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VOL. IV, No. 44

VICTORIA SATURDAY, MAY 31st, 1845.

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FOR SALE.

THE 6ne clipper brig "CORCYRA," 184 tons Register O. My well found in stores of every description, and ready to proceed to sea. Apply to

TURNER & Co.

Victoria, 16th May, 1845.

TO LET.

Thouse Ripley de Co. on the Queen's THE House at present occupied by Messrs. Road, with possession after the 16th next month for particulars. Apply to

NOTICE.

THE Interest of the late John Henry Larkins

in our firm has expired, and Mr. Duncan Fletcher and Mr. George Findlay, are admitted partners therein from this date.

Our business well in future be conducted, under the style of Fletcher & Co.

FLETCHER, LARKINS & Co. China, 1st January, 1845.

FOR SALE-AT the Godowns of Messrs Fox Rawson & Co., Burton Ale in Hhds, from Worthington and Robinson.

Hongkong, 5th May, 1845.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. M Hongkong, May 12th, 1945.

FOUR

FOR LET OR SELL TOUR Llouses of two storys in Grabam, and Peel street: Apply to Mn- FRAMJEE JAMSETJEE OR MESSRS, HUM. PHRIES & Ca

Victoria, 25th April, 1845.

TO SELL OR LET.

THE BUNGALOW on Caroline Hill for.

TH

Morgan.

merly occupied by the late Captain

NOTICE.

<

MR. JOHN STEWART has been admitted a

partner in our firm.

TURNER & Co. Hongkong, 19th May, 1845.

NOTICE R. ALEXANDER MACCULLOCH, is au- thorized to Sign by procuration for our Firm at Shanghai.

TURNER & Co. Hongkong, 15th February, 1845.

FOR SALE.

M

MA

FOR SALE.

ANCHESTER Manufactured Goods, and

Yarn,

American Drills and Sheetings. Swedish Steel, Pitch and Tar..

English Rifles and Fowling Pieces,

ALSO PER "PALMYRA :"

A few cases of splendid Champagne; And fine flavored excellent Port Wine. The best Cognac pale Brandy..

York Hams of the first quality, in prime order. Cases of Cheeses, Pickles, etc. Bales of Flosiery, and Seamen's clothing. Nautical Almanacks for 1848.

Apply to

ALEXANDER SMITH.

3 Ashburton Terrace, Elgin Street. Victoria, 22d May, 1845.

NOTICE.

TO SHIP MASTERS.

N. DUUS has for Sale at his Godowns No.

18 Queen's Road, Victoria-

All kinds of marine Stores. Also Anchora & Chain Cables of all sizes, a patent Windlass for a 400 Ton ship, all sizes of Iron & Copper bars & bolts, Sheeting Copper, Lead also Am & Irish, Salt Provisions, Bread, Flour, Rice, Dholl & Ghee, Brandy, Rum, Wine & Beer in wood and bottles & other articles to nume- rous to mention.

GOODS received on Storage in dry Brick,

Insurable Godowns, will be sold on com- mission or forward to Macao or Canton in In- surable Colonia! Lorchas Commanded & partly. manned by Europeans, or held subject to the order of the consignee on moderate terms

N. DUUS, Apply to No. 18, Queen's Road, Victoria.

"JUST LANDED AND FOR SALE.. NOLLOWING Rhenisch Wines, and Selters Water, Geisenheimer, Hockeimer, Marcobrun- Niersteiner, Graefenberger', Braunberg. Mogella, Champaign, and some Superior Pale and golden Sherry, Port and Madeira in quarts and

FOL

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THE interest and responsibility of Mr. James Smith, merchant of Hongkong in my business ceased on the 14th of April last, on which day I admited as a partner Mr. Cha's Robert Stocker. JAMES WELCH Victoria, 26th May, 1845. N sale by the undersigned.—Silver Solution, ON

Telle Vesicatorn, white and brown Windsor Soaps, Isinglass, Beaufoys Chloride Lime, Rowl-pint bottles. UPERIOR Gold and Pale. Sherry, received ands Ess Tyre, fine Turkey Sponge. Gum Arabic, direct from the House of Messrs Warre, Lon Ess Hernon, Ropers vegetable Custard Compound, It is fitted up with every kind of accommodation

Suspensary Bandages, Capsules, Horse Hair Rub and possesses one of the finest views in the island, dop, in Hogsheads, quarter Casks and Cases.

