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Sir John Francis Davis, Baronet, 20. se., &c.
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British Consulata Canton, 7th April 1842. CASTLEMEN,-I'am directed by His Excellency for Ma- Jes' Pasipotentiary &e, &e, to acknowledge the receipt of your Leitor of this day's date, and to make the following reply -
with which the official paper discussed this out. The Mail took its tone from the Shapesine rage. tendent, but the Foreign Secretary did not with indiflurence that two British setmen had n nearly murdered by the patriots of Canton, and he writes the Superintendent, that British subjects China must be free from insult as they would in England.
Some observations appear to be called for, spea the late proceedings in the Supreme Com He where the Commissioners for executing the fli... of the vice Admiralty Court of Great Britam ha been sitting for the last two days.
Shelley has been Gazetted as Assistant Archi for General of the Maurillas, The shabby treatment he met with here could only have been known a few days before the date of his
On the 3rd instant, on reaching Canton, Ilis Excellenar now appointment and the promptitple with which he has again been taken into the public received from Mr Consul Macgregor a Paper professing to series must be gratifying to Mr Sholloy and boy si the principal wishes and views of the British to. sidents, and these were therefore shortly included in the ling his humorous fents in China.
of demands made on the Chinese Government, and since as. The Castle Eden sailed from Colombo forented to. It is plain that is Excellency, st that ting e
ciated under circumstances peculiarly calculated to oblaje lewa sent. I was take was the do--Hongkong on the 13th Ultimo with 4 Officers, successful results, and he therefore much regrets that the 60 men, women and 9 children of the Royal subject of your praesent Letter has been postponed until she Artillery, Officers, 207 men, 20 women and negotiations are concluded. 26 cldren of the 67th Regt, Also 4 Officers, 77 Taen, 1 vroumen and 2 children of the 15th Regt. On the 18th the Ramen embarked 10 officers, live officers, 17 serjeants, bugler, red right, private and public, and a may be questioneding the Into Triol, his ignorance of Law, and ha
Wacing la rand an aitress to the were apt there to hear so he b bid up again an
raut- funny line man-he TAN M Dad out. 1031 martes, tome body called him The parielle Donne and added now, he'll write bome in Lert Palmerston hat be but the Julge's seal on the banch In Lerzania best cheat though cuntioned I dont bat made a huge inke hisent Cineul, ader, me told that he was only in kla room Thecay klumpel Booping that you'll make Jume te. maria aped dinatics which these Sessions have done
Cam. Strys
Luar obit Servant.
A BEFOR.
To the Editor of the Friend of China.
* Canton, 19th April 1847. all can hardly be matter of murprise to parties on the spot, that Sir John Davis has taken another oppor tunity to offer a gra taimes insit to the Mercantile Com-
manity, after the numerous specimens of his kindly feling ovuzda that holy what witnessed during bis curcer as Euperetendent of Trades But as parties at a distance may not be so lateately acquainted with the windtolive apizid he bas always displayed towards the mercantile body, and the desire he has apparently shown to place himself in codon to their wellies and lotereats, I think a few femky in the present docasion not uncalled for.
The new tail which the has thought hit to cast upon vs is crataided in li letter to Mr Macgregor dated 14th April, wherein he says:-- You will take care * at the British merchants reimburse the proprietors of or the home lately pulled down at the easteru extremity * of the rifer front adjoining the Creek, and that they Kagree to a fair compensa lớn för all Chinese property 6 ableit may be girth up for thrir benefit or convenience, * op so other condition than this which is the obvious die- ** tate of cumpon justice, will I aid, countenance or per- mit any measg of the sort." In the first placo, inay I ask, why the British merchants should be called upon to reimburse the proprhitors of this house ? fit being the property of the impes Government) any more than they should be called spot to reimburse the binese Govern- peut for the 850 Gols which were apiked, for the destrue tion of the French F Kysor for aer damages comunited upon Chinese property walch Sir John Davis thought pro- perio recommen! crat all events je sanction? The house bu ication was a chop bouse, which sted directly la front of the new factories and interfering with the river front. age of that building By whese orders it was posted down if not Sir John Davis's I am at a loss to imagia. Öne thing I am detain of the British community was not cerited yn the rabjeest, and this Sir John Davis must be fally aware of a hetefpsed to receive any deputation from the commeaty for the purpose of hearing what their Ttem and wishes might be, notwithstanding your conten porary of " the Chie: Mail impudently pas forch In bia last paper a memorifdem which was laid before Sir John Dais, parperiting to be the Wines and View 02 ? FR Ben ReToENDE ET CANTON!!" A statement, which as he was in Canton dictagihu late proceedings, he must koom to be incorrect as off John Davis, is set before, refused to hear qual the wishes and views of the
