The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-22 00:00:00

GE..'b'ERAL ORDER.

At a General'enurt Martial held at Canterbury,
the 25th ne-Aby, t 308; arid .eontinded by adjourn"-
Ments to the Pith June foth,ving, Capt. Geo. lieui-
etsur 1, ofthe eat the 9th regiMent; was
arraigned upon the following Chlrgts, viz, • .
tat Charge.—" For haring, in tlre6t (..ii, bedience
of his Majesty's Orders, to the prejudice, of"-good Or-
der, aod .dis6ipline,_ while doing duty as. Quarter-mas-
ter to the '2a bait. of the 9th regiment of foot, made,
for his-own private advantage, the following scan-
-6lotts Pnd unwarrantable charges to the non-

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commissioned officers and 'soldiers said
mtnt, in articles of necessaries and appointments,
in 'the manner and at • the times and-: places
hereafter speciftedj being condu& highly unbe-

cotnina the char-161er of an Officer and-a
Gen-
t l viz. At Burton-upon-Trent in StatfOrd-
'Shire, between the 25th April and 21st June, 11307,
iii fornishing about 12.3 pairs of breeches, M as: per
pir, 455 pairs of legging, at ss. per pair, and 1'39
2jra4in,; .aps at 2s. 6d. each, the cloth aid making
tip u; w in,q) art icleshaving cost said Capt. HeWetson
al?0:.!! 84. 4s. 6d. whereby an undue profit ac-
ctu,d to sa:..l Captain Hewetson of 231. 125.. the
rego,-ateit price by • his Majesty's warrant 'being
for tree ities 6s. 6d. leggins 4s. and foraging caps Is.
3d. each. At Cheltnsfurd, in Essex, about 177 pairs

of breeches ar per pair, 185 pairs of leggins at ss.
and 242 tora.,,,triir2, caps .at 2s. 6d. each, the cloth and
making op whico articles cost said Capt. Hewetson
'about 1141, 13.. t od. wherc•oy an undue profit of
_about 411. gs. 2‘i. accrued to the said Capt. Hewetson,
the regulated puce hr his Majesty's warrant being for
breeches 6.. 6.1. leggins 4s. per pair, foraging caps
is. 3,1. —At Shornclitte, in Ken ,67 pairs of breeches
at Bs. per pair, 73 pairs of leggins.at 5,5. per pair,-104
for ging caps at 2.. 6d. each, the chair and making
Op ot whic) cot the said Capt. Hewetson about 451.
40d. whereby an undue pront ot about 131. Is. 2d.
accrued to said Capt. Heweison, the regulated price
by hiS Majesu's warrant being for breeches 6s. 6d.
leggin, 4s. per pair, foraging caps Is. 3d.' each.
2d Charge.-•--" For scandalous and intaniou-S con-
duct, unbecoming the character of an Offitei*d a
Gentleman, in taking front the Regimental Store of
'the battalion articles pi. clothing and appointments
belonging to the Colonel of the said battaliOn, in
the quantity and at the periods hereafter specified,
and for having charged the same exorbitant prices to
. the soldiers,viz. a t Burton-tipbn-Tretit,pn or.about the
,1411 s of Jupe, 1607,. twelve pairs of shoes, for which
-be, Captain Hewetson, charged the scildiers of his
company at the rate of ns: per-pair, the ClOthiWs
price to the Colonel being 6s. gd. he nor having ac-
counted to the Colonel, or in any way rita,le
'his having taken away the said shoes, "fOr his own
.private adVaritage.—At Chelmsford, in Essex, be-
tween the sth. of July and 18th of Sept. 1801, in
.taking from the Regimental Store 26.3.rcoimental
caps, which he, Capt: Hewetson, afterwards. fur-
nished as his own prnperty to the volunteers from ,
the Militia. at As. 6d. each, he not having accounted
.to the Colonel fur the said caps, eAcepting as so
many caps issued with the clothing of the battalion
for the year 1807.
3d Charge.—" For scandalous and infamous con-
du&, highly unbecoming the character of,an Officer
and a Gentleman, at Shornclifie, in Kent, in the
month c.f Oblober last, in charging carriage on sun-
dry articles of regimental appointments as hereafter
apecified, which articles were sent. to the, regiment
'free of all expellee, thereby defrauding the Soldiers,
viz. knapsacks at !id, each, great coat slings at 2d.
each, queues at id. each.'
'4th Charge.—` For Scandalous and infamous con-
duct, highly unbeeoming the charaEler"of an Officer
and a Gentleman, in having, abdut the niontb of
December last, when he delivered overt e".'
mental stores to the present Quarter72.l4ter,: taken
therefrom, for his own privateense atrd'adirineao,
four yards of breeches cloth, and made:uiiffthYsarne
as necessaries for the nien, knowing it was part 'of
'the clothing of the regiment, and also in haVingtnade
Use of a fetid yards Af yellow cloth found at the pub-
lic etpence, in putting collars to the "waistcoats of
his own company, and charging the soldiers at the
rate of 90 tier each. collar.
sth Charge.—" For scandalou3 and infamous
ConduA, unbecoming the charaaer, of an Officer and
a .Gentlernan, in having produced to the Command-
,ing Officer, for 'signature, a false account of the ex-
pentliture Of the half-yearly Ordnance allotVanee for
' the providing of oil, emery, turnscreVil,'
December last, weir knowing that the attiount bad
not been expended in conforinity to his Majesi'y's
Regulations."

