J. P. Pollard, Esq.; Capt. Pridham, R.N.; Lieut. Coode, R.N.; Kenneth Cameron, Esq.; Major Raban; Colonel Flemming; Major Sparks; LieutColonel Abdy; Capt. King, R.N.; Major Stones; the Rev. W. J. Moore; A. J. Kempe, Esq.; Capt. Ramsay, R.N.; Capt Rawlinson; J. Charlier, Esq.; Capt. Stuart; Capt. Grover; S. A. Eyre, Esq.; W. L. Wrey, Esq.; Sir Charles Malcolm; Capt. Butterfield, &c., &c., &c. The Chairman, having read the requisition by which the Meeting was convened, called upon the Secretary, Mr. Tonna, to read the Report of the Council. Special Report. "In compliance with a resolution passed at the last general meeting, the Council have convened this special meeting of the members, to report on three propositions which were referred to the Council, and which have received their careful consideration." The first of these propositions was— "That to ensure the permanence of an institution based on such useful principles to the United Services and the public at large, it be recommended to the Council to consider the propriety, and report thereon, of taking measures to procure a Charter from the Crown, constituting the United Service Institution a body corporate, on the same principle on which the Royal and other Societies have been established." The Council having ascertained that the expense of a Royal Charter could not be less than 3007., and might, probably, amount to more than 400%, and considering the state of the funds of the Institution, and the present claims upon them, recommend the postponement of this measure, however desirable they may think the acquisition of a charter, at a future period. The second proposition referred to the Council, by the meeting, was— "That the Council be requested to take into consideration, and report on the best means of increasing the funds of the Institution." Considering the greatly increased value of the property of the Institution, the Council are of opinion, that it will be just and right, that officers hereafter becoming members, and thus receiving an equal share in the Institution with those who have supported it from its foundation, should make some additional payment to the funds; and they, therefore, recommend, that all members joining the Institution after the 1st January, 1847, shall pay an entrance fee of 17., with an annual subscription of 10s., or a life subscription of 6l., as at present. On the third proposition, namely, "That the Secretary be directed to open a book to receive donations, towards the building of a Lecture Theatre and other improvements required, the Council have pleasure to lay before the meeting a list of the subscriptions received for this object.' The list of subscriptions was then read by the Secretary. The report, having been put from the Chair, was unanimously adopted by the meeting Alfred John Kempe, Esq., FS.A., the mover of the first proposition, respecting the incorporation of the Institution, expressed himself fully satis fied with the decision to which the Council have come on this important measure. Major T. H. Shadwell Clerke, K.H., F.R.S., moved the thanks of the meeting to the gallant Chairman, for his able discharge of the brief, but important duties of the day. Captain Grover, F.R.S., seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation. Sir Howard Douglas, in acknowledging this compliment, expressed at some length, his strong sense of the value of the United Service Institution. The present state of the Institution was most satisfactory, and the greatly enlarged premises would soon be open for the use of members and their 1845.] EDITOR'S PORTFOLIO. 