The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-08 00:00:00

CHINA.

The following characteristic letter is from a jack
tar on board the Admiral's ship :
"Nankin, Aug. 22, 1842.
" You will no doubt learn by this mail of the com-
plete settlement of the Chinese affair, on what terms
have not transpired, but I feel assured it will be on
our own ; for never were there three men more de-
termined to persevere, and to resist all kinds of hum-
bug, than are the Admiral, General, and Plenipoten-
tiary. lam sorry to say the loss of life on our part
this season has been very great, especially in the last
affair at Ching-kang-foo, where the Tartar troops
stood man to man, and defended every inch of the
city, and when all was lost, cut their own throats and
those of the women and children. Mr. caught
one fellow in the act of killing three women ; he took
him prisoner, and brought him on board, but he after-
wards destroyed himself by jumping overboard. The
sun destroyed many Europeans on that day ; indeed
the heat for the last month has been tremendous, the
thermometer ranging from 80 to 100 ; and lam sorry
to say we are losing many men daily from cholera and
fever.

" has exposed himself very much, but, I am
happy to say, feels as yet no ill effects from it. His
coxswain, on coming on board, after attending him on
a morning's excursion, was seized with cholera, and
died in a few hours. I hope this will make
more careful of himself in future ; indeed, it is won-
derful to see how he bears the fatigue both of body
and mind, which has lately been very great.
" For a description of the country I must refer you
to Davis's Chinese,' which is a most faithful descrip-
tion both of country and people. One thing in this
river he has not mentioned—the golden island of
Ching-gong city, until lately used as a summer re-
treat for the Empress, having a grand temple with
several pagodas, and, seen at a distance, is the most
beautiful thing imaginable ; indeed, I have wished for
the power of magic to transport some of the young
ladies from —, to take a drawing of it, and pray
tell Sir
in tow than his little island at Rio.

" We had yesterday on board three Chinese of high
rank, with many attendants. The three behaved
themselves remarkably well, taking what was offered
them in a most gentlemanlike manner; but the rest
sat down, or stood, as suited them, and, diving into
every thing, eat and drank like pigs, and actually
pocketed the remainder. They are, I believe, the
greatest rascals in the world, both high and low ; in-
deed it is hardly possible to deal with them without
the assistance of a good stick, which has a wonderful
effect in lowering prices.
" We are within 900 yards of the outer wall of
Nankin, but not in sight of the inner, and near
200 miles from the sea, and have been pretty well
supplied on our passage up by the Chinese boats with
vegetables, poultry, some bullocks, and broad tailed
sheep ; the latter are not found farther south. Of our
future movements nothing is yet known, but I hope
soon to see some old faces in India, where we shall be
ready for the doby's, having now been our own doby's
for twelve months this very day."

The Countess of Howth died at Dublin on Sunday
after an illness of about three days, leaving her hus-
band, the Earl of Howth, and four hildren, to deplore
her loss. Her Ladyship was daughter of the late Earl
of Clanricarde, and sister of the present Marquis.
She was married to Lord Howth in January, 1826.
One of her younger children was attacked with
measles a few days ago, and, while attending upon
it with a fond mother's care, she caught the disease
of which she died so suddenly.
_ _

Captain Robert M'Nab, whose untimely death oc-
curred at the Falkirk Station of the Edinburgh and
Glasgow Railway on the 28th ult., had seen a great
deal of service in different quarters of the world.
He joined the old 94th, or Scotch Brigade Regiment
in Portugal, when preparing for the campaign of
1813, which opened with the march into Spain and
battle of Vittoria, where he was for the first time
under fire, carrying the colours of his regiment, in the
Hon. Sir Charles Colville's brigade in Sir Thomas
Picton's 3d division ; of which brigade such honour-
able mention is made by the Duke of Wellington in
his dispatch of the battle. Captain M'Nab likewise
carried the colours of the old 94th at the battles of the
Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse, and other hard
fought fields—no fewer than eleven altogether, we be-
lieve. At Nivelle he made a narrow escape, having
had his neckerchief shot through the folds.— Edinburgh
Advertiser.

IMPORTANT CASE.—At the Old Sessions room, on
Monday last, James Scholfield, gamekeeper to Wm.
Hulton, Esq., was summoned for trespassing upon
the 13olton and Leigh Railway. Mr. J. K.
Watkins appeared on behalf of the Company,
and Mr. Woodhouse for the defence. It ap-
peared that Scholfield had passed along the rail.
way in pursuance of his duty as gamekeeper,
on the 23d ult., and on being ordered away by
one of the Company's servants, refused to obey the
command. The defence set up was, that Mr. Hulton
being Lord of the Manor, and the defendant having a
deputation, had a right to pass upon the railway in
pursuance of his duties; for that, although the surface
belonged to the Company, the manorial rights were
still retained. The case stands over for decision until
Monday next.—Manchester Guardian.
FEMALE MAGNETISM.—" There
is to me," says
Byron, " something very. softening in the presence of
a woman : some strange influence, even if one is not
in love with them. I always feel in better humour
with myself and everything else, if there is a woman
within ken."

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