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London, England, 1818-01-15 00:00:00

COURT MARTIAL.

Hoirse-Guards, Jan. 0.
At a General Court-11Iartial, held at the Royal
Barracks in Dublin, on the 41st October, 1817,
and continued by adjournments to the 28111 of the
same month, Captains Peter Moyle, John Brad-
bridge, and Edward Davis, of the Bth (or King's)
Reg►ment of Foot, were arraigned upon the under-
mentioned charge', viz. :
lit.'{ For conduct subversive of military discipline, in
ordering, oa the 17th September last, their Pay-Serjeants not
to receive, and prohibiting their Coinpaoies from receiving
the bread which had been provided by or.kr of the Com-
manding Officer, fur the use of those Companies, Louder a
contract nisde by him for supplying the reg lit with bread
from the 2311, of August to the 54th of September, 1817.
sd. " Fur endeavouring to subvert, slid for acting in open
viulatioa of, the authority of their Commanding Officer, ow
the isturniag of the 17th September last, in having caused
bread to be brought into the barracks which bail been pre-
viously sent out of it by the Coninsanding Officer, and in
tousling Omani° to be issued to their respective Companies,
contrary to the arrangeiseat adopted by the Cuminauding
Officer fur the supplying of the regiment with bread by
contract.

3d. " For conduct highly irregular and nnolficer•like,
and in violation of the discipline of the army, in calling on
Quartermaster Kiernan on Hit 11th September last, and or-
deriug him out to issue bread to their respective cunipaaies
under the existing contract."
Upon which charges the Court came to the
following decirion :
" The Court taking into their serious consideration all
the evidence laid before them, and the insiters urged on the
part of the prosecution, and by the Prisoners in their defence,
do And the Prisoners, Captains Peter Moyle, Juba Head-
bridge, and Edward Davis, godly of the charges as above
preferred against them, and du therefore adjudge and bell-
kite?, that the Prisoners, Captains Peter Moyle, Juhti Head-
bridge, and Edward Davis, shall be eashkred."

The Prince Regent has been pleased, in the
name and on the Whiff of his Majesty, to *probe
and confirm the fiiiiliiig and mortice of the Court.
His Royal Highness taking into consideration,
however, that, although the insubordination which
has marked the conduct of the Prisoners, by having
in a manner conspired to subvert the orders and
arrangements of their Commanding Officer, appear
to justify the sentence of the Court, yet a reference
to their exemplary characters, and to the recom-
mendation of the Court in their behalf, and in
that of Captain Moyle in particular, appearing
to sanction the exercise of a lenient disposition,
in mitigation of their sentence, his Royal Highness
has been most graciously pleased to recommend that
Captain Moyle, in whose favour the recommenda-
tion of the Court snakes a distinction, shall he re-
stored to the functions of his commission, with a

severe reprimand and udmonition to be more cir.
cuinspect its his future conduct, with reference to
the orders of his Commanding Officer ; said that
Captains Bradbridge and Davis shall be restored to
their commissions, with the view of being iminedi-
.

ately placed upon the half-pay of the eam-e.
The Commander-in-Chief di►ecta, that the fore.
going charges, preferred against Captains Peter
Moyle, John Brinfbridge, and Edward Davis, of
the Bth (or K►ng's) Regiment of Foot, together
with the finding and sentence of the Court, and
the Mince Regent's pleasure thereon, shall be en-
tered in the General Order Book, and ►ead at the
heed of every regiment in his Majesty's service.
By command of Ms Royal Highness the Com-
mander-hi-Chief,
HARRY CALVERT. Adjutant-General.

iS YESTERDAY.
Judie 80nd5.... 106 pr.
Ex. Bill., 2—.19 it pr.
Ditto, 23 28 pr.
Lottery ickets 191. 10..
Bank for Acc.... 2401
Coto. for Mc. ....8211

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THE COFFEEHOUSE DEPREDATOR.

