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NOTICE.
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE!
THE Undersigned has this day established BILLS on London at 30, 60 and 90 days, and at BY Public Anction on a day to be hereafter
himself as Underwriter's & General AucD 6 months sight, under letters of credit, for
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tioneer & Commission agent & solicits the patronage of parties transacting business in Hongkong,
EDWARD NEWMAN.
Victoria, 8th October, 1844.
FOR SALE
ON MONDAY 14th instant at the Godowns
sums to suit purchasers,
Bills on the Bengal Government by the Hon Court of Directors, accepted and payable on pre sentation. Apply to,
RUSSELL & Co., Canton.
or WARREN DELANO JUN, Macao. October 2nd, 1844.
MARDER'S WATERPROOF JET-
of Messrs Henry Humphreys & Co. AM. DUUS begs to inform the Commanders and few bales of damaged Grey Shirtings for the benefit of the concerned;
EDWARD NEWMAN.
Auctioneer.
Victoria, 8th October, 1844.
FOR SALE.
VERY superior London bottled Sherry.
EDWARD NEWMAN. Victoria, 8th October, 1844.
KENT PUBLIC AUCTION" IN THIS DAY, 9th instant, at 11 o'clock, A. M.
A quantity of damaged Goods, for whom it may concern, consisting of Saltpetre, Sydney Flour in Sacks, Peas, Raisins, Barley, and Preserved Meats, Also, two Singapore-built Palanquin Carriages, and a quantity of Nail-rod Iron, and about three thousand piculs of Manila Rice.
0
TERMS, -Cash before delivery. -
P. TOWNSEND, Auctioneer. PUBLIC AUCTION.
N FRIDAY, 11th instant, will be sold at the Middle Naval Store, opposite the church,at 11 'clock A. M.
A quantity y of condemned Stores consisting of Flour, Raisins, Barley, Peas and preserved meats
the above are now in fair conditions.
0
Terms cash.
P. TOWNSEND.
Auctioneer..
* PUBLIC AUCTION,
N SATURDAY, 12th instant, will he sold by Auction at the Store, corner of Magistracy
street at 11 o'clock a. M.
A quantity of Champaigne, Beer, Furniture playing cards, Stoughtons Betters. Sarsaparila Extract, Chrome Green, Green Paint, a quan- tity of Brandied and Cheese-Also a few supe rior Brass clocks.
Cash before delivery.
P. TOWNSEND.
Auctioneer,
JUST Received a few casks of Canel coal & for sale, also a prime lot of Pale Brandy in bottle.
FOR
P. TOWNSEND,
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Officers of the different Regiments that ho has been appointed Sole Agent for the Sale of the above in China, and to those who will favour him with a visit he will feel great pleasure in submit. ing satisfactory testimonials of it's superiority to the old process of heel-balling.
Victoria, 1st October, 1844.
FOR SALE: SUPERIOR six Octave Piano, by Broadwood And get assortment of new and fashion able Music,
To be viewed at
Victoria, 4th October, 1844. NOTICE.
N DUUS.
THE undersigned have taken the portion of Chinam's Hong fronting the sen, next Mr. Duus's wharf, and will remove there on the 1st proximo,
LATTEY & Co. Chronometer Makers.
Victoria, 27th September. 1844. PHILLIPS MOORE & Co. have this day re- moved to the premises formerly in the occu- pation of Mr. Pain,
Queen's Road, Victoria,
1st October, 1844.
ARCHITECTS are invited to offer designs,
estimates and terms of superintendance for a Church. The building to be superintended by the Architect whose design is selected. Offers to be forwarded on or before October 28th to Rev: V. Stanton, Colonial Chaplain, on application to whom particulars may be obtained.
held of Thursday and Friday the 10th and
SALE of Useful and Fancy Articles will be
11th inst. at the London Missionary Societies pre- mises to commence at 4 P. M.
