When complete, therefore, the Legislature will const of thirteen members, of whom one, the Commander-in-Chie will probably be a permanent absentee. Even should he be compelled, in defiance alike of precedent and policy, to reside in Calcutta, he will probably confine his attendance to the meetings of the Executive Council. The constitution of the new Legislature is, in one respect, open to objection. Not only is it practically composed solely of lawyers and civilians, but all the civilians are of one peculiar class, men who have earned distinction, not in the interior, or in the government of provinces, but in conducting the details of the executive administration. With one exception, every one who is not a lawyer has been a secretary, and even the exception, though well acquainted with the interior, has of late years been employed exclusively in the capital. The man of the desk has beaten the man of the cutchery, and the council presents in consequence somewhat too uniform an aspect. Let our English readers imagine the Cabinet assisted by the Chief Justice, and Baron Parke intrusted with the whole power of Parliament, and they will form an accurate idea of the constitution of the Indian Legislature. It is probable that such a body, even in England, would devise laws almost perfect in themselves. It is still more probable that they would be somewhat too doctrinaire, somewhat too attentive to abstract principles, and somewhat too contemptuous of local difficulties, prejudices, and facts.

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There is little at which to cavil in the selection before us. legislators are all able men, but the ability is too much of one kind, and may require to be leavened with a little more of rough, practical knowledge of the people. The squirearchy, who have few ideas, and no originality, are not the least valuable element in Parliament. As they think, so will the mass of the people think, and the thoughts of our Indian squirearchy, the magistrates, frequently differ in no slight degree from those of an able secretary. It is possible that the selection may, to some extent, have been influenced by considerations of expense. Most of the members are already paid, and our legislature is, therefore, in appearance, cheap. It is open to question, however, whether a single law made imperfect by the absence of practical information, does not cost the country more than any economy in salaries is likely to save. For the rest, the new legislature is an improvement upon the old one. It is less of a department of the executive. It is a legislature for India, instead of for Bengal. It comprises wellinformed members from all the presidencies, and the great defect of the ancient council, its municipal character, is finally removed. The first duty of the new legislature, to use a French phrase, is the "verification of its powers." Its second will be to discuss and determine the "standing orders of the House." Like every other legislative body, it possesses the complete control of its own internal arrangements, and, in the present instance, those arrangements are almost as important as legislative enactments. They will affect the entire character and position of the legislature. It rests with the members to decide whether their discussions shall be oral or in writing, whether their sittings shall be permanent or sessional, whether their debates shall be secret or open to public discussion and control. The first will probably be determined with little difficulty or discussion. Even in India, thirteen officials will dread the fatigue of reading thirteen essays on every subject that is brought before them. Conversation is an easier as well as a more efficient method of eliciting differences of opinion, and even if the practice of minuting were retained, the debates would of necessity speedily become oral.

The two latter are of infinitely more importance. The primary defects of our Indian legislation are tardiness and want of strength, and both are owing in no small degree to defects, not in the legislature itself, but in its method of procedure. Still smaller mis. takes have often crippled similar bodies. The national assembly was destroyed, because its galleries were too large. One main cause of our legislative tardiness has been the permanence of the session. The Council is always en séance. There is no fixed date, as in the British Parliament, at which work must be terminated, even though it be by a "massacre of the innocents." The work which may be done at any time is never done at all. The most difficult, and therefore most necessary tasks are postponed to a more convenient season, and the despotic promptitude with which an emergent measure becomes law, conceals the delays which impede laws that are not "emergent," but only urgently required. The consequences are patent to the least observant. The phrase "it has gone up to Council" is the death warrant of a reform. Measures desired by al! classes are passed easily enough through the first stage. Opinions are collected, information is contributed, facts are more fully ascertained, and then, when the bill is ripe for action, the legislature draws back. The measure hangs fire. The second reading is postponed, perhaps the matter is referred to England, perhaps some officer already overworked is ordered to report; at all events there is no advance, no positive action. It is thus that we waited for the code. Despite the endless refe

rences to England, the former legislature twice received authority to pass the long-expected act, and it is not passed yet. It is thus that we waited for a new sale law, for a reform of the police, and for the Small Cause Court Act. As in our judicial system, so in our legislation, there is a want of the clôture, of some custom or some law, which shall peremptorily bring discussion to an end. This would be effected by a standing order, which should render the sittings sessional, and provide that all business not terminated at the close of a session, must be taken up afresh in the succeeding one. The recess, too, would be valuable for another reason. It would enable the legislators to quit Calcutta, to refresh their experience of Mofussil life, and to watch the effect of the measures they had passed. There is no sound reason why they should not themselves take the place of the special commissioners, who have of late been so frequently employed. A tour in the cold weather, through the interior of Madras, will benefit not only the represen tative of that Presidency, it will give a new stimulus to every officer whose proceedings are observed, and enable Mr. Elliott to bring to the work of legislation a freshness of knowledge not attainable from official records.

