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1842.

Members of the Imperial Cabinet.

1.

IMPERIAL CABINET, PEKING.

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This consists of four principal and two subordinate members, who form a part of what the Chinese call the Inner Council. These "deliberate on the government of the empire, proclaim abroad the imperial pleasure, regulate the canons of state, together with the whole administration of the great balance of the power, thus aiding the emperor in directing the affairs of state. Whenever the grand solemnities are to be celebrated, they then bring forward all the of ficers to take part in the same." There are in this council a great number of other othcers, but the four tá hió sz', and the two hie pán tá hió sz', are the only ones we need here mention. These six, ac- cording to the latest accounts we have from Peking, are the follow- ing

1.

穆

BJ Muchángáh,

2. 潘

3. 寶興

a Mantchou.

Pwán Shingan, a Chinese.

Pauhing,

4. 主鼎 Wang Ting,

5. Hochangling,

賀

a Mantchon.

a Chinese.

a Mantchou.

6. 湯 金釗 Ting Kinchav a Chinese.

2. PROVINCIAL OFFICERS of Canton.

This list contains only the names and common titles of the officers

who are at the head of the provincial government, and those subal-

Lerns who are most concerned with foreigners. Some recent changes prevent our making the list complete.

督院 governor,

撫 It.-governor,

Miks t Ki Kung.

梁寶常 Liang Páncháng.

將軍 gen.-cominandant,阿精阿 Ahtsingáh.

左都統 1st lt.-general,玉瑞

Yusui.

24 It..general,

海關

literary chancellor,

com. mar. customs,

師提督 admiral, 路提 提督 general,

灌司 com. administration,

吳

Cháng Tsingyuen,

com. of justice,

宋

運司

com. of gabel,

易中孚

Wang Tinglán.

Sung

Yi Chungfi.