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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.

prise of the Merchant, and forms already the main branch of British commerce, though very far from having reached its full size. China is the third, and to that outlet, we now shortly refer our readers, not that we are enabled to lay any fresh information before them, but solely be- cause we think the importance of the matter cannot be too freely discussed, or too much kept in remembrance.

EXTRACTS FROM THE ENGLISH PRESS sortic against the Conservatives, who commit the

FOR Nov. AND DEC.

grand crime of considering the agitation for Rep- al at once puerile and deplorable. For our own VICTORIA VERSUS ELIZABETH.

part, we plead guilty of not feeling admiration for "Queen Victoria is again cultivating topogra such a comedy, That those who believe in the phical knowledge, in a visit to Burghley House, sincerity of Mr. O'Connell should defend and jus Lord Exeter's Northamptonshire seat. Queen Eli-tify his conduct, we can easily conceive; but if zabeth visited it ; Queen Elizabeth sat there in a there be any who, convinced at bottom that he chapels and Queen Victoria took the earliest op does not believe a word of what he says, admire portunity of hearing prayers in the same chapel him the more for it, we do not.?- Journal des Dè- People seem to think it flattering to the young bats. Victoria to be likened to the ancient Elizabeth: hat

THE DOG AND THE MANGER.

it is by no means so certain that the advantage was so far on the side of the Virgin Monarch

We wonder what our very reasonable neigh- The illustrious old laly could talk Latin, but it was confessedly 'rusty": her taste was so low in hours across the channel will think of next. The some things, that she could not comprehend shadow Anglophobia really seems a most potent and alarm- in pictures: heruncing must have been budicrousing molady. Its effects upon the reason are posi- gymnastics: she was a musician-such as virgi als could form: ever hankered after what she had not the hearty

In our short review of the trade of China, we do not intend entering into all its detaile; it is more our wish to keep the subject before the public eye, and to impress, so far as may be done with our limited means, the value of that trade, and the deep responsability which is laid upon those who are its guardians, to see that it is kept free of all and every improper restriction. We therefore lay three statistical statements before the public. The first shows the amount of the

courage to take to hersel trade of China whilst the monopoly of the -a husband: and she died in a thicket of sel East India Company existed, and commerce disappointment and remorse, no son of hers sue was under the guidance of its chosen servants, ceeding Victoria is an artist, an accomplished The second exhibits its condition previous to musician, a happy wife, a proud mother. If the the treaty of Peking, it having for six years statesmen and authors of Elizabeth's time were been under the sole control of free traders. greater, Victoria's country is greater a hundred- The third is from the late statistical returns--fold-her possessions ontran the dreams of Eliza- the first year after the five ports were opened, tion in historical associations, but there is little beth. The youthful Queen may feel a satisfac. and trade placed on its present footing-

dattery in the comparison Shakspeare graced FIRST.

Elizabeth's day, but Victoria's day is more wor

Spectator. thy of Shakspeare.'

Goods-Imported into China in 1831, 4,by the East India Company and its officers from England and India

$ 5,132,016 4,104,207

· · Do. imported by private traders Į

in 1831, 2. exclusive of Opium

Amount of imports in 1831, 2-

9,236,223

Gogus-Exported from China in 1831, 2 by the East India Company and its officers, exclusive of

$ 9,059,184 bullion: Do. exported by private tra lers

4,117,069 in 1981, 2. exclusive of bullion}

71

28,485

amounting to 57,665

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HY-YAH!

tively bewildering. No common madness seems to be the lot of the unhappy patient, who, in what- ever quarter of the globe, and under whatever sun, is afflicted with its paroxysms. Not very long since it set brother Jonathan upon no less an hallucination than that of constructing a connected chain of armed posts the whole way across the

mountainous and inacces ible wilds of the North American continent. The only safeguard against British domincering enterprise then was, to bridge the mountain and the desert with a flying chain of pickets, from the coveted Oregon to the broad Mississippi, or even from sea to sea. The disease took the form of delusive mountain encampments, and went off in a strong frenzy of military com-i munications.

“Such is fortunately the very useful form---use- ful, at least, if it is only successful--in which the French Anglophobia now threatens to develope upon the world. Sooner than permit the dreadful aggression upon the, rights of commercial Europo which must certainly arise if England only effects with her Indian Empire, our friends in France a good and speody communication through Egypt at all-for the authenticity of the tale is very doubtful-it has yet to be shown that it has not been

would literally undertake, or at least propose, like the Persians of old, to dig themselves through the perpetrated since the act of signaturo. Those who would garble before must be quite capable of forg-sunds of the dese, t, and convert a hopeless wilder ing afterwards. In any case, however, the public

ness into a navigable sea. will need to be assured of the energy, vigilance, and fact of those who manage British affairs in China; no man who cannot steer his own course among them, unbaffled by the shifts of the Coles tials, should be suffered to remain a day."-Spec

THE FRIEND OF CHINA, AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.

