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10th Foot—Captain Sparks, Meerut.
29th Foot--Brevet Major Boyd, Kussowlie.
31st Foot—Lieutenant Browne, Umballa.

50th Foot—Captain Wilton, Loodiana.
534 Foot—Lieutenant Wedderburne, Agra.
624 Foot—Captain Sibley, Ferozepoor.
34th FJot—Lieutenant Cumming, Umballa.
4. With the sanction of the Right Hon. the Governor-
'General, Lieutenant Dilkes, recently promoted from the
21st Fusiliers into the 31st Foot, is permitted to do duty
with the former regiment, from the 31st December,
1845, until his arrival at Agra.
5. Captain Hemphill, 29th Foot, late in command of
a detachment of invalids, having been permitted by the
Hon. the President in Council to return from Calcutta,
at the public expense, for the purpose of rejoining his
regiment in the field, the leave of absence granted to that
officer in the General Order, of the 23d August, 1845,
No. 60, to proceed to England is cancelled.
6. The following Order is confirmed, with the sanction
of the Right Hon. the Governor- General :
By the Officer Commanding the 29th Regiment, dated
the 10th December, 1845, directing Lieutenant Francis
and Ensign White to do duty with the Depot of the Re-
giment, and Assistant-Surgeon Trondsell, M.D., to re-
main in medical charge.
7. The following Orders are confirmed :
By M. General Cartwright, commanding the Presi-
dency Division, dated the 2d January, 1846 :-
Ist. Prolonging the leave of absence granted to Lieut.
Dalrymple, 324 "Foot, to Calcutta, until the date of his
embarkation, to proceed to sea.
2d. Granting leave of absence to Assistant-Surgeon
Lloyd, 624 Regiment, to England for two years, from
the date of embarkation, at the recommendation of a
board of medical officers.
By the officer commanding the 16th Lancers, dated
the 20th January, 1845, sprinting Lieutenant Yule to
act as interpreter to the regiment, vice Swetenham,
klled in action.
By the officer commanding the 50th Regiment, dated
the 30th January, 1846,
appointing
mLieutenantasrshi
p Mount,
vuincte,
a member of the Committee of Pay tp
Captain Knowles, wounded in action, and directing him
to perform the duties of paymaster upon the responsi-
bility of the Committee.
2. Leave of absence-
58th Foot—Lieutenant Ogilvy, to England, for one
year from the date of embarkation.
29th Foot—Lieutenant Merge, from the 31st of Dec"
1845, to 224 of January, 1846, to enable him to rejoin
his regiment.

31st Foot—Lieutenant Cassidy, dangerously wounded
in action, to Mussoorie, from the 10th of February to
the 16th of August, 1846, on medical certificate.
80th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Murphy, for one month
from the date of his quitting the head-quarters of the
61st Foot, with which he was recently doing duty, for
the purpose of joining his regiment.
Head-quarters, Camp Lahore, Feb. 21, 1846.
2. The Commander-in-Chief in India is pleased to
make the following promotions and appointments, until
her Majesty's appointment shall be knowni-
21st Foot—Second Lieutenant Edward Clemison to be
First Lieutenant, vice Bolton. appointed Adjutant to the
31st Foot. 29d December, 1845.
31st Foot Ensign James Paul to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Hart, killed in action. 19th De-
cember, 1845.
First Lieutenant Augustus Samuel Bolton, from the
21st Fusiliers. to be Adjutant, vice Bernard, killed in
action. 22d December, 1845.
39th Foot—Lieutenant James S. Atkinson to be
Captain, without purchase, vice Wood, deceased. 27th
January, 1816.
Ensign George Frederick Campbell Bray to be Lieu-
tenant, vice Atkinson. 27th January, 1846.
50th Foot—Ensign Charles Hildebrand Slessor to be
Lieutenant. without purchase, vice J. J. Grimes, killed in
action, 29th January, 1846.
Ensign Charles Alfred Poyntz James to be Lieu-
tenant, without purchase, vice J. C. Bishop, died of
wounds received in action, 7th February, 1846.
3. Captain E. Lingard, of the 31st Foot, is appointed
to act as Assistant Adjutant-General of her Majesty's
Forces, until further order ; to have effect from the
10th instant.
4. With reference to the General Order of the 9th
inst., No. 9, paragraph 3, Brevet Captain Handfield, 3d
Light Dragoons, is appointed to the command of the
depot of the 9th Lancers at Umballah ; and Lieutenant
Russell, 50th Foot, to that of the depot of his corps, at
the sama station, from the date of the departure of
Captain Wilton, to join the head quarters of his regi-
ment.

5. Captain Tytler, 53d Foot, is appointed to act as
Interpreter to the Regiment, there being no qualified
subaltern in the corps.
6. The following orders are confirmed:—
By his Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir T. McMa-
hon, Bart., K.C.B.
Granting leave of absence to Major Ainslie, 14th
Light Dragoons, to England for one year from the date
of embarkation, at the recommendation of a board of
medical officer.
Appointing Lieutenant Deshon, 22d Regiment, to act

