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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.

has engaged our attention was not the composition.ommenting, lë regret the dry when he resigned twelva ruh- of the Editor of the "Mail," it may be found in the

following paragraph taken from his paper of the 10th July

*** A Government Notification in to-day'a Mair announces the resignation of Mr Montgomeży Martin, who is ́already on his way to England, having takon his passage by the Lansick for Bombay, During the short period he held the office of Colonial Treasurer, this gentleman, by his affability und obliging disposition, and his readiness to communicato. from his varied stores of knowledge, waa so generally known and appreciated by the community that any ealogiura upon him would be superftious. His residence in China will no doubt Have furnished materials for un additional work to the many he has produced on our Colonial History; and most people here will be anxionć w sen we views he gives to the world apdu tite relations of Great Britain with China, and the prospects of the Colony of Hongkong "

We have extracted from the Hambay Gentleman's Gazer te an article entitled "Statistical Comparison between Hong- kong and Chusan, the authorship of which few of our local roaders will be at a loss to conjecture,

In the month of July that, this distinguished philanthropist and philosophical observer of natural phenomens, ever ready to be offered on upon the altar of his country, resigned a

dred pounds year, and fled from Hongkong

fist, bat ons future occasion we propose to enter

anitation of his views on the prospects of

ong as a

TO LET

at

PUBLIC AUCTION,

1033

N Monday the 22nd Instant at 11 o'clock a, M.

For the present we close our remarks on this perverse the promises known as the office of the "Friend the undersigned will soll by Public Auction

inte anes top Street, commanding a fine view of the lay; a of Chimay Three Houses situate in Welling-

Shop and Store situate on the Queen's Road, in a central part of the town. Early possession can be given. For further particulars apply to

~ R. OSWALD.

Bruch schlement, and the advantages wallards as compared

Chushnuine Mail, Dec. 18,777

DECEMBER,

ARRIVALS.

17, John Cooper, Greig, Whampna.

SAILED

DECEMBER,

16, Eagle (Am), Prescott, Whampoa. 19, Liverpool, Bland, Manila

LEPORTS

Grecian, Macdowall, London,

Sir Robert Sule, Loader, London, with Invalids. John Comper, Greig, London,

MANILA SHIPPING.

ARRIVAL

Victoria, 19 December, 1955,

NOTICE

THE business of the undersigned heretofore, man- aged in China by Mulloabhoy Dangersey will hereafter be conducted under the style and designa- tion of "Noon Mahomed Dhartoonhoy & Co.” and Thaverbhoy Allana and Nanjeehhoy Hassom are authorizal to sign for the Firm by Procuration.

NOORMHAMUD DATTOOBHOY. Canton, 15th December, 1845

SMITH & BRIMELOW. Ship Chandlers, Wholesale and Retail Fine and Spirit Merchants, and Commission Agents &c. No 1 & 2 WOOSNAM'S BUILDINGS.

daming tas ink role mouve if making the mentions What to Nov. 4, Constant, Hemety, Sydney in 60 days. HAVE for sale all kinds, of Stores suitable for

that in sacrifice, was urge upon the government and representailves of the British people the paramount importance of exchanging this "Geben. na of the waters, this pestilential excrescence of the earth for that gem of the ocean. Chasan, Inspired by such noble zeal, and deeply impressed with a sense of the mo montous offects of his mission, he has not reserved himself for a sudden sensation and ostentatious display in England, bat hus seized the opportunity of enlisting disciples in India, where the jereminds of this prophet of evil seem to have been cagerly listened to for no représentation of the condition or prospects of the Colony of Hongkong could be worse than the newspapers of that country are inclined to credit,

The great undertakings of great men are usually distin- guished by some strong manifestation of the power of mind. over matter, and accordingly this second Curtius, "with Ro man virtue arm'd actually ventured to quit our shores in the teeth of an adverse monsoon, Censorious people may, Indeed, have remarked that the devoted philanthropist took his departure on the eve of that portion of the year which is generally understood as the unhealthy season; and if the dreaded exhalations of fearful pestiferous gas" at all acce lorated bis movements, those who most regret his absence have all the more reasen to rejoice that the health of this enlf-constituted minister of public safety has thus been secur

But the writer in question has long been renowned as a very leviathan of statistics, into whose open and copscious jaws fonts every stra gling statement that may chance to pass the lips of the casual observer; and it is not surprising that in the effusion before us, as has been the case with ver'ain others that have marked his wake through India, be has emitted from his spiracies the fragments of every cursory

25, Archimedes (Er war Steamer), Singapore

in 14 days.

