the Supreme Government of British India, magnanimously to repeal this unjust and dangerous Stamp Act.' CAPTAIN PRESCOTT, ON ABUSE OF PATRONAGE. The CHAIRMAN stated to the Court, that a prosecution had been instituted in the Court of King's Bench, against certain persons, for the sale of the Company's patronage. The trial came before the Court on the 6th of March, and he had now to lay before the Court the short-hand writer's notes of that proceeding. Mr. GAHAGAN asked whether it was intended to print the notes ? Captain PRESCOTT addressed the Court, in a state of considerable agitation, in the following terms: 'I appear before you, after an absence of eight or nine months; I have been the Company's servant, man and boy, for more than forty years, and I do not think that I appear before you with a broken-down character; I entreat the Proprietors to examine the papers which have been laid before them; it will be doing me the utmost favour, for, without your confidence, I am not the man to remain behind the bar.' (Hear, hear.) TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Mr. GAHAGAN, before the Court rose, wished to ask a question on a subject that had a good deal agitated the public mind. It must be known that transactions of a very delicate and extraordinary nature had taken place in that house some time since, and he wished to know whether it was intended to state what had led to the appointment of Mr. Mortimer in the place of Mr. Gilmour; and also whether, with respect to the alleged use of money entrusted to the latter, any disclosure would be made to the Court, because it might be necessary to bring the matter before the Proprietors by a special requisition. The CHAIRMAN.-I think I may say that the Court of Directors have found it necessary to appoint a servant to a particular situation in this house; and I trust the confidence reposed in them by the Proprietors will lead the latter to believe that they have taken great pains in this matter, and that they have acted with strict propriety. Having stated this to the Court of Proprietors, I think I have stated all they can fairly ask or require. The Court then adjourned. CIVIL AND MILITARY APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, AND [B. signifies Bombay-M. Madras-and C. Calcutta.] Borradaile, G., Ens., 68th N. I., to Lieut., v. Vansandau, prom.-C. Sept. 7. Box, Lieut., 1st Eur. Reg., to act as Adj.-C. Sept. 4. Brown, L. C., Lieut., on furl. to the Presidency.-C. Sept. 4. Claridge, J. S., Capt., 34th Light Inf., on furl. to Eur. for health.-M. Sept. 18. Campbell, R., Capt., 21st N. I., app. to charge of the Commiss. Dep. in Cutch, during the absence of Capt. Long, on furl.-B. Oct. 5. Cocke, J., Capt., 3d N. 1., to act as Inspector of Hill Forts in the Deccan, v. Brown, on regimental duty.-B. Oct. 9, Cavage, W., Lieut., 21st N. L, to take charge of the Brig.-Major's office, v. Atchison.-B. Oct. 9. Chalmers, J. H., Lieut., 4th N. I., to act as Adj. to the wing proceeding on field service while detached from head-quarters.-B. Oct. 5. Colegrave, H., Mr., admitted Cad. and prom. to Ens.-B. Sept. 22. Campbell, H. J., Mr., admitted Assist.-Surg.-B. Sept. 22. 1 Cox, H. G. M., Capt., Com. the Bundlecund Prov. Batt., on furl. to the Presidency.-C. Sept. 3.) Douglas, J. F., Lieut., 49th N. I., on furl. to Eur.-C. Sept. 7. Elwall, E. H., Mr., admitted Cad. of Inf. and prom. to Ens.-B. Sept. 22. Faithfull, W. R. L., Brev. Capt. and Lieut., 43d N. I., to be Capt. of a comp., v. Farquharson, A., Lieut., 6th Extra N. I., to be Capt. by Brevet.-C. Sept. 7. Frith, F. W., Capt., 69th N. I., on furl. for health.-C. Sept. 4. Gunter, H. S., Ens., rem. from 2d Eur. Reg. to 20th N. I., to rank below Ens. Johnson.-B. Oct. 11. Graham, Thos., Lieut. 2d Gren. N. I., on furl. to Eur.-B. Oct. 11. Grigor, A., Assist.-Surg., to remain at the Presidency for health.-B. Oct. 9. Gordon, J. W., Lieut., 7th N. I., furl. to Calcutta extended.-B. Sept. 11, Graham, D. C., Lieut., 19th N. I., to be Adj. of the Bheel Corps in Kandeish, v Berk, dec.-B. Sept. 25. Goodwyn, H., 1st Lieut. Eng, placed at disp. of Mil. Board.-C. Sept. 7. Hughes, S., Major, 40th N. I., on furl. to Eur. for health.-B. Oct. 11: Mitchell, T., Lieut. 15th N. I., to be Quarter Master and Interpreter, v. Muran on furlough.-B. Oct. 17. Morrison, William, Maj. 18th N. I. on furl. to Eur. for health--B. Oct. 5. 1:07 M'Rae, J., Assist. Surg., permitted to resign.-C. Sept. 3. '1 Maxwell, H. G., Capt. 43d N. I., to be Maj. v. Watson, prom.