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1t Ia only by 4 eatefra study Of tho provincial
ps,oEs that any idcn ran ba formed OF tue atro-
ciors ot.engoB committed by tho Ignorant clxBses
in tL}s corllltry aud wllcl, would hardly bo crod-
;toI in tIn contres at civilization. For tuBtanee
casa hea.tl as tho borough fotty Sessions,
po,zxuce, QUO day last week, and reported by
Tie Cot,fsh Telegraph, dlse1oses a "moral
oLll1uity" on tho pArt Ut tue youth Of Cornwall
That argufs III for the future Of humanity.
A lad Of about II years OF age WAS aunu,olsa by
tho Nsy. G. 4. Warner. q visitor to the noiEh-
borho0d. for annoying him by whtatltn3 in tho
Meat Market. It appeared by the raVerand
Rentlomhus eyldence that, willie ,nakiug pur-
ohasos In the Ateat Marriott = few dsys ago,
Rotla wllsslea and whom asksd to leave On ~.
croa9sd the volume Of Liz tune. lsouta. IL
ReeAs, was playing with aomo Bc1les and Wo'Kht9,
aud In accoFdauce with horrible oustoui WHICH
1t IL stated proyallH among the youtha fnas tie-
guent tho market was whstllng to hl1nse!i.
11,ere Was TO doubt as to the youu4 nlsetoaht6
guilt. TOR butohBr, who at tho tIno OF tue a
lnentable occurrence Nad Atanulhs as Als sta1at
doposed that 4o 'AeAfd ltodd2 ~hon PLAYING
with the ecAlea Whistling. bat not very loud. io
also aaw the Ncy. Mr. Warnsr WHO waa making
roughly" and domanll h.a name. tue boy answer,
inr sInost respectfully" TINT it Was ..hoddn." ;"
It Ia dne 10 tho wtetcied youth to soy tlat after
commiss,ou OF tho onspso he showod slsns Of
oontris,on, for the Mayor informed tho
Complainant that "tLo lad was vosy sorry.
sul would apologize" Mr. Warner, how
cyar. declined to accopt al apology,
and Ro4idp iad to psy es. 81. costs-A pantlty
quite suttjtione At all syonts, 70 throw etE4tA
Il melancholy into any tunes b. may xhlAtls fos
SONS Ams 10 come.
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I'o,nclty OF l.ife.

Tho Asl,tabulA (O.) Telegraph has This ststo-
mont, "a n.a1nLer at various ltnds OF heo.leA,
collected io India Of tho nhtise huntors by tho
lev. II. J. Drnce, now. Visiting lis frionds In
thta place, wore placed in bottles Oiled with
alcohol and hcznlctlcally. sealed. Thess we're
brought to America With lin. Ono Of tho
female bottles deposited aoyerai eggs. These
eggs ana femalo wers placed in a separate vial
md duly lshelod ulth tlato, and scaled o. bofcro
Tho scaling, however. MAS not sufficient 10 pre-
vent atapot ation, ana the whole contents Of tAe
vial became dry and the evgs shytyeled. The
seal Of this vial waa not broksu untll March last
nearly four aud . half you're after the roceivin;
a,ld battling. Upon opening It was discovered
there waa life In tla eggs. aud BY further care
]iye bcet.a Hay the product Of ojas OF tie aEgs;
This waa preserved. AID alter four weeks
growth Lad obtained the length Of 1b-lG0 Of N
lucll, resembling shs mother tnvecs. Thts " :
development Of fenAoty Of Ute aluost nasaai'
ble. wars II nos ~ wall authenticated"
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vide for every contingency likely to nriso ir
tho tranaactlon of bus.aosh by delsboratsvo ~.
semb[iea, and furnish advice OH alt points Tor tho
conduct Of preAidtng oiiicotH. cnmmitteea, And
nlamhara. Tho reputation Of " Warrington y ~
a writer and Legislative offcor giEeH assurance
Of tue ability aud accuracy that mark bin httlo
work.
, 1875-04-24


Of New XoaIaNd a,.l Mclhaeasa.
UlsIlup l'attctDm'A heart NM 40 fllcd with
aoclion for tl,o cInlir0n u,ler Its charge that
had left, or folt that iils Eactit!cas III tho
lifo l,o llad chosen vera too groat lie waH not
only toaeler to Ills hehti,on ln,pila, but
tat1!er, 'ntslIcT. servant; a1,i tfiond. sons
and faithfully nurtnrcd. lilo iliirsed tl"am ~
alckneaB ana watched over them III health. with
sulicltudo and vigilance tlat won an llonss! re-.
ward in tho gratitude aud good behavior nf al
voted Rorvlces, performed witho1lt pDrasic or
os.ontatinn. In o1tron1oly: touching. :.
