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FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE,

Office Friend of China, Monday, 9th June, 4 r. M. THE Audax has arrived with the mail of T 24th March. It will be delivered from the post office at past 6 o'clock.

OVERLAND MAIL,

24TH MARCH.

EXTRA.

Victoria, Monday, 9th June, 1845.

A destructive fire occurred at Liverpool on the 21st March. It destroyed the valuable laboratory in connection with the Apothecarie's hall. injuring the adjacent property and at one time threatened the destruction of the hall itself.

perished.

All hopes of the safety of the New York packet ships, United States and England are abandoned. The former sailed from Liverpool on the 26th Nov. and the latter on the 1st Dec. They had valuable cargoes and about 164 per The new clipper City of Shiraz from Bom-sons were on board, all of whom must have bay in twenty nine days brings a few copies of the London overland papers of the 24th March, which she obtained at Ceylon. The China portion of the mail is on board the Audax, now hourly expected. The Anonyma. Ardaseer and Edith were all to leave Bombay immediately after the arrival of the Mail of April 7th, and may therefore be looked for in a few days.

We extremely regret to notice the state of the tea market, and the decline in the prices of some descriptions. The exports from China to Great Britain for the year ending 30th in- stant will be two millions of pounds weight greater than the previous year, while the con- sumption at home has very little increased. Failing a reduction in duty and a much greater demand for the herb, we fear that the sanguine expectations which are entertained by manu- factures will be sadly disappointed. The Silk market is also dull; and it is evident that both these staples of Chinese export have been ship ped to the full extent or to a greater extent than the demand would warrant.

This mail brings nothing of a particularly exciting nature; parliament being still engaged in discussion on the Tariff. Some important modifications have been made in the Sugar bill which will put Eastern sugar on a better foot- The matter does ing in the English market. not appears to be clearly defined; but the impression is that the highly chrystallized su gars of Bengal will still have to pay an ad- ditional duty to that put on other sugar of colonial growth. The sugar of Manila (and we presume of China) though po ssessing mure, saccharine matter, but not the white colour, will be admitted at the lowest rate of duties on

foreign sugars, thus making the differential duty in favor of colonial growth of 10s. 6d. on musco- vada and 7s. on clayed.

The new bill came into operation on the 15th of March. On that

The Obituary records the desease of Lord Churchill, the Bishop of Ely, Sir J. Reeves, Sir T. Saumarez, Hon: Miss Fox, Sir T. Corsel lis, Major General W. Roome, Professor Da- niel, Admiral J. Carpenter, the Countess of Portmore, Sir C. Wale and Major Byron 34th Regt.

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The festival of the St. Patrick Society was and acquitted. Serjeant Jenkins, of the Invalid celebrated on 17th March, under the presiden- Depot Staff, Chatham, on charge of stealing stores cy of the Hon. S. Hebert. The subscriptions belonging to her Majesty, was also acquitted. announced during the evening amounted to 10007,

By the giving way of a floor in the Female Penitentiary at Exeter, 21 women were preci. pitated into a tank of water 10 feet deep. By the promptest aid 16 were extricated from their perilous position, but the remaining five were taken out dead.

The inquest upon the bodies of those persons who were killed by the explosion of a steam boiler at Messrs. Samuda's factory at Black wall, has returned a verdict of "Manslaughter" against Mr. Lowe, the foreman of the establish- ment, who appears to have interferred with the safety valve of the engine.

NAVAL AND MILITARY: NAVAL.

It is rumoured that Her Majasty intends vi- siting all the Lords Lieutenants of counties in England. She is also expected in Paris. Pri nce George of Cambridge and suite are ex- Rear-Admiral Inglefield, C. B., is appointed pected to arrive from Corfu about the end of Commander-in-Chief on the Brazilian station. March. The infant son and heir of the Mar.

