31, Orater, Nail, Sydney, and Pellew Islands,. FEBRUARY,
1, Maxeppa. Jauncey, Casingmoon, 2, Angelo, (Am.) Hastings, Onhu.
PASSENGER-Per Oratava, Miss James.
JANUARY,
BAYLED.
29, Starling, Anderson, Whampoa, 20, Victory, Smith, Whampoa. 29, Vanconuer, (Am.) Whampoa. 29, Maseppa, Jauncey, Cursingmoon. 30, Ann Bater, Slaugther, Whampoa 31, Braganza, Mundy, Ceylon, FEBRUARY
1, Calder, Brathwaite, Whampoa. 2, Ylocano, (Sp.) Rionda, Manila.
PASSENGERS.
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
E WILLIAM JARDINE".
and in the finest order.
CHARLES BUCKTON. Queen's Road ist February 1847
ficient boa one-third their present
The present duties of the Colect Secretary acquainted with Hong PALE Ale and Stout of most superior quality, might be performed by any ordumgefork. They bour
consist of answering yes or no to a few official let ters on trifling subjectk, issuing notices in the Colo-
Gazele and signing his name a few papers... a Colonial Secretary be maintained, bh might officiate (being barrister) as crown lowyor, saro the expense of an attorney general, take charge of intestate estates, &, sit ex officio as conjoint ma gistrate in civil and criminal cases, issue licenses, and grant requisitions for paylag quarterly or half yearly into the commissariat all reats from crown ads, market dues, and fees. He would also ad- minister to a few intestate estites that occur, and he would submit to the home authorities the draft of any legislative enactments deemed specially ne-
essay for Hongkong.
LESSER bags to neuqunce to the residente of Hongkong, that he has now on view at the house of Mr Jost, Watch Maker, Quenn'a Rond, fashionable assortiment of Jewellery and Watches, consisting of Ladies and Gentlemen's fancy and Signet Rings, Brooches, Pins, Watch Guards, Gold Pen and Pencil Cases; with a variety of other articles: the whole of which are of the latest fashion and will be disposed of on reasonable terms.
Victorin, Ist February 1847.
THE ALBION HOTEL APT. CHARLE L.
Per steamer Braganza, Messes Silverlock, AntiALE IL PERCEIVAL, reques
derson, Wilkinson, and Dixwell, for ENGLAND. Gilbert Smith, Esq, Mrs Smith, 2 Children, and 1 Servant, and W. "Leslie, Esq, for MALTA Mrney in China Mr M. DE SOUZA: TO Middleton, for CALOUTTA. Mr Pacheco, for Bix
same in without delay, and those indebted to him on account of the Albion Hotel, to pay
GAPORE
REPORTS.
William Jarnine, Stall, Whampoa.
VSSELS IN VICTORIA HARBOUR.
H. M. S. Festal, Captain Talbot
H. M. St. Fulture. Captain Macdougal.
H. C. Str. Plute, Lieut. Airey,
cation may also be made for the Hotel, Sale on moderate terms.
Macno, 24th December 1846.
A
*
PUBLIC AUCTION.
T MACEWEN & Co.'s Tomorro
at 11 o'clock A. M.
A quantity of Flour and Biscuit in Barrels, Win-
4. FINANCIAL COLONIAL TREASURER- AND COLLECTOR OF REVENUE.
Cestablishment
£2.800 1,400
£8,700
*s £3,700 to £4,000 per British exchequer, and
igkonga na
REGIJI Establishment about
registration of the Chinose
This department is perfectl
formed, The yearly cena of police, and by that dep may be made in one week degres the resort of all descriptions o dent registration has not chec
bonds, thieves, and pirates, from t land; neither has it tended to aid in criminals or of stolen property, large expenditure for police, as
No fee is levied on registration The 1500 a year department ought not to have been croasel
10 COLONTAL SURGEON,
Balary, Conting meice, ordinary and extraordinary, Averaging per annum,.
200
£800
The diminution of the Government establishments would require the abolition of this office.
The present and late colonial surgeons at Ilong- kong, dearly earned their salaries, visiting the nu-
ter Clothing, Tweeds and Flannel, Fowling in the colonial servants may be thence issued on the merous sek in « burning gun, and at all hours
H. M. Tr, S. „Alligator, Master Commanding King Pistols, Earthenware Bathing Tubs, Porcelain Or Colonial Secretary, as was the case previous to my being unable to sustain the requinte labour in sach
H. M. S. Minden, 2nd Master in charge Osmer,
Hospital and Store Ship.
