The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-12-01

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thorites may take BY some of the Chinese 1t
was thought that, in case of the English APP
preaching Canton, the whole of the population
Of the suburbs would be made to retire within
the city walls, and experimenting this, many OF
the wealthier people have removed into the coun-
try, with bag and baggage. approximations oil
distractions among the people, now thrown out
of employment by the cessation OF the foreign
trade, were also entertained; and it was thought
that they might possibly break out, immediately
after all she foreigners shall have left Canton.
The fairy Of the populace would, in that ease,
probably be first directed to the Hongs and ware
houses Of the Hong merchants. Most OF the
foreigners by our last advices from Canton, ell
ther had left about to leave, so that WITH
in the next week we suppose there will be mons
remaining Numerous are the garrisons now in
the provincial city but. whether they be intended
to act against an invading enemy, or the reirac-
terv peopIe it is difficult to say. No less than
seventeen culprits were executed in Canton,
about fortnight since, for having provided the
English at Cap-sing-moon with provisions. Gov
ernor Lin, it is said does notmanltest any unea-
siness at the expedition; some say he IS grievous-
" ILL., and that he spit blood not many days since;
but we have so often heard of sickness, when he
was enjoying the best possible health, that we
know not whether the report deserves credit
Another report about him Is, that he has, by
bribery and extortion, araassed an enormous prop
erty He, however, by attending to his own
private concerns, does not lose sight OF his ha-
tired to the English, and to represent them to the
Emperor in the most despicable light; he has
even added to the report OF the Queens mar
rjage which he got translated from the Macao
papers, the grossest and most indecent calumnies
respecting Her Majesty, which 1t would be high
" unbecoming in us to repeat. Certainly Lln's
character does not improve upon closer acquaint-
ance.
CoMmERcIAL TREATY WITH CHINA
One of the principal objects ofthe treaty will be
properly to secure the lives and Liberties OF
Baitish subjects in China. We doubt much,
however that this will be accomplished by sub
iecting Englishmen to the laws this country,
in the same manner as its own people We
much fear that justice in Chinese courts OF law
too often gives way to other considerations; be-
sides the practices of such courts are so lepug-
nant to the feelings ofwestern civilized nations,
that we hope due provisions will be made that
no Englishman in China is to be lndgedSxcept
by Jury of his countrymen, or by judges ex-
pressly appointed by the English government
for that purpose The Chinese, long accustom-
ed to tyranny, long used to submit without re-
pinine to the iron rule of their masters, which
thew lave no hope of shaking off submit quietly
TO Injustice, aud suffer punishment, perhaps IN
deserved as matter Of fate. But Europeans
are not so patient under injustice, and they are
fortunately strong enough to right themselves
should it be attempted, but they ought not even
give to the Chinese an opportunity to exert 1t.
Let US suppose that it was settled by treaty
that the English residing in China, were to be
treated exactly like Chinese, and were to be
under the prote of the laws OF the latter,
and that in the district where an English family
lived, crime cognizable by Chinese law had
been committed, and that suspicion, however
slight, pointed to the father OF that family
Immediately number of poliCe-runners vii
invade his house, arrest him, loading him with
irons then they will rob the house Of every
thing worth taking away, aud carry their VIC
tim to dungeon previous to his examination
before a magistrate Here, if the rapacity of
the police has left him nothing wheFewith to
bride them, he will be exposed to the utmost
i'll treatment, and the Chinese not unaptly give
to their prisons the name Of hells; after having
endured this punishment several days, though
perhaps innocent, he will, with a chain round
his neck, be taken before the magistrate, be
made to kneel down during the investigation,
and should the evidence of his guilt be unsatis-
factory, then torture is had recourse to, TO ex-
tort confession.
If, stretched on the ground, and beaten with
bamboos, the prisoner continues to assert his in
nOCeHCes PROUDLY HlOuG Ol lOELuTe 10 re-
sorted to, by passing bamboo under his knees land
tying his heels to his neck. Thus he is lifted up
BY two men, one at each end of the bamboo, who
every now and then drop him with his whole
weight, and their own additional, with his bare
knees upon iron chains. The victim frequently
expires under these tortures and if his innocence
is afterwards manifested, no reparation for these
injuries is ever thought of. Should the person
suspected of the crime, have timely notice of his
intended arrest, and escape, then his nearest ard
dearest relations, such as wife, father, mother,
children, brothers, and sisters, will all be thrown
into dungeon, and freque emily perish there from
want and ill-treatment. Such is Chinese justice
in practice, and let US ask, will the British
Government ever assent TO see its subjects eX
posed to these horrors9 Every possible precau-
lion will be taken to ensure the personal safety
of Englishmeu in China, as il they were among
their own people.
RETURN OF DocToR PARKER.-By the Man
tic, the Rev. Doctor Peter Parker, is, we
learn, about to take his passage for New York,
to revisit, for short time, his native coun
try, his private affairs rendering this visit neces
sary. Every one here acquainted with the Doc
tors benevolence, and the extent to which it was
exercised in his profession, will, sure, wish
him prosperous voyage and speedy return. Dr.
Parker came to China about five years since, and
in November, 1885, opened tie Ophthalmic Hos
pItal, chiefly Tor the treatment, as Its name ae-
notes, of diseases OF the eye. Here the number
Of Chinese applicants for medical and surgical
relief, became very great, and in fact Doctor
Parker devoted all his time to this establishment
relieving thousands If Chinese with great skill
and kindness The cases which he treated were
By no means confined to diseases Of the eye, very
frequent among the Chinese, but comprised ma
ny Of the most difficult surgical operations, in
most of which he has been perfectly successful,
and such was the confidence reposed in him by
the Chinese on account OF his surgical skill, and
kind and conciliating manners, that, at the end
of two years after thu opening of the hospital, no
less than 4575 patients had been treated by him,
and such was the number of applicants for relief
that it became necessary to refuse to many admit
lance on the sick list. This Institution, incor-
porated with the Medical Missionary Society,
continued to prosper until March, last year; when
with the Imprisonment of foreigners in Canten.
it was ordered to be closed by the Chinese au-
thorities, has it since been re-opened; but
Doctor Parker continued TO receive patients at