ABSTRACT OF PEKING GAZETTES, Oct. 16th-17th.—N. B. During the absence of the Court from Peking, the Gazette will only on alternate days, AD ation in favour of the inbabit-Five departments and districts through which the route of the Imperial cortd e lies on its way to the Mausolea, tax not remitted by previous now wholly remitted, together with all rents due for the current year to any of the Bauner treasuries, (2) The (late) Governor of Kwei-chow, Tsing Pi-kwang, memorializes reporting the enforced retirement of the Prefect of of on parents, and rec successor the pri Prefect of Chen-yuan Fa, Hwei whose qualifications for the post are dwelt upon and the usual record of his antecedent services recited. Uther contingent pointments are recommended.—Reserip Let the Board of Civil Ottice decide and report. (Seo Gazette of the 12th inst., in which a different selection for the vacant post is made known).
(3) Tseng Kwoh-terian, Governor-Gor eral of the Yellow River, memorializes reporting the condition of the river up_to the middle of last month, On the 16th September the river rose at Hwang Kin Van a height of 4 ci'ih 6 tun, and the embankments at certain points wore in great danger for a time, owing to the force of the current being diverted ju a southerly direction by the growth of a sandspit opposite Shang Show f+ BY in the Nan Ho Ting division, The danger was mot by means of active exertions on the part of the officials in charge.
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