J. MOULE. MY DEAR SIR,The permission of H. E. the Commander-inChief to the measure having been obtained, the committee* elected at Dinapore have the pleasure to transmit a scheme for an "Infantry Promotion or Retiring Bonus Fund," which appears to them the fairest, simplest, and most feasible, that has ever been proposed for adoption. It occurs to the committee, that objections may possibly be started to any plan of the kind, on the grounds that the reagitation of the subject will militate against the retirement of lieut.-cols. who may have such a step in contemplation! They would beg to call attention to the simple fact, that in the absence of all agitation, onet resignation only, in the grade of lieut.. col., has taken place within the last two and a-half or three years pretty clearly demonstrating that, without a bonus, offi. cers of that rank will not retire. They The committee earnestly hope that the scheme will meet with the cordial support of yourself and your brother officers. beg to add, that one and all of the officers of the general staff, and of those belonging to the regiments at the station, approve of the plan; further, that they have subscribed one per cent. from pay and allowances to meet postage and printing expences. If, unhappily, any demur or doubt should arise as to the policy or feasibility of the proposed scheme, the committee will fain hope that the officers of regiment will consent hereafter to join the Fund, provided three-fourths, or fifty-nine regiments, give in their adhesion, as one regiment "not-content must necessarily derange the whole machinery of the scheme. As a balance of Rs. 810 would remain after the payment of every bonus of Rs. 30,000, it is proposed that a secretary in Calcutta shall hereafter be appointed, who shall receive Rs. 300 or Rs. 400 for every retirement effected. Every regiment must be accountable for its stipulated quota whenever called on by the secretary. To give the scheme a fair trial, it is proposed that support be promised to it for five years, commencing from 1st of May next. The committee earnestly solicit an early reply; and trust that you will return the accompanying declaration, signed by an officer of the regiment. I remain, yours faithfully, In forming a scale for a retiring fund, the main thing to be observed is, that no regiment be called upon to pay a larger sum than is equivalent to the benefit derived by it; and I think it will be obvious to all, that the retirement of a lieutenant-colonel must benefit the first regiment for the line step seventy-eight times as much as the regiment at the bottom of the list; consequently, the proportions which each ought to pay are as 1 to 78, reckoning each wing of the 2nd European corps as a regiment. Then to buy out a lieutenant-colonel, I would make as per annexed scale, 3,081 shares of Rs. 10 each; that gives the sum of Rs. 30,810, which, after paying the lieutenant-colonel a bonus of Rs. 30,000, leaves a surplus of Rs. 810, to defray the expenses of a managing committee at the presidency. By the annexed graduated scale, the required contributions will, I think, be within the means of every officer, and no regiment will be called upon to pay a larger sum, except for a substantial and immediate benefit. The managing committee should be in no way brought in contact with individual members; let the amount of each person's contribution be arranged and collected by regimen. tal committees, nominated among themselves to settle this and all minor points; and that on any lieutenant-colonel being will. ing to accept the bonus, the managing committee intimate the same by "post-paid letter" to each regiment, stating the amount required from them with reference to their position according to the adjutant-general's army list; upon which the regimental committee should, by "a post-not-paid letter," forward an order for their agents to pay to the managing committee their regimental portion, as per annexed scale, with reference to their position in the line for promotion on the day that the casualty appears in orders. If this mode be adopted, and printed circulars used, it will entail little or no trouble on the committee at the presidency; and the expense of the circulars and postage will be fully met by the surplus Rs. 810 on each bonus. President-Major Moule, 23rd N.I. Members-Major Rowcrof, 1st N.I.; Capt. Bean, 23rd N.I.; Capt. Lloyd, 19th N.I.; and Capt. Flemyng, 36th N.I. f Lieut.