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From the Evangelist Correspondent
FuH CHAu, Nay 2. 1858.
Fuh Chau has lately been the theatre Of some remark
able events In the departments Of politics and Of finance
The government hes into collision with the people,
rather the people have into collision with tho
can only be given Some prelminafy remarks are mo-
cessAry in order 70 understand fully the origin and
nature Of these recent events
established . bank and issued bits At subsequent
period immense amount Of iron money coined and
brought into circulation These iron Dash designed
be Of the rate and the brass cash
then current. Tho government bills and iron Dash
cs wsos Drsysd At h: ps1o in
quenoe Of tho almost general suspension breaking a
private banks dollar then would bring in market
about sixteen seventeen hundred cash either Ia bills
or ron or brass money But shortly the iron cash be-
came unpopular, and gradually depresisted They
tcD and soon became rusty At the banks tas
bills paid In iron instead of brass In cash
were and thus the bills and iron cash became
practically Of tho Same value in the market Brass cash
were af premium North by month the premium on
the and the relative depreciation Of the others became
to the Goth Of April dollar would bring frsm seven To
nine thousand cash in bills or iron money but only sbsxt
eight nine hundred brass cash. The value Of silver
money a. represented by government bills also very
uctuating varying sometimes from TO two thousand
cash In an interval Of less than week
Al will be readily seen, this state OF things must In time
become nsupportable In fact, confidence in commercial
operations has lorg been undermined. Credit became
apy amount depreciation Of the circulating modiuu
Yeckoned bills OF course the wages OF artsans aad To-
IN PROPORTION 70 the deprecssn Of the Currency o. the
increased tearness OF food and clothing. Every oue
felt that something must be done to remedy the evils
alluded 20, but what, By whom, when and how II
should be done, problems easy OF solution.
The arrival Of the Imperial Commissioner n Fuh Chaa,
neus Of forssn ssrs acc Crisis Il had Ssss
rumored that he also appointed by the Emperor -
investigate and adjust the nncncia troubles Of this place
Numerous petitions therefore, were prepared, se<sg
forth the Of provisions and the popular dislike 70
the iroa cash He Was met By IN immense d
norhess gate Of the city. Those nearest tho sedan q
the Commissioner reverently kneeled He algeted,
SSs 10 me saa ne ssS S. s1,
ed enough TO occupy ones tme In reading for three
days, which probably IS an exagSeraton The mutsats
cped interfere the Affairs OF the city. asserting thst
he hae no authority from tho Emperor % do 60 He gave
out tina, he ssp on his route to the seat Of his OH
The classification Of the popula,e was aroused
the highest p'os An ,nsserses prG TS CO, .,
the morning Of Sabbath, the atth uitimo. II would
appear tnat tue high officers had long since
il 70 be numerous body and 10 excellent discipline
THIS entirely tbs reverse OF the facts IL the
The oeers here Intended tn deceive the Commis
sioner lest they might incur the dspleasure Of his Inps
rial Majesty Of Pekipg.
they therefore prepared : large number Of military
street 10 the suburbs. They designed 10 have these
by the shopkeepers their substitutes Standing
front Of shsir shops the occasion OF the passing By
the Imperial Commissioner. u expected that the
shopkeepers would furnish Their and spears
a.o.uys oS.cs 81 wsTs rTssy s1sS
sabbath mornng on distributing the uniforms 10 tbs
shops by the southern gate OF the CITY, and giving orders
for the procurement OF the neosssary weapon dstncs
refusal 70 comply made By tbs proprietor OF % un
spear bu, would no, purchase weapon whom
rice 600 cash measure For this nsubor auoa he
OF the ofcer and me rcilessIy bsboced HIS neighbour
INN eciateiy closed their shops The Indignation ana
sympathy spread rapidly amoSg the people Before Ave
O'Clock +. n ali the shops the main street, from the
South gate To the Big bridge distance Of tao and hall
miles, were shut up. Al angry and excited crowd pa
raoed the sresis Blu, did no oner violence any except
the obnoxious ocers who attempted que the disturb
and induce the people open their shops The ocer
who bad caused the umbrella maker TO be eeasen vas As
sailed in elegant sedan with hAndfu ard al strings
Of the detesed iron cash The gIass windows Of his %
dan were broken in and he himself much bruised ~
these expressive missiles. His guard voluntarily dis
persed and he glad 70 escape With his ne from the
angry mob by very circultous route 70 bis official resi-
ON Monday morning the shops on the main
street In the suburbs re uaned unopened The shop-
keepers on the principal streets IN the city imi.
tated what they deemed the iaudabe example OF
thor countrymen In The suburbs, aud kept their shops
closed. A large crowd without ceremony entered the
palace Of the vceroy began msuespg their regards
e say the least IN manner quite impoNs and unpsa
SAINT The vcefoy knowing the object Of the call, en-
cesyored 10 ward OF from himself the anger Of The people
by informing shem this. certain rioh old gentleman, BY
the Ancestral Of LA;u bad the honor 0 originally
proposing and advocating the ccniog OF the iron cash
under administration Of the previous viceroy he in
viied the company assembled % pay Ialu thsr compr
mentary WRIT wbereupoo part departed 10 obey the
intmaen Of the yiceroy, and proceeded 70 destroy tho
furniture doors casements sc OF Laus residence His
costly old wines In part drank 10 assusge the thirst
Of the self invited guests and the rensndsr va. su,nse
were broken open and the CONTENTS torn up An immense
amount Of brass cash found stored away which s
escaped through beck door, and the old seutsmas
OF eighty years. who had been teacher 70 former
ssa Ss
sonay CURSED and wounded BY the furious mob BE hsd
long been obnoxious 70 NE people BY his oppreiye and
awaited themselves OF the opportunity Of venting their
apnossy by each striking him = blow on hs pate.
led away by the crowd 70 the vceroy palace The mu,
ttude, either before at this acossion 70 their num-
cers, demolished everything easly dem,lisnasle drums
Of Asts official sedan chairs, asuce work easements,
doors, flooring flower 60 sc. Personal viclesce
not offered 70 The leroy, wore his most private
apartments mocsted family and moot OF his vaiu-
sblss had month tso previously been sent away 70
his homo In another province. some OF the highest ON
we're present but svaice lille 70 sssuage the excited
feelings OF she popuaoe II is said that the vceroy ~ho
rules over two provinces c1ntanG bet~eep thirty and
forty millions OF men, greatly aEtaed aud frightened,
and that he actually knet down before mob OF his
s~pcrsssd tubiccs and imp,ored them 70 dssist. He
affirmed that his plans had been, for long tmo 70
brass money and redeem the bills and iron cash In
circulation but that bc had been pcrsuaded by the strong
representations OF Others 70 ceay dong from time 70
time. He promised, however, that In eight nine days
the bills should be redeemed IN brass money h the rate
Of thirty 70 the hundred He wrote down ths promise
with bis trembling hand, IN vermien ink and hung
up for the inspection OF the crowd THIS notncsuon,
with the word OF the Tartar General pledgns s fuinl
msrt and intlnatpe thai vas not faithfully carried
out Ms people might visit him nj bis palace, ssosnea
the mob, and n pesoeabiy dspersed. -.,-
ON the same day while these events we're uaasprng-
ewing doubtless 70 me fear thai the government vouio
be oforthrown, in which case ia bills would De worm
lcesa dollar readily exchanged for some casp or
about $50 bs iron coin. The next forenoon the shcpe IN