2527, Mermeid, Gill,, Macao in 8 days.

SL HYMN GATLED. C

Nov, 22, Santos (Spanish), Bilbon." 23, Caroline, Singapore. 24, Sarah, Sydney,

25, Horatio (Am), Macao,

26, Bombily Castle, Bombay

26 Arispe (Spanish), Cadiz.

27, Archimedes (Frch, war Steamor), Macao. ***** LOADING 30th November 1845. Victoria (Spanish) Cadiz.

Mary Ellen (Am.), China. Robert Fulton (Am); Philadelphia, Farewell (Am.), Boston."

Thomas Perkins (Am), New York, Ann Bates, London.

Mary Campbell, Java, Edith (French) Nantes

Elisabeth (Hamburgh), Hamburgli. Macasar (Belgian), Amberes. Frederick Warren (Am.), Boston,

VESSELS IN VICTORIA HARBOUR.

conversation with which he had been edified or guiled. M. S. Agincourt, Lyster, Flag of Rear-Admiral during his sujourn in China

not, the courtesy to consult the wishes of the individuals from whom they may have fallen, waggish acquaintances will consider him fair game, and are sure to amuse them-

eelves by palming upon him all sorts of crudities. The wri ter of the Statistical Comparison" is evidently a person of this class; and the unqualified tone in which be speaks of the mortality of Hongkong, can only be attributed to the im- position of wage, or to the billiary derangement of their dupe, f

Sir Thomas Cochrane,

|___Ships; such as Canvas, Blocks, Rope, Twis ne, Beef, Pork, &c. &c. Also Stores suitable for families, Double Gloster Cheese, Butter in small Kogs and Jars, York hams, Coffee, Chocolate, Preserved Meats and Soups, Sauces and Pickles nasorted, Sardines Prunes, Bloom Raisins, Pearl Barley, Jams and Jellies, Tea in small packages, superior Bristol Tripe, Salmon, Tongues.

AM ALSO Bear and Porter in Caşk, Barclay and Perkins Stout in bottles, Allopp's Beer.

Superior Port and Sherry, Madeira in wood and boules, Vidonia, old Cognac, Whiskey in cask and bottle, Cask Brandy, Cherry Cordial, and a varie- ty of other articles.

Victoria, 20th December 1845.

FOR SALE.

small invoice of Lamb's Wool Vests and Dra-

A vers; Murino Vegan Driver, cloud &e. Regatta Shirts, Cloth Caps and clastic Braces, all superior articles. -

SMITH & BRIMELOW. Victoria, Woosnam's Buildings, corffer of Pot- inger Street, December 19th, 1945.

SODA WATER

AND

ERATED LEMONADE,

To be obtained at the manufactory of the undor

signed.

SMITH & BRIMELOW.

No 1 and 2 Wonsnam's Buildings, corner of Pot- tinger Street,

NOTICE.

THE undersigned has just received from the well known firm of Perigal & Brady, the follow ing Wines of the choicest quality which will be disposed of on the lowest terms

When a traveller is known to be in the habit of noting H. M. S. Vestal, Captain Talbot. down and pocketing every trivial remarks which may by any H. C. Str. Pluto, Commander Airy. -possibility be forced into the service of a preconceived H. M. Tr. S. Alligator, Com. King,

theory and more especially if in recording such incautious remarks, forgetting the sanctities of social interconteo, he has H. M. S. Minden, 2nd Master in charge Osmer,