631 friends, and he felt sure that the liberality of the Services would soon enable the Council to complete the building of the proposed Lecture Theatre. Science was now finding its way into every department of Naval and Military warfare, and when the theatre was completed this Institution would afford great advantage to the soldier or sailor who was desirous to keep pace with the times. The meeting then broke up. CIRCULARS. WAR-OFFICE, JUNE 27, 1845. SIR,-The 46th clause of the Mutiny Act has authorized Commanding Officers to order that a soldier guilty of an offence which such Commanding Officer may not think necessary to bring before a Court-Martial, shall be imprisoned for any period not exceeding seven days, either with or without hard labour, or in solitary confinement; and has further conferred upon Commanding Officers the power, which they did not previously possess, of ordering that a soldier so imprisoned by their authority shall forfeit his pay for the days of such imprisonment, the soldier having his right of appeal to a Court-Martial against such order. It has been brought to my notice that Officers Commanding Regiments have interpreted the words of the Act as conveying to them a discretion to award imprisonment either with or without forfeiture of pay. It was the intention, in proposing the clause, to confer the power of awarding imprisonment, carrying with it the forfeiture of pay, but not to sanction a discretion on the part of Commanding Officers to award the imprisonment but remit the forfeiture of pay. The Commanding Officer has an undisputed discretion to award punishment for an offence according to the circumstances of the case. If of an aggravated character he may bring the offender before a Court-Martial. If there are extenuating circumstances he may determine whether imprisonment is to be enforced, or whether any other and what punishment that he has authority to He may order the imprisonment of a soldier for any period award may be inflicted. from one to seven days, but in no case ought a soldier, who has been punished by imprisonment, to receive when he comes out of prison the accumulated savings of his pay, after paying only for his actual subsistence. By the 50th clause of the Mutiny Act, it is lawful for the Secretary-at-War to withhold the pay of an Officer or soldier improperly absent from his duty; and, to avoid any future misconstruction of the intention of the Act, I am now to acquaint you that whenever a Commanding Officer shall award imprisonment without distinctly ordering that pay shall be forfeited. I shall equally feel it my duty to disallow the pay for every day of absence from duty, as if such imprisonment had been awarded by the authority of a Court-Martial. This decision will not affect the authority of the Commanding Officer to allow the pay of a soldier who shall Lave absented himself for any period not exceeding five days, and who shall have accounted for the same to the satisfaction of his Commanding Officer; but when the Commanding Officer shall, by awarding imprisonment, have decided that the soldier was improperly absent from his corps and from his duty, the pay for such days of absence must be forfeited. You will be pleased to direct that from the date of the receipt of this letter, no Officer Commanding Regt. HORSE GUARDS, July 11. The Memorandum of the 3rd ult., relative to the soldier's pay when under confinement, for a period not exceeding seven days, is hereby cancelled; and Commanding Officers of Regiments are referred to instructions which they will receive from the Secretary-at-War upon the subject. By command of his Grace the Com.-in-Chief, J. MACDONALD, STATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY. [Where two places are mentioned, the last-named is that at which the Depôt of the Regiment is stationed.] Grenadier Guards [1st batt.]