Mention has already been made in these columns of an insurrection in northern 'Szechuan excited by local robbers with the uld of starving people whom they invited to join them from the neighbouring provitice of Shensi. After killing an officer who tried to bar their progress, the insurents moved from Nanchiang' to Tung-hsiang, forcing the country folk where they could to join their band. In the district of Tunghsiang, to the number of three or four hundred men, they occupied strong position, and there waited to be attacked. All available troops were got together and led-ayainst them without delay. A hot conflict ensued, but the insurgents were worsted and fled into the mountain forests with the loss of thirty killed and many wounded, Some prisoners were taken later, on whom were found a number of tickets, which they said they had been ordered to distribute with a view to "rising on an appointed day. The insurgents fled eastward, pursued by the troops, who kept cutting off some of their number. The alarm. having been given throughout the country, the people were ready and prevented their entering into the villages, that they were forced to flee by untrue quanted rouds and by-ways, They crossed the border into Shensi; but there again they were met by the troops und driven back. Finally all their leaders were killed or taken, while the remnants of the band melted way and disappeared. The Vicero} mentions that in the reign of Chia Ch'ing the mountainous district ix question was the scene of a religious rising, which, not being suppressed at the time, finally grew into a terrible rebellion. The expedition shown on the present occasion by the officers concerned is such, he thinks, as to entitle them to praise, and he beys that he may recommend the most worthy of them for teward.—Kequest granted in a separate Decree, 'OVFICER RETAINED IN SHANTUNG, An: official named Ho Huan-chang was recently sent by Chang Chih-tung to Shantung in order to visit the mines in that province. The Governor of Shantung finds him a man of unusual intelli-sence and well acquainted with river works. therefore, as this' is the season of floods, he proposes to retain him temporarily in Shatitung, and give him employment in connection with the river.
8th August,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.