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London, England, 1818-02-17 00:00:00

ceased), adding. " eno'r thing, I dire say she
most be dreadfully mangled."
Sir NATHANIEL CONANT now addresseti the pri-
soner, and directed him to attend while the evi-
dence was read over to -him, intimating at the
same time, if he bad anyquestion to put, his wish
should be attended to.

the prisoner asked Mrs. Streeling whether she
could swear to his person; but she answered as
she did ,bifore, that she could not. The prisoner
put no other. question:. If not insane, he-is
wretch without common feeling; his-flamer was
so utterly. indifrereut.

4 surgeon was them coiled, who proved that he
had seen the deceased. The train artery was se
--
partite(' as %%Naas the windpipe. This .was the
cause of death.

-• The ►witnesses were then bound over to'appear
at the Sessigns against.the prisoner.
Henry Adkins, Who had been to the prisoner's
lOdgingtr,' and had brought from thence some
Clothes, now asked him it he would have them de-
livered to himself, or.. taken bitek to the Otce
they were found. lie said he wished to put
them on, and they were handed to him. On be-
ing searched, One halt of The Observer newspaper
was found next his skin,. in wlt.ict► was an account

of the murder, and a description of his person.;
it appeared to. have been torn from the shutters cif
fhb office.—He Was roily committed tor trial.

..
-It appears that the prisoner iiact,been writing 't,
the, tlece:tsil to procure him money;' to which ap-
plication the following aiipter was sent by„the
deceased :

", Dear hare just tirpe to inform youlhat Mrs.
is frotu home, and I ad, sorry Id say,- was vibe not, I
an confident it is.not in her poWer any tore than mine, to
assist vou in any degree whatever.
s-
":Voleed; %Vahan'. I am stirprised. you cap expect we can,
for•to •tell • you the troth, we want assistance ourselves, more
is the pity. lam Happy to hear you hare got a situatiOn„and,
I-sash 'you all 'the success ire *Orid. From- your" ere'
•t M. M.
•
To Mr. Ilaitch, No. 19, Tottenhamitlace, .Tottenhun-

• couitypad, at'Mr. Preddy's, Fel). 1818."
The prisoner was chained at both 'legs, an,
haiukolfed. At three o'clnek be was remove(
trout the Office, and •put into a hackney coach,
accompanied by a number of officers in the coach,
on the-box, and behind. Had it not been: for
this strong guard, the crowd which then•filled the
street, 'and were waiting to see him. conte out,
would probably have vented their rage b) a violent
attack upon his person... They assailed him with
histtPet, groans, .hoWlings, and various .noises of
disgust, and great numbers ran after the coach:

MILI FARY PROMOTIONS,

Tretr-Offiple,,Feb. 13, 1818.

