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TII 1: .4R.11r. The Ith (the King's Own) and the Alt (Northumberland) Re. a i, r; rt., of Infantry, are ottlefra, on being relieved in the West 14,,, by the Ist Battalion of the Royal and the '23th (the Kunes Own Borderers) Regimen% of Foot, to return to Eng. lost The Depot of the 4th Regiment of Infantry is ordered to proceed f lo e: rite hie of Wight to 'Winchester. Tre Depots of the 334 end 79.1 t Regiments of Foot are ordered frost; (Alarm to I nland. The Depot of the 9th Regiment of Infantry has received orders w wee:a trout the hie of Wight to Stockport. • COURTS.IIIA RTII L. Hare-tivards, Jan. to. 11126. At oven' Crourt-Martint. had nt St. John, in the Province of Nov avonswick, titt the 111th October, 1825, and continued, by istduinutents, to the 24th of the same month, Deputy Commissary Cement Tbotnas Price was arraigned upon the undermentioned charges, via.— ire- - For neglect olduty, in havin failed to xhibit befoe a Board of Officers as sembled at Si. Jo g hn, New Brunswick, r by order of his Excellency Lieutenant• General Sir James Kempf, U.C.B. oh t h e .11th September, 1825, the sum of 7.728/. les. 11141. styling, or thereabouts, which formed part of a balance due nom him to the public. second--" For having embenled or fraudulently misapplied, or having wilfully permitted some other person or persons to eat beetle or fraudulently misapply, between the 24th July and the 24th September, 1825, the said sum of 7,728 L Its. 111 - sterling, ar thereaboun. belonging to the public, and which formed part of a balance with which be was chargeable on the said 24th Sep tember. len. Third—" Far wilful disolielience of orders, in writing a letter to 'Deputy .Assistant Commissary-I;eneral Darling. bearing date the tEst October, 1823, ordering hint to give up his key of the military chest at St. John's, New Brunswick (being in the joint - iliarge thereof), which gave him, the said Deputy Commissary. Gerald Price, the uncintrulled mistedy and possession of the same, xottrary to the orders of the Right Honourable the hinds Commissioners of his ,Nieote's Treasury, as contained in their circular leuer. No. 45, of the 12th January, 1322, and of the Ge neral Order of Isis Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir James ;he apt, promulgating the same, dated 23d April, 1822." Upon which charges the Court came to the following de- chum r— " The Court-Martial having most minutely, deliberately. and maturely weighed and cnuaidered the evidence adduced in support of the charges preferred against the prisoner, Thomas Price, Deputy Commissary-(general, as well as what lie has adduced In his de fence. tame to the following decision • With respect to the tint charge, that he is guilty thereof. " With respect to shesecond charge, that be ,e guilty thereat " With respect to the third charge, that lie is guilty thereof. " The Court having thus found the prisoner guilty of the whole of the charge' preferred against him, the same being in bunch of the Articles of War, loth, in virtue thereof, sentence the said prisoner, Thomas Price, Deputy Commissary-General, to be diemnsed his 31tjesty's service, to be rendered incapable of serving his Majesty in any Ace, civil or military, and to make good, at his own expense, the sum of 7.728/. Gs. 111 d. sterling, which he, the said prisoner, hu embezzled or fraudulently nut applied." His Majesty has been pleased to approve and confirm the finding and senteuce of the Court. Ills Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief directs that the foregoing charges preferred against Deputy Commissary-Genensl Price, together with the finding and sentence of the Court, and his blajesty's approval thereof, shall be entered in the General Order Book, and read at the head of every regiment in his Majesty's 'eerier. By cormnand of his Royal flits,finess the Commander-in-Chief. 11ENR‘"I'ORRENS, Adj.-Gen. llorite-Guards, Jan. 6,11126. Ats General Court-martial held I;tPortesnoutia on the 7th of kloystubee, 10'25, and continued by adjournment to the 12th of the stale 11 .1 nth, Ensign Henry Rowcroft, of the 434 Regiment, was arraigned opon nie undermentioned charge, viz.:— For conduct Idenaly unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman, in UttUIDA end using expressions of a tnost gross and disgraceful nature to Lieusanatit Charles Rimmed, of the same corps, his superior ^ear, whets engaged on a shooting party on or seam the 3d day of Sepwmber last, which imputed expressions are described in the following terms, viz. , —You may be dawned. You may go to hell. That he would knot°. his (Lieutenant Bin. stead's) teeth down his throat, ant nther sionlat expressions, which he (Ensign Rowcroft) accompanied with a menacing sod threaten ing manner." Upon which charge the Court came to she following deeision : The Court having maturely weighed the evidence in suppost of the prosecution, together with what Ensign Remy Roweroft has *Mixed in his defence, is of opinion, with respect to the charge exhibited against him, that he is guilty thereof. " Which conduct being in breach of the -Irtieles of War, the Court does, by virtue thereof, sentence him the prisoner (Ensign Ilenry Rowerofti to be dismissed his Majesty's service. •• The Court having pet formed us duty in sentencing the prisoner (Ensign Henry Itoweroft) to be dismissed from his :Majesty's ser vice, :annot close its proceedings without most respectfully rtinest. fug ti recommend the prisoner (Ensign Henry Roe croft) to his .fdajcsv's gracious eleamincy, in consequence of his youth and inex pertenea." His Majesty has been pleased to approve and confirm the finding and sentence of dismissal pronounced by the Court. His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief directs that the foregoing charges preferred against Ensign Henry Roweraft. of the :31 Regiment, together with the finding and sentence of the ourt, and his Maiwity's approval thereof, shall be entered in the General Order Bonk, and r ea d a t the h ea d of every Regiment in his Majesty'. service. Ily G os s miad of his Royal Highness the Cornmander.M.Chief, HENRY TORRENS, THE SILK TRADE. A meeting of the Engine Silk Weavers took place on Tuesday, pursuant to public notice, at the Black Dog public-house, for the purpose of taking Into eunsideration the distressed state of their trade. The large mom in which it was held was crowded to excess at an early hour of the evening. Mr. JOSEPH PILLAR being called to the chair, read the requitii- Can by which they had been called together. That there was sufficient cause for alurnt in the trade could rot, he raid, be denied; and he hoped those persons who had been instrumental in calling the meeting would now come tot ward, and state their object in so doing. Mr. ('itantTox Did the meeting had been called in for:se quence of the peculiar situation in which Messrs. Newberry and Moe. journeymen were placed. Mr. Newberry had declared that he would not give out any more work until ■ proper reguhstioa and ur•ltrteat!tttg took place between theemployers and the employed. The journeynteu of - that establishment had in consequence deter mined on Likii.g the sense of the