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Banghy; but those exceeding the cube of six inches, shall be charged double postage. The subjoined table shews the rates at which parcels will be forwarded by Banghy.

3 The payment of letter postage having been evaded by transmitting a number of letters under one cover by Banghy, it is required that parcels be left open at the ends, or they will be liable to be examined if suspected to contain letters.

4. Every precaution is adopted for the security of letters and parcels transmitted by Dawk and Banghy; but it is proper to notify that the Post-office will not be held responsible for their safety.

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PARTIES AUTHORISED TO FRANK OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

All letters from individuals in India to the following authorities to pass free. His Majesty's Government.-The Secre

tary of State for Colonial Affairs, and Secretary to the Treasury.

The Right Hon. the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India -The President, Members, and Secretary of the Board.

The Hen. Court of Directors. The Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Directors, Secretary, and Deputy Secretary of the Court. Supreme Government. The Governor General; all letters to His Excellency's address.

Government of Fort St. George.-The Governor, Members of Council, and Chief

Secretary; all letters addressed to these authorities; the Secretaries. The Supreme Court of Judicature.—The Chief Justice and Puisne Judges; all letters addressed to these authorities; Clerk of the Crown. Ecclesiastical Establishment. The Lord Bishop of Calcutta; all letters to his Lordship's address; the Archdeacon of Madras; Senior Chaplain at the Presidency; Chaplains at subordinate stations; Registrar of the Archdeaconry in the absence of the Archdeacon. His Majesty's Navy,-The Commanderin-Chief, all letters to His Excellency's address; Officers commanding His Majesty's ships on the Indian station; Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief; Agents for victualling and purchasing stores for the use of His Majesty's squadron, &c. in India.

Civil Establishment.- The Register of the Sudder and Foujdarry Adawlut, and the Registers of the Provincial Courts of Appeal and Circuit, and of the Zillah Courts; Judges of the Provincial Courts while on Circuit; Secretaries to the Boards of Revenue and Trade, and to the Board of Superintendence for the College; Accountant-General; SubTreasurer; Civil Auditor; Collectors of Land Revenue and of Sea Customs; Private Secretary to the Governor; Commercial Residents; Commercial Accountant and Auditor; Residents at Foreign Courts; Commissioners for investigating the Claims of the Creditors of the late Nabobs of the Carnatic; Commissioner for Small Claims on the Carnatic Fund; Secretary and Treasurer to the Government Bank; PostMaster General; Translators to the Government; Superintendents of Stamps, of Stationery, and of Police; Deputies and Subordinates whose Principals are authorized to frank.

Military Establishment.--The Commanderin-Chief, all letters to His Excellency's address; General Officers on the Staff; Adjutant General, Quarter-Master General, and Commissary General, to frank letters on the business of the public service, though they do not form matter of official record; Secretaries to the Military and Clothing Boards; Auditor General; Judge Advocate General; Chief Engineer; Inspector General of Civil Estimates; Commandant of Artillery; Surveyor General; Agent for Army Clothing; Military Secretaries to the Governor, and to the Commander-in-Chief; Deputy Adj. General, and Quarter-Master General of the King's Troops; Town Major and Fort Adjutant of Fort St. George; Commanding Officers of Stations, Corps, or Detachments; Superintendants of Tank Repairs, of the Gun-powder Manufac

tory, and of Family Payments and Pensions; Superintending Engineers; Paymaster of Stipends at Vellore; Military Paymasters; Commissaries of Ordnance; Agent for Gun Carriages; Brigade Major of the King's Troops;. Deputy and Assistant Adjutants and Quarter-Masters General, and Majors of Brigade and Quarter-Masters of Brigade, to Subsidiary and Field Forces, Divisions, and Districts; Assistant Adjutant General of Artillery; Deputies and Subordinates, whose Principals are authorized to frank.

Commmanding Officers, &c. Letters from Commissioned Native Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, Privates, and others borne on the returns of His Majesty's or the Hon. Company's Army, including guides and public dooly bearers, shall pass free of postage, provided they do not exceed the size of a sheet of common letter paper, and that they bear on the back the name of the writer, and the designation of the corps or department to which he belongs, with the counter-signature of his Commanding Officer. Letters from NonCommissioned Officers and Privates in His Majesty's or the Hon. Company's

