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PUBLIC

THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.

NOTIFICATION.

ENGLAND

UNITED STATES

BOMBAY

Story

MADRAS

Notice is hereby given that the exclusive privilege of retailing Opium in any quan- tity loss than one chest, within this Colony and its Dependencies and the waters thereof, CALCUTTA will be disposed of by l'ublic Auction at the Chief Magistrate's Office at 2 o'clock P. M. on Friday the 28th Inst.

Security will be required for the payment of the rent, and for the observance of the Regulations to which the Farmer will be bound to comform, and a copy of the same may be seen on application at the Chief Magistrate's Office or at the Office of the Chinese Secretary,

By Order,

Wednesday, 19th February, 1845.

FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE.

A RETURN of the Quantities and Value of Merchandize Imported into the Port of Canton in 206 British Vessels of 104,322 Tons, and, in 96 Hongkong Lorchias of 5774 Tous burthen, from the Countries and places undermentioned, during the year ending 31st December, 1844, viz.

No. IN

THE

TARIFF

47

4.

DENOMINATION OF ASTICLES,

1. BRITISH MANUFACTORES AND STAPLE ARTICLES,

Manufactures of Wuol.. Broad Cloth, Spanish Stripes Ha bit aid Medinm cloths.

Narrow woollens not described,

Long elle.

Camlets,::,

#!

QUANTITIES.

FROM WHAT COVATNIES-

AND PLACES IMPORTED.

ESTIMATED VALUE IN SPANISH DOLLAS,

2,109,540

Chang's

296,985 330 396

235,780 London, Liverpool, Glasgow

Hongkong.

233,392

Bonbazets,

89,002

Buntings,

11,239

Blankets,

Pairs,

3,170)

$1,338,173 411,937 438,956 572,463 65,693 17.513 19,14

1,672

Woollens not chilinerated;

Dollars

1,672

13

2.-Manufactures of Cotton,

Long cloths, gray,

Piccca

Do.

white,

671,349 438,647

Do.

twilled,

4,370

Domestics,

300

Cambrics and Muslins,

6,257

15,386 875 21.954

Chintzes and Prints,

37,743

113,450

Handkerchiefs,

Dozens

44,9401

112,965

Ginghards Pulicates,dyed Cottons,

Velvets, Veiseteens, Silk and

Cotton Mixtures, Wool and Value $

41,520)

Cotton fixtures,and all kinds

of Fancy goods,

Cotton. yarn and thread,.

• Piculs

27,301)

41,820 683,651

1,034)

927

Pioces

32

2363

3.--Linen, (fine)

4.--Miscellaneous Articles, raw

and manufactured.

Beads,

Corneliane and Agates,

Do. Bombay, 501,274

1,623,192

6,816,380

Clocks and Watches, including Te-{]

lescopes, Wriung desks, und

Dressing cases, Hordware. Valuc

31,335

31,335

Iron-mongery, Cutlery, Fes-

fumery, &c.

Farthenwere of all kinds,

¡Value $

2,345

2,315

Flints,

Picula

7,077

Glass and Glass ware,,

Value

4,2101

Gold and Silver Thread.

Cattics

3,570 4240 2,075

30

Iron in Bois, Bars, Rods, Hoops, Picula

&c.

60,862

122,416

Steel, raw,

1.33

Tin plates,

Boxes

5,3321

4,850 32.154

Lead,

Piculs

1,282

40

Smalts,

258

45

Wine, Beer, and Spirits,

Value

14,420

6.3.15 14,200 14.4201

II. PRODUCTIONS OF INDIA AND

$7,860,676)

OTHER COUNTRIES.

3

Betelnuts,

Piculs

4

Bicho de mar,

5

Birds neats, edible,

10

Cochineal,

Catties

15 565 122 7,542 Balli,

British India, Colombo, Sin-

54,500

206gapore, Batavia, Lomb: ck.

Bornou. Manik

33012 6,70

No.

