Jan. 29th—B1st.—The Imperial Astronomical Board present a communication to the effect that the wind now arises in the expected.
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(2) The officer who takes the oversight of all branches of the Imperial family, has cast a Horoscope and presented it for His Majesty's inspection.
(B.) To-morrow His Majesty will eat meat; at 7 o'clock a.at, He will take His seat at table.
(4.) To-morrow (Jan, 31st) His Majesty will go out at the five-yuen-men gate, pass through the Shin-woo-men, and enter the Pih-shan-men, passing along the Se-shan-oe road to the Show-Hwang-Tien temple. When His Majesty has concluded his worship there, He will return to the Palace by the same route. Let all preparations be completed by 7 o'clock a.2t.
(G.) The President of the Board which presides over appointments to official rank, together with the President of the Board of War, and the President of the Board of Censors, have ench presented a return as to the general observance of the day of abstinence.
(G.) To-day (Jan. Bist) the Emperor reverently sacrificed at the temple of An-cesters, King-fib, a Shaou-king of the Tae-chang-sze, read the prayers on this occasion in a loud clear voice, and has, therefore, by His Majesty's bounty, been rewarded with a peacock's feather. Respect this, Feb, 1st.—His Majesty announces that, gri the Aft day of third mouth (April It) in compliance with the expressed wishes of the two Empresses, He will set out for the following purposes. On the 8th reverently to worship at the Cung-ling tomb on the 9th, the festival of 'I'sing-ming, to perform the ceremony of heaping earth upon the Ting-ling tomb. Thence -he will proceed to the Lung-gan-teen temple, to offer the great sacrifices to the dead, and tls respectfully announce to them the ardent affection of their child. These ceremonies ended, His Majesty will return to the Palace on the 12th. His Majesty commands each Yamen reverently and diligently to arrange beforehand, and according to Citablished law, the visions ceremonies proper to these occasions, and to Ko all necessary preparations, Respect th Fob. Srd.—An edict is issued conferring the appointment of Viceroy of the Iwo Keang upon Lo Tsung-he, and commanding His Excellency to arrange and regulate all mercantile transactions t His Excellency is ordered to repair immediately to his new appointment, there being no necessity for him to come to Peking for instruc-Respect this.
Feb. 5th.—Tho Emperor issues the following Edict. ing petitions Us, especially ad the employment of inefficient He informs against the expectant Che-foo of Kéang-00 named Feng Keng-tsouen, and others, five in number, all of whom We order to be deposed from office. Amongst these, however, is Yen Yung-kai, the District Magistrate of Kéang-yen-been, whose constitution is weak, und he therefore can hardly be expected to use much exertion. This otncer's literary attainments are nevertheless excellent; and We therefore, while ordering him to vacate his present post in order to add weight to official rank, require him to send in his name to the proper Board, in order that he may receive an appointment as Public Instructor. For the rest, we order that the terms of the eight division: 'Unis iced bias The Kan Diagram of the Yibking; one of the rome. saints bth they tar Nowene' day. His Steak year pam dad acritce abd asians rom mest Betivoeu Chinese and foreigners, petition be granted. The case has been classify each event. In the sixth year of notified to the proper Board. Respect this.
Kea-king, that Emperor granted the peti-(2) An Imperial Edict is issued to the tion of the Censor Leong Shang-kwo and following effect. deputed a high official to open an office Chang Shoo-shing petitions with re-and revise the Records. These Records ference to certain Volunteers who have terminate with the 17th year of the made a pretext to cause disturbance, and Emperor Kea-king, and the transactions prays that the Sergeants of the Canton-of the 60 years which have elapsed to the ments to which they belong may be present time have not yet been recorded. punished, each according to il I respectfully consider that the sacred A Cantonment for instruction in Military virtues, the divine merits, and the perfect exercises, has been for some time estab-knowledge both of Civil and Military lished at Fung-hwang-shan, within the affairs which characterized the Emperors boundary of Tsing-poo-been, in the pro-Kea-king, Taou-kwang, and Been-fung, vince of Keang-s00. In the sixth month also adorn the character of the Empress-of the past year, Ho-king the acting Mother, who for 12 years listened to the Viceroy of the Two Kéang, hearing that the discussion of the affairs of State from Adjutant-General of the Vanguard, named within the screen; and whose excellent Ching Tsung-e, and Wang Kin-yuen the regulations, and vast virtue, Lave es Adjutant-General of the division, tablished peace within the four were both incapable of managing their All Her Majesty's plans and regulations troops, immediately deposed them and should be accurate; ind successively
The Volunteers of these two Cantonments appointed two other officers in their place. recorded. Your Majesty, being now about to ascend the throne, may with hearing that these two officers were deposed, propriety record in succession the vir-forthwith dared, on pretence of talking trious deeds of previous Emperors, and about rewards due to them, to collect to-for that purpose appoint a high official to gether in a crowd, and to raise a clamour, open an office and to make a Record, in almost amounting toa mutiny. After this, order to display especial State transactions. it appeared on investigation, the four Ser-'We can thus accurately record in succession geants, Lo Chun-lin and others, connived the most important decisions of former at the'disturbance. Because at the tine Emperors, which is the subject of my that the Commander-in-chief of the Can-present petition to your Majesty. Whether tonments, by name Cheng Hae-aou, resigned the matter can be accomplished or not, I his post and returned to his native place, humbly leave to the decision of the Em-rewards were bestowed upon the soldiers, press-Mother and your Majesty. the present delinquents, following their own inclinations, now demand rewards Feb. 7th.—Ying-yuen petitions the Em-under false pretences, and even go so far peror for his decision with regard to a to excite a disturbance, Assuredly there man who killed his cousin with a spear, in must have existed an intention to connive a quarrel which arose about the building of an embankment to divert a water-course at all this.
