The Sun.
London, England, 1815-06-16 00:00:00

MUTINY BILL.

The report was brought up, and several clauses
moved by Lord PALMERSTON .w.cre agived to. An
additional clause was objected to by Mr. HORNUR,
as not making a proper distinction in the case of
forfeitures •of arrears of pay by soldiers for mis-
conduct when taken pris9ners. It likewise threw
too great a difficulty on the soldier, by calling on
him to prove that he was fairly captured, and
had conducted himself properly till he effected his
return.

Lord PALMERSTON did not object to the sug-
gestion._

Mr. WHITBREAD thought great allowances
ought to be made for the soldiers in such cases.
The case was different from that of deserters, for
whom there was a particular provision. The
stoppage of arrears was tint always right to men
who were placed by accident under suspicibus cir-
cumstances.

Colonel Noon wished not for severity, but for
a further inducement to the soldiers, to avoid dan-
gers resulting from their own improper conduct.
Mr. Hon Nan's amendment to this clause was
agreed to.

Mr. BENNETT rose to propose several additional
clauses, to limit and restrain the 'powgi' of the
Crown to dismiss Officers without a Court Mar=
tial. He adduced several 'instances to prove the
abuses to which' it was liable. Arriong'st these
was the case of the Officers of the 85th Regi-
ment, who, in consequence of a quarrel which.
had arisen between the ANor and another Offi-
cer, had been ordered, to prosecute, and having
refused to engage in a prosecution, which they.
considered as groundless,- had been dismissed the
service without being. tried by a Court-Martial
the case of Lieutenant Reddesdale and Captain
Boyd, of the Militia; the case of Ensign Cowell,
who. had been tried by a Court-Martial, and
obliged to quit, the service for not fighting a duel,
&c. After some further remarks, he concluded'
by moving his first clause, for limiting the power
of the rown with respect to the dismissal of
Officers without bringing them to a Court-Martial.
Sir F. FLOOD defended the conduct of the Court-
Martial with respect to Lieut. Reddesdale. . A
Cuert-Martial be considered to- be oue. of the

th6st lionourable tribunals that could exist. it
was a Court of strict hsw un the one side, and of
'equity on the .other.
'Hr. M. SUTTON replied to the speech of the
Gentleman (Mr. Bennett), and explained
the proceedinks which had taken place in the
cases to which he had referred, and vindicated the
course which had hen pursued.

A desultory discussion followed, in which Lord
Palmerston, Mr. W. Smith, Mr. Sutton, Sir G.
Warrender, General Gascoyne, Sir.W. Wynne,
and Lord Compton, took a tart ; after, which the
clause was negatived.
Mr. BEN&Ei-T said lie would not at that late.
hour move his clause respecting corporal punish-
ment, but he wished to give notice, that on Wed-
nesday next 'he should move for leave to bring in
a 13111 to limlt the number of lashes to be inflicted
by the sentences of Courts Martial.

• The Report was then agreed to, and the 'Bill
ordered to be read a third time this day.
The other Orders. of the Dly were disposed of,
and the House adjourned at ONE O'CLOCK this
Morning.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.