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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGRÒNG GAZETTE.

legislature, which they would probably exer- cise to the injury of the manufacturing and commercial cities of the north. Annexation will also render a war with Mexico almost inevitable, and however little the results of such a war are to apprehended even victory would be expensive; besides, if war once com- mences, it is hard to tell where it will terminate, or what powers may be drawn into it.

Mexico herself is but little fitted for war with any foreign power. The internal wars which have disturbed the tranquility of the re-

THE FRIEND OF CHINA, public almost without cessation since the revolt

AND HONGKONG GAZETTE. VICTORIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15a. 1845,

tion still continue in all their fury. Santa Anna, the only man capable of ruling the turbulent and ignorant community-but of Tuling them as a Dictator, not as a President--was by the OVERLAND MAIL. The Water Wich arrived from Calcutta latest account closely besciged, and his troops yesterday afternoon with the bi-monthly over-gradually deserting his standard. With in- fand mail of the 20th January, The principal ternal peace and a unity of purpose among her items of news we will publish this afternoon rulers, we do not doubt that Mexico could re- in a supplement, though during the two weeks conquor the territory which has been taken that bad elapsed between the former advices possession of by land pirates, but as she now is, and those by this opportunity there appears it is impossible for the government to spare

any considerable force for that purpose. to be no subject of great interest,

Connected with "China, we observe that a public meeting was held in London on the 16th. to take intorsonsideration the propriety of peti- tioning parliament for a reduction in the present exhorbitant dutics on tea. The meeting was numerously attended by those interested in the trade, merchants, importers, and wholesalr dealers; and it was resolved to memorialise The tea the government on the subject. market was firm-deliveries exceeding arrivals and stocks consequently reducing.

It is rumoured, that Sir Henry Pottinge. will succeed Sir Charles Metcalf as governor of the Canadas; the latter gentleman has been

would be allowed on Ship board the amount of pensions to the families of the different grades who might die on Service, and that the Regiment would be brought back from China in three years. any wished to exchange into other Regiments they neither wished to foll were told that they might do so, and those who ow their colours to China, or would go into other Corps were offered their die charge. The result was most satisfactory, as upon those who did not wish to accompany the Regiment Que man only being ordered to step to the front. in the entire Corps came forward, and we dare say that he has changed his mind ere this!

Had an equaly judicious' mode of proceeding heen adopted with the 47th and another Corps, it would have prevented the unfortunate discontents that were exhibited. It is however well to live and learn tho' now somewhat late in the day to gain expericuce.'

ANYTHING FOR A ROW,

The Bishop of Exeter has recently written as much as would fill a large octavo volume, on the In his lengthy pasto- most moderate calculation. ral letters, as they are termed as it in irony, he has ar-waged bitter personal wars with brother dignita- ries, published unquestionable facts and discovered reason to suppress them, proclaimed inflexible re- solutions and retracted them.

Mr. Cushing, late Envoy to China, had Tived at Washington. The result of his mission appears to be satisfactory to his countrynien,

The few items of commercial information we have gleaned will be found in the back page.

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When Hongkong was ceded to Her Majesty most of the British merchants resident in China were induced to build houses and stores on the island in the reasonable expectation that, a'large Junk trade would immediately spring up similar to that the Chinese carry on with the e para. tively distant ports of Batavia and Singapore, They have been disappointed, however, and as points from whence they correspond with their constituents. At the risk of being charged with giving tiresome repetitions we again refer to the causes which have heretofore militated again our commercial prosperity: they are

Truly says the wisest of inen, the beginning of strife is like the letting out of waters, and Exeter has had a deluge from its Philpous. With such an outpouring of the pus alque reuonum, it is ex- treinely difficult to follow the stream of odium. It nutruns us, and its volume exceeds our grasp.

Upon whatever point this bishop bestirs him- self a multitude of bitter personal controversies He goes off like a catherine radiate from it. wheel, spinning round and round, spitting fire The fish is not more at home in water than the cess is set in a fume by him, he rubs his hands, and feels cheered and gladdened by the blaze.

