was broken up, on the 31st of March 1818."

My Lords are further of opinion, that the general rules of division hitherto adopted in distributing booty to the forces in India, among the several classes and ranks of the army, should be adhered to on the present occasion.

Copy of Treasury Minute of Sept. 28,1825.

Present The Earl of Liverpool, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Lowther, and Mr. B. Paget.

His Grace the Duke of Wellington and the Right Hon. Charles Arbuthnot, as trustees of the Deccan prize money, Lord Bexley, and also the King's Advocate, the Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, the King's Proctor and Solicitor, attend the board.

My Lords resume the consideration of the papers relating to the Deccan booty, and read a letter received since the last meeting on this subject from Sir Thomas Hislop, dated Sept. 17, 1825, setting forth the peculiar circumstances under which he i's placed with regard to the booty captured by the army of the Deccan while under his command, and stating " that the great body of persons interested in the event are extremely urgent to obtain information as to the claims laid before their lordships, and a knowledge of the scheme of distribution which may have been recommended by the trustees, before these important matters are submitted for his Majesty's approbation."

My Lords, after having advised fully with the trustees, and also with the law officers of the crown, upon all the circumstances of this important case, and more particularly upon the very material difference between the facts connected with the capture of the booty as now ascertained, and those which were assumed in the plead. ings before their lordships in 1823 by the counsel for the several parties interested, and upon which their minute of the 5th of February 1823 was principally founded, deem it proper that the particular attention of Sir Thomas Hislop should be drawn to the terms of that minute, and that he should be informed that the trustees appointed by his Majesty's warrant to collect the booty, and prepare a scheme of distribution, have reported as their opinion, that, with the exception of certain sums, amounting together to about £150,000, the produce of sales of captures made in the daily operations of the troops of the army of the Deccan, no booty was cap. tured at Nagpoor; that none has been realized that was captured at Mahidpoor; and that the whole of the booty, with the above exception, now at the disposal of the crown, fell into the hands of the officers of the East-India Company after the army of the

Deccan was broken up. That these facts being different from those which appear to have been assumed in the arguments addressed to their lordships in January 1823, they deem it to be indispensably necessary, before they can proceed to submit to his Majesty a scheme of distribution for the purpose of carrying their said minute into effect, to afford an opportunity for any further explanation and remark, with reference to these circumstances, that the parties may be desirous of offering.

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My Lords at the same time desire, with reference to those passages in Sir Thomas Hislop's letter of the 17th of September, in which he complains of having been deprived of information on the subject of the claims of the army of the Deccan, that his attention may be recalled to the communication from the trustees to him, dated the I 4th of January 1825, (confirmed by another of the 14th of September 1825), in which they informed him, in reply to his application "for permission to inspect the papers and documents furnished by the Court of Directors respecting the booty captured," that they were willing submit those documents to his examina. tion, or to that of any number of his brother officers that he might name to them;" and they further desire that it may be stated to Sir Thomas Hislop, that my lords, upon a full consideration of the whole of the correspondence between him and the trus tees, have entirely approved of the measures adopted by them, and are fully satisfied that they have pursued the course which was the best calculated to do justice to all the interests concerned in the important trust confided to them, and to lead to the speediest and most satisfactory execution of it.

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LORD HASTINGS.

His

The Marquess presided on the 26th January at a grand Masonic festival, at Freemasons' Tavern, in honour of the birth-day of the Duke of Sussex. Royal Highness having, in proposing his Lordship's health, adverted to his policy in India; the Marquess, in reply, observed, may have committed errors whilst conducting so majestic a vessel; but it should be remembered that I was often obliged to act upon the spur of the moment. Instead of 70 millions (as the royal duke had stated) there were 100 millions over whom I ruled whilst Governor-General of India; and in all that population, there was not one state that did not acquiese in the supremacy of Great Britain; and that acquiescence arose from a conviction that it was most consistent with their own happiness. And why so? Because they saw that all intercourse with them was conducted upon the principles of immutable justice."

PROMOTIONS

PROMOTIONS AND CHANGES IN THE BRITISH ARMY.

