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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
is herchy Notified that a Public Sale of I Lenses of Crovin La tela, will be held at the
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in the suppression, of piracy but we fear that in this laudable endeavour the Chinese sot us an example. We publish some valuable extracts translated from the Canton Gazette, from which
will be obsewed than oured from
it
commercial restrictions, would not pro-lained, do not seem to rest on a solid four.dation. If we take into consideration, that Keangnan is a pose that light houses should be des very fertile and productive province, rich beyond. measure, and still unable - to keep up an additional In the pre- army, so small in numbers, we are surprized at troyed or neglected, because ships are
the derangement of the financial system. taxed for their support.
A day
Land Office on Tuesday the 24th December pext recently been punished with severity. The sent state of affairs, a force for the SUP is to be fixed upon, which all the war vessels are to
at noon.
The lots are marked out on the ground and planss hewing their position and size as also the up set annual rental with the general Conditions of Sale may be seen upon application at the Land Office, between the hoars of 1 A. M. and 1 o'clock
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By order,
FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE.
Colonial Secretary.
Commissariat Office, 13th December, 1844.
Required for the public service a Macao Fast-boat to engage by the month also a small boat-Enquiry for particulars to be made at
this Offico.
GOVERNMENT BILLS.
Wirn reference to the notice dated the 1st inst. it is hereby notified that the rates of exchange for For Bills on India at Two Hundred and Twen- ty Rupees (220) for 100 Mexican Dollars; and for Bills on England, at Fifty penco Sterling, (50)
the ensuing month of December are fixed.
for One Mexican Dollar.
Victoria, November 30th, 1841.
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mild laws of England might not sanction such wholesale exccutions, but they would admit of Tew examples being made, which would prove to the Chinese, that here also the guilty cannot escape with impunity.
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pression of piracy in these waters, is almost as necessary for the protection of ships,as the lights in the England chan- nel, and the penny wise and pound foolish objectors to the levying of a mo- derate die for that purpose may have reason to change their opinion, when lives and property are a'ike sacrificed by the ruffians who at present commit atrocities with impunity.
take up their respective cruising grounds, and enter by turns upon the duty of guarding the Great River; the junks for this service however are not yet all constructed, and to be built accord-
ing to the old model.
His Imperial Majesty has graciously been pleas-- ed, to remit the outstanding taxes of the peasantry in Keang nan, who have suffered so severely from
The Governor of the Rivers presen's a list of a serieg of calamities works that taust instantly be looked after, and complains of the tardy remittances, and then only. of a part of the money which is absolutely neces sary. The present Lord Mayor of Peking Cho. pingteen who held also some time ago a seat in the the Government, and concludes with a wish that the silver immediately on the receipt thereof
cabinet enumeratos the various arrears still due to
should be send to the districts where the repairs of
rivers and canals are to be carried on, for which directions have been issued.
The grandson of the celebrated Minister Choo, has received strict orders, that if he does not pay
within six months the sum of money due by his
grandfather to the treasury, he will be sent to pri
so forthwith.
Keying has represented to the Emperor, that Woo the late Admiral at the Bogue who was last year degradeil, instead of redeeming his former er rors, loitered about with above, 30 warjunks un- der his command, for five months, without doing anything, except, capturing three" pirates, brought to trial instantly.
No. 2
It is neither customary nor necessary for the press to notice grievances which have been removed; and in now refer ring to a system, which while it existed may not have occupied our pen though The question of levying tonnage dues it did not escape our observation, and its upon vessels visiting the ports of failings would have been exposed in China or Hongkong, does not in the our columns, we are influenced not by a most remote degree bear upon the pros- desire to consure but to coinmend. We perity of Hongkong. Were the tax a allude to the stopping of Europeans if local one--that is only put upon ships found afloat in a China boat after entering this harbour then there islittle o'clock. We need not now point out doubt ships would be deterred from en- the tyranny which such a regulationtering, but if levied alike at all the ports, contained; civilians of every grade, were the ship not paying twice during one liable to be detained, should the most voyage, it would not have the slightest Pressing emergency call for their pres-influence in her movements if she paid ence on board a ship after that early dues at Hongkong she would be free hour; and in this place, where houses are at Whampoa, or if at Whampoa free at so widely separated, they were deprived Hongkong." of the services of a boat, when visiting But admitting the policy of levying their friends in the evening. The rega-such dues, the question arises, has the EDWARD PINE COFFIN, C. G.lation was tyrannical in the extreme, Superintendent of British trade in China and the colonists have now to thank power to levy a tax on British shipping His Excellency for its discontinuance; for their own protection? Upon this
EXTRACTS FROM THE CANTON ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.
and we feel assured that in expressing point we are by no means certain, bat
OFFIJAL REPORTER. " a grateful acknowledgement of this act that Her Majesty can do so by an order 'of justice and of kindness, we only publi- in council there is no denying.
