tions, in recent years, have been exceedingly varied; and, in reference to Tahiti, may be said to have been so almost ever since the death of the late Pomare. The malignant hostility of the powers of darkness to the progress of Christianity has appeared, as was to be expected, more active and violent than at first; and the opposition of ungodly men has become increasingly determined and conspicuous : at the same time, the interpositions of Divine Providence, on behalf of the cause of righteousness and truth, have been equally clear and decisive. The tidings which have been received by late arrivals have been more unfavourable than any which have come to hand since that which referred to the state of the islands immediately preceding the national renunciation of idolatry in 1815; but they exhibit, with unequivocal distinctness, indications. of the same watchful care of a gracious Providence, which was so repeatedly and signally manifested toward the mission during the seasons of its greatest peril.

"The difficulties attending the progress of the work in which our brethren are engaged have been frequently stated. These have arisen from the natural indolence and fickleness of the natives-the effects of their former notorious licentiousness, which so many attempts have been made to revive-and the appearance of gross and visionary heresies, whereby a number of individuals, disaffected toward the requirements of the Gospel, have sought, by pretended supernatural revelations, to counteract or destroy the effects which the Word of God was producing among the people, in elevating the tone of moral feeling and improving their social character and habits. In recent years, difficulties more formidable than any produced by these causes have arisen from other quarters-the increasing number of ships resorting to the islands for refreshments and traffic, and, with the increase of commerce, the consequent profligacy, from the increased intercourse of seamen with the most depraved portions of native society; and the large importations of ardent spirits in English and American vessels, chiefly American, consisting of what is denominated NewEngland rum-many vessels conveying this, and, with the exception of fire-arms and ammunition, no other article of barter with which to traffic among the natives. The activity and perseverance manifested in promoting the sale and use of these pernicious drugs-by hawking them about the islands, by inducing the chiefs to engage in the trade, and by the establishment, by foreigners, who have left ships touching at the islands, of a

number of grog-shops on the shore-have occasioned the missionaries much perplexity and distress. By the retail of ardent spirits, these houses become the greatest pests in the country-the resort of the most abandoned in the islands, and the most indolent and depraved among the crews of the shipping; proving alike seductive and injurious to all within their influence; and exhibiting, in the conduct of foreigners, scenes of outrage and bloodshed unknown among the natives since their renunciation of paganism."

Australasia.

Sydney Gazettes to the beginning of February contain no colonial intelligence of any interest.

An official notice states, that, after the expiration of the year 1835, the mercantile resources of the colony will be relied on for supplying the public departments with those articles which have hitherto been obtained direct from England.

The third report of the Steam Conveyance Company announces a balance of £42 in the hands of the treasurer.

The funds of Sydney College are stated to be favourable; in a few weeks it was expected that a school would be opened in the building.

The N. S. W. Magazine discredits the "Reported Discovery," by a lascar, in the interior, mentioned last vol., p. 190.

St. Helena.

A proclamation, dated 22d April, announces that the Court of Directors, by despatches dated 23d January, have com. municated to this government, that, at the request of his Majesty's ministers, they have undertaken to administer the government of the island, in the name of the crown, for one year, from the 22d April.

A proclamation, dated 28th April, notifies that Cape wine will cease to be imported by the Company (as hitherto) for the use of the inhabitants, and to be retailed from the government stores, after the 1st September; and that four licenses for wine-houses will be let by auction, for one year, from the 1st September next; all other persons being prohibited from selling Cape wines, under a penalty of £50. Each licensed house is to be allowed to import 7,000 gallons, paying an import duty of 1s. 84d. per gallon.

The supply of sugar, tea, rice, and other articles, to the inhabitants, from the government stores, is also to cease when the existing supplies are exhausted.

Calcutta.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS, &c.

DIVISIONS OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF REVENUE AND CIRCUIT.

Judicial and Revenue Department, Jan. 6, 1834.-The Right Hon. the Governor-general in Council is pleased to resolve, with reference to the provisions of Section II. Reg. I. 1829, that the following arrangements shall be adopted, for re-arranging the divisions of the commissioners of revenue and circuit, in the Bengal districts, to have effect from the 1st of March next.

The 20th or Burdwan division, to be abolished, and the 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, and 18th divisions to comprise the districts specified below, viz.

