The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-21


aara armed his three four Thousand Yscki indians,
under the plea of driving out the French has again
seized the government, such rs it Is.
The State in the most defenceess condition possible
The Apaches unrestraned over nearly the whole
State numbering burning PlapdsIng and carrying cap
spd rich ranches now in ruins and the silence of
the where poPuons and thriving towns and
villages formerly existed The inhabitants panic
stricken, and they their wives and children carried
of from before their eyes, and regard as matter OF
da,ions. Morality is almost unknown amongst then
and in the cities the public mind kept excited by the
Pharasaical pomp and circumstance OF their religion,
which has an opportunity for full display in the hume
hoydsys Of their church. The people perfectly
priest RIDDEN and the little the taken
from them under other Of the padres.
Sonora possesses almost every diversity of climate
from the torrd to the arctic and the roll
il the valleys and the table lands Ia very fe tile is
capable Of producing all the fruits OF the earth Large
quantities Of the sugar raised in the extensive
valley from Arispe to Ures and from Ures nearly to
Guaymas But the ignorance and nesble sloth Of the
inhabitants limit the manufacture of the juice any
thing but miserable sample of porceo sugar In the
IN sus Yet these 0 people
opportunity and advantage for making as good on
Corn wheat and grain Of all kinds are easily raised
return enormous yields with their modes of cutvating
How much might II not produce If The ground were
properly titled Some portions OF the State admirably
suited to the production of coffee and cocoa and for the
purpose Of raising stock venture to assert that there
az hs inc there
is country under the where the inhabitants in
miserable and wretched condition than ia Sonora
Chinese Laws, Customs and Commerce
From the San Francisco Times and Transcript April u
The march Of enterprise which led to the occupancy OF
this western coast the deveopemeDt Of its and
nexhausb'e wealth. and the organization OF state 60
vepneDt by which security and protection secured
to the enerprsng has resulted in direct oommu
nication and intercourse with China than has be-
fore been enjoyed either by Americans by any OF the
eaenaed China onsr
and this through the means OF her trading ports extended
along the eastern shore Of her empire bordering Man
churia and she has met with great success in intro
ducpg her sctures into all parts Of the Chine
empire. But it is also true that the Chinese emf
qraled Russia other country the, have to
the state Of California. thus evncng desire for inter-
with outside barbarans, as they style all other
BY which California Is kpo to Chin smen began
to attract inc attention OF the people OF the Ten Chan
Celestial Empire) some two years since and We now
have amongst from twenty TO twenty five Thousand Of
this Singular and erratc people. An interest in
these strangers has sprung up amongst our own peo-
pie, and feel well assured that there is desire in
the community to know more OF China, its govern
ment The and custo OF Tie people, the wealth
and Of the Empire both agricultural and mine
raj which shall place them in possession of such data
has hei etofore been almost unattanabe We
that few Of citizens have been to China and have
resided there for brief periods but they could only have
become pa tally quanted with the inhabitants 10
tain localities their pursuits being exclusively
eal being almost entirely ignorant Of their language
Canton English which English in Chinese idion This
argon only stood by those who have resided with
TO accommodate themselves to foreigners for the purpose
Of securing employment and making money, whilst the
Of citizens know nothing Of China AID its peo
pe except what they have learned from the short nter
they have had with thos. in midst. We
propose therefore. to commence series OF papers on
China. and to continue them from time to time as
NAV be enabled to do
The government of China. in its inception AID strue-
tuIe, unquestonably Iatrarchal, and has always
been copsideied to be So but the mous odndi of its
machinery it TO be Of the most absolute and
III mgated systems of spotsm upon the face of the
q n he
choice of their supreme rulers. Each emperor his
successor nor is the name of successor known until
lame of the he wishes to succeed hiGs upon slip
OF paper depositing the in safe and secret de-
Iository known only to himse sId to wh0msoever he
please to make ii known. On the dea tn of Emperor
this payer is opened by those who possessed his conf
cends the throne and is acknowledged by the people
The En- reIor is the supreme head of the nation all
power. both over the lives and property OF his sub
jects, cent es in him elf, and IA Eatural
quence all power, rank dstin ,.ion rnu.t and d.
