Star.
London, England, 1814-11-18 00:00:00

Who had hrettght fortittitt.• the, flunkies tutti INhissal
conduct, by coma soh ennient, dating the° Whole of
the trial, had tioew 'iidMitted'to have been exethplary,
and who had been ioniplifwentedon every otcasion
by the President (General Vyse),and also to his own
near and dear • relative (Colonel Roberts), under
whose command the regiment was admitted to have
been in a state of discipline which was the admiration•
of the whole army, and who for the gallantry and
good conduct of the regiment under his auspices,
while subject to the inspection of the Duke of Wel-
lington, had been raised to the rank of Lieutenant-
Colonel from the station of Major. Yet they were
subject to one sweeping censure, because the person
they accused was a favourite (hear, hear.) The cen-
sure too fell unequally. The junior officers, in point
•of rank, would not stiffer by the removal ; but not so
with the senior Captains—they would become juniors
;n the regiments to which they were transferred.—
There was i,ne officer, whom he would not name,
but who was well known and much esteemed by all
who knew him. who had been twice wounded in the
10th, and had been working his way up for eighteen
years till he had become the senior Captain. He now
was to be placed in another regiment as a junior Cap-
tain, there to learn, forsooth, what the duties of an
Officer were (Hear, hear, hear.) Such had been the
situation of these Gentlemen, that on the trial, when
they supposedthat they were trying Colonel Quentin
their own trial was going on, with this difference,
that Colonel Quentin- lid an opportunity to defend
himself, 'lnd bring on evidence to repel* definite
ch#o4•sitile the accusations against them, Of which'
the, Averiignorant, Were to de found only in the re. i
cords of tfte Hone Guards. (Hear.)—As to the high
rank oftbeise'Gentlemen he would say nothing ; the
conduct towards them should not have been influen-
ced by diat'cottsideratitin ; but yet they should reeol-1
leitliow gteat'an interest the country had to encou
rage military ardour in persons of rank, and if there'
Wal 6nej.egirnerit in the service, the punishment of
which "'odd damp such an ardour, it was the 10th.
Yet 'ha Meer, had been disgraced,. and several of.
theta sent to regiments in the East Indies—a species
of thinlitartation y ./avgA) because they failed in
tiro 'chit df 'Wire ' diatget.• • He did not question the
integritrof the Court. Martial, yet being in one re.
spat on 'a par with them, !haring heard as well as
read all the proceedings bathe troll—having attend-
ed the Court from day to day, his judgment on the
case was ieri—very different from their=. That
even bY.theCourt-MUrtial COlonel Quentin had been
found guilty of `having `left the foraging party with-
out orders. Thii charge had been lightly treated,'
hot d iyx &alewife a greater. crime than the
!taiga tidal?n OPOsed the men entrusted to him
1411- i`.il fed" which it was rather by good for-
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tdife '''' fithlitifiny tidier cause that they escaped.—
OftiVi*ond •atithhird • charges, Colonel Quentin
bia'kefilound not guilty, bee there was a difference,'
-hiiiiiititued,' *between being found not guilty, and
being heinisurably acquitted. As to the 'fourth charge,
he did'ubt see why the prosecutore were allowed to
go throcigh it, since it appeared that by ru possibility
could the proving it to the fullest amount' have any
it. On the latter part of the sentence. which
ifitiented the want 4- co-operatiOn, he could' only
. .
ley,' that the impression which remained in his
lAA' was. that &GA wait .not a tittle of oeidereele,
Icithat iffect ; and, indeed. in the sentence it 'was
•wietitkinid, not as a subject of charge . against the
'MCA; but of mitigation towards V.919Pel 2.dal
thll-4k kfime excuse I..it• his' ne ligente--(
Itfille ilePprt of the*Cpert Marti sere was clot 'One
rillibli, of ',acetisaliie ' Ital./Ist" _ e' *officers. Here
then tittiaie wat. 4iffietefir 'frothibat of the 85th,
lifieli: Si been *togitet:****.taii•M .riit#!Ge•
tiii*. t: .40 thAt cisitlYOPCts licitigiy 4 'ilijute lit sub-
itantist die' charge; bju distinct repOrt from the'
COOK.? • hive rillscstialicif lit the accusers. Did
thlitha • - cliffeivnteltilivien. the two cases.?—
The eifi 'Seere ilt thA,Caiitittinired; because they
p
could n (Allen the ' bitainiss of the regiment toge-
• theit'' deb i proceeding was for the good of the
• ileivlce, But here was a regiment commanded by a
Cidoitei who had been plainly stated to be not St to
enni-mild inrreginient—not by this or that officer,
lint by b General, who, for the abilities which he had
41splaytd in the -command of the car dry, had re-
cently beep elevated to the Peerage.—(Hear, hear.)—
This salve General bad bestot‘ed the warmest eulo.
en* en the officers; as Taoist 'Zealous and active. As
fa the .rizen, according to. the evidence, they all de-
iier!e# k great dial a p9nisliiinin. There was never
• II reg.. eat so dim raced i?ji breaches of discipline of
rui
.. id!' Flit s. Now, for thegised 'ache service, the Hues
ate 'ens ; advisers had left ilie Colonel,: whi) was not
It to cOliiinand any regirsent--4n command tbis mu-
tinous set of men (Mai, hearp"—aid dispersed the
able and zealous offieeti to other regiments. (Hear,
hear.) ►lf it wis*their wish .to hold up an ese-sOre to
the- serince, they Conid not have taint their Measures
better. The General Order whiCh.had been quoted
by the' Judge Advocate, Stated that be men 114 nu'
tight 'to pass a judgment Al their Commanding OlS-
cer. Yet the men of the 10th, it steriedt might sit lik
judgment, so they ivrpievil of a favourite. The bar.
Tact!, he understood were illuminated in consequence 1
of the event of the trial, and at present, if he was
rightly informed, a paper was handing about among
the men to vote a• sword to Colonel Quentin. Such
was the result of the Court Martial—there was a most
Mutinous regiutznt with a Colonel not fit to command
any men. Now out of doors, where tnen had only
conatitOn sense to go by, they must needs think there
Was something kept in the back ground. Military 1
then might quote this or that order, or screw out 31
precedent to ease their minds, but in the country at
ge there was but one feeling as to what had been'
done to these Gentlemen. Then (he would say) II
sitiVay the public. There was not a trace on the pro-
"feeding for what crime it was that those eallaut men
were punished. The cause was, he understood, in
tome General Order in which Officers were rendered
kunishAble for failing in charges brought as tintt
their commanding officers.
Mr. M. SUTTON here stated, that there was no
-circler cat the subject, 'but that it had Wen the iinnse-
-inorial practice that Officers were responsible for the
Charges they piefeneff.'
M. TIERNEY proceeded.---The crime of prefer-
-ring an accusation must have consisted in its being
Oreferred against the commanding officer. The 10th
regiment had bad the advantage of the personal corn-
morld of the Prince cif' Wales, Which command, some-
-Iwhat 10 their iacoavealcate, he had continued since