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CONTENTS.
| Art. IV. Oregon Territory; its topography, climate, productions, population, political relations, &c. By Rev. Gustavus Hines | 84 | |
| Art. V. Navigation of the Chinese seas: mouth of the Yangtsz' kiáng; Wilsung river and port of Shinghai; light-house to the memory of Horsburgh proposed to be erected on Romania Outer Island | 98 | |
| Art. VI. Epitaphs on the graves of the Rev. R. Morrison, D. D., the hon. J. R. Morrison, and the Rev S, Dyer, in the English cemetery, Macao | 104 | |
| Art. VII. Chinese versions of the Holy Scriptures: need revision; list of words claiming particular attention; proposed meeting of delegates | 108 | |
| Art. VIII. Journal of Occurrences: foreign consul; protestant missionaries in China; discussion regarding foreigners entering the city suspended; renewed; Macao to be made partially a free port | 110 | |
| No. 3. | ||
| Art. I. Notices of Cochinchina, made during a visit in 1833, by I. Hedde. | 113 | |
| Art. II. Review of diseases incidental to Europeans in China, particularly in Hongkong and for the year 1845, exhibited in public papers. | 124 | |
| Art. III. List of houses and public bulidings on the island of Hongkong, with statements of revenue and expenditure of the colony during the year ending 31st December 1845. | 135 | |
| Art. IV. Chinese proverbs, selected from a collection in the English version of P. Prémare's Notitia Linguæ Sinicæ. | 140 | |
| Art. V. Ying Hwá Yun-fu Lih-kiái, or an English and Chinese vocabulary, in the court dialect. | 145 | |
| Art. VI. Statement of tonnage dues, import and export duties, paid by British vessels in the port of Canton from 1st Jan. to 31st Dec , 1845. | 150 | |
| Art. VII. An imperial decree providing for the further toleration of Christianity, granting the restoration of real estate to Christians through the empire | 154 | |
| Art. VIII. Journal of Occurrences: memorial regarding the late prefect of Canton; proclamation by the present prefect: popular feeling towards foreigners; the French Legation; Mr. Everett; the China Medal; Seamen's hospital in Hongkong; Morrison Education Society; Sabbath day salutes; the Plover; Amoy ; Liúchu; &c., &c. | 157 | |
| No. 4. | ||
| Art. I. Revision of the Chinese version of the Bible; remarks on the words for God, Father, Son, Spirit, Soul, Prophet, Baptism and Sabbath | 161 | |
| Art. II. Statements of the number, tonnage, &c., of the merchant vessels of different nations in the port of Canton, for the year 1845. | 165 | |
| Art. III. Some account of Captain Mercator Cooper's visit to Japan in the whale Ship Manhattan of Sag Harbor. By C. F. Winslow. M. D. | 127 | |
| Art. IV. Report of the Dispensary at Amoy, from the 1st of February 1844, to 1st of July 1845. By. J. C. Hepburn, M. D. | 181 | |
| Art. V. Notices of Fuhchau fú, being an extract from the Journal of the Rev. George Smith, M. A. Oxon: during an exploratory visit and rasidence at the five consular ports of China. | 185 | |
| Art. VI. Destruction of the prefect's office, reported to the emperor in a memorial from the governor-general and governor of Canton. | 219 | |
| Art. VII. Extracts from the Peking Gazettes, Nos. 1 to 4 for the twenty-sixth year of the reign of his imperial majesty Taukwáng A. D. 1846. | 221 | |
| Art. VIII. Journal of Occurrences: scarcity of grain; rain and thunder storms; hail; deaths by lightning; Kíying's interview with governor Davis; imperial presents; review of troops; public executions; commodore Biddle and the U. S. A. Legation; new Consul at Shánghái; the five ports; Macao; death of Mrs. Hobson | 223 | |
| No. 5. | ||
| Art. I. Notices of the city of Fuhchau, from the News of the World, with remarks on the navigation of the river Min, by capt. R Collinson, R. N. | 225 | |
| Art. II. An address on the subject of Christian Missions: being two sermons preached in the Colonial Church, at Hongkong, on Sunday. | 234 | |
| Art. III. Letter of bishop Besi, apostolic vicar of Shántung to the Directors of the Work (in Italy). Dated Nanking, May 15th, 1843. | 250 | |
