Socrataries, Pao-yun and Ling-kuei, and the President of the Board of Civil Office, Kuang-shou, to recommend to His Majesty's bounty the officials that have exerted them-solves in the printing of eleven comple copies of the Procepta of His Sacred Majesty Mu Taung I (I'ung Chih).
Wang Wen-shao that he may be allowed to decree, eying. the nest of mother. h she is more then eighty vacate his post to attend on his aged
of Wen-shao's mother is atill in vigorous health, anc lo to come to the Capital, there to be ministered to by her son.
(4) A Deere. Chou Té-jun, Assistant Supervisor of Instruction, having denounced Li Wen-min, Governor of Kiangsi, sting that he was dull of apprehension, and of mediocre ability, and that he had roved himself unworthy of the post conferred on him, trusting to and employii hia own friends and private eocrotaries of bad character we ordered Tso Tsung-tang to investigate the charge. His r port states that the accusations either are roundies or have some slight occasion.
Wen-tin's powers are failing and ho gots led astray; lot him retire retaining the button of rank, Several minor officials, who are accused of adulation, covetousness, mercenary spirit, intrigue, etc., are dismiatod or suspended from office.
(6) Postscript Memorial from Ting chen, reporting heavy rain, accompanied hail-storms, in Feng-tu and six other districts of Ssu-chuen during the months of May, June, and July. Some injury was done to crops, and many trees and houses were blown down by violent hur canes that arose in four of the district! In others, the rivers rose suddenly, ai bridges and water-mills were swept aw Only two lives wore lost; and the damage dono hardly at dimensions of a disaster. In Chien-wei, on 2nd Jul; fire broke out which consumed 65 private dwellings, while in Yun-yang 142 were destroyed. On the Sed September, the river at Ho-chow overflowed up to the wall and, on its subsiding, a serious fire broke out inside the city. Two fires are reported from Wan-hsien, which were extinguished before they reached the public offices; nor were any lives lost. The local authorities have subscribed money for the relief of the sufferers in the different districts; but the distress extends over such a vast area that some places are sure to be passed over. The Memorialist has sent officers to aid the local officials investigating the extent of the damage done, and to distribute (out of the Zekin on salt and merchandize), sums proportionate to the gravity of the circumstances, to the local magistrates, to be bestowed by them on each household. A supplementary crop is to be planted with all speed in those places where the grain has been injured; and the repair of the dykes and bridges has also been ordered. A Rescript ord be taken to reli (8) Chang Meng-yuan, Judicial Commissioner of Fukien, reports his arrival at his post on 3rd September.
December 3rd.—(1) Ming-an, Governor of Kirin, reports that he is forwarding for the use of His Majesty ginseng and lu jung (BEF ie, the soft core of the young horns of the deer). On the 20th October, the Memorialist had forwarded to him by the Grand Council an Imperial Decree, ordering jim to procure a fresh supply of ginseng of the best quality, and of dark-coloured tt jung, with all speed, as the amount last remitted was almost hausted. Ho has obtained, since April last, six largo sized, eight medium sized, and twelve small sprigs (weighing altogether 9oz 12drs), which have been caro-fully packed in three boxes, Li jung is in the market from the 6th to the 7th moon; and, after the market has closed, it has always been impossible to purchase any; but by sending officers beyond the limits of the province, he has procure two acts of dark-coloured In jung, which ho has had packed in a box, and forwarded to Peking along with the ginseng. Th cost of these articles, Tls. 1,535, was defrayed, as usual, from the duty on (cultivated) ginsong.—Roscript: Noted.
(2) Memorial from Oh'ien-hsi, Military tenant Governor of Ch'ah'ar. The muskets belonging to the banner force at Cl'ah'ar were never numerous; and, as they had not boon repaired for a half of them were usoleas. fore, proposed to contribute Tis, 500 from his allowance for the purchase of now and the repair of old weapons, in order that the supply might be sufiiziont for the use of troops moved thither for training. Most of the arms in store at the memorialist's yamen were old and rusty, and the whole sum subscribed by him barely sufficed to purchase or have repaired the 160 bows, 800 lance-head 160 muskets, and 8,000 arrows, of which the troops stood in need.—Rescript Noted.
December 4th.—(1) A Decree. The late President of the Board of Punishments, Sang Ch'un-jung, was a man of careful energy and tried experience; his character and his learning were both excellent, Ho bogan his career as a member of the Han-lin College, and was later on, of the Censora appointed to a prefecture, he rose to a high rank in the provincial administration, After fal proper which ought to japed in skin, The core is at this time quite soft. a short interval, he was selected for the post of Director in the Capital, and, for more than ten years, faithfully discharged his duties at the Board of Punishments, As a member of the provincial and of the tral government alike, ho repeatedly signalized his vigour and industry, till, when. nearly eighty years of ago, illness forced him to retire, Last year, when he celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of his obtaining the degree of graduate, We bestowed upon him the title of Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent, and hoped that he would long continue to enjoy Our affectionate bounty, The news of his death has now reached Us, and Wo are greatly grieved. As a mark of special favour, We decree that posthumous honours, such as are jotted to Presidents, be bestowed upon him, and that all penalties incurred during his career be forgiven him. His grandson, the licentiate Sang appointed an Assistant Secretary, and-shall learn his duties at one of the Boards, Sang Pao, Second-class Secretary of the Board of Punishments, is appointed Senior Secrotary. Thus We proclaim Our earnest do-sire to honour Our aged servants, (2) A Decree. Wang Wen-shao prays for leave to vacate his post. request deserves to. be granted; -but the Grand Council and the Yaméa of Forsiga Affairs are at the present time in want of sod of the experience that Wang well known to have acquired he must, therefore, obey Our former edict and resume his duties on the expi leave.—Let him not persist in his ro-sider the marks of compassion due to Liu Wen-hui and the rest, who died in battle against the rebels, on the most liberal scale, (4) Liu Chin-tang reports that the Assistant Administrator of the New minion has, according to precedent, sented tivo pieces of satin to O-tse-li Chief of the Southern Mussulman trip of K'an-chu-t' KER who presented as tribute one ounce and-a-half of gold Lot the proper Board (6) The Governor of Shantung, in a post script memorial, forwards a request from the Judge of the province that the system of trying all appeal cases in his Court may be modi The Judge observes that, the pra: ing tablished in 1863, abuses have arisen pao of time. The number of appeals i Rough just, and who come in the hope of obtaining justice, a large proportion of the cases are brought by ill-disposed rogues, who try to cheat rich mon out of their money by the aid of the terrors of the law, or by men without any just claim, who try to get an adverse de The complain-tal at his con a proxy; but the unfortunate defendant is dragged from his business to the provincial capital, many hundred li away, at great expense, and kept there in enforced idle net Men ith a little money, whose only connection with the case is that they have refused the demands of the complainant, are involved as witnesses, The entry in a plaint of one's annoyance. If the proved trivial or groundless, the only penalty is a flogging; but, were the punishment inflicted on false accusers, it would not benefit the accused who had had to waste his property. The Judge, therefore, requests that while grave cases of robbery and corruption, referred to the province by Imperial Decree or by a despatch from the central authorities, continue to be tried at the provincial capital, in all other petty case which have not come before the loca}
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