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CHINA.
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IEXTIRACTS PROM THE CHINESE PAPERED
CANTON, JULY ans
Kansah province, situated on the north-west frontier,
is subjected to a military tour annually ; ate paepote
of which'is to seize on peroins who tform il%-berE of
mining banditti, and dig for gold dustiorrather "gold
pebbles"
On the 290 of June the Foo-yuen received an es,
press horn the Cr insinal•Board at Peking; containing
new order from the Emperor concerning prisoners. •
His Majesty-Amon a law wade by the Emperor.
Yungcbtrig in 174 for mitigatieg the sufferiats• of
prisoners and the punisbessot4 baninadingduriagibe
hot months of every year. which was done, belays, to
manifest cleaiency beyond the law.", In consequenca
of being abused, the law was subsequently abrogated.
However, Kang-he, who as Beams itself loved Inman
beings, acted on the spirit of the law, and often miti-
gated punishments instigative?. It is therefore mywish,
says his Majesty, to imitateifs merciful and benevolent
SS example. Hereafter let there be a mitigation ot
chastisement during the hot months, and even to pti-
loners charged with heavy crimes let mercy boshown.
As t 3 thosekonfinedlOtslight offences, or only oft sus.-
picion, let them be set at liberty on bail, to appear *gala
m autumn. If these commands be duly obeyed„;all
Approach may be made to the desired object of punish-
ing only for the purpose of rendering punishments Its;
necessary.
Should, however, this clkmency' be abused by die
connivance of the police,that will subject the parties to
further chastisement.
The Governor of Canton has issued a proclamatidi
against a class of river piratei who assuine the. fbrla St
customhouse- boats, and plunder under pretence of
searching for Opium and smuggled salt.
The Governor threatens that, whenver the, amount
of plunder will authorise the act,- he will Maki the case
a capital one.
His Excellency has obtained permission to repair the
Canton war boats, and put in order the arms, many of
which are old and useless, at the different stations.
It appears from a long statement of the Governor of
Peking, that the salt merichants of Shan-tung are in
debt to Government upwards: of 10 millions ot taels.
During the fourth moon his' Insperial*Majesty and
the Princes of the Blood went in person to various
temples, and, having burnt incense, prayed for rain:
The Emperor went to the god of the Black' Dragon
rivet..-the Amour. The King, styled Shun-tain; went
to the temple of the cloud god. Another King went
to the wind god, and another to the thunder god, Ste.
Rain came, and the Emperor sent his eldest son to
return thanks to the Black Dragon. He also bestowed
a pecuniary reward on the Bndh and Taint priests whir
assisted on the occasion..
The Governor of Yun-nan province, lately of Canton.
Yueo-Ta-jin, bas anion for five additional Mill*
officers to place on the frontier. They aregrantecL•
The Board of Revenue has objected to the
Commissariat
the Department; but the-Emperor, who
anticipates a return of the grand army in triumph,, earl
clues the expenbar on account of the distance of the
of war.
Suicide—The Galatea from which these extracts'
are made Mention three cases of persons, under appro.'
'mullion of embarrassment, having committed suicide,;
oneof these was an officer implicated by thetate disaster l
at the Yellow River.
False Seals.-:-In llo..nan province, certain Military
Secretaries have, fur's period of ten testis, obtained
money, 'sulphur, &c. by means of false seals: The GOECT;•
nor wished to neute those officers who had failed 'to
discover the fraud ;but the Emperor rebukes him sharply
for his proposition.
Ac Gan-hwuy province, it appears the different clan,
of peopleon the borders•are in the habit of fighting
with muskets, and small pieces of artillery, which the)
carry on men's shoulders.- sock plant wherever they have
occasion to n:c .hem. The Emperor- referred the cast
to the Military Board, Nho recommend very cautious
measures to get the arms ow. of the hands of the people,
and t., seise upon those who cast and manufacture them.
The measureadoined is to give a lianiteditiine .fur Ilia
polisetiots to deliver up their arsusi• and to rennin from