The Sun.
London, England, 1814-04-13 00:00:00

GLOUCESTER ASSIZES.

PORGEttY-.—On Saturday morning came on the
trial of Thomas White, alias- Rd. Williamson, alias
Rd. Thothas, alias • WM. Whitefeld, alias Win.
Whitmore, charged With forging and uttering a
bill of exchange, with intent to- defraud Job
Thatcher, of Newnham, in this county.—The pri-
soner, it will be recollected, is the person who
has so often -assumed the clericll character,. and
performed the functions of that sacred office in va-
rious parts of the kingdom. It Wh'S during his re-
sidence at Newnham in this capacity that he pass-
ed the bill he stood charged with forging, for SO/.
which he pretended was due to burn, as a quarter's
stipend for tie living he held at Baltyporeen, in
Ireland. This bill bore the acceptance of Wm.
Jennings, No. 3, Lonford-street, Dublin (upon
wbom it was drawn), who attended to prove such
acceptance a forgery; but an objection was taken
to his evidence, and, after a long argument by the
Counsel on both sides, the Court over-ruled the
examination of Mr. Jennings, as an interested
witness, who would be benefited to the amount
of the sum stated, should the forgery be esta-
blished. The whole of the remaining evidence
against the prisoner was gone through, but no
witnesses were called in his defence. The indict-
ment contained six counts; on the first and fifth
of which, charging the prisoner, the former with
forging, and the latter with uttering the bill, the
Jury, after a very short deliberatioh, found a ver-
dict of Guilty; but sentence was not passed.—The
trial occupied five hdurs.

hard-contested pitched battle was
fought on Monday on Calthorperidge, on the
borders of Herts, between Jonathan Callon, far•
, mer at Melton, and Harry Herbert, a cattle-dealer,
in a roped square of 25 feet. The match having
,been made more than three weeks, the ring was
surrounded by hundred of horsemen, 'pedestrians,
&c.--and, at one o'clock Buckle brought in Cal-
lon, followed by Jones, the other second, who led
in Herbert. In' the first round,• which lasted 3
minutes, many lounging. hits were .exehinged,
mostly about the body, without science, and Her.-
bert went down. In the three subsequent rounds
Callon maintained an advantage by hitting rather
straight at his adversary's head with the left hand,
when Herbert was rallying at the body with the
right, and which did execution amongst novices.
The men were terribly hit; after fighting . eight.
rounds in half an hour. In t,he 9th. round Callon

got a rib staved, but his gluttony kept him still
the favourite, and be fought with much success
seven other rounis, when another hit on the ten-
der place gave victory to Herbert. Neither were
able to walk off the ground.
MURDER.—On Tuesday last two Sheriff's Offi-
cers went to the house of Jacob Francis, at Ban-
ham near Launceston, to levy an ,execution on
his goods. On stating their business.they were
violently assaulted by Francis (who is an .old
man), his wife, and family,. who, .being armed
with sticks, knives, &c. compelled the officers to
withdraw, after an ineffectual attempt to dis-
charge their duty, in whict they were both
wounded. Havin!, procured the assistance of
some constables of Launceston, the officers:agaiu.
repaired to-the house, where they found the door,
shut; and the family armed, and were told that
whoever dared to enter should lose Isis life. They,
however, forced an entrance, and having seized,.
Cite old luau, were about"to disarm him, when a
fowling-piece was discharged at one of the con-
stables, named Jory, and its contents having en-
tered his side, he fell dead on the spot. The •
whole of the fainily wete, however, secured after
a sharp scuffle ; and the coroner's jury, after six
hours' deliberation, returned a verdict of- wiyrit
murder against Jacob Francis and Catherine his
wife, John Francis the son, and Elizabeth and
Catherine their daughters ;. in consequence •of
which the whole have been committed to take
their trial at the next Assizes.

Friday,• during a most tremendous storm of
thunder and lightning, an electric•bolt fell on the
summit of a closely-cOmpacted rick of hay, the
property of Mr. .JORDAN, of Cheltcaha►n, which

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it perpendicularly piereed4enetrating several feet
in the earth. The aperture it made at the sum-
mit was aboia three feet in circumference, but it
lessened in its progress downwards to about six',
inches, and was Inuch diminished at the base of
the mow. A sulphureous effluvia arose from the',
riek,• which was diffused for several yards around:
The cattle were much alarmed by the sudden burst,
and several horses attached to ploughs near the
spcit where the phenomenon appeared, set 'of at.
full speed on bearing the .explosion.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE; -ArtaL 12.

ff-ar-Offiret dpril ig, 1514.

Ott► Regiment of Dragoon Guards, Gentleman Cadet 0: Wit-
hanison, frcm► the Royal Military College, to be Cornet,
by purchase, vice Smith, promoted.
6th Ditto, Gentleman Cadet Wm. Miles Kington, from the
Royal Military College, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice
Smith, promoted.
14th Regiment of Light Dragoons, R. Carr Hammond, Gent.
to ba Cornet, without.parchase, vice Webb, who retires.
21st Ditto, Ensign J.S. Porter. from' the 2d West India Re 7
giment, to• be Cornet, by purchase, vire Puller, who re-

tires.
Ist Regiment of Foot •Guards, Ensign E. P. Buckley to be
Lieutenant and .Captain, vice Le Merchant, deceased;
Lascelles, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Clarke,
promoted.
3d Regiment of Foot Guards, James Fortescue Rodd, Gent.
to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Wallace, who ►esigns.
7th Regiment of Foot, Philip. Mair, Gent. to be Lieutenant,
vice Connor, deCeased. * '
21st Ditto, Volunteer A. Lindsay to be Second Lieutenant,
vice Bulteel, dead of hi wounds.
.334 Ditto, Lieut. L. M'Qn4rrie to be Captain of a Company,
without purchase, vice Parkinson, promoted.
To be. Lieutenants, without purchase, Ensign D. Miller, vice
Pitzpatrick, promoted; Ensign S. A. Fagan, vice.M`G.luarrie.
34th Ditto,.Lient.-T. G. Ball to be Captain of a Company, by.
- purchase, vice Baker, promoted.
35th Ditto, A. J. Mact;onnell, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vjce Rudge, promoted.
38th Mad; Capt. J. J. Seelinger, from the 96th Foot, to be
Captain of a Company, vice Boyd, whO exchanges. -
44th-Ditto, ,Ensign T. 'Cann to be Adjutant, vice Meade,
. .