trade on the subject. Dee man thst he knew worked for three different mutter', and received a &Grant price front each of them. tUriea of " Nan•e, name.") I say Men (.aid Mr. Charlton) that Thomas Holland receives bill pay Lenin Mr. Newberry, one penny less front 3lr. Underhil, and a dillereat price again from Mr. Lee. Messrs. Newberry were will. i: , g to pay the last regulated price, but they found if they did so they could not meet the other reanufacturent in the market. It was notorious that the whole of Mr. Underhill'a hands were working under price. and it was time that a atop should be Put to such con duct. rar his own part lie never received less than the full price !roll Mr. Newberry. He meant the list of prices agreed to by the musters and men at the King's Head in the Poultry, after the repeal of the Spitylfields Act. The loss of those Acts in now severe ly felt for although the list of prices was then solemnly ratified by the masters, there was not one of them, except 31r. Newberry, that had not violated that agreement. This was of itself sufficient proof of the lon the trade had unstained by the repeal of the Acts ; for although the masters would not venture to violate the Act of Par liament, it appeared they were not over-scrupulous in keeping their aoleatinenpqments. • Mr. 11 M. 11AIEa aii;il he believed Mr. Newberry was willing to pay the highest prices, but unless the prices were regulated he would naturally expect data weak should be done as cheap for hint ns it war for oth:rt. lie wished to know how a man with tire or six children hanging about his knees and crying for bread wars to act when a matter offered hint 7,1. or even Gd. a yard instead or lid. The workhouse migin r trhaps be recommended ; but could it be expected that a pariah already overburthened with up. wards of 2000 paupers couid afford them relief? lie should like to see a rem.dy proposed and acted upon. r. st us thought at collusion existed among the masters, but he hoped the men would moist each other to put it down. lie was of opinion that Mr. Newberry got his work parformed at as low a rate any ocher inanutacturer. For his part he was ens. plowed by 31r. Spiers in toll pay. lie heard of the meeting only that evening. and if any one present had uny thing to say against thn character of Mr. Spins, let him then come forward and say it. ( tries Bray, !") 31r. ROBEIVI Szti.Eng said he was employed by Mr. New !lvry, and had never received less than the full price. On Wed• uestlAy last he understood Mr. Newberry refused to give out more work, but what most grieved that gentleman was, that some of his .ovti aim went to other tnsnufacturers and offered to work at a r rate. 11: would propose that a Coimninte should be ap -I,:inted to go round and inspect the weavers' work, and ascertain the prices they received. noisy anal lengthened debate followed on this motion. Mr. Het:HAIL/MN moved as an amendment, that in the opinion et the meeting the ptt..es last screed upon fat the King's !lead) were the lowest that could possibly be received, and that any de- Fartre from those prices must be COllll/1110,011 on the part of the vaster., and not acquiesced in by the journeymen. The intendment sos put and carried unanimously, and amidst gnat applause.. Tile meeting then separated. TRACT OT • LETTER ITRODI INDIA.—" There are tim e female Shawn chiefs in the Burmese army, whose pow.r s ar,e so prodigious, Ilia• by holding up a finger on the firaig of a cannon, the ball is turned to water.' We may C.itik this a mening tale, because it is performed at a di "'ltlice. but we have an equally instantaneous power of couveriial by a little boy in London, who in merely hold -I^B ap his barer turns a Ticket into Twenty Thousand rouqs. whi c h any person may prove who adventures in this Loth ry of Six Twenty thousands, all to be drawn in (Joe bay, Wednesday, let of March. EAST INDIA HOUSE. A Oenerml Court of Proprietors of East India Stock was held yesterday. at their house in LeadenhalLstreet, pursuant to adjourn ment front thrlilth instant. 4012 D AMIERST. The usual routine business having been dispatched, CO, LEICESTER STANHOPE expressed a desire to be infiwrned by the Hon. Chairman, previous to their ent er in g into the im portant discus s i on o f t he day, whether the !Marquis of Hastings or Marquis Wellesley had been nominated to the .Government tH British India. or whether laud Amherst had been recalled? His reasons for asLing these questions were first, because in all proba bility the information, if obtained, would prevent the necessity of his nicking a specific motion on the subject; and secondly, because he conceived that Lutd Amherst, by his administration, had in volved this country in a most unnecessary and destructive war. They were daily receiving accounts of the havoc which was making among the troops iu India by the unwholesome swamps, and uncongenial climate of the country into which they were led. The Company was also put to an enormous expense in conse. quence of the war ; an expense amounting to above a million of rupees monthly. Sir J. SEWELL rose to order. He considered that it was not competent for the Honourable Proprietor to enter into any reason ing upon the subjects to which his questions might relate, it being usual to reserve them till a specific motion mine hetore the Cour. Colonel L. STANHOPE said if he were not allowed to put the question in his own way he must make a specific motion. He was about to observe, when the Learned Judge (Sir J. Sewell) inter rupted him, that this country had been put to the enormous ex pense of several millions in consequence ut't h is war • money had been already expended upon it 'lodide/It to have built another St. Paul's., or to have extended the quay on the river Thames, and have made it the fittest promenade in the world. Ile thought that I: land Amherst was allowed to continue at the head of the Go vernment of India, he would ultimately be the cause of the total loss of that empire to this country. He could not but wonder that such a person as Mr. Canning. a man of such talents— The CHAIRMAN (C. Marjoribanka, Esq.) thought that the Ho nourable Proprietor wu certainly occupying the Court unneces sarily by the course that he was at present pursuing, when no motion was before them. Mr. Ilipew would recommend bis Honourable and Gallant Friend to follow the usual course, by allowing the business of the day to have the precedence. Mr. RANDLE Jac asow said it was irregular to enter into arguments when questions only were intended to be naked. Colonel L. STANttoPE said hie question was this—whether Lord Hastings, or Lord Wellesley, or any other individual hod been no minated to the Government of British India, or whether Lord Amherst was to he allowed to remain there, and by his line of pa hey sacrifice the interests of this country, and place it in the same situation with regard to India as it formerly stood with America, and ultimately cause it the loss of that part of the world? The CHAIRMAN said if he understood the question right, it was whether Lord Hastings, or Lord Wellesley, had been proposed or appointed as Governor. General in India. lie had no hesitation in answering that he