The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-29
INTERESTING FROM CHINA
YHE RELATIONS OF THE sIiNEsEwEra CHINA.
ZEE BRITIsH oPIUA Trade.
Intentions Of the French.

PRODUCES.
Perhaps there country win which we have com
Eereial rela ions OF which know little, and hst
nttle too more uncertain, and often srrone,as, than
- kingdom CT siam Monsieur Pafiegoix, Vicar Apos
tobc of the Catholic church in st after residence
here OF twenty four years. has recently given to the
vork brought out at Paris; and his statements are
presumed to be reliable and are in respects,
nsesns our limited Of edge s
With which our commerce may eventually become u
Jsrtsnt
Kingdom Of the free, than which by tho way, nothing
could DO more absurd as no State il under more
rounding II, the kingdoms Of Igor, CAmbose, Lao,
Tour petty Malay States, and several prncpsht,es.
Hyery thee years these tributaries make offerings
70 siam Of gold and silver, and Of contingent
= troops :, The population Of the kindon +
msse, enc and halt mil ions Chinese, one million Ma
hys, the nuaer OF Laos, and the residue made up
tsom variety OF races. me gfest paeIl o. san y
branches OF the Himslaya In The north hey are broken
MP into vsieiy II interior rdxea THIS makes very
rauniairous country the States Of Lao. rhe grand
chain $50 mills long ana $50 broad, and wserei BY
the river Me- nam, CHE Nile oil siam hy which they are
fpryowej, AM also by irnune-sbe canals and smalar
rivers. The sesshole vsrieeatei and picturesque.
ST. las ports Ia twelve hoars u2 the siysr
ne Gulf Of Siam IL not so' b tho Devastating y
phcon OF the Chinese Sea- sh shpwrecas its waters
Jaly the gulf smoo h as mirror. fhe heat in
Eiam aoenaars bic On the great plain an ocsta
RE breeze blows steadily and there The cnsts Is said
brous; but Ia the mcnh,ans clothed vi dense forests
there prevails very deadly TO the rnscchna ted
The seasons bu. tyctha wet All the ~ For six
months steady south vest wins brings W c2nis when
dfss ipae oay in rsa and hunde Ine Eesiue OF
year, Ike constant wnd from The north Is aended by
perfect serenity Of aoephe-e rte dry is very
very eeslhui and Ia Ma: ca April la the creates
hat In March, for fortnight, there al ways falls very
Sogsy at the of the rising this fog Pre-
oiptsteo In very heavy da~ The Ne ina ~ lMohs. OK
Wsfers three huoored Leagues tcf eup,le it5 vaers
rtp;Uh riy
tie plain cnce each year and the yield Of the rice
crop proporcned TO the depth Of the overflow. From
the effect of the tide the plain twelve leagues the
overlooked while its uopsr part under water
several months. SIAM perhaps, Is quite Gnequasd 10
the hghest tilage, yields prcdigous quantities Of rice
beyond the usual necessities Ut tie population. Fish
month Of the four chief rivers the gulf
Par culary large hind of sardire which is tbs chei
tsed OF the people for TX months Of the yea Twelve %
China. Poultry, game, sugars ana bananas are sol
sstonihingy low, and yer labor is high It Is no. .s
scarcity Of money, but the abundance OF food when
eanses the cheapness.
Gsmboge once extensive Kingdom, is greatly
reduced. 1t produces rice ivory, wood aloes and gun
There charming take this State twenty leagues Ia
circumference and full Of sha paradise for she-sn.
In Lao one sees the yhite race and others taooed with
zach Ths natives are SUBMISSIVE ana suparsitioas ard
have peculiar horror tor thet especially sace ons Of
THAR kings seethed thieves 10 s Of hoing cn
Their music l. soft harmonious and tender and three
persons suffice for concert They belong to TIE Boodha
scot as do The siamese proper They hava their Ia
Bangkok the capital Of Siam, has population OF four
has dred thousand. Tie city proper An stand
cArcled by walls enbatted and aaahed with bastions.
II lies In the midst OF mmense garden glowing wi h
perpetual verdure and presents most picturesque
psarsnce Ships and multitude Of ju1ks profuaey de
0orated with flags, Till the two channels OF the river.
