Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-05-14

OOe OF Inc inost
the day is the Canton Register, published at
Canton, in English, with freedom and inde-
pendence totally at war with notions previously
imbibed, of the selfish, tenacious policy adopted
by the Celestial Empire. We have embraced
every convenient opportunity Of affording our
readers the means to par'ake Of the gralifca-
ton we rec Give from',he d,scrip ,ive accounts
furnished, Of Chinese laws, customs and man.
ners; and to-day make additional extracts from
paper da,ed Canton, Monday, Nov. 3, 1893
Nat Gazette
Birth DAys.-The tens, skies. and seven
ties, Of a maH's agr, are keEr with very great
pomp and splendor ny III rich, as We have
seen exempl6 fed in our Senior Merchants
birth day, which occurred on the 4lh OF Oc'o-
Der
But in this case of his. there is also some-
thing p.s uliar. His wifr's hday and his
own occur on the same day, or at least they
have both attained tie age OF so, and keep the
same day.
We have seen the birth day hall. 1t is spa
cious and gaudy apartment. At the upper end
was table, or rather altar, with screen be
hind, forming a mi-cirole, as is Seen in pic
lures representing the house Of III Emperor.
On the screen were written, in gold letters, all
the titles and honors, from successive Emper.
ors, that The family had received since its ele-
walton 10 impo' tanct, which Is eand'dly ac-
knowlrdged by the pane gyrist, to have arisen
from foreign affairs.
A chair is supposed 20 be placed behind the
H. Il Ia,E hoct ,1In
candles are la ND and set upon this altar, whilst
children, kinsmen, friends, and acquainiances,
land probably some secret foes) SUCCESSFULLY
kneel down before il, and knock head on the
ground three times. The ceremony differs in
nothing from worshipping the gods, excepting
the absence Of incense, commonly nick.named
Jos sticks.
Lower down in the hall is an open area Tor
dinms large parties in the evening, and below,
at the opposite end, is stage most expensive
" decorated, where plays are performed from
morning till night. Below the dining table Oh
each side Of the hall, are boxes with gsuzr
screens, for the ladies. girls, and women, SER
wants Of tn. household. We saw three birth.
day acts Of play during our stay. The first
was personIf alton OF stellar influence, or
heavenly protection; the second was silent
pan,omime by lord and LADY, for high pla-
ces in the state; and The third was FIR . hume
rous progeny, reprr senting Young man al the
he ad Of the lilerali Of the empire, with dom
women, ladies and servants, about him, one of
whom, who presented him with newborn in.
FAINT, is transferred 10 the skies, and shines as
star in the armament.
A. IN the days II ancient Job the Chinese
mix up seeming religious mourning, with all
this fesivi'y. On one Of the days, priests Of
Budh, or Of raou, say mass for the souls OF
the family departed, acknowledging that with
all their high merits, and imperial honors, thy
NAV have .inned On his occasion, clothes
and food for the damned in Hades are dis,rbut-
I'd by literal signs, that The merit thereof may
sustain The longevity Of the lost.
On this occasion he Sexagenarian couple
dined, great numbers of kindred and Chine Sc
friends OF the house Of Woo, alias Ing. He has
since given two successive dinner parties 10 his
European and American friends, accompanied
as usual by ;hratrical performances.
Cotton MARKET Some expectation has
been raised of IN improvement in the price OF
cotton, from the report tina; our Senior Hong
merchant had expressed disposition 10 spe
culae could he gel the whole OF the company's
cargues in his possession; but We do not hear
lha, any opera ion of:his nature has been com
menced upon, or hat prices or demand have
in tn. least advanced.
I, appears that the stock now on hand, COM
prising VIVA, is in the possession Of the Chi
nese merchants, and The parcels housed and
still unsold BY the foreign houses, consists OF
about IS 600 bales of Bengal; $4,000 do. Mad
ras; 10000 10. B mbay.
Mr. ADAMS IS said to be in good health and
shirts he manner in which this gentleman