had not proposed either of them to that high station, nor had they or either of them been proposed to him ; and he also would state, that there was no question at present in agita• tion which had for its object the removal of Lord Amherst from the British Government in India, and his Lordship was not removed. VIE (NIDE PAPERS: The SECRETARY wits about to read the requisition for making this Court Special for the purpose of considering the propriety of recommending to the Directors a regulation relating to the educa tionpf Cadets, when Husti said, before he entered upon that question, he begged to ask whether the Honourable Chairmen had received a letter from Sir John Doyle respecting his intended motion for tak ing into consideration the Dude Papers? The CHAIRMAN said he received such a letter from the Gallant General yesterday, which shculd be read. The SECRETARY then read a letter from Sir John Doyle, stating that he was too unwell to attend the Court to-day, and re questing that the consideration of the Oude papers might be post poned. The answer of the Court of Directors was also read, stating that it was not competent for them to postpone the motion on so short a notice, and that the better course would be for some Gentleman to move that tl'e matter should be postponed either to some given day or Awe die: he would suggest that as Parliament was about to meet, it would be more convenient to postpone it to the first General Court. Mr. RANDLE JACKSON said that it was the opinion of the friends of the Noble Marquis that the Gude Papers did most materially comprehend the character of Lord Ilastings, and it was for that reason that Sir Jo n Doyle was anxious to bring it forward. It would not, he though; be courteous. therefore, in the Noble Marquis to postpone thequestion to a time when he would have arrived at Aloha, or gone to his honourable exile, call it which ever they would. gir JOHN SEWELL mid he had understood, from pretty good authority. that the star of the Noble Marquis in this country had already been of great inconvenience to the interests of his Govern ment at Malta, and was against his Lordship's own inclinations and that of the Government at home. A frigate had been pre pared for his Lordship's departure some time ago; ands letter was given to him (Sir J. Sewell), under the impression that the Marquis of Hastings, now that the question of the Deccan Prize Money had been derided, would have sailed from this country within seven days fran hence; the reasoning, therefore, of the Honourable Proprietor (Mr. R. Jackson) as to the post ponement in consequence of tie Marquis of Hastings's departure did not apply. After some few observations from Mr. lit DM and the CHAIR MAN, it was agreed that the notion should be adjourned to Wed. neaday the kl:h of rsebruary next. EDUCA'f /ON OF CADETS. The CHAIRMAN proceeded to inform the Court that the same was made special for the purpose of taking into consideration the following proposition :—That this Court. considering the great im. portance of a knowledge of the Ilindostannee language to Euro. pearl officers destined to act with and to cmnmand the native troops in India, recommend to the Court of Directors to take Into their immediate consideration the propriety of making regulations, in consistency with their own resolutions, that no cadet shall hence forth be permitted to prorzsd to India unless he shall, upon exami. nation, be found sufficienc y grounded in the rudiments of the Bin. datum nee language. Mr. Hume begged to state, in order that he might obtain a favourable hearing for the motion which he was about to make, that it involved a question of very great importance which had been introduced to the attenti on o f this Court on several different occa sions (luring the last few years. He also begged to observe, that the subject of education, to which he was anxious to call their at. tendon, was not one which could in any way personally affect him. self, or in which lie could be actuated by any views of personal convenience or personal int e r es t. Ilia mouse for occupying their time by bringing it forward was because he felt it to be a subject of paramount importance to the Company and to the country, that all who belonged to their service in India, whether civil or military. should be qualified with a knowledge of the language of that country in which they were destined to act, in order to do their duty with the greatest benefit to the Company, and with honour to themselves. The name of the Marquis of Hastings had already been used ; he wished he could be permitt e d t o rea d th e minute made by that Noble Lord in August, 11113, on the lamentable want of knowledge of the native languages among the civil officers in India, and suggesting measures for the remedying of such an evil. That able minute was answered by the Court of Directors in a sa tisfactory manner, approving of the course of instruction pointed out therein, but differing with the Noble Lord as to the mode of carrying it into effect. If any one of the arguments used by the Noble Marquis, and approved by the Court of Directors, were air. plicable to the civil service, they were every one equally applicable to the European officers employed in the military service. When the subject was brought forward in 11105 it met the unanimous con currence of all persons, who were quite united in opinion as to the great importance of that measure, and of the inca:culable benefits that would be derived to their affairs in India by its adoption. It was rather surprising,with that conviction so strong on their minds, they . should have allowed so many years to have elapsed without having placed their military officers in the same situation in which they had placed their civil servants. He was however satisfied that the approaching Session of Parliament would not pus over without some means being taken to remedy the abuses that existed in the system now pursued. Instances were constantly occurring of the mischiefs that ensued from an ignorance of the native language on the pact of European officers, and which tarnished the character of many otherwise eminent persons who now held situations in their service. When the extent to which this evil might go was fairly considered, he thought it would appear to every reflecting mind that the system which occasioned it ought not to exist another day. He recollected that when such a motion as the one he was about to make was made on a former occasion, the objection was, that they had no means in this country of providing an education in the language a knowledge of which was proposed. It was very true that at that time the means were very few compared with what they now possessed, and for which they had to thank his Honourable Friend, Dr. Gilchrist, whose exertions on behalf of this Com pany were such as were beyond all praise. (Hear, hear, hear.) The difficulty which was thus opposed to the adoption of his mo. tion seven years ago. he was happy to say, no longer existed. There was then no other establishment but that of Dr. Gilchrist himself and the seminaries of the Company ; but now there were nearly thirty seminaries, including Dr. (lilchrist's gratuitous ser