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tract from the proceedings of the Right Hon.-the Go.
vernor General in Council relative to the treatment of
mutineers, deserters, and other persons concerned in the
recent and present disturbances, and to request that the
observance of the principles there laid down may be
enjoined upon the local authorities.—l have, &0.,
(Signal) C. BEADON,
Secy. to the Government of India.
Fort Wrildara, July 31.
Extract from the proceedings of the Right Hon. the
Governor-General of India in Council in the Home De-
partment, under date July 31 :
RESOLUTION.

1. The Governor-Generil of India in Cluncl
of:-
served with approbation the zealous (x!rtions of the
local cavil authorities for the apprehension and condigo
punishment of the mutineers and deserters concerned in
the present revolt. It was necessary, by the Revere and
prompt punishment of such of thee criminals as found

their way in the distric's in our pe! s-elion, where the
minds of the native freop3 coal not I:ut be in a very
unsettled state, though the men for the ii.o3t part b
stained from open mutiny, to show that the just fate uf
the mutineer is death, and that the Government
was powerful to inflict the penalty. It was necessary,
also, by the offer of rewards for the apprehension of all
deserters, to check the crime of deserth n, which was
becoming rife in some of hes.: reginsents, and to prevent
the possible escape of men who, apparently mere de-
serters, had been concerned in ouch terrible atrocities
that their apprehension and et-.1,14;n punishment was AN
imperative duty..
2. But lest mea,,nras of exl.retne severity should be too
heady resorted to, or carried too far, his lordship in
cmccil thinks it right to issue detailed inst. uctiins on
this subject by which all civil officers will he guided in
the exercise of their powers in the care of mutineers,
deserters, and rebels.

3. There is reasen to believe that in Rome, even of
those native regiments whose revolt has been stained by
the most sanguinary atrocities, some men may have
distinguished themselves from the mass by protecting an
officer. In some such cases men of very guilty regiments
possess certificates in their favour from officers of their
regiments ; but there may be others equally deserving
of clemency who are without any euch ready means of
clearing themselves from the presumptive evidence of
their deep guilt.
4. Where the number of men guilty of what it is
impossible to pardon is so great, the Government will
glad!), seize every opportunity of reducing the work of
retiibution before it by givieg a free pardon to all who
can show that they have a claim to mercy on ;thin
ground, provided they have not been guilty of any
heinous crime against person or property, or aided or
abetted others in the commission of any such crime.
5. It is understood that in regiments wh'ch mutinied,
and for the most part went over to the rebel+, without
murdering their officers or committing any other san-
guinary outrage, there were men who appeared to have
hal no heart in the revolt, though they failed in their
duty as soldiers, and who have evinced their peace-
able disposition and their want of sympathy with those
who are now armed in open rebellion against the go-
vernment, by dispersing to their villages when the
regiment broke up, and mixing quiely with the rural
population. It is desirable to treat such tnen with all
reasonable leniency.
6. The Governor-General in Council therefore deems

it necessary to lay down tho following rules for the
guidance of civil authorities exorcising the power vested
in them by recent legislation for the punishment of native
officerS and soldiers charged with mutiny or de-ertion.
Sec. Ist. No native officer or soldier belonging to a
ragituent which has not mutinied is to be punished
by the civil power as a mere deserter, unless he be fuuud
or apprehended with arms in his possession. Such
men, when taken before or appreheuded by the civil
power, are to be sent back to their regiments, when-
ever that can be done, there to be dealt with by
the military authorities. When such men cannot be
sent back to their regiments immediately, they should
be detained in prison pending the orders of government,
to whom a report is to be made, addressed' to the
Secretary to Government in the Military Department.
Sec. 2d. Native officers and soldiers being mutineers
or deserters, taken before or apprehended by the civil
po-ver, not found or apprehended with ar,e itt their
possession, not charged with any specific act of
rebellion, and belonging to a regiment which has
mutinied, but has not been guilty of the murder of its
officers, or of any other sanguinary crime, are to be sent
to Allahabad, or to such other place as government may
hereafter order, and are there to be made over to the
commandant, to be dealt with by the military authori-
ties. Shouidany difficulty arise in sending the offender
to Allahabad, eitbeir by reason of its distance from the
place of arrest, or otherwise, the offender should be im-
prisoned until the orders of government c4n be obtained,
unless for special reasons it may be n( c.issary to punish the
offender forthwith, in which case a report will imme-
diately afterwards be made to the government.
Sec. 3rd. Every mutineer or deserter who may be
taken before or apprehended by the civil authorities,
and who may be found to belong to a regiment which
killed any European officer or other European, or com-
mitted any other sanguinary outrage, may be tried and
punished by the civil power. It the prisoner can show
that he was not present at the murder or other outrage,
or, if present, that he did his utmost to prevent it, full
parCculars of the case should be reported to government
in the military department, before the sentence, what-
ever it be, is carried into effect, otherwise the sentence
should be carried into effect forthwith.

