being ultimately deducted in monthly instalments of 50rs.' "—G. G. O., April, 1820.

"No deductions on account of advances to Cadets are to be made, until they have been six months with the regiment to which they may be permanently attached, when the advance will be realized by instalments of 50rs. per month."— G. O., 15th Feb. 1822.

Boat Allowance.-" Cadets and Assistant-Surgeons, on first joining regiments to which they may be appointed to do duty, are allowed boat allowance-80rs. per month. Whenever a Lieutenant, Cornet, Ensign, or Cadet, is for the first time permanently posted to a corps, he will be permitted to draw the boat allowance of his rank from the cantonment in which he may be doing duty, to the one where his regiment may happen to be stationed; although he may have previously been receiving tent allowance with the corps to which he had been temporarily attached, provided that, prior to his being finally posted, he shall not have been in the receipt of full regimental allowances for the term of eight months. Whilst drawing boat allowance, tent allowance suspended." -G. O., 27th March, 1819.

Arrest.-G.O., 29th June, 1805. "Whenever an officer is put under arrest, he is strictly and invariably to consider himself confined to his quarters, tent, or other place of residence, until regular application be made to the commanding officer for

the liberty or the range of the garrison, canton. ment, or camp, by whom it will in most instances be granted, or, when necessary, referred to the commander-in-chief."

G. G. O., 24th July, 1813.-" No officer nor private who shall be committed to prison upon a charge of any criminal offence, shall receive any part of his pay from the day of such commitment till the day of his return to his regiment, troop, or company; but if acquitted, he shall receive all his arrears, the same as if he had been with his regiment.

Appeals.-G. O., 16th July, 1787. "In a difference of opinion between a subordinate and his own commanding officer, on the nature of military duties, or the manner in which they are to be performed, a junior officer of modesty, and with proper sentiments of respect for his superior, will generally acquiesce in the opinion of the officer commanding the brigade: but the opinion of the officer commanding the division is to be upon such ponits final."

G. O., 26th August, 1791.-" When officers are constrained to appeal on points of real importance from the decision of their commanding officer, it is their duty to state facts only, in temperate language, with decorum and propriety, and to abstain from all strictures whatever. The commanding officer of the forces will form his own judgment, and all attempts to prompt or prepossess that judgment will ever be discouraged."

Par. 119 of Letter from the Court, 6th June, 1798. "We hereby direct, that if any of our officers hereafter presume to address themselves to our Government, in an offensive, intemperate, or disrespectful style, upon the subject of orders received from us, such officers, whatever be their rank or services, be immediately dismissed from our employ, and sent to England."

Courts-Martial.-G. O., 17th Dec. 1823. "His Excellency concludes that the Standing Order is regularly enforced by the commanding officers of every corps and station in the army; which directs, that officers on their first joining should be constantly required to attend at all courts-martial which may be held, for the purpose of learning how to perform the duty of superintending officer, and not put upon that duty until they have done two years' regimental duty."

G. O. 25th June 1832.-"The commander-inchief adverting to the important questions which frequently come before a General Court-Martial; and for the proper decision, of which some maturity of judgment is requisite, as well as a knowledge of military usages, and a degree of experience which cannot reasonably be expected from very young officers, is pleased to direct, that no subaltern officer shall be appointed a member until six years after his first arrival in India as a Cadet, unless where a sufficient number of officers of this standing cannot be conveniently procured.

"The same regulation to apply to the appoint

ment of superintending officers of courts of requests.

Young officers are invariably to attend these courts, that they may become familiar with their forms and mode of procedure.

As young officers, from the paucity of officers with regiments, are frequently entrusted with escort duties before they have had much experience of detachment duty, I will transcribe a few regulations which they would do well to study attentively:

1st. Whenever on Treasure Escort, invariably keep your arms loaded; you cannot be too cautious or vigilant on such duties. Post the sentries yourself, and ascertain that every man understands the duty he is placed on, and the orders he has received. Never allow more than a fourth of your party to be absent during the day, and never permit one to be absent after sun-set. Have the arms examined every evening at sun-set, that the flints are well fixed and in good order, and fresh prime your loaded muskets. Post your sentries within sight of each other, and at night post them double, near enough clearly to distinguish any man who might attempt to pass between them; one half of your men should be ready to act on the shortest notice, therefore should lie down in their ranks with accoutrements on and arms grounded.

The sentries should be visited every half hour

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by a native commissioned, or non-commissioned officer, and once or twice in the night by yourself.

In encamping, choose the clearest spot you can find, away from brushwood, buildings, ruins, &c., unless you can possess yourself of an old ruinisolated, so that you may be able to observe any approach of an enemy. Recollect, the slightest neglect or wanting of vigilance on your part, may endanger the lives of your whole detachment, and the loss of the treasure you are escorting. The slightest neglect on the part of a sentry should be immediately noticed, and reported to the commanding officer. Never leave a sentry posted for more than two hours; if the weather is severe, and you have men enough, relieve them every hour.

Never allow a sentry to put down his arms, on any pretence whatever, or to talk to any body whilst on duty.

When arriving at any station or cantonment with a detachment, send an orderly on the day before with a letter addressed to the station-staff, for the information of the commanding-officer, stating your destination, number of men, the duty you are on, and requesting permission to enter the cantonment or station, and to remain such time as you may deem necessary to recruit your men, &c.