TRANSLATED FROM PERUVIAN PAPERS.


from the National Lteligencsr.
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Chinese Literature e--This nation SO carefully iso-


lated from the rest Of the world possesses an Ency-
copeda in sixty four volumes. 1t was compiled by
Vang-hong-chan, a very distinguished Chinese wr-
ter, who lived under the reign of the Emperor Van
Pei, about the period at which the European Mis-
sonaries first visited China. The classification of
the materials for this work is very singular, and, as
we might we'll imagine bears but little analogy to
that Of the Encyclopedia of D'Alembert and Di1ero.
1t is as foows lst. Astronomy. 4. Geography.
g. Celebrated Persons different tribes Of every ma
ton. q. Mystery Of the great Cyclic and Pakua. S.
Architecture. 6. instruments Of war, agriculture.
gardening and fishing. 7. Anatomy. s. Customs
and styles. 9. Game Of Chees and and other games


10. Ancient Chinese characters III. Botany and
natural history of different regions. 12. Mode of
wrangling fighting, and making arms. 1s. Mode
of irrigation. IA. Art of dancing. Is. Different
modes of preserving health and prolungng existence
l6. Quarrels and combats of cocks and bulls. IL.
Money and pieces of weighed silver.


From the year 1888, the period at which the Eng
sh Government began to form establishments of
convicts in New South Wales, until 1921, they IN
vested in that object IS, 50l OPS sterling 1t has
been calculated and ascertaned that, according to
the old method of maintaining convicts in hulis of
ships and houses of correction, the expences would
have amounted during the same number Of years to
g7 4486 sterling, by the first mode, Il e7 900 22
| by the second The Offenders transported in that
period, and the troops necessary for their custody.
including civil employments. form total Of 55.455


persons. The colonies of New South Wales are


composed of five beautiful cities, many towns, and


innumerable villages and hamlets. and population


of 10000 individuals scientific bodies, houses for


education, churches, Libraries, theatres, &c. The


Colony possesses 10000 acres of cultivated land


5000 horses, 100000 heads of black cattle. and


550000 sheep. Commerce produces an annual expor.
taton of gl00,O00 sterling. But the most happy


results of the change, those which the convict.
themselves experience, who return to the bosom o


society, and become laborious, useful members o


the community, and good heads of families.


1t is not possible to know where the vanity o
man will stop nor all that is required Of the inag
nation to satisfy it. The Duke of Levi. now mem
!, Der of the French House of Peers pretends to b,
decended from nothing less than the Virgin On
2 certain occasion he was invited to dine on the fol
|, lowing day. !" Mott is not in my power to accep
your invitation replied he ''to-lnorrow is the day
Of my cousin, and the family dine together.'' Thi
was the evening before the assumption. There is
well known family residing in the Port of st Maria
: who aspire TO the same honor When these indi
vduals repeat the Rosary, they say in chorus Go,
save Maria, Cousin, and onr Lady,