(Brom the Foochow Daily Echo of Lith inst.)
H.E, the Viceroy has given instructions to. the Provincial Judge, that all processes pending judgment or detained for further information are to be sent into the Viceregal yamen on tle 14th instant, when prisoners in custody under either of theee two heads will have their cases fully investigated.
A proclamation, signed by the Viceroy, the rovineial Judge, and the Provincial Treasurer, has Jately been issued anouncing that the 60th birthday of the Empress of China (Kuang Heii's aunt) falls some time in September next, and must be observed by the Celestials as a grand festival day, and this being the 6th decade of the Enipress the competition of the literati will be held this your, and all prisoners under-sentences in the gaols will be set at liberty on this occasion. It is " custom amongst the Chinese to celebrate with great enthusiasm exch decade of their existence, BLE. the Viveroy has lately issued a proclamation advising dealers snd others going up into the country either by land or river and carrying with them money or valuables for the purpose of trading, that he has for their safety plied soldiers and guard "boats to protect them" from any attack of robbers or pirates. In the meantime he strongly recommends them not to give gratuities to nny of the soldiers, or crews of the guard beats for their vigilance and that any one infringing this order will be liable to a severe reprimand from him, We hear that the principal of the Kin-chun, the Chinese Bank in the city that we mentioned in our Inst weekly issue as being in liquidation, committed suicide on Thursday lust, by taking poison, in consequence of which, great alarm ensued amongst the creditors of the Bank. To allay this fear the sub-prefect has posted a notice to the creditors informing them that the proper authorities alrendy taken steps to protect their interests in this case and that all the assets of the ssid Bank will be taken possession of by the authorities and by them disposed of amongst the creditors in due proportion, Cuinese Meruop ov Serriine Srerkes.
—'the Chinese have a way of dealing with strikers which when put on paper must be exceedingly refreshing to employers in Europe and Ametica to read. Two months ago two hundred and fifty carpenters em-loyed in repairing the "Temple of the propitious Year," which was burnt down at Peking three years #go, struck for still higher wages. Not only would they themselves not work, but they refused to allow others, who were only tov willing, to take their places, as the pay is double the ordinary rate on account of the anxiety of the Board of Works to sh the work as soon as possi-Die so us to be in time for the Emperor's next sacrifice. These two were at once impr the Board of Punishmen released yet, nor will they be until the Temple is completed. Two hundred move carpenters were then engaged, and during the interval everything was being rapidly pushed on; but just at this critical moment, when another month's hard work wou have finished everything, undeterred by previous example of their predecessor, se last two hundred also struck for higher wages, and sought to prevent others from replacing them. The result has been the same, On the 2nd inst. they were sent to keep company with their predecessors, and now four hundred and fifty of the Lest Peking carpenters are languishing in prison, repenting at leisure their former perversity.
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