"For what has been this surplice order with all its vexations and irritation? Simply and solely to

gives not an uncertain sound, every true church- man, and especially every faithful minister, will

-I am. hearken with reveience and reverend and dear brethren, "faithful friend

H. Exeter.” and brother.

"Napoleon used to hold that when a gna haf been fired three times. it might be abandoneif without dishonour. The Bishop's gun had served itsum. He had his shot; he hat made black wh te and what cared he that white was made black again? Anything for a row' is the right reverin i prekate's

Examiner. maxim."

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

ARRIVED.

MAX.

10-Warlock, Jaunocy, Shanghai. 10- Alligator, Cool Shanghai.

10--Danyak, (Am.) Camings, Oahu in 36 days.* 10-India Sutherland. Greenock,

11-Mora, Hooge, Shanghai.

11-Isabella Anna, Beard, Cimsan.

1-Euphemia, (Am ) Ryssone, Dahn. (Chusan. 12-H. M. Troop Ship. Sapphire, Com, Fittock, 18-Water Witch,

Calcutta.

Max.

SAILED.

10- Earl Grey, Mollison, London. 10--Arratoon Apcar, Durham, Calcutta, 10-Orestes, Fenwick, Madras. 11-Yamchai, (Am.) Steele, Muno & Sing.

PASSENGERS, -Per Erf Grey, to Landon, Mrs. Disindt, Mrs. Mollison, Mrs. Mercer, Miss Īlóraers, and Lieut. Baugh St. Line-Per Constunt, to Manila and Sydney Mrs. Hemery, S. Rawson Esq, M. A. Macleod Esq. and Mrs. Cmigic.

SINGAPORE SILIPPING. ARRIVAL.-- April 3rd Ariel, from China 19th March; Sth Coenspre Family, from China 27th March; 0th Ann Maria, (Am.) from Canton 24th March 14th Sydney, from Hongkong 25th March.. SAE-April 3rd Drie Gebroedens, for Hong- 4th Ariel, for Calcutta; 9th Corasice Family, for

raised to the peerage by the title of Baron their expensive establishments are only valuable bishop in the fire of strife, and when his whole dio kong and Amoy; 2nd Resolution, for Macao;

It was

Metcalf of Fern-hill in the county of Berks.

The Pelican had arrived with another in- stalinent of the indomnity money. conveyed to the Royal mint in nine waggons; part has been re-coined and is now on the way to China. The Osprey with the new coinage sufficiently evident, but they cannot be 100 served its purpose. sailed for Hongkong on the 11th January, often brought before the public notice, until and may be looked for soon.

The following scale of batta is to be allowed the forces serving in China during the late war, To the Officers and Men engaged in the operations against Canton, and to those not so engaged, but who served from the commencement of hostilities until the end of June, 1841-twelve months' allowance.

To the Officers and Men employed in 1810, at Ningpo, and on the Canton river, only,--six months

allowance.

To the Officers and Men employed in all the opera. took place between the 21st of Angust,

tions which tooth of August, 1812-twelve months

allowance.

To those employed on the Yang-Tze-Kiang River, only, and to those left in the recupation of Hongkong, and other station-six months' allowance."

Her Majesty continued ; in good health, and she had paid a visit to Stowe the residence the Duke of Buckingham, and left, London ờn the 20th for Strathfieldsaye where the Court would remain for a few days.

The contract for carrying the Indian and China mails has been finally settled and signed. The P. and O. Company bind themselves to commence the line from Ceylon to Hongkong in August.

PRICES OF OPIUM IN CALCUTTA ON THE 11TH OF MARCH. Benares Rs. 1,190. Patna Rs. 1,300

they are finally removed.

make a row, tention.

It has been glas a bone of con It has served for a quarrel, and it his I was the red cloak to the

bull; this buil-fight has been had; the hishop has shown his parts for controversy, and white or black gown is now a matter of indifference

"Before the bishop had his belly full of dispa- tation, the unimportance of the thing in dispute was the argument for ins'sting obstinately and in flexibly on it.

Paradoxical as it may sound,' said the bishop rejoice that the battla is to be fought for these trifies.

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"Why does he call it paradoxical?-it may b: Philpo todoxical, but in his case it is not at all pa- radoxical. He rejoices in any battle, about any thing great or small. Small things are only better for batless, in his view, as there are moreof thein. is best, in his opinion, to quarrel about what can

never he wanting.

