Mr.' Raikes has done: rather.-a serious corbin is that London one -which of the rival But it would be ace avhioh ig quite on life Ber r ysratary pak than the date nupplatte to ithe' Enaitions of
'St. James's writes. tery forcibly about the Under. ie f tigging, MOPS," the Plating: in the: Houeo/vf Gommous-f Sir osepltPease's: resolution about, opium. 'The st. Jaines's says it, hich lo, a health "of the Indidn "Army, the' House of Commons: has ore extensive than in Europe, the re-
to the: learning of our writing, and t.of the greater difficulties stiachet to the multiplicity of our ideographic characters, acquaintance with which __tlteady CET long and. careful "ape 1ivg, picture Pts little Chinese tion." on to paint a
hoy, sent as soon as he is old enough to a school kept by literati who have failed, at' the examinations, where he learns. reading' and. writing, poetry and history, and drawing and painting in water colours, and stores "his memory th a considerable number of literary What percentage of Chinese idea course? The struggle for exist ati hope' to go through. this
ence in China is as acute as anywhere int "the world, and the childreti have to begin to tee in the, bread-winning very early. We need not reprint the General's: account of the programme of sttidies which the successful candidate thing, though a generally satisfactory, one,.igno in coming td terms the two Messenger i Companies in London, it being arranged that toy are to carry on their business, or200 sys irk were under licence from the Post Office! "the, system by, which the. venue discussing the matter at the time the polo fo taelcbepble™ ta. Pulte the Spectator took the view that Mr. Raikes Indian Govprnment ts cease granting hoger] for the cultivation of the India had been very hardly treated, as he was quite in the right: he represented the the sale of the dong. except for metier pr pur-In other words, these gentlemen, whole nation, to whom the Pust Office Reve, in' the facie: of political ectinomy, belongs, as against private indi morality—and 'Christianity,: voted that the wanted to make profit fur themselves, aod Indian' Government. should throw: away some it was simply his duty to the whole nation £5,000,000 of revenue, They did-not'say how "to resist aby impairment of the Post Office monopoly." We niay conclude: that: the lose war tobe, made i Teh there must cit 'a reduction 4 expen: Mr. Raikes would never-have given: way: diture, or, England it, make. the had not Lord Salisbury. made him, and that deiceneyy or the india, taapapese test be Lord Salisbury would not have male him more heavily taxed. The auction a proposed by Str: 'Pease; audit was to be had there not beer' " general election close the, Indian army—x suggestion at hand. The Trmes writes of the settle-worthy of he wledom-of Sir J" Pease, ment made ds follows -—4 Mr. S. Smith wan ure this country. would Probably, now that the matter is settled, amity. by: by giving lad India. & subygn! rejoice: to prov morality, and Christi: the Companies will be the last'to complain.of the interference to which they have been sub-£5, good cause jected. Mr. Raikes has given them a splendid advertisement, such as they. might: have gence of Mr.: 8. Smit is striven in vain. to obtain in any, other way. ante was In all es worthy. of me fatelli, li to he, idle chat No amount of money spent in posters and sky-signs would have done for them what this an orly' be month of martyrdom has achieved.."Where Bose of we Tudian tax, soba cat the Whit, then, at the examinations must, pursue. He' th the rst of March, a, hundred, of perhaps a, can bad heard of their existence on ating wien teatly' pro: the western mind; but "it develop -fecls that it is a little. inadequate thousand, know of them now.' Nor is it a the. highest, degree public and peated ease' of mere Inowledge. The Companies like other have become identified "yuorality.. It inculcates upon "us, with witha Cause, They have boon persecuted, many' people think, aad they have thereby the. worship ofthe, family and. the' sined not only publicity: bub a host.of par existence of respect for our ts, the love of our 'The knowledge of the. the Companies, snd ofthe treatment te whisk "nem and the desire to be happy they have been submitted by the Post Office, "through, the, happiness' of all." "Tt has another "result: which our author cides has. created a weet aa wel ies las ona with'the post aiid the cal will numbers of lo wi mer] it on well hot "mention; that the Chinese civil' to send iesiaged arid Tet service—aid the Peking Gazette is Besides the public will not be left provi the, authority we want; with the two voluntary companies porta through and "through: wi Not to dwell on the probability of other com, lies coming into existence, the Post Office corruption. This is a little. incon-itself is henceforth a competitor. The " Post' "sistent i the anoral which the Office Exprese Delivery' will goon, unti thas retndte"past, has taught every success-either caught up the Companic ciency ful official that the biprems object of or has been beaten out of the field. The ublic has therefore a double service working' fore its. awakened: overnmet is the happiness. of the' small which a few weeks private services of instead of the}-# fact yah taxon seitimettatity by
edged ove of must' know will know, "people. Who will. dare to maintain," tig6, tt ecarecly npoogniaed stan the existence. of Sir Joseph Pease's suc says-the indignant General,. "that a Smorals9, exalted should be condemned find the Morviny Post, a thoroughly Meanwhile it is rather extraordin: do nder the; pretext that it, is ancient servative paper, writing as follows. Ta of China bot of the excellence of the Chines a Ces gives US a very am roof Atgurhénts would only © equally if company " ubdertool is a feo ork i a more of. education... It enables an oficial, tribute ordinary letters and papers London, or to collect and "pack" Jetters mee he'has passed an examination, to for abroad. These things are prohibited now: as infringements of the Best, Offs means. paying an.inoreased,, points out that. euch, trator or a judge, a prefect,—and, take ay office; he may be an adm how, mapy: are..ready. te soe dnonopely, but if-they. were suggested wu the Aforning Post repeat the last sri thing midway botwe Ee thing 'Already' the Government might have added, an admiral—he of the following extract ishing the area of cultivate
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