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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. BILLs drawn by Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary in China, upon the Right Honorable the Governor General of India, in Council, payable at Fort Wil- lam, thirty days after sight, may be obtamed by application to Edward Pine Collin, Esq., Commis- sary General. At
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Very when sent for, Printed forms of application may be had at this Oflice.
E. PINE COFFIN, C. G. Commissariat, Victoria,
The rate at which the above. Bills w posed of previous to 1st proximo at noon, is 222, Companys Rupees for 100, Mexican or other Re- publican Dollars of equal standard, or for 225, Companys' Rupoos. - *
By Order,
CHAS. E. STEWART.- Treasurer and Financial Secrsary. | 3rd April, 1844.
Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, 2nd April, 1844.
With reference to the preceding Notification, it is requested that all applications for Bills may be
ENGINBER
Norien is hereby ONTRACT,
received at this. Office until
that Tenders will be
That such is the deplorable ignorance of and apparent contempt for, marcanule matters, avintoll by this → Powers ilgi bet sneh fle love of giving annoyance and lack of opcoinməlum gatungst der subordinatta tomorchants, that the whole wsiem ja beton dat unpamine, and unloss a diflbrent course bò pursued, be that with has obtained ained the establishment of the New spaten Brigsh Merbliants will be driven to employ foreign lage in the Cheath
FREE TRADER
fa
Carros, 4th April, 1843.
(To the Editor of the Friend of China,) Mr. Editor,
made in writing, specifying distinctly the following || April, at noon, from such person, the 12th of | miled in the removal of a crisy Clay House, standing on grömd.
particulars, viz.
The whole sum desired, expressed in words. The Number of Bills desired, stating the amount of ench.
The name of the Party to whom each Bill is to be made payable.
Money will not be received into the Chest in exchange for Bills on other days than Monday's,
us inay
be willing 40 contract for cutting and levelling ground at this place, according to plaps and specifications of which information may be obtamed at the Office of the Commanding Royal and Superintending Engineer, on any day alter the 6th of April.
Commissarial, Victoria, 28th March, 1814.
E. PINE GOFFIN, C, G.
Shipment of Cotton Goods from Liverpool during the first eleven months of 1841-2-3.
Vards of Printed and Coloured Coltons.
1844
1812.
1843,
TO CALCUTTA, Yards of Plain Cortan Goods. (841.
1042.
1343.
(841
Pounds of Cotton Yarn. 1942.
1813.
7,960,896 | 5,220,710 | 5,891,761 |30,725,669|49,117,072 (70,896,618 | 6,214,410|3,921,057|7,341,654
TO CHINA 1,098.892 | 926,608 | 2,301,360 | 21,709,635|17,753,946 139,739,199|2,720,450|4,050,858 | 0,190,839
TO SINGAPORE,
1,506,679 | 1,926,364|1,903,037 | 9,465,757] 6,020,431 | 0,496,4504
200,000 |
From remom lately published of fhá tríðu of Rupia, we collec soine rather important facts cidnonted with the Celestial Empire It appears that the commerce between Russia and Chun incronsed most mpilly is 1811, aturing which your there was an incre in the ma imported by way of Kinkha, an compared with 1810, of $72,000 kubis, representing a value of 19,701,000). In the zane your thaid appears to have bom a large incrense în the demand for gricks of Chinuas coniumption, as shown by the table of Russia exports to China. The ineralise as comparail with 1810 was on furs 4,150,000, asther, 338,000, skins, 418,000); hrenia, 160,000.; cotton gooda, 2,848,000€; club, 9,192,0001; öfter ganda, 9.9200.0001; Fund Increase in 1811, #compared with 1840, 20,176,9007. It is very probable from the information that has been collected, that finer description of authelon are those best muited to the Chinese market.
ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.
