Household at Jeho acknowledges the receipt of a Decree that has been commanito him, in which Her Majesty the Bnpeene directs the immediate removal to Peking of the ornaments and curiosities now lying in the built at Jeho as a place of retreat from the summer heats. A list was at the same time forwarded to the Memorialist, in which the Empress had marked off 2,312 articles as required to be sent. He was further structed that he need not forward any of de injured, and, on the other hand, if any the above articles which might happen to other ornaments in his charge were of good enough quality to be used, he should send them as well. He has now inspected the articles required and has withdrawn from it all that are in any way imperfect, which latter will still be carefully ryed at Jeho. He has further selected 261 other ornaments which are worthy of being used. He has caused the whole amount to be packed in boxes and has delivered them to the officers sent to convey them to Peking, jore.—These articles are doubtless required for the decoration of the new Prepared as the future residence of the May 28th.—No documents of interest.
CANTON BANKERS TAXED FOR YELLOW RIVER, noticed in the translations of the May, 29th,—As_has been previously Gazette, the Government has endeavor to raise funds for the Yellow River works by abolishing camp followers and by collect ing contributions from salt merchants, Rarmbrokers, and banking houses, The viceroy at Canton now reports that the annual pawnbroker's feo in his province is 'Tls. 5, so that the twenty years' fees which the pawnshops are required to advance will amount to Tls. 100 each. The Board of Revenue considers that the exchanj bankers, being wealthy firms, the desired to pay down a sum of Tis, 600. The Viceroy has caused enquiries to be made and finds that there are only eight of these firms in the city of Canton, and that there are none established anywhere else in the province. The eight houses in question have already paid the amount EMPEROR PRAYS FOR RAIN, May 30th,—(1) The crops in the neighbourhood of Peking being in great want of rain, of which very little has fallen since the beginning of summer, the Emperor announces that on the 2nd of June he will proceed in person to the temple known as The a Kad en and will offer incense there. He also deputes officers of high rank to perform the same ceremony at the other temples to which it is the custom to have recourse on such occasions.
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