1816. The Hon. Sir Anthony Buller, in his address to the grand jury, regretted to observe the great preponderance of murders and burglaries on the calendar. It was to be feared, from the numerous recent instances of daring attacks on the houses of Europeans, as well as natives in the city and its neighbourhood, that the latter class of crimes was rather on the increase. It was true the dwellings of the natives were in general poor miserable huts; but they were not on that account less valuable to their owners, whose only asylum and security they were. The crime was still more deleterious in the houses of Europeans, because it was usually committed in the dead of the night, when all were asleep, and from the heat of the climate the inhabitants were forced to leave their houses in a great measure open. He however hoped much from the increasing vigilance of an intelligent and active police. The principal cases on the calendar were that of Gorman for the murder of his wife, and that of Tonoo Baburchee, who it appears had entered a house by forcibly lifting up the bolt, by which the venetianed windows are usually secured. His Lordship finally called the attention of the jury to two cases on the admiralty side. On these he did not comment, because in event of their proving misdemeanors instead of felonies, the jurisdiction of the court might be questioned. Thomas Lewin, Esq. having produced, the requisite testimonials, and taken the usual oaths, was admitted a barrister. Charles Trebeck and T. B. Swinhee, Esqs. were admitted Attornies of the Court. The epidemic disorder, which we have formerly mentioned, continues to prevail in the northern provinces; and Delhi Futtighur, Cawnpore, and Allahabad, are all suffering this awful visitation. At Allahabad there were nearly 150 men in the hospital of the detachment doing duty there; and many officers, women, and children severely indisposed. At Cawn pore eight or ten men died daily, and the 87th regiment have lost between eighty and ninety in twenty-five days. Of the four King's regiments at that station, there were nearly 1000 on the sick list in the first week of the present month (October). We are sorry to add that Dr. Calder, of the Medical service on this establishment, and Lieutenant Macartney, of the 25th Light Dragoons, have fallen victims to the disease. We understand that official information from the highest medical authority at Cawnpoor, under date 9th instant, states that the sickness still continues, though not in so violent a degree, and that a considerable alteration for the better has taken place in H. M. 87th regiment, the symptoms being now less violent, and the casualties considerably diminished. As the favourable alteration in the season was then taking place, it could not fail to accelerate and increase this improvement in the condition of the sick. We hope soon to have the pleasure of announcing that the sickness, so unusual in that part of India, has entirely disappeared. We have letters from Agra of the 11th instant, from which it appears the usual health was enjoyed at that station.—Harkaruş Oct. 19. A. D. 1816, Reg. 16.-On the 10th June was passed a regulation, for the trial ofcivilsuits, in which the native officers and soldiers attached to regular corps on the military establishment of the Presidency of Fort William, may be parties. The annual relief of the army will "oecasion the following changes of the undermentioned corps : European Regiment at Berhanpoor. Extract from the Proceedings of an European General Court Martial, ussembled at Kurnaul, on Tuesday, 10th September 1816, for the trial of Lieut. J. Elwood, 2d Bat. 5th Regt. Native Infantry, and such other prisoners as may be brought before it.-President, Lieut.-Col. A. Maxwell; Judge Advocate, Capt. Patrickson; Dep. Judge Advocate General of 2d and 3d divisions Field Army. Charges preferred by Major Patton, commanding 2d Bat. 5th Regt. against Lieut. Elwood: 1. For conduct highly disgraceful as an officer in the following instance: vizi Contempt of my authority, and great dis respect towards me, his immediate conmanding officer, in declaring to Lieut. and Adjutant Arbuthnot, whom I had directed to wait on hini on the forenoon of 1st July, with orders that he (Lieut. Elwood) should come to some immediate settlement with a native woman, by name Mahomdy Kharumi, who had made several complaints against him, that "neither Major Patton, or any body on earth, should force him to give up her property until she had accounted to him for every thing she had under her charge." "That it was not Major Patton's business." "That she might, if she pleased, go to the adawlet" (civil court), or words to that effect. 