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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
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AND HONGKONG GAZETTE. VICTORIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 177, 1845.
away,
26 Leong Alyce and Long Akos, murder by stab- bling 2nd defondant principal in 2nd degree. 27 Maruasak, stealing in a dwelling house, value
£5.
28 Ing Akwei, cutting with intent to main.
SITTINGS OF THE SUPREME COURT. „ÉRIMINAL, SESTION,
Monday, 15th December. Edward Whittaker, pleaded guilty to a charge of lerceny and was sentenced to be imprisoned in
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Ho Ayow, mariner accused of larceny that on the 14th October, 1845, in the Harbour of Victo- ria, he did steal and take away 8169 the property of Henry Fraser, pleaded not guilty,
A Jury having been balloted for and sworn in, John Lee being sworn deponed that he is chief officer to the Bombay Castle, lately in this harbour, and now on her way to Bombay. On the 14th October about 8 in the morning one of the China- man employed on board the ship observed one of
it was hard, and suspected it to be money. He the men when drawing water have something round his shoulders. He went and touched it and found waited for the carpenter who was on shore as he could not speak English, and when he came he told him he suspected the box of treasure in the after hold had been broken open-This box was marked $3,500. These marks are generally cor. rect-the hands were mustered and a search made
for young and verdant he must be did not take the trouble of convincing Mr Martin of the fallacy of his “ views respecting the cause of the unhealthiness of Hongkong, and the gases envolved from decayed granite. Knowing that Mr Martin would while away the tedium of a voyage by writing a book on China, the Amateur in charity was bound to cor rect his erroneus views on such an important point as the climate of Hongkong. It may be that the author of the History of British colonies, who has had personal experience of the influences of climate in Africa, India, China, Australia, and if we err not, in the West Indies and South America, may have ↑ DE FRIEND OF CHINA giren finds weitenfion to the argaments of m Ams.
lent, who was possibly too modest, of too timid, to discuss the point with such a formidable antagonist. We read in one of Scott's novels of an amateur swordsman who made himself "cunning of fence" by cutting and slashing at a wooden Turk, whose The LADY MARY WOOD" with the October heathen countenance he disfigured to his own in-
finite satisfaction. Our "Amateur Geologist mail is expected to-day, or to-anorrow.
probably takes the hint from the valorous Bonnet Maker in the novel, and practices his pen against On the evening of Sunday a Lorcha, hence a person who he knows cannot make any reply. Island-the western boundary of this harbour. to extreme youth ambitions of seeing himself in type to Macao, was plundered by pirates off Green This would be fair enough or at least allowable One of the passengers--a Chinaman-was-but then he should avoid insinuations injurious robbed of a thousand dollars; and some pearls, to the reputation of an antagonist, whom he vic and other articles of freight, were also carried imises with impunity.
The article in the Bombay paper has been a Of late there have been several robberies in fruitful theme for the editorial wisdora of the press this town. The proprietor of the "Commer in China. Before seeing it, we gave our own cial Inn" had his cash box, containing 8500, humble views upon the merits of Chusay and Hong carried away by a servant on Sunday week, kong, hearing that they had been discussed in the the Chinsmen were searched first-9169 were on the prisoner, rolled up in cloth and tied round and since then, a Gentleman sent his Coolie "Gentleman's Gazette" by Mr Martin. The "Chi with a cheque for 81,000, but the Coolie did na Mail" followed with an exposition of the opinions his body-he was a seaman on board-Another was of Government, having a fling at the ex Treasurer found to have $74 in his pouch and 8213 rolled up his not think proper to return with the money of course. The "Register" took up the affair and round body-this prisoner has escaped from prison As usual, the robbers have escaped,
-They were put in irons and 2nd officer-sent on rung the change upon it in two editorials of unusuat length. For ourselves, we can only say, that after re-shore to give information-The treasure box was The Supreme Court opened on Monday for ading the vamped stuff, which has attracted so much examined, the lid was broken, two pieces being the trial of criminal cases, The calender is a notics we came to the conclusion that it was not writ forced off-identifies the pieces-the box was lock- heavy one, though, with three or four excepten by Mr Martin at all. Any person acquainted with ed up until the inspector of police came-one of tions, the offiences are trifling and might well his style will readily believe that he could not write the bags of dollars had been opened-the box was have been settled by the police Magistrates, so badly. Que paragraph alone has any resemblance found to be $1.221 short 92.279 being all that was without occuping the tune of the Chief Justice, to the elegant language in which he expressed opin-left-they were Mexican dollars, those found on officers of court, and a Jury, with trials in tons he never disguised. In conversation he may thers assisted to could the Dollars.
the prisoners were also Mexican-Inspector Smis
most instances ending in an acquita!.
have given some Bombay Amateur a description of We beg to direct public attention to one
Chusan, and drawn a comparison between it and case, as it will expose a system which has Hongkong, of which his auditor retained enough been carried on to a great extent in Hongkong.