From the con Indian remark in the letter in quesijon, parties neacquainted the realstate of the case, might Tery naturally suppose that the Commanity bere bad en arging Sir John Daris to pull deno hloese houses for their convenience, and that and had no intention of at fering any compensatin to the inhabitant, a thing. 1 imagine, that never entered into the head of a sluzke ini. vidual bere," so other condition than “- thía" fays our worby superintendent) "hich is the obvious difhair of queen justice plaid countenance or permit any manurca of them?" Allow me go ask, Mr Eller, what could inve cafted for this grandloquent and high sounding tirade, unless it was intended to make the mercantile community appear in the most contemptible light possible to people at a distance Os the spot the miserable attempt falls to the pread, and is looked upon with scorn by all partics; Bet people at home, or even iff India, any suppose it was ciled for in some way or other, and it is only by expos ing these contemptible attacks that parties acquainted with the state of affair will be able to see them in their real lett
SJ Darts uply to the requisition of the conreusity en the 8th April, feceesting the temporary presence of a portion of the troops. h4anton, might be quoted as an- gher justascect our Superintendants courtes. There are various other remarks that might be made on this ant other matter connected with the late expedition. but as I have already trespassed on your space more chas I incanded. I will add more at present. I ser
Sir, Your Obt. Servant,
The
At the same time he must obsorve that the objects now
sought could never be urged as Trenty rights, sinco nade of
our convections with Chine entitle as fa inusat on the stoppago of thoroughfares and the obliteration of whole jinou of hounce, These in every cutely see very serious questions, surniving whether (as far as the thoroughfare in concerned) tha Go vernment of China has power to romove a right of way com.
240 rank and Glo, and 16 women, and 15 children belonging to the Ceylon Rifles. head quarters of the 05th would embark in therary to the public wiah, for more than a limited time at least. Minerva on the 20th, and it was thought the ship would sail for China on the 22nd,
This circumstance may render your objecta disseult of as- tainment, and His Excelleney regrets it the more, as be in fully as to the avila attending the existence of the Lase is
In the first place, we think their special l'orami. sion unnecessary and absurdumecessary since by the VII. of Victoria cap. 4. all Supreme Courts Judicature may act as V. A. Courts in all ters wherein the V. A. Court of Great Britam has Juras diction ;"--and absurd since after all the Lord Chief Justice must preside. ig true, that in the comm:s ston power is given to the Clovernor to preside in the absence of His Lordship, but, as appeared dur
absence of a proper legal adviser would bave proved an insuperable objection..
1.
The second observation we would make is that a Grand Jury of six would have been sufficient in law why then cram twelve into that wretched par. question, and the advantages which would seemne from its and the Chinese Minister of these respective ovile and ad- compelled to displace even the Court's Interpreter a He will however use his bust endeavours to perlour, stramming with perspiration as they were, and
removal.
vantages, and if the British Bommunity can raise fund which will indute the owners of the shops to give them up, the other actes might possibly be surmounted
Captain Macdougall has very, considerately postponed the departure of the Lady Mary Wood until the 20th, thus giving the Merchants at Canton an opportunity of answering their le lers. The mall closes at 6 P. M. to-morrow (Sunday) a supplementary mail being made upriorities are to be at the cxpense of the proposed site for the It is altogether a mistake to suppose that the Chinese au-
on Monday m. roing.
Church, and it would be duurdly worthy of the British Gugern. ment that they should have, &c.,
A. R. JOHNSTON, The Bansh Residents 51 Canton,
Sir John Davis is a literary man, and in the faith that the book on China is his own composi- Elis tion, he is classed among modern Authors. public documents would almost raise doubts as to whether he has any just claims to Ïbe oharacter of a man of letters. For poverty of language and puerility, they ate matchless. It is not, however, the mere style that is objectionable the defect is in the spirit which they display. We do not re member a Bingle Moulication baxing reference to his countrymen in Canton, that is not intended to hurt their feelings. Why the Superintendent of British trade in bina should systematical endra- vour to insult the British Merchants engaged in that trade bus niways appeared an engine. T1 maybe, that the relings of the old Factor still burn in his Exc Hency's breast, and be beholds with disgust
a budy of independent reerchants fill- ing the places ace held by himself and the other servants of the East India Company, in the days of the monopoly. Ile may be chagrin ohto know, that the talents and energy of the free ebay has proved the falsity of the assertion the lefunc! Mourpolist-that the trade of Chinger nol capa. ble of extension-that the Company's servants had carried it to the very limits of prudence. perhaps, conscious of his own defeats, the Su periolindent dreading that at no distant day the Merchants of Canton will make an appeal to par- liment and the country, he is now cunningly en- dearouting to weaken that appeal by the publication of dorumiens drawn up with the design of injuring the chameter of the British Meshant To be su spicions one of the defects of Wok minded inen 4 and when such men are conscious of doing wrong, they are ever attempting to hit their own delin. quencies by assailing the reputati of others-like the wicked, they fire when no lan pursueth,"
Wishes and Views of the British Residents
at Canton.
find room for themselves.
