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THE OHIO STATE JOURNAL. VOLUME IX. COLUMBUS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1846! NUMBER 34. n humiki) M TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS, BY CHARLES SCOTT & CO. Office south-cant corner of High street and Sugar alley. TERMS. Daily during the session f tlic Legislature, ami In-weekly the remainder of the ve ir, - - 00 Tri-wcckly the remainder l' the war, - 00 Weekly per niimini, - . . . 2 CO Tonus of Aiivcrtisiiig. Twelve lints or less, one or three iossrtb IBS, 11. ami J5 rents tor each additional insertion for threw months fbf six months sfit fur 13 mouths . I J Louver advortisc-incnts in the same proportion, with a dcdurtum of 10 POT lent, on the amount ever Jj J in fix months. The uuihIht of LOMltiam BMMl he miri,c 1 at the end of all idtertbembnts, or they will bo continued until ordered out, and charged accordingly. By tin; Vcnr. For twelve lines jjf I .' (berth of a colu:n:i MJ half a column flO" whnlo oolnnw VX mano:; s c c a L i-: x i EH 1845. Iiegui.tr .! . (fit 7 o'dect, iff. Com-mrus Irfiitoi;, il .m l Hli TiivKd ivh el' e.acli month. Ohio Chai'IUi, III S.Unr.l.iv of cirli month. Jjnr..riiii's Cot m it, lit I rie'nv of each month. K-i Vutvul Em IMPMEUT, lut Saturday of each month. n;.nii.(iv. nw t.v.os Dbbtiit. Corambo. Ohio. The undersigned loftaUBS hi' friends an 1 ihe I'nhiir, that he in prepared to oiecnbB ill Ofdeil in the line of till profession, at the shor'e-t Imtii ... -i-id I i ON" tie I. V1T.ST itu.l MOST AIM'ltoV I'M PRINCIPLES. TEETH, from on to u full set inserted on CjOLD PLATE Opoo Uiu principle of ATMOfrilKltlV I'm ISUKK. lifting recently made a very Important hkrahthfl hi' the art of adapting the I I ile to the (dims, he i enabled to war-raut Plate work in all cases to answer the purpotes of m ts-tiratiou, and in pnini of dm lbihtv. Witness w Bt, and d gnnce of finish, equal, if not luperior, to any other establishment.I'.xmSED NERVES destroyed uHtbtmt bom by a ! Btl U'PI.H TloN. Diseases of the Te -th and t ium's cure I. Teeth lilled. in almost every instance i.iVAo.' ,i.mi, denied, and nut on pivots, and ut i IH n.i ii:t; .u a-, e.it. 1TJ 'Charges ho moderate that Dental o.c.u.ion;;arc plaeed within the means of ivir person. ISKI I llFM K. Gov. Mordecal Hartley, Hon, Saml Oalloway, lion. J. W. RUsji Cel. Sajii'i Medary. Dr. Carter, Columbus. Dr. Win. 11. Mardoahi prinffflold. Ohio. i:.... A If P,f...... l!i.. . Isaac .1. Allen, !'.; j.. .Maiiftield. Ohio. r. ft. Intnin;;t ld ind. Richland co., Oldo. Judfie ( hoate, Milan. Ohio. I'itt Cooke, Bin., Bandmky City, Ohio. tiuoro Allen, ( irelcville. Ohio. To the ProAMcioB. HeUBMOn hand a Ulfl itOOl of Dr. u o k'- PRE Mil M TEETH, which he will r!1 at his Net urkpriee. cpieiit upon Um qualitv ofthofa Tooth ii deemed lupor- Abo, on liand, QOLD and 8ILVEB H.VJT.. rolled to nnv tliickni-.-s ; t.OLJ. t.ti.l SUA 1.11 SOUifiRS, arid (KJLD, SILVER am TI N TOIL, of a raperlor muUtrj and n superior artic le nf W S1I for Diseanetl UtUW, v. ith i 'JXXJTH POWPERS tit' variouH kinds, an low an can he boognt oImwooto m tha Bttto. UM. WM.I.SIIIIM'. Itll.l'.V, MOM tt! Micliavirul Uenti't O.Ttrr nno il'ntrnnrtli of the BuHOTMfCwunbatfOlilo, Not, iii, iiin. iwiv. i FtrfudUfi ComnUMton Ud Produce Biisiii.ss. S THOMAS fc tX), Ion" uimmi .! CHo MtltCVAIfTl lt liK.M.KM. PH IMM.I tl. - 'fills Kir .M'W llirKIUlMI. Ill' ""i Fen-K Clinton Line, and Ohioand Sew York line, on the line r.mnm . 'IV llirluiiiind Co.'s Liumoiid I. me. on the Ohio Canal. White Wnre-Ilotise, West end Scioto linage, l.o- , luuihiis. oiuo. tteler t Messrs. ( 'owing. Richnmnd, William A' Co.. N. Y. City. " hlinie, Davis A t o.. litUlilo, iow i orx. 14 Oordoo, Williams it Co., Detroit Michigan. " Thnouu Riehmond A Co., ( level md. Ohio. " A. 'adwallatler, A Co.. atiesTillp, Ohio. " Young A Pitch, .Newark. Ohio. " J, W. I'inlev V Co., Cireleville, Ohio. Mr. M. R. BartlOtt, hillicothe.Ohio. Messrs. COOWOJ A liohiiKoii. PortMiioulh, Ohio. 1. liulgw ny A Co.. j ( l,,lini,lU(., Ohio. I bos. HoooW, Bag., 1 aslnrr, 1 j Liberal advances will be nude on all ( oiiHiminents if required. M:-y I, Htll. tf. UDiiUllOHd Mioe MO JOHN JONES, would res.ct: nee to the eitiieni of ( ohm Ei;iuioul Mioe' More. tliillv an- iinibus and Li6 riomity. that he has removed free fp of the Boldefl Pee, tn hit oM ed from the sign i old stand on High street, near the corner of Priend, when- he lias on 1 1 llm Innri.Kt n.sl iHliir id of I 'rtSCIl III lle I loot a lid ll'-eS ".tv u..., Im ..ili.m Iur uluih:d or n t ul at Mi. to suit the t in. HSfiiry merehnd- would do well to call and caniino his st.ck. betore pun h iiii" ehewhere. The Cr.ii. may always be supplied with U-atlu r. and ali kinds of Pindings and Kit, Iiv callini at the IHmnnnd Shor Store. Particular attention j oniil to tillin'' order- fruin abroad. N. B. Custom H ork at all it pairing done to onler on the shortest rsmsible niticc. I b. '21, VMl. ATWOOO A CO TVTO. 121, Mnrket Street, iMiihulelpbin, Inrlte IN the attention of the Merchants of Ohm to their stock of FbnfMn and Dmmntk thy Goods, The) now nh ceiving from abroad, and from the numerous manufactories in the city and vicinity, great varieties of goods, especially adapted to the Western tratle. In pcvcral Mailable articles they can aive important advaiitn'(.n to aOOtf customers, and thev ludirve all their prices will Is found second to none in cheapness, Jan. JJ w&lwlf. City Itiilh. THIS splendid establishment is imw ready for the nccom-m'slntinn of lue public. Ladies and gentlemen who wish to unjov health, should avail themselves of this opportunity to enjoy the hmm of bathing. Wann, Cohl, and Shower Ruths can lie had at any hour, in the Basemen! Story of ihe Neil House. Ccntlcuici.s' entrance through thr Barlier's Saloon. Private entrance for Ladies at the north end of the 3Veil House. H- ROBERTS. Aug. l 1 fl Baa lm . o'lHratiiry'w iNsay. fSSAYS, Critical ami Misrellaneoos, by T. Baliingt'tn liMacaulcy: 1 vol. royal Bvo. The very general and high commendation bestowed by the press and the community upon the American edition of Macnulcy's Miscellaneous Writing, has induced the poottlhoff to isn'ic a new and lieau-tiful esfition, embracing the remainder of the articles in the Edinburgh Review . nnd i-m ral .oh. I. writt n and peMfcaV ed while the author was at College. Jut received, ami for sale at the Bookstore of jXtt. I. N. WHITINt; HI'NTINtiToN. wLon?fcl low's Ports nnd hffrjB hmwt THE Posits and I'iM trv of Europe, with Introductions and Biogniphif al Notices: By Henry Wadsw-orth I ona-fellow. 1 large splendid super royal Uvo. vol., cmlielltslicd with a highlv finished portrait of Schiller, and an elegant Frontispiece, forminu altogether one of the most beautiful pohlications of the day. This day received, and for sale at the Bookstore of Jidytt. I. N WTUTINO HUiNTWGTOV HoLirs m:ctiri:s. OR. ARNOLD'S Leetonsa on .Moileni llitorr. debvf red in Int Term, with the Ina'ignral Lecture de livered in LVcember, Mil. with Preface and .Not s. bv Hen-rv Reed. A. M. Just received at R1LP 1 ' Oct TIN, COP 11)11 AMI) SIIEKT IRON WARE MA.Nl TACTOKV. Till1', snhserihers respecll'ully annouiiee to their friends, and the public: in general, that ttiev have taken the BO tahlishiueiit lonuerly conducted by K. Avers, on Hi'h street, opposite the State Ituildinps, when- they will continue the buiinosi of the Copper, Tin. Sheet Iron and lirass mauofac-tory, in all it branclies, and they pledge theuibelves to attend to all orders in their line with despatch, and will warrant their work to bo of the best quality. Thev respeetfi.lly solieit a continuance of the liberal patronise DOntpfpro extended to 1 his establishment, and M Ucul OlJ Invite their friends to frivo them a call. 1 hey are receiving, and will COOftUrtlj keep on hand, StOTQI of evei'v VOMOtj' and p ittern, OontlfaQg of tOJ .Wftny VfHimm Cooking Htarr, which are especially recommended to the nnbllc, ami w hich nrooan wnrrant to purchuera with safetv; also, a variety of airtight Parlor Stoves, for coal or wood, from the Cleveland and Cincinnati Koosdliet. Old copper, btin, pewter, and couutrv prmluee taken in cxtliajye fur tho above articles. W. II. BRODRICK, snpt.:m. twtr. wn.iir.n cowxs. OHIO MI Ti A I. I Hi S: INSl HANCli COT Tire ;:ud Life ninMMMt THIS Ceniany continues t'i tae r?Y on Lives and I'repeny, on the mest apprnvwd principle of Mutual liMurance. Cite Dcpiutmi'iit. t;' The IfOtagO eoot i f tntanaOfl in this Ilepartinent.is less than ow-fuurth pOf cent, per annum. 1'olieies Unopfl on the .Mm i. or Cash plan at the option of the QjrjHjfltOti iif Department PoUdM o'i blfOI umod cfaiiy at tmr-Iui'f the usml rates of premium. :. H. Ailv.intve.i made av djable 00 two or m It contin- nnctof. For infornntlon, nppb' nt the ottfjf, Carpenter's Itnildiii.r. bolVeon the K.xchaji 'o and -it v Uinks, I ljjh street, C'o-lumhus. TIMOTHY GRIFFITH, Sept. Id, lfil.r. twy. fterlrtnVSi ROPE AND CORDAGE FACTORY MRS. E. 3, MIDDLEltlN v. ill oontinM the abovebod-ne-s, eanied no hi ti tj by ber tab) hu.dnml It r ten ye in pgl. The work v. i he executed In the same fnrelinu ttd hands who hive Ik-cii e'ttfaged in the Rope walk for the last two e tn I an 1 Ihe mfalle nnv !h assured that all de- eriptb. 