13th, or Bauleah division-Rajeshahye, Dinagepore, Rungpore, Bugoorah, Pubna, Malda.

14th, or Moorshedabad division-Moorshedabad, Beerbhoom, Nuddea, Burdwan, Bissenpore.

15th, or Dacca division-Dacca, Dacca Jelalpore, Mymensing, Sherepore, Sylhet, Backergunge.

16th, or Chittagong division-Chittagong, Noacolly, Tipperah.

18th, or Calcutta division- Jessore, 24-Purgunnahs, Baraset, Hooghly.

Feb. 1.-The office of commissioner of revenue and circuit of the 10th or Sarun division, is abolished from the 1st of March next, and from the same date, the 11th and 12th divisions comprise the districts specified below, viz.

lith, or Patna division-Patna, Behar, Shahabad, and Sarun.

12th, or Monghyr division-Monghyr, Bogelpore, Purnea, and Tirhoot.

QUALIFICATIONS OF COVENANTED SUB

ORDINATE OFFICERS.

Judicial and Revenue Department, Jun. 28, 1834.-The following order, passed in Council on this date, is published for the information and guidance of all the covenanted officers of Government in the judicial and revenue departments:

1. The Right Hon. the Governorgeneral in Council is pleased to determine, that no officer, whatever his standing in relation to a vacant situation, will be appointed to succeed to it, unless he be considered by Government properly qualified to do justice to the trust about to be confided to him: and that in the event of any deficiency in the requisite qualifications, he, as well as all others in the same predicament, will be passed over in favour of any junior on the gradation list, competent to discharge the functions of the supposed office with real efficiency.

2. With a view to afford to Government the necessary information in regard to the official character and merits of every officer employed, his Lordship in Council is pleased to direct, that every officer, court, or board, to whom covenanted officers are placed in subordination, shall publicly report, half-yearly, upon their official qualifications and conduct; that the report of the magistrate and collector upon his deputy or assistants shall be forwarded to the commissioner, and by him with his own comments thereon, and a corresponding statement with respect to all the magistrates and collectors, and independent joint magistrate and deputy collectors under his jurisdiction, to the Nizamut Adawlut or Sudder Board, as the officer reported on may be subject to the one or the other; and that the superior controlling authorities, in like manner, shall review the whole of these returns, and submit them, with a declaration of their own opinions in confirmation of, or dissent from, those expressed by the commissioners and magistrates and collectors respectively, and a report upon the qualifications and conduct of all the officers of the former class, for the information of Government. The courts of Sudder Dewanny and Nizamut Adawlut will submit similar reports regarding the civil and sessions judges.

3. These reports should present, in regard to each individual, a statement of his general qualifications for the public service, with distinct reference to his temper, discretion, patience, and habits of application to public business, his knowledge of the native languages, and

pre-eminently, his disposition and behaviour towards the people, high and low, with whom he is brought into official

contact.

4. The controlling officers will, of course, be held responsible for the effects of the misconduct of the covenanted subordinate officers, which they may fail to report; and it must be remembered by the controlling officers, that if it shall sometimes be their ungrateful duty to allege incapacity of misconduct on the part of an inferior, they thereby perform a most acceptable service to the people over whom such an incompetent or unworthy functionary is placed; and that they will also enjoy the opportunity of recording the meritorious qualities of those who are really worthy of such commendation, and of thus supplying the Government with data for the just and beneficial allotment of official rewards.

BHURTPORE PRIZE-MONEY.

Fort William, Feb. 1, 1834.-The Governor-general in Council has the pleasure to announce, that the distribution of the reserved portion of Bhurtpore prizemoney will be made to the captors, so soon as the necessary statements can be prepared.

DEPUTY PAY-MASTERS.

The amount of security to be given by deputy pay-masters, is fixed at 20,000

rupees.

VICE-PRESIDENT IN COUNCIL.

Fort William, Feb. 3, 1834.-His Exc. the Right Hon. the Governor-general having embarked from the presidency in progress to Madras, and having nominated the Hon. Sir Charles Metcalfe, Bart., to be Vice-president in Council and Deputy governor of Fort William during his Excellency's absence, Sir Charles Metcalfe has, this day, assumed the functions of those offices.

The Vice-president and Deputy-governor has nominated the following officers severally to the undermentioned appoint

ments :

Major John Sutherland, private secretary and aide de-camp.

