advantage or security-the density of the jungle affording a prefect protection to the enemy, and the extreme inequality of the ground below depriving me of all advantages of observation and a good position for the gun which I now possess." After such a report from Major George, and the receipt of such qualified instructions from Col. Carruthers, given at a time, too, when he was necessarily ignorant of localities the immense strength of the many stockades in the ghaut-and the few troops at my disposal-had I ordered Major George to force the pass, and destruction of life and defeat hdd followed, I respectfully beg to know what opinion the major-general, his Exc. the Commanderin-chief, and the Government would entertain of my judgment and discretion? The letter from Major George, of which the above extract is taken, was transmitted by me to division headquarters, with my letter No. 3, dated 21st instant. The perfectly unmolested advance of Col, Carruthers' troops to the ridge, of which I was a spectator (for not a shot was fired by the enemy until our troops arrived near the fort in the opposite direction from Sasseedroog and the Kurwuttee ghaut) proved that there was no attack from the enemy to be apprehended upon our advancing troops upon either their flanks or rear.

My major of brigade perused Lieut. col. Carruthers' letter of instructions, the general purport of which was made known to Major George, C. B., early on the morning of the 21st, when his troops were held in readiness to co-operate, so far as its force would admit, with the advancing troops, had any opposition been shewn by the enemy.

I request that this letter may be submitted to the majorgeneral as soon as possible.

I have, &c.

(Signed) J. WALLACE, Lieut. col. comg. 1st. inf, brig. Camp near Sassedroog, 24th January, 1845.

(To be continued.)

CIVIL.

APPOINTMENTS, &c.

ARTHUR, E. to act as sup. com. of court of requests during abs. of Mr. Rivett, Aug. 6.

BROOKS, W. to be mr. in equity, v. Davis, dec. July 23.

FORBES, C. assumed ch. of office, as asst. judge and sess. judge of the Concan.

FRERE, W. E. assumed ch. of duties as acting coll. and mag. of Dharwar.

GLASS, H. H. coll. of customs and opium agent, res. ch. of his duties.

HEBBERT, H. sen, assist, judge and sess. judge of Ahmednuggur, for station of Dhoolia, ass. ch. of off. July 19.

INVERARITY, J. D. 1st. asst. to mag. of Poona, vested with full penal power of a mag. in that Zillah.

JENKINS, E. L. 1st asst. to coll, and mag. of Broach, is placed in permanent ch. of districts of Jumboosur and Abmode of that collectorate.

OGILVY, T. ass. ch. of off. of act. pol. agent in the Rewa Caunta, July 5.

PRICE, W. app. can. as asst. to coll. of Sholapoor, Aug. 20. REEVES, H. W. res. ch. of duties as coll. and mag. of Belgaum. WILLIAMS, J. res. ch. of office as sub-treasurer, gen. paymaster supt. of stamps and secretary to govt. savings bank.

MILITARY.

APPOINTMENTS, &c.

AITCHINSON, Lieut. A. N. 13th N.I. to be capt.

AYTOUNE, 2nd Lieut. A. art to be 1st. lieut.

BIGGS, Lieut. T. art. to rank fr. Nov. 15, 1843. v. Pottinger dec. BRETT, Lieut. R. B. 2nd troop H. brig. to be adj. and qr. mr. to 2nd batt.

BROWN, 2nd Lieut. G. G. art. app. to H. brig, to join head qrs. at Poona.

CRAWFORD, Lieut. A. to rank fr. June 25, 1845. v. Ash. pro. DAVIDSON, Lieut. D. W. art. to rank fr. Sept. 11, 1843. v. Ayrton regt.

Eicke, Lieut. D. 11th N.I. ret. to duty.

Farquharson Maj. gen. F. to rank as col. fr. Mar. 8.

GIBBARD, Lieut. H. L. art. to rank fr. Sept. 20, 1844. v. Hull pro.
HAMILTON, Lieut. J. to be interp, and qr. mr. to Golundauze batt.
HATCH, Lieut. W. S. art, to rank fr. Jan. 7, 1844. v. Warden pro.
HILL, Ens. J. T. attached to 21st N.I. to join.
HOLLAND, Ens. H. W. 13th N.I. to be lieut.

JACOB, Capt. W. S. engs. ret. to duty.

KEIR, Lieut. J. T. art. to rank fr. June 1, 1845, v. Hickes, pro. MEREWETHER, Lieut. W. L. 21st N.I. app. as adj. to be considered to take effect fr. Dec. 21, 1843.

OUTHWAITE, Lieut. W. C. to be adj. and qr. mr. to art. in north div. v. Wormald, pro.

OWEN, Capt. C. 1st L.C. ret. to duty.

PETRIE, Lieut. J. G. art. to rank from Feb. 28th, 1843, v. Dent, retired.

