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the petition being laid on the table. Ho. fir his
vol. could have iv) objproosi to u. As to the elle.
gaiiona contained in It •gaind his Roi al nightie...
they could not be taken onto coot' leratioir, fur
there were untie that C tine under its ill thilliCtloll as
was truly stated by the 1t0.,. General (Lotto.),
there was nu etritrgeirt. rtilide*Sloll ut it ju &ACV'
being put over to hits being left behind
when the regiment was tent to Portugal, that could
not be wade a charge againtt his Colonel. 6.r surely
a discretion must lie anowed somewhere. From the
duel, which took place three years ago, it might
put he advisable to preb-r 111111 iu hi,-own regiment,
where the reale inbrante oh it was fret% in their
rneinorirt, but the pa Me cause would not prevent
his nreterinmit in lien; and when that was
oth red to him try the C =ruder-in-Chief, he
e 'old not ray lint he was rash in objecting to it.
11. did nut see whirt the grievance win., that the iii-
dvidnal complained of; when the Commander-in-
CoietJeclareol, that, fitrai the documents heftier,
fir Md. not able to iecrineitiesid him to Ms Majesty
fm prefei merit in the regiment in which he served.
'Elie Commander-in-Chief hal a discretion over a
complaint of die must trivial nature, and it was in
to recommend to the King or not.
'Under those considerations, he would act as he slid
wi a late occasion, where a miner of doubt arose
at to the propriety or inspropi of its ',jog ".
nit ;d, he would therefore agree, that it should
he laid on tile tilde.
Mr. W. Sat ru it ght it was quite • different
a.e where ii C lee. in Chief was called
Is ,n itilicer for • Court-Martial, which he took
at hit own ritk, and a Commander-in-Chief 'busk-
in,. he ought to be brought to Coust-Nlartial,
iii;l ill 'king it • barrier to the oriicer's pro mo'iiiii ,
MA Although he will not bring him to trial, keep it
over his bead...

Alf. Lerrcurutt said. he was not inclined to
make awl remarks. as he woald have au oppoos
tointy, on a future day, to enforce his arguments.
Their petitioner complained tlrit be was aspersed,
because he walla 6CC.,1111 in a dm-I, where something
like winter hail taken place. Ile (Mr. Lyttelton)
bid made every inquiry into this duel, and learned
that several shots had been tired, but that the 'mil-
tionei had trail every anemia to prevent it ; but,
from the Onto's? Lingual.% of one of die principals,
he could Mit suer veil. Oar of them was wounded
ihghily in the leg. Both of the principals were put
wider a,, arrest, and, atter a short time, eland...led
from that arrest. Ile could not therefore allow Capt.
foakett's character to be talked away, or assertious
mode that could tint he supported. he had applied
to ill. bros.-Colour, (Grout) fur a Court-Mattial,
•Licit was granted as tar as his influence went. It
had beta will by All lion. Baron►t (Montgomery),
that the rearm Captain Foskett was left Irehissil
as., that his tro.ip was the worst in the regiment ;
04. he dii oat know ; but lie .hud learne.l it was
unusual to leave a senior Captain at home, when
his regiment + ordered on fireign service.
The SrtA ea put the roes:inn, that the petition
should be !audits. the table, which was agreed to.