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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.

cupation nearly identical in time and similar intended Cabinet Every name was stale, cach, purpose. And if a greater share of land is to be almost in each office assigned to it, raised a ghost accorded to one than to the other, this award must be made, not as a recognition of right, but of those considerations which the proximity, numbers, and the past labours of American sealers introduce as necessary elements in the adjustment of the dispate considerations which, in all such important mat ters, it is impossible to merge in the technicalities of law or the minuța of title.

Broke, $19.

APPOINTMENTS.

Comdrs TV Watkins, to com. Modeste, vice Baillie, of dreary helplessness in old times. Lord Pala, H. W. P. Galley, to edin. Rapid'; . . A. Den merston retained in the Foreign Office suggests, to cont. Phoenix'; A. Bogle, to Tlunaderhoff, sice nothing but visions of French hostilities driving Lists C. Jenkins, to com. "Myrmidon, W. N. L. English sojourners in disgust from Paris, losing Lockyer, from Rodney to Albion; G Lavie, to coní, Fla. litigation, never ending, with the United States; mer, vics Postle, pro T, Cochran, to "Carysfort: F. E. and trouble everywhere. But fancy Sir John Hob Johnstone, to Terrible'; W. K. Jolliffe, to Hibernia Hon. F. Walpola, to 'Collingwood; J. 11. Furneaux, to Presiden's house, with the tragedy of the Afghan invasion J. J. B. E. Frere, to Garption ; 11. H MR. Fage, to "Ca yet unforgotten, retained at the Board of Control opus; J. West, to Nimrod: E. Hardy, to "Vernon W

College: H. B. Everest, to Phonix,

Clovest Bourbon--There has been no supply for a long period. Moderate imports would command about 22 per picul.

Cubebs.-In demand for Calcutta at about $8! per picul but supplies trifling.

Camphor, China,We are still without supplies by the Junks and as the season is now far advanced Some anxiety prevails as to the quantity likely to come. The nominal rate is 16 per picul. Advices from Amoy state the article to be very scarce,

Cassia. - Nominal at 811 per picul Nine for sale

limited to 370 piculs from Manila which found pur- chasers by Auction at $3-60 a 4-90. Supplies would Command quotations. None of good quality in the market.

But if the award of territorial district may be mo. There was not a new man of mark among them: E. Fisher, to Rapid H. J. Douglas, and If. Chads, to a coffee - The imports during the month have been

the ablest suffered from being thus restored to an alliance which savoured of nothing but memories of wearisome pertinacity in defeat. There was not a single infusion of freshness, of young strength in a Ministry which undertook the task of grap pling with the ancient spirit of Monopoly-Which had to face a hostile majority in both Houses, and could not possibly have achieved success except by a certain audacity in making the the attack. Lord John had mustered a forlorn hope of Chelsea pen sioners; and he gave up the command because be lacked the personal influence to make them agree together! Like the Bourbons, it may be said of him that he had neither forgotten nor learned any thing during his exile from power. _____

Master Rundle, to Phonix.

Mates. Faris, of Excellent,' to 'Rodney'; W. Phipps, to Rattler, H. West, to Nimrod,

Second Masters. Greig, of Seaflower, to Carysfor, W Byford, to Myrmidon. “

Midshipman.-A. R. Fox, to 'Caryafirt." Masters Assistants. E. Williams, 1.0. Jones, and W H. Parker, to Victory: M. R. C. Wilson, to <Grampus', II. J. Cunningham, to Black Engler

Colton-Inquired for by the Jonks traders but no transactions have taken place Supplies moderate. Collon Goods. Bengal & Madras Piece_Goods Chaplain.Rev, J. H. Bastard, to Terrible.

Much neglected. The trade in Bengal Goods is now Assist. Surgs --D. McBride to Calypso'; F. J. Brown,roduced to a trifle the only sales during the mouth and G. A. Hofiaa, to Hasinr Hospital; D. H. Wright, to being a few corges of Currahs and Saunahs at about Gladiator L. Lasoy, to "Myrmidon.

quotations, Sales of corges Madras blue Punjum cloth at 833 per corge, and more offered at the same rato- Madras Moorces are also offered at very low prices" The China dyed English Shirtings appear by these low prices to have driven the Madras blue goods from this market.

