The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-09-07 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

A General Court-Martial has lately been held
It Hull, on Lieutenant P. D. Wheeler et the td
battalion of the 15th Regiment of Foot, upon
the undermentioned charges :

Ist. For behoving in a arousdalcons and infamous maser,
*ch as is misbecoming the abararter of ao :Aker and a wa-
lk:ma, id baying mart grossly iosalted Major King of the
bid Regimen tof Toot, at Scarborough, by tent* him that
be bad assemed most Wonsan toes, at the same time
having to bis, " 1 emy slick over you," or words to
tbat erect.
2d. For baring, in a pohlie relike-mono at the York
Tavern, at York, posted, or raseeor to be pinotod, a paper,
esonaining words to the fallowing erect :
" I hereby post Major kiag, of the 82:1 Regiment of Foot,
as a base es awe, a liar, ad a coward. as I ?wolly
told hien. (Sigurd) P. D. WHELLER.'

94. For having tent a copy of the above to Major King
at Scarborough, adding, that the said letter had berm
is the Care-room at York. Such candid being LZltellyi
sabversive of military discipline, and in breach of tise Arti-
cles et War.

c'r which charges the Court came to the foliating de-
the primmer, primmer, Lieutenant P. D. Wheeler, was Net
Guilty of the first part of the first charge, namely, " behav-
ing in a scantialims.aad infamous inaniser, such as is satiety's
In the character of an officer and a gentleoian," but was
Gritty of grossly. insulting Major King. The Coati missile
the Prisoner of that part of the said charge, " I shake nu
Mich over Yon," the fact not having been proved. With se-
ta ? the second and third charges. the Court find the Canerof the -vi hole and eirery.part thereof. and
adjudge him to be stismiscesl his Majesty's sseeka. Which
sentence his Majesty has been pleased to approve and coo-
lie-in s and ha. coatmanded that the charges preferred against
Lirtiseo P. l). N fleeter. of-the lith Regiment of loot.
.sitt, the punishment awarded him for the crimes
if v. ahe has been found guilty, shall be proinulgated
to the army, and altered in the ardeily books of every
corps.

A Fri %Ls: Drracovroa.—A female, of gen-
teel appearance, has been too successful in ob.
taining access to the parlours and drawing-rooms
of several respectable families in different parts of
the town. The plan she has adopted is to knock
at the door with sonic considerable consequence,
and inquire if the master or mistress is at Woe
(with whose name and residence she appears very
familiar). On being answered in the negative,
she affects to be extremely disappointed, and re.
quests, as she has had a lung and very fatiguing
walk, that the servant would permit her to sit
down, and favour her with a glass of table beer.
While the servant is gone to the cellar, she is looking
for the spoil. Intimate friendship with,ot relation to
the family, is always professed, and as she is so
much fatigued, and so extremely disappointed by
her friend being out, she solicits the servants to
indulge ber with scup of tea. If, during all this
time, opportunity has not served to Mem the
drawer 4 of the sideboard, or visit the Lady's
bed-room, which she much wishes to do alone, it
has answered her purpose to state that the mistress
(her relation) had promised to lend ber some table
episode, &c. as she was going to have tompauy ;
and the poor unsuspecting servant fearing to dis-
oblige her mistress's supposed relation, bas abso.
lately been prevailed upon to part with her was.
ter's plate. This trick has been played off in se.
meal families within these few weeks, and the
visit has generally been made un the Senility af-
ternoon, when there is a greater probability of
success.

A shocking accident happened at the house of
Mr. William Coltman. Bracknell, Bucks, on the
evening of Saturday, the 241 of September. Mr.
Coltman had beim out partridge-shooting, with
two other gentlemen, on a sporting visit, and on
their return they deposited their guns, two of
which were loaded, in a parlour, neat to where
they were dining. A boy in the service of Mr.
Coltman, and his son, were amusing themselves
with the pieces, and the one in Master Coltnianls
hand went off, and killed the servant, and wound-
ed a gentleman of the name of Ayres, who was at
dinner, the charge having passed through the win.
don, of the room. The melancholy event has
thrown the whole village into deep regret, added
to which Mr. Ayres lies in a very dangerous state.