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sed to appoint (subject to the Mayan Government) Charles el, Esqof the Middle Temple, to be Acting Attorney-General Bey, in the absence of the Honourable Thug Beg, on sick leave,
By Order,
W CAINE, Colonial Secretary. Colonial Office, Victoria, Hongkong,
14th December 1940.
THIE FRIEND
D OF C CHENA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
| production of a Merchant; and as the said Merference in the concerns of our holy religion, and, chant, in a note, dated the day after the ap above all things, 1 guard as against the moc pearance of our last paper, expresses himself kery of having offered to us as boons measures immensely amused" at his effusions being laid which involve the compromise of the fearest inte to the door of the representative of Royally, he
**** rests of religion, and fill the minds of the Catholic must be a Reardent of Hongkong. This on people of Ireland with disgust and abhorrence. be the truth, but if true, it only showe the duplig our anxiety for the diffusion of knowledge, we Resolved unanimously-That, notwithstand- city of the Man and his Correspondent. The can never give our co-operation and support to letters are not dated from Canton; but it was any system of education intended for our people, certainly intended that it should be understood which the authority of their pastors will not be that they were written there by a resident fully recognised, and that no system of education Merchant. In commenting upon the first letter, can or ought to give satisfaction to the Catholic the Editor of the Mail anys →→ The above letter confidence and people of Ireland, which will not be "we insert chiefly because we believe the based on Catholic principles and placed under
writer may be taken as a fair expositor of Catholic control. * the views entertained of Mr. Compton's case
*C, M'NALLY, by the British Community at Canton.” To keep up the doception, Frar Play commences his second letter, by thanking the Editor of the Mail for the two copies of the paper he had been kind enough to transmit to him. Now it
looks very like a trick, as we said before, a stale trick.
interests as an instalment and precursor of a better system of patronage; but at the same time hardly think the facts of the case bear out the ference which the "poff" would lend the pm) to draw from it. The whole question turn -point--what, in Downing street phraseology, d..... Elgin, it cannot be denied that he has pro +1 good conduct" mean? With regard to E.. biraself an active, nccessible, judicious situ trator of the Government of Jamaica. It is his fault if Lord Metcalfe left him coopmaati bide to do and that his régime has been mari consequently less by political than by accia! provement. In another and a most importent e of view, however, his conduct has been abov proise. He has exhibited in his practice a r gious and moral example to the community large; and this invaluable attribute of a Gover in combination with the other points olphis Factor, constitutes him a on well fired for
"The Government of Links Britain," howev..
His Exeternay, the foreroor and Commander- Is Chief has been pleased to appoint Charles Molloy Cams Eu Aniar Attorney-General of this try the Foc of the Honourable Major Laine, who these letters were writton in Hongkong, this though in obedience to the instructions of this, of all ensy tasks, the easiest. Long-estib Colony, so be a Marcher of the Legislative Council,
penugas kim kemporary seat in the Council,
The Hosparable Charles Molloy Campbell, Esq. has been sworn in accordingly,
„By Order,
W. CAINE. Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Office Victoria, Hongkong,
14th December, 1846,
To the Editor & the Friend of China,
Vistaria, 17th Dec, 1846, Dear Sir Your Correspondent who supplied motio fur Governor Davis' crest should have giren a design for a coat of arms: allow me to sug A peacock dorsal in full blaze with a turkey's head, eunacuated by a bottle of Champagne resting upco 3 dollars.
Yours truly,
I. Y. Z.
Hongkong, 12th December, 1846, Bra-I abaerve in your publication of this date a report of a charge brought by M. Clerjon against e policeman, for an illegal seizure of a chest of opium,
the privileges of the Opiam Farm, and surely, a searching realigation into the merits of this par-
tular case is demanded
Meantime, I beg to sommunicate what I myself wineased and beard:
We do not require to be told, that there are those among us who would sacrifice their prin ciples to expediency," Had the letters been dated from the place where they were written, the matter would have been understood, and His Excellency would not have been saddled with the paternity of these effusions, but the deception of his friends, lead us, and others,
info error.
published last Saturday, must have satisfied The report of M. Clerjon's case, which we our Readers that the holders of the opium farm are still permitted to commit robberies and villany. no mun saying them nay. Inexporing these acts of rascality, is not with the expectu tion that a check will be put upon them by those who are now in power, as there is an evident disposition to screen the farmers from the consequences of their crimes.
It is certainly a curious state of things in a British colony, to see a gang of lawless men
purchase goods, from one place to another with
FRANCIS MAGUIRE, Sec. Besides the subjects comprised in our resolu- tons, some mitters of the utmost importance re- guiding the national systems of education engaged higher post and deeper responsibilities. our most serious attention at our moetinge; and, Sacred Congregation, we abstain from publishing institutions, it is the seat of the Diocesno, D may resolution or discussion thereon, it may be the head quarters of the Commander-in-Chief: right to state, that it is the unanimous prayer of loyal and dense population, industriona fram de the clergy that the archbishops and bishops of recessity; churches and schools covering the face and would, at their next general meeting, take the island; no extraneus mixture of faces; hors the whole subject into their consideration, with the and foot constabulary, backed by a strong garris. view of enforcing the conditions and recommendations and now by an organised mikalu; prosperus a on which the national system of education has been waited,-where is the scope for that displey tolerated by the Holy See.”