The Comus, 18, Com. T. S. Thompson, has quis and Marchioness of Douglas will take the

sailed for the Brazils. The Canopus, 84, has been title of Earl of Augus, being one of the earldoms commissioned by Capt. F. Moresby. The Pylades, possessed by his grandfather, the Duke of 18. is to be broken up. The Eagle, 50, is to carry Halmilton. The Duke of Montrose has been

the flag of Rear Admiral Englefield The Belvi- invested with the insignia of the Thistle in roon

dera has been paid off. The Amazon, 26, Capt. of the late Earl of Cathcart. There is no truth. J. Stopford, has sailed from Cork for the Medi- terranean. The Racehorse, 18, Com. Hay, takes in the report that Sir Edward Knatchball is

the flag of Rer-Ad niral Sir H. Pigot. The about to be raised to the peerage. The Hon'

Grecian, 16, and Malampus, 42, have been com- Sir Henry George Grey has left his widow.

missioned The Rolla, 10, Cóm. Simpson, has £120.000. Lady Charles Wellesley is in that sailed for the coast of Africa. interesting state which promises a succession to the title and family honours of the family of Wellington.

At the Levee on the 12th March we ob.

serve the names of Sir Henry Pottinger, Capt. T. Nicolas, Capt. Hon. H. Keppel, Sir W. Parker, Capt. Quin, Capt. Kellet and Ensign Doran 18th Royal Irish.

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PRECIS OF MISCELLANEOUS EVENT

The Mutine, 12, was at Madeira, all well, on 1st Feb. In the single trial of sailing with the Osprey. 12, Water Witch, 6, and Pantaloon, 8. after leaving Plymouth Sound, she beat them by a long distance npon every point of sailing, especi ally in light breezes, before the wind,

The Daring, Flying Fish, and Espiègle havė started for another irial cruise. They are to go to the extremity of soundings; to try upon all points of sailing, and are not to return to port until they experience such weather as may reduce them to carrying close-reefed top sails and reefed

courses.

A new 50-gun frigate with an auxiliary screw- propeller, laid down at Deptford Dockyard, on a Cowes, is pam- design furnished by Mr. White, of

CAVALRY.

4th Drag. Guards. -A fatal accident occurred to Lieut. M. K. Tynte on the 27th Feb., at Kilcash. A steeple chase was to have taken place between the officers of the garrison quartered at Clonnel, previous to the race Mr. Tynte was amusing him and some of the neighbouring gentlemen, and

selfjumping his horse over a bar held by two of the country people, when the latter, on Lieut. Tynte's horse rising to take the jump, raised the pole, which striking the animal on the knee turned him completely over, and rolling heavily on its rider injured him to such an extent that all who witnes sed the accident concluded the gallant rider was killed on the spot. The police, who were at hand, having extricated Lient. Tynte, procured a door and carried him on their shoulders about half-way between Kilcash and..Clonnel, where a party of Dragoons, who were sent off on cars to meet him, conveyed him to his quarters. Assistant-Surgeon tion, but all was in vain; the lamented gentleman Prendergast. of the 90th, afforded him every alten- expired on the 6th of March.

7th Drag. Guards--Major Gisborne embarks

for the Cape.

8th Hussars-Enss. Wilcox and Fitzpatrick, of the 3rd Wsst India Regt., who had been recently superseded for being absent without leave, have enlisted into this regiment.

9th Lancers -Lieut, C. Studdert has arrived at

New market on Fergus. The inhabitants, and the country people of the neighbourhood, assembled on the occasion. An immense bonfire blazed,a trium- phal arch was erected, and music hailed the ap. proach of this officer, who had shared the glories of Puuniar, and Maharjapore

Pattle, 16th Lancers, as Adjutant of the Cavalry 14th Drags-Lieut. Todd has replaced Lieut. Depot at Maidstone. Capt Tonge has extension of leave for another year to remain in England,

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

both upon bills and other securities; and will probably so Money has been more in request at rather higher rates. continue until the qnarterly dividends are paid.

A notice issued on the 13th instant-" that the minimum rate of interest on London bills and notes discounted at the Bank of England, be 24 per cent; such bills and notes not having more than 95 days to run "-has excited much comment in the city, the peculiar wording of it being consi- dered as an intimation, that the Bank Directors will not re- strict themselves to that rate, but, in Ilke manner as the Jo. int Stock Banks and Discount houses, will in future charge of the paper tendered to them; thus entering into more di- rect competition with those establishments a course which must exercise a powerful sway over monetary arrangements whenever the market value of discount on first-rate paper is above 24 per cent.

day the payment of duties in London amounted public; Lord Wynford received a pension of dock to be coppered and fitted with Fullerton's according to the state of the market, and presumed securi

ed the Phoebe.

