If the salary do not exceed 2,000 per mensem, one-eighth for | draw while absent on such leave his entire pay and allowances one year and one sixth for the second year, without deduction. If the leave solicited exceed the period of three months, the medical certificate must be countersigned by a Member of the Medical Board and the sanction of Government will be required to enable the pilot to proceed to the Cape or elsewhere under the following rules 14 Branch pilots Master pilots, Mates and Vouniteers, com pelted by sickness duly certified to proceed to the cape or else. where beyond sea within the limits of the Hon'ble Company's charter, shall be entitled to draw the reduced allowances and to receive the passage money allotted to their rank in the following tab.e: Mon hy passage Allowances' money, 500 5.0 250 If the salary of office be not more than 50 rupees per mensem, no deduction shall be made for the first year, and if it be only so much more that the prescribed deduction at the rate of one-eighth would reduce the allowance drawn to less than 500 rupees per mensem, only so much shall be deducted as will reduce the salary drawn to 500 rupees per mensem. After the year a deduction of one-eighth shall be made from the salary of the officers referred to in this rule. 2. After the close of the second year when the salary of office ceases, civil servan's who may obtain an extension of leave will daw the subsistence allowance of their rank only, but no such servant, absent on are on account of sickness, shall draw aless allowance as a civil servant out of employ, than that of a junior merchant, viz. Su Rs. 224 per mens m Ecclesiastical department.-11 Chaplains proceeding to any place beyond sea for the benefit of their heath under the rules prescribed for officers of the ecclesiastical department, shall in respect to the proportion of allowances te be drawn during the period of absence, as also in respect to the conditions ani period for which such allowances are to be drawn, and likewise in res pect to the allowances to be drawn in case of their not returning within two years, be subject to the same precise rules as civil servants proceeding to any place beyond sea on sick leave. Branch pilot, Sa. Rs. Master disto, 3 The maximum period for which any civil servant shall be allowed to draw the salary of office or any part thereof is two years from the date of embarkation, and the offices of servants who may not return within that period, will be y cant and liable to re filled by fresh appointments. Civil servants who may so overs ay the period of two years, provided they obtain an extension of leave on account to the satisfaction of the Government to which theying her pilot for sea as follows: are attached for the delay of their return, shail as above provided receive the subsistence allowance of a servant of their rank, subject to the exception above specified in favor of junior servants, but if they contiue absent in disobedience of an order to re ura or without sulic ent cause shown that allowance also will be forfeited. 4 Civil servants absent on leave on account of sickness duly certified, if they proceed to England without returning to their presidency, may as her tofore apply to be amitted to Furlough by the Honorable the Court of Directors, and the fur ough will in such cases take effect from the date of leaving their presidency consequently the allowances of office that may have been drawn by theinselves or by their agents after their departure, must in that case be readjusted and the difference refunded 5 Civil servants desiring to avail themselves of the benefit of the act above referred to, and to draw their allowances while ab sent on account of sickness under the above rules, will be re quired to give security in such amount as may be required by the Government for the refun i of any exciss that may bedrawn,either by agents at the presidency or by themselves in case of their pro. ceeding to Enrope on Furlough or otherwise coming under retrenchinentr Pilots.-12 The following rules have been established for members of the pilots service under the sauction of the Honorable Court of Directors. 18 Members of the pilot service whose state of health may re quire a voyage to sea, or who may on that account desire to leave the presidency, shall submit application for the same through the master attendant to the Marine Board, forwarding with the ap. plication a certificate from the marine surgeon or as-istant surgeon, the Marine Board may grant leave for any period not exceeding three months, and the party availing himself of it, may 120 80 70 00 15 Pilots authorized to proceed to England for the benefit of their health, will receive passage money and draw allowances as heretofore from the date of the vessel in which they embark leav " Passage allowance. Branch pilot, 478 Allowances payable during sick leave in Europe. Masters, 9) First Mates 50 ditto. ditto. ditto. 40 40 ditto. S cond ditto. Voluntee 8, 16 Members of the plot service absent at the Cape or else. where under the rule for such absence above stated, wil be required to return to In lin at the end of six months from the date of their leaving Calcutta, unless they forward to the marine Board as renewed certificate from the colonial surgeon or other principal medical officer of the place where they may be residing stating that a prolonged residence is necessary for complete recovery. 