Board of Revenue submits his report on the subject of the deficit in the Live stock and House duty receipts for the Western division of Peking. The memorial is the counterpart of one which appeared in yesterday's Gazette with reference to the duty receipts for the Eastern division of the city. In this case the deficit is smaller, amounting to Tls. 6,106 only. The office of Superintendent was last year held, by two incumbents, for nine and three months respectively. It is prayed that the former of these may be graciously excused the penalty of fine of one year's salary to which he has rendered himself liable. accordance with custom, however, it is recommended that each Superintendent be called upon to make good three-fifths of the amount he failed to collect during his tenure of office. Decree has appeared.
August 14th.—(1) A Decree. We have respectfully received the announcement. that on the 9th of the 9th moon (Uctober Bist) the Empress Tz'ti Hsi will proceed from the city to escort the remains of the late Empress to their eternal restirly-place at the Pu Hsiang Yi. On the 13th the coffin will be temporarily deposited at the Lung En Tien. On the 14th homage will be paid at the Chao Hsi Ling, (mausoleum, of the consort of 'lai Tsung); the Hsiao Ling, (mausoleum of Emperor Shun Che) the Hsiao Tung Ling, (mausoleum of Empress of Shun Che); the Ching Ling, (mausoleum of K'ang Hai); the Ya Ling, mausoleum of Ch'ien Lung); and the Ting ig, (mausoleum of Hsiew Feng); after which offerings will be made and libations poured out at the table of the faneral banquet, which ended, homage will be paid at the Hui Ling, (mausoleum of ung Chih.) On the 16th' the last parting ceremonies will be duly performed at the funeral table, On the 17th the remains will be consigned to the earth, and the tablet of the late Empress will be escorted back to Peking with all tenderness and respect, there to be placed in the 'I'ai Miao, On the 20th the Empress will return to the palace.
August 15th—(1) The Governor of Shan-the wreck, three months ago, Hankwang belonging to the chants' Steamship Company, for Tientsin and had on uls of rice for the Imperial granaries besides a miscellaneous cargo, On the 18th of May last, whilst in a dense fog, she struck on a reef off the coast of Shantang some hundred miles from Chefoo. Half the cargo was at once thrown overboard to lighten her, but the bottom of the ship had been staved in and she was leaking badly and could not be got off. The Taotai residing at Chefoo, on receipt of the nexs, at once despatched the 8.3, T'ai An with capable ollicers on board to her assistance. All efforts to move her how-over proved tnavailiny, and the officers had to content themselves with transferring the remainder of the cargo, more or less damaged by seawarer, to the shore, and hiring a large gony of men to take out her machinery. On May 28th and June 6th respectively two of the Company's steamer arrived from Shanghai with 200 Chinese and foreign workmen on board. These soon succeeded in removing the engines and set to work to repair the bottom of the vessel in the hope of floating her. Their labours progressed satisfactorily and were on the point of succeeding, when a violent gale came on and undid all that had been accomplished. The vessel became complete wreck and was disposed of, as she lay, toa foreigner. The damaged rice and nther cargo was conveyed back to Memorialist observes that the vessel ran ashore in a fog, those in charge of her cannot fairly be accused of negligence in her management, The head insurance office (? of the Company) has without doubt fixed rules under which all claims arising out of the loss of the rice and other cargo will be disposed of.—Rescript: Let the Board of Revenue take note.
(2) The same officer submits a return of the sums expended last year by the Chinan Fo Arsenal. An unusually heavy call was last year made upon this estab ment for arms and powder to be used at various military reviews. A remission was also made to Kirin of 30,000 pounds of powder, and -G00,000 copper caps. The total out-turn for the year was,
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