vices, where young men might receive an oriental education, and acquire a knowledge of the Ilindostannee, so that when they arrived i 3 India it would give them but very little trouble to learn all that might be requisite before their entering upon their military duties. The Court might not have considered what were the number of Individuals who commanded their armies in India. Ile might perhaps in round numbers say that they had 150,000 native troops, and there were 4000 Eu. ropean officers to command them. It ought to be considered that of that number a very large portion of them were not confined to military duty. There was scarcely one part of so of cur's duty in India that could be performed without a knowlttelge of the Hindoetannee language. There who were not satisfied with his reasonings and authority, he would refer them to a work lately pub. fished by an officer, who had been in their own service for 17 years, from whence he had made some extracts , wi t h • view to gm the Court an idea of the number of important duties persons who were sent out from this countly ignorant of the language of India, had to perform. Very few of those persons had perseverance or courage enough to muter the language after they arrived in that country. The best Asiatic scholars were those who had acquired the rudi ments of the Unsnap In England. In the year 1822, there were In the engineers, the cavalry, the artillery, and the European corps 1795 European lacers at the &nod Presidency, of which number 1064 were proem, and no fewer than 836 of them bead etafrappointments; that was to say, eitualions out of the line of attny ditty. Military efficeis ecre selected to have charge of the Conintinsariat, and were Hsu idly employed on diplomatic minions. and with all due tit feretice to the tekiits 41 die tied weenie he would venture to say that the services of ['nihilist men yn employed would bear comparison with any of those persons. The lion. Member, after again enforcing the necessity of eppointing persons., with a competent knowledge of the native language to these 'everts] duties, adverted to a despatch of ;Lord sfintds in 100th. in which his Lordship said the ignorance of the leneoliee on the part of the eivilaifficere itt India , untroatafily subjected them to an almost unlimited dependence oil the natives, the consequence of which were hiss of character, distress, and ratio to those who were thus delivered up to the power of alien they ought to direct, aid who by these means converted the servant into :he master. The lion. Member then tented that from 11114 to lON, 2574 cadets had gone out to India, and from that time to 1024, 47211 cadets had sailed; therefore no less than 7,302 cadets had been sent out since the date of their charter. If the plan which had been adopted *lilt regard to their civil servants had been exterided to the military European officers, they would scarcely have had any one' now in the service who would not have understood the Hindoos tanee language. It was true, in 11114 the 31:trquis of Hastings had appointed an interpreator to each battalion; but the very appointment was a reflection upon the conduct of the East India Company, as it made otikets who were placed in the most perilous siteatione not aide to act for themselves, but to rely on the foreign aid of a native. Rut although the Government of India had appointed Interpreters for the native troops, yet, with some inconsistency, they had withheld them front the King's troops. The consequence Was, that every man, even the Colonel and the Adjutant, 'Xing ignorant of the language„ if any acts of oppression arose between them and the natives, no intormation could be received of them, and consequently no redress obtained. Ile Wes confident that if an ioquiry were .instituted, it would be found that many unpleasant tneurrencee had arisen from an ig. nnrance of the native language on the part of the European officers. The Honourable Proprietor then en umerated the various 411.111 CS a military officer had to perform from his first arrival in India, with a view to show Lind hi the management of his housanold, in the command of his company, in the line of march, in the field of battle, and at the Courts-minds!, the know. ledge of the native language was so essentially requird, that it was impossible he could perform his duty properly in either of those situations without possessing it. Boys of sixteen years old (an age much too young, anti it was only wonderful that they had such able men out of such materials), just taken from school, were sent out to India to take the command of • company of native trooops. On landing he could not have a European servant, as in the King's service, but he must have a native, veal whom, how ever, it was impossible he could communicate. lie might say, give me water—give me bread—but if the servant should tell him that something had gone wrong, he was utterly incapable of understanding him. His next duty was to report to the Com manding Officer whet had taken place among his men in the course of the twenty-four hours; but if a man had broken the lock of his musket, the officer was no more capable of reporting it than one of t the statues in the Court. Wax that the object for which they sent out European Officers? Certainly not. They should have the leuropean officers superior to the natives, which should he so great and so obvious, as to compel the natives to feel and to admit their superiority. As the officer proceeded there were duties ofa higher kind for him to perform. The native troops were constantly mos.- lug. It was very rarely that all the companies ofa native regiment ' were found together; they were out in two, three, or four companies in various directions. in this situation the officer wax called upon to be a'negotiator,and ought to he in that character more competent than the generality of officers. lie (Mr. Hume) admitted he was as an Englishman; but for want of understanding all his resources, arising from an ignorance of the language, he was obliged to act blindfolded, as it were. Ile soldier strayed, plundered a villager, and a dispute took place, was it possible that justice could be done by en officer who did not understand the language? It was in fact inviting the repetition of these abuses, to have persons in authority in India who could not take cognizance of them, owing to their ignorance of the vernacular tongue. Officers and soldiers in India were like soldiers and officers elsewhere; they were men, and required checks to the natural impulse of self interest. If they had the means to add to their property, it was then the Court had a right to expect that they would forego them, unless some restraint were put upon them. He, therefore, would say, that instead of the Government being guardians of the people of India, they by their remissness were the occasion of much unre quited injury being done to that people. It was giving a pre mium to crime to allow persons to hold authority who could not administer justice. There was not a single court-martial over which an European officer presided where native wit nesses were not generally examined. Now, when it was known that the same letter in the