The National Register. — London, England, 1814-10-30 00:00:00

OCT. SO. . _ J. Hardy. late of Houghton I. Bedford, straw-hat-matinfac turer. Nov. 1. 15, and Dec. 10,N,t eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Leigh, Poultry. J. WriOtt and T. Humphreys, late of Threadneedle-street, cot ton-in okers, Nov. 5, at i all, 19 R t one, And Dee. 10, at ten, at Guild hall. Attorney, Mi. Leigh, Poultry. ::.._ COURT MARTIAL ON COLONEL QUINTIY. 'rlie Court Martial I'o4 on this Officer, on four chareet of al misconfluet while ronimandinv the loth in Spain ant France, fiat yet terminated The Court re assembled on l'nesday when Colonel Qattitin entered on i.is defence, and examined wit »eases on his belyilt, a• well as on the following day, NVednesday, when having closed hit ca• e. an adjournment took place tni Monday next ; Colonel Palmer will then make his reply to the de- The evidence has becn poblislied, hut it k so very voliiminons, that to 'Qat. the •iiboanee only of tic VatiOllS 016(I ero•s ex reiriations t wou:d oeenps several coliinius. Ti''t three tir.t charges imputed to the Colonel (us alie:(ly st;lted), ‘• his not I:a% mg trade pioper arrangements to en: , tire the sAety of the rem fit %Odle foiagnlg hi the village of Mos...fl y , in France, On the tOth of .11iiiiaiv la‘t ;--". with net having, the day after the liittle of Oril:e•, • fa. regini..nt tieing on that day engaged with the cm my, mad. u h effectual attempts as he ought to have done, irs pre ac•rice a d own exci lions and example, to co-oper.ite with c.r sup?ert •the different di vipions of the loth liasQars, tinder his coo ni.nd ;' —and " tt ith havieg, on the *Liy of the b t itle o r Tetilon-e, neglected and altandootd his duty, as Commanding' ();hoer, by leaving some of the divisions when unJer fire frooi the ellerny Aithottt orders, and thereby unriccessarilY Is aztrdine the itety of these iliyisians."—ln supp , ost of tlicsc charzes, Jones. Lit iitemint Fitz •larence, Llovil. Captain :;'tewart, Lieutenant Everstiehl, Ellev, C;iptain Fitz(.l,ll . enee, Li tenant WynAliain, and Lieutenant Seymour. 04 u vll as cevel . al Ser. Jcants of the regiment, were exa:iiiiied, r, ho gave a desultory at-- count of the transactions which ot7eurred on the tldvs above spe cificd. 111 support of the fonrth charge, " for gercral neetect of dote, by U relaxed di-cipline to exist in the regiment under his command, when On foreign set . % ice, by svhich the reputation of the ragiment suffered in the opioion of the Consul/slider of the Voices, and of the Lienten:mt-Ctweral commanding the cavalry. their di-plcasure having beau expeessed or imp'ied in a letter or order flout the Adjutant-General of the Forces to Alajor-General Lord E. Somerset, commanding- Ike hussar brig ile. dated the '.9t11 of March, t3l-t."—Lord Combermere (late Sir S. Cotton) was the tihst s ittiess examiued. His Lordship was ...hewn the order telerred to) in tiOs charge; and stated, that it was issued in consequence of the iruegwarity of the 10.thAmssars, at or near l'alai-t, at which time Comm.: Quiatin commanded them. There was no complaint atzainst the Tulzitileilt, which be had seen, whets under the e'llitsia:;ti of Major lloharts, put-viols% to the arrival of Colon. His Lordship gave instrisetions to Lord E. Sumerset to ns-emble Viz , Officers of the 10th, attil lead the l► tter. to them ; and told him, that bote.s th ere was ao ann-odrnent in the discipline of the feel. Hoist, toe slmulol write home that Colonel Quitiiin—eillier from ill health, or some other mica to command the regiment on active service. He hail opportunities of seeing a grest deal of th- Officers ; furl better disposed, or snore zealous Officers. he lie rev saw, it' they had been betlei• eottntintidtd. On solute oceil -1101,5 the iegiment was long in tinning out, and ;emelt delay was occasioned in the removal of the baggage. Colonel Quint in did hot complain ut bad !pair!), nor did he deelinz the duty which oilier-. tainfAl to his evolution' ; but he appeatol not in gond Isea.th, and bi Loksiship had heard he was ill. To that be imputed the want Or energy. Recolkets Colonel Quintin made eXen.ev. such ;et Ilie roads being bad but that was not sufficient, as other regiments bpi the same cane of complaint. Lfnat C. Sometset, General Grant, Colonel Gardner of the Wree artiliery, aid several other Oliicers, also spoke to the chariot' for the worse after Colonel goliotou took the e , lmmand or the loth ; it eowisted in the want of coollition of the horses, sloyeNlif ess in the appo,iettnents of the men and horses, anti of ?bell' ego! ..nents ; it regularity atld sir/Wu...ding if/ !belt' olatTli, au l fa:: tire In itttention at the place of rendezvous. The (Wirers of the Wilt also deposed to a variety of instanct s in which, when thuv had reported miseon ohlet iu the men, the Colonel either refo..ed to take cogoivanee of lions, or when lie did do it, he coffered the