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motive in the'conrcrsation which has been made the subject• of this Charge, and dues therefore Acquit Jahn. " The Court is of opinion that Lieut.-Colonel Piper is- Guilty of the Fifth Charge. • " With respect to the Sixth Charge, the Court is of opi nion, that Lieut.-Colonel Piper is Nett Guilty, and does there fore Acquit him. " With regard to the S2renth Charge, the Court is of opi nion, that Lieut.-Colonel Pip'er is Guilty of having written the Letter of the 21st March, 1817, w Lieutenant Bushell, containing the expressions therein stated, of which the Court strongly marks disapprobation, at the same tiuse the Court must observe, that bad Lieutenant Bushell given the expla- Lation repeatedly required by Lieut.-Colonel Piper, the irri tation which induced the objectionable language might have been' altogether avoided. " The Court does therefore, upon a review of the whole matter, adjudge that Lieutenant-Colonel Piper be admonished Hi such manner as his Royal Highness the Commander-in- Chief may think proper." His Royal Highness - the Prince Regent has been pleased, 'in the Natue and on the Behalf of his Majesty, to approve and tontlvm the Finding and Sentence of the Court; and to cow tumid, that the Prisoner, Lieutenant-Colonel Piper, shall re ceire such an admonition as may be calculated to prevent him from acting in future with the inadvertency set forth in the instance of the Third Charge, and the irregularity stated in the Fifth Charge. With regard to the Seventh Charge of which Lieutenant- Colonel Piper has been found Guilty, the Prince Regent has been pleased to consider theaiisapprobation expressed by the Court as a sutlidient punishment. The Commander in Chief directs, that the foregoing Charges ?referred against Brevet Lieutenant Colonel John Piper, trajor of the 4th (or King's own) Regiment of Foot, toge ther with the Finding and Sentence of the Court, and Prince Regent's pleasure thereon, shall be entered in the General Order Book, and read of the head of every Regiment in his Majesty's Service. IV wan:nand of his Royal Highness The Commander in Chief, HARRY CALVERT, Adj.-Gen. horse- Guards, 29th September, 1817 At a General Court-Martial held at St. Ann's, -tarb.►does, on the, 27th of May, 1817, and con liuned by adjournments to the 14th of June fol lowing, Lieutenant CHARLES WILLIAM STEWART, of the Royal York Rangers, was arraigned upon the undermentioned Charges, viz.:— Ist. " For Conduct unbecoming the Character of an Of c s r, in being excessively intoxicated whilst on duty on board the Luue Transport, on or about the Bth April, .1817, between the hours of light and Twelve o'Cluck at Night. •4d. " For scandalous and infamous Conduct, unbecoming the Character of an Officer and a Gentleman, in allowing linuself to be grossly insulted, on or about the 14th day of April, 1817, ou the deck of the Lune Transport, by Mr. t oxwell, a passenger, on hoard, belonging to the Storekeeper teneral's Department, without using any endeavour to bring, 1 4 expressing the least intention of bringing, the said Mr. ‘aotwell to an Account for such Treatment, but en the con trary, having frequently afterwards addressed himself to him iNtr. Coxwell) evidently with a view of ingratiating; himself ante, terms of Friendship, thereby to evade any proper Expla aation for having been so insulted. 311. " For t candalous, infaaous, and unofficerlilie conduct a 1 having I revived the most abusive and gross insults on the h eck of the Lune transport, on or about-the 24th A pril,lBl7, 'roo t Sir James Cockburn, a passenger, on board, belonging 14 the Storekeeper GeOeral's Itepartitient, such as—' You kgie ou damned rascal ;--I will kick you round the Garrison of thadoes, you little Drum Boy,'—or words to that effect, in t he hearing of the Otl'cers in the Cabira and in the presence hl . Inane Soldiers and Sailors on deck, without using any en ,leavour to bring, or expressing the least intention of bring mg the said Sir James Cockburn to .an account for such dis tvaceful abuse and threats, lint un the contrary, having beg- Red his "(Sir James Cockburn's) pardon in the presence of 1-o etxtenaut Cosby, immediately afterwards, such conduct be tri g most derogatory to tire character of an Offi cer an d a lien eltran. t 4 tlr " For scandalous and infamous Conduct, in having as tted a gross Fal se h oo d, w i t h a v i ew to deceive the Officers g' h e Court of Enquiry held on board the Lune Transport, rthe 3d of May, 1817, by order of Lieut.