-Col. Low. 1st Regt. N.I.; 23rd ditto; 36th ditto; and 25th ditto (since left). N.B.-By making 195 the common divisor, the amount of share for every regiment, according to above scale, is readily 5th do. 1st Regiment for Step, 78 at 10 Rupees each, or 780 77 76 do. 770 do. 760 do. 750 do. 740 gratifying extent. The mail is now conveyed in these horse carts, On 402 miles of road, between Allahabad and Delhi, at the rate of 10 miles an hour. On 44 miles, from Meerut to Delhi, by a contractor, at 7 miles an hour. And, since January, 1845, On 54 miles, from Khorjoh to Meerut, 10 miles an hour. In reviewing the report of the Finance Committee some months ago, we expressed our regret that it did not embrace the receipts and expenditure of the post-office. The answer to every suggestion which has been made for diminishing the postage on newspapers has been, that the department scarcely paid its expenses, and that any reduction would entail a positive loss. But we have have hitherto enjoyed no opportunity of examining this assertion by the test of figures. We are now, however, enabled to perceive, from the returns of the north-west post-office, that it is not altogether without foundation, as the following abstract of receipts and disbursements will shew: Deficit. MISCELLANEOUS. POST-OFFICE STATISTICS IN THE NORTH-WEST PROVINCES.Dr. Ranken, the postmaster-general in the presidency of Agra, has retired from his office, and we embrace the earliest opportunity of recording the great obligation under which he has laid the public by his strenuous and successful efforts to secure the improvement of his department during the five years of his incumbency. One of the most important results of the appointment of the post-office committee in Calcutta, ten years ago, was the entire separation of the post-office establishments in the north-west from those in Bengal, and the nomination of an independent postmaster-general for that division of the presidency. The great reforms which have been introduced into the various post-offices since that period, and the great acceleration which has been given to the mail, fully shew that the advantages expected from that arrangement have been fully realized. The average speed which the post conveyed by runners has attained under the impulse of improvement communicated by Dr. Ran. ken, stands thus: On 1,279 miles of road, from 6 to 5 miles an hour. 1,191 956 490 5 miles the hour. from 5 to 4 miles an hour. " " 4 to 2 miles. This increase of speed deserves the more credit from the fact that it has been attained under additional loads. During the last five years, the number of letters conveyed monthly has increased nearly threefold. It was naturally to have been expected that, as the establishment of runners was not augmented with the increased weight of the wallets, there would have been a diminution of speed; but it is pleasing to observe, that the highest degree of speed which was ever attained-viz. that at the end of 1841-had not diminished at the end of 1844. But a still higher degree of speed has been obtained by the mail-carts drawn by horses, which now adorn the north-west provinces, and which-if we have Sir Henry Hardinge among us for two years, and can keep out of a war in the Punjab-we shall also be able to boast of in the lower provinces by the end of 1816. Dr. Ranken attributes the efficiency of the mail-cart establishments to the energy of the postmasters on the trunkroad; and we are certain they will cheerfully reciprocate the compliment, by placing to the credit of the account the zeal and ardour of the postmaster-general. Too much praise, however, cannot be given to the subordinate postmasters for their efforts in the circumstances in which they were placed by the failure of the first contractor, Mooly Dhur. That public-spirited individual was highly useful in persuading the inhabitants on the route to break in their horses for this novel undertaking; but, after a fruitless struggle with unruly horsemen and inefficient equipments, he became bankrupt, and left the project in a state of total confusion. The duty was then entrusted to the postmasters, and on them devolved the task of persuading the owners to horse the carts, and of training the horses to the harness, and even of superintending the manufacture of the harness under their own eyes; and they have succeeded to a wonderful and Abstract of Receipts and Disbursements of the Post-Office Department in