The National Register.
London, England, 1821-11-25 00:00:00

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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Lattbon :
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23.

t appears by the Parliamentary Papers, that since
January, 1816, one thousand wee hundred maitre

bare been granted.

During the same time there have been upwards
of 1206 Cornets, Ensigns, and Second Lieutenants

upon half-pay.
Mr. Hume stated, on Colonel Davies's motion,
that 130 Officers had been placed on half-pay the
very day on which they were appointed to their
first commissions since the peace have been put on
half-pay.

There were on the 9.5 th of March last, 1.346
Comets, Second Lieutenantss and Ensigns on half-
pay, and 3,491 Lieutenant, (with the Ensigns and
Lieutenants of the Foot Guards.)
It is evident, therefore, that if the vacancies in
the army had been filled up by these officers, the
lower class ollkofficers on the half-pay list would
have been reduced almost to nothing. This obvious
mode of reducing the burthens of the people has
been entirely disregarded.

We refer our readers to a most interesting report
which we give to-day, of an application made to the
Court of King's Bench by Mr. Pearson, the Bar-
rister, on Wednesday last, for a criminal information
against a Gentleman of fortune, his Valot, a Consta-
ble, and a Magistrate, all four residing at or near
Stone, in Staffordshire. We arc in possession of the
names of the parties, and all the particulars, which
we pledge ourselves to publish at length, in case the
proceedings are permitted to go on—and we fear..
lessly assert, that so cold, so heartless, so flinty a
recital, never met publicity.

Another report was made to his Majesty by the
Recorder on Monday last, when five more were or-
dered for execution on Tuesday next, making toge-
ther thirteen in the metropolis only within six days.

Sir Charles Wolseley passed through Lichfield on
Wednesday night last, on his way from Abingdon
to Woh.eley-ball : his imprisonment expired on that
day. The tenants at Wolscicv, and the inhabitants
of the neighbourhood, paid their respects to him on
the following day, and hailed with pleasure his re-
turn amongst them. Bonfires, feastings, and other
demonstrations of joy, were exhibited ut Rugeley,
and the villages adjacent.
We have been informed, on application being
made to his Majesty's Mint fbr a supply of farthings,
agreeable to the Proelanution, that no person will
be accommodated with a less quantity than ten
punds worth. We think the Government should
forthwith appoint some house in the City and ano-
ther in Westminster to issue any quantity that
might be applied for, with a view of giving every
faeility to their circulation.
TWEEME THE DEFAULTER—The father shot
himself its the same office which was so recently held
by the son : he, likewise, could not mike up hi, ac-
counts. 1 h..! latter visited persons much above h's
rank in life; he frequented routs and balls in the
fashionable circles, and having a pleasing voice,
be_ame a bon vivant. His finances not being ade-
quate to this extravagance, he supplied the defiei-
riencies from the public purse. When the late
retrenchments were resolved upon, Tweedie me, iv e I
notice of superannuation, upon a pension of 5001.
With instructions to make up his accounts with all
Possible despatch.