, 1873-07-27
IMPERIALISM IN CHINA.

11ts WnJcntY tho Emperor During His
Whit to tho lkoyul Tomb nfAd After.
gsvnrdn.
Ietfn corr<srondencs u the Sha,,ghae Courier.
A fow days ngo It was gonoral1y reported TINT,
whom The Emperor was leaving tho capital to
Visit tho Imperial tombB. ho had aakod, as TIC
traVcr8ed tho desortod stroots, In which overy
door anu window was closed, whore all tho poo
PIC Woro7 uo was told by his attendant hin.
iatera that tho oyos Of the vulgar had nsvor boon
hohorod to gaze On tho faoo Of hn now
poatlned imperial ancestors, to which .:he
sontafy Alum replied eomewhat irrevorontly
that no - did not SEQ why tho pooplo should moi
eoc hlfn." Tho hint waa considered sufficient to
warrant tho Issuing Of orders against hIs return
that tho streets voro not to bo oloarod Of nooplo
whom tho Imperial cortoge pnHsod along them.
md tho faot that those ordors uoro carried out
glvoa confirmation to tho original rumo.e,
Accordingly, on tho day officially announced
Tor the Emperors ro-ontry into Pokin (tho 8th
ApriD, 10 company with aomo other forefcnora.
sought likely place Of observation, proeeod.
Ing along tho expected limo Of procession. ~
found tho streots crowded with an unusual con.
course Of mandarins and soldiers, mud ut
longth tho hoad Of tho Imperial pro.
ceasion appeared; company Of soldiers,
oaeh with what Haomod to bo mntohlock elunr
aoroBa hia back, covered with yellow cloth, Dc.
hind camo an umbrella Of ycllow silk, fringoa
with gold, carried botwoen two mon On horgo
back' al short interval cnmo chvnlcado Of
do2en or 80, carrying spears tintcd into tho
nll-porVadinE Imperial yellow, and having noar
the top tuft Of crimHon-dyod hair, fastened to
which tgora tail hung down-tho Intention
being, no doubt to suggest their couraeo.
though tne result was somewhat dfforout to q
Thon came mandarins to tho number Of about
fifty. nearly al Of the crystal or blue button
grade Of rank., These. woro armed with bows
six3. sd a1roTs I ,, sna q rodo IN most promiscuous
formed tho whole array into blrlesquo.
Immediately .bohind this mob Of o{Ilcials. ao
sadly representative Of the stato Of things ovor
which !, he has begun to preside, camo tho En-.
carried BY eight bearers, woaring tho usual
patches, their turbans fastened with VOL
low low tansols' ls.'l Immediately opposite whero
enabo tho chair coolies to bo relieved by othcrs,
who had como along on horseback. This gayo
uH tho opportunity. OF having deliborato look nt
tho Emperor. Hts Majesty ,wau aslcop. He
the length Of Baying ho looked liko q man Of ID.
Ills face is long and pointed, and has a worn OK.
pioasion in fact ono OF our party aaid ho has
diHsipatod look; But of course, man does not
look his best when be ig aslcop and just roturn-
ing. from Journey. But If IEis Ma1osty really
wished to SEQ aud bo icon by Ills peoplo, his
slnmbors wero unreasonable.
During tho pause occasioncd by tho change Of
chair coolies n man who had sorno grievance
mado r,,al to got noar tho Emporor's cl,air to
present q petition. I1o was, however, caught,
chained, benton, and thon carried OF to prison.
Aftor tho Imperial char q body Of cavalry
closed this section Of tl1o procession.
Subsequently tho Emprcsa-D Dowagor passed.
along, carried in yellow chair, followed by tho
Empress- -Alothor, whose chair waH green, 10th
having oight boarora, and being escorted BY tho
samo attendance of bow-and- arrow mandarinn
and tiger STALLED spoarmon aa His Majoaty.
At short intoryal camo long array Of oigh-
teon yellow-covered carts, said to contain the
concubines of tho late and present Emperors,
though some people said tho carts woro empty.
md that the coneubines had been aont round to
q different entrance Of tho pnlnco. But what q
tale Of maiadminiatraton and misery had those
eighteen yellow carts to tell Eight days be-
now and well; appointed; now thoy paaued along
broken :e aud battered, bespattorod ovor
by an inadequate number Of wrotched,
largo number Of tho ponies had starved On tho
way, and villagers andaoldiers lad to bo o1nploy-
Cd to aaalst those that remained to draw tho
wSgona buck into the city. Wo saw somo Of tho
its laol ot. traction power boing made up b.,
coolies, whose dirty clothes, and trousers rolled
up oyor their thighs. and logs plentifully
daubed with driod patchos Of mud, looked
anything but it,porinl. Tho Chinese say
that 10000 horses woro collected by tho
anthoritios and left pekin for tho to,nbs; but
commiasariat arrangements wore 40 defective
that this immonBa caralcado speedily exhausted
all supplies on tho route, aud thon largo nun.
bors died OF starvation. To add to tho wretch
odncBB, tho froat broke up and tho rain came
Gown dny or two aftor thoy sartca, and tha
road became one continuous quagnliro.
Perhaps it il 1ust az we'll that tho youthful
monarch should layo, porforco, learned littio
Of tlinGa Us thoy aro.