the NorthWestern Provinces. Rs. 3,49,636 1840-41 3,96,994 9 10 1841-42 1842-43 1843-44 1844 4,28,378 14 6 4,64,910 6 7 5,22,735 14 11 5,62,084 3 1 3,36,456 5 1 4,54,165 6 11 4,42,878 11 7 4,56,517 13 10 5,09,863 11 5,53,535 1 Rs. A. P. 13,179 13 5 Rs. A. P. 8 129 1839-40 From January to December, inclusive. Thus, it would appear that the excess of receipts over disbursements is so inconsiderable, as to leave little margin for farther concessions. The number of letters and newspapers despatched in December, 1339, amounted only to Rs. 1,23,283; whereas in the same month of the past year it was Rs. 3,53,738; yet the surplus receipts were less in this last than in the former period. The expenditure appears, therefore, to increase with the increase of the mails; and there seems, on the one hand, to be little hope of any actual profit from any increase of letters; while, on the other, there is the certainty of loss from any farther decrease of the rates. Yet it must be borne in mind that these returns do not include the large amount of official correspondence conveyed by the mails, and which does not fall far short of that of the unofficial public. The public despatches of the North-west Provinces, if charged at the usual rate, would give an additional income of Rs. 4,50,000 a year to the post-office. The whole of the public correspondence is thus conveyed throughout the country free of all cost to Government and the expense is paid, not from the general revenues of the state, but out of a specific fund created by the contributions of the public for the conveyance of their own letters. We have always urged that the idea of regarding the post-office as a source of revenue ought to be carefully excluded from the minds of the public au thorities in this country; that the department should be viewed solely as an instrument of public convenience and public improvement; that Government ought to be perfectly satisfied if the great benefit it confers on the country is obtained without any actual demand on the general revenues; that Government ought to be more than satisfied if, in addition to the blessings it thus imparts to the people without cost, it also conveys the public despatches without charge. And hence we venture to submit, that every rupee of permanent surplus receipts should be given back to the public in the shape of a reduction of the rates of postage, where they press most heavily on the interests of society. It is sufficient credit to our Government that the community is enabled to enjoy the advantage of conveying forty-two lacs of letters annually, from one station to another, over five thousand miles of post-roads, in the North-west Provinces, without any charge on the revenue of the country. It would be too much to expect that the post-office, after having thus contributed its full share to the comfort and improvement of society, should also furnish a contribution of the public revenue. We close these remarks by an assertion which, though we have the authority of Dr. Ranken for it, will appear almost incredible to our readers. It is a positive fact, that the natives of the north-west carry the spirit of economy to such a degree of intensity, that ten letters are often sent under one cover, which does not weigh more than the tenth of an ounce. This cover, which often contains all the letters despatched from a town during the day, is, according to the last privilege, conveyed a hundred miles for half an anna, or less than the tenth of a penny each. What is the penny postage to this?-Friend of India. GOVERNMENT GENERAL ORDERS. TERMINATION OF THE WAR WITH THE MOUNTAIN TRIBES ON THE NORTH OF THE INDUS. Fort William, Foreign Department, 29th March. The Governor-General in Council has the greatest satisfaction in announcing to the army the complete success of the operations of Major-General Sir Charles Napier, G. C. B., against the mountain desert tribes on the right bank of the Indus to the north of Shikarpoor. Extracts from His Excellency's despatches are published for general information. An operation of this nature demanded on the part of the general the utmost prudence, skill, and foresight; and on the part of the troops, the greatest fortitude in enduring the fatigues and privations to which they were exposed. These qualities, which prove the merit of a commander and the discipline of the troops, have been displayed by both with characteristic energy. Every officer and man in