SEALY, Lieut. G. P. qr. mr. and interp, to Golundauze batt. to be adj.

ASH, Capt. J. art. 3 years to Europe. BEDFORD, Capt. J. N. Vet. batt. fr. Aug. 1 to 31, in ext. to remain in Deccan on m.c.

CAMPBELL, Ens. A. D. 17th N.I. fr. Oct. 1 to Mar. 1, to Madras.
CREAGH, Ens. W. 19th N.I. leave can.

DELAMOTTE, Capt. C. D. 1st Gren. 3 mo. fr. July 1, in ext.
DUNCAN, Capt. W. G. 24th N.I. canc. July 4.

DUNSTERVILLE, Lieut. J. B. 4th N.I. fr. Sept. 15 to Nov. 15, to
Bombay.

HARDING, Lieut. G. W. 2nd Grens. fr. Sept. 15 to Nov. 15, to Bombay.

HASSACK, Lieut. G. art. 1 mo. in ext. to remain in Deccan on m.c. LANGSTONE, Lieut. J. 4th N.I. fr. Aug. 1 to 31, in ext. to remain in Deccan on m.c.

PARR, Maj. T. C. 7th N.I, 3 years to Eur, on furl.

POLLEXFEN, Ens. J. J. 15th N.I. fr. Sept. 15 to Nov. 29, to Bombay.

RAVERTY. Ens. H. G. 3rd N.1. fr. Sept. 5 to Oct. 25, to Bombay. RICHARDS, Brev. maj. C. 8th N.I. 3 years to Eur. on m. c.

ROMER, Lieut. A. C. art. fr. Aug. 5 to Sept. 30, to Bombay, on

m. c.

SINCLAIR, Maj. J. art. 3 years to Europe, Aug. 18.
WATKINS, Capt. J. 23rd It. inf. to Aug. 31, in ext.

WORGAN, Lieut. J. art. 1 mo. in ext. to remain in Deccan, on m. c.

MEDICAL.

APPOINTMENTS, &c.

BABINGTON, Assist. surg. W. F. to be port surg. at pres.
BARRINGTON, Surg. W. B. LL.D. to rank fr. Nov. 20, 1843, T.
McMorris, dec.

BEHAN, Surg. R. J. to rank fr. Nov. 17, 1843, v. Chatterton, dec.
BRAIKENRIDGE, Assist. surg. W. attached to 11th N.I.
CORMACK, Capt. W. F. 15th N.I. to be line adj. at Ahmednuggur.
CRAIG, Assist. surg. 13th N.I. to aff. med. aid in Cholera Hospital,
at Hydrabad.

ELLIOTT, Surg. H. R. to rank fr. Jan. 1844, v. Bell, ret.
FAITHFULL, Asst. surg. J. J. app. civ. surg. at Broach.

IMLACK, Assist. surg. to med. ch. of native. gen. hospital staff and details at Hydrabad.

JOHNSTONE, Asst. surg. to proc. to Sukkur, his serv. pl. at disp. of Maj. gen. Hunter, to med. ch. of Scinde camel corps. LOWRY, Assist. surg. to rec. med. ch. of brig. staff, native gen. hosp. and details at Hydrabad, to aff. med. aid to 18th regt. MACKENZIE, Surg. T. to rank fr. July 1, 1843, v. Johnston, ret. MALCOLMSON, Surg. J. P. to rank fr. March 1, 1844, v. Sheppee, ret.

MANISTY, Asst. surg. F. to med. ch. of 9th N.I. v. Black, on leave to Europe.

PELLY, Asst. surg. to aff. medl. aid to 14th N.I.

PITMAN, Assist. surg. to aff, med. aid to gen. hosp. and details, in the fort of Kurrachee.

STOVELL, Surg. M. to rank fr. Feb. 20, 1844, v. Erskine, ret.

PASSED EXAMINATION IN LANGUAGES.

IMLACH, Assist. surg. C. J. F.
JOHNSTONE, Assist. surg. T. B.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

BLACK, Assist. surg. C. 3 years to Europe.
WALLACE, Assist. surg. E. to Aug. 31, in ext.
WIGHT, Supt. Surg. R. 3 years to Europe.
WOOSNAM, Asst. surg. 12 mo. in ext. fr. Aug. 27, on condition of
forfeiting all claim to pay or allowance during such absence.

MARINE DEPARTMENT. APPOINTMENTS, &c.

Bombay Castle, July 26, 1845.

Lieut. H. A. DROUGHT has been permitted to proceed from Aden to Europe, with leave for three years.

The following temporary arrangements and appointments are confirmed:

Commander BOULDERSON, to be acting superintendent of Patta

mars.

Mr. EDWARD Cook is appointed schoolmaster, and attached to the Hon. Company's receiving ship Hastings.

Mr. GILES, mate from the Hastings, to the Euphrates, as store accountant.

