The New York herald., 1851-11-18

TFYOn the North China Herald, Aug I'll
Il is rerhaps, too well kuo an to require mention,
that She various merchants, Traders and mech anics
il Shanghai, as in most other Chinese cities, aIo
formed into associations or guds similar, IN 10 any
rcspees, 20 the percan ntie associations and trades
unions in civilized countries, ana for lie purposes
Thcee guilds each have their hall or place OF meet
jnc, where they assemble TO consult on matters
sfe.tirg their mutual interests, whenever occasion
requires; Slso, to celebrate certain holidays, aad
occasionally to have dinners The halls Of ten
guilds are situated in and about the Ching wong
nisu-more iamiiiac to the foreign commu1ity astne
" Tea Garders" From their general resemblance
to temples in outward appearance, they quite liz.
bic to be mstakea for these e9ifces Seeing one
open tome days ago, and crowds Of people passing in
aod out, was informed, upon in1uiring what
was gong on, that it was III, hall bslonging 20
the Money Brokers' Ass 9eiaton, and that the
occasion was Goral fa- OF ra;her singu!a. chi'
Iacter, from the fact that but one kind Oh hOwer VAS
brought for exhibition, and this was a rare and
highly priced species of the epdendium. called by
the Chinesc hwEilan. hwa From its e0stliness, il
is rossessed only by the wealthy, Hho value it at
4 ard sometimes hundreds of dollars Though
t "a fragrant it il Est particularly remarkable tor
dty, and 1t is somewhat difficult tor us "barol-
4s' TO discover why the meIe fact, that the po'
- Of the flower Approximate, IN their light green,
the color OF the leaves OF toe plant predicting
slem should impart TO 10 fuch au extraordinary
value. More coum mon varieties Of the same plant,
nearly, If not quito as fragrant, and TO our dull per-
ception fully as beautiful their more highly
teened ssters. are abundant and may be purch lscd
at any time for trine The display on this occl-
sion seemed 10 arise from sort OF pride on tn,
part of the exhibitors in being the owners Of ant
70 rare and valuable, and desire to have this fact
known to the "nillion." Tie flowers were in plain
pots, each pla,ed upon high stand by itself. They
stood about in different parts Of the hall, without
aLy reference to order in the arrange men. havins
the ma mes CT the several owners written on slip
OF paper attached to each, and a man standing
ne ar to protect il from ujuIy lt Is well under
stood by the natives that IL is an unpardonable OF
fer 50 TO smell the 10 ser, aud If in your simplicity
ycu approach it for this purpose, you will be told
that il L. inadmissible, ard that il thus insul.ed /,
wilt die. However, their fragrance lis the air, so
you get portion in common with the multituie
jostling to and fro about you. and you will be
ready to admit that even this is better than no.
thing at all, to countersct an odor, not quite 50
sweet, arising ffCm dense crowd Of Chinese on
warm cay An msge representing the guardian
d.ity tf the city-the Ching wong -'au. ye-oeeu.
pies q fest against the wall in the main buiii-
log, near the entrance, aud on table before
IL are offerings OF various fruits and lowers,
Ia twelve sma cups In three rows, OF four In each
As you pass through this large hall, you cone 10
garder, ia CtfnOise consisting Of artificial pools
and piles Of rocks, With paths winding about up a1d
down among The m. There are three o.her a build
ingg where the flowers are "oo exhibition" as in
tho Gr5t Besides these the garden contains al
curious ard beautiful trees aud plants The
premises altogether have rs.hor crowded appear
auce, as he whole occupies compar ,tively small
space, aud ths eject was greatly increased By the
nun bers Of people present. la one of the pools
many beautiful specimens OF COLO 6sh. some os them
moro than n tCot 10 ltNgt1. nUtSt anu fVusn
ere open to the public bu. four times year, except
in the year during which the cnpcroFs birth day Is
celebrated by the peoplo generally, when Il s op.n
fse Tires This oc:urs but once in ter years.
TheatrIcnIs Abroad.
Mile Tamon, pretty little 80 prapo singer, has
mads decidedly favorable 1fbla ia " lie Co1sert
IA Ia Cour,' a. TIE Opera CGmigue, Paris; she pos
segsss some execution, and vlsiderablc personal
ntt actions Nile. Werth'imhtr, a magnificent
ooutrnito singer. who carried or the FIRST Prize at
the Corseryatoiro this year, from some thirty com
shortly to come cut IN a new opera Of NJ. Gss1fs
Mile Giuscppra Branbla ia singing a: present
at OdeFsa, Win S,bsstiauo Ronconi and the well.
known tenor Naudir.
Mile, Rachel has terminated her representations
ct Turn with "AndromEque," and was about to
proceed to Geno TO give two performances.
rev contrslto Mil,. Borghi, has made her ap.
peersrco OF Nspes al the Fondo, who, il the jour.
ss are at all credible, Ia TO bring back the days Of
La Pisfoni, and tnrov the coutralio, pr frctHnre,
ltcni into the shade; she made her debut in . Ce-
rerentcls," ard excited immense enthusiasm.
Mile Ferraiis, tie ddH'fsss made her rourGc, and
was received as n old favoritc
The Msdsid journals publish the complete pro-
grammc Of the operatic company at the Oricnte;
the pine dor ne ere Mines. Albcui, DE Giui Ros
si-t aeeia and Rusmini-Soiers; with the exception
of Tupicz, the tenors are perfectly unknown, an
the sane obsuvation may be applied to the bari
tores; the bassi are Revere and S,apini.
A, 'bo Italian Opera at Seville NJ. Albicini has
frsatfd great sensation in Lusia" with NJ ne
Iodor, and in "Efnani' with Nine. Vianelli.
rIsceIlrnsous Foreign Items.
The following table shows the number and des'i
ration of the emigran,s from Bremen, from the be-
ginning of the year, to the Ist irst;--
Tsel Pawsns'ri