(To the Editor of the Friend of China,) SIR-Permit me, through the madimu-of your columns, 10 sirow the attention of the Public abroad to the vexarious annoy- ances which the British community in Canton is at present expos el, nrising, from the Consular regulations which vary with the moon, and with each change become more intolerable.
In the first place, the campu'sary Fur ondo1o a Ship's registoria a most arbitrary and unjur proccoding. The posession of this document, it would enam, is to guard or inderanify the Consil ngahust any risk or responsibility which he may incur in becoming ¤ Chinese revenue Officer. It is mudo use of in a manner Bule dream of when tho registry laws were framed, for it is held, not only until all duties due by the Ship are paid, but until the duties upon the Cargo she brings are ACS) puid, Tho muiliarities here may not be aquamalije to the power that grants Certificates of regist. ry, but if they are, they must other never rond ʼn register at all, or if they do they put a strange consintetion on its monning. If a vessel wore detained by the Chinese authorities for duties due on her import Cargo, over which she has no control, I map ousily con. qive the the propriety of a British Ollicer autorføring to relevo her, on the strength of having her rogister deposited in his hands, but for such Offkor to detain the Ship for duties which SHU does not owe, I cannot understand or appreciate. It is preposterous: The Bagacity of those who made the Consular regalationa seems, in this instance, to have over shot the mark. This will be amply illustrated by the following hypothetic cuse. Suppose a party
apable of committing a frau 1-Land the Consulat regulations. mein frauied with a spirit insinuating that British Merchants, ure a, disposed -- ) bought an old Ship for the purpose of importing n cargo of goods upon which heavy duties are havinblur the gonils are landed and gold; the party absconde, leaving the Consul with the Ship'a register and the PRIVILEGE [ ] ] of paying the duties. - Who THEN is responsible to the Hoppo? This is a question which I am unable to answer, perhaps the Consul or ins INTELLENT
AND POLITE Chichean,
The next thing to be complained of, is compelling the consignee of the ship to infuidh full particulars of all the cargo on board, giving the toqusito information in compute the dunes under the Tarill. This not only entails a great deal of trouble on the con. signee, but causes parties having cargo in the shup to furush their neighbours and inpetitore, who may be engines of the vessel, with information that may prova proudicial to their interest. If our Coil must have the information, why not make each majo tive consignee of cargo furnish it peer to him? Fancy the con.. siguce of a ship applied to from the Consul for FURTHER particulars respecting such articlos ng Clocka, Watches, Jawellery, Musical boxes, Spy glasses, Dyos, Perfumery Proviajons for., &ed This has really vecurred. If a manifest as prosented
Tho marks, numbers and description of merchandise of on board, surely if ought to
to be deemed suff
package
In the same manner ou exnol summary of thes export-cargo 18 required, the Conmail protending that tas requisite tho natward manifest should be signed by him. Now the object of all, this is apparent.~Je is partly to provide dhia Hoppo with auformñtion as a check upon ha own people, und party to prevent Foreigners sonding down cargo to Whampoa without paying the legal duties In that first instance, the Hoppe should take care of hiu own books, and be people kasp their own cunacionita: ul the second, hi should send down propot parties to prevent, instanil of Encourad. ing the smuggling that la doily enrhind on in the post open man ner in ships bouts. The evil exist thus, -under the old aystem the Hoppe, and all under him wither paid for their places or received no salarion : under the now system it was noticipated Thay would sume footing, the Heppo being unable to grant Continue on the sume them any allowances, na hu bus to mecnunt to the limperial lignauty for what appears, upon the Tafith, to bo thủ gross - duties. For same une bo expected his people to go an në belöre, filching their livelihood how they beat could. He has now low- ever, Brranged to give them n pittance, well lenowing, that whilst it is insufficient for the various to subsist on, he has still a clow on them, through the information abounalile from the Congul, to provent his ill paid hirelings cheating him, so the Consulate not only becomes in Chinese revenu elles, but the Consil on infor nor against other Climiere revenue officers, thongli Information. extracted from the British Community, to their great minoyance and the injury of trade,
