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rently obey the word that is passed. Upon the 28th of the lat moon we shall therefore solemnly announce our accession to Heaven, to Earth, to our Ancestors, to the Spirits celestial and ter- estrial and to the gods of land and the grain. Let the ensuing year be the first of ¡Iign-FUNG.

We look upward, hoping to continue what was admirabic in our predecessore, and clasp our breast with feelings of awe and earnest solicitude. And whereas at the time of promulging our inaugural proclamation, our bounty should extend to all our kindred, all things that it is fitting we should do are stated in order below.

[Here follows twenty-three clauses, each containing the different objects and mode of exhibiting imperial favor. See Vol. X. page 90. It then concludes as follows:]

This great bounty have we extended to our dominions upon succeeding to the Throne. Oh! then, do ye Princes and ministers, civil and military, sid us in the service we have undertaken, that we may add stability to the mighty line the succession of which has devolved upon us. Let each one give evidence of his fidelity, aiding us by his counsels (to the attainment of) perfection; that boundless blossings may be manifested to this realm for a thousand million of year.

Let this be published throughout the Empire, that all may be informed thereof.

His position in the late emperor's family, and his elevation of his brothers, both living and dead, are seen in the following extracts also from the Mail. "Whereas upon the demise of our eldest brother many years ago, his late majesty, deeply moved, gave him by act of grace the additional title of Tolo Beile. We have now succeeded to the government of the empire, and as, when we bear in mind that the deceased drew the same breath as Ourself, our heart is more sad, we cominand that the rank of a Kiun-wáng be conferred upon him. Let the Controller of the Imperial Clan consult with the Board of Rites and the Controller of the Household, and when they shall have decided which are the proper forms to be observed, present to us their report there- upon. Respect this!

"Let our younger brothers, Yih-su, be a Tsin-wáng, with the style of Kung; Yih-táh, a Kiun-wang, with the style of Shun; Yih-hoh, a Kiun-wang, with the style of Chung; Yih-hwui, a Kiun-wang, with the style of Fú. As soon as they shall have put off their hundred days' mourning, let them wear the cap with the tuft of red cloth, and let their court dresses and robes of office be made of the deep yellow. Respect this!"

"Whereas we yesterday (or recently) conferred by retrospect the title of Kiun-wang upon our eldest brother deceased, inasmuch as our second and third elder brothers, who died many years ago, were also both our brothers, we feel towards them as brothers of the same bosom; and as we recall them to our thoughts, we are indeed profoundly sorrowful.

"Let our second and third brothers both be honored with the title Kiun- wang, and let the Controller of the Imperial Clan deliberate with the Board of Rites and the Controller of the Imperial Household, and report to us what forms they are of opinion it is proper to observe. Respct this!"

Religious intelligence. The Rt.-Rev. George Smith, D. D., Bishop of Victoria, and Mrs. Smith, arrived at Hongkong in the Sir George Pollock, March 29th, accompanied by Rev. Edward T. R. Moncrief, and entered upon the duties of his station. Since his arrival, Rev. V. J. Stanton, the colonial chaplain, has embarked for England in the P. and O. Str. Braganza, on the 24th inst, with his family, on account of ill health; Mr. Moncrief takes his station during his absence. The Rev. F. P. Gough came out in the Sir G. Pollock to join the mission of the Church Missionary Society at Ningpo, and the Rev. William Welton and Mr. Jackson from the same Society to commence a new mission at Fuhchau. Mr. Welton is a physician, and intends to commence a missionary hospital at Fuhchau, like those now in operation at Canton and Shanghai.-The Rev. W. A. P. Martin and Rev. S N. Martin with their wives, sent out by the Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church, and Rev. Justus Doolittle and wife from the American Board at Boston, arrived in the Lantao on the 10th inst.; the two former are destined to Ningpo, and Mr. Doolittle to Fuhchan. The Rev. W. Dean left on the 22d of February in the U. S. S. Plymouth, Commodore Voorhees, 'for Cochinchina and Siam, to act as inter- preter to H. E. Joseph Balestier, the Envoy from the government of the Uni- ted States to those countries.- Rev. B. W. Whilden left Canton on the 27th ult, in the Elizabeth Ellen, with his three children, on his return to America.