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CHINA AND THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.

(Celestial Emple)

NORDENSKJOLD'S ARCTIC EXPEDITION.

`(Nature)

THE CHINA MAIL.

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Another point regarding which we ven- ture to find fault with Dr. Legge is the loose way in which he uses the torm "Con- For instance, on p. XIV of the facianism." Introduction, he says "Confucianism is the religion of China par excellence," and then goes on including under the term "the early religion of the people" and "the religious views" to which there are references in the Chinese Classics. This is extremely confused and confusing talk. Confucianism pure and simple is in our opinion no religion at all. The essence of Confucianism is an anti- quarian adherence to traditional forms of etiquette, taking the place of ethics, a sceptic denial of any relation subsisting between man and a living God, taking the place of religion, whilst there is encouraged a sort of worship of human genius, combined with a set of despotic political theories. But who can honestly call this a religion? In our opinion there existed a national religion in China betore Confucianism aTOBE. Confucianism, although it gave its bias to the intellect of the Chinese, stifled the reli- itself by transforming the speculations of Tauist mysticism into a systematic religion and by receiving Buddhism at the same time with open arms.

PATRIARCHAL DYNASTIES."

China Review,).

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∙HABITS OF WILD ANIMALS AT NIGHT:

[No. 5008 OctOBER 4, 1879,

flesh. The effect of the light was to make several of them lurch backward and for war d'éldaways, and fin dy ef^up on their haunobes in their clumsy, broken-jointed fashion.

The sea lion sleeps on its platform and not in the water.

A reporter of the New York Sun had an opportunity recently of visiting a menagerie st night, and he thus tolls what he saw and what the animals did on being disturbed of their night's rest. He commnes by

The keepers lu a menagerio divide thele describing the monkeys, which, he says, were clustered together on the floor in the charges into six classes-hay animals, cat corners of the cage. The attendant, who animals, monkeys, elephants, birds, and showed the reporter about in the dim light fishes. If a keep r of the cat animals je. of a couple of gas burnera, scratched the killed, or if he leaves his situation, the cage with his cane, and instantly a dozen management look about for an experienced whitish spots appeared on the surface of man to take his place. If they cannot find each of the clusters. These were the faces any, they promote one of the oldest and of the monkeys. They were held perfectly trustiest hay animal freepore to the vacant still for a short time, but when another gas position. The cat animals comprise every- jet was lighted nearer the page, several thing of a naturally savage nature, including monkeys broke away from their companion the lions. The hay animals include depr to leap from perok to perch and squeal like giraffes, and the like. To the elephant bats. Dr Starr, the attendant, said that class are included rhinoceroses and hip- monkeys sometimes roosted like chickens popotami. It requires a particularly steady on their porches, but each a peculiarity and trustworthy man to care for the !! cats," was not observed in any of the cages. Mr which can never be handled or changed McCleau, a very trustworthy keeper, sage from cage to cage without precautions, no they oft n indulge their propensity for fun matter how tame they may soom to bei- by pulling each others' tails and pinching Locomotive Engineers Journal each at dead of night, when the whole cage Monkeys never will set up a chatter. suore, but there is always heard a sniffling sound, the premonitory symptom of con sumption, of which they generally die or the account of the coldness and changes of a northera olimate. In Boparating into different clusters to sleep each species tries to keep by itself as much as possible.

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A QUAKER PRINTER'S PROVERBS.

Never send an, artlole for publication without giving the editor thy name, for thy name oftentimes secures publication to worthless articles.

Thou shouldst not rap at the door of a printing office; for he that answoreth the rap sneeroth in his sleeve and looseth time,

Never do thou lost about, nor knock down type, or the boys will love thee as they do the shade trees, when thou leavest.

Thou shouldst never read the copy on the printer's cases, nor on the sharp and hooked container thereof, or he may knock thee down.

Never enquire of the aditor for news, for behold it is his business to give it to theo at the appointed time without asking for it.

It is not right that they shouldst ask him who is the author of an article, for it is his duty to keep such things unto him. solf.

When thou dost enter his office, take beed unto thyself that thou dost not look at what concerna thee not, for that is not meet in the sight of good breeding,

Neither examine thou the proof-shoot," for it is not ready to mest thine eye that thou mayat understand...

