June 19th.—Yung-yuh (IF $F) and others petition that Foo-ke* a Secretary of the Palace Board and holding the seal, be rewarded for having expended more than 1,893 taels and 7 mace, in planting 1,300 Cedar trees at the Mausolea of the Emperor Yung Ching (A. D, The petitioners pray that this official may have the honorary rank of Assistant Captain-general of the Flank Division conferred upon him, His Majesty grants the petition.
The same official prays that the Secretary of the Board of Rites and Ceremonies for the Mausoles of the Emperor Yung Ching, and who is also an officer of the Sth degree of Hereditary rank, may be retained in office for two years longer in consequence of his diligence in the discharge of his duties. His Majesty consent.
20th.—To-morrow morning at 2 o'clock am. the Emperor will offer sacrifice. His Majesty will then put. off His sacrificial garments and will breakfast at the Yung-ho-kung apartments, after which He will roceed to worship ut the temple of the od of Fire.
Q1st.—The Governor-General of Hoo-Kwang, and the Deputy Governor of Hoo-peh petition the Emperor to appoint Examiners for the present year's examination, to be held at the latter place for the second degree (Ken-jin). His Majesty refers the matter to the Board of Rites and Ceremonies.
22nd.—Lew Chang-yew, Deputy Governor of Kwang-se, reports that the envoy
passed the Qustoms' barrier, bringing (fi BL) fom the Prince of Yté-nan has resents to the Emperor, viz., a pair of lephant's tusks; two Rhinoceros' horns 100 pieces of Silk; 100 pieces of Silk with white nap upon it; 100 pieces of Silk for coverlets se.; 100 pieces of Cloth; 900 ounces of fragrant woods; 45 catties of fragrant seeds, and 45 catties of Betel-nut.
23rd.—Yung Chang-scun (495 4 74#¥) Deputy Governor of Che-kéang, petitions. According to invariable military custom, any officer receives his dismissal, he duty bound to return immediately to native place. Lieut.-Colonel Chang Kwei-fah, formerly doing duty in the Laou-shang Cantonment, and in the Foo-ching Banner, was, in consequence of his attention to' his duties, decorated with a peacock's feather. This officer's native place is in Kéang-se, and some time ago he received his dismissal from office; yet with daring presumption he continued to hang about the country parts of the Districtsof Lin-hae and Seen-ken, exciting and cheating the people, and using charms, thus giving rise to disturbance; all which proceedings are contrary to law. The petitioner prays that the matter may be closely examined into, and that this officer may now ba deprived of his decorations, and punished for his misconduct, as a warning to others.—His Majesty grants the petition.
25th.—Le Ho-neon (AE ($8 4B) an off-cer of the first rank, Governor-General of Fith-keen and Che-keang, and acting Commander-in-Chief at Fuh-chow, petitions, recommending that a Captain holding the seventh degree of Hereditary rank, and doing duty at Win-chow, may, in consequence of his great merit, be promoted to This officer previously petitioned for permission to present these trees as an offering to His Majesty. (See Gazette for June ard). the vacant post of Major at the Shih-poo Cantonment, in Che-keang.—His Majesty refers the petition to the Board of War, 2Gth.—The Emperor has been petitioned to order the dismissal of a certain gaol official for carelessness in guarding the prisoners under his charge, and suffering one of them to escape. This official, who is named Tseaou Ting-jen, is also a clerk in the office of the District Magistrate of Ling-show in Chili, His Majesty commands that he be deposed from office, and brought to trial. He is to be brought before Lo Hung-chang and confronted with the prisoners, and to be strictly examined as to whether he has been guilty or not of conniving at the escape of the aforesaid prisoner in consequence of bribery; and. the case is to be, reported in order that, if guilty, he may be punished according to law." The Governor of the gaol, Lew Kang-neon, who is Che-been of the District of Ling-show, although he excuses himself from blame in this matter, on the plea that when the escape took place he was absent from his post on public business, yet im reality has shown his inability to glard against such disaster. His Majesty therefore commands that he be hand over to the pro-that a period to arrest the escaped crimi-Kwo Ching-lin and bring him to ju: tice, If at the expiration of the interval allowed this arrest is not made, then the aforesaid Magistrate must be deposed and rigorously punished. Respect this.
(2) Governor-General Wan-Pin 3C #13 of the grain transport service, petitions. behalf of a dutiful son, who cut off a piece of each arm to cure his parents' dik eases, An honorary member of one of the Literary Departments of the Han-lin College reports that Fan Joo-kho, an officer of the second division of the ninth Degree, belonging to the District of Shan-yang in the province of Keang-soo, is sincere in the discharge of his domestic duties, and is by nature intrinsically dutiful, His mother by adoption became on one occasion grievously ill, and deriving no benefit from medical advice, this officer, being at that time just nine years of age, after praying to the Gods in deep anxiety, of his own accord cut a piece of his flesh out of his left arm, and gave it to his adopted mother in her medicine, whereupon she instantly recovered, After this his own mother taking ill, he cut a piece of flesh from his right arm, and administered it to her, whereupon she also completely recovered, His fame for filial piety has spread abroad, and the petitioner on examining into the report finds that it is perfectly true, and that on the right and left arms of this filial son, are marks an inch in diameter, According to law, if any one cuts 2 piece of flesh from his arm to the injury of his life, no distinction shall be conferred upon him; but, on the contrary, he shall be linble to punishment. Also, ail'such honours as those now sought must receive the sanction of the Emperor. The petitioner therefore prays that a mark of distinction may be conferred in the pre-the act was piety, yet it sincere desire to save his parents which urged this son to commit it—His Majesty consents.
(B) The same official presents a supplementary petition with regard to a lady who, after her husband's death in Shen-se, removed to Tsing-keang, taking his remains in a coffin along with her. During the Spring of the loth year of the Emperor Been-fung's reign, that place was attacked by rebels, and she fled with her two daughters to a village in the neighbourhoods Hearing a report, however; that these insurgents intended pillaging the village, and it being impossible for her to fly from it in consequence of the tender
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