Nothing could be more positive than the Eis hop's resolution to adhere to his order fos she use of the surplice.

There is one iversity," for the 'qu'eting- and appeasing of which I will now 'tike order, This feel myself called upon to do. because, unhappi- by, the diversity to which I refer is regarled, by many of the people as exhibiting the budges of par- ty, où one side at least, if not of both. It cannot, therefore, too soon be settled.

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That Hongkong is favourably situated for a large and lucrative trade, there cannot be two opinions among those acquainted with commercial affairs. At the very threshold of a country possessing an active population fond of commercial pursuits--a country rich in those articles of export which are in demand in Eu- rope, and requiring large supplies of British The shares to be hereafter distributed are to be ap-manufactured goods and British Indian prož portioned thus:→

duce--and also a country with which we have a treaty of trade. So situated and with such neighbours. had, trade with China been in reality left free a large and lucrative traffic would now have been carried on, particularly in Indian pruduce, and some articles of Chi- nose expon such as rhubarb, camphor alum &c. Free intercourse with the five ports is all delusion--that is we can visit these ports, but not a native vessel, or a native merchant can come to Hongkong. We see Junks passing through the harbour on their passage to and from Macao, we also know that

Perrel, Ain.) Rodgers, large fleets of them visit the Indian islands

Swipe, Riddle, for articles of traffic which they could better obtain here without the danger and delay of a I refer to the use of the surplice in preaching, Isah Ala Anna, Beard, long voyage, but here they do not come. The matter so inconsiderable, that could not, itself | Euphemius, (Am ) Russone, cause of this is no secret; they dare not trade excite any strong feling in any reasonable min But the more unimportant it is in itself, the more at Hongkong. The much lauded treaty made by manifest is the necessity of stripping it of that fac-H. Simmer Ship, Direr, Commander Hayca, Sir Henry Pottinger, completely checks the

tions importance which is given to it by its being | Ghertior, Edwards, slightest approach to that description of cour

made the symbol of disunion. This can be done | Caroline, Phelps. Our correspondent "Justice" is anonymous merce which might have almost been calculated only by requiring that there be no longer any Di- and therefore inadmissible. We perfectly agree upon. The Chinese evidently will not grant perversity, that all either use or disuse the surplice with our correspondent in his remarks, but in mits to their traders wishing to visit us and with when they preacht.

"If there were no law, one way or the other, so far as the melancholy death of private Hig-out such permits we have agreed to seize inoffen gins is concerned, we think the less that is said sive men and deliver them over to torture and there might be difficulty in deciding which to ro the botter, as very shortly the party accused death. It was this malignant clause of the treatyquire. Bon the bus on due investigation, is clear, will be tried on a serious charge.

which deeply injured the colony and disap-owever.complicated may be the inquiry which is With reference to H. M. 98th whilst in this pointed those who invested largely, in the necessary to ascertain it. garrison, we can corroborate the assertion of hopes that it would be a place of commercial

Justice," that their conduct was most ex-importance, emplary, and the inhabitants of Hongkong will testify to the truth of the assertion.

Personally, we have no knowledge of mili tary discipline; but from the statement made by Justice

(the truth of which we do not doubt) it appears that every night the troops are paraded, have to answer to their names, and pass the inspection of a non-commissioned of ficer, when any man who may be intoxicated is confined. The e were upward's of 400 men belonging to the 98th in Fictoria last year, and the cases of drunkenness did not, average more than one a day. This fact-for we firmly believe it to be the truth-is an ample refutation of any genoral and inconsiderate observation made by a local paper. -

AMERICA..

We have been favoured with the loan of Boston papers to the 13th of January, brought by the ship Sappho arrived at Macao from that port.

