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The Emperor is graciously pleased to command that the name of every place which have contri- buted, be reported to him, as also the names of the individuals who liave been foremost in moving the zeal of the people. He moreover directs, that a record of the same bo duly prepared and preserved. AN IMPERIAL REBUKE. We perceive that strong feeling has been excited by the pardon of Pas degraded for having been dis-
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We learn from Canton that Houqua, the senior Hong Merchant, has been collecting a vast quan, tity of Mexican, or South American dollars, although, before he made this sweep, they were change then being on London, six month's sight 45 Gd the dollar, on Calcutta, 222, to 224 Cox Rupocs for 3100, and Sycee at 3 per cent pré-
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Ith and rank has been act of the Emperor
we may judge Imperial Censor, who plain to his Celestial ences with a quotation from of peace and good will to- wards a mant a periphrases for the axiom ul, Fox Den - The Censor says, that which the people love is good, that which the people hate is bad. Do they not love truth and virtue ? and do they not hate miquity and falsehood, It, then, you (the Emperor) reward not the righteous and punish not the cul-doen verily it will become a sore sickness to the land.
When the disobedient, barbarians (the English) like foul birds and unclean beasts, wrought strife in the land did not civil and military authorities and
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In our issue of the 15th ult, we took to point out the anomalous state of our with the Chinese Empire. Whilst on the we have the local Officers of Canton, Imperial Commissioner giving us the most vocal evidence of their earnest desire to cultivate an amicable and mutually beneficial intercours us, we have, on the other, an equally unequiv manifestation of aversion and hatred towards, us by the Court of Pekin.
So undisguised is this repugnance Foreigner displayed in the Peln Garellex have several times deemed it. Our duty to, public attention Urereto, as from its recurrend were very reluctantly compelled to beliet it was not the intention of the Chinese Govern to permit us that freedom of commet friendly intercourse we would faih lope have resulted from the Treaty of Peace.
· ́` Not to go over ground already necupied, we yet cannot refrain from mentioning that our opinions have been much strengthened, and our fears greatly confirmed, by the last number of the Chinese REPOSITORY.
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purpose Ve under the Yellow
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In an excellent Journal of occurrences compiled. if we mistake not, by the most épiluent our Chinese scholars from the Pekin Guzeltes, and other native authorites, we find that the Imm perial denunciation of the Formosan massacre cx. hibits most markedly a soreness of feching in 1a - ing in this matter acted in comphatten with the ages wishes of the outer, barbarum, and whilst the Officer who commanded the slangat
the Intendant why assented, are soldered up to vine Pekin to be tried by the proper Bon whom contril their cases are remitted by the Emperor, yet the || and 58. Chifu who too was far from showing any merev another, to the prisoners under his charge, has been advanc. 2750 ed to the Intendancy of Formosa in lieu of the One former occupant of that office.
Again, New-Kien has been condemned to death and as a traitor, for having been compelled by valot and skit to abandon the batteries W sung, and as a contrast with this treatment and also the ignominous death of Yu-poo-yun, before noticed, the Emperor accords to the son of the Commander-in-Chief of Kiang-se province who fell defending his post, at Woo-sung, the titles and nation honours of his deceased parent. His adopted Cash.
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as long been in a most dis-
as ships were strong, and their cannon great, yet this disgraceful conduct, but although the barbari- are not the laws of the Emperor stronger, the cer- tainty of the Emperor's wrath greater, and if afraid of the English, ought they not to have been more | ol condiga punishment, How much better to risk life, a bat than certain death in flight.
disobedient barbarians returned to
autain, and the beacon fire of the Emperor was justly wing so grossly violated the he barbarang, that he com- us to investigate, and report officers were disgraced, de- inned to death according to law. Yu poo yun (vide No.65) who the 24th day of the 12th month, und who did not clap their his well mented punishment. crime, much greater Yik-King, Woo we, and
et received like punishment. of the people are sorry, and men
cry out, that it is by reason of their being of Tartar tribes and not Chinese like Yupooyun. The Censor here enumerates the tribes to which they belong, and proceeds to say, that the whole empire was astonished at seeing official employment, in lieu of The Ymericans having in the former of whom, he says, was the first to be deserved death,accorded to Ke-shen and Yik-King, example.) We are
cozened by, and flee before, the English, which example, in so high a station, became so contagi ous, and wholly demoralised both the land and sea forces, hitherto unconquered.
ps of several of our ld find no more to the astonishment of themselves from the
en with their clothes on too as rather fragant clears the more recent bathers,
at, did not this pubire Land ablutions tend
ractor and deservedly
Chinese resident,
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the Late Pekin ution of
ple's prayers, and at least, to degrade Ke-shen to Hemplores the Emperor, to listen to the peo- the lowest rank, never again to be employed in a service he has betrayed. Thus gratifying the peo- ple's wish, then will the people's hearts be glad. True it is, that the people hate Ke-shen as a traitor, would tear him into pieces for selling them to the barbarians, lin
He adds, the secret of rightly governing, is to Know when and how to reward, when and how to punish.
Disturbed DisTRIOTS,- Another Censor re- ports, that owing tolle negligence of the officers in chargt, some of the disbanded soldiers have organised themselyos into gangs of robbers, and in Frank en route
money complains and other of scarcit
ring the houses
the request of
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