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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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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.

which are of small weight being so pay by the package.

3m. ng large packare -- 6 m and small packages

1. No merchandise can be landed on the wharf without being carried by the of the Company.

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LATEST DATES.

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VICTORIA,

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR THE WEEK ENDING 15TH MARCH, 1846,

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Feb. 28 March 14 March 1 Feb. Mar II

THE FRIEND OF CHINA

AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.

VICTORIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8ru, 1818

HONGKONE,

From the Hongkong Register, April 7. The BOLETIM EXTRAORDINARIO OF Macao of the 31st March, contains the following Proclamation No. 55.--The Governor of the Province of Macao. Timor, and Solor in Council. Decrees as followsz ______The_labours of the committee appointed by the or der of this Government, dated 28th February last, No. 52. to give their opinion specially upon the advantage or necessity of adopting certain alterations or modif cations in respect to the orders of the Decree of 20th November 1845, having been presented, and the reas sons on which this committee founded their opinion having been acknowledged to be solid and correct, both in regard to the necessity of adopting them in the peculiar circumstances of the country, and for various other reasons, that were considered by the Supreme Council, I hold it advantageous to the interests of the crown and of the nation, in compliance with the above mentiqued opinion, and in virtus of the authority con ferted by the Decree No. 964 of the Minister of Ma rine and Colonial affairs that the said Decrec of 20th November, which declares the ports of this city free to the commerce of all nations, should be enforced, in conformity with the articles declared, as under

1. Snuff, Snap, and Tobacco of all qualities, come under the general exemption from duty; whilst Can- Bons, Projectiles, fire balls (not including Chinese crackers and fire-works) powder and orchilla, are res I tained under the restrictions of the 3rd Article of the

former decree.

2. In the same manner the goods mentioned in the 4th Articic of that decree are included in the general Immunity and exemption from duty; excepting arms and armour on which the former restriction is continue ed, and their importation under any forta whatever is absolutely forbidden.

The fourth article of the decrco being altered, the provisions of the 5th, 6th sul note), are consSe quently annulled.

4. Only the goods which shall be landed at the wharf of the Custom-house shall be subject to the pay- ment of the Coolies of the Custom-house according to the subjoined Table A.

> The oveneeing of the Cenom-bouse, of which the 6th Article of the derre treats is limited to the

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longkong, where our continuance is a mistake, We cannot suppose that the necessary expences of so important a colony as Chuan would be refused, 1 The only fact we are enabled to glean from the ar ticle before us, in the official organ of the Closera ment of Hongkong, is, that the public authorities of the island do not coincide with Mr. Martin's views of the importance of Chusan, and consider him in the light of an enthusiast.

the Goolies of the Custom-house are aporters for landing and carrying to private golowns they shall be paid ac

B.

of Gotowns rent which merchandise and goods ought to pay that are received within the

Custom house of Maido,

BY THE MONTH.

0.375 030

The Editor of the China Mail mys, that he can hanlly believe that the article in our paper was from the pen of the Editor himself, and he is in- clined to suspect from the loose assumption and the inconclusive reasoning by which they are at- tempted to be supported, with the high colouring which pervades the whole article, that it has been suggested, if not written by a gentleman better The Star By Packago, Per Pecal known as an author than an authority.

mc.com.c.cys, he has no doubt we shall notice and deny 01 this. But is our contemporary really serious in 015 supposing it necessary for us to deny that an arti 0 16 cle in the Friend of India of five columns was 015 written by Mr. Montgonery Martin? If so, we must 015 venture to differ with him. When, some years 015 ago, that most original and facetious writer, Henry 015 Meredith Parker, was called on to disclaim some- 01 thing equally preposterous, he exclaimed, “I should 016 as soon consider it necessary publicly to dony 015 having slaughtered my own child and caton it up 0 1.6 with parsely and butter." And we cannot afford 016 to repudiate in any more direct from the suspicion 015 which the Ghana Mail has thrown over the pater 015 nity of our article We will not, however, keep Packages of small weight shall pay as follows him in ignorance of the origin of our information,

1 Bale of Cotton

1 Large bundle of Shark fines

Bag of Betel nat

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I do. Beaweed

0.2 61 037 037

↑ do. Fish-maws

1 Box of Glue

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Box of Tiny

1 Bale of 25 Hides.

I do. of Tinder

1 Bag of Pepper

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1 Basket of Shell-fish

Bag of Seriboa

For 1 Case of Cambric of 100 pieces

1 do. Chintz -

1 d. Longcloth

60 do. 50 do.