Morgan, She man who stands charged with plundering a
great her of coffee-houses and taverns of silver spoons, &c.
was yesterday finally examined.
In addition to the charges preferred against the Prisoner
on the former examination, the following evidence was now
adduced :

James Barlow, a waiter at the Horton coffer-house, Cheap-
side, stated, that about three weeks since the Prisoner came
to that IMAM', and called for some soup. He remained in
the room a considerable time, but at length went out un-
observed, and ininrediately afterwards the witness disco-
vered that the WM spoon which be had given to the Pri-
soner had been taken away, and a plated one substituted.
The plated article, iu shape and size, corresponded exactly
with the one taken away.
Mr. Newman, proprietor of the Edinburgh Castle Tavern,
Sweesing's-alley, Curulull, stated, that a fortnight ago some
person came into his house, and contrived to purloin two
plated spoons from a sideboard adjacent to the coffee-room.
A person who was standing in the passage first informed him
of the circumstance, and said he believed that the thief was
jaw gene out. Witness had a few moments before observe!
a inst., having his fare partly concealed by a large Belcher
handkerchief, leave the house in a ucerning hurry. From
what he could see at that time of the man's face, be had no
doubt that it was the Prisoner. _

There were at least a dozen waiters from different taverns
present, and sliminess to prefer charges of the like nature
against the Prisoner, but the Lord Mayor said, that milli-
-1/1 had been already advanced to send him fur trial, and
the 'sallies might then if they pleased indict 111111.
The Pi isuner was committed to Nestgate for trial

now-6TRI F.T.

Yesterday the notnrioos Hilf Sommer wag again brought
to the Office, who has heels upwards's!' twenty years one of
the most anted and desperate thieves that has disgraced this
country, he having headed different gangs, and robbed per-
sons in the must daring manner in the streets of London,
Several of the inhabitants in the Strand, and particularly
near Catherine-street and Somerset Hume, and from those

places to the Adelphi, saw the Prisoner, in company with
others, robbing iwrsims in the most audacious manner, of
which they gave information at the Other, and from the
description given of one of them, there was no doubt
entertainid but that it was Rill Semites, and in conse-
quence Humphreys and Oddy went to the Strand, to watch
them, which they continued to 1111 unobserved, and ►aw
them attempt to rob several persons ; they endeavoured to
secure the gang. and succeeded iu taking two of them, of the
name of Rutter, who were convicted as reputed thieves, and
the convictions confirmed at the Westminster Sessions.
Soames at that time isle his escape, and was concealed in
the neighboorl dof Ratcliffe Highway until Torsday
night, when Oddy apprehended him in the gallery of the
Surrey 'rhea ire.
Two of the inhabitants of the Stroud attended to confirm
the testimony of Humphreys and Oddy, whose names for
obvious reasons we du nut mollies'. One of them said,
that he bad seen the daring conduct of the Pfl9olllCr mud his
gang.

Mr. Micas, the Magistrate, convicted the Prisoner under
the Police Act as a reputed thief.
The Act, unfortunately for the public with such characters,
admits of bail, hut the Magistrate required it to be ready
imatanler, when two men presented themselves, uot very
likely, from their appearance, to beimine hail: the Magistrate
was not to be impinged upon so easily, and said he should
not receive them sill he had closely interrogated them.
The firm said his name was Davis, and hesitated in saying
where be lived; he at last said in the Borungliroad, where
he sold cat's meat, and slaughtered horses. lie admitted
that lie had knowu the Prisoner a number of )ears, but did
nut know any thing good of him.
The Magistrate refused admitting him as hail.
The other said Isis name ass young, but declined being
interrogated.

QUEIO4-3VJARE.
ROBBERY.

Lacnrc *has Lueur, and if's*. Green (two well-known
chararters) were brought before the Sitting Magistrate
Fir.t.wiNci, F"..1 ), by Green, the oflicer, charged by
John 11.neigrooli, of she carpet inasitilacto• y, at Charing-cross,
with robbing him I.f a roll of beams carpeting, containing
dN "rit

They were fully committed for trial at the present Old
Bailey Sessions, and sent utr to Nengate instantly.

IIARI.IIOPOI GII STREET.
A NOToRIM'S COFFEEHOUSE ROBBER.

While, alias Limy, wns charged with stealing a
vanrly of 8,,id0, from Lone* Hotel, in Bund•strect, 111 C
propert) of a ectitletnan (Mr. Hulkeli y.)
'llie P, tenure is 11. c same person who charged a woman at
this 'bake oath picking his pocket a few ha Muer, and
in a f•w hums aft, r he was brought in front the Stratford
Hotel for stealing articles theref • . He was acquitted at
She Old Bailey, in cousetpiesice of the Gentleman to whom
the property belonged not 'mime able to attend.
The Prisoner ars committed for trial.