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

That fitAmr.
.
„iitanlght, a dinner unitginnitt the Maidt
i
a„,* hcaptiration of • Pontefract, at the Star to
se'Al Sir Jody Brno and Staff, and the bfifdeis of
dolsii: regime 't• Dr4goons,quartered at that town,
--firrosciimpr —The lien• ROSERT WARD. M. r
ciefk of the Ordnance, accompanied by Lieutenant.,
1 Frozav Room, principal Ordnance Store;
in Ireland, is now on a tour of inspection of
MMetalbranches of the Ordnance Department in'
The object of the tour is to acquire'
- may guide Government in mea-
and economy. The military,
Ordnance Establishment di'
Inued ; and the building is
to the Staff of the Watdd.'

COURT-MARTIAL.
first day's proceedings on Monday;
thought it right to defer publishing any
trial was finished.
IND DAY, OCTODIR 28. ,

according to adjournment, for the
.aing the evidence in support of the
Lieutenant RODIRTSON•
an army accoutrement-maker, being
lone' MORLAND, stated, that some
Lieutenant Robertson had ordered a
meats of him, for which ready money
Two months after payment rau
instead of cash, the appointments
with £5 as a compensation for the
arrangement Mr. Soloman expressed'
Up•in cross-eximination, it appear-
Robertson bad discharged all the
.aman had against him in an ho-
Colonel Morland had called upon
inquiries with regard to this suit of
'jell had been thus returned, and
sti any objection, if called upon, to
tom of the case ?
DOB ADYOCATB then informed the
the evidence for the prosecution was
Lieutenant Robertson, being c'4ll-
- expressed himself as not
1, and wished his own witnesses to
before he made it. This, however, was
but the Court was adjoinned at
until tomorrow, in order to give
sobertson time to prepare for it.
-map DAY, ()TOZER 29.
Itenant Robertson entered upon his
le commenced by stating, that he
1-twenty years in the service, with-
,subjected to reproach till placed under
$ the prosecutor, Colonel Morland.—
'ad always treated him with mark-
, a manner which' not only deprive&
iation of his brother Officers, but
all the respect and authority which
ir him to maintain among the pri-
ic were true, as was charged, that
skill as a cavalry officer. the cause
Mond Morland 'had studiously de-
every opportonity of practice. This
sort-Martial to which he had been
milar offence, and he could only
,ute to spirit of persecution that aimed at
4 min, which must follow in the present embarrnsu
lel situation al his atifaira,jl_l2e. Went Ohrtillas.4.
his regiment, to loie the aiiioritit • 'WI
attviteh, With regardtoparticular omissions of
duty In bet spot..wing in his dress appointusenu oti
one or two occasions, he should be able to establish
the fact of his 'illness at those periods, nod of ihe
;exertion; he had made to procure du necessary equip.
Meg! iii.dot time. He could thew also that he had
.thiti a sufficient balance is the Paymaster's hands to
'discharge .the tradesmen's oecouot for them. He
tasted that that Honourable Court would not con-
dos Lim es unfit longer to serve in the regiment,
Tao* because he was not rich, nor because he had
is counn.,n with all his breitber Officers iometimes
wed in judgment, and had not always appeared as
evert as more frequent practice might have made
lim.

i• Colonel Mowratonzacr was the principal witness
Uea aped for the defence, but his evidence vr.sa
nearly the same as on his former ezami.
answer to one or two questions from the
lied, that it was his candid opinion that
And treated Lieutenant Robertson with
degree of severity than he would have Used
• Officers in similar cases. Lieutenant
not a good cavalryofficer in the field;
mounted or dismounted, was always
to nis duty. He knew nothing what.
is cimracter and conduct as an Officer
,o since the last Court Martial, which
as setting at rest whatever had taken

adjourned till eleven o'clock to4sorrow

FOURTH "DM OCTOSIR SO.
IRLAND was this day heard in reply to
and contended, that as Lieut. Robertson
irse to recrimination, it was necessary
ite those circumstances upon which his
ity was founded. He then stated several
which •the negligentecnidect,etleute.
had incurred the censure •ot other
Officers. None of the evidence ad.
part of the defence appeared to him to
Licts contained in the articles of accts.
remeined clear that Lieut. Robertson,
excusing himself from duty at the review in:
not of ill health, was seen on the ground
clothes; that he was deficient in the requisite
►airy officer ; and that he had been guilty
in saying, when questioned with regard
appointment:, that he had lost them,
-ew that be had in fact improperly dis.
hem. With such a case uncontradicted,
address was, he feared it had unnecessa.
too large a portion of the valuable
Court.

natthen cleared, and its judgment
'ltording to the usual fbrm, be made publis
' been submitted to the COMMANDMIN•

Gevtleman, who dined yesterday at the Saint
.ee house, alter the cloth was removed
bottle of Champaign) And desired the
bring with-it the "• spiral instrument, that
himself pelforate the spongy substance, and
frOtti his glassy prison 1",

war
coon; The object
as May g
- , 'Aliment and
al/ • • • h of the 0
-"r7l‘ is* be discontii
be approptiated t
70. IOW&
• • • COORT-N1
gutayethe first day's
wefiave thought it rig
till the trial was finis
sacoNia DAY,
The art met accordin,
Lam of continuing the ing
rii;re against Lieutenant
Mr, Soloman, an army a
rained by Colonel Mon
oft timo.ago Lieutenant
•c ol appointments of bin
las to he-Sven. ywo me
iernanded, and instead .0
vete sent back, with tes
oss. Witb this arrangernet
irnself satisfied. Up;in arc
d that Lieutenant Robert:
!mounts Mr. Soloman ha
rpurable Way. Colonel M
limss to make inquiries
i.intinepts, which had
'1 If (1 hint if he had any of
sit pie the circumstances of
The Dr ruTY JUDOS AD
112 • .rt, that all the evident
P through, and Lieuten
upon for his defence,
is --. g yet prepared, and
'esamiraed before he mac
cot vented to; but the
g e ea o'clock until to-tr
" t Robertson time
' THIRD DAY,
day Lieutenant R
, which he cam=
iarkbeen two-and-twenty
ever beingaubjected to
command of the prose:
Morland hard aiwa
openty, and in a mann
," of the association ol
" Hitt abridged all the re
bras necessary for hint tc
soldiers. If it were t
Pas deficient in skill as
it was. that Colonel M
L. 'tired him of every opps
Ms the second Court-Mar
t for a similar oil
.
atn:ute it to a spirit of

too ex rosined ft
' in substance neat
inien* In insn
Coast, he stated
Cdond Hovland
a poet degree
towards other O,
• Libation wasp
as be, whether ass
or ray attentive to
. • ow sgainst his
std Gentlemao
ad be considered as
plin before.
Theourt adj
knotse.
vot
CAnael MonL
El:fence, and
n • lad bad mantra
us. *bin to state
ttl' severity
w ihunces in whi
Robertson
Ice Commanding 0
4Y an the pa
contradict the fa
• . It rem
It. aha6on ewousing
ih67 on account
th hitless clothes
d shiU of a coltish.]
Iv at falsehood, in
ies 111 hisdress op;
*lst he knew
of them,
nJeA Ront as this adc
etb, 11.1/ columned
Ifte of the Con
' ' TheCoun
1: • sot, aienrd
se it has bee
saw, Wet.
is 'it Gentleman
ts° I Coffee I
e ed a bottl
pl '.. to being
'night hinssel
• Bacchus