fyorps fancy sav, acc 2h Sep another part of our piper isa very resting account of a trip to and a ay spent in Suchau, We believe it the first time that this city has been Aeseribedl by foreigners, others have visited it in disguise but have not hitherto committed their accounts to the press—this document was put into vee Stitjmmdnby-one-of the-parties who visited Suchau and has drawn up the memoranda of his enterprising and ledge of the interior of China. We should be most glad to be the moans 1 of placing before the public, the itiner aries of other travellers amongst our small community, whose iatica would be read with much pleasure by Buropeans here; and, with still (greater pleasure by those, at home, who have no means of obtaining at insight into China, except through the medium of the press.
Tas week we conclude the "Report on the Silk'Trade of Shanghae," next week we purpose to give the " Report.
1 Tea Trade of this Por," which we believe will prove quite as interesting, and, probably, will arrest a neb larger share of public attention 3 ity ramifications are far more extensive, It is our intention to follow this up by other reports on the General Trade of Shanghae with such considerations as the subject will prove fertile in suggesting.
We beg to call thie attention of our readers to a work upon the Conquest of China by the Tartars—the causes which led to this irruption of that nation into China, are therein more {ally detailed, than in any known work upon the subject; and, we trust its perusal will repay those whic are interested in authentic historical documents.
Wr shall, shortly, be enabled to present to our readers the long expected ccount of the Chinese Popular Post. Onur indefatigable contributor has Been sometime engaged upon the investigation aid has consulted various authorities upon the subject; the result will, we trust, be satisfactory to our sealers and worthy of himself, is-or matter of great difficulty; as {they well noi, who are conversant with Chind, to obtain any reli formation' regarding- the working of the vast apparitiis of this Government. It -caiinoty|. however, be ex-pested to become otherwise, until, the 'Progressive improvement of our commerce with this Singular ustion works the' conviction upon thein,~ that free-trade is beneficial to themselves 'This consciousness will by' slow de agrees, insinuate-that conviction' step SEATON ale th to their Eniperor, that a more free communication and encouragement of the traffic of the Western nations will prose highly useful. to the interests of his own people: and ought, therefore; to receive that encouragement, which is now withheld by antique pre-Jjudice and gross ignorance. of the claims of other nations, for a free and wirestrietéd commercial and "social intercourse with this ancient and enlightened people.
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