Similarly, the great source of the weakness of our Legislation is the absence of popular support. The Legislature, knowing itself to be despotic, is afraid of the appearance of despotism. A popular body can pass bills infinitely more stringent than one which is irresponsible. To take a very ordinary instance, the necessity of a Metropolitan Improvement Act has long been admitted in Čalcutta ; unfortunately, to render it of the slightest use, it must be stringent to the verge of despotism, and a despotic Legislature shrinks from the consequent unpopularity. In London and in Melbourne, in Boston and in Quebec, in America, where every man is a legislator, and in England where every man hates official interference, such Acts are in effective operation. In India, where the people have no voice, and the Government no check, we can obtain no provision of the kind. It is the same with more important edicts. The Legislature being legally irresponsible, feels on that very account a deeper responsibility, and the feeling fetters its effective action, It could crush the dacoits, and it could It could render prevent affrays between regiments of armed men. perjury at least a legal crime, and it could put down the practice of infanticide with a strong hand. Yet it shrinks from these necessary measures, because they can be effected only by acts of despotism, which, in the absence of popular support, are certain to be misrepresented. A popular Government would abolish the Calcutta municipality in a week. The despotic Legislature hesitates at an act which looks like an attack upon the privileges of freemen. This source of weakness also, may, in a great measure, be removed by a second standing order. It is secrecy, and not the want of representation, which is the source of this perpetual distrust. If the public are admitted to the debates, if the reasons of every law, the facts upon which it is based, and the arguments by which it is supported, are made patent to the world, misrepresentation becomes impossible. We have no half-educated public to whom facts appear irrevelant, and arguments unintelligible. By opening its doors, no matter under what restrictions, the Legislature, while it retains all the strength of despotism, will gain also all the strength of popular support. It parts with nothing. If secrecy is necessary on any particular occasion, it can sit in secret session. It has no popular turbulence to dread, no external influences to avoid. It is amenable to no control, but its own, and in opening its doors will lose nothing, save a distrust which weakens its wisest resolutions.

Our comments are too long. We have said nothing of the effect of such a measure on the legislators themselves, of the dignity and force it will lend to their deliberations, or of the stimulus it will afford to every man not utterly dead to the sense of public appreciation. All this we have pointed out before, and now confine ourselves exclusively to the effect which will be produced upon actual legislation. To diminish its tardiness, and increase its strength, sessional sittings and open doors are imperatively required.-Friend of India, May 25.

THE PARIS EXHIBITION.-The Government of India have allotted-partly expended-five lakhs of rupees for the purchase of a suitable collection of Indian articles for the Great Paris Exhibition.

LIEUT. HARRIS, 17TH N.I., was tried by court-martial at Delhi on the 11th May.

THE BONDED WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATION.-We perceive from a report of the Bonded Warehouse Association that the profits of the past half year have amounted to only Rs. 14,000. The directors, however, have declared a dividend at the rate of eight rupees per share. Moreover, they have resolved to insure the warehouses and commercial buildings to the extent of five lakhs of rupees.

DEATH OF MR. W. MAPLES.-We regret to notice the sudden death of Mr. W. Maples, the secretary to the Bank of Bengal. He had scarcely held his appointment two weeks, when he was seized with fever, under which he finally sank on the 18th May. His decease leaves this coveted appointment again open to public competition.

THE LINE OF ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH between Calcutta and Bombay is now complete, as is also that between Calcutta and Lahore.

A PUNDIT ON THE CHARACTER OF THE MISSIONARIES.The following is the opinion lately uttered by a Pundit in Ahmednugger, on the character of the missionaries. After a strong condemnation of the Hoolee festival, he says:-" And we may well consider whence, and by whose means, we have obtained this enlightenment. Plainly from the English, and particularly from the missionaries. Had these men not come to our land and endeavoured to bring up our people from their state of ignorance to true knowledge, we should never have attained our present position. Had we remained under a government of our own own people, and had these benevolent reformers never come here, the evil practices of this festival had doubtless greatly increased. Instead of being here to speak against this vile feast in the presence of such an assembly, I myself might have been in the streets engaged in the same filthy sports."

FURLOUGHS TO WARRANT OFFICERS.-For the future, warrant officers are to be allowed furlouch to Europe on the same terms as unattached officers. The order emanates from the Court of Directors.

MR. LAKE, the judge of Midnapore, purposes retiring from the service about the end of the year.

MR. C. H. LUSHINGTON, though officiating as Secretary to the Government of India in the financial department, retains control over the accountant's office.

GENERAL JUNG BAHADOOR is preparing a beautiful collection of the most interesting manufactures and productions indigenous to the Nepal States, for contribution to the Paris Exhibition.

MR. J. H. CRAWFORD, Commissioner of the Burdwan division, has applied for two years' sick leave to the Cape.

THE CLOTHING BOARD.-Boards are at a discount, for Government appears to have found out at last that more business can be done, and the duties more efficiently performed, by one responsible head, than by a board, the object of which apparently is only to receive collectively praise or blame for the acts of the working member. Last Saturday's Gazette announces the abolition of the Clothing Board, and of the office of secretary to the Board, at the three presidencies, from the 1st proximo. The duties will from that date be performed by a single officer, to be styled "Superintendent of Army Clothing," who is to be also auditor of clothing accounts, and is to receive a staff salary of Rs. 1,500 per mensem. The clothing will continue to be made up under army clothing agents," whose salaries have been fixed at Rs. 750 per mensem each. The system of the Off-Reckoning Fund is likewise to be abolished from the 1st of January, 1855. Maj. J. H. Burn, of the 1st N.I., town major, Fort William, has been appointed superintendent of army clothing in Bengal, and auditor of clothing accounts. The selection is most unexcep. tionable, and will be hailed with pleasure by all parties concerned. -Hurkaru, May 29.

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THE STUD DEPARTMENT.-Last Saturday's Gazette contains the transfer of the stud department, hitherto under the Military board, to the direct control of Lieut.-col. Dickey, 14th N.I., who is to be designated Superintendent of Studs, and to receive a staff salary of Rs. 1,500 per month. There are to be two deputies on Rs. 1,000 per mensem; and Capt. C. Wollaston, 8th L.C., and Brev.-Maj. Apperly, 4th L.C., have been selected for the posts. The accounts will be audited by Capt. Newbolt, the auditor of commissariat accounts, and he is to be allowed such extra establishment as may be found necessary. The transfer of the stud is to take effect from the 1st of June, but the audit begins from the 1st inst. The auditor will thus excrcise a check upon the Military Board itself in that particular department for a whole month. Hurkaru, May 26.