this short but arduous campaign has shewn that there are no difficulties which discipline cannot surmount under able guidance. In some instances, the marches performed by infantry and artillery have been so remarkable, that the Governor-General in Council has called upon the Major-General to transmit the details of his arrangements, in order that the record may be preserved for the information of the service. The chastisement which these robber tribes have received will convince them that they can no longer depend upon their mountain fastnesses for security, nor plunder with impunity villages under British protection. The Governor-General in Council cordially congratulates Major-General Sir Charles Napier on the successful termination of this campaign. He begs that his excellency will inform the general officers, non-commissioned officers, and private soldiers, that the Governor-General in Council admires and acknowledges their patient perseverance and indefatigable exertions throughout these operations. The Governor-General will convey to his Highness Ali Morad the sense he entertains of the zeal, courage, and fidelity displayed by his highness on this occasion. By order of the right hon. the Governor-General of India in Council. F. CURRIE, Secretary to the Government of India. Extracts from despatches from Major-General Sir C. Napier, G. C. B. to the Right Hon. the Governor-General of India in Council, &c. &c. &c. Dated Camp at Truckee, 9th March, 1845. Right Honourable Sir,-I have to report to you the conclusion of the war against the mountain and desert tribes, who, driven into their last refuge, the stronghold at Truckee, have this day laid down their arms; the fort of Deyrah is destroyed; and Islam Boogtie, the only chief not a prisoner, is said to be a lonely fugitive to the Ketrau country, far in the north, and ruled by a chief whose daughter Islam married. To detail the movements which led to this result would produce a despatch of greater length than is necessary; nor indeed could it be well understood, as no map exists of this part of Sehwistan and Cutchee; suffice it, therefore, to say, that the mountain tribes occupy a country of extensive deserts and barren mountains, stretching about 140 miles from east to west. On the western side it is about 120 miles in breadth, but has a triangular form, and diminishes towards the east to the breadth of about 50 miles. Into this apex, or smaller part, we succeeded in driving the robber chiefs, but with great difficulty, for this part of the country is full of the most dangerous defiles. To enter them with a regular force, is an operation which threatens it with destruction. The only credit to be acquired in such a war is that which results from patience, under privations created by the dearth of water and the difficulty of getting up supplies. These deprivations were borne by this whole force with so much good-humour, as to shew that the eager desire of every one to do his duty absorbed all other feelings, and deserves my highest praise. These privations fell especially hard upon those hard-working and much-enduring men called camp-followers. The demands of this campaign at times placed Major-generals Simpson and Hunter in commands which, in point of numbers, were more suited to the rank of captains than to that of general officers; but well aware of the vast importance attaching to each post in so dangerous a country as this, these general officers devoted themselves, with the greatest alacrity, to the duties demanded of them. In short, I must speak in the highest terms of all the officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates in this field force, whether belonging to the general staff, my personal staff, or to regiments. Every thing has been accomplished by their personal exertions, each in his own sphere. 