The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-06 00:00:00

WAR WITH CHINA.

TO THE EDITOR OF 7'HE SUN.
Sin—As the war with China occupies a considerable,
share of pablic attention at the present moment, and P
you have ever been an advocate of the justice of such s
war on the part of Great Britain, since the death of tb°
Gallant Lord Napier, I beg you may give publicity
your widely circulated paper, to the following extrae;
taken from a letter received by me from the writer on than,
spot, and who is qualified to give a sound opinion on'
subject. I am, your obedient servant, „;;lii
ROBERT WISE..
Allonby, near Carlisle, Jan. 1, 1842.
,(From a Correspondent in the China Sea.)
My belief is, that so soon as the Chinese find that that
ei
Tartar rulers have not thepower to interfere in any islano
'
or places occupied by the British, but, on the contrail
that , the British protect the Chinese from Tartar °F.
pression, that they, the Chinese, will find our G;
vernment so mild, so preferable, and so profitab's,
withal, that they will at once throw off the 'fart 3.
yoke; but we have yet much to learn in China ; time
to
required, and I look upon past events as favourable ,e
our obtaining possession of
_valuable points on the Chineio,
coast and Chinese rivers, which, if well Selected,
enable Great Britain to hold a very considerable Vrio
trol in the councils of the Chinese Court at Pekin. It it
not pretend to be a good judge of war operations, .10" o
must be evident, to every thinking Englishman no
least, that the Chinese forces, however numerous, have ,
chance with the British. The point arrived at, therefl,,4r
is this—not how far can the British go—but, how bo
will they go ? I presume to state that it would
for the ultimate advantage of both China ill/0
Great Britain, that the whole of the islands
the coast of China, together with the command of
mouths of all the great rivers in China, and the princiro,
harbours, should be placed under our control and Prig
tection by subsidy, certain points being ceded to 113
facto. This would enable us to protect the Chinese C°-i;
from foreign, European, and American aggression ;
would give employment to a large number of Engli'of
forces and civilians, who would, of course, be paid out re
Chinese subsidiary revenue ; but, what is still of 0;4
value to. England, it would open a trade with one-01 .
of the family of man, whom we can clothe ~at on
third less cost price to the wearer than the Chinese Cnic
do themselves. The amount of this trade is alunli-d
beyond one's grasp to comprehend; it is capable of belle,
made to infuse such life and vigour, by its magini"„o
into our commerce, shipping, and manufactures, as
produce almost a new era in Great Britain. All ti'3-ot
wanted is the above, and to compel the Tartar EnlPe;se
to comply, and to give us a free, fair field, for intercou'to
and trade. His Chinese subjects are but too willing De
trade with us; but, while the Tartar Mandarins hold ,tio
iron rule and forbid their Chinese subjects to trade %la
us, but little progress can be made. Mind, the Ter,
will never give us any thing till forced. We must the it,
fore take what we want by force, and by force koVde
and when we are satisfied, force the Emperor tor,c'eAt
and substantiate it. I think possession of the uraji
Canal, at its head, at Hang Choo Foo, and its l',,eere
where it crosses the Yang and Yellow River, and "'h
r;;
it enters the Pekin river, would alarm the Tartuoro
these are the most vulnerable points, but you want al
troops to occupy the points taken.

ANIMAL MAGT .00
We cannot adduce stron N E
ger evidence ISM
of our disposi
to treat fairly the pretensions of those who professo,
have the power of producint, magnetic sleep, than bflop
tending on U.'uet-day, at ithe'llanover-square Rooms, dot
Duncan's second lecture. We witnessed his debut in LOll,OO
an account of which we published a few days back. toe.
lecture yesterday was similar to the one delivered at tle'
twas commissionq uiteed
ut on
npercoepsosua
rnyd
fi so
rc eLtra.
City of London Tavern. The theory which this gello,4'
Dn IYu n mostea n 'freorti't ;
diate all knowledge of anatomy and physiology, formteraonuissoBo
his exposition no one conversant with medical 03,110)
would for a moment believe that he was acquainted 0P
with the elements of these sciences ; but for a o°lol
for a man who is represented to be " one of the,... toe
anatomists and physiologists in this country," havil,
slightest claim to a knowledge of anatomy and lig.
logy, to bring before the public such a rationale of or
netts sleep, is, indeed, incomprehensible. Wh'i•iio
deuce have we that congestion of the brain, lung:ll'o'
heart takes place in any state of somnolency?A;46o'
mere gratuitous assumption, unsupported byotit'iiirt
blance of a fact. Admitting that the brain, Sa-, e4O
state of congestion, is it not ridiculous to suie
this unnatural condition of all the vital orgAo Caulr
instantaneously removed by a puff of wind? Yet
we are told, is the result. In a twinkling of an 0,,,.60
merely blowing upon the face, the patient is roused 'Jul
deep sleep. This, if true, is indeed a most wonPei,f
discovery in physiology. After subjecting the sanlicite
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who was operated upon at the London Tavern •
magnetic experiments, Mr. Duncan volunteered to.tnot,
netise any one present. Two persons mounted the p9+
form, and had pieces of cork strapped to their forthgter
at which they were told unflinchingly to gaze. rolich
the lapse of fifteen minutes one person manifested, .
to the joy of the operator, appearances of" sleep-,.;.,,r
arms and legs were extended, and they were fount.toe,
fectly rigid. Upon one arm a chair was placed, wlwryot
magnetized person sustained with ease. The ninic't the
those present appeared satisfied with the result (:) the
experiment. Indeed, it was wonderful to vvitnes',,.too
unanimity which prevailed throughout the whole Tby, A
proceedings. The lecture was scarcely interruptec:oo
single interrogatory. Most of the persons presenoP
either his friends or zealous advocates of morn ot
But what does the experiment prove ? We do .041
cuse the lecturer of having acted in collusion wiLtioll
person whom he appeared to magnetize, but eerrto-0,.4
circumstances warranted such a supposition. He lit
sented himself to be a " warehouseman." and WI 'lot'
friends advanced in front of the platform to voxll.sited
his respectability. As for the tetanic spasm 0
fo
in the patient, it was proved to amount to nothia"ie
a medical gentleman present showed that he wass
bear easily the weight of the same chair upon ,i
tended arm without being mesmerized. Until fa,
proof that the person upon whom Mr. Duncan perlo hid'
his experiment.yesterday was perfectly unknown ii,eoo°.
we must still be sceptic on the point. The other .ichtosk
who submitted to the operation had not the
nest produced upon him.— Times.
ltd

PusEYlsm.—lt would seem that the Arebbl'ords
of Canterbury has not always viewed ruseyisni tbr.t;ilg
the same spectacles, and that threats are held oitAvereec
letters of his Grace, carefully preserved, will 00
out, should he be so ill advised as to take ,ginft'etiV
against his former friends. We suppose ourl-I,„a' Itel"
porary, the Standard, had his Grace of ‘irettee
bury in his eye in his yesterday's gallant 1-'! e
of inconsistency. Mutatis mutandis—it will
the Archbishop as well as the Home SecretarY••• ‘,4y
enemies will say, and the vulgar will beto9,,r,Piaroe
believe, that he is always a deserter who
found in the same ranks." The occupant of 1.4110_,.,„b' doe!
far differs from the occupant of the Vatican,rthai
pe
not claim to be always infallible, though he cam
be the wrong.—Chronicle. is not .411 60

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