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Under the Paironsge of his Royal Highness Prince Leopold
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THIS PRESENT THURSDAY. SPeo. 28,
and following Evenings the new Grand Traditionary
Melo drama, in three arts, called
TNT VAMPIRE!

The Vampire, Mr. H. Kens!)le. Lady Malalua, Miss %Vil-
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After which, a new Grand Chinese Serie Ballet of Enchant.

mem called
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Kelmlem, Monsieur Le Clercq; Gstlchenrea, Modulate I.e
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THE SMUGGLER'S DOG;
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Ou Mfitulay next will be produced an entire New Ruarian
:lido drama, ft/visited oa t►e Interest's. Novel of Elisabeth.

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FIRST CHARGE.
Major Wildman, of the oth regimes. of Dragoon Gua►ds,
was the first witness called. On his being sworn, the charge
was read to him by the Judge-Advocate:—
" For conduct highly improper aad unbecoming the
character of a Consmandieg Officer, in keeping a woman
in barracks, calling lwr by the same of wes. French, though
sit hiss wife, sad 14:*gaiell biking his nasals with
heronsteed of presiding at the mess with the Officers of his
regiment, and fur travelling in all marches with her in an
open carriage, in the oisifiorre of the regiment, soil particu-
larly from Manchester to Birmingham, in the per ISIS,
and home Birmingham to Newcastle-ispon-Tyme, in July,
16119; sad fee direct disobedience in still keeping nod main-
taisirg her in barracks, after receiving an order in writing
from General the Earl of Carhanspion, as Colonel of the said
regiment, while statieeed at Neweastie-npon-Tyne, dated..
or about the leth of February, HMO, directing hiss to re-
move her therefrom, such conduct being • gross and
scandalous outrage., society in general, and particularly
to She married Mons, sad showing • bul example as Com-
mandiug Ol cer to the junior Officers of the 6th regiment
in particular."

Rzaashisd by General the Earl of Carhampton.
How long have you been in the regiment? Two years.
What do you know respecting the conduct of Lieutenant.
Colonel Frencliond Mary, the woman who lived wish him ? I
know nothing of hers I never saw her but once, *hen I went
into the apartments of lieutenant-Colonel French; I should
nut know her if I saw her again.
DO you know that I.iest.•Culonel French kept a woman
in the barracks? Yes.

Did Limit .Colonel French generally dine at the sea?
SUMMONS 110 t generally.
Did betake Ina meals with the woman he kept ? Ido not
know.

Did he belong to ibe men? He um not a regular mew.
ber ; he eu au lausaary aseioher.

Did you ever tee them travelling on the road together ?
Never.
Did he kaow she lumped as Mr.. French, and that he was
not married to her •he was so seldom spokeu uf, Ido sot
know what designation to give her.
Did she live iu apartaseuts in the barracks, with Colorrel
Freacb? Yes.

Du pm know wbo keeps the •ccownle of mess ? The
Committee.

Did no. Colonel French always act as President of the
Committee? Uuguestionably he did.
Cross examination.

Did he ant alwayi tale parlintititiaterest In the conduct
of the mess? Very muc► se.
In speakieg el Mrs. French, you have said you only saw
her mite, is that a fact ? I only sit w her once, and that was
on enticing Lieutenant-Colonel French's apartments.
Have yea ever heard any complaints made by Officers'
wives of Mrs. French being in bIitITTICIEIO I never heard it
spoken of until the present charges were brought forward.
Paymaster Hay woe called in, and *worn.
Major Wildman was called back, and examined by the
COURT.
What do you mean by an honorary member of the mess ;
did Lieutenant-0111.1nel French pay his sabscription regu-
larly He did nut pay it weekly; when he aimed at the toms
be paid it.
Paymaster H iy war agate called in.
How long have you belonged to the regiment? Twenty
years.
Lhd Lieutenant-Colemel French keep a woman in bar-
racks ? Lieutenant-Colonel French will out, I am, suie,

dem, *bet.
The Presidrot—Yao ore to answer. the tostettee ; yoo
bore outillug to do with what the Minnow telliodonst or
drny.
He dd.

