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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.

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into Police Magistrates, and Surgeons into Co-gress being the occasional irruptions to which from Chinn missing, which has not since he lonial Secretaries. It was morally impossible we have referred. These are individual found. Where it was lost, it is impossible to say Parties sending advertisements, are requested to.

as the officer in charge is reported not to have that with such assistance be could carry on cases the aggregate trade still moves on write on the Face of them, how often, ut how long they wish them inserted. In all instances, the government satisfactorily; the defective na with a steady pace, carrying some with her counted the boxes when they loft the packet for non-subcribers, will pay in advance.

in adrance Newture of the Judicatory was the cause of to fortune, but leading others to irretrievable when they were landed nor when they were pack

ed into the mail. durortisements, will be recmed, until 4 O Clock, unceasing complaints proud incapacity was the ruin

There has been a rumour in circulation, to the nearly every branch of The Revenue also is in a flourishing con effect that Lord Ellenborough had been recalled on the evenings previous to publication, viz distinguishing mark

add to this, the want of a dition; the increase on the year, as compared John Shepherd, is to be Chairman, an the public Bervi Tuesdays and Fridays.

Legislative Council with whom he could con zouth the previous one, beng £5,742,078.

Sir Il. Willock, Dekaty Glairman of the Eas sult, and we see a few of the obstacles thrown

The Revenue for 1943 was £50,071,943, India Company lost next year, in Sir Henry Pottinger's way. Nominally ho

Sir Robert Peel's administration continues had a council, Init is there any man in the in the confidence of the country the igno colony hardy enough to affirm, that in that rance of the previous ministry in financial mat council, from its first organization, one of its ters, their feeble measures when engaged in members has ever had the courage to say, Sir actual warfare, their imbecility in inter-na- Henry Pottinger, I beg to differ from 111

tional negotiation, truckling to the democrats opinion. The best ingredient of a working in and out of the house, as well as their mean Aprile 130 council was totally omitted, there were no attempt to cling to office, after the most satis- Apr 17 members chosen from the mercantile commus factory proof that they had lost the confidence Aprinity of China. To use a homely comparison of the country, have disgusted even their own

it was decent punch without the spirit-the acid friends. was there in abundance the sugar was there the water was not lacking, but of spirit not

The Fricad of China is regularly filed in London, by Mr. P. L Simmonds, Agent for the Colonial pipers, Braiah and Foreign Newspaper and ad Kertising agency office, 18 Cornhill (opposite the Royal Exchange), who will receive any commu hirations, orders and advertisementa.

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We understand that he Scinde resplutions were very warmly discussed in the Court of Director and ultimately carried by a bare majority of 12 i 11. It is quite certain that many parties whe have supported those relations, approving of Su C. Napier's military conduct, would have withheld their votes had they supposed they were affording any auction to the general policy pursued towards Seinde,

Lieut. Ouchterlony's work on China has been fitvourably noticed by the press, and extremely Well received by the public. Wo have the best reason for knowing that both Maj Gren. Pasley and air alioulo bave expressed, in very fat tosing terms, hair high approval of this book

The large majority in both housus on the Ifish debates, proves, that the Peel ministry are for the present unassailable. Meantindo bow- It is not for us to point out to His Excellency, over, the anti-corn-law league moves steadily

The East Tuchu Company art about to present Mr. Davis, the ở stops ho ought immodiately to along) alter years of agitation and discussion, adopt. To CHIF

readers however we may ex- this measure will undoubtedly be carried, splendid piece of plate, value four thousand guis reng, to the Pacha of Egypt.--The French Post press our firm

