July 25th.—(1) A Decree, depriving of his official status and handing over to the Board of War an expectant Major in the Chinese army, who is proved to have been conducting a series of fraudulent transactions in grain at Kuei-hua Ch'oug in Shansi, and to have injured the business of the merchants of that place by bringing false accusations against them, in which ho was supported by the connivance of the Yamen underlings.
July 26th,—(1) Chen Pao-chen is apjointed Senior Examiner for Kiangsi.
(2) A Decree, directing the respective Treasurers of Kuangtung, Kuangsi, Kiang-ssu, and Chihli, to hold themselves responsible for the safe transit and delivery at Peking of the periodical remittances of copper from Yunnan, (8) The Tartar General of Foochow, who n charge of the Fukien Customs, reports the remittsnco to Poking, in bills, of Tls. 50,000, representing one half of the amount this year due from his establishment to the Oftico of the Imperial Household. The other half was despatched some time since.
(4) The Superintendent of the Imperial Manufactory at Suchow reports the remittance to Peking of the following orde
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