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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE,
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right side
Being pure its centre,
And square its callsida;
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TEA.
ediol later dren will not get husbands, and so be poor, and a burben to them, but many of them to death, at their birth-A horrible practice, under any cir cumst hich it is hoped the increasing light of Christianity would destroy, Mr Williams clos e his deeply interesting narrative, by speaking of ible the prospecs there were of successfully introduc. | 20GAR The ing the gospel work and currying it on, in China. There were now some 60 men and women, scat- tered here and there in that empire,ip and down the coast. In this connection, he paid a passing compliment to Mr Cushing's treaty-stated that the Bible had been translated, and that there was a demand for it-and said in proof, that when Mr Abbel was remonst rating against infanti-
Ten thousand things all (seen) in order."
At the end, after there sixteen words, the maker
of the mirror writes bis came thus" Made bycide, in Amoy, one man asked him why he did not
Sie Jainbat
Each of the idols are labelled thus.
1. Pima, a goddest, unce a herdine, 2 Kwan-yis, the goddess of mercy, and a great
favorite,
8 Tienwang, King of Heaven; a little follow not much respected
4. Tien hap, corresponding to the Virgin Mary harector with the called the Queen of Bearer. diator. July 11,
5. Kianti, a god of war, Dr. B. writes:
Erpress May 22 These false divinities, lies, trampery, or what ISSION TO CHINA
you please to call them, I purchased from a priest ratulating the Board of Tan, one of the Rationalists of the Celestial Em of carrying the gospel to Chipire. I have blundled them up together, trusting ere were means for the provisions they will not fall out by the way; and if they reach The distribution of tracts, and the lie.
-they all have been worshipped and howpred as gods, But what was how wanted was tho anissionary you salely they must be left to speak for themselves the preacher of the spel. Without the preached Take care that they receive no more homage,"
mi
I wi
coma a long time ago, and tell them hers wicked, it was To which he replied that he would have. rejoiced to do so, and so would many others, but they were shut out · Bus now, thank God, the way was open, and these and other measges-ot gospel-truth would be freely sent to them Williams spoke, finally, a few words of strong en- couragement to the board, to persist in its efforts, and terminated his remarks with this quotation from the holy prophet:
West!
Mr
Behold these! From far they shall come! And behold these! From the Nirth, and from the
And these! From the land of Binim"
COMMERCIAL, INTELLIGENCE.
Marsam
CANTON, 26TH SEPTEMBER 1846.
IMPORTS.
COTTON. During the month a good. demand has existed for Bombay which has advanced 4 a 5 mace, but transactions are somewhat limited by holders generally refusing to sell at present rates, Bengal and Tinnerelly have also participated in the advance but not to as great an extent
LOND CLOTHS-Heavy resales of grey Goods inve hern rate hut there are few in first hands of fering, and there is no demand, or the slightest ani- nation in the market, for either Grey or White Cloths,
R
Orux. During the past 10 days, Patna has been on the advance in consequence of a large por- on having been previously directed to the Coast, d some purchases having been made for this ob ect. It is however generally supposed that the supplies just received by the Red Rocer and those close to hand per Mischief and Dhur will tend to reduce prices very considerably, much of the drug being on native account.
METAL-Some sales of Nail Rod and Bar Ir has occurred at rather rates; hoop being in exces, is test-equired for Lead is suitable at our quotations.
be would not limit the poser of God, but
Mr Williams then went on to explain that there from human appearances without the
were idol, which he and showed to the audience, pinched gospe, all these other narumentalities but not Chinese gode for all that They worship of nonvar) When, year after year he had read them, but put no trust in them. And he told an anecdote of the maker of idols of all sorts, to prove Porta of this Board, he had wished he had great photographic machine, by means of which he that this was so. The religion of the Chinese za a with the medium of a ray of light from the far, for different thing. Much more is to be done throne of God, show to the Board, the exact state than to worship idols. Their real religion is the of China, soit presents itself at the present time worship of their ancestors: (a perversion, this, of the They were the must ancient people on the earth-