ith and tirowane oba rien du the way of Conslpiteen appears to be the onfer an this day 1 and 11 ). Sir Henry Poltagel nỗi và tefied with having full wmfrol over i vesel whilat
pomission of her rogater, must benda tokhó the
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Thi
Where are thoac prodigious benefits which the long complain- ing and confined merchant of Canton were promised under the new order of things? Whos the extended limits for our con mercial requirements and conforte, which Buated in the vivid imagination of some laciniis panderen 1 where the anguificiin plan of 11. M. Consil, włuch was to twoóp nway Hng Lane, the two una strecha, and carry our frontage to the Banks of the | River?-Gone all gone ! The power of the British Government, That decmod starif Omniponight in the councils of Canton, has which H. M. Govermuteau has rented, and which it was aoneen should be removed. The Canon authorities have begin their ed to the Emperor, but the his having been bud for sometinis old system of deception, ginng that the question liau bean sport. they could not now removed it, they say thập two years én, and it will gradually doway, then can very say jako away. Inte Caching, to whom the land belonged, day this site we taken by the Mandarine without a shadow of rein, that of de of no garflily das, na no river boat pnya tall to it, the Crick Chop | Louse being on the opposite side where till is lovied, notwithstan these natoriona facis II. M., Coman) iz tamely Sahmitting to he cajoled, to quietly surega The principle which 11. M. Mampoten- diary has, in overy berance, justered upon, and to trodumduce the old fileous system at concession which led to all the dajal blanders of Plenipotentiary Ellien; and this in Canion above all places the souls of our coniandly, oppression, and wronga! Beiting the question of minciple naide (which is a point of to vital importance to be slightly abandoned) the presence of Bus Polico aiution is an insult to bar Majesty's Government, and dég 4ore the whole plan of the INTRADA Paciorishyba, instead or being protected from the intrusion of the Chineet, we shall be annoyed by Police runners, Mindarın chan beaters, (who I pres Kumo, you are aware, ore felons that have thủy Đó work out their period of labour dr bondage) low villains who may at any anongit
papuler tynt of ather excitement, gider
Somu ships, after remaining at Hongkong or Macao for a fow days, have afterwards come up to Whampoa, tho master being utterly ignorant of the regulations, rogording reporting their flip | “until he sees his consignes in Canton; novein) having anived at Whampon in dit afternoon moor their slips at once,us they should de, und do not come up until the following morning, ocensionall through an oversight, Iquving their registers behind them, when- they go to report themselves at dia Consolate Office they receive, for the first Umg, the startling intimation that unless the register in
deposited within 914 hours after the time of anthoring, a fine will || leavin vef her row belund In de leble, WV havs pern be loved. There not being time to mil to Whampoa and back, o orough of Audronivel nut bare king unpre up thosales) plan of ignorance of the existing regidations in vary justly tande by then they have a right to de, apil us there is an get of Paviament the Captam to which he revalves the pourer rojoinder, * wo will teach you windom by fining you." An appeal to the Comul per
onally in made, unde aver Gentlen
allows an extension of tipo. Byt lus-dops
busines, for
Conents oider
biorke nyo 11ð nægumption avrnih slundu Even if their presence, süberquently to TAKIS OWN NAMES to the roualenes of the whip, stathur, min romams charged with net
lating
IN
enit
come under a bond by *10m for which, should the soil awoz
jee to conten ave been left
relating to comment il Quly, maisoine für om Aubu theroth sending rhine any inilure who may bebond, and clis dng the ship of home with 1 expences for so doing, Ayler is boy dum
the not refpired id, instead of making the Consiyone out bere liable. –dor what diwarth, I would nah ban be lo de teltli the crna hy in he to reouver his 131000 ||arını da slijp han sailed 2.-11
lity in le vill nő) kanje that a man har benn fell behind all the warp line
rmerly at home.