to enable him to write a long paper containing one It is that of Yaong Kye and Chaong Achee, paragraph having a caricature similitude to the accused of taking away some bolts and screws graceful sentences which flow from Mr Martin's pen We are not unlimited admirers of this Gentleman; said to belong to Mr. George Duddell. In this nor could we ever discover upon what grounds he case Mr. Duddell, acting as Agent for another advocated the permanent retention of Chuson. We party, contracts with a Chinese nained Young cannot see, however, that his connection with the ket, to build certain houses. Youngket, sub- Hongkong government reflects discredit upon him. lets the contract to Yaong Kye and Chaong nor are we aware that he neglected the duties of his Achee, who allege that Duddell owes them a appointment. It is true that, as compared with Sir considerable sum, and intended to have sued Henry Pottinger, his labours were light, but that him for it last session. Daddell, however, an-
was no fault of his. He was the first, if not the ficipated them, and had them arrested on the only member of the Executive, who advocated a re charge of theft, and after an examination be-duction of the expenses of the civil establishment, fore police Magistrate Hillier, they were com- for which he is honoured by the enmity of more Though a poor man, he mitted for trial and have been for some months than one of the officials.
resigned an appointment, which if not a very lucra in prison. We are not acquainted with all tive one, was still sufficient to enable him to live the "ins and outs" of the case, but we are fully comfortably, and what was of greater importance, it acquainted with others, a narration of which gave him abundant leisure to attend to his literary may put the public on their guard,
pursuits. He thus afforded us a proof of his sin- When Youngket hears that a party intends cerity in advocating retrenchment, and it is to be building a house, he waits upon him with a note hoped that the office he resigned will never be filled written by Daddell, stating that he is a builder by another, but that the financial affairs of the colony
Yaong Kye and Chaong Achec ecchned of felo. from Singapore well recommended by Merwili for the future, bo managed at a trifling expense. chants there. Yoongket professe not to under. We anticipate that Mr. Martin's visit to England niously stealing and taking away a quantity of hin- stand the Chinese dialect of this district, but he will prove beneficial to his countrymen in this quar-ges, bolts, screws, &c., the property of Mr Duddelk is acquainted with Malay, and brings Duddell ter, and that he will abandon any intentions he may were found not guilty.
have had of advocating the retention of an island as Interpreter. The contract is taken at a low rate, terms of payment, penalties &c. ar. which has only been held in pledge, and set about an ranged to the satisfaction of the party who wants exposure of abuses of which he must be cogni the house. Youngket appears to have no inzani. It is asserted by a certain class, that Mr Marinking away Four hundred Dollars the property of tin will have no interest at the Colonial office, and Shaik Floneep who had formed a partnership with tention of building himself; he lets the contract that Her Majesty's advisers will not listen to his re-him and two others to keep a confectioners shop. to others, unknown to his employer, who ad- monstrances. We dissent from this. A man in In the course of examination as it appeared that the vances the money as agreed upon to himself, whom the late Marquis of Wellesley placed the cuse had been compounded the suit was dropped, or to his order in favor of Duddell. The work greatest confidence, cannot be indifferent to his illus. and the prisoner was found not guilty. progresses slowly-demands are then made for tribus brother, the Duke of Wellington A man money to buy material, which are at times impru- whose admitable work on Ireland exposed the fac. dently complied with-at length the workmen tious or fictitious nature of many of the complaints employed discontinue their labour, and the bub of O'Connel and his party, will always be received ble bursts. They are not engaged by Young favorably by such a sagacious statesman as Sir ket; that worthy in arrears to the sub-con- Robert Poel; and oven Lord Stanley must respect tractors, having retained a large portion of the him, for sacrificing personal interest to public princi- money drawn from the proprietor, who after ple, in resigning an office which he considered as delay and loss, has to employ another person to necessary and entailing a heavy expense on a
small colony.. finish his house, the poor men who take the contract from Youngket being also heavy losers. The pernicious effects of this system are evident, and in taking upon us the task of ex- posing it, we perform a duty unpleasant, but imperative.
Meteorological Register for one year from August 1844, to August 1845, kept or board of a Ship near Chapel, Island East Coast of China,
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MIDNIGHT.
SUPREME COURT.
The Criminal Sessions commenced to day (15th). The following is a list of the cases set down for trial:-
1 Yaong Kye and Chaong Achee, for larceny. 2 Edward Whittaker,
3 Ho Ayaw,
4 Henry Smith,
5 Francis Brown,
6 Wum Choske and Teep Akum, 7 William da Silva,
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9 Chin Ayeen, stealing in a dwelling house,
