The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-06 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Detachments belonging to the following regiments arrived
town yesterday front Bristol, on route to the destinations below
statAl
The 3d, 13th, 14th, 31st, 45th, 46th, 54th, 59th, and 87tIt Tee-
ments of foot, and the East India Company's service, for Chat-
ham ; the 6th, 38th, and 47th regimems, for Canterbury ; the 97ut
regiment for Sunderland ; the 40th, 43d, and 82d regiments, fur
Colchester ; the 16th and 83d regimenpt for Harwich ; and the
85th and nth regiments, for Dover.

THE INDIAN ARMY.

GENERAL ORDERS.

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Head-quarters, Calcutta, 2d August, 1323
The Commander-in• Chief, on the occasion of his late inspection
of the troops in the Upper Provinces, was concerned to observe
numberless instances of innovation and depketure from the esta-
blished Regulations for the Field f,xercise and ;Movements of the
Infantry, as prescribed for general guidance, and it would have
been his Excellency's determination at the time to point and cor-
rect these irregularities in practice, and to have required the croft
undeviating attention of Commanding Officers to the rules laid
down for the discipline of the forces, had not his Excellency's
knowledge of the intended introduction of a new system of Grill,
' and of Field Exercise and Evolutions in his Majesty's Army,
rendered it advisable to postpone any observetiens on points
of such importance, until it should become practicable tg. an-
nounce the new publication as the established system for the In-
dian Army.
The arrival of a large supply of the work recently revised by
Major-General Sir H. Torrens, K.C.B. and' K.T.S. Adjutant-
General to the Forces, and ordered to be adopted throughout
his Majesty's Army, now affords to the Commander-in✓.'hief
the opportunity of making known his sentiments on the occresion
above adverted to ; and, in introducing to the Army the revised
work, which will henceforth constitute their Book of Instruc-
tion, to express, in the most pointed terms, his desire, that the
most strict and undeviating attention be paid to the Rules therent
laid down.
Uniformity. of practice is the very essence of Military Tames,
and without it disorder and confusion must prevail. Even ve.
provements in Field Movements cease to be such, when introdseed
in the partial and desultory manner which his Excellency oteiroved
during his tour of inspection. -
To render any system of evolution perfect, it must be adopted
generally, under competent authority ; and there cannot be, in his
Excellency's opinion, a more objectionable procedure on the part
of any Commanding Officer, than his abandoning rules once laid
down for general observance, and substituting fancies of his own,
which must render the corps in which such innovations are prac-
tised, very unfit to perform its pert in any combined evolutions of
large bodies.
Copies of the revised Regulations wilt be forwarded to cv=•v
Corps of Infantry in the service, so as to provide a copy for eacb.
Officer present.
These books are to be kept with care; and when an officer quits
his regiment, he is to return the book supplied to him to the Ad.'s-
tent. for the use of those officers who nay join subsequently.
Sir Edward Paget is further pleased to direct, that the General
Order, dated Horse Guards, 10. h March, 1624. prefixed to these
, Regulations, be considered as equally applying to the Army.of this
Establishment, and his Excellency calls upon General sod other
Officers to support the due execution of it.' provisions,
By Order of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief.
W. L. WATSON.
Adjutant-General of the Army

GENERAL ORDERS.
Head-quarters, Calcutta, Ist Aug. 1t25.
The embarkation of the detachments belonging to his Alaje.tr'a
44th and 54th Regiments for Arracan having been eourit4msn.it.l
until further orders, they will now, with the sanctiim of the R
Hon. the Governor or Fort William, do ganienn duty ; anti Cap.
tain Jacob, of the 44th negiment, wilt hold the immediate eharkz
of them under Major llrietow, through whom the former Offktr
will tranamit a weekly statement on Mondays to the Adjutant-oe-
neral of his Majesty's forces.

REDUCTION IN THE DUTY ON SPIRY. f.—The new
duty commences this day, and Is 7s. per imperial gallon 0,1
all spirits made in England, and the same duty no all
spit its manufactured in Scotland and Ireland, and imported
into this country. The spirit to be hydrometer preset.; or ,f
exceeding or falling short thereof, to pay in propbrtiot,.
The duty on Runt will he Bs. 6d. per imperial gallon. T:
reduction will be about 2s. per gallon on British spirits. CY .
elusive of the addition to the measure (about la. ed. morc,
and it Rums the consumer will gain the ati,lit;ond
.measure) and perhaps a 3m41 tadition to the strength:

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