-Wellington Bar. Do. [2nd battalion]-Windsor. Do. [3rd battalion]-St. George's Barracks. Coldstream Guards [1st batt.]-Portman St. B. Do. [2nd battalion]-The Tower. Sc. Fusilier Guards [1st batt.)-St. John's Wd. Do. [2nd battalion]-Winchester. 1st Foot [1st batt.]-Gibraltar; Clare Castle. Do. [2nd battalion]-Barbadoes; Glasgow. 2nd do.-Bombay; Chatham. 3rd do.-Chichester. 4th do.-Madras; Chatham. 5th do.-Enniskillen. 6th do.-Dublin. 7th do.-Barbadoes; Kinsale. 8th do.-Portsmouth. 9th do.-Bengal; Chatham. 10th do.-Bengal; Chatham. 11th do.-New South Wales; Chatham. 12th do.-Mauritius; Isle of Wight. Do. [Reserve battalion]-Mauritius. 13th do.-Chatham. 14th do.-Canada; Plymouth. 15th do. Cork. 16th do.-Buttevant. 17th do.-Bombay; Chatham. 18th do.-China; Chatham. 19th do.-Corfu; Waterford. 20th do.-Bermuda; Isle of Wight. Do. [Reserve battalion]-Bermuda. 21st do. Madras; Chatham. 41st Foot-Dublin. 42nd do.-Malta; Isle of Wight. Do. [Reserve battalion]-Malta. 43rd do.-Halifax; Dover. 44th do.-Dublin. 45th do.-Cape of Good Hope; Isle of Wight. Do. [Reserve battalion]-Gibraltar. 46th do.-Canada; Armagh. 47th do.-Chester. 48th do.-Jamaica; Kilkenny. 49th do.-Plymouth. 50th do.-Bengal; Chatham. 51st do.-Van Diemen's Land; Chatham. 52nd do.-Quebec; Brecon. 53rd do.-Bengal; Chatham. 54th do.-Mullingar. 55th do.-Winchester. 56th do.-Bury, Lancashire. 57th do.-Madras; Chatham. 58th do.-N. S. Wales; Chatham. 59th do.-Leeds. 60th do. [1st batt.]-Bombay; Chatham. Do. [2d batt.]-Canada; Paisley. 61st do.-Bengal; Chatham. 62nd do.-Bengal; Chatham. 63rd do.-Madras; Chatham. 64th do.-Dublin. 65th do.-Chatham. 66th do.-Gibraltar; Birr. 67th do. Dublin. 68th do.-Walmer. 69th do.-Weedon. 70th do.-Newry. 71st do.-Antigua; Isle of Wight. Do. [Reserve battalion]-Canada. 72nd do.-Gibraltar; Templemore. 73rd do. Fermoy. 74th do.-Canterbury. 75th do.-Newport, South Wales. 77th do.-Jamaica; Templemore. 84th do.-Madras; Chatham. 85th do.-St. Vincent; Londonderry. 86th do.-Bombay; Chatham. 87th do.-Aberdeen. 88th do.-Malta; Boyle. 89th do.-Canada; Carlisle. 90th do.-Ceylon; Hull. 91st do.-Cape of Good Hope; Isle of Wight. Do. [Reserve battalion]-Cape of Good Hope. 92nd do.-Edinburgh. 93rd do.-Canada; Newbridge. 94th do.-Aden; Chatham. 95th do. - Ceylon; Kinsale. 96th do.-N. S. Wales; Chatham. 97th do.-Corfu ; Isle of Wight. Do. [Reserve battalion]-Cephalonia. 98th do.-China; Chatham. 99th do.-New South Wales, Chatham. Rifle Brig. [1st batt.]-Corfu; Dublin. Do. [2d batt.]-Halifax, N. S.; Isle of Wight. Do. [Reserve battalion]-Halifax, N.S. 1st West India Regiment-Jamaica, &c. 2nd do.-Nassau. 3rd do.-Demerara, Sierra Leone, &c. Ceylon Rifle Regiment-Ceylon. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment-Canada. Cape Mounted Riflemen-Cape of Good Hope. RI. Newfoundland Comps.-Newtoundland. Royal Malta Fencible Regiment-Malta. St. Helena Regiment-St. Helena. [This Document being prepared exclusively for the U. S. Magazine, we request that, when used, its source may be acknowledged.] STATIONS OF THE ROYAL NAVY IN COMMISSION, With the Years when Built, and Dates of Commission of the Officers in Command. Acheron, st., 2, 1838, Lt.-Com. B. Alpin, 1811, Mediterranean. Acorn, 16, 1838, Com. J. E. Bingham, 1841, South America. Actæon, 26, 1831, Capt. George Mansel, 1840, Coast of Africa. Adder, 1, st., M.-Cm. J. Hammond (act.), Pemb. Advice, 1, st.-tug, Lt.-Com. C. A. Petch, 1828, Pembroke. African, st., 1825, Mast.-Com. J. King, (act.) Sheerness. Agincourt, 72, 1817, Rear-Admiral Sir T. J. Cochrane, Kt., Capt. W. J. Hope Johnstone, 1823, China. Aigle, 24, 1801, Capt. Lord C. E. Paget, Med. Alban, 1, st. v., 1826, Mast.