be handed over to the Consul, to restore them to their owner. But if nothing is secured from the robbers, the local officer entrusted with their seizure shail be denounced according to the established laws, but not make good the plunder.
17. Any foreign vessis meeting with bad wea- ther in the Chinese waters, or running on a rock, or getting aground or encountering robbers, so as to suffer loss and destruction, the mandarins on the const will, immediately after having heard of it, adopt measures for their rescue, safety, and pro tection, and exert themselves to shew thom kindness and convey them to their harbour to refit. The people on the beach or the native boats must not avail themselves of their distress to plunder them; in doing which they will bring severe punishment In the inner waters the same
upon themselves. In th
rules shall prevail:
18, Vessels of every nation that have suffered damage, are allowed in the nearest place to pru. eure materials for repairing, to buy provisions, and take in water, and the inhabitants of the sea-shore must offer no obstacles.
24 moon, 11th day, (8th March, 1846.)
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
MARCH,
ARRIVALS.
12, Lucas (Am), Miller, New York
12, Antelope (Am), Dumaresq, Cumsingmoon. 12, Dart (Am), Baylies, Whampoa.
12, Fanny tonnel, Davis, Sydney 1st January.
12, Anita, King, Sydney 28th January.
13, Amherst, Eldred, Whampoa..
PASSENGERS:
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
Deposit and other Liabilities £390,116, – 9
STATEMENT OF THE LIABILITIES AND ASSETS OF THE ORIENTAL BANK
-Cash and Government Securities £285.710. 7. 3.
Bills Outstanding
343.787. 9. 6. Cash credits and Loans on Security 342,043, 19. 10. Dead Stock
(9.812, 16, 10. Balances due by other Banks 2.022. 11. 6.
£989.377. 3. 11,
Reserved Fund Nett Stock
106.151,16,11 467.109, 8, 3
£983.377-311
(Signed) EDWARD LANGLEY
Acting Accountant.
LONDON, 1st December 1845. -
(Signed) G. W. ANDERSON Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Published for the information of Proprietors in China.
By Order of the Bombay and China Board of Directors.
Victoria, 2nd March, 1846.
PUBLIC AUCTIÓN-
TO PUBLICANS, Stone-Keepers, and OTHERS.
R. W. H. FRANKLYN, will sell by Public
Auction, on this Saturday 14th instant. at 11 o'clock a. a. precisely, at his rooms Queen's Road. The following lot of choice wines, to close consingments.
36 dozens of French Port; 7 Quarter casks of Sherry; 60 dozene Sherry; 35 ditto Hock; 50 ditto Baskets Champagne; 50 ditto ditto in pints and quarts; 10 ditto Cherry Brandy; 25 casca Gin
ALSO.
6 boxes Tobacco; and 200 dozens Wine Glasses; and a variety of other articles TERMS OF SALE,
JAMES SINCLAIR.
JAMES MACEWEN Joint Managers.
SMITH & BRIMELOW. Ship Chandlers, Wholesale and Retail Wine and Spirit Merchants, and Commission Agents &c. No 1 & 2 WOOSNAM'S BUILDINGS. AVE for all kinds of suitable for Ships, such as Canvas, Blocks, Rope, 1'wi- ne, Beef, Pork, &c. &c. Also Stores suitable for families, Double Gloster Cheese, Butter in small Kegs and Jars, York hams, Coffee, Chocolate, Preserved Meats and Soups, Sauces and Pickles assorted, Sardines, Prunes, Bloom Raisins, Pearl Barley, Jams and Jellies, Tea in small packages superior Bristol Tripe, Salmon, Tongres.
ALSO
A
1129
GOLD PENS. UST Received, and for sale, a few superior Gold
Pens, in Silver Cases.
Ju
ALSO
An Invoice of Stationery, consisting of Plain || and Ruled Letter Paper, Plain and Ruled Foolscap, Account Current, Account Sales, Office, Envelope, and Blotting Paper, Quills Lend Pencils, Par- rallel Rulers, Office Inkstands, &c. &c.
Bar W, S. HEYL Victoria, 16th February, 1846.
FOR SALE.
Dark colored chesnut Pony; will suit either a Lady or Gentleman, and goes well in Harness.