A!u1,t tho year 1s7D tho work of thu Il, f'shiot!
was norionsly disturbed by, Tho imrorsat on Of
lhboross from tho Metnneaian lslands for, tlin
angar Rnd cotton plantations at Qu .c',sla1la t',d
TIM Fiji 1sInnds. Az not enough hatives co;!ll
be induced to engage III work 10 supply y 70 90,
mand for labor, tptn!r raoneuros woEo r Bottea
TO- and tley woro kidnapped IN great nj t1nborH
and carried of by villainoas tradcrs. This crao-
ty oxcIiol n apirit OF royengo among tho talan'i-
evuu lt upon Their friends tic pissiona,i.:s. ,In
Sopieulbor, 1871. bishop Pnttoson hlmao II lell
victim to tho blind rage Of Tho Sasagas' a''a 90
le was attempting to land at Enksn'i, otis Of the
Hantn Cruz lBttla, 1,e was trcac!Icrnu3 " 1nf-
dared. 1to was II yeats old a. tue TING. Of Ills
death, but was already hont md wslni;loo. NJ
with e1tran,o nge, by tho ceasoeaR tells ner-
forn,on in n hot aud woarng clin1aI g.: Tho
!anen.ea insaf ,s H." son.,, Ia 1slaulers int
a ~ " ~ ,ro iii IN ,uo,e hr anwiur
INC atusy ,a,,r "a n ~ -, nn,scr, nv oyst; Inn tn
men luz stanuaaiid ~. .,,,'aaidsi, c,,,pa 'seS A''N'
! hun@o0 sna o'r'''''n -~1"o'
| n,,r,r novr,e
-. ~. ,r,, ro..s Wetnn. 4 ynyri' rr Mn. Atxx-
.H,.rn Authos If "The Wonii9 OIL" dis, limo,
| m IN; Nav York: Henry Holt 4 CO.
pEnrEor Ioyx Casr.Tit Our FEAR. By I,ArnEntnK
sEnuwicx WA*nruns, Author ct ~ he 1ial!hn
Girl" ote 1?mo. pi Mv H9s.oh lGo y snnIH,n'
E1sIE; 1@wttSn n, ssItemi ~ a. r. u ILL., fafes'
u ~ s' .xn - fnsn1rn' IL the Atl,or Of
| Now yorK :; bold l. Menl
| Tl,c navel that hcnda this list fits very vol
,,.a .,,n ~ o,a,,.o-l1our gorica II v,,ore IL In
| 'nto t'te H.'o"'o". ao' ,ml. " 80
placed by It's American publishers. IL ia eeaS
and tolaraby agreeable reading, ts ctl Of cllRrac-
tcrqtic bcinc that 1t croasoa no atrou:s impress
so, - .,,y s',rt 1,ut Il nrosotsno a,t ont polnte
| a'on u my aot'' nA' " P'o'o".a ,'" ~ ,.,.
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The NE14ox trophy, tho property Of Mr.. N.
il =, Of ChsAm, England, was aoll for .Ei23. II
vi g composed Of u guiusss In Asxsox'a pussa
1t; khe ttue ct hta daeta.
, 1875-04-24
SPARKS OF SCIENCE.


tion hns boom discovered IL III u! desroeh north
latitude, where, probably OIL tlI5 tast shore OF
u,rItl,,. gnru,1 four pIa,,tg, tho Nrn,n o,,,irn.
.,."H.'...,s .,.,u,,,, Torn,nc,,,n,,,,o <p;, ...
t',"st"" "I. ..a-. ..t,a..1 ,.. ~. T,; ,a.;'
~" oH uPs III. 1:.,, -. - -. -, .e''"'
nlapta, rifty Of tleso arc cou.ined e1clusivo;y
p". 49," .',,a 1eoiona A yerr I.rro ro,,n,,,,n
~ NV n.ss ss., T., ar,,u,,nor;, s,,,,, ~, .sa
o. them arc ioon' :" 's'.a ~ ~ 'o4'A =. euo
Arctic circle ana feanpear a ~ ,ns AUS; a 10"
and = fcw occur in tho extreme soutp Of tho
en,,.sar,' homiat,1,cro. 70 riye nyec;,o f1,urcs
tc Of tho 7ca species l,avo teen oi.orvoa IN Arc.
