No one can deny that the introduction of the jinricsha, whose invention is attributed to an American in Japan named Gable, half-cobbler and half-missionary, in 1867, lias Leena great blessing to Shanghai but the common or garden ricsha leaves tuch to be desired, especially in rainy weather, notwithstanding all the care taken by the Council to weed, cut the many decrepit specimens which too often obtrude themselves upon us, The ricsha indeed reaches a high development when it is the private property of opulent foreigners or natives; but to this the crawler has not hitherto aspired. The Nea Tung Spider Wheel Jinriesha Ca., whose carriages are to be first geon on the streets to-mo (st June), is about to provide us with Tieshas of the highest type. They cobweb wheels with ball bearings a india-rubber tires; spring seats; hoods and aprons that will effectually keep out sun or rain; and they are neatly painted and provided with uniformed coolies who are aworn to ext neither garlic nor onions. The coolies, like the ricshas, are numbered, so thut they can be identified in ease of yinplaint or of property being left in the inriosha, and they are provided uniform rain-conte and sou-wester hats for stormy weather. he company issues tickets for 5, 74, and 10 cents respectively, according to the length of the course; and the jinvieshns will be found primarily at the Shanghai Club, the Astor House, the Central Hotel, and there will soon be a hundred of them plying in the settlement. It is an innovation that will be greatly appreciated by those who use the Shanghai Hansom,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.