'i of Itope ami VWiw, Qiof tm4k I'iinr-linr, W rtfc, will ! mado promptly to order in the oanw superior Itjffi) which h&l bontofbn given oo much sitt-laction. Atw, 13. Rill rw HARDVAP.E. GERE, ABBOTT A CD Keep constantly on hand a l iree ind Lcucril tatortmonl of Hard-Ware antl Cutlery, Iron, Nails, 1 Oliss, House Builders' Materials, I'armiuu: nnd Me-h utieal Tools, and everv article in the Hardware line. Thev also keep on hand a penrral Mtppl v of Mil. it:in (ioodl. 'I'l.ev have just received direct from the Manufactories, the hirer t and best assortment id' loor 1 H:inm;::t iuul Intnimmja ever bnaiht to this market among which are SO donn New Haren Mortice and Cottane Loeiiaflid l.ntch- es. with mineral, peirl. white nnd iilated kuolts. mineral, pearl, white and plate I Hell Pulls. Rlketnvm A Seymour's rim and rnbbitcd, morticed anil lIUlM Door Lookf, with ifctBTOfl and brass rails complete, oth it Slanh-y's nnd Maltison, Rnrnell & (Vs. rim and plate l.ock i. with hr.iis and iron bolts. Mackerel's, Lbel, Curtis V Co'h ami Western lllilld Kasteni:i.;.:. OrnrnwfHi.t' Unit HhlBet. all varieties. do do '20 do i 'JO do VMttfi'Wr oiffeTi Win nm rVcrx- anicm in MO ' tianlwarc iiii'' n r.c.n ;is i,ol Icrins nj; nt iinv o.fi.-r lilaco ),; :..'tl... ,i,.,i.,r 1, (ill .'I" V M.I.I" K, lace in I AO. 19, 1145. No. 1C1 Hlfh Col.nhM ........ . nr ,'!' . .l'.' COHFECTIONAR1 AM) TO II WOBR mill'. Kubscriln rs hue entered into partner hip in the ( on x fectionary DOHM and have taken the s'ore room in t!ir e 1 House, o (nor smth ef Messrs. Wm. . Piatt V Co's. Jewelry Store, where we intend to keep on hand all such articles as am usually found in our lino ef boMnOM, viz : fiicIi as Toys and fancy articles, Confectioiiar.es, Candies. Cordials and I ruits of all kinds. Private IbatUM ami Parlies rappHod with all kinds of C00 loetlonary of as good quality and on as reasonable terms as anv other establishment m the city. A. HCHNRIDRR. aut. it, n;w. nr.RYj. ooff. I, K,P( HITS of ( 'ases argued and determined in the Enp-t Ehh Eoeleeteetfcnl Courts, with tables of the cases and principal matters. Edited by Edward D. Ingraham, Esq., of the I'hiladelphii liar; ind vols. Reports ef ( i.-es a.yued and determined in the Court of Exchequer, at Law and in Equity, and in the Exchequer Chamber in Equilv nnd in Error. Edited hv Francis .1. Troiibal, Esq., of the Philadelphia Bar ; in ti vols. A new AbrMffOMni of Um Law: by Matthews Bacon, Es4i., with large additions nnd corrections, bv Sir HeTiry ( i II in. nnd 'harles Kit ard io l I. I '.! nnd v Hit Ante and References, mail the edition oublislied in VW. by Rird Wilson. Etq,, to which are added Noti s ami FU ft r-n- res t' mcric in Law and Leeisions, by John Rouvier. Completed in M) sup. royal t vols. Sivth volume of Mill's New York Reports ; I .learnt Ii vol. ol iVioeson eisoy s i .xcneqiier ueporis ; Third volume of Howard's Rejiorts ; Seveiilh Tnltune P.erlesia'ticnf Rejiorts ; Forty-fourth vobmir P.mrlisli Com to mi aw; 'I'hirtv-ninth raiofM of the Low Library. Just received by Oct. I.) I H. R1LET. THE iiibscrilKr loipotdolly informs lu- Iriends ;nid the iJiitthe mat lie roii- Jtinees to carry on tin- Cabinet making 1; !.u. . :ii i i- ; I,. M i-n lli-h .0' tween Plva n ami Rich vts., and has alwavs on and .ii ui..ke to order, all kinds tf eJ'Jlj.'iil' EarBitoro, which he will warrant If Tleipi'il to ant ofTered in the place. Lli He has 80 eveellent HE UME, and is prepared to make COFFINS ami attend Funerals on the lihortrst notice. Collins of all kinds kept on haw). 'i'ermn rrry renouabtr, and suited to the times. Orders for am article in his line will mei t with prompt attention. Nov.!;, l;;ii. twtf. A. W. UEAHER. Dnllrv's Miinirnl Piiin KMrarlor TVTEF.nS no NewspajM-r piitTs to give it a reputation li trie trial will at once satisfv ;vw oc t iK u. i a repuiaiion. a sin-one of its wonderful Mtwer over all eases of Run s, Scalds. I'llcs. lull iinmatorv theuimtism. Tetter. Scald Head. Broken Breast, and every description of pain and inflammation. Mr. Ialiej wnrranta it to extract the pain from a burn or scald inshmtl v. and heal it op in an incredibly short space of time. Even if this were all it could do, it certainlv ouifht to be in every house from Maine to ( Jcorgia. Be sure and not use the counterfeit salve prepared bv Comstoek A Co.. and then condemn the eenu-ine a a Humbug." The oriiimd and only genuine Hal-ley's Magical Pain Extractor lias the signitnre of II. I ' L-I.EY on everv Imx.aml is sold wholesale and retail bv JVMES OU.I: HI BBP.LL. his aiithorited Agent for Uw Strte of Ohio. Fourth St.. if doors west of IfaaOj Cincinnati. For aale in Columbus, hv J. B. VY HE TON. I.EMO 6, SON. S. I LARK A CO.'.and HAVIS A WII.NER. Sept. fi, lftt.V..twAw $9. BORE "CltOICK ri:adihg THE Wiirwam and the Cabin, by W. (i. Simms. Big tbel ami li e Little Manhattan, by Conuhu Mathews ; anal a new supply of ("rock of Oold. Hiary i,f LaHv Willoochhy. Crescent Sl Cross '1 jiarts complete. Do do neatly Intoim!, 1 vol. Jodieatnr. M Table Talk. M 44 Cetteri from Italv. Ac. 4tc. Just receireil at Oct 7 RIIT.V OHIO STATE JOURNAL. . . CHINA AND THE ODM m k . W t IK I Bt o s ii LKciiRi. Mr. Fm:tciu:k Wens i kii delivered hidseconil Ia'c- (ore on chum, mi the cTeoinj of the 90th of Oetober to a large nnd attentive audience, at the Tabenmelf. At the eh.se of bmfbrntef lecture, he spoke of ihedis- eipiine and etlieieney of the Chinem Police ; ami lie now lenuirked tlmt the (JUtOMNf China were also nmut expert and daring. The legation, on its arrival at Ma- cao, was warned tube on its guard against tin in. They strip themselves, oil their persons, till their hair, the only part by which they can be seized, with sharp knife MadeH,sml thus prepared never enter a room ex- cept when' there Ml a lht, thus reversing the practice i f their profession in western countries. Indeed, said Mr. V., in China, which is the antipodes of the west- i r:i hemisphere, every thing musi be reversed. Their nlfht is our day their west our east; two friends wheii they meet, shake their hands vt each other a H ife practice, eertniuly, where, as in China, cutaneous d season areeommim ;their inouiuiug drew is white ; theif compass points to the south: they put their saueers (to top nf their cups; they are certain that ine puii goes rmimi me eann, ami thev knoir that the irtli is Hat and square. Parents are rewarded for the viriues of theirch.lJren ami indeed thev have every UtHigpooullil to thorns. Ives. Ami of course the hub itfl o their tweeoi must be peculiar likewise. One ef (iur togOtiott, a warm ti ght, left the window of his bed room, which mi the recoil d 1 or, open. Thieves, by the aid of a humhoo, entered, saw by the light that lie was asleep, secured his loaded p s.ol and his sword, nnd then at their leisure quietlv stripped the room of every moveable which it contained. The property might have Icen recovered on application b the iiuthorities ; but knowing that this would Uffltvt punishment Upon guiltless persons, the gentleman preened to bee his property, ami so let Un' fru ity escape. Somebody is always held responsible in China lot every offbooe that may he committed. When a man tofcei a house he takes also a .vfnr-nL who Ins some property which he gives us a pledge for hli honesty. He is hired bv the month, and has charge of every thing m any way connected with the ! uvim-Biiu .in i in inc iioiiseuoiM. lie Hires all tile servants, U responsible lor them .ill, hoJdl all the keys and relieves tile owner of every possible can1. If any tiling is loot Of etOton he must replace it; nnd he in turn, holds all his underlings responsible to him. if any thing is destroyed by that with us so mischievous person, AVftWf tlM servants must combine to make it up ; and in the case of theft already men-tioned, had tie loOBI of the gOOdl (bRowed it "up, the mukkmn of Ihe eotoUhdnnent would have been held rOJpOMjUOi Ry this system, one great point, always uiiiied at by legislators, is secured ; namely, the certainty of punishment for every crime. Some one is ' It) be held resjHutsible rain is proportioned to the evaporation, so is punisl nt to crime ; ami in China, punishment, like ram also, falls upon the just I IK! MIC UOlUal. The Chinese cede, civil and criminal, is very voluminous. Then- is nothing in socinl, domestic or private life thai is no1 provided for. The relimmis rites, the modes of ot twJ intercourse, of salutation, And even of courtship, nre regulated by law. At the change of seasons, from spring to sum r, or autumn to winter, the Chief Mandarin , f the district puU on his summer or white.' cap ; and when that is done summer or winter it is, nt least in his district. As on board a by the sun it should he V4 o clock, lie m ufuuiol "y the Commander to " nHMN it The present reigning family in China is of Mant-choti Tartar origin, nnd dales from Kill, when the Tartars, who till tBOO had been excluded by lie greet wall, made their w ay into the empire and seired uiwm Ihe throne, which they have since retained. The present monarch, Tmrhotnj is an aged man, nnd is the grandson ef the Emperor by whom Lord Macartney, the English Envoy, was received, and who wrote the celebrated ha oilr which so greatly pleased Voltaire. He was appointed sticei ssor to the throne, on account of his valiant defence of his father in 00 insurrection of the palace guards for tin- monarch Ins the right to appoint, from hs sons, the one who shall succeed to Li ,i .... ti... - ,i... mIm u ;, ins .huh my. in . t, , ii a word t.i.Midyiti!'