C. MARKWICK.
For terms apply to
A
Victoria, 3d March 1846.
FOR SALE. few Deal Pannel Doors.
6 feet 64 Inches, High.
Apply to
2 10
"
"
Wide.
Pottinger Street
C, MARKWICK, Auctioneer.
Pottinger Street.
Victoria, 3d March 1816.
JUST IMPORTED,
AND For Sale by C. MARKWICK, Auctioneer,
Pottinger Street.
A few Hogsheads of Abbotts Pale Ale, Victoria, February sth, 1846,
Y
FOR SALE.
Beer and Porter in Cask, Barclay and Perkins the undersigned a few Jars of superior Eng.
Stout in bottles, Allopp's Beer.
Superior Port and Sherry, Madeira in wood and
Per Anita-Messrs Edward Eyton, and George Cash on delivery in Mexican Dollare, or Rupees bottles, Vidonia, old Cognac, Whiskey in cask and
Hall.
MARCH,
SAILED..
10, Torrington. Nell, East Coast,
10, Pantaloon, Stones, Singapore. 11, Anonyma, Thomas, Calcutta.
229 per 100 Mexican, and Spanish at par. All lots to be cleared the day after the sale. Victoria, March 13th, 1846.
11, HMS. Dædalus, Capt. McQuhae, Foochowfoo. SME
11, Lynz, Hely, East Coast.
11, forsnir (steam), Soames, Canton,
11, Midas (Am, steam), Poor, Canton.
12, Dorothy, Brown. Liverpool. 13, Sylph, Macdonald, East Coast. 13, Humayoon, Cameron, Whampoa. 13, Lucas (Am), Miller, Whampoa. 13, Fanny Connel, Davis, Whampoa.
REPORTS.
Chatham, Ilbery, Whampoa. Bengalee. Fisher, Wampoa. Aurora, Morgan, East Coast,
VESSELS IN VICTORIA HARBOUR.
F. M. S. Vestal, Captain Talbot, H. M. Brig Wolverine, Commander Clifford. FI. M. Ste Vulture, Captain Macdougal, H. C. Str. Pluto, Lieut. Airy-
H. M. Tr. S. Sapphire, Master Comding Fittock. H. M. Tr. S. Alligator, Master Commanding King. H. M. 3. Minden, 2nd. Master in charge Osmer,
Hospital and Store Ship. Amherst Eldred,
Murrow and Co Anita, King,
Antelope (Am), Dumaresq, Aurora, Morgan,
Bengalee. Fisher,
Bomanjee Hormusjee, Coates, Chatham, Ilbery, Dart (Am), Baylies, Gazelle (Am), Chase, John Barry Clarke, Linnet (Am), Masden, Chape, Mor. Alsten,
Starling,
Theresa
Water Witch, Forgan, Zephyr, Mann,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
MITH & BRIMELOW, will sell by Public Auction, on Tuesday next, the 17th instant, at their Godowns, No. 1 & 2 Woosnam's. Buildings, at 11 o'clock A. M. precisely,
A few bales of damaged grey Shirtings, Drill, and a small Invoice of Clothing, Blue Cloth Caps, English Shoes. Sailors Knives, Bottled Beer, Tur- pentine in tins of 5 gallons each; Biscuits in tins, Cherry Cordial, Sherry, Buckets and Brooms, and a variety of other articles.
MR
Terms of sale as per printed Handbills, NEW GENERAL STORE AND COMMISSION ROOMS.
R R. RUTHERFORD begs to inform the Merchants and Foreign Residents in China, that on Monday first, he will open the Godown in Mr Strachan's New Houses, Queen's Road; and will have for sale a General Assortment of Goode, consisting of
Superfoe Broadcloths of First Quality and va rious colours; Tweeds for Trowserings and Shoot gels and White Cotton Sucks, Kid, Buckskin, ing Coats; Vesting of every description, Hosiery; Silk, and Thred Gloves from Dent & Co.: Silk and Satin Stocks; Opera Ties and Cravats; Neck cloths; India Silk Hankerchiefs, British Printed; Dressing Gowns English made Cloth and Dress Boots and Shoes, with a number of other Articles for Gentlemen's wear,
STATIONERY.
