confidence, and quite incapable of managing the public affairs in circumstances so difficult and delicate; but the behaviour of Don Pedro and his ministry towards Sartorius; his negligence in providing the means to keep the squadron always ready for service; the calling to his aid of a French general, who proves to be much inferior to the Count of Villa Flor himself; his reluctance to take the field when it was advisable, and his unwillingness to profit by the opportunities he has had to attack the enemy with success ;all these, and many other reasons, tend to prove to-day what was only suspected some months ago, viz., that Don Pedro-as soon as he saw he was not received in triumph by the Portuguese nation, as his favourites had promised him at Paris, flattering him with the prospect of becoming King of Portugal again-lost all his supposed energy, had no other view, no other plan, than to sacrifice the constitutional charter to the cabinet of Madrid, to become regent, and to capitulate without hazarding himself, if even that sacrifice was refused. Hence it came that he was determined to capitulate in the month of February, and he would have done so, were it not for General Saldanha's success on the 4th of March, and his endeavours to protect the landing of some provisions and ammunition some days before. Now the withdrawal of Sartorius, provoked by the insolence, negligence, and ignorance of the ministry, will be a pretext to realize the preconcerted plan in the following manner:Solignac will give time enough to the Miguelites to occupy and fortify the position of Luz; from that moment the landing of provisions, reinforcements, or any other supplies, will be hindered by the Miguelites, supported by some ships that will not fail to come out from Lisbon; then Solignac will enterprise a sortie, so ignorantly combined as that of the 24th of January, and in harmony with the miserable dispositions he gave the 24th of March last, going to chapel with the army when the enemy was at 200 toises from us! Solignac will be beaten, and then he will propose a capitulation.

This is the infamous plan of Don Pedro, and of the coward minions of his council. If you do not believe me, take notice of it, and events will soon prove whether I do speak truth or not. The army begins to suspect the treason; and God knows whether the traitors will have time enough to accomplish their design.

"A VOLUNTEER, A. M. S."

STATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY.

[Where two places are mentioned, the last-named is that at which the Reserve Companies of the

Regiment are stationed.]

A Court-Martial, of which Admiral Sir Manly Dixon, K.C.B., was president, and Capt. Curry, C.B., Capt. Ross, C.B., Commanders Oliver and Austin, were members, assembled on Thursday, the 7th of March, on board his Majesty's ship San Josef, at Plymouth, for the trial of Lieut. C. J. Fox Campbell, of H.M.S. Comus, 18, on the following charge preferred by his commanding officer, Commander Wm. Price Hamilton: For having, on the 27th of February ulto. disobeyed the orders of Lieut. Thomas Peter Dobree, his superior officer, in not returning on board to his leave, he being on shore when he was aware of the sloop going out of harbour.

The Court, upon the evidence of Lieut. Dobree, and the master, Mr. King, found the prisoner guilty, and adjudged that he should be severely reprimanded.

A Court Martial was held on Thursday, 18th April, on board H.M.S. Victory, in Portsmouth harbour,-President, Sir F. Lewis Maitland, K.C.B. Rear-Adm. of the Blue; Members, Capt. Nicholas Lockyer, C. B. of H.M.S. Stag; Capt. Edw. Richd. Williams, of H.M.S. Victory; Capt. Henry Eden, of H.M.S. Conway; and Capt. Thomas Hastings, of H.M.S. Excellent, to inquire into the cause and circumstances of H.M.S. Larne taking the ground on the Goodwin Sands on the 4th of April, and to try Commander Sidney Smith for his conduct on that occasion, and also for neglecting and disobeying the first article of his instructions, under the head of " Pilotage," as set forth in the general printed instructions, page 91. The following is the article on pilotage alluded to:

"5. Pilotage.-On all occasions when a ship is in pilot water, or in the neighbourhood of the land, of rocks, or of shoals, the Captain is to take particular care that the hand-lead be kept constantly going, whether the pilot or the master think this precaution necessary or not; and if it shall appear that a ship has been got into danger of running ashore, or has been wrecked by a neglect of this precaution, the Captain will be held responsible for it."

