Star.
London, England, 1828-09-16 00:00:00

EAST INDIAN COURTS MARTIAL.

Mead quarters, Camp Sreunderpore, March 11, 18‘211.
At an European General Court Martial. re assembled in conti-
nuation of former proceedings at Fort William, en the 27th of
December, 1827, of which Lieutenant Colonel Commandant M.

I3ovn of the 65th Regiment Native Infantry,ie President, Lieut.
James Bunwtt and Fmsign John Anderson, of the 44th Regiment
Native Infantry, were arraigned on the following charges :
" Lieutenant James Burnett and EnJgn John Anderson, of the
44th Regiment of Native Infantry, placed in arrest and charged as
_ _ _

" tar. For having, on or about the 22d of July. 1827, proceeded
to the rendence of .Kurrumally, in the great Kumar in the city of
Dacca, broken open the door. Jiitl seised and ill-treated Ameetun,
native woman, niece of Kurrumally.
" 2d. Fur having, on the same day. upon Hussein, police Je-
madar, coming with Burk widens and others to the residence of
Kurruntally, to are what violence bad been done there, assaulted
and beaten the said Jeniadar, and abused the police people, then
in the execution ot their duty. •
" 3d. For having, during the night of the same, or morning of
the following.day proceeded to the Cutwalee (taking their swords
wi h them), obtained entry. with other persons, by force. through
the outer gate, beaten the Chuprassie on duty, and otherwise con-
ducted themselves in a riotous and disgraceful manner.
•• The whole or any part of such conduct being highly disgrace.,
ful and Unbecoming the character of an Officer and a Gentleman."
Upon which charges the Court came to the following decision—
,. The. Court h..vitig maturely weighed and considered all that
has been adduced it support of the prosecution, as well at what
has been brought forward on the defence, is of opinion, that on the
first charge Lieut. Burnett, 44th regiment, did proceed' to this te-
sidence ot Kurrumally, in the great Kuttra, in the city of Dacca;
but attach nu criminality to his doing so; and that Lieut. Burnett
is Not Guilty of the remaining portion of that charge, viz. break-
ing open the door, seising and all.treating Ameersui,oative woman,
niece of Kurrumally. •
o The Court is of opinion, that Lieut. Burnett is Net Guilty of
any portion of the second charge.
" Is further of opinion, that in the third charge Lieut. Burnett
is Guilty of ' having proceeded to-the Cotwake (taking his sword
with him), and conducted himself in a riotous manner,' but of no
further part thereof.
" The Court having found the prisoner, Lieut. Burnett, Guilty
of the portion of the three charges above specified. is not of opinion
that -the guilt e.tablisbed amounts to conduct highly disgraceful,
and unheconiii g the character of, an Officer and a Gentleman but
the Court is ot opinion that Lieut. Burnett is Guilty of conduct
irregular and unbecoming, and accordingly sentence him, Lieut.
Burnett, to he puhlkly teprinsanded, in such manner as his Excel:
kncy the Commander-in-Chief may direct.
" The Court is or opinion, that on the first charge Ensign .tri-
dentin, 44th lb-gingen,. did proceed to the residence of Kum-
nially, but attach no criminality to the same.
" That Ensign Anderson is Not Guilty of the remainder of the
first charge.
" On the second charge, that Ensign Anderson is Not Guilty. ' •
" On the third charge, that Ensign Anderson is Not Guilty.
The Court having found no criminality attachable to the first.
part of the first charge, and having found Ensign Anderson .Not
Guilty of the remainder of the sable, or of any parts of the second
and third charges, do Acquit him thereof."

Disapproved.
(Signed) COMBEEMEItF., General, Commander-in-Chief.
auto Res IT THE RIGHT HRH. came.
The Ceniniander-in-Chief has disapproved the proceedings of
this General Court Martial. the finding and sentence being unwise.
ranted by the evidence adduced.
On the Ist charge, the evidence of the woman was certainly Ha-
l* to suspicion, hut to a certain client her statements were corro-
borated, and in his Lordship's view of the ease, the virtual acquittal
of the prisoners should not have followed.
The 2d charge, his Lordship is of opinion, was established by the ,
evidence, yet the Court have pronounced a full acquittal; timegia
the prisoners were not identified as the actual perpetrators of the
assault on the police officer' while in the execution of their duty,
the fact of their having been present with a party committing that,
illegal act was proved • they therefore partook in the guilt of the
assault. which was at least unbecoming the character of Officers.
The 3d charge is also, to his Excellency's conviction, estalsibhed
by the evidence; yet Ensign Anderson is fully acquitted, and
Lieutenant Burnett panially.
Though the sntenee of the Court is not adequate even to the
offences of which the prisoner. Lieutenant Burnett, has been found
guilty. his Excellency will not order the revision of the proceedings,
as.he is sorry to obseree that there were so many Officers
impli-
cated in the matters which have been investigated, that some
almost equally Mameable would benefit, should the Court, en a fe-
e-ion, .ward a proper degree of punishment—the loss of rank.
His Excellency therefore directs, that the proceedings of this
Court Martial, with his Lordship's sentiments thereon, may be
read in presence of alt the Officers of the station, and that Lieut.
Burnett and Ensign Anderson may then be released from ursit,
with w suitable admonition for their future conduct.
By order of his Excellency the Comnsander•in•Chief,
• C. FA GA N. Adjutant•Gaseral of the Army.
Head-quarters, Camp Sabarunpore, 12th March. 1828.
At an European General Court Martial assembled at Cawnpore,
on the sth day of February. 1828, of which Lieutenant-Colonel
W. Fawn, C.D. his Maiiity's Seth Regimeut, is President, Lieut.
J. W. Dunbar, of the 24th liniment Native Infantry, was ar-
raigned en the following charge—.
" Lieutenant James William Donbir, of the 26th Regiment of
Native infantry, placed in arrest, and charged as follows—
" Site unwarrantable curds, of authority, as Officer command-
ing the Light Company of his regiment. in having at Cawnpege,
so the night of the Bth of January, 1821. upon. a report being
made to ham by the Pay Havildar of his Company, that Gunge
Sing. expel of the same Company. and Nominee, a baker, bad
been confined in the Police Thannah in the town at Cawupore,,
to making a disturbance in the Bazar of the 26th Regiment,
directed the Pay Havildar to convey to the Subadar of his Com-
pany an order to proceed, with a party of &pays. into the
town, and bring back Gunge Sing awl Hossainee, and also the