conviction that end another moon possibly as a government measure; if not, Office lias given notice, that from the 4th March Ir is rantoured that the Spiteful will take her wanes upon themen new council will be called upon this rock Sir Robert Peel's ministry will line of Steam packets for the conveyance of past departure for Sucz about the 22nd, merely together, graced with the presence of a liberal split, and a third party, composed of the wreck sengers will ply monthly between Marseilles and calling at Aden for coals. If such is the fact, Governor, an acute Chief Justice, a straight of the old Whig party, with many moderato | Alexandria. - In order to discourage duelling. Goy it is to be hoped that due intimation will be forward and honourable Commander of the and liberal men, who appear at present to ernment has refused her pension to the widow o given, as this will be a most favorable oppor-Forces, probably an intelligont Colonial Secres belong to neither side, will step into office the late Lient. Col. Faweett-surely this is begin funny for an English mail. On such chances tury, and four independent members of the under some new denomination. Tory, Whining at the wrong end-Capt. Harvey Tuckol eitering, it would be desirable, if at all mercantile community Lord Stanley's carnest and Radical appear to be names fast getting has been playing with great success af Gloucest practicable, to give at least one week's intindesire to infuse the elements of popular repre- obsolets. Conservative has been happily chor. There has been a meeting in Exeter Hall on The amount of labour in a large mer sentation into all colonial councils, will almost sen by a ministry composed of the better por the subject of female education for the antives of cdotile house on such occasions is known only guarantee our assertion that our future council tion of the rival parties, during the parliandia, and a subscription has been raised.--Mr to the initiated.

will in no essential

G. Thompson has appeared at the India House sketesores differ from that we mentary reform discussions. have now

In Ireland, though Mr. O'Connell's trial bassiuse his return from Calcaita -The Dutch East and the meetings of the Anti-Corn-law Leagua On the 5th March Sir George Staunton gave? We do not suppose that Mr. Davis will caused intense excitement among an enthudaman Nicherie, Capt. J. Harvey, on her notice that he should propose an address to court popularity by the sacrifice of personal siastic populace, there has been no rioting.voyage from Batasia to Rotterdam, was totally Her Majesty, praying that a suitable provision independence the dignity of the office he holds, Mr. O'Connell is fully aware of the necessity lost on the Scilly Islands on 23rd Feb, and af pray be made for the widow of the late Rey, as well as his own character forbids this. Not of keeping the people quiet. Actual warfare the crew, except one sean and a sad-maker De Morrison, and the other members of his ther do the inhabitants require this. We do is out of the question. The strong-holds are perished. The friends of Mr. O'Connel are te family, in testimony of the eminent services not anticipate an inniediate appearance of un-in the hands of a faithful. Soldiery and what entertain that gentleman at public dinner in rendered by that gentlemalt and his chest son, provenient in all departments of the public sers

Covent Garden Theatre, on 12th March-lhe ir China, the former for a period of twenty, vice-it will require some time to systemizo,

Albion, 90, has sailed from Cork for Lisbon. sin years, and the latter for a period of nine and arrange the several branches in some of

trade with Chion, all goods must be distinctly po According to the form of manifest to be well ic them to create froal a perfect chaos.

difled, and not in any instanob described as lents unknown. **

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years.

We have another instance of the dislike entertained by the lower class of the native bhabitants of Canton to foreigners, now offered us, and we far it will be many years before hose feelings with which, for ages, they have been taught to look upon barbarians are in any Essential degree changed,

Our correspondent writes...........

Cantun, 6th May, 1844. 4.4.3.

thas of the Chinese inhabitants of Canton is now rajang.

MARCH MAIL.

for Horseracing, has received the Royal agit, Marischal College and University, the votes wer At the election of Lord Rector of Aboiden & aqually divided between the larquis of Breads bane and the Marquis of Bute. The result there can be no rector for this your.

The Act for discontinuing notions for penaltie

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is of greater consequence, admitting the Re, palors have a majority of numbers, the moral and religious strength of the county is utterly opposed to a dissoverment of the Union. By We would not throw even a shade of consure the latest accounts, Mr. O'Connell was in upon the Gentlemen formerly holding acting London, dilending to his parliamentary duties; apponuments under the colonial government, we anticipate his sentence will not be a severe for mere incapacity-mich could not be ex-one, pected from them-but that supercilousness, Sir George Staunton has very foolishly ever desunctive of weak minds, which was so brought the opium question again before the prominently developed in the manner and ap- house. If Sir George is desirous of exercising pearance of some of these gentlemen, under all his philanthropic feelings, we would suggest to the circumstances, was contemptible and das lim the propriety of paying some attention to