5th commentiment, for the observance of which the They and been ridiculed for the absurd ideas of speaker had before given the credit). They of their chronulog their pretension to the most fer incense at the shrines of their dead friends and unbelievable antiquaity-chiming to be 10 or 1,000 its is the youngest person possibly to be obtained, years. They do not claim sucban go. The who performe the service. They wil go to a great present dynasty is the 28th. Their chronology is distance to perform this duty, and if a friend dies na mach to be relied on, as that of any other far away from his home, they go round the graces nation in the world. One dynasty lasted 800 yrace of his ancestors, and invite his spirit back to them, nother 100, another 500 years. How should be and there remain ipse. All that the Empire speak of their population? It had been stated akuows of Christianity is Roman Catholicism. They 160,000,000, but according to the censos, made in know nothing about the Bible,-the only true quide 1812 with reference to the taxations of the people to Christianity. They get know no Christianity there were 802,000,000 ll under the one un
that operate cestors. They government at Pekin! This board, being 44 know no other worship. When it is said that the in existence, had me printed enou
give each Emperor of Chim tolerates Christianity is his ran- Chesen page oftheir pubios
cations! In thi ty years, pire, what is it? That of the King of Heaven the Bible
which had printed 4,500,000 as they have been subsequently taught by the lo bibles, would then have printed but just about
roanisty And here, said Mr Williams, is to comme enough to give one to 18 familie! The pop the struggle. It would be attended. he had no doubt, tion of the empire il is true, had been inc
by the serregt persecution of those who shall at. alier of doubt The empire: bad doubil: 95 x-
tempt the evangelization of China. The Chinese isted 4,692 years within 300 years of the deluge. are called Bhadists, in religion; and these idula be Its extent and population are more mel deas, Dan fore us are huddist gods. The Bluuddists are is generally estimated. It covered an area of priests, and are not popular; for they are unfit 5,300,000 square miles, and 12.500 miles in cir and go away from their families, taking no care ct, cumference 32 510 long, and, in a straight line and rendering no reverence to their parents. The would teach nearly round the world. The speaker Chinese will worship any thing. They erva alluded to the sang regard they have for their bust of Napoleon, and shopht that a gend käoking father and mother living and dead. They are
God, and worshipped that. A laugh industrious and peaceful people. Except in a sin worship the sun, the moon, the store and very ple case, (a war between two dyrastics.) they have thing, in her, but God Almighty, who, his never mude aggressions against other nationes, for
Providence, has brought them before me, that we civil rife among themselves. The exception ww9.
may use our efforts to save their souls. They h in the case of the struggle between the Mongol the principal officer of the government responsible and the Manchao, The oldest treaty in the world for the reasons, and if there is a great rain, des- known is that between China and Bussin, All tructive in its effects, or a drought, they visit it their treaties have a clause srenring peace forever all upon his shoulders The Prefect of Canton between the warlics to the tresty Mr W. would
went once to the temple of one of the deities to Ale (best brands} not, in speaking of the civilization of China, Dur
Amber He was wrapped up in all bis pray for rain. paro Christian and heathen civilization. The ale splendid rohrs, notwithstanding the extreme heat Betel Not
in a patern
Hougm
'he
WOOLLENS. The demand for the better descrip tions of Long Diis and Spanish Stripes stillo- tunes, and somewhat better prices have been ob lained.
There is still no inquiry for ether Camlets or Blankets, and luferior Woollene are very low in price.
EXPORT'S.
85
0 to
20 0 10
90 Oper catty
54 Oper picul
430 0 10 470
දීප ප
365 0 to 370 0.0 to 0
4 10 to
5.90
Congan, common Ts. 14 0 T's,14 Cuper plain-
scented Orange Pekoe,
scented Souchong Twankay Do.
Hyson Skin
040
do.
do.
1483 3 3¿ð ÿ ÿÿ ÿ ÿ 49 £
market cleared
18
0 10
24
0
1:10 0
D
do.
32
01 20
#5
do.
18
0 to
20
Ü
do.
0
* 10
0 0
dio.
(Canton) 15
19
0
O to 0 ↓ ...
0 0 10
0 0
0 to
20
0
Do. (Canton) com. 14
0 to
17
*
Imperial,
25
0 to
26
Gunpowder,
do,
38
Gunpowder.
do.
common
Hyson Young Hyeon com. 19
Imperial Canton 28 to
Export of Tea from China to Great Britain. 1st July, J815 to 30th Sept., 18:5
11,203,715
Congou Caper
410,317
Souchong -
787,581
Pouchong Soris
1,108
369,070
287,838
Flowery Pekoo Orange Pekoe
Twankay. Ilyaon Skin -
yeon.
Young Hyeon Imperial Ganpowder -
706,544 13,850,465 lbs. Black.
427,68)
43,917 1,042,731 155,025 463,148
2,132,503 s. Gen.
Total
15,1965 Tbs.
Export from 1st July to date
Scented Caper
Souchong
Flowery Felee
Orange Pekoe
Congua
Sorts
Sceared Orange Pekoe
Twankay Hyrou Shin
Yung Hyson Acoperis Gunpowder
3.813,172
31.239 17.165
23 801
25.468
do.
#43,501
366,975
Block
540 630
30:00
71515
92974
211610
2,301.300
Toul
8,575,237
From 1st July to Beth September
50
inch 13.890.46
મ
kiv.- Uncen 2,132.203
16,541 951 1hs.
Fat July 1346
Wick 6,107,847
Coreen 2,307,500
do.
1. 8. 176,287.
Totul dizporta 1845-162407293 1,
EXPORT of Thus to and UNITED STATES. For the Year ending June 30, 1816, in 59 Vessels Total Green, Total Biace
* 13802/10 Na, 6,900,150.