tic Europe. 29atn Arctic Asia, 3c4 III Arctic west
T., a,ctic frccrlaud. From tt.cs. ,jyurer It viii
~ IL sae, .h,. nearly all Inc areas n,cnfionn nsyo
oo seen ..". "s ao.s t., co,n,no,, ",'' ,,s a"'e
majority OF species ~ eola'ao''' ahd shas each
area has but few peculiar to itrelf. With tie
execution Of tho American sAorca Of Smiths
gnund thc Hnitzborren Islands ass The most
s...,. i,,aa mt trodf,ou br Anti, o,,,oro.,
@ 4,s,, anos a ,on trom tn comsr.,,ro ac'
feasibility. ia a. well or better known than that
NJ tnv Other region lying far witlIiu tho Frigid
yono. Tho f1ora of spisxbergcu co,up.ises at
i..ns I'M 5fnoront dovcrinr ,,ianta. Hs,,fv ali
!ehst Aoo o'ao'ons "g 1'"so. =. re.'.s ~
aso heroaceo,'s peronn1a'a' apou. ono third being
esgeaes, nadges, md ruhlies. The nearest a;,-
afn1ir Ia fam t4.
Pfoacn 70 moooy o.'., IT,, an"a ~ ~
eesIy Ene. ~ 'a1r;s, ,%J npire," VI my"
snfsT Fe!1ct1t1tu asau ~ p',, - @'"
te!rGgona. al oT'eeesons l1aef ,l sarao. Notl!ot
u these f'ses more 'sR's 10" 'ae''ea apoSe toe
Ernnfu. .t,toa ,,,,i,,, ,,o -oa.,,,,,..,, t.,
1Ve tho i.s,a,,a. w., ia,ay 1,..,,. ~
their nasurnl ho9uGnee, "" naFe: e., !: lans'nee
iacen: speeles " anu pos''o.s t.
Y. fabasef1eom: aap!osr .','. n"e''""e' n.s!st
dwarf gatlow-u1" Jluu puHnsj q. eiue'.oia '1
about 10 apecos. ne.aus ~ P.olens.
II slectes o. ts,ss H. ,.. sJF's E,nas
CocAca;ea Je7Nu' '4u pA' eeI.nI
veEetablo GROWING ~ nn;a. ,e1,,. -. aus,
pli!t9n; aooht - E:o,n 9E:et,eA 1siuu'!E .>"f"T
acd"is A'e'aF1a. naa eamaa a. ,d daps'ps f 1na nn
a. rHoe"d. o' nosacep sleeie1 " 20
teasiNa, aud Urgaa @soMteM ..,. .,nI .. Ssxs- AZ
t1aeace@, thf2lsoS11e'''"a 1 a,, a'"y"s.n' c rG1-
raga' 2ppnsm ; yo.s -,l ,t;,h .trn"a, a.e, IT,
pttosa, hsfcut"s, aaxo.aeE. Win otaef breces'
Z. Compositto: hpesie", te!i''Ans tno aa.lo'
lion. .. GampannAcuo1 n,,s,ss tn"ma ""no'n. I9!
Eticacen; specssa. ~. un','sasn; .a
ana A7eHd: u. Hofoe'haeea: Metseahea mai nat
| TINA. IL. Io!emonhcGh: oAe spce!cs vi 1oe
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The l,ro Of lin f,tr;st;sn hora ana ns.St., ~ w.
1oha n',,s,,as 1,s..aa". ,,'1o. LUZ hna mat1s'.
sso ol.uosss 1ssads Ia. sansd sn sn0p p
dry with thu materials for = most &unreas,yo
story. Il ia related itl stylo Of oxoeod;no rim.
nlfc;tr t,,., ,sr,no,,yo. s.o,,ia,t.,.' W.. 'n1.
sus.y, a,a suAs natnon'Nee e14u's'se'y WITH tho
moasst uapse'enang' aoa set imposing charao-
studying tho tralts sud worka that were to ha
inwoycn Into her narrative. had boon iusplret f,v
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Tho early history Of coiroo Is obscured BY some
mystery, but It IL &saertod by naturalist Of con.
siderable authority that It came originally from
Africa. It vas cultivated from time immsmor'sl
ou the decliyttioa Of Abyssinla. get WA not
known to the Greeks Of Ko,nans. 1n tho IT.
teensh century It penetrated into Arabia, and
there produced its tnost variety. tho celebrated
Mocha. From Arabs tha cultivation or tue
plant spread rapidly over tho East. 1ta Intro
ductson into Europe was moro alowly ehected.