After the evidence and defence were closed, the following sentence was delivered: The Court is of opinion, that, in shaping the course for the Downs, the pilot had not made sufficient allowance for the strength of the tide, in consequence of which, and also of the thickness of the weather, H.M. sloop Larne took the ground at 45 min. past 12 at noon, on the 4th of April inst. at the back of the Goodwin Sands, and remained there till 30 min. past ten in the evening of the same day. The Court, however, is satisfied that every exertion had been made on the part of Commander Smith and the officers and ship's company of H.M. sloop Larne, in laying out the anchors and getting the ship off the sand, and in taking measures for her preservation. The Court is further of opinion, that Commander Wm. Sidney Smith did, on the said 4th day of April inst. neglect and disobey the first article of his instructions, under the head of Pilotage, as set forth in the general printed instructions; but in consequence of the high testimonials given of Commander Smith's conduct as an officer, in navigating H.M. sloop Larne with great judgment during the late winter, and in difficult navigation, the Court doth only adjudge the said Commander Wm. Sidney Smith, for such neglect and disobedience, to be reprimanded and admonished to be more strictly attentive in future to the first article of the printed instructions under the head of Pilotage.

GENERAL ORDERS, CIRCULARS, &c. &c.

ARMY.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE MILITARY.-ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE. 66 GENERAL ORDER.

"Dublin, 11th April, 1833. "1. In the discharge of the important duties they may be required to perform in the county of Kilkenny, the Lieutenant-General commanding the army in Ireland calls on the officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers to exercise the utmost possible caution; and whilst by their exertions in aid of the civil authorities they mark their determination to use their best endeavours to prevent outrage and restore order, he has no doubt that they will, by their good conduct and kind. ness towards the inhabitants, obtain their confidence and conciliate their good-will. "2. Officers having the commission of the peace must, above all things, be most careful to confine themselves strictly within the powers conferred on them by law.

"3. All those acting as magistrates, and all others in command of detachments, will take every pains to acquire a knowledge of the dangerous characters resident in the vicinity of their quarters, and, in conjunction with the police, to apprehend such as are charged with crime, or who, being suspected of it, are found transgressing the law by being absent from their houses between the hours when such absence is illegal; in order to effect this, patrols of police and military combined should frequently be made at different times of the night, and with the utmost secrecy. "4. Force will never be used when the object can be otherwise obtained; but against those who resist the law the troops will do their duty.

"By command of the Lieutenant-General commanding,
"GEORGE D'AGUILAR,

"Deputy-Adjutant-General."

War-Office, Feb. 15, 1833.

SIR, I have the honour to transmit herewith five copies of his Majesty's warrant of the 7th February, 1833, regulating the amount of pension, allowance, or relief, to be granted to soldiers enlisted after the 1st of March, 1833, upon their discharge as wounded, disabled, invalided, and disbanded or reduced; and I have to request that you will take the utmost care that the recruits may be fully informed of the terms under which they enter his Majesty's service. I have the honour to, be, &c.,

Officer commanding

WARRANT REGULATING

Regiment of

JOHN HOBHOUSE.

THE GRANT OF PENSION, ALLOWANCE, AND RELIEF TO SOLDIERS, ON THEIR DISCHARGE FROM THE ARMY. Dated 7th February, 1833. WILLIAM R.-WHEREAS we have judged it expedient to revise the Warrant of our late Royal Brother, dated the 14th day of November, 1829, for granting Pensions, Allowances, and Relief to Soldiers on their discharge from our Army as wounded, disabled, or invalided, and disbanded or reduced; Our will and pleasure therefore is, that this our Warrant shall be established and obeyed as our sole authority under which Pensions, Allowances, and Relief, may be granted to Discharged Soldiers who shall be enlisted into our Service after the First day of March, 1833, but that all Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers enlisted previously to that day shall, as regards their claim to Pension on Discharge, remain entitled to every benefit or provision which they can at present claim under any Warrants or Regulations which were in force at the time of their original enlistment.

A Soldier enlisted for unlimited Service cannot demand his Discharge as a matter of right, either with or without a Pension; but Discharge may be granted1. On account of incapacity for further Service. 2. In consequence of reduction of the Military Establishment. 3. As an indulgence, upon certain conditions.

The Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital are charged with the application of those Rules which are to govern the ordinary grants of Pension, the amount of which shall in no case exceed the rates fixed by this Warrant; and, when once granted, the amount cannot be increased by the Commissioners. But the Commissioners shall not, without the concurrence of the Secretary at War, act upon any discharge which shall not have been completed according to the form prescribed by the Secretary at War; nor upon such discharge unless it be brought before them within six months after the date on which the soldier shall have quitted the service.

Such special deviations from those general rules as are hereinafter expressed, or as may appear advisable to his Majesty, will be made by the Secretary at War, with whom alone it rests to interpret the true intent and meaning of any passage in the Warrant or Regulations on which a doubt may arise.

