Star.
London, England, 1828-11-18 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

(CISCULAR) War oftw
Erits-1 have the Secretary at War's instructions to .
every °Nicer riceivieg tither !Wood or lirtired Allowance. te
Form of the accompanying description, requiring hire t„
rlitrein full particulars ut his Services and Situation ; aro) lag
accordit gly directed to desire that you or ill fill up and rtivra Ittit
me the inclosed Form. 88 far as rrgards your own (04., cdt.
bully observing to insert the sevrral particulars recorrl
re-ptetive columns:
. _

Any Officer omitting to furnish the informatinn required,„l"
cause just doubts to he entertained of bis being alive, or
(4,1
authenticity of any affidavits which may be reet tired its his 4.L1
at the Army Pay Office; in such case, therefore, ll.t.
his Reduced Allowance will be suspended, until he ,hall
Wearily esplabi his silence by the transmission 01 the teturtm
1 any Sir, your most obedient humble servant,
1. SULIVAS.
[here follows the form.)
Lord Phu. will have a Levee to-morrow, at the usual boartl
the hone Guards.
Lord Diu. has issued a long Circular to Commanding nun
of Regiments on the subject of dress, and the great expin,,, to
which some Commandants put their Officers ; it atoll fie waif
his Lordship bad at the same time noticed the enormous subso„,
'ions that Officers are called on for,' on joining a ifeono.,,tt to
Band, Mess, and other purposes. The exp. nsive wines that ate
introduced at the Messes of many Resinietits, are beyond the betas
of many Offie.,rs; yet it is itrpossitile to be a member of the NI,
and not partake of the ebanspagne and Claret, though nu suck Wail
were heard of at Nletses iu former days.
A Detachment belonging to the 13th Regiment of Light Dr,
goons mantled this morning. hum London, tot the C.,vatty [km
at Maidstone. A Detachment of the Royal Staff Corps (surest'
this morning, from London for llythe.
A Garrison Courtmartial was assembled at Government Ma,
ai 31iintlay last, for the trial of a private of the 96th Itegtetefit,
for absenting himself from the main guard on the morning of th,
6th instant, of which charge the Court adjudged the ptisonir
Guilty, and sentenced him to receive a corpnteal runishintrt
three hundred lashes, which sentence was cal ri. d into evettits+
on Wednesday last, at Steinehnuse Barracks.—Puteuport Triqrsit
fleadiu inert, Camp Simla, All 2.
No. 230.—At a General Client :Rental lied at Fort St. Ls%
on the lith day of Match, 1848, private Stephen Wart, ,trto,
Maje.ty's 89th ltegiment ut Foot, was arraigned on the lollowirg
' charge : _

Stephen Wall, rivate No. 77. of the Bth Company of hit Ma.
jerty's 89th Regiment of Foot, pl-ced in conint.mrnt on the t0.i.0.
tug charge, viz
For conduct greatly to the prejudice of good .irJer and milt:TT
discipline, on the 19th February, 1828, wt.& t.•t ilvy, and erne,
tug trearure from the ship Matt:pits of W nirron (the M the
Nladras Road.), to the Chore; in rtealing. or brirg act.. tg
stealing, the tom tit sixty-fire rupees, or therrabn;;:t, the pi,
r
of Government

Upon woich charge the Court came to the f,dlewing decUns--
The Court having must niatureig weighed and ceasl.:ered the
whole of the evidence brought forward in sunort of the yrints
cation, as well as what the prisoner, Stephen Wall, bas lard
in his defence, and the evidence in support thereof, is of
That the prisoner is guilty of the charge preferred against
The Coutt having found the prisoner guilty to the 'Attn: abi,re
stated, doth sentence him, the said private Stephen W•II, of Me
Majesty's 89th Regiment of Foot, to six months solitary maws
ascot.

Which sentence has been confirmed by bis Facenuney
General Sir G. I'. Walker, commanding the Army a Madras.
fOregoing or,ler is to be entered in the general crd•r bask,
and read at the head of every reginkut in his Aldje‘ty'astivice is
.

