We are grieved to receive the report of the death of E-k'd-tang-d, Tartar General of Fengtien (Lower Manchuria,) at Moukden. The deceased was a most faithful and loyal 2 ile quite young, during the fifties, he joined the army and saw much service fighting the Taiping rebels in kiangsu, Anhui, and Hupeh provinces and subsequently against the Nienfei rebels in Honan and Shantung. When the Nienfei were crushed he went to Kirin (Central; Manchuria) and was one of the principal menus of crushing the mounted bandits who had: previously over-run the whole of that territory. In recognition of the many signal services of the deceased we hereby j command that he shall have the funeral of a Tartar General engaged in the field on active service; that all his black marks be erased from the official records that beyond the allowance granted by law to the family of deceased for funeral expenses, another special gift of Tls. 1,060 be granted to his y by the Board of Revenue of Moukden;" that his martial record be compiled into thedynastic history, and that, memorial temples be erected in his honour in the provinces where he fought against the Taiping and Nienfei rebels and mounted bandits. His son, Fu Lung-nich, who is at present a Manchu Colonel, with the brevet of Brigndier- General, is hereby promoted a full Brigndier-General with his name recorded in the Grand Council books for immediate substantive appointment.
29th March, IMPERIAL DECREE, The Board of Punishments reported recently that it tried a case in which a female member of the Imperial Clan who suspected Chinese of theft was charged with having ordered her retainers to beat the alleged thief to extort confession, but which resulted in the death of her victim, The charge was proved true and the gecused was handed to the Imperial Clu Court for the determination of a sentence. This Court has recommended the woman to the mercy of the Throne and as net of extra grace we hereby sentence the accused to banishment, with permission to commute the sentence by the payment of a large fine. But we desire it to be umlerstood clearly that this sentence is one of exceptional Ieniency and must not be taken asa precedent for similar cases in the future. "Any member of the Imperial Clan who shall hereafter be found guilty of a like crime must be dealt with according to the regular Inw of the country and no more leniency shall be permitted henceforth:
30th March.
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Hosiin, Prince of Chuang, Ist is appointed Superintendent of the Yungho Palace.
(2) Ptang Hung-wen is appointed Viee-Director of the Office of Transmission of State Documents.
(8) Chin Eh Prince of K'tch'
Order, ix appoint Waying Thron:
(4) Ts'no Hun: is appointed Taotai of the Yentung Intendancy of Yunnan province.
Ist April,
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