, 1880-08-11
ETIQUET IN CHINA.
Tho Extremely Polite Manner in which
xXIuh Offenders Are Cotton l11A 0f.
London JtsnpIf fl1r.

Tho Extremely Pollse Manner In Whleli
1xigh Offenders Are Gotten lsaA OF.
london 1t.ap!t fiar.
Tho present representative bf ConfncIus'
family, us tho only hereditary Duke In China,
Is the only hereditary noble whose position
tho Emperor, believe, cannot meddla with.
Princes, for instance, however lliglt their
rank, can Bio made or unlnade by stroke Ut
tho Enperor's pen. On tho l0lll OF Septdn-
Der, 1874, an Imperial cdct Was published,
sottlng forth that for eighteen mouths pre-
yiuusly the langnngo and tono of tho E1nper-
or's NMcfp, the former Prince Regent, to.
wards the Emperor bud been "ln worry many
respects unhecosnIng." Tile cdict gocs On to
say: 1--WE, therefore or<iain that by special
grace there bo substituted for nttor puntsl-
ment, deprivation Of ILLS Imperial prlncedom
Of the first class with hereditary allccesslon
Ill the same degree forever. md that lle be
reduced to tho Erado Of Prince OF tho second
rak is an an Hs soite s as - aid al rp pnisant
Fancy European Prince ."Ioslng hta
stripes,", like . Sergeant. ~ this wnyl Tho
fun ot tho thing Wns TINT, next lay, two
ons os1 fsen ta res fsurns n !q tanfs }or
tho Emperor's clenlcncy; aud another from
liz t request * ti,c EMpressps, 10 !.aI let tte
ais gsnt a & % 9frt ftS !? Ss shs 9sS ssntsnss
,l was that' ' ths Frlaee aid tic EMprpss. .iaothsr
Ind quarreud. mud she had Insisted on tho
ap MmpaDs ss ss ass4tst y staf ft s e. sS aa q II ss I
fur, 50 1lcxt day llo, was partioned.
Tie .no1tEon natle Of returning thanks foE
al, impeylnl punishment recalls tho odd
Will, It Is desirable to at ril ct SONIC yery
inilaential ofllclai Il Il dollo III most politn
MANNER. lie Is not condemned 70 death.
1lD only receives Tcat purcell, containing
sken sGf wtt ~ ipsg!a 9lspate f s 1as st
Rraeioisly pleased 70 ALLOW BIN 10 straliglo or
hum himself, and the recipient Is thoEo,.pon
lis MnIesty tor hts consideration a11tl statliX
that tho htnt will 20 lml4edlatcly taken. As
o rule: tho. uiilueky writer does ttnIsh hla,-
self on with NIL dispatch.
w!aclssnti!y outraged iii ies!!ngs of Ch!ness
during the list China war coinitian.led tha
body ct men which treaeherostsly selzcd slr
Of trucc.-I,ust OF tie poor fellows dying
afterwards III great tornent.-was ono OF
t'iose illtliscTeet mon whose tongues arc ton
long for tllelr safety. After the war he took
bnked by tho Empress -mothor, inttuigua in
course sums kind friend told tho Empress,
Mld some ttMo afterwards 2 suhoreillate OF
III was or.lereiito Tue Capital Tor trial, III
canle, boldly tr1st!nE to his great w9ealsh to
sssap B. n va
ho liked, md souIn Of ills wives used 10 colnu
and see him DULY. liz stayed there so long,
and was 80 comfortable, that he began to
think he had been Forgotten. and IN an eytl
hour l,a sent IN q petition tt bu put At once
on trial. Tho Emperor lauk wong had dlesl
SftlcU llfy afFCSt and tla EnpfGYSn9 WefD lii
reality governing through the Regent Prince
Knng,:. aud Cen. Sbaug-yu little knew
that his lncautlolts rcnlarks had been IT.
peAtel.
When tho petitions Of tho day were sub
mltted to the junior Enlpresst llts was read,
a1id lle was arle1el 10 b1 leheAaetl. ThYte
was nothing tor. 1t but to obey tho Empress
orita1y. aid .lecree 'perniiltinx "1llm to
strahglo himself was immediately drawn up
and se'1t TO hlM! W!t!! tho usual p9nckago 4 u
all q proper view Of hia dulles and lle dfl not
lend hImseH to the operation 1t WAS Aot