The Proceeds of Sale to be appropriated to the support of a Chinese Girls Boarding School.
Victoria, 1st October, 1844.
PUBLIC AUCTION OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c.
NO: SMITH has the pleasure to announce to the Public, that on the 22nd Instant, he will offer for Sale by PUBLIC AUCTION, the
Household Furniture and Fittings-up: Plate and Plated-ware; Crookery and Glassware; a valuable collection of Books; patent Hanging, Wall, and Table Lamps, Pier Glasses, Carpets, Wine and Liquors, and other Effects; the whole belonging to C. FEARON, Esq., Going Home. Full parti culars will be detailed in Handbills, a few days prior
to the Sale.
OR SALE-Just arrived ex Royal Albert" a Superior assortment of Oilmens Stores--from the well known House of Crosse & Blackwell- Consisting of Hams, Cheese, Wilts Bacon,-Tart Fruit, Jams, Jellies and Pickles and Sauces of all descriptious. Also, Shortly expected per Foam a quantity of Gentlemens Wearing apparel A (not slop made, but of first quality) consisting of Dress. Frock and Great Coats, Waistcoats, Trowsers, Hats, Boots, and Shoes &e.
Now on hand a few Kegs of very Superior, Tongues and Butter,--and a few Bags of Shot.
FRYER & LANE.
Victoria, October, 8th, 1844.
FOR SALE. TADEIRA in Pipes from the house of Scott, M. Penfold & Co., Madeira.
Apply to,
BELL & Co.
Victoria, 2nd October, 1844. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE COR-
PORATION OF LONDON. P ESTABLISHED BY ROYAL CHARTER, A.D., 1720.
HE Undersigned having been appointed Agent Tin Hongkong for the said Corporation, is au-
thorised to accept Assurances on Stores or Go- downs and their contents, and also Private Dwell- ing Houses and their contents as follows, viz. Tém Ist-Built of Brick or Stone, and covered with
Tiles, Slate, or Metal, when isolated RATE OR PREMIUM, 208. PER CENT. PER ANNUM, 2nd-Built and covered as above, not isolated,
Macao, 1st October, 1844.
FOR SALE. Napkins, Shawls, Ladies Stockings and Capes. SMALL supply of Diaper Towelling, Table
McEWEN & Co.
Victoria, 3rd October, 1844.
FOR SALE.
FIND Old Port and Sherry superior Cognac, Claret, Scotch Whiskey. Beer and Porter in 4 doz packages, Salmon in tins and kegs, patent Barley and Oatmeal, Jams and Jellies, bottled Fruits, Pickles and Sauces, dried Herings,&c.&c,
MCEWEN & Co.
Victoria, 3rd October, 1844.
NOTICE THE Undersigned beg to notify that they commenced business in China as commission merchants on the first of July last.
The business will be carried on here under the firm of Kennedy Macgregor & Co.,
BEND KENNEDY, ALLEXANDER C. MACGREGOR, GEORGE C. BRUCE. Queen's Road, Victoria, Hongkong, 9th September, 1844.
NOTICE. ALL Persons indebted to the Firm of DICKENS
& Co please pay same to Mr.
Cohen,
W (who is authorized by power of atonen;
with
mentioned, whatever of the following goods, that may remain unsold by Private Sale.