MILITARYTwo Cadets, Messrs. W. L.17 gusting. It is not for us to point out indivi. the demoralizing effects of beer and drum Saith and F. W. Bennett, have been dismiss s dually those who merit the character we now drinking in his own country, let him first pull from the Royal Military Academy i Woolwich DEAR SIR.--I white hurriedly to inform you that another give them--we ever avoid personalities but the beam out of his own eye, before ho oth- for their conduct towards Ladut ), Black, le thens digraval nom which are so peculiar to the lower there are not a few in Hongkong who can diously meddles with the mote in the eye of his Majesty has been graciously pleased to permit the You will terentes a short time since the Americans place the cap on its lawful owner's head. Drothen A hypocritical and canting spirit &d. Hogt to bear on its second cutour and af kreated a new ang alatt with a vann (AN ARROW), thus the aufersctione moh consider to exercise a bad influence and

exists in England, which is fed by those who pointments, the word "Nice. " Sure placarded the walks-dedaring a detritalia to

know better, but who court popularity and apbales of 12th Regt; one officer and thirty-twe Capt. Gilman and Basa. Dundans and Little have it down. The American Consal not wishing to give

plause by whining over the evil habit, of a +dence, onwod 41, to be removed. This day the ceremony he The intelligence brought by this opporti people 15,000 miles

meu of the 90th Regt, og serjeant and eighty while thousands are away, ad great excitement; the 16.25 burst into the damitearity of the state of affairs in our native land is destroying themselves in overy city in theme of the Dist Regt) and 4 of the st anton 2, when the Aurred as to a Body (armed) cleared decidedly of a satisfactory nature the dos United Kingdom, by an equally pornicions que Printoul Balaton of Chatham men

Helena Regi, are under orders for embarkation. En Ciecina, and have kojit to the tun: a few blank hand for labour in the manufacturing districts and more disgusting habit. Were a depita of the depois of d Queen's, ad Buffs, 4th, 9th sartridges were lind, anul of toured was minent 1 bat the advance in wages, and improvement in tion sent out from the whining fraternity He was very angry, and the reals de yet to be conclud.prico, all prove that the springs of commerce home, consisting of a low of the

100, 13th, 17th, 18th, 214, 224, 25th, 28th, 2018 still flow from a bountiful source and if at who give tea parties, and a few of the young 180, 80th, Sath, 86th, 40th, 94th, 99th, 99th-

derly ladies, 31st, 30th, 40h, 30th, pls, 55th, 27th, 021, 06- times they show a tendency to run dry, it is gentlemen who attend the same, they woɔitid making a total of 3947 men. Twenty of these caused by heat of over adventure and wild and in this colony of Hongkong, more Euro depots have not yet completed their requirem speculation, which, though disastrous to many, peans making beasts of themselves, by the us strength, still wanting 739 mon; the 31st appears to passes away with more cool, and temperate of ardent spirus, than Chinese by the use of to have 105 mpernumeraries, the Sith 94 super views From the new channels opening to opium

muneraries, and the 99th 104 supernumeraries Those troops will emburk for India during the my mi prouching season, been suppressed. The French Chambers bare at approved, by a majority of 16, of the conduct FOREIGN-The insurrection in Portugal

M Guizot in repudiating the conduct of Ad Spain state that Alicante and Carthagens sti Dupetit Thouars towards Tahiti. Accounts from hold out.

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The Quang Reng, and others, with 300 soldiers, have ju same down, and the aller now arrivers souled. M. Lay adnan varly period for wanted a despatch free ke the Writing, Whampoa, of ahe ho kindly informed the Community by Circular.

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7th May.

Mr. Davis landed on Wednesday, early in the morning, and was received with the honors the 10 bis rank. On the santo day he was sworn into office before the Legislative Coun

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MONEY MARKET.