Hindostannee language had four different pronunciations, and of four different meanings, un less the person who presided could discriminate each pronun ciation, a contrary meaning might be given to the evidence , from that which was intended by the witness. Such a proceeding amounted neatly to a denial of justice. After stating other mit. chiefs resulting from the present imperfect system of education, the Hon. Proprietor said he had been informed that the present Bur. mese war had arisen entirely out of a misunderstanding originating front a want of a competent knowledge of the Hindostannee lan guage. The Governor of Arracan had some differences respecting the small island of Shapooree, and had sent a messenger to 31r. Warner who was the Company's Civil Resident in the Governor's district, requesting an interview with him, in order that mutual ex. planations might take place and a friendly arrangement be made; but Mr. Warner not understanding the purport of the message, would not condescend to meet the Governor, but referred hint three several times to a Darogoa of Police (an inferior officer), and the consequence was that hostilities were resorted to about that paltry island, and the Government had been involved in a lamentable and expensive war with the Burmese empire. ( Hear ' hear.) The Hon. Proprietor observed that he was glad to find the Court of Directors were gang to abolish the necessity of young men going to the Ad discombe College. After badgering them upon that subject for six or seven years, they were about to adopt it of their own accord at last. Better late Wien never was his motto, anti he was therefore glad of it. Ile regretted that the boys were taken from that College so early. Scarcely one of them knew anything of the Hindostannee language when they left it. instead of adoptitig the system of Dr. Gilchrist, they had pursued another, of which nothing could be made. The lion. Proprietor then said, that by the Parliamentary returns it appeared that there were sent Out to India in 1021, 434 cadets, 55 of whom were educated at AOiscombe College. In 11122,362 were sent out, only 52 of whom wen: to the College. In 1823, 374 were sent out, and GO of them were educated at the ('ol. lege. In 1824, 420 were sent out, and 79 of them were educated at the College. So that out of 1,475 cadets, only 280 went to that Seminary. Such was the disparity between those who went out with any knowledgeat all of the native language, and theme knew not one word of it. Since the establishment of the College in 1805, up to 11121, it had cost the East India Company 247,001.10 including the 92,01101. for its; erection. This expense was exclusive of the esta blishment in India. In England and in India together, expense for education was 53,8001. a year. lie, however, did uot mean to complain of the expense, provided the object of it were attained. But the education of young men might be acquired for considerably less a slim. He would contract to educate every cadet that went out to India in the course of the year for 5001. lie did not mean to say that he would himself instruct them, but his Honourable and Learned friend Dr. Gilchrist would (a laugh)-5001. for 500 cadets ! If gentlemen wanted cheapness, he thought the offer he now made would be such as must please them. In reference to the general question, the Hon. Proprietor said that it' the Court of Directors would be but consistent with their own resolutions on the subject, he was sure there would not be any difference between them and himself. If lie had made himself understood, the Court would perceive that bis object was to convince them that it was the duty of the Company, agreeably to their declaration, to obtain the best qualified persons to perform the duties in India in the b es t m anner . He blamed not the young men; he blamed their parents, who sent them out at a time when they were not able to do themselves credit, act with satisfaction to their friends, or do the service which the Company required of them. The Honourable Pro prietor concluded by musing a resolution in contonuity with the terms of the requisiuon. . . Hr. GILCHRIST seconded the resolution. He could hardly conceive that any individual would be found to object to the propo sition of his lion, Friend. He should, however, decline entering into the subject further at present, but reserve himself to answer any objection that might be brought forward against the 'Dolton. The CHU:RNA:4 informed the Honourable Proprietor that it would not be competent fur him to address the Court again us a matter of right, though be might be permitted to dotal as a Mat ter of courtesy. Sir Join( Svw ELL said there could be no question that per sons who knew the Hindostannee language would be capable to tie- I spatch business better than those who were ignorant of it athe only question was, which was the beat and fittest IllUde to be adopted for the acquiring a knowledge of that language. It was his opinion that it should be acquired in that country where it was familiarly spoken. It appeared to him that the lion. Mover had over-argued the question. It was not above eighty or ninety years since they had had any authority whatever in India beyond a factory. Since the black-hole business at Calcutta they had extended their do- I minion in the east most rapidly • and who were the men who had been fighting their battles in India since that time ? lie thought qo person would hardly venture to .say, that among the number there were not dime who were perfectly well qualified to discharge their duty to this country. With regard to the story about Mr. Warner, who had been described as the cause of the Burmese war, there was no evidence taut this war arose out of an ignorance of the language. It was a mater of mere etiquette between Mr. Warner and the Governor of Armen. According to the representation of the lion. Mover Mr. Warner thought himself rather too great a man to ga to a conference with the Governor, nod he turned him over to an inferior. The Gover n or, however, would not go, and the consequence wan, that he proceeded to take that by force •viiich he had endeavoured to obtain, but could not, by other means. Nothing could be more clear than this, that it was no affair of lan guage, but entirely a matter of etiquette. and which had led to that consequence which had involved the Government in a war with the Burmese empire. Something had 'veil said about a march of bullocks. [The Hon. and Learned Proprietor alluded to a story of some baggage, which Mr. Hume stated to have been lost in consequence of the messenger, who was directed to communicate that the route was changed, not being understood by the officer who gnarled it.] lie thought there rota something paradoxical about the story. For supposing the officer not to understand the ban. gunge of the messenger, still there was another language be sides the vernacular one, to which all might resort. How easy it ' would have been for the native messenger to have signified his meaning by signs, or to have toned the heads of the bullocks (a laugh;) or even by gesturesand motions of his body or hands to hav intimated to the officer dist he was togs another way. But