Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 15, Number 48, 26 November 1845 — Page 2

PALLADIUM.

RICHMOND, I A. WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 26, 1345. Indiana Farmer '. and Gardener. The lat,t number of the first volume of this valuable agricultural paper has been received. Iu reference to the second volume the editor says: "Wo shall seuJ lliu first numtcrofour second volume to nil our old subscribers, and to many other, known to bo interested in agricultural and horticultural pursuits. We shall then rpon entirely now books, anJ scud only to such as have sent in their names according to tho terms. We have -a font of now and very beautiful brevier letter, and shall bo ab!o to send forth our ensuing volume in a superior style of mechanical execution." A respectable list of subscribers at this place have received tho first volume, and we hope they will all renew their subscription, and that many new names will be added. The names of subscribers may be left at the Book Store, during the present week, which will be forwarded to the publishers immediately. 3Lrs or Moumo Property. The Warsaw Signal ays: "We have heard of a few sales of Mormon property and a number of negociatious for sales in the country, but the Saints seem to estimate their property generally, higher, in the immediate vicinity of Nauvoo, than it can be sold for. Several persons from a distance, have visited this county to purchase Mormou propert v. We hear j ' r J ' J ' l Jl -. :ii .... I : .. , I ; td... y. cu wj ... - ...

with the Saints. Persons from abroad who have a super- : any thing is lost or stolen he must replace it; and he iu nounced by a second messenger. Keying himsclt uppeaabuudanco of stock and a little cash, to lay out in real uru holds all his underlings responsible to him. If any ! red wlth ,lis s,li,e- , f th,'se .WArir, Lieutenant (Jov-

... L j i- . . .1 : s f 1 1 . f ' r Hancock is one of the best counties in the State, and in ' very way desirable for a residence, so soon as the Saints are irone. Coihe on with your cattle, wagons and cash- , Here is the plake to invest it." A lad v of hich respectability haa been committed to ::i :.. i .jT f. .i.,.lm -7 u,..th ,.r 1..... fr,..n . 1 ' ' .... r . . . . .. . . ' ter. When arfestcd she had nearly JLi.UUU in Hank of . England notes and India bonds, in her possession, which . . t the offered to be released. The Mackcril Fishery this year turns out well. Iutead of 17,090 barrels, as last year, over 50,0i)0 barrels j of Mackerel hid been packed at Gloucester up to the 1st i last., and the gross product of tho fisheries, instead of the . amount stated, would probably be over half a million of , , .,.1 n . . i dollars. DaUitnore 1 utnot. The Latest Iltoeniion. The trench papers speak of a man at St. Etif nue, who is said to have invented a fivebladed carving knife, which, being placed in a roasted fowl, a lid a sp ring pressed, the blades will, in a second, separate the legs and wings and divide the carcass! This rather Hakes the rag off of Yankeedom. X3"The lettJr of J. G. Paulding, from Berout, Assyria, should have b en credited to the "Cincinnati Gazette. It is on the fiijst page of to-day's paper. 0PEANslir. Those wishing to learn the art ot handling, or rrfore properly speaking, finger and thumb ing tho "grey goose quill," scientifically, can now have an opportunity by calling on Mr. Chandler, at the 'Starr House.' We have seen some plain, neat and beautiful specimens f Mr. Chandler's chirographical skill, and if any yonng lady is in love with a chap who is ' far awa' " and can't wrile, now is the time to learn, and in "tin-lee lessons" or sooner if very anxious, a neat little "billydux" can be sput to tho "Dear Sir" through the postoffice, and postage is cheap you know. Stenography, is also taught by Mr. Chandler. We invite the attenion of those desirous of learning either of the above branches of education, to his advertisement in another column TimnsgiviWo. Thursday next, is the day fixed by the proclamation of our Governor, to be observed as a time 1 for public thanksgiving to Almighty God for the blessings bestowed upon us as a people and a State. If a time has , - i ever existed since the formation of our government for , this public manifestation of gratitude, our rich harvests - our neace with the world the entire prosperity in all branches of t ade and tra.Fic-thc general good health of ... . " . .. .. . i- i a- mv ih. nunt a sn r -r . ' . appropriate time to unburthen our hearts to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe of the rich flow of gratitude which must be foun 1 in every breast. In connection with this proposition of setting aside a day for the manifestation of gratitude, we have seen a notice which pleases us much. It is proposed that all who are able to omit for one day, tho usual avocations of lift, .tlvntA that rlav to labor, and donate the nro- , . .. T . . r .u . eseds to the Assistance of the Door to those whose lot .Jfccrf by poverty, sick ness and other misfor tunes. How much good could be done in this way. How many hearts might be gladened? How might the tears of the widow and orphan be dried, and their hearts made to teem with that gratitude which is sought to bo elicited from the rich? A more noble offering could not b placed upon the altar. He whom we all adore, is the special guardian of the- widow and fatherless. They havo no other protector, lis is "a father to the fatherless, and a iudtre of the widows is God in His holv habitation.' Tha world With its cy heart looks on unmoved. The A UO w 1 J rich, wrapt ih their selfishness, pass them by unheeded. Then, cloth tha naked, feed the hungry, comfort tho poor, ad thanksgivings will be acceptable to Him to Whom they ire dtte. ; ttBenj. W. Jenneas, f New Hampshire, has been appointed Senator in Congress, by tlie Governor, until the Ugislature s' shall elect one. (KrThe Hon. J. V,' povernor of Mississippi has appointed the Chalmers, of Marshal County, Senator in Congress, ric Hon. J. Thompson, who declined the apmion. ohn C. Calhoun, is in attendance at the MemT phis Convention. On his arrival at X. Orleans, he was met by the Mayor and welcomed to the city with consid.W .nthhsiasm- A banouet was riven him iu the eve- . . iJ;pt1 .t.. favor nresided. i ...., . . . XTWe leUvo for Indianapolis on Saturday ne,t- Prer . ,

