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London, England, 1845-09-04 00:00:00

Company,

you will allot to me Shares of 501.
I hereby undertake to pay
theeachdGeninetlpetoillsilieetna,bot—hvelreeirioen(mi,uedest
company,
and
and to executa the necessary deeds when
required.

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YORK AND LANCASTER - RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given that APPLICATIONS for Shares
in this Company will NOT be RECEIVED after the 10th inst.
By order, SAMUEL HOLDSWORTII, Secretary.
Palace Chambers, St. Jatnes's-street, Sept. 2, 1845.

and DOCK COA'ALIPGIENNYi
Nu PRESTON and WYRE RAILWAY,
p RESTON and WYRE RAILWAY, HAR-
BOUR,RAL MEETING
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ofoieticpenios
ih,RerleEby fogißvseno,fthat a
the
HARBOUR, and DOCK COgPANY, will be held at the Offices of
the Company at Fleetwood, 111 he county of Lancaster, on WED-
NEinit, the 10th day of September next, at Twelve o'clock at noon
precisely, for the purpose of considerhlg and assenting to, or dissent-
ing from, a proposal that the Directors of the Company shall be
authorised totake such measures as they may be advised for apply-
ing to Parliament to obtain the necessary power to enable the Com-
pany to make, construct, and maintain a railway from the Preston
and Wyre Railway, at or near Fle2twood•on-Wyre, in the county of
Lancaster, to communicate with the Lancaster •and Carlisle Rail-
way, at or near Lancaster, in the said county, with all such works
11,1 conveisiences as may be deemed
necessary in connexion tilers,
with, liy olxlet 01 gic 110414 01 Directum
11. 1114ETT JONES, Secretary.
Odiees of the Company, Fleetwood, Aug. 23, 1845.

SALES BY AUCTION.

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD ESTATES for INVESTMENT,

PIMLICO.
MR. FULLER will SELL by AUCTION, on
WynrraanAv;Sept. 24, at Twelve, at the Auction Mart,
by direction of the Executors of G. A. Brown, Esq., deceased,
A Eirst.rate PUBLIC' HOUSE, known as the Crown
and Anchor, situate the corner of Ebury-street and Eccles-
ton.street, Pimlico, and wherein a most lucrative trade has
been carried on for many years two Shops with Dwelling-houses
adjoining, and a spacious dairy with cow-houses for 25 cows, sta.
bling for five horses, comfortable Dwelling• house and Shop, and
large yard enclosed with gates; the whole let on lease for a term.
which will expire at Michaelmas,lB4B, at a nominal rent of 801.
per annum, for which lease a premium of 1,4001. was paid by the
lessee, since which period the value of property in this vicinity has
materially increased, the dairy and two shops adjoining being now
underlet at 801. per annum, so that at the termination of the pre-
sent lease in 1848, the property may be fairly estimated to produce
a rental of 2001. per annum, in addition to a large bonus for the
public- house, rendering this property a valuable and secure in-
vestment. Held for an unexpired term of 45 years, at a ground.
rent of 81. 10s. per annum.

The property may be viewed till the sale, with leave of the
the tenants. Particulars may be had at the Crown and Anchor,
Ebury-street ; of Messrs. Baker and Parsons, solicitors, Pancras.
lane; at the Auction Mart ; and of Mr. Fuller, )3, Billiter.strect,
City.

PRIVATE CELLAR of FINE WINE, about 1,000 dozen, the

property of the late G. A. Brown, Esq., deceased.
MR. FULLER will SELL by AUCTION, at
Garraway's, on FRIDAY, September 26, at Twelve, by
direction of the Executors,

A private CELLAR, of .FINE WINES, about 1,000 dozen,
selected from the best shippers, regardless of cost, and principally
bottled under his own personal inspection advantages which
render the stock to which attention is now solicited unrivalled in
point of character and excellence. It comprises about 700 dozen of
old crusted Port, from seven to twenty-five years in bottle, pug.
chased from the first houses in the trade, amongst whom may be
mentioned Messrs. Greenwood 'and Butler, J. and C. White, Le-
mon Hart and Son, Clifton Webb, Mitchell and Collins, Mahon
and Symons, M'Kinnell, and others; a few dozen of genuine Boni
Iteteiro; 150 dozen of very superior Sherry, three to ten years in
bottle; 50 dosen of very choice Claret; 25 dozen of very fine old
Hock; 50 dozen of Champagne, Madeira, Barsac, Sauterne, and
Constantia of the finest quality ; a few dozen of Brandy, Rum,
and Whisky; and about 60 dozen of Barclay's Stout and Stonham
Ale. Samples may be had by payment. _ .