eng but relating a fact, and I cannot, lainement, sugden in the Consul is aware of such dairyza by his subordinates. Thereby an den at die jure, but that is a techo in jea Consular Agent af Whampoa: Why not to sand say axal, and very questionable me to the result, for experience reaches of the regulations im band of each ship, entering the Port, making us all that at isdificult to recover by a law proceed any the fine lovable 2 hours AFTER Such 350UATIONS SHALL HAVE Zolathi made beologi a party of home, when that claim lunges on BEEN SUPPLIED, instead of 24 hours after arrival.
Bay set of the Authorities here
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rawnuss of our limita, they are now netually being orcumscribed. The Danish Tông, which was destroynd in the iu djanstrous fire, is now no longer the Site, of Europaña Déwelinge, but pe being covered with low, pany Ching Shops - the Spanish is likely. to suffer a mumlar fats, and the opon space in front of these Heo ga which used to give air, vauintion and health to the Foreign Conis. - munity is now being coysrud wih larpe piles of Chiuose buildings, some of which, it is trug, and do be deadled by Foreigners, they were originally infended and built by Godowns and can be matoped at any moment. Up here we all filly stelio De Espollency bir Henry Pottinger, canot be aware that the privileges for which ha contracted, for which so much blood and treasure have been ex.
pended, are being drilled with and timely given up without a
struggle or even a remonstrance. Why, fustend of an extended space being allotted for fin residence of the Foreign Community in Contor, lie immerable sum formerly secupied, has been in gronchell upon ajul reduced to tour two thirds of its former confined extent. The crection too of so many additional Chinese House, on the Site of the burnt factoring, has brou la -nbont our neighbourhood 'n femilul increnso of law, idle vagabonds, so that the Ludies, whoan presenen bas chicored and dispeled some of the gloomy feelings of our Moutonous exile, cannot take excreme in the Public Garden without a mob abumbling round the railings, and staring on them. na if they were caged wild beasts in a menngerie,
We hear the Americans have applied for an extension of the railed pully aquire, to the banka of the river's but our easy pólus, simple minded, Bojanizing Coneul is fur top much engaged in dineing plante und flowers, and translating Bibles lo trouble him- gall about the prouction of our ug bis, er tú rumongirato, againstke numerous and unjosufiable encroachments, now being made up n iho aheady miserably dont gel quince allbjicil to o». Paspleni home. Mr. Editor, euth form but a very poor calimate of this incony. enenco, which a rendual in foulou seperoines fout being powód up and space tea fow finndroit fon,, not sufficient for him to taku Jalil ful exerrese; they will souresly ppreciate of erdit than Tucts, null they uro capable of núbitantiation, by the evidence oil uven't individual member of the community.
may give you a further account of our thouring CondDiam
in future dellors
Canion 6th April, 1944.
APRIL
Yourave, de, ONE OF THE OLDEN TIMES.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE,
ARRIVED
5th Soundrapovrn, Espinasse, Whampoa.
Cathagenun, Jackee,
6th Laurel, Crawford, Manao.
Omarga, Ibid, Chiran,
7th All Commer, Bombay and Batavia,
Herd, Fowler, Laleatta and Singapore.
El Noulna, Gibson, Ningpo and Chusto,
Tunsberg, Hn berhter, Angy.
Arath
1841.
H Meh, Castor, Captain Graham, from ʼn chuler,
BAILER
6th Thining (Sp), Navarre, Whampoa.
Chak, Bull.
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William Ah Koodin, South Sen Islands. 6th Canopua, Sravan, London:
Sutherland, Freeman, Laverpool,
7th Warlock, Jauncey, West Canal-
Rouble (Art), Proctor, Margo, Cynthia, Bryant, Whampoa
Harjot, Craigford, Loniboeke,
UNE
8th IL M. S. Castor, Captain Graham, for a cruizę
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