The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-06 00:00:00

ROYAL ORDNANCE CORPS

THE ILLEGAL ATTESTATIONS. .01
In consequence of the doubts which have last o...dri
as to the present mode of attesting recruits for the
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and more particularly for the Royal Artillery and Pvilie
Engineer Corps, the Secretar) -at-War has caused
following letter to be addressed to Mr. Henry Jeredl
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the presiding magistrate of the Woolwich Police.corc
" War-office, Dec. 12, 1810
Sir,—The Master-General of the Ordnance f
transmitted to the Secretary-at-War copies of reprere„d
tations from the Deputy-Adjutant-General of Art" or
at Woolwich ; and I am accordingly to request Y f
attention to the words of the 30th clause of the Mn
Act, viz.:—
"` The said justice shall put to him the several cl°ooi
tions contained in the schedule to this Act annexed, to
shall then and there, in the presence of the said recre
record or cause to be recorded in writing his amend'thereunto, and the said justice is hereby required 1° 1,0
with to read over, or cause his clerk, in his presence, d
read over such to the recruit, the Ist and 2d section'
the rticles of war.'
" It is of essential importance that there should be, f;
room left for doubting the legality of the attestation ;ill
recruit; and I am accordingly to request that yon ;de,
instruct the officers of the Court over which you pres'ery
that the provisions of the Mutiny Act should in el
instance be strictly complied with.
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" The olatious meaning of the clause is, thaS,,,ll,
justice shall rut the questions to the recruit, and Pri.c,
in the presence of the recruit, record, or cause to 10 oft
corded, in writing, then and there, that is at the alp°
in the presence of the justice, his answers thereto.
" I have the honour to be, &c.,
(Signed) "L. SULLIVAr4:O
In reply to these objections, Mr. Jeremy has deenb-i
that it is not necessary for him, either personally orfri
his official clerk, to comply with the provisions of :he
Mutiny Act before recited. The swearing in of
numerous recruits at the Woolwich Police-court ,lbe
therefore, performed by Mr. Sherwin, the Usher of 'O,
Court, in the presence of the magistrate, and the ;I:i$1
swers in writing to the printed questions are reclui,'oo
to be filled up by the non-commissioned officer, byi*T-bi
the recruit is accompanied, the only part perforineu.o
the magistrate being to affix his name to the attesteP
papers.

THE LANDHOLDERS ALARMS,—It is now quite eri°a
dent that the landholders are not only alarmed at a coro;s
repeal, but something more—a revision of the present 11? 0
unequal and unjust taxation. They are well aware that Iced
the community (other than themselves) who stand 10 1;0
of " protection," and they are now apprehensive that "1,
protection will be brought aboat.

BIRTHS.
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On the Ist inst., at Lowndes-square, the lady of Iler
Taylor, Esq., of a 8011.
On the Ist inst., at Prospect House, near Saltash, the igdi
of Captain I. Jervis Tucker, R. N., of a daughter. r
On the Ist inst., at Edinburgh, the wife of Captain
son, late of the 4th Light Dragoons, of a son. Fir
On the 2d inst., at Streatham, the lady of John Gray,
cf a daughter.
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On the 2d inst., in the Strand, Mrs. Cuthbert Britton - A
of a daughter.

On the 2d inst., at Walmer, the wife of the Rev. NV'.
Holland, M.A., Perpetual Curate of Walmer, of a son. f
On the 2d inst., at Brixton-place, Surrey, the lady
Kelley, Esq., of a son.
On the 3d inst., in Dean-street, Southwark, the wife of °.
H. Pettigrew, Esq., of a son.
At New Broad-street, the lady of George Critchett, 0144
surgeon, of a son.

MARRIED
On the sth inst., at Padstow, Edward Burall, Esil•Lto
Trinidad-place, Islington, to Fanny, the youngest daug'
of Thomas Best, Esq., of Padstow, Yorkshire.
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On the 20th ult., at Marylebone Church, E. R. 1..1. the
Esq., of Cheltenham, to Flora Frances, eldest daughter of
late Colonel John Macdonald, of Summerlands, Exeter. , to.
On the 3d inst., at Hampton, Edmund Hammond, El3l'ool.
Mary Frances, third daughter of the late Right Hon.
Robert Kerr.

DIED.
On the 28th ult., at Dover, Eliza Marianne, relict of tile
late David Ball, Esq., aged 91.
On the 30th ult., at Belmont House, near Caerleon, Geles
Hall, Esq., one of Majesty's justices of the peace for
county of Monmouth.
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On the 30th ult. at Delbury Hall, Shropshire, Fred
Hamilton Cornewall, Esq., aged 55.
On the 30th ult., George Warwiner, Esq., of BloxiAlr
grove, Oxfordshire.
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On the 31st ult., at Alby-hill, near Aylsham, Far
On the Ist inst., at Chiswick, Mr. Charles Ward.
On the Ist inst., Mr. T. A. M'Bean, of Devonshire-Street;
Portland-place. brt '
On the Ist inst., Charles Wright, Esq., of Wirksly°
Derbyshire.
On the Ist inst., Edmond H. G. Calder, fourth son of Si:
Henry and Lady Frances Calder.
On the Ist inst., at Chelsea, Mrs. Harriet Bayford,aged 66'
On the Ist inst., at Newark, Notts, S. Bristowe, Esq.d,
On the 2d inst., at Grove-end-road, St. John's-7
William Ferguson, Esq., M.D., aged 73

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