Hospital and Store Ship. Alligator, Cook, “

Rawle, Duas and Co umanjee Hormasjee, Coates, J. Matheson and Co Emma,

Captain J. Matheson and Co Bush and Co Turner and Co-

Dent and Co Lindsay and Co Emery & Frazer Macgregor and Co Wetmore and Co

Self Lindsay and Co Captain Wetmore and CoP

The alleged insalubrity of Hongkong, of which so much has been said has hitherto been felt chiefly by the troops, for the mortality among the civil residents, who have enjoyed grønter advantages, hes unt been so great as in most other tropical climates. And it would have been well that writers on the subject, who have given currency to such fearful ex- aggerations, had always observed the distinction and in. vestigated its cause. From the first occupation of the island until the spring of last year, there was not a buildingin the place, which, according to the opinion of the most competent medical officers, afforded to the soldier any reasonable chance of escaping diecate; and although the North Barracke hove have occupied since the latter period it was not until March last that they could be said to huyo had a fair trial; because, prior to the arrival of the Royal Irish, they were inhaled by men whose constitutions had been grievously undermined before they ever saw Bongkong. Moreover, the building having been only completed in the early part of 1844, it could scarcely hava been sufficiently seasoned when the hat wen. ther set in and thus when the writer of the "Staustical Comparison" set his foot on Hongkong, the sanatory pros. pects of the garrison were still dark and depressing; thongh the influential officers of Government, civil and military wero. reluctant to despair. Of this number was the Military Com- mander, General D'Aguilar, who, intead of constructing temporary barracks in different directions, in the hope of discovering a healthy site, as had been the practice hitherto, adopted the only remedy of which the prevailing evils were susceptible,S

Gazelle (Am.), Chase, Glide (Am), Waterman, Grecian, M'Dowall, John Barry, Clarke, John Cooper, Greig, Limmer (Ain ), →→, Midas (Am. str. schr.), Poor, Nymph, Horsburgh, Kennedy, Petrel, Rogers, Santo Antonio (Sp.), De Cruize, Sir Robert Sale, Loader, Starling, Chape, Wissahickon (Am), Webber,

SHIPPING AT WHAMFOA. Adelaide, Wharton,

Bush and Co

Dent and Co Caval and Go Turner and Co J. Matheson and to Murrow and Co Hansen

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Champagne Sherry

Ports in Pin's

Madeira

Claret

Also Cherry Cordial

C. W. BOWRA, Victoria, 19th December, 1845.

NOTICE.

TOWNSEND, having resigned his business,

U of Auction and Commission Agent in favour of Mr. WILLIAMS. HEY, begs to return lifs thanks to the Merchants of China, for their very liberal patronage during his residence in the Conatry, and would at the anime time solicit the continuance of the same favour for his successor, Mr. Townsend will remain with Mr. Havi, until March 1846, as salesman and can promise the usual punctuality in business.

Victoria, 2nd December, 1849.

NOTICE.

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Chunam's Hong. A quantity of Pickled and Dried Hams, Soap, Loaf Sugar, Cider in bottle, Port and Sherry in bottle and cask, Butter in Jars Tobacco, Musketoons, Woollen Shawls, Fitch, - Rosin, Horse Shoes, Beer and Porter in bottle; and other articles.

Terms of Salo.-Cash in Mexican Dollars.

MCEWEN & Co.

Auctioneers,

Victoria, 19th December, 1845.

LONDON READING ROOMS. TILLIAM BOWDEN respectfully intimates 11 that the following NEWSPAPERS are for public persuas at the LONDON READING ROOMS, CRusan's Hoxa.

LOCAL.—China Mail, and Friend of China,. • BRITISH — Timės, "Morning Chronicle, “London Mail, Monthly Times, Illustrated London News, *London Pictorial Times, Punch, "Court Journal, *The Edinburgh Evening Courant, M

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INMAN-Englishman, *Friend of India, *Cal- cutta Star, *Madras Athensum, : *Delhi Gazette, Agra Ukhbar, *Bombay Times, Gentleman's Gazette, *Eastern Star, and "Colombo Observer.

AUSTRALIAN, - * Paramatta Chronicle, *Aus- fralinn, STRAITS.-Straits Times, Penang Gazette, abil | Singapore Free Press.

The papers market thus as they are received, will be lent out to Subscribers paying 81, per month in advance, and single Papeis may be bad for 5 cents per night ench

Subscribers who do not return the Papers within 24 hours will be charged 5 cents per day for cach; and strangers to make a deposit of One Itupos per number.

NOTICE.

TIE andergsined requests that all claims against

the estate Joseph, Mitford ceased, be sent in on or before the 1st December 1845, all debts due to the said estate be forthwith liquidated,

A. H. FRYER.

13 Queen's Road. Victoria, 29th September, 1845.

FOR SALE.

ANCHORS, Chains, Burope and Manila Boge,

Navy and bleached Canvas, Navy Duck, Bunting, Paints, Oil, Salt Provisions, Bread, Flour und Marine Stores of all descriptions, Wines, Spirits, Beer and Porter in wood and bottle, Iron and Load Water pipe, Sheet Lead, Solder, Ocrusį Plaster of Paris and Stencelling Patterns, Stoves, Grates with Funders &c. to maleli. Nautical Almanacks for 1848, and Manila Cheroots No. 3 and 4.

HUMPHREYS & Co. 13 Queen's Road, Victoria, 1st December, 1845.

JUST

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NOTICE.

