Head-Quarters, Jan. 5, 1826.-In obedience to instructions received from the Horse Guards, the right hon. the Commander-in-chief directs the following declaration may be substituted in lieu of that required from officers applying for leave to proceed to Europe on private affairs, or medical certificate, as announced in G. O. of 23 Aug. 1822.

I, hereby declare, upon my honour, that it is not my intention, at the expiration of my leave, to retire from the service; but if at, or previous to, the expiration of my leave, I should quit the service, exchange to another corps, or to half-pay, I will hold myself responsible for the payment of the passage to India, of the officer who may succeed to my commission.

GRANTING OF FURLOUGHS TO CIVIL
SERVANTS.

Fort William, Jan. 19, 1826.-Adverting to the inconvenience likely to arise, both to the government and to the members of the civil service, from the withdrawing of applications for furlough after they have been granted, the Governor-general in Council has been pleased to determine, that henceforward, any civil servant who shall withdraw his application for furlough after the same has been granted, shall be considered to have enjoyed one year of the term allowed for that indulgence; unless the government, on any case submitted to it, shall be satisfied that strong and sufficient reasons, which could not be foreseen when the application for furlough was made, have prevented its being carried into effect.

SYLHET LOCAL HORSE.

Fort William, Jan. 27, 1826. With reference to G. O. of 1824, dated 27th May and 30th Sept., the squadron of horse attached to the Sylhet local battalion will

be reduced from the 1st March next, experience having shewn that horse are of little service on that frontier.

The native officers and men composing the squadron will be enrolled as supernumeraries on the strength of the infantry companies of the corps, and the horses will be transferred to complete the field posed of as his Exc. the Commander-inbatteries requiring them, or otherwise dischief may be disposed to direct.

COURTS-MARTIAL.

CAPT. J. J. JENKINS, H.M.'s 11TH L.D. Head-Quarters, Dec. 20, 1825.-At a General Court-Martial held at Meerut, on the 19th day of Oct. 1825, Capt. John Jenkins, of H.M.'s 11th regt. Light Dragoons, was arraigned on the following charges :

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1st Charge." Conduct unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman, in the following instances," to wit:

1st. "In having, in the month of Oct. 1823, or in some month previous to Oct. in the same year, received charge of two horses, the property of Hugh Fraser, Esq., for the purpose of disposing of them, for and on account of the said Hugh Fraser, Esq., which said two horses he, the said Capt. John Jenkins, did, on or about the months of Nov. 1823 and Jan. 1824, sell to Col. Sleigh, C.B., and to Capt. Enderby, for the respective sums of seven hundred, and two hundred and fifty rupees, receiving the full prices for the same, without coming to any settlement with the said Hugh horses, for the purchase money; and in Fraser, the original proprietor of the said having, in the month of May 1825, positively and falsely asserted to the said Hugh Fraser, Esq., that the balance due to him, on the sale of the said horses, being the lodged in the regimental paymaster's sum of 748 rupees, or thereabouts, was Jenkins, was well aware, at the time of hands, although he, the said Capt. John such false assertion, that no such sum, or any other, was in the said paymaster's hands, on account of the said Hugh Fraser, Esq., or on his own account; and further, in not having paid to the said Hugh Fraser, Esq. the said balance due upon the sale of his horses, until after his conduct in this, and other transactions, had been made the subject of a formal investigation by the officers of his regiment.

2d. "In having, in or about the month of Nov. 1823, purchased of R. H. Scott, Esq. a horse, named Orville, for the sum of 1,200 rupees, which he, the said Capt. John Jenkins, promised to pay the said

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R. H. Scott, Esq., in the month of Jan. 1824, but which said sum of 1,200 rupees was not paid, although repeatedly demanded of him by the said R. H. Scott, Esq., until about the month of July 1825, after it had become the subject of investigation by the officers of his regiment.

