The Chinese have cheated the Europeans again. As we pre-
dicted, many of the men executed for the Tientsin massacre turm out not to have been tire guilty persons at all. The Mandarins caught a few of the meaner rioters, hired a few others, probably convicts, for 500 taels given to their families, allowed the- heads taken off to be sewn on again, and promised a temple over the remains of the patriotic sufferers. They, moreover, represent that the executions are concessions to the barbarism of the foreigner, who must be conciliated until it is expedient to drive him out of the land. No Mandarin or person of importance has been executed, and a sentence of banishment passed on two of the
probably implies their rapid promotion in another province. Well, all things come to an end, even the siege of Paris ; and it
must be a pleasure to King William to reflect that he has saved Chenk-wo-jin, a Chinese junker of rank.
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