New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-12

tttr vesssls carry the British fag nor come into th
port at all but keep them at Macao at Swstow, al
Gums ng Mscn at Lye Moon. q, Lsnts6 or wnsrs
You will in the in lie Late peishborhood Of HOPS
kong, bid yet from Horg Kong they manage their
equipments AID c!earances g. comfortably and easily
ss If they within these waters. To mes. this
state Of things the Draft Ordnsr provides that ship:
an fof cdsu shall be deemed to be within the act pro-
vdeo their owners charterers agents for the
resident or carry on busttss at Hong Kong. The
New.Er gland merchants Of this colony are furious
ard declare, "their conscences aao 6esripg witness.
and their thoughts the meanwhile accu.lpg one an
"otter, that this ordinance nust be leveled at them
and they threaten if it passes 10 Ego for the Slave
trade right out"
The following is the imperial edict which deposes
Yek from office.
" Mu -ki-tepar and Peh-kwei, in joint me- orlal
forwarded by express have reported 10 Us that the
barbarsns have rushed into their provincial city, go.
Holding the offi :e cf Impsr Comus sioner f,r
the direction Of the affairs II the bab4rians. lex
Ming ching ought 10 have devils ID means to keep IN
check the said barbarian, if their demands were in.
deed 30 bDd exrsvaga thet they could
not be granted slo be ought to have conferred With
he Commandant, the Governor, and other ofhcers oil
the city, that for soothing and controlng
them might have been seaso7sbly adopted.
"But while the said barbsrians did twice address
communications to tho Commsndspt Tartar genera
the Governor (Peh kweI), sDd the MtIor-Gersfas vi
Canton the ssid Governor General fek Ming Lea "
never once associated them with himself In couLc or
in action; nay, many thirgs that were conta ned in
the comm unic stiobs from the bsrbsriant) b" kept
secret ard would not divulge. Thus, day after Gay,
for long time, he dsed with and put of the bsrba-
Isns, TILL excited to wreth, they suddenly entered tie
provincial city.
50 very ;. Insufficient and obstinate was he per-
verse and reckless utterly dsregaidiDg tae duties Of
his high con Init sion.
"Ltt Yek Mrg-chiDg, therefore, be Immediately
degraded from Office.
To the other provincial officers of Csn.on-Marki-
tepsr, the CoInmspdant; Peh.kw.i, the Governor;
81, Maj,
the Conlussiober Of Customs; kiang kwohils, the
Counifsit Der Of Firsnce, and Chsu kipn, the Com.
missioner Ct Justice though oil more or less guilty OF
derection Of their dutes in afording protection Ito
the city yet, irssmuch they not in the coun-
Gil of the shid Governor General, some indulgence
may be shown. Therefore, to all these let our favor
be shown; and, instead of dealing with them ngor-
Ously ding to the full measure of their guilt, as
they have requested, let them be delivered over to
the board of punishment This is from the Emperor.
The Hopg Kong correspondent of The London
Times writing on the 18th Of March, says that Mr..
Reed the American Commissioner, was at Manila by
last advices and would proceed thence to Shanghse.
The new Vceroy of Canton (Hwsng) is believed to
be friendly to British intercourse and commerce..
1t is stated that Lord Eign who mad visited Swa-
tow the mart of the Cody trade and verified all tho
reported evils Of tie traffic, would take instant steps
to put an end 10 it.
The United States steamers San Jacinto and Ante
lope were at Hong Korg on the 18th Of March, and
the Mics ssippi YVES al Shanghae on the 9th.
An expedition into the country about Canton had
been determined ON 10 order to look after the
8" braves who were said TO be in the neighborhood.
The arkets al Hong Kong were without essential
charge. Tubnage was abundant.
AT Foo Chow-FOO a further advance in tess had
taken place, the rice since February being equsl II
a 5 taels on common and medium kinds aud & taes
the bert Sorts
At Shsnghse the settlements in tea had been tr-i
mig, but prices were firm.
Fieights to England, CO lOiaf3 for tea, and
"A l0I for elk.