September 15th.—{1) A decree referring to a case of burglary and murder reported some time since from Kirin, in which the military officer charged with the arrest of the criminals was denounced by the Govexnor for getting hold of the wrong persons, and was temporarily cashiered. The son of the woman upon whose house the burglary was committed, has now sent an agent with a petition to the Court of Censors bringing serious charges against the Governor in connection with this case and impeaching that officer's veracity. A special commission, consisting of two officers, Ch'ung K'i and Feng Yi, is nominated to investigate these charges with all possible despatch.
(2) A decree ordering the dismissal of one Mao, Commissary in the town of Chamdo in anterior Tibet. The inhabitants of Java and Chamdo took to fighting, and instead of putting a stop to it at once, ho applied for troops in the most hasty and il advised manner, hoping to gain some military distinction thereby. He further levied a discount of twenty per cent. upon the pay of these troops, for alleged expenses of transport, and compelled them to sign a bond accepting this reduction. Ting Pao-cheng, Governor of Szech'wan, is to send an officer at once to replace him, to make further enquiries about the application of the discount levied by the late Commissary, and ascertain what other acts of a fraudulent and improper character he may have committed.
(8) Wa Tsang-ch'éng, late Director-General of the Foochow Arsenal, reports his assumption of the acting duties of Governor of Fuhkien.
(4) Pao Hong, who had been holding the above appointment previous to his nomination to the post of Financial Commissioner in Shansi, reports having given over the seals and paraphernalia of otice to Wu Tsang-ch'éng.
Kwang K'sh, Tartar General of Shensi, and "his deputy the Lieutenant-General, appeal once more to His Majesty on the subject of the arrears of pay due to the troops under their command at Singan. In reply to a memorial on the subject in the carlier part of the year (see fe of 13th May,) the Governor of Shensi was directed to consider in what manner he could best meet this demand out of the funds at his disposal. Memorialists accordingly wrote to the Governor forwarding him the Rescript to their memorial and begging that he would give due effect to the instructions conveyed thereby. At the expiration of two months, the Governor replied stating that in consequence of last year's drought, the land tax had Jong since ceased to be levied, and contributions from other provinces' came in with such exceeding irregularity, in spite of remonstrances and appeals for despatch, that the treasury had recently become quite empty and not a cash of receipts was coming in. Under these circumstances, after careful consideration he had come to the conclusion that he was positively unable to allot any funds to the troops. Memorialists, whose duties are of 4 military nature, are not thoroughly {for the conditions by which it is affect acquainted with the state of the but they do know that when they see wit their own eyes the unwonted poverty' and misery of the Manchu troops under their command they are moved by feelings of the deepest commiseration, and if something is not speedily done for their rescue and relief, the whole body will very possibly die from starvation. The Governor has been in Shensi for many years, and ought to be well aware of the misery that is here dilated upon; how then can he endure passively to regard the distress of the troops? It may no doubt be true that is treasury is, as he says, empty; but as rain has now providentially fallen and ood harvest is anticipated, memorialists imagine that taxation will soon once more commence, so. that any funds at present deposited in the treasury might be drawn pon to rescue the soldiers from this state of misery. Memorialist Kwang K'éh having been transferred to Hangchow, it will be the duty of the newly appointed Tartar General to consult with his Lieut-tenant and the Governor on this matter, and they will of course report to His Majesty when a course of action has been decided upon. Rescript: Noted.
September 16th.—(1) A decree acknow-Jedging the report of Wen Hei and Wong 'T'ung-ho, the officers appointed to hold an enquiry into the circumstances of the sudden death at the Board of Punishments of one of the parties in a suit, after havin; been beaten upon the mouth, They find that the soldier Wen Jui, the deceased, having obstinately refused to appear when summoned by the Court, was, for his contumacy, beaten upon the mouth and died directly after: Enquiry elicited the fact that death caused, not by any illegal mode of correction," but by suffocation arising from an excess of phlegm. Be that as it may, the Secretaries conducting the case should have shown some leniency towards a sick man, and in beatin, him on the mouth as they' did, display a want of duo care and attention, Let Ki Shun and Fen, in be committed to the Board for the infliction of a penalty.
(2) Memorial from Kwang Show, President of the Board of Punishments, and others, submitting the penalties they have determined should be inflicted upon the Governor of Ch'ahar and other officers for their misstatements in connection with the temporary escape of a convict condemned to serve on the military post roads. (See Gazette of Ist September.)
(8) Memorial from the Superintending officers of the Imperial Mausolea requesting instructions on a certain matter. A communication has been received from the officers in charge of the works in connection with the Mausoleum of the late Emperor, stating that the shrine for the reception of the Buddhistic image in the two storied building flanking the Lung Ngén Tien on its eastern side, with the table and press belonging thereto, have been completed according to the specifications and estimates agreed upon, but they could find no precedent amongst the documents connected with the preparation of the Mausoleum of the
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