Star.
London, England, 1824-09-30 00:00:00

THE. ARMY.

The payment of three Months Half-pay to the reduced Officers
of his Majesty's Land Forces,.dus the 24th instant (including those
• bitecolore borne upon the Irish Establishment), Will commence on
6 Thursday the 14th of October nest.
COURT-MARTIAL IN INDIA.
Head-quarters, Camp, Futtehghur, 6th March, 1824.
At a European General Court-martial, assembled at Illtnapore,
on Wednesday, the II th day of February, 1624, of which Lieute-
mant-Colonel M. Born Ist Battalion 53d Regiment of Native In-
fantry, is President, Born,
P. P. Morgan, of the 2d Battalion
26th Regiment of Native Infantry, was arraigned upon the under-
mentioned charges, viz.
" For conduct unbecoming the character of an Officer and a Gen-
tleman, in having, in a letter dated Cuttack, 30th September, 1823,
addges;ed to Lieutenant T. Roberts, of the same Corps, introduced
the name of his immediate Commanding Officer, Major Watson, in
a manner highly disrespe4itful and insubordinate; and in having, in
the said letter, most unwarrantably thrown out various insinuatlnns
or aspersions derogatory to the charaCter of his said Commanding
Officer, particularly in the following instances, viz.
I. You must, long ere now, be aware that this apprehension
was grotindless, inasmuch as the information on which it was
founded was itselffn/ae, in as far as the Residents are concerned, as
also with regard to the groat majority of the Meets of the Batta-
lion ; it is likewise fate in, this case, they having all called on see
whilst I was yet In your bungalow, or subsequently to my haling
left it for my owns.
' 2. vWs shall now proceed to investigate the origin of this false
and malicious libel, and to inquire to whom it Is to be attributed.
' In answering this query, Colonel Carpenter's name must be left
entirely out of the question.
To Whom, then, can it apply, but to Major Watson, Captain
Stewart: or LifUtenant Auberjonstis?
' Having now reduced to the cabalistic number three, those from
amongst whom is to be fought the libelkr, who has had the eillffseler
to dictate to you with whom it is his pleasure that you should 'ma
date, I will ask now, what possible objection even these three per-
sons could have to calling on you, there being a possibility of meet-
ing with me at your house?
Ti this it is impossible to offer any but one answer, namely,
that his conscience pricked him, and told him that he had beet)
guilty of injuring (or at least endeavouring to injure) me—and he
dared not look me in the face, through dread of betraying his con-
scious guilt—and one thing, which low and grovelling minds can•
' • never/segue is, to see the person whom they have traduced rifle.
;'through the force of conscious integrity, superior to their malevolent
aspersions. But how, I will ask, are these calumniators, or perhaps
I should say, is this calumniator, to avoid meeting me elsewhere?—
Aar, as far as I can observe, you are the otdy person whom they
have dared to insult by their dictation.
How can he br they be certain that they will not meet me at
the house of any other person, when be or they may call—or what
security have they that I may not come in where theie may be one
or Iwo or all awe? and one thing is certain, namely, that I will
never tape the trouble to avoid them -nor you, nor any other who
may blindly lend hirotelf.to their cabal.
'Those alone whose deeds are evil, seek the shade-11, on the
',, • contrary icenstious, of my own integrity), have ever sought the
light, and ever - • •