2d. For further contempt of my authority on the same day, namely, 1st July, in having, when told by Lieutenant Arbuthnot, in obedience to my orders, that I should be under the necessity of forwarding charges against him (Lieut. Elwood), to the Right Hon. the Commander in Chief, if the matter above alluded to was not immediately settled, replied to that officer (Lieut. Arbuthnot) in the following, or words to a similar import, "That Major Pattou may send charges when he pleases, but if he does, I will immediately resign the service. The property I will not give up." And when questioned by Lieut. Arbuthnot whether the above was the answer he should deliver to Major Patton, replying, “It is, Sir, now you have got your answer." 3. For conduct highly insubordinate and disrespectful to Lieut. and Adjutant Arbuthnot, when in the execution of his duty, and as representative of his (Lieut. Elwood's) commanding officer, on 1st July aforesaid, in addressing him in a sneering and ironical manner, and calling out to him, "Oh, I know you, you are a fine fellow," or irritating words to that effect. The whole of and every part of which was subversive of good order, in opposition to good order, and in breach of the articles of war. (Signed) R. PATTON, Major, ...Commanding 2d Batt. 5th Regt. By order of the Right Hon. Commander-in-Chief, J. NICOL, Acting Adjutant-General. Additional charge against Lieut. Elwood by Capt. Price, commanding 2 Bat. 5th Regt. at Saharunpoor, 4th July 1816. For breaking his arrest on the evening of 3d instant, having gone to the Sergeant Major's, Bealow, in the lines, between the hours of seven and eight o'clock, be stowing on the Serjeant Major the most gross and illiberal abuse, such conduct being in breach of the articles of war, very irregular, and highly unbecoming the character of an officer. Sentence. The Court having attentively considered the evidence brought forward on the part of the prosecution, together with what the prisoner, Lieut. J. Elwood, has urged in his defence, is of opinion that he is not guilty of the first part of the first charge preferred against him, namely, "for conduct highly disgraceful as an officer," acquits him of it accordingly. The court is of opinion, that the prisoner, Lieut. J. Elwood, is guilty of the remainder of that charge, and of the other charges exhibited against him.. The Court having thus found the pri soner guilty of so much of the first charge, and of the whole of the other charges, the same being in breach of the articles of war, it sentences him, Lieut. John Elwood, to be cashiered. (Signed) A. MAXWELL, Lieut. Col. 2d Batt. 6th N. I. and President. (Signed) W. G. PATRICKSON, Capt. Deputy Judge Adv. Gen. 2d and 3d Divisions of Field Army, conducting the Trial Approved and confirmed. MOIRA. While the Commander in Chief, adverting to the extenuatory circumstances, remarked in this particular case by the members of the Court, assents to their application for lenity towards Lieut. Elwood, and remits the sentence, his Lordship observes with concern several indications on the face of the proceedings, which give an unfavourable impression respecting that officer's former conduct; the Commander in Chief could not have allowed himself to restore Lieut. Elwood to the service in the present instance, without intimating that such points are not unnoticed, and expressing his hope that the indulgence exercised on this occasion will awaken in Lieut. Elwood sentiments worthy of his profession. By command. (Signed) C. J. DOYLE, Lieut. Col. Mil. Secretary. Lieut. Elwood is to be released on the receipt of this order at Kurnaul, and directed to return to his duty. COURT MARTIAL.-General Orders, by his Excellency the Right Honorable the Commander in Chief. Calcutta, 23d of September, 1816.-At a general court martial held at Bellary on the 15th day of August, in the year of our Lord 1816, Lieut. Edward James Mockler, of his Majesty's 84th regiment of foot, was arraigned upon the undermentioned charges, viz.