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9 Poo Apoo, do, do,
10 Kuu Azam, kareeny.
"A living Jackass may kick a dead Lion."... So says an old proverb of which we were forcibly reminded on reading the "Hongkong Register" of this morning. A correspondent in that Journal makes a savage attack upon our late Treasurer, Mr. Montgomery Martin, ca what he terms the * internal evidence" that certain statements regard. ing this colony which appeared first in a Bombay paper and afterwards in the "Register" were written by Mr. Martin. Had An Amateur Geologist restricted himself to the legitimate exercise of his privilege of edifying the world (of Hongkong) with his knowledge of chemistry and geology, and en- deavoured to refute the statements put forth in the Indian paper by proving them to be grounded upon 19 Chan Asam, house breaking and larceny, crrot, we would have allowed his communication 14 Cheok Aung obtaining money under tulee to pass unnoticed, alhough we do not assent to the -pretraces. correctness of his opinions. “An Amavar Geologist 15 Its Alfon, cratezzling the Queen's stores appears to have ade his letter an introduction to | 15 Chow Ayik, embezzling as a survEAL,
pescript in which Mr. Martin is accused of bare 17 Les Afool and Wang Aluk, robbery with vio nts, and it is also hinted that he neglected the datingsi
Inspector Smithers -Last witness came on the 14th October and said, a robbery had been com- mitted on board the Bombay Castle-witness went and saw the prisoner and another Chinnman in irons--they were pointed out as the persons who had committed the robbery-saw the box which had been forced open, eunted the contents and found then not to correspond with the sum marked -saw two jackets which had been wrapped round the prisoner; there were dollars rolled in them the prisoner's jacket contained 160-two knives were found upon the prisoner who bad escaped- took the prisoner into custody.
The prisoner said the bead Chinamas on bourd rave him this money for his own use and he dick He was found guilty and not know it was stolen. sentenced to he transported to parts beyond seas for the term of seven years.
Henry Smith accused of stealing twenty boxes Lucifer Matches, one Spyglass, and some Books the goods of Robert William Cook, master of the schooer Alligater, was found not guilty.
Francis Brown accused of a similar offence also
on board the Alligator was discharged, the Atter- ney-Genera deserting the case which depended on the same evidence as the preceeding;
Wun Choshee and Teep. Akum were discharged a principal witness having failed to appear.
William da Silva was charged with stealing and
Ching Aying accused of entering the house of Henry Clarke and stealing 140 dollars was found. not guilty.—(Hongkong Register 16th December )
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
DECEMBER,
ARRIVALS.
13, Lanenstër, Hullin, Whampoa: . 1, Eagle (Am), Prescott, Whampoa. 15, Grecian, Macdowall, Whampoa.
DiceMinar,
SAILED.
14. Leland (Am), Skillington, Whampón. 15, Lenor (Am), Newell, Whampoa. | 15, Lancaster, Hullin, Liverpool, 16, Sil (Spanish), Espejo, Manila.
REPORTS.
Grecian, Macdowali, London,
Sir Robert Sale, Loader, London, with favalids. Liverpool, Bland, Manila, with Sugar (Free labor)
as Ballast.
• VESSELS IN Vieronia Hagnōta,
H. M. 3. Agincourt, Lyster, Flag of Rear-Admitul
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Sir Thomas Cochrane.
U. M. S. Vestal, Captain Talbok
11 Le Aung, stealing in a dwelling house, value. C. Str. Pluto, Commander Airy,
over £5.
12 Le Aung, breaking of prison.
hir office whilst in this exday. Dafortunately for the 19 John Donglas Ross, cutting with intent. chicalross (?) spirt of the Amator, the Geo 19 Law Foolshing, whhing Lo Alim, with intent. man against whom he brings there serions charges to minder.
is not on the spet to reply to them, nor do we think, 20 Low Fooking, cutting Wong Alam, with intent if they ever reach in that we will take the la murder.
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trouble of entering the seas of paper wire with 21 Brodeen, stabbing with intent to murder.
Wiliam Sherrot, shung a child (under 10 an anytoons Contribour to the Hongkong Re 2 gister," so it appears from his ethan a person years of age.) nally acquained with Mr. Martin, and had heard / 23 Thomas Won, indessy,
free his own mouth sizin egin beld by the 121 Leo Auck, harder? kod lamang.
FL. J. Tr. S. Alligator, Com, King.
H. M. S. Minden, ad Master in charge Osmer,
Hospital and Store Ship.
| Alligator, Cook,
Hawle, Pus and Co Homanjes Hormajer, Coates, J. Mathesons and Co Eagle (Am), Prescott,
Emma, Gazelle Am), Chase, Glide (Am), Waterson, Greeson, bl-Dowall, Jota Barry, Clarke, Langet (A1) Liverpool Bland.
Lara, Cirence
Russell and Co
Captains
J. Mathuwon and Co
Bush and Ca Turner and Ca Dent and Cr Entry & Fazes Ripley and Co J. A. Durers
Miha (Am air-schr.), Poor, Nymph, Horsburgh, Kennedy, Murgregor and Co Petru, Bogers,
Bayle, Duns and Co.
Busto Antario (Sp). De Crake, Sir Robert Bate. Loader,
ex Treasurer, which amused her Yes, sebally 25 Kwan Asam and 2 others, echiory by persons Starling, Chape, amused bin (1. Pay it is this this erando pause
Wissahickon (Aasy, Webber,
Lindsay and Co Captain Rawle, Dogs and
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