The Sun.
London, England, 1815-05-01 00:00:00

LAW IN TEL LIGENCE.

EXMIEQUER CHAMBER, Aplnt..29.
. THE KING V. WM. SAWYER. ' - , •
Tice twelve Judges assembled 'this day in the
Exchequer Chamber, to hear arguments in sup-
port of and against the objections taken to the
conviction of the prisoner in this-case, who, it
will be recollected, was tried and found guilty,
under a Special Commission, at the last Old Bai-
ley Sessions, of the murder of Harriet Gaskett,
at Lisbon.
Mr. CLTRWOOD addressed their LordShipS in sup-
port of the objections, which were threefold ;
first, as to a British Court having no jurisdiction
over offences cominitted in foreign countries, in
which British laws had no Controul : secondly,
allowing the jurisdiction, that the indictinent had
not specified the parties to be British subjects :
and, lastly, that it did not appear that the crime
had been committed "against the" Statute upon
which the indictment was framed, and which
should have appeared on the face of the indict-
ment. Mr. Cawood , cited various learned au-
thorities
in support of his. premises.—He was all-
swered by Mr. ABBOT, for the prosecution, but
judgment was deferred.
Arguments were alsci heart in the case of the
King V. Cox, convicted of forking a promissory
note, but judgment was also deferred.l

UNION-HALL

ELANCHOLY CI lICUMSTA NCE.—Charies
a bny about 12 years of age, son of a respectable
tradesteian in the Borough, .was brought before
Mr. Seijeant SELION, charged with assaulting
Thomas Plomer, a boy.about his own age, son
to Sir M. thoxhan►'s gardener, .and beating him
so as to cause his death. • It appeared from the
evidence brought forward on this melancholy oc-
casion, that the prisoner and the deceased had
had frequent quarrels, and had agreed to :settle
their differences by blows whenever occasion
should offer. On Saturday the deceased was
playing i►► .a'brewer's dray standing in Red Lion-
street, Souiliwark, ,when the prisoner unfortu-
natelypa-ssed that way, and Nianniediately com-
menced an attack on him with mud, stones, ana
other missiles ; the deceased then descended from
the dray, and asked the prisoner to strike hinf.
The prisoner, it appeared, did strike him,•ankthe
deceased returned the blow, and' they fought for
about four minutes, whe❑ the latter, on receiving
a blow on the temple, fell to rise no more : l►e
was conveyed home to-his parents, complaining
much of his 'head, and at the end of two hours
he expired. ,The Coroner's lncoest not having
tat on the body, the Magistrate ordered Webb to
be kept in custody tiNthe result orthat proceeding
shall be known, and then to be brought- up for
re-examination.

tßuTALlTY.—Yesterday morning a horse and a
mare, the property of two farmers, at hybridge,
were statted against each .other, rode by their
owners (men of heavy weight), to go from thence
to the Seven Stars, St. Thomas, and- hack again,
a distance of sixty-six. miles, over a• very hilly
road, for a bet of Am guineas; they arrived
at the above inn at halt-past eleven o'clock, near-
ly together, both apparently much distressed,
having performed the- disfance up (33 miles) in
two hours and a quarter. After staying about ten
minutes, they proceeded on their return, the mare
taking the lead, and gaining fast on the horse ;
the latter, on ascending Haldon Hill, appeared
nearly 'exhausted, but was continued to be forced
II to the eight mile stone, when he suddenly
dropt dead under his merciless rider. The mare
reached -Ivy-bridge in the course of the evening,
but in such a dreadful-state that it is not thought
she will survive. if is, indeed, much to be la-
mented, that the inhuman owners of these most
useful animals cannot receive a ptinishment a'le-
quate to their deserts.—
(Exeter Flying Post,
dpril'27.) ,
A few nights since Percy Challotte,
street, Rathbone-place, was broke open, and
robbed of the brass chandeliers, branches; candle-
sticks, and a variety of other bulky articles, with
which the villains made their 'escape.

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Rear-11ohniral Sir. Philip Charle,l Th.frln,.ol haS transmitted
to John Wilson Crofter, E-rq. a letter from Captain FiLin-
ing, of his Maj...'sty's sloop Burbadoes, giving, tin account Of
his having, on the 15th of I'Lbruary, i:iptilrect off it. Bar-
flodonicw, the ,kmericau lettei of marque brigantine Vidett,
of three gnus and thirty men.

War-Office, April 29, 1515.
Ist, Regiment of Dragoon Guards, Francis Day; Chalkier,
Gent. to be Cornet, ny purchase, vice Moray, promoted.
2d Ditto, Lieutenant Harry Bradburue to 1.5 t Captain of a
.11Vop, by purchase, vice Timers, who retires. Cornet
Thomas Wecid' to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Brad-
borne.

