"The recent review and inspection of His Majesty's FORTY-SIXTH regiment has afforded Major-General Hall an opportunity of witnessing the very efficient state of that corps, and of expressing his unqualified satisfaction with the result of his enquiries, the whole of which tend greatly to the credit of the commanding officer, Major Wallis. "The Major-General will have a pleasing part of his duty to perform in reporting the present state of His Majesty's FORTY-SIXTH regiment. "By order of Major-General Hall, (Signed) "B. MCMASTER, "_Acting Brigade Major, Ceded Districts_." [Sidenote: 1825] On the 7th of February 1825, the grenadier company, and head-quarters of the regiment, marched from Bellary for Cannanore, under the command of Major James Wallis, leaving two companies at Bellary. The detachment under Captain Dawe marched on the same day from Kittoor to Belgaum, where it was joined by two other companies, and proceeded from Belgaum to Vengoolah on the 16th of February, the whole under the command of Captain Alexander Campbell, and embarked at that port for Cannanore, where they arrived on the 28th of that month. The head-quarters of the regiment arrived at Cannanore on the 17th of March, under the command of Major Wallis, Lieut.-Colonel Archibald Campbell (the senior Lieut.-Colonel), having been appointed to the command of the provinces of Malabar and Canara. The remainder of the regiment marched from Belgaum under the command of Major (Brevet Lieut.-Colonel) Willshire, for Bellary, and arrived at that station on the 18th of March, 1825. [Sidenote: 1826] The following Provincial Order was issued by Lieut.-Colonel Campbell, commanding the provinces of Malabar and Canara, on the inspection and review of the regiment at Cannanore on the 31st of May, 1826:-- "_Head Quarters, Malabar and Canara, Cannanore, 31st May, 1826._ "Lieut.-Colonel Campbell cannot permit the present half-yearly inspection and review of His Majesty's FORTY-SIXTH regiment to pass over without expressing to Major Wallis, and the officers and men under his command, the high sense he entertains of the improved state of discipline and order of the regiment, in every respect, of which he will not fail to make the most favorable report.[18] "It is with heartfelt regret the Lieut.-Colonel has learnt, that the FORTY-SIXTH regiment is likely soon to lose the valuable services of Major Wallis, who has ever been enthusiastic in doing all which could contribute to the advantage and credit of the corps, and whose ability, zeal, and talents in command of it, are evinced by the perfection to which he has brought the regiment in the revised system of discipline, and the excellent state of its interior economy.