Star. — 1828-10-31 (London, England)

CHINA. —so-- • 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 mitigated 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 ptiloners 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 punishing 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