Upon these moderate pretentions Mr O'Connell remarked-
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talent" (except in despatch-writing) which would justify the promotion ns the motive set forth. in the "puff official"? But if we look a little That the fist difference with the young Ire deeper, and ask the dependencies of this depe land party arose on the question of education; and
dency he differed with them on the subject of the infidely be the answer?
what they think open the subject, what
of which he was an unworthy member, disappro ed, cavilled at, crippled? Have opportunities of Have they any grievance colleges bill because the heads of the holy church. redressed or misunderstood Ordinamens delay ved of it and he never attempted to disagree with doing good been lost? Take, for example, one them, foe know that they could not be wrong-uhject. Does the constitution of the courts of and the propriety of the protest against that mea su was fully borne out by the news they had
ly recrived from Rome." (Hear, hear.) Awürd here as to the Young Ireland party. We here not joined in the general exultation at its signal defeat, not because we had any liking for ite opiniona, which we have not apared to ridiente, but because we knew that the victory over it was not the victory of good sense over extravagance
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there in want of a circail-an appeal court-- law in the smaller islanda require no refurm? Is
here? Is the exclusive, isolated bar system al- grump under the Government of Barbados diverse ways to prevail? Are the laws throughout the
oratifirm? What more natural, more reason- ble to expect, than that a Governor, whose pucalior ton of abuses, and the taking the initiative in pro. education and talent fitted him for the investiga-
alonel Reid is a clever man--a good soldier, dustry in this direction?
The report proves that a great abuse is made of hunting Strangers, who they think intend to and violence, but simply and solely the victory pounding some comprehensive scheme of judicial @view to intimidate from making a bargain of the priesthood over a revolt against it, Young | refarm, should have deli behind him sutne traces of the alarm and put it down. Young Ireland played protended to philosophy, the priests took the fool egregiously, but it was not for playing the fool that it was snobbed and put in the corner, it was because in its escapades it was breaking the spiritual leading-strings. We have seen the trial of strength between the priests, the priest-ridden, and the party ranking. riot in throwing if the
and no doubt, his attended to the defences of his 305 islands—and he is a Whig!
When about to arobark at the Post Office Wharf, my attention was directed to a policeman who had made a seture of a chest of opium from a French mas; the policeman informed me that he was in the employ of the Opium Farmer, and that he had reason to believe that the chest was short of it's full take the chest off, for fear of being plundered yoke, and it has been as the and of grength Truidad, Sir W. Colbranke & New Brunswick; weight by 24 catties, aba: M Clerjon had delivered 24 cattles of opium, by perrait from Acqui, and that the latter had given him (the police officer) particu. lar instructions to examine the next chest of opium that was delivered from the premises of the former, feeling ratsted of ita proving short in weight by the quantity a permit had been granted for.
• M. Clerjon said it was a trap set by the Opium Farmer to secure a seizure of a chest of short weight, and to this, much to my surprise, the policeman simply remarked that it could not be expected that Asqai could afford to pay Government so much a moh unless beeruk make some seizures, and that he would make a prize of the chest in question, even
就 f weighed 98 cätties.
M. Clerjon assured me that every attempt was made by the Opium Farmer to prevent Chinese from dealing with him, and that he was sure it Exellency the Governor could have no idea of the ehude of the Opium Farm, or be would indignantly abolish the monopoly.
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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE. VICTORIA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19mm, 1846.
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where they can get the article cheapest. Yet so it is in Hongkong. The man who purchased the chest of opium from M. Clerjen was dudged wherever he weal, and in making
But the principle of this pretion is new. 38 his bargain it was stipulated that the drug should be delivered on board his vessel at East
an, on what principle (to go a few years back, was Sir Lionel Sith dyed from Barbados 16 Jamaica, it. He declared that he did not dare to
Governor Light to Demerara, Sir H. McLeod to between a glam and a puny ulant; and, sirnoge by the opium farmers. The result proved that
and more recently, Lord Metcalfe to Canada, Sir his fears were not groundless. No sooner was. to say, the victory has given the greatest pleasure
Charles Fitzroy to Sydney, &c., &c.? Whit the opium euberked then chase was given by to those who at heart have the strongest an ipatty a boat belonging to these desperadoes with a
to the influence and domination of the priesthood.
