133 Ping pou, the tribunal of war.

134 Kong pou, the tribunal for public works.

140 Heu pou, the tribunal for the finances.

142 the tribunal of princes, Tsong gin fou.

168 Hing pou, the tribunal for criminal causes.

144 Li fan yuen, the tribunal for foreign nations, Thibetans, Eleuthians, Russians, and indeed for all foreigners, who come by the way of Tartary from the west.

369 Tou tcha yuen, the tribunal of the censors of the empire. It has under it the provosts and mare-chaussée.

233 the tribunal of Kieou men ti tou, or governor of the nine gates, that is, the governor of the city.

185 the tribunal of the judge of the city. This judge is here called Fou yn. He has under him two judges named Tchi hyen. One of these is the judge of the district called Ouang ping hien 193. The other is called the district of Tay tsing hien 182. These districts are within the city and without it. What is called at Peking tou yn is called elsewhere tchi fou.

128 is the tribunal of Han lin, or the chosen doctors of the empire. This tribunal, called Han lin yuen, is a very considerable one: it has the care of the registers for the Chinese history. All the learned men of the empire, and the colleges and schools, depend upon this tribunal. Here are chosen the judges and examiners of the compositions for the degrees of the learned men; as likewise those, who are most capable of writing verses and pieces of eloquence for the use of the palace and emperor.