Toung-tony renoms his application to be permitted to retire from office.
1) A Decree, Tso Tsung-tang, memorialists Us that he cannot quickly shake off his malady, and he again bogs to be allowed to vacate his post. Let Tso Tsung-tang be granted two months extension of leave to recruit his health with a quiet mind there is no need for him to vacate his post.
(2) The following transfers and appointments are gazetted:—Ch'ung-fu Rita Treasurer of Hunan, is summoned to Peking to await re-employment. P'ang Chi-yin, (JRRIBSSE), Judge of Hupei, is appointed Treasurer of Hunan. K'uai Té- Piao, (fil BH) Salt Commissioner of Hupei, is appointed Judge of the same novice, Li Ming-ch'th Governor of furlan, is summoned to Peking to await re-employment. 'T'u Tsung-ying, Governor of Honan, is transferred in the same capacity to Hunan, to proceed direct to his new post. Li Ho-nien, Director-General of the Yellow River, is appointed Governor of Honan. Lé Fang-chi, Governor of Kueichow, is appointed Director General of the Yellow River, Lin Chao-titan, (th BE FE), Treasurer of Kusichow, is appointed Governor of that province. Shen' Ying-kuei, (Wt RES) Judge of Shensi, is appointed Treasurer of Kueichow. - Yeh Po-ying (QE 4 3K), is appointed Judge of Shensi. Cirien Kuei-séu, GRAEF) is appoitited Groom of the Library in the Imperial Supervisorate of Instruction.
(8) Ko-ching, Supervising Censor, reports that at the late chao shen, or annual re-examination of all prisoners under sentence of death, held at Pekin is Tang Shu-tien by he had been unjustly sentenced. The circumstances, it appeared, were as follow The prisoner in question was one of a party who, in their exasperation at the dishonesty and double-dealing of a proprietor of a pontine table, proceeded one morning to his house, under the leadership of a certain Pai San, and dealt with him according to Lynch law, mutilating his body to such a degree that the wounds on it were xs thick as the scales on a fish. The victim Was, without doubt, a man of disreputable character, and his death is not in the least to be deplored; but it is contrary to the ordinances of the Empire for an aggrieved party thus to take the law into his own hands; and in such cases one life, that of the ringleader, is required in expiation, while the rest of the delinquents are one and all to be punished by banish In the present instance, however, Pai San succeeded in making goud his escape from Peking, and has not yet been captured: the rear of the party wore sentenced to banishment, with the exception of Yang Shu-tien who was condemned to death; and against the injustice he imagines to have been done him therein, he now appeals. Memorialist Board of Punishments and censorate may be directed to give his case further and careful consideration.—Granted by decree earlier issued.
(4) With reference to the abore case, the Board of Punishments pray that a high officer may be nominated by the Emperor to assist them at the re-examination of the The Grand Secreta at present in Peking have been earl directed to act as assessors at the trial.
(6) The Governor-General of the Two Kuang provinces reports the despatch tu Peking of the following sums on account of the salt tax To the Board of Revenue... Tls. 70,000 Interest of balance in hand, 10,000 Maintenance allowance. 2,100 Carriage allow.
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