November 2ist.—(1) Yin Tsu-yi 'iE fHELAG. is appointed Grain Taotai of Ché-
(2) Yi Ching-ngo and other metropolitan Censors make their annual application for a grant of money from the interest, or the vested funds of the office of the Imperial Household, for the purchase of wadded jackets for the indigent poor. The annual grant used to be Tls. 3,600, but in the year 1854 cash payments wore substituted, and the sum then allotted was 7,200 strings, It was found, however, that this amount the rate of exchange prevailing, did not represent the weight of silver allotted, and on the application of a Censor in the year 1862 silver payments were resumed. "The memorialists pray that in accordance with this final arrangement, the office of the Imperial Household may be ordered to issue to them the sum of Tis, 3,600, (Granted by decree of Sth November.)
The only other document of importance in this day's Gazette is a long memorial from Tu Jui-lien, Governor of Yiimman, reporting the result of his investigation of a charge and countercharge brought by 2 Salt Inspector against a sub-Prefect, and the sub-Prefect against the Salt Inspector. The details are wnintoresting, November 22n Decree. Some time since the Cens: Hsiun-chieh reported that one Hsieh Tuan, a notable of Yit-yao Hsien, in Che-kiang, and his nephew Hsieh Hsi-ngé arrogated to themselves the control of a whole district and had committed all sorts of villain that an accusation wst them, a wel Hsi-ngén's house, where he discovered foreign muskets," and iron and brass ordnance to the number of at least a thousand; that Kao T'ung, the Magistrate of the district had been bribed to hide away Hsieh Hsi-ngan; that these notables had taken possession of a sand flat, &e., &e. Mei Ch'in-chao was thereupon instructed to enquire into the matter, and he now reports that this ease was brought to his notice before the receipt of the decree, and that a wei-yran was sent privately to Hsieh Hsi-ngén's house to make enquiries. where he discovered some twenty or more pieces of old iron ordnance, foreign muskets, &e., besides a a large number of iron spears, which Hsieh Ching-tsing, Hsieh Hsi-ngén's brother, had obtained for the train bands organised by him and failed to return [when they were no longer wanted.] On the receipt of His Majesty's instructions further enquiries were made, and it was found that Hsieh Hsi-ngan had not taken possession of a sand-flat and brought it under cultivation; neither had he forced people to commit suicide, nor carried off women and girls, Nor had the Magistrate of Yit-yao accepted bribes for the of the individuals in question.
mand Mei Ch'i-chao and Tan Chung-tin (his successor) to sift this matter to the bottom. When the people are supplied with arms they should return them as soon as the occasion for which they were required has passed away, as it is possible that similar instances of a failure to do so exist in other provinees. We hereby com-nand Tartar Generals, Governors-General and Governors to instruct thcirsubordinates to issue proclamations everywhere to that effect.
November 23rd.—(1) Memorial from Tung-la, General Commandant of the Gendarmerie in Peking, and his colleagues, On the 29th of October the Grand Council communicated to memorialists the following decree:—A certain person has reported to Us that he lias heard that Ying-p'u, Grain Intendant in Kisugsu, surreptitiously visits the capital every year when he accompanies the tribute grain northwards, and holds theatrical representations in his private abode, giving entertainments as well to his friends, and only returning to his province in the early part of Novem ber. Secondly, that when li visits Shanghai to take delivery of the rice he goes about in pursuit of unlawful pleasure in a small chair dressed in plain clothes. Thirdly, that he makes his underlings supply him with funds for his journey northwards from the public purse, and. haw drawn money from the Government funds for the exaction of a. theatrical stage, nominally for purposes of religions worship, which, however, he has removed. to his private dwelling and uses for his own amusement. Fourthly, that he has opened Banks at Shanghai, Nentsin, and. Pekin under the style Sung Sheng-chang in which he deposits Government money at interest. Fifthly, that he takes a discount off the pay of his subordinates; and, lastly, that he haa opened a joweller's shop in Peking under the style Yi Feng." The metropolitan executive, Li Hung-chang, Shen. Pao-cheng, and Wu Yuan-ping are called upon to enquire into the various charges above set forth, and to report to The memorialists at once took counsel together, and beg to report, as the result of the staps they thereupon took, that the "Sung Sheng Chang" Bank, situated in street number 10 off the yrass market," is in the southern division of the metropolis; and that the "Yi #éng" joweller's shop is in the western "Precious stone market" which lies in the central division. [The necessary notices having being given], the Censor of the southern division wrote n the due course to say that he had given secret orders to his Police Master to send for the maneyer of the "Sung Sheng Chang" Bank, who stated in answer to questions put to him that the establishment sas conducted with a capital of Ts. 40,000, half of which was contributed by Cheng Hau, and the other half by Ying P'a. The bank was opened in March last, and ho was offered the managership by Ch'éng Hatt, These same partners opened banks under the same style at Tientsin and Shanghai but he could not say from whence the capital came, Ying P'u had come to Peking in May, and was living in his own house in the 44th lane from the quadruple arch," where he still was, Ch'éng Hu was living in the Abend was taken from deponent to the "Sung Sheng Ch'ang" Bank at Shanghai.
effect that he would not venture to invent sich a story, and this bond was put on record. The Censor for the Central division next wrote saying that he had given private orders to his Police Magistrate to go in person to the "Yi Feng" jewel shop and order the manager to present himself for examination. He did so, and the manager gare evidence to the effect that he had purchased the honorary rank of a Financial Commissioner, and had invested is. 4,000 in company with Ying Pu and three others, each of whom contributed the same amount, in the establishment of a shop for the sale of jewels, which they opened in the 'Precious Stone Market" in November, 1877, giving it the style of "Vu Feng." He and another man acted as managers, and the capital was divided into ten' shares, which were distributed equally amongst the proprietors. Ying P'u was, the manager admitted, one of the partners, but he had not deposited any of the grain. transport funds in the shop at interest, neither were there any establishments of the same name at Tientsin, Shanghai, or elsewhere. He
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