The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-04 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUEST.

Yesterday afternoon a Coroner's inquest was held
before Mr. THOMAS STIRLING, Coroner, at Carter's,
Southampton Arms, Camden-town, on view of the
body of John Robins, a little boy between nine and
ten years of age, who was drowned on Friday after-
noon, between four and five o'clock, in the Regent's-
canal.

Willam Bryan, of No. 13, Frederick-mews, Re-
gent's Park, a lad thirteen years of age, deposed that
he was bathing in tie canal near the York and Al-
bany-bridge, Regent's-park, when he observed the
deceased on the opposite side of the canal, waving
the water• with a stick, and suddenly saw him fall
into it. Witness swam immediately across to his
assistance, and succeeded in laying hold of him, but
had not strength enough to keep him up, and the
deceased sank, but rose twice afterwards. Witness
then dived after him, but could not find him. A
woman was standing on the bridge, and seeing the
deceased drowning, called to a gentleman who was
riding over the bridge at the time to assist, and who
immediately dismounted and plunged into the canal,
and took the deceased out, and conveyed him to Mr.
Green, landlord of the York and Albany, Park-
street, Camden-town.
CORONER—Who was the gentleman that acted so
humanely ? Witness—The Duke of Leinster.

CORONER—I really do not know which has most
credit, the Duke or you.
CORONER—Was the deceased bled ? Witness—
Yes, and he bled very freely. He was not quite
dead when he was taken out of the ‘t titer, but died
in a minute or two afterwards.
The Jury, after viewing the body of the deceased,
returned a verdict of " Accidental Death," and
highly praised the noble and humane conduct of the
Noble Duke.

The greatest activity, we understand, has been
displayed during the last two or three weeks at all the
dock-yards. Ships of war have been surveyed, additional
stores taken in both at Portsmouth and Plymouth, and, in
a word, every arrangement made to render our naval force
effective whenever it may be necessary to call it into
action. The great number of Russian ships of war in the
Mediterranean is said to have given rise to these measures.
AN M. P. AND HIS MISTRESS.—Last week
in the Court of Exchequer, Dublin, Mr. BERNARD,
M.P. for the King's County, was sued by a woman for
the maintenance of his illegitimate child, of which she
was the mother. Mr. N. BENNETT was Counsel for the
plaintiff, and Mr. G. BENNETT for the defendant. Mr.
HACKETT,- MT. B.'s partner in a bank, was examined for
plaintiff. Mr. N. BENNETT—Look at the boy, Sir, and
tell me if he be like Mr. BERNARD ?—lndeed, to tell you
the truth, I don't think he is. Is he not a fine boy ?
He certainly is. The Judge—The Jury think, Mr. BEN-
NETT, yen ought not to press that point, for the likeness
between the boy and the witness is very strong.—(Laugh-
ter.) Mr. N. BENNETT—that is reasonable enough,
Mr. HAcErrr, for you and Mr. BERNARD were partners
in trade.—(Loud laughter.)—Witness—But we kept se-
parate accounts on that head. The boy himself was exa-
mined, awl said my name is GEORGE BERNARD; about
two years ago I went to father for some money for mother
to buy clothes; I said, 4' How are you, father?" and he
said, 44 How do you do, boy ?" I told hint what we
wanted, and be gave me 30i. About eight months ago
my mother and I were in Birr ; she asked my father for
money, he said he would give none. My mother said she
would take me over to his lady, who was in her carriage
in the street. He then gave her 21. and said he would
settle with her that day week ; I am fifteen years old, and
aye a verdict
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SECOND EDITION.
SUN OFFICE, Sean o' Croce

THE LONDON GAZETTE

OF THIS EVENING.

Crown Office, Aug. 4, 1829.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PAR

LIAMENT.

COUNTY OF WICKLOW.-Ralph Howard, of Bushy-
park, in the said county, Epq., in the room of the Hon.
Granville Leveson Proby, who has accepted the Chiltern
Hundreds.

Whitehall, July 25.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed Richard Carline, of
Shrewsbury, in the county of Salop, Gent. to be a Master
Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.

Whitehall, July 28.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed William Caesar, of
Liverpool, in the county of Lancester, Gent, to he a Mas-
ter Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.

War-Office, Aug. 3, 1829.

10th Reg. of Light Dragoons—Cornet G. Vandeleur to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Oliver, who retires.
Hon. P. Moreton to ha Cornet, by purclut.se, vice Vande-
leur. July 9.
13th Ditto—W. M. Julius, Gent. to be Cornet. by
purchase, vice Terry, who retires. July 9.—Serjeant
Major J. O'Reilly to be Quartermaster, vice Taggart, de-
ceased. Dec. 25.