Paymasters and Pursors, A. Smith, to Bittern; H. S. Dyer, to Hecate': W. H. Wiseman, to Sydenham, C. Niblett, to Phoenix'; G. J. Starr, to Rapid." Sydenham ; W. F. Jenkins, to "Myrmidon."

Clerks W. H. Richards, to Gladiator J. Bou

MILIRARY.

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A Horse Guard circular orders the Army to be provided Ebony-About 1,000 piculs imported from Hy- with a plant and elastic leather neck stock, and cotton shirtalam which, although very inferior to the Wood instead of finen; white summer trousors are to be replaced by these of light worsted mixture, except in the East and West Indies, or Mediterranean.

An order for 40,0.1) stand of arma has been received by the Gun Trade, in Birmingham, from Government. Most of the Guns ordered are to be put in store at the barracks at Weedon,

from Ceylon, is being sold at good rates. The fow lots of Ceylon, command $23 a 3 per pical from the Junks traders.

Gambier-Supplies plentiful and sales made to some extent during the mouth at $1-65 1.80, 1-55 and it is now offered at $1-50 per picul. Shipments to England in February 6,225 piculs.

Gambouge-Of good quality commands high rates but supplies are very limited. Sales of a few piculs at $80 a 85 per picul.

Gunnies-Stocks large no export demand, and only saleable for immediate use at low rates

Gum, Benjamin -No supplies and wanted for shipment to Europe and India. Gun Copal-in

no request.

Hides & Horns, Buffalo -Supplies, which dur ing the last month have been limited to 167 piculs, find purchasers at 813 for the former and 85-45 fro the latter.

modified by these considerations, care must be taken that no such modification he carried to the extent of positive deprivation, and that though the Brit jsh settlers may lose in the superficial measurement of their area, yet that they shall not lose any of those collateral advantages which are absolutely indispensable for the prosecution of their trade such as the great water privilege of the Columbia and the harbour at its mouth. Now, in what way can this partition be made so as to reserve these advantages, and at the same time to give to the counter-claimants not only all that they may dem and as the right of their possession, but all to which their numbers and proximity entitle them? Au equal line of partition would be a continuation from the Rocky Mountains, not of that line which has Earl Grey, as Lord Howick, had escaped the last already been fixed on as the commencement of the worst debasements of the Whig decay in Lard boundary, but of a line one degree to the south of Melbourne's time; as a Peer, be is in a new po jt, drawn to the southern cape on the outlet of tion, with every probability of excelling his former Juan de Fuca's Straits This would, as nearly as repute, The Whig place-hunters are furious be it is possible, be the divisional line of the disputed cause they think (erroneously, as we have the district, and would give us a greater extent of coast means of showing in our news) that he it was who land to the north than we care to claim. But the spoiled this their last opportunity. On the contrary 49th parallel north latitude having already been he alone would have made the opportunity worth Bxed on by the Convention of London as the com- anything. The choice of Lord Palmerston as By order issued from the Horse Guards, it is directed that, mencement of the boundary, such a division is of Foreign Secretary looked like an evil destiny: il "until further orders, the minimum size of recruits for the course out of the question. We only notice this to excited an ague-fit in the City; it spread a "gloom" infantry of the line will be half-an-inch below the standard show that our starting point is not one of perfect over the Bourse at Paris: if the Ministry had not prescribed by the general order of May, 1841, viz.3--Men at 5 foot 6, and growing lads under 18 years of age, as low na equality. As the matter already stands, a previous been langhed to death beforehand, the distrust oc5 feet 5 and a half inches. Recruits for regiments in India, China, New South Wales, and St. Helenu, to do eligiblo at

Gold Dust.-Always in demand for remittance conviction has ratified a certain principle of con- casioned by Lord Palmerston would have destroy

to Calcutta. Pahong and Calantan sulling as it cession. We have not claimed all that the cired it. Lord Grey would fain have removed that 5 feet 5 and a half, if not under 18 years of age."