DEATH OF BABOO RUSSOMOY DUTT.-We regret to notice the death of Baboo Russomoy Dutt, third judge of the Small Cause Court, and the head of a family always prominent in native society. The deceased judge was, we believe, a fair lawyer, and on many occasions gave proofs of ability of no common order. Though greatly respected among Europeans, he was not, we believe, very popular among his countrymen. He had probably advanced too far before them; but there was some superstition which rendered his name "unlucky." He will, it is said, be succeeded by Baboo Horochunder Ghose, the junior police magistrate of Calcutta.

THE MILITARY BOARD.-Yesterday's Gazette contains an order placing the services of Lieutenant J. N. Young, officiating first assistant-secretary to the Military Board, at the disposal of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, and Capt. Dickens is promoted to the vacancy. It would thus appear that the Military Board, though stripped of the commissariat, the department of Public Works, and the studs, still requires the services of two secretaries to wind up the accounts of the branches of which it has been relieved. How long this "winding-up" is to last there is no guessing; but we venture to assert that, unless, as already suggested by us, a time be fixed within which the arrears are to be brought up and all accounts closed, years will elapse before the business is brought to an end. Were it not out of the usual way of business, we would recommend the appointment of a special officer for the task, without a fixed staff salary, leaving his remuneration to be adjusted by a per-centage on all accounts brought to a close. We feel sure that, twelve months hence, the military accountant would be saved the necessity of writing repeated letters regarding the many unadjusted balances standing in his books against the department hitherto under the control of the Military Board.-Hurkaru, May 26.

ELEPHANT KHEDDAS.-We understand that Government has decided upon establishing elephant kheddas in Burmah, and that Capt. Baugh, of the 26th regt. L.I., is to be appointed superintendent of the establishment. We are not aware whether this arrangement is to supersede the present elephant kheddas in Dacca, though we should hardly be surprised if such were the case. Though the elephants obtained through the Dacca establishment are brought forward in the accounts at a nominal valuation of Rs. 700, we have reason to believe that in reality the cost to Government is much more, considering the share to which the Rajah of Tipperah is entitled, and the loss by strayed elephants, as well as by casualties; and taking moreover into calculation the cost of the khedda establishment, the real value of each standard elephant must be much above one thousand rupees. We believe it was Col. Benson who, in a very able report on the Government studs in general pointed out the uselessness of the khedda establishment; but, unfortunately, his suggestions had to pass through the channel of that august body the Military Board, and, in the mass of business, were lost sight of altogether.-Bengal Hurkaru, May 20.

THE 37TH BENGAL N.I.-The following general order has been issued by his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief:-It having been brought to notice by the officer commanding the 37th regiment of native infantry, that on his assuming command of the corps he found some thousands of rupees deposited in the quarter guard, appertaining to the estates of men who were killed or died in the retreat from Cabul, thus showing that the regulations of the service have been neglected by nearly all the officers who have commanded the regiment between the date of its return from Afghanistan up to the present time, his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, under instructions from the Most Noble the Governor-General in Council, calls the particular attention of all officers to the regulation on this head published in section xv. of the Pay Code of 1849, and enjoins the strictest observance of this rule for the future." The italics are ours. This, we believe, is 1854, and the retreat from Cabul took place, if we mistake not, at the latter end of 1840. Is it possible that the "some thousand rupees" belonging to the estates of men who died or were killed. on that retreat have been lying in the quarter guard of the 37th regiment N.I. for fourteen years? Were the fact not announced in general orders under the authority of the Commander-in-Chief, we should never believe it. It is one of the most unaccountable pieces of absurdity and neglect that we ever remember to have heard of during the whole course of our life; and we very much question whether any one else either ever heard of such an extraordinarily absurd affair. Will our contemporary the Hurkaru, who is learned in the Indian army list, tell us who "all the officers" are who have commanded the 37th N.I. from that date

ject. It is clear that it is a most extraordinarily absurd and verdant piece of neglect. Nothing could be more so.-Calcutta Morning Chronicle, May 24.

MILITARY ON-DITS.-There is a report that Col. Spens is to succeed Brigadier Warren, and take command of the station of Barrackpore.-Capt. J. Williamson, 1st Bengal fusiliers, has sent in his papers preparatory to retiring. The courts-martial in the 15th B.N.I. do not appear to have yet terminated; the quarter-master of the regiment, Lieut. Thompson, is to be brought to trial for misappropriating the public funds of the corps.Englishman.-A court of inquiry assembles to-day at the main guard at Fort William, to investigate a case of horse-whipping that occurred on the Queen's birth-day at the Military Club. It arose out of Asst.-surg. Wigstrom, H.M.'s 14th dragoons, forcing his way into the room of Capt. Dorin, of the commissariat, to apply formal castigation, and meeting with too warm a reception. -Capt. C. V. Bowie, of the artillery, aide-de-camp to the Governor-General, will, it is said, officiate as town major, as a temporary arrangement consequent on the appointment of Major Byrn to the clothing superintendentcy.

GOVERNMENT GENERAL ORDERS.

OFFICERS EMPLOYED UPON THE GANGES CANAL.

Fort William, Home Department, May 11, 1854.-The Governor General in Council, having expressed the deep sense entertained by the government of the distinguished public services which have been rendered by Lieut. Col. Cautley, the director of the Ganges Canal, desires further to record a marked acknowledgment of the able, and zealous, and unwearied aid which has been afforded to him by the officers employed upon the works, which have just now been completed.

His Lordship in Council desires especially to recognize the very valuable exertions of Captain Goodwyn, engineers, executive engineer, 1st division; of Conductor Firm, executive officer for materials, 1st division and of Mr. Dodsworth, assistant surveyor.

