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THE FRIEND OF CHINA

BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. We would lie ashamed of ourselves could any- thing induce us to jou in the paltry and must encers that have been altered against Lord George have Bentinck.

He is hitherto been a man more in enced by

choed te oscil himself of the apportunities of enjoy-- any than to ing life afforded by his position in sociorty- take a prominent part in public struggles. He has Litherto, probgoly, kem but & Innguit interest in them. But, eircumstances having dispelled that he has not loss, it is most likely, to his opathy own surprise than that of others-discovered what an amount of energy and ability has been latent within him. He has entered with ardour into a Day career, and we shall be much surprised if his activity surcease with the occasion which uns given

He remarked

ects both territory ople have been for Sciences, and litera

o their earlier ne and stereot p e use of gumowder, hree kinds of religion Uriah, the role of the most

Dist whose adherents are most

on, whose adherents pro userable, lle gave interest. bu travels, with accounts of the nu ples of the Chinese, their splendid ex-

birth.

Loid George has endeavoured to enlist the Ca Ladians as auxiliaries in his campaign. Holding the opinions be does, this was natural and fair; he has been led, in consequence, to take some trouble, nadian affairs and relations. We are far from think-

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HONGKONG GAZETTE.

no sahject no "importans to the comproercial intercese of the ishonest practices of the family

Brtens ly, underhand,

country as the consnacion of our gruhan ship- compact The tome game is playing in Nova these sesatis appear to have been both with a view in some Scotia by Lord Falkland and his colleagues. These only, regardless of every other quality recemery ten med are things that threaten the integrity of the empirebon, especially unt of velocity. Livenzar Wahi and to them do we invite the attention of Lord some years ago, called the attention of the adja vita a George Bentinck, and all public men of every party necessity of some alteration in the build of nemend

in ruletence Lathis salten Men aquestUM DE 2 who wish to perpetuate it. Poparticle at the head and published a paper containing same adrar ble og

bin the pole of an act of Parliamtun, and that if the va des of this day's trazette will show in what a reckless merchant vess is aro constructed with the view to her del

ennor this disreputable kind of misgovernment is

word bet restricted to breadth, as it is the back for the vi

esarement of teange, wach Roer vessels nighi being practised in Nova Scotia --Colonial Gazette, May 16.

FRENCH NATAL FORCE IN THE PACIFIC.

Communicated.

The naval station in Oceania is about to be reduced. Of the eight ships that have hitherto com posed it, the frigates Urauie and Virginie, the sloop- of-war Ambascade, the steamer l'haeton, and the store ship Furtune will alone remain; the Trium phante sloop having just come home, and the Meur- the and Heroine being on the way to France."..

remarks of the inconsistencies of the with a view to make himself acquainted with Ca Calignant's Messenger, Muy 2.

Soon

ced There are means of improving our more marine bat by giving them an additional breathing wr would increase their ability, al cuable the naciphers a Build vessels with a guch finer forms then the bva-kke ut ja now generally in the merchentecvice. This approssi well understood by Messrs. Wigram, Green, and to, imm other builders of our splendid Eus, Indienten

as in the adinenensegecut of tonnage is attogriker along Whe new rule by secuonal measurercents is almost go file as me old holders' rule, which cannot even now be got clem on f

balders and merchants still, in a great measure, betiye to it, as the rule for computing the rato or value at bủ mà ngo equipping pilotage, stounge, &m

The true tonnage of a ship te salg to be obtained by de ammersion of the body. When the whip's rail in conglued, with her mousie, yards, rigging, anchore, cables, and ter we fracture on board, her hae of immersion then should be

the stem and stern-post of the vessel, anti registered by a proper ofbeer on the ship's papers; and whatever the 15. anersion of the vessel may be from that line, which would be governed by the spacille grurity of the cargo she receives on board. Is the tonnage, as all bodies immersed in water de. pace an equivalent to their own gravity. The tonnage qu tion is one upon which there has been much discussion and various means have been taken to form a correct dusa fa It is very evident that the rule for duplace ment is the true and only one for proper guidance in cornety solving this question When once the displacement pel meh or per foot, at the light end at the load lines, and the hamber of feet and inches between the light and load lines, era fred, there cannot be any very great difficulty in calculating the

jonnaga.

