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London, England, 1824-02-12 00:00:00

SIR THOMAS MAITLAND.

Sir Thomu Maitland entered

the service, on the 7th of July, 1777, as an Ensign in the
55th regiment of Foot. He was appointed a Captain on
the 14th of January, 1778, in the 78th Foot; and Major
in the 62d regiment of Infantry, on the 11th of August,
1790. He was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army
on the Ist of March, 1794; and Lieutenant-Colonel of
the 62d Foot on the 6th of August in the same ear.
On the lat of January. 1798,, he pas appointed Gctfonil
the Army; on the 18th of April, 1797, Brigadier...Gen-oml
in St.-Domingo•; and on the lat of January, 1798, Brigs-
ilier-General in the West Indies. Ile was appointed Major-
General on the 14112 of Sertember, 1799, on a particular
service on the coast 'of France; and Major-General in the
Anny,.an the tat of January, 1805. He succeeded to the
Colonelcy of tile 3d Reserve Battalion, on the 25th of
IFebruary, 1803; to the local rank of Lieutenant-General
in Ceylon, on the 31st of July, 1806; and to the Colonelcy
of the 4th West India Regiment, on the 19th of July,
1807. He was appointed a Lieutenant-General on the 4th
of June,lBll ; and Colonel of the 10th regiment of Infan-
try, on the 19th of July, 1811. Ile was aprointed Governor
of Malta, and Commander of the Forces in the Mediterra-
nean' on the 22d of December, 1815 ; and subsequently
Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands.

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. being on i.... weeenises,
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tede on the y rigg ,
• bet this applied oily to a swell portion of
the wen' If the' Meng* forward on this point had
lwatardligent to glom, it would have gone very far in-
dwell es Abet the *same. He therefore repeated what he
kW sail the point to start from—that the
wee and that theplaintifi was en-
Mt 1,91111. deliegis ; red fact this evidence could not be DUEL PRRYENTED.—DUBLIN' FEBRUARY 9.—Teeter-
Ala *lied of the improbability day morning, about eight o'clock, Mr. Goodison, Chief Pewe-
e ; littlbloitr4 not often suspicion ;it had to see officer of College-street Divisional Police I Mice, despatched a party
beeilleibeee Ihiesimpatbed With tercet to Mr. of pesee.oflicere to the neighbourhood of Ball's-bridge, with three-
Ihmement, be is s'ealy in seed his bordshipapprehended thug to disperse a number of persons who, it wes understood, were
I thot die Ormt wweldisee trialon the testimony of to assemble there for the purpose of figleing dogs and hunting
PalWdalasimp=mi. . Wrigglesworth was a badgers. When the peace-officers arrival at the place, their sum.
Marione, end it was worthy of re- tier was drawn to another scene which more imperatively called for
mask mode no diseloeute till after the trial. He swore their interference. They pereeival a party of gen in entlem an ad.
diegairlaufbal
thistles mod an mount of it ii the newspapers, but he did rot 'joining field, some of wham were evidently about to fight a duel.
away egatihe was not aware of thewstien. It was, perhaps, unne- 1 The officers immediately took the gentlemen whom they saw with
aseleefee go thrash that afildpeile 'Mk was commented upon so' pistols (which were cocked) in their hands, into custody. The
Woad easily messiday. 'FM* not a single allegation in principals, Thomas Spring Rice, Esq., and 'Waller O'Grady, Esq.
it w hog Ink been eostrai more than one witness. to whom the seconds were about to hand the pistols' effected their
Them email he se reset that . i meant to insinu• escape. The seams* namely, Henry Baron Robeck and James
Me iregewpre earliwerhgeiset arrive. How was it, Franks, Esq. were brought to College-street Police-office, where
that wheelie ems ageseheee allow him to purchase the i they were each held to bail to keep the peace, themselves in 5001.
eseeired elearellokitiemme be emceed some roguery, he did . each, and two sureties in 2311. each. The sureties for Mr. Franks
ode ressweewiemo We. seeplekee ea his master, when be found I were Judge Day and Mr. O'Driseoll • the sureties for Baron Ra-
tites* geoelip beige wewisme- - The hi ',graves swear they beck were Mr. Baskin and Mr. O'firiscoll, the latter gentleman
sever sew eiggessegess; esi they stated what the goods were having offaed his services, a saved friend whom Baron Babe&
sold be t so timeiPthey Weak theft at a low price, they did pot bad sent for as bail not having et that time arrived at the Om,
. get a digrepirtienate.pellit Me ( Wrigglisirarth) was also sew Mean Morakag Post of Monday.

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70 TILL COMMISSIONERS FOR ROADS IN 771 F:
iI'E.YTAILV DISTRICT.

Heston, liliddlcses, Feb. I, 1P24.
sr,: wrt.r w,—lf you would have the goodness to desire your
dowers of mud on the roods, to haul their hoes parallel with the
ruts in the road, in place of traversing them, I sot convinced you would save sand and make better roads. I need not go into the
proofs of this affair; try it for three months on any riece otmad,
say from finiallberry-green to Breniford, and if you find it does
not answer, give it up.
I know many will not imagine how this can be preferable ; but I
would answer all objectious by saying, in the Highlands of hoot.
land, ever since the gathering in forty-five, the roads have been
made and mendedon the principle the southern has adopted, undet
the antideluvisa Caine of Macadamadabs.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant'
A LASTER 111 A 'KA 311 E.

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