The full approbation of the government is due to Lieutenant Fraser, engineers, executive officer, 2nd division; to Lieutenant Price, 1st fusiliers, deputy superintendent, 1st division; to Mr. Kay, deputy superintendent, 1st division; to Mr. Volk, executive officer, 3rd division; to Mr. Login, deputy superintendent, 1st division; and to Mr. Parker, deputy superintendent, 1st division; as well as to Lieutenant Allen, 55th N.I., superintendent of workshops; to Lieutenant Hodgson, executive officer, 4th division; to Lieutenant Whiting, engineer, 5th division; to Lieutenant Merrick, 3rd N.I., deputy superintendent, 3rd division; and to Mr. Read, executive officer, 4th division.

To those officers who have been at various times connected with the works, and particularly to Major Baker, engineers, who directed the operations from 1845 to 1848; to Lieutenant Richard Strachey, engineers; to Lieutenant A. D. Turnbull, engineers, and to Lieutenant Yule, engineers, the warm acknowledgments of the Government of India are now offered.

The Governor-General in Council congratulates them all on the signal success of their labours, and thus publicly conveys to them his cordial and special thanks.

THE NEW OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STUDS.

Fort William, May 19, 1854.-The Most Noble the GovernorGeneral in Council is pleased to direct that the Military Board shall be relieved from the superintendence of the stud department from the 1st proximo, from which date that department will be placed under the direct control of an officer to be designated superintendent of studs," who shall exercise all the authority exercised heretofore by the Military Board, and shall correspond with the secretary to the Government of India in the military department.

2. The staff salary of the superintendent of studs will be Rs. 1,500 per mensem.

3. He will have individual, direct, and prompt authority over everything in the stud department, and will bear direct and individual responsibility to the Government for the right management of everything under his orders.

4. The two officers heretofore designated superintendents of the studs in the central provinces and in the North-Western Provinces respectively, will henceforward be designated "deputy superintendents," and will hold charge of those studs, receiving their present salary of Rs. 1,000 per mensem.

5. The rest of the department will remain on its present footing.

6. The audit of the accounts of the stud department from the 1st May, 1854, will be made by the auditor of the commissariat accounts, with such extra establishment as may be found necessary.

ABOLITION OF OFF-RECKONINGS.

Fort William, May 23, 1854.-The Most Noble the GovernorGeneral of India in Council is pleased, with the sanction of the hon. the Court of Directors, to abolish the system of the off-reckoning fund, and to direct that, from the 1st January next, the clothing of the army at the three presidencies shall be provided at the cost of the state, and that a fixed sum, calculated on the average of the off-reckoning shares for the last twenty-one years, of which the accounts have been made up, after deducting from the same the amount of interest on unadjusted balances, as included therein, shall be payable to colonels of regiments and others entitled to off-reckoning shares, under existing rules, quarterly in England, and monthly in India, under the head of "colonel's allowance." The amount of this allowance will be notified hereafter in general orders.

2. The clothing boards and the office of secretary to the clothing boards at the three presidencies will be abolished from the 1st of June, 1854, and the duties of the board at each presidency will be performed by a responsible officer, to be styled "superintendent of army clothing."

3. The staff salary of the superintendent in Bengal, who will also be auditor of clothing accounts, is fixed at Company's rupees one thousand and five hundred (1,500) per mensem.

4. The amount of salary of the superintendents at Madras and Bombay will be notified to the governments of those presidencies. 5. The clothing at the three presidencies will continue to be made up under " army clothing agents."

6. The staff salary of army clothing agents, who may hereafter be appointed, is fixed at Company's rupees (750) seven hundred and fifty per mensem.

CIVIL. APPOINTMENTS, &c.

ALEXANDER, H. A. R. to be register of deeds, and marriage registrar in district of Backergunge, May 18. BALMAIN, W. to be dept. supt. of Jaloun, May 20. BAYLEY, H. V. add. jud. of Dacca and Backergunge, vested with pow. of a spec. commissr.

BEEHETT, J. O. B. dept. coll. and dept. mag. in Kumaon, vested with full powers of mag. May 20.

BEST, W. R. to be jt. mag. and dept. coll. of Rohtuch, May 20. BROWNE, Lord H. U. vested with special powers in Tuhoot district, May 17.

CHAPMAN, R. B. to be jt. mag. and dept. coll. 2nd grade, May 16. COCKERELL, F. R. vested with powers of jt. mag. and dept. coll. in Cuttack district, May 17.

COLVIN, B. J. to be a judge of court of sudder dewanny and nizamut adawlut, May 26.

DALRYMPLE, F. A. E. to offic. as coll. of Dinagepore, May 20. DASHWOOD, H. W. to be jt. mag. and dept. coll. of Banda. DRUMMOND, Hon. R. A. J. to be a memb. of local com. of public instruction at Agra, May 16.

DRUMMOND, F. B. to be mag. of Tipperah, fr. May 16.

DRUMMOND, Hon. E. rec. ch. of office of accountant to govt. of Bengal fr. C. H. Lushington, May 22.

EDWARDS, R. Mc. to be jt. mag. and dept. coll. of Seharunpore. ELLIOTT, C. P. attached to N. W. provinces and the Punjab. ELLIOT, A. J. vested with powers of jt. mag. and dept. coll. in 24-pergunnahs, May 17.

FERGUSSON, H. D. H. to be mag. of 24-pergunnahs and supt. of Allipore jail, May 26.

FREELING, G. H. to be jt. mag. and dept. coll. of Delhi, to continue to offic. as jt. mag. and dept. coll. of Humeerpore, May 20. GREY, J. J. vested with powers of jt. mag. and dept. coll. in Hooghly district, May 17.

HALSEY, W. S. recently admitted, att. to N.W. provinces. HENDERSON, W. H. vested with powers of jt. mag. and dept. coll. in Noacolly district, May 17.