1 have also been fortunate in the commanders of all arms, and I therefore give a simple list of their names in the margin, that whatever credit the Supreme Government may deem due to the troops may be theirs. This force consists of 4,861 men of all arms, including noncommissioned officers,-a small force, when it is considered over what an extensive tract of country our operations have been carried, and the difficult nature of that country. The result of this campaign may be divided into two partsthe physical effect, and the moral effect. With regard to the first, the results are as follow:-First, The total destruction of the robber tribes; Deyriah Khan, chief of the Jackranies, Dinanah Moondrannee, Sooliman Ramdanee, and Toork Ali, and their tribes, all surrendered on the 5th, accompanied by Jumal Khan, nephew of Beeja Khan Doomkie, with a large portion of that tribe. These men I pardoned and saved from plunder, but on condition of their being transplanted into the Scinde territory, the great chief Beeja Khan and the rest of the Doomkies refused to surrender on the proffered conditions. They held out till this day, when they were forced to submit unconditionally, together with Meer Hussen Notanee, a leading chief of the Boogtie tribe, and his followers; also Mundoo Khan Doomkie, nephew to Beejar Khan, and Wuzeer Doomkie, son of Beejar Khan; Ali Sher Boordie, a minor desert chief, surrendered a week ago, and was the first who broke the coalition. The chiefs and their tribes who held out have been deservedly plundered by the troops, which I had despatched in all directions to intercept their retreat with their baggage, cattle, and household furniture; almost every thing has been taken, except what was in possession of their women and children, who have been in no way molested, or even approached by the troops. The moral effect of this expedition has been 1st. To spread a wholesome respect for our arms among the neighbouring nations, who, seeing that tribes so warlike and honoured among them have been broken to pieces without daring to fight a battle even when posted in the celebrated fastness of Truckee, will form a just idea of the British power. Indeed, I have already received within the last few days letters from neighbouring tribes, asking me to attach their territory to Scinde, to be under the British rule, and thus to be protected from the pillage and misery in which they live. 2nd. The moral effect in Scinde will be to give confidence to the people (especially those bordering on the desert frontier) whose cries against the Government during the last summer, for for not affording them protection against the robber tribes, were both frequent and just; but the great heat at that time rendered it impossible to give them that protection. The example now made of the robber tribes will shew the people of Scinde that the Government has both the will and the power to protect them. The above results can hardly be denied. In conclusion, I have to observe that the war lasted from the 16th January to the 9th of March, a period of fifty-two days. This was too long, but the robbers had stricken such terror into the camel-owners, that to get sufficient carriage for our supplies was difficult in the extreme; and if we had fallen back one march to meet our provisions, during our operations, the exultation among the robbers and all their allies would assuredly have been so sudden and so great, that I think it very doubtful whether we must not have retreated altogether, for our camel-men would have deserted, and enemies would have risen up in every direction. On one occasion, we were so closely pressed by the scarcity of provisions, that I sent off the camel corps under Lieut. Fitzgerald, who reached Shahpoor in one march from the Jummuck Pass, making three marches in one, and then returned the same distance with 43,000lbs. of provisions, thus doing in two days and a night what a convoy of hired camels would take six days and six nights to perform, besides requiring a guard; whereas the camel corps required no guard, the drivers being well armed with muskets. There could scarcely be a better specimen of the great power of this corps, even in its infancy. Had a baggage camel corps been formed, this campaign could easily have been concluded in thirty days. In the above forced march made by the camel corps, not one animal was lost, nor did any of them fail till during the last week, when, being obliged to make a forced march among these tremendous rocks, the corps lost fifteen animals; but this is not marching-it is climbing. To shew the nature of the ground over which we have carried on our operations during the last three weeks, I have only to say, that the robbers have been seen pulling their camels up precipices by ropes; and they probably knew the easiest places of access. The campaign has convinced me of the necessity of a camel Without baggage corps being formed on a very extensive scale. that the loss of camels will always be immense in the field, and the efficiency of the army liable to be paralyzed