Letts suppose that he turns a deaf car. The law takes its course, but he hus incurred undying resentment, avd a few repetitions of stich form the basis of an appeal to the provincial capital, that the sub-prefect. is oppressing the populace, that a revolt is brewing, that if he be not speedily removed, the sun will be hidden in smoke, the land dyed crimson, other apropos poetical phrases. Now Jail things a magistrate fears a petition against his policy at high quarter Jectant candidates, purchase money hand, and depleted treasuries, are ugly facts to contend with at so great a distance. The exaggeration or falsehood of the sheaf of petitions is a mere factor the fact is that such have been laid, and there are by no means wanting certain cho will shake their head and sigh, Ah—his youth, his inexperience, his haste, his one-sideing, his itching palm" No matter what transpires therefore thy Hsien must be kept quit.
If a murderer is brought to justice, it reflects upon the mandarin for allowing the tone of society to sink so low; if the prisons are full, it reflects the sine; if there is a clan fight, he is culpnot arranging the cause of dispute it came to such w crisis, und so on; happy is his unhappy lot if he be able to recoup his purelutse money, tees, vies, and travelling expenses before a take iis place. Other instances be multiplied, but would only illustrate the same state of governmental orass,—that the internal and external state serving, tion, lovell 1 therefore hweomice tion, hut actually investment; to allow onl and glowing report of his charge to re; ch the eyes of the Governor and to recoup as mitch as posdble pon th purchase money. cases of muster in cold blood are avowedly allowed to be covered by hush money, lest their perpetration require to be incorporated in the ellicial report. In fact the dispensing of any justice whatever is actuated solely from necessity, much les from right, or even expediency. To e the veneral fit of policy in any lawsuit' of importance togive clear decision in favour of neither, but sh 1 the lapse of days it become side possesses such power dence a 1 euuse inconvenience to the judge, that side foritsell a deformed ju pguent. But should it trmspire that oth uutivs are strony be gerents if nonsuited, the policy of temporisition and postpone ment will be adhered to (if possible) till her side are exlriusted Tas ex The in jen of a diste if thor ing for the {ponement sine The writer has he all th ishing Hsiv te for this combitn ud had to resort t method to get them to his yamen, Inter-Church Tro} bles.
Other fertile satirees of dend many parts are (as Dees often debated upon in Uh disputes; which the Vrotestant complains ty his teacher that
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