-1. "For appearing drunk on pa rade; 2. Personally telling Lieut. Col. Campell, 4th regiment, in presence of the Adjutant, on the public parade, a di reet falsehood, and persisting in the same. 3. For affixing his signature to a certificate attached to the state of his company, of having performed a duty which he actually did not execute. 4. A breach of his word of honor, publicly and solemnly pledged to Lieut. Col. Campbell, his commanding officer, in presence of the officers of the regiment assembled to witness it." Upon which charges the court came to the following decision:-" The court having considered the evidence on the prosecution, as well as what the prisoner has urged in his defence, are of opinion that the prisoner Lieut. Edward James Mockler of his Majesty's 84th regiment, is guilty of the first, second, and third charges, but the court acquits him of the fourth charge. The court having found the prisoner Lieut. Edward James Mockler, guilty of the first, second, and third charges, do by virtue of the articles of war, sentence the said Lieut. E. James Mockler to be cashiered." Which sentence was approved and confirmed by his Excellency the Right Honorable the Earl of Moira, K. G. Commander in Chief in the East Indies. Descended from an ancient family in Scotland, to the estates of which he was presumptive heir, and nephew to the late David Scott, Esq. every profession was open to his choice, on his commencing life. His high spirit induced him to select the military profession; and he came out to India at an early age. In the course of the Mahratta war, though only a cornet in the 4th regiment of cavalry, he had happily an opportunity of distinguishing himself in the field, and attract, ing the notice of Lord Lake. On the termination of that war, and the death of Cornwallis, he was appointed an aid decamp to Sir George Barlow, then Governor General, who early discovered his merit, and soon rewarded it, in removing him to an important situation, in the grain department, of which he soon be came the head. On the institution of the Commissariat, he was appointed first assistant, and has ever since conducted the duties, and superintended the management in the field, of that most important department. His integrity, his talents, and enlarged views, early attracted the notice, and secured him the confidence and approbation of Government. To his exertions, may be greatly ascribed, the decided success of a department, which had many difficulties to encounter, and which has received the repeated and high commendations, both of the authorities of this country and at home. The establishment at Hissar was suggested by him, and owes its present flourishing condition to his superior management. Thus devoted to the interests of the state, of which he was such an able and distinguished servant, he was also the pride and ornament of private life. His warm and generous nature, delighted in all the enjoyments of social intercourse. His accomplished manT. M'MAHON, Adjutant General. ners, his high spirits, and his amiable virtues endeared him wherever he went. The Sept. 26.-The Hon. Sir Anthony Buller, junior Puisne Judge of the Supreme volence of his heart, secured him the atwarinth of his friendships, and the beneCourt of Judicature at this Presidency, took the oaths of office, under the usual life. With a happy felicity of nature, he tachment of all that was respectable in salute from the ramparts of Fort William. was at once the man of gaiety and of buThe following eulogium on the charac-siness-though keenly alive to all the faster of the late Major James Lumsdaine, has appeared in the Calcutta papers :- The name of Lieut. Edward James Mockler of his Majesty's 84th regiment, to be struck off the strength of that corps from the date of this order being made known to him, which the commanding officer will specially report to the Adjutant General of his Majesty's forces in India, and the Military Secretary to the Right Honorable the Commander in Chief. His Excellency is pleased to direct that the foregoing orders shall be entered in the general order book, and read at the head of every regiment in his Majesty's service in India. By order of the Right Honorable the Commander in Chief. (Signed) "In announcing the melancholy event of the