(SERVING IN THE EAST.)

4th Light Drags. Capt. A. W. Bishop, from h⚫ p., to be capt., v. W. Heydon who exch. (22 Dec.) -To be Lieuts. Lieut. E. Newton, from 9th F., v. Cox, who exch. (15 Dec.); Corn. J. A. Henderson, by purch., v. Smith prom. (31 Dec.)-To be Corn. by purch. C. Cumberlege, v. Henderson (31 Dec.)

1st Foot. Capt. A. S. Taylor, from h. p. 22d F., to be capt., v. C. Hendrick, who exch. (22 Dec.)

6th Foot. To be Lieuts. Lieut. S. M'Queen, from h. p. 17th F., v. A. Smith, who exch. (22 Dec.); Ens. R. Curteis by purch., v. Browne prom. (31 Dec.)-To be Ens. by purch. J. Lumley, v. Curteis (31 Dec.)

13th Foot. Lieut. D. Humphrys, from h. p. 99th F., to be lieut., v. J. Kemple who exch. (10 Jan.) 14th Foot. Hosp. Assist. H. L. Stuart to be assist. surg., v. G. Evers who ret. on h. p. (15 Dec.)

20th Foot. Capt. J. W. Stuart, from h. p.,_ to be capt. paying dif., v. White app. to 32d F. (15 Dec.); Ens. W. Child, from 67th F., to be ens., v. Wybrants, who exch. (17 May); Ens. R. T. Forlong to be lieut. by purch., v. Smith prom. in 93d F. (5 Jan.); A. Boddam to be ens. by purch., v. Forlong prom. (5 Jan.)

45th Foot. Lieut. J. Reid to be adj., v. Potts who res. adjcy. only (10 June).

47th Foot. Lieut. J. Hutchinson to be capt., v. Forbes dec.; Ens. E. M. Frome to be lieut., v. Hutchinson; H. Bristow to be ens., v. Frome (all 2 Apr.)

48th Foot. Hosp. Assist. A. Esson to be assist. surg., v. Fenton dec. (5 Jan.)

54th Foot. E. W. Dixon to be ens. by purch., v. Orde app. to 37th F. (15 Dec.); Ens. J. B. Dodd to be lieut. by purch., v. Potts prom. (31 Dec.); F. W. Johnson to be ens. by purch., v. Dodd prom. (31 Dec.)

67th Foot. Ens. S. W. Wybrants, from 20th F., to be ens., v. Child who exch. (17 May).

59th Fot. Ens.J.Peacocke to be lieut. by purch., v. Chichester prom., and A. Hartford to be ens. by purch., v. Peacocke (both 24 Nov.)

69th Foot. Capt. F. Glover, from h. p., to be capt., v. J. N. Reade who exch., rec. dif. (5 Jan.) 83d Foot. 2d-Lieut. R. Anstruther, from 21st F., to be lieut. by purch., v. Haggerstone prom. (29 Dec.)

87th Foot. Br. Lieut. Col. T. H. Blair to be lieut. col., v. Brown dec.; Capt. W. S. Gully to be maj., v. Blair; and Lieut. E. Waller to be capt., v. Gully (all 6 June); Ens. J. Thomas to be lieut.. v. Waller; and J. Storey to be ens., v. Thomas (both 11 Nov.)

89th Foot. Lieut. A. B. Taylor to be capt., v. Redmond dec.; Ens. T. Prendergast to be lieut., v. Taylor; and J. Graham, from vol. 54th F., to be ens., v. Prendergast (all 22 Apr.)

97th Foot. Capt. R. Giles, from 61st F., to be maj. by purch., v. Paterson prom. (31 Dec.)

Ceylon Regt. Lieut. J. Mainwaring to be capt., v. Campbell dec.; and 2d-Lieut. C. Warburton to be 1st-lieut., v. Mainwaring (both 18 June); J. F. G. Braybrooke to be 2d-lieut., v. Warburton (22 Dec.)