Although the two deposed officers were from a field.—Also, with regard to the not guilty of the crime of deducting from case of a person who killed the younger brother of a literary student. The mrs the soldiers? allowances, yet, from the time derer quarrelled with the deceased in con-of their vacating their posts, the petty officers and volunteers under command, sequence of the latter refusing to allow a stream of water to be diverted from his assembled in crowds to extort money. All own land to that of the former. this trouble lins arisen from an inability to control their soldiers on ordinary ocea~ Feb. 8th.—Chang-gun, a member of the sions, and both officers are alike guilty Board of Punishments, petitions that as his thin espeet. We command that both be leave of absence has now expired, and he is degraded to the rank of Tsan-tsiang; and not yet restored to health, a still longer that the four sergeants Lo Chun-lin, Ching term of exemption from his duties may be Tsung-jin, Ching Kea-tsai, and Lo Kin-tae allowed him. His Majesty grants the be deprived of their rank. Lo Kin-tac, petitioner a further leave of absence to however, in originating the disturbance nurse himself.
in making a pretext for extortion, is (2) Woo Hung-gan, a member of the more guilty than the others, and we Board of Censors controlling the affairs of before command that he be sent to the Province of Shan-tung, kneels and Hih-lung-keang, to fill the office of an petitions, imploring His Majesty's instruc official suffering punishment, in order to tions with regard to the proper examina-assert the dignity of, Military law. Let tion of themes, in order that the dignity the others be dealt with in accordance of literary attainments may be maintained, with the terms of the petition. The pro-and true talent drawn out, per Board is acquainted with the case.
The petitioner sees from the Court Respect Gazette that the Censors Yuen Cheng-yed (8.) The statesman Yih-liwan (Prince and Woo Fung-tsao, with Wang Kao-tae Shun-tsing) humbly petitions with regard the Seun-foo of Foh-keen province, have to the Imperial Records. It is essential each addressed the throne with regard to that a Record should now be compiled of the rigorous prohibition of all underhand past reigns, in order to manifest obedience practices in the places of public examina-to the law, and to preserve a register of tion, and that they have already received the successive transactions of previous His Majesty's instructions on the subject. Emperors.* 1 respectfully write this Looking up, and contemplating the stimulus present document, stating the matter given b; His Majesty toall literary pursuits, clearly; and looking up, I pray your Majesty to deign to ghsnos of the Petitioner, ever respectfully bearing in mind His Majesty's profoundness of intel-have reverently read the Preface to lect, ventures to suggest thatthoseappointed the Record made by the Benevolent An-to select the successful candidates, should cester and Intelligent Emperor, t and I unquestionably prohibit all improper prac-find there that in the 23rd year of the tices with the utmost rigour, and that those reign of Kang-he, that Emperor gave who inspect the themes should use the orders that a Record of the Ta-tsing care in the performance of their Dynasty should be composed. The Ances-luries. for of Ages and Magisterial Emperor The Petitioner states that when he be-Yung-ching, in the second year of his came a member of the Han-lin, there were reign made important additions to that two strict investigations of all themes, by Record. In the 12th year of Kéen-lung, which means he was enabled to ascertain the preceding additions to these Recor that the number of those candidates who not being sufficiently clear, an imperial possessed considerable talents was by no Edict was issued to separate distinctly and means small. Purloined essays, and unnite Bee composed at the completion of Thee Records are meaning compositions resembling fishes and clouded gems could not, of course, Kearking, father of Taow-kwang, be altogether done away with. "Moreover,
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