vious to that time, and at any time curing uic session ot children d!C an ctfiff?. in honor of h:n, is prepared. for ridicule the customs of the Chinese, but that on seeing j pointment of pew ones, from the body of tho peotke legislature, we shall be pleased to receive communi- it is held he mnst have beeu a cood father, and worthy of , them for the first time they of course would strike any Dle cverv SIX months-

cations from our constituents, tho peoole of U ayne conntv relative to the interests of the citizens of this county ty, relative to the interests of the citizens ol this county nd state. As the servant of the people, we shall endeavor t earrf oat their wishes, and we respectfully ask i that these fishes may be made known to us, otherwise, i we .halt mck from our own judgment, and our knowledge of the wmnU and interests of our people. GrarrrtH&c Rail-Road. We understand that the capi tal stock ot this Road has all been taken, aud that the

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(Mr. Veb.teis second lecture on China. We copy the following report of the lectura from ths ! New York Courier and Enquirer: 1 Mr. Fletcher Webster delivered his second lecture oa j China on Friday evening, to a large and attentive. aoJi-

ence, at trie l uDcrnacie, .itir xor . ... ..e - ..... i....,.. I .... i. -r .1. - 1 i - . l iuj iiur vi m ivi.mi . ojjviwc ui iii'j -1 -:i;., .i ..ir,i..n.. ,,e ,i... f-i,;.-a ..,,.4 i, ! now remarked that the tiuevcs oi China were also most expert and daring. The legation, oa its arrival at .Macao, was warned to be on its guard ug-d.-ist them. They strip themselves, oil their persons, fill their h;iir, th- only part by which tiiey can be seized, with sharp knife blades, and thus prepared never enter a room except where there is alight, thus reversing the practice of their profession in the western countries. Indeed, said Mr. W. in China, which is the antipodes of the western hemisphere, every thing must be reversed: Their night is our day their West our Hast, two friends when tiiey meet shake hands at each other, a safe prartice, certainly, where as in China cutaneous diseases are common: their mourning dress is white: their compass points to the south: they put their saucers on top of their cups: they are certain that the suu goes round the earth, and they know- that the earth is rlat and square. 1'arents are rewarded for tit a virtues of their children; and indeed they have everv tiling peculiar to themselves. And of course the habits of their thieves must be peculiar like wise. One of our legatiou, iu a warm night left the window of his bedroom, which was on the secoud floor, open. Thi eves by the aid of a bamboo entered, saw by the light that lie was asleep, secured his loaded pistol and his sword, and then at their leisure quietly stripped the room ' i of every moveable which it contained. The r.nmertv ! might have been recovered oa application to the authorities; but knowing that this would inflict i.unishment on . ..." . i J I guiltless j.ersons, the gentleman preferred to lose Ins 1 propel tv, and so let the "uiltv escape, tfoincboiy is ai- ! ways held responsible iif Chi'na Tor every ofie.ice that ft Htewurdi wh'0 haa 80me ' hteX I ua a pejge foj-hi,, honesty, lie is lured by the, month, ; and has charge of every thing iu anv way connected ! with tl.. ,l...i; tr.; r .i. i .,-u'i.i fi. t.:... n ,(, ; ...... l r .1 .it n .1 1 "iuiioiuic torment an, iioios un iiici kevs and relieves Uie owner of everv possible care. If i imng is uestrovea hy that with us so mischievous person , NoImmJv the ervnta .,.lu b I1(J j Cll)i. of thrft Irrn.iv- ......iin.a i...,i, . ' ' .r the goods followed it up, the watchman of the establish ,nont tt oul,! nave been held responsible. 15y this system one great point, always aimed at bv legislators, is se cured: namely, the certainty of punishment for every crime, ."-ome one is sure to lie held resooiisiti e. As rain ; nrooortioned to the .v;..,.r ,ti,,n (. ; f,,,,,.!.,...!.! t. crime: and in f'l.lrv. mi nisi. t I1L 0 r:,ii, r.ti ..... ! ,i, .....i .... :...:.... " J1 "j ; . .... .....i.ew .LMje,eivil a and criminal, is very voluminj ous, lhere is nothing in social, domestic or private lift that is not provided fur. The religious rites, the modes of social intercourse, of salutation, and even of courtship, are regulated by law. At the change of seasons, from darin of the district puts on his summer or winter cap; aj w,t. that is done summer or winter it is, at least in Ins district. As on hoard a-niaii-iif-tr, when the olh- " "ecu reports mat ty me sun it should he 1J o - clock, ho is ordered by tho commander to 'make it so.' Th(. ,,.,,... rP. ;,,., f ,,iiv. in rt,i.,n , ,. i . ,..i... -to J - ... v.. . . ..... Tartar on Jin, and dates fromlGll, when the Tartars, w ho till then had been excluded by the