Thou shouldst not delude thyself with the thought that thou bast saved a fox apats: when thon haat scoured a dead-head copy of his paper, for whilst the printer may smile and say it's all right, he'll never forget thy s meanness,

Dead Letters.

Asow, Charles, Chinese Boarding Honze, 79, Great Howard Street, Liverpool, Beattie, Captain R. H., Ship Coulnakyle,

London,.......

Bioboi, Mian, Barding House, Malay

Town, Calcutta, ...........

(3) I Bride, Mrs. Me., 62, Girard Ave, West

Philadelphia, U.S.A...... 1. Burnett, George, Sevenoaks, Kent. I Calamell, Mrs. Ceo., Denver, Colorado,

U.S.A.,

Colling, Captain Thos., S. S, Karo,

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chief reason why Dr. Legge omitted refer- THE AMERICAN PRETTY GIRL.

She was simply the American pretty girl ence to Dr. Schlegel's views was his deter- mination to avoid in this valume anything whom he had seen a thousand times. It Of the several factors which make up Lettera have just come to hand from the approaching polemies. This was a prudent was a numerous sisterhood, pervaded by a what is eslled the Chinese Quentino, the Swedish North-east Passage Expedition in and easy solution of the difficulty, but strong family likeness. This young lady Immigration of the yellow raos into distant the neighbourhood of Bebring Straits, whether the interests of science and truth had charming eyes, which looked overy- lande, with its immediate and future con- The latest date is February 20, when all are furthered by such convenient ignoring where at once and yet found time to linger sequences, has attracted the largest amount was as well as possible. We take the fol of an inconvenient opponent, is another in some places, where Longueville's own eyes frequently met them. She had soft of attention, and, it may be added, aroused lowing details from Prof. Nordenskjöld's question.

"The translation here given of the Shih brown hair, with a silk-golden thread in the strongest feelings and the greatest op report, addressed to Mr Dasar Dickson, of

The Vega and the Lena King is, as the title indicates, but a selec-it, beautifully arranged and drowned by a position. The opium trade is a burning Gothenburg.

smart little hat that savored of Paris. She subject, of great importazes and involv. parted company on August 27 at the mouth tion of those pieces which Dr. Legge cun-

slender little figure, neatly Ing immense interests both personal and of the River Lena, the former shaping her siders to have a religions bearing. The had also national; but its significance and the limit course for the New Siberian Jalauds. The addition of the Heize King, in the place rounded, and delicate, narrow hands, prot- of its effects are felt to be small iu com air was calm, but for the most part over which it will thus occupy in this edition of tily gloved. She moved about a great deal parison with the results dependent on the cast the temperature as high as 4° C, the Sacred Books of China, after the Shih in her place, twisted lier little texible body On the 28th King, and before the Yih King, Ch'un Ts'iu and tossed her head, fingered her hair and emigration on a vast scale of Chinese to and the sea free from ico,

and Li Ki, seems to us utterly unjustifiable, examined the ornaments of her dress. She other countries. There are timus, when Semenoff-kj or Stolboyoj, the most western nations, like individuals, cannot discuss of the New Siberian Islands, was sighted, as the book is as a whole certainly of post- had a great deal of conversation, and she classic origin, whilst only portions of the expressed herself with extreme frankness some questions calmly and profitably. And and on the 30th Liakhoff's Island, but though the letter of our New York cor- landing was not effected on account of the Yil and Li Ki dute from the time after and decision. He asked her, to begin with, if she had been long at Baden, but the respondent shows that the anti-Chinese shallowness of the water in its vicinity. Confucius.

impetus of this question was all she re- agliation is fast dying out in America, On the 31st Evjatoi Nos was passed with-

quired. Turning her charming, conscious, where, he says, the popular sentiment is out difficulty, the weather being fine, and against race proscription of all kinda; and the land in the neighbourhood free of

coquettish little face upon him, she instantly began to chatter. "I have been here about though many of the Australian colonist now. The water was slightly salt, and would gladly welcome Chinese labour, there had a temperature rising to 4° C. The

four weeks. I don't know whether you call is no doubt that, in those countries at weather continueri fiae until September 1,

that long. It doesn't seem long to me, I least, the immigration of Chinese must be the wind being southerly, and the tempora-

