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GENERAL COURT MARTIAL
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DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S lEGIMENT.
Hyde Park Barracks, Tuesday Moreing,Rept.ll4.
A General Corset Martial commenced its aittiori this
morning fur the trial of Captivie !oho Jebb. ef the Royal
Horse Guards (Blue), ou the prosecution sf Colonel Sir R.
C. Hill (brother of that distinguished General, Lord Hill),
which was composed of the Conniving Officers :
PatalDtt Ny :
Cot. Non. H. B. Lygon, M.P., Ist life guards.
Lien C. Hill royal horse Lteat.-Col.Drake,royal horse
guards. guards.
Major Oakes. Isl life geoids. Col. Vv.', 2d life guards.
capisis Wyatt. ditto. Major M'Neil, ditto.
Cos. ditto. Viscount Barnard, M.P.ditto.
.--.-- hillock, ditto. I Captain r. Ewelya,
Mo. A. C. Leitteaditto. A. eh:cheater, ditto.
Ili Lid Bingham, ditto. Marina, ditto.
I he Right Hoe. J. Beckett, Judge.Athocate.General to the
Foroes:
Deputy—J. A. Oldham, Esq.
The proceedtsge consaistmood, as usual, by promulgine his
Majesty's worraai, after which the Members mud the Judge-
Advocate were sworn.
The charges were then read, of which the following is a
copy verbatim :
First—" For oritletling to comply with • Regimental Or.
der, dated litth April, 1121, respectiog the settlemeot of his
regimental debts, due to the clerk of his troop ; thoisgh
frequently applied to by the clerk of the troop for that pur-
pose."
Sommll —l4 Foe disgraceful conduct, in giving Iwo drafts
to the nerea.man of the regiment, on the Agents, which
drafts were daaboooured, about the hilt June mod 7th July,
1122"
Third—" For being repeatedly absent from his regiment
without leave in the year 1621; all such conduct being
highly prejudicial to good order and military diseipline, and
onimosemor the charecCer of an officer and i gentleman."
REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCE IN COURTS
MARTIAL.
Previously to admisisterittg the oath to Ike Weathers as-
sembled, as above slated, fur Are trial, the JUDGE AUTO.
cave, as usual in all cases, addressed the Prisoner, swim,
that it was his duty to amounts to him that if he had ob.
jeetino t. any Member of the Count, it would be proper for
ties to mention it when their mimes were called over, sad
previously to such Members bring swore.
Captain Jebh, with much fervour, stated, that he objected
only no two Officers of the Blues, and was about to specify
them, when the Judge Advocate interfered, and said, that
the time would be when they were about to be sworn, and
Captain !elk sat dews.
Re them proceeded to swear Is the Members, among the
first of *boar were Colonel C. Hill (brother of Lord Hill,
and the prosecutor), end Colemel Drake, M.P.. of the
same regimeut. The Prisoner thew repeated hie ob.
jertion, winch, as it appeared, was directed against these two
officers.
The JUDGE ADVOCATE immediately intimated to these
two officers, that they Aostld sit down for the peewit', while
the others were savors, when the objectiori uould be taken
into consideration, and at the same time asked Capt. Jebb
if he would have to olaket agaiwit say of the other Mem-
hen which he answered is the same mseser—" Certainly
set."

The remainder of the Umbers were then sworn is, with-
out any objictiun on the part of the Prisoner.
rpm this ceremony having bees goes through--
The JUDGE ADVOCATE then ruse and said, that two
Members of the Court bad been challenged, and that there-
/ore previous so entering upon the business of the day, it
would be Necessary to close the Court for the purpose of in.
vratigatiog the subject , and that the Court would probably
(a be should conceive it his duty to advise) require that
Capt. Jebb should state his grounds for the objection.
The Prisoner t►es requested that his Cussed might be,
permitted to state his grounds of challenge: which,s• .e tin.
deratemod, be had already submitted to the Pia* of York.
The AMOR ADVOCATE intimated, that soy thing which
Caplets Jebb bad to state to the Court, i■ support of his
*Election, would in course be received, and duly attend-
ed tu:

Sir SCOTT then wohutltled in writing an objection, which
the JUDOS AOTOCATO read to the Court, cud, as far as we
could hear, wee as follows:
Thai a it would, it was hoped, be proved that the present
charges had originated is an retire mirconeeption of the
Proiseentor, there was reason to believe ;hat Liellienast.
Colonel Cleanest Hill being of the same regiment, and bro-
ther elk* Prosecutor, Nir Robert timbre Hill, necessarily
partook of the itilluesce of that miecomeeption ; and that
Culosel Drahe bat already expremed Inmost( is a mas-
ter that proved ins to have already decided upon the
charge,.
Its said at the same time that there were other case's of
rhalleage, bat that Captain Jetrli was desirous, from motives
•( delicacy to Stir officer., themselves, of avoiding even having
to ma►e these is public ; that it was is coosequeuce of ibis
delicacy that be had at the moment of which he was aware
3f their appointnieut, applied to the Adjataist-Grueral and
'len, he believed, to the Right Hoooorable Geutleroaa's de•
partmeat.

The Jterrait ADVOCATI rPnittlmi, that le the application
o his deportment Captain Jehh was cleanly in , though
ae bed lie doubt it was doss inadvertently; yet he (the
Stodge Advocate) being the sinister of ibe Court, it sue im-
"roper to apply to him upon any subject counected with the
urination of the Members who were to sit upon it, as a sl-
ed of the present nature must come before him when the
was assembled, sod he would have to advise upon what
hould be done. lie then made some observations upon the
'resent objections, which lie would thus publicly declare lie
osid not consider sufficient, and that such would be the
pinion be should give to the Court when closed.
Mr. Score then observed, that It was with great diffidence
hat be should say any thing tbst militated against such au-
.ltorily, that be would stilly submit, for the purpose of recall-
-3g to the mild of the Right Hon Gentleman, not merely
lie practice of the Courts of Common Law, which were
'ell understood by all, but of Courts Martial, where
wen the circumstance of as officer sitting out of his
inc of that duty had been deemed sufficient fur his
mirival; that it would nee ily be recollected un
ne part of Captain Jebb, whose delicacy upon the wiliect
sd been worked by previously automating his objection to
ienulboiritieii, sad even to the officers themselves, through
be Adjullist; that it was not the individual,, but the emu.
eircutenitattees of our nature that he referred to, snare
el.tild sot be supposed, that where members load previously
sided ipon a ease--- •
The Jettcr ADVOCaTE bete stopped Mr. Scull, saying,
sit if he meant to address the Court, he must he aware (bat
tit was not permitted to any one but the parties hat rd.
Something further occurred, which we could out hear, sod
ie Court was closed.
Os re-opening, the JUDGE ADYOCATC announced the dc.
lion of the Court seriatim upon the objections takes, mad
lit they did not consider them of sufficient force.
Ile then desired to know of Captain Jebb if be persisted
11,3. objections? and on bring auswered in the affiruimitre„
sled that mother had been banded In him on the pail of
:Tient Jebb, and wished to know if it was bin desire. to
le it ?
Captain Jebh declared it was.
Tlie Collet was then ordered to be elated.
Previously to quitting the Court, Capt. !ebb, al the &-
rep( his Counsel, hogged to declare. his ioopremio• to the
Dort, that is no instance whatever had two Members ever
*booed to sit upon a Court after the objections that bad
en made.
On the Court re-opening,
The JUDO[ ADVOCATI announced that the whole objee.
As were held by the Coon insufficient, but that bea.ing
is declaims in view, which rendered any imputation on the
Manstsera impossible, it wow for them to say whether, as
eve was not a sufficient number without them, they bad say
sh to retire.
?Mt they very handsomely did, and the case proceeded.
Wiloceses were ordered out of Court, but Mr. Buxton,