Two Mahogany Secretaries, elegantly fitted, Two elitros ditto ditto, ---- One pair Mahogany Ottoman Couches,
Carved backs, fronts, and feet, Two Mahogany Grecian Couches, Two ditto Cleopatra ditto, Four Mahogany Dressing Trays, Four ditto Easy Chairs, Six ditto Teapoys,
One pair ditto Sofa Tables,
One ditto ditto Conversation Couches, Four Mahogany Montagne Chairs, One Lady's Mahogany Writing Table, Two Dwarf Almiruş, ^/ One dozen Mahogany Arm-chairs, One ditto difto without arms,
Two Mahogany Conversation Couches, Two Mahogany Easy Chairs,
One large size Mahogany Grecian Couch, One Maliogany Bagatelle Table,"
One ditto Invalid Couch with spring-srat, Ons ditto Duett Music Stool, Fourteen ditto Arm-chair,
Eight ditto Drawing room. Fontstools,
· Eight Rose-wood Gossoping Chairs, Three dozen Dining-room Footstools, Sixteen Mahogany Drawing-room Footstools: The above are all of Sherwood and Co's make in Calcutta, and well worthy the inspection of the inhabitants of China, and can all be inspected by application to
P. TOWNSEND. 【UST recoived a quantity of No. 3 and 4 Supe-
JUST a
by
P. TOWNSEND. FOR
FOR SALE,—At the office of this paper.
Compradores cheque books.
Ships Articles, with an abstract of the merchant seaman's act endorsed on the back.
Charterparties, after forms by Chilly. Powers of Attorney, after forms by Chitty, Bills of Lading
Chinese Tariff of imports, and exports, for counting houses.
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The Friend of China and Hongkong Gazette" is published every Wednesday and Saturday,
Subscription--$12, per annum payable in advance, LORD ELLENBOROUGH'S INDIAN ADMINISTRATION
(Continued from No. 173 )
During this season of feasting, great changes were in progress in the Cabinet of Gwalior. The Bace, the widow of the late Prince, herself a giri of thirteen, belonging to a family of historical dis tinction in Mahratta annals, had adopted a boy of eight, as her son. An application was made, as usuni, to the British Government, as standing in the position of the Mogul Emperors, and enjoying the paramount authority in India, for the con- firmation of this choice. Lord Ellenborough gavs his sanction both to the adoption, and to the ap after, the Dada Khasgee obtained the confidence pointment of the Mama Saib as Vizier. Soon
Bengal
Corros-Within the last week, a considerable change has taken place in Tinnevally Cotton; about 2000 Baler of fine quality, have been taken of ut 9 Ts, and a further improve. inent in this description may be expected. This is in con- sequence of a reported failure in the Nankon Crop. The other kinda ato without alteration. COTTON GOODS.
White Shirtings, 40
Nothing doing
Grey
3 204
ditto ditto. 3 15
Yarn, Nos. 18 to 24. 25.00 #
Nos. 18 to 32:2704
Nos. 28 to 42: 29
No demand
Chintz Furniture
METALS.
Tin, Banca
Straits
Plates
Iron, Nail
Hoop
3 40 per piece
3.30 dull
0.00 per picul
0.00
40 per piece
0.00
18 018 50 per picul
15 50 ** 10.00
6
0 0 per box
2:30 K 0 0 per picul
Bar
2 60 1:00
00
to
15
2. 0
Dull.
Steel
40
0 &
16
No demand
Lead Pig
5.00
̈0·00
Quicksilver
None.
7750 per chest
弦
old. ·0 0
12
0 0
OPIUM, Patna, new. 750.0
Benares, now. 720 0
0 0
old, 0000
Dull.
Malwa, new. 740 0 New, for old, there is no
#
0
demand
Turkey 500 0
00 per picul
Pepper
5 20
Rice, cargo quality
2.10
2 25
Rattans, Banjermassan 3 60
<<
0 0 <<
0:00
Sandalwood, Malabar. 11 0 #.13 0 (4
"Timor.&3. S.1sl.
Saltpetre
WOOLLENS.
Spanish Stripes
4.0
.70
3.
0 7.50
1 30 per yard
860 per piece
10 H 8.50 assorted. 760
Long Ells, scarlet
7.60
Camlets, English. 20 0 « 25 0 ་་
Dutch. 28 0
30 0
The market is excessively da'l for all kinds, and as large Shipments are or their way hither, of which the Chinamen are perfectly aware, a further decline we fear must be sume mitted to.
Alum Anuiseed. Camphor Cassia
kt.. Buds China Roots Galangal Musk Rhubach
SILK.
