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HONGKONG.

ANNO BITO ET SEFTIMO VICTORIE REGINE.

No, 14 of 1844.

Br His Expellency JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, ES quire, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Hongkong, and its Dependencies, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong ግነው።.

Preamble,

Penalty ca person keeping a gambling hausn.

An-Ordinance for the suppression of Public Gaming in the Colony of Hongkang. [10th day of June, 1814) 22

THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG-KONG GAZETTE.

STEAM BOATS, Customs dues, outry, and clearance, cousiwise, 28. 6d.

Lighthouse doos, 4d. per ton. For every other Port, seme as other vessels,

TAXATION

A STATEMENT, showing the total amount of taxation which has boon reduced or repealed in Great Britain and Iraland respectively, since the let day of January, 1814, such amount being composed upon the average produce of each tax during the five years next preceding its partial or total repeal,

Years.

Where it is expedient to suppress the porni. pious practice of Publio Gaming in the Colony of Hongkong. Be it therefore enacted by His Ex. cellonny the Gaverser of Hongkong, with the mvice of the Legislative Council thereof, that may portan who shall for gain or luere keep any house, room, or plans, boat, vissal, or any plane, on land. or water for public playing or gambling, or shall parmit any person to play within such häuso, room, bost, varsel, or any place, on land or water as aftrosaid, shall forfit a sum not exceeding two han 1823.. dred dollars on conviction thereol in a summary 1824. mgauer

Ponby an persons haunting gambling howe

And be it enacted that any person who shail use, haunt, or be found within such house, room, hoat, vessel, or any place on land or water as aforesaid, shall forfeit a sum not excooding fifty dollars on conviction theroof in a summary man-

Dor,

Parson soting as mastor to be liable to penalty.

And be it enacted that the person appearing, or acting as water, or ne having the card nud man agement of any such house, roum, or place as afregand, shall be taken to be the keeper thereof and shall be liable as such to the penalty aforesaid. Justing of the Pence är Constable authorized by warrant to enter into howo and soiza implonass of peming, moñoy

, which shall be forfeited,

Streat Britain.

Treland.

United

Dutela

28 097 0 WOOLLENS → Very little auquired after di at Canton or on the coast, end on proba i any extensive transactions before the thir of winters under at prices which would kartou strong inducomenta to sponplate.

EXPORTS Of Beaup.

Casain

Buds China Roots

ture the white man who are on the islands but as for revera that is to any an indiscriminato slaughter of the nativer on an island, because some of them have committed muntiore, tho iden should be scouted by who call themselves Christians. It is evident that these natives do not want to have intercourte with Europuang, why then sabu dives. 6019 be fitted but for perpose of forcing trade

own their timber, destroy Alum on themy of outting

AbeBood. ing their villages, insulting their idols, and com mining those depredations which we low are so Camphor often committed by sailors when free from any con trol? Under ordinary circumstances Braish sulis jects have a right to protection from their govern- tant wherever they may be but if, warm the Galangal

Musk chee of vessels visiting an island, haring the cha-

Rhubarb Tracter of Mare they voluntarily place thein- Kingdom.res in positions of imminent danger, that right RAW SILK

becomes modthad. It is not to bo supposed that a 091,935-of-war can be sent after every vessel that gour 223,740

to Marree, and yet ovary vessel that goes there is 17,190,924

in great

_______Whan missionsales go to at dangor. 37,812 these islande, with no other object than to reclaim

0,524

the natives and make the Christians, and, con- 731935

quently, civilized beings, we respect their mo 4,000

yes and I applaud the self devotion and zoal which they so often show: but we do not feel the saÏDO 9,000 843

ympathy when men, for mere love of gain, run 4,163,432

ilo danger. Instead of sending a man-of war to 1713100

remlinte upon the inhabitants of Marree, we should 78384ke to send balf a dozen missionaries to endoa. 1.963,272 | vour to Christianize them The North Star is

84.098

required in New Zealand but should the Herald 58,227 arrive, or a loop-of war from Indin, we should 126,406

recommend her being sent to ondeuvont to capture 4,004,207 the white men on these islands but no revenge. 1,023,879 Eps S, M. B)

1814.

1915.