3d. "In having, in the month of Jan. 1825, contracted debts of honour at the Meerut race, to R. Grindall, Esq., and Major Wyatt, superintendent of the stud department at Hauper, to a considerable amount, i. e. the sum of 2,500 rupees, or thereabouts, and having failed in the payment of the said debts of honour on the day appointed by the stewards of the races for the final settlement of all such debts, and having, subsequently, deferred the balance due by him the said Capt. John Jenkins, on account of his said debts of honour, being the sum of 1,600 rupees, or thereabouts, to the said R. Grindall, Esq. and Major Wyatt, until about the month of July last, when he, the said Capt. John Jenkins, knew that this transaction had become the subjest of investigation by the officers of his regiment.

4th. "In having, on or about the month of June 1824, obtained, through the medium or responsibility of Mr. James Henderson, quarter-master of H.M.'s 11th Lt. Drags., from Bahary Loll, a native shroff or banker, attached to the bazar of the said regiment, the sum of 500 rupees on loan, he the said Capt. John Jenkins promising and engaging to pay the same with interest within one month from the date of the said loan; yet, nevertheless, he the said Capt. John Jenkins did, on various pretences, evade the payment of the said sum of 500 rupees, and the interest accruing thereon, although repeatedly applied to for it, and urged by the said Mr. Henderson to relieve him from his responsibility for it, until the month of June or July 1825, when he, the said Capt. John Jenkins, well knew that his conduct in this transaction had been in

quired into by the field officers of his regi

ment.

2d Charge. "Behaving in a scandalous, infamous manner, such as is unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman, in having, on or about the 12th June 1825, wilfully and falsely declared to Col. Sleigh, C.B., his commanding officer, that Major Everard, of H. M.'s 14th Foot, upon being called upon by him the said Capt. John Jenkins, for satisfaction for a report prejudical to his character, and which was said to have originated with, or been circulated by the said Major Everard, had denied all that had been stated by Lieut. and Acting Adj. Williamson, of H.M.'s 11th Light Drags., as coming from him, the said Major Everard, regarding a former transaction between him, the said Capt. Jenkins, and Mr. Bathurst,

relative to the sale of a horse; in repeating his false assertion to other officers in the regiment, and afterwards, on the 13th of June 1825, on being called on by the field officers of the regiment for explanation, falsely denying, in writing, under his signature, that he had ever made the aforesaid false assertion to Colonel Sleigh, or to any other person.

"The whole of such conduct, as set forth in the foregoing charges, being highly disgraceful to him the said Capt. John Jenkins, and discreditable to H. M.'s service."

Deliberation.-The court having maturely weighed and considered the whole of the evidence on the part of the prosecution, and of the defence, and what the prisoner hath otherwise urged in his justification,

Finding. Do find him, the said Capt. John Jenkins, of H.M.'s 11th Lt. Drags., on the first charge, and the several counts therein contained, not guilty, and do therefore acquit him thereof.

In pronouncing their acquittal on the first charge, the court cannot refrain from remarking the want of punctuality which Capt. Jenkins has displayed in his money transactions, and which has led to this charge being preferred against him.

On the 2d charge, the court find the prisoner, Capt. John Jenkins, not guilty, and acquit him of the same.

Approved and confirmed,

COMBERMERE.

Capt. Jenkins to be released from arrest, and to return to his duty.

The foregoing order to be entered in the general order-book, and to be read at the head of every regiment in H.M.'s service in India.

LIEUT. E. GRIFFITHS, H. M.'s 59TH FOOT.

Head-Quarters, Jan. 5, 1826.- At a General Court-Martial held at headquarters of the grand army, camp, before Bhurtpore, on the 22d day of Dec. 1825, Lieut. Edward Griffiths, of H.M.'s 59th regt. of foot, was arraigned on the following charges, viz.

1st Charge." For coming to the mess of H.M.'s 59th regt., on the afternoon of the 24th Nov. 1825, in a state of intoxica

tion, such conduct being disgraceful to the character of an officer and a gentleman."

2d Charge." For being drunk on the morning of the 25th Nov. 1825, whilst the regiment was on the march trom Ferozabad to Etamadpore, both charges being in breach of the Articles of War."