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The third observation regards the time chosen for the sitting of this V. A. Court. There were about a dozen cases to try, the sittings commenced on a Tuesday and for the Thursday following the Su mary Jurisdiction Session (the greatest boon this es lony has ever received and we owe that same to the Lord Chief Justice alone) had been alrendy long freddo that these twelve caso had to be disposed of in two days. Owing to some blunder in fran- 1st, A distinct reangnition of their right to go such dielenceing the Indictment, five cases fell to the ground, into the surrounding country as may be traversed either by but what a mess would have been made of these d land or by water in and day out and home, and full profec Sir John Davie presided, having for his adviser tha tion on their perambulations from insult and attacks by the legal gentleman who framed the Indictments! Again, populare.
luckily in the first case tried on Tuesday the Coun sel for the prisoners did not ask for time to pleat, which if we are rightly informed must have been granted him, since the prisoner was convicted upon the evidence of some fresh caught witnesses who names were not even endorsed upon the Indictment, The rest of the cases were all simple, and anch as His Lordship has already frequently disposed of in his own Court.
2nd, A space of ground of hout Afty acres at Honan, or in some other convenient part of the suburbs, for the erection of W houses and Dwelling-houses,
3rd, A sito for a Church and
Residents.
beard for British
4th. A site for a Burial ground to the Parsee community, either on Danes or French island of arep of 400
square feat.
5th. A bridge, to be thrown across the passage of Hog Lane, to connect the two Factory gardens.
6th, A conk-house for Lascars in Hog Lanp. 7th, The railing-in of Lower China Street and tho Rower part of Rog Lane, and the garden Walls to be kept free frum Chinese buildings, excepting the military and police stations
air ady erected,
5th, Removal of the stationary Boats which at present
cucumber the avenues to the Factory gardens from the
river-side.
British Consulate, Canton,
3rd April, 1847.
Taddreased the following letter in Me, Margregor After his return to Hongkong, Sir John Davis
This is one of his exportadores and therefore it was published in the War of the 15th Instant. "No. 30.
The Braish Merchants in China can well afford to treat with contempt the ungenerous and unmanly effusions of the Siperintendent: And that they do receive them with scorn must be known to every one at all bequxinted with the feelings of the com are prepared for exportation, munity, Calortunately, however, these documents
Here, the poisoned
arrow feheimles; abroad its venom is to be dread- e) and hence it becomes a duty to prepare an an- tidate.
There are
LION.
Tho
Cases were therefore all got through by Wednesda
evening, but as will be seen by a letter from a Suitor in another column, the course of justice has been delayed by fixing upon those two days for the V. A. Seds, and money has been lost to the Crown.
We heard it rumoured that the Lord Chief Justice remonstrated with H. E. the Governor in vain and himself His Lordship that he was threatened with suspension for calling
On a late occasion the fact of Sir John Davis, having called himself " Dominus" did not escaps criticism, and on reference to Tomlins's Law Die. tionary under the head of Dominus, we find the
Victorin, Hongkong, 14th April, 1947 ^___ Sin, have the satisfaction to state that have recalled fare quitting Canton, regarding the objectionable Lane enn- tom Reving a reply to a note which i addressed to him branChief Justice specially named as entitled Lord
by courtesy. The Governor has no right except by tiguous to the British Factories, in which His Excellency A Similar
courtesy to be styled His Excellency her. duos not dosent from the propositions made co that subject. Vinder's letter in our last number will have shewn up Sir John Davis's dodge in Canton of trying to ride in upon the Merchants requisitions, and it appears to us that here he is trying to ride over the Court. This is what it to give power into hands unfitted to wield it.
You will take care that the British marchants reimburse the Proprietom of the House lately pulled down at the easter extremity of the River front, adjoining the creek, and that they agree to a fair compensation for all Chinese property which may be given up for their benefit or convenience. On no other condition than this, which is the obrinus dictate of common Justice, will I uid, countenance, or permit any measures of the sart have, &c.,
"J. F. DAVIS, F. C. Afacgregor, Esq., &o, &c., &c., Canion."
