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Vacbonet and Book

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1648 Earl Fowis" end for side by

India Ale in three dozen cases. and other Jugs, Blue und for summer clothing, and an in-

Byrns Boodles,

missariat.

ersigned a few boxes 6.3 and 1 Manila Cigars; 1, 2

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ORAMI ded, and for Fale by the undersigned,

face of Bengal Gram in good condition.

F FUNCK.

DDLERY Earl Powis, and for sale by indersigned an Invoice of Saddlery, com

Snaffle and Weymouth Bridles, Double and single Head Reins,

Stirrup Leathers are from one of the first London superior quality, and will be sold at

F. FUNCK.

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THE FRIENDS OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZET TE.

ves the Keane south of Canton, resembling Nohun coutaining 20,000 inhabitent and bearing to the empire of China about the same proportion that a small town on Cape Sable, at the southern extremity of Florida, would bear to The United Plated. He said the town was an an eient Portuguese settlement, the Portuguese bir Ing it, at a settled ground rent from the Chinese, having three furts and an army of 400 men; each nation has a custom-house, and each exercises municipal authority over its own people. The pria- opal street is very pleasant: the othere are about ought feet wide, exceedingly dirty and disagreeable. Next to Russia, China is the greatest Empire in the world. Extending from the 18th to the 52nd parallel of latitude, nad from the 143rd to the 70th meridian of longitude, its boundaries are those of nature only, having on the north a frontier of 3000 miles, on the Pacific one of 2000, and stretching to the north and west beyond Persia, and to a limit as yet unknown. It seemed not at all improbable, dui Mr-Webster's judgement, that all the smaller States even to the Caspian ses, are in some respect, part and parcel of the Chinese Empire-not that their laws were identical, for as is seen in the case of Eng land, Ireland and Scotland, such identity is not es sential even in the same empire. But similarity of customs, laws, &c., make it probable at least, that these states are for certain purposes subject to the Government of Chiss. The empire covers the whole centre of Asia.. It has a superficial ex ant of over five millions of aquare miles,-more cerri- tory than would belong to the United States, should they streich from 5 to 51 degrees of latitude, embracing Texts, Oregon, and a great portion of Mexico and Canade, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific in breadth. Tags is one tenth of the land surface of the globe.under the sway to a single power. Aud yet the Chinese are not udambitions of qua quest; for more than a hundred years ago, one of her generals bonsted that, but for the rigor of the season, he would have carried his arms to Rome 3

And the whole of this vast region, except a single sout, the town of Mamatchin, on the Rus sini broder, is impenetrable to foreigners -for even the five open suports on the Pacific, are only rest ing places for those who trade in that region, and all cutrace to foreigners beyond is strictly prohibited.

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piles in a low markay spot. The buildings were Af two stories, and had handsome apartments, very neatly furnished. In the rear a theatre and b tween the two was a fish pond. Ca nights of per formance the place is lighted by lanterns upon lang poles stuck into the mud at the bottom of the pond

Au aviary, some deer, monkeys, dez wore topit upon the premises, but there were no purdens or grounds. About fifty woman with small feel, cane to see the strange visitors. They were all dressed in silks, with vests and trousers like the Turks They manifested as much surprise at the l waists of our ladies as we did at their sumil feet, and inquired with equal anxiety if they were tod thus compressed with great pain.

The Chinese have the art of dwarfing trees, and will cultivato a pear or apple tree, perfect in all t yut not exceeding a foot in height; and parts, and what is still more strange, they will raise from them at pleasure, fruit either of the usual size, or of a size proportioned to the diminished growth of the tren

At Canton there are displayed elegant articles of luxury and beauty in the greatest profusion. A passer through the streets is constantly in danger of losing an eye, or being knocked down, by the bamboos on which Coolies carry their buiceus: for no beast of burden, except the buffaloes to plough the rice fields, is known in Southern Chine, the population being to dense to supply then fond. Everything is done by humans labor. There are no wheeled vehicles, except wagons driven by sais in the northern part of the Empire; and the Chi Dese use no milk.

