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THE ARMY.
The wiiele of the 72d*Regi7Zirrilas arrt
Guernsey and Jersey. • • ;: /i... 1
The 61st Regiment of Foot is oeslotott to 11044 • forthwith
Plymouth,. for Cork, •
The 71st Regiment is ordered, on the arriviTc4 the 61st Foot
Cork, to embark for Canada.
On the arrival of the 71st Regiment in Canada, the first Batt.
lidn of the 60th Regiment of Foot is ordered to embark for Lngland.
The detachments belonging to the 3d Roy,al Veteran Battalion,
which were destined for Guernsey and Jeisey, have arrived from
Cot it. The remainder of the Regiment will be distributed it Sheer-"
ben, Landguard Fort, and Portsmouth.
The Ist division of the 94th Regituent of Infantry is ordered to
embark forthwith at Greenock, onboard the Loyal Briton transport,
for Gibraltar, and has left Glasgow for that purpose. •
S Benar (r)Macks, ce"
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privates of different detachments from Al-
banylsle of Wight, e..lbarked on Tuesday on board the
Alacrity,
-for the Cape of Good Hope.
COURT-VI A ItTIAL.
Hoasz-Gearins, Aran. 20, 1824.
At a General Court-Martial, held in Winchester Barracks, on
the 29th and 30th March, 1824, Brevet Major Jona lilts-cnEra., of
the 95th Regiment. was 'arraigned upon the undermentioned
Charges, viz.
Ist. " For utiofficerlike conduct, in disregarding the following
Regimental Order, viz.
Wiechester, sth Jan. 1824.
" RECINENTAT. ORPlR.—Every Met r, on joining the irsth Re.
giment, and previous to his appearing in regimentals on the parade,
is to present himself to the Field Officer next in command of the
Regiment, now Lieutehant-Colonef Sir Dudley 1101, to report his
arrival, and to be inspected by Um relative to his uniform and
other appointments; and unless they are. found to correspond ex-
actly with those determined' upon for the Regiment, and approved
of by the Field Officer, is prohibited from appearing in them. Tile
undress regimentals are fur the present to be worn, and, it is hope.;
by the Commanding Officer that no Officer will think of alterblg
the form, or adding to the richntswf the uniform or appointments
established for the whole Corps, and that their pride will be lindied
to appearing dressed alike, and in the neatest and cleanest manner
on all occastons.
" By not appearing in proper uniform after jui.i.ng the 95th
Regiment, from about the 28th January to about the 16th February,
1824, notwithstanding his being repeatedly urged both by the Corn
mantling Officer, and by Lieut.-Colonel Sir Dudley HA to a com-
pliance therewith, and in persisting to evade the said order.
" 2d. For unofficerlike conduct in disobeying the following
Regimental Orders, viz.

" Winchester, Jan. 5, 1824.
" Ractsrxrtrat. OSUML Every Officer, on joiuing ;he 95th Regi-
ment, and previous to his appearing in regimentals on parade. is to
present himself to the Field Officer next in command in the Regi-
ment, now Lieut.-Colonel Sir a fill, to report his arrival, and to
be inspected by him relative to his uniform and other appointments,
and unless they are found to correspond exactly with those deter-
mined upon tut the Regiment, and approved of by the Field Officer,
is prohibited from appearing.dn them. The undress Regimentals
are for the present to be worn, and it is hoped by the Commanding
Officer, that no Officer will think of altering the form or objecting
to the richness of the uniform or appointments established tor the
whole corps, and that their pride will be limited to appearing dressed
alike, and in the neatest and cleanest manner on all occasions."
" Winchester, Feb. 16, 18'.A.
Ritctsirkvsu Om an. —The Commanding Offi4A- will admit
of nu excuse from any Officer after Thursday next, for being inconis
plete in any part of his regimentals or appointments, and Lieute-
nant-Colonel Sir Dudley frill will see this Order conformed to JO
cording to Regimental Order!. of sth January, and report any de-
viations from it.
" By- appearing on .parade, on or about the 20th February, in
pantaloons of a colour contrary to those established for the Army,
and in breach of the aforesaid Orders."