Angelo, (Am.). Hastings, Aponymy, Thoraes,
Bomanjce formusjee, Coates, Corsair, Bonmen Fort William,
(Flulk,)
John Barry, Stewart,
Kelpie, Bellamy,
Little Catherine, --- Lucas, (Am.) Miller,
London, Gibson,
Mazeppa, Jauncey. Mary, Sevirkrop, Oratana, Nail, Perel, McNally, Spec, Cole,
Sri Singapura,
Tamar, Hall,
Victorty, Smith,
Wave, Hackett,
J. Mathsson and Co, J. Matheson and Co Holmes and Bigham J. A. Olding
Dent and Co Bellamy Lindsay and Co Olyphant and Co Dent and Co
J. Matheson and Co
naments, Spyglassos, &e., &c.
ALSO
30 dazeu Port Wine, & dozen Champagne, dozen Flock, 3 dozen Elderberry Wine, 6 cases Window Glass, 1 fancy Gig Boat, Chandelier Globe Lamp complete; a lot of Boots, Cayenne Pep per, and Orange Nectar, 1 Gun in case, 2 Quadranta. Shaving Boxes, Chinese Looking Glass, a quantity of Opodeldoc, &c., Woollen Socks, and Furniture, without reserve.
Teams or SALE-Cash on delivery. Queen's Qoad, 3rd February 1847. PUBLIC AUCTION.
Bawle, Daus and Co BOWRA, HUMPHREYS & Co. will sell at their Sale Rooms, on Friday next the 5th Înet. A quantity of Butter in kegs, Pine Chesses in casks, 40 Coils Manila Rope, 30-dogan Blacking, 20 Reams Foolscap, Lead Lines, Iron Mast Hoops, old Rigging, also 20 Bale Trucks, and a variety of other articles: to be sold without reserve, they are to close sundry invoices.
Gilman and Co Murrow and Co Sinith and Brimelow J. Matheson and Co Fischer and Co Macvicar and Co
William Jardins, Small, Blenkin, Rawson and Co
Young Hebe, McQuio,
Zephyr, Macfarlane,
Vesouls at WHAMPOA.
Dent and Co.
II. M. B. Childers, Commander Pittman.
Ann Bater. Slaughter,
Aden, King,
Argo, Bremer,
Amelia, Daper,
Calder, Brathwaite,
Ellerslie, Pagen
Britomart, Soldinon,
hur, Cumberland,
Boustead and Co Crooke and Massey
Fletcher and Co Boustead and Co Nye, Parking and Co Nye Parkin and Co Boustead and Co Lindsay and Co Duke of Cornwall, Whitehead, I Macgregor and Co Graaf Via Hogendorp, (Dat) steel wire Order George Fyfe, Marrey,
P. & D. N. Cama Hindostan, West,
Dirom, Gray and Co C. Sapoorjee Lungrah Jamieson, How and Co.
Harrier,
Inglewood, Smith,
Indian, English,
John Cooper, Grieg, John Bagshaw, Dare, Lady Amh ret, Ablett, Lapwing, Lees,
Machtilda Cornelia, (Dut.)
Nymph, Haraburgh,
Othello, Thompson, Pandora, Cobb,
Prins Oscar, (Swe) Mollin,
Rocafuerte, Alva,
Starling, Anderson, Stag Parish,
Wild Irish Girl, Buckton,
Lindsay and Co Russell and Co Jamieson How and Co Maclean Dearie and Co
Nennen,
TARKS-Cash before delivery.
POWDER MAGAZINE.
THE Lorcha FANNY " is fitted mpg. Apply to receive Gunpowder on Demurrage. Apply to,
BOWRA, HUMPHREYS & Co.
From Reporte. Minutes and Despatches on the Bristish Position and Prospects in China. PAPER B, IN POINTS SUNMITTED FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF HER MAJESTYS GOVERNMENT.
Governmental Establishments of Honghong- Expense and Duties, ifc. of each Department, with Economical Remarks on "Reduction,
1. EstablisHMENTS AND Expense. Governor of Hongkong, with the title of Flor Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and Superintendent of
Trade.
Salary per annum
House-rent, &c., averaging Private secretary's allowance
Total annual charge
¿E
6,000
700 300
£7,000*
A Commissary must be retained, and the pay of requisition and certificates of the Cemnnndantsund arrigal in Hongkong, The rent of crown loads, Government, may be paid into the Commissarint, markets, &c., and the licenses, fees, &c., due to
This was also done previous to my arrival. The office, on the requisition of the Colonial Secretary, disbursement of nearly £4000 a year from the taxes make this statement, however much it may operate of England may thus be avoided. I feal bound to against my personal interest.