The wines are lying in the cellars in Fenchurch.street and Wel.
thamstow, where they may be viewed by tickets, two days prior to
the sale. Samples may be tasted In Billiter-street, two days prior
to the sale, and also at the time of sale. Catalogues at G arra way's,
and of Mr. Fuller, 13, Bllliter street, City.

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pay their respects to his Royal Highness. The next day the
Grand Duke went on board the Fiore frigate, where he intends
gqlations.
The Ring of Sweden left Stockholm on the 19th
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Before his departure he appointed a Council of Regency.

WRECK OF THE FELICIDADE
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It will be in the recollection of our readers that the
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tish ,
was recap'ured by her Majesty's ship Star, and after
being manned by a small party of sailors, unuer
command of Lieutenant Wilson, was dispatched to Sierra
Leone for adjudication. She was suddenly upset in a
4quall while on her voyage, and a brief summary of the
extraordinary escape of the crew has already appeared
in our columns, but we have 111(1 sent to us the fol-
lowing more detailed account of the shipwreck :—On the
Eth of March, in lat. 1 deg. 18 min. N., and long. 3 (leg.
30 min. N.. at noon, Cape Three Points, the nearest lard
bearing N.N.E , distant about 230 miles, about three P.M.,
when under sail,. steering W.N.W., with a breez.3from the
south, a squall was observed coming up astern. Sail was
immediately shortened, but the man at the helm, instead
of keeping her in the course she was steering, as he was
ordered by Lieutenant Wilson to do, put the helm sport,
and then brought her by the lee ; the squall took her at
the sane moment, and she turned over in a minute on
her beam ends and filled. The squall passed over in
half an hour. No lives had been lost. The whole
number were huddled together on the gunwale.
Having no boat, and fearing that she might
not float along, the only expedient that occurred to
them for saying. their -lives was the construction of
a raft, which was immediately set about. Three of the
seamen had knives, with which they began at once to
cut all the spars, canvas, and cordage that could be got
at ; the main-boom was not obtained without great dif-
ficulty, and then only. by the Kroemen diving and cutting
the g:ar under water. Before dark they had suect eded
in lashing the main-yard, fore and maintopsail, top-gal-
lantsail yards, studsail booms and gaffs, for a raft ; it
was then shifted to leeward of the vessel, and all handQ,
ten in number, got upon it, apprehensive that-the vessel
might sink during the night. In the morning, finding
the raft was hardly able to carry them all, the fot;eyard
was added as an outside spar, the reaiemboorn being on
the other side, and the smaller spars amidships, The
only provision they could procure was a little putrid
pork, no water, and about a gallon and a half of rum,
which had been lashed on deck. Nothing else could be
procured, for the Kroomen, though expert divers, were
prevented by the slave-deck from getting into the vessel.
Having nothing but their light clothing, some canvas
was taken from the sails to serve as protection from the
weather, gad all the small rope that could be procured
was also placed upon the 'raft,. for the purpose of re-
placing the lashings should they be long npnu it. As
much of the planking of the balwarlts as oould be torn
off was preserved for paddles to steer with, and for
eats.
About four 4.x. of the 19th, finding thP:c.tiooner had
settled clown considerably, and t_hrG nothing more was
to be got from her, p mast and sail was rigged, and
they cast ‘,"! from the wreck in good spirits, in the hope
,a reaching land, Having no compass, the sun by day
and the stars by night were their guide. For four days
