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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE
14, Stein, (Balli) Knudsen, Macao. 15, Lapwing, Leae, Shanghal
16. Cayuga, (Am) Starbuck, Cumaingmoon.
PASSENGERS.
Por Lambayeque, Mrs Robinot, and Mr M, A. Correa.
Per Marchioness of Douro-Mosers J. Wingate, McLaren. Cabin, John Benson, Wife, and Son, Sleerage.
MARCH,
SAILED.
to regard the effects of weather upon our food pro-12, Lady Leigh, White, Whampoa. spect through the coming winter. The Banker's 13. Denia, King, Cursingmoon. Cercular still continues to choor us with the con
14 Pictor, Kirkus, Sydney. January 22nd. fident belief that there need be no serious appre 14, Wm. Jardins, Smail, Whampoa bongione as to an ample supply of the necessaries, Joka Cooper, Greig, Whampoa of lile. It is stated in the number published on Friday last, Every word uttered by un last week respecting supplies of corn has been since confirm ed by intelligence received from the quartere of the world which we indicated as the principal sources of supply. The trade circulars of Odessa describe the quantity of wheat, rye, and Indian corn hold in that port, as exceeding a million quarters. The statements from the United States are equally satis- hctory: they show that the excess over last year (which was out of abundance) will amount to more than England ever imported in a single year; and
12, Poppy, Cale, Bombay. our impression is that those statements describe a quantity far short of the reality, provided ships can
13, Kelpie, Bellamy, East Coast. bo found to bring away all that will be available for, Lady Leigh, Whito, Hobart Town. export. This intelligence is very consolatory; for we never have, and do not yet, rogard lightly the wants of Ireland and Scotland. Prices cannot range low for many months, neither is it desirable that they should consider the country safe from that worst calamity that would have hefallen her, but for the abundant foreign supplies which we have described. We have every reason to believe that Her Majesty's Ministers are equally entisfied that the supplies of food will be sufficient, the main, and almost the only, defficulty being to devise the means whereby Ireland and parts of Scotland, where the usual resources have failed, shall be supplied. Some gentlemen (whose talents and perseverance might, we think, be well directed to some object more likely to be practically useful) continue to Importune the Ministers with deputations from meetings urging the opening of the ports. We should have bought that the answer of the Premier fo the
last deputation would have been sufficient; but not so. On Wednesday last a deputation wait- el upon Sir George Grey, for the purpose of pre. senting a memorial to the Queen, praying that fo- reign corn might be admitted duty free, in order to relieve the distress of the people when the memo- rial having been presented, the following interesting colloquy took place :---
Mr Cochrane having addressed Sir G. Grey, the right bon, baronet said: I assure the depu tation that there is not the slightest necessity for any apology for speaking their sentiments freely and frankly. There is not a word in the momorial of which there is any ground to complain. It is word- ed with the greatest propriety. With regard to what passed between Lord, John Russell and the former deputations I cannot say anything, not hav- ing bean present, but I am sure that no Minister would have a right to complain of a free and un- reserved expression of the sentiments of lose who appointed them. It is an undoubted right which the people have After a fow words from Mr Co. clirane, Sir George contated. It is not for me to my what Lord John Russel meant by the words
At
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REPORTS.
Wm. Jardine, Small, London, John Cooper, Greig, London. Cayuga, (Am) Starbuck, Woosung.
E Undersigned begs to announce that he has commenced business as a General Storekeeper and Commission Agent, at the premises lately oc cupied by Mr P N BURGER And has just ra ceived an Invoice of Wine ex Portuguese Ship cloud Adrusior, consisting of
Port Wine in hole from the well known house
of Baras de Candiat,
White Wine and Pinto, in Wood and bottle. Muscatel in one dozen cases, Sherry
30.
Madeirado,
ALSO ON HAND,
and Wood.
Cognac in cases, Pale Erandy in wood, Chin, Bot tled Beer and Porter, Sperm Candles, Flour, Butter, Su Provisions, Gram, Manila and Europa Cor dage, Canvas, Twine, Pitch, Tar, Blocks of sizes, Bungal Rice, an assortment of Jewellery, English made, and a lot of beautiful. Engravinga, all at moderate prices,
ANTONIO L tɛ ENCARNAÇAO. Hongkong, 13th March 1947.
PUBLIC AUCTION:
N Wednesday the 17th Instant, JOHN SMITH will offer on sale by Public Auction, the re- sidue of Household Furniture and Sundry Effects, belonging to PIEDEMAN, Esy, leaving Macao. Further particulars will appear in Handbills prior to the day of Salp. E
Macao, 9th March 1847-
NOTICE.
•
T THE subscribers beg leave to give notice to the citizens of longkong and Canton, that in ad Kingdition to SHIPEITTING in all its branches, they have an Armourer, a Bell honger, &c.,&c., all or ders shall be punctually attended to.
