Star.
London, England, 1824-07-12 00:00:00

DEATH OF THE CHINESE LADY.

The Chhlese Lady, Ynou Funs <bran, died on Friday last, 2
her apartments, No. 94, Pall-mall
Thb elegant and accomplished female was of distinguished rink
in her own country, as must have been °belays to all who had tr.:
pleasure of her acquaintance, from her lady-like manners and easy
graceful demeanour. Considerable mystery hangs over the cir-
cumstances of her departure from the Celestial Enipire: and this is
not surprising, when we consider the strictness of the Chinese law.
against expatriation. She, however, was accompanied to lenglAnd
by her husband, and also by her brother. The latter hid preriuuslf
visited this country, and resided several weeks at an hotel in bir-
die), wearing the costume and adopting the manners of au Eugh,li
Gentleman ; and it would seem that his report of a country so un-
like their own had excited in his sistet and her Milhaud a desire is
visit this distant region. Unfortunately they had nut sufficiently
calculated ott the effect which might be produced by difference of
climate, food, and habits of life, and particularly by the diffaret
pressure Of the atmospllere. This last cause appears to have ope-
rated very powerfully on the pulmonary system of both Initiate
and wife. The husband was first affected with a spitting cf 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 arrest, and put an end to the un-
fortunate Chinese Gentleman in a very few day,.
The Lady become more gradually sensible Of the pernicious
effects of the climate. She, however, at length began to spit blood,
and Dr. WIIISTIM of Grosvenor-street, was Called in; but he
found her lungs already much affected; and the disease advanced
with such rapidity as to baffle all medical art; The Chinese, it
seems, do not rely solely on the skill of their physiciamt. They
resort to the sacrifice of fowls and other small animals, anekthrow-
ing the blood in the faces of their idols, collect from this ifid from
other supetstitaus ceremonies, the omens of recovery or death.—
' These omens varied, and the hope* 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 there-
fore she knew she must die—an event which accordingly wok
place not many hOurs afterwards.
You Puna Qbaost was about twenty years of age, rather fair;
bet with long glossy black hair. Her features were cast in the
Tartarlan mould, but were regular and far from unpleatiant. Jr..
deed she might be said to be beautiful, setting aside local prejudices:
at.least, the expression of her countenance was pleasing, and be-
spoke gentleness and tourtesy, mixed with a modest reserve. She
had the literary attainments of her country, and used to base
Chinese books read to het by her attendants. There was an intel-
ligence in her look, and she was extremely observant of every
thing peculiar in the habits and manners of the itidividuals
whom she bad 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 appeared before her one day with.
and the next without a shawl, or if a Gentleman had at one One a
geld chain and seal to his watch, and at another time a mere watts
ribbon, she would inquire what was the reason of these changes—
whether it was owing to anything peculiar in the character ut the
day—if the individual bad been at any ceremony which required a
particular dress, or the like ? Her own attire was always nest tutu
elegant, and in the fashion of her country; and many of the a r tiqrs
of it were elegantly embroidered by her own hand. She wkiie .10
under robe of the finest Chinese taffeta, a cloak finely ornamented
with needle-work on the collar and sleeves, and rich bracelets of
gold with agate cornelian, and other precious stones. Her nails
(which is an indubitable mark of gentility in China), were suffered
to grow to a most inconvenient length, and her foot was most in-
credibly small.
Such were the personal appearance and manners of Yams Fese
Qom': it is much• to be lamented that this accomplished and in-
falsest Issaale did not live to carry back to her countrymen the
nalik Ober observations on English life and manners. She is the
se of her sex nho has ever ventured on so distant a voyage,
appears to have been remarkably well qualified for olpterv-
billaii communicating whatever she met with worthy of notice.
Care -^ri 110 r 17,Tiff (whaler), Hillis.

.or boa,. in., Arau Y9.—The t..__
way, arrived here the 26th inst. with 700 barrels of oil on board,
having a number of her crew ill with the scurvy ; also the Emma,
on the t7tli inst. (whaler), WaLscas, last from Delagoa Bay, with
140 tuns of oll—the late blaster of this ship (Asoasw Moose), the
Chief Mate, aod one seaman, died on the passage, of a fever con-
tracted at Delagoa Bay ; and Liz of the crew are now in a sickly
state. She confirms the report of the massacre of the Governor sa
Delagoa May and Lis escort.

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