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( • •v`al TJIE I,ONDON JOURN,NI.S. PA 1 LY Extiade froili . "the Morning Papers, Jim. 2S. [THE TIMES.] There has been among the Government re tniners lately, a great deal of shuffling on the proposed increase of our standing army. Otrr first suspicion, when it wag announced That some additional regiments were to he raised, was, that Ministers had an idea that France was planning some measures for the recovery of the late Spanish Provinces in America, and that - they were consequently getting ready to defeat that project .whenever it might be attempted to tarry it into exeention, Without some such in . iterpreta .- tion indeed as this,,it is diffi,cult to solve the problem - why Ministers are increasing the army at this period of peace. Why might it not at least have remained as it has hitherto been? All our foreign•relations are the same now as last year • and the year before. What new light;then,has sud denly shone in 6pon Ministers, making them see that the same force is not sufficient for our se- Lurity' in 1823, which had been sufficient in 1823 and 1822 ? It is said we have only seventy-one thousand regular troops in pay, exclusive of those in India. "Only seventy-one thousand ! We , should think that number too many by about • twenty thousand. .Why are we, with the tt:: tural defence of the sea for ever cast around us, . to be burdened with a regular army doting peace of seventy-one thousand . regulars ? We should answer; to give patronage and to consume money. Btit still more, why are these seventy-one thou- . _ . sand to be : increased ? We observe with pain, that there are twenty-four thousand regulars in - Irel2ttd. But why are eighteen thousand to be retained in England, in which there are, besides, the yeomanry force and the militia ? However, itis chiefly against the proposed increase that we con tend, except some new case is made out and Submit ted to Parliament as the motive for the auginenta tion. But eve really think that Ministers ought not to be allowed to say,—though not, in plain words, fet.iirtually—" We- had such and such " a regular force in preceding years, but now We , -4 ; Will have a larger force :, not that apy circuit - J. 7 stßoce has . arisen rendering ,an atigmentation advisable, but simply beca.use we . have sl ju po unce d u po n th e discovery., that_ a . larger • ",force is, better, and prettier, ! and more amusing ; - ,and We will therefore snake a change, " while all external circumstances` remain roain the " 44 , • plOirttitNG posT.l French Parers to the 26th inst. and : the Eloile .ol\Mondsy reached us laSt "night by ;Express., The - latter t'ontains an Ordinance from the Spa uriA War Minister which - is Of considerable im yo:rfance; as it confirms the repOrtetrasserriblages •lirarn)(d Coittitutjonalists in the SoUthern Pro • vnices, and shows that they have been Sufficiently streing .crip.t.e alarm and. to -compel the•Govern rne::!. to adopt 'new Measures - far their repression, some accounts:: state' that Sael - rt had taken upon .fiiiirself to return' from TolediAo:AJadrid, but no thing is said of his re-entering the Ministry. It ,„ appearS -Certain that the:jblitrqUis -bf r a4tr t has b een recalled ; though his rumoured successo r, Viscount Marcellas, . reptesented in the Journal des Debuts as having gone to:Madrid on. an extraordinary mission s and not as the.regular Ambassador of Trance, The Marquis, : it was supposed, Would repair to Vienna„instead of the Poor Duke of 13eflunO,. who could .not,make his mind to drop the title.gained: by hispro,Wess in the field. It is probable- tint the,Emperor Fl'a-ncis and his Ministers—mig;ht be. desirous of having correct information respecting the con, duee of Ferdinand and the real state of Spain, and that Talaru (if sent) was chosen as the individual best calcula,ted, from_. his having. been an eye-witness, to make the - :reqiiii,ed coin. muuication. The Journal des Debars, - . itfter having r epeatedly denied the asserted ilayalarina, merits of France, now contr a di cts t h ose Of Spain ‘r to re-conquer her late Colonies," and says -ccl'his is 'the whole truth: there is no other vessel of war in the port of Cadiz than the old ship Asia, and' a brig, just come from cartha gene. ; both of which vessels are waiting for a cargo of arms to take. to liavannah." The intel -Jigence trorn Rome comes down to the 11th inst. and nu:loll:ices* that the Pope, without being ‘Vholly out of daliger, had, considerably im prOvedond was ill a fair way of recovery. CI3ItITISII PI3ESS.] The Paris.Papers.of Sunday and the Efoile of 'Monday reached us late last night. The Mimi . tew-asserts that Madrid was.tranquil, though the Monk Saez had returned from Toledo to that capital. The death of the Minister Irujo is not mentioned in these papers ; the state ment ,of his decease and the appointment of Iteredia in his place were therefore probably premature ; the Moniteur denies that any tumult took place, as stated some time since, at Alca venda. 