Lieut. John Hoare, late of 2d bat. 20th regt. N.I.-J. W. Hogg, Esq. Mrs. Anne Gibson, widow of late John Jack Gibson, Esq.-ditto. Lieut. B. Williams, late of Artillery ditto. Mr. T. Reid, late Purser of Ogle Castle - ditto. Lieut. G. Walter, late in Service of Hon. Company-John Palmer, Esq. Lieut. Col. John Petrie Keble, late in Military Service on Bengal Establishment-Mr. Gervaise Robinson, and Mr. James Watson. H. Mercer, Esq., late of MirzaporeDavid Clark, Esq., of Calcutta, as a member of firm of Messrs Fergusson and Co. Capt. C. O. Jenkins, Bengal Artillery -Capt. Rich. Jenkins. Ross Jennings, Esq., late of Sydney Grove, district of Jessore- Mrs. Sarah Jennings, widow. Lieut. C. H. Phelips, late in Military Service of Company-Mrs. Harriet Phelips, of Berhampore, widow. Surg. John Macrae, late in Service of Company on Bengal Establishment-N. Alexander, Esq. of Calcutta. Lieut. Alex. Rind, late in Military Service of Company on Bombay Establishment J. N. Rind, Esq. Dr. Roger Keys, a Superintending Surgeon on Bengal Establishment-W. Nesbit, and T. Č. Plowden, Esquires, both of Calcutta. Tredway Clarke, Esq., late of Company's Civil Service-J. W. Hogg, Esq. Mr. G. Mowatt, late an Indigo Planter in district of Nuddeah-ditto. Ens. Fred. Sysonby, late of European Regt.-ditto. Capt. Alex. Cook, late of 6th regt. L.C. -ditto. Mr. D. Smith, late of Ghazeepore, Indigo Planter - ditto. Capt. J. E. Conway, late of Bengal Army-W. Ainslie, Esq., a Member of firm of Messrs. Colvin and Co. Lieut. Col. W. Robinson, late in H.M.'s 24th Foot-Nath. Alexander, Esq., Calcutta, a Member of firm of Messrs. Alexander and Co., Merchants. Maj. W. Henley, late of Bengal Es. tablishment-John Palmer, Esq., and Capt. John Craigie. John Marchant, late of Mozambique, Coast of Africa, Master Mariner, and late Commander of ship Matilda-John Dowling, of Calcutta, gent. Mr. W. Higgs, late of Chandernagore -Mr. R. Campbell, of China Bazarstreet, Calcutta, Wine Merchant. John Pinto, Esq., late of Calcutta, Merchant-A. Lackersteen, C. L. Pinto, and J. M. Lackersteen, all of Calcutta. Capt. Geo. Casement, Bengal Military Estab.-Lieut. Col. W. Casement, C.B. SHIPPING. Departures from Calcutta. Dec. 16. Fame, Young, for London via Bencoolen.-17. Florentia, Wimble, for London via St. Helena.-20. Duke of Lancaster, Davies, for Madras and Liverpool. 30. Woodford, Chapman, for Madras and London.-31. Albion, Swainson, for Liverpool. Ship Allas.-We are happy to learn that Captain Ceronio has been successful in extricating the ship Atlas from her perilous situation in Hog River Creek, and that a pilot was despatched on Saturday for the purpose of bringing her up to Calcutta. From what we have heard re specting the situation of the Atlas, she must be a remarkably strong ship, as she was resting on the bank by her head and stern, so that all between them was quite unsupported. Part of the deck had been cut away for the purpose of taking out her cargo, so that no support was derived from the deck, notwithstanding which, not a single plank had started.-[Ben. Hurk. Dec. 15. Mrs. J. H. Hosmer, of a daughter. 23. At Dinapore, the wife of Mr. H. C. Chamberlain, Warrant Medical Staff, of a daughter. Mrs. W. Sturmer, of a son. 24. At Berhampore, Mrs. S. Eliz. O'Connor, wife of Mr. P. O'Connor, Assist. Indigo Planter, of a daughter. At Meerut, the wife of Rd. M'Auliff, Riding Master Horse Brigade, of a daughter. At Allahabad, the lady of Capt. Vetch, 27th N.I., of a daughter. 27. At Lucknow, the lady of Lieut. and Adj. Jervis, 2d bat. 2d N.I., of a daughter. 28. Mrs. J. M. Heritage, of a son. Dec. 1. At Lucknow, the lady of Capt. Smalpage, M.B., of a daughter. Oct. 12. At Meerut, Capt. J. Barclay, 4th Light Cav., to Miss Elizabeth Long. Nov. 3. At Nusseerabad, Cornet Penefather, 3d regt. Bengal Light Cavalry, to Miss Eliz. Jane Denson. 8. Mr. John D'Rozario, to Miss Emelia Sequira. 15. At the Cathedral, Mr. J. Hudson to Miss Susan Peters. 