Naval and Marine Services shall also pass free, under the same restriction and corresponding conditions as those from persons in the army. Letters to individuals in the classes above enumerated, shall likewise be exempted from postage, provided they do not exceed the regulated size, and that they bear on the back the official signature of an officer authorized to frank. It shall, however, be competent to the PostMaster General, and to the officers in charge of the subordinate post-offices, to require individuals to open in their presence letters addressed to them, when there may be reason to suspect the writers to be other persons than those whose names are superscribed. Natives.-Letters of Natives, whether in public employ or otherwise, addressed to the Commissary General or other Officer of the Commissariat, on the business of that department, shall pass free of postage. Marine Establishment.-Secretary to the Marine Board; Master Attendant at the Presidency. Medical Establishment.-Secretary to the Medical Board; Superintending and Staff Surgeons; Senior Surgeons conducting the duties of Superintending or Staff Surgeons; Medical Storekeeper; Superintendent General of Vaccination; Hon. Company's Naturalist. Miscellaneous.-The Governors of Pondicherry and Tranquebar; Chiefs and Comptrollers of the French, Dutch, and Danish Settlements; Secretaries to Pub

lic Committees; Superintendent of the Government Press; Agents for the Government of Ceylon.

GOVERNMENT GENERAL

ORDERS.

Fort St. George, May 6, 1823.-The Hon, Governor in Council is pleased to direct, that when medical officers, subassistant surgeons, or first dressers, are placed in charge of European invalids on the march from one station to another, they shall be entitled to the sum of two annas per diem, and no more, for each invalid of the detachment; which sum is to be charged to the surgeon of the corps to which the invalids belong. This allowance is to cover all expenses for wines, spirits, and Bazar medicines, it being understood that the medical officer or servant in charge is to be at no expense on account of clothing and diet.

Fort St. George, May 16, 1823.-The Hon. Governor in Council has been pleased to rescind Par. 1, Sect. 12, of the Code of 1806, and to direct that no officer holding a Government command shall be ordered away from it on court-martial, or any other duty, without the approbation of the Government. Officers holding Government commands may however still be ordered to sit on courts-martial at their own stations, without reference to Govern

ment.

Fort St. George, May 23, 1823.-With reference to General Orders, under date 8th May 1821, the Hon. Governor in Council is pleased to direct, that in future one Petty Maistry of Bamboo Coolies shall be attached to each regiment of Light Cavalry, or battalion of Native Infantry, when marching from one station to another, or when employed in the field.

Fort St. George, June 3, 1823.-In consequence of the permission granted to Native Pensioners to reside at any station under this Presidency, without exception, the Hon. Governor in Council is pleased to direct, that the General Orders under date 20th July 1816, authorizing allowances for writers and stationery to Commanding or Staff Officers at certain stations of the army, shall be applicable to all stations at which fifty or more individuals holding pension or family certifi cates may reside. Where the number of such persons shall fall short of fifty, but shall not be less than ten, ten rupees monthly shall be drawn for their payment, but no allowance will be granted on account of an inferior number. This regulation is to have effect from 6th Sept. 1822 (when the general permission was

granted for Native Pensioners choosing their places of residence); but is not to subject any officer to retrenchment on account of sums regularly drawn under the former regulation. The above provisions are not to affect the allowances for stationery authorized by G. O. 28th July 1820.

CIVIL APPOINTMENTS. June 12. H. S. Græme, Esq., President of the Board of Revenue, and President of the Board for preparing Regulations.

Mr. John Blackburne, Head Assistant to the principal Collector and Magistrate of Tanjore.

26. Mr. George Gowan, Junior Puisne Judge of the Sudder and Foujdarry Adawlut.

Mr. C. H. Higginson, Second Judge of the Provincial Court of Appeal and Circuit for the Southern Division.

Mr. C. M. Lushington, Third Judge of do. do.

Mr. H. Dickinson, Judge and Criminal Judge of the Zillah of Nellore.

tillery are promoted to be 1st-Lieuts. to complete the establishment:

2d Lieuts. W. G. Lewis, date of rank 9th June 1821.

2d Lieut. R. D. Patterson, B. C. Wilkinson, and A. E. Byam; date of rank 10th June 1821.

2d Lieuts. C. Grant, J. C. Patterson, Eames Amsinck, G. Middlecoat, and G. W. Onslow; date of rank 11th May 1822. 2d Lieut. P. J. Begbie; date of rank 21st May 1822, vice Low, dec.

2d Lieut. T. E. Geils; date of rank 21st May 1823, in succession to Taylor invalided.

Assist.-Surgs. A. E. Blest, M. D., and R. Sutherland, are permitted to enter on the general duties of the army.

May 30, 1823.

Surg. John Norris is placed in medical charge of invalids, &c. of his Majesty's and the Hon. Company's services, returning to England on the ship Caledonia.

