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TILE ARMY, Fiiiay, the 80th Regiment of Foot marched into barracks in Canterbery, where they are at present to remain. • . The 9sth Foot passed through the Zmiteries and No.-castle in three divisions, ora‘londay and Tuesday se:night, on their route from Nottingham and Derby, ' , ,-h er e they had been stationed for some time, to p- Ta ro!, Chester, and the Isle of Man. When their a r.-ital at Tean, between Uttoseter and Newcastle, vas made known to Messrs. PHILIPS, of that place, itty, with a liberality they are well known to possess, me t ed that the men should each be regaled with t r ead and cheese and ale, and the Rcv. It. POIITICR, dDraycot, on being acquainted with their march through that village, immediately provided a cold cQ u a ton with wines, to which he politely invited the offsser 4 , who gladly partook thereof, and afterwards, 25 well as the men, expressed that they had never in the whole course of their movements experienced so mic h hospitality and kindness from strangers. COURT MARTIAL _ • _ _ -- --- - - Hoses-GUATIOIS, Jait, 6. • At a General Court-Martial, held at the Royal 13uracits, in Dublin, on the 21st October, 1817, and =intuit by adjournments to the 28th of the same = , 72 ,1, Captains PETER MOYLE, JOILY'REAIJERIDGE, a2 i E D WARD Diev:s, of the Bth (or King's) Regi nett of Foot, were arraigned upon the • undetmen , tinned Charge*, “ to. For conduct subversive of military discipline, In order et, c c the 17th &ptember last, their Pay-Serjeants not to re one, sad ploilibitiog their Companies from receiving, the Bread which ;:ad been provided by order of the COMlXlalldinkafiCa, in t he use of those Companies, under a contract made by hint yesapplying the Regiment with Bread Crum the 25th of August id oho 6ith of September, 1817. “ 2d. Poe endeavouring to subvert, and for acting in open vio- Liam of, the authority of their Conuatanding-Officer, on the morn of the 17th September last, in having mused Bread to be ha& into the Barracks which had been previously sent out of oy the Commanding-OfEcer, and in causing the same to be is. tied to their respective Comp;nles contrary to the arrangement thopted by the Commanding-Officer for the supplying of the Re generic with Bread by contract. " 3d. For conduct highly Irregular and unofEcer-like, and in ialation of the discipline of the army, in calling on Quartermaster Ktensaa, on the 19th Sept. last, and ordering him Not to issue head to their respective companies under the existing contract." Upon which charges the Court came to the follow ing decision : "1 a Court, taking into their serious consideration all the evi e Lid before than, and the matters urged on the part of the 2:oemtion, and by the prisoners in their defence, du find the F iscvn, Captains Press Mores, JOHN BitatoilbCt, and v,ao Davis, Guilty of the Charges as above preferred against ncra, and do therefore adjudge and sentence, that the prisoners, C.,-.ains Peter Moyle, John Bradbridge, and Edward Davis, etan be cashiered:* The Pamcs REGENT has been pleased, in the name sr.i on the behalf of his MAJESTY, to approve and cc - Errm the finding and sentence of the Court. His Royal Highness taking into consideration, 'soccer, that, although the insubordination which his marked the conduct of the prisoners, by having in a manner conspired to subvert the °ran and ar r9ements of their Commanding Officer, appears to jasffy the sentence of the Court, yet a reference to their exemplary characters, and to the recommenda tion of the Court in their behalf, and in that of Cap t.= !done in particular, •appearing to sanction the exercise of a lesions slisposition, in mitigation of their ounce, his Royal Highness has been most graciously pp rised to command that Captain Molnar., in whqse' votir the recommendation of the Court makes a Cstinction, shall be restored to the functions of his omission, with a severe reprimand and admonition to oe more circumspect in his future conduct, withre fr:ence to the orders of his Commanding Officer; ' that Captains BRADMILIDGE and DAVIS shall beJ restored to their commissions, with the. view of being immediately placed upon the half-pay of the same. Friday a meeting took place near Sligo, between P —ass, Esq. and 11...—D C-w.