The beggars of China are very wretched and very numerous, though less so than would be sup posed.-China has no asylums, and of course il paupers who obtain relief do it by begging. They go about the streets, with a goug or some other discordant instrument, or at least with a harsh and unpleasant voice They enter a shop, and without leaving off, as Hamlet recommends, their fami ble faces," they commence & boise which forthodh dives all customers from the premises. This is allowed by law and custom and is continued unit

wore amusing themselves with looking about town, was announced that they were about to be visited Bign offoors of Canton. Every thing whe for their reception. On the day appoint terrible discord was heard: two looking Jellows, with wire caps, one with a whip and the with an axe, were seen leading the procession There were executioners, who always accompany high officers. Then came some twenty dirty, rug. god soldiers; next men on wretched ponies; then band of music; and finally the sedim chairs, ou which were borne four large, fine looking persons, who proved to be the officers. They entered, with their caps on shook their bands at us, and the chief presented the letter. It was read by the interpre, ter; and after short silencs, they commenced the conversation by asked our names Informed opon this point, they next asked oor ages. Imucheon was soo announced, and we entered the dining room. Each was provided with a chop stick. Our guests ate but little, but they evinced a wondrous fondness for those barbarian drinks, champagne and cherry bounce. They spoke in an astonish ingly loud tone of voice,-ensily beard in the street ; and as each was required by etiquette apon every toast to empty his glass, they soon became as ele. vated as their voices. Civilities were exchanged with the greatest urbanity. It is the fashion for each to help himself; and the very highest mark of regard is for one to seize a morsel, with his own chop-stick, and thrust it down the throat of the friend whom he desires most especially to honor. As they are by no means nice in their eating, this we would gladly have executed; but there was no escape, and all that was left us was retaliation, which we accordingly practised. After an hour's entertainment we retired to the verandah --and here we were favored with more of their delicate attentions, for they began to examine our apparel, piece by piece and with the utmost curiosity. As Dr. Parker informed us that this was the very acme of politeness, we submitted and reciprocated with all due diligence. After two hours of this in tellectual converse our guests retired.

Any thing like pleasant and instructive interit produces some gratuity, the shopkeeper Ope course with the Chinese, is of course impossible. blessed with ferutude, the beggar beats his gon They are the reverse of us in everything. They

till he is tired, hos town by the counter and sicOH are ignorant of everything that we know, and they awhile, and then resumes his beating. It keeps desire no information which we possess. Our M. it up until ha

has

nog vrie the keeper to the re pister resolved to acquire the Manchou Tarlar, the quisite amon, being is thus a trial of perence language of the court: and Mr. W. was despatched

--the one strived to annoy and the other to cudates to Canton for a Tartar, as a teacher. The voyage

and it comiones illu one of the S is pleasant de in boata kept and hired for the

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government of Club is patriarchal-a pure purpose, and very pretty furnished and managed unalloyed despotism. The Czar of Russia is toeg with the greatest dexterity Smaller boats, by which absolute than the Chinese Emperon. The soul or the others, which cannot approach the land, are all China is his; the lives property and honored reached, are constantly kept by women who thus, the people are in his hands, he is to thin the Sun At the morth end of Macao is the care where the obtain a living, and who pass their lives on bourd.

of Heaven the source of law and religion, end is Portuguese poet, CamGENS, is said to have con These boats are very numerous and of all sizes,

iprested with mary auribu,e of power and supereron posed his poem called the Ensiad, It is a ronbuc many of them are fitted up so as to appear like ini- F The Empires divided into provinces ch spot, formed by dowa fallen rocks, and upon it wilab mense blocks of houses floating on the water. province into ticks and she district into leana execrable taste, the Portuguese have erected a Shops of all kinds are kept in them; and thus at

villages and hunderds. Each other pi fath cho wooden cupola and a lewden bust. At the south least 300,000 persoas obtain a living-born upon

sion is responsible to his mediate superior. end is a Chinese templo, situated in a spot equally the water, living there all their lives and finally