have had such a lovely time. I have met conducted slowly and cautiously. Where ture of the air in the shade 5.6° C. On

ever so many people here I know-every day the white and yellow races meet as com the night before the second the wind

some one turns up. Now you have turned up petitors, opposition ill-feeling, and some- became northerly, and the temperature

to-day." "Ah, but you do not know me," times violence, are likely to enaus; and fell to 19 0. The following night there

said Longueville, laughing. Well, I have beautiful as free labour and personal freedom was a large fall of snow. Next day the

heard a great deal about you!" cried the may be admitted to be in the abstract, Bear Islands were reached. Techaun Bay

young girl, with a pretty little stare of con- hostility to the Chinese will not be easily was passed on the night before September

tradiction. "I think you know a great

Dr. Starr said the peltean usually squat. or quickly overcome. These are facts, 6, aad Cape Schelagskoj reached by 4 a.m.

friend of mine, Miss Ella Maclane of Bal- and is discussing great questions facts Tho nights now began to be so dark, and

timore. She's traveling in Europe now." ted on the floor of his cage like a duck in must be considered. It is not leas a fact, the sea so filled with ice, that the Vega had

Longueville's memory did not instantly re- its coop, but it was found roosting on the however, that where Chinese labour is most to lie to at night, generally anchored to a

epond to this signal, but he expressed that edge of a water tank in its cage. Its big rapturous assent which the occasion de- webbed toes are furnished with long, sharp, wanted, so far from its competing with large round ice. Two boats resembling white labour, it allows such labour to be the umiaks of the Eskimo were now zoen

minded, and even risked the observation curving claws, and clutch the metal-covered -used to the most direct advantage and to filled with natives, the first that bad bren

that the young lady from Baltimore was edge with a firm hold. Its beak, rearly a She's far too lovely," his foot in length, rested along its back. When the greatest profit. Tee race of "equatorial encountered since the expedition left Cha

very pretty, companion went on. I have often heard a keeper's baud was thrust warily between Englishmen" which has been foretold will barovs at Jugor Schar. They were received not exist in the near future; and it may be in a friendly way, but none of them could

her speak of you. I think you know her the bars, the long beak, as it seemed, with a single motion, moved violonaly from Its said, without fear of contradiction, that speak Russian or any other language in

siater rather better than you know her. She wherever hard manual work has to be per-telligible to the Swedes. A boy could,gious conscience, which accordingly vented has not been out very long. She is just as back and struck a bar of the cage against formed in tropical or semi-tropical coun- however, count ten in English, showing

interesting as she can be. Her hair comes which the hand had reated. After that it trics, it must be done by people adapted that the intercourse with American whalers

down to her feet. She's traveling in Nor-stood up on guard, showing its big brown to the conditions of such latitudes. For was greater than with Russian merchants,

way. She has been everywhere you can lege, and awkwardly brandishing its beak. think of, and she's going to finish off with The aneken lay motionless, most of them such purposes the Chinese have provod On September and 7 the Vega steamed themselves the most suitable and efficient, alówly along in a narrow open and ios-free Another objection we have to Dr. Legge's Finland. You can't go any further than being in a cluster. No one will deny them the virtues of in channel along the coast. Un the 8th a work is the combination of Max Mül- that, can you? That's one comfort; she'll The ostrich lifted itself from a equatting dustry, frugality, and peaceableness; and, landing was effected near a Tehuktch en- ler's peculiar ortliography with the Pe- have to turn round and come back. I want position on the floor of its cage when the indeed, the increasing demand for their campment, where the Swodes were received kingese syllabary of Sir Thomas Wade, her dreadfully to come to Baden-Baden." visitors approached, looked out of one eye services is the best proof of their value and in a very hospitable manner. They found which produces a most bewildering mud-I wish she would," said Longueville, "Is izquiringly, and moved its long peak up usefulness.

in one tont reindeer fish boiling in a large dle. Dr. Legge had a good reason for she traveling alone?" "Oh, on. They've and down, as if it were balancing its body A clear recognition of the fact that in pot of cast iron. Another start was made his adopting Max Müller's system in the got some Englishman. They say he's devot- with it on its two ungainly legs.