•--11S, Esq. The pa:ties discharged three pistols each, when they left, the ground, fortunately without receiving any injury. From the frequent advertisements for seats " in a certain Assembly," and the number of candidates for independent Boroughs, there is every reason to believe that the monied interest will be fully represented in the next Parliament. The history of the late Mr. ROSE'S latter progress in office mast be in the memory of nearlyidl our Readers. His first public situation was that of junior Clerk in the office of the Keeper of the Records, at a very small salary. It is reported that the Right Honourable CHARLES ARNMINOT will doubtless succeed to the Treasur sl.,ip of the Navy, either imlnediately, or as soon as a proper sucoessor can be found for his present office. On New-Year's-Day, the Rev. G. BARING gave to ror in Exeter, 600 loaves of bread, and 800 lbs. bet, which were distributed impartially to those who cure properly recommended, as objects of want. Mellon. Mr. EARDLEY, last week, distributed to l shove 100 families of the labouring poor of the parish o F,riffi, in Kent, a liberal supply of shoes, stockings, ad other clothing ; a most seasonable assistance at this time of the year, and which must be most grate :❑lly felt. As it may be supposed that the Leek, the ancient appendage to the honours of the Principality, will be :.ntrodiiced (with his Royal Highness the Prince of I NAtes's Feathers) in the new NN elch Order, as alto trie Red Dragon, the favourite ensign ofCADWALLA- L'FP., with other appropriate insignia, a ribbon of a t'Serent colour from those of the Garter, Thistle, Bath and S.t. Patrick, will be ordained. A white one edged with green, would be consonant and expressive of the rolotirs of the highly honoured Leek, and will not in terere with the other Orders of Knighthood. ROYAL Hurr.—On Monday morning, about ten ffs:,,ck, a fine deer was turned out, near Slough, at :bided by a numerous held of gentlemen sportsmen. :?ie deer showed great sport, taking s across the inclo sures towards Stoke, Dropmore-hill, and Hensor, taking down the hill towards Cookham, where he crossed the 'Thames ; by this time very few Sports men were up :--taking towards Maidenhead, where he crossed the Thames a second time, into Bucking hamshire. The deer was taken by Dawney Common, near Eton, after a run of near 3 hours. Baturdr.y, Mr. ELLIOTT, of Lenham, having marked tan snipes in a'pond at that place, was about to fire at them, when they rose on the wing, joined by two others ; at ',Villa he immediately fired, and killed the whole ; diva dropping instantly into' he poad, and firth fang at a short distatte. L.AW INTEIII,IgEItIiZE. Or llPiCit, 4Stiti t t 14. LIVICASY MW MA4IIIS AN!) CO. •Tl4ja was ari action forsnoney paid and expended by the plaintiffs for the use and On =Own of the de fendants. The plaintiffs are merchants at Cork, in Ireland. The defendant is a merchant in London, and one of the pre se nt Members in Parliament for the county of Middlesex. The action, which was for 40001. was brought to recover that sum from the defendant, as having been expended by his direction under the following circumstances: The Eliza, an American vessel, Captain Hill, from Charleston, laden with American produce, bound for London, and consigned to Messrs. Mellish and Co. was stranded in a gale near Crookhaven, on the Irish coast, and unable to proceed on her voyage to London. The Captain himself went to Cork, and communicated his situation to the plaintiffs, as cor respondents of the defendants, and consultet them whether he should endeavour, with temporary te-1 pairs, to steer the vessel to Cove, in order there to take out her cargo, and have her thoroughly re paired, to complete her voyage to London. The plaintiffs wrote to the house of Mellish and Co. Lon-' don, for their instructions how to proceed, stating, at the same time, the great expense and inconvenience , that must arise, from an attempt to repair the vessel at Cove, where there was no dry dock, where the ship must be hauled on the beach, and the cargo being landed, must either remain on the shore, liable to great damage and loss, or be conveyed to Cork for safety, at very considerable expense. The house of Mellish and Co. in answer, expressed a wish that the vessel might proceed, if possible, to Bcrurdeaux, rather than to Cove, under such circumstances. A correspondence took place, in which, after it was agreed that the vessel should proceed to Cove, and there take her repairs, the plaintiffs stated the heaiy expense that must inevitably attend the repairs of the vessel in that harbour, and the great delay that must occur in the operation, before the ship, which was very old and in a shattered condition, could be