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| Views of China : vol.1 |
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| A COURT SCENE.. The presiding magistrate occupies the bench, and on either side are his clerks. The prosecutor, who, in this instance, holds some small official preferment, is seated to the right of the picture, and the accused are making their statements with the profuse kow-tow ing. Shut out by the limits of the picture is a crowd of lictors, yamun followers, coolies, and what not, who press and jostle their superiors, as though in China as well as America, everyone were as good as his neighbour, and better too. The court-room is dirty and ill-furnished, and there is a total absence of pomp about the whole procedure, no matter how important it may be. |
Citation Information
No. 30.—A COURT SCENE.
Tee presiding magistrate occupies the bench, and on either side are i and what not, who press and jostle their superiors, as though in China his clerks. The prosecutor, who, in this instance, holds some small as well as in America, every one were as good as his neighbour, and official preferment, is seated to the right of the picture, and the accused better too. The courtroom is dirty and ill.furnished, and there is a are making their statements with profuse kow-tow mg. Shut out by I total absence of pomp about the whole procedure, no matter how im. the limits of the picture is a crowd of lictore, yamun followers, coolies, ! portant it may be.
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