Sec. 4th. It it cannot be ascertained to what regiment
a mutilator or deserter taken before or apprehended by

the civil authorities belonged, he is to be dealt with a 4
provided above by the 2d Rule.
7. Lists showing the several regiment; and detach-
ments which have mutinied will ba prepared with all
practicable despatch in the military department, stating
in each case al known particulars of the in,.t ny, and ac-
companied by nominal rolls, with appropriate remarks
opposite to the names of those native officers and men
who are known to have been absent.from their regime, $
at the time of the mutiny, and of th ,se who, if present,
are known to have taken an active part either in pro-

meting or suppressing the mutiny, or to have eituply
joined, or abstained from joining it. These nominal rolls
as soon as prepared, will be printed and circul rtes te all
civil officer), and to military officers in command.
ft The Governor-General in Council is anxious to pre-
vent measures of extreineseverity being unneceseerily re-
sorted to, or carried to excess, or applied witlisut d le die-
critninetiou, in regard to acts of rebellion committed by
persons not mutineers.
9. It is unquestionably necessary, in the first attempt
to restore order in a district in which the civil autho-
rity has been entirely overthrown, t r administer the
law with such promptitude and severity as will strike
terror into the minds of the evil dispoeed among the
people, and will lie uce them by the fear of death
to abstain from plunder, to restore stolen property, and
return to peaceful occupations. But this object once
in a great degree attained, the punishmeet of crimes
should be regulated with discrimination.
10. The continued adminiettation of the law in its ut-
most severity after the requisiteitnpression has been made
upon the rebellious and disorderly, and after order has
been partially restored, would have the effect of exasper •
ating the people, and would probably iuduca therms baud
together in large numbers for the protection of their
lives and with a view to retaliation, a result much to be
deprecated. It would greatly add to the difficulties of
settling the country hereafter if a spirit of animosity
against their rulers were engendered in the minds of the
people, and it their feelings "wore embittered by the re-
membrance of needless bloodshed. The civil ()dicers in
every district should endeavour, without condoning any
heinous offences or making any promises of pardon for
such offences, to encourage all persons to return to their
usual occupations, and, punishing only such of the prin-
cipal offenders as can be apprehended, to postpone as
far as possible all minute inquiry into political offences
until such time as the Government are in a position to
deal with them in strength after thorough investigation.
It may be necessary, however, even after a district is
partially restored to order, to make examples from time
time to time of such persons, if any, who may be guilty
of serious outrages against person or property, or who,
by stopping the dawk or injuring the electric telegraph
or otherwise, way endeavour to promote the designs of
those who are waging war against the state.
11. Another point to be noticed in connexion with
subject is the general burning of villages, which the
Governor-General in Council has reason to fear may
have been carried too far by some of the civil officers
employed in restoring order.
12. A severe measure of this sort is doubtless necessary
as an exempt° in some cases where the mass of t, .e
inhabitants of a village have committed a grave outrage,
and the perpetrators cannot be punished in their per
sons; but any approach to a wholesale destruction of
property by the officers of Government, without due re•
gard to the guilt or innocence of those who are affected
by it, must be strongly reprehended. Apart from the
effect which such a practice would hive upon the
feelings and disposition of the country people, there can
be no doubt that it would prevent them from returning
to their villages and resuming the cultivation of their

fields, a point at this season of vital importance, inas-
much as if the lands remain much longer unsown,
dis-
tress and even famine may be added to the other difficul-
ties with which the Government will have to contend.
(True copy.)
Secretary to the Government of India.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCP:.

REPORT OF THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKET FROM

THE IST TO THE 16TH SEPT.
The overland mail of the lath August, from London,
reached us on the morning of the 3d inst., per Peninsular
and Oriental Company's steamship Bombay. The ac-
counts of the weather and the prospects' of the season
have been very favourable from all parts of India, and
an abundant harvest is confidently looked for.
We have no change to report in our money-market
during the past fortnight. Bank rates of interest remain
the same, and money is plentiful in the bazaar.
Government securities have fluctuated considerably
since our last report. Fours have changed hands at
from 79 to 82, and Fives from 89 to 92, but in conse-
quence of the low quotations now ruling at Calcutta for
these securities our market has given way, and we now
quote nominally Fours 80, and Fives 90—no buyers.
Our local joint-stock shares keep remarkably firm, at
nearly former quotations.

MONEY MARKET.
Exchange on London.--6 months' sight, 2s. 1 13-143.
to 2r. for document bills ; 6 months' sight 2s. 10.
to 2s. 1 11-16 d., for credit bills.
Exchange on Calcutta-60 days' tight, 111 r. ;30 days'
sight, 101 r. ; at sight, 1024 r.
Exchange on Madras-30 days' sight, ; sight,
1004 to g.
Exchange on Cuina—At CO Cap' sight, 222 r. to 22t7r.

THE CALCUTTA MARKEL
Wednesday, Sept. 9.
On the 301 ult., the Peninsular and Oriental Cum.