officer in charge of the Tartar troops at the Eastern Tombs was recently dismiss-ted, together with two of his sul because" some trees there had been cut down and: stolen. fle therefore presented a complaint to the Emperor through the Board of Censors, alleging that the responsibility for the theft had unjustly been iced - upon him~ by a superior officer, patched two High Commissioners to enquire Mngt "by. name, The Emperor des-into the matter, and their report having now "reached-him, he publishes a Decree. From it we learn that the enquiry had the very'unusual result of. exonerating the Cashiered officer. "The Commissioners found; in the first place, thet the trees in the' avenues at the tomb in question were aurider the special charge of the servants -of the Tmpetial household, and those: in -thé'grovés were similarly under the Chinese troops: otttside. The. Banner troops had no special responsibility with regard to them, The Banner troops had to keep lard of-night en a portion of the grounds nut, the. trees cub down were in another part of them. The. complainant and -his two subordinates -are therefore declared guiltless, and'reinstated in their, the Board of Punishments will determine what.'is the proper punishment for their accuser, Yinglien.
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