-C. Sept. 3. Macpherson, A. F., Ens. 43d N. I., to Lieut., v. Faithfull, prom.-C. Sept. 7. Morice, Assist.-Surg. to do duty with 1st Brig. Horse Artil., v. Walker. Nisbet, J., Assist.-Surg. app. to the Medical Dutics of the Civ. Station of Nuddeah, in absence of Assist.-Surg. Downes on furl.-C. Sept. 7. Orton, James, Surgeon, to succeed Surg. Hathway, as Garrison Surg. of Tan nah, B. Oct. 11. ༈༔,*་ Roberts, H. G., Captain 19th N. I., perm. to visit the Deccan.B. Oct 8. Stirling, G., Lieut., (His Majesty's 2d Foot,) to act as Adj. to the Light Batt. Sympson, G. F. Mr., adm. Cad. of Inf., and prom. to Ens.-B. Sept. 22. Stewart, R., Capt. 61st N. I., on furl. to the Cape, St. Helena, and Eur. for health. -C. Sept, 3, Sleaman, Jas., Ens., rem. from 46th N. I. to 5th ext. regt. at Jubbulpore, as jun. Ens.-C. Sept. 4. Teasdale, H. C., Lieut., 25th N. I., to be Quar. Mas. and Interp.-B. Oct. 9. Turner, B. Lieut., ext. Eng., at Surat and Broach, placed at the disposal of the Com. in Chief, to proceed with the Field Force from Poonah.-B. Sept. 21. Trelawney, J. Capt. Ex. Off. Departm. of Public Works, on furlough.-C. Sept. 7. Wilkie, W. Lieut., 15th N. I., to be Capt. v. Esdall, dec.-B. Oct. 2. Waite, B. Capt., 24th N. I., and acting 2d Assist. Comm. General, on furlough to Europe.-B. Sept. 21. T Willis, P. W., 2d. Lieut. Eng., placed at the disposal of the Military Board. -C. Sept. 7. i Watson, W. L. Maj., (C. B.) Inf., to be Lieut.-Col. v. Stuart, dec.-C. Sept. 3. Fort William, September 28, 1827. No. 199 of 1827.-The inconveniences attending some of the existing Regulations, regarding the mode of drawing regimental pay and allowances, having been brought to the notice of Government, the Right Honourable the Vice-President in Council, for the purpose of simplifying the system of accounts, is pleased to direct, that, from the 31st of December next, pay proper for all classes of Europeans shall, in like manner with regimental allowances, be drawn in arrears, and, in regard to European Officers, the whole, according to the rates laid down in the annexed Table, which, in the total, correspond exactly with those now existing, the calculations having, for greater accuracy, been made for a period of four years, in order to embrace a leap year. To remedy other inconveniences complained of, and to secure uniformity of arrangement in muster rolls, pay abstracts, and other documents of a similar nature, and thereby to lessen the number of retrenchments to which Officers are now exposed, his Lordship in Council is pleased to announce to the Army, that a work, containing forms of sundry documents connected with the Pay and Audit Departments, tables of pay, calculated for each day, in months of twentyeight, twenty-nine, thirty, and thirty-one days, and some general rules for the guidance of Officers, is now under preparation, and that copies of it will be distributed to every regiment in the service. Blank forms of muster rolls and pay abstracts will also be supplied periodically to regiments, from the lithographic press, at rates to be hereafter ascertained, and under rules and regulations which will be laid down in the work above alluded to. In order to prevent a recurrence of such frauds, as have recently been reported to have been committed on the Presidency Pay Office, by a Pay Serjeant, and to enable Pay Masters to check the pay bills of troops, companies, and estab lishments, in a more efficient manner than can now be done by the numerical abstracts of the muster rolls, which are at present annexed to pay bills, his Lordship in Council directs, that, on and after the 1st of January next, copies of muster rolls shall be furnished to Pay Masters; but the certificates, numerical abstract, and statement of pay in the originals, are to be omitted in the transcripts, and the following declaration substituted in their stead, viz.: I do declare upon honour, that the above is a faithful Copy of the Muster Roll of the Troop, Company, or Establishment, as the case may be, of the Regiment, taken at for the month of, the original of which was delivered to the Mustering Officer. 1 Erd. C. D. Adjt, " of IA. B. JV T Commanding Troop, or Company, &c. E. R Commanding Regiments, &c. These copies are to be forwarded immediately after muster, direct to the PayMaster, by the Officer commanding the regiment, &c.'; or, in the event of one company or more being detached, by the Officer, who, as the senior, countersigns them. WM. CASEMENT, Lieut.-Col. |