Capt J. Higginson, military secretary.
Lieut. John H. Smyth, aide-de-camp.

REPORTS AND RETURNS OF THE TROOPS.

Fort William, Feb. 3, 1834.-His Exc. the Right Hon. the Commander-in-chief having embarked for Fort St. George, and Maj.-gen. J. Watson, c. B., being the senior general officer upon the staff of this presidency, all reports and returns of the troops under the presidency of Bengal are to be transmitted to Maj.-gen. Watson, at Fort William, until further orders.

CIVIL APPOINTMENTS, &c.

Judicial and Revenue Department.

Jan. 15. Mr. L. Magniac, magistrate and collector of Nuddea.

Mr. R. C. Halkett, joint magistrate and deputy collector of ditto.

Mr. T. R. Davidson, magistrate and collector of Dinagepore.

Mr. H. P. Russell, ditto ditto of Jessore.

Mr. H. Nisbet, civil and session judge of Purneah.

Mr. C. La Touch, head-assistant to magistrate and collector of Benares.

Mr. J. B. Ogilvy, ditto ditto of Behar. Mr. M. S. Gilmore, ditto ditto of Jessore. Mr. W. Dent, civil and session judge of Behar. Mr. H. V. Hathorn, magistrate and collector of ditto.

Mr. R. Trotter, joint magistrate and deputy collector of Behar, to be ordinarily stationed at Sherghotty.

Mr. A. Lang, joint magistrate and deputy collector of Burdwan, to be ordinarily stationed at Bishenpore.

Mr. G. W. Battye, head assistant to magistrate and collector of Moorshedabad.

Mr. W. M. Dirom, assistant under commissioner of revenue and circuit of 14th or Moorshedabad division.

The Hon. E. Drummond, ditto ditto of 12th or Monghyr division.

Mr. Colin Lindsay, collector of revenue and customs at Mirzapore, to resume charge of his offices.

21. Mr. A. Reid, deputy collector of Behar. Mr. C. Whitmore, assistant under commissioner of revenue and circuit of 16th or Chittagong division.

28. Mr. S. G. Smith, joint magistrate and deputy collector of Bareilly.

Mr. H. Rose, head assistant to magistrate and collector of Shahjehanpore.

Mr. T. Lowis, head assistant to magistrate and collector of Allahabad.

Feb. 1. Mr. T. C. Robertson, commissioner of revenue and circuit of 19th or Cuttack division. Mr. H. Swetenham, magistrate and collector of Furruckabad.

Mr. F. H. Robinson, ditto ditto of Shahjehanpore.

Mr. H. Lushington, ditto ditto of northern division of Moradabad.

Mr. R. N. C. Hamilton, ditto ditto of Suheswan. Mr. W. H. Tyler, ditto ditto of Muttra. Mr. C. W. Truscott, joint magistrate and deputy collector of Muttra.

Mr. J. G. B. Lawrell, assistant to magistrate and to collector of 24-pergunnahs.

To officiate.-Jan. 15. Mr. J. French as collector, and Mr. G. T. Shakespear as magistrate of Dinagepore, until further orders.-Mr. G. F. Harvey as deputy register of courts of Sudder Dewanny and Nizamut Adawlut at presidency, and preparer of reports, during absence of Mr. Udny. Mr. R. Macan as civil and session judge of Bundlecund, during absence of Mr. Ainslie.-Mr. J. Lean, as joint magistrate and deputy collector of Mynpoory during absence of Mr. Gubbins.-Mr. J. W. Alexander as third commissioner of Court of Requests, during absence of Mr. Dobbs.-Mr. C. W. Kinlock, as joint magistrate and deputy collector of Bareilly, during indisposition of Mr. G. F. Thompson.-21. Mr. J. Curtis, as additional judge of Burdwan. Mr. F. Currie as commissioner of 9th or Goruckpore division, during absence of Mr. Boulderson; and Mr. H. M. Pigou, as civil and session judge of Goruckpore, in room of Mr. Currie.-28. Mr. T. R. Davidson as civil and session judge of Etawah. Mr. W. Ogilvy as magistrate and collector of Futtehpore, during absence of Mr. Cumming.-Feb. 1. Mr. T. C. Robertson as a judge of courts of Sudder Dewanny and Nizamut Adawlut at presidency.-Mr. John Master as commissioner of revenue and circuit of 19th or Cuttack division. Mr. C. R. Martin as civil and session judge of 24-pergunnahs.-Mr. C. J. Middleton, as

an additional judge of zillah Dacca.-Mr. George Mainwaring, as commissioner of revenue and circuit of 8th or Benares division.-Mr. R. C. Glyn, as civil and session judge of Meerut.-Mr. R. N. C. Hamilton, as magistrate and collector of Meerut.