- 1'ik.h'h ,i uhini, it is sacrilege lo pronounce ; though Mr. rrenaie similar to that w inch obtains m thought the usage , SnfOOOi where the 1 monnrch's surimme is never hoard. The advent to power of the Tartar dynasty wrought : change in the laws of the empire, and WM in thel but little more than is a change ol ndiiiiuislrnt'.-ii in this country, ex cent that the tleeapital ion, who Ii both cases lakes to about the same amomit, is in ( lima rrnf, while here it is but figrtirt. Tin- slaughter which ol as polished manners, ot as corU-ous ami easy nit-accompanied that .'vent was prodigious; the Dutch dress as any to be met m the drawing rooms of Eu-Ambnssador, who at Hint time travelled from Canton rope or the United States, ile was remarkably band-to Pekin, records that his way was oyer devastated some, finely formed and had the smallest and most ami rava.-od plains and sacked eit.es, whose countless gracefully delicate hands he had ever seen upon a man. inhabitant.! had fallen beneath the sword of the vieto- htg was the scholar, a plain looking man, with a nous Tartar. The only innovation that t-jok place broid, sour face, and spectacles with glass.- as large was that the custom of' shaving the head, which be- a a dollar, set in Mack 1mm ring. With hie loose fore had be. n confined to the T.irt irs, was made mi-- dress and staring awkward bsik, he reminded one versa!, so that no peculiar marksof the c.uiquered rncc forcibly of the necromancer in Hudibrns. When the might rpmain. ' Min ster himself drew near, three gum were tired, the The Chinese have no hereditary arisloernev, "r dis- marines drew up in the hall and presented arm to re-tiuclions of social rank. Theirdignities are allohVial, ceive him and in he walked. Keying is btt years old, all her people be og, in theory, equally the children tall, large and dignified. His face expresses talent of the Emperor, hi laBiaiog loom- iim.ly,.equal in rank and d-cision. Ile is one of the most ble and influ-and in bl-K.d. Birth nod wealth are more disregarded ential men in an empire of three hundred millions there than in any other part of the world more even j After a little conversation a collation was provided and than in tbi country Except the immediate relative our at retired. of the Kmpt ror, v. lm enjoy the privilege of wearing The next day our minister returned the visit at th" the cIlo-.v sash, nnd tin- f-flowers of Confucius, who' temple of Whangea, where Keying resiled. Like have a similar right, no one man is In tter than another ; all the Chinese temple it wa very tastefully s.tnnted, nnd even the Emperor's relations rnpidlr lose ran k massive, spacious, formed of connected huddinge wit h with every m seent. In thi ory and in practice, the courts between, nnd approached by a flight ot broad. h'orhest stations nre the reward of good conduct and of scholarship. Schools re universally established and education is provided for even the poorest and im-Ht obscure. YVealth i r. girded aolelv as a mean of iisefulne, and it is freely di-poned'for purpose of benevolence. It is lid that recently, mce the royal treasury has nren empty, the dignities of the College, which always open the way to high office in the stab , have been purchased for money ; but one ),.. ku - - l,;h - nlwoi it i known. Hoc not enjoy the respect and honor which th" place would -onfer on one w ho had wen it by Ins own merits and x it ions. There are nine degrees of official rink in ( hmadi tin niished by the button worn on the top of the cap and by the m aceck s feath. r The h.ghest i that ol i and only tne floor oy wnicn mey enu-reo. ai me AirBg, Which coirespond with Iuke,,and confers the 1 farther end a small table stood upon a platform; right to wear the red button and a two-eyed peacock and on this the two Ministi-rs seated tliemselves, the feather. Allth.se degrees of rank, are bestowed as , yrt of the company taking st ats along the sides of the reward of personal service or merit and confer no the room It was excessively hot, and though tolera-honor upon descendant-. The general affair of the ; ble to the think dressed Chines, was tothe Americans empire are managed bv several hoards at Pekin - insufferable. The treaty wa read, the copies com-these are the board of rite and ceremowie ; of fi- i pared, and the seals affiled, when two Tartars enter-nance and revenue: of war: of work - of for-j ed hesnng a package m yellow cloth, which proved tn eign affairs and dep.-nd.-nt Stat, s and of justice . be the Imfierial seal This was stamped upon the docu-and punishment. There are also two Coonc.ls, one rm nt, and then we pr's-eeded to dinner of whxheomprii's the F.mpt ror Cabinet ; and above The Chinese insisted that we .hould take off our all these is a Rosrd of Censors, which review the pro- coats ; we had taken care to provide oarseWea with cecdinffs H th- rest ThTo i also one rnhnns insti- white jaeketa, except owe -fentleman, who was post-tution worthy .-fnotree Before the Emperor palace IitcIv .ibl.fed t sit st th.s sre.t dipbmiatie dinner, is always suspended an immense gang, upon which g ven on the rowelnsion of a treaty betwer nrwo great any one may strike who necks from the Emperaf in person redresH for injuries for w hich he can obtain no satislaction elsewhere. It wan a question ol no little ddhculty, with which of the Hoards mentioned Lords Macartney and Ambers should transact their business ; and it wan finally settled tint they should negotiate lwwfb the Board of foreign offirlre and demnuii at ''''" U'cnuse, by bringing preSOtral the English Embassy had eoine in that capacity. They wen OOtV scquently receivt d in the name way and by the same functnuiaries us the Indian delegations are with ua. ll was found impossible for tis to obtain consent to cor- f"I0"d wi'h IVkiii. When the topic was utenti -d, Keying said that he would attend to that, as he, being superintendent of the live open ports, was the projH-r person. As the government of China is patriarchal, founded "P"" 1 tint love, it may well DC supposed tint Ihe eode 's ot silent upon that subject. No means are omitted "f deeening,enlargingand strengthening this feeling, Respect for one's parents ami nmv-srs is held to bc- the Hret of duties, the fbiODMOl of poUUcaJ and roll- gious bligations. Unusual instances of 'dial devotion ale publicly rewarded ; the names of thow by whom ,n,7 "re performed are held up to admiration, n;id han- '''"d down as household words to succeeding genera- nous, nnu uieir history made the text hook lor tin young, Reversing; the Europe. m mode, m China pa rents tire rewarded tor the v nines nnd al Uiuei of their children; and if tic paren. of worthy ehlldrcn dies, an idligy in lnmor of him is prepared, f r it is hehi h I must have been a go d fallu r, ami worthy of honor, to hive WOted virtuous and worthy children. Sons frequently interpose and r quest to he punished for Hem es nf their pirents ; nor is this so rare as to be cnns;i!ered extraordinary. Love for parents is the sliong's' sent ment in th" breast of a Chinese. No ohjange cf domcspo tics nfr ets it, nnd death lot elevates it into n religions rite and veneration. It holds the same place in China as with us does affection for a wife. And in China will every son, even as did .Eneas, " from the (lames of Troy The old Atichisps bear," convey his father from bnotootBJtd overwhelming perl to winch his wife and children will he abandoned. The halls of the rich are always ad rned with hVures of their ancestors, and in their temples the worship of deceased forefathers is a prominent and favorite devotion. Some one or two days of every season are net apart to visit their ancestral tombs, boill upon the sides of the lulls. They go in families and otter sacrifices and strew flowers over their graves. When these riles are ended they partake of a family feast, seated in enclosures around the tombs ; cover" the tables with p;eces of colored paper, which represent various fruits and viands, and which are burned, to carry upward food for their dec. aoed ancestors. And then on retiring from these sacred resorts, liule Hhjts of colored paper are put up in various sp ds.aml the whole hill-side M covered with them. The mejing. though often carried to excess, is certainly commendable. We arrived al Macao in February J and all that month, March, April, and May, we spent in studying Ihe lariiruairo ami watting i itelligenee from Keying, Who was lo meet us. At Inst we received a letter from him, l-'KH) miles to the West, saying that he was on his way ami would he there in Ju t minutes. We w aited as patiently as possible, in a city without n eiety, walks, drives, or anything in the slightest degree amusing ; and his five minutes proved to be, according to our division of tine, (troMp e.v. At last In reached Canton, and finally a messenger announced tint ,.. V;,S Ifoono, and hid taken up his lodg- o clock precisely of the next hy. Yin CfitneOB are very particular in all matters of etiquette. Their visiting cards, which no Chinese jreiitlemnn can bi without, instead of being such small bits of pasteboard as are used bv us, are large sheets of pajs-r, colored, figured, and einhossod. The Chinese always use en-vi Iojh s w hich vary