ter.

29. At Allepee, Travancore, the lady of Capt. Robt. Gordon, Bombay Engineers, of a daughter.

Aug. 2. At Quilon, the lady of Capt. Swanston, of a son.

4. At Trichinopoly, the lady of Lieut. Suter, H. M. Royal Regiment, of a daughter.

5. In camp, at Ragapoor, the lady of Capt. Matthews, 19th N. I. of a son.

7. The lady of John Savage, Esq., of a daughter.

8. At the Presidency, the lady of John Gwatkin, Esq., of a son.

12. The lady of F. A. Robson, Esq., of the Civil Service, of a daughter.

13. Anne, the wife of Mr. A. A. Hill, of a daughter.

14. At Ellore, the lady of Capt. W. Peyton, 2d bat., 19th regt., of a son.

19. The lady of Wm. Scott, Esq., of a daughter.

20. At Punganore, in the palace of E. S. Royal, E. B. Rajah of Punganore, the lady of His Highness the Savahe Busralinga Rojadra, Rajah of Soonda, was safely delivered of her seventh daughter, and tenth child.

At Vepery, Mrs. Margaret Fitzgerald, of a son.

22. The lady of D. Hill, Esq., of a son, still-born.

24. The wife of the Rev. J. W. Massie, of her first child, a son.

19. At the Black Town Chapel, Mr. G. D. Laird, to Miss S. M. Heef'ke. 21. At the Black Town Chapel, Mr. John Fonceca, to Miss Anna Lane.

Aug. 11. At Arcot, Lieut. L. M'Lean, 2d bat., 6th N. I., to Harriet, youngest daughter of the late Col. A. M'Cally, Madras Estab.

15. At St. George's Church, Lieut. Geo. Story, 19th N. I. to Hannah Eliza, eldest daughter of the late W. Wetherspoon, Accountant of Edinburgh.

20. At St. George's Church, Major Conry, 12th Light Infantry, to Ellen Eliza, eldest daughter of D. Neale, Esq.

DEATHS.

June 3. In camp, at Jaulnah, T. W. Thomas Esq., Assist. Surg. 2d bat., 24th N. I., attached to the Rifle Corps.

13. At Cuddalore, Lieut. J. P. Parsons, 2d bat., 3d N. I.

19. Of the Spasmodic Cholera, Miss Eugenie Lereux, aged 23.

20. At St. Thomé, to which place be had come from the Ceded Districts for the recovery of his health, Capt. Rowland Gwynne, 10th regt. Madras N.I., in the 38th year of his age, and 22d of his service on this establishment.

Of a bilious fever, Oliver Thomas, only son of A. J. Drummond, Esq., Civil Service, aged nine years.

22. At Connanore, the infant son of J. Grant, Esq., Paymaster His Majesty's 89th regt.

24. At Arcot, of the spasmodic cholera, Jane, wife of First Dresser Thos. Chillingsworth.

25. At Secunderabad, after an illness of twelve hours, Rosalina Gore, the wife of Mr. Wm. Gore, Dep. Assist. Commissary of Ordnance on this establishment.

28. At Quilon, Eugenie, daughter of Claud Currie, Surgeon 25th N.I.

31. Capt. J. Crichton, 2d bat. 17th regt., or Chicacole Light Infantry.

Aug. 1. At Vepery, Edward, the infant son of Mr. Wilkins, aged eleven months. 4. At Allepee, Fanny, the infant daughter of Capt. Robt. Gordon, Bombay Engineers.

5. Mr. J. De Costa, aged 96.

8. At Gooty, Mrs. Mac Viccars, in her 26th year.

14. At Negapatam, of Apoplexy, Capt. W. S. Smith, 4th Nat. Vet. Bat.

20. At Masulipatam, John Duncan, infant son of Capt. J. Ogilvie, 1st bat. 17th regt.

24. At Persawaukum, Mary, wife of the Rev. J. W. Massies.

At Vepery, Mr. Conductor Hutchison, aged 55.

Lately. At Masulipatam, J. S. Newbolt, the infant son of J. D. Newbolt, Esq., Madras Civil Service.

BOMBAY.

