September 7th.—(1) A decree in reply to a memorial from Feng Yii-chi, reporting several departmental and district Magi trates for stupidity and misconduct in office, and requesting their degradation to the rank of director of studies. Let the officials in question be allowed to resign, and as regards the other portions of the memorial let it be as requested. of Kuangtung, reports having taken over the seals of ellice on the 30th July.
(3) Hsii Ying-jung, Acting Provincial Treasurer of Kiangsu, reports his assumption of the seals of office on the 8th of August.
(4) Hsueh Shu-clv'ang, Acting Provincial Judge of Kiangsu, reports his assumption of office on the 7th of August.
Chang Shu-sheng, Governor-General of the 'I'vo Kuang, reports that the Provineial Judge of Kuangtung, Chang Hsien, is about to proceed to Beking for audience, and requests that Hua Chu-san may be placed in temporary charge of that office, and that Tung Yui officiate as Intondant of circuit of Nan, Shao and Lien, the post now held by Chang Hsien, September 8th,—(1) Decree in answer to a memorial of Chang Shu-sheng, Governor-General of the Two Kuang, reporting certain officials of high standing for incapacity and laxity in office, and requesting that they inay be deprived of their posts while retaining their rauk, Let Chang Hien, Provincial Judge of Kuangtung, whose increasing greed has ruined his constitution, and Yin Hsi-mao, Brigale General of Kiungchow, whose abilities are failing and whose intellect is becoming obscured, be both allowed to resign their posts. Let the proper Board take note.
(2) Decree in reply to a memorial from Tso Tsung-tang, requesting permission for Po Ch'any, Military Lieutenant-Governor of Urumts'i, to vacate his post on account of ill heal. Let him vacate his post and return to his Banner (in Peking) to devote himself to the care of his health.
(3) Memorial from Liu K'un-yi, Governor-General of the Iwo Kiang, forwarding a request from Hsiung 'Iéng-wa, Brigade General of Fu-shan Chen, now on sick leave, to be allowed to vacate his post in order ty devote himself to the cure of his malady. The memorialist suggests that Lei Yi-chan, Colonel of the camp at Mai Ha, who has liven in temporary command, is a suitable official to ap, vint permanently. to the vacant post of Brigade General of Pu-shan Chen, A decree has been issued (4) Two. memorials from Liu K'un-yi, recommending the bestowal of honorary rank upon the donors of large gifts to charitable funds.
September 9th.—(1) The following appoint ammounced:—P'éng Yui vi Kinug-chow Chen, Ni Provincial Judge of Kuangtung. Chin" Yiu el'ang, Military Lieutenant-Governor of Urumts'i, I Mo, acting Com ant of the left wing of the vanguard division (Manchu forces.) Ming An, acting ght wing of the Ts'uny Li, acting eral of the Bordered Yellow I Yiu, acting Mongolian Livutenant-General of the Burdered Yellow Banner Corps. Eu Lin and I P'ei, acting Deputy Lieutenant-Generals of the Mongol Bordered Yellow Banner Corps. MuLung-a, acting Deputy Lieutenant-General of the Mongol Plain Blue Banner. Ch'ung Tai and Wo-la-hsi-chung-a, acting Deputy Lieutenant-Generals of the Chinese Plain Blue Banner.
(2) A decree in answer to a memorial from Chang Shu-sheng, Governor-General of the Two Kuang, denouncing certain civil and military officials for falsely representing a case of rebellion among the people. The inhabitants of the neighbourhood of Yenchow in Kuangtung are of a heterogenious description, comprising men from various localities. the civil and anilitary ollicials of the place should, therefore, in dealing with them, use such restraint as would tend to preserve peaceful relations amongst them. In the 3rd moon of this year, the memorialist heard that Li Clvich'ang, the acting Colonel of Yenchow, and the acting departmental Magistrate of the same place, Li Tsung-kuang, took upon
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