Glasgow Courier. — 1850-07-02 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

MEN AND MANNERS. The Emperor and Empress—Mandarins—Gentlemen—Ladies— . .  .. site , the es a more present I shown us paintings seating t ments of I. and reflect them. Ths ran area feet each. 1.. ..... •—_ _ . represented , culprit by native judges, surmounted by the 1.„ dragon, indicative of the presence and sanction .... facts of the case are deponed to by the prosecutor. s.. administered in due form; and the ceremony of cutting' cock's head sufficiently indicates the Important* of the testi given. The movements of justice are not tardy or unnecess protracted. An appeal to the judge in minor cases freque. eventuates in the vindication of the law in summary punishms by the use of the bamboo pillory by the °snipe or wooden colla Imprisonment, &e. Weightier crimes, as treason, murder, &c. are protracted, that due notice may be given of the execution. Around the centre group, representing the trial, are ingeniously displayed the several modes of sanguinary punishment Inflicted by the Chinese. Unlike the laws of our own Christian land, which are happily tempered by mercy, and administered with a forbearing baud, the vengeance of the insulted law of China is made to descend with fearful and unerring certainty upon the daring Celestial w' violates its supremacy; justice,degenerating into ver some cases, appeased only by the complete externl eelprit's wife and family, even to the infant at her breast—called, in the case of treason against the Emperor, " cutting off root and branch." Here is depicted the act of strangulation—there the executioner decapitating his victim—there again the operation of the "ling-eke or "cutting into a thousand pieces"—and to con- Calcutta, May 13.—The Malawi, Farley, from Balasore plate the catalogue of these extraordinary, and to European minds, arrived here, 3d inst., with loss of masts. The Neerlands L almost inconceivable laws and punishments, the last scenes reveals Delelisur, for Amsterdam, put hark to this port, 34 inst., with the most revolting sentence at even Chinese ingenuity and re- of topmasts. The Easurain Cloughton, hence for Singapore, that backto this port, 3d instant, with damage. The Hollander, C finemest of cruelty can inflict laghan, for Philadelphia, put back to this port, Sd instant, teal The /Eines, Thompson, put back to this port, Sd inst., distorts The dividend declared at the half-yearly meeting of the The Marquis of Bute, from London for Bombay, with maims lauds Company held on Thursday was at the rate of 8 gdperrangeawras soken, Feb. 24, lat. 36. S., long. 11. E., by the COI Carsick, at this port. IT cent., and a very favourable description was given of e state of its finances. In the courie of the chairman's &Ammer, June 27.—The Margaret, of Workington, from Ar. drossao to 'Runcorn,foundered 3eeterday off Cursewall Point; dress he alluded to the great change which had become crew saved. *rent in the position of the colony, and to the benefits Nordin, June 24.—The Anna Wilhelmina, from Dorenunersee oh their undertaking will in all probability derive from to London, was stranded on the island of must last night, sod has isereasing prosperity of the settlers. fire feet water in her bold; crew lIIIVOIt •  At-Zicel-tet-iiiam, on ~. Nor In the 4th Dragoons. In Sloane Street, London, .harlotte Baird, widow of tint sister of the Right P tt Painuies, on the . he eighty-third year Kelso, on the 90th ult., -*sr, minister of the