Nothing is more striking than the great naval Try Will their customary uniidity,

the appearance among them of jug he has been very successful. He has, of course, force kept up in the Polynesian Sea, by England as well as Frauce, of late years, At home, where been obliged to rely upon the information of others, regarding them as omens ofthe apnd, having so previous knowledge of his own to The two countries are parted only by a narrow unpowder, by which they are to be

serve him as a standard whereby to leat the accu channel, all is not only peace, but almost a rivalry Mr. S made but a briefaddress, on at-

racy of their statements and opinions, he has been which country should show the greatest diaposition count of the state of his health. When ha.had con

obliged to take them all for granted. He has made to maintain it. Still, at the snipodes, it is just the cluded, You See Sang replied to several ques- the most of his materials-his speech on Thurday contrary; and all about a few islands known by the Tons pas to han hy the pastor, Rev. & Wheelock evening was a workalike and creditable affair, collective name of Tahiti. A depredation was comeceriaining it and at the close of the services the crowd gathered but these initials are unsound. Still Lord George mitted by the inhabitants of one of them on an Eng round the Chinaman to give him a cordial hand.

has learned something about Canada-his interest ish ship. Captain Seymour, a very superior naval in it has been awakened; and we hope, when the officer, then commanding the Challenge frigate, was Bid, March 5.

present commercial controversy has been torminat sent to demand from the apparent governing power, The Frontier Meils due on Saturday and Wedel, his matured knowledge for a mind like his can- satisfaction; and captain Fitzroy, the same officer nesday last, respectively, although "delayed, lava, not fail to have his hastily formed opinion modified who has lately played so conspicuous aud so disgra-with regard to this question is that, which regulates the ad.

ceful a part in New Zealand, was directed by the conie to hand The latest account from Grabau's and corrected, even by the discussion which is in Town, states the arrival at that place of Colonel progress will be brought to tell in the Legislature English Commodore Mason to enforce it.

after this, two Catholic priests, who happened to be Somerset with force of 300 moh, having stationed in behalf of that important portion of the umpire.

Lord Geetge need labour under no apprehensions | Frenchmen, and a carpenter, also a Franchman, the remainder of his division at the most favorable!

This alarmed a Wesleyan points for the protection of Lower Alany, Letiers that the passing of the Corn and Customs Bill will landed on the island.

excite a rebellion in Cauds, or induce the Cana hard also been received in Cape Town' from is

introduced into the island, and he persuaded Queen Excellency the Governor, who was still at Fort dans to throw themselves into the arms of the Unissionary, Prichard--Popery was likely to be Pomare to send them out of the island. They Beaufort, we are happy to say, in the enjoyment Red States. The good gentlemen who tell him these

maries--and wh, for lugul meu, as they have his cought refuse ander the roof of the American Con- of health.

thesto claimed to be considered, certainly have insul, for neither French not English were there. dulged of late in strange language are the yery Canning and Huskisson had refused what was cal worst maturiais on carb for inaking rebels or re-

led "protection" to a native sovereignty in these publicans of

Aten they are, who have too mach islands; the roof of the American Consul was raised, it is said, by the advice of Prichard; the three French to lose to risk it by engaging in conspiracies or in-

Ale they are, animated by too pro į "gitizens"the word citizen is used here, one of the surrections found a convict of their own consequence to stand three not being a priest, and the three being defen- the jostling, allowing, and airs of equality, which ded by the home Govenment in the name of citizens, such a ship would require a numerus crew because of the prevail in a democracy. Right insular in their pre two of whom were not defended as priests. But to pursue the story: the three were taken from the judices, they can scarcely rub elbows with a Yan- kee or a habits, without feeling their nerves cis-

house of the American Consul placed on board a composed. Met heto cand helpless agitators they sinull conster, the Eliza, in the bold of which they were confined twenty one days; when the vessel, would be, shelther suger impel their upon such a course; but at where parate long before it couses anhough not considered seaworthy, was despatched

to the Gambier Islands, 700 miles distant. to that.