person who hail confined them; in-
consequence of which unwar-
rantabk order, the whole, or a considerable portion of the Light
Company of the gelds liniment, under conunind of the &than:lr,
proceeded into the town with their arms, at about 10 o'clock un
the same night, seized, beat, deprived of his sword, and carried
off in conbnement, blotee sing, Jemadar of Police, and other.
wise conducted themselves at the Rance flannels in • violent and
nouns+ manlier. • _ _ _ _

. • Such conduct, as evinced in the (.suing of the order referred)
to, being highly, prejudicial to good order and military discipline."
Upon which charge the Court came to the following decision
" The Court, having deliberated on the evidence before them,
are of opinion, that the prisoner, !acidulent J. W. Dunbar, 26th
liniment Native Infainry, is Guilty of the charge exhibited
agsuist him, except as to the words s deprived of his sword,'
sod of which they acquit kiln.
The Court iiiiviug found the prisoner, Ueut. Dunbar, 26th
Regiment Native Infantry, Guilty of the charge etbibited against
him to the above 'stern, and the same being highly prejudicial to
good order and military discipline, do sentence him (the prisoner)
to be suspended from rank, pay, and allowances, to the period or
three (3) calendar moths.

(Signed) COMBERMEItE, General, Comanindevin.Chief.
IMAM= PT ISE aunt 1011. THU C01111•11/1111-11/oC11111.
It is always with regret that the Cosimender.in•Cbief finds him-
self precluded from attending. to the recommendation of a Court
Martial in favour of a prisoner, but in the present instance his Ex.
camel considers that the crime of which Lieutenant Dunbar has
bees wound guilty is of that nature, that he could not justify himself
is remitting any part
,of the lenient sentence which has been
*warded. His Lordship must remark, that any violation of respect
oar to the Civil Authority must ever incur his severest displeasure,
as snihtating against every principle of military discipline; and be
trusts that the Members of the Court were not guided in passing
their sentence by an impresario that. the offence was of a venial
',Mere, hut rather (though improperly) were led away, by motives
of compassion to the individual, to forget, in some degree, what
was due to the army at large.
is respect of the clinic, of which Lieutenant Dunbar has keen
found gushy, his Excellency desires that it may be borne in mind,
that au Officer, in giving an illegal or unwarrantable order, must
ever he held responsible rue aU results that may ensue therefrom,
ahhough the per.oos so instructed may exceed his orders to. au
within wheels may not have been contemplated.
The suspension' i.f Lieutenant Dunbar will commence from the
date no which this order may be promulgated at Cawnpure.
lip Oldie Si by Ilatwileney the Conintander.in-Chtef, •
C FAGAN, Adj. (en. of the Army.

LIVERPOOL. SEIM 13.
• .
On the ‘26th Aogu t a man named John lloast was
appselsendi.f in Lord-street, upon the change of
man to whom he•had offered some base metal sings for
s..ln On sea, citing' him several tinge of that
.•art were found on hi. person, and in his pockets two
punches, one of uhich proves to be a counterfeit of the
•tamp used by the tioldsnsiths' Company for stamping
small articles of gold and silver plate. He was yester-
.l.-y e:rimniittel to Lancaster lor trial at the next As-
sizes, on the charge of being unlawfully in posstssion
of suds counterfeit stamp.
It is tequisite that people should be very careful in
the examination of 51. and 101. Bank of England notes
tiered to them for change ; there being a considerable
number of fogged notes of those descriptions lately put•
into circulation, which are executed in a style greatly
superior to antr.former. forgeries that we remember to
have seen.-• Iley are not to be detected by persons
who have not considerable experience in such matters,
except by attentive examination ; some which•'we have
seen would, we feel• convinced, have been taken with-
out the slightest suspicion, by nineteen out of twenty,
even of persons who are in the way of receiving many
notes of those amounts. A perceptible defect in the
letter u, in the w.•rd Pounds, in the body of the note,
and the irregularity and stiffness of the signature, from
detective tracing, are •circum4ances by which common
observers may the most readily discover the cheat.—
Liverpool Chronicle.