The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-12 00:00:00

DEATH OF TIIE CHINESE LADY.

To the death of the Causes of the SANIMICTI
IsLamps, which occurred last week, we regret to
add that of another remarkable foreign Lady,
Yuou Fu No Qucost, who expired on Friday last,
at her apartments, No. 94, Pall-mall. This ele-
gent and accomplished female was of distinguished
rank in her own country, as must have been ob-
vious to all who had the pleasure of her acquaint-
ance, from her lady-like manners and easy grace-
ful demeanour. Considerable mystery hangs over
the circumstances of her departure from the celes-
tial empire: and this is not surprising, when
we consider the strictness of the Chinese laws
against expatriation. She, however, was accom-
panied to England by her husband, and also
by her brother. The latter had previously
visited this country, and resided several weeks
at an hotel in London, wearing the costume and
adopting the manners of au English Gentleman ;
and it would seem that his report of a country
so unlike their ()Wit had excited in his sister and
her husband a desire to visit this distant
-region. Unfortunately they had not sufficient-
ly calculated on the effect which uptight be pro-
duced by difference of climate, food, and has
bits of life, and particularly by the different pres-
sure of the atmosphere. This last cause appears
to have operated very powerfully on the pulmo-
nary system of both husband, and wife. -The hus-
band was first affected with a spittieg of blood,
which was equally sudden and violent; and though
it was stopped for a day or two by judicious'
remedies, it broke out again with a violence
which no medicine could emit, and put an end
to the unfortunate Chinese Gentleman iv a very
few days. The Lady became more gradually
sensible of the pernicious effects of the climate.
She, however, at length, began to spit. blood,
and Dr. Webster, of Grosvenor-street,-was called
in ; bet he found her lungs already much affected,
do not rely
and the disease advanced with suck rapidity, as
to bole alltonaeitleitcye !pal: art. h
el:shkei
II Chinese,o f tiseems,eir pil;i
i.
clans. '!'hey
other mall .
.animal;, and.' threwihg
They resort to the
_sacrifice of fowls and
the blood in
the faces of their Collect' Own this and
other superstitious ceremonies the omens of re-
covery or death. These Omens 'varied, and the
hopes And fears of the Chinese Lady and her
friends varied with them, until the morning
preceding her
,dissolution, when she awoke
with a cheerful air, saying she had seen her
husband, who had ordered her to come to him,
and therefore she -knew she must die—an event
which accordingly took place not 'natty hours
afterwards. Yhou -Fung Qum' was about 20
years of age, rather fair; but with long glossy
black hair. Her features. were cast in the Tar-
tarian mould, but were regular, and far from
unpleasant.. Incleod she, might be said to be
beautiful, setting aside local prejudices.;
,at least
the expression of her countenance was, pleasing,
and bespoke gentleues3 end cortesn.mixed with
a modest reserve. She bad:the literary,. attain-
ments of her eeeetry, amid . used to have.Chittese
books read
.to, her ,hy her it tentlint s. There was
an intelligence in her lookoted she was extremely
observant of every thing peculiar in the habits
and manners of the individuals whom she had
occasion to see, never failing to remark any little
change in their appearance, dress, &c. and to
'inquire the cause of it. Thus, if a female ap-
peared before her one day with, and the next day
Without a shawl, or if a gentleman had at one
time a gold chain and seal to his watch, and at
nitother mere watch , ribbon, she would
iNeire,,what was the reason of these changes;
wi►r(hrr it'
,
was ' owing to any thing peculiar in
the chareCter of the day ;
if the individual had
be►c.n ,at- any ceremony which required a particu-
lar dress, or the like. Ifer own attire was
ways.: neat and elegant, and in the fashion of
her country ; and many of the articles of it
were elegantly embroidered by her own baud.
She. wore an under, robe of the finest Chi-
nese taffeta, a cloak finely ornamented , with
needlework on thit collar and sleeves, and
rich bracelets of gold with agate, cornelian, and
other precious stones. Her nails (which is an in-
dubitable !mark of gentility in China) were suf-
fered to grow to a most inconvenient length ; and
her foot was almost incredibly were
t he personal appearance and manners of I hou Fung
Queon : it is much to be lamented that this, ac-
complished and intelligent female did not live to
carry hack to her countrymen the result of her
observations on English it;fe and manners. She
is the only one of her sex who has ever ventured
on so distant a voyage, and she appears to have
been remarkably well qualified fur observing and
,communicating whatever•she met with worthy u
notice.

DEATH CV T 1 REV. Att. JOSINSTON.—It is
thifi'day our lot to record the sudden death of this eminent and
venerable Divine, an event which
,took place at his house in
North Leith early on Monday morning. During the period of
upwards of 60 years, which the Rev. Doctor performed the pas..
toral duties of North Leith parish, he. was well known to have
put his hand to every good work that was going forward, not
only in the town of Leith, the more innuediate object of
his charge, but his benevolent and philanthropic views
extended to a fatherly. care over the charitable institutions of
this city, towards which, through a long and most active life,
he rendered a ready and effective assistance. In the founda-
tion of one of the best of our charities, the Asylum for the
industrious Blind, the extension of the resources and be.
nefita of which was to the last the peculiar object of his
unkiety and fostering attention, an imperishable monument
has been erected to his fame. Dr. Johnston was, and we
believe had . been for a considerable time, the father of the
Presbytery of Edinburgh. • lie died in thefilst yeat'of his age,
and may be said to hare descended to the dust tlPe in honours
as in years.--(A ditillurgh Courant, July IL)

Yesterday the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and
Council, as Patrons of the University, • resolved that hereafter
all gentlemen applying for the degree of Doctor in Aledicino
shall be required to attend a course of lectures on Midwifery
and the diseases of women and children. The Council at the
stnne time gave power to the Professor of hlidwife_ry to ex..
entitle in the usual way candidates for the de.gree of .Doctor in
Aledicine, it being declared that that Professor shall give a
'course of lectures of equal extent and duration with the courses
given by the other medical Professors in the. University.--
(Ediaborgh Courant, July 8.)
TitAl4.l) J V 1.1( 3.—=At en early hour this morn.
ing Cotter, whti was lately apprehended in the
inontatting of the county of Cork, wni brought
iit ht'e by a gOard of Lancers, nod safely lodged
iti ()u rr 'ga 01. lie stands charged as a principle itt
the tier of poor Brereton, for which crime
folir4o. *ma Mare heretofore • expiated their guilt
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