1n 1907 small quantity was brought to Paris by
French traveller named Tlevonot. Two yoafs
later, solimau Aga, tho 1urkish Ambassador as
tho Court Of Louis XIV, treated bis guests from
the Royal household With cup OF tho beverage
aud shoy did not Gnd It disagrocabls. Towards
tho end Of the seventeenth century, WIeser, =
Burgomastor Of Amsterdam. attempted the cul-
tivation Of cofleo In batavia, Dutch colony IN
tho Indian Archipelago. Tho attempt "ss s''o-
cossful, and coffee was aoon made stapls prod
uct In the sslsnds Of the Archipelago.
From Batavia botno young Planta we're taAon
to tLs botanical Rasdon ut Amsterdam, whore
they throye vigorously. Ono OF theso plants was
carried to France about l7lo. aud placed ~ the
Jardin dca plantsa. From shh n"snbsf OF
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Tho term cartllons is applied by the Fronch to
the tunes that arc played upon sots Of church.
bells. but tho English uao tho HANG To designate
tho bes themselves on which melodies are
RUG, The tiuest carilons (uslug tna word in
tue English seuso) in Europe arc In tho tower Of
Les IIalles, large building standing "i1l tho
.narket~placo At Druges." In mapy places In
Eethorlands tue ssriklug aud Ginning, and play.
lug OF beltH in tho church-towers is incessant,
tho Ginning accompanying tho striking OF tho
hours, ha1f-hours, aud quarters, and tho playing
bclng introduced botweon times al special Gil
testalnmsnt sometimes tito bosls arc ptayel by
meaus OF cylinder Constructed on tue prtnc1p'o
Of a barrel. organ, aud sgain they arc played
with keys like piRnoforte pnd fingered by
musician. At st. Gslos' Church, Ednburg, tie
car,llons Are }played IN the latter manner, ami
1t cersaia aaauons give ont thor music for an
hour daily, At tho touph OF musician, WHO has
small salary paid by the civic corporation.
The system Of mach,nory used III playing car
iIlopn has hitherto beon defective, owing to tho
circuu,stanco that tho cylinder Or barrel has hhd
to lft tlo bel-l,ammorp, md ~ these yary cotl-
sidarablY to elzo aud "el3ht !uhecl tnn9 Was
ouos, certain irregnlarlty OF rhythsn in tho
performance Of tunea has boen tho reault, ale
hlKA untos st1ucH on tue lighter be'ss being
moro rapidly oxecnted +, saan tho 10y toner i nii'x
machinery has now been r0mecicl by thu III.
genious Invention Of tlcssrs. elliott 4 ula1ld,
1f ths t3seau Clock Factory, Croydon, ENElhut.
By .hor deylce tug earsol u seliessa 81 tLS duty
of lifting the bell-lanmots. md this o1ico Is
performed BY secondary piece of mechanism.
Tie barrel Amply .eesaas sesss Of :t. ksyg or u
set, willis tho keys sct upon III, = sals
af levers brought into contact WITH q
cam-rollcr. and tic ieyors and ea'aa toyesl.eF
otIcot tile lifting OF tho hammsts. UY THIS con.
triyapcs tue bayscl ID relieved Of all btra While
tha cam arrangement iusurcs perfect precision
il sskss Spo. aS s M Of 5"sny 5sss5y sanea *SS 4ps "
Wo1cester CATHEDRAL. *. atephen's Church,
iiampstssa, tho Town lials ot aaslsAae A. saa
rIsuJ. It haa [ato!y beou sppliel to tho spend!d
n1nal or bell.-ono of tlie Auast ~ Londoil-in
lie ns,ish church OF ut. Loouarla, 6horedltch,
foaftssn tuass .rs s's td1s from S ss 1;5tes N,eI
-sunaay. :: Easter lIymn:" Nonday, = Ro4e Of
Alendala;" Tuesday Ay Lodging y en tho
Cold Grounds" Wednesday, "Ihs sictllan Mari,
uer.' Hyuau;" Thursday, "Lass O. 9ow,1e;" !"
T'a,2 ssy;s sataFa.E seS a pf Msf
NondAy, "Aaols Lau,isi' Tuesday. "Alns
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SPAIN,

srA1s AND THE BPANlAnps. BY n. L. Tn1EnL1S.