Tsatles. Taysaan. Canion
EXPORTS.-Ox Board.
81 75 to 2 10 50 1
O per-picul
0
<<
23 0 # -20
0
9.50. 4+ 10
17 0
18
2 50
3 0
16
2.20 #1
90.0
t
30 F
510 0 450 0 .230 D
"540 0 0
0
Lake
350 0
0 :0
ов
D 0 per catty
600 per picul
Transactions at these prices being looked upon as a more. favorable remittance than Teas,
TEA.
0
32
20 0
18 0-440 0
K
23 0 15 0 *4.20 Q 30 0 "53 а
Congou 'old. Tls. 12 Congou new, Caper, new. Souchong old, Souchong new Orange Pelue, new 24 0 fine scented. 53 { Twankay Hyson
None
+
* 28 0
66 0 0 15 0 *.18. 0
0 0
0 0
0 < 38
0
0
K
60 0
*
Young Hyson, 20
0 CL 18 Hyson Skin Canton. 15
0 Gunpowder Canton. 30
} 40 Iniperial Canton.
** 67 0 Suveral Chops of Còng us having been thrown up from being inferior to muster, the Tea-men have shown great anxiety to press their Tean on the market, and a decline in prices is confidently looked for...
of the young Baee by a seraglio intrigue, and ig- nominiously expelled the Minister of our approval, and placed the country in a hostilo attitude towards the British Government. Remonstrances were offered, but to no purpose, Our Goverement was set at open defiance in the face of India, and we had but two alternatives before us; that of vin- dicating our authority, by whatever means the obstinacy of the Darbar might rendered necessary. or of relinquishing our paramount influence from the mountains to the sea An Army of Exercise was assembled on the Gwalior frontier, to give weight to the representations of our Minister; but his effort to restore pacfic relations entirely failed. The Gwalior army of 20,000 disciplined troops, with 200 pieces of ordnance,animated with the recollection of former triumphs. had meanwhile become unmanageable by the Durbar. Our own. neighbouring province of Bundlekul had been for nearly two years in an unsettled state, and the anarchy at Gwalior had tended to keep up the spirit of insurrection. It was impossible for our Government, responsible as it was for the security of its own subjects, and the pence of India, to "Twist, remain quiescent, with a hostile durbar and a mu- ticous army within a bundred miles of its northern American, bales..
ESPORT OF TEAS FROM 1ST JULY ro 17TH Ánous T Green, 1,140.486 lbs. Black, 3,085,225,
Total 4,225,711 lbs. Cargo City of Dory" included.
COTTON REPORT. Canton, August 1st to 31st, 1844.
Deliveries.
bales..
capital. As the season for military operation ap- Bombay,
including
but divided from the adjoining buildings by
proached, the remonstrances of the Governor-Ge Bengal, entire walls of Brick or Stone to and above the to receive all moneys due to the firm) and his re-neral became more urgent, but the only effect they Madras, Roof,
ceipt will be sufficient acknowledgement. RATE OF PREMIUM, 258. PER CENT. PER ANNUM. As the firm wishes to liquidate its own debts Assurances as above, for six months, three-parties owing us are requested to settle immediately fourths, and for three months, one half of the to avoid the Claims being put into the hands of into of annual rate of premium will be charged,
our Legal Adviser.
DICKENS & Co. (Signed) JNO. ST. JEORGE,
Managing Partner. Victoria. 3rd October, 1844)
LUNIJN MINNTHỦY MAIL.
Of the First Class, Assurances to the extent of 25,000 only will be accepted on one risk; and of the Second Class, £5,000 only on one risk.
A
A building and its contents form one risk; thus the above sums may in either case be declared all on the Building or all on the contents; or part on, the Building and part on the contents.
No Insurance is in force until the Premium is paid.
Victoria, Hongkong,
24th July, 1844.
W. BELL, Agent for Hongkong.
NOTICE.