in aiio from a pillow case to a purse ; alw ays employ sealing wax ; and inscribe upon the out side of their letters the names of both writer nnd person addressed. The two are placed, with their titles, in parallel columns, running from bottom to top; and the rank of the person corresponds with the length of space occupied by his name. Keying's name, with his numerous titles, easily filled the column; Mr. Cushing's, lacking I In t.ths, was made equal to Keying' s by being written in h tters of enormous " J J a .... , , , b iigth, large enough, in fact, lor a giudehoard At thirty minutes before Ihe t in - appointed nppear-eil a messenger with the Minister's card, ami at the hour announced by a second messenger, Keying him selfappeared with his suite. Of tin s" WlaOJ', LnBBs teiinnl (ioyernor of the two Kwang provinces, was 1 the moat distinsruished ; and Without any ex.igerntiou or quatitiealmn, ilr. ehster saul tie was a geuueman high, stone step, as we approac neu, a m siim up, the unvarying salute of three guns was tired, and we were led through the courts to an inner building where our Minister wa received by keymg. After i some conversation we were ushered in to dinner; and j here Mr. Webster aid that, as the Chinese festival were sitmlir to each other, he would describe the last one of whieh they partook, after the treaty had been concluded and on occasion of it signature, on the ;td ! of Jtllv I'll ! Eight copies of the treaty had to he prepared, four inerurh languaifp, and though the A mericins exercised their utmost diligence, the ( Inn.-se had theirs done first Tie v then proeoeded to tie- place of meeting. Thr ; room was small, twenty mm uy icn, wiinom winnows nations, in his shirt sleeves ! The table was set for twenty, and covered with baiHinnas, mangoes, orouges nnd other fruits, sweetmeats, Ac. Ac. A hot drink, like poor whiskey, called snmchoiit was prepared, each having a small teapot cimtuiniug it by his sinV. Wc were requited to till a small cup with- it, riiise the cup in brith hand,;, half rise, and t the friend whom we wished to compliment and then empty the cup, taking care to turn the inside U.wurds h'uu tint he might be assured it was empty. This djne, according to the custom, we were helped to fruits. Keying- with lit) own chop-stick, seized a tig and put It Upon the Minister's plate. This order oyer, a pudding was introduced expn H-dy invented for the occasion by Keying himself It was excellent and spoke volumes for the gajtronomlo talents of the high Commissioner. After this was oyer, two dishes of meat were brought on hy attendants, who were very numerous nnd very well drilled, keying again helped our Minister to a dish of ohioken and pork, like a stew; and the dish waa then passed around to tl ther guests. Then fUps of MaBCftOB Were taken. The dishes were then act in the centre of tbe t ible ; tin- snne process WOB rapidly repe iled unl I hundred dishes, hi silver Vessels, filled the table from .me end to the other. Various side dishes were introduced, as we use bread, among which were lulus, Watermelon seeds. Ac. Ac , siiark s tins, ImAi swr, birds' n"s:s, rooA of hogs montht, Ac. &c, of c iur ahounded in the sh.ie of stews or blOtM. Til-- bird's nests were the nn st costly of the dishe, and frtnarnth eoamood their weight m silver. They onr of. o gelntnaooi snbatAnoOi onpooid tut bo oUeetod by awaUowa upon rookolVoni the loam of tlw aOA, They arc BOxfecl Delta, and require to he cleansed of f-athers, dirt, ftoand nre by 00 menus disagreeable, being somewhat between vermicelli nnd ta- p ooo. stringy like ih one, uvnspnrent like iV other, Ulld quite tisteli 83. lle::be de mer is a sea-snail, and quite pnlatnble. Fish fins, sea-weed, hogs' mouth;, Ac. Ac., would certain, h be thought no great addition to our festive boards. They ure cosily, however, and can only be ntl'-rded by the rich. The custom of taking up morsels and thrusl-ing them into the mouths of tfaeir friends, wh ch pre-vails at the Chinese tables, reminds one forcibly of the adJuratioci of Meg M rrilies to Dominie onpoon1 m (ia', sinner, nnd nwallow !" After a pause, there appealed crossing tle yard six cooks, each witn a silver dish and a joint ef meat. They were followed by ix attendants carrying blocks covered with cloth. These were set down behind the chairs, and then each Oook, drawing from his girdle a long sharp Knife, carved the meat into thin slices, Whieh were received on plates by the atU'iidants, and handed to the guesla. The meats thus served were turkeys, hjuno, pigs roasted whole nnd gild d, Ac. This is the Tartar addition to a regular Chinese din-not ami was not unwelcome, na it introduced us to meals cf which we had heard before. A large bowl of very nice soup was then brought in. Keying took it up with both hands, drank cut of it, and I hen passed it to the Minister ; and then it went the round of the whole table. Thua at dinner we spent the time from 1) to 1 o'clock, the whole order of a European dinner being exactly reversed, beginning with fruit and ending with soup. We rose from the t able, put on our conts, and took our leave. The band struck up, three guns were fired, and we returned to .Macao, to exclaim with Macbeth, that we had "supped full of horrors!" Mr. Webster went on to say that lie did not mean to ridicule the customs of the Chinese, it thnt on seeing them for the first time, tin v of course tsmttlH i to him ut all events far niofe'ib TRjh flUP'oWn, dBfl ftt) i likewise many of their habits were no more ridiculous i than ours. The Mandarins wore long robes of rich am! heavy pilk, embroidered with gold, and covered j by a splendid riding coat. A girdle passes round the waist, fastened with a buckle of proeioua stones, and long beets, whitened- reach the knees. Around the Been is a siring of beads, of stones in winter, and of perfumed wood in summer. A cap of straw or velvet 1 M worn, Wrtfl a button and feather, ami attached to tin; belt are suutl bottles, Ac of gold. A military Mandarin has besides a very lnrg;e ring, cut IVcSfl a single precious stone, upon his right thumb. The richest dresses are worn by players on the stage. The Chinese actors an- always itinerant and nre hired by private persons, or by several who contribute to raise a fund for the purwise. They have no changing of scenes, and every thing is very rude nnd to us un interesting. And yet they had played at M lean three liys and nights without mtermitision, many person standing W hours to look on, receiving refreshments from persoui who have them to sell. No women np- (s-ar, and nil speak in falsetto. Mr. Webster gave some account of their dramas which seem to be historical, abounding in exaggerations and nhfiirdilies, ind of their comedies which are vulgar and disgusting. Tiny hive an extensive literature ; their poetry a-b umils in tropes and figures nnd is sometimes touching and beautiful. They have writings of a higher character, as the works of Confucius, which are aiming the nobteat Bsjcianens of moral teaching ever wriiien. The art of printing was known in China long before j it wns discovered in the Western world; books are ! very cheap and universally diffused ; the compass j was used, manufactii res of va rious kinds carried ou . canals made, ami in short all mechanical powers, ex j cept steam, were known in China long before lliey were invented in the West. Paper intuit had been used ;md discarded long before it was iiutde by the Jews, and now the only coin employed in the immense trade of tie- Empire is a copper coin worth about one tenth ol a cent. Mr. Webster concluded his lecture by referring to the patriarchal character ol' the Chinese government, which is entirely primitive and such ns obtained in the i earliest ages oi me worm, and which lor its preserva-. turn, requires a homogeneous pcoph-, an early origin j and an unbroken history : and to the character of ' their language, whieh is hyeroglyphieal, as evidence of the extreme antiquity of the Chinese nation. Thev claim to have unbroken traditions running back ! years before Christ, or wilhin I'JlfO years of thecn-a-! tion of the world ; anil Mr. W. thought it not at all ' unlikely thnt at thnt time they may have had a n gu- lnr government, a monarch, a large population, and I institutions very much ss we find them now. The lecture was listened to with great attention, I nnd was written with a good deal of elegance, enter-i ing al length into the details of the variou topics dis-cussed Both lectures have been very well attended nnd heard with gn at satistuclKtn. Rrroas or Pi at.it reanfs. Thotv who minister to the rage for public amusement are gathering i rich harvest tins seas n ft is demonstrati d that it is better to be fiddler than a philosopher, a singer than a sage. The purest and la-st industrial pursuit yield less thar the idlest and worst. A merchant, may devote a life to honest toil and faithful business application, and yet not be able to realise th- fortune bestowed upon a strolling opera dancer in a single engagement. An able artist, such ss our own Sully, fills our houses with the hciuiifol creation of his genius, and yet, when age begin" to whiten his locks, theeompeUT.cc conferred upon nn m tor for ' s aes-son ' is not his. 57 Cincinnati sends fifty deb g it. s to the Memphis Con sent) on
