, 1866-10-26

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Correspondence Of the Chic go Tr,huue.]
SINGAPORE, July ), 1866
A doctor. with the modest Intention Of OBJ
taining the ec9as OF a lion leader, and of pos
sibly figuring in the back ground in psesen-
tation to the Queen. prescribed an airing in
Europe fur the Malay Rajah, or as he is !lcre
called, Tnlnolgong, of the petty kingdom Of
JoAorc. This kingdom. not larger, aud GER
ta;nly not wca1tAier than some counties in
Illinois, lies just across the narrow strait that
separates this island. from the Malay peain-
sula, ca the nearest point Of which there is
steam saw mill, which, with very small
chapel, and his own house and the houses Of .
the Eusorcaus that " 1nn the mill,'' makes
The sum total Of civilization III this kingdom,
whose ruler is now being honored with
presentation to tho Queen and Prince Of
Naics.
Could not Ragnun flsl up some old Inaian
King, some descendant Of Powhat.au. will,
coEonrt o1 eagle feathers, and lead lin
over TO Europe? Just now lie could not fail
Of success, while tl;s mania for lionizing OBJ
ecnrc royalty is rampant. This a;ah is not
:: descendant Of the old Sultans, the aHci2nt
royal rt,lrrs Of this region, but q recent Job
maticto order. Ilis family was sul,or1 nate
to The Snltan's at the time Of the treaty;
but the English found that they would lend
themselves more readily to further their
plans aguinst the nci.hboring Dutch colo-
nistS; 50 former Governor set aside the
authority Of the Sultan and reces,.iztd this
man as the only ruler Of the Kingdom Of
Johore, Willie Ac absorbed the old Sultan's
yearly stipend Of $i3,taU for the ceding Of
this island to then. by treaty. lie is a man
between thfrty-tive and forty years Of ayc, Of
heavy lymplaNc temperament, Of q dull
countenance; Of that peculiar buttcrnut
brown, Ike color of the full Malay.
In his fatllcr's family, as In another royal
have the good fortune 10 be located in the
heir to the throne: but as this Is common
accident, it must tc pardoncd, and polished
English gentlemen will dotT their hats and
bow and toady t. this fat sc1ni-barbariau that
here wears Eaudy colorcd handkerchief,
lnad, Il pink calico shirt. a gny colored round
about coat, aud the never 3asling Sarong tied
as shawl might be around the lips over tic
white pants, which last is a compromise be-
tween the European costame and his own.
Tue usual Sarong Is about two yards Of gay
plaid cloth, generally red and white, or red
aud blue. It Is scwed together, forming
retticont without band; this is the neither
garment with pants, and it is the home cos-
1umc Of the Malays as well as Of other native
people OF India.
THE HEALTH OF TIE c1rE-rAss1C IN ESti~
While cool, breezy America is early appal-
led with the presence Of cholera, VIC arc Gu
joy!ng entire exemption. The collapse Of
banks IN Bombay, last autumn, made 0anks
aud firms III England euccu1nh, SO now the
crush of banks in England, brings tottcring
ruin to many in the East. Before the war,
/ the C1iited States was accused OF being the
only respectable country that inlnlsea in
tic pleasant excitement OF inflated conf
iuerce, or At least blowing the bubble till 1t
| burst. and blew everyday and everything.
into shivcrinE atoms. The failure Of the
bank of Agra. i'll London, where were dcpoS-
| tied thc annuities OF the widows and orphans
| Of the officers Of the British army in India,
| and tie savings OF others who are now super
4 annIattd, who expected tLAt tLeir deposit
w.,slt, help IKE out thcir sca.sty haif.pay,
| wLcn they were unfit for service, to whoit
this Hnlc cokcd for failure brings izrctricyabic
ruin aud poverty.
cH1SEsE COOLIES.
China seems to be a sort OF universal proyi-
dcrce in the way Of Industrial labor for India
aud the Islands of the Indian Archipelago.
| So very oyer-ropulous Is it, that it seems to
| sl'll1 over every Monsoon, and its laE@- @-cued,
close-slascn children find Il lodsmcnt here
IN Tug Pepper and gambler plantations
tiHus, ,on the maiaIunl in Province u c'lcssiy,
on the new tea piaHtatan: in British India,
on the cotton plantations It Bombay, T.,
short, wl!yrc any =Ssa:. enterprise is t=,H,
pushed. The suaa.il degradation and f,oy-
er:y, of the eooiit' in lis own laai. and the
'1&ls an Anw::eaG. Fos small
delinquency Gil his part, I;r mny DC sent a:;;
10 the pubic officer to he punished. Thu,
Uffccr may give as:lntr. i blows with I'll.
