reference to the cas of one ai, a citizen of the Middle city king, whose death, under busy cireumstane-s, was report d to the Throne by the Censor Sung Peh-lu, and in consequence of which we ordered a special tribunal of the Board of Puni-ments to try the ease and bring the guilty ones to justice, we have now further receive? a memorial from Ting Chih-shih, a Supervising Censor, who denounces the methods of the said tribunal in i case and accusing the judicial depnti of having been guilty of using illegal and excessive tortures while trying to obtain "confessions." 'The second memo further praya that s"me Court be sp-cially appointd to we over the whole ground, ete. we find upon engitiry that the suid ease is still fu suspense and tha' a verdict is, ax yet, as far off exer, we hereby comwanid that the Pree sidents and Vice-Presidents of the Cour Censors shall join the Presid President of the Board of Pan in forming a special tribunal to re-try the said care and earnestly en-deavour 10 get ut the trath of the whole matter We insist that the oxse be sifted to its very dregs, (2) E. K't'ang-, Tartar General of Fengtien and Milita'y Qoverncr of Moukden, nnd his colleague s, having reported that the repaira to the Fulin Mausolea have been completed now pray that special day be selected for th" replacing of the secred tablets of our ancestors in their pr per niches within the said buildings, ete. We hereby command the Imperial Board of Astron: my to select an axspicinux day forthe performing of the above functions sometime during the month of Ovtohor, and that the said E K6- tanga bw ord-red, non Tearning the elected date. to reverentially and car-fully carry out the important duty ferred upon him and his colleagues li 15th September.
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