Office and his colleagues report the decision which they have arrived at respecting the punishment of Being-lien and Vu Pochuan, the two Directors of the Pekin ies, who were recently donot tensor Hung Liang-pain for not discovering the enormous deficit in the grain stored in these establishments. They recommend that both officers should be cashiered and this sentence has been approved by the Imperial Rescript appended to the memorial.
5th June.
PRAYERS FOR 'RAIN, person to the Ta Kao Tien to" offer up Some days ago the Emperor repaired in
Bors of the Imparial House to make similar avers for rain, and'deputed several mem-
supplications at various other temples. and the neighbourhood, but there has been Slight showers have since fallen in Peking
no satisfactory to the Imperial prayers and the parched soil is still thirsting. for the refreshing rains of Heaven, The, Emperor now. intimates his intention of renewing his supplications on the 8th June, the high personages above alluded to being again deputed to visit various temples for he same purpose.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.