The same official in conjunction with the Governor of Kuang! ug Yi, reports that a man Cheng Ab-sing by name, of th city of Hsiangsan (Macao), had attempted in the month of October last year to murder his parent Cheng Tsi-ssu, by beating the latter with a long stool. Fortunately the culprit did not succeed in beating out his father's brains, having been stopped by the neighbours, although with much difticulty. The law in such cases where a son has been caught lagrante delicto beating his parents without killing them provides that the son be forthwith executed after his crime has been proved. Memorialists asks for permission to execute the above sentence on Cheng Ah-sing.—Rescript Let the Board of Punishments speedily report thereon,
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