Star.
London, England, 1828-11-19 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

—omatv--
The Depot Companies the 7tith Highland Regiment marched
into Edinburgh Char on Friday, from Glasgow, under the com-
, mend of Captain Macgregor. This distinguished corps was raised
in 11104, and trained under the eye of the gallant Moore. While
stye is hundred of them were under twenty years age, though co:
one of them had before seen the face of an enemy, under the
command of Sir John Stewart, they foi:ed the veterans of France
with the bayonet, on the celebrated plain of Alaida. They sus
gained in all their subsequent actious the high character they earned
at their outset, anti their sober and orderly conduct at home, has
always been such as to cause their departure to be witnessed With
sincere regret by the citizens muting whom they wert quartered.
One hundred of the 77th It. g.ment, with Captain Raines, Lieu-
teilatits 'Judy'', Atkin, Galway, and Niacin, are waiting at Spike
!viand the as rival of a vessel to convey them to nead tearters,
Jamaica. The depot of the 2241 Regiment, three hundred strong,
arrived on Muotlay at 'naive. The depot al the 31st Regiment is
ordered to Dovet. The transfer of the depots of the 30th and 47th
Regiments to the Isle of Wight. is preparatory to the arrival of
the Service Companiev of both from Madras and Bengal, which
are daily expected. —Linseriek (udmicte.

• lie:id-quarters, Simla, April 24.
At x Native General dung Martial, assembled at Muttra on the
WM of February, 18i8, of which liadul Khan, Subadar of the first
,feginient of light cavalry, is President, Gongs Persaud Missur,
&pity of the Mai company of th. forty.first regiment of Native
Infantry, was arraigned on the following charges:
" Having deserted from his post as sentry over commissariat
stores in the artillery camp. near 3luttra, between the hours of
three and six oekrek, on Sunday morning, December 30, 1827,
the same Wing in breech of the articles of war. Having, at the
tine he deserted, as aforesaid, carried away a box, containing pro.
perty of the State, in cash, sonar rupees 140, and sundry kinds of
ewes, in value amounting to sunat rupees thirteen, aortas eleven,
and pie eight, which was under his (Gunge Persaud Missur) charge
as sentry, the same being in breach of the articles of war."
Upon which charges the Cou t came to the following decision :
" The Court, front the prisoner's own confession, find hint guilty
of all and every part of the charges preferred against him. The
Court having found the prisoner guilty of the charges exhibited
against hint, which being in breach of the articles of war, do there-
fore sentence him, Gunga leersaud Missur, Sepny of the fifth. corn.
Ipany of the forty-first regiment of Native Infantry, to be placed
on the roads as a convict for a period of (6) sit years, at such place
as his Excellency the Right Honourable the Commander.iu•Chief
may be pleased to order." Disapproved,
(Signed) CO hl HER Nlfill
General, Commander in Chief in India.
The following are the remarks of the Right Honourable the
Commander in Chief--

• A sentry deserting from his post, and carrying with him the very
subject of his charge, pretests, in the opinion of the Commander in
Chief, that aggravated case where death is the punishment contem-
plated by the law, and common sentence in all armies; and his
Lordship regrets to observe that the Court Martial whose proceed-
it►gs are now under review should (forgetful of those co►►siderations
by which alone they were bound to be guided) have shrunk from
the performance of an imperative duty.
The Commander in Chief has further to remark, that the charge
against the p, limier involves an offence strictly military, but the
Court have adjudged a punishment applicable to offences of a civil
nature ; and which, consequently.ahey had not the power to award.
Ao irregularity in the constitution of the Court (though not of
sufficient importance to affect the validity of their proceedings) in-
duces hls Lordship to refra.n from ordering revision of this repre-
hensible sentence.
. The prisoner Gunga Persaud Misiur, is to be discharged the,
service with disgrace.
Dy order of his Excellency the Commander•in-C6lef.
C. I'AUAN, Adjodaut-Geueral of the Army.