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London, England, 1816-10-31 00:00:00

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1816.

NIILITARY COURT-MAItrIAL.

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Wegsee the first day's proceedings on Monday
from Another riper ; hit we have thought it right
-to defer publishing any more till the trial was
finished.

SECOND DAY, OCT. 28.

The Court met According to adjournment, for
the purpose of continuing the evidence in sup-
port of the charge against Lieutenant Robertson.
Mr. SOIMMIII, an army, accoutrement.maker,
being examined by Colonel Morland, stated, that
some short time ago Lieutenant Robertson bud
ordered a wit of appointtnents of him, for which
ready money was to be given. Two months after
payment was demanded, nod instead-of coals, the
appointments were sent hark, with $l. as H eons-
persantion for the loss. With this arrangement
Nir.Solesman expressed himself shithead. Upon
cross es4m;n4lii:Tl, it appeared thpt Lieutenant
Robertson had discharged all the accounts Mr.
Solotuan had against hint 'in an honourable way.
Colonel Holland bad called upon witness to make
inquiries with regard to dill suit ofappoirdnients,
which had beets thus returned, and asked him it
he had any objection, if called upon, to state the
circumstances of the case.

The DEputx Junoe ADynctar then informed
.be Court, that all the evidence for the proseco-
t ion waS gone through, Aud Lient.Robert%on, be.
ing egged upon for his detence, expressed himself
as not.being.yet prepared,. and wished his own,
wit or‘vs to be examined before he made it. This,
linweeer was not assented to buithe Court was
,uljoarned at' 1.1 &clock mitil to-morrow, in order
to give Lieut. Robertson time to prepare for it.

THIRD DAY.
This day Lieutenant , Robertson entered upon
his defence, which he commenced by stating, that
he had been two-and-twenty years in the service,
a.illinva ever being subjected to reproach till-0161:d
under the cotontand of the prosecutor, Colonel
Morland. 'Colonel Morland had always treated
him with marked asperity, and in a manner which
not only deprived hint of the association of his
brother officers, hut which abridged all the respect
and authority which it was necessary for him to
maintain among the prh'sce soldiers. . it were
trite, as Was charged, that he was deficient in skill
as a cavalry officer, the cause of it was, that Col.
Morland had studiously deprived him of every op.
port unity of practice, This was the an setul Court.
martial tar which he had been brought for a simi-
lar °Gum and he could only attribute it to a Spirit
of perseaution that aimed at his ruin, which must
fol!otst In the present embarrassed Ilitg3ooll of, his
atfairs, trite were ohligt,;d by quitting his regiment
to lose the seniority lie kid acquired. With regent
to particular omissions of duly in not appearing in
his kescappointments on one or two occasions,
he ,f,honld be able to establish the fact of his ill-
ness et those periods, and of the exertions be had
made to procure the neeessaty equipments in doe
time. lle could show also that he had then a
sufficient balance in the Paymaster's hands to stir.,.
charge the tradesman's account fur them. He.
trusted that that lionoilrishle Court would not
emidernu hint as unfit hinger to serve in die regi.
metit, mitrety because he was not rich, nor be-
cause he hail in com Mon
.with all his brother offi-
cers soinetimes.erred'in lodgment, and had not al.
ways appeared so 'expert as more frequent practice
might have made hint.

C-ohnielMonintOreney was the principal witness
then extnnine4 tor the defence. hut .his;vidvnee
substance nearly the stone n 4n loiS meaner
~,,intinatinn, In answer to one or two cittestiOne
from tile court, hestated, that it was his candid
np'intan that Colptrel.Mot land treated Lieutenant
Robilt,lin with-a greater degree or severity than
be would haVe ItSeti toWards other Oiliceri in ai-
alibi cases. Lieutenant Robertson was nor 'n
40011 ttiry Officer in The held:,;: but', whether
tt
,00ted or distnnunted,,was always eery atten-
tive to his duty, He knew nothing whatever
against-his citracter•.Rtia Cfnultict as' am OHlcer
and Gen t Leman' Once the last COurt.Martials which
he 'considered as settint'at 'rest whatever' ha"d taken
placc• betoie. 7 •
' The Court adjourned till eleven, o'clock to-
inorrOw morning.'

VougTli DAY.

Colons! Morland was this day heard ia'reply to
the defence, and contended, that as Lieutenant
Robertson had 'had recourse to recrimination, it
was necessary for him to state those circumstances
Ilion which his alleged severity was founded,- lie
'llea stated several instances in whieit the negli-
gent conduct of !Amen Int Robertson had incur-
red the WISAlre of totter commanding officers.
None of the evidence adduced on the part tiflhe
defence appeared- fo hint to contradict the facts
contained in the articles of accusation. It re-
mained clear that Lieutenant ROhertson, after
excusing himself front duty at the review in July
on account of ill health, was seen on the ground
in plain clothes ; that he was deficient in the re-
tptisite skill of a Cavalry Officer ; anti that he had
been guilty of falsehood, in saying, when ques-
tioned with regard to his dress appointments, that
he had lust them, whilst he knew that he had in
fact improperly disposed, of, them. With such a
case uneoutrudicted, short as this address was,
!-eared it had unnecessarily consumed too large
tt portic,i'.l,9l the valuable time of the Court.
The Court then cleared, and its judgment
will not, according !o the usual form, be made
public until it has been ,i.'`!,!itted to the. Com"
mander-in-Chief.

Turner, the pugilist, who has been in confine-
ment fit a house Adjoinirig Toddll.fieltls Britlewd',
was yesyaday,rtmoveil to Ncwgate for trial on;
#rithiy, for Manilaughter. He will be tried on
the Coroner's Juquivition.

[Prue n Sr.vrwrirlwri.

LAtV IN`I•6I,LIOENCE.

COURT OF XING'S 1117. Ne 9ritnis-rs' Ixr4 HALL,
°VMS KO 10.
CULLEN V. BUTLER.

'Phis was a special e4se for the opinion of the:
Court.. It was an action , upon g policy of in.
surance on the ship Industry, at and from Loniior;
to the Canaries, which crag aerideittalry sistlk in
the course of her voyage, by the gill]) .fit.l,ts., the
crew of whirl) mistook her for an enemy's erste!,
untl firintt et run into her. she
Lord Et-LIMBO ROUGH , at the trial, hell that
thin area e peril upon the Sen, hot not pt prrn of
the sea. The case now mato before the Court,,
upon the question whether the vessel Pante within
the gen-v. 1.4 worth. hi :he no iey, 1' other f.e.tils,
losses, and toi.fortones, that have or shall vont&
to the limn, tletriptent, or datorsge of the aid,
gond% Roll elolp,7Stc
The Court, sifter hearing air argument groat
length, postponed their jotlgteeor until next
Term.