Hem lung? I have been in the regiment 20 years, and
she hu lived with bins the whule of that time.
What name did she gn by ? Whew Colonel French spoke
of her he called her Mrs. French.
Was CUlusel French a member of the mess? I do not
know that he was.
Was he Dot au honorary member of it ! ldo not me..
to as, be was Not.
Wm- the witisem a member of the mess ? Ile was is he.
annul use, a• a married man; every married INlSeer ass
an humour, member.

•
This. question wasobjeetell to by the Coon, on the ground
that it merely west to ask the erphiroo of the witness, mad
was accordingly withdrawn.
Did she sot ezerelee nedse iedstace over Lieut..Colosel
Freed', so as a reposer, hum agriest certain officers.
This vocation was also withdrawn by the order of the
Quo.
The Bari of Carhseeptee thew stated, that he had written
• letter to the accused on the Iffith of February last, order-
ing him to remove Mrs. Preach from the barracks ; to which
he got the fallowing slower /which was pot in and reed) :
It acknowledged the receipt of the letter of the Noble Gera
rat, and cancerous, him ( Limit-Glom, French's) surprise
at the contests of it, avid that he was ready to soarer any
charges the Noble General might think proper to prefer
grime Mita.
The Judge Advocate was of *pillion, that the letter pat
is was met any miasma that the Noble General had given
any ardor, order to the seemed; and Colonel French
could not now be called on to produce that letter without
melee had been give. to him before to produce it.
The Earl of Carlow"..a wished for further tiger to get
evident., to establish the contents of the letter sod by
him to the Prisoner.
The Judge-Advocate was of *don, that he was Del em
dined to the indulgence of having further time.
The Court was then cleared; when strangers were re-
admitted,
The President informed the Nate Accuser, that as to the
letter, it was his duty to prove it in the hest mariner be
elands hot they could not odl Preach to
produce the letter, as nodes had not been served on him to
that effect.
The Earl of Cerlisimpton only wished. that isimOthing
should Be entered on the minutes of the Coon martial, by
the way of pretest, that he bed grime such a letter to Lieut.-
Colopel French, the' it might sot epprnr that he had intro.
duced it into the charge without its being the fact ; or that
he might be allowed, on oath, to give evidence that be did
land such. letter to the Primmer.

The Presitleat said, that the letter referred to the latter
port of the charge, which certainly was the mast serious
part wfit, that the Primmer reward to obey the written order
'Ohio Coontandiwg Oilicer; he thought the Noble Accuser
•isht he examined ow his oath as to the written order he
had g,iveu, and which was disobeyed.

The Judge Advocate was of opinion that be might be res.
milled as to the stadia, of the letter, bat nut to the perport
of it, without the letter was produced in evidence.
The Earl of Carlsmispleit was thee swore.
By the Court—Did yea write soy letter ea or abent the
29th of February, as so order to Lieut.-C.l°ml French, re-
lative to the latter part of the charge ? 1 did ; I sent it by
post, and received all aeawe►, which letter has been pet in,
marked No. 1. _ _

Paymaster Hsy was again called in.
Did yes keep the accounts of the men? Always, lentil
lasi year.
The Prisoner declined cramexamining this witness.
Dy tie Court—Were any cossplimils made to the Noble
Colnertia the regiment, of the an•oysare which the married
Moen and their wiv-fs felt on account of dirs. French be-
ing In baerseks? I know amine.

