stockholm; Augustus Craven, Esq, Logation at Stutgard-Barnard Gregory, the editor of the filthy Satirist, at present undergoing imprison mont in Newgate, is under the same discipline, and has no other diot, than that allowed the other prisoners.--- The number of cotton mills and manufactories in En- gland and Wales, up to the period of the present your,
of steam power was calculat-
fonds of the body. It is rumoured that many option of the condor. This regulation applies only to was 1,705, whose amover, 9,616; number of steam
agriculturists have become converts and advocato | the measures proposed by the leaguers,
Parliament meets on the 1st of February but little or nothing is known as to the measures likely to be adopted by ministers.
on the
We notice with pleasure the satisfactory im provement in the Revenue. The official published on the 5th announce the increase on the quarter amounting to 725,6701. and upon whole year to 5,742,078/. The principal items are as follow:--The increase on the customs for the quarter ended January 5, 1814, is 552,8797. ; on the property tax, 197,203., the Excise has produced an increase on the year of 387,5081, and on the quarter of 8,7631 The assessed taxes ex hibit a decrease of 17,306. on the quarter, and the stamps a similar deficiency of 38,1017. The post office presents a slight increase on the quar-whether at Kiakhta, or on the ter, but a deficiency in the annual receipts.
It is said the Russian Government has recently, and with all privacy, despatched a sort of diplomatic.com. mission to the frontiers of China will so much pray acy, indeed, that the very secretaries composing the
The beneficial effects of this improvement will be felt everywhere. The greatest mcrease is in the customs, for the quarter ending January 5th being no less than £669,879-this affords eviden- ce of the improvement in trade, -
The appointments for Chinn Aro P. I. Sterling Esq to be H. M. Attorney General for the Island of Hongkong and Mr. Ma.Gregor, Consul for the port of Canton. The office of Chief Judze is #61) vecant there being several candidates for the situation which is worth £2,500 per annum.
We extract such particulars as bear upon China, also the latest commercial and other intelligence
interest those who are not in receipt.
as may
papers by this opportunity.
THE FRENOH MISSION TO CHINA. The Journal des Debole announces the sailing of the frigate La Syrène from Brest, on the 12th inst., with the commissioners specially appointed by the King to explore the countries of the extreme East. The com. mission is definitively composed as follows M. de Langrenéo, Envoy Ex
and Minister Plent
potentiary of the King the Marqu
aver, First Secretary the Ving
Bein
court, Becond Secretary M. M. Mary
scount
corps were not made acquainted with their destination headed before or at the time of their departure. The mission,
a person of high consider doen, numbered in less than twenty secretaries. It is quite clear that, whorevor the head quarters of the mission may be, de of the mission there be
Amoor border river or at Pöklü,
od at 40,747; water
engines, 1,488; water wheels, 581; total power, 50,364. In Lancashire there were 1,203 cotton mills and tou- nufactories their steam power being rated at 29,259; water power at 3.558; number of steam engines, 1,017; water wheels, 273 total power, 39,517. Number of inille in Preston, 36; steum engines, 42; amount of power, 1882 Number of power looms in England and Wales for the manufacture of cotton, 90,679, 61,176 of which were worked in Lancashire. Summary of persons employed in the cation factories of England and Wales, 220,000; of which there are in Lancashire, 171330; in Manchester and Salfor alone, 18,350.
cident, which
WINDSOR, JANUARY 5 –A slight happily proved of no consequence, happened to her Majesty, who was being driven in a pony carriage with the Marchioness of Douro. The postilion took too short a turn from one road into another, and the left wheel of the carriage went into a broad ditch, which threw the carriage against the hof Her Ma- Jesty and Lady Douro were speedily rescued from their unpleasant position, and returned to the Castle in a realy | smill pony cur, driven by Colonel Arbuthnot, which Troot, || was kindly given up by a lady who was driving cloom-ma
by; and his Royal Highness Prince Albert accom- panied Thy our on horseback. Weare gratified to learn thar her Majesty has not experienced any inconve. of plence from the neoftunt.
allowed, auch a posse of secretariat cannot be intended
for stationary emp
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Charles de la Gulche, and M Donald Duke of Ta
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The Private Fortunk of the Late King or HOLLAND → According to information, which seams to ue deserving of credit, the late King William Frederick rtune of 157,000,000 florins (£13,000,000 ling) of which 183,000,000 of francs (about 3,000, Torling), ara bequeathed to the present King of Holland, William 11 000 000 pr 6,000,000, with Inuded property will co To the ointres of unt. The renaming millions will be divided Privou Fredrick and Princess Maria Aune,
Prince Albert
– Sec Supplement.
the least of the Innt years of the
Then the HaguO franca of the fortune of booturtled to hi widow, Had be fortune goes, it
and the remainder Princa Albert of Prusin aл
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