Respecting the outrages of the Kafirs within the limits of the colony we learn from both posts that though their career had liven parimally checked, no adequate force had yet been opposed to their en. civachinguis But we are confident that the vigo Tous measures which have been adopted by the governing to euroll and send forward the farmers from the bighbouring districts, and subsequently roughout the colony, will end unterally is check the further advance of the barbarian lovaders of their fatherland.

We cannot possibly doubt that so soon as the farmers come fairly in open contact with them, the ride wil mstantly, turn in our favor; for the Katic is fierce at the present crisis we fully anticipate canning so is the boer both brave and that they will, as in former invasions, ultimately suceced in driving back the enemy; nid we trust. that thise who now sa manfully come forward to the relief of the Colony, will not go unrewarded-

skilful. AL

We are pleased to and that a corresponding spirit is animating all classes of Cape Town and its District. The municipal body are exerting them- selves in every way to aid the Government an sending into the field a considerable force, consisting partly of Volunteers, many of them the relations of our wealthiest familus,

WRECK AT CAPE AGULHAS, We hear of another melancholy wreck off the dangerous, Inc', rizt. that of the Guador, Captai Hollis, on her voyagu from Calcutta to Boston p

incerted below.

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Swellendam, 1er Day, 1846 Stave the honor to inform you I have just received the following report:-

"An American vessel Gentoo, Capt. Hollis, from Calcutta to Boston, was lost in Strups Bay at 10: o'clock on W

n Wednesday night last, the 29th ultimo, A lady,

two children, and a servant maid were drowned, as well as three of the crew.

The captain, mates, and the rest of the crew *Reveniran thi number, were saved..

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Laid fleurge must have already learned that the

The story was reduced by the American Consul Burrow Views and passionate blindness of his in

into a proces verbul, and sent by him to the nearest formants have most lim. They told him that a French Consul at Chil, and be him forwarded to vote of the Le arianive Assembly of Chada had Count Mole, the then Phe Minister of France, been passe. -5, unest the Madstermal measure; he who directed the Fre eb commander in the Pacific www hide that was only a role for the adjourn to seek redress for the insult offered the three ment of u dan anting out of it, and that the French citizens' It was no more than the Eu pabt mean to be thwarted by the delay was carriglish Commature Mason had done before" through

d. He will find, as my goes on, that he has been usled in many ways-chiefly by the mica- He has been toldo what this nou of half tretin. wd tother member of the Torongo Board ng Trade said at a meenug, but he has been kept in ghorance of the contents of the Bosed a report, whieb is the expression of its aggregate option. He has been bold of the report of the Quebec Board of Frade, It kept in gorance of the address of the Montreal Fice-Trude Association. Surely, finding that this

| fearlessness, displayed a more than one occasion by Lord George in angry and unpleasant discussions arising out of the prosecution of his favourite ana Isement, will teach him how to deal with those who

have misled him.

the Captains Sermour and Fazrey; and the fino exacted by them is said to have been put by the London Missionary Sariay; if true, it was inost improper: the demanding a payment was meant as a punishment, to prevent the repetition of a similar outrage. A suciely at home saving the parties from the infliction of the punishment is little short of a direct opposition to the Government. Canning's refusal of protection to Queen Pomare is the best

But the rate absurd rule that can be imagined measurement of the tonnage of steam-vessels. For ingrance, two steam-vessels built exactly alike, with the same lenght, brondth, and depth, and each having the sore duplomer, fatal according to is present ruie have a difference in the

tonnage, provided one of them is filed with a diset, and the other with a beam, engine; for a vessel with a direct enga with a beam engine, which requires an engine-room nearly twice the size; consequently, although in realty of the very has a small engine-Foom in comparison with that of i

same connago, one will up considered larger than the or as the tonnage of a steamer is regulated by the deduc kod ui the engine-room fram the cubical contents of the vessel.