¡UST opened and for Sale at the stores of the

undersigned. *

A large assortment of Carpeting all patterns, Hearth-Rugs &c. &c. Tartan and Check Cloths, Drills and White Cotton and worsted Hoes, Law dics Musline De Laime and Printed Dresses, Laco and a large assortment of Perfumery, stationary 1. Tublo limen and Vilmans Stores of all descriptions.

Candles &c.

DCHISHOLM. Victoria, Queen's Road, November 21st 1845.

VINCENT'S. HOTEL, CANTON. THE Goodwill of the above business to be dispos-

ed of the Premium requited will be moderate, The Books may be inspected, which show a good profit for the past year, the present tabant being desirous to return to Europe: for further particu lars enquire of the proprietor in Canton,

3st Decemliér, 1845.

BRITISH HOTEL.:

GABRIEL has taken a commodious house si-

A. en Jacobus (Du), Emmerick, Annu Robertson, Marroc, Ann, Stevenson, Antares, Drewitt, Devil, Furley, Glenelg, Harvey,

J. Matheson and Co Hector, Flockart,

Turner and Co Joven Corina, Dring, D. & M. Rustomjee and Co Justina (Dutch), Rash, J. M. S. Van 'Basel Lamrick, White,

J. Matheson and Co persons having claims upon the undersigned Pearl, Morrison,

are requested to send in their accounts for. tiated at the Corner of GrahamStreet, a short D. & M. Rustomjee and Coaljustment, and all parties indebted are requested distance south of the neon's Hand, which he in-

Russell and Co to make immediate payment lo. Prins Carl (Swede), Molien,

tends to conduct as a Elotel under the above title. Queen of England, Pearson, G. Livingston and Co

P. TOWNSEND,

Gentlemen, favouring him with their patronage Scaleby Castle, Lemon, J. Matheson and Co

Victoria, December, 1845,

will find their comfort strictly attended to. Sen Park, Humphries, J. Matheson and Co

NOTICE. P. F. Cama and Co Sir H. Compton, Brown, Wild Irish Girl, Buckton,

Captain subscriber having succeded Mr. P. Town BEND, as Auctioncor and Commission Agent, Woodbridge, Poukon,

Hegan and Co

respectfully solicits the patronage of the Merchants and foreign Residents in Langkong and Chim, and hopes by a prompt attention to business, to merit a continuance of the patronago bestowed upon his predecessor.

Notwithstanding the formidable obstacles presented by the traminels of official regulations, in conformity with which yenis may be spent in making references and awaiting the sanction of the authorities at home, before the most impora tive improvement can be adopted to any public work, the General, it is understoel, took upon himself the entire res. ponsibility of commencing at once such permanent buildings as he deemed necessary for the troops; and the noble Hos pital and Barracks, not surpassed in any Colony of the Brit ish Empire, which are now on the eve of completion, atest the comprehensiveness and liberality of his views, whilst the wisdom of giving immediate effect to those views is fully manifested by the comparative cxemption from sickpuss en- joyed by the portion of the garrison who have been lodged in permanent barracks during the past Summer. In confirma. tion of this remark we are enabled to state, that the causal. ties, since the 1st of March, amongst the men of the Royal Irish, quartered in permanent barracks at Victoria, havo only amounted to five per cent, whilst those which hare co curred during the same period amongess the men of that | Privatter, Abbott, corps stationed in temporary buildings at Chekchu, have amounted to nearly twenty dres per echt

These facts speak for themselves, and will bara due weight with all manonal and unparjodiced minds

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VESSELS AT Mação. Calcutta, Osborne, Harrici, Martell, Isabella Robertson, Kelly.. John (Swede), Otterberg, Lady Hayes, Langley, Lyra, Grosvenor,7 Orient, (French) Cazales,

Thereaa, Briggs,

A. A. de Mello C. Sapoorjee Laugrah F. J. de Paisa Cursingmoon J. M. &Co. J. Matheson and Co J. A. Durran Order C. S. Lungrahı

WILLIAM 9. HEYL At the Old Slayd Queen's Roud · · Victoria, 20/1 December, 1945.

Wilbare Lane JUST

NOTICE.

[UST received and for sale. A quantity of lat quality Loaf Sugar, which will be sold clanep for Cash, to close the Invoice.

WAS. HEIL.