Deliberation. The court having maturely weighed the evidence for the prosecution and for the defence, and what the prisoner hath urged in his justification,

Finding-Do find him, the said Lieut. Edward Griffiths, of H. M.'s 59th foot,

guilty of the charges, and of every part thereof.

Sentence. The court adjudge the prisoner, Lieut. Edward Griffiths, H.M.'s 59th foot, to be cashiered.

Approved and confirmed; but, in consideration of his distressed circumstances, as represented by his commanding officer, his length of service, and his having purchased his first commission, Mr. Griffiths will be recommended to be allowed the sale of his Ensigncy.

COMBERMERE, General, Commander-in-chief in India.

Mr. Griffiths is to be struck off the strength of the 59th regiment from the date of this order being made known to him, and he is to be directed to repair to Calcutta forthwith, where, upon his arrival, he will report himself to the townmajor of Fort William.

The foregoing order to be entered in the general order-book, and read at the head of every regiment in H.M.'s service in India.

CIVIL APPOINTMENTS.

Judicial Department.

Dec. 8. The Hon. F. J. Shore, assistant to commissioner in Kamaoon.

29. Mr. J. J. Harvey, register of Zillah Court of Ghazeepore,

Jan. 5. Mr. J. Sadford, senior judge of Provincial Courts of Appeal and Circuit for division of Calcutta.

Mr. R. Walpole, third judge of ditto ditto. Mr. H. Oakeley, fourth judge of ditto ditto. Mr. W. M. Fleming, second judge of Provincial Courts of Appeal and Circuit for division of Patna. Mr. J. B. Elliott, third judge of ditto ditto. 12. Mr. T. B. Beale, assistant to magistrate and to collector of Sarun.

19. Mr. C. W. Steer, fourth judge of provincial courts of appeal and circuit for division of Patna.

Political Department.

Dec. 16. Capt. Alex. Davidson, 13th N.I., assist. to agent to Gov. Gen. on north-east frontier. Capt. Adam White, 59th N.I., ditto ditto.

Territorial Department.

Dec. 29. Mr. J. Donnithorne, salt agent and collector at Hidgellee.

Mr. J. W. Laing, ditto at Bullooah. Mr. C. Phillips, collector of land revenue and customs, and salt agent at Chittagong.

ECCLESIASTICAL APPOINT

MENTS.

Jan. 19. The Rev. J. Whiting, a joint chaplain at Cawnpore.

The Rev. C. Wimberley, district chaplain at Allahabad.

MILITARY APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, &c.

Fort William, Dec. 26, 1825.-32d N.I. Ens. A. P. Graham, to be lieut. from 14th Dec., v. Boileau dec.

Mr. T. S. Burt admitted to engineers, and prom. to 1st-licut.

8th N.I. Capt. W. Kennedy to be maj., Lieut. H. B. Henderson to be capt. of a comp., and Ens. T. S. Price to be lieut., from ditto, in suc. to Wilkinson prom.

Lieut. E. F. Spencer, 32d N.I., transferred to Invalid estab.

Assist.surg. J. Stewart, lately attached to service of King of Oude, placed at disposal of his Exc. the Com.-in-chief.

Lieut. Col.Com. MacInnes, 61st N.I., who stands appointed to temporary command of south-eastern division during absence on sick leave of Brig. Richards, now confirmed in that command as a permanent arrangement.

Mr. J. F. Middleton admitted to inf., and prom. to ensign.

Jan. 6.-27th N.I. Ens. A. B. Ogilby to be lieut. from 30th Dec. 1825, in suc. to Robe dec.

32d N.I. Ens. J. Woods to be lieut. from 30th Dec., in suc. to Spencer, transf. to Inv. estab. 65th N.I. Ens. R. H. De Montmorency to be lieut. from 13th Oct. 1825, in suc. to Lawe dec. Mr. Hart, surg., to do duty temporarily as an assist. surg. on estab.