upon which Charges the Court came to the fol-
lowing decision :
Tile Coail having most ruaturely deliberated upon,
wgiglied, and considered the whole of the evidence
and matter that has been adiuced, both in support
of the Prosecution and the defence, is of opinion,
that the priSoner, Capt. George Hewetson, of the
Dcb regiment of Foot, is guilty in part of the brat
charge preferred against him, as it appears to the
Court, that overchar:2;ea for all the articles issuedio
the soldiers of the regiment at Burton, Chelmsford,
and Shorncliffe, have been made by the prisoner, al-
though the Court bath not been able to ascertain
the exaa amount.

The Court also, o opinion, 'that be, the said
Captain George Hewetson, is Guilty of the whale of
rile Second and of the Third Charges exhibited
against him, and likewise of the first part of the
Fourth Charge, relative to four yardS of breeches
cloth taken frOM the storos, and Made up 'l6 neces-
,
-sarieA for the men, k i nOwing t.to.be.a part of the
clothing of the regiment; but the Court cloth acquit
him of the second part of the FotfrthChar,ge, re4a-
tive to a few yards of yellow cloth, because it ap-
pears to the Court, that he,. Captain Hewetsori, hiid
Lieut.-Colonel Cameron's permiSsion'to use the
yellow cloth, though -unaer a positive injimtlion to
return an equal quantity to the Stores,-,for not hav-
ing done which, in due time, the Conn considers
the prisoner highly culpable.
T;,.: Court is further of opinion, that the prisoner
is guilty of the whole of the fifth charge,` alleged
against him, and in consideration •of the -degree
of criminality that attaches to his conduea, the Court
dotb sentence hint the 'aforesaid Capt. GeO.. He.wet-
son—tp Dismissed rolls filS Mujeog's Service;

, The Court at the Same titi7e is anxious td express
how painful it fee!s the necessity of awarding this
iunishment against Captain Hewitson, of whose
former. good
.charaaer and condt.l6t, both as an
Officer acid a Gentleman, the Court bath receied.so
,many very highly favourable testimonies.
HIS Majesty having Leen pleased to confirm the
opinion and sentence of the crOurt, his Royal High-
ness the Commander in Chief directs that We fore-
going Charges, together with the Sentence of the
'Court,*shall be read at the head ,of every, Regiment,
and inserted in the Orderly Books.

(Signed) " -HARRY CALVERT,
- Adjutant,-General of the Forces.
Horse Guards, -2oth Sept. tB6B.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, SEPT. 1 7.-;—ThUrsday the Solicitor Ge-
neral leffTralee for this town, attended by two dra.
goons. Beare his departure, we understand that he
and the Hon: Judge DAY (both of whom met there
in their private capacities) had a conference respect-
ing the melancholy state of that county, through
whiCh disaffe&ion is every day extending. These
personages, as we,ate informed, agreed to represent
to Government the 'great necessity that exists of very
considerably augmenting the military force of .the
said county.—(Dotlin Gory espontint.)
Tam..cE, SEPT. c 3.—Tuesday night last the Hon.
and Rev. Frederick Mullins, and Sir W. Godfrey,
Bart. accompanied by a party of the Milltown yeo:.
manry, proceeded to the Cross of Coolbane, in con-
sequence of having received information that there
was to have been a meeting of White Boys there on
that night, and apprehended a man of the name of
James Kelly, of LiSsmacsinnane, in the parish of
Killorglin ; who, on his apprehension, acknow-
ledged that he had been sworn in, as a White Boy
by a Capt. Culvane ; that lie attended their meet
ings for some nights previous, and that Capt. Cul«
vane lived at Tubrid, at the top. of-Meanus. On
receiving this information, the party proceedd to
Culvane S, whom they
,succeeded in apprehending,
bat Kelly expressed the greatest reludanee in being
confronted with him, adiling, that if it wafdiscover-
ed that he gave any infornunion against Calvane, he
would not be left a cow or horse before morning.
Kelly was fully committed by a warrant from Sir
W. Godfrey.
Coax, SEX.T. O.—Yesterday morning the Post-
mastefof this City received an Order from the Post-
masters General. to tUrvirard a Mail every morning,
except Tuesday,:to Mallow, Charleville, Crown, and
Limerick.