6. SURVEYOR-General. Average laries, wages and contingencies, from £4,000 to £5,000 a year.
The former surgeon resigned from ill health, a cliinate; the present excellent man is also much healthy colony. deteriorated in health, and deserves removal to some
H. COLONIAL Chaplain,
Salary,.. Contingencies,
£700
2750
The enactment and enforcement of British laws in China deserves great prudence, and a tempering to operate on the ininds of the people of China. I of mercy with justice. It is thus only we can hope was obliged to oppose Governor Davis in his pro- position to brand Chinese on the cheek—if belonging to a Triad or Secret Society; while my proposition for natalizing Chinese resident in Hongkong was The following event occurred previous to the Natu set aside; it has however recently been adopted. ralization Ordinance.
It is difficult to state the fixed amount disburse ment of this department. There has been the most lavish expenditure on useless tempis to make roads, bridges, and drains, which a few hours raio go the precipitous hill have washed into the ssa. be maintained at Hongkong, and if the inhabitants There are really no military communications to think roads can be made over and along steep mountains or through the sex fas had been done in Three Chinese wore tried in February 1845, for Hongkong), let them assess themselves for the highway robbery on a Chinaman. They were trie, purpose. It would be advisable to abolish this de. by an English jury,--no counsel was assigned them partment, for an long as any part is kept up, op- and it appeared to me that their language was im- portunities will be created to cause work and ex-perfectly understood. They were not aware whether pense. Anything absolutely requisite can he dune they were tried by English or by Chinese laws. by the military engineer it would be advisable to The night before their intended execution at Hong- retain; the present able colonial civil engineer kong, these three foreigners hanged themselves in ought to be retained to look after the crown pro their cell, by spinning their bedding into rapes, and party, and to aid the municipality in the formation suspending themselves to the bars of the prison: the of their streets, roads, sewers, &c.
first cut down the second, who was in turn cut down by the third, who then hadged himself. They died declaring their innocence, and protesting against the sentence which they recorded on the white wall with a piece of charcoal. There seemed such an Arility to shed the blood of the Chinese, that the following letter was addressed to Governor Davis →→
8. SUPREME COURT.
Avera expense of salaries, contingengjes, disbursements, amouating to £8,000 or £9,000.
This establishment is upon a scale quite unsuited for position like Hongkong. Governor Davis sild be expected the fees and fines would defray the ohirges of the department; they will not ex goed £500 or £800 a year.
With a few exceptions the civil and criminal bu- siness of the court has consisted of pelty caste which would be decided by the smallest bench of magistrates, or in many instances by a single po. lice magistrate in England.
The formation of a bench of unpaid magistrates to act in ordinary criminal matters with the chief magistrate for chair man, and as a "Court of Re qudats" for sums under £100 with the Colonial Secretary (a barrister) as chairman, would be an ale minor indicature for Hongkong.
A barren, traffickless rack with not 150 resident Murrow and Co Englishmen f, exclusive of Government servants, otally devoid of agriculture, manufactures or com- Dent and Comerce, and with a fluctuating predatory Chinese J. Matheson and Co population, does not require a civil government, at
Boustead and Co
least on this scale. When the salary of £6,000 a-. Russell und Ob year was granted to the Lord Napier, as Her Ma- Turner and Coaty's representative in China, it was expressly
The recorder at Singapore might have Hong. declared that this large sum was allowed in order presentative should be maintained. It is generally matte quarterly or half yearly, as necessity arose, that the hospitality and rank of Her Majesty's rekong placed within his jurisdiction, and circuit.
known in China that the present Governor is not
in the large monthly mail steam-packets. spending the interest which he derives from the F. J. de Paiva deposit of his salary in one of the large opium firms
J. A. Durranin Hongkong.
Macvicar and Co J. Matheson and Co Captain
VESSELS AT MACAO,
Isabella Robertson, Kelly,
FOR SINGAPORE AND CALCUTTA,
THE DHUR, CUMBERLAND, will leave for the above ports on the 10th proximo. For Passage, apply to
LINDSAY & Co. Hongkong, 1st February 1847.
BRIG FOR SALE.
be Sold by PUBLIC AUCTION
viously disposed of by private contract) the Brig LITTLE, CATHERINE, 181 Tons, with Masts, Spars, &c., as she now lies in Hong. kong Harbour.
A military or naval commandant (the latter pre ferably, as we must maintain a naval force in China) with £1.000 a-year in addition to the pay of his rank, would be sufficient for Hongkong, even on its present scale of establishment.