1GIno, pr. tn.. Boston: Leo Il Shepard.
This entertaining work, consisting Of lotters
from Spain by q New York Herald correspondent,
was published in London n year ago and re-
viewed in our columns At tie ttmo. It presents
4 complete and lively picture OF modern Spain,
And merits vida circulation among our eoun-
trynleu.
, 1875-04-24

~ eGRC t1'A4llH&
TnE MAtarxxAxcn or HEALTH; A Mfp1oAL ,,'onk
FoR Lax ngADEns. lily J, MlLNKa forHEn. Ill,
II. D. II. II. {. 7. 1?uo., rp. 500. Now York q.
j. Putnams Sous.
Treat,sea upon Psychology and Hyaiena Il, rm
no incouaiderabla portion ot tho literature OF
tho day. Scarcely q week paases without M!d-
ing soma volume Of tho kind to tue long list
already published. The great bulk Of them 70
able aud uaeful tho conscientious production IT
skllltu! and sagacloua plystclans who hAyo mat 10
the human frame. lts ceadltions OF health and dl -
esse their lifelong atud,. The seeker after til u
sort Of Instruction theso ttostse< tuspense wouL
hardly 60 aass in choosing any ON OF them.
That before III ia soplota with judlcie4s and
learned advice upon the manifold topics aon+
cerned In tic maiutonanco Of healtli. It !s writ
ten by IN Euvlish physician. who In Aa opin-
ions combines sound coaamon 6snee with much
medical loro: The style III 1noro Boilt than popu-
lar, hnt the book Ia meant for studlous rather
than light reading. Eaoh chapter 10 followed BY
au index Of tta principal proposltlons,-A conn.,
mendAblo arrangement for fixing tham In tho
mind.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-11-27
4 COrn-Shelling Match i.

The tar-heel conventionist knows a
thing or two besides making constitu-
tons. He can beat all creation Smelling
corn. The other evening strolling
peddler had a newly patented corn-sheller
hawking it about Raleigh, and was show
ing a crowd on the street how fast it could
shell, when an old member from the
mountains walked up, dressed in blue
Jeans, and cob pipe in his mouth, and he
said to the peddler:
az can beat that thing Smelling corn
myself"
give you machine for nothing if you do
"Good as wheat" says the convention
list, and he searched over the pile for red
cob, made a boy take it to fire and burn
it little, and then, squaring himself on
the sidewalk, he seized the red cob with
regular old plantation grip in one hand,
while he held the ear Of corn between
both legs with the other, and waited for
the word Ego" from a little man in the
crowd, who held the watch to time them.
Coop cried the fellow, and at it they
went
But the little peddler was so excited in
the start that his shelter got choked, and
while he was scuffling to unchoke it the
old member coolly got up, and, pitching
his half-shelled ear into the pile, said 10
the peddler:
&c amt got the time to shell against
that thing, mister; it would make me
aforementioned for life," and he stepped
away lively, the crowd shouting and the
peddler mad.-Raleigh Cor. Nicksbury
Herald.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-11-27
Weight OF Large vs.. Small Eggs.

In the State of Massachusetts law has
been enacted to regulate the equitable
sale OF eggs by the pound instead of by
the dozen. The New York Herald thinks
other States would do well to adopt SIM
liar law, as there is no equity in comput-
ing the value of small egg equal to that
of one twice as large. A writer in the
american Grocer says:
On testing the difference we find about
this result: Small eggs will weigh say
one pound per dozen, medium one and
three-fourths pounds, while large will
weigh two and fourth pounds. We
think that one and three-fourths pounds is
about a fair average. We buy about 800
dozen per month from producers and we
find all of the above difference in the
weight. Parties claim that the hens that
lay the small eggs will lay the greatest
number. Now just see what a premium
we are paying for the production of an
inferior article. We still notice, and this
by experiment too, that the shells of two
pounds of meat from the small eggs weigh
nearly double that of the large eggs. We
will try to explain our idea: For instance
one woman brings us four dozen eggs that
weigh four pounds; we pay her eighty
cents for them; she says nothing; it is her
due, twenty cents per dozen for her eggs /;
another comes, has two dozen eggs, we
pay ner forty Genus, weigh her eggs and
find she has four pounds and she does not
complimentary cents per dozen for
eggs. Now we say justice demands that
We pay at least as much for the two dozen
that weigh four pounds as we do for the
four dozen that weigh four pounds, while
the shells of the four dozen weigh
much more than the shells from the two
dozen. Difference in these figures is in
tended for extremes, yet it is of everyday
occurrence that we find them both. Our
opinion is that the price should be based
on the rate of two pounds to the dozen
eggs.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-11-27
Nintering Turkeys.