This morning a very interesting trial took' place
before the Mayor, where an eminent Attorney of
this' City was fined in the sum of ten shillings, un-
der the Road A6t, for riding on the foot-path on the
BlaCkroCk-road. We hope this will be a sufficient
caution to prevent a recurrence of the like pra6tice,
aced we understand' that the Gentlemen living in
that neighbourhood are determined to look for si-
milar redress in .every instance of encroachment
upon the accommodation of the foot passenger.--
Half of every penalty infli&ed in this way goes
to the poor of the parish under the Ad of Parlia-
ment.

• Wednesday evening last, as Mr. J. HANLY, Pro-
prietor of the Bear Inn, Kinsale, was on his return
borne from this City, in going down Balliuhassig
Hill, fell from his horse, and was unfortunately
killed On the spot.
On Friday night a sailor belonging to the Hunter,
which arrived in.the Custom-house Dock, Dublin,
-the day before, from Jamaica; overboardv; and
lay a quarter of an hour at the bottom ; Nvti= he
- was taken np, the necessary assistance was afforded
by• Surgeon GEOGHEGAN, and he was restored r
Stich an instance, however rare, should encourage a
patient perseverance under the most unpromising
circumstances, for a considerable time, in the Means
of restoring animation.
A few nights since the house of a farmer named
FENNELL, resident near Knockboy, in the County
of Waterford, not distant more than eight miles
from Clonniell, was attacked by six fellows, some
of whom were armed, for the avowed purpose of
plundering him of a sum of money, the price of
some cattle which he had lately sold ae a neighbour-
ing fair. After • a great deal of force, they broke
open the door, when the first man who -entel•ed.
(named Noaars) was saluted with a blow of slatte
by one of the FENNELLS, which clove his skulliand
instantly deprived him of life. The remainder of
the party instantly fled'without making-any further
attempt. We understand they are all identified by
FENNELL'S family, and that informations ate locl-,ed
against them. , •

CHICHESTER, SEPT. 17.--OH Sunday morning
last a dog, supposed to be mad, was killed in. the su-
burbs : four persons, we are concerned to state,
were bit by him, all of whom having had the parts
bitten cut out, -will, we most sincerely_ hope, avert
any dreadful consequences. Seven fine hogs, be-
longing to a milkman, 'were b►tten, and drowned
the next day by order or the magistrates, Who hat%e
also ordered, that all dogs found al • large, for the
space of a month, shall be destroyed.
PRESS-GANG.—On. Monday evening the inhabit-
ants of Baker-street North were trinch -alarmed by
the cry of murder, from a hackney-coach : a crowd
was soon assembled, and an Officer of the Onards
passing at the time, assisted i❑ stopping the coach,
which contained three men, a Lieutenant of the im-
press service, his assistant; and a young man, the
servant of a most respeatable family in Spring-street.
The story he related was simply this : that he paid
his addresses to a female servant in the service of
Captain B. who disapproved of it; and threatened to
send him on ship-board, and he had been seizedthat
evening.at the end of Paddington-street, and forced
into-the coach. The populace instantly set him free,
and-the Lieutenantqlew for shelter to the house of
Mr.. Lawrence, butcher, the 'corner of Spring-street,
Whilst the infuriated populace very roughly treated
hiS assistant, and would have inflicted summary ins:.
tice on him if the,Officer had-not rescued him. The
crowd then became outrageous, and demanded the
Lieutenant to be given up to them by MI:. Lawrence,
who refused to.Miver him to any but the Officers of
Justice, who had been. sent tor. It was, -however,
found necessary to send for a guard of soldiers, who
marched the Lieutenant and his companion to King-
street Barracks.

1"0.11K SUMMER ASSIZES.

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local value: Most people are sore in dabbling vith-
IA irks and mortar ; the value is not to be ascertained;
because a corn-dealer, in the' distress of tiniesw"
ing made a-deal of moiicy, will `give. -the rent, re-
presented but by the judgment of experienced
-biiilders. ,
Mr. 'Justice Cn'AzIBRE observed :to the. Jury, die
fact of the Defendant carrying a gun was- ware out,
that of setting-dogs not. With reixe,l. w tb=
law,
merely valued the buildingit.tell--, and calculated .1#
1601. a-year .is a qualification. : The beilders
a percentage. - If, froth 111 the evidence which Las
come betbre you, you are of, 'opinion :the 'value i;_s,
above t4)01. you will find for the •Detendant;—if °?'
less value, for the Plaintiff, for one penalty.'---Ver"
diet for the Defendant.