Political Department.

Jan. 16. Mr. R. M. Tilghman received charge of agency in Bundlecund, from Mr. Ainslie, on 1st Jan. 1834.

23. Capt. Francis Jenkins, 47th N.I., to be commissioner and agent to governor-general for Assam and north-eastern parts of Rungpore (a new appointment).

Feb. 1. Capt. John Ludlow, 6th N.I., to attend H.H. the Rana of Oudipore during his pilgrimage to Gya and back to his capital, in room of Capt. Clarkson.

To officiate.-Jan. 23. Mr. W. H. Valpy, as agent to governor-general at Benares, during absence, on sick leave, of Mr. Wm. Gorton.

Mr. C. Whitmore having passed an examination on the 2d Jan., and being reported qualified in two of the native languages for the public service, the orders which were issued on the 9th Dec. 1833 for that gentleman's return to England, are revoked.

Mr. H. L. Dick, writer, has exceeded the period allowed for the study of the native languages, and has been directed to return to England; date 15th Jan.

Furloughs, &c.-Jan. 15. Mr. R. Hunter, to Europe.-Mr. W. S. Alexander, to Cape of Good Hope.

ECCLESIASTICAL.

Provisional Appointments.-Jan. 15. The Rev. R. B. Boswell to be chaplain of St. James's Church, Calcutta, on departure of the Rev. A. Mac.. pherson, to Europe, on furlough.-The Rev. J. McQueen of the Kidderpore Institution, to perform duty of garrison chaplain of Fort William, temporarily, on departure of the Rev. T. Proctor, to Europe, on furlough.-The Rev. W. Morton, missionary of the Incorporated Society for Propagating the Gospel, to be temporary chaplain at Chinsurah, in room of the Rev. R. B. Boswell.The Rev. H. Fisher, junior presidency chaplain, to be chaplain to General Hospital, in suc. to the Rev. T. Proctor, on departure of latter to Europe.

Furlough.-Jan. 28. The Rev. Charles Rawlins, to Europe, for health.

MILITARY APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, &c.

Fort William, Jan. 16, 1834. Capt. Charles Newbery, 9th L.C., to take charge of invalids, &c. of H.C. service proceeding to Europe on chartered ship. Catherine.

Assist. Surg. Roger Foley to officiate as medical officer to political agent in Harowtee, during absence of Assist. Surg. Corbet, or until further orders.

Assist. Surg. Archibald Mackean to officiate as civil assist. surg. at Futtehpore, during absence of Assist. Surg. Madden, or until further orders.

Assist. Surg. James Barker app. to medical du-. ties of civil station of Nuddeah, in room of Assist. Surg. A. Gilmore, M.D., placed at disposal of commander-in-chief.

Head-Quarters, Jan. 11 to 18, 1834. - Assist. Surg. J. C. Smith to do duty under superintending surgeon at Benares.

Supernum. Ensigns G. T. Hamilton and W. Y. Siddons to do duty, former with 72d N.I. at Berhampore, and latter with 7th do. at Goruckpore. -Ens. W. S. Sherwill to do duty with 72d N.I. at Berhampore.

The following removals made:-Lieut. Cols. J. Hunter from 71st to 56th N.I.; A. Dick from 52d to 71st do.; J. Dun from 67th to 52d do.; W. Dunlop from 56th to 67th do.; S. Swinhoe from 74th to 43d do. ; and G. Hunter from 43d to 74th do.-Ens. G. A. Fisher, from 17th to 1st N.I., at his own request.

