, 1860-09-26

The French Expedition to China.
Tie c9nstitu:iones publishes . lang letter
from correspondent attached 10 the Frcrch
expedition TO China. It is dsteo from on board
the Rhoze, opp5sita the village of Woosung,
near Shanghai, May e9.n. The following is al
extract:
The day after our arrival fire Ct US went to
visit Shanghai, situated On the river Weosucg,
aoGu: three boura' distance. Viewers uccom.
panied by Chinese cicernne, who show ed us
everything Of interest. After passing the suo-
urbs, through the milst Of aswurm,ng pe Iuia-
ton, we entered the town. ,aeairss tie wall Of
which ne saw several hunboo cages hung IN,
containing the beads Of robbers, who had been
executed in ttrrcrfm. The 1nhsbitants regard
ed Us with evident astonishment, aud laughed
nerrily at our stcain, tchiE," the Chioete for
good morning. We saw no women il the
streets, ts thelr crippled feet will tcsrcey allow
them to walk. On our way back, tslkiu. # oil
the wonders we had teen, We met Clisese
with his tail, sandals, little cfp, pipe. and all
BE bowed to US, ard after lie had passed spoke
a few words in French. We, in consequences,
turned back snd asked whether he w4s really
Chinese. "Not absolutely" slid he, ~ am 4
missionary and Superior Of 'he Jesuits c:
Shaughni" lie EaR, in fact, Rev. Father Le.
maitre, for whom one Of mY companions had q
letter, but who little expected to find him in
gentleman t. take snne trefre shueuts, aad
while smoking our cigarettes, he told us
te had been htleen yeats in China, and Tas
well acquainted with the language. He after.
wards took us to see their brauch eetabli .fment
in the European part OF the town, aud invited
US to call Upon him rext day Ut their princlra!
establishment. We went, according to apncint.
mt nv ERF +raA tn, Cot 7
genuine 1'aisian, with whom We # ere much
pleased. lie told uB that in passiug1he French
headquarters he determined to astoossh the so.-
dle.s at the door, which he did by walking
jsuntily by, a3d saautipg them By q :. Ban iour,
Eaes bravesf' which had 80 little o, the Chinese
accent that the 1nen Immediately Inquired,
"What! dn you speak FfeHcaa" To which be
replied, "Why. yes; learnt little Of it dur.
ing iong:sh residence on the banks of the
Loire, and ssme half score years at Paris"
This aas~er from person whom thty took for
. Chinese. quite puzzled the Een; but Father
Levary soon relieved tbcn, by saying" sly
gnod Tel ows, l am Freneh missionary, and
you mag see By ne thst the habit does not RI.
wsJs make the mouk.' The priacipai estab.
llsl'ment Of them ssiooaries 1t Shanghai. situs-
ted at the extremity OF ihs Chinese suburb, is
q very handsome building, End coata,ns about
20 EatlFcs in training for the ministry, ard
about the saule number of missionaries. Fa-
ther lerary is almost a universal ge1ius. lie
is good musician, md teaches music to C. nu-
n,erous class Of young Chinese, who. on the &C.
cason Of our yis,t, sang the ) S.tu:d.is Ao,tia in
Latin. several hymns to the Virgin in Chinese,
and Aoif~ooE's en- ra-t.en gusrre in French, with
an acc- impairment on the harmonium; aud sell
dom have l heard ans thing that pleased me
mo:e. The church is divided into two paris
one for the men and tae other tor the women,
There is IN organ, which, for The want Of metal
pipes, is made Of bamboos, and really its tore
:sv.rr 1iae.