Lieut. MONTRIOU will resume charge of the Draftsman's office. Lieut. J. W. YOUNG, from the Atalanta to the command of the Acbar.

Lieut. H. A. GORDON, from the Euphrates to the command of the Atalanta.

Lieut. RENNIE, supernumerary on board the Hastings is appointed to the charge of the Clive.

Mr. GILES, of the Euphrates, to the Clive, as acting master. Mr. J. WATSON, chief mate of the Colaba light vessel, is appointed probationary pilot in the master attendant's departm.

Mr. J. ORMSON is appointed 2nd mate of the floating light vessel. Mr. WILLIAM WATSON, gunner of the Coote, is hereby appointed to keep the books and expenditure of boatswain stores of that vessel.

Mr. LITCHFIELD, acting master, late of the schooner Emily, now on board the Tigris, to be transferred to the Coole.

Mr. T. HORN is appointed clerk in charge of the Hon. Company's brig Euphrates.

Mr. INGLE, clerk of the Euphrates, is appointed clerk in charge of the Hon. Company's block ship Charger.

Assist. surg. W. F. BABINGTON is appointed port surgeon at the presidency.

DOMESTIC.

BIRTHS.

ANDERSON, the wife of the Rev. P. assist. chap. at Malligaum, d.
Aug. 19.

BAILIE, Mrs. James, at Bombay, d. Aug. 3.
BATES, the lady of E. at Bombay, s. Aug. 17.

BROWN, the lady of Henry, civ. serv. at Poonah, s. Aug. 6.
BROWNE, the wife of Mr. A. at Bombay, s. Aug. 2.

DIMOCK, the lady of assist. surg. at Malligaum, s. July 31.
FALLON, the wife of Mr. at Bombay, s. Aug. 1.

JACOB, the lady of Capt. H. at Ahmednuggur, s. July 19.

KEELY, the wife of Daniel, at Bombay, s. Aug. 6.

KYTE, the wife of T. E. at Poonah, d. Aug. 20.

LAWLESS, Mrs. jun. at Bombay, d. Aug. 19.

MAC GREGOR, the lady of Capt. M. 21st fusil. at Kamptee, d.
Aug. 8.

REMINGTON, the lady of R. at Bombay, s. Aug. 7.
ROBINSON, the wife of J. T. at Bombay, d. Aug. 10.

SPRING, the lady of the Rev. F. J. at Ahmednuggur, s. Aug. 17.
VON GEYER, Mrs. at Kurrachee, d. July 18.

WILLOUGHBY, the lady of Major M. c. B. at Bombay, d. Aug. 22. WORMALD, the lady of Capt. R. C. art. at Ahmedabad, d. Aug. 13. WRIGHT, the wife of I. at Seroor, s. Aug. 10.

YOUNG, the lady of Capt. com. J. S. 5th regt. Nizam's H. at Mominabad, s. July 19.

MARRIAGES.

BAXTER, J. com. the clipper Mor, to Miss E. S. Scott, at Bombay. HIGGINS, Serj. maj. W. 25th N.I. to Miss Mary Ann Duckworth, at Sholapoor, June 25.

KELLY, W. to Miss Roya Maria D'Silva, at Poonah.

SAUNDERS, Lieut. A. E. 2nd Eur. L.I. to Eliza, d. of the late Maj. J. Clemons, at Belgaum, Aug. 15.

SCOTT, J. P. to Elizabeth, widow of J. Ramshire, at Kandy, July 10.

DEATHS.

BURROWS, Capt. John, sup. of Police, at Bombay, August 24.
CABEAL, Charles, s. of E. at Ahmednuggur, aged 2.
DAVIDSON, Duncan, s. of D. c.s. at Bombay, aged 18 mo. Aug. 4.
GOLDIE, Mr. 2nd mate, ship Prince Regent, of hydrophobia in the
Eur. Genl. Hospital, July 31.

KENNETT, Maj. E. W. 13th N.I. at sea, near St. Helena, April 23.
LEAS, Domingos, at Bombay, aged 22, August 12.
MACDONALD,, the wife of Cond. J. M. at Bombay, aged 29.
NIXON, Eliza P. d. of Vet. surg. 1st Lanc. at Rajkote, aged 7 mo.
RAYMENT, Sarah, d. of the late S. at Bombay, aged 4, July 30.
RAYMER,, s. of W. at Dharwar, July 20.
ROBLIN, Anna. d. of A. at Ahmednuggur, aged 2, July 13.
ROLIN, Ann, d. of A. c.s. at Ahmednuggur, aged 2, July 13.
ROWLIN, Anna, d. of A. at Ahmedouggur, aged 2, July 13.
STEPHENS, S. A. s. of A. at Hydrabad, Scinde, aged 24, July 6.
VEARS, Harriet Catherine, d. of W. at Bombay, aged 1, Aug. 18.
WALKER, Ens. W. E. 13th N.I. at Hydrabad, Scinde, Aug. 1.
WATKINS, E. A. F. s. of E. C. at Ahmenabad, aged 18, Aug. 4.
WILKINS, A. A. d. of J. F. at Kirkee, aged 3 mo. Aug. 4.
WISE, W. pilot H. C. S. at Bombay, July 22.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS,

