1849.] Remarks on the Abstract Tables, ^c. 559 



Mahomedans, all of them of the older soldiers, their average age being 

 26 years, and service 7 years, 8 months. 



Three men were discharged for selling or injuring arms, and one 

 for embezzlement. 



Disgraceful Conduct, led to the discharge of 127 Native soldiers, of 

 whom 69 were Hindoos, 51 Mahomedans, and 7 Christians. Nearly 

 the whole of this number, viz., 114, had committed theft ; had robbed, 

 or been found with stolen property in their possession. If we assume 

 28| years, to be the average age, and 10 years the average service of 

 the Madras Native army,^ it would appear to be among the younger 

 soldiers, that disgraceful conduct occurs, for the average age of all 

 those discharged was 21 years, and their service five years. 



Quitting or Sleeping on post in time of Peace^ led to the discharge 

 of 18 soldiers. All of them young men, their average age being 23 

 years 10 months, and service 5| years. 



Only 2 men accepted bribes and were discharged ; 3 who quitted 

 their guards, and 5 for absence from parade. 



For Absence without Leave or Overstaying Leave^A2 discharges are 

 mentioned, 23 Hindoos and 19 Mahomedans. Young men apparently 

 commit these offences, for those discharged were on the average 23 

 years of age, and had served only 4 years and 8 months. 



Only two discharges are mentioned under the head of absence from 

 cantonment after hours, both of them being young Hindoo soldiers, 

 and one Christian, of eight years' service, was discharged for wasting 

 ammunition. 



Crimes not specified, but, to the prejudice of good order and Mi- 

 litary Discipline, led to the discharge of 320 soldiers, 151 of whom 

 were Hindoos, 130 Mahomedans and 39 Christians. There are 80 of- 

 fences enumerated as having been committed by these 320 soldiers, 

 but the most frequent were insubordinate conduct for which 32 were 

 dismissed ; drunkenness, 55 ; incorrigible bad character, 90 ; and 

 discovered to have been discharged from another regiment previous- 

 ly, 101 ; total 278, or six-sevenths of the whole of this class of crime. 

 Only the younger soldiers appear to commit themselves in this man- 

 ner, for the average age of all dismissed was only 22 years, 8 months, 

 with 3 years and 10 months service. 



* See Appendix No. 11. 