Chinese s!lt,e upon The month, lattrri1., lii
face to je'ly, "r give the bastinado nu,iI
tic sules Of the feet are all cut up !; or, II the
officer is III the lu1nor, le nav with a sword
ttrnherut off Ills head mud send it back 10
his employer, to show that the coolic has
been punished. That Is the cnd of it. Tie
he might hare abused it. Ills comrades
bury Lis tol,, and hot even & rlu1lnur Il
heard. Thus have the Tartars ruled them
.tE a:@cs anu centuries. It is not known now
whether there is a tradition Of better state
Of things M,.t.sr their ancient Chinese rulers.
The coolies laye that Unborn acquisitiyc-
ness that will the'n labor OF piracy, just rs
circumstances direct. Petty thcfts they can
generally curry OH with their labor, for they
lave reduced it te such Il system that detcc-
tinn Is neither easy nrr certain. The coolies
are very reAay to cmisratc; bnt formerly
! theis country Ivy the Government, thus in
sIring the return Of the men to their friends.
and tho spending OF their money at home,
thst they may have acquired abroad. Tic
etnigEati"r to the English settlements is
generally done in the Chincse junks, lis tleir
peculiar vessels are called. These take advan.
tasc Of the c1ose Of tnc monsoon to carle
Down, which they can do III eight or ten
days, nn1 then wait for the beginning oi the
! ul,Pasltc mos,socn . 90 lack.
The emigration, mania must prevail to
great au extent among the coolies III China,
as u docs among the peasantry In Ireland,
and the way it + kent alive is very much t1it
same. A coolte, after six or seven year:
labor in the Straits settlements. returns tc
his old mother in China, with silk ba;o.
dollars il his lucsct. He is marked rnar
among them At once there it il IL fortune
HAT would set them ur for life in some ont
ol The many eallirss known in that country
where few cash is the price Of day.
la'or, ard icwer cash still will buy his seam
supply Of bpi1ed r;ee, and dainty bit o
rat meat to give It relish. China Is tht
rl:ce ior small coin, where, beside the mill
which Is myth among the coin Of on
country, they have the Chinese coin ca]let
cash, whict Is IL AGO OF the ael!ay.
The coolies that cannot be dccoycd b,
TN &C glowing accounts are got on beard Uni
der 1.cttrcc of working the ycssci hut af
ter th.y get rnt to sea, they soon Ena on
that their la1'c- fnr tllrcc or fo,:r years Is 4
&c no,s - .9,s ;.; smgler or pepper r'antff ,i
Place Ct destination There Is no doubt tha
he condition Of the coolie in any Of the Eu
rcIten settlements Is preferable to the con
dit:on the caolic in China, as fur us con
! germs remuneration and protection Of life
| Bat there II q question not so ca5il,
settled st first glance:
Whether this is n class Of people that 1t I
.ltsir'hlc to s1'troduce as competitive 1nborcr
into a civiliz. d country. What other labor
ing reorle III tie world can take q full nea
. t,uarter oi a cent: Yet these coolies aE
!. dong it daily, and saving ur money ut les
| waves lwr III nth than would board one wecl
ssilor before the mast 4 rich CliDan1a
, died in this city few years since that be
gan here Us q cColic. yet at the tiue Of hi
dea;h lie was worth $f00,U0,
II isve1y curious to notice the gangs {
) coelits at work, whether ebont warehouse
, = along the streets, or on tue Quays. The
cever carry any weight in their ar,ns-
must be rut into baskets and sluaG to
lolc. and if Lensy, carried On the III builder
: Of two 1nsn, Whu will trot off with quici
! short steps, that keeps the weight hobhlu
'r ard d:.wr, thus relieving the shoulder:
. while tbei- faces look Us satisfied as il the
. were already learinc the cllink Of the piec
lGEarteF cent That they are 10 get for carr,
!. inE, it.
t Near gArg Of coolies, at The hour Of ca,
lnl-, IS sccu The travelling, kitchen. Now don
ti::EinE house On Hhecls, or any thing ?arg
, Of tl.at s:rt. You must remember IL is Cl
| Egse, anu lAey. You luust know. can make
ca:dcn landscape in cisa. box, with dwarte
: | growing trees, co:tagcs and isl, pords. I'll
lire Is burning brightly and the dinner
! | nearly boiled. Water Is ready for maxim
) the tea. The cock aud master Of ceremonie
, takes Two little bones between his fingers an
, salt!es away With gusto that brings th
c.o1lcs from fur aud near. Well, the kitchcr
I what is T.: It Is two little round boxes slun
: 10 pole. One Of them contains an iron fu,
mace with the fire blazing, and the r!c
| b,llins. In the lower story Of tLi
| boz. nut two feet In diameter. i
lis wocc.lorse, containing supply Of stick
, OF word f;'nr iuchcs long, and an extra kettl
: for making tea. The other box has the san,
dinl.Nsi.l,s. and serves for 4 table aud cup
: beard. 1""kin: clean aud orderly, and "a
| With tt .fritl1inl mint ar.,1,nIl Il III