The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-03-11

| she sailed from MACAO on the yin oil december.
and we have received the Hong Kong Gazette Of
the 7th.
This passage OF the Houqua is one OF the shortest
on record. She Is the most beautiful vessel we
ever saw.
There is not much news OF consequence. We
find few interesting commercial items, which
| we annex.
The Chinese seas are full of pirates; and they
had become bold enough 10 attack small towns
The Ceesials are progressing rapIdlyen Euro
pean civilization. One or two more treaties like
those with America and England will perfect
them.
The Montauk was to sail in thee days for
New York.
From Hong Kong Gszette, Dec.7l
| On the evening Of Wednesday pratical vessel
| entered this harbor and landed some Of her crew
near Green Island they pundered small native
town OF vauables to the amount OF 500. and then
| escaped 10 their boat The following evening the
pirates again entered the harbor, and boarded a
Waterford from which they extracted considera-
bic sum of money The crew Of the Waterfront,
steamer Proserpine. Boats were promptly launch
| ed and pursuit made, but the pirates again es
| capped In our last issue we expressed apprehen-
sions Of something of this kind The recent at
tack OF the Hannah, and various other affairs,
which have not been mentioned in the public papers
show that the Ladrones are holder and more nu-
i merous than usual.
| Yesterday we received the following documents
| in the Portuguese and English languages, which
| to those interested in the trade Of China OF
/ great Importance. We read III these enactments
1 Of the Macao Senate the fate of their beautiful
town. In the vain nope Of raising a small revenue,
by tonnage duty, they drive foreign shipping from
their port; and they retain an expensive custom
house establishment, whose labors will be light.
Merchants will not bond goods IN Macao, paying
duty upon re export. when they can store them in
| Hongkong with equal security without paying any
| exaction whatever Neither will vessels requiring
| to reh, enter the Typa or inner harbor tor that
purpose paying tonnage dues OF IS. per ton, when
| the equally secure harbor OF Hongkong is opened
| to them gratuitously. The folly Of her own chill
thrown away their last chance Of this their empty
| houses and deserted harbor will soon give them
| proof.
| ! The Royal Senate of Macao, makes known to
the public, that from this date the port of the same
city remains opened in all It's anchorages for YES
sells of all nations to enter. subject to the regu!a.
tons Of the port and its fiscal laws, and for the
by the present EGict. Macao at the meeting Of
| the 9th November, 1914.
The Royal Senate makes known to the public,
that since this date the vessels that enter the inner
harbor, outside and Typa, will be subject to the
regulations Of the police OF the port and custom
house, paying, besides the duties of the g0ods, as
per tariff the anchorage Of five mace per ton, with
out further fees Vessels that wish for pilot,
requested to apply for the same to the Patrao-mor
| for whose service, they are TO pay five taels on
coming in. and other five on going ou and for the
information Of all, the present Edct is fixed its
| customary places. Macao at the meeting OF the
9th November, 1874.
The Royal Senate OF Macao makes known to the pub
i lie
LIST. That admitted to the deposit at the Custom
House of this city, cotton and all other goods articles
the ports in and out Of the Cape Of Good Hope paying
the deposit duties Of one cent the value OF the
a.
House and such goods as have no valuations levied
them the tariff will be subject to the duties. according
to the value OF their original invoices regulating the
/ exchange as per sketch at the said department
and The deposit is thus understood: six months for
all manufactured goods from Europe and America and
three months for cotton. beginning to count ten days
from the first landing Of the goods at the Custom House.
expiration Of the time allowed in the section foregoing
are from thence subject to be cleared for consumption
paying their duties in full! with the privilege Of being
4th Cotton can be deposited at the private godowns
Rs
presors or agents. arc TO sign and find security to be
clearing the expiration the time above alluded
for their deposit also for the fees OF the Custom House
officer who assists the veridcaon and the weighing &C.
5th Shippers, proprietors. agents, will
at the Department Of tho Custom House, when they ship
off their goods on deposit as per section ioesoing in
| section 3d.
9th. The goods after being cleared for deposit can be
China boats from Canton. also Portuguese Lor chss
having license passport from the Governor for the
Of Hongkong or for the ports Of China, opened for
For the full understanding of the public. it is made
the 29ih November ls44.
In our last issue, when noticing the establishment
Of branch OF the Bank Of Western India in Hong
kong, we stated that the difficulty the bank would
have to encounter would be the want OF an estab.
lished colonial currency. More than two years
and half ago the Governor, by proclamation in
| the Gazette, arranged that in the meantime, for
bazaar purchases, hire, &c, lbut without prejudice
| to mercantile transactions,) dollars and rupees
should be deemed legal tender. All dollars were
to be taken at par with reference to each other,
and Il Company'a rupees TO be equal to one dollar
AS a temporary Arrangement, when this island was
still the property Of China, and only held by force
of arms as point trem whence our military opera
tons might be directed, such rude currency
might be well suited to the existing state of affairs;
now that the island has been established into a
British colony, and the branch Of a thriving bank
been Planted our currency must be placed on
subject has not escaped the attention of the local
government, and that ere long legal currency
will be established by an ordinance OF the Legisla-
tive Council Over mercantile transactions
the word mercantile referring TO large
! tons between European and Chinese merchants
the currency Of Hongkong will have little or no
iniiuence-as heretofore silver, whether coined or
in bullion will be valued according to the cusem
OF the country. Sales or purchases, freights, ex-
| changes and assurances may continue TO be paid
or received in Spanish dollars, and we presume so
| long as merchants come to such an understanding
among themselves the local currency will have no
influence in the matter. That is il A. sells B.
|, goods amounting TO $1,000 Spanish, b. cannot pay
A. with $1,000 Mexican on the plea that Mexicans
arc a legal tender. The existing currency is ex-
ceedingly defective, and any ATTEMPT at banking,
until il is materially changed. will be difficult in
! the extreme. Spanish dollars, as a matter oil
course, would never be deposited in the bank, as
. | no man would lodge ttem on the chance of being
paid back in other dollars at discount of five per
cent The error which was originally gone into
!. by Government In their calculations, was in the
/ value at which they rated the Republican dol
lars aud in all their payments they profit by this
} | mistake.
Markets.
AvkRAGE RRTAIL PRicEs ARTICLES SoLp IN tn.
i HoreKoNG MARKETs-lt December l9i4-Beef u cents
catty; Mutton 40 do dol Pork Ia do do Pork fat 10
do do; Capons II do dol Fowls ID do do; Ducks IL do
do; Geese II do de- Pigeons. 81 g. Quails do 10