great wall made their way into the empire and seized upon the throne, which they have since retained. The present monarch Tovvhang is au aged man, and is the grandson of the Emperor by whom Lord .Macartney, the English Envoy, who received, and who wrote "the celebrated tea ode which so greatly pleased Voltaire. He was appointed successor to the throne, on account of his valiant defence of his father in an ins-.irrcctijii of the palace guards; for the monarch has the rig t to appoint, from his t ons, the one who shall succeed to his authority. The surname of the sovereign, which is a word signifying Reason'sfJlory, it is sacrilege to pronounce; though Mr. Webster thought the usage similar to that which exists in Europe, where tho monarch's surname is never heard. The advent to power of the Tartar dynasty wrought no change in the laws of the empire, anil was in fact but little more than is a change of administration iu this country, except that the deeapitatiou, which in both cases takes placa to about the same amount, is in China real, while here it is but figuarative. The slaughter hich accompanied that event was prodigious; the Dutch Ambassador, who at that time traveled from Canton to l'ekin, records that his way was over devastated and ravaged plains and sacked cities, whose countless inhabitants had fallen beneath the sword of the victorious Tartars. The only innovation that took place was, that the custom of shaving the head, which before had been confined to the Tartars, was made universal so that no peculiar marks of the conquered race might remain. The Chinese have no hereditary aristocracy, or distinctions of social rank. Their dignities are "official, all her people being, in theory, equally the children of the Emperor, belonging to one family, equal in rank and in blood. Eirth and wealth are more disregarded therj than in this rouniry. incept the immediate relatives of the Emperor who enjoy the privilege of wearing the yellow sash; the Emperor's relations rapidly lose rank Wl!h pvery det4Cellt. lu theorv and in practice, the highest stations are the rewards of pood conduct and of scholarship, t-chools are universally established and education '"Provided, for even the poorest and most obscure ealth is regarded solely as a means of usefulness. anj ; is freely dispensed for purposes of benevolence. It is .;.i o., ...,t,. ; .i...: i. i .. . i . i : r . , - . . .-' "r tv, the dignities of the College, which always open the way to high oflkes in the state have been purchased :- -.,...,... 1.,,, 1.., ,i i...- .- 1. ....... is known does not enjoy the reject and honor which : the place would confer on one who had won it by his own merits and exertions. ti -.,;. ,"..o (- ,,rr;.,i t. : i- j:. tinguished by the button worn upon the top of the cap t u' iv uu ( ( (.- u v 1 1. 'i viia mi idii.t ill v lull 1, tiand by the paecock's feather. The highest is that of Kicawr, which corresponds with Duke, and confers the right to wear the red Luit.i iJ n tnu-eyed peacock's .,. . n ,i... .1 r 1. . , ... . reather. All tucso degrees of rank, are bestowed as the rewards of personal service or merit and confer no honor upon descendants. The general afi'airs of the empire are managed by several boards at l'ekin these are the board of rites and ceremonies of finance and revenue of war of works of foreign affairs and dependent States and of justice and punishment. There ere also two Councils, one of which comprises the Emperor's Cabinet; -nd above all these is a Board of Censors, which review the proceedings of the rest. There is also one curious institution worthy of notice. Uefore the Emperor's palace is always suspended an immense gong, upon which anv one mav strike w ho seeks from the Emperor in person redress - r", " V n-Hur.v It i.-n )i miv toll fit lift! 1 1 1 w 1 1 1 - ma-ith n-lneh of the Boards mentioned Lords Macartney and Amherst should transact their business; and it was finally settled that they should negotiate through the loard of '-foreign . Ell!rUs!h Embassy had come 'in 'that canacitv. They were consequently received in the same way and bv th same functionaries as the Tmiian Hhirstions am with us. Itwas found impossible forus to obtain consent 4 .. :.u v wu .t . . to correspond with rekin. U hen the topie was mentiona. - - -i.u.l... ti.. . v- , Keying said that he would attend to that, as he, being ". i .i . c. . .i supenutendent of the live open ports, was the proper r r r ' f f PT . r r . , , r , , As the government of China is patriarchal, founded opon filial love, it may well be supposed that the code is not ! 1

sueni on mai suojeci. .o means are ouiuieu oi deepen- ! ...v.. e. ..... .......... , '' ins, enlarging, and strengthening this feeling. Respect ' Keving took it up with both hands, drank out of it, and f ' . a , " . . . . 1 ..." j : . . .i . , . I .1 .i .

