Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-11-08

selves, oil their persons fill their hair the only part by whcl
they be sezed with sharp kniiebadss, and, thus pre-
pared, enter except where there Is hight thu
reversing the practice OF their profession in countries
Indeed (sad Mr. W. in China, which is the antpodcs
the western hemisphere every thing must be reversed Thei
night is our day. their west friends whel
thew meet shake their hands al each othera safe pracc
certainly where as in China, cntaneous diseases
mon their mourning dress white their compass points &
the south they put their ON the top Of their cups
they are certain that the goes round the earth and the,
6noo that the earth flat and square Parents rewarded
for the virtues of their children, and indeed they ever,
thing peculiar themselves and Of the habits of the
There's must be peculiar likewise.
Il One Legation in night le the window Of his
bedroom which the second floor, open. Thieves by
the aid of bamboo entered, by the light that he was
asleep secured his loaded pistol and his sword and then
their leisure quietly stripped the room of every movable
which contained The property might have been recovered
application to the authorities but knowing that this would
nct punishment upon guess persons, the gentleman pre-
ered to lose his property, and let the guilty escape Some
body always held responsible in China for every offence
that may be committed Whom takes house he takes
also eaard, who has property, which he gives as
pledge for his honesty lie is hired by the month"; and has
charge OF thing in any way connected with the domes
tic affairs Of the household He hires all the servants is res
ponsibe for them, holds all the keys and relieves the owner
OF every possible Ii any thing lost stolen he must
replace and he, in turn, holds all his underngs respon-
sbc to him. If any thing is destroyed by that with
mschevous personnobody-the servants combine TO
make ups and in the of theft already mentioned had
the loser Of the goods followed up The ase OF the
establishment would have been held responsible. By this
system great point always aimed at by legislators
cured, nameyhe certainty of punishment for every crime.
Some is to be held responsible As rain proper
toned to the evaporation, so Is punishment to crime and in
shraapf lLa ,aISn lilo tta
the unjust.
The Chinese code civil and criminal, very voluminous
There is nothing in social domestic, private life that
provided for The religious rites, the modes of social
Of sautaon, and Of courtshp regulated
law At the change of seasons, from spring summer
autumn winter the chief mandarin Of the district puts on
his summer winter cap and when that is done
winter 1t is at least in his district board a man-of
war; when the officer of the deck reports thai by the sun it
should be IL o'clock, he is ordered by the commander
"nidhe it So"
The present regnng family in China of Manchou Tartar
origin, and dates from 644 when the Taars who till then
had been excluded by the great WALL made their way into the
empire and seized upon the throne which they have since
retained The present monarch, 1otohang, aged man.
and the grandson Of the Emperor by whom Lord Mccartney,
the English envoy, received and who the cele
braed tea ode which greatly pleased VoIaire He was
appointed successor to the throne of his valiant
defence of his father in nsurrecon of the palace guards
for the monarch has the right appoint from his sons the
who shall succeed his authority. The surname Of the
sovereign, which is word sgnying Reasons Glory it is
sacrlege to pronounce though Mr. Webster thought the
usage similar to that which obtains Europe, where the
monachs surname is heard The advent power of
the Tartar dynasty wrought change in the laws of the
pire, and in fact but little than is change of admin
istraton in this country except that the decaptaon which
in both takes place about the same amount is in
China real while here il is but fgurotue The slaughter
which accompanied that event prodgous the Dutch
bassador who at that time travelled from Canton to Pekn
records that his way devastated and ravaged plains
and sacked Cities whose countless inhabitants had fallen
he only nuo
walton that took place was that the of shaving the
head, which before had been confined to the Tartars was
made UNIVERSAL that peculiar marks Of the conquered
race might remain.
The Chinese have hereditary arsocracy or distinctions
of social RINK. Their dignies NIL ofciaa her people
being theory, equally the children of the Emperor be-
longing to one amly equal IN rank and in blood Birth and
wealth disregaded there than any other part OF
the word-more even than in this country Except the
mediate relatives Of the Emperor, who enjoy the privilege Of
wearing the yellow SASH and the followers of Concius who
have similar right, is better than another and
the Emperors relations rapidly lose rank with every
In theory and in practice the highest stations are the
rewards Of good conduct and scholarship Schools are uni
versay established and education provided for even the
poorest and most obscure. Wealth is regarded solely
CT usefulness and il is freely dispensed for purposes
benevoence II is said that recently, since the royal treasury
has been empty, the dgntes Of the college, which always
open the 10 high offices in the State, have been pur
chased for money but who thus high place. when
known does enjoy the respect and honor which the
place would confer who had by his
and exertlons
There are nine degrees official rank in China distin
gsed by button upon the top Of the cap and by
the peacocks feather The highest that Of Kodg which
corresponds with Duke, and confers the right the red
button and two eyed peacocks feather All these degrees
OF rank are bestowed the rewards Of personal service
merit and confer honor upon descendants The general
affairs OF the empire managed by several boards Pekn
these the board of rites and ceremonies of finance and
revenue Of war works Of foreign affairs and dependant
States and Of Justice and punishment There are also two
Councils Of which comprises the Emperors Cabinet
above all these is Board Of Censors which review the
proceedings Of the rest There also curious institution
worthy of notice. Before the Emperors palace always
pended immense gong, upon which any may strike
who seeks from the Emperor in person redress for injuries for
which he obtain satisfaction elsewhere IL ques-
ton OF little difficulty with which Of the Boards mentioned
Lords Mccartney and Amherst should transact their business
and it finally settled that they should negotiate through
the Board Of Foreign Affairs and Dependant States because
by bringing presents the English embassy had in that
capacity They consequently received in the same wav
and by the funconares the Indian delegations
with II found impossible for obtain
correspond with Pekn. When the topic was mentioned,
Keyng said that he would attend TO that he being the
perntenden OF the five open ports the proper person
As the Government OF China patriarcha founded upon
fa love- may well be supposed that the code is not silent
upon that subject No omitted Of deepening
lagng, and strengthening this feeling Respect for ones
parents and held he the first fdutes-the
Of political and religious obligations Unusual instances
of a devotion publicly rewarded the Of those by
whom they performed held up admiration, and
handed down household words TO succeeding generations
and their history made the textbook for the Young Revers
ing the European mode in China parents are rewarded fol
the virtues and abilities Of their children and il the parent
worthy children dies, egy honor Of him is prepared
for is held be must have been good father and worthy
honor have reared such vuous and worthy children. Som
frequently nepose and request to be punished for offences