Ist Regiment of Diagoons—To he Captains ofTroops, without
purchase, Captain C. L. Methtleni from half:pay of the
Regiment: Captain S. Webb, front ditto:—To be Lieute-
nants; without purchase, Lieutenant C. Omutaney, from
half-pay of the Regiment. Lieut_ Charles ,lllois, from
ditto. Lieut. S. Goodenough, frem ditto. Lieut. A. C.
Saunders, front ditto.
2d Llitto-, Captain William Spooner, from half:pay of the sth
, Dragoon Guards, to be Captain off a Troop, vice Gould-
burn; appointed to the 13th Light Dragoons. •
3d Ditto, W. P. Jervis, Gent. to be Cornet, by ptirchaseo vice
God; promoted. •
7th Regiment of Light Dragoons.—To he Lieutenants, with-
out purchase, Cornet Frederick Beatty. Cornet Stephen
Rive. Cornet Frederick Towels.- Lieut. Neville Custance,
from half-pay of the 23L1 Regiment. Lieutenant William
Maberley, from the 7th Foot.
11th Ditto, Cornet Thomas Hoskins to be Lieutenant, with-
out purchase, vice Greaves, deceased: -- Jordan, Gent.
to be Cornet, vice Hoskins.
13th Ditto.—To he Captains of Troops, Lieut. James Consi-
dine, by purchase, vice Lennox, who retires, • Capt. Fred.
G.:mullion), from the 2d Dragoons, without purchase. Capt.
Malcolm M'Neill,frOm half-,may of the 4th . Dragoons, with-
out purchase.—To be Lieutenaots, without purchase,
Lieutenants Win. Turner, James Mill, Julio Pent, Richard.
Adams, W. T.. Buchanan, and George H. Pack.), from half-
pay of the Region:Ht. •
15th Ditto, Lieut. John Carr to 1).! Captain of a Troop, with-
'out purchase, • vice Penrico,' who retires.
18th Ditto—.Po be Lieutenants without purchaSe, Cornets C.
C. Moiler, W. Mounts. To be Cornet,. C. Lowe,• Gent.
vice Moller.
23d Dittd—To he - Captains of Troops, without purchase,
Brevet Major H. Glove, from tlse half-paw of the Cape -Re-
giment ; Capt. J. M. Wallace, from half-pay-of 'the 15th
Light Dragoons. To be Lieittenants,.- without_ purchase,
Lieut. HoO. St. George Cutfe, front .halt-pay of the Regi-
recut , Lieut. John Ciarke, from half-pay of the sth Dra-
goon Guards. To he Cornets, without purchase, Fred.
Riclmanlson, 'Gent.; Allan Chambre, Gent. ,
Ist Regiment of Foot Guards, F..Glanville,-Gent, to be En-
sign, without purchase, rh:. Johnstone,. promoted.
2d Regiment of Foot,
,Capt..X. Wood, from the uoth Foot, to
Captztot of a Company, vice Wilson, who exchanges.. •
10th Ditto, G. Tuthill, Gent. to be Ensign, by porchase, vice
• Farquharson, promoted. Surgeon 'l'. Fiedes, from half-
pay of the 3oth. Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Hill, who ex-
changes. -S
20th Ditto, W. Sargent, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Margitson, who retires.
21st.11egiment of Foot, Brevet Major F. Eliot, from ha!f-pay
of the 26th Foot, to be Captain of a Company, viceU.torge
CaMpbell, who exchanges, •
27th Ditto, Major W. Phipps, from half-pay of the 92d Foot,
to be Major, vice Botcher, who exchanges._ Eusigu
Mac Andrew to be Lieutenant, without purchase, rice J. N.
Drew, promotedin the 2d Garrison Battalion. W. Stewart,
Gent. to be Ensign, vice MacAltdrew.
30th Ditto, it. 1). King, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Moneypenny, promoted. •
3ad Ditto, W. Fl. Grote, Gent, to be.linsign, by purchase,
- -vire Lynam, promoted. •
34th Ditto, Lieut. J. Stack to be Captain of a COmparty,,witl:
put purchase, vice Dickens, cashiered by the sentence of a
lienerai•Court Martial. Ensign G. Manning to be Lieute-
nant, vice Stack.
39th Ditto, W. 'Mansell, Cent. to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Bond, promoted.
40th Ditto, Capt. It. Bitch, from half-pay of the 31,st Foot, to
be Captain of a Compahy, vice Call, who exchanges.
43d Ditto—To he Lieutenants, Lieut. Atwell Leeky, from
half-pay of the 45th Foot, vice Dobson, who exchanges.
Lieut. T. J. Ferriar, from half-pay of the 28th Foot, vice
APPbersim,' who exchanges.
53d Ditto, James Poignoestre, Gent. to be Ensign, by pura
chase, vice Smailwood, who retires.
57th Ditto—To be Ensigns, by purchase, J.Raiston, Gent,
vice Amin' promoted. J. Dteg., (rent. vice Crawford, who
retires.
59th'Ditto, Capt. C. Douglas to be Major, vice Horseley,
de-
ceased. Lieut. Duncan Ciuroon to Ito Captain of • a Com-
pany, vice Douglas. Ensign Ft. Scott to be Lieutenant,
vice Gordon. James Stewart, Gent. to be Ensign, without
purchase., vice Scott.
60th Ditto—To be' Captains of Companies,
,Captain J. A.
• Wilson, front the 2d Foot, vice Wood, who, i:xchanges.
Lieut. Alex. Porteous, front the GI st knot, vice Ward, de-
ceased.
61st Ditto, Lieut. A. Council, from half-pay of the Regiment,
to be•Lleutenout, without poi-chase, vice Irving, appointed
Paymaster. Peter-Legb, Gent. to be Ensign, Uy purchase
vice Strong, promoted.
62d Ditto,- Surgeon James Barlow, from half-pay of the 32d,
Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Portion, who exchauges.
4711) Ditto, Lieutenant W. B. Hook, from half-pay of the Ca-
valry Stall Corps,. to he Lieutenant, vice Sutherland, who
, exchanges.
-69th Ditto, Tube Ensigns, by-purchase, John Charles Puclner,
Grit. vice Suffield, promoted. Willi uat Marsh, Gent. vice
.GordOn, promoted.
82t1 Ditto, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. Conyers to be
Lieutenaut-Citionel, without purchase. Captain Robert
Carew to he Major, Vice Conyers. Lieutenant George V.
Derenzy to he Captain of a Comottay, vice Carew.
89th Ditto, Lieutenant Plower Young to be Captain of a
Company, vice Lancaster, deceased.
90th Ditto, John Wilson, Geot, to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Douglas, promoted.
94th Ditto, Angus M‘Alister, Gent. to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Monte, whose appointment has not taken
• place. -
9Sth Ditto, John Ward, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Galiagan, who retires.
99th Ditto, Hector Harrest, Gent. to he Ensign, without
purchase, 'vice Gaynor, promoted in the York Chasseurs.
Ist West ludia Regiment, James ealnier, Gent. toile Ensign,
without purchase, vice Miller, promoted.
2d Ditto, Lieutenant Hugh Bunion to be Captain of a Com-
pany, without purchase, vice Conully„ placed upon golf-
. pay.
York Chasseurs, Captain J. A. Ingram, from time half pay of
the 24th Foot, to he Captain of a Company, vice Gore, who
exchanges. Ensign B. Gaynor, from the 99th Foot, to be
Lieutenant, without purchase. . .
BattvEr.—To be Lieutenant-Colon-els in the Army, -Major
Edward It. J. Green, of the 10th Foot. Major Ernest Otto
Tripp, of the 60th: Foot.
Smer.—Assistant Commissary Robert Colville, from the
half-pay, to be Assistaot-Commissary to the Forces in Ire-
land, vice Dillon, who exchanges.
liosrera).-STAFe.Stafl-Snrgeon 'l'. Tan Millingen, front
the half-pay, to be Surgeon to the Forces.