for one s parents and ancestors held to be the hrst of j j...... ik. fnr.Tiit nf nn itii-a stiH imnm h iir.t n. . rnusual iastances of filial devotion are publicly reward- ! cj, the names of those by whom they are performed are held up to admiration, and handed down as household words to succeeding generations, and their history made ! the textbook for the young. Rev ieversing me European :.r.iH for th. virtue, nj in P"13 are regarded abilities of their children; and if the if the parent of worthy honor, to have reared such virtuous and worthy chilcren. gons frequently interpose and request to be punished for offences of their nor is thig go rare to con. gjdered extraordinary. Love of parents is the strongest sentiment in the breast of the Chinese. No change of domesuc ties artects it, and death bnt elevates it into a Cha wjth U9 does affection for a wifc Andn china wjij cverr son, even as did .Eneas, from the flames of Troy The old Auchises bear,' convey his father from instant and overwhelming peril to wkich his wife and children will be abandoned. The hails

of the rich are dwnys adorned with figures cf their an- The richest dresses are wora by players on the stage, cestors, and in their temples the worship cf dec-osed lore- The Chinese actors sr..- &!was itinerant and are fathers is a prominent and favorite devotion, rome one hired by private persons, or by several who Conor two days of every season are set apart to visit their J tribute "to raiso a fund for the purpose. They ancestral tombs, built uKn the sides of the hills. They have no changing of scenes, and every thing is very join families and oiler sacrifices and strw flowers over ruie aad to us uninteresting. Aui yet they hid played their graves. "hn these rites are enieJ thev partake of at Macao three uavs and i.ights without intermission.