17. A member of the pilot s rvice absent under the a ove rules may, provided be forwards renewed medical certificates every six months required in the preceedling rule, continue absent from India for a total period not exceeding two years, drawing during absence the allowances stated, either through his agents, at Calcutta or by bill signed in the presence of a magistrate at the place where he may be residing and certified to be so signed on the date specified The Bills may be drawn in duplicate and will be payable to the order of the pilet, provided however that so pilo: shall be allowed to benefit by this provision unless he shall give security to such amount as may be prescrived by Government to cover any refunds to which he may become liable in case of proceeding to Europe or of over receipt by agents .......... " 400 3.50 320 300 301 1,435 956 6 No second leave will be granted to any civil servant who has been absent beyond sea for two years, until three years after the datef return from sea, but if a civil servant is compelled by sick. ness to proceed to sea again within this period, after having been absent less than two years, he will be allowed to complete that period, drawing the proportion of salary allowed for the remaining time as if the leave had been continuous Military Officers holding Civil situations.-7. Military officers employed in the Civil departments and drawing a civil allowance are entitled in common with officers holding staff situations in the military department to draw the militrary pay and allowances of their rank while absent at sea, on leave under the medical certi18 Any member of the pilot service who shll be absent be. ficate, and likewise one half of the difference between such allow-yond sea for a period exceeding two years, shall from the date of ances and the civil or staff pay of the offices to which they stand the expiration of the two years he considered as suspended from appointed. the service. It will remain to be decided upon his return at any The above allowances are to be drawn for a total period subsequent date, whether he shall be restored or not accordingly not exceeding two years from the date when the vessel in which as he shall be able to satisfy the Marine Board and Government, such officers embark may leave the presidency or other port of that he used all possible exertions to return within the time fixed, departure, and the civil situation held by any officer who shall not but failed to do so from causes beyond his control. General rule. - 9 Under the authority of the provisions con return within that period shall be considered vacant. 10 The civil auditor will pass the Bills of officers on leave beyond sea under medical certificate for the portion of the civil salary which they are permitted to draw by those rules io like manner as is provided for civil servants proceeding to sea on medical certificate. But it is hereby provided, that civil allow. auces shall not be drawn by a military oicer under this rule after the date of departure beyond sea, unless securi y shall have been previously given in such amount as may be fixed by vernment. 9 The rules for furnishing medical certificates a d for regula-tained in the latter part of clause 1 Act I. Victoria, Cap. 47, it in ting the forms and manner of drawing military allowances during.further provided in respect to all the above cus-es of oflicers that, absence on leave, have been laid down in general Orders in the if they embark with the p rmission of Government, at any other military department. presidency than their own, or at any other place or port in India, provided that it be not more distant from their station than the ports of their own presidency, the date for the commencement of the operation of the above rules for sick leave beyond sea, sball be that of actua embarkation at such place or port, and not that of leaving the frontier of their own respective presidency, and the same privilege in respect to the date of leaving India, will be grauted to officers of the several services referred to embarking at Goother presidencies or places in Intia not more distant from their station than the ports of their own presidency with the leave of Government previously obtained for the purpose of proceeding to Europe on furlough or of retiring from the service altogether. 20 In the above rules no provision is made for the case* of serants of the classes mentioned resigning the service after leaving their presidency with the permission of the Government in conse quence of sickness The case of such persons has been considered by the President in council to require a new rule, which under the terms of the Act requirs te be submitted for the confirmation of the Hon'ble the Cout of Directors before it can take effect. It is accordingly declared that the security to be given by servants as the condition of their drawing allow nces while absent from their presidency, must provide for the case of such retirement, and the servants must bint themselves to refund the whole of the allowances so drawn in cases of their resignation and departure for Europe without previous return to their presidency, provided that the new rules to be established should require such refund. 765 6.9 574 5 14 8 13 2 * These allowances are to be subject to the subscription to the Pension fund, FORT WILLIAM GENERAL DEPARTMENT, JANUARY 17TH.Notice is hereby given, that the salaries and allowances of the civil and Marine departments for January, instant, will be discharged by the Sub Treasurer and Marine Paymaster respectively on or after Thursday, the 15th proximo. The Government of India having received from the Hon'ble the Court of Directors copy of a letter addressed by the Secretary to the Post Master General in England, to the Honorable Court, dated 11th September 1837, from which it appears that an Act (1, Victoria, Cap. 76,) had been passed by the British Parliament for regulating the Postage to be levied on Letters transmitted between the United Kingdom and India by Her Majesty's medi terranean Packets, the President in ouncil deems it necessary to publish for general information, the rates of Postage established thereby in supercession of those established by Clause XXXIV. of Rules for the management of the Post Office departmeur, passed by the Right Hon'ble the Governor General of India in Council on the 30th August 1837. "With respect to the return correspondence, this rate must not be taken in fudia on either of the two classos of Letters before mentioned, whether they shali he simply addressed to the United Kingdom or passing through it to countries beyond or whether directed to it via Marseilles, as the Postage can