Head-quarters, Camp Simla, 6th Mao, ISM
No. 232.—At a General Court Martial held at Stoat on Friday,
the seventh day of December, 1827, and continued by sumisive
adjournment♦ to Monday the eleventh day of February, Ms,
Captain William Havelock,' of his Majesty's 4th Light Dragoons,
was arraigned on the following charges—
Cppiaiii William Havelock, of his Majesty's 4:h Regiment of
Light Dragoons, placed in arrest by the offia.er commanding the
Kutch autsidized force ; and brousht to trial •nn the following
charges preferred against him by order of bis 13:cavity the Com-
mander in-Chief, viz.--
Fur highly irregular and unofficerlike conduct in hiving, after
having transmitted to the Officer commanding the hutch -Os
sidized force, on the 16th September, 18'27. charges against
Lieutenant Colonel C. W. Elwood, of the 3d Itiglmert Native ,
Infantry, accompanied with an official Report, demanded a pri-
vate explanation fruits Lieutenant G. It. King and Lieutenant
. George Candy, both of the 3d Regiment, of their conduct, as
connected with a circumstance stated in the said charges, relative
to the circulation of a note injurious to the character of the sad
Captain Havelock.
For highly scandalous and disgraceful conduct, unbecoming the
character of an Officer and a Gentleman, in the following Moira:
111 having, notwithstanding the said Lieutenant George Candy'
had given and offered Min every requisite Czplanatlon stn the sub-
ject above referred to, without provocation, in a most violent and
outrageous manner, assaulted and struck him (Lieut. Candy), on
the morning of the 2lst Sept. 1327.
In having, on the same morning, challenged the said Lieutenant
Candy to fight a.durl with hint.
In having falsely and maliciou-ly, in a public document, dated
21st Sept. lik.s7,aransmitteel by Inns to the officer commanding the
Kutch Subsidiary Force, charged the said Lieutenant Candy with
suffering himself a second close, and that publicly. to he horse-
whipped, without attempting to defend himself in any mauler, but
submissively skulking away.
In having, on the 19th September, 1927, notwithstanding he
had preferred charges against Lieut.-Colonel Irdwood, and that
officer had been placed in arrest, aduressed a note to the said Lieu-
tenant Candy, in which be thus falsely and maliciously filleted
upon the character of the said Lieutenant-Colonel Eiwobd—" I
am under the necessity of telling you, that I have, though reluct-
antly, nailed the ear of the wetter at it (the note referred to in the
Ist charge) against the porch of the. commanding officer's lump
low, where, if, as 1 conclude, you must be :batons to possess the
precious relic, I advise poi to go and look for it."
Upon which charges the Court came to the following dicision—
The Court having maturely weighed and con•idtrra %%hat has
appeared in support of the proseculiuti, toljetli, r wish whet the
prisoner, Captain William Havelock, ul his Ilap sty's 4th Regiment
of Light Dtagouns, has brought forward in his &truce, ate of
opinion as follows—
That heft guilty of the first charge, with the exception of Irving
demanded a private explanation from Lieutenant G. It Kane, o:
thu 3d Regiment Native Infantry, or which part the Court d 4
acquit bins.
With respect to the second charge. the Court are of op :fon th i
the prihmer is guilty of the whole of it, and the itbstance-tbeiein •rt
forth; but, hi respect to the second instarcelif the sail charge., the
Court acquit the prisoner of highly scandalous and disgracetul OH..
duct, unbecoming the character of an (Meer and a Gentleman, at
having challenged Lieutenam Candy to fight a duel with hint um
the morning of the glee Sept. I tIY7.
The Comet having found the prisoner guilty, as above specilicsl.
do sentence hem, the said Captain Havelock, of bit Majcsiy's Sib
rest. of Light Dragoons, to he cashiered.
Approved mid confirmed,
• (Signed) CO M HER M Elt F..
General, Commanderin-Chart in lialia.
The Court having performed the above painful duty, do 1., a, i•
tifintsly, must respectfully, and easnestly recommend the ca.e .1
the prisoner to the favourable consideration of the approsi..,. pow
fur such clemency as may be deemed prop. r, on acciAnit in hi, I _•i
meritorious services and previous unblemished character as An Of-
ficer and a Gentleman.
Remarks by the Right Honourable the Commander-in-Chief is
India:

Willing as the Commander-in-Chief in India would love heir
to have atzenJed to the recommendation of the Court
favouisof an Hiker of Capt. Havelock's previous high 0...Lc( r,
his Lordship considers that the fact of blows having been actu-Ity
given renders it imperative on him to confirm this sentence.•. juyill
passed in conformity with the rules in the service.
Ills Excellency will not. however, tail to bring under the gra-
cious consideration of his Majesty, through the proper channel,.be
race-maw* and continued provocations which were endured by the
prisoner, and which, though they cannot be considered so ;6%,e!:
itig, may, he hopes, be considered as palliating the gross breach 1
discipline and decorum which ensued.
Captain Havelock will be struck off the strength of the 4th 1.011
Dragoons from the day au which this order may be made kocart
to him, and which will be made known to the Coussualiticr-r •
Chief's Military Secretary at bead-quarters.
The foregoing order is to be entered in the general order book.
and read at the head of every regiment in his Majesty's servie.
in India.

• By ordte of the Commander. in-Chief.
11 I L LOU GII BY COTTON.
AJjutant-General of his Majesty's Forces in hol

By a letter from St. Kitt's, dated the 24th of Sit, rn•
ber, '2O Spaniar4h, part of the crew of the piraticdl
vessel which captured the Carraboo, from Liverpuoi t
Buenos Ayres, had been sentenced to death; and nine
others (viz. seven Englisbt a Germans and an American)
were on their trial.