Burb and Co
Deut and Co G. E. Subba
Dent and Co
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Hospital and Store Ship. Anmyma, Thomas,
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(Hulk,)
Victor, Kirkus, William Jardine, Small,
are, Hackett,
Robu: Strachan
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Franklyn & Milne
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VESSELS AT WHAMPOA. HC. Sir. Pluto, Lieut. Aicey, Calder, Brathwaite,
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Macvicar and Co Lapwing, Lees,
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VESSELS AT MACAO.
extraordinary necessity, but I am quite sure hu could not have meant that the getting up of a meet- mg of 50,000 persons in Palace yurd would be con- sidered by him as consituting that necessity the same limo neither Lord J. Russell nor any member of her Majesty Government cau question constitutional right of her Majesty's subjects to meet in large numbers on this or any other subject. Napoleon, (Dan) Bendixen, W. Pustau and Co Mr Cochrane having again referred to Lord John Russell's words extraordinary necessry, Sir G. Grey again spoke as follows Assad before, 1 cannot undertake to say what Lord John Russell meant by the words, not having been present when they were spoken, but I presume he meant that certain statistical facts respecting the condition of the country would alone constitate the necessity to which he refers. I am quite sure that he would not consider public meetings, however numerously ausnded they might be, as constituting any such, necessity I can say for myself, as a minister of the Crown, that I would not A certam class of statistical facts, bearing on the condition and the cir cumstances of the country, would alone, in my view of the matter ustify me as a member of the Go | vertiment, in tendering my advice to her Majesty to throw one
open the ports. But though I cannot, gentle- men, promise to support the prayer of your me morial, I shall have great pleasure in presenting it to her Majesty as expressive of the feelings und gentiments of that portion of the citizens of London by whom it was adopted
From there remarks of the right hon. baronet, it is abundantly manifest that the class of statistical facts" to which ho alludus does not exist What is the statistical fact that bears most strongly upon the point? Why, the
in all be excilement and
usive failure.
apprehension cons
of the potato drop!
. (complete as regards
a part of Scotland),
from France (a circum
gards the price paid for
Eugland) for export to that
mgdom reland ani
demand for grain
scedented as re- purchase of wheat in ountry, the averago
price of wheat is one shifting and deven pence per quarter dearer than it was this time last year ~and that in the last week ovember ingt, it was one shilling and nine pence per quarter cheaper than in the last week in October Notwithstanding some acts of insubordination
Icely out of the pronary course of things in lig difficulty of the preser ministration as we
upon the whole lo
extreme suffer
great change
change most could they b
to aid, inste ment. Th
of securing from another gear. course to even under the bod labour so obtained
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year once mo
Irish people. vidence
prent
William, Roper,
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TO LET. THE whole of upper part of the House on the 1
Queen's Road lately occupied by Captain WAKEMEN of the 42nd M. N. L, in a healthy situ- tion, and having a fine view of the Harbour: ulso some Houses in Peel and Gage Streets, at mo darate rents, Apply to
Ma FRAMJEE JAMSETJEE. Victoria, 15th March 1847.
VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
CODA WATER AND ERATED LEMON.
EMERY & FRAZAR, Hongkong, Ial February 1847.
ENGLISH JOURNALISM,
(Abridged from Fraser & Magazine for December.)
A new order has been called into existence, or With the cul- rather has grows into importance,
of
horizo
fress broods over our
tagnation durken the then the power of the to be as great so it has hith difficult to prevent men
may eat themas impossible to prevent the gratif which is at once composed of and mortified cootamasion writers and insinua renders devote their energy and their tal
an unrecognized position, and avenging an ander served stigios
Then
the ins
But our friend say, "Wings honour and the fustion of Rio pres every other proferson How unge reply A body of men are at detrac wateau which they are most pow required to fulfill every moral duly under They are expected to discharge their functions with answerving faith and unaltered autily; but they are expected to sit down in unrepiping and unres Beved obscurity. They are to interpret betweeft. the senate and the people-they are to illustrate complex argumente by aceful and folicitous composition they are to make the difficult cany and the dry amusing-they are not unfrequently to faraish arguments for those who, in Parlament, propose or resist great measures of legislation and after discharging all these duties with fidelity and talent, they dre to be merged in the obscurity of the anonymous, where they are not punished by the infamy of nuloriely.
