The Sun.
London, England, 1812-06-05 00:00:00

CI itCULAR,

Coult-rs-I_fAttTIAL.--A. circular letter from•the
-War-Office, dated the 25th of
,March; has been
addressed to the Colonels commanding regiments,
in which, they are. apprised, " that his Royal
Highness the PRINCE REGENT has deemed it "ex-
pedient to:evert to the custom, heretofore in use,
of entrusting to the Colonel or Commanding
Officer of each Regiment, a warrant,-empowering
him to hold in the regiment under hiS
.command,
and. composed exclusively of the Officers belong-
ing to it, General Courts-Martial, for-the investi-
gation and puniShmeut of offeACes, which, though
they do not fall under the description of small
offences, and consequently -of offeifces.edgnizable
by a Regimental Court-Martial, are not, how-
ever, from their nature, of sufficient gravity or.
importance, to require the investigation of a
General Court-Martial, composed of Officers .of
other corps,"
A circular letter; which accompanies thepre-
ceding.document, contains the following reconi-
mendations on the subject of the prevention of
military offences :,--

" Tie Commander-in-Chief has commanded
me to take this opportunity of stating, that there
is no point on which his Royal HoyarHighness
is more decided in his opinion, than that when
Officers are earnest and zealous in the; discharge-
of their duty, and, competent to their respective'
stations, a frequent recurrence to punislinatmt will
not be necessary.

"-The Commander-in-Chief is confident, the
Officers of the army are universally actuated by
a spirit of justice, abd impressed with those sen-
timents of kindness and regard towards their men,
• which they on 'so many occasions have proved
-themselves to deserve : but his Royal Highaess
has reason to apprehend, that in many instances,
sufficient attention has .not been paid to, the pre-
peition'of crimes. The timely interference of the,
O~licer, his personal intercourse.. and acquaint-
ance with his men (which are sure to be repaid by
the soldiers' confidence and attachment) and
above all, his personal example, are the only ef-
.ficacious means of preventing military offences ;
and the Commander-in-Chief hasJio hesitatioh in
declaring, that the maintenance of, strict discip-
line, without severity of punishment,' and the sup-
port and encouragement of an ardent and military.
spirit, in a corps, without licentiousness, are the.
criterions by which his Royal Highness will be_
'ery much guided in forming his opinion of the,:
talents, abilities, and merits of the Officers to
'whom the eon-inland of the different-regiwents and'
corps of the army are confided."

Return to an Order of the Ho-ase of Commons :
GENERAL ORDER.

Horse-Guards, July 5? 1811.

In consequence of the operation of the Act, for
allowing the mutual interchange of the British
and Irish Militias, his . Royal Highness the Com-
mander-in-Chief is pleased to direct, that the Com-
manding Officers of 'Regiments shall be particu-
larly attentive that no soldier, professing the.Ro-
Man Catholic religion, shall be siihject•to any pu;.
nishmcnt for not attending the Divine Worship of
the Church of EnOand :.and that every such sol-
dier shall be at full •liberty to attend the Worship
a Almighty God, according to lice forms pre-
scribed by his religion when military duly does
not interfere.

It is matter of surprise (says a correspondent)
athongset the various suggestions to., alleviate
the-distress,and inconvenience so generally.felt by
all Classes, froth the very high,price of bread, that
the best expedient adopted during the scarcity in
-appears to have been entirely overlooked,
viz. the regulation of bread beiiii; made twenty--,
four hours before it". was sold.. It is' estimated
that this regulation would save one-fourth of the.
consumption, and render it a moreholesome ali-
meat., The faculty are entirely of this opinion.
S'oconvinced was the late Mr. Pitt, when daan-
Celfor of the ExcLegner, of' the importance and
expediency of this measure, that on its being sq.,-
,gestecl to him, he immediately adopted it, with
the universal approbation of the public: Surely
this hint peculiarly. deserves the'notice of the lau-:
dable Association for the Relief of the. Distressed
Manufacturers and. Labourers._ '