The death of the Deputy Lieutenant-General, T'é-erh-ching-a, forms the subject of 'a Decree, in which the Emperor dwells upon the ensment services performed by the deceased officer during the Taiping rebellion, and to his subsequent career as Commander-in-Chief of the drilled forces in the three provinces of Manchuria, The General returned to Peking last year in broken health, and the igence of his death has been received with deep regret. The Emperor orders that Tls.400 should be issued from the exchequer of Heilungchiang towards defraying the expenses of his funeral, confers upon him all the honours due to his high rank, and desires that his son should be introduced at Court nm as he has completed the customary period of mourning for his father.
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