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uances of Christianity will be administered without distinction of denominations.

"It is proposed that the Chapel should be erected in the Middle Bazaar, where an eligible site may be obtained, behind the office of the FRIEND OF CHINA, and separated from it by one of the now lines of strabis. A plan has been made of a building to seat about three hundred indivi, duals, and estimates taken of the amount necessary for its erection.

erection. For the purchase of the site and the building, about $1,000 will be required.

As the London Missionary Society Eontem plates maintaining various institutions in the colony, its agents will find to difficulty, with occasional assistance from their Brethren of other Societies, in

in conducting Public Worship; but should this station be hereafter abandoned in con- sequence of circumstances, by the London Miss sionary Society it is proposed that a Deed of Trust be drawn out, by which the chapel shall, in such case revert to reign Community

A., Anderson, Esq. Reverend 3 R. Brown, R. Rees, Esq., Captain J Dods, R. Strachan, Esq, K. Kennedy, Esq., and F. Dill, Esq., have kindly consented to act with the undersigne), as a Com mittee to superintend the erection of the building, and the preparation of a Deed of Trust, and Messrs. W. and J. Gemmell & Co do act as

Treasurers

ACARD

The Rove Mr. Shucle 72%

1 behalf of the American Baptist Board for Foreign Missions, begs thank fully to acknowledge the following Subscriptions

the re-crection of the Bazaar Cha toward th His Excellency, the Governor

The Hon. Major General D Agnilar

Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane

•The Hau. Mr. Buce

A. E. Shelly, Esq.

T. A. Gibb, Esq.

59 20

20

10 20

John Holliday, Esq

W. M. Bok, Esq

A: C. Maclean, Esq......

Messrs Jardine Matheson &

100%

Gideon Nye Jr., Esq.

50

10

* C. Hughesdon, Esq.

Major Aldrich,

IT. Rutter, Esq.

John Carry, Esq

M. W Pichor. Esp

Messrs Bush, Hulsted & Co.

Lieutenant D'Aguilar

George Pelt, Esq.

Henry, Humphreys & Co.

Captain Martell?

Douglass Lapraik, Esq.

Dan Desandt, Esq.

Messrs Burd, Langa & Co.

Government Compensation 21st Augus Gentlemen of the Land Office,

Thomas McKnight, Esq.

George Dewat. Esq

William Hickson, Esq.

F. S. Carpenter, Esq.

W. Martin, Esq

R Strachan, Esq

Captain Edwards 18th Regime

W. Blenkin, Esq.

1. Mackean, Est

Messrs Enery and Frase Messrs Phillips, More & T. Jones, Esqë

M. N.

ROD

N D

MY. T. L.

Z

660,

Mr. Shuck takes this occasion to say, that includ ing the original materials, the Subscri with acknowledged, will enable him to erect a neater and a larger, Chapel than the one taken away,

Hongkong, 6ili September, 1844,

Philosophical inquiry into the origin of Bamboo- beating and the connection of that custom with the rise and progress, of European China. --By a modern Confucius.

(Concluded from our last.

Charter 5th.

v

We fear we have ero this, as Porson said of Gibbon, drawn the thread of our discourse be

yond the staple of our argument. .... Therefore we shall endeavour to concentrate our few remin ing remarks into a concluding Chapter,

Some price is paid for every improvement in Society, and every stage in our progress brings with it is concomitant evils. This is truc, the fretful chill just divorced from its mother's breast, to the plodding and thrilly sexagenarian, on whose habits the line of improvement may chanccio encroach. It is consolatory, however, to reffect, that, if the good do but predominate, it is all we can expect in this inperfect world, where man suffers as much from the foreboding chimeras of his own diseased imagination as from the must substantial ills that flesh is heir too. To assail an inveterate habit has ever been almost as distasteful, as to interfero with the personal Iberty of the in-

THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG KONG GAZETTE.

they ure.