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3dly. " We will now appropriate .A.lfew lines to the objections
of these persons to. meeting with me *lean conceive none others)
• ..Aci whose opinions you appear to bow with so mach reverence.
o•• a And first for Major Watson—
' What has he to complain of?
• Why, a great matter, truly ; I required of him to act like aII
Gentleman !! ! Ao unreasonable request, doubtless ! and perhaps
ikn so easily to be followed as recommended l'
. "The whole or any part of such conduct being subversive of mi-
ttary discipline, and inlareach of the Articles of War.
(Signed) " A. T. WATSON, Major, •
Commanding 2d Batt. 126th Regiment, NJ."
Cuttack, 11th October, 1823.
Additional charge preferred against Captain P. P. Isloanan,lay
Brigadier CAitriurrea, commanding at Ctittacl.
" For having, while under arrest on the foregiSing charges, ad- I
dressed a letter to Brigade Major Faithful', dated Cuttack, 21st
November, 1823, conveying highly offensive and unjustifiable Impu-
ratioos on my conduct,particularly in the following paragraphs, viz.
" I do, however, most solemnly protest against such decision, as
well as the debarring me from reference to superior authority, as
acts of the utmost cruelty.'
" This is, I believe, the first time of an officer, under arrest,
being placed at the mercy and discretion of his declared and pro-
fessed enemies. For such, and unprovokodly such, do I conceive
Major Watson and his Staff Officers to be. And it is well known
that no enmity is so Implacable as that which is gratuitously adopted.'
" ' From these Officers I do expect nothing- bat indignity and
oppression, and whilst impressed with such an opinion, I cannot
'refrain from expressing • abhorrence of the cruelty and injustice of
subjecting me to their authority.'
" The same being subversive of military discipline, and in breach
dAthe Articles of War.
(Signed) " G. CARPENTER, Lieut.-Colonel,
Commanding in Cuttack."
Clam*, Nov. 24, 1823.
Upon which Charges the Court came to the following decision :
VINDIN4 Ann Seltratice.—" The Court having maturely weighed
the evidence adduced with what the prisoner has urged in his de-
'fence, is of opinion that be is guilty of all and every part of the
• charges preferred against him, which being in breach of the Articles
of War, does sentence him, Capt. P. P. hlorgan, 2d Battallim, 26th
Native Infantry, to be discharged the service of the Honourable
Company."—Approved and confirmed.
(Signed) "EDWARD PA GET, General,
Commander-in-Chief in India."
The sentence of this General Court-hlartial is accompanied by a
recommendation of the prisoner to clemency; on the ground of
length of service; and the Comm -rut -Cater would be well in-
clined to attend to it, if be did not feel imperatively called upon to
mark, by a severe example to the Army, the sense he entertains of-
the conduct of those who, instead of employing the initience result-
ing from mature yeari and long service to direct the minds of in-
experienced youth in the straight path of duty and reverence for-
tegitimate authority, avail themselves of it to teach them the lesson
ut insubordination,, and disrespect to their superiors.
Captain MORGAN is to be struck off the List of. the Army from
the date on which this order may be published at Dinspore, and
directed to proceed without delay to Fort William. On his arrival
there the Town and Fort-Major win be pleased to take the neces-
sary steps for providing Mr. Moacian with a passage to Europe.

Yesterdayottiout two o'clock, .a poor man, a native of
Germany, who has for a long tine swept 'the crossings
• at the Royal Exchange, by some unaccountable means
got entangled with a distiller's waggon and a hackney
coach, by which he was thrown downy and on being
taken up, was found to be dreadfully crushed: he was
immedutely placed on a shutter, and conveyed to St.
Bartholotriew x Hospital. Life had fled, however, before
the bearers could deposit him in the Ward.
The satisfaction diffused in Mr. SIVEWRIGNT'S Con-
tracts, incontestably proved by the increased number of Tickets
disposed of, renders it almost superfluOus to invite the Public to
their Offices, as they may justly observe their principles are judi-
ciously adopted and copied by others, vie. giving a Large number
of Capital Prizes, which somebody is sure to gain, whilst every
Parchasto is sure comet back £.5 per Ticket at least, Shares in pro-
portion ; and Foca of A 915,000, with 34 other Capitals, will be
drawn in One Day Om Telsoarybeing, in all, £200.000 Prize.
Musty, whirl may. now be obtained at the Fortunate °Sites of
?desire. J. and J. SIVICWRIGNT, S 7, CornhiS; 11, Holboni ; and 38,
laymarket, where ihey Sold Seven Capitals lost Lottery—and
N 017,745, 1C20,000!

The length of the present water and gas pipes under
the pnvensent in London, is said to exceed :nein Is:indeed Miles.