The China Medal is ready for distnhation. It was pre-arrives at 831 à 314 and Sambas at $29 a 29 per cumstances of the case and the ambiguity of right incubus; and if his wiser counsel had been follow-pared some time since, but in accordance with the policy of

buncal, would have justified us in claiming. And, knowed, the Whigs might really have enjoyed place for avoiding the possibility of creating any misinterpretation of a time-all, down to Mr. Vernon Smith, would the pacific intentions of the British Government, it was ing this, we feel that we are bound by our duty to our own countrymen resident in those districts to have had a chance. Even as a leailer for the party deemed prudent to alter the original device on the reverse of protest against any wanton or careless compromise therefore, Loid Grey appeared to be a safer man the medal, vis, "The British Lion trampling on the Dragon," of their interests. We are not solicitous to push than Lord John Russell. The coming session substitute a trophy incapable of giving offence, by being less emblematical of conquest, and more appropriate our right to its extreme point. We therefore, will must bring forth some curious explanations; it to commemorate the expedition. The obverse of the medal, as it now appears, exhibits a faithful likeness of her Majesty, not claim for them, nor for ourselves, that capacious will also severely try the men who were to have district between the south-east bank of the Colum constituted Lord John's abortive Ministry; and not and on the reverse is the motto, "Poace in Asia resorted by

Victoria, 1849.”. bia and the Rocky Mountains. We concede this less severely, Lord John himself. We suspect that we concede if because we prefer a settlement to he has at least done one thing effectually-proved a litigation, a compromise to a contest, peace to himself not at all the man that ought to be "sent war. We concede a naked right for the retention for" ju the next national emergency. - Spectator. of an undeniable good. But we cannot acquiesce in the surrender of positive and long-enjoyed bene fits. We think, then, that every purpose both of honour and interest would be answered, if the Bri fish Minister, on whom now devolves the duty of making fresh proposals to the Government of the United States, were to renew on his part the offer maste to England by Mr Gallatin in the presidency and under the direction of Mr. Adams, The pro- posal was to take the 49th degree of worth Intitude as far as the sen as the boundary line, reserving to Great Britain Vancouver's Island, the harbour of St. Juan de Fuce, and the free navigation of the Columbia. This would be a concession as far as superficial area of ground is concerned, It would leave the United States masters of the greater part of the Oregon. But it would secure the principal advantage of the country, the free navigation of the Columbia, to the servants of the Hudson's Bay

The principal portions of the French and English aqua- Company, as well as harbourage, anchorage, and drons destined to co-operate with each other in the suppres settlements for English vessels trading with China,sion of the slave trade on the west coast of Africa, will ass and our possessions in Australia and New Zealand, { semble shortly at St. Thomas's, Prince's, or at Fernando Po. It would concede all that the most successful war Our force is four or five vessels short of the number agreed to

by the treaty, could acquire-a sovereign but barren dominion ;

Navy of Great Britats -Ships in commission on the 1st but it would secure all the commercial blessings of Janancy, 1846-Line-of battle-ships at ses, and ready for an honourable compromiso and a rational peace.ea in every respect, 12; line of battle ships and frigates in It would not deprive the native Americans of any commission as ordinary guard ships and receiving ships, but Equitable advantage, but it would retain for English several ports, carrying from 26 to se guns, 32; corvetes, uafi for service at ata, 15; frigate at sea and firing out at men that privilege to which they are justly en brige, and cutters (excluding the Falmouth packets briga) of led the privilege of sharing in the traffic between from 2 to 21 gana cach, 83; steam frigates, steam aloops, and North America and the English settlements in the ordinary steainers (excluding the mail packet steamere) of Pacific. No impartial man can expect that no from 1 to 12 guns each, 05; armed troop ships of from 10 tỤ English Minister would ever consent to transfer to 26 guns, 5; Discovery ships, viz, Erebas," "Terror, and the United States monopoly of the carrying trade Pagda, 3 Total of till chasse in commission, 313 between Hudson's Bay and English colonics in that sea.

NAVAL AND MILITARY. NAVAL.

Lord of the Admiraity to another position in the cabinet, in The Earl of Haddington removes from the office, of First which his services are still retained for the benefit of the country.