18. At Cawnpore, Mr. J. Roberts., of Subordinate Medical Staff attached to H.M. 16th Lancers, to Miss Mary Creigh, daughter of Capt. Creigh, H.M. 8th King's Royal Irish Regt. of Hussars. 20. At the Cathedral, the Rev. J. Jetter, to Miss Harriet Corties. 25. At the Cathedral Church, Mr. L. B. D'Mello to Miss N. Foy. 29. At St. John's Cathedral, Mr. E. Leggatt to Miss A. Gilbert. At St. John's Cathedral, Mr. B. D. Terherbruggen, to Emma, daughter of Mr. Samuel Huet. Dec. 5. At St. Nazareth's Church, Vartaness Zacharia, Esq., of Dotar Kotee, in Jessore, to Mariam, youngest daughter of the late J. David, Esq. 8. At the Cathedral, Mr. Francis Favier to Miss Marie Bouchez Joubert. Lately. At Meerut, Thomas J. Turner, Esq., of the Civil Service, to Miss M'Combe, only daughter of Colonel M'Combe, commanding H.M. 14th regt. of Foot. DEATHS. Oct. 27. At Nagpore, Lieut. C. Macdonald, 16th regt. Ñ.I. Nov. 3. At Lucknow, the infant daughter of Mr. James Morris. 9. On her way to Calcutta, near Malda, at the age of 25, Fanny, the wife of Mr. N. Deavain, indigo planter, of Purneah. 17. At sea, Capt. M. Pike, of the ship Reliance. 18. The infant daughter of Mr. John ne, Junior. 22. Mrs. Catherine D'Rozario, aged 40 years. 23. Mr. A. Da Costa, aged 63 years. 24. At Saugor, Ellen, the wife of Lieut. Col. Perkins. 25. Mr. J. S. Cooke, wine merchant, aged 57 years. 27. At Chinsurah, Mrs. Mary Thereza Ulrich, widow of J. D. Ulrich, Esq., aged 40 years. 30. Mr. Thomas Cottrell, senior, formerly of the Police Department, aged 63 years. -- At Bandel, Mr. M. A. Gomes, an old resident of Sooksagur, at a very advanced age (upwards of 100 years). Dec. 2. At Garden Reach, the lady of W. H. Websterfield, Esq., aged 26 years. 4. At Dinapore, the infant son of Lieut. Maclean. 7. At the residence of Capt. H. Nichelson, Brigee Tullow, Chowringhee, Lieut. Col. Francis Drummond, of the Bengal Establishment. MILITARY APPOINTMENTS, Fort St. George, Nov. 28, 1823.—Lieut. F. B. Lucas, 8th N.I., to be Quart.Mast. and Interp. to 2d bat. of corps, vice Smith. Lieut. G. Wright, 10th N.I., to be Quart.Mast. and Interp. to 2d bat. of corps, vice Wilson. Assist. Surg. T. M. Lane, to be Assistant to Superintendent of Eye Infirmary. Dec. 2.-1st Regt. N.I. Sen. Lieut. Brev. Capt. J. R. Godfrey to be Capt., and Sen. Ens. J. W. Goldsworthy to be Lieut., vice Macdonald deceased; date of com. 28 Nov. 1823. The undermentioned Cornets and Ensigns directed to take rank from 2d May 1823:-Cavalry: Cornets P. A. Walker, W. P. Deas, Č. B. Lindsay, S. F. Mackenzie, and W. Sharp.-Infantry: Ensigns R. S. M. Sprye, J. Sinclair, C. Yates, D. Strettell, D. Wynter, H. P. Clay, H. C. Beevor, G. W. Moore, C. P. Moore, G. A. Barnard, J. W. Rickards, J. Thomas, J. Smith, H. T. Yarde, E. W. Snow, G. C. C. Rand, W. E. Gibb, E. W. Ravenscroft, and J. C. Boulderson. Assistant to Eye Infirmary placed in charge of Institution, vice Hyne. Dec. 5.-Lieut. (Brev. Capt.) L. W. Watson, 1st N.I., to be Quart. Mast. and Interp. to 1st bat. of corps, vice Godfrey. Lieut. P. P. Hodge, 1st N.I., to be Adj. to 1st bat. of corps, vice Watson. Lieut. E. T. Clarke, 19th N.I., to be Adj. to 2d bat. of corps, vice Cleaveland. Lieut. H. Wright, 19th N.I., to be Quart. Mast. and Interp. to 1st bat. of corps, vice Clarke. Surg. J. Goldie, First Member of Medical Board, permitted to resign service of Hon. Company. FURLOUGHS. To Europe-Nov. 28. Col. H. S. Scott, commanding Travancore Subsidiary Force, for health.-Lieut. H. Currie, 9th N.I., ditto.-Dec. 2. Capt. C. B. Patton, of Art., ditto.-Ens. J. S. Elliott, 7th N.I., ditto. Cornet B. W. Cumberledge, 7th L.C., for one year.-9. Lieut. Col. J. Viog, 13th N.I., for health.-Lieut. (Brev.Capt.) A. Inglis, 24th N.I., ditto.— Lieut. (Brev. Capt.) J. A. Coudell, 16th N.I. Cancelled.-Dec. 9. Lieut H. W. Sparrow, 13th N.I., to Bombay. MISCELLANEOUS. GANJAM. The following is an extract of a letter from Berhampore near Ganjam :-"We have been very quiet in this district for some years past, until a few days ago, when some of the neighbouring chieftains, that infest the hills close to Berhampore, made an irruption into the lowlands, burning many of the villages. Things are now coming to a bearing, and I hope quietness will soon be restored without having recourse to the employment of the regular troops. The hills are very unhealthy at this season of the year."