Do

Catties

205,47

635

South America,

10,120 44.865) 795

12

¡Cotton, viz:

Do. Bengal,

90,691

Do. Madras,

147,230 Piculs

759 836

Do. Miscellaneous, 20,813)

15.

Cow Bezoar,

Cauties

86

17

Elephants, teeth,

41,567

1,302

18

Fishmawe,

Picula

1,556)

27,575

Ginseng,

09.850

4

24

Gum Olibanum,

4,689

2,596

3

Gum Myrrh,

27,125

Gam not enumerated or described,/Value>

2,635

1.729

25

Horns, Buffalo and Bullock,

Piculs

74

2,635

Horns, Unicorn and Rhinoceros, is

42

23

Mother Fearl-shells,

315

2,125

31

30.

Meials,Copper in Rod,Sheets,&c.

457

1,763

TH

9,180

Do. Spelter in plates,

Do Tin in Blocks,

1.823

Do. not enumerated,

Value S

936

Catties

· 700

Piculs

5,85

31,250

33

4,832

34 Rattans,

13,635

95

Rice,

52,136

102.470

36

Rose Maluca,

Catties

1,094

562

37

Salipetro,

Picals

2167

17,3.8

38*

Sharks, fins,

5,400

102,572

39***

Skins and Fars, vizt

Ox Hides, Land.otter, Fox,

Hate, Rabbit, Beaver, and

10,862

18,265

Emmine Skins,

41

Soap, common,

Cattica

37,836)

43

Sea Horse teeth,

2.281)

Wood, Sandal,

Piculs

8,7911

Do, Sapan

449

D

Value S

110,865

9,696)

715 78.781 906

110,865

Nutmegs,

Pepper,

Patchuck,

MiscellaneousImports and Articles

not enumerated in the tarif,

HI. TREASURE

Canton, December 31st, 1844.

2281

London, Liverpool, Calcutta. and Line,

1,842

151

33,867

956

285

41,387 47,925

422,892

Total of Imports,

$15,920,132

or £3,451 312

FRANCIS C. MACGREGOR,

Her Majesty's Consul.

REMARKS-The preceding Returns have been compiled from the entries in the Books kept at this Consulate and the quantities specified are those that have paid duty. The weights and measures stated, are those in use at Canton. 1 Catty is equal to 1 pounds avoirdupois. and 100 Catties correspond with 1334 lb. in England, 1 Chang is 4 English yards nearly. The value given has been computed upon the average prices of the year in the Canton market. The Spanish dollars have been reduced to Sterling at the rate of 4s, 44. per dollar..

The miscellaneous Imports and articles: not enumerated in the Tarff include the following items, viz; Agar Agar, Amber Bees wax, Blue stone, Books, Carpets, Cloves, Coals, Coral (rough), Coral beats, Corks, Furniture, Glass (broken ) Goat skins, Paper and Stationery, Pearls and Precious stones, Sauff, and a number of small articles belonging to the trade, of India.

BUILDINGS REQUIRED*

FOR

MILITARY PURPOSES.

Tus Respective Officers of the Ordnance Department, are still open to receive TENDERS from Merchants or others, for the, hire of Buildings for Military purposes, both regards QUARTERS FOR OFFICERS and STORAGE FOR PUBLIC STORES; and comprising Bund-

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ings which are now to let, or which may be come available for occupation within a short period.

Office of Ordnance 23rd October, 1844

NOTICE.*

New advertisements, will be received, until 4 Cleck, on the senings previous to publi- cation, viz: Tuesdays and Fridays,

LATEST DATES. Oct.

SINGAPORE Jany. MANILA Aug 1

Jany Jan 12 CITUSAR Feby. Dec. 28 SHANGHAI Jody. 18

Foo.cRow-Foo Jany

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Nov, 23 Sept. 29 Nov. 23

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Jany.

Batavia THE FRIEND OF CHINA,

AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.

VICTORIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26ta, 1845.

