(1) We have received a memorial fom the Supervising Censor Wen Yui (Manchu) in which he prays that Chinese Bannermen (ascendants of the Chinese who invited the Manchus to invade China and overthrow the Ming dynasty.—Travslator) connected with the Imperial Cortége dopartwho have hitherto" been given less leges than those of the same department who are Manchus, be placed on a par with the latter and that like their Mancha colleagues whenever the post of 4 Manchu inde General or Deputy Assistant Military Governorship be vacant the Seni-t Chinese Bannerman of the Imperial Cortége department be alw given the chance getting the said coveted distinction. The laiist further states that Manchu secretaries of the Imp partment have the privi the pencock's feather decoration, an prays that a similar privilege be he after granted Chinese Bannermen heidi such rank, we. Now the above plainly show thatthe ssid memorialist has been merely putting forward the views of others, that he has been solicited to wok for fa: yours by parties interested therein and that he therefore knows not what he spe-ks of. The privileges of which be complains Chinese Bannermen to be deprived of were seitied upon centuries ayo by our forefathers. "The said thas shown himself liable to by influenced and has been culpable of memorialising against established custom, He is therefore unfit for his present post, and he is remover from his office of Supervising Censor but is allowed to return to his former yamen, i.e, the Court of Censors—as an ordinary Censor.
(2) The Board of Civil Appointinents is commanded to report upon the list of names of gentry and notables of the Eastern city for whom rewards are asked for by Shu T-ai Police Censor of the said city and his colleagues on the ground that the sid gentry and notables had distinguished themselves in giving substantial assistance to the Peking Gondamerie in capturing certain notorious bandits and desperados why had infested that portion of the capital for the p-st year.
18th August.
(1) The Board of War has presented a memorial asking us to appoint Examiners to preside at the examination of Bannermen, in archery on horseback und on foot, competing fur the M. A. degree. We hereby appoint K'un Kang and Tss-li-feng-a to fill the said posts.
(2) Ying Shou is appointed Proctor at the above-named competitions.
19th August.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.