-[ Ind. Gaz. Dec. 1. SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN Vepery Mission.-The old church erected at Vepery in the year 1746 and granted by Government for the use of the Vepery branch of the mission of the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge in the year 1750, having been found quite insufficient for the accommodation of the rapidly increasing congregations and schools who there attend divine service, a representation of the necessity of erecting a new church was made by the late Bishop of Calcutta to the Society for promoting Christian KnowAsiatic Journ.-No. 102. ledge, who immediately voted the sum of £2,000 toward the work; and the Government of Madras have been pleased to give very liberal aid by the grant of a further large sum, necessary to complete the building on a scale of sufficient magnitude. With these sums the Missionaries have been enabled to undertake the desired work, and on Monday the 8th Dec. at five o'clock in the evening, the time appointed for laying the foundation stone, the Venerable the Archdeacon Vaughan, President of the Madras District Committee, and a considerable number of the members of that institution, accompanied by their families and friends, assembled at the Mission House, where they were kindly received by the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Rottler, the Rev. L. P. Haubroe and the Rev. E. A. G. Falcke. The Company then proceeded through the Mission Garden to the spot where the foundation of the New Church had been dug, and were joined by the members of the English and Tamil congregations of the Mission who had assembled to witness the ceremony. The children of the mission schools, consisting of about 100 boys and 70 girls of the English, and about 80 boys and 40 girls of the Tamil school, had been previously arranged in the space assigned for the body of the church. The stone, in which were deposited the current coins of the Madras Presidency, with a Latin inscription on a copper plate, was laid by the Hon. G. Stratton, Esq., Member of the Council of Fort St. George, and an appropriate prayer, invoking the blessings of the Almighty on the work, was impressively delivered by the Venerable the Archdeacon. The ceremony closed by the children of the English school singing the 100th Psalm, and the Tamil children the 272d hymn of Fabricius' Tamil hymn book. The plans of the church, which is to be a neat Gothic building, were exhibited by Mr. Johon Law, the Architect. We have been favoured with a copy of the Archdeacon's prayer, and a copy of the inscription, which we insert below: and in laying this short sketch of the ceremony before the public, we offer our hearty congratulations to the Reverend Missionaries on this truly gratifying, interesting, and memorable event. Form of Prayer on occasion of laying the first stone of the New Mission Church at Vepery, Madras, December 8, 1823. Let us Pray: Almighty and everlasting God, whose omnipotence filleth the whole universe, and whose all-seeing eye pervadeth the actions of men, who regardeth not the outward appearance of things, but the inward intention of the mind. Look down, we beseech thee, with thy favour on us thy creatures here assembled before thee, to erect a building for thy public worship, and as pious Christians to VOL. XVII. 4 S dedicate the same with all humility to thy Divine Majesty, of which this stone now to be laid is the foundation. [Here Mr. Stratton descended the steps and laid the stone, spreading over it corn, and pouring on it wine and oil, after which the Archdeacon read as follows:] Sanctify, we beseech thee, O Lord! these humble offerings of the emblems of those necessaries of life, of which we perpetually stand in need, and