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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
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ton had a large party on board, President and his family. one of the large puishan gan ment of his guests, the bree, ploded, killing Mr. A. P. Upbur of State, Mr. Gilmer, Secretary of Virgil May, Esq. of Maryland; non, Chief of the Bureau of Mr. Gardiner, of New York. ton was seriously injured, also one of 3 shipmen and three or four of the ore six more being slighty hurt. The Gentlemen, killed died instantly. The Presid vory narrow
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w escape, hivingrojun löft "the vicinity of the gun when Laxploded.
Intelligence, un authority has reached England, which places the massacre of Colo- nel Stoddart and Cuptam Connolly beyond in
oubt.
Lord Abinger had a stroke of apoplexy; no i hopes are entertained of his tocardry. I la cus mood that Sir Frederick Pollock will become Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and that Lord Lyndhurst retures from the woolsuck to give placo to Sir Williain Follett.
THE FRIEND OF CHINA, AND HONGKONG GAZETTE
VICTORIA, BATURDAY, JUNE 99TH, 1844.
our huvinek 18 our diving
the welfare of her subjects in with that prompt considere ergency of the case demands, Eme of those hrvat apathy of the Chinese.
berkinin of frequent
be sorto de consequences esave witnessed
the moss
- British Consulate, Cariton,
4th June, dit.. Gentleman-In compliance with the request The 22nd instant, 1 beg
conta ed in your letter of the
to Inform you, that I have this day communicand eyourthanks to Captain, Tilton of 1km U.9, sloop-of- war St. Louis, for his offer of protection made te you through P. S. Forbes, Esq. Cónsul of the United States of America, on the 18th instant --t have the honor to be, &c.
Francis C. MACORDEON To the British and other Formiga....
Residents, Cuiten.
no securitY
oursuiver that
Desks hud palj to the spent at hampat and ather places, for surely. As these riols litva
As the time draws near for the evacuation always prison inundabout the space. In front of of Chusan by the British troops, the importance of retaining it portanomly ne a colonial Pos- the foreign factories, where none but idle vaga.
session becomes moro ovident From its my. honde loiter, and never have occurred in the strepta and places where our business occasionally sular position, excellent harbour, healthy ch- callus, we beg to renommen, holy memate, and proximity to the main and of China, to print the recurrency of these, that all Quinese Chisan possesses advantages which peculiarly not having business at the motories, shall be fit for the head quartors, in this part of the excluded from the men batreon, the cenets on world, of a great marime and commercial The East and a wall on Hi
people. A single glance at the map, with a Very
the whole er
which should
making the river the south boundary, by Which the probibuity at disturbances would be affectually prevented, as a muet retreat would be secured for necessary exerisound recreation, after the business of the day. That this may be easily accomplished by being insisted on, wo have
The financial report on the revenue, publish, od on the 5th of April, shows an increase on the year of £4,318,107 48. This increase ein- braces uently all sources both which Revenue is derived, pissing the flourishing condition of We are indebted
to the kindness of a the country. The sum the property tax wields not a doubt, mun as the importance of it must be with an orderly populace, midway betwee Subscriber for the London Monthly Times of the 6th April, none of our own papers via Calcutta having come to hand.
BUMMARY DY THE APRIL, MAIL,
from incomes of £150, and upwards, prove incomos of the country of that sum that
and.
The news from home is satisfactory; tradere not less than 200,000,000.
continues to prosper, and the spirit of specula tion in the raw material, which for a time
averago amount of bulliga in the Bank during March was £10,800,000, and Consols are; noted at bh&
followed the revival of manufactures, has sub Sir Joseph Douglass, who commanded the sided. The weather in England and Scotland Cambridge m China, is to be made a com- has been rather unfavourable for the formers, ander, R. N., and will it is said be appointed but an average crop is anticipated. Master Attendant in Deptford Dock-yard.***
The Poohadministration continues strong in the confidence of the country. At two con- tested elections, Conservatives have been returned, and on all divisions in the House, the ministerial majority is lange. On the 8th of March, Mr. Goulbourn brought a motion before parliament for the reduction of interest on the
Incendiarism has made its appearance in the counties of Suffolk and Essex. In Liverpool also, the conflagrations have been so frequent, as to obtain for it in some of the papers the title of City of Fires."