a t.tn.ttv i,-:it rLi in enclosures arounJ the tonms; . ' . . . cover the tables with pieces cf colored paner. which rerresent various fruits aud viands, and winch are burned, to carry upward food Kir tht-ir deceased ancosto: 5. And flans of 'colored paper are up in various spots, and the wboh hillside is covered with them. Tho feeling, though ollen carried to excess, is certainly commendable. We arrived at Macao in February ; a:id all, that inont:: March, April, and Mav, we spent in stuJviiig t!ie Ian-' ! guage and waiting intelligence from Keying, who was to " ; meet us. At l.t-t we reciv.-d a 1- tt r from him, 1.U3 miles to the West, saying that h-J wuj on hii way and ; woul.l be there in fire minutes. We waited as p-.tient!) ' ; as possible, in a city without society, walks, drives, or! anything in the slightest degree amusing; and his live' i minutes proved to be, according to our tovistou of tune, ' tvrentij days. At last he reached Canton, and finally a ; messenger announced that he was at Mscao, and had ta'kenup his lodgings at a great temple a mile and a half out of town, lie announced his intention of calling up- : : oa us at 11 o'clock precisely of the next day. The Chi- ; neso are very particular iu all matters of etiouette. Their visiting cards, which no Chinese gentleman can he t.itU'..l ..f l ..i t y.rr .t..!l liif ,,f nr)Ct.)vi!l nl MS nre used by us, are larg slieets of pap-r, colored, rigured, and emto.-s,-d. the Chine.- always use env.iop.. which vary in size from a pillow case to a purs,-; at- '. "as empiov ot-aiuig auu i.j.u-- ..... ... 1 of their letters the names of both writer and person ad- . I I : .. .4 . ...... 1... ........ t .i t dressed. The two are placed, with their tales, in parallrl columns, running from bottom to top; and the rank ! 4' the person corresponds with the length of space occupitieseasily filled tho column; Mr. Cushing's Jacking the nties, was made equal to Keying'?, by being written in letters of enormous length, large enough, in fact, for a fruide-board. t iiiimite hi-fore ttie titm. iiTtri.ii ntetl aimeared a -ir-; . 1 1 messenger with the .Minister s card, and at the hour, annnr "i me two rv ituK (roiitees, us me mwi u..... mulshed: and without anv exafsreration or tuialihcation .Vlr. Webster said he was 'a ireiitlemau of as oolished man ners, ot as courteous anu easy uaeress as any to le inn in the drawing-rooms of Europe or the I'mted States. He was remarkably handsome, finely formed, and had the smallest and most gracefully delicate bauds he had ever seen upon a man. Ciung was the scholar, a plain looKing man, with a bro id, sour face, and spectacles with irl ts ses as largo its a dollar, set in black horn rings. With his loose dress and staring, awkward look, he remind.' I one forcibly of the necromancer in Hudibras. When the Min ister himself drew near, three guns were tiled, the marines drew up in the hail and presented arms to receive him and in he walked. Keying is ti'J years old, tall, large and dignified. His face expresses talent and decision, lie is one of the most able and influential nieu in an empire of three hundred millions. After a little conversation a collation was provided and our guests retired. The next day our Minister returned the visit at tintemple of Whangea, where Keying resided. Like all the Chinese temples it was very tastefully situated, massive, spacious, formed of connected buildings with courts between, and approached by a flight of broad, high, stone steps. As we approached, a band struck up, the unvarying salute of three gnus was fired, and we were led thro' the courts to an inner builuing where our .Minister was received by Keying. Alter some conversation we were ushered in to dinner; and here Mr. Webster said that, as the Chinese festivals were very similar to each other, he would describe the last one of which they partook, after the treaty had b-en conclude 1 and on occasion of its signature, on the .'id of July, 1-11. Eight copies of the treaty had to be prepared, four in each language, and though the Americans exercised their utmost diligence, the Chinese had theirs done first. They then proceeded to the place of meeting. The room was small, twenty feet by ten, without windows, and w ith only the door by which they entered. At the farther end a small table stood upon a platform; and on this the two ministers seated themselves, the rest of the company taking seats along the sides of the room. It was excessively hot, and though tolerable to the thinly dressed Chines-, was to the Americans almost insufferable. The treaty was read, the copies compared, and die seals affixed, wli-m two Tartars entered bearing a package in yellow cloth, which nroved to be the Imperial seat. This was stamp ed upon the document, and then we proceeded to dinner. The Chinese insisted that we should take off our coats; ..u pruwue o.,rseies .m .!"-"- except one gentleman, who was positively obliged to sit j :it this irreat rliiili.tnr.tir. finner. mven nn the rn iw ! I i,i i n r, triven on of a treaty between two great nations, in his shirt sleeves! The table was set for twenty ,and covered with biiuunas, mangoes, oranges and other fmits, sweetmeats, iX.c. Arc. A hut drink, like poor whisky, called satr.chott, was prepared, each having a small tea-pot containing it by his side. We were required to nil a small cup with it, raise, the cup in both hands, half rise, nod to the friend whom he wish ed to compliment and then empty the cuP, taking enre to turn the inside towards h,m that he might be assured it was empty. 1 his done, according to the custom, we were helped to fruits. Kejing, with his own chop-stu-k, seized a fi' and put it on the Minister's plate. This order over, a pudding was introduced expressly invcnieu i.ir in oe- ... i I : . l r .t. i casion bv Keying himself. It was excellent and spoke volumes lor ine gastronomic iait nis oi uie o oner. Alter this was over, two uisnes oi meau we.,. brought on tiv attendants, who were very numerous aim yery wen armed, laying again neipea our . r ... a d,sh ot h'en and pork, line a ftew; and the cish was then passed around to the other euests. then cuits ot ! vm-n-fll drilled. . - . t 1 11..: . . """fA"'' taken. The dishes were th i !" ; T' ' L J 'XulZL u " ".' 'A' i- ,.'.' . . '..': ., : i from one end to the other. Various side dishes were in- ' , , . , 1-1 . t troduceu, as we use oreau, among w men were lotus, w anests, roofs of hog mouths, ic. &c.,of course abounded In the shape of stews or broths. The birds nests were the most costly of the dishes, and frequently command their weight in silver. They are of a gelatinoussulistanee, supposed to becollected by swallows upon rocks f.-om die r c Tl , r . .....1 be cleansed of feathers, dirt &c. and are bv no disagreeable, being somewhat between vermicelli and tapioca. stringy like the one, transparent like the other, and quite tasteless. eene ne iti.t. is n sea-sn;nl. :in.i nmte 11 mn!.-it:i t I ish tins, sea weed, hogs mouths, Ac. &c, w-quui- certainly lie thought no great addition to our. -festive boards. They are costly, however, and cau- tmly be afforded by the. rich. The custom of takili up morsels and thrustingthem into the iuniths uf their friends, which prevails at the Chine3-r3Tres. reminds one forcibly of the adjuration of-Meg Merrilies to Dominie Sampson, 4,Gape, sinner, and swallow!" After a pause there appeared crossing the yard six ; ; er tush and a joint ot meat. 1 hey Were f?11?" six a attendants carrying blocks covered with cloth. These were set down behind the chairs, and then each cook, drawing from his girdle a long sharp ? , '7 ceived on plates bv the attendants and handed to the . . u kiule, carved the meat Into thin slices, which were reEruesis. l lie tlieais tl usf nt'U were mih' . naiiis, pis;s, .... . . t ..- ... . '.j. roasted whole and ended, &c. This is the Tartar addi- ' . . , .. , , . tion to a regular Chinese dinner; aud was not unwelcome, ' as it introduced us to meats of which we had heard be.uut Uo . wP" " ' " ' of the whole table. ltiiis at dinner we spent the time from 9 to 1 o'clock. the whole order of a European dinner being exactly reversed, beginning with fruit and endi ing wnti soup. e rose irom me ta...ie. pat on onr coats ; and took our leave The band struck up, three guns ! were fired, and we returned to Macao, ready to exclaim . with Macbeth, that we had "supped full of horrors." j Mr. Webster went on to say that be did not mean to one as singular. The Chinese dress, though not so gracei ful as the Turkish or the Roman, seemed to hiru at all i e,fnt3 faf more Uian onr own. and so likewise many : of heir habits were no more ridiculous than ours. The j Mandarins wore long robes of rich and heavy silk, emhmui.Mil v,,h trnlrf. antt forMwl hv a fimenrtist ntttntr A girdle passes around the waist, fastened with a buckle of precious stones, and long boots, whitened, reach the! knees. Around the neck is a string of beads, of stones' t - straw or velvet is worn, with a button and feather, and; ...i. . .v.. ki. r,,.fFK,.i. a.-e. r t attached to the belt are snuff bottles, ic, of gold. A military Msndaria has besides a verv large cot from a smsr'e precious stone, ueou his nsht thumb. "! C

