The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-06-16
Commissioner Yeh Coming to Him.
self.

The Calcutta correspondent Of the london Time
has some amusing gossip about ex-Commissionel
Yeh. late of China. He says:
Since last wrote change has come over the be
hayiour of our Chinese dsteaH. At that time h.
would scarcely answer a question. celebrated
Eastern scholar called upon him to try TO learn
Buddhism from him. Yeh would would not know
anything about It, Mr.. Layard tried to get him Il
admit that be knew CT such assembly as the
British Parliament, or OF such thing as public
opinion il England. Yeh knew not of such things
Mr.. LayafG told him that, thinking be was in the
right, he tried to prevent the expedition to China
feh answered him only by a grunt The fat un-
wieldy King Of Oudes who occupies the house I'm.
mediately opposite, and grumbles all day long at
being deprived OF the soiace of his Zsnana, mani
tested curiosity, from which ii seemed crowned
heads are not always exempt aud actually applied
to the Town Mayor to have some trees eat down
which intercepted the view OF Yeh's veFandah. The
King would have called upon the una ndarin IL the
latter bad given him the least encouragement; but
Yeh treated all mention Of him with the ntmost
scorn, refused to believe that he ever had been a
king, and would not look towards his dwelling
An Engiishman pointed out to ieh the Minister
OF the King of f0ude, Ally Nucky Khan, the Talley-
rand of the East lie was told this thin wiiy
Asiatic was known to haxe been deeply implicated
mail the intrigues which pro eeded the late nuiDy
yet has tTod the maze so cautiously that not f OF
trace of his presence can be found. Il will make
report upon yonr application" said Dr.. MacBa
Report. said the Minister, with much scorn, II
withdraw my application; an & axe my advice,
young man-neYer write a letter. Yeh, how
ever, cou'd not be interested ia these black poten
tstes. lie has great contempt for us that We have
left any of their heads on.
Suddenly, however, all this apathy has given
way. The Mandarin now c0nverses with freedom:
he condesceDds to deny all knowledge Of the Hong
h0ng poi Qaipgs lie eadeavors to explain away bis
proclamation for English heads. He expresses a
special contempt for the East India Company and
their magnates. That a very stupid mau,' was
his short observation after had chinchiued TO the
door of his apartment an official of high rank, who
he ad paid him ayi sit of mony. ''It is evil
dent thai he has no TALENT
The change has been brought about by the
Calcutta Journals and the British House Of CON-
mons. With the desperate hope of amusing his
fellow prisoner, MIR. Alahaster translated to hliu
few phrases from the debate on the Italian bill -
From that moment Yen has been a transformed
man. He gets mp early yrand il restless until the
Calcutta EBglshmau is brought; he is miserable
fit ioes not contain its usual modcum Of pariil.
mentsry elOqu@nce. His particular delight is in
the speeches which most vehement against
he company. lie thought Mr. Ayrton n great
orater. When the interpreter came TO that par
agfaph Of Lord PsimeTston's spe. CHI, wherein he
aays atinns have sutf red much by iil-consdered
changes. he was much excited. and said. good
good, good hut when the translator com
p'eFed the sentence, hut they have suffered
much more bl obstinate resistance to necessary
reforms," lie threw himself back and grunted
Tie was delighted to hear that Lord Pamerstnu
had been turned out and he chuckled all through
his great body when he heard Lord Dtrby's decla
ration that he hoped for speedy peace with
China
These readings are iuterspersed with many ez
plantations and enquiries. ard Yeh is really begin
uing to acquire some glimmering notion of the
British constitution.