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Full Text | THE OHIO STATE JOURNAL. VOLUME IX. COLUMBUS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1846! NUMBER 34. n humiki) M TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS, BY CHARLES SCOTT & CO. Office south-cant corner of High street and Sugar alley. TERMS. Daily during the session f tlic Legislature, ami In-weekly the remainder of the ve ir, - - 00 Tri-wcckly the remainder l' the war, - 00 Weekly per niimini, - . . . 2 CO Tonus of Aiivcrtisiiig. Twelve lints or less, one or three iossrtb IBS, 11. ami J5 rents tor each additional insertion for threw months fbf six months sfit fur 13 mouths . I J Louver advortisc-incnts in the same proportion, with a dcdurtum of 10 POT lent, on the amount ever Jj J in fix months. The uuihIht of LOMltiam BMMl he miri,c 1 at the end of all idtertbembnts, or they will bo continued until ordered out, and charged accordingly. By tin; Vcnr. For twelve lines jjf I .' (berth of a colu:n:i MJ half a column flO" whnlo oolnnw VX mano:; s c c a L i-: x i EH 1845. Iiegui.tr .! . (fit 7 o'dect, iff. Com-mrus Irfiitoi;, il .m l Hli TiivKd ivh el' e.acli month. Ohio Chai'IUi, III S.Unr.l.iv of cirli month. Jjnr..riiii's Cot m it, lit I rie'nv of each month. K-i Vutvul Em IMPMEUT, lut Saturday of each month. n;.nii.(iv. nw t.v.os Dbbtiit. Corambo. Ohio. The undersigned loftaUBS hi' friends an 1 ihe I'nhiir, that he in prepared to oiecnbB ill Ofdeil in the line of till profession, at the shor'e-t Imtii ... -i-id I i ON" tie I. V1T.ST itu.l MOST AIM'ltoV I'M PRINCIPLES. TEETH, from on to u full set inserted on CjOLD PLATE Opoo Uiu principle of ATMOfrilKltlV I'm ISUKK. lifting recently made a very Important hkrahthfl hi' the art of adapting the I I ile to the (dims, he i enabled to war-raut Plate work in all cases to answer the purpotes of m ts-tiratiou, and in pnini of dm lbihtv. Witness w Bt, and d gnnce of finish, equal, if not luperior, to any other establishment.I'.xmSED NERVES destroyed uHtbtmt bom by a ! Btl U'PI.H TloN. Diseases of the Te -th and t ium's cure I. Teeth lilled. in almost every instance i.iVAo.' ,i.mi, denied, and nut on pivots, and ut i IH n.i ii:t; .u a-, e.it. 1TJ 'Charges ho moderate that Dental o.c.u.ion;;arc plaeed within the means of ivir person. ISKI I llFM K. Gov. Mordecal Hartley, Hon, Saml Oalloway, lion. J. W. RUsji Cel. Sajii'i Medary. Dr. Carter, Columbus. Dr. Win. 11. Mardoahi prinffflold. Ohio. i:.... A If P,f...... l!i.. . Isaac .1. Allen, !'.; j.. .Maiiftield. Ohio. r. ft. Intnin;;t ld ind. Richland co., Oldo. Judfie ( hoate, Milan. Ohio. I'itt Cooke, Bin., Bandmky City, Ohio. tiuoro Allen, ( irelcville. Ohio. To the ProAMcioB. HeUBMOn hand a Ulfl itOOl of Dr. u o k'- PRE Mil M TEETH, which he will r!1 at his Net urkpriee. cpieiit upon Um qualitv ofthofa Tooth ii deemed lupor- Abo, on liand, QOLD and 8ILVEB H.VJT.. rolled to nnv tliickni-.-s ; t.OLJ. t.ti.l SUA 1.11 SOUifiRS, arid (KJLD, SILVER am TI N TOIL, of a raperlor muUtrj and n superior artic le nf W S1I for Diseanetl UtUW, v. ith i 'JXXJTH POWPERS tit' variouH kinds, an low an can he boognt oImwooto m tha Bttto. UM. WM.I.SIIIIM'. Itll.l'.V, MOM tt! Micliavirul Uenti't O.Ttrr nno il'ntrnnrtli of the BuHOTMfCwunbatfOlilo, Not, iii, iiin. iwiv. i FtrfudUfi ComnUMton Ud Produce Biisiii.ss. S THOMAS fc tX), Ion" uimmi .! CHo MtltCVAIfTl lt liK.M.KM. PH IMM.I tl. - 'fills Kir .M'W llirKIUlMI. Ill' ""i Fen-K Clinton Line, and Ohioand Sew York line, on the line r.mnm . 'IV llirluiiiind Co.'s Liumoiid I. me. on the Ohio Canal. White Wnre-Ilotise, West end Scioto linage, l.o- , luuihiis. oiuo. tteler t Messrs. ( 'owing. Richnmnd, William A' Co.. N. Y. City. " hlinie, Davis A t o.. litUlilo, iow i orx. 14 Oordoo, Williams it Co., Detroit Michigan. " Thnouu Riehmond A Co., ( level md. Ohio. " A. 'adwallatler, A Co.. atiesTillp, Ohio. " Young A Pitch, .Newark. Ohio. " J, W. I'inlev V Co., Cireleville, Ohio. Mr. M. R. BartlOtt, hillicothe.Ohio. Messrs. COOWOJ A liohiiKoii. PortMiioulh, Ohio. 1. liulgw ny A Co.. j ( l,,lini,lU(., Ohio. I bos. HoooW, Bag., 1 aslnrr, 1 j Liberal advances will be nude on all ( oiiHiminents if required. M:-y I, Htll. tf. UDiiUllOHd Mioe MO JOHN JONES, would res.ct: nee to the eitiieni of ( ohm Ei;iuioul Mioe' More. tliillv an- iinibus and Li6 riomity. that he has removed free fp of the Boldefl Pee, tn hit oM ed from the sign i old stand on High street, near the corner of Priend, when- he lias on 1 1 llm Innri.Kt n.sl iHliir id of I 'rtSCIl III lle I loot a lid ll'-eS ".tv u..., Im ..ili.m Iur uluih:d or n t ul at Mi. to suit the t in. HSfiiry merehnd- would do well to call and caniino his st.ck. betore pun h iiii" ehewhere. The Cr.ii. may always be supplied with U-atlu r. and ali kinds of Pindings and Kit, Iiv callini at the IHmnnnd Shor Store. Particular attention j oniil to tillin'' order- fruin abroad. N. B. Custom H ork at all it pairing done to onler on the shortest rsmsible niticc. I b. '21, VMl. ATWOOO A CO TVTO. 121, Mnrket Street, iMiihulelpbin, Inrlte IN the attention of the Merchants of Ohm to their stock of FbnfMn and Dmmntk thy Goods, The) now nh ceiving from abroad, and from the numerous manufactories in the city and vicinity, great varieties of goods, especially adapted to the Western tratle. In pcvcral Mailable articles they can aive important advaiitn'(.n to aOOtf customers, and thev ludirve all their prices will Is found second to none in cheapness, Jan. JJ w&lwlf. City Itiilh. THIS splendid establishment is imw ready for the nccom-m'slntinn of lue public. Ladies and gentlemen who wish to unjov health, should avail themselves of this opportunity to enjoy the hmm of bathing. Wann, Cohl, and Shower Ruths can lie had at any hour, in the Basemen! Story of ihe Neil House. Ccntlcuici.s' entrance through thr Barlier's Saloon. Private entrance for Ladies at the north end of the 3Veil House. H- ROBERTS. Aug. l 1 fl Baa lm . o'lHratiiry'w iNsay. fSSAYS, Critical ami Misrellaneoos, by T. Baliingt'tn liMacaulcy: 1 vol. royal Bvo. The very general and high commendation bestowed by the press and the community upon the American edition of Macnulcy's Miscellaneous Writing, has induced the poottlhoff to isn'ic a new and lieau-tiful esfition, embracing the remainder of the articles in the Edinburgh Review . nnd i-m ral .oh. I. writt n and peMfcaV ed while the author was at College. Jut received, ami for sale at the Bookstore of jXtt. I. N. WHITINt; HI'NTINtiToN. wLon?fcl low's Ports nnd hffrjB hmwt THE Posits and I'iM trv of Europe, with Introductions and Biogniphif al Notices: By Henry Wadsw-orth I ona-fellow. 1 large splendid super royal Uvo. vol., cmlielltslicd with a highlv finished portrait of Schiller, and an elegant Frontispiece, forminu altogether one of the most beautiful pohlications of the day. This day received, and for sale at the Bookstore of Jidytt. I. N WTUTINO HUiNTWGTOV HoLirs m:ctiri:s. OR. ARNOLD'S Leetonsa on .Moileni llitorr. debvf red in Int Term, with the Ina'ignral Lecture de livered in LVcember, Mil. with Preface and .Not s. bv Hen-rv Reed. A. M. Just received at R1LP 1 ' Oct TIN, COP 11)11 AMI) SIIEKT IRON WARE MA.Nl TACTOKV. Till1', snhserihers respecll'ully annouiiee to their friends, and the public: in general, that ttiev have taken the BO tahlishiueiit lonuerly conducted by K. Avers, on Hi'h street, opposite the State Ituildinps, when- they will continue the buiinosi of the Copper, Tin. Sheet Iron and lirass mauofac-tory, in all it branclies, and they pledge theuibelves to attend to all orders in their line with despatch, and will warrant their work to bo of the best quality. Thev respeetfi.lly solieit a continuance of the liberal patronise DOntpfpro extended to 1 his establishment, and M Ucul OlJ Invite their friends to frivo them a call. 1 hey are receiving, and will COOftUrtlj keep on hand, StOTQI of evei'v VOMOtj' and p ittern, OontlfaQg of tOJ .Wftny VfHimm Cooking Htarr, which are especially recommended to the nnbllc, ami w hich nrooan wnrrant to purchuera with safetv; also, a variety of airtight Parlor Stoves, for coal or wood, from the Cleveland and Cincinnati Koosdliet. Old copper, btin, pewter, and couutrv prmluee taken in cxtliajye fur tho above articles. W. II. BRODRICK, snpt.:m. twtr. wn.iir.n cowxs. OHIO MI Ti A I. I Hi S: INSl HANCli COT Tire ;:ud Life ninMMMt THIS Ceniany continues t'i tae r?Y on Lives and I'repeny, on the mest apprnvwd principle of Mutual liMurance. Cite Dcpiutmi'iit. t;' The IfOtagO eoot i f tntanaOfl in this Ilepartinent.is less than ow-fuurth pOf cent, per annum. 1'olieies Unopfl on the .Mm i. or Cash plan at the option of the QjrjHjfltOti iif Department PoUdM o'i blfOI umod cfaiiy at tmr-Iui'f the usml rates of premium. :. H. Ailv.intve.i made av djable 00 two or m It contin- nnctof. For infornntlon, nppb' nt the ottfjf, Carpenter's Itnildiii.r. bolVeon the K.xchaji 'o and -it v Uinks, I ljjh street, C'o-lumhus. TIMOTHY GRIFFITH, Sept. Id, lfil.r. twy. fterlrtnVSi ROPE AND CORDAGE FACTORY MRS. E. 3, MIDDLEltlN v. ill oontinM the abovebod-ne-s, eanied no hi ti tj by ber tab) hu.dnml It r ten ye in pgl. The work v. i he executed In the same fnrelinu ttd hands who hive Ik-cii e'ttfaged in the Rope walk for the last two e tn I an 1 Ihe mfalle nnv !h assured that all de- eriptb. 