New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-02
CHINA.
YrK A CHANGED MAN.

The correspondent Of The London Times, who gave
40 amusing q .ketcb Of Yek as be Appeared during the
voyage TO Calcutta reports tia: be has become quite
another man since his arrival at Calcutta:
"The change has been brought about oy the Cal
cp,,n journals and the British House Of Commons.
With the desperate hope Of amusing hui MY A!aoas-
ter translated 10 him few phrases ron tue usoa'e
upon the India bill. From that moment fek has been
tran, formed man. He gels up carly and Is restless
until The Calcutta ERg!ishmoH is brought no y Gs
cradle if il does not contain 's usual o fsl
lame ntary eloquence. His particular delight N ,ne
speeches which ere most vehement against the Com-
psry. He thought Mr.. Ayrton grea. orator When
he Interpreter came to that paragraph OF LORD raj
perstop's speech wherein he says tha- nations ns'e
suffered much BY illcnnsiiered changes he was much
excited and said, Good, good, good, but when the
translator completed the sentence, but they have
suffered much by obstinate resistance 10 necss
eary reforms, he threw himself back and grunted
He was delighted to hear that Lord Palmerston had
been turned out, and he chucked al through ms
body when he heard Lord Derbys declaration that he
hoped for speedy peace with China -,
"These readings are interpreted With many expla-
nations ard inquiries and fek lie really beginning 70
acquire some gimmerirg notion Of the British Const
tuition.
al sn afraid weary your EIcellency, says the
Interpreter, himsef weary with tSo hours arduous
translation. ,
"'No, 90 o. understand it all now. 1t is much
better than used TO get from Hong-kong. never
could understand them.
"'Then you did get TRANSACTIONS q. Canton !!
"Of course did, from your tescbers. lisd he
forgotten Whist he had said 10 Mr. Lsyard upon tnls
or he simply indifferent 10 the admlsson OF having
stated an untruthl
"Yek was never go pslpsbly moved IS by the nfor-
nation that the letter which Mr.. Ophsnt delivered at
Soochow contained Enclosures from the ambassadors
of England, Of America, and also of Russia. he
started aud rose from bis seat IL was quite evident
that ne had some secret cause for great surprise,
not for great ndign stion You will recoect what the
Chinese believed and told me as to an understanding
between Russia and Chins l cannot help recurring
to my early belief that Count Putiatn has cards in his
hands whch he does not show Lord Elgn.
"Yek gave us his version Of the murder OF the French
missionary. He says the man was dressed a. china.
man ard spoke Chinese, and one suspected him OF
beirg Frenchman; that the people accused him OF
having stolen women and also OF being rebel 80 MS
head was cut off, IL said Yek. any one had no.
ton that he Was Freedman he woad have been
septto the French Consul
There is probably net one WORD Of truth in this.
The two common stock accusations oy the Chinese
against the missionaries OF all denominations IA that
they steal women and that they pick out sick men
eyes.' What they by this latter imputation
could not discover but believe it is Intended literally
and not fgurstively
"Yek received the edct which degraded him with
great equeDmity. Sr John Bowrrg had forwarded
copy IN the original Chinese. Il expected this, he
sao, may keep il sometime 10 consider IL !!
90 As long as your Excellercy pleases.'
1t" Then will keep il week.
The decree requires some consideration. IL Is
much rDilder than sn,icipeted-much mllder than
the translation which went to Europe you'd lead Us
TO Think for the translator has interpolated some
words CT censure not n the Chinese. II does not ap
pear that, although Yek is removed from his govern
ment he degraded from his rank, or from his post
a. Grand Councillor. He read it so; for he remarked,
'Henceforwsid, then, have nothing to do with for
eign affairs.
"Your Excenency mus. be glsd to have escaped
from troublesome postP
al am neither glad nor sorry. 1t was at the Em.
peror's command took them up, and at his command
/ lay them down..
"'Yek has been teDderly dealt with. He has evi.
IDENTIFY great protecting interest in Pekin, and
will probably become again great power in China