innnv nt'riiK t n;!i." I hnurs to iooli on. receiving

. : refreshments from oersons who have them t sell. -No . women appear, an.i ail spe-iai la lais-iio. .nr. easier 1 cave some account of their dramas which seem to be lustorical, abounding in exaggerations and absurdities, i and of their comedies which are vu'gir auJ t:iguling. j Thev have an extensive literature; taeir poetry abounds ; in tropes and figures and is sometimes touching and beau- ; tilul. Th-v have writiavs of a hiirh charact-r, as th works ef Confucius, which are among the noblest speci mens of moral leaching ever writteii. I'he art of nriuart ot priuting was known in China long before it was thscover-d in the Western world; books ore very cheap atlJ universullv dirTused; the compass was us-'d. manufactures of various kinds earned on. can lis made, and ... short all mechanical powers, rxcept steam, were known iu China long before thev were invented iu the West. Taper iii.mv had bee n us.-d and discarded bnisr lielore It was made bv the J-ws, and now th- only coin employed in the immense trade of the Empire is u copper coin worth ahoitt one ten til of a ceatilr. Webster concluded his L-etare b referring to the patriachal chajactcr of the Chines.- g.iveruiiK-ul; which is entirely primitive and such as obtained in the earliest a- ! .. ..T tl... n'A.i I ,.nA utii.'K f..r f l r.-S.' ri:l I 1 1) 1 1 . ri'MMirt'3 homogeneous people, an early origin and an unbroken history: and to tne character l ttieir language, wmrii . is hierogly pineal, as evidence 01 the extreme antiquity of . 1. 4 . .1 I . ho-.. iiiihriL-.ii Icmu l..- v i.a... . - " V " ' ., T t,ons rutinin? back -j.l years l.etore t hrist, or within j lgotl years ot the creation of the world; and .Mr. v . ; thought it not at all unlikely that at tint time they ma ; K.v- had a regular government, a monan h, a large popTlf. 1,.,-ture wo, listened to with great attention and j was written with a good deal ot elegance, entering at length ,nto the details of tho various topics discussed. ', Hoth lectures have been very well attended and heard with trrent s:.t isfaet ion to " M.ui:iK foirruvTiiK fkog. Of all the things that live In woodland, marsh, or bog, That creep the ground or fly the air, The funniest is the frog The frog the seientificest Of Nature's handy work The frog, that neither walks nor runs, Hut goes it with a jerk. With pants and coat of bottle green. And yellow fancy vest, lie pluiiges into mud and mire All iu his Sunday best; When he sits down he's standing tip. As Paddy O'Kin once said; And, for convaiiience sake, he wears His eye on top his head. You see him siting on a log. Above the "nasty deep;" You feel inclined to say, old chap. Just "look before you leap!" You raise your cane to hit him, Hii ugly looking mug; I5ut,ere you get halfway up, Adown he goes ker-chug. He keeps ubout his native pond. And ne'er goes on a spree, Nor gets "how come you-so," for a Cold water chap is he. For earthly cares to get drunk He's not the silly fool; Hut, when they com", he gives a jump, And drowns 'em iu the pool. Neal's Gaz. The .Mormon Patriarch, Vi!!i-im Smith is lecturing to crowded houses in St. IVeiis. Ho handles Uringhim Yoj.ig mil tho eleven without I -jloves. They must bo a wicked Set according to :iCcojnt. lie solemnly declares that murders .rn n.innpi .1 n r-Vf cut. , there. i!.-.t vounr wot IU ii are ensnared and ruined by tho elders .V others, and that the Church is robbed temporally and spiritually by thero se!f-olecteJ successors of the Prophet. Discredit is thrown upon his statements, however, by his exaggerations. Dr. Dnrhin.in his'-Obser vations in tho East," ; j.,st published, mentions that in somo parts of K , j(J h - f M h u Ay I r- ' ' -hi- , tho women havo boon in the habit for years back, of maiming their children so ns to unfit them for military service. Tho destroy ing of ono eyo was Hut the Pacha has taken nn otWttia wnv to nilt nil end to this erne I v . v , W 101 nun- i u ......v ... -i -y - a.,..i ?. - 1 . . i i t 1- - 1 , evlI 13 salu lo uo aireauy much o.mintShCU. Tl. iVncI f.-.,- P.,! rr", t t. ;m,., . r)Ccived information from his .'overnmrnt f.dl.vwin,, nrtieln, will n.X,Zn,A i,. tl... i.orts of that kingdom free of dutv until the . ... ... . r e- , . j un? lsu; v,z:(JheC3e, rvo, barley, buck- . wheat, Indian corn, bjans, peas, 01H, oatmeal, ! potatoes, and rice. j j The town of Collins, Frio CJ., X. V., mado .V, I, : nj() 1K)unds of cheiso durinir t! O last voar. Tho town of L airfield, Hcrkiincrcounty, made 1AI., ; !(J7 Ounds during lliO S-aillQ fKJriod. Herkimer ; county turns out" annually 8,'03,7'JG pounds of i U. - 'Tins ,t N rto ,.r nniln,l tl. i - - . . 1 . ' nrimnf thrt nrtie.'n. wniil.I trivn thrt .hbt-m e.fl