10701 213,050

1816. 1817,

17,033,190

1818. 1819. – 1920.. 1821. .

85,049

9.084 404,103 4,000

13,164 8.090 108.156 804

203.633

1820

2.278,659-

898 189

3,876100

1985.

1828.

108.024 1,031.270 2,451,154 384.180 14.409 1017773

84.038 713

1831. 1892. 1893.. 18947". 1835 1836.

3,079,573 1414,868

3614 7:2TU 114,700

SIB

700,174

15.723

775.807

1,802078 1,003,612 150,121 1,043,370

1991 289

14,768

1,348,941

416,150 157736 82,439

2,818,771

179,877

1,405,018

284

1027 1889.

1820.

1830 10,130

1637.. 1888

1899.. 1840... 1841. 1942.

69,258

27.11852 1,454,308 4 69,721

18ru JUNE, 1844.

hhd.

289

0 per Ale (best brands) 63,258 | Sales of Saquidere si quotations,

per catty

Q par picul

CANTON PRICES CURRENT.

IMPORTS-Dory Pam.

425 0 8 0

1,428,420 199,080

1,281,459 Amber

10 50

11

27.179 Betel Nut 1,821,092 Canvass Eng, and

Scotch 48,110,924 Cochinen

pre. Copper, sheathing

Nominal S.Am.

潮

:8 0

*

0

130 0

0

0 0

30 0

+

ik I

Q i

"

A

7 0

! 4 S

9

21

23

0

K

Total. 45,519.698 2,410,081

The reductions in the Pestotlice revenue, pro. vious to 1450, are included in the third column, but pot in the first and second, as the amount for Troland cannot be distinguished from that for Cordage, Europan Great Britain.

COTTON, Bombay,

printed in 1843 und 1813.

G. CLERK

Madcas

O por bolt 0.0 per picul

לי

Bongal

0 6 Corros-The market is very quiet, though

And be it further enacted that it shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace or Constable of the Police duly authorised by warrant of nay Justice of the Peace, to unter and if necessary to break into any house, rooni, bant, vessel, or any place either on land or water, within which such Justice of the Peage shall be aredibly informed on Oath, or shall have reasonable grounds of his own

The particulars of the taxes repealed and re-ph. ps. Te knowledge to suspect and believe that public gam-duced noe already before the House in the returns bling or playing in, or has been commonly carried on, and to arrest all persons within such house, room, or place as aforesaid, and to seize ull tables, dice, or other implements of gambling, or which shall be used as such and also all monies or scouri tius for money, which shall be in agtual use for the purpose of gaughling, and which said imple ments of gambling, and money, or sagurities for To the Militors of the Sydney Morning Herald. money, or conviction of the offender shall be and ¦ GENTLEMAN-Scarcely three months have elapsed they are hereby deolared to be forbited to Horsinco a vessel, the Brigand, pul into Newcastlo Majesty the Queen, Her Hoirs and Spousory

Penalties to be rudovered mooonding to the provisions of Ordinanco No. 10 of 1944.

Whitehall Treasury Chambers,

August 10, 1848.

THE MARREN MASSAGRIC.

în distress, în consequence of the massacre of soventeen of her crow, at that, as it has proved. itself, hell of the South Seas, the laland of Marree; And it onnoted that all ponnities here in and though the subject was then, and had been mentioned, shall be recovered, levied and distribusi suveral times before, urged on the Government, ted on conviction of the offender before, any Mastill no steps were inken to prevent the recurrence gistrate of Policu, or any two Justices of the Peane, of such dreadful sounds, and what has boạn the In the manner provided by Ordinans No. 10 of

JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS,

Governor, de do, do, « Council,

1944.

Passed the Legisbitlye

this 10th day

Clark of the legislative Council.

A 1841

NEW SOUTH WALES.

TABLES OF RATES UPON VESSELS AT THE PORT OF SYDNEY. WATER POLIUR.

COASTERS, 19 months,

Dd.

por tou register, payable every

Every vessel registered at Sydney, and trading to Van Diemen's Land, 3d per ton per annum.

For every vessel

triding to any other Ports, 3d, por ton every 4 months.

For every stranger arriving in the Port of Syd. noy, (whalers excepted), ad. per ton.