there was no appearances of rain, and all suffered much
from thirst ; and so few clothes had been saved, that in
the day they were scorched by the sun, and at night the
cold was intense. From the weight upon the raft, and
from the circumstance of all the spars having their fit-
tings upon them, it swam very deep, which kept them
constantly immersed in water, and if they lay down, the
sea washed over their heads; in fact, the fore part of the
raft was from two to three feet under water.
On the fifth day they caught a little rain water, which
served to revive every one, and on the seventh day they
obtained another, though more scanty supply.
On the ninth day two of the Kroomen were delirious
from drinking salt water, and in the evening the Quar-
ter-master, also, became delirious from the same cause,
notwithstanding their having been earnestly cautioned
aeainst it, and the inevitable consequences pointed out.
The sharks, which had followed them from the third
day, began now to swim round the raft, and an attempt
Was successfully made to catch one ; a bait was held out,
and when the shark was in the act of turning to it, one
of the Kroomen seized him by the tail, a rope was finale-
dively made fast, and the men cut him across the back
with their knives, which rendered him comparatively
powerless, and by their united efforts it was dragged
open the raft. It measured between seven and eight feet
in length. The blood and flesh revived them ; and that
day, the tenth from leaving the wreck, it rained heavily,
which enabled them to assange their thirst and to fill
the empty rum cask half full of water. Nothing, how-
ever, could restore the three Kroomen and the Quarter-
master, who were previously delirious. The next morn-
ing one of the Kroomen was found dead on the rafr, the
ether two died during the day, and the Quartermaster in
the evening, giving the survivors a fearful warning of
the effects of drinking salt water.
The greatest care was taken of the water, a mouthful
being served out three times a day in the heel of a
shoe. They caught at intervals three more sharks, in
the same manner as before, and some flying fists ; the,
latter, however, they could scarcely swallow, so parched
were their throats. They found the sharks much more
nourishing and easy to eat. It rained once or twice
afterwards, but the sea ran over their heads in such a
manner that they found it impossible to catch water.
Their utmost effort was now required to keep the raft
together ; it often got adrift, and little rope was left to
secure it. Their limbs were so swollen and ulcerated,
and so little strength was left them, that they could
scarcely move. The masthead had fallen down, and they
were unable to raise it, so that all hope of reaching the
land began to fail them. Nevertheless, the English sea-
men were resigned and obedient.
On the 3d of April one of the Brazilians died. In
the evening of the 4th of April, after having been nine-
teen days upon the raft, they saw the land. The next
morning it was out of sight again. Soon after daylight
they saw a sail to leeward ; she appeared to approach
the raft, and the hope of being saved gave them strength
to stand up and make signals, but in vain, for she shortly
bore up and left them. They were then so weak that
had the raft reached the land, they were well aware that
they must have perished in the surf. Another vessel
now appeared in sight, and communicated with the one
they had first seen. She then stood towards them, and
their hopes once more revived ; a boat was sent out, and
they found they had been saved by her Majesty's brig
Coquet, being then about thirty miles to leeward of St.
Paul's. Four hours after they had been picked up the
other Brazilian died, he also had drank salt water.
The conduct of the men was most exemplary through-
out, and, under the Providence of God, was mainly.instru-
mental in preserving their lives.