delinquents, after trial, to escape without p;opur vmuishment. In short, &kat he Was too THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 1191 . • wid did not Auppori the Officers in their etforts to preset ye the diseipli: e of the regiment. On the fifth day of the trial. r clonal Airintin entered on his de• fence, which' was read bv• tlw .141 lee Advocate. It commenced with stating the good opitlini witless ifinse (Iffieure e'lat rtait,ed 'or Iglu who had Aerved with him wider Sit J Mi'nre ; th it ix did 1.01 .sc• company the iOth4r regiment on toteiato se, vice, in enlist.. tieing advi..4.it iiy lus wt di (polee of Eaving broken it hind vessel, cal attendants to Ertnain at home A oont the toidiLe ~ f the ‘e.ir 1813, he determined. contrary to their &Mei( e, tit the t 41etu:ary exertionii, hr intititt broke a blond - 4)•••41I ; n vrtth , tanding, lie embarked for I,i‘hoh. and . joiAti, le Lt i!, tit w Ilse' Pyre.onees iii July 181 S He had not m 4 iititmett or If-W.llld !. Lotd (;embermere his ill state n' had repe.o4-.Asiy tt it .1.4 ill effects of the mittfm tones to wli eb I.e had ann.:ed. ' 4 (l o',;1 1 V. oitiedwas he for the chat that tine of di' Lloyd, made an excorsion ton °ugh Ft.nice N,t till tilt Ill! st friendly te!ins. 'Env Co!ont•l's address then weere•'n !: to Intl i'-•e the !nanny) in %% hiett the eatrecs Welt. forvvar,i , v.111,11(1514 .1 (1!•111 the conduct or 'he o:hrers. iII •nireili.J Snt);sl - to sien a letter to the Prince Regent, qt:•iting a or: v:! • C (li(tl'y, from motives of delicilev 1.. his •val I liztitie-• as C 11,1111 "i c the regiment. 1 - litvins; entnn , enteil :oh 11p1:11 I,ie con duct nr hi% profte;•lttors, he' pit'f'l to) review the char„''-, %titled the evidence, ‘sltielt Hu-el:led it, lay telw f 11!. Con t, relntt th('-e eintrers ; and Mad(' Stiolkg ot):•ervatiore clOO.l 11,11 nizi.lwe tut ..:uttnie th( ni tip ; %lith that It he .I;a3 1)..e; ) willty of ail error in intl.nnent, the evlt,:•c4 , letter mentioned by Lind L. Sumer-et, was a intlivient pny.isittnent. Itis honour and Ciiaracter torte pined In roe hawk tlw Counst, Ind Coni,lnrvd thi . v w on!d return them pipe inid A tmniber of were then to ('.),ltroyett et (knee for the prosecution : and the testiniony nt . neatly CI. (IA Otlicer4 was given in fit - our ut the COlo:4( . 1 enn4lln't noln for and bravery 'wince the tinsinv, m tan prevmo- In the tint(' daring which the presetit eliai,Les originated :tomtit the latter ‘ve: . e, the Earl of LT,ibiiiige, (;entrals C:tratit, Cart %alitilet , attsl Vivian, and Colonel Nrwpott. Ow ‘Vedilestlav, the Court, as above stated, ailloiree4l tjl to taur row (Alund.:y), when the !lutist:rotor will make his reply. . CM!. CON. IN HlGif LIFE. A ease IYaq just happened, and ureter all its circumstances, more likely to make to greater noise in toe •vorld than it 'ti the .;inie 1, sod that has nciirreil for many ears. 'liie laoy i. the %, ite 4)i the E et. VoriLberty, yont;g, beantifel, married anont six veal., F.uti the mother of four children. gallant is Si. U. ll.lttnla a Ito usher of the House of Commons, of an ancient fa,:o.ly, and p:ksessvit of i great fortune, principally in the Smith F.oglairi What wakes this ease the more di.tres.-ing is, the two funnies iiiiineiliatcl• !ii trested ate intimately connected, a:al not only hy t. iero.ship, but several marriages, in the clostst and ino.t nienediate reloimoi. It appears that the enamoured Baronet latety went dow a to Scot:au:a, to the seat of the Noble Earl, in the disv,iiise ()fa sai!or, x% being recognized by his Lordship's brother, he made his !tit e•t, as ins attachment tut the Lady •vas suspected by the family, awl sill .- posed to be the cause of hit 1 i•it. It being preionoed that he 11. l ( p i di. (livery quitted the et.llipy, hu io.r.oniil testiattit ti l t tt the L:it!y w considereli tieceksary ; bur it z•t•t-no• that' ttit. p revio usly b u d th e ir pla:i t' , ,r elopernetit, w hien tire:• carriers ii::o effect la.t work. On Satitttlfty silty aoriVell iit Ole 13 i;0- 11efs Itott-e at the %I/v.4 cull of tile towel, w:iece they :) ,, w ic, whielt they ere traced all use was - ft..ito Scotland. 'l'he h S , )h• eifor of the Nobly E•it I lidyth2 hey!, a ppi•t,c;t c ". ( . 1! ",., f. c ., 10'4 11 8 )1 '4 WOlll4lO Its take the nt.i.e.sa , ‘ , lia• in sued out, ate! the 0 , ,e Lo.issi. w !tv perst”.% t 1111110•ett 10 ~.t.t.ye it. •t) 01;ii (~-e' 115.111' 1011141 d with all puss, tilt' di-patch. for .1 .11111 A young man of incorrlgth'e ha it , . a midcliiinnan and deselter from the Pavv, NAit% take!% t,, fl,!w-st•eet In his own b:()•.iler t.• he u 1 .1 ei:ch . retl on board the tender, as n - . 1 act Ititc : he 1 , ;- spent 2000!. 111 t"'" loott! )1 . , , and drke.) ivs home. V.Th...11 age 1w c•i enfth - t1 '() :5,0n01. anti thou...;lt tti , sinafed anti otherwl-, , guilty trr at. eNtienic, is neveitlieless a lois ,youltz tnan, and si - xaks sevea languages. ~~~~