death of Major James Lumsdaine, Deputy Commissary General, on the 14th of September, at Meerut, we communicate the loss of one of the most distinguished individuals of the Bengal army, and one of the finest young men, who have ever adorned the profession of arms in India. Possessed of talents of a high order, of the finest feelings of the gentleman, and of the highest spirit of the soldier, the deceased was at once, a distinguished public character, and the pride and admiration of all who knew him. cinations of society, never were its attractions known to interfere with his duties to the state. At an age, when the aspiring are scarcely commencing their career of reputation, he had already secured whatever was most valuable in life. In the possession of every blessing that can reuder existence dear, he has alas! fallen at an early age, a victim to the influence of the climate. In the loss of such a character, how much has society to lament! How many associations are destroyed, which can never be renewed! His fate will be deplored by all who had the happiness of knowing him; and many an indi-. vidual will bitterly feel, that one of the Mr. Buxton, Cadet of Engineers, to survey the cantonments of Dum Dum. dearest ties that bound him to existence, has been rent asunder. The state has Jost one of its ablest servants, and may record its loss; but alas! what can speak the sorrows of the afflicted family he has left to weep his fate!" A singularly daring robbery was committed on Thursday, 19th September, by two Sircars (house stewards), who rented an upper-roomed house in the China bazar, for a gentleman whom they pretended to expect from up the country. It was agreed, that if the gentleman approved of the house it was to be taken, otherwise week's rent was to be forfeited, and a chest of drawers and some trunks or chests were accordingly sent into it. In the front of the house was a shop occupied by a native dealer in broan cloth. On the roof they got on Thursday night, and having cut through two of the burglas, entered the shop, and carried off several bales of broad cloth, to the value of 6 or 7000 rupees, which it is supposed they packed in the chests and trunks they had introduced, as the house was found empty between ten and eleven o'clock on Friday morning, when the robbery was first discovered. The roof of the shop being low, the villains found little difficulty in lowering themselves down on the table on which the bales were ranged. They have escaped detection. ADMINISTRATIONS TO ESTATES. R. A. Ward, Esq.-Administrator, D. Heming, Esq. Registrar. T. Templeton, Esq. Executors, H. Wood and Anth. Mactier, Esqrs. Peter Bremner, Esq.-Executor, J. B. Inglis, Esq. Mrs. El. Fay.-Administrator, D. Heming, Registrar. Lieut. W. Babington.-Administrator, D. Heming, Registrar. Major W. R. Williams.-Administrator, D. Heming, Registrar. Mr. J. Hill.-Adminstrator, D. Heming, Registrar. Thomas Colhoun, Esq.-Executor, D. Clark, Esq. A.P. Brown, Esq.-Executor, D. Clark, Esq. Osw. Charters, Esq.-Executor. H. Alexander, Esq. J. F. Carr, Esq.-Executor, Major Thos. Anburey. J. H. Hutchinson, Esq.-Executor, J. W. Fulton, Esq. Mr. Thos. Yeats.-Administrator, D. Heming, Registrar. Mr. R. Patton. Administrator, D. Heming, Esq. Registrar. MILITARY PROMOTIONS. Capt. R. Hampton, 20th reg. Natis confirmed in the situation of Agent to the Commissariat at P. W. Island and dependencies. Messrs. T.Warlow and A. Irvine, Engineer Cadets, are admitted to the service. The promotion of Mr. Allen of the Rocket Corps, to the rank of Deputy Commissary of Ordnance, is canceled by the Governor General, and he is directed, to hold himself in readiness to embark for Europe. .8 Oct. 4.-11th Reg. N. I. Ensign D. P. Wood to be Lieut. of the 12th Reg. N. 1. Capt. Lieut. 1. L. Gale to be Captain. Lieut. Alex. Mc Leod to be Capt. Lieut. Ensign J. Bunyon to be Lieutenant, The Governor General has resolved on the establishment of the appointments of Superintendant of Civil and Military buildings in the upper or western provinces, and that the office of Civil Architect shall cease from this date. Lieut. Col. Thomas Pearson, 27th Reg. N. I. is appointed Superintendant as abore. Capt. T. Phipps, 13th Reg. N. I. to be Superintendant of Civil and Military Buildings in the Lower provinces. Oct. 11.