'i of Itope ami VWiw, Qiof tm4k I'iinr-linr, W rtfc, will ! mado promptly to order in the oanw superior Itjffi) which h&l bontofbn given oo much sitt-laction. Atw, 13. Rill rw HARDVAP.E. GERE, ABBOTT A CD Keep constantly on hand a l iree ind Lcucril tatortmonl of Hard-Ware antl Cutlery, Iron, Nails, 1 Oliss, House Builders' Materials, I'armiuu: nnd Me-h utieal Tools, and everv article in the Hardware line. Thev also keep on hand a penrral Mtppl v of Mil. it:in (ioodl. 'I'l.ev have just received direct from the Manufactories, the hirer t and best assortment id' loor 1 H:inm;::t iuul Intnimmja ever bnaiht to this market among which are SO donn New Haren Mortice and Cottane Loeiiaflid l.ntch- es. with mineral, peirl. white nnd iilated kuolts. mineral, pearl, white and plate I Hell Pulls. Rlketnvm A Seymour's rim and rnbbitcd, morticed anil lIUlM Door Lookf, with ifctBTOfl and brass rails complete, oth it Slanh-y's nnd Maltison, Rnrnell & (Vs. rim and plate l.ock i. with hr.iis and iron bolts. Mackerel's, Lbel, Curtis V Co'h ami Western lllilld Kasteni:i.;.:. OrnrnwfHi.t' Unit HhlBet. all varieties. do do '20 do i 'JO do VMttfi'Wr oiffeTi Win nm rVcrx- anicm in MO ' tianlwarc iiii'' n r.c.n ;is i,ol Icrins nj; nt iinv o.fi.-r lilaco ),; :..'tl... ,i,.,i.,r 1, (ill .'I" V M.I.I" K, lace in I AO. 19, 1145. No. 1C1 Hlfh Col.nhM ........ . nr ,'!' . .l'.' COHFECTIONAR1 AM) TO II WOBR mill'. Kubscriln rs hue entered into partner hip in the ( on x fectionary DOHM and have taken the s'ore room in t!ir e 1 House, o (nor smth ef Messrs. Wm. . Piatt V Co's. Jewelry Store, where we intend to keep on hand all such articles as am usually found in our lino ef boMnOM, viz : fiicIi as Toys and fancy articles, Confectioiiar.es, Candies. Cordials and I ruits of all kinds. Private IbatUM ami Parlies rappHod with all kinds of C00 loetlonary of as good quality and on as reasonable terms as anv other establishment m the city. A. HCHNRIDRR. aut. it, n;w. nr.RYj. ooff. I, K,P( HITS of ( 'ases argued and determined in the Enp-t Ehh Eoeleeteetfcnl Courts, with tables of the cases and principal matters. Edited by Edward D. Ingraham, Esq., of the I'hiladelphii liar; ind vols. Reports ef ( i.-es a.yued and determined in the Court of Exchequer, at Law and in Equity, and in the Exchequer Chamber in Equilv nnd in Error. Edited hv Francis .1. Troiibal, Esq., of the Philadelphia Bar ; in ti vols. A new AbrMffOMni of Um Law: by Matthews Bacon, Es4i., with large additions nnd corrections, bv Sir HeTiry ( i II in. nnd 'harles Kit ard io l I. I '.! nnd v Hit Ante and References, mail the edition oublislied in VW. by Rird Wilson. Etq,, to which are added Noti s ami FU ft r-n- res t' mcric in Law and Leeisions, by John Rouvier. Completed in M) sup. royal t vols. Sivth volume of Mill's New York Reports ; I .learnt Ii vol. ol iVioeson eisoy s i .xcneqiier ueporis ; Third volume of Howard's Rejiorts ; Seveiilh Tnltune P.erlesia'ticnf Rejiorts ; Forty-fourth vobmir P.mrlisli Com to mi aw; 'I'hirtv-ninth raiofM of the Low Library. Just received by Oct. I.) I H. R1LET. THE iiibscrilKr loipotdolly informs lu- Iriends ;nid the iJiitthe mat lie roii- Jtinees to carry on tin- Cabinet making 1; !.u. . :ii i i- ; I,. M i-n lli-h .0' tween Plva n ami Rich vts., and has alwavs on and .ii ui..ke to order, all kinds tf eJ'Jlj.'iil' EarBitoro, which he will warrant If Tleipi'il to ant ofTered in the place. Lli He has 80 eveellent HE UME, and is prepared to make COFFINS ami attend Funerals on the lihortrst notice. Collins of all kinds kept on haw). 'i'ermn rrry renouabtr, and suited to the times. Orders for am article in his line will mei t with prompt attention. Nov.!;, l;;ii. twtf. A. W. UEAHER. Dnllrv's Miinirnl Piiin KMrarlor TVTEF.nS no NewspajM-r piitTs to give it a reputation li trie trial will at once satisfv ;vw oc t iK u. i a repuiaiion. a sin-one of its wonderful Mtwer over all eases of Run s, Scalds. I'llcs. lull iinmatorv theuimtism. Tetter. Scald Head. Broken Breast, and every description of pain and inflammation. Mr. Ialiej wnrranta it to extract the pain from a burn or scald inshmtl v. and heal it op in an incredibly short space of time. Even if this were all it could do, it certainlv ouifht to be in every house from Maine to ( Jcorgia. Be sure and not use the counterfeit salve prepared bv Comstoek A Co.. and then condemn the eenu-ine a a Humbug." The oriiimd and only genuine Hal-ley's Magical Pain Extractor lias the signitnre of II. I ' L-I.EY on everv Imx.aml is sold wholesale and retail bv JVMES OU.I: HI BBP.LL. his aiithorited Agent for Uw Strte of Ohio. Fourth St.. if doors west of IfaaOj Cincinnati. For aale in Columbus, hv J. B. VY HE TON. I.EMO 6, SON. S. I LARK A CO.'.and HAVIS A WII.NER. Sept. fi, lftt.V..twAw $9. BORE "CltOICK ri:adihg THE Wiirwam and the Cabin, by W. (i. Simms. Big tbel ami li e Little Manhattan, by Conuhu Mathews ; anal a new supply of ("rock of Oold. Hiary i,f LaHv Willoochhy. Crescent Sl Cross '1 jiarts complete. Do do neatly Intoim!, 1 vol. Jodieatnr. M Table Talk. M 44 Cetteri from Italv. Ac. 4tc. Just receireil at Oct 7 RIIT.V OHIO STATE JOURNAL. . . CHINA AND THE ODM m k . W t IK I Bt o s ii LKciiRi. Mr. Fm:tciu:k Wens i kii delivered hidseconil Ia'c- (ore on chum, mi the cTeoinj of the 90th of Oetober to a large nnd attentive audience, at the Tabenmelf. At the eh.se of bmfbrntef lecture, he spoke of ihedis- eipiine and etlieieney of the Chinem Police ; ami lie now lenuirked tlmt the (JUtOMNf China were also nmut expert and daring. The legation, on its arrival at Ma- cao, was warned tube on its guard against tin in. They strip themselves, oil their persons, till their hair, the only part by which they can be seized, with sharp knife MadeH,sml thus prepared never enter a room ex- cept when' there Ml a lht, thus reversing the practice i f their profession in western countries. Indeed, said Mr. V., in China, which is the antipodes of the west- i r:i hemisphere, every thing musi be reversed. Their nlfht is our day their west our east; two friends wheii they meet, shake their hands vt each other a H ife practice, eertniuly, where, as in China, cutaneous d season areeommim ;their inouiuiug drew is white ; theif compass points to the south: they put their saueers (to top nf their cups; they are certain that ine puii goes rmimi me eann, ami thev knoir that the irtli is Hat and square. Parents are rewarded for the viriues of theirch.lJren ami indeed thev have every UtHigpooullil to thorns. Ives. Ami of course the hub itfl o their tweeoi must be peculiar likewise. One ef (iur togOtiott, a warm ti ght, left the window of his bed room, which mi the recoil d 1 or, open. Thieves, by the aid of a humhoo, entered, saw by the light that lie was asleep, secured his loaded p s.ol and his sword, nnd then at their leisure quietlv stripped the room of every moveable which it contained. The property might have Icen recovered on application b the iiuthorities ; but knowing that this would Uffltvt punishment Upon guiltless persons, the gentleman preened to bee his property, ami so let Un' fru ity escape. Somebody is always held responsible in China lot every offbooe that may he committed. When a man tofcei a house he takes also a .vfnr-nL who Ins some property which he gives us a pledge for hli honesty. He is hired bv the month, and has charge of every thing m any way connected with the ! uvim-Biiu .in i in inc iioiiseuoiM. lie Hires all tile servants, U responsible lor them .ill, hoJdl all the keys and relieves tile owner of every possible can1. If any tiling is loot Of etOton he must replace it; nnd he in turn, holds all his underlings responsible to him. if any thing is destroyed by that with us so mischievous person, AVftWf tlM servants must combine to make it up ; and in the case of theft already men-tioned, had tie loOBI of the gOOdl (bRowed it "up, the mukkmn of Ihe eotoUhdnnent would have been held rOJpOMjUOi Ry this system, one great point, always uiiiied at by legislators, is secured ; namely, the certainty of punishment for every crime. Some one is ' It) be held resjHutsible rain is proportioned to the evaporation, so is punisl nt to crime ; ami in China, punishment, like ram also, falls upon the just I IK! MIC UOlUal. The Chinese cede, civil and criminal, is very voluminous. Then- is nothing in socinl, domestic or private life thai is no1 provided for. The relimmis rites, the modes of ot twJ intercourse, of salutation, And even of courtship, nre regulated by law. At the change of seasons, from spring to sum r, or autumn to winter, the Chief Mandarin , f the district puU on his summer or white.' cap ; and when that is done summer or winter it is, nt least in his district. As on board a by the sun it should he V4 o clock, lie m ufuuiol "y the Commander to " nHMN it The present reigning family in China is of Mant-choti Tartar origin, nnd dales from Kill, when the Tartars, who till tBOO had been excluded by lie greet wall, made their w ay into the empire and seired uiwm Ihe throne, which they have since retained. The present monarch, Tmrhotnj is an aged man, nnd is the grandson ef the Emperor by whom Lord Macartney, the English Envoy, was received, and who wrote the celebrated ha oilr which so greatly pleased Voltaire. He was appointed sticei ssor to the throne, on account of his valiant defence of his father in 00 insurrection of the palace guards for tin- monarch Ins the right to appoint, from hs sons, the one who shall succeed to Li ,i .... ti... - ,i... mIm u ;, ins .huh my. in . t, , ii a word t.i.Midyiti!'