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the document, though "no doubt they would_ hear
more of it."

THE INDIAN ARMY.

MAJOR BARTLEMAN.

GENERAL ORDERS BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE

COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IN INDIA.

Head Quarters, Simla, Nov. 14, 1850.
At a general court-martial assembled in Fort Wil-
liam on Saturday, the 9th day of October, 1850,
Major John Bartleman, of the 44th Regiment Native
Infantry, was arraigned on the following charges :-
1. For scandalous infamous conduct, unbecoming
the character of art officer and a gentleman, in hiving,
at Barrachpore, under cloak of the almost paternal
authority with which he had been intrusted by the
father of Mrs. Shelton, the wife of Lieutenant Shelton,
3811 Regiment Native Infantry, in pursuance of a
base endeavour to seduce the affecions of that lady,
wii.ten to lit r on or about the 22•.1 of August, 1850,
a highly unbecoming note, and afterwards authorised
a person named H. P. Downing, an attorney, to
communicate clandestinely with Mrs. Sbeltoa in his
behalf.

2. For most disgraceful conduct in having at Bar-
rackpore, on the evening of the 24th of August, 18.50,
persisted in entering the house of Lieutenant Shelton,
with the express purpose of speaking to that officer's
:vile in his presence, in disregard of Lieutenant
Shelton's positive and repeated prohibitio❑ ; in having
persisted in remaining there in spite of Lieutenant
Shelun's remons:rance.s and opposition; in having,
while there, bastly availed himself cf his superior
strength to inflict personal chastisement en Lieutenant
Shelton; and in having, shortly after leaving his
house, returned vgain in company with Lieutenant
Si•elton's commanding offieer, and in having taken
opportunity to communicate with Mrs. Shelton.
3. For disgraceful conduct in having at Barrack-
pore, a day or two after these occurrences, clan-
destinely received from Mrs. Shelton a note on the
uhject of them, which note he brought forward at a
Court of Inquiry, on the 27th of August, 1850, as a
justification for his intruding himself into the Lieut.
le,h, hot:. 11<“.13.0, as bllegt-din the .cec.nd charge.

Finding.—The Court, having maturely vTeighed
and considered all that has been adduced in
of the prosecution, together with wat the prisoner,
Major John B 4rtleman, of the 44th Regiment Native
Infantry, has urged in his defence, are of opinion
that he, the said Major John Bartleman, of the 44th
Regiment Native Infantry, iF, on the—
First charge, Guilty of conduct unbecoming the
chlracter of an officer and a gentleman, in having at
Barrackpore, in pursuance of an endeavour to seduce
the affections of Mrs. Shelton, wife of Lieut. Shelton,
38th Light Infantry, written to her, on or about the
22-,I of August, 1850, a highly unbecoming note ;
hut acquit of the rest of this charge.
On the second charge, Guilty, with the exception of
tie words ‘, basely availing himself of his superior
strength," of which they acquit him,
On the third charge, Guilty, ..s.ith exception of the
words " disgraceful conduct," of which they acquit
him.

Sentence—The Court having found the prisoner,
Major John Ban!email, of the 44th Regiment Native
Infantry, guilty of the clurz,es to the extent above set
forth, do now sentence him, the said Mejor John
Bartlemln, of the 44th Regiment Native Infantry, to
be ewhiered.
Confirmed.

C. J. NAPIER, General, Commander.
in-Chief.
ead-qqarterp, Nov. 13, 1850.
RI.COMMNDATION BY THE COURT.

The court having performed its duty, beg to bring
to the notice of the Commander in Chief, that by the
Articles of War they have been compelled to pess
the extreme sentence of cashiering upon the prisoner;
but, considering the highly peculiar nature of this
investigation, the dangerously trying position in which
the prisoner found himself placed by circumstances
resulting from one fault, which, however reprehensi-
ble, has sti;l not always been considered as necessa-
rily: subversive of military discipline, the Court is
'induced to recommend the long service of the pri-
soner to any favourable consideration which the cle-
mency of the Commander-in• Chief may be disposed

to extend.
REMARKS BY 1113 EXCULLLNCY THE COMMAINDER-IX•

CHIEF.

The Court recommends the prisoner to the favour-
able consideration of the Commander-in-Chief, which
in plain terms is this--to restore Mr. Bartleman to
the command cf the 44th Regiment, after the Court
has branded him as " Guilty of conduct unbecoming
the character of an officer and a gentleman" in one
instsnee ; and in another, as " Guilty of disgraceful
conduct." I cannot understand the conduct of the
Court in thus endeavouring to throw upon the Com-
mander-in Chief the odium of refusing tbat which its
own sentence renders it impossible for him to grant
without insulting the officers of the Bengal army in
general and those of the 44th in particular! I must
leave the members of the Ccurt -to their own reflec-
tions on such a proceeding, feeling confident that
many must have been adverse to this recommen-
dation.