Dent and Co Bush and Co Gilman and Co Lindsay and Co J. Matheson and Co Jamieson, How and Cc Bush and Co Younghusband and Coer; Memorandum and Note Books: Blotters and Blotting Paper; Plain and Ruled, Yellow and Bush and Co Blue Foolscap; Letter and Note Paper; Playing J. Matheson and Co Cards; Envelopes of sizes; Pencils, Quills; Steel Pens; Copying and Wrring Inks; Wafers, &c. &c. with an Assortment of London made Gold and Silver Pencil cases.
Consisting of Ledgers, Cash and Day Books; Let- ter Books; Drying Books; Copying Books and
J. Matheson and Co Dent and Co
SHIPPING AT Whampoa.
Corsair (steam), Soames, Devil, Furley,
Humayoon, Cameron,
Fanny Connel, Davis,
Governor Doherty, Willson,
Joven Corina, Dring,
Justina (Dutch). Rash,
D. &
Lord Althorp, Elliott, Prince Albert, Thompson, Regina, Quintom, Wild Lish Girl, Buckton, Zoe, Parker,
William Lane
Dent and Co Dent and Co
W. H Franklyn Hansen Russell and Co
J. Matheson and Co P. F. Cama and Co M. Rustomjee and Co. J. M. S. Van Basel J. Crooke & Massey P. & D. N. Camajee Cowasjee Pallanja Captain
Macvicar and Co
VESSELS AT Macao.
Dos Amigos (Sp), Benavides, Fatal Hair (Dut), Ingals, Hurries,
Isabella Robertson, Kelly, Jane (Duteb), P. Berg,
J. A. P. da Silva J. M. S. Van Basel C. Sapoorjes Lungrah P. J. de Paiva Macvicar and Co
John (Swade), Olterberg, Cursingmoon, J. M. & Ca
Lady Hayes, Langley, Lyra, Grosvenor,
Meloe (French),
Poppy, Cole,
ALSO
bottle, Cask Brancy, Cherry Cordia., and a varie- ty of other articles.
Victoria, 20th December 1845,
SODA WATER
AND
ERATED LEMONADE,
O be obtained at the manufactory of the under
signed.
No 1 and 2 Woosnam's Buildings, corner of Pot-
SMITH & BRIMELOW.
inger Street.
JUST
[UST received, a small Invoice of Prime new Bloom Muscatel Roisins in small fancy Car. tons; in excellent condition.
SMITH & BRIMELOW. Woosnams Buildings, 27th February, 1846. JUST LANDED, ex "Humayoon," and for sale at the atores of the undersigned, a small invoice of prime Cheshire Cheese,
ALSÓ
A quantity of Dunbar & Son's bottled Pal Ale in packages of 4 dozen each; and a small assortment
Gentlemens superior black hots.
of
SMITH & BRIMELOW. Victoria, 10th March 1846.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
SMITHL will sell by Public Auction, in the N THURSDAY, the 19th March, 1846, JNO: Premises facing the Philharmonic Society, a new and complete Printing Establishment (in one or separate lots,) consisting of Stanhope and
mer, and Pica; Greek, Hebrew & Chineses Types, German Presses; founts of Bourgeois; Long. Pri Title Letters; Frames, Cases, Imposing Stone, Composing Sticks, Chases, Galleys; Printing Ink; MillBoards, &c. A complets set of Long Primer Matrice; and an other forming a collection of aboɛe
1
lish Paint Oil.
C. MARKWICK.
Auctioneer:
Pottinger Street, Victoria, 19th November, 1845.
MCEWEN & Co. NENERAL Commission and Shipping Agents
Wine Beer and Spirit Merchants. And Auctioneers Queens Road & Chinums Hong. Supply Ships, Families and foreign residents at the consular ports, with all descriptions of Stores, Salt provisions, Wine, Beer and Spirits upon mo denate terms.
Also dry and convenient storage for goods. Victoria, 1st January, 1846.
FOR SALE. JUST landed a few Hogsheads Superior Dark JColored Brandy. Also,
Dark and Falo. Colored Cognac in bottle, of first quality.
