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London, England, 1817-10-11 00:00:00

GENERAL ORDER.

Adjutant-General's Office, Edinburgh,
• Ist October, 1817.
Major-General Hope haring made the half yearLly inspec-
tion of the id (or Royal North British) Dragoons, takes this
opportunity of expressing his entire approbation, and he will
have great pleasure in reporting on the fine, soldierlike, and
steady appearance of the two sqtiadrons in the field, as also
on the precision and celeritywith which all the different field
movements were performed, which marked the good nTsrip-
line and order established in the reginient. The Major *e-
neral himself will also report very fully upon the interior
economy and arrangements of the troops in their Barrack.,
stables, &c. and he assures Lieutenant-Colonel Clarke that
he was much gratified- with the regularity and order which.
prevails in every department, so high.y creditable to biro as
commanding officer, as well as to the ollicersown-connnis-
sioned officers, and men generally; and Major-General Hope
requests of Lieutenant-Colonel Clarke to make known to the
officers and men the great satisfaction he felt at seeing part
of this national corps returned to its native cottntry, atter
an absence of a, series of years, and to see it in such high
order.

By order of Major-General Hope, commanding his
Majesty's Foices in North Britain,
(Signed) -G.H. B. WAY, Lieut.-Colonel,
Dv. Adj.-CAn. N. 13.

GENERAL ORDER.
Adjoant,Gv.ncral's
Edinburgh, 30th September, 111.
Major-General Hope has great pleastire iu expressing to
Colonel Wallace his Marked approbatiOn of the very fine ap-
pearance which the 88th regiment Made in the field yestci day,
at the half-yearly inspection. Nothing could exceed Ulu
cleanliness, steadiness, &..c. of the men. The field move-
ments were peOurnitql with great precision, and the diffei cot
formations, as well as marching in file, were remarkably
good.

The whole of the interior managernent of the regiment in.
barracks, the Order and regularity uLserred in the rooms,
and the great at:eution shown by Colonel Wallaceto the
real comforts of the men, is greatly to his credit; and it is
evident, froin the general good appearance of the corps, that•
the officers and non-commissioned officers give their full
support to the Colonel, by their exertions in maintaining the
discipline of the regiment.
The Major-General will not fail to report upon the state of
the regiment, which is highly creditable to the sertice.
By order of ,Major-General Hope, commanding his
Majesty's Forces, North Britain,
•
(Sigurd) G. H. B. WAY, Lieut.-Colonel,
Deputy Adj.-General.

A detachment of the 21st Regiment of Foot are
now quartered fit Wolverhampton, instead of the
detachment of the 95th, t;•) have marched for
Nottingham.

Captain GORDON'S company of the 95th regi.-
ment received orders to march on
_Thursday,
from Shrewsbm y, for Nottingham barracks, head-
quarters of the regiment. They will be replaced
at the dept by a company of the 21st regiment,
or Royal North British Fusileers.
Last week a squadron of the Ist, or Royal Dra-
goons, commanded by Captain KENNEDY CLARK,
arrived'at Dumfries, of which place Capt. CL4.RK
is a native.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

PALACE COURT, WHITEHALL, OCT.

CONTEMPT OF COURT.

Mr..COWLEY, in the course of proceedings this
day, informed the Judge, that a person attending
as a witness had just been arrested, in Court by rt
Sheriff's Officer.
B. Moguls, Esq. the judge, consequently or.
tiered the Officer to appear before him, when the
following dialogue ensued :
Q. Officer, why did you arrest this rhan in
Court ?—,A. Because, my Lord, I cannot meet
him elsewhere.

JUDGE.-1 am much disposed to commit yon
for a contempt of this Court. Let the tuan he li-
berated directly, and think yourself fortunate itt
having avoided imprisonment. You, as an Ofti7
cer, ought to know the respect due to a Court
of Justice. Whose Officer arc you—what is your
name i—A. Sidney.
JUDGE.-The person you have dared to arrest
here was attending his duty in a Court of Justice,
and you should better understan I your duty as a.
Shel'iff's• Offlcer.-:-.Let the man be released it
stautly. The man was accordingly liberated.