In the Westminster Court of Requests, on Thursday, Soames, a
carpenter, obtained an order against Mr. George Rawlins, a solicitor, Secretary to the Conservative Club, and supporter of the Tory objec- tions before the Revising Barrister, for 21s., as compensation for three days' attendance before the Barrister to answer an objection to his vote, of which notice had been given by the defendant Rawlins, but which was withdrawn. Other tradesmen have summoned Mr. Rios:- Ens; who, it is expected, will at the next hearing appear to defend his case : he did not answer Soames's summons. At the Mansionhouse, on Thursday, a Mr. James Farrar was charged with creating a disturbance among the Wesleyan Methodists, assembled to the number of about 2000 in Mr. Fletcher's Chapel in Moorfields, for the purpose of denouncing the worldly-mindedness and " unscriptural domination" of the Wesleyan itinerant preachers. It appeared that the defendant, who was supported by a very small minority of the meeting, only attempted to "speak to the question." He was assailed with hisses and shouts by the multitude, and given in charge to the Police by the Chairman : not having violated any law, he was discharged by the Lord Mayor. There seems to have been a tremen- dous row. A few days ago, Thomas Fry, a private in the Royal Artillery, was tied by a Court-martial at Wcolwich, and found guilty of selling his
kit, and was sentenced to receive two hundred lashes. Being much exhausted after receiving one hundred and fifty lashes, Cob nel Power, the commanding-officer, offered to remit the remaining fifty if be would tell the name of the person to whom he had sold his kit This Fry promised to do ; and mentioned the name of Bei, zley ; whose premises were searched, but nothing was found confirmatory of the soldier's statement. It is said that Fry is to be flogged sgain as soon as he gets well, unless be brings the receivers to justice. The practice of disposing of their accoutrements and other articles is common among the soldiers at Woolwich ; who were angry at Fry's promise to peach ; and one of them was heard to say—" f he damned rascal, I'd give him a hundred more if I had my way." This remark was communicated to the Colonel; but the man who made it could not be discovered. Sir S. Whalley has written a letter to the Morning Chronicle, maintaining that Colonel Power endeavoured to obtain evi- dence by torture; and the facts, if correctly stated, seem to bear out this charge.]
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