The same developement is now VICTORIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1845..

working itself out, with a similar intensity in France. What do our readers suppose that this "In additional scrap or two of news from Chi. We have recently had laid before. us on

na corroborates two facts binted at before, but not fricads in France, of nit polities, to conceive and wonderworking malady has now brought our evidence that cannot be questioned, statements

adequately conveyed by the last Indian papurs- of the British trade with China, which show

that the supplementary raty concluded by Sir bring forth? In the height of their foaming in- that though in its infancy, it is one of the

Henry Pottinger has in some way been garbled,gnation they have actually threatened that they principal of those gigantic commercial opera.

and that the Americans are busily at work in the will,-yes, really will, first cut a good navigable tions, which have placed our country in

market that we have opened. The French, too. straight through the deserts of Suez, and then try her present pre-eminent position among the

and assist in making use of it? are coming. America has yet to show her capa civilized nations of the world. From the days

city for establishing a permanent footing in foreign of Tyre," whose merchants were princes and

countries; France has shown her incapacity; but the honourable of the carth," until those of Amount of exports in 1831, 2 & 13,176.253

both countries can make trouble, and English of Venice-whose trading citizens were nobles,

ficials must be wary. Be just, and fear not. As whose naval forces stood bulwarks against

SHIPPING.-Employed by the East India Com-to the garbled treaty, the assumption is that Si Henry Pottinger signed it under some deception the encroachments of the followers of Maho- puny in trade of China in the year 1831, 2,

24 Ships giving' 20,179 tons by a mistranslation but if there is any garbling met, and whose sons among the chivalry of Do. employed by Europe had no superiors,-commerce has been private traders 59 the fount from whence sprung the golden streams which nourished the vitality of the Total in 1831,2-88 state. Since the discovery of the new world, and the no less valuable one of the passage round the Cape, the nations of Europe have cach more or less participated in the advan tages which wider fields opened to the cul- tivation of trade. Holland, Portugal, France, and England struggled for the east-Spain, with an avaricious spirit claimed the greater portion of the new territories of the west, from which she for a time totally excluded her rivals. It is little more than three centuries since the first of those conflicts for maritime and commercial supremacy begun, which ter minated so gloriously for Great Britain, and Jeft her in possession of the most valuable colonies and territories which ever granted allegiance to any government. In the east, in west, and in the still but little known solitudes of the southern pacific, her enterprising sons have raised the flag of their country, and not an artisan of the over peopled island, but may thank the spirit of commercial enterprise, which is peculiarly, the character of the nation, for much of the comfort he now enjoys.

SECOND.

Imports.--According to Mr. Thom's estimate, previous to the treaty of Peking, exclusive of Opium

$ 11.205,270

EXPORTS. According to Mr..Thom's estimate.tutor. previous to the treaty of Peking, exclusive of bullion

$ 12,840,750

Tukn.

At Clinton At Shanghai- Al Anoy, Ningpo, aud Chusan estimated at

$15,920,132

2,430,448 --

2,000,000

Imports in 1841

$ 20,326,580 Barris-Exports from China in 1844, exclusion of bullion.

$ 17,925,360 2,340,154 500,000

From Canton From Shanghai From Amoy, Niago and Chusan estimated at

Exports in 1844

$ 20,765,514 TONNAGE-

Ship. Tons. Entered at Canton in 1814, -206 of 104,822 Cleared at Canton

161 83.679

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"We really must confess ourselves totally un- Prepared as we have already said, for the very extraordinary manifestation, a manifestation as it seems to as of sheer purposeless vexation, thus ex- all the ravings and declamations about Morocco hibited by our Parisian cotemporarios. Even after

and Tubiti, we could have anticipated nothing like this. That England will be the country most. interested in, and most benefited by a rapid transit through Egypt, is certainly undeniable; but why is this? Simply because she has orcasion, and always will have occasion, to use the road through Egypt more than any other country in Europe. She has no other interest in the improvement than this, and whether that improvement is effected by a railroad or a canal can make to her, as to all other nations that may use the line, no further or other difference than is caused by the single cir Se.cumstance of the one of these modes of communi-

cation being more convenient or practicable, or Why, if she wished for speedy than the other. more than this, a railroad should be her aim rather than a canal, we are quite at a loss to conceive Surely a camal might be quite as exclusively hers, if she had any such ambition as is imputed to her, as a railroad could. The projected railroad need, at all events, be no more an English road, only because it is designed and would be used princi- - pally by English people, than are the great mass of the European continental railroads Englisia roads, because the majority of them happen to be not only constructed principally by English capital an English workmen, but are literally so much used by English travellers that there would, with- out this item of traffic, be very little occasion, as it appears to us, for any of these railways at all.