AUG. 6.-H.C.S. Acbar, Young, Aden.-11. Sir Herbert Compton, Boulton, Macao; Bella Marina, Wood, Liverpool.-12. Victoria, Hyde, put back from sea.-13. Fenella, Hay, Siam.-17. Albyń, Walker, London.-18. Emperor, Jones, Liverpool.-21. Gilmore, Maw, London.-24. H.C.S. Semiramis, Hamilton, Aden; Fanny, Nacodah, put back from sea, leaky.

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Per steamer Acbar, from Suez. Mrs. Jacobs; Mrs. Willacy, and European servant; Capt. W. S. Jacob, Bombay engineers; Major Robe, Governor of South Australia, and European servant; Dr. Duncan; Ensign Pennefather, H.M.'s 22nd foot; Lieut. D. Eiche, 11th Bombay N.I.; Messrs. Catterson, Robinson, and Greenberg; Mahomed Hussein Khan, and native servant.

Per Albyn, from London. Mr. Wm. Hughes, servant.
Per Emperor, from Liverpool. Mr. John Blackwell.

Per Gilmore, from London. Ensign H. T. MacPherson, H.M. 78th Highlanders; Cadet Henry Melville; Cadet Joseph H. S. Pierce; and Mr. W. Noakes, volunteer I.N.

DEPARTURES.

AUG. 3. Hindostan, West, China.-5. Actress, Conry, Mauritius. -6. Orissa, Smith, Calcutta; Futtay Moombaruch, More, China; Mor, Baxter, China; Futtay Hulbaree, Macoda, Malay Coast; Edith, Lewis, China.-8. Harbinger, Candlish, Singapore.-11. Victoria, Hyde, Calcutta.-13. Inchinnan, Batine, London; Prince Carl, Molein, China; Kelpie Sime, Calcutta.-14. Sophia, Johns, Colombo.-15. Lucinda, Scollay, Liverpool; David Clark, Mills, Calcutta.-17. Victoria, Hyde, Calcutta.-18. Grecian, Watt, China; Prince Regent, Spears, China; Julia, Jones, Singapore; steamer Phlox, Wheeler, Surat.-19. H. C. S. Elphinstone, Young, South Australia.-21. Steamer Sir J. R. Carnac, Duvenger, Surat; Fanny, Nacodab, Malabar Coast.-22. Madma, Smith, China.-25. Boliva Fenwick, London; Fushel Currim, Borrer, China; Exmouth, Nacoda, Calcutta.-26. Woodman, Good, Hull.-27. Aberfoyl McAlpin, Calcutta; Indus, Liverpool.-28. Steamer Acbar, Suez.

PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

Per John Calvin, for Madras and Calcutta.-Mrs. Knox; Miss Morehead and servant; Lieut. M'Neil and servant; Chas. Brady, Esq.

Per Agricola.-Mr. and Mrs. Dacre.

Per Actress.-Lieut. J. Field, 6th N.I.; Capt. Marshall, 2 servants, 28 horse-keepers.

Per Prince Carl.-George Lindberg.

Per Sophia.-Mrs. Johns, E. M'Cullock.

Per Julia, to China.-Mrs. Jones and Miss Cuthbert.

Per H.C.S. Elphinstone.-Major Robe, governor of South Australia.

Per steamer Acbar, to Suez.-Mrs. Watson, Mrs. Pontardent, infant, and European female servant; Mrs. Grehan and child; Mrs. Bowstead, Mrs. Wood and child, with a European female servant; Mrs. Spooner and child, with a Eurepean female servant; Mrs. Wiche, Lieut. col. J. H. Poole, H.M.'s 22nd foot; Major T. C. Parr, 7th Bombay N.I.; Capt. James Pope, 17th Bombay N.I.; Lieut. T. A. Macan, H.M.'s 17th foot; Drs. Wiche and Black; W. P. Clarke, Arthur G. Latham, H. Skinner, and L. Just, jun., Esq.; Superint. surg. Robert Wight, Bombay army, and a native servant; Capt. J. Ash, Bombay art.; Mrs. Armstrong; F. E. Tighe, Esq.; Mr. Porter, Eduljee Cowasjee, Andiaroo, 2nd class, to Aden.

The Government Gazette, of the 12th instant, informs us of the appointment of Mr. Mercer, to be district judge, commissioner of the Court of Requests, and police magistrate at Badulla, as well as assistant Government agent.- Ceylon Herald, July 15.

