Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-11-26
Mr.. vyebs,e.,s second Lecture OIL China.

Mr. Fletcher Webster delivered his second lecture on
China Frday evening TO large and attentive audi
ence, the Tabernacle New 1orA-
At the close of ms former lecture h" spoke of the dis
cipIne and efficiency of the Chinese poce;--and he
remarked that the thieves of CHINA also
expert and daring The legation its arrival Macao
warned to BE- Its guard against them They strip
themselves oil their fiji their hair the only part
by which they be seized with sharp knife blades and
thus prepared never enter except where there
light thus reversing the practice OF their profession
the western countries Indeed, said Mr. w IN China,
which the antpo1es the hemisphere. every
thing must b. reverscd:-Thcir night is day-ther
est our last two friends when they meet shake hands
at each othera sale practice, certainly, where
China cutancous diseases com.non:tieir mourning
dress is white:-tiieir compass points the souhthev
put their top o: their cups-they
that the round the eart and they know tina,
the Garth fat square. Parents arc rewarded for
the virtues their clire and indeed they every
thing peculiar to themselves And Of course the habits
of their thieves must be peculiar like wise.
One OF our legation, night lett the winGow
Of his bedroom, which the second floor, open.
Thieves by the aid of bamboo entered, by the light
that he asleep, secured his loaded pistol and his
sword and then at their leisure quietly stripped the
OF every movable which 1t contained The property
might have been recovered application the
lties but Knowing that this would inflct punishment
guIitiess persons, the gentleman preferred lose his
property anu 50 let the guilty escape. Somebody al
ways held responsible IN China for oe.ice that
may be conImitted--N hen takes house he also
takes steward who has some property which he gives
pledge for his honesty. He is hired by month,
and has charge of every thing any way connected
with the domestic affairs of the household He hires all
the servants, is responsible ALL holds all the
keys and relieves the every possible If
thing is lost stolen he replace it, and he
holds all his Rings responsible to him If any
thing IS destroyed by thatwh mischievous person
Nobody--thc servants combine to make up
the already mentioned had the loosrr of
the goods followed it up, the wachman the establish
nent would have been held responsible. BY this
one great point always aimed at by legislators, is
cured:-namely, the certainty of punishment for every
crime. some to be held responsible. AS
IS proportional to The evaporation, is punishment to
crne and III China punisincn like rain also, falls up
on the Just and the unjust.
The Chinese code civil and criminal, very voIumn-
ouss There is nothing in social. domestic private life
that Is not provided for The religious rites, the modes
of social of sauta,on and courtshp
regulated by law. At the change seasons from
spring to summer or autumn to winter the Chief Man
DARN of the district puts his cap;
his district As on board a-in2-o var when the oli
Ger of the deck reports that by the should be 10 o.
clock, he IS ordered by the commander make So.
The present regning family in China of Mantchou
Tartar origin, and dates from 1914, when the Tartars
who TIL then had been excluded by the greut wall made
their into the empire and seized upon the throne
which they have since retainedThe present monarch
Towhang is aged and is the grandson Of the En-
pcror by whom Lord NIacartney tn, ENGLISH Envoy
who received, and who wrote the celebrated tea ode
which greatly pleased Notaire He appointed
throne on account of his valiant defence Of
his father IN instruction of the palace guars-for
the monarch has the TO appoint, from his the
who shall succeed to his authority. The
the sovereign, which is 4 word signying Reason Glo-
ry, 1t Is sacr1lcge to pronounce though Mr.. Webster
thought the usage similar TO that which exists in Eu
rope where the monarch's heard. The
advent to power of the Tartar dynasty wrought 10
change i'll the laws of the empire, and but lit
try, except that the decaptation, which both
takes place about the amount. in China real
while here IT is but guarative. The sau ghter
conpanied that event was prodigous the Dutch Ambas
sador who at that time Travelled from Canton Pekn
! records that his way devastated and ravaged
plains and sacked cities whose countless inhabitants had
fallen beneath the sword of the victorious Tartars. The
only innovation that took place that the of
shaving the head which before had been confined the
Iartas, made universal that peculiar marks
of the conquered race might remain.
The Chinese have no hereditary arstocracy, dis
tnctIOnS off
all her people being, in theory equally the children of
the Emperor, belonging TO family, equal in rank and
in blood. Firth and wealth Cisregardei there
than in this country. Except the immediate relatives of
the Emperor who enjoy the privilege OF wearing the vel
low SASH the Emperors relations rapidly lose rank with
every descent In theory ana IN practice the highest
stations the rewards of good conduct and of scholar
ship. Schools universally established and
is provided Tor even the poorest and most obscure
Wealth is regarded solely a fulness and
it is freely dispensed for purposes ofbenevolence 1t is
said that recently since the royal treasury has been
ty, the dignes of the College, which always open the
way high Offices in the have been purchased
for money! but one who thus obtains high place, when
is known does not enjoy the respect and honor which
the place would confer who had by his own
merits and eXertIons
There nine degrees Of official rank in China dis
ngused by the button worn upon the top of the cap
and by the paecocks feather. The highest is of
klcdng which corresponds with Duke, and conlers
right to wear the RED bnif"n and t"o-eyed peacock S
reater. All these degrees of rank bestowed the
rewards of personal service and confer honor
upon desce ndants. The general empire
BY boards at Pekin-these are the board
of and ceremoniesof finance and
of worhsof foreign affairs and dependent States-and
of justice and punishment. There also two Councils,
of which comprises the Emperor's Cabinet and a
bove all these Board OF Censors, which
proceedings of the rest There also curious nst
tuition worthy of notice Before the Emperor's palace
always suspended imme gong upon which any
may strike who eeks from the Emperor person
injuries for which he obtain satisfaction else
where. 1t question of little difficulty, with which
of the Boards mentioned Lords Mccartney and Amherst
should transact their business; and finally settled
that they should negotiate through the Board of foreign
affairs and dependent States because. by bringing
ents the English Embassy had that capacity.
They were consequently received in the way and
by the unctonaries the Indian delegations
with 1t found impossible for obtain
correspond with Pekin. When the topic nton-
ed keying said that he would nd that he being