• Do you know that her being there wai as aea•yenee to
the married Olken? Being earned myself, and keeping
the society of married Officers, it was thought amongst we a
great auisaace, but we did not think it worth while to com-
plain.
How many married Officers are there is the regiment ?
There are Ave or six. The Officers ohm change or leave the
regiment, but in general there is that number of married
Officers is the regiment.
Dill they generally disapprove of such a woman being is
the bArracks? They did.
Wes Mrs. French pouch about harraeksf no as to give
offence to the wives of married Officers? Nu; she gene-
rally kept her apartments, and did not in out walking ex-
cept when she had to pass through the birrack-yard fur
domestic business.
Did her living in the barracks prevent married women
from residing there ? Nut to my trisowl edge.
Who were the society of married Officers that cum plaiaed
of Mrs. French being in barracks? The wbule.
Specify their Damn? Several of them have left the re.
&eat.
SECOND CHARGE.
Adjutaat Charles Short being sworn, the Judge Advocate
read the charge to him :
" For inflicting a greater punishment on Serjeants
Alq.ougidirt, Byrne, and Gilroy, thin was awarded them by
the seuteuce of a regimental Conn-martial held at Bar-
nsinglssai barracks, the 17th June, 1819, by ordering them no
guard every other day daring their suspension ; and for. I
thee, that they shook'. be Coll6llotl to the barracks, except
whets eta duty dialog the said period, as as addititnal
punishment."
Are you Adjutant of the miasma ? I am.
%Vera pan nu in the must b of Jam. 1819 ? I was.
Do you recollect a regimental Court-martial on Serjeants
Sl' Laughlin, !year, and Othrey ?
%Vas it entered in the regimental 011111411111141 book?
It was.
Is this this book ? It is not.
'Ask at it ? 1 need not, fur I know it is not the book..
11 it as orderly book? lt.is a daily orderly heat..
Dees this hook curtain the extra mariabossots of the re-
giment ? It dues.
Thaholli 44worale.-Js ems regl int tam 610 rein-
tar bunk for ths eateries: rif Caarlmillartial, sad the ar*
geOcril arising 141140 i.thelefiraig V aelsOPlri we •Insid

SIXTH CHARGE.
C,plain David Hay having Lees nears,
The ledge-Advocate read over the charge to hint :
" For having cot oat and defaced, or caused to he cot
out and claimed, the leaves t f the troop register of horses,
relative to the years 1811, 1814, 1813, sad 1814, and pfit
of the year 1815, without the knookilge of the Captains,
thereby destroying all evidence regarding the immense own.
her of horses that were reeconmeoded to be cast sad trans-
ferred by Lienteoant-Colonel Fresch, daring those years,
all sock conduct being in the prejudice of good older and
military discipline, mad contrary to his Najeety's regale-
tiona, and in preach of the Articles of War."
What book is this? The register boob of troop horses is
basting to my company.
Did yea ascertain, after you were /netted to your troop,
that any of the leaves were cut unt of the register book
This question was objected to and withdrawn.
How lung hare you belonged to the regina,iit ? Twelve
mouths last August.
When did yea keno the register.bnok wan mutilated'
Some time of er I had Contort tin, ledger mid the other books
hicorreet. 1 then examined it and fined the leaves tut Oat.
1 repotted the circumstance to Coloael French, sad he de-
sired the clerk of she troop to paste a sheet of piper over
the place where the haves were wasting.
Did the clerk do so? 1 -dud not see bine do it, but the
clerk reported to me he had done so.
Was the book mntilated by any order given fur that per.
pose, or was it dune by as individual? Ido inn know how‘
it medium; it *es mutilated before I was gasetted to the
troop.
By the cnert—Mas there any register of troop hones in
the part of the book panted over by.ihe clerk ? There was
So writing on the pert of the boob he posted the paper inn-
Did the book remain in the posamalost of the Consansad-
iog 0111Cdr, or the Captain of the trnip F In the possession
of the Captain.
Were the leaves eat oat written on? They might have.
been Wasik leaves fur say thing 1 knew.
eirpfuto William Rutledge sworn.
What hook is this? The register.book of troop hones.
I Haw long have yea Isi'eu is the ret(lineat ? Eleven years,
Was the register-hook is 1811 and 1617, lii • perfect
state? 1 sent it unto the Adjutant's Odlee,and when it cane
bps* is was mutilated.
Whim was it that you sent it to the Adjutaul'e Office'
Ifferiegiouing of the year 11116.
Jolge,Adviicate--There is an cad of die charge, for the
book wee mutilated previous to three year. bark
The President..-The evidence certainly is not !within three
Yes".
Did you make say report to Lient -Colonel Fredhli.iben
you saw tie bodtwes mutilated? 1 did not.
Wes Me boot iliHaled previoni to three year`
It certainly was. • '
eivemilfDovrall sworn.
What book is this), -trocip,deiscriptiou book.
How came it mutilat r It biloriged to auotbie.troop
that was reduced, mid that part ups torn out, and I euterid
. the horse, of ay troop is it : 1 beheve the leavei wire ,two
out by myself.
Were you Adjutant of the regiment at the ? No, I
was Commis of the troirp..
Did yes ever make it known to Coloael French th*istuti.
Iota& stale of the book. I sever did.