The Opposition, and Minister) jurnals of Paris are legally so scared and frightened at the terrific prospect of our Indian possessions being made a couple of hours nearer England, that they, in order, if possible, to bring the whole affair to nothing, gravely propose a simple impossibility. We are sorry to be obliged to have recourse, in the case of a cotemporary so talented and usually

"What is meant by Repeal? It is called for in Burrish-Imports into China in 1944, ex- England, it is called for in Iscland, it is called for clusive of tipinn.

in France it is called for everywhere. Curiosity is natural, and Mr. O'Connell, who laughs at the Federalists for having no system, is bound to have one himself. He therefore comes forward to explain what he means by Repeal. First, it is the maintenance of the connexion between Great Britain and Ireland by means of one executive power, and the golden band of the Crown. condly, it is a repeal of the act of Union. Thirdly, the re-establistunent of the House of Lords in irel- and. Fourthly, the re-establishment of the House of Commons, composed of 300 members. Fifthly the complete legislative and judicial authority of one Irish Parliament in Ireland. Those are his five Each successive year sees an increase to the population of the British Islands--and each

points of the Repeal. Now, let us.declare, in all sincerity, that the greatest enemy of Ireland could your sees new factories raising their heads in

not wish her a severer scourge than such a cons- the manufacturing districts giving employment

titution. To restore Ireland to herself, to her own to an otherwise super-abundant populace--

free arbitrament, to her national independence, spreading peace and plenty, where but for the Such is the present and past trade of China, would be to restore to her intestine discord, reli- existence of these establishments there would be In a few years after the monopoly of the Com-gious dissensions, and all the horrors of civil war discord and poverty: For a maintenance of pany has ceased to exist, and but one year after which were never at rest within her until she was the happy prosperity with which England is greater facilities for commercial operations have incorporated in the great whole which at the pre

We have repeat- now blessed, she must not only continue to cul-been offered it has more than doubled itself sent day forms Great Britain. fivate those fields of commerce which have Nor has it been pushed to the extreme verge, edly said, that some people in Ireland argue as if yielded her so much, but she must also extend where a further advance becomes hazardous; an- the inhabitants were all one race as if it were a their limits. There must be no sutiden check nually a progressive increase may be expected, single nation. This is a radical error. Let Irel to the national industry, but as an additional steady and sure. The fabrics of Manchester and and be separated from England, and what will she become? A country cut in two, divided into two supply of cloth is sent from the loom there of Glasgow, will drive the native weaver to a distinct populations, and essentially hostilo to each must be a market ready to receive it. There great extent out of the market, and the quantity other enemies in blood and in religion. It has will stillbe, as there ever has been, periods when of Cotton goods which say in a few years be been remarked, that in all the wars which have the energy of the manufacturer has outstripped required for this market is incalculable. It is in former times desolated this unhappy country, it the steadily increasing demands of the con- clear, however, that to derive the full benefit of was not between the English and the Irish, "but

so moderate as the Journal des Debuts to an ex- sumer, and for a season the consequences to in- the market opening to us, some exertion is between the natives of distinct origin that the most planation so positively degrading as this is ; but dividuals may be most disastrous, but so long as required. We must also reciprocate with the inventerate animosity prevailed. It is still the we really see no escape from it. To cut though the stream rolls on, the ravages it commits by Chinese. We must encourage the consumption same; there are still in Ireland two populations, the isthmus from Suez to Thynch is simply in- To occasionally overflowing its banks are unavoida- of their teas by a reduced duty; we must put each sufficiently strong to contend to eternity with practicable, and our contemporary knows it. ble. It is stagnation that is to be dreaded, and their sugar on a footing to contend with other out being absorbed in the other, and which are propose it, therefore, in answer to the project of a not the impetuosity of the torrent.