BUSH & Co. Hongkong,bers, Murrays Fluid Maguesia, Barmuda Arrow. Apply to A. HOWELL. Apply to

or RATHBONE WORTHINGTON & Co. Root, Preston Salts, Court Plaster, Puff boxes and Canton, 19th May, 1845.

[Canton. Powder, Medicines (of all descriptions), Perfumery (various.). Lozenges as follows. Accidulated drops, do, Raspberry drops, do. Cayenne do, Peppermint, Bath Pipe, Coltsfoot Rock do., Ipe. cacuanha lozs., Ginger do., Tolu do, Black Currant do., Otto Roso do., Paregoric do, Jujubes pink and Pine.

at Messrs. JARDINE MATHESON & Co. May 17th, 1845.

THE

TO LET.

THE semicircular houses near Mr J. M. Knight's in Victoria West the whole or part, for further particulars apply to

BGEWEN & Co.

Queen's Roach.

Victoria, 27th May, 1945.

20,000

FOR SALE. Duchess Slates, Just Received ex "Amiga" from Liverpool. Apply to FISCHER, WILLIS & Co.

Hongkong or Canton.

Victoria, 23rd May, 1845.

NOTICE.

WELCH & STOCKER.

N. DUUS.

18, Queen's Road. Victoria, 1st May, 1843. JUST landed from "Anne Jans" Saunders new October brewed Beer in Highds and Cases, An English and American, Carriage at

18, Queen's Road

IN. DUUS. Victoria, 1st May, 1845.

MILCH COW.

N. DUUS.

FOR Sale an English Cow, with her second Calt

two months old. Apply to ¿FOR SALE,

THE

THE Lorcha Chusan 20 Toos Burthen, having just been thoroughly refitted and well found ;. has Iron Ballast, a new Suit of Canvas sails and

Victoria, 26th May, 1845.

N. B. Prescriptions carefully prepared Me-is well armed She is a very fast sailor and has fine accommodations for a pleasure or passage Bout apply to.

N. DUUS.

NOTICE

THE interest and responsibility of Mr. Chris-dicine Chests refitted.

topher Fearon, in our firm ceased on the 31st

FEARON & SON. December 1844,

Macao, 1st January, 1845.

FOR SALE.

LAND AND HOUSES FOR SALE. HAT Bungalow at present occupied by FRAM- THAT

JEE JAMSETJEE Esq., and his property, beau-i tifully situated by the water side, with a fine view of the Bay, surrounded by a Garden stocked with the choicest planla which have been imported at great

WHITE and Cargo Rice. Bally Coffee Coriander, expense and now in a flourishing condition, out Seed, Katumba, Bullocks Sinews, Leaf To- house, stabling, etc., and a double sea wali, a front-bacco, Cherry Cordial and Saunder's Bottled Beer age to the sea of 150 feet, depth from road 190. in 3 doz Cases. Apply to.

W. H. FRANKLYN.

FOR SALE

BILLS on Messrs. Baring Bros. & Co. Lon-

don at six mouths sight. Apply to

AUGUSTIN HEARD & Co..

Canton, 8th April, 1845.

FAST India Company's Bills on Bengal, accepted.

for sale by

NYE PARKIN & Co. Canton, 15th March, 1845

NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility of Mr. SAMUEL

B.KAWLE in our firm. have ceased.

WETMORE & Co.

Canton, 21st May, 1845.

NOTICE,

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DR. B.

Victoria, May 16th 1845.

FOR SALE.