Allowed to dispos of their Half-pay: Capt. W. Black, 4th Ceylon Regt. ; Capt. Paterson, 97th F.; Capt. J. Bird, 87th F. (all 31 Dec.)-Capt. M'N. Morgan, 97th F. (14 Jan.)

INDIA SHIPPING.

Arrivals.

Jan. 1. Asia, Stead, from Bengal 14th Aug.;_off Dover-also Admiral Cockburn, Cooling, from Batavia and Cape; off Scilly.-2. Palmyra, Lamb, from Bengal 9th Aug.; off Margate.-4. Maria, Moffat, from Batavia and Mauritius; at Plymouth. -14. Heighington, Wilson, from Penang 21st Aug.; at Falmouth.-16. Crown, Pinder, from Bengal 21st Aug.; at Liverpool.-18. Tiger, Kent, from Bengal 17th Sept.; at Cowes.-19. Hugh Crawfurd, from Singapore and Penang; at Deal-also Sir Christopher Scott, Dun, from Batavia 15th Sept.; at Cowes.-20. H.M.S. Liffey, from Ceylon -also Hercules, Vaughan, from Batavia; at Ports

mouth.-21. Bengal, M'Leod, from Bengal 27th Aug.; at Liverpool-also Amity, Johnson, from Bombay; in the Clyde (for Greenock).-22. Boyne, Lawson, from Bengal 14th Aug., and Madras 8th Sept.; at Portsmouth.-23. Lord Amherst, Lucas, from Bengal 31st July, and Madras 6th Sept.; off Dover-also Mary, Steele, from Singapore; at Deal.

Departures.

Dec. 23. Fortune, Moore, for Bombay; from Greenock.-27. Asia, Stephenson, for Bombay; from Portsmouth.-29. Castle Forbes, Ord, for Madras and Bengal; from Portsmouth.-Jan. 3. Clydesdale, Rose, for Madras and Bengal; from Portsmouth.-4. Sisters, Duke, for V. D. Land and New Zealand; from Deal.-5. Georgiana, Haylett, for Madras and Bengal-also Darius, Bowman, for Bombay; from Deal.-12. Edinburgh, Bax, for Bombay and China-also Regalia, Burt, for N. S. Wales; from Deal.-13. Abercrombie Robinson, Innes, for Bombay and China; from Deal.-15. Norval, Conbro, for Cape and Bengal; from Liverpool.-19. Berwickshire, Shepherd, for Bengal and China; Ganges, Lloyd, for Madras and Bengal; and Lord Lowther, Steward, for St. Helena, Bombay, and China; all from Deal.-20. Thames, Haviside, for Bengal and China; from Deal-also Emulous (steam packet), Williams, for St. Jago, Cape, Ceylon, and Bengal; from Portsmouth.-23. Circassian, Douthwaite, for Bengal ; from Gravesend.

PASSENGERS FROM INDIA.

Per Asia, from Bengal: Capt. Kelly, H.M.'s 54th regt.; Mr. G. R. Paul, civil service; and Mr. H. Thomas.

Per Admiral Cockburn, from Batavia: Mr. and Mrs. Shend; and Mr. Vande Zande.-(Capts Ellgood and Sergeant, H.M.'s 55th foot, were landed at the Cape).

Per Heighington, from Penang: Ens. de la Tany, H.M.'s 87th regt. ; and Mr. Dixon.

Per Lord Amherst, from Calcutta: Rev. Mr. Sargeant; Mrs. Sargeant; Misses Julia and Helen Sargeant; Master M.Sargeant; Miss G.Sargeant; Mrs: Carroll; Miss Mary Carroll; Master John Carroll.(Dr. Carroll died at sea 4th Aug.).—From Madras: Lieut.Col. Andrews; Lieut. Col. Kelly, H.M.'s 45th regt.; Mrs. Kelly; Lieut. J. H.Cramer, 4th N.I.; Lieut. Steward, H.M.'s 45th ditto; Lieut. Hodgson, ditto ditto; Lieut. Maloney, H.M.'s 89th ditto; Dr. Piper, H. M.'s 45th ditto; Dr. Baikie, 6th Madras Cavalry; Dr. Stewart; J. H. Marshall, Esq.; Miss Spicer; Ann, female servant to Mrs. Kelly. From the Cape: Mr., Mrs., and Miss M. Hovill; Ens. Deletaing.

