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London, England, 1810-10-05 00:00:00

CE:YER,IL cothatkdßriat.

Proceraings of a fieneral Court.Marlial, held on
Tuesday, at the Castle Tavern, in Brighton, for the
trial of Captain John Ellimn, of the Centre Sussex
Local on two Charges :

tat. For nealerttne to join liitTtegicaent on the 17th of
Serternber hiat, according to the order+ of the Lord Lieu-
tenant sit the Coaiste.
tid. For iseAcetina to join his Itcgimenh after having re-
ceived orders to that effect from Ins t'oluact.

The Prosectit6r (Col. Graham) stated to the
Court, that it was with extreme reluctance he was
compelled to become prosecutor in this instance,
which would nut have been the case, if repeated
advice dud admonition. had been attended to on
the part of the Prisoner. lie had done all in his
power to induce Captain Elliman to listen to rein'''.
and to fulfil his duty as an Officer and a Gentleman.
lie stated, that the question at issue was most int.
portant—Whether an Officer could, from any
fickleness of disposition, trifle with military disci-
pline. by resizning when he pleased ? lie wished
the !Acid Militia to be considered as no plaything;
and he was the snore earnest to press upon the
Court the necessity of establishing a precedent to
prevent Officers tendering their resignations at
the very moment when their services were required.
because he had heard that at tlitstitne there are in the
regiment wl.ieli he commands nut less than six
Officers who waited the decisioa of the Court, in
order that they might if possible resign. The Pri.
Inner hull been doubly culpable, because he had
expressed himself highly pleased with his pro-
motion from the rank of Lieutenant to that of
Captain; and because lie had been originally a
balloted 111:111 for the 'division of Battle, but had
beets permitted to exchange into the centre duvi.
sion, on account of the distance fro.n his house,
Glynde. lie hail paid the tine. but on being pre.
seated with a Commission, be had it returned
him. lie would lay before the Court the whole
of the corremondence which had passed between
hittmlf and Capteiti Entine'', on the subject then
before them. A letter from Captain Litman to
Colonel Graham. dated 5111 September. was then
read, which stated, that it was impossible for line
to attend at Brighton during the space of 4t) days ;
that from the many acts of kindness he tied re.
ceived frost) the Colonel. he was sorry to be conks
pelted to such a proceeding, but he begged to ten-
der his resignation.
The reply of CM. Graham was a letter of advice
to Capt. Ellmaii to join his regiment. which parti-
cularly required his services. If Captain Ella's')
pressed his resignation, he would not refuse to
transmit it to the Lord Lieutenant of the County,
the Duke of Norfolk, with, a suitable comment.

The neat letter front Capt. Ellman, doted Sep-
tember 9, enclosed a request to the Duke of Nor-
folk,to be trimsinitted by Colonel Graham, that he
would he pietist-II to accept his resignution.The
reply of Cal. .;:ralisna wss, th it he had transmitted
his request to the Doke of Norfolk, but with belch
It collate:it its he tlimight would prevent its be-
ing atttluled to ; tout if the reply did not urine
precious to the 17th, he should expect his attend-

ilPrhis produced a letter from Capt. Ellrnin, de-
siring to know what part of his conduct had de-
strived a convosnir. Colonel Graba:n offered to
s.stisfy him on CA. paint, by meeting him at Lewes;
bra Cement bring from home, it was
preventesl.-I'he Adjistairt of the Regiment was
rolled to prove, that he had written by oqicr of
Colonel Graham to Captain E. desiring 1:111111 to at-
tend the Regiment ; and that not complying with
this order, he had put him under arrest on Friday
last.—First charge closed.
The E.rl of Chichester and George Hooper,
Esq. were called to prove that Colossal Graham
had expressed to them his reluctance to proceed to
an extremity. The Earl of Chichester bed been
applied to by the Prisoner's friends, in order to ob-
tain an exchange for him into his battalion, hut be
declined interfering until the Duke of Norfolk hatl
accepted his resignation, and it had been approved
by Colonel Graham.
Captain Elbows was supported in Court by great
professional aid, end couducted hi.nself in a very
gentlemanly manner.
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The Messenrr. who arrived from Mr. MACREN.
Az on Moodily, has left town again with their tidies
frouLthe Trciisvort Board fur Plyinout'i, there to
ciut,ark to a cartel fur Nlurlaix.

We have adeices from Danish Holstein, by ■
Gentleman who left ronningen in an American ship
on the 271111 of !tit intrinh, The end? trgo in the
Western putt. of the dominion. of the King of Den-
mark hid been removed ; awl, indeed, letters from
Diniburgh inform ll*, that the original measure had
been wholly et ual.

A large artily had l.een collected in II snorer, to
be winched gyros+ Zeultull into Stirlen. for the
risteilohle portion of as4i+ting in retaking Full in.!.
The Klux of Deti.nark had refused to receive th. in.
Lit it wits lielieved that they would out wait for We
concurrence.

A tremendous ern ption of Vesuvius took place on
the 13th and lath ult. and the village of Henna had
been well nigh overwhelmed by the torrent of horn.
The mountain was rather more tranquil on tic I 4th,
bat fresh eruptions were apprehended.
Lately were committed to the County Gaol at
lfournoutli. by Haunter Jolts., and THowas
fiinoanc, E.qrs. two persons calling themselves
Genve Smith unit James Holland, on suyteinn
of d eeeee d, knowing the Lime to be fictiti-
purporting to he drawn on " Vt. ILIA AK
N▪
inon. Gaut, Caar.en, CA ee e us. and I% mite-
r% &BALK. muter the style of the t• Chmkont think."
payable at Messrs. Fores and Co.'s, London.—
!'tie occlusal they gave of themselves, on their exa-
mination Woe* the Ma.p.trAtes, 11 WI extremely
contradictory sod ~v•t•Sve. It appeare.l they had
• s. off Gown Loud .n, disout two mouth* ago, awl
bad travelled pram/4..1,01y on foot from theme,
throttA Oxtor.l,, Witney, Cirrleetter. Stroud,
f;:oncenter. elwlte-ham, Ledbury, Here.
ford. Monmouth. Clorpstow, and Newport, to PO:.•
ty•prsol, where they wer. 'Flore is remora
to *oppose. that they have r.r:•ilstorl bilk of the
shove ileseriistiou ar el•e pew. r •i I,,•ters before
tinned. They *•te rather shirt b.-Astute, or.. being
thinner than the other. wit a • ..ophidous mark 0,.
the left cheek, and both °poor to be from go to 25
ysura of age. ,