'But what eeliance can be placed on the French Papers ? Though these Journals wish to make it appear that Spain is tranquil; it: is clear, from an ordinance. give n i n su b stance i n the . Etoile, and issued by the Spanish Mi 'nigter 'of War on the 13th, that the country m general mt,;:t be greatly disturbed. This document states, 64 that the King is infortzied , " Chat in several parts of the Ki ng d om .men " still shew themselves, who, obstinate in their " principles, and accustomed to live in discord, " think to distUrb. They break out (it asserts) " into invectives against the sacred rights of the " throne and praises of the abolish . ed constitu -64 tion. They spread alarming reports, and carry " their audacity so far as to infest the public 44 roads with arms in their hands." This doesnot smack much of the tranquillity trumpeted by the Moniteur. To put down these dangerous dis contents a•Military Commission is instituted in all provinces, to be formed in fifteen days, for the trial of the Constitutionalists ; aga i ns t w.horn all the capital penalties of Ferdinaud's Decree of May, 'lBl4, are to be enforced. The Malcontents, however, are increasing both in numbers and daring. Accounts from Valencia to the 11th January state„ that a group of armed Constitutionalists appeared on that night at the gates of the Curate of S. Narcisso, to carry off the guard, but failed. a situation of even lower rank and less difficulty than that of Madrid. Indeed the French themselves seemed unprepared for his promo tion, for in some of the Journals M. Alarcellus, the Deputy for Bordeaux (not the Viscompte), was mentioned as the new Ambassador. But be this as it may, has the Viscompte any known character or principles as a politician ? We venture to say he has not. The best mode of judging him, then, is by the influence under which he has been bred up—which is that of M. Chateaubriand and the Deputy above named, who is, we believe, his uncle. Every one knows more or less of the former, from his career as an author or as a Minister. [NEW TIMES.] The death of the Spanish Prime Minister M. de Casa Irujo was accelerated, if not wholly oc sasioned, by a calamity of a domestic nature — the loss of an only son, who was lately killed in a' duel. It has been supposed, and we believe truly, that the influence of this Minister was greatly counteracted by that of the Clergy, who regarded him as a person too much inclined to the doctrines of the Liberal school. This oppo sition, however, was not certainly of so violent and harassing a nature as to break the health of the Minister, hut he sunk under the afflic tion above-mentioned. Some pains seem to be taken to persuade the Public that a serious disagreement has arisen between the French and Spanish Governments, and that the former has sent an ultimatum, insisting on the adoption of an amnesty by the latter, under certain specified conditions. We venture to assert that these are exaggerations. Every Power that has- any communication with Spain must wish to press upon the Government of that country the necessity of a spirit of moderation and conciliation in its policy ; but it is per fectly inconsistent with national independence to assume so arbitrary a direction of Spanish affairs as France is suggested to have done. The Ministry of M. de Casa Irujo received all the support which- the countenance and favour of ' the foreign Sovereigns could give it ; because they regarded him and'his associates as likely to make moderate principles the rule of their con duct. One of those associates, M., de Heredia, is understood to be nominated as his successor; and therefore, so far as the power' of the Minis ters extends, we may hope that the same mode ration may prevail in . the Spanish Councils. It must, however, be confessed, that the generally disorganized state or the kingdom leaves no great hope of tranquillity to that unhappy country for a long time to come.. INDIA. THE COLLEGE OF FORT WILLIAM. Friday the 18th of July last, being the day appointed by the Hon. JOHN ADAM, Esq., governor -General and Visitor of the College of Fort William, for the diStribution of the Prizes and Honorary Rewards, adjudged to the several Students reported qualified for the Public Service during the past year the President, and Members of the College Council, the Officers,. Professors, and Students of the College, met at ten o'clock in the forenoon at the Government House, where the Honourable John Fendall, and the Honourable J. H. Har. ington, Members of the Supreme Connell, the Honourable Sir A. Butler, one of the Judges of the Supreme Court, Mrs. Fendall, Mrs. Udny, and a great number of other Ladies, and manyof the Civil and Military Officers of the Settlement, with several respectable Natives, were assembled. Soon after 10 o'clock the Honourable the Visitor, attended by the Officers of his Staff, entered the Hall. 