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If you were orJered so oullortoin the number of am 1111111411114
would you look intu the roomter:troop. hunk fvr the'
No, times it was my own limpiphouk.
If you were klestolit sae anistod to lad eke *11144 f
east bursa. of for adallar orvlngll4, evoalla.mi !auk to mid
relgista troop boobs ar it, or uleviMpin apply iv
the Wardafftee ? I WOAD *Mk is Ills Moues reg Mari
bosh fur the purpose:
Will the troop register bore-book "hew the Ilutlibtr
horses received by the commioding otters of don reiaieol ?
It will out.
Is plief—!3'loe you were Adjutant, aadfrefure goo pi
a troop, were th. re any tenves turwpot ut lbr register trinup-
booke us your No; I boas ihii atioUt die years
alga some kaves were ton out of tie trutop-buks, Out not
within' these three years.


Caddo Minor Ferranti° ewers.
pt Ibis Issiskswe tel.l what wits &ascription ? It is
a hoop register-66A of cast lisres,
Cs, ypu &easels* *sow die kens cif it . Nears, pasted tis.
'Mire ? I mew elivept it wps, dove is the Adj.iioare.
yaw; this leave' is *id rata* btsphii isle sePriaJly Pasksaisp.
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PN!. one .*.llol7fal!C gmc% eogiPoi Person
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It withoot your knowledge? The flea of Ilse troop wiled
Did you direct bins to du so? No.
Serjsaist William Pitt ewer*.
Whose book is ibis ? Captain Shricker's.
Had you ever Ike care of it? Yes, *early two years; it
wili•be two years the Ibtla of seat mouth.
Who cut die kayos out of it? It was mu wises I got it.
Who pasted the leaves of the book ? I did, fur the par.
peat of bowing -so eery reference to the present register of
buries.
..Did you do it es secoutit of any order yes received -+
did it oo my own account.
Did you ever sbew Captain Shricker what you bad dose?
1 setter did.

Captain Jobe Stephens's morn.
*hat book is this? The register bark of horses of ley
troop.
Can you account for ifs being mutilated ? 1 cesium.
Now loog bar it been in that state? I did not kuew it
wan in that slate nulll a few months back.
Did you report the circumstance to Colonel Preach? I
dirt Sot.
Du you know who cut the leaves met ; Not of my ova
lieu • lallge.
When did you take consumed of the troop ? la the year
3815.
Were the leaves thee eat out of the book? 4f they were

