Star.
London, England, 1822-06-11 00:00:00

THIRD EDICT OF THE VICEROY.

The following Edict was transmitted to the Hong
Merchants, in consequence of a representation which
they made in answer to the one which we published
yesterday se'nnight :
" Yuen. GOMM& or CANTON, • GIL/LIMAN Or Tat
Parsed,
" Whenever it occurs that, connected with the said national
commerce at Canton, there is any disturbance, or disobedience
to the laws of China, the commerce is to be immediately inter-
dicted, and the removal of goods and things up and down prohi-
bited, which is intended as a punishment and a warning. This is
an old usage, end has been acted on for many successive years.
" Now the said nation's man of war (Richardson's) came to
Canton as convoy to the merchant ships, and he allowed his man
of war's men to kill and wound natives.„ Next he made opposi-
tion, and would not deliver op the foreign murderers ; therefore
I interdicted the whole of the said nation's commerce, and in so
doing acted according to former legal practice.
" In consequence of Ya-te-si, and Fuke-shin
(Haviside, Powwow, and Cruikshank) three ships, having al-
ready taken in all their cargoes, I allowed them to proceed Bret
to England, instead of waiting here at Canton. But this was an
act of pity and compassion in me the Governor to these foreign
merchants. It was an act of grace beyond what was strictly
right ;ad proper to be done. But these ships' Captains are in-
sensible to feelings of gratitude. (Haviside's ship was away
before this petition was sent.) In consequence of what I have
done they make whiiiog and clamorous pretexts, and write
petitions -a proceeding exceedingly disorderly, and founded on
false principles.
" I hereby conunand you, the Hong merchants, to enjoin these
soy orders on the said nation's chief, and his colleagues—to re-
quire them so urge and compel the delivering up of the foreign
murderers, and after they are tried and the legal proceedings
closed, then all the ships may open their hatchet; may move
goods qp and down, and afterwards set sail; but if they will'
still gate about, and hope, and linger, and delay, I hereby posi-
tively declare that I will not allow them to move up or down so
much of goads as a thread of silk, or the down of a plant.
" As to the question, whether or not you, the Hong mer-
chants, owe money to the Lltmmanders and others, it is incum-
bent on the Commanders to apply to the Chief and his colleagues,
who with you, the Haag merchants, may examine into the affair
and settle it.
" As to the household furniture, utensils, &c. whetiser.l will
permit them to be moved down or not, must be deferred until
tbis case of murder is in law concluded; and after that is done
I will issue another
o' The sum of the matter is this—that, for it man killed, it is
absolutely necessary that a life should be forfeited. It is not by
any means an affair that can be tormioated by empty talk and
reasonings.
the Hong merchants order the Chief and his colleagues
to communicate these commands to their several ships' Captains
to obey the tenour thereof. " JAOW-KWANG.
" A .spsclal Edict XtrUe copy of translation).
" let Year, itth nation, 18th day—itch January,

WANSTZAD Hauss...-This splendid sale, which
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The daily visitors for the last week averaged not less
than 3,000 persons, and yesterday the whole fashion-
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