TURKEYS do not require as warm quar-
tiers in winter as do other fowls. How
ever cold the weather they should be al
lowed to run out of doors every day, ex-
cept, perhaps, in very stormy weather.
If confined in warm quarters and not al
lowed to run out of doors they usually
show signs of indisposition lose their ap-
petite, become dumpish and inactive, and
not unfrequently die. They are very
hardy birds and easily wintered About
all they require is place to roost at night
where they will be out of the wind plenty
to eat and drink and their liberty during
the day. Some persons even go so far as
to contend that they do not need to be out
of the wind even, but should be allowed
to roost i'll trees if they wish to. At first
thought this might seem to be in accord
ance with their nature, as they will al
most invariably choose a tree to roost in
if there is one on the place. This is I'M
doubleday trait inherited from their wild
ancestors, but we must remember that in
their wild state they could choose their
roOsts in the depths of the forest and thus
be sheltered from the wind, while on
most farms what trees there are, are more
or less exposed to the wind, and are thu us
rendered unfit for roosting purposes
american Patron.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-11-27

We have it on good authority, says
the Council Bluffs Qowa) Globe, that near
this city, IA few days ago, a game of " sew
en-up" was played, little girl of five
summers being the prize The father had
PLAYED and lost everything he had and,
while under the influence of liquor, pro-
posed to put up his little girl against a
certain amount of money. The PROPOSE
ton was at once accepted and the game
began. At the last hand the game stood,
father five, opponent two. In the deal the
father received the following trumps
King, ten, seven and tray. His opponent
received ace, Jack, four and deuce. The
father begged and was given one, which
made him within one of going out. Con-
fidently believing that the game was his,
he threw down the King and tray, ex-
claiming: Can you beat that for high or
low?' His opponent replied that he
could do both, and showed his hand and
claimed high, low, Jack and the game.
The claim was denied, the father hoping
that he could take the game himself. The
game went on, resulting in the success of
his opponent, who secured the game by
one point. The winner still has the child
and states that he intends keeping it un-
less the father uses the law to regain his
loss. She is in good hands-much better
than those of her father, who is widower
and man of dissolute habits, although
the possessor of kindly heart when not
'lnder the influence of liquor.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-11-27
A Chinaman in London in 1857.
The London Academy saws:

The London academy says:
Anews- letter from London, dated July 10,
1857, among some seventeenth century doc
uments acquired lately by the Manuscript
tains the following account of a remark
able visitor 10 our island at that time:
GO have been somewhat busy in show
ing the civilities of the Coart City &
Country to a chinese lately come over who
is the first man of learning of that coun-
try that ever was known to have come into
Europe. His Ma'ty was pleased to be
very civil to him himself, & did not only
give me his Royal example, but did lay
his commands on me to do so s. do all the
friendly offices could by letting him see
what was most proper to satisfy his curios-
ity by. He came out of China about
years ago in the company of some of the
missionary Jesuits, and stay'd of them
in Italy, the other in France & Flanders
The occasion of his coming into England
was to have the convenience of embarqu-
ing on one of our East ships 81 of return.
ing into his own country with Genovese
Jesuit who goes an apostolique missionair
into China to further the conversion of
christian by birth, his parents having been
SO before him, is about 30 years of age,
of the great town of Nanquin, where the
Emperours of China had their palace and
residence before the first Invasion of the
Tartars. BY profession he is to be a
Jesuit and TO enter into orders befor he
leaves England. The best European Ian
guage he speakes is latin, tho he under
stands french, portuguese & Italian. OF
his own language he understands $4,000
characters, w'ch is great deal, if COM
pared to the paucity of our charac-
tiers & words, bnt if you consider
that they have upwards of O,oOO
characters in their alfabet it will
not appear so much as is necessary to at
tain to the exact knowledge of the Ian
guage in all its extension. 1 sent him
about ten days ago 10 Oxford, where the
ingenious men there had mind to see
him & show him some Chinese MSS. of
w'ch they have a considerable number in
the university Library. Mr.. Hide the
Bibliothecarian writ TO him to favour
them with visit; and tho he went
thither with a design of staying only
days, yet he is not yet return'd, this being
the 18th day"