The following appointments are declared by the Gazette of the 19th inst. :

E. H. Smedley, Esq., assistant agent at Kandy, and T. Thompson, Esq., superintendent of police for Colombo.

It will be remembered that Mr. Mercer was formerly gazetted to be district judge, commissioner of the Court of Requests, police magistrate, and assistant Government agent at Badulla, to these multifarious duties the last Guzette has added the justiceship of the peace and the coronership for the same district.Ceylon Herald, July 22.

MOVEMENTS OF THE GOVERNOR.-It will be seen from the shipping announcement, that his Excellency, with the acting colonial secretary, has sailed in the Seaforth, for Trincomalie. It is his Excellency's intention, we believe, to make a tour of the island, stopping at the most important places as he proceeds. Ceylon Herald, July 15.

THE CIVIL SERVICE.-The following Minute by the Governor informs us that but two years (instead of three, as we for. merly stated) have been granted to the civilians for the disposal of their estates :

His Excellency the Governor is pleased to announce, with reference to the Minute of 1st Feb. last, that the Right Hon. the Secretary of State has directed that the time within which the officers of the civil service of this colony must divest themselves of their land be extended to two years instead of one, and the time within which they must declare their option to one year, from the date of the above-mentioned Minute.

By his Excellency's command.

P. E. WODEHOUSE, Acting Col. Sec. Colonial Secretary's Office, Colombo, 10th July, 1845. -Ibid.

The second general

THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF CEYLON. meeting of the above Society was held this morning in the Council Chamber, Fort, and its proceedings were extremely interesting. The hon. the president was in the chair. report of the Committee of Management, read by the secretary, From the it appeared that the Society was flourishing, and its library increasing. The procuring of certain periodicals, and a few jour nals, was proposed by the Committee, and that the library should, for the present, be open on Saturdays only in the Normal Seminary, Fort, between the hours of ten and five, a separate locality not having yet been obtained for it.-Ceylon Herald, August 1.

PROPOSED RAILROAD.-We understand a memorial has gone to the Home Government, from the Commissioners of Roads' department, on the subject of a railroad from Colombo to Kornegalle. The line is declared to be one of the most practicable,

CEYLON.

and likely to be the most lucrative in Ceylon, and, if we mistake not, the hire of carriage transit alone in the interior is stated to be somewhere about £300,000 per annum.

COMPANY'S SICK OFFICERS IN CEYLON.-We have great pleasure in giving every publicity to the generous and liberal-minded offer of Dr. Thwaites, contained in the following letter. We do not believe the principal medical officer to be in fault in the mat ter, but we cannot see what reason the Governor can have for not ordering an alteration in the existing rules of the medical service. Such an alteration would be most willingly carried out by the head of that service; and although we see no reason for blaming our local government any more than that of the Cape or Mauritius, yet, for the sake of good feeling and the promotion of fellowship between the two services, it would be most desirable to remove a regulation so paltry and ungenerous,

Colombo, Aug. 7th, 1845.

Sir, Severe comments have been made in the public journals on the measures adopted by the military authorities of Ceylon, with regard to the Hon. Company's officers ordered hither for their health.

Setting aside the impolicy of these measures, as the only feeling that can enter the minds of honourable men is one of sincere disgust at such treatment of the defenders of our country at the hands of those from whom they should least expect it,-I will feel obliged by your giving publicity to my willingness, whenever it may be desired, to render every gratuitous professional assistance that lies in my power to officers of the H.C.S., when ordered to Colombo for their health.

"I am well aware that this proposal will be seconded to its fullest extent by the military and civil medical officers of Ceylon, and that, on that account, it may appear superfluous on my part; but the bare possibility of the wishes of Government in this matter being carried into effect, makes me anxious to do all in my power to nullify the tendency of measures so repugnant to every professional, liberal, and (I am sure I may safely say) military feeling. I remain, Sir, &c.,

J. THWAITES, M.D.

OPENING OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. o'clock, the Legislative Council was opened by his Excellency Yesterday, at one the Governor in person, under a salute from the batteries of seventeen guns. A large concourse of people were assembled, and more than ordinary interest seemed to be displayed on the occasion. The following is his Excellency's address:

Gentlemen,-I take this occasion, as at the opening of the last session of the Legislative Council, of informing you of the satisfactory result of your past labours. Of the twenty-three Ordinances enacted in 1844, seventeen have received her Majesty's approval, and the Ordinance No. 20 has been accompanied with an expression of the pleasure with which the Queen regards the entire abolition of slavery throughout the colony.

I have been instructed to lay before you an amended draft of the Ordinance No. 9, the only alteration in which consists of the omis sion of the 7th clause. I have also been desired to lay before you some remarks made by the officers of the Excise in England upon the Ordinance No. 10, but as they appear to have arisen from a want of information as to the system under which our revenues from spi. rits is derived, I am not of opinion that any alteration of the law will be required. I am further instructed to submit for your reconsideration the Marriage Ordinance, with the observations of the law officers in England upon the same.