HUME, A. O. to jt. mag. and dept. col. Mynpoory, May 20. JOHNSON, W. to be dept. col. and dept. mag. in zillah Moradabad. JENKINS, C. vested with powers of jt. mag. and dept. coll. in Backergunge district, May 17.

LANE, T. Bruce, vested with special powers in Purneah district. LANE, T. Blomefield, vested with powers of jt. mag. and dept. coll. in Cuttack district, May 17.

MANDERSON, R. to be jt. mag. and dept. coll. of Goorgaon. MANGLES, J. H. vested with powers of jt. mag, and dept. coll. in Bancoorah district, May 17.

MARTIN, S. N. to be jt. mag. and dept. coll. of Benares, but to continue to offic. as jt. mag. and dept. coll. of Jounpore, May 20. MILLS, A. J. M. to be a legislative councillor of education of India fr. May 20.

MOORE, W. R. to be an extra jt. mag. and dept. coll. in zillah Mirzapore, and asst. to supt. family domains of Rajah of Benares. MORRIS, G. G. to be a jt. mag. and dept. coll. 2nd grade, fr. May 16.

MUSPRATT, H. vested with powers of jt. mag. and dept. coll. in Burdwan district, May 17.

OWEN, C. B. dep. coll. and dep. mag. in Ghazeepore, vested with special powers, May 20.

SAMUELLS, E. A. to be com. of revenue and circuit for Cuttack
div. and superint. of tributary mehals, May 26.
SMITH, M. to be a judge of Sudder Dewanny and Nizamut
Adawlut, N.W. prov. fr. May 1.

SPENCER, M. C. vested with powers of jt. mag. in districts within
S.W. frontier agency, May 17.

THOMASON, J. G. to be jt. mag. and dep. coll. of Budaon, May 20.
THORNHILL, H. B. to be jt. mag. and dep. coll. of Moorababad.
THORNHILL, M. B. to be jt. mag. and dep. coll. of Hissar, to con-
tinue to offic. as mag. and coll. of Azimgurh, May 20.
TUCKER, R. T. to be civ. and sess. judge of Futtehpore, fr. date of
Mr. Smith's permanent appt. to be a judge of the court of Sudder
Dewanny and Nizamut Adawlut.

YOUNG, J. H. to be jt. mag. and dep. coll. of Noacolly, to continue to offic. as coll. of Burdwan, May 26.

YULE, G. U. to offic. as civ. and sess. judge of Rungpore until further orders, making over charge of his present office of coll. of Dinagepore to W. Le F. Robinson, May 10.

MILITARY.

APPOINTMENTS, &c.

ABERCROMBIE, Brev. maj. W. engrs. permanently app. garrison engr. and civil architect, with effect fr. May 3, in suc. to Lieut. col. H. Fraser; to offic. as supt. engr. 2nd circle, lower provinces, pending arrival of Lieut. col. Fraser.

APPERLEY, Brev. maj. W. W. 4th L.C. to be dep. superint. of studs.

ARMSTRONG, Lieut. col. 14th N.I. is, at his own request, per-
mitted to resign the adjutancy of that corps, May 8.
BARTLEMAN, Ens. J. doing duty with 42nd L.I. posted to 23rd
N.I. at Mooradabad, as 3rd ens. May 8.

BARTLETT, Lieut. H. T. 21st N.I. to offic. as cantonment jt. mag.
of Sealcote, in add. to his reg. duties, dur. abs. of Chambers.
BATTINE, Ens. W. A. 43rd L.I. to offic. as interp. and qr. mr. to
57th N.I.; to be adj. 16th irr. cav. v. Urmston.
BEATSON, Capt. T. F. A. 10th L.C. to act as adj. v. Harrison,
proc. on furl.

BEYNON, Lieut. W. H. adjt. Kotah cont. to act as 2nd in com. in add. to his own duties, dur. abs. on leave, of Capt. Dennys, or till further orders.

BOILEAU, Ens. T. B. to do duty with 70th N.I. at Umballah, May 19. BOILEAU, Brev. maj. F. B. art. to be maj. fr. May 17, in suc. to Cautley, ret.

BONHAM, Lieut. J. 2nd batt. art. to do duty with 3rd ditto dur. abs. of Gillespie.

BRADSHAW, Riding-master T. to be lieut. on vet. estab. fr. May 16. BRIDGES, Ens. O. S. (not arrived) posted to 53rd N.I. at Barrackpore, as 4th ens. May 18.

BROWN, Lieut. G. F. S. to be dept. comm. 2nd class, Saugor and Nerbudda territories, May 20.

BRYCE, 2nd Lieut. J. H. art. to do duty with 1st comp. 2nd batt. with No. 7 battery attached.

BURN, Maj. H. P. 1st N.I. to be supt. of army clothing in Bengal and auditor of clothing accounts, fr. June 1.

BUSHBY, Ens. J. T. 67th N.I. to be lieut. fr. May 17, in suc. to Minchin, ret.

CAMPBELL, Ens. H. 63rd N.I. to be lieut. fr. Feb. 12, in suc. to Woodhouse, dec.

CAMPBELL, Lieut. L. G. A. 53rd N.I. to be adjt. 2nd Assam L.I. CARNELL, Lieut. W. to be adjt. to 3rd Eur. regt. May 8.

CHALMERS, Ens. W. A. doing duty with 50th, posted to 56th N.I. at Umballah, as 4th ens. May 8.

CLERK, Lieut. E. to be dept. comm. of 2nd class in Saugor and
Nerbudda territories, May 20.

COPLAND, Ens. A. to do duty with 50th N.I. at Benares.
Cox, Col. H. C. M. 58th N.İ. perm. to draw pay and allowances
fr. Jullundur or Umballah pay-office dur. stay at Landour.
Cox, Ens. W. E. (not arrived) posted to 26th N.L.I. as 4th ens.
CUPPAGE, Cornet B. fr. 1st to 6th L.C.