Per Tiger, from Bengal: Capt. Waterman, H; M.'s 13th regt.; Lieut. Maline, ditto; Lieut. Coote, H.M.'s 59th regt.; Lieut. King, 89th ditto. Lieut. Mayne, royal artil.; Mr. Wadsworth; Dr. Bell; and Capt. William Fisher, from the Cape.

Per Bengal, from Bengal: Mrs. Lister and three children; Lieut. Wilson, artil.; Lieut. M'Donnel, 97th regt.; W. H, Campbell, Esq., cadet; and one native servant.

Per Harriet (lately arrived), from N. S. Wales: Capt. and Mrs. Boyce and five Children; Mr. E. Reyner; Mr. Le Burn.

Per H. M. Tees (lately arrived), from Cape and Ceylon: Mrs. Marryat and two children; 'Lieut. Elliott, R.N.; 60 seamen, invalids.

Per H. M. Liffey, from Ceylon, &c.: Capt. Blankley and officers of H.M.S. Sophie; Rev. W. G. Boyce, of H.M.S. Boadicea; Lieut. Murray, of H.M.Š. Leven.

Per Boyne, from Bengal: Capt., Mrs., and Miss Heatley; Miss Smith; and E. Ashley, Esq.-(A. Ponton, Esq. died at sea).

PASSENGERS TO INDIA.

Per Georgiana, for Calcutta: Mr. and Mrs. Ashton; Mr. Arbuthnot; Capt. and Mrs. Smith, 54th regt.; Miss Moore; Dr. Maxwell; Dr.Spens; Capt. O'Mera, 45th regt.; Messrs. Birley, Reynolds, Bukley, Abbott, Fisher, Ironside, Robley, King, King, jun., Dunlop, Tyffe, and M'Garrel, cadets; one servant.

Per Abercrombie Robinson, for Bombay: Mrs. M'Leod; Miss Elliot; Misses Charlotte, Fanny, and Jane Ironside; Capt. Bishop; Cornets Henderson,

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

derson, Harvey, and Grumbleton, H.M.'s 4th Lt. Drags.; Ensigns Hesse and Lloyd, H. M.'s 2d foot; Ens. Rouse, H.M.'s 20th foot; Mr. Hughes, cadet; Mr. B. Rowland, free mariner; Mr. Charles Parbury, and Mr. James Young, volunteers for the Bombay marines.

Per Edinburgh, for Bombay: Maj. Thompson; Lieuts. Gordon, and O'Brien, H. M.'s 6th foot; Capt. L. R. Home; Capt. R. W. Fleming ; Messrs. J. Patch, P. J. Douglas, and C. A. Hawkins.

Per Berwickshire, for Calcutta: Col. M'Donald, adj. gen.; Capt. and Mrs. M'Gregor; Maj. and Mrs. Cuff; Mrs. Massingham; Rev. W. Burkett; Dr. J. Lee and Mr. Biden, assist. surgs.; Mr. Napier, for Singapore; Mr.Cullen; Messrs. James, Hall, Carlton, Beck, Ramsay, and Scott, cadets.

Per Lord Lowther, for St. Helena: Mr. T. Cole; Mr. S. Cole; Mr. T. Reed, assist.surg.; Mrs. Ann Reed; Misses E. Reed, Maria Reed, Emma W. Reed, Sarah E. Reed; Lieut. John B. Spiller; Rev. B. Vernon, chaplain, returning; T. Greentree, Esq., counsellor; Mrs. E. Greentree; Miss J. Brabazon; Sir W. W. Doveton; Lieut. D. M'Mahon; Messrs. Thomas S. Reed, Thos. B. Knipe, J. R. C. Mason, and Sam. F. Armstrong, cadets.-For Bombay: Misses A. O'Connor, E. Newton, F. Braid, E. Disfountain, and Eliza Reed; Mrs. Miller; Mrs. E. M. Doveton; Ann Bond, European servant; Mr. W. Denman, cadet; Mr. Henry Pritchard, ditto, on the Madras establishment, proceeding vid St. Helena and Bombay; Mr. J. M. Johnson, free merchant.