A STRANGE EEL.

REMARKABLE DISCOVERY ut HELENSBURGH.

As a party of gentlemen from Glasgow were out fish-
ing for eels on Saturday, opposite llelensburgh, one of
them hooked a fish of unusual magnitude, which gave
him a gon 1 deal of trouble to bring to the surface of the
water. This being at length achieved, he was startled
by observing an unusual appearance about the head
of the fish a fine large eel, at least seven feet in
length, and of proportionate thickness, and called out to
his companions to come to his assistance. By their joint
exertions, it was hauled alongside of the boat, in a state
of great exhaustion ; and it was discovered, strange as
it may appear, that it actually had a white hat on !
Its head had gone by some means or other clear.through
the crown of the hat, which had stuck firmly upon its
dorsal fin. Much wonder and amusement was of course
excited by the circumstance, and the hat upon being
examined was found marked with the initials C.K.
of Glasgow. Inside of it were found several small
crabs, which had taken advantage of the shelter it
afforded to fasten themselves upon the neck of the
eel, and had doubtless been the principal cause of
the exhaustion of the animal. The hat was carefully
taken off, and the eel, as if relieved from a great in-
cumbrance, appeared to have suddenly revived, and in-
sinuated its body through the sleeve of a shcoting coat
which one of the party had left carelessly hanging
over the gunwhale of the boat. In another instant,
and before an effort could be made to arrest its pro-
gress, it darted overboard, coat and all, to the no small
amazement of most of the party, and to the con-
sternation of the luckless wight, who was so uncere-
moniously deprived of his garment. In the pocket
of the coat was a small whisky flask, a yellow
silk handkerchief, some railway scrip, and a promissory
note, due on Monday (this day), besides several letters,
some of which were of a tender nature. The
gentleman, whose name, for ovious reasons, we sup-
press, was at first inclined to jump into the water after
this extraordinary depredator, but was withheld by his
companions, who forthwith rowed ashore. A reward was
immediately offered for the apprehension of the eel with
the coat on, and we understand that the boatmen of
llelensburgl: made several unsuccessful attempts during,
the day to fall in with it, and that they will recom-
mence operations at an early hour this morning. In
the meantime, the hat of C. K. remains in properh
cus-
tody—little the worse for its immersion ; and we ay
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•of the F clesi
the recommendations
rcaCommis-
sioners• to effect
into
for the division of different parishes. Also an order in
t.ouncilfor carrying into effect the commercial treaties with the
of the Two Sicilies, so far as relates to
kingdom Sicilian vessels
contains
divers the London
orders
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Councilet t ,
for p ub
carryinglish
underied
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asni sixty t y supplement
st tons
Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
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Also ports
no f
orderK i Kingston-upon-
Hull gsi tao up o n
Council-
admitting Siam Sugars on the same duties as sugars not the
product of slave labour. Also an order in Council declaring
those Foreign Powers with which reciprocity treaties of com-
merce have been concluded.
THE QUEEN DOWAGER.—We hear that the Queen
Dowager intends setting out early neat month on a tour
through the Perthshire Highlands—and that her Majesty is
expected at Tayrnouth Castle by the 9th proximo. A state-
ment in a London morning journal of Thursday, from a follower
of the royal suite in Germany, to the effect that the Queen and
Prince Albert intend revisiting Blair, immediately after their
return from the Continent, has set Athole on the tiptoe of
expectation—but we do not hear that it meets with any con.
irmation from those who might naturally be expected to re-
ceivetheearliestofficial information on the point.—Perthshire
Courier.

On my being delivered over to the authorities at
Bombay, not the s'ightest eltargt preferreddiy Capt.
Mignan "in jn,tifi.:oLt.i.m of the arrest." Surely tits
did not prove tlint it teas " necessary ;" " for it seemeth
to me unreasonable to -send a pri:oner. and not withal to
signify the crimes Lid against him." A reference to
various official documents embodied in my petition, will
at once convince your Lonls'ap that the violence of
conduct and exp:ession, for I teas tried by court-martial,
was wholly attributable to false and malicious itami-
sonment, preceded and r'llowed up by a se; ies of 4.;isult-
ing letters ; that it was expm say stated in di,. Recom-
mendation of the Court" that "the peisorce- had " been
.placed under arrest on grounds ttinnMneckd with his
military duty ;" and, cons:lintnitly, that it was not
" necessary to put Lieutenant Hollis under arrest" at all.
It is stated in General Wilson's testimonial (which was
r:ad aloud by Mr. Escott) that " the ignominy anti suf-
fering," " the frequent provocations," " to which (1) was
so long subject," were "all of then together per-
haps unprecedented to any one in tile situatior, of an
nflicer in the army ;" and it is In be llped, for the
honour of the service, that such diag,Tar.....lll treatment--,-
to which I have been allow. a fr. Lit a sacrifice!—may
never be repeated, I have at lea,t th•J satisfaction of
knowing,-thatver.iong I was trea•ed as a gentleman, I
conduetd myself oecominglv as an officer, sad it is not
right that 7:,y character shot ad suffer, both in this coun-
try 'and in India, through any misrepresentation of facts.
I trust, therefore, that there will be no impropriety in
publishing this letter, together with the petition, in
order to remove aLy erroneous impressions which may
have been formed on the subject ; and that when the
ease is again brought under discussion next session of
Parliament, your Lordship will do me the justice to ad-
mit that the arrest was as unwarrantable as the court-
martial resulting from it was illegal.
I have the honour to be, my Lord, your T.ordship's
most obedient and very humble servant,
NV%
Late Ueufr:nant, Madras Army.
Camberwell, Aug. 30. 1°,4;3,
P.S. The Publieat.'.on of this letter is the more neces-
sary, 111, cona',.quence of General Wilson's testimonial
not lie
7,0 been reported; whereas your Lordship's
statement appeared at full length. The former is alto-
gether as exculpatory of my conduct as the latter was
condemnatory.