The undermentioned Cornets and En

Mr. G. W. Saunders, Collector and signs will take rank from the dates atMagistrate of Trichinopoly. tached to their names respectively:

Mr. N. S. Cameron, sub-Collector and Assistant Magistrate in Canara.

Mr. C. R. Cotton, Head Assistant to the principal Collector and Magistrate of Canara.

July 3. Mr. J. M. P. Macleod, to act as Secretary to the Government in the Public Department.

MILITARY APPOINTMENTS,
PROMOTIONS, &c.

Fort St. George, May 20, 1823. 22d Regt. Nat. Inf. Sen. Ens. R. H. Brownlow to be Lieut., vice Warrand, deceased; date of Com. 10th May 1823. Lieut.-Col. Robert Taylor of Artillery, is transferred to Invalid Establishment, at his own request.

The undermentioned Officers have returned to their duty without prejudice to rank :

Lieut. (Brev. Capt) R. Woolf, 6th regt. L. C.; Lieut. (Brev. Capt.) H. A. Thompson, 21st regt. N. I.; and Lieut. Robert Alexander, 24th regt. N. I.; arrived at Madras 10th May 1823.

May 23, 1823.

Artillery. Sen. Major John Nixon to be Lieut.-Col., Sen. Capt. (Brev. Maj.) W. Morison, C. B., to be Major, and Sen. 1st. Lieut. Henry Gregory to be Captain, in succession to Taylor, invalided; date of Com. 21st May 1823.

The undermentioned 2d Lieuts. of Artillery will take rank from 10th May 1822:

2d Lieuts. Chas. Grant, J. C. Patterson, Eames Amsinck, Geo. Middlecoat, G. W. Onslow, P. J. Begbic, T. E. Geils, Thos. Baylis, and C. H. Best.

The undermentioned 2d Lieuts. of Ar

Cavalry.

Season 1820.-Cornets A. Macleod, E. Gaitskell, A. Borradaile, Henry Harington (died 22d April 1823), J. Humffreys, J. R. Brown, W. Walker, and A. W. Gregory; from 18th Feb. 1821.

Season 1821.-Cornets W. T. Boddam, T. M. Hislop, G. Elliot, E. Armytage, J. Alexander, and W. H. Clifford; from 27th April 1822.

Infantry.

Season 1820. Ensigns P. A. Reynolds, David Scotland, R. W. Sparrow, Thos. Maynor, E. Simpson, Duncan Flyter, William Rawlins, R. W. Lang, T. M'Clellan, J. R. Sayers, John Hill, Jas. Wallace, R. A. Joy, J. S. Macvitie, F. A. Clarke, W. N. Douglas (died 20th Feb. 1823), Robert D. Weir, Chas. Woodfall, C. G. Ottley, John Mann, R. G. Carmichael, Wm. Hill, G. H. Harper, and S. A. Grant, from 18th Feb. 1821.

Season 1821.-Ensigns Thomas Berry, Stephen Prescott, William Stokes, F. B. Doveton, Andrew Dyce, C. Bennet (died 22d February 1823), W. C. Macleod, H. M. Edwards, L. E. Duval, Martin Wall, G. Gordon, John C. Hawes, J. C. G. Stuart, Sharry Peshall, J. R. Graham, Oliver F. Sturt, T. Wakeman, A. R. Alexander, John Symons, R. Pretyman, A. Mackenzie, Edward Atherton, Henry Prior, J. J. M. Anderson, C. A. Roberts, Edward Willis, Edward Lyons, Thomas Sewell, Michael Davies, C. F. Liardet, W. H. Simpson, W. J. Manning, A. Stewart, H. F. Campbell, C. W. Tollemache, Owen Reynolds, Thomas Dale, F. Wilson (died 28th Feb. 1823), J. W. Gordon, H. C. Gosling, W. A. Miller,

Cornet W. A. Gregory, 3d regt. L. C., will place himself under orders of Capt. Budd.

Assist.-Surg. A. E Blest, M. D., is appointed to do duty with H. M. 41st regt. Assist.-Surg. R. Sutherland is appointed to do duty with H. M.'s Royal regiment. May 25, 1823.

Lieut. A. M'Farlane, 5th regt. has been reported fully competent to officiate as an interpreter in the Hindostanee language.

Fort St. George, June 3, 1823.

