'CONTRIBUTORS, Axowratovs conus rf ple Aeneds a also-any Wola Gr suggest 4 eyo general afrets will be thankfully rers Tee ton, Tegra of copepanint snd ontibutary will we be published, they prefer intact edge criles tear paper "Bates box wil be kept atthe fee, for 1 piv nda Da. Bownsxo, out Consul at Canton, hrs, as we obsceved In a former number, been indefatigable, daring his short stay our port, in obtaining information upon all topics "connected with the Chinese {ici and evil institutions in. Shang and as also 269 Tedge his leisure allowed, of phical features of the country. informed, that he intends on his return to visit the other ports, and as he will, we Agabe nokeson ately eGiged in the prosecution of fiquiry, elsewhere, es here, Ihe will return to Canton with the aequis tion of much useful and varied informa tion, which, we trust, recommend to our For more vigorous and enlightened course of policy, than has obtained io the east wwe have traded to these most emporia for our coxnmerc ly explored the vast fields for the spread jon and Missionary His Lonpsuie, the Bishop of Victoria, alto took his departure in the Reynard last week, During his short stay, he hax preached every Sabbath, and, has also. idater_ made open conte faith in the Christian Religion.
We are lad to hear, that ovr Bi will greatly excellent minister, whom, we are much ratified to lear from the farewell adr of our diocesan, that His Lordship will exert his official influence to get permanently seitied amongst us, wih the expressed intention on the part of our of the heathen to the furtherance of the pirteal interests of his own eduntrymen. _SMie Lordship is now on his way to Ningpo, Fub-chow-foo, and Amoy, intending, once a year, to vist each Mi sionary station connected with the British Eplecopal Church, Chit Tue Decree of the Executive Govern. ment of Manila, for the encouragement of proprctors to colonies the waste Tands of the Philippines will be found in one other part of our paper.
tis not improbable that many Chinese will be found glad to avail of an opening for bringing up their families in those regions of the south. The abundant supply of Rice, Cotton, and great variety of fruits and vegetables to te found there, throughout the yea, will suit the tastes and habits of the Chinese very well; the Bamboo, alo, is used for the construction of their "buildings. The climate is Gri and)ealthy, nat very similar, it would abear, from that of the ast of Chiga.
South Australian paper, dated 8th "August, las, ig an article detailing the Brey 88 of that"colony, from. which: we 0 oxtiact inthe Séwth Australian Copper and Teal have: engaged Mhe sueceisfelTabodrs of many: prions fr re: paut rTeon-is- now dis said, Meise, that wood ful i abundant a of great importance, ox upon that mast tur for some yearr, the succeéafel for unsuccessful results to Tron mining' that colony, fof the arazing- wealth capital and labour employed in the ma fixture of Tron in England over-rules the enterprise of the Philadelphian Tron in thole oven markets, notwith-nding a high protective duty: The South Australias, therefore, should took to making the best kinds of Steel Tron with charcoal," for it ig) largely _imported into Great Britain from Sweden. The best Steel for engraving plates which, Tnow wed (oan Unprecedented extent, would form a portion of very remunerative trade, as it is very difficult to pro~ cure well tempered plates of fine quality, which would command a high price inthe Theme market.
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