be collected in this country. On all other Letters however the rate must be de. manded at the time the Letter is pose in India as the only means of securing the charge, the Post Office having no method of collecting it in the countries to which the Letters will be ad dressed. Under the above Orders, Inland Postage only will be leviable in India on letters arriviu: from or received for transmission to the United Kingdom via any Port in the Red Sea or Persian Gulph,| If Letters a rive from or are adtressed to any other place than the United Kingdom, so that the postage will not be leviable therein, the following rates will be levied in India, as the place of delivery or of receipt for transmission. Letters or Sealed Packets of any description The following are the Orders contained in the Letter above re. ferred to, to which the Post Master General and Post Masters in the different Presidencies of India, are hereby required to give Law Commission, reported his return to this presidency on the JANUARY 220-C H. Cameron, Esq., Member of the Indian 18th instaut. Single attention. concurrence of the Governor General, has this day appointed The Presidency of the Council of India in Council, with the Council of ludia, and the said Charles Hay Cameron has accordingCharles Hay Cameron, Esq to be Fourth Ordinary Member of the ly taken the oaths and his seat in the said Council under the usual salute from the Ramparts of Fort William The Act 1st Victoria, Cap. 76, having authorized a Postage of of Is. single, 28. double, 3s. treble, and 4s for an ounce weight, and for every quarter of an ounce beyond that weight, the Pos age of a single Letters upon all Letters passing between any port in the Red Sea or Persian Gulph and the East Indies, which are not conveyed to or from the United Kingdom by Per majesty's Mediterranean Packets, I am commanded by the Post Master General to request you will move the Court of Directors to give ins tructions to their Post Masters in India to demand this rate upon all Letters, which shall not be enclosed in the Mails despatched from Falmouth for the East Indies which will be made up in boxes marked East India Mail from the United Kingdom by her Ma-1 jesty's Mediterranean Packets', with the exception of letters put into the Post Offices of the United Kingdom, which shall be ad. dressed to India via Marseilles, and upon which as the Postage mitted to resign the East India Company's civil service from the JANUARY 24TH.-The Hon'ble W. H L. Melville has been per alluded to would have already been paid in this country no addidate on which the pilot may quit the ship "Charles Grant" tional rate should be demanded, Letters of this description can be easily distinguished from their having the Post mark of the Town in the United Kingdom, at which they were posted in addition to the address of via Marseilles. these two classes, namely, Letters contained in the Mail Boxes With the exception of and those addressed via Marseilles, all Letters conveyed to the East Indies by Packet will be liable to the charges in question, which can only be collected by the Company's Post Masters from the persons to whom they are ad rossed in India. in Council. at Sea. to Newspapers, Pamphlets or other unsealed packets of printed The orders received hitherto containing no privision in respect papers transmitted via the Red Sea or the Persian Gulph, these will be subjected in India to no charge beyond that of Inland postage duty. Single postage being added for each additional Tolah weight. Note.-8 Annas has been assumed as equal to Shilling. A scale according to weight has been substituted for the rule regarding single and double Letters for uniformity with the system generally in force in India, and because the Post Masters have not the means of discriminating between single and double sheets; 3 Tolahs also have been assumed as equivalent to an ounce. Mr. J.F.M. Reid assumed charge of the General Post Office on the 15th instant. The Hon'ble the President in Council is pleased to attach to the North Western Provinces, Mr. G. D. Raikes, Writer reported qualified for the public service. No Ship Postage under Schedule B. Act No. XVII. 1837, will be leviable in India on letters transmitted in the manner pro. vided for in these rules, notwithstanding that they may have been conveyed or may be forwarded between India and the Red Sea or Persian Gulph in Sailing Vessels. Mr. G. D. Raikes, Writer, is reported qualified for the public service by proficiency in two of the Native Languages, JANUARY 17TH, -Notice is hereby given, that the Salaries and Allowances of the Civil and Marine Departments for January, instant. will be discharged by the sub Treasurer and Marino Paymaster respectively, on or after Thursday, the 15th proximo. — the Council of India, having taken his passage to England in the The Hon'ble T B Macaulay, Esq Fourth Ordinary Member of Ship Lord Hungerford. resigned his seat in the said Council on the 17t instant to Mr. Thomas Parry Woodcock of the civil service, proceeding The Hon'ble the Deputy Governor of Bengal is pleased to grant under the orders of the Hon'ble the Lient Governor of the North on furlough, an extension of the leave of absence granted to him Western Provinces, dated the 17th October last, till the date of the departure of th February steamer from Bombay. Mr. C R. Mariin has been permit ed to resign the East India Company's Civil Service from this date. SEPARATE DEPARTMENT.