SHIPS SPOKEN WITH.

Catherine, Mackintosh, London to Bengal, 19th Nov., lat. 1. N., long. 23.-Barossa, Hutchinson, London to Bengal, 14th Nov., lat. 4. N., long. 20. -James Sibbald, Forbes, London to Bombay, 5th Sept., lat. 18. S., long. 52. E.-Britannia, London to Bombay, 15th Aug., lat. 37. S., long. 14. E.Marquis Wellington, Blanshard, London to Bengal, 2d Sept., lat. 31. S., long. 51. E.-Enterprize (steam-packet), London to Madras and Bengal, 25th Oct., lat. 34. 30. S., long. 23. E.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.

The Jops (new bark), Capt. Oakley, from Bengal to the Mauritius and the Cape, was lost on the 18th Oct. on Cannonier Point, Mauritius; crew and cargo saved.

The Royal Charlotte, Corbyn, from New South Wales to Madras, was lost in Aug. last on Prince Frederick's Shoal.

The Rambler, Greaves, from London to the South Seas, was totally lost on the 10th Aug. on the coast of Madagascar.

The Baretta, jun. Webster, which sailed from Saugar 29th Aug., for China, was totally dismasted the 31st Aug., and arrived at Kedgeree, in company with the Meritor, on the 7th Sept.

The Duke of York, Lock, from London, was at Anjeer Roads, 17th Sept., and sailed 23d for China. The William Money has been stationed in Rangoon river as an hospital ship.

The Baroness Vander Capellan, of about 200 tons, was lost on the coast of Java, and only three of the crew saved.

The Elizabeth (Dutch ship) has been seized by

pirates on the coast of Java.

The Windsor Castle, Lee, has been condemned

at Calcutta as unseaworthy.

Dec. 19. At Edinburgh, Maj. Gen. G. Johnstone, of Riggheads, late of the 93d regt.

22. At Gravesend, on board the Lord Lowther Indiaman, Mast. W. A. Clephane. youngest son of the late D. Clephane, Esq., commissioner of excise.

24. At Edinburgh, Mrs. Scott, relict of Alex. Scott, Esq., of Sinton.

29. At Portsmouth, Maj. Gen. Miller, late of the royal marines, aged 72.

31. At his house in Camberwell Grove, Capt. J. I. Edwards, late commander of, and owner of the Golconda Indiaman, aged 34.

Jan. 1. At Glasgow, Mr. John Bell, teacher, aged 32. He was well acquainted with the Arabic, Persic, Chaldaic, Sanscrit, Hindoostanee, and Bengalee languages.

3. At Marseilles, Marshal Suchet, Duke of Abufera, one of Buonaparte's favourite generals.

9. Miss Jemima Symes, daughter of Col. Symes, late of the 76th regt., and formerly ambassador to the Court of Ava.

10. At Culworth, Northamptonshire, Maj. John Harding, formerly of the Bombay military service, aged 62.

15. At Clifton, James Macnamara, Esq., Senior Rear-Admiral of the Red, a distinguished officer in H.M.'s naval service, which he entered 44 years since.

17. At Worcester, R. Jones, Esq., author of the "Builder's Vade Mecum."

20. At his house in Bryanstone Street, D. W. Ruddiman, in his 70th year, formerly in the service of the Hon. E. 1. Company, and physician to his Highness the Nabob of the Carnatic.

Lately. At St. Helena, Capt. Wise, of the ship Sir Charles Scott.

At sea, Henry H. Sumner, Esq., commander of the Elphinstone, late of the Hon. E. 1. Company's naval service.

At Brussels, the celebrated French painter, David.

- At Paris, the Chevalier Barbie du Bocage, geographer to the Department for Foreign Affairs, in his 66th year. The Atlas of the Voyage of Anacharsis established his reputation.