Brevet Rank. 1st-Lieuts. of artillery F. S. Sotheby, R. C. Dickson, E. W. Huthwaite, G. R. Crawford, and H. Delafosse to be capts.

Mr. A. Runick, surg., formerly attached to late Dromedary Corps, to do duty temporarily as an assist.surg. on estab.

Jan. 13.-49th N.I. Lieut. G. F. Agar to be capt. of a comp., from 28th Dec., in suc. to Mackenzie dec.

Lieut. Col. J.J.Leith, 55th N.I., permitted to retire from H.C.'s service, on pension of his rank.

Jan. 20.-33d N.I. Lieut. G. Barker to be capt. of a comp., and Ens. A. F. Tytler to be lieut., from 1st Jan. 1826, in suc. to Agnew dec.

Lieut. Col. Com. W. Richards, to be commandant of fortress of Agra, in room of Lieut. Col. Com. D. MacLeod, C.B., who has obtained furlough to Europe.

Assist.surg. J. Innes to be residency surgeon at Malacca.

Assist. surg. F. S. Matthews to have medical charge of civil station of Balasore, v. Barker.

Lieut. G. H. Cox, 62d N.I., to officiate as superintendent of gentlemen cadets at Fort William, v. Blake permitted to proceed to Europe on furlough. Mr. F. Malcolm admitted as an assist. surg.

24th N.I. Ens. H. Maynard, to be lieut., v. Wilson placed on h. p., with rank from 8th Aug. 1825. Assist.surg. T. Luxmoor to be surg., from 20th Jan., in suc. to Hardtman dec.

Mr. G. Reid admitted to cavalry, and prom. to cornet.-Messrs. A. F. Macpherson and H. Spottiswoode admitted to inf., and prom to ens.

Jan. 21.-Sen. Superintend. Surg. A. Ogilvy to officiate as 3d member of Medical Board until further orders.

Jan. 25.-Mr. T. B. Studdy admitted a cadet of cav., and prom. to cornet.

Mr. J. McKenna, surg., appointed, temporarily, to do duty as an assist. surg. on estab.

Capt. C. Kiernander, 15th N.I., transferred to Inv. estab.

2d-Lieut. J. T. Smith, corps of eng., having been transf. to Madras estab., his name directed to be struck off strength of Bengal army.

Jan. 26.-Infantry. Maj. J. C. Grant to be lieut. col. from 21st Jan., in suc. to Clark ret. from service.

22d N.I. Capt. T. W. Broadbent to be major, Brev. Capt. and Lieut. G. Oliphant to be capt. of a comp., and Ens. J. Hunt to be lieut., from 21st Jan., in suc. to Grant prom.

Mr. F. A. Williamson admitted to inf., and prom. to ens.

Capt. G. H. Robinson, 34th N.I., to command escort of Resident at Catmandhoo, in suc. to Capt. Maxwell..

FURLOUGHS.

To Europe.-Dec. 26. Dr. W. Ogilvy, 1st member of Medical Board, for health.-30. Assist. C. B. Francis for health.-Lieut. J. Macan, 52d N.I., for health.-Jan. 6. Lieut. A. W. W. Fraser, 8th L. C., for health.-Lieut. R. Steward, 6th N.I., for health.--Lieut.J.Donnelly, 18th N.I., for health. -Superintend. Surg. J. M'Dowell, for health.10. Maj. J. C. Grant, 22d N.I., for health.-13. Lieut. J. S. Kirby, of artil., for health.-Capt. B. Blake, 69th N.I., for health.-20. Brev. Capt. W. P. Welland, 55th N.I., for health.-Lieut. J. L. Revell, 7th N.I., for health.-25. Capt. H. F. Salter, 2d L.C., on private affairs.-Lieut. J. Corfield, 1st N.I., for health.-Lieut. J. G. Sharpe, 24th N.I., for health.-Lieut. H. Beaty, 62d N.I., for health.-26. Lieut. T. S. Warner, 18th N.I., for health.

To Bombay.-Jan. 20. Lieut. W. F. Beatson, 54th N.I., for five months, for health.

