The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-01-03 00:00:00

THE ARML

A General Court-martial assembled on Thursday last,
at Albany Barracks, in the Isle of Wight, for the trial of
such prisoners as should be brought before it • Colonel
Baird, President; Lieutenant Blair, of the Buffs, Deputy
Judge Advocate.
The undermentioned services, due the 24th ult. will be
in the course of payment on the 18th instant, viz. General
Officers' Unattached l'ay ; Widows' Pensions; Royal
' Bounty.
GENERAL JOIN LESLIE CUMING.
The late General the Hon. John Leslie Coming entered
the service on the 22d July, 1778, as an Ensign in the
Grenadier Guards ; was appointed, on the 22d May, 1781,
Lieutenant and Captain ; and obtained, on the 25th April,
1793, the rank of Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel.
He was made, on the 4th May, 1801, S 3 Major ; was
appointed, on the 21st August, 1801, 21 Major; and, on
the 16th April, 1804, Ist Major. He was appointed, on
the 21st of October, 1813, Lieutenant-Colonel; and Co-
lonel in the Army, on the Sil May, 1796.
He obtained, on the 29th of April, 1802, the rank of
Major-General; was appointed, on the 25th of April, 1808,
Lieutenant-General ; and was advanced, on the 12th of
August, 1819, to the rank of General.
The 30th, 47th, 39th and 67th, Regiments, which were
some tince ordered to proceed home, from India, are now
to remain in that country, and each Regiment completed
to 1,000 men. The 69th Regiment having been relieved,
will return home.

An epidemle fever, but of no very dangerous nature, seems
raging in India. Medical men have attempted in this case,
as they did when the cholera first made its appearance, to
give some satisfactory account of the cause of this visita-
tion ; but, as in the case alluded to, they have totally failed.
In Calcutta, we can only say, that much of the fever which
annually appears during the rains, arises solely from want
of attention on the part of the police to the cleanliness of
the city. When the late Mr. Elliot bad charge of that
department, comparatively little fever was to be met with;
but since that peried it has been much more common, and
at its first commencement can always be traced along the
houses which border upon the common sewer, rich in the
filth of eight ine.nths aecumula:lon.—Telescope.
The harinory which prevails between the masters and
workmen in tfis metropolis affords a striking contrast to
these districts where dissentions are continually occurring.
'Whether this eitcumstance is to be attributed to a more
liberal polici on the part of the London masters, or to local
causes, it is equally observable. As en instance of the
good feeling which thus exists, we notice the annual custom
observed by many Loudon manufacturers and mechanics of
entertaining their operazi ves at this sewn with a cheerful re-
past. On Saturday Messrs. Baxter and Paine gave a dinner
to upwards of 160 men in their employ on their extensive
premises in Long-acre, and they engaged several profes-
sional gentlemen to contribute to the entertainment of the
day. These are better ways of preserving a good under-
standing between master and man than all the Combination
Laws in the world.
The Irish Papers speak of an intended riot as we speak
of an intended entertainment. The Limerick Clirimicle
of Wednesday says—" A. dangerous riot is expected at
Kilmeedy on Friday. the police have received information
of the intended outrage, and will be on the alert to pre-
serve the peace."
Saturday se'nnight, the following notice was posted near
the guard-room of Newcastle:—
NEWCASTLE PROTESTANTS !

lam sorry to tell you that the year twenty.tifth, 1625, is
corning on.
(Sir,mcd) GEN. JOHN ROCK.
If any body traces this down, let him have his coffin ready.
A dreadful accident occurred on Tuesday, at the mann- '
factory of Messrs. 0. NVillatis awl Sons. at llolbeck, near
Leeds. A boy of the name of Thomas Sykes, about 12 or
14 years of age, whilst employed in cleaning a lamp, suf-
fend a piece of canvass to wrap round a shaft. In the
endeavour to get it off, his apron or jacket became entangled
in the canvass, and he was immediately lifted off his legs,
and revolved with the shaft for some time before the
engine could be stopped. When extricated, it was found
that his left arm and both thighs wcrcbroken, and his head
was also cut, but not dangerously. Ile was promptly car-
rial to the Infirmary, and we are happy to say that, not-
withstanding the extent of injuries, he is likely to recover.