The Bank of England has fixed the exte interest at 8 per cent,

A party of Americam pauolled all night. This morning the mob collected in the garden, siers even armpits commercial enterprise, especially in the east; We trust when His Excellency Sir Henry prevent it. Half a dozen Americane drove them out we are in strong hopes that this happy improve-Pottinger returns to his native land, he will sdecs; the stuit una then hoisted without the "Artwement will not be evanescent that it is not have a seat in the House of Commous, if not in The umb now require the letters and in rod to be at the mere glimpse which guides to destruction, the house of peers. His Excellency has his den, but they bare had concession enough; they have The shipments of cotton piece goods to Chiria failings, but they are those of a great man. icd out our patience and harassed us so often, that no say, Jona preserve them dex: no-We begin to feel more this frisk nud luss nico. Lay acted wail and promptly, sending here there is no glut of the market on the popularity of any party, by basely truckling to year, far exceed those of former years; 1le will not consent to court the claptrap la circalar which greatly satisfied us; we had about 20 Marines up, who are quietly repeting in one of the Factories: contrary the demand at the ports lately open their fanationl prejudices. In his place, among as I dont appschend further disturbance, as we have about ed to our commerce, exceed the supply. It the peers of the land, we yet hope to hear 200 Chinese soldiers bivouached in the gardens learn that is the opinion of those best qualified to judge him state that, during one evening's stroll in bon, De Larey, De Valny, Berryer, and Laroche exo or three Chinese are severely wounded by gun that this trade will annually increase.

The five legitamist deputies (MM. Bliu de Bour! wenda and from what I wITRESSED have little dust of!

the mob ng ba auglis that we are a best of kernes, foreign fabrics become known, they will gra- misery and debasement may be witnessed Chamber after the voto by which they wor As the the vicinity of the metropolitan theatres, more acquelin who resigned their sents in the French dangerous to moddly; and they well find it so next quarterly dually undersell those of the natives, until they among those who are victims of the vice offeri" for visiting the Duke de Bordeaux it

Faithfully Yours,

are driven from the market. Ind a too com our P. Q

yearly to unfold her limitosa demands China would be observed in a month, among

our own country-dram drinking, than in London have been re-elected, for articles of British industry, and her capa those addicted to the vice of that country--- Dilitice to raise nearly every article of produce, opium smoking. not only for her own use, but sufficient to sun- ply millions elsewhere, are far from being ex- Queen Pomare by the gallant and great Ad- France, has repudiated the dethronement of hausted, or rather brought to maturity. Not miral Du-Pout Thouars. When recently in-

Consols quoted 974 to for money and the withstanding the many shocks received, by formed that the British Admiral on the Paci- to ; India Stock,277 to 279; Exchequer Bill His Excellency commences his governorship the failure at several periods of the principal fic station had orders not to interfere in the mats to 7 le premi

Count New Three-and-a-Half per Caula, 102 under the most favorable auspices, and we establishments in India, the prosperity of com tor, wo expressed our astonishment at the auThe August of Bills drawn by the Flos. Ett trust he will long hold that responsible office, merce was never permanently shakent, each pineness of our own government, Tahiti being India Company to the month ending 6th Marc creditably to himself, and beneficially to those succeeding year views a larger extent of in some degree under our protection. This is whose interests he is pledged to protect. He trade in its predecesser, until now as a comhow accounted for, at M. Guzot has donoune brings with him the component parts of the mercial country, this magnificent colony ruiksed the Admiral's proceeding, and orders have

sual establishment

t of a small colony, consist after the United States of America Viss been sent out to restore the Ques ing, it is to be

to be supposed, of gentlemen fully des are ever insuperable from commerce throne. This is a fruitful subject for invective qualified for the offices they respectively hold again we will view seasons of great distress among the opposition papers of France men of practical experience, methodical habits, and bankruptcy competition raises Le murel has been torn from the chaplet of and suavity of address. His Excellency will price of the raw material to the manufacturers, French glory, by rektornig to pobi Porna bever have to contend with the difficulties ox-ho sends the fabrics to a distant market, where hulle

hor perienced by tus predecessor. Sir Henry Pot they will not reale their cost Advices of vilized. finger, who not only had to establish the co this circunsthues And the large stocks abroad a kony without being supplied with the usual cause a panic at home-some are ruined becaus

16ker to English influbney, doo, dzej model guide in the shape of pristed instructions the cautions give up shipping

he has acted honestly, in the restor from the Colonial office, containing orders trial fulls. Tabourers are paid off and for a liational petty Jaronny

raw ma- tion of that which at best would have been olently defined as to almost every particular senson much distress is folt ranou matter which would be required of him, or if sonof the community these regulations were to be departed front, instructions would be given to that effect by

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