The St. Lawrence, 46, was lately hauled into

manœuvrer. The Marine glue with which her been scraped off, and with it some tons of barnacles bottom was covered about 12 months ago, has and sea-weed: as a substitute for copper it has

Dr. Buckland, the eminent geologist, has been Mr. Edward Copleston Buckland, son o appointed by Sir E. Peel to a junior clerkship in the Treasury. By the death of Lord Wynford and Sir J. Gurney, pensions to the amount of nearly 7,000 a year revert to the to £105,000 and in Liverpool to £20,000, 3,500 a year as late Chief Justice of the Com Ministers have endeavoured to avert ill feeling granted 3 2501, a year as a retired Baron of the mon Pleas and Sir J. Gurney had just been among the trade, by granting a reduction on their stock of duty paid sugar; the officers of Exchequer Mr. John Locke has been elected Customs are further instructed to assist the a Pleader of of London, in the room merchant in any doubtful matter, instead of of Mr. R. Gurney, QC., by a majority of 20 votes over Sir W. B. Riddell, Bart.-Seven putting them to the delay and expence of me- morializing. It was stated by Lord Jocelyn hundred men are employed on the Birkenhead- that a communication had been forwarded to dock works might and day, and in April it is [ Her Majesty's Government, to pay the shares of profits of the establishment for the past six months,, It is supposed there will nearer 2000, It is expect the Donation Batta granted to the forces employ the Indian government, on the subject of aded the docks will be part ally opened withined in China, under the minute of the Lords Com mitting Penang sugar at the same rates as Bengal, an act of justice which ministers are desirous to facilitate.

completely failed.

The Court of Directors of the East India Com- pany have given notice, that on and after the 12th of April, 1845. they will be prepared, on behalf of

the half-yearly meeting of the Bank of England proprietary, Io Banking matters there is little further to notice, save when the practical working of the new bill was satisfactorily demonstrated, by the addition of a further sum to the "rest," after deducting a full dividend of of 3 per cent. from the net

therefore clear, that the full command of their large capital, assured to them by the Cnrrency. Bill, has had a favourable two years, and completely within three. The missioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, dated 26th influence, and that its constant employment nt low rates of house in which the great John Wesley lived, of July, 1811, due to the officers and crews of Her interest has resul ed more prosperously than the old system of restricted issues and higher discounts Bank Stuck ad- in Westminster, will shortly be pulled down. Majesty's ships-Alligator, Apollo, Algerine, Ble-vanced to 220 per cent, in anticipation of a bonus, but the It is at present the residence of a sweep, and Calliope, Columbine, Cruizer, Clio, Childers, leaving the price 216: at which, with little variation, it has nheim, Blonde, Belleisly, Cornwallis, Cambrian, surplus profite being carried to "reat." a reaction ensued, the chapel in which he preached his last ser- mon is used as a warehouse for sout.-The rald, Harlequin. Hazard, Hyacinth, Jupiter, Larne, favourable. English Stocks are quite neglected for the more

Chamelion, Druid, Dido, Driver, Endymion, He since continued.

The stock of Bullion remains very large, and exchanges whole of the curiosities of the Adelaide Gallery. Minden, Modeste, North Star, Nimrod, Pelican, exciting speculations in the Share Market; in many cases which were said to have originally been pur- Pyla les, Plover, Royalist, Serpent, Sulphur, Sap- fortunes have been realised, but it cannot be doubted that chased at an expense of 20,000, were lately phire, Starling, Thalia, Vindictive, Vixen. Welles many will also be lost. sold by auction for 490 guiness.-Mr. Vanley, Wolverine, Wanderer, Young Hebe. Amburgh has decided upon retiring altogether from his profession and returning at once to America; his whole establishment of elephants, giraffes, lions, leopards, and stud of sixty horses, has been brought to the hammer at Manchester, during the present month.-There is a man down in Frogland who is such a tremendous hater of monarchy that he will not even wear Lord Lyndhurst's bill for a crown to his hat--The pin machine in Water- the relief of persons of the Jewish religion from bury (Connecticut) turns out two barrels of ready and fitting for sea-service-Trafalgar, 120, lic sales taking place on Wednesday, 26th inst.