GOVERNMENT GENERAL

ORDERS.

INSPECTOR OF CAVALRY.

Bombay Castle, June 16, 1823.-The Hon. Court of Directors having in their military despatch of 27th Dec. last, directed the immediate abolition of the office of Inspector of the Cavalry under this presidency, it is to be considered as having ceased from the end of the present month.

The Hon. Governor in Council has much pleasure in acknowledging the unremitting attention manifested by Col. Dalbiac of H. M. 4th regt. Light Dragoons, to the interests of the cavalry on this establishment since his succession to the office of Inspector, and the zealous and liberal offer which he has made to continue his services gratuitously to any extent that may be thought expedient.

MEDICAL BOARD.

Bombay Castle, July 11, 1823.-The Hon. Court having directed the members of the Medical Board to be hereafter relieved at the expiration of four years, the Governor in Council is pleased to direct that that period be in the first instance computed from the 1st May last.

With reference to the 83d par. of the Court's letter, the Hon. Governor in Council is pleased to declare, that the instructions therein contained will have effect on any future appointment to the office of Secretary and Accountant to the Medical Board.

28. "Our sanction of the appointment of a third member to the Medical Board was communicated in our letter of the 3d April 1822, and our orders in respect to the salaries of the members of that Board will be conveyed to you in a separate dispatch.

29." It is our intention that the members of the Medical Board shall hereafter be relieved from that situation at the expiration of four years from the date of their respective appointments to it; this regulation, however, to be subject to the same modification as the appointments of General Officers to the Staff, namely,

that if, on any particular occasion, you should be of opinion that the co.tinued service of any member of the Medical Board is indispensible to the public interests, you may continue him in the situation until our decision on the case shall be made known to you. In every such case, you will furnish us with the requisite information with the least practicable delay.

30. "The medical gentlemen thus relieved from the duties of the Medical Board will be at liberty either to return to

Europe on the retiring pensions to which they may be respectively entitled, or to resume their duties as Surgeons on the establishment.

31. "The provision made under our present orders, for the comfort and advantage of the officers of your Medical Establishment, added to those they already period, under our orders of 1796 and enjoy, of retiring on pensions at an early 1812, together with the provision now made for their more early attainment of seats at the Medical Board, is, in our opinion, ample and commensurate with the advantages of our military servants in general."

Alexander McIntosh, and Robt. Keith Arbuthnot, Esquires.

William Fenwick, Esq., afterwards took the oaths as Master in Equity and clerk of the Court of Small Causes, in the place of William Erskine, Esq.

The court was afterwards engaged in hearing motions of little or no interest, being chiefly for postponing the trial of causes set down for this term, and which being quickly disposed of, the court rose at an early hour.-[Bom. Gaz. June 25.

AUXILIARY SCOTTISH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

A meeting of European inhabitants of Bombay was held on Thursday, 22d May, in the Scottish Church, for the purpose of instituting an Auxiliary Scottish Mis. sionary Society at this Presidency.

John Stewart, Esq., at the request of the meeting, took the chair.

The Rev. James Clow explained the object of the meeting. He stated that the Scottish Missionary Society has established a mission under this Presidency for the purpose of promoting the intellectual, moral, and religious condition of the natives; that one of the means of effecting these objects, which every real Christian must consider in the highest degree important and desirable, is the erection and improvement of schools and the preparation of books, for the purposes of distribution; that as the missionaries sent out by the Parent Society are men of liberal education, who mingle daily with the natives, and make these objects, together with the preaching of the Gospel, the principal business of their lives, no schools are like ly, for the present at least, to be more flourishing and efficient than those under their superintendence, nor any books more judiciously and correctly prepared than those which they publish. That as these objects, which are so desirable, and which missionaries are generally so well qualified to accomplish, cannot be effected without the Society's incurring very considerable expense, it is the duty of Christians in this country to unite with their brethren at home, in contributing towards the attainment of them, and that, in order to afford to individuals so disposed, a regular channel through which to contribute, he proposed that this meeting do now constitute itself into an Auxiliary Scottish Missionary Society. This proposal having been seconded, was unanimously agreed to, and the following were adopted as the laws of the society.

