Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-12-30
CHINESE AFFAIRS.

The last steamer brought us Hong Kong papers
to the 18th October. From the Register Of that
date we copy the following items
The MOVEMENT OF THE PLENIPorRsTIARIEs or FRANCE,
AMERIcA, AND GREAT BRirAM.-The three gentlemen
who at present represent the moral force of Europe in
China now at Shanghai, and are, 1t is understood
leaning with all their weight against the wall Of Chinese
excusveness. We fear that any breach at Shanghai will
be Of little value and possibly, we have before
toned the Plenpoentaries may 60 to Pekin with the
object in view In the present distracted state Of
the country the result Of pure diplomacy very
doubtful, and, situated the propriety Of the
congregation Of any naval force in the gulf of Pechi is
more than doubtful.
Is The WEArHER-During the past week we have expe-
rienced very boisterous weather. Of nature lead
to imagine that very considerable damage would be done
to vessels at which happened to be in the neghbor
hood Several boats and unks thrown on shore in
the harbor, but without loss of life.
The barque BuenGUenslra the 18th September, was
within ten miles of the Lema when she was blown off
far as the south end Of LYMAN Island experienced very
heavy weather the 29th September; saw ship and
barque disabled making the best Of their way for the
land.
The Cyane put back from stress Of weather, having
been the Pratas Shoals experienced heavy typhoons
for the last eight days; had buwarks stove boat sky
light and pinnacle carried away cabin filed with water
lost water casks and provisions off deck sprung main
mast and mainyard lost foretop gaantmast SAILS and
rigging atached the ship leaking badly at the rate Of
The Dutch barque PeLades the Goth September ex-
perenced heavy typhoon, which drove her down to 10
north and another the 9th October which blew with
uncomfortable fury Ship at anchor off the Island Ichow
and all the ropes forward and with them lost two men
overheard. The pilots sampan, hanging astern, got
adrft from four good painters and Of
her. ys6
The ship Velocauas, on mo 9th september erner;.
enced heavy typhoon Hove the ship Cd her beam e{us
had to cut away the foremost to the ship which teok
with it ntopmast and mizzen-top gallantmast, with
all sails and spars On Saturday It'll instant the appren
tce, Samuel Hanna, fell overheard put the ship round
several times in search Of him. but unsuccessfnlly
Besides these disasters may mention that news has
reached this place that the Thomas Chadwick which sailed
the 23d September for Fuhchau has been wrecked
the Pratas Shoal.
CANTON AND NEIGHBoRHooD Contrary to the general
opinion this city and the surrounding country has been
in much quiet state than for time previous
There is STILL however, deal Of riot and disturbance in
the province which the Imperial authorities though pos
sessng power enough hold the city, lack the courage
power to put down. The minds Of the Chinese traders
for the more at ease and many families which
fed to this place and Macao under the imminent peril
which thought to exist months ago, have again
returned. Business, however, is still at stand-still
SHANGHAI NEws-By late arrivals are in receipt of
china Heralds to the 30th September They
tain extracts from the Picking Gaxetes by which APP
pears that the northern rebels under Hungsu-tsuen,
not progressing and that they have lost city two
and sustained some defeats which may be true not
the case may be- One thing appears certain that the
rebels still rebels, and that Hienfung is still EN-
peror Of China though he has distracted realm gov
ern Winter is approaching which we suppose will sus-
pend operations and we shall have to wait yet awhile
for the advent Of the good time for China It appears
evident that there is knave and fool at the head of
Offices at Marking The Eastern King is the knave and
the fool is the Celestial King, Hung suitsuen f
sanity of his early years has not returned in confirmed
form which infer from the transatons of documents
received by the Ratter Of which contains all the abb
surd nonsense Of the Communist doctrine
CHINESE PoIIr1cAL Economy, OR THE WEALTH OF Ma
TYEsCan any Of readers inform whether or not
of the compulsory coloniss of Cayenne Of the Fou
rerist Proudhomist Socialist Communist Louis Blancst
any others of that large class whose wachword is La
properN cest Ia rol, have escaped for if SO know
where they are and have no hesitation in pointing out
their whereabouts. any man wants to find them let
him to the camp Of the Celestial King Hung tsuen
of the Thae-ping- dynasty, and there he will light
upon his objects of search and if he does not find them
there he will at all events be rewarded by finding their
doctrines in full blow All this information gather
from article in the North China Herald under the
following title: Land Regulations and Political Economy
OF the Celestial Dynasty
We shall state shortly and concisey the nature Of the
contents of this document
1st Every thing belongs to the STATE.
3D. Ergo, is the business of the State to that
man starves, but that he has both work and meat
Consequently the State makes rules for the due fulfil
ment of those two ends, which are as follows:
1s The people to be divided into phalanx Of ten
thousand men, and they are to be differed by dux,
projects, rs rbune 125 centurions 500 vexares and
500 cnquevrs which makes the total force Of the pha
lanx 1885, and gives officer every three men, But
this is not ALL for there is also to be attached the pha
lanx two divders Of land two dispensers of grain two
superintendent money and grain two accountants for
receipts, and two for disbursements.
I'd The land is to be divided into nine ORDERS ranging
from the most to the least productye and these are to
be given according to the numberi in family.
3D. There is further division Of the people by fami
lies, and they to be congegated in twenty-five fami
lies, under the charge of q yexiilary.
4th Every thing is to be in common rice, clothes and
money! and all grain not required for the of
the people is to be put into the public granary.
The vexillary seems to be kind Of composition of
rules the twenty families he teaches the boys he
breaches to his fock and he collects the grain. The
cnquevir is compound of husbandman and mechanic,
he is to follow the trade of the potter blacksmith
penter, or mason for the twenty five families When
famine occurs in place, the twenty five families
to bundle up their traps and under charge of their off,
GERS march off to pastures Lazness is to be pun
ished and industry is to be rewarded. There is
special point to which must direct attention. namely
that each family is to take have Ave hens and two
and that these not to be allowed to miss their
proper for alton. Who is keep chantceer
and the parish boar is not apparent but we should
imagine that that Of all work, the vexillary
the most proper custodian Of those necessary OBJ
jects for keeping up the fowl and pig race
The following is the through which candidate
for preerment has to 60 Cnquevr examines him in pre-
sence of his five Enturion has him up before his
hundred Tribune puts candidate through his facings
before his five hundred men Project catechises the
prant before his charge Of two thousand five hundred
and Dux turns out the wholly army Of 13, 156
pshed husbandman is sent up fight Of steps consisting
of the Inspector Regulator General Prefer Director,