made sea worthy ; and expressing a desire, that if the re pairs were to be .proceeded upon, the defendants would send over some skilful and confidential person of their own appointing from London, to superintend dr work, and guard against unnecessary expenses in repairs not actually necessary. An alternative war also proposed of disposing of the cargo there, though at very disadvantageous prices, and fitting up the ship to carry passengers to America, as at that juncture the emigration from the South of Ireland was very great ; adding, that if the vessel was to be offered for sale at Cork, she would be purchased only for the purpose of breaking her up. But Messrs. Mellish and Co. directed that the repairs should pro ceed, declining to send any person from London to, superintend the work, expressing full reliance on the, attention and vigilance of the plaintiffs, to have die work done with every attention to strict economy.— The plaintiffs accordingly had the cargo taken out, and the vessel surveyed by skilful persons, and an estimate formed of the expense at 36001. But this expense was, by other sums advanced to the Cap tam, expenses of victualling the crew, and different contingencies, swelled to 49001. This sum, aa v so, much exceeding the estimate, the defendants refused ' to pay, without the verdict of a Court of Law, sus tained upon proofs of the expenditure. After hearing the arguments and evidence adduced on both sides, Lord ELLENDPROUGH was of opinion s that nothing could be fiirer than the conduct of the plaintiffs in the proceedings they had adopted in the whole course of this business. That the letters from the house of the defendant fully authorised them to proceed with the repairs, after an estimate of the probable ez-1 pense ; and certainly entitled the plaintiffs to a ver dict. But in order to a fuller investigation of the charge, recommended that the whole subject night be referred to a skilful arbitration, ta whom all tie evidence should be submitted. . Verdict for the plaintiff—subject to arbitration. otowLEy V. IMPLY. This was an action to try the validity of a com- mission of bankruptcy, and was brought against the acting Commissioners of the list to which the com mission was directed, for false imprisonment, in consequence of a warrant of commitment upon the third examination of the bankrupt, for an insufficient disclosure of his property. The plaintiff, Mr. John Crowley, formerly kept the Queen's Head tavern, in St. James's-street, and becoming embarrassed in his circumstances, he kept out of the way of his credi tors, and tran sferred his interest in the property to his sister-in-law, Miss Young, for an alleged valua ble consideration. The commission was dated the 21st of March, 1815, and when brought up the bankrupt objected to it, on the grounds that a Cdrii- 1 mission of Bankrupt which had been taken out in Yorkshire so far back as the year 1808, was still in existence, he having never received any certificate under that commission. Mr. GURNEY stated the case for the plaintiff, and , contented himself simply with the proof of .the war rant of commitment, leaving it* to the 'defendant's Counsel to prove its legality. Mr. Se.ans.irrr then entered upon the defence, and contended, that as the .plaintiff at the time of. she warrant being issued was in the custody pc the Mar shal of the King's Bench, not only on two mesne processes, but also for a contempt of the Court of Chancery, for the non-payment of some monies into Court, the warrant in point of fact had never been acted upon, and the plaintiff had therefore sustained no injury whatever. Lord ELLENBOROUQH was inclined to be of the same opinion, but on the examination of one of the officers of the King's Bench, it appeasing that the plaintiff had been removed from the Fleet Prison by Writ of Habeas Corpus, on the 19th of April 4 and that up to the time of his commitment by the Com missioners on the 18th of June following, that he had enjoyed the Rules of the Prison, his Lordship held that his being confined within the walls of the prison was a fit subject of complaint, unless the Commissioners were fully authorized in the course they had adopted. Mr. SCARLLTT accordingly proceeded to justifi, the warrant of commitment, by the proof of an act lof bankruptcy, and a petitioning creditor's debt. He said that the plaintiff had left Yorkshire some yeas! back, with nothing at all to support him or put Mtn, I forward in the world hot his was. His first esiay id ~; London was in a circalating