There are sgeas many religious eddees, with domes
and ltty spi Two lines of ships which furroH I'd
in every direction by elegant bags give novelty to tie
The fortress Is as whi.e as driven snow; the
gc cd spires of the royal palace, which IS vailed in aud
the ps gocss especially remarkable. The royal pa
godas asonistingiy msgnd cent some c'sag NOSE
forms . grand monastery, where five hundred
priests lodged with thousand children, t.
sou ~ The honses brick yerv ELEGANT other
Of wood and those If the people OF bamboo.
Fires are frequent and destructive and sometimes
week sl is rebuilt afresh Siam properly calej il
divided into fortyon provinces bearing the names Of
manufacture Of powder and fireworks n pure silver
has been found; 1t ia found comoined with copper, anti
very itch. There are Also mines Of iron and precious
stone. or rice the chief foca Of the people, there
1rty species. People esq ciocnn, chev cashoo,
betel nut and Indian saffron. The betei blacseas the
teeth ard this is esteemed beatty. Culinary vegetables
~ ell kids .. abundant. The mountsias aud forests
abound in great variety OF potatoes. viii; are great
tachio nut cultivated. The canals and ponds produce
the lotus which very setTosabie to the poor and the
sees Of which furnish deicoss -four The fruit Of the
county most etesm has very s.oos ana oisagrees
s odor but when eaten this odor changes into ght-
IN u
The commercial products Ct the country are teak wood
{ineorropible wood) oil OF tarpeLtine, sandal woos
ginger, benzein, game'ze indigo cocoa oil as wen a.
gutta percha which lhe natives make al sorts OF 10
s.ruments, making II plastic by rasan d hot water
THE BRITISH oPIUm TEApE-wHAT THE EAST INIIa
COMPANY MAKES BY IT-SUMDEB OF CHINESE
sMoKERs-wHAT THEY SMOKE AND CHEw--EF-
FFCYs OF THE DUG on TIE PEOPLE, ETC.
The North Cana Herald Of November 3, publishes
tabular statement Of TIE quantity OF opium exported
from sss B%S Sas sss on
the East India Company had profit OF o5a rue
On this the Herold remaks.-yhe from which
snSermaton derived in constructing she pfece
ding table the following TIE returns for the htst
Of China and the Eastern islands That author
hes merely given the number OF chests oil PAtns and
Benares opium sold at Calcutta from lI99 TO 1872 with
ne prces realized He has not, however. stated the
cost Of production shown the clear gaia 70 the on
psny asing from The transactions during that period
has bean said that The opium the company from
$50 300 rupees ger chest By -ompafson, howevs,
the receipt. ana tat bs so
flrnes ounted to half OF the receipts sod taxing
the average Of the twenty yeArs, Sso rupees
the production Of the a.Gcle. This proportion
has therefore been allowed the thirty years included
ecunt 81 thu Maiws which was e1 posted from Bonbly
during the period which his account relches Pee
ouium From that tiue 10 1890 II wss entirely in the
handsof the last India Company, who purchased Whist
WAS brought down from the nieriof and exported At
during tee nine years erred " With the prices psr
chest in Bombay pees; fro this have ga.oeced
the quantity Malwa opium SID by tho company aud
tire sums realized by the sale Bat no :lue Is giyea
whereby it could be possible 70 arrive - tae pg-n, r
II is only known that In 1890 the company fjrebsre
buy and Ee the drug in Bombay, but Con.eatel tben
selves with levyng DUTY OF lsJ ruees per clos to
transport As The company were no likely TO retnqui
profitable Of for one less luc rave, IL
TO be inferred that they made much perhaps
by taxing the transfer than they cid By dealing IN tie
article If this Inference be Just, AID Il Pairps tables
are 70 be relied thea the company coaia no. hare
made more than ten per cent by their caae specu
sfiop In Mssa In This way the probable ,eysnae re
sxed by them that drug pEeyioas 70 1898 mas boon
arrived 1T.
with regard 70 the returns sioce 1899 more satisfaction
has been xperieDced Tdoee from 1922 to 1879 have
oesn taken prime paly from Hayes History Of the Al
rninisr alton the Fast India Company, combined with
the friend Of Inda and Tho Cbtonial A1nac for 1865
Ipeia prspared 81 the India d)use the eiior Of III
iead obtained his at Tho Goyern men secrea lat II Cal
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