The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-11 00:00:00

NOTIFICATION.

CITY OF SPIANGIIAT, Nov. 14, 1843.—1 hereby notify to all
her Majesty's subjects that I have temporarily established the
British consulate within the city of Shanghai, in a street situated
close to the walls, between the east and west gates. I solicit the
co.operation of all parties in aiding me to conduct the duties
entrusted to my charge. In communication with the intendent of
circuit and superintendent of customs, the port of Shanghai is de.
dared open for trade an the 17th inst., and from which date all
the regulations relating thereto will be in force.

For the present the limits of the port of Shanghai are declared to
be within the lines formed by the point bearing west and the bat.
tery on the right bank at the mouth of the river below Woosung
bearing south-west, . .

The place of anchorage for loading and unloading within the
port is as close over as possible to the left bank at the head of the
river, adjacent to a creek named the Woosung Row, which, at
about the distance of three-quarters of a mile below the walls of
Shaeghai, discharges its waters into the Shanghai river; and when
the number of vessels may render it requisite, ships must anchor
head and stern, leaving the navigation of the river clear, and the
mouth of the Woosung Bow well open.
The tariff, general regulations, and various proclamations pro.
mulgated by his Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart., and G.C.8.,
her Majesty's Plenipotentiary for conductidg the commercial inter-
course with China, must be strictly adhered to by myself, as well
as by those resorting to this port.
The intendent of circuit and superintendent of customs Las
established a Government banking establishment, or shroff shop, for
the receipt of tonnage dues, and import and export duties, and
has fixed the office in the street leading from the little east gate
of the city to the bank of the river; the firm being held by six
partners, named Yaoo Hang Yuen:Choo 'Joshing, Maou Hangho,
Kwo Wantung, Choo Iluenjee, King Yuenke ; any one of whom is
empowered to grant receipts for moneys paid on account of the
above purposes. Standard weights and measures are lodged in the
office of the consulate, and as all duties will be fixed and levied
according to these standards, British merchants are recommended to
provide themselves with acts, which can easily be obtained at
Shanghai, and the propriety of endeavouring to bring the same into
general use is submitted for consideration.

As the differen t trades and professions at this place have different
weights and measures, and as done agree with the Government
st indard fixed for the five ports, particular caution is essential In
all commercial transactions, to have the catty and covid, by which
the transaction is to be settled, well defined, and it will prevent
difficulties and loss, to be cautious in reposing confidence until the
charactcrs and conduct of parties are better known.

Arrangements are in progress for selecting a suitab!e site for
dwelling and store.houses, for settling by assay the per ventage to
be paid on silver coins, and to raiso the silver thereof to the
standard of fineness fixed for the payment of the duties; for estab-
lishing a place for the Custom.house, examinations of goods landed
and shipped off, and for appointing pilots, and adopting other
arrangements to facilitate the navigation in and out of the port.
Due intimation will be given on the completion of the measures
connected with any of the above named points, which must for the
present be considered as still unsettled.
Although it is desirable to adhere to the usual hours for the
transaction of business, yet it will be clearly understood that, when
necessary, the consulate will be open to all persons, at all hours,
and any aid and information which can be afforded by the consular
establishment will, as a matter of duty, be willingly given on &poi_
cation either by writing or personal communication.
(Signed) ( C. BALFOUR,
11. V.'s Consul, Shanghai.

THE BEST FRIENDS OF THE TORIES.—We observe
that both League and Anti-League meetings in London
have lately been broken in upon by the Chartists, and con.
verted into scenes of confusion and uproar—by way, we sup-
pose, of showing the superior toleration, liberality, and love
of discussion, of Chartist politicians, over every other section
of the community. This policy of the Chartists is, how-
ever, no new pjlicy. It has already been tried before
in this country, when Toryism was in the ascen-
dant. In the times of Sidmouth and Castlereagh,
hired ruffians used to be sent into public meetings to in-
terrupt the proceedings, and convert them, if possible, into
scenes of turbulence and violence. By this means the mid-
dle classes were forced into the arms of the Government.,
despotic though it was, as their only protection from de-
struction. It is lamentable to reflect that the same policy
is now being pursued .(we knew not exactly a twhose insti-
gation) by the men who put themselves forward as the leaders
of the poular party. Whatever be the object, the tendency of
the policy is now the same as' formerly—it is to put down pub-
lic meetings, to neutralize the power of the popular party, to
disgust all thinking men with their intolerance and bigotry,
and greatly to strengthen the Tory Government, by causing
the middle and upper classes to fly to them for protectlint,
rather than be exposed to the tyranny and despotism-of- un-
principled demagogues. We have no hesitation in saying-
that the violent and despotic proceedings at public meetings
during the last three or four years, have done more to
damage the liberal cause and injure the liberties of the
public,
than a Tory Government could have done in twenty
years.—Leeds Tinto.