Ist Regiment of Dragoon-Onatds—Captain Charles Randall,
from 'the 22.1 Light Deagoons,.to be Captain of a Troop,
vice Dawson, who exchanges. Ensign Donald Campbell,
from the Royal•Scett, tio,-he• Cornet; vice Williainion, who
exchanges. •
3d Ditto—Breret 'Ma* George Tito Brice to be lajor, rice
Chapman,- deceit-sec!. Limn; -Sentleger Hill-to be Captain
of a .Troup,•,vice Brice. -
sth Ditto!—Assistant,Surgeon John FOster, from the Staff
Corps,Of-Cayalry, to be Aksi§tant-Surgeon, vice M`Grigor,,
appointed to the 22d Light Dragoons.. • •
9th tysitght Pennefat her, Gent. to he Cornet, by
purehaSe, vice Lieut. Henry Crotty, who retires from the
• Service, receiving the value Of a cornetcy only.
Ist .Regiment of•Dragoons---James fixating, Gent. to be Cor-
net, vice Polleine, deceased.
Bth Regiment of Light Dragoons.Lieeten"ant T. 'D. Bur-
rowes to be Captain of a Troop, without purchase, vice
Walker, promoted
,in,the 59th Foot. Cornet John Elliott
to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Bun-owes. En-
sign J. B. Spooner,' from the halt-pay of the 24th Foot, to
be Cornet, by purchase, vice J. Elliott..
15th Ditto—George William Mangles, "Gent. to be Cornet,
by purchase, vice Studd, promoted.
17th Ditto—Ensign William Marriott, from the 37th Foot,
to he Cornet, by purchase, vice James Patch, who retires.
19th Ditto—Brevet Major Edward Geils to.be Major, by pnr-
chase, rice Andes-sew, who retires. Lieut. William F.
Arnold to be Captain of a Troop, by purchase, vice Geilt.
'Cornet Henry Georges to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Arnold.
2.2 d Ditto—Breret Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. George
Lionel DawSon, from the Ist Dragoon Guards, to be tain'of a Troop; vice. Randall, who exchanges. Assistant-
Surgeon Duncan M'Grigor, from the sth Dragoon Guards,
to he Assistant-Surgeon, vice Reilly, whose appointment
is nut to take place.
Coldstreatii Regiment of fined Guards—Lieutenant Thomas
Powys to be Lieutenant and Captain, Nice Prince, deceased.
John BlenLinsopp Coulson, Gent. - to he Ensign and Lieu-
tenant, vice Powis. Captain Alexander Wedderharn to be
Adjutant, vice Prince, deceased. •
Ist Regiment of Foot, Lient. Charles Hendrick to be Captain
of a Company, by purchase, vice Smyth, who retires. Lieut.
James Vey-Nutt Fletcher, from the half-pay of the Regiment,
to be Lieutenant, vice Arthur MlChire, who exchanges,
receiving the difference. Cornet Jannis Williamson, from
the Ist Dragoon Guards, to be Ensign,- vice Campbell,
who exchanges.
3d Ditto—Lieutenant George Whichcote; from thend Foot.
to be Captain of a Company, by purchase, rice CaMpbell,
who retires...
9th Ditto—Captain Robert F,. Broughton, from the half-pay
of the Regiment, to be Captain; vice William Perceval,
who exchanges.
nth Ditto—Liellt. J 41.116 Clifielly: from the "half-payuf the
Regiment, to be Lieutenant; vice- Patrick-O'Connor, who
'exchanges, receiving the difference.
15th Ditto—Ensign James Brett, from the half-pay of the 2d
GarriSon Battalion, to be Ensign, vice John Lawrence Mac-
donne'', who exchanges. • .
18th Ditto—Lieutenant Henry Senior," from the 98th`Foot)
to lie-Lieutenant, vice Anderson, whnexchanges.
19th Ditto--Ensign George Dennison to. beLienteriant, Vice
Hallilay, deceased. Sec-tint!, Lieutenaiit John Nlotfatti
from the half-pay of the 4th Ceylon 'Regiment, to be Eti=
sign,. vice Dennison. •
22d Ditto—Ensign the Hon. George Thomas Keppel, from
half-pay of the lath Foot, to be Ensign, -rice Walter, ap-
pointed to the 46th Regiment.
31st Ditto—t aptain William H. Glover, from the half-pay
of the 6th West India Regitnent, tai be Captain of a Coin-
- pony, vice Patrick Cruice, who exchanges, receiving the
difference. Lieutenant Loftus Nunn, (rum the half-pay (if
the Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Henry Hannan
Young, who exchanges, receiving thedifference.
32d Ditto—Captain John Brydges Leonard, from the half-
• pay of the 87th Foot, to be Captain, vice George Barr, who
exchanges, receiving the difference. .
B7th Ditto—Lieutenant James Banburg -Hamilton, from the
half-pay of the sth Foot,„to be Litaenant, vice Sylranus
Jones, who exchanges, receiving the difference.' Ensign
Isaac Moses, tube Lieutenant, vice Chalmers, deceased,
. John Taylor, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Moies.
38th Ditto—Lieutenant Robert Van& leur, from the half-pay
of the-18th Light Dragoons, to be Lientenant, vice Tho-
mas Greening Twigg, who exchanges, receiving the dif-
ference.
41st Ditto—Lieutenant Harris Hailes to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice" Bowen, who retires. Ensign Chinks- Harrison
tcr be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hailes. Nicholas
Evans Smith, Gent. to -be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Harrison.

46th Ditto—Ensign Charles Walter, froth the 22d Foot, to be
- Ensign, vice Bullivant, who resigns.
52d Ditto -Ensign James Frere May to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Whichcote, promoted to the ad Foot.
The Hon. Richard Walter Chetwynd to be. Ensign, by pur-
cease, 'vire May.
67tk Ditto *Ensign and Adjutant Thomas Deaman, howl
half-pay of the Regiment, to he Adjutant and Ensign, vice
James Leslie, who exchanges. •
59th Ditto—Serjeiint Major Mack Frantilin to be` Quarter-
Master, vice Moorhead, deceased.
.61st Ditto--Lieutenant Samuel Falkiner to be Captain of a
'''''Cohirihy; vice Kenny, deceased. Ensign Edward Waldron
to be Lieutenant, vice Falkiner. Edward Grieve, Gent. to
br Eoigno liCt Waltit'oll. •