DANDRIDGE, Lieut. E. 73rd N.I. to act as adj. to the corps dur. abs. of Twycross.

DAVIES, Ens. H. N. 25th N.I. to act. as adj. dur. abs. of Lieut. A. Hunter.

DAVIDSON, 1st Lieut. W. 1st. Eur. fus. to be adj. v. Salusbury, prom.

DE BRETT, Ens. H. doing duty with 50th, posted to 57th N.I. as 4th ens. May 8.

DE KANTZOW, Ens. C. A. on leave, posted to 38th N.I. at Cawnpore, as 3rd ens. May 8.

DICKENS, Capt. C. H. art. to be offic. 1st asst. sec. to mil. board fr. April 1, v. Young, May 19.

DICKEY, Lieut. col. E. J. (on staff emp.), posted to 57th N.I. May 8; to be superint. of studs.

Down, Ens. R. W. doing duty with 42nd L.I. posted to 7th N.I. at Berhampore as 4th ens. May 8.

D'OYLY, Lieut. G. F. 67th N.I. to be capt. fr. May 17, in succ. to Minchin, retired.

DRUMMOND, Ens. W. L. P. doing duty with 50th, posted to 38th N.L.I. at Cawnpore, as 4th ens. May 8.

EVANS, 2nd Lieut. H. J. art. to be 1st lieut. fr. May 17, in succ. to Cautley, retired.

GARBETT, Surg. C. 11th N.I. to afford med. aid to 25th N.I. fr. May 1 in add. to his other duties.

GARDNER, Capt. H. C. to act as adjt. to 38th N.L.I. as a special arrangement.

GILLESPIE, Ens. J. 61st N.I. to be lieut. fr. Jan. 29, v. Lieut. T. H. L. Bland, ret.

GLUBB, Lieut. O. M. 37th N.I. to ch. of 3rd tr. 8th irr. cav. proceeding to Rangoon.

GORDON, Lieut. F. D. to be supt. of Jhansi, May 20.

GRAHAM, Ens. G. F. to do duty with 42nd L.I. at Benares.

GRANT, Ens. A. P. doing duty with 33rd, posted to 71st N.I. at Noorpore as 4th ens. May 8.

GREATHEAD, 1st Lieut. W. H. engs. offic. exec. engr. 1st or DumDum div. dept. pub. works, is permanently appt. to that situation, with effect fr. May 3, in succ. to Abercrombie.

GRUBB, Lieut. E. A. 24th N.I. to be stat. staff, v. Parsons, GULLIVER, Lieut. H. W. engs. serv. pl. at disp. of civil eng. in Punjab, for employ. on Baree Doab canal.

HAMILTON, Lieut. J. asst. commy, of ordnance, to ch. of maga. zine, temp. in room of Capt. G. C. Channer, on m.c. HEWETT, Ens. J. N. B. to do duty with 50th N.I. at Benares. HICKEY, Lieut. R. J. F. to be adj. 15th irr. cav. v. Hotham, dec. HICKIE, Lieut. W. A. G. 2nd in com. 15th irr. cav. to rec. ch. of adjt.'s office.

HICKS, Col. G. c.B. posted to 70th N.I. May 20.

HILL, Brig. W. com. Gwalior conting. rec. ch. of Gwalior pol. agcy. fr. Maj. D. A. Malcolm.

HOLROYD, Ens. W. R. M. on leave, posted to 23rd N.I. at Moradabad, as 4th ens. May 8.

LAURENCE, Col. H. posted to 72nd N.I. May 8.

LEIGH, Capt. R. T. 7th N.I. serv. pl. at disp. of It. gov. of Bengal. LINDESAY, Ens. T. E. doing duty 42nd N.L.I. posted to 22nd N.I. at Ferozepore, as 4th ens. May 8.

LOCKWOOD, Cornet, J. C. posted to 5th L.C. at Ferozepore, as 2nd cornet.

LUMSDEN, Brev. capt. H. B. 59th N.I. to be capt. of a comp. fr. Feb. 5, v. Hyslop, ret.

MACDONALD, Ens. W. doing duty with 42nd N.L.I. posted to 25th N.I. at Allahabad, as 4th ens. May 8.

MACDONALD, Ens. D. doing du. with 61st, posted to 25th N.I. at Allahabad, as 3rd ens. May 8.

MANSON, Lieut. col. J. fr. 20th to 21st N.I.

MARTIN, Capt. and brev. maj. W. J. 9th N.I. is permitted to ret. fr. the service of the Company, on pens. of a maj. from June 1, 1854, and to draw his pens. fr. the treasury at Peshawur. MONEY, 1st Lieut. J. art. to be capt. fr. May 17, in succ. to Cautley, retired.

MONTGOMERIE, Cornet A. W. J. posted to 6th L.C. at Nowgong, as 2nd cornet.

MORTON, Ens. B. W. D. 30th N.I. adjt. 2nd Assam lt. inf. batt.

services pl. at disp. of lieut. gov. of Bengal.

MURRAY, Cornet J. M. posted to 6th L.C. at Nowgong as 3rd

cornet.

MURRAY, Lieut. J. J. offic. brig. maj. Gwalior cont. to act as paymr. also, dur. abs. of Meade, or till further orders. MYLNE, Ens. C. K. doing duty with 42nd, posted to 35th N.L.I. at Sealkote as 4th ens. May 8.

NOBLE, Ens. H. N. doing du. with 50th, posted to 44th N.I. at Dinapore as 4th ens. May 8.

OLDFIELD, Ens. H. T. 9th N.I. to act as adj. to 16th irreg. cav. PESTER, Lieut. H. L. 63rd N.I. to be capt. fr. Feb. 12, in suc. to Woodhouse, dec.

