April 24th.—(1) A Decree expressing Hi Majesty's satisfaction with his recent tothe Temple of Agriculture. The soil ws rich and moist, the weather was genial, and the preparations made by the officers detached for the purpose by the Board of Music and the Governor of the Metropolitan Prefecture were most complete, Prince Tun, Shih-tseng, Vice-President of the Board of War, Heiich Fu-chen, Acting Governor of the Metropolitan Prefecture, and Ho Kuei-fang, Vice-Governor, are each to be given one step of commutative rank, fifty-two other officers are to have one mark of merit (ten of which entitle the holder to one step in rank) recorded against their names, and 175 clerks, 19 "elders," and 60 agriculturists employed on the occasion in question are each to receive an ingot of silver one ounce in weight.
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