'When the Visitor had taken his seat, W. B. Bayley, Esq. the President of the College Council, presented to him the se veral Students of the College who were entitled to receive Me dals of Merit or other Honorary Rewards adjudged to them at the Public Examination in June, and read the Certificates granted by the Council of the College to each Student about to leave the College—( See Table suyoined. ) The Prizei and Medals which - had been awarded to the se veral Students having . been distributed to them 'respectively, the Honourable the Visitor delivered the following Discourse : GENTLEMEN OF THE COLLEGE OF FORT WILLIAM, • It is a soarce of high satisfaction to me to meet - you on this occasion as Visitor of the College. You will do me the- justice to believe, that from the infancy of the Institution up to the hour at which it becomes my duty to address you, the interest I have felt in the welfare of the College has been great and un remitting. The favourable anticipations, which I. originally formed of its influence on the character of the service; and the general administration of the country, laid the foundation of that affectionate solicitude for its success which, as .a Member of the Civil Service, it is natural I should entertain, and which the associations created by that connection incite me to cherish. Those anticipations have been abundantly confirmed. ' • I have beheld a succession of illustrious and eminent men, on whom the _Rule of this Empire has devolved, bearing the strongest testimony to the utility of the Institution, and mani festing the warmest interest in its prosperity and renown. The course of my own experience has given me ample opportunities of formingeeri intimate acquaintance with affairs of the College ; I have seen it send fords from time to time individuals, whose cultivated talents ' and extensive acquirements have reflected the highest honour on their own character, on the Institution, and on' the service to which they belong; whose subsequent conduct has redeemed the fair pledge of their earlier years, and • who have left to succeeding candidates for distinction examples worthy of the most earnest and 'sedulous imitation. I entertain the most sanguine hope that the College will still maintain, its high character and its claims to public c on fid ence and support; and that it will not cease to supply a succession of wise; able and virtuous public setVants, whose successf u l . ex ertions in the cause of h uman ity •and good governm ent will continue to do justice to the enlightened and comprehensive views ()Nile founder, ' a nd o f those whose fostering ca re h as watched-over its-progress .to_ maturity. The exigencies of th e p u bli c service, and the consequ ent de et hose exigencies have 'f or some marids for public officers to carry on the indispensible business of the Government, must always have: a powerful infl ue n ce on the affairs of the Coll ege , years past compelled. us to rest satisfied with a 'scale of distinc tion 'somewhat 'belOw diet to which.. we might naturally and reasonably aspire under a different state of circumstances. .The facilities which,' in order to meet this urgent demand,. , have•been afforded to the Students, on leaving College on proof of their competence for the public service, not merely at the half-yearly-examination, but at the interrnediale periods, neces e earilse operate to prevent the .sittainment in College of that pro ficiency wheel% wou ld otherwise he manifest e d by many of ahein ": but the diepositien and abilityshewn by such Students, to.qualify themselvee ate soon as practicable for the public ser .vice,und the steady application necessary to effect that object, may generally be c onsidered to w arra nt the infe rence , th a t they. will on leaving C o llege continue, iii the intervals of• official duty, to proseceee those 'studies so - at e cess f e al Y . cortn enced 'Within its walls.. While the causes to which I have referred continue to operhte, we must be content to forego the attain uient, and even in a great degr ee the puseeuit, ot those high aca deniic hanours l e y w hich other periods of our annals are adorn ed ; but the.moee conspicuous will he the merit of those dis tinguished stedents, whose Zealand ardour overcoming circum stances so discouraging', shall enable them to reach distinctions denied to. their less fortunate , competitors. • • These observations have been naturally suggested by a con sideration of the 'Small numbe r of students who are now to en ter on public service,' and by 'the fact that on this occasion no • IMORNI NG. HER A LD . ] e student has obt a i n ed that eminence inhe scale of proficiency , , . which entitles leien to hold a disputation, or to receive .a degree Some 'importance i Ispea r s to h e a tt a ched to of honour. No inference Unfavour a ble -to the charader of the • Institution, or to the general abilityand '• ' • qtu changes which have taken place at Madrid, in dents, ga the Ministry, and the Fo re i gn Le the cau ses are to b e soug ht exclusvely in the increasing and —M. lleredia, already.,. a Minister has sue- paramount demands-of the 'public eerv i ce, and the rules framed 1 to meet them. While the College is -able to-furnish an annual ceeded the deceased, [lead of - Administration,. s„” F ply of iecialified candidates for public employment, bearing Casa .Irujo—and, M. .Marcellus has succeeded suah a proportion to the whole number of students as 'the 're- M. Talaru as .French Ambassador. . These have suits of . the present year exhibit, lecarinot be affirmed with any colour. of justic e that ,it has failed in the principal object of its been regarded as symptoms of moderation, and institution. even Coustitutienalism, in the Spanish Councils ;. I shall now proceed to offer a few o bs ervat i ons on t h e resu l ts think presented by a review of the period o f th e last meenag. the.. transactions of the College. since but upon d a t a w hi c h we h ave reason to . are mistaken. P ersons who ha d the best - means Sixteen Students have been examined this year at of knowing Casa Irujo . are far from regarding the annual exarnination, of whom three only have been re . by their proficiene ' two languages him in the light in which he is represented.