New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-20

On the caves are crOckery-wafe BIRDS ard lowers,
fast, ned on with sruccJ. Am"5g tDe ornaments
uo,i..d some Enshsh dlnner pl4tes, cut into eight
pieces. Intended 20 represent large foEer.
Jb- pri-,t. are the only teachers oi medicine,
law ard Theology, and are the orpo-itaries Of the
AT. Wbo4v 70, wishes 10 learn must become a
prie.t They go oct every moroiDg to beg their
food carving big ba-Ins with woich they walk 10
the door ofa hOuse and there wait til sDne one
comes. They do Lot rpe.k al all, but tase What
10 offered without cOuiDeDt, and 90 thslf woy.
he lDslde Of the watts have one or more images Of
GaDdams. i saw one that Vas 100 lee, long lying
On his side. Tue soes Of bis feet were beautifully
iol,d with mother of pear aud small bits OF shells
The feet were u feet l,tg and we're very hand-
some The walls OF the building are painted 70
represent scents in ihir different states Of bliss or
woe. I he pictures GENERALLY appeared 20 repre-
sent persons having very good time. ] only 81"
one man VINO appeared tn BE- bound hand and loot
There is 10 stone in Siam, so they have imported
from China great number IF granite pillars aud
ststuary some san,s, AID figures OF Ensnsh OIL
Gers ssw two figures of BoDspsr,e 10 The tenn
pie grounds; AID in another garden came across
a puno with agatoIs ia il, and can now Soy lndt
have seen the Sacred Crocodile.
When sDy one above the lowest class Dies the
body is emb,lmed, with more or less ceremony
according 10 his or her station in life. After ABOUT
year has lsps.d the body il burned in gre state
was a great time at The burning OF the NJ aister ol
State All the foreign residents were sent tor, and
IL WAS great affair. | went 10 the ceremony at
teDoapt Upon the burning OF the VIE OF one OF The
former English Embassadors l did not see the
burning as il took place Sunday: but went
on the second DAY, when they were to take the
ashes awsy. The feast continues for three days,
durII winch time the people are Toasted, plays are
performed, juggling aud tumolif are Carried on
4 ~ h.. al ~
wos introduced 10 the husband whose wife was
burned. and he told NE in the course of CONVERSE
tlon that the feast cost between 50 900 aud - Co.,
We were politely seated in front OF Chinese
plsy. house aud there heard play nearly through
la Singapore it would not be considered respecta-
blef r al, American woman To 90 to play. The
Ministers Of S ate whom touLd quite at hoIue IN
English, interpreted the play To NE. he Coinese
appeared to Re very good actors; their costumes
aid scenery were quite rich.
While vas LOCKING at the play, native came
crawling Cd HE knees and elbows toward me, push
iDp in front of him large silver waiter with tea-
pot aud vessels containing tea coffee, sugar and
cream sll Of silver. He made ,igOs To knt " II l
would tske coffee. tried 1t, just Tor the sake 81
being sereed in that novel manner. The natives
never approach in front, because no inferior must
pass asuperlOT.
We took a short walk with the prince. and 1t
was amusing to see the natives all pop down as
soon be we csme round corner. The princes
have 10 approach their fathers on their hands and
knees. and the King himself approaches the High
Priest in the same way. The Chinese are very
numerous here. Some estimate them at oDe-thlrd
of the population. The Siamese are said to be
much afraid Of them, as they have sometimes
attempted 10 rise aid take the country. They are
married TO Siauese women, and when they get
money they 90 home and leave them.