The kangaroo lay a long time without many places and for many purposes Chinese on September 6, but a fog compelled the natural desire to preserve uniformity of ed to Ella. Every one seems to have an

We've got one here, movlug. At last, roused by the conversa- labour is not competitive with white labour, Swedes to lie-to till the 10th. Many ox spelling throughout this edition of the Sacred Englishman now. but a useful, profitable and necessary cursions were made on land. The strand Books of the East, but the accident that Captain Lovelock, Captain Augustus Love-tion of its midnight guests, it suddenly auxiliary, will at once remove the greatest was formed of and which, immediately the present dynasty happens to keep its look. Well, they're awfully handsome lifted its head, and with its tail gavo a opposition to Chinese immigration and above high water-wark, was covered with court at Peking and makes the local patois Ella Maclane is dying to come to Baden. Ithump or two on the side of the cage. should induce foreignora to give it all the luxuriant turf. Farther inland, a range of of Peking the court language is no sound wish you'd write to her. Her father and tail, very long, in thick and powerful, and encouragement possible. Acknowledging, very high hilla was visible, and beyond that, reason for transliterating the names of mother have got some idea in their heads; when it is attacked in close quarters it is then, the value of Chinese labour,from a at a considerable distance from the coast. Chinese worthies who lived three or four they think it's improper-what do you call it? said to whirl about and use it like a olub. merely selfish point of view, so far se snow-covered mountain-tops. The low thousand years ago according to the eccentric immoral. I wish you'd write to her and After a short time it sat upon its hannebes, foreigners are concerned, the only re- land consists of sand and clay beds, evid- oddities of the local patois of a town in the tell her it isn't. I wonder if they think that and began to yawo and scratch its sides maining questions are as to whether theently raised above the level of the sea very farthest corner of North China. This edi-Mra. Vivian would come to a place that's-im- with its short fore legs like a monkey.

The front of the mandrill baboon's cage Chinese Government will sanction emigra rectly. No erratic blocks were to be tion of the Sacred Books of the East will mural? Mrs Vivian says she would take her tion, and the conditions under which it seen, from the abseuos of which Norden-live and continue to live when the Manchu in a moment: she doesn't seem to care how was closed with a horizontal abutter. should take place. Now the theory or skjöld concludes that there is not at presont dynasty of China has given way to a Chi- many sho has. I dealare, she's only too kind. When this was being removed the crea. constitution of this ancient empire is to the north of this any such glacial land nose dynasty, and when the Cantonese dia- You know I'm in Mrs. Vivian's care. My ture's paw missed a keeper's hand only by undoubtedly against permitting any of its as Greesland. The rocks here were son- lect, any how nearer to the oldest form of mother's gone to Frauzonabad. She would half an inch. It stood on all fours, about chlidren to seek their fortunes abroad; but, fossiliferous, Few land plants could be the Chinese language, has been made not let me go with Mrs. Vivian anywhere, on three feet bigh, and glared through the like other Governments, the Chinesa do collected on account of the advanced season only the court dialect but the language of account of the influence--she thinks so much bars, with its gray, sunken eyes, throwing of Mrs. Vivian's influence. I have always a queer expression of cool contempt into its not scruple to upset honoured theories and of the year, aud in the sea D. Kjellman China.

On land many

heard a great deal about it, haven't you? blue cheeks and bright carmine nose, to depart from the bosten lines of the con- dredgod for alæ in vain.

I must say it's lovely; it's had a wonderful would cocasionally thrust out its chin, stitution. Tacitly at first, and latterly with graves with burned bones were found. On

effect upon me.

I don't want to praise my decked with a short, sandy board; but it is perfect openness, she sanctioned, if she did the night before September 10 too sea was

self, but it has. You ask Mrs. Vivian if I said to be very treacheroue, and when it is not encourage, emigration. In the new covered with a pory thick crust of newly- treaty with Spain, for instance, it is stipu-frozen ice, but the Vega continued her