u'd Herkimer G.'(J,"0 I j !';!,)iy declared his -belief" in thu ultimate exij tonco of a governinent on the tthore c-f tho I'acie Tight Lacino Tho 1'iii'a lolpliia corrospon- j 'c in Oregon independent of England an j tho dent of the X. York Tribune says: "A young i United i:ates. !ad-of high respectability, residing a few miles 1 - " from this city, had lately a cancer extracted j Ij"We would call the attention of our readers to tin from he- breast, tho effect of tight lacing. Sho is advertisement, in another column, of the Jew David's r about 30 years of ag , and has been long addicted i Hebrew I'laster, and the IV man Tills, of w hich suciiimto the follies of this li'e. Sho has suffered most ! ",r'n!U quantities are sold throughout the country. Their

acutely. Iiie Montreal Cathemau This immonsc structure contains I3G3 p2s, and is capable of holding l.",f.00 persons. It w ill co-st when finished, about 5f5OO,CO0,and yet some parts of tin interior give little evidence of great expense or superior design. Somo of the pictures, however, are truly magnificent. Tho ascent to the tower, a distance of 21 1 feet, is by 235 steps. A Singular Ballot. The following ballot was voted by somo wag in New York at the late election: tJ" ..C.t--t ... . ! , . "r " t.io OOM.nution in rclation to the removal of Judical officers: ' ' I" or the 1 removal of all officers, and t!ie apt ..c th ,;.,;-; r.r o. j j . r r tne Ci ,S,0a '. PrOrtT e ery Saturday night oflener if required. ' "Far m.i k i n t3io lipa !in ottt u,;r,o K-.u:J ! tho counter a leo-al tender for the Ranks in A . - - ' specie particularly 'for tho Dutch toT l"e establishment of Stated Preaching, and the Bible in the Schools, at all places this siuo oi mdov ii in: 4.Tr l tt "If negroes shall STrrw.s shn !I tin n ! inu,nH . Tm r, - I straightening their La.ir and whitewashins their

Kxecntioa of three Murderers. Unfoktcnate Accii'ENT and Shocking Spectacle. Two brothers named Long, and Aaron oung, convicted of ;ha murder of Co!- Davcnport, at 11 vk Island, Illinois, were executed at that place on tho J"nh ult. Jt u as a most shocking spectacle, according to a correspondent if tho Chicag linY.y News, who, after stating that the cu'priis addressed those present and then engaged in religious service, adds: The prisoners now severally shook hands with those on the scalThhl, and with each other. a-