1st. The name of this society shall be the Bombay Auxiliary Scottish Missionary Society.

2d. The object of this society shall be to aid the parent institution in its operations relative to India.

3d. Persons subscribing five rupees or more annually, and every benefactor making

a donation of not less than a hundred rupees shall be members of the society.

4th. The business of the society shall be under the management of a committee, consisting of a vice president, a president, a secretary, a treasurer, and six directors, who shall be chosen annually from among the members of the society. The com mittee shall meet for the transaction of business every quarter, viz. the first Tues. day of February, May, August, and November, and oftener, if necessary. Three of the committee shall constitute a quo.. rum. The committee shall have power to choose, as corresponding members, such a number of subscribers residing at outstations as may be judged by them expedient; and such corresponding members shall be authorized to receive subscriptions, and have the privilege of attending the meetings of Directors.

5th. A general meeting shall be held annually, on the first Tuesday of March, and oftener if necessary, to choose the office bearers, to receive reports and accounts, and to deliberate on what further steps may best promote the interests of the society. All matters proposed shall be determined by a majority of the members present. The president for the day shall sign the minutes of the proceedings.

6th. The funds when collected shall be

lodged in the hands of the treasurer, who shall be authorized to issue any part of them on receipt of an order from the secretary, acting by direction of the committee, who shall have power to lay out all or any portion in promoting the objects of the mission in India, without previously consulting the Parent Society.

7th. Donations and subscriptions shall be payable either to the secretary or treasurer of the society, or to any of the di

rectors.

The society next proceeded to the election of office bearers, when the following gentlemen were unanimously chosen.

John Stewart, Esq., President.

John Leckie, Esq., Vice President.

The Rev. Joseph Lawrie, James Farish, Esq., George Ogilvy, Esq., Capt. White, 20th regt., Wm. Nicol, Esq., and Crawford Macleod, Esq., Directors.

The Rev. James Clow, Secretary. Messrs. Forbes and Co., Treasurer. The secretary was directed to transmit a copy of the minutes of the meeting to the Parent Society, and also to prepare a subscription paper for circulation.-[Bom. Cour. May 24.

SHIPPING.

Loss of the Dooria Dowla-By official accounts received from Ceylon, we learn that the brig Dooria Dowla, of Surat, bound from Bombay to the Malay Coast, with a valuable cargo on board, was burnt at sea on the 11th of June. Two boats

with the crew, forty-three in number, (Bengalees and Malays,) and five passen. gers, reached Wellitotti, on that island, on the 13th, two days afterwards.

The people have been taken care of by order of the Ceylon Government; and are to be forwarded to Bombay by the first opportunity.-[Bomb. Cour.

Arrivals.

Aug. 19. Ship Brailsford, Spring, from London.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

June 9. At Rutnaguree, the lady of John A. Dunlop, Esq. Collector, of a son. 17. At Seroor, the lady of Lieut.-Col. Pierce, Artillery, of a daughter.

26. At Severndroog, the wife of Conductor Malone, of a daughter.

July 3. At Sans Souci, the lady of Guy Lenox Prendergast, Esq. Member of Government at this Presidency, of a daughter.

11. The wife of Sub-Conductor N. Hughes, of a son.

12. At Colabah, the lady of Lieut. Charles Waddington, of the Engineers, of

a son.

13. Mrs. Stephen John Cross, of a daughter.

At Darwar, the lady of Lieut. Thomas Harris, Darwar Sebundies, of a daughter.

16. At Colabah, the wife of Mr. G. Marshall, of a daughter.

22. At Nagpoor, the lady of Lieut. Geo. Frankland, of the Survey Department, of a daughter.

23. At Fort Victoria, the wife of SubAssist. Surg. Cassidy, of a daughter.

26. Mrs. Marcus Joseph, of a son. 27. The lady of Lieut. W. H. Waterfield, 1st bat. 7th N. I., of a daughter. 30. At Prospect Lodge, the lady of Major Arch. Robertson, of a son.

Aug. 1. The lady of David Shaw, Esq. M. D., of a daughter.