The following regimental and other orders confirmed:-Ens. J. S. Banks to act as interp. and qu. mast. to 33d N.I., during absence, on leave, of Lieut. Interp. and Qu. Mast. Sandeman; date 6th Jan.-Lieut. W. Jervis to act as adj. to a detachment of 42d N.I. under command of Capt. Liptrap, during its separation from head-quarters; date 31st Dec. 1833.-Lieut. R. L. R. Charteris to act as interp. and qu. mast. to 65th N.I. during absence of Lieut. J. Whiteford on leave; date 29th Dec.-Lieut. H. Willson to act as adj. to 4th N.I., during absence, on leave, of Lieut. and Adj. Sal ter; date 1st Jan. 1834.-Assist. Surg. A. Keir, M.D., to proceed from Rohilcund to Cawnpore, in medical charge of right wing 15th N.I.; date 17th Dec.

Fort William, Jan. 23.-Infantry. Major M. C. Paul to be lieut. col., from 17th Jan, 1834, v. T. Taylor retired.

2d L.C. Capt. G. J. Shadwell to be major, and Lieut. Francis Wheler to be capt. of a troop, from 30th Dec. 1833, in suc. to H. De-Burgh dec.-Supernum. Lieut. M. N. Ogilvy brought on effective strength of regt.

9th N.I. Capt. James Fagan to be majór, Lieut. W. Beckett to be capt. of a comp., and Ens. R. St. John Lucas to be lieut., from 17th Jan. 1834,. in suc. to M. C. Paul prom.

18th N.I. Ens. G. P. Austen to be lieut., from 16th Jan. 1834, v. F. Wallace transf. to invalid estab.

Capt. J. T. Somerville, 51st N.I., to take charge of invalids, &c. of H.C. service proceeding to Europe on chartered ship Orient.

Lieut. Henry Righy, corps of engineers, to be assistant to garrison engineer of Fort William and civil architect at presidency, from 21st Dec.

Capt. Robert Hawkes, 9th L.C., permitted, at his own request, to resign situation of officiating 2d assist. adj. gen. of army.

Head-Quarters, Jan. 20.-Surg. J. J. Paterson to rejoin 55th regt., to which he belongs, at Barrackpore.-Surg. J. Atkinson, of 62d, removed to 43d regt.-Surg. T. E. Dempster (on leave to N.S. Wales) removed from 43d to 62d N.I.-Assist. Surg. J. Greig, of 43d, posted to 32d N.I.

Jan. 22.-There being no qualified subaltern officer present with 9th N.I., Lieut. and Brev. Capt. J. E. Bruere, of 13th, to officiate as interp. and qu. mast. to former corps, v. Beckett prom.

Surg. J. Mellis, M.D., posted to 7th bat. artillery at Dum-Dum-Assist. Surg. A. Bryce posted to 50th N.I.-Assist.Surg. F. C. Henderson posted to corps of sappers and miners.

The following order confirmed:-2d-Lieut. H. Righy to act as adj. to corps of engineers, v. Lieut. Willis app. to department of public works, until further orders; date 16th Jan.

Jan. 24. Ensigns R. G. George, of 7th N.I., and H. McMahon, of 11th do., permitted to exchange corps.

The order of 19th Dec., permitting an exchange of corps between Ensigns Oldfield, of 74th, and Abbott, of 13th regt., having been issued under a misconception, is cancelled.-Ens. H. E. S. Abbott, of 13th, to remain posted to 74th N.I., as fourth ensign.-Ens. R. H. Sale, of 10th, at his own request, posted to 9th N.I.

Fort William, Jan. 29.-Assist. Surg. John Wilkie, M.D., to officiate at civil station of Jessore, on occasion of demise of Assist. Surg. R. B. Francis, as a temporary arrangement.

Assist. Surg. Alex. Smith app. to medical duties of civil station of Jessore, v. Francis dec.

Capt. Wm. Cubitt, 18th N.I., to officiate as assist. sec. to government, military department, during absence of Capt. Dalby, proceeding to Madras on duty.

Capt. Edward Gwatkin, 13th N.I., to be superintendent of stud at Hauper, v. Mackenzie; and Capt. John Mackenzie, 3d L.C., to be superintendent of stud in central provinces, v. Gwatkin.

Feb. 1.-Assist. Surg. T. Chapman, M.D., app. to medical duties of civil station of Purneah, in room of Assist. Surg. Barker.

Feb. 6.-Col. Sir Jeremiah Dickson, K.C.B., of H.M. service, to command Tenasserím pro

vinces, upon departure of Col. Sir E. K. Williams,

K.C.B.