3d. " For disres,:eci and inattention to the Commanding Officer's
admonition on the 26th of February, or thereabouts, by appearing
on the following day, the 27th of February, 1824, in pantaloons
not worn by the Regiment, mid not according with his Majesty's
Ile uLttiuns."
Upon which charges the Court came to the following decision:
"The Court having maturely weighed the whole and every parr,
of the evidence adduced on the part of the prosecution, as well as ,
what the prisoner has offered in his defence, is of opinion, the
prisoner, Brevet Major John Mitchell, Capt.nn in the 95th Itegi-
Meat, is guilty of the whole and every part of the charges alit ged
against him,. which being in breach of the Articles of War, do
therefore sentence the prisoner, Brevet Major John Mitchell, Cap.
tain in the 95th Regimen, to be reprimanded in any way, and at
such time and place as .his blajesty may be graciously pleased to
direct."

Ms Majesty has, under all the circumstancc-i, hzen pleased to
confirm the flailing and sentence of the o:tirt, and to conin,
that the reprimand to which the Court has thouzlit fit to limit it;
award, upon an occasion so important to the discipline arid gcri.ral
kr:treats of the Army,, shall be conveyed to the prisoner, in pr..
sense of the Officers of the garrison of Portsniouth, including such
of the Officers of the 95th Regiment as have not actually embarked.'
His Majesty having taken into his serious consideration the ten-
dency and influence of Brevet Major :Mitchell's conduct„ especially
in a young Regiment, and the utter inadequacy of the punishment
with•whi.b the Court has visited the disobedience and disrespect
towards his Commanding Officer, of which it found him guilty,
has, at the same time, been pleased to command that he (Brevet
Major Mitchell) shalLbe replaced upon half-pay.
His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Citief directs that•the
foregoing charges preferred against Brevet Major Mitchell, of the
95th Regiment, together with the finding and sentence of the
Court, and his Majesty's pleasure thereon, shall be entered in the
General Order Book, and read at the bead of every Regiment in
his Majesty's service.
. By commands of his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief.
HENRY TORRENS, Adjutaut•General.
LAW REPORT.
COITRT OF KING'S BENCH, APRIL es.
DOE, ON !THE DEMISE OF THE COMPANY OF CLOTH-
WORKERS, V. HAWKINS.
Mr. GURNEY stated the .case. It was an action to re-
cover possession of the Queen's Head, public-house, in
Twickenham, on the ground of forfeiture of the lease,
by assignment to Messrs. Whitbread and Company, the
brewers. The Company had
.been particularly careful
ti keep this a free house, and had refused repeated ap-
plications to let it to brewers. In the lease for 21 years
:a Olden, there was an express pi ovision of forfeiture in
case of assignment to brewers. Olden became indebted
to the house of Messrs. Whitbread and Company, to
the amount of 8001. The lease was deposited as secu-
rity with Messrs. Whitbread. Messrs. Whitbread ap-
plied to the Company of Clothworkers for a license to
Olden to assign the lease, which the Company refused.
Messrs. Bland and Martineau, the acting rtrtners of
the house of Messrs. Whitbread and Company, after•
ixards put Hawkins in possession, by proceedings upon
a warrant of attorney.
Mr. Clump, the • Companfi clerk, and Mr. Marti-
neau, one of the attornies of .thedefendants, proved that
application had been made and refused for an assign-
ment, and that Hawkins was now in possession tinder.
the o:her two defendants, Messrs. Bland and Martineau.
In cress-examination, Mr. Martineau said that Olden
was indebted 8001. to thedefendants, and that he wished
to sell his lease.—This was the case for the plaintiffs.
Mr. SCARLET L. contended that thereswas not a case
to gc to the Jury. It did not appear by what title the
defendants were in possession. A forfeiture was odious,
arid must therefore be strictly prouo:t• No fact was to
rbe presumed. 11 then the defendants could he in pos..,
session without forfeiture, the Jury could nut presume
that they were in possession in any other forM.
• The LORD CHIEF Jusztcr. said he should atlree, if
forfeiture could only I.)e by assi,gnment ; but any
parting wi.:li the interest to brewers was a forfeiture.
Mr. ScanLErr then addressed the Jury. The defen-
dams came into possession vi ithout forfeiture, for they.
came in by the judgment of the Sheriff, without rraud.
or collusion. This he proposed to proie.
.The LORD CHIEFJUSTICE said, that he was of opinion
the mere depositing of the lease was a parting with the
interest for the benefit of the brewers, which forfeited
'‘e lease.--Verdict for the pl.tintiifJ.
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