We are enabled to give a few further particulars about the recent disturbances in the Corean Capital to which we referred in our issue of Monday last. The émente appears to have been of the usual character which takes place periodically in the Royal city of the "Hermit Kingdom," and had its origin in the revival of the old absurd rumours directed against foreigners, and the idiotic credulity of the vopilace of the Capital. It appears that some evilly disposed Chinese aprond a report that the American Missionaries in the country had purchased a number of Corean children and after killing them, haa boiled them down for medicines. This aroused the popular feeling and caused the authorities to take steps to preserve the lives of the Missionaries, who Shantung, is given a seat on the Admiralty .0- were all called in from the country and Board. placed in safety. The people next seized {Nore.—This of course does not interfere nine Corean officials who were said to have with his retention of his present post.) been parties to the sale of the children to
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