-Com. W. White, particular service. Albatross, 16, 1842, Com. R. Yorke, 1833, Coast of Africa. Albert, st.-ves., 1840, (Lent to Colonial Government at the Gambia.) Albion, 90, 1842, Capt. N. Lockyer, C.B., 1815, Portsmouth. Alecto, st.-v., 1839, Lt.-Com. W. Hoseason, 1826, Woolwich. Alert, 6, 1835, Com. C. J. Bosanquet, 1839, Coast of Africa. Alfred, 50, 1811, Com. J. B. Purvis, 1809, S. E. Amazon, 42, Capt. James J. Stopford, 1841, America, 50, Capt. Hon. John Gordon, 1818, Pacific. Anson, 72, convict-hulk, Com. F. R. Coghlan, 1844, Hobart Town. Apollo, 8, tr. sh., 1805, Com. W. Radcliffe, 1830, particular service. Ardent, st. 1841, Com. J. Russell (b), 1840, Coast of Africa. Ariel, st. ves., Lieut.-Com. R. Madge (1815), Dover. Asp, I, st. Lt.-Com. W. W. Oke, 1825, Portpatrick. Atholl, 2, tr. sh., Mast.-Com. E. I. P. Peam, 1827, Portsmouth. Basilisk, 6, 1824, Lt.-Com. H. S. Hunt, (act.) 1835, Pacific. Beacon, 6, sur.ves., 1823, Com. T. Graves, 1841, Mediterranean. Bee, st. v., tender for the use of students on board the Excellent, and at the Naval College, Portsmouth. Black Eagle, st. ves., 1831, Mast.-Com, S. B. Cook, (act.) 1838, Woolwich. Blazer, 3, st. v. 1834, Capt. O. Stanley, 1844, surveying. Bloodhound, st.-ves., Lieut.-Com. R. Philips, 1830, Devonport. Bonetta, 3, 1836, Com. T. S. Brock, 1842, Mediterranean. Bramble, 10, 1822, Lieut.-Com. C. B. Yule, 1842, East Indies. Caledonia, 120, 1808, Rear-Admiral Sir S. Pym, K.C.B., Capt. M. H. Dixon, 1811, Devonpt. Calliope, 26, Adm. Sir J. West, Capt. Sir H. 1. Leeke, 1826, Devonport. Cambrian, 36, 1841, Commodore H. D. Chads, Castor, 36, 1832, Capt. C. Graham, 1830, China. Lieut. R. Curtis, 1838, F. L. rec. ship, Malta. Charon, st. ves., 1827, Sec. Mas. E. C. Rutter, (act.) 1837, Dover. Cleopatra, 26, 1835. Capt. Chris. Wyvill, 1832, Cape of Good Hope. Collingwood, 89, 1841, Rear-Adm. Sir G. Seymour, G.C.H., Capt. R. Smart, K.H., 1827, Pacific. Columbia, st. ves., Lt.-Com. P. F. Shortland, 1842, North America. Comet, st..v., 1822, Lieut..Com. W. Pretyman, 1823, Portsmouth. Comus, 18, 1828, Com. T. S. Thompson, 1832, S. E. Coast of America. Confiance, 2, st., 1827, Sec. Mast.J.Jagoe, (act.) 1842, Devonport. Conway, 26, 1832, Capt. W. Kelly (c), (act.)1844, Cape of Good Hope. Cormorant, 6, st., 1842, Com. G.T. Gordon, 1840, Pacific. Crescent, 42, rec. sh., 1810, Lt.-Com. W. G. Hemsworth, Rio de Janeiro. Crocodile, 26, troop-ship, Capt. J. B. Maxwell, 1837, Sheerness. Cruizer, 16, 1828, Com. E. G. Fanshawe, 1841, China. Cuckoo, st., Lieut.-Com. A. Parks, 1815, Wool. Curagoa, 24, 1809, Cpt. Sir T. S. Pasley, Bart. 1831, S. E. Coast of America. Cyclops, 6, st. ves., 1839, Capt. W. F. Lapidge, 1837, Devonport. Cygnet, 10, 1840, Com. H. Layton, 1825, Coast of Africa. Dædalus, 16, Capt. M'Quhae, 1835, East Indies. Daphne, 18, 1838, Capt. J. J. Onslow, 1834, Pacific. Daring, 12, 1844, Rear-Admiral Sir H. Pigot, K.C.H., Com. H. J. Matson, 1843, C. of Af. Dasher, st. ves., Mas.-Com. R. White, (act.) Weymouth. Dee, 2, st. v., 1832, Mast.-Com. T. Driver, 1809, particular service. Devastation, 6, st.v., 1841, Com. W. H. Kitchen, 1827, Mediterranean. Dolphin, 3, 1836, Lt.-Cm. R. T. J. Levinge, 1839, S. E. Coast of America. Doterel, st. ves., Mas.- Com. J. Grey (act.) Holy. Dover, st. ves., Mast. E. Lyne, (act.) Dover. Driver, 6, st. ves. 1840, Com. C. O. Hayes, 1839, East Indies. Dwarf, st. v., Lieut.