PLAYFAIR, Lieut. E. M. com. of art. U. Malwa conting. assumed ch. of du. May 5.

PRENDERGAST, Cornet M. M. posted to 10th L.C. at Peshawur as

2nd cornet.

RANDALL, Ens. W. L. 59th N.I. to be lieut. fr. Feb. 5, v. Hyslop, ret.

ROBERTSON, Ens. R. to do du. with 42nd L.I. at Benares. ROWCROFT, Ens. F. doing du. with 50th, posted to 2nd N.I. at Futteghur as 4th ens. May 8.

RUTHERFORD, Ens. T. W. 33rd N.I. to ch. of 5th tr. 8th irreg. cav. proc. to Rangoon,

SANDYS, Lieut. col. L. H. fr. 7th to 20th N.I.
SCOTT, Ens. E. H. 55th N.I. to act as adj. v. R. S. Haig.
SEPPINGS, Lieut. E. J. 2nd L. C. to act as adj. in add. to his other
duties dur. abs. of Warner.

SMALLEY, Ens. R. T. doing duty with 50th, posted to 41st N.I. at
Etawah, as 4th ens. May 8.

SMITH, Capt. A. S. 2nd in com. 3rd regt. inf. Punjab irr. force, to offic. as com. v. Henderson, on leave.

STAFFORD, Lieut. J. F. 4th N.I. to offic. as adjt. to 3rd regt. Punjab inf. dur. abs. on leave of Lieut. Paske.

TAYLOR, Lieut. T. to be adjt. to 14th N.I. v. Armstrong, resigned. TEMPLER, Lieut. col. H. posted to 7th N.I. May 20.

TURTON, Brev. lieut. col. J. art. to be lieut. col. fr. May 17, in suc. to Cautley, ret.

WAKE, Cornet E. B. posted to 1st L.C. as 2nd cornet.

WALTERS, Ens. J. S. (not arrived) posted to 1st Eur. Bengal fus. as 8th 2nd lieut. May 8.

WARNER, Cornet A. Č. posted to 7th L.C. at Jullundur, as 2nd

ARMSTRONG, Lieut. C. 14th N.I. fr. April 26 to June 30, to
Bombay prep. to app. for furl. to Europe, on m.c.
BAINBRIDGE, Ens. F. T. 64th N.I. leave canc.

BASDEN, Capt. C. B. 61st N.I. fr. June 1 to Sept. 30, to Agra,
Gwalior, and Almorah, old regs.

BIGGS, Lieut. J. A. M. 14th N.I. to April 15, in ext. to remain at Sealkote, on m.c. old regs.

BLAGRAVE, Lieut. J. W. B. 74th N.I. 4 mo. fr. June 13, to Allyghur, Dhurmsalla, and hills north of Kangra, old regs. BLOIS, Maj. T. F. 11th N.I. 2 years to Europe.

BRISTOW, Capt. E. W. 1st N.I. fr. March 6 to April 12, old regs. CARLETON, Capt. H. A. art. fr. May 20 to Oct. 15, to Cashmere. CHRISTIE, Brev. lieut. col. J. 3rd L.C. 6 mo. fr. May 1 to hills north of Deyrah, old regs.

COOKES, 1st Lieut. C. H. h. art. fr. May 1st to Oct. 15, to Cashmere, with sanction of govt. old regs.

ECKFORD, 2nd Lieut. J. A. H. art. fr. April 3 to Dec. 1, to Simla, on m.c. old regs.

ELLIS, Lieut. F. J. 58th N.I. 6 mos. fr. May 15, to Cashmere,

old regs.

FANE, Lieut. W. 2nd in com. 1st Punjab irr. cav. 6 mo. fr. May 15, old regs.

FULLER, Lieut. A. R. 3 mo. fr. June 1, to pres.

GIRDLESTONE, Lieut. W. B. 67th N.I. fr. Dec. 31 to April 30, to Rangoon and Benares, on m.c. old regs.

GURNELL, Capt. R. M. inv. est. 6 mo. fr. June 1. to pres. prep. to retiring, old regs.

HAIG, Lieut. A. S. 55th N.I. 3 mo. fr. May 4, to Bombay prep. to app. for furl. to Europe, on m.c.old regs.

HOMFRAY, EDs. M. P. 17th N.I. 6 mo. fr. May 1, to pres. old regs.
LLOYD, Lieut. G. C. 56th N.I. fr. May 10 to Oct. 15, to Nynee
Tal and hills north of Deyrah, old regs.
MAISTER, Lieut. G. h. art. leave canc.

MOORE, Lieut. J. 2nd in com. Scinde rifle corps, fr. April 1 to
Nov. 30, Murree, on m.c.

MURRAY, Lieut. C. 70th N.I. 4 mo. fr. May 13, to pres. old regs. NICHOLSON, Lieut. L. 4th Seikh local inf. 6 mo. fr. May 1, to Rangoon and Calcutta, old regs.

PARSON, Ens. Q. D. 8th N.I. fr. April 20 to Oct. 15, to Mussoorie and hills N. of Deyrah, old rules. RATTRAY, Capt. J. 2nd N.I. leave cancelled.

RIDDELL, Capt. T. cantonment jt. mag. of Cawnpore, 3 mos. ROBERTSON, Capt. R. 70th N.I. 6 mo. furl. to Europe, new regs. RYLEY, Capt. J. S. G. 5th L.C. fr. May 15 to Nov. 15, to Mussoorie and presidency, prep. to apply for furl. to Europe, old rules.

WALSH, Capt. G. C. 14th N.I. 1 year, fr. March 25, to Darjeeling, on m.c. old regs.

WILSON, Capt. H. M. 8th N.I. 6 mo. fr. May 9, to Gyah and Ghazeepore, old regs.

WROUGHTON, Capt. F. T. 8th N.I. fr. April 18 to June 1, to remain at Cawnpore, on m.c. old regs.

