We translate from the Tientsin '\Jehjehsinwén " the following letter from Tung Fu-hsiang to the Grand Secretary Yung Lu which shows more than anything case that certain very guilty ofiicisls have been comparatively lightly let off, whilst other officials innocent of causing anti-foreign riots last summer have been set down for the heaviest penalties in the demands of the Foreign Powers. This is known by the Chinese to be the result of Li Hung-chang's pleadings with certain Foreign officials, in consequence of which there murmur of much discontent amongst the masses wherever the news of this injustice reaches them. This has alrendy been reported in these calamus from reliable sources in Hunan, Chekiang and Kiangsi. Some of our native correspondents have oven prophesied that unless justice is done there will surely be more outbreaks throughout the country this year.
Your Excellency:—Considering the enormous crimes I have committed, it is fortunate for me indeed that my punishment has been confined to the loss of my rank and office only. Your letter of sympathy has reached me and I find a great deal of comfort in it. Nevertheless T am far from being satisfied with the treatment I received from the Government, and as I have no one to complain to in order to get my grievances redressed, T cannot do otherwise than cry bitterly towards heaven.
Since I was appointed to the Generalship and served under you, I have not dared to do anything except by your order or with your consent. In 1898 when you were about to carry out an unusual affair," I did everything in strict obedience to your instructions. ponse to your telegram, I started with my troops for Peking on the 29th day of the 7th moon (nine days before the coup d'é-at—Translator). As regards the Boxer affair inst year, I have also done everything according to your wishes. You repeatedly ordered me to support the Boxer leader, Li Lai-chung, in his attack on foreigners, and I did exactly as you directed. Afterwards, when I received your order to attack the foreign Legation, although I hesitated to do so at first," fearing lest my troops should not be able to resist the armies of all the European countries, yet. fas soon as I was assured that you would "share both calamity and fortune with me" no matter what the result might be, Tat once made up my mind and carried out your orders straightway. I thought that I could be safe un ler your protection and that you. would be as good as your promise. So I served you as faithfully as a dog or a horse serves his master. But Mok at the different conditions we are now in! You are at the head of the Government, being as big and powerful as ever, while I find myself a culprit, deprived of all honours. How could you feel at ease on the recollection that my disgrace was entirely due to my faithful obedience to your orders? As far as my disgrace is concerned, Ido not caro very much about it. But my disbanded soldiers think differently, Whey are angry at your breach of promise, They have vowed vengeance on you, and 1 aim incapable of keeping them w 1 bounds. I hope your Excellency will ake the matter into serious consideration.
(Signed) Tung Fa-hsiang.
THE COURT, according to the Uni real Gazette," will leave for K' the provincial capital of Honan, within the nest fortnight, This is said to he due to an urgent appeal of the Grand Secretary, Sun Chia-nai, on the ground that the famine-stricken province of Shensi can no longer bear the burden of feeding the army of Court followers in that province. The above ix alleged to be from a reliable source and fairly trustworthy,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.