-The officiating deputy collector of Noa Khully is hereby vested with jurisdiction for the trial of persons charged with offences against the Laws for the protection of the Salt Revenue when made over by the Superintendent of Salt chookees appointed to that District under the ct No. IX. of 1835, and the said Officiating Deputy Collector shall, and it is hereby empowered to exercise in respect to such cases the powers described in Sections XC VI and other provisions of Regulation X. 1819 of the Bengal Code. H. T. PRINSEP, Secy. to Govt. FORT WILLIAM, POLITICAL DEPARTMENT, DECEMBE", 20TH 1837. Mr. B. H. Hodgson, resident at Catmandboo, delivered over charge of the office of the residency to Mr. A. Campbell, assistant on the 5th instant. Captain H W. Trevelan, assistant to the agent to the Governor General for the states of Rajpootana, reported his depar ture on the 14th instant from Calcutta, in progress to the Cape of Good Hope, on board the ship Seringapatam. JANUARY 3D-Mr. C. E Trevelyan, deputy secretary to Government in the political department, has obtained leave of absence. on private affairs, from the 1st instant, until the date of the sailing of the Lord Hungerford" for Eugland Captain H. F. Sandys, principal assistaut in charge of Nimaur has obtained one month's leave of absence, from the 5th instant. JANUARY, 13TH-Lieutenant Colonel J. Caulfield, Superin. tendent of the Mysore Princes, has obtained one week's leave of absence to proceed to Saugor. JAN 17TH-The Hon'ble the President in Council has been pleased to direct that the following paper be published for gene. ral information: Direction for entering the Hujamaree and Kedyweree Rivers. The mouth of the Hujamaree branch of the Indus lies in Lati. tude 24. 8. 25 North and Longitude 67. 25. East-on the North point there is a beacon 45 feet high, with a large cone on distance of 10 miles, and in the channel leading towards it across the summit, which in clear weather can be seen distinctly at a the shoals, there are tow buoys, one outside its mouth, and the others on the point of a sandbank projecting from the left bank of the river. Vessels intending to enter this branch, ought on sighting the beacon to stand in towards the land untill they are close to the shoals, in about 4 fathoms, and then steer along them until they bring it to bear N N. E . E., they will then be at the entrance of the chaunel close to the large fair way buoy, which has a cone on it, and is laid down in 20 feet at high water springs tides. From the buoy a course steered direct for the beacon, until a If the salary do not exceed 2,000 per mensem, one-eighth for | draw while absent on such leave his entire pay and allowances one year and one sixth for the second year, without deduction. If the leave solicited exceed the period of three months, the medical certificate must be countersigned by a Member of the Medical Board and the sanction of Government will be required to enable the pilot to proceed to the Cape or elsewhere under the following rules If the salary of office be not more than 50 rupees per mensem, no deduction shall be made for the first year, and if it be only so much more that the prescribed deduction at the rate of one-eighth would reduce the allowance drawn to less than 500 rupees per mensem, only so much shall be deducted as will reduce the salary dawn to 500 rupees per mensem. After the year a deduction of one-eighth shall be made from the salary of the officers referred to in this rule. 14 Branch pilots Master pilots, Mates and Vouniteers, compelted by sickness duly certified to proceed to the Cape or else. where beyond sea within the limits of the Hon'ble Company's charter, shall be entitled to draw the reduced allowances and to receive the passage money allotted to their rank in the following tab.e: Mon hy passage Allowances money, 590 2. After the close of the second year when the salary of office ceases, civil servan's who may obtain an extension of leave will daw the subsistence allowance of their rank only, but no such servant, absent on bare on account of sickness, shall draw aless allowance as a civil servant out of employ, than that of a junior merchant, viz. Sa Rs. 224 per mens m 3 The maximum period for which any civil servant shall be allowed to draw the salary of office or any part thereof is two years from the date of embarkation, and the offices of servants who may not return within that period, will be v-cant and liable to e filled by fresh appointments. Civil servants who may so overstay the period of two years, provided they obtain an extension of leave on account to the satisfaction of the Government to which theying her pilot for sea as follows : are attached for the delay of their return, shail as above provided receive the subsistence allowance of a servant of their rank, subject to the exception above specified in favor of junior servants, but if they contiue absent in disobedience of an order to resura or without suilic ent cause shown that allowance also will be forfeited. 4 Civil servants absent on leave on account of sickness duly certified, if they proceed to England without returning to their presidency, may as her tofore apply to be amitted to Furlough by the Honorable the Court of Directors, and the Furiongh will in such cases take effect from the date of leaving their presidency consequently the allowances of office that may have been drawn by themselves or by their agents after their departure, must in that case be readjusted and the difference refunded 5 Civil servants desiring to avail themselves of the benefit of the act above referred to, and to draw their allowances while ab sent on account of sickness under the above rules, will be re quired to give security in such amount as may be required by the Government for the refund of any excess that may bedrawn,either by agents at the presidency or by themselves in case of their proceeding to Europe on Furlough or otherwise coming under re trenchmentr 500 250 " 120 " 80 Branch pilot, Sa. Rs. Master dicto, Mate ditto, Senior 24 Mate, Junior ditto. Volunteer, 15 Pilots authorized to proceed to England for the benefit of their health, will receive passage money and draw allowances as heretofore from the date of the vessel in which they embark leav 70 00 Ecclesiastical department.-11 Chaplains proceeding to any place beyond sea for the benefit of their heath under the rules prescribed for officers of the ecclesiastical department, shall in respect to the proportion of allowances te be drawn during the period of absence, as also in respect to the conditions an period for which such allowances are to be drawn, and likewise in res pect to the allowances to be drawn in case of their not returning within two years, be subject to the same precise rules as civil servants proceeding to any place beyond sea on sick leave. Pilots.