1 Bale of Woollen ?

10 do

cloth or Camlet

1d) Lỏng Ells

1 Pipo and half pin 20 do.

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1 Quarter Pipe (or large, in proportion) 0 2 0 And all other packages will pay in proportion to their sizes excepting small packages for articles for personal use which shall be free of gudown rent

hich shall be reckoned in the

Godoins rent shall be

following manner

but once acknowledge, that we are indebted for 020 it chiefly to a friend who had returned to Bengal 01 from Chusan, and who furnished us with the most 0.20 authentic intelligence respecting the great impor- tance of that island, both in a commercial and in a 02.0 political point of view. He assured us that great: 0 2 0 regret was folt among some of the residents in 100 China that we had not secured possession of it in lieu of the pestiferous rock of Hongkong. He also put us in possession of the arguments which he had heard on the subject of its retention, and we immediately worked up the malerials thus supplied, with others in aur possession into the article which has displeased the China Mail Our contemporary expresses his surprize, that this and other articles should have found their way into the paper of In dia just about the time the supposed writer of it was himself there on his way home. That Mr. Montgomery Martin's arrival at Bombay was marked by the appearance of several articles on this subject in the local papers, we have ourselves stated. But when our article was penned, we had. not the slightest idea that Mr. Montgomery Mar- tin contemplated leaving China. Before the Mail made this remark in reference to us, with the view if supporting an injuri us assertion, he ought to have looked into dates, and he would then have discovered that Mr. Martin did not land in India till two months after our notice of Chusan ap-

From the first day of the merchandise entering the godowns of the Custom-house to the 15th day, one half month; and from the 16th to the 30th one month from the 31st to the 45th, one month and a half from the 46 to the 60th two months; and in the same manner afterwards

JOZE GREGORIO PEGADO, Macao, 31st March, 1846,

Regulation to which the 5th Article of the Decree

of this date altures

The manifest of all merchant vessels which it is intended to unload at Macao shall he presented at the Custom-house in Portuguese signed by the Captain, Agent, or Consignee. A manifest of the cargo expeared, a ported shall be given at the saine office from all ships

ailing from the River.

The China Mail expressos a great deal of in-

9. Portuguese Lorchas shall be employed for disignation at the idea of retaining Chusan. "I+the charging vessels outside, the port, but these shall not trade of a floot of grain junks-or the dreams of exact a greater freight respectively than is marked in enthusiasts, or unworthy schemes of territorial ng.. grandisement, to weigh with ns, in a matter affect- the Table

ing the national honmur ?" This is very virtuous and proper language, bat we think the Editor might have dona us the justice to stato that in ro- ply to the question What shall be done with Chr.

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3. Any vessel is at liberty to discharge by means of China boats or any other; but if damage of any kind is received the Portuguese authorities will take no cognizance of it.

Ships anchoring in the Typa remain subject to the same charges as heretofore

san ? we asserted in our own editorial character. 6. The anchorage duos of vessels shall be paid at the * Our national honour is pledged to the surtender Custom-house, acting in respect to them according to of it when the terms of the treaty are all fulfilled, the method hitherto followed on sight of a proper dos | and our interest must be sacrificed to our honour cument

By omitting allusion to this opinion at the same 6 All vessels loaded solely with Rice are exempt | time that he combated our assertions of the com- from paying anchorage dues

mercial importance of the island, he has lead his 7. All restrictions, and the regulations with regard own readers to infer that in talking of "scrupulous to them are abolished.