Corps of Engineers. Lieut. Col. R. Tickell, C.B., to be col., Maj. J. Cheape to be lieut. col., Capt. C. J. C. Davidson to be major, 1st-Lieut. T. S. Burt to be capt., and 2d-Lieut. B. W. Goldie to be 1st-lieut., from 22d Jan. 1834, in suc. to T.Wood, C.B., dec.

23d N.I. Capt. J. Dunlop to be major, Lieut. J. Platt to be capt. of a comp., and Ens. E. F. Smith to be lieut., from 20th July 1833, in suc. to A. Wight retired.

Cadet of Cavalry Alfred Harris admitted to service, and prom. to rank of cornet.

Assist. Surg. John M'Cosh to officiate at civil station of Goalparah, in room of Assist. Surg. Fullarton, who has applied for leave of absence, on medical certificate.

Lieut. C. D. Dawkins, 2d L.C., to have tempɔrary command of Governor-general's body guard, v. Major Honywood appointed acting superintendent of Mysore princes.

Capt. W. Turner, 54th N.I., to officiate as agent for family money and paymaster of native pensioners at Barrackpore, v. Pogson prom. to rank of regimental major.

Lieut. J. Hamilton, 9th L.C., to officiate as a major of brigade, v. Lieut. Dawkins.

Lieut. Col. Sir Jeremiah Bryant, Kt., judge advocate general, having reported his return to presidency, directed to resume charge of his office.

Head-Quarters, Jan. 25.-59th N.I. Lieut. M. Hyslop to be interp. and qu. mast., v. F. Winter proceeded to Europe on furlough.

Jan. 27 to 29.-The following division and other orders confirmed:-Assist. Surg. A. Mackean to relieve Assist. Surg. C. McKinnon, M.D., from medical charge of 43d N.I., and latter to rejoin head-quarters of 2d brigade horse artillery; date 1st Jan.-Assist. Surg. D. Brown, Sylhet L. Inf., to perform medical duties of civil station of Sylhet during absence of Assist. Surg. Furnell ; date 6th Jan.-Lieut. A. C. Spottiswoode to act as adj. to 37th N.I. during absence of Lieut. Loveday; date 10th Jan.-Lieut. W. Lyford, 3d N.I., to act as adj. to a detachment consisting of a troop from 4th L.C., a brigade of guns, and four comps. of 3d N.I.; date 6th Jan.-Lieut. H. Hunter to act as adj. to left wing 58th N.I. detached to Secrora; date 23d Dec.-Assist. Surg. A. Keir, to take medical charge of left wing 58th N.I. at Secrora; date 12th Jan.-2d-Lieut. M. Dawes to act as adj. and qu. mast. to 2d bat. artil., v. Dallas app. to officiate as commissary of ordnance; date 15th Jan.

Ens. B. W. R. Jenner, 64th N.I., to be attached to Ramghur battalion.

Lieut. J. C. Lumsdaine, 58th N.I., to be aidede-camp to Brig. Gen. W. Richards, C.B.

The recent appointment of Lieut. J. G. B. Paton, to be adj. of 47th N.I., cancelled.

The undermentioned officers brought on effective strength of artillery and infantry on this establishment, from dates expressed :-Artillery. 2dLieut. W. Barr, 27th Dec. 1833, in suc. to Capt. G. R. Scott retired.-Infantry. Ens. G. H. Davidson, 5th Dec. 1833, in suc. to Lieut. F. G. Nicolay dec.; Ens. S. W. R. Tulloch, 12th Dec., in suc. to Lieut. Col. W. Swinton retired.

Invalid Establishment.-Jan. 16. Lieut. Francis Wallace, 18th N.I., at his own request, transferred to this establishment.

Returned to duty, from Europe.-Feb. 6. Capt. C. E. Davis, 28th N.I.

FURLOUGHS.

To Europe.-Jan. 16. Lieut. Col. Thomas Murray, 12th N.I., for health.-Maj. Thos. Wardlaw, 45th N.I., on private affairs.-Lieut. Edw. Meade, 55th N.I., on ditto.-21. Ens. C. E. Grant, 62d N.I., for health.-Ens. C. G. Landon, 8th N.I., for health.-23. Capt. Wm. Buttanshaw, 7th N.I., for health.-Lieut. John Evans, 15th N.I., for health. Lieut. H. C. Wilson, 25th N.I., for health.-Lieut. M. J. Laurence, 30th N.I., for health. Capt. J. T. Somerville, 51st N.I., on pri

vate affairs.-29. 1st-Lieut. B. W. Goldie, corps of engineers, for health. Assist. Surg. Richard Shaw, on private affairs.-Feb. 1. Assist. Surg. Hugh Donaldson, M.D., for health.-6. Assist. Surg. James Duncan, for health.