-12 The following rules have been established for members of the pilots service under the sanction of the Honorable Court of Directors. Passage allowance. Branch pilot, 478 99 ............................ Masters, 50 " 40 ditto. 3 40 ditto. n Voluntee 8, 16 Members of the plot service absent at the Cape or else. where under the rule for such absence above stated, wil be required to return to India at the end of six months from the date of their leaving Calcutta, unless they forward to the marine Board as renewed certificate from the colonial surgeon or other principal medical officer of the place where they may be residing stating that a prolonged residence is necessary for complete recovery, 400 3.50 320 300 30 1,435 956 765 649 574 6 No second leave will be granted te any civil servant who has been absent beyond sea for two years, until three years after the date of return from sea, but if a civil servant is compelled by sickness to proceed to sea again within this period, after having been absent less than two years, he will be allowed to compl te that period, drawing the proportion of salary allowed for the remaining time as if the leave had been continuous 17. A member of the pilot s rvice absent under the a ove rules may, provided he forwards renewed medical certificates every six months required in the preceeling rule, continue absent from India for a total eriod not exceeding two years, drawing during ebsence the allowances stated, either through bis ag-uts, at Ca cutta or by bill signed in the presence of a magistrate at be place where he may be residing and certified to be so signed on the date specified The Bills may be drawn in duplicate and will he payable to the order of the pilot, provided however that no pilor shall be allowed to benefit by this provision unless he shall give security to such amount as may be prescribed by Government to cover any refunds to which he may become liable in case of proceeding to Europe or of over receipt by ageuts Military Officers holding Civil situations.-7. Military officers employed in the Civil departments and drawing a civil allowance are entitled in common with officers holding staff situations in the military department to draw the militrary pay and allowances of their rank while absent at sea, on leave under the medical certi 18 Any member of the pilot service who shll be absent he. ficate, and likewise one half of the difference between such allowyond sea for a period exceeding two years, shall from the date of ances and the civil or staff pay of the offices to which they sand the expiration of the two ye rs be considered as suspended from appointed. the service. It will remain to be decided upon his return at any subsequent date, whether he shall be restored or not accordingly as he shall be able to satisfy the Marine Board and Government, that he used all possible exertions to return within the time fixed, but failed to do so from causes beyond his control. General rule - 9 Under the authority of the provisions con 8 The above allowances are to be drawn for a total period not exceeding two years from the date when the vessel in which such officers embark may leave the presidency or other port of departure, and the civil situation held by any officer who shall not return within that period shall be considered vacant. 9 The rules for furnishing medical certificates and for regula-tained in the latter part of clause I Act I. Victoria, Cap. 47, it ia ting the forms and manner of drawing military allowances duringther provided in respect to all the above classes of others that, absence on leave, have been laid down in general Orders in the if they embark with the permission of Government, at any other military department. presidency than their own, or at any other place or port in India, provided that it be not more distant from their station than the ports of their own presidency, the date for the commencemeat of the operation of the above rules for sick leave beyond sea, sbail be that of actual embarkation at such place or port, and not that of leaving the frontier of their own respective presidency, and the same privilege in respect to the date of leaving India, will be grauted to officers of the several services referred to embarking at other presidencies or places in India not more distant from their station than the ports of their own presidency with the leave of Government previously obtained for the purpose of proceeding to Europe on furlough or of retiring from the service altogether. 10 The civil auditor will pass the Bills of officers on leave beyond sea under medical certificate for the portion of the civil salary which they are permitted to draw by those rules in like manner as is provided for civil servants proceeding to sea on medical certificate. But it is hereby provided, that civil allow. auces shall not be drawn by a military oicer under this rule after the date of departure beyond sea, unless security shall have been previously given in such amount as may be fixed by Go vernment. quence of sickness. 20 In the above rules no provision is made for the case of ser vants of the clas-es mentioned resigning the service after leaving their presidency with the permission of the Government in couse. by the President in Council to require a new rule, which under The case of such persons has been considered the terms of the Act requir, te be submitted for the confirmation of the Hon'ble the Cout of Directors before it can take effect, It is accordin ly declared that the security to be given by servants as the condition of their drawing allow nces while absent from their presidency, must provide for the case of such retirement, and the servants must bin 1 themselves to refund the whole of the allowances so drawn in cases of their resignation and departure for Europe without previous return to their presidency, provided that the new rules to be established should require such refund. 