Sept. 18th.—(1) A decree based upon a report made by the Governor-General Ying-han, respecting the conduct of affairs by the Superintendent of Maritime Customs (Hoppo) at Canton, The Censor Kung: sian having memorialized requesting that 'a special delegate be appointed to act with the Hoppo in the control of his office, the resent report: was called for; and the governor-General states that the duties of the post are attended to by the Hoppo himself,—that they are not entrusted to the hands of underlings—that there are no grounds for charging the persons employed with connivanceat contraband dealings with a view to their own enrichment—and that the outports, both far and near, are placed either under the control of official del gates or are managed by underlings, which is in conformity with the regulations established in the course of the requested, therefore, that the regulations hitherto in force be abided It is decreed, hereupon, that the existing system be maintained, with Ponesty and fraud, any indulgence in precaution at the same time against
which is to be erely punished. ipping of their rank Is in the province of Sheng-king, who have been denounced by the acting Military Governor Te'ung-shih tain articles of tribute from Corea, which it was their duty to forward.
(8) The Acting-Governor of Honan reports the conclusion of the trial of anative Of the province, wamed Si Ch'un-ying, who was taken into custody in Apri year for the offence of presenting a supplication to his late Majesty by the road-Side, during, the Imperial progress to the Mausolea. 'The accusation he laid, charged a man named Wu Sze-siu with having beaten his elder brother and driven him to commit' suicide. The facts of the cate, as elicited at the trial which has now been held, are these: The deceased man, si Yun-ying, a carpenter by trade, was friend of the accused person, Wi who earned livelihood groundnuts. Si Yungand his two no ready money purchaser was to be found, the baskets were sold on credit to one Jan Hien-si and ancther, for the sum of 15,600 cash. Payment being long delayed, dispute arose between the man Sil and his friends, Si ment. not go bad money. Wu Sze-siu, with the a a couple of neighbours, sought to coinfer him, and fi im at his hous overnight, as i come by his feelings of grief, however, Sit Yung-ying went out during the night and hanged himself from a tree in Wu's courtyard. On the suicide being discovered next morning, every effort was made, but in to resuscitate life; and on an inquest being held, the younger brother, error ne ously insisting that the venal colourations ut the corpse were mari blows, accused Wu Sze-siu of having b instrumental in causing the neath of ung-ying. His complaints at the Mayi tracy not having been successful, finally took the course of proceeding as a suppliant to Peking. He is adjudged guilty under the statute in this case made and provided, and the penalty he has incurred is the infliction of 100 blows and transportation into military servitude on the nearer frontiers. The person he has accused, Wu Sze-siu, died during the progress of the investigation at the inn where he was detained. His' death, it ix found, is not attributable to any act of harshness on the part of the people of the inn or others. As the offence: committed by Si Ch'un-ying comes with of the Act of Grace on his sion, his punishment is rei the proviso that if he ever one degree of severity will be sentence incurred.
Sept. 19th.—(Court Circuler). The Grand Secretary Weéng-siang has applied for a congo of ten day:
(2) A decree referring for the considera tion of the Board of Ceremonies an application presented by Wang Ming-Iwan, requesting that Hi Shen (the famous scholar of the Han dynasty, who di about A.D. 220), be enrolled un cial list of the (3) The A iangai solicits a mark of Imperinl approbation on behalf of a young girl who has dis herself by her chaste devotedneis, The ject of this application, daughter of a minor official, had been betrothed from childhood to the son of a petty military officer at Nan-ch: In 1873, the me tended bride I
18, the period of brought to her, vowed that sh follow him to She attempted suicide by ha y taking but in each case her efforts were tru interven! tion. She then 3 and it was only Jed to her enter-ied, as his induced to food. Since entering th parents-in-law she has waited upon them with the most perfect devotion, and has shone as a brilliant exemplar of female In conformity with regulation, sanction is requested for the erection of memorial in her honour.—Sauctioned, by Sept. 20th.—Tho acting-Governor of Honan report al of the Burmese tribute mission within the limits.of hia jurisdiction on the 27th July, entering the district of Sin-yeh on their out of the territory of Hupei 14th August they crossed the provincial border into Chilli, entering the depart ment of Ts'ze Chow, where they were handed over to the charge of the offici appointed for their escort by the Governor-General Li Hung-chang. The elephants accompanying the mission, which were left some distance behind, entered the province of Honan on the 8th August, and will be duly forwarded on their way Sept, 2ist.—(1) The Sup the Imperial Customs at th (Ha-ta) Gate of Pel the causes of deficiency in coll supplementary fixed revenue at the of the tenure of office. The standard regulation amount of duties has been obtained in full, but that there ie deficiency in the supplementary levy for the collection of which they are like answerable. The causes assigned for the falling off in the revenue are the difference prevailing in the value of silver between Peking and the rest of the Empire, combined with (or leading to) s grant increase in the cost of commodities, To there causes, which both act prejudicially on supply and at the same time check demand, most be added the fact that imports from. foreign countries all pay duty at Ti and are exempt by regulation from farther payment on their arrival at the Te'ung Wen Gate. The season, again, has most unfavourable; owing to: the excessive heat and the heavy. rains, which have made the roads almost_impsssabl carts or pack-animals, Under th
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