-Colonel O'Hara, t the Gad R egiment , f or th e purpose of investigating his con ttet, in having stated to the Court that he (Lieutenant Stew r,ll had received through the medium of Lieutenant Hodg 4"rsun, of the 3d W es t l u di a R eg i ment, an A pology from Sir futures Cockburn, and subs equen tly f rom Si r J ames Cockburn, il'Person for the treatm e nt h e h a d receive d from that Gen "talatt. K 4th. Foe hi g hly unmi Mary Conduct, unbecoming th e cha eter of an Officer, in beige' Drunk when in arrest o n th e af ,traoon a the 7th May, 1817, aid using disrespectful lane age to Lieutenant Cosby, his then Commanding Officer." 4 °poll which Charges th e C our t came to t h e following de ien il ' Tice Court having mos t mature l y we i ghed and considered a :t Evidence produced on tire part of the Prosecution, toge iirt with wh a t th e P r i soner h as alleged and proved in his ' ‘ gettee on the Charg es, is of opi n i on as follows t— i, h respect t o the First Chang e , th e C ourt i s o f op i n i on , 4 t the same has been proved, except that the Evidence does ni 4t appear to warrant the word excessively,' and the Court ( t% accordingly find the Prisoner Guilty thereof. litthWith respect t o the Steroid Charge, it d oes no t appear e Court that the Prisoner, Lieutenant Stewart, was the I,kon Originally insulted by Mr. Coxwell ; but on the con that Mr. - Coxwell received the first gross insult from ri t t tttereint Stewart, and seemed to rely on his superior bodily ji 3 / 4 t tlgth for redress ; wherefore and inasMuch as the other s of this Charge are riot proved to the satisfactions of the a:' 44 , the C o urt. finds the Prisoner Not Guilty thereof. 11'4th r es p ec t t o t h e T hird Charge, it appears to the ta lt rt that whatever okeesive Lang uage may hare passed ti k . " , Sir James Cockbur n) t o Li eutenant Stewart, the same tt4,tekilowledged to have been used by S; Jam e y, in conse- V„,'!vt of a misappr e h ens i on , an d an explanation having after -41.'1,4 taken place at the instance and through the medium lCosby, wh o was t h e t h en commanding Officer, 4lt le'llteliatit Stewart's representation of the injury which received; and it b e i ng a l so cons i dered on board the 1 , 1 . 4 t, transp or t (f ront t h e evidence of Mr. Gilbert arid others) tvery point was -end e d betwe e n Si r J ames C oc kb urn and t' . t a p a oant Stewart, the Court does not find evidence t r to convict the prisoner of this Third Charge, and there ileds him Not Guilty thereof. th „ stale ct to the Fo ur th Ch arge;t h e Court is of opinion ra ih e same h as no t . b een sat i s f actorily proved, and there 'e'nitis the prisimer Not Guilty thereof. ig„.4ith respect to the Fifth Charge, the Court-is of opi 11'that the same has been proved, acid does therefore find ~ Prisone r Guilty, th ereo f. !4 i, t •Ch a court having; thus given its opinion on each of the ' CiiiirgeS, and h av i ng f oun d t h e Prisoner Guilty of 14,'rSt and Fifth th ereo f , b e i ng in breach of the Articles of '4 ;4 , do sentence and a dj u d ge t h at h e, the Prisoner, Lieute -Ij:harles William Stewart, of the Royal Y or k R angers to 1 1/4'; tls',llsistred. k4ttaoCuurt, howev er , t a ki ng i nto cons i deration the long t ft's of Li e ut enant S tewart, that he has a family, and the la o l4 ' of' irritations which he received on hoard the Lune ' together ait h his goo d c h aracter, most tita t Y and respectfully beg leave to recommend him to the a tal of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, nor can the close its Proceedings without animadverting- on the it t ' l 'et of the Prosecutor, Lieut. Cosby, in various instances, O a appear on the face of these Proceediugs." k 4 ql: Prince Regeut has been pleased, in the Na me an d on of his Majesty, to approve and confirm the Finding' Ql:atence of the Court; hint under all the circumstances tase, as they appear. on -the face Of the Proceedings, 4 Val Highness has, at, the sam e ti me , b een p l eased to 11 t t hi co t s gracious attention to the recommendation of the .1 1 i, r a the Prisouer's behalf, by restoring- him to his Cour htt'a with the view of being placed sledfpy tt, i 'y'rinee Regent has also beets pleto consider the teN't of the Prosecutor, Lieutenant, Cosby, in