We regret to announce the death, by his own hand, of Colonel John Gurwood, on the unattached list, who, after a short sojourn at Brighton, terminated his earthly existence on 27th December, by cutting his throat. The deceased was greatly distinguished in the Peninsula, was on the staff of the Lake of Wellington at the battte of Waterloo, afterwards private secretory to the Duke of Wellington, and he has lately completed a tek on which he had been for many yours engaged, as editor of the Wellington Despatches." Ho wore the Waterloo medal, and another decoration; and ho filled the office of Deputy Constable of the Tower of London, The following are tho Infantry corpa as they stand for foreign service, viz. --16th, 24th, 32nd, 8th, 6th, 37th, 36th, 56th, 69th, 76th, 67th, 5th, 44th, 70th, 41st, 20th, 83rd, 64th, 49th, 75th, 87th, 50th, 47th, 02ud, 68th, 55th, 7th, 3rd, and 13th.

INFANTRY..

The Earl of Ellenborough, the late Governor General of tadia, succeeds the Earl of Haddington. We have no doubt his lordship will pursue that same fair and impartial course which has made Lord Haddington eo deservedly popular with all ranks and departments under the Admiralty Board. The Colonels of Irish Regiments of Militia have raceir

Sir G. Cockburn is about to retire from the Admiralty. ed orders to fill up all vacancies in the list of officers of their respective regiments. This is preparatory to the The good service pension of 3001. per aunum, which re- verted to the Admiralty on the death of Adm. Sir C. Row calling out of the Militia next spring, when it is supposed from 3000 to 6,000 of that force will he embodied. All the ley, Bart., was conferred on Adm Sir W. Hotham, o o 6,

Officers of the navy will be shortly ordered to wear scales subalterns who are in receipt of compensation and exceed- on the undress coat, instead of epaulettes, as heretofore sing 50 years of age, will be struk off, recalving a cominut- milar to those worn in the army. The patieres are already ation, soaled at the Admiralty.

Nave of the UsITED STATE-The navy of the United States is every respectable. Taking their navy list, it appeare that they have of all classes of ships, olil, ratten, or on the stocks, on their rivers and lakes, in China sad the Pacific, a

OFFICE OF ORDxance, Dec 26.

RI. Artillery-Gentlemen Cadets to be Second Livut:-- W. E. M. Reilly, vice Robinson, prom.; WB Saunders, vice Biddulph, prom.; C. H Smith, vice Vernon, prom. ¡ H. T. Fitzhugh, vice Raynes, prom.; W. II, Moody, vice Milman, prou; W. N. Ilanly, vice Kennedy, prora.; J. L. Bolton, vice Lock, prom.; J. R, Lugg, vice Gilbert, dec.; G, J. A. Fraser, vice. Baddeley, prom,, T. Lambert, vice Noire, pro.

RI. Engineers-Gentlemen Cadets to be Second Lieuts: C. B. P. N. I Nugent, vice Ward! proms ; E. Belfisht, prom.; St. A. St. John, vice Grain, prom E. C. A Ger vice Jesse, proni.; Hon. G Wrottesley, vice Bourchier, ton, vire Grant, prom. W. Porter, vice Browne, prant.; J. J. Wilson, vice Somerset, prom; G. F. Dawson, vico Montagu, prom; G. St. J. Croilon, vice Maitis, proni, ¡II. Phillpotts, vice King, prom.

Admiralty, Dɛc. 29. -

Corps of RI, Marines-Gentlemen Cadets G. B. Heat- tey, H. Adair, and L. W. Mawbey, to de Sec.. Ideutenants

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.. EASTERN JEPORTS. PRODUJE MARKET.

There has been a considerable import of Tin dire ing the past week, although in produce generally little business has been done.

Betelnut. ----Soms old Nut, bought at 801 per thar of 321 catties, is now being shipped on the "Ripsima Anna Maria" for Coleutta. The now crop cannot be expected before the month of May. Grain-Rice Arvaras, have been looking up and we have anne of it at the present moment $10 per coyan & this price is firm with an upward tendency. Opizza-Benares, is 6rm, at 8600 to 610 cash, and some Ekdihood of catas advancing.