sow: part of the blame, if there were any, would attach to the officer who sent him, for lie might have communicated the change of route by writing. Ab i liough the argument had been anticipated, he would venture to say something about the expense of educating voting men in this country. It should seem that all the establishments where the Ilindostannee language was taught werc in London. Cadets were composed of the sons of clergymen, and of gentlemen burdened with numerous families, and he thought that the Direc tors could hardly use their patronage better than in taking such young men. The Iwo expense of sending out a young man to India was from 10111. to I 5( I. flu cost cf keeping them in London to learn the Hisoloata• nee language would be 100/. more. Now every thing has a reputed value. A cadetship was valued no higher than WO. : if then the parent were required to ex pend lON. additional in the educatbn of his son, it seemed to him that it would be bringing a cadetship down to nothing. The Hon. Mover had asserted over and over again the utter impossibi lity nits person learning the liintinstannee language in llinttostan. Such a proposition was completely at variance with all experience. It resembled the MC of a man who being musicals to learn to swim was advised to unwise on a table first. (Laughter.) His own ex perienee went directly the other way. lie did not know that he was duller than other men, tut after being at school ten years. and at the university seven, studying one language, yet he could not converse in it. But Olen he went to France to learn the French language, of which, on his arrival there, he was so ignorant, that he could not ask for a rate/ our dinner; yet In foot months he was competent to converse with fluency in that language. He was fur these reasons of opinion that the proposition of the Hon. Mover was founded upon erroneous grounds, and should therefore oppose the motion. Colonel Lutist inn^rim concurred fully in the motion, as far u the principle went, that great importance must he attached to the knowledge of the language by these who were engaged in the Com• party's service; but it wax a very different question which was the best mode of speaking that language? The Ilindostanee wits' lan guage almost exclusively for colloquial purposes. Having him self commanded a regiment in India, lie could state that the local authorities there always evinced the greatest anxiety for teaching the language to military officers. Fur several years past, by order of the Commander-in-Chief, half yearly reports, specifying the progress and proficiency of every officer in the army, were sent in ; and he could assure the Court, that those reports were not merely matters of form. In one of them it became his duty to bring to the notice of the Commander-in-Chief a young officer under his command, who paid little or no Attention to the language. An itn. mediate reply was received, saying, that if in his next report he was not able to give a more favourable account of the young man's progress, it would be considered how far it would be expedient to intrust him with a command. This answer had the best effect. Examinations were constantly conducted in India by three officers, who had great knowledge of the Eastern languages. There was a measure connected with this question, which, if acted upon, would be in his judgment very beneficial, and would be only a renewal of a former regulation. It was that of encouraging young men to apply themselves to study, by bestowing on such as passed a ate cessful examination a pecuniary reward. The revival of such u measure would, he thought. be attended with ntost beneficial effects. lk could not however help remarking, in justice to the officers in India, that there never was a time when the knowledge of the in dostannee language was so extensively known in the army as at present. However be might approve of die principle of the pro. ' position, yet he was decitledly adverse to shut out the cadets from going to India, and should therefore oppose the moduli. Col. L. STANHOPE thought the whole of the observations of the Hon. and gallant Colonel who had just addressed the Court went in support of the motion of his Hon. Friend. With regard to the remarks that had been made by the Learned Judge on the floor (Sir J. Sewell) as to the propriety of communicating by signs, he (Col. Stanhope) did not think them worthy of notice. Unless the Court were dispensed to govern the people in India by panto mime,, it was necessary the European Officers should learn the Hindostannee language. All die writers and philosophers who had written on education, bock, Rousseau and others, had said that the knowledge of languages should be given in youth. The pro position of his Hon. Friend did not say that the young men should be made perfect in the language while in England ; but should acquire the rudiments of it, and not be suffered to waste their time like the Hon. Proprietor, who had been seventeen years learning Latin, and then knew nothing of it at last.—(Laughing.) Sir Joust SEWELL said he did not say he knew nothing of the language, but that he could not speak it fl uently. Mr. riANDLE JACKSON thought the arguments of the Hon. Proprietor (Colonel Lushington) had proved the necessity of the proposition of his lion. Friend (Mr. flume). If the necessity was the same the obligation ought to be the same, and ought to be general both in the military and in the civil service. Why did they appoint an interpreter to preside in the Courts-martial if every ofiker of the army understood the language ? The motion, how. ever, as it now stood, did not leave the Court of Directors any discretion if they should he of opinion that the language might be as well or better acquired in India. His anxiety was, that the whole consideration of the question should be left to the Court of Directors, and should suggest that the motion be amended in that respect ; so that the Court might make it obligatory in the cadets to acquire a knowledge of the language, either in England or in In , is, before they joined their regiments; or he would go far ther, and leave the whole matter to the consideration of the Di rectors, requesting them to fasotir the Court of Proprietors with their opinion when they had duly considered the subject. Colonel Iit;SHINGTON explained, and said that there was no regiment without sepoys, who were competent to teach the young officers. He knew a sepoy who had five young men under hint at a time. Mr. SAatvEr. Dixote opposed the motion. Mr. DEwar also opposed the motion, and thought the Hon. Mover had taken up the subject without due consideration, and it seemed really to him that it was taken up solely with a view to re flect on the Court of Directors. Captain MAXWELL spoke in favour of the motion, and aiid that the late Surveyor-General in India was totally ignorant of any one of the Eastern languages, and he had known a Persian interpreter who was not acquainted with one syllable of the language. Sir C. Forums also supported the motion. Ile hoped that a regulation would before long be made that no man should be per mitted to go out to India as a barrister or an attorney to practise