R. B. KENNY, and Dr. R. WILSON, beg leave to intimate to the Commanders of ships proceeding to Whampoa, that they have associated themselves as Medical and Surgical practitioners A and Oak Planks from 1 to 4 luches thick at that anchorage.

China Vessel, moored in Blenheim Reach. Ship's Medicine Chests replenished. July 1st, 1844.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY, W ly fas opened the COWAN, begs to infrom his friends and the premises lately occupied by EDWARD FARNCOMB, Esq., as a Dispensary, and hopes by strict atten- tion to merit a share of Public patronage. Medicine Chests fitted and replenished; Patent Medicines and Perfumery

BURD LANGE & Co.

Stanley Street. Victoria, 3rd April, 1845.

NOTICE. CANTON and MACAO, 1st January, 1845. THE undersigned has Estabished in the above

named places from this date a House of Com mission business in connection with Messrs Roms- winkel van der Burg & Co. Batavia.

The Business will be conducted under the firm of VANDER BURG ROMSWINKEL & Co.

[Signed] P. TIEDEMAN JR.

NOTICE.

A large apartment, of Lancets, Surgeon's Pocket Cases and splendid Spanges.

Victoria, 5th May, 1846,

SODA WATER.

have established myself in this city as Merchant ON SALE-At the Store of Mr. John Smith in

and Agent under the style or firm of BEN THOMAS FORD & Co..

BEN THOS. FORD, Culcutta, 24th, February, 1845.

NOTICE.

Macao from Dr. Hunter's. Soda Water Manufactory there. Macao, 11th January, 1845.

SODA WATER

N Invoice of Amrican Red and White Pine

suitable for builders and ship carpenters.

N. DUUS.

Victoria, 16th May, 1845,

C. W BOWRA.

Ships Chandler General. Provision. Wine, aud Spirit Merchant

20 Queen's Road, Hongkong, .. Begs to inform captains of vessels resorting to this Port, and the Public in general that, he is prepared to supply ships with every description ofac nisstore and Spars of all sizes-he has also in immediate rea- diness Water Boats, for supplying vessels with. fresh water, fitted with force Pumps Hose &c, &c.

Goods sold by Auction or on commission Sheathing Copper, from 16 to 28 oz. Anchors and Valley nfall sizes. Sai's made to order under the management of an experienced sail maker

N. B. Nagical, Almanacks, Books and Charts and a few superior Chronometers by Murray.

January 7th, 1845.

NOTICE

FOR Sale at Messrs. HUNTER & BARTONS DI. THE undersigned is authorized by his Excellency

THE interest of the late Mr. Adolphus S. Dry R. J. S. B. SCOTT as authorized to sign my kong; and Hospital Street, Macao.

dale ceased in our firm on the 30th June last.

LINDSAY & Co.

Hongkong, 20th March, 1845.

FR. WILKINSON DENT has been addmitted

Ma partner in our firm.

Macao, 1st February, 1845.

DENT & Co.

firm per procuration.

BEN THOS. FORD. Calcutta, 24th February, 1845.

FOR SALE. TIDONIA in Pipes, Hogsheads and Quarter Casks from the house of Bruce & Co., Teneriffe. Apply to, KENNEDY, MACGREGOR, &Co.

Victoria, 10th December, 1844.

NOTICE.

THE undersigned has this day established a House of Agency here, under the Firm of DEN'T BEALE & Co. of which the resident Part-THE undersigned begs to notify that he has ners will be Mr. TuONAS CHAYE BEALE and Mr.

JOHN BOWMAN,

Communications may be addressed direct or to the care of Messrs, DENT & Co., Hongkong.

LANCELOT DENT.

Shanghai, 1st March, 1845.

MR.

NOTICE.

TR. DANIEL POTTER and Mr. GEORGE URMSON are authorized to sign by procu ration for our firm at Shanghai,

DIROM GRAY & Co Canton, 17th April, 1845.

NOTICE.

Mfor our firm by procuration at Shanghae.

WILLIAM PYKE is authorized to Sign

procuration at Shanghe.

Victoria, 3rd April, 1845.

FOR SALE.