To Cape of Good Hope.-Jan. 6. Capt. W. Cunningham, garrison storekeeper, for twelve months, for health.-13. Lieut. Col. Com. Penny, 32d N.I., ditto, ditto.-20. Capt. T. Williams, 2d Extra N.I., ditto, ditto.-Maj. J. P. Boileau, dep. commissary of ordnance, ditto, ditto.-Maj. F. Sackville, 55th N.I., ditto, ditto.

FROM HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES.

To Europe.-Dec. 15. Lieut. Donnithorne, 44th Foot, for one year, for purpose of retiring on h. p.-31. Capt. Waring, Queen's Royals, for health. -Surg. Alexander, for health.-Brev. Capt. Patience, 20th Foot, for health.-Surg. Jackson, 14th Foot, for one year.-Jan. 13. Lieut. Radcliffe, 6th Foot, for one year, for health.

LAW.

SUPREME COURT, Jan. 28. Patrick O'Hanlon, Esq. took the oaths as a barrister, and precedence next to the Advocate-General.

EDUCATION.

BISHOP'S COLLege.

The buildings are now complete, with the exception of the chapel, printinghouse, and dwellings for the native instructors, which, with some further improvements extremely desirable in the grounds, are at present suspended for want of funds. There are now resident within the walls of the college, besides the Rev. Principal Mill and his family, one missionary (the Rev. Mr. Tweddle), the printer, three foundation and five nonfoundation students. The Rev. Mr. Christian has been placed, by the Bishop, at Bhagulpore, in Bahar, where he is diligently engaged, and at present with the most favourable promise of success, in the promotion of a circle of schools among the Hindu children in that neighbourhood, and in acquiring the dialect and confidence of the mountain tribes near Rajmahl, an interesting race of men, resembling, in habits and character, the Goands, and other races of Central India; and whose freedom from caste, and indifference towards the idolatry practised on the plains, appear to point them out as peculiarly calculated to attract the notice and reward the labours of a pious mis

sionary. It is encouraging to be able to state that Mr. C. has already three candidates for baptism. Mr. Morton is engaged in the formation of a mission at Chinsurah, while Mr. Tweddle is occupied in the superintendence of an extensive range of schools in the immediate neighbourhood of Calcutta, hitherto supported by the diocesan committee of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. The remaining establishment of the college consists of a Sanscrit and a Bengalee pundit, a moulavie, who gives lessons in Hindoostanee and Persian; to which it is proposed to add, so soon as the funds of the institution can bear the expense, native teachers of the Mahratta, Tamul, and Cingalese languages.

The present establishment will be completed by the arrival of Professors Craven and Holmes, who left England for India in July last, together with a fourth ordained missionary, the Rev. Mr. de Mello, who, agreeably to the statutes, will be a domiciliary of the college during his first year.

Prayers are daily read in the library, and are attended on Sundays by a small but highly respectable congregation from the neighbourhood. The daily course of lectures, by the principal and by the native teachers under his inspection, is unintermitted, and the progress of the pupils satisfactory.-[Gov. Gaz., Dec. 5.

ANGLO-INDIAN COLLEGE.

The meeting at the Town-Hall, on 14th January, for the distribution of prizes to the scholars of the Anglo-Indian College, was numerously attended, both by European and native visitors, and offered much gratification to those who take an interest in the dissemination of real knowledge amongst the native community. The members of the committee of public instruction presided on the occasion. The president, the Hon. Mr. Harington, opened the proceeding by reading extracts from the visitor's report of the late examination, which gave a favourable view of the progress of the students during the past year, in the command of the English language, arithmetic, and natural and experimental philosophy, and bore testimony to the diligence and attentiveness of the pupils and preceptors. The president then addressed to the students, and to the native managers present, some observations on the important objects of the institution, and intimated the disposition of the government to give it every reasonable encouragement, as long as the members of the native society evinced their sense of the benefits to be derived from it, and an inclination to co-operate for its advantage. The hon. the President also noticed the purposed appropriation of the munificent

grant

grant of Maharaja Baidyanath Rai, and other similar donations to the endowment of scholarships in the institutions under the control of the committee, in order to enable such scholars as have not the means of protracting their studies to maturity, to remain for a longer period in the college.