Crimes or acudents are pi misted, not only on rumantic, hat built and adorned with a classic and dying on board their beats. About 50 miles above those by whom they are committed, but these also exquisite taste. Here we saw the Moon Gute, as Macno is the mouth of the river. Forts stand on by whom they have been prevented. In is called, a circular gateway opening from uns either sile, and ou Tiger islas in the cons. These any serious disturbance in town, the cultu enclosure is another. Here, too, are granite dra forts look formulable, but are soon eeen to be quite of the district and the province in which is simat- gons, each with a large loose ball of stone in his useless. They are simply walls. open at the top," ed are punished in various degrees. Families are mouth, which must have been carved from the solid and not placed upon the summit of the hill- so that held responsible for the behanour of cach meinber mars, as it could not have been introduced from ghey are easily commanded from the top. They of them uses to as cret to punish a launily without, In this temple, were altars, idols, metal ave numerous port holes as large each of them as for the offence of nor covage a district for a gold and silver leaf, and a great variety of ore. pans, on which incense was burned, flowers.ot A barn door, and no guna at all are mounted.

crum of some als seints, But the thenry. ments, all left open to our luspection, and even tu

The population of China is very variously esti- is that all the members of the empire are bound ta plunder, had we chosen thus to abuse the hospitality ived as correct, and Vr Webster said he could

Santed. The Chinese sccounts have not been re preserve order and peace, and are responsible for taimelion, as in Brand and this country, extended to us. All the Mols were female, as the not but think injustice had been done them They where towns are held liable is property destroyed temple was dedicated to the Goddess of the Sea. BOOTS BOOTS BOOTS!!!

have every means of ascertaining the actual popu. by mobs. And in China This theory is never al- THE Subscribers have just received and offer for gion that of Confucius, Louisa, and Boedha. The

Thero are in China three chief systems of reli-lation; and when we compare the asserted popula. lowed to become, a dead letter, and harsh as it may Sale, a large assortment of highly finished former is for the more learned of the Chinese, --be-

tion of that Empire, with that of Western astions, Beem it cannot be terehat experience has or Dress and Waterproof Boots, Half Boots, Shoesing in fact rather a moral code, and a most admira-

there can be no good reason for withholding credited it of wonder al cay in the preservation of and Cutter Boots DRINKER & HEYL.

from them. France, for instance, with a surface of quit and tra:quidity. ble one too, than a religion creed. Victoria, 16th February, 1816,

The second 200,000 square miles, has 30,000.000 of people,-

M. Webster relied one incident toallustite its differs from this but little and the Boodhist reli- or 150 to each square mile. Her soil, climate, &c, operation. In passing through a dense CTDW0,41 gion is for the lowest and least educated classes. are to more favorable than those of China: nor are the night an American was robbed of his waich. RINKER & HEYL, offer for sale, at their There is no state religion in the Empire. The her people more industrious, frugal or temperate. Of course it was impossible to inuify the offender,

Stores, superior Port, Sherry, Maleira, and Empire is a Boodhist, or follower of Fo; but be is Claret Wines, Peppermint, and Cherry Cordials, also a follower of Confucius. China is tolerant of France. Its Southern portion produces two crops told him that in three days his watch should be re- China proper, is as fertile and as well cultivated us but he made his complaint go the Mandaring, who Beer and Porter in wood and bottles, Wine Bitters, all religious; and it was only in consequence of the Choice Butter in Kegs, Neats Tongues. Tobacco, quarrels and bad conduct of its professors, thatquered Gaul, as now. -Her people are the most in. a year; and it was as well tillod when Cesar con- Old No. 3 and 4 Manila Cheroots, Paint Christianity was ever forbidden. The early Ca dustrious and frugal in the world. Dit, and Turpentine in cans, Bright Varnish,tholic priests were extremely well received their they have not heard of war; marriage is encourag

For 200 years buck, Bro. (ce.

learning and science were highly esteemed; their bed, and emigration is strictly prohibited. China teachings were allowed; members even of the proper is thus capable of maintaining a population royal family were converted to their doctrines: Light times that of France. In Chinese Tartary, TUST Received, and for salo, a few superior Cold and there was a good prospect that the empire the people are nomadic, and are of course com

would become converted to Christianity. But the paratively sparse. Suppose then that this part is priests didivided into two parties, one forbidding, peopled two thirds as densely as Russia, which has and the other allowing, the Chinese to pay worship 20 to the square mile. China proper is as dense to their ancestors; the Pope issued his bull and as France, it would have 240,000,000, and Chi- decided the bitter controversy and the emperor, mese Tartary 20 millions more, making 310,000, indignant at this presumption, forbid to all his sub, 000 in all. Orgiving to all alike a density one jects the profession of Christianity under penalty of third that of France, the population would exceed death. His anger did not subside, nor were its 250,000,000. These accounts are very large and effects removed, until the conclusion of treaties by seem almost incredible, but when the fact of the the America and the French. By the 17th ar case, and the means the government has of acquir- to build hospitals, cemeterics and churches, in each deemed beyond belief, ticle of the treaty with this country, we are allowed ing information are considered, they will not be of the five free parts And without eay breach of

