The Sun.
London, England, 1836-04-01 00:00:00

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As we have referred to the second section of the " rules
and articles for the better government of our forces," we
shall here copy that portion alluded to in the list of crimes
and punishments just enumerated.
" 6. Any officer or soldier who shall begin, excite, cause,
or join in any mutiny or sedition in any of our land or marine
forces, or in any party, post, detachment, or guard, on any
pretence whatever; or who, being present at any mutiny or
sedition, shall not use his utmost endeavour to suppress the
same; or who, coming to the knowledge of any mutiny or in-
tended mutiny, shall not without delay give information thereof
to his commanding officer; or
" 7. Who shall desert from our service (whether or not he
shall re-enter or re-enlist in the same) ;
" Shall, if an officer, suffer death, or such other punish-
ment as by a general court-martial shall be awarded;
And if a soldier, shall suffer death, transportation, or
such other punishment as by a general court-martial shall be
awarded.

" 8. Any officer or soldier who shall hold correspondence
with or give intelligence to the enemy, directly or indirectly,
or relieve with money, victuals, or ammunition, or knowingly
harbour or protect an enemy ; or
.6 9. Who shall misbehave himself before the enemy, or
shamefully abandon or deliver up any garrison, fortress, post,
or guard committed to his charge, or which it was his duty to
defend ; or shall compel, or speak words, or use other means
to induce the governor or commanding officer, or any other
person, to deliver up to the enemy, or to abandon, any garrison,
fortress, post, or guard ; or
10. Who shall leave his commanding officer, or his post
or colours, to go in search of plunder; or
" 11. Who shall strike a superior officer, or draw or offer to
draw or lift up any weapon, or offer any violence against him,
being in the execution of his office ; or
" 12. Who shall disobey the lawful command of his supe-
rior officer ;—or
" 13. Who, being employed in foreign parts, shall do vio-
lence to any person bringing prvisions or other necessaries to
the quarters of our forces ; or' shall force a safeguard ; or
break into any house or wine-cellar for plunder ; or
" 14. Who shall treacherously make known the watchword
to any person not entitled to receive it according to the rules
and discipline of war; or
" 15. Who shall by discharging
.fire arms, drawing swords,
beating drums, making signals, using words, or by any means
whatever, intentionally occasion false alarms in action, camp,
garrison, or quarters ; or
" 16. Who shall cast away his arms or ammunition in pre-
sence of an enemy ; or
" 17. Who shall be found sleeping on his post, or shall
leave it before regularly relieved ;
" Shall, if an officer suffer death, or such other punishment
as by a general court-Martial shall be awarded ;
" And, if a soldier, shall suffer death, transportation, or such
other punishment as by a general court-martial shall be
awarded."

The 102 d article is as follows :
" Any officer or soldier who may be serving in our garrison
of Gibraltar, or in any of the territories of the East India
Company, at a distance of upwards of 120 English miles
from either of the presidencies of Fort William, Fort St.
George, and Bombay (excepting Prince of Wales' Island),
or in any place beyond the seas where there is no civil judi-
cature in force by our appointment, or under our authority,
and who shall be accused of treason, murder, theft robbery,
rape, coining, or clipping the coin of this realm, or any foreign
coin current in the place where such officer or soldier shall be
serving; or of any other offence which, if committed in Eng-
land, would be a capital or other felony ; or of having used