foreign grown sugar in our markets; in short we only kept in check by the counterpoise of England railroad, is simply to use it for the purpose of get- The markets of Europe are fast closing to must confer benefits as well as receive them. An Thus the Repeal party demands an Irish House ting rid of an obnoxious project, without any pos- the English Manufacturer; the United States,too, enlightened and liberal Superintendent of Tra- of Lords. This upper house must necessarily be sibility, perhaps without any intention, of subati- once our best customers, are now endeavour de will no doubt point out to Her Majesty's almost entirely composed of Protestants and Oran- tuting it in reality for that which it is used to sup. ing to foster their own industry by heavy duties advisers such measures as are most likely gemen.. The House of Commons, as representa plant: If this is not the motive of proposing a upon foreign fabrics; in many of the South Ame- to operate favorably upon the youthful comic and native. A conflict must immediately en-

tive of the democracy, must, on its side, be Catho-canal now, we should be glad to have it explained how is it that the present has been the precise rican republics we are driven out of the market merce intrusted to his charge-at least we sue between the two branches of the Legislaturetime, and the first time that the Paris newpapers by oppressive exactions. In addition to the hope so-; he will show the capabilities of Who is to arbitrate between them? The Exccu- have, all of a sudden and at once, thought of this old and the new colonies, in various parts of China, to give employment to thousands of the tive power! But this is England! Will it be said grand "neutral" project of a commercial union for the world, there are three grand outlets for labouring classes at home-also to give a pro- that it is the Crown? But what is the Crown in a piercing the Isthmus of Suez. If it was so desira manufactured goods all of which by skillfalfitable investment to the super-abundant ca- constitutional kindom? flore the Ministers are ble a thing for all the nations of Europe, how is it management would be the willing recipients pital so often lost in worthless foreign loans-responsible; and to whom are they responsible? that it was not thought of before? If the proposal of an unlimited quantity. The first is the and above all to enable Great Britain to maintain | To the English Parliament. This would be en- is not meant merely as a convenient instrument Brazils, a country. fertile, and rich; possess her present supremacy, which is firmly based❘ wering into a vicious circle. This would be ente to get rid of the railroad, now is it that it has come ing no manufacturing resources within herself, upon her commercial prosperity.

out just at this very suspicious time immediately on she only requires that, we take her produce in

the railway scheme being broached? To say the exchange, and her present large imports from

least it is in very ill-Juck in its time. the United Kingdom will annually be greater. Some amelioration in the Sugar duties-or rather the placing Brazil grown sugars, on the same footing with other foreign grown sugars, will readily effect this. The British govern ment have at last discovered the absurdity of closing their ports against slave grown sugar, and admitting slave grown cotton ata nominal -duty, and the next session of parliament will pro- bably see Brazil sugars admitted at the same du ty as those of Batavia of Mamla. The Indian pos- sessions, is the second great outlet, which is gra- dually opening itself to the industry and enter.

ring into alvicious circle. There can be no me dium between a union and an absolute separation. (From Hongkong Register, 18th March ) "We have discussed the question of Repeal as

Agincourt, Hongkong. 13th March, 1845. if it were possible; but in reality no person re Sg-It is but just now been discovered that Cap-gards such a proposition in a serious light. Even tain Collinson has made an error of one Degree of those who approve of the tactics of Mr. O'Conne" Latitude in the position of the Pescadores; and I am { declare that Repeal is impracticable, and are con directed by H. E. the Admiral to request you will vinced that the illustrious inventor of this specific do all you can to rectify it, by publishing an Er does not believe in i himself. They rally Me rata in your next Paper.

O'Connell for not having a taste for martyrdom, surrounded there by his family, his friends, and al and being fond of of prison only when he can be

the comforts of life; but, as they are anxious to conciliate, with a certain respect for truth, the maintenance of their little popularity, and to pre- serve a slight varnish of Liberalism, they will give themselves the absolation of a philanthropic

lands for Lat. 22. N.-Read Lat. 23 N--The Viz-In all the positions of the Pescadores I minutes are correctly stated. I am, Sir,

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Your most obdt serv EDWARD WALLER - SUCH,

John Cairns, Esq. Editor of the Hongkong Regists.

But our friends in France will perhaps deny that they intended anything but a real bona fide praject for avancing the interests of commerce. Their scheme, they will tell us, is quite practicable,

pay the more practicable, the more cheap, and the

more advantageous of the two. Suchi, at least, ought to be the position taken and maintained by any advocate of the canal scheme who does not ineon to use it as a mere blind, for the purpose of defeating entirely all plana forextending and faci- fitating commercial enterprise in the East. Well, me reply, be it so. We will advait, If you please, what you may to be true, and we will take you at your word. If you are sincere, make your canal,