— IT r t e e n d t4 qualified on the public service; but y fourteen h more have It is true there are means of accounting been I examined. intermediately at various periods since satisfactorily for the supposed moderation -of the last annual examination, and reported qualified for.ths pub his charaCter and liberalism of his politics, As sic service. The total number of proficient s therefore in two • languages this year is seventeen, which is five more than were far as he had any fixed public or political reported quffie prig- a d the -preceding year. 1 ciples, he was' a partisan ief fanaticism and stn. ' Of the seventeen students who have qualified themselves vilism—and cceteris paribus, he no doubt would this year for the public service, by a competent knowledge of go with. the worst class of politicians in Spain.— • .' two of the prescribed languages, four have-been -rewarded by , pecuniary prizes for ng 1 proficiency 1 • i in two languages, and But he has served other parties,, and was willing one has obtained Medals of Merit, for rapid and considerable to serve any party that had power .for the time . • proficiency in two languages. The number of medals awarded - hi - being—for t s reason, that his political princi- been . this year, fo r rap id pro ficien c y an d mer i tor i ous conduct, has ten—eleven were awarded last year to the Civil Students, pies held only the second place. Interest—rank, and four to the Military. sordid interest was th e go d o f hi s id o l atry. We Of the three stu d ents no w en t er i ng upon t h e pu bli c serv i ce, Mr. Thomason- stands first in the general list of proficiency. have either heard or rea d an anec d ote which Ile was admitted to the College iv December, 1822, and in the. . will fully show how he was governed ley short period of five month s has raised himself to the first place this his ruling passion, He preceded the in Persian, ' .and the fourth 'in Hindoostanee and has obtained Medals of Merit for rapid and considerable progress in both of Duke of San Lorenzo as Spanish Ambas- those languages. He `has alsosmade some progress in Arabic; sailor of the Constitutional Government at and the Persian and Arabic Professor reports, that "heis by Paris. The discovery of his intrigu e s caused rfa the beit schola r o f t h e present year, and his progress has been creditable both in Arabic an Persian." He brought his rather precipitate recall, and he was re- with him from Hertford College some knowledge of the Per d to resign, his offici a l t rus t inst a nt e r. H e q .uire elan and Hindoostanee lanuages. Mr. Thomason': assiduity readil com lied thus far, but c o nt en d e d that and rapid attainment o f th e requ i s i te d egree o f prof i ciency en y ptitle 1 i den to high commendation. Since the late examination the pecuniary appointments were his until th'e Mr. Thoniason has applied for and obtained the permission of iixpiration of the quarter. The claim was equally 'Government to continue his studies in the College till Decern- • her next, with s the . view of acquiring a more extensive know_ sordid. and untenable. But his successor, who ledge of the Native languages. The Government willingly ': • was as liberal in his private as he was in his granted this permission to Mr. Tho Mason, and the Governor . . in Council will be glad to encourage the disposition to public sentiments, instantly yielded , it. It is General hard • • to conceive what good auspice can be study, manifested by students who, II r. may have proved by their stead application and acquirements and ' derived from the continuance of such a regular habits that they will niake a suitable return for.the in-' ' • n's rnapolicy over the councils of the Kin, -• dulgence of remaining in College. Kite; Mr. Patton - , who stands next to Alr.Thomason, was admitted of Spain. The hopes founded upon the succes- to the College in July, 1822, and was reported qualified in the sion of M. Marcellus to M. Talaru, as French Persian language at a private examination On the 25th of April last. At the present exam ination he is classed first i n th e Ambassador, are eq ua lly f u til e . Th e f ormer W a s first class of Hindoostanee Students, and reported as proficient Secretary to the Viscount Chateaubriand l and' 'in that language, and qualified to enter upon the public became Charge d'Affairs, as a matter of course service. 