of that sufficiency, which under thy Divine Providence we may be permitted to enjoy. Bless this undertaking with success for the benefit of the present and succeeding generations. Work in us all, we beseech thee, such a sense of thine infinite goodness, and our own obligations to serve thee in sincerity and truth, that we may never enter thy holy sanctuary but with hearts deeply penetrated with a sense of our unworthiness, and filled with reverential awe, of the Sacred Majesty in whose gracious presence we stand, zealously applying the doctrines of the Gospel to the necessities of our fallen nature. Cleanse our hearts by thy divine grace from all things which may be displeasing to thee, that the incense of praise and supplication, now arising, as from a consecrated altar, may be an evening sacrifice well pleasing in thy sight. Enable us, by thy protecting influence, so to pass through things temporal that we finally lose not the things eternal, and, amid the hopes, and fears, and pleasures, and the sorrows, the dangers and deliverances, which we meet with in all the various changes and chauces of this mortal life, may our hearts, by the help of thy Holy Spirit, be firmly fixed on the everlasting enjoyment of thy eternal presence, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Blessed Lord! direct and sanctify, we beseech thee, our present as well as future endeavours to spread abroad the true religion of thy Son, our Blessed Saviour, in the world, the knowledge of which leadeth us to everlasting salvation. Assist with thy blessings, the spiritual labours of those pious missionaries of our church, who earnestly endeavour, as true ministers of the Gospel, to extend its happy effects here, as well as in other parts of the world, to the advancement of thy glory, and the benefit of all mankind, ever remembering the solemn account they must one day give before thee, as stewards of thy most holy mysteries. May their sacred offices in thy holy sanctuary be always attended by edifi cation and succeeded by righteousness, and to such as hereafter may be ordained to such holy offices, give thy grace and heavenly benediction, that both by their life and doctrines they may set forth thy glory by forwarding the salvation of all their hearers. Graciously bestow, Almighty Lord! a favourable hearing to these, our humble petitions, and accept those acts of our bounden duty and service to thee, and grant that all our Christian brethren who may serve or attend in this place, may meet and part in unity, peace, and brotherly love, possessed of those principles of universal charity and good will, so forcibly recommended to our observance by thy inspired word: the word of truth, of light, and of life. Permit us to close these our supplications in the name, words, and as far as we are able, in the spirit of thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, saying, Our Father which art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done in earth as it is in Heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen... The Peace of God which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and remain with you always. Amen. Inscription. D. O. M. A. D. MDCCCXXIII. Regnante Augustissimo Britanniarum Madrassensi provinciæ præsidente Ex equitibus præfectis ordinis militariis de Qui ad Cognitionem Christi [Mad. Gov. Gaz. Dec. 11: Examination of the School of the Vepery Mission of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. The annual examination of the above school was held on Wednesday the 17th Dec., in the old Mission Church at Vepery, and was honoured with the attend. ance of Lady Munro, and many ladies and gentlemen, members of the Madras District Committee, and others were also present on this interesting occasion. The examination was most ably conducted in English, by the Rev. Mr. Roy, who kindly undertook that duty at the request of the Missionaries, and in Tamil by the Rev. Dr. Rottler. The number of children present was about 340: they consisted of-1st. The 16 boarders, supported by the legacy of the late Rev. Mr. Gericke. 