5 14 8 13 2 18 Members of the pilot service whose state of health may re quire a voyage to sea, or who may on that account desi e to leave the presidency, shall submit application for the same through the master attendant to the Marine Board, forwarding with the ap. plication a certificate from the marine surgeon or assistant surgeon, the Marine Board may grant leave for any period not * These allowances are to be subject to the subscription to exceeding three months, and the party availing himself of it, may the Pension fund. PORT WILLIAM GENERAL DEPARTMENT, JANUARY 17TH.Notice is hereby given, that the salaries and allowances of the civil and Marine departments for January, instant, will be discharged by the Sub Treasurer and Marine Paymaster respectively on or after Thursday, the 15th proximo. The Government of India having received from the Hon'ble the Court of Directors copy of a letter addressed by the Secretary to the Post Master General in England. to the Honora le Court, dated 11th September 1837, from which it appears that an Act (1, Victoria, Cap. 76,) had been passed by the British Parliament for regulating the Postage to be levied on Letters transmitted between the United Kingdom and India by Her Majesty's medi terraneau Packets, the President in Council deems it necessary to publish for general information, the rates of Postage established thereby in supercession of those established by Clause XXXIV. of Rules for the management of the Post Odice departmenr, passed by the Right Hon'ble the Governor General of India in Council on the 30th August 1837. With respect to the return correspondence, this rate must not be taken in India on either of the two classes of Lette.s before mentioned, whether they shali he simply addressed to the United Kingdom or passing through it to countries beyond or whether directed to it via Marseilles, as the Postage can be collected in this country. On all other Letters however the rate must be de. manded at the time the Letter is pose in India as the only means of securing the charge, the Post Office having no method of collecting it in the countries to which the Letters will be ad. dressed. Under the above Orders, Inland Postage only will be leviable in India on letters arriving from or received for transmission to the United Kingdom via any Port in the Red Sea or Persian Gulph, If Letters a rive from or are addressed to any other place than the United Kingdom, so that the postage will not be leviable therein, the following rates will be levied in India, as the place of delivery or of receipt for transmission. Letters or Sealed Packets of any description The following are the Orders contained in the Letter above referred to, to which the Post Master General and Post Masters in the different Presidencies of India, are hereby required to give Law Commission, reported his return to this presidency on the JANUARY 220.-C H. Cameron, Esq., Member of the Indian 18th instaut. Single Not exceeding 1 Tolah weight. attention. The Act 1st Victoria, Cap. 76, having authorized a Postage of of is. single, 2s. double, 3s. treble, and 4s for an ounce weight, and for every quarter of an ounce beyond that weight, the Pos age of a single Letters upon all Letters passing between any port in the Red Sea or Persian Gulph and the East Indies, which are not conveyed to or from the United Kingdom by Per majesty's Mediterranean Packets, I am commanded by the Post Master General to request you will move the Court of Directors to give ins tructions to their Post Masters in India to demand this rate upon all Letters, which shall not be enclosed in the Mails despatched from Falmouth for the East Indies which will be made up in boxes marked East India Mail from the United Kingdom by her Majesty's Mediterranean Packets', with the exception of letters put into the Post Odices of the United Kingdom, which shall be ad dressed to India via Marseilles, and upon which as the Postage mitted to resign the East India Company's civil service from the JANUARY 24TH.-The Hon'ble W. H L. Melville has been per alluded to would have already been paid in this country no addidate on which the pilot may quit the ship" Charles Grant" tional rate should be demanded, Letters of this desciption can be easily distinguished from their having the Post mark of the Town in the United Kingdom, at which they were posted in addition to the address of via Marseilles. With the exception of these two classes, namely, Letters contained in the Mail Boxes and those addressed via varseilles, all Letters conveyed to the East Indies by Packet will be liable to the charges in question, which can only be collected by the Company's Post Masters from the persons to whom they are ad rossed in India. in Council. at Sea. to Newspapers, Pamphlets or other unsealed packets of printed The orders received hitherto containing no privision in respect papers transmitted via the Red Sea or the Persian Gulph, these will be subjected in India to no charge beyond that of Inland postage duty. A scale according to weight has been substituted for the rule regarding single and double Letters for uniformity with the system generally in force in India, and because the Post Masters have not the means of discriminating between single and double sheets; 3 Tolahs also have been assumed as equivalent to an ounce. Mr. J.F.M. Reid assumed charge of the General Post Office ou the 15th instant. The Hon'ble the President in Council is pleased to attach to the North Western Provinces, ur. G. D. Raikes, Writer reported qualified for the public service. No Ship Postage under Schedule B. Act No. XVII. 1837, will be leviable in India on letters transmitted in the manner pro. vided for in these rules, notwithstanding that they may have been conveyed or may be forwarded between India and the Red Sea or Persian Gulph in Sailing Vessels. Mr. G. D. Raikes, Writer, is reported qualified for the public service by proficiency in two of the Native Languages, JANUARY 17TH, -Notice is