3 Mr. Morris, who was admitted to the College in August, in the absence of the Ambassador. His post, 1822, was examinedwith M Patton, and found qualified in e r. during that period, it is well known-, was Persian. He is placed third in the first class of Hindoostanee, a sinecure—and it ma y b e mat t er o f Surpr i se and reported qualified for the public service. The following Gentleineniwere reported qualified for the- üb that lie should become a diplomatic principal in li e service at the half yearly Examination in December rest : [MORNING CHRONICLE.] We trust there is not now one honest man in Europe who will not allow that the overthrow of the Constitutional Government of Spain by the French, aided by the Priests and the rabble, has been a most calamitous event for that country. — ,The Constitutional Government was established Without 'difficulty. In fact, from the moment the Revolution gained consistency,' the absolute Government died as it were a natural death.— The nation either welcomed the change, or re-1 mained indifferent ; and if the French Govern ment: :has!• .not fomented disturbances in the North; the new Institutions would have taken firm root in the' country. But how different the state of things since the counter-revolu tion. was. completed ! The French succeeded in making themselves complete masters of the country., The small armed bodies which h e ld out after the stwender of Cadiz, in Estremadura 'and - Catalonia; soon saw the necessity of putting an end to a hopeless warfare, and there was no against ,the Royal Go longer an enemy in force "rninent • Y e t the country becomes every qay more a n d more convulsed. Disorders of the most frlghtful nature are committed in 'every direction. The towns a re filled with assassins, and the' roads with robbers, driven to the desperate expedient of existing by the pillage of the country which they love, by the inability to obtain security and protection as 'Citizens. Even females find in the sex no pro tection from - the vengeance and rapacity of the new Government. And what was to have been expected,—the French troops are now in the ut most danger, from their own allies, because, from prudential motives, they are anxious to check the sanguinary excesses in which they indulge. Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Ravensaw, Mr. Prinsep, Mr. Udny, and Mr. Bacon ; and to the four first were adjuged pecuniary re. wards and Medals, for high proficiency in the Persian and Hin doostanee languages. Mr. Hawkins, who was admitted to the College in July, 1822, was ranked at the half-yearly Examination first in the first Class of Persian, and first in the first Cl ass o f Hindoos tanee, and obtained Prizes of 800 Rupees, and Medals, for high proficiency in those languages. The knowledge acquired by Mr. Hawkins, both of the Persian and Hindoostanee lan guages at Hertford College, was very considerable, and no doubt, enabled him to attain that high, proficiency here, which he has reached in the short period of four or five months. Mr. Ravenshaw was admitted in August 1822, (the month after Mr. Hawkins), and stands next to him both in the Per sian and Hindoostanee languages. He has also obtained pecu niary rewards and Medals, for high proficiency in those lan guages. This Gentleman, I am informed, brought with him from Hertford a degree of proficiency rarely acquired at the in stitution, and his diligence did not slacken after he was admit ted here. Mr. Prinsep was admitted in July, 1822, and Mr. Udny in August of the same year. The former is ranked third in Per sian and third in Hindoostanee; the latter is placed immedi ately below him, and to both have been adjudged pecuniary rewards and Medals, for high proficiency in both these lan guages. Although these four Gentlemen have some time since entered upon the public service, I cannot without injustice, withhold the declaration, of my high approbation of their sig nally meritorious conduct while attached to the, Institution. Mr. Bacon, who was admitted to the College in July, 1821, stands fifth in Persian, and fifth in Hindoostanee, in th e li s t o f Students examined in December last, at which time he was re ported qualified for the public service, by a competent know ledge of both languages. The following Students were examined privately at different times, and found qualified for the public service : Mr. David- son, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Moore, Mr. Benson, Mr. Lindsay, Mr. Lowis, Mr. Paxton, Mr. Deedes, Mr. Jackson, and Mr: Thompson. Mr. Davidson was admitted in June, 1820 ; he was examin.: ed and found a proficient in the Persian language on the llth of January last, and on the 3d of February following was re ported qualified in Hindoostanee, and admitted to the public service. Mr. Moore and Mr. Benson were admitted to the College on the 12th of November, 1821, and being allowed a private exa mination, were reported qualified for the public service, by a competent knowledge of the Persian and flindoonstanee lan guages, in September, 1822. Mr. Lindsay, who was admitted to the College in June, 1820, was pronounced qualified for the public service on 26th of March, 1823 ' • he had been previously examined, an d de dared qualified in Hindoostanee on the 14th of September, .1822. Mr. Lowis was also admitted so far back as September, 1820; and at a private examination in April, 1823, was found to have attained a competent knowledge of the Persian lan guage, and in the month of June following, having passed an examination in Hindeiostanee, was reported qualified to enter on the duties of the public service. Mr. Paxton, who was admited to the College On the 4th of July, 1821, was examined privately in Hindoostanee, and found qualified in that language in June, 1822, and afterwards in Persian, in November of the same year, and reported qua lified for the public service. 