-5th Reg. N. C. Capt. Lieut. J. Kennedy to be Captain; Lieut. H. Tuffnell Roberts to be Captaiu; Lieut. Cornet W. Lumsdaine to be Lieut. Infantry-Sen. Major F. Drummond to be Lieut. Colonel. 11th Oct.-Capt. P Byers, to be Major; Capt. Lieut. I. Turner to be Captain; Lieut. H. Nicholson to be Captain; Lt. Ensign J. Walker to be Lieutenant. འ Infantry-Major Jas. Garner to Lieut. Colonel. 15th N. I. Capt. W. Burgh to be Maj.; Capt. Lieut. Joseph Garner, to be Capt.; Lieut. H. Davidson, to be Capt.; Lieut. Ensign Chas. Marshall to be Lieut. Major J. Mouat, to relieve Capt. D. M'Leod, superintending works at Seharunpoor, the latter to assume charge of the gunpowder works at Ishapoor. Commissariat.-Oct. 4.-Lt.-Col. R. Stevenson, 12th N. I. to be Dep. Com missary General; Lieut. W. Lumsdaine, Assist. Comm. General, supervisor of the Establishments at Hissar." Surgeons.-Messrs. A. Scott, A. Wood, G. N. Cheek, J. Burnet, H. Smith, J. Grant, are admitted to the service Assist. Surgeons. Oct. 4.-Mr. Assist. Surgeon Davies is appointed to the Medical charge of the establishment at Hissar. 11. Mr. Assist. Surgeon J. Morrison to the medical duties at the civil station: at Tirhoot. Furloughs to Europe.-Lieut. W. Sage. Sept. 27, 1816.-Sen. Cornet C. B. 24th N. I.; Mr. Assist. Surgeon A. F. Nield to be Lieut. from Sept. 15th. Asiatic Journ.-No. 17. Bombay. VOL. III. 3 X Invalided.-Lieut. Col. F. Drummond. Territorial Department, Oct. 11, 1816. Mr. H. C. Plowden, Salt Agent. BIRTHS. Sept. 1. At Futtyghur, the lady of Lieut. Walker, Interpreter and Quarter Master 1st battalion 29th regt. of a daughter. .Oct. 3. At Patna, the lady of John Hume, Esq. of the Civil Service, of a son. 5. At Dacca, the lady of H. M. Pigou, Esq. of the Civil Service of a son. 7. At the house of her father, Commodore John Hayes, the lady of George Evan Law, Esq. of the Civil Service of a sun. 7. At Madras, at the house of Major Showers, St. Thomas' Mount, the lady of Charles Robert, Esq. of a daughter. 3. At the same place, the lady of Lieut. W. O'Relly, of a daughter. 8. At Allahabad, the lady of Lieut. Steel Hawthorne of the 11th N. I, of a daughter. 9. At Chinsurah, at the house of her father G. Herklotts, Esq. the lady of R. Thos. Wm. Bitts, Esq. of Nattore, of a son. 11. At Cawnpore, Mrs. P. Reid, of a daughter. 12. At the house of her father, the Hon. Sir Francis Macnaghten, the lady of Colonel Sewell • of a son. Sept. 17th. At Meerut, the lady of Col. Nicolls, Quarter-Master-General of his Majesty's forces in India, of a son. MARRIAGES. Oct. 13. At Ayra, a' the house of Lieut. W. W. Moore, 12th regt. N. I, the lady of Capt. G. A. Baumaroff of the ship Emma, of a daughter. 14. At Serampore. Mrs. John Eales of a daughter, 16. Mrs, Caroline Baker of a son. 18. Mrs. R. Austin, of a son, 21. At the house of J. W, Sherer, Esq. the lady of Gordon Forbes, Esq. of a daughter. The lady of Capt, B. Robert, Sub-Assistant Commissary General, of a daughter. 25. At the house of her brother, Capt. Ben Ferguson, the lady of Capt. John Jones of the 7th regt, Native Cavalry, of a daughter. 24. The lady of Lieut, Reynolds of the 1st batt. 2d regt. N. 1. of a daughter. Oct. 3. Mr. A. Fleming, to Miss Charlotte White, Mr. M. Angier, to Miss J. E, Dafour, young. est daughter of Colonel H. Dafour. 6. Mr. John Henderson of the Pilot Service, to Miss Emelia Moon, daughter of the late Mr. David Moon, of Howrah. 20. Mr. Peter Smith, to Miss Elizabeth Baker, 21. Capt. Thos, Baker, late of Stratford, Essex, to Miss Ann Woollastan, eldest daughter of Mr. W. Woollastan. 22. Mr. P. D'S ello, to Miss A. Hudson Harvey, 26. Ensign C. J. Crane, of the 4th N. I, to Miss Sophia Athanass. DEATHS. Lately, Charlotte Sophia, the only daughter of The infant son of John M'Whiter, Esq. aged 4 years and 7 months. Lately Mrs. Thomas Mackie, of the H: C's. Marines. Sugar, Benares, 1stsort per do. ...... ...... ...... ... .. ........ Gunny bags, Ditto, Benares,..☀☀☀☀ ........ per do. 0 14 0.14 per hundred, 6 8 per do. 6 12 0 per chest, 2225 .. per maun, Cotton,Jalone screwed,per do. 80 15 4 Ditto, Bhomorghur,.. perdo. 148 at 12 0 Rs.As. Patchack, 148 0 Quicksilver, Camphor, . per seer, per maun, 3 8 Pepper, Tin, new, per do. per do. 650 16 0 29 0 Red Wood,. Ditto, old,.. per do, .... Ditto, Cutchowra, .... ... .... per do. 2 4 1 12 612 Black Wood,........ per do. per do, |