The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-12


the census was taken. Since the number OF To-
habitants In every town and village seems as the
basis for the apporti0nment Of the taxes upon
the inhabitants, it il natural to suppose
that the soldiers Of the townships who gave 10 their
accounts of the number of inhabitants would rather
diminish than increase that number. That they
always disinclined to report the full extent OF
their numbers is manifest from the seventies used
towards them: for they are subject to the punish
ment of hundred lasbes Of q bamboo cane IL thew
do not per Orm their duty correctly; We may safe
~, therefore. admit that the population of China
amounts TO 350,000,0 900 or 400,000000 OF people.
Great and enormous this amount appears re be, 1t
does not exceed the allowance OF 26S every
square mile, according to the superficial area OF
China. which amounts to ,348 $40 square miles.
In the Chinese language the classification Of the
several ages of human life has something in it
which is really SIGNIFICANT and original. For exam
pie, the period Of life up to the age Of Zen years Is
called the age of expired youth" The age of 80
years s called the age of strength and marriage"
Forty years Of age is the age Of official capacity"
Fifty years old is the age Of 1.-THE knowledge OF
faults" Sixty years is the "closing of the CYCLE"
Seventy is called 1.-The scarce old bird" Eighty is
the "wrinkled visaged age" Ninety is the post
poned death age. One hundred yearsOld is the
lend Of Me age"
So great ia The respect and attention paid to ad-
vaDced age in China that decree published in 1875
orders that every poor man beiog sixty years OF age
shall be entitled to receive five bushels of rice and
two pieces of silk stuff per annum. III above eigh.y
years old he is to receive ten bushels Of rice and
Two pieces of silk stuff. Above ninety, he is emit
tied to thirty bushels of rice and two pieces Of silk
stuff; but to the poor man over one hundred years,
fifty bushels Of rice are to be allowed besides the
silk.
another matter worthy of observation in the pre-
sent condition Of China is that Of emigration. It is
being carried on at the present day on the ost ex
tensve scale. Two single provinces, viz, those OF
Kwang- TuDg and Fo KEN, the population Of which
lie estimated at thirtyfive millions, have sent cut
already flom two to three millions Of emgrants. In
the kingdom OF Siam there are at least 100000
Chinese who have emgrated thither, of which
number two hundred thousand reside at the
city of Bangkok, the capital of Siam. By a
census lately taken in the Dutch island of Java, it
appears that there ar. in that island 1885, Chi
nese who have emgrated thither. Cochin China,
the Philippine Islands, Australia, California, South
America the West Inches, Cuba, &c have been the
recipients of great number Of Chinese emigrants,
countries by their great industry and application to
labor, well as by their remarkable sobriety, their
extreme docility and their sptness toearn together
with talent truly wonderful of getting along well
that the time is near at hand when the problem how
America is to be peopled, and how the rich
lands Of both the Americas are to be made
available and profitable, will be solved by
The emigration Of the Chinese hordes. What
is required to lead to this result is the sup.
preston by British artillery assisted probably by
the guns of the Americans and French OF all those
posed upon the Chinese population by the Tartar
government of Pekin. These restrictions extend
throughout the interior OF China, over the agricu
tursts and artizans. as well as prevailing 10 all the
wherever they please they will emgrate In Masses
with or without the intention Of returning home
again AZ the case may be. Wherever they see
prospect of doing well abroad and of making for
tune, thitber will they wend their way. Now let
one only think but for moment what an immense
change will then be brought about In the half desert
lands OF the New World, when in the space OF q few
cbcrers shall have planted themselves upos IL
virgin SOIL making It to flourish in rich production
by their patient industry and their labolous pains
taking frugality. What prospect
The Theatre Of War In China-The English
FiiibuAters.