'Mr. Deedes entered the College on the 29th of May, 1821, but was compelled some time afterwards to make a voyage to sea for the recovery of his health. Previously however to that period, he had been examined, and found qualified in the Per sian language, and on the 3d of February, 1823, was reported qualified for the public service, having acquired a competent knowledge of Hindoostanee. Mr: Jackson was admited to the College on the 21st of Jan -1822, and was reported qualified for the public service on the Ist of October of the same year, havin g p ev i ops lY been ex.: m ex mined, and found a proficient in the Pe rs i an l anguage i n April. Ewa,llmerx.iTaniilahtioinamen.dp:annJluivfnfle(l,uonwdaqsadmitted on th e 2d of qklarch, 1921, lialified in Pe rs i an at the annual 1822, afterwards on the 3d of May last, in the Hindoostanee language, when he was admitted to the public service. It is plainful to me to he compelled to me n ti on , that Mr. Dampier, w ho was admitted to the College in December, 1818, and was removed on account o f his repeatedly absenting himself from the Lectures of the Professors, with out any cause assigned, an d who was re-admitted on his ret urn from Europe (9th of September 1821) whither he had proceeded for the be nefit of his health, has been removed a second time for his re missness in study, an d disregard of the regul a ti ons o f t h e C o l. lege. m e . Dampier h as recently - applied ter an Examination, and I trust he will be fou n d to have profited by hi s p as t ex perience. The. Government nag alio been under the n ecess ity, at the recommendation of-the Callege;- of removing three-other Stu dents who have made little or no progese 'in - their prescrib ed studies since 'the half-yearly Eiamination in December last. I forbear from publicly mentioning the names of these Gentlemen, in the confident hope that, by the 'assiduous . and diligent Prosecuti on o f their studies at the stations to which they will be sent, they will speedily retrieve the time and credit which they have lost. • Mr. Thompson, of the Madras EitabliShment, who obtained the permission of Government in February last to Rudy in the College for six months, having made no progress whatever in any language, has been desired to ieturn without delay to his own Presidency. Only two students were attached to the Bengalee Professor's Class in the past year. • I. air: concerned to observe that, neither of them is reported to have made adequate progress in the lan guage ; but there is sufficient ground for hope, that they will make amends for past neglectoo fy a further trial. The smail•number of Students attached to this class has at tracted-my particular notice: A disinclination among the stu dents of the College for the study of the Bengalee language, has been m a d e t h e su bj ect o f the animadvers i on by former vi.: eitors, and dwelt upon with regret. I cannot refrain from add ing the expression of my own concern at the prevailing indif ference for the attainment of this useful language : a know ledge of the Bengalee is not useful merely, but almost indis pensible for thine - who are called upon to exercise public du ties in the province of Bengal; which bring them-in contact with 'the mass of the people. The lower classes of.the natives of this province, 'especially those in' the interior,' are ge nerally ignorant of every other tongue there are but tew who can converge ittelligibly in FlincloStane-e. In the course of communication with the: therefore, those public officers who are not versed-in the vernacular language of the country, are constrained to employ tho•aid of interpretation,—a praCtice attended with a degree of abifse and evil, on which I need not dilate. I trust, therefore; that ;these important. considerations will in future have an influence on the students, and induce a larger proportion of theM to apply theinselVes to the study of this language. I deem: it proper to call to the recollection of the students of the College, that the statute recently enacted requires the Col lege Council to repOrt to the Government when, after a reason able period of trial (which term is in ordinary cases not to ex ceed two mouths) any student may not appear to be deriving advantage froni the College. The strict execution of this duty is not more desirable for the-discipline and respectability of the institution than for the real interests of the students. A student Who, from whatever cause, except sickness; faili to make rea sonable