libtary, and his next riblic appearance was hi the tavern already named, where he had managed to contract debts, to a very large amount, and to obtain the Possession of consi- 1 derable property, which he endeavoured to secure to himself by a fraudulent assignment to his sister-in law, Miss Young, who would be called as a witness Ito prove the chief facts of the case, but whom the Jury would, perhaps, have some little difficulty in believing. Miss YoUng would tell the Jury that she never had 101. in her lifeirom her father, and yet that she had the means of paying the plaintiff a full consideration for the tavern and its contents ; she would say that she paidfor it in money, Ina; ac on a former occasion, she would be unable to say *hither the sum so paid was five hundred or five thoUsand pounds ; she would not be able to say whit sort of bank notes the money was paid in, whether. in one hundred pound notes, or whether in notes of a smaller amount ; she would also say that she never had any means of obtaining property except from a boarding-school, which failed ; but she had got a large sum of money she did not know how; and as to the amount she could not say, and all that appeared to sanction the transfer was that the name of another person was written over the door. But notwithstand mg all this, Mr. Crowley was in the habit of being at. the Queen's Head, and of sleeping there to the knowledge of the people in the house, but not to the knowledge of those who came to ask for money. At those times he was denied, and the curtains of the bar closely drawn. The Jury, however, would be told, .perhaps, that Mr. Crawley had taken up his residence at a house at Paddington. Lord ELLENBOROVOO.—Had any of those who inquired the means of knowing that Crowley had' another place of domicile? Mr. GURNEY.--Yes, my Lord, we shall clearly spew that he had a home at Paddington. Lovett, who had been a waiter in the house for about three months, from the month of October, 1814, deposed, that theplaintiff was in the practice of sending out dinners and liquors to customers in the neighbourhood; some weeks of that time Crow ley was denied to every body ; but he still continued to sleep in the house. He usually breakfisted about nine dclock, and then weut out for the whole day, not returning till ten, eleven, or twelve at night—this was just before he went to his home at Paddington : several persons, whom he supposed to be creditors, frequently called during that time, but they were always referred to Miss Young. After Crowley ceased *sleep in the house, he came once or twice in the week generally id the evening, and was in the bar with Miss Young when the curtains werealways drawn. On his cross-examination, lie said, that shortly after Crowley left the house the name of Young was put ntil'he knew that a - house had been taken at Pad dington having assisted in removing some of the goods there. Crowley did not desire witness to keep it a secret where he was gone to live ; he slept at the tavern-about three weeks while the house was fitting • •up at Paddington. • 'l* petitioning creditor's debt was then proved by lila Alexander Webber. It was a bill of exchange .foesrises delivered above the value of 1001. dated.the 18th ief October, 1814, at four months after date. Malley wasporteabi4rewhessM4om the mouth of January, 1815, to the tat of May in thesarne year. Several persons have.asked Miss Young where Crow ley was : witness had orders not to tell ' • witness was employed to remove the goods, which was done chiefly at night ; what he did was sometimes by•the order of Miss Young, and at others by theorder of k Crowley, or of Mrs. Crowley. Witness mentioned, [to Crlowley about persons calling ; but Crowley said relit/4! whist! as if he meant witness to hold his Cord ELLexeonotreta.—How was. 4 - impressed .upon your mind that 'he intended you .Ihould Isold your tongue? . Witness..