Mother of Pearl Shells -None and wanted; last sale at 8134 per picul.

Mace & Nu megs. Are advancing in price and none of good quality obtainable wider $100 for the former and $80 per picut for the latter.

Opium.-The imports from Calcutta during the month have been about 600 chests. At the early part of February sales were confined to a chest or two at a time to meet the immediate demand of Native traders, but on the arrival of supplies from. the first sale some activity provadel. Paina-ree alized $600 --and Bonares 8605 2.615. There has been no enquiry for Malwa, which is nominally worth of $700, and imports for some time pust re- main angold. In Turkey-a few chests have been sold at $570 per picul, but the demand is langóið

The advance or declino in prices depend chiefly on the rates obtainable in China for new Opima, Pepper, Black. The demand continue good aud extensive sales have been made of clean, dry Sin

White Pepper gapore and thio at $4.10 a 4 25.

saleable as it arrives at $61 a 7. Rice —Cousiecrable imports from Arracan which have been soħi nt 913 a 47 for common, and 21 for fine long grained. - Supplies from Cóchia Chino realised $52 a 54 per coyan. Limited sales

of

Monghy at $2 per bag.

Rallons. ~ Are plentiful at quotation, few sales bave however taken place.

Saga, Pearl-is now more freely, offered and sales made at 88 25 a 3:30 and Flour at $2-95 a. 3 per picul reported in February 400 piculs.

Sugar.The supplies brought by the ships of the King of Cochin Chinm amounted to 11,200 piculs of which 7900W) piculs have been sold at $3 nud the remaining 4,200 piculs will be 10 taken to Batavia. About 1,000 piculs of first quality Siam sold at $5 per piħul.

Supra Wind, Manila --Nove and wanted,

Silk Raw. Canton No. 3.–Continues very dull, sales at about $255. Imports by the Junks are selling at quotations.

Segors, Manila -The demand has been doll throughout the month and sales made on a very

limited scale at about quotations.

Tea, Junk ---No transaction of consequendo have yet takon place, sales being continet to a few hun- red boses at $6 a 6-50 per 20 cutties to supply tho India Markets. The quality of some of the im ports is reported to be superior.

Tin, Straus--Supplies during the month have heap 2,671 pienta which readily found purchasers at 817) and $178. A lot of inferior from Calantan sold at $15 per picul.

We hope that no rules of diplomatic etiquete will prevent our representative at Washington from and total of 76, namely, 10 line of battle ships, 13 frigates of the first class, 2 of the second class. #3 sloops of war, 5 making some proposal of this kind. We hope trigg, schwners, & staters, together with 4 store ships and also, that no false pride, or more ignable senti- | brugs; but it may be safely reckoned that between 40 and ment, will preclude the Ministry of Washington 50 of this list are really superior formidable vessels, and real from accepting

And if they do reject it as fly available for any servicc of emergency. Five ships of the hug, alongwide which, they say, our "Victory" looks like a coming from us, we do not see how, after such a rejection, they can refuse to submit the question of be ready for ses is a month, and abon 6 Erst. clas Ingaca rated as forty-feira, bat really more resembling miles still left in dispute to the arbitration of some ser razce Waspite, which may be commdered one of thes picutral Power. To reject an offer conceived in bus sups of her class. The Americans have only one rate, In the spirit of peace and moderation, and at the the independence? 54, a description of ship that hither

has not been seen in Bor of our mave yande, but which ha same time to demur to the suggestion of a reference chair coou have to estaba in a few rande noe conseg would be to deserve, not less than to provoke, the out of some old finorates that have no worn such service imputation of the most reprehensible obsinacy or The toast aamber of alors in the United States navy in 6100, of when abwa 260 ar naive-bem Asuriaus, the the most insolent înjustice. - Timce.

art being principally Eagleh, with a tow Smedes and lian- sadies Test pay is 13 deltam a month, and a dudare per noma additional, if they don't draw any gree rarion. This is fully cost to traze poomla tas sailings per month. With Lord John Russell accepted office and framed his past the high rate of wageni would be next to imposable for Ministry in such manner as if his sole object were crsey of the cry to can the thipa.