125 1
For the Year ending June 30th 1616, in 40 Veisels
Total Green, Tal Binck,
TEA-The Teamensperelasing in their demands for the second and third class grades of Congou and some sales have occurred at 29 a 28 Tack, Total Green and Black, though some are still hold at 29 a 30 taals. A few Chops of Souchong have been taken at 42 tack for the best quality, but they are very inferior Tens to those of previous seasons, a few hundred Boxes of scenud Orange Pekow, have also eld at ex-- treme rates, say 34 a 38 wels, the quantity made is very small. 'he export of Tap 10 this date falls short of Just season by eight millions of lbs.
CANTON PRICES CURRENT.. IMPORTS -Dory Pato, «
8.25 0.40 828 0 per hd 10 50 to 11 Oper cay 3.50 picut
epts into the composition of the and 9.30 to 18 50 per
are vastly different Wherein, then, does Chinese civilization consist. The Emperor rules his people manner. It is a despotism most num kad absolute. But it is net a hard des- They like their governmrul. Sometimes, in some of us details and operations, they do not like it, more or less, with the people of all the governments in the world. But there is in no standing army, osliber is there any aristocracy of wealth power of birth, between them and the thron The Emperor must rule by the voice of the good of the people. le is looked upon creet of heaven. Heaven is, in their ather, and the Earth his Mother. All of the government spring from the eople — The only hereditary officer
the
thet of monarch. And they must
and get a degree, before they are lified; and the 1-xt book out hey are examined is the Works of Ooh- renent dyondty hes existed since the prod of
fear
eeed
ered
Scotch
Cochines Copper, sheathing
Very scarce.
*
S.Am. Cordage, European COTTON,
Tolol Green and Black.
142010 Ths.
4.260.000
18,602,142 lbs.
EXPORT U TEAS to the UNITED STATES, from
1st July ICAG
Cargo of the Chicora" for Boston, 31st August, 1816. Young Hyson
119.063 11.
yson ku,
Twankay, Imperial Gunpowde
15963
185304 0667
8 50 to 10 per bolt 180.0 to 200 0 per picul
36 0 to 40 0
Total Green Sonchong Powchong, Daloong,
193,071 .
153.614 lbs.
66913
Total Black
do.
248,591 lbs.
410-502 11s.
25 0 to
23
0 to
8 0
} do. do.
Cargo of the Young Hypen,
Green,
Te5.5 10 TG. 8.
-7 2 to -75 to 80 do
do
Sbouchong, Pouchong, Ouloong,
Black,
0.0
Brmbay Mudras, Bougal COTTON GOODS. White Shirtings, - $25 to $3 Oper piece
Grey ditto
210 to 270 do.
time been unsuccessful in his efforts, he came to the conclusion that the god he prayed to, occupying as he did a very col niche in his temple, did not perceive how very worm it was outside, So he had a rope put about his god-ship's nerk and had him dragged into the open air, to feel how hot it was. And, as the story goes, the rain coming in a few days afterwards, it was attribut ed by the populace to the clemency of their deity thus brought to his senses! A laugh. The struggle adverted to Mr Williams thought would be an intellectual one. They are not an ignorant people, and their intellectual superiority is but the height where to look down upon their great moral degradation. Comparing their civilization with that of other heather nations, of any other time, Mr Williams adverted to do relics of Porn peli, which showed what the refinements of ancient Rome must have been- and drew & parallel com parison to China, from this exumple. So with the Egyptings and so with the Great. These war far toore hierary attainment in China thambers had been in either of these lands. The ignorance Steel of foreignera displeived by the Chine illustrated by rela
streets, who ran ni
S
200
00 40.
2 20 per piece
Yarn, Nos. 164 24 29 0 to 0 Oper pical
Nos. 2 4200806 Chins, Furniture METALS. Lin, Banca
iron, Nul
Strans
Hoop Bar
0 to 18 50perpicul
do
Total Green, and Black,
Lanthe," for New York, 4th Sept, 1846. 6,995 lbs.
6,985 lbs.
$2,883 lbs.
126,465 Tbs.
25.860
Total Green, and Black,132,750 Jbs.
Tol in 5 ressels--including the Chicora." and "lante." Young Hyson,
025,516 ths,
04.05 *907,207
· Fiyano Skin and Ivankay. Impuria
flespowdery
Total
**
$7.512-
$1,090,049 lbs.
10 3 10
20 do.
de
Sousbong end Longou, Pawthoug
398,775 be.
Pecco
до.
Orange Pecco
108,760
4,920 986,340
766,204. lbe.
*1,793,853 The,
(China Mail)
DILE
Tatal Green and Black
Danton, September, 4th, 1945.
PRICES OF BULLION...! Braze Bilrer 9. & par cent premium, Spanish Dollars, Ferdinand, par
Carolus, 6 per cent premium.
Repablican dillo, nt par
EXOULANGERIE
bills 6 Afs. 4 42 104, 4j8 5J6–0 MS, 48 Id.
aprented bills on Calcutta Auger 100 Sp dis
Unaccepted 216.
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