haven't been good, I have been just as angry it has been known to put forth lated that the Chinese Government aball couras. Un the 12th, after pasein, Lekaipi, What the German Rationaliste at the good as I can be. I've been so peaceful, strength equal to that of two men. interpose no obstacle to the free emigration or the North Cape, the vessel Lad to be close of the last century did with the whole I've just sat here this way. Do you call took a chew of what a keeper said was of Chinamon. Indeed, her establishment of anchored to a block of ice, where abe lay Bible Mr. Crawford does here with the fifth this immoral 7 You're not obliged to tobacco, rulled it about in its mouth and foreign Embassies and Consulates would be till the 18th, when another advance was and eleventh chapters of the Book of gamble if you don't want to. Ella Mac- appeared to enjoy it. Dr Starr said that useless if Chinese did not resido abroad and made, After lying-to from September 24 Genesis. Mr. Crawford has read Egyptian fane's father seems to think you get drawn it could ameke, but it was not allowed to there were no Chinese interests to protect. to 26, the Vega reached Cape Cuman, and history and finds that the average age of in. I'm sure I haven't been drawn in. I have matches. The giving of the Imperial sauction" in this on the 27th Koljutechin Bay. The follow. antediluvian man is about 90 years, which know what you're going to say you're formal manner will no doubt be followed ing day the cape to the cast of this bay he can believe. He looks into Chinese his going to say Pre been drawn out. Well, I by elmilar treaties with other cuntries; was passed, and the Fega lay-to anchored tory and finds Yao lived 114 years and have, to-night. We just sit here so quietly and Chinese emigration will receive an to a ground ios, wai ing for a favourable Shua 110 years. This seems to him also there's nothing to do but to talk. We impetus it has never had given it before. change, but no auch change took place. credible. Then he begins to teach Chinese make a little party by ourselves are you Northerly winds heaped greater and greater an "Epitome of ancient history" on a bi going to belong to our party? Two of us masses of drift ice along the coast, and blical basis und finds the English transla are missing-Miss Vivian and Captain Love- soon extinguished all hope of getting free tion of Genesis to make out that antedilu- look. Captain Lovelock has gone with her before the summer of this year.

vian men lived on an average 830 years, iate the rooms to explain the gambling and begat sons ut an average age of 117Miss Vivian always wants everything ex- years, whilst after the deluge the case up plained. I am sure I understood it the The striped hyena was roaming about in peare suddenly reversed and Noah is made first time I looked at the tables. Have you the cage. A ridge of course lisir arose along to beget his three sons in his 600th year.

ever seen Miss Vivian ? She's very much Its back when it was disturbed, and it This staggera Mr. Crawford's belief, and one admired, she's so very unusual. Black retired to the rear of the osge to glare at of his Chinese converts mildly suggests that hair's so uncommon-I see you've got it, lts visitors. It kept up a low but unceas- the names Adam, Seth, Enos, Caisan, Ma- too but I mean for young ladies, I am ing growl It retains the wild instincts of halaleel, Jared, Enochi, Methuselah, Lameck,

Bure one sees everything here. There's a its ancestors, and the keepers say that this and Noah are to be taken a la Chinoise as

woman that comes to these tables-a Portu- low grol can be heard nearly all night the names of dynasties. Mr. Crawford takes guese Countess who has hair that is posi-It bowls a prediction of a storm several up the key thus furnished, polishes it with fively blue. I can't say I admire it when hours before the storm comes. Suffice it to say the oil of Hebrew philology and finds the it comes to that shade. Blue's my favorita Savage bisnes were heard from two black When a neighbouring gas jet was the result that the Hebrew text itself shows nued Longueville's companion, resting upon cage. over which the Government might exercise originals and with translations furnished that the antediluvian patriarchs did not him her own two brilliant little specimens lighted their glistening tooth and red guma abeolate control. Possibly in no other way by others, and we are not surprised that, live as individual men to the marvellous of the tint. He listened with an expression one into view. Their upper lips were would the objections be overcome; and the although naturally his knowledge of Chi- length of over 600 and 900 years, but on an of clear amusement which is not always an drawo back as they crouched on the floor, introduction of some such clause into the nese has deepened with years, he found average only 120 and the postdituvians 128 indication of high esteem, but which even and their short ears were laid back until it precautions might be desirable,-ss, for in.vut Max Müller's principle to give the years, also that the two tables of Genesis, in pretty chatterers who are not tho reverse of seemed as if there was no room for brains | Stramp, Dr. von, Berlin, és several treaties, combined with what other but very little to alter.

translation of the texts to be embodied in chapter 5th and 11th, present in regular estimable, often prefer to masouline in- in their serpent-bike skulls. They are the stance, the supervision of the Customs-

succession 19 patriarchal houses, dynastics attention; and while he listened Bernard, fiercest of all the beasts in the menagerie, might lead to a complete and satisfactory this collection without any colouring_from

or governments, covering arrangement with all concerned. We need the translator's personal views, Dr. Legge 10,500 years. Adam is thus placed in the He said to himself that there were two to a new age they will not eat for several a term of over according to his wont, made his reflections. and so wild that when they are changed not now, however, cuter into that part of reconsidered onto mere the question how to year 12,000 B.C., the deluge in the year kinds of pretty girls-the acutely conscious days. the question.