It gives me much pleasure to be able to lay before you such satiš. factory financial accounts for the past year, and of the revenue and expenditure of the present year, in comparison with that of the past.

The net revenue of 1844 was The expenditure do.

£444,025

HEAD-QUARTERS, KURRACHEE, Friday, 20th June, 1845,
EXTRACT FROM GENERAL ORDERS.

By his Excellency Major-General Sir Charles Napier, G. C.B.,
Governor of Scinde.

2. At a general court-martial holden at Kurrachee, on Tuesday, the 17th of June, 1845, and of which Lieut. col. Derinzy, K.H., H.M.'s 68th regt., is president, Prisoner Assist. Apothecary and Steward Francis Lonsone, attached to the 2nd troop Bombay horse artillery, is brought to trial on the following charge:Charge. For being drunk in his quarters in camp, near Kurrachee, between the hours of seven and eight, on or about the night of the 6th of June, 1845.

The above being to the prejudice of good order and military discipline.

(Signed) A. ROWLAND, Capt., Commanding 2nd troop H. B. By order.

Kurrachee, 7th June, 1845.

(Signed) E. GREEN, Major, Assist. Adj. gen. Finding and Sentence.-The Court having maturely weighed and considered the evidence before it, is of opinion that the prisoner, Assist. Apothecary and Steward Francis Lonsone, attached to the 2nd troop Bombay horse artillery, is guilty of the charge preferred against him, and does therefore adjudge him, the said Francis Lonsone, assist. apothecary and steward, attached to the 2nd troop Bombay horse artillery, to be suspended from rank and pay for a period of six months.

(Signed) B. V. DERINZY, Lieut. col. 96th regt., Kurrachee, 18th June, 1815. President.

(Signed) R. M. HUGHES, Capt.,

Dep. Judge. Adv. gen. Revised.—I am sorry to revise the proceedings, but I hope that the Court will take into consideration the feelings of the troops when they see a man so slightly punished for drunkenDess, a man who is entrusted with the compounding of medicine, among which are deadly poisons,-a man entrusted also with administering those medicines to the soldiers; the latter are not on the footing of officers, who are able to refuse the prescription or the medicine offered by a drunken man; but the private soldiers are obliged, by the necessary rules of the service, to receive what is ordered, and dare not refuse what is given by one who has voluntarily deprived himself of reason. Will the Court force back into the hospital such a culprit, and place the lives of brave men in his hands? Will the Court thus oblige the soldiers to take the medicine or the poison offered, or rather, I should say, forced upon them by this drunken culprit? I ask the members of the Court to place themselves in the position of the families of the soldiers, as well as in that of the men, and ask themselves what would be their feelings if they saw those nearest and dearest to them lying on the bed of sickness, and a drunken person, like the prisoner, enter their bedroom to prescribe, to compound, or to administer medicine? I cannot believe that any member of the Court would, in such a case, consider six months' suspension an adequate punishment Let the members of the Court be apprised that the soldier sees all these things clearly, and reasons soundly upon what he sees. If what I have said be true, will not the Court agree with me, that to leave such a culprit in the service is to endanger the lives of the soldiers, and to shake their confidence in the protection of their officers,-the only protection they have against such criminals?

(Signed) C, J. NAPIER, Major-gen., 18th June, 1845. Governor of Scinde. Revised Sentence.-The Court having most fully taken into consideration the remarks submitted to it by his Excellency Major-gen. Sir Charles Napier, G.C.B., does now adjudge the prisoner, Francis Lonsone, assist. apothecary and steward, attached to the 2nd troop Bombay horse artillery, to be discharged the service.

(Signed) B. V. DERINZy, Lieut. col., President. Kurrachee, 20th June, 1845.

(Signed) R. M. HUGHES, Capt.,
Dep. Judge Adv. gen.
Confirmed and approved.
(Signed) C. J. NAPIER, Major-gen.,
Governor of Scinde.

Head-quarters, 20th June, 1845.

The prisoner to be paid up and discharged from this date. 3. 2 Officers commanding stations in Scinde are directed to give the most positive orders that Assist. Apothecary Lonsone, dismissed the service by sentence of a general Court-martial, assembled at Kurrachee on the 17th of June, be not permitted to reside within the limits of any cantonment or out-post. This order is to be made known to every officer commanding an outpost in Scinde.

By order.

(Signed) E. GREEN, Major, Assist. Adj. gen.

Head Quarters, Camp Shahpoore, 17th March, 1845. Extract from General Orders by his Excellency Major-general Sir C. J. Napier, G. C. B. governor of Scinde.

