. Forums notes sur le gouvernement et le peuple de Chine, et sur la langue chinoise : illustré d'un croquis de la province de Kwang-Tûng, qui fais sa division en départements et districts. ter la population, que de grands bri-tain et l'Irlande, combiné avec l'GermanPrussia. Le gouverneur-général appartient à la première catégorie de mandarines, de par son dignityof ex officio Président du Conseil de guerre, d'une dignité dont il byvirtue est activé à la commande en themilitary des deux provinces. C'est comme le DIG-ment de commandant en chef, comme l'a jugé le rendez-vernors de nos colonies. En tant que gouverneur général, il

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. Desultory notes on the government and people of China, and on the Chinese language: illustrated with a sketch of the province of Kwang-Tûng, shewing its division into departments and districts. ter population, than Great Bri-tain and Ireland, taken together with GermanPrussia. The governor-general belongs to thefirst class of mandarins, by his ex officio dignityof president of the Board of War, a dignity byvirtue of which he is enabled to command themilitary of the two provinces. It is like the dig-nity of commander-in-chief, as held by the go-vernors of our colonies. As governor-general, heexercises authority over the civil mandarins andthe people. The present governor-general of Kwang-tungand Kwang-hsi is Chi ying, a Manchoo of highstanding, who was chief of the commission thatconcluded the treaty of peace at Nankin; and hassince, in his capacity of imperial commissioner for * He (as well as the officer next described, the Fu tai) hasbeen called viceroy, but this title seems latterly to havegiven place to the better one of governor-general. By theseamen at Whampoa he is entitled John Tuck, a corrup-tion of Tsung tu, which latter word is pronounced tuk in theCanton dialect.. J it-./i>/)bin.< Hfi. A MAMDABIN riK THE SKCOND CLASS IN FULL I.IiKSd ILMKOKM. VWNTKH (;aplr, t:, .f;„«il by *V, H Allit, * C- l, (;Hdej, l, , , NOTE VIII. 81 foreign commercial affairs, which he still retains, negotiated the treaties with America and France. 2. Fu TAI, THE GOVERNOR. This is the second civilian of the province otKwang-tiing, of which he is governor. This titleis sometimes rendered by lieutenant-governor, but this does not seem to give an adequate ideaof his powers. He has, as ex officio vice-presi-dent of the Board of War, a certain number oftroops under his command, altogether indepen-dent of the governor-general, —the latter mustconsult with him on all matters of any impor-tance, relating to the province of Kwang-tung, —in certain cases, which are sufficiently numerous,

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