killed nu action.
49tH Ditto, Gent4eman Cadet 11. Keating Strettell, from the
Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, •ice
Black, promoted, . .

55th Ditto, Lieut. A. Freud to lie Captain of a Company, vice
Otnae, deceased.

5616 Ditto, .Ensikn H. E. 7-1111 to be Lieutenant, without
'purchase, vice 111‘Lellan, appointed to the Ist Royal Ve-
teran Battalion ; Orlando Charles Tiptop, Gent. to be En-
_ .by purchase, rice _

7~itt Ditto,' Luke Scott,•Gent. to be tnsign, by purchase, vice
Galbraith, who reties.

96th Ditto, Capt. J. Boyd, from the 38th Foot, to be Captain
of a Compaiiv-: vice Seelinger, who exchanges. . .
Ist %Vcst India Regiment, Ensign T. Abbott to be Lieutenant,
-vice Farrel-, deceased ; S. Lynch, Gent. to be Ensign, vice
Abbott.

3d West India Regiment, Ensign G. Ensor, to he Lieutenant,
vice Pe Boifoors, who resigns. To be Ensigns, B. M.
Jones, Gent. vice Ensor ; John Gunn Collins, (lent. vice
.Henderson, promoted in the 6th West India Regiment.
6,

th Ditto, Ensign J...llenderson, from the 3d West liidia Re-
giment, to be Lieutenant, vice Clark's, deceased.
Royal York Rangers, tube Lit4utenants, Ensign R. F. Wal-
, lon, vice Enraght, promoted; Ensign C. Buchanan, vice
• Blakiston, superseded, being absent without leave. To be
Ensigns, W. H. Windsor; Gent. vice Garey, who resigns ;
Thomas Parkinson, Gent. rice Walton; R. Charters Brew,
Gent. vice Buchanan.

York Chassetirs, Ensign C. -B. Skellern to be 'Lieutenant.
William Fleming Bell, Gent..to be Ensign, vice Skellern.
7th Royal Veteran Battalion, Quarter-Master J. LeavoCk,
front the 78th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Alpe, deceased.
BREVET.

Major J. Midgley, CoMmandant of the DrpAt at Tilbury,
to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. To be Majors in
the Army, Captain J. Ormsby, 64dFutit , Captai❑ J. Ful-
lortori, 95th Foot.

STAFF.
Major J. Mittley, Staff-Calitain, to be Major-Commandaut
of the Depot of Tilbury Fort.
"Z be King's German Leo-ion.

,
Ist Battalion of Light Intintry, Lieutenant H. Baron Mars-
chalek to be Captain of ;t Company, vice Baring, promoted
in the 2d Battalion of Light Infantry. •Ensign S.
donald to be Lieutenant, vice Marschalk..
2d Ditto; Brevet MajunG..Baring, front the Ist Battalion of
Light Infantry, to. he Major, vice Hurtzig, deceased.
. 2d Battalion of the Line, Adolphus Lynch, Gent. to be Ensign",
vice Gairdner, promotoil.
3d Ditto, Captain A. Boden, from the all Battalion of the
Line, to be Major, vice Bachelli, placed upon half-pay.
Li,eutenanant 11. Schneider to be Adjutant, vice Appuhn,
Who resigns the Adjutautcy only.
6th Ditto, Lieutenant C. Struver to be' Captain of a Com-
pany, vice Boden, promoted in the :-3d Battalion of the'
Line. Ensign Barim Acton to he Lieutenant, vice
Alexander Antral'. Gent. to he Ensign, vice
Behr, superseded, not having joined since v.ppointeil;
7th Ditto, to be Lieutenants, Efisign C. Bluttniz, vice-Jerico,
who resigns ; Ensign C. Eicchorn, vice Beck, who resigns.
Bth-Ditto, Ensign F. Muller to lie Lieutenant, vice Wilding,
who resigns.

, .
Royal Corsican Rangers, Serjeant-Major Bruno to be
Adjutant (with the rank of Ensign), vice liartey,. ►yho le-
signs the. AtUutantcy only.
Mr.mottANPuss.—The appointment of Lieutenant Austin,
froth the West Middlesex Militia, to he Paymaster of Colonel
Bayley's Provisional Itttalion of Militia, as stated in the. Ga-
zette of the 22d January last,-has not taken place.

'The undei►nentioned Officers are superseded, being absent-
without lea►e, viz.
Cornet Wallace, 12th Light Dragoons; Lieutenant Ryan, 6th
Garrison Battalion; Ensign Rigo, Royal Corsican Rafigers.

..[This Gazette contains'a List of twenty-two Captures made
by the Channel Fleet, from the.ist. January to 31St March,
1814, not before reported.]

, BANKRUPTc:Y ENLARGED,
Jacob Joseph, Bristol, peu-nianufaciurer, Mutt April 12 to
- May al', .