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London, England, 1820-09-30 00:00:00

COURT N 4 and L.

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FIFTH DOI. 2
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The Court met at eleven &e.t.a.—The, Seel of Caehoosp- i
ton was present. • I
Dr:FENCE.
Lfiridenant-Colowel Freuck ruse to read his defrottrintieh 1
*as meetly as foliates:—
Me. Penfield Gad Grannies—lt is sot my intention to I
coMplaise of these 'homes berog brought mobilo ow, trot I iI
must complies of the manner the Noble Prosecutor thooght ;
proper to take an she opening them to you ; it is not fire me
In ksso* what Winced him to take so rancorous a course;
however, it has not had the desired effect, Cur whirls I may
thank the honourable feelings of those who eundoet the
public press of the country, who would not send forth vague
assertions to the world, until the whok ease was eonebolett.
The Noble General, in his opening address, told you, that
if I was guilty of the chores% wad was is the service of some
other couistries, that I would be liable to transportation;
au far I will jolts with him, soil go further sod say, if I am
guilty of them, so degradatitot world be too great for me.
I know I have mobilo; to fear from this Honourable Court,
but that I have every thing to hope lions its justice sod ho-
sour. I always treated the Noble Earl with all the respect
doe to his rank and station, and be ought to have paid me
that respect doe to my mak. I Call tell him that lam as
proud of my rook and statists au be cats be of his, and
would be as careful of doing any set that would degrade it.
I will tell him that he casuist sow rloah bito.elf, by saying
that be brought she charges on osierepre-entatiuss made to
him. I will tell him he ought In have Made inquiries into
farts before he brought the charges, The drat charge is not
male out in eviilente; it is not proved that this lady is old my
wife; it is riot fume to prove it. I will prove her mild and
retired conduct; I will prove that site sever was sees walk.
ing in barracks, or any usher greeters where the regiment
Tres stationed; I will prove that she sever was seen iii say
place of online amusement with me; I will prove that we
were never seen name, or walking publicly together. The
Noble General might have bad mom graemeity and feeling
for this lady, thou to sty lii tweak a musinsmion which bad
rani inked fir twenty-five years. It is singular skirt what is
engendered a crime iii 11130,, was not emosidere.l so in ist)U.
lie hones II wee always decorous Its my 111,11111Prl, that waist
of f...litiLl of heart ss not among my faults ; then how
rued./ he expect shat I should hove broke a cootie:iota
shit hail looted for such a length of lime % I may ham
reasons, which can ouly be kaolin to smolt, for sot ',mum
that I ono married to this lady, Nod I may not wish
to burs the feeliegs of this lady braeclaring that I om nut
monied le her. I will slew to this Honourable Court that
Cum the .aisse Paymaster Hay ceased to keep and pay the
accounts of the mess, that I did it. As to the second charge,
as to the extra-punishments of the Seljeasts, I will snooty
nee word more than I revered in the unkr.book of that
day. I still prove that 1 have been always its the Whit of
Intuiting punishments instead of inerekeing them. As to
the charge of my having publicly and openly dealt iii buns, it
is not proved. I the admit that I have brew in the habit of
[toying and selling some horses—the 'thole of my time being
sprint al the h. ad quarters of the regiment, it uss some
amosenient In me. The Noble Earl has told you that I had
the easily to think that I am a judge of a horse RI for the
!service; I will tell him that I have not poly the vanity, but
that I have she judgment. But what has been proved of
ray publicly and openly ilealiug is burets %--that se the
whole space of shier years 1 only bought t wilily three
or IWrOttely.four horsee, making only tight elver. I sill ask
the Nohle Carl, if, ever since he win Colonel id the rev-
Roast, did he ever, after an inspectiou of the regiment, hear
a complaint made against the internal seemousy 1.1 the regi-
ment, or to the prijuilice of any part of she cossileet of it.
As to the fourth charge, it could only hove been brought
on the authority of the calumny of the witnesses who wire
called by the Nobie Prosecutor to support is, and whose eve-
ik nee from she begriming to eisil is a whole tissue of false-
hood. lam out feud of invective, but if ever there was a
nl3ll/flood prosecution brought against any person, I am
that man. The eliorze was wholly desprovs il by the evidence
of die witness brought to support il--certoinly not by she
esamiustion in choir, bnt by the erose.elaininalion.sed shot
of the Members of this Husoiseabk Cowes. Mr H• 11 prior-
rd sill obese was no once of sale ut the horse made in hiss
by Pain lA. r Illy; meld that there want situ thaw 14144 r by
use 1., M. 11 ill of 31. for extra forage. A. so die charge
fir the sale I.f the brown horse, and his baring hien a troop
horse, ie was %mentor shit 11/epaulet Hay add Riding.
issooder Mortis, who from their insussione are the only ',er-
upts sisal Multi prove 1164 it had been a troop horse,
they hare b. eo examiised by the Noble Prosecutor its sup-
port of the charge, tool they failed to prove it. It is Iris
they alt.-owed it. prove it, hot afterwards disproved it on
them r COW.* x ant It. a i ion. As to the sixth charge, Him is esi-
ii.ely disproved. 'hat I destroyed, or ordered to be destroy
rd, slip rezistrr irisois horse books. I will tell she Noble
IJoil, for Isis information, as Its wawa to tie ego/amid of the
fart, shoe ie. troop register hook would inform hiss of the
Iltililller of horses recommended by, the Commander of the
remotest ; this if all the troop register hooks were ile-
, wiled, the meow? book Is Om Aajwient's office would
give the iiitiressalios. I request this Hospoorable Court
' to bear in UMW that Captain Stephenson, Pavut toter
flat, anti Itiding•masirr illartill, are the only oflisters of
the ressitniait that have given evidence that I openly
sad publicly dealt in homes; all the other officers, ac-
cording to their evidence, were of a dllletent opinion. I
claim, like, Ilse right le stale the Relative situations of these
three efiii-ers. Captain Stephenson has for mouths put him.
self in array against me mid the duties of the ',nice, and
fur such cooderet has lately his o tcprintandral from a high
quarter, I will ant say that Paymaster Oh/' and Riding.
moor( Martin would lake their oaths to I did not
heir/we to be true, bet lam jostrded in hem owl
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have been sloe I warnsoniwarns its ibis basins. ipapp ilkure,,
„lygrit , Q OM justice of this Howoorshle Court. sod I Pot
into par hands what is dearer to me than my life—oty him.
mono,. mail 1 have ha Nor of the resolt. _

• Toe. kart of Cailannoion Raked Colonel Francis, if he had
the book :et alluded to in los, Willie°
tetairnsant•Cidona I Fauna said tie 6.4 diem it, Court.
The Earl of Carlianiptun ;laid, that Se had sent fur the
book, nod vas tnfonn..l that Lieute.sout•Cohniel French
had take° it from library.
lieuteonsit•Goliniel Ereoch said he had, duos so, foe the
purpose of his defence.
Lieutenant-Culosel Elphiastone, I:eginteet of Art,
swore.
The Judge AJeuc.ife read to bins the first charge. ?
Jim:mined by Coloeel Freud..
Were you Witt time bark M .jor of die sixth drtgooa
wards? 1 was.