Star.
London, England, 1825-08-11 00:00:00

REVIEW IN INDIA.

His Majesty's 87th Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant-Colo-
nel Baowue, at present quartered in Fort William, was reviewed
by his Excellency the Commander-In-Chief this morning (March 5)
at gun-fire. His Excellency was attended by Major-General DAL-
cm., commanding the Presidency Division, and a numerous Stair,
together with several Olken from Barrackpore and Dum Dum.
The field was also cheered by the beauty and fashion of Calcutta.
After marching round in review, the Regiment (700 strong in
bayonets) performed the following movements :
1. Close column in front of light company by threes, in double
march.

4. Countermarch of close column on its centre, by subdivisions.
3. Opeu out from the front, form line to the rear on the left di-
•isisn, iu double maieb.

4. -Advance from the centre by double ecluntu of subdivisions.
S. Square ou leading subdivisions, in double march.
6. Open out to 'subdivision distance, and form line to the right
on the right wing,' left wins double march.
7. Open column is rear of the Grenadiers by threes, in double
march.

9. Wheel into line and retire, by alternate companies, covered
by light infantry.
9. Advance and charge.
20. Retire in line and file to the rear by threes from the proper
tight of companies, in double march, covered by light infantry.
11. Form line, advance, and salute.
The superiority of the new system was strikingly displayed in
the above maneuvres, selected for the occasion, and performed,
without baste or confusion, in one hour. The ordinary march, so
tedious to Officers and men, and so difficult of correct and steady
attainment in this climate, is .almost entirely exploded, and a ra-
pidity and effect obtained by the double march, previously at-
tempted only by cavalry or light troops.
The substitution of threes, in lieu of the old method of file
marching, is so advantageous, that it could not fail to obtain the
approbation of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, who must
frequently have seen how dangerous former file movements were,
in presence of a bold and enterprising enemy. It effectually pre-
vents the opening out, in traversing broken .or uneven ground, and
gives a compactness and celerity to field movements, which could
never have been obtained by the old system.
His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, at the conclusion of
the Review, was pleased to express his entire approbation at the
appearance and steadiness of the Regiment..
COURT-MARTIAL.

Mead-quarters, Calcutta, March 6, 1825.
At a Native General Court-Martial, assembled at Muttra, on
Tuesday, the 4th of January, 1525, Dowlut Sing, Ed Company,
and Subbah Sing, sth Company, Sepoys, in the 33d Regiment of
Native Infantry, were arraigned upon the undermentioned Charge:
4' With desertion front their Regiment, on or about the 12th or
13th of December, 1824."
Upon which Charge the Court cime to the following decision :
Fruntme.---" The Court having duly and maturely considered the
whole of the evidence for the prosecution, and for the defence, to-
gether with what the prisoners have severally urged in their re-
spective behalf, do find each of the said prisoners, to wit, Dowlut
Sing and Subhah Sing, guilty of the crime laid to their charge, in
breach of the Articles of War."

Sitirriasee.—" The Court do therefore adjudge each of the said
prisoners, Dowlut Sing and Subhah Sing, Sepoys in the 335 l Regi-
ment of Native Infantry, to receive on his bare back, six hundred
lashes, in the usual manner at such time and place as his Excel-
lency the Commander-ia-Chief may be pleased to direct."
Confirmed. (Signed) EDWARD PAGET, General,
Commander in-Chief in India.
_ _

Riecoatummartox.—ln consideration of the extreme youth and
inexperience of both the prisoners, the undersigned President and
Members of the Conrt respectfully beg leave to recommend them
to the merciful consideration of his Excellency the Commander-
in-Chief. (Signed by the President and all the Members.)
Though the circumstances on which the charge of desertion in
this cue is founded, are in themselves trivial, and, g all events,
fitter for the investigation of a Regimental than a General Court
Martial, still the Caput was quite correct in finding the prisoners,
Duwlnt Sing and Subhah Sing, guilty, and their sentence is accord-
ingly confirmed.

The Commander-in-Chief accepts the recommendation of the
Court in behalf of these prisoners, and is pleased to remit the
punishment awarded._

By coder of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief,
JAS. NICOL, Adj.-Gen. of the Army.

It is said in the French Papers, on the authority of
private correspondence, that at a Council of FaRDI-
NAND's Ministers, held on the 27tti ult. it was proposed
to make a levy of 70,00) men. The Finance Minister
objected, on account of the exhausted state of the Trea-
sury; and it was then suggested that an extraordinary
contribution, to the extent of 100 milions of teals,
should be imposed on landed prope ty. M. ZEA th..n
observed, that to raise such a sum it would be neces-
sary to make the landed property of Churches and Con-
vents liable to the tax, as they possess more than a third
of all the land in Spain. After a good deal of discus-
sion, the Council found it at last necessary to break up,
without coming to any conclusion, as always happens
when this delicate point is touched.