HE docense of Mr. WILLIAN A. LAWRENCE
produced was to restore harmony between the Gwalior Court and army. The Governor-Ge neral proceeded to Agra, and Ministers were sent from Gwalior to meet him; but there was so evi dent a manifestation of the visual Mahratta perfidy in all their nagotiations, that our armny was or dered to take the field and march towards the ca pital. There is every reason to believe, by a comparison of dates, that the messengers who were dispatched to the Lahore durbar to urge antioroad
Stock.
932 Deliveries.
3,565
Stock.
27,094
91.051
7810
3,233
8,752 19,087
Total 38,113
117,893 England's Queen,
PRICES OF BULLION, Sycee Silver, large, 23 per cent. premium-
(K small, 1 to 2 ditto- Spanish Dollars, Ferdinand, par
Carolus, 8 per cent. for selected.
NNUAL Subscriptions received at this Office. into our territories, were sent at the same time that Republican ditto, 4 to 6 per cent. discount.
A few extra copies, by each overland, for Office FRIEND OF CHINA,
23rd August, 1844.
sale.
FOR SALE.. THE fine Loren Albiona," No. 45, built only six months, and can carry about 25 tons, she has a splendid cabin for passengers, masts, sails. rigging, and two anchors, and would answer well To trade to Macao, Canton, or Chuck-chew,
the envoys set out for Agra to meet Lord Ellen- borough with their hollow promises. ¡,
(To be continued)
CANTON PRICES CURRENT, 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1844.
IMPORTS-DUTY PAID.
having caused a vacancy in our Firm we She may be seen, and terms known, by applying to Ale (best brands)
us as
THE have associated Mr. SAMUEL B. RAWLE With a Partner.
Signed WETMORE & Co. Canton, Ist October, 1844.
NOTICE.
ALL person indebted to the Estate of the late
Mr. WILLIAM Á. Lawrence, or having claims against the said Estate, are hereby requested to send their accounts to the Subscribers for ad. justment,
WETMORE & Co. Canton, 23rd September, 1841.
Arber
A. L. de ENCARNAC,ÃO, at Messrs. Henry Humphreys & Co.'s Godown. Betel Nut
Canvas-Eng and
Scotch STRAL AND HANGING LAMPS, of
A elegant patterns, lately imported and for sale Cochineal
by,
P. TOWNSEND, Victotoria, 17th September, 1844. CHEATING COPPER AND NAILS, jost
arrived, for sale at the stores of
P. TOWNSEND. Vintorir, 17th September, 1844.
825 0 as 0 0
per hhd. 10 50 11 0 per cany
4.40
00 perpicul
40005
940 per balt
Copper sheathing
Cordage, European COTTON Bombay,
Ts. old sh. ps.
new
Madras
1500 320 20. 0 8 0
K
O per picul
0
of
·
90
6044
6 5 0.0
10
-75
54
0 0
New Tincely 8,4 a $To.
6. 5
EXCHANGE.
Bills on London at 6 months sight, 4s. 3d. Navy Bills, 4s. to 4s. Id
H.M. Plenipotentiary on the Bengal Govt, Treasury
218 Rupees per 109 Mexican dollars. Court of Directors accepted on ditto, 50 days, have been offered at 225 per $100. Difficult of Sale
FREIGHTS.
To London or Liverpool, £4 perton of 50 A. To Out-ports, 10s. per ton additional. To Amoy, $6 per ton of 40 feet To ports north of Amoy, 88 ditto
SHIPS LOADING FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM. Maiz, Earl Liverpool, South Stockton, England's Queen," Alexander Barig Hindostan, Pinang, Marchioness of Douro, John Dugdale and Oriza laid on Mellish,
Edited, Printed, and Published by Joux CARR, At The Friend of China and Hongkong Gazette Printing Office QUEEN'S ROAD, VICTORIA, Hoxoxoxo, 1944
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