enarate from him His viii IS the supreme law of
the lard His fat cannot be opposed without the
danger Of o,s OF life and the confstion Of property
Ee is Known by Dember CT high sounding but fulsome
titles. such q, lien Whang, Celestial August One Shing
Nbang the Wise and August, Infinite in Kno~Ied,a aud
Ferie:t in Vutue-Iien rze, SEP of Heaven &c He is
Addressed when approached baethee hghe.t officials
with ts equally absurd and ridiculous vas WaaSui "a
sire OF Ten Years and Pichia Beneath the Foot
stool accompanied Nth pros1rstons The pre- ent dy
ra'y Tartar s called he Ia isioe, The great pare dy
nasty sud re preseat Emperor Ham Fuug tie seventh
whc he's reigned under this dynasty. Is young man
atr' tVo and twenty years Of age who ascended the
throne the death Of his fsher tire late Emperor fan
T~ang who died ip 1861. Some itea may be formed az
his establishment trori his having attached t. it
extensive harem and I've thousand eunuchs 10
sHteiiptend il and do the work of raen;als.
The concubires who conpote the hirem the dsugh
tes Of Msncbue and additions made to it about every
third year by the Emperor himself selecting from among
the daughters Of his MOBILES ard officers such Of them
may please him. Who twelve years Of age This
parents of he children consider advantage If not
honor 10 Rave their children in the imperial harem The
haven ia composed Of legal concutnes and
lin tied number OF Illegal ones The illegal ones re
stored 20 liberty at the sge OF twenty five unless
they have borne children TO his majesty in which
they retained in the hare doubtless for the purpose
Of roatng the children they have borne.
The table Of bis ma jesy Il daily supplied vtb thirty
pounds If meat, pounds served up in soup lard
and butter, aud third pounds each two sheep
twofnwis too ducks the milk of eighty cows and seventy
Parcels # tea
The ,sblr Of her Majesty is supplied With thirty four
pour d. Of meat thireeo of thea boiled with vegetables
fowl duck twelve pitchers of water the milk of
~ enty five cows, nd ten parcels Of tsa Her Maestys
maids ard tie concuhines have their fare mnuoy speci
fed If The possession O. unlimited power and super
tbur dance Of The good things OF this world could make
man hapIy, one vorld naturally suppoe the Emperor
o. China ore Of rne happest mpItals living The details
Of he imperial esahl hment AT Pekin with mass Of
other interesting Information may be found in q work
called he Hxni Ten
The Chinese have a w,ittep eode of lavs the germ Of
which may be found in the writings Of lie wei, who
wrote some twenty centuries sincs With ehica have
been in ,orporaed from time to tue the ethics Of Keog
utrz CoIfucius and Mang II tire Mepcus and Others
q their ancient ssges. aud to which have been added
pre- code # avs "a tsing l and escripts
Of the great pure dynasty edition Of which is pub
lshed by authority syery Eve yeas.
Their code Of Laws revised ab1at the middle Of the
seventeenth century under the Emperor Sunchc Supcha
The FIRST Emperor after the 1sitr conquest OF 1916
An apparent rasrnal soicitude II his Majesty FOR the
good government Of hi subjects, uay be in ex
extract frer The preface Q, Il revision
numerous body Of ma gistrnes assembled a the
capital at command for the of revising the
penal code foIpery force under the late dynasty CT
Ming, and Of dgeting the into code by the
exclu.ion OF such pats exceptonsbe, aud the
Introduction Of others which likely TO contribute
the attainment of justice AMI the general PEI fec Jon
OF the work Tho result Of their eors having beo sab
ntted TO examination we hsve matutey se ghedan
considered tie various matters il contained AMI then
instructed select number Of great officers OF state
carefully TO revise the phole for the purpose of making
such alterations snd lamentations might still be-
fourd requisite Wherefore. it being published,
let be great officers aud magistrates Of tue
interior and exeroc Departments o. empire. dgent
" 70 observe the and 70 fotbea In future 10 give
any decision 70 Ias any sentence according to your
private sentiments upon your pported authority.
Thus shall The msgi traes and people look up with