The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-25 00:00:00

THE Ajl3lY.

Horse Guards, oa.
A General. Court Martial has been held at Plp
mouth Pock,. on Lieutenzu-it Tilomas Layton, and
Lieutenant and Paymaster James Nooth, both be,
longing to the Purset Regiment.of upon-the •
two undermentioned charges, viZ.
ist Charge. For .fienaving Seandalous.and int ,mots
manner, such as was .unbceoruig the . character of 0 ire
and Gentlemen, by beating and fighting Ensign "Fay of 114,
said regiment,. in'the Mess Itboin, at Iti Jig's tracks,
on or about the 27th of lloVerrintr, 1806, to the prejudice of
good order and military ni.,,eipithe.. • • . •. • • .
2d Charge, agant,t Lieutenant Thomas Layton er?niy, for
having at several times, and. particularly on or the (tit
at January.; 18 8, abused and slandered the e!iarac;fer 6t SUr-
geon Charles Mastertnini El:naing, or- the Dorset R.Fgee.:Lie
of Militia, by declar;ng to several oiric.ers bcnoning,Jo the
said regiment, that he was a dunned rascal,- a fellow;
a villain; and a coward, thereby endeavouring to rav6radc and
injure the said Surgeon Henning., .
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Upon, which charges the Court came to the follow,
ing decision, namely, that after hattrn*,-, maturely:
considered.the whole of, the evideoc.4 Loth !or '.ant!
against the. Prisoners, Lietticoant I.!yton
and Lieutenant and Pdyrnapier Nyoth,
that they ate notluilty of- the first .c,lt-ge,
does therefore acquit them aecotchtgly, because it
appears to the Court that Lieutenant Ttiomas,l„tv.,ei
acted in ,self defence, and that Lieutenant Paytusster
booth only interfered as a mediator.
With respea to the second charge, the Court,
. under all. the circumstances, does likewise hod that
Lieet.Thontas Layton is not guilty ; therefo;e it
quits him of the same also..
.The Court is further of"
opinion; that the Prosisutor, Surgeon (7renning; ith
bringing fir ward at this tithe thefirstciierl;e, after st
long a perntd had elapsed. and more espeeilly so, as
he well knew the ,tiolortunate business alluded. 'to
therein, had been settled by Lieutenant 'Colon, 1 Phi;
who commanded the regiment of the Dorset
when the affair, was investigated, and.who hoc; cha~t~i
an example of one, of the party; and as Stich 'settle,.
-ment "was .sanctioned and approved of by .the .Ninjor
General of the Brigade,• and the I;eutenant
Gerl-
ral who then commanded in the .Western
it was by. no means any,part of Surgeon Bennifig'e
duty to, have interfered; he not heiug .checei,ird
therein ; the Court, cannot but coesi,ler hi,n, the!
said Surgeon Henning; to have been aetuated, in this
instance, by nialicions motives: ,
His Majesty ha,ving,beete_pliaicd to apprcv.' and
confirm the sentence of the cowl in atlei, ling the
prisoners ; and at ,the' same tine after having taken
into serious consideration the
.opinion of the' Cou:1
with regard to the conduet..of the pros:x.o.l)r, Sur-.
goon Henning, has commanded that it may be )0-
timated to - him, as it appears he was Ouated by
malicious motives, he does .tfot consider him to Lc'
a fit I)c.'rsOu to r,2:n.Liln 3' longer in his service.
Fiji Royal Highues; Inc Commander in Chief 1)3,1*
therefore direaed that it may besommunicated to
Surgeon ,Charles Ninsterrnan Hennings, of the Dor-
set Regiment of Militia, that his Majesty has not
any further occasion for his services ; and has likewise
requested to be iplortted of the day on whith the
same is made known to him, as from that period he
will cease receiving pay in his MejeSty's service.
(Signed) FREDERICK, Comein Chief:

ED/A-BURGH, 0 c Tos R O.
COURT OF lUSTICIARY.
Some..time- ago an, action was raised,; at the in-
stance., of his Majesty's AdvoCate,, agaiivt
.several
journeymen paper-makers, for entgring,into an We-
till combination or conspir.tcy ,compel their mas-
tersts to raise their wages. An •objeCtion against the
relevancy of the libel having been 7,tart, by the
Counsel for the panneis, the Coul.t.'urci7red
rials, and, yesterday their Lortlglin,S; zifer having
Maturely considered the case, and del vered Oen.
opinions, pronounced an inierlibr, finding the
indictment not relevant as laid. • Tile spaktiels were
therefore dismissed from the bar: The whole of
their i:Jordsiips were present. 1401t1S-ARNIADE.LE
and ME.ADOWBANK supported the relevancy of the
libel, and Vvithtlietn-the LORD JUSTICE (iLplix
eurred iu opinion; while Lords Cit.:,,4t;', CULI.E.N,
and HERMAtsiD, spoke against it. . Their Lordships
delivered their Sentinients at great- length, and in
such a manner as evinced the deep attention they
had bestowed on a 'subject of such vast importance
to tb interests of the community.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

STIRLING AND CALEDONIAN HUNT MEETING.

LIONOAY, OCT. !O.
The King's Plate of loogs.,for lwrses, &c. I2St.

Four-

mile heats.
Sir H. T. Vane's b. in. Rose, by Sir Peter, 5 yrs old
Mr. Storey's b. m. Cramlington, 5 yrs old - z
Mr. Dunies br. h. Bustard, 5 yrs old - dis.
TUESDAY.
Fifty Guineas for three-yr olds. Two mile heats.
Mr.' Cumming's b. t. by Humbletonian
Mr.•Bates's ch. c. by Stride -
Lord Monty:merles b. f. Benningbrough

WEDNESDAY.
Fifty Guineas for 411 ages, Four mile'lleats.

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2 3

Alt.'Storeyi b: h. CrairiihngtOil, by Pipator. walked Over.

THURSDAY.
Fifty Guineas for all ages. Four mile heats.
Mr.-Thomson's b. h. by Bumper, 5 yrs old -
Mr. Baitd's ch. h. Fox, aged .

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The toogs for horses, &t:

Four mile heats.

Sir H. T. Vane's b. m. Rose, by Sir Peter, 5y r 4 old 1 t
Ld belliaven's b. c. Sting, 4 yrs old - - - zdi

SHREWSBURY HUNT.

The weather was not so tavourable as.was desirable, there
having been, more or less, an almost continual dropping of
rain. The Race on Riclon Heath, Thursday, for a 7, ui-
fleas Sweepstakes given by the Members of the Itunt,,wa* a
well.contested one; the horses cam.: in as tallow:
Mr.. Lister's b. rn. by Telescope
Mr. Gorbet's b. g. by Regulus
Mr. Whip-nore's ch. g. by Regulus

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•A pair of hares were inclosed by Lord R1833t.W.
DALE for a year, when the offspring. 41-noqiited to
68. A pair of rabbits, inclosed lor the same period,
the offspring about 300. The value of rabbits' W 05.,
used annually in the matitifaCturg of 444,
stated at p0,,Q9P1.

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