August 26th.—The acting Governor-General of Hukwang, Wong T'ung-tsia, memorializes with reference to an alleged case of attempted seduction on the part of a public officer, which has been brought to his notice by a despatch from P'éng Yi-lin, the Inspector-General of the Yangteze naval forces, Che complain a women named Man Huvshe, wife of " physician at Ww clang, who had been called in to pot a Colovel named Wang Shane According to the woman's complaint, in question, after his recovery, very intimate in her husband's, household, and had induced her son to become " member of a sworn brotherhood, proceeding afterwards, with the aid of an expectant Prefect named 'I'van She-lien to entice her husband into a similar connec. tion, his ultimate aim being no other than that of effecting the seduction of complain-aut herself, She had repeatedly repelled is part, in revenge for which was stated to be plotting to do her an injury. On receipt of this petition the parties had been summoned, but the incriminated officials steadfastly deny their guilt, A decree is requested stripping them ad hoc of their rank, in order that they may be placed regularly on trial. Granted by rescript.
August 27th.—(1) A decree appointing Sheng to the post of Judicial Commissioner fur the province of Cheb Kiang.
(2) A decree renewing the appointment of Sih-kwei Be superintendent of the Imperial manufactory at Nanking.
(3) Kin Shun, lieutenant-general of the army of the west, memorializes reporting a success obtained by the Imperial troops under the walls of the towa of Manas,
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