B. The Chief officer of the Custom-house, 29 adoir

ly keeping faith with the Chinese," he is endeavour. as he shall receivel the manifest of the cargo, shalling to set the Friend of India right on a point of observe if it contains goods prohibited; and if there political morality. We do wish that we could are none shall order a proper register to be marte, with | obtain the island of Chusan, that we might be en. calculation of the amount of duties on these goods abled to converte it into a second Singapore. We d the valuation according to last Tariff, causing this believe it would become one of the largest mør. amount also to be calculated for the information of the cantile marts in the east; wo believe it might be Government. A copy of the manifests of the vesselé that cater the River salt beitransmited to the Chinse protected, and its establishments supported for the officer with a declaration of the number of tons in each. me sum which is now thrown away at Hongkong. 9. The Chief officer of the Custom-house shal; But-blessed is he who "sweareth to his own hurt commit the charge and care of the go lowns to com- and changeth not.”— Friend of India, Jany, 1. petent officers according to the custom heretofore fol- bwed and shall cause to be written out an account of the reretics of that department which be remitted every month to the Board of Revenues an

310 Persons using the weights of the Eqelour-house shall pay a Dollar for each day that they use them. GB

111, The Custom-house shall give to the Importers of goods certificates or passes whenever they are asked, 12. Captains of vessels who totend to sail shall re-

of anchorage dess, and all the certificates of Clearance, which are to be presented to the Harbour-master that he may be able to give a proper Pass according to the regaatios,

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURES OF GLASGOW.

The fabours of the Directors during the pass year have been uniually light, although theyt can scarcely be deemed unimportant.

Not the least serious part of their duty has

maturity of measures of the deepest na- tional interest, and which had for a lengthened period engaged the anxious attention of the Chubber. They allude, in the first instance, Tastes of fright of Lorehas to which the 21 to the entetment of fast sosan of Parliemont, Article of this regulation alluder :--

To the Turpe

11. Fir these documents each ship shall pay three Dellars to the department of the Customs, of which two shall go to the Chinese office,

gods above excepted, and shall be exercised in the locive from the Castom-hows receipts of the paymes terun in terms of the Regulation unexed to this 1 being permitted by the 9th Article of the Decres relighed 13, that owners of goods decard free Bay Store Mazai in the Ware bane of the Custom buscar in tar pas, the Ware-bouw rent in the fez

1 Finlay the duty es aucho, mublabel by the 110 Acced the free Dveres, thill outione the

The drinks to what the kowlodge of this Proles of Macs March

JOZE GREGORIO PEGADO.

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bven that thing the progress towards

affecting the Menton system of banking and cur- The Rooda Erency. That this question would at an early penal be brought before the Legislature be- came very crudent during the discussion which took place on the renewal of the Bank of King. and charter, and more capecially from the specille announcement by the Premier, of his intention to propose a meatre on this subject having reference to bentland.

JUZE GREGORIO PEGADO.

Mozan, 31 March 1816

CHUSAN 49 785 CHINA MAIL

In the anticipation of this interference, the The Chias Med of the 17th November gire Clamber, it will be remembered, expressed a4 tonelady printed columns es reparbe on the actor sentents in a forty of resolutions, where- 013 happened in ne jemi les months again they deprecated any tampering with a sys. 013 a escumen to the island of Chaxen.” The objecten which hot stood the test of time and ex- 0154 015 01 $ 615 015

Mal is to depreciate the male of L'ausen, er is commerend arranges have been red, but some of the dam cold to notes are care, and we are there here in the belief that the band want prove sa a equation to Brition commerce, and fully

erence, nod bad become intimately interwo yea with the habits of the Scottish people. The apurit of these row. Jutions was adopted by almost every public baly throughout Westland, and the directors Buhove that the energy with which the sews angosced by the Chamber on this bject were pressed from time to time on the on i could cuty be mature, contributed in so all degree to

ta pay. Entahes vene in bed

the cosparatively innocas chamctee of the measure that finally because law in the netsing of 1815

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