The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-06-09 00:00:00

TILE INSPECTION.

The WetheA% prevented the inspection
tsking pl rt•e 09 TIIPMI4y. 011 IVt-drosselsy Nisjor-
(lenerml Byt.iz, K.C.B. iris/word the
Yorkshire iiross.rrs na lioarrt.smire. awl thorigh the
weather i hir very wilivournble, soil the grourni net
and slttrtrrrr, {•et evert• movement wog made Mtllr on
ret.e. Kira correctness thst marked the high stole of
rh•t•iptme the rel:inttir: bad ail:611(1i After goilar
tl.r•utzh their flq); relit tummetivreo, the eutitv war
formeit into a hollow ►tlrtair, soil Sir J. Byng
and theta to the following eff..ct

Ile fahl be w•ra not arru•tmoietl to make speceloa, hat
their wa• nothing he could oho but be wolahl for that regi-
ment, and he could not is more if he were to •peak for a
r• iir Their ara,•murrea wen• not only well perforated, but
sh-y were .clected, for they Were 'social, RIO he Reid is
ht. hand a retorts that would sits credit to any regalsr regi-
mr•n•, and he unsold venture to say that no ouch return
torrid Ire oeut of any regiment in the eirmary. Though their
teiiilaiire at Turk was !•at fur a few days, there was a
spirt that remained 383 days. It was to that spirit he
hmkerl, bcrass.e Ise knew that in a few hour* he could de-
pend irs a inll nod ready attendance of that regiment. tie
I..turtsc.l them shooks, slot only foe their parade that day,
hilt for tali 'heir atresere, and eunchokd by saying. N they
might ,I.lresnl noon il, he •humW newer forget the Yorkshire
flosevs"—.44, was cheered with three liners three.

bird Grantham theta said—l will not details you lout,
ma lads; h, tell you the busiest freak, I feel myself stitch
shatistrd from the exertioes .or the day. I meet yin bete
again, full in ntimberr, full in spirit, improved in discipline,
amy1...v.11 in appearance; and, in short, in
can make proud the bearLati_commanding °dicer. There is
an old moss rho, that 'Vont of ITAMlrossJitsoce of the heart, the
mouth slicakcilt," but upon the present occasion, l am afraid
that proverb Is not pi-thinly proved; my heart is almost too
full to spi nit. I noel you Iwie,ohere I did this time twelve
months, when I told von attempts would be made to dis-
unite you ; i was ru ear correct, foe every thing has been
attempted Is. disunite you. livery thing that conld be .IW-
tided by envy, hatred, or malice, has been directed to se-
parate the hearts mid off.sitinti• of this Corp Ridicule
ba• been attempted ; erilmnity has been attempted;
pass of the most false and malicious description have here
attempted; force and intimidstiort against iodoridstals bare
in some instances been attempted; sod, my lads. what is the
tesult! that I have the prude of producing to the county of
York this day, a regiment of which the Cseaeral has said, he
will reroute to my that no seek report would be sent of any
regular r6id irnl regiment.
There are hat IR men absent, of which number eight
are in thrir twits. You have beets told that you are my
tools—Loral larnolhatst's slaves, min have been railed,
my kits. I boor, so far as this, I believe you will all
follow me, where I thought, or felt it my duty In order
yew. So far you are my slaves. or rather I am yours.—
I have no hrsitation in pronouncing, that so far front
your briug dependant upon Inc, that of the whole sum.
hey here assembled, I will wildfire to assert, that there
ale not 30 men who are iii the smallest degree &pen.
4..0 upon me, either as tenant., kink-snit n, or in ass other
nay. float you come Isere snot olwy the orders I give, is
therefore an aiiiiitiosial gratitlication, became it is the affec-
tion that you hear me, that makes you muter the privations
of attending here, which you bare annually solunilted to;
and 'I most siocerrly hope we may have no occasion to meet
it. any shape except our present one. We have been Meet
falsely accused of sidling to be . motored. Those men who
assert this, do sot know us: they are men who wish to ca-
lutanist, us, to make us hated; and our Dottiest way of re-
'riding it is by • •ligailled silence.
I hope 11w unfortunate mate this country ISIS bee. in
may gradually subside; I most cordially wish that Mr affairs
in ore snide may be amended ; I most devoutly wish that
those who ate suffering privatious, and who an that se.
mood are made she tool. of desiring auto—ii do most
devoutly bore that they may be able to gel moth ems
ploymeat as will enable them to beep their realities
in comfort, and that we may sever be called tentelber open
may orendoss, maid fur plemareteoe.kapriereasesil. I feel.
thorough eseadeute, that whew wir dr ,steel. we shell meet
with one heart and one hard, mad that I shall have the plea.
sure of cerise you all in the some pried data which I hese
submitted In sloe General this day.
Hie Lordship concluded, by telaratag ohm hie mist
cordial thanks ?or their nuentims„ sod neasselog Owns that
they .1111111 live is his heed as Wig as ever blood lead
It.

