The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-27
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We far from saying tina, the late events win not lead
great changes 10 China We should indeed be the last
10 wsh that the present opportunity Of bringing the
re into closer rea ions with Europe should be- for
went OF vgor or enterprise We would merely call atten
ton 10 the strange character Of the war and the absence
the Chinese will be obstinate, impudent deceitfuI ds
tory and every thing that Ia provoking is likely enough
but una! we should nave 70 ianict severe ohassemen
accordance wi present appearances.
POPULATION OF THE CHINEss sMpIRE
The immense number Of the 20 mation of this vast
country Is frequently spoken Of but the particulars given
the subject been of such old as To hnv st
II their interest The Aonite~ de Ia Flute contains
the following remarks on the subject-A recent aocu
meDt, the OF which Is authentic, allows great
blank to be nei up a. the last official census daes far
back the reign OF the Ka King In 1876 At the period
of the attack Canton by the squadron Of Admiral Sey
mour the English took possession Of the palace the
produced Al the Imperial printing Once of Pekn On
titled sLst Of the Population Of China and OF her Colonies
according to the Census made by order OF the sublime
emperor Hen Fonng, and in the fourth year Of hs
reign CS62)" The Emperor HEN FoaDg Is
on the throne, and the census which he has
had made IL 81 years more recent than that
executed in reign OF Kia King During that period Of
tme the population Of China has increased In c1nsidea
BILE proportion In ISIS was 81 millions and in 1852
had reached 800 millions II may be now calculated with
out exAgger asion at 400 millions Such a number Is ex
traordiuAry particularly when compared with the popula
ton OF the largest States Of Europe. There 10 that i'm
menee empire agslomerauen Of people Of which
words give idea The province Of Kang Sou alone
has II 80 eco nhabitan8 thai of Gan Hyvuy "a millions;
Kisng ST. 20 millions; Chang Voung % millions; Tchy ii,
% Millions Houre, q Millions Ho Nan, rs millions In
these different provinces there number OF cities, the
population of which varies from between 800 900 and
million; any to contain many 1000 souls.
This OF population engenders devastating bands,
who continually wage the country, and II creates
of individuals without house home, who
ready for any outrage, and the scourge Of the
great cities on the coast II also produces the ncx-
baustible OF number II emigranw who begin 70 ad
vanageously replace In all the colonies Of South
america II Is impossible 10 Hnd country In which
tempt for human life Is carried far instance OF
this II may be remembered that few " since the
mandarin governors Of the provinces Of Tehy Lii Kang
Sou, Ch Toung and the Kiang could devise other
means OF checking the increase Of the population than ny
authorizing the poor Inhabitants throw their children
into the rivers within twenty -four hours after BIRTH and
that plan actually carried into practice The
development Of the two In China very
geous proportions, and there fe countries
the prolific the result Is that the population
instead of diminishing or being checked cannot but con
nue 10 increase In progression which de6es all the cal
culations of the ordinary tables Of mortality Que may
readily conceive the difficulties which weuld attend war.
like operations in such q country where innumerable
hordes Of people and immessurabs Instances of ground
would be always met with