J. W. Smyth, E. J. Gascoigne, P. M. Stirling, E. W. Holland, W. Wingfield, W. Henry Budd, H. Vanderzee, J. T. Lugard, T. Francis Baber, William Gordon, Andrew Wight, Patrick Oliphant, C. O. Backhouse, James Gordon, Peter Mellish, Wm Grant, John Everest, Coll. Macleod, G. P. Cameron, A. R. Home, E. Peppercorne, James Willis, James Forbes, T. R. Smith, F. Daniell, H. J. Taynton, Patrick Wilkie, Herbert Beaver, H. L. Harris, D. Buchanan, James Allardyce, James Benwell, F. L. Nicolay, G. K. Davison, Henry Smith, R. T. Coxe, Henry Neale, Geo. Spry, Hugh Walker, G. A. Smith, W. A. Saxon, T. John Adams, George Gibson, Fred. Ensor, Conway Stafford, W. S. Mackinlay, T. White, G. Woodfall, E. J. Simpson, J. S. Elliot, E. Atkinson, F. R. Crozier, John L. Jones, D. H. Considine, J. H. Macbraire, John Gerrard, C. Pickering, G. P. C. Smithwaite, Samuel Carr, G. Tranchell, James Robertson, John G. Brew, W. F. Du Pasquier, R. Lambert, W. E. T. Bradley, C. James Cole, John Hayne, L. M. Macleod, Matthew White, Francis Hirtzel, and A. T. Bridge; from 27th April 1822.

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May 23, 1823.

Lieut.-Col. R. Taylor, Invalid Establishment, is posted to Carnatic Europ. Vet. Bat.

Lieut. J. C. H. Campbell, 24th regt., is removed from doing duty with 2d batt. 6th regt., to do duty with 1st bätt. 8th regt. till further orders.

Lieut. R. Alexander, 2d bat. 24th regt., to proceed under orders of Lieut. Drever, of 1st bat. 7th regt., to Bangalore, and thence take charge of young officers going to Chittledroog and Bellary.

Ens. J. Hayne, 2d bat. 18th regt., to do duty with 1st bat. 2d regt. until 30th Sept. when he will join his bat. at Cannanore. May 31, 1823.

Capt. H. Walpole, 2d bat. 20th regt., having been reported sick, Capt. G. H. Budd, of Rifle corps, will relieve him in charge of young officers proceeding to Secunderabad.

Asiatic Journ.-No. 97.

Lieut. John Chisholm, of Artillery, to be Quart.-Mast. and Interp. to 2d bat. of that corps, vice Gregory promoted.

Lieut. John Metcalfe, of 4th regt. N.I., to be Fort Adjutant at Bellary, vice Stott, promoted.

Mr. Geo. Tranchell is admitted on the establishment as a Cadet of Infantry, and promoted to the rank of Ensign.

June 6, 1823.

Capt. Benj. Baker, 4th regt. N. I., to be Paymaster to troops in the Ceded Districts, vice Boles, dec.

Capt. G. M. Stewart, 1st regt. N. I., to be Secretary to the Clothing Board, vice Baker.

Capt. F. Derville, of Artillery, to be Commissary of Stores with Hyderabad Subsidiary force, vice Burton, promoted.

Artillery. Sen. 1st Lieut. P. Montgo merie to be Captain, and sen. 2d Lieut. Thos. Baylis to be 1st Lieut., vice Moorhouse, dec.: date of com. 1st June 1823.

Brevet Rank. The undermentioned officers, subalterns of fifteen years' standing, are promoted to the rank of Brevet Captain, from 4th June 1823.

Lieut. J. G. Rorison, 3d N. I.
Lieut. A. McPherson, 23d do.
Lieut. W. N. Pace, 13th do.
Lieut. R. Shedden, 8th do.
Lieut. John Tucker, 9th do.
Lieut. W. Scott, 21st do.
Lieut. R. L. Highmour, 5th L. C.
June 10, 1823.

Messrs. John Smith and Hen. Thos. Yarde are admitted on the establishment as Cadets of Infantry from 7th inst., and are promoted to be Ensigns.

Lieut. (Brev. Capt.) Wm. Thompson, 1st regt. N. I., has returned to his duty without prejudice to rank.

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Carriage Manufactory at Seringapatam, until further orders.

Assist.-Surgs. Tindall Thornton, M. D., Jas. Colquhoun, M. D., and Geo. Hopkins, M. D., are appointed to do duty under the Garrison Surgeon of Fort St. George, the Surgeon of 1st bat. of artillery, and the Surgeon of 2d bat. of artillery respectively.

June 20, 1823.

Lieut. Jas. Forrest, 15th regt. N. I., to be Quart.-Mast. and Interp. to 2d bat. of that Corps, vice Hibgame.

