The Sun. — 1842-01-28 (London, England)

NAVAL AND MILITARY. New colours were presented to the 72d Highlanders on Wednesday afternoon at Windsor by the Duke of Wellington, who, in his address, alluded to his serving in the same regiment in India in 1795, and spoke in high terms of its bravery and good conduct. Baron Humboldt and the King of Prussia's m cite were afterwards entertained by the officers of the regiment. Nine officers belonging to the Niger Expedition, one of whom is Capt. Trotter, who had the chief command, arrived at Liverpool on Tuesday night, by the Warre, which sailed from Fernando Po on the 13th Nov. Major-Gen. Brown, C. 8., late of the Rifle Brigade, has entered on his duties at Head-quarters as Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces, vice Sir John Gardiner promoted. Gen. Brown is one of the heroes of the Peninsular War, and was severely wounded at Talavera. The Earl of Mulgrave, Scots Fusilier Guards, has arrived at head-quarters, Montreal, to resume his duties as Aide-de-Camp to the Commander of the Forces. A meeting of the shipmasters, captains, and mates of vessels engaged in the merchant service was held at Liverpool on Tuesday, to memorialise the Government to appoint Boards of Examinationg for ptptains and mates, previous to their being inducted into their responsible situations. The present irregular system was shown to occasion immense loss of life and property, occurring from wreckage and unskilful captainship. A memorial to the Earl of Ripon was accordingly'adopted.  LAW AND PO LXCE, The matter of Mr. Hitchcock's bankruptcy was resumed on Wednesday, before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd. With regard to the inculpation of Messrs. Cook and Gladstone in the bankrupt's practices, Mr. Humphrey showed that, instead of colleaguing with him, Messrs. Cook and Gladstone had been the first to strike the docket of bankruptcy against him, and it was they who first discovered the concealment of his goods. All along they believed the bankrupt to be, as he represented himself; solvent. The statement that they had received goods from Mr. Hitchcock by the " back door," was shown to be nothing " secret," as all their goods always came in there. Mr. Gladstone also utterly denied any clandestine dealing. The further hearing of the case was adjourned to Wednesday next. At Greenwich Police Court on Wednesday, G. Dixon, William Thompson, and Henry Norton, well-dressed young men, were committed to take their trial for picking pockets at the West-gate of the Hospital on Friday. On Wednesday W. Troy, a tall youngman, with his left arm in a sling, was charged as a begging impostor. It appeared he had imposed repeatedly on Mrs. Hibbert, a lady of property in Hyde-Park-square, by telling her that he had broke his arm, and that ithad been so badly set by a surgeon at Highgate, he was compelled to apply at St. George's Hospital, when Dr. Hawkins broke it again and reset it. The wife of the impostor also told a pitiful story about a dead child; and this broken arm, on examination by a surgeon before the Magistrate, was found well and sound, and the prisoner, in consequence, was ordered to the - tread-mill for three months. No less than five daring robberies have taken place in Kent during the last week, in cottages on the high road. In the parishes of Staplehurst and Marden scarcely a night passes without a robbery. The excavators on the railroad, it is generally believed, are implicated in these numerous depredations. Delahunt in his confession states that for a month he was under an insane impression that he should commit a murder, and this idea clung to him with such tenacity that he wandered about the streets with a knife in search of his prey. He was attracted by the boy Maguire, while lie was trying to jump on a coal-cart in play. He enticed him, and in describing the murder, says " he seized the boy by the forehead, and having pressed his back forcibly against his thigh, drew the knife quickly across his throat, and then flung him from him."