+He was changing his boot tops, and slid, whist! ssAist and then I did not say ant more about it. • Witness continued—Mr. Golding, the coal-mer chant, was the person witness was then speaking of; witness was certain that Crowley, when in the bar, must have heard himself denied to persons applying for money. Crowley never opened the door himself at Paddington: sometimes it was his wife that open ed it, and sometimes the servant. . John Duncan, Clerk to Mr. Webber, the next wit ness, called repeatedly before and a fter the name was changed, but never could get any information respecting Crowley; he met him once in the coffee room, at the Queen's Head, when an appointment was made, but Crowley never kept it—this was after the bill was due; witness was punctual to his time, but never saw Crowley until he saw him in West minster-Hall, after he had become a bankrupt. Thomas Cotton, a member of the Society of Friends, on the behalf of Mr. Hayes, a floor-cloth-manufac turer, in Fenchurch-street, had made repeated ap plications for four guineas, due in 1812: he never could see the plaintiff, but Was always told 'that he Aved out of town; he could never getany'eeferenc to him; 'he did not choose to say what his business *as, as he court get m eatisfactory 'answer ; when he saw Miss Young, be told her— Mr.GUßNßlC—"liever mind what Miss Young told .you ; that is not evidence, and we cannot hear it." Witness—" But I must say it ; I have taken a so lemn affirmation to tell the whole truth, and I haN're not told half of it yet." • Mr. GuaNny—" But we cannot hear that part of it." Lord ELLENISpROUGH.—" Considering Miss Young as a party so very materially concerned, I think we may hear wfiat she has said upon the subject: she appears to have been the chief manager for Crowley." Mr. COTTON.-=4 I think it a very important part of the evidence." Mr. Cotton then went on to state the continual refusal of Miss Young to give any ac count of Crowley ; and added, that the last time he .called was just after the docket was struck. On his cross-exammation he said, he never was told that the plaintiff lived at Paddington. William Bawley, a Sheriff's officer, had two war rants against Crowley, but could never see him ; he called upwards of twenty times ; he was frequently referred to Miss Young, and sometimes Miss Young came forwards herself; he had gone at all hours, but teiald never get a sight of Crowley ; he inquired irliere he was, but Miss Young said positively that she wonld not tell him. _ CLarlci Martin. wai an acquaintance of the plain tlff.;,:application was made to vitness to become bail, tad enter into recorn:zances for Mta. Crowley and Miss Young, upon a bill of Indictinefit ; the plAintiff said, that the tavern was his home, **d that he should recover possession of it as soon as the action which his sister-in-law had brought was decided and jadi ment was given ; his sister had been put into tho house by hint ; she had apparently paid him for the property, which had been regularly valued by an appraiser ;'part of the purchase money was paid in bills of exchange, part in real notes, and part in sham notes, for the purpose of securing the property to himself from his creditors after she had got the ver dict in the Common Pleas. On his cross-examination, witness had never said that he would be revenged upon Crowley some way or other; he had said seve ral times, that Crowley was a scoundrel, if that meant any thing. Hunt, a friend to the last witness, corrobo rate& his testimony with respect to the observations made by Crowley. In the absence of Martin wants: heard Crowley say, that he had got a verdict, and that next Term he should be in possession of property to the amount of three or four thousand pounds. Mr. Sccatory--( , That is our case, my Lord. I shall not think it necessary to trouble your Lordship and the Court with Miss Young's evidence." Loid Ennawsocovon—" The matter appears ptatoy plain. What, have you to say, Mr. Gurney, in ivof yow , client's case r. Gultcav- . .-4‘ I do not feel myself equal to it, T- Mr: Law, the clerk, was about to call upon, ete Jury for their verdict, when he was interrupted by GIuoNET-4 , Stop, I do not appear. • Plaintiff nonsuited. BRANDON AND OTHERS V. WHARTON. This was an action on a bill of exchange for 1,5;v01. Mr. Mamaw= said, the bill had been drawn by Houghton and Co. in 1810, on Hardy, Ottley, and Co. and the reason why the action was brought at this distance of time was, that it had lately been dis covered, that at the time the bill was accepted, Mr. Wharton was a partner in the house of Houghton • and Co. who became insolvent while the bill was in the hands of the plaintiff It would be proved that Wharton had been the insurance clerk of Houghtcn and Co. who for his faithful services had taken him into partnership prior to 1810. Hardy, Ottley, and Co. had also failed, and the bill remained with the plaintiffs. The Statute of Limitations was pleaded in the present instance, but that plea would not hold good, for there had been an acknowledgment, and a payment of a dividend to the defendant by one part. ner, under the commission of bankruptcy ;,and it had been long since decided that that too - the case out of the Statute of Limitations. Mr. howatirr, on behalf of Mr: Wharton, said he had a clear defence to make, Mr. Houghton never meant to have brought his private partner into the transaction with Hardy and Co.: and Brandon and Co. did not take the bill on the credit of Whar ton. Mr..ficAntetr quoted ataie in the House of Lords, in which it was decided, that the holder of a bill could 'not sue two separate sets of partneri, al though the-persons of one firm Might be engaged in . business with persons. in the ot/ser,firm ; but mlist makethe 'choice of oilefirin.