The classes were then called up in succession, and the boys to whom prizes had been previously awarded, being selected from the rest, gave short specimens of their acquirements: the accuracy with which even the youngest explained, in Bengali, the meaning of their English lessons, was highly satisfactory. The first class underwent a more particular examination; and, besides reading and explaining their lessons, afforded ready and correct replies to various questions in history geography, and the different branches of philosophy, as mechanics, optics, hydraulics, &c. They also submitted specimens of original composition in essays "on the advantage of education," one of the best of which was read by its author: some poetical recitations concluded the examination. The prizes were distributed, as the examination proceeded, by the Hon. the President; they consisted entirely of books.

At the conclusion of the examination the Hon. the President expressed his satisfaction, and that of the general committee, with the state of the college, and urged upon the native gentlemen present, and the students, the importance of the pursuits in which they were engaged, recommending particularly to the latter to persevere in a course they had so well begun, and to qualify themselves, by perfecting the elementary knowledge they had acquired, to become useful servants of the public and respectable members of society. The importance of education, he observed, appeared to be duly appreciated by themselves in the essays they had written on the subject, and it remained for them to exhibit a practical illustration of the justice of the principles they had advocated. Baboo Prasannakumar Thakoor then rose, and, on the part of the native managers, expressed their participation in the sentiments of the president, and returned their thanks to the visitor of the college, to the general committee, and to the government, for the interest taken by them in the prosperity of the institution.-[Ibid., Jan. 19.

NATIVE FEMALE SCHOOLS.

On Monday, the 16th January, were examined, at the Benevolent Institution, in the presence of many of the most active promoters of native education, the female schools supported by the Bengal Christian School Society. The examination was conducted by the Rev. Messrs. Wilson and Asiatic Journ. Vol. XXII. No. 127.

Yates, assisted by Messrs. Pearce and Piffard.

The pupils (near 100) had some creditable specimens of their improvement in writing, arithmetic, and sewing; the latter evidenced very respectable proficiency in this interesting and useful branch of native female education.

The pupils examined, which were as many as could be conveniently brought such a distance, were selected from the northern division of schools in Calcutta and its neighbourhood; the schools in the southern division, being too distant to allow the children to attend in the city, will be examined at Kidderpore at a future period.

It was truly gratifying to see so many native females present on this occasion, and still more pleasing to witness the rapid improvement they had made, and the readiness with which they could answer all the questions put to them. We cannot but hail, as the dawn of brighter days to India, the vigorous efforts that are now making to instruct native females. It is evident, from the trial that has been made, that the capacity of the girls in this country to receive instruction is equal to that of the boys; and there can be no doubt but such capacities, stored with moral and rẻligious truths, instead of legendary tales, must render them a blessing to society.John Bull, Jan. 26.

CALCUTTA SCHOOL SOCIETY.

The fourth report of this Society has been published, and evinces the interest, in regard to education, which the efforts of the Society have awakened amongst the natives. The following is an extract of a letter from Radacant Deb, the native secretary of the Society:

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"I have great satisfaction in saying that our countrymen are convinced of the advantage derived by their children from our society, and that the indigenous schoolmasters and the parents of boys, who were first alarmed and refused to receive our school-books, are now anxious to come under the control of the society; and that, at the commencement of the institution, I persuaded sixteen or seventeen gooroos only to use our reading-books, and to give examination thereon at my house, on the 2d June 1819, pledging myself there should not be introduced any religious matter therein; and then I divided all the schools, amounting to 166 in Calcutta, into four divisions, and named four Baboos (the present superintendents) to take care of them, of which, eighty-five schools are at present under the patronage of our society, and the remaining masters are about to be joined with them; and thirty small schools have been since abolished, on account of the number of free-schools which have been established in Calcutta." L MISCEL