The King's German Legion. ,
2d Regiment of Light Dragoons, Cornet John Ucsseler to be
Lieutenant, vice Bulow, promoted.--To he Cornets, Fred.
Baron ireltheint,• vice Kalckreuth, who retires. Edmund
I+uhls, Gent.vice CressyLer.
Ist Battalion of Light Infantry, Ensign John Henderson to
be Lieutenant, vice Quistorp, who resigns. Lewis de Hart-
wig, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Henderson.
2d Ditto, Lieut. Alex. Rothe to be Captain of a Company,
vice R. Pringle, who resigns. Ensign Wm. D. Tiruntann
to be Lieutenant, vice Home. George le BacheN, Gent.
to be Ensign, vice Tirnmann.
4th Battalion of the Line, Fred. Vreudenthall, Gent. to be
Ensign, vice Tamm, who resigns.
sth Ditto, To be•Lientenants,Ensign Geor.T. Wischman, vice
Liewellin, who resigns. Ensign Bernhard Croon, vice
Gneben, promoted. To be Ensigns,- George C. A.. Volt
Loeseche, Gent. vice Wis*chniaun. Arnold Meier, Gent.
vice Croon.
7th Ditto, Ensirn John Hunt. to he Lieutenant, vice Black,
deceased. Henry Charles Soest, Gent. to .be Ensign, vice
Hunt.
is,umonArcnum•-•-The appointment of Lieutenant James Chad-
wick, from half-pay of the 2d Dragoons, to be Lieutenant
in the same regiment, as stated in the Gazette of tile rah
instant, has nut taken place.