(2) The Governor of Yunnan states that in some of the country districts of that province the villagers have a horrible custom of burning to death any man caught stealing corn or fruits in the fields, They at the same time compel the man's relations to sign a document giving their consent to what is done, and then make them light the fire with their own hands, so as to deter them from lodging a complaint afterwards. Sometimes the horrible penalty is exacted or even false accusati made and men ut. the food retained by the stomach is put to death out of This terrible insufficient, the circulation is still weak, practice, which seems incredible when and a course of treatment must be pursued heard, came into use during the time of for some time longer. The patient ex-the Yunnan rebellion; and the constant presses himself profoundly grateful for the efforts of the authorities have not suc-many tokens of regret which he has ceeded in extirpating it since. Last autumn received from the Throne, and assures the case of the kind occurred in the Chit Emperor that nothing is farther from his ching Prefecture. One evening a man thoughts than to take his ease at such a mo-named Peng Chao-sheng was going down to ment as the present. Though he has been watch his own field. His path led him on leave for the past month he has been along the side of a patch of maize belonging; toagother man. "As he passed he pulled daily occupied in transacting business and seeing his subordinates, and has often affa head of corn. The owner saw him forgotten to take his food until after the and shouted out, upon which he dropped going down of the sun. All through the the corn and fied. The owner went and stillness of the night his mind has been told his landlord, upon which the latter troubled with the thought that his sickness proposed that the pilferer should be burned. might cause some miscarriage of public two men having agreed, next morning business; now, however, that ness they laidthematter before an assembly of the is gradually disappearing he proposes to lagers, As the matter was so trifling, some cancel his leave, and resume entire supervi-advised that it should be let drop, but their sion of his oftice.—Rescript: We have opinion was not listened to. On the fol-carefully perused the above and must again lowing day the two men seized their victim urge upon the patient to be still more and bound him. The poor man's mother careful in sparing himself anxiety and came with all her relations and begged for labour, and to continue a course of medical mercy. She offered to make atonement by treatment, in the hope that his early forfeiting the whole of her property to the earnest el on his may remove the community; but all she could say was of earnest solicitude which We fe i avail. The men refused to give way, and ordered her to give her consent to the
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