We have stated that it is by additional bredth the supa in our mercantile marine can be improved, Ava have do mean authority for asserting thishapman any-To pive to a ship the property of sailing and beging to windward, it is necessary to give at great bread in proportion to its length, to all it much towards the load wasts line, curtailing in the bottom. But as e diawback to the advantages to be mi, quired by additional beam, the same author observes, that largeness of the was, and the weight of the anchors. And in cautiustion he says-- If at a régi ed to navigate a shop with few men, it should have lile broadih su propior list to ite length would sind be caubles to carry a gont luding, great in proportion teils equipment of men, by giving it o fulness in its hottem, bat such a ship will sail badly close to the win, and would coine about with difficulty in a hollow sea. Here, then, is the reason of car merchant ships being such ineficient seatoats. They as constructed with links breadth in proportion to their longth, and with great fulness of bottom in order that they may stow as much cargo and be us. vigated by as few handa de possible; this is done frem motives of economy; wat we are of opinion that it would be for more enemical to construct's ship for rapidity of smiling, even at the expins of embying additional hunds to work her for the shortness and security of her voyages, in comparison with th so of wewed that woud sail badly else in the wind, end would come aboat with difficulty in a hollow see, would a ore than counterlagen tha expense of the extra cost of hes crew."-- Colonial Gazette, April 4... ́... ́

THE TRIUMPHS OF METAPHOR. We are glad to see the Aelezwanaking a free use of their eagle. Their eagle soars aloft, bathing her plomes in the clouds, disdailing the brute creation. A fee indulgence in this figurative triumph, le to be en- couraged as exerilen to peace Of al ware of uissert-

writer or of tor, burning

Non nobis."

particulars of which will be found in the two letters is the case, the energy, high sense of bonvar, and Pr of that there was po treaty of defensive alliance ing national superiority, it is the most inexpensive,

existing between England and her sable Majesty.act yet how satisfactory! A Since this was the case, au excuse cannot be found with national unity delivers himself of a figure, gi- for any interference on our part between her and ving a triumph th his country in the person of its ein- We have the whole of the French officialblematic bird or beast and straight he feels not only French.

relieved of the load of perilous stuff, but delighted papers before us-far too long for insertion, but no

with himself for having said such and things in honour sooner did the French naval force appear at Tahiti of his dear native hind. Wats should be conducted There is, no doubt, a strong body of poblic opi- to seek redress for the insult and injury which her in this way, and in this way only The American nion in Canada in favour of the protective systein. three citizens had suffered, than the missionary eagle should fight in our with the British How; the But equally true it is that a strong body of public Prichard fled to England; he returned not as a Britesh lion, on its part, trampling on the mnatting opinion supports the principles of free trade. Not missionary, but as British Consul, conveying in a eagles and the cagle soaring above the mangy lion being possessed of the infallibility of Mr Roebuck ship of war, a cuach as a present from the English and each thanking heaven for the victory, and singing

and bot being able, like him, to draw upon our Government to the Queen, and a suit of fine scarlet school-days reminiscences for the present state of clothes fur bor drunken husband; and the sympa facts to settle this question-we will not take upon shies of the English public were evoked by bellige bodies is in the majority. But we find them so although calling themselves Chistians, desirous of ns to say dogmatically which of those two rival rent oratore at Exeter Hall, who were absolutely, balanced-so broken up by intersecing local inte- creating a war between these two great countries. rests and party connexiond-that we know neither

Lord Palmaraton was the Minister who appointed firms such a preponderating public opinion as to Prichard Consul, and, however anwelcome, nothing control the action of the constituencies or the Le but the truth is told in saying that it is that act gislature. There will be much grumbling in Ca- which has rendored hip the most unpopular En hada (more in London, Liverpool, and Glasgow),plish public character known in Erance, Wo have but there will be also much rejoicing, when the Mi-over since had a naval force stationed at Tahili nisterial measures become law. And experience of the Catholic afissionary Society, the head-quar- the blessings of the new system will continually add to the munibers of those who rejoice, and thin the franks of those who ori

The cargo, consisted of indigo, shellac, dye stuffs, sal petre, hides &c. The vessel is comple. toly broke up. The name of the lady is not given nor whose children they were.