All whalers, whether British Colonial,or Foreign, wholly exempt.

consequence of this gross neglect. The massacro of a whols mew, and total dostruction of the cut, ter Stators, commanded by Captain Brend, a man well noquainted with the natives and their peau. ! liarities, and therefore no doubt rentaine but that the athurs was promediated by them, nữ he would tako overy precaution a prudent muu could, and it does not appear he gave them the slightest cause of provocation. I do, gentlemen, charge the loss of this vessel and her unfortunate crew to the apathy and utter midillèrence of the Go- vernment to the loss of lith that has before occurred at this island. There can be no doubt m any reasonable man's mind, that fly after the first ag- gression on the part of the natives, the Clovera- ment, as was their bourden duty, hai sont down a man-of-war and sovorely ponished them, no fur-

ther massacres would have been perpetrated, as it would have proved to the derives they could not commit such enormities on the white man

without feeling the revenge of the white man's Friends; it is well known that revenge for the death of their friends constitutes their greatest virtue, and this being that fooling, what con. clusion would they arrive at when they find, after Coasting vessels exempt,

repeatedly destroying the white man and his ves- Versols registered in Sydney, and trading to Vansa, no friends come to revenge him? Their Diemen's Land, exempt.

FIL OTAGE.

Vessels registered in Sydney, being undur 50 tons, half pilotageʊ.

All other vessels 108. per foot, in and out.

HABOUR TES.

For every vessel trading to Van Diemen's Land above 100 tons, 90s.

For ovary removal ID. và 20, ngeording to

toninge,

For every coaster of 50 tons, or upwards, 68 Every coaster under 30 inne, oxenipi.

WATER

One shilling per Lon-

DURN

Every pssal hot registered in Sydney, entry and clearance, 21 1067

Vessola egistered at Sydney, above 100 tone, coastinas. £F

All veel not registered in Sydney are consi. dored Foreign, and pay the full does and lights. hother unter 50 tong or not or whether const. wine or ExToign:

Valbels registered at Sydney khave 50, and voding 100 Ipak, coastwine, entry cluar.

For all vessels not unarlwise, entry and plear

All

conclusion, and a very tintural one it is, is that ho

a considoeuble quantity of the new otuple hun ars. vived. The only sales we man hear of are united quantities of fresh artwals at from ela to 7 9 short price. COTTON GOODS, Whao Shirtings, 40

Grey ditto ditto.

3 90

per pioce

... Gorton Goops-The importations by late arrivule have been large, but there is a only domand n. Casion and on the coat. The ship- ments from Hongking to the north during the two post mouths are known to have been con- aiderable, though it is impossible to procure any correct relati

________ At Anor-White Shinings, 81, Gray, #3 00

Buck amall : suitable goods were readily taken it dhene incest bure, as at Shanghai American Dritte are pro. Brod 7 83 lp was Intely obtained for a large parool.

Cuon No Il, inish Nua Tregard, markut supplied; 35 19 the extreme rata procurable; Raw Cotton of dlour and good quality wam. In für deinand at B1 per pocul for some goud Java $24 Masaid

Cmadres lly the lost advices Sturtinga were in god demand stock moderate; Grey, 36, White,

3.90 American Drills, #9; no enquiry for other. importa

- Brasquare-latile businmar was doing in British manufactures, except ju. Shirtings. A parcel of 3000 plecon of Grey fetched $3.50; 9000 pieces of White brought readily $3 90. The large antiments which have been lately directed, and an now being made from this to Shanghai, will no doubt alleet that market, and induce a decline in our quotations, Yarn, Nos. 13o30, 23 0

250 per picu! COTTON YANN→→Stock still large, with a languid market. Chintz Barro

01640 perpiece

:0

80

00

Trailen.

5050 625 :0

Nous Taysan. Canton

Si

None in the market. Tlia can takes away 830 baum of No, surt

Raw Bitx was procurable at $140 to kila NA sort only oilerar a purcel of B7 balus lately vody cala 8480, all infusion, tunecated;

No stock,

11. 12 0" 18 0

Congou,

Caper Souchong

Orange Pekoe plim 22

110413 0

0 $ 20

23 60 scented. 000

Twonkay

11 0 594 0

:34 072 0

Young Hyson

Hyson 8km.