there unless lie knew the Ilindostanee language. Ile had se:n men while sitting on the bench, and others acting as barristers and at torneys, who were obliged to examine witnesses through native interpreters, make the most gross and abominable micakts. Sir P. LArair. hoped Mr. Hume would withdraw hip motion, and leave the subject entirely to the consideration of the Court of Directors. The Deputy CHAIRMAN (Sir G. ROBINSON) thought that the evils of the measure proposed would counterbalance any advantages that the young men could derive front an education in England. It had been said that the Marquis of Hastings was the person who had appointed interpreters. He begged to state that the appoint. ment of interpreters was an set of the Court of Directors before Lord Hastings arrived in India. It would, in his opinion, be most expedient for the Court of Proprietors to leave unshackled in the hands of the Court of Directors any further measure that might be thought necessary to be adopted. Mr. WErmwd opposed the motion. Mr. Pot( tstma observed to the Honourable Chairman the Ir regularity there would be of Dr. Gilchrist being permitted, even as a matter of courtesy, to address the Court in reply, he being only the seconder of the motion. Mr. 11U3IE said that his lion. Friend (Dr. Gilchrist) did rot intend to ask to have the courtesy conceded to him. l'he Don. Gentleman then shortly replied to the arguments that bad been advanced against the proposition. The CHAIRMAN then put the question, which was negatived without a division. Mr. H rst E afterwards moved for the production of some papers connected with the same subject ; but which was also negatived. The Court adjourned at h.ilf-past tire o'clock. MEETING of the ROM.-IN rATIroLic PRELATES. The Catholic Prelates, assembled from all parts of Ireland, have met in Dublin, and continued their sittings for several days during the past week. One of the topics which chiefly engrossed their attention was the important subject of education. A deputation from the Catholic Association had an interview with the Prelates on Saturday. The object of the Deputation was to invite the Prelates to attend a meeting of the Association on Monday, to confer upon the plan of education proposed by the Commissioners. This proposel of an interview the prelates de dined. They had, however, taken the subject into mature con sideration, without reference to what may be the opinion of the Catholic Association, and the following is, in substance, what they have resolved upon : They declare that a system of education which includes Protest ant and Catholic children is admissible, where the religion of the Catholic children is sutliciently protected. That the masters should be of the religion of the majority of the pupils : and in schools where the minority only are Catholic, there should he a permanent Catholic assistant. That books of religious instruction for the Catholic children be approved by the Catholic Prelates ; and that books for common literary instructions should not be oiled, if excepted to by them. That the property in schools should not be transferred. That there should be a model school in each province ; the masters nut to be trained in the schools of the Kildare-place' Socie'y. That the Catholic Prelates feel it their duty to withhold their concurrence or support from any system of education not in complete accordance with the principles expressed in these reso lutions. We are aware that a distinguished Parliamentary friend of the Catholics had, to a certain extent, pledged the Catholic Bishops to agree to a system of mixed education, which was not exactly that one which they would have chosen. It will be seen by the fore going resolutions, that they have redeemed that pledge in a man ner which, as it is impartial, and places both sides on a footing of perfect equality, should be, and we hope will be, acceptable to all. Dublin Morning Post. An anti-slavery meGing of the County of Pembroke was held on the 12th Mat., in the Guildhall, Haverfordivest, the Right Honourable Lord Candor in the chair, when petitions to both Houses of Parliament were prepared and signed, praying Government to carry into effect their ho nourable resolutions of May, 1523, and pledging the pe titioners' best aid in support of them and any other bene volent measures his Majesty's Ministers might be pleased to adopt in the accomplishment of those just and neceS ' sary iniprovemmts in the condition of so large and wretch ed a portion of the luunan THE BRITISH PRESS'. CITY POLICR. Yesterday a meeting of the Aldermen and Common Council inhabitants of Fleet-street was held at St. Iletee'a Church, for the purpose of examining the charges remained in a report of scone proceedings which took place at the Monk* House. respecting the present state of Fleet st r eet, an d the conduct of th e Ward Representatives and Officers. Mr. Brown, the City Nlar.lial, and the officers of the ward and police, were in attendance tr, examined. Mr. Alderman Wm Tll3l tS, after some prefatory observations. Invited any inhabitant who anything to stair on the subject to stand forward. Mr. Brown stated, in answer to several questions, that he had had only one complaint lately !ram at, Inhabttant of Fleet-strett, who had been robbed at nine o clack in the morning of a qbantity of watches from his window. There had also been coMplaitita from passengers whose pockets had been picked.. Some of the city officers had represented to him that they C011:3 not readily obtain the assistance of the local officers, who paid nn attention to, sad lent no assistance in, the removal of certain nuisencea and ob. struetions, Mr. Alderman Warrirst,o; wished to know from Mr. Etrowts whether he had made any reprermt: r•A to the Aldermen, or Common Council, that the. were howrel open night and day for the rcceptlon of thieves and the worst characters, and yet that they were not interfered with ? Mr. Brown said, imnplainta had certainly been made to him. respecting certain houses the Dolphin for one, the Crbten and Sugar Loaf for another, and the flnrse-•hoe and Star for another. which did keep open at very ]ate and improper bourn. He had net complained to the Aldermen or Common Council, but to the Lord Mayor. What was done to the parties after the comp:ail - A was made he could not state, but in one or two instances he had fresh complaints after his firstreprgentstion. There were one or tWo houses. the Rainbow and the Cott, for instance, which kept open at late hours, but which wen; frequented br a very different wet of company. They were mostly "emirs, he believed, of respects- Natty. It was a difficult thing to say at what hour houses ought tooling np, but he thought that io general they shotiJd be 6110 Op at 12 o'clock at night. In Fleet-otrret there were many which. kept open one or two hours after that time. and often more. Mr. Alderman WA IT H MAN asked him whether, moldering the localities, the number of printing-offices, newspaper offices, and others, where mechanics were requirrd to work late at night in that neighbourhood, the great thoroughfare from the theatres, and all the circumstances, he thought the publi:-hothes were worn regulated in that