2d. The English boy's school. 3d. The English girl's school. 4th. The Tamil boy's school. 5th. The Tamil girl's school. Nearly the whole of those are the children of the country-born Portuguese and Tamil congregation, belonging to the Vepery Mission. The day school, which includes the whole number, with the exception of the sixteen boarders, was established in 1819, and opened on the 16th October of that month, and has risen to its present state of efficiency under the care of the Rev. Dr. Rottler, and of his active and zealous coadjutors, the Rev. Messrs Haubroe and Falcke. Its chief object is to secure to the offspring of the poor members of the congregations, a religious and useful education, and it is, therefore, professedly a Christian School," on the principles of the established church, but it admits any who desire to be instructed there, and to conform to its rules and principles. After the usual school prayer and singing a Christmas hymn, the children were examined in reading the Holy Scriptures, and in the comprehension of what they had read, in spelling, and in arithmetic, which are taught on Dr. Bell's plan; and in the church catechism. After the examination was closed, rewards were distributed to the most deserving of the scholars of the different classes, and the three best monitors had the honour of receiving each a silver medal from the hands of Lady Munro, who obligingly complied with the request that she would bestow these principal rewards. The medals were "for talent, industry, and correct conduct." The company then proceeded to visit the different parts of the school, and inspected the registers of good conduct, and the specimens of writing and of the works done by the children. These consisted of needle-work by the girls of the English school, which was observed to be remarkably neatly and well executed. Stockings knit by the Tamil girls, and shoes made by the boys; who are also learning to bind books and cast type, and are employed in the printing press. It was highly satisfactory to observe that the children had made very quick progress, as well in their learning, as in their manual works, since the last examination. In the course of the last year, two boys from this school have found employment as draftsmen, and two as servants; five girls have gone out to service, three have been married, and one has been employed as a teacher; only two of the scholars have died. The visitors were highly gratified with the very improved state of this valuable institution, and thought the highest credit BATTA TO EUROPEAN AND NATIVE TROOPS.' Bombay Castle, Sept. 17, 1823. -The Hon. the Governor in-Council is pleased to cancel that clause of the General Orders of the 18th June 1801, which restricts the issue of batta to native troops "to such movements as imply a march of more than three days," and directs that they be hereafter considered as entitled to marching batta in all situations in which their European Commissioned Officers would be entitled to the same. 2d. The batta to European Commissioned and Native Commissioned and Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates, &c. &c., heretofore allowed for three days after arrival at garrison stations, is discontinued, except on return from field services, in all other instances they are to be considered as entitled to batta to the date of arrival, inclusive; but not for any period subsequent thereto. 3d. Officers proceeding singly from station to station may be expected to move much more expeditiously than with corps or detachments, and will be allowed marching batta according to the actual distance, at the rate of one day's batta for every ten miles, together with the difference between the garrison and field-tent allowance for the same number of days, without reference to the period of arrival at their place of destination. Officers drawing full batta for commanding corps are not, however, to draw travelling batta |