16th Ditto—Cornet E. H. Donnithorne, by purchase,
vice Torre, who retires. Nov. 11.—Lieut. R. Dighton,
from half-pay 71st Foot, vice Jones, deceased, to be Lieu-
tenants. July 9.—F. T. Meik, Gent. vice Donnithorne;
to be Cornet, by purchase. July 9.
3d Regt. of Foot—Lieut. J. L. Lavoine, from the Cape
Corps, to he Lieutenant, vice Deane, appointed to the 67th
Foot. July 9.
Bth Ditto--W. Lay, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Hamilton, promoted. August 4.
9th Ditto—Capt. A. Champain to be Major, by pur-
chase, vice St. Clair, who retires; Lieut. A. Ogle to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Champain ; Ensign J. Don-
nelly to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ogle; and F.
Lushington, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Don.
nelly. July 16.
13th Ditto—Brevet Lieut.-Col. Sir R. Moubray, from
half-pay of the Sicilian Regiment, to be Major, vice Ever-
ard promoted. Aug. 4.—Lieut. W. Sutherland to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Fenton, who retires. Ensign
W. Rawlins to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Suther-
land. Oct. 27. P. D. Strene, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Rawlins. July 9. •
14th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon S. Lightfoot, from the
47th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice 13attersby, who
exchanges. Dec. 13.
kith Foot—Capt. R. A. Cuthbert, from the half-pay,
t,t be Captain, vice 'f. Bonnor, who exchanges, receiving
the difference. July 9.
16th Foot—Lieut. H. 11. F. Clarke, from the 47th
Foot, to be Lieutenant. Jan. 6. Ensign D. Campbell,
from the 47th Foot, to be Lieutenant. Jan. 11.
18th Foot—Ensign C. A. Edwards, from the 31st
Foot, to be Ensign, vice Thorokl, who retires. July 9.
22d Foot—To be Captains—Capt. J. Ralph, from the
half-pay, vice R. Vivian, who exchanges, July 9 ; and
Capt. J. Emerson, from the half-pay, vice Ralph, who
retires. July 16.
23d Foot—J. 0. E. Tucker, Gent, to be second Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Bunyon, promoted in the 30th
Foot. July 16.
26th Foot—To be Lieutenants:—Lieut. W, B. Staff,
from the 30th Foot. Dec. 3. Lieut. A. Carthew, from
the half-pay of the 64th Foot, vice J. Guthrie, who ex-
changFs. July 9.

30th Foot—Capt. J. Acland, from half-pay 9th Foot,
vice 0. W. Gray, who exchanges, July 9 ; Lieut. E. N.
Macready, by purchase, vice Acland, who retires, to be
Capt dos ; July 16. Second Lieut. C. S. Bunyon, from
the 23.1 Foot, vice Macready; Ensign Hon. R. Boyle,
from the 68th Foot, vice Frizell, who retires, to be Lieu-
tenants by Purchase ; July 16.
31st Foot—H. Pigott, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Edwards, appointed to the 18th Foot. July 9.
33d Foot—Lieut. J. G. Rogers, from half-pay 45th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice W. S. Norton, wbo ex-
changes. July 9.
38th Foot—Lieut. A. Campbell to be Captain, with-
out purchase, vice M'Dunald, dec. ; Ensign T. Southall
to he Lieutenant, vice Campbell. Sept. 25. Gent.
Cadet H. Bites, from the Royal Military College, to be
Ensign, vice Southall. July 9. Lieut. G. Greene to be
Adjutant, vice Campbell. Sept. 25.
41st Foot—Capt. G. Carpenter, from the half-pay, to
be Captain, vice A. M'lntyre, who exchanges, receiving
the difference. July 9.
42(1 Foot—Lieut. J. Guthrie, from half-pay 64th Foot,
to be Lieutenant, vice W. Duff, who exchanges ; Lieut.
W. 1). Macfarlane, to be Adjutant, vice Duff. July 16.
45th Foot--Lieut. D. Tupper, from the half-pay, to
be Lieutenant, vice T. Chadwick, who exchanges. July 9.
47th Foot—J. Watson, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Campbell, promoted in the 16th Foot, July 16;
and Assistant-Surgeon R. Battersby, from the 14th Foot,
to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Lightfoot, who exchange!.
Dec. 13.
49th Foot—Lieut. J. P. Meik, from the 30th Foot, to
be Lieutenant. Jan. 6.

51th Foot—Lieut. J. G. Beavan to be Captain, with-
out purchase, vice Kelly deceased. Aug. 7.

54th Foot—Ensign A. C. Anderson, from the 69th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Beavan.
July 9.
57th Foot—Lieut. W. Edwards, from the 7th Light
Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice IL Shadforth, who re-
tires upon the half•pay, receiving the difference. March
21. Lieut. J. Gray, from the 89th Foot, to be Lieu-
tenant, vice Edwards, who retires upon half-pay 89th
Foot. March 22.

59th Foot—Lieut. W. Fuller to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Collins, who retires. July 9. Ensign and
Adjutant D. Calder to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Fuller. July 16.
60th Foot—Lieut. A. Viscount Fincastle, from the
67th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice J. Archer, who retires
upon half-pay Royal African Corps. July 9.
6:3(1 Foat—Assistant-Surgeon W. Mi!igen, 111,D., from
half-pay 60th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Daly,
deceased. July 9.
67th Foot—To be Lieutenants—Lieut. C. J. Whyte,
from half-pay Cape Corps, vice J. Hanna, who exchanges,
receiving the difference. July 8. Lieut. C. A. Deane,
from the 3d Foot, vice Lord Fincastle, appointed to the
60th Foot. July 9.
68th Foot—W. F. V. Graham, Gent., to be Ensign by
purchase, vice Boyle, promoted in the 30th Foot. July 16.
69th Foot--Ensign E. S. James to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Evans, promoted. July 16.
T. be Ensigns—A. Sutherland, Gent., without pur-
chase, vice Anderson, promoted in thes4th Foot. July 9.
St. G. Lowther, Gent., by purchase, vice James. July 16.
83d Foot—J. Goodrich, Gent. to he Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Pole, who retires. July 16.
97th Foot—Capt. L. Macquarie, from half-pay 57th
Foot, to be Captain, vice J. L. Muttlebury, who exchanges.
July 9. _ _

Cape Mounted Riflemen—Lieut. W. Russell, from the
Royal African Colonial Corps, to be Lieutenant, rice La-
voinc, appointed to the :Id Foot. July 9.