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DEATH OF LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ROBERT WIN-

CHESTER, K.H.—We regret to have to record the death of
another Peninsular and Waterloo veteran, Lieutenant. Colo-
nel Robert Winchester, late of the 92d Highlanders, but re,
tired on full pay, which took place at his residence in Edin-
burgh, on the 23d instant. Colonel Winchester entered the
army at an early period of life, having been appointed to an,
ensigncy in the 92d Regiment on the 18th of September,
1805, in which gallant corps he continued to serve with
much distinction during a period of nearly forty years. His
other commission are dated—lieutenant, February, 1808;
captain, July, 1815; major, August, 1825; and lieutenant-
colonel, June 28, 1838. He accompanied the expedition to
Copenhagen in 1807, and that to Walcheren in 1809. He
served in the Peninsula from October, 1810, to the end of
the war, including the Lines of the Torres Vedras, action of
Arroyo de Molino, taking of Almarey, defence of Alba do
Tormes, battle of Vittoria, affairs of Puerta de Maya, 4th
and Bth of July, 1813; battles of the Pyrenees, 25th, 30th,
and 31st of July, 1813; affair of Roncesvalles, battle of the
Nivelle, affair of Cambo, battle of the Dive, on the 9th and
13th of December, 1813; affair of Helleto, action at Canis,
affair of Ariverettee, battle of Oahe:), and actions at Aire and
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Colonel NVinchester also served in the campaign of 1515, and
was present at Quatre Bras, where he was wounded in the
left hand, and at the memorable battle of Waterloo, when.
his right arm was fractured by a musket-shot.
CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL.-Yesterday the annual
distribution of prizes to the successful students in the City of
London School took place at the institution, Smith-street,
Cheapside, in the presence of a large and influential meeting.
The Lord Mayor presided, and was supported. by Alderman
Sir George Carrol, Alderman Sir Chapman Marshall, Alder-
man Sir James Duke, M.P., Alderman Hughes, Alderman
Challis, Alderman Sidney, the Rev. J. C. Miller, Rector of
Birmingham, and several members of the corporation. The
Rev. Dr. Mortimer, the head master. in opening the proceed-
ings, remarked that the number of pupils at present in the
school was 573, being an increase of 85 on the number last
year. Every student who had proceeded from the school to
class. The only student who had gone to the University Of
the University of Cambridge had been placed in the first
Oxford was Mr. H. S. Fagan, who had just been elected to
an open scholarship in Pembroke College, for which there
were 27 candidates. In the University of London also the
students bad achieved honours. Declamations in praise of
consisting Messrs.ting:
John Carpenter, the founder of the school, were delivered in
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Prizes
scholarships, gold and silver medals, and books, were aw arded
to Messrs. Eagan, Barry, Edger, Scoble, Hornby, ilkinson,
Smeely, Smeaton, Bevan, Ltrigham, Abrahams, and Allen.
Thanks were voted to the examiners, the head master, and
the Lord Mayor, after which the meeting dispersed.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON (CHICHESTER
BRANCH) RAlLWAY.—Yesterday afternoon a frightful acci-
dent occurred on the Chichester branch of the Brighton
on it for
the purpose of securing it. Whilst so employed the train
Railway. As a special train, containing a portion of the
company from Goodwood was proceeding along, the guard,
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passed under a bridge, and the head of the poor fellow came
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in contact with the crown of the arch. He was killed instan-
taneously, the upper part of his body being shattered in a
most dreadful manner. His body awaits a coroner's, inquest.
MILITARY FLOGGING AT DEVONPORT.—We regret to
state that the brutal and demoralising practice of man-
flogging has been resorted to in two cases at Devonport.
One of the victims of this barbarous mode of punishment,
was a man named Higgins, of the 55th Regiment, who hat
been found guilty of selling a portion of his kit, and of
threatening to throw his boots at colour-sergeant Williams.
The poor fellow was sentenced to 200 lashes, and one day last
week, the garrison was assembled in George's-square to wit.
ness the punishment. During its infliction, one of the soldiers
informs us that Higgins " never winked an eye," or let •
sound escape him. But notwithstanding this, the surgeon
felt it necessary to stop the flogging when the man had re-
ceived 150 of the 200 lashes, as the soldier, he said, could not
safely take any more. During the infliction of the punish-
ment at least a dozen of the men were carried out of the
square, they being unable to stand the distressing scene.
Another soldier of the same regiment, named Lee, received
100 lashes and twelve days' imprisonment. P
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Journal.