Obey escaped my observation.
When you perceived the mutilation, did not yes make an
inquiry ? 1 made inquiry of the fferjeant.major, who kept
the hooks, be said he did sot know how it had takeu place,
hut he has told me since he heard it was dose in the onle.ly-
room ; the Sesjesehmayor which 1 have been alluding to has
Ikon discharged from the regiment a year and a half
Ho you know for what purpose the leaves were cut out?
I cannot swear for what purpose; 1 ►now siothiag relative
to their being eel out from my owe knowledge, and Seejeast-
major Reynolds only told me *hat he had heard.
Du you know of soy altendims being modoin the book
for the last three years? Ilk otit.
Serjemit Gibbiesta sworn.
Were you preseut w►es'asy leaves were torn out of a troop
register.birok 1 was.
Where was is In the Adjutant's office.
Dol you see more than ore book mstilated> Three or
fou r.
btt situation did yell held at 'beldam? I was one of
the clerks is the Adjutant's oiler.
How loot were you in the (Ace ? I was there is 1814,
sad ICA it in 1817.
Did you ever set Captain NI-Dowall cut say leaves oat of
• troop register-book? .11 did.
'How often ? Rut inane.
How lung since ? If Nay memory does not fail me, it was
in the beginning of the year 1817.
Did you make any remark when you saw him cut the
-leaves out? I made nose.
Nolau was thew ealtnl, and it was reported to the
Court that be was so much indisposed that he could out at.
*red.
The Earl of Carkampton stated, that it was near the hour
for adjournment, sod be felt much exhausted from the fatigue
be had undergone doting the day; he had therefore to re-
quest that the Corset would not press him to proceed.
The Presidetit observed, that the precise hour for the
Court's rising had Dot arrived, therefore; however they
might wish to comply with the request of the Noble Gene.
ral, at Was nut in their power, without l.ieuteuant•Culooel
F. rods consented.
Colonel Ere itch said be could have no possible objection.
Adjourned to Verve o'Clus•k tut the following day.

SECOND DAY, Serf t RRR 20.
Th. Earl of Cirlsaroptua was prevented hewn attending
on accouut or indisposition.

Seritant- ,Va jer Nolan morn.
Do yon know by what means Ibis book was deficit('
tlr the 1 being cat out of it? It was dose in the Adju-
tant's Mike

By whims? I did not see it dupe.
How du you know ILeu that it was donelhert 7 It could
b, dune uo where else; It was seat there cui the I7lh April,
lsl7

What book are you .peaking of ? That of Captaiu Rut-
I-dce's Croup.
Are y..a Serjeant-major of that troop' Yes, I am.
you limns of lily troop. register-book being cut in the
Lst three years?' Nu, Idu nut.
Captain ll'Dorrall re.eraminca.

Is your iroop b.ouk comet up to November. 1818) Yes.
At what lime were doe leaves coo oat of it' I eat Moe
out varielf, they bellowed to a related troop.
At *hat time diJ you eat them out It was within these
three 'ear*. .

When did you get your troop ? About two years ago.
%Yew the I rut out of the book since that time? 1
can iot my precisely the time they were cut out of it.
by the Court -Was it by Lieutenant-Colonel French's
order that you cut the leaves nut ? It wis not.
Do you know in the last three years that Colonel French
gate any orders to cut I at of, or to deface bums?
T my knnwledge he
Until the year 1817 you were Adjutant of the regiment ?
I *ay.