C. J. NAPIER, General. Commander-in-
Chief, East Inclieg._

The name of Major J. bartlemnn will be struck off
the rolls of the 44th Regiment Native lofantry from
the date of publication of this order at Barrackpore, of
which a report is to be made to the Adjutant-General
of the Army at Simla, and to the Assistant Adjutant.
General at the Presidency.
By order of his Excelb.ncy the Commander-in-
Chief,

H. T. TUCKER, Lieutenant-Colonel,
Adjutant-General of the Army.

REDUCTION OF INCOME- TAX• IMPORTANT TO
TENANT-FARM ERS.—An application Las Leen made by the
Income-tax Coniniiitioners for the Yeovil division to the

Board of Inland Reve,ue, to ascertain whether they ought
to make any reduttion in the amount of income-tax assessed

on tenant-fanners in cases 'where their rents bad been re-

:laced; and the answer received from the Board is to the
effect that, in all cases where there has been a bona fide re-

duction of rent, there might be a reduction of the income-
tax in the sam.') relative proportion. The talc must be
as,eised on the net amount of rent actually paid, or for
which the tenant is really liable, and not on the nominal
amounts at which the farm is rented. It is highly imr
or-
ont to the tenant-farmers of the kingdom that this should
be widely known, for that which is done in one district is of
course applicnble to the country at large; we hope, there.
fore, that our contemporaries generally will take cognizance
of this circumstance and make it known to their readers.—
Sherbornc Journal.

►SUICIDE OF THE COMMANDER OF THE RIFLEMAN.
—lt is with unfeigned regret that we announce the death of
Lieutenant Branch, late commander of the Rifleman, 8, screw-
schooner, at Brazils, and son of that most gallant and dis-
tinguished k (lieu, the late Captain A. B. Branch, K.H., who
died some time since of cholera, in Greenwich Hospital.
The Rifleman was ordered to sea from Rio, and was pro-
ceeding at the rate of about eight knots, when the com-
mander, wi'o had been confined to his cabin from illness, in
a fit of delirium rushed out, knocked down a corporal of ma-
t.nes who attempted to stop him, and jumped over the side
cf the vessel. The Rifleman was immediately hove to, boats
were lowered, but all in vain. Lieutenant R. H. Dalton,
second lieutenant of the Rifleman, was appointed by the
Admiral to the vacancy.

At the half-yearly meeting of the Canada Company
held on Tuesday, the usual dividend, after the rate of six per
cent. per annum, was declared. The land sold to December
12, 1650, was 11,095 acres, at 13s. 4d. per acre, and the land
leased was 110,493 acres ; total, 121,558 acres. This ex-
ceeded the amount disposed of to the saute period of 1849,
by E 9,500 acres, The receipts in Canada to December 12
were 46 2031. Is. Id., exceeding the amount collected in 1849
by 21,!,00/. The meeting passed off hartooniously.
BISHOPRIC OF NOVA SCOTIA.—It is stated in
clerical circles that the Right Rev. Dr. Edward Field, Bishop
of Newfoundland, will be translated to the diocese of Nova
Scotia, rendered vacant 1?), the death of the Right Rev. Dr.
Inglis. The bishoplic of Newfoundland is likely to be con-
ferred on the Rev. Dr. Bridge, Archdeacon of Frederickton,
New Brunswick.

Tug BISHOPRIC OF MORAY AND ROM—We RH..
dersrand that the Right Rev. D. Low, LL.D., Bishop of
3foraY and Ross, has intimated his resignation of that office,
his advanced years and increased infirmities having rendered
him unable lot the due discharge of his duties....-Elgin
Courant.

THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—Livntroox, WEDNES..
DAY.—Accounts from the Sandwich Islands, dated October
19, announce the arrival of her Majesty's ship Herald, Cap-
tain K%llatt, on the 16th, from Behring's Straits, after a vain
search for the expedition under Captain Collinson. Unhap-
pily the Ilerald brings no tidings of Sir John Franklin;
and as the season was fast closing, it is to be apprehended that
for some time to come we must look to the northern coast of
the No' th American continent in the Canadian route, and to
Dr. Rae's and Lieutenant Noulens' exertions, for further
tidings of the lost expedition.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following
gentlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations fur
the diploma, were admitted members of the college, at a
special meeting of the court of examiners, yesterday even-
ing:—Mr. John Blaule Sutton, Greenwich, a volunteer to
proceed to Jamaica, to afford relief to the cholera patients;
and Mr. Henry Forester, Camden-villas, Camden-town.
TEMPERANCE IN LlvEaroor. —lt has usually been
a subject of remark (says the Liverpool Mercury) that the
number of prisoners charged with being drunk and dis-
orderly was greater at this particular period than during any
portion of the year. This year, however, it is satisfactory to
state that the number of "drunk and disorderlies" was very
small for the Christmas season, and even below the average
of ordinary occasions. The Bridewell books, on the 26th,
recorded only 23 prisoners of the above class, and of these 14
were charged with being booked for safety, and only nine
with being drunk and disorderly.
yesterday the committee of the Association for
Promoting the Relief of DeLtitution in the Metropolis, and
for improving the condition of the poor, by means of paro-
chial and district visiting, under the supc,,rintendance of the
Bishop of London and clergy, made a report of the progress
of he various provident societies in connexion with the asso-
ciation. During the past year the deposits of the poor so
aided were, :36 societies, 25,552 depositors, and the amount
13,3661. The rapid increase of these societies is shown by the
following. In 1845 there were 12 societies, 1',744 dtpectore,
and the tunount 1,4614