Star.
London, England, 1828-08-26 00:00:00

THE LAW SIR HENRY TORRENS.

We mentioned the death of this most excellent Officer
in our Paper of yesterday. The following are the cor-
rect particulars of his death: Whilst taking an airing
on horseback, on Saturday morning,. bear Welwyn,
Herm, accompanied by Lady Torrens and her two
daugh►ers, and some Gentlemen, he was seized with
apoplexy, and two houri after the attack, expired. He-
did not fall from his horse. As soon as it was discovered
that he was in a fit, he was taken off his horse's back,
carried into the house, and, every effort made to effect
his recovery, but without success. He never spoke after
he was seized with the fit, By the death of Major
General Sir Henry Torrens, K.C.B. the office of Adju-
tant General of the Forces, and the Colonelcy of the
2d (Queen's Royals) Regiment of Foot, have become
vacant.
Sir Henry Torrens was a native of the city of Lon-
donderry, where he was born in the year 1779. He
'commenced his military career as an Ensign in the 52d
Regiment, in November, 1793. In June, 1794, he was
promoted to a Licutenantcy in the92d Regiment, and in
December, 1795, was removed, with the same rank, to
the 63d Regiment. With this latter regiment he served
is the West Indies, under Sir Ralph Abercrombie,
when he was wounded in the thigh at the siege
of Morne Fortune. Daring Isis • residence in the
West Indies, be. was. appointed to a company in one
of the West India corps then forming, and gained,
in an eminent degree, the attachment and admira-
tion of the Officers and men under his command. In

1796 be returned to England, and at the close of that
year went to Portugal as Aide-de-Camp to General
Cuyler, who commanded. a body of auxiliary British
troops in that country. While bolding that situation-he
was removed from the West India corps to the 20th
Regiment of Foot. He served with that regiment in
Holland, under the Duke of York, and was desperately
wounded at the battle which was fought between
Eg-
mont and Haarlem. On his return from Holland
he was promoted to a majority in a lencible regiment,
with which he embarked for North America. In 1801
he exchanged into the 86th Regiment of Foot, then
serving in Egypt. After taking the command of
that corps, he marched with it across the Desert to
India, where .he remained till 1805. He then re-
turned to England, obtained the raak of Lieutenant-
Colonel, and was employed on the Staff as Assistant
Adjutant General for the Kent district. In 1807. he
joined the expedition against South America as Mili-
tary Secretary to the Commander of the Forces, and
at the attack of Buenos Ayres received a contusion from
a musket ball, which shattered a small writing appar at us
slung to his side. On his return home, the Dute of Wel-
lington, then Sir Arthur Wellesley, saw his rising talents,
and appointed him his Military Secrelarr. In that capa-
city he embarked with the expedition to Portugal in
1808, and was present at the -battles of Roleia and
Vimiera. When the Duke of Wellington was super?.
ceded in his command, lie returned with his Grace to
England. The Duke of York immediately afterw.rds
appointed him his Military Secretary. The manner in
which he discharged the duties of that office are too
well known to require notice here. In 1811 be obtained
a Company in the Sd Guards; in 1812 he was made
Aide-de-Camp to the Prince Regent, with the rank of
Colonel; in 1814 he was made Major General, by bre-
vet; sod in 1815 he was appointed to a Regiment.
About eight years ago he was appointed to the situation
of Adjutant General, and as such revised the old mili-
tary regulations, and embodied into them more rapid
and masterly arrangements. At the time of his death,
he was Colonel of the 2d Regiment of Riot.

It has been decided by the Police Magistrates at
Lasabeth.dreet Odin, that conviction of a wife for bigamy does
not relieve the husband from the charge of worming her, unless
followed by procesdhip in the Ecclesiastical Court.
All accoonts from the couatry agree that the harvest
is not neatly so bad as was repotted. New wheat was
trom fear to five shillings cheaper in the market than
it was a week before.
Saturday night. about half past ten o'clock, the fol-
lowing accident occurred at Astley's Amphitheatre. to
one of the new Italian rope-dancers, named Signora
BIANCHI CLAUDILA, the juvenile performer on the
tight rope. During her evolutions on the elastic cord,
in attempting one of her tourbillons. she unfortunately
lest her equilibrium. and fell with considerable violence
from a height of nearly ten feet, to the stage, where she
lay for some seconds in a state of total insensibility.
Thu audience were greatly alarmed, supposing that she
was killed ;but no fatal result is at present apprehended.
The lady was carried off the stage, and bled instantly.
She was snbseqoently conveyed in a coach to her
lodgings.

DUBLIN, Atm 23.
Austin, who is charged with embezzling a large
sum of Money from Greenwich Hospital, was last
night at ten o'clock brought in from 'Limerick, and
lodged in the Bridewell.—Cork Chronicle. Aug. /2.
ALLEDGED HIGH TREASON.
THIC HOIMOURABLII AVOUSTUS lIILYZEITOif. •
This day Counselor MURPHY, accompanied by Mr.
Baowne, the Solicitor, attended on behalf of the Ca-
tholic Association, • and handed to Mr. BOURNE, the
Clerk of the Crown, two bills of indictment to be pre-
ferred to the Grand Jury; the one against the Hon.
Augustus Ydvertom and the other against James
M.Kinea, the publican. The indictments contain
fifteen counts, charging the prisoners in various ways
with having incited the witnesses, who are Catholic
Renters, to commit High Treason. '
When the Learned Counsel presented the bills of in-
dictment to Mr. Bourne, he was told by that officer that
the Crown Solicitor had instructed him not to receive
them.

Mr. MURPHY said, do you feel yourself bound to act
upon his instruction ?
Mr. Bourne... Most certainly.
As soon as the trial, then in progress, bad concluded,
Mr. MURPHY addressed the Bench, and said, my
Lord, I appear here on behalf of the prosecution against
the Hon. Augustus Yelverton. I have presented to the
Clerk of the Crown a bill of indictment, and that officer
informed me that he had received instructions from the
Crown Solicitor not to receive it. I call upon )ou, my
Lord, to order that the bill be sent forward.
Mr. GRaRNE, on behalf of the Attorney General, said
that it was not competent for aoy individual to send
op a bill of indictment alter the Attorney General had
entered a nolli yrosegui.
Mr. Justice Varronstrft—Upon whose behalf. Mi.
Murphy, do you appear?
Mr. MURPHY—On behalf of the Crown.
Mr. Justice Vannama—With what crime do you
charge the prisoner?
Mr. MURPHY—There are various counts in the indict-
ment; but there is one in particular, charging the Pri-
boner with enciting others to commit high treason, with
a view to give information against them ; and I submit
that even though the Crown refuse to prosecute, I have
a right, on behalf of thote men, to send up a bill of 1
indictment.

After some further discussion, Led Pumices* re.
quested Mr. Murphy to make application no Monday.
Mr. GRIENE—That will be the best course, as the
Solicitor General will be in attendance.

Lord PLUNKETT—In the mean time, let yOur Soli-
citor, Mr. Murphy, furnish myself and Mr. Justice Van-
deka with copies of your indictment.
Mr. Murphy then withdrew.

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