hereby given, that the Salaries and Allowances of the Civil and Marine Departments for January, instant, will be discharged by the sub Treasurer and Marine Paymaster respectively, on or after Thursday, the 15th proximo. the Council of India, having taken his passage to England in the The Hon'ble T B Macaulay, Esq Fourth Ordinary Member of Ship Lord Hungerford. resigned his seat in the said Council on the 17t instant concurrence of the Governor General, has this day appointed The Presidency of the Council of India in Council, with the Council of India, and the said Charles Hay Cameron bas accordingCharles Hay Cameron, Esq to be Fourth Ordinary Member of the ly taken the oaths and his seat in the said Council under the usual salute from the Ramparts of Fort William to Mr. Thomas Parrs Woodcock of the civil service, proceeding The Hon'ble the Deputy Governor of Bengal is pleased to grant on furlough, an extension of the leave of absence granted to him under the orders of the Hon'ble the Lient Governor of the North Western Provinces, dated the 17th October last, till the date of the departure of the February steamer from Bombay. Mr. C R. Martin has been permit ed to resign the East India Company's Civil Service from this date. SEPARATE DEPARTMENT.-The officiating deputy collector of Noa Khully is hereby vested with jurisdiction for the trial of persons charged with offences against the Laws for the protection of the Salt Revenue when made over by the Superintendent of Salt chookees appointed to that District under the ct No. IX. of 1835, and the said Officiating Deputy Collector shall, and it is hereby empowered to exercise in respect to such cases the powers described in Sections XC VI. and other provisions of Regulation X. 1819 of the Bengal Code. H. T. PRINSEP, Secy. to Govt. Minis FORT WILLIAM, POLITICAL DEPARTMENT, DECEMBR", 20TH 1837Mr. B. H. Hodgson, resident at Catmandboo, delivered over charge of the office of the residency to Mr. A. Campbell, assistant on the 5th instant. Captain H W. Trevelyan, assistant to the agent to the Governor General for the states of Rajpootana, reported his depar fure on the 14th instant from Calcutta, in progress to the Cape of Good Hope, on board the ship Seringapatam. JANUARY 3D-Mr. C. E Trevelyan, deputy secretary to Government in the political department, has obtained leave of absence. on private affairs, from the 1st instant, until the date of the sailing of the Lord Hungerford" for Eugland Captain H. F. sandys, principal assistaut in charge of Nimaur has obtained one month's leave of absence, from the 5th instant. JANUA Y. 13TH-Lieutenant Colonel J. Caulfield, Superin. tendent of the Mysore Princes, has obtained one week's leave of absence to proceed to Saugor. JAN. 17TH.-The Hon'ble the President in Council has been pleased to direct that the following paper be published for gene. ral information: Direction for entering the Hujamaree and Kedyweree Rivers. The mouth of the Hujamaree branch of the Indus lies in Latitude 24. 8. 25 North and Longitude 67. 25. East-on the North point there is a beacon 45 feet high, with a large cone on distance of 10 miles, and in the channel leading towards it across the summit. which in clear weather can be seen distinctly at a the shoals, there are tow buoys, one outside its mouth, and the others on the point of a sandbank projecting from the left bank of the river. Vessels intending to enter this branch, ought on sighting the beacon to sand in towards the land untill they are close to the shoals, in about 4 fathoms, and then steer along them until they bring it to bear N N. E . E., they will then be at the entrar co of the channel close to the large fair way buoy, which has a cone on it, and is laid down in 20 feet at high water springs tides. From the buoy a course steered direct for the beacon, until a bout half way between them, will take them over the bar in the deepest part where there is depth 12 feet at high water spring tides, and they must then bear away for the small buoy, which is laid down on the point of a sandbak projecting from the north point of the entrance, and pass it on the right or South side. At low water there are heavy breakers right across the mouth whenever the wind is from the Westward, and even at high tide the swell that rolls in across the bar is extremely high The Kedy waree mouth is situated 4 miles E S. E of the Hujamaree entrance in latitude 24 6. 30. north, and has a beacon in the shape of a slender pyramid 25 feet high on its no th point. It is approached by a channel about 5 miles long, and from 690 to 00 yards broad, at the entrance of which a large buoy has been placed in 31 fathom. From this buoy, the beacon at the mouth of the river hears N. E. N., and that at the Huja maree month NW After the buoy is passed steer N. E. b. N. N. keeping the beacon a point open to the Eastward, until the Hujamaree beacon hears NW N., then steer for the former Along this line there is no where less than 10 feet at high water spring tiles. At both the Hujamarec and Kedy waree mouths it is high water on the full and change at 11 hours. (iged) T. G. CARLESS, Lieut. Commanding H. C. S. Brig Palinurus JAN 24-Lieutenant colonel Barney, resident at Ava, has obtained leave of absence for 2 months, from the 6th of Dec last. absence. The leave of absence granted to Mr. H Moore, civil and session Dr. Christie assumed medical charge of the Nipaul Residency judge of Chittagong, under date the 2-th November last, for six on the 1st instant. weeks, on medical certificate, is cancelled at his request. ECCLESIASTICAL DEPARTMENT -The Reverend J. C. Proby Chaplain on the Bengal establishment, is permitted to proceed to Europe on furlough. ECCLESIALTIC L DEPARTMENT -The Honorable the Deputy Governor of Bengal is pleased to appoint the Revd. H. S. Fisher to officiate as junior presidency chaplain, until further orders. H. T. PRINSEP, Secy, to Govt. FORT WILLIAM FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT, DECEMB R, 28THMr. J. A. orin, the deputy accountant general and accountant in the revenue and Judicial departments, is permitted to be absent from his offices for ten days, from the 4th proximo. Mr. G. F. McClintock will conduct the duties during Mr. Dorin's absence. Backergunge; Bancoora; Baraset; Behar: Beerbhoom; Fhau FO T WILLIAM, MILITARY DEPARTMENT, 15TH JAN. 1838.