The annexation question is still causing a good deal of excitement, though it appears less. probable that this measure will be decided upon during the present session of congress indeed it is questionable if Texas be ever annexed to the Union, unless some internal convulsion leads to a separation of the present federal system, in which event Texas and the southern states would probably form another American republic---The ardent friends of an- nexation in the northhave cooled down,and now doubt, whether it be a constitutional measure, There would be bat little difficulty in making it constitutional were it advisable; but the truth is, that with such an accession of territory the southern, or slave holding states, would pos- sess an overwhelming power in the cational

That law, beyond all question, which can now rise, requires that the surplice be always used in the sermon, which is part of the Communion Ser In our last issue, we stated that the present government, considering that the Chinese have les; and as to all other times, whenever a sermon is part of the ministration of the parochial clergy. broken faith in refusing chops, were resolved there is a little reason for question that I resolre We of course the dot by requiring (as it was required in the to admit vessels without them. did not state this officially, or on authority, but hoce e in which my own ministerial his was pas we do not doubt that such is the case, and looked, the diocese of Durham, on 1 there by the or upon it as a measure which in every way is to be applauded. It is desirable, that this should be known as generally as possible, and that means should be taken to circulate the intel- ligence among the Chinese--the receiving ships now anchored outside of the harbour may be made the medium through which it is done to a large extent, and it is to be hoped that the matter will not be lost sight of

It is really gratifying to see that, the Execu tive are awake to the necessity of steps being

taken to cultivate a local comineree. In their

der of one of its innst distinguished profites, and of our most eminent ritualists -Bishop Coen) thus the surplice be always used.

"But after having had his vent by writing about twenty fathom of columus, newspaper measures ment, of polémics, o'jurgation, insition, and the peculiar charity that covers the sin of injurious intetido, out comes this retractation. ----

TO THE CLERGY OF THE DIOCESḥ OF EXETER,

Bishopstowe, Dec. 23, 181- been represented to ine by many of you in different DEAR AND REVEREND BRETHREN-1 bag early career they went on the principle of tax. parts of the diocese, that the use of the surplice proaching is more repugnant to the feelings of ing the colony before it was made; now it is the people than could have been reasonably anuci, to be hoped, they will adopt the principle of pated To those feelings, however erroneous, I endeavouring to make the colony first, taxation des it my duty to surrender what may be aban will follow when it can be done safely and alsodored without the sacrifie of any principle. the with justice.

refore withdraw my order, as respecte the surple

That onders was avowedly issued by me, not (From the Hongkong Register, 13th May) for the sake of enforcing an express rule of the We hear from Whampoa that four seamen from church, but in execution of the power given to me the steamer Driter having had some disagreement

to fappase a diversity,' in divine worship, and so with a Baker, deliberately bound bim haud and to remove a stibil of disunion afanget oursel foot and threw him int, the River where he was į vest, tf my object cannot be obtulged in the way drowned Oue of them escaped on shore and has which 1-2id pedoni qut, without telling to other not yet been caught, the other three have arrised | evils of as grave a kind, let me, however, hope ant at Hongkong to stand their trial

entreaz dhub in eng yer own divereton in this i particular, you will so age it as shill least expuse

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N. DUUS. or Passige. Apply to

Victoria, May 12th, 1315,

FOR SALE,

THE teak built Schooner WITCH," about 15% tons, decked and coppered; has lately been thoroughly repaired and had new masts, boom, and rigging two writs of sails (one how) anchors, chains, guns, and iron ballast.

She sails uncom- monly fast an has fins accomodations. The owner not requiring her, she will be sold for a very maj derate sum. Apply to

P TOWNSEND. Victoria, 13th May, 1815,

TO LET.

THE House at précans occupied by Mesra the happy to the in the Canon's Rosart, with peost rasion after the fork next monțis for particulio. Abidy to

you to the reproach of cherishing party spirit. OF

(From the Crescent, January 22nd, 1815}

Wherever, therefore, the surplice te now qad wi The 42nd Regiment was paraded yesterdaythout offence, there, I hope, ik will be ovetinued morning by their new Commanding Officer. Colne in use, el Green, for the purpose of having an Order of ! The enforcement of the rub faz reste no did. (inverument read and explained to the men. The treat ground. In them the church has spoken Sepoys were informal precisely what Rations they clearly, and to the guide of the church, when it

DBK, LIVINGSTON & Co. Dongkong, May 19th, 1-15,

TO LET. FOUR HOUSES in Cochrane Street, Ap.

ply to

I. P. PEREIRA. Victoria, 12th May, peth.

WANTED. FOR H. M. CAR LOVER Steward. Apply on bount.

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