Tus Honorable the Lieutenant Governor here by notifies to all Her Majesty's Subjects who have erected buildings on the Kowloon Peninsula,-- that the Imperial Commissioner Keying has con. to allow four months for the purpose of

their

of both blessings. As the robber is destructive of property, co is want of rest destructive of health, and surely no man has a right to asail his neigh bours

in protection of own ? As regards the prevalence of this Buaboo time, wo would observe, that delusion and pre produce one mischief the fes universal, and that, what is rupirgnant to nature telletey not bei and our deighbours nights, cannot be r the grounds of current usage or

Indeed there is no knowing how far the absurd practice in qustion may have influenced the learned gentleman by whom our early ordinances were boncocted, for that part of the celebrated number 5, which proscribes Noises of every tone and denomination, appears to have been penned in a fit of great distraction

breiled on

It must have been very trying to his patience. to have been frequently compelled to count thể dreary hours; for stcup is natural to man, the fever of Wakefulness unnatural, and the moment we de prise a fellow Citizen of lis rest, we strip him of all forbearance, converting his night cap into a Star ona aber, where every excited thought con spires against us. In short, sleep is the great sweetener of human nature, and the heart of the man who is permitted to enjoy its bland refresh- ment, will open like a Bower, that closes at night and expands its petals to the morning sun. But the relation of the mind to the body is so intimate, yet in its nature so incomprehensible, that all we can do is to make some advances towards its elu- cidation

The discursive range of the Philosopher neces sarily embraces an expansive field of inquiry; consequently we have not been ungindfal of the pathological features of this all pervading and awakemng subjecture de lite s

During the prevalence of the great pligue of 1663 it was satisfactorily ascertained that bil meni id genus omne, were generally exempted from the devastating pestilence. It is only on principles somewhat analogous, that we can possibly account for the utter insensibility, evinced by some of the inhabitants of Victoria to the nuisance of Bamboo beating. the diurnal

Men

circuit of whose thoughts centre in the Opium mart, who literally wake, work, and suffer for Opium, ought surely to derive from their great idol, some recompensa for their homage. That they do so, is apparent by their exemption from Annoyance, whilst few men, wel confidently believe, participate in the immunity save irresponsibleagents for consignments of pale ale

An unpretending writer (more than we can say for ourselves) has recently proposed a very ef- fectual substitute for the proscribed Bamboo. He suggests a bell within the bed curtains, with a string and handle in the street, to be pulled by the perambulating watchman as often as the an- xious master may desire,›

Following up this happy idea, we would pro pose a bell at each of the four bed posts, to be pulled at the cardinal points of the house. Our amendunt, however, does not arise from the

tion discovery of any defect in the original proposition, but is offered solely in anticipation of the objections of those sophists, who will no doubt declare, that one bell cannot insure the completo circumambu lation of the watchinum. --

Much solicitude, we perceive, is still experienced regarding the opening of the Supreme Court.

What brazen faced people Mamma," said a newly arrived little girl, the people of China ***should be." Why, my dear?" replied the an. xious parent.

sausages.

Because Mamma they eat copper Copper sausages! my child," ex- claimed, the astonished parent, ❝ what in the world "could pat such a thing, into your head."* «. «deed Mamma I saw a man carrying a string of them from the Bazar, and there!, look! set are «two men with their shoulders loaded with thoms Oh simple innocent creature, said the enrap- tured Mother those are strings of

of money."

child, in union.

"Your observation, however, my dear, was very "clever, though pronounced on false preinises.

To preserve the fresh and simple feelings of the on with the matured experience and attainments of the man, may be considered the perfection of the human character; and therefore, the Friend of China may be excused for his re- ev flections on the Supreme Court, seeing that they would be very just were they only based on sound mises. He may dearn perhaps, hereafter, Aike premises. v the little girl, that appearances are often fallacious, and that it is not with the government, or any member of it, tho bowl of justice at present stops.

We fully admit there is much room for im provement in every community, but we maintain that no relu ms are so radically efficacious, as those which eminate from individuals and cm- brace themselves.

What a blessing for instance, would it be if our speculating ship owners could muster suff cient public spirit, to prevail upon themselves to allow their fairy craft to enter the harbour with the mails, instead of keeping, as they frequently do, several bundred fellow citizens out of their letters for four or five days, as may happen to suit their own selfish objects.

traders

The query has frequently been put, as to how people in England would view the administration of the law as practised in Victoria Bul, we think, it has seldom been sked, and certamly dividual who is its subject. · Consequently; the never proportionately dwelt upon, how n public recent notice against Bamboo beating has been re- spirited, open handed, and generous English ceived more like an act of personal wrong, than as merchant would view this system of mail with a measure calculated to reduce those prostituted holding on the part of a few rich and inconsiderate instruments to their natural and primeval silence. This imperious mandate," say the advocates of the nuisance, has deprived us of the only pra "tection for property we have hitherto enjoyed.