MCEWEN & Co.
Queen's Road,
Victoria, 20th Jany.. 1816.
LINGUISTS REPORTS and NAVY BILLS for sale
this Office.
Office Friend of China, 28th Dec., 1844. FOR SALE-At the office of this paper,
Compradores cheque books.
FOR
Ships Articles, with an abstract of the merchant senman's act endorsed on the back.
Charterparties, after forms by Chitty, Powers of Attorney, after forms by Chitty, Bills of Lading.
Chinese Tariff of imports, and exports, for counting houses.
office. SHIPPING ARTICLES, according to the re- cent net (Victoria 7 & 8) for sale at this
Office "Friend of China,”- Victoria, 10th October, 1815. Ì BILLS OF LADING FOR THE OVERLAND ROUTE.
for Lousand Chinese Letters, suitable to cast Ty.TOR sale at this office, four forms of bills of lad pes for any Work in the Chinese Language; a ing for goods or specie shipped by the P. O. quantity of Type-Metal, and a lot of Superior Prins Company's Steam packets. Ist for goods deliver. ing Paper. At the same time will be put up for able at London; 2nd for goods deliverable at sale all the Househould Furniture, Glass and Cro-Southampton; 3rd for goods deliverable at Suez; ckery.Ware, French, German, and English Books, 4th for goods deliverable at intermediate ports. a patent Barometer. Dyguerrotyye (complete) gilt They are printed after the Company's forms on and bronzed Frames for ditto; two Milch Cows,
Bank post.
longing to J. M. Callway, Esq. Chinese Secretary to the French Legation, leaving China. Full par ticulars of the sale will be published in Handbills. NOTICE.
A lot of Splendid Engravings in the first Style three ditto Goats, and other cffects, the whole be-
of art.
Matheson and Co A
AND THE FOLLOWING SUPERIOR WINES, &c.
Champagne in Pint and Quart Bottles Hockheimer in I dozen cases. Jobannisberger in 1 in 3
31
**
Cutler's claret Sherry
"
59
in 1
in 3
Sauterne Copenhagen Cherry Brandy in a dozen cases Pale Brandy in 1. dozen cases. Byass's Beer and Porter. Queen's Road, 11th Mareb, 1846. OMPOSITORS WANTED-Apply at
this Office.
Office * Friend of China.”
WANTED IMMEDIATELY- LADIES Maid, or Servant to attend upon a Lady and we Children reading of Canton. J. A. Durran | Apply at the Office of the "Friead of Chica.”
DISPENSARY, CANTON,
Siena (Balloy), Knudsen,
Snipe, Endicott,
Burd, Lange and Co A. Heard and Co 3. Salado
Veloz (Sp), Bordenore,
AMERICAN AT WHAMPOA AND MACAO.
U. S. Corvette Finecinte, Captain Paulling.
Eagle, Prescott,
Helena, Eyre,
Great Britain, Endicott,
Lucas, Miller,
Medora, Cooke,
Midas (steam), Poor, Wissahickon, Webber,
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
THE FOLLOWING SELECT MEDICINES, &c. ARE OS SALE AT THE DISPENSARY, 4 Fresca Hoxe, CANTON
THE undersigned begs to inform parties indebted to him. to pay the same as early as possible; claims on those residing in China, not paid, or ar- rangmenta made to do so, up to the end of next May, and those in Europe, &c., up to the end of nexi August, (after giving due notice in the New spapers of Names and particulars); will be put up for sale by Public Auction, and sold off to the highest bidders.
Those who have established on the East Coast of China, or elsewhere, or have left Chins, sines 1879, are requested to send their address, and their accounts will be forwarded to them without delay,
JNO: SMITH
Maceo, 19th February, 1845. FOR SALE. By the undersigned.
Champagne, Hoek,
Bear, and Stout, all of the first quality, EDWARD NEWMAN. Victoria 7th October, 1845.