. jroa Long and Young wcro nearly ovvrcotna with I emotion. John vas t'uiio eaiiti anu collected. j I no Jvientl bouuj their amis, put the ropo round j tj,,y,r necj,t Jrevy tho Caps ove r their faces, and i ,,, - , , , ! 1,3 !,;h,C,n ,orwarJ "' Ui drT j I i ing the a o. ho severed t.lO ropo at Or.o blow, an 1 down wvv.X tho dro', letting them fail a distinct) ol lour toet. Hut now remained a scene mst revolting t loiioId, and most horrildo to describe. Tao tuidd'o ropo broke leitirn Aaron Lmg ft!!, striking his back oti the br.un behiw, nttd ly ing insensihlo from tho strangling caused bv tlie rte before it broke. For a mJment ni)t a humil) b Utlg moved, all Were horrtj utni a no seecie.i rivite.l to tneir peaces. tHl, ( however, tho otlt-'Ors descended and lifted him ill.. i - " when he recovered his senses, and was again led ! niton tho "allows, au'.lornv intensely, raising his I hands and crying out "The Lord have mercy j on me' Von are hanging au innocent man, tied )(jMjinting to his brother) thero hangs my poor brother; but, nln: lie heeded l.im not. lie was already beyond his sympathy ho was leftalono to endure tho dreadful aiyl.t of his brother's last agonies, nnd onco more to pijj through tho dreadful s-eeno tho roo tho platform tho axo. 1 shall never forgot tho njijtetir. anco ot that man, as Jio sat ujxni tho bench, a largo bl.iody streak about his neck, his body trembling all over, whilo preparations wero making for tho final fall. Hut thoro was anothor act iu the drn ma. As ho was ascending tho gallows, signs of nn outbreak among tho crowd wero evident. Sotno cried, "That's enough let him go," while others gavo expressions to their horror. Jn-t at this moment somo cry w,as raised in n remote part of tho crowd; no ono know what it was some were frightened ono wing of tho guard retreated toward the gallows tho tumult increased r sujden panic seized the immetifo crowd, and they aft fl.'d precipitately from tho place. If tho earth under tho gallows had opened, nnd Piuto himself had arisen from tho infernal regions, w ith his horses and chariot, it could not havo cniisod irreater consternation, or n inoro htisly li ght. Tho guard wero with dillicttlty kept in thotr p'aces, tho crowd returned, and soon all wastpiiet; every ono ashamed of himself for having been frightened nt nothing. One wngon wtts found upset, but it was Mipposed to be the effect, and not the cause o tho panic. Tho wretched victim of the law was nt length despatched, a ud tho crowd dispersed. Tlu.s ended the first oxetrution that 1 ever witnessed, and t.Iod grant that it may be the last. PROTECTION AGAINST PlCK-I'OCXKTS. Mr. Joseph Col ton, a tailor, of Amhort, Mas-., has invented an ii.gmious protection ng.iinst pocket nicking. It is thus described: It consists of two curved plates united by hin ges nt tho extremities, and which, by men lis of holes in the plates, nro sewed to the lid of the ockct, constituting its opening. Whilo th" plutos are being shut, u slide to which a spring in attached, is formed, and which immediately resumes it i place as they close and fasten them together. Not only is tho pocket fastened by thu slide, whenever it is shut, but it may also bo locked, if tho ow ner desires it, by pressing n knob of which there nro three upon llio plate, all ef which must ho moved to unlock tho rocket, and tho uso of both hands is nocossiry to do it. Tho pockol is also surrounded with a net work vi wire, so that whatever i contained in it can neither bo taken out 'or cut out without tho knouledgo or consent of tho owner. The invention applicable both to watch pockets and others. A Fallen Angel. A I'rcnc'i pajK;r state, that tho Ueriin house of correction includes among its numerous guests, a woman who formerly occupied a brilliant position in society. This un fortunate one, an ex-songstress of great ct IcbritVi ! was formerly a prima donna at tovoral of the ! first then trot, of Italy and Germany, and the hollo ! of tho f-ishionn bio wntp r.n.r laei, u. I.fr Willi ; I C t-l .- .1 a largo fortune, she indulged in a stylo of luxury that ruined her husband (a sunorior ofiicer belonging to tho nobility) and ended by engulphiag herself in tho vortex. This woman, formerly so sought after and caressed, fell n victim to tho dograding vico of drnnkenncfc.. Found helplessly intoxicated in tho stroets without any home, or means of existence, sho was ticked up by tho polico, and sent to the house of correction. W elisler, lit fancuil Hall last WOfk.u- .,. '.WW... . t. j iucreiig demand, alone, is proof sufficient ef tltrir tlficacy; aud, however great the variety of patent hvmtug; these are acknowledged to be an exception to the rule. Invalids, try them! and you wilj no., longer be incredulous. IJiee advertisement. TmEt.v Wukito! 'l'oth'W predisposed to Contraption!! Tlie weekly records of I-ath and the vaatuneuat that die of Consumption, (should convince all, that B time should be lot in procuring something to are-st ti hydra-headed monster in due season, before it takes htd of the tender membranes of the lungs, and causes th-a to disease. Tins timely caution may be the iricsns sf sparing many from the shadows of the grave, and placinj within their reach a Remedy that Tent of ThoutancU bar used before them many who are living monument of health to the present. Is it got then a blessing to the cntumptive that there is a medicine that will remoTe ib"? afflictions and restore sound health- This is to be fsaa in the timely use of D-Dcscas's ExrrcToajT Rcmtot, a medicine expressly for diseases of the lungs and tbs promonilory symptoms of consumption. Those ! afflicted with a cough, cold, hoarseness, and soreness the throat, bronchitis, spitting of blood, pain in the breast and side, difficulty of breathing, iVc, should not driT procuring this medicine nntil it is too late. 2 Dr. Dnrat Western Medical ofEce is IjO Sycamore st., Cincinnati, where his medicines are for ssk. 2 jTor sale at the Richmond Book Store.