A large spotted hyena was found growling We have been led into translate the terms, and 703 B.C., the birth of Abraham 2000 B.C. and the finely unconscious. Mrs. Vivian's these remarks by the announcement of the and after mature and impartial deliberation Mr. Crawford compares this result with protegée was a member of the former in the dark, and twisting uneasily on its departure of the China Merchante' steamer decided to make no alteration except in cases Schlegel's calculation based on Chinese astro- category; she belonged to the genus coquette. back with its clumsy fast in the air. He Ho-Chung, which leaves in a fow days for

nomical recorde and attributing to Chinese We all have our conception of the indispens weighs 250 pounds. He immediately got Canton, where she will receive emigrants where in the sense of Dirus is applied Uranography an antiquity of 17,000 years able, and the indispensable, to this young up, and retiring to the back of the cage, for Honolulu. We may give, on a future to Emperors, substituting in such cases before the Christian era, and is confirmed lady, was a spectator; almost any male glared menacingly. occasion, nomé particulars of the Sand. for the former renderingEmperor." Both in the correctness of his dynastic theory of biped would serve the purpose. To her Awili cat sprang to the rear of its cage wich Islands bearing upon their commercial and are therefore in all other cases interpretation, which assigns a short life to spectator ahe addressed, for the moment, the when it was approached, and crouched as future and relationship to China. For translated by "God." We cannot see how individuals and a long life to the race, by whole volume of her being addressed it in if for a spring, A moment afterwards it the present we need only say that the Legge could have neted otherwise in the arguments which he draws from its reason har glances, har attitudes, her exclamations, est up looking as innocent and uncouearned sugar and other plantations promise to interests of philological truth. As to the ing of the Bible, with history, science, tra- gesture and position. And these rtling ableness, general agreement with the teach-in a hundred little experiments of tone and and that Chinese labour is much appre term, the question will be solved when dition and mythology.

artifices were so innocent and obvious that clated and sought after to develope their the translation of the Id Ki comes to be We hope Mr. Crawford will continue to the directness of her desire to be well with

Two lions, born in Central Park two resources. The Ho Chung has been special- ly fitted up for emigration purposes and published, where it will be seen that ji, apply his key to other equally puzzling her observer became in itself a grace; it led

and in the light of modern science equally Bernard afterward to say to himself that the years and a half ago, Rited their nozz'es A DANGEROUS LEAP-A corresponden the arrangements for berthing, ventilation, Spirit, stands in this classie in the same incredible statements which puzzle the natural vocation and metier of little girla, fear their front paws, stretobed out in telegraphs to the Times from Birmingha cooking, water supply, and for the general relation to for God as a thinking reader of the Old Testament as we

for whom existence was but a shimmering fent of them, and showed their fine large that great excitement was caused at th health and comfort of the passengers are minister, stands to the Emperor.

have it in English, and we have no doubt surface, was to prattle and rule their frome, while they blinked lazily at a newly Horse and Hound Show on the 16th durin excellent. Mr Celno. Ceasar Moreno, a

that if he applies his principles consistently gentleman wall acquainted with the islands The present edition of the Shu King is he will find that the Hebrew Text does not plumage; their view of life and its duties lighted gas jat. Showmen like lions, on the jumping contest over timber and water was as simple and superficial as that of an the whol, much better than tigers, because Mr Robert Leaman's hunter Surres, afte and with King Kalakana, has been appoint. therefore, apart from the graission of the make the deluge an universal food, nor the Oriental bayadere.—Henry James jr. they are not so treacherous; but they say clearing the water jump splendidly, was s ed the special agent of the China Merchants' Chinese text and comments, essentially the sun stand still in the valley of Ajalon, nor