The income tax bill has again been discussed in the House, but without any practical result. Some modifications were proposed by Sir Ro- bert Inglis, to which the Premier would not consent. The affairs of New Zealand have also been brought before parliament. It is al leged that Captain Fitzroy, the Governor, has mismanaged the colony. His friends are warm in his defence; they say they do not wish to vindicate acts done by him in his official ca- pacity, from which it is presumed grounds of censure do exist. Not a word from Dr. Bowr. ing anent our own little autocratic government --but of this more by and bye.

The House of Lords have been busy with liberal measures.

civil disabilities has met with the hearty con- currence of nearly all the Peers. Lord Col chester and the Bishop of London stated their intention to oppose any ulterior measure for

their admission to Parliament.

It is said an attempt was made to shoot Prince Albert; thongh the truth of the report is more than questionable. The Examiner reminds that this was not Prince Albert's first alarm; on his visit to Bristol to see the Great Britain a young lady threw a rose-bad at his Royal Highness, which was mistaken for a red hot

shot.

The propriety of erecting some testimonial to mark the services of the late Capt. Connolly has been noticed by the Court of Directors of the Hon. East India Company. It has been postponed until the return of the Reverend Dr. Wolff.

It is understood that the Duke of Wellington has urged strongly upon the Premier the pro- priety of erecting harbours of refuge capable of admitting large vessels at all states of the tide. Surveys have been made to determine the best situations; and though Sir Robert Pcel does not look upon it as a measure of, immediate necessity, it is believed he will soon avail himself of these surveys.

Ireland is quiet. The repeal meeting are said to be but thinly attended, the old subjects of vituperation having lost their piquancy-O' Connel has endeavoured to excite the people on the smaliness of the grant to Maynooth col- lege; this be denounces as an attempt to bribe the Priests to desert the people and join their

oppressors.

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fine of Steamers between Batavia and Singa- The Dutch government propose running pore to carry mails and passengers for the overland route.

Mr. John Pope has been appointed clerk of the works and civil Engineer for the Island of Hongkong.

Capt. Simmons, of the Faith, from Sydney to Valparaiso, reports the discovery of an island in south latitude 21 degrees 10 minutes, and west longitude 138 degrees and 54 minutes. Seen from the deck of the vessel, the island had the appear- ance of a mass of rocks, but a nearer approach showed it to be covered with cocoa-nut trees, with

thick underbush.

There are now in Commission at the ports, and

Hibernia, 120, Capt. P. Richards, C.B.; Caledo Capt. G. Martin; St. Vincent, 120, Capt. Rowley; nia, 120, Capt. Milne; Rodney, 92, Capt. Collier, C.B; Albion, 93, Capt. N. Lockyer, C.8; Cano- pus, 81, Capt. F. Moresby, C. B.; Superb, 80, Capt. Corry; Vanguard, 80. Capt. Willes; also Viedictive, 50, Capt M. Seymour, and Eagle, 50, Capt. Martin, C. B. Besides those nine sail of the Line, we have four other line of battle-ships on foreign service-Formidable, 84, Capt Rich; Collingwood, 80, Capt. Smart: Illustrious, 72, Capt. Erskine; and Agincourt, 72, Capt. Bruce and five 50.gun frigates-Winchester, Capt. Eden; Dublin, Capt. Tacker; America, Capt Hon. J. Gordon; Alfred, Commodore Purvis; and Ware. pite. Capt. P. Wallis. Thus we have at present

men.

PROMOTIONS.

pins per day, each barrel containing 4,000,000 of pins. The machine is small, and of a novel yet simple construction. The wire is ran into it from a reel, cut and made into a complete pin. The pins fall into a hopper, and, as they pass out, they are arranged, stuck into papers, and packed, all by the machinery. This pro- cess is attended by one girl only, who does the work of thirty by the old process-William Ansten, a person whose name must be familiar in the recollection of all who have had any acquaintance with the history of the parliamen- tary proceedings in the case of Queen Caroline, arrived lately in London from Milan, where he has been residing for several years, the inmate

in commission 13 sail of the Line, four of them of a lunatic asylum. On 12th March, a com-

