devolve on a native officer, a havildar, or a servant. The officer who permits this part of his duty to be performed by another, deprives himself of the best opportunity of securing the respect and attachment of the native soldier.

"7. It should be impressed on the young officer, that grievances, which to him may appear frivolous, are of serious import when connected with the religious prejudices of the men; and that, even when the redress of such grievances is impracticable, it is still in his power to listen with patience to the soldier's statement, and to convince him that his feelings have not been disregarded.

"8. All officers, on returning from detached duty, are to make a general report of the conduct of the native commissioned officers and havildars belonging to their detachment; and in case of having any neglect, or any unsoldier-like conduct to notice, a full detail of every particular connected with the individual's behaviour, is to be entered into.

"9. There are also many points in the performance of a non-commissioned officer's duty, which shew attention and smartness; this will be noted in a general way in this report.

"10. All young officers, on first joining a corps, are to attend the drill, until perfectly acquainted with the drill of the recruit and company, mounting guard, manual and platoon exercises, marching and standing salute with a sword. An officer's

fitness for joining the ranks of his regiment, is to be ascertained by his drilling and commanding a platoon in his commanding officer's presence.

"11. They should be posted, at first, to the company of some old officer, who will take every occasion to point out to them, the manner in which the interior duty of a company is conducted, and explain to them the nature and use of the different books which are kept, and of the reports which are required. They will also, after they have been dismissed the drill, be sent on command, under another officer, to learn that part of their duty. For two years after they join, they are to attend all courts of inquiry, courts-martial, and committees, which may be held in the regiment, to learn the manner in which those duties are conducted.

"12. No officer to have the command or charge of a company, until he shall have done regimental duty for two years; and not then, unless he has acquired a competent knowledge of Hindoostanee, without which, his intercourse with the native soldier will be carried on in a manner unsatisfactory to both; nor will the officer acquire over the soldier the influence which it is of importance he should possess.

"13. Native commissioned or non-commissioned officers, attending to make their reports, are not to be detained. The hours for making the common reports of a corps are to be fixed, and all

officers are to be ready to receive them at the proper hour.

"14. Native officers attending at an European officer's quarters, on duty, which may require their being detained, are to be furnished with a chair, and treated with a courtesy due to their situations.

"15. No officer should detain an orderly who may be sent to him; being on duty, he is immediately to be sent back to his post.

"16. Officers allowed orderlies, are to use them on public duty only; whatever duty a soldier is on he should be strictly confined to it, and the most scrupulous exactness demanded, particularly from an orderly.

"17. Officers when sick, are to be reported sick by the surgeon; and, while in the sick report, are not to appear in public places, or public parties.

"18. Officers proceeding on leave, are to lodge a memorandum of their address in the adjutant's office.

"19. In closing these general remarks for officers, it may be necessary to impress on the minds of the young and inexperienced, how much depends, in a native corps, on the conduct of the European officers. An attentive body of officers will ensure attention from the men; and indifference to the performance of duty, on the part of the European officers, will be followed by carelessness and negligence, on that of the natives of all ranks.

"20. Matters purely regimental, such as an admonition, or a reprimand given to an officer, or punishment inflicted on men of the corps, ought never to be made the subject of conversation among strangers, or out of the regiment. These conversations often give rise to exaggerated misstatements, affecting the character of individuals, and the credit of the regiment.

"It ought to be the anxious wish of every commandant of a regiment, that no officer, who has not the requisite qualifications, should be recommended for the situation of adjutant. The officer, holding this appointment, ought to possess considerable knowledge of the Hindoostanee language; to be well acquainted with the habits, customs, and prejudices of the sepoys; to have great command of temper; to be completely master of the drill, in all its parts; and, above all, to feel pleasure in the performance of his duty."

"March 7, 1823.-The Cadet will be ranked according to his actual departure from England (which must be within three months after he has been appointed), so that the sooner he proceeds to India, the higher his rank will be above those who may be appointed in the course of the same season as himself. On his arrival at the Presidency to which he is appointed, he will enter into pay as a Cadet, at four shillings and two-pence per diem, and be promoted to a commission in the Company's army, according to his seniority in the list

of rank above alluded to, provided he shall not have forfeited his claim to such promotion by any disobedience of the Court's orders, or misconduct during his passage out.

"It is further expected that the Cadet will, upon his arrival in India, conform strictly to all the rules and regulations of the Institution established at the Presidency to which he is appointed, for the instruction of the Cadets; and that he will endeavour to qualify himself for his future situation by professional acquirements, and by the attainment of a knowledge of the languages of the country; in failure of which he will render himself liable to be dismissed the service, and ordered back to England at his own expense."

EXTRACTS FROM GENERAL ORDERS.

Advance of Pay.-" Cadets doing duty with corps are on promotion, and being ordered to join the corps to which they may be posted, to be furnished with an advance of pay, and allowances calculated to defray the expenses of their journey to the station to which they are ordered to proceed."-G. G. O., Feb. 1811.

"The officer in charge of Cadets on their arrival shall be authorized to draw 200rs. "This advance to be separately accounted for to each individual on his quitting the Cadet Mess, the total advance