ward than any other. Mr. Brown said that in the instances he mentioned he certainly thought the houses were kept open until too late an hour. We knew of no public-house in the neighbourhood as a regular house for the reception of thieves. One house in Fleet-market had been complained of for harbouring boys, but be believed some thing had taken place with respect w It. Mr. Williamson mentioned Gurney's Tap, which was attached to Peele's Coffee-house, which was open at all hours. Complaints had been made that thieves and tha worst of characters were harboured there until four o'clock in the morning. Mr. Southgate read a minute of the Common Council, (root which it appeared they had resolved to make a representation against this house on the licensing day; but that sithstquently. on a petition having been presented by Mr. Gurney. and it Mirky been shown that the nukance had abated, they resolved to mote. mend the continuance of the license. Lightfoot, the beadle, stated that the subsequent condutt of the house had been very good. With respect to the statement about the thieves parading the streets, there was no foundation for it. There were a number of printers and printers' lads constantly pass ing to and front the printing offices, and these were continually taken for thieves (laughter) and very naturally ; he took them et be thieves himself before he made inquiries. He agreed In cons. dering that the charges against the officers of the district, of whi►h he was one, were totally unfounded. .3!r. Harcourt, who had himself been a constable in his own right, was of a similar opinion, but thought there was ground of complaint against some of the minor public-houses. Mr. Clarke said the statements made before the Lord Mayor. as to the extent of depredations, were without foundation. and were calculated to expose every shopkeeper in the neighbourhood, by deterring persons from coming near them ; but a great deal of what had been said respecting the public houses he believed to be true. He had himself seen not only prostitutes, but men about them, who looked very much like thieves. Two or three officers, whose duty it was to attend that district, declared that it was not worse regulated than any other. Mr. Merchant thought the public.houses were kept open too late, and later than in any other place, and the Inspector of the day patrol said there was a coffee-shop at the corner of Fleet-market, in which twenty or thirty thieves might he found at any hour; but on the whole the; thought the condition of the place was improved, and that there was no ground for accusing persona of want of vigilance. An inhabitant said, if the meeting had been convened for the evening instead of the middle of the day, when people were kept away by their business, there would have beer many complaints made. sir. Alderman II'wITtS SAN maid he thought it right to mention the condition of the Ward, as he remembered it almost 30 years ago. At that time he remembered Mrs. Waithman was robbed of six guineas at his own door. He was himself followed and attacked by a gang, one of whom nearly felled him with a bludgeon on his attempting to interfere with him. The Wheelers, sad other well known thieves, paraded the streets openly. Officers had been in his house watching the motions of the thieves for days. He re membered, on one occasion, having pointed out a gang to a Magi srrate, when, haviug observed him, they came round himself and h's friend, and abused him. The Wheelers, and other hardened and experienced thieves, were now removed, and it was obvious the state of the streets had greatly improved. There was not one.half of the depredations committed, although the population had greatly increased. A Revolution to the effect that the allegations contained in the Mansion-house were unfounded, was then carried unanimously. CONSUMPTION OF WINE. The following statement from the London Netv Price Current ;bows the increase of the consumption of wine in the year 1825. The striking difference, which amounts in the four great ports of England to upwards of 10,0uo tuns, must be mainly attributed to the reduction of the duty. As the increase amounts (excluding the Cape wines, in the tax on which there is no alteration) to nearly two thirds upon the previous consumption, the revenue can in the present year have scarcely suffered by the reduction of the rate of duty, except from the repayment required upon stocks in hand. As far as French wines are concerned, upon which the former duty was most heavy, the retluv tion of the rate has materially increased the whole return, by not much less than .50 per cent. : Home consumption i s 'funs of 252 Gallons— . . Cape. French. 51sideira. Port. lthenkh. Spanish. Ch rated. 11124 2159 640 1200 8776 102 5104 259 1825 . 2455 1,786 15211 14,493_ 458 7420 513 _ . . These are the totals of ti;eofficialieturnsOf London, Liverpool, Hull, and Bristol. The increase on port wine only is above 10,000 pipes. LIVERPOOL CORN-EXCILI:VGE, JAY. !4. Our Grain Market has been dull all the week, notwithstanding the small arrivals, until yesterday, which, being brought to market, and the importers being more inclined to sell than the trade to buy, few sales were trade, and what was sold was at a decline of 2d. it Id. on Wheat, id. on Oats, 313. a 3s. on Malt, on Barley about is. per quarter on melting, and Id. per bushel on grinding. Beans and Peas la. a 2s. per quarter, and Is. per sae: on Flour. . GRAIN - . . Wheat per Bushel 701 b. r. il. ■. d. English - - 9 0 a 10 U Ditto (new) - 9 0 a 10 U Scotch - - a 3 a 9 3 Beans per Imperial Quarter. a. d. a. d. English - 46 0a 48 0 Irish - - 45 0 a 47 0 Flour per 280 lb. lrislt- - 7 6 a 8 41 Ditto (new) - 9 3 a 9 81 Foreign, fi ef • 7 6 a $ 9 I Ditto(inbond) - 4 0 a 4 6 Canadian(free) 6 6 a 8 9 Oats per Bushel of 451 b. English & Scotch 3 5 a 3 8 Irish - 3 3 a 3 Ditto(new) - 3 5 a 3 6 Barley per Imperial Quarter. 'Malting - 40 0 a 46 0 Grinding - 5 0 a 5 3 Ditto(new) - 5 3 a 5 6 Pease per Imperial Quarter. White boiling - 46 0 a 53 0 Grey 38 0 a 44 0 Foreign . . 47 0 a 53 0 English 51 0 a 52 0 Irish - 49 0a 51 0 American -24 s 0 a ar Canada (per bar rel, 190 lb.) - 37 0 a 33 0 Oatmeal per 240 lb. English - -30 0a 33 0 Ditto (new) 0 0 a 0 0 Scotch - - 0 0 a 0 U Ditto (new) . 0 0 a 0 9 Irish - -25 0 a 27 0 Ditto (new) -29 0a 32 U Rapeseed per last Irish - 25/. a 201. Rye per Imperial Quarter. English & Fur. 40 0 a 43 0 Malt - 60 Oa 0 0 IMPORTED INTO LIVERPOOL OF JA: Wheat (quarters). Coastwise - 738 'retain! - 4,311 FROM TIIE 17TH TO THI 230 UARY. Pease (quarters). Ireland - - 118 Coastwise . . 100 216 Total . - 5,049 Oats (quarters). Ireland - 13.914 Coastwise - 356 Total Beane (quarters). Ireland - . 34t Coastwise 570 Total - - 14,2i1) Total Flour (sacks). Ireland . - 5,083 Oaitnaal (loadi). Ireland . " . 1,04. l'oat.t wise 261 Barley (quarters). Foreign - - - 11 I Ireland . . 1. 117 Coastwise - - 2.0119 a: tt , Total - 3.360 1 Total . . 1,3111 EXPO 11TVD. Oats - - " 56 Vs. I Flour - - SOO bus, COAL 31ActkET - ,J J*i. 45 Shiva at Market. Skips Sold. Pr.... 45,1 Newcastle . i. 27i . 321 Od to 41. Od :11 Suaderland - = 19 . 3:in Ott to 42, Od li Stoall Coal . . S - 1:s lid to —s Vd is•••NaliiMlN