15

0 432 0

Gunpowder,

43 0 *0.70

Imperial

400

-467

lyson

30: 056

0

wuster entire

NEW TA few muster

Carter

fine Congou have arrived at Canton • **ack they do not represent any particular cha bu rather sent as specimens of the first oren Gay they are said to be dine but inferior to last counte The chests it is said will be down in a month or five weeks, and from the handsome profita mude on the tow that had arrived previous to the parture of the March nigil, we fear Vory 180 tant prices will be paid, which, from the export and probable quantity of the Bof team the coming crap, are likely 10 remit bi verjour disappointment, Two or three chopa of Hispa Pekoe are down, but we are glad to perce that the mania for opening markete has been checked by the very ridiculous priven slemande we hear as high as ds 30. It is purrently reported in Canton, that a contract bus bonu ihale for Scented Orange Pakvasni tlsdb. We can searerly. credit this as this description of tea candet be gur ready for shipment before October, by which time advices from leme must have been repared of the effets produced on the market by an early and abundant supply of this description a largo quantity of Bonyted Capery will materialty Inés - fere with Newnted Orange Pekoes.

The export for the season will amount te 51,000, prölbs,, a quantity which far exceeds the esport any previous your and with the large stock som bated in England, will probably reduce the prives of the herb in the home market to a low igure. The Increase of the stock of teas at the cut JSIS, as compared with the previous 4,000,000lbs. This year (1813) the from China exeerd those of 1848 by 8 di The improvest rate of wagen in thu ma ing districts may canso an moreased conkamption, but we are afraid that it will met eguz1 tha ins creatoil supply

EXPORT OF TEAS TO DATA 1st July, 1843 to 31st May, 1814

Eleven months,

Congou

Caper, Souchong,

2291,037

90.761,015

Hung Muey, Pokon,

Orange Pekoo, Sorts,

Ilyson, Young Hyson, Hyson Skin,

Twankay, Imperial. Gunpowder,

1,551,408 973,837

fagjurs

953,227 1,048,228

53.820

1036,512

1,248,369

1,405,520

528,865

1,231,748

Tolni, 40,210,282

16 5

30

17

0 per picul Countess of Durham,

6.25 per 00 per picul

box

Black, $60,223

Green, 1000

Total, 46 €10,001

10

Btook unprecedentedly inrgo

Nominal. Large Stock

:20.

Chunri-A few sales at low rates, Stock

heavy

METALS. Th, Banca Plates

Iron, Nail

Hoop Bar

Stool

COTTON REPORT

Canton, May 18tio 31st, 1844,

Deliveries.

— Grap→Thero in a large, and wendy demand for at Shaoghal, but at low rates: $5 is the extreme price which bus buen prod Other impuros are dull; American, bales.

Bombay per chest Bengal,

has no frienda; and, planit la too re: under Load Fig the paternal government of New South Wales, the poor seaman has neither f friend nor protector. Would that the flag of the gallant Admiral Thomas wared in the harbour of Fort Jackson, and believe tae our poor countrymun would not go long un.

anal, hai bên đã thêm

of the Randwich Jeant – bal

nimoured hbourhood:

Quicksilver OPIUM, faign, new, 720

Benar, now 880

માન

od e Ingete

በሳ

have ne

been recnived fro üht jummar, snowbredi bax ore this only method of reasons would threw

Penber

Rion, carg

overnment to use

Dar pian

Block,

Twist bales, ***

1046

6,02

405

10.088

490

3,579

8,60 17300

108.600

Madras,

Total 15,520

Ship Begin included.

PRICES OF BULLION.

Syawo Silver, hargy, 8 per cent promium

mal 1 to 2 ditto

In Hongkong the price Spanish Dollir, Ferdinand, par

Carolus, & per cent, for decis

| Repuldican ditte, tu dat cost, dubonus.

EXCHANGE.

The Bills on London at Ganonths nicht, de 41

11M Plenis

piekuntiary on the Bengal Govt.

સ

Lauri of Diznetor BEUGDEN, Du dilly, 601. 10.

dney Unlier NO toug

hey Albed 30 and not.

ue tu forajín, 2d.