The Sun.
London, England, 1817-08-08 00:00:00

snip NEWS.

WEYMOUTH, AUG. 7,—Arrived yesterday the
Barkworth and Sovereign from China, which they
left the 4th March, and St. Helena the 12th June;
also the Mangles, from Bengal, which site left the
3d February, Bencoulen the Ist April, aud St.
Helena the 12th June. The Poise's' of the above
shifts lauded here with di,patches, and proceeded
immediately for London.

TORBAY, AUG. 6.-,dived Lis Majesty's ship
Sir Franck Drake, PICKMORE.

PciIiTSMOUTH, AUG. 7 —Arrived his Majesty's
ship Grecian finni a cruise.

DEAL, AUG the Severn frigate,
Diligence, and Swift East India plot yacht.

FALMoUTI-1, AUG. s.—Arrived the Hind Reve-
nue cutter from a cruise. Sailed the Duke of
Kent packet with a mail for Lisbon.

THE ARMY.

ierse Guards, Aug. 1, Isl 7.

At a GenerAlCourt-Marti3l held a: Corfu, me
the 24th ot April, 1817, and continued by ad.
jownwents to the Ist ot Jl.sy tollt.wine, Lieu.
tenant-Colonel P. I'HOMAS ItYvEs, 1), puty
ter-Master General to the Forre.s strving in the
Mediteitattetut, was arraigned upon the nyder.
mentioned Charge, viZ.

For Conduct subversive of aII Military Rules, destrlttivo
of those ptincii.les of Honour anal In:eguity.tnost neccssarr to
be maintai:.cd iu the Ltritis Miliiary Service, and highly
rogatory to the Character of an OE4er and a Gent!ratan, in
the following insta"c", viz•

Ist. 41 Iu signiog a Cettilleate, bearing date 28th Novetn-
herost6, totally fake and unfounded, in consequeect of
which his Majesty's Government suffered the cuntingenttem—
votary loss of 611. as. tid."

2d. " For falsifying, or causing to be falsified by his Orders,
in or about the month of October last, certain Official
Vouchers relative to the Expenditure of Public Money."
3rd. " For recently issuing, or causing to be issued, certain
printed GLneral Regula:ions without date, styled and en-
titled,' barrack Regulations, lonian Islands,' with the sane,
tion of the Commander of the Forces attached thereto, in the
follo•iying words:-
4 By Order of his Excellency,
The Commander of the Forces,
(Signed) • P. TEIOMAS RYVES,
Deputy Quarter-Master-General,

M ED IT ERRANE

" The said Regulations not only not having met with the
sanction of the Commander of the Forces, but having been
printed and published i❑ direct disobedience of an Ordet
from him; and containing moreover in themselves, tertaust
Rules fur the Conduct of the &track Department, contrary
to the specific Instructions of his Excellency to the Deputy
Quarter-Master-General in regard to the same."

Upon which Charge the Cuurt came to the for:
lowing dreisjOit :
" The Court having duly considered the evidence brought
forward by the Prosecutor, in support of the Crime laid to the
Charge- of the Prisoner, Lientearsot-cott.ori P. rftroalar,
?tyres, as well as what Le has adduced in Ls defence, is of
opinion, that he is Grilty of the sane in the whole of at
three instances specified, and does therefore sentence hint to
be Cashiered."

HIS Royal Highness the Prince Regent. has been pleasetia,
in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to approve
and confirm the Finding and Sentence of. the Court ;—hut
under all the circumstances which have induced the Court.
Martial to recommend Lieutenant-Colonel Ryves, to the hit-
inane interference of the Commander of the Forces. is the
Mediterranean, and the liberal urgency with wuich his `Ex-
cellency has forwarded the same. in a personal request from
himself, that it should he favourably cowidered, as consinuni•
cated in Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Maitlaod's Letter of
the Mb May, 1817, and its Enclosure from the President of
the Court-Martial ; the Prince Regent has further beers
pleased to extend his gracious clemency to Lieutenant-Colunei
P. Thomas ityves, by restoring him to the service in his ca-,
acity of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, and Major on Half-pay.
His Royal Highness the Commander in Chief directs, that
the foregoing Charge exhibited against Lieutenant-Colonel
P. Thomas Byres, together with the Finding and Sentence of
the Court, and the Prince Regent's Pleasure thereon, shall
be entered in the General Order Book, and read at the Head,
of every Regiment in his Majesty's Service.
By Command of his Royal Highness,
The Commander in Chief,
/TARRY CALVEItT, Adjutant-General.

RIGHT HON. DAVID LATOyCHR.—Died, on the
i‘lisatieisntsyta,sntp,rkalt Calieri
the Rigt►t
ne's, near
Dublin, in the 8u 8z Ili_ ye el,t,a;t..):,:sod,TiftlitAlleirTi soer.ourigeiyenoe,r:
lion. DAVID LATeellE, many years one of his
ber of Parliament.
the great Banking xtad Co.,
-
Dublin, long celebrated ntt and solidity. So e
lely part( )ftheltristitasl:
empire for probity, honour,
blislic4 was its charactei.:f:).ll-..evvyeaailitlit,detaltaott"saospgi.no.olocrl
as LAToucue" was a familiar phrase in Ireland,
sottglit to
solidity !nal it
ll ta:n.iasds
wealth "as stis/ectivatt)feioalrly)aa itit n
de easnasvciyiti:roiatnnsi
cli,tcraiiiiiattY,rnt,i huntanity
niversal respect and esteem. liis
'eldest son, Colonel DAVID LATOUCHE, late Mem-
byeear o
rsfargoti:e
leC:,),lliongtytiot Carlos',iarg large family.
flied
,il about
y.riise two
liiest
(laughter, also dead, WAS married to the late Earl
of LANESDOROUGII, brother of Lady MARY PON-
SoNBY. He had several other children (sons and
daughters), who survive him. •

WAftWrCK AsSIZPS.--01) Saturday evening last
the Commission for holding the Assize for this
County was opened before the Hon. Sir JOHN
BAILEY and the Hon. Sir GEO. SOtVLEY HOL..
ROYD. Knights ; lifter which the Court adjourned
till Monday,—On Sunday their Lordships attend-.
lid Divine Service at St. Mary's Church.

Fifteen barristers, in addition to those who
have usually attended, were on the last Western
Circuit, in consequence of the retirement of Mr.
Serjeant LENS, and the elevation of Sir RUZLET
GaWARD.