various in ,14,,,,ft as deserving tine animadversion conveyed in the opi qtttithe Court Martial, and to direct, that his Royal High Verked Censure should be conveyed to that Officer, "the Counuandiug Officer of Iris Regiment (the (Sad) 1 with an appropriate Admonition to be circumspect in his future Conduct, an assurance of Which, from the Authority under which he serves, will be hecessary before he can be considered eiigithe to advancement in his profession. The Commander in Chief directs that the Charges preferred against. Lieutenant`Stewart, together with the Finding and Sentence of the Court, and the Prince Regent's Pleasure thereon, sball be entered in the General Order Book, and read at the .Heitd of 'every Regiment in his Majesq'S Service. Ify telinnand of his Royal Highness, The Cornmander in Chief, HARRY CALVERT, Adj.-Gen. . . [PO E TR Y. DIALOGUE IN GUILDHALL. `Gm-Dear Brother GIAmT, 'tis a shame, To let a DIVAILF 'thus raise a flame, While we have tamely stood. AttGou.—Wlutt could we do, thus plae'd on high-- BesideS, tho DwARF, in noise and Wa's propping Brotker R'oon. .1% .Horse- Guards, 30th September, 1817. At a General Court Martial held at Woolwich; on the 28th July, 1817, Rtul continued by ad journments to the 11th August following, Surgeon NICHOLAS FITZPATRICK, of the Royal Artillery, was arraigned upon the under-metitioned charges, REGISTER OE' FASHION'. cnANi3ES. Lord bastlerea g b, from town, yesterday, for his scat, Nortii Cray; the Earl of Ikoeksavage, at the - Marquis of Cho!monde ley's seat, in Cheshire, from Bath ; the Countess of West meath iind family, in Stratford-place, from Hatfield; the Earl of Jersey, to his seat, Middleton Park, from Newmarket; Lord Eardlee, from his seat, Belvidere, for Derbyshire; Lady Carberry and Mr. Evans, for Hants; Colonel Vaughan, for his seat in Devon ; Mr. and Lady Caroline Cocks, from East nor Castle, for Wimpole, Cambridgeshire ; Sir Cullen and Lady Ann Smith, in Lower Grosvenor-street, from a tour ; Sir Watkin and Lady Wynne, from Llangedwin, for Wynes day, Denbighshire ; Frederick Webb, Esq. and Major Den shire, at Blake's Hotel, from Lincolnshire ; at Thomas's Ho tel, Mr. and Mrs. Haines, and Mks Smith, frsim their seat in Wales ; William Dawes, Esq. from the West Indies ; at the Royal Hotel, Lord T. Cecil, from Brighton; Mr. and Mrs. Scutt, fiukt a tour; Colonel d'Agui ler: from Liverpool ; Cap tain Gordon, , from a tour; Major Tickle, from Dublin ; James Sparks, Esq. from Cheltenham ; Mr. Ray, from a tour. ' viz. : Ist. " For disrespectful and insubordinate behaviour, un becoming the character of an officer, towards Gustavus Irwin, Doctor of Medicine, Surgeon General and Inspector in the Ordnance Medical Department, and the immediate Com manding Officer of the said Nicholas Fitzpatrick, at Wool wich, On the morning of Monday the 3d March, 1817, in the Public Office of the said Doctor Gustavus Irwin, and in the presence of a Nun-Commissioned Officer of the Royal Artil lery, he, the said Doctor Gustavus Irwin, being- in the exe cution of his duty ;—iu refusing to correct a false Return which he had made on the Ist of the same month, of the Sick of his Division of the Royal Ordnance Hospital at Wool wich, with respect to the case of Cornelius Brainthorpe, by inserting the real situation of the patient, when directed so to do. ed. "For behaviour unbecoming the character of an Offi cer and a Gentlemen, in the said Office of Doctor Gustavus Irwin, on the morning of the lath March, 1817, when called upon by the said Doctor Gustavus Irwin, to state the cause of his not haring attended as a Metsiber of a Medical Board which had been assembled the preceding day, in obedience to an Hospital Ostler dated the itth of the same month ;—in having falsely stated that he had no notice of the order of the 11th March, for, the assembly of the Medical Board, before the actual Meeting of the Board on the isith ; whereas the said order had been comumaicated to hill) on the morning • of the 12th March, at least one hour before the Meeting of the Board. COVENT-GARDEN.