The following is the petition above referrt d to:—
The humble petition of William Hollis, late a Lieutenant in
the 36th Regiment, Madras Native Infantry,
Sheweth,

That your petitioner entered the military service of the East
India Company. on their Madras establishment, in the year 1826.
That, in 1840, your petitioner, on his return to India (having
come to England for the benefit of his health), did duty, by
order of the Court of Directors, with a detachment of recruits,
proceeding to Bombay in the ship " Inglis," under the com-
mand of Captain Robert Mignan, of the Bombay army.
That the ve,sel finally sailed from Falmouth on January 6.
and on March 10, and April 2, respectively, your petitioner was
" ordered in arrest at large," and " under close arrest," " on
grounds unconnected with his military duty" (recommendation
of the court-martial), and otherwise subjected to oppression
and a system of irritation, in every way calculated to drive a
man to commit himself; in which object Captain Aiignan at
length succeeded, and for which he ultimately received a severe
reprimand in general orders. His conduct has likewise been
forcibly described in the folbwinz testimonial, which your
petitioner had the honour and satisfaction to receive from bis
former highly respected commanding-officer, Major-General
Wilson, C.D.

-
" 39, Dorset-square, February 8, 1841.
" Having, since the letter I wrote to Mr. Hollis, at Bombay,
in August last, giving my testimonial of his conduct and cha-
ra,Acr, from my knowledge of both as his commanding-officer,
given further attention to Isis case in respect to the matter in
which he was involved on bis passage from England, I can de-
clare it as my opinion, founded on my own knowledge of him,
and the general sentiments of his brother officers, and those
who have long known him, that nothing but the ignominy arid
suffering, accompanied with the frequent provocations—all of
them together perhaps unprecedented to any one in the situa-
tion of an officer in the army—to which he was so long sub-
ject, could have stirred him up to that violence of language for
which he was afterwards brought to a court-martial.

(Signed) " F. W. WILSON, Major-General."
That your petitioner having, on April 3 (the day after he
was placed "under close arrest"), broken his arrest's by enter-
ing the cuddy," and then and there insulted Captain Alignan,
on his arrival at Bombay (May 3). his conduct was investi-
gated by a court of inquiry, whose proceeding; closed as
follows :

" The court think it their duty, before closing the proceed-
ings, to advert to the long and irritating correspondence
entered into by Captain Mignon with Lieutenant Hollis, and
continued after that officer had been placed in arrest; arid
further to record their opinion that the many frivolous com-
plaints preferred by Captain Mignon against that officer, and
particularly the galling, and, as it appears to the court, unwar-
rantable taunt, marked B in page 25 of the. correspondence, in
a great measure led to those acts on the part of Lieutenant
Hollis, which have been made matter fur their investigation.
(Signed) A. T. REID, Major, and President.
HY. HANCOCK, Major, and Mem'o.r.
JS. 11. CH ALNI EBS, Capt. Marine Batt.
and Member." •
That in the month of June, 1840, tour petitioner was tried,
and sentenced " to be dismissed the service," by a court-mar-
tial, " holden by virtue of a warrant from his Excellency Lieu-
tenant-General Sir Thomas M'Mahon, Bart., and K.C. 8.,
Commander-in-Chief" at Bombay; whereas, according to the
then existing provisions of the Mutiny Act, the Commander-
in-Chief at Madras was the sole and exclusive authority to
appoint a court-martial for the trial of an ()flitter belonging to
that Presidency. (4 Geo. IV. cap. 51, see. 30. )
That, in the month of August foliewing, your petitioner ob-
tained two opinions as to the illegality of his trial—the opinion
of Major-General Vans Kennedy, a high authority on points
of military law, and of Mr. Cochrane, a barrister of eminence
in the Supreme Court at Bombay. General Kennedy, after
referring to a particular section (the thirtieth) of the Mutiny
Act, comes to this conclusion : In your ca:e, Sir Thomas
M'Mahon appointed a court-martial for the trial of an officer
of the Madras Presidency, in which he is not employed ; and,
consequently, unless the words just quoted have no meaning►,
he exceeded the power vested in him, by convening a court-
martial for the trial of an officer who was not " of or belong-
ing to the Presidency of which he was Commander-in-Chief."
That, in the month of September, your Petitioner, on per-
sonally submitting these opinions to Sir James Curiae, Gover-
nor at Bombay, was recommended " to go home to the Court
of Directors."