prOgress in the acquisition of the languages, proves that' his continuance in College Cannot be beneficial to while, on the contrary, habits of idleness or extravagance may I be generated which can beet be checked and corrected by an early removal from the Presidency. I take this opportunity of repeating what has already been declared, that in the selection of individuals foi office, the period of leaving College, qualified for the public service, and the relative rank of the students as to proficiency will be taken as the criterion of their claims to prefertnent, rather than length ofresidence in the country, or their standing on the list of civil servants. The iecent re-establishment of pecuniary rewards during the past year, both to Students in College, and to those who subse quently to leaving. College may acquire such a knowledge of the Sanscrit and Arabic languages, as shall enable them to read and explain the Books of Mahomedan and Hindoo , Law, was noticed in. a former dis Course from this Chair. 'I trust I am not too sanguine in anticipating the best effects from; the incite ments thus held out to emulation and exertion in more useful and honorable pursuits. - An additional proof has recently been afforded, of the high-importance which the Government attaches .to an accurate knowledge' of certain orientallanguages, by those •whose duties.lead them to constant intercourse with the natives of the country, by the resolution of the Governor-General in Council, prQviding for the examination of Military Officers,' who may be nominated to the situation of Interpreters to Na-. tive Corps. In order to give full effect to this regulation; measures are in progress for facilitating, to the Members of the Honourable Company's Army, .the • acquisition of the Hin.: doostanee 4nd Persian, by rendering liseihl Class' - Books, more accessible to those who may feel a desire to cultivate those languages. A list of the literary works published during the year will be appended to thii discourse. Although not immediately'con nected with the College, 'I cannot 'allow this opportunitY to pass, without congratulating the institution and the public at large in the publication of a new and revised edition of the let volume of the eleaientary analysis of the Laws andßegulations of this Government, One'Of the fruits of the learned and re spectcd: Author's leisure, during his short residence in Eng land. This volume comprises the whole of the Jiididallte- Dilations dawn to the middle of the year 1821, tomi3reliendizig the important enactments of the year 1814, and other mates:.: improvements in our judicial code. • The College Council have stated to me their entire satisfac tion at the attention and conduct of all the Officers of the Col lege since the period of the last meeting; a report which has caused me much gratification, and demands the expression of my cordial acknowledgments to those Gentlemen. They are also justly due to the learned natives attached to the institution. To the Members of the College Council themselves, who so ably and impartially preside over the afairs of the establish ment, to the infinite advantage of its concerns, 'desire to ten der my warmest thanks. Can I offer to the students a stronger incitement to study and generous emulation than the honour-. able example of those Gentlemen who, one and all, in their progress to the high and responsible offices which they fill, sig• nalized their early career in India by the acquisition of proud and distinguished honours in that Institution, over which they now exercise a parental care ? It cannot be =dative to the present occasion to advert to the condition and prospect of other collegiate Institutions establish',, ed under the protection and patronage of the Government at this Country. The Madrussa, or College for Mahomedan Lore founded by the illustrious Warren Hastings, has lately attract' ed the particular attention of Government. Through the liberal "and disinterested exertions of the Superintending Committee, aided by their learned and zealous Secretary, Dr. Lumsden, the most important reforms have been introduced into the dis cipline and studies of that Institution. These measures have been crowned with the most signal success, even during the short period in which they have been in 'operation, and theY, promise the h a ppi es t resu l ts. The annual examinations 01 the Students which are now publicly held may be coniident• ly referred to in proof, both of the actual improvement that has taken place, and the spirit of zeal and emulation that has been created. Similar good effects have attended the reforms so judiciously' introduced into the Hindoo College at Benares, which had gra , dually fallen into neglect and decay, until the deteriorate : condition of the Institution as well as the means of restoring to vigour and efficiency, were brought to the notice of Govern , ' ment by a distinguished oriental scholar, whose public clutie -0 called him to that city. To Mr. Wilson also is the Goveri ment indebted for the plan of a College about to be founded 34 ' the Presidency, for Sanscrit and Hindoo learning under the liberal encouragement held forth for the revival and improve , ment of literature, and the encour agement o f l earned Natives, by the Honourable Company and the British Parliament.