_Huang Sze-en is appointed Reader, and Liu Jung-hang, Recorder, respe.tivoly, of the Hanlin Academy.
28th September.
(1) Wei Kusng-tso, Governor of Shensi, reports that Sheng Yun (Manchu), Grain Taotai of said province, has succeeded in economizing in his department to the extent of Tls. 40,000 per annum, which the ssid Tsotai offers to place to the credit of the Fund formerly established for helping Manchus to cultivate waste lands elon; to the Government. This isa most loyal sction and we hereby reward the ssid Tsotai with the decoration of the premier brevet civil button (t'ou-pin-ting-
2nd October.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.