gnin, brought Sir U. Grey to Barbados: Colora F European policeman on board; and without a Did they for a moment imagine that the intem-
Paleourt to Honduras?-interest, political or puš- vate, or the happy tatt of guverning colonists? warrant, or any authority whatever, except the prance, the excesses of Young treland were revolt. instructions of the Potenrate Acqui, the boat of it, Young Ireland was not a good Cathione; for the principle of reward--can we say abo of
ing to the great body of the people? Not a whitever, the puff has gone forth; cedit is tak was captured and the opium carried-not to Young Ireland set up for a philosopher :-Young
punishment ? de there to be no new principle es the police station-but us Acqui's house, and Ireland was for taking knowledge even from hands
segerile those win come under the denomination there it would have remained had M. Clerjon mot priestly; and hence the levy en masse agains
of " filmres"? not been with it. So grossly ignorant was the Young Ireland by which was su promptly borne policeman Haushaw, that he declared, that down. I was a mete
merent that the cause of without permission from Acqui no one on the the priesthood happened to concur with that of Island was entitled to sell even two or three moderation against violence, chosts. Acting under this impression, how many Villanies may this man not have sanctioned by is presence which will never come to light, or even if they do, the perpetrators will still be protected by the sitting in high places who have identified themselves with the farmers, and have raised suspicions in the minds of many that they share in the profits.
It cannot be a maiter of astonishment that the Colony is retrograding before the malign influence of the monopoly system. Whether a discontinuance of the oppim and salt farms would be the means of bringing trade to the port once more may be doubtful; but one thing not the slightest chance of an improvement, is certain, that so long as they do exist, there is
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THE ABORTIVE IRISH COLLEGES. Our readers may remember that we were not of e number of those who expected much good from e institution of Sir Robert Peel's colleges in Ire
d. There was a vast deal of prate at the time ut the conciliatory Leadency of the "boon, as absurdly called, but it seemed to us much it fraught with irritation.
We did not concur suthe scheme; but the fact that both Catholics and with the Protestant or the Catholic objections to the tants strenuously objected DR was a strong Protest against its success. The colleges pres argum, established, and now they serve és tergela upos ich bigotry may exercise to improve its aim; and acco/na Jevtugpearances, it will not be long before the ballseye will be bil
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The art has been put before the horse. Oharch questing should have been settled before the institition of colleges for students
It would be ki to zait for that event wall long for the fiting time inn se
And now, when the Catholic clergy make their preposterous pretentions to the exclusive ministra tines of instruction, Mr. O'Connell refers in Young Inland's néerpjel on of the colleges for students grounds of quarrel with it. Here we see one of of all religious denominadas as one of his first
the traits of the victory, dooming the colleges to uselesness, as its only pupils would be the sons of
the overthrown Young Ireland
Presently afterwards Mr O'Connell holds forth on the pichojary aids which England is to yield to Treland. Bas religious tests are to be revi ved by the abchijonists of old why confine them to knowledge, why not extend them to the food for body as well as mind? Why permit any bat Catholic funds to supply the wants of Catholic mouths 7
What is to be done with the public man whe worries a community into a fever, a Governur who plays King Stork or King Log-the later
character who never takes the
trouble to ride round his government to see things wilk his own eyes, but mack at the mouth of his Scourers? If Canada, Jamaica, the Mauritius, New South Wales, Barbados, Trinidad and De. marar, form the category of prizes, may we but
hope that the Falklands, Ascension, Sierra Leo Honduras, Port Essington, and Norfolk Island will be reserved for such as them, on the principle that the smaller the space the ss power of doing mischief?, In the main, thun, this puff is hum bug Colonial Gazette, September 3.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
DECEMBER,
ARRIVALS.
16, John Bugsham, Dare, Shanghai. 7th Dec. 21, G. Henrich, (Ham) Henrichson, Whampoo. The besetting sin of the Catholic Church is its 17, Sandersons, Robinson, Whampoa. habit of holding its children in cacing strings. 117, Indion, English, Tutaoorin. burning in the Catholic Church as the illustration18, Cleopatra, Early, Manila, 9th December, has always struck us that the taper perpetually 17, John O'Gaunt, Mc Donald, Whampon. of its rule that a congregations shall see by its palo and dim lights only, and not by that of heaven, even in the noon-day bluze,
We have unceasingly fought the battle of the Catholics against
and restrictions, and on the same grounds on which we have espoused
PABSENGER,--Per Cleopatra, H. Parker, Esq.
SAILED.
DECEMBER,
17. Marquis of Bute, Bannatyne, London. their cause assust tests, we shall combat their 18, Coquelle (Am) Prescott, Shanghai.
18, John Bagshaw, Dare, Whampoa.
REPORTS.
for their own porn pretensions to the adoption of the same measures The State gives pusi
The knowledge which food it gives, without
supervision. that the ground is not
any sectarian alotme We must adimt yet cleared for
rezance
Teh Establishment
S, Castle, Leman, Singapore and Bombay. Q. Henrich, (Ham.) Henrichson, Shanghai Sandersons, Robinson, Dublin,
City of Derry, Were, London.
John O'Gaunt, McDonald, Shanghai,
:
The Torrington, was oo shore on the South side of the entrance of the Yang tse-keadg, when the John Bagshaw came out, bugdeclined the offer of assistance from her,
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