AM-Big not visible from Royal yard, Noon---Lat. 7. 41" N, Long. 87. 22" Et. Sunst.—Man ou the Royal jard reports he can oc- casionally see a small speck when the brig lifts, night F to the sea, bearing about N. E. "Antelope" good

24th Nov, 2. M.-A brig æported on the lee beam. Daylight brig on the weather quarter S, E. by E. distant about five miles. CAM.-Strong land breeze, "Anonyma” too much pressed, Stranger E. S. E., and gaining,-- Hosted the ensign-Stranger showed French

.colours.

N. B.--Never press a vessol like the "Anonyma”* with staysails or even studding sails when flie wind is fresh and before the beam.

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do-Stranger showed English colours exchang-

ed numbers with the "Auna Eliza," off Pigeon and Hog islands.

do.-Fresh breeze and fine, "Anna Eliza SE. by

E and sinking fast,

The Anonyma arrived on Monday morning with the Bombay portion of the November mail, which was unusually large, necessitating the Agents to shore ship about ten chests of opium to accommodate it. On looking over our files of English papers we observe little of importance that has not already appeared in our extra of the 23rd: a few extracts however are laid aside for future issues, though the great portion of our readers are so abundantly sup- plied with papers from houe that we fear they Sunset Anna Eliza, astern about three miles, 8-

will contain little that is new to them.

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At the last siting of the Supreme Court, three Chinainen wore condemned to death for an aggravated attempt at high way robbery. The sentence would have been carried out to- day (Wednesday) but on Sunday they antici: | pated their fate by committing suicide in gaul. It is to be regretted that the salutary lesson which the native inhabitants would have re, ceived by a public execution has thus hong lost-the more so that it is said, they are under the impression that, the British laws cannot, or do not award the punishment of death for crimes even of the greatest magnitude.

Noon. Calm, Anna Eliza," carried the land breeze further and came close up. Signalized the "Antelope" astern, an item of information we did not stand in need of

about four miles.

Noon."Anna Eliza," courses down,

25th Nov.-Daylight "Anna Eliza," about seven miles astern-We shall get to Bombay before her, but no more.--She sails remarkably well. and Captain 'G. manages her as he ought. 26th Nov.-10 e. "Anonyms,” anchored (in Bombay Harbour, from China, 10th October at 10.P, M.) making the passage in 47 days 27th Nov.-9 A. ar—"Anna Eliza," anchorod (from China 6th October at Daylight), after a passage of 52 days, 28th Nov.-Antelope," arrived left China with

3 days. the "Anna Eliza,”) after a run of 53 d

When Mr. Thom was engaged with the Chinese commissioners in setting the now Sunday morning ushered into existence, after tariff, he was at much trouble in drawing a protracted labour of three days, a new can-up tables of the imports and exports of didate for public favor in the shape of the China, with the duties paid therean. It is China Mail. The young aspirant appears in to be presumed that the scale of moderate the neatest attire of modern letter press, and duties arranged with the commissioners, was though he obscurely hints that the older esta satisfactory to them, as promising to yield the blished papers are scurrilous, personal and Imperial government as great, if not a greater sycophantish, we do not hurt back the terms revenue, than they usually drew from this at his head, as it is evident that the cranium is

source. The actual amount paid in 1814 rather soft,and we would not willingly be guilty exceeds the calculations made at that time,in the of infanticide. Apart froin a little petulance, saine proportion as the trade has over stepped which may be excusable in extreme youth, the its old boundaries. Mr. Thom's-calculations mail is a respectable turn out and creditable to show a probable revenue from import and ex- the driver, who when he has a little more export duties, according to the new tariff, of perience will no doubt make a respectable 1,481,717 taels;-for the past year the sum coachman. We cordially wish our contemporary paid at Canton alone, by British merchants every success. Between him and ourselves, there was 1,716,071 taels. In addition to this the can be no rivalry, or little cause for those petty duties at Shanghai and other ports must have. jealousies which too often characterise colonial been considerable, and with those paid by He is the organ of government (another foreign nation will probably yield a re- papers, honour which his elder brethern do not cavý

venue to the Imperial government of four mil him) and will look upon their official failings with lion dollars per annum. an indulgent eye; we are opposed to many of the measures of the present government-we are the humble advocates of what we consider the interests of the colonist, and the commercial welfare of our country. Our sentiments may differ from those of our contemporary, but wo will always be glad to meet him in legitunate discussion, and we trust when the excitement of his debut is over, he will banish scurrility and the et ceteras from his thoughts, as we think a very little experience will show him, that these feelings have not heretofore been charaș- teristic of the press in China.