Canton is built upon low ground; hills are on confidence, it may, and in justice to Whang, with the east, and a Tartar station commande the city. whom our negotiation on this point was carried on, The population is variously reported from 600,000 it should be stated, that he consented to the stipulato a million. The streets are seldom over eight non with the utmost readiness, and out of respect feet wide, and the houses are low and dark. It is to Dr. Parker, with whose aid the negotiation was hard to distinguish the city proper from the subur. ing Agents carried forward, and who is highly and very just be and so closely are the walls interwoven with

ly, esteemed by the Chinese Hong

The factories for the freige merchants are on the The dwellings that they can scarcely be recognised, banks of the river and are much the finest baildrived angs, except the temples, that meet the eve.

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storia, 9th Apr 1846,

NOTICE. TE the undersigned have formed a Partnership for the transection of a General Agener, Auction and Commission business, at Vilceria Hong kong under the Firm of DRINKER & HEYL

S. DRINKER. WE. S. HEYL

Victoria, March 2nd 1846,

received and for sale, a few cases of supe-

DRINKER & HEYL

Jor Pale Ale (Bass's.)

Victoria, May 1st, 1846,

FOR SALEX

A very superior Soda Water Fountain complete A to be sold at Public Auction (unless disposed of at private sale), on Saturday the 1st of May, by the undersigned

DRINKER & HEYL

DR

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NOTICE.

16th February, 1848.

GOLD PENS

Fans in Silver Dases.

ALSO

An Invoice of Stationery, consisting of Plain suer Paper Plain and Ruted Foolscap, rent, account Sales, Office, Envelops, Paper Quills Load Pencils, Par Rulers Office Instands, &c. &c.

DRINKER & HEYL Portacy, 1846

SALE

gned & few Jars of superior Lng

C. MARKWICK.

Auchoncer

The Boodhist is the religion ofthe lowest class class which requires something to trike the senses, Which of pot capable of rising to abstract but which us save vint

Mr Webster said that he found a ferter-bot a mative but a Chiness scholar-

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turned That very day all the police officer of Canton, one or two hundred to bomber, were nr- rected and one of them wes brought before the Mandarin and told that all the rest would be opt in close confinement unt? the watch should be re- tumed. Each of these officers had a fatally depen dant upon him for support. Each had numerous friends interested in his welfare and each of these iad other friends whom they could easily enlist in thus converted into a police force. Every man, his behalf. The whole population of Canton was

result was that on the third day the watch was women and child, became a thief taker, and the

found in an obscura but, twenty mees from Canton, ead forthwith restored to its owner' instance where silver coin had been stolen in a In another.

household, all the servants were seized and vani- booed until one confessed the theft.

With these references to the actual working of The government shares of China, Mr Webster clos- ed his lecture, of which we have given a very it sketch perfect and inadequate, but we hope intelligible and was listened to with the deepest attention. He It was very able, and elegantly written, will resume the subject to-morrow evening.

SHANGHAI IMPORTS.

March, 1840. MACKENZIE, Bros & Co. Far Torrington, Br. schs from Hongkong, ar

700 pieces White Twills, 6,900 Grey Shirtings.

500 chang, Sp Striped

189 pieces Cotton and Woollen Staffs,

60 Camlets,

1,320 changs Long EUs,

A quality of Ollas Stores, Unidware &

ESPORTB.

sadod

Per Terrington, Brach for Hongkong, Marol 1346 ZA MACKENZIE, BROH & Co.

8225 pieces Grey Sailings,

Crem

Du Juan Carf",

lina and Hongkong ace, GOUGH STREET,

Orokoru, 1846,