Princess, "las been appointed by His Majesty to inspect the artillery practice of the Naval brigade on Lake K'unming. In respect to tie memorial of the—headquarters of the Imperial Guards. His jesty has appointed Tsai Ying, Prince of the 3rd Order and four others of the guards to command a company as a guard at the First Chamber of the Paoho Throne Hall during the Palace examinations of the new chujén graduates, and P'a Liin, Prince of the 4th Order with four other officers to command a company of the Guards stationed in the Second Chamber of the Throne Hall. The Duke of Chi has asked for ten days' extra leave of absence from Court duties, Chih Yuan, Brigadier-General of the Tésining Military Division, reports his arrival at the capital and humbly asks after the Imperial health, No other news of interest, 5th October, (1) Jui Ying is allowed to. continue another year as Imperial Commissioner of the Government Silk Looms at Hungchow, Chekiang.
(2) Wen Hu is allowed to continue another year as Imperial Commissioner of the Kiangnan Silk Looms at Nanking, Kiangsu, THE couRT, His Majesty granted audience this morning in the Grand Council Chamber 10 the Assistant Grand Secretary Lin Shu and to Heir Yung-yi.
OFFICIAL MOVEMENTS, With respect to the memorial of the headquarters of the Imperial Guards, His Majesty has appointed Tsai Lien, Prince of the 3rd Order, and seven others to inspect the artillery practice of the brigades of the Imperial Guards. In answer to the memorial of the Board of Civil Appointments, His Majesty has appointed the Assistant Grand Secretary Lin Shu, the President of the Board of Revenue Hsi Ching and fifteen other Presidents and Vice-residents of Boards to examine the monthly list, of candidates for official appointments in the metropolitan and_proial administrations. The Earl of Hsing having been ordered to sacrifice in His Majesty's tend at the tombs of the Ming dynasty Emperors, asks for the Imperial instructions before proceeding on his journey. An Hsing-a, the husband of the eldest Imperial Princess, having completed his leave of absence reports his return to Court duties.
ESCAPE OF A CoNvICT, Ming and Chih Sheng-a, Resident and Assistant-Resident of the Khalka Mongols report the escape of one Wen Tu who hat been denounced by Kuang Yii and others for making counterfeit silver ingots avd cashiered of his rank of captain in the Banner forces; the said Wen Tu having been turned over to the memorialists and sent to work on the 5th section of the military post-roads. Memorialists state that the convict
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