1. At a European general Court-martil, holden at the entrenched camp near Hydrabad, on Saturday the 1st day of Feb. 1845, and of which Major Richards, 8th regt. N. I., is president, prisoner Mr. Sub-conductor Finlay, commissariat department, is brought to trial on the following charges:

Charge 1st. For having, on or about the 10th of November, 1844, unauthorizedly and feloniously sold, or caused to be sold, to Roopchund, merchant of Hydradad, or some other persons, a quantity of ghee, contained in twenty dubbas, the property of Government.

2nd.-For having, on or about the same date, unauthorizedly and unlawfully, made a quantity of rice in bags, and one dubba of ghee, the property of Government, to Manuckjee Leembjee, and for allowing the same to remain in that person's godowns for several days, without reporting the circumstance to me, with an evident inrention of defrauding Government—both of the above offences being breaches of the Articles of War. (Signed) R. M. JOHNSTONE, Lt. S. A. Commissary General. Camp Hydrabad, Commissariat Office, 10th Jan. 1845. By Order.

(Signed) EDWARD GREEN, Major,

A. A. General, S. & B. Head Quarters, Camp Ooch, 22nd January, 1845. Opinion. The Court having duly weighed and considered the evidence in support of the prosecution, together with what has been urged in the prisoner's defence, is of opinion that he, the prisoner Mr. Sub-Conductor Finlay, with regard to the 1st charge, is not guilty, and with regard to the 2nd charge, is not guilty; and the Court does therefore acquit the prisoner, Mr. Sub-Conductor Finlay, of the charges preferred against him. (Signed) · C. RICHARDS, Major, and President

(Signed) J. R. LAMERT, Captain,

Officiating Judge Advocate. Revised.-1st. Because I find no disproof of the dubbas of ghee being sent from the stores by order of the prisoner, as sworn to by the prosecutor and witnesses; and therefore the Court is bound to consider the fact as proved.

2nd. Because I find no account made out by the prisoner of what became of these dubbas of ghee. The prisoner, if innocent, could have proved this, but he has not.

3rd. The attempt to shew that though they were Government dubbas, they were sold by auction, is inadmissible, unless the prisoner proved by the books of the commissariat, and those of the purchaser, that these identical dubbas had been so sold. The onus probandi lies with the prisoner.

4th. The prisoner has not disproved, and therefore the testimony against him is conclusive, that he not only ordered the dubbas of ghee to be taken to the boat, but that he was himself present, and saw them in the boat; I therefore must think that the facts are proved against the prisoner, and I trust that the Court will alter its finding in reconsidering the testimony, and the most improper style of the defence-a defence which, I should observe, the Court had a right to reject, if it thought fit, or to admit and remark upon as to the Court seemed proper. But the paper signed by the prisoner ought not to have been altered by the Court, because it deprives Lieutenant Johnstone of the power to bring Mr. Finlay to trial, for insolence to his superior officer, whose character has thus been openly attacked

in a written paper, signed by the prisoner, and which paper has been read in public.

(Signed) C. J. NAPIER, Major General, Governor of Scinde.

Head Quarters, 18th February, 1845.

Revised Finding.-The Court having reconsidered the whole of the evidence, together with their former finding and sentence, as also the observations referring thereto by his Excellency Major General Sir C. J. Napier, G.C.B., beg most respectfully to adhere to their former finding and sentence.

The Court only beg to remark that the specific framing of the charges left them no other alternative.

The Court fully concur with his Excellency in the belief of the ghee having left the commissariat stores; but this not being the offence alleged in the charges, the Court did not feel themselves justified in finding a verdict on a matter not before

them.

The Court also agree with his Excellency as to the impropriety of the tenor of parts of the defence, but the Court do not consider they should allow a prisoner to make remarks which are irrelevant to the charges, and of a personal nature, and unnecessary to the defence.

The Court further beg most respectfully to add, that they cannot agree with his Excellency as to the principle of the prisoner being called on to disprove an allegation; particularly as the custom of all civil courts, and all published military law works and authorities, throw the whole onus probandi on the prosecution.

(Signed) C. RICHARDS, Major and President.

(Signed) J. R. LAMERT, Capt.

Offg. Judge Advocate.

Hydrabad, 28th February, 1845.

Disapproved.