The pecuniary benefits attaching under this warrant to cases of disability, are expressly and strictly to be limited to disability caused in and by the service, and pensions are not to be bestowed upon those who have not acquired strong claims to them; or who, by want of proper care, or by vice, intemperance, or other misconduct, have rendered themselves incapable of further service.

In exercising any discretion within the range of the allowances prescribed by this warrant, the points to be kept steadily in view are, the gallant conduct and good character of the soldier, the length of his good and faithful services, the extent of that disability which can fairly be ascribed to the effect of service only, and the degree to which it interferes with his power of earning a livelihood.

PERMANENT PENSIONS.

Wounds in Action.- Permanent pensions may be granted to men discharged in consequence of being rendered incapable of further service by wounds or injuries received in action, according to the following scale:

First Degree.-Men able to contribute towards earning a livelihood, although rendered by wounds unfit for the ordinary duties of a soldier:-private, from 6d. to 9d.; corporal, from 9d. to 1s.; serjeant, from 1s. to 1s. 6d.

Second Degree.- Men rendered incapable by wounds of earning a livelihood, but not requiring the aid of another person:-private, 1s.; corporal, 1s. 4d.; serjeant, 1s. 10d.

Third Degree.-Men losing two limbs or both eyes, from wounds, or being so severely wounded as to be totally incapable of earning a livelihood, and to require the assistance and care of some other person :-private, from 1s. 6d. to 2s.; corporal, from 1s. 10d. to 2s. 4d.; serjeant, from 2s. 6d. to 3s.

In cases of extreme suffering from wounds received in action by non-commissioned officers or soldiers of long service, or of gallant conduct in the field, a sum not exceeding sixpence a day may be granted, at the recommendation of the Commander-in-Chief, by the Commissioners, with the consent of the Secretary at War, as his Majesty's royal bounty, in addition to the pension which may have been awarded by the Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital.

Blindness.- Permanent pensions may be granted to men who shall become totally blind from unavoidable causes, other than wounds, but clearly attributable to the military service alone, according to the following scale :

Private, from 9d. to 1s.

Corporal, having served seven years as such, from 1s. to 1s. 3d.

Serjeants, having served as a non-commissioned officer ten years, and not less than five years as a serjeant, from Is. 3d. to Is. 10d.

If the soldier shall have served more than fourteen years in the infantry, or more than seventeen years in the cavalry, and be discharged with a constitution impaired by the effects of colonial service, besides being afflicted with total blindness, an increase to the above rates, not exceeding for a private three-pence a day, and for a non-commissioned officer four-pence a day, may be added by the Commissioners with the consent of the Secretary at War.

No soldier shall be discharged for the loss of an eye only, whether it be the right or the left; but if a soldier shall have lost one eye by a wound in action, or by the effects of service, and shall receive other wounds or injuries in action, or be otherwise so disabled as to render his discharge necessary, the loss of an eye may be taken into consideration in fixing the pension at such a rate as his combined wounds or disabilities may entitle him to receive.

Men unfit for the ordinary duties of a Soldier, after twenty-one years' in the Infantry, or twenty-four years' service in the Cavalry.-Permanent pensions, according to the following scale, may be granted to men who, having completed twenty-one years' actual service in the infantry, or twenty-four years' in the cavalry, may be discharged in consequence of being rendered unfit for the ordinary duties of a soldier, by disabilities contracted in and by the service:

Private, from 6d. to ls.

Corporal, who shall have served continuously as corporal five years immediately preceding his discharge, from 8d. to 1s. 2d.

Serjeant, colour serjeant, troop serjeant major, who shall have served continuously as a non-commissioned officer five years, of which the three years immediately preceding his discharge shall have been as serjeant, from 10d. to 1s. 4d.

Ditto, who shall have served continuously as serjeant five years immediately preceding his discharge, from 1s. to 1s. 6d.

[The increase from the minimum shall be, in each case, d. a day for every year of actual service completed beyond 21 years in the infantry, or 24 years in the cavalry; but in no case shall the maximum be exceeded.]

Quartermaster serjeant, serjeant major, who shall have served continuously as such three years immediately preceding his discharge. An addition to the pension to which he would have been entitled, as a serjeant, of 3d. a day for a quartermaster serjeant, and of 6d. a day for a serjeant major.

Men unfit to earn a livelihood after twenty-one years' service in the Infantry, or twenty-four years' in the Cavalry.—If a man be discharged, not only as unfit for the ordinary duties of a soldier, after the above periods of service, but on account of permanent disabilities or injuries contracted in and by the service, so as to be