are already passing south by hundreds and thousands, we have passed many boats loaded fwwith the poor, ragged creatures and have seen them trudging footsore and weary along the Canal bank. Some of the cities to the south are taking extra precautions to keep the poor wretches outside of their city walls, and it is reported that at some the rice distribution will not' be held as usual, perhaps because tivo great a rush is feared. Poor wretched China, the Government has much to answer for, and the misery of tens of thousands of starving creatures out against it. What a pity. that christian nations should turn a deaf ear to the hard-pressed party of Reform as they seem to be doing just now!
16th November.
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