New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-20
E1eeutIons 10 Canton.

AT recent meeting of the AslatIc So
cie:y the Secretary read paper Of great interest
~ MI. 4 I Me~oO~s Trans aIor 10 tier Briannic
Majesty s Consulate IN China. descnpI re Of ihe exc
eution OF "a rebels or bandits. which took place on
the sOtn July last. Alter description - me place
Of execution, when AS secured Dy q strongly
suafced door, and after stating mat tnsu ~
human beings have been put 20 ceain IN the same
Ilace within Ine past eisht months. Mr. Meadows
states that De entered TIE place sccOml alied y Two
Eng.sh resIdsIts ~ Canton and foyn1 there .eN
OF tie lower officials TIE olly PREPARATION visible
cross. bred up for the uui.clOn ~ me highest
isssl punishment practlced II Chna-cuWag u
awe There VAS 4 IRE OF fragrant sandal wood
cufLng before the ttec here he M4lcarins ST %
supeilniend the executions. m Orcer 20 conceal the
norlo stencil arising rom the cecomposlny cad
remaining here. Afier waiting a considerable tme
al the CT MiDals were Introduced most or them
Walking 10 tner places. but many earned IN baskets.
and tumbled CuI on the spot appointed Tor tue IA.
where they lay pogeress, etser from the excess o.
tear or from Treatment inflicted cunng the tTlal and
iuprlsorMeLt nan 5000 benin 2 4ch crI rinal,
aid paced HIN II EleeliLg position oy gF4sDt.g
ms hsIcs which were bound oenl1t Ms rack IL
case OF resistance, Which happens very rarely TIE
criminals q.sLs IL held b. second assistant, and
crsggec forward BY fofce as 70 keep the neck eI-
fenced. Hher al the criminals we're placed N the
required pcsltloIs, The executoLeT Seizel sabre
wiki both lancs and proceeded % MS sork. II the
Qiestn instance the L. an was mLt-i9Oki1g sOlier.
selected frcm tie RANKS OF the army. The sword
as a common gaber Of three feet IN length and
one Oi those employed on The occasion Was lil1 On
lie c%Clttt Iaoe IL a. pears iaI t1e 3 no on -1
Neapon reCuirec foT the oHhcers OF the army anx-
ious 10 fesh their SWORDS send tnem lor the PUP
pOte 20 he execUuouer, ~ho has thus a sufficient
supply FOR Ms most extensive operations The III 4
Der cfcapltstec on tie occasion cesCIire1 VAS 90 .
and the eIeeuIlossr took up fresh sword as soon
as be 'elI The ecge OF the one employed Deco mig
dull, wtit1 vas USUALLY The case after cutu8g OF
two or three heats. Wnen a. was ready. the man
siCOc firm. NIih Eis less somewhat apart On
hearing Tie Uofc Pan pronounced by the or ,er
experimenting. and afrer sharp order ." DOn-f
move lie I2lsec his zoTt stTag hf up and brought
rapidly cosn ~ith The iul sire ngtl % both ars
giving additional force &c the pl0N " dropping his
tocy perpenclculsTly 70 SITTING posture Fac
n0TTlc task as soon cODe Si.er cutting OF TIE he ~
Of che victim the man tire himself oy a bound
INTO position oy the slce o. the next ana II some
What less IAAn three minutes the whole 33 were
hesciess-the head N every bul the first being
completely severed az che blow. n taree or four
cases. where the criminals retained ;aeir I'm
suergth, the eocles, after oecapIiAtlcn rose quite
upright and Mr.. reacoNs Is satis6et iaat unIe,s
restrained by The man behind they Would have
sprung INTO the ar " men tbs pArt u The t-a.ecy
was ever, the more horrible gOYk OF siox tsArn
Was esnsd into eaeei upon the remaining eri.pio.l