They manage these things better in France. But they have had fearful lesson. I am going to punish a young writer for a libel on the court," said D'Argenton to Madame de Barri. "Don't be a fool," was the reply of the shrewd mistress if he is clever, take him into your service; if he is stupid take no notice of him" "I wish," was the penitent remark of a terrified Loyalist to Madam Roland, I wish that we had enlisted on our side some of those terribly pens and mouths that have raiser this storm against us!" The causes of the second have confirmed the inference to which the first revolution might minds. The journalist in France has a station have led any but the most perverso ond stubborn
which is recognised, because it is impossible pot to recognise the workings of his talents and the opera tions of bis intellect. But the French journalist often exercises a fatal and pernicious power. We, as a nation, have had reason to complain of partial statements, inflammatory doctrines, and sectarian jealousy. The French journalist addresses nich of quick foelings, not of sober judgment. Hic socks to excite and to please, not to convince or to con-
tivation of the rational intellect has increased the power of those who communicate with it on na tional subjects. The newspaper has become some. thing greater than the vehicle of news. The news- paper writer is far superior to the old hack com. mentator on trite events, or the wholsale dealer in party scandal. The experience of the last four years has shown that "loading articles" need not necessarily be heavy, or abusive, or personal. We now know that they may be written with salient piquancy, sportive humour, and even argumenta- live eloquence. It would be possible to reler to ar- Lickes in our principal journals which have display: ed learning without pedantry, and the graces composition without the appearance of labour. This, in a literary point of view, shows a great ciliate. Instead of assunging he provokes evil pos- improvement on the journalism of our ancestors. sions; instead of consulting the interests, he minis- But the iterary part of the subjent is the least imters to the prejudices of his countrymen. But the portant. The social and the political consequences French journalist is in the best society. He is of such an advance are immeasurably more po- Rattered by the homage of the rich and the attention mentous than the graces of style and the beauties
of the fair. His name is known in all politicat of writing. Bui grave though they be, we fear circles with advantage, in his own with fame and that they are too generally overlooked by those to
honour. He is sometimes a peer, always a celebrity, whose bands we would see the government of this His violence is described as zeel, his asperity as Country commitest, and whose influence we would eloquence, his encouragement of war as nationality. preserve over the minds and fortunes of the people. But to his English compoer, who neither condes. It is the nature of the conservative party in all coun-conds to vulgar abose nor deals in the fermentation tries to be indifferent where it should be jealous, and indolent where it ought to be active. Suspicion is aroused too late when a now fue has come into the field, and energy is out of place when the enemy has gained confidence and strength. Knowlege is power. Opinion is power. But greater power is exercised by those who diffuse knowled budd up opinion. And yet they who are the creators of public opinion and the diffusers of poli- tical knowledge hold a position which is deemed equivocal by the arbiters of social etiquette, and viewed with jealousy, mixed with a simulated con- Lempt, by the leaders of political factions,
This is not as it should be. Nor can it be so long. Journalism has, by a combination of events, been raised to the rank of a profession. By a con- currence of
conspiring circumstances, it has gained Thuence over the hearts and intellects of the people. It has drafted fold its ranks education, information, and ability.
• It has exhibited earnestness, eloquence, and brilliance. It has altogether fulfilled its mis- sion with dignity and integrity 11 has used power beneficially where it might have abused it. It has
SADE of superior quality at Messrs HUNTER remonstrated with factions heease and popular pas
& BARTON's Dispensary, Pottinger Street, Vic- TORIA, HONULONG.
CANTON, at Dr KENNY's Dispensary, No. 5, New French Houg
MACAO, at HINNAM's, Chinese Shopkeeper, Rud d'Augustine.
Fresh BELTZER WATER in baskets of I dozen each
FLOUR FOR SALE. TUST landed er dor from Australia, 100 Bags,
of new wee
CHOCOLATENA
Ex Lambayeque, a few Tins of Manila Chocolate of the finest quality and at a moderate price.
UNPOWDER.
Tow Barre
KLYN & MILNE
name
sion, where it might have mistered to the one and pandered to the other. It has rarely forgotten the great interests of the country or the duties of the It has spoken out fearlessly against It has oppression, against cruelty, against cant been in almost every instance, truly national On A singular union a recent occasion of strong English
the love of peace and
desire of peak of thei
their char functiona
of less We
Course we now
ential
of wretched prejudice, there is no place assigned in the social circle.
But injustice of this kind cannot long continue. The evil will right itself ere long. The increased communication between different countries-the natural sympathy between literary men of every nation the mutual yearning of intelligent and ardent minds in every quarter of Europe, preclude the notion that they who give spirit and direction to the English press can long be roerged in an in- glorious obscurity. The French papers have for many years done justice to the temper and talent of our leading journals already the American press pays homage to a spirit, of which itself unfortunately has too small a share the leading weekly and daily papers of England are perused with attenuo0 IN Prusata, in Switzerland, in Spain, and even in Italy- They are quoted they are praised they are cen sured, but they are always reported. But the men whose sentiments are thus reflecting a slow but certain revolution in the po and whose rem diplomatiste of t
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