Irra.'assd from L r Va, e f.rs xroA IT, for the
An invasss q obins csn on,y be effected BY SEA- I'm
passabls sosnsalss and os bound dessds ssoure her
RUSSIA Ssrssf could never dean o. directing 40 sxpsi
ton seAipst uhba BY land. To- tho efore wholly on the
celestial IN pire soesssoie and Thai say Military opera
ions b. carried against her and ev,n here there
are sre.. difcuss which stand IN TIE way o. ary such
Eushh In lS42 was perhaps the only praeticaoIe one
ana doubt shs came viii De again pur, u.a ia the osm
ork consists In Ascending the river Yang king
far - the srss city Of Nankin, which 10 situs,ea 81
sboa, ,-o hundred nilss up tue river IRON ns mouth
Hsss,s Of this positon tue nvsdDg army vii be sole TO
cut of aii conmuDicssion between The northern and
'hern provinces Of me empire Inc river Ysos ,ss
the south Az about forty miles below The CITY OF
Nsnhn The too oranobes Of the imperial canai wtoa
the txchante OF thor various predictions tall into the
great river YsDE-be Kisng II orcs the Communication
we're on. o. The cy Of Pel woa NO, Ds able 70 sIsi
This vast capital OF the empire would DO ~ werS
oboked TO death. tho maron Of an army upon Polka
would not DO ATTENDED with "a Vi fatal results would not
act no promptly and above all would not be half de-
clsive blow, this cutting Of the commsnicsu,ni OF
without rscnsbins upon the accidents which
mighs arise 70 suca "a expedNon In cout~y sos sopo
srsIby Of which y almost entirely unsn,s ana WIN
army might to eLo,untaS on In march, II 10 TO be
feAf Cd thai tns Emperor mehi tvssuss ne eara 1h
seems be almost ironssd 10 DO IN lSsa, sud viii
draw 70 We otbcr side Of tho grssi Chi,ess call OF
perhaps no might lake refuge ia Tho provscs o. Chan s
point he would command the whole sousnesn PARTON Of
ns vast enpi O. and would DO able TO mat he var In
termnsbe, 10 all eternity Futhermore, sob an erpe
dton thn which We are supposins would require an
amy OF very great magnitude In 1912 me srpedlson
conn snded bY Str Henry foiisscr scxroay excse1et
ever an army may be, vbsicvsv akin and deternusun
of purpmc iis commanders may possesa, requires
ss ne. q sse sasS. :;
milIons.
Tbs plan Of campaign pursued Ia lsaa siu, % 20 o..
served be probably acied upon again IN this wsr. Bat
skn plan i,s,H nos s:snous srrsf ssmcntis In he
war Of lsS2 NE tmid and peaceful ianab ssss o. ~
with su and terror the hugs ahips as1 v4 oosaisvs u
I've wussn world sninng NJ tscir fyw-M uDtng ~
win terror sB1 dwDay thss bsss ssrs 49, osu4 ~
ire snuasr q ubsir Damn sncnayfed ~ - Wn0s
AsA nen Was nus s1ks; yss see, snsssl cssss 70
issr MA psss sxpssNsss ~ sshst s}ssson that
so~ they sM be pvovs6ps wMh bsuor mssst o. derenc,
ana ,hshc reswsenoe maze 10 TIE Invading forces sii
coprequcptiy be noye scrious and elective II 10
wen kno heroic the Tartar % disgs dh
psY Oh against NE NJ Gish ~ TIE aAcs On mag KAaG
Fou, oby situated GA toe Ysss tee aaug, nj vsy ~.
twsen Nsnhn and thu mouth 81 tbs river. they f0urns
desperation Of thar eugagcment sud afsor
hsyiug put q dea tasr vves and cntdtsn tney sut
fcrc6 tkcrsclvss n be killed 70 the iss man. 10 this
ssnsle ssitck the Erglh 1s6 kllsd or woanded
While Tho wtele rumbev OF rsrnu engsfsa IN fhe nxht
and Who vere kik a. amcuntsd noee than h0o
men On ,he mosnisE amer the bssilc--says one wno
was On psss sso6y tssms IN scssnnt puollsh
cd At the ume--tbe city exhibited scene of toe m o.
rtfui ie-nlaon Beere they msrche5 out 30 ssa shs
laftays had s,repsled drowned 81 t5ar women sad
ofidrep, vhc,o dead bodies were drawn a. by doz1ns
from tho wells into whom nor lad beep trora zoe
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