If Colonel French bad given such an order, at at • it you
311 C known of it ? If inch a transaction had takes place,
it must hive come to my knowledge up to the pr. Iva that I
ceased to bit Adjutant.
fa Chief—During the lime you were Adjutant, di I you
give directions to Serjeant Reynolds. and the other ger ierints
of the regiment, to bring their troop-books to your office'
1 did nut to Seijeant Reynolds. but I gave orders to some
a the other scrjeants to that effect.
For what purpose did you order them to be brought to
your Ake It was prior to the half year's inspection of
the regiment, and prior to that event I was always iu the
babit of seeding for the troop ri gister-books, to compare
them with the register.book iu the office.
Were the books complete wheat they were brought to your
offee i They were correct.
Were they compkte as to karts? To the best of my re.
collection they were.
You stated that you did yourself tear the I ut of
troop books ! 1, did out of one or two, five years ago
Did you receive any orders to direct the serjeauts to bring
the troop b inks to your office; and if you did, from whom
did you receive the orders? from nu one.
Within these three years dial you cut soy leaves ant of a
troop register-book; and if you did, by whose directions
was it done, and fur what puTpose ? There *creek/11C cut,
except those' out of my own troop-book.
Was it fur the purpose of saving the purchase-motley of a
neerbook that yon cut the leaves out'. No, fir I have an.
other register troop-book ; this was out, my private book.
One of the Members of the Court said, that it that was the
case, the Court had nothing to du with the book Wore it.
'f be witness then produced his register troop-book, which
be said was complete—and added, that he used the defaced
book in continua, and afterwards copied thy Citifies into the
book which he had just produced.
Did Colonel French ever give you ceders to paste paper
over the leaves of the troup-bauk.! Never to his tile-time.
Why did yon owl eUI/111.11C your register in the defaced
book? Decauiie it was my private messiorauiluni-hunk.
Yon admitted at first when you were sheet., the deposed
btouk, that it was your register troop ; Low do you re.
contrite that with now producing a register-book, which you
say is the proper vac t
The Court objected t i the questiou being mot.
The President was of opi•itru that it ought not to be put,
as it did nut go to fix Volume, French sills any thing, as it
hid out heels parsed that he gave any orders uu the subject.
The question was accordingly withdraw,,.
Adjutant Short swing.
Is it in the Regulations that the slat and description of all
troop bolero should be entered iu the regiment register-
book? Yes.
Are there lines drawn in the troop register-books for re-
marks ! There Amid be.
If troop horses are pat and idiot, should there sot be
lien iii the troup.buuk, between which a remark to that
affect might be made? There shuslil be.
M the general register-buok which is kept by you was lost,
et bunted or aextr)yed, wroth! out tbe troop register but*

give you 111 the iofornsation you required? Yee, if they
conventual at the setae tine as the rural register:huh.
The President-1t is only takiveg up the time of the Court I
unineeesarily by putting such qusstlose u these to the
witness.
Are there any troop.books of the years 1811, Lett, and
1813, now in your *See' lam not sure that there are any.
Ily the Preeldeut—Were there any treophooks cut or
defaced by Colonel French, or by his connivance, Never.
The Sixth Charge closed on the part of the prosecuiloo.

Captain Rutledge /IDOTII.
The JedgesAdvocete 'bee read the charge to him:—
" Fur conduct highly istibectreiting the character of an
officer, in briefing during the last three years, rota partied-
lady between the months of Au►,nst, in the year 1817, and
June, in the year 181$, while the regiment was stationed at
Maacbester harratkei and also, between the inouthe of Juae,
in the year 1818, and July, in the year 1819, while the regi-
ment was stationed at Birmingham; and also between the
mouths of July 1919, and July 1820, while the regiment was •
stationed at Newcastle-upon-Tyree, openly and publicly dealt
in horses, by keeping in his maiden at the respective bar-
racks and stations of Hie regiment, divers horses f-ir sale,
ant only to the °niters of tire regiment, hut to slivers other'
persons, and employing Veterinary-Surgeon Hayward, of the
same regiment; and more particularly between Ike months
.4 January and June 18 Is, to proceed from Birmingham to
Gloucestershire, to purchase and procure such horses for
the purpose of sale; and baying during the last three years,
at the several times and.plaoes above stated, sold sorb horses
to divers purchaser., to the great scandal and discredit of
he secure. and to the prejudice of good order sad military
Were you with the regiment from the mouth of Jane
1817, to the mouth of August 1818? 1 was.
1)o you kuuts that Colouel French has been in the habit,
for the last three years, of purchasing horses fur the porpoise
of again selling them ? 1 do nut know that he purchased
horses toe sale ; he has sold moue horses .iu that times
Du you know how many burses he sold In that time? I
du mot. _ .

Was Culotte' Freor:h in the habit of ahewiteg his hones?
When as amptaustance of Were! French's rime to the bar.
racks, or an acquassmanve of any of the officers came, the
Colosael was to the hahit of tabling them to his stable to
slue. them hi. Imam. I have frequently myself lakes& fries&
into the stable tu them she Colonel's homes.

The President atked the Earl of Carbamptwee Solicitor,
*briber his quettions to the wheels alluded to troop
horde, ?