th a bad lion is worse than a tiger. Ba- excited that he jumped the bar of the ring Company, with instructions to inquire into same as the old, except that the intro- did Balaam's ass speak Hebrew. But whilst

fore approaching within reach of a lion, a olearing fire rows of spectators. The di and popa-the painful state of doubt and uncertainty In her "Recollections of Theophrastus keeper always tries its disposition by coa tance was measured and proved to be 2 the prospects of the place, and of Chinese ductory matter is curtailed commercial relations with the falands, and larized, the Bamboo Books left out, and which now prevails on the subject" (p. 6) Sach," George Eliot claims that a certaining words and by offers to pet it. If it feet. The rider, Mr Henry Grayson, stuc to open negotiations with the Hawaiiau a valuable chart added by Professor Prit-continues among "Divines as well as scion- Merman discovers that Grampus is all wrong holds down its head to be scratched, it is to the pigskin, and no one was Government for obtaining from it aach chard, presenting the principal Zodiacal stare tific men" (p. 5), common sense and honesty about the Magicodumbras and the Zuzumotes considered to be in a safe mood to handle. PARISIAN biliard players are on the facilities as it may be disposed to extend to above the horizon of any place in Central would suggest that Missionaries, whether

SCAPEGOAT-Mr H. Owgan thas writes. The rhinoceros sleeps with a hoarse snore, vive by the announcement of the arrival this line of steamers, which would catablish China about the year B.U. 2300, with note Divines or scientific men, had better sus= regular commercial and postal communica and table of the apparent positions of the pend teaching Chinese any but the plaincat to Public Opinion Sir, When enlarging and reserables a huge over-fat hog as is Paris in September of a Japanese amater tions with the Middle Kingdom. t is principal stars in B.C. 2300, B.U. 1600; and most reasonable fusto of Old Testament on the wrongs of victims of vicarious body eprends out over the bottom of the who recently played a match at Mosco punishment-as, for instance, when a sub. cage. The one in Barnum's monazorie is against three rivals for the sam of 75,00 thought that a large commerce may be A.D. 1, A.D. 1000, and A.D. 1876. The history.

ordinate military or civil officer is made to said to weigh 7,900 pounds. All the frame-roubles in 5,000 points. Twenty two ur developed between the two countries, and astronomical and chronological questions an important part of Mr Moreno's instrac connected with the Sou King are discussed

* The Patriarchal Dynastics from Adam to accept the honour of atoning for the sins work of the waggon on which its oage resta fessors of the game were present at al tions is" to report upon the produce of the anew, but all reference to Schlegel's diver- Abraham, showa to corts 10,500 rented the of a superior-the gentlemen who write our is made of steel. It is said that it would match, and comprised the talent" fro islands, whether the whole or what kind aregem views laid down in his large work, the highest human life only 178, By Bev. T. P. newspapers are in the habit of calling him be the most dangerous animal in the men all parts of the world. The Japane a Scapegoat; while, according to the agerie if it abould escape in an angry mood champion began by a break of 1,869, b adaptable to the Chinese market and vice Uranographie Chinoise, is carefully avoided. Crawford, of Tang Chow, China. Richmond, original and authentic account of the Though usually very sluggish, it is terribly eventually only won by three pointe, verra." If this axperiment is successful, as Dr. Sohlegel is not even mentioned by name, 1877.

emblematic ceremony, from which the quick in action when angry, and there is game having lasted for thirteen hom It promises to be, a new and profitable and from the extremely subdued and quiet

exalusive of two hours: for retrexames figurative expression is borrowed, the practically no limit to its strength. A sphere will be added to the Company's tone pervading the whole discussion of the

Ix reply to a person who asked him the animal which is permitted to escape is The four or five baby elephants stood in The return match is to be played in Par operations, which may be extended in a subject in this volume, we infer that the

derivation of the word "restaurant," Bay-naturally called the scapegoat, and it is a row, fastidiously selecting choice spears about the end of September, when afmilar way to many other placeR.