- 1'ik.h'h ,i uhini, it is sacrilege lo pronounce ; though Mr. rrenaie similar to that w inch obtains m thought the usage , SnfOOOi where the 1 monnrch's surimme is never hoard. The advent to power of the Tartar dynasty wrought : change in the laws of the empire, and WM in thel but little more than is a change ol ndiiiiuislrnt'.-ii in this country, ex cent that the tleeapital ion, who Ii both cases lakes to about the same amomit, is in ( lima rrnf, while here it is but figrtirt. Tin- slaughter which ol as polished manners, ot as corU-ous ami easy nit-accompanied that .'vent was prodigious; the Dutch dress as any to be met m the drawing rooms of Eu-Ambnssador, who at Hint time travelled from Canton rope or the United States, ile was remarkably band-to Pekin, records that his way was oyer devastated some, finely formed and had the smallest and most ami rava.-od plains and sacked eit.es, whose countless gracefully delicate hands he had ever seen upon a man. inhabitant.! had fallen beneath the sword of the vieto- htg was the scholar, a plain looking man, with a nous Tartar. The only innovation that t-jok place broid, sour face, and spectacles with glass.- as large was that the custom of' shaving the head, which be- a a dollar, set in Mack 1mm ring. With hie loose fore had be. n confined to the T.irt irs, was made mi-- dress and staring awkward bsik, he reminded one versa!, so that no peculiar marksof the c.uiquered rncc forcibly of the necromancer in Hudibrns. When the might rpmain. ' Min ster himself drew near, three gum were tired, the The Chinese have no hereditary arisloernev, "r dis- marines drew up in the hall and presented arm to re-tiuclions of social rank. Theirdignities are allohVial, ceive him and in he walked. Keying is btt years old, all her people be og, in theory, equally the children tall, large and dignified. His face expresses talent of the Emperor, hi laBiaiog loom- iim.ly,.equal in rank and d-cision. Ile is one of the most ble and influ-and in bl-K.d. Birth nod wealth are more disregarded ential men in an empire of three hundred millions there than in any other part of the world more even j After a little conversation a collation was provided and than in tbi country Except the immediate relative our at retired. of the Kmpt ror, v. lm enjoy the privilege of wearing The next day our minister returned the visit at th" the cIlo-.v sash, nnd tin- f-flowers of Confucius, who' temple of Whangea, where Keying resiled. Like have a similar right, no one man is In tter than another ; all the Chinese temple it wa very tastefully s.tnnted, nnd even the Emperor's relations rnpidlr lose ran k massive, spacious, formed of connected huddinge wit h with every m seent. In thi ory and in practice, the courts between, nnd approached by a flight ot broad. h'orhest stations nre the reward of good conduct and of scholarship. Schools re universally established and education is provided for even the poorest and im-Ht obscure. YVealth i r. girded aolelv as a mean of iisefulne, and it is freely di-poned'for purpose of benevolence. It is lid that recently, mce the royal treasury has nren empty, the dignities of the College, which always open the way to high office in the stab , have been purchased for money ; but one ),.. ku - - l,;h - nlwoi it i known. Hoc not enjoy the respect and honor which th" place would -onfer on one w ho had wen it by Ins own merits and x it ions. There are nine degrees of official rink in ( hmadi tin niished by the button worn on the top of the cap and by the m aceck s feath. r The h.ghest i that ol i and only tne floor oy wnicn mey enu-reo. ai me AirBg, Which coirespond with Iuke,,and confers the 1 farther end a small table stood upon a platform; right to wear the red button and a two-eyed peacock and on this the two Ministi-rs seated tliemselves, the feather. Allth.se degrees of rank, are bestowed as , yrt of the company taking st ats along the sides of the reward of personal service or merit and confer no the room It was excessively hot, and though tolera-honor upon descendant-. The general affair of the ; ble to the think dressed Chines, was tothe Americans empire are managed bv several hoards at Pekin - insufferable. The treaty wa read, the copies com-these are the board of rite and ceremowie ; of fi- i pared, and the seals affiled, when two Tartars enter-nance and revenue: of war: of work - of for-j ed hesnng a package m yellow cloth, which proved tn eign affairs and dep.-nd.-nt Stat, s and of justice . be the Imfierial seal This was stamped upon the docu-and punishment. There are also two Coonc.ls, one rm nt, and then we pr's-eeded to dinner of whxheomprii's the F.mpt ror Cabinet ; and above The Chinese insisted that we .hould take off our all these is a Rosrd of Censors, which review the pro- coats ; we had taken care to provide oarseWea with cecdinffs H th- rest ThTo i also one rnhnns insti- white jaeketa, except owe -fentleman, who was post-tution worthy .-fnotree Before the Emperor palace IitcIv .ibl.fed t sit st th.s sre.t dipbmiatie dinner, is always suspended an immense gang, upon which g ven on the rowelnsion of a treaty betwer nrwo great any one may strike who necks from the Emperaf in person redresH for injuries for w hich he can obtain no satislaction elsewhere. It wan a question ol no little ddhculty, with which of the Hoards mentioned Lords Macartney and Ambers should transact their business ; and it wan finally settled tint they should negotiate lwwfb the Board of foreign offirlre and demnuii at ''''" U'cnuse, by bringing preSOtral the English Embassy had eoine in that capacity. They wen OOtV scquently receivt d in the name way and by the same functnuiaries us the Indian delegations are with ua. ll was found impossible for tis to obtain consent to cor- f"I0"d wi'h IVkiii. When the topic was utenti -d, Keying said that he would attend to that, as he, being superintendent of the live open ports, was the projH-r person. As the government of China is patriarchal, founded "P"" 1 tint love, it may well DC supposed tint Ihe eode 's ot silent upon that subject. No means are omitted "f deeening,enlargingand strengthening this feeling, Respect for one's parents ami nmv-srs is held to bc- the Hret of duties, the fbiODMOl of poUUcaJ and roll- gious bligations. Unusual instances of 'dial devotion ale publicly rewarded ; the names of thow by whom ,n,7 "re performed are held up to admiration, n;id han- '''"d down as household words to succeeding genera- nous, nnu uieir history made the text hook lor tin young, Reversing; the Europe. m mode, m China pa rents tire rewarded tor the v nines nnd al Uiuei of their children; and if tic paren. of worthy ehlldrcn dies, an idligy in lnmor of him is prepared, f r it is hehi h I must have been a go d fallu r, ami worthy of honor, to hive WOted virtuous and worthy children. Sons frequently interpose and r quest to he punished for Hem es nf their pirents ; nor is this so rare as to be cnns;i!ered extraordinary. Love for parents is the sliong's' sent ment in th" breast of a Chinese. No ohjange cf domcspo tics nfr ets it, nnd death lot elevates it into n religions rite and veneration. It holds the same place in China as with us does affection for a wife. And in China will every son, even as did .Eneas, " from the (lames of Troy The old Atichisps bear," convey his father from bnotootBJtd overwhelming perl to winch his wife and children will he abandoned. The halls of the rich are always ad rned with hVures of their ancestors, and in their temples the worship of deceased forefathers is a prominent and favorite devotion. Some one or two days of every season are net apart to visit their ancestral tombs, boill upon the sides of the lulls. They go in families and otter sacrifices and strew flowers over their graves. When these riles are ended they partake of a family feast, seated in enclosures around the tombs ; cover" the tables with p;eces of colored paper, which represent various fruits and viands, and which are burned, to carry upward food for their dec. aoed ancestors. And then on retiring from these sacred resorts, liule Hhjts of colored paper are put up in various sp ds.aml the whole hill-side M covered with them. The mejing. though often carried to excess, is certainly commendable. We arrived al Macao in February J and all that month, March, April, and May, we spent in studying Ihe lariiruairo ami watting i itelligenee from Keying, Who was lo meet us. At Inst we received a letter from him, l-'KH) miles to the West, saying that he was on his way ami would he there in Ju t minutes. We w aited as patiently as possible, in a city without n eiety, walks, drives, or anything in the slightest degree amusing ; and his five minutes proved to be, according to our division of tine, (troMp e.v. At last In reached Canton, and finally a messenger announced tint ,.. V;,S Ifoono, and hid taken up his lodg- o clock precisely of the next hy. Yin CfitneOB are very particular in all matters of etiquette. Their visiting cards, which no Chinese jreiitlemnn can bi without, instead of being such small bits of pasteboard as are used bv us, are large sheets of pajs-r, colored, figured, and einhossod. The Chinese always use en-vi Iojh s w hich vary in aiio from a pillow