The Mail is a Reformer, but like other re- formers his opinions, or his principles are not quite settled; they are plastic, and will probably assume such a shape by and by as circumstances may render convenient. In the moantune we take his own word for it, that in manner, in matter, and in commercial information, he will far eclipse his predecessors, He with the greatest. naivete says, "If consignees will afford the ne- cessary information, it is surely possible to keep a correct list of shipping" verily this is a logical deduction a truism that is undeniable. To it we add a companion." If one or two of the leading houses write reports on the market, the China Mail may have correct com- mercial information "--but not till then.

It

We give publicity to the following excerpt, from a letter by a passenger on board of the Anonymu with the greater pleasure, that on her previous voyage, we inserted on the faith of a communication some particulars of her passage from Calcutta which were not quite correct. We of course at the time rectified the error we had been led into, but it has made us exceed. ingly cautious in giving publicity to similar! statements, unless we can place every reliance on the authenticity of our informants contribu- tions.

THE ANNA ELIZA, ANONYMA" AND ANTELOPE. Extract of a letter from a passenger by the "Anonymu."

11th Nov.-Sunset, a Ship in sight to the north-

Lat. 7.25" North, Long 87.0 50" East,

ward, and a brig half topsails up to the south 12th-Daylight, Saw a brig standing as ourselves

ward, standing to the N. ward.

bearing N. N.. Wt. distant about six miles. 64. M.-Exchanged numbers with the Amearican

brig" Antelope."

7 do,"Antelope" N. by W. angle (from main

Royal jard to White paint) 25.0 do.-"Antelope north, distant about four mi- les, angle 29.

10 do Antelope" north a little Easterly; distant

about four and a half miles, angle 27.0 Noon-Lost sight of the "Antelope" bearing

about north and standing to the N. ward. 13th Nov.-Daylight, a ship in sight to the

N. N. W, and the itop-gallant-sails of a brig! visible from the man-top-ail-yard, bezring X, Ely E,

riving,

Or

at $ 100)

$ 85,351

82,393,433

for 72 taels

At the rate of

4s. 41 por

£18,493

£516,410

£534,908

[Sterling,

$2,468,784

tons

Registered

Tels

Toumage

BRITISH VESSELS AT CANTON IN 1844. TONNAGE DUES WITH AND EXPORT DUTES PAID BY

Im and Ex. Tonnage and duties.

1,251,024 61,452,7,7 1,716,071,7,58 1,77,7,524,,5,,0,8.,

Duties

Total

No. L-A RETURN of the number and ton-

nage of Merchant Vessels which arrived at, and departed, from, the Port of Canton during the year ending the 31st December. 1844, dis- tinguishing the countries to which they belong- ed, viz

ARRIVED.

UNDER WHAT Colours.

British, American, French, Dutch,

Belgian,

Danish.

Swedish,

Hamburgh, Bremen, Prussian,

223

NUMBER

OR TONSAGE

VESSELS

111,450

67.

23,273

2

75t

11

3,878

2

1,151

2

501

581

930

201

Totol DEPARTED.

306 142,009

NUMBER

UNDER WHAT Colouba.

OF: [TONNAGE, VESSELS

40

112,142 21,600

2

632

3,013

1,161

210

63

230

201

320

140,192

British, American, French,

Dutch,

Belgian,

Danish,

Swedish, Harburgh, Bremen, Prussian,

Total

206

FRANCIS C. SENUGREGOR

Her Majesty's Consul.

Chaton, 21st December, 1914.