The Texts of Confucianism. Translated by ard Taylor replied jokingly, with a merry the other goat that suffers for both. Does of hay with their restless trunks, while probability MM. Berger and Tignaww James Lagge. Part L The Sha King, the re-twinkle in his eye, Restaurant is derived it not seem, then, that the educators of Emperor and his huge mates lay sprawled challenge the Japanese, who, the fredd ligious portions of the Shih King, the Haido from rea, a thing,' and taurus, a bull public opinion have, somehow, got hold of out on their sides, their upper sides belog stated, plays upon a table of his oway why King, Oxford, at the Clarendon Press, 1879, bully thing.

the wrong animal ?

rounded up into formidable mounds of sccompanies him in his trays

THE SACRED BOOKS OF CHINA.*

The conditions of the emigration the arrangements and accommodation provided for the emigrants in going to and returning from their foreign service, are probably its most important feature. It is a painful but too well-known fact that Chinese emigrants have sometimes been treated on board vOH- sels in a manner which recalls the horrors.

(China Review, Vol. VIII, No. 1.} of the middle passage. How the Chinese

Dr. Legge's name as a faithful and cor- Government, which has made the most

rect translator of Chinesc texts is so well careful provisions in the late treaty for the freedom and good treatment of emigrants, established that we may dispense with any will endeavour to ensure the arrangements remarks as to the faithfulness of the ver- sions hera published, which form the third on the passage necessary for health and comfort remains to be seen; but one of the volume of Max Miller's edition of the most reasonable solutions of the difficulty Sacred Books of the East. would be that the emigration should take that Dr. Legge revised his original tran

The capibara, a kind of hairlows South American hog, scrambled up when it heard a noise, and rau to its trough, over which it stood looking expectantly at those who had disturbed it.

The little sun bear was rolled up in a black ball in a corner of its cage, while the firat sight of the grizzly jo another apart. ment of the same cage showed it swaying to and fro.

Colling, Captain T., British Steamer

Karo, Singapore, Cam, M., Hongkong, Dickey Thomas, Vector, Virginia City,

Nevada, U.S.A., ..... ... Edyvan, W., SS. Sunda, Hong-

kong...

(6) 1 Elliot, T., Passenger to China, cure of P.

&O. Agent, Cingapore........ 1 Gardner, H. V., Steward of the Kaiser t

Hind, London,

Hampton J, Chief Engineer Dredging

Company, Batavia, Hancock, Mira. R., Ablages Street,

Richmond, Melbourne,

(8) 1 Hener, Captain P., Flensburg, Schleswig, 1 Hilts & Co., Yokohama,... Hornby, Sir Edmund, Offoam, Surrey; 1 Iburgh, Mrs., P. & 0, Office, Hongkong, 1 Johansen, Bark China, Adelaide, Aus

tralia, ...

...(b) I Searns, John, Galveston, Texas, U.S.A.; 1 Lean, David, care of Ameri au Consul,

Singapore,

.:1 Loeb, Johannette, Worms, Germany,..., 1 Meer Chom Allee, Ghant Serang,

Calcu ta, ...............

Phillips, Captain Samuel; care of Ame

rícau Consul, Manila.....

place in vessels flying the Dragon flag, aud lation by renewed comparison with the rusty lock of Old Testament puzzles yield color, but I prefer it in the eyes," conti- leopards before the visitors arrived at their Redmond, Mrs. Mary, Washington, U.

render them a most raluable passion;

THE man who finds a pocketbook with cash in it doem't look at a paper for three Tecks.-- Puck,

Auxious to carry

-aa a house cat after it had eaten a binary,

A jaguar glanced carelessly at the mid- night party as they passed its cage, Lut otherwies affected to disregard them.

|

S.A.,.... Roundtree, Dr. L. J care of American

Consul, Siogapore,... ..... Sheik, Esmail Mahomed, Mazagon Gun-

powder Works, Bombay, .............................

Tay-fook, Elizabeth, No. 17, Tai-ping

Shan, Hongkong,.... Toler, Ca tain J. D., 74th Highlanders,

Post Coe, Now York,...

Tudes, Fils, Melbourne, Australia,ait, Wallat, Wilhelm, este of German Consul;

New York, Walter, James, Kadia Coal Miner, Nove

Eostia, Williams, Annie, at the John Buil, Bruce

Road, Bromley near Londou,....... -

The above letters have been returned

from various places at which the addressee cannot be fund. If not claimed within ten daya they will be opened saḍ returned to the writore.-(3) Pastod at Shanghai,

General Post Office,

29th Sept., 1879.