A native dispatch says that on Censorate la Peking received the petition presented by the provincial delegates, praying for the speedy inngaration of the Chincee rliament, and promised to transmit ates prayed the Prince Regent, yed that it was not the out that the delegation and the petition were also unprecedented and the delegates declared that they would insist on an interview, as they bad come from great distances on their mission. Upon this the Censorate reed to cent the request, and it is believed that an audience may be granted oe Tarsday.
Ao Sontay last, also, alarge meeting was held in Peking attended by over a thoassnd men in educational circles, to welcome the delegates and to propose 8 for the National Debt The close relation of the Axsociation and a Parliament was pointed out, as it was stated that after the national debt bad been wiped off, the Government could no longer delay the opening of Parliement on the plea that the po ible's standard of intelligence was too low. The delegates replied that the Goveroment was a stupid, obstinate and unreliable one and that the people should depend on their own resources. They wished the association speedy success. It is reported that the majority of the Government is in favour of a Parliament being convened without delay and that an edict will be issued commanding it to be called as an experiment next SAND RAILWAYS, Iti pei, sted that H.E. Shen Vii Acting Vice-President of the Yach'aaa-pa, has, after his retarn to Peking, memorialized the Thrne on the subject of railways, saying that the people's resources ovald not be seriously counted upon, and that ultimately foreign loans must be ob: ained and the lines should be taken over by the Government, It is also reported that be 145 advocated that the management of the Shanghai-Hangchow-Niogpo Railway should revert to the Government,
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