at the most critical moment of the campaign. Camp Truckee, 10th Feb. 1845. Right Honourable Sir,-It is my duty to his highness Ali Morad Khan Talpoor, to make an official report of this prince's conduct as a faithful ally of the British nation. At the commencement of the present campaign on the Seinde frontier, his highness brought an auxiliary force into the field under his personal command, and has given me every assistance in his power. His highness was ever eager to be in front, and, in fact, his troops encamped farther into the pass than ours, at least up to the present moment. For his highness I have to crave your thanks, Right Hon. Sir; they are due to him for the zeal and courage with which he has served the Hon. Company, and at a large expenditure, thus proving the fidelity of his alliance. Roll of general officers, heads of departments, staff officers, and officers commanding regiments; and detachments serving under the command of his Excellency Major-General Sir Charles Napier, G. C. B. during the campaign against the robber tribes. Camp Truckee, 10th March, 1845. Personal Staff. Capt. J. M. Napier, H.M.'s 62nd foot, military secretary. Capt. Win. Napier, H. M.'s 25th foot, aide-de-camp. Lieut. W. Edwards, H. M.'s 66th foot, extra ditto. Lieut. H. J.. Pelly, 8th Bombay N. I. Persian interpreter. Assist. surg. Gibbon, Bengal establishment, personal surgeon. General Staff-Brev. Major Edward Green, c.B., 20th Bombay N I., assist. adj. general. Capt MacMurdo, H.M. 78th Highlanders, assist. qu.-master general. Capt. Jameson, 18th Bombay N. I., baggage master. Capt. Cristall, 8th Bombay N. L., acting deputy judge advocate general. Lieut. E. J. Brown, Bengal engineers, sec. to government. Lieut. Younghusband, 8th Bombay N. I., provost martial. General Officers and Staff.-Maj. gen. Simpson, H.M. 29th foot, 2nd in command in Sinde. Capt. R. D. White, 69th Bengal N. I., aide-de-camp. Major gen. Hunter, c. B., 1st Bengal European regt., commanding in Upper Sinde. Capt. Shortreed, ditto, aide-de-camp. Officers commanding regiments and detachments: Lieut. col Frushard, 2nd Bengal European regt., commanding 2nd Europeans. Lieut. col. Wm. Geddes, Bengal artillery, com. artillery. Major Brown, 69th Bengal N.I., com. native battalion. Capt. Beatson, 54th Bengal N.I., com. Bundlecund legion. Capt. Jacob, Bombay artillery, com. Scinde horse. Capt. Wm. Brown, 12th Bombay N.I., superintendent Scinde police. Capt. Salter, 4th Bengal N.I., com. detach. 9th irregular cavalry. Capt. Gerrard, 1st Bengal European regt., sub. assist. com. gen. Lieut. Holmes. 59th Bengal N.I., com, 6th irregular cavalry. Lieut. Fitzgerald, 12th Bombay N.I., com. Seinde, Camel corps. Lieut. Barry, H.M.'s 86th foot, do. Lieut. Maxwell, Bengal engineers, com. sappers and miners. EDWARD GREEN, Major Assist. Adj Gen. True extracts: (Signed) F. CURRIE, Sec. to the Gov. of India. G. O. BY HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL SIR C. NAPIER, G.C.B., GOVERNOR OF SINDE. Head-Quarters, Truckee, March 11th, 1845. -No. 1. Capt. Holmes, now patrolling in the Murraie plains, will return to head-quarters on the receipt of this order. 2. Twenty-five brave robbers on foot, well armed with swords, shields, and matchlocks, met twenty of the Sinde horse patrolling in the desert. The parties closed for battle. The robbers gave a volley and charged. The Sinde horse met them, a combat with sabres ensued. The Sinde horse had one man killed, and two wounded; four horses killed, and two wounded; of the enemy every man fell sword in hand. Quarter was repeatedly offered to these stern gladiators, but they refused, and every robber bit the dust. Honour to their courage, more honour to their conquerors; another laurel leaf has been added to the rich wreath of Jacob's Horse. The conduct of Jemadar Gaffoor Mahomet and his companions demands the Governor's highest approbation, and he will report their gallantry to the Governor-General of India and to the Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay army, as soon as Capt. Jacob sends in the name of those brave men. 3rd. Lieut. Maxwell and the party of sappers under his command and his work-people will return to head quarters on the receipt of this order. 4th. Lieut. col. Geddes, commanding the artillery, will be pleased to order a royal salute to be fired on the departure this evening of his highness Mere Alli-Morad. 