case to a purse ; alw ays employ sealing wax ; and inscribe upon the out side of their letters the names of both writer nnd person addressed. The two are placed, with their titles, in parallel columns, running from bottom to top; and the rank of the person corresponds with the length of space occupied by his name. Keying's name, with his numerous titles, easily filled the column; Mr. Cushing's, lacking I In t.ths, was made equal to Keying' s by being written in h tters of enormous " J J a .... , , , b iigth, large enough, in fact, lor a giudehoard At thirty minutes before Ihe t in - appointed nppear-eil a messenger with the Minister's card, ami at the hour announced by a second messenger, Keying him selfappeared with his suite. Of tin s" WlaOJ', LnBBs teiinnl (ioyernor of the two Kwang provinces, was 1 the moat distinsruished ; and Without any ex.igerntiou or quatitiealmn, ilr. ehster saul tie was a geuueman high, stone step, as we approac neu, a m siim up, the unvarying salute of three guns was tired, and we were led through the courts to an inner building where our Minister wa received by keymg. After i some conversation we were ushered in to dinner; and j here Mr. Webster aid that, as the Chinese festival were sitmlir to each other, he would describe the last one of whieh they partook, after the treaty had been concluded and on occasion of it signature, on the ;td ! of Jtllv I'll ! Eight copies of the treaty had to he prepared, four inerurh languaifp, and though the A mericins exercised their utmost diligence, the ( Inn.-se had theirs done first Tie v then proeoeded to tie- place of meeting. Thr ; room was small, twenty mm uy icn, wiinom winnows nations, in his shirt sleeves ! The table was set for twenty, and covered with baiHinnas, mangoes, orouges nnd other fruits, sweetmeats, Ac. Ac. A hot drink, like poor whiskey, called snmchoiit was prepared, each having a small teapot cimtuiniug it by his sinV. Wc were requited to till a small cup with- it, riiise the cup in brith hand,;, half rise, and t the friend whom we wished to compliment and then empty the cup, taking care to turn the inside U.wurds h'uu tint he might be assured it was empty. This djne, according to the custom, we were helped to fruits. Keying- with lit) own chop-stick, seized a tig and put It Upon the Minister's plate. This order oyer, a pudding was introduced expn H-dy invented for the occasion by Keying himself It was excellent and spoke volumes for the gajtronomlo talents of the high Commissioner. After this was oyer, two dishes of meat were brought on hy attendants, who were very numerous nnd very well drilled, keying again helped our Minister to a dish of ohioken and pork, like a stew; and the dish waa then passed around to tl ther guests. Then fUps of MaBCftOB Were taken. The dishes were then act in the centre of tbe t ible ; tin- snne process WOB rapidly repe iled unl I hundred dishes, hi silver Vessels, filled the table from .me end to the other. Various side dishes were introduced, as we use bread, among which were lulus, Watermelon seeds. Ac. Ac , siiark s tins, ImAi swr, birds' n"s:s, rooA of hogs montht, Ac. &c, of c iur ahounded in the sh.ie of stews or blOtM. Til-- bird's nests were the nn st costly of the dishe, and frtnarnth eoamood their weight m silver. They onr of. o gelntnaooi snbatAnoOi onpooid tut bo oUeetod by awaUowa upon rookolVoni the loam of tlw aOA, They arc BOxfecl Delta, and require to he cleansed of f-athers, dirt, ftoand nre by 00 menus disagreeable, being somewhat between vermicelli nnd ta- p ooo. stringy like ih one, uvnspnrent like iV other, Ulld quite tisteli 83. lle::be de mer is a sea-snail, and quite pnlatnble. Fish fins, sea-weed, hogs' mouth;, Ac. Ac., would certain, h be thought no great addition to our festive boards. They ure cosily, however, and can only be ntl'-rded by the rich. The custom of taking up morsels and thrusl-ing them into the mouths of tfaeir friends, wh ch pre-vails at the Chinese tables, reminds one forcibly of the adJuratioci of Meg M rrilies to Dominie onpoon1 m (ia', sinner, nnd nwallow !" After a pause, there appealed crossing tle yard six cooks, each witn a silver dish and a joint ef meat. They were followed by ix attendants carrying blocks covered with cloth. These were set down behind the chairs, and then each Oook, drawing from his girdle a long sharp Knife, carved the meat into thin slices, Whieh were received on plates by the atU'iidants, and handed to the guesla. The meats thus served were turkeys, hjuno, pigs roasted whole nnd gild d, Ac. This is the Tartar addition to a regular Chinese din-not ami was not unwelcome, na it introduced us to meals cf which we had heard before. A large bowl of very nice soup was then brought in. Keying took it up with both hands, drank cut of it, and I hen passed it to the Minister ; and then it went the round of the whole table. Thua at dinner we spent the time from 1) to 1 o'clock, the whole order of a European dinner being exactly reversed, beginning with fruit and ending with soup. We rose from the t able, put on our conts, and took our leave. The band struck up, three guns were fired, and we returned to .Macao, to exclaim with Macbeth, that we had "supped full of horrors!" Mr. Webster went on to say that lie did not mean to ridicule the customs of the Chinese, it thnt on seeing them for the first time, tin v of course tsmttlH i to him ut all events far niofe'ib TRjh flUP'oWn, dBfl ftt) i likewise many of their habits were no more ridiculous i than ours. The Mandarins wore long robes of rich am! heavy pilk, embroidered with gold, and covered j by a splendid riding coat. A girdle passes round the waist, fastened with a buckle of proeioua stones, and long beets, whitened- reach the knees. Around the Been is a siring of beads, of stones in winter, and of perfumed wood in summer. A cap of straw or velvet 1 M worn, Wrtfl a button and feather, ami attached to tin; belt are suutl bottles, Ac of gold. A military Mandarin has besides a very lnrg;e ring, cut IVcSfl a single precious stone, upon his right thumb. The richest dresses are worn by players on the stage. The Chinese actors an- always itinerant and nre hired by private persons, or by several who contribute to raise a fund for the purwise. They have no changing of scenes, and every thing is very rude nnd to us un interesting. And yet they had played at M lean three liys and nights without mtermitision, many person standing W hours to look on, receiving refreshments from persoui who have them to sell. No women np- (s-ar, and nil speak in falsetto. Mr. Webster gave some account of their dramas which seem to be historical, abounding in exaggerations and nhfiirdilies, ind of their comedies which are vulgar and disgusting. Tiny hive an extensive literature ; their poetry a-b umils in tropes and figures nnd is sometimes touching and beautiful. They have writings of a higher character, as the works of Confucius, which are aiming the nobteat Bsjcianens of moral teaching ever wriiien. The art of printing was known in China long before j it wns discovered in the Western world; books are ! very cheap and universally diffused ; the compass j was used, manufactii res of va rious kinds carried ou . canals made, ami in short all mechanical powers, ex j cept steam, were known in China long before lliey were invented in the West. Paper intuit had been used ;md discarded long before it was iiutde by the Jews, and now the only coin employed in the immense trade of tie- Empire is a copper coin worth about one tenth ol a cent. Mr. Webster concluded his lecture by referring to the patriarchal character ol' the Chinese government, which is entirely primitive and such ns obtained in the i earliest ages oi me worm, and which lor its preserva-. turn, requires a homogeneous pcoph-, an early origin j and an unbroken history : and to the character of ' their language, whieh is hyeroglyphieal, as evidence of the extreme antiquity of the Chinese nation. Thev claim to have unbroken traditions running back ! years before Christ, or wilhin I'JlfO years of thecn-a-! tion of the world ; anil Mr. W. thought it not at all ' unlikely thnt at thnt time they may have had a n gu- lnr government, a monarch, a large population, and I institutions very much ss we find them now. The lecture was listened to with great attention, I nnd was written with a good deal of elegance, enter-i ing al length into the details of the variou topics dis-cussed Both lectures have been very well attended nnd heard with gn at satistuclKtn. Rrroas or Pi at.it reanfs. Thotv who minister to the rage for public amusement are gathering i rich harvest tins seas n ft is demonstrati d that it is better to be fiddler than a philosopher, a singer than a sage. The purest and la-st industrial pursuit yield less thar the idlest and worst. A merchant, may devote a life to honest toil and faithful business application, and yet not be able to realise th- fortune bestowed upon a strolling opera dancer in a single engagement. An able artist, such ss our own Sully, fills our houses with the hciuiifol creation of his genius, and yet, when age begin" to whiten his locks, theeompeUT.cc conferred upon nn m tor for ' s aes-son ' is not his. 57 Cincinnati sends fifty deb g it. s to the Memphis Con sent) on |
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