WEBSTER, Gordon, Cossart & Co's. superior Madeira, in Hhds, quarter and half quarter casks, and in caseh.

established himself as an Auctioneer and gene-

ral Agent at Shanghai, and solicits the patronage of

the commercial Houses in China.

spensaries Pottinger Street, Victoria, Hong-

Victoria, April 23rd, 1845.

WANTED. FOR H. M. Brig "PLOVER," a Gun-Room

Steward. Apply on board.

NOTICE.

CHRONOMETER AND

LATTEX & Co. Caru Nared to Graham St. where they intend carrying on their business in the above line.

Victoria, 8th May, 1845.

VINCENT & Co. DESPECTFULLY take leave to announce that

they bave taken of Dadhabey Burforjee Esq. the NEW FACTORY fronting the River, which they intend opening on 8th or 10th February next as an HOTEL, where it will be their studious endeavor to ensure the comfort of those Gentlemen who may betow their patronage.

Mr. W.H. Franklyn, Chinam's Wharf, Victoria, will receive for transmission any communication to him at Shanghai.

(Signed) EDWARD N. BURGESS. Shangli, April 21st, 1845.

ON SALE IQUEURS consisting of Vanilla, Rose, Citro-street London..

nelle, Curasseau, Aniseed, Goldwater and

THE WINES &c. &c. will be supplied direct rom the House of Vincent & Pugh of Fenchurch

A TABLE D' HOTE will be served at & past Cherry Cordial, in cases of 2, 3, and 4 dog assort- } 4'o'clock daily. The Hotel is provided with an ed and Alaraschina in 1 doz cases, at

PHILLIPS MOORE & Co. Victoria, 16th May, 1845. FOR SALE at the undersigned,- Sparkling Fok and Mosells in cases of care in cases of 3 doz. Port in cases of 3 doz.

PHILLIPS, MOORE & Co. Victoria, May 6th, 1815.

ON SALE.

Splendid Bock of SHEEP has been brought "down by the “Isabella Anna," which will be said,in numbers to suit parties by applying on board.

FLETCHER & Co. Hongkong, 1st March, 1845,

A

Excellent Billiard Table.

Canton, 26th January, 1815,

BRITISH HOTEL

sitasted at the Corner of GrahamStreet, a short W GABRIEL has taken' a commodious house

distance south of the Queen's Road, which be in. tends to conduct as a Hotel under the above title- Gentlemen favouring him with their patronage. will find their comfort strictly attended to.

All the articles supplied will be of the first rate description.

A Thurston's Biliard Table on the Primises. Victoria, 14th March, 1945.

the Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's land Forces in China to receive all Packages ad dressed to the Officera or Messou of any Regiment who may have left this command. -

C. W. BOWRA, Victoria, tet January, 1845.. JUST received ex Bangalore and for sale at tha

store of the undersigned,

sisting of Tumblers, Wine, Claret, and Champayns glasses, Finger cups Salt cellars &c.

C. W. BOWRA. 13 Queen's Road. Victoria, 16th May 1945.

A Splendid assortment of Cut Glass ware con-

undersigned has just opened a case of Super Chapeau Francois (or Parisian Velvet Hats) which are warranted to retain their Colour, alia a few drab Paris napped Hats.

C. W. BOWRA:. 13 Queen's Road.' Victoria, 20th May, 1945.

FOR SALE.

T the Godowns of the undersigned the fallowing.

Aarticks

Marine Storce of all descriptions, Anchors and Chain Cables, Shenhing Copper and Nails, Itod ron, Salt Provisions, Bread, Flour, all descriptions of Wines, Spirita and Beer and Porter in Wood and bottle, Navy Duck.

Likewise an Invoice of Baltic Timber and Deals.

HUMPHREYS & Co.

No. 13 Queen's Road. Hongkong, 28th February, 1845.

A

FOR SALE

N Invoice of Slate and bright yellow Soap.

HUMPHREYS & Co.

13 Queen's Road

Victoria, Eth May, 1945.