5th. The governor of Seinde cannot permit his highness, the Ameer, to return with his army from Truckee, withou requesting that prince to accept and express to his troops the governor's approbation of their conduct in this campaign, and his thanks for their assistance against the enemy. His highnes has proved himself to be the faithful ally of the Honourable the East-India Company. 6th. 1st. The head-quarters to move to Tomb to-morrow morning, there to be joined by the camel corps and volunteers. 2. The detachment of cavalry and European infantry at Tomb to proceed to Koombee. 3. The remainder of the force, under command of Major-General Simpson, to march to Koombee to-morrow morning, and await the arrival of Capt. Beatson's detachment. 4. Lieut. Maxwell, with the sappers and miners, to march from Koombee on the 13th inst., en route to Shahpore, where the wells are to be cleared out and prepared for the arrival of the force. On completing the wells at Shahpore, Lieut. Maxwell is to proceed to Mennootee, and dig for water till the arrival there of the 2nd European regiment, when he will accompany the regiment to Kangur, and to endeavour to increase the supply of water at that place, and where further orders will await him. The guard with Lieut. Maxwell to be furnished from the 69th N. I. 5. The whole of the Puckals, with the commissariat, are to be sent to Shahpore under charge of Lieut. Maxwell, for the purpose of affording a supply of water at Minortee to corps and detachments crossing the desert. 6. The detachment of the N. I. battalion, under Major Mac kenzie, is to march on the 13th inst., to rejoin the battalion at the Jummuck pass. 7. Major general Hunter, C. B. is to march on the morning of the 14th inst., en route to Kangur, along the line of communication with the Native Infantry Battalion, the artillery of the Bundlecund legions and Paulman's guns on arrival at Kangur, the Major general is to proceed to Shurkapore and Sukker, with the native battalion, and to make immediate arrangements for the departure of the 64th Regt. N. I. to the provinces. : 8. On the arrival at Koombee of the detachment under Capt. Beatson, Major general Simpson is to march to Shahpore along the line of communication, picking up the posts as he proceeds. 9. On arrival at Oooch, the horse artillery and cavalry with Major general Simpson will halt and prepare to cross the desert from that place to Kangur, under the command of the senior officer. The horse artillery to Shirkapore, the 6th and a detachment of 9th irregular cavalry to Sukker and the province. The frontier posts of Moorbarrackpore and Meerpoor are to be held by 100 sewars of the 7th Regt. L. C. 50 men at each post. The posts of Kangur, Royan, and Khyre ke Ghurrie, by the cavalry of the Bundlecund legion soldiers. There are different kinds of glory, the glory of battle and the glory of endurance. Of_the_first, the little to be gleaned was carried away by Salter, Jacob, and their companions. To us there remained only the glory of exertions and endurance, and it has been won by you in such a guise as to do you the greatest credit. Never have I served with men more thoroughly embued with the true military spirit, and it becomes me, as I have witnessed it, to give you the credit you so well deserve. I have heard it said, that some of the officers of the 2nd European regiment took umbrage with me, without clearly knowing why! I smiled at the pouting of younger soldiers with an old one. This generally happens in the beginning of a campaign, after which a good fight, like a good storm, clears the atmosphere of the bilious vapours. As there is no fight, a little reflection must do the work, and tell these gentlemen, that as my great admiration of their excellent and beautiful regiment is well known, so must I, and so do I, greatly appreciate the corps of officers. No good regiment ever had bad officers. The two things are incompatible. Of no body of officers have I a higher opinion than of those belonging to the 2nd Europeans. The men of the 64th have in this short campaign gained, under Major Brown's command, the character which they lost under the late Lieut. col. Moseley. Good officers always make good soldiers. When Major General Hunter returns to Sukkur, he will return to this now good regiment their colours, a duty which I am sure will be particularly gratifying to that officer, to whom the 64th Regiment and the Indian Army are deeply indebted. We shall now return to our respective cantonments and wait with patience for further service, having all added something to our previous knowlede of war. To those who are about to leave my command, I wish every success. COURT-MARTIAL. LIEUT. J. G. WOLLEN, 42ND BENGAL L.I. Head-Quarters, Camp, Pulwul, March 19.