December 2nd, 1844-Chin tsun-king, of (To the Editor of the Friend of China.).
cly express the private sentiment of our It was not our intention in our lastficer of the nuith class, second divison waited Sia-I observed in your last issue a short letter readers. The attempts which have issue, nor is it our pre ent intention, ta on the Governor General to inform luân that he by" Dramaticus" in which he suggests the esta- been made at various periods by tlie co advocate the impost of tɔumage dues for bad returned from transporting military wea blishment of a Theatre in Victoria. His remarks lonial government, to coerce Europeans, any purpose whatever. We would puns to the Bocca Tigris. have upon the moral and physical Welfare of the and the placing them on a level with earnestly call the attention of all whio are public I conceived just and reasonable and their are the degraded native population, were interested in the colony, or in the trade few who would withhold their assistance in sup intolerable-but the iron reign is pas of China, to the alarming extent of pi- porting of such an object.
I have been informed that a Gentleman has sed, and the voice of its administrators rasy, and the urgent necessity for the already granted a piece of ground for the purpose no longer controls the Legislative Cimmediate adoption of measures for its of erecting a Theatre and His Excellency the uncil.
suppression That a fleet of Gun-boats Governor has expressed his approval and promis. We look upon His Excellency's repu is the true plan, we are will convinced, ed his patronage to a properly constituted manage diation of this martial law system as an and our suggestion of raising funds for important event, and one which cannot defraying the expences of these boats, is pass unnoticed. We trust that during merely a suggestion which we throw the few months he has been among out in the event of no other and better 1, much attention has been given to a plan being devised. We would again consideration of the grievances which repeat our form rasertion that, so në- were formerly inflicted upon the colo- thing inust be done for the protection of ny-which havo all but prostrated it shipping and of those who require to and that, in virtue of the high powers visit Canton or Macao. It is painful with which he is intrusted, many objec-to think that vessels should be plundered tionable regulations will be set aside: in the immediate vicinity of a British In its infancy this colony has had to colony, and no attempt made to bring struggle hard for existence. Chinese the robbers to justice, or to chek their cunning has been used to blight its future career of rapine. We do not prosperity-nearly the entire foreign re-assert that it is the duty of the Rear sidents of China, with the exception of Admiral in command to protect us British subjects, have denied it any as from the depredations of pirates and sistance-even its own rulers trampled robbers-this may be a service beneath New advertisements, will be received, until 4 down the tender plant, which now un- the dinity of his flag-but wo do as-
O'Clock; on the evenings previous to publi- | der the culture of an attentive husband-sert that it is the duty of some one, and. cation, viz; Tuesdays and Fridays.
with regard to the beneficial tendences it might
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I would suggest that a public meeting be called and the spirit of the residents made known when Committee of Management might be formed, a subscription list opened, and should a suficient sum be collected a proportionate building might
be erected.
The Honorable the Major General, I feel assured would heartily countenance anything having for it's object rational amusement, and the Military would gladly co-operate.
A few words from yourself Mr. Editor who known nich better how these things should be done would not be thrown away.
I am! Sir, Your's
DAMON.
Victoria, 12th December, 1844.
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man, will spring into a vigorous exist ence, creditable to him and satisfactory to the owner of the soil.
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if this duty is neglected they lay then-. setves open to a very serious chirgs,
FROM THE PERING GAZETTE. Some Change in the Imperial household esta lishment has Litterly quite unexpectedly taken place. The cause certainly was very trifling, but much smaller things have given rise to greater events than this appears, that sa ne ra's in the exbuerance of playfulness, had commenced gnaw. ing on a stand on which the ancestorial tablets in the palace were placed. Two of the personal at- tendants of His Majesty on reporting this important fact, were forthwith delivered to the tribunal of pu- nishments and the great Eunuch moreover lost his office, being degraded from his high station, but still performing his ordinary functions. The rea. son for this severe judgment is because they did not prevent the evil before hand.