---The lively Comedy of The 3d. " For behaviour unbecoming the character ofan Otli- cer and a Gentleman), in having stat e d t o D r . G ustavus lr- Wonder presented Mi ss B RUNTON, l ast night, in win, in a l e tt er d a t e d W oo l w i c h , 13th April, 1817, that he ; the part of Vi o l an t e. W e t hi n k the Managers of had received a verbal apology for his, Dr. Irwin's, severe this Theatre do not economize the merits of this conduct towards hint, on the morning of the Orb of the same month, throughMr, interesting you ng A ctress, i n b r i ng i ng her forward rough Mr. Willi am D ur i e , t h e Resident Surgeon, whom he considered, i n d e li ver i ng D octor Irwin ' s sentiments in such a variety o f c h aracters b e f ore her powers on that subject, as duly authorised to convey the apology ; i are well settled in one. They seem, indeed, to which statement, that an apology had 'teen made for the said act like the Buy with the gulden e , ras , and to put , 6J alleged sev ere con d uct , or any concession whatever, implying severity or impr o p r i e ty o f con d uct on Ow part of the s a id to hazard those t a l en t s w hi c h might b e matured Doctor Gustavus Irwin, towards the said Nicholas Fitzpa. into excellence. Miss lIRLYNToN'S Violante was trick, on the morning of the 6th inst., is totally unfounded. rather interesting than effectiie. Vialante, though 4th. " For scandalous behaviour, unh7coming the charac ter of an Officer and a Gentleman, towards the. said Doctor ' tender and affect innate. is marked .by a kind of Gustavus Irwin, )t is immediate Commanding Officer, on the satirical and dashing spirit, which requires lunch morning of the 14th April, 1817, when its his Public Office, , practice. However, th ere was t h e .charm of and the execution o f h is d u t y; —i n having used violent and ; .eeti .• ng, and unaff ec t e d pleasantry, in Miss - disrespectful langu age an d gestures to the said Doctor Gus- t tavus Irw•ii, and in having falsely accused the said Doctor ! BRUNTO.N'S rep resentation of the part, whi c h . Gustavus Irwin, of bas ing censured him on the morning of strongly interested the au di ence i n h er f avour. should not mak e u se o f to anot h er. the eth of the same month, in langu a g e that one Gentleman ' 1 With a little more study an d practice, we doubt not SO. " For scandalons behaviour, unbecoming the Character , that her performace will demand and deserve high of an Officer and a Gentleman, on or about the 23,1 September, 1 CHARLES KEMBLE' S F e li x was critical praise. 1810, in having grossly abused Rob er t G eary, S urgeryman, in No. 2 Division o f th e R oya l O rdnance Hospital at Wool. I indeed a h a pp y p er f ormance. Il e completely un wich, calling him a damned stupid old Rascal,—a damned derstood, and completely embodied, the part. old Scoundrel, and other abusive. Names, because the said i ABBOTT was easy and spirited in Colonel Briton, Robert Geary represented to the said Surgeon Fitzpatrick, ' (1 ti , AWCETT whimsical enough in Liss a rd o . M rS . . that he believed ther e was a m i sta k e in a prescription which ; ~s,""ir., the said Surgeon Fit z p atr i c k h a d entered in his Prescription ! IiIBES, perhaps the best chambermaid How on the Book, and had ordered to be prepared ; -z mutwithstanelinr, the t stage, Was admirable in Flora. EMERY rendered said Surgeon Fitzpatrick took measures immediately after wards G ibb y a pr om i nen t pur r ; mid t h e ,hi men were to correct th e sa id m i sta k e. ' Uppn which Charges the Court came to• the following de-, properly assigned to 1_4,1r/cumin and SimmoNs. cisi.nr : " The Court having mat ure ly weighted ant!considered the —Among the absu r diti es o f t hi s p l ay is the ap i pearance of the d aug h ters o f N o b lemen walking evidence for and aga i nst t h e pr i soner, together with what lie has alledged in his defence, is of opinion, with respect to the iin Lisbon without an attendant. But this is First Charge :—that the prisoner's Return of the Ist Match, stage probability, and t hat is sufficient. The house 1817, is not a false Return in the sense implied by the Ar ticles of War ; but th a t h e i s G u il ty of disrespect and insub- ;was numerously attend e d , an d t h e p l ay well re ordination, in refusing to make the alteration required by i ceived. the Surgeon Gen e ral. - ea5ze5............. • .f- With respect to the S econ d Charge, the —...„ moos Court is of opi- ! ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—L as t n i g h t the R.OYo I on, that the Prison er is G u il ty o f falsely stating, as an ex ! Amphitheatre clos e d , a f ter a very successful sca the to the Surgeon-G enera l, h e h ad not seen the Order, but , the Court would rather attribute it to inadvertency, than a j son, when, previous to the dropping of the cur preinetiitated wish to deceive, 1 lain, Mr. W. BARRYMORE, Stage anag " With resp ec i vered the followi ng Add ress er, deli t to the Third Ch arge , th e C ourt i s of opi- M nion that th e P r i soner i s N ot Guilty. " With respect to the Fourth Charge, the Court is of api- ! " LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, — Previons to the opening o f nion, that the P r i soner i s Guilty of behaviour unbecoming ' this Theatre at Easter, it use announced that this would be the Character of an Officer :—in having used violent and dis- the last season of the firm of Meisrs. ASTLEY,. Davis, and respectful Language to Doctor Irwin, his immediate Cow- PARKER; but that it should not be the least in their iodivi mantling, Officer, when in the execution of his duty;—and in dual exertions to deserve a continuation of your favour. having falsely accused Doctor Irwin o f h av i ng censore d hi m " Front the great variety of productions that have been in Language that one Gentiilman should nut make use of to brought for war d d ur i ng t h e summer, they trust and hope anOther. they hate fulfill e d ;heir pro m i se t owar d s t h e Public. As for ~ With respect to the Fifth Charge' the Court thinks it themselves, f rom the flattering patr onage they have expe- not wined, and does theref o r e Acquit the Prisoner. rienced, their hopes hare by no means been disappointed ; " The Court taking into consideration all the Charges of and the Gentlemen forming the present firm beg individually, which the Prisoner has been found Guilty, thinks it proper and most respectfully, to thank you for such distinguished to obs e rv e , th a t th e t erms ' scandalous and unbecoming the , marks of y our favour. charact er o f a G ent l eman, ' do nut appear to be applicable to ,' Mr. ASTLEY, as so l e P roprietor of this Theatre, has ex his conduct ; but is of opinion, that the prisoner's conduct ' pressly desired ine to inform you, that various alterations and has been highly insubordinate, disrespectful and subversive great improvements, which he has had smile time in contem of Military Discipline, and does thsrefore Sentence the Pri- plation, will he, during the Recess, put into execution. And I am also dir ec t e d t o assure you, that be will, as his •veteran sorter, Nich o l as Fi tzpatr i ck, to lose such portion of Rank, as will place him in the List of Surgeons of the Ordnance Me- father did before him, beat up for, and recruit such a force of dical Department, under and next in succession to Mr. E. . talent to b r i ng. i nto act i on next campaign, as, be hopes, will Beck.' ) • decidedly deserve and obtain for him a Waterloo victory over the th ea t r i ca l nfield of battl e ! The Prince Regent ha s b een p l ease d , i n the name and on every other General Trusting-, therefore, to a further claim on your kind pa the behalf of his Majesty, to approve and confirm the Finding trailage, the Proprietor, myself, and the Perfolrmers, par - ti- - and Sentence of the Court. cularly those who have experienced such truly liberal support His Royal Highness th e C omman d er i n Ch i ef directs, that on their resp ec ti ve Benefits, most respectfully take l eave , an d the foregoing Charges e x hibi te d aga i nst Surgeon Nicholas bid you farewell for the present season. Fitzpatrick, of the Royal Artillery, together with the Finding and Sentence Sentence of the Cotirt, and the Prince Regent's Appro val thereof, shall be entered in the General Order Book, and read at the head of every Regiment in his Majesty's Service. By Command of his Royal Highness, The Commander-in -Chid, HARRY CALVERT, Adj.-Gen. THE THEATRES. THE ORPHAN: Epitaph, much defaced, on a tonal -stone in \Villesborough •Church-yarl, near Ashford in Kent.-_Copied Sept. 20, 1764 : " Here lieth entomb'd the'Body of William. Master, the second son of Michael Master, Esq. He living a Batchelat's Life, he came to an untimely Abel's Death at the age of eti years,* in his . Carriagelionest of his word, well respected and beloved of all. Elizahe h, the Daughter of John Hall, the Mother and Mourner for so great and incomparable a Loss of so dear,A aon - * * all Memory—sbe hath erected this monument, with expecta tion of meeting in the Resu:rection of -tiouls—Anno Domini 1654." • SHIP NEWS. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. B.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Tyne, for the Brazils; and the Galatea, IVALLACE, for South America. FALMOUTH, OCT. 6.—Arrived the find Reve nue cutter from a cruizc, with 70 aukers of brandy and gin, which she picked up off Mullin Island. Sailed the Duke of Kent packet, for Lisbon ; Chesterfield packet, for Gibraltar and Malta ; and Lord Sidmouth packet, for Jamaica, all with mails. • The preceding epitaph relates to the unfortu nate death of a young man, :who Was killed by his brother in a fit of jealousy, on account of an orphan young woman, w h o was protected by their father, and lived in his house. OTwAY, happening to be on a visit in the neigh bourhood& soon after the unfortunate affair took place, learned the partic u l ars , an d ma d e t h em the ground-w or k of the story of his admirable Tragedy, The Orphan. PLYAIOLITII, OCT.. 7.—Arrived the Sir John Esdaile, CAMEL, from Jamaica, for London.—Put back the Oxford, LAMB, from Bombay, for Lon don. —Sailed the Regent, BETTS, for Lisbon. Boxaas.—Scroggins returned to London yes terday morning, with his head' bound up ; the left side of his face is much disfigured, and he acknow ledges having been hit heavily on the body. Turnet shook hands with him at the end of the fight, and complimented his manhood. The victor had his right hand in a sling yesterday, his knu c kl es h av i ng been damaged. Setoggins undisguisedly says, that. he was baffled by Turner's length and manner of fighting (right foot in advance), and it was impossible to make a springing bit at the length he had to place it. With this acknowledged superiority, he has had enough of him, and will give any the preference to beat .him. Randall. and Turner will be watched to fight in the Spring. There will be a new moon at a quarter past four o'clock to-morrow afternoon, andin conse quence of this occurring so near to the equinox, an extraordinary high tide may be eiipected on the following day, which, according toy the calcu lations of the French astronomers, will' be 'as 1:13 to 0 : 73. the height of the lowest spring tide of the present year. Its operation on the - toasts will of course be more or less influenced by the powir and direction of the winds, but in all-low situa tions it will be prudent to guard against its effects. -Another extraordinary tide of nearly, equal height may be expected on the 9th of November, CORONER'S INQUEST. EXTRAORDINARY AND MYSTERIOUS DEATHS. Tuesday an Inquisition was taken at the Mitre Tavern, Edgware-road, before THOMAS STIRLING, Esq. Coroner for Middlesex, on the bodies ofJohn Jennings, aged seven weeks, and Helen Rose, aged three weeks. 4:he Inquest commenced at 12 • o'clock on Tnesdsy, and the investigation did no t conclude till thr e e o'clock on Wednesday - Morn'. ing. Ellen Rose, of Paik-street,• said, the deceased, Helen Rose, - was her daughter. AbOut a fort night ago it was sent to Mrs. Jennings to wet nurse;. it was . then about three days old; her o w child was five Weeks old ; witness did not see the child till Tuesday night, "the 30th instant ; the nurse brought it to her house, and said it was ill; Witness examined the ehild'4 tongue, and found it blistered; the back was also sore; witness pro posed sending Mr. Richardson, her own . doctor, to see the child ; did not see him till Friday night; went with hint to nurse's ; I,e said the child was poorly ; he prescribed some medicine, hut not hi writing ; sent it home by a female servant) wit nesS sent the Same to Mrs. Jennings by her ser vant;- the servant %vent . about nine o'clock, and was gone about three-quarters of an hour ; .witness could go in twenty minutes ; on her return the servant said the child had taken half the quantity prescribed, which wars-4.tea-spoonful. Satur day morning, ab.out two o'clock, Mrs. Jennings came to witness, and said the child was poi.tyrr ed ; she immediately sent for Mr. Richardson, who came in a coach, and they proceeded to the nurse's house in the Edgware -road ; Mr. Richard son said he thought they would recover, and .were only labouring. under the influence of the medi cine; he gave them both something he brought with hint ; it had a beneficial effect upon witness's child; she opened her eyes, but, about five o'clock she went off again, and was seized with convul sions ; Mr. Richardson staid till the hour of their deaths, which was about three o'clock in the afternoon. Messrs.