April, 29ih,—(K.S. 1x, m1, 23.)~(1) Report of the Censorate on Wen-shuo' Memorial (of 20th April) proposing regulation of the form of Memorial Phough, none of Wen-shuo's proposals, except the two approved of in His Majesty Deereo of 28th Murch, seem tu the Bors rialists to involve any essential point the manner of addressing the 'Theoue, His Majenty's orders render it incumbent on them {o' examine the Chaneellur's Memorial point by point.
(a) They' 0 danger to the Brer tive in the p of suggesting special officers by name ti s iit Majesty is hardl; thy represmntatis office t envug as ho dews tot specify any ease, tion is impossible, The increased uso of postscripts, originally caused by the pressure of business in time of war, seems to the Com ult points in a' com Decree of Chin Ching, shiny, does not apply enpectally to Censo Liu Eu-p'u's denunciati Jed to his being found guilty: Wei criticisms savour of an underhand attack. Moreover the Chancellor found fault with the Censors who denounced Chung-li ju as he now does with Liu En-p'u. Ignorant people will be apt to ascribe his advocacy of these men to the fact of their being Comtrol'ers of the Household.
(d) In his condemnation of the use of Chitiese and of balanced sentences by Man-chin ctticers, Wéu-sline seems to lose sight of the fact that Manchu and Chinese are of equal importance in the eyes of this dynasty, and that among the writings of former Buperors and of the famous officers who aided in founding the Empire are many, examples of balanced sentence:
(c) The Memorialists find that Pao-t riy refusal of the post ut Vice-President quite justifiable and in accordance with precedent, If Wen-shuo considers such conduct goyd only in Chinese officials, he is purely hypercritical. The Chancellor omits to mention when it was that Paoting declined office. Ho lias already been punished; and yet Wéu-shuo finds fault with the true modesty shown by him, His mean spirit prevents his arguing justly. In short, except the contraction of i ete., noticed in His Majesty's Decree, Wénshuo's proposals are unworthy of 601 que: Their Majesties, in their anxiety to perfect their administration, allow great latitude in the repre us of the Gensore, and graciously pass over alight the language used. How then can no makes a practice of recklessly rebuking members of the Censorate: he seems to have adopted the tone of admonition and reproof so common in those Precepts of Former Emperors which ho studies so earnestly. His case is ana-log ous to that of Wa Heiung-kuang, Vicoroy of the Hukuang Pro who, in the reign Chia Ch'ing, was rebuked for the avverity of his orders to his subordinates, due to his I in composing Decters, aa d Couns cil. The ems, also, to resemble the practice of attacking personal foes under pretence of reforming abuses forbidden by la Majesty last year. Wen shuo accuses others of caroleasness, and himself elevates the characters Manchu? but not Ta Ch'ing, and writes " Former Kings" instead of Former Emperors" His Into Majesty K'aug Hsi described the life of suldiors on the frontier as wretched and the weather as bitterly cold. But Weén-shuo seems determined to force the Frontier Authorities to report suspicious events and to neglect to report the hard ships of their troops. Wéu-shuo must know as well the frou ier is. Tf Wen-s to serve his country, he should suggest measures of of government of Justing benefit, or arrive to remove abuses by truthful earnest representations, If he devotes himself to criticising others and sowrching after their faults, the Memorialiste feat that sich meanness will his character. Ho rambling slatements ite without psreof His and carping criticisias—(See Decree of 15th April.
April 30th (KS. 1x, min, 24)—(1) A Decte referring to the Bod of Civil Ofiico the proposals of Yeu-mao, Sub-Director of the Banqueting Court, that provincial graduates belong to the Eight Bannera should be employed as bithkeski in the Six Boards, and that such clerks should still be eligible for appointments at the Triennial Selection, to be bestowed at Examination are (Court Circular). The Pri of Kung reported himself at the expiration of his leave of absence.
(1) A Decree directing Pao Yun and the committee of high officers ordered tu consider the reorganisation of Manchu Government Schools to embrace within their enquiry the Schools provided for the education of the children of Imperial clansmen, This order is issued at the instance of the Governor of the Metropolitan Prafecture.
(2)Postscript Memorial from Ch'en He fon, Expositor of the Han-lin Yuan, sugxesting that the Prince and high officers in charge of the Wa Ying Tien, or Throne Hail, in which are stored the blocks from which Imperial editions of books are printed, may be ordered to hold a survey of the blocks that were rescued from the hich took place in this Hall some years ago. He suggests that after this survey lias been held the more important works should be handed over to the His ellice for classification and arrangement, As soon as the records of the sacred teachings of His late Majesty tuny Chih shall be completed, the Memo-ventures to suggest that copies see eacher issue, (3) Memorial from the Censor Chita Yi in reply 0 a Decree calling upon him to tantiate certain accusations he made sirist Ch'ick'o-séu-pu, an under-secretary in the ressury of the Wai Wu Fu. There acouantions were to the effect that he owed his rapid success to the oxercieo of private influence. The Memorialist now states that he bases his charges upon the fact that the secretary in question. was holding four appointments ut one and the sume time, A plurality of offic tinctly forbidden by Imperial the year 1878, and th faction express gues and contemper of their rights, which they attributed to the exercise of private influence, was, Memorialist considers, sufliciont grout for the charges he has brough (4) Memorial from Mei Ch'i-chao, Govornvr-General of River Works, in answer to a decree calling for a reply to a demand from Chang Hong-chin, Expectant Magis-ow under examination in conneoth the investigation of the notorious, miscarriage of justice in the cas of Hu Tian, that the Memorialist should be called upon to atate who drew up the ro-port of the trial, 'The Memorialivt now States that Chang Hing-chin was acting as his Secretary, in the same manner' as Sectetation attached to Imperial High Commissioners, that the draft of the memorial reporting the trial was drawn up by Chang Hong-chia, but after it hind been despatched he asked to have his name erased feom the draft, Memiorialiat was prepared to accede to hia request, but 1g that he had signed tivo reports that had been sen he would reports had been drawn up by the Prefect of Kai-feng Fu without consulting him, This was denied by the Prefect, when Chang admitted that he had signed the report nithont properly understanding the circumstances of thie ease, The Memorialist would suggest that the documents in question, which are now in the hands of the Board of Pauishments, be referred to for corcoboral 7 May 2ud.—(L) Memorial from of Punishments and the head of the other yamens directed to hold an enquiry into the circumstances under which the youth Wang Wéu-shu was wrongly couvicied of bring the principal actor ina. case of burglary la the Chen-ping District Honan, and was on the point of being executed as a substiti'e for one Hu Vian, whose alias he was falsely declared to be. "After quoting the Decreos that have already appeared upon this subject, and referring to the different applica-tious that have been made for the produce
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