„Hise' the plaint; .s selected Houghton and Gcl,.Air.asem..engagoi-• we business,' and :proved theys . debt. under their I , actk, rupee) , rind thereicireilatiC4cLsia right now to sue the - other firm which had been carried on by Haugh , tat and Wharton hi another business. Besides, ur, der th•bonitnissioti, the.bill in question was cancel led' by a 4itrilend beiiiitaken, and certificate grained.. , ...: 'Friday trie Earl of-Gt.asoow. was installed Lcrd : RectOr of that thliversity. 'The Eiti3 of4ierript continues dangerously indif.- posed. - dWir irworrit has left town for his seat in Kent. TES Marchioness of LaNspowN opened her ele gant madsion in Albemarle -street, on Sunday everting, to ' .. of the fashionables in town ; the suite of t.ra-. - - jag-ran:is, from the brilliancy of the chandeliers, imams, and costly lamps, with the richness of the furniture, had a most splendid appearance. The projected order of Welch knights affords very brilliant prospects to the Gentlemen of the Herr.lo's College ; but some fear is entertained that there wi'l not bevellum enough in the kingdom for theirpectigreed Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East- India-Honse ; when Captain J. STEWART was MC: a into the command of the ship LADY Metviutz, ctn. signed to China direct i as was Captain S. KAY, into the C - ommancl of the MARCHIONESS or ELY, destined to Madras and Bengal. Mademoiselle GEORGE% is on a professional tour throith the provinces of France. TALMA hasreturned to Faris, and will soon appear at the Theatre Francais. The celebrated comic actor BRUNET, at Paris, who has a numerous family, never suffers his children to visit . the theatre where he performs, lest by seeing andlacighing at their father in the perTormance of ri diculous characters, they should insensibly lose the filial respect due from children to their parents. FEMALE FRENCII FASHION s.—The favourite colours of the French elegantes are at present rose add white. Hato lurned np, with narrowed rims,. resembling co rostets,, and decorated with plumes or wreaths or wild flowers, are constantly worn. Borders of ornamented lace are reviving. Most of the turbans are formed in equal proportions of rose crape and white satin; and blond trimmings, blended with sloping tulles, are frequently seen. NAPOLEON NIEL PAR LUI-MEME.--ThiS•long-eir pected Work will appear To-morrow, we understand. ' The MS. was transmitted from Leghorn, with ass ' rances that its perfect authenticity might be depended upon. The Editor, in his Preface, says: “ A singular circumstance placed these papers in my posses sion. hi June, 1814, an American who was travelling for Lis pleasure, came to visit me at Leghorn. His extreme curiosity .v become acquainted with Bonaparte„inspirtd him with an earnest wish to go to the Island of Flbai and I procured hits theasse-ns of doing so. He was amm of constdarshle knowledge, and very engaging manners, and seems to have elmsed Napoleon ants_(.. He had several interviews with him, and was allowed to ;WI -.Et his manuscript Memoirs, from which he privately took es.racu ' of the leading parts. His convent/dons with Bonaparte were a 4 ' a very singular nature. These be also noted down every as 'I they occurred. On his return to Leghorn he conimuni to ilgtirest me his notes ; I found th em so ten' • mgtthatet treated the permission to take a copy of with the liiew of their being published. After much hatch he at length 'coi -1 seated to my request. .The singular nuumer in v.qck,the nosh were taken, may throws s h ade of dmil,t, whether theafartycked happened csasily as they are related, or whether there err . nt; some connivance between Bonaf ate and the Author f. jo t this as it terry, i consider the Alinuseript as a eurion:kistoihild &CA, P . mem, and mien the moat eurbuitic relative to Bomieets." • 4 I I ( it • I i • / s 4 .nu cob-1 tilt! Air . I