command of one of the Manchu Banners, during the absence of the Prince of Tun Imperial Mausolea.
(2) Tseng Kwoh-ts'dan, Governor-General of the Yellow River, memorializes eulothe lately deceased Governor of in, Ts'ien ling-ming, whose services he warmly extols. It ing to his personal of Kiangsu, that Tsdng Kwel need to transfer the scene of a operations against the Taipings from the upper course of the Yangtsze to the country between Shanghai and Soochow, the importance of clearing which from rebel occupancy was urged by Ts'ien in a visit which paid to Tseng at his head-quarters at An king, in proceeding to which place by steamer Ts'ien intrepidly forced his way past the innumerable batteries of the rebels. After assisting Li Hung-chang in Kiangsu, he subsequently rendered him equally valuable services in his campaign against the Nien-fei; and subsequently as Governor of Honan he laboured with great success toward bringing the finances and civil and military administration of the Province into order,—A rescript has already appeared, graphy of the deceased Governor be enrolled in the State annals.
Sept, 9th.—(Court Circular.) Chang Yoh-ling, the newly appointed Judicial Commissioner for Fuhkien, had audience before departure for his post.
The themes for the Examinations which began yesterday, are publ (Land 2) Decrees in reply to memorials Haan command, Peai-ta'ien_ and by King-twen, Brigadier General of th
his colleagues, the Guardians of the Mausolea, applying for funds req\ during the approaching Imperial obsequies. The Provincial Government of Chih red to provide at once Tls. 12,000 and Tls. 10,000 respectively for the above applicants.
(3) The Governor of Shantung memorialized reporting a case of accidental matri cide. A man named Li Wen-i, living with on the 2ist November last to the h his younger brother to borrow a mealing-stone, the loan of which was refused. An alteration ensued, in the course of which er brother threw a stone at Li and struck him on the temple, Angered at thia, he snatched up a night-watchman's pike which was atunding in the yard and ran after his brother with this weapon; but by mischance, coming out' on livoring the catching hold of the younger brother to stop the fight, he accidentally stabbed hor in the abdomen, and she died of the wound on the following day. Having been brought to trial, Li Wiel is sentenced to death by Ling-cl'ih, but, as the law provides, in conformity with the two precedents quoted in the supplementary enact ments, reference ins t" be made to the Throne before execution, the murder being tone of accidental origin, It is further noted that the gravity of the case removes it from the category of crimes affected by the Act of Grace of the 23rd December and 25th Februsry last, Sept. 101h,—(1) A Decree in reply toa memorial from the Court of Ceimorate, reporting that literary graduate of the province of Bourn, who had presented an address to the Throne for trans-which was found to contain much that was contrary to all. order had made his escape while in charge of a police official who was conveying to a place of safe-keeping. The arrest of the "guilty scholar, whether a! Posing oF in his native district, is decreed; and the police official is handed over to the Bourd for award of the penalty he has inoucred, (2) A Decree appointing Kw'ei-ling to the control of Wa Pei-Yuan (the departtment Inving the custody of the Imperial horse-trappings and auilitary insignia), of which the Prince of Tun is relieved, (3) The Governor of Kweichow reports having received a deapalch from. 1 Governor of Yunnan, notifying to him the arrival in that provines of the tribute envoys from Burmuh, and their pissnyo forward under the escort of proper ofice On receipt of this notice, the Governor issued orders to have cvolivs and in readiness, fodder, &o., and other preparations made, beside which an expectant Tuotal prepare
named Wu Sishén, to the Yunnan and Kweichow border to await the expected arrival, On the Ist of May Inst the Burmese envoys, of whom the chief named Chih-yoli-Vo-ki-méu-lah-méu-tie tsu-s, and the assistants No-yeh-t ssu and No-yel-t'akio-kung, bean reverence the Address (from the King of Burmal) to the Throne, wid bringing with them articles of tribute and seven trained same' month at the provineinl capi The Governor hereupon directed his chief subordinates to summon the envoys to his where, attended by the members of the provincial government, he conferred donations them liberal scale, and compassionately desired them to take rebore for n while, They proceeded on their journey on the 24th May, duly escorted from siago to stage, and on th Sth June they passed out of Kweichow into Hunan, their journey having been safe and comfortable throughout, without obstruction or delay at any point, (4) In a memorial similar to the foregoing, the Governor of Hunan reports the entry' of the Burmese tribute-envoys into the province of Hunan, with their articles of tribute and seven elephants, on the 6th of June. On receipt of a communication from the Governor of Yunnan, due preparation had si ready been mae for their reception, including repairs to bridges and roads along the line of their journey. In consequence of communications from: Hupeh, respecting the flooded atate of a
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