The Vanguardy' 59, is tis fing dhig si Cork.

Sager-The Reliance" is loading Sugars for to show how unerly incompetent he was to execute Lican Joba Dair, of the Melampan Capt. Campbe¤, war London. The esponts to that markes from the dif- the task-how very objectionable his Minary would ted by voor metal at Monte Videry on a charge of drama.

ferent estates bure are estimated at 3,000 tons for hase been. He, as the leader of her Majesty's Op- 1 case, and sogazed. He was easigandy Bragael ca position, solemnuly proclaims the country in danger, ever che in eyes of which are moral codes of the

T-Imports forms Junk Ceylon, and balders

ON CALCUTTA -- About 850,000 has been paid he is graciously deputed to restos it, he gallanty in gas evidence, and the Court sentenced the pricece to

120 destem the true with dagrace.

are asking $17 per picch

into the Tronary for Bills on the Bengal Govern undertakes the enterprise, and—breaks down at} The Pere esa gan, bas born Beauched a fincere Miscellanenas.-Caly a by Manila Cherostrin | mest at 201. Private Bills to a limited nuca have the outset. He cannot erra mater his men. He us no va a contract code demes of the the place and mastal. There is so an excete sold at 272. did not realise even a promise or shadow of racy of the Navy i was hats with some rapider, the pess. If he had been joking-onsking gare of his rare been dat enter than May last. extock of Coir rope in the place. Of funnies a large Country and his Sovereign-if he had intended to me), 10 Stry depth in bulk. 27 les; burden ha

se brings is siå ha fisches ; escame heads (exclam back out of a boasting scmpe by a pretended Bilaga 112 f

THE WHIG ABORTION.

re, a kind of political evindle, the appearances beza, ad de Bakenbad, baila would not have bris very different. We do enter the the Big Bary, by Sean festrident E impute to him anythar so gawanhy, dusidro, the bader's rant or Sund Bekenden Burma

Kagan, 315 West; essema banded, 0) si a ha was not insincere he would have repealed the 1 boli lati drgh a belt, 23 lat, wang, Lex. The ar Corn-laws if he could, but be moued brart, and we will be of dishte poner

above all grearth for so rough a jose. He wanted the courge, or vigor, or shifter you pesée to call it, which a me must here to be a houder in trying times.

Lord John's nabour of a “Where?" Ces Glue

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are equally inext. Where has the men bas stage (km, m: 1. 17 Tones, bering for the five years, who exald imagine thing better than

antival of the Hellouna Misisny vell As Do? We Login the 1840 wind? Yet sora was he to] Tommasi Fa

Pepper, Buck-We quote it 81-10 per picut, as which rate the present stock in the place coull be secured,

supply, matly usable.

Fausen.-The “Krunce" o kadar for Lán- dup. The "Euckey"" sal iron Queen” aze the meat expected artinals from Enghest-Pawng Cinets, March 1,

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Tortoiseshell. None and wanted,

EXCITANCE

On Esotas-The transactions during the month have not been to any Inrge amount. There are several sellers of Bills at 6 months sight at do. 184, bor buyers are looked for an advance. Navy

Os Mistis & Bonday, Nominal at 22% On Chisammit pas.

TONNAGE.

The Sarult is likely to go to Shangħal The dea Quatics of the Emma is not yer fuck. There is a large quality of Gambier on hant for shipment but every little of any other dergo the chips now loading--the Balmesen and Roseberry for Lenfor Arria, Butaria - I be demum continued the Guertin br Liverpool-having elevred 400 at 87 per half haguer and rewat kapte market of all meanineus (esight, Mongagorn

Free Press, Mesi 12.

#les --delling in talents fons at @l 70 a 1 75

Bora este -Lrcical applire A lot of 7 pievle the oferenca quality, mil u 300 per pont, ene this tae bave cnumised to high tog den human can shut

Cilent, Fristed and Published by Jowk Cann, At The Frondd of Chrau und Ilmutong Bundle. Printing Office, Oncos Bruger, Vierbas, HorOKORO, 1844,