That accordingly your Petitioner returned to this country,
and in a memorial, dated Janeary 14, 1841, solicited from the
Court his restoration to the service, on the grotind of his illegal
trial, but more particularly in consideration of the t,hameful
treatment that led to to it.

That in a letter, dated May 15, 1841, the Court refused to
comply with the prayer of his memorial ; but at the same time
granted him "an allowance of 701. a year," which was, pro
tanto, an acknowledgment of his having been unjustly dealt
with.

That your Petitioner, viewing it in this light, has received
the allowance under protest, and only as a part of his full pay
in India as Lieutenant, to which, having been unjustly de-
prived of his commission, he still lays claim.
That, on March 14, 1844, in a " Judgment delivered by Sir
Erskine Perry, Knt., in her Majesty's Supreme Court of Judi-
cature at Bombay," it was decided that " jurisdiction is given
to each Commander-in-Chief respectively, and to each exclu-
sively over his own army." The Learned Judge. moreover,
very justly observed, that " in the army to which he (the
offender) belongs, and where he may have been serving for a
number of years, circumstances may he known and brought
forward which might have great weight with his Com-
mander-in-Chief towards commutation of a sentence ; but if
the temporary service of a few days in another Presidency is to
place his fate in the hands of another officer, to whom the same
grounds for exercising a merciful discretion are not readily
presentable or available, it might make all the difference be-
tween life and death to a prisoner ;" an observation pointedly
applicable to the manner in which your Petitioner was tried,
and the sentence " approved and confirmed," without any re-
ference made to "his Commander-in-Chief."
That upon this, your Petitioner, on June 22, 1844, again re-
quested that the sentence of court-martial might be reversed
by his restoration to the service, which was again peremptorily
refused, the Court of Directors in their reply (July 8, 1844
takinr, no notice whatever of the judge's decision, from which
there has been no appeal, but merely stating that they " de-
cline to depart from the decision on your case, as communi-
cated to you under date May 15, 1841, and as since confirmed
upon repeated occa,ions.
That about this very time (May and June, 1844) a Bill was
brought into Parliament by the Right Hon. the Earl of Ripon,
President of the Board of Control, giving to the Commander-
in-Chief at each Presidency the power previously assumed
(and that so greatly to the injury of your petitioner) by the
Commander-in-Chief at Ilombay—viz., the power of appoint-
ing courts-martial for the trial of any officer or soldier of either
Presidency, " who may be, or come within the local limits of
(his) command."
Lastly, that your petitioner, wl en appealing to the Court of
Directors (under the advice of Sir James Carnac), was not
aware that there existed at the India House what appears to be
a singular regulation, or by-law, by which the members of the
Honourable Court are pleased to consider themselves bound
and under the shelter of which it was no doubt convenient to
overlook the peculiar features of his case altogether—via., " that
the practice to which, in several instance:, individuals have
resorted, of coming to England to appeal to them from the
decisions of their local Government, is highly disapproved of
by them, and will by no means tend to advance the object of
those who may adopt so irregular a course."
Wherefore your petitioner most humbly and respectfully
prays that your Honourable House may institute such an in-
quiry into the merits of his case as will, he trusts, lead to the
annulment of the proceedings and sentence of a court-martial,
holden in a manner contrary to the provisions of an Act of
Parliament ; and so make manifest that the rights and privi-
leges of British subjects, of soldiers, whether in the
service of her Majesty or the East India Company, whether at
hums or abroad, are sure to be protected.
And your petitioner will ever pray.
Winchester, 22c1 July, 1845.

WM. lIOLLIS.

NEW ARMY DEpoT.—As we stated several months
ago, Government having completed the purchase of 21 acres of
land, the property of the trustees of Erasmus Smith, near the
town of Tipper.ry, military barracks to accommodate 2,000
will shortly he erected. They are intended for a general
army depot in that part of the south or Ireland.—Lin/erica
Chronicle.

DIGIT WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
.ruing - 13 minutes attar 3 I Evening .. 29 minutes after 3.

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