"Mr Barry, I understand, has been appointed

agent:

(Signed)

I have the honor to be, sir,

Your must obedient servant, *F, Horn, Act. Civ, Com, PS. The crew are employed saving the cargo, To the Hon'ble J. MONTAGU.

Secretary to Government, &c. &c. &c.

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Swellendam, May 1st, 1946. SIR—This week we have to inform you of the wreck of the Gentoo, Capt. Ioliis, American ship, in Strays Bay, at 10 aolock on Wednesday night, ph the game spot as where the Duke of Northam berland was list

A lady passenger, two children, maid servant, and free of the crew drowned The master, ipates, ade gentleman passenger, and the rest of

the crew.

p-saved.

itt, bound for Boston, digo, shellac. dying bules quat Phine, This cat to almost all the FAVed as 80 part of the

aro already breaking

BALRY 1. D&THEWE.

ters of which are at Lyons, had the same influence with the French Government as our society had with Lord Palmerston, it would have sent a priest to the Bay of Islands in New Zealand, and never allowed it to have been withom ships of war. If this had occurred, what would have been on pre sent position, with a French steamer ready to afford an asylum to Kawati and Deki?

The British Legislature and Government may venture to adopt a frea trade system, secure of not But there are causing a disruption with Canada. things doing, or tacitly sanctioned, by the Govern went and Legislature of the mother country which seriously thrun on the unity of the empire by exas. The English have no more business at Tahiti peruting the colunists of British North America, than the French live at New Zealand, to avoid "The unwise selfavit of the leaders of the popular war, one country should never unnecessarily inter- party in Canuda placed a large section of their ad. fere with the other. We therefore bail the returo herents in relations of hostility with Lom Metcalfe of these French ships ago sign that the English are

Governor who, with the solitary exception o

to be entirely withdrawn from Toliti, is a sad Lord Durham (if indeed, even ofhim) was, by us reflection that, whilst this, mischievous islaslerance, türal and acquired dispositions, views and habits,

was being clad al Fility, our countrymen were heter fitted to co operate with that party than angrishing in caw Zealand, only 200 miles distant, Governor ever sunt from this country. The com far the want of any profcelou whatever and the o access Colonial Mirror, Lord Sungy, wrung despatches the offered asS

on the 13tts and 1711) of August 1844, to show that it could not be afforded. See p. 8 and 9. Parl Auto Februar 1845 Colteil Garde

sernence was 13

We are sorry that the British lion has lately fallen into fidicule and disuse. The fault was with those who did not reserve him for national occasions, but great Moit question or the lover Union. dragged him into petty domestic quartels, such as the Every tailor quarrelling with his wife for dragging him from the public house threatened her with the British lion. This was the abuse of the lion but the lion is of ex- cellent uses as long as he is kept in his sphere to lash, nations Napoleon was so conscious of the importance TORT, and rage galust the birds and beasts of other of the British hop, that he had recourse to the denial of him, and insisted that the brate was a leopard. France would have been more pacific if she had the good fortune to possess any able-bodied bess to take ber part in figurative combat. Wanting this sort of reposentation and metaphorical triumph, she was obli- ged to comfort her vanity by resort to vulgar armas, Her cock's grow saarel the lion, and that was kome- thing but she could not alwers be crowing by figurative deputy, and the cock being too near a representative, with his strut, his swagger, and his coscombrie,

Beeped a satire upon her sons. Her lilies wight-serve s (ure now and then in poetry or balled but Alles cannot take the field, and are not of the martid complexions.

It is for want of having soune biror beast to swRENCY handsomely for her in figure that France west occupy Algeria, and exterminate contable thousands of Arabe. If she could set up some potent brute opon a anetaphorical establishment, a grifin or dragon, or want not of dat alarming fort, she might disbaed half ber army, live at peace with her neighbours and tra ple on all the world typically If Europe and Africa understood their true interest, they would, subscribe to furnisti Franco with an endringo, and we are far from certain the would and be a politic generosity for Engi

her present of our lion, and te amicorn, which is quite free, been winsel litterio in metsphor, however Lucco. With what a grace her Majesty, on To the King of the Franch, night Bribal to roase bune fend

Pe lum; and the lion Freuse in African werkte..

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