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Tas following correspondence scarcely needs any comment. Its perfectly reuseable that the British residents in Canton shotild demand the presence of one of Her Majesty's Ships at that port, for the protection of their property and lives; this roquest, it is probably
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admittel, wo most urgantly press it upon the consideration of Her Majesty's government. We cannot refrain from expressing our Tegrot at there. not being one of Her Majesty's vessois to afford us that prompt assistance which our situation requires. We take this opportunity, Bir, of re questing you to take into consideration the insuf ficiency of places of residence for foreigners in Canton, and the extremo inconvenienco we are thereby subjected to, which might be partially remedied by the erection of buikings on the site of the factories, which were lestroyed in Doram bar, 1849, between flug-lane and the cruel, the parties to whin allotments were roads in Dedem ber last having been ever since that period most anxious to commence building, as moun na the plans and terms shall be made known to them, We feel the difficulty of placing the minor points you within the limits of a latter; but we should be happy if you would allow us the opportunity, in a personal intervior; and if you deem it expe
dient, wo would appoint a depasition to wait on Excellency the Governor of Hongkong for that purpose.
Signed Spomen CS Compton Go Livingston. David Jardino, - Fox, Dawson & Co. Direin Gray c Co. Bell & Co. W. C. Legg.
Tumar de Ch. And inilecil all others,
British Consulate. Canton,
20th Jane, 141
CURTLEMEN →I have attentively perused and considered the contents of your letter of the 18th instant, and beg you to buited that I non most anxious to rondet pay assistance in my power towards promoting the safety and convenience of same time I must observe, that I do not consider myself authorised, without special instructions From Ilor Blujasty Chief Superintendent of Trade, to urge that adoption of the measure you propound for axelihing Chine subjects from the precincts of the Factories and space allotted for ing residences of foreigners, but I shall lose hot a moment in laying before His Excellency a copy of your letter, with such remarks us the urgency of the case calls for bag also to slab, that I have already represented served upon alt. Davis the receracy of stationis & i vessel of war ut if he
a tent of the Wolverine Fontesentations which
The
fight knowledge of the commercs of Chine, and the agricultural districts of the c country, shows the advantages which might be derived from the permanent occupation of this inland. Situated in the 30 parallal of North latitude, the Island tself cultivated and healthy, the extreme Nortly and South of that part of the Chinese empire which is valuable to for- eigners, Chusan, as a coinmercial colony, in a short time would have few equals in the east, and in the event of a European war, would give our fleet the command of the cost of China, an enemy, during the strength of the
monsoons, having no port of rendezvous nearer than Maula, or the estuary of the Canton river. During the late war with China, it was aban dantly proved, that it is in the north where the empire is vulnerable. Had Sir Henry Pottinger confined his operations to the Canton district, be might have boon slaughtering it can scarce. ly be called fighting and negotiating to the presont day, with but a distant prospact of When the actual presence of an ar- peace.
to be in the vicinity of the Imperial city itself, and the power of Eac Topean warfare was exhibited in their ruined towns, burning shipping, and butchered troops, it was deemed advisable to make peace with We have the barbaritus" at any price. always given Sir Henry Pottinger mich dre- dit for his magnanimity when humbled Ching sued for peace, virtenlly, Pekin was within his grasp, his troops had met little or no opposition, lûs flent were invincible against any power that might have been brought against them. It is true disease had somewhat diminished their number, but there were still enough to carry devastation within the walls of the Imperiat city, and at the point of the bayonet to have demanded any concessions from an Emperor, whose lynasty would have caused when his person or capital was in possession of the long despised "barbarians." The Emperor was sition, although his family. The two handed yours word fixed upon the throne they reached as conquerors, thousands of the do efathers of his present subjects had fallen in the unsuc coastal attempt to oppose them. True they have assimilated themselves to the habits and religion of the people, and d the strong paternal nos which, under the ancient régime, existed between governor and governed, have boon in a great degren transferred to the raco/ of Tarlar conquerors; but the people have not all forgotten that they are rulon by strangers, and there are known to be secrot associatious in the country, mincal to the fa nily now on the throne, and any serious misfortune, such as the seizure of Pekin by a foreign army, would cause an insurrection which would shake the stability of the government, and take years to allay. No man can fortell the effects that would be produced by a popular out- break in this overgrown cupire: whether it would lead to a dissolution of the present gis gantió confederation, and the forming of se veral smaller states, or whether some bold hand seize the roms, and mand the aller- tions and services of the whee purple, or whe ther such an insurrection would lend to the introduction of a foreign power, and an exten sion of the Christian faith, are circumstanco) only known to him who willeth all Bing At the juncture to which we have rotored, peace was absolutely necessary and the Ems peror would have purchased it at any price. As we have already remarked, we have alwayYS ndoned Sir Henry finger's moderation and bot n