The Solicitor replied, they had Nothing to do with Imp
butlers.

The Prnideitt..-Du you mra• to frs Linrteuaut•Colooel
French with bo)sug sod ',clime private horses.
SoliCilur--Cro Wray, as a dealer ill horses.
A member of the Court—There is not an office► of the
dragoons that has out bought and timid horses; 1 have
dune it.

The President—We have the ging. warrant, calling on
as to investigate ibis charge, and we are bound to bear the
evidence in support or it.
Did you 'ter see Colonel French *hew bis horses its the
barrack-yard? 1 hive.

Did you ever see him with a whip or stick is his bond on
that occasion? He might have a whip ur a stick in his
baud.

Vl,re She persons who Colonel French was skewing bin
horAril to strangers? Sucre of them ought be strangers, or
persons introduced so bias.

•
neve you often wen Lieut,Colotiel Frew+ exhibiting hie
horses iu the MIMIC, you have mentiutted? have aka
■.krd host to take out hie horses to let me look at them ;
hr Fos rumpleril with my request, without my having goy
autrotion of rutrhasinte.

Do you know of any thing in the conduct of tient...lan t.
Colonel French 'in buying and selling horses that would
make him unworthy of his situation? Certainly nut.
l)u you know ahethcr Colonel French exhibited his horses
to stiaugers for the purpose of sale ? I cannot answer that
question, for Colonel French may have often strews his horses
without any iuteution of sale.
Do you heron of his loosing wild Iwo horses lu Cornet
Drymei To the best of my recollection be did.
Was it one or two buries ? I believe two; be certainly
sold him our.

By the Court—Did you consider that Colonel French
openly mud publicly dealt in buries, by keeping iu his
stables of the respective barracks horses for sale in the last
Dore years, and selling them to divers persons, to the dia.
credit of the service, and to the prejudice of good order sod
military discipline! errtiinly out.
Captain George t'ipon sworn.
Were you with the regiment at Ho moighana• from the
month of June ISIS to Ilse mouth of July 1819) 1 we..
Did you puiclimv lily horses from Colonel French? I
purchased WIC 1131 t, front Colonel French.
Du you kuuw of his keeping horses is general for sale?
I do nut.

fly the Court—Do you consider that Lieut.-Colonel
Frruch openly and publicly dealt is bon,•a? Certainly nut.
Captain .1. Stephenson zoom.
Holy long have you been 111 she regiment Eight years.
Dunne that time du you know wlseibrr Linn—Colonel
French was generally in the habit of exhibitang his borers for
sale) Such was the inipiession made on my mind at the
time at head-sinners.
Was Colonel French present when the servants had the
horses out Sometimes, nut always.

Do you know of any p articular lumber of horses kept by
Lieut -Colonel French in his stables, Ido not know.

By the Court—DM you consider that Lieut.-Colonel
French openly and publicly dealt io !isms, by keeping it, his
stables, at the respective b. ks sad stations of the int.
went, bursts for sale, iu the last three years, to the great semi-
dal and discredit of the seivice, and to the prejudtee of
goad order and military discipline? I do; but I cannot say
that I um a judge of what is scandalous as it relates to deal-
ing 111 lwrstr.j it is certainly a matter of opinion.
The Court was then cleared—on its Wag re-opened,
The President stated, thst it was the opium' of the Court
that the Isst Tinian:we and answer should hs expuoged from
the minutes.