To Cape of Good Hope.-Jan. 23. Surg. John Clarke, for health (eventually to Europe).-Surg. F. S. Matthews, for two years, for health.-29. Lieut. Samuel Smith, 9th L.C., for two years, for health (also to V.D. Land).

To China.-Jan. 23. Lieut Alex. Jack, 30th N.I., for 18 months, for health (also to Isle of France).

To New South Wales.-Jan. 23. Lieut.. T. L. Egerton, 66th N.I., for two years, for health. To Masulipatam.-Jan. 23. Lieut. John Mathias, 33d N.I., for six months, on private affairs.

SHIPPING.

Arrivals in the River.

JAN. 23. Congress, Cloutman, from Boston; and Thomas Dougal, Brown, from Mauritius.-25. Arabian, Boult, from Liverpool and Mauritius.26. Caroline, M'Donald, from New South Wales and Mauritius; and Eliza, Follins, from Bombay. -27. Laura, Taylor, from Liverpool.-28. Erporter, Anwyl, from Mauritius and Madras.-30. H.C. Ch. S. Sherburne, Corbyn, from London and Cape.-31. Earl of Eldon, Theaker, from Bomfrom bay; and Isabella Robertson, Hudson, China. FEB. 1. Asia, Tonge, from Bombay. -2. Royal George, Wilson, from Bombay. 3. Mulgrave, Coulson, from Bombay.-5. Emulous, Wellbank, from Mauritius.-6. Sterling, Burnett, from London.-9. Fortune, Currie, from Glasgow; Barretto Junior, Saunders, from London and Madras; and Gibraltar, Foster, from Boston and Cape.-10. Hindostan, Redman, from London, Madeira, and Madras; Royal William, Smith, from Liverpool and Cape; and Abgarris, Rogers, from Bombay and Bourbon.-11. Renown, M'Leod, from Mauritius and Colombo.

Departures from Calcutta.

JAN. 13. William Gray, Greene, for Boston.22. Golden Fleece, Greaves, for Liverpool.-23. Nouvelle Louise, Gonidex, for Bordeaux.-FEB. 2. Duke of Northumberland, Pope, for London.-3. Orient, White, for Madras and London.-8. Ocean, Rance, for Marseilles; and Captain Cook, Thomson, for Moulmein.-10. Trinculo, Hesse, for Liverpool; Eliza, Sutton, for London; and Indien, Morin, for Havre de Grace.

Sailed from Saugor.

JAN. 22. Albion, M'Leod, for Liverpool.-26. Abberton, Shuttleworth, for London.-28. John Heyes, Worthington, for Liverpool. - FEB. 1. Bengal Merchant, Campbell, for London.-2. Lord Eldon, Dawson, for Liverpool; and Alexander, Waugh, for London.-3. Solway, Proctor, for London.-8. Irma, for Havre de Grace.-10. Bland, Callan, for Liverpool; Alcide, Querouart, for Havre de Grace; and Israel, Bray, for Boston.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

Dec. 2. At Sultanpore factory, Purneah, the lady of A. J. Forbes, Esq., of a son.

27. On the river, off Ghazeepore, the lady of Major Johnston, H.M. 44th regt., of a daughter. Jan. 1. At Neemutch, the lady of Lieut. George St. P. Lawrence, 2d L.C., of a daughter.

3. At Moorshedabad, Mrs. Burnett, of a son. 9. At Cawnpore, the lady of Capt. Wm. Burlton, deputy com. gen., of a son.

10. At Calcutta, the lady of C. L. Pinto, Esq., of a son.

11. At Mhow, the lady of Dacres Fitz Evans, Esq., adj. 16th N.I., of a son.

12. At Calcutta, the lady of Dr. A. R. Jackson, of a son.

At Bankipore, near Patna, the lady of A. Matthews, Esq., of a daughter.

14. At Chowringhee, the lady of R. O'Dowda, Esq., of a son.

At Baitool, the lady of Lieut. Brown, 18th N.I., of a son.