A Decroo.—Wo have respectfully received the benign mandate of their Maj tics the Empress-dowager and the Empress: mother [as follows]
The Emperor sent forth a Decree yesterday in which the Prince of Kung was stripped of his Imperial Princedom with heredity-y succession in the same degree for ind was reduced to the secondary h'éng being at the same of his title as Beileh Kun regards the unbecoming guage of the Prince' of Kung on ocean ions when speech has been held with him, it is true that a penalty has been incurred for this offence; but remembering how the Prince, from the time when his support began to be rendered in the conduct of government, has not been wanting in exertions so distinguished as to merit acknowledgment, lof, as a special grace, his rank as Imperial Prince with hereditary succession in the same degree for ever, be restored to him, and the title of Beileh Kun Wan be likewise restored to Tsai-ch'éng. Tt behoves the Prince to respond to the desire of his Sovereign to convey a salutary admonition, and for the future to be more and more diligent and careful, contributing largely toward relief from difficulty and embarrassment, to the end that his trust be worthily discharged.
(2) A Decree referring to the commands issued yesterday, directing that buildings be fitted up in the grounds adjoining the Palaoo Lakes, for the lodgment off the Dowager Empresses. {t is now further enjoined upon the Comptrollers of the Household that strict economy must be held in view, in the into the people.
(8) The Censor Sun Kwan-siang memo-realizes denouncing the conduct of Kwei-pao, in connection with the Li Kwang-chao timber scandal, representing that Kwei-pao was wholly responsible for the attempted imposition, and urging that he be severely punished. Rescript has already appeared.
(4) A Memorial from Yang Ch'ang-sun, Governor of Chekiang, on the arrangements to be made in pursuance of the directions received from the Board of War for the re-establishment of the official courier-posts on the old system, According to regulation, the Province of Chekiang should have 214 post-soldiers (ff FE) on the lino between Hangchow Fu and Peking, divided into three sections, each under a superintendent (F342), beside 24 mon and one headman at the provincial capital itself, The pay of the men was Tls. 1.4.5, per mensem, with 3 mace as rice allowance. Owing to the rise in prices hi rally which has taken place of years, it will be necessary, in re-establishing the courier-post, to act on the principle introduced with' reference to the army at large, viz., a reduction of numbers and higher pay'to individuals. It is proposed, therefore, to alter the stations and to divide the route into 31 stages, to be served by 123 men and 3 superintendents, allotting 4 men to each hundred li of the distance, The pay to be given per man is to be is. 2.5 and 5 mace rice-allowance per mensem, with the usual deduction pro rata in months of 29 4 September 12th.—Th Court Circular Ts announces that the Prince Kung returned thanks for the restoration of his Imperial Princodom with right of succession; and Toni-ch'éng did likewise on his own restora tion.
(1) The Governor of Honan reports the rehearing and decision of an appeal case referred from Peking. A woman named Fan Kin-she had complained that Lin 'Yien-ch'én and others had assaulted her husband, Fan Hwa, and caused his death. After an' investigation before the Prefect of K'ai-feng Fu, the case has been passed on through the chief provincial Commissioner to the Governor himself, and the result of his examination is as follows. Appellant, Fan Kin-she, and a nephew of hers named Kin Yao-king, belong to the Sin-kiang District, and her late husband was on friendly terms with an. underling of the Magistracy named Liu Tien-ch'én., In October, 1870, Fan Hwa had advanced to a tenant of his named Li Maniu, 2 piculs of wheat, which were to be repah after the next harvest. In May, 1871, Fan Hwa went to demand payment, but Li Ma-niu was unable to return him more than 14 piculs at the time, begging for delay as regards the rest. Upon this a wrangle ensued, and as it chanced that Lin Tien ch'én was in the village collecting dues, he and another man came up to quiet' the parties. No such thing as personal ill or pushing down (of Fan Hwa) took place. Fan Hwa returned home and spoke of the occurrence to his wife, who took no notice of it at the time; but on the following day her husband fell ill of a prevailing; epidemic, and though a doctor was calle in he died from the effects of the disease the same day. In her grief for the loss of her husband, Fan Kin-she laid the blame on Li Ma-niv, and lodged a complaint at the Magistracy accusing him of having used violence. The Magistrate upon this proceeded to hold an inquest on the remains, but Fan Kin-she, fearing detection of her falsehood, had the body buried, and frustrated this object by her statements. On holding enquiry, the Magistrate ordered the wheat to be refunded, and closed the case, taking the usual bonds. Fan Kin-she was, however, instigated by her nephew to re-open the case by an appeal at Peking, with the view of extorting money from the accused persons. Since she was brought up for the rehearing, she has died while at largo on bail, and although by bringing a calumnious charge: she has exposed herself to the penalties of flogging and transportation, as duly set forth b Statute, she is no longer within the road of the law. Other persons implicated are condemned to corresponding penalties.
September 13th.—The Court Circular announces the presentation of Ying-yuan's testamentary memorial. (See Below, No. 3).
(i) The Grand Council have received hi Majesty's verbal commands as follow Whien Wo proceed on the 7th October to the South Hunting Park, let any presen tations to be made to Us be introduced by the Board of War on the 9th, and by the Board of Civil Ofice on the 13th. Any presentations to be made by. other departments are to be arranged for one or other of the above-named days,
in £2), The Grand Council have, received On the ocotsion of Our approaching visit to the South Hunting Park, let all the officers of Our suite wear travelling costume, The officers taking the daily tour of duty from the different departments of State, will continue to wear the long robe an outer vest.
(8) A Decree lamenting the decease of Ying-yuan, a president of the Court of Censors, and chief of the Gendarmerie of ing (who died on the 12th inst.) AIL jortcomings recorded against him during fetimo are remitted, and a funeral sacrifice is to be attended by the Emperor's cousin, '-lien, and ten officers of the Guard, His adopted son is to receive an appointment as Secretary to a Boar (4) A Decree. Let Pao-yun fill the post of President of the Board of War, and Ying-kwei that of President of the Board of Civil Office, (6) A Decree. Lot Ying-kwei fill the post of Captain-general of the Gendarmerie, (6) Let Kwang-show fill the post of president of the Court of Censorate, (7) The Governor of Ngan-hwei reports the investigation of an appeal case referred from Poking. Appellant, Cheng Teh, had complained, of certain persons of his own clan, who ho asserted had massacred five persons of his family in 1863. He has gone from one department to another in the provincial government presenting this complaint; the fact being that the murders complained of took place during the Nionfei troubles, as part of the general intestine warfare iberi in progress, Furthermore, it was ordained in 1869, by the Board of Punishments, that no appeals from Ngan-hwei relating to acts of pillage or murder in the province prior to the year 1865 should henceforth be entertained. The Present case is consequently dismissed,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.