Captain .1. Stephenson again morn.
Did you consider Colonel French as dealing openly in
buries? Yes, I Jul.
Captain D. Hsy sworn.
How long have you beau in the regiment? Eleven or
twelve yeas,.
tau know of the sale of a horse by Colonel French to
a Me. Drunk., a merchant? I recollect Colour! French sell-
in a mare to Mr. Brooks, when the regotneut was at Ear-
iningluan.
Is is within the last three years' Yes.
Do you know that Colonel French generally kept horses
fur sale I know of his falling a smuttier of horses.
Do you know he was in the baba of exhibiting them is
the barrack•yard fur sale' I cannot say that I saw him ex-
hibit his horses for sale ; 1 have seen him exhibit them in the
birracklard, whether they writ fur S3IC air out I cannot say,
I have seen him shear his Nurses W home.ilealers, but I can.
nut say it was fur the purpose of sale.
Do you consider that Lieutenant-Colonel French dealt
openly and publicly iu horses? He sold a great number of
burnt, after he pint-hayed Shen'.
Was it done publicly, that any person who came might
putt-lust? I conceive so.

Crurr examination.
Oa oust fart have 'nil forared that opinion! Oa the
fact, that atter Colonel Freueb's boron can., Ur b ks
they nett mild, and geld kept auy length of 'tone, fur
they were 'hewed ovt avid sold.
fly the Court. —What ottiober of horses wag lientennat-
Culotte! &curb is the habit of keeping to hayracks? Four
Lucas, the slumber that is allowed by the regulettua, tai
ounartioirs wily Arra..
Was be iu the habit of having any other horsey than ea-
valry loose.; if he wile, whet description were tbey-uf ? I
kurw him to have move than tour home at a time;
he might have bad wore, bat 1 do out recollect that he hod.
liu yua member bow many Mures Colima French sold
is any tune year ? I cannot.
Was be in the habit of selling twenty year? I shoshi
think nut.
11'ere ;be harm wlicd t.ieatcnaut•Coloael Freecb soh%

broke before they were sold Thy were genetally young
horses, and they were generally brie before they were sold.
Hare you ever sees Colonel French skew his horses in the
barrack yard? I have.
Could auy person or persons have gene into Colonel
French's 'sables is the barracks, to we his borers, without
his permission' I have seen a gent nunsher of pennies go
Into Colonel French's stables in Ms ebneere, whether they

bad his perississioo or .it, I canoes say.
Corset Martin sworn.
Are yols She Itidissa-blasser of the recommit ? I am.
Do yosi know whether in the sit three years Liens -Col.
Preach was ja she habit of buying and satin bones ? lie
houghs alga sold horses.
Ilan 11.hres..Colosiel French employed yes to break borses
for bias? I base broke horses for him.

What .other! I =awn say ; 1 kart had taw, Me, sad
three at the same I inie. _ _

While they were breakiscolki you maderstmesi from Lieut.-
Colonel Freed' that he had them broke for the purpose of
sale ? Colonel French never told see so.
Do yon know that Lieuteasnt-Coloael• French was in the
habit of bringisg house horses fur sale when he purchased
troop borers ? Generally, not always.
Has Colonel French frequently bees in the habit of selling
hoses In officers joining the recimelit ? Yos, be has.
Hit yaw know it from your own kuowtedge ? Yes, Idu
know it front my own knewledge.
Do you know who were the that purchased horses
from Colima.? French ? Comet Balmer purchased two horses
from the Colonel ; Cornet Hall purchased a grey horse from
him before he joined the regiment, and a bay mare (MOO bins
soon afterwar.ls. - _

Have you purchased any have or burst* from Colonel
F►enrh within the last three years I purchased one born
Rom Colonel French in the year 11111.
Did you ever procure or purchase any horses for Ilente-
aant.Colonel French ? As Riding. Master of the regiment
the Colonel asked no. so look not fur several horses fur him.
Did you look fur them ! I diJ.
Did Lieutenant-04volt' Fressch bey them? Some he did,
and some he did not.
Can yes say how many hones Colonel French had in his
stables in barracks at any see time during the last three
years? Two and three at a time.
Ness exansianfion.—Can you state how many harms you
had generally i■ Colonel French's stables at one time ! I bass
known him to have four, besides a pony, al one time, and they
were sold by the Colonel.
By the Court—flow many horses in a year were broke by
you for Lieutenant. Colonel French From six to twelve in
a year; cannot say exactly, fur they were often mold by the
Colonel before the breaking was complete.