By Order,
A. R. JOHNSTON. Victoria, Hongkong, 15th April, 1847. We have put the last sentence in italics; and we ask, could any thing be more uncalled for, and could a public officer show his rancorous feeling
in
one or two docamants connected with the rosent expedition which call for observe more glaring manner? The British Mer
chants in their letter of the 7th April, expressed With regard to the paper handed Wishes their willingness to pay for houses taken down for and Views of the British Resident of Canton," pu blished in the last number of the Governingat padecency then, why should Sir John Davis a week the improvement of the factories. In the name of per, it is maly necessary to state that no such doce- ment was ever laid before the Superintendent by the Merchants of Canion! It is therefore an im-. pudem forgery, or else, it was drawn up by Sir John Davis himself or by some of his officials. The Mall in an article also written for exportation. allegea, that as this paper contains be items com New advertisements, will be received, until 4 CEDED by the new agreement, therefore the Met O'Clock, on the evenings previous to publichants have obtained all they required. As we have cation, cit: Tuesdays and Fridays.
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already said, the Merchants did not draw up this ducurent, and what is very suspicious only point worth contending for (opening the city) not even mentioned in the surreptitious list of
"wishes and views.""
On the 7th of April, the Residents addressed the Superintendent, muggesting that the houses in Hog Lane be taken down, and that the spot be alloted as a site for a Church. They further expressed a willingness to pay for the wretched hovels in the Lane, could the buon not be lained on other.
afterwards, write and publish such a letter? Wa answer, Sir John Davis would have it appear that not claims that character. But we he is a just man contending with those who could will scrutinize this matter a little closer.
England broad wing bath raised him (no had back) A Tom it twittering on an eagle's back"
The last Frontier papers bring the gratifying in felligence that another low has been struck by our troops, which is likely to have the effect of hasten- ing the close of this painful war. We rejoice that His Excellency has been this successful; and we doubt not that before long we shall bave to congra Tulate the colonists on the conclusion of pe
of peace. The following parte lars are
rears are captained in the extract from a letter inserted in the Graham's Town Journal
Camp, Kei River, 1st January 1847. On the 28th ult, a defachment of 600 men under command of Optain Napier (C.M.R.) consisting of detachments of 7th Dragoon Guards and Cape Mounted Rifles, 40 Oliphant Hoek Burghers, 300 Provisional Infantry, and two companies of the Rifle Brigade, moved silently across the river at midnight, and notwithstaneing the enemy had the stur, su ceeded in capturing 2000 beautiful fat cattle, and casualties on our side were one Rifleman shot dead which were driven homeward on The 81st, The and another wounded while crossing the drift. The cattle were taken by the Burghers and Provisionale
The House lately pulled down at the eastern extremity of the river front, was pulled down by upon a piece of ground held by the British Govern order of Sir John Davis himself.—The house stood ment; partly occupied by the British Consulate, and partly let at a heavy rent on building lea of twenty years. We are at a loss to ace upon what principle of justice or equity the British the mounted regulars scarcely ever getting c house taken down by order of Sir John Davis.- Merchants should he called upon to pay for the gged with the enemy The Rifles hind some bot If they are to be held responsible for the consequen down a considerable number. The chief credit is work with the Kafrs in a kloof, were they brought ces of all the Superindents actions, they are placed certainly due to Captain-Commandant Melville- in a very unenviable position, and are the ex- who commanded all the provisional Infantry, and pences of another Chinese war fokra kuanza to, who was several times furiously engaged bund to pondent, we would have had more to say though it mounted Provisionale, and to the Oliphant Bork Had the matter not been taken to Corres hand with the enemy Captain Lange of the is unnecessary, as the Merchants letter of the 7th is burghers, for what was achieved on this occasion, the best answer to that of the Superintendent's dated and who proved that they were the right sort of me theth and the fact that the house referred to to work out this guerrilla warfare. The Burghers stood upon the Consulate ground, and was pulled showed great personal courage and enterprise, lag matters in connection with the strangements you may 21 down by Sir John Davis's orders, will exonerate skirmishing in their own way over the country, and present be concluding with the Clutese Authorities
the Merchants, should they refuse to pay for it. protecting the booty against every attempt to retake The shops Hoe Lane and the thoroughfare there are the On Tool's day, Sir John Davis made public.part. The Rifles promise well; they are brave and Occasion at great incantore annayaises, and danger to of a despatch from Lord Palmerston, in which his and willing men, but cannot yet march with the the foretza
sepers there are plivaya
Lordship after the perusal of a one sided version of Totties, r the affair, approved of the fine imposed upon Me undergo. Colonel Somerset moved forward on the For Bland the excessive fatigue the latter Compton. But why did Sir John not publish the night of the 20th (Dee, or Butterworth, with all entire document? Was he not
the CM. Rißes, part of the 9th D.G., and 200 of Boggs Provisional: Holeniais, The Burghers
terms. The letter, the reply, and also the fictitious
list of wishes and views we print as they may hereafter be required for
reference
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