--` Other institutions, both Mahomedan and Hindoo, will gra , -dually be reformed, or founded, in pursuance of the wise and benevolent views to which -I have just alluded. The attention of the Governor-General in Council is seclu , lonely directed to the important subject of public instr uc tion. In furtherance of th a t object, public aid has been afforded to those useful and laudable Institutions, the School poalc Society, and the-Calcutta School Society ; as well as to the Hindoo College founded in 1817, and superintended by some of the principal Hindoo Gentlemen of this city. No wise or just • Government can be indifferent to .the literary and moral improvement of its subjects, and other and more ex tensive measures may -hereafter beframed for the education of-the -various classes of -the inhabitants of the British pas' sessions. —The subject is one of the highest `importance bath - to the- G overnment an d the people. The diffusion of liberal education among the natives of India, may be rendered a blessing or perverted into a egyse to the country; according to the manner in which it is carre . into effect. •If by any Mi' probable combination of circumstances, a misguided zeal or overheated enthusiasm should mingle in this important pursuit/ the most disastrous consequences may be predicted, both to the people and their rulers; but directed to its proper and legiti• mate ends, and conducted with the judgment, discretion, and sobriety which I trust will never be lost sight of, and, above all, with the full concurrence and cordial co-operation of the Natives themselves, it cannot fail to produce - the mast extend sive and decided benefits, both to the Government of the emit . p' try, and to millions under its sway. COLLEGE OF FORT WILLIAM, JUNE 20, 1823. Trenty-third Annual Examination, holden in June, 1823' Date, of Ad- cr Period of At' Mission into % .3 :: j tendance on 2.' 1 the College. I.'o-Lectures. • P, PERSIAN. First Class. I 3lths.l Week' , 1. Thomason a Mcdali of Merit Nov 1822 33 5 2. Palmer - - Nov. 1821 18 15 1 3. Brown - Nov. 1821 8 12 1 Second Class. 4. Gough - - June 1821 17 10 0 5. Tierney - - Jan. 1823 34 • 6 0 8. Goldsbury - - Jan. 1823 22 5 e 7. Fraser - - Jan. 1823 23 4 3 8. Taylor - - May M 22 I : .)4 i o (-) Third Class. 9. Cathcart - - fOct. 1822 28 8 3 10. Golding - - 'Aug. 1822 36 8 1 11. Clark e - - Aug. 1822 28 g • 1 I May 1822 12. Park s - re-admitted 11 4 3 13. Deede s - - Nov 1822 May 1823 3 0 2 14. Harding - - Aug. 1622 28 8 1 ARABIC. 1. Thomason - - Dec. 1822 21 3 0 lIINDOOsTANEE. First Class. 1. Patton - - july 1822 20 10 0 2. Gough - - June 1822 14 10 0 3. Morris - - Aug. 1822 34 8 2 4. Thomason, a Medal 1 Second Class. i. Brown - Nov. 1821 6 12 1 6. Goldshury - Jan. 1823 28 5 0 - Nov. 1821 25 15 .1.1 Third Class. 9. :Cathcart - - Oct. 1022 32 6 2 erit y - - 10. Deedes - May 1823 1 0 2 11. 781 Taylor Palmere jpaenc y : 1 11 8 88 2 22 2 32 2 3 3 5 96 10 : 0 : 12. Golding - - f l ug. 1822 37 8 a 13. Fraser - • - Jan. 1823 37 5 0 May 1822 14, Parks. . re-admitted , DI 5 (Nov. 1822 15. Harding - Aug. 1822 27 8 16. Thompson, Madras 1 Feb 1823 22 3 1 Establishment BENGALEt. 1. Clarke - - Aug. 1822 28 3 0 . 2. Fraser - Jan. 1823 23 5 0 By order of the Council of the College, A. LOCKETT, Sec. C. C. A report being prevalent that it is the inter' tion to open the -Concert Room at the Opera , House for the purpose of performing Frencli Plays, we are requestad to state, for the info . .. elation of the Pub.lic, that a license for the pur.• pose having been refused by the - Loan CirAv isERLAIN, the parties present at such p er fore [I - lances, upon information being- lodged at any of the Public Offices, are liable to be apprehended.. MARRIED. On Monday, at St. Pancras, S. Plumbe, Esq., surgeon, e' Rhssel:Street, to Jlisa EmMa Lloyd, of Clapton. On. Monday, at St. Pancras New Church, Mr. Thom o; Stan/nought, of Mornington-place, to Miss Collins, of Rich mond-green. On Saturday, at St. James's Church, John Waite, Esq.,o f Old Burlington`-street; to Harriott Elizabeth, only child of the /ate M. Anthony, Esq , of Shipp/I-house.; Berks. DIED. On th&23d inst., at his house at Oxted, Lieutenant-Colonel Francis William BeHis. Oa" the 26th, at Chhdehurt, W. Westali, E sq ., age d 84, ft?" 'merly of High=street, Southwark. On the 25th inst., Stephen Smith Ward, Esq., of PlaistOf Eisex, in his 73d year. , On Friday, the zaiinst.; at Park-house, Bovey-Trace , Devon, aged 68, George Hunt Clapp, Esq., barrister at laf, and a bendier of the Honourable Middle Temple Society. On the 26th inst., in Percy- s t ree t, J ames Hervey, iii.v!/ FellOW of the loyal College of Physicians. Early. on Monday . morning, the 26th inst., at Bromley' (TharlOtte, daughter of the l a t e Henry Holland, Esq., ° Sloan-place._ On the 23d inst., the Lady of Captain saurin, R.N., in t ile 24th year of her age, of inflammation on the lungs. Printed and Published for the PROPRIETORS, at the $ll ll4 OFFICE, 112, Strand, by J..D. CARO' Ants,