-Notice is hereby given, that the Pay Batta, and other Allowances for gulpore; Bogra; Burdwan; Dacca; Dinagepore; Furreedpore,January 1838 of the Troops at the Presidency, and at the other Hooghly; Jessore; Malda; Midnapore; Moonzhyr; Moorsheda Stations of the Army, will be issued on or after Saturday, the bad; Mymensingh; Noacolly; Nuddea; Patna; Pubna; Purnen Rajeshabye ungpore; Sarun; Sircar; Chumparun; Shahabad; Sylhet; Tipperah; Tirboot and 24-Pergundahs. 10th Proximo. Mr. B. Golding to be ditto ditto of Purneah, vice Mr. Pringle. Mr. WJ H. Money to be magistrate and collector of Tippe rah vice Mr. Golding. Moulvie Mohummud Suffee, Sudder Ameen of Beerbloom, for one mouth; Kooer Jey Gopal Sing, moousiff of Singban, will take temporary charge of that office. FRED. JAS. HALLIDAY. Offg. Secy, to the Govt. of Bengal. It is hereby notified for general information, that the jurisdiction of the Superintendent of l'olice in the lower provinces, extends to the following districts: 2D JANUARY, 1833.-The Honorable the Deputy Governor of Bengal has been pleased to make the following appointments: Mr. W. Dampier to be commissioner of revenue of the 13th or Jessore division, vice Mr. H. M. Pigou, who has resigned the Baboo Chatterbhooj Putnan to be reputy collecter in the southern division of Cuttack, uder the provisions of Regulation IX. of 1893. The following officers have obtained leave of absence from their stations : Mr. J. B. Elliott, special commissioner of Patra, for one month, on private affairs, from the 10th instant, or as soon after as the return of the steamer from Allahabad my permit. Mr. J. J. Harvey, commissioner of revenue of the 16th er Chittagong division, for two months, to remain at the presidency, on urgent private affairs, from the 5th instant, retaining charge of his office. service. The Honorable R. Forbes to officiate, until further orders, as civil and session Judge of Dinagepore. Mr. W. Luke, officiating magistrate and collector of Sarun, for one month, from the 5th ultimo, to visit the presidency, on private affairs Mr. J. Alexander will officiate during Mr. Lucke's Mr. P. G E. Taylor to officiate as collector of Moorshedabad, during Mr. Forbes' absence, or until further orders. Mr. F. Staniforth to be magistrate and deputy collector of Beerbhoom, vice Mr. W. J. H. Money, Mr. Staniforth, will continue to officiate as collector of the above district, unlil further orders. 8TH J NUARY-The follo ving officer has obtained leave of absence from his station. Mr. F. E Read Joint magistrate and deputy collector of Parnesh, for two months, to visit the Presidency, preparatory to his preceeding to Europe on Furiough. 9TH JANUARY-The Honorable the Deputy Governor of Bengal has been pleased to make the following appointment: Mr. W. J. Morgan to be an assistant to the magistrate of the 24-Pergunnahs. Mr. W. Adam to officiate as a commissioner of the Court of Requests during the absence of Mr. C. W. Brietzeke. Mr H. J. Thornton, late assistant surgeon of Commercolly, is transferred to the civil station f Pubna Mr T. A Dearman to be deputy collector in the District of Dacca and Mymensing under the provisions of Regulation IX. of 1833. Mr. C. Garstin is relieved from the office of additional judge of Patua in which he is officiating, and is directed to give his attento tion solely to the trial of Thugs. Mr. G G. Mackintosh has been authorized to receive charge of the office of magistrate and collector of Purneah from Mr. F. E Read, and to conduct the duties until further order. Mr. James Reily to be Principal Sudder Ameen of Dacca, vice Moulvie Mohammed Yacoob decensed. Synd Junab Ali to be Principal Sudder Ameen in Rungpore, vice Mr. Reily. 26TH DECEMBER, 1837-The following officer has obtained leave of absence from his station: Baboo Joynarain Doss to be deputy collector in the district of Bancoorah un fer ditto ditto. The following officers have obtained leave of absence from their stations: for one month, to visit the Presidency, on private affairs, Mr A. Mr. T. Wyatt, officiating civil and session Judge af Bhaugalpore Young will conduct the current duties of the office. Mr R Torrens, additional judge of Chittagong, for six weeks on urgent private affairs to proceed to the Presidency, on medical certificate. Mr. J. J Jordan, Sudder Ameen and moonsiff of Backergunge, visit the Presidency, on private affairs, from the 16th instant to the 15th proximo Narburry Sreemoney will officiate during Mr. Jordan's absence. 11TH JANUARY-Mr. T. C. Lech, assistant to the magistrate of Nuddea, for one week, on private affairs, from the 14th instant. JANUARY 16TH -The Hon'ble the Deputy Governor of Bengal has been pleased to make the following appointments: Mr A Ogilvie to be collector of zillah Nuddea, vice Mr. H. P. Russell who has proceeded to England on furlough. Mr J. A. F. Hawkins to be register of the courts of Sudder Dewanny and Nizamut Adawlut from the 10th instant, vice Mr. J. F. M. Reid, Mr J. F. Cathcart to be civil and session Judge of Purneah, vice Mr. B. Golding. Mr. B. Golding to be ditto ditto of Jessore, vice Mr. Catheart. Mr. D. Pringle to officiete as commissioner of revenue of the 8th or Jessore division from the 20th instant, until reueved by Mr. Dampier, or until further orders. The following officers have obtained leave of absence from their stations: Mr W. Dent, civil and session Judge of Shahabad for one month, to visit the presidency, on private affairs. Mr. H. S. Lane will conduct the current duties during Mr. Dent's absence. Mr. W Luke, officiating magistrate and collector of Sarun, an extension of leave of absence to the 5th proximo, on private affairs. Mr. Assistant Surgeon C. W. Fuller, altached to the civil station of Nuddea, for ten days, on private affairs. |