Some of our friends accuse us of be ing inconsistent, in as much as in our last issue, we suggested the propriety of levying small tonnage dues upon vessels entering the five ports of China or Hongkong, for the support of a few Gun-boats to be employed in the sup- pression of piracy. With all due and becoming respect to the judgment of our intelligent friends, we beg leave respectfully to deny the charge as one that is unjust and frivolous. We need not now state that we disapprove of
Since the revenue of the country, the welfare of any impost, or regulation, which may in the people and the generd tranquillity of the na the slightest degree militate against the ton depen on the speedy repair of the hydraulic commercial prosperity of Hongkong; works, which have heed much injured by the and that we would advocate any just heavy rains, orders have from time to time been issued to the local authorities in the neighbourhood and lawful measure, by which our com- of these places, where the damige was done. As merce might be increased This is the the Mandarins however did not receive any m principle which guides our pen, and one which will never be lost sight of until Hongkong takes her proper position among the great marts of the east.
ney to carry on the repairs, but had to provide the means themselves, they have been very tardy in their operations. On a recent occasion the officers. in charge of such an undertaking to clear thein- selves from any further responsibility, declared that On examination it
We hear from a friend who arrived from Canton to-day [18th, that Keying is at the Bogue on a visit to the fortifications, near which are assembled a vast number of wär Junks and Mandarin boats, also the Canton built man of war, on the English model. She lost the head of her foretopmast, and her foretopgal Of the impolicy of laying heavy bur-every thing was finishe lant mast in a puff yesterday morning. She is dens upon commerce, in any of its bran- praved otherwise, and they were on that account tauntly, but slightly rigged,and proves very switches, there can be no question, yet in degraded, for daring to present a false report.
According to a memorial of Peihchang, the On the ramparts of the Forts of Aununhoy and all ages, and amongst all nations, it has acting Governor of Keang-san, based upon a for- Wantung, some hundreds of handsomely dress- ed soldiers, and several Mandarins in war cos-been found necessary to do so modera-mer representation of Keying's, the winte force, tume, were ranged with their banners display-tely, for certain wise purposes. The reef al required for the protection of the Yangis ed, the whole forming, under the bright synor sunken rock which render doubly from its mouth to some distance abore Nauk og, 13 to amount to 13.635 men. The only difficulty that shine, an animated and highly pleasing scene, dangerous the Mariners voyage,is mark has arisen, is how to provide for these warriors, with the occasional accompaniment, of course, ed out by a light, which humanity and of firing of cannon, and the martial tones of wisdom alike suggest should be placed Chinese musical instruments.
This would be a favorable opportunity there, and for this bracon each vessel is for impressing upon Keying the propriety required to pay a trifling sum. of using the large force now at his disposal most earnest advocates of a repeal of
and this is not at all a trifling matter It was at first suggested, that the interests upon some to furnish the requisite sum; this however bas public money lent to merchants would be sufficient The again become a matter of dumbt, and the hopes of
receiving patrisic gifts, which were at first enter
December 3rd, 1844.-Sung-tsenen, Pulico
Magistrate of the Ho-shay Division of the Lin- kaou district (in the Island of Ileanan) waited on the Governor General to inform him that he had been deputed by the Provincial. Judge to take the heads of the Pirates,. Wan-tac-heang and his associates, in all 24, to the department of Keung chow (in Haenan) there to be ∙pu- blicly exposed.
Tang-ta-née, Officer of the ninth class second inform him that he had been dopated by this division, waited on the Governor General to Provincial Jarge, to take the heads of certain criminals to Sin-an (the District opposite Hong- kong there to be publicly exposed.
·December 4th, 1844-The answer to the memorial of the Governor General, and the Go- vernor requesting His Imperial, Majesty to re- ward certain Officers for their subscriptions. towards the repairing of the river embankments
has been received.
The peacocks feather" has been bestowed on eight of them and the others are to be re- warded as requested in the Memorial. --Among “
them is Pwan-sze-ching (Pun-tin-kwa) who is entitled an expectant. Intendant and who has now a chance of being actually employed, as Intendant..
December 5th, 1814.--The Provincial Judgėj. the Prefect of Kwang Chow, the District Ma gistrates of Nan-hac and Pawan-yupthe Assistant Commandaut.. of Kwang-chow and a Brevet Colonel of the Governors Division waited on the Governor to inform him that they had attended the execution of certain qriminals
In the Supplement is stated that the Gover- nor General, Ke, the Grain Collector Wan, the Commandant of Kaou-chow, Chaou, the Com- mandant of Nan-agu (Namoa) Tsang, the for mar (officiating) Prefect of Kwang-chow Lew rre all going on the 7di instant to the Pocca: Tigris to inspect the forts.
December Gth, 1814- To day the Governor General Ke, attended the Bdy of the Salt- Commissioners wife (lately deceased) to the Tow-moo-kung Temple at the east gate of the city where it will lie till an opportunity offers for sending it to Peking to the burial place. of the Salt-Commissioners family.
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