as Mtijor of Brigade her Majesty Force, Bombay, from
the 3d February, 1845, vice Lieutenant Welmam, 17th
Foot, who has been permitted to rejoin his corps pro-
ceedinc, on service.
(21)".—8y Major-General Cartwright, Commanding
the Presidency Division :
Dated the 31st of January, 1846.—Appointing the
following Staff to the detachment of recruits and volun-
teers proceeding to the Upper Provinces under the com-
mand of Major Smith, 9th Foot, with effect from the
24th of January :
Lieut. Stewart, 21st Fusiliers, to act as Adjutant.
Captain Ffrench, Interpreter.
Private Poole, 53d Foot, Sergean- Major.
Private Divine, 29th Foot, Quartermaster-Sergeant.
Private Jordan, 21st Foot, Provost-Sergeant.
Sergeant Burton, Hospital-Sergeant.
and Sergeants and Corporals, in proportion to the
strength.
Dated Feb. 2, 1246.-Ist. Granting leave of absence
to Captain Gavin, 16th Lancers, and Captain Nicholas.
62d Foot, to England, for two years from the date of
embarkation, at the recommendation of a Bord of Me-
dical Officers.
2d. At the recommendation of the Medical Board,
and with the sanction of the Honourable the Deputy
Governor of Fort William, directing Assistant-Surgeon
Turnbull, 94th Foot, to afford medical aid to the de-
tachment of the 39ili Regiment during its stay in Fort
William.
By Major General Cooper, commanding the Dina-
pore Division, dated the 31st of January, appointing
the following officers to the Detachment of Volunteers,
from the heal quarters of the 31st Regiment.
By Major Nixon. 89th Foot, to c immand.
Lieutenant Reader and Ensign Bray, 39th Foot, to
do duty.
By Lieutenant-Colonel Deare, commanding the 21st
Fusiliers. dated the 3d of February, 1846, appointing
Lieutenant Holland to act as Adjutant, vice Lieutenant
Stuart, resigned the Acting Adjutancy.
By Lieutenant-Colonel Phillips, commanding the 530
Regiment, dated the Ith February, 1846, appointing
Lieutenant Bastard to act as Adjutant, vice Ensign and
Adjutant Dunning, wounded in action.
(Signed)
WILLIAM CASEMENT, Lieut.-Colonel, Secretary
to Government, Military Department.

BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF CEYLON.
Head-Quarters, Colombo, Feb. 16, 1846.
The Head- Quarter Division of the 90th Light Infantry
will embark at daylight to-morrow, on board the trans-
port-ship Mariner, for England.
After a service of ten years in Ceylon, the Lieutenant-
General commanding the forces, deems it due to this ex-
cellent corps to record in the general orders of this
command the sense he entertains of the discipline and
good conduct which, with few exceptions, have charac-
terised the 90th during the five years it has served under
the orders of his Excellency.
His Excellency offers to Captain Eld his best thanks
for his zealous exertions since he assumed the command,
and to the officers, non-commissioned officers, and
soldiers., of the 90th Light Infantry his sincere wishes
for their future welfare and success
(Signed) X. CHARLTON, Deputy Adj.-General.
4thAtofa
FGebenrueraalryC,olo.Bl-61dartial held at Colombo on the
zieonfe /11.? h Colonel R. Fraser,
Deputy Quartermaster General, and Lieut.
Judge Advocate,
E. Maberly, Royal ArtillerCaptain Daniel Capel, ofy
,
the Official
Ith
Regiment
arraigned upon the under-mentioned chargege'—
iment, was
"For highly unofficerlike conduct in having been drunk
on duty as captain of the day on board the
ship Mariner with th., 2d division of the 15th transport
Regiment
of
Of Foot while at anchor at Table Bay, Cape Good
Hope, on the night of the 24th of November, 1845.
(Signed) R. A. CUTIII3ERT, Major, 15th Regt.
Colombo, Jan. 29, 1846.
By order (Signed) E. CHARLTON,
Lieutenant-Colonel, Deputy Adiutant•General.
Deputy Adjutant-General's Office, Colombo,
Jan. 31, 1846.
In confirming the proceedings of the general court
martial, the Lieutent .Gener.4l commanding the forces
feels it to be incumbent upon him to notice some unusual
circumstances which have transpired in the course
of the examination of the first and indeed the prin-
cipal witness in support of the prosecution. This
witness, who was the senior officer on board the
Mariner transport at the time, deposes that Captain
Capel was very much intoxicated on the night of the26th
of November, 1845. Such being his opinion, his line
of duty was clear • he should have placed that officer im-
mediately in arrest, and relieved him from the duty of
captain of the day, but instead of adopting this regular
and usual proceeding. he admitted that he made no re-
port against Captain Capel to Major Cuthbert until the
28th, permitting Captain Capel in the interval to go on
shore, under the impression that there was nothing
against him. It is true that the witness in question offers
reasons for having allowed such an interval to elapse, and
for the course he was induced to adopt: Although the
Lieutenant-General is willing to give every considera-
tion to the motives assigned for his forbearance, his
_ Excellency deems them insufficient to justify a departure
from the rules and practice of her Majesty's service.
the Lieutenant-General cannot close tsoservations
better than by endeavouring
the
oimpress upon the minds
3f officers the importance of
strictest circumspection
being observed when employed
upon themselvesa i
ny duty, and
-should be most careful not to place
one n a posi,
lion where any doubt could be entertainedfor
mo-
ment of their being capable of performing any duty that
might be required.
(Si ned) E. CHARLTON, Deputy-Adjutant-General 1
_titpekoB4s.
Tire:" eouet, having duly and deliberately
ay/v. . and cogged the evidence in support of the
/trowel:lila, togetlikr, -th what the prisoner, Captain
A)
Vaniel Capel, of thel Regiment of Foot, has offered
in his defence, is of Oirf ion that the prisoner, Captain
ANtaiel Cape', of the 15th liegiugut of 'hot, $ WA

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