The duties of Superintendent of Trade ought to be performed solely by a consul-general at Canton, It seems unnecessary accrediting a ministerial re- presentative to a court where we are denied access: but if it be deemed necessary to retain a British The song the fet fast, if not pre plenipotentiary in China, his functions and rank ought to be kept distinct from those of trade su- perintendency (which the Chinese hold in low esteem), and from the petty office of Governor of a place like Hongkong. Most desirable is it that the representative of British Majesty in China should be a man of expanded and generous mind limbued with true Christian feelings, trained in European principles of politics, and khown never to have been connected with commerce. With such a representative, Englishmen might obtain respect in China.
The Brig ta well found in Stores, and ready for Sex, She would anke na excellent Receiving Vessel: For particulare upply ou Board, or to 25 Meeres, LINDSAY & Co. Hongkong, Hongkong, 1st February 1847.
JUST RECEIVED, and for Sale, Invoices of
Russian Canvass; Ravens Duck, Flannel; Raspberry, and Cherry Cordials (Herrings brand); Preserved Asparagus, and Green Peas; Kegs Roll Sausages, doc.
BURD LANGE & Co. Victoria, Hongkong, 1st February 1847. SHIP AND CABIN STORES of all kinds; con
sisting of Cordage, Canvas, Paint, Oils, Twine, Busting, Blocks, Varnish,
Salt Provisions, Flour Brend, Pens Coffee, co
Wines, Beer, Spirits, and Li
Pickles, Sauces and all kin
Clothing, Kersey meres,
inge, Accer
Guns Shot Muskels, Gunpowder Sails made, altered or repaired and
cription of Shipping business and su
ally attended to
:
CHARLES BUCK TON.
AVERAGES for Sea Damage partial general
or particular, accurately adjusted by
CHARLES BUCKTON
Queen's Road, Victorie, January 184
2. LEGISLATIVE AND EXBOUTIVE COUNCILS. The annual expense, about. £1,000 The application of the laws of England to Hong- Kong, and the institution of a municipality for all Jocal purposes, would remove the necessity of mas intaining the form of these councils which are fat beyond the necessities of the place, and produce considerable discontent
3 COLONIAL NICRETARY
ordinary and speci General De tment, warre
The chief population at Singapore is Chinese. Our merchants in Canton have long been in the habit of settling their differences by arbitration.
7. POLICE FORCE, Belice Superintendent, and Chief Magistrate, £9,000 to £10,000
**
The expense and management of this force ought to be transferted entirely to the inhabitants asse sod to a police rate. A bench of unpaid magistrates, and Colonial Secretary would of course aid in en- pervising the police. It is supposed there are 1,000,000 dollars invested in buildings liable to as sosement. Many of these ware constructed in the hope that Hongkong, would become a commercial
emporium; and now that these ideas are proved to have been visionary, the
value of this sunken pro....[ perty has been and will be considerably deteriorat ed; indeed it is rumoured that some houses will be
cninhabited.
Estimating the assessabin property to high as 800,000, dollara
this would yield about $57000 wear for which a
olice ma mlained, antime however,
lone deter whet bez agy police will prevent.
ind racy in Hongkon
he
past hay!
To his Excellency Governor Davis.
Hongkong, February 27th, 1848. SIR-I beg leave to suggest to your Excellency that in all future prosecutions of Chinese involving the penalties of death or transportation. there be assigned to the ecoused counsel nominated by the Court and paid by Government; and that the accused shall have the benefit of a jury composed to the ex- tent of one-half of their own countrymen.
I have, dcc.,
R. M. MARTIN.
FROM MEXICO.
BANTA ANNA IN THE FIELD.
From the Squadron.
MANTA ANNA'S MANIFESTO.
ORITICAL POSITION OF GENERAL TATLOR,
Sunday's Southern Mail brought us the following stirring news from Mexico. It will be seen that the speculation of our correspondent at Vera Cruz, pub- lished about two weeks ago, are fully confirmed Almonte and Santa Anna are playing into each others hands,
A rumour was current at New Orleans that Santa Anna, with fifteen thousand men, was matching upon Monterey, to attack General Taylor-breaking the "armistice. We have no doubt of it. The armistice
of Monterey was
was a trap set for General Taylor, who knew nothing of the rejection of the peace propast- tion, by Santa Anna, twenty eight days before the date of the armistice.
The Peace offer was rejected at the city of Me. xico about the 30th of August – Ar inediately apprised of this feck Cand cogld not hear of it before the Ampudia therefore urged tember - which either Govt meane bag lipids, powerful a the 15th Se
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