-At a general court-martial assembled at Cawnpore, on Wednesday, the 5th day of March, 1845, Lieut. J. G. Wollen, of the 42nd regiment of light infantry, was arraigned on the following charge. Charge. For conduct unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman, in the following instances: 1st. In having, by drunkenness, induced an attack of delirium tremens, on or about the 13th of November, 1844, thereby disabling himself from the performance of his duty as commanding officer of a detachment of the regiment on escort duty with the camp of her Majesty's 29th regiment of foot, in progress from Cawnpore to Meerut. 2nd. In having by drunkenness induced an attack of delirium tremens at Mynpoorie, on or about the 6th Feb. 1844, which misconduct, on his promise made on his sacred word of honour to his commanding officer, that the same should never again occur, was overlooked at that time; that promise having been broken by the inebriety alleged in the first instance. Finding. The Court, from the evidence before them, are of opinion that the prisoner, Lieut. J. G. Wollen, of the 42nd regiment light infantry, is not guilty of the charge, and do acquit him thereof. CIVIL. APPOINTMENTS, &c. ALEXANDER, G. H. M. to off. as mag. and coll. of Etawah, Mar. 12. 29. CHEAP, G. C. res. ch. of off. civ. and sess. judge of Rajeshye, Mar. COCKBURN, G. F. made over ch. of off. mag. of Howrah to E. H. Lushington, Mar. 22. DALRYMPLE, J. W. asst. to the mag. and coll. of Dacca, is vested with the sp. powers desc. in Sect. 21, Reg. 8, of 1831, Mar. 26. DAVIDSON, F. R. to off. as mag. and coll. of Paneeput, Mar. 11. DICK, A. T. rec. ch. of Rungpore mag. March 28. DICK, J. C. to off. as coll. of the 24 Pergunnahs, Mar. 26. DUNLOP, R. H. qual. for pub. serv. att. to N.W. Prov. Mar. 22. ELLIS, E. I. to be asst. under the com. of the Allahabad div. Mar. 10. FAGAN, C. W. to off. as mag. and coll. of Budaon, Feb. 10. FERGUSSON, H. D. H. off. mag. of Tipperah, res. ch. of off. Mar. 1. FULTON, R. to be a mem. of the Ferry Fund Com. in Bhaugulpore, v. Leckie, Mar. 26. GOULDSBURY, F. civ. and sess. judge of Bhaugulpore, made over GRANT, W. C. to be supt. of Abkurry revenue, 1st class. LUSHINGTON, E. H. to be mag. of Howrah, Mar. 22. MACDONALD, A. G. made over ch. of the Rungpore mag. to Mr. A. T. Dick, March 28. MACKENZIE, C. reg. of deeds in dist. of Cuttack, temp. app. cancelled, March 26. MACTIER, T. B. to be reg. of deeds in dist. of Cuttack, March 26. MUSTON, H. J. to be sup. of the Midnapore salt chokeys, March 26. OUSELEY, Lieut. col. J. R. agent to gov. gen. on S. W. frontier, res. ch. of off. March 7. RAIKES, R. C. to be mag. of Bhaugulpore, Mar. 15. STEER, C. coll. of Dinagepore, res. ch. of tres. March 4. to be sup. of the Backergunge salt chokeys, March 26. WYATT, T. civ. and sess. judge of Rungpore, res. ch. of off. March 8. YOUNG, J. H. assum. ch. of off. March 24. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. LINDSAY, C. judge of Delhi, 10 mo. on m. c. to pro. to the Hills, Mar. 11. MONAT, F. J. sec. to council of educ. fr. Apr. 10 to June 10. NEAVE, R. judge of Azimghur, 2 years, to Cape and N. S. Wales, on m. c. Mar. 12. UNWIN, H. mag. and coll. of Mynpoory, 10 mo. on m. c. to Simla, Mar. 11. WILMOT, E. mag. and coll. of Ghazepore, 2 years, to pro. to sea on m. c. Mar. 11. ECCLESIASTICAL. APPOINTMENTS. CARSHORE, Rev. J. J. to be chaplain of Lucknow, Mar. 11. LOVEDAY, Rev. H. A. to perf. eccles. of Almorah until 1 Dec. 1845. MILITARY. APPOINTMENTS, &c. ABBOTT, Capt. J. art. fr. 9th to 5th co. 7th batt. BENNET, Ens. J. P. posted to 41st N.I. Dec. 9. BISHOP, Capt. G. W. to off. as assist. supt. of Darjeeling dur. abs. of A. Campbell, Mar. 26. BLACK, Ens. S. posted to 37th N.I. Dec. 29. BLAGRAVE, Lieut. J. W. B. 74th N.I. to be interp. and qr. mr. v. Abbott, Mar. 26. BRACKIN, Capt. J. 29th N.I. to be a mag. of brig. and posted to the district of Oude, Mar. 14. BRANDON, Ens. M. J. posted to 40th N.I. Dec. 10. BROWN, Ens. Edward, posted to 1st Eur. N.I. at Subathoo. BRUCE, 2nd Lieut. H. Le G. to do duty with 2nd comp. 3rd batt. art. Feb. 26. CARIGE, Ens. J. P. posted to 20th N.I. Dec. 10. CLARK, Ens. C. posted to 2nd Eur. It. inf. Dec. 9. |