•. Lee,. Green, Bryant, and Richardson, surgeons, .deposed, that the bodies were -np - ened by Mr. 13rookcs, the anatomist, of Marlborougk street, in the presence of Dr, Ager, and set•ert Professional Gentlemen. The witaessbadexamined the prescription, and had often recommended larger quantities to younger children. It was simply made of confection of opium, two tea spoonfuls of which would only contain the 32d part of a grain. It was a thing impossible that one tea-spoonful, containing the 6-Ith part, would have any effect, unless mixed - by other hands in an improper manner. On the bodies being dis'4. sected, nothing appeared in the stomach ) except the girl's, which was a little inflamed, but hardly. sufficient to cause death ; and the surgeons could assign no cause for their deaths. Verdict—'-' Died by the Visitation of God." Yesterday a Court of Directors was, held at the East India House, when Captain JAMES JAMESON was sworn into the co►nmand of the ship Eatl et . Balearras, consigned to Bombay and China. NEWMETEIOD OF HOEtsB•STEALING.—On Wed nesday morning, Mr. MAKEEN, of Astley's Thea tre, rode to Leadenhull-►nurket on a favourite horse, (who is well known by the public for his frequent appearances at Covent-Garden and the . Circus in modern Melo-dramas,) which he gave to a boy at his friend's door to take care of, and gave him twopence for his trouble. Mr. M. was in his, friend's house about eight minutes ; when be came out the boy and horse were gone. Another boy informed bin, that a man dressed in a brown coat and boots, ordered the boy to ride towards Westminster Bridge, and said he should folloiv I►im. Mr. MAKEEN and his friend followel the route which he was informed his horse had- been taken ; he learned that a person of the above_de scriptior► had mounted a horse at the - foot of Lon don Bridge. Mr. M.. traced the horse and the rider to Snowi►ill, when lie lost all clue to theM he gave information of the robbery to different Police Offices, but nothing l►as been yet beard of the horse ; which was one of the most Valnable of. the, stud. This is the third robbery of this d. . scription within a fortnight which has took place in the metropolis, and we think ought to prove a caution► to equestrians to whom they entrust their horses in future, INTAmous Tita . tisAcTiAN.--On Tuesday a marl applied to Mr. Scultup, borsholder, of Maidstone, to apprehend ,two deserters, One from the 6th and the other from the 48th regiment. The officer accordingly accompanied the informant to a clothes-shop, and there apprehended the two men, and in a short time afterwards a Serjeant aril party from Canterbury (from whence the de . serters had come) came into the shop and recog nized the prisoners to be the men of whom they were in pursuit. . They all went to the Barracks, when it turned out that the fellow (a discharged soldier) who gave the information bad actually• persuaded the two soldiers to desert, and had changed clothes with oueof them to assist in dis , l guising him, and after so seducing them had the villainy to be the cause of their apprehension. He was accordingly kept in custody, and it is to 'be. hoped will be severely punished for his wicked and treacherous conduct. SHOCKING ACCIOENT.-Among the many seri. ous accidents which have lately occurred, owing to the furious driving of stage-coaches, we have to relate one of a melancholy nature which took place on Monday. As the Winslow coach was coming to town, it was overturned near the Kit burn Turnpike, and several of the passengers se verely hurt. The coachman was obliged to be taken to town in a hackney-coach, and three of the passengers were seriously injured, and taken, in a litter to the public house. One had his thigh broke, and his jaw cut; another had his leg dread fully lacerated, and the other's arm was broken. There was only one inside-passenger, and his arm was put out. It is much to be lamented that a stop . is not put to coach-racing. On Saint-play a sloop and a barge, laden with coals, went through .the Caledonian C ana l t o Fort Augustus ; having lain for some hours be— .• _ low the Aluirtown draw-bridge, die inhabitants of Inverness were apprised of the circumstance, and the novelty soon attracted a vast concourse of all ranks and ages ; the banks were literally lined with spectators on this occasion. i