3. Mrs. Thomas Ferrar, of a son. 10. The lady of Thomas Crawford, Esq. of a son.

28. Brev. Major C. G. Butter, of the Invalid Bat.

29. Emma, wife of William Newnham, Esq., the Chief Secretary to Government, aged 24 years.

50. At Colabah, aged seven months, Peter Frederick, son of Lieut. H. Dunbabin, 2d bat. 11th regt. N. I.

Miss Jessy Elier, aged three years. Aug. 4. Mrs. Goodfellow, wife of Maj. Goodfellow.

On Sunday, the 23d March, the Wesleyan new chapel at Trincomalee, was opened for divine service.

The services appointed for the occasion were conducted by the Missionaries in the English, the Portuguese, and the Tamul languages; and much interest was excited. The building is in a central situation, and has cost eighteen thousand rix dollars; towards this sum, between six and seven thousand rix dollars have been contributed by a liberal and generous public, for which the missionaries desire to make a grateful and public acknowledgment.[Mad. Cour.

PROSPECTUS OF THE WESLEYAN MISSION ACADEMY, COLOMBO.

1. The primary object of the institution being to communicate to the poor a correct knowledge of the English language, and an education in the branches of useful knowledge, best calculated to prepare them for efficiently filling situations of usefulness in society; fifty children of reduced Burgher families, and fifty Singhalese children, will be admitted to gratuitous instruction. The period of continuance in the school will not exceed six years; and the course of education will be reading, writing, English grammar, arithmetic, abridged history, and an outline of geography. The friends of the children must furnish them with the necessary books, &c.

2. No child is eligible for admission who is under the age of eight years, or who is unable to read the New Testament in English. Applications for admission must be made in writing to the Wesleyan Missionaries residing in Colombo, signed by the parents or guardians of the children, before the 1st of June next, when a day will be appointed for examining and receiving the candidates.

3. The academy will also be open for the instruction of the children of respectable Burghers, and of Singhalese headmen, upon the following terms:--reading, writing, arithmetic, and English grammar, three rix dollars per month; history, geography, the use of the globes, and an

outline of the mathematics, five rix dollars per month: the children furnishing themselves with the necessary books, &c. As pecuniary emolument is not an object of the institution, whatever funds may be realized above the current expenses will be expended in the purchase of books, and mathematical and philosophical instruments, for the use of the advanced pupils.

4. The school will commence precisely at 10 o'clock in the morning, and close at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The children on the establishment must assemble a quarter of an hour earlier, in clean and decent apparel; as a neglect of cleanliness will be sufficient ground for immediate exclusion.

5. Although all the children will be educated in one room, the utmost attention will be paid to prevent improper communication between the scholars. Those

on the foundation will occupy a distinct part of the room, and the children of Burghers and Singhalese head-men will be seated apart. To prevent improper communications out of the school, the children of Burghers will be dismissed at 3 o'clock precisely; those of Singhalese head-men a quarter of an hour after; and those on the foundation at half past 3 o'clock

6. The children on the foundation will be assembled on the Sabbath at five o'clock in the afternoon, for reading the scriptures, and attending on divine worship at the Mission House.

7. There will be two vacations in the year of three weeks each, viz. at Christmas and Midsummer; and prior to the Christmas vacation, there will be a public examination of the classes, when appropriate rewards will be distributed.

8. Three suitable masters are provided; and the academy will be under the immediate inspection of the Wesleyan Missionaries residing in Colombo.

The school will commence on the 1st of July next. Gentlemen who are desirous of having their children instructed in the academy, are requested to signify their intention by letter, directed to the Rev. J. M'Kenny, prior to the 15th of June; and they are respectfully informed, that the education of a child who is unable to read the New Testament cannot be undertaken.

ECCLESIASTICAL APPOINTMENT IN THE

CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE ISLAND.

The congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Nerie, at Goa, has been pleased to appoint the Most Rev. Father Vicentie de Rosario to be Superior and Vicar General of the Mission of Ceylon, to commence from the 29th June last: on which day he took charge of his office, and was pleased to appoint the Rev. Padre Caytán Anthony to be Registrar or Secretary to the said Mission.[Cey. Gaz,, July 12.