The Sun.
London, England, 1818-07-31 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

NtiLrrAttY coultr-mARTIAL.

•Hurse-Guard.,.litly 10, 1818.
At a General Conrt-M irtial, held at Cambray,
in France, on the 1611; filetil, 1818, and continned
by wijoionmenis to the I:11 of the said month,
I~irttt. Thomas Harrison, Of the 91h Regiment Of
Foot, %Yds airaigned upon the Charges under-
Mentioned, viz , .

1. For disobedience cf orders of the 9th Regi-
ment, in employmg Witlimn Finn as Bat-rnan
and Servant, without the leave of his
beiwten the Ist and ISth of July,
ISI7, and for falsely returning the said

ham Finn in the Daily States of the Com-
t-pany under his command '' Present on Parade ;"
atul thither, for wilful disobedience of the (inlets
of his Commanding, Officer, in again, ehiploy-
ing the said ‘Villiain Finn as a Bat-matt, between
the 20th October and the 10th of November,
1817, and falsely returning hint daily during that
period " Present on Parade ;" and also in etn-
ploymg private John Jones as Ilat-man, wichnut
such leave, between the rich and 29th November,
1817, and .falsely returning hint " Present on
Pat adr," during that period.
2. For falsely returning private John Hollis as
~l3;at-tuati to the Company tinder his command, be-.
ttveett the 20th oriOctober and 30th of November,
1847, during %%bid; period he was not so employ -
ed.. but orderer by Lieutenant Harrison to moult
the village-guard at Hcrulis, in the place of privce.
•IVilliam

3. For gross irregtilatity, as Officer command-
ing the Company, its filln,viog ptit'ate Joists Hollis.
to keep a cart and horse, ill conjunction with a,
French woman, when ordered as Bat-matt to he
Company during the encampment of the Regi-
ment on the Glaris of Cambray, 1817
and tttrther, in allowing the said John Hollis to
quit his Billet, without reporting him in his
'Weekly Reports, and to hire a !louse, with the
same woman, for the purpose of selling liquor,
vegetables, &c. to the COnapany at Hermits, be-
tween the 20th of October and 30th of N.tvember,
iBl7, and returning bins as Ilat-m'ato to the Com- ,
-paty Atoning, the last mentioned period, to the
prejwiiee ot good Order and usilitaty discipline.
4. For wilful neglect of dory, and direct die-
pbediorice of the Regimental Orders ot the 9th
of N 1817, xhile in c •tnntand o' the
*Company,,in permit:Ong private .11111:1 4.0
continue to keep and live wads a Ft cock woman,
Wiih,tl the CitlltOtilllt IltS of the Company.
5. For behaving in a scandalous, Infamous
manner, such as is unbecoming the character ot
an Officer a co it Grt•ntleinan, in sciling a certain
quantity of vt-getabl, s, go:owing in a garden at
15(1;-01y, to private John Hollis, and receflefttg
from hot 10 tratics for the same ; anti alsoirs
sell-
ing to the said private, and tece,iving money from
bins, for a large Ttautity of hay, corn, vetches,
and forage, part of which hid heel+ drawn. by
Lieut. Harrison as his rations., on or ;bout the
29th of November, 1817.
6. For behaving in like manner, in selling to
Setjeant Hugh iti.Caffery, of the 9th Regiment,
thirty bushels of potatoes, situ op,,ts
bins to take the same,- in lied of money dire to
him as Pay Jet jeant to the Company, with a view
to this obtaining a.profit thereon from the Com-
pany; and in gi‘ing the sanlSerjeant an issuer an
the P?lmaster for V. 9s. 7d. as the. balance due
to him as Pay Set karst, whicit sum
.exceed the ba-
lance left by Lieutenant Harrison in the hands of
the Paymaster, whereby 11. I3s. 7fl. or therea-
bouts, eiill remains due to the said Pay Serjeatst,
on or about the time last above-mentioned.
Upon Which Charges the Court came to,the ful-
lowiug decision •
The Cotort having maturely and -deliberately
weighed and considered 'the evidence adduced iii
the prose,ustion agalu,t the prisiiner, Lieutenant
Thomas Harrison, of the 9.lllt4i.uettt of Foot,
together with what he has sulniiitted its his de-
fence, and the evidence thereon, are of opinion
that he is Gtoilry of the first and second charges
preferred agaikst-hint.
With regard to the third charge, the Court are
of (pillion, that the prisoner, Lieutenant T. Har-
rison, of the 9111 Regimeitt, is guilty of the charge,
with the exception of the following words, viz.
' and to hire a house with the same woman."
With regard to the fourth carg,e, the Cunrt are
of opinion that the prisoner is guilty thereof.
On the fifth charge, the Court are of opinion,
that the prisoner is guilty ot so much ot the
charge as follows, VIZ. For behaving in a mats-
tier' such as is unbecoming the character of all -6f-
fiter and a' gentleman," and ending with " No-
vember, 1817 ;" but the Court acquit the pri-
soner of behaving its a scandalous and infamous

manner. •
On the sixth charge, the Court are of opinion
that the prisoner is Guilty of so much of the first
part of the said charge preferred as follows, viz.
". For behaving- in a manner unbecoming the
character of atrOffic,r and a Gentleman, its selling
to sergeant Hugh M'Catiery, of the 9!lt regiment,
30 bushels of potatoes, and prevailing on hint to
* take the sanie,•in lieu of money (Inc to him as l'ay
Serjeant to the Company, with a view of his ob-
taining a profi! thereon trout the Company i" but
the Court acquit the prisoner of behaving in a
scandalous and infamous manner.

%Vitt) regard to the latter part of the sixth
''%atharge ;to exhibited against the prisoner, viz.
and in giving the said Seijeant an artier on the
Paymaster for V- 9s. 7d.,
_as the balance due to
him as Pay Serjeant, which sum exceeded the ha-
lance lett by Lieutenant Harrison in the hands of
the Paymaster, whereby It. 13s. 7d., or ibere-
aboota, still remains due to the said Pay Sedeant,
on or dhow the time last above 'petitioned," the
Court are of opinion that the prisoner is Nut
6,,ilty of the same, and do most fully acquit him
thereat--it having appeared in evidence that the
order givtn by 'Lieutenant Harrison was to be
paid at two different periods, and. that a sum ex-
ceeding the halt of the afitimolt of the order (viz.
lls. S I ) would actually have remained in the
hands of Paymaster Hall, at the time- of Lieute-
nant Harrison's proceeding to HO the Depot of
la& Regiment, and that on the payment of the
cuuti'ligeot kilkiwahce there would -be funds more

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