3 per cent stock to 33 Till October, 1851, and † not within His Excellency a power to grant connected with the above subjects clearly before | mament was know, de after that date a further reduction to 3 per but he can at least, put the matter before the Rear Admiral in such a shape, that he would cent, at which rate its continuance was guaranteed for twenty years. The proposition not take upon himself the responsibility of a was carried without a division, This Guancial refusal. That they (the residents in Canton) measuo gives strong proof of the flourishing should also ask for permission to build upon the state of the revenue. The Anti-Corn-Law-ground where their former factories stood, and League have not gained ground; they were
which was leased from the Chinese by Her dubated in two contested elections, and Mr. Majesty's reprosentative, ostumbly for their Cobden's motion for a committee to enquire accommodation, is also a reasonable tomund. into the import duties on grain, was lust by a Upwards of six months bave elapsed since this large majorly. Ilis Excellency Sir Henry ground was leased at a beavy ground-rent, and Pottinger has been highly complimented in both the fact was trumpeted forth as an evidence of Houses for his services in China, Lont Aber- lis Excellency's watchfulness over the biterests deen introduced the subject in the upper House, of his countrymen, in Ching the paragraph and Sir Robert Pool in the lower; the Marquis going the round of the India and English of Lansdowne, Lord Palmerston, and other papers. Since then, although this ground, rent is celebrated Statesmon on both sides of the payable, no stops have been taken to subelet to House concurred in the sentiments expressed the mercantile comiounity, 6 lip are housed in by Lord Aberdeen and Sir Robert Pool, a most wretched manners, and who now would
The obituary contains the names of the King have been much better accommodated bad Sir. Her lojesty's subjects withou my district. At the doubtless woll aware of the danger of his pu- of Sweden, who died on the 8th of March; the Henry Pottinger not interfered in the matter at Countess of Clarendon; Lord William Hill; | all, but left them individually to deal with the Sir Henry Halford, the Earl of Lonsdale; the Chinese as formerly. We do not naw ask Countess of Uxbridge; Lieutenant-Colonel why Her Majesty a Superintendent of Trade O'Reilly, C.B.; Major-General Sir Octavius was first induced to get all the building ground Carey, K C. H.; Major-General W, H. Beck, alloted his countrymen
Canton, under his with Sir John Gibbons; Sir C. F. Goring; ow/controul, and then declined to give them Colonel J. F. Browne, C. B.; with General any part of it, upon which they could erect Dick, of the Bengal, and General Bell, of the dwellings suitable to the climate. We state Madras army in
the incontrovertible fact, thin such the cast and but for this officious maddling, the English would now be comfortably housed, which at
kataly removed. Other present they are not. Their reasonable request,
va Litoly received, of that they should be permited to build upon
from the delay in re. this ground, it is in flis Excellency's power to buil
ground leased for the O'Connell and the other convicted repealers grunt, and doubtless be will grant te Weinat purpose by Her Majesty's Government, will, to would receive sentence on the 15th of April. – tho want of a plan will not be made an exuuso gether with your letter abovementioned, be sub In the meantiore he continued to scour the for any unnecessary delay in the Colony mition to his excellency I have the hodor to country, making speeches, writing letters for there cannot be found a person qualified to lay be, Gentlemen, your must obedient humble servant, publication, and attending public meetings, out this small piece of ground, or if his cortices
FRANCIS C MACGREGOR, dinners, &c., dze. He has also been invested | are too valuable, and cannot be spared foda day To British Merchants and with the holy order of the guild of St. Joseph or two from his very important duties here, Residents in Canton. and Mary. Thore is much difference of opinion among the Military, we or if there are as to his sentence--it appears settled, however, ant suitable men to be found, who would Consulate of the United States of Amerion, among the “knowing ones" that it will be be glad gratuitously, to arrange the albinidins
Canton, 19th June, 1811. imprisonment for a longer or shorter period, and superzstentl the Chillings. **The abo
er of the U. & ship The importance of a more regular Steam roquest that the blackgurmil so Charltop - St Louis, has virayed at Canton with a view to communication with the East, continues to excluded from the teart grOUD
ound tho - fine protector of the Foreign Factories; and liby altract much attention, and an improvement in | factories, to which foreignors.
in, He will be happy to 166, 18, Fang baen requeste present method of transit is anticipated. equally reasonable. If the Cla
pfdorities i protect the lives nad suity of the British and The report of the ten market, as anticipated, I cannot restrain their rulha.
from |othor Foreign resident, to the urtent of his meatie, is most unsatisfactory,
↑ the trade buying with
Vidiy oshould they need it? great caution, and of speculation there is none. The public sales have passed over heavily, 9,000 packages only out of 12,000 offered during the last week in March having found purchasers, The Congous were nearly all withdrawn, there being no disposition to improve upon their nomial value Hyson, Young Iyol, Imperial Cumpowder, and Penchong all sold at a reduction of Ad to 2d per lh Scented and Orange Pekoe only found buyer, at a re- duction of from it to d from former rates. 108 packages of Assam was brought forward on the 2nd April, and with the creation of all texas rakt ut full prices The Hohoa (Assam) brought from 20 to 18; Congous Dil to Ba; Suchong 14611d, and Postes d
from there 19 nothine par-
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