November 8th.—Liu K'un-yi represents that, while all other public buildings destroyed at Nanking by the Taipings have been since rebuilt, no thought seems to have been given to the public colleges for which the city was once so famous, and in which so many brilliant scholars were trained. The Chung-shan College was once particularly remarkable for the excellence of its professors and the number students that resorted to it; but it has now been a heap of ruins for many years and no effort has been made to restore it Memorialist now proposes, to clear away the rubble with which the site is encumered, and to restore the building on a scale proportionate to its former importance. It will then consist of more than 100 chien, including lecture halls, studies, colonnades and domestic offices. The cost is estimated at Tls. 15,000, which sum it is proposed to call upon the Provincial "Preasurer, the Salt Commissioner, and the Commissary General to contribute, in parts, from the public funds at thei posal.
(2) The Governor of, Fuhkion reports that he has remitted to Peking in bills, Tls. 10,000 on account of duties on tea, and Tls. 40,000 on account of miscellaneous duty and lehin receipts.
November 9th.—(Court Circular). Today the Court assumes the otter skin cap, the tippet made of the skin lying between the claws of the sable, and the variegated squirrel skin coat, with black wristbands.
(1) The Governor of Chéhkiang reports that he proposes on the 17th of October, to start on a four of inspection of the military and naval forces of the province.
November 10th.—(1) A Decree, bestowing one step of commutative rank upon Li Hung-chang and other civil and military officers, for services rendered in connection with the late Funeral; and directing a donation of one month's pay to be made to the troops on duty along the line of route to the Tung Ling.
(2) A Decree, conferring upon Li Hung-chang and Pao-yun, respectively, a clo: of sableskin, in which the skin about the throat of the animal is retained and made up (ARF), in recognition of the care with which, after fasting and ablutions, they performed their duty of writing the inscription on the ancestral tablet of the late Empress.
(8) A Decree, conferring steps of commutative rank upon the Prince of Tun, the Prince of Kung, and a number of high officials who took part in the late Funeral ceremonies.
(4) A Decree conferring two steps of rank on the Prince of Tun, the Prince of Kung, and the other officers who followed the coffin into its final resting place at the Hsiang-yi.
(5) A Decree bestowing the title of 'Guardian of the Heir Apparent' upon Wong T'ung-ho, President of the Board arks, in recognition of his exceptionally valuable services in superintending the arrangements for the late Funeral, jote.—This official is the son of Wong jin-tsun, a former Grand Secretary: he inated as chuang-yuan (optimum) at the metropolitan competition of 1856, and has been for some years tutor to the youn; Emperor, a post his father formerly held to the late Emperor Hsien Feng. His nephew, Wong Toong-yunn also grated aa chuang yuan. comtantative rank upon Yo ting and Sha (6) A Decree, conferring one step of
Tsung-jui, the officers in command of the fore who formed the guard of honour at the Tung Ling; and half a month's pay upon each of the soldiers serving under (7) The Governor of Kuangsi prays that no expectants' may be sent forward to him for two more years, There is at pre-officiate in Memoriallat's province,. who, sent an enormous surfeit of this class of
when the drum sounds on stated. days for their customary attendance at the Governor's yamen, crowd in to seo his clamour for employment. The majority have been waiting for many years in idloness, and have become ao deeply involved that, were they to succeed in obtaining some temporary employment, it would be almost hopeless to expect them to be clean-has led. This state of thi bodes ill to
japes that his request will be sanctioned.
ie interests, and Memorialist earnestly—Roferred by Rescript to the Board.
November 11th.—(Court Circular.) The Emperor will proceed to-morrow to the new bridge outside the Ch'i-hua Men, where ho will alight and approach on foot the chair containing the tablet of the deceased Empress, to which he will offer incense and perform the ceremony of the kotow.
The reheating of a long and uninteresting appeal case, and " few memorials on formal matters, occupy the whole of this day's issue.
November 12th.—(1) Ting Pao-chen re-rts that, in accordance with regulations, has carefully examined the six secretaries of the newly appointed Literary Chancellor of Szechuen, and finds them to be all men of scholarly attainments, and well qualified to assist the Chancellor in the Work connected with the examinations. Ho forwards a list of their names and residences for the information of the Emperor.—Reseript: Noted.
(2) Lin Ching-tang, Administrator the New Dominion, represents that Lei Sheng-yuan, the expectant Taotai who was placed in charge of the transmission agency and the Board of reorganisation at Turfan by Teo Tsung-tang, has now tendered his resignation, as the work of the Board is not sufficient to justify its continuing in existence any longer. The resignation of the Taotai has been ageepted, and he has been instructed to repair to the capital of Kansu and await re-employment there. Memorialist takes this opportunity to bring to His Majesty's notice the valuable nature of the services lately rendered by this officer. When Memorialist was in the vicinity of Turfan in command of a detachment of troops, he planned an expedition into Hash, but was greatly put about in devising means for maintaining his men and animals during the campaign. In thisdilomma, Lei Sheng-yuan, who was superintending the commissariat Department, came to his assistance, and, owing to the admirable arrangements of this officer, Memorialist was enabled to conduct his enterprise to a successful issue. His troops wore well fed and his animals in good condition throughout, the rebels were met and defeated, and the eight Mohammedan cities reduced to obedience. Not less valuable wore the ser vices of the Taotai in question after the Pacidoation, when faming and general dsotion prevailed to a fearful extent on the scene of the late conflict, In these troublous times he conscientiously and effectually por. formed the duties entrusted to him, fill last the country began to recover from its distress and the distri repeopled. Memorialist begs to bring these facts to the Imperial notice, and he has also written in the same sense to Yang Chang-chun, acting Governor-General of Shankan,—Rescript: "Noted.
November 13th.—(Court Circular.) There was no attendance at Court to-day.
(Q) en Tac-jung, Governor of Shantung, reports that that portion of the Yellow River which runs through his provi was visited by an unusually heavy freshet during the past autumn. Wore very heavy rains last month, which brought down a vast volume of water and caused a current of almost unprecedented rapidity. Itsoomed at one time that all the efforts of the conservancy officers would be powerless to restrain the river within its natural bed, and to avert the threatened disasters for, before the force of one eddy wi spent, another would come whirling down, completing the demolition of the works that had been undermined by the first. The men on duty stood out in the rain night and day, busily engaged in repairing the breaches in the banks, and, owing in some degree to their exertions, but mainly good fortui Majesty, no exter Although the water of the river has not as yot entirely subsided, the period of the greatest anxiety las passed, and Momo-Fialiat prays that His Majesty will be pleased to forward some Thibetan incense to his province, to be burt as a thank-offering to the river god. Memorialist has heard that some towns and villages lower down the stream have suffered from inundations, and he has despatched officers to inquire "into the circumstances and dispense relief to the sufferers, (2) Ting Pao-chen reports the capture of a notorious brigand, called Ch'én Chao-chi, who had long been in the habit of exacting black mail from travellers and others, in the dificult country constituting the boundary bets en Szechuen and Kueichow. If any of his victims happened offend him, he would rob them of all th to
effects, and solitary travellers in po of money or other valuables he would butcher and throw into the river. Memorialist, feeling that every day that this marauder was allowed to live was a day of quiet lost to the people, took energetic measures to effect his capture, which he is happy to report were eventually successful, The
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