Klsngau reporting that it is to comply with a sugge that the force of provincial troops composing the Governor's command should be further reduced in terests of economy. This force was reduced in the time of the Memorialis! or by two battalions of try and one of motives, G00 men in all, and the governor's command as at present constituted consi ntry of 400 men which are alroxdy to police the Suochow, Sung-Kiang, and other prefectures, overrun, aa they at present are, by disbanded braves and by a she come The marine or network of waters by which the province is traversed, It la most important that thie force should be augmented, but as an increase of expenditure la out of the qu tion, it is now propos of the inifantey batt the mon being di and light draught junks capable of going under the bridges. Each of junks, will be manned by on man, one lendin four'oarswen, Phey will be di four divisions, one shao kuan, or lie being placed in command of each division, Each of there shao Avon will have a separate boat manned by a helmsman, one loading marine, one gunner and eight oars-and one additional boat will be allot-jon for the use of the shuo luat four vessels will exch carry @ crew of one master, one helmsman, one lending marine, two gunners, and six The commander of the four will have one boat assigned to which will carry one helmsman, one leading marine, two gunners, and fourteen oarsmen, Ihe boxts will be provided by ial arrangement, aid the cost of them will not therefore appear in the accounts but the force as now converted will involy an extra annual expenditure of some is, 900 for repairs to boats, ete.
EXECUTION OF BURGLARS AT FORMOSA, (4) The Governor-General at Foochow reports that three burglars were summarily executed in Formoea during the summer quarter of last year.
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