Artillery. Sen. 28-Lieut. C. H. Best to be 1st-Lieut., vice Wilkinson, dec.; date of com. 11th June 1823.

Mr. Dashwood Strettell is admitted on the establishment as a Cadet of Infantry, and promoted to the rank of Ensign.

June 24, 1823.

11th Regt. N.I. Capt. C. Lethbridge, and Lieut. A. E. G. Turnour, to take rank from 3d Oct. 1822, vice Edmonds, retired -Sen. Lieut. Brev. Capt. Geo. Norton to be Capt., and Sen. Ens. W. De Monte Lys to be Lieut., vice Bulman, dec.; date of com. 23d Dec. 1822. Sen. Ens. Morden Carthew to be Lieut. vice Wyner, resigned; date of com. 19th April 1823.

June 27, 1823.

19th Regt. NI. Lieut. (Brev. Capt.) J. W. Cleaveland, to be Adj. to 2d bat., vice Clarke-Lieut. A. Clarke, to be Quart. Mast. and Interp. to 2d bat., vice King-Lieut. E. T. Clarke, to be Quart. Mast. and Interp. to 1st bat., vice Cleave. land.

11th Regt. N.I. Lieut. (Brev. Capt.) T. J. Hammond, to be Adj. to 1st bat., vice Norton.

Lieut. G. M. Arthur, 2d Infantry, to be an Assist. Surveyor under Capt. Young, employed in the dominions of His Highness the Nizam.

Messrs. Charles Bazil Lindsay and William Patrick Deas, are admitted on the establishment, and promoted to the rank of Cornet respectively.

Messrs. James Thomas, Edward W. Snow, and Charles Yates, are admitted on the establishment, and promoted to the rank of Ensign respectively

The undermentioned officers have returned to their duty without prejudice to rank :

Lieut. Col. A. Fair, 14th regt. N.I., arrived 21st June 1823.

Major M. Riddell, 7th regt L. C., Capt. R. L. Evans, 11th regt. N.I., and Lieut, T. Thompson, 18th regt. N.I.; arrived 22d June 1823.

FURLOUGHS.

To Europe.

June 2. Major-General Charles Rumley. Ensign F. C. Mayo, 23d Regt. N.I., on sick certificate.

27. Ens. J. C. Hawes, Madras Europ. regt., ditto.

SHIPPING.
Arrivals.

June 18. Stentor, Harris, from London. -19. Britannia, Luke, from ditto.-21. Pyramus, Brodie, from ditto.-23. Atlas, Mayne, and Norfolk, Greig, from ditto.July 20. Kains, Cunningham; William Miles, Beadle; and General Palmer, Truscott, from London.-Madras, Clark, and Cadmus, Talbert, from ditto.

Departures.

July 19. Kellie Castle, Adams, for Penang and China.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND
DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

May 1. At Hyderabad, the lady of Capt. R. Young, of a daughter.

27. At Quilon, the lady of Capt. Cox, D. A.C. General, of a daughter.

June 2. At Pondicherry, the lady of Capt. Du Rhone de Beauvere, of a son and heir.

6. At Cannanore, the lady of Lieut. Calder, Fort Adjutant, of a son.

8. At Jaulnah, the lady of Capt. Bentley, 2d bat. 13th regt. N.I., of a daughter. 14. At Cannanore, the lady of Lieut.Col. Clifford, C. B., H. M., 89th regt., of a daughter.

At Secundrabad, Harriet, the wife of Mr. Chas. M'Carthy, Conductor of Ordnance at that Station, of a son.

18. The lady of William Hudleston, Esq., of the Madras Civil Service, of a daughter.

19. The lady of Edward Lake, Esq., of the Engineers, of a son.

24. At Vepery, the wife of Mr. P. Rieley, of a son.

29. The lady of Herbert Compton, Esq., Advocate-General, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

June 9. At St. Mary's Church, Capt. Marrett, 1st bat. 9th N. I., to Matilda, 2d daughter of Col. Daly.

10. At Bangalore, Francis Whitworth Russell, Esq., Bengal Civ. Service, to Jane Anne, 2d daughter of the late Jas. Brodie, Esq., Madras Civ. Service.

18. At St. George's Church, W. Haines, Esq., Cantonment Surg. at St. Thomas's Mount, to Hester Jane, 2d daughter of the Rev. Thos. Godfrey, of Horningsheath Hall, Suffolk, and Rector of Melton

May 30. Cornet W. T. Boddam, 2d Mowbray in Leicestershire. L.C., for one year, without pay.

18. At the Scotch Church, Mr. Conduc

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