We have given a pretty full account of the proceedings in the Supreme Court yesterday. Notwithstanding the disclaimer of the Attorney-general of any designs against the liberty of the press, we cannot but think our contemporary has met with harsh treatment, to use the very mildest term the case admits of. After a prosecution had been commenced in a manner that would have entitled him to recover his expenses, on gaining such a verdict as has been awarded by a special jury, the affair, all at once, assumes a different shape, and notwithstanding a full acquittal, he must still have incurred heavy expenses. In such a state of affairs any man may be ruined who does not choose to become the very slave of those in power, and fawn and applaud their measures, however repulsive to his own feelings, or to those of the community. One prosecution may be raised after another at every whisper of dissent, and the editor's means dissipated, and himself ruined by being found innocent. Under such circumstances, what becomes of the liberty of the press? By such remarks we do not wish that an editor, more than any other man, should be entitled to injure another, or disseminate scandal with impunity. But it is in accordance with our ideas of English justice, that they should meet in a fair field, and that the aggressor who is found in the wrong, should not escape scatheless, while the innocent is subjected to a heavy loss.Hong-Kong Register, June 3.

bofore she could have got off. The Wolf took the bank at high water, and could not possibly have been floated again without greatly reducing the dead weight on board. When first descried by the Vixen, she, the Wolf, had a signal of distress flying, and there can be no doubt that, had it come on to blow whilst she was lying in this critical position, she would have gone to pieces. The Vixen ran alongside and took out all her armament, 16 guns and 400 32-lb. shot. and it was not until relieved of this weight that she again floated; without this assistance she had no other alternative than to throw her guns overboard, or to go to pieces on the bank. This is a clear case of salvage, and before any admiralty court the sum awarded the Vixen for her aid would be considerable. At the time the affair occurred, Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cockrane was at Chusan, when it was agreed be tween him and the captain of the Vixen, that the question of compensation should be left open until Sir Thomas Cochrane returned to this colony. After Sir Thomas's return, the owners generously waived all claims for salvage, merely requesting the rear admiral to recompense the captain and crew for their trouble, never doubting that, actuated by a spirit of liberality similar to their own, Sir Thomas Cochrane would handsomely reward the salvors of her Majesty's ship. In doing this they committed a capital error; he, to whose justice and magnanimity they had entrusted the liquidation of the claims of the captain and crew of the Vixen, could not appreciate such generous feelings, and taking advantage of the confidence thus misplaced, he offered to award in all 100 dollars, in the proportion of 40 dols. for the captain; 20 dols. chief officer; 10 dols. gunner; 1 dol. each for the crew. We need not say that Capt. Cart would not take advantage of the rear admiral's meanness, and that in this instance her Majesty's ship has got off “scot free." Had the Vixen been the party that was in jeopardy, and the Wolf rendered her assistance, we should have had the matter settled in a very different manner. Sir Thomas's mental optics-which at times appear sealed up-would have been fully opened to the importance of the services, and if such a question were left to his award, we have not the slightest doubt that the 100 dols. which was sufficient for the Vixen, would have swelled into thousands for the Wolf. We regret exceedingly to notice such small actions as the one now mentioned. They injure the dig nity of the service not a little; and although no thinking man would judge unfavourably of those whose merits have been so often tested, in consequence of the little-minded actions of their present chief, we are bound to acknowledge that, to the thoughtless and ignorant, such trifles convey an unfavourable, though false impression of the naval character.

"Sir Thomas Cochrane, if we recollect a right, has been a candidate for parliamentary honours: once, at least, he stood for a sea-port town, the most influential inhabitants of which are shipowners; should the gallant admiral ever again seek to distinguish himself in the legislature of his country, we trust the affair we narrate will not be proclaimed on the hustings, as we are afraid it would damn him in the eyes of any constituency interested in the mercantile shipping of Great Britain."

The following were the jurymen on the case: Thomas Jones, Esq.; Duncan Fletcher, Esq.; Angus Fletcher, Esq.; F. T. Bush, Esq.; J. Leffler, Esq,; and George Findlay, Esq.

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The Attorney-General, in opening the case, stated that this was an information on the part of the Queen to defend the character of Sir Thomas Cochrane, who had awarded a sum of 100 dollars for services rendered by the Viren to the Wolf, as the full salvage claimed-that Mr. Carr, well knowing the premises, took the occasion to vilify the Commander-in-chief, as having acted arbitrarily, haughtily, and unjustly, and to state that when services were rendered to H.M.'s ships no adequate reward would be paid. To this charge, Mr. Carr, at first, pleaded not guilty," but, to day, he has added as a farther plea, that all he had stated was true and published for the benefit of the public. He was aware that whenever there was an attempt to check such objectionable publications there was raised an outery that it was for the purpose of curbing the liberty of the press. The government here had no wish to do so. An officer, discharging the high duty of admiral, and, in this case, acting as a judge of the Admiralty, is complained of; a partial statement of the facts is brought forward, for if the whole facts had been stated, Sir Thomas Cochrane would have suf be so negligent as to publish partial statements The admiral is fered no damage. A person in such circumstances ought not to charged with gross partiality and corruption as a judge. You (the jury) will not fail to perceive the motive on the face of the article. Will you ever believe that Sir Thomas was influenced by such motives, and that this was published for the benefit of the public, and not to gratify some private feeling against him? It may produce the most prejudicial effect, for if this article is circulated among the mercantile navy here, should another of