Afsirs has been removed, as foreshadowed in a previous lett successor Tseng Kunng-chao has just entered upon th charge of his duties, He was formerly an expectant Taotai, serving as a Ping Pei Tao in this cit already being made for 1 exami The ed to conduct the preliminary examinations has arrived in the city. He was met by the Viceroy in roan and escorted to hit nton man named Yang of the third rank, who held in Peking the office of Sub-director of the Grand Court of Revision (og Dr. James Butchart, a ary, arrived a few days since to reinforce the' staff of the Chriatian Mission. His arrival was very timely as the community has been without a foreign physician for many weeks.
Sth August.
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