NOTICE
DUTLER'S Tasteless Seidlite Powders; Coste de transaction of a Gcasal, Agency
TE the undersigned have formel a Parnership Bcentrated Decoction of Sarsaparilla, of deable Auction and Commission business. at Victoria Hong
Long, under the Firm of DRINKER & HETL
5. DRINKER. Va. 8. HEYL Victoria, March 2nd 18946.
NOTICE
Office "Priend of China” 25th October, 1845,
From the Singapore Free Press, Feby, 12.) We have been favored with the following Me morandum of the vessels which have left Calcutta sinco the Opium Sales:- Schooner Mischief, Barque Sylph Barque Water Witch Schooner Puppy Brig Eagle.
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21 22 22 ... 26 The Eagle arrived at noon yesterday. Her pas- sage from China to Calcutta was accomplished in *17 days, which is the exact number of days of the famous passage of the Sylph from Calcutta to China a few years since The Antelope also arrived yes= terday from Bombay the 10th January..
• This is a mistake; the Eagle'a paazage was 19 days and a very splendid passage it was
Epiron F. or U.
We understand that the Overland Mail will in fature leave China two days earlier than heretofore, an arrangement which will precludo parties in Singapore from answering Europe letters until the month following. This has been resolved upon in for sure has always been detained at Poins de Galle | consequence of its being found that the Steamer
for the China and Straits Mailbid,
A Branch of the Oriental Bank is to be imme- diately established in Singapore, a portion of the Establishment having already arrived. This Bank, the head quarters of which are at Bombay, has already brancher at Calcutta, Ceylon and Hong-
strength, 10 obrinte fermentation; Capsules Gela. Russell and Cotinenses; Castor Oil Capentes; Concentrated Dy. 1, N. A Griswold infecting Solution of Chloride of Line; Somaschio Russell and Co Bitters; Spirit of Camphor: Castor Oil, Superior Olyphant and Co | Colddrawn ; Liston's Healing Lotion; Rose Water, Wamore and Co Granville's Lotion; Prepared Chalk; Perfumed James P. Sturgis Chalk Balle; Lip Salve; Aromasie Syrup of RhLS HEYL, fets for sale, at his Stores, Wetmore and Cobarb; Tosh Powder; Hydriodate of Potash; Car-
superior Bon, Sherry, Mabira, and Claret | kong-- fluct bacate of Soda in Bottles, Gregory's Powder, Widney Peppermint, and Cherry Cordials, Beer Chalybeate Sale: Quinine in Bottle and is Rib: and Porter is wood and boutes. Wine Bitters, Turkey Ataturk; Balsamic Fase: Suspensary Choice Batter in Kegs, Nes Tougues, Tobacco, Bandages; Hormis Truses: Ear Springs, Urethra Cigars, Chi No. 3 and 4 Manila Cheroots. Paint da, Bone and Gitas : Larsment Machines; Patent Oil and Turpentine in cam, Bright Varoast, Liat Specific Boiste of Hipinodate of Putub. | Ravens Dock, des de Sarsaparilla, the fe Riemmation and Chrosie Cataneous Auctions; Bpirits of Wise: Sponges, Liquorice, Rowland's Toothache Dregs; Hof THE Sulzeriler Tas just received and offices for. mac's Anodyne: Fiab Brushes; Soma WarES;·
EDWARD CULLEN, MACSL, LAL
MODA WATER, AERATED LEMONADE, Aerated Chalybents Water, (highly rover mended, on sccquat of its tonic propertirs).
Agent at CastON
ACBOOK, Cozojaador. No. 3 Imperial Rong, Hongkong, 13th March, 1846
A
FOR SALE Handsome new Poor Paseton. Apply my
W. FRANKITA.
Victoria, 19th Febreuy, 1818.
The
assessed
Drets, and Wiserproof Boots, Half Boots, Bhons god Cafter Bay
Verseia, 10v4 Faberasy, 1915.
We are gial to announce that a large portion of passagers and crew of the Canle Huntly who wers for in die Wren,
were
is Et Cocha Chinese Majesty's Vessels having re- ached Cochin Chins in November last. The fol- lowing is the substance of the statement of one of the scarumnice who was left open the wreck. The yousel was wrecked on the 27th October and on the same day the Captain, Officers, two of the pas wagers, the gunner, & warunnice asıl about Hit of the cross belt in the long-beat, first enttar, and Panace, baring 2 scamunnies seven passengers
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