AMERICAN AT WHANPOA AND MACAR Akbar, Hallett,

Russell and CS Chile, Bray,

Wetmore and Co Victoris, Queen's Road, Nye Parkin and Co

December 19, 1945. Clarendat, Stoddard, Croda, Marchait

4. N. A. Griswold

PUBLIC AUCTION. Russell and Co Rassel and CTS day Saturday at 11 o'clock a. m. at die Sale

But in all chat relates to Hongkong, or any other het about which he has once lakça up's crotcher, the war un- der review is neither rational nor unprejudiced. Instead of applying the frm of his researches to the discovery of rem dial measures, by means of which the pressing waistice | Congrest, -—-—-—-* might in any way be counteracted, he at cuce red him. self on landing to the intuears of a paralyzing mbie, kas gathering up all the shreds of opinion that had been sacred about by a few over worked and bafed physicians, who had not even a proper Hospital for their patients be strenuously laboured to re-cast them into the Inn of a theory, and im doing, was ant sausfied with pearing ma invectives Spa 22 presumed cassos of the murality, but went far snea inveigh against the aspect of the surround ng moe paring the various, and camellenes glamous hots of the mus land mountains, with their son trascord, ninazowa, to be to volung appearance of a “press Nero 24/

In the most excepokes aut seckist erint he brings for srard Groeral D'aguar se na CUTEENCE TO SELENET 228 42847- tions, cautoasty bassining boneng, for repaling moto the General's TANGAN TRON to the future, than were Ener to bolster up as Own Chin-DJA,

We can readily unsgive the ferant caring with bis gallant soldiers were filng day road be, a to naIA Hongbong sarist such death versões, *aruld regaire the bes of a whole negizZELI TI VƏ Tema sa s baK BERZYATAI, supposing the Great had become a dengue of the alumin.

Parracks, and above all's maar

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Eagle, Prestols, Edith (str.), Johnson, Elisa Ana, Chorery Graflos, Abbott, Hebry, Shotey, Hardin, Wooddy Labor, Skillington, Laar, Newell, flatteut, McMichou!

piel are nearly completed, it in mot 300 mozna i conectat fed. before next bust MIND EVEN SOUTH FE THE KRond est be

perly seratomadani, and

near or

Russell and Co Wetmore and Co. J. M. Bull Wetmore and Co Nye, Parkin and Co Wetmore and Co

Welmore and Co Hussell and Co

RED Conveyance to Chean Apply

Victoria, 17th December, 1613.

FOR SALE

• floods of the Subscriber.

A large assortmages of Bass ware, consisting of Decanters, Wine, and Cheongue Ghsen, Vinuria Glasses, Lamp Shades. Aho Mtecă în 'Eni, Cân is Cases, Brandy. Boer, Canvasă, Twine, Hakins,

WE S. NETL

Auctioneer.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

le mbi by Petto Auction by C. Markwick

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

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A Thurston's Billiard Table on the Primises, Victorin, 14th March, 1842.

NOTICE.

QMITH & BRIMELOW have removed their éstafflishmọnt to Woosnam's Buildings corner

of Pottinger Street, Queen's Road, where they will in future carry on their business.

Victoria, 15th December, 1845.

NOTICE.

(100DS stored in dry and secure Godown, on- U the most moderate terms.

SMITH & BIRMELOW, Victoria, 15th December, 1915,

NOTICE.

LL parties having chicas against the estate of

A the late Jous Wizwas Counes, or who may he infchied us the saul estate, asa bereby requsstud | to send in the same to m, on or before the Est

Jentisty Todo,

F FUNCK Opposite the Commisariat, Vistoria, Roth November, tød).

JOSE DIPORTED ND for Sale by the undersignet en lovcien of

Superior White and Black Bewer thing.

E PENCI oppreite the Communarių. Victoria, Fcember 5th, 1912

MEMURILAY & CO

On Tuesday the 2nd Losant de blowing *** ][AVE for sale a mall forces of the Fios Erit

Adv Silver Cloota, consisting of Tea pots, Voile pola, Preaking ditt, Water Plates and conara, Curry Dishes, best strake Dishes, Dush cavere, donp Tureens of sizes, Cruct and Lagos Frames, Table and Clembee Candletics, Comp Lading, Fish and Butter Koivoa, Spoons and &'urks forts, and a variety of other artimien, abes Fuc dhe fitore of Ko John Dork in gern's home and forks, Benkires, Brain But,

dos, Power and hot Flasks G, PAT

Victorm, Chien's food ant Aberdeen Street, 5th December, 1969.

Blank, Salt Best, Anick, and other Stor Victona, With Da, 1815. Terms of Sale -Cash is Ikukan Dollar or

SODA WATER. SALE!