three-deckers, and seven 50 gun frigates, whose mission de lualico inquirendo was opened to in-united complements will amount to above 12,000 quire into the state of his mind, at the Sherriff's Court, Red Lion-square, and after hearing se. veral witness, the unfortunate gentleman was brought into court, but he appeared perfectly unconscious of all that was passing. The jury returned a verdict, "That William Austen was of unsound mind, and incapable of managing his affairs, and had been so since the 15th of Sep. tember, 1841." The unfortunate gentleman was adopted, when a child, by the late Queen Caroline, and she bequeathed to him a portion of her property.-At the Worcester Assizes the ten men charged with the murder of Thomas State, in a poaching atfray at Croome, in De. cember last, were found guilty of manslaughter, The Lord Chief Baron, after a most impressive address, in which he pointed out the cruelty and aggravated nature of their attack on the keep ers, sentenced Dingley, Joseph Turvey, Samuel

for life; Hooper, Collins, and Bromfield for ten Turvey, and Joseph Tandy to transportation

years; George Brant, in consideration of his youth, to seven years transportation; and Cos- nett and Collins, on account of their previous good character, to two years hard labour in the House of Correction.

Commanders-R. L. Connolly, J. W. Bailey, Thomas Smith, W. Rendall, W. Logg.

Lieuta.-B. S. Picard. Master.-G. H. Garwood, S. Johns. Assist. Sarg.-H. W. Honsell.

MILITARY.

On the 10th March another instalment of the compensation to the Anglo-Spanish Legion was put in course of payment at the Commissionsere’- office, Albany street, Regent's park. The payment of the present instalment will be continued until the sum applicable to the demands of those who served in the Legion is paid away.

Advices from Glasgow mention the failure of Messrs. J. and G. Pattison and Co., of that place, who have a house in New York, and wh have done a large business Their debts are said to amount to upwards of 160,0021., of which it is said 30 0001. are owing in England, while several Scotch firma are spoken of as likely to suffer. About 13s, or 159 in the pound is expected.

SILK. The market still continues in the same heavy state as noticed for some time, and business is kept back owing to

the resolutions respecting the duty on Thrown Silk not hav

ing yet passed the House; prices for Italian Row and Thrown may be quoted Is per th lower than on this day weck China and Bengals are quiet, owing to the large pub-

scription-during the past week about 16,000 pkgs wore of TEA:-The market wears a dull appearance for most de- fered at public sales, of which only a portion went off at a decline of Id to 2d on Imperial Gunpowder and Hyson, and Id to id on Souchong, Twankay and tongou maintaining

their full value. Flyson, but mir str fetched 25 td to 29 2d, mid atr bnt, calty.bxs 2s ad; Gunpowder, good ord coa Canton made 29 Id to 2a i id, mid ra fr add atr 38 3d to 34

4d, mid dull grey round: 4s 44d to fa 6d, mid in catty.b.rs 39 3d to 3s 5d; Imperial, goud ord cos, Canton made ls iąd to 28, but mid ra fl 2× 43, ra doa ħnt 29 5d, midding ra fr and str 29 784 to 29 94d ; Souchong, but mid ra str 19 to le 240. Fico Congous were taken in at zo 8d, * apér le to la ad, and Twankay Is 4d per lb. The chief part offered at these salen consisted of the late arrivals.

MARCH.

ENGLISH SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

19th Cleopatra, China at Scilly. 22nd Uruguay, do, at Liverpool. 22nd Dutchess of Buccleuch, do, at Falmouth, 24th Alexander Baring, do. at DEPARTURke,

MARCII.

9th Mary Bannatyne, China from Portsmouth. 11th Earl of Chester, do. from Liverpool, 19th Santa Librad Manila, from the Downs.

LOADING.

At London-City of Derry. Duke of Portlaud and Marquis of Bute, for China.

At Liverpoot-Larpont, Princen Boyal, Victory, the Lord Mayor's Court, London, a deeree for 183 Callee, Bohanian. Duke of Lancaster. Sandersms, Mr. T. Lordon, army clothier, has obtained in Druid, Syria. Saghalien, Edward Boustead, Deron,

Regt, who last year sold out, and to which corps against Cox & Co, the Army Agents, amount of Patna. Ellerslie, and Currency, for China ; Ingle a bill due to the plaintiff by Capt. F. Marsh, 80th wood, for Singrpore and China. defends are agents. Mir. Marsh is residing at New South Wales

Serjeant Major D Wilson, of the Invalid Depot | Staf, Brompton, charged with stealing straw, the property of her Majesty, was tried at Kent asizes,

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