The Captains afterwards severally addressed their
troops.
Oss the bunters marching off, they were saluted
by the loyal Irish Drio.nore Guards, who took pos-
session of their ground', and were immediately in-
spected by Sir J. Byng, who afterwards addressed
Owen its a highly compliinentery manner.
The officers and mess were in their new clothing.
which had a very rich and martial appearance, arid
all the various usioneuvres were executed highly to
the credit of the Regiment. After the inspection.
Sir .1. Byng and his Staff, Ilse Officer. of the hus.
oar/. and a PUMP/MI. party of fashionable., partook
of ass elegant dolma at the Grand Stand, irrovided
by the Officers of the 4th. Dragoon Guards the
excellent baud of the regiment was its attendance,
and played quadrilles and waltzes, which were
danced with great life and vivacity. The General
and • large puny afterwards dossed at the barracks.
where a sumptuous entertaimuent waa given, its a
style of elegance peculiar to that spirit of attention
and hospitality which pervades he 11erst Irish
Drsgouu Guards. i4v..;1

IMMO

uvrE

(Conductor! from oar l'oper of Wednesday J

The eisgtilar troops of the Sultan are, as I have
already mentioned, about 150, dressed with red
cloths mond their bodies, mid exercised with mus-
kets and Nissans. They receive. each, 15 *errs of
rice oer month, besides betel nut and pawn, slid
two cloth" with two handkerchiefs annually, They
do tint appear in thr present day Co have any cm-
tdoyment. lint live at their ease in the citadel,
Formerly, however, it is said, that national auimosi-
tie. stirred up ics violent and long wets between the
inhabitants of the Maldives and Laccadive,, as etre•
e"otr..l beta-ern the English and French; but wince
the Queen of Cinnamon., the Sovercno of the
I.Nrcadires, has heen under the !blush control,
these wars have ceased to slesplsy their ravages. In
time of %v v. I was informed that levies of irocim
were drawn from all the Island% to the svelte of at:- ,
non. an mustered in considerable auniheis.

The' Mel media religion ie the oulc one pro-
frssed among them, and tatjudge from their words
and netwn:t oil commencing aav untleriakieg, they
seem to be iinnreso.ed with a (*lett) arose of piety
towards the Alinighty. Thcy hive no newspopei•
there, and don't appear to know nay thing shout
the llit.lo.iflg• Ili a free wear oe the *raptly of cen.
isoralop; however, hooks gallium in their orris
language are not uncommon, and they seemed se
pay great attention to their school., *bete the
children are taught to read and wine. According
to their tradition., their utoreslors all IVrli ftuirn the
Malabar coast some centimes sign. Their lan-
guage appears peculiar to themselves, at !raw it has
nn ritiitity to any of the !what) 171,igitager. with
Which the people °four crew were acquainted. Yet
in coniegnetsce of their intercourse will, India,
many or them speak Ilindoostatire, and in that
bengal:age the conversations in which I engaged were
carried nu.

On the subject of matrimony their ideal' are not
shackled by easy rigid system of restraint. A plots.
hey of wives is olovvra, bin no concubines are to be
retained by any. This last regulation seems to
have aria, 0 from the management of their prtretr,
who have: their fees for marrying. generally a rupee
from those in allincitt citentnstances. half a rupee
fr people of the middle class, and about four
minas from others. If this be simony it slurs not
appear to he of deadly weight. Nothing can he
finite without marriage ; hoot then divorces may be
resorted to as easily. and I never could learn that
in tittle cases the hu•hated was considered un-
der an obligation to support his rejected rib. Con-
scious. however. of hang liable to such t►eatmetet.
the young ladies take care daring the season of
couctship In extort as many presents us possible
from their ardent lover.. Yet. with customs so
tree. it 41141 not appear to we that they were often
taken advantage ut.

Divorces were paid to be rove, and the men gene-
rally contented thensvelvev with two wives at most.
Seafaring mta, indeed, were frequently known to
hive wives on more than one Island that they were
in the habit of visiting, but this was naturally to be
expected in conformity to their customs.
The rave occurrence of divorcee, and the general
enjoyment of conjugal happiness, which appeared
to distinguish their families, may perhaps be at-
tributed to the exemplary conduct of the women
after marriage. They are extremely, industrious,
and hardly ever to be seen idle. being either em-
ployed its spinning or dying cloth. twisting coir,
picking cowrie'', or in the mansgement of their do-
mestic of iron. None seem to cosisider themselves
entitled to indulge in idlenews, or to abstain r
any work that can forward the interests of their fa-
milies.- They dress very modestly, in garments of
cotton, and sometimes silk, brought close round the
neck, with long sleeve, and flowing to the tinkles.
These gowns they ornament occasionally with gold
lace round the collar, having ear-riogs and neck-
laces of gold to correspond.
Adultery and fornication are hardly ever known,
but when they do occur, they are paiiislied in a
singular inanuer. My friend. the Chief Vizier, in-
formed me. that a long time ago, the women, CM,.
victed of illicit intercourse with the crews of some
Arab vessels. were sent, each. to an • habited
island, and obliged to remain there for a certain time,
left to shill fur themselves, and no one was allowed
to clot them. When the term of hanislinient was
;expired, only one was finical alive. awl she shed
a few days after she was brought back. This
example had suchen effect that no other instance
has sauce lit.o heard of, which could demand a
similar punishment. The mode of treatment. thus
specified. although revolting in the last degree to
the feelings of people living in refines! society, seems
much better calcaslatelf to check the progsest
of imassoalisy than eve,, the heaviest damages of an
Irish Court of Justice; and the 'mild Muldivintis,
in this single instance, seem to liaise considered.
that diseriste evils require desperate remedies.
while their experience proves that they have not cal.
collated without judgment."—(Etestgal Harkens.)