MEDICAL.

APPOINTMENTS, &c.

BROWN, Asst. surg. J. B. S. attached to garrison of Govindghur, is appt. to 13th irr. cav. at Bareilly.

BUCKLE, Asst. surg. H. B. 15th N.Í. to aff. med. aid to 2nd comp. sap. and min.

CANTOR, Surg. T. 3rd Eur. regt. to assu. temp. med. ch. of H.M.'s depot and stores at Chinsurah.

DALZEL, Asst. surg. W. F. B. M.D. to med. ch. of 6th inf. Gwalior cont. to join his appt. on being relieved fr. med. ch. of corps of guides, May 19.

EWART, Asst. surg. J. with a detach. of 40th N.I. to assu. temp. med. ch. of corps.

HUNTER, Surg. T. C. 46th N.I. to resu. appt. as staff surg. JESTON, Asst. surg. R. P. art. to make over med. ch. of depot 1st Eur. Bengal fus. to Asst. surg. T. Turnbull.

LYELL, Asst. surg. R. M.D. to be civ. asst. surg. of Gazeepore. MACLEAN, Asst. surg. L. H. J. of Meerut circ. posted to art. div. at that station.

MCRAE, Surg. J. 8th L.C. to aff. med. aid to 39th N.I. in add. to his other duties, v. Cuningham.

PARRY, Vet. surg. R. B. to hold vet. ch. of the Haupper stud. PHILIPS, Vet. Surg. J. to 3rd L.C. during the period Parry may be in the stud dept.

RAY, Asst. surg. G. H. 3rd irr. cav. to aff. med. aid to detach. of 5th inf. Scindiah's contingent at Jhansi.

Ross, Asst. surg. J. T. C. Murree depôt, to aff. med. to detach. of 66th, or Goorka regt. ; to take ch. of civ. med. du. of sanitarium of Murree.

SKINNER, Asst. surg. G. R. F.R.C.S. att. to gov. gen.'s body guard, passed colloquial exam. April 15.

THORNTON, Surg. H. J. 1st L.C. to act as med. storekeeper, Cawnpore, in add. to his other duties, v. Bruce, on leave. TRESIDDER, Asst. surg. J. N. to offic. as st. surg. at Cawnpore, v. Bruce.

TUCKER, Asst. surg. S. R. 7th irr. cav. to rec. med. ch. of 5th tr. 1st brig. h. art. fr. C. K. Webb.

WALLICH, Surg. G. C. 37th N.I. to assume med. ch. of 72nd N.I. v. Wilson.

WEBB, Asst. surg. C. K. H. art. to proc. to Hazarah, and aff. med. aid to 3rd Seik loc. inf. temp. v. Farquhar, app. to corps of guides.

WHITE, Asst. Surg. A. M.D. to aff. med. aid to 13th N.I. May 8. WILSON, Surg. T. W. M.D. to be a presidency surgeon, v. Chapman.

ADMITTED TO THE SERVICE.-ARRIVED AT THE DATE

SPECIFIED.

DOPPING, A. B.A. and M.D. May 15.

HUTCHINSON, R. F. M.D. May 18.
LAMB, M. B. M.D. May 6.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

GERRARD, Surg. W. R. 25th N.I. 6 mo. fr. May 1, to Futtehgurh, on m.c. old regs.

GRANT, Asst. surg. G. to be surg. fr. May 16, v. Gerrard, dec.

HER MAJESTY'S FORCES IN THE EAST.

STAFF.

Lieut. C. L. Peel, 52nd ft. to be a.-d.-c. to C.-in-C. in India, v. Halkett; Ens. Lord W. C. M. Scott, 52nd ft. to act as a.-d.-c. to C.-in-C. in India dur. emp. of Stapylton; Maj. gen. W. H. Sewell, to be C.-in-C. of Madras; Maj. G. Talbot, 43rd ft. to be mil. sec.; Lieut. T. L. Mayne, 14th Lt. Drag. to be Persian interp.; Lieut. R. C. Glover, 43rd ft. to be a.-d.-c.; and Lieut. O. Lowry, 96th ft. to be extra a.-d.-c. to Maj. gen. Sewell.

CAVALRY.

9th Lancers. Cornet Payne, to Oct. 31, to Sumla and hills n. of Deyrah, on m.c.

INFANTRY.

8th regt. Lieut. G. Corry, 2 yrs. to England.-10th. Lieut. J. E. H. Taylor, March 31 to Sept. 30, on m.c.-22nd. Brev. maj. Ramsay, 6 mo. to England, on m.c.; Col. Cotton, 4 mo. to Murree.-24th. Lieut. J.T. Tovey, passed exam. in civil engineering; Lieut. C. A. Mouatt, May 1 to Oct. 31, to Murree, on m.c.-52nd. Lieut. C. K. Crosse, to Oct. 15, in ext.; Lieuts. Eteson and Gibbons, to Oct. 5, in ext.; Lieut. W. J. Stopford, to be adj. v. Peel, res.-61st. Lieut. D. Reid, to be adj. v. Burnside, res.-74th. Brev. lieut. col. W. D. P. Patton, to April 6, 1855, in ext.-75th, Lieut. R. Barter, to do duty at Murree, conval. depôt; Lieut. W. H. Urquhart, 18 mo. to Cape, on m.c.-81st. Lieut. S. S. Bristowe, 6 mo. to Landour, on m.c.-83rd. Capt. J. Kelsall to be major; Lieut. H. D. R. Pigott to be capt.; and Ens. E. Meurant to be lieut. fr. May 7, in suc. to Lloyd, dec.-96th. Major J. Snodgrass, July 12 to Dec. 31, on m.c.; Lieut. G. A. Warburton, to Oct. 25, to Darjeeling.