-Com. E. H. B. Proctor, 1841, Woolwich. Eagle, 50, Rear-Adm. Inglefield, C.B., Capt. G. B. Martin, C.B., 1828, S. E. Coast of Amer. Eclair, st. ves., 1844, Com. W. G. B. Estcourt, 1841, Coast of Africa. Electra, 18, 1837, Com. A. Darley, 1827, Ports. Erebus, bomb ves. Capt. Sir John Franklin, Espoir, 10, 1821, Com. G. S. Hand, 1841, Coast of Africa. Eurydice, 26, 1843, Capt. G. Elliot, 1838, North America and West Indies. Excellent, 1810, Capt. Sir T. Hastings, Kt., 1830, Portsmouth. Experiment, 1, st. ves., Lt.-Com. J. Harper, 1815, Lake Huron. Fairy, yt., 1845, tender to Victoria and Albert, Mast.-Com. S. G. H. Thuin, (act.) Ports. Fanny, tender to St. Vincent, Master G. Allen, (act.), Portsmouth. Fantome, 16, 1839, Com. Sir F. W. Nicolson, 1841, Mediterranean. Fearless, st. ves., Com. W. L. Sheringham, 1841, Surveying, Portsmouth. Ferret, 6, 1840, Com. J. Oake, 1827, Coast of Firebrand. st. v.. Capt. Jas. Hope, 1838, S. E. Firefly, 2, st. ves., 1832, Capt. F. W. Beechey, Fisguard. 42, 1819, Capt. J. A. Duntze, 1829, Flamer, st. v., 1831, Lieut.-Com. C J. Postle, Fly, 18, 1831, Capt. F. P. Blackwood, 1838, E. I. Formidable, 84. 1825, Vice-Adm. Sir E. W. C. Fox, 42, 1829, Com. Sir H. M. Blackwood, Bart., 1837, China. Frolic. 16, 1842, Com. C. B. Hamilton, 1844, Geyser, b, st. ves., 1841, Com. E. I. Carpenter, Gleaner, 2, st., 1833, Sec. Mast. H. Hill, Berm. Grecian, 16, Com. A. L. Montgomery, 1838, Hazard. 18. 17, Com. D. Robertson (act.), Hecate, 4. S v., 1840, Com. J. West, 1841, Hecla, st. v. 1839. Com. J. Duffill, 1839, Medit. Good Hope. Hera, 26, Capt. H. Kellett, C.B., 1842, sur- G.C.B., Capt. Peter Richards, C.B., 1828, Hyacinth, 18, 1829, Com. F. Scott, 1841, North Hydia. 4, 1838, Com. H. B. Young, 1837, Imaum, rec. ship, Commodore A. R. Sharpe, Inconstant, 36, 1836. Capt. C. H. Fremantle, 1825, Mediterranean. Iris, 26, 1840, Capt. G. R. Mundy, 1837, China. Pasco, 1830, Devonport. Jasper, st. v., Mast.-Com. E. Rose, 1823, Lark, 4, sur. v., 1830, Lieut.-Com. G. B. Law- rence, 1843, N. America and West Indies. Lightning, 2, st. v., 1823, Mas.-Com. J. E. Pet- Lily. 16, 1837, Com. C. J. F. Newton, 1838, Lizard, st.-v., 1845, Lient.-Com. J. A. Mac- Locust, 3, st.-v., 1840, Lt.-Cm. H. Eden, 1837, Lucifer, st. sur. v., 1825, Com. G. A. Frazer, Lynx, 3, 1833, Lt. Cm. J. T. Nott, 1810, pt. serv. Medina, 2, st. v., 1840, Mas.- Com. W. Smithett, Meteor, 2, st.1824, Lieut.-Com. G. Buttler, 1811, Minden, 20, hos. sh., 1810, Mast.-Com. P. Wel- Modeste, 18, 1837, Com. Thomas Baillie, 1841, Mohawk, Com. W. N. Fowell, 1839, L. Ontario, Monkey, 1, st.-ves., Sec. Master W. Bryant, Montreal, Lient. Com. J. Tyssen, 1832, Lake Mutine, 12, 1844, Com. R. B. Crawford, 1842, Nautilus, 10, 1830, tender to Victoria and Albert, Lt. Cm. J. J. M'Donnell, 1526, Ports. Netley, 8, tender to Caledonia, Sec. Mas. F. H. North Star, 26, 1824, Capt. Sir J. E. Home, Bt., Ocean, 80, 1805, Vice-Admiral Sir E. D. King, Orestes, 18, 1834, Com. E. St. Ledger Cannon, Osprey, 12, 1844, Com. F. Patten, 1837, E. Ind. Pandora, 6, Lient.-Com. Jas. Wood, (a). 1841, Penelope, st., 24, 1829, Commodore W. Jones, Perseus, rec. sh.. 1812, Lieut.-Com. Greet, Persian, 16, 1839, Com. H. Coryton, 1841, Pickle, 2, 1827, Lieut.-Com. J. A. Bainbridge, Pike, 1, st., Lt.-Com. A. Boyter, 1815, Portpat. Pluto, 2, 1831, Lieut.-Com. F. Lowe, 1837, Poictiers, 72, 1809. Capt.-Sup. W. H. Shirreff, Polyphemus, 1, st., 1839, Lieut.-Com. T. Spark, 1812, Mediterranean. Porcupine, st.-v., Capt. F. Bullock, 1838, Surv. Princess Alice, Mast.-Com. L. Smithett (act.), Prometheus, st. sloop, 1839, Commander J. Prospero, 1, st. v., 1829, Sec. Mas. P. Rundle Queen, 110, 1839, Capt. Sir B. W. Walker, Racer, 16, 1833, Com. A. Reed, 1837, C. of Af. Redwing, st. v., 1834, Com. Thomas Bevis, Resistance, 185, tr. s., Com. John Cawley, Rhadamanthus, 2, st., 1882, Mast.-Com. Laen, Ringdove, 16, 1833, Com. Sir W. Daniell, Kat., |