Take the general sense of the community, and it

• will be found, that a large majority are in favor of the Ancient System, "because," they might adl, like the Tanner who has lived in the effluvia of his Taupitu till he has become insensible of their stench, our inured ears are proof against the

sound"

Every man has a right to protect his pro in any way he pleases, so long as he does so at his own expense. But no man is justified in en

On the Bamboo subject our feeble powers can expatiate no longer had we the gents of Swift, who it was said it could write finely upon a broom stick," we mi htende a few more chapters. Bu, the truth we commenced ove labours during that brief inte val of repase, which followed the promulgation of the obnoxious interdict. The

might was serenely beautiful,

the bulmrest sight "that vernal zephyrs breathe in Evening's car were discord to the speaking quietude that wrapped the moveless soene

The man of justice had been a broad, and left

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event of this term granted by This Ex

complied with within that time,| The Lieutenant Governor warns the owners of these buildings, that they ate not to expect any further interference by Her Majesty's Governinent on their behalf.

By Order.

FREDERICK W. A BRUCE.

Colonial Secretary.

Victoria, Hongkong,

9th September, 1811.

From the Government Gazette.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

ARRIVED.

SEPTEMBER 6-FL. C, Str. Proserpine, Macao.

-Audax, Vaux. Calcutta

Circassian, Hore, Liverpool -Alumnus, White, Colombo 31st July. -Sulimany, Monk, Calcutta. 8Island Queen, Priestman, Bombay.

501

BRITISH SHIPPING AT WRAMPOA. Madras, 624, Flask Jardine Matheson & Co. Fort Willum, Hozy,

do. - Edmgustus, 624. Surge, Burnetty

do Scalesby Castle 1693, Lemon. do.” Atalacca, 523, Shetler, ent v do. Earl Balearras, 1498, Baker," do Loujee Family, 025, Ayers. Dent Tory, 608, Johnston, Patna, 363, Clarke. Medusa, 389, Purfie,

-

Hindostan, 780, Bowen, kel

Stork, 329, MillerAnd

do. do

do

Charles Grant, 1400, Wyld. Macvicar, 4 Co. Cady, 316, Marshall,

1951] Frances Burn, 261, Edingtan, dojm

Amazon. 423, Abbott.⠀

Sanderson, Bushby, Whampoa. 8-John Bibby, Cawkitt, Calcutta, 8-Marchs of Douro, Woodnorth, Whampoa. 9-Hersey, Easterby, Maulinain: 9-Mellish, Fawcett, Madras. “

9 Buckinghamshire, Macgregor, Calcutta. 9 –Gitana (Spam.), Martiner, Macao

SEPTEMBER 7-Amistad, Dela Matta, Manila,

7—Mazeppa, Fraser, East Coast. 7-Albert Edward, White, Whampoa. 8– Carmen (Spn.). Escovar, Manila. 3-John Dugdale, Milward, Whampoa. 9-Marchs of Douro, Woodnorth, London. 10-Sir E. Ryan, Anderson, East Coast

| UNDER DESPATCH.

Millish, Whampoa... Queen Victoria, Singapore, Jumsetjes Jejebhoy, Siam, *} Lady Leith Wollaston, Whampoa Thomas Crisp, Metcalf, Shanghai.

REPORTS.

Ship Houquet, N. B. Palmer, Master, arrived at Macao from New York, 1st June, Passengers, Oliver Goldsmith, Esq., Assistant Commissariat General of Her B. M Forces in China. Messis. Charies A. Dow, Francis A. Hillard, William Henry Low,

Vessels spoke, Friday, August 30th, Lat:8 10 N., Long 109 00 E. Barque Elle, Capt Roger, of Glasgow, 7 days from Singapore for China.

Saturday, August 31st, Lat. 100 46 N, Long 109° 46' E. Brig Hersey, Capt. Easterby, 11 days from Singapore for Hongkong

Sunday, September, 1st, Lat, 11-12 N. Long 112 00 E. Passed schooner Island Queen, sta iding to the Northward and Eastward...

Tuesday, September, 3rd, Lat, 140 00 N., Long, 1130 53 E. Spoke barque Gilbert Henderson, 45 days from Bombay for China Passed a barque and brig standing to the Northward and Eastward. The Royal Admiral, from Swnsea to Bombay was totally wrecked in entering the latter

on the 24th instant, crew saved

The Island Queen, from Bombay 31st, July, reports the arrival of Sir Henry Pottinger, he will again start for Suez on the afternoon of the 31st. The Semiramis with the rail for England left on the 19th, but put back on the 29th: a new mail was nade up including the letters per Driver and Mor, which would be dispatched by the Sesostris on the 1st August. The Island Queen spoke the Duke of Bedford and Walmer Merry from Ponang onthe 29th ulttimo,

por

BOMBAY SHIPPING, 27th July.

Fon Cuisa.

Remington and Co. General Wood, Persin,

W. Nicol and Co. Sir J Jeejeebhoy & C. Bombay Castle,

Forbes and Co. Island Queen,

Brownrigg and Co, Lysander, Gilbert Henderson, Thomas Jefferies,

VESSELS IN VICTORIA HARBOUR Anonymn, Thomas, Jardine Matheson & Co. Warlock, Jauncey, L

Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, Comor Ariel, 102, Macfarlane. Guzelle (Am.),, 115, Chase. Defiance 511, Hall.

Vizen, 196, Carr. Queen Victoria, 518, Brooks. Audar, Vaux, Possidone, 395, Valentine. City of Palaces, Major. Sulimany, Monk,

do

do.

do.

do

do.

do

do.

Dent & Co,

do.

ds.

do.

China

Island Queen. Friestman. Swift, 142, Butrey, T. Scott, Corcyra, 124, Hazelwood, Turner & Co. Chatham 351, Gifford, Jamieson How & Co

do. Spec. 119, Cole. -

4d: Pantaloon, 2012, Porter. Cleopatra, 357, Early. Russell Co Petrel (Am), 99, Rogers, N. Duus

do Alligator, 200. Cuok. Yonge Quene, 65. Fletcher, Larkins & Co. Pearl, 150, Morison D. & M. Rustomjee.

Bard Lange & Co. Danish Qak (Dan.), Paulson. Eleonor Russell, Jeffries, Fox Hawson & Co. Sophia Fraser, 293, Williams. da. Wanderer, 400, Smith, Smith; *. Anna, 109. C. W. Bowra Vanguard, 237, Walker, R, Carlowitz. John Bibby, Cawkitt. Gribb Livingstone & Co Circassian, Hore. Diron & Co. Hersey, Easterby Chalmies & Co. Michita Fawcett. Linsay & Co. Buckinghamshire Rustomjee Gitana (Span.), Martiner. Sanderson, Bushby, 308. Kennedy & McGregor.

HER MAJESTY'S

St. Lawrence, Newlands,

Russell & Co

Alexander Daring Hall, đơn Coromandel, 751, Unningham, đó là Duchess of Buccleugh, 350, Straker, do, William Pronse, Pliamson: Dirom & Co. :

Royal Albert, 407, Builderstone, Bell & Co. Lundy Leith, 153, Wollaston Bell & Co. John Wickliffe, 662, Daly. - Turner & Co. Marquis of Bute, 545, Bannatyne da, Orira, 633, Christian... 10 dn, 2 Lady East, 600, Goldsmith-dos Penang, 369, Hawkins Lindsay & Co. England's Queen, James Nye Parkin & Co. Earl of Liverpool, Wilson. Fox Rawson & Co. Mai, 350, Sproule.lolliday Wise &Co. South Stockton, Hitchens. W&T Gemmell & Co. Bahamian, Pearson. (Gibb Livingstone & Co. Albert Edward? White, zen du, ... John Dugdale, 407, Milward Boustead & Co.

Cursetjes Coonsjecjä35 Campbell, D.&M.Rustomjee Earl Clare, 910, Scott,

dow

Caledonia, 710, Burn. S. Rustomjee," Prince of Wales, 826, Jones DadabhoyRustomjee. John Laird, 276. St. Croix,

Fallel Mombarak, 1990, Moore. S. T. Mahomed,

Sultana, 905, Wadge, Dadahboy.

Statkart, 560, Dixon, H. Franjce.

Favorite, 529, Scadder:

Rohonany, Kinsey. Rustomjeo & Co. Autumnus, White.

BRITISH VESSELS AT MACA

dow

Corsair, Fraser. Rustomice & Co. Anna Eliza, 254, Grainger. Black Dog, 140, Barret. Dadabhoy Burjorjee, Lord Goderich, 361, Cook. V. D. Cook Anglona, 109, Lain Macvicar & Co.

.: do, Zephyr. Johnson Jovin Corina, Dring. Gibb Livingstone & Co Mermaid, 55, Coll. A. A. de Melo Royalist, 140, Csborne, do, Isabella Rubertson, 350, Kelly, J, Hudson. Linnet, 100, Phillip. J. Smith Pryde, 202 Monkhouse. A. Lataellade, Ruparrell, 318. Denn. A. D. Fardomjes. Tyrone, 154, Ogle, Boustead & Co.

Wild Irish Girl, 197, Jamieson. J. A. Vegis Isabella Thompson, Kitón. P. Merwarjee & Co. Lille Catherine, Rigby, Jardine Matheson & Co. Plancius, Rotgans, R. J. Gilman,

AMERICAN

at Whampoa and Mação,

US F. Brandywine, Commodore Parker US S. St. Louis, tap. McKeever. Engle, 328, Sherman. Russell & Co.. Paul Jones, Watkins. Paulina, Sweetlin: Antelope, Dumaresq.

Bazar, Kilham.

do.

do.

.do..

Montauk, Me Michaels, Wetmore & Co. George Hallett, Knipp. Wissahickon. Webber.

do. do.

Oneida, Tripp. Nye Parkin & Co. Henry, Salher. Olyphant & Co.......... Belvidera, Easterbrook. C S. Scholefield. Howqua, Palmer, Russell & Co.

BIRTH.

At Macao on the 2nd Instant, the Lady of GILBERT Saren, Esq, of a Daugther:

At Macao, on the 8th Instant, Thomas W. Waldron Esq., U. S. Consul and Naval Agent at Hongkong) attr

On the morning of Friday Uro 6th Instant, J. Stewar Garnott Esq., aged 38 yours.

FOR SINGAPORE & CALCUTTA.

THE A 1, Barque SOPHIA FRASER, Captain Williams, will be despatched for the abovʊ Ports enrly in October Freight apply here and at Canton

to BABELL & Co, or FEARON & SON at Macao.

Victoria, 7th September, 1814

THE

2.

NOTICE:

For

Undersigned beg to notify that they commenced business in China as commission, merchants on the first of July last, apunta

The business will be carried on here under the firm of Kennedy Macgregor & Co,

WEED KENNEDY, ALLEXANDER C. MACGREGOR, GEORGE C. BRUCE.

Queen's Road, Victoria, Hongkong,

9th September, 1844.

A

FOR SALE

WATER BOA)', with a Force pump.com. plote, with Masts, Sails, Anchors, and Cables &c., &e,

A

For particulars apply to

N. DUUS. No. 18 Queen's Road,

Victoria, 9th September, 1844.

FOR SALE,

LARGE Bay Horse, the property of Capt Fischer 4th M. N. I, For Dollars 175.

Apply at No. 1 Wellington Terrace.

JUST IMPORTED.-- FEW two maund bags of Bengal Gram of

trenching under any circumstances, upon the the bald of strute bestrewed with trophies of the hinten, Master Commanding, Wellington, Hospital A the first quality, also a few bags of Oats and

rights and liberties of his neighbour. To one

wealth is the sole object worth living health, to a third perhaps a reas

her

Making ourselves a tzhlean, we there sat down, and, like Gabbon amidst the rums of the Capitol, ved to write.

H. M. S. Iris, Cap. Mandy.

and Store Ship

H, C. Str. Proserpine, Com, Hough, R. N.

for Sale by

F. FUNCK.

Victoria, 10th September, 1814,