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manifested,) during which His Majesty shall withdraw to the inner apart- 
ments, and the music shall stop. 
The Princes, the Ambassador and suite, shall all retire. Soo and Kwang- 
hwae shall lead the Ambassador and suite to the outside of the Tung- 
lo-yuen (the garden of social pleasure) to wait for His Majesty’s arrival. 
After he has sat down, they shall be conducted to the western piazza to see 
a play, and to receive the food and presents to be bestowed by His Majesty. 
The banquet and audience of leave were directed to be conducted with 
ceremonies similar to the above. 
These three papers were received from Chang-ta-jin at Tung-chow, 26th 
August, 1816. 
No. 4. 
Ceremonies to be observed at the Ambassador’s Audience of Leave. 
On the day that the English Ambassador takes leave, music and cushions 
shall be placed in the Hall of Light and Splendour, (as on the preceding 
occasion). 
About 5 o’clock in the morning, His Majesty shall most respectfully be re- 
quested to put on the imperial dragon robes, and to ascend the Hall of Light 
and Splendour. 
The Princes, royal personages, Dukes, &c. shall be arranged in two 
wings within-side the hall, in the same manner as at the presentation. 
Whilst the band plays a “ glorious subjugation,” His Majesty shall ascend 
the throne. 
Soo and Kwang shall conduct the Ambassador and his suite, as on the 
former occasion, to the west side of the passage by the altar of the moon, 
where, at the word given, they shall arrange themselves in order. 
It shall then be proclaimed, “ Kneel the Ambassador and his suite 
shall kneel, and wish His Majesty repose. Soo and the others shall then lead 
the Ambassador through the western folding partition-door to the level area 
within the hall, where he shall kneel down, and wait till His Majesty him- 
self confer upon the King of his country court beads, and a purse. Kin-gan 
shall receive them